ĐỀ 1

I: Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others in the group.
1.A. occasional B. industrial C. information D. variety
2.A. essential B. average C. promotion D. deliver
3.A. compulsory B. education C. technology D. intelligent
4.A. accessible B. important C. apprehension D. alternative

II. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
5. A. question B. pollution C. nation D. information
6. A. carried B. looked C. managed D. opened
7. A. energy B. terrify C. destroy D. second
8. A. control B. pagoda C. remote D. move

III: Choose the correct answer.

9. Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he _______ it before.
A. saw B. had seen C. has seen D. was seen
10. I wish I _______ younger.
A. had been B. would be C. were D. have been
11. We were very pleased _______ the service.
A. with B. on C. at D. from
12. I asked if _______ wanted an ice cream.
A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one
13. ____ from Bill, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
14. Wearing uniforms helps poor students feel equal _________ others.
A. up B. on C. off D. to
15. Are all the students used ___________ their summer vacation in the countryside?
A. to spend B. spend C. to spending D. spending

* KEY
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A
6. B 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. C
11. A 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. C
14/15

ĐỀ 2

I. Find the mistakes in the following sentences.

1. Today the number (A) of people which (B) enjoy winter sports is (C) almost double that (D) of
twenty years ago.
2. Your friends became very (A) angrily (B) over a seemingly (C) little (D) problem.
3. A traveller can reach (A) some of the village (B) along the Amazon only (C) by riverboat (D).
4. I strongly (A) believe that friends plays (B) a very important (C) role in our life (D).
5. Could you bring (A) me the book you lend (B) me last (C) week on your way (D) to school?
6. I would like to inform (A) you that the representatives (B) have been arrived (C) this morning
and they are all very happy (D).
II: Choose the correct answer.

7. If Ba were rich, he ________ around the world.

A. should travel B. traveled C. could travel D. must travel
8. They are still playing on the field ___________ it is raining heavily.
A. though B. because C. but D. despite
9. Study harder _________________.
A. if you will pass the exam B. and you will pass the exam
C. unless you pass the exam D. or you will pass the exam
10. On the way to school, Long often stops _________ a newspaper.
A. to buy B. buy C. buying D. bought
11. The cooker ________ is displayed at Nguyen Kim Supermarket looks modern.
A. why B. who C. which D. whose
12. _ “Let’s go to Vung Tau on the weekend.” _ “_____________.”
A. That’s a fine day B. That’s a good trip C. Yes, please D. Yes, let’s

* KEY
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. B
6. C 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. A
11.C 12.D
11/12

ĐỀ 3

I. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. congratulate B. profit C. compose D. decorate

2. A. choice B. chaos C. charge D. chase
3. A. amount B. count C. mountain D. course
4. A. kicked B. fixed C. pleased D. missed

II. Choose the correct answer.

5. John and Mary will not come to the cinema tomorrow evening since they__________ this film.
A. saw B. had seen C. have seen D. will have seen
6. Very __________ students took part in the school fundraiser.
A. few B. little C. a little D. a few
7. You will never tell lies to your grandparents again, __________?
A. will you B. won’t you C. do you D. don’t you
8. Take either your cardigan or jumper with you just in case it __________ cold in the evening.
A. will get B. would get C. got D. gets
9. I was enjoying a quiet evening on the balcony when I saw a man__________ into her house.
A. break B. broke C. to break D. to breaking
10. You both must be hungry. Why don’t you help __________ to a sandwich?
A. yours B. yourself C. you D. yourselves
11. Stop it, Jason. I will have to phone your parents because you __________ in my classes.
A. always talk B. are always talking
 C. have always been talking D. had always been talking
12. Some students were having a rest in the yard; __________ were in the classrooms.
A. other B. others C. the other D. another
* KEY
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C
6. A 7. A 8. D 9.A 10. D
11. B 12. B

