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.
"I was not there at the time," he said.
A.He denied to have been there at the time.
B.He denied that he had not been there at the time.
C.He denied to be there at the time.
D.He denied having been there at the time.

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.

A.survive
B.defend
C.swallow
D.appeal

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.

A.tsunami
B.penalty
C.wilderness
D.podium

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.
Once in a while I visit my grandparents on the farm and stay there for some days.
A.Regularly
B.Sometimes
C.Usually
D.Rarely

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions from 33 to 35.
Careful planning is very important to help craft villages growing and flourish to attract more tourists to the country.
A.planning
B.growing
C.more
D.to the country

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 36 to 40.
Since the world has become industrialized, there has been an increase in the number of animal species that have become extinct or nearly extinct. Bengal tigers, (36) ________ were once found in a large number in jungles, now are thought to be only 2,300 in number. By the year 2025, their (37) _______ in the world is estimated to be down to zero. The dangerous thing is that people don’t hunt them for money but mainly (38) ________ they enjoy hunting them. Animals like the Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species are very important to the world’s ecosystem. International laws (39) _______ these animals must be passed to save them. Countries around the world have begun to solve the problem in various ways. Reserves and national parks have been established. Money provided (40) _______ world organizations has been spent on maintaining the parks. The use of products made from endangered species has been stopped.
(36)
A.whose
B.which
C.that
D.who

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 36 to 40.
Since the world has become industrialized, there has been an increase in the number of animal species that have become extinct or nearly extinct. Bengal tigers, (36) ________ were once found in a large number in jungles, now are thought to be only 2,300 in number. By the year 2025, their (37) _______ in the world is estimated to be down to zero. The dangerous thing is that people don’t hunt them for money but mainly (38) ________ they enjoy hunting them. Animals like the Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species are very important to the world’s ecosystem. International laws (39) _______ these animals must be passed to save them. Countries around the world have begun to solve the problem in various ways. Reserves and national parks have been established. Money provided (40) _______ world organizations has been spent on maintaining the parks. The use of products made from endangered species has been stopped.
(38)
A.because
B.so
C.therefore
D.for

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 36 to 40.
Since the world has become industrialized, there has been an increase in the number of animal species that have become extinct or nearly extinct. Bengal tigers, (36) ________ were once found in a large number in jungles, now are thought to be only 2,300 in number. By the year 2025, their (37) _______ in the world is estimated to be down to zero. The dangerous thing is that people don’t hunt them for money but mainly (38) ________ they enjoy hunting them. Animals like the Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species are very important to the world’s ecosystem. International laws (39) _______ these animals must be passed to save them. Countries around the world have begun to solve the problem in various ways. Reserves and national parks have been established. Money provided (40) _______ world organizations has been spent on maintaining the parks. The use of products made from endangered species has been stopped.
(40)
A.with
B.by
C.of
D.for

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 following questions from 41 to 45.
Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great views of the lake from the classroom windows. In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong became the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school's students.
Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the school. Every year, there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and Training of Ha Noi.
The underlined word “prestige” in the passage mostly means ________.
A.status
B.fame
C.position
D.respect

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 following questions from 41 to 45.
Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great views of the lake from the classroom windows. In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong became the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school's students.
Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the school. Every year, there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and Training of Ha Noi.
All of the following are true about the school EXCEPT____________.
A.the school is large
B.the school was originally named after the location it is in
C.the school admits three thousand students every year
D.the school has a view of the West Lake