PART ONE: PHONETICS – GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (55 pts)

I. Questions 1-5: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others by circling A, B, C or D and write your answers into the box below. (5.0 pts)
1. A. there /e/ B. appear C. wear /er D. prepare /er/
2. A. climate B. comprise C. notice D. divide
3. A. kicked B. fixed C. pleased D. missed
4. A. ring B. benefit C. wander D. wonderful
5. A. slavery: chế độ B. last C. guest D. towards
nô lệ
Your answers:
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.D

II. Questions 6-25: Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences
and write your answers into the box below. (20 pts)
6.That famous book of five chapters.
A. Comprises: tổng hợp B. makes C. has D. consists
Make of + N/V_ing: chất liệu sản phẩm không bị biến đổi
 Table is made of wood
Make from: chất liệu sản phẩm bị biến đổi
 The papers are made from trees
 The wine is made from grapes
Consist of: bao gồm
7.He used to his living by delivering vegetables to city hotels.
A. earn B. gain C. get D. make
earn (v): kiếm được
gain (v): đạt được -> gain a lot of weights
earn sb’s living: kiếm sống
8.The shop promised to keep the goods for me if I a deposit.
A. made B. paid C. gave D. left
9.We’ll play tennis and we’ll have lunch.
A. so B. so that C. then D. after
10. Nobody was injured in the accident, ?
A. was he B. wasn’t he C. were they D. weren’t they
11. I wouldn’t like to have a snake or a spider as a pet.
A. neither B. both C. nor D. either
12. being ill, she still went to class yesterday.
A. Even though B. Despite C. Because D. Since
13. On the to the town, there is a beautiful wood.
A. way B. direction C. street D. entrance
14. We should try to study hard to our knowledge.
A. better B. farther C. lessen D. strengthen

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 15. I didn’t her as she was wearing a blond wig.
A. perceive B. know C. realize D. recognize
perceive (v): nhận thức
16. Women's Aid is a UK charity aim is to end domestic violence against women and children.
A. who B. whose C. which D. whom

17. Passover is also an spring festival.

A. ancient B. anxious C. annual D. official
18. The two friends always back up in everything they do.
A. each other B. one another C. themselves D. ourselves

19. Dinosaurs are believed to millions of years ago.

A. have gone out B. have died out C. have run off D. died out
S + tobe + belived to + hđộng quá khứ (ta sẽ chia hành động theo HTHT).
 go out: ra ngoài
 run off: cạn kiệt
20. –“I’m taking my first exam next week.” –“ .”
A. Cheers B. Good luck C. Well done D. Congratulations
21. – “Something is worrying me?” –“ ”
A. Well, what are you doing? B. Well, tell me who’s that?
C. Well, tell me what’s worrying you? D. Well, I know.
22. Wait you get home before you unpack your parcel.
A. during B. until C. when D. after
23. The hotel has been built on the of the lake.
A. border B. boundary C. edge D. front
24. does it take you to do the washing?
A. How fast B. What time C. How often D. How long
25. Due to bad weather, the picnic has been until next Sunday.
A. put off: B. taken off C. put down D. switched off
put off: trì hoãn
take off: cởi (đồ)
put down: đặt xuống -> put it back, don’t put it down
switch off: tắt
Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

III. Questions 26-35: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences and write
your answers into the box below. (10 pts)
26. Recently, health foods have increased in popularity . (POPULAR)
27. She presented her ideas clearly and logically . (LOGIC)
28. Nowadays insufficienct knowledge of English can be a problem in business. (SUFFICIENCY: đủ)
29. Sorry about the mistakes, I misunderstood the instruction you
gave me. (UNDERSTAND)
30. He is interested in the preservation of old building.
(PRESERVE)
31. Housework has traditionaly been regarded as
women’s work. (TRADITION)
32. The whole country is trying to get rid of poverty . (POOR)
33. We will live happier and healthier life if we keep our environment clean. (HEALTH)

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34. It is honestly of you to cheat in the exam. dishonest (HONEST)
35. Deforeststation is now a serious
problem in many countries. (FOREST)

Your answers:
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

IV. Questions 36-45: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense and write your answers
into the box below. (10 pts)
- He (36. wear) has worn/ has been wearing the same old coat since he (37. move)
moved here.
- A lot of people (38. kill) have been kill by AIDS recently,
and I wish nobody (39. die) would die any more.

