Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Hung and Quan are talking about the football match between Vietnam and Thailand.
- Hung: “Vietnam beat Thailand by four goals to nil in the match.”
- Quan: “______. Their victory is worthy.”
A.Thailand should be careful
B.Vietnamese footballers played so splendidly
C.They were just lucky
D.It’s weird that you care for football

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_____, we can have a better view of our village.
A.When we reached the hilltop
B.Stood right on the hilltop
C.To have reached the hilltop
D.From the hilltop

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If I finish my project before deadline, I _____ more time for my holiday.
A.will have
B.am having
C.would have had
D.would have

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I still remember _____ off his extraordinary childhood with lots of hardship.
A.being told
B.telling
C.to tell
D.to be told

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_____ his income of current job is relatively low, he finds it difficult to make ends meet.
A.Although
B.As
C.Because of
D.In spite of

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
At first, it’s very difficult for the judge to identify the winner because the two runners seemed to cross the finishing line ______.
A.chronologically
B.respectively
C.simultaneously
D.spontaneously

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closet in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 13. “What kind of music did you listen last night, David?” Daniel asked.
A.Daniel wondered what kind of music David listened to the night before.
B.Daniel wanted to know what kind of music had David listened to the night before.
C.Daniel asked David what he listened to kind of music the previous night.
D.Daniel asked David what kind of music he had listened to the previous night.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closet in meaning to each of the following questions.
It was wrong of you not to ask your parents’ permission before deciding to quit your job.
A.You must have asked your parents’ permission before deciding to quit your job.
B.You might have asked your parents’ permission before deciding to quit your job.
C.You had to have asked your parents’ permission before deciding to quit your job.
D.You should have asked your parents’ permission before deciding to quit your job.

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.
CRITICISM
It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, no matter how talented you are. One thing you have to be aware of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is full of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If you’ve made up your (15) ______ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t let the negative criticism of others (16) ______ you from reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive (17) ______ on your work. If someone says you’re totally in the lack of talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If, (18)______ , someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars who were once out of work . There are many famous novelists (19) _____ made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it published. Being successful does depend on luck, to a certain extent. But things are more likely to turn out well if you persevere and stay positive.
(16)
A.deter
B.save
C.affect
D.protect

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.
CRITICISM
It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, no matter how talented you are. One thing you have to be aware of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is full of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If you’ve made up your (15) ______ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t let the negative criticism of others (16) ______ you from reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive (17) ______ on your work. If someone says you’re totally in the lack of talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If, (18)______ , someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars who were once out of work . There are many famous novelists (19) _____ made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it published. Being successful does depend on luck, to a certain extent. But things are more likely to turn out well if you persevere and stay positive.
(18)
A.therefore
B.whereas
C.however
D.moreover