1 Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra câu trả lời đúng cho mỗi câu hỏi sau.)

1. Researchers have found that regular reading can ________ memory in older adults.

A. boost

B. delete

C. relax

D. concentrate

2. My grandmother wanted to ________ on her English before her visit to Australia.

A. cut down

B. brush up

C. look down

D. put up

3. You should ________ your English language skills even after leaving school.

A. remain

B. stay

C. maintain

D. select

4. Watching the news every day helps me stay ________ about current events.

A. awake

B. healthy

C. active

D. informed

5. If you want to become a ________ person, you should never stop learning.

A. well-rounded

B. surrounded

C. proud

D. healthy

6. Many school-leavers ________ whether to continue their academic education or start working.

A. wander

B. wonder

C. relax

D. travel

7. Working mothers really need strong ________ to continue their professional development.

A distraction

B. opinion

C. determination

D. personality

8. There were too many ________ at home, so I wasn't able to complete my online course.

2 Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra (các) từ GẦN NGHĨA NHẤT với (các) từ được gạch chân trong mỗi câu hỏi sau đây.)

1. I think I'll need a couple of weeks to brush up on my French before the trip.

A. remove quickly

B. clean up

C. study hard

D. improve quickly

2. The school is committed to providing all children with a well-rounded education.

A modern

B. round-shaped

C. all-round

D. complex

3. Developing both technical and soft skills is especially relevant in today's world.

A. trivial

B. important

C. redundant

D. responsible

4. They failed to apply the knowledge they acquired from the course into their work.

3 Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ từ TRÁI NGHĨA của từ được gạch chân trong mỗi câu hỏi sau.)

1. Reading regularly can help boost your memory

A reduce

B. increase

C. change

D. improve

2. Up-to-date knowledge and soft skills can widen career opportunities for people.

A. enlarge

B. limit

C. adapt

D. open

3. My mother had to overcome a lot of hardships to complete her postgraduate learning programme.

A. bias

B. rumours

C. advantages

D. difficulties

4. This is a very complex problem, and we cannot solve it immediately.