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H va tên thi sinh: o ……… SBD:……… 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 in each of the following questions.

Question 01:A peasant B penalty C pencil D personality

Question 02:A compose B prove C program D host

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 03: A disaster B prisoner C president D agency

Question 04: A event B medal C spirit D pity

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 05: The situation seems to be changing minute by minute

A very rapidly B time after time C again and again D from time to time

Question 06: Human beings are constantly contaminating natural habitats of the wildlife

A protecting B polluting C destroying D promoting

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 07: The proposal will go ahead despite strong objections from the public

Question 08: Mathematics, a required subject in all schools, is divided into many branches

A strengthened B assembled C shortened D separated

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

Question 09: Many young people lack skills, good education, and financial to settle in the urban areas where many jobs are found

Question 10: It has been said that laser to be the most miraculous to cure patients

Question 11: A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered a basic part of the education of every child

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

Question 12: By working systematically, you achieve the results you desire

Question 13: The children were quite attracted by the tamer and his animals were performing on the stage

Question 14: Government have laws to protect wildlife from overhunting and commercial trade

Question 15: There's a rumour that the National Bank is going to the company I work for

A take over B take out of C take on D take off

Question 16: Our plan by the members of the committee

A is considering B considers C is being considered D considered

Question 17: As soon as I smoking, I felt a lot better

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A gave out B gave up C took out D took up

Question 18: An economic is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty

A depression B improvement C development D mission

Question 19: Peter won’t come to see you tomorrow, ?

Question 20: Smoking is not permitted here, so you’d better your cigarette

A to extinguish B extinguish C extinguished D extinguishing

Question 21: Only because she had to support her family to leave school

A that Alice decides B so Alice decided C did Alice decide D Alice decided

Question 22: today, there would be nowhere for them to stay

A If they arrive B Provided they arrived C Had they arrive D Were they to arrive Question 23: I a terrible accident while I on the beach

A have seen/were walking B see/am walking C saw/was walking D was seeing/walked

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 24 to 29.

Marian Anderson's brilliant singing career began at age six when she sang spirituals at the Union Baptist Church in her hometown of Philadelphia She toured Europe in the 1920s, drawing

vast acclaim However, when she returned to the United States she was still barred from

performing on the American operatic stage After she was prevented from singing in Washington’s segregated Constitution Hall in 1939, Eleanor Roosevelt intervened and arranged for Miss Anderson to perform at the Lincoln Memorial A crowd of 75,000 people came to watch her sing

before the Memorial Marian Anderson's beautiful contralto voice broke down racial barriers,

showing white Americans that blacks had a profound contribution to make to America's cultural life

Eventually, in 1955, she became the first African-American singer to perform at New

York’s Metropolitan Opera In her many years of touring, she had to endure a racism that forced her to enter concert halls and hotels through service entrances Her grace under this stress showed a moral perseverance that paralleled that of the famous Martin Luther King, Jr

Question 24: According to the passage, what did Marian Anderson have in common with Martin

Luther King, Jr?

A moral perseverance B a clear strong voice

C a performance at the Lincoln Memorial D singing in church

Question 25: What is NOT TRUE about Marian Anderson?

A She was the first who performed at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 1955

B She was a black singer

C Her singing career started after she was ten years old

D She had contralto voice

Question 26: The word "eventually" in the second paragraph could best be replaced by

A at last B in the long run C recently D sooner

Question 27: We can conclude from the passage that Marian Anderson first toured Europe instead of

the United States because .

A she was not allowed to perform in the United States

B she was paid more in Europe

C it was too expensive to tour in the United States

D there were better operatic facilities in Europe

Question 28: The phrase "broke down racial barriers" in the first paragraph means

A disclosed opportunities B shattered obstacles

C revealed inaccuracies D analyzed destinations

Question 29: The word "barred" in line 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?

Question 30: The significance of Anderson's Lincoln Memorial performance was that

A 75,000 people came B She was too young

C her contralto voice was beautiful D she was a black performer

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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 from 31 to 35.

It's quite rare to meet teenagers who don't like sports When you are young, you know how important (31) to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason, you often concentrate on just one sport with so (32) enthusiasm that in the end, you can't live without it The problem is, though, that as you grow up, you have less and less spare time At your age, you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport This happens just when you are the best (33) for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming By the time you finish all your studies, you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on (34) while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport, but too old to study, and you will find it (35) to get a good job Somehow, it doesn't seem fair

Question 31: A things are B this is C you are D it is

Question 32: A many B great C much D keen

Question 33: A period B time C age D stage

Question 34: A practice B sporting C training D exercise

Question 35: A impossible B improbable C unlikely D impractical

Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk Gestures are the "silent language" of every culture We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood In the United States, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal

introduction The handshake must be firm If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or

unfriendliness Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug

Space is important to Americans When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close They will move back to have their space If Americans touch another person by accident, they say, "Pardon me." or "Excuse me." Americans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested But when you stare at someone, it is

not polite For Americans, thumbs-up means yes, very good, or well done Thumbs down means the

opposite To call a waiter, raise one hand to head level or above To show you want the check, make

a movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them

Learning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing If you don't know what to do,

the safest thing to do is to smile

Question 36: From the passage we can learn that _

A gestures don't mean anything while talking

B gestures can help us to express ourselves

C American people often use body language in communication

D It's confusing to understand a culture's body language

Question 37: When your friend give you a thumbs-up, he, in fact, _

A shows his rudeness to you B expresses his satisfaction to you

C expresses his worries about you D shows his anger to you

Question 38: If you are introduced to a stranger from the USA, you should _

A shake his hand firmly B greet him with a hug

C shake his hand weakly D place a hand on his shoulder

Question 39: The word "firm" in the first paragraph refers to _

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A light B fast C small D tight

Question 40: The word "confusing" in the second paragraph refers to _

A easy to understand B comfortable to understand

C difficult to understand D convenient to understand

Question 41: Which of the following is NOT true about the culture of the United States?

A It's all right to raise your hand slightly to attract the waiter's attention

B Pointing at someone is usually considered rude

C It's impolite to look the other person in the eyes while talking

D It's rude to look at the other person for a long time

Question 42: American people often _

A say "Pardon me" to each other when they are talking

B face each other directly when they are talking

C show their friendship by touching each other

D get uncomfortable when you stand or sit too close to them

Question 43: From this passage, we should pay much attention to _ when communicating with

Americans A posture B Both A & C C gesture D body language and space

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 44: ~ Huy: "I would like some more tea." ~ Dung: " "

A Well, I’d rather have coffee B I’m sorry I haven't got any left

C Certainly, you are D No I've had enough

Question 45: ~ Nam: "I’m really tired I’m taking next week off." ~ Mai: " _"

A Take care, my love Have a nice weekend!

B Really? I don’t know what you are going to do

C That sounds like a good idea The break will do you good

D Well, you must be telling a lie!

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

Question 46: I did not come to your parly due to the rain

A If it did not rained, I would come to your party

B Even though it rained, I came to your party

C It was the rain that prevented me from coming to your party

D Suppose it did not rain, I would come to your party

Question 47: As soon as he approached the house, the policeman stopped him

A Hardly he had approached the house when the policeman stopped him

B Hardly had he approached the house than the policeman stoppedhim

C No sooner had he approached the house when the policeman stopped him

D No sooner had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him

Question 48: I have never talked to the headmaster before

A It’s the first time I will ever have talked to the headmaster

B It’s the first time I have ever talked to the headmaster

C It’s the first time I had ever talked to the headmaster

D It’s the first time I ever talked to the headmaster

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 49: They spent more money They had to work harder

A The more they spent money, the more hard they had to work

B The more money they spent, the more harder they had to work

C The more they spent money, the harder work they had to

D The more money they spent, the harder they had to work

Question 50: I don't remember the man You met him at the canteen last week

A I don’t remember the man whom you met at the canteen last week

B I don’t remember the man whose you met at the canteen last week

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C I don't remember the man whom you met him at the canteen last week.

D I don’t remember the man that you met him at the canteen last week

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