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Mark the letter A. B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. color B. passion C. behave D. children
Question 2. A. powerful B. proposal C. athletic D. position
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation In each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. decided B. looked C. started D. coincided
Question 4: A. hole B. show C. blow D. cow
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 5: “Shall we have a drink when you finish your talk?” “ ”
A. No, you can’t B. All right C. You’re welcome D. You needn’t do that
Question 6: “I'm going a trip to Long Hai after the exam.” “Really? ”
A. Have a nice time B. Congratulations C. OK D. It’s nice of you
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 7. The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well
informed.
A. easily seen B. suspicious C. popular D. beautiful
Question 8. We have lived there for years and grown fond of the surroundings. That is why we do not
want to leave.
A. loved the surroundings B. haunted by the surroundings
C. planted many trees in the surroundings D. possessed by the surroundings
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.
Question 9: Her thoughtless comments made him very angry.
A. pleasant B. kind C. honest D. thoughtful
Question 10. In 1989, the Soviet Union decided to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
A. advance B. increase C. reduce D. retreat
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 11. , the athlete broke the world’s record with two attempts.
A. Surprise B. Surprised C. Surprising D. Surprisingly
Question 12. In spite , the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
Question 13. Hundreds of species of Hawaiian flowers have become extinct or rare land
development and the grazing of wild goats.
A. now that B. due to C. because D. for
Question 14. Nam wanted to know what time .
A. does the movie begin C. the movie begins
B. did the movie begin D. the movie began
Question 15. You ring the bell; I have a key.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. couldn’t D. shouldn’t
Question 16. Would you mind me how the lift?
A. to show/ to work B. show/ work C. showing/ to work D. showing/ working
Question 17. Let's go over that report again before we submit it.
A. dictate B. print C. read carefully D. type
Question 18. I have a message for people by the traffic chaos.
A. to delay B. who delay C. delayed D. who delaying
Question 19. How many took part in the 22nd SEA Games?
A. comperitors B. competitive C. competes D. competitions
Question 20. In the last hundred years, travelling much easier and more comfortable
A. become B. has become
C. became B. will became
Question 21. Birds aren’t all the same. There are many different .
A. categories B. species C. animals D. plants
Question 22. The mountain gorilla is on the verge of .
A. extinct B. extraction C. extinguish D. extinction
Question 23. He’s a boy. He knows everything from books never gives any logical and practical
solutions.
A. bookworm B. bookish C. bookbinder D. book - keeper
Question 24. If you the goalie, there are seven players in a team.
A. gather B. conclude C. collect D. include
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.
Some people return to college as mature students and take full- or part-time training courses in a skill
will help them to get a job. The development of open learning, (25) it possible to study when it is
convenient for the students, has increased the opportunities available (26) many people. This type
of study was formerly restricted to book-based learning and (27) course but now includes courses
on TV, CD-ROM or the Internet, and self-access courses at language or computer centers. Americans
believe that education is important at all stages of life and should not stop (28) people get their
first job. About 40% of adults take part in some kind of education. About half of them are trying to get
qualifications and skills to help them with their jobs while the (29) are taking recreational subjects
for personal satisfaction. Schools and community colleges arrange evening classes, and a catalog of
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Question 25. A. keeping B. finding C. making D. enabling
Question 26. A. about B. by C. to D. with
Question 27. A. correspondence B. corresponded C. correspondent D. corresponding
Question 28. A. that B. when C. whereas D. otherwise
Question 29. A. left B. rest C. remains D. excess
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 from 30 to 34.
Most of the early houses built in America were suited to farm life, as it was not until cities became
manufacturing centers that colonists could survive without farming as their major occupation. Among the
earliest farmhouses in America were those built in Plymouth Colony. Generally, they consisted of one
large rectangular room on the ground floor, called a hall or great room and having a fireplace built into
one of the walls, and a loft overhead. Sometimes a lean-to was attached alongside the house to store
objects such as spinning wheels, firewood, barrels, and tubs. The furnishings in the great room were
sparse and crudely built. Tabletops and chest boards were split or roughly sawed and often smoothed only
on one side. Benches took the place of chairs, and the table usually had a trestle base so it could be
dismantled when extra space was required. One or two beds and a six-board chest were located in one
corner of the room. The fireplace was used for heat and light, and a bench often placed nearby for
children and elders, in the area called the inglenook.
The original houses in Plymouth Colony were erected within a tall fence for fortification. However, by
1630 Plymouth Colony had 250 inhabitants, most living outside the enclosure. By 1640, settlements had
been built some distance from the original site. Villages began to emerge throughout Massachusetts and
farmhouses were less crudely built. Windows brought light into homes and the furnishings and décor
were more sophisticated.
As more diversified groups of immigrants settled the country, a greater variety of farmhouses
appeared, from Swedish long-style houses in the Delaware Valley to saltbox houses in Connecticut,
Dutch-Flemish stone farmhouses in New York, and clapboard farmhouses in Pennsylvania. From
Georgian characteristics to Greek revival elements, farmhouses of varied architectural styles and building
functions populated the landscape of the new frontier.
