Many young people have objected to____marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and the groom A.. There is no school fee for primary education _______ books and meals if stu
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Part 1: Phonetics
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
1 A eliminate B elephant C endanger D erosion
6 A occupation B college C comfortable D knowledge
7 A determined B researched C obtained D harbored
15 A communicates B mistakes C complains D develops
16 A manages B laughs C photographs D makes
20 A compete B decide C announce D necessary
II Choose the word which has different stress from the others.
1 A technical B introduce C villager D family
2 A technology B important C popularity D impossible
6 A pacific B satellite C century D animal
7 A organism B investigate C diversity D technology
8 A entrapment B gestation C population D intelligent
9 A shortage B complete C release D increase
Trang 211 A destruction B movement C important D appearance
12 A national B establish C tropical D interest
15 A popular B different C integral D expression
19 A champion B passionate C equipment D tournament
20 A international B information C elimination D competition
25 A population B information C iteration D Gallery
Part 2: Grammar and Vocabulary
I Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences
1 Is your father willing to _ a hand with cleaning the house?
2 – What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary! - _
A Thank you very much I am afraid C Thank you for your compliment
B You are telling a lie D I don’t like your saying
3 In Vietnam, at Tat holidays we often cook some _ dishes, such as spring rolls,sticky rice cakes, EST
A special B especially C specialty D specialist
4 I always try to help _ household chores when I have free time
5 We enjoy _ time together in the evening when the family members gather
in the living room
after a day of working hard
6 Lan is my close friend We usually _ our thoughts and our feelings with each other
7 She has been very _ during my illness
8 My mother takes the responsibility running the household
9 I love joining my father _ mending things around the house
10 It is parents’ duty and responsibility to _ hands to take care of their children and givethem a happy home
11 My friend often shows her whenever I have troubles
A sympathy B sympathize C sympathetic D sympathetically
Trang 312 In Vietnam, two, three or even four generations live _ one roof.
13 My close friend is often concerned all problems that I mention
14 The boy learns hard in his to be the top in every exam, which will leave a good
impression on his girlfriend
15 A (n) child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents
A active B hard – working C obedient D mischievous
16 Can you explain why some people can work better when they are _ pressure?
17 With what my parents prepare for me in terms of education, I am _ about my future
A confide B confident C confidence D confidential
18 The new alarming device is to make sure that you always feel safe and in the building
19 It has been a habit for families here to wait for the ring at 7 p.m every day to _ the garbage
20 Babies have no other way of attracting their parents’ than crying and shouting
A attention B attentive C attend D attentively
21 John cannot make a to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford
a house and a car
22 Many young people have objected to marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and the groom
A sacrificed B romantic C contractual D agreed
23 The leaf hat is used like an umbrella _ people from the sun or the rain
A to protect B protect C protecting D protected
24 The Vietnamese hat is made _ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palmleaves
25 Do you agree that a happy marriage should be based _ love?
26 In Vietnam in the past, love was supposed _ marriage, not precede it
A to follow B follow C to following D following
27 Are there any _ between Vietnamese and American culture?
A differences B different C differently D differential
28 Families in Vietnam maintain strong ties and provide each other _ assistance andsupport as needed
29 Body language is potent form of communication
30 The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _ in response toquestions
A attention B attentive C attentively D attentiveness
31 People sometimes _ not only through words but also through body language
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32 Can you either verbal or non-verbal forms of communication when you want tospeak to someone?
