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Ø Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

Question 1:     A. candy                      B. sandy                      C.salty                         D. handy

Question 2:     A. missed                     B. hoped                                C. called                                D. kicked

Ø Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions

Question 3:     A. rescue                     B. matter                      C. delete                      D. journey

Question 4:     A. sensitive                  B. compliment             C. vertical                    D. assurance

ØMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 5: It is possible for him to be financially independent at such an early age, ________?

            A. isn't it                                  B.is it                           C.doesn't he                 D.does he

Question 6:  Thepatients ___  with the new drug and showed better signs of recovery.

A.treat                                      B.weretreated               C.weretreating             D.treated

Question 7:  If you're not sure what "something" means, look it ____ in the dictionary.

            A. at                                         B. out                           C. up                           D. for

Question 8. The more you practise your English,________.

            A. you will learn faster                                                B. the faster you will learn      

            C. faster you will learn                                                D. the faster will you learn

Question 9: There is ________ table in my bed room.

            A. an old square wooden                                             B. a square wooden old

            C. a square old wooden                                               D.  an old wooden square

Question 10.  When Carol called last night, I ________ my favorite show on television.

            A. watched                              B. am watching            C. was watching          D. have watched

Question 11: He was offered the job______his  poor qualifications.

            A. despite                                B. because of               C. even though            D. because

Question 12:  _______, Peter came to see me.

A. While having dinner                                                B. While I was having dinner

C. When having dinner                                                D. When lam having dinner

Question 13: ______________ to the party, we could hardly refuse to go.

            A. Having been invited                                                B. Having invited                                

C. To have been invited                                              D. To have invited

Question 14: Recently Hoi An ancient town  have increased in __________.

            A. popularly                            B. popularize               C. popularity               D. popular

Question 15. While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I _______ this photograph of my parents’ wedding.

            A. took after                            B. made up                  C. turned down           D. came across

Question 16: A long time without rain has caused __________ in many parts of the country.

            A. drought                               B. importance              C. floods                     D. food

Question 17:  There are usually a lot of job seekers applying for one position. Only a few of them are _____ for an interview.

           A. shortlisted                            B. listed                       C. screened                  D. tested

Question 18. A new TV show has sparked ________ by showing the positive side of dropping out of college.

            A. controversy                         B. argument                 C. contention               D. debate

Question 19:  Jimmy always takes the ________ by the horns at every chance in order to become a famous pop star, which is why he is so successful now.

            A. bull                                     B. horse                       C. cow                         D. buffalo

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.

Question 20: (TH)Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year’s harvest.

            A. hungry                    B. poor                        C. rich                         D. full

Question 21.  Tom was too wet behind the ears to be in charge of such a difficult task.

            A. full of experience   B. lack of responsibility     C. without money D. full of sincerity

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

Question 22: The student service centre will try their best to assist students in finding a suitable part-time job. 

A. help                         B. allow                       C. make                       D. employ

Question 23: She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.  

A. wealthy                   B. kind                         C. broke                      D. comfortable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges

Question 24:  Mai and Lan are friends.Lan asks Mai about Mai's plan. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank.

Lan: “Are you going to see the live show by Son Tung today?”

Mai: “__________”.

A. Yes, I enjoyed it very much                                                          B. Maybe I'll be out

C. Yes, I'm going to stay in                                                 D. I think so

Question 25:  Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night and Sarah accepted. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.

Mary: “Shall we eat out tonight?” - Sarah: “___________.”

A. It's kind of you to invite                              B. You are very welcome

C. That's a great idea                                     D. That's acceptable

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The first thing that is included in the "living together” (26) ______ is the expected good relations with your family. This also involves sharing equally the housework. (27) _______ of people think that everyone should share the housework equally, but in many homes parents do most of it. To certain minds, many families can't share the housework whereas they should try it. In fact, sharing the housework equally is not very possible because of the families' timetable. So, it is somehow believed that children and parents must do things together. For this they can establish a housework planning.

