1. Which of the following is the best subtitle for this article: (The subtitle is the line that sometimes comes under the headline in a newspaper article)
(a)Rejected men take to their bikes
(b)Traditional values predominate in Hanoi
(c)Looking for love in an increasingly cold and materialistic climate
(d)Country girls out of control in the Big City


2. In paragraph 7 which of the following does 'practical' NOT imply:
(a)adaptability
(b)virtue
(c)cynicism
(d)selfishness

3. According to the passage, what was the attitude of the press to the 'recent survey' (paragraph 4):
(a)they reported it
(b)they criticised it
(c)they would not publish it
(d)they were not suprised by it

4. In paragraph 2 differences are described as 'not merely cosmetic'. This means they are:
(a)superficial
(b)nothing very important
(c)fundamental
(d)on the surface

5. In paragraph 2, how would you describe the writer's attitude towards the new way of thinking ?
(a)critical of the new way of thinking
(b)pleased for the young people
(c)makes no comment about the new way of thinking
(d)implies regret about the new way of thinking

6. In paragraph 2 'differences' refers to:
(a)changes in hairstyles
(b)changes in clothes
(c)changes over the last two years
(d)changes in motorbikes

7. Which of these statements is true:
(a)the new generation of Vietnamese women are more idealistic than men
(b)the new generation of Vietnamese men have changed their opinions about the role of women
(c)the new generation of Vietnamese women are guided by their emotional life
(d)the new generation of Vietnamese women seem to be more interested in business than men

8. Which of the following has the OPPOSITE meaning to 'creeping up' in paragraph 6?
(a)staying fairly stable
(b)increasing rapidly
(c)rising slowly
(d)moving cautiously

9. In paragraph 3 'as' is closest in meaning to:
(a)while
(b)being
(c)like
(d)when

10. In paragraph 4 'as well' could be best replaced by which of the following?
(a)moreover
(b)instead
(c)too
(d)besides

11. Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning to 'essential' in paragraph 5:
(a)incidental
(b)fundamental
(c)useful
(d)necessary

12. In paragraph 4 'just' is closest in meaning to which of the following:
(a)recently
(b)only
(c)simply
(d)at that moment

13. The word 'unique' in paragraph 4 is similar in meaning to which of the following:
(a)frequent
(b)unusual
(c)very common
(d)often seen

14. Which of the following could best replace 'revealed' in paragraph 4?
(a)resolved that
(b)concealed that
(c)suggested that
(d)demonstrated that

15. 'Meanwhile' in paragraph 8 can best be replaced by:
(a)between events
(b)whereas
(c)in spite of the fact that
(d)although

16. In paragraph 7 'it' refers to:
(a)a slouch
(b)a mate
(c)the time of women
(d)none of the above