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 29 to 36.
What is commonly called pepper in reality comes from two very different families of plants. Black and white pepper both come from the fruit of the Piper nigrum, a vine with fruits called peppercorns. The peppercorns turn from green to red as they ripen and finally blacken as they dry out. The dried-out peppercorns are ground to obtain black pepper. White pepper, which has a more subtle flavour than black pepper, comes from the same peppercorns as black pepper. To obtain white pepper, the outer hull of the peppercorn, the pericarp, is removed before the peppercorn is ground. Red and green pepper, on the other hand, come from a completely different family from black and white pepper. Red and green peppers are from the genus Capsicum. Plants of this type generally have tiny white flowers and fruit which can be any of a number of colours, shapes and sizes. These peppers range in flavour from very mild and sweet to the most incredibly burning taste imaginable. Bell peppers are the most mild, while habanros are the most burning.
Christopher Columbus is responsible for the present-day confusion over what pepper is. The Piper nigrum variety of pepper was highly valued for centuries, and high demand for pepper by Europeans was a major cause of the fifteen-century push to locate ocean routes to the spice-growing regions of Asia. When Columbus arrived in the New World in 1492, he was particularly interested in finding black pepper because of the high price it would command in Europe. Columbus came across plants from the Capsicum family in use among people of the New World, and he incorrectly identified them as relatives of black pepper. Columbus introduced the spicy Capsicum chili peppers to Europeans on his return from the 1492 voyage, and traders later spread them to Asia and Africa. These Capsicum peppers have continued to be called peppers in spite of the fact that they are not related to the black and white pepper of the Piper nigrum family.
The purpose of this passage is to ______.
A.provide the scientific classification of various types of peppers
B.classify the variety of sizes, shapes and colours of peppers
C.demonstrate that it was Columbus who brought peppers to Europe
D.explain why there is confusion today over peppers

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.
Some people believe that humans will never use away all the natural resources of our Earth.
A.never                      
B.natural resources
C. use away    
D.believe that

Choose the one word or phrase  that best completes the sentence or subtitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 
I notified the bank that I ..................... my address.
A.was changing
B.have changed
C.had changed 
D.change

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.

A.unchangeable
B.adjustable
C.emotional
D.privilege

The word “Here” in line 9 refers to ________ . 
A.interpersonal interactions
B.the tone
C.ideas and feelings
D.words chosen

After Einstein's theory of relativity, people began to perceive the universe in a different way.
 
A.Einstein's theory of relativity confirmed many ideas about how the universe began.
B.Until Einstein's theory of relativity, people knew hardly anything about the universe.
C.Following Einstein's theory of relativity, people realized that the universe was changing constantly.
D.Einstein's theory of relativity introduced people to a new manner of seeing the universe.

Vietnamese people usually return to their family _____ Tet.
A.in                            
B.on
C.after                        
D.during

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.

A.flew    
B.drew
C.sew     
D.screw

When did women wear jeans?
A.In 1960
B.In the seventh decade of the 20th century
C.In the sixth decade of the 20th century
D.During World War I.

Read the passage, then choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D .
In the last few weeks I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more exciting than work at home, read the newspapers, and watch television. I had begun feeling bored with this and so, last weekend I thought I would do something different. I phoned several of my friends and we decided to go to London for the day. I was really excited as I hadn’t been to London since I was ten. We decided to go by coach as this was the cheapest means of transport. In London we decided to take a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the famous buildings. After the tour, we bought some sandwiches and ate them in the small park. In the afternoon some of us went shopping and the others went to the theater. We met up again at 6.30 p.m and went to a small restaurant in Sotho. The meal was really good, but, unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected. We had to get a taxi back to the coach station. Luckily, we got there just two minutes before our coach left.
Which of the following is true?
A.They all went shopping before going to the theater
B.They had lunch in a small restaurant.
C.They made a sightseeing tour and then had lunch
D.They left the city at 6.30 p.m