Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.

1. A. representative B. complete C. disaster D. announce

2. A. orphanage B. maximum C. activity D. hospital
3. A. believe B. annual C. comfort D. problem
4. A. participate B. education C. disappointment D. competition
5. A. vocation B. information C. apologize D. encourage
6. A. disadvantage B. difficulty C. happiness D. maximum
7. A. recite B. nation C. problem D. college
8. A. orphanage B. organize C. happiness D. volunteer
9. A. organization B. competition C. representative D. disadvantaged
10. A. overcome B. donation C. understand D. disappoint
Chose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. hand B. bank C. sand D. band
2. A. money B. month C. monkey D. monitor
3. A. change B. hungry C. stronger D. single
4. A. uncle B. snow C. now D. seven
5. A. morning B. afternoon C. wrong D. nice
6. A. avenue B. finger C. holding D. spending
7. A. children B. chicken C. chemist D. changeable
8. A. character B. which C. each D. changeable
9. A. such B. match C. which D. characteristic
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1. I heard someone to call (A) my (B) name in the street but (C) when I turned back (D) I saw
nothing.
2. He likes to spend (A) time online to talk (B) to (C) friends and (D) listening to music.
3. A representation (A) from (B) each (C) team has 3 minutes to (D) introduce himself.
5. Broadly, political participating (A) is the term (B) that can be applied to (C) all of the political
actions by (D) individuals and groups.
6. Our class often do (A) voluntarily work (B) at (C) weekend (D).
7. What do you often (A) dream of done (B) when (C) you finish (D) high school?
8. Volunteers believe that some of the richest people (A) in the world are those (B) who help to
bring happiness to (D) others.
9. During (A) summer vacations, they volunteer to work (B) in nearby (C) areas to provide
education for (D) the poor.
10. The aim of (A) the completion is (B) to decrease (C) the spirit (D) of learning English among
students.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Jack is the last __________ that can’t recite the poem.