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 - After (40. stop) being stopped by the police, the man
admitted (41. steal) to stealing the car but denied driving at
100 miles an hour.
Admit: thừa nhận -> admit to V_ing

- We (42. have) our house (43. repair) next month.

 Are going to have/repaired
Have something done (Pii)
- My sister is going to graduate from Hanoi University in July. By then, I (44. complete) will have
completed my entrance examination.
- His doctor advised (45. cut) cutting down on the amount of fat
food.
Advise + O + to V
Advise + N/V_ing
Your answers:
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

V. Questions 46-55: Fill each gap with a suitable preposition to complete each of the sentences. (10 pts)
46. Wearing uniforms helps poor students feel equal to others.
47. He made a good impression on his first day at work.
48. Egypt is famous for ancient Pyramids.
49. Where is Anna? She should be here by now.
50. There are usually a lot of parties in on New Year’s Eve.
51. They revealed that he had supplied terrorist organization weapons.
52. The certificates can be exchanged for goods in any of our stores.
53. We plan to impose limitations on the use of cars in the city.
54. Their stated aim was to free women from domestic slavery.
55. I think they’ve gone to the airport to see their boss off .

Your answers:
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

PART TWO: READING (25 pts)

I. Questions 56-65: Read the passage carefully, then fill in each blank with ONE suitable word and
write your answers into the box below. (10 pts)
People appear to learn in different ways. Some people expect to make mistakes in their studies and
are capable (56) _ benefiting from their mistakes. They don’t mind (57) corrected by their
teacher and ind eed often ask to be corrected.
Others, (58) , dislike making mistakes. They try to avoid doing anything (59) they
might do badly. They would (60) perfect something in small steps and be sure they have got it right
than attempt to do task (61) on a subject they don’t feel they have finished exploring yet.
Both (62) of learning seem to be equally valid, but a combination of the two may be the
(63) solution. In order to learn effectively, students have to remember to take risk sometimes. But
they also have to feel comfortable and secure with (64) they’re doing so as not to become
demotivated. All students should at (65) think about questioning the way that they approach
learning.
Your answers:
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

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II. Questions 66-75: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each
numbered blank and write your answers into the box below. (10 pts)
Environmental Concerns
Earth is the only (66) we know of in the universe that can support human life. (67)
human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the
western world (68) on consuming
two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so (69) to stay alive, we
are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere

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fertile soil is (70) built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that
they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any
thought of the consequences. As a (71) the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the
very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (72) increasingly heavy demands on it.
The Earth's natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth,
shelter and minerals to (73) us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we
use the resources they will (74) indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively they
will soon run (75) and everyone will suffer.
66. A. situation B. place C. position D. site
67. A. Although B. Still C. Yet D. Despite
68. A. continues B. repeats C. carries D. follows
69. A. already B. just C. for D. entirely
70. A. sooner B. neither C. either D. rather
71. A. development B. result C. reaction D. product
72. A. doing B. having C. taking D. making
73. A. hold B. maintain C. stay D. keep
74. A. last B. stand C. go D. remain
75. A. out B. off C. over D. down

Your answers:
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

III. Questions 76-80: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write
your answers into the box below. (5pts)
Each nation has many good people who take care of others. For example, some high school and
college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or
homes for the aged. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them, play games with
them or listen to their problems.
Other young volunteers work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They clean up their houses,
do their shopping or mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers, there is an organization called
Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help
them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Some high school students take part in helping disadvantaged or handicapped children. They give
care and comfort to them and help them to overcome their difficulties. Young college and university
students participate in helping the people who have suffered badly in wars or natural disasters. During
summer vacations, they volunteer to work in remote mountainous areas to provide education for children.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn craft. Some of
these clubs show movies or organize short trips to interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and
college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys
and girls.
Volunteers believe that some of the happier people in the world are those who help to bring
happiness to others.
76. Volunteers usually help
those who are sick or old in their homes by .
A. moving the lawns, doing shopping and cleaning up their houses
B. telling them stories, and singing and dancing for them
C. cooking, sewing or washing their clothes
D. taking them to the baseball games
77. Big Brother is .
A. the name of a club B. a home for children who have no brothers
C. the name of a team D. an organization for boys who no longer have fathers
78. Most of the boys’ and girls’ club use many high school and college students as volunteers because
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 B. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls
C. they know how to the work
D. they are good at playing games and learning crafts
79. Volunteers believe that .
A. in order to make others happy, they have got to be happy
B. the happiest people in the world are those who make themselves happy
C. the happiest people in the world are those who are young and healthy
D. bringing happiness to others makes them the happiest people in the world
80. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Taking care of others B. Volunteers: the happiest people in the world
C. Voluntary work in the United States D. Helping old and sick people in the United States

