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: Every time he opens his mouth, he immediately regrets what he said. He is always putting his foot in his mouth.


A. speaking indirectly


B. saying embarrassing things


C. doing things in the wrong order


D. making a mistake
Câu 2: In spite of her embarrassment before Rodya's urgent and challenging look, she could not deny herself that satisfaction.


A. hard                                    


B. curious               


C. demanding            


D. difficult

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. blood  


B. food                       


C. mood                      


D. boot
Câu 2:


A. missed 


B. hoped                    


C. washed                   


D. removed

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: Some people think their abilities have limitations but with encouragement they can perform much better than expected.


A. certainties               


B. boundaries                          


C. possibilities             


D. advantages
Câu 2: Many women prefer to use cosmetics to enhance their beauty and make them look younger.


A. improve                  


B. worsen                                


C. maximize                


D. enrich

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. Monkeys are similar to humans in many ways. For example, the (7)________in a monkey family, such as between brother and sister, are often very close. A team of researchers studied a pair of bonobo monkeys called Kanzi and Panbanisha. (8)_________brother and sister team had learned how to make knives from stone. So the researchers decided to record how good they were. The researchers put a banana inside a box. Then they gave the bonobos what they needed to make knife. The (9)________of this knife was to cut open the box to get the banana. Kanzi made a very good knife, but his sister Panbanisha could not. Kanzi saw his sister was feeling (10)_________and so he tried to give his knife to her. However, the scientists did not let him. Even in this situation, Kanzi knew what to do. When no one was looking, he put his knife (11)_______ his sister could easily find it, and she finally got her banana. To researchers, it was obvious from Kanzi's behavior that he really wanted to help his sister.
Câu 1: (7)________


A. relatives 


B. relation                   


C. relate                                  


D. relationships
Câu 2: (8)________


A. Those 


B. The                         


C. These                                  


D. A
Câu 3: (9)________


A. performance 


B. usage


C. function 


D. application
Câu 4: (10)________


A. disappointing


B. disappointed           


C. disappointment                  


D. disappoint
Câu 5: (11)________


A. where


B. how                         


C. that                                     


D. what                                     

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: The proposal seemed like a good idea. The manager refused it.


A. The manager didn't like to proposal because it didn't seem a good idea.


B. Since the proposal seemed like a good idea, the manager refused it.


C. The manager refused the proposal although it seemed like a good idea.


D. The proposal didn't seem like a good idea, so the manager didn't accept it.
Câu 2: Sports clear my mind. They also help me maintain a healthy lifestyle.     


A. Not only do sports clear my mind, but they also help me maintain a healthy lifestyle.  


B. Neither do sports clear my mind nor help me maintain a healthy lifestyle.  


C. Sports clear my mind so that I can maintain a healthy lifestyle.


D. All that sports can do is to clear my mind instead of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

A.
B.
C.
D.

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


A. decorate                      


B. calendar


C. celebrate                 


D. clean
Câu 2:


A. shopping


B. sugar                       


C. sure                         


D. summer
Câu 3:


A. centre 


B. special                     


C. decide                    


D. rice
Câu 4:


A. present


B. sound                      


C. sweet                      


D. season
Câu 5:


A. blossom


B. chess


C. messy                     


D. passion

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 2. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
Câu 1: VTV is a _____ TV channel in Vietnam. It attracts millions of TV viewers in Vietnam.


