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I. 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 “ S” in each of the following questions.
1. A. proofs B. books C. points D. days
2. A. asks B. breathes C. breaths D. hopes
3. A. sees B. sports C. pools D. trains
4. A. tombs B. lamps C. brakes D. invites
5. A. books B. floors C. combs D. drums
6. A. cats B. tapes C. rides D. cooks
7. A. walks B. begins C. helps D. cuts
8. A. shoots B. grounds C. concentrates D. forests
9.. A. boxes B. classes C. potatoes D. finishes
10. A. resources B. stages C. preserves D. focuses
II.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 “ed” in each of the following questions.
1. A. worked B. stopped C. forced D. wanted
2. A. kissed B. helped C. forced D. raised
3. A. confused B. faced C. cried D. defined
4. A. devoted B. suggested C. provided D. wished
5. A. catched B. crashed C. occupied D. coughed
6. A. agreed B. missed C. liked D. watched
7. A. measured B. pleased C. distinguished D. managed
8. A. wounded B. routed C. wasted D. risked
9. A. imprisoned B. pointed C. shouted D. surrounded
10. A. failed B. reached C. absored D. Solved
III 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.
1. A. pollute B. contractual C. reject D. marvellous
2. A. mechanic B. military C. apologize D. miraculous
3. A. compulsory B. intensity C. kidding D. invaluable
4. A. nursery B. focus C. delicate D. secure
5. A. curriculum B. kindergarten C. contaminate D. conventional
6. A. apology B. industrial C. industry D. disaster
7. A. interview B. certificate C. applicant D. primary
8. A. certificate B. apartment C. individual D. biology
9. A. scientific B. availlable C. suspicious D. supportive
10. A. especially B. comfortably C. carefully D. possibly
11. A. importance B. subtraction C. algebra D. example
12. A. aspect B. compete C. require D. successful
13. A. terrific B. applicant C. banking D. ignorant
14. A. recognize B. challenge C. symbolize D. continue
15. A. continent B. belong C. master D. access
16. A. appalling B. ashamed C. November D. architect
17. A. policeman B. cinema C. overcoat D. politics
18. A. competition B. intelligent C. automation D. information
19. A. accountant B. Arabic C. Germany D. chemistry
20. A. attention B. interesting C. Influence D. television
IV. Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:.
1: In Africa, many children die from not having enough food.
A. poverty B. starvation C. drought D. malnutrition
2: A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.
A. impediment B. encouragement C. impetus D. assistance
3: Dissemination of information is frequently carried out via satellite – through local or national TV
networks.
A. Compilation B. Condensing C. Dedication D. Dispersal
4: It has been decided that the driver of the car is liable for the damages caused to the passenger.
A. arrested and imprisoned B. irresponsible for
C. legally responsible D. personally proposed
5: When the company privatized, you should avail yourself of the opportunity and buy some shares.
A. take advantage of B. create for yourself
C. get to know about D. keep pace with
6: If you scramble an electronic message, most people won’t be able to understand it.
A. send out B. mix up C. make stronger D. write down
7: Grammar is a human innovation. It’s not present in animal communication.
A. difficult subject B. new invention C. unsolved problem D. speech development
8: Jane is very upset. I’d like you to try and smooth things over if you can.
A. tidy the place up for her B. calm her down
C. tell her to go D. hide the truth from her
9: Jack still went ahead with his ambitious plan despite the fact that it was a risky investment.
A. Unserious B. dangerous C. safe D. complex
10: Birds are at their most vulnerable when they leave their nests and find food on their own.
A. Strong B. susceptible C. powerful D. invincible
11: No valuable evidence emerged in spite of having investigated thoroughly for a long time.
A. came out B. disappeared C. lost D. occurred
12: All participants have to put on their national costumes in the cultural night.
A. flags B. clothes C. anthems D. identity
13: During the crisis, petrol prices dramatically fluctuated between 30$ and 50$ a tank.
A. Increased B. varied C. reduced D. changed
14: The regional authorities failed to provide the poor with essential services such as accommodation,
fresh water and electricity.
A. Dispensable B. trivial C. unnecessary D. vital
15: At 35 and obviously aging, Roy needs to make up his mind on his future very soon.
A. give a thought about B. prepare a plan for
C. make a decision on D. pay attention to
16: The doctor decided to give her a thorough examination so that he could identify the causes of her
illness.
A. set up B. make out C. get over D. look up
V. 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.
1: A protective oil-based or silicon coating deters metal corrosion and the effects of road salt on steel,
copper, aluminum.
