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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. chaos B. cherish C. chorus D. scholar
Question 2: A. clamped B. wished C. ticked D. posed
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. engineer B. religion C. understand D. comprehend
Question 4: A. attract B. prefer C. forecast D. suppose
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: Hurry up or you’ll be late _______ school.
A. for B. in C. at D. on
Question 6: Thanks to my friends’ _______ remarks, my essays have been improved.
A. constructive B. construction C. constructor D. construct
Question 7: _______ you, I’d think twice about that decision.
A. Were I B. Should I be C. If I am D. If I had been
Question 8: _______ he got top marks at high school, he never went to university.
A. Nevertheless B. Despite C. Although D. Meanwhile
Question 9: We all agree that she is _______ student in our class.
A. a more clever B. cleverest C. most clever D. the cleverest
Question 10: My teacher reminded me _______ my essay carefully before handing it in.
A. checked B. checking C. to have checked D. to check
Question 11: It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver _______ in the crash.
A. were injured B. are injured C. was injured D. is injured
Question 12: Changes have been made in our primary schooling program. As a result, young
children _______ do homework any more.
A. oughtn’t B. needn’t C. couldn’t D. haven’t
Question 13: He has lived in _______ United Kingdom for two years.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
Question 14: It is imperative _______ what to do when there is a fire.
A. he must know about B. that everyone know
C. that he knew D. we knew
Question 15: The problem of _______ among young people is hard to solve.
A. employment B. employees C. employers D. unemployment
Question 16: He’s a very _______ person because he can make other workers follow his advice.
A. creative B. influential C. deciding D. effective
Question 17: The players’ protests _______ no difference to the referee’s decision at all.
A. did B. made C. caused D. created
Question 18: Pay no _______ to what other people talk about you. Believe in yourself.
A. notice B. way C. attention D. allowance
Question 19: British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are
as different as _______.

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 A. cats and dogs B. chalk and cheese: khác hoàn toàn C. salt and pepper: màu
muối tiêu D. here and there: ở đây đó
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 20: Many scientists agree that global warming poses great threats to all species on Earth.
A. risks B. annoyances C. fears D. irritations
Question 21: How on earth could they do away with a lovely old building like that and put a car
park there instead?
A. keep B. destroy C. decrease D. upgrade
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 22: When he passes the entrance exam, his parents will be walking on air.
A. extremely happy B. extremely light
C. feeling extremely unhappy D. feeling extremely airy
Question 23: Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.
A. cover B. conserve C. presume D. reveal
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each
of the following exchanges.
Question 24: Liam and Kara are having a discussion about learning new skills.
- Liam: I think that self-leadership is a crucial skills for everyone nowadays.”
- Kara: “_______. It greatly helps us achieve success.”
A. I don’t think it’s right B. I don’t understand
C. You may be wrong D. I definitely agree
Question 25: Dan is talking to his friend after work.
- Dan: “Do you still feel like going to a movie tonight?”
- Dan’s friend: “_______. What movie should we see?”
A. I’m not sure B. I like movies C. It’s a great idea D. No, thanks
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 26 to 30.
My first job was a sales assistant at a large department store. I wanted to work part-time, because
I was still studying at university and I was only able to work a few nights a week. I came across the
advertisement in the local newspaper. I remember the interview as though it were yesterday. The
(26) ________ manager sat behind a large desk. He asked me various questions which surprised me
because all I wanted was to work in sales.
An hour later, I was told that I had got the job and was given a contract to go over. I was to be
trained for ten days before I took my post. Also, as a member of staff, I was (27) ________ to some
benefits, including discounts. When I eventually started, I was responsible (28) ________ the toy
section. I really enjoyed it there and I loved demonstrating the different toys. I was surprised at how
friendly my colleagues were, too. They made working there fun even when we had to deal with
customers (29) ________ got on our nerves. (30) ________ , working there was a great experience
which I will never forget.
Question 26: A. person B. personal C. personage D. personnel:
nhân sự
Question 27: A. entitled B. given C. catered D. supplied
Question 28: A. in B. with C. for D. to
Question 29: A. which B. why C. where D. who
Question 30: A. By contrast B. However C. Moreover D. On the whole
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 31 to 35.

