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 34 to 38.In today's competitive world, what responsible parent would not want to give their children the best possible start in life? For this reason, many parents want their children, often as young as ten months old, to become familiar with computers. They seem to think that if their children grow up with computers, they will be better equipped to face the challenges of the future.                 No one has proved that computers make children more creative or more intelligent. The truth may even be the opposite. Educational psychologists claim that too much exposure to computers, especially for the very young, may negatively affect normal brain development. Children gain valuable experience of the world from their interaction with physical objects. Ten-month-old babies may benefit more from bumping their heads or putting various objects in their mouths than they will from staring at eye-catching cartoons. A four-year-old child can improve hand-eye coordination and understand cause and effect better by experimenting with a crayon than by moving a cursor around a computer screen. So, as educational psychologists suggest, instead of government funding going to more and more computer classes, it might be better to devote resources to music and art programs.                  It is ludicrous to think that children will fall behind if they are not exposed to computers from an early age. Time is too precious to spend with a "mouse". Now is the time when they should be out there learning to ride a bike. There will be time later on for them to start banging away at keyboards.
Câu 1: What would be an appropriate title for this passage?


A. Never too early to start            


B. More computers mean brighter future


C. Computers in schools      


D. Let kids be kids
Câu 2: Children who spend a lot of time on their computers _______.


A. do not necessarily make more progress than those don’t


B. tend to like music and art more than those who don’t


C.  tend to have more accidents than those who don’t


D. will suffer from brain damage
Câu 3: The pronoun “they” in paragraph 2 refer to _______.


A. heads                      


B. objects         


C. babies                  


D. mouths
Câu 4: What is TRUE according to the passage?


A. Computers seriously harm children’s eyesight.


B. Parents should not put off buying a computer for their children.


C. It is better for children to take computer lessons than art lessons.


D. There is no evidence that children who use computers are cleverer than those who do not.
Câu 5: The word “ludicrous” paragraph 3 mostly means _______.


A. sensible                 


B. ridiculous                   


C. humorous                           


D. ironic

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: Quang won a scholarship. We are excited about that fact.


A. The fact being excited us had won Qunag a scholarship.


B. Quang’s excited about a scholarship’s having won us.


C. We’re excited about Quang’s having won a scholarship.


D. We won Quang’s excitement about the fact of a scholarship.
Câu 2: Just after the play started there was a power failure.


A. No earlier had the play started than there was a power failure.


B. Hardly did the play start then there was a power failure.


C. No sooner did the play start before there was a power failure.


D. Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 8 to 12.WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACESome people think of 'traditional ' gender roles as being like a 1950s TV sitcom: Dad puts (8) _____ his suit and goes to the office, while Mum, in her apron, stays at home and (9) ____ the housework. But for most of human history, it has taken the efforts of both men and women, whether working in an office (10) _____ in the fields, to look after the family. And that's the situation to which we now seem to be returning.By 2050, women will make up 47% of the workforce in the United States, up from 30% in 1950. But some experts are predicting that, at (11) _______ in the short term, the number of women in the workforce may actually overtake the number of men. What's the reason? During the economic recession that began in 2008, many jobs disappeared from industries traditionally dominated by male workers, such as manufacturing. Unless many more manual manufacturing jobs (12) ______, it may be that women, who traditionally work in healthcare, education and other service industries, will take the lead in the labour market.(Adapted from http://www.celebratehiltonhead.com)
Câu 1: (8)


A. off               


B. up                   


C. on                                       


D. out
Câu 2: (9)


A. does             


B. take                  


C. makes                                 


D. finishes
Câu 3: (10)


A. but         


B. as                         


C. or                             


D. and
Câu 4: (11)


A. least        


B. all                    


C. first                                     


D. last
Câu 5: (12)


A. happen       


B. appear           


C. return                                  


D. become

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. common     


B. signal                      


C. attract                     


D. verbal
Câu 2:


A. comfortably


B. especially               


C. carefully                             


D. possibly

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: The Smiths travel rarely to the United States by plane.


A. The Smiths    


B. travel rarely       


C. the                                      


D. by plane
Câu 2: Facebook.com’s server IP address could not find in Google Chrome browser because of the error of Internet connection.


A. Facebook.com’s   


B. could not find                


C. because of     


D. Internet connection
Câu 3: Whenever my close friend has some troubles solving the thorny problems, I am willing to give him an arm.


A. Whenever                  


B. solving              


C. thorny                    


D. an arm

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: It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting   to pass the exam.          


A. studies


B. more


C. attempting


D. to pass 
Câu 2: Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their eating habits. 


A. raised 


B. so rapidly


C. that


D.  forced to alter their eating habits
Câu 3: Not until she arrived home  did she realise that she  leave her handbag on the bus.


