PRACTICE TEST 1

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.
1. A. appeal B. treatment C. ocean D. creature
2. A. complained B. roared C. existed D. decayed
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.
3. A. imagine B. important C. example D. wonderful
4. A. different B. carefully C. holiday D. reviewer

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.
5. Too much television can has negative effects on young minds because of higher levels of television
A B
viewing correlate with lowered academic performance, especially reading scores. (because)
C D
6. Neil Postman, an author of some great books, pointed out that reading teaches us to think in a
logically A B
C
connected way, and cultivating a sustained attention span. (cultivates)
D
7. Reading cannot make your life longer, but reading really makes your life more thicker. (thicker)
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
8. Which subject is this book ________?
A. for B. on C. of D. up
9. Francis Bacon lived ________ about the same time as Shakespeare.
A. at B. for C. in D. over
10. People enjoy a book ________ different ways.
A. on B. with C. upon D. in
11. This book is not really ________. It is a waste of money buying it.
A. inform B. information C. informative D. informatively
12. Sometimes it is ________ to find suitable books for our children.
A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficultly D. difficulties
13. A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a book ________.
A. review B. reviewing C. reviewer D. reviewed
14. As for me, I consider reading ________ important part of ________ life.
A. an / Ø B. the / a C. Ø / the D. an / a
15. Anne says that she reads about half ________ hour a day, at least.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
16. Different people like specific types of books, and some people just like ________ literature in general.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
17.____ books are ones in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures.
A. Comic B. Thriller C. Romantic D. Science
18. Boy, stop reading. ________ the book down and go to bed.
A. Take B. Put C. Set D. Pick
19. A book may be studied by students as the ________ of a writing and analysis exercise in the form of a
book report.
A. limit B. time C. subject D. interest
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.
20: – “Thanks for the lovely gift, Huong.” - “_________________”
A. It’s my pleasure. B. Yes, it is very expensive.
C. I myself like it very much. D. And do you know its price?
21: – “_____________?” -“Oh, no. But there’s still time. They don’t close until half past four.”
A. Do you go to the bank already B. Are you going to the bank now
C. Have you gone to the bank D. Have you been to the bank yet
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions.
22: When people are angry, they seldom act in a rational way. (hợp lý)
A. polite B. friendly C. reasonable D. considerate (ân cần)
23: Experts often forecast an upswing (tăng lên) in an economy after a protracted (kéo dài) slowdown.
A. a decline B. an improvement C. inflation D. a reform
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.
24: Humans can use language deceptively (lừa bịp) by telling lies or half-truths.
A. in an honest way B. in a dishonest way
C. for a serious purpose D. at the wrong time
25: Tired of being a tiny cog in a vast machine (người bình thường), he handed in his resignation.
A. an important person B. a large piece of equipment
C. a small group of people D. a significant instrument
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.
26: Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework.
A. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.
B. Despite of being very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework.
C. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
D. In spite being very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework.
27: I’m sure it wasn’t Mr. Brown you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
A. It couldn’t be Mr. Brown you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
B. You mustn’t have seen Mr. Brown because he’s in Hanoi.
C. It can’t have been Mr. Brown you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
D. Mr. Brown mightn’t see you because he’s in Hanoi.
28: Nam found a wallet with no name in it.
A. The wallet which Nam found had not name inside itself.
B. The wallet Nam found didn’t have a name.
C. The wallet that Nam found there was no name in.
D. The wallet was found by Nam had no name.
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.
29. It's time we left for the disco.
A. We may leave for the disco now.
