Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.On 8 August 1967, five leaders - the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand- sat down together in the main hall of the Department of Foreign Affairs building in Bangkok, Thailand and signed a document. By virtue of that document, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was born. The five Foreign Ministers who signed it have been considered as the founders of probably the most successful intergovernmental organization in the developing world today. The document that they signed would be known as the ASEAN Declaration.It is a short, simply-worded document containing just five articles. It declares the establishment of an Association for Regional Cooperation among the Countries of Southeast Asia to be known as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and spells out the aims and purposes of that Association. These aims and purposes are about the cooperation in economy, society, culture, techniques, education and other fields, and in the promotion of regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the principles of the United Nations Charter. It stipulates that the Association will be open for participation by all States in the Southeast Asian region subscribing to its aims, principles and purposes. It proclaims ASEAN as representing the collective will of the nations of Southeast Asia to bind themselves together in friendship and cooperation and, through joint efforts and sacrifices, secure for their peoples and for posterity the blessings of peace, freedom and prosperity. The goal of ASEAN, then, is to create, not to destroy.The original ASEAN logo presented five brown sheaves of rice stalks, one for each founding member. Beneath the sheaves is the legend "ASEAN" in blue. These are set on a field of yellow encircled by a blue border. Brown stands for strength and stability, yellow for prosperity and blue for the spirit of cordiality in which ASEAN affairs are conducted. When ASEAN celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 1997, the sheaves on the logo had increased to ten -representing all ten countries of Southeast Asia and reflecting the colors of the flags of all of them. In a very real sense, ASEAN and Southeast Asia will be one and the same, just as the founders had envisioned.
Câu 1: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations ________.


A. consists of some Western nations    


B. was established by the Philippines


C. was founded on 8 August 1967


D. was established by the Minister of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
Câu 2: The pronoun it in the first paragraph refers to ________.


A. the Association of Southeast Asian Nations       


B. the most successful inter-governmental organization


C. Bangkok                                                                 


D. the ASEAN Declaration
Câu 3: Which adjective can be used to describe the Association of Southeast Asian Nations?


A. successful                           


B. illegal                      


C. nongovernmental                


D. developing
Câu 4: Which does not belong to the purpose and aim of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations?


A. friendship                           


B. destruction              


C. creation                                


D. cooperation
Câu 5: Up to 1997 how many countries there have been in ASEAN?


A. 5


B. 6  


C. 8


D. 10

A.
B.
C.
D.

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Câu 1: Singapore is an island nation with 63 (A) islands, located  (B) at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. At 704.0 km2  (C), it is a  (D) smallest country in Southeast Asia.                       


A. with 63


B. located  


C. At 704.0 km2


D. a  
Câu 2: The population of Singapore is approximately  (A) 4.59 million. Though  (B) Singapore is highly cosmopolitan and diversity  (C), ethnic Chinese forms  (D) the majority of the population. 


A. is approximately 


B. Though  


C. diversity  


D. forms  
Câu 3: Singapore has a highly  (A) developed market-based  (B) economy. Singapore, along  (C) with Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan, are  (D) one of the Four Asian Tigers.


A. highly  


B. market-based 


C. along  


D. are  
Câu 4: Singapore is a popularity  (A) travel destination, making  (B) tourism one of its largest industries (C). About 9.7 million tourists visited  (D) Singapore in 2006.


A. popularity  


B. making  


C. industries 


D. visited  
Câu 5: Singapore plays an  (A) active role  (B) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, of that  (C) Singapore is a founding  (D) member.


A. an  


B. role  


C. that  


D. founding  

A.
B.
C.
D.

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


A. stable                                  


B. average                   


C. population              


D. rate
Câu 2:


A. combined                


B. planned                   


C. recorded                 


D. aimed
Câu 3:


A. justice                     


B. service                    


C. practice                   


D. advice

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs corrections.
Câu 1: To attract someone’s attention we can use either verbal and non-verbal forms of communication.


A. To                       


B. use                      


C. and non-verbal  


D. communication
Câu 2: The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved.


A. effects  


B. have been proved 


C. smoking                              


D. on
Câu 3: Dogs that are trained to lead the blind must be loyalty, intelligent and calm.


A. loyalty                    


B. the                        


C. trained                 


D. Dogs that

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best joins each of the following pairs of sentences in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.


