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I. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others in each group
1. A. demand B. consequence C. obedient D. report
2. A. examination B. exist C. example D. exhibition

II. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stress position is placed differently from
that of the others in each group
3. A. canal B. landscape C. rickshaw D. cavern
4. A. astounding B. committee C. employee D. picturesque

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSTE in meaning to the underlined word in
the following question
5. My parents always expect my sister to get good grades and she doesn’t want to disappoint them.
A. empathize B. support C. encourage D. please
6. They would never admit that they made a serious mistake during the experiment.
A. refuse B. calculate C. argue D. deny

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in
the following question
7. I just want to stay at home and watch TV and take it easy.
A. eat B. relax C. sleep D. sit down
8. Your failure is the consequence of not studying hard enough for the test.
A. result B. motive C. status D. cause

V. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following
sentences
9. Thanks to the increase in ______, their living condition becomes better.
A. money B. income C. spending D. consumption
10. Singapore is a ______ country. It includes Malay, Chinese, Indians, European and Vietnamese.
A. urbanised B. cosmopolitan C. metropolitan D. multicultural
11. The childrent laughed______when the clown appeared on the stage.
A. happy B. happily C. unhappy D. happiness
12. A: “He has to work 12 hours a day.” - B: “______”
A. I wish I could go back to that time B. How cool!
C. Sure D. I can’t imagine that
13. A: “Do they like Mary?”- B: “ ________”
A. Sure, she’s such a nice girl B. Yes, they like to see her
C. Certainly. They’re like her D. No. They’re not alike
14. _______the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.
A. Nevertheless B. Meanwhile C. Despite D. Although
15. The painting________Mr. Brown has in his house is worth about 100,000 dollar.
A. who B. where C. what D. that
16. When it began to rain, the children_______in the yard.
A. had played B. played C. have played D. were playing
17. They suggested ______ the historic site the next weekend.
A. visiting B. should visit C. to visit D. visited
18. I have ten pictures and eight pieces ______ sculpture on exhibition.
A. in B. on C. of D. for
19. I always try my best to get along______other officers.
A. to B. from C. with D. on
20. Susan was________ when she heard that she won the first prize in the contest.
A. over the moon B. the sky’s the limit
C. once in a blue moon D. in the world

VI. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the part that is incorrect in each of the following sentences
21. On the way home, we saw a lot of men, women and dogs which were playing in the park.
A. On the way B. which C. a lot of D. were playing
22. The number of practised doctors is falling even though more people are qualifying in medicine.
A. The number B. is falling C. in medicine D. practised

VII. Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word that best
completes each of the blanks
Many books, newspapers, airports and air-traffic control, technology, sports, pop music and
advertising have the English as the dominant language. In general, the universal language on the Internet is
the English. The majority of the electronically stored information around the world is in English. You can
travel to any English speaking country without the need of having a (23) ______
Usually, if you don’t know the language your trip would be hard and maybe you wouldn’t enjoy it.
Nowadays in the competitive job market it is necessary to speak English. So if you learn English you will
have a better (24) ______ of getting a job that pays more. English is also helpful if you are going to move to
a different country (25) ______ it is global language. A lot of educational information is in English; (26)
______, to have access to this material or maybe communicate with other students it is necessary to have
knowledge of English. It is necessary to learn English if you are planning to study at a foreign university or
school. Usually many educational institutions will provide you a preparatory courses to (27) ______ your
English language skills but you have to at least a medium level of knowledge.
23. A. translator B. writer C. businessman D. specialist
24. A. chance B. income C. source D. vision
25. A. because B. though C. but D. however
26. A. though B. however C. so D. therefore
27. A. widen B. enforce C. estimate D. improve

VIII. Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions
Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam.
Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named
after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great views of the lake from the
classroom windows.
In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that
year, the school was renamed Chu Van An, after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran
Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong became the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many famous
people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung, and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the
school’s students.
Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its
reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the school. Every year,
there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those applicants have
to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and Training of Ha Noi.
28. The school was named Chu Van An ______.
A. in 1943
B. in 1945
C. before 1945
D. after 1945
29. All of the following are true about the school EXCEPT______.
A. the school has a view of the West Lake
B. the school was originally named after the location it is in
C. the school admits three thousand students every year.
D. the school is large.
30. The passage mainly discusses ______.
A. Chu Van An School over time
B. Chu Van An School in the future
C. Chu Van An, the teacher
31. The pronoun “it” in line 3 refers to______.
A. Chu Van An High School
B. the West Lake
C. Chu Van An street
D. the street where the school was
32. It can be understood from the passage that______.
A. only children from prestigious families can enter the school
B. the school fees are very high
C. students of the school are very smart
D. the teachers at the school earn a lot of money

IX. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the given one
33. “I have never been to Russia. I think I shall go there next year.” said Bill.
A. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thought he would go there the next year.
B. Bill said that he would have never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.
C. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thinks he will go there the next year.
D. Bill said that he has never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.
34. Although the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
A. Though the traffic was bad yesterday, but I arrived at the meeting on time.
B. Despite the bad traffic yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
C. Since the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
D. So the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
35. She goes to school late because she lives very far from school.
A. If she lived far from school, she wouldn’t go to school late
B. Unless she lived far from school, she would go to school late.
C. If she didn’t live far from school, she wouldn’t go to school late
D. Unless she lives far from school, she wouldn’t go to school late.
36. People use computers for various purposes.
A. Computers are used for various purposes.
B. Computers have been used for various purposes.
C. Computers are being used for various purposes.
D. Computers will be used for various purposes.
X. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words/ phrases
given
37. We/ don’t like/ stories/ not have/ happy endings.
A. We don’t like the stories whose do not have happy endings.
B. We don’t like the stories which doesn’t have happy endings.
C. We don’t like the stories to that do not to have happy endings.
D. We don’t like the stories which don’t have happy endings.
38. Mount Everest/ high/ any other mountain/ the world
A. Mount Everest is the highest than any other mountain in the world
B. Mount Everest is as higher as any other mountain in the world
C. Mount Everest is higher than any other mountain in the world
D. Mount Everest is higher like any other mountain on the world
39. Mr. Hung/ use/ go/ work/ motorbike/ but now/ he/ go/ work/ bus.
A. Mr. Hung used to went to work by motorbike, but now he goes to work by bus.
B. Mr. Hung used to go to work by motorbike, but now he goes to work by bus.
C. Mr. Hung use to go to work by motorbike, but now he goes to work by bus.
D. Mr. Hung used to go to work by bus, but now he goes to work by motorbike.
40. It/ be/ difficult/ you/ pass/ test/ if / you / not study hard.
A. It is difficult of you to pass the test if you don’t study hard.
B. It is difficult that you to pass the test if you don’t study hard.
C. It is difficult for you to pass the test if you don’t study hard.
D. It is difficult for you pass the test if you don’t study hard.
ĐÁP ÁN
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. D
16. D
17. A
18. C
19. C
20. A
21. B
22. D
23. A
24. A
25. A
26. D
27. D
28. B
29. C
30. A
31. A
32. C
33. A
34. B
35. C
36. A
37. D
38. B
39. B
40. C