Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.A YEAR WITH OVERSEAS VOLUNTEERSI was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500 km from the capital N'Djamena. Coming from a rich country, I got quite a shock as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a few days I soon got used to living there. The people were always very friendly and helpful, and soon I began to appreciate how beautiful the countryside was.One of my jobs was to supply the village with water. The well was a long walk away. And the women used to spend a long time every day carrying heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I contacted organization and arranged to have some pipes delivered. We built a simple pipeline and a pump, and it worked first time. It wasn't perfect - there were a few leaks, but it made a great difference to the villagers, who had never had running water before. And not only did we have running water, but in the evenings it was hot, because the pipe had been lying in the sun all day. All in all, I think  my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not well-paid, it was well worth doing, and I would recommend it to anyone who was considering working for a charity.
Câu 1: The author ______.


A. has been working for OV for a year 


B. is living in the capital N'Djamena


C. was born in a rich family       


D. used to be a volunteer working in a remote village
Câu 2: How did the author feel when he arrived in the village?


A. surprised


B. impressed


C. disappointed


D. depressed
Câu 3: Which of the following is not true?


A. It took a lot of time to take water home from the well.


B. The villagers used to live in conditions without running water.


C. A pipeline was built to carry clean water to homes.


D. Solar energy was used to heat water.
Câu 4: The word 'It' in the second paragraph refers to ______.


A. running water


B. the pump        


C. the pineline    


D. the supply of water
Câu 5: What does the author think about his time with OV?


A. It was paid a lot of money.  


B. It was not worth working.


C. It wasted time.    


D. It provided good experience.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentence
Câu 1: He asked her …………………


A. what was the weather like    


B. what was like the weather


C. what like was the weather     


D. what the weather was like
Câu 2: I had no qualification; ……………..


A. however, they gave me the job   


B. that is why they gave me the job


C. therefore, they gave me the job   


D. moreover, they gave me the job

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of  the following questions
Câu 1: I must look through my note before the examination.


A. read quickly     


B. learn  


C. work hard at 


D. revise
Câu 2: Every time he opens his mouth, he immediately regrets what he said . He’s always putting his foot in his mouth.


A. saying embarrasing things 


B. doing things in the wrong order


C. speaking directly    


D. making a mistake

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: Calling Jim is pointless. His phone is out of order.


A. It’s useless for Jim be called because his phone is out of order.


B. There’s no point in calling Jim because his phone is out of order.


C. It’s worth not calling Jim because his phone is out of order.


D. It’s no use to call Jim because his phone is out of order.
Câu 2: Mike graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.


A. Although Mike graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.


B. That Mike graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.


C. Mike joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.


D. If Mike graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.

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. decided       


B. sacred                     


C. warned                   


D. hatred
Câu 2:


A. caravan       


B. censor         


C. ceramics     


D. central

A.
B.
C.
D.

Error Identification
Câu 1: The term economic reform refers to (A) policies directing  (B) by the government to achieve  (C) improvements in  (D) economic efficiency.


A. refers to


B. directing


C. to achieve


D. in
Câu 2: Economic reform usually  (A) refers to actions  (B) of the government to improve  (C) efficiency in economy  (D) markets.


A. usually


B. actions


C. to improve


D. economy
Câu 3: Economic reform has dominated  (A) Australian economic  (B) policy from the early  (C) 1980s until  (D) the end of the 20th century.


A. has dominated


B. economic


C. the early


D. until
Câu 4: The goal  (A) of Chinese economic reform was to generating  (B) sufficient surplus value  (C) to finance the modernization  (D) of the mainland Chinese economy.


A. The goal 


B. generating


C. value


D. modernization
Câu 5: Economic reforms started  (A) since 1986 in Vietnam have helped  (B) millions of people to be out of  (C) poverty and bringing  (D) the poverty rate down.


A. started


B. have helped


C. out of


D. bringing

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
Câu 1:


A. economic     


B. experience 


C. entertainment  


D. introduction
Câu 2:


A. achievement


B. communist


C. constantly  


D. government
Câu 3:


A.  heavy


B. major        


C. program     


D. reform

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Câu 1:


A. economy    


B. industry


C. qualify  


D. priority
Câu 2:


A. right     Giải thích: economy /i'kɒnəmi/ industry /in'dʌstri/ qualify /'kwɒlifai/ priority /prai'ɒrəti/ Phần gạch chân câu C được phát âm là /ai/ còn lại là /i/ Đáp án:C


B. private   


C. communist   


D. minority
Câu 3:


A. measure    


B. subsidy 


C. domestic


D. hospital

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Adult education programs must be designed so the diverse needs of the participants in mind.


A. must be 


B. needs                      


C. in mind  


D. so
Câu 2: A number of the American Indian languages spoken at the time of the European arrival in the New World in the late fifteen century have become extinct.


A. fifteen                   


B. spoken                    


C. A number of    


D. at the time  
Câu 3: It would be much better if everyone were charge for the amount of rubbish one produced.


A. much better  


B. one 


C. amount       


D. were

A.
B.
C.
D.

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.Choosing clothes can be difficult. Some people want to be fashionable, but they don't want to look exactly __(36)__ everybody else. Not all clothes are suitable for work or school, perhaps because they are not formal enough, or simply not comfortable. It is easy to buy the __(37)__ size, and find that your trousers are too tight, especially if you are a little bit overweight. Very __(38)__ clothes make you feel slim, but when they have __(39)__ in the washing machine, then you have the same problem! If you buy light cotton clothes, then they might not be __(40)__ enough for winter. If your shoes are not waterproof, and if you aren't dressed for the cold, you might look good, but feel terrible!
Câu 1: (36)


A. similar         


B. same                       


C. like                         


D. alike                       
Câu 2: (37)


A. wrong         


B. mistake       


C. error            


D. false
Câu 3: (38) 


A. lost              


B. loosened                 


C. lose                         


D. loose
Câu 4: (39) 


A. reduced       


B. decreased                


C. lessened                  


D. shrunk
Câu 5: (40) 


A. cool            


B. hot  


C. warm          


D. cold

A.
B.
C.
D.