TEST 1

Read the following passage and choose the correct anwers. (0.8m)

I like to be near water – sea, lake or river. That I probably because I was born in a village by the
sea, and I have lived most of my life close to water. When I am in some place which is far from lake,
river and sea, I am restless and I always feel that there is something missing, even though it is
sometimes hard for me to decide what it is.

Of course, the sports I like are the ones which need water – sailing, rowing and swimming. It is
possible to swim in small swimming pools, but rowing and sailing are impossible without a lot of
water. Rowing is best in a river and sailing on the sea or a big lake, but one can do some sailing on a
river and one can certainly row on a lake or the sea when the weather is good.

Of the three sports – swimming, rowing and sailing – I like rowing best because it is the easiest to
continue during the winter, when the water is too cold for comfortable swimming and the sea is often
too rough for sailing. Even on the coldest day one row, only ice on the water or thick fog can stop one.
Sometimes it is so cold when I go out rowing that drop of water freeze wherever they fall. In such
weather, it is not very pleasant to swim as one cannot stay in the water very long. However, when is
rowing, one gets warmer the longer one goes on.

Question 1: What sometimes happens when he goes out rowing in very cold weather?

A. Water drops B. Drops of water fall

C. Drops of water freeze in the places they fall D. Water is too cold
Question 2: Where was the writer born?

A. In a village by the river B. In a sea town

C. In a village by the sea D. In a village near a lake
Question 3: How does the writer feel when he is in some place which is nor near the water?

A. Comfortable B. Losing something

C. Missing something D. Convenient
Question 4: What type of sport does he like?

A. Sports played near lakes and river B. Sports without water

C. Sports played only on the sea D. Water sports
Question 5: The use of computer aids in teaching, ______ the role of teachers is still very important.
A. yet B. unless C. despite D. where
Choose the word that has the main stress is placed differently from that of the others. (0.4m)
Question 6: A. pursuit B. leisure C. popular D. television
Question 7: A. average B. instrument C. enormous D. generous
Question 8: I ………. play football now, but when I was young I ……… play very well.
A. cannot/ could B. am not able to/ was not able to
C. am able to/ was able to D. can/ was able to
Question 9: All students should be equipped …………………. pocket calculators.
 A. with B. of C. for D. in
Question 10: By cutting down trees, we ………….. the natural habitat of birds and animals.
A. damage B. injure C. protect D. conserve
Question 11: The first village ………….. was not far from the capital.
A. that I visited to B. I visited
C. to which I visited D. where I visited
Question 12: Football fans gathered around the TV in the corner of the club to see the
final. The CLOSEST meaning of “gathered” is ..................
A. collected B. assembled C. wandered D. reached
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On 12 April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian __( 13 )___became the first human being in
space. Although his flight lasted only 108 minutes, its __( 14 )___made him a national hero. He
also became the first person to eat and drink in zero __( 15 )__, and he was able to view the
__( 16)___in a way that no one had done before. Unfortunately, a plane crash in March 1968
made Gagarin’s desire of revisiting space impossible. After his death, his hometown and the
Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia named after him.
Question 13:
A. writer B. cosmonaut C. worker D. fighter
Question 14:
A. attraction B. strength C. failure D. success
Question 15:
A. spacecraft B. weightlessness C. gravity D. water
Question 16:
A. Earth B. Mars C. Sun D. Moon
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
Question 17:
Three men are said having been arrested after th explosion .
A B C e D
Question 18:
He is the second person to kill in that way.
A B C D
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Question 19: A. hunt B. bus C. structure D. bury
Question 20: A. raised B. based C. looked D. hoped
Question 21: It was such a delicious hamburger that I ate twice.(using “… so…. that…”)
=> The hamburger ………………………………………………………………
Question 22: You recommended a film. We went to see the film. (using a relative clause)
 ...................……………………………………………………………………………………
Question
23: The most beautiful girl who was sent to China for the Miss World Contest is a student.
( using Past Participle)
 …………………………………………………………………………………………..
...................………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 24: People believe that the prime Minister will resign tomorrow.(changing into the passive
voice)
=> The Prime Minister…………………………………………………………..
Question 25: People say that he wins a lot of money gambling.(using Cleft sentence)
=> It …………………………………………………………………………….
Question 26: My son is studying English at Vietnam National University. (using Cleft sentence)
=> It ……………………………………………………………………………….
* Reorder the words/phrases to make meaningful sentences.
Question 27: how to play./ guitarist,/ who/ My uncle,/ is/ an accomplished/ taught me
 ………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 28: is believed/ a 20-year period./ built/ to have been/ over/ The Great Pyramid
 ………………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 29: died in/ on a routine/ Yuri Gagarin/ a plane crash/ training flight/ 1968./ in March
……………………………………………………………………………………….
* Give the correct form of the word brackets.
Question 30: However, forms of popular entertainment are in ………….. countries. (differ)
Question 31: New sports and traditional sports have been …………. and added to the Games.
(introduction)
Question 32: Recreation and …………. are important to people anywhere in the world. (entertain)

