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.
They couldn’t climb up the mountain because of the storm. 
A.The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain.     
B.The storm discouraged them from climbing up the mountain.
C.Their climbing up the mountain was unable due to the storm. 
D.The storm made it not capable of climbing up the mountain

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The water _                                            in the area has resulted in poor crop production.
 
A.deficiency
B.absence
C.lack
D.shortage

 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 1 to 5.
            Today, in many parts of the world, it is customary for people to shake hands upon meeting as gesture of good will. Originally, however, the practice of  shaking hands had a more practical purpose.
            Shaking hands originated in medieval times. In those days, when a man came on a stranger, he would often automatically reach for his sword with his right hand, in case he had to use the weapon to defend himself. Sometimes, both parties found themselves circling around each other, weapons in hand, until it was mutually agreed that the weapons could be laid aside. Then, the two parties extended their right hands to show they had no weapons, and clasped them. This was the beginning of the handshake.
            The custom of shaking hands is not a universal one. In the Orient, people have, for centuries, clasped their own hands in front of them upon meeting to show that they held no weapons. In France, a custom developed in which people who met would kiss each other on both cheeks. The natives of some South Seas inlands greet by rubbing noses.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the handshake?
A.It is a happened for the first time very long times ago.
B.It is a gesture of good will
C.It is very popular all over the world.
D.It is one of the social customs.

Chọn từ (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm tiết có vị trí khác ba từ còn lại:

A.energy
B.disappear
C.regular
D.decorate

Part 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a                                        .
A.kite                         
B.house                                  
C.sky                                      
D.wall

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.
Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world. Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair. We’re trying to balance out the scale.”
Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though. Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people. People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society. Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives. Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems. HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world.
By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers. About 60 percent of those readers were women. Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news or information websites that are on the Internet. Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis.
Why might some people NOT like HappyNews?
A.It doesn’t tell them about important issues or problems.
B.Reese’s stories are about misery and despair.
C.Some sources give a balanced view.
D.The stories are from around the world.

__________(57)
A.a
B.an 
C.the       
D.this

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
She suggested_____ a suit and a tie when he went for the interview.
A.he had to wear             
B.that he wore               
C.him to wear                   
D.he wear

Huong _______ us for not having told her the latest news in advance.
A.praised    
B.apologized    
C.reproached
D. admitted

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.
Successful students often do the followings while studying. First, they have an overview before reading. Next, they look for important information and pay greater attention to it (which often needs jumping forward or backward to process information). They also relate important points to one another. Also, they activate and use their prior knowledge. When they realize that their understanding is not good, they do not wait to change strategies. Last, they can monitor understanding and take action to correct or “fix up” mistakes in comprehension.
Conversely, students with low academic achievement often demonstrate ineffective study skills. They tend to assume a passive role, in learning and rely on others (e.g., teachers, parents) to monitor their studying, for example, low-achieving students often do not monitor their understanding of content; they may not be aware of the purpose of studying; and they show little evidence of looking back, or employing “fix-up” strategies to fix understanding problems. Students who struggle with learning new information seem to be unaware that they must extent effort beyond simply reading the content to understand and remember it. Children with learning disabilities do not plan and judge the quality of their studying. Their studying may be disorganized. Students with learning problems face challenges with personal organization as well. They often have difficulty keeping track of materials and assignments, following directions, and completing work on time. Unlike good studiers who employ a variety of study skills in a flexible yet purposeful manner, low-achieving students use a restricted range of study skills. They cannot explain why good study strategies are important for learning; and they tend to use the same, often ineffective study approach for all learning tasks, ignoring task content, structure or difficulty.
(Source: Adapted from Study Skills: Managing Your Learning — NUI Galway)
The word “prior” in the first paragraph is closest meaning to______?
A.important   
B.earlier  
C.forward   
D.good