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.

Question1: A. fear                      B. near                       C. bear                       D. dear

Question2: A. curly                    B. bury                       C. nurse                     D. hurt

Question 3: A. concern               B. delicious               C. ocean                     D. official

Question 4: A. enjoyed               B. recognized            C. arrived                   D. invited

Question 5: A. dangers               B. mountains             C. products                D. reserves

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

Question6:  The Internet_________ it easy to get much new information in a short time.

A. takes                          B. brings                         C. makes                        D. finds

Question7:  Linda refused ______ in the musical performance because she was sick.

A. to participating          B. participating              C. to participate             D. participate

Question8:  Mai speaks English_______ than you.

A. more fluent               B. more fluently            C. more faster                D. more fast

Question9:  It was an_________ day.

A. enjoyment                 B. enjoyable                   C. enjoy                          D. Enjoyably

Question10:  No one died in the accident, _____?

A. didn’t they                 B. didn't he                     C. did he                         D. did they

Question11:  Mr. Quang visited Canada and ________United States of America last year.

A. Ø (no article)            B. a                                  C. the                              D. an

Question12:  She didn’t get ______ well with her boss, so she decided to leave the company.

A. up                               B. at                                C. through                      D. on

Question13:  He has already been _________as a presidential candidate.

A. remembered              B. nominated                 C. called                         D. promoted

Question14:  The last tsunami cuased a lot of_________to the countries along the Pacific coast.

A. destruction                B. disasters                     C. damage                      D. eruption

Question15:  He couldn't reach the goal, _______surprised me.

A. which                         B. who                            C. that                             D. whom

Question16:  You should avoid ________ chocolate if you want to keep fit.

A. ate                              B. eating                         C. to eat                          D. eat

Question17:  My mum ________ to her hometown recently.

A. didn’t return              B doesn’t return           C. hasn’t returned           D. returned

Question18:  When I came to visit her last night, she _______a bath.

A. Has                             B. is having                    C. was having                D. had

Question19:  If everyone of US______ the traffic rules, the road will be much safer.

A. obeyed                       B. obey                           C. will obey                   D. obeys

Question 20:  We are all ______ with the result of the test.

A. exciting                     B. excited                       C. excite                         D. excitedly

Question 21:  The house felt terribly cold _______the central heating had been on all day.

A. although                    B. in spite of                  C. because                      D. because of

Question 22:  Lan got up late, __________ she couldn’t catch the first bus.

A. so                                B. when                          C. then                            D. as

Question 23:  I’m not able to visit London. I wish I _______ go there.

A. would                         B. can                             C. will                             D. could

Question 24:  If Jane feels unwell, she _______stay in bed for a few days.

A. would                         B. might                          C. should                        D. could

Question25:  Jane really enjoys  ___________ to dinner parties.

A. inviting                      B. be invited                  C. being invited             D. being inviting

Question26:  You should have a dictionary to ______ the words that you don’t know their meanings.

A. look for                      B. look into                    C. look up                      D. look after

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

Question 27: Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.

A. beside                        B. away                          C. near                            D. close

Question 28: My elder brother failed the exam, which depressed my parents.

A. disappointed             B. encouraged                C. satisfied                     D. pleased

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 29:  Our children must attend some acceptable school during the years of compulsory education.

A. inspirational              B. advisory                     C. commercial               D. voluntary

Question 30:  When you put on clothing or make-up, you place it on your body in order to wear it.

A. wash up                     B. get on                         C. look after                   D. take off

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best   completes each of the following exchanges.

Question31:  At Christmas time, Minh and Lan are talking to each other.

- Lan:“Merry Christmas!”.              – Minh: “_________”

A. You’re so kind          B. I’m glad to hear that C. You’re happy, too     D. The same to you.

Question32:  Jane and Mary is talking about Mary’s exam result.

 - Jane: “Congratulation! You have got high marks in the last term.”     - Mary:“_________”

A. Really? Never say so.                                       B. It is kind of you to say so.

C. You’re welcome.                                              D. I’d love to say so.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

       People enjoy living in large cities. But cities have problems. One problem is that they frequently grow very rapidly. Transportation (33)_____ complicated. There are a lot of cars, buses and bicycles. As a result, people are trying to improve the big cities, and they are also planning for new cities. Plan A is a large city (34)_____ smaller cities around it. There is an open land with trees, fields, and lakes between the large city and smaller cities. Each small city is (35)_____ .It has offices, schools, hospitals, and places of entertainment. In Plan B the cities are (36)_____ by a road. In Plan c, the cities are in rings around the central city and all of them are connected to each other. The goal of all these plans is to limit the (37)_____ of the large city.

Question33: A. returns               B. becomes                C. develops                D. happens

Question34: A. with                    B. for                          C. in                            D. at

Question35: A. finished             B. entire                     C. total                       D. complete

Question36:  Ạ. Chain               B. connected             C. attached                             D. fastened

Question37: A. progress             B. growth                   C. improvement        D. movement

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.

     Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that was introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy.

       Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two – thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any language in the world.

Question38:  What is the main topic of this passage?

A. The French influence on the English language

B. The use of English for science and technology

C. The number of nonnative users of English

D. The expansion of English as an international language

Question39:  The word “emerged” in paragraph 1 means________.

A. frequented                      B. engaged                     C. appeared                    D. hailed

Question40:  Approximately, when did English begin to be used beyond England?

A. before 1600                   B. after 1600                  C. in 1066                      D. around 1350

Question41:  . Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “stored” in paragraph 2?

A. saved                              B. valued                        C. spent                          D. bought

Question42:  According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the world today?

A. half a million                 B. 700 million                C. a quarter million       D. 350 million

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.

Question43:  If we (A) go on littering,(B) the environment will( C) become poluted seriously.( D)

Question44:  Mathematics have been( A)  my most difficult (B)  subject so far(C) this year(D) .

Question45:  Bill said (A) that he didn’t like (B) that party, and he wants (C) to (D) go home.

Mark 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.

Question46:  They gave Martha a lot of presents on her birthday.

A. A lot of presents gave to Martha on her birthday.

B. A lot of presents were given to Martha on her birthday.

C. A lot of presents were given Martha on her birthday.

D. A lot of presents are given Martha on her birthday.

Question47:  Many people think Steve stole the money.

A. Many people think the money is stolen by Steve.

B. It was not Steve who stole the money.

C. The money is thought to be stolen by Steve.