IV: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 
Câu 1: We went away on holiday last week, but it rained day in day out.


A. every single day 


B. every other day


C. every second day


D. every two days
Câu 2: We can use either verbal or non – verbal forms of communication.


A. using gesture     


B. using speech   


C.  using verbs


D. using facial expressions

A.
B.
C.
D.

III:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions 
Câu 1:


A. require   


B. consist  


C. achieve    


D. system
Câu 2:


A. intervention          


B. necessary


C. intellectual    


D. productivity
Câu 3:


A. intensity                 


B. accurate 


C. erosion         


D. miraculous  

A.
B.
C.
D.

 II: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from pronunciation in each of the following questions
Câu 1:


A. leaves   


B. brings   


C. looks        


D. plays
Câu 2:


A. watched        


B. promoted  


C. invited        


D. decided

A.
B.
C.
D.

I 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: A: “ Do you have a copy of The Last Leaf”? B: “ You are ______ luck. I have just one copy left”


A. by


B. in        


C. of          


D. at
Câu 2: Since the flood the number of homeless people __________ dramatically.  


A. are increasing        


B.  had increased


C. increase     


D. has increased
Câu 3: Can you make yourself __________ in French?.


A. understood           


B. understand  


C. to understand


D. understanding
Câu 4: Today many species of plant and animal are in ________ of extinction.


A. danger         


B. endangered 


C. endanger   


D.  dangerous
Câu 5: If the current rate of deforestation continues, the world’s rainforests _____within 100 years.


A. would vanish        


B. vanish     


C. will vanish      


D. would have vanished
Câu 6: At first she was trained to be _____scriptwriter, but later she worked as ______ secretary.  


