From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable.
Câu 1:


A. appliance


B. activity


C. adventure


D. average
Câu 2:


A. chemical


B. effective


C. experience


D. biology
Câu 3:


A. primary


B. satisfy


C. variety


D. remedy

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.
Câu 1: How about ______ lunch with us on Sunday?


A. to have


B. have


C. have had


D. having
Câu 2: I suggest  ______ A shortcut through the park. It’ll take much less time.


A. to take


B. take


C. taking


D. is taking
Câu 3: If you don’t pay the bill within two week, electricity will be _________.


A. turn off


B. come off


C. cut off


D. take off
Câu 4: We are leaving Hue for Ho Chi Minh city  ______ 4 o’clock this  affternoon.


A. in


B. from


C. to


D. at
Câu 5: We’re very worried  ______ spending lots of money on energy in our home.


A. about


B. with


C. to


D. on
Câu 6: The villagers are interested in  ______ Natural resources but they don’t know how to do so.


A. to conserve


B. conserve


C. conserving


D. conserved
Câu 7: The girl was not pretty but she sang  ______.


A. beauty


B. more beautiful


C. beautiful


D. beautifully
Câu 8: Check the faucets for dripping water  ______ you will have to pay an enormous water bill.


A. although


B. or


C. because


D. however
Câu 9: If we  ______ wasting water, there will be shortage of fresh water in a few decades.


A. turn on


B. turn off


C. go on


D. look for
Câu 10: Maria is studying laws, _________?


A. isn’t Maria


B. is Maria


C. isn’t she


D. wasn’t she
Câu 11: My brother was  ______ as the most effective activist in the school charity programme.


A. said


B. nominated


C. invited


D. appointed
Câu 12: If it  ______ this evening, I won’t go out.


A. rain


B. rains


C. raining


D. rained
Câu 13: Tom doesn’t have to go to lecture, __________?


A. does Tom


B. did he


C. doesn’t Tom


D. does he
Câu 14: Bill puts money in the bank, ________?


A. didn’t he


B. did he


C. doesn't he


D. does he
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A.
B.
C.
D.

VI. 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.                                                                             After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard's MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue. There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, "Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands.
Câu 1: What is the main focus of this passage?
  


A. jobs on Wall Street


B. types of graduate degrees


C. changes in enrollment for MBA schools


D. how schools are changing to reflect the economy
Câu 2: The phrase "two decades" in line 1 refers to a period of
 


A. 10 years  


B. 20 years     


C. 50 years      


D. 100 years
Câu 3: The word "prosperity" in line 1 could be best replaced by which of the following?
 


A. success   


B. surplus   


C. nurturing                   


D. education
Câu 4: Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?
    


A. Princeton    


B. Harvard


C. Stanford      


D. Yale
Câu 5: As used in paragraph 2, the word "seeking" could best be replaced by which of the following?
    


A. examining  


B. avoiding     


C. seizing 


D. pursuing
Câu 6: According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school enrollments?
  


A. lack of necessity for an MBA and an economic recession


B. low salary and foreign competition


C. fewer MBA schools and fewer entry-level jobs


D. declining population and economic prosperity
Câu 7: Which of the following might be the topic of the next paragraph?
 


A. MBA schools' efforts to change


B. future economic predictions


C. a history of the recent economic changes


D. descriptions of non-MBA graduate programs

A.
B.
C.
D.

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the followings. 
Câu 1: It takes me 15 minutes to get ready.
 


