I.

Write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. How long have you been looking for_________ ?
A. employee B. employer C. employment D. employ
2. To __________ photography professionally requires a lot of skills.
A. do B. make C. commit D. carry
3. We made her an excellent offer, but she ________ it.
A. turned B. rejected C. accepted D. denied
4. That old building is going to __________ and a new library will be built in its place.
A. pushed off B. pulled down C. pushed in D. pulled through
5. You are not allowed to bring coffee into the examination room,__________?
A. do you B. aren’t you C. don’t you D. are you
6. When we met that day in Paris, I didn’t know that he was married __________ Barbara.
A. with B. to C. in D. of
7. This is __________ the most difficult job I have ever tackled.
A. by far B. by the way C. by all means D. by rights
8. __________ about gene-related diseases has increased is welcome news.
A. Scientific knowledge B. It was scientific knowledge
C. Through scientific knowledge D. That scientific knowledge
9. Members of the rock group were asked to modify their behavior ________ leave the hotel.
A. or else B. unless C. lest D. in case
10. He __________ to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead.
A. should have gone B. shouldn’t have gone C. needn’t have gone D. must have gone
11. Richard has invited Ann to his study group tonight, but she has refused. What would Richard be most
likely to say in response to Ann’s refusal?
Ann: “I’m afraid I can’t go tonight. I’m just not in the mood for it!”
Richard: “ ____________!”
A. Off you go B. You are out C. Suit yourself D. Good for you
12. ________to the senate than he began to face some of the realities of being a U.S. senator.
A. No sooner had Obama been elected B. No sooner Obama had been elected
C. No sooner had Obama elected D. No sooner Obama had elected
13. Vietnam’s renowned rocker Tran Lap, _______ died of cancer on 17 March 2016, will be honored with
a posthumous medal for his contribution to the country’s music industry.
A. that B. who C. whom D. whose
14. _________ her friends, Mary doesn’t like outdoor activities.
A. Dislike B. Similar C. Unlike D. The same
15. Through generations, despite many ________, some Huong Canh families have successfully preserved
their traditional job of clay pot and tile making.
A. out and about B. odds and ends C. ins and outs D. ups and downs
16. __________ awful the coffee she makes is!
A. What B. What a C. How a D. How
17. I told them to keep quiet but they went on ________a noise.
A. to make B. making C. to do D. doing
18. We are going to stay with __________.
A. a relative of we B. relative of us C. a relative of ours D. one of our relatives'
19. Regular exercise and good diet will bring ________ fitness and health.
A. about B. up C. to D. from
20. Mike: “I have bought you a toy. Happy birthday to you!”
Jane: “__________”
A. The same to you. B. Have a nice day! C. What a pity! D. What a lovely toy! Thanks.
II. Find a mistake in each sentence and corect it.
1. The issue was so controversial, but they were able to settle it in the end of the discussion.
2. Studies by B. F. Skinner indicate that reward positively reinforces behavior and makes that behavior
likely more to recur.
3. A food additive is any chemical that food manufacturers intentional add to their products.
4. Although the old fisherman was exhausted, but he managed to reel the giant mar in in by nightfall.
5. Long ago there used to be a beautiful island on the Atlantic Ocean.
III. Complete the following passage with the correct form of the word given in CAPITALS to the
right of each line.
THE KING IN THE CAR PARK
We are used to reading about mysteries in detective novels, but a real- life mystery
was (1)______________ solved by archaeologists when they found a skeleton RECENT
under a car park in a British city. The (2)___________of the remains was of DISCOVER
particular (3)____________ as they turned out to be those of the famous King of INTERESTING
England, Richard III. (4)____________, most monarchs have a formal TRADITION
(5)__________ and their bones are placed in cathedrals or abbeys, but the final BURY
resting place of Richard had been (6)______. The search to find his body had been KNOW
a long one. Now, (7)_____ have formally identified the bones as those of Richard, SCIENCE
comparing his DNA with that of another (8)_____. Tests have also proven that DESCEND
Richard’s spinal deformity was not as bad as they had (9)_____ thought. However, ORIGIN
his reputation of being a (10)_______ still stands and the mystery of what really CRIME
happened to his two nephews remains unsolved.
VI. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Icebergs are among nature’s most spectacular creations, and yet most people have never seen one. A vague
air of mystery envelops them. They come into being somewhere-in faraway, frigid waters, amid thunderous
noise and splashing turbulence, which in most cases no one hears or sees. They exist only a short time and
then slowly waste away just unnoticed.
Objects of sheerest beauty, they have been called. Appearing in an endless variety of shapes they may be
dazzlingly white, or they may be glassy blue, green or purple, tinted faintly or in darker hues. They are
graceful, stately, inspiring in calm, sunlit seas. But they are also called frightening and dangerous, and that
they are, in the night, in the fog, and in storms. Even in clear weather one is wise to stay a safe distance
away from them. Most of their bulk is hidden below the water, so their underwater parts may extend out far
beyond the visible top. Also, they may roll over unexpectedly, churning the waters around them.
Icebergs are parts of glaciers that break off, drift into the water, float about awhile, and finally melt.
Icebergs afloat today are made of snowflakes that have fallen over long ages of time. They embody snows
that drifted down hundreds, or many thousands, or in some cases maybe a million years ago. The snows
fell in the polar region and on cold mountains, where they melted only a little or not at all, and so collected
to great depths over the years and centuries.
