I.

Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part
1. A.tool B.moon C.soon D.cook
2. A.chemistry B.champ C.church D.champion
3. A.cough B.though C.rough D.tough
4. A.fear B.tear C.bear D.hear
5. A. invention B.question C.information D.protection.
II. Choose a word that has different stress pattern.
6. A.person B.enough C.picture D.people
7. A.rainfall B.children C.religion D.different
8. A.extreme B.generous C.lonely D.clothing
9. A.friendly B.extra C.along D.orphanage
10. A.method B.quiet C.major D.electric
III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
11. The social services are chiefly______ with the poor, the old and the sick.
A. Influenced B. related C. suffered D. concerned
12. I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your______.
A. blood B. storm C. explosion D temper
13. It was a hot day, and many people were______ their way to the beach.
A. taking B. hitting C. making D. setting
14. After a lot of difficulty, he______ to open the door.
A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized
15. The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious______.
A. damage B. pain C. wound D. injury
16. The country’s annual______ of coffee beans has increased each year since 1977
A. produce B. growth C. outcome D. production
17. He kept his marriage a secret for years ,but eventually the truth______.
A came out B. came through C. went out D turned out
18. Jo was shocked when I disagreed with her. She’s so used to getting her own______.
A. mind B. way C. opinion D. views
19. When he sings, he has the ______ ability to make songs sound good.
A. sparse B. rare C. infrequent D. scarce
20. The management are making ______to increase the company's efficiency.
A. measures B. steps C. moves D. deeds
21. I know this is a big disappointment but don't take it to______.
A. soul B. mind C. spirit D. heart
22. I was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it's broken down ______ again!
A. even B. still C. yet D. right
23. Simon ______ in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else.
A. confided B. intimated C. confessed D. disclosed
24. It’s time we …the bus.
A.catch B.caught C.catching D.to catch
25. He wants to ______his room.
A.decorate B.decorator C.decorative D. decoration
26. ______the birthday ______Nam’s mother, he made her a big cake.
A.in - at B.in - of C.on - of D. on - for
27. Take the bus, and ______at Oxford Circus.
A.get out B.get off C.get down D. get away
28. We went by ______train to ______west of England.
A.a – the B.the - the C.Ø – the D.Ø - Ø
29. They ______all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
A.used B.passed C.occupied D.spent
30. This jacket is the kind of thing I want. Can I ______.
A.try it on B.dress in C.take it off D.wear it
31. The noise of the traffic prevented me from ______to sleep.
A.falling B.leaving C.going D.feeling
32. Viet got up late ______he couldn’t catch the first bus.
A.then B.so C.as D.when
33. Nam wishes he ______have to clean all the windows.
A.don’t B.doesn’t C.wasn’t D.didn’t
34. The secretary ______I talked to didn’t know where the meeting was.
A.which B.whose C.when D.whom
35. When you get to the station, I ______for you outside.
A.shall waiting B.shall wait C.waiting D.shall be waiting
36. We expected him at eight but he finally ______at midnight.
A.appeared B.appears C.appearing D.appear
37. A cheque is all right, but I’d rather you ______me cash.
A.pay B.paid C.would pay D.had paid
38. We started early ______to avoid being late for work.
A.so that B.in order that C.so D.so as
39. In the newspaper there ______a lot of news about the earthquake.
A. be B. are C. is D. were
40. The old ______ in her village always ______others' help.
A. is living / need B. living / need C. living / needs D. lived / need
41. "Which of these two men is Chinese?" " ______ is"