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 Grandma Moses is among the most celebrated twentieth-century painters of the United States,
yet she had barely started painting before she was in her late seventies. As she once said of herself,
“I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.” No one could have had
a more productive old age. She was bom Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State, one
of five boys and five girls. (“We came in bunches, like radishes.”) At twelve she left home and was
in domestic service until at twenty-seven, she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her
employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle
Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived, and husband died in 1927.
Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby, but only
switched to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep
busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a fair, and were
soon spotted by a dealer who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures were exhibited
in the Museum of Modem Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the
1930s and her death she produced some 2,000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals of the rural
life she had known for so long, with a marvelous sense of color and form. “I think real hard till
think of something real pretty, and then I paint it,” she said.
Question 31: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Grandma Moses: A Biographical Sketch B. The Children of Grandma Moses
C. Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition D. Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists
Question 32: Grandma Moses spent most of her life _______.
A. nursing B. painting C. embroidering D. farming
Question 33: The word “whom” in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. Grandma Moses and her husband C. Grand Moses and her siblings
B. Grand Moses and her children D. Grandma Moses’s children
Question 34: According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to
_______.
A. decorate her home B. keep active
C. improve her salary D. gain an international reputation
Question 35: In paragraph 2, the word “spotted” could best be replaced by ___phát hiện____.
A. speckled B. featured C. noticed D. damaged
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 signature usually contains either a first name and a surname, or initials and a surname, or, less
frequently a first name and initials. Your first name represents your private or family self, and your
surname represents your public self, how you are socially and at work.
If your first name is more prominent in your signature, this implies that you have positive
feelings about your childhood and that your “private” self is more important to you than your
“public” self. If your surname is more prominent, this means that your “public” self is more
important to you. The more space between your name and surname, the more you wish to keep your
public and private self separate. If you only use initials either for your first name or your surname
in your signature, this means that you are more secretive about this part of your personality (your
private or public persona).
A legible signature implies that you are a person with clear ideas and objectives. The more
illegible your signature is, the less assertive you are as a person, and the more you tend to avoid
conflict.
Most signatures are horizontal, rising or descending. A rising signature means that you are the
kind of person who, when faced with problems, will work to overcome them. Usually optimistic,
you are in control and ambitious. A descending signature means that you have a tendency to get
depressed and give up when faced with problems, and lack self-confidence. Some people’s
signatures go through a temporary phase where they go down, which shows that they are going
through a hard time or an illness. A horizontal signature suggests an emotionally stable person who
is well-balanced and generally satisfied with the way their life is going. If your signature is bigger

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than the rest of the letter or document you have written, that means that you are self-confident and
have quite a high opinion of yourself. Some people actually sign in capital letters, which suggests
they are arrogant rather than self-confident. People whose signature is smaller than the rest of the
text may be insecure and have low self-esteem.
Question 36: What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A. Instructions of writing your signature B. Changing your signatureas being inadvisable
C. What your signature says about you D. Scientific facts behind signature
Question 37: The word “initials” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. a person’s full name B. all the letters in a signature
C. first letters of all of a person’s names D. a person’s family name
Question 38: What does signing only initials for your first name suggest?
A. You want to keep your private self secret. B. You want to keep your public self secret.
C. You tend to avoid conflicts. D. You are in control when faced with problems.
Question 39: The word “legible” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. legal B. clear C. neat D. straight
Question 40: The word “they” in paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. signatures B. people C. problems D. documents
Question 41: What kind of person are you if you sign in capital letters?
A. Arrogant B. Emotionally stable C. Optimistic D. Ambitious
Question 42: What aspect of signature is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Space within a signature B. Legibility
C. Size D. Shape
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 43: The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner terrible, so I
A B C -> was
was embarrassed.
D
Question 44: The threat of being dismissed do not worry me any more because I have started
A B C -> does not worry
my own business.
D
Question 45: She wishes we didn’t send her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.
A -> hadn’t sent B C
D
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 46: It’s difficult for me to understand what he implies.
A. I find it difficult to understand what he really means.
B. Understanding what he implies is found difficult.
C. What he implies is not very difficult to understand.
D. To understand what he really means is difficult to find.
Question 47: I could not get the job because I did not speak English well.
A. I would have spoken English well if I could get that job.
B. I wish I had got the job so that I could speak English well.
C. Despite my poor English, I was successful in the job.
D. I failed to get the job because of my poor English.
Question 48: A small hotel was the only choice of place to stay at during my trip to London.

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 A. I had different choices of where to stay during my trip to London.
B. I had no alternative but to stay at a small hotel during my trip to London.
C. There were a lot of hotels for me to choose from during my trip to London.
D. I was talked into staying at a small hotel during my trip to London.
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 49: Smoking is an extremely harmful habit. You should give it up immediately.
A. As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately.
B. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful habit.
C. When you give up smoking immediately, you will affect your health with this harmful habit.
D. Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful habits.
Question 50: I did not dare to turn on the television. I was afraid of waking the baby up.
A. I did not dare to turn on the television for fear of waking up the baby.
B. Waking the baby up, I could not continue watching the television.
C. I decided not to turn on the television in order to wake the baby up.
D. I decided to turn the television down to avoid waking the baby up.