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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. horrible B. hour C. hundred D. hold
Question 2: A. shown B. flown C. grown D. crown

Mark the letter A , B , C , or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. struggle B. certain C. police D. action
Question 4: A. considerate B. continental C. territorial D. economic

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 5: Customer: “Can I try this jumper on?” - Salesgirl: “______”
A. No, the shop is closed in half an hour. B. Sorry, only cash is accepted here.
C. Yes, it costs one hundred and fifty dollars. D. Sure, the changing rooms are over there.
Question 6: Tom and Linda are talking about jobs they would like to choose.
- Tom: “I think working as a doctor is a challenging job.” - Linda: “______”
A. It’s a good idea. B. Not at all.
C. I’m sorry, but I agree with you. D. That’s exactly what I think.

Mark the letter A , B , C , or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word (s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word ( s ) in each of the following questions.
Question 7: Getting tattoos without thorough consideration is the reason why many have to get them
removed later.
A. comprehensive B. profound C. superficial D. meticulous
Question 8: Jose had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to him they were
apples and oranges.
A. containing too many technical details B. very similar
C. completely different D. very complicated

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.
Whales have been being hunted for hundreds of years with numbers reaching an all-time low in
the 1930s when over 50,000 were killed each year. While conservation efforts and bans on whaling have
helped, the gentle sea giants still face dangers such as ship strikes, fishing nets and the overall increase in
ocean temperatures. Whale biologists think that only a fourth of the planet’s population remains today,
with blue whales at as little as 3% of their previous numbers.
Restoring these incredible sea mammals to their pre-whaling numbers could prove vital to
reversing climate change. Scientists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have calculated the value
of a whale at $2 million each due to the important role they have in reducing the amount of CO 2 in our
atmosphere. Throughout their life, the animals accumulate carbon in their bodies and then sink to the
bottom of the ocean. A great whale, for example, can take nearly 30000kg of CO 2 out of the atmosphere
for centuries compared to the around 15kg captured by a tree each year.
It’s not just what they store in their bodies, however. In a unique system that no other animal can
reproduce, the waste that whales produce is brought to the surface by their vertical movement and feeds
organisms called phytoplankton, which are tiny organisms that capture 40% of CO 2 produced and
generate 50% of all oxygen. And restoring the number of whales to around 5 million would significantly
increase phytoplankton numbers (even a 1% increase in phytoplankton would capture millions of tonnes
of additional CO). Whale conservation, therefore, can be a vital tool in battling our increasing carbon
emissions.
(Adapted from readtoolead.com)
Question 9: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Measures taken to prevent whale hunting
B. How saving whales can help the environment
C. Why whales produce so much oxygen
D. The link between whales and phytoplanktons
Question 10: The word “captured” in paragraph 1 can be best replaced by ___________.
A. arrested B. maintained C. immersed D. absorbed
Question 11: IMF scientists calculated a whale’s value based on __________.
A. how much oxygen they release into the atmosphere every year
B. the amount of carbon they store in their bodies during lifetime
C. the important role they play in changing the world’s climate
D. their significance in the reduction of CO2 in our atmosphere
Question 12: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Whales can only live healthily if ocean temperatures are at very low levels.
B. Nowadays, only 25 per cent of the planet’s blue whale population remains.
C. A great whale takes much more CO2 out of the atmosphere than a tree does.
D. A rise in the number of phytoplanktons will help restore whale populations.
Question 13: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
A. whales B. changes C. amounts D. centuries

