What did he write about?
A.He wrote many short stories and novels about London's life.
B.He wrote many short stories and novels about New York's life.
C.He wrote many comics.
D.He wrote many short plays.

The people in Hoi An is incredibly _______ and helpful.
A.friend                     
B.friendly                               
C.friends                    
D.friendship

Which of the following conclusions is supported by the  passage?
A.Genuine self-actualizers may attain self-satisfaction.
B.Sincere self-promoters can achieve full contentment.
C.Real self-starters can achieve their lives’ desires.
D.True self-actualizers may lead complicated lives.

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

A.voice
B.toilet
C.choir
D.choice

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.
There are different hundreds of species of butterflies in Cuc Phuong National Park.
A.There are
B.different hundreds of
C.species of 
D.in

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.

A.expand  
B.approve                   
C.urban                      
D.migrate

It couldn’t have been Mary that you heard shouting last night, as she is vacationing in Vermont at the moment.
A.I think Mary is on holiday in Vermont now, so yoư may be wrong in thinking that you heard her yelling last night.
B.Right now, she is having a holiday in Vermont, so it is nearly impossible that it was Mary whose shouting you heard last night.
C.Are you sure it was Mary who shouted to you last night, because, as far as I know, she is on vacation in Verinont at the moment?
D. If it was Mary that you heard yelling last night, then she can’t be taking a vacation in Vermont at the moment.

Either we make an effort and invest huge sums in the project or we ___________ in the not so-distant future.
A.will be outperformed                                   
B.are outperforming
C.will be outperforming                               
D.will have to outperform

Why did people use the expression “blue moon” to mean something that would never happen?
A.Because the moon will never turn blue 
B.Because we use the Roman calendar 
C.Because it is rare for two full moons to be in the month 
D.Because the lunar cycle does not match our calendar

Exercise 3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 11 to 15.
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many scientists (11) ________ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at risk from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts, even more (12) ________ and causing sea levels all around the world to rise. Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given (13) _________ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in favour of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, (14) _________ could then replace existing power stations. Some scientists, (15) ________ believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is to stay.
(11)
A.give                                    
B.put                          
C.take
D.have