I. Choose the word that does not have the same pronunciation of the underlined part as that in the rest (0.5 pts)
| 1. A. chair | B. champagne | C. children | D. church |
| 2. A. primary | B. divide | C. comprise | D. religion |
II. Choose the word that does not have the same stressed syllable as that of the rest (0.5 pts)
| 3. A. engineering | B. popularity | C. information | D. experience |
| 4. A. television | B. technology | C. newspaper | D. language |
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 pts)
5. Mary’s well-_______________ for this dangerous job.
| A. attended | B. balanced | C. formed | D. qualified |
6. Are you _______________ teaching on Saturday mornings this term?
| A. enjoy | B. likely | C. busy | D. expected |
7. Mr. Minh, who teaches Maths here, speaks very _______________ English.
| A. best | B. good | C. well | D. fluently |
8. The price of oil has gone _______________ by over 30%.
| A. after | B. up | C. by | D. on |
9. You can take part in sport activities or not, that depends on you. It’s _______________.
| A. optional | B. forceful | C. compulsory | D. given |
10. Many designers have _______________ the ao dai by printing the lines of poetry on it.
| A. made | B. had | C. modernized | D. sent |
11. My sister thinks Facebook is very useful, _______________?
| A. doesn’t he | B. isn’t he | C. doesn’t it | D. isn’t it |
12. A: “Wow, you are a great cook.” – B: “_______________.”
| A. I’d rather you didn’t | B. I’m glad you think so | C. It’s OK | D. Not at all |
13. My children, _______________ have an opportunity to go to the zoo, always look very excited.
| A. who | B. whom | C. why | D. that |
14. “Na is very tired. _______________, she has to finish her homework before she went to bed.
| A. Because | B. But | C. Therefore | D. However |
IV. SIGN IDENTIFICATION: Look at the sign and choose the best answer for each sign (0.5 pts)
| 15. What does the sign say? | |
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A. Don’t give flowers.
B. You are not allowed to cut grass. C. Don’t litter. D. You are not allowed to pick flowers. |
| 16. What does the sign want us to do? | |
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A. Roundabout.
B. Waste Reuse. C. Recycling. D. Safe material. |
V. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
Two British policemen were (17)__________ to investigate a flying saucer on March 31, 1989, the day before April Fool’s Day. When the policemen arrived at a field in Survey, they saw a small figure wearing a silver space (18)__________ walking out of a spacecraft. Immediately the police ran off in the opposite direction. Reports revealed that the alien was in fact a small person, and the flying saucer was a hot air balloon that had been specially built to look (19)__________ a UFO by Richard Branson, the 36-year-old chairman of Virgin Records.
Branson had planned to (20)__________ the balloon in London’s Hyde Park on April 1. However, a wind change had brought him down in a Survey field. The police received a lot of phone calls from terrified motorists as the balloon drifted over the motorway. One lady was so (21)__________ by the incident that she was crying as she was (22)__________ the UFO to a radio station.
| 17. A. run | B. sent | C. spent | D. come |
| 18. A. suit | B. cloth | C. denim | D. linen |
| 19. A. like | B. as | C. for | D. after |
| 20. A. fly | B. land | C. erupt | D. collapse |
| 21. A. pleasing | B. terrific | C. shocked | D. amazed |
| 22. A. telling | B. saying | C. phoning | D. describing |
VI. Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (1.5 pts)
Dear Mr. Lawrence,
I have seen your advertisement for summer language courses and I am thinking of attending one for two or three weeks. Could you please send me some information and details of prices?
I would particularly like to know how many students attend the schools, their ages and how many students there are in a class. Also, can you explain what is included in the sports program and what amenities there are near the school? For example, is there a cinema or swimming-pool in little Bonnington? Could you tell me something about your staff? Are they all qualified teachers?
Lastly, as I am a music student, I wish very much to stay with a family who have a piano that I can practice on. Do you think it would be possible to arrange this?
I look forward to receiving your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Daniel Rovetta
23. Daniel wants to attend the spring language courses.
| A. True | B. False |
24. Daniel wants to know the number of students of that school.
| A. True | B. False |
25. He wants to know the age of the teaching staff.
| A. True | B. False |
26. He has a piano and wants to bring there.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)
27. The word “amenities” in line 5 mostly means _______________.
| A. humanities | B. facilities | C. universities | D. capacities |
28. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A. Daniel would like to know the number of students in this class. |
| B. This is a formal letter. |
| C. Daniel doesn’t care about the school fees. |
| D. Daniel is excited about the reply to his interests. |
VII. Supply the correct form of the word in bracket (1.5 pts)
| 29. We were _____________ to learn foreign languages at school. (encourage) |
| 30. We all enjoy listening to his _____________ stories. (humor) |
| 31. They argued _____________ to find the solution. (persuade) |
| 32. After so many faults, his career ended _____________. (disaster) |
| 33. It’s interesting. I found your news _____________. (information) |
| 34. Some _____________ have raised people’s awareness of rhinos’ protection. (conservation) |
VIII. Rearrange the word given to make the meaningful sentence (0.5 pts)
| 35. important celebration / is / The Lunar New Year holiday / the most / Vietnamese people / for /.
→ The Lunar New Year holiday ____________________________ |
| 36. in Bangladesh / the worst / was one of / of the 20th century / The cyclone / natural disasters /of November 1970 /.
→ The cyclone ____________________________ |
IX. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them (1.0 pt)
| 37. He is mending your shoes at the moment.
→ Your shoes ____________________________ |
| 38. When did you start learning English?
→ How long ____________________________ |
| 39. “Do you prefer wearing jeans when going out with your friends, Tom?”
→ I asked ____________________________ |
| 40. Despite not working hard, he had satisfactory result.
→ Although ____________________________ |
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