I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 

1. A. channel B. game C. national D. relax 

2. A. show B. programme C. sport D. most 

3. A. thirty B. theme C. both D. them 

II. Find the word which is not the same with the others in a group 

4. A. boring B. international C. national D. local 

5. A. viewer B. audience C. watcher D. director 

III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence 

6. I want to watch the cartoon ……………….I turn on the TV 

A. but B. so C. although D. because 

7. Where are the children? They …………..in the yard 

A. play B. are playing C. is playing D. plays 

8. VTV is a ………..television channel in Viet Nam, and it attracts millions of TV viewers in Viet Nam 

A. wide B. local C. international D. national 

9. That TV programme is not only interesting ……….it also teaches children many things about family and friendship 

A. but B. so C. and D. because 

10. Many people with different skills work hard ………….quality programmes for television 

A. produce B. to produce C. producing D. to producing 

11. Have you ever ………..to London? 

A. be B. being C. been D. gone 

12. Britain’s most common ……….activities are watching TV and films, and listening to the radio 

A. free B. leisure C. good D. popular 

13. In team sports, the two teams …………against each other in order to get the better score 

A. are B. do C. make D. compete 

14. Super cars will  ……………water in the future 

A. go by B. run at C. run on D. travel by 

15. ……………..pencils and rubber, every student will have a computer 

A. by B. instead C. instead of D. at 

PART I: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. either

B.       author

C.       both

D.       worth

2. A. watched

B.       visited

C.       looked

D.       stopped

PART II: Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.

3. The traffic was bad. We arrived on time.

A.       We arrived on time although the traffic is bad.

B.       Though the traffic was bad, we arrived on time.

C.       We arrived on time despite of the bad traffic.

Although the fact that the traffic was bad, we arrived on time. 1. A. either

D.       author

E.       both

F.        worth

2. A. watched

G.       visited

H.       looked

I.         stopped

J.          

4. A supermarket is quite convenient. A shopping centre is much more convenient.

A.       A supermarket is the most convenient as a shopping centre.

B.       A supermarket is less convenient than a shopping centre.

C.       A supermarket is less convenient as a shopping centre.

D.       A supermarket is not so convenient a shopping centre.

5. They are looking for the man and his dog. They have lost the way in the forest.

A.       They are looking for the man and his dog which have lost the way in the forest.

B.       They are looking for the man and his dog of which have lost the way in the forest.

C.       They are looking for the man and his dog who have lost the way in the forest.

D.       They are looking for the man and his dog that have lost the way in the forest.

PART III: Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

6. They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.

A.       Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening.

B.       Their parents never let them go out in the evening.

C.       Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.

D.       Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening.

7. Please arrive early because we want to be able to start our meeting early.

A.       Please arrive early so that we can start our meeting early.

B.       Please arrive early so that we were able to start our meeting early.

C.       Please arrive so early that we could be able to start our meeting early.

D.       Please arrive early for us to be able to start our meeting early.

8. She wasn't early enough to catch the bus.

A.       She wasn't late for the bus.

B.       She arrived too early for the bus.

C.       She didn't arrive late for the bus.

D.       She was too late to catch the bus.

PART IV: Choose the sentence that completes the sentence from the suggested words or phrases.

9. He/ prefer/ go out/ friends/ rather than/ stay/ home/ alone.

A.       He would prefer going out with his friends rather than staying at home alone.

B.       He prefer going out with his friends rather than staying at home alone

C.       He prefer to go out with his friends rather than to stay at home alone.

D.       He would prefer to go out with his friends rather than stay at home alone.

10. I/ thought/book/worth/read/but/it/not.

A.       I thought this book was worth to read but it isn't.

B.       I thought this book was worth reading but it wasn't.

C.       I thought this book is worth reading but it wasn't.

D.       I thought this book is worth to read but it doesn't.

11. Language/ music/ be/ two things/ make/ human/ different/ all other animals.

A.       Language and music are two things that make human different from all other animals.

B.       Language and music are two things that making human different from all other animals.

C.       Language and music is two things that make human different of all other animals.

D.       Language and music are two things that makes human different from all other animals.

PART V: Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

12. My father, along with his friends, are drinking tea in the living room.

A.       along with

B.       are

C.       tea

D.       the

13. He lives in the district eastern so it’ll take us 3 hours to drive to his house.

A.       in

B.       district eastern

C.       take

D.       to drive

14. Jack cycles usually to work to avoid traffic jams at rush hour.

A.       cycles usually

B.       avoid

C.       jams

D.       rush hour

PART VI: Choose the best answer.

Question 15

Kate: “_____”

Mary: “Don’t worry about it.”

A.       Thank you for inviting me.

B.       Sorry for coming late.

C.       Could you do me a favor?

D.       Do you need any help?

Question 16

Tom: "Why didn’t you pay the telephone bill?"

Lucy: "_____."

A.       Well, it’s too thick

B.       Thank you for all that

C.       Yes, it was true

D.       I did

Question 17: Keep silent! My father _____ in his room.

A.       is sleeping

B.       was sleeping

C.       has left

D.       will be slept

Question 18: I’m _____ forward to seeing you again.

A.       coming

B.       going

C.       looking

D.       bringing

Question 19: The fire was caused by an _____ fault in the television.

A.       electricity

B.       electric

C.       electrician

D.       electrical

Question 20: _____ a clock in your classroom?

