SECTION 1: LISTENING

Part 1: Listen to Nuala talking to Sean about a recent travel experience. For questions 1-
5, tick A, B or C. (10 points)
0 Nuala checked the bus times on________________
A. Thursday. B. Sunday. C. Saturday.
1 Nuala’s flight was at__________________
A. 12:00. B. 12:30. C. 7:00.
2 Nuala was too late to get________________
A. the metro to the city. B. the bus to the airport. C. a taxi to the airport.
3 Nuala_________________
A. went to a hotel. B. went back to her friend’s. C. stayed in the city.
4 During that night, Nuala____________________
A. watched TV. B. read magazines and newspapers. C. got a bit of sleep.
5 Nuala waited at the airport for___________
A. five hours B. four hours. C. nine hours.
Write your answers here:
1 __________ 2___________ 3___________ 4 ___________ 5___________

Part 2: Listen and fill in the gaps. (10 points)

Johnson’s Estate Agency
For Rent: Large, attractive house in the city (0) centre
Address: 342 (1) ______________Lane
Upstairs: 3 spacious bedrooms, (2) ______________, study
Downstairs: (3) ______________ kitchen, comfortable
living room, dining room, small bathroom
Outside: Large garden, (4) ______________
Rent: £500 per month contact Mr. Weston
(Tel. (5) ______________)
Write your answers here:
1 __________ 2___________ 3___________ 4 ___________ 5___________

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). (10 points)

1. A. island B. sports C. bookstore D. sister

2 A. see B. free C. agree D. coffee
3. A. raised B. practised C. promised D. increased
4 A. dad B. hat C. plant D. happy
5 A. new B. sew C. few D. knew
Write your answers here:
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. (10 points)
1. A. happen B. study C. appear D. wonder
2. A. variety B. sensible C. appointment D. continue
3. A. moderate B. simple C. invite D. doctor
4. A. writer B. baker C. builder D. career
5. A. movie B. tomorrow C. theater D. moment
Write your answers here:
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. (40 points)
1. Nowadays people_____________ hours sitting in front of computers.
A. spend B. last C. set D. take
2. I think you should take up swimming__________ it is suitable for your health condition.
A. so B. because C. although D. but
3. We should play sports or do exercise in order to stay in____________ .
A. fit B. health C. look D. shape
4. Let’s collect and___________________ warm clothes to homeless children in our city.
A. give away B. give back C. take off D. put on
5 . We ________to Ha Noi several times, but last summer we __________by train.
A. flew- went B. has flown – went
C. have flown - have gone D. have flown - went
6. Dong Ho paintings are made on ______________paper with beautiful_______________
colors.
A. traditional – nature B. tradition - natural
C. tradition – nature D. traditional - natural
7. In Viet Nam, spring rolls are ____________served at a family gathering or anniversary
dinner.
A. most B. almost C. most of D. mostly
8. Khue Van Palivilion is ____________as the symbol of HN city.
A. regarded B. surrounded C. expected D. considered
9. I think the University of Cambridge is the second___________ the United Kingdom.
A. oldest B. elder C. old D. older
10. You should look right and left when you go____________ the road.
A. down B. across C. up D. along

