SECTION 2: PHONETICS.

III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by circling
your answer (A, B, C, or D). (1.0 point)
1. A. athletics B. aerobics C. physics D. noodles
2. A. cable B. paint C. answer D. late
3. A. closet B. stove C. moment D. bowl
4. A. sugar B. ocean C. she D. singer
5. A. naked B. intended C. earned D. wretched
Answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
IV. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
(1.0 point)
1. A. awful B. adult C. amazing D. about
2. A. surgery B. disease C. symptom D. tragedy
3. A. Vietnamese B. engineer C. celebrate D. information
4. A. prevention B. production C. championship D. delicious
5. A. compliment B. cucumber C. television D. moderation
Answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR.
V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the
numbered box. (4.0 points)
1. My little brother set the table _______________ plates, bowls, spoons and glasses.
A. by B. in C. into D. with
2. My sister had a baby daughter yesterday and she is my first ___________.
A. A. newphew B. niece C. cousin D. relation
3. ____, many teenagers say they don’t like football-one of the world’s most popular games.
A. Surprise B. Surprising C. Surprisingly D. Surprised
4. Like Bobby, his wife prefers clothes made _________silk _________those of cotton.
A. in/ to B. from/ than C. of/ to D. from/ more
5. Always wear goggles as a ___________for your eyes when using the machines.
A. protector B. protection C. protect D. to protect
6. Please remove the document_______________ the glass of the photocopier.
A. out B. with C. from D. into
7. Wearing a band over the wrist allows players ___________safely.
A. playing B. to play C. play D. plays
8. I hate drinking mineral water. The minerals in the water make it _________to drink.
A. please B. pleasant C. pleasure D. unpleasant
9. I watched a ______movie last night and I couldn’t sleep.
A. scare B. scary C. scaring D. scared
10. ______tired, I went to bed early last night.
A. Felt B. Feeling C. To feel D. Feel
11. She needs _______________ how many books there are on the shelf.
A. know B. knowing C. to know D. are knowing
12. That’s a _________, isn’t it? I think I saw it about some weeks ago.
A. copy B. repeat C. second D. return
13. Liz liked __________the dolphin and the color of the cap.
A. either B. neither C. both D. none
14. Some people play video games at home. ______________play them in the arcade.
A. Other B. The other C. Others D. Another
15. She didn’t play volleyball last week and we _______________.
A. did, too B. aren’t, either C. don’t, either D. didn’t, either
16. I’m going to a wedding on Sunday. __________is getting married.
A. A friend of me B. A friend of mine C. One my friend D. A friend of I
17. His choice of words _________good.

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18. John: “Hello. Can I speak to Trang, please?” - Trang: “_______________”
A. Speaking. Who’s that? B. What’s the matter with you?
C. Hello, John. How are you? D. How do you do?
19. These are my ______________ children.
A. sister Sara B. sister’s Sara C. sister Sara’s D. Sara’s sister
20. Who is _____________of the couple?
A. the tallest B. the taller C. taller D. the tall
Answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (1.0 point)
1. That flowers are really beautiful and they have wonderful smell.
A B C D
2. Some students are playing games as blind man’s bluff and catch.
A B C D
3. Mr. Long soon got used to travelling to work by his own car.
A B C D
4. The Congress Library has billion of good and famous books.
A B C D
5. Two kilometers are not a long distance for him to walk.
A B C D
Mistake Correction
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VI. Supply the correct form of the word in bold. (1.0 point)
1. I want to be a student at a _______________university when I grow up. MEDICINE
2. They lived in a small _________ peacful village in the mountainous area. SLEEP
3. Lance Armstrong is one of the most famous __________________. CYCLE
4. He is in prison for three bank _________________. ROB
5. This novel is famous __________________. WORLD
Answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
VII. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1.0 point)
1. You look tired. What you (think)___________________ about?
2. Oh! This bag is very heavy. I can’t carry it.
- Don’t worry, I (help)_____________________ you with it.
3. Hoa can not speak English without (make) _________________any mistakes.
4. People need a pair of good rackets (play) _________________ the game.
5. I remember (meet)_________________ him somewhere.
Answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SECTION 4: READING.
VIII. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (1.0 point)
Sleep is very important to human beings. The average person spends 220,000 hours, about a third of his life
time, sleeping. Until about 30 years ago, no one knew much about sleep, although doctors and scientists have
done research in sleep laboratories, they have learn a great deal by studying people as they are sleeping, but
there is still much that they don’t understand. Sleeping, which is known as a biological need, is the resting state
in which the body is not active and the mind is unconscious but your brain never really sleeps. It is never
actually blank. The things that were on your mind during the day are still there at night. They appear as dreams
which people have discussed for years. Sometimes people believed that dreams had magical powers or that they
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could tell the future! You may have sweet dreams or sometimes night-mares, which is terrifying. Sleep is very
important to humans. We spend a third of our life sleeping, so we need to understand everything we can about
sleep.
1. How long does an average person sleep during his life time?
A. 30 years B. one third year C. one third D. one second of his life
2. Doctors and scientists ……………
A. don’t know anything about sleep
B. have learnt much about sleep
C. think there is still things that they don’t understand
D. b and c are both correct
3. Sleeping is …………….. need .
A. natural B. physical C. psychological D. biological
4. When we sleep ………………
A. our brain sleep too B. our brain still works
C. our brain stops working D. our brain is quite blank
5. “nightmare” is……………………
A. frightening dream B. important dream
C. magical dream D. sweet dream
Answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
IX. Choose one suitable word (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage. (2.0 points)
For good or bad, computers are now part of our daily life. Experts predict that before long all schools
and businesses and most families in the rich parts of the world will (1)__________a computer of some kind.
Among the general public, computers arouse strong feelings-people either love them (2)___________ hate
them.
The computer lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and (3)
____________the home. Apart (4) ______________ all the games, you can do your accounts on them, learn
languages from them, write letters on them, and in some places even (5)_____________ your shopping with
them. They say that computers bring leisure, as many (6)______________ jobs are taken over by computerized
robots.
The haters, on the other hand, argue that computers bring not leisure but (7)______________. They
worry, too, that people (8)__________spend all the time talking to computers may forget (9)
________________ to talk to each other. Their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take (10)
_____________ from human beings altogether.

