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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. regime /reɪˈʒiːm/ B. geology C. engine D. passenger
2. A. Valentine B. sacrifice C. priority D.enquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/
3. A. resonant /ˈrezənənt/ B. resound/rɪˈzaʊnd/:vang vọng C. resource D. resign

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress is different
from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
4. A. expert B. contrast C. product D. canal
5. A. temporary B. implement /ˈɪm.plɪ.ment/ C. facsimile D. infamous
6. A. consequence B. comprehend C. ascertain/ˌæsərˈteɪn/ D. inhospitable/ˌɪnhɑːˈspɪtəbl/

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of
the following questions.
7. After years of being exposed to the sun and rain, the sign has become completely ________ .
A. readable B. misread C. unreadable: Đọc quá chán,khó đọc D. illegible
8. On the battle field ________ .: xe tăng nằm trên battle
A. did the tanks lie B. lay the tanks C. the tanks lay D. lied the tanks
9. I'm trying this alternative cold remedy. It's ________ different plant roots and herbs, and tastes very
strange.
A. containing B. composed of C. included D. consisting of
10. ________ , the invention was perfect, but it didn’t sell very well.
A. Politically B. Technically C. Technologically D. Practically
11. It is the recommendation of many psychologists ________ to associate words and remember
names.
A. mental images are used B. that a learner use mental images
C. that a learner uses mental images D. that a learner must use mental images
12. The ________ horse began to run as fast as he could.
A. frightening B. frightened C. frighten D. frightful
13. Susan: “Tom says he doesn’t like you!” - Lucy: “ ________ .”
A. It makes nothing B. I don’t care C. So do I D. I know he isn’t
14. Prices of flats ________ from a few thousand to millions of dollars.
A. differ B. vary C. change D. fluctuate
15. ________ in our town this year.
A. Many a new houses were built B. Many a new house was built
C. Many a new house has been built D. Many a new houses have been built
16. Tom: “I'm having some friends over for dinner today. Would you like to join us?” Mary: “
________ ”
A. As a matter of fact, I do. B. Can I take a rain check?
C. Come on. It’s my turn. D. Thanks, but I don’t.
17. They ________ a big fortune when they were young, so they didn’t have to work hard.
A. came round: hồi tỉnh B. came up: xr, đc bàn luận, đạt tới C. came into: thừa hưởng D. came across
18. Jane: “Have you got the time, please?” - Peter: “ ________ .”
A. Sorry. I don’t have a watch now B. Sure. I have plenty of time
C. No, I haven’t. I'm busy D. I'd rather not
19. To love and to be loved ________ the greatest happiness on Earth.
A. are being B. were C. is D. are
20. Up to now _____ space exploring still remains ____ very risky, complex and expensive endeavor.
A. the/ the B. a/ the C. a/  D. / a
21. Over the last few months, garages ________ the price of petrol four times.
A. raised B. have gone up=rise C. have risen D. have put up=raise
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22. Tom doesn’t know much about computing, ________ his brother is an expert at it.
A. however B. in contrast C. whereas D. therefore
23. Smith had a lucky escape. He ________ killed.
A. could have been B. would have been C. should have been D. must have been
24. I'm ________ my brother is. Nowhere near = not in any way: còn lâu
A. nowhere like so ambitious as B. nothing as ambitious as
C. nothing near as ambitious as D. nowhere near as ambitious as
25. The boy who failed the exam has to take another one, ________ ?
A. hasn’t he B. didn’t he C. doesn’t he D. did he
26. Jane: “Shall we turn back?” - Tom: “Well, I'm ________ turning back. It’s too dangerous to go
mountain climbing ________ this weather.” Be for: ủng hộ
A. against/ on B. for/ in C. about / in D. by/ in
27. Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over ________ made of natural fibers.
A. which B. that C. the one D. what
28. The second year medical students are encouraged to take the first year students under their
_______.
A. sleeves B. arms C. cloaks D. wings: c/sóc
29. Lan: “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?” - Tuan: “ ____.”
A. Anything will do B. Never mind C. Yes, please D. I don’t mind
30. If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate, in another fifty years this beach
_____ any more.
A. isn’t going to exist B. doesn’t exist
C. isn’t existing D. won’t be existed

