SECTION B: PHONETICS

Part 1. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0,5
pt).
1. A. natural B. nature C. native D. nation
2. A. southern B. northern C. mouth D. month
3. A. both B. cloth C. ghost D. sold
4. A. examine B. determine C. famine D. dine
5. A. sacred B. decided C. contaminated D. watered
Part 2. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others (0,5 point).
1. A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average
2. A. dormitory B. category C. priority D. ordinary
3. A. compliment B. effective C. charity D. extreme
4. A. advertise B. advertisement C. teenager D. surrounding
5. A. national B. newspaper C. dormitory D. biology
SECTION C: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
Part 1: Choose the answer A, B, C or D which best fits the space in each of the following
sentences.2pts
1. _________ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listening.
A. What the woman was B. That the woman was
C. The woman was D. When was the woman
2. -“Do you mind if I take a seat?” - “________.”
A. Yes, I don’t mind B. No, do as you please
C. No I mind D. Yes, do as you please
3. As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 ________ gave them a standing ovation.
A. bystanders B. spectators C. viewers D. audiences
4. My parents lent me the money. ________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
A. However B. Therefore C. Only if D. Otherwise
5. It is interesting to take ________ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing.
A. over B. on C. in D. up
6. Jack made me ________ him next week.
A. promise calling B. to promise calling C. to promise to call D. promise to call
7. “I passed the TOEFL test, Mom.” - “________.”
A. All right B. Thank you C. Well done D. Good luck
8. The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it ________ warmer.
A. was B. were C. has been D. had been
9. - “Eric is really upset about losing his job.” - “ Well, ________ once myself, I can understand.”
A. Having been fired B. Fired C. Having fired D. Being fired
10. ________ you, I’d think twice about that decision. I could be a bad move.
A. Were I B. Should I be C. If I am D. If I had been
11. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted ________ a good answer.
A. put up with B. keep pace with C. made way for D. came up with
12. Not only ________ to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.
A. she refused B. did she refuse C. she did refuse D. when she refused
13. The judge ________ the pedestrian for the accident.
A. accused B. charged C. caught D. blamed
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14. She had to borrow her sister’s car because hers was ________.
A. out of work B. out of order C. on duty D. off work
15. We should participate in the movement ________ to conserve the natural environment.
A. to organize B. organizing C. which organized D. organized
16. His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else’s point of view. He is very ________.
A. open-minded  B. kind-hearted C. narrow-minded D. absent-minded
17. There is ________ in my bedroom.
A. a square wooden old table B. an old square wooden table
C. a wooden old square table D. an old wooden square table
18. “I am sorry. I broke the vase”. - “________.”
A. OK. Go ahead B. Yes, certainly
C. Don’t worry. Things break D. I’d rather not.
19. One’s fingerprints are ________ other person.
A. different from B. different from any
C. differ from any D. different from those of any
20. He is very happy because he passed his exam with ________ colors.
A. flying B. failing C. imagining D. changing
Part 2. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in the blanks (1 pt):
1. I couldn’t resist (laugh) ….........................… at the way he answered my question.
2. He refused (join) ….......................… us on the trip to the mountains.
3. It is raining. We can’t do anything until it (stop) …...........................…
4. He’s used to (ask) …...........................… what to do at home.
5. Everyone (hope) …..........................… that I will pass the entrance exam to Doan Hung gifted secondary
school.
6. You’d better have your hair (cut) …...........................…
7. Much progress (make) …..........................… in study in this class this term.
8. I think your garden needs (weed) …...........................…, and you had better (have) …............................… it done
tomorrow.
9. Nigel felt sick from (eat) …..........................… too many cakes.
Part 3. Fill in each space in the following sentences with the most suitable prepositions. 1pt
1. I'm afraid Tom's ….......................… work. But Jack's in. Would you like to speak to him?
2. These fields have been….......................… the plough for centuries.
3. At first I found the work very tiring, but ….......................… a few weeks I got used to it.
4. When I get home from work I like to relax….......................… the newspaper.
5. I saw Tom at the bus stop this morning but couldn't speak to him because we were standing
….......................… a queue.
6. He is always in a hurry. He drives ….......................… a tremendous speed.
7. Write ….......................… ink and put your name on the top of the page.
8. Some styles never go….......................… fashion.
9. He sits at his desk all day with his head in his hands. It gets ….......................… my nerves.
10. The children hastily changed ….......................… bathing things and jumped into the river with shouts
of delight.
Part 4. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Underline and correct it (2 pt):
Correct
1. My teacher makes me to do all these exercises.

