Despite his early retirement, he found no peace in life.
A.Although he retired early, but he found no peace in life.
B.He found no peace in life because he retired early.
C.Early as he retired, he found no peace in life.
D.His early retirement has brought him peace in life.

The word “he” refers to ________.
 
A.the farmer            
B.the hunter
C.Thomas Gainsborough    
D.Ralph Earl

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
University Entrance Examination is very important to Vietnamese students. High school graduates have to take it and get high results to be admitted to universities. The pressure on the candidates remains very high despite the measures that have been taken to reduce the heat around these exams, since securing a place in a state university is considered a major step towards a successful career for young people, especially those from rural areas or disadvantaged families. In the year 2004, it was estimated that nearly 1 million Vietnamese students took the University Entrance Examination, but on average only 1 out of 5 candidates succeeded. Normally, candidates take 3 exam subjects, and each lasts 180 minutes for the fixed group of subjects they choose. There are 4 fixed groups of subjects: Group A: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry; Group B: Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology; Group C: Literature, History, and Geography; Group D: Literature, Foreign Language, and Mathematics.
In addition to universities, there are community colleges, art and technology institutes, professional secondary schools, and vocational schools which offer degrees or certificates from a-few-month to 2-year courses.
According to Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently 23 non-public universities, accounting for 11% of the total number of universities. These non-public universities are currently training 119,464 students or 11.7% of the total number of students. The government is planning to increase the number of non-public universities to 30% by 2007.
University Entrance Examination in Vietnam is very _________.
A.interesting   
B.stressful 
C.free 
D.easy

A.exciting 
B.bridge
C.combine  
D.die

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Ronaldo and Messi are chatting on the phone.
Messi: "Our team has just defeated Manchester 3-0 .”             
Ronaldo: "______________"
A.Congratulations! 
B.Good idea. Thanks for the news.
C.Yes, it’s my pleasure. 
D.Good luck!

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.
Each of the beautiful cars in the shop were quickly sold to its owner.
A.Each of 
B.cars 
C.were 
D.its

Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played for the New York Yankees in their years of glory. From the time Mantle began to play professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968, baseball was the most popular game in the United States. For many people, Mantle symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at that time.
Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a “switch-hitter” who could bat both right-handed and left-handed. He won game after game, one World Series championship after another, for his team. He was a wonderful athlete, but this alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him.
Perhaps it was because he was a handsome, red-haired country boy, the son of a poor miner from Oklahoma. His career, from the lead mines of the West to the heights of success and fame, was a fairy-tale version of the American dream. Or perhaps it was because America always loves a “natural”: a person who wins without seeming to try, whose talent appears to come from an inner grace. That was Mickey Mantle.
But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life that was full of problems. He played without complaint despite constant pain from injuries. He lived to fulfill his father’s dreams and drank to forget his father’s early death.
It was a terrible addiction that finally destroyed his body. It gave him cirrhosis of the liver and accelerated the advance of liver cancer. Even when Mickey Mantle had turned away from his old life and warned young people not to follow his example, the destructive process could not be stopped. Despite a liver transplant operation that had all those who loved and admired him hoping for a recovery, Mickey Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63.
Which of the following is mentioned as the main cause of the destruction of Mantle’s body?
A.His way of life
B.His loneliness
C.His own dream
D.His liver transplant operation

A.natural
B.cartoon
C.disaster
D.typhoon

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
~ Ann: "Bye!"  ~  Mary: "......."
 
A.See you later. 
B.See you lately.   
C.Meet you again.               
D.Thank you.

Choose the best answer to each of the following question.
If you’ve broken the law, you’re a.................... .
A.community
B.court
C.criminal
D.culture