A. to prepare


B. to wake up  


C. to go      


D. to get
Câu 2: Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.



A. taking off   


B. setting up   


C. growing well


D. closing down

A.
B.
C.
D.

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. laughed  


B. sacrificed  


C. cooked 


D. explained
Câu 2:


A. airports          


B. ways


C. questions


D. pictures

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 that follow. Under certain circumstances, the human body must cope with gases at greater-than-normal atmospheric pressure. For example, gas pressures increase rapidly during a drive made with scuba gear because the breathing equipment allows divers to stay underwater longer and dive deeper. The pressure exerted on the human body increases by 1 atmosphere for every 10 meters of depth in seawater, so that at 39 meters in seawater a diver is exposed to pressure of about 4 atmospheres. The pressure of the gases being breathed must equal the external pressure applied to the body, otherwise breathing is very difficult. Therefore all of the gases in the air breathed by a scuba diver at 40 meter are present at five times their usual pressure. Nitrogen, which composes 80 percent of the air we breathe, usually causes a balmy feeling of well-being at this pressure. At a depth of 5 atmospheres, nitrogen causes symptoms resembling alcohol intoxication, known as nitrogen narcosis. Nitrogen narcosis apparently results from a direct effect on the brain of the large amounts of nitrogen dissolved in the blood. Deep dives are less dangerous if helium is substituted for nitrogen, because under these pressures helium does not exert a similar narcotic effect.As a scuba diver descends, the pressure of nitrogen on the lungs increases. Nitrogen then diffuses from the lungs to the blood, and from the blood to body tissues. Nitrogen then diffuses from the lungs to the blood, and from the blood to body tissues The reverse occurs when the diver surfaces, the nitrogen pressure in the lungs falls and the nitrogen diffuses from the tissues into the blood, and from the blood into the lungs. If the return to the surface is too rapid, nitrogen in the tissues and blood cannot diffuse out rapidly enough and nitrogen bubbles are formed. They can cause severe pains, particularly around the joints.Another complication may result if the breath is held during ascent. During ascent from a depth of 10 meters, the volume of air in the lungs will double because the air pressure at the surface is only half of what it was at 10 meters. This change in volume may cause the lungs to distend and even rupture. This condition is called air embolism.To avoid this event, a diver must ascend slowly, never at a rate exceeding the rise of the exhaled air bubbles, and must exhale during ascent.
Câu 1: The word “exert” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.



A. cause   


B. permit   


C. change  


D. need
Câu 2: What does the passage mainly discuss?


A. How to prepare for a deep dive


B. The effect of pressure on gases in the human body.


C. The equipment divers use


D. The symptoms of nitrogen bubbles in the bloodstream
Câu 3: The word “they” in bold in paragraph 2 refers to ________.



A. tissues             


B. joints    


C. bubbles       


D. pains
Câu 4: What happens to nitrogen in body tissues if a diver ascends too quickly?


A. It forms bubbles       


B. It is reabsorbed by the lungs


C. It goes directly to the brain 


D. It has a narcotic effect
Câu 5: It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following presents the greatest danger to a diver?



A. Pressurized helium


B. Nitrogen diffusion


C. An air embolism  


D. Nitrogen bubbles
Câu 6: The word “rupture” in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.



A. hurt     


B. shrink    


C. burst     


D. stop
Câu 7: What should a diver do when ascending?



A. Relax completely  


B. Breathe helium 


C. Breathe faster


D. Rise slowly

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: Mr. Smith first met his partner in 2011.


A. Mr. Smith has known his partner since 2011.


B. Mr. Smith hasn’t known his partner before.


C. Mr. Smith hasn’t met his partner for 6 years.


D. Mr. Smith has met his partner for 6 years.
Câu 2: “Congratulations, you’ve been offered the job,” Mr. Jones said.


A. Mr. Jones congratulated me on getting the job offer.


B. Mr. Jones said his congratulations because he offered me a job.


C. Mr. Jones wanted me to get the job and congratulated me.


D. Mr. Jones congratulated me for my job offer.
Câu 3: I should have finished the essay last night, but I was exhausted.


A. I finished the essay last night because I was extremely bored.


B. I finished the essay last night because there was nothing else to do.


C. I couldn't finish the essay last night because I was very tired.


D. I tried to finish it last night, but the essay was too tiring.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: English language proficiency requirements for undergraduate courses are considerably demanding.



A. fitness     


B. competence


C. understanding   


D. applicability
Câu 2: Mobile libraries brings books to children in many small communities. These libraries travel from towns to towns in cars, vans, or trucks.


A. Moving from place to place


B. Changing shape or expression easily and frequently


C. Being bent easily and quickly


D. Staying in one place

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: Two friends Diana and Anne are talking about their friend Bob’s new hairstyle.
 - Diana: “Bob looks so impressive with his new hairstyle, Anne.”       
- Anne: “______”


A. Thank you so much


B. You can’t believe it!


C. Yes, he looks so different  


D. Fine. I guess
Câu 2: Mary is talking to her professor in his office.
  - Professor: “Congratulations on your award.”                
 - Mary: “_______”


A. I can’t agree more with yours     


B. I like it that you understand


C. I do appreciate your supervision     


D. I feel so sorry for you, professor.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress is placed differently from that of others in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. drawback      


B. greenhouse


C. overload


D. mindset
Câu 2:


A. confide        


B. maintain


C. reject   


D. gather

A.
B.
C.
D.