33 Nodding the head can mean that a person is _ the conversation
A tired of B bored with C interested in D disappointed with
34 Sometimes when you move out of home or to a new city or town, it can be difficult to meet new people and _
A to socialize B socialize C socialized D socializing
35 GCSE is often a requirement for taking A- levels, a common type of university _ requirement
A entrance B enclose C attendance C assessment
36 The government encourages all of the students in all parts of the country _ thecompulsory education
A to finish B finish C finishing D finished
37 Primary education must support children basic understandings of the nature, societyand human beings
38 There is no school fee for primary education _ books and meals (if students want
to have lunch at their school)
39 High school education _ three years, from the tenth to the twelfth forms (Studentsare from fifteen to seventeen years old)
40 Certain courses at this college are compulsory Others are
41 A letter of _ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview
A recommend B recommended C recommender D recommendation
42 Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good _ on your interviewer
A impression B pressure C effectiveness D concentration
43 The student has to _ for a place at the university while doing the A- level
44 Can you tell me about the _ process to tertiary study in Vietnam?
45 Some days of rest may help you to _ the pressure of work
46 For high school education, final exam is compulsory _ a certificate to enter the universities or colleges
47 It is almost _ for young people leaving school today to get a job
A possible B impossible C possibly D impossibly
48 You should ask him about your choice because he often made the right _
49 We have decided to interview only ten _ for the job
A appliances B applicants C applicable D applications
50 Qualifications and _ are two most important factors that help you get a good job
A politeness B attention C experience D impression
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52 He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the _ of the company
A requirements B requiring C require D required
53 Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the
company
A reference B photograph C curriculum vitae D recommendation
54 The entrance _ to universities in Vietnam always takes place in July
55 The _ education lasts four years from the sixth form to the ninth form
A primary B compulsory C upper secondary D lower secondary
56 The successful _ must be hard-working, responsible and honest
A applicant B application C apply D applicable
57 They didn’t pay _ to how many hours you worked, but how you really worked
58 The government has succeeded in reducing the level of _ to only 7%
A employment B unemployed C unemployment D employer
59 Can you tell me some information that _to the job?
A indicates B expresses C interests D relates
60 He was offered the job thanks to his performance during his job interview
A impress B impression C impressive D impressively
61 Nam has lived with his grandparents since he _ a little boy so he is quite obedient
62 How _ you and each member of your family share the household chores?
63 What do you attempt _ after junior high school?
64 In my family, the interest we share closely _ watching films on TV
65 In my family, my father is the person I always talk to before _ an important decision
66 During the school year, my mother doesn't allow me _ to bed late
67 I _ allowed to use my father's motorbike
68 Do you feel safe _ your close friend your secrets?
69 My brother never _ me use his laptop
70 Jack, I played tennis yesterday, was much fitter than me
71 _ you were working hard for your exams last week, I was sitting on a plane boundfor London
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73 We didn't use to get up late when we _ in the countryside
74 _ Tom Cruise’s last movie? – Yes, I _ it three days ago
A Have you ever seen / saw C Did you ever see / have seen
B Had you ever seen / had seen D Did you ever see / saw
75 I a terrible accident while I _ on the beach
B was seeing / walked D was seeing / was walking
76 In England, the academic year is divided into three terms Each term _ by a one- weekbreak
A separates B separated C is separated D is separating
77 Unfortunately, the gold hunter and his dogs _ could not manage to find the way out of the snowy storm never returned
78 He would understand it if you _ it to him more slowly
A explained B would explain C were explaining D explains
79 English as a second language in my country in the future
80 If you _ 5 minutes late, you won't be able to get into the examination room
81 The state school system for by the state
82 Do you get on well with the girl shares the room with you?
83 I _ you a letter if I had known your address
A would have sent B would send C will send D sent
84 English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where
it _ for administration, broadcasting and education
85 If you fail the GCSE examination, you not be allowed to take the entranceexamination to the university
86 Mangoes, are my favourite fruit, are very expensive in Vietnam
87 The wedding, to only members of the family were invited, took place lastSaturday
88 Sunday is the day I don’t have to get up early
89 He would get mark 10 if he _ again the paper He made one mistake in it
90 He _ her an opportunity to work in his office if she had had English proficiency
A would have given B would have gave C would give D gives
Trang 791 He got good marks at his exams because all the lessons _ carefully by him.
