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I. Choose the word with different pronunciation from the others (0.5 pts)
1. A. mosque B. optional C. notice D. tropical
2. A. different B. difficult C. invite D. visit
3. A. hobby B. honest C. humor D. hole
4. A. flood B. typhoon C. groom D. balloon
5. A. experience B. expect C. extensive D. exit
6. A. planet B. tax C. status D. sadness
7. A. destroyed B. displayed C. impressed D. offered
8. A. design B. consist C. Islam D. musician

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others (0.5 pts)
9. A. Buddhism B. climate C. comprise D. friendliness
10. A. compulsory B. correspond C. impress D. divide
11. A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average
12. A. favorite B. government C. influence D. identify
13. A. conclusive B. pesticide C. condition D. imagine
14. A. energy B. terrify C. evidence D. existence
15. A. mineral B. meteor C. planet D. existence
16. A. funnel B. extensive C. destroy D. typhoon

III. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Read and choose the appropriate word or phrase (2.0 pts)
17. In London the _______________ of people live in the suburbs.
A. kind B. aspect C. majority D. priority
18. They usually grow cereals in the east _______________ England.
A. in B. of C. on D. from
19. Wearing uniforms _______________ students to be proud of their school.
A. expected B. warned C. advised D. encourages
20. Some of us slept very soundly _______________ it was so peaceful and quiet there.
A. so B. because C. but D. although
21. Most of this _______________ comes from the land, which means it comes from people.
A. pollution B. natural disaster C. traditional festival D. collection
22. I _______________ to her party last night.
A. invited B. was inviting C. was invited D. have been invited
23. Peter didn't live with his parents so he learnt _______________ after himself.
A. look B. to look C. looking D. to looking
24. Tropical forests also reduce _______________, keep the water clean and slow down the Greenhouse
Effect.
A. flood B. drought C. solar energy D. pollutants
25. - "My mother is ill in hospital." - "_______________."
A. I don't think so B. Oh, she is unlucky C. No problem D. I'm sorry to hear
that
26. - "Shall we go boating tomorrow?" - "_______________. The weather report says a storm is coming."
A. Sure B. That's a deal C. That's a good idea D. I'm afraid we can't
27. The ground is dry, and we haven’t had any rain for months. It’s a real _______________.
A. kind B. aspect C. majority D. priority
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28. “You won’t find kangaroos anywhere else on _______________”, said the Australian.
A. planet B. world C. earth D. ground
29. Amy and Anna look like sisters but actually they’re not _______________.
A. family B. relation C. familiar D. related
30. Staying in a guesthouse costs _______________ renting a room in a dormitory.
A. twice more than B. twice as much as C. as much twice as D. as much as twice
31. Everyone possible test was carried _______________ to decide the nature of her illness.
A. on B. of C. through D. out
32. That’s the artist _______________ paintings are very fashionable.
A. which B. who C. whose D. whom
33. We have had the roof of our house _______________.
A. replace B. replaced C. to replace D. been replace
34. “I think you’ve taken my bag by mistake.” – “_______________.”
A. What a shame! B. Pardon C. I’m sorry D. Have I?
35. Vietnam is the host country where organized an international summit _______________ February, 2019.
A. in B. at C. of D. on
36. One _______________ of our new houses is that it has no garden.
A. pity B. disadvantage C. dislike D. complaint
37. Do you know the lady _______________ son is standing over there?
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
38. She felt a _______________ bit cold, so she put on her coat.
A. lot B. few C. very D. little
39. Solar panels are placed on the roof of a house and the sun’s energy is used to _______________ water.
A. heat B. heating C. hot D. heated
40. Tim: “I didn’t win the first prize, Mom.” – Mom: “_______________.”
A. That’s very nice of you to say so B. But you have done your best my sweetheart
C. Let’s have a celebration D. I’m an awful dancer
41. _______________ this river is awfully polluted, its water is not fit for fish to survive.
A. So that B. Although C. Since D. If
42. If you park your car in the wrong place, you must pay a(n) _______________.
A. ticket B. attention C. fee D. fine
43. - He’s not interested in physics, is he? - “_______________.”
A. No problem B. Yes, he is not at all C. I promise he isn’t D. No, he isn’t. I’m afraid
44. “Your hairstyle is terrific, Lan!” – Lan: “_______________”
A. Yes, that’s all right. B. Thanks! I had it done this morning.
C. Thanks for the curls. D. Never mention it.
45. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano _______________ the Philippines, erupted in 1991.
A. at B. with C. on D. in
46. The teacher suggests _______________ something for the poor in our area.
A. us to do B. we should do C. we are doing D. we will do
47. I have met her mother, _______________ her father.
A. and neither B. but not C. so does D. either
48. She comes from Da Lat, _______________ is the most beautiful tourist attraction in Vietnam.
A. where B. which C. that D. what
49. Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater _______________ of the earth.
A. movement B. moment C. pollution D. celebration
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50. Everything is _______________ satisfactorily.
A. going on B. looking after C. falling through D. turning up

IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
(51)__________ many people the language of the Internet is English. “World, Wide, Web: Three
English Words” was the name of an article by Michael Specter in the New York Times a few years ago. The
article went on to say: “If you want to take full advantage of the Internet, there is only one real way to do it:
learn English.”
In general, it is not difficult (52)__________ to use Internet services. (53)__________ Internet services
are rather easy to use, you will have considerable difficulties if you are not familiar with English. In fact, a
good knowledge of English is one of the most important (54)__________ that help use the Internet.
Learning to use a new Internet service may take a few hours, a few days or some weeks, but it takes years to
learn a language so that you can use it fluently and (55)__________. Of course, when you know some
English, you can learn more just by using it on the Internet. But (56)__________ your English should be
good enough to understand commonly used words and to know what to do on the Internet.
51. A. About B. For C. From D. By
52. A. learn B. learning C. to learning D. to learn
53. A. Since B. Despite C. Although D. But
54. A. aspects B. problems C. language D. experiences
55. A. terribly B. hardly C. dependently D. confidently
56. A. at last B. at least C. at first D. at all

Countries around the world celebrate their own holidays and festivals. People in the United States
celebrate Thanksgiving Day (57)__________ the fourth Thursday in November. In Canada, Thanksgiving
(58)__________ on the second Monday in October. In Switzerland, people celebrate Homstom on the
(59)__________ Sunday in February. This festival (60)__________ welcomes the coming spring season.
Viet Nam and some countries in (61)__________ celebrate the Lunar New Year in late January or early
February. It is the time for families to clean and decorate (62)__________ houses. The celebration includes
fireworks and lion or dragon dance.
57. A. on B. in C. from D. of
58. A. is celebrated B. celebration C. celebrate D. celebrated
59. A. one B. once C. first D. firstly
60. A. usual B. unusual C. unusually D. usually
61. A. Europe B. Asia C. Africa D. America
62. A. our B. my C. their D. his

V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.0 pts)

63. The students can't go camping.
 The students wish________________________________________________________________________
64. My father said to me, "I will have a mechanic check your car."
 My father told me________________________________________________________________________
65. Why don't you decorate your house for Tet?
 I suggest that your________________________________________________________________________
66. I advise you to speak English in class.
 If_____________________________________________________________________________________
67. The boy will be punished because he broke the window of the classroom.
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 The boy who____________________________________________________________________________
68. John acted effectively in a charitable program.
 John was_______________________________________________________________________________
69. “Why don’t you buy some canned food, Tom?”
 Hoa suggested that canned_________________________________________________________________
70. A plumber is going to check the pipes of Mrs. Brown next Sunday.
 Mrs. Brown is going to have the_____________________________________________________________
71. You should reduce the volume at night.
 You should turn__________________________________________________________________________
72. I advise you not to tell him about the matter.
 If I____________________________________________________________________________________
73. Because of his illness, he could not work effectively.
 His illness made him______________________________________________________________________
74. We have to cut down our driving because there is an oil shortage.
 Because of______________________________________________________________________________
75. “If I were you, I wouldn’t accept his offer.”
 Patricia advised__________________________________________________________________________
76. Nobody has invited me, so I’m not going to the party.
 Because I_______________________________________________________________________________
77. Thanks to satellite technology, it is now possible to predict hurricanes quite accurately.
 Thanks to satellite technology, we are________________________________________________________
78. Heavy traffic annoys the residents.
 The residents find________________________________________________________________________
79. Nobody took notice of Jack though his clothes were strange.
 Despite Jack’s___________________________________________________________________________
80. They are building a two-thousand-seat movie theatre.
 The movie theatre which___________________________________________________________________
81. The next generation won’t see the wonder by their own eyes if we don’t preserve it well.
 Unless_________________________________________________________________________________
82. Ba said to Tung, "Would you like a cup of tea?"
 Ba offered______________________________________________________________________________
83. She is always a better performer than her mother used to.
 Her mother never used to give______________________________________________________________