TEST 2
Choose 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 questions.
Question 1: A. wealth B. fear C. dear D. hear
Question 2: B. attract B. facility C. aquatic D. added
*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. admire B. classify C. organize D. occupy
Question 4: A. deliver B. imagine C. destroy D. fertilize
* Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
(1.5 points).
Question 5: Buses and trucks aren’t allowed to go along this street because it is
very narrow. The OPPOSITE meaning of “narrow” is __________
A. modern B. wide C. thick D. long
Question 6: You’ve got to leave now, _______ ?
A. don’t you B. didn’t you C. haven’t you D. weren’t you
The hobby of collecting consists of acquiring specific items based on a particular interest of
the collector. These collections of things are often highly organized, carefully cataloged, and
attractively displayed. Since collecting depends on the interests of the individual collector, it
may deal with almost any subject. The depth and breadth of the collection may also vary. Some
collectors choose to focus on a specific subtopic within their area of general interest: for
example, 19th Century postage stamp, milk bottle labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses
and tack. Others prefer to keep a more general collection, accumulating Star Trek merchandise,
or stamps from all countries of the world. Some collections are capable of being completed, at
least to the extent of owning one sample of each possible item in the collection (e.g. a copy of
every book by Agatha Christie). Collectors who specifically try to assemble complete
collections in this way are sometimes called 'completist'. Upon completing a particular
collection, they may stop collecting, expand the collection to include related items, or begin an
entirely new collection. The most popular fields in collecting have specialized commercial
dealers that trade in the items being collected, as well as related accessories. Many of these
 dealers started as collectors themselves, then turned their hobby into a profession. There are
some limitations on collecting, however. Someone who has the financial means to collect
stamps might not be able to collect sport cars, for example.
Question 7: Which of the following is true?
A. It took a lot of time and money to complete a collection.
B. Most collections are on public display.
C. Most of the dealers have their experiences in collecting.
D. Most fields in collecting have specialized commercial dealers.
Question 8: The word “they” in the passage refers to ………………….
A. teachers B. prefessors C. specialists D. collectors
Question 9: Collecting may deal with almost any subject because …………...
A. it is often classified into different categories
B. it depends on the collector's interests
C. it has a wide range of subjects
D. it is based on a particular interest of the collector.
Question 10: What do collectors do when they have completed their collections?
A. They continue to collect related items.
B. They become specialized dealers
C. They sell their collections.
D. They begin to collect the more expensive things.
Read the text below and choose the correct word/phrase for each space. (0.8m)

