SECTION 1: LISTENING (2.

0 points)
I. People are talking about the vacations they want to take. What does each
person want to do? Listen and choose the correct answer. (1.0 points)
1. A. travel alone B. travel with a friend C. take a group tour
2. A. visit big cities B. visit small towns C. stay in expensive
hotels
3. A. have a boring vacation B. stay in cheap hotels C. see and do everything
4. A. spend time on a quiet beach B. spend time in Bangkok
C. see and do everything
5. A. spend a month in Mexico City B. visit a small town
C. travel with other tourists
II. The speakers are talking about global issues. Are the statement True (T) or
False (F) (1.0 points)
1. He wants to be the mayor of the city.
2. She’s going to move to Chicago.
3. He reads a lot of sports magazines.
4. She bought a new car.
5. She started recyling her garbage.
Write your answers here:

1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. T
SECTION 2: PHONETICS (1.0 points)
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
from that of the rest by writing your answer A, B, C, or D in the numbered
box. (0.6 points)
1. A. clothing B. memorize C. decorative D. major
2. A. Efficient i B. element e C. Electricity i D. Election i
3. A. biscuits B. newspapers C. magazines D. vegetables
Write your answers here:

1. 2. 3.
II. Choose the letter A, B, C or D next to the word whose main stress is placed
differently (0.4 points)
1. A. Momentum 2 B. Hurricance 1 C. vocalno D. material
2. A. collect B. recycle C. Resource 2 D. Nature 1
Write your answers here:

1. 2.
SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (8.0 points)
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your
answer A, B, C, or D in the numbered box. (7.0 points)
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1. “Listen Donna, I don’t care if you __________ the bus this morning. You
________ late to work many times. You are fired!” the boss said.
A. have missed, have been B. missed; have been
C. missed; were D. were missing; were
2. A: Do you think it’s going to rain?
B: _______________
A. I hope not B. I don’t hope C. I don’t hope that D. I don’t hope so
3. Once used up, _________ .
A. these minerals can never be replaced B. we can never replace these minerals
C. but these minerals can never be replaced D. can these minerals be never
replaced
4. The rhinoceros, whose numbers have dropped alarmingly recently, has been
declared a(n) _____ species.
A. danger B. endanger C. endangered D. dangerous
5. ________________ or would you prefer one with a shower?
A. Is this room doing B. Does this room do
C. Has this room done D. Will this room do
6. It is common knowledge that sportsmen _________ themselves in good form by
regular swimming.
A. put B. make C. take D. keep
7. After he left _________ University of Massachusettes, he went to _______ Ball
State in Indiana.
A. the; ø B. the ; the C. ø , the D. ø ; ø
8. Julia: “_____________”
Carol: “No, that’s Helen’s.”
A. Is this your luggage? B. Are these yoru luggages?
C. Is your luggage this one? D. Are your luaggages these ones?
9. Mary Smith decided to give up her job for the _______ of her children.
A. care B. sake C. reason D. concern
10. The manager insisted ______ me a position in the company.
A. for offering B. on offering C. in offer D. to offer
11. _______ the government fall, the stock market will crash.
A. Provided B. In case C. Should D. If
12. __________ the weather forecast it will rain heavily later this morning.
A. On account of B. According to C. Because of D. Due to
13. It _________ these questions that are difficult.
A. are B. was C. is D. has
14. ________ a famous personality has its advantages and disadvantages.
A. To be B. Been C. Be D. Being
15. She was unable to warn her mother that she would be late because her
telephone was ______.
A. out of work B. off work C. out of order D. off duty
16. As its sales have increased, that computer company is going to _________
more staff.
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 A. take in B. take on C. take over D. take up
17. Up __________ when it saw its master.
A. jumped the dog B. did the dog jump C. the dog jumped D.does the dog
jump
18. My friends have just moved to a new flat in a residential area on the _______
of Paris.
A. suburds B. outside C. outskirts D. outside
19. On Sundays in England most shops were closed and _____ the theatres and
cinemas.
A. so were B. neither were C. were too D. so weren’t
20. _______ many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages.
A. Wherever B. Whatever C. Whenever D. However
21. The pilot along with some passengers ___________ rescued last night.
A. is B. have been C. was D. were
22. Don’t put David in charge of arranging the theatre trip; he’s too _________.
A. organized B. disorganized C. unorganized D. inorganized
23. A quick look would reveal that France has twice _________ computers.
A. more televisions than B. as many as televisions
C. many as televisions as D. as many televisions as
24. Anyone _________ about the environment cannot ignore the facts _______ the
speaker was referring.
A. whose concerned; to that B. who’s concerned; to which
C. who’s concerning; which D. whose concern; that
25. Holiday _________ often visit the resort and stay there for at least one night
before returning home.
A. goers B. makers C. doers D. people
26. _________ chicken are allowed to move around to feed naturally.
A. Free-ranged B. Free-fed C. Free-range D. Free-feed
27. ______ over long distances is a fact.
A. That electricity transmitting B. That electricity can be transmitted
C. That electricity D. That can be transmitted
28. Only during the early twentieth century __________ in the United States.
A. liquor was prohibited then B. that liquor was prohibited
C. when liquor was prohibited D. was liquor prohibited
29. Don’t leave here, _________?
A. do you B. don’t you C. will you D. shall we
30. The _________ source of power in 1970 ws from natural gasf, with almost
25%.
A. second most important B. most second important
C. second important most D. most important second
31. The athletes have to put a lot of effort in this ________ as they don’t have
enough time. Sea Games is coming.
A. short-timed schedule B. intensive program
C. extensive program D. short plan
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32. The US postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that
two pieces of identification _________.
A. for presentation B. be presented C. presented D. must present
33. Inexpensive air fares ________ about by the “Visit ASEAN Pass” have
faciliated traveling in ASEAN countries.
A. brought B. taken C. put D. come
34. The flight attendant remined the man that smoking ___________ on plane.
A. was not allowed B. is not allowed C. not to allow D. not allow
35. By the time it was bought by my aunt and uncle some two hundred years later
it ________ by a long list of different people expecting the price to be rather high.
A. would be owned B. had been owned C. was owned D. was being owned
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D in the space provided to indicate the
underlined part that needs correction in each of the flowing questions. (1.0
points)
1.The students in the domitories (A) were forbidden, unless (B) they have speical
passes (C), from staying (D) out after 11.30 p.m. -> to stay
2. The behavior of animals appears (A) to depend on patterns of reations which (B)
they (C) are (D) born. -> when
3. The (A) Concorde can fly accross (B) the Atlantic without re-fueling (C) and
carrying (D) 11 tons of freight.
4. The referee (A) said that the ball hadn’t crossed (B) the line so the goalie (C)
was disallowed (D). -> goal (sai nghĩa)
5. Laura as well (A) as all her classmates were (B) very happy that she won (C) the
scholarship (D) this time.
SECTION 4: READING (5.0 points)
I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. Write your
answer in the numbered box. (2.0 points)
One of the hottest topics on the international development agenda is how to
harness the power of International Monetary Fund for the benefit of developing
countries. What is sometimes called “ the death of distance”, brought about by the
(1) _____ allows professional services such as (2) _____ education and training to
be provided easily and quickly to (3) _____ areas. Some of the gains can be seen
in countries as diverse as India and Moroco, where innovation range from (4)
______ government announcements to local craftsmen selling their wares to a ( 5)
______ market. But already a huge and expanding (6) _____ divide is opening up
between developed and developing nations. The major task facing world leaders at
present is to (7) _____ everybody on the planet with clean water, basic education
and the drugs needed to fight preventable diseases. Installing a (8) _____ in every
classroom and linking us all to (9) ____ must be a lesser (10) _______, for the
time being at least.
1. A. computer B. telephone C. modem D. internet
2. A. stationery B. softwave C. hardwave D. equipment
3. A. far B. uninhabited C. remote D. secluded
4. A. programmed B. broadcast C. recorded D. online
5. A. global B. technical C. village D. shrinking
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6. A. physical B. digital C. electrical D. economical
7. A. supply B. give C. donate D. administer
8. A. plug B. video C. mobile phone D. modem
9. A. the real world B. cyberspace C. virtual reality D. outer space
10. A. priority B. advantage C. importance D. criteria
Write your answers here:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

II. 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. Write
your answer in the numbered box. (1.0 points)
Few men have influenced the development of American English to the
extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his
name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale
in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in
Harford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how inadequate the
available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.
In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A
Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that
consisted of speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was
generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it
sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for
the rest of life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious
Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806, and was also
very successful.