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2. I teach English here since I graduated from university.
3. They are so naughty children that their mother can ’t stand them.
4. Jim said that he was playing the piano in the hall now.
5. My mother is cooking something in the kitchen now. It smells very well.
6. I met Lan, one of my classmates at high school on the street yesterday, so we
stopped talking
7. I’m not used to drive in the left though I have been living in London
for 10 years ago
8. He spoke a few English, so we were able to communicate with him.
9. I look forward to have the resolution to the problem I have mentioned.
10. They are going to get their house to redecorate for the Christmas.
Part 5 : Give the correct form of the word in capital letters given to complete the sentences (1
pt):
1. They are going to …..................................… the town with more trees and parks. BEAUTIFUL
2. My colleagues are very pleasant, but my boss is very …..................................… FRIEND
3. He would get very angry if you …..................................… with his ideas. AGREE
4. She often makes a …..................................… between English and French. COMPARE
5. The bad result makes his parents …..................................… BORE
6. They tried to win but their efforts are …..................................… SUCCESS
7. Everyone admires her …..................................… to help the poor READY
8. We must get rid of the …..................................… which slows our development POOR
9 . He cycles …..................................… and had an acccident CARE
10. The country is very …..................................… so travelling by road is difficult. MOUNTAIN
SECTION D: READING.
Part 1. Read the passage then choose the correct word to fill in the blank. (1 pt)
For good or bad, computers are now part of our daily life. Experts predict that before long
all schools and busineses and most families in the rich part of the world will (1) ________ a
computer of some kind. Among the general public, computer arouse strong feelings – people
either love them (2) ________hate them. The computer lovers talk about how useful computers
can be in business, in education and (3) ________the home. Apart (4) ________all the games, you
can do accounts on them, learn languages from them, write letters on them, and in some places
even (5) ________your shopping with them. Computers they say, bring leisure, as many, as many
(6) ________jobs are taken over by computerized robots. The haters, on the other hand, argue
that computers bring not leisure but (7) ________They worry, too, that people (8) ________spend
all the time talking to computers may forget (9) ________to talk to each other. Their biggest fear is
that computers may eventually take (10) ________
from human beings altogether.
1. A. own B. do C. learn D. make
2. A. to B. but C. and D. or
3. A. at B. on C. in D. to
4. A. for B. from C. with D. to
5. A. do B. make C. have D. surf
6. A. interesting B. skillful C. pleasant D. unpleasant
7. A. unemployed B. employment C. unemployment D. employ
8. A. that B. on who C. who D. whom
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9. A. why B. how C. what D. when
10. A. over B. in C. place D. Off
Part 2: Read the text below and fill in each space with ONE suitable word. 2pt
THE OLD WOMAN
There once was an old woman (1) ………………………….lived in a shoe. This must have been very
cramped and difficult (2) ………………………….living in a shoe is not very comfortable, I expect. One day,
she went out and there (3) ………………………….some children playing in the street nearby where she
lived. (4) ………………………….began shouting at her. "You silly old woman, why do you live in a shoe?",
they shouted, and other things like that. They were very insulting (5) ………………………….the old
woman. I don't know why the old woman had to live in a shoe, but she (6) …………………………. have
been very poor, and it was not nice to (7)……………………….. fun of the poor woman because she was
so hard up that she had nowhere (8)………………………… to live. But children can be very cruel
sometimes (9) ………………………….this case wasn't an exception. However, on this occasion the old
woman didn't just think their insults meekly, but became very angry and shouting "I will teach you
a (10) ………………………….", she chased them with a cane.

SECTION E: WRITING
Part 1. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original
one. Use the words or phrases given (2 pts):
1. My mother bought me a present on my birthday.
 It's my mother........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2. There was such a frightening atmosphere in that house that we had to leave immediately.
 The atmosphere...................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. He snatched up the fire extinguisher after he read the instruction.
 Having ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4. I did not realize what he had meant until I left home.
 Not until.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5. My parents never make me work hard.
 I’m.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6. It was her lack of confidence that surprised me.
 What I found............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7. He is too inexperienced to undertake this demanding job.
 He is not........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8. Mrs Mai is very proud of her son’s intelligence.
 Mrs Mai takes..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9. You can try to get Hung to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.
 There’s no point ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10. It is the first time we have listened to this kind of music.
 Never ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................