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. prefer                                  


B. enhance                  


C. suppose                  


D. visit
Câu 2:


A. achievement                       


B. experience              


C. politics                    


D. acceptance

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: We started out for California. It started to rain right after that.


A. No sooner did we start out for California than it started to rain.


B. No sooner had we started out for California when it started to rain.


C. No sooner had it started to rain than we started out for California.


D. No sooner had we started out for California than it started to rain.
Câu 2: He didn't take his father's advice; that's why he was out of work.


A. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not have been out of work.


B. If he took his father's advice, he would not be out of work.


C. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not be out of work.


D. If he takes his father's advice, he will not be out of work.

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: Nam (A) asked Mai what (B) can he do (C) to help (D) her.


A. asked


B. can he


C. to help


D. her
Câu 2: (A) The oldest the children (B) are, the (C) more their parents (D) expect from them.  


A. The oldest 


B. are


C. more


D. expect from
Câu 3: (A) The Homestead Act of 1862 granted 160 acres of land (B) for any settler who (C) would spend five years (D) on the land.


A. The


B. for


C. would


D. on

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 41 to 45.  Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of 14. Several years later, he spent one year in Mexico before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that, he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Witter Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he travelled to Spain and to Russia with the help of a Guggenheim fellowship. His novels include Not without Laughter (1930) and The Big Sea (1940). He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published several collections of poetry. The collections include The Weary Blues (1926), The Dream Keeper (1932), Shakespeare in Harlem (1942), Fields of Wonder (1947), One Way Ticket (1947), and Selected Poems (1959). A man of many talents, Hughes was also a lyricist, librettist, and a journalist. As an older man in the 1960s, he spent much of his time collecting poems from Africa and from African-Americans to popularize black writers. Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literary history, and he is seen as one of the artistic leaders of the Harlem Renaissance, the period when a neighbourhood that was predominantly black produced a flood of great literature, music, and other art forms depicting daily city life for African-Americans.
Câu 1: What is the main topic of this passage?


A. The life of Langston Hughes       


B. The Harlem Renaissance


C. African-American writers    


D. American twentieth-century writers
Câu 2: Where was Langston Hughes born?


A. Spain                      


B. New York   


C. Missouri                 


D. North Carolina
Câu 3: According to the author, what did Hughes do during the later years of his life?


A. He wrote short stories.         


B. He popularized African-American writers.


C. He advocated racial equality.           


D. He wrote about life in Harlem.
Câu 4: Which of the following can best substitute for the word "depicting" in the passage?


A. congratulating         


B. blessing


C. screening                


D. portraying
Câu 5: According to the passage, Langston Hughes was all of the following except...........


A. a novelist     


B. a poet     


C. a historian 


D. a journalist

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: Laura is telling Bob about her exam results.
  ~ Laura: "..............."
  ~ Bob: "That's great. Congratulations!"


A. I've passed the exam with an A.     


B. I'll get the exam results tomorrow.


C. I hope I'll pass the exam tomorrow.    


D. I didn't do well in the exam.
Câu 2: ~ Jack: "Would you like a biscuit?"
    ~ Mary: "................. . I'm on a diet."


A. Yes, please  


B. Yes, thank you 


C. No, thanks  


D. It's OK

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: According to (A) the latest (B) news from the earthquake site, two-thirds (C) of the city have (D) been destroyed.                        


A. to


B. latest


C. two-thirds


D. have
Câu 2: We can go (A) along this road as (B) they have built already (C) a bridge across the (D) river.


A. can go


B. as


C. built already


D. the
Câu 3: Applicants (A) for the public relations (B) post should have (C) strong impersonal (D) skills.


A. Applicants 


B. public relations


C. should have 


D. impersonal 

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’ll drop you from the team if you don’t train harder,” said the captain to John.


A. John was reminded to train harder so as not to be dropped from the team.


B. The captain threatened to drop John from the team unless he trained harder.


C. The captain urged that John should train harder in order not to be dropped from the team.


D. The captain promised to drop John from the team in case he trained harder.
Câu 2: It’s possible that Joanna didn’t receive my message.


A. Joanna shouldn’t have received my message.  


B. Joanna needn’t have received my message.


C. Joanna mightn’t have received my message.    


D. Joanna can’t have received my message.
Câu 3: Expert thought that infected chickens were responsible for the outbreak of flu.


A. It is thought that infected chickens were responsible for the outbreak of flu.


B. Infected chickens were thought to be in charge with the outbreak of flu.


C. Infected chickens were thought to be in charge of the outbreak of flu.


D. Infected chickens are thought to be responsible for the outbreak of flu.

A.
B.
C.
D.

II. Error Identification
Câu 1: If your friend (A) tells you something in (B) confident, (C) do not tell anyone else (D) about it.


A. tells


B. confident


C. do not


D. about
Câu 2: Scientists (A) have said that (B) global production of (C) oil is set to peak in the next four (D) year.


A.  have said 


B. global 


C. oil


D. year
Câu 3: The (A) world’s demand has grown (B) faster in the (C) past five years (D) as in the second half of the 1990s.


