Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: Mrs Smith and her students are visiting the zoo. Mike: "Can I feed the gorilla, Mrs Smith?" Mrs Smith: "                                 . The sign says 'No feeding the animals'."  


A. I don't think it works


B. Of course you can


C. I'm afraid not


D. I'm sure about that
Câu 2: Mary and John are meeting at the cinema. Mary: "Hi, John. How are you?" John: "                                 . And you?"


A. Fine, thanks


B. I'm thirty-five years old


C. I'm not working today


D. I'm free today

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Many people feel nervous when they first make a speech in public.  


A. confident


B. upset


C. fearful


D. impressed
Câu 2: I'm sure he will be home and dry in the interview because he has good qualifications and wide experience.


A. be satisfied


B. be unsuccessful


C. be successful


D. be unsatisfied

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: There weren't many tough questions in the exam, so I could answer most of them.  


A. important


B. interesting


C. difficult


D. simple
Câu 2: Tim and Tom look similar although they are not brothers.  


A. familiar


B. strange


C. alike


D. different

A.
B.
C.
D.

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.
Câu 1:


A. drive


B. think


C. find


D. mind
Câu 2:


A. watched


B. cleaned


C. talked


D. missed

A.
B.
C.
D.

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.
Câu 1:


A. answer


B. future


C. singer


D. reply
Câu 2:


A. effective


B. national


C. difficult


D. popular

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the 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.
Câu 1: I haven't visited my hometown for a few years.


A. I last visited my hometown a few years ago.


B. I have been in my hometown for a few years.


C. I didn't visit my hometown a few years ago.


D. I was in my hometown for a few years.
Câu 2: He was successful in his career thanks to his parents' support. 


A. Had it not been for his parents' support, he wouldn't be successful in his career.


B. If his parents hadn't supported him, he wouldn't have been successful in his career.


C. But for his parents' support, he wouldn't be successful in his career.


D. Without his parents' support, he would have been successful in his career.
Câu 3: "Why don't we go camping at the weekend?" he said.


A. He denied going camping at the weekend.


B. He suggested going camping at the weekend.


C. He objected to going camping at the weekend.


D. He apologized for going camping at the weekend.

A.
B.
C.
D.

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.
Câu 1: Children learn primarily by directly experiencing the world around it.


A. primarily


B. experiencing


C. world


D. it
Câu 2: A number of wildlife habitat reserves have been established in order to saving endangered species from extinction.


A. A


B. established


C. saving


D. species
Câu 3: She always try to finish her homework before going to bed.


A. try


B. her


C. before


D. going to bed

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 1: Mai usually helps her classmates with their studies. Her classmates appreciate her.


A. Mai usually helps her classmates with their studies, but they appreciate her.


B. Mai usually helps her classmates with their studies, for they appreciate her.


C. Mai usually helps her classmates with their studies, or they appreciate her.


D. Mai usually helps her classmates with their studies, so they appreciate her.
Câu 2: We cannot completely avoid stress in our lives. We need to find ways to cope with it.


A. Since we cannot completely avoid stress in our lives, we need to find ways to cope with it.


B. After we can completely avoid stress in our lives, we need to find ways to cope with it.


C. Because stress can completely be avoided in our lives, we need to find ways to cope with it.


D. As long as we can completely avoid stress in our lives, we need to find ways to cope with it.

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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27.Graphic novels, as the name suggests, are books written and illustrated in the style of a comic book. Adults may feel that graphic novels do not help children become good readers. They believe that this  type of  reading material  somehow prevents  "real"   reading. (23)                    , many quality graphic novels are now being seen as a method of storytelling on the same level as novels, films or audiobooks. Many librarians and teachers are now accepting graphic novels as proper literature for children as they (24)        young people and motivate them to read. This has been especially true with children who are not (25)     to read, especially boys.Language learners are also motivated by graphic novels because the pictures provide clues to the meaning of the words. Therefore, they   will (26)                  new vocabulary more quickly. Many teachers have reported great success when they used graphic novels with their students, especially in the areas of English, social studies and art. The idea that graphic novels are too simple to be regarded as serious reading is no longer valid. Reading them can, undoubtedly, help students develop the skills (27)             are necessary to read more challenging works.(Source: Complete IELTS by Rawdon Wyatt)
Câu 1: (23)              


A. Therefore


B. Otherwise


C. In addition


D. However
Câu 2: (24)     


A. attractive


B. attractively


C. attract


D. attraction
Câu 3: (25)   


A. willing


B. careful


C. able


D. active
Câu 4: (26)             


A. know


B. take


C. learn


D. accept
Câu 5: (27)          


A. when


B. who


C. where


D. that

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 from 28 to 34.Most weddings in Japan start with a religious ceremony in which usually only family members attend. Afterwards, a banquet is customarily held to which many people, including friends and colleagues, are invited. To celebrate the happy occasion, guests give the bride and groom goshuugi -gift money in special envelopes. Goshuugi from friends is usually 20,000 yen or 30,000 yen.A typical Japanese wedding party starts when the bride and groom enter the banquet hall together, and take their seats on a slightly raised platform facing their guests. Invited guests are seated closer to the bride and groom, with family and relatives seated further in back. The bride's and groom's bosses usually give congratulatory speeches then their friends sing in celebration. Other wedding highlights include a candle ceremony where the couple holds a candle while greeting their guests at each table, and the cutting of the wedding cake. Afterwards, the bride and groom thank their parents with a speech, then leave to end the party.In the past, dishes that supposedly brought good fortune, such as prawns and sea breams, were served in abundance. So much of the food was ordered that guests ended up taking the surplus home. Today, the majority of the weddings serve just enough for everyone. Additionally, before leaving, guests would traditionally receive souvenir gifts called hikidemono.Many wedding ceremonies take place at wedding halls or hotels. Rough estimates show that it costs about 3 million yen to host a wedding party for 80 guests. During Japan's economic bubble, overseas weddings and flamboyant receptions with special effects, such as smoke machines and having the bride and groom fly in on gondolas, were very popular. But these days, couples choose to tie the knot in various ways, from not having any ceremony to having a modest affair, or still going all out.(Source: http://www.hiraganatimes.com)
Câu 1: What is the main idea of this passage?


A. Wedding ceremonies in Japan's economic bubble


B. Wedding ceremonies in Japan


C. Popular wedding gifts in Japan


D. Dishes served at Japan's wedding parties in the past
Câu 2: According to the passage, goshuugi is                                         .  


A. a happy occasion


B. a kind of gift


C. an important guest


D. a type of food
Câu 3: The word "their" in paragraph 2 refers to                                          .  


A. the friends'


B. the relatives'


C. the couple's


D. the parents'
Câu 4: According to paragraph 2, which of the following do the bride and groom do at their wedding party?


A. They sit on a platform at the back of the stage.


B. They give a speech to thank their bosses.


C. They deliver a speech to thank their parents.


D. They hold a candle and sing in celebration.
Câu 5: The word "fortune" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _                                    .  


A. money


B. luck


C. benefit


D. excitement
Câu 6: How were the wedding dishes in the past different from those of today?  


A. They were served in larger amounts.


B. They were served in smaller amounts.


C. They were more delicious.


D. They were less delicious.
Câu 7: The phrase "tie the knot" in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by                                       .  


A. loosen the tie


B. get engaged


C. fasten the rope


D. get married

A.
B.
C.
D.