In 1807, Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of

the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the
study of English and its relationship to other languages, and seven more years to
the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of
the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United
States. Webster’s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American
language was developing distinct meanings, pronounciation, and spellings from
those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms:
develop instead of develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color
and honor instead of colour and honour.
1. Which of the following would the best title for the passage?
A. Webster’s Work B. Webster’s Dictionaries
C. Webster’s School D. Webster’s Life
2. The word inadequate in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by ?
A. Unavailable B. Expensive C. Difficult D. Unsatisfactory
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3. From which publication did Webster earn a lifetime income?
A. Compendious Dictionary of the English Language
B. An American Dictionary of the English Language
C. An American Dictionary of the English Language: Second Edition
D. The American Spelling Book
4. When was An American Dictionary of the English Language published ?
A. 1817 B. 1807 C. 1828 D. 1824
5. The word it in the paragraph 2 refers to ?
A. Language B. Usage C. Authority D. Dictionary
Write your answers here:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

III. Read the passage below and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable
word. Write your answer in the numbered box. (2.0 points)
With the coming of the motor car at the end of the last century a new era in
personal transport was born. The early motorist certainly (1) ____had___ his
problems – perhaps the biggest one being (2) __whether_____ his vehicle would
start or not. This problem has almost (3) _disappeared_____ today, but others have
(4) _____ its place. More traffic and faster vehichles mean that, (5) however_____
safe and reliable a car may be, its driver has to have (6) _much_ ___ more driving
skill than ever before.
Today’s drivers cannot neglect their own direct and personal
(7)responsibility___ for the accidents that happen on the road every year. A good
driver has many things (8) _in____ his make-up. Some of (9) _them___, such as
experience and skill, will come only in (10) time _____, but others – just as
important – must (11) ___be__ part of him from the start. These qualities are a
(12) __ of responsibility for the safety of others, a determination to (13)
_focus_____ on the job driving, patience and courtesy. Toghether, these become
what is generally known (14) _as_____ the driver’s attitude.
(15) ______ everyone is patient (16) __by____ nature or gifted with good
(17) ______ of concentration. But because attitude is (18) ________ important a
part of safe driving, every driver must (19) ___make____ a real effort to develop
these qualities - and this effort must start from the (20) _______ beginning of the
first driving lesson.
SECTION 5: WRITING (4.0 points)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)
1. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.

 The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is higher than the Atlantic.

2. You should have persuaded him to change his mind.

 You didn’t have to persuade him to change his mind.

3. When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is also high.
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 The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.

4. We couldn’t climb up the moutain yesterday because the fog was so thick.

 The thick fog made us not to climb up the moutain yesterday.

5. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.

 I object to people criticizing me unfairly.

6. There aren’t many books which explain this problem so well.

 In few other books is this problem well-explained.

7. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.

 Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.

8. Optimistic as Jack is, he cannot bear to learn the truth.

 Despite Jack’s optimism, he cannot bear to learn the truth.

9. The early failure of the Spanish squad in the 2014 World Cup deeply
disappointed their fans.

 To the disappointment of their fans, the Spanish squad had to leave the 2014
early.

10. The hurricance blew off the roof of his house.

 He had the roof of his house blown off by the hurricane.

II. Paragraph writing (2.0 points)
What benefits does English Clubs bring to secondary students. Write a short
paragraph of about 140 words to express your ideas.
From my point of view, English Clubs bring a myriad of benefits to secondary
students. To begin with, if we join English Clubs, we can have a great opportunity
to improve our English skills. For example, when communicating in English clubs,
the better learners will help us correct mistakes in the speaking process or incorrect
usage of words. Therefore, we may get a promotion in studying. Secondly, taking
part in English clubs is a great idea for us to be confident. We work and study in
an eventful environment, we also communicate with many people. As a result, we
may be more confident. Finally, by joining the English clubs, we can make more
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friends. We can find a lot of people who are in common with us in English clubs.
Thus, we can make friends and chat with them. In summary, participating in
English clubs can bring us a good chance to improve our English skills,
communication skills, and to have more friends.
The end 