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A.pronuncing
B.pronunced
C.pronunciation
D.pronunces

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one
The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned .
A.It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem for soon.
B.If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned .
C.If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned .
D.If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of  the following questions
I must look through my note before the examination.
A.read quickly     
B.learn  
C.work hard at 
D.revise

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions
A large number of people ……………to Ho Chi Minh City in recent years.
A.has moved 
B.have moved   
C.moved        
D.were moving

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
TSUNAMIS
Tsunamis are waves, but they are far different from the normal waves that occur every day in the ocean. A normal wave is created by the pull of the moon’s  gravity, but tsunamis are a series of great sea waves that are created by a shock from underwater. The most common causes of tsunamis are underwater earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic eruptions.
On Sunday, December 26, 2004, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred under the Indian Ocean near the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra . It displaced a large amount of water, and sent shock waves in every direction, resulting in a series of a 30-foot waves travelling up to 500 miles per hour. These high speeds cause the waves to be very destructive. They traveled unnoticed at first because they were not visible on the surface, a common pattern in the occurrence of tsunamis.
The author mentions the tsunami of December 26
A.because it was the only tsunami to ever occur
B.all of the above
C.in order to show how much damage tsunamis can cause
D.in order to show how tsunamis occur

Schools in Vietnam are different _________ those in the USA. 
A.on
B.to
C.from
D.for

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 17 to 24.
Chile has rejected a billion-dollar mining project because it would hurt marine life. The area the company wanted to mine is home to 80 percent of the world's Humboldt penguin. Blue whales, fin whales and sea otters also live there. A mining company called Andes Iron had wanted to mine millions of tons of iron and copper. It also wanted to build a new port. Chile's Environment Minister told reporters: “I firmly believe in development, but it cannot be at the cost of our environmental heritage or cause risk to health, or to unique ecological areas in the world.”
Chile's National Mining Society said this was bad news for the country. It said the project was essential for the economic development of the country. The controversial project would have created $2.5 billion. The government said the mining company had not shown the full negative impact of the project on the environment. It questioned the project's finances. The government said: “There are deficiencies in basic information and insufficiencies in…compensation, meaning we believe that the eventual impacts have not been properly taken care of.”

What is TRUE according to the underlined statement?
A.The project caused disagreement and didn’t create $2.5 billion.
B.The project caused disagreement but created $2.5 billion.
C.The project was carried out and created $2.5 billion.
D.The project didn’t cause disagreement and created $2.5 billion.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I was late for work because my alarm clock did not ____ off.
A.send                  
B.go            
C.put                         
D.turn

Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

A.who
B.wheel
C.whether
D.whale

Choose the best answer among A, B, C and D.
They all denied               her.
A.to see  
B.of seeing    
C. having ever seen   
D.ever having seen