Full name: _____________________________ Date: ____ / ____/ ______

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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. jumped B. traveled C. seemed D. stared
2. A. hour B. humour C. health D. happy
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. annual B. announce C. formal D. sculpture
4. A. industry B. understand C. engineer D. competition
Mark the latter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
5. Science still _________ a cure for cancer.
A. doesn’t find B. hasn’t found C. haven’t found D. aren’t finding
6. While he _________ a route to the Indies, Columbus discovered America.
A. searched B. was discovering C. had searched for D. was searching for
7. Einstein, _________ changed our way of seeing the universe, did not learn to read until he was ten.
A. which theories B. whose theories C. that his theories D. who theories
8. It was a kind of accident for _________ nobody was really to blame.
A. whom B. that C. which D. who
9. The windows _________ yesterday.
A. were cleaned B. was cleaned C. cleaned D. had cleaned
10. _________ a city map, we wouldn't have got lost.
A. If we brought B. Had we brought C. If we hadn't brought. D. Hadn't we brought
11. _________ we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
A. Although B. Despite C. Because D. Because of
12. Mr. Liming wanted _________ to the meeting 30 minutes early yesterday.
A. we go B. us going C. us go D. us to go
13. "I am sorry I didn't phone you earlier," Tom said to Lan.
→ Tom _________ her earlier.
A. apologized to Lan for phoning B. thanked to Lan for not phoning
C. apologized to Lan for not phoning D. thanked Lan for phoning
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
14. We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle.
A B C D
15. Jackson was going to study all night, but he declined our invitation to dinner.
A B C D
16. Florida, that is known to be the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
17. “Good luck with the exam, Minh!”
- “_________, Dad.”
A. By no means B. I wish so C. Nevermind D. Thank you
18. “Dad, I've passed the English test.”
- “_________”
A. Good job! B. Good test! C. Good luck! D. Good way!
Mark 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.
19. The beach was heavily polluted because of the amount of waste left there. All this rubbish is killing fish and other marine life.
A. sea plants B. sea mammals C. water life D. sea creatures
20. In 1986, the organization changed its name to World Wide Fund for Nature. However, it has operated under the original name
in the US and Canada.
A. old B. former C. first D. ancient
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. I can't concentrate on my work because of the noise caused by my children.
A. focus B. abandon C. neglect D. allow
22. My grandpa's point of view about marriage remains conservative.
A. progressive B. traditional C. retrogressive D. conventional
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The increased loss of the ecosystems (23) _______ wetlands, wildlife, rainforests, coral reefs, aquatic life forms, and grasslands
are highly influenced by overpopulation. It is out of overpopulation that activities (24) _______ as excessive agriculture,
environmental pollution, and extensive land development have become more and more intensive.
 For example, rainforests originally covered 14% of the entire earth's surface. Today, rainforest only cover about 6% of the earth's
surface and scientists' project it may even become (25) _______ in the next four decades judged by the current rate of vegetation
removal, logging, and deforestation. Besides, due to environmental pollution, 30% of the ocean reefs have been lost because of
acidification and global warming (26) _______ 1980. Also, (27) _______ half of the original wetlands have been lost.
23. A. include B. including C. includes D. included
24. A. like B.such C. so D. many
25. A. more B. most C. less D. lest
26. A. in B. for C. about D. since
27. A. more than B. more C. as D. so
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
In comparison with other developing countries, Vietnam's population enjoys a relatively high standard of education. In the past,
Vietnam's educational system was affected by many cultures, of which the Chinese and French had most significant influence.
The Imperial Academy - the first university in Vietnam - was built in 1076 under Emperor Ly Nhan Tong for the education of
sons of royalty and other high ranking officials. In 1252, the college was opened to students from various backgrounds.
Before the French came, the old-type Mandarin system administered Vietnam for approximately 2,000 years. As the French took
over the government's administration, it was converted from a Confucian system into a Western-oriented one.
In order to participate in the service under the French rule, the Vietnamese had to convert to the French system and were
required to know the French language. In addition, they had to have a good facility with the new version of their language instead of
the traditional Chinese characters which had been in use for hundreds of years.
At the beginning of 1900, the whole system was revised. An educational system of three levels was established; elementary,
secondary, and infant education. In addition, the use of the national language (Quoc Ngu) was added to the curriculum. Emphasis
was placed on rote learning, class discipline and other French educational methods. Several new schools and colleges were
established. Accordingly, French became the second language of much importance to the students.
28. When the French tool control of Vietnamese education, they _________ .
A. took over the government's administration B. converted the French system into the Confucian one
C. kept the old-type Mandarin system and the French education
D. made Vietnamese people follow a Western-oriented education
29. We can infer from the passage that in the French education system in Vietnam, _________ .
A. the Confucian system was banned in the beginning B. the traditional Chinese characters have been widely
used
C. the national language is the first language and French is the second one
D. students with different academic levels could attend the Imperial Academy since 1252 
30. The phrase "rote learning" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _________ .
A. learning something to repeat it from memory B. learning the national language in three education levels
C. learning class discipline D. learning the Mandarin Chinese for a while
31. In the past, Vietnam enjoyed a relatively high standard of education with _________ .
A. the education of sons of royalty B. the establishment of the Imperial Academy
C. the effects of the Chinese culture D. the reign of Emperor Ly Nhan Tong
32. All of the following are true about the education in Vietnam under the French rule EXCEPT that _________.
A. most students paid much attention to French B. several new schools and colleges were established
C. the system had three levels D. students only used the national language at home
II. WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences using the provided word and keep meaning as that of the root one.
33. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
→ The date _____________________________________________________________________________________________.
34. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
→ We are going __________________________________________________________________________________________.
35. The bus takes longer than the train.
→ The train _____________________________________________________________________________________________.
36. John hasn't had his hair cut for over 6 months.
→ It’s ________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in brackets.
37. Quite by chance, Brenda met Philip at the station. (ran)
→ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________.
38. Before I come to a decision, I’ll have to consider their offer very carefully. (over)
→ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________.
39. You’ll just have to learn to accept the facts! (face)
→ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________.
40. How can you bear so much traffic noise? (put)
→ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________.