Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation

1. A. mended B. faced C. objected D. waited

2. A. breakfast B. feature C. peasant D. pleasure
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress
3. A. confide B. gather C. divide D. maintain
4. A. compulsory B. certificate C. category D. accompany
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
5. She didn’t go yesterday, ______________?
A. does she B. doesn't she C. did she D. didn’t she
6. Laura ______________. in Boston.
A. are born B. were born C. was born B. born
7. These facts may be familiar ______________ you.
A. with B. about C. to D. into
8. ______________I get to know Jim, the more I like him.
A. For more B. More C. The more D. The most
9. We like ______________policies.
A. American recent economic B. economic recent American
C. recent American economic D. recent economic American
10. He fell down when he________________ towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
11. He managed to win the race ______________hurting his foot before the race.
A. in spite of B. despite of C. although D. because of
12. ______________the letter, Tom will have left for Paris.
A. When we receive B. When we received C. When we had received D. When we were receiving
13. ______________UNESCO criteria for outstanding universal value to humanity, Trang An Scenic
Landscape Complex was added to the World Heritage List in 2014.
A. Meeting B. Met C. To meet D. Having met
14. The teacher likes her essay because it’s very _______________
A. imagination B. imaginable C.imaginative D. imaginary
15. When being interviewed, you should ______________ what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. be related to B. be interested in C. express interest to D. concentrate on
16. We have been working hard. Let’s ______________a break.
A. make B. find C. do D. take
17. He is a simple fellow. He usually wears his heart on his _________ .
A. arm B. sleeve C. face D. brow
18. Some animals are on the ________ of becoming extinct.
A. verge B. side C. tip D. edge
19. Everyone expects Johnson to ___ Smith in today’s final.
A. beat B. win C. score D. champion
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the un -
derlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
20. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
A. skillful B. famous C. perfect D. modest
21. Carbohydrates are plentiful in nature where they serve as an immediate source of energy.
A. obscure B. unstable C. abundant D. reliable
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.
22. Some vegetables are grown without soil and artificial light.
A. real B. natural C. genuine D. true
She had to leave because she didn’t see eye to eye with her boss.
A. agree B. disagree C. approve D. support
Choose the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
23. Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help.
- Mike: “Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?” – Jane: “______”
A. Not a chance. B. That’s very kind of you.
C. Well done! D. I don’t believe it.
24. Julia and Phoebe is talking about Peter.
- Julia: “Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and he must know it very well.”
- Phoebe: “______. He even couldn’t tell me where to have some street food there.”
A. I can’t agree with you more. B. You must be right.
C. I'm of the opposite opinion D. I don't think that's a good idea
Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
In the year 1900, the world was in the midst of a machine revolution (cách mạng). (26) _____ electrical
power became more ubiquitous (đầy rẫy khắp nơi), tasks once done by hand were now completed quickly and
efficiently by machine. Sewing machines replaced needle and thread. Tractors replaced hoes. Typewriters
replaced pens. Automobiles replaced horse-drawn carriages.
A hundred years later, in the year 2000, machines were again pushing the boundaries (giới hạn) of (27)
_____ was possible. Humans could now work in space, thanks to the International Space Station. We were
finding out the composition of life thanks to the DNA sequencer (chuỗi). Computers and the world wide web
changed the way we learn, read, communicate, or start political revolutions.
So what will be the game-changing machines in the year 2100? How will they (28) _____ our lives better,
cleaner, safer, more efficient, and (29) _____ exciting?
We asked over three dozen experts, scientists, engineers, futurists, and organizations in five different
disciplines (lĩnh vực nghiên cứu), including climate change, military (quân sự), infrastructure (cơ sở hạ tầng),
transportation, and space exploration, about how the machines of 2100 will change humanity (loài người). The
(30) _____ we got back were thought-provoking (gợi nhiều suy nghĩ), hopeful and, at times, apocalyptic.
25. A. Despite B. However C. Although D. As
26. A. what B. that C. who D. which
27. A. notice B. taste C. make D. hope
28. A. much B. more C. little D. less
29. A. answers B. programs C. contacts D. services
Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
30. The man, a poor man, is invited to the Clambake last night.
31. Their free trip, which they won on a television game show, include four days in London and a week in Paris.
32. Although the 200-year-old folk festival originally took place in October, celebrations enjoyed it so much
that they decided to extend it from the original five days to 16.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
33. This is the first time we have been to the circus.
A. We have been to the circus some time before. B. We had been to the circus once before.
C. We have ever been to the circus often before. D. We have never been to the circus before.
34. "I’ll take the children to the park," said the husband to his wife.
A. The husband asked the wife to take the children to the park.
B. The husband offered to take the children to the park.
C. The husband insisted on taking the children to the park.
D. The husband requested to take the children to the park.
35. Is it necessary to meet the manager at the airport?
A. Did the manager have to be met at the airport?. B. Does the manager have to be met at the airport?
C. Is the manager had to be met at the airport? D. Does the manager have to meet at the airport?
Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
36. 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.
37. He started computer programming as soon as he left school.
A. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.
B. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.
C. No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.
D. After he left school, he had started computer programming.