B. We needn't leave for the disco now.
C. We should leave for the disco now.
D. We must have leave for the disco now.
30: The boy is standing in the yard. He was punished by his teacher.
A. The boy who stands in the yard was punished by his teacher.
B. The boy punished by his teacher is standing in the yard.
C. Standing in the yard, the teacher punished the boy.
D. The teacher who punished the boy is standing in the yard.
31: It is such an important problem that everybody is concerned of it.
A. Such is the important problem that everybody is concerned of it.
B. So is the important problem that everybody is concerned of it.
C. So is an important problem that everybody is concerned of it.
D. Such is an important problem that everybody is concerned of it.
32: People believed he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He is believed that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is believed.
C. He is believed to have won a lot of money on the lottery.
D. He was believed to win a lot of money on the lottery.
33: She turned the radio on at 7.30. She was still listening to it when her mother came home at 9.00.
 A. She has been listening to the radio at 7.30. B. She had been listening to the radio since 7.30.
C. She has been listening to the radio after 7.30. D. She has been listening to the radio by 7.30.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions, Researchers are questioning whether exposure to these
radio waves might (34)__________to brain cancer. So far, the data are not conclusive. The scientific
evidence does not enable us to say with certainly that mobile phones are categorically safe. On the other
hand, current research has not yet (35)_____________clear adverse effect associated with the prolonged use
of mobile phones.
Numerous studies are now going on in various countries. Some of the results are contradictory but others
have shown an association between mobile phone use and cancer. (36)___________, these studies are
preliminary (sơ bộ) and the issue needs further, long-term investigation
Until the scientific data is more definite (chắc chắn) , it is prudent (cẩn thận) for people to try not to use
mobile phone for long periods of time. Don’t think that hands free phones are any safer either. At the
moment, research is in fact showing the (37)______________ and they may be just as dangerous. It is also
thought that young people (38)______________bodies are still growing may be at particular risk
34: A. cause B. lead C. produce D. bring
35: A. proved B. demonstrated C. caused D. created
36: A. Though B. Additionally C. However D. While
37: A. fact B. opposite C. way D. truth
38: A. as B. that C. with D. whose
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 from 39 to 45.
The hard, rigid plates that form the outermost portion of the Earth are about 100 kilometers thick.
These plates include both the Earth’s crust (vỏ) and the upper mantle. The rocks of the Crust are composed
mostly of minerals with light elements, like aluminum and sodium (Natri), while the mantle contains some
heavier elements, like iron and magnesium. Together, the crust and upper mantle that form the surface plates
are called the lithosphere (vỏ trái đất, quyển đá). This rigid layer floats on the denser material of the lower
mantle the way a wooden raft flats on a pond. The plates are supported by a weak, plastic layer of the lower
mantle called the asthenosphere (quyển mềm). Also like a raft on a pond, the lithospheric plates are carried
along by slow currents in this more fluid layer beneath them
With an understating of plate tectonics (kiến tạo địa chất), geologists have put together a new history
for the Earth’s surface. About 200 million years ago, the plates at the Earth’s surface formed a
“supercontinent” called Pangaea. When this supercontinent started to tear apart because of plate movement,
Pangaea first broke into two large continental masses with a newly formed sea that grew between the land
areas as the depression filled with water. The southern one, which included the modern continents of South
America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctic, is called Gondwanaland. The northern one with North America,
Europe, and Asia, is called Laurasi. North America tore away from Europe about 180 million years ago,
forming the northern Atlantic Ocean
Some of the lithospheric plates carry ocean floor and others carry land masses or a combination of
the two types. The movement of the lithospheric plates is responsible for earthquakes, volcanoes, and the
Earth’s largest mountain ranges. Current understating of the interaction between different plates explains
why these occur where they do. For example, the edge of the Pacific Ocean has been called the “Ring of
Fire” because so many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes happen there. Before the 1960’s, geologists could
not explain why active volcanoes and strong earthquakes were concentrated in that region. The theory of
plate tectonics (sự kiến tạo) gave them an answer.
39: With which of the following topic is the passage mainly concerned?
A. the contributions of the theory of plate tectonics to geological knowledge
B. the mineral composition of the Earth’s crust
C. the location of the Earth’s major plates
D. the methods used by scientists to measure plate movement
40 The author compares the relationship between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere to which of
the following?
A. Lava flowing from a volcano B. A boat floating on the water
C. A fish swimming in a pond D. The erosion of rocks by running water
41: When were all the current continents a single entity (thực thể)?
A. 500 million years B. 400 million years
C. 300 million years D. 200 million years
42: According to the passage, the northern Atlantic Ocean was formed when _______________
A. Pangaea was created
B. Gondwanaland collided with other templates
C. Pangaea Plate movement ceased
D. Parts of Laurasi separated from the each other
43: The word “carry” in the last paragraph could best be replaced by _______________
A. damage B. squeeze (ép, nén) C. support D. connect
44: The word “concentrated” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. allowed B. exploded C. clustered D. strengthened
45: The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses__________________
A. why certain geological events happen where they do
B. how geological occurrences have changed over the years
C. the most unusual geological developments in the Earth’s history
D. the latest innovations in geological measurement
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 from 43 to 50.
Reading, as you know, is a continuous and never ending process. If you do very little reading, or if you
read only material that offers no challenge to your comprehension, your reading will be of very little use.
Once we reach a certain age, or once our formal schooling is completed, many of us become so restricted in
our choice of reading that we rarely read any new type of reading experience. We tend to read only books in
our professional or business field, or only inspirational books, or only our favorite newspapers every
morning, or only one magazine for which we have developed a preference. And the trouble starts here. You
should neither read only for entertainment nor only for information but you should also read for intellectual
growth, for mental stimulation, for enriching your background of knowledge, for wisdom, and for broader
outlook and mature understanding. What kind of books should you read to continue your intellectual growth,
to gain a background for opinion and for judgment? The answer is simple one: Read books in fields you
have little or no acquaintance with, books that will open for you new horizons of learning, books that will
help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience, books that will make the world and people more
understandable to you. Sadly, more and more people today are giving up the printed word in favor of being
entertained and informed by watching TV, a popular entertainment, device present at almost homes. More
and more children are being subjected to TV programming, perhaps as a babysitter. More than two hours of
TV time per day are now a part of children development, generating physiological and mental problems that
are of growing concern among experts.
46. Reading ________.
A. completely stops when we finish our schooling C. is of little use
B. is an endless process D. should be done a little
47.According to the text, ________.
A. new type of reading experience often interests most of us .
B. we should only read for entertainment
C. reading for intellectual growth is necessary
D. we should not read for mental stimulation
48.What kind of books is recommended?
A. Books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with
B. Books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience
C. Books that will open for you new horizons of learning
D. All are correct
49.We can learn from the text that today ________.
A. people spend more time watching TV than reading books
B. more and more people enjoy reading
C. most babysitters prefer watching TV
D. most children spend less than 2 hours a day watching TV
50. The writer ________.
 A. does not approve of reading process C. prefers watching TV to reading
B. advises us to read as little as possible D. appreciates reading

PRACTICE TEST 2
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.
1: A. host B. prove C. compose D. program
2: A. pencil B. penalty C. personality D. peasant

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.
3: A. prisoner B. disaster C. agency D. president
4: A. pity B. event C. medal D. spirit

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
italic word(s) in each of the following questions.
5: The situation seems to be changing minute by minute
A. again and again B. from time to time C. very rapidly D. time after time.
6: Human beings are constantly contaminating natural habitats of the wildlife.
A. polluting B. promoting C. destroying D. protecting

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
italic word(s) in each of the following questions.
7: The proposal will go ahead despite strong objections from the public
A. support B. disagreement C. agreement D. dislike
8: Mathematics, a required subject in all schools, is divided into many branches.
A. assembled B. separated C. strengthened D. shortened

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.
9: Many young people lack skills, good education, and financial to settle in the urban areas where many
jobs are found.
A. lack B. financial C. urban areas D. are found
10: A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered a basic part of the
education of every child.
A. basic B. history C. are D. child
11: It has been said that laser to be the most miraculous to cure patients.
A. has been said B. that C. to be D. the most

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
12. It is important ________ students to read as many books as possible.
A. up B. about C. to D. for
13. Who does the book belong ________?
A. for B. to C. on D. through
14. He picked ________ the book and turned page after page.
A. up B. on C. away D. in
15. Read the book ________ and you can find the information you need.
A. care B. careful C. carefulness D. carefully
16. Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV.
D. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly
17. To become a novelist, you need to be ________.
A. imagine B. imagination C. imaginative D. imaginarily
18. A ________ is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are
usually imaginary.
 A. pleasure B. novel C. page D. review
19. A ________ is the story of a person's life written by somebody else.
A. romance B. fiction C. biography D. science
20. When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he ____ it
A. reviews B. chews and digests C. swallows D. dips into
21. Since their appearance, books are a precious ________ of knowledge and pleasure.
A. source B pile C. amount D. sum
22. Many teenagers are not much ________ in reading books, except for what they are made to read at
school
A. excited B. important C. slow D. interested
23. This book ________ to Peter. It is not mine.
A. possesses B. owns C. has D. belongs
24. Have you ever read ________ "Oliver Twist", ________ interesting novel written by Charles Dickens?
A. the / the B. Ø / an C. Ø / Ø D. an / the
25. I like ________ books better than ________ films.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / the C. Ø / the D. the / Ø
26. The room is too dirty. It ________ now.
A. should clean B. should have cleaned
C. should be cleaning D. should be being cleaned
27. The situation ________ to continue.
A. cannot allow B. cannot be allowed
C. cannot have allowed D. cannot be allowing
28. The machine ________ on by pressing this switch.
A. can turn B. can be turned C. must turn D. should be turning
29. Everybody agrees that no more staff ________.
A. should employ B. should not be employed
C. will not be employed D. will be employed
30. Things ________ clear to them so that they can do the work in the way that you have told them.
A. are making B. ought to be made C. have made D. needn't be made
31. Cigarettes ________ at a bakery.
A. most buy B. cannot buy C. cannot be bought D. should not buy
32. The next meeting ________ in May.
A. will hold B. will be held C. will be holding D. will have held
33. ________ in simpler words?
A. Has this issue expressed B. Can't this issue express
C. Can this issue express D. Couldn't this issue be expressed
34. All traffic laws ________.
A. is observed B. must be observed
C. must have observed D. had better observe
35. Tomatoes ________ before they are completely ripe.
A. can be picked B. can pick C. needn't pick D. should be picking
ark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.
36: - Nam: “I’m really tired. I’m taking next week off.“ - Mai: “_____________“
A. Take care, my love. Have a nice weekend!
B. Really? I don’t know what you are going to do.
C. That sounds like a good idea. The break will do you good.
D. Well, you must be telling a lie!
37: - Huy: “I would like some more tea.” - Dung : “____________“.
A. Well, I’d rather have coffee B. Certainly you are
C. I’m sorry. I haven’t got any left D. No. I’ve had enough

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.
38: They spent more money. They had to work harder.
 A. The more money they spent, the harder they had to work.
B. The more they spent money, the harder work they had to.
C. The more money they spent, the more harder they had to work.
D. The more they spent money, the more hard they had to work.
39: I don’t remember the man. You met him at the canteen last week.
A. I don’t remember the man whom you met him at the canteen last week.
B. I don’t remember the man whose you met at the canteen last week.
C. I don’t remember the man whom you met at the canteen last week.
D. I don’t remember the man that you met him at the canteen last week.
40: He didn’t install an alarm, so the thieves broke into his house last night.
A. If he installed an alarm, the thieves didn’t break into his house last night.
B. Had he installed an alarm, the thieves wouldn’t have broken into his house last night.
C. Because he hadn’t installed an alarm, the thieves would break into his house last night.
D. If he had installed an alarm, the thieves wouldn’t break into his house last night.

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 from 41 to 45.
Marian Anderson’s brilliant singing career began at age six when she sang spirituals at the Union
Baptist Church in her hometown of Philadelphia. She toured Europe in the 1920s, drawing vast acclaim.
However, when she returned to the United States she was still barred from performing on the American
operatic stage. After she was prevented from singing in Washington’s segregated Constitution Hall in 1939,
Eleanor Roosevelt intervened and arranged for Miss Anderson to perform at the Lincoln Memorial. A crowd
of 75,000 people came to watch her sing before the Memorial. Marian Anderson’s beautiful contralto voice
broke down racial barriers, showing white Americans that blacks had a profound contribution to make to
America’s cultural life.
Eventually, in 1955, she became the first African-American singer to perform at New York’s
Metropolitan Opera. In her many years of touring, she had to endure a racism that forced her to enter concert
halls and hotels through service entrances. Her grace under this stress showed a moral perseverance that
paralleled that of the famous Martin Luther King, Jr.
41: We can conclude from the passage that Marian Anderson first toured Europe instead of the United States
because_______.
A. it was too expensive to tour in the United States
B. she was not allowed to perform in the United States
C. she was paid more in Europe
D. there were better operatic facilities in Europe
42: The word "barred" in line 3 could best be replaced by which of the following ?
A. purged B. released C. overpowered D. prohibited
43: The significance of Anderson's Lincoln Memorial performance was that_______.
A. 75,000 people came B. her contralto voice was beautiful
C. She was too young D. she was a black performer
44: The word "eventually" in the second paragraph could best be replaced by_______.
A. sooner B. in the long run C. at last D. recently
45: According to the passage, what did Marian Anderson have in common with Martin Luther King, Jr?
A. singing in church B. a performance at the Lincoln Memorial
C. a clear strong voice D. moral perseverance

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 46 to 50.
It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important
(46)______ to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often
concentrate on just one sport with so (47)______ enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it. The
problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to study
harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any
sport. This happens just when you are the best (48)______ for many sports, such as gymnastics and
swimming. By the time you finish all your studies, you will probably be too old to be really good at sports
like those, but if you spend enough time on (49)______ while you are young, then one day you will find that
you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it (50)______ to get a good job.
Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.

46: A. this is B. you are C. it is D. things are

47: A. keen B. many C. great D. much
48: A. stage B. age C. period D. time
49: A. training B. practice C. exercise D. sporting
50: A. impractical B. unlikely C. improbable D. impossible

