PART II.

PHONETICS
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.
11. A. theatre B. thunder C. therefore D. throughout
12. A. sour B. hour C. flour. D. pour
13. A. bachelor B. chemistry C. chapter D. teacher
14. A. bushes B. wishes C. researches D. headaches
15. A. cherish B. architect C. scholarship D. chorus
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.
16. A. sector B. lawyer C. workforce D. prefer
17. A. diversity B. biography C. biology D. fundamental
18. A. upset B. preserve C. rhino D. expand
19. A. benefit B. pesticide C. cinema D. a’quatic
20.A. po’liceman B. eyewitness C. copyright D. dressmaker

PART III. GRAMMAR, STRUCTURE, VOCAULARY

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
21. I don’t know much about computer, so I asked the assistant for________advice.
A. a little B. many C. a few D. a lot
22. You should know that everyone in this office__________busy planning the dance for a
week.
A. is B. has been C. are D. have been
23. The children were made__________up the mess they had left before they could watch TV.
A. clear B. to clear C. clearing D. cleared
24. Most headaches____________with aspirin unless they are too severe.
A. can treat B. can be treating C. can be treated D. can treats
25. I wish I……….able to accept that role, but I was preparing for another
play at the time.
A. were B. had been C. was D. have been
26. Everyone thought she would accept the offer. …, she turned it down
immediately.
A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Hitherto
27. I would have cooked something special if I____________you were coming.
A. knew B. know C. have known D. had known
28. Women have proved repeatedly that they are equal and often superior____________men
in almost every field.
A. to B. than C. as D. over
29. There is still widespread____________against older people in the job market.
A. discriminate B. discriminatory C. discrimination D.
discriminating
30. It takes years to……….as a doctor.
A. practice B. pass C. complete D. qualify
31. It was hard to___the temptation to watch the late-night show even though I was so tired
then.
A. defy B. resist C. refuse D. oppose
32. From now on everything will be ………sailing, I hope. No more problems. (PLAIN
SAILING: xuôi chèo mát mái)
A. simple B. straight C. plain D. pretty
33. Even though she had been studying hard, she had only a_______chance of passing the
exam.
A. slim B. narrow C. thin D. slight
34. I ran in a marathon last week, but I was not fit enough. I____________after 15 kilometres.
A. dropped out B. moved in C. showed off D.
closed down
35. Overcrowded slums are often considered as breeding ground……crime.
A. of B. to C. for D. towards
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.
36. Greater use of public transport would cut the amount of pollution from cars.
A. Were more people to use public transport, cars would stop releasing exhaust into the
atmosphere.
B. If more people use public transport, it will cut the amount of pollution from cars.
C. If public transport was widely used, people would no longer suffer from pollution from
cars.
D. If more people used public transport, there would be less pollution from cars.
37. Mark delayed writing the book until he had done a lot of research.
A. Mark did a lot of research after he finished writing the book.
B. It was only when Mark had written the book that he did a lot of research.
C. Mark delayed writing the book as he had already done any research.
D. Only after Mark had done a lot of research did he begin to write the book.
38. “Would you like to come out to dinner with me tonight, Jenny?” Paul said.
A. Paul suggested that Jenny go out to dinner with him that night.
B. Paul insisted on Jenny going out to dinner with him that night.
C. Paul invited Jenny to go out to dinner with him that night.
D. Paul offered Jenny to go out to dinner with him that night
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.
39. Mark and Anne are talking after the class.
Mark: “Guess what? I’ve been recruited to be a member of Green Dream Volunteer Group.”
Anne: “____________”
A. Good luck next time!
B. That’s great! Congratulations!
C. That’s the least thing I could do for you.
D. It doesn’t make sense to me.
40. Amy and Jacob are talking about the two-day excursion at the end of the school year.
Amy: “You look so sad. ____________”
Jacob: “I couldn’t get my parents’ permission to stay the night away from home.”
 A. Can you help me? B. How do you deal with it?
C. What should I do? D. What’s the problem?
In each of the following sentence there are four underlined parts. Choose the incorrect
part
41. Before becoming successful, Charles Kettering, former vice president of
General Motors, was so poor that he has to use the hay loft of a barn as a
laboratory
A. successful B. so poor C. has to D. as
42. Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one’s reason skills.
A. Studying B. science C. way to D. reason