A. wipe out B. slow down C. goes along D. speed up
2: The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings of
wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.
A. Accomplishment B. contentment
C. pain and sorrow D. worry and sadness
3: The boy was deceitful when he yelled, “Fire!”. Actually, there was no fire.
A. Honest B. delightful C. excited D. dishonest
4: After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released.
A. cheating B. innovative C. native D. guilty
5: Leaves are not distributed randomly on a plant stem, but are arranged in a very precise way that
assures them the maximum light.
A. on purpose B. at length C. by chance D. in fact
6: It was such a complicated task that I couldn’t do it myself.
A. Difficult B. simple C. complex D. problematic
7: I’m in a good mood for being accepted to work for global enterprise.
A. refused B. received C. recognized D. allowed provisionally
8: Anna volunteered to work for a charitable organization with a view to helping disabled children.
A. poor B. mental C. normal D. handicapped
9: At the end of the movie, the homeless family was reunited after the civil war.
A. Separated B. get-together C. joined D. meet again
10: I’m sorry to say that this service is temporarily unavailable.
A. permanently B. short-term C. briefly D.A.
VI. Mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges
1: “Here’s your electricity bill, sir.”- “__________”
A. But I have no money, sorry. B. Can you come again tomorrow?
C. It’s kind of you, thanks. D. Would you take a check?
2: “Hello. Could I speak to the manager, please?”- “_____________”
A. No, you can’t B. Yes, speaking
C. Hello. But could you? D. I’m answering you now.
3: “How did you get here?”- “______”
A. I came here by train B. I came here last night
C. The train is so crowded D. Is it far from here?
4: “________________?”- “No, that’s about it for now”
A. Anything else B. Nothing to declare
C. What’s on your mind D. When can we stop
5: “Do you like reading detective story?” – “_________”
A. What for? B. Of course, I do
C. Why should I? D. No, don’t ask me
6: “So long!” – “_______”
A. Hello! How are you? B. Cheer up, my dear!
C. I’m please to meet you D. Goodbye, and take care!
7: “Could you do me a favor, please?”- “______________”
A. What? I can help you? B. Yes. That’s very kind of you
C. Sure. What can I do for you? D. No, thanks. I;m right
8: “Do you like the advanced training course you’re taking, James?”- “_____”
A. No, not everyone B. No, thanks
C. Not me, I’m still waiting D. By and large, yes.
9: “Would you mind checking the report for me?” – “______”
A. No, you please do it B. No, no, I don’t mind
C. Yes. I would. Sorry D. Why do I have to do it?
10: “I’m sorry. I do apologize” – “______”
A. It was a pleasure B. No, don’t say so
C. That’s all right D. Yes, but why?
11: “Can I leave early today, Ms Luc?” – “______”
A. It’s very kind of you B. Yes, but not before 3.30
C. Alright, not at all D. You’re welcome
12: “Many happy returns of the day” – “______”
A. Thank you B. Good luck!
C. Congratulation! D. The same to you!
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Loan seemed to be exhausted. She ________________ very hard.
A. was working B. has been working
C. had worked D. had been working
2. The local health organization is reported _____ 25 years ago when Dr. Audon became its first
president.
A. to be setting up B. being set up
C. to have been set up D. having been set up
3. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ____________ healthy.
A. preserve B. stay C. maintain D. reserve
4. It isn’t quite certain that he will _______________ at the meeting.
A. hold up b. keep on C. hold on D. keep up
5. Candidates _________ for this job should demonstrate good communication skills.
A. apply B. applying C. applied D. to apply
6. She teaches the students to have respect for different races and appreciate the _______ of their
cultures.
A. Diverse B. diversion C. diversification D. diversity
7. I don’t like doing the ________, especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework B. housework C. household D. occupation
8. I am becoming very independent ________ to you.
A. thanks B. grateful C. beyond D. as
9. The only thing __________ didn’t bore him was the idea of hunting.
A. Which B. what C. who D. that
10. _______ he made many friends, he would have been much happier before leaving.