ĐỀ 4

Part 1. Pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
(3pts)
1.. A. feather B. leather C. feature D. measure
2.. A. orchestra B. orchard C. chord D. chaos
3.. A. audience B. august C. laugh D. taught
Part 2. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
4. A. experiment B. fabulous C. merchandise D. influence
5. A. decorate B. disappoint C. festival D. primary
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.
6. I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you.
A. remember B. decide C. consider D. memorize
7. It’s necessary that every student of our class _____ hard.
A. study B. studying C. to study D. studies
8. Nobody is ready to go, ______?
A. isn’t he B. is he C. are they D. aren’t they
9. When tropical storm ______ 120 kilometers per hour, it can damage a lot of things.
A. arrives B. comes C. reaches D. runs
10. Peter : “What a lovely house you have!” – Mary: “___________________________”.
A. Of course not, it’s not costly C. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
B. I think so D. No problem
11. Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English ______ become tourist guides.
A. so that B. so as C. in order that D. so as to
12. Peter and his friend were badly injured in the last match, so ______ can play today.
A. both of them B. either one of them C. neither of them D. not any of them
13. Nancy talks as if she ______ everything.
A. knows B. had known C. knew D. know
14. ______ breakfast is the first meal of the day.
A. The B. A C. This D. 0
15. We had a good time last summer.
A. enjoyed ourselves B. had plenty of time C. had enough time D. had a useful time
16. I like school ______, but later I hate it.
A. at the first B. at first C. in the first time D. in a first time
17. I must get that letter posted. I must ______.
A. post it B. have posted it C. have it posted D. have got it to posted
18. Ha has ______ money that he can’t afford to buy food.
A. so few B. so many C. so little D. so much
19. The journey was rather long but really ______.
A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyable D. enjoyed
20. Do you know ______?
A. what it was wrong B. what was it wrong C. what wrong it was D. what’s wrong it

* KEY
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B
6. C 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. C
11. D 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. A
16. B 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. C

ĐỂ 5
PART 1. For the questions 1-14, choose the best answer (marked A, B, C or D) to finish each of
the following sentences. Write your answers in the numbered boxes below. (0) has been done as
an example.(1.4 pt)
0. I ________ a student.
A. am B. is C. are D. be
1. In all English towns there is a speed ________of 30 miles an hour.
A. control B. allowance C. condition D. limit
2. You shouldn’t go to the meeting ________ you’ve got an invitation.
A. except B. if not C. without D. unless
3. Susan couldn’t help ________at the fat man.
A. to laugh B. laughing C. for laughing D. laughed
4. Neither Linh nor her classmates ________ the National Museum so far.
A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. has visited
5. You should pay ______ to what the instruction is saying.
A. attendance B. intention C. convention D. attention
6. Hoa: Do you collect stamps or other things?
Mai: Yes, I am a stamp ________
A. collector B. collecting C. collection D. collect
7. We regret _______ you that we cannot approve your suggestion.
A. inform B. to inform C. informing D. informed
8. I need _______ time to think about _______ offer you made me.
A. the/ the B. X/ the C. X/ an D. a/ the
9. What’s the difference ________ a boat and a ship?
A. between B. from C. under D. with
10. The secretary ________ what the managing director was saying in shorthand.
A. turned up B. took down C. brought up D. turned off
11. Tom: Thank you for a lovely evening.
Mary:_________ .
A. Don’t mention it. B. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
 C. Yes, I’d like that. D. Yes, that would be very nice.
12.Tom: Have a nice weekend.
Peter:________ .
A. You are the same B. So do I.
C. The same to you. D. Will you?
13. Soccer is one of the most popular ________ sports in the world.
A. spectator B. spectacle C. audience D. viewed
14. If we want to_______ up with them, we’d better hurry.
A. come B. catch C. approach D. arrive

KEY:

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

A D D B C D A B B A B B C A B

ĐỂ 6

SECTION TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (3.0 pts)

PART 1. For the questions 1-12, choose the best answer (marked A, B, C or D) to finish each of
the following sentences. Write your answers in the numbered boxes below.
0. I _____ a student.
A. am B. is C. are D. be
1. It's silly of him to spend a lot of money buying _____.
A. a thick wooden old table B. a thick old wooden table
C. an old wooden thick table D. a wooden thick old table
2. The scientists are encountering the difficulties of _________of radioactive waste.
A. depleting B. preserving C. eliminating D. disposing
3. Let me try my _____ at cards. If I win, I promise to invite you to a restaurant.
A. fortune B. luck C. power D. chance
4. My decision to leave university after a year is the one I now_____ regret.
A. harshly B. keenly C. painfully D. heavily
5. _____ the time passes, _____ I feel! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it.
A. The faster / the nervous B. The more fast / the nervous
C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous
6. _____ all the papers, Sarah put them back in the file.
A. To have photocopied B. Having been photocopied
C. Being photocopied D. Having photocopied
7. I read the contract again and again _____ avoiding making spelling mistakes.
A. in terms of B. by means of C. with a view to D. in view of
8. _____ to the town, they will have finished building a new bridge.
A. As soon as you were returning B. When you return
C. By the time you will return D. After you had return
9. If you don't have anything _____ to say, it's better to say nothing.
A. construct B. construction C. constructive D. constructor
10. "If no one can soon _____ a good solution, we're going to be in trouble.” the board chair warned.
A. come up with B. put up with C. catch up with D. check up on
11. Jack and Joe are discussing how to make salad for dinner.
Jack: “________________________.”
Joe: “How about putting some grapes in it, instead?”
A. We could fry some onions with it too. B. I'd rather just have some bread, thanks.
C. Let's put some pieces of apple in the salad. D. Good idea! I'll go and make one.
12. I won't buy that car because it has too much _____ on it.
A. wear and tear B. odds and ends C. ups and downs D. white lie

