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. commerce           


B. reserve 


C. burden    


D. comment
Câu 2:


A. accomplish     


B. embarrass


C. interpret 


D. volunteer

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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: Most people indulge ______ harmless fantasies to relieve the boredom of their lives.


A. of         


B. in  


C. to   


D. for
Câu 2: ______ they’ve already made their decision, there’s nothing much we can do.


A. Seeing that  


B. On grounds that  


C. Assuming that  


D. For reason that
Câu 3: ______, the town does not get much of an ocean breeze.


A. Locating near the coast


B. Despite location near the coast


C. Though located near the coast   


D. In spite having location near the coast
Câu 4: We missed the ferry yesterday morning. It  ______ by the time we arrived at the pier.


A. has already gone


B. was already going


C. had already gone 


D. already went
Câu 5: If the prisoners attempt to escape from prison, ______ immediately.


A. they will have caught


B. they will catch


C. they will be caught 


D. they would be caught
Câu 6: With its thousands of rocks and caves  ______ out of the water, Ha Long Bay has won international recognition.


A. being emerged


B. emerged 


C. emerging 


D. emerge
Câu 7: Is that the man  ______?


A. whom you lent the money    


B. you lent the money


C. whom did you lend the money


D. you lent the money to
Câu 8: His reply was so  ______ that I didn’t know how to interpret it.


A. explicable     


B. assertive     


C. explanatory


D. ambiguous
Câu 9: Shelly disagreed with the board’s decision. She  ______ and went to work for another company.


A. pursued      


B. resigned    


C. abandoned  


D. retained
Câu 10: As an ASEAN member, Vietnam has actively participated in the group’s programs and has also created new ______ and cooperation mechanisms.


A. initiatives    


B. initiators  


C. initiations 


D. initiates
Câu 11: Archaeologists think that massive floods could have  ______ the dinosaurs.


A. wiped out    


B. laid off   


C. put aside 


D. taken down
Câu 12: I’m going on business for a week, so I’ll be leaving everything ______.


A. on your guard   


B. up to your eyes


C. in your capable hands  


D. under the care of you
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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: Mr. Brown said to me, “Make good use of your time. You won’t get such an opportunity again,”


A. Mr. Brown let me make use of my time, knowing that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.


B. Mr. Brown ordered me to make use of my time, said that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.


C. Mr. Brown offered me such an opportunity so that I could make use of my time.


D. Mr. Brown advised me to make use of my time as I wouldn’t get such an opportunity again.
Câu 2: Perhaps, the violence was provoked by the fans of the visiting team.


A. It can have been the visiting team’s fans that set off the violence.


B. The fans of the visiting team must have been the people who began the violence.


C. There might have been some violence caused by the vistiting team’s fans.


D. The fans of the visiting team should have brought about the violence.
Câu 3: People say that Mr. Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year.


A. Mr. Goldman is said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year.


B. Nearly a million pounds is said to be given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year.


C. Mr. Goldman was said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year.


D. Nearly a million pounds was said to have been given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year.

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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 questions.
Câu 1: The guest on our show has won the Open. He is the youngest professional golfer that has won this award so far.


A. The professional golfer who has won the Open so far is the youngest guest on our show.


B. The youngest professional golfer won the Open so far is the guest on our show.


C. The youngest guest on our show is the professional golfer winning the Open so far.


D. The guest on our show is the youngest professional golfer to win the Open so far.
Câu 2: We arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home.


A. No sooner had we realized that our reports were still at home than we arrived at the conference.


B. Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home.


C. Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.


