ĐỀ HỌC THỬ (03/01/2024)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others’.
1. A. book B. took C. goose D. good
2. A. chaperon B. charity C. challenge D. Charlie
II. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. private B. provide C. arrange D. advise
2. A. recipe B. cinema C. similar D. expertise
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response
to each of the following exchanges.
1.“How do you like your steak done?” “____.”
A. I don’t like it B. Very little C. Well done D. Very much

2. "Oops! I’m sorry for stepping on your foot" – “___.”

A. Never mind B. You don't mind C. You're welcome D. That's fine
IV. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an organization of ten Southeast Asian
countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, (1) ____ Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It promotes political, economic, cultural and social
cooperation (2) ____ its members. Although ASEAN works for peace and stability in Southeast
Asia, it is not a defence organization. The members of ASEAN cooperate in such fields (3) ____
population control, prevention of drug abuse, (4) ____ research and combating terrorism.
Teachers, students and artists of the member nations exchange visits. In addition, the
organization develops plans to promote tourism in ASEAN countries and to encourage programs
of Southeast Asian studies. It works to (5) ____ trade barriers among the members.
1. A. the B. a C. an D. Ø
2. A. between B. through C. among D. from
3. A. like B. as C. alike D. that
4. A. scientific B. science C. scientist D. scientifically
5. A. increase B. prevent C. develop D. reduce

V. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Generally, friendship exists for three reasons: virtue; usefulness; or pleasure. When virtue
is the reason, friendship exists for the sake of friendship; where both like each other and cherish
each other for some creditable values in the other's personality. You know that you would even
die to swear your friendship for that person. You also know that the other would make you live
than die for him/her regardless of intelligence, handsomeness, utility or the capability of giving
pleasure.
 A friendship of the second kind is formed for the practical value of it. How useful so and
so is to me? What can I benefit from him? Will he use his reputation and influence to fetch me a
good job? Thus a person may maintain relationship for practical, professional, and political
reasons. However, once we do away with the usefulness, the friendship eventually dies.
Friendship of the third kind is formed essentially on account of the pleasure the
relationship can give. He is a joker. The moment he enters, you forget all your worries. She is
cute, intelligent and charming. The very notion that she is your friend makes you feel proud. The
point rests here: How good is he/she in giving me pleasure physically, emotionally, mentally and
materially?
Now to the question: Which of the three is good? The second type is good, yet since
basing on utility, it falls short of longevity and quality. The third type is good too, but how long
one enjoys only pleasure in life? But the first type, virtue-based friendship is fantastic for this
reason: it lasts till the end of this universe.
1. From paragraph 1, we can infer that ____.
A. Real friendship does not count one person's cleverness, appearance, utility and his/her
aptitude for creating fun.
B. You have to die in order to prove your friendship.
C. Personality is not an important factor in choosing a friend.
D. There are two main motives for friendship.
2. Which of the following has the closet meaning to “do away with” in paragraph 2?
A. kill B. escape C. get rid of D. ask for
3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the reading passage?
A. Friendship basing on the capacity for creating pleasure still possesses some uncertainty
B. Friendship requires a lot of patience and efforts from both sides
C. Friendship usually does not last long if it is built on materialistic need
D. Virtue-based friendship's core is a friend's creditable traits in his or her personality
4. Synonym(s) of utility in paragraph 4 can be found in:
A. paragraph 1 B. paragraph 2 C. paragraph 3 D. paragraph 4
(usefulness)
5. Which kind of friendship is most unshakable?
A. The first B. The second C. The third D. Not mentioned

VI. Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

1. Men are often attracted by ____ girls in heavy make-up.
 A. flash B. flashlight C. flashy D. flashily
2. He____ as girls change their clothes.
A. bridges the gap B. changes his mind C. betrays D. reacts
3. You will get into trouble if you come back home after the ____.
A. norm B. curfew C. value D. time
4. She whispered a ____ that her sibling wouldn't die.
A. sibiling B. burden C. prayer D. wish
5. She is the most ____ woman in the world I have ever known. When she makes a firm decision
to do something, she will never give up or let someone prevent her.
A. determined B. independent C. accurate D. go-getter
6. Many teenagers ____ heavily on their parents, so they cannot live independently.
A. admire B. rely C. decide D. base
7. Yoga and meditation help to improve the ability to cope ____ stress and anxiety.
A. about B. with C. for D. to
8. Having two children in a family is becoming the ____ in some Asian countries.
A. norm B. privacy C. conflict D. trend
9. You should weigh up the pros and cons of the ____ living.
A. objection B. responsible C. multi-generational D. marry
10. The advantages of this plan ____ its disadvantages.
A. disrespect B. outweigh C. work out D. better
11. This plan can't be carried out because of the widespread public ____.
A. relaxation B. disapproval C. perception D. approval
VII. Choose the incorrect underlined part in the following sentences.
1. You have to made sure that children don't play outside alone.
A. have to B. made C. don't D. alone
2. That was Jim who went to hospital last month.
A. That B. was C. who D. went
3. It was in Paris that I first meet my wife.
A. in B. Paris C. that D. meet
4. All the interviewees appeared nervously before the start of the interview, but after that they
seemed very happy.
A. interviewees B. nervously C. seemed D. happy
5. Mark isn't good at public speaking so it's difficult of him to make a speech in front of
thousands of people.
A. good B. so C. of D. thousands
VIII. Choose the word that is CLOSET in meaning to the underlined part in the following
sentences.
1. I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.
A. hopeless B. hopeful C. successful D. unsuccessful
2. If we had taken his sage advice, we wouldn’t be in so much trouble now.
A. willing B. sturdy C. wise D. eager
IX. Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the following
sentences.
1. In remote communities, it's important to replenish stocks before the winter sets in.
A. remake B. empty C. refill D. repeat
2. She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.
A. uncomfortable B. warm C. lazy D. dirty
X. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in brackets.
1. You look rather _____OCCUPIED_________________. Are you worried about something?
(OCCUPY)
2. It is much more ________ECONOMICAL______________ to buy large size packets.
(ECONOMY)
3. Earth Hour is a _______WORLDWIDE_______________ event organized to raise people's
awareness. (WORLD)
4. The elderly are more ________NONCONSERVATIVE_______________________ about
their eating habit. (CONSERVATIVELY)
5. My sister is ________RESPONSIBLE_________________ for cooking meals.
(RESPONSIBILITY)
XI. Rewrite each sentence by using the word given in brackets.
1. It's obligatory for every employee to keep the company's information secret. (have to)
______________________________________________________________________
2. Mark always tries to finish his homework on time. (attempt)
MAKE AN
ATTEMPT______________________________________________________________
3. Mathew didn't listen to what his doctor told him. (NOTICE)
______________________________________________________________________________
4. He is different from his brother in almost all aspects. (BEARS) _BEAR NO RESEMBLANCE
TO
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. The passengers don't realise how lucky they have been. (LITTLE)
______________________________________________________________________________
XII. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence before it.
1. The house was so badly damaged in the fire that it couldn't be repaired.
The house was too
____________________________________________________________________
2. It took her nearly an hour to do the crossword.
She spent
___________________________________________________________________________
3. I advise you to see a doctor.
You ought
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Although Christopher was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.
Despite his
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5. I took my car to the garage last Saturday and they resprayed it.
I had
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