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.
CLIP CULTURE
Could the short movies on video-sharing sites such as YouTube ever rival movies at the
cinema?
In parallel with its own exponential growth, my fascination with YouTube has galloped into a
raging obsession.  Whole evenings, theoretically dedicated to writing, have been hijacked by a terrible
need to click onto the Internet browser, and from there the lure of YouTube is inevitable. What’s not
to be fascinated by? However slick or however rickety, the best of these mini-movies have an
unmediated quality, a realness that is completely lacking in anything available in the cinema or on
TV.
For a growing number of people, time spent surfing the web exceeds the time spent watching
TV, so who knows if this way of making and watching movies might not become a huge and serious
rival to the mainstream. Many contemporary films-makers have become fascinated by the video
aesthetic, and by camera work with a deadpan surveillance feel, which has risen in parallel to this
Internet revolution.
The cinema, though, does have something in common with the confessional, video blog aspect
of YouTube.  The popularity of the horror film The Blair Witch Project was inflamed by a vast,
grassroots Internet campaign which mischievously suggested that the film’s horrors were real. Plus
there’s a cousin to this blurring of fact and fiction in YouTube – confessional blogs which turn out to
be faked by ingenious actors. In the past, some documentaries that you could see on TV or at the
cinema had YouTube qualities, in that the footage was shot by the participants themselves, although
they needed a professional cinema practitioner to bring it to light.  If the unhappy heroes of these films
were making their videos now, they would probably bypass these directors and take them straight to
YouTube. Where straight cinema and YouTube come more closely into parallel is the use of the
continuous shot: the persistent, unjudging, almost uncomprehending gaze; an unedited, deep-focus
scene in which our attention as audience is not coerced or directed. The true YouTube gems are not
the digitally carpentered mini-features. The most gripping material is raw, unedited footage in one
continuous take.  Outstanding examples range from domestic events in the home to windows on
international events.  Watching these, and going through the events in real time, is riveting yet
disturbing at the same time.
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Many film directors have tried exploiting this eerie, hypnotic, disquieting quality.  But they
should look further than this, as they might all be fascinated by, and even learn something from, what I
think of as YouTube’s comedy genre: bizarre things captured more by accident than design, which
often have a sublime quality. One such clip of a woman falling down a hole was captured by CCTV;
the camera is apparently fixed above a bar in a busy pub.  Someone opens up a trap door directly
behind a woman serving drinks, with results that Buster Keaton himself would have admired. The
scene is shot and framed with unshowy formal perfection; a professional director and crew could work
for months on a slapstick scene and not get it as right as this.  It’s something in the way the woman
disappears so utterly from view.
Unlike the cinema, where we have to wait for reviews, you can get your material reviewed on
YouTube instantly since there is a ratings and comments section for each video.  Just as the videos are
more real than movies, this type of reviewing is also more honest.  Cinema reviews make comments
on the predictable elements, such as plot, setting, actors, etc., but YouTube reviews are boiled down to
the essence of entertainment appeal.  Are you interested enough to watch it to the end?  Would you
recommend it to your friends?  Do you go back in and watch it again?
The cinema of YouTube has, at its best, an appealing amateurism, unrestricted by the
conventions of narrative interest or good taste.  It is a quality to be savoured, and quite different from
documentary or attempts at realism in feature films.  What makes it so involving is that the viewers
extend this amateur process in choosing, playing and sharing the files.  Consequently they supplement
production with a new type of distribution.  It’s this that makes YouTube so addictive and unless the
cinema learns from it, it may be outclassed.
31. What does the writer say about his interest in YouTube?
A. He enjoys watching YouTube while he is writing.
B. He prefers the short films on YouTube to the cinema.
C. He finds it hard to resist watching YouTube films.
D. He likes the fact that the films on YouTube are short.
32. The writer suggests YouTube will become more popular because ______.
A. the films in it capture people when they are unaware.
B. people have changed how they use their leisure time.
C. people no longer have time to watch full-length films.
D. the films on it mimic real life with real people
33. The word “unmediated” is closest in meaning to _____.
A. direct B. surreal C. of high standard D. mesmerizing
34. In the four paragraph, the writer says the similarity between YouTube videos and commercial
films is that ____________.
A. they both produce realistic horror films.
B. they both have directors who are also actors.
C. they both depend on the Interest for publicity.
D. they are both effective at faking reality.
35. The word “coerced” is closest meaning to ______.
A. pressed B. terrorized C. forced D. bullied
36. The word “eerie” is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. awesome B. strange C. obliging D. dominant
37. What does the writer say is the appeal of the continuous shot?
A. That nobody is managing the events on screen.
B. That it can be used effectively in any setting.
C. That we can see things we wouldn’t otherwise see.
D. That the camera acts as our eyes on the event.
38. In the fifth paragraph, the writer uses the example of the woman falling to show that ____.
A. YouTube uses a range of sources for its films.
B. it is difficult to replicate real-life comedy.
C. YouTube has funnier films than those at the cinema.
D. it is better when participants are unaware they are being filmed.
39. Why does the writer use questions at of the sixth paragraph?
A. To suggest what question cinema review should contain.
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B. To illustrate how YouTube reviews have a single focus.
C. To guide the reader about what a review should contain.
D. To show be broad range of views on YouTube.
40. The writer concludes that YouTube is addictive because __________.
A. it has so many potential viewers.
B. it offers films which have unique qualities.
C. it shows better films than those available commercially.
D. it has become part of the process of making films.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions.
41. She simply took it for granted that the check was good and did not ask him any questions about
it.
A. accepted it without investigation B. objected to it
C. permitted it D. looked it over
42. I think we have solved this problem once and for all.
A. for goods B. forever C. in the end D. temporarily
43. A quiet moment, spent alone, often takes one out of turmoil of a stressful situation.
A. tranquility B. gloom: ảm đạm C. inspiration D. chaos