92 Nowadays, young people are free to choose their mates and they are encouraged atleast at the age of 23
93 The fishermen and their boats _ were off the coast three days ago have just beenreported to be missing
94 When I woke up and looked outside, the landscape had changed The ground had beenlightly _ with a
dusting of snow during the night
95 Birds make nests in trees _ they can hide their young in the leaves and branches
96 If I it was a formal party, I _ jeans and a jumper
A knew – wouldn’t have worn C had known – wouldn’t wear
B knew – wouldn’t wear D had known – wouldn’t have worn
97 Tom’s company will almost certainly fire him _ he improves his attitude
98 They _ time and money doing such a thing
A were advised not to waste C were advising not to waste
B advised not to be wasted D were advised not wasting
99 I’ll show you the trees which
A were grown by John yesterday in the backyard
C were grown in the backyard yesterday by John
B were grown in the backyard by John yesterday
D were grown by John in the backyard yesterday
100 Did they say they me again ?
A will telephone B had telephoned C would telephone D telephoned
II Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct
1 She is very lazy She almost never help her mother with the household chores
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Part 3 – Reading
I Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.
A If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause
great damage to him According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of thebiggest mistakes which some parents make Generally, the child will understand very well whatthe parents expect, and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to thechildren
However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but arehopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents arevery supportive of their children
Michael Smiths is very lucky He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot bytaking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons Although Michael'sfather plays the trumpet in a large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions
if the is unwilling
Michael's friend, Winston Maier, however, is not so lucky As both his parents aresuccessful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston They want their son to be assuccessful as they are, and so they enter him in every piano competition held They are veryunhappy when he does not win "When I was at your age, I used to win every competition Ientered," Winston's father tells him Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parentsand now he always seems quiet and unhappy
1 The main idea of the passage is
A how parents should make a child a musician
B what differences there are between two kinds of parents
C how parents should bring up a child
D what aim of a child can be much earlier to each
2 Michael is lucky because
A his parents help him in a sensible way
B his family is rich enough to have a car
C his father is a musician in an orchestra
D he is free to do anything that he likes best
3 Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that
A he has to do his best to do everything
B he has made great progress in music
C he is afraid that he may disappoint them
D he often wants to kill himself some day
4 It is one of parents' mistakes if
A they want their child to be a musician
B they help their child to win music competitions
C they don’t care for their child's education much
D they make their child try to achieve too much
5 According to the author's opinion,
A it is unimportant to let the child develop in the way they want
B parents should be supportive of their children
Trang 10C all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything.
D unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children
B Edward is entering a university and has to decide what foreign language to study, since he
needs 12 credits to graduate He studied Japanese by himself in high school and even had achance to use some for it when he took a trip to Tokyo He enjoyed his trip very much andthought that maybe some day he would like to work for an international company based inJapan
The reason why the university requires students to study a foreign language is that theyfeel that it makes the students more educated Edward does not feel that this should be the mainreason for studying a foreign language He thinks that being able to communicate with peopleform different cultures are far more important than just impressing people with yourknowledge
After considering the possibilities of studying German or French so that he could travel inEurope with little difficulty, he finally makes up his mind to continue his study of Japanese Hefeels that being good at Japanese would make it much easier for him to be accepted if hedecides to work and live in Japan for some time
