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 1: A. same B. soup C. sure D. taste
Question 2: A. cure B. burn C. hurt D. turn
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 3: A. punish B. visit C. reduce D. listen
Question 4: A. pollution B. attitude C. applicant D. habitat
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 5: Medical researchers encouraged people ______ more fluids and eat fruits and
vegetables with a high-water content.
A. drink B. drinking C. to drinking D. to drink
Question 6: That’s her bag, _________?
A. hasn’t it B. has it C. isn’t it D. is it
Question 7: Our old friends arrived while we _________ the dishes.
A. were washing B. washed C. have washed D. are
washing
Question 8: Mona Lisa ______ by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century.
A. was painted B. paints C. was painting D. has
painted
Question 9: The _________ between the rich and poor is staggering in most developing
countries.
A. difference B. differ C. different D. differently
Question 10: Paris is famous _________ its fashion, art, and delicious cuisine.
A. at B. for C. of D. to
Question 11: You should _________ this book again? There is a lot of information you need.
A. break down B. go over C. show off D. care about
Question 12: After the Cabinet reshuffle, the Minister wasn’t very happy at his new
_________.
A. work B. job C. shift D. post
Question 13: Thousands of unexploded bombs still exist, ______ the government and
citizens worried.
A. is making B. made C. to make D. making
Question 14: Mary got straight A again this term. She’s ______student of all.
A. hard-working than B. the most hard-working
C. as hard-working D. more hard-working
Question 15: She is ______ honest person. You can trust her.
A. ∅ (no article) B. an C. a D. the
Question 16: ______, the manager assistant will inform us about the result.
A. When the meeting ended B. When the meeting ends
C. When the meeting had ended D. When the meeting was ending
Question 17: After the leader’s suggestions, all members said nothing, and I was the first
one to ______ the silence in the discussion.
 A. stop B. drop C. break D. pause
Question 18: My husband is a teacher, and whenever he gets together with his coworkers,
they do nothing but talk ______ the whole time.
A. mall B. shop C. market D. store

Question 19: The ______ cuisines in Vietnam include Pho, Banh Mi, and local delicacies.
A. autograph B. character C. signature D. formula
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Jenny and Jimmy are talking about university education.
- Jenny: "I think having a university degree is the only way to succeed in life."
- Jimmy: "_________. There are successful people without a degree."
A. That's life B. That's all right
C. I can't agree more D. I don't quite agree
Question 21: Tim wants to make an apology to Bill for having broken his racket.
- Tim: “Sorry, I didn’t mean to do that. ” - Bill: “_________”
A. You can blame yourself. B. You’ve to forget it!
C. Then what did you mean? D. No problem. Don’t worry about
it.
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 22: I hope you'll consider including me in the English club activities; I believe it
would be a fantastic opportunity for me to immerse myself in the language.
A. composing B. removing C. adding D. engaging
Question 23: The teacher will evaluate the students’ performance based on their
understanding of the learning materials by giving them a test.
A. simplify B. accept C. ignore D. assess
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 24: After years of rivalry with her cousin, she decided to hold out an olive branch
and go have fun together.
A. become enemies with each other B. become friends again
C. become understandable D. become difficult to understand
Question 25: After months of fruitless negotiations with team owners, the city withdrew its
offer to build a new stadium.
A. successful B. qualified C. unexpected D. significant
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 26: The last time Paul paid a visit to Vietnam was 10 years ago.
A. Paul spent 10 years paying a visit to Vietnam.
B. Paul hasn’t paid a visit to Vietnam for 10 years.
C. Paul has paid a visit to Vietnam for 10 years.
D. Paul didn’t pay a visit to Vietnam 10 years ago.
Question 27: It is impossible for John to drive a car without a driving license.
 A. John must drive a car without a driving license.
B. John may drive a car without a driving license.
C. John can’t drive a car without a driving license.
D. John needn’t drive a car without a driving license.
Question 28: They told me, "We will visit the new museum downtown next week."
A. They told me that they will visit the new museum downtown the next week.
B. They told me that I would visit the new museum downtown next week.
C. They told me they visit the new museum downtown the following week.
D. They told me that they would visit the new museum downtown the next week.

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 29: In 1452, a man named Leonardo Da Vinci experimented with airplane designs
in their artwork.
A. designs B. airplane C. their D.
experimented
Question 30: The agency is showing all the signs of an aged company whose growth is too
dependent
on buying market size.
A. aged B. market C. agency D. signs
Question 31: One of the most feasible methods of forest conservation these days was to
control the cutting of trees.
A. was B. One of C. feasible D.
conservation
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 32: The audience just took their seats. The leader singer stepped onto the stage
then.
A. Only when the leader singer stepped onto the stage the audience took their seats.
B. Hardly did the audience take their seats, the leader singer stepped onto the stage.
C. Not until the leader singer stepped onto the stage did the audience take their seats.
D. No sooner had the audience taken their seats than the leader singer stepped onto
the stage.
Question 33: She watched a lot of films in Japanese. That’s why she had no difficulty
communicating with people in Japan.
A. If she didn’t watch a lot of films in Japanese, she would have difficulty
communicating with people in Japan.
B. If she hadn’t watched a lot of films in Japanese, she would have had difficulty
communicating with people in Japan.
C. If she had watched a lot of films in Japanese, she would have had difficulty
communicating with people in