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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Question 1: "What I've got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for
publication," said the government official to the reporter.
A. beside the point B. not recorded C. not popular D. not yet official
Question 2: I hope things will start to look up in the new year.
A. get better B. get worse C. become popular D. get bored

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.
Victor Gruen, an American architect, revolutionized shopping in the 1950s by creating the type of
shopping centre (3) ___________ we now call a shopping mall.
Gruen's (4) ___________was to provide a pleasant, quiet and spacious shopping environment
with large car parks, which usually meant building in the suburbs. He also wanted people to be able
to shop in all kinds of weather. He insisted on using building designs that he knew people would feel
comfortable with, but placed them in landscaped 'streets' that were entirely enclosed and often
covered with a curved glass roof. This was done to (5) ___________ some of the older shopping
arcades of city centres, but (6) ___________ these housed only small speciality shops, Gruen's
shopping malls were on a much grander scale.
Access to the whole shopping mall was gained by using the main doors, which
(7)___________the shopping 'streets' from the parking areas outside. As there was no need to keep
out bad weather, shops no longer needed windows and doors, and people could wander freely from
shop to shop. In many cities, shopping malls now contain much more than just shops; cinemas,
restaurants and other forms of entertainment are also growing in popularity.
Question 3: A. that B. who C. whose D. what
Question 4: A. direction B. aim C. search D. view
Question 5: A. model B. imitate C. repeat D. shadow
Question 6: A. while B. when C. because D. as a result
Question 7: A. disconnected B. withdrew C. separated D. parted

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 8: Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest.
A. hungry B. rich C. poor D. full
Question 9: The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
A. constant B. changeable C. objective D. ignorant

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 10: Daisy works at a big hospital. She's___________
A. nurse B. a nurse C. the nurse D. nurses
Question 11: Tom painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He___________different
colour.
A. has to choose C. must have chosen
B. should have chosen D. could have been choosing
Question 12: Did you paint it yourself or did you___________ it painted?
A. make B. do C. get D. ask
Question 13: There's someone at the door. ___________it
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A. I'm answering C. I answer
B. I'll answer D. I answered
Question 14: Many a candidate___________unsuccessful in the oral test.
A. was B. aren't C. weren't D. were
Question 15: I couldn't repair my bike, ___________I didn't have the right tools.
A. so B. for C. because of D. therefore
Question 16: In Vietnam, two, three or even four generations live___________one roof.
A. in B. over C. with D. under
Question 17: Many old people are still more___________than some indolent youths.
A. active B. action C. activity D. activeness
Question 18: She was a devoted nurse, always very___________to the needs of her elderly patients.
A. observant B. attentive C. careful D. delicate
Question 19: Young people___________to succeed in life should work hard.
A. who wanting B. want C. wanting D. wanted
Question 20: On___________ he had won, he jumped for joy.
A. he was told B. having told C. being told D. telling
Question 21: I wonder if you could___________ me a small favour, John.
A. do B. give C. make D. bring
Question 22: The process of___________ Jackson from a talented teenager into a franchise player
began in training camp.
A. exchanging B. transforming C. altering D. converting
Question 23: The situation has become___________ worse, and it is now impossible to handle.
A. progressively B. continuously C. frequently D. constantly
Question 24: She was pleased that things were going on _______.
A. satisfied B. satisfactorily C. satisfying D. satisfaction
Question 25: I was late for work because my alarm clock did not _______ .
A. turn off B. put off C. send off D. go off

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 26: A. religion B. official C. currency D. establish
Question 27: A. integration B. original C. relationship D. development

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 28: We almost gave up hope. At that time, the rescue party arrived.
A. We were on the verge of giving up hope when the rescue party arrived.
B. Had the rescue party not arrived, we wouldn't have given up hope.
C. Only after the rescue party arrived did we give up hope.
D. It was not until the rescue party arrived that we gave up hope.
Question 29: They finished one project. They started working on the next.
A. Had they finished one project, they would have started working on the next.
B. Only if they had finished one project did they start working on the next.
C. Hardly had they finished one project when they started working on the next.
D. Not until they started working on the next project did they finish the previous one.