PRACTICE TEST 3
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.
1: A. idiom B. unite C. identify D. survive
2: A. certain B. equal C. record D. demand
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.
3: A. agency B. influence C. memory D. encounter
4: A. advance B. polo C. crossbar D. goalie
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the italic word(s) in each of the following questions.
5: She hesitated for a moment, and then went on.
A. walked B. continued speaking C. arrived school D. climbing up
6: They were forced to postpone the trip.
A. put off B. call off C. do without D. see about
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the italic word(s) in each of the following questions.
7: He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week.
A. fresh B. disobedient C. obedient D. understanding
8: Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.
A. restrain B. remain unstable C. fluctuate D. stay unchanged
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.
9: If there were less cars on the roads , there would be fewer accidents.
A. were B. less C. on D. fewer
10: When teenagers finish school, they have several choices: going to college , getting a job or the army.
A. When B. going to college C. getting a job D. the army
11: Students suppose to read all the questions carefully and find out the answers to them.
A. suppose B. to read C. questions carefully D. them
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
12. I wish I ________ many times.
A. will not be interrupted B. would not be interrupted
C. will not have interrupted D. would not have been interrupted
13. The package ________ carefully before it ________.
A. must be wrapped / is posted B. needs wrapping / will be posted
C. should wrap / is going to be posted D. will be wrapping / needs posting
14. The weather forecast says that ________ tomorrow.
A. it will snow B. it will be snowed
C. it needs snowing D. it must be snowed
15. The car ________ by Karen. The keys are still on the table.
A. must have taken B. must have been taken
C. can't have been taken D. can't have taken
16. The garden ________. It has just started raining.
A. needn't water B. needn't be watered
 C. needn't be watering D. needn't have watered
17. - I saw Grace this morning at the bank.
- It ________ Grace. She has been to Paris on her honeymoon.
A. can't be B. must be C. can't have been D. must have been
18. Many people are not interested ________ reading books as much as seeing films.
A. in B. with C. for D. about
19. We spend more time watching TV than reading books. But ________ fact. TV has not kill reading.
A. for B. upon C. at D. in
20. Books are a wonderful source ________ knowledge and pleasure.
A. with B. of C. in D. about
21. After leaving school, many of us only read for ________.
A. please B. pleasant C. pleasure D. pleasing
22. Mary enjoys reading ________, adventure, and whatever else she can either buy or borrow.
A. romance B. romantic C. romanticize D. romanticism
23. The novel has had a tremendous impact on ________ and publishing markets.
A. entertain B. entertainer C. entertainment D. entertainingly
24. Please give me some advice to buy suitable books for my ten-year-old girl.
A. recommendation B. information C. fiction D. interest
25. Tommy likes the books that he borrowed from the school library very much. He has read them with
________.
A. entertainment B. romance C. tasting D. pleasure
26. The reviewer ________ Mathew's new novel as a new style of modern science fiction.
A. chewed B. digested C. described D. drew
27. I have nearly finished reading the book. There are only a few ______ left.
A. pieces B. pages C. slices D. sheets
28. Different people never read a book in ________ same way.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
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.
29. I have never seen this film before.
A. Never before have I seen this film B. Never before I have seen this film
C. Before have never I seen this film D. Have I never before seen this film
30. My sister is often sick because she doesn’t do physical exercise.
A. If my sister does physical exercise, she won’t often be sick.
B. If my sister isn’t physical exercise, she does sick.
C. If my sister did physical exercise, she wouldn’t often be sick.
D. If my sister wasn’t physical exercise, she would do sick.
31. I did not answer the door even though I knew it was my friend.
A. Unless I knew it was my friend, I would not answer the door.
B. I knew it was my friend, but I did not answer the door.
C. Only when I answered the door did I knew it was my friend.
D. I answered the door since I knew it was my friend.
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.
32 - Nam: “You're a great dancer. I wish I could do half as well as you.”
- Duy: “_____________ . I'm an awful dancer!“
A. You're too kind. B. That's a nice compliment!
C. You've got to be kidding! D. Oh, thank you very much.
33. - Tim: “ I don’t think I can do this one“ - John: “____________ “.
A. Oh, come on! Have a go! B. Not at all C. I hope not D. No way

