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. pollution | B. suggestion | C. station | D. nation |
| 2. A. loved | B. stopped | C. laughed | D. worked |
II. Choose the word that does not have the same stressed syllable as that of the rest (0.5 pts)
| 3. A. luxury | B. compose | C. parade | D. distinguish |
| 4. A. organize | B. billion | C. volunteer | D. victory |
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 pts)
5. You can stay here _______________ you don’t make a loud noise.
| A. as much as | B. as long as | C. as soon as | D. as far as |
6. _______________ interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
| A. Should I | B. I was | C. If I am | D. Were I |
7. Ann was robbed on the way home yesterday. She was made _______________ all her money to the robber.
| A. give | B. to give | C. giving | D. given |
8. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she _______________.
| A. gave it away | B. turned it down | C. made it up | D. filled it in |
9. My car would not start, _______________ Jenny’s started immediately.
| A. whereas | B. though | C. however | D. nevertheless |
10. The couple _______________ divorce was in the newspaper has got married again.
| A. who | B. whose | C. which | D. people |
11. One of the students in my class _______________ off sick today.
| A. were | B. was | C. have been | D. are |
12. I must congratulate you _______________ your very impressive show.
| A. in | B. on | C. at | D. for |
13. – Duy: “How nice! You performed so beautifully!” – Huong: “_______________”
| A. Thank you. I am happy you like me. | B. Thank you. But I don’t think I did well. | C. Thank you. But I am not so sure. | D. Thank you. It’s very encouraging. |
14. Don’t forget _______________ the door when you go out.
| A. locking | B. for locking | C. to lock | D. lock |
IV. Read the sign / text in the box and choose the correct meaning (A, B, C or D) (0.5 pts)
| 15. What does the sign say? | ||
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A. Slippery road
B. Right lane ends ahead C. Road work ahead D. Flagger ahead |
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| 16. What does the sign say? | ||
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A. Users must lock the car park after leaving.
B. People can park here while they are at work. C. This car park is for employees only. D. People can park here after business hours. |
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V. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first language. About the same number use it as a (17)__________ language. It is the English language that is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. 75% of the world mail is in English, 60% of the radio station (18)__________ in English and more than half of the world’s periodicals are printed (19)__________ English. It is the English language that is used as an (20)__________ language in 44 countries, and as the language of business commerce a technology in many others. English is now an effective medium of international communication. (21)__________, it is the written English, which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties (22)__________ foreigners.
| 17. A. second | B. first | C. international | D. official |
| 18. A. speak | B. broadcast | C. write | D. listen |
| 19. A. by | B. in | C. as | D. of |
| 20. A. official | B. compulsory | C. optional | D. primary |
| 21. A. However | B. Moreover | C. Besides | D. Furthermore |
| 22. A. to | B. at | C. in | D. of |
VI. Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (1.5 pts)
Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer. Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes one million early deaths in the world every year.
Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into the air. They breathe it out on their children and their wives or husbands. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer than those married to non-smokers.
We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?
23. The number one cancer among men is lung cancer.
| A. True | B. False |
24. The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is smoking.
| A. True | B. False |
25. Every year, smoking causes millions early deaths.
| A. True | B. False |
26. Children have more breathing and lung problems than other children if their parents smoke. ____________
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)
27. The word “it” in the passage refers to ____________.
| A. cancer | B. smoke | C. air | D. breath |
28. Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
| A. People who live in the city. |
| B. People who live with smokers. |
| C. People who live with non-smokers. |
| D. People who live in the country. |
VII. Supply the correct form of the word in bracket (1.5 pts)
| 29. A complaint letter should be ended ______________. (polite) |
| 30. Some volunteer ______________ help to clear up the beach. (conserve) |
| 31. We can only get there by plane. There is no ______________. (choose) |
| 32. They went to see most of the ______________ places. (interest) |
| 33. ______________, he got bad marks and failed his exams. (lucky) |
| 34. People should be encouraged to use ______________ friendly products. (environment) |
VIII. Rearrange the word given to make the meaningful sentence (0.5 pts)
| 35. that / suggests / we / practise English / Nam / every day / should /.
→ Nam _______________________ |
| 36. at work, / Many Vietnamese women / to wear modern clothing / today often prefer / because it is more convenient /. //
→ Many Vietnamese women _______________________ |
IX. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them (1.0 pt)
| 37. People thought that the cover was made of iron.
→ The cover _______________________ |
| 38. “I think you should try the chicken Marengo”, said the waiter.
→ The waiter recommended _______________________ |
| 49. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.
→ I am used to _______________________ |
| 40. Although I left home early, I was late for the meeting.
→ Despite _______________________ |
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