D. Hardly had we arrived at the conference than we realized that our reports were still at home.

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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 following questions.BRIDE PRICEThe custom of paying a bride price before marriage is still a well-established part of many African cultures. In paying a bride price, the family of the groom must provide payment to the family of the bride before the marriage is allowed. The bride price can vary greatly from culture to culture in Africa. In the Zulu and Swazi tribes of southern Africa, the bride price often takes the form of cattle. In Western African, kola nuts, shells, and other goods are often used for the payment of the bride price. The actual payment of money sometimes takes place, but the payment of goods is more frequent. The amount of paid in a bride price can also vary. In modern times, the bride price is occasionally quite small and its value is mainly symbolic. However, the bride price can still be quite high, especially among prominent or highly traditional families.There are a number of justifications used to explain the payment of bride price. The first is that the bride price represents an acknowledgement of the expense the bride's family has gone in order to raise her and bring her up as a suitable bride for the groom. It also represents payment for the loss of a family member, since the bride will officially become a member of her husband's family and will leave her own. On a deeper level the bride price represents payment for the fact that the bride will bring children into the family of the groom, thereby increasing the wealth of the family. This concept is reinforced by the fact that the bride price must often be returned if the bride fails to bear children.The payment of the bride price has quite a number of effects on African society. First, the payment of bride price acts to increase the stability of African family structures. Sons are dependent on their fathers and older relatives to help them pay the bride price of their wives, and this generally leads to greater levels of obedience and respect. The negotiations between the two families concerning the bride price allow the parents and other family members to meet and get to know one another before the marriage. Finally, since the bride price must often be repaid in case of divorce, the bride's family often works to make sure that any marital problems are solved quickly. Bride prices also work as a system of wealth distribution in African cultures. Wealthier families can afford to support the marriage of their son, and thus their wealth is transferred to other families.Not all of the effects of bride price are so positive, however. One major disadvantage to the system of bride price is that women are often married to men much older than themselves. In many African cultures, the typical age for marriage amongst women is still quite young, lower than in many cases. Yet few men at this age would have the ability to raise the bride price to marry. Thus there is sometimes a significant age gap between husbands and wives. This cuts short the education of many young women. In addition, the husband, being far older, may die whilst the wife is still relatively young, leaving her with the burden of raising the children alone.
Câu 1: According to paragraph 1, all of the following are true of the bride price EXCEPT ______.


A. its amount and form can vary


B. its practice is occasionally only symbolic


C. it is a relatively new practice in Africa


D. it is generally higher among traditional families
Câu 2: Why does the author mention “the payment of money” in paragraph 1?


A. To stress that the use of goods in the payment of bride price is most common.


B. To demonstrate the differences in how rich and poor families pay the bride price.


C. To illustrate how the practice of bride price has changed over time.


D. To demonstrate how expensive a bride price can be sometimes.
Câu 3: The word "prominent" in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.


A. educated        


B. important    


C. religious        


D. conservative  
Câu 4: The phrase "The first" in the passage refers to the first _________.


A. marriage        


B. bride price  


C. payment    


D. justification  
Câu 5: It can be inferred from the paragraph 2 that African families ________.


A. never see their daughters after marriage


B. pay the bride price on the day of the wedding    


C. place more value on men than women


D. place great importance on childbirth    
Câu 6: The author uses the word "marital" to indicate that the problems are related to ________.


A. money      


B. laws    


C. marriage  


D. pregnancy
Câu 7: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?


A. Sometimes the bride's family has to return the bride distribution of wealth.


B. The initial negotiations over the bride price provide opportunities for two families to meet each other.


C. Animals are not an acceptable form of payment when it comes to paying the bride price


D. Without having to pay the bride price, African men would not respect their family members
Câu 8: Why are women often married to older men, according to the passage?


A. Young men lack the financial ability to marry.


B. The legal age for marriage is lower for women than for men.


C. Families are eager to gain the bride price from their daughter's marriage.


D. Women live longer than men on average.
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Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the printed one.
Câu 1: It never occurred to me to go by train.


A. I used to go by train.    


B. I was used to going by train.


C. I never find it boring to go by train      


D. I never thought of going by train.
Câu 2: I should have studied last night, but I was too tired


A. I couldn't study last night because I was very tired.


B. I studied last night, so I was very tired.


C. I tried to study last night but I felt bored.


D. I didn't study last night because I felt very bored.
Câu 3: The doctor said, 'You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine.'


A. Jasmine's doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days.


B. The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest.


C. The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest


D. It is the doctor's recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly.
Câu 4: The sooner he stops smoking, the better he'll feel.