11. She’s sure that they will find the film____________ .

A. entertaining B. entertain C. entertainment D. entertained
12 - “Do you like seeing a film?” - “______________ ”
A. No, I don’t like it at all B. Sure. What film shall we see?
C. Who is in it? D. I’m sorry, I can’t.
13._____________being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. Nevertheless
14. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an__ .
A. thriller B. comedy C. drama D. animation
15. It's an hour since he_______, so he must be at the office now.
A. has left B. left C. was leaving D. is leaving
16.______________is hot food that is quick to cook, and is served very quickly in a restaurant.
A. Hot food B. Fast food C. Sandwiches D. Roasted duck
17. The Imperial Academy was constructed__________ Emperor Ly NhanTong.
A. behind B. above C. by D. under
18. “Thank a lot for the lovely dinner” “___________”
A. You’re welcome B. It’s all right
C. Thank you too D. Please don’t say so
19. We may know the land very well, but we know very _____________about the oceans.
A. few B. little C. much D. a little
20. My sister never wants to drink coffee, and _____________
A. I do either B. I do, too C. so do I D. neither do I
VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (5 point)
1. There was only a few people at the meeting last night.
A B C D
2. The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident.
A B C D
3. The public library in the city has thousand of good books.
A B C D
4. Could you tell me where to get to the souvenir shop?
A B C D
5. They haven’t seen each other since September when they have met at Mary's
A B C D
party.
Write your answers here:
Mistake Correction
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VII. Supply the correct form of the word in bold. (10 points)
1. Is Hung King’s Temple a _________________place in Viet Nam? CULTURE
2. The ___________________was a great success and it became famous all over the
world. UNIVERSE
3. Many______ and scholars discussed the change of the curricula. EDUCATE
4. Tran Van Cam is my favourite____________ ART
He is famous for the painting “Little sister Diep”.
5. Water puppetry________________ in the villages of the ORIGIN
Red River Delta.
6. Although Titanic is a____________ film, it has a sad ending. ROMANCE
7. Rob has a_______________ of 39.50C TEMPERATE
8. Mai wanted to share her____________________ with other people. PLEASE
9. The film is about two hijackers who_______________ to blow THREAT
up the plane.
10. Peter has received a letter of__________ to see a water INVITE
puppet show this Sunday.
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
VIII. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (5 point)
1. Do you remember (meet) ______________ her at Nam's birthday party last week?
2. My mother is busy (cook) ______________dinner in the kitchen.
3. It’s ten years since I last (see) ______________ her.
4. The price (become) ______________ more and more expensive recently.
5. I think this institution (widen) ______________twice since 1999.
Write your answers here:
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SECTION 4: READING
IX. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer (A/ B/ C or D.
(10 points)
Scientists believe that the smart home may be the home of the future. These homes may be
of different shapes and sizes. They may also float on the water.
Scientists have designed the eco houseboat – a kind of house floating on the sea. But the
houseboat is stable and doesn’t rock heavily when there are big waves. It makes use of wave
and solar energy to move it around and provide power. It also has solar panels on the top of the
house to generate electricity. And it can recycle all kinds of household waste.
A robot controls everything in the house and does the housework. In the kitchen, smart
refrigerators and dish washes can automatically work by themselves. A smart oven can cook
your favourite dishes. All these things and other advances will make our life much better.
1. The eco houseboat will be ______________
A.in the air B. on the sea C. in the ocean D. on big waves
2. The word “stable” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______________
A. comfortable B. not moving C. not sinking D. peaceful
3. What is special about the kitchen in the houseboat?
A. A robot B. Special dishes C.Smart equipment D. Dish washers
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Scientists have built the eco houseboat. B. The eco houseboat can make power.
C. The houseboat can recycle waste. D. Our life will be better.
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Life in the future B. Generating electricity in the future.
C. Shapes and sizes of houses. D. A special kind of house.
Write your answers here:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

X. Choose one suitable word (A/ B/ C or D) to complete the following passage.

(20 points)
The 25 th meeting of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) that will take place in
February 2003 comes at a (1)_____________time in the quest for sustainable fisheries.
Meeting in Johannesburg at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, world
leaders (2)_____________the vital role of marine fisheries to economic and food security and
to biodiversity in general. Leaders established a number of fisheries commitments for the
world community, (3)______________ a call “to maintain or restore stocks to levels that can
produce maximum sustainable (4)_______________ with the aim of achieving these goals for
depleted stocks on an urgent basis and where possible not later than 2015.”
The mission of FAO in the field of fisheries is to (5)_______________ and secure the
long-term sustainable development and utilization of the worlds fisheries and aquaculture.
Many of the issues (6)_______________the agenda for the 2003 COFI meeting will
contribute directly to the goal of restoring depleted fish stocks and to
(7)_________________other commitments.
If we are to fulfill these commitments, we must take (8) _______actions and set clear
priorities. The most recent FAO statistics indicate that over 70 percent of fisheries are
(9)____________overfished or are fished at their maximum capacity. In coming years,
production from many key fisheries will likely decline. Demand for fisheries products,
(10)____________, will continue to increase. The prospect of this growing shortfall poses our
greatest fisheries challenge today.