A.       Are there

B.       Is there

C.       Have there

D.       Has there

Question 21: Did you send Alice an invitation _____ the party?

A.       to

B.       with

C.       in

D.       of

Question 22: Max goes to bed _____ than anyone I know.

A.       the most early

B.       earlier

C.       the earliest

D.       much early

Question 23: My brother didn't feel well. _____, he didn't go to work yesterday.

A.       So

B.       But

C.       However

D.       Therefore

Question 24: They were late for work because their car _____ down.

A.       got

B.       put

C.       cut

D.       broke

Question 25: We may know the land very well, but we know very _____ about the ocean.

A.       few

B.       little

C.       much

D.       lots

Question 26: I first _____ to a rock concert when I was 15.

A.       go

B.       went

C.       have gone

D.       was going

PART VII: Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each of the blanks.

            Every season there are new clothes and new fashions in the shops. Colours and styles keep (1) change/ to change/ changed/ changing. One season black is the 'in' color, but the next season everyone is wearing orange or pink or grey. The length of women's skirts goes up and down from year to year. A shirt (2) who/ whom/ what/ that you once thought was very trendy can look (3) strangeness/ stranger/ strangely/ strange old-fashioned a few years later. And your father's shirts, you always thought were very conservative and traditional, can suddenly become (4) stylish/ outdated/ old/ useless. Keeping up with the fashions can be very expensive. So one way to save money is never to throw your old clothes out. If you wait long enough, the clothes are out of fashion today will be (5) out/ up/ away/ back in fashion tomorrow. Yesterday's clothes are tomorrow's new fashions.

PART VIII: Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.

So what happened after school?

by Sam Adam

I was wondering what I should do with my life when I finish school. My parents told me that I still had a couple of years ahead of me but that did not reassure me. So I went online and found everything about career advisors.

Most secondary schools in England have members of staff who give career advice to their students. They are called career advisors. A year before they leave school, the career advisors will talk to the students one by one and ask them what they want to do in the future. The advisor will look at the students' grades to see what subjects they are stronger in. For example, if they are good at maths, they can become an accountant.

The advice is not just about the part of finding a job; it's also telling the student what university course they must do first. If a student wants to become a lawyer, he or she will have to go to university for three or four years to study law. However, if someone wants to be a doctor, they will need good grades in biology and other science subjects. With good grades, they can go to university and do their basic medical training which is six years. But their studying doesn’t finish at university. They then have to study at the hospital for another two or three years.

The careers advisor also helps students who don't have the grades to go to university. The advisor helps the students with their CV and shows them how to find and apply for jobs. Sometimes there are short courses they can do to learn a new skill quickly. For example, they can go on a hairdressing course and then learn more while they work. Some organizations offer training on the job, such as factories and farms. The government has many areas which offer possibilities for those who can't go to university. Students can join the army and be trained to become a soldier, or if they want, they could become a sailor with the navy.

So I guess that now I shouldn't be feeling so anxious. When the time comes, I'll make sure I'll ask a careers advisor for help.

(Adapted from Simply B1 Preliminary for School)

Question 28: How do career advisors meet the students?

A.       in a small group

B.       in individual meetings

C.       all the class together

D.       the whole school at the same time

Question 29: What does the advisor look for before giving advice?

A.       what the student isn't very good at

B.       university courses in other countries

C.       what the student is better at

D.       the student's CV and folder

Question 30: What happens after studying medicine at a university?

A.       The student must go on to study biology as well.

B.       The student can train others to become doctors, too.

C.       The student can practice medicine immediately after.

D.       The student carries on learning for another few years.

Question 31: How do advisors help students with not very good grades?

A.       They show them the best way to get a job.

B.       They help them with on-the-job training.

C.       They give extra classes to help them get to university.

D.       They take them to a farm and a factory to show them their options.

Question 32: What would Sam text to a friend who seeks career advice?

A.       I'm as worried as you are as I don't know what options are available for us.

B.       I guess you could ask your parents for help; that's what I did.

C.       There is no need to panic as there are people at school that can help you with that.

D.       Your teachers will make career decisions for you so that you don't have to deal with it.

PART IX: Choose the word that is different from the rest.

33. A. anything

B.       anyone

C.       anymore

D.       anywhere

34. A. triangle

B.       square

C.       circle

D.       shape

PART X: Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

35. Katty is a little nervous about leaving the kids at home all alone.

A.       serious

B.       pleased

C.       worried

D.       difficult

36. According to a recent newspaper article, the company is worth over $20 billion

A.       sentence

B.       writing

C.       title

D.       report

PART I: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. either

B.       author

C.       both

D.       worth

2. A. watched

B.       visited

C.       looked

D.       stopped

PART II: Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.

3. The traffic was bad. We arrived on time.

A.       We arrived on time although the traffic is bad.

B.       Though the traffic was bad, we arrived on time.

C.       We arrived on time despite of the bad traffic.

Although the fact that the traffic was bad, we arrived on time. 1. A. either

D.       author

E.       both

F.        worth

2. A. watched

G.       visited

H.       looked

I.         stopped

J.          

4. A supermarket is quite convenient. A shopping centre is much more convenient.

A.       A supermarket is the most convenient as a shopping centre.

B.       A supermarket is less convenient than a shopping centre.

C.       A supermarket is less convenient as a shopping centre.

D.       A supermarket is not so convenient a shopping centre.

5. They are looking for the man and his dog. They have lost the way in the forest.

A.       They are looking for the man and his dog which have lost the way in the forest.

B.       They are looking for the man and his dog of which have lost the way in the forest.

C.       They are looking for the man and his dog who have lost the way in the forest.

D.       They are looking for the man and his dog that have lost the way in the forest.

PART III: Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

6. They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.

A.       Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening.

B.       Their parents never let them go out in the evening.

C.       Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.

D.       Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening.

7. Please arrive early because we want to be able to start our meeting early.

A.       Please arrive early so that we can start our meeting early.

B.       Please arrive early so that we were able to start our meeting early.

C.       Please arrive so early that we could be able to start our meeting early.

D.       Please arrive early for us to be able to start our meeting early.

8. She wasn't early enough to catch the bus.

A.       She wasn't late for the bus.

B.       She arrived too early for the bus.

C.       She didn't arrive late for the bus.

D.       She was too late to catch the bus.

PART IV: Choose the sentence that completes the sentence from the suggested words or phrases.

9. He/ prefer/ go out/ friends/ rather than/ stay/ home/ alone.

A.       He would prefer going out with his friends rather than staying at home alone.

B.       He prefer going out with his friends rather than staying at home alone

C.       He prefer to go out with his friends rather than to stay at home alone.

D.       He would prefer to go out with his friends rather than stay at home alone.

10. I/ thought/book/worth/read/but/it/not.

A.       I thought this book was worth to read but it isn't.

B.       I thought this book was worth reading but it wasn't.

C.       I thought this book is worth reading but it wasn't.

D.       I thought this book is worth to read but it doesn't.

11. Language/ music/ be/ two things/ make/ human/ different/ all other animals.

A.       Language and music are two things that make human different from all other animals.

B.       Language and music are two things that making human different from all other animals.

C.       Language and music is two things that make human different of all other animals.

D.       Language and music are two things that makes human different from all other animals.

PART V: Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

12. My father, along with his friends, are drinking tea in the living room.

A.       along with

B.       are

C.       tea

D.       the

13. He lives in the district eastern so it’ll take us 3 hours to drive to his house.

A.       in

B.       district eastern

C.       take

D.       to drive

14. Jack cycles usually to work to avoid traffic jams at rush hour.

A.       cycles usually

B.       avoid

C.       jams

D.       rush hour

PART VI: Choose the best answer.

Question 15

Kate: “_____”

Mary: “Don’t worry about it.”

A.       Thank you for inviting me.

B.       Sorry for coming late.

C.       Could you do me a favor?

D.       Do you need any help?

Question 16

Tom: "Why didn’t you pay the telephone bill?"

Lucy: "_____."

A.       Well, it’s too thick

B.       Thank you for all that

C.       Yes, it was true

D.       I did

Question 17: Keep silent! My father _____ in his room.

A.       is sleeping

B.       was sleeping

C.       has left

D.       will be slept

Question 18: I’m _____ forward to seeing you again.

A.       coming

B.       going

C.       looking

D.       bringing

Question 19: The fire was caused by an _____ fault in the television.

A.       electricity

B.       electric

C.       electrician

D.       electrical

Question 20: _____ a clock in your classroom?

A.       Are there

B.       Is there

C.       Have there

D.       Has there

Question 21: Did you send Alice an invitation _____ the party?

A.       to

B.       with

C.       in

D.       of

Question 22: Max goes to bed _____ than anyone I know.

A.       the most early

B.       earlier

C.       the earliest

D.       much early

Question 23: My brother didn't feel well. _____, he didn't go to work yesterday.

A.       So

B.       But

C.       However

D.       Therefore

Question 24: They were late for work because their car _____ down.

A.       got

B.       put

C.       cut

D.       broke

Question 25: We may know the land very well, but we know very _____ about the ocean.

A.       few

B.       little

C.       much

D.       lots

Question 26: I first _____ to a rock concert when I was 15.

A.       go

B.       went

C.       have gone

D.       was going

PART VII: Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each of the blanks.

            Every season there are new clothes and new fashions in the shops. Colours and styles keep (1) change/ to change/ changed/ changing. One season black is the 'in' color, but the next season everyone is wearing orange or pink or grey. The length of women's skirts goes up and down from year to year. A shirt (2) who/ whom/ what/ that you once thought was very trendy can look (3) strangeness/ stranger/ strangely/ strange old-fashioned a few years later. And your father's shirts, you always thought were very conservative and traditional, can suddenly become (4) stylish/ outdated/ old/ useless. Keeping up with the fashions can be very expensive. So one way to save money is never to throw your old clothes out. If you wait long enough, the clothes are out of fashion today will be (5) out/ up/ away/ back in fashion tomorrow. Yesterday's clothes are tomorrow's new fashions.

PART VIII: Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.

So what happened after school?

by Sam Adam

I was wondering what I should do with my life when I finish school. My parents told me that I still had a couple of years ahead of me but that did not reassure me. So I went online and found everything about career advisors.

Most secondary schools in England have members of staff who give career advice to their students. They are called career advisors. A year before they leave school, the career advisors will talk to the students one by one and ask them what they want to do in the future. The advisor will look at the students' grades to see what subjects they are stronger in. For example, if they are good at maths, they can become an accountant.

