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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. campus B. qualification C. candidate D. challenge
Question 2: A. packed B. punched C. pleased D. finished

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 opportunity B. economic C. society D. intellectual
Question 4: A. comfortable B. tsunami C. precision D. involvement

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.
Question 5: The new computer chip is the smallest one than has ever been developed.
A B C D
Question 6: Scuba diving is usually carried out in the ocean in that people can explore the underwater
world. A B C D
Question 7: It is a lot easy to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 8 : During the flood, Army helicopters came and tried to evacuate______ injured.
A. the B. an C. a D. no article
Question 9: If he ____ well on the training course last year, he ____ offered the promotion now.
A. had done / would have done B. had done / would be
C. did / would be D. did / will be
Question 10: Peter is so ________ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.
A. optimistic B. disappointed C. pessimistic D. keen
Question 11:. The introduction of new farming methods _________ in better crops.
A. offered B. finished C. resulted D. competed
Question 12:. The manager did not offer him the job because of his untidy___________.
A. sight B. appearance C. view D. presence
Question 13: Founded in 1967 in Bangkok, ____________________.
A. the ASEAN success in promoting peace and stability gained
B. the peace and stability in the region has been successfully promoted by the ASEAN
C. the ASEAN’s promotion of peace and stability has been successful
D. the ASEAN has successfully promoted peace and stability in the region
Question 14: Tony spent_____ money buying moving tickets that he didn't have enough left to buy a soft
drink or candy bar.
A. such B. a lot of C. too much D. so much
Question 15:The first steam engine was invented by Hero, an engineer of ancient Greece, but it was
of_________
A. no practical use B. none practical use
C. not only practical use D. practically not use
Question 16: Jack wanted to know ______ in Linda’s family.
A. there were how many people B. how many people were there
 C. were there how many people D. how many people there were

Question 17: This shirt is ______ that one.

A. a bit less expensive B. as much expensive as
C. not nearly as expensive as D. much far expensive than
Question 18: My friend bought ___________ from a shop on Tran Phu street
A. a brown nice leather belt B. a nice brown leather belt
C. a leather brown nice belt D. a nice leather brown belt
Question 19: If you do not understand the word "superstitious," ________ in the dictionary.
A. look it up B. put it on C. take it off D. turn it up

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Student: “_______.” Teacher: "Don’t worry. Come in, please.”
A. I’m late. B. I want to come in. C. I'm sorry I'm late. D. I've just arrived.
Question 21:
- Peter: “I’m afraid I can’t attend your party! ”
- Mary: “______”
A. I’m sorry to say that. B. I hope you’ll enjoy it.
C. That’s a nice idea. D. What a pity. Another time perhaps.

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 22: Some studies have shown a strong association between pesticide and certain diseases.
A. cooperation B. cause C. consequence D. connection
Question 23: Biogas can be utilized for electricity production, cooking, space heating, water heating and
process heating.
A. sparing B. generation C. increase D. reformation

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 24: Polluted water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the verge of
extinction
A. enriched B. contaminated C. purified D. strengthened
Question 25: The severe floods sweeping over the central provinces of Vietnam have destructive
influence on the local economy.
A. constructive B. devastating C. long- lasting D. catastrophic

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 26:. "Get out of my car or I'll call the police!," Jane shouted to the strange man.
A. Jane threatened to call the police if the man didn't leave her car.
B. Jane plainly said that she would call the police.
C. Jane politely told the man she would call the police if he didn't leave her car.
D. Jane informed the strange man that she would call the police.
Question 27:. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
A. The more old age he gets, the less he wants to travel.
B. The older he gets, the less he wants to travel.
C. As soon as he wants to travel less, he gets older.
D. The less he wants to travel, the older he gets.
Question 28: The demand was so great. They had to reprint the book immediately.
A. They demanded that the book be reprinted immediately.
B. The book would be reprinted immediately since the demand was great.
C. So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately.
D. They demanded to reprint the book immediately.

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 29:She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.
A. Although she didn‘t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.
B. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn‘t pass it.
C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.
D. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.
Question 30: He didn’t take his mother’s advice. That is why he is out of work.
A. If he had taken his mother’s advice, he wouldn’t have been out of work.
B. If he took his mother’s advice, he would not be out of work.
C. If he had taken his mother’s advice, he would not be out of work .
D. If he takes his mother’s advice, he will not be out of work.

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 from 31 to 35.
As we know that Americans prefer ( 31 ) ________ and cultural influences very early in life.
Most American families treat their children as small adults. Their children’s opinions are important.
They are given choices. Even from a very early age, they are encouraged to ( 32 )______
independence. Their self-esteem is more important than their grades at school. This comes as a
surprise for many newcomers. American teenagers can live apart from their parents whenever they
want. In many other countries, children have almost ( 33 )______ right to choose, and they have to eat
what they are given; their self-esteem is usually tied to academic, athletic, or ( 34 )______
accomplishments . Vietnamese children are usually considered to be typical of dependence. They are
quite dependent on their parents and some children are taken such a good care that they can’t even
( 35 ) ___ any decision of their own.
Question 31: A. dependent B. independence C. independently D. dependently
Question 32: A. let B. choose C. practice D. become
Question 33: A. no B. not C. nor D. neither
Question 34: A. create B. creation C. creativeness D. creative
Question 35: A. do B. make C. call D. let

