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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 1: Laura hoped __________ to join the club. She could make friends with many people here.
A. inviting ven B. being invited C. to invite D. to be invited
Question 2: To ________ should I write if I want to make a complaint?
A. what B. whom C. which D. whose
Question 3: ________ have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and the Internet is
widely recognized.
A. It is that computers B. That computers
C. Computers that D. That it's computers
Question 4: _________ to school by bus as they are not old enough to ride motorbikes.
A. Much students go B. Many the students go
C. Many a student goes D. Many of the students goes
Question 5: I am sure your girlfriend will lend you a sympathetic __________ when you explain the situation
to her.
A. eye B. arm C. finger D. ear
Question 6: Efforts are underway to protect endangered species from further human _______, but in many
areas it is already too late.
A. depredation B. habitation C. deterioration D. administration
Question 7: She used to work here as a teacher, _________ he?
A. didn't B. hadn't C. wouldn't D. doesn't
Question 8: Hurry up if you want to buy something because there is _________ left.
A. hardly something B. a great deal C. hardly anything D. hardly little
Question 9: Many ambulances took _________ injured to a nearby hospital.
A. a B. the C. Ø D. an
Question 10: I would sooner you _________ your phone in the meeting.
A. shouldn't have used B. shouldn't use C. not to use D. didn't use
Question 11: Huong's encouraging words gave me to undertake the demanding task once again.
A. a point B. an incentive C. a target D. a resolution
Question 12: The fireworks festival is _________ event that we all want to watch it.
A. such wonderful an B. a very wonderful C. so wonderful an D. a too wonderful
Question 13: It is a biological fact that children _________ their parents.
A. take after B. look up C. care for D. take to
Question 14: Children shouldn't be allowed _________ time ________ computer games.
A. waste - to play B. wasting - playing
C. to waste - to playing D. to waste - playing
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 15: It is raining cats and dogs outside. He wants to climb the mountain today but he can't.
A. It is the heavy rain that prevents him from climbing the mountain today.
B. The heavy rain makes it possible for him to continue going climbing today.
C. He finds it rather hard to climb the mountain despite a heavy downpour outside
D. He can't carry out his mountain climbing because there are many cats and dogs falling out the sky.
Question 16: We arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home.
A. Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.
B. Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home.

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 C. Hardly had we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.
D. No sooner had we realized that our reports were at home than we arrived at the conference.
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 17: It is (A) recommended that (B) people (C) to take regular (D) exercise.
A. recommended B. people C. to take D. exercise
Question 18: Dreams are (A) commonly (B) made up of (C) either visual (D) and verbal images.
A. commonly B. made up C. either D. and
Question 19: Students (A) suppose to read (B) all the questions carefully and find (C) out the answers to (D)
them.
A. suppose B. all the questions C. out D. them
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20: He usually stays in peace in stressful situations but this time he really lost his head.
A. excited B. kept calm
C. lost touch D. took leave of his sense
Question 21: But what the most prevents women from reaching the boardroom, say bosses and headhunters, is
lack of hands-on experience of a firm's core business.
A. unavailable B. untested C. impractical D. insignificant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Early poverty has taught John to stand on his own feet.
A. be independent B. resort to burglary
C. be a good farmer D. be dependent on others
Question 23: She sat with a pensive expression on her face.
A. oppressed B. caged C. happy D. thoughtful

