Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

17. After the alien spacecraft hovered over the park for a short while, it vanished.

A. landed B. appeared C. attacked D. rose

18. Mathematics is a compulsory subject in all Vietnamese high schools.

A. difficult B. changeable C. optional D. interesting

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.

19. -"May I come in?"

“______________”

A. No, you may not. B. Yes, why not?

C. Yes, please do. D. No, I don’t accept that.

20. - "Let’s meet outside the art gallery."

“______________”

A. Yes, let us do it. B. When can I go there?

C. I’d like to go to the concert. D. Yes. Is 8.30 all right?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 25.

Everyone wants a job that pays well. Some people stop school early because they want to start earning cash right away. Others spend years and years studying in school in order to get a better job. Which is best? Actually, studies show that in most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.

For example, in the United States, high school graduates can make about $30,400 a year. The people who do not finish high school average only $23,400 a year. Just having a document that says you finished high school means an extra $7,000!

If you stay in school, you can make more money. A person who goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree can make an average of $52,200. With a master’s degree, he or she can make about $62,000. And studies show that if a person gets a PhD, he or she can make $89,000 or more a year.

Of course, people with different occupations have different salaries. If you want to work and make more money, spend more time in school.

21. Why does the passage say some people stop high school early?

A. They do not have a lot of money.

B. They do not like going to school.

C. They do not want to work hard.

D. They want to start making money.

22. The underlined phrase "earning power" in the passage probably means

A. ability to make money B. power to spend money

C. getting education D. earning reputation

23. According to the passage, how can a person earn more money?

A. By stopping high school

B. By staying in school for a long time

C. By working a part-time job in high school

D. By starting a small business

24. Which of these ideas is mentioned in the passage?

A. Everyone should get a master’s degree.

B. Graduating high school is important.

C. A person should do the same job their whole life.

D. A person with a PhD will not earn a lot of money.

25. Why was this passage written?

A. To make school more fun

B. To teach people how to set goals

C. To encourage people to stay in school

D. To help people who score poorly on tests

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

Large forests are important to us in many ways. They give us wood (26) ________ building and heating. They are a home for many kinds of plants and animals. And for many city people, forests are a place to go for a vacation. People can (27) ________ about nature there. They can enjoy fresh air and sleep in a(n) (28) ________ place. But there is one more reason (29) ________ forests are important to everyone. The leaves on the trees in a forest help to clean the air. Dirty air is a serious problem in many (30) ________ of the world. Without our forests, this problem might be much worse.

26. A. to B. for C. from D. about

27. A. learn B. talk C. research D. explore

28. A. interesting B. noisy C. exciting D. quiet

29. A. what B. that C. why D. when

30. A. parts B. areas C. districts D. countries

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

31. Please give me a few milk and some biscuits if you have any left.

A. Please give B. a few C. some biscuits D. any left

32. My brother decided to buy in the morning a new bike, but in the afternoon he changed his mind.

A. decided to B. in the morning a new bike

C. in the afternoon D. changed

33. The study of these animals are truly fascinating, and many books have been written about them.

A. these B. are C. many books D. written

34. Antarctic blue whales can be 100 foot long and weigh more than any dinosaur that ever lived.

A. can be B. foot long C. more than D. ever

35. Many environmentalists fear that the earth will run out essential natural resources before the end of the twenty-first century.

A. environmentalists B. that

C. out essential D. before

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

36. Yesterday it was a little cooler than it is today.

A. Today it is slightly warmer than it was yesterday.

B. Today it is much warmer than it was yesterday.

C. Yesterday it was so cool, and today is so cool too.

D. I wish it was cool today as it was yesterday.

37. It would be quite wrong for us to lock the dog in the house for a week.

A. We’d better not lock the dog in the house for a week.

B. The dog was wrong, so we locked it in the house for a week.

C. We locked the dog in the house for a week, and it was quite wrong.

D. We can’t lock the dog in the house for a week.

38. "Why don’t you put a better lock on the door?" said my friend.

A. I suggested that my friend should put a better lock on the door.

B. My friend advised me to put a better lock on the door.

C. My friend and I suggested putting a better lock on the door.

D. I got my friend to put a better lock on the door.

39. When the electricity was cut off, we went out for dinner.

A. We had dinner at the restaurant because of a power cut.

B. The power was cut off just as we were going out for dinner.

C. We were having dinner at a restaurant when the power failed.

D. We went out for dinner, so the electricity was cut off.

40. We will try our best to finish the work on time. It is very hard.

A. Despite working hard, we will try our best to finish it on time.

B. In spite of working hard, we will try our best to finish it on time.

C. Although the work is hard, we will try our best to finish it on time.

D. If the work is not hard, we will try our best to finish it on time.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.

HISTORY OF THE HELICOPTER

Although first flight generally attributed to a fixed-wing aircraft, the helicopter actually represents the first style of flight envisioned by humans. The ancient Chinese developed a toy that rose upward when spun rapidly. As early as the mid-sixteenth century, the great Italian inventor Leonardo da Vinci had drawn a prototype for the machine that we now know as the helicopter.