The advice is not just about the part of finding a job; it's also telling the student what university course they must do first. If a student wants to become a lawyer, he or she will have to go to university for three or four years to study law. However, if someone wants to be a doctor, they will need good grades in biology and other science subjects. With good grades, they can go to university and do their basic medical training which is six years. But their studying doesn’t finish at university. They then have to study at the hospital for another two or three years.

The careers advisor also helps students who don't have the grades to go to university. The advisor helps the students with their CV and shows them how to find and apply for jobs. Sometimes there are short courses they can do to learn a new skill quickly. For example, they can go on a hairdressing course and then learn more while they work. Some organizations offer training on the job, such as factories and farms. The government has many areas which offer possibilities for those who can't go to university. Students can join the army and be trained to become a soldier, or if they want, they could become a sailor with the navy.

So I guess that now I shouldn't be feeling so anxious. When the time comes, I'll make sure I'll ask a careers advisor for help.

(Adapted from Simply B1 Preliminary for School)

Question 28: How do career advisors meet the students?

A.       in a small group

B.       in individual meetings

C.       all the class together

D.       the whole school at the same time

Question 29: What does the advisor look for before giving advice?

A.       what the student isn't very good at

B.       university courses in other countries

C.       what the student is better at

D.       the student's CV and folder

Question 30: What happens after studying medicine at a university?

A.       The student must go on to study biology as well.

B.       The student can train others to become doctors, too.

C.       The student can practice medicine immediately after.

D.       The student carries on learning for another few years.

Question 31: How do advisors help students with not very good grades?

A.       They show them the best way to get a job.

B.       They help them with on-the-job training.

C.       They give extra classes to help them get to university.

D.       They take them to a farm and a factory to show them their options.

Question 32: What would Sam text to a friend who seeks career advice?

A.       I'm as worried as you are as I don't know what options are available for us.

B.       I guess you could ask your parents for help; that's what I did.

C.       There is no need to panic as there are people at school that can help you with that.

D.       Your teachers will make career decisions for you so that you don't have to deal with it.

PART IX: Choose the word that is different from the rest.

33. A. anything

B.       anyone

C.       anymore

D.       anywhere

34. A. triangle

B.       square

C.       circle

D.       shape

PART X: Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

35. Katty is a little nervous about leaving the kids at home all alone.

A.       serious

B.       pleased

C.       worried

D.       difficult

36. According to a recent newspaper article, the company is worth over $20 billion

A.       sentence

B.       writing

C.       title

D.       report

SECTION A (60 minutes)

PART 1- Grammar & Vocabulary Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill the gap.

1 My name is Juan and I _____ from Spain.

a) is

b) be

c) are

d) am

2 Look at my family. This is _____ photograph.

a) there

b) them

c) their

d) they

3 This is _____ computer.

a) David

b) David’s

c) Davids’

d) Davids

4 I _____ work.

a) sometimes go to the café after

b) to the café go sometimes after

c) go sometimes to the café’ after

d) sometimes after go to the café

5 She _____ for the train at the moment.

a) waits

b) wait

c) waiting

d) is waiting

6 Where _____?

a) does he work

b) he works

c) he does work

d) works he

7 Most hospital workers _____ normal working hours.

a) have not

b) don’t have

c) doesn’t have

d) isn’t have

8 Who did _____ at the party?

a) you saw

b) you see

c) saw you

d) see 9 ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’

‘No, I haven’t.’

a) Did you ever go

b) Will you ever go

c) Are you ever going

d) Have you ever been

10 Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in.

a) the most big

b) the bigger

c) the biggest

d) the more big

11 Is she the woman _____ husband is a writer?

a) which

b) that

c) who

d) whose

12 The police wanted to know exactly how the money _____ stolen from the bank.

a) is

b) was

c) gets

d) did

13 By the time Mary gets here, the film _____.

a) will finish

b) is going to finish

c) will have finished

d) is finishing

14 You _____ tell anyone about this, Sara. It’s a secret, OK?

a) couldn’t

b) wouldn’t

c) mustn’t

d) don’t have to

15 I think you _____ leave now, it’s getting late.

a) can

b) would

c) will

d) should

16 I wish I _____ in such a cold country!

a) didn’t live

b) haven’t lived

c) won’t live d) am not living

17 If Jack _____ music, he wouldn’t have become a concert pianist.

a) hadn’t studied

b) didn’t study

c) wouldn’t have studied

d) hasn’t studied

18 I always go to the cinema _____ Fridays.

a) on

b) in

c) at

d) by

19 I _____ late on Saturdays.

a) get

b) get up

c) go up

d) get on

20 I’m busy on Tuesday, but I’m free on _____.

a) July

b) evenings

c) Wednesday

d) weekends

21 My phone number’s 218974. That’s _____.

a) two one nine eight seven four

b) two one seven nine four eight

c) two one eight seven four nine

d) two one eight nine seven four

22 I will _____ you tomorrow.

a) shout

b) cry

c) call

d) say

23 Hannah’s a really _____ person. She’s always smiling.

a) sensible

b) interesting

c) talkative

d) cheerful

24 I have no _____ what time the swimming pool opens.

a) belief

b) opinion

c) idea

d) feeling

25 It was a beautiful day so we went on a boat _____ on the lake. a) ride

b) travel

c) drive

d) sightseeing

26 It was a great meal, but pretty expensive. Just look at the _____!

a) ticket

b) recipe

c) invoice

d) bill

27 What time do you _____ back from work?

a) go

b) get

c) be

d) travel

28 Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____. a) tanned

b) sunned

c) coloured

d) darkened

29 I’m not very interested _____ sports.

a) for

b) about

c) in

d) to

30 She likes _____ Japanese food.

a) to eating

b) eating

c) eat

d) is eating

31 Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened.

