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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. cinema

B. politics

C. statistics

D. primary

Question 2:

A. house work

B. challenge

C. letter

D. hotel

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. explained

B. jumped

C. wondered

D. called

Question 4:

A. bags

B. halves

C. photographs

D. speeds

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 5: The factory is said ______ in a fire two years ago.

A. to have been destroyed

B. being destroyed

C. to destroy

D. to have destroyed

Question 6: There are regional ______ between the North and the South of Viet Nam.

A. differ

B. different

C. difference

D. differences

Question 7: ______ the hotel rooms are reserved throughout peak season.

A. Almost

B. Almost of

C. Most of all

D. Almost all of

Question 8: Did Mary get ______ job she applied for?

A. an

B. 0

C. a

D. the

Question 9: We all agree ______ him ______ what he said.

A. on -at

B. in- for

C. to- with

D. with- on

Question 10: I’ll stay in the Golden Hotel in New York. Why don’t you guys _______?

A. visit

B. visit in

C. drop in

D. call in

Question 11: By the time we ______ there, they ______, I’m afraid.

A. will get- have left

B. get- will have left

C. get- have left

D. will get- will have left

Question 12: John said that if he ______ in my position, he ______ for the job.

A. had been – would have applied

B. were - would apply

C. is – will apply

D. has been - would be applying

Question 13: He admitted ______ the suitcase without asking its owner.

A. have opened

B. to open

C. to opening

D. having opened

Question 14: His _______ behavior was unacceptable in this case.

A. childish

B. child

C. childless

D. children

Question 15: There are the books ______ my father wrote when he was young.

A. which

B. whose

C. what

D. on which

Question 16: He asked me ______.

A. since when I am waiting

B. since when I waited

C. how long I have been waiting

D. how long I had been waiting

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Question 17: - Tom: “You’ve got a lovely singing voice, Mary.” - Mary: “__________ .”

A. Congratulations

B. You must be kidding

C. Don’t mention them

D. It’s all right

Question 18: - John: “Will you be able to come to the meeting this afternoon?” - Jack: “_______”.

A. Of course, you will

B. Thankyou

C. I’m afraid not

D. I’m sorry not

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 19: The first year at colledge was probably the best and most challenging year of a student’s life.

A. difficult

B. interesting

C. exciting

D. memorable

Question 20: It is likely that space-shuttle technology will be used in normal air travel soon.

A. probable

B. unbelievable

C. questionable

D. doubtful

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 21: I’m becoming increasingly absent-minded. Last week, I locked myself out of my house twice.

A. being careless of things

B. remembering to do things

C. forgetful of one’s past

D. often forgetting things

Question 22: The drainage of wetlands, cutting of forests and urbanization have seriously damaged natural habitat of animals.

A. slightly

B. badly

C. dangerously

D. honestly

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27.

Most big cities were built long before the heyday of the private car. As a result, they rarely have enough space for moving traffic or parked vehicles, and long queues of (23)_______ vehicles are a common sight. Indeed, some cities end up being almost permanently (24)______ during the day. Those that have a relatively free flow of traffic at non-peak periods of the day do not escape either. The (25)______ hour of early morning or early evening can easily see traffic brought to a (26)_______. The effect of exhaust fumes on air pollution in cities has been well documented. Buses might be seen as the solution, but they move slowly because of the sheer volume of other traffic, thus encouraging more commuters to abandon (27)_______ transport.

Question 23:

A. standing

В. settled

С. stationary

D. static

Question 24:

A. stuffed

В. saturated

С. crammed

D. congested

Question 25:

A. push

В. rush

С. hasty

D. hurry

Question 26:

A. standstill

В. hold-up

С. jam

D. freeze

Question 27:

A. civic

В. mass

С. public

D. popular

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.

Many people buy and use copied programs for the computer. This illegal copying of computer software has become a huge industry because the software is much cheaper than the original programs. Illegal software can be found on sale in any part of the world, although it is more readily available in Asia than in Western countries. Software manufacturers have been trying to get governments to stop this copying or “printing”. In an attempt to get rid of “software pirates”, police have seized software from stores and fined the owners. This has been partially successful, but manufacturers are still losing a lot of money. By using this kind of software, computer owners risk damaging their computers. Illegally copied software can carry computer viruses which could wipe out information stored on the computer’s hard driver.

Question 28: In some countries, owners of illegal software have ___.

A. asked the police to help them

B. asked their government to stop the pirating.

C. been forced to pay money.

D. given their software to the police.

Question 29: The word “it” in line 3 refers to ________.

A. the world

B. illegal software

C. computer

D. program

Question 30: Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Copied programmes for computer- Be aware.

B. Software and hard ware

C. Sharing software

D. Computer virus and solution

Question 31: Computer software is _____.

A. programs used by a computer.

B. part of all computers

C. pirated programs

D. poor quality

Question 32: People buy pirated software because it is ____.

A. good quality

B. readily available

C. inexpensive

D. easy to use

Question 33: According to the passage, ____ software can damage computers.

A. all

B. no

C. illegal

D. hard driver

Question 34: Pirated software is found ____.

A. worldwide

B. only in Asia

C. only in the West

D. in very few countries

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.

Ever since humans inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally, spelling, however, cannot.

Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.

Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips for the blind), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people. While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

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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 1: This is new washing machine is not a patch on our old one. These clothes are still dirty.

A. to be strange

B. to be broken

C. to be better

D. to be expensive

Question 2: in most countries, compulsory military service does not apply to women.

A. constructive

B. optional

C. beneficial

D. mandatory

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaningto the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 3: Sports and festivals form an integral part of every human society.

A. delighted

B. exciting

C. Informative

D. essential

Question 4: As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the island.

A. fruits and vegetables

B. flowers and trees

C. plants and animals

D. mountains and forest

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

Clara Barton became known as “The Angel of the Battlefield” during the American Civial War. Born in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1821, Clara Barton’s interest in helping soldiers on the battlefield began when she was told army stories from her father. Another event that influenced her decision to help soldiers was an accident her brother had. His injuries were cared for by Barton for 2 years. At the time, she was only 11 years old. Barton began teaching school at the age of 15. She taught for 18 years before she moved to Washington, D.C. in 1854.

The civil war broke out 6 years later. Immediately, Barton started was service by helping the soldiers with their needs. At the battle of Bull Run, Clara Barton received permission from the government to take care of the sick and hurt. Barton did this with great empathy and kindness. She acknowledged each soldier as a person. Her endurance and courage on the battlefield were admired by many. When the war ended in 1865, she used 4 years of her life to assist the government in searching for soldiers who were missing during the war.

The search for missing soldiers and years of hard work made her feeble physically. In 1869, her doctors recommended a trip to Europe for a rest. Whle she was on vacation, she became involved with the International Red Cross, an organization set up by the Geneva Convention in 1864. Clara Barton realized that the red Cross would be a big help to the United States. After she returned to the United States, she worked very hard to create an American red Cross. She talked to government leaders and let American people know about the Red Cross. In 1881, the Notional Society of the Red Cross was finally established with its headquarters in Washington,D.C. Clara Barton managed its activities for 23 years.

Barton never let her age stop her from helping people. At the age of 79, she helped flood victims in Galveston, Texas. Barton finally resigned from the Red Cross in 1904. She was 92 years old and had truly earned her titled “The Angel of the Battlefield”.

Question 5: According to paragraph 1, which of the following is true of the young Clara Barton?

A. She helped her father when he was a soldier.

B. She suffered from an accident when she was 11.

C. She made a decision to live with her brother for 2 years.

D. She helped her brother who hurt in an accident.

Question 6: The word this in paragraph 2 refers to

A. recognized each soldier as a person

B. cooked for soldiers

C. took care of the sick and hurt

D. received permission

Question 7: What can be the best title of the reading passage?

A. The American Red Cross

B. The angel of the Battlefield

C. The American Civil War

D. The International Red Cross

Question 8: The word acknowledged in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by

A. believed

B. recognized

C. nursed

D. pleaded

Question 9: The phrase broke out in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

A. extended

B. broke down

C. closed

D. began

Question 10: What can be inferred about the government?

A. It had respect for Clara Barton.

B. It showed Clara Barton great empathy and kindness.

C. It did not have the money to hep Clara Barton.

D. It did not always agree with Clara Barton.

Question 11: What does the author mention about the American Red Cross?

A. It was disapproved again and again by the Geneva Convention.

B. Barton tried to have it set up in America.

C. The American people were not interested in the Red Cross.

D. It was first established in the United States.

Question 12: What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Clara Barton helped wounded soldiers and she was the founder of the Red Cross.

B. Clara Barton became a nurse during the American Civil War.

C. Clara Barton worked for disaster victims until she was old.

D. Clara Barton was a kind and strong woman who helped people in need.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Question 13: Andy: "What do you think of football?" ~ Bob: "_____"

A. Well, it's beyond my expectation.

B. It's none of my business.

C. Of course, football players are excellent.

D. I am crazy about it.

Question 14: - "Excuse me. Where‟s the parking lot?" - “_______”

A. You are going the wrong way. It‟s not here.

B. Do you get lost? I do too.

C. You missed the turn. It‟s back that way

D. Why do you ask me? I don‟t know.

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

A worrying question which_______ (15) global attention is severe overpopulation and its drastic effects in the countries of the Third World. In regions where the birth rate is extremely high, poverty and starvation are rife . In India, there is________(16) of thirty five infants being born every minute, yet the most shocking figures are those which______(17) the enormous number of the victims of famine in certain African territories. Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases decimating the indigenous populations. There is an urgent need for these problems to be solved . Unless measures are taken to__________(18) the suffering of the impoverished underdeveloped nations, desperate crowds of immigrants will persist in flooding the richer states in search of a brighter future. It's the most _____________ (19) task for the international giants nowadays to help the poor populations get out of the poverty trap.

Question 15:

A. ask

B. wishes

C. insists

D. requires

Question 16:

A. an average

B. a proportion

C. a ratio

D. a measure

Question 17:

A. appear

B. refer

C. indicate

D. comprise

Question 18:

A. evaporate

B. ease

C. discard

D. vanish

Question 19:

A. plaguing

B. rousing

C. challenging

D. confronting

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 20: I have to buy my parents a new house ............................ price.

A. in place of

B. in case of

C. regardless of

D. not mention

Question 21: Someone bought a Louis Vuitton for a cheap price in the Philippines and later found out that it was ……………………………..

A. unfaitheful

B. untrue

C. fake.

D. artificial

Question 22: I would like to thank you so much …………..of my family.

A. part

B. on behalf

C. business

D. interest

Question 23: . My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that………….it is at night , ……………he plays his music!

A. the less / the more loud

B. the less / less

C. the more late / the more loudlier

D. the later / the louder

Question 24: Now that he has retired, he lives partly on his pension and partly on the ______ on his post office savings account.

A. interest

B. salary

C. wages

D. income

Question 25: We are looking for someone who can ______ with the rest of our team.

A. get up

B. fit in

C. act up

D. work off

Question 26: It is a ________

A. a beautiful old Indian lamp.

B. a beautiful Indian old lamp.

C. an Indian beautiful old lamp.

D. an old beautiful Indian lamp.

Question 27: It is imperative that his recovery ______ the treatment for at least two months.

A. continue

B. to continue

C. continued

D. continues

Question 28: ________, he couldn’t finish that test in 60 minutes.

A. As the boy was intelligent

B. Intelligent as the boy was

C. As intelligent the boy was

D. Intelligent as was the boy

Question 29: _________ it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it.

A. Provided I had seen

B. Unless I had not seen

C. If I had seen

D. Had I not seen

Question 30: …………….the National High School Graduation Exam with flying colours surprises me.

A. It is that she passed

B. That she passed

C. She passed

D. That It is she passed

Question 31: His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very……………………. .

A. narrow-minded

B. open-minded

C. kind-hearted

D. absent-minded

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.

During the 19th century, women in the U. S organized and participated in a large number of reform movements, including movements to reorganize the prison system, improve education, ban the sale of alcohol, and most importantly to free slaves. Some women saw similarities in the social status of women and slaves. Women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone were feminists and abolitionists who supported the rights of both women and blacks. A number of male abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips also supported the rights of women to speak and participate equally with men in anti- slavery activities. Probably more than any other movement, abolitionism offered women a previously denied entry into politics. They became involved primarily in order to better their living conditions and the conditions of others.

When the Civil war ended in 1865, the 14th, and 15th, Amendments to the Constitution adopted in 1868 and 1870 granted citizenship and suffrage to blacks but not to women. Discouraged but resolved, feminists influenced more and more women to demand the right to vote. In 1869, the Wyoming Territory had yielded to demands by feminists, but eastern states resisted more stubbornly than ever before. A woman's suffrage bill had been presented to every Congress since 1878 but it continually failed to pass until 1920, when the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote.

Question 32: According to the passage, why did women become active in politics?

A. to improve the conditions of life that existed at the time.

B. to support Elizabeth Cady Stanton

C. to amend the Declaration of Independence

D. to be elected to public office.

Question 33: What does the 19th Amendment guarantee?

A. Citizenship for women

B. Citizenship for blacks

C. Voting rights for blacks

D. Voting rights for women

Question 34: When were women allowed to vote throughout the US?

A. After 1866

B. After 1878

C. After 1870

D. After 1920

Question 35: What is the topic of the passage?

A. Women's suffrage

B. Abolitionists

C. The Wyoming Territory.

D. The 14th and 15th Amendment

Question 36: The word" primarily" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ..............

A. somewhat

B. above all

C. always

D. finally

Question 37: What can not be inferred from the passage?

A. The abolitionists believed in anti- slavery activities.

B. The eastern states did not like the idea of women's right to vote.

C. The blacks were given the right to vote before women.

D. A women's suffrage bill had been discussed in the Congress for 50 years.

Question 38: What is not among the reformation movements of women?

A. freeing the slaves

B. prohibiting the sale of alcohol

C. passing the laws

D. reorganizing the prison

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 39: My friend Albert has decided to buy a motorbike. His car was stolen last week.

A. My friend Albert has decided to buy a motorbike has his car stolen last week.

B. My friend Albert has decided to buy a motorbike which car stolen last week.

C. My friend Albert whose car was stolen last week has decided to buy a motorbike.

D. My friend Albert, whose car was stolen last week, has decided to buy a motorbike.

Question 40: Mary was very disappointed, but she tried to keep calm.

A. Feeling disappoined, Mary tried to keep calm, but she failed.

B. Mary was too disappointed to keep calm.

C. Mary lost her temper because of her disappointment

D. Disappointed as she was, Mary tried to keep calm

Question 41: The student did not take to their new lecturer.

A. The student didn’t understand what the new lecturer said.

B. The new lecturer was unpopular with his students.

C. The new lecturer didn’t care his students.

D. The student didn’t follow the new lecturer

Question 42: Please never ever interrupt me when I’m in a meeting.

A. On no account am I ever to be interrupted when I’m in a meeting.

B. On no account I am ever to be interrupted when I’m in a meeting.

C. For no account I am ever to be interrupted when I’m in a meeting.

D. For no account am I ever to be interrupted when I’m in a meeting.

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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

Question 1:

A. production

B. propaganda

C. promotion

D. proceed

Question 2:

A. express

B. exciting

C. expensive

D. exhibition

Pick out the word that has the primary stress different from that of the other words.

Question 3:

A. geographical

B. economics

C. compulsory

D. education

Question 4:

A. comfortable

B. excellent

C. communicate

D. confident

Pick out the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs corrrections in each of the following questions.

Question 5: New sources of energy have been looking for as the number of fossil fuels continues to decrease.

A. Sources of energy

B. Been looking

C. Number

D. Continues

Question 6: For such a demanding job, you will need qualifications, soft skills and having full commitment

A. such

B. will need

C. qualifications

D. Having full commitment

Question 7: Antartic blue whales can be 100 foot long and weigh more than any disnosaur that ever lived.

A. can be

B. 100 foot long

C. more than

D. any disnosaur

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answser sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 8: – “How do you like your stick done?” – “___________.”

A. I don’t like it.

B. Very little.

C. Well done.

D. Very much.

Question 9: “Oop, I’m sorry for stepping on your foot.” – “_________.”

A. Never mind.

B. You don’t mind.

C. You’re welcome

D. That’s fine.

Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks.

Question 10: Dr. Sales is a person _________.

A. in that I don’t have much confidence.

B. whom I don’t have much confidence.

C. in whom I don’t have much confidence.

D. I don’t have much confidence.

Question 11: A quick look would reveal that France has twice _______ computers.

A. more televisions than

B. as many televisions as

C. many as televisions as

D. as many as televisions

Question 12: The instructor blew his whistle and ________.

A. off the runners were running

B. off ran the runners.

C. off were running the runners.

D. the runners runs off.

Question 13: People have used coal and oil to ______ electricity for a long time.

A. bred

B. raise

C. cultivate

D. generate

Question 14: In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions ______ in the northern parts of the country.

A. turned out

B. rose up

C. broke out

D. came up

Question 15: The festival has many attractions. It will include contemporary orchesta music and an opera. _______, there will be poetry readings and theatrical presentations.

A. Otherwise

B. Furthermore

C. Nevertheless

D. On the other hand

Question 16: When he started that company, he really went ______. It might have been a disater.

A. out on the climb

B. on and off

C. over the odds

D. once too often

Question 17: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are _______.

A. out of stock

B. out of practice

C. out of reach

D. out of work

Question 18: My sister is a woman of _____ age.

A. marriage

B. married

C. marrying

D. marriageable

Question 19: The fire _____ to have started in the furnace under the house.

A. is believed

B. that is believed

C. they believed

D. that they believe

Question 20: This is the latest news from earthquake site. Two-thirds of the city ______ in a fire.

A. has been destroy

B. have been destroyed

C. were destroyed

D. was destroyed

Question 21: There are many _______ in our library.

A. interesting American old history books

B. old American interesting history books

C. interesting old American history books

D. American interesting old history books

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in the meaning to the undelined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 22: She was brought up in a well – off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.

A. Poor

B. broke

C. wealthy

D. kind

Question 23: The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.

A. Relaxed

B. comfortable

C. possessive

D. buried

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 24: There has been insufficient rainfall over the past 2 years, and farmers are having trouble.

A. Abundant

B. adequate

C. unsatisfactory

D. dominant

Question 25: We strongly believe that he’s innocent of the crime. We don’t think that he did it.

A. Crimeless

B. skillful

C. clean

D. guilty

Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.

Question 26: Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world in which we live.

A. Careful environmental planning protects the world we live in.

B. Planning the environment carefully, we can protect the world in which we live.

C. Protecting the world we live in, we plan the environment carefully.

D. We can protect the world we live in only with careful environmental planning.

Question 27: You should take regular exercises instead of sitting in front of the television all day.

A. Taking regular exercises is better than sitting in front of the television all day.

B. Sitting in front of the television all day helps you take regular exercises.

C. Sitting in front of the television all day and taking exercises are advisable.

D. Don’t take regular exercises, just sit in front of the television all day.

Question 28: It was not until after I got home that I realized that I had not set the burglar alarm in the office.

A. On the way to home, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to turn on the burglar alarm in the office.

B. Fortunately, I realized that I hadn’t set the burglar alarm just before I left home, otherwise, I would have had to travel all the way back to the office.

C. I didn’t turn the burglar alarm on before I left the office, but only became aware of this after I’d arrived home.

D. I wish I had realized before I arrived home that I hadn’t turned on the burglar alarm in the office, then it would have been easier to go and set it.

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 29: He did not remember the meeting. He went out for a coffee with his friends then.

A. Not remember the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends.

B. Not to remember the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends.

C. Not remembered the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends.

D. Not remembering the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends.

Question 30: They left their home early. They didn’t want to miss the first train.

A. They left their home early so as to not miss the first train.

B. They left their home early for fear that they wouldn’t miss the first train.

C. They left their home early so as not to miss the first train.

D. They left their home early in order that not to miss the first train.

Read the passage mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

Left-handers are the odd ones out. Sure, lefties (31)_______ up about 10 percent of the population, but, frankly, it seems like society has forgotten about them. Just consider all of the right-handed gadgets, awkwardly designed desks, and cooking tools that fit comfortably only in your right hand. What (32)________ someone to become a southpaw? Scientists aren’t exactly sure, but research points to a complex (33)________ between genes and environment. While no exact set of “leftie genes” have been discovered, people who dominantly use their left hands do have more left-handed family members. And researchers have found different brain wirings in righties vs. lefties. But no matter (34)_______ it is that drives someone to use their antipodal paw, science has also uncovered a particular set of personality traits that left-handed people tend to have. So for all of you lefties, leftie-loving righties, and ambidextrous folks out there — it’s time to brush up on your left-handed knowledge and help (35)_______ an end to leftie discrimination once and for all.

Question 31:

A. consist

B. account

C. hold

D. make

Question 32:

A. causes

B. makes

C. gets

D. does

Question 33:

A. collaborate

B. collaboration

C. collaborating

D. collaborated

Question 34:

A. which

B. who

C. what

D. that

Question 35:

A. put

B. bring

C. make

D. take

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question.

Successful students often do the followings while studying. First, they have an overview before reading. Next, they look for important information and pay greater attention to it (which often needs jumping forward or backward to process information). They also relate important points to one another. Also, they activate and use their prior knowledge. When they realize that their understanding is not good, they do not wait to change strategies. Last, they can monitor understanding and take action to correct or “fix–up” mistakes in comprehension.

Conversely, students with low academic achievement often demonstrate ineffective study skills. They tend to assume a passive role in learning and rely on others (e.g, teachers, parents) to monitor their studying. For example, low – achieving students often do not monitor their understanding of content, they may not be aware of the purpose of studying, and they show little evidence of looking back, or employing “fix-up”strategies to fix understanding problems.

Students who struggle with learning new information seem to be unware that they must extent beyond simply reading the content to understand and remember it. Children with learning disablilities do not plan and judge the quality of their studying. Their studying may be disorganized. Students with learning problems face challenges with personal organization as well. Thay often have difficulty keeping track of materials and assignments, following directions, and completing work on time. Unlike good studiers who employ a variety of study skills in a flexible yet purposeful manner, low – achieving students use a restricted range of skills. They can not explain why good study strategies are important for learning, and they tend to use the same, often ineffective, study approach for all learning tasks, ignoring task content, structure of difficulty.

Question 36: What is the topic of the passage?

A. Successful and low – academic achieving students.

B. Successful learners and their learning strategies.

C. Study skills for high school students.

D. Effective and ineffective ways of learning.

Question 37: The word “prior’’ is closest in meaning to ______.

A. Important

B. earlier

C. forward

D. good

Question 38: According to the passage, what can be learnt about passive students?

A. They depend on other people to organize their learning.

B. They are slow in their studying.

C. They monitor their understanding.

D. They know the purpose of studying

Question 39: Which of the followings is NOT an evidence of monitoring studying?

A. being aware of the purpose of studying.

C. fixing up mistakes in the understanding

B. monitoring their understanding of content.

D. looking at their backs.

Question 40: According to the passage, to learn new information, low – achieving students do NOT ________.

A. Just understand it

B. Simply remember it

C. relate it to what they have known

D. read it

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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 that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The UN Millennium Development Goals (01) _____ specific targets to reduce poverty, including targets for increased gender (02) ______ in education, work, and representation. UN Women found that progress was uneven. Globally, more women are now in school and work. Yet girls are still (03)_____ likely than boys to be out of school (particularly at the secondary level). And although the number(04) ______ women in elected office has risen, they are still only 21.8 percent of parliamentarians. What’s more, women’s rights remain at risk in many areas not addressed in the millennium goals –from violence against women to sexual and reproductive rights. And women (05) ______ are already marginalized because of their race, caste, sexuality, income, or location see the fewest gains of all.

Question 1:

A.set

B.help

C.provide

D. establish

Question 2:

A.equal

B.equalication

C.equality

D. equability

Question 3:

A.much

B.as

C.by

D. more

Question 4:

A.on

B.of

C.with

D. at

Question 5:

A.whom

B.who

C.whose

D. which

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.

The 24^th SEA Games was held from 6^th to 15^th December, 2007 in three provinces in Thailand, namely Nakhon Ratchsima, Bangkok, and Chon Buri. In fact, the 2007 SEA Games was to be hosted by Singapore, but Singapore gave up the chance, as its new national sports stadium is under construction and will not be completed in time for the next SEA Games. Thailand was then asked by The SEA Games Federation to host this regional sport event in place of Singapore.

The SEA Games takes place every two years, with 11 countries in Southeast Asia participating. Each member country, in alphabetical order, takes turn hosting this event. Let’s look at the number of sports and gold medals in The SEA Games in recent years. The 21^st SEA Games, hosted by Malaysia in 2001, had 32 sports with 391 gold medals. There were 32 sports with 439 gold medals in The 22^nd SEA Games, held in Vietnam in 2003. The 23^rd SEA Games, in The Philippines in 2005, had 40 sports with 439 gold medals.

The 24^th SEA Games in Thailand this year, featuring 43 sports and 485 gold medals, had the highest number of sports and gold medals in The Asian Games and The Olympic Games. So The SEA Games is regarded as the largest regional sporting event in the world in terms of number of sports and medals.

Question 6: How long did The 24^th SEA Games last?

A. A week

B. 8 days.

C. 2 weeks

D. 10 days.

Question 7: The word “participating” is meaning to ___________.

A.joining

B.hosting

C. taking part in

D. Both A and C

Question 8: Which of the following is not stated in the passage?

A. The 24^th SEA Games was the largest regional sporting event in the world.

B. The 24^th SEA Games was the highest number of sports and gold meadals in the history of the SEA Games.

C. The 22^nd SEA Games was held in Vietnam in 2003.

D. The 2007 SEA Games was to be hosted by East Timor.

Question 9: How many sports were there in The 24^th SEA Games?

A. 44

B. 485

C. 43

D. 42

Question 10: How offen does the SEA Games take place? Every ___________.

A. 2 years

B. 4 years

C. 3 years

D. 5 years

Question 11: Where was The 21^st SEA Games celebrated?

A. in Philippines

B. in Vietnam

C. in Malaysia

D. in Singapore

12. The word “take places” is meaning to__________.

A.receives

B. joins in

C. happens

D. goes on

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.

In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe,recycling is big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding ways to use products a second time. The motto of the recycling movement is"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle".

The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs, boxes and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging: usually paper,a box, and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply,and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products. When low quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones - a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way, if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throwaway must stop.

The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After customers empty the bottles, they return them to the store. The manufacturers of the drinks collect the bottles,wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throwaway bottles.

The third step is being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world's precious resources.

Question 13: What is the main topic of the passage?

A. how to reduce garbage disposal

B. what people often understand about the term 'recycle'

C. what is involved in the recycling movement

D. how to live sensitively to the environment.

Question 14: Which is described as one of the most industrialized areas?

A.Europe

B.Asia

C. MiddleEast

D. South America

Question 15: What does the word 'sensitive' in the phrase'sensitive to the environment' mean?

A.cautious

B.logical

C.friendly

D.responding

Question 16: People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT_____.

A. buy high-quality product

B. buy simply-wrapped things

C. reusecups

D. buy fewer hamburgers

Question 17: Why is it a waste and customers buy low-quality products?

A. Because people will soon throw them away.

B. Because they have to be repaired many times.

C. Because customers change their ideas all the time.

D. Because they produce less energy.

Question 18: What does it mean 'Customers can vote with their wallets'?

A. they can choose the cheapest products

B. they can cast a lot to praise a producer.

C. they can ask people to choose products with less packaging

D. they can tell the producers which products are good for environment by buying them.

Question 19: The word 'motto' is closest in meaning to_____.

A.meaning

B.value

C.belief

D. reference

Question 20: What best describes the process of reuse?

A.The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.

B. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.

C. The bottles are washed, retuned, filled again and collected.

D. The bottles are collected, returned filled again and washed.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs corrections.

Question 21: The more rich he is, the more miserable he gets.

A.is

B.gets

C. more rich

D. the more

Question 22: Next month when there will have been a full moon,the ocean tides will be higher.

A.when

B. will have been

C.higher

D. a

Question 23: The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have become extiction has increased.

A.extiction

B. industrialized

C. animal species

D. has

Question 24: Defensive players is not allowed to interfere with the opponent’s movements unless the player is holding the ball.

A. is not allowed

B.with

C.movements

D. holding

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Question 25: The weather is too hot for us to go out.

A. The weather is so hot that we can’t go out.

B. The weather is so hot us to go out.

C. The weather is too hot that we can’t go out.

D. The weather is such hot that we can’t go out.

Question 26: More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago.

A. Not so much petrol was consumed ten years ago as nowadays.

B. Petrol comsumption is going down nowadays.

C. We had more petrol ten years ago than we do nowadays.

D. We should consume as much petrol as possible.

Question 27: Who took Mary to school?

A. Mary was taken to school by who.

B. Who was Mary taken to school by?

C. By whom was Mary taken to school?

D. All are correct

Question 28: Never put off until tommorrow what you can do today.

A. Never do until tommorrow what you can do today.

B. Never let until tommorrow what you can do today.

C. Never delay until tommorrow what you can do today.

D. Never leave until tommorrow what you can do today.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 29:

A.elegant

B.develop

C.enlarge

D. excite

Question 30:

A.searches

B.edges

C.measures

D. colleges

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 31:

A.address

B.include

C.imply

D. cover

Question 32:

A.evacuate

B.environment

C.communicate

D unexpected

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following changes.

Question 33: “________________?”- “No, that’s about it for now”

A.Anythingelse

B. Nothing to declare

C. What’s on your mind

D. When can we stop

Question 34: “Do you like reading detective story?” – “_________”

A. What for?

B. Of course, I do

C. Why should I?

D. No, don’t ask me

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 35: I truly appreciate your help. Thanks to you, I got a well-paid job at a state-own organization.

A. lot of money

B. highly paid

C. poorly paid

D. permanent

Question 36: the end of the movie, the homeless family was reunited after the civil war.

A.separated

B.get-together

C.joined

D. meet again

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 37: The president’s compassion for the refugees caused him to admit a very large number of them.

A.friendship

B.respect

C.sympathy

D. hostility

Question 38: Tom still went ahead with his ambitious plan despite the fact that it was a risky investment.

A.unserious

B.dangerous

C.safe

D. complex

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.

Question 39: Children are________ in watching cartoon films.

A. interested

B. keen

C. fond

D. concerned

Question 40: The room ________once a day.

A. should clean

B. should be cleaning

C. should be cleaned

D. should have cleaned

Question 41: Boy, stop reading. ________ the book down and go to bed.

A. Take

B.Put

C. Set

D. Pick

Question 42: What does WHO stand for?

A. World Health Organization

B. Word Health Organization

C. World Healthy Organization

D. World Health Organism

Question 43: Children enjoy reading a ________because they don’t have to read much.

A.thriller

B.comic

C. biography

D. novel

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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 1:

A. attacks

B. repeats

C. roofs

D. trays

Question 2:

A. stomach

B. watch

C. change

D. church

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 3:

A. appear

B. destroy

C. visit

D. attempt

Question 4:

A. tomorrow

B. construction

C. relation

D. pessimist

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: The mother aksed her little daughter studying harder for the final exam

A. little

B. studying

C. harder

D.final

Question 6: Alice in Wonderland, first published in 1865, has being translated into thirty languages.

A.published

B. has

C. being

D. languages

Question 7: Are you sure Tereshkova was the first woman traveling in space ?

A. Are

B. was

C. traveling

D. in space

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: You have to study hard to__________your classmates.

A. keep pace with

B. get in touch with

C. catch sight of

D. look out for

Question 9: There are many people__________lives have been spoilt by that factory.

A.whom

B. who

C. whose

D. when

Question 10: He __________for that company since he arrived here.

A. has been worked

B. has worked

C. had been working

D. was working

Question 11: Nobody seemed to be interested in the news. It was greeted with a lack of_________.

A. enthusiastic

B. enthusiasm

C. enthusiastically

D. enthusiast

Question 12: Many plants and endangered species are now endangering of __________.

A. expression

B. expulsion

C. extinction

D. extension

Question 13: The article analyzes the impact of the tax based_________real estate prices and sales.

A. in

B. on

C. at

D. with

Question 14: “I think Jane is at home”_ “No, she _______ be at home, for she phoned me from the airport just ten minutes ago.”

A. mustn’t

B.needn’t

C.can’t

D.won’t

Question 15: She is wearing a ________ dress. She is said to be the most beautiful girl in the party.

A. short pink wedding

B. pink wedding short

C. wedding pink short

D. pink short wedding

Question 16: Mary will have finished all her work __________.

A. as soon as her boss returned

B. until her boss will return

C. by the time her boss returns R

D. when her boss will return

Question 17: Most ________ people in __________Vietnam are preparing for the Lunar New Year.

A. the / Ø

B. Ø / the

C. Ø / Ø

D. the / an

Question 18: The more you talk about the matter, __________.

A. the situation seems the worse

B. the situation seems worse

C. the worse seems the situation

D. the worse the situation seems

Question 19: Mary enjoys __________ to music when she has her free time.

A. to listen

B. listening

C. listen

D. being listened

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 20: - Lucy: What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!

- Sue:_______

A. Thank you very much. I am afraid

B. You are telling a lie

C. Thank you for your compliment

D. I don't like your sayings

Question 21: Mike and Lane are neighbors. They are talking about Lane’s party.

Mike: “Thank you for a lovely evening”

Lane: “__________”

A. It depends on you

B. Thank you very much indeed.

C. Yeah. I’m really looking forward to it

D. You are welcome

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 22: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was established in 1946

A. set up

B. found out

C. run through

D. put away

Question 23: Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them.

A. destroy

B. discover

C. endanger

D. drain

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 24: "Be quick! We must speed up if we don’t want to miss the flight."

A. turn down

B. slow down

C. hurry up

D. put forward

Question 25: We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.

A. uninterested

B. unsure

C. open

D. slow

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 26: I haven’t met old English teacher since I left school.

A. I didn’t have a chance to meet my old English teacher because I left school.

B. This is the last time I met my old English teacher at shool.

C. I last met my old English teacher when I left school.

D. My old English teacher hasn’t met me since I have left school.

Question 27: They think that the owner of the house has gone abroad.

A. The owner of the house is thought to go abroad.

B. The owner of the house is thought to have been going abroad.

C. The owner of the house is thought to have been gone abroad.

D. The owner of the house is thought to have gone abroad.

Question 28: Without this treatment, the patient would have died.

A. If it hadn’t been for this treatment, the patient would have died.

B. Unless the patient hadn’t had this treatment, he would have died.

C. Had not the patient had this treatment, he would have died.

D. But for the patient had had this treatment, he would have died.

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 29: If you need my advice, I'm against your buying that car.

A. If it were me, I'll buy that car.

B. If I were you, I wouldn't buy that car.

C. If it were me, I hadn't bought that car.

D. If I were you, I would buy that car.

Question 30: She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

A. Because she didn‘t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.

B. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn‘t pass it.

C. Although she did her best, she could hardly pass the driving test.

D. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.

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 31 to 35.

English is the __(31)__important language in the world today. A very large number of people understand and use English in all parts of the world. Indeed, English is very useful language. If we know English, we can go to any place or country we like. We shall not find it hard to __(32)__people understand what we wish to say.

English also helps us to learn all kinds of subjects. Hundreds of books are written in English everyday in all__(33)__ to teach people many useful things. The English language has therefore helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all the corners of the world. There is no subject that cannot be learned in the English language.

As English is used so much everywhere in the world, it has helped to make the countries of the world become more__(34)__ with one another. The leaders of the world use English to understand one another. The English language has therefore also helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world. Lastly, a person __(35)__ knows English is respected by people. It is for all these reasons that I want to learn English.

Question 31:

A. most

B. mostly

C. chiefly

D. best

Question 32:

A. get

B. let

C. persuade

D. make

Question 33:

A. places

B. sites

C. countries

D. scenes

Question 34:

A. friend

B. friendly

C. friendship

D. friendliness

Question 35:

A. what

B. whom

C. who

D. whose

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 36 to 40.

If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.

However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

Question 36: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to _____.

A. push their child into trying too much

B. help their child to become a genius

C. make their child become a musician

D. neglect their child’s education

Question 37: Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.

A. his father is a musician

B. his parents are quite rich

C. his mother knows little about music

D. his parents help him in a sensible way.

Question 38: The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means ______.

A. "surprised at"

B. "extremely interested in"

C. "completely unaware of"

D. "confused about"

Question 39: The word “They” in the second paragraph refers to ______.

A. competitions

B. concerts

C. Michael’s parents 

D. Michael’s lessons

Question 40: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that _______.

A. successful parents always have intelligent children

B. successful parents often have unsuccessful children

C. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants

D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education

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