III. 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.
            Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Asia. It is one of the sources for the Nile River and provides a source of water, food and power for several African countries.
            Unfortunately, Lake Victoria has a problem. It is shrinking. There are several power stations at Lake Victoria in Uganda. These are on the Nile River, and in addition to generating power, they keep the water levels of Lake Victoria steady. For the past fourty years, that level has been 11.9 meters. Over the last several years, the water level has dropped by about 2.5 meters. There appear to be several reasons for this drop.
            One commonly blamed reason is drought. Drought has been very bad in the area since 2000. Lake Victoria gets all of its water from rains, so the drought means less water in the lake.
            However, some environmentalists believe that the real problem is the power plants on Lake Victoria. Uganda relies on those power plants for most of its power, and they made the power plants larger in 2000. Many people believe the power plants have been taking too much water off Lake Victoria.
            Whether the low water level is caused by drought or power plants, the result is the same. This is already a poor area of Africa, where many people struggle to survive. People, animals and plants around Lake Victoria will suffer even more from lower water levels on the lake. Many people need this lake for fishing or growing food. Fish need water to live, and animals need it for water. Plants around the lake will die without the water, and then more animals and people will suffer and die.
The word “generating” in the passage refers to ________.
A.enlarging
B.producing
C.needing
D.building

Speech is one of the most important........... (31)of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also............. (32)to by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of................ (33) that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if  everyone made up their own language. Learning a language properly is very ............... (34). The basic............... (35) of English is not very large, and not only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite................. (36) . But the more idea you can ...............(37)   the   more   precise   you   can   be   about   their   exact   meaning.   Words   are   the ................(38)thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we ................ (39)the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and ...............(40) whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
 
 
..........(36)
A.fluent    
B.good
C.well
D.perfect

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. From questions 4 to 6:

A.visited         
B.decided                   
C.handicapped           
D.wanted

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.certificate           
B.compulsory
C.remember
D.information

The water of the Lake Baikal is
A.transparent
B.made of crystal
C.used to make crystal
D.toxic

Read the reading text and then choose the best answer :
      In Viet Nam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan . First , every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestor . After that , to create an air of prosperity , wealth and fun for the first three days of  the Lunar New Year , people are kept busy cooking traditional foods , buying gifts , and making other preparations . Certain items deemed to be bought or made are banh chung , dried watermelon seeds , tea , dried sausages , fruit ( fresh and candied ) , ornamental plants and flowers . Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming . On the New Year’s days , only good comments and wishes can be expressed . Children receive their li xi (or red envelopes with lucky money inside) People make a visit to family members , neighbors , and close friends . And people who live apart from their family try to get together on these days . Clearly enough , games and various forms of  entertainment are staged and these often last a week . Varying traditional specialties including wrestling , buffalo fighting , dragon or unicorn dancing take place in different regions .
Which of the following , according to the passage , is not usually eaten during Tet ?  
A.candied ginger
B.sausages
C.watermelon
D.beef stew

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.
            The word robot first appeared in a 1921 stage play by Czech writer Karel Capek. In the play, a man makes a machine that can think, which he calls a robot and which ends up killing its owner. In the 1940s, the American science fiction writer Isaac Asimov wrote a series of stories about robots and invented the term robotics, the science of robots. Meanwhile, in the real world, the first robots were developed by an engineer, Joseph F. Engelberger, and an inventor, George C. Devol. Together they started Unimation, a manufacturing company that produces the first real robot in 1961, called the Unimate. Robots of this type were installed at a General Motors automobile plant and proved to be a success. They worked reliably and saved money for General Motors, so other companies were soon acquiring robots as well.
            These industrial robots were nothing like the terrifying creatures that can often be seen in science fiction films. In fact, these robots looked and behaved nothing like humans. They were simply pieces of computer-controlled machinery, with metal “arms” or “hands”. Since they were made of metal, they could perform certain jobs that were difficult or dangerous for humans, particularly jobs that involve high heat. And since robots were tireless and never got hungry, sleepy, or distracted, they were useful for tasks that would be
tiring or boring for humans. Industrial robots have been improved over the years, and today they are used in many factories around the world. Though the use of robots has meant the loss of some jobs, at the same time other jobs have been created in the design, development, and production of the robots.
                                    Rise of the Robots, Silicon Valley Entrepreneur, Martin Ford, 1988. 
When did the word “robot” appear?
A.in the 1920s  
B.in the 19th century 
C.in the 40s   
D.in the 60s

(6)_______
A.to
B.for
C.with
D.along

IV. Mistake correction:
It is suggested that smoking should to be banned in pubs, restaurants, and other public places.
A.It is suggested  
B.should to be  
C.other                       
D.places

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.
 You cannot completely avoid stress in your life. You need to find ways to cope with it
A.As long as you can completely avoid stress in your lives, you need to find ways to cope with it
B.After you can completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
C.Because stress can completely be avoided in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it
D.As you cannot completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it