Your answers:
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

PART THREE: WRITING (20 pts)

I. Questions 81-85: Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) that is made from the words given.
Write your answers into the box below. (5pts)
81. very / few / airports / United States / modern / as that / Atlanta.
A. Very few airports in the United States are as modern as that of Atlanta.
B. Very a few airports in the United States are more modern as that Atlanta.
C. Very few of airports in the United States are moderner as that in Atlanta.
D. Very a few of the airports in the United States are as modern as that of Atlanta.
82. both / term paper / final exam / often require / college class.
A. Both a term paper as well as a final exam have often required for a college class.
B. Both a term paper and a final exam are often required for a college class.
C. Both term paper and final exam as well is often required for a college class.
D. Both a term paper and also a final exam has often required for a college class.
83. people / competitive / more likely / suffer / effects / stress / health.
A. People are competitive and more likely suffering by the effects of stress for their health.
B. People, competitive and more likely, suffer from the effects of stress on their health.
C. People are competitive and more likely to be suffered from the effects of stress for their health.
D. People who are competitive are more likely to suffer from the effects of stress on their health.
84. color / star / depend / heat / energy / produce.
A. The color of a star depends on the heat and the energy it produces.
B. The color from a star is depended on the heat and the energy to produce.
C. The color of a star that depends on the heat and the energy produces.
D. The color star depends on the heat and the energy it produces.
85. those / us / smoke / have lungs / x-ray / regularly.
A. Those of us who smoke should have our lungs x-rayed regularly.
B. Those of us smoke and have the lungs x-ray regularly.
C. Those of us who smoke and have the lungs x-rayed regularly.
D. Those of us smoke and so have our lungs x-ray regularly.

Your answers:
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.

II. Questions 86-90: Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting and CORRECT
IT. (5 pts)
86. (A) Asking about the date of the election, the prime minister (B) commented that (C) no decision (D)
had yet been made.
87. Why (A) do you think (B) you are allowed (C) to criticize me (D) as that?

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88. Buying clothes (A) are often (B) a very time-consuming practice because those
clothes that a person likes (C) are rarely the ones that fit (D) him or her.
89. The (A) fish and chips that my mother (B) is cooking in the kitchen (C) taste (D)
delicious.
90. Many theories on (A) conserving the purity of water (B) has been proposed but no
one (C) has been as
(D) widely accepted as this one.

Your answers:
86. 87. 88. 89. 90.

III. Questions 91-95: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it
means the same as the sentence printed before it. Use the bold words given in
brackets. Do not alter the given words in any way. (5 pts)
91. It took us three hours to
find a room for the night. (SPENT)
 we spent three hours finding a room for the night
92. Would you rather I stayed with you during the holidays? (PREFER)
 Would you prefer me to stay with you during the holiday
The English test was not easy enough for me to do well.
(SO)
 The English test
93. The police said Jim had stolen the money. (ACCUSED)
 The police
94. Because of his illness he could not work effectively. (IMPOSSIBLE)
 His illness

IV. Questions 96-100: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it
means the same as the sentence printed before it. Use the bold words given in
brackets. Do not alter the given words in any way. (5 pts)
95. New Year comes near. People are busy.
 The nearer
96. Both Peter and John don’t like tea.
 Neither
97. Mary will only come to the party if Peter is invited.
 Unless
98. In spite of the bad weather, we went swimming.
 Although
99. He is very sorry he didn’t come to the meeting yesterday.
 He apologies