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I. LANGUAGE
Pronunciation
1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation. 
1. A. update B. reliable C. activate D. application
2. A. monitor B. recognition C. artificial D. survive
2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the position of the main stress. 
1. A. rescue B. release C. survive D. conserve
2. A. robotic B. suspicious C. digital D. endangered
3. Listen and complete the sentences with the correct words. Then practise saying them in pairs. 🎧
1. We often _____ some _____ turtles on the beach.
2. This is not the _____ way to _____ an email.
4. Mark 
the places where the linking /r/ can appear. Listen and check. Then practise saying the sentences in pairs.
1. A number of nature reserves have been created to protect rare animals.
2. There is a new national park that I want to visit, but it is too far away from my city.
5. Read the sentences and underline the parts where assimilation can occur. Focus on the highlighted parts. Listen and check. Then practise saying the sentences in pairs. 🎧
1. My brother was in Paris to see an exhibition on modern media.
2. They wrote many reports on how to protect pandas in China.
Vocabulary
1. What are the missing letters? Complete the sentences using the pictures to help you.
1. Interacting with a c_____ 
can be annoying as often it doesn't understand your questions.
2. The football match attracted a large number of TV vi_____ 
.
3. In the last 50 years, the number of plant and animal species has decreased by more than a half, and more will become ex_____ 
.
4. Fa_____ re_____ 
technology can quickly identify customers and improve banking security.
2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word. 
1. With only around 70 individuals, the Javan rhino is one of the largest endangered mammals.
A. dangerous B. threatened C. risky D. capable
2. The music festival has been widely reported in the local press.
A. social media B. television sets C. radio D. newspapers
3. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word. 
1. Online articles published on government websites are reliable sources of information.
A. untrue B. believable C. useful D. unlimited
2. Many people are unable to recognise fake news and share untrue information on social media.
A. dangerous stories
B. facts and figures
C. true stories
D. online reports
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4. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer.
1. _____ sources are free from bias and based on strong evidence.
A. Credible B. Popular C. Accessible D. Powerful
2. The saola, whose population is fewer than 250 mature individuals, is one of the world's _____ mammals and is only found in Viet Nam.
A. scariest B. most natural C. rarest D. most threatening
3. The website is _____ with new information every day.
A. updated B. protected C. spread D. interacted
4. Al-based _____ in education may pose a risk to students' privacy.
A. poaching B. applications C. chatbots D. recognition
5. The new website for students will be good _____ for our school.
A. source B. platform C. function D. publicity
6. Although some animal species are living in extreme weather conditions, they can still
A. protect B. survive C. update D. exploit
7. Robots are _____ to perform specific tasks such as cleaning rooms or moving heavy boxes.
A. conserved B. threatened C. rescued D. programmed
8. Scientists _____ the data collected from their field trip to China.
A. carried out B. analysed C. preserved D. protected
Grammar
1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer. 
1. Al-based robots can do household chores _____ they were humans.
A. as if B. although C. because D. than
2. What would you do _____ you suddenly became famous and received a lot of publicity?
A. if B. like C. so that D. such that
3. To prepare for the graduation party, we had a technician _____ big screens on the walls.
A. installed B. install C. installing D. installs
4. I'm writing a report on wildlife conservation _____ and need to get all facts
A. check B. checking C. to check D. checked
2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences.
1. The computer technology has changed the world. No science has changed the world like that.
A. The computer technology has changed the world as if no science has done that.
B. No science has changed the world because the computer technology has done that.
C. The computer technology has changed the world so that no science has done that.
D. No science has changed the world like the computer technology has.
2. Poachers have killed so many tigers in the area. Therefore, the authorities are considering harsher punishments for illegal hunting.
A. Poachers have killed so many tigers in the area as the authorities are considering harsher punishments for illegal hunting.
B. Poachers have killed so many tigers in the area that the authorities are considering harsher punishments for illegal hunting.
C. Poachers have killed so many tigers, but the authorities are not considering harsher punishments for illegal hunting.
D. Although poachers have killed so many tigers, the authorities are not considering harsher punishments for illegal hunting.
3. The newspaper should have an online version. Otherwise, it won't attract many readers.
A. Unless the newspaper has an online version, it won't attract many readers.
B. If the newspaper should have an online version, it won't attract many readers.
C. The newspaper has an online version as if it won't attract many readers.
D. If the newspaper doesn't have an online version, it attracts many readers.
4. Alba is an advanced robot. She can talk and express emotions like humans.
A. Alba is an advanced robot, but she cannot talk and express emotions like humans.
B. Although Alba can talk and express emotions like humans, she is not an advanced robot.
C. Alba is such an advanced robot that she can talk and express emotions like humans.
D. Alba is so an advanced robot that she can talk and express emotions like humans.
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3. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the A+ following sentences.
1. There are enough many endangered species in the region that the local authority has decided to create more protected areas.
A B C D
2. The cost of advertising on the Internet is equally low as that of using printed brochures.
A B C D
3. Visitors can safely take photos of wild animals in the park unless they quietly move around the area.
A B C D
4. My manager has decided to have the company's computer software update at least once a month.
A B C D