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 24 to 31.
Moving Your Mind for Maximum Fitness
When people design a new workout programme, they often target their chest, stomach, and leg muscles,
hoping to sculpt the perfect physique. However, they often neglect the most important part of the body: the
brain. Our brains grow stronger when we exercise them and weaker when neglected. To assist in keeping our
minds sharp, several websites and apps offer brain games to help us get our mental workouts accomplished in a
very short time.
As we age, our vocabulary continues to expand and we become better at creative plans. However, by the
time we enter our 20s, our prefrontal cortex starts to shrink. Although part of the reason for our decline is
physical, there is evidence that targeted exercises can halt or even reserve cognitive damage. Throughout our
live we maintain the ability to create new neurons whenever we learn something new, like a foreign language or
a new sport. By repeating these activities we create new pathways and connections between neurons that keep
our minds functioning at an optimal level. This is what brain fitness exercises aim to accomplish.
These digital exercises are broken into different categories. The first is memory exercises. These
programmes display information to users and then quiz us to see how much we can recall. The second type is
attention exercises. These games get users to focus on multiple tasks at once, dividing their attention. Although
trying to concentrate on several things at once during work is not recommended, doing it in a game
environment can help to strengthen our focus in the long term. Speed exercises, on the other hand, are designed
to keep our minds agile. In addition to these major categories, there are other games that focus on specific
situations like remembering names and faces, or calculating directions.

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 Although many users rave about positive effects of these games, there are other hacks we can use to
strengthen our brains. One is napping. Studies have shown that people who nap in the afternoon fared much
better at mental tasks than those who didn't. A little caffeine can also make your mind sharper, as long as you
don't overdo it. Finally, getting some physical exercise also tends to improve the clarity of our thinking. In other
words, maybe the Roman poet Juvenal was on to something when he wrote "A sound mind in a healthy body".
Question 24: What happens when we don't exercise our brains?
A. It grows much bigger in size. B. It doesn't work well.
C. It causes lots of health problems. D. It keeps functioning well.
Question 25: What function of our brain improves as we get older?
A. Nothing improves at all. B. We can remember more things.
C. We think in a silly way. D. We are better at making plans.
Question 26: All of the following are true about our brains EXCEPT that ___________.
A. the number of neurons remains the same throughout our lives
B. our brains become stronger when we are more mentally active
C. there are several web sites and apps to help us get our mental workout
D. connections and pathways between neurons play an important role in the functions of our brains
Question 27: What could replace the word "optimal" in paragraph 2?
A. debatable B. unacceptable C. excellent D. decent

Question 28: What is the meaning of the word "it" in paragraph 3?

A. doing memory exercises B. concentrating on many things
C. keeping your mind empty D. focusing on one thing
Question 29: The word "agile" in paragraph 3 is opposite in meaning to _________.
A. smart B. sharp C. inactive D. broad
Question 30: What can be inferred from the passage?
A. There is a close relationship between physical and mental health.
B. Our brains will work very well during a nap.
C. We don't need brain games when we are playing a new sport.
D. There are some brain games to treat mental diseases.
Question 31: According to the passage, which of the following statements about coffee is true?
A. It is not very good for your brain. B. You should drink as much of it as possible.
C. Its effects on the brain were never tested. D. A few cups of it could help your brain.
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 32: A. ploughs B. photographs C. gas D. laughs
Question 33: A. suitable B. recruitment C. building D. suit
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 34: A. superb B. legal C. ideal D. naive
Question 35: A. anniversary B. intercultural C. punctuality D. enthusiasm
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 36: Rebecca and Peter are at the airport.
- Rebecca: "Don't forget to send your parents my regards."
- Peter: “__________”
A. Never mind. B. Thanks, I will.
C. It's my pleasure. D. Good idea, thanks.
Question 37: Linh and Tim are in the classroom.

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- Linh: "Would you mind closing the door?"
- Tim: “_________”
A. No, not at all. I'll do it now. B. Yes, of course. Are you tired?
C. Yes, I do. You can close it. D. Don't worry. Go ahead!

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 38: After the members of the committee had had lunch, they discussed the problem.
A. Having been served lunch, it was discussed by the committee members of the problem.
B. Having been served lunch, the problem was discussed by the members of the committee.
C. Having been served lunch, a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee.
D. Having been served lunch, the committee members discussed the problem.
Question 39: Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.
A. If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test.
B. Although she didn't read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
C. Not having read the reference books, she couldn't finish the test.
D. Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.