A. competition B. competitor C. compete D. competitive
2. We often ______________ with them on price.
A. competition B. competitive C. competitively D. compete
3. The stores have to ______________ for customers in the Christmas season.
A. competition B. competitive C. competitively D. compete
4. Last year they sold twice as many computers as their ______________.
A. competition B. competitors C. competitively D. compete
5. The team seems to have lost its ______________ edge recently.
A. competition B. competitive C. competitively D. compete
6. They look ______________ when the contest starts.
A. competition B. competitive C. competitively D. compete
7. Sometimes there’s a lot of __________ between children for their mother’s attention.
A. competition B. competitive C. competitively D. compete
8. The company must be able to _______________ in the international marketplace.
A. competition B. competitive C. competitively D. compete
9. Several advertising agencies are _______________ to get the contract.
A. competing B. competitive C. competitively D. compete
10. My father was the oldest ____________ in the reciting competition.
A. competition B. competitive C. competitor D. compete
11. Students need to learn how to ______________ their work.
A. organization B. organize C. organizer D. organizational
12. There needs to be a change in the ___________ of the health service.
A. organization B. organize C. organizer D. organizational
13. We should ___________ a meeting to discuss about this problem.
A. organization B. organize C. organizer D. organizational
14. Students need to learn how to _____________ their work.
A. organization B. organize C. organizer D. organizational
15. I like the way you’ve __________ the information in the report.
A. organization B. organize C. organized D. organizational
16. He had proved himself an excellent ___________ and effective leader.
A. organization B. organize C. organizer D. organizational
17. We are doing the research to understand how the molecule is _______________.
A. organizational B. organization C. organize D. organized
18. The students ___________ to work in mountainous areas.
A. volunteer B. volunteers C. voluntary D. voluntarily
19. Workers are being encouraged to take _______________ redundancy.
A. volunteer B. volunteered C. voluntary D. voluntarily
20. A _______________ organization provides help for the elderly.
A. volunteer B. volunteered C. voluntary D. voluntarily
21. I need some __________ to help with the washing-up.
A. volunteer B. volunteers C. voluntary D. voluntarily
22. Susan worked in the studios ____________, to gain experience.
A. volunteer B. volunteered C. voluntary D. voluntarily
23. Everyone in the class is expected to _____________ actively in these discussions.
A. participate B. participation C. participating D. participant
24. We want more ______________ in the decision-making.
A. participate B. participation C. participating D. participant
25. This summer’s children’s art program had 14 ______________.
A. participate B. participation C. participants D. participant
26. At the end of the conference, all the ___________ were asked to fill out a questionnaire.
A. participate B. participation C. participants D. participant
27. Members can __________ in any of the trips organized by the club.
A. participate B. participation C. participating D. participant
28. Almost 90 million members have _____________ in its nine decades.
A. participated B. participation C. participating D. participant
29. About 400 students took part ____________ the protest.
A. of B. in C. to D. up
30. I explained the situation ____________ my bank manager.
A. of B. in C. to D. up
31. I think there were about 25 of us ____________ all.
A. of B. in C. to D. up
32. I’m sorry, we’ll have to stop there. Our time is ____________.
A. of B. in C. to D. up

33. Who’s taking care __________ the dog while you’re away?
A. of B. in C. to D. up
34. The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service ___________ guests.
A. of B. in C. to D. for
35. _________ the end of the day, the best team won.
A. At B. In C. To D. Up
36. She doesn’t want people to find ___________ her age.
A. of B. in C. to D. out
37. We want to give comfort __________ handicapped children.
A. of B. in C. to D. out
38. Truong Thi May represents Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2013 ______________.
A. contest B. organization C. result D. party
39. You can’t make an omelette without ________________ eggs.
A. to break B. break C. breaking D. broke
40. I have no objection to ___________ to your story again.
A. to listen B. listening C. having listening D. listen
41. I am looking forward to __________ again.
A. to meet B. meet C. met D. meeting
42. Would you mind ___________ the door?
A. opening B. to open C. opened D. open
43. The doctor _________ me to take a complete rest.
A. advised B. agreed C. invited D. promised
44. The boy denied ______________ my window.
A. having broken B. having been broken C. break D. to break
45. My man admitted __________ the money.
A. taken B. having taken C. to take D. having taking
46. My teacher ____________ me to take part in all school activities.
A. promised B. encouraged C. invited D. promised
47. I _________ to buy him a new bicycle.
A. asked B. advised C. promised D. invited
48. We’d like to ___________ you to our wedding party.
A. invite B. ask C. advise D. agree
49. He ____________ to come with us.
A. invited B. asked C. advised D. agreed
50. ____________ his work, the boy went out with his friends.
A. Having been finished B. To finish C. Having finished D. Finish
51. The winner will be ______________ a set of CDs for studying English and an Oxford
Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
A. gave B. awarded C. sponsored D. built
52. The voice Vietnam 2013 was ______________ by Nokia Lumia.
A. watched B. sponsored C. built D. represented
53. The teacher ______________ reading the instructions carefully before doing the test.
A. recommended B. advised C. made D. A & B
49. ______________ to Dalat many times, I still want to come back.
A. Having being B. Having been C. Have been D. To being
50. You are wasting your time _______________ the problem to him.
A. to explain B. explaining C. explain D. explained
51. The police didn’t ____________ us to go near the building.
A. allow B. stop C. decide D. prevent
53. She ____________her some money.
A. thanked him for lending B. thanked him to lend
C. thanked him from lending D. thanked him to lending
54. My mother _______________ me on passing the final exam.
A. insisted B. congratulated C. prevented D. thanked
56. My sister often takes care _____________ me when my mother is away.
A. of B. off C. with D. in
59. The girl is trying to ________________ her difficulties.
A. disappoint B. stimulate C. overcome D. explain
60. Would you mind ____________ the door?
A. opening B. to opening C. open D. opened
61. I think you should spend your time ______________ the poor.
A. having helping B. help C. helped D. helping
62. It’s not easy to explain my situation ___________ my mother.
A. into B. to C. about D. with
63. We have objection to _____________ children like that.
A. to treat B. treated C. treating D. treat
64. ____________ the ticket, I was allowed to enter the room.
A. Having paying B. Having paid C. Pay D. To pay
65. My father often prevents me _________ out at night.
A. from going B. from go C. with going D. for going
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.