(28)_________, housework's contributions of the teenager make him more responsible. He will think that he has an important role in his family. According to researchers, teenagers should share the housework because (29) ______ will help them when they have to establish their own family in the future. Too many teenagers and young adults leave home without knowing how to cook or clean, but if parents delegate basic housework to teens as they are old enough to do it, they won't be destabilized by doing the housework in their new grown-up life.

It can be (30) ________ concluded that many parents don't really prepare their children for future, because they don't stimulate them to learn how to run a house. If parents get them responsible, teens will be more responsible and that will improve family's life.

(Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013)

Question 26: A. custom          B. tradition                   C. notion                      D. trend

Question 27:  A. lots                           B. few                          C. little                         D. a lot of 

Question 28:  A. In addition                B. However                 C. In contrast               D. In case

Question 29:  A. which                       B. what                        C. that                          D. who

Question 30:  A. likely                        B. probably                  C. auspiciously            D. possibly

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 30 to 34.

THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE

     The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded annually for full-length novels of writers from the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland with a view to representing the very best in contemporary fiction. The prestigious prize was originally called the Booker-McConnell Prize, the name of the sponsor company; however, it was better-known as the 'Booker Prize. In 2002, the name was modified when Man Group became the sponsor and they keep the word 'Booker?

     Books from publishers can be submitted for consideration for the prize. In addition, the judges can sometimes send inviations to authors if they think the books should be included. Initially, the Advisory Committee give advice if there are any changes to the rules for the prize. Then, the people who will judge the books will be selected. There is an annual change in the judging panel and usually an individual is only a judge once.

     The organizers also made great efforts to ensure that the judging panel is balanced in terms of gender and professions. Normally, a writer, a critic, an editor and an academic are chosen along with a celebrity from wider society. Nevertheless, when the panel of judges has been confirmed, they are left to make their own decisions without any further involvement or intervention from the sponsor.

     The Booker Prize is highly appreciated because it rewards the finest in fiction, features great books to readers and transforms authors' careers. The influence of the prize is so huge that the winner will almost certainly see the sales increase considerably, along with the £50,000 that comes with the prize.

Question 31:  What does the passage mainly discuss?

     A. the most well-known contemporary books     B. a prestigious award in literature

     C. the sponsor of the Man Booker prize             D. the judging panel of a book prize

Question 32: The word “modified" in paragraph 1, is CLOSEST in meaning to____________

     A. changed                    B. grasp                         C. allocate                     D. allowed

Question 33: All of the followings are true about the judges of Man Booker Prize EXCEPT that____________

     A. they may invite authors of the books which are appropriate for the prize

     B. judges are selected every year

     C. judges do different jobs in the society

     D. their deicisons are affected by the sponsors

Question 34: What will happen to the writer after they win the prize?

     A. They will become a member of the judging board next year.

     B. There will be an upsurge in the sales of their books.

     C. They will have huge influence in the publishing world.

     D. All of their book will be highly appreciated.

Question 35: What does the word "it" in the first paragraph refer to?

     A. The Booker-McConnell Prize                         B. The sponsor company

     C. The best contemporary fiction                        D. The Man group

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 35 to 42.

   In the history of technology, computers and calculators were innovative developments. They are essentially different from all other machines because they have a memory. This memory stores instructions and information. In a calculator, the instructions are the various functions of arithmetic, which are permanently remembered by the machine and cannot be altered or added to. The information consists of the numbers which are keyed in.

   An electronic pocket calculator can perform almost instant arithmetic. A calculator requires an input unit to feed in numbers, a processing unit to make the calculation, a memory unit, and an output unit to display the result. The calculator is powered by a small battery or by a panel of solar cells. Inside is a microchip that contains the memory and processing units and also controls the input unit, which is the keyboard, and the output unit, which is the display.

