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: “ Do you watch television every evening, Jane?”, said Peter.


A. Peter asked Jane did she watch TV every evening.


B. Peter asks Jane if does she watch TV every evening.


C. Peter asked Jane if she’d watched TV every evening.


D. Peter asked Jane if she watched TV every evening.
Câu 2: This is the first time I have attended such an enjoyable wedding party.
 


A. I had the first enjoyable wedding party.


B. I have never attended such an enjoyable wedding party before.


C. My attendance at the first wedding party was enjoyable.


D.  The first wedding party I attended was enjoyable.
Câu 3: She raised her hand high so that she could attract her teacher's attention.


A. She had such a high raising of hand that she failed to attract her teacher's attention.


B. Though she raised her hand high, she could not attract her teacher's attention.


C. Because her teacher attracted her, she raised her hand high.


D. To attract her teacher's attention, she raised her hand high.

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: He was very tired. However, he agreed to help me with my work.


A. As tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my work.


B. Despite being very tired, he agreed to help me with my work.


C. Because tired he was, he agreed to help me with my work.


D. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my work.
Câu 2: They are my two sisters. They aren’t teachers like me.


A. Unlike me, neither of my two sisters aren’t teachers.


B. They are my two sisters, both of those are teachers like me.


C. They are my two sisters, neither of whom is teacher like me.


D. They are my two sisters who neither are teachers like me.
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: Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home


A. work together   


B. give a hand  


C. take hand  


D. shake hands
Câu 2: There was a long period without rain in the countryside last year so the harvest was poor.


A. epidemic                        


B. flood                          


C. drought                      


D. famine

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: The US troops are using much more sophisticated weapons in the Far East.


A. difficult                          


B. expensive                  


C. complicated               


D. simple
Câu 2: The manager in this company is always courteous to customers.


A. gentle                             


B. disappointed              


C. impolite                     


D. optimistic

A.
B.
C.
D.

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


A. enthusiasm         


B. concentrate          


C. experience          


D. certificate
Câu 2:


A. interviewee                             


B. interview               


C. industry                 


D. interviewer

A.
B.
C.
D.

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


A. believes               


B. attracts               


C. begins     


D. delays
Câu 2:


A. various        


B. garden         


C. farm            


D. harm

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 46 to 50Today we think of book as a volume of many (46)..................... of paper containing text, illustrations, photographs, etc. Because of their durability and portability, the main uses of books are to preserve and distribute (47)................ . In ancient times, people wrote on clay tablets, wood or (48).................... tablets tied with cord, or book rolls to store information. Later, with the invention of paper, the Chinese had the first book called Jingangjing (the Diamond Sutra) printed in AD 868. In the 20th century, (49).................. the challenge from other media such as radio or television and computer, books continued to be a primary means for dissemination of knowledge, for instruction and pleasure in skills and arts, and (50)...................... the storage of human’s experience.
Câu 1: (46) 


A. columns


B. covers


C. sheets


D. piles
Câu 2: (47) 


A. needs


B. goods


C. paper


D. information
Câu 3: (48) 


A. bamboo


B. hard


C. big


D. golden
Câu 4: (49) 


A. although


B. despite


C. though


D. in spite
Câu 5: (50)


A. in


B. for


C. at


D. on

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 from 32 to 45
Câu 1: Both roads lead to the city centre, but the left-hand one is probably a bit ……………and ………  .


A. shorter – most direct   


B. shortest – more direct 


C. more short – more direct   


D. shorter – more direct
Câu 2: The pilot discovered that the plane …………… fuels.


A. came along with         


B. got on with           


C. caught up with  


D. ran out of
Câu 3: An extension to the sports centre …………… if necessary.


A. can be built     


B. can be building    


C. can have built    


D. can build
Câu 4: I’m not going to bed until I …………… my homework.


A. am finishing     


B. will have finished      


C. will finish     


D. finish
Câu 5: Unemployment …………… quickly in the metropolitan areas.


A. are raising 


B. are rising   


C. is rising  


D. is raising
Câu 6: In some rural areas of the U.S, health care …………… by only a small number of doctors, nurses and other health professionals.


A. provides


B. provided


C. is providing     


D. is being provided
Câu 7: The tax increases will certainly have …………… the poor.


A. a bad effect about  


B.  a bad effect for      


C. a bad effect of      


D. a bad effect on
Câu 8: The crowd are becoming ……………  .


A. the more excited     


B. more and more excited 


C. more and more exciting 


D. the more exciting
Câu 9: Do you have to buy this hat? – No, I ……………  . It isn’t necessary.


A. won’t


B. mustn’t


C. mightn’t


D. needn’t
Câu 10: The pioneer thinkers advocated that women shouldn’t be discriminated against …………… the basis of their sex.


A. in


B. on


C. for


D. about
Câu 11: Unless we take measures to protect tigers, they will be …………… extinction.


A.  in the verge of      


B. in the edge of 


C. on the verge of  


D. at the edge of
Câu 12: You  have been reading for four hours. This book …………… very interesting.


A. must have been         


B. should have been  


C. would have been 


D. may have been 
Câu 13: As the eldest in the family, Julie makes it her duty to …………… her brothers and sisters.


A. take after    


B. care of               


C. look after       


D. look up
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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 answer to each of the questions from 20 to 24 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok by the five original Member Countries, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Brunei joined on 8 January 1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999. The ASEAN Declaration states that the aims and purposes of the Association are: to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region and to promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries in the region and adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter.In 2003, the ASEAN Leaders resolved that an ASEAN Community shall be established comprising three pillars, namely, ASEAN Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.The ASEAN Vision 2020, adopted by the ASEAN Leaders on the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN, agreed on a shared vision of ASEAN as a concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in peace, stability and prosperity, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in a community of caring societies.ASEAN Member Countries have adopted the following fundamental principles in their relations with one another, as contained in the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC):mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity, and national identity of all nations; the right of every State to lead its national existence free from external interference, subversion or coercion; non-interference in the internal affairs of one another; settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner; renunciation of the threat or use of force; and effective cooperation among themselves.
Câu 1: According to the text, which nation is the last member to join The Association of Southeast Asian Nations up to now?


A. Vietnam


B. The Philippines       


C. Brunei


D. Cambodia
Câu 2: The ASEAN Declaration is about _______.


A. the cultures of all the members of the organization


B. the development of all countries allover the world


C.  the aims and purposes of the organization


D. the laws of the members of the organization
Câu 3: The third paragraph is about _______.


A. living in peace, stability and prosperity     


B. The ASEAN Vision 2020


C.  the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN     


D. the ASEAN Leaders
Câu 4: The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia _______.


A. is not accepted by ASEAN Member Countries


B. consists of fundamental principles in the relations of ASEAN Member Countries


C.  is disapproved by ASEAN Member Countries


D. has two principles
Câu 5: Which principle does not belong to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia?


A. interference in the internal affairs of member countries


B. effective cooperation


C. mutual respect


D. peaceful manner

A.
B.
C.
D.

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: Mrs. Ratchet is very kind, always giving open-handed assistance to the needy.


A. mean                                


B. generous                      


C. useful                          


D. kind
Câu 2: I’m sorry I can’t go out with you. I’m up to my ears in work.


A. idle                                   


B. concentrating on    


C. busy                            


D.  having a earache

A.
B.
C.
D.