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.
34. Some events were cancelled. Thousands of people attended the festival.
A. No matter how many people attended the festival, some events were cancelled
 B. In spite some cancelled events, thousands of people attended the festival.
C. As some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.
D. Despite the cancellation of some events, thousands of people attended the festival.
35. Anne jogs every morning. It is very good for her health.
A. Anne jogs every morning and is very good for her health.
B. Anne jogs every morning, which is very good for her health.
C. Anne jogs every morning and then it is very good for her health.
D. Anne jogs every morning that it is very good for her health.
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
It is often said that books are always a good friends and reading is an active mental process. Unlike TV,
books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improves
concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to focus on what you are reading
for long periods. Unlike magazines, Internet posts or e-Mails that might contain small pieces of information.
Books tell the whole story". Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get better at concentration.
Many studies show if you do not use your memory; you lose it. Reading helps you stretch your memory
muscles. Reading requires remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes and
characters.
Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember that when you were at
elementary school you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other
words in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposed to
many new words.
Reading is a fundamental skill builder. Every good course has a matching book to go with it. Why?
Because books help clarify difficult subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just
classroom discussions By reading more books you become better informed and more of an expert on the
topics you read about. This expertise translates into higher self-esteem. Since you are so well-read, people
look to you for answers. Your feelings about yourself can only get better.
Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places. The more information you have got, the richer
your knowledge is. Books can expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities and countries have
to offer before you visit them.
36. Books have great influence on ________.
A. TV B. friendship C. brain D. muscles
37. When you are reading a book, ________.
A. you have to read small pieces of information
B. you use your brain in concentration and focus
C. you have to read during a very long time
D. you lose your memory
38. A challenging book ________.
A. helps you to improve your vocabulary B. is only for primary pupils
C. can translate all new words D. contains a lot of difficult vocabulary
39. Books ________.
A. are compulsory in every course B. are not needed in most of course
C. contain less information than class discussions D. make a sick patient feel better
40. Books cannot give you ________.
A. knowledge B. information C. self-esteem D. muscles
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 from 41 to 45.
A recent study shows that an unequal share of household chores is still the norm in many households,
despite the fact that many more women now have jobs. In a survey of 1,256 people ages between18 and 65,
men said they contributed an average of 37 per cent of the total housework, while the women estimated their
share to be nearly double that, at 70 per cent. This ratio was not affected by whether the woman was
working or not.
When they were asked what they thought was a fair division of labor, women with jobs felt that housework
should be shared equally between male and female partners. Women who did not work outside the home
were satisfied to perform 80 per cent - the majority of the household work - if their husbands did the
remainder. Research has shown that, if levels increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy
and anxious, and feel they are unimportant.
After marriage, a woman is reported to increase her household workload by 14 hours per week, but for men
the amount is just 90 minutes. So the division of labor becomes unbalanced, as a man's share increases much
less than the woman's. It is the inequality and loss of respect, not the actual number of hours, which leads to
anxiety and depression. The research describes housework as thankless and unfulfilling. Activities included
in the study were cooking, cleaning, shopping, doing laundry, washing-up and childcare. Women who have
jobs report that they feel overworked by these chores in addition to their professional duties. In contrast,
full-time homemakers frequently anticipate going back to work when the children grow up. Distress for this
group is caused by losing the teamwork in the marriage.

41: The word “remainder” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_________.

A. what is left B. what is done C. what is fulfilled. D. what is shared
42: Although women think men should share the housework, those who do not have a paid job
share_______ of the chores.
A. 37 per cent B. 70 per cent C. 80 per cent D. 14 per cent
43: After getting married, _________.
A. men do less housework B. women do twice as much housework
C. men do more housework D. women have a bigger house
44: Women who do not have jobs become depressed_________.
A. if their husbands do 20 per cent of the chores
B. if they have to do more than half of the housework
C. because they have no self-respect
D. when their husbands do not help them
45: The word “norm” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. strange thing B. usual thing C. changing thing D. unequal thing
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 46 to 50.
Early writing and Alphabets
When people first began to write, they did not use an alphabet. Instead, they drew small pictures to
(46)______ the objects they were writing about. This was very slow because there was a different picture for
any word.
The Ancient Egyptians had a (47)______ of picture writing that was described hieroglyphics. The
meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in 1799 some scientists discovered a stone
near Alexandria, in Egypt. The stone had been there for (48)______ a thousand years. It had both Greek
and hieroglyphics on it and researchers were finally able to understand what the hieroglyphics meant.
An alphabet is quite different (49)______ picture writing. It consists of letters or symbols that
represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word. The Phoenicians, who lived about 3,000 years
ago, developed the modern alphabets. It was later improved by the Roman‘s and this alphabet is now used
(50)______ throughout the world.
46: A. notice B. show C. appear D. mark
47: A. practice B. manner C. plan D. system
48: A. quite B. more C. over D. already
49: A. at B. from C. before D. between
50: A. broadly B. widely C. deeply D. hugely