   The input unit has keys for numbers and operations. Beneath the key is a printed circuit board containing a set of contacts for each key. Pressing a key closes the contacts and sends a signal along a pair of lines in the circuit board to the processing unit, in which the binary code for that key is stored in the memory. The processing unit also sends the code to the display. Each key is connected by a different pair of lines to the processing unit, which repeatedly checks the lines to find out when a pair is linked by a key.

   The memory unit stores the arithmetic instructions for the processing unit and holds the temporary results that occur during calculation. Storage cells in the memory unit hold the binary codes for the keys that have been pressed. The number codes, together with the operation code for the plus key, are held in temporary cells until the processing unit requires them.

   When the equal key is pressed, it sends a signal to the processing unit. This takes the operation code - for example, addition - and the two numbers being held in the memory unit and performs the operation on the two numbers. After the addition is done, the result goes to the decoder in the calculator's microchip. This code is then sent to the liquid crystal display unit, which shows the result, or output, of the calculation.

Question 36:  What is the main purpose of the passage?

   A. To summarize the history of technology

   B. To explain how a calculator works

   C. To discuss innovative developments in technology

   D. To compare computers and calculators with other machines

Question 37: The word “innovative” in paragraph 1 could best replaced by____________

   A. revolutionary                B. complicated                   C. important                      D. recent

Question 38:  What can be inferred about machines that are not calculators or computers?

   A. They are older than computers.                               B. They are less expensive than computers.

   C. They cannot store information in a memory.        D. They have simple memory and processing units.

Question 39:  In what part of the calculator are the processing and memory units?

   A. The output unit             B. The solar cells               C. The battery                    D. The microchip

Question 40: The word “contacts” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to____________

   A. connections                   B. commands                     C. locations                       D. codes

Question 41: According to the passage, one function of the memory unit is____________

   A. to control the keyboard                                           B. to send codes to the display unit

   C. to alter basic arithmetic instructions                        D. to store temporary results during calculation

Question 42: The word “This” in paragraph 5 refers to____________

   A. the equal key                                                          B. the plus key

   C. the memory unit                                                      D. the processing unit

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

Question 43:  Last year, my little brother gets lost when we were  shopping.

     A. Last year                     B. gets                              C. when                           D. were  

Question 44:  Many successful film directions are former actors who desire to expand their experience in the film industry.

     A. successful                   B. film directions             C. former                         D. expand

Question 45: The dog stood up slowly, wagged their tail, blinked the eyes, and barked.

     A. slowly                         B. their                             C. eyes                             D. and

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

Question 46:  “Would you like to come out to dinner with me tonight, Jenny?” Paul said.

     A. Paul suggested that Jenny go out to dinner with him that night.

     B. Paul insisted on Jenny going out to dinner with him that night.

     C. Paul invited Jenny to go out to dinner with him that night.

     D. Pau offered Jenny to go out to dinner with him that night

Question 47: You are able to go out with your friend this evening

A. You musn’t go out with your friend this evening.

B. You should go out with your friend  this evening.

C. You needn’t go out with your friend  this evening.

D. You can go out with your friend this evening.

Question 48:. The last time my friend wrote a letter to me was in February.

A. My friend didn’t write to me a letter since February.

B. My friend last wrote a letter to me in February.

C. It was in February since my friend last wrote a letter to me.

D. My friend last wrote a letter to me when in February.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 49:  If I had known about their wedding plan earlier, I would have been able to make time to attend the reception party.

            A. I knew their wedding would be planned earlier so I made some time to attend the reception party.

            B. I wish I had known their wedding plan sooner so that I could arrange time to attend the reception party.

            C.I don't know their wedding plan earlier so I can't make time to attend the reception party.

            D.When I knew their wedding party, it was too late to attend the reception party.

Question 50:  Right after the boy got out of his house, it started to rain heavily.

            A. It had rained heavily before the boy got out of his house.

            B. No sooner had the boy got out of his house than it started to rain heavily.

            C. Not until it started to rain heavily did the boy got out of his house.

            D. Hardly had it started to rain heavily when the boy got out of his house.

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