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 questions from 36 to 42.
A little more than a hundred years ago, a number of European scholars began to record stories being
told in peasant cottages and compile them into the first great collections of European folk tales. Written
evidence exists to prove that the folk tales they recorded existed long before then though. Collections of
sermons from the 12th to the 15th century show that medieval preachers knew of some of the same stories
as those recorded by the 19th century folklorists.
The collections of folk tales made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries provide a rare opportunity to
make contact with the illiterate masses who have disappeared into the pass without leaving a trace. To
reject folk tales as historical evidence because they cannot be dated and situated with precision like other
historical documents is to turn one’s back on one of the few points of entry into the previous centuries.
But to attempt to penetrate that world is to face a daunting set of obstacles, the greatest of which is the
impossibility of listening in on the story tellers. No matter how accurate they may be the versions of the
tales recorded in writing cannot convey the effects that the storytellers must have used to bring the stories
to life: the dramatic pauses, the sly glances, the use of gestures to set scenes, and the use of sounds to
punctuate actions. All of those devices shaped the meaning of the tales, and all of them elude the
historian. He cannot be sure that the limp and lifeless text he holds between the covers of a book
provides an accurate account of the performance that took place in earlier times.

Question 36: The author believes that written versions of folk tales _____.
A. should be rejected as historical evidence.
B. show how illiterate the masses were before the 19th century.
C. changed dramatically from the 19th to the 20th century.
D. are valid historical documents.
Question 37: What problems of folk tale collections does the author discuss?
A. They are used as historical evidence.
B. There is no way to tell which version of a story is the original system.
C. They don’t preserve the original performance style of the storytellers.
D. They contain historical inaccuracies.
Question 38: The author’s main purpose in the passage is to _____.
A. explain why historians must study the illiterate masses of the past.
B. criticize historians who use folk tales as historical documents.
C. argue that folk tales are authentic historical documents.
D. convince readers that modern versions of folk tales are probably not the same as the originals.
Question 39: According to the passage, peasant folklore was recorded by _____.
A. historians in the 12th to 15th centuries B. 19th century peasants.
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C. 19 century preachers. D. 19th century folklorists.
Question 40: The author talks about “limp and lifeless” text because _____
A. the original texts have been damaged.
B. the texts do not reveal how the storytellers presented their folk tales.
C. the texts provide an accurate account of life in earlier times.
D. some of the texts are no longer relevant to historians.
Question 41: The word “He” refers to _______.
A. The author B. the reader C. the historian D. the storyteller
Question 42: What do the collections of folk tales made in the late 19 and early 20th provide the
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historians?
A. Kinds of stories and books that are popular then.
B. Good chance to know the life of people in the past.
C. Lot of information about famous people in the past.
D. A rare opportunity to contact with the people who couldn’t read and write.

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 questions from 43 to 50
During the nineteenth century, women in the United States organized and participated in a large
number of reform movements, including movements to reorganize the prison system, improve education,
ban the sale of alcohol, grant rights to people who were denied them, and, most importantly, free slaves.
Some women saw similarities in the social status of women and slaves. Woman like Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Lucy Stone were feminists and abolitionists who supported the rights of both women and
blacks. A number of male abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips, also
supported the rights of women to speak and to participate equally with men in antislavery activities.
Probably more than any other movement, abolitionism offered women a previously denied entry into
politics. They became involved primarily in order to better their living conditions and improve the
conditions of others.
 When the civil war ended in 1865, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution
adopted in 1868 and 1870 granted citizenship and suffrage to blacks but not to women. Discouraged but
resolved, feminists worked tirelessly to influence more and more women to demand the right to vote. In
1869, the Wyoming Territory had yielded to demands by feminists, but the states on the East Coast
resisted more stubbornly than before. A women’s suffrage bill had been presented to every Congress since
1878, but it continually failed to pass until 1920, when the Nineteenth Amendment granted women the
right to vote.

Question 43: With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?

A. The Wyoming Territory. B. The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
C. Abolitionists. D. Women’s suffrage.
Question 44: The word “ ban” in paragraph 1 most nearly means to_____________.
A. publish B. prohibit C. limit D. encourage
Question 45: The word “ supported” in paragraph 1 could best replaced by _____________.
A. disregarded B. acknowledged C. contested D. promote
Question 46: According to the passage, why did women become active in politics?
A. To improve the conditions of life that B. To support Elizabeth Cady Stanton for president.
existed at the time.
C. To be elected to public office. D. To amend the Declaration of Independence.
Question 47: What had occurred shortly after the Civil War?
A. The Wyoming Territory was admitted to the Union.
B. A women’s suffrage bill was introduced in Congress.
C. The eastern states resisted the end of the war.
D. Black people were granted the right to vote.
Question 48: The word “suffrage” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. pain B. citizenship
C. freedom from bondage D. the right to vote
Question 49: What does the Nineteenth Amendment guarantee?
A. Voting rights for blacks B. Citizenship for blacks
C. Voting rights for women D. Citizenship for women
Question 50: When were women allowed to vote throughout the United States?
A. after 1866 B. after 1870 C. after 1878 D. after 1920

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