I. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each of the following questions.1. A. moon B. school c. tool D. good2. A. animal B. blind c. activity D. fill3. A. bright B. laugh c. neighbor D. fought4. A. police B. opposite c. scold D. promote5. A. water B. wander c. with D. weekII. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences. 6. Last month he experienced a serious accident which left him physically _____ .A. handicap B. handicappedc. handicapping D. handicaps7. She didn’t study abroad because she had to care _______ her elderly parents.A. in B. for c. up D. to8. The team of construction needs someone to ______ the role of expert very soon.A. make B. hold c. fill D. keep9. Teachers encourage students to ______ in social activities.A. enroll B. participate c. take D. fill out10. All the students in my college were asked ______ a questionnaire.A. to reply B. to answer c. to complete D. to respond11. This Sunday, we ______ up Kim Ma street.A. cleans B. are cleaning c. was cleaning D. have cleaned12. - "________?"-“What can I do for you?”A. Could you help me B. What do you needc. Do you need a favor D. Let me help you13. He _____ be a good father but he is ạ terrible husband.A. may B. should c. need D. must14. ______, you should take part in some programs such as help elderly people, collected used paper.A. If possible B. If necessary c. If certain D. If only15. Aid agencies are still _______________ the situation.A. assessing 6. testing c. estimating D. deducing16. Three Vietnamese fishermen were rescued after _______ at sea for nine months.A. sinking B. drifting c. wandering D. floating17. a ceremony was held in _______ of the politician who had passed away.A. commemoration B. remembrance c. recollection D. tribute18. With his ______ income, he could not support his family.A. meager B. scanty c. sparse D. minimum

19. My mother ______ on me whenever I snack before meals.A. complains B. scolds  c. frowns D. chides20. When Hoang was small, he was a/an _____ child who was always asking questions.A. intelligent B. inquisitive  c. naughty D. energetic21. For years, I have always held the _______ that art is for those who are less intelligent but I am wrong.A. notion B. idea c. intention D. reason

22. When small, I always ______ the events of the day to my grandmother.A. retold B. reacted c. recounted   D. reported23. Linh is _____ good role model for her younger brother.A. the B. a c. an  D. ∅24. The rich man owns a ______ of cars.A. fleet B. set c. group D. chest25. “Please______ up the meat foe me", Mrs White told the butcher.A. polish B. chop c. wash D. cook

IV. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.36. There are many areas in Vietnam heavily dependent on ________ industry.        TOUR37. They grew up in the same______.       NEIGHBOR38. -“Are you nervous?” - “Only ___________.    SLIGHT39. I’m doing some ______ works at the hospital. Do you want to join?  VOLUNTEER40 My teachers always give me much ______.   ENCOURAGE41. Students at my college persuade their family to collect wastepaper for ________ program.     RECYCLE

42. It’s ______ that he does not want to see his son.     NATURE43. The company had a ______ sales last year.     WORLD44; The______population will develop a country.   EDUCATE45. People need to fill a written______ form for membership.   APPLY

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.1. A. permanent B. facility c. information D. abandon2. A. plentiful B. entertain c. electric D. negotiate3. A. galaxy B. general c. agency D. genetic4. A. enough B. cough c. though D. laugh5. A. closing B. slavery c. discuss D. strainII. Choose the correct answer A, B, c, or D to complete the following sentences.6. Nghiá practices English every day______improve his English.A. as a result B. in order that c. so as to D. in spite of7. He______the assignment to teacher yet.A. didn't submit B. hasn’t submittedc. doesn't submit D. isn’t submitted .8. You live in this area so you______know it well.A. must B. can c. could D. may9. Our family has just______our parents' 20th anniversary wedding.A. held B. celebrated c. praised D. performed10. Did you send a postcard ______ your mother on the occasion of VietnamTeachers' Day?A. with B. to c. at D. on11. We are trying to _______ together exactly what went wrong.A. part B. piece c. think D. guess12. All employees are completely kept_______about how bad the situation is.A. in the shade B. in the shadow c. in the dark D. in dull13. What we have to do now is to _______calm and try to think reasonably.A. maintain B. remain c. suffer D. sustain14. There is a lot of traffic so we are trying to find an_______route.A. alternate B. alternation c. alternative D. alternated15. The internet is a vast______of computers, all connected together.A. network B. console c. resource D. supply16. She has been depressed all day but she started to ______after heard that she was promoted.A. shout up B. cheer up c. take up D. break up

17. The headmaster was accused of _____ the truth.A. reforming B. revising c. distorting D. restating10. The new painting looks a bit out of ________in the bed room.A. space B. question c. room D. place19. Thao is a(n)_____ business consultant; companies hire her to solve particular problems they are facing.A. available B. unoccupied c. freelance D. free20. Yesterday Daisy was walking along the street, when someone on a motorbike ________ her handbag.A. gasped B. clenched c. grabbed D. took

V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the numbered blanks.Ho Chi Minh City, in Vietnam, is a fascinating (41) ______ for travelers toSoutheast Asia. It is (42)______on Mekong River. It was once an important trading center for the French in Southeast Asia. The (43)______of French culture can still be felt. Many people, (44)______the older generations, learned French in school and still can (45) ______ it very well. Some café serve French-style bread and pastries in Ho Chi Minh City. Expensive hotels and restaurants (46) French food. Many of the buildings in the city are built (47)______French style. The Vietnamese and the French (48)_____. The French eventually left the country. There are museums and monuments (49)______the country’s long - and often bloody - history. If you are (50)______a unique city to visit in Southeast Asia, Ho Chi Minh is an attractive choice.41. A. destination B. target c. attraction D. selection42. A. placed B. located c. set D. built43. A. effect B. influence c. impression D. consequence44. A. generally B. especially c. commonly D. specially45. A. state B. talk c. speech D. speak46. A. serve B. have served c. serves D. are serving47. A. in B. of c. on D. by48. A. fought B. allied c. conflicted D. opposed49. A. documentation B. documenting c. document D. documents50. A. taking after B. searching up c. looking for D. hunting for