A. national                  


B. international                       


C. local                        


D. wide
Câu 2: My brother wants to become a(n) _____ to tell TV viewers what the weather is like.


A. newsreader             


B. actor                                   


C. weatherman            


D. producer
Câu 3: TV _____ can join in some game shows through telephone or by email.


A. weathermen            


B. people                                 


C. viewers                   


D. newsreaders
Câu 4: _____ are films by pictures, not real people and often for children.


A. Documentary         


B. Cartoon                              


C. Love stories


D. Detective story
Câu 5: Grandma watches her favourite _____ every day. She never misses any episodes.


A. cartoon                   


B. series                                   


C. news                       


D. weather forecast
Câu 6: “Why are you laughing so hard?”  – “I am watching a _____. It’s really funny!”


A. drama                     


B. news                                   


C. comedy                  


D. romance
Câu 7: Did you watch the _____ about the history of India?


A. documentary          


B. sitcom                                 


C. news                       


D. game
Câu 8: Who wants to be a Millionaire is a kind of _____.


A. music programmes


B. game shows


C. talk shows  


D. reality shows
Câu 9: Could you turn up the ____ please. I can’t hear that singer very well.


A. channel


B. programme                         


C. volume                   


D. television
Câu 10: Did you see the Prime Minister on the 10 o’clock _____ last night?


A. drama


B. sitcom                                 


C. news                       


D. cartoon
Câu 11: Jill Newman was a(n) _____ on News at Ten.


A. MC                         


B. newsreader                         


C. host                         


D. interviewer
Câu 12: Where is the _____? I’d like to change the channel.


A. remote control 


B. volume button 


C. TV programme


D. schedule
Câu 13: Tom and Jerry is _____ at eight o’clock every Tuesday night.


A. in                            


B. on                                       


C. at                            


D. from
Câu 14: The film was _____. I felt asleep in the middle.


A. scary                       


B. boring                                 


C. exciting                  


D. entertaining
Câu 15: Game shows are  _____ programmes. They can be both entertaining and educational.


A. much exciting


B. more boring 


C. most boring


D. the most exciting
Câu 16: “_____ do you watch TV?” – “Every night.”


A. When                      


B. How often


C. How long


D. Where
Câu 17: “When does Sam watch the Muppet Show?” – “On every Sunday afternoon.”


A. How often


B. When                                  


C. What                      


D. What time
Câu 18: “_____ do you like the modern English programme?” “- Because it helps me with my English.”


A. What


B. Where                                 


C. Who


D. Why
Câu 19: “_____ is that TV programme directed by?” “ - By a famous Vietnamese director.”


A. What                      


B. When


C. Where                     


D. Who
Câu 20: “_____ hours a day do you watch cartoons?” “ - About two hours a day.”


A. How long


B. How much


C. When                      


D. How many
Câu 21: _____ channel is the film on? “ - It’s on HBO.”


A. When                      


B. Where                                 


C. What                      


D. How
Câu 22: The story was very interesting _____ very sad.


A. and                         


B. or                                        


C. so                            


D. but
Câu 23: I like watching the news _____ I want to know what is happening around the world.


A. and                         


B. so                                        


C. but


D. because
Câu 24: John likes funny movies, _____ he doesn’t like scary movies.


A. and                         


B. or                                        


C. so                            


D. but
Câu 25: _____ the newsreaders on BBC One read very fast, my brother can hear everything in the news.


A. But                         


B. Although


C. When


D. Because
Câu 26: The football match is on at 2 a.m, _____ I can’t watch it.


A. so                            


B. because                               


C. but                          


D. then
Câu 27: Are there any good programmes _____ teenagers on TV tonight?


A. to


B. of


C. with                                    


D. for
Câu 28: My father works late tomorrow, so he will _____ the first part of the film on VTV1.


A. miss                        


B. lose                                     


C. forget


D. cut
Câu 29: Many people with different skills work hard _____ quality programmes for TV.


A. produce


B. producing


C. to produce


D. to producing
Câu 30: That TV programme is not only interesting _____ it also teaches children many things about family and friendship.


A. and                         


B. so                                        


C. because


D. but
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Exercise 1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Câu 1:


A. this                                      


B. think    


C. thank         


D. thieves
Câu 2:


A. gather 


B. bathe


C. birthday


D. weather
Câu 3:


A. tooth


B. breathe


C. through


D. earth
Câu 4:


A. thirty  


B. than


C. therefore


D. those
Câu 5:


A. mouth  


B. Thursday


C. nothing


D. worthy

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 51 to 60. ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS       Paul Watson is an environmental activist. He is a man who believes that he must do something, not just talk about doing something. Paul believes in protecting endangered animals, and he protects them  in controversial ways. Some people think that Watson is a hero and admire him very much. Other people think that he is a criminal.      On July 16th, 1979, Paul Watson and his crew were on his ship,  which is called the Sea Shepherd. Watson and the people who work on the Sea Shepherd were hunting on the Atlantic Ocean near Portugal. However, they had a strange prey; instead of hunting for animals, their prey was a ship, the Sierra. The Sea Shepherd found the Sierra, ran into it and sank it.As a result, the Sierra never returned to the sea.The Sea Shepherd, on the other hand, returned to its home in Canada. Paul Watson and his workers thought that they had been successful.      The Sierra had been a whaling ship, which had operated illegally. The captain and the crew of the Sierra did not obey any of the international laws that restrict whaling. Instead, they killed as many whales as they could, quickly cut off the meat, and froze it.Later, they sold the whale meat in countries whereit is eaten.      Paul Watson tried to persuade the international whaling commission to stop the Sierra. However, the commission did very little, and Paul became impatient. He decided to stop the Sierra and other whaling ships in any way that he could. He offered to pay $25,000 to anyone who sank any illegal whaling ship,and he sank the Sierra. He acted because he believes that the whales must be protected. Still, he acted without the approval of the government; therefore, his actions were controversial.      Paul Watson is not the only environmental activist. Other men and women are also fighting to protect the Earth. Like Watson, they do not always  have the approval of their governments, and like Watson, they have become impatient. Yet, because oftheir concern for the environment, they will act to protect it.
Câu 1: According to the reading, an environmental activist is someone who ____