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.
HISTORY OF POTATO CHIPS
Peru’s Inca Indians first grew potatoes in the Andes Mountains in about 200 BC. Spanish
conquistadors brought potatoes to Europe, and colonists brought them to America. Potatoes are
fourth on the list of the world’s food staples – after wheat, corn, and rice. Today, Americans
consume about 140 pounds of potatoes per person every year, while Europeans eat twice as many.
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 One of our favourite ways to eat potatoes is in the form of potato chips. While Benjamin
Franklin was the American ambassador to France, he went to a banquet where potatoes were
prepared in 20 different ways. Thomas Jefferson, who succeeded Franklin as our French
ambassador, brought the recipe for thick–cut, French fried potatoes to America. He served French
fries to guests at the White House in 1802 and at his home, Monticello.
A native American chef named George Crum created the first potato chips on August 24,
1853, at Moon Lake Lodge in Saratoga, New York. He became angry when a diner complained that
his French fries were too thick, so he sliced the potatoes as thinly as possible, making them too thin
and crisp to eat with a fork. The diner loved them, and potato chips were born. In 1860, Chef Crum
opened his own restaurant and offered a basket of potato chips on every table.
Joe “Spud” Murphy and Seamus Burke produced the world’s first seasoned crisps, cheese &
onion and salt & vinegar chips, in the 1950s in Ireland. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, crisps
are what we, in the United States, call potato chips, while their chips refer to our French fries.
Ketchup–flavored chips are popular in the Middle East and Canada. Seaweed–flavored chips are
popular in Asia, and chicken– flavored chips are popular in Mexico. Other flavors from around the
world include: paprika, pickled onions, béarnaise, meat pie, chili crab, salmon teriyaki, borscht,
Caesar salad, roasted sausage, firecracker lobster, roast ox, haggis and black pepper, olive, and
spaghetti.
Question 30: The word “them” in the passage refers to .
A. potatoes B. colonists C. conquistadors D. Indians
Question 31: What happened in the 1950s?
A. The world’s first French fries were produced
B. The world’s first seasoned potato chips were produced.
C. The world’s first potato chips were produced.
D. The world’s first seasoned French fries were produced.
Question 32: Which of the following is a true statement?
A. Different flavored potato chips are popular in different parts of the world.
B. Potato chips are only popular in America.
C. Ketchup–flavored potato chips are most popular in America.
D. Potato chips are not really eaten very much in Asia.
Question 33: Potato chips are called in the United Kingdom.
A. fries B. crisps C. lobsters D. potatoes
Question 34: What question is answered in the second paragraph?
A. Who invented the potato chip?
B. How many pounds of potatoes are eaten per person in America each year?
C. When were salt & vinegar chips invented?
D. Who served French fries in the White House?