Question 40: Many countries share the view that drastic measures must be taken to stop the pollution of the
seas.
A. The pollution of the seas can only be prevented provided that many countries follow the same policy.
B. A lot of countries agree that it is essential to take strong action to put an end to the pollution of the seas.
C. The seas will, it seems, continue to be polluted unless this agreement is accepted by a majority of the
countries.
D. By putting into practice a series of precaution it is generally believed that the pollution of the seas will be
prevented.
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 41 to 45.
Biorobotics is a field within robotic science that is based on the movements of living things. The most
famous biorobots look and move a lot like humans. However, there are several robots that have been made to
mimic animals. While many companies develop such robots as toys, some are used for practical purposes.
One example of a biorobot is a flying robot that is based on the movements of bees. The robot, named
"Carlton," was developed by the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence. Built to be both light and
powerful, it can hover like a bee in tight spaces, and also change direction without losing speed. This robot's
abilities make it very useful for military and police search and rescue missions. For example, Carlton can hide
behind a tall wall, rise up to quickly look at what is on the other side, and then hide again. It can also send video
images of what it sees to soldiers in a safe location far away.
"Modsnake" is a robot that was modeled on snakes. This robot was developed by the Carnegie Mellon
University Biorobotics Lab. It is made to move like a snake, so it can pass through narrow spaces, move over all
sorts of obstacles, climb poles, and even swim. The way Modsnake moves makes it useful for a variety of tasks,
such as checking for survivors in collapsed buildings, finding damaged areas inside of pipes, and cleaning up oil
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 A third robot, based on cockroaches, also has several uses. "Sprawl" was designed by a research team at
Stanford University to take videos and recover small objects. Like many six-legged robots, Sprawl was made to
move like an insect. However, Sprawl is uncommonly fast and strong for its size, just like a real cockroach.
These characteristics make it particularly useful for military situations in which an enemy might try to disable it.
It is very difficult to shoot because it moves quickly and is relatively small. Even if an enemy shoots Sprawl, it
can usually keep functioning.
Question 41: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Flying abilities of biorobots B. Biorobots that work like humans
C. Military uses of biorobots D. Biorobots based on animals
Question 42: In line 3, the word mimic is closest in meaning to _________.
A. copy B. guard C. teach D. understand
Question 43: In line 3, the word some refers to _________.
A. companies B. robots C. toys D. humans
Question 44: According to the passage, Carlton can do all of the following things EXCEPT __________.
A. change directions quickly B. hide behind walls
C. climb in tight spaces D. send video images
Question 45: Which of the following is true about Sprawl?
A. It is small but very solid. B. It was developed by a German research team.
C. It is smaller than a cockroach. D. It was originally built to destroy small objects.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 46 to 50.
Good gift giving is an art. The perfect present can lift a mood or improve a relationship. It can repair a
wrongdoing, or simply remind a loved one that you care.
Psychologists have long been fascinated by the subject of gifting, because it's a window into so many
other important human traits: how we see others, how we assign value to things, our (46) ______ skills and our
ability empathize.
From sausages to silk flowers, you too can shop like the Queen.
"Humans are an incredibly social species and one of the things that set us apart is forming and
maintaining relationships with others. Gift giving around holidays, birthdays, graduations or weddings (47)
______ a great opportunity to (48) ______ those relationships," said Daniel Farrelly, a psychologist at the
University of Worcester.
Gifting has also become a high stakes business. This year in the US, for example, consumers estimate
they will spend $942 on Christmas gifts, up from $885 in 2018. (49) ______ total, gift expenditure is expected
to surpass $1 trillion. Getting it wrong can come at an increasingly high price.
(50) ______ the occasion, gift giving is a social ritual that requires careful thought and consideration. So
are there a set of rules to follow? We spoke to some experts to help us craft a simple guide to gifting.
(Adapted from https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/rules-of-gift-giving-scn/index.html)
Question 46: A. decide-made B. decision-make C. decision-making D. decisive-making
Question 47: A. is B. have been C. are D. to be
Question 48: A. weaken B. reinforce C. ease D. lesson
Question 49: A. By B. In C. At D. Beyond
Question 50: A. Whoever B. Wherever C. However D. Whatever
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