KEY
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
A B D B C D D C B C A C A

ĐỂ 7

Part 1: Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following questions from
21 to 32. Write your answers in the Answer Sheets. (2.4 pts)

1. Lan: Would you like to have dinner with me?

Ann: ________.
A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes, so do I C. I’m very happy D. Yes, it is
2. Mary: Could you do me a favor, please?
Jenny: ________
A. No, Thanks. I can manage. B. Yes. That’s very kind of you.
C. Never mind. D. Sure. What can I do for you?
3. ________ I wanted to find out first was how long it was going to take.
A. That B. What C. Who D. Where
4. By the time I applied, all the holiday vouchers _______ used up.
A. had been B. have been C. were D. had
5. I am going to have my eye ________ tomorrow.
A. to test B. test C. testing D. tested
6. You should shop ________ online to get the best price.
A. above B. under C. around D. in
7. Marrianne seemed to take ________ at my comments on her work.
A. annoyance B. insult C. offence D. advantage
8. As the drug took ________, the patient became quieter.
A. effect B. force C. influence D. action29. When Tim
was eating a cherry, he accidentally swallowed the _________.
A. nut B. stone C. seed D. core
10. The boy ________ that he had had anything to do with the break-in.
A. refused B. denied C. objected D. rejected
11. We bought some ________ last weekend.
A. lovely big German old glasses B. lovely German big old glasses
C. old lovely big German glasses D. lovely big old German glasses
12. The computer company I work for is ________ with a new video game system next month.
A. passing on B. breaking away C. coming out D. coming up

KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
A D B A D C C A B B D C

ĐỀ 8

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that best completes each of the
following sentences.
1. Jane has just bought _______.
A. an impressive reddish French wood coffee table.
B. a reddish impressive wood French coffee table.
C. an impressive French wood reddish coffee table.
D. an impressive wood French reddish coffee table.
2. By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi river, _______ were quite
luxurious.
A. which many B. many of them C. many of which D. many that
3. You should always have a good breakfast, _______ you run the risk of getting an ulcer.
A. in case B. or else C. so that D. unless
4. We _______ to the station because it turned out the train was delayed.
A. needn‟t rush B. needn't have rushed C. mustn‟t have rushed D. mustn‟t rush
5. I didn‟t want to move abroad but Bill _______ me into it.
A. talked B. told C. said D. urged
6. Facebook is a great way to _______ in touch with your friends.
A. keep B. put C. make D. take
7. If you don‟t have an eye _______ detail, it‟s rather difficult to become an editor.
A. for B. at C. on D. with
8. He always did well at school in spite of having had his early education _______ by illness.
A. interfered B. disrupted C. intervened D. collapsed
9. They are happily married although, of course, they argue _______.
A. up and about B. now and then C. to and fro D. by and large
10. Having been asked to speak at the conference, _______.
A. some notes were prepared for Dr. Clark
B. where hundreds of leading experts attended
C. Dr. Clark prepared some notes
D. audiences were pleased to hear Dr. Clark
11. He opened the account with a(n) _______ to running up a healthy overdraft.
A. aim B. view C. purpose D. plan
12. _______ that Kim was getting married, we were sorry she‟d be leaving home.
A. Delighted though we were
B. As we were delighted
C. However delighted were we
D. So delighted we were
13. Have a piece of chocolate, _______?
A. do you B. won't you C. don‟t you D. haven‟t you
14. I know you didn‟t want to upset me but I‟d sooner you _______ me the whole truth yesterday.
A. could have told B. told C. have told D. had told
15. I suggest the room _______ before Christmas.
A. be decorated B. is decorated C. was decorated D. will be decorated
16. Researchers warn us that too much _______ to the sun can cause skin cancer.
A. exhibition B. exposure C. sunbath D. subjection
17. Annie: This computer program would be a great way to brush up on my English, wouldn‟t it?
Tommy: _______ with your pronunciation.
A. What it can’t do is help
B. It was because it can’t help
C. All it can’t help is
D. The thing that it can’t help
18. This prestigious university _______ just over $2 million to nanotechnology research recently.
A. says to allocate B. said to have allocated C. is said to have allocated D. is said that they
allocated
19. He still suffers from a rare tropical disease which he _______ while in Africa.
A. infected B. complained C. gained D. contracted
20. _______ Keith made in his attempt to catch the dog that he strained his back.
A. Such a great effort B. Such was the effort C. So was the effort that D. So great effort

