Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 5 to 8

Face-to-face conversation is a two-way process: you speak to me, I reply to you and so on. Two-way (5)_____depends on having a coding system that is understood by both sender and receiver, and an agreed convention about signaling the beginning and end of the (6)_____. In speech, the coding system is the language like English or Spanish; the convention that one person speaks at a time may seem too obvious to mention. In fact, the (7)_____that people use in conversations and meetings are often non- verbal. For example, lowering the pitch of voice may mean the end of a sentence; a sharp intake of breath may signal the desire to interrupt, catching the chairman’s eye may indicate the desire to speak in a formal setting like a debate, a clenched fist may indicate anger. When these (8)_____signals are not possible, more formal signals may be needed.

By next month, I _____ my first novel.

He said that Linda and John _______ married _______.

Trang is thanking Mai for visiting her.

- Trang: “Thank you very much for spending time with me.” - Mai: “________.”

The National _____ is set by the government and must be followed in all state schools.

You are not allowed to bring coffee into the classroom.

In the past, people don’t tend to pay much attention to leisure time activities.

We always feel safe and secure at home as we are a close-knit family and supportive of one another.

I haven't visited my hometown for a few years.

What does the word "These" in paragraph 3 refer to?

I asked Martha _______ to enter law school.

She hurt herself while she ______ hide-and-seek with her friends.

After I _______ my course in England, I came back to my country.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 25 to 38

When choosing a wife or a husband, Americans are much more concerned than the Asians with physical _______.

I think this milk has turned sour, it looks strange and is smelling terrible.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions from 11 to 14

“I have many interesting books to read,” Minh said.