A. As soon as he feels better, he'll try to stop smoking.


B. When he stops smoking, he'll begin to feel better.


C. He feels so much better since he stopped smoking.


D. Though he feels better, he still smokes.
Câu 5: The coffee was not strong. It didn't keep us awake.


A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake.


B. The coffee was so strong that we couldn't sleep.


C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.


D. We was kept awake because the coffee was strong.

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C.
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Identify the one underlined word or phrase  that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
Câu 1: No one in our office wants (A) to drive to work because of (B) there are (C) always traffic jams at rush hour. (D)


A. wants


B. because of


C. are


D. at rush hour
Câu 2: The United States come (A) top of the list (B) of countries ranked (C)  by economic (D) performance.


A. come


B. the list


C. ranked


D. economic
Câu 3: There's (A) hardly no sugar (B) left, so we must (C)  get some (D) when we go shopping.


A. There's


B. no sugar


C. must


D. some

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Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part.
Câu 1: Most towns put ______ a Christmas tree, a fir tree decorated with colored lights, shiny balls, tinsel and bows.


A. on


B. in


C. with


D. up
Câu 2: On Christmas Eve children go to bed full ______ excitement.


A. of        


B. with    


C. up   


D. in
Câu 3: Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.


A. gardeners  


B. planters   


C. farmers 


D. highlanders
Câu 4: In Britain and America, it is ______ for everybody to sing 'Auld Lang Syne' on New Year's Eve.


A. tradition    


B. traditional   


C. traditionally


D. traditionalism
Câu 5: Children are always ______ about Tet holiday.


A. excited   


B. interested


C. keen 


D. concerned
Câu 6: Jane is a very sociable girl. She likes parties and ______.


A. rituals        


B. ceremonies


C. traditions  


D. celebrations
Câu 7: Shopping malls are decorated for Christmas from September, ______ most people do not do their Christmas shopping until December.


A. though     


B. because 


C. so  


D. so that
Câu 8: The number of students who knew the answer to the last question on the exam ______ very low.


A. were      


B. was  


C. have been    


D. has been
Câu 9: ______ waiting to hear the results.


A. Everyone was


B. All was    


C. Everyone were


D. All were
Câu 10: 'We need new curtains.' 'Okay, let's buy ______.’


A. one  


B. ones     


C. some with flowers on 


D. ones with flowers on
Câu 11: A number of students ______ in intensive language programs abroad nowadays.


A. participated 


B. has participated


C. have participated  


D. is participating
Câu 12: Some of these people are friends of mine and ______people from the office.


A. the rest is   


B. the rest are 


C. rest is  


D. rest are
Câu 13: Knowing several ______ helpful if you work for an intemational corporation.


A. languages are     


B. language is    


C. languages is


D. language are
Câu 14: Three hours______ a long time to take on the homework.


A. seems     


B. seem  


C. seemed   


D. has been
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Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
Câu 1:


A. represent          


B. exchange 


C. receiving


D. prepare
Câu 2:


A. celebrate         


B. decorate 


C. entertain


D. influence
Câu 3:


A. polite   


B. popular 


C. pagoda


D. agrarian
Câu 4:


A. longevity        


B. calendar 


C. parade  


D. occasion

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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 question.        ELIXIR OF THE GODS            The date when wine was first made is not exactly known, but it has been around practically as long as human civilization has existed. Remnants of winemaking facilities in Armenia more than 6000 years old have been found, while the traces of wine discovered in Iran date back more than 7000 years.The importance of wine in Western culture can be traced to ancient Greek times. Out of 12 supreme Olympus gods in Greek mythology, only Dionysus – the gods of wine – was born to a mere mortal, but he was still promoted to the title on par with other Gods.            Ancient Greeks also contributed to spreading wine to other lands, including Southern France and the regions of the Black Sea and adopted a variety of advanced grape-growing and winemaking techniques, such as deliberately picking off grapes to channel stronger flavours to the remaining ones and surveying suitable soil for different species and honey to reduce its acidity and enhance its aroma, which once served was diluted with warm water or snow.            The ancient Romans inherited many of the winemaking traditions of the Greeks. Romans classified wine into different rankings: the highest level included sweet wine made by stomping on grapes. The lowest ranking included wine made of grape peels and residue soaked in water.            The classification system between regions and the ranking of wine by is still evident until now, as seen through terms such as “terroir” and France’s “grand cru” classification. Romans were also the first to counterfeit wine: archeologists have excavated many jars of wine from other regions that were falsely labeled of wine are oak barrel, an invention of Roman mercenary legions barracking in Gaul.THE EVOLUTION OF MODERN WINE            Following the fall of the Roman Empire, winemaking in Europe remained more or less the same. Deprived of Roman cultural dominance, beer eventually toppled wine to become the most popular drink across many regions, particularly in Northern countries where grapes can hardly grow. Winegrowing was sometimes taken up by priests because Christianity included numerous rites that involved the beverage. Gradually, as political power and commercial density shifted, wine marking regions such as Bordeaux, Medoc and Burgundy started to gain clout and rise to the prominence they still enjoy today.            Meanwhile, grapes and winemaking techniques were carried by European missionaries on their expeditions to the New World. In just second journey to America by Columbus, Spaniards sought to grow vines in their Hispaniola colonies in the Caribbean. By 1595, the Americas yielded so much wine that Spain’s royal family imposed a ban on new vineyards in South America in order to protect the domestic winemaking industry in Spain. However, the ban was virtually useless as Peru, Chile and Argentina had already become world-class winegrowing regions.            In 1654, The Dutch East Indies Company sent a ship full of grape to roots to South Africa specifically. On these trading ships that sailed for months, sailors were often sceptible to scurry because of lack of vitamin C. The Dutch thought that wine could reduce scurry and they wanted to create a supply for trading vessels stopped at the cape. Medically, they turned out to be wrong; but as a result, South Africa has emerged to become one of the world’s major winemakers.            In the late 19th century, the most severe disaster ever to strike the wine industry came in the form of phylloxera epidemic. These aphids destroyed wine grapes, proliferated quickly and resisted all insecticides available at the time. Fifty years later, a cure was discovered: grafting European vines to resistant American rootstock. However, many grape species had virtually been brought to extinction. Many wine connoisseurs also assumed that these hybrid grapes yielded inferior wine in comparison to ones.            Wine continues to grow in popularity around the world, recently finding a large and enthusiastic audience in many market in Asia. To fully appreciate wine, it helps to learn about the evolution of the drink that has existed almost as long as our own human civilization.Source: adapted from Heritage Fashion, Vietnam Airlines, November 2017.
Câu 1: What is the main idea of the passage?


A. The origin of modern wine


B. The elixir of Gods


C. The development of wine


D. The production of wine
Câu 2: According to the first paragraph:


A. Wine appeared as early as human beings


B. The origin of wine can be traced by remnants


C. Wine had quite a long history


D. Wine was made 7000 years ago   
Câu 3: The word “deliberately” in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning in _____.


A. effortlessly              


B. unintentionally                  


C. purposeful           


D. painstakingly
Câu 4: According to paragraph 4:


A. Producers scammed by mislead users.


B. There exists no classification between regions and the ranking of wine.


C. Wine is no longer as expensive as before.


D. Wine has lost its popularity.
Câu 5: According to paragraph 5:


A. The popularity of wine is attributed to the religious reason.


B. The Roman culture is still influential.


C. People drank less beer than wine because of its price.


D. That fake wine existed wasn’t proved definitely.
Câu 6: What was done to limit the amount of wine produced?


A. Vine were not grown in Hispaniola coolly.


B. It was forbidden to carry by European missionaries.


C. Vine yards were taxed highly.


D. Wine growing regions were prohibited from development.
Câu 7: The word “their” refer to _______.


A. technique


B. grapes


C. missionaries


D. colonies
Câu 8: What can be inferred from the passage?


A. Wine is indispensable to human beings.


B. Wine can be used as a kind of medical treatment.


C. There is no way to save grape species from extinction.


D. Wine produces nowadays is superior than the original one.
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