Choose one sentence that has the nearest meaning to the root one:
It takes Mr. Vy 15 minutes to get to the field.
A. Mr. Vy leaves the house at a quarter to five and arrives in the field at 5.30.
B. Mr. Vy spends fifteen minutes getting to the field.
C. Fifteen minutes is long enough for Mr. Vy to get to the field.
D. Mr. Vy wastes 15 minutes on the way to the field.

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
shrine                   recognize                    anniversary                    site
A. shrine                   
B. recognize                    
C. anniversary                    
D. site

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
I sent email to my pen pal three weeks ago but she ___________ so far.
A.  didn’t reply                   
B. doesn’t reply 
C. hasn’t replied                 
D.  won’t reply

Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given:
good / interesting / and / people / the / was / the / were / food //.
A. The food was interesting and the people were good.
B. The people was good and the food were interesting.
C. The food was good and the people were interesting.
D. The people was interesting and the food were good.

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
_____________ of being clever, he failed the exam. 
A. Despite                    
B. In spite                    
C. Although                   
D. Even though

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
lamb                        tomb                        climb                          tube
A. lamb                        
B. tomb                        
C. climb                          
D. tube

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
signed                         liked                               washed                            watched    
A. signed                         
B. liked                                   
C. washed                            
D. watched

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
I would rather see a love movie __________ an action film. 
A. than              
B. more than                
C. better than                
D. as

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Thao: “Do you have plans for weekend?”
Nga: “Yes. I ___________ my classmates on the excursion to Cuc Phuong forest.
A.  join                
B. am going to join 
C. to join                 
D.  joined

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
The train leaves for Paris in half an hour.
A. The train reaches Paris in half an hour.
B. The train will go to Paris after half an hour.
C. The train will leave Paris in half an hour's time.
D. The train left Paris half an hour ago.