Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.

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Mr. Pike is a famous doctor. I bought his land last year.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

"How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.

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He became successful as a professional writer at the age of 20.

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"Hello, Mary!" Peter said.

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Kathy did not study hard, so she failed.

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He likes the dress. Huong is wearing it.

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.

Computers cannot make mistakes. Stories have been heard sometimes about computers paying people too much money or sending them (1)_____ for things they didn’t buy. These mistakes ae made by the programs. Some years ago an American computer-controlled rocket went (2)____ and had to be destroyed. The accident has been caused by a small mistake in one line of the program, which (3)______ the USA 18 million dollars. Criminals have found that “computer (4)_____ are a lot easier than robbing a bank.” Hundreds of millions of dollars are stolen from businesses every year by people (8)______ the information in computers.