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 is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 1	A. kind	B. bit	C. kiss	D. kid
Question 2	A. desired	B. invented	C. followed	D. answered

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. doctor	B. suggest	C. occur	D. deny
Question 4	A. permission	B. pollution	C. attitude	D. suggestion

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on lsheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 5: A good night’s sleep will improve your concentrate.
A. good	B. sleep	C. improve	D. concentrate
Question 6: He wondered what one is the best option for him.
A. what	B. one	C. best	D. for
Question 7: His successful career inspires his son  being a businessman.
A. successful	B. inspires	C. his	D. being
Question 8: Although the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I could understand him.
A. Although	B. spoke	C. and	D. understand

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 9: Harrison’s greatest attribute is his ability to work under pressure
A. mind	B. lack	C. capacity	D. passion
Question 10: Parents can influence the behavior of their children.
A. life	B. tradition	C. habit	D. attitude

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 11: He asked his father where to cope with negative emotions.
A. creative	B. positive	C. native	D. decisive
Question 12: Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live
A. important	B. special	C. unimportant	D. serious

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

Question 13: At the moment, the team is_____their best performance in the final round.
A. to trying	B. to try	C. try	D. trying
Question 14: I have to leave now. Don’t forget_____ the door.
A. to lock	B. locking	C. lock	D. to locking
Question 15: If you_______your English every day, you’ll speak it fluently
A. use	B. will use	C. are used to	D. used to
Question 16: This is Mary ______ volunteers to come to Vietnam to teach the poor children.
A. , whom	B. , who	C. who	D. that
Question 17: I was on time, _________ everyone else was late.
A. so	B. but	C.for	D. and
Question 18: English is thought to be______ Math.
A. harder than	B. more hard than	C.   as hard than	D. the hardest to
Question 19:  Would you pass me ________ salt, please?
A.   a	B. the	C.   an	D. x
Question 20: It is ______ to participate in the “Preserving the past” project.
A. Interesting	B. Interested	C. Interest	D. Interestingly
Question 21: He _______ a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems in 1951.
A. forced	B. sent	C. took	D. gained
Question 22:Television______can enjoin various interesting programs by selecting the right channels .
A. lookers	B. watchers	C. viewers	D. seers

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

Question 23:“Let me help you with the box.” - “_______”
A. Yes. That’s very kind of you.	B.  I’m sorry. I’m busy now.
C. What can I do for you?	D. No. You must not
Question 24: “How do you do?”   “___________”.
A. How do you do?	B. Not too bad.
C. I’m well. Thank you.	D. Yeah, OK.

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 25 to 28.

Changes in Food Habits       Before Stone Age, people used to eat fruits, leaves and anything they found from the forest. However, this habit changed into hunting animals, preserving food items and planting and growing vegetables, which eventually led into farming different crops like maize, corn, and rice. People were healthy, they rarely had diseases and never needed extra exercise because their daily work kept their bodies running.       At present, we have turned agriculture into a mass scale production, including machinery, technology and pesticides, all of which came in with the green revolution. With green revolution agriculture and the traditional farming culture turned upside down. As far nor now, farmers who are able to cope up with the multinational cooperation’s and their large-scale, expensive products, pesticides and high-yielding varieties of seeds, keep producing crops for the market. Yet the traditional, low-income farmers even today, especially in Asian countries, are in a dire state.       Fast food is another major factor in modern food habits. Although many people find it convenient, it leads to many health conditions. Today people are unhealthy, needs medicine and functions on diets and exercise machines.

 

Question 25: Which of the following sentences is true about food habits in the past?

A. People in the past ate more fast food than they do today. B. People in the past ate healthy food so they rarely had diseases. C. People used large-scale, expensive products, pesticides and high-yielding varieties of seeds to keep producing crops for the market. D. People used to eat fruits, vegetables, food items from the market.

Question 26: According to the writer, in the past, why didn’t people need extra exercise?