A. Both of them B. All of them C. none of them D. Neither of them
42. My shoes are dirty. I'd better take them ______before I come in.
A. away B. up C. on D. off
43. This subject, ______, is very important.
A. which we are going to discuss B. which is going to discuss
C. that we are gong to discuss D. A and B are correct
44. I' m very tired. ______, I have to finish my homework before going to bed.
A. Although B. Moreover C. Therefore D. However
45. Why don't we go for a picnic this weekend? ______.
A. What do you want to suggest? B. Yes, please.
C. That's a good idea. D. How's that.
46. Vietnam, ______ is in South-east Asia, export rice.
A. where B. which C. that D. when
47. Have you ever heard this song______in Vietnam.
A. singing B. sing C. sung D. being sung
48. You'll be ill ______you stop working so hard.
A. unless B. when C. until D. if
49. She demands that we _______ there on time for the show. (demand that....Vo)
A. should be B. be C. is D. are
50. Man will have a barber ______ his hair.
A. cut B. to cut C. cutting D. to cutting
IV. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word
that fits in the space in the same line
Example: (0) depression
EXERCISE
Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping (0) ............ away. It DEPRESSED
improves your body and your mind and (51) ...enables..you to perform ABLE
better in the work place at home.
Proper (52) ..breathing.. is essential if you want to get the most from BREATH
exercise and you should also take into (53) ...consideration....your heart rate. CONSIDER
It can be (54) ..harmful.... to do too much, which is why all good fitness HARM
instructors emphasize the (55) ...importance... of "listening to your body”. IMPORTANT
When you first start you should use good (56) ..judgement...., because JUDGE
it's easy to make the mistake of using the equipment (57) ....incorrectly...
or doing too much at one time. Start slowly and build up gradually. CORRECT
Exercise should not be seen as a (58) ...demanding... task; it can
be as essay as a quick walk. To increase your fitness DEMAND
(59) ...steadily..., exercise for 20 minutes a day, 4 to 6 times a week and STEADY
you will notice a (60) ....difference... in your body and mind in a few weeks. DIFFERENT
Question 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the suitable tenses, including passives if necessary
(12 points).
The mystery of the Mary Celeste is one of the greatest mysteries of the sea. An American
sailing ship, the Mary Celeste set sail from New York on 5 November 1872 - bound for Genoa in Italy,
with a cargo of 1,700 barrels of commercial alcohol.
A month later - on 5 December - she (61 sight) ......sighted....east of the Azores, in the eastern
Atlantic, by a British ship, the Dei Gratia. By an amazing coincidence, the master of the British ship,
Captain David Reed Morehouse, and the master of the Mary Celeste , captain Benjamine Spooner
Briggs (62 dine) .....dined....together in New York the night before the Mary Celeste (63 set sail) ...set
sail....So Morehouse (64 realize) ...realized...., that the Mary Celeste (65 sail) ....was sailling......in the
wrong direction. What could be the ship doing, he (66 wonder) .....wondered...? Having hailed his
friend's ship and got no reply, he (67 go) ....went.... to investigate. There (68 be) ......was.....nobody on
board. Captain Briggs, his wife and two-year-old daughter (69 all vanish) .....had all vanish... The last
entry in the ship's log was for 25 November, on which day the Mary Celeste (70 be) .................. within
six miles of the Azores.
An enquiry (71 hold later) ..was later held... in Gibraltar, but to this day the mystery of the
Mary Celeste ( 72 never solve) ....has never been solved.... .
Question 6: Fill in each gap with ONE appropriate word. The first gap has been done as an
example (15 points).
EVOLUTION
It is generally accepted that present-day animals and plants differ from those of the
past, having changed by a general process called evolution. But this theory has been widely accepted
for little (73) ..more.... than a hundred years. The present theory of evolution was developed
(74) ...by... two naturalists – Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace – working independently.
When he was a young man (75) ..of. 22, Darwin went as naturalist on a round-the-world, map-
making cruise aboard a British naval survey ship, HMS Beagle. The cruise began in 1831 and lasted
(76) .....until... 1836. In the Galapagos islands, Darwin came (77) ....across/up on.... a group of birds,
later to become known (78) ....as... “Darwin’s finches”. They were similar to one (79) ..another.. in
their colour, song, nests and eggs, and were clearly descended (80) ...from... the same finch stock, (81)
...although.... each had a different kind of beak and was adapted (82) ...to... a different way of life. (83)
..They.... were seed-eaters, fly-catchers, woodpeckers and various other types.
