Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.

    Amy Johnson joined the London Aeroplane Club when she was still a schoolgirl. There, she was taught (34) ____ to service planes and she was introduced to a pilot (35) ____ Jim Mollison, who held the record for a flight to Australia. In 1930, Amy tried to beat his record. She didn’t succeed, but she was still the first woman (36) ____ to Australia. When she returned, she and Jim Mollison were married. Amy was very popular and a song (37) ____ about her: Amy, wonderful Amy ! Her death is a mystery. During the war, in 1941, she and her aeroplane (38) ____ into the sea.

Question 34. A. where                     B. why                           C. how                           C. what

Question 35. A. call                         B. called                        C. calling                        D. calls

Question 36. A. to fly                       B. flying                         C. flew                           D. that flying

Question 37. A. wrote                     B. was writing                C. written                       D. was written

Question 38. A. disappeared            B. was disappeared        C. was disappearing       D. disappears

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

     In 1960, Laura Ashley, a housewife with young children, began designing and selling clothes. After some early success, her husband, Bernard, an experienced businessman, joined her and was able to provide considerable help and advice. The business expanded rapidly. Laura had started working at home, and soon there were several "Laura Ashley" shops where women could buy pretty, traditional clothes in a country style, made of natural materials. By the 1980s, the company had developed into a multi-million pound international organization with branches in places as far apart as London, Brussels, San Francisco and Tokyo.

Laura Ashley was a woman of simple tastes and strong moral beliefs. She was born in Wales and one of her largest factories producing clothes was situated in the countryside there. Her employees were encouraged to lead healthy lives, enjoy the fresh air and a good diet. Many of the Ashley family were involved in the business, but in 1985 it was decided that the public should be given the opportunity to invest money in the company. Obviously this was a major development and a clear sign of commercial success. But the woman whose ideas had been the basics of the company's development did not live to see it. She fell down the stairs while staying at a friend's house and died in hospital a few days afterwards. She was only sixty-one.

Question 39. Laura Ashley started her business by      

      A. running an international organization                               B.   working at home

      C. organizing branches in cities                                          D. opening some shops

Question 40. Which of the following is TRUE about Laura Ashley?

      A. She was a young housewife with children when she started doing business.

      B.   Her husband had helped her in the first place.

      C. Her business did not go well for many years after the start.

      D. Women came to her shops to buy expensive clothes made of luxury materials.

Question 41. We can infer from the passage that by 1985.      

      A. Many members of her family had worked in her company.

      B.   Only Laura had done the business of the company.

      C. None of the Ashley family, except her husband, had worked in the company.

      D. No one else in the family had helped Laura in business.

Question 42. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

      A. The expansion of a company                                         B.   A woman's excellent ideas

      C. The success story of a housewife                                  D. How a woman runs a business

Question 43. The word "Obviously" in the passage is closest in meaning to   

      A. Apparently                              B. Consequently            C. Lately                        D. Generally

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

Question 29. She harboured her hope of being a teacher.

      A. gave up her hope of being a teacher                              B.   built her hope of being a teacher

      C. kept her hope of being a teacher in her mind.                 D. had her hope of being a teacher

Question 30. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.

      A. make up                                 B. find out                      C. take over                   D. put up

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

Question 31.  After (A) his death, she got (B) the position which her husband has obtained (C) at (D)  the university.

Question 32. Do the teachers in your school give (A) many (B)  homework (C) to (D)  the students?

Question 33. I find (A) Jenny an extreme (B) interesting (C) person to be with (D) .

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

Question 6. When Marie was a student, she used to pass all the exams with ______ colors.

      A. fly                                           B.   flew                         C. flying                         D. flown

Question 7. The method of heating milk to kill bacteria was named ______ Louis Pasteur, the scientist who invented it.

      A. for                                          B.   by                           C. after                          D. from

Question 8. Marie Curie received some _______ training from her father.

      A. scientifically                            B.   scientists                  C. sciences                     D. scientific

Question 9. Marie Curie was born _______ November 7th, 1867.

      A. in                                            B.   from                        C. at                              D. on

Question 10. Let me give you a little _______ about the president of the company.

      A. specialization                          B.   concentration           C. background               D. degree

Question 11. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She’s a _______ woman.