Early in the twentieth century, a great deal of experimentation and revision was taking place with regard to helicopter flight. The well-known phrase “two steps forward and one step back” provided an apt descriptor for early flight development. Uneven lift, known as dissymmetry, caused the early helicopters to flip over and confounded the inventors until the creation of the swash-plate; this allowed the rotor blade angles to be changed so that lift would be equal on each side of the shaft.

On November 13, 1907, the French pioneer Paul Cornu made history by lifting a twin-rotor helicopter into the air for a few seconds without ground assistance. Several models followed without significance until in 1924 when another French pioneer, Etienne Oehmichen, became the first to fly a helicopter for one kilometer. It was a historic flight of 7 minutes and 40 seconds. By 1936, solutions have been found to many of the problems with helicopter flight.

With the introduction of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter became a reality.

Why is it important that lift be equal on both sides of the helicopter shaft?

A. If there is more lift on one side, the helicopter will flip.

B. Equal lift means that the helicopter will be faster.

C. Dissymmetry of lift makes helicopters fly well.

D. It allows the rotor blade angles to be changed.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.

HISTORY OF THE HELICOPTER

Although first flight generally attributed to a fixed-wing aircraft, the helicopter actually represents the first style of flight envisioned by humans. The ancient Chinese developed a toy that rose upward when spun rapidly. As early as the mid-sixteenth century, the great Italian inventor Leonardo da Vinci had drawn a prototype for the machine that we now know as the helicopter.

Early in the twentieth century, a great deal of experimentation and revision was taking place with regard to helicopter flight. The well-known phrase “two steps forward and one step back” provided an apt descriptor for early flight development. Uneven lift, known as dissymmetry, caused the early helicopters to flip over and confounded the inventors until the creation of the swash-plate; this allowed the rotor blade angles to be changed so that lift would be equal on each side of the shaft.

On November 13, 1907, the French pioneer Paul Cornu made history by lifting a twin-rotor helicopter into the air for a few seconds without ground assistance. Several models followed without significance until in 1924 when another French pioneer, Etienne Oehmichen, became the first to fly a helicopter for one kilometer. It was a historic flight of 7 minutes and 40 seconds. By 1936, solutions have been found to many of the problems with helicopter flight.

With the introduction of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter became a reality.

Why is it important that lift be equal on both sides of the helicopter shaft?

A. If there is more lift on one side, the helicopter will flip.

B. Equal lift means that the helicopter will be faster.

C. Dissymmetry of lift makes helicopters fly well.

D. It allows the rotor blade angles to be changed.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.

HISTORY OF THE HELICOPTER

Although first flight generally attributed to a fixed-wing aircraft, the helicopter actually represents the first style of flight envisioned by humans. The ancient Chinese developed a toy that rose upward when spun rapidly. As early as the mid-sixteenth century, the great Italian inventor Leonardo da Vinci had drawn a prototype for the machine that we now know as the helicopter.

Early in the twentieth century, a great deal of experimentation and revision was taking place with regard to helicopter flight. The well-known phrase “two steps forward and one step back” provided an apt descriptor for early flight development. Uneven lift, known as dissymmetry, caused the early helicopters to flip over and confounded the inventors until the creation of the swash-plate; this allowed the rotor blade angles to be changed so that lift would be equal on each side of the shaft.

On November 13, 1907, the French pioneer Paul Cornu made history by lifting a twin-rotor helicopter into the air for a few seconds without ground assistance. Several models followed without significance until in 1924 when another French pioneer, Etienne Oehmichen, became the first to fly a helicopter for one kilometer. It was a historic flight of 7 minutes and 40 seconds. By 1936, solutions have been found to many of the problems with helicopter flight.

With the introduction of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter became a reality.

Why is it important that lift be equal on both sides of the helicopter shaft?

A. If there is more lift on one side, the helicopter will flip

B. Equal lift means that the helicopter will be faster

C. Dissymmetry of lift makes helicopters fly well

D. It allows the rotor blade angles to be changed

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.

HISTORY OF THE HELICOPTER

Although first flight generally attributed to a fixed-wing aircraft, the helicopter actually represents the first style of flight envisioned by humans. The ancient Chinese developed a toy that rose upward when spun rapidly. As early as the mid-sixteenth century, the great Italian inventor Leonardo da Vinci had drawn a prototype for the machine that we now know as the helicopter.

Early in the twentieth century, a great deal of experimentation and revision was taking place with regard to helicopter flight. The well-known phrase “two steps forward and one step back” provided an apt descriptor for early flight development. Uneven lift, known as dissymmetry, caused the early helicopters to flip over and confounded the inventors until the creation of the swash-plate; this allowed the rotor blade angles to be changed so that lift would be equal on each side of the shaft.