A. the /  a     


B. a / a       


C. the / the 


D. a / the
Câu 7: “ Don’t look so worried!. You should take the leader’s comment with ________.”    


A.  a teaspoon of salt                   


B. a cup of salt


C. a dose of salt                         


D. a pinch of salt        
Câu 8: If I ____ an astronaut traveling in a cabin, I’d not be annoyed by the weightlessness.


A. am


B. be  


C. will be  


D. were
Câu 9: Our project was successful ________ its practicality.


A. in terms of       


B.  with a view to   


C. regardless    


D. on behalf of
Câu 10: Of the two new students, one is friendly and _________.  


A. the others are not                  


B. the other is not                  


C. another is unfriendly                      


D. other lacks friendliness
Câu 11: There is one person to ________ I owe more than I can say..


A. whom     


B. who    


C. that                   


D. whose
Câu 12: After a good night’s sleep I woke up feeling as fresh as ______and eager to start a new day.  


A. a fruit    


B. a daisy        


C. a flower    


D. a maiden
Câu 13: Mary is sixteen years old. She is _______ young to get married.


A. too   


B. so 


C. such  


D. enough     
Câu 14: __________is the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment..    


A. extinction 


B. biodiversity   


C. habitat     


D. conservation
Câu 15: Since we ____________ to working so hard, can we rest for a while?.


A. don’t used    


B. aren’t used   


C.  don’t use        


D. not use
Câu 16: - Kate: “ How lovely your cats are!”                - David: “ ____________”


A. Really? They are                 


B. Thank you, it is nice of you to say so            


C.  Can you say it again          


D. I love them, too
Câu 17: Peter was ejected after committing five personal _________ in water sport game yesterday.


A. mistakes           


B. faults   


C. fouls           


D.  errors   
Câu 18: Toxic chemicals in the air and land have driven many species to the _______ of extinction.    


A.  tip    


B. edge  


C. verge    


D. border
Câu 19: She ran ________ an interesting article about fashion while she was reading the newspaper.  


A. after         


B. cross  


C. away


D. out
Câu 20: It’s essential that every student ________ all the lectures.


A.  attends    


B. attend     


C. has attended  


D. attended
Câu 21: It’s a secret. You _________ let anyone know about it.  


A. mustn’t   


B. needn’t  


C. mightn’t            


D. may not
Câu 22: When Tet holiday comes, Vietnamese people often feel inclined to ________ their houses.   


A. do up       


B. do in     


C. do through 


D. do over
Câu 23: - Anne: “ Make yourself at home”                  - John: “ ____________”


A. Thanks! Same to you            


B. That’s very kind. Thank you


C. Not at all. Don’t mention it         


D. Yes, Can I help you?
Câu 24: He managed to keep his job_________the manager had threatened to sack him.    


A. therefore  


B. although  


C.  unless    


D. despite
Câu 25: It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver _________in the crash.    


A. are injured         


B. was injured   


C. were injured   


D. have been injured
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VIII:Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks 51 to 60. We are using up the world’s petroleum. We use (51) _________in our cars and to heat our building in winter.Farmers use petrochemicals to (52) _________ the soil rich. They use them to kill insects (53) _________eat plants. These chemicals go (54) __________rivers and lakes and kill the fish there. Thousands of pollutants also go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this (55) _________ air to other countries and other continents.Poor farmers use the same land over and (56) __________ The land needs a rest so it will be better next year. However, the farmers must have food this year. Poor people cut down forests (57) _________ firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land (58) _________ desert. Poor people can’t save the environment for the (59) ___________This is not a problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem for all- humans. The people and the nations of the world must work together to   (60) ___________ the world’s resources.
Câu 1: __________(51)


A. it           


B.  them   


C. that      


D. those
Câu 2: __________(52)


A. work     


B. change


C. make        


D. let
Câu 3: __________(53)


A. what        


B. who  


C. whom  


D. which
Câu 4: __________(54)


A. out                 


B. for   


C. at 


D. into
Câu 5: __________(55)


A. pollute    


B. polluting  


C. polluted     


D. pollution
Câu 6: __________(56)


A. over       


B. again    


C. repeatedly      


D. repeating
Câu 7: __________(57)


A. of           


B. for             


C. with         


D. at
Câu 8: __________(58)


A. gets        


B. changes      


C. turns  


D. becomes
Câu 9: __________(59)


A. future    


B. time being    


C. times    


D. period
Câu 10: __________(60)


A. recycle    


B. preserve


C. keep        


D. reuse
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VI:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the one that best completes each sentence.
Câu 1: Although the sun was shining, __________________ . 


A. but it was very hot         


B. it wasn’t very hot                


C. yet it was very hot     


D. it was very hot
Câu 2: The shirt is so small _____________.


A. that I can’t wear it         


B. for me to wear it


C. enough that I can’t wear              


D. and I can’t wear
Câu 3: ______________, he would go fishing.


A.  If today is Sunday    


B. If today were Sunday


C. Unless today was Sunday        


D. Unless today would be Sunday
Câu 4: Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the International Convention, __________.


A. the members applauded him       


B. a speech had to be given by him


C.  the members congratulated him    


D.  he gave a short acceptance speech

A.
B.
C.
D.

IX:Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. 
Câu 1: People say that Jenny lived in Texas, America for 8 years.
Jenny ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Câu 2: "You are wearing a beautiful dress today!" , Susan said to Mary.
Susan paid………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Câu 3: It was such a boring documentary film that she fell asleep.
The documentary film …………………………………………………………………………………….
Câu 4: ‘I am sorry for coming late', said Alice to her teacher.
Alice apologized …………………………………………………………………………………………..
Câu 5: What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.
No one……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

A.
B.
C.
D.

VIII: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: ________Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.  