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 14: My brother has been playing______piano since he was a small child.
A. the B. a C. no article D. an
Question 15: Her voice is __________ than his.
A. more beautiful B. beautiful C. the most beautiful D. beautifuler
Question 16: We were watching TV when it ______ to rain.
A. started B. had started C. was starting D. was started
Question 17: Certain chemicals have been banned because of their damaging effect __________ the
environment.
A. for B. to C. on D. of
Question 18: There are no official statistics about the number of people having and removing tattoos in
Vietnam, _______?
A. are there B. aren’t there C. are they D. aren’t they
Question 19: The wealthy man ____________ by three masked men has been safely rescued.
A. be kidnapped B. kidnapping C. kidnapped D. was kidnapped
Question 20: The sports equipment ____________ in the game came from Oregon.
A. using B. used C. use D. to use
Question 21: The company management decided to_____more workers to meet the production schedule.
A. take on B. make out C. take over D. make up
Question 22: British Airways regretted _________ the cancellation of flight BA205 to Madrid.
A. having announced B. to announce C. announcing D. announced
Question 23: Every Christmas is a trip down _________ lane for the family when our parents take out
the photograph albums.
A. collection B. thought C. memory D. feeling
Question 24: He will take the dog out for a walk ____________ dinner.
A. as soon as he finishes B. as soon as he finished
C. while he will finish D. before he shall have finished
Question 25: Unluckily, David’s dangerous and incredible journey in search of the Blue Fairy is in ____.
 A. advance B. danger C. end D. vain
Question 26: An energy storage project costing nearly $3 million ________ in Khanh Hoa Province next
month.
A. will be built B. will build C. will be being built D. has been built
Question 27: Email and instant messaging services have ____________ global communication.
A. revolutionized B. revolutionary C. revolution D. revolutionarily
Question 28: She doesn’t want to see her plans go down the ________ but she doesn’t know what to do.
A. plate B. pot C. pan D. bowl

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 29: It is our case that he was reckless and negligent in the way he drove.
A. inharmonious B. ingenious C. intangible D. incautious
Question 30: Tremendous waste characterizes this industry as it depletes healthy soil, destroys forests
and damages ecosystems and the health of their biodiversity.
A. diminishes B. recycles C. fosters D. nurtures

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 31: We last went to that cinema 2 months ago.
A. We have been to the cinema for 2 months.
B. We haven’t been to the cinema for 2 months.
C. We didn’t want to go to the cinema anymore.
D. We didn’t go to the cinema for 2 months.
Question 32: “Would you like to go to the show with me?” Anna said to Bella.
A. Anna reminded Bella to go to the show with her.
B. Anna persuaded Bella to go to the show with her.
C. Anna invited Bella to go to the show with her.
D. Anna encouraged Bella to go to the show with her.
Question 33: You shouldn’t have allowed them to watch too much TV.
A. You were wrong to let them watch too much TV.
B. You allowed them to watch too much TV which is wrong.
C. It was not necessary to allow them to watch too much TV.
D. Watching too much TV is not good for them.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the
following questions.
Question 34: Nam was so rude to them last night. Now he feels regretful.
A. Nam regrets to have been so rude to them last night.
B. Nam regrets having so rude to them last night.
C. Nam wishes he hadn’t been so rude to them last night.
D. Nam wishes he weren’t so rude to them last night.
Question 35: We arrived at the cinema. Then we realized our tickets were still at home.
A. No sooner had we realized that our tickets were still at home than we arrived at the cinema.
B. Not until we arrived at the cinema that we realized that our tickets were still at home
C. Only after we had arrived at the cinema did we realize that our tickets were at home.
D. Hardly had we arrived at the cinema than we realized that our tickets were still at home.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
 Today, many governments are promoting organic or natural farming methods (36) _________ use
of pesticides and other artificial products. The aim is to show that they (37) ____________ environment
and about people’s health. But is this the right approach?
Europe is now the biggest (38) _____________ for organic food in the world, expanding by 25
percent a year over the past 10 years, Eating organic is (39) ____________ way of defining oneself as
natural, good, caring different from the junk-food-scoffing masses. As a journalist puts it: “It feels closer
to the source, the beginning, the start of things”.
The organic approach means farming with natural, rather than man-made. Techniques such as
crop rotation improve soil quality and help organic farmers compensate for the absence of man-made
chemicals (40) ______________ for its ineffective use of land and labour, there are severe limits to how
much food can be produced.
(Adapted from IELTS by Cambridge)
Question 36: A. how B. that C. who D. why
Question 37: A. care B. account C. take D. bring
Question 38: A. site B. place C. market D. basis
Question 39: A. every B. other C. each D. one
Question 40: A. However B. Moreover C. Although D. Because

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 41. We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams.
A. are going to B. our C. when D. will finish
Question 42. A good artist like a good engineer learns as much from their mistakes as from successes.
A. like B. as C. their D. from
Question 43. Many successful film directions are former actors who desire to expand their experience in
the film industry.
A. successful B. film directions C. former D. expand

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.
With the number of mobile devices in the world increasing at a rapid rate, one may assume the use
of gadgets such as tablets and smartphones would have a negative impact on quality time spent between
children and parents. Nonetheless, a new study conducted by researchers at the Universities of Oxford
and Warwick has discovered this may not be the case.
According to the study’s findings, which were published in the Journal of Marriage and Family,
children are spending more time at home with their parents than they were in 2000. However, the amount
of time children and parents spend together doing shared activities such as eating meals or watching
television remains largely unchanged.
For the study, the research team analysed a sample of 5,000 daily diaries written by 2,500 children
aged between eight and 16 and their parents, and what they found was that families spent an average of
30 more minutes together per day in the same location in 2015 than they did in 2000, with average overall
family time increasing from 347 minutes to 379 minutes. They also added that the amount of time parents
and children spend daily on doing shared activities has only slightly altered over the past 15 years,
increasing by three minutes.
“Our analysis has found that the overall family time has extended, but it’s this alone-together time,
when children and parents are in the same location but children are reporting that they are alone, which
has made up most of the increase,” says Dr Killian Mullan, from the department of sociology at the
University of Oxford. “Given this large increase in alone-together time, it is perhaps reassuring that we
also found no decline in the amount of time families spent in shared activities between 2000 and 2015.
“This suggests that parents still value key aspects of traditional family life, such as family meals or shared
hobbies, and seek to prioritise them in the face of pressure from technological change.”
 Dr Stella Chatzitheochari, from the department of sociology at the University of Warwick,
explains that the study indicates how use of digital devices has become “embedded into family life”. “It
is worth noting that mobile device use may be complementing family activities and also help children and
young people build and maintain friendships outside of the home,” she states. However, the sociology
professor also believes more research is needed to explore how the quality of interactions between family
members is impacted by mobile device use.
(Adapted from independent.co.uk)
Question 44: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Study Reveals The Surprising Positive Effects Of Gadgets On Families
B. Researchers Proved Use Of Mobile Devices Will Benefit The Whole Family
C. Technology Use Does Not Reduce Family Time At Home, Study Finds
D. Research Suggests Parents No Longer Focus On Key Values Of Family Life
Question 45: Which of the following is one of the findings of the study, as stated in paragraph 2?
A. Children spend more time doing things with their parents than they do in the past.
B. Children do not spend much time on having meals and watching TV with parents.
C. Children still spend as much time staying at home as they did in previous years.
D. Children spend the same time on activities with their family members as before.
Question 46: The word “They” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
A. researchers B. diaries C. parents D. families
Question 47: How did the research team carry out the study, according to paragraph 3?
A. They analysed how children aged 8 and above wrote their own diaries.
B. They looked into a sample of daily written records of children and parents.
C. They examined the daily diaries of young children below the age of 16.
D. They asked 5,000 families to write diaries daily to collect the needed data.
Question 48: The word “reassuring” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. stimulating B. vitalising C. encouraging D. refreshing
Question 49: The word “embedded” in paragraph 5 can be best replaced by ___________.
A. implemented B. engrossed C. engaged D. incorporated
Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Children only want to spend time with their parents while watching TV.
B. Family meals are the most significant aspect of traditional family life.
C. Many parents cannot handle the pressure from technological change.
D. The use of technology has actually improved children’s social life.