. 9. She chooses the kind of hotels she stays in very carefully, — She's very fussy 10. The rocketing prices have proved too much for most salaried Peopie t : oy ~ TRUONG THPT CHUYEN LY TU TRONG - CAN THO a A. MULTIPLE CHOICE I. PHONOLOGY (10pts) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differen tly from the other 1. A. picturesquely B. antiqueness —C. querulously —D, discotheque 2. A. phlebitis B. wily C. poliomyelitis D. Philately 3. A. macabre B.chiromancy — C. chemical D. chivalrous 4. A. paranoia B. papist C. saffron D. travail 5. A. absinthe B. soothe C. loathe D. wreathe Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the othes: 6. A. euphemism B. phenotype C. veracity D. cantaloupe 7. A. matriarchy B. epileptic C. rutherfordium D. diplomatic 8. A. disinter B. cadaver C. cathedral D. attorney 9. A. acupuncturist B. vociferously C. antithesis D. extraordinary 10. A. entrepreneur B. anonymity Cc IL VOCABULARY (10pts): Choose the correc! 1. His strange be . oe . representation D. encyclopedi ‘t word or Phrase A, B, nce a C or D to complete each sent? ‘aviour aroused the —____ Of police. a B. suspicion C. disbelief D. notice * ee : Parents are away, his oldest brother - Knocks it off ae C. draws the line B. calls the shots D. is in the same boat 232the concert, everyone hadto____ home through the thick snow. f \ Afte! tle B. tread C. trace D. trickle A. tru Foasts several climates due to its mountains, warm ocean 4. Anse and frozen seas. ee : B. pious C. ghastly D. lofty . [ finish writing this composition, I’m going to and go to bed. Whe ke time B. hit the hay C. hit the big time D. call it a day A. vn kinds of plants can grow only in soil. 6. Os B. slack C. sparse D. scarce ae got very __ feelings about taking on more responsibility at the moment. 1. 7 puzzled B. mixed C. jumbled D. muddled ‘i's been in Alice’s bad ever since he offended her at the party. ne B. books C. likes D. treats 9. The car was___ Speed. . ; "a. gathering ; B. collecting CC. consuming _D. firing 10. They're having serious problems. Their relationship is on the A. cliffs B. rocks C. stones D. grass Il. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (10pts) I earning all that money if you don’t have time to enjoy it? “A Isit to the good B. What's the good of C.Is it all to the good D. Is it for good 2, She fainted when she heard that her child died. A. rather than B. nothing but —C. all but D. near 3. to interfere in your affairs but I would like to give you just one piece of advice. A. It is far from clear C. Far and wide for me 4.____we just have to wait. A. At this point in time B. On the point of time C. At some point D. That's not the point 5. He gripped his brother’s arm lest he by the mob. A..would be trampled C. were trampled 6.1 don’t know A. what to do of B. Far from it for me D. Far be it from me B. could be trampled D. be trampled the new manager. B. what to make of C. how to do of D. how to make of 1.Don’t tell me 1 till 5 o’clock in the afternoon. A. was to make them to stay B. must have made them stay C. could have made them stay D. was to have made them stay - What | fear most of all is that we _ in what refers to the building of a new Market in West Crane. The local people seem to be very wary about it. A. might misinterpret B. might have misinterpreted C. won't be misinterpreting D. might be misinterpreted 233in the world. 9, Sam looked as ine — B. weren't taken into care A. weren : care! au D. weren’t in the care C. didn’t have a car ‘ 10, What's all this ee B. in aid of A. without the aid o D. within the aid of C. with the aid of HRASAL VERBS (10pts) : : AND P IV. PREPOSITIONS e may find it hard to . $0 W BLEEaeE outspoken person, SO —_his Pinion, 1. He is not a very 7 A. leak out B. come off Gesound out D. bring roung 2 Are you still an illusion that Mr. Spike will agree to your COnditiong “A. in ~~ B. under C.on Dz of ; We all tried to convince our teacher to change his mind about the schoo} tp we and he finally : A. caught on B. set out C. got through —_D. came roung 4, Our grandfather can his war experiences all the day. Sometimes, ye all get truly bored with it. B. vouch for C. figure out D. leaf through A. harp on 5. Father says he’s too after working the nightshift and he won't help us prepare the barbecue. A. run away B. worn out C. taken in D. pulled down 6. They said I'd be probation for the first two or three weeks as they want to find out about my skill. A. for B. on C. in D. at 7. Your report the side effects of the venture. Why not write mor about its good points, Mr. Hewitt? A. backs down B. takes to C. dwells on D. makes out 8. | know Pete's conduct was intolerable, but don’t be too hard him. A.on B. with C. at D. to 9. It is said that the corruption can hardly be especially among officials. A. worn off B. rooted out C. gone back D. stringed along 10. Mrs. Black has promised to be service on Monday. I hope she keeps her word or else | won't manage to prepare everything in time. A.in B. on C. of D. within V. READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGE 1: Read the following passage and choose the best option" complete the blank or answer the question. (10 pts) on a - mnllons of shoppers hit the stores in full force - both onlin ee pare ing frantically for the perfect gift. Last year, Americar’ in Hon at retail stores in the month of December alone. Asie 234