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.There are a number of natural disasters that can strike across the globe. Two that are frequently linked to one another are earthquakes and tsunamis. Both of them can cause a great amount of devastation when they hit. However, tsunamis are the direct result of earthquakes and cannot happen without them.The Earth has three main parts. They are the crust, the mantle, and the core. The crust is the outer layer of the Earth. It is not a single piece of land. Instead, it is comprised of a number of plates. There are a few enormous plates and many smaller ones. These plates essentially rest upon the mantle, which is fluid. As a result, the plates are in constant - yet slow - motion. The plates may move away from or towards other plates. In some cases, they collide violently with the plates adjoining them. The movement of the plates causes tension in the rock. Over a long time, this tension may build up. When it is released, an earthquake happens.Tens of thousands of earthquakes happen every year. The vast majority are so small that only scientific instruments can perceive them. Others are powerful enough that people can feel them, yet they cause little harm or damage. More powerful earthquakes, however, can cause buildings, bridges, and other structures to collapse. They may additionally injure and skill thousands of people and might even cause the land to change it appearance.Since most of the Earth's surface is water, numerous earthquakes happen beneath the planet's oceans. Underwater earthquakes cause the seafloor to move. This results in the displacement of water in the ocean. When this occurs, a tsunami may form. This is a wave that forms on the surface and moves in all directions from the place where the earthquake happened. A tsunami moves extremely quickly and can travel thousnads of kilometres. As it approaches land, the water near the coast gets sucked out to sea. This causes the tsunamis to increase in height. Minutes later, the tsunami arrives. A large tsunami - one more than ten meters in height - can travel far inland. As it does that, it can flood the land, destroy human settlements, and kill large numbers of people.
Câu 1: Which of the following statements does paragraph 1 support?


A. Earthquakes cause more destruction than tsunamis.


B. A tsunami happens in tandem with an earthquake.


C. The most severe type of natural disaster is an earthquake.


D. Earthquakes frequently take place after tsunamis do.
Câu 2: The word "It" in bold in paragraph 2 refers to___________.


A. the Earth


B. the core


C. the crust


D. the mantle
Câu 3: What is the passage mainly about?


A. How earthquakes and tsunamis occur.


B. What kind of damage natural disasters can cause.


C. Why tsunamis are deadlier than earthquakes.


D. When earthquakes are the most likely to happen.
Câu 4: The word "adjoining" in bold in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to___________.


A. bordering


B. residing


C. approaching


D. appearing
Câu 5: The word "perceive" in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to___________.


A. comprehend


B. detect


C. prevent


D. locate
Câu 6: Which of the following is true regarding the passage?


A. There many separate pieces that make it up.


B. It is the smallest of the Earth's three layers.


C. It is thicker on land than it is under the water.


D. The mantle beneath it keeps it from moving too much.
Câu 7: Based on the passage, what is probably true about tsunamis?


A. They kill more people each year than earthquakes.


B. They are able to move as fast as the speed of sound.


C. They cannot damage ships sailing on the ocean.


D. They can be deadly to people standing near shore.
Câu 8: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 3 about earthquakes?


A. How many people they typically kill


B. How often powerful ones take place


C. What kind of damage they can cause


D. How severe the majority of them are
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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: I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry. 


A. unsuccessful


B. hopeful


C. successful


D. hopeless
Câu 2: School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.


A. paid


B. required


C. divided


D. depended

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that needs correcting.
Câu 1: Did you give the boy candies whom I bought this morning?