As each year’s snow accumulation lay on the surface, evaporation and melting caused the snowflakes
slowly to lose their feathery points and become tiny grains of ice. When new snow fell on top of the old, it
too turned to icy grains. So blankets of snow and ice grains mounted layer upon layer and were of such
great thickness that the weight of the upper layers compressed the lower ones. With time and pressure from
above, the many small ice grains joined and changed to larger crystals, and eventually the deeper crystals
merged into a solid mass of ice.
1. The word which in the first paragraph refers to ………….. .
A. turbulence B. icebergs C. creations D. waters
2. The author states that icebergs are rarely seen because they are …………...
A. surrounded by fog B. hidden beneath the mountains
C. located in remote regions of the world D. broken by waves soon after they are formed
3. The passage mentions all of the following colors for icebergs EXCEPT ………….. .
A. yellow B. blue C. green D. purple
4. The attitude of the author toward icebergs is one of ……………..
A. disappointment B. humor C. disinterest D. wonder
5. According to the passage, icebergs originate from a buildup of …………..
A. turbulent water B. feathers C. underwater pressure D. snowflakes
6. The word that in the second paragraph refers to ………….
A. bad weather B. icebergs being frightening and dangerous
C. clear weather D. how icebergs look in the seas
7. According to the passage, icebergs are dangerous because they …………..
A. usually melt quickly B. can turn over very suddenly
C. may create immense snowdrifts D. can cause unexpected avalanches
8. In the last paragraph, the expression from above in the fourth paragraph refers to …………….
A. sunlit seas B. polar regions C. weight of mountains D. layers of ice and snow
9. The word merged in the fourth paragraph in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. became B. combined C. included D. consisted
10. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The Melting of Icebergs B. The Nature and Origin of Icebergs
C. The Size and Shape of Icebergs D. The Dangers of Icebergs
V. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
CHANGING COUNTRIES
Seeking a new life and hoping for a significant (1)______ in their standard of living, foreign workers
began flocking into Western Europe during the 1950s. In Britain, some of the first immigrants arriving
(2)______ the West Indies and the Indian subcontinent were welcomed by brass bands, but the dream of a
new life soon (3)______ sour for many.
Attracted by the promise to earn good money and learn new skills, the reality they found was often
one of (4)______ wages and, in many (5)______, unemployment. There were times when the newcomers
encountered open hostility; in 1958, riots (6)______ out in Notting Hill, west London, when gangs of white
youths began taunting immigrants.
Yet despite the (7)______ difficulties they encountered, many foreign workers did manage to (8)______ to
their new conditions, settling in their new adopted country and prospering. Their contribution had the
effect not only of speeding up the (9)______ of economic change in the post-war period, it also (10)______
Western Europe into a multiracial society.
1. A. switch B. change C. modification D. variation
2. A. from B. to C. in D. at
3. A. turned B. converted C. switched D. moved
4. A. little B. small C. short D. low
5. A. occasions B. examples C. ways D. cases
6. A. broke B. carried C. came D. started
7. A. several B. high C. numerous D. heavy
8. A. fit B. adjust C. match D. suit
9. A. growth B. motion C. pace D. step
10. A. transformed B. transferred C. modified D. shifted
VI. Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with ONE suitable word.
THE COMPUTER MOUSE
When is a mouse not a mouse? When it sits on your desk and controls your on-screen cursor. The
computer mouse is a pointing device (1)______ has a flat bottom, a shaped top with buttons on and –
perhaps – a cable connecting the mouse to the computer. The mouse moves (2)______ the surface of the
desk, and the cursor copies this movement on the screen. The first computer mouse had wheels that made
contact (3)______ the working surface. The name ‘mouse’ (4)______ adopted because all earlier models
had a long cord, and this, together with the shape, made it look something (5)______ the furry little animal
of the same name.
The person who invented the mouse, and so was responsible (6)______ changing the way computers
worked, was an American (7)______ Douglas Engelbart. In fact, he invented many devices, including ones
attached (8)______ the chin or nose, to point at the screen. However, his computer mouse soon proved to
be much more convenient and far simpler to use. His first attempt (9)______ producing a mouse was in
1964, but it was large, heavy and difficult to move. A few years later, in 1968, his improved mouse
(10)______ its first public appearance and rapidly became a huge success.
VII. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one
printed before it. The word provided (if any) must not be altered in any way.
1. Celine has always been fond of classical music. (TASTE)
→ Celine ……………………………………………………...
2. They cannot watch this film because they are not adults yet. (UNDER)
→ Since ……………………………………………………...
3. It’s a pity you didn’t ask us to spend more time with you.
→ If only ……………………………………………………...
4. She hasn’t spoken much since the day she met the President.
→ Little ……………………………………………………...
5. People think that someone started the fire deliberately.
→ The fire ……………………………………………………
VIII. Essay writing
Vietnamese educators are divided on whether the current system of high schools for the gifted
should be maintained. Whilst some argue that the system may promote unhealthy competition or
unnecessary stress among students, and therefore should be abolished, many others have praised the
merits of those schools and voiced strong approval of their existence.
What advantages can schools for the gifted offer to their students and to the society?
Write 250-300 words.