VI. Insert a suitable preposition/ article to complete the following passage.What if you want to talk right now (51)________a friend who lives far away? (52)________answer is simple. You pick up your telephone and press some buttons. Next, you hear (53)________ringing sound—one, two, three rings. Then you hear your friend's voice say, “Hello.” Making a phone call seems so easy. But did you ever think (54) _____ what makes it possible?When you pick up your phone, it instantly hooks up with (55) ________ vast,worldwide telephone network. The network has millions (56)________miles of wire. It has cables that run (57) ________the oceans. It has optical (glass) fibers as thin (58) _____ "a hair, it has satellites that orbit high above Earth. It has powerful computers that keep track (59)_________everything on the network, including the call (60)________your friend. The word “hello” might have zipped through wires, shot up;to a satellite, or zoomed through a cable under the sea before it got to your ear.

VII. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.61. Smoking is______to your health and other people's. DETRIMENT62. Toan got in a lot of trouble for______climbing the wall. PERSIST63. Thirteen is thought to be a(n)______number. LUCK64. The government cannot be______to public opinion. DIFFER65. With_______made in transportation, people have more options when moving around from place to place.      IMPROVE 66. The______town is very popular among tourists.    BUSTLE67. ______have studied the movements of the earth's plates and  predicted an earthquake will occur in this area in the near future.  SEISMOLOGY68. There is a(n)_______bond between parents and children. BREAK69. The 1000th anniversary of Thang Long is _____ of Vietnamese culture to international friends.      INTRODUCE70. The end of the 19th century was a time that saw many______.  REVOLT

VII. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.61. We travelled away from (A) the city and towards (B) the countryside where several classical houses (C) caught our eyes (D).62. My brother is an archaeologist who has been (A) travelling around the world on search of (B) historical (C) remains (D).63. The chauffeur (A) who was hired to drive Mr Williams around daily (B) was reprimanded (C) for not picking him (D) on time.

64. The students are told solving (A) the same type of sums many times to ensure (B) that they able (C) to do them correctly when they encounter (D) them.

65. Today’s farmers have increased (A) milk production greatly (B) through improved (C) methods of breeding, feeding, and manage (D) dairy cattle.

66. Despite of (A) many attempts to introduce a (B) universal language, not ably (C) Esperanto and idiom Neutral, the effort has met with very little success (D).

67. The modem detective story, in which (A) a detective solves a crime (B) by discovering and interpretation (C) evidence is considered to have (D) originated with Edgar Allan Poe’s “The murders in the Rue Morgue” in 1841.68. Orchestrating musical (A) works requires a understanding (B) of the range and characteristics (C) of each instrument (D).

69. The black leopard is very (A) dark that its spots (B) are (C) difficult to see (D).

70. The astronomy (A) is the oldest science (B), but it continues (C) to be at (D) the forefront of scientific thought.

V. Use the correct form of the words given in the brackets to complete the passage.41. (CONSTRUCT)_____of the Bamboo Organ was begun in 1816 by a Spanish42. (MISSION) _____ Diego Cera. Why was bamboo used? 43. (CONSIDER) ______the relative 44. (POOR)______ of the area, perhaps the need to use 45.(EXPENSE) ______ materials was a factor. Moreover, the 46. (MAKE)______ of the organ no doubt desired to use appropriate 47. (LOCALLY) materials. In 1916, bamboos were cut and buried under the sand of the seashore for about a year. Those that survived this 48 (EXPOSE) ______ to insects and the elements were considered of durable quality and used in 49 (BUILD) ______ building the organ. Over the next several years, the 50. (VARIETY) _______ parts of the organ were put together. When the bulk of it was finished in 1821, it was proclaimed “the finest and the first of its kinds in the country”.

VI. Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage.New Zealand enjoys a (51)______of temperatures approximate to (52)______experienced by Australia’s eastern seaboard. Free from the influence (53)______anydose land mass, yearly temperature variations are smaíỉ approximate 10°c (54)______between winter and summer.The north of the country (55)______to be subtropical and the south, temperate. Mountain ranges (56)______down much of the length of New Zealand, (57) _____ the regions lying west of the ranges (58) _____ much higher rainfall (59)______ those to the east. The drier eastern regions average over 2000 hours of sunshine a year and contain the main wine-growing areas and summer resorts.Snow is largely confined to the alpine areas of the central North Island and SouthAlps, though it can fall to (60)______level in the deep south for a day or so at a time.

VIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the sameas the one printed before it.71. Although it rained torrentially all day, we enjoyed the voyage.Torrentially............................................................................................72. He said he did not steal the car.He denied............................................................................. ................73. I’m sorry now that I left my family for a man.Now I wish .................................................................................... ....................74. This is the worst meal I have ever had.Never.......................................................................................................................75. Is this the only way to reach the city center?isn't there ............................................ ........................... .........................................76. He never suspected that money had been stolen.At no time ...........................................................................................................77. We would prefer you to behave in a polite way.We would rather.................................................. ................................................78.1 am not friendly with him, in fact I hardly even know him.Far from .................................................................................. ................................79. As people grow older, they become more and more forgetful.The ................................ ............. ........... .................. .............................................80. Someone stole my bag while we were playing tennis.During......................................................................................................................