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.
Câu 1: Harry no longer smokes a lot.


A. Harry now smokes a lot.


B. Harry used to smoke a lot.


C. Harry didn’t use to smoke a lot.


D. Harry rarely smoked a lot. 
Câu 2: “I’ll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport,” he said to me.


A. He objected to calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.


B. He promised to call me as soon as he arrived at the airport.


C. He denied calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.


D.  He reminded me to call him as soon as he arrived at the airport
Câu 3: People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.


A. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is blamed for the increasing number of private cars.


B. The increasing number of private cars is thought to be responsible for traffic congestion in the downtown area.


C. The increasing number of private cars is attributed to traffic congestion in the downtown area.


D.  Traffic congestion in the downtown area is thought to result in the increasing number of private cars.

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 meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Câu 1: This new magazine is known for its comprehensive coverage of news.


A. casual       


B. inadequate   


C. indifferent  


D. superficial
Câu 2: He was not afraid to pet the gentle dog even though it was very big.


A. dirty  


B. cold  


C. calm  


D. fierce

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: The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room. He opened the window.


A. The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room.


B. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window.


C. Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air.


D. The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window.
Câu 2: Mr. Smith is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him on the phone last night.


A. Mr. Smith, to whom I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.


B. Mr. Smith, who is very interested in our plan, I spoke to on the phone last night.


C. Mr. Smith, who I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.


D. Mr. Smith is very interested in our plan to whom I spoke on the phone last night.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The world work is developing very quickly. If you don’t self-learn continuously, we will not_____social movements.


A. put up  with  


B. keep up with  


C. get on with 


D. deal with
Câu 2: She ______ on her computer for more than two hours when she decided to stop for a rest.


A. has worked 


B. has been working  


C. was working  


D. had been working
Câu 3: The teacher recommended that Tom______his composition as soon as possible.


A. finish writing       


B. finished writing


C. should finish to write 


D. finishes writing
Câu 4: He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at_______it has come.


A. the end        


B. last   


C. the moment    


D. present
Câu 5:  I’m sorry I haven’t got any money. I’ve______my wallet at home.


A. missed   


B. let  


C. left      


D. forgotten
Câu 6: There’s a list of repairs as long as_______.


A. your arm 


B. a pole   


C. your arms   


D. a mile
Câu 7: I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a______.


A. kite  


B. house    


C. sky 


D. wall
Câu 8: Not only______to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil.


A. seismology is used 


B. using seismology


C. is seismology used 


D. to use seismology
Câu 9: ______advised on what and how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job.


A. Had he been    


B. If he had


C. Unless he had been  


D. Were he to be
Câu 10: The jury_____her compliments______her excellent knowledge of the subject.


A. returned/ to 


B. paid/ to      


C. returned/ on   


D. paid / on
Câu 11: Determining the mineral content of soil samples is an exacting process; ______,experts must perform detail tests to analyze soil specimens.


A. therefore    


B. afterward  


C. so that   


D. however
Câu 12: John lost the______bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with him because of his carelessness.


A. new beautiful blue Japanese


B. beautiful blue Japanese new


C. beautiful new blue Japanese    


D. Japanese beautiful new blue
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A.
B.
C.
D.

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.
Câu 1:


A. solidarity       


B. effectively 


C. documentary  


D. dedication
Câu 2:


A. emerge   


B. organic 


C. belief    


D. medium

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. finished           


B. promised


C. escaped  


D. followed
Câu 2:


A. gossip              


B. gentle 


C. gamble   


D. garage

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read and choose the appropriate option:WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT?            Different kinds of animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go extinct because the climate (41)_______ they live changes. The climate may become wetter or drier. It may become warmer or cooler. If the animals cannot change, or adapt, to the new climate, they die.            Some animals go extinct because thay cannot (42) _______ with other animals for food. Some animals go extinct because they are killed by enemies. New kinds of animals are always evolving. Evolving means that the animals are changing (43) _______ from generation to generation. Small differences between parents, children, and grandchildren slowly add up over many, many generations. Eventually, a different kind of animal evolves. [evolve: tiến hóa]            Sometimes many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the (44) _______ time. Scientists call this a mass extinction. Scientists think there (45) _______ at least five mass extinctions in Earth’s history. The last mass extinction happened about 65 million years ago. This mass extinction killed off the dinosaurs.
Câu 1: (41)


A. where


B. which


C. when


D. what
Câu 2: (42)


A. complete


B. find


C. compete


D. exist
Câu 3: (43)


A. accidentally


B. suddenly


C. quickly


D. slowly
Câu 4: (44)


A. same


B. similar


C. different


D. various
Câu 5: (45)


A. has been


B. have been


C. will be


D. are

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined words that need correcting.
Câu 1: The bus will be leaving (A) on (B) five minutes so (C) you’d better (D) hurry up.


A. be leaving


B. on


C. so


D. better
Câu 2: Many (A) teachers have devoted their (B) lives to (C) teaching, therefore (D) teaching is not a well-paid job.


A. Many


B. their


C. to


D. therefore
Câu 3: My parents (A) often take careful (B) of me when (C) I am ill (D).


A. parents


B. careful


C. when


D. ill
Câu 4: She passed (A) the board exam, who (B) made her (C) parents proud (D).


A. passed


B. who


C. her


D. proud
Câu 5: Lack of properly (A) physical exercise (B) cause (C) tiredness and poor (D) health.


A. properly


B. exercise


C. cause


D. poor

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
Câu 1:


A. bamboo


B. good


C. foot


D. cook
Câu 2:


A. cake


B. panda


C. face


D. late
Câu 3:


A. social


B. science


C. sour


D. sure

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage and choose the best answers.             Brunei is one of the smallest countries in the world. Its population is only 25,000 and most of them live in Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital city with the longest name in the world!) It is also the richest country in Asia and maybe the richest country in the world because it has a lot of oil and natural gas which it exports to Japan. Every week huge tankers carry oil and gas from the oil-fields of Brunei to Japan.            The head of the state in Brunei is Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. He is the richest man in the world. He has two wives and each lives in their own beautiful palace. The first wife lives in the biggest palace in the world which has 200 rooms. The Sultan has more than 200 cars and he also has hundreds of horses.
Câu 1: Brunei is_____________________.
 


A. among the smallest country in the world   


B. a country with a dense population


C. the smallest countries in the world   


D. is a capital city
Câu 2: The population of Brunei is______________people.
      


A. over 25,000    


B. 25,000   


C. about 25,000     


D. less than 25,000 
Câu 3: According to the passage, Sultan, the head of the state in Brunei ______________.


A. is the richest man in the world


B. has two wives, each of whom lives in their own beautiful palace


C. has more than 200 cars     


D. All are correct. 
Câu 4: Brunei is rich in______________.
       


A.  only oil  


B.  only natural gas  


C.  exports of every kind 


D. oil and natural gas
Câu 5: Which of the following is NOT true about Brunei?


A.  It exports oil and natural gas to its regional neighbours.


B. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah is the head of state in Brunei.


C. It may be the richest country in the world.


D. Its capital city is Bandar Seri Begawan.

A.
B.
C.
D.