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 .

Learning a new language is always an excellent idea. It provides you incredible benefits that come with the backing of science. One of the most useful languages to learn is English. Learning a second language is one of the best ways to keep your brain active and challenged. Studies have shown that the brain undergoes changes in electrical activity and even structure and size while learning a foreign language, and that do not occur when people learn any other type of task or skill. Learning another language offers important cognitive benefits at any age, helping to keep the mind active and even reducing the risk of mental diseases and slowing mental decline later in life. When learning English as a second language, you approach new ways to think and express yourself through written and spoken words. Learning multiple languages can help you communicate more clearly in any language as you learn more about how language itself works and how to use it to promote ideas and reach out to others in different social and working situations. The world may not have a global language, but English is the default option for countless forms of communication across the globe. That’s why one of the benefits of learning English is that it significantly boosts your hiring potential. In addition, it can offer you educational opportunities. If you desire access to some of the best schools like Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge or MIT, then knowing English provides you an incredible edge. It’s expected that around 2 billion people around the world will learn English over the next decade.

Question 1: The passage mainly discusses ________.

     A. the benefits of learning English

     B. ways to improve your English level

     C. the advantages and disadvantages of language learning

     D. how to keep your mind active

Question 2: According to the text, learning English as a second language can ________.

     A. reduce brain function

     B. lower the risk of heart diseases

     C. slow the mental decline due to aging

     D. have a negative effect on the brain

Question 3: Learning multiple languages makes you a better communicator because_____.

     A. you learn more about how to promote your ideas and make contact with others

     B. you can communicate more effectively in your mother tongue

     C. you can improve your writing and speaking skills

     D. you know how to get the attention of someone

Question 4: The word “cognitive” in the paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.

     A. intellectual                     B. sensitive                         C. emotional                       D. physical

Question 5: Which statement is NOT TRUE?

     A. English learners will have access to the world’s best universities.

     B. Learning a new language helps improve the brain function.

     C. Learning English provides better employment opportunities.

     D. English isn’t used for many kinds of communication.

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 6: This airline has more than 100 foreign flights a day.

     A. regional                          B. domestic                         C. overseas                         D. international

Question 7: My parents always disapproved of my smoking. They even told me once it would stop me growing taller.

     A. objected to                     B. denied                            C. refused                           D. supported

Mark the letter to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Question 8: A typhoon is a type of powerful storm having a special system of furious winds.

     A. gentle                             B. slight                              C. peaceful                         D. violent

Question 9: In 1964, the English took over the city and renamed it New York.

     A. removed                         B. got control of                 C. divided up                     D. arranged

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 10: - “ I think school days are the best time of our lives”.

-  “___________ .  We had sweet memories together then.”

     A. I doubt it.                       B. That’s nonsense.            C. Absolutely.                    D. I’m afraid so.

Question 11: - Would you mind sharing with me your experience of learning English?

-  ___________

     A. Not at all                                                                    B. That’s my pleasure.

     C. I don’t think so.                                                         D. Yes, I would

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

Question 12: Pictures_________ showed the reality of war entered the living rooms of Americans on the nightly news.

     A. that                                 B. when                              C. where                             D. who

Question 13: Reading books can __________ your knowledge of this wonderful world.

     A. widely                            B. width                              C. wide                               D. widen

Question 14: When I _________ to the party last night, Sally and Tom _________ .

     A. come/will leave                                                         B. came/had left

     C. had come/were leaving                                              D. was coming/have left

Question 15: Their garden is much _________than mine.

     A. as beautiful                                                                B. the most beautiful

     C. more beautiful                                                           D. more peacefully

Question 16: Everyone has already finished it, _________ ?

     A. don’t they                      B. haven’t they                   C. hasn’t it                          D. hasn’t he

Question 17: She waited __________ the bus stop __________ over twenty minutes.

     A. in/at                                B. at/for                              C. about/for                        D. for/for

Question 18: His grandfather lives in the___________house down the street.

     A. big old yellow                B. old big yellow                C. yellow big old               D. old big

Question 19: It was________a boring book________I didn’t want to read it once more.

     A. such – that                     B. so – that                         C. very – that                     D. so – as

Question 20: He is generous and friendly; therefore, everyone______ him.

     A. looks forward to            B. looks after                      C. disrespects                     D. looks up to

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is almost in meaning as the sentence given.

Question 21: I have art lessons tomorrow evening, so I can't meet you.

     A. If I didn't have art lessons tomorrow evening, I would meet you.

     B. I can meet you if I didn't have art lessons tomorrow evening.

     C. If I don't have art lessons tomorrow evening, I can meet you.

     D. I could meet you tomorrow evening if I don't have art lessons.

Question 22: The last time I used a public phone box was ten years ago.

     A. I would use a public phone box in ten years.

     B. I didn’t use a public phone box ten years ago.

     C. I haven’t used a public phone box for ten years.

     D. I have used a public phone box for ten years.

Question 23: In spite of not speaking English, Macron decided to settle in Melbourne.

     A. Macron didn't speak English, and so he decided to live in Melbourne.

     B. Macron decided to settle in Melbourne because he didn't speak English.

     C. Macron wanted to settle in Melbourne though he didn't speak English.

     D. Although Macron didn't speak English, he decided to live in Melbourne.

Question 24: The house is over one hundred years old. I was born and grew up there.

     A. The house where I was born and grew up is over one hundred years old.

     B. The house which I was born and grew up is over one hundred years old.

     C. The house that I was born and grew up is over one hundred years old.

     D. The house where I was born and grew up there is over one hundred years old.

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

Question 25: If the question were not so difficult, I will be able to answer it.

     A. so                                   B. will be                            C. it                                    D. the

Question 26: I received a letter from my friend, whom I haven’t seen since years.

     A. received                         B. whom                             C. since                               D. from

Question 27: Learning some foreign languages are good for us because we can communicate with many people.

     A. for                                  B. are                                  C. communicate                 D. Learning

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 railway system in Viet Nam was first built in 1899, when Viet Nam was still a French colony. The total (28)_______ of the railroad is over 3,000 km, with the main route being the North-South (29)_______, which is 1,726 km long. This track was considered the backbone of Indochina at the time. Now, the rail system covers 35 out of the 63 cities and provinces of Viet Nam.

However, the system was (30)______ damaged by bombings during the war. In 1975, after the reunification of the north and the south, the Vietnamese government decided to restore the system. In the space of a year, hundreds of bridges, tunnels, and stations were restored, along with 660 km of tracks. The new and improved system was (31)______ the Thong Nhat Express. Thanks to the rail system, travelling from north to south has become much more convenient for tens of thousands of people.

In the past, in order to be able to buy train tickets people had to wait in long lines. Now, (32)______ can buy tickets online, or at the central station, without having to wait that long.

Question 28: A. wide                      B. long                       C. length                    D. will

Question 29: A. Route                    B. Road                      C. Way                       D. Railway

Question 30: A. very                       B. serious                   C. seriously                D. importantly