Read the passage below and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space
        Not so long (31) _________, in many countries, children went to school wearing a school uniform. Boys wore a white shirt and a tie, a dark jacket, gray pants and black shoes. Girls (32) _________ to wear a white blouse and a dark, knee-length (33) _________.  Today, in many countries, students have a very different kind of uniform. They wear tennis shoes, jeans and a T-shirt.In a hot day students might even come to class in a pair of shorts. Teachers in the past could never have allowed these students into their class. Then, the men teachers used to wear a suit and tie, and most (34) _________ teachers wore a dress or skirt. But when you look inside a classroom today, it is sometimes (35)___________ to tell who are the teachers and who are the students!
(31)
A.before
B.time
C.ago
D.after

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Parents use parentese to help their babies learn new vocabulary.
B.Parents use parentese with their babies without realising that they do.
C.Parentese is different in different countries.
D.Parentese is also used in the classroom and with strangers.

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.
Only their own mother can tell Simon and Mike apart.
A.No one other than their own mother can separate Simon and Mike.
B.Simon and Mike bear some resemblance to each other.
C.It's very difficult to distinguish Simon and Mike.
D.Except for their own mother, no one can talk to Simon and Mike.

1.2. TIẾNG ANH
Question 21 – 25: Choose a suitable word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) to fill in each blank.
_______she was very hard working, she hardly earned enough to feed her family.
A.In spite of   
B.Because                             
C.Because of   
D.Although

Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

A.high                                    
B.horn                        
C.home 
D.hour

Which of the following could be the main idea of the fifth paragraph?
A.New technological advances have added more stress to daily life.
B.New technological applications are wise entertainment choices of our modern time.
C.New technological advances have reduced work performance.
D.The coming of new technological advances has spoiled family and social relationships.

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Agatha was making coffee ____ I was cooking the bacon.
A.while                      
B.as soon as       
C.as long as   
D.until

There are about 6 people ________  today. So we can have a lot of free time.
A.interview     
B.to interview
C.for interviewed     
D.be interviewed

Read the following passage. Then answer the questions below.
Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.
It has been a law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only a few Sunday papers are pulished.
To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland,Ireland and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks and all shops and factories are working.
 How Christmas is kept in Scotland?
A.It is not kept (except by clerks in banks,all shops and factories are working);
B.Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland,
C.Christmas is a great English national holiday,
D.Scotland it is kept

A.popularity
B.laboratory
C.politician
D.documentary