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PHONETICS
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following question.
1. A. ride B. ridden C. excite D. beehive
2. A. venture B. future C. mature D. culture
3. A. ethnic B. unique C. basic D. diverse
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three on the position of the
primary stress in each of the following questions.
4. A. disturb B. collect C. detest D. harvest
5. A. minority B. convenient C. literature D. community
6. A. customer B. delicious C. grocery D. resident
7. A. opportunity B. inconvenient C. facility D. optimistic
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. The Thai grow crops and _________ cattle and poultry for their own use.
A. harvest B. herd C. raise D. keep
9. Nowadays, many youngsters spend hours _________ the net on smartphones.
A. texting B. surfing C. blogging D. emailing
10. I couldn’t afford the house, so I had to _________ for the second best.
A. come B. settle C. stick D. turn
11. To _________ a band, find other musicians who are interested in the same type of music as you.
A. release B. form C. reach D. record
12. Going by train is _________ driving.
A. more expensive B. more expensive than
C. the most expensive D. most expensive

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13. He turned _________ her offer despite of generous salary package.
A. down B. out C. back D. to
Choose the answer which has CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
14. I was too embarrassed to admit that I was wrong.
A. certain B. confident C. ashamed D. scared
15. There are certainly many disadvantages to living in the country.
A. good points B. positive things C. drawbacks D. benefits
Choose the answer which has OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
16. It was an American who had the novel idea of a flying car.
A. old B. new C. weird D. good
17. It’s a rich country with vast resources.
A. huge B. large C. small D. many
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
18. I think it’s time we _________.
A. are leaving B. are going to leave C. left D. had left.
19. Please bring _________ all library books by the end of the week
A. across B. back C. out D. up
20. Reducing speed limits should _________ to fewer death on the road.
A. lead B. stick C. look D. bring
21. The exam was quite easy - _________ I expected.
A. more easy that B. more easy than C. easier than D. easier as
22. Countryside is not polluted _________ you can breathe the fresh air.
A. although B. however C. therefore D. as
23. I would rather she _________ tomorrow than today.
A. come B. has come C. came D. should come
24. The end of the book wasn't very _________.
A. convinced B. convincing C. convince D. convinces
25. She came _________ some old photographs in a drawer.
A. through B. across C. over D. out
READING
Read the following passage and choose the best answer in each question

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Stress isn’t just a problem for adults. Young people, however, are also suffering from stress for different
reasons. Students feel pressure to complete daily homework, finish projects and study for exams. Moreover,
teens may also participate in other activities such as sports and clubs. These activities need much time to
prepare, so they can make teenagers stressed and anxious.
Teens may have many groups of friends, friends’ pressure means a feeling that people must do the same
things as other people of their age and social group. Some bad friends may pressure others to hang out or try
using drugs instead of studying, alcohol instead of having a good lifestyle. Friends' pressure may prevent teens
from studying, leading them to feel additional stress.
Teenagers can also feel stress at home because of family pressures and problems. Arguments with sisters and
brothers, disagreements with parents may also lead to stress.
26. Stress is a problem for _______.
A. adults only B. both adults and young people C. young people only D. adults or young people
27. What words best replace “these activities” in paragraph 1?
A. projects B. sports and exams C. sports and clubs D. complete daily homework
28. Friends’ pressure forces teenagers to _______.
A. do better than their peers
B. do worse than their peers
C. do what their peers like
D. do the same things as their peers
29. All of the followings are what bad friends do except for _______.
A. pressure others to use drugs B. pressure others to hang out
C. pressure others to drink alcohol D. pressure others to have a good lifestyle.
30. Teenagers’ family pressure can be caused by _______.
A. arguments with siblings B. arguments with their grandparents
C. disagreements with siblings and parents D. disagreements with siblings
Read the following passage and choose the best answer in each question
In order to make the best of poor soil, to keep water, and to prevent erosion in mountainous regions, terraced
farming was introduced by various cultures around the world. Terraced farming can not only help to increase
production of food and vegetables for the local people but also feature some of the most spectacular
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In Vietnam, terraced fields are located in the northern mountainous provinces. The local ethnic minority
people have established terraced rice fields on steep sides of mountains, where they can grow rice and
vegetables, one after another, from the foot to nearly top of mountains. Generations of these people have
made terraced fields as we see today. People can visit some famous, scenic terraced rice fields in the northern
mountainous areas, such as terraced rice fields in Sa Pa and Mu Cang Chai. Terraced rice fields in Sa Pa were
voted as one of seven most beautiful and impressive terraced rice fields of Asia by readers of Travel and
Leisure magazine.
31. The first paragraph is about the ______ of terraced farming.
A. convenience B. modernness C. development D. usefulness
32. According to the passage, terraced farming can ______.
A. make the soil poor B. only help to grow rice and vegetables
C. prevent erosion D. provide food for the country
33. The word "scenic" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. large B. beautiful C. peaceful D. vast
34. What is the best main topic of the second paragraph?
A. Ethnic minority people and terraced rice fields in Viet Nam
B. Ethnic minority people and terraced fields in Sa Pa and Mu Cang Chai
C. The establishment of terraced rice fields and some famous ones in Viet Nam
D. Terraced fields in the northern mountainous provinces of Viet Nam.
35. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Terraced farming helps to increase production of food.
B. There are terraced fields in Viet Nam only.
C. Terraced farming does not include planting vegetables.
D. Local people grow rice on the top of the mountains.
WORD FORMATION
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets.
36. They didn’t have time for (a) _______ before the performance. (REHEARSE) rehearsal
37. I feel very _______ whenever I successfully make a craft by myself. (SATISFY) satisfied
38. With their rich traditions, the Hmong contribute _______ to the country’s cultural diversity.
(SIGNIFICANT) significantly

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39. I think city life is so interesting and _______ because you're close to shops and services. (CONVENIENCE)
convinient
40. It’s difficult for a small shop to _______ with the big supermarkets. (COMPETITION) compete
ERROR CORRECTION
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the mistakes in these sentences below, then correct the mistakes.
41. When spring comes, we enjoy to pick flowers on the hill near hour house.
A. spring comes B. to pick C. on D. near
42. Which activity do you like most, herding a buffalo or riding a horse?
A. Which B. most C. herding D. riding
43. Harry would rather you don’t work as a teacher now.
A. would B. don’t C. work D. now
44. Daisy is exciting about social media. She spends lots of time on Facebook and Instagram.
A. exciting B. about C. lots D. on
45. The bee can easy sting anyone coming close to their beehives.
A. easy B. anyone C. close D. beehives
WRITING
46. It’s raining heavily, but he continues collecting rice on the farm. (HEAVY)
Despite______________________________________________________________________.
Despite the heavy rain, he continues collecting rice on the farm.
47. The air is fresh and clean because there are a lot of trees here. (SO)
There are ____________________________________________________________________.
There are a lot of trees here, so the air is fresh and clean.
48. Why don’t we play sport or try some outdoor activities? (PLAYING)
How about __________________________________________________________ after school?
How about playing sport or trying some outdoor activities?
49. My alarm didn’t go off this morning. I was late. (THEREFORE)
My alarm _____________________________________________________________________.
My alarm didn’t go off this morning; therefore, I was late.
50. James is a more skillful football player than David. (SKILLFULLY)
James plays _____________________________________________________________________.
James plays football more skillfully than David (does).
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