PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60pts)

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (20pts)

11. You can't believe a word that woman says – she is a _____ liar.

A. dedicated B. devoted C. committed D. compulsive

12. There can be no _____ fixes or magic solutions to the problem of unemployment.

A. fast B speedy C. quick D. sudden

13. When you come down the hill, do drive slowly because it is not _____ obvious
where the turning is.

A. immediately B. directly C. instantaneously D. quite

14. At her trial in 1431, Joan of Arc was accused of being in _____ with the devil.

A. cooperation B. association C. league D. conjunction

15. The flights are full at the moment, so you'll have to _____.

A. run a stroke of luck B. get a better luck

C. be down on your luck D. take pot luck

16. I heard ______ that Jack has been dropped from the basketball team.

A. in the woods B. on the grapevine C. under your feet D. on the olive branch

17. Many habitats change ________ the types of plants and animals that live there.

A. with respect to B. in respect for C. as for D. as against

18. Unfortunately some really ill animals have to be _______ by our center.
A. put down B. turned over C. passed away D. taken out

19. John first dabbled _____ buying old maps for his collection.

A. in B. on C. at D. for

20. It's a matter of urgency to put right at once but nothing suitable _____ to mind.

A. returns B. emerges C. sprouts D. springs

21. When my father was a young student, they were taught to memorize information
and _____ it for exams. Thankfully, those teaching techniques have become outdated.

A. pinpoint B. dock C. regurgitate D. revise

22. He was arrested for trying to pass _____ notes at the bank.

A. counterfeit B. fake C. camouflaged D. fraudulent

23. Living in the countryside is a far cry from reading about it. It _____. You have to deal
with _____ poverty and go through the bad patch.

A. is of crass stupidity/ grueling B. is no mean feat/ grinding

C. goes against the grain/ abject D. dwindles away to nothing/ extreme

24. He had his money _____ in a secure bank account.

A. hammered away at B. jabbered about

C. slaved away D. squirreled away

25. The train service has been a _____ since they introduced the new schedules.

A. shambles B. rumpus C. chaos D. fracas

26. 'The film was pretty bad, wasn't it?' – 'Yes, I think it was _____'.
A. exemplary B. excruciating C. expeditious D. explicit

27. When the forces on an object are balanced, you can say that the object is in _____.

A. collusion B. equilibrium C. collision D. incubation

28. There were a number of strong candidates for the post but Peter's experience
_____ the scales in his favor.

A. weighted B. tipped C. balanced D. overturned

29. We are conscious that sleeplessness usually _____ those who are exposed to a
great deal of stress, anxiety or depression.

A. betrays B. bestows C. besets D. bemoans

30. I think that the artist's cartoons are usually rather _____________ as they are
intended to appeal to a mass number of audiences.

A. lowbrow B. highbrow C. dearly D. impenetrable

PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (45pts)

Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
(15pts)

6. ..............1915 that the cinema really became an industry.

A. It is not until B. It was not until C. Not until D. Until in

7. I really appreciate________ to help me, but I am sure I'll be able to manage by myself.

A. you to offer B. you are offering C. your offering D. that you offer

8. My friend's uncle has been________ MP ( Member of Parliament) for five years.

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

9. - Daisy: "What a lovely house you have!" - Mary: "............."

A. Lovely, I think so B. No problem

C. Of course not, it's not costly D. Thank you. Hope you will drop in

10. My new glasses cost me _______ the last pair I bought last month.

A. more than three times C. more three times than

B. three times as much as D. as much three times as

11. We bought some ________.

A. German lovely old glasses B. German old lovely glasses

C. lovely old German glasses D. old lovely German glasses

12. After years of neglect, there was a huge _____ program to return the city to its former
glory.

A. restoration B. preservation C. conservation D. Refurbishment

13. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is_____ the law.

A. beyond B. over C. above D. Onto

14. On the_____, optimists believe that life will be much better than it is today.

A. contrary B. contrast C. opposition D. opponent

15. You had your house decorated, .............. ?

A. hadn't you B. didn't you C. weren't you D. haven't you

16. A part – time job gives me the freedom to ............ my own interests.

A. pursue B. chase C. seek D. catch

17. The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of the
pond, .............., and the pond's location.

A. what the quality of the water is B. how is the water quality

C. the quality of water D. what is the water quality

18. __________ its accuracy, laser is very useful in medicine.

A. In view of B. As a result of C. Thanks to D. Despite

19.______ for their strong fiber include flax and hemp.

A. Plants are grown B. Plants grown

C. Plants that grow D. To grow plants

20. ______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an
optical illusion.

A. What the Moon B.The Moon which

C. When the Moon D. That the Moon

ANSWER KEYS
A- ĐÁP ÁN

PART A: PHONETICS (5 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1.D 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.C

PART B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (45 điểm - Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

Question I.

6.B 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.B

11.C 12.A 13.C 14.A 15.B

16.A 17.C 18.C 19.B 20.D