a) was driving

b) drove

c) had driven

d) has been driving

32 I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?

a) could you

b) can you

c) if you could

d) please

33 If I _____ you had cancelled the meeting I wouldn’t have turned up!

a) knew

b) have known

c) had known

d) know

34 I like your hair. Where _____?

a) cut you it

b) did you have it cut

c) do you cut it

d) have it cut 35 I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.

a) have worked

b) work

c) be working

d) to work

36 John tells me Les is eighty, _____ I find hard to believe.

a) that

b) who

c) whose

d) which

37 We _____ to the new house by the end of the week, so we won’t be here next Sunday.

a) will have moved

b) will be moving

c) will move

d) are moving

38 What _____ this weekend, Lance?

a) will you do

b) are you doing

c) will you have done

d) do you do

39 The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this summer.

a) little

b) a little

c) few

d) a few

40 Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.

a) is arrested

b) arrested

c) has been arrested

d) is being arrested 41 I often _____ football when I’m at the beach.

a) have

b) go

c) do

d) play

42 My brother _____ the cooking in our house.

a) does

b) makes

c) cooks

d) takes

43 Don’t forget to _____ the light when you go out.

a) turn up

b) turn in

c) turn off

d) turn over

44 I hope this cut on my hand _____ quickly.

a) cures

b) heals

c) treats

d) restores

45 She just burst into _____ when she heard the sad news.

a) crying

b) tears

c) cries

d) break down

46 He _____ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but no one believed him.

a) reassured

b) informed

c) insisted

d) persuaded

47 Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please?

a) lend

b) owe

c) borrow

d) rent

48 Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house these days!

a) taking

b) spending

c) having

d) doing

49 Who _____ in that house?

a) does he live

b) lives

c) did he live

d) he lives

50 I will call you when I _____ home.

a) get

b) will get

c) got

d) getting

51 If you _____ me, what would you do?

a) was

b) would be

c) were

d) have been

52 I don’t know where _____ last night.

a) did he go

b) he did go

c) went he

d) he went

53 John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish _____.

a) they won’t

b) they hadn’t

c) they didn’t

d) they weren’t

54 I’m so hungry! If only Bill _____ all the food in the fridge!

a) wasn’t eating

b) didn’t eat

c) hadn’t eaten

d) hasn’t eaten

55 I regret _____ harder in school.

a) not studying

b) not to study

c) to not study

d) not have studied

56 Surely Sue _____ you if she was unhappy with your work.

a) will tell

b) would have told

c) must have told

d) had told

57 Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and _____ particularly quiet! a) neither they aren’t

b) either they aren’t

c) nor are they

d) neither did they be 

58 We had expected that they _____ fluent English, but in fact they didn’t.

a) were speaking

b) would speak

c) had spoken

d) spoke

59 I’d rather _____ next weekend, but I do!

a) I don’t have to work

b) I didn’t have to work

c) not to work

d) no working

60 Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about _____ subject you ask her to.

a) whatever

b) whenever

c) wherever

d) whoever

61 I always _____ milk in my coffee.

a) have

b) eat

c) cook

d) make

62 I don’t often _____ TV.

a) watch

b) look at

c) see

d) hear

63 Can you give me a _____ with my bag?

a) leg

b) back

c) hand

d) head

64 Before you enter the marathon, please bear in _____ that you’re not as young as you used to be!

a) thought

b) question

c) mind

d) opinion

65 The breath test showed he had consumed more than three times the legal limit of alcohol, so the police arrested him for _____.

a) trespassing

b) mugging.

c) speeding.

d) drunk driving

66 The meeting was _____ and not very interesting.

a) time-wasting

b) time-consuming

c) time-using

d) out of time

67 After the film was released, the main _____ point was its excessive use of violence.

a) discussion

b) speaking

c) conversation

d) talking

68 There have been several big _____ against the use of GM foods recently.

a) campaigns

b) issues

c) boycotts

d) strikes

PART 2 - Reading

Passage 1 Read the text below. For questions 69 to 73, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d).

‘Heavier than air flying machines are impossible,’ said the well-known scientist Lord Kelvin in 1895. Thomas Watson, the chairman of IBM in 1943, was wrong too when he said that he thought there would be a world market for only five or so computers. Predictions can, of course, be wrong, and it is very difficult to predict what the world will be like in 100, 50, or even 20 years from now. But this is something that scientists and politicians often do. They do so because they invent things and make decisions that shape the future of the world that we live in. In the past they didn’t have to think too much about the impact that their decisions had on the natural world. But that is now changing. An increasing number of people believe that we should live within the rules set by nature. In other words, they think that in a world of fixed and limited resources, what is used today will not be there for our children. We must therefore look at each human activity and try to change it or create alternatives if it is not sustainable. The rules for this are set by nature, not by man.

69 What was Lord Kelvin suggesting?

a) It is difficult to make accurate predictions.

b) It would be possible for people to fly.

c) It would be impossible for people to fly.

d) There would only be a few computers.

70 Which of the following statements is true (according to the text)?

a) Lord Kelvin and Thomas Watson were good friends.

b) The world does not have unlimited natural resources.

c) Our children will not make predictions about the future.

d) It is easy to predict what the world will be like 20 years from now.