A. arrived 


B. did she realise


C. leave


D. on
Câu 4: The top of the mountain covered with snow during winter.


A. top


B. covered


C. with


D. during
Câu 5: If you choose to work in Nepal, you will find a well–establishing programme for volunteer , particularly in the capital Kathmandu.


A. to work 


B.  well–establishing


C. for


D.  particularly

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others
Câu 1:


A. situation


B. irrigation


C. acceptable


D. unsuccessful
Câu 2:


A. impolite


B. valuable


C. comfortable


D. countrymen
Câu 3:


A. computer


B. calculate


C. example


D. amazing
Câu 4:


A. existence


B. demanding


C. entrance


D. develop
Câu 5:


A. relation


B. arrange


C. invention


D. summary

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 the following questions.
Câu 1: Mike pretended to be sick, but I saw through his deception at once.


A. was used to  


B. got angry with


C. got bored with     


D. was aware of
Câu 2: Some newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth just to impress readers with sensational news stories.


A. gathering personal information


B. making changes to facts


C. providing reliable data       


D. examining factual data

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 questions.
Câu 1: My brother has been playing ______ piano since he was a small child.


A. the                                    


B. a                                         


C. no article   


D. an
Câu 2: Sue and Mira are talking about the use of mobile phone in class. - Sue: “Students should not be allowed to use mobile phone in class.” - Mira: “________. This will distract them from studying.”


A. Not really        


B. No way! It’s useful


C. I’m of the opposite opinion 


D. I quite agree
Câu 3: The children ________ happily in the park when their parents asked them to go home.


A. played                              


B. had played              


C. were playing            


D. would play
Câu 4: Tony’s parents check his Facebook account every day, he hates being under ________ all the time.


A. scrutiny                            


B. attack                                 


C. pressure                             


D. control
Câu 5: Luke is offering help to Mary. - Luke: “Shall I help you with your suitcase?”                       - Mary: “Yes, _________.”


A. not a chance    


B. well done


C. I don’t need you  


D. that’s very kind of you
Câu 6: John is feeling ______ because he hasn’t had enough sleep recently.  


A. irritate                              


B. irritation                             


C. irritably                              


D. irritable
Câu 7: I would never forget ________ to be the judge in such a well-known competition.


A. being invited      


B. having invited    


C. to have invited   


D. to be invited
Câu 8: Once ______ as the World Natural Heritage by UNESCO, Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park attracts a great number of visitors worldwide.


A. having recognized 


B. recognized


C. recognizing                                                                     


D. is recognized
Câu 9: ______ his physical disability, he managed to finish the course with good results.


A. Although                         


B. Since                                  


C. Because of            


D. Despite
Câu 10: Sue would suffer obesity if she couldn’t control her ________ overeating.


A. compulsive                      


B. disastrous                           


C. exhaustive                          


D. unbearable
Câu 11: Both husband and wife should be responsible ________ doing the household chores.


A. with                                 


B. to                                        


C. for


D. of
Câu 12: It’s considered _______ to interrupt others while they are talking.


A. arrogant                           


B. impolite                              


C. helpful                               


D. distrustful
Câu 13: It’s me who is at ________, so I’ll pay for the damage.


A. guilt                                 


B. responsibility                      


C. error                                   


D. fault
Câu 14: During our holiday, we were so lucky to stay in a room with a good ______ of the sea.


A. view                                 


B. look                                    


C. sight                                   


D. vision
Câu 15: _______, the film is still attractive to many people, young and old.


A. Producing many years ago               


B. Having produced many years ago


C. Although produced many years ago      


D.  It produced many years ago
Câu 16: If the weather is fine this weekend, we _______ to see our grandparents.


A. were going    


B. will go       


C. would do     


D. went
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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 39 to 46.            Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.            When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.            To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.
Câu 1: We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because ______.


A. it has become very important in our culture                                 


B. people have been writing since there have been human beings                    


C. writing is secondary to language                          


D. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years           
Câu 2: The author of the passage argues that ______.


A. writing has become too important in today’s society       


B. all languages should have a written form 


C. speech is more basic to language than writing     


D. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write
Câu 3: According to the passage, writing ______.


A. represents speech, but not perfectly         


B. developed from imperfect speech 


C. is imperfect, but less so than speech         


D. is represented perfectly by speech
Câu 4: Learning to write is _______.


A. not easy


B. easy                    


C. quick               


D. very easy
Câu 5: Normal human beings ______.


A. learn to talk after learning to write


B. learn to talk before learning to write        


C. learn to write and to talk at the same time


D.  learn to write before learning to talk        
Câu 6: In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of ______.


A. severely handicapped children      


B. intelligent people who couldn’t write       


C. people who learn the rudiments of speech


D. people who speak many languages
Câu 7: In the author’s judgment, ______.


A. writing is more real than speech   


B. writing has more advantages than speech 


C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does   


D. speech is essential but writing has important benefits      
Câu 8: The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means ______.


A. rudime


B. benefit                                       


C. skill                                     


D. domination
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