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.
44. At first, our problems seemed insurmountable. However, now I think we'll be able to find
solutions.
A. not able to be discussed B. able to be discussed
C. not able to be solved D. able to be solved
45. Dalat is famous for various ideal excursion places such as Xuan Huong lake, pine forests and
waterfalls.
A. different B. similar C. unique D. likely

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction.
46. James was worried that he was the last person (A) to submit the physical (B) assignment but (C) he was
actually the second (D).  physics
47. The team leader demanded (A) from his team members (B) a serious attitude toward (C) work,
good team spirit and that they work hard (D). their hard working
48. Not until I was on my way (A) to the airport that I realized (B) I had left (C) my passport at home
(D).  did I realize
49. He received (A) a bonus that was (B) equivalent (C) two months' pay (D).
50. Digital clocks, however precise, they (A) cannot be perfectly (B) accurate because the (C) earth's
rotation changes slightly (D) over years.  o

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.
Ocean water plays an indispensable role in supporting life. The great ocean basins hold about 300
million cubic miles of water. From this vast amount, about 80,000 cubic miles of water are sucked into
the atmosphere each year by evaporation and returned by precipitation and drainage( Hệ thống thoát
nước) to the ocean. More than 24,000 cubic miles of rain descend annually upon the continents. This
vast amount is required to replenish the lakes and streams, springs and water tables on which all
flora and fauna are dependent. Thus, the hydrosphere permits organic existence.
The hydrosphere has strange characteristics because water has properties unlike those of any other
liquid. One anomaly is that water upon freezing expands by about 9 percent, whereas most liquids
contract on cooling. For this reason, ice floats on water bodies instead of sinking to the bottom. If the

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ice sank, the hydrosphere would soon be frozen solidly, except for a thin layer of surface melt water
during the summer season. Thus, all aquatic life would be destroyed and the interchange of warm and
cold currents, which moderates climate, would be notably absent.
Another outstanding characteristic of water is that water has a heat capacity which is the highest
of all liquids and solids except ammonia. This characteristic enables the oceans to absorb and store
vast quantities of heat, thereby often preventing climatic extremes. In addition, water dissolves more
substances than any other liquid. It is this characteristic that helps make oceans a great storehouse for
minerals which have been washed down from the continents. In several areas of the world these
minerals are being commercially exploited. Solar evaporation of salt is widely practiced, potash is
extracted from the Dead Sea, and magnesium is produced from sea water along the American Gulf
Coast.
51. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of water?
A. Water contracts on cooling ( nc co lại khi đc lm lạnh). B. Water can absorb heat.
.....C. Water expands when it is frozen. D. Water is a good solvent.
52. According to the passage, the hydrosphere is NOT ________.
A. responsible for all forms of life B. a source of natural resources
C. that part of the earth covered by water D. in danger of freezing water
53. The word “outstanding” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. exceptionally good B. important C. special D. amusing
54. According to the passage, fish can survive in the oceans because________.
A. there are currents in the ocean
B. they do not need oxygen
C. ice floats
D. evaporation and condensation create a water cycle
55. The author organizes the passage by ________.
A. general statements followed by examples B. juxtaposition of true and untrue ideas
C. comparison and contrast D. hypothesis and proof
56. The author's tone in the passage can best be described as________.
A. dispassionate: k thiên vị B. speculative: có t/c suy đoán C. dogmatic: độc đoán, giáo điều D. biased
57. Which of the following statements would be most likely to begin the paragraph immediately following
the passage?
A. Magnesium is widely used in metallurgical processes.
B. Water has the ability to erode land.
C. Drought and flooding are two types of disasters associated with water.
D. Another remarkably property of ice is its strength.
58. The word "replenish": (lấp đầy) can best be replaced by _________.
A. evaporate B. fill again C. form D. replace
59. The author's main purpose in this passage is to _________.
A. describe the properties(đặc tính) and uses of water
B. illustrate the importance of conserving water
C. explain how water is used in commerce and industry
D. compare water with other liquids
60. The phrase "This vast amount" in line 4 refers to ________.
A. 300 million cubic miles of water B. 80,000 million cubic of water
C. 24,000 cubic miles of rain D. 80,000 cubic miles of water