A. give


B. whom


C. bought
Câu 2: The doctor who my father visited is very kind to me.


A. who


B. visited


C. to
Câu 3: In spite of they missed the last train, they got there on time.


A. In spite of


B. the last train


C. on time
Câu 4: Although it rained heavily, but they continued to work.


A. heavily


B. but


C. to work
Câu 5: They are interested in read books, so they usually go to the bookstore.


A. are


B. read


C. to

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.  In the primary school, a child is in a comparatively simple setting and most of the time forms a relationship with one familiar teacher. On entering secondary school, a new world opens up and frequently it is a much more difficult world. The pupil soon learns to be less free in the way he speaks to teachers and even to his fellow pupils. He begins to lose gradually the free and easy ways of the primary school, for he senses the need for a more cautious approach in the secondary school where there are older pupils, Secondary staff and pupils suffer from the pressures of academic work and seem to have less time to stop and talk. Teachers with specialist roles may see hundreds of children in a week, and a pupil may be able to form relationships with very few of the staff. He has to decide which adults are approachable; good schools will make clear to every young person from the first year what guidance and personal help is available - but whether the reality of life in the institution actually encourages requests for help is another matter.  Adults often forget what a confusing picture school can offer to a child. He sees a great deal of movement, a great number of people – often rather frightening-looking people - and realizes that an increasing number of choices and decisions have to be made. As he progresses through the school the confusion may become less but the choices and decisions required will increase. The school will rightly expect the pupil to take the first steps to obtain the help he needs, for this is the pattern of adult life for which he has to be prepared, but all the time the opportunities for personal and group advice must be presented in a way which makes them easy to understand and within easy reach of pupils. 
Câu 1: According to the passage one of the problems for pupils entering secondary schools is that .....  


A. they are taught by many different teachers


B. they do not attend lessons in every subject


C. the teachers do not want to be friendly


D.  the teachers give most attention to the more academic pupils
Câu 2: In secondary schools every pupil having problems should .....


A. be able to discuss 'his problems in class'


B. be able to discuss his problems with any teacher


C. know how to ask for help


D. be freed from any pressure of academic work.
Câu 3: Talking about secondary schools, the author is mainly concerned about .....


A. academic standards      


B. the personal development of pupils


C.  the role of specialist teachers  


D.  the training of the individual teachers
Câu 4: The word 'approachable' means most nearly the same as .....


A.  friendly and easy to talk to 


B. desirable


C. capable of offering accommodation 


D. advisable
Câu 5: According to the passage adults usually .....


A.  think that children learn better in secondary school


B. neglect their children when they enter secondary school


C.  fail to encourage their .children to work hard


D. fail to know how confusing things may be to a child when she enters secondary school.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
Câu 1:


A. illiterate                 


B. eradicate  


C. voluntary   


D. minority
Câu 2:


A. combat                      


B. ethnic   


C. province  


D. campaign
Câu 3:


A. volunteer      


B. struggle 


C. promise


D. concentrate
Câu 4:


A. education  


B. universal  


C. eradication  


D. population
Câu 5:


A. considerable    


B. effective      


C. relevant    


D. maturity

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Câu 1:


A. minority     


B.  literacy      


C. primary


D. library
Câu 2:


A. eradicate      


B. campaign    


C. vacation     


D. transport
Câu 3:


A. straggle             


B. maturity 


C. student    


D. education
Câu 4:


A. please              


B. decrease     


C. speech   


D.  realistic
Câu 5:


A. ethnic           


B. northern 


C. healthy


D. south

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word that best completes each of these sentences
Câu 1: Do you watch a lot of __________ films?


