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.It's interesting how many parts of beauty can be displayed through clothing styles. Clothing in many cultures is very colorful. In the name of fashion, dye is often applied to cloth. This improves its appearance. There has also been a change in how dyes are created. In modern times, most cloth dyes are chemicals that have been made by scientists. Many years ago, dyes were made from natural things like flower petals, tree bark, and shellfish. In ancient times, dye was bought at the town market. Even today, in some cases, you can see piles of brightly colored powder for sale in local markets. Don't touch this cloth dye, though, or you'll end up very colorful yourself? It's also possible that some dyes for clothing are poisonous, so beware.
Câu 1: Why do we apply dye to cloth?


A. Because it is cheap.


B. To make clothes poisonous.


C. Because it is fashionable.


D. D. To create chemicals
Câu 2: When was all dye natural and NOT chemical?


A. Ten years ago                       


B. Today                           


C. Long ago                         


D. In modern times
Câu 3: What is the best title for this reading?


A. Clothing Dye – Past and Present


B. The History of Clothing


C. Dangerous Dye


D. Clothing Is Colorful
Câu 4: What is the best meaning for the word ”beware" in the last line?


A. put it on                               


B. run away                       


C. be careful                        


D. pay attention

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 the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Peter ran into his former teacher on the way to the stadium yesterday.


A. Peter caused an accident to his teacher while he was going to the stadium yesterday.


B. Peter’s car ran over his teacher on the way to the stadium yesterday.


C. Peter happened to meet his teacher while he was going to the stadium yesterday.


D. Peter’s teacher got run over whole he was going to the stadium yesterday.
Câu 2: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.


A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.


B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.


C. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.


D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.
Câu 3: The cheap book is better designed than the expensive one.
 
 


A. Though the first book is only slightly more expensive than the other, the later has a better designed.


B. Both of the books have a good design, yet the less expensive one’s a bit better.
 
 
 


C. The book which costs more does not have as good a design as that which costs less.


D. While both books are well designed, the designed of one is better than that of the other.
Câu 4: No sooner had he entered the house than the police arrested him.


A. He had just entered the house when the police arrested him.


B. Hardly that he had entered the house when the police arrested him.


C. Immediately had he entered the house when the police arrested him.


D. The police immediately arrested him as soon as he’s just entered the house.
Câu 5: Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more.


A. Housework will never be done by any more.


B. Housewives have to spend more and more time to do housework.


C. Never have housewives spent as much time doing housework as they do now.


D. No longer do housewives have to spend a lot of time doing housework.
Câu 6: Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.


A. I would rather disturb the meeting than leave without saying goodbye.


B. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.


C. I disturbed the meeting because I said goodbye.


D. The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye.
Câu 7: Jane asked Ann if it was the blue one or the green she wanted.


A. “Which one did you want, the blue or the green?”, asked Jane.


B. “Which one does Ann want, the green or the blue?”, asked Jane.


C. “Which one did she want, the blue or the green, Ann?”, asked Jane.


D. “Which one do you want, the blue or the green, Ann?”, asked Jane.
Câu 8: “Report yourself to the police and you’ll get lighter penalty,” John told his brother.


A. John asked his brother to give up himself to the police.


B. John threatened his brother to report himself to the police.


C. John promised his brother a report of himself to the police.


D. John persuaded his brother to report himself to the police.
Câu 9: You must clean the wall before you paint it.


A. The wall must be cleaned before you paint.


B. The wall must be clean before you paint it.


C. The wall must clean before you paint it.


D. The wall must be cleaned before being painted.
Câu 10: Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising. They want to increase their sales.
 
 
 
 


A. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising so that they want to increase their sales.


B. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising, but they want to increase their sales.


C. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising with the aim of increasing their sales.


D. In order that they want to increase their sales, companies spend millions of dollars on advertising.
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A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlibed word or phrase in each sentence that needs corrcting.
Câu 1: Practicing his speaking English every day, his hope was to get a good job in a foreign company. 


A. speaking English every day


B. his hope was


C. get


D. in a foreign company
Câu 2: People have used leather to make shoes since hundreds of years. 


A. have used


B. to make


C. since 


D. of 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose from the four options given ( marked A, B, C and D) one correct answer to complete each sentence.
Câu 1: Peter, who is studying Vietnamese at Vinh University, is a friend of ................... .