1. What’s the best way of improving theatre access for people who are physically handicapped?
A. disabled B. unconscious C. ache D. unsuccessful
2. They travelled to faraway lands.
A. near B. fast C. remote D. magnificent
3. Standing on your head is supposed to stimulate hair growth.
A. control B. encourage C. exchange D. expect
4. Officers observed him driving at 90 miles per hour.
A. noticed B. followed C. look D. watched carefully
5. I think there were about 25 of us in all.
A. as a total B. altogether C. in general D. A & B
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.
1. The hospital was built to meet the needs of the aged.
A. rich B. young C. age D. homeless
2. The man claimed to be a social worker and the old woman believed him.
A. understood B. foresaw C. doubted D. encouraged
3. I’m very disappointed with myself.
A. doubtful B. relaxed C. sad D. satisfied
4. It is important that students learn English.
A. vital B. necessary C. essential D. insignificant
5. Officers observed him driving at 90 miles per hour.
A. ignored B. intended C. saw D. noticed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
1. “No, it’s not me. I didn’t eat all food in the fridge.”
A. The boy denied eating all food in the fridge.
B. The boy denied not eating all food in the fridge.
C. The boy admitted eating all food in the fridge.
D. The boy stopped eating all food in the fridge.
2. He got out of bed, then he took a bath.
A. Gotting out of bed, he took a bath. B. Getting out of bed, he took a bath.
C. Having getting out of bed, he took a bath. D. Getting out of bed, then he took a bath.
3. It is uncomfortable to sit in one place for so long.
A. To sitting in one place for so long is uncomfortable.
B. Sitting in one place for so long is uncomfortable.
C. Sit in one place for so long is uncomfortable.
D. Having sitting in one place for so long is uncomfortable.
4. A good way of keeping fit is to swim everyday.
A. Swimming everyday is a good way of keeping fit.
B. Swim everyday is a good way of keeping fit.
C. To swimming everyday is a good way of keeping fit.
D. Having swimming everyday is a good way of keeping fit.
5. “You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulations!” Peter said to his friend.
A. Peter dream of getting promotion.
B. Peter told his friend if his friend getting a promotion.
C. Peter asked his friend on getting a promotion.
D. Peter congratulated his friend on getting a promotion.
6. “Let me pay for the coffee. I really want.”
A. Jenny told me to pay for the coffee B. Jenny is asked to pay for the coffee
C. Jenny insisted on paying for the coffee D. Jenny suggested paying for the coffee
7. “I wish I were a movie star.”
A. He dreamed of being a movie star. B. He dreamed being a movie star.
C. He dreamed of be a movie star. D. He dreamed of to being a movie star.
8. “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you”, Miss White said to Paul.
A. Miss White thanked Peter for inviting her to the dinner.
B. Miss White thanked Paul for inviting her to the dinner.
C. Miss White thanked Paul to inviting him to the dinner.
D. Miss White thanked Paul for inviting him to the dinner.
9. “Don’t come near the barrier” the police said.
A. The police warned me against coming near the barrier.
B. The police thanked me for coming near the barrier.
C. The police dreamed of coming near the barrier.
D. The police congratulated me on coming near the barrier.
10. “I’m sorry I didn’t come to your birthday party last night,” the girl said to her lover.
A. The girl apologized to her lover for not coming to his birthday party the night before.
B. The girl apologized to her lover for coming to his birthday party the night before.
C. The girl apologized to her lover for not coming to his birthday party last night.
D. The girl apologized to her lover for coming to his birthday party last night.
11. “You stole my cell phone.” The old woman said to him.