71 ‘shape’ (line 8) is closest in meaning to:

a) do

b) create

c) look at

d) move

72 The article suggests we should live in a _____ way.

a) selfish

b) sustainable

c) predictable

d) scientific

73 Choose the best title for the article.

a) Predictions and more predictions!

b) Politicians and scientists

c) A sustainable future for our children

d) New inventions

Passage 2 Read the text below. For questions 74 to 78, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d)

     Many hotel chains and tour operators say that they take their environmental commitments seriously, but often they do not respect their social and economic responsibilities to the local community. So is it possible for travellers to help improve the lives of locals and still have a good holiday? The charity, Tourism Concern, thinks so. It has pioneered the concept of the fair-trade holiday. The philosophy behind fair-trade travel is to make sure that local people get a fair share of the income from tourism. The objectives are simple: employing local people wherever possible; offering fair wages and treatment; showing cultural respect; involving communities in deciding how tourism is developed; and making sure that visitors have minimal environmental impact. Although there is currently no official fair-trade accreditation for holidays, the Association of Independent Tour Operators has worked hard to produce responsible tourism guidelines for its members. Some new companies, operated as much by principles as profits, offer a fantastic range of holidays for responsible and adventurous travellers.

74 Tourism Concern…

a) helps tourists who have had bad holidays.

b) is a philosophy.

c) is a charity and fair-trade organisation.

d) has a chain of hotels.

75 Which of the following is NOT one of Tourism Concern’s objectives?

a) Good pay for local people.

b) Showing respect for local cultures.

c) Saving tourists money.

d) Protecting the local environment.

76 According to the text, fair-trade travel is all about…

a) making money for charity.

b) money from tourism going to local people.

c) travellers getting a good deal.

d) a great cultural experience.

77 According to the text, there are _____ companies that are operated on principles as well as profits.

a) a few

b) no

c) some old

d) many

78 Choose the most appropriate title for the article.

a) Holidays from heaven

b) Cheap adventure holidays

c) Fair-trade holidays

d) Great holiday deals

Passage 3 Read the text below. For questions 79 to 84, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d).

Standards of spelling and grammar among an entire generation of English-speaking university students are now so poor that there is ‘a degree of crisis’ in their written use of the language, the publisher of a new dictionary has warned. Its research revealed that students have only a limited grasp of the most basic rules of spelling, punctuation and meaning, blamed in part on an increasing dependence on ‘automatic tools’ such as computer spellcheckers and unprecedented access to rapid communication using email and the Internet. The problem is not confined to the US, but applies also to students in Australia, Canada and Britain. Students were regularly found to be producing incomplete or rambling, poorly connected sentences, mixing metaphors ‘with gusto’ and overusing dull, devalued words such as ‘interesting’ and ‘good’. Overall they were unclear about appropriate punctuation, especially the use of commas, and failed to understand the basic rules of subject/verb agreement and the difference between ‘there’, ‘their’ and ‘they’re’. Kathy Rooney, editor-in-chief of the dictionary, said, ‘We need to be very concerned at the extent of the problems with basic spelling and usage that our research has revealed. This has significant implications for the future, especially for young people. We thought it would be useful to get in touch with teachers and academics to find out what problems their students were having with their writing and what extra help they might need from a dictionary. The results were quite shocking. We are sure that the use of computers has played a part. People rely increasingly on automatic tools such as spellcheckers that are much more passive than going to a dictionary and looking something up. That can lull them into a false sense of security.’ Beth Marshall, an English professor, said, ‘The type of student we’re getting now is very different from what we were seeing 10 years ago and it is often worrying to find out how little students know. There are as many as 800 commonly misspelled words, particularly pairs of words that are pronounced similarly but spelled differently and that have different meanings – for example, “faze” and “phase”, and “pray” and “prey”.’

79 ‘grasp’ (line 4) is closest in meaning to:

a) ability

b) use

c) understanding

d) skill

80 We can infer from the style of the text that this article was printed in a…

a) newspaper.

b) dictionary.

c) novel.

d) guidebook.

81 Kathy Rooney carried out research to see…

a) if students could spell certain words.

b) how widespread the use of computers is.

c) if academics were in touch with their students.

d) how dictionaries can help students.

82 them (line 22) refers to:

a) spellcheckers

b) computers

c) people

d) dictionaries

83 According to Beth Marshall, students today…

a) spell 800 words incorrectly on average.

b) like using spellcheckers.

c) mispronounce and misspell words.

d) are not as knowledgeable as they were in the past.

84 Choose the best title for the article.

a) Standards of spelling and grammar

b) Dictionaries of the future

c) Students don’t know their ‘there’ from their ‘they’re’

d) Automatic tools

Bài test này rất hay và bổ ích, thường gặp trong các bài test IELTS. Mong mng giúp đỡ

1. You should have a/an ___________ check your motorbike regularly.

2. I asked two people the way to the police station but ___________ of them knew.

3. Mr David is 58. He will be retiring from his job ___________ two years’ time.

4. Mr. Jones has ___________ painting since he retired.

5. Jack: “Mary, remember to send my regards to your great-grandmother.”

    Mary: “___________.”

6. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

On the night of September 2, 1666, a fire broke out, London was reduced by ashes.