A. I                              


B. my                         


C. me                          


D. mine
Câu 2: The most disastrous earthquake in Japan, which occurred in 1923............. about 150,000 people.


A. damaged                


B. destroyed               


C. caused                    


D. killed
Câu 3: It’s very dark in the room. Please turn............... the lights, boy!


A. up                           


B. down                      


C. on                          


D. off
Câu 4: Many plants and animals species are now in.................. of extiction.


A. endanger                


B. danger                    


C. dangerous               


D. dangerously
Câu 5: Mary: “ Would you like to drink some water?”
             Jane: “ .................... “


A. Yes, I’d love to.     


B. Yes, I do.               


C. Yes, I will.             


D. I drink water.

A.
B.
C.
D.

VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. alien


B. extensive


C. grocery


D. generous
Câu 2:


A. access


B. exchange 


C. advance


D. pollute

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage and choose the correct answer from options A, B, C and D for each gap. ART PROJECT BRINGS JOY TO PEOPLEArtists have been travelling around Viet Nam telling people about art and showing them _(1)_ it can make their lives better. By doing this project they give people the chance to think about their dreams and their favourite memories. Both children and adults have become involved. A singer has even _(2)_ a special song about the project. In September, a group of 16 young and telented artists and students began a journey across the nation to bring art closer to different community groups through a project titled Geo(Sowing). They wanted _(3)_  that art connects people and that art can heal everyone. The group took 45 days to complete a nationawide journey through eight destinations from North to South. They interacted _(4)_ about 700 people, teaching them art and inspiring up one million followers through social networking.
Câu 1: (1)


A. why                                    


B. how                                   


C. that                     


D. what
Câu 2: (2)


A. looked up               


B. given up                  


C. grown up                


D. made up
Câu 3: (3) prove               B. proving                   C. to be proved           D. to prove  


A. prove               


B. proving                   


C. to be proved         


D.  to prove
Câu 4: (4)


A. on                                


B. to                            


C. by                        


D. with

A.
B.
C.
D.

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


A. climate


B. primary


C. despite


D. terrify
Câu 2:


A. bags


B. dates 


C. speaks


D. photographs
Câu 3:


A. stage


B. garbage


C. exchange


D. anger

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.Having a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our emotional health. An evening out with the closest friend may be the best guarantee of a good time. In fact, our best friend can prevent us from developing serious psychological problems such as depression and anxiety.Best friendship evolves with time - we cannot go out and pick our best friend. We become friends with people who share common interests – at school or through hobbies, for example.Best friends have usually known each other for years and stuck together through good and bad times. If you haven't got one, perhaps you are being too distant from people, or focusing too much on your work.
Câu 1: A best friend can ________.


A. give us a healthy life 


B. go out with us in the evening


C. spend much time finding   


D. share joy and sadness with us
Câu 2: Close friends need to ________.


A. study at the same school      


B. have the same interests


C. pursue the same hobbies        


D. spend time together
Câu 3: According to the passage, ________.


A. it takes a lot of time to make close friendships


B. we can go out and choose a good friend easily


C. best friends have good and bad times


D. It's very difficult to make lasting friendships
Câu 4: The word 'one' in the last paragraph refers to ________.


A. good time   


B. bad time   


C. a friendship  


D. a close friend
Câu 5: Which of the following sentences is not mentioned?


A. We often have satisfaction being with a close friend.


B. the ties of close friendship will never be broken.


C. An unsociable person may not have a close friend.


D. Friendships need time to develop.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the best sentence made from the given cues.
Câu 1: I/ had/ An/ clean/ bedroom/ before/ let/ her/ go out/ play//


A. I had An clean up her bedroom before I let her going out to play.


B. I had An cleaned her bedroom before letting her go out for playing.


C. I had An clean up her bedroom before I let her go out to play.


D. I had An to clean her bedroom before letting her go out to play.
Câu 2: It/ wonderful/ hear/ magnificent performance//


A. It was wonderful to hear such a magnificent performance.


B. It was wonderful of hearing a magnificent performance.


C. It's wonderful to hear such magnificent performance.


D. It will be wonderful to hear a such magnificent performance.
Câu 3: He/ not keep/ promise/ visit me/ regularly//


A. He doesn't keep promising and visiting me regularly.


B. He didn't keep his promise to visit me regularly.


C. He hasn't kept to promise to visit me regularly.


D. He doesn't keep his promise to visit to me regularly.
Câu 4: We/ listen/ old man/ say/ his story/ beginning/ end//


A. We listened to the old man saying his story from beginning to end.


B. We listened the old man say his story from the beginning to the end.


C. We listened to the old man say his story from beginning to end.


D. We listened to the old man to say his story from beginning to end.
Câu 5: boys/ clever/ see/ solution/ problem/ so quickly//


A. The boys were clever to see the solution to the problem so quickly.


B. Boys are clever to see the solution of problem so quickly.


C. The boys are clever at seeing the solution to the problem so quickly.


D. The boys were clever to see the solution of the problem so quickly.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 
Câu 1: Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest.


A. hungry                      


B. poor                          


C. rich                           


D. full
Câu 2: I’d like to pay some money into my bank account.


A. withdraw some money from     


B. put some money into


C. give some money out                                   


D. leave some money aside

A.
B.
C.
D.