31. I haven’t heard from Maria since a long time.

                 A             B                 C        D

32. Nam has not finished his homework yet, and Hoa hasn’t, neither.

                  A                              B                                    C          D

33. Mr Green has taught such many students that he can’t remember all of their names.

                                         A                  B               C                                        D

34. She wanted to know how long did it take to get there.

                A                          B            C                    D

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

35. She knows more about it than I do.

A. I know as much about it as she does.                    

B. She knows as much about it as I do.

C. I don’t know as much about it as she does.           

D. She doesn’t know as much about it as I do.

36. Even though it had been snowing all day, a great many people managed to get to the end-of-term concert.

A. Very few people indeed were prevented from getting to the end-of-term concert by the heavy snow.

B. Since there had been snow all day long it wasn't easy for people to get to the end-of-term concert.

C. As it had been snowing heavily all day, a great many people just could not get to the end-of-term concert.

D. A lot of people did get to the end-of-term concert in spite of the snow that fell all day. 

37. Due to the heavy snow, all buses have been cancelled until further notice.

A. If it weren`t for the heavy snow, you would notice how much further the bus had to go.

B. The buses would not have been cancelled if only it had not snowed so much.

C. Snow has caused the buses to stop running, though there will be an announcement of when they will start up again.

D. If this snow keeps up, there will be an announcement to declare that the buses will no longer run.

38. They gave Martha a lot of presents on her birthday.

A. A lot of presents are given Martha on her birthday.

B. A lot of presents were given to Martha on her birthday.

C. A lot of presents gave to Martha on her birthday.

D. A lot of presents were given Martha on her birthday.

39. Thankfully, Diana doesn't need to have an operation.

A. Thankfully, Diana shouldn’t need to have an operation.

B. Thankfully, there is some need for Diana to have an operation.

C. Thankfully, there mustn’t need for Diana to have an operation.

D. Thankfully, there is no need for Diana to have an operation.

40. The minister had to resign because of ill health.

A. Ill health led to the minister's resignation.             

B. Ill health led to the minister had to resign.

C. Ill health made to the minister's resignation.         

D. Ill health made the minister to resign.

  Different Colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In her new series ‘Colour me Healthy’, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and even influence how healthy we are. 

      ‘Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?’ says Verity. ‘Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products as being a bit disgusting. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People who design new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.’

      During this four-part series, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each programme. She meets people who work in all aspects of the colour industry, from people who design food packets, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to support their ideas, such as the American ‘Colour Doctor’ who believes that serious diseases can be cured by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results. 

      Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity is goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the series, it’s up to the viewers to make their own decisions about how much they should believe.

27. What is the writer doing in this text?

A. giving information about how colours influence us

B. reporting what happens in a new television series

C. giving information about a television presenter

D.  giving his opinion of a recent television show

 28. According to Verity, why is a knowledge of colour important?

A. AA. It can help you to choose the best products.          B. It can give you new ideas.

C. It can help you to change people’s minds.              D.  It can help you to sell products.

29. Who does the writer respect least?

A

A. Verity Allen                                                            B.  The people who name lipsticks

C. The ‘Colour Doctor’                                               D. The scientists who work with mice

30. Which of the following would make a good title for the text?

A. Enjoy it, but don’t believe everything.

B.  Another great show from Verity Allen! Five Stars!

C. Don’t miss this if you work in Business!

D. Watch this programme! It will make you healthy!

Easter Island is a small triangle of rock situated in the Pacific Ocean. It’s about 2, 000 miles (21)______ the nearest city. Easter Island is (22)______ for its statues. Hundreds of these huge, stone faces can be found all over the island. Who made them? How did they move these giant pieces of rock? What happened to the people (23)______ lived there? Studies show that people first arrived on the island about 1600 years ago. They had a very advanced culture. They made many objects and they had their own written language. (24)______, the number of people on the island grew and grew until it reached about 10, 000 people. Soon there were too many people and there wasn’t enough food to eat. A terrible war started and (25)______ of the statues were broken. When western explorers (26)______ the island on Easter Day in 1722, the huge rock statues were the only sign that a great society had once lived there.

21. A. for                           B. from                              C. on                                 D. by

22. A. important               B. famous                        C. interesting                   D. fascinating

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

24. A. Although               B. Moreover                     C. Therefore                    D. However

25. A. few                         B. lot                                 C. many                            D. enough

26. A. invented                B. discovered                  C. sailed                           D. came

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.

      Different Colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In her new series ‘Colour me Healthy’, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and even influence how healthy we are. 