Darwin assumed that the ancestors of all (84) ....these.... types had been blown to the islands in
bleak weather, had survived and changed somehow (85) ...into... the various forms. In the years after
the voyage, Darwin gradually came to the conclusion that individuals better suited (86) ...to... their
environment would tend to leave more offspring while those (87) .less... well adapted would die out.
VII. Read the passage and decide which answer best fits each space(10 points).
There people jumped (88) … a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnet this
morning. They were just able to rescue their possessions before the car burst into (89) … . Mr. Peter
Collins, 25, of Wey Road, Berinsfield (90) … his Avenger estate car home (91) …. work with two
friends when he noticed smoke coming into the car. He stopped, (92) … was unable to open the
bonnet. He poured a bottle of water over the radiator where the smoke was coming from, but could not
put out the fames. He then (93) … to get fire extinguishers from a nearby (94) …, but (95) … also
failed to have any effect. (96) … he telephone for a (97) …, but by the time it arrived, the car was
totally burnt out.
88. A. into B. on C. out of D. over
89. A. flames B. petrol C. smoke D. sparks
90. A. drove B. has driven C. was driving D. was driven
91. A. to B. from C. at D. in
92. A. but B. because C. although D. so
93. A. wandered B. jumped C. walked D. ran
94. A. hospital B. garage C. library D. swimming pool
95. A. this B. those C. that D. these
96. A. at length B. finally C. at the end D. Terminally
97. A. police car B. ambulance C. taxi D. fire engine

Question8: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (10
points).
98. I came home, it began to rain.
=> Barely did I come home, it began to rain.
99. Peter is poor, but he usually helps the handicapped.
=> Poor as Peter is, but he usually helps the handicapped.
100. John is sick because he doesn’t take his doctor’s advice.
=> Did John take his doctor’s advice , he wouldn’t be sick
101. Maryam is poor, but people easily believe that she is a millionaire when she talks.
=> Maryam talks as if he were a milionaire.
102. We admire Thanh because she did well in the French speaking contest.
=> We look …………………………………………………………………………………..
103. She dresses in red so that everyone will take notice of her.
=> She dresses in red so as to be taken noticed of.
104. It is such an interesting book that I can’t put it down.
=> It is so interesting a book that I can’t put it down.
105. He is so strong that he can lift two tables at the same time.
=> Such is his strength that he can lift two tables at the same time
106. Turn off all the faucets before going out.
=> All the faucets must be turned off before you go out.
107. “ You will be successful at any cost!”, said the teacher to Jason.
=> The teacher demanded that ……………………………………………………………….
108. “ I can’t work with Daisy any more.” John said to the boss.
=> John couldn’t put…………………………………………………………………………...
109, “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.
=> John congratulated…………………………………………………………………………
110. They have read us an interesting story.
=> An…………………………………………………………………………………………
111. Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.
=> On …………………………………………………………………………………………
112. The last storm destroyed Lan’s house.
=> It‘s high time………………………………………………………………………………
Question 9: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (10
points).
113.The weather forecast predicts a drop in temperature tomorrow. will
=> They say tomorrow ……………………………………………………………………….
114.The time of departure for your flight to Rio is six o’clock. takes
=> The plane to Rio ………………………………………………………………………......
115.It looks like that old bridge is ready to fall down. is
=> It looks like that old bridge ……………………………………………………………….
116.I suppose you are very tired after your long walk. must
=> You ………………………………………………………………………………..………
117.’I won’t come home late from the party.’ she said. promised
=> She…………………………………………………………………………………………
118.It would have been better if you had gone to bed earlier. should
=> You……………………………………………………………………………….………..
119.’Don’t swim just after you have eaten,’ she said to them. warned
=> She………………………………………………………………………………….……...
120. He would not stop talking although no one was listening. insisted
=> He …………………………………………………………………………………………
121. The house was in darkness except for a light in the kitchen. apart
=> The house was completely ………………………………………………………………...
122. They continued to look for the girl till it got dark. search
=> The ………………………………………………………………………………