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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. laughed B. cooked C. belonged D. thanked Question 2: A. flour B. sour C. hour D. pour

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3:

A. verbal

B. signal

C. common

D. attract

Question 4:

A. academic

B. inorganic

C. understanding

D. uncertainty

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 5: Donald Trump is _______president of _______United States.

A. the/ the

B. a / ∅

C. the / ∅

D. the/ an

Question 6: If _______, that tree would look more impressive

A. it is done carefully

B. being done careful

C. it were careful done

D. it were done carefully

Question 7: By the year 2060, many people currently employed _______the job.

A. have lost

B. will be losing

C. will have lost

D. are losing

Question 8: Nam is motivated to study _______he knows that a good education can improve his life.

A. so that

B. therefore

C. so

D. because

Question 9: We should make full use _______the Internet as it is an endless source of information

A. of

B. in

C. with

D. from

Question 10: _______to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.

A. Being not

B. Not having been

C. Not being

D. Having not been

Question 11: _______, she received a big applause.

A. Once finishing her lecture

B. Speaking has finished

C. After she finishes speaking

D. When the speaker finished

Question 12: The new students hope _______ in many of the school’s social activities.

A. including

B. being included

C. to include

D. to be included

Question 13: Are you taking _______this semester?

A. house economics

B. home economic

C. house economic

D. home economics

Question 14: It’s important to know about how developed countries have solved the urbanization problems and_______ some solutions to those in Viet Nam.

A. think

B. advise

C. expect

D. propose

Question 15: Since he failed his exam, he had to_______for it again

A. pass

B. make

C. take

D. sit

Question 16: Tim’s encouraging words gave me_______to undertake the task once again.

A. a point

B. an incentive

C. a resolution

D. a target

Question 17: Shortly after my father started his own business, our life style changed_______.

A. eventually

B. considerably

C. reluctantly

D. urgently

Question 18: You should start revising for your exam as soon as possible. Any delay will result in _______time being lost.

A. invaluable

B. vital

C. priceless

D. conclusive

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 19: School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools

A. depended

B. paid

C. required

D. divided

Question 20: My sister said that the journey by sea was long and boring. However, I found it very interesting.

A. route

B. flight

C. excursion

D. voyage

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 21: Mark was a reckless driver. He had been fined for speeding and had his license suspended for 3 months.

A. dangerous

B. cautious

C. patient

D. considerate

Question 22: Now, when so many frogs were killed, there were more and more insects.

A. lesser and lesser

B. fewer and fewer

C. lesser and fewer

D. less and less

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Question 23: Jack is talking to Mary about watching TV.

- Jack: _______?

- Mary: Not now, but I used to.

A. Do you watch TV very often

B. Won’t you have some tea

C. Are you going to bed

D. Did you enjoy it

Question 24: John was in Hanoi and wanted to send a parcel to his parents. He asked a local passer-by the way to the post-office.

- John: “Can you show me the way to the nearest post office, please?”

- Passer-by: “_______”

A. No way! I hate him.

B. Just around the corner over there.

C. Look it up in a dictionary!

D. There’s no traffic near here.

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.

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The warming of the Earth is caused by exhaust gas from automobile engines, factories and power (25) _______. Carbon dioxide goes up into the atmosphere, and it form a kind of screen that keeps or allows the sunshine in but stop the Earth heat (26) _______getting out. It works like a greenhouse, that’s why we call (27) _______the Green House effect.

Because of this effect, the Earth is getting warmer all the time. This (28) _______in temperature will cause big changes to the world’s climate. The sea level will increase as the ice (29) _______the poles will melt.

Question 25:

A. companies

B. factories

C. sites

D. stations

Question 26:

A. from

B. up

C. against

D. away

Question 27:

A. is

B. be

C. it

D. them

Question 28:

A. raise

B. rise

C. drop

D. fall

Question 29:

A. covering

B. covers

C. covered

D. cover

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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The Rise of E-Books

Over the past decade, e-books have revolutionized the way people consume written information. It will probably come as no surprise that the total global sales number continues to rise each year. There are several reasons why readers are buying more e-books. For starters, reading a lengthy e-book in front of your computer isn't the most comfortable thing to do. But since tablet sales have exploded, readers can now relax and read their favourite e-books in bed or on the beach. Many e-books are often sold at lower prices than traditional books. Since there is almost zero cost for producing e-books, some authors are offering their novels at lower prices.

Another factor is convenience. In the past, keeping a large book collection meant setting aside a lot of extra space in one's home. With e-books, it is now possible for readers to carry a portable library, which contains thousands of books. To really understand the e-book market, it is important to keep up with national trends. Recent data suggests that the e-book markets in the US and the UK have matured.

In both of these countries, e-book sales account for roughly 20 percent of overall book sales. Although that percentage continues to increase, it is going up at a slower rate than in the past. The popularity of e-books has exploded in Russia. In one poll, 70 percent of Russians claim to have read at least one e-book. However, publishers are not too pleased with this news because approximately 92 percent of e-books in Russia are acquired illegally. In France, consumers don't appear to be too keen on e-books at this time. Although in 2012, e-book sales comprised about 3 percent of the market, it is predicted that this number will increase at a very slow pace. Some French people believe that reading e-books on small screens is uncomfortable. Others say that the French are a cultural exception, as they like the feeling of holding a dusty old physical book. This demonstrates that no matter how popular e-books get, it is unlikely that traditional books will disappear any time soon.

Question 30: This year e-book sales in the US and the UK will probably _____.

A. increase drastically

B. keep going up

C. stay the same

D. start to decline

Question 31: The phrase "account for" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.

A. know what has happened

B. are the explanation for

C. form the total of

D. are a particular part of

Question 32: Why are publishers unhappy about the popularity of e-books in Russia?

A. The quality of e-books is poor

B. Customers are not paying for them.

C. More people are returning to traditional books

D. Only a small percentage of people read e-books.

Question 33: The word "they" in paragraph 5 refers to _____.

A. total sales

B. e-books

C. French people

D. traditional books

Question 34: All of the following are the reasons why the French are not fond of e-books very much EXCEPT that _____.

A. the French may want to keep their traditional reading habit

B. the French are an exception, not using any mobile devices

C. it is considered that reading e-books on small screens is not comfortable

D. the French have a trend of reading traditional books

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.

When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.

To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized

Question 35: We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because __________.

A. writing is secondary to language

B. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years

C. it has become very important in our culture

D. people have been writing since there have been human beings

Question 36: The author of the passage argues that ________.

A. speech is more basic to language than writing

B. writing has become too important in today’s society

C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write

D. all languages should have a written form

Question 37: According to the passage, writing ________.

A. is represented perfectly by speech

B. represents-speech, but not perfectly

C. developed from imperfect speech

D. is imperfect, but less so than speech

Question 38: Normal human beings

A. learn to talk after learning to write

B. learn to write before learning to talk

C. learn to write and to talk at the same time

D. learn to talk before learning to write

Question 39: Learning to write is __________.

A. easy

B. quick

C. not easy

D. very easy

Question 40: In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of _________.

A. people who learn the rudiments of speech

B. severely handicapped children

C. intelligent people who couldn’t write

D. people who speak many languages

Question 41: In the author’s judgment __________.

A. writing has more advantages than speech

B. writing is more real than speech

C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does

D. speech is essential but writing has important benefits

Question 42: The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means

A. “rudiments”

B. “skill”

C. “domination”

D. “benefit”

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

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Question 43: The Smiths travel rarely to the United States by plane.

Question 44: Facebook.com’s server IP address could not find in Google Chrome browser because of the error of Internet connection.

Question 45: Whenever my close friend has some troubles solving the thorny problems, I am willing to give him an arm.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 46: If you practise harder, you will have better results.

A. The harder you practise, the best results vou will have.

B. The more hardly you practise, the better results you will have.

C. The hardest you practise, the most results vou will have.

D. The harder you practise, the better results vou will have.

Question 47: “John left here an hour ago,” said Jane.

A. Jane told me that John had left there an hour before.

B. Jane said John left there an hour before.

C. Jane told John to have left there an hour before.

D. Jane told me that John to leave there an hour before.

Question 48: It is possible that the fire in the ship was started by a bomb.

A. They say that a bomb started the fire in the ship

B. The fire in the ship might have been started by a bomb

C. It shall be said the fire in the ship had been started by a bomb

D. The fire in the ship is known to have been started by a bomb

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

Question 49: Quang won a scholarship. We are excited about that fact.

A. We’re excited about Quang’s having won a scholarship.

B. Quang’s excited about a scholarship’s having won us.

C. The fact being excited us had won Quang a scholarship.

D. We won Quang’s excitement about the fact of a scholarship.

Question 50: Just after the play started there was a power failure.

A. No earlier had the play started than there was a power failure.

B. Hardly did the play start then there was a power failure.

C. No sooner did the play start before there was a power failure.

D. Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure.