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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Q 1. A. objective B. profession C. consequence D. substantial
Q 2. A. advocate B. advent C. adverb D. adventure

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.
Q 3. A. horses B. chooses C. houses D. rises
Q 4. A. stereotype B. cymbal C. cybercrime D. psychology

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Q 5. It’s said that the government has made no _______ in the fight against inflation; indeed, the situation
has worsened recently.
A. avail B. headway begin to succeed C. triumph D. effect

Q 6. These women were viewed with ________ and they had to work twice as hard to be accepted by their
male colleagues.
A. suspect B. suspiciously C. suspicious D. suspicion

Q 7. Without the increasing congestion on our roads recently, scientists ________ new forms of transport.
A. wouldn't develop B. wouldn't have been developed
C. will have developed D. would develop

Q 8. The judge said that there was no doubt about the outcome of the trial. The man was a
__________criminal.
A. self-contained B. self-centered C. self-confessed D. self-conscious

Q 9. What I strongly object to is the very principle ______ on one another.

A. of getting the boys themselves to inform B. of getting the boys themselves inform
C. to get the boys themselves informing D. to get the boys themselves inform
Q 10. The recreation plan__________ they disagreed would require the construction of two new dams.
A. on whom B. whom C. which D. about which

Q 11. The extinction of dinosaurs is believed ____ by a giant meteor crashing into the Earth.

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A. to have caused B. to cause C. to be caused D. to have been caused

Q 12. The boy was punished for playing __________ from his physics lessons.
A. absent B. joyride C. truant D. runaway

Q 13. One of the men was lying on the ground after ___________ down by a piece of rock.
A. having knocked B. being knocked C. knocking D. having been knock

Q 14. The Estonia, which was well designed and carefully maintained, carried the proper number of
lifeboats. Moreover, it had been _________ inspected before the day of its fatal voyage.
A. considerably B. largely C. totally D. thoroughly

Q 15. I still keep wondering if I was doing the right thing when I asked my father for __________
permission to leave school.
A. X B. a C. an D. the

Q 16. Factory workers have threatened __________ action if their demands are not met in the next two days.
A. manufacturing B. business C. working D. industrial

Q 17. The battery life of this laptop does not go _____________ three hours. I have to charge the battery
again after that.
A. beyond B. off C. over D. by

Q 18. _____________ some members' objections, I think we must go ahead with the plan.
A. Now that B. Notwithstanding C. Providing D. Be that as it may

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best completes following exchanges.
Q 19. Binh is inviting Nam to join the football club.
Binh: “I know you are very good at playing football. Would you like to join our club?”
Nam: “________________”
D. What do you think? A. Yes. I am very busy.
B. Yeah. Good idea. I'd love to. C. What a good friend you are!

Q 20. Tom: “Would you like to watch a water puppet show with me?”

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Jerry: “__________________.”
A. It might be a good idea to bet
B. Do you think I would
C. I'm afraid I can't as I have a lot of homework
D. There's nothing you don't know about water puppet

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.
Q 21. We can only give you the approximate number of refugees crossing the border at the moment.
A. a deluge of B. a sort of C. a bit of D. a variety of

Q 22. The ministry of Defense has been holding up the decision to withdraw from the military action for the
past several months.
A. giving up B. carrying off C. putting off D. playing down

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.
Q 23. Joe's been walking with a spring in his step = bước đi một ccahs đầy kiêu hanhax, vui vẻ ever
since he found out he was getting a promotion.
A. a worried and depressed moon B. a bad and sorrow mood
C. a happy and excited mood D. a joyful and energetic mood

Q 24. Renewable resources, such as solar, wind, tidal energy, etc., are the resources that can be replenished
overtime naturally. Bổ sung
A. replaced B. substituted C. depleted D. restored

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Q 25. People who spend too much time on the Internet run the risk of getting addiction to it.
A. addiction B. spend C. run D. on

Q 26. She didn’t get a high mark because she had made the classical mistake of forgetting to put the “s” on
the verb in the third person singular.
A. to put B. on C. didn’t get D. classical

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Q 27. Any property that a bankrupt person may still have is usually divided among the various people for
whom money is owed.
A. is owed B. Any property C. may still have D. for whom -> to whom

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.

Asia is very rich in cultures, races and languages. Indians and most people in (1) ____ South Asian countries
commonly speak more than one language daily, as a matter of routine. Their highly diverse expat, diaspora
and migrant communities provide them not only with global access, but also with global sources of income.
India and other South Asian countries are (2) ____ the largest recipients of monthly transfers from their
diaspora workers. Due to their religious, ethnic and social diversity, more than 30 million Indians access and
transfer (3) ____ from countries as various as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Malaysia, Singapore, the US, Canada,
the UK and Australia.

