DE THI THU TNPT -NAM HOC 2009-2010
( Time limited 60 Minutes)
I- QUESTIONS 1 - 3: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the rest in each group. Identify your answer by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
1. A. cheerful B. charity C. machine
D. chance
2. A. field B. belief C. brief
D. friend
3. A. between B. cheese C. cheep
D. cheer
II- QUESTIONS 4-5: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word
whose main stress is on the syllable in the position which is different from that of the
others. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
4. A. between B. cherish C. chicken
D. kitchen
5. A. exciting B. charity C. convenient
D. surprising
III- QUESTIONS 6-30: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your
best choice to complete each sentence and then identify your answer by circling
letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
6. Never in my life ………. such a beautiful sunset.
A. I have seen B. I do see C. have I seen
D. do I see
7. I will phone you ………. I get there.
A. as well as B. as much as C. as soon as
D. as early as
8. If we heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it
A. would boil B. will be boiling C. is boiling
D. boils
9. After finishing the presentation, I suggested ………. to the cinema.

A. referred B. called C. known
D. regarded
19. What ………. is protecting the area and these endangered species.
A. in environmentalists are interested B. are environmentalists
interested in
C. are interested in environmentalists D. environmentalists are
interested in
20. "What's wrong with you today? Did you get out of bed on the wrong ……….
A. end B. edge C. foot
D. side
21. From these and ………. observations, Darwin put together a concept of natural
selection.
A. another B. other C. others
D. other's
22. A serious study of physics is impossible without ………. Knowledge of mathematics.
A. several B. amount of C. some
D. few
23. Hardly ………. play truant. Something must have happened to them.
A. do they B. they do C. have they
D. they have
24. It’s very cold in here, do you mind ………. I close the window?
A. whether B. as if C. if
D. for
25. If you had asked him, he ………. Helped you to solve the problem.
A. will have B. ought to have C. should have
D. would have
26. Sidney always gets high marks because her compositions are ………. .
A. well extremely written B. extremely well written C. written well extremely
D. well written extremely
27. "Whose book is it?" - "I don't know, but I think ……….”

33. A. spectator B. spectate C. spectacular
D. spectacularly
34. A. with its B. for its C. together its
D. like its
35. A. nowhere B. wherever C. everywhere
D. somewhere
V- QUESTIONS 36 - 40: Read the following passage carefully and answer the
questions that follow by circling letter A, B, C or D as the correct answers and then
mark your choice on the answer sheet.
Why are there so many grandmothers and so few grandfathers? In other words, why do
men die younger than women? Is it because men are afraid of getting old and helpless
and so they prefer to die before that happens? Perhaps they fear to be left alone by their
women and so decide to do the leaving first.
Many explanations are given for the fact that men die earlier than women. Men are
stronger physically, yet women can hang on longer to life. Both men and women are
emotional creatures but women are not afraid or ashamed to cry while men refuse to do
so. They are afraid of being thought "soft". Some men, when they are upset, play loud
music or dig in the garden to relieve their feelings. Many men like an orderly life so that
they bury themselves in their work or want a wife with some children or long to take part
in wars where there is a definite chain of command. There is a leader to give orders and a
known enemy to fight against and defeat. All these make men feel they live in a rational
world.
So the majority of men like a rational world. Rationality is fine but it does not include
everything that makes life joyful and fun or even messy and frustrating. When a man
refuses to cry he is refusing to accept that his emotions are part of him. Of course some
men do not follow this pattern. Bob Hawke is capable of crying in public whereas
Margaret Thatcher is probably incapable of crying at any time.
We need to cry because that shows our ability to suffer. If we do not suffer we are not
really alive at all. Suffering can be creative or destructive. If we can all learn to cry and
laugh and shout and dance openly, we are living creatively and adding something tp the

A. Many direct observations have been made in its behaviours.
B. Almost the information was the result of direct observations of its behaviours.
C. Direct observations of its behaviours made for collecting most information.
D. Almost the information came from its behaviours for direct observations.
42.They try to prevent the reader from vocalizing.
A. They try to stop the reader from vocalizing. B. The reader tries to prevent
vocalizing.
C. The reader tries to prevent them from vocalizing. D. They try to prevent
vocalizing from the reader.
43. This passage focuses on helping students read faster.
A. How to read this passage faster and faster.
B. Reading faster is the content of this passage.
C. The purpose of this passage is to help students read more quickly.
D. The purpose of this passage is to helping students read more quickly.
44. All of the students, but Peter went to the meeting.
A. Peter went to the meeting; and so did all of the students.
B. Except for Peter, all of the students went to the meeting.
C. All of the students, especially Peter went to the meeting.
D. All of the students, including Peter went to the meeting.
45. We take great pride in offering the best service in town.
A. Our service is the best. That's why people can see our pride.
B. We are very proud of offering the best service in town.
C. The best service in town is offered to people with great pride.
D. No-one takes great pride in offering the best service in town, but we do.
VII- QUESTIONS 46 - 50: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words
or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase which must be
changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter A, B, C or D and
then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
46. The jacket with three differently colors belongs to Hai, my brother.
47. I often spend some money each month, about $50, to buy books on economics.