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I. Circle one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1. A. peace B. tease C. leader D. instead
2. A. hammer B. cabbage C. cinema D. manage
3. A. hasty B. wavy C. nasty D. tasty
4. A. kite B. invite C. niece D. cite
5. A. theater B. teaching C. speaking D. reading
6. A. months B. cousins C. compulsory D. consuming
7. A. national B. teenager C. natural D. animal
8. A. their B. here C. there D. wear
9. A. contribute B. use C. bull D. due
10. A. history B.film C. file D. various
11. A. awareness B. nation C. date D. face
12. A. pulse B.popular C. shut D. runner
II. Vocabulary:
13. There are many ........ programs on VTV3.
A. documentary B. document C. documentation D. document
14. The media help increase the ......... of sports and games .
A. popular B. popularly C. popularity D. popularization
15. Do you mind if I turn on the TV to watch the weather ......?
A. program B. forecast C. news D. comment
16. VTV4 is Vietnam’s .......... channel. People who live in other countries can watch it.
A. national B. local C. international D. global
17. A ........ is a film or a play that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending.
A. cartoon B. documentary C. comedy D. drama
18. Vietnam has a ........... of more than 80 million.
A. population B. people C. resident D. quantity
19. I don’t think learning by heart everything written in the textbook is a(n)......... way to get
good knowledge.
A. well B. effective C. memorable D. use
20. Snow White and Seven Dwarfs is a very popular ........ made by Walt Disney.
A. documentary B. cartoon C. drama D. quiz show
21. In the ........ examination, you will have to listen to and answer the questions.
A. visual B. oral C. aural D. typical
22. A new school is being built for ........ handicapped students, who can not see at all
A. visually B. orally C. aurally D. practically
23. Although farmers worked very hard , they could hardly make ends meet.
A. become rich B. earn just enough to leave
C. have enough free time D. enjoy themselves
24. Thanks to the new farming methods, the farmers have had bumper crops in recent years.
A. good crops B. very poor
C. unusually bad D. extremely poor
25. Our lifestyle ......... since running water came to our village.
A. changed B. is changed C. changes D. has changed
26. Mr. Pike .......... English in our school for twenty- five years and he ........ next months.
A. teaches / retires B. has taught / will
retire
C. is teaching / is going to retire D. taught / is retiring
27. He ......... his driving test yesterday. Up to now, he ......... three times .
A. has failed/ failed B. failed / has failed C. was failing / will
fail D. failed / is failing
28. It .......... a long time since I left my nation village.
A. has been B. was C. is D. have been
29. .......... to London before ?
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A. Were you ever to B. Were you going to C. Will you ever be

D. Have you ever been
30. During the last two days, those workers .......... half of their work.
A. completed B. have completed C. were completing D. had completed
31. She just likes him ....... his looks.
A. as to B. since C. as D. because of
32. We have to suffer flood and hot weather ........ uncontrollable forest destruction.
A. because of B. because C. in spite of D. instead of
33. We were very upset .......... Peter’s failure.
A. because B. because of C. as D. since
34. As he can not afford a car, he goes to work by bus.
A. Because B. Because of C. When D. If
35. Mary said she ....... that film two days before.
A. saw B. was seeing C. has been D. had seen
36. Our teacher said that we ...... an English test the following week.
A. will have B. would have C. have had D. had
37. Tom told Mary he had bought a new car three days ........
A. then B. after C. ago D. before
38. Thomas said that he would be home .............
A. tomorrow B. next week C. then D. the next day
39. Peter said he ........ football but he couldn’t play it.
A. likes B. liked C. was liking D. has liked
40. ......... Jacson has become famous, he ignores most of his old friends.
A. If B. Unless C. When D. If only
41. If you do so, it ........ the matter worse.
A. makes only B. would only make C. will only make D. had only make
42. I can buy a new computer........ I save enough money.
A. if B. even if C. unless D. as if
43. You will get a good seat if you ....... first.
A. come B. came C. have come D. will come
44. If it .......... tomorrow, I’ll stay at home and read books.
A. will rain B. rains C. is raining D. is going to rain
45. Mary said she ....... that film two days before.
A. saw B. was seeing C. has been D. had seen
46. Our teacher said that we ...... an English test the following week.
A. will have B. would have C. have had D. had
47. Tom told Mary he had bought a new car three days ........
A. then B. after C. ago D. before
48. Thomas said that he would be home .............
A. tomorrow B. next week C. then D. the next day
49. Peter said he ........ football but he couldn’t play it.
A. likes B. liked C. was liking D. has liked
50. ......... Jacson has become famous, he ignores most of his old friends.
A. If B. Unless C. When D. If only
51. If you do so, it ........ the matter worse.
A. makes only B. would only make C. will only make D. had only make
52. I can buy a new computer........ I save enough money.
A. if B. even if C. unless D. as if
53. You will get a good seat if you ....... first.
A. come B. came C. have come D. will come
54. If it .......... tomorrow, I’ll stay at home and read books.
A. will rain B. rains C. is raining D. is going to rain
55. In spite the rain, we went out.
A B C D
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56. I couldn’t sleep because the noise.

