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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 1: A. doubt B. mouth C. found D. bought
Question 2: A. conserved B. complained C. approached D. borrowed
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differ from other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. technique B. finish C. reduce D. impress
Question 4: A. participant B. particular C. enthusiast D. preferential
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: She is really dedicated nurse, _______?
A. won’t she B. didn’t she C. doesn’t she D. isn’t she
Question 6: Although the queen of UK has in fact little authority of her own, she ______ informed of
events, and sometimes, she is consulted by the government.
A. keeps B. can be keeping C. is kept D. will keep
Question 7: Laboratory tests carried _______ by three independent teams of experts have given similar
results.
A. out B. about C. in D. up
Question 8: Of the two landscapes that you have shown me, this one is ______.
A. the more picturesque B. The most picturesqueC. picturesque D. by far picturesque
Question 9: My friend gave me a present to my last birthday. It was a ______.
A. blue sleeping polyester bag B. polyester sleeping blue bag
C. blue polyester sleeping bag D. sleeping blue polyester bag
Question 10: The house was burgled while the family ______ in a card game.
A. were playing B. are playing C. played D. play
Question 11: _______extremely bad weather in the mountains, we’re no longer considering our skiing trip.
A. Due to B. Although C. Because D. Despite
Question 12: Mr. Smith will have worked as a manager for 35 years ______.
A. by the time her son takes over her position
B. When her son took over her position
C. as soon as her son had taken over her position
D. After her son had taken over her position
Question 13: ______ the final exams, she went on holiday with her family.
A. Having passed B. passed C. to pass D. passing
Question 14: We thanked the hosts for their ______ and got under way.
A. hospitable B. hospitality C. hospitably D. hospitalize
Question 15: Yesterday, when I went shopping with my mother, we _______ my old teacher, who I hadn’t
seen for nearly 15 years.
A. ran into B. turned out C. took out D. saw with
Question 16: A lot of generous businessmen have ______ valuable contributions to helping needy people.
A. made B. given C. taken D. done
Question 17: Volunteer organizations are generally small-staffed, so they need to _________ lots of
volunteers for a huge event.
A. research B. recruit C. catch D. employ
Question 18: It was an act of considerable bravery, was beyond the call of duty, and we will forever be in
his _________.
A. debit B. help C. bill D. debt
Question 19: I really enjoy being with my father. He has got a really good ______ of humour.
A. sense B. way C. mood D. feeling
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 20: Most of the guests at the dinner party chose to dress elegantly, but one man wore jeans and a
T-shirt; he was later identified as an artist.
A. gracefully B. showily C. cheaply D. unsophisticatedly
Question 21: As visitors explore this magnificent place, there are always new surprises for them.
A. interesting B. strange C. impressive D. unusual
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 22: I'd go mad if I had to do a dead-end job like working on a supermarket checkout.
A. boring B. monotonous C. fascinating D. demanding
Question 23: ‘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. already official B. beside the point C. not popular D. not recorded
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 24:
- John: “How are you getting on in your new job?”
- Mary: “______”
A. I’m really enjoying it. B. It offers good salary.
C. I’m very well, thanks. D. I have to travel to work every day.
Question 25: Tom and Tony are talking about a tennis game.
- Tom: “I thought your tennis game was a lot better today, Tony.”
- Tony: “______! I thought it was terrible.”
A. You can say that again.
B. Thanks! Same to you.
C. No, I think so.
D. You’ve got to be kidding.
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 from 26 to 30.
“I was so (26) ______ about the dangers of going too far,” says Sally Capp, Lord Mayor of Melbourne,
when she now thinks about her pre-pandemic leadership on the environment. The leader of Australia’s
second most (27) ______city believes Covid-19 has helped her clarify what’s important to her as an
individual and as mayor. “I have become much more resolute about my values, prioritizing humanity and
protecting the environment, so they can play a larger role in driving my agenda.”
The pandemic has created the most significant economic shock since the Great Depression, besides being a
public health crisis like no (28) ______ones in living memory. The existential threat that it has posed has set
many individuals, cities and national leaders on a new track. In Capp’s case, it has meant taking very
different decisions on the environment, leading in a way (29) ______focuses on what’s truly important.
Capp believes this trend needs to continue post Covid-19.
There is indeed a large movement to “build back better” from the pandemic in a way that confronts the
climate crisis. Attitudes are changing. (30) ______ however good our intentions as individuals are, it will
take determined moves by industry, national and local government to modify the environment so that we can
all build on any attitude changes. Has the pandemic helped us make the changes needed to tackle the
environmental crisis?
Question 26: A. excited B. aware C. worried D. interested
Question 27: A. popular B. populated C. significant D. economic
Question 28: A. others B. another C. each D. other
Question 29: A. that B. who C. when D. where
Question 30: A. Therefore B. But C. Consequently D. Moreover
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 31: In 2019, China has become the first country to send an un-crewed rover to the far side of the
A B C D
Moon.
A. Has become B. to send C. rover D. far
Question 32: The Shenzhou – 12 space capsule attached to their Long March 2F rocket, lifted off from the
A
Jiuquan satellite launch Centre in the Gobi Desert
D
A. attached B. lifted off C. their D. in

