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 bests fits each of the numbered blanks from 4 to 8.Isolated from the mainland, the Con Dao islands are one of Vietnam’s star (4) ______. Long preserve of political prisoners and undesirables, they now turn heads thanks to their striking natural beauty. Con Son, the (5) ______ of this chain of 15 islands and islets, is ringed with lovely beaches, coral reefs and scenic bays, and remains partially covered (6) ______ tropical forests. In addition to hiking, diving and exploring deserted coastal roads, there are excellent wildlife-watching opportunities, such as the black giant squirrel and endemic bow-fingered gecko.(7) ______ it seems an island paradise, Con Son was once hell on earth for the thousands of prisoners who languished in a dozen jails during French rule and the American-backed regime. Many Vietnamese visitors are former soldiers (8) ______ were imprisoned on the island. Until recently, few foreigners visited Con Dao, but with the commencement of low-cost boat connections this looks sure to change.(Adapted from https://www.lonelyplanet.com)
Câu 1: (4) 


A. attractive


B. attract


C. attractions


D. attractiveness
Câu 2: (5) 


A. largest


B. larger


C. most large    


D. large
Câu 3: (6) 


A. of


B. to


C. for


D. in
Câu 4: (7) 


A. Even


B. However


C. Therefore


D. Although
Câu 5: (8) 


A. which


B. who


C. what


D. they

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: We cannot completely avoid stress in our lives. We need to find ways to cope with it.


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


D. Since we cannot completely avoid stress in our lives, we need to find ways to cope with it.
Câu 2: My mother is very busy with her work at the office. She still takes good care of us.


A. Because my mother is very busy with her work at the office, she takes good care of us.


B. My mother is so busy with her work at the office that she cannot take good care of us.


C. My mother is too busy with her work at the office to take good care of us.


D. In spite of being very busy with her work at the office, my mother takes good care of us.

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 33 to 37.            Different cultures follow their own special customs when a child’s baby teeth fall out. In Korea, for example, they have the custom of throwing lost teeth up on the roof of a house. According to tradition, a magpie will come and take the tooth. Later, the magpie will return with a new tooth for the child. In other Asian countries, such as Japan and Vietnam, children follow a similar tradition of throwing their lost teeth onto the roofs of houses.Birds aren't the only animals thought to take lost teeth. In Mexico and Spain, tradition says a mouse takes a lost tooth and leaves some money. However, in Mongolia, dogs are responsible for taking teeth away. Dogs are highly respected in Mongolian culture and are considered guardian angels of the people. Tradition says that the new tooth will grow good and strong if the baby tooth is fed to a guardian angel. Accordingly, parents in Mongolia will put their child's lost tooth in a piece of meat and feed it to a dog.The idea of giving lost teeth to an angel or fairy is also a tradition in the West. Many children in Western countries count on the Tooth Fairy to leave money or presents in exchange for a tooth. The exact origins of the Tooth Fairy are a mystery, although the story probably began in England or Ireland centuries ago. According to tradition, a child puts a lost tooth under his or her pillow before going to bed. In the wee hours, while the child is sleeping, the Tooth Fairy takes the tooth and leaves something else under the pillow. In France, the Tooth Fairy leaves a small gift. In the United States, however, the Tooth Fairy usually leaves money. These days, the rate is 1USD to 5USD per tooth, adding up to a lot of money from the Tooth Fairy!(Source: Reading Challenge 2 by Casey Malarcher & Andrea Janzen)
Câu 1: What is the passage mainly about?     


A. Presents for young children’s lost teeth 


B. Traditions concerning children’s lost teeth


C. Customs concerning children’s new teeth  


D. Animals eating children’s lost teeth
Câu 2: The word “their” in paragraph 1 refers to _______.             


A. houses’   


B. roofs’  


C. children’s    


D. countries’
Câu 3: According to paragraph 2, parents in Mongolia feed their child’s lost tooth to a dog because _______.


A. they hope that their child will get some gifts for his or her tooth


B. they think dogs like eating children’s teeth


C. they believe that this will make their child’s new tooth good and strong


D. they known that dogs are very responsible animals
Câu 4: The word “origins” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.          


A. beginnings              


B. families


C. stories                     


D. countries
Câu 5: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the tradition of tooth giving in the West?


A. Children give money to the Tooth Fairy.


B. Children hope to get money or gifts from the Tooth Fairy.


C. Children put their lost teeth under their pillows.


D. Lost teeth are traditionally given to an angel or fairy.

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 for each of the blanks from 28 to 32.            In the early twentieth century, an American woman named Emily Post wrote a book on etiquette. This book explained the proper behavior Americans should follow in many different social (28)______, from birthday parties to funerals. But in modern society, it is not simply to know the proper rules for behavior in your own country. It is necessary for people (29)______ work or travel abroad to understand the rules of etiquette in other cultures as well.Cultural (30)______ can be found in such simple processes as giving or receiving a gift. In Western cultures, a gift can be given to the receiver with relatively little ceremony. When a gift is offered, the receiver usually takes the gift and expresses his or her thanks. (31)______, in some Asian countries, the act of gift-giving may appear confusing to Westerners. In Chinese culture, both the giver and receiver understand that the receiver will typically refuse to take the gift several times before he or she finally accepts it. In addition, to (32)______ respect for the receiver, it is common in several Asian cultures to use both hands when offering a gift to another person.(Source: Reading Advantage by Casey Malarcher)
Câu 1: (28) 


A. locations                 


B. situations                 


C. positions                 


D. conditions
Câu 2: (29)  


A. where                     


B. who                                    


C. which                     


D. whose
Câu 3: (30) 


A. differently               


B. different                  


C. differences              


D. differ
Câu 4: (31) 


A. Otherwise               


B. However                 


C. Moreover                


D. Therefore
Câu 5: (32)  


A. get                          


B. feel


C. show


D. take

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: Tom’s friends are waiting for him for an excursion.
- Tom: “Sorry, I’m late, Mike”                       
- Mike: “ __________.”
  