Before the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, it was hard for people …………(11)
.over long distances. They wrote letters to each other. It could take days or even weeks for letters to be
………………(12). Then people learned how …………(13) telegraph messages. The messages
traveled as electric signals that represented a code of dots and dashes. An operator on the other end
converted the dots and dashes into a regular message. Bell’s first telephone call went over the same
wires used for telegraph messages. As the telephone became …..……(14) and more popular, it largely
replaced the telegraph. Today, our huge telephone network does many things besides carrying
telephone calls. It sends copies of letters and pictures from one machine to another, called a fax
machine.
Question 11. A. communicate B. to communicate
C. communicating D. communicated
Question 12. A. delivered B. arrived C. seen D. coming
Question 13. A. to send B. to call C. to see D. to leave
Question 14. A. much B. less C. better D. more
Choose the word that has the underlined letters pronounced differently from the others. (0.4m)

Question 15: A. aquatic B. advance C. basketball D. appreciate

Question 16: A. cycling B. fencing C. facility D. decade
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 17:
A. relative B. natural C. energy D. pollution
Question 18:
 A. occasion B. volleyball C. together D. develop
Choose the underlined part in each sentence that needs correcting. (0.4m)

Question 19: The boy jump out into the road and bumped into an old man.
A B C D
Question 20: Stars in our universe vary in temperature, color, bright, size and mass.
A B C D

Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the given word (0,6m)
Question 21: My uncle , who an ………………………guitarist, taught me how to play. ( accomplish)
Question 22: He became the first person to eat and drink in ………………………..(weightless)
Question 23: No one knew ………………………what would happen to a human being in space.
(precise)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
24. Rewrite sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using the given words.
Her younger sister broke her glasses.
 It was _____________________________________________________
25. Rewrite sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using the given words.
People believe that the wanted man is living in New York.
It is _____________________________________________
26. Read the situation and write a sentence with a tag question.
You look out of the window. The sky is blue and the sun is shining. What do you say to your friend?
(beautiful day)
 It’s ______________, _______it?
People think that the robbers were driving a red car.
27. Rewrite sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using the given words.
 The robbers ___________________________________________________________..
Reorder the words/phrases to make meaningful sentences. ( 0.6m)
Question 28: on / of the Asian games / was / November 25 th. / The first gold medal / awarded to /
Singapore
 ...................……………………………………………………………………………………
...................……………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 29: Yuri Gagarin / another space flight / could have made / if / had not occurred.
/ a tragic accident
 ...................……………………………………………………………………………………
...................………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 30:  a 20- year period. / have been built / is believed/ to /over/ The Great Pyramid
...................……………………………………………………………………………………

TEST 3
* 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 1: He is the second person be killed in that way.
A B C D
Question 2: You’re going to London this weekend, haven’t you?
 A B C D
* 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.
* Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
Question 3: Gigantic waves more than 40 feet crashed the boat into pieces. The OPPOSITE
meaning of “gigantic” is ………………….
A. very big B. very small C. very high D. very fast
* 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 4:
A. indulged B. stamped C. danced D. accomplished
Question 5:
A. helps B. laughs C. arrives D. likes
Choose the word that has the main tress placed differently from that of the others.
Question 6: A. pyramid B. discover C. museum D. historic
Question 7: A. human B. hobby C. react D. treasure
Read the passage and choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) for each of the question.
The Taj Mahal is considered one of the wonders of the world. It was built by the fifth Mughal Emperor
of India as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died when she was giving birth to
their 14th child in 1631. He began to build a monument in the same year and mourned her for ten
years. The Taj Mahal was completed 22 years later at the cost of 32 million rupees. Twenty thousand
people worked on it.
The Taj Mahal, meaning “Crown of the Palace”, stands on the bank of the Yamuna River in Agra. Built
of white marble, its beauty is beyond description, particularly at dawn and sunset. It was said that the
King spent the last days of his life in prison staring into a small piece of glass at the reflection of The
Taj Mahal, and he died with a mirror in his hand. He was buried in The Taj Mahal with the wife he
never forgot.
Question 8: The phrase is beyond description in the passage means …………..
A. is too great to express in words B. can’t be described
C. Is impossible to describe D. is too far to be seen from the back
Question 9: How much did The Taj Mahal cost?
A. thirty two thousand rupees B. twenty thousand rupees
C. twenty two million rupees D. thirty two million rupees
Question 10: Which of the following is NOT true about the King?
A. He loved his wife so much B. He spent his whole life in the palace
C. He had a lot of children D. He was buried at the same place as his wife had been
Question 11: The Taj Mahal was built in ……….. and completed in ………...
A. 1628/1645 B. 1592/1628 C. 1631/1653 D. 1931/1941
Millions of people of all ages enjoy a hobby which is both interesting and fun. And every year, more
and more people start a stamp collection of their own and discover an interest which can (12)
____________ a lifetime. Starting your collection is easy because stamps are everywhere. Holiday
postcards from friends, birthday cards from favourite aunts and letters from pen friends can all (13)
____________ you with stamps from all over the world. But once you’ve started collecting seriously,
you will probably want to join the Stamp Collectors’ Club, (14) ___________ exists to provide new
British stamps for collectors.
The Stamp Collectors’ Club has about 70,000 members and you could become a member too,
with a two-year membership costing just $5. You can even get a reduction if a group of you join (15)
___________ the same time. We’re sure you’ll agree that this is great value for money.
Question 12: A. last B. use C. stay D. cause
Question 13: A. bring B. provide C. give D. save
Question 14: A. who B. whom C. where D. which
Question 15: A. for B. in C. at D. by
Question 16: You should not indulge yourself ____________ anything that can form a bad habit.
A. on B. at C. in D. for
Question 17: I will ………. every effort to arrive on time.
A. do B. take C. make D. try
Question 18: Last week we paid a visit to the ……….. of an unknown mandarin.
A. ramp B. spiral C. wonder D. tomb
Question 19: He is very good at ____________ people singing with his guitar.
A. accompanying B. making C. having D. getting
Question 20: I think you’ve never met her before, …………?
A. have you B. don’t I C. do I D. haven’t you
Question 21: No one may attend the lecture except ………. guests.
A. invite B. to invite C. invited D. inviting
* Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction (0.5 point).
Question 22: I really enjoyed the book that you told me to read it.
A B C D
Question 23: One singer who’s voice I like a lot is Britney Spears.
A B C D

II. Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the given word
24. The success of Gagarin’s flight made him a …………….…. hero. (nation)
25. It is held for the purpose of developing intercultural ………………….…. and friendship. (know)
26. Tom drove ……. along the narrow road.( careful )

III. Rearrange the given words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.

27. in/ They look/ the tank./ so beautiful/ swimming/ about /
_____________________________________________________________________
28. host country./that in the/ Vietnam will/ It is hoped/ become a/ near future,/
_____________________________________________________________________
29. in his last journey/ The Sun Boat/ of Khufu/ to carry the body/ on earth./might have been used/
_____________________________________________________________________
30. made him/ of Gagarin’s flight/ attention and/ a hero./ The success/ attracted worldwide/
_____________________________________________________________________

Question 31: Volunteers help the aged with housework in America. (using a Cleft sentence)
 ...................……………………………………………………………………………………
Question 32: The people who was waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet. ( using Present
participle
 ...................……………………………………………………………………………………
...................………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 33. The boy hit the dog in the garden.
 It …………………………………………….… (Using the structure: It is/ was … that ….)
Question 34. It is believed that he drove through the town at 90km an hour.
 He ……………………………………………………………………………………

TEST 4

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions. (1.2ms)

Question 1 He didn’t seem in the least concerned for her safety. The
OPPOSITE meaning of “concerned” is …………………..
A. indifferent B. ready C. passionate D. stolen
Question 2: That businessman is very modest about his ……………… in business.

A. successfully B. success C. successful D. succeed

Question 3 From his window in space, Gagarin had a view of the Earth that no
human beings had done before. The CLOSEST meaning of “view” is
…………………..
A. discription B. vision C. recognition D. attention
Question 4: The student …………………… the highest score will be awarded a scholarship.