KEY

1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.A

6.A 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.C
11.B 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.A
16.B 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.B

ĐỀ 9

Section 1: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following sentences.
1. A. audience B. fauna C. daughter D. auntie
2. A. blizzard B. pizza C puzzle D. buzzer
3. A. increased B. proposed C. advised D. confused
Section 2: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following sentences.
4. A. guarantee B. pioneer C. volunteer D. committee
5. A. canal B. data C. canoe D. duet
Section 3: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
6. If John hadn't decided to stop working to look after her children, her medical practice _______
now.
A. would have thrived
B. would have been thrived
C. would have been thriving
D. would be thriving
7. It’s a pity that she had to pull out of the competition, especially since she___________ such
excellent progress
A.is making B. made C. has been making D. had been making
8. ________to the national park before, Anna was marveled at seeing the geyser.
A. Not having been B. Being not C. Not being D. Having not been
9. There exist numerous differences among cultures, ____________ it is very difficult to integrate
into a new community.
A. which the reason is B which is why C which is when D. which is the reason
for
10. So nervous about the exam was he that not a word __________ while the surrounding students
were talking loudly.
A. had he said B. he said C. did he say D. he did say
11.I know that he has tried hard; __________________, his work is just not good enough
A. be that as it is B. be that as it be C. be that as it may D. be that as it can
12. Researchers have shown that ________ new nerve cells appear in ___________brain
throughout __________ life, and so mental exercise can be beneficial in ensuring that __________
brain functions efficiently.
A. /the//the B./the/the/the C. the/a/the/the D. the//the/
13. It is proposed that physical education, which is often considered as an optional subject,
___________ compulsory in school curriculum.
A. be made B. would be made C. being made D. to be made
14. He got a bad mark for the final writing assignment. He _________________ with his teacher
before he made up his mind on choosing topic for it.
A. can have talked it over B. must have talked it over
C. should have taken it over D. would have talked it over
15. It is the environmentalists' political and economic pressure that has ___________
A. made possible the decrease in illegal whaling.
B. made it possible the decrease in illegal whaling.
C. been made possibly the decrease in illegal whaling.
D. been possibly made for the decrease in illegal whaling
16. We should make a clear ______ between "inquisitive" and "curious" for the purposes of our
discussion.
A. separation B. division C. distinction D. discrimination
17. If you don't stop smoking, you ________ the risk of developing chronic bronchitis.
A. bear B. make C. stop D. run
18. The student's language skills improved __________ and he passed the final exam with flying
colors.
A. by heart B. by and by C. by and large D. by leaps and bounds
19. The teacher doled ______the chocolates to his students for having done well in the
examinations.
A. off B. on C. out D. at
20. The police asked him to _______ his presence at the scene of the crime.
A. care for B. ask for C. account for D . look for

KEY:

1.D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B

6.D 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.C
11.C 12.A 13.A 14.C 15.A
16.C 17.D 18.D 19.C 20.C

ĐỀ 10
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in
the same line. (3 pts)
1.A. purse B. nervous C. surprise D. worse
2.A. architect B. parachute C. choir D. psychology
3. A. precious B. preparation C. pretty D. repetition

Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three
words in each question. (2 pts)
4. A. invent B. literacy C. inventory D. stationery
5. A.dormitory B. handicap C. minority D. voluntary

Question III. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
6.Go on, finish the desert. It needs _______ up because it won’t stay fresh until tomorrow.”
A. eat B. eating C. to eat D. eaten
7. My parents lent me the money. ________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
A. However B. Therefore C. Only if D. Otherwise
8. Her face turned _______when she heard that her mother met with an accident.
A. red B. blue C.white D. grey
9.That is the last _______ I am leaving.
A. straw B. pain C. limit D. nuisance
10.-“Do you mind if I take a seat?” - “______________”
A. Yes, I don’t mind B. No, do as you please C. No I mind D. Yes, do as you please
11.Florida _______ Georgia to the North.
A. borders B. stretches C. frontiers D. boundaries
12. The new school complex cost _______ the city council had budgeted for.
A. twice more by far than
B. twice much more than
C. almost twice as much as
D. just twice as much as
13.When the electricity failed, he _________ a match to find the candle.
A. rubbed B.struck C. scratched D. started
14.I usually buy my clothes _________. It’s cheaper than going to the dress maker.
A. on the house B.in public C. off the peg D. on the shelf
15.I know this is a big disappointment but don’t take it to _______
A. soul B. mind C. spirit D. heart Question

KEY:

1.C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5. C

6.B 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.B
11.A 12.C 13.B 14.C 15.D