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21.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaningto the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.Question 22. Language teaching in the United States is based on the idea that the goal of languageacquisition iscommunicative competence.A. not good at socializing C. unable to understandB. excellent in orating in front of others D. incapable of working with wordsQuestion23. This new washing machine isnot a patch onour old one. These clothes are still dirty.A. to be expensive B. to be strage C. to be broken D. to be betterMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.Question 24. Today, American English is particularly influential, due to the USA’s dominance ofcinema, television, popular music, trade and teachnology (including the Internet).A. completeB.overwhelmingC. complete control D. profound effectmasterysuperiorityQuestion 25. Students’ motivation for learning a language increases when they see connectionsbetween what they do in the classrooms and what they hope to do with the language in the future.A. the reason for which someone does somethingB. the actions that someone takes to deal with somethingC. the eagerness that someone has to do somethingD. the excitement with which one is filled when doing something.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest inmeaning to each of the following questions.Question26. “What are you going to do with such a long list of books, Dane?” asked SarahA. Sarah was curious why Dane had such a long list of books.B. Sarah asked Dane what he was going to do with such a long list of books.C. Sarah could not understand why dane was borrowing such a long list of books.D. Sarah warned Dane not to borrow such a long list of books.Question27. “Are you going to the cinema with us tonight, Susan ?” asked her friendsA. Susan’s friends asked her whether she went to the cinema with them that night.B. Susan’s friends asked her if she was going to the cinema with them that night.C. Susan’s friends would like to invite her to go to the cinema with them that night.D. Susan’s friends would rather her went to the cinema with them that night.Question28. The Internet has enabled most people to get contact in a matter of moments.A. Most people have been able to get in contact by the Internet in a matter of moments.B. Most people have got in contact as enabled in a matter of moments by the Internet.C. On the Internet, most people are able to get in contact in a matter of moments.D. On the Internet, most people can find their contacts in a matter of moments.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate thecorrect word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 29 to 33.Tim Samaras is a storm chaser. His job is to find tornadoes and follow them. When he gets closeto a tornado, he puts a special tool (29) ______ a turtle probe on the ground. This tool measuresthings like a twister’s temperature. Humidity, and wind speed. With this information, Samaras canlearn what causes tornadoes to develop. If meteorilogists understand this, they can warn people (30)_____ twisters sooner and save lives.How does Samaras hunt tornadoes? It’s not easy. First, he has to find one. Tornadoes are toosmall to see using weather satellites. So Samaras can’t rely on these tools to find a twister. (31)______, he waits for tornadoes to develop.Once Samaras sees a tornado, the chase begins. But a tornado is hard to follow. Some tornadoeschange (32) _____ several times – for example, moving east and then west and then east again. WhenSamaras finally gets near a tornado, her puts the turtle probe on the ground. Being this close to atwister is (33) ______. He must get away quickly.(Source:Reading Explorer)QuestionA. called B. known C. made D. meant