A. The old woman accused him of having stealing her cell phone.
B. He accused the old woman of having stealing his cell phone.
C. He accused the old woman of stealing his cell phone.
D. The old woman accused him of stealing her cell phone.
12. Her illness meant that she couldn’t go to his birthday party.
A. Her illness prevented her from going to his birthday party.
B. Her illness prevented her for going to his birthday party.
C. Her illness prevented her off going to his birthday party.
D. Her illness prevented her with going to his birthday party.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
1. The man paid for the bill. He went out of the restaurant.
A. The man paid for the bill, going out of the restaurant.
B. The man paid for the bill, having going out of the restaurant.
C. The man paid for the bill, to going out of the restaurant.
D. The man paid for the bill, went out of the restaurant.
2. The girl saw her old friend. She called him.
A. Seeing her old friend, the girl called him. B. Saw her old friend, the girl called him.
C. To see her old friend, the girl called him. D. To seeing her old friend, the girl called him.
3. I turn off the light. I go to bed.
A. To turn off the light, I go to bed. B. Turning off the light, I go to bed.
C. To turning off the light, I go to bed. D. Turn off the light, I go to bed.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
1. - Porter: Shall I help you with your suitcase? - Mary: __________
A. Not a chance. B. That’s very kind of you.
C. I can’t agree more. D. What a pity!
2. - Nam: “I wonder if you could help me”. - Kien: “__________ “.
A. Don’t mention it B. Really? How nice.
C. I’ll do my best. What’s up? D. No, what is it?
3. - Jane: “Have you got the time, please?” - Peter: “______________”
A. No, I haven’t. I’m busy B. Sorry. I don’t have a watch now
C. I’d rather not D. Sure. I have plenty of time
4. - A: “_______________” - B: “Not bad”
A. How’s your day going? B. Where are you going?
C. What do you do? D. When are you going?
5. - A: “Long time no see” - B: “____________”
A. I live in Bien Hoa B. How have you been?
C. I saw you last week. D. Oh, really?
6. “Happy New Year!” “______________”
A. Thank you, I am very happy to hear that. B. Thank you, I am too.
C. Thank you, the same to you. D. Thank you. I wish you a happy birthday.
7. “Mike, can you take these books back to the library for me? I’m running late.”
– “ ______. “
A. I’m late too. Sorry. B. No, I can. C. Never mind. D. I can
Read the text and answer these questions
The national championships are in two months. I’ll have been in hard training for just over fourteen
weeks by then. When I say hard, I mean it. I estimate that I will have done about four and a half
thousand laps of the track in my fourteen week training period. Young athletes from all over the
country will be attending. all of whom will, like me, be hoping to impress the national coaches.
I’ve been thinking about what I am going to do before the races start. People say you have to put
the crowd and other competitors out of your mind. You are supposed to focus on warming up but I
want to remember every face. Coaches tell you not to think about winning, just running - but I’m
going to. My parents are going to be there to watch me. I hope I’ll be able to do my best because
their help has been important and f would really like to make them proud of me. I won’t know until
next week when we start timing my runs seriously what chance of winning I have. My friends say
that I am an optimist and, even though it will be my first time at a big competition such as this, I
think that I can get one of the first three places. This would be good enough for me to be
considered for selection for the national team before the end of the year.
1. When will the national championships take place?
A. in two months’ time. B. within two months.
C. in over fourteen weeks’ time. D. in over three months’time
2. What can be inferred about the writer?
A. He hasn’t been training hard enough. B. He has been training for over five weeks now.
C. He will be in hard training for 14 more weeks.
D. He has done over four thousand laps of the track.
3. The word “impress” in the reading is closest in meaning to _______________.
A. follow B. have a favourable effect on C. learn from D. concentrate on
4. According to the text, the writer _______________.
A. is going to do as coaches tell him B. wants to be proud of his parents
C. is going to think about winning D. is sure to win the competition
5. It can be inferred from the text that ________________.
A. the competition is held for young athletes nation-wide.
B. the writer’s parents are going to compete in the competition.
C. the writer won’t know when they start timing his runs.
D. the writer is said to have been selected for the national team.
Fill each blank with one suitable word or phrase
(1) ________ is a factor in education. On a global scale, national educational systems, intending to
bring out the best in the next generation, encourage competitiveness among students by
scholarships. Countries like Singapore and England have a special educational program (2) ______
caters to special students, prompting charges of academic elitism. Upon receipt of their academic
results, students tend to (3) ____ their grades to see who is the best. For severe cases, the pressure
to perform in some countries is so high that intellectually deficient students even suicide as
consequence of (4) ____ the exams, and Japan is a prime example. This has resulted (5) ____
critical revaluation of examinations as a whole by educationists.
1. A. Compete B. Competition C. Competitive D. Competitor
2. A. when B. which C. whose D. whom
3. A. participate B. observe C. notice D. compare
4. A. falling B. dropping C. failing D. breaking
5. A. in B. with C. for D. at