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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of
the following exchanges.
Question 1: Hong and Mike are in the school canteen.
- Hong: “_____?”
- Mike: “Here you are.”
A. Can you sit here B. Can you play basketball
C. Can you speak Japanese, please D. Can you pass the salt, please
Question 2: Peter and Khanh are talking about learning foreign languages.
- Peter: “I think students should learn two foreign languages when they are at school.”
- Khanh: “_____. It helps them communicate with more people and broaden their minds.”
A. I quite agree with you B. I don’t think it’s a good idea
C. That’s not a good idea D. I quite disagree with you
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 3: A. post B. cold C. sport D. home
Question 4: A. chorus B. chairman C. chicken D. children
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 stress in each of the following questions.
Question 5: A. important B. terrific C. exciting D. confident
Question 6: A. arrive B. require C. connect D. follow
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 7: Returning home after the earthquake, Simon saw that his house was extremely chaotic.
A. organised B. tidy C. messy D. neat
Question 8: My uncle dreams of having a new house, so he plans to save up for it.
A. leaves B. moves C. intends D. quits
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 9: He had some business to do in a foreign country, but his company denied responsibility to pay
for his expenses.
A. accepted B. refused C. avoided D. neglected
Question 10: I think you should apologise to Mary. What you commented on her new hairstyle yesterday
was really below the belt.
A. fair and unkind B. fair and cruel C. fair and kind D. cruel and kind
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 11: The Youth International Conference _____ by a lot of young people from around the world.
A. was attending B. attended C. attends D. was attended
Question 12: The man _____ home when his car broke down.
A. was driving B. drives C. has driven D. is driving
Question 13: Although the students in my class has been learning English for three months, they can
_____ confidently with foreigners.
A. communicative B. communicate C. communicatively D. communication
Question 14: We have travelled to almost every tourist attraction in _____ Africa.
A. the B. an C. ∅ (no article) D. a
Question 15: Binh is 1.80 meters tall, and Linh is 1.65 meters tall. Binh is _____ Linh.
A. younger than B. older than C. taller than D. shorter than

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Question 16: Her parents are working on the farm, _____?
A. are they B. don’t they C. do they D. aren’t they
Question 17: The foreign teacher was speaking so fast. Nga couldn’t _____ the main contents of his lesson.
A. call for B. go on C. note down D. make up
Question 18: The journalist is talking about having a new _____ published in the local newspaper next week.
A. editor B. documentary C. cartoon D. article
Question 19: It’s not difficult _____ her to go to work because the office is near her home.
A. on B. for C. towards D. to
Question 20: _____ a job in a small company, he turned it down and kept on applying for a more suitable one.
A. Offered B. Having offered C. Offering D. To offer
Question 21: Before you decide to purchase that car, it is crucial that you should look into it carefully. It’s
unwise to buy a pig _____.
A. in a pack B. in a roll C. in a rack D. in a poke
Question 22: Nam is trying to break the _____ of staying up too late.
A. sound B. habit C. option D. race
Question 23: She promised _____ to my birthday party, but she didn’t.
A. to come B. come C. coming D. to coming
Question 24: It is uncommon for the director to _____ power to his finance manager to make financial
decisions for the company.
A. authorise B. stimulate C. navigate D. delegate
Question 25: We will inform you _____.
A. as soon as we have the interview result B. as soon as we were having the interview result
C. as soon as we had the interview result D. as soon as we had had the interview result
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 26: The boy band had just finished their first live performance. All the audiences at the theatre
gave them a loud round of applause.
A. No matter when the boy band finished their first live performance did all the audiences at the theatre
give them a loud round of applause.
B. Had it not been for the boy band’s first live performance, all the audiences at the theatre would have
given them a loud round of applause.
C. Not until all the audiences at the theatre gave them a loud round of applause did the boy band finish
their first live performance.
D. Barely had the boy band finished their first live performance when all the audiences at the theatre gave
them a loud round of applause.
Question 27: The gold ring was expensive. I couldn’t afford to buy it.
A. If the gold ring had been cheaper, I can’t have afforded to buy it.
B. If the gold ring had been less expensive, I could have afforded to buy it.
C. If the gold ring had been cheaper, I couldn’t have afforded to buy it.
D. If the gold ring had been more expensive, I could have afforded to buy it.
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 28: Mark started learning Spanish seven years ago.
A. Mark has learned Spanish for seven years.
B. Mark has started learning Spanish since seven years.
C. Mark has learned Spanish since he was seven years old.
D. Mark started learning Spanish when he was seven years old.
Question 29: “I helped the old lady cross the road,” said the teacher.
A. The teacher said I helped the old lady cross the road.
B. The teacher said she helped the old lady cross the road.
C. The teacher said she would help the old lady cross the road.
D. The teacher said she had helped the old lady cross the road.
Question 30: Students are not allowed to bring food into the computer room.
A. Students wouldn’t bring food into the computer room.
B. Students won’t bring food into the computer room.
C. Students mustn’t bring food into the computer room.
D. Students needn’t bring food into the computer room.

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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 31: Their pioneering research showed that the learning motivation of the two groups of
A
learners was quite distinctive from each other, and the comparative group whose learning motivation
B C
was stronger performed better than the control group.
D
Question 32: The man bought the old painting and then resold them to a collector at a higher price.
A B C D
Question 33: They give a good presentation on how to adopt a green lifestyle last week.
A B C D
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 26 to 30.
Getting work experience is a good way for young people who are still at school to see whether they
would enjoy a particular career. Future employers like to know about their work experience (34) _____ they
think is important for them in the process of recruiting employees. And young people get the chance to
consider (35) _____ possibilities for a future career with working professionals. In addition, they will find
these professionals’ advice specially helpful when thinking about the different choices they will have to
(36) _____.
Work experience often involves uncomfortable situations, (37) _____ people who are in such
situations can learn how to behave appropriately in front of clients and how to respond to things in the
workplace. Appearance is also important and they need to dress suitably whether they are going for a job as
an engineer or an IT specialist, or a job which is perhaps less technical but equally (38) _____ such as a
medical doctor or a teacher.
(Adapted from Complete First for Schools)
Question 34: A. who B. which C. when D. where
Question 35: A. each B. many C. none D. one
Question 36: A. build B. fill C. do D. make
Question 37: A. nor B. for C. but D. either
Question 38: A. confusing B. commanding C. demanding D. understanding
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 39 to 43.
Device-centred communication has become almost universal over the past twenty years. More than three
quarters of people in the world now own a mobile device, and more than half communicate via social
networking.
It is now hard to imagine a world without mobile devices consisting of such things as mobile phones,
laptops and tablets. They allow us to stay in touch with a large network of friends, no matter where they are.
But many experts say that communicating with a device is nothing like talking with someone in person.
“Body language, eye contact and tone of voice can tell us so much,” psychologist Mary Peters says. “And
none of those exist on a device. Even video chat removes many subtle clues.”
We don’t know to what extent these technologies will permanently change the way people interact.
People will always want to meet up with others in small and large groups. Indeed, it is fair to say that social
media makes it easier than ever before for people to organise social events. However, there is still a danger
that device-centred communication may have a negative long-term impact on the way people interact with
each other on a day-to-day basis.
We must not, therefore, lose sight of the need to focus on the actual people around us, and remember that
they deserve our real - not virtual - attention. The idea of a culture where people always have a screen
between them sounds a bit funny, because deep understanding comes when we see the reactions on other
people’s faces.
(Adapted from Solutions)
Question 39: The passage is mainly about _____.
A. the development of device-centred communication
B. the impact of device-centred communication
C. the definition of device-centred communication
D. the misunderstanding of device-centred communication

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Question 40: The word They in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. mobile phones B. tablets C. mobile devices D. laptops
Question 41: In paragraph 2, in her statement about the advantages of communicating in person, Mary
Peters mentioned all of the following EXCEPT _____.
A. body language B. eye contact C. handshake D. tone of voice
Question 42: The word meet up in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. come down B. get together C. get away D. come away
Question 43: According to paragraph 4, deep understanding appears when _____.
A. we communicate through social networking B. we interact with modern technology
C. we care about our virtual friends D. we see the reactions on the faces of other people
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 44 to 50.
A recent survey into how teenagers in a Southeast Asian country spend their free time has come up with
what some people regard as a surprising finding: many of those surveyed reported that they would rather stay
at home and do things indoors than go out and experience real-life adventures. One in four teenagers
surveyed believed that online experiences were as fulfilling as real life, and more than half were actually
afraid of trying new experiences. When asked about their most memorable experience over the previous ten
months, nearly 30% of boys said ‘playing a new video game’, while 10% of all teenagers said it was
watching a new TV series. On asking for more detailed information, researchers found that 20% of boys and
22% of girls said they had never had a real-life adventure.
It would be easy to blame technological advances for these findings. After all, today’s teenagers have
many more indoor activities to choose from than did their parents. About half a century ago, children were
expected to spend more of their free time outside. But researchers do not put the blame wholly on technology.
To members of older generations, these findings are worrying, because it means that young people
increasingly rely on virtual reality and are consequently missing out on real outdoor activities such as
mountain climbing, kayaking, etc., which have always been regarded as both enjoyable and character-
building. The surveyed adults said they thought today’s youth were more protected than they had been when
they were growing up. Giving examples of this protection, more than half said they would not let their
teenage children hitchhike or go on holiday without an adult. Seven in ten said they would not even allow
teenagers to get into a taxi on their own. It is not clear whether adults believe the world is more dangerous
than it used to be or whether they do not trust today’s youngsters to look after themselves.
(Adapted from Cambridge English First for Schools)
Question 44: Which of the following can be the main idea of the passage?
A. Thorough research on teenagers’ online games and outdoor activities
B. Teenagers’ free-time activity preferences and adults’ concerns
C. Viewpoints on teenagers’ free-time adventures and online games
D. Fears and tensions encountered by teenagers and adults’ concerns
Question 45: The word fulfilling in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. frightening B. satisfying C. devastating D. discouraging
Question 46: The word advances in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. movements B. advantages C. barriers D. developments
Question 47: The word they in paragraph 3 refers to _____.
A. outdoor activities B. young people C. older generations D. surveyed adults
Question 48: According to paragraph 3, the older generations are worried about _____.
A. the young’s preferences for outdoor activities B. the young’s reliance on virtual reality
C. the young’s ignorance about virtual reality D. the young’s lack of indoor activities
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. One fourth of the surveyed teenagers believed online experiences in their free time were as pleasing as
real life.
B. The older generations surveyed thought that today’s teenagers were more protected than they had been.
C. The majority of teenagers surveyed enjoyed real outdoor activities in their leisure time.
D. Researchers do not put all the blame on technology for causing teenagers’ lack of real-life experiences.
Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Many adults think that the present world is as dangerous as it used to be.
B. Many adults are doubtful about their children’s ability to take care of themselves.
C. Virtual life is considered to be more and more challenging for teenagers in the present world.
D. The majority of teenagers surveyed believed virtual reality was as interesting as the real life.
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