A. whom is receiving B. receiving C. receives D. who receive

Question 5: These burgers look good,……………… ?

A. don’t them B. don’t they C. are they D. don’t these

Someday people will certainly try to build settlements on the moon. The best place for houses in a
moon town will be a cave or a tunnel. Underground houses will not be squashed by meteorites that
constantly fall on the moon from outer space. This will be important on the moon, since daytime is so
hot that food could be cooked in the rocks, and the nights get bitterly cold.
Pioneer moon homes may be made of airtight plastic that can be blown up like a balloon inside
the cave. The reason for this is that the moon has no air around it. The pioneers will have to take along
from the earth the oxygen masks when they are away from home. But the balloon house itself will be
filled with air. Perhaps the house will have beds, tables and chairs, built into it. These can be inflated,
too. So people will sleep, eat and work on air! Moon-house building will be easy. The moon’s gravity
is less than the earth’s. Everything weighs only one-sixth as much as it does on the earth.
Question 6: Which of the following is TRUE ?
 A. The people on the moon will wear oxygen masks when they leave their homes. B. The
temperature inside changes as much as the temperature outside.
C. The people on the moon will not leave their homes.
D. The moon homes are made of wood.
Question 7: Why will the pioneers have to take along from the earth the oxygen they need for
breathing?
A. Because the moon homes are made of airtight plastic.
B. Because the balloon house will be filled with air.
C. Because moon people will sleep, eat and work on air.
D. Because the moon has no air around it.
Question 8: If a stone weights 18 tons on the earth, how much does it weigh on the moon?
A. Three tons. B. Fifty-five tons. C. One hundred and eight tons. D. Six tons.
Question 9: According to the passage, can people build cities on the moon?
A. No, they can’t.
B. Perhaps people can do.
C. People only think so.
D. Of course. People can build cities on the moon in the future.
On 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian __( 10 )__ became the first human being in space.
Although his flight lasted only 108 minutes, its __( 11 )__ made him a national hero. He also became
the first person to eat and drink in zero __( 12 )__, and he was able to view the earth in a way that no
one had done before. Unfortunately, a plane crash __( 13 )__ March 1968 made Gagarin’s desire of
revisiting space impossible. After his death, his hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star
City, Russia named after him.
Question 10: A. worker B. cosmonaut C. writer D. fighter
Question 11: A. strength B. attraction C. success D. failure
Question 12: A. spacecraft B. weightlessness C. gravity D. water
Question 13: A. after B. at C. on D. in
Question 14: This multi-sport event is an occasion when friendship and _______ are built and
promoted.
A. solidarity B. quality C. effort D. enthusiasm
Question 15: It was two weeks before Christmas and the mall was crowded with
shoppers. The CLOSEST meaning of “mall” is __________
A. shop B. room C. church D. street
Question 16: ________ that the end of World War II was officially announced.
A. It was in 1975 B. Since 1975 C. In 1975 D. When in 1975
Question 17: She had forgotten to bring her camera, so she ________ take any photographs.
A. couldn’t B. couldn’t C. is able to D. was able to
* Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the given word.

Question 18: No one knew …… what would happen to a human being in space. (presicion)
Question 19: The success of Gagarin’s ………………… attracted worldwide attention. (fly)
Question 20: I have not been very …………………………….. at this. (succeed)
* Reorder the given words / phrases to make meaningful sentences.
Question 21. They / I / have been talking / not as / interesting as / are / the ones / about.
 …………………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 22: The boat is / used to carry / believed / in his last journey on earth before / the
body of Khufu / to have been / being buried inside the pyramid.

 …………………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 23: Yuri Gagarin / another space flight / could have made / if / a tragic accident / had
not occurred.
 …………………………………………………………………………………………..
* Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
Question 24. Susan lives in the town which is very far from the capital.
 The town ………………………….… (Using a relative clause without a relative pronoun)
Question 25. People believe that Thomas will win the race.
 Thomas is ………………………………………………………………………………….