      A. strong-willed                           B.   ambitious                 C. brilliant                      D. humane

Question 12. The new road should help ______ traffic problems.

      A. raise                                       B.   create                      C. ease                          D. cause

Question 13. ____ is the science of numbers and shapes.

      A. Mathematics                           B.   Chemistry                C. Physics                      D. Sports

Question 14. She has to work _____ hard in order to earn a living.

      A. so                                           B.   such                        C. extremely                   D. too

Question 15. She received a _____ after a two-year course.

      A. diploma                                  B.   book                       C. document                  D. essay

Question 16. Marie Curie was the first woman in France _______ a university professor.

      A. was                                        B.   to be                       C. used to be                 D. is

Question 17. As soon as we ____ at the airport  to say goodbye to Tom, his plane _____already.

      A. will arrive / will take off                                                 B. have arrived / is going to take off

      C. arrived / had taken off                                                   D. is arriving / took off

Question 18. They were accused of crimes against _____________.                          

      A. humanity                                 B.   humanitarian            C. humane                      D. humanely

Question 19. I’ve been feeling better since the doctor ______.

      A. came                                      B.   will come                 C. had come                  D. has come

Question 20. SARS_____ a rapidly spreading, potentially fatal infectious viral disease.

      A. was                                        B.   has been                  C. would be                   D. is

Question 21. Our government _____ a system of private schools in a near future.

      A. will develop                            B.   has developed         C. would develop           D. develop

Question 22. The holiday-makers ____ in the sunshine to get sun burnt last week.

      A. laid                                         B.   lied                          C. lay                             D. lying

Question 23. She finally finished ____ at 6: 00pm and served the dinner.

      A. being cooked                          B.   cooking                   C. to cook                     D. cooked

Question 24. He is used to ______ early in the morning.

      A. get up                                     B.   gets up                    C. got up                       D. getting up

Question 25.  ______ the bad weather, the plan landed safely.

      A. Because of                             B.   In spite of                C. Because                    D. Though

Question 26. Oxfam is a ______ organization that helps poor people in the developing countries.

      A. human                                     B.   humanitarian            C. humanity                    D. humanized

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

Question 27. Marie Curie had one of the most brilliant minds in the world.

      A. stupid                                     B. famous                      C. expensive                  D. patient

Question 28. As a schoolgirl, she was very mature for her age.

      A. very young                                                                   B.   very clever              

      C. behaving like an adult                                                    D. behaving like a child

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1. A. brilliant                     B.   mature                     C. habour                       D. difficult

Question 2. A. impossible                B.   determine                C. understand                 D. atomic

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 3. A. ease                         B. death                          C. weather                   D. measure

Question 4. A. ambitious                  B. journalist                     C. humanitarian D. background

Question 5. A. women                     B. spend                         C. degree                     D. return

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

Question 35. The police are concerned for the safety of the 12-year-old boy who has been missing for three days.

      A. welfare                                   B. well-being                  C. danger                       D. security

Question 36. Phong’s father is worried about his safety because Phong rides a bike to school in narrow and crowded streets every day.

      A. wide                                       B. interesting                  C. small                          D. stressful

Question 37. She has prepared something to take part in the competition.

      A. participate in                           B. come back                C. withdraw                   D. look after

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

          Many people now think that teachers give pupils too much homework. They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that pupils have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school. Recently in Greece many parents complained about the difficult homework which teachers gave to children. The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time, and they wanted to stop it. Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently. In Denmark, West Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends. In Holland, teachers allow pupils to stay at school to do their homework. The children are free to help one another. Similar arrangements also exist in some British schools.

    Most people agree that the homework is unfair. A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much better position than a pupil who does his homework in a small, noisy room with the television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. Other parents take no interest at all in their children’s homework.

    It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework. A teacher should suggest suitable tasks for parents to do with their children. Parents are often better at teaching their own children.

Question 38. According to the writer, ______________.

      A. a lot of homework is well planned

      B. teachers are allowed to give children homework

      C. many parents would like their children to have less homework

      D. pupils should do homework in their leisure time

Question 39. which countries is homework completely stopped ?

      A. Spain and Holland.                                                       B. Turkey and Spain.    

      C. Turkey and Greece.                                                      D. Holland and Britain.

Question 40. What does “set” in line 8 mean?

