My father never indulges _____ drinking.

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part: The hotel staff are always friendly and courteous.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

Find the mistake: It was (A) the day before (B) that the accident (C) happened (D).

You have probably heard about the unappealing dried foods that astronauts eat in space, such as the chalky ice cream and powdered pea soup. That means all the water is removed from those foods. But did you know that there are more than 90 different food and drink items on NASA’s space menu? ( NASA is the American government organization concerned with spacecraft and space travel. NASA is an abbreviation for “ National Aeronautics and Space Administration”)

Many food items are dehydrated to prevent bacteria growing, so water must be added before consumption. But some foods look like those ready meals you find in the supermarkets, made hot in the microwave. In fact, the chefs have recently provided some gorgeous meals for the space crew. Astronauts choose their individual food selections on Earth, getting to taste it all first beforehand.

Drinking is another matter. Although much is brought up with the astronauts and in cargo deliveries, a lot is recycled from human waste water. Yes, the water they use could have been someone else’s urine a day ago. You cannot be squeamish if you are an astronaut!

Television is one of man's most important (1) …..…. of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President (2) …….... a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to (3) …..…. peace.Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers (4) ………….. of this world. It brings them coverage of America's astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space.

In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are (5) ………. to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more entertainment programs than any other kind. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events and motion pictures.

Thanks to a computer (37)_______ to the internet, we can get information and enjoy many interesting programs in the fastest and most convenient way. A computer is a (38)_______ device. Each time we turn it on, it is capable of doing almost anything we ask it to. For example, if we want to see our friends who we haven't met for many years, we (39)_______ call them face to face through zalo or facebook. We just stay at home and use our computer to surf on the internet, and we will be able to travel all around the world, talk to many people of different nationalities. People all over the world (40)_______ it for a long time, and it continues being used in the future.

University Entrance Examination is very important in Vietnamese students. High school graduates have to take it and get high results to be admitted to universities. The pressure on the candidates remains very high despite the measures that have been taken to reduce the heat around these exams, since securing a place in a state university is considered a major step towards a successful career for young people, especially those from rural areas or disadvantaged families. In the year 2004, it was estimated that nearly 1 million Vietnamese students took the University Entrance Examination, but on average only 1 out of 5 candidates succeeded. Normally, candidates take 3 exam subjects, and each lasts 180 minutes for the fixed group of subjects they choose. There are 4 fixed groups of subjects: Group A: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry; Group B: Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry; Group C: Literature, History, and Geography; Group D: Literature, Foreign Language, and Mathematics.

In addition to universities, there are community colleges, art and technology institutes, professional secondary schools, and vocational schools which offer degrees or certificates from a-few-month to 2-year courses.

According to Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently 23 non-public universities, accounting for 11% of the total number of universities. These non-public universities are currently training 119,464 students, or 11.7% of the total number of students. The government is planning to increase the number of non-public universities to 30% by 2007.