A. No sooner had the plane taken off than          


B. It was not until the plane had taken off that


C.  Only after the plane had taken off       


D. Not until the plane had taken off did
Câu 2: The sky was grey and cloudy._________, we went to the beach.


A. However        


B. In spite of  


C. even though    


D. Consequently
Câu 3: I don’t mind _________ much homework.


A. did          


B. to do  


C. do               


D. doing
Câu 4: Nadine:  “__________”.         Monica:  “Good luck”


A.  I don’t like rock music. 


B. How do you do!


C. Have a nice day!       


D. I’m taking a test this afternoon.
Câu 5: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep________.


A.  falling off        


B.  falling back          


C.  falling over       


D. falling out
Câu 6: Old people are often looked ________ by their children when they get older.


A. for         


B. after 


C. up   


D. into
Câu 7: Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a programme of educational ___________.  


A. experience 


B. reform    


C. system 


D. resources
Câu 8: The plan was developed _________by a team of experts.


A. system 


B. systematical 


C. systemized


D. systematically
Câu 9: All of the food  ________sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant.


A. has been           


B. had been    


C. was      


D. was being
Câu 10: It was not until 1915 _________ the cinema became an industry.


A.  what  


B. that     


C. when     


D. how
Câu 11: Yuri Gagarin was the first person  ________into space.


A. travelling  


B. has travelled      


C. to travel 


D. travelled
Câu 12: Like everyone else, Sue has her __of course but on the whole, she’s quite satisfied with life.


A. ups and downs     


B. ins and outs     


C. safe and sound      


D. odds and ends
Câu 13: The Prime Minister congratulated the team _______winning the match.


A. for   


B. in


C. on    


D. into
Câu 14: He came when I _______ the film “Man from the star”


A. has watched          


B. watched    


C. was watching  


D.  am watching
Câu 15: Peter _________football when he was younger.


A. used to playing


B. is used to playing   


C. is used to play   


D. used to play
Câu 16: ________ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.


A. A comparison  


B.  Compare them    


C. If you compare 


D. When compared
Câu 17: Charles:  “Do you mind if I smoke?”  Lisa:       “ _________”


A. Yes, I don’t mind


B. No, I don’t think so   


C. Yes, go ahead        


D. No, go right ahead
Câu 18: Bill asked Tom  _________.


A. where is he going      


B. where he is going     


C. where he was going 


D. where was he going
Câu 19: This is Sen village _________Uncle Ho was born.


A. where        


B. what


C. which      


D. who
Câu 20: Linda: I enjoy watching films in the evening.              Mary: “________”


A. I don’t        


B. So do I   


C. I am, too             


D. No, I am not
Câu 21: Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control,_________ and cure diseases.  


A. prevented    


B. to prevent


C. prevent     


D. preventing
Câu 22: It’s a big country with a_________population.


A. rare         


B. sparse


C. scarce   


D. few
Câu 23: You will have to  _________if you want to pass the final exam.


A.  pull up your socks       


B. work miracles 


C. take the trouble   


D. keep your hand in
Câu 24: If I were you, I _________ that English course.


A. will take       


B. would take   


C. take         


D.  took
Câu 25: They have considered all the 100 applications,  ________seem suitable for the position.  


A. none of them  


B. none of these    


C.  none of which     


D. none of whom
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VI:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. opens 


B. stops 


C. cooks       


D. wants
Câu 2:


A. started   


B. decided  


C. looked    


D. needed

A.
B.
C.
D.

V: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. Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in theUnited Statestoday. Thousands of these How-to books are useful. In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How to”. One book may tell you how to earn more money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money away.Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book “ How to Turn Failure into Success”. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire”. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”.One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How-to books help people deal with modern life.
Câu 1: What is the passage mainly about?


A. How to succeed in love every minute of your life.


B. How to turn failure into success.


C. How to make a millionaire.


D. How-to books.
Câu 2: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to________


A. advice       


B. instruction   


C. how-to books      


D. career
Câu 3: Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on careers?  


A. “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”.


B. “How to Live on Nothing”


C. “How to Make a Millionaire”.


D. “How to Turn Failure into Success”
Câu 4: The word “step-by-step” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______


A. little by little


B. gradually     


C. slower and slower     


D. A and B
Câu 5: It can be inferred from the passage that________


A. Today people are more bored with the modern life.


B. Modern life is more difficult to deal with.


C. Today people have fewer choices to make.


D. Today people are more interested in modern life.

A.
B.
C.
D.