43. Fishing have been found to contain a particular type of fat that may help lower blood
cholesterol levels.
A. Fishing B. to contain C. that D. levels
44. Benjamin Franklin’s ability to learn from observation and experience contributed greatly
to him success in public life.
A. ability B. contributed greatly C. him D. in
45. When children get their first pair of glasses, they are often surprise to see that trees and
flowers have sharp clear outlines.
A. When B. pair C. surprise D. have
Read the passage and choose the best word or phrase to fill in the blank.
VIRTUAL DOCTORS
Clare Harrison rarely falls ill and hates going to the doctors when she does. So when she
recently (46) ____________out in a painful rash down one side of her body she emailed her
symptoms, (47) ____________also included a (48) ____________fever, to e-doc, the internet
medical service. Two hours later she was diagnosed as having shingles (Herpes Zoster) by her
online doctor, who prescribed a special cleansing solution for the rash and analgesics to help
relieve the pain.
Health advice is now the second most popular topic that people search for on the internet, and
online medical consultation is big business. Sites vary enormously in what they offer, with
services ranging from the equivalent of a medical agony aunt to a live chat with a doctor via
email. They are clearly (49) ____________a demand from people who are too busy or, in some
cases, too embarrassed to discuss their medical (50) ____________with their general
practitioners.
46. A. worked B. passed C. came D. ran
47. A. whose B. which C. who D. that
48. A. small B. weak C. mild D. calm
49. A. serving B. meeting C. creating D. establishing
50. A. harm B. story C. hardship D. complaint
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 best explainer videos are realized by great background score. When was the last time you
watched a silent movie? Never? Not for a while? A long while? Even if you remember watching
one, it would still have had a background score, or you’ve accidentally pressed the mute button!
The importance of background music and sound effects for your explainer video, therefore,
cannot be overstated. You may not need a full blown orchestra or classy jazz tones to create the
mood, but whether going for a subtle effect, a professional demonstration or simply trying to
attract customers, music is a must. Explainer videos have the emotional quotient working for
them and music is just going to add more to make the viewers relate to the pain points you are
highlighting in your video. Imagine if your favorite video game has no background music or
sound effects to back the amazing graphics? Would you play it with the same feel and
excitement? Nah! Same is the case with your explainer videos. They need to and should have apt
sound effects to make them worth your viewer’s time.
While the focus of explainer videos production is more on passing the desired information and
explaining technical and complex procedures easily, it doesn’t mean you’ll be distracting your
viewers with the background music. The sound effects and music is not going to take the
message away from your explainer, it’s just going to enhance it and turn it more watchable and
share-able. Even if your video doesn’t require a background score, it must include some sound
effects or else it would be not so good an experience for those who choose to watch it.
51. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The importance of background music and sound effects.
B. The influence of silence and background music on memory.
C. Inside the booming business of background music.
D. How to choose the background music for your explainer videos?
52. The word “score” in paragraph 1 can be replaced by ______.
A. grove B. mark C. instrument D. music
53. According to paragraph 2, what is the main purpose for using background music?
A. Sound helps build and sustain relationships between films and viewers.
B. Background music can control how the audience should react to a scene.
C. Background music can influence both everyone’s mood and choices.
D. A musical atmosphere can actually motivate people to do risky things.
54. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. score B. video C. sound D. background
55 According to paragraph 3, what is the fundamental and typical use of explainer videos?
A. It is used to distill wide-ranging and complex ideas into a viewer-friendly package.
B. Businesses use them to quickly introduce themselves and their importance.
 C. It is designed as a means to stimulate both auditory and visual senses.
D. It helps the customers with their daily life problems with scientific information.
Writing: Your pen friend who lives in England is coming to visit Viet Nam next
week and stay here for a week. Write a reply letter telling him/her about Viet
Nam, interesting places to visit, kinds of food to eat, and tell about Vietnamese
people.