Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Vietnam is a densely-populated, developing country that in the last 30 years has had to recover from the ravages of war. Substantial progress was achieved from1986 to 1997 in moving forward from an extremely low level of development and significantly reducing poverty.
Since 2001, Vietnamese authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to economic liberalization and international integration. They have moved to implement the structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. .
Vietnam's membership in the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and entry into force of the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement in December 2001.have led to even more rapid changes in Vietnam's trade and economic regime. Vietnam's exports to the US doubled in 2002 and again in 2003.
Vietnam joined the WTO (World Trade Organization) in January 2007, following over a decade long negotiation process. This should provide ail important boost to the economy and should help to ensure the continuation of liberalizing reforms.
Vietnam is working to create jobs to meet the challenge of a labor force that is growing by more than one million people every year. Vietnamese authorities have tightened monetary and fiscal policies to stem high inflation. Hanoi is targeting an economic growth rate of 7.5-8% during the next five years.
Vietnam _______.
A.does not export anything to the US
B.exported to the US in 2003 twice as much goods as in 2002
C.did not export goods to the US in 2002
D.did not export goods to the US in 2003

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Vietnam is considered a third world country, its people live (26) _____ poverty by the millions. After the liberation, Vietnam's economy remained dominated by small-scale production, low labor productivity, (27) _____, material and technological shortfalls, and insufficient food and consumer goods. The Doi Moi reforms that were instated in 1986 have shed new light and added new features to the Vietnamese economy. (28) ____ Vietnamese Communist Party plays a leading role in establishing the foundations and principles of communism, mapping strategies for economic development, setting growth targets, and launching reforms. Doi Moi combined government planning with free-market incentives and (29) _____ the establishment of private businesses and foreign investment, including foreign-owned enterprises. By the late 1990s, the success of the business and agricultural reforms ushered in under Doi Moi was evident. More than 30,000 private businesses had been created, and the economy was growing at an annual (30) _____ of more than 7 percent. Farming systems research and the international development projects are a source of new hope for the people of Vietnam. If these recent projects are successful and Doi Moi continues on its current path the Vietnamese people may reach a new standard of living. More reforms like Doi Moi need to take place in order to create a more stable Vietnamese future.
(27) _____
A.application
B.salary
C.profession  
D.unemployment

Error Identification
Economic reform has dominated  (A) Australian economic  (B) policy from the early  (C) 1980s until  (D) the end of the 20th century.
A.has dominated
B.economic
C.the early
D.until

Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
_______, he walked to the station.
A.Despite being tired
B.Although to be tired
C.In spite being tired      
D.Despite tired

Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
In 2001 _______ Vietnamese Communist Party approved a 10-year economic plan that enhanced the role of the, private sector while reaffirming the primacy of the state.
A.a 
B.an
C.the
D.Ø

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

A.right    Giải thích: economy /i'kɒnəmi/ industry /in'dʌstri/ qualify /'kwɒlifai/ priority /prai'ɒrəti/ Phần gạch chân câu C được phát âm là /ai/ còn lại là /i/ Đáp án:C
B.private   
C.communist   
D.minority

The next host for the SEA Games is Laos. It is Laos' the first time as the host for the  biannual-games.
A.the next
B.it is
C.the first
D.the host

__________ (59)
A.morning
B.evening
C.dusk 
D. afternoon

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 41 to 47.
         Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.
            Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.
            Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days. The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.
            On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. In New York there is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about Thanksgiving ______?
A.people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
B.turkey, yams and pumpkin pies are served.       
C.people join in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
D.people wear colored costumes marching through the streets.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
A.It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey.
B.The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain.
C.The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey.
D.If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey.