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.
1. A. controlled B. returned C. formed D. convinced
2. A. search B. confer C. prefer D. suffer
3. A. organise B. promise C. paradise D. realise
4. A. thus B. thick C. think D. thin
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
5. The government made serious attempts to raise the …………of living.
A. standard B. cost C. level D. mode
6. “ What’s the answer to problem two”? “I don’t know and even ……… I wouldn’t tell you.”
A. I did B. though I did C. if I did D. if I do
7. “ Let’s go out for a coffee, Lan?” Huong said. – Lan: “……………”
A. Ok B. That sounds great
C. It’s a good ideas D. A, B, C are correct
8. Not having written about the required topic, ______ a low mark.
A. my presentation was given B. the teacher gave me
C. the teacher gave D. I was given
9. ______I might, I couldn’t open the door.
A. Try as B. However hard C. As try D. No matter
10. ………., the interviewer asks the interviewees about their education background and others.
A. Traditionally B. Tradition C. Traditional D. Traditionalism
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24. Nowhere…………….such cooperative staff.
A. you can find B. you found C. you could find D. can you find
25. She didn’t pass her last exam. If only she…………… it, she………… very happy.
A. passed/would be B. had passed/would be
C. had passed/had been D. had passed/would have been
26. The professor highly appreciated his students’………….in terms of science.
A. creating B. creator C. creative D. creativity
Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
27. A. accidental B. sensitivity C. beneficial D. industrial
28. A. allow B. follow C. yellow D. fellow
29. A. unconcerned B. necessary C. represent D. disappointed
30. A. canal B. rental C. scandal D. vandal
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
Traffic lights
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (31)
the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (32) like any railway signal of the time, and was operated
by gas. (33) , it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (34) further
development until cars became common.
Modern traffic lights are an American invention. Red- green (35) Were installed in Cleveland in
1914. Three - colour signals, operated (36) hand from a tower in the (37) of the
street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to (38) in Britain were in
London, on the junction between St. James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed
(39) year later.
In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights
did not just change silently, but would ring bells to wake the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone
and have been (40) by standard models which are universally adopted.
31. A. outside B. out C. out of D. outdoors
32. A. resembled B. looked C. showed D. seemed
33. A.However B. Therefore C. Although D. Despite
34. A. forbade B. disappointed C. avoided D. discouraged

Of the three sports – swimming, rowing and sailing – I like rowing best because it is the easiest to continue
during the winter, when the water is too cold for comfortable swimming and the sea is often too rough for
sailing. Even on the coldest day one row, only ice on the water or thick fog can stop one. Sometimes it is so
cold when I go out rowing that drop of water freeze wherever they fall. In such weather, it is not very
pleasant to swim as one cannot stay in the water very long. However, when one is rowing, one gets warmer
the longer one goes on.
46. Where was the writer born?
A. In a village by the river B. In a village near a lake
C. In a village by the sea D. In a sea town
47. How does the writer feel when he is in some place which is not near the water?
A. Comfortable B. Convenient
C. Losing something D. Missing something
48. What type of sport does he like?
A. Water sports B. Sports without water
C. Sports played only on the sea D. Sports played near lakes and river
49. Where can people row and sail?
A. In a swimming pool B. In the river
C. On the sea D. Both B and C
50. Why does he like rowing best?
A. Because it makes him warmer B. Because he can sail it in cold days
C. Because it makes him stronger D. Because it is easier to play
51. Why are swimming and sailing not easy sports to continue in winter?
A. Because the sea is too rough B. Because the sea is too cold
C. Because the water is too cold D. Both A and C
52. What can stop people from rowing?
A. Ice on the water or thick fog B. Cold weather
C. Hot weather D. Cold water
53. What sometimes happens when he goes out rowing in very cold weather?
A. Water drops
B. Water is too cold

C. Mr. Brown devotes all his time to social work.
D. His interest is social work.
61. It is thought that the accident was caused by human error.
A. The accident is thought to have been caused by human error
B. It is thought that human error was caused by the accident.
C. It is thought that the accident caused human error.
D. Human beings thought about that the accident caused.
62. In spite of his tiredness, Joe managed to finish his work.
A. Although he is tired, Joe managed to finish his work.
B. Joe managed to finish his work but he was tired.
C. Despite he was tired, Joe managed to finish his work.
D. Tired as he seemed to be, Joe managed to finish his work.
63.“ No, I didn’t tell Jim our plan,” said Tom.
A. Tom refused to tell Jim their plan. B. Tom denied having told Jim their plan.
C. Tom denied to tell Jim their plan. D. Tom didn’t agree to tell Jim their plan.
64. Please don’t ask her to the party.
A. I’d rather you didn’t ask her to the party.
B. I’d rather not to ask her to the party.
C. Please don’t ask her about the party.
D. You ask her to the party, don’t you?
65. Nothing but the whole story would satisfy Tim.
A. Tim wouldn’t be satisfied with anything.
B. Tim wanted to know just the end of the story.
C. On the whole, Tim was satisfied with the story.
D. Tim insisted on being told the complete story.
Circle the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
Ralph Earl was born into a Connecticut farm family in 1751. He chose early to become a painter and looked
for what training was available in his home state and in Boston. Earl was one of the first American artists to
paint landscapes. Among his first paintings were scenes from Revolutionary War battles of Lexington and
Concord. In 1778 Earl went to London to study with Benjamin West for four years.

B. were about the same age D. had the same background
72. According to the passage, one of the distinguishing features of the portrait of Oliver and Abigail
Ellsworth is the contrast between
A. the plainness of the figures and the luxury of the furnishings.
B. the two styles used to paint the two figures
C. the sunlit fields and the dark interior
D. the straight fences and the curving Connecticut River
73.Why does the author refer to Reclining Hunter as “something of an anomaly’’?
A. It is so severe B. It is quite humorous
C. It shows Earl’s talent D. It was commissioned
74. The word “he” in the last paragraph refers to?
A. Ralph Earl B. the farmer C. the hunter D. Thomas Gainsborough
75. The author’s attitude toward Ralph Earl is
A. admiring B. antagonistic C. neutral D. unflattering
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
76. Petroleum is composed of a complex mix of hydrogen and carbon.
A B C D
77. Stars in our universe vary in temperature, colour, bright, size and mass.
A B C D
78. Both a term paper and a final exam is often required for a college class.
A B C D
79. Light can travel from the Sun to the Earth in eight minute and twenty seconds.
A B C D
80. Before diamonds can be used as jewels, they must be cut and polish.
A B C D
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1. D
2. D
3. B

34. D
35. C
36. A
37. A
38. B
39. A
40. B
41. D
42. A
43. A
44. A
45. D
46. C
47. D
48. A
49. D
50. B
51. D
52. A
53. C
54. A
55. D
56. B
57. D
58. B
59. D
60. C
61. A
62. D
63. B