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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best
combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question1: We arrived at airport. We realized our passports were still at home.

A. It was until we arrived at airport that we realize our passports were still at home.
B. We arrived at airport and realized our passports are still at home.
C. Not until had we arrived at airport, we realized our passports were still at home.
D. Not until we arrived at airport, did we realize our passports were still at home.
Question 2: You have just passed your exam. This makes your parents happy.
A. Having just passed your exam making your parents happy.
B. You have just passed your exam which it makes your parents happy.
C. You have just passed your exam makes your parents happy.
D. That you have just passed your exam makes your parents happy.

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.
Question 3: The employee's claim of being out with the flu did not seem very plausible because he
returned from sick leave with a deep tan.
A. tactful B. vulnerable C. inattentive D. unreasonable
Question 4: TEFL.com is a website which offers a job research facility to assist qualified students in
finding work.
A. help B. aid C. support D. hinder

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 5: Linda is thanking Daniel for his birthday present.
Linda: "Thanks for the book. I've been looking it for months."
Daniel: "__________ "
A. I'm glad you like it. B. You can say that again
C. I like reading books. D. Thank you for looking for it.
Question 6: Daisy is talking to Mary about the house. Daisy:" What a lovely house you have!"
Mary: "__________ "
A. Of course not, it's not costly. B. No problem.
C. I think so. D. Thank you. Hope you will drop in.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 7: When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or
asking you.
A. be interested in B. be related to
C. pay all attention to D. express interest to
Question 8: Some 12th -grade students find sitting the entrance exam to be accepted into universities
such a daunting process that they become depressed due to the level of stress.
A. long-lasting B. comforting C. intimidating D. intriguing

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 9: A. provide B. private C. advise D. arrang
Question 10: A. supportive B. connection C. attention D. sacrifice

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.
There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely
accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual. The argument for this view
goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world, even the
seasonal changes, as unpredictable, and they sought, through various means, to control these unknown
and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and
repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the
mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths,
persisted and provided material for art and drama.
Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the
seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a
suitable site hard to be provided for the performances, and when the entire community did not
participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting area" and the "auditorium". In
addition, there were performers, and since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes
in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks and costumes,
they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect-
success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun as an actor might. Eventually such
dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.
Another theory traces the theater's origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to
this view, tales (about the hunt, war or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of
impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles
by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical
and gymnastic or that are imitation of animal movements and sounds.

Question 11: The word "enactment" in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to __________ .

A. establishment B. performance C. authorization D. season
Question 12: What does the passage manly discuss?
A. The origins of theater B. The role of ritual in modern dance.
C. The variety of early religious activities. D. The importance of storytelling
Question 13: According to the passage, what is the main difference between ritual and drama?
A. Ritual requires fewer performers than drama.
B. Ritual is shorter than drama
C. Ritual uses music whereas drama does not.
D. Ritual has a religious purpose and drama does not.
Question 14: The passage supports which of the following statements?
A. Storytelling is an important part of dance
B. No one really knows how the theater began.
C. Dramatic activities require the use of costumes.
D. Myths are no longer represented dramatically.
Question 15: The word they in paragraph 1 refers to _____________ .
A. natural forces B. seasonal changes C. human beings D. theories
Question 16: What aspect of drama does the author discuss in the first paragraph?
A. The reason drama is often unpredictable.
B. The reason in which dramas were performed.
C. The connection between myths and dramatic plots.
D. The importance of costumes in early drama.

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Question 17: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a common element of theater and ritual?
A. Magic B. Costumes C. Dance D. Music
Question 18: The word "considerable" in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to __________ .
A. relational B. ceremonial C. substantial D. thoughtful

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 19: She didn't enjoy her first year at college because she failed to her new friends.
A. come in for B. go down with C. get on with D. look down on
Question 20: There are many __________ history books in our library.
A. American interesting old B. interesting old American
C. old American interesting D. interesting American old
Question 21: Up to now, they have not made a __________ whether they will go or not.
A. decision B. decisive C. decidedly D. decide
Question 22: I suggest that John _____________ the directions carefully before assembling the bicycle.
He doesn't want the wheels to fall off while he is riding down a hill.
A. reads B. read C. to read D. reading
Question 23: We should avoid __________ personal questions.
A. ask B.to going C. asking D. to ask
Question 24: Sarah and I __________ reserved the rooms in the same hotel. She was really surprised
to see me there.
A. deliberately B. intentionally C. coincidentally D. practically
Question 25: We have just visited disadvantaged children in an orphanage __________ in Bac Ninh
Province.
A. located B. which locates C. to locate D. locating
Question 26: If he hadn't wasted too much time, he __________ in his examination.
A. wouldn't fail B. won't fail C. wouldn't have failed D. would fail
Question 27: The mother __________ her little son. She gives him whatever he wants.
A. spoils B. damages C. harms D. ruins
Question 28: Mike painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He __________ a different
colour.
A. must have chosen B. had to choose
C. should have chosen D. could have been choosing
Question 29: Air pollution is getting __________ serious in big cities in the world.
A. more and more B. most and most
C. the more and the more D. the most and the most
Question 30: I __________ to play the piano for five months but I haven't been very successful at this.
A. learn B. had learned C. has learned D. have learned

Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the
numbered blanks.
The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather patterns (31)__________ strongly affect the
world. When the water is warm, the (32)__________ of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions
decreases. Australia could even experience a drought in many parts. On the other hand, Chile (which
borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for severe rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the
weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much drier. This happening is called
El Nino and is used by weather forecasters to make long-range weather predictions. They also know that
El Nino will (33)__________ unusually heavy rains to the southwestern part of the United States and
make the central part of the country drier at the same time. According to research, weather forecasters
(used to know about the coming weather with certainty. Now everything has become (34)__________
different. El Nino itself used to be (35)__________ . It would occur every two to seven years. But now,

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this weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or
cyclones occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this change on a global scale either.
Question 31: A. what B. when C. whether D. that
Question 32: A. amount B. deal C. figure D. number
Question 33: A. fetch B. bring C. take D. carr
Question 34: A. complete B. completely C. completed D.completing
Question 35: A. notable B. incredible C. predictable D.remarkable

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.
Question 36: The criminal is believed to be living abroad.
A. The belief is that the criminal should be living abroad.
B. It believes that the criminal is living abroad.
C. There's a belief that the criminal should be living abroad.
D. It is believed that the criminal is living abroad.
Question 37: Astrology greatly interests him.
A. He takes a keen interest in astrology.
B. He finds astrology very interested.
C. Astrology is the subject he enjoys the most.
D. He is very interesting in astrology.
Question 38: "If I were you, I would never turn the television up late at night" the man told his
daughter.
A. The man wished his daughter didn't turn the television up late at night
B. The man ordered his daughter not to turn the television up when it's late at night.
C. The father said if he was his daughter, he would turn the television down at night.
D. The father advised his daughter not to turn the television up late at night.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 39: A. page B. face C. date D. map
Question 40: A. arrested B. mended C. reserved D. crowded

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.
Househusbands
Dear Editor,
I read with interest the article on American families. In general I agree with it, but there are
some important things it left out. It didn't tell the reader much about the life of a househusband. It's not
an easy life. I know, because I'm now a househusband myself. A househusband has to change many of
his ideas and his ways.
First of all, he has to change the way he thinks about time. Before I was a househusband, I
worked full-time for the New York Times. I was a reporter, and time was always important. We had to
finish our article quickly and give them to the editor. Everyone was always in a hurry. This is the way,
many other men work, too. Businessmen, lawyers, bankers, and doctors all have to work quickly.
At home it's different. The househusband cannot be in a hurry all the time. If you rush around,
you will make everyone unhappy! The children will be unhappy because they don't understand. For them,
time is not important. Your wife will be unhappy because the children are unhappy. You will be unhappy,
too, because they are all unhappy. So you have to learn to slow down. That is the first and most
important rule for a househusband.
There is something else the househusband must learn. You must learn to show how you feel
about things. At work, men usually do not talk about feelings. If they do, people think they are strange.
So, many men are not used to telling anyone about their feelings. They do not know how to talk about

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their anger, worries, or love. But children need to know how you feel. They need to know how much you
love them. If you are angry, they need to know why. Your wife also needs to know about your feelings. If
you do not say anything, your family may get the wrong idea. Then there may be serious problems.
People talk a lot about househusbands these days. Usually they talk about men doing the
housework, the cooking, cleaning, and shopping. But in my opinion, these are the easiest things to learn.
It was much harder for me to change the way I think and the way I act with my family. I think, other
men will also find this harder, but, like me, will find it necessary if they want to have a happy family!
Ted Diamond
Question 41: According to the passage, children _______ .
A. don't know how to show their feelings. B. are always in a hurry.
C. usually don't think time is important. D. are usually unhappy.
Question 42: The word "rush" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______ .
A. spend time idly. B. move about very slowly.
C. shout loudly and angrily. D. move about hurriedly.
Question 43: The word "they" in paragraph 4 refers to ________ .
A. men as househusbands. B. men who do not talk about feelings.
C. men who talk about feelings. D. strange people at work.
Question 44: It can be inferred from the passage that Ted thinks _______ .
A. being a househusband is easy.
B. learning about housework is easy.
C. learning about housework is a problem.
D. cooking is the easiest thing to learn.
Question 45: Family problems can happen if _________ .
A. men don't talk enough with their families.
B. people talk about househusbands.
C. men get wrong ideas.
D. men talk too much with their families.
Question 46: This article is about ______.
A. life as a househusband. B. American families.
C. fathers and children. D. ideas about time.
Question 47: The househusband has to learn ______ .
A. to do things more slowly. B. the importance of time.
C. to do things more quickly. D. how to understand his work.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 48: A number of tourists is going to return the evaluation form distributed by the travel agent.
A B C D
Question 49: Although pure diamond is colourless and transparent, but when contaminated with other
A B C
material it may appear in various colours, ranging from pastels to opaque.
D
Question 50: After teaching English in Vietnam for one year, Philip decided to buy a house and
A B C
spending the rest of his life there.
D

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