Question 30: Which of the following is not mentioned as part of the furnishings in farmhouses
A. Rocking chair B. Bench C. Trestle - based table D. Six - board chest
Question 31: The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to
A. trestle base B. space C. table D. chest board
Question 32: The passage was most probably written by a specialist in American
A. urban planning B. farming C. architecture D. immigration
Question 33: The main idea of the passage is
A. The history of the American farmhouse B. Where immigrants settled in America
C. How to build an American farmhouse D. life in Plymouth Colony
Question 34: The word “emerge” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced with
A. proceed B. settle C. come out B. appear
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 from 35 to 42.

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 GOAL: ENDING CHILD LABOR
Carefully guiding a needle that's longer than his tiny fingers, a young boy in Pakistan stitches together
the leather pieces of a soccer ball. He sits crouched in the corner of a hot, airless shed for 12 hours. For
his long day's work, he will earn 60 cents.
The boy is one of more than 200 million children who work at hard, sometimes dangerous jobs all over
the world. Child labor exists in two-thirds of the world's nations. From Indonesia to Guatemala, poor
children as young as six are sent off to work. Often they are mistreated and punished for not working hard
enough. Children mix the gunpowder for firecrackers in China and knot the threads for carpets in India,
all for pennies a day. Sometimes they are sold as slaves.
In a speech to the Child Labor Coalition when he was U.S. Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich expressed
gratitude for the organization's work to end abuse of child labor, "You turned up the heat, and you got
results." He also congratulated Craig Kielburger, then 13, of Canada, who traveled the world for a year
fighting for kids' rights. Craig believes kids can make a difference. He offers this advice, "Write letters to
companies and government officials. Put pressure on leaders to make changes and to stop the misuse of
children."
One solution to the child-labor problem in poor countries is education. "The future of these countries,"
Secretary Reich declared, "depends on a work force that is educated. We are prepared to help build
schools."
Education has helped to make the world a brighter place for one youth, Aghan of India. When he was
nine, Aghan was kidnapped from his home and sold to a carpet maker. Aghan's boss was very cruel. "I
was always crying for my mother," he recalls. Aghan's dream was to learn to write so that he could send
letters to his parents. Fortunately, a group that opposes child labor rescued Aghan from the factory. He
was sent to a shelter in New Delhi where he worked hard to learn to write.
Question 35: The children who work are often .
A. treated well
B. paid generously
C. misused
D. all of the above
Question 36: According to the article, children who work under poor conditions, .
A. start to Work only after age 13.
B. start to work only after age 12.
C. make only 60 cents an hour.
D. may make only 60 cents a day.
Question 37: Why do families allow young children to go to work?
A. They don't know how bad it is.
B. The grownups don't want to work.
C. The families are very poor and need the income.
D. The children are paid a lot of money.
Question 38: In New Delhi, Aghan .
A. worked for a group that is opposed to child labor.
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 C. lived with his family.
D. made carpets
Question 39: What is an example of dangerous work done by a child?
A. stitching a soccer ball
B. knotting carpet threads
C. mixing gunpowder
D. none of the above
Question 40: Child labor is most common in .
A. counfries that make firecrackers.
B. poor countries.
C. countries that have slavery.
D. countries that make carpets.
Question 41: When children are used to work for unfair wages in poor working conditions, it is best
described as .
A. an abuse of working children.
B. hard work.
C. a poor working environment.
D. unfair labor practices.
Question 42: According to the article, what is the best way to keep many children from falling victim to
the abuse of child labor in the future?
A. Help poor countries educate their children.
B. Refuse to buy products made in countries that abuse child labor.
C. Rescue each child.
D. none of the above
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions.
Question 43: Mr. Smith is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him on the phone last night.
A. Mr. Smith, who I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.
B. Mr. Smith, who is very interested in our plan, I spoke to on the phone last night.
C. Mr. Smith is very interested in our plan to whom I spoke on the phone last night.
D. Mr. Smith, to whom I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.
Question 44: Wouldn't it better to let them know about the alternations to the plan?
A. Don't they think they should be informed about the changes in the plan?
B. Shouldn't they have been consulted before the scheme was changed?
C. Why haven't they have been informed about the new development?
D. We'd better ask them to change the plan, hadn't we?
Question 45: I said to her “If you let your son do whatever he wants, you will spoil him.”
A. I warned her that if she let her son do whatever she wanted, she would spoil him.
B. I warned her that if she let her son do whatever he wanted, she would spoil him.
C. I said if she lets her son do whatever he wants, she will spoil him.
 D. I told her if her son did whatever she wanted, she would spoil him.
Mark the letter A, B, C or B on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 46: (A) The effects of (B) cigarette smoking (C) has been proven to be (D) extremely harmful.
Question 47: (A) Only after food has been (B) dried or canned (C) it should be stored for future (D) use.
Question 48: (A) Hoa’s parents (B) didn't allow her (C) going to the cinema (D) with her friends
yesterday.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 49: No, it’s not true. I didn’t steal the money!” Jean said.
A. Jean refused to steal the money. B. Jean did not intend to steal the money.
C. Jean admitted stealing the money. D. Jean denied having stolen the money.
Question 50: Julie had a training course in alternative medicine. She was able to help the man out of
danger.
A. Much as Julie had a training course in alternative medicine, she was able to help the man out of
danger.
B. Having trained in alternative medicine, Julie was able to help the man out of danger.
C. But for a training course in alternative medicine, Julie could have helped the man out of danger.
D. Despite training in alternative medicine, Julie was able to help the man out of danger.
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