      A. assign                                     B handle                         C. design                        D. send

Question 41. ___________ think homework is fair.

      A. many people                                                                 B. only a small number of people

      C. the majority of people                                                   D. almost all people

Question 42. The following can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that __________.

      A. many teachers think that pupils should have homework.

      B. teachers’ homework is different from the work pupils have done in class.

      C. teachers should advise parents about how to work with the children at home.

      D. it’s advisable for the children to redo the class tasks.

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 28. Peter. “Oh, I’m really sorry!”                                         Tom.   “_____________”

      A. It was my pleasure.                 B. That’s all right.           C. Thanks.                     D. Why?

Question 29. Mai: "How fashionable a pair of trainers you have!”  Nam: "_____________."

      A. Thanks for your compliment.                                         B. I know it's fashionable.

      C. Do you want to know how to buy them?                       D. Yes, of course.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.

          On Saturday morning, Charlie gets up later than he (30) _______ on work days. He goes downstairs to the kitchen and makes a pot of tea. He takes a cup up to his wife, who is still in bed. It is a quiet, leisurely way to start the weekend. However, time off does not mean doing nothing all the weekend.  Charlie enjoys (31) _______ his house. He spends a lot of his free time on “do- it-yourself” work (32) ___­_____ painting and wallpapering the rooms, or doing repair work. Now he is fitting the cupboard in the kitchen. He often spends the morning working on the kitchen. Then he has some gardening (33) _______. He has flowers and vegetables in his garden and a lawn. Charlie has to cut the lawn twice a month. On Sunday, Charlie spends a long time over breakfast, reading the Sunday newspaper. After that he takes his car out of the garage to wash and (34) ______ it. In the afternoon he often takes his wife to her sister’s and they stay there for tea and super.

Question 30. A. is                            B. does                          C. has                            D. used           

Question 31. A. improve                  B. to improve                 C. improving`                 D. improved

Question 32. A. such as                   B. so many as                C. such many                 D. so as

Question 33. A. do                          B. to do                         C. done                          D. did

Question 34. A. establish                 B. accomplish                C. demolish                    D. polish

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

Question 5. ________the extreme hot weather, the rice paddy couldn’t flourish well.

      A. Because                                 B. Because of                C. In spite of                  D. Although

Question 6. I am going to rent ______ new room. ______ room that I used to live in was in bad condition.

      A. θ/the                                       B. a/a                             C. the/the                       D. a/the    

Question 7. _______ is the study of matter, its properties, how and why substances combine or separate to form other substances, and how substances interact with energy. 

      A. Geography                             B. Chemistry                  C. Physics                      D. Biology    

 Question 8. What sort of ___ do usually have to provide when you fill in the form of application?

      A. paper                                      B. news                         C. information                D. data

Question 9. If the Black Pink girls arrived at the shopping center, I_________ for their signature.

      A. will be ask                              B. would have asked      C. would ask                  D. will asked

Question 10. The coach usually __________ the list of footballers after the training.

      A. was announced                       B. announced                 C. is announcing             D. announces

Question 11.  _______ buffalo that is ploughing in the plot of land looks tired.

      A. An                                          B. A                              C. The                           D. θ

Question 12. The farmers were _________in playing chess after their work.

      A. satisfied                                  B. interested                   C. keen                          D. fascinated

Question 13. The tea was _______hot for him to drink.          

      A. such                                       B. so                              C. too                            D. enough

Question 14. My neighbours often chat ___________ their children and their work.

      A. about                                      B. in                               C. of                              D. on

Question 15. I ________a part-time job if I want to earn some money for my school expenses.

      A. will do                                    B. would do                   C. did                            D. does

Question 16. The story __________  was written two years ago is republished.

      A. whom                                     B. who                           C. which                        D. whose

Question 17. The houses _______ by a group of volunteers two years ago.

      A. are build                                 B. is built                        C. was built        D. were built

Question 18. Yesterday, while the peasants___________the bank of the field, it started to rain.

      A. repaired                                  B. is repairing                 C. were repairing           D. repairs

Question 19. I like to study with that private tutor, ________ explains the lessons clearly.