On November 13, 1907, the French pioneer Paul Cornu made history by lifting a twin-rotor helicopter into the air for a few seconds without ground assistance. Several models followed without significance until in 1924 when another French pioneer, Etienne Oehmichen, became the first to fly a helicopter for one kilometer. It was a historic flight of 7 minutes and 40 seconds. By 1936, solutions have been found to many of the problems with helicopter flight.

With the introduction of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter became a reality.

The word “envisioned” in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to _____.

A. imagined 

B. perfected 

C. experienced 

D. taught

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.

HISTORY OF THE HELICOPTER

Although first flight generally attributed to a fixed-wing aircraft, the helicopter actually represents the first style of flight envisioned by humans. The ancient Chinese developed a toy that rose upward when spun rapidly. As early as the mid-sixteenth century, the great Italian inventor Leonardo da Vinci had drawn a prototype for the machine that we now know as the helicopter.

Early in the twentieth century, a great deal of experimentation and revision was taking place with regard to helicopter flight. The well-known phrase “two steps forward and one step back” provided an apt descriptor for early flight development. Uneven lift, known as dissymmetry, caused the early helicopters to flip over and confounded the inventors until the creation of the swash-plate; this allowed the rotor blade angles to be changed so that lift would be equal on each side of the shaft.

On November 13, 1907, the French pioneer Paul Cornu made history by lifting a twin-rotor helicopter into the air for a few seconds without ground assistance. Several models followed without significance until in 1924 when another French pioneer, Etienne Oehmichen, became the first to fly a helicopter for one kilometer. It was a historic flight of 7 minutes and 40 seconds. By 1936, solutions have been found to many of the problems with helicopter flight.

With the introduction of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter became a reality.

The word “envisioned” in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to _____.

A. imagined

B. perfected

C. experienced

D. taught

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.

HISTORY OF THE HELICOPTER

Although first flight generally attributed to a fixed-wing aircraft, the helicopter actually represents the first style of flight envisioned by humans. The ancient Chinese developed a toy that rose upward when spun rapidly. As early as the mid-sixteenth century, the great Italian inventor Leonardo da Vinci had drawn a prototype for the machine that we now know as the helicopter.

Early in the twentieth century, a great deal of experimentation and revision was taking place with regard to helicopter flight. The well-known phrase “two steps forward and one step back” provided an apt descriptor for early flight development. Uneven lift, known as dissymmetry, caused the early helicopters to flip over and confounded the inventors until the creation of the swash-plate; this allowed the rotor blade angles to be changed so that lift would be equal on each side of the shaft.

On November 13, 1907, the French pioneer Paul Cornu made history by lifting a twin-rotor helicopter into the air for a few seconds without ground assistance. Several models followed without significance until in 1924 when another French pioneer, Etienne Oehmichen, became the first to fly a helicopter for one kilometer. It was a historic flight of 7 minutes and 40 seconds. By 1936, solutions have been found to many of the problems with helicopter flight.

With the introduction of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter became a reality.

The word “envisioned” in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to _____.

A. imagined         

B. perfected          

C. experienced      

D. taught

37. The laboratory is ……………to the main building.

A. in front                        B. between             C. next                   D. near

38. The Temple of Literature ……………………….        in 1070.

A. was found                   B. was founded      C. find                   D. found

39. Lan looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has …………

A. flu                     B. sunburn             C. spots                  D. stomachache      

40. You’d better ……………………………..         an umbrella because it’s rainy.

A. will take                      B. take                   C. taking                D. to take

41. ………………. apples  do you need to put on the cake?

A. How                        B. How many             C. How much        D. What         

42. A lot of flowers …………………………………in Da Lat throughout the year.

A. growing                      B. are grown          C. grow                 D. grew

43. Her character is different………………. mine.

A. for                            B. of                          C. from                  D. to     

44. She has the same hobbies ………………. me.

A. from                         B. as                          C. on                      D. of         

45. The students of the Imperial Academy ……from local examinations all over the country.

A. were selected               B. selecting            C. selected             D. was selected

46. …………..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

47 . ……………water should I put into the glass?

A. How                            B. How much        C. How many        D. What

48. ……………bottles of milk does your family need for a week?

A. How much                  B. How many        C. How                  D. How often

49. Is there any butter ……………….in the refrigerator?

A. leave                           B. to leave              C. leaving              D. left

50. There is ……………..tofu, but there aren’t…………….sandwiches.

A. some-some                  B. any-any             C. some-any          D. any-some

51. Can you tell me …………………..this dish?

A. to cook                        B. how to cook      C. cooking             D. how to cooking

52. What ……………do I need to cook an omelette?

A. food                            B. material             C. menu                 D. ingredients

53. How many ………….do you eat every day?

A. orange                         B. milk                   C. apple                 D. apples

54. The eel soup that your father has just cooked tastes very …………...

A. delicious           B. best                             C. healthy              D. well