A. Has B. If C. Had D. Should
11. Violence programs on TV may have a bad __________ on children.
A. control B. influence C. power D. pressure
12. As I like your photo, I had it ___________
A. enlarged B. to enlarge C. enlarge D. enlarging
13. He always wants to have things his own _______ way.
A. Sensible B. sensational C. sensitive D. sensing
14. My family has just bought a ____________ table.
A. wooden round beautiful B. round wooden beautiful
C. wooden beautiful round D. beautiful round wooden
15. There was an accident in this area yesterday. A truck hit a tree and _____ driver was injured.
A. the B. a C. an D. this
16. Recently, the darker it is, ___________ street robberies occur in this region.
A. the more B. the much C. more D. much
17. In order to reduce the risk of obesity, you should ________ the amount of sugar you consume.
A. cut back B. cut away C. cut off D. cut down on
18. Tuan barely goes to school on time, ________?
A. doesn’t he B. isn’t he C. does he D. is he
19. I’m exhausted now as I have been working under _________ for a long time.
A. control B. deadline C. overtime D. pressure
20. Thanks to all the qualified staff, the event was __________ and flowed smoothly.
A. well-done B. well-planned C. well-off D. well-attended
21. John was accused _______ stealing his boss’s money. However, I truly believe that he didn’t.
A. for B. on C. with D. of
22. _____ the extremely bad weather in the hills, we still determine to continue our trip.
A. In spite of B. Although C. Even if D. Because of
24. With the invention of electronic mail, ______ people send letters by post.
A. more and more B. less and less C. fewer and fewer D. much more
25. _____ to disturb her sleeping baby, Lien walked quietly out of the room.
A. Not want B. Did not want C. Do not want D. Not wanting
26. You look completely soaked! You _________ a raincoat.
A. should bring along B. must have brought along
C. should have brought along D. would bring along
27. Last week, we had planned to stay in Thailand a little longer, but I _______ money.
A. ran out of B. ran up with C. ran down to D. ran out
28. It was ________ day that I want to hang out with my classmate.
A. so wonderful B. such a wonderful C. so a wonderful D. such wonderful a
29. I _______ a Halloween party on Sunday, so I would like to invite all of you to come and enjoy with
me.
A. am hosting B. am going to host C. will host D. host
30. Daniel decided to apply for a part-time job _____ reduce financial burden on his parents.
A. for he B. so that he could C. in spite of that he D. in order not to
31. They tried _______ to persuade him to be the witness.
A. on vain B. of vain C. in vain D. off vain
32. It’s vital that we should join hands so as to ________ biodiversity.
A. Remain B. maintain C. diversity D. reserve
33. He was absent from class for a week. Therefore, it’s hard for him to _______ others.
A. come up with B. catch up with
C. turn up with D. go down with
34. On my 16th birthday, my mother gave me ________.
A. a box of jewelry small square metal B. a jewelry small metal square box
C. a box of square small jewelry metal D. a small square metal jewelry box
35. The man was put into an isolation ward because the disease was highly ________
A. infected B. infectious C. harmful D. harmed
36. Marine biologists want to reduce ________ pollution.
A. industry B. industrial C. industrious D. industrialized
37. I wonder who drank all the milk yesterday. It ______ have been Maria because she was out all day.
A. can’t B. must C. could D. needn’t
38.Workers who do not obey the safety regulation will be ______ immediately.
A. refused B. rejected C. disapproved D. dismissed
39. The room needs ________ for the New Year.
A. Decorating B. decorate C. be decorated D. to decorate
40. Give me your phone number and I will ___________ when we are in town.
A. call you up B. put you down C. run into you D. look you round
41. The life of Benjamin Franklin, a practical man ________, was unusually productive.
A. of whom people tell stories B. funny stories of which have been told
C. who has many stories to tell you D. about whom many stories have been told
42. The overall efficiency of a system can be ______that of its weakest element.
A. no greater than B. less greater C. nothing as greater as D. not the greater
43. Can you lend me a hand? – I’m trying to _______ how to assemble the wardrobe.
A. make up B. get over C. figure out D. take in
44. There is a very clear relationship ______ education and academic success.
A. about B. between C. for D. in
45. In my country people use their hands and ______ a lot when they talk.
A. Show B. tell C. gesture D. imitate
46. No one can ________ water for long.
A. go without B. come into C. run off D. live on
47. He is unhappy because his parents do not __________ very well.
A. get over B. get off C. get on D. get away
48. Don’t ________ to bring a hairdryer. I’ll lend you mine.
A. Mind B. bother C. forget D. worry
49. Absolutely anyone is welcome here, _________ of their age, sex or creed.
A. Mindful B. considering C. devoid D. regardless
50. We can’t possibly make any __________ for her, however sweetly she asks.
A. Permissions B. licence C. allowances D. liverties