A. runs into whaling ship


B. does something to protect the Earth


C. talks about protecting endangered species


D. is a hero, like Paul Watson
Câu 2: When something is controversial , _____________


A. everyone agrees with it


B. everyone disagrees with it


C. people have different ideas about it 


D. people protect it
Câu 3: The members of a ship’s crew are _______________.


A. the men and women who work on the ship


B. the people who work on the airplanes


C. all of the people on a ship, including the passengers


D. the people who own the ship
Câu 4: The main idea of paragraph one is that _____________


A. Paul Watson is a hero to some people


B. activists are people who do something


C. Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist


D. Paul Watson does not believe in talking
Câu 5: The Sea Shepherd was hunting ________________


A. the Atlantic Ocean


B. whales


C. the Sierra


D. Portugal
Câu 6: The author implies that Paul Watson lives in __________


A. Portugal


B. a ship on the Atlantic


C. the Sierra


D. Canada
Câu 7: The captain and the crew of the Sierra were acting illegally because ____.


A. they were not obeying international laws


B. they were whaling


C. they were killing and selling whales


D. All of the above are correct
Câu 8: In paragraph 3 the phrase “and froze it” refers to_____________ .


A. whale meat


B. the Sierra


C. whales


D. the Sierra crew
Câu 9: The main idea of paragraph 3 is that _______________ .


A. the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries


B. the people on the Sierra didn’t obey internationallaws.


C. the people on the Sierra killed as many whales as they could.


D. whaling is illegal according to international law.
Câu 10: Watson ran into the Sierra because _________________


A. he wanted to stop the ship’s crew from whaling


B. he was impatient with the government’s actions


C. he wanted to protect the whales from the whalers


D. All of the above are correct
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Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage (61-70)        What do you do well? What do you enjoy doing? Your answers to these two questions will help you identify your (61)______. An employer will consider you seriously for a (62)______ when you can show them that you know who you are, what you can offer and which  you have studied. Sometimes it is difficult to know what your weaknesses are. Clearly not everyone is equally good (63)______ everything. You may need to improve yourself and so (64)______ courses in that field could turn a weakness into strength. You willneed to (65)______ some time on your self-assessment. Your honesty and the desire for selfimprovement will lead to (66)______ in getting the right job. Explore the following seven areas to start to get to know yourself: your aptitude, your skills, your personality, the level of responsibility you feel comfortable with, your interests and your needs. Ask (67)______ if you have any special talents and if you need to consider your physical health when choosing a job. Be as honest and realistic as you can, and ask for other people's (68)______ if necessary. Make a list of these things. It is usually a good idea to talk about your aptitudes with teachers, family and friends. If you are considering a career that (69)______ a special talent, such as art, acrobatics, mathematics or music, discuss your aptitudes with (70)______ expert in that area and discover how they fit the needs of the occupation.
Câu 1: _______(61)


A. strong


B. strength


C. strengthen


D. strengthened
Câu 2: _______(62)


A. position


B. location


C. spot


D. room
Câu 3: _____(63)


A. upon


B. in


C. at


D. for
Câu 4: ________ (64)


A. meeting


B. taking


C. making


D. interviewing
Câu 5: ________(65)


A. use


B. make


C. lose


D. spend
Câu 6: ________(66)


A. success


B. successful


C. successfully


D. succeed
Câu 7: _________(67)


A.  you


B.  your


C.  yours


D. yourself
Câu 8: ______(68)


A. interests


B.  fields


C. opinions


D. attendances
Câu 9: __________(69)


A. requires


B. asks


C. tells


D. urges
Câu 10: ________(70)


A. a


B. an


C. the


D. this
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