A.  Well, it’s worth a try          


B. No, I wouldn’t mind at all


C. That’s all right        


D. Not on my account
Câu 2: John is visiting Anne’s house.
- Anne: “Make yourself at home!”                 
- John: “_____”
  


A. Thanks! Same to you.  


B. Yes. Can I help you?


C. Not at all. Don’t mention it.      


D. That’s very kind. Thank you.

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 meaaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.


A. single                                  


B. divorced                  


C. married                   


D. separated
Câu 2: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.


A. small quantity                


B. sufficiency              


C. excess                     


D. large quantity

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: We spent the entire day looking for a new apartment.


A. all long day                


B. day after day    


C. all day long


D. the long day
Câu 2: I just want to stay at home and watch TV and take it easy.


A. relax                                   


B. sit down  


C. sleep


D. eat

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 15 to 22.It weighed about 10,000 tons, entered the atmosphere at a speed of 64,000 km/h and exploded over a city with a blast of 500 kilotons. But on 15 February 2013, we were lucky. The meteorite that showered pieces of rock over Chelyabinsk, Russia, was relatively small, at only about 17 metres wide. Although many people were injured by falling glass, the damage was nothing compared to what had happened in Siberia nearly one hundred years ago. Another relatively small object (approximately 50 metres in diameter) exploded in mid-air over a forest region, flattening about 80 million trees. If it had exploded over a city such as Moscow or London, millions of people would have been killed.By a strange coincidence, the same day that the meteorite terrified the people of Chelyabinsk, another 50m-wide asteroid passed relatively close to Earth. Scientists were expecting that visit and know that the asteroid will return to fly close by us in 2046, but the Russian meteorite earlier in the day had been too small for anyone to spot.Most scientists agree that comets and asteroids pose the biggest natural threat to human existence. It was probably a large asteroid or comet colliding with Earth which wiped out the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. An enormous object, 10 to 16 km in diameter, struck the Yucatan region of Mexico with the force of 100 megatons. That is the equivalent of one Hiroshima bomb for every person alive on Earth today.Many scientists, including the late Stephen Hawking, say that any comet or asteroid greater than 20 km in diameter that hits Earth will result in the complete destruction of complex life, including all animals and most plants. As we have seen, even a much smaller asteroid can cause great damage.The Earth has been kept fairly safe for the last 65 million years by good fortune and the massive gravitational field of the planet Jupiter. Our cosmic guardian, with its stable circular orbit far from the sun, sweeps up and scatters away most of the dangerous comets and asteroids which might cross Earth’s orbit. After the Chelyabinsk meteorite, scientists are now monitoring potential hazards even more carefully but, as far as they know, there is no danger in the foreseeable future.(Adapted from British Council Learning English Teens)
Câu 1: According to the last paragraph, scientists say that_____.


A. their early warning systems will protect us   


B. a meteorite is likely to hit Earth sooner or later


C. all the possible dangers are being monitored carefully


D. we are not in any danger for the moment
Câu 2: It can be inferred from the 1st paragraph that the Siberian meteorite ______.


A. could be much worse    


B. caused many deaths due to falling glass


C. was not as destructive as the one in Russia   


D. was greatly reduced by the early warning system
Câu 3: Which of the following statement is TRUE about the Russian meteorite?


A. It was too small to worry about.  


B. It came as a surprise.


C. It had been predicted by scientists.   


D. It will come close to Earth again in the future.
Câu 4: On the same day as the meteorite exploded over Chelyabinsk, _______.


A. scientists realized that an even bigger asteroid could hit the Earth


B. an asteroid terrified the people of Chelyabinsk


C. scientists spotted many other asteroids around the Earth


D. there was another unrelated asteroid event
Câu 5: The word “blast” is closest in meaning to ______.


A. explosion


B. collision


C. event


D. crisis
Câu 6: All of the following statements are true EXCEPT ______.


A. Earth has been relatively safe thanks to luck and the protective force of another planet from our solar system


B. Comets and asteroids could put an end to all plant and animal life on Earth


C. A small asteroid can still cause a lot of damage


D. Millions of people were killed in an explosion of a meteorite in Moscow and London
Câu 7: The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to _____.


A. Rock


B. Meteorite


C. City


D. Object
Câu 8: Which could be the best title for the passage?


A. The Russian Meteorite: A Disaster  


B. A Strange Coincidence


C. Meteorite Killed Millions Of People         


D. The End Of Life On Earth?
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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: If minor disputes are left unsettled, tough ones will accumulate sooner or later.


A. decrease in number      


B. increase in number    


C.  improve in quality    


D. decline in volume
Câu 2: He went through much hardship before he became a successful businessman.


A. met


B. accepted


C. endured


D. created

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Hue is the ideal place to enjoy life; it’s a beautiful and hospitable city with its famous cultural heritage.


A. friendly                


B. affectionate      


C. noticeable               


D. natural
Câu 2: Readers are required to abide by the rules of the library and mind their manners.


A. memorize              


B. obey                           


C. review                 


D. compose

A.
B.
C.
D.