A. destroyed by fire         B. discolored by fire         C. covered with ashes     D. got flammable

7. We spent the ___________days on the beach.

A. few last sunny           B. last sunny few               C. last few sunny             D. few sunny last

8. He was ___________ that we turned off the TV set immediately.

A. so bad singer             B. such bad singer            C. such bad a singer       D. so bad a singer

Your answers:

mong mng giúp hic ;<

PART 1- Grammar & Vocabulary Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill the gap.

1 My name is Juan and I _____ from Spain.

a) is

b) be

c) are

d) am

2 Look at my family. This is _____ photograph.

a) there

b) them

c) their

d) they

3 This is _____ computer.

a) David

b) David’s

c) Davids’

d) Davids

4 I _____ work.

a) sometimes go to the café after

b) to the café go sometimes after

c) go sometimes to the café’ after

d) sometimes after go to the café

5 She _____ for the train at the moment.

a) waits

b) wait

c) waiting

d) is waiting

6 Where _____?

a) does he work

b) he works

c) he does work

d) works he

7 Most hospital workers _____ normal working hours.

a) have not

b) don’t have

c) doesn’t have

d) isn’t have

8 Who did _____ at the party?

a) you saw

b) you see

c) saw you

d) see 9 ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’

‘No, I haven’t.’

a) Did you ever go

b) Will you ever go

c) Are you ever going

d) Have you ever been

10 Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in.

a) the most big

b) the bigger

c) the biggest

d) the more big

11 Is she the woman _____ husband is a writer?

a) which

b) that

c) who

d) whose

12 The police wanted to know exactly how the money _____ stolen from the bank.

a) is

b) was

c) gets

d) did

13 By the time Mary gets here, the film _____.

a) will finish

b) is going to finish

c) will have finished

d) is finishing

14 You _____ tell anyone about this, Sara. It’s a secret, OK?

a) couldn’t

b) wouldn’t

c) mustn’t

d) don’t have to

15 I think you _____ leave now, it’s getting late.

a) can

b) would

c) will

d) should

16 I wish I _____ in such a cold country!

a) didn’t live

b) haven’t lived

c) won’t live d) am not living

17 If Jack _____ music, he wouldn’t have become a concert pianist.

a) hadn’t studied

b) didn’t study

c) wouldn’t have studied

d) hasn’t studied

18 I always go to the cinema _____ Fridays.

a) on

b) in

c) at

d) by

19 I _____ late on Saturdays.

a) get

b) get up

c) go up

d) get on

20 I’m busy on Tuesday, but I’m free on _____.

a) July

b) evenings

c) Wednesday

d) weekends

21 My phone number’s 218974. That’s _____.

a) two one nine eight seven four

b) two one seven nine four eight

c) two one eight seven four nine

d) two one eight nine seven four

22 I will _____ you tomorrow.

a) shout

b) cry

c) call

d) say

23 Hannah’s a really _____ person. She’s always smiling.

a) sensible

b) interesting

c) talkative

d) cheerful

24 I have no _____ what time the swimming pool opens.

a) belief

b) opinion

c) idea

d) feeling

25 It was a beautiful day so we went on a boat _____ on the lake. a) ride

b) travel

c) drive

d) sightseeing

26 It was a great meal, but pretty expensive. Just look at the _____!

a) ticket

b) recipe

c) invoice

d) bill

27 What time do you _____ back from work?

a) go

b) get

c) be

d) travel

28 Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____. a) tanned

b) sunned

c) coloured

d) darkened

29 I’m not very interested _____ sports.

a) for

b) about

c) in

d) to

30 She likes _____ Japanese food.

a) to eating

b) eating

c) eat

d) is eating

31 Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened.

a) was driving

b) drove

c) had driven

d) has been driving

32 I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?

a) could you

b) can you

c) if you could

d) please

33 If I _____ you had cancelled the meeting I wouldn’t have turned up!

a) knew

b) have known

c) had known

d) know

34 I like your hair. Where _____?

a) cut you it

b) did you have it cut

c) do you cut it

d) have it cut 35 I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.

a) have worked

b) work

c) be working

d) to work

36 John tells me Les is eighty, _____ I find hard to believe.

a) that

b) who

c) whose

d) which

37 We _____ to the new house by the end of the week, so we won’t be here next Sunday.

a) will have moved

b) will be moving

c) will move

d) are moving

38 What _____ this weekend, Lance?

a) will you do

b) are you doing

c) will you have done

d) do you do

39 The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this summer.

a) little

b) a little

c) few

d) a few

40 Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.

a) is arrested

b) arrested

c) has been arrested

d) is being arrested 41 I often _____ football when I’m at the beach.

a) have

b) go

c) do

d) play

42 My brother _____ the cooking in our house.

a) does

b) makes

c) cooks

d) takes

43 Don’t forget to _____ the light when you go out.

a) turn up

b) turn in

c) turn off

d) turn over

44 I hope this cut on my hand _____ quickly.

a) cures

b) heals

c) treats

d) restores

45 She just burst into _____ when she heard the sad news.

a) crying

b) tears

c) cries

d) break down

46 He _____ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but no one believed him.

a) reassured

b) informed

c) insisted

d) persuaded

47 Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please?

a) lend

b) owe

c) borrow

d) rent

48 Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house these days!

