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 1: They arrived too late to get good seats.
A. They got good seats some time after they arrived.
B. They had to stand for the whole show.
C. Although they were late, they found some good seats,
D. When they arrived, the good seats were already taken.
Question 2: "I'm going to Paris next week." said Tom.
A. Tom invited me to Paris with him the following week.
B. Tom told me to go to Paris next week.
C. Tom said that he was going to Paris the following week.
D. I am going to Paris next week with Tom.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to Indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the blanks.
Education is more important today than ever before. It helps people acquire the skills they need
for such everyday (3)......... as reading a newspaper or managing their money. It also gives them the
specialized training they may need to prepare for a job or career. For example, a person must meet certain
educational requirements and obtain a (4).......... or certificate before he can practise law or medicine.
Many fields, like computer operation or police work, (5)........ satisfactory completion of special training
courses.
Education is also important because it helps people get more out of life. It increases their
knowledge and understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that make life more interesting
and enjoyable, such as the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or play a musical (6)........
Such education becomes (7)........ Important as people gain more and more leisure time.
Question 3: A. works B. jobs C. actions D. activities
Question 4: A. card B. paper C. licence D. diploma
Question 5: A. to require B. require C. requiring D. requires
Question 6: A. device B. appliance C. equipment D. instrument
Question 7: A. increase B. increasing C. increasingly D. increased

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 8: A. damaged B. developed C. distinguished D. sacrificed
Question 9: A. overdoze B. opposition C. oppose D. ozone

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SYNONYM in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 10: The sale of drugs is controlled by law in most of countries.
A. restricted B. legal C. optional D. permitted
Question 11: The rains of 1993 causing the Missouri river to overflow resulted in one of the worst floods
of the 20th century.
A. stopped B. lessened C. caused D. overcame

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in
the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 12: A. contact B. concert C. concern D. constant
Question 13: A. obsolete B. refugee C. picturesque D. geologically

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.
The computer age is producing an army of robots-machines that are directed by electronic brains
and that replace human labor in industrial operations. Many are artificial arms which reach into areas man
only enters only at his peril, such as the inside of a nuclear reactor.
Already in 1990, there were thousands of robots working in industrial plants throughout the
world. The big changeover to the robot, however, is likely to come only when their costs go down while
workers' wages continue to rise.
Question 14: The article makes clear that a very valuable use of many robots is to...........
A. replace the human brain in producing computers
B. do tasks extremely dangerous for humans to do
C. aid doctors in medical operations
D. act as a teacher to human beings
Question 15: The writer indicates that the widespread replacement of human labor by industrial robots
A. is being delayed mainly for economic reasons
B. is starting especially in the developing nations
C. has hardly begun worldwide
D. will not take place in the foreseeable future
Question 16: Sentence 1 indicates that robots are used mainly ........
A. to operate computers B. to fight wars
C. to take the place of human workers D. to direct electronic brains
Question 17: An observer today is most likely to see robots in operation in............
A. military battles B. business offices C. modern factories D. scientific laboratories
Question 18: What does "peril" mean?
A. safety B. danger C. risky D. wonder
Question 19: Which one of the following statements about the last sentence in the passage is certainly
true?
A. The cost of the average robot is higher than that of a human worker.,
B. Robots are becoming more expensive all the time.
C. The cost of a human worker is higher than that of the average robot.
D. Robots are becoming cheaper all the time.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 20: Patience is a kind of quality- and that's....... it takes to do anything well.
A. why B. that C. what D. which
Question 21: Pupils are looking forward to........ on holiday.
A. have gone B. going C. went D. go
Question 22: Peter is very grateful ......... you......... all the help you have given him.
A. to/ for B. by/for C. for / to D. for / by
Question 23: They gave.......... looking for her when it grew dark.
A. in B. off C. out D. up
Question 24: Nothing........... I do seems to please her.
A. which B. who C. whom D. that
Question 25: Henry recently found a brother who was thought........twenty years before.
A. to have been killed B. to have killing C. to have been killing D. to have killed
Question 26: Don’t make noise! My mother ........ with her friend.
A. talked B. talks C. was talking D. is talking
Question 27: I have little money now. If I .......... some, I.......... a pocket calculator.
A. will have/ buy B. would have/ bought C. have/ will buy D. had/ would buy
Question 28: Let your name ..... in the sheet of paper.
A write B. be written C. to be written D. being written
Question 29: ............ there be an emergency, call this number.
A. Will B. Should C. Does D. Can
Question 30: My brother often says that he won't get married until he ......... 30 years old.
A. will be B. will have been C. has been D. is
Question 31: Take this road and you will....... at the hotel in five minutes.
A. come B. arrive C. reach D. find
Question 32: Her coat was ………. on the floor.
A. flowing B. laying C. setting D. lying
Question 33: Laura: "What a lovely house you have!" - Mary: “..........”
A. Thank you. Hope you will drop in. B. Thanks. I think so.
C. No problem. D. Of course not. It's not costly.
Question 34: There were over 500......... taking part in the running contest.
A. competitors B. competitive C. competitions D. competitiveness
Question 35: Paul plays...........soccer better than he plays......... guitar.
A. the/the B. X/X C. X/the D. the/X
Question 36: He will take us to the town.......... we can see old temples.
A. which B. whom C. where D. that
Question 37:......... boy sitting in...........last row is my brother.
A. The/a B. A/the C. The/the D. A/X
Question 38: She wasn't feeling very well; otherwise, she .....the meeting so early.
A. didn't leave B. hadn't left C. wouldn't have left D. wouldn't leave

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 39: This restaurant is famous as its salads.
A. as B. is C. This D. salads
Question 40: The world's rain forests are being cut down at the rate on 3,000 acres per hour.
A. per hour B. are being C. on D rain

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) ANTONYM in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 41: Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest.
A. hungry B. mean C. fed D. full
Question 42: Is mathematics a compulsory subject in Vietnamese highschool?
A. required B. despised C. difficult D. optional
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 43: Nobody knows anything about Brenda’s family.
A. Brenda’s family knows nothing about it.
B. Brenda knows nothing about her family.
C. Nothing is not known about Brenda’s family.
D. Nothing is known about Brenda’s family.
Question 44: This is the most interesting film that she has ever seen.
A. She has ever seen a more interesting film than this one.
B. Never before she has ever seen such an interesting film.
C. This is the first time she has ever seen such an interesting film.
D. This is the first time she has never seen such an interesting film.

Rewrite the following sentences.

Question 45: I fell asleep because the film was boring.
➔ The film was so..................................................
Question 46: Larry didn't buy the shirt because she didn't have enough money.
➔ If Larry...............................................................................................
Question 47: I think you should go by train.
➔ He advised us .................................................
Question 48: We started to write to each other two years ago.
➔ We have .................................................

Write the correct form of the words in the bracket.

Question 49: Hundreds of ............................ have been involved in the research. (science)
Question 50: Smoking can cause ........................ diseases. (danger)