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the blanks.
NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN!
Education is a life-long process that not only provides us with basic skills such as literacy and
numeracy, but is also essential in ___(61)___ our future lives. From the moment we enter
kindergartens as small children, and as we progress through primary and secondary education, we
___(62)___ the foundations for the life ahead of us. We must discipline ourselves to work hard
___(63)___ we can pass exams and gain the qualifications we will need to secure a good job. We must

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also acquire valuable life skills so that we can fit in and work with those around us. And of course
health education helps us to understand ___(64)___ we can stay fit and healthy.
For most people, this process ends when they are in their mid-to-late teens. For others, however, it
is the beginning of a lifetime of learning. After they finish school, many ___(65)___ to further
education where they will learn more useful skills such as computer literacy or basic business
management. ___(66)___ will enroll on a program of higher education at a university where, with hard
work, they will have the opportunity to graduate after three or four years with a well-earned degree.
After that, they may work for a while before opting to study for a higher degree-an MA, for example,
or a PhD. Alternatively, they may choose to attend an evening class after work or, if they have a
sympathetic employer, ___(67)___ day release so that they can study during the week. And if they
live a long way from a college or university, they might follow a ___(68)___ course using mail and
the Internet. ___(69)___ , it is largely due to the proliferation of computers that many people have
started to study again and can proudly class themselves as mature students.
We live in a fascinating and constantly changing world, and we must continually learn and
___(70)___ new knowledge if we are to adapt and keep up with changing events. Our schooldays are just
the beginning of this process, and we should make the best of every opportunity to develop ourselves,
whether we are eighteen or eighty. You are, indeed, never too old to learn.
61. A. shaping B. leading C. moulding D. forming
62. A. are replacing B. are building C. are lying D. are laying
63. A. in order to B. so as that C. in case D. so that
64. A. when B. what C. how D. where
65. A. move B. pursue C. continue D. progress
66. A. Another B. The others C. Others D. The other
67. A. obtain B. achieve C. ask D. bring
68. A. self-study B. mail C. correspondence D. writing
69. A. Particularly B. As a result C. In fact D. What's more
70. A. widen B. enrich C. broaden D. acquire

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.
71. “You didn’t lock the door this morning as I found the keys on the table when I got home!” the
woman told her son.
A. The woman reproached her son of not locking the door that morning, emphasizing that she saw
the keys on the table. Reproach sb for/with
B. The woman scolded her son with unlocking the door that morning as she found the key on the
table. scold sb for
C. The woman criticized her son for not locking the door that morning, adding that she saw the
keys on the table.
D. The woman blamed her son for not unlocking the door that morning as she found the key on the
table.
72. Nobody could possibly believe the story she told us.
A. It's possible that she told an unreal story. B. The story she told us was magical.
C. The story she told us was beyond belief. D. It's possible that she told a real story.
73. The hotels were both uncomfortable.
A. Either of the hotels was uncomfortable. B. Neither of hotels were comfortable.
C. None of the hotels was comfortable. D. Neither of the hotels was comfortable.
74. It’s your duty to finish your homework before you go to school.
A. Your homework is supposed to be finished before going to school.
B. That your homework is finished before you go to school is your duty.
C. Your duty finishing your homework before you go to school is necessary.
D. You are supposed to finish your homework before you go to school. *
75. When he was asked for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.
A. On being asked for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.
B. The man appeared quite upset, asking for more information about the burglary.
C. Being asked for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.
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D. When asking for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of
the following questions.
76. ________ that I tore up the letter.
A. I was such an annoyed B. I was so annoying C. Such was my annoyance D. So was I
annoyed  so annoyed was I
77. ________, but he often gives me a hand with the housework. But k liên từ
A. My husband is very busy at work B. Although my husband is very busy at
work
C. No matter how busy is my husband at work D. However busy my husband is at work
78. ________ in the atmosphere is the temperature falling below freezing.
A. What produces frost B. What is frost produced C. Frost is produced D. Frost produces
79. ________ for running a red light, Jane decided it was not in her best interest to argue since she was not
wearing her seat belt.
A. Being stopped by the police B. The police stopped her
C. When stopping by the police D. Having been stopped by the police
80. ________, United would have lost the match yesterday.
A. Hadn’t their goalkeeper played so well B. If their goalkeeper didn’t play so well
C. Were their goalkeeper not to play so well D. If it hadn’t been for their goalkeeper
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