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.
Most parents want their sons and daughters to have equal chances of success when they
grow up. Today, equality of the sexes is largely mandated by public policy and law. However, old-
fashioned ideas and a lot of prejudice are still part of our culture and present challenging questions
for parents.
Gender stereotypes are rigid ideas about how boys and girls should behave. We all know
what these stereotypes are: A "feminine" girl should be insecure, accommodating and a little
illogical in her thinking. A "masculine" boy should be strong, unemotional, aggressive, and
competitive. How are children exposed to these stereotypes? According to the researchers David
and Myra Sadker of the American University of Washington, D.C., boys and girls are often treated
differently in the classroom. They found out that when boys speak, teachers usually offer
constructive comments, when girls speak, teachers tend to focus on the behavior. It's more
important how the girls act rather than what they say.
The emphasis on differences begins at birth and continues throughout childhood. For
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example, few people would give pink baby's clothes to a boy or a blue blanket to a girl. Later,
many of us give girls dolls and miniature kitchenware, while boys receive action figures and
construction sets. There's nothing wrong with that. The problem arises when certain activities are
deemed appropriate for one sex but not the other. According to Heather J. Nicholson, Ph.D.,
director of the National Resource Center for Girls, Inc., this kind of practice prevents boys and girls
from acquiring important skills for their future lives.
"The fact is," says Nicholson, "that society functions as a kind of sorting machine regarding
gender. In a recent survey, fifty-eight percent of eighth-grade girls but only six percent of boys
earned money caring for younger children. On the other hand, twenty-seven percent of boys but
only three percent of girls earned money doing lawn work". If we are serious about educating a
generation to be good workers and parents, we need to eliminate such stereotypes as those
mentioned previously.
Gender stereotypes inevitably are passed to our children. However, by becoming aware of
the messages our children receive, we can help them develop ways to overcome these incorrect
ideas. To counteract these ideas, parents can look for ways to challenge and support their children,
and to encourage confidence in ways that go beyond what society's fixed ideas about differences of
sext are.
(Source: https://en.isicollective.com)
Question 35: Which of the following could be the main idea of the passage?
A. Deep-seated stereotypes about genders and their effects.
B. Different prejudice about how girls and boys should behave and be treated.
C. The role of culture in the behavior of different genders.
D. The influence of education and society on gender stereotypes.
Question 36: The word "deemed" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to______.
A. celebrated B. supposed C. designed D. established
Question 37: According to the second passage, David and Myra Sadker of the American University
of Washington, D.0 found that_____.
A. schoolboys and schoolgirls are treated equally in the classroom.
B. teachers often concentrate on boys' behavior and girls' manners.
C. boys are commented usefully whereas girls are paid attention to behavior.
D. girls are taught to be insecure, accommodating and illogical while boys are strong, unemotional,
aggressive, and competitive.
Question 38: According to the passage, which of the following is UNTRUE about gender
stereotypes?
A. Male and female children are expected to behave the same as what adults think they should.
B. The distinctions in treatment to boys and girls commence when they were given birth.
C. Its beneficial for children to practice fundamental skills if they are treated unequally quite early
D. Children are differently treated not only at homes but also at schools.
Question 39: What does the word "that" in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The differences between boys and girls begin at birth and continue throughout childhood.
B. People often give pink clothes to a boy and a blue blanket to a girl.
C.Many people give girls dolls and miniature kitchens and boys receive action figures and
construction sets when they were born.
D. People give different genders of children distinct kinds of presents or clothes.
Question 40: What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Parents are able to help reduce the influence of gender stereotypes on their children.
B. Teachers and parents have to join hands to encourage children's confidence in social activities.
C. Society functions often categorize jobs regardless of genders.
D. The problems males and females get when they are adults may originate from gender stereotypes.

Mark the letter A, B, C, orD on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 41: I visited Mexico and United States last year.
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A. visited B. Mexico C. United States D. last year
Question 42: Yesterday he said he regretted not to have gone to the exhibition last week.
A. yesterday B. said C. regretted D. not to have gone
Question 43: Minh’s mother would sooner not to meet her friend in person than phone her.
A. sooner B. not to meet C. in person D. than

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 44: I’m sure it wasn’t Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.
A. It couldn’t be Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.
B. It can’t have been Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.
C. It mustn’t have been Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.
D. It mightn’t be Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.
Question 45: She asked if I had passed the English test the week before.
A. “Had you passed the English test the week before?” she asked.
B. “Did you passed the English test the week before?” she asked.
C. “Did you pass the English test last week?” she asked.
D. “If you passed the English test last week?” she asked.
Question 46: They stayed for hours, which tired us.
A. We are tiring from their staying for hours.
B. That they stayed for hours made us tired.
C. Staying for hours with us made them feel tired.
D. We are tired so they stayed for hours.

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 47: A. butter B. put C. sugar D. push
Question 48: A. church B. teach C. much D. ache

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 49: David: "Do you want me to help you with those suitcases?"
Jennifer:" ___________”
A. Of course, not for me. B. No, I can't help you now.
C. No, those aren't mine. D. No, I can manage them myself.
Question 50: "What do you do for a living"-"___________”
A. I get a high salary, you know. B. I want to be a doctor, I guess.
C. I work in a bank. D. It's hard work, you know.