1 One of the reasons for Edward to study a foreign language is that he
A has just graduated from a high school C has just decided to enter a university
C wants to impress people with his knowledge D needs certain credits to graduate
2 Which of the following has nothing to do with his final decision to continue his study ofJapanese?
A The university requires students to study that language
B The university thinks that a foreign language makes the students more educated
C Edward studied Japanese by himself and used it when he traveled in Tokyo
D He hopes that some day he may work for a company in Japan
3 For Edward, to is the least important reason to learn a foreign language
A travel in a foreign country C work and live in another country
B show people that he is very learned D communicate with people from other cultures
4 Edward first considers the possibilities of studying German and French, but he choosesJapanese This shows that he
A is afraid of difficulties C does not like German and French
B is practical for his study and his future job D only likes day dreaming
5 The best title for this passage is " "
B How to Study Japanese D Choosing a Foreign Language
C Do you ever give excuses that are not really true? When and why? It seems that everybody
tells lies - well, not big lies, but what we call "white lies" The only real questions are aboutwhen we lie and who we tell lies to A recent study found that in conversation peoplefrequently stretch the truth Here are some ways they do it
People often lie because they want to hide something from someone For example, a sondoesn't tell his parents that he is dating a girl because he doesn't think they will like her Instead, he says he is going out with the guys
Sometimes people lie because they don't want to do something For example, someoneinvites you to a party You think it will be boring so you say that you are busy and can't come
Trang 11Often we stretch the truth to make someone feel good For example, your friend cooksdinner for you, but it tastes terrible Do you say so? No! You probably say "Hmm, this isdelicious!".
Other times we don’t want to tell someone bad news For example, you have just had badday at work, but you don't want to talk about it So, if someone asks about your day, you justsay everything was fine
Telling "white lies" isn't really bad Most of the time people do it because they want toprotect a friendship
1 Why do people often tell lies?
A Because they like it
B Because they feel amused
C Because they don’t like the person who asks them about their stories
D Because they want to hide something
2 Sometimes people lie by _
A giving false excuse C telling stories
B saying something quite new D making someone feel good
3 A son doesn't want to tell his parents that he is dating a girl because he so he tells lies
A is ashamed C is afraid that his parents don't like her
B wants to keep it secret D is very reserved
4 Your friend cooks you a terrible dinner but you say you like it because _
A you want him / her to cook for you more
C you like telling lies
B you want to encourage him/ her
D you want to protect your friendship
5 Everyone sometimes tells lies because
A it is very good B it isn't really all bad
C it makes him/ her fell happier D it is a habit of human beings
II Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D ) to complete the passage
A Around the age of eighteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life "Do
I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (1) ? Do I leave and start work orbeginning a training (2) ?"
The decision is yours, but it may be (3) _ remembering two things: there are moreunemployment (4) _ people who haven't been to university, and people who have the right(5) _ will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs If you decide to go (6) into a job, there are many opportunities for training Getting qualifications will (7) _ you toget on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (8) _ you earn.Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is (9) _ possibility This way,you can save up money for your student days, as well as (10) _ practical work experience
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B Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast One
evening, she phoned to (1) _ me that what she really wanted to do was a (2) _ roundthe world, so she was looking (3) _ the possibility of working in another country She hadseen several (4) _ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was(5) _ in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit
She decided that this would be a good (6) _ to achieve her ambition, so she waswriting to (7) for the job The reply (8) _ a long time to arrive, but eventually shereceived a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week Shewas so excited that she immediately (9) _ in touch with the school owner and agreed toattend the interview She was determined that nothing would prevent her (10) _ doing whatshe had set out to do
4 A posters B notices C advertisements D announcements
C Here are some advices for trying to find the university that works for you.
1 You need to examine (1) and your reason for going to university before youstart your reach Why are you going? What are your abilities and strengths? What are yourweaknesses? What do you want out of life? Are you socially self-sufficient (2) do youneed warm, familial (3) ? Talk with your family, friends and high-school counselors
as you ask these questions The people (4) know you best can help you the most withthese important issues
2 Very few high-school students have enough information or (5) to choose amajor You need to be well-(6) _ to determine your interest and aptitude Many students(7) their minds two or three times before they settle on a major
3 If you do not have to go to university right (8) it is never too late There is nosuch thing as the perfect time to start university Some students benefit from a year off to work,study or travel, and these experiences (9) them to be better, more engaged students.Some students choose to apply to university and gain admission and then defer their entrance,while others wait to apply until after they have had (10) _ alternative experience