A B C D
57. She( A)studied (B)English since(C) she was 5 years old.(D)
58. Minh isn’t here now. He has been to the market to get some food.
A B C D
59. This is the second time he broke my window.
A B C D
60. John isn’t contented with his present salary
A. excited about B. satisfied with C. disappointed about D. interested in.
61. She purchased a number of shares in the company.
A. invested B. sold C. exchange D. bought
62. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea
A. formal talk B. informal talk C. serious talk D. long talk
63. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to food.
A. make up B. find out C. take over D. put up
64. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She’s a………….. woman.
A. ambitious B. strong-willed C. brilliant D. humane
65. He passed his exams with flying colour.
A. successfully B. difficultly C. badly D. easily
66. She harboured her hope of being a teacher.
A. gave up her hope of being a teacher.
B. built her hope of being a teacher.
C. had her hope of being a teacher.
D. kept her hope of being a teacher in her mind.
67. Ambulances arrived at the scene ò the accident and took the ………….to hospital.
A. Injured B. poor C. sick D. young
68. Julia has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for …………….
A. The unemployed B.the rich C. the sick D. the poor
69. If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I….in a bank.
A-work B-will work C-have worked D-would be working
70. ………then what I know today,I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the years.
A-had I known B-did I know C-If I know D- If I would know
71. Unless you ……all of my questions,I can’t do anything to help you.
A-answered B-answer C-would answer D-are answering
72. If Jake……..to go on the trip, would you have gone?
A-doesn’t agree B-didn’t agree C-hadn’t agree D-wouldn’t agree
73. If I ……….the same problem you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you have.
A-have B-would have C-had had D-should have
III. Choose the most suitable options to complete teh passage:
My village was a place (74)_______ farmers worked on their land, growing rice,potatoes, and
maize. The farmers worked hard on the fields from early morning until late in the afternoon.
(75)_______ they tried their best, they couldn't make ends meet.
In the last few years, my village (76)_______ dramatically. With the help of a project to help
poor farmers, the farmers in the village can (77)_______ money from the bank to (78)_______ more
cows , pigs and chicken. The dull atmosphere has been replaced by the exciting one.
74. A. when B. which C. that D. where
75. A. As B. In spite of C. Because D. Although
76. A. has changed B. was changed C. is changed D. changes
77. A. take B. lend C. borrow D. hold
78. A. improve B. raise C. develop D. rise
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions:
Twenty years ago people realized that computers were about to become part of our daily lives.
This short period of time has seen enormous changes in business, education and public administration.
Jobs which took weeks to complete in the past are now carried out in minutes. Clerks who spent all
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day copying and checking calculations are now freed from these tedious tasks. In offices,the soft hum
and clicking of word processors have replaced the clatters of typewriters. Schoolchildren have
become as familiar with hardware and software as their parents used to be with pencils and exercise
books. Computerization of public records has enable government departments to analyze the need of
citizens in detail. Some of us may wonder, however , whether life has really improved as a result of
these changes. Many jobs disappeared, for example, when intelligent machines took over the work.
Employers complain that clerical staff has become dependant on calculators and can not do simple
arithmetic. There are fears that governments haven’t done enough to ensure that personal information
held on computers is really kept secret. Certainly, many people may not be wondering whether the
spread of computers has brought us as many problems as it has solved.
79. What has become part of our daily life?
A. computers B. typewriters C. jobs D. business
80. What are schoolchildren familiar with much more than pencils and exercise books?
A. hardware B. sofware C. A and B D. calculators
81. According to the passage, what can’t officers do without computer?
A. calculation B. solve problem C. keep secret D. simple arithmetic
82. What is not sure to be kept secret by computers?
A. clerical staff B. personal information C. changes D. problems
83. What is not true about the passage?
A. Computers have brought problems as well B. Schoolchildren like computer very much
C. Clerical staff can’t do simple arithmetic D. Computers help with most of works
V. Rewrite the sentences as directed.
84. He said: " They will take you to the hotel"
 He said……………………………………………………
85. Get up early or you will miss the bus.
 If…………………………………………………………..
86. He started working as an engineer 5 years ago.
 He has………………………………………………………
87. Although he has a lot of money, He feels unhappy.
 Despite ..............................................................................
88. Alice said, “I’m living in London now.”
Alice said to me that………………………….
89. “My father isn’t very well”, Tom said.
Tom told me that………………………..
90. She said, “My friend Alice has had a baby.’
She told me………………………..
91. He said, “I don’t know what my friends are doing.”
He said to her that………………………………..
92. I don’t trust John because he behaves badly. (because of)
........................................................................................
93. Peter passed all the exams with good results because of his hard work. (because)
……………………………………………………………
94. He succeeded in his life although he came from a poor family. (despite)
……………………………………………………………
95. Though it was raining hard, they insisted on leaving. (in spite of)
……………………………………………………………
96. He can’t smile because his mother died. (because of)
…………………………………………………………….
97. He resigned earlier than his age because of his illness. (because)
…………………………………………………………….
98. Don’t shout at him although he is lazy. (despite)
…………………………………………………………….
VI. Fill in the blanks with “because/ because of/ although/ in spite of”
99. We arrived late …………………the bad weather.
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100. He couldn’t play in the game ………………his footinjury.

101. She had to study ……………………………her exam next week.
102. She refused the job ……………….the high salary.
103. The train was late ………………the thick fog.