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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8 points )

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 1:A. historical B. system C. landscape D. business
Question 2:A. carved B. impressed C. embroidered D. weaved
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 3:A. museum B. lantern C. impress D. desire
Question 4:A. negative B. determine C. forbidden D. attraction
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 5:(A) One of the (B) worse diseases (C) mankind has ever (D) faced is cancer. –>
worst
Question 6: (A) The Jacksons (B) live in a (C) fascinated (D) neighborhood.
Question 7: We (A) reached the (B) nearest village after (C) walked (D) for 30 minutes.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 8: What do you usually wear _____ weekdays?
A. on B. at C. of D. in
Question 9: I’m responsible for cooking dinner as my mother usually works _________.
A. lately B. early C. later D. late
Question 10: I usually _________ my younger sisters when my parents are away on business.
A. take off B. take care of C. take over D. take after
Question 11: When I turned up, the hall was already _____ of teenagers.
A. packed B. crowded C. full D. jammed
Question 12: They…………..in touch since they…………..school 2 years ago.
A. kept/ have left B. have kept/ leave
C. have kept/ left D. keep/ had left
Question 13: The roads are very ______ in rush hours so you should drive carefully.
A. busy B. noisy C. bumpy D. crazy
Question 14: She enjoys _______ ___________ her health.
A. swim/to swim B. swimming/ improve
C. to swim/ improve D. swimming/ to improve
Question 15: Japan is the…………..developed country in the world.
A. most two B. two most C. second most D. second in most
Question 16: When I was a child, my father used _____ me to school by bike.
A. to taking B. to take C. to drive D. to driving
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 17: Mai: “I love studying science as it allows me to answer questions about the natural
world.”
Tim: “_________”
A. No, I won’t. B. Neither do I. C. Yes, I like it. D. So do I.
Question 18: – How do you feel about your English now? - “ ________________”
A. All right.
B. I’m fluent in English now.
C. English is not my mother tongue.
D. English is the official language in the world.
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 19: I didn’t think his comments were very appropriate at that time.
A. right B. correct C. exact D. suitable
Question 20: Have you found out how much all this is going to cost? Is it expensive?
A. got information about B. found by chance
C. talked to someone about D. met someone and asked
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s).
Question 21: A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself so that its enemies cannot find it.
A. cover B. beautify C. show D. locate
Question 22: You have a problem with your classmates at school and you don’t know who to talk
to. You may feel depressed.
A. worried B. stressed C. delighted D. tense
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.
It's quite rare to meet teenagers who don't like sports. When you are young, you know how
important (23)______ 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 (24)______ 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 at the best
(25)______ 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 (26)______ 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 (27)______ to get a good job. Somehow, it
doesn't seem fair.
Question 23:A. this is B. you are C. it is D. things are
Question 24:A. keen B. many C. great D. much
Question 25: A. stage B. age C. period D. time
Question 26:A. training B. making C. exercise D. sporting
Question 27:A. impractical B. impossible C. unhealthy D. unlikely

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.
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today.
Thousands of these How-to books are useful. In fact, there are about four thousand books with
titles that begin with the words “How to”. One book may tell you how to earn more money.
Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money
away.
Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to
succeed in it. If you fail; however, you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success”. If
you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire”. If you
never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”.
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want
to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”. If
you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions
on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.
Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex.
Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to
solve. How-to books help people deal with modern life.
Question 28: What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to turn failure into success
B. How-to books
C. How to make a millionaire
D. How to succeed in love every minute of your life
Question 29: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to_________.
A. advice B. How-to booksC. instruction D. career
Question 30: Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on careers?
A. “How to Turn Failure into Success”
B. “How to Live on Nothing”
C. “How to Make a Millionaire”.
D.“How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”.
Question 31: The word “step-by-step” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______.
A. faster and faster
B. little by little
C. rapidly
D. slower and slower
Question 32: It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A. Today people are more interested in modern life.
B. Today people have fewer choices to make.
C. Modern life is more difficult to deal with.
D. Today people are more bored with the modern life.

II. WRITING (2 points)

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with
the given words.
Question 33: The local government will enlarge the roads in upcoming years.
=> The roads …will be enlarge in up coming years by the local government…
Question 34: As I get older, I want to travel less.
=> The older …less want to travel……/the older I get, the less I want to travel…
Question 35: He feels sorry that he can’t come to his brother’s wedding.
=> He wishes …he cam to his…brother’s wedding/ he could come to his brother’s wedding.
Question 36: I haven’t done gardening for three months.
=>The last time …I doned gardening…for three months…/ I did the gardening was three months
ago.
Combine two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets.
Question 37: My son was ill.So I had to take a day off to look after him. (so)
My son was so ill that I had to take a day off to look after him.
Question 38:unlessIf she doesn’t work harder, she’ll fail her entrance exam. (unless)
Unless she works harder, she’ll fail her entrance exam.
Question 39: Phong didn’t notice the sign even though It was right in front of him. (even
though)
Question 40: Jane is quite warm and friendly. (Both)Her sister is quite warm and friendly. (Both)
Both Jane and her sister are quite warm and friendly.
Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can use other words in
addition to the cues to complete the sentences.
41. People / know / Ha Long Bay / recognise / UNESCO.
=> ___People know that Ha Long Bay is recognised by UNESCO. .
42. Temple of Literature / be / first / destination / schedule.
=> _________Temple of Literature is the first destination in my schedule
43. They / think / visit / Mai Chau / this / time / year / be / best.
. They think that visiting Mai Chau at this time of the year is the
best._________________________________________ .
44. People / believe / visit / Huong Pagoda / bring / luck.
=> ____. People ____believe____/ visit to __Huong Pagoda is bring luck____ .
People believe that visiting Huong Pagoda will bring them luck.

Đề bài 2 32/42
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8 points)
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 1: A. enjoyed B. invited C. mended D. lasted
Question 2: A. museum B. sculpture C. drum D. cultural

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 3: A. bamboo B. village C. workshop D. famous
Question 4: A. enjoyment B. pagoda C. collection D. business
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 5: I (A) wish the sun (B) were shine (C)so that we could (D) go swimming.
Question 6: (A) Pottery is (B) passing (C) down from artisans to trainees (D) so that they can
maintain the art.
Question 7: The trip (A) to the countryside was very (B) interested. We
all (C) enjoyed (D) ourselves a lot.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 8: I came here…………………..I could see you.
A. so that B. in order C. after D. despite
Question 9: She presented me with a new blanket on which she …………some beautiful flowers.
A. knitted B. embroidered C. moulded D. carved
Question 10: The members of the family ate hamburgers while Peter ………….baseball.
A. is playing B. plays C. was playing D. has been playing
Question 11: Singers and movies stars always want to look ……………. When they appear in
public.
A. fashionable B. colorful C. worldwide D. occasional
Question 12: The boy looks …………..when he sees his parents at the door of the classroom.
A. relaxed B. confused C. confident D. confusing
Question 13: Jimmy walked down the road without looking………….anybody.
A. for B. up C. at D. after
Question 14: We think our parents should ………………..in our shoes.
A. put ourselves B. put themselves C. let them D. put them
Question 15: The teacher let me ……..home early because I felt ill.
A. go B. going C. went D. to go
Question 16: Ha Noi City now is……… ………than it was 10 years ago.
A.as large B. more large C. much larger D. the largest
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 17: Nam: Thank you so much for showing me around today.
Tuan: ……………………, It’ll be good fun.
A. That’s ok B. Thank you so much. C. Yes, please D. Sure
Question 18: Peter: You must be Mary’s mother.
Mary’s mother: …………………., I am.
A. You are welcome B. Certainly, I am
C. That’s right D. No worries
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 19: The village is located in a valley.
A. situated B. replaced C. put D. sited
Question 20: We spent an enjoyable evening talking about old times.
A. pleasant B. boring C. comfortable D. free
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 21: Is math a compulsory subject in Vietnamese high school?
A. required B. despised C. difficult D. optional
Question 22: The doctor advised Peter to give up smoking.
A. stop B. continue C. finish D. consider
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.
Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. It is (23)……………important than ever to
succeed at school if you hope to (24 )…….. a chance in the job market afterwards. It’s no wonder
that many young people worry (25)………...letting down their parents, their peers and
themselves. To try to please everyone, they take on too (26)…………….tasks until it becomes
harder and harder to balance homework assignments, parties, sports activities and friends. The
result is that young people (27)…………from stress.
Question 23: A. more B. much C. s little D. very
Question 24: A. gain B. achieve C. have D. retain
Question 25: A. with B. about C. of D. on
Question 26: A. few B. many C. much D. a few
Question 27: A. suffer B. have C. get D. catch
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.
MY HOME TOWN
I was born in Newcastle, a city in the North East of England. Newcastle is on the bank of the
River Tyne. It is a quite big city of about 200,000 inhabitants. There is a cathedral and a
university. There are five bridges over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town,
Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest shopping centres in the world, the Metro Centre.
A few years ago, the main industries were shipbuilding and coal mining, but now the chemical
and soap industries are important.
I moved from Newcastle ten years ago but I often return. I miss the people, who are so warm and
friendly, and I miss the wild, beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so many hills and
streams.
Question28. Newcastle is ………………………………………………
A. a city near the North East of England B. a city in the North East of England
C. a city in the North of England D. a small town in England
Question29. Newcastle has……………………………………………
A. one of the biggest shopping centers
B. a wild, beautiful countryside
C. a population of about 200,000 people
D. one bridge that links it to the next town
Question30. Gateshead has one of……………………………..in the world.
A. the largest rivers
B. the most important shipbuilding industries
C. the most beautiful countrysides
D. the biggest shopping centres
Question 31. According to the passage, the writer………………………
A. is still living in Newcastle
B. has never returned to Newcastle
C. doesn’t live in Newcastle any more
D. has come back to live in Newcastle
II. WRITING: (2 points)
Rewrite the sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
Question 32: Some people think learning English is not difficult.
=> Some people think it is…not difficult.…think learning English
………………………………………….………
Question 33: “Don’t go to the park when it’s dark”, said Mrs Brown.
=> Mrs. Brown…not to go the park when its dark
Mrs. Brown told me not to go to the park when it was dark.
Question 34: Vietnamese people have used different materials to make the ao dai.
=> Different materials…have been used to make the ao dai by Vietnamese …………..
Question 35: I don’t remember exactly when my parents started this set up workshop. (set up)
=> I don’t … remember exactly when my parents set up this workshop.
Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets.
Question 36: in order that)I am going to the cinema with my friend this weekend to see the
lastest 6D Ocean Explore film. (in order that)
I am going to the cinema with my friend this weekend in order that we see the lastest 6D Ocean
Explore film.
Question 37: because We got lost, We asked a policeman for the way. (because)
Question 38: He can’t speak to Tim at the moment. (so)He’s sleeping. (so)
He’s sleeping, so he can’t speak to Tim at the moment.
Question 39: They won’t buy the new car. until)They save enough money. (until)
……………………………………………………………………………………
Question 40:although) Despite the bad weather, we went out for a picnic. (although)
Although the weather was bad, we went out for a picnic.
Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the phrasal verb in brackets.
41. I don’t remember exactly when my parents started this workshop. (set up)
=> _I don’t remember exactly when my parents set up this worshop
42. We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can stay equal with theirs. (keep up with)
=> __We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can keep up with ótheirs.