A. Because they regularly ate fruits, leaves and anything they found from the forest. B. Because they used green revolution. C. Because their bodies kept running as a result of their daily work. D. Because they had the help from medicines.

Question 27: Farmers who have the ability to deal with the large-scale, expensive products of multinational corporation and pesticides, seeds  _____

A. keep producing crops to serve their families. B. stop producing crops because of their limited abilities. C. continue their producing crops for the market. D. turn into low-income farmers.

Question 28: What is NOT mentioned as a health condition people nowadays have to face up with?

A. become more and more unhealthy B. rely on medicines and functions on diets C. exercise machines D. have heart diseases

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.

LIFE IN THE PAST VS LIFE IN THE PRESENT     In the past, living conditions ___(29)___ not as comfortable as they are now. Besides, many people could not ___(30)___ afford household appliances like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods. Another difference between living now and in the past is the fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past men were mainly ___(31)___ only ones educated and women were not allowed into public or private schools. ___(32)___, nowadays it is much easier ___(33)___ the educational materials and the information you need – thanks to the Internet. We are able to speak to a friend who is on the other corner of the world because we are connected 24/7. Nevertheless, people had better relationships ___(34)___ the neighbors in years gone by.

 

Question 29	A. were	B.  was	C. had been	D. are
Question 30	A. easy	B. easily	C. easily	D. easier
Question 31	A. a	B. an	C. the	D. none
Question 32	A. Despite	B. However	C. Although	D. Therefore
Question 33	A. finding	B. find	C. to find	D. found
Question 34	A. on	B. with	C. at	D. to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
 

Question 35:  He spent two hours doing his homework.

A. He did his homework two hours ago.                                     B. He finished his homework two hours ago. C. He had his homework done in two hours.                               D. It took him two hours to do his homework.

Question 36: They would never have accepted his money if they had known his plans

A. They knew what he wanted to do, so they refused his money. B. They agreed with his wishes because they were glad to have his money. C. They didn’t know his plans and never took money from him. D. They took the money he offered them without realizing his plans.

Question 37: People say that prevention is better than cure.

A. That prevention is said is better than cure. B. It is said that prevention is better than cure. C. Prevention is better than cure is said by people. D. Prevention says to be better than cure.

Question 38: “Let’s go to the cinema on Saturday evening .”

A. On Saturday evening, we definitely will go to the cinema. B. It is on Saturday evening that we will go to the cinema. C. Going to the cinema on Saturday is really fun. D. Shall we go to the cinema on Saturday evening?

Question 39:  This flat is so small that my family can not live in it. A. This flat is too small for my family. B. This flat is not small enough for my family. C. This flat is not very big for my family. D. This flat is not rather big for my family.

Question 40: Because it is snowing heavily, we can’t go out to play soccer.

A. Due to the heavy snow, we can’t go out to play soccer. B. Although it is snowing heavily, we go out to play. C. If it is snowing heavily, we will go out to play. D. Despite the heavy snow, we will go out to play.

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ANSWER KEY
 

1. A	2. B	3. A	4.  C	5. D	6. A	7. D	8. A	9. C	10. D
11. B	12.C	13. D	14. A	15. A	16. C	17.B	18.A	19.B	20.A
21. D	22.C	23. A	24. A	25. B	26. C	27. C	28. D	29. A	30. C
31. C	32.B	33.C	34.B	35.D	36.D	37. B	38.D	39. A	40 .A

EXPLANATION

1. A. kind /aɪ/ # các từ khác /i/: âm i ngắn
2. B. invented /id/ # các từ khác /d/
3. A. doctor /ˈdɒk.tər/: âm tiết thứ nhất # các từ khác: âm tiết thứ hai
4. C. attitude /ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/: âm tiết thứ nhất # các từ khác: âm tiết thứ hai
5. D. concentrate -> concentration: sự tập trung

Tạm dịch: Một giấc ngủ ngon vào buổi tối sẽ cải thiện sự tập trung của ban.

6. A. what -> which

Mệnh đề quan hệ với “which”
Tạm dịch: Anh ấy băn khoăn cái nào là lựa chọn tốt nhất cho mình.

7. D. being -> to be

Inspire sb to do sth: truyền cảm hứng cho ai làm gì
Tạm dịch: Sự nghiệp thành công của anh ấy đã truyền cảm hứng để đứa con trai trả thành một doanh nhân.

8. B Although -> Because

Tạm dịch: Bởi vì người đàn ông đó nói chậm rãi và rõ ràng nên tôi có thể hiểu ông ấy.

9. C. capacity = ability: khả năng
10. D. attitude = behaviour: thái độ/hành vi
11. B. positive: tích cực >< negative: tiêu cực
12. C. unimportant: không quan trọng >< significant: quan trọng
13. D. trying

Cấu trúc thì hiện tại tiếp diễn: At the moment, S + to be + V_ing

14. A. to lock

Forget + to V: quên làm việc gì (việc chưa làm)

15. A. use

Câu điều kiện loại I: If + S + V, S + will + V

16. C. who

Mệnh đề quan hệ với “who”

17. B. but

But: nhưng -> thể hiện sự tương phản (.. on time >< ..late)

18. A. harder than

Comparatives: câu so sánh hơn với tính từ ngắn “hard”

19. B.the

“The” dùng cho danh từ đã xác định. Ở đây, cả hai đều đã biết về “salt” nên danh từ đã xác định.

20. A. Interesting: dùng để chỉ bản chất của sự việc

Việc “ Participate in the “Preserving the past” project “ rất thú vị -> chỉ bản chất -> dùng tính từ đuôi “-ing”

21.  D. gained

Collocation: gain a degree: tốt nghiệp bằng cấp gì..

22. C. viewers

Collocation: Television viewers/ TV viewers: người xem TV

23.  A. Yes. That’s very kind of you: thể hiện sự biết ơn khi được yêu cầu giúp đỡ.
24. A.How do you do?

How do you do = Hello:  là một lời chào lịch sự, trang trọng với một người nào đó mà trước kia bạn chưa từng gặp bao giờ.

25. B. (Dòng 4, đoạn 1)
26. C. (Dòng 5, đoạn 1)
27. C. (Dòng 5, đoạn 2)
28. D. (Dòng 2,3, đoạn 3)

 29. A. were:
“In the past” là ở quá khứ -> chia động từ ở quá khứ + Living conditions: số nhiều
=> Chọn A. Were
30. C. easily
Đứng sau động từ khuyết thiếu  “could not” và trước động từ chính “afford”-> phải điền trạng từ
=> Chọn C. Easily
31.  C. the: Trước “only” sẽ dùng “the”
=>  Chọn C.The
32. B. However
However: Tuy nhiên -> thể hiện sự tương phản
33. C. to find
Cấu trúc “It is +adj+ to V..” => Chọn C. To find
34. B. with
Cấu trúc: Have a (good) relationship with sb => Chọn B.with
35. D.It took him two hours to do his homework.
Cấu trúc: “ spend time doing sth = it takes (Sb) + time to do sth”
36. D.They took the money he offered them without realizing his plan.
Conditional sentence type III: Câu điều kiện loại 3: không có thật trong quá khứ.
Thực tế là họ đã nhận tiền vì không biết mục đích của anh ấy -> Nếu họ biết.. thì họ sẽ không...
37. B. It is said that prevention is better than cure.
Cấu trúc: People say that S + V.... => S is said to be...
38. D. Shall we go to the cinema on Saturday evening?
Câu mời, đề xuất:  Let’s do sth =Shall we..?:
39. A. This flat is too small for my family.
 Cấu trúc: so...that => too...to
40. A.Due to the heavy snow, we can’t go out to play soccer.
Conjunction: Because S V = Due to +N/N phrase)