Question 33: Haiti is the poorest country in the western atmosphere and has suffered a number of recent
A B
disasters, including four hurricanes and storms in 2008 that killed hundreds.
C D
A. Atmosphere B. a number of C. hurricanes D. hundreds

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 34: Paul last had my health checked up by a doctor two years ago.
A. Paul hasn’t had my health checked up by a doctor for two years.
B. Paul didn’t have my health checked up by a doctor two years ago.
C. Paul has had my health checked up by a doctor for two years.
D. Paul had my health checked up by a doctor for two years
Question 35: “I received a gift from my mother some days ago.” Nam said.
A. Nam said that I would receive a gift from his mother some days ago.
B. Nam said that he received a gift from my mother some days before.
C. Nam said that he had received a gift from his mother some days before.
D. Nam said that I had received a gift from his mother some days ago.
Question 36: Perhaps the boy will stay at school late today.
A. The boy can stay at school late today.
B. The boy shouldn’t stay at school late today.
C. The boy may stay at school late today.
D. The boy mustn’t stay at school late today.
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 37: I eat a lot of snacks. Therefore, I am getting overweight now.
A. I wish I didn’t eat a lot of snacks and wasn’t getting overweight now.
B. As long as I don’t eat a lot of snacks, I will not get overweight now.
C. If I don’t eat a lot of snacks, I will not get overweight now.
D. If only I hadn’t eaten a lot of snacks, I would not have got overweight now.
Question 38: The shop assistant has exhibited a violent behavior towards many customers in the
surrounding area. They have complained to the store manager.
A. So violent is the shop assistant’s behavior towards many customers in the surrounding area that they have
complained to the store manager.
 B. Only if the shop assistant behaved violently towards many customers in the surrounding area would they
complain to the store manager.
C. Not until many customers in the surrounding area had complained to the store manager did the shop
assistant behave violently towards them.
D. But for the shop assistant’s violent behavior, many customers in the surrounding area would have
complained to the store manager.
Question 39. Marie didn’t turn up at John’s birthday party. I feel so sorry for that. 
A. If only Marie turn up at John’s birthday party. 
B. I wish Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party. 
C. I wished Marie wouldn’t turn up at John’s birthday party. 
D. It’s a shame Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party. 
Question 40: The people in my neighborhood enjoy the peace of the life in the countryside. They don’t want to move
to another place.
A. Only when the people in my neighborhood enjoy the peace of the life in the countryside do they want to
move to another place.
B. Provided the life in the countryside were peaceful, the people in my neighborhood would want to move to
another place.
C. Without the peace of the life in the countryside, the people in my neighborhood wouldn’t want to move to
another place.
D. So peaceful is the life in the countryside that the people in my neighborhood don’t want to move to
another place.
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DẤP ÁN

1.D 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.A
11.A 12.A 13.A 14.B 15.A 16.A 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.A
21.C 22.C 23.D 24.A 25.D 26.C 27.B 28.D 29.A 30.B
31.A 32.B 33.A 34.A 35.C 36.C 37.A 38.A 39.B 40.D