a) taking

b) spending

c) having

d) doing

49 Who _____ in that house?

a) does he live

b) lives

c) did he live

d) he lives

50 I will call you when I _____ home.

a) get

b) will get

c) got

d) getting

51 If you _____ me, what would you do?

a) was

b) would be

c) were

d) have been

52 I don’t know where _____ last night.

a) did he go

b) he did go

c) went he

d) he went

53 John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish _____.

a) they won’t

b) they hadn’t

c) they didn’t

d) they weren’t

54 I’m so hungry! If only Bill _____ all the food in the fridge!

a) wasn’t eating

b) didn’t eat

c) hadn’t eaten

d) hasn’t eaten

55 I regret _____ harder in school.

a) not studying

b) not to study

c) to not study

d) not have studied

56 Surely Sue _____ you if she was unhappy with your work.

a) will tell

b) would have told

c) must have told

d) had told

57 Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and _____ particularly quiet! a) neither they aren’t

b) either they aren’t

c) nor are they

d) neither did they be 

58 We had expected that they _____ fluent English, but in fact they didn’t.

a) were speaking

b) would speak

c) had spoken

d) spoke

59 I’d rather _____ next weekend, but I do!

a) I don’t have to work

b) I didn’t have to work

c) not to work

d) no working

60 Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about _____ subject you ask her to.

a) whatever

b) whenever

c) wherever

d) whoever

61 I always _____ milk in my coffee.

a) have

b) eat

c) cook

d) make

62 I don’t often _____ TV.

a) watch

b) look at

c) see

d) hear

63 Can you give me a _____ with my bag?

a) leg

b) back

c) hand

d) head

64 Before you enter the marathon, please bear in _____ that you’re not as young as you used to be!

a) thought

b) question

c) mind

d) opinion

65 The breath test showed he had consumed more than three times the legal limit of alcohol, so the police arrested him for _____.

a) trespassing

b) mugging.

c) speeding.

d) drunk driving

66 The meeting was _____ and not very interesting.

a) time-wasting

b) time-consuming

c) time-using

d) out of time

67 After the film was released, the main _____ point was its excessive use of violence.

a) discussion

b) speaking

c) conversation

d) talking

68 There have been several big _____ against the use of GM foods recently.

a) campaigns

b) issues

c) boycotts

d) strikes

Employees must let _____ supervisors know before taking time off work.

(1 Điểm)

A. they

B. them

C. their

D. theirs

2

From July 1, it will be Mr. Ishibashi’s _____ to review all corporate contracts.

(1 Điểm)

A. symptom

B. responsibility

C. quality

D. discipline

3

We are pleased to offer you a sample copy of our _____ magazine, Office Innovations.

(1 Điểm)

A. popularly 

B. popularity

C. popular

D. popularize

4

Your security badge will be activated _____ the beginning of the work day tomorrow.

(1 Điểm)

A. by 

B. under

C. onto

D. as

5

One of Mr. Oh’s primary duties is the _____ of the corporate food service.

(1 Điểm)

A. manage 

B. manages

C. manageable 

D. management

6

 A majority of customers rated Sasaki mobile phones as _____ good or excellent.

(1 Điểm)

A. either 

B. both 

C. although

D. whether

7

The committee objected _____ to several of the conditions listed in the initial contract.

(1 Điểm)

A. badly 

B. safely 

C. strongly 

D. falsely

8

All interns in the marketing department are encouraged to attend the upcoming _____ .

(1 Điểm)

A. subject

B. division

C. workshop

D. plan

9

Fewer than ten firms in the country have received the Barstow Award _____ excellence in customer service.

(1 Điểm)

A. to 

B. for 

C. at 

D. with

10

  _____ of the shipment should be expected within ten days.

(1 Điểm)

A. Receive 

B. Received 

C. Receivable 

D. Receipt

11

Mi-Sun Park’s artwork _____ combines classical elements with modern materials and techniques.

(1 Điểm)

A. skill 

B. skilled 

C. skillful 

D. skillfully

12

Tanner Publications is seeking a copy editor with previous experience _____ excellent communication skills. 

(1 Điểm)

A. such 

B. but 

C. and 

D. unless

13

Ms. Reston and Mr. Parnthong were two of the senior partners _____ visited the clients last week.

(1 Điểm)

A. who 

B. when 

C. what 

D. whose

14

Silveira & Ogawa Corporation’s successful new line of cookware has helped to boost the company’s _____ performance this quarter.

(1 Điểm)

A. believable 

B. interested 

C. available 

D. financial

15

Before _____ the envelope, please be sure you have enclosed all of the documents listed in your orientation packet.

(1 Điểm)

A. seal 

B. sealing 

C. is sealed

D. was sealed

16

Ms. Gupta has earned the _____ of her colleagues in the law firm and of the clients she represents.

(1 Điểm)

A. respect 

B. respectable 

C. respectably

D. respecting

17

The CEO of Argall Enterprises is expected to _____ a statement to the press later this week.

(1 Điểm)

A. act 

B. issue

C. speak

D. reply

18

Kohler Gas has been the area’s most _____ energy supplier for more than twenty years.

(1 Điểm)

A. relying 

B. reliable 

C. reliability 

D. reliably

19

A hotel shuttle will be available, but you are also welcome to arrange for your _____ transportation to the conference.

(1 Điểm)

A. any 

B. directly 

C. besides 

D.  own

20

The advertising campaign for the new Cool Fizz soft drink will feature flavor _____ price.

(1 Điểm)

A. rather than 

B. in the event of 

C. except for

D. as for