1. A. own B. do C. learn D. make

2. A. to B. but C. and D. or
3. A. at B. on C. in D. to
4. A. for B. from C. with D. to
5. A. do B. make C. have D. surf
6. A. interesting B. skillful C. pleasant D. unpleasant
7. A. unemployed B. employment C. unemployment D. employ
8. A. that B. on who C. who D. whom
9. A. why B. how C. that D. when
10. A. over B. in C. place D. off
Answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
X. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.
(2.0 points)
Exercise is (1)……….of the best ways of keeping depression away. It improves your body (2)
……….your mind and enables you to perform better in the work place and (3)………… home.
Proper breathing (4)………..essential if you want to get the most from exercise and you should also (5)
…………. into consideration your heart rate. It can be harmful to do too (6)……….., which is why all good
fitness instructors emphasise the importance of " listening to your body".

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 When you first start you should use good judgement, because it's easy to (7)………. the mistake of
using the equipment incorrectly or doing too much at one time. Start slowly and build up gradually.
Exercise should (8)………. be seen as a demanding task; it can be as easy as a quick walk. To increase
your fitness steadily, exercise for 20 (9)……… a day, 4 to 6 times a week and you will notice a difference in
your (10)……..and mind in a few weeks.
Answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION 5. WRITING.
XI. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (2.0 points)
1. He spent half an hour walking to work yesterday.
=> It took ________________________________________________
2. What is your date of birth?
=> When ________________________________________________
3. We have a break that lasts thirty minutes every morning.
=> We have a ____________________________________________
4. My daddy likes fishing better than playing badminton.
=> My daddy prefers______________________________________
5. Why is not this TV working?
=> What ________________________________________________
6. We didn’t go to school yesterday because of the heavy rain.
=> Because it ____________________________________________
7. Miss. Mai will be twenty next week.
=> It will be _____________________________________________
8. There are fewer cinemas in a small city than there are in a big city.
=> There aren’t___________________________________________
9. She feels more relaxing to listen to music.
=> Listening _____________________________________________
10. Did your mother buy you that interesting book last summer?
=> Your mother___________________________________________?
XII. Complete the sentence using the words given. Make all the changes and additions if neccessary. (1.0
point)
1. Could/ tell/ how/ get/ supermarket/ please?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. you/ shouldn’t/ put/ too much/ salt/ soup.
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Eat/ talk/ friends/ be/ most common ways/ relax/ recess/ many/ country.
_______________________________________________________________________
4. Everyone/ happy/ and/ wished/ keep/ activity/ walking.
_______________________________________________________________________
5. Monitor/ always/ go/ class/ on time/ be/ good example/ class.
_______________________________________________________________________
XIII. Arrange the words and phrases to make the meaningful sentences based on the given cues. (1.0 point)
1.take / courses / help / you / with / can / the / of / university / a / home / video cassette recorder / at.
_______________________________________________________________________
2. food/ like/ lunch/ what/ would/ and/ for/ kind/ you/ of/ today’s/ drink?
_______________________________________________________________________
3. first/ on/ and/ see/ next to/ take/ turning/ the left/ will/ the shoe store/ the/ it/ you.
_______________________________________________________________________
4. better/ food/ fat/ eat/ to/ it/ containing/ and/ is/ less/ sugar.
_______________________________________________________________________
5. in/ USA/ 8.30/ day/ at/ o’clock/ start/ 3.30 or 4/ morning/ at/ the/ classes/ each/ ends/ the/ school/ and.
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