PART ONE: PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in
each group
1. A. washed B. collapsed C. caused D. laughed
2. A. angry B. danger C. language D. passage
3. A. youth B. thought C. bathe D. mouth
4. A. suggestion B. nation C. invitation D. collection
5. A. character B. chemistry C. scholarship D. chocolate
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words
1. A. decide B. combine C. apply D. happen
2. A. comfort B. apply C. nation D. moment
3. A. literature B. temperature C. convenient D. preference
4. A. possible B. university C. secondary D. suitable
5. A. arrive B. pencil C. raincoat D. notebook
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. Hoi An is famous ………….its ancient architecture.
A. in B. for C. with D. up
2. He hates.................................to do something by others.
A. to be asked B. asking C. to ask D. being asked
3. The teacher told us .............................of the failure if I try all my best.
A. not to be afraid B. to be afraid C. don't be afraid D. are not afraid
4. Hoa dances more ________ than her classmates.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
5. Would you mind helping me with this book-case? It's too heavy for me to.............
A. be moved by me B. move on my own
C. move on myself D. be moved by myself
6. Ba said he ....................some good marks the semester before.
A. gets B. got C. have got D. had gotten
7. Do you mind if I ________ your car to work?
A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. drove
8. Under the sun’s heat, water..............
A. melts B. evaporates C. rises D. floats
9. There was............................rain yesterday that several roads were flooded
A. too much B. too many C. so much D. so many
10. There is no.............in going to school if you're not willing to learn.
A. reason B. aim C. point D. purpose
II. Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets
1. Did they make a _______ not to go to Italy for that vacation. (DECIDE)
2. UNO stands for United _________ Organization. (NATIONAL)
3. He wanted to have his jeans _________. (SHORT)
4. What is the correct __________________ of this word? (PRONOUNCE)
5. Don't depend on him. He is a very ____________ person. (RELY)
6. There is plenty of ____________ for young people in this city. (ENTERTAIN)
7. The situation is getting _________________ difficult for us. (INCREASE)
8. This river will soon become __________ if the people here keep dumping waste into it.
(POLLUTION)
9. It is _________ to eat too much sugar and fatty food. (HEALTH)
10. Please _________ your seat belt. The plane is taking off. (FAST)
III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find it by
choosing A, B, C or D
1. Most students were able of finding good jobs three to six months after graduation.
A B C D
2. They asked me don’t talk during the discussion.
A B C D
3. The plays writing by Shakespeare are very popular in the world.
A B C D
4. As soon as I arrive at my hotel, I’ll contact with you by phone.
A B C D
5. The youth nowadays prefer pop music than traditional music.
A B C D
PART THREE: READING
I. Read the passage and choose one correct answer to fill in each blank
English is the (1) …… important in the world today. A very large (2) …… of
people understand and use English in many (3) …… of the world.
Indeed English is a very useful language. If we (4) …… English we can go to any
place or country we like. We shall not find it hard to (5) …… people understand what
we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of subjects. Hundreds of books
are (6) …… in English every day in many countries to teach people many useful
things. (7) …… English language has therefore helped to spread ideas and knowledge
to all the corners of the world. There is no subject that cannot be (8) …… in English.
As English is used so much everywhere in the world, it has helped to make the
countries in the world more (9) ……. The leaders of the world use English to
understand one another. The English language has therefore helped to spread better
understanding and friendship among countries of the world. Lastly, a person who
knows English is respected by people. It is for all these (10) …… that I want to learn
English.
1. A. most B. mostly C. chiefly D. best
2. A. few B. deal C. amount D. number
3. A. countries B. place C. sites D. scenes
4. A. realize B. say C. speak D. tell
5. A. get B. let C. persuade D. make
6. A. published B. wrote C. print D. made
7. A. A B. An C. That D. The
8. A. recognized B. realized C. known D. taught
9. A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friendliness
10. A. reasons B. causes C. effects D. results

II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space
“Do you like sports?” You can hear this (1) ___________ very often. Many
people answer: “Yes, I do”, and (2) ___________ think about watching a game of
football at a stadium, or (3) ___________ TV while sitting in a comfortable armchair.
But watching sports events and going in for sports (4) ___________ two different
things. Let’s hope that you prefer the second.
Sports hold (5) ___________ important place in our life. When you listen to the
radio early in the morning, you can always (6) ___________ sports news. When you
open a newspaper you always find (7) ___________ about some games or others or an
article about your favorite kind of sports. Especially interesting stories are (8)
___________ famous men or women in the world of sports, how they became
champions and about (9) ___________ plans for the future. Television programs about
(10) ___________ are also very popular, and you can watch something interesting
practically every day.
III. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer:
In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be
very useful in teaching and learning. Many schools have brought television sets,
intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they
are rarely used properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spending the majority of
their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if
television did not exist.
There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the
teachers. Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for
equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of
work. Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to
integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs. Lastly, most teachers do
not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom.
Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students
to become good readers. However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom
spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television instead.
1. The text is about......................
 A. the use of television at schools. B. teaching and learning television
C. educational specialists. D. watching TV outside school.
2. When TV first appeared, educational specialists . . . . . . . .
A. did not like it.
B. did not appreciate it.
C. believed it would be useful for schooling.
D. banned children from watching TV.
3. According to the text, TV . . . . . . . . .
A. has not been used properly in classrooms.
B. has been used effectively in classrooms.
C. has not existed in classrooms.
D. has not attracted students’ interest.
4. There are . . . . . . . . . explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of
the teachers.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
5. Children spend their free time . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A. reading books B. reading newspapers
C. learning foreign languages D. watching TV
PART FOUR: WRITING
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentence printed before it
1. This is my first visit to Hue - The ancient capital city in Viet Nam.
=> This is the first time ___________________________________________________
2. The children are excited with the difficult games.
=> The more ___________________________________________________
3. John missed the lecture because he came very late.
=> If John ___________________________________________________
4. John found it easy to study Physics.
=> John had no ___________________________________________________
5. She studies English so that she can improve her knowledge.
=> She studies English so as ___________________________________________
II. Use the given and other words to complete the following sentences so that it has a
similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given

1. The bridge was so low that the lorry couldn’t go under it. (SUCH)
=> ___________________________________________________________________
2. He has never seen such a beautiful girl before. (MOST)
=> ___________________________________________________________________
3. Nick hasn’t been to Vietnam before. (TIME)
=> ___________________________________________________________________
4. She learns English well. She plays sports well, too. (NOT ONLY)
=> ___________________________________________________________________
5. John failed to complete the job on time. (SUCCEED)
=> ___________________________________________________________________

III. Nowadays, the environmental pollution is a serious problem of the world. What
should we do to protect the environment? In about 120 - 150 words, write an essay
about how to protect the environment.
(DO NOT show your personal information in the essay)
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