         A. who                                     B. whom C. which         D. whose

Question 20. The students of my school would rather play table tennis than ____ anything else.

      A. did                                          B. to do                         C. doing                         D. do

Question 21. He has worked for the same company _____ he left school.

      A. because                                  B. since                          C. then                           D. for

Question 22. Mike is both intelligent ______ good looking, so a number of the girls in my school like to talk with him.

      A. and                                         B. or                              C. also                           D. all

Question 23. The streets in the city were crowded _____ fans after the home team won the Championship.

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

Question 24. Tom hasn’t prepared well for the coming exam. I think he must be ________ now.

      A. intelligent                                 B. ambitious                   C. worried                     D. mature

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.

Question 25. There have been significant changes that makes him better.

      A. negative                                  B. bad                           C. important                   D. unhappy

Question 26. Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll turn up before long.

      A. arrive                                      B.   return                       C. enter                         D. visit

Question 27.  Fortunately, the firefighters could save the man from the burning house.

      A. Sadly                                      B. Unhappily                  C. Painfully                    D. Luckily

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1. A. surname                    B. provide                      C.people                       D. narrow

Question 2. A. profession                 B. important                   C.holiday                      D.  tomorrow

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words whose pronunciation is different from the others in each of the following questions.

Question 3. A. routine                      B. cousin                        C.double                       D.  country

Question 4. A. father                        B. name                         C.take                           D.  hate

1. I enjoy _____ alone.

      A. be                                          B. being                         C. to be                         D. been

2. Would you like _____ to the party ?

      A. to come                                  B. come                         C. coming                      D. came

3. Do you mind _____ such a long way to work every day ?

      A. to travel                                  B. travel                         C. to have travelled        D. travelling

4. Please remember ______ this letter.

      A. to post                                    B. post                           C. posting                      D. posted

5. Jane needed some money. She tried ____ Harry but he couldn’t help her.

      A. to have asked                         B. ask                            C. to ask                        D. asking

6. He tried _____ the shelf but he wasn’t tall enough.

      A. reach                                      B. reaching                     C. to reach                     D. reached

7. We stopped _____ hello to her.

      A. say                                         B. saying                        C. to have said               D. to say

8. I’ll invite her _____ my daughter.

      A. teaching                                  B. teach                         C. to teach                     D. taught

9. I don’t feel like _____ to the cinema now.

      A. go                                          B. going                         C. to go                         D. gone

10. Tourists are not allowed ______ in the Temple.

      A. to talk                                     B. talk                            C. talking                       D. talked

11. The teacher doesn’t allow _____ dictionaries in the final examination.

      A. being used                              B. use                              C. using                        D. to use

12. Many countries have considered _____ the victims of the tsunami.

      A. to have helped                        B. to help                       C. help                           D. helping

13. Vietnam failed _____ Tiger Cup 2004 !

      A. to have won                            B. win                            C. to win                        D. winning

14. Suddenly everybody stopped _____. There was silence.

      A. talking                                    B. to talk                        C. talk                           D. talked

15. He tried to avoid _____ my question.

      A. answer                                   B. answering                  C. to answer                  D. answered

16. Paula has given up _____ to lose weight.

      A. try                                           B. trying                          C. to try                       D. have tried

17.  We decided ______ at home.

      A. to stay                                    B. stay                           C. staying                       D. stayed

18. I don’t advise anybody ______ in that hotel.

      A. stay                                        B. to stay                       C. staying                       D. stayed

19. The mother made her child ______ the word.

      A. repeat                                     B. to repeat                     C. repeating                  D. repeated

20. My parents don’t  let me ______ out alone.

      A. go                                          B. to go                         C. going                         D. to be going

21. I cannot remember ______ him last week.

      A. meet                                       B. meeting                      C. to meet                      D. met

22. I’ll go with you when I’ve finished ____ my homework.

      A. to have done                           B.  to do                        C. doing                         D. do  

23. The teacher makes us ______ around the school yard five times before the PE lessons.

      A. run                                          B. to run                        C. running                      D. ran

24. Danny promised ______ his sister a new doll as a birthday present.

      A. buy                                         B. to buy                       C. to buying                   D. buying

25. The monitor of my class suggested ______ to the cinema after the meeting.

      A. go                                           B. to go                         C. to going                     D. going