      ‘Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?’ says Verity. ‘Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products as being a bit disgusting. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People who design new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.’

      During this four-part series, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each programme. She meets people who work in all aspects of the colour industry, from people who design food packets, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to support their ideas, such as the American ‘Colour Doctor’ who believes that serious diseases can be cured by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results. 

      Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity is goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the series, it’s up to the viewers to make their own decisions about how much they should believe.

27. What is the writer doing in this text?

A. giving information about how colours influence us

B. reporting what happens in a new television series

C. giving information about a television presenter

D.  giving his opinion of a recent television show

 28. According to Verity, why is a knowledge of colour important?

A. AA. It can help you to choose the best products.          B. It can give you new ideas.

C. It can help you to change people’s minds.              D.  It can help you to sell products.

29. Who does the writer respect least?

A

A. Verity Allen                                                            B.  The people who name lipsticks

C. The ‘Colour Doctor’                                               D. The scientists who work with mice

30. Which of the following would make a good title for the text?

A. Enjoy it, but don’t believe everything.

B.  Another great show from Verity Allen! Five Stars!

C. Don’t miss this if you work in Business!

D. Watch this programme! It will make you healthy!

5. The boy felt very proud_____ his success at school. 

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

6. Where_____ you go if you have a car?

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

7. ________ taking me downtown on your way to work this morning?

A. Would you mind          B. Can you                        C. Why don’t you             D. Can you please

8. She bought me_____.

A. a leather brown bag                                                 B. a brown leather bag

C. a bag brown leather                                                 D. a bag leather brown

9. I don’t want to eat____ because I am not hungry.

A. everything                     B. anything                        C. nothing                         D. something

10. They didn’t go on a picnic_______ the weather was awful.

A. so                                  B. although                        C. because                         D. because of

11. Nowadays the________ can know when a volcano will erupt.

A. scientifically                 B. scientific                       C. scientist                         D. science

12. She works for a national bank in Hanoi, ____________?

A. does she                        B. doesn’t she                    C. did she                          D. didn’t she

13. Peter is short. He's not______ to be a policeman.

A. so tall                            B. tall enough                    C. quite tall                        D. enough tall

14. Jupiter spins faster than ______ planet.

A. any                                B. any another                   C. any others                     D. any other

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

15. John offered his mother a nice gift on her birthday.

John's mother: “Thank you very much for your gift! How wonderful it is!”

 John: “______.”

A. Never mind!                 B. I'm happy you like it.

C. That's right.                   D. Of course.

16. William is talking to Jennie about his headache.

William: “Oh, dear. The pain in my head is killing me.”

Jennie: “________.”

A. How do you do?          B. What can I do for you now?

C. Don't mention it.          D. I'm sorry. I can't.

C. SYNONYM AND ANTONYM:

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

17. Around 150 B.C the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness.

A. record                           B. shine                              C. categorize                     D.  diversify

18. Let’s wait here for her; I’m sure she’ll turn up before long.

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

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

19. During the five- decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects.

A. holding at                     B. holding back                 C. holding to                     D.  holding by

20. The US troops are using much more sophisticated weapons in the Far East.

A. expensive                                                                 B. complicated

C.  simple and easy to use                                            D.  difficult to operate

36. Many people think that the new regulations will encourage people to use less energy.

A. Lower use of energy is thought to lead to the introduction of the new regulations.

B. The new regulations are thought to encourage lower use of energy.

C. It is thought that the new regulations will encourage people to use more energy.

D. It was thought that lower use of energy was stimulated by the new regulations.

37. Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets in the solar system.

A. Some planets in the solar system are as big as Jupiter.

B. Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system.

C. All other planets but Jupiter in the solar system are not big.

D. Among the planets in the solar system, Jupiter is the bigger than some.

38. A small hotel was the only choice of place to stay at during my trip to London.

A. I had different choices of where to stay during my trip to London.

B. I had no choice but to stay at a small hotel during my trip to London.

C. There were a lot of hotels for me to choose from during my trip to London.

D. I was talked into staying at a small hotel during my trip to London

39. I did not dare to turn on the television.I was afraid of waking the baby up.

A. I did not dare to turn on the television for fear of waking up the baby.

B. Waking the baby up, I could not continue watching the television.

C. I decided not to turn on the television in order to wake the baby up.

D. I decided to turn the television down to avoid waking the baby up

40. He did not work hard.He failed the exam.

A. Unless he had worked hard, he would have failed the exam.

B. Even though he failed the exam, he didn’t work hard.

C. If he had worked hard, he would have passed the exam.

D. However hard he worked, he failed the exam.