A. Not only did the basketball team know they lost the match but they blamed to each other as well.


B. As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match.


C. Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.


D. No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
Câu 2: Crazianna is a big country. Unfortunately, it has never received respect from its neighbours.


A. It is Crazianna, a big country, that has never received respect from its neighbours.


B. Crazianna is such a big country that it has never received respect from its neighbours.


C. Though Crazianna is a big country, it has never received respect from its neighbours.


D. Crazianna has never received respect from its neighbours because it is a big country.

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.Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution (30) ______ is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. (31) ______, exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution. But the automobile provides transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material that pollutes the air and water but factories give (32) _______ to a large number of people.Thus, to end or greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to (33) ______ using many things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be gradually reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws (34) ______ require businesses and traffic to stop, or to cut down on certain polluting activities.
Câu 1: (30)


A. work        


B. event                    


C. accident                  


D. problem
Câu 2: (31)


A. However     


B. As a result      


C. For example  


D. Therefore
Câu 3: (32)


A. employed   


B. unemployment  


C. unemployed           


D. employment
Câu 4: (33)


A. continue      


B. enjoy                 


C. stop                        


D. start
Câu 5: (34)


A. who        


B. whom                  


C. that                         


D. whose

A.
B.
C.
D.

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: John and Alice are talking about going to the movie.
John: “I was wondering if you’d like to go to a movie tonight.”
Alice: “_______ What’s playing?”


A. Yes, I did.           


B. Sure, I’d love to! 


C. No, thanks.     


D. No, I don’t like it.
Câu 2: This afternoon Hoa is visiting her home town.
Mark: “Don’t fail to send your family my regards.”
Hoa: “_______.”


A. It’s my pleasure   


B. You’re welcome    


C. Good idea, thanks


D. Thanks, I will

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: Each of us must take ________ for our own actions.


A. responsibility       


B. possibility              


C. probability              


D. ability
Câu 2: Her fiancé is said _______ from Harvard University five years ago.


A. to have graduated  


B. to be graduated             


C. being graduated    


D. having graduated
Câu 3: I can’t think of any possible _______ for his absence.


A. exploration          


B. explanation                 


C. expedition              


D. expectation
Câu 4: Housewives find it easier to do domestic chores thanks to _______ invention of labour-saving devices.


A. an                        


B. some                        


C. the                          


D. a
Câu 5: My supervisors is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work I _______ have done last week.


A. should                    


B. may                           


C. need                       


D. must
Câu 6: Some films about violence have badly _______ children and teenagers.


A. influenced           


B. aimed                           


C. taken                      


D. offered
Câu 7: People should not have children unless they are _______ to being responsible parents.


A. promised 


B. involved          


C. allowed                  


D. committed
Câu 8: Ms. Brown asked me _______ in my class.


A. were there how many students          


B. how many students there were


C. there were how many students       


D. how many students were there
Câu 9: With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.


A. under                      


B. out of  


C. above                      


D. upon
Câu 10: As there were too many participants at the seminar, the main speaker _______ them into four smaller groups for discussion.


A. divided                  


B. submitted                         


C. enrolled                  


D. provided
Câu 11: Hurry up or you _______ the first lesson.


A. had missed             


B. miss                               


C. have missed         


D. will miss
Câu 12: Her first novel has been _______ acclaimed as a masterpiece.


A. nation              


B. international                 


C. internationally        


D. national
Câu 13: I _______ along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.


A. am walking     


B. walk                         


C. was walking   


D. walked
Câu 14: The families _______ houses were washed away by the tsunami were given temporary shelter in the school yard.


A. whose                  


B. where                              


C. whom                     


D. that
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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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. valuable       


B. variety                    


C. environment                       


D. impossible
Câu 2:


A. social      


B. common              


C. verbal                                 


D. polite

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 5: 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: Flats which are both comfortable and reasonably priced are few and far between in the current context of economic crisis.


A. uncommon  


B. unusual                


C. non-standard    


D. non-existent
Câu 2: Gerry didn’t go on the expedition – he made up that part of the story.


A. invented             


B. narrated                   


C. unfolded             


D. recounted

A.
B.
C.
D.