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 25 to 29.People of different countries have quite different life styles. We American are wasteful people, (25) _______ saving.            Our grandfathers began this pattern, for nature’s resources seemed so plentiful that no one ever imagined a shortage. Within a few years of the first Virginia settlement, for example, pioneers burned down their houses when they were ready to move to west. They only wanted to have the nails for (26) _______ use. No one ever gave a thought to the priceless hardwoods that went up in smoke. We the people in the United States destroy many things that other peoples save. I (27) _______ this when I was living in Britain. I received a letter from one of England’s largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelop that had been readdressed to me. Such a practice would be (28) _______ in the United States. American banks, (29) _______ the smallest, always use expensive stationery with the names of all twenty-eight vice-presidents listed on one side of the page.
Câu 1: (25)


A. accustomed to     


B. dislike            


C. enjoy               


D. not used to
Câu 2: (26)


A. urgent


B. practical


C. various             


D. future
Câu 3: (27)


A. noticed     


B. notified             


C. remembered


D. reminded
Câu 4: (28)


A. common 


B. aggressive


C. unthinkable


D. inadequate
Câu 5: (29)


A. excluding         


B. however      


C. even


D. usually

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: “What a boring lecture!” – “_______”


A. Yes, it was dull, wasn’t it?        


B. I don’t agree. It’s dull.


C. It’s interesting, wasn’t it?      


D. I’m sorry not.
Câu 2: “Oh, I’m sorry! Am I disturbing you? – “_______”


A. Sure, you’re a real nuisance!             


B. No, never mind.


C. You’re such a pain in the neck!               


D. No, you’re OK.

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: It was a very wonderful opportunity for us to catch.


A. break                


B. destroy


C. hold


D. miss
Câu 2: I could only propose a(n) partial solution to the crisis in the company.


A. whole     


B. halfway               


C. half         


D. effective

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 from 20 to 21.
Câu 1:


A. decided


B. hatred     


C. sacred       


D. warned
Câu 2:


A. manufacture      


B. mature                   


C. pasture


D. agriculture

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. certificate           


B. compulsory


C. remember


D. information
Câu 2:


A. administrative       


B. productivity


C. electricity     


D. opportunity

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: In most _______ developed countries, up to 50% of _______ population enters higher education at some time in their lives.


A. the / Ø        


B. Ø / Ø            


C. the / the                     


D. Ø / the
Câu 2: But for his kind support, I _______.


A. would not have succeeded 


B. did not succeed


C. had not succeeded                  


D. would succeed
Câu 3: - Jean: “Why didn’t you tell me about the plans for the merge?” - Jack: “I would have told you _______.”


A. if you asked me to     


B. had you asked me to


C. you had asked to me           


D. you were asking me
Câu 4: This year, so far, we ________ 28,000 dollars and are still counting.


A. are raising          


B. have been raised


C. have raised 


D. raised
Câu 5: It is now over seventy years since Lindbergh _______ across the Atlantic.


A. has been flying    


B. flew                             


C. had flown   


D. has flown
Câu 6: All applications to courses at tertiary institutions are made through UCAS, a central agency _______ UK universities and colleges of higher education.


A. standing for      


B. instead of        


C. on behalf of                


D. representative of
Câu 7: Books are still a cheap _______ to get knowledge and entertainment.


A. means


B. way                              


C. method


D. measure
Câu 8: Galileo proved that the earth _______ round the sun.


A. goes            


B. went   


C. is going  


D. was going
Câu 9: Getting promotion also means getting more _______.


A. responsibility    


B. ability         


C. advisability         


D. creativity
Câu 10: Fire engines and ambulances have _______ over other traffic.


A. prior             


B. priority               


C. before                


D. precedence
Câu 11: By the end of last March, I _______ English for five years.


A. had been studied        


B. had been studying


C. will have been studying              


D. will have studied
Câu 12: _______ he hasn’t had any formal qualifications, he has managed to do very well.


A. Despite


B. Although              


C. If                           


D. Whereas
Câu 13: We are considering having ______ for the coming lunar New Year.


A. redecorated our flat                       


B. our flat redecorated


C. to redecorate our flat         


D. our flat to be redecorated
Câu 14: Tim looks so frightened and upset. He _______ something terrible.


A. must experience                     


B. ought to have experienced


C. should have experienced           


D. must have experienced
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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. chocolate 


B. champagne  


C. challenge  


D. cheerful
Câu 2:


A. flora   


B. trophy


C. glory    


D. orally

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’m sure it wasn’t Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.


A. It couldn’t be Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.


B. It can’t have been Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.


C. It mustn’t have been Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.


D. It mightn’t be Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.
Câu 2: She asked if I had passed the English test the week before.


A. “Had you passed the English test the week before?” she asked.


B. “Had you passed the English test the week before?” she asked.


C. “Did you pass the English test last week?” she asked.


D. “If you passed the English test last week?” she asked.
Câu 3: They stayed for hours, which tired us.


A. We are tiring from their staying for hours.


B. That they stayed for hours made us tired.


C. Staying for hours with us made them feel tired.


D. We are tired so they stayed for hours.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct but some have a word which should not be there. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. PROBLEMS WITH A FRIEND Susie Williams has been my best friend ever since we were being at primary school together, and last week she told me some good news. She had decided not to marry with her boyfriend. They had been going out together for about two years, and got engaged last Christmas. I was never happy about their relationship, as I thought so that he was not the right partner for her. I always felt that if they had of got married, she would have completely lost her independence because he would have to made her give up her studies and stay at home all the day. Susie would have hated that, as I know that she is a very ambitious person, but when I was mentioned it to her she became quite angry, saying that I was jealous her, and wanted him for myself. Sometimes it isn't easy being a best friend.
Câu 1: Susie Williams has been my best friend ever since we were being at primary school together


A. best


B. ever


C. being


D. together
Câu 2: She had decided not to marry with her boyfriend.


A. not


B. marry


C. with


D. her boyfriend
Câu 3: They had been going out together for about two years, and got engaged last Christmas.


A. been


B. going


C. got


D. No mistake
Câu 4: I was never happy about their relationship, as I thought so that he was not the right partner for her.


A. never


B. as


C. so


D. her
Câu 5: I always felt that if they had of got married,


A. that


B. if


C. had


D. of
Câu 6: she would have completely lost her independence because he would have to made her give up her studies and stay at home all the day.


A. completely


B. to


C. the


D. B & C are mistakes
Câu 7: Susie would have hated that, as I know that she is a very ambitious person, but when I was mentioned it to her she became quite angry,


A. hated


B. that


C. when


D. was
Câu 8: saying that I was jealous her, and wanted him for myself.


A. that


B. jealous


C. her


D. for
Câu 9: Sometimes it isn't easy being a best friend.


A. isn't


B. being


C. a


D. no mistake
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B.
C.
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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. impatient                 


B. arrogant                  


C. familiar                   


D. uncertain
Câu 2:


A. forgettable              


B. philosophy              


C. humanism               


D. objectively

A.
B.
C.
D.