A. travel                                    


B. journey                  


C. tour                                      


D. sightseeing
Câu 2: He has had the benefit __________ the best education money can buy.


A. with 


B. on 


C. of 


D. for
Câu 3: Who told you of the news? – The __________ may not be correct.


A. inform                                  


B. information          


C. informational                     


D. informative
Câu 4: I have sent you a lot of letters but you have never been __________.


A. responsively 


B. response 


C. respond 


D. responsive
Câu 5: She thinks chatting on the Internet is time __________.


A. consume 


B. consumer 


C. consuming 


D. consumption
Câu 6: Remotes controls are used to __________ with TV.


A. interact 


B. interaction 


C. interactive 


D. interactively
Câu 7: We ran an article __________ her in our magazine.


A. with 


B. without 


C. about 


D. for
Câu 8: It’s quite easy to get access __________ the Internet.


A. on                                          


B.  in


C. to                                          


D. into
Câu 9: You’ve never been in Italy, __________?


A. have you 


B. haven’t you 


C.  have never you


D. haven’t never you
Câu 10: Sally turned in her report, __________?


A. does she    


B.  doesn’t she      


C. did she   


D. didn’t she
Câu 11: That’s Bob’s, __________?


A.  is he 


B. isn’t he 


C. is it


D. isn’t it
Câu 12: No one died in the accident, __________?


A. is he


B. isn’t he 


C. did they


D. didn’t they
Câu 13: Don’t talk in class, __________ you? The teacher is explaining the lesson.


A. do                                          


B. don’t                      


C. will                         


D. won’t
Câu 14: We don’t allow passengers __________ in this part of the building.


A. smoke                                   


B. smoking                


C. smoked                  


D. to smoke
Câu 15: Don’t forget __________ the letter for me! – I won’t.   


A. post


B. posted


C. posting


D. to post
Câu 16: He thinks that __________ on the Internet is a waste of time.


A. chat                                       


B. chatting                 


C. chatter                   


D. to chat
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Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.  
Câu 1: I met (A) a lot of interesting (B) people while (C) I was studying at (D) Ho Chi Minh City.


A. met


B. interesting 


C. while 


D. at 
Câu 2: Passengers shouldn’t be thrown (A) away their (B) tickets as (C) they may be checked (D) during the journey.


A. be thrown 


B. their


C. as 


D. be checked 
Câu 3: Would (A) you mind turn on (B) the lights, please?  It’s too dark (C) for me to read (D). 


A. Would


B. turn on


C. too dark 


D. to read 
Câu 4: Long ago there (A) used to being (B) a beautiful island in (C) the Atlantic Ocean (D).


A. Long ago there


B.  used to being


C.  in


D. the Atlantic Ocean (
Câu 5: If (A) I were you (B), I didn’t (C) buy that expensive (D) car.


A. If 


B. you


C. didn’t 


D. expensive 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.
Câu 1: Why________go to the park for a change?


A. we don’t  


B. we should    


C. don’t we      


D. we should not
Câu 2: To__________ photography professionally requires a lot of skills.


A. commit 


B. carry     


C. do     


D. make
Câu 3: Through generations, despite many____________, some Huong Canh families have successfully preserved their traditional job of clay pot and tile making.


A. out and about  


B. odds and ends    


C. ups and downs        


D.  ins and outs
Câu 4: We made her an excellent offer, but she__________ it.


A. turned


B. rejected 


C. accepted   


D. denied
Câu 5: If Mr. John _________rich, he would travel around the world.


A. is


B. will be


C. was


D. were 
Câu 6: He seldom goes to the cinema, _________ ?


A.  is he


B. doesn’t he  


C.  does he      


D. isn’t he
Câu 7: Mike: “I have bought you a toy. Happy birthday to you!”            Jane: “____________________”


A. What a pity!    


B. Have a nice day!


C. What a lovely toy! Thanks.    


D.  The same to you.
Câu 8: He asked me if I _________to school by bicycle every day.


A. go


B. was going 


C. am going 


D. went 
Câu 9: They _________Ho Chi Minh City last summer.


A. visit 


B. have visit 


C. visited 


D. will visit 
Câu 10: _________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.


A. Although  


B. Since   


C. If  


D. Because
Câu 11: She was sick yesterday, _________she was absent from school.


A. so 


B. but 


C. because 


D. since 
Câu 12: The doctor _________me not to stay up too late at night.


A. advised      


B. suggested 


C. insisted


D. forced
Câu 13: Vietnamese people are very___________.


A. friendliness 


B. friend   


C. friendly  


D.  friendship
Câu 14: The book _________is on the table belongs to my brother.


A. whose 


B. which 


C. who 


D. where 
Câu 15: My house _________in 1986.


A. was building 


B.  is built     


C.  was built       


D. has been built
Câu 16: I’m learning English ________I want to get a good job after school.


A. but 


B. because 


C. so


D. therefore 
Câu 17: She__________ lunch by the time we arrived.


A. finished


B. had finished  


C. have finished   


D. finishing
Câu 18: _________Friday morning, there is a meeting between 11am and 1 pm.


A. In


B. For


C. At


D. On
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Choose the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
Câu 1:


A. introduce   


B. delegate


C. marvelous 


D.  currency
Câu 2:


A. baby 


B. decline   


C. money 


D. system

A.
B.
C.
D.