Regional languages and minority religions have (4) ____ themselves as global community networks. This is
as much true for the Tamils in Malaysia as for the Sikhs in Canada. Such connections provide them with (5)
____ to education and jobs, partly through professional visa arrangements, and despite the limitations and
constraints of our current times. These communities have created their own formats, many of which have
become international actors, such the Global Tamil Forum and the World Sikh Organization.

Q 28. (1) A. neighbor B. neighbored C. neighboring D. neighborhood

Q 29. (2) A. between B. among C. in D. of
Q 30. (3) A. taxes B. remittances số tiền gửi đi C. salary D. payment
Q 31. (4) A. formed B. considered C. regarded D. established được chứng
minh
Q 32. (5) A. solutions B. access C. limitation D. routes
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.

There are already a large number of persons who have reached the milestone age of 100. Indeed, there are
now so many healthy old individuals that a new name has been coined to describe them: the wellderly.

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These are people over the age of 80 who have no diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease or
diabetes and have never taken medicines for these conditions.
There have been many scientific studies of communities where a healthy old age is typical. These include
places like Calabria in southern Italy and the island of Okinawa in Japan.

The small village of Molochio in Calabria has about 2,000 inhabitants. And of these there are at least eight
centenarians. When researchers ask people like this the secret of their long life, the answer is almost always
to do with diet and is almost always the same: 'I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.' 'A little bit, but of
everything.’ ‘No smoking, no drinking.’

While in the past scientists have looked at things such as diet and lifestyle for an explanation of long life,
these days they are investigating genetics. One such researcher is Eric Topol, who says, "There must be
genes that explain why these individuals are protected from the aging process."

The latest study on long life looks at groups of people who have a genetic link. One group of interest, for
example, resides in Ecuador. In one area of the country there are a number of people with the same genetic
condition. It's called Laron syndrome. The condition means that they don't grow to more than about one, but
it also seems to give them protection against cancer and diabetes. As a result, they live longer than other
people in their families. Meanwhile, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, there's another group of long-lived
men, Japanese-Americans. They have a similar gene to the Laron syndrome group.

Back in Calabria, scientists are trying to work out exactly how much of the longevity is due to genetics and
how much to environment. By checking public records going back to the 19th century, researchers have
reconstructed the family trees of 202 nonagenarians and centenarians. They concluded that there were
genetic factors involved.

Q 33. Healthy elderly people ______________________.

A. don't usually know what the secret to long life is
B. give many different reasons for their old age
C. agree that their genes protect them from aging
D. often say that their diet is the most important thing

Q 34. Laron syndrome is interesting to scientists because ______________.

A. it is related to taking investigation into some family trees

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B. it might help people with growth problems

C. it shows that there is a genetic reason for old age
D. there are different versions of the syndrome

Q 35. According to the article, ____________.

A. scientists have concluded environment is the decisive factor of longevity
B. scientists are investigating people who are 120 years old
C. scientific advances mean we will all live to at least 100 years
D. scientists have found genes that might influence how long we live

Q 36. What do some people from Calabria and Okinawa have in common?
A. They live long and healthy lives. B. They originated from the same ancestors.
C. They suffer from diabetes. D. They have an unusual genetic illness.

Q 37. Diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure ___________.

A. have been scientifically proved to be the signs of aging
B. are common illnesses in elderly people
C. teach scientists a lot about old age and long life
D. are never found among a group of people in Ecuador

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.

Belgium, An ancient country, is with a fascinating blend of ancient customs and contemporary rules.
Belgium marriages can take place as either a civil or religious event.

Traditionally, when a couple in Belgium wishes to announce their marriage, the wedding invitations are
printed on two sheets of paper, one from the bride’s family and one sheet from the groom’s family. These
wedding invitations symbolize the union of the two families and the partnership of the new union.

An ancient Belgium custom that is designed to unite the two families calls for the bride to stop as she walks
up the isle and to hand her mother a single flower. The two then embrace. Then, during the recessional, the
bride and groom walk to the groom’s mother and the new bride hands her new mother-in-law a single flower
and the two of them embrace, symbolizing the bride’s acceptance of her new mother.

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One of the most important and enduring traditions of the Belgium wedding is for the bride to carry a
specially embroidered handkerchief that has her name embroidered on it. After the wedding this
handkerchief is framed and hung on the wall in a place of honor. When the next female member of the
bride’s family is to be wed, the handkerchief is removed from its frame, the new bride’s name is
embroidered onto it, and it is passed down. The wedding handkerchief is passed from generation to
generation, and is considered an important family heirloom.

During the wedding mass, the bride and the groom are enthroned in two large chairs placed near the altar,
symbolizing that on this day and in this place they are the king and the queen. At the conclusion of the
ceremony, the groom slips the wedding ring onto the third finger of his bride’s left hand. The ring, being an
endless circle, symbolizes never-ending love, and the third finger of the left hand is believed to hold the vein
that travels to the heart, symbolizing love. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the bride and groom share
their first kiss as husband and wife. The kiss is considered a symbolic act of sharing each other’s spirit as the
couple each breathes in a portion of their new mate’s soul.

The bridesmaids traditionally take up a collection of coins and as the bride and groom exit the church, the
bridesmaids toss the coins to the poor outside the church. Giving gifts of money to the poor helps to insure
prosperity for the new bride and groom.

Following the wedding the bride and groom are off on their honeymoon. In ancient times the honeymoon,
which was celebrated by the drinking of mead, or honey wine, would last 28 days, one complete cycle of the
moon. This was to make sure that the bride’s family did not try to steal their daughter back from her new
husband.
(Source: http://www.best-country.com/)

Q 38. What does the word “them” in the third paragraph refer to?
A. the groom and his mother-in-law B. the bride and her mother
C. the bride and the groom D. the bride and her mother-in-law

Q 39. The word “heirloom” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____________.

A. pride B. inheritance thừa kế C. dowry D. representation

Q 40. The word “insure” in paragraph 6 could be best replaced by ___________.

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A. affirm B. express C. indemnify D. determine

Q 41. According to paragraph 5, what is CORRECT about the wedding ring?

A. The ring is presented by the queen and the king of their country.
B. It is worn onto the third finger of the bride’s right hand.
C. The groom wears the ring for his mate at the beginning of the ceremony.
D. The ring represents the boundless love of the couple.

Q 42. The following is true about Belgium’s wedding, EXCEPT ____________.

A. The bride often hugs her mother-in-law before embracing her mother.
B. The weddings in Belgium are not only a civil event but also a religious one.
C. The wedding invitations are the symbol of both the bride’s and the groom’s families.
D. Each mother of the couple is given a single flower in their children’s wedding.

Q 43. The author mentioned honeymoon in the past in the last paragraph as a period that __________.
A. lasts for a fortnight after wedding.
B. protects the new bride from her family’s effort to take her back.
C. the new couple serves the guests honey wine.
D. the bride and the groom live far from each other.

Q 44. It can be inferred from the passage that the wedding handkerchief ___________.
A. is embroidered in most important occasions in Belgium.
B. is prepared for the bride by her mother before the wedding.
C. is highly appreciated in the home of Belgian people.
D. is only replaced by another person in their house.

Q 45. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A. Belgium’s wedding ceremony.
B. Belgium’s wedding customs and traditions.
C. The bride’s and groom’s traditional activities in their wedding day.
D. The differences between an ancient wedding and a modern one in Belgium.

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

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Q 46. I really believe my letter came as a great surprise to John.

A. John must have been very surprised to receive my letter.
B. John may be very surprised to receive my letter.
C. John might have been very surprised to receive my letter.
D. John must be very surprised to receive my letter.

Q 47. The diagram shows it is hotter in summer than in winter in the northern hemisphere.
A. As we can see from the diagram, the climate of the northern hemisphere is hotter in summer more than in
winter.
B. As can be seen from the diagram, the weather of the northern hemisphere is hotter in summer than that
in winter.
C. According to the diagram, in the northern hemisphere is colder in winter than in summer.
D. The diagram illustrates the trend of the climate in the northern hemisphere is that summer is cooler
than winter.

Q 48. “You're always working so hard, why don't you let your hair down?”, said he.
A. He told me not to just work and work but I needed to do my hair then.
B. He said that I had been working so hard that I looked unkempt.
C. He said that it was time for me to relax and enjoy myself.
D. He asked me to throw a party to celebrate my achievement.

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

Q 49. It started to rain. We ran as fast as we could to the shelter.

A. Unless it started to rain, we ran as fast as we could to the shelter.
B. Although it started to rain, we ran as fast as we could to the shelter.
C. It started to rain but we ran as fast as we could to the shelter.
D. It started to rain, at which point we ran as fast as we could to the shelter.

Q 50. Fast-food restaurants attract children. They offer toys and a party atmosphere.
A. Whenever fast-food restaurants offer toys and a party atmosphere, they attract children.
B. To attract children to their restaurants, fast-food restaurants offer toys and a party atmosphere.
C. By attracting children, fast-food restaurants offer toys and a party atmosphere.

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D. If fast-food restaurants offer toys and a party atmosphere, they will attract children.

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