Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: Hoa is asking Hai, who is sitting at a corner of the room, seeming too shy.
- Hoa: “Why aren’t you taking part in our activites?                     ”
- Hai: “ Yes, I can. Certainly”


A. Can you help me with this decorations?


B. Can I help you?


C. Shall I take your hat off?


D. Could you please show me how to get the nearest post office?
Câu 2: Mary is talking to a porter in the hotel lobby.
- Poter: “Shall I help you with your suitcase?”
- Mary: “                                       ”


A. That’s very kind of you.            


B. What a pity!


C. I can’t agree more.  


D. Not a chance.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: This boy is poorly-educated and doesn’t know how to behave properly.


A. ignorant


B. uneducated


C. knowledgeable


D. rude
Câu 2: Urbanization is the shift of people moving from rural to urban areas, and the result is the growth of cities.



A. transposition


B. maintenance


C. variation


D. movement

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 question.
Câu 1: In 1959, the political philosopher Hannah Arendt became the first woman    a full professor at Princeton University.


A. to appoint 


B.  who be appointed as   


C.  to be appointed


D. was appointed
Câu 2:               you like what I want to do or not, you won’t make me change my mind.


A. Because


B. Whatever


C. If


D. When
Câu 3: Do you think doing the household chores is the             of the women city?


A. responsible


B. responsive


C. responsibility


D. responsibly
Câu 4: Peter has been studying for almost three years and he will have this degree and return to his country in        six months.


A. others


B. the other 


C. other


D. another
Câu 5: You will have to                  your holiday if you are too ill to travel.


A.  put aside 


B. call off 


C. back out     


D. cut down
Câu 6: Never before               such a severe flood in this mountainous area.


A. do I see


B. I have seen  


C. I had seen 


D. have I seen
Câu 7: With what my parents prepare for me in terms of education, I am                   about my future.


A. confide


B. confident


C. confidence


D. confidential
Câu 8: The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is will and capable             his finacial situation.


A. regardless of   


B. owing to 


C. in terms of    


D. with reference to
Câu 9:              number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know           exact number of them.


A. A/the 


B. A/an  


C. The/the


D. The/an
Câu 10: The course was so difficult that I didn’t              any progress at all.


A. do


B. make


C. produce


D. create
Câu 11: Oxfam tries to send food to countries where people are suffering                  malnutrition.


A. by


B. of


C. for


D. from
Câu 12:                  the table, Mr.Robert called the family for support.


A. Being laid   


B. Having laid 


C. Have laid 


D. Having lying
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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. parent


B. attempt


C. women


D. dinner
Câu 2:


A. assistance


B. appearance


C. position


D. confidence

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. campus


B. plane


C. game


D. base
Câu 2:


A. enjoyed


B. loved


C. joined


D. helped

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.Higher education also provides a competitive edge in the career market. We all know that in the economic times we are living in today, finding jobs is not guaranteed. The number of people unemployed is still relatively high, and the number of new career (1)         isn’t nearly enough to put people in jobs they are seeking.As a job seeker, you’re competing with a high number of experienced workers (2)            have been out of the workforce for a while and are also seeking work. (3)         , when you have a higher education, it generally equips you for better job security. Generally speaking, employers tend to value those who have completed college than those who have only completed high school and are more likely to replace that person who hasn’t (4)               a higher education. Furthermore, some companies even go so far as to pay your tuition because they consider an educated (5)           to be valuable to their organization. A college education is an investment that doesn’t just provide you with substantial rewards. It benefits the hiring company as well.
Câu 1: (1) 


A. responsibilities


B. activities


C. opportunities


D. possibilities
Câu 2: (2) 


A. who


B. where


C. whose


D. which
Câu 3: (3) 


A. Otherwise


B. Moreover


C. Therefore


D. However
Câu 4: (4)  


A. permitted


B. refused


C. applied


D. received
Câu 5: (5) 


A. employment


B. employer


C. employee


D. unemployed

A.
B.
C.
D.

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: “I was not there at the time” said he.


A. He denied that he was there at the time.


B. He denied that he wasn’t there at the time.


C. He denied being there at the time.


D. He denied not being there at the time
Câu 2: I’m sure Jessica was very upset when you left.


A. Jessica could have been very upset when you left.


B. Jessica must be very upset when you left.


C. Jessica may be very upset when you left.


D. Jessica must have been very upset when you left.
Câu 3: Immediately, after his arrival, things went wrong.


A. When he was arriving, things went wrong.


B. No longer did he arrive, but things still went wrong.


C. No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong.


D. Because he arrived, things still went wrong.

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: He is coming _______ a cold after a night out in the rain.


A. down with 


B. across with  


C. up with   


D. away from
Câu 2: New machinery has enhanced the company’s productivity and _______.


A. competition      


B. competitiveness


C. competitive   


D. competitor
Câu 3: In a formal interview, it is essential that the interviewee _______ good eye contact with the interviewers.


A. maintain       


B. is maintained    


C. must maintain


D. maintains
Câu 4: The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it _______ warmer.


A. had been     


B. has been 


C. were 


D. was
Câu 5: The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water _______.


A. poverty      


B. shortage  


C. plenty      


D. abundance
Câu 6: As a(n) _______ girl, she found it difficult to socialize with other students in the class.


A. industrious


B. dynamic  


C. reserved      


D. ashamed
Câu 7: It is interesting to take _______ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing.


A. over     


B. up 


C.  in   


D. on
Câu 8: After the car crash last night, all the injuried _______ to the hospital in an ambulance.


A. were rushing


B. was rushing    


C. was rushed    


D. were rushed
Câu 9: Working as a volunteer gives her a chance to develop her interpersonal skills, promote friendship, and _______ her own talent.


A. discovering  


B. discover   


C. discovered


D. to discover
Câu 10: Scientists have _______ a lot of research into renewable energy sources.


A. carried      


B. done     


C. solved  


D. made
Câu 11: Before going to bed, he wanted some tea but there was _______ left.


A. a few      


B. no 


C. nothing  


D. any
Câu 12: When Peter was a child, there _______ a cinema near his house.


A. used to be


B. used to have been


C. used to have 


D. used to be being
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C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Our teacher encourages us using a dictionary whenever we are unsure of the meaning of a word.


A. of


B. using


C. meaning of the word 


D. whenever
Câu 2: The number of students attending universities to study economics have increased steadily in the last few years.


A. economics


B. of students  


C. have


D. attending
Câu 3: I am not fond of reading fiction books as they are imaginable ones which are not real.


A. imaginable


B. as


C. fond of    


D. are

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: Mr. George is a famous author. Mr. George is also an influential speaker.


A. Mr. George is neither a famous author nor an influential speaker.


B. Mr. George likes writing famous books and making speechers.


C. Mr. George is a famous author, and he is also an influential speaker.


D. Mr. George wrires famous books, but he doesn’t know much about speeches.
Câu 2: I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money.


A. Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.


B. Inspite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.


C. Despite I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.


D. Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.

A.
B.
C.
D.