1. A. busy B. critical C. serious D. fine

2. A. declared B. claimed C. accepted D. acknowledged
3. A. giving B. making C. including D. containing
4. A. volume B. quantity C. amount D. yield
5. A. aid B. meet C. provide D. facilitate
6. A. on B with C. in D. for
7. A. advancement B. advancing C. advanced D. advance
8. A. determined B. concentrated C. concerted D. focused
9. A. both B. or C. either D. neither
10. A. however B. consequently C. so D. therefore
Write your answers here:

1 __________ 2___________ 3___________ 4 ___________ 5___________

6 __________ 7 __________ 8 __________ 9 __________ 10 __________

XI. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word in each space. (20 points)
Almost all people have a (1) _____________of examinations. Examinations,
(2)______________ are a part of our lives and all school in Viet Nam have examinations.
Examinations were first (3)_____________ in China about three thousand years ago. Scholars
had (4)_____________ memorise long passages (5)_____________ from several books. Those
who did well in examination (6)__________________ allowed to enter the government
service. Nowadays, the main (7)___________ of examination is to test (8)_______________
well a person understands the subjects which have been (9)_____________ . They are also
used to find out how well student perform (10)_____________ pressure.

Write your answers here:

1 __________ 2___________ 3___________ 4 ___________ 5___________
6 __________ 7 __________ 8 __________ 9 __________ 10 __________
SECTION 5. WRITING.
XII. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it. (20 points)
1. We spent five hours getting to London.
 It took ___________________________________________________
2. He enjoys playing chess in his free time.
 Playing_______________________________________________
3. Are they building a statue of Chu Van An?
 Is ______________________________________________________?
4. Has anyone told you about it yet?
 Have you ________________________________________________?
5. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.
 In the past my hair used _____________________________________
6. Be careful or you’ll hurt yourself.
 If you are _________________________________________________
7. What is the price of the bicycle?
 How much _______________________________________________?
8. You’re the best guitarist in the school.
 No one ___________________________________________________
9. Because of a big storm, I stayed at home.
 Because __________________________________________________
10. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
 In spite of__________________________________________________

XIII. Using the word given and other words, complete the second sentence to that it has
similar meaning to the first. Do not change the word give (20 points.)
1. The film was boring, wasn’t it? INTERESTING
The film__________________________________________it?
2. We often played these games when we were small. USED
We________________________________________________________________
3. What was the price of the first class ticket? PAY
How_______________________________________________________________?
4. What is the distance from the village to the beach? IT
How _________________________________________ to the beach?
5. The teacher was not satisfied with Tam’s essay. SATISFYING
Tam’s essay__________________________________________________________
6. Your bicycle is just like the one I used to own. SIMILAR
I________________________________________________________
7. This sauce hasn’t got much flavour, has it? TASTELESS
This sauce is________________________________________________
8. Taking photographs inside the museum is forbidden NOT
You________________________________________________________
9. On Saturday night, the roads to the city centre are very busy TRAFFIC
There is_______________________________________________________
10. Do you find it easy to make friends? GOOD
Are you_______________________________________________________
XIV. Write a paragraph (100 - 120 words) to talk about “ How to keep a healthy life?”.
(10 pionts) Lưu ý: Thí sinh không được viết Tên của mình và Tên trường trong bài luận./.
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