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 from 1 to 2:

Câu hỏi 1 : A. farm B. stayed C. garden D. harm
Câu hỏi 2 : A. achieved B. wanted C. required D. replied
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 from 3 to 4:
Câu hỏi 3 : A. knowledge B. careful C. arrive D. happen
Câu hỏi 4 : A.solidarity B. determination C. organization D. consideration
Choose the option that best completes each of the following exchanges from 5 to 6:
Câu hỏi 5: Jim: “This dictionary is for you. I hope you will find it useful.”
Mai: “__________.”
A. No problem! B. Thanks. I‟ll do it C. Thanks. It‟s very kind of you D. Yes, please
Câu hỏi 6: Kate: “How lovely your cats are!”
David: “__________.”
A. I love them, too. B. Thank you, it is nice of you to say so.

C. Can you say it again? D. Really? They are

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 from 7 to 8:
Câu hỏi 7 : There was a long period without rain in the countryside last year so the harvest was poor.
A. famine B. flood C. epidemic D. drought
Câu hỏi 8 : How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games?

A. participated B. performed C. succeeded D. hosted

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 from 7 to 8:
Câu hỏi 9 : “That is a well-behaved boy whose behaviour has nothing to complain about.”
A. behaving cleverly B. good behaviour C. behaving nice D. behaving improperly
Câu hỏi 10 : When he passes the entrance exam, his parents will be walking on the air. / be on cloud nine

A. extremely happy B. feeling extremely unhappy

C. feeling extremely airy D. extremely light
Câu hỏi 11 : The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to ___________
her attention.

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 A. pull B. follow C. tempt D. attract
Câu hỏi 12 : He ___________ to the cinema yesterday evening.
A. has gone B. goes C. went D. had gone
Câu hỏi 13 : Claire wanted to know what time ___________.
A. the banks closed B. the banks would close
C. did the banks close D. do the banks close
Câu hỏi 14 : You stayed at home last night, ___________?
A. didn‟t you B. had you C. did you D. would you
Câu hỏi 15 : Sometimes she does not agree ___________ her husband about child reading but they soon find
the solutions.
A. with B. for C. on D. of
Câu hỏi 16 : In my free-time, I often help mom with ___________ the house.
A. clean B. to clean C. cleans D. cleaning
Câu hỏi 17: I have lived here ___________ 5 years.
A. on B. for C. since D. from
Câu hỏi 18 : This is ___________ most beautiful song I‟ve ever listened to.
no article B. an C. a D. the
Câu hỏi 19 : Jim ___________ a book at the moment.
A. is reading B. had read C. reads D. has read
Câu hỏi 20 : My responsibility is to ___________ my little brothers.
A. take over B. join hands C. work together D. take care of
Câu hỏi 21 : I asked him ___________, but he said nothing.
A. what‟s the matter was B. what was the matter
C. what the matter was D. the matter was what
Câu hỏi 22 : He advised them ___________ in class.
A. don‟t talk B. to not talk C. not to talk D. to talk not
Câu hỏi 23 : My sister is very fond ___________ eating chocolate candy.
A. about B. of C. at D. with
Câu hỏi 24 : We enjoy ___________ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the
living room after a day of working hard.
A. caring B. spending C. doing D. taking
Choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29:
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. ____25____ human activities
are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world ____26____ on consuming ( consume : tiêu thụ ) twothirds
of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the lonely
resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is ____27____ built on or washed into
the sea. Renewable resources are exploited ( khai thác ) so much that they will never be able to recover ____28____. We
discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result, the planet's ability to

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support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are ____29____
increasingly heavy demands on it.
Câu hỏi 25 : A. Although B. Still C. Yet D. Despite
Câu hỏi 26 : A. continues B. carries C. follows D. repeats
Câu hỏi 27 : A. sooner B. neither C. rather D. either
Câu hỏi 28 : A. greatly B. utterly C. completely D. quite
A. making demand
Câu hỏi 29 : on : yêu cầu B. doing C. taking D. having
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to incorrect answer
to each of the questions from 30 to 34:
The Singapore Science Centre is located on a six-hectare site in Jurong. At the centre, we can discover the
wonders of science and technology in a fun way. Clap your hands and colorful bulbs will light up. Start a wheel
spinning and it will set off a fan churning. It is a place to answer our curiosity and capture our imagination.

The centre features over four hundred exhibits covering topics like solar radiation, communication,
electronics, mathematics, nuclear energy and evolution. It aims to arouse ( khơi gợi, khơi dậy ) interest in science
and technology among us and the general public. The centre is the first science one to be established in South East
Asia. It was opened in 1977 and it now receives an average of one thousand, two hundred visitors a day. The
exhibits can be found in four exhibition galleries. They are the Lobby, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and
Aviation. These exhibits are renewed annually so as to encourage visitors to make return visits to the centre.

Instead of the usual “Hands off” notices found in exhibition halls, visitors are invited to touch and feel the
exhibits, push the buttons, turn the cranks or pedals. This is an interesting way to learn science even if you hate the
subject. A Discovery Centre was built for children between the ages of three and twelve. This new exhibition
gallery was completed in 1985. Lately this year a stone-age exhibit was built.
It shows us about the animals and people which were extinct.
Câu hỏi 30 : What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Singapore Science Centre B. Science Centre
C. Discovery Centre D. Physical Sciences
Câu hỏi 31 : The word “It” in paragraph 2 refers to ________ .

A. the centre B. the general public C. evolution D. solar radiation

Câu hỏi 32 : According to the paragraph 2, which of the following is NOT true about the Singapore Science
Centre?
A. Visitors are encouraged to return to the centre.
B. The centre was not opened until 1977.
C.The exhibits in the centre cover a wide range of topics.
D.The centre is the first one established in the world.
Câu hỏi 33 : It is stated in paragraph 2 that __________.
A. the science centre makes people interested in science and technology
B. only students can visit the science centre
C. visitors don‟t want to come back to the science centre
D. there are only several exhibits in the science centre
Câu hỏi 34 : The author mentions all of the following in the passage EXCEPT _________.
A. The exhibits are renewed every year.

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 B.The centre is located in Jurong.
C.There are four exhibition galleries in the centre.
D.The centre is the biggest in Asia.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to incorrect answer to each
of the questions from 35 to 42:
Smart cards and mobile phones are becoming an increasingly popular way to make all sorts of payments.
Even now, in Japan thousands of transactions, from paying rail tickets to picking up the groceries, take place every
day with customers passing their handsets across a small flat-screen device. And predictions in the world of
finance reckon that payments using mobile phones will have risen to more than $50 billion in the very near future.

What's the appeal of e-cash? Compared to cheque or credit cards, it offers the speed of cash, but more so. It
takes just one tenth of a second to complete most transactions and as no change is required, errors in counting are
eliminated. Fraud and theft are also reduced and for the retailer, it reduces the cost of handling money . Sony's
vision of having a chip embedded in computers, TVs and games consoles means that films, music and games can
be paid for easily without having to input credit card details. And what about the future of the banks? Within their
grip on the market, banks and creditcard firms want to be in a position to collect most of the fees from the users of
mobile and contactless-payment systems. But the new system could prove to be a "disruptive ( gây rắc rối )
technology" as far as the banks are concerned. If payments for a few coffees, a train ticket and a newspaper are
made every day by a commuter with a mobile, this will not appear on their monthly credit card statements but on
their mobile phone statements. And having spent fortunes on branding, credit-card companies and banks do not
want to see other payment systems gaining popularity. It's too early to say whether banks will miss out and if so, by
how much. However, quite a few American bankers are optimistic. They feel there is reason to be suspicious of
those who predict that high-street banks may be a thing of the past: lỗi thời. They point out that Internet banking
did not result in the closure of their high-street branches as was predicted. On the contrary, more Americans than
ever are using local branches. So, whether we'll become a totally cash-free society remains open to contention.
Câu hỏi 35 : What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Predictions of future payment methods.
B.The increasing popularity of new payment methods.
C.The absence of traditional payment methods.
D.Japan's advanced forms of payment.
Câu hỏi 36 : Why does the author mention "a small flat-screen device" in the first paragraph?
A. to exemplify the e-cash system
B. to praise the e-cash system
C. to criticize the ecash system
D. to inform the e-cash system
Câu hỏi 37: Which of the following is NOT true about the strong point of e-cash?
A. reduced cost B. no fraud C. fewer mistakes D. faster speed
Câu hỏi 38: The word "embedded”: gắn in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. isolated: cô lập B. manufactured: sản xuất C. generated: tạo ra D. integrated: tích hợp

Câu hỏi 39 : The word "grip" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. power: sức mạnh, quyền lực B. success C. wealth D. range of branches: chi nhánh, nhánh

Câu hỏi 40 : The author mentions the case of commuters in the third paragraph to illustrate ________.
A. the banks' cooperation with credit-card companies
B.a possible drawback of the system
C.the modern technology of the e-cash system
 D.the transferability of the system
Câu hỏi 41 :The word "their” in the third paragraph refers to ________.

A. credit cards B. high-street banks C. American bankers D. Internet banking

Câu hỏi 42: How does the writer seem to feel about the future of banks?
A. neutral B. optimistic C. uncertain D. pessimistic

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 from 43 to 44:
Câu hỏi 43 : It isn’t just that the level of education of this school is high. It’s that it’s also been consistent for years.
A. It isn’t fair to deny that this school is successful, as it has had the same high standards for many years now.
B. The standard of education is not high in this school, but at least all the students are at the same.
C. The level of education in this school, which is usually quite high, shows only slight variations from year to
year.
D. Not only are the standards of education good in this school, but it has maintained those standards over the years.

Câu hỏi 44 : No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the
original.
A. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.

B. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could
judge it quite easily.
C. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn’t genuine.
D. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.

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 from 45 to 47:
Câu hỏi 45 : Your coffee is not as good as mine.
A. Mine is better than yours.
B. My coffee is more good than yours.
C. My coffee is better than your.
D. My coffee is better than yours.

Câu hỏi 46 : “You’re always making terrible mistakes”, said the teacher.
A. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
B.The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes.
C.The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
D.The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes.
Câu hỏi 47 : Difficult though the exam was, he still passed it with flying colours.
A. Because the exam was difficult, he passed it with flying colours.
B.Although the exam was difficult, but he still passed it with flying colours.
C.No matter how difficult the exam was, he still passed it with flying colours.: kết quả tốt
D.The exam was not too difficult, so he could pass it with flying colours.

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 from 48 to 50:

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Câu hỏi 48 : Tom is one of the students which get the worst result in the latest exam.
A. the latest exam B. worst result C. one of the students D. which  who

Câu hỏi 49 : No sooner had the wind stopped blowing when it started to rain heavily.
A. heavily B. when than C. stopped blowing D. had
Câu hỏi 50 :Although they always argue with each other, but they are good friends.
A. with B. always C. friends D. but  X