Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE  in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The loss of his journals had cuased him even more sorrow than his retirement form the military six years earlier.


A. grief


B. joy


C. comfort


D.  sympathy
Câu 2: As a newspaper reporter, she  always wanted to get information at first hand.


A. indirectly


B. directly


C.  easily


D. slowly

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
Câu 1: We’re over the _______! Who wouldn’t be? We’ve just won £1 million!
 


A. planet


B. clouds


C. stars


D.  moon 
Câu 2: It’s very cold in here. Do you mind if I _______ the heating?


A. put off


B. put on


C. put up with  


D. put down with
Câu 3: Could you please _______ me to the nearest post office?


A. explain


B. point


C. indicate


D. direct
Câu 4: He is very ________ of his conduct and promises never to behave like that again.
 


A. sorry


B. miserable 


C. ashamed  


D. guilty
Câu 5: Noisy parties are really not my _______.


A. scene


B. liking  


C. idea


D. preference
Câu 6: Of course you’ll pass. You write well and you have an excellent ________ of the subject.


A. grip 


B. seizure


C. grasp


D. embrace
Câu 7: Gardeners transplant bushes and flowers by moving them from one place to _______.


A. other


B. others


C.  another


D. each other 
Câu 8: Candles _______ from beeswax burn with a very clean flame.


A. are made  


B. made


C. making


D. which made 
Câu 9: A few natural elements exist in _______ that they are rarely seen in their natural environments.


A. such small quantities


B. so small quantities


C. very small quantities  


D. small quantity
Câu 10: I’d rather you ________ anything about the garden until the weather improves.


A.  don’t make


B. didn’t make


C. don’t do


D.  didn’t do
Câu 11: The exhibition is free for all students. We ______ pay any fee.


A.  must not


B. should not


C. had better not


D.  haven’t got to
Câu 12: As towns grow, they tend to destroy the surrounding ______ areas.
 


A. rural


B. commercial


C.  land


D. urban
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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 government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon.


A. Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.


B. The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action soon.


C. The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action soon.


D. The government knows the extent of the problem or else it needs to take action soon.
Câu 2: He didn't notice anything. We might have been in trouble otherwise.


A. If he noticed anything, we would be in trouble.


B. If he hadn't noticed anything, we couldn't have been in trouble.


C. If he had noticed anything, we could have been in trouble.


D. If he noticed anything, we could have been in trouble.

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. promised      


B. conserved   


C. destroyed   


D. proposed
Câu 2:


A. champagne      


B. chaos


C. scheme   


D. chemist

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: Liz and Laura is going shopping together.
Liz: "Look! This sweater is beautiful."
Laura: “______?”


A. Why not trying it on


B. Why not trying on it   


C. Why not try it on       


D. Why not try on it
Câu 2: Anna is seeing Bill off at the airport.
Anna: "_______"
Bill: "I will."
Anna is seeing Bill off at the airport.
Anna: "_______"
Bill: "I will."
A. I'll miss you much.                                     B. Give my best wishes to your parents.
C. Have a nice trip!                                         D. Wish you a happy journey.


A. I'll miss you much.    


B. Give my best wishes to your parents.


C. Have a nice trip!     


D. Wish you a happy journey.

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 from 38 to 42.Working as a novelist is not really a career like being a doctor or a scientist. Although a fewwell-known ones, like Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling, have become wealthy, most writers find it difficult even to make a living from their book sales. Novels take a long time towrite, and authors can get into financial (38) _____ if they don’t have money coming in regularly from another job. But for those determined to write novels, it is without (39)______ one of the most enjoyable kinds of work to do. The writer has to be creative, thinking up completely new stories, and (40) _____, meaning they put all their time and effort into their work. They also need to be able to cope in a crisis, as nobody else can write their book for them. For this, a good sense of (41)______ often helps. Or the thought that maybe their novel might one day be turned into a film and become a Hollywood (42) _____!
Câu 1: (38) _____


A. problem       


B. trouble


C. upset    


D. worry
Câu 2: (39)______


A. difficulty    


B. suspicion


C. thinking    


D. doubt
Câu 3: (40) ____


A. deliberate         


B. delivered 


C. decided    


D. dedicated
Câu 4: (41)_____


A. hoping    


B. humor  


C. smiling   


D. joking
Câu 5: (42) _____


A. best-seller         


B. attraction  


C. blockbuster  


D. victory

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. energetic      


B. epidemic  


C. initiative   


D. economic
Câu 2:


A. expert   


B. mature 


C. channel   


D. secret

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 from 23 to 27.CHESSChess, often (23)______ to as the Royal Game, is the oldest of all board games which do not contain an element of chance.The origins of chess are uncertain, (24)______ there are a number of legends regarding its invention. One story says that it was King Solomon who invented chess, another that it was the Greek god Hermes, and yet another that the Chinese mandarin Han-Sing was responsible for its creation. In fact, chess almost certainly originated in India in the sixth or seventh century AD. The game’s popularity then spread quickly through Persia (now known as Iran) and from there came to Europe. The first documented reference to chess in literature is in a Persian romance which was written about 600 AD.It is (25)_______ the word ‘chess’ comes from ‘shah’, the Persian word for ‘king’ and that ‘checkmate’, the game’s winning (26)_______, comes from the phrase ‘shah mat’, (27)______ ‘the king is dead’.The rules and pieces used in the game have undergone changes over the centuries. Modem chess owes much to the Spaniard Lopez de Segura, who in 1561 wrote the first book on how to play the game. In it, he introduced the concept of ‘castling’, which had not been part of the game until then.
Câu 1: (23)_____


A. mentioned      


B. called   


C. known 


D. referred
Câu 2: (24)______


A. despite         


B. nevertheless  


C. although    


D. however
Câu 3: (25)______


A. believed       


B. imagined   


C. held  


D. taken
Câu 4: (26)______


A. place          


B. stand   


C. go    


D. move
Câu 5: (27)_____


A. representing       


B. suggesting   


C. intending   


D. meaning

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B,   C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: Arm and Mary are studying in their classroom.
Ann: “Can I borrow you dictionary?”
Mary: “______ ”


A. I’m afraid I can’t.


B. Here you are!


C. I think so.      


D. It doesn’t matter.
Câu 2: Jack and Joe are discussing how to make salad for dinner.
Jack: “______”
Joe: How about putting some grapes in it, instead?


A. We could fry some onions with it too.  


B. I’d rather just have some bread, thanks.


C. Let’s put some pieces of apple in the salad.


D. Good idea! I’ll go and make one.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: A US man with a large online following in Vietnam has caused widespread anger, and faces possible criminal charges, over a Facebook post thought to have insulted a military hero.


A. embarrassed


B. offended    


C. confused       


D. depressed
Câu 2: Jack persisted in attempting to convince his employers to use more technology and fewer people.


A. endured  


B. remained   


C. repeated    


D. insisted

A.
B.
C.
D.