Họ và tên thí sinh: ............................................................................... Số báo danh:...................

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 of the following questions.
Question 1. A. entertained B. used C. finished D. preserved
Question 2. A. behave B. facility C. face D. occasion
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 of the following questions.
Question 3. A. enter B. arrange C. collect D. receive
Question 4. A. tradition B. artistic C. Japanese D. historian
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 5. Alex said he will ask his grandparents about their old days.
A. days B. about C. grandparents D. days
Question 6. I wish everybody has enough food to eat and a place to live in.
A. wish B. has C. to eat D. live in
Question 7. I prefer talking face to face than talking on the phone.
A. than B. face to face C. prefer D. on
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 8. I’ve been feeling better since .
A. the doctor came B. the doctor coming C. the doctor comes D. the doctor has come
Question 9. Would you like and visit me next summer?
A. come B. came C. coming D. to come
Question 10. “If I were you, I would start working on the assignments well before the deadline”, she
me.
A. encouraged B. advised C. promised D. offered
Question 11. He left class early because he a headache.
A. had B. has had C. has D. was having
Question 12. I asked Martha to enter a law school.
A. is she planning B. was she planning C. are you planning D. if she was planning
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Question 13. We spent a lot of time physical activities in the fresh air.
A. to do B. to play C. playing D. doing
Question 14. In the past, students have science lessons. They mostly learned to read and write.
A. used to B. didn’t use C. didn’t used to D. didn’t use to
Question 15. I had no idea to write my essay about.
A. what B. which C. where D. when
Question 16. My parents sometimes don’t understand me. I wish they could put themselves
.
A. boots B. hands C. bags D. shoes
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 17. The two countries agreed to set up full diplomatic relations.
A. produce B. offer C. establish D. make
Question 18. She often entertains her children by telling those stories and acting them out.
A. asks for help B. brings enjoyment C. gives advice D. brings together
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 19. His cousin, who is in the final year of school, has to stay up late every night to study for
the university entrance exam.
A. go out B. go to bed late C. go to bed early D. work hard
Question 20. The exam was over, so I’m relaxed now. I wish this state of mind could last forever.
A. stressed out B. confident C. calm D. independent
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 21. “Mom, I’ve got the first rank in class this semester!” – “ ”
A. Let’s go! B. Well done! C. Never mind. D. Thank you
Question 22. “Thank you for your present on my birthday!” – “ ”
A. OK, sure. B. It’s good to know that C. My pleasure. D. It’s nice.

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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.
When we feel anxious, we often give ourselves negative messages like: “I can’t do this”, “I’m useless”
and “I’m going to fail”. It can be difficult but (23) to replace these with positive
thoughts such as: ‘this is just anxiety, it can’t harm me’ and, ‘relax, concentrate – it’s going to be
okay’. Picturing how you’d like things to go can help you feel more (24) . Try to
imagine yourself turning up to an exam feeling (25) and relaxed. You turn over
your paper, write down what you do know and come away knowing you tried your best on the day.
It can sometimes feel like you whole future depends on (26) grades you get. There
can be a lot of pressure for yound people to do well in exams which can (27) a lot of
stress and anxiety. Remember, exams are important – but they’re not the only way to a successful
future.
Question 23. A. need B. want C. let D. try
Question 24. A. tense B. negative C. positive D. stressful
Question 25. A. confident B. annoyed C. frustrated D. depressed
Question 26. A. why B. what C. how D. when
Question 27. A. take B. cause C. make D. do
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.
Although the United States is a large country with many people, the lanuage is almost the same
wherever one goes. There are two reasons for this. One is that people move around a great deal in the
United States. A man may grow up in one part of the country, go to college in another part, find work
in another place, and marry a girl from still another part of the country. Railroads, airplanes, cars and
highways make it easy to travel in America. Many large companies have branches in different areas of
the country and transfer their workers from one branch to another. The second important factor is
public communication. Movies, radio, and television all have a standard way of speech, and almost
everyone in the United States hears it. There are, however, some words and expressions more common
in one part of the country than in others. Throughout the history of the United States, large groups of
immigrants have come to make their homes and they give new words to the language.
Question 28. In the United States .
A. people travel a great deal
B. each state has its own language
C. one cannot go wherever he wants
D. the language is different from place to place

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Question 29. According to the writer .
A. one cannot marry a girl from another state
B. there are no trains and planes
C. in America people have to study only in their native town
D. means of transport are well-developed
Question 30. Many large companies .
A. do not employ workers from different areas
B. do not have branches in other parts
C. do not have their workers work in the branches
D. have branches in different areas
Questions 31. In the United States, public communication .
A. has a standard way of speech
B. is not important
C. is not well-developed
D. has no standard way of speech
Question 32. Which sentence is TRUE?
A. In the United States there are no immigrants,
B. The American language has no new words.
C. In the United States all words and expressions are the same in every part.
D. In the United States there are a lot of immigrants.
Mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closet in meaning to
the original sentence in each of the following questions.
Questions 33. What should we do to preserve our traditions?
A. What traditionals should be preserved?
B. Should we consider what traditions to preserve?
C. What should be done to preserve our traditions?
D. What traditions should we preserve?

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Question 34. My father no longer plays tennis on Saturday mornings.
A. My father didn’t used to play tennis on Saturday mornings.
B. My father used to play tennis on Saturday mornings.
C. My father is used to playing tennis on Saturday mornings.
D. My father didn’t use to play tennis on Saturday mornings.
Question 35. Sue is the most intelligent student in her class.
A. Everyone is as intelligent as Sue in her class.
B. Sue is one of the most intelligent students in her class.
C. Everyone is more intelligent than Sue in her class.
D. No one is as intelligent as Sue in her class.
Question 36. He crashed his car although he drove carefully.
A. He crashed his car despite he drove carefully.
B. Despite driving carefully, he crashed his car.
C. Because he drove carefully, he crashed his car.
D. Despite the fact the his careful driving, he crashed his car.
Question 37. She started to teach French at the university 10 years ago.
A. She has taught French at the university for 10 years.
B. She was taught French at the university for 10 years.
C. She has taught French at the university since 10 years.
D. She taught French at the university for 10 years.
Question 38. “Why don’t you go to the library to study, Nancy?”, Peter said.
A. Nancy asked Peter to go to the library to study with her.
B. Peter suggested that Nancy should go to the library to study.
C. Peter suggested going to the library to study with Nancy.
D. Peter asked Nancy to go to the library to study with him.
Question 39. This mobile phone is not as cheap as I thought it would be.
A. This mobile phone is more expensive than I thought it would be.

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 B. This mobile phone used to be cheaper than it is now.
C. This mobile phone is expensiver than I thought it would be.
D. This mobile phone is cheaper than it used to be.
Question 40. I advise you not to tell him the truth.
A. You’d better tell him the truth.
B. If I were you, I wouldn’t tell him the truth.
C. It’s not worth telling him the truth.
D. I suggest telling him the truth.