A. world’s 


B. faster 


C. past 


D. as
Câu 4: (A) Like all industrial processes, (B) nuclear power (C) generation has by-product wastes, (D) so as used fuels, radioactive waste, and heat.


A. Like


B. nuclear


C. generation 


D. so as
Câu 5: (A) The United States is a (B) highly developed and (C) industrializing (D) society.


A. The


B. highly


C. industrializing 


D. society
Câu 6: We use (A) lot of energy - in our homes, in businesses, in (B) industry, and for (C) travelling between (D) different places.


A. lot of


B. industry


C. travelling 


D. different
Câu 7: (A) Ancient people (B) burned wood to keep them (C) warm and (D) cooking their food.


A. Ancient 


B. burned 


C. warm 


D. cooking 
Câu 8: (A) In (B) any parts of the world, wood (C) is still the main (D)  source of energy.


A. In


B. any


C. is still


D. source
Câu 9: The Mayan Indians (A) lived in Mexico for  (B) thousand of years (C) before the Spanish arrived in the (D) 1500s.


A. lived


B. thousand 


C. before


D. 1500s
Câu 10: Teachers at the schools work (A) hardly for (B) at least twelve years (C) to train their students to (D) become good readers.


A. hardly 


B. at least


C. to train


D. become
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B.
C.
D.

I. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
Câu 1: Sulphur dioxide is a  ____ that is released into the atmosphere by coalfired power stations.


A. pollute                    


B. pollutant                  


C. pollution                 


D. polluted
Câu 2: Without our ____  they would not have got accomplishment.


A. contribute               


B. contribution            


C. contributors            


D. contributive
Câu 3: By ____ , we often go to pagoda on New Year’s Day.


A. tradition                  


B. traditional                


C. traditionally            


D. traditionalist
Câu 4: Nowadays people become aware ____ secondhand smoke.


A. of                            


B. for                           


C. up                           


D. on
Câu 5: The search ____ alternative sources ____ energy has led in various directions.


A. on / with


B. at / through   


C. for / of    


D. in / off
Câu 6: At the time being, many products are nearly identical ____ one another ____ quality and price.


A. upon / at       


B. with / of    


C. to / in      


D. for / off
Câu 7: There is nothing wrong with the photocopier. It just needs____ .


A. to service 


B. service                    


C. servicing                 


D. serviced
Câu 8: I will make a note in my diary so that I will remember ____ you the information you need.


A. send                        


B. to send          


C. sent                         


D. sending
Câu 9: Curtis delayed ____ the airplane because the weather was bad.


A. catch                       


B. to catch 


C. caught                     


D. catching
Câu 10: I ____ no difficulty in learning Russian since I____to learn it 3 years ago.


A. have had / began   


B. had had / begin    


C. had / has begun  


D. am having / begin
Câu 11: Do the homework ____ the teacher said.


A. as like    


B. as though     


C. as                            


D. as if
Câu 12: There was ____ we were unable to find our way.


A. such many smog that  


B. so much smog that


C. so much smog than                


D. such many smog as
Câu 13: My hometown has changed ____ I hardly recognize some places.


A. rapidly such that                 


B. rapidly so that


C. such rapidly that            


D. so rapidly that
Câu 14: He was ____ he was often willing to share all of what he had got.


A. such a generous man as    


B. such a generous man that


C. so a generous man that      


D. a so generous man that
Câu 15: Leave the keys out ____ I remember to take them with me.


A. because                   


B. so that  


C. in order to   


D. so as to
Câu 16: I was beginning to feel alarm, but kept it to myself _____ our two friends.


A. so as not to worry     


B. so that did not worry


C. so as to I did not worry 


D. not in order to worry
Câu 17: I always keep fruit in the fridge ____ insects off it.


A. order to keep


B. as to keep      


C. so as to keep


D. so as to keeping
Câu 18: _____ he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised at his good results.


A. Since                      


B. For                          


C. Because of    


D. Due to
Câu 19: We will be staying for an extra week, _____ we have not yet finished.


A. because                   


B. as                            


C. for                           


D. due to
Câu 20: ____ the students had successfully completed their exams, their parents rewarded their efforts by giving them a trip to Paris.


A. Due to the fact that 


B. Thanks to   


C. Because of        


D. Due to
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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 question.
Câu 1: The room looks very beautiful. Nam has just decorated it.


A. The room which Nam has just decorated it looks very beautiful.


B. The room where Nam has just decorated looks very beautiful.


C. The room looks very beautiful which Nam has just decorated.


D. The room which Nam has just decorated looks very beautiful.
Câu 2: Mike doesn't study very hard. He can't pass the exam.


A. Mike doesn't study so hard that he passes the exam.


B. Mike studies too hard to fail exam.


C. Mike can't pass the exam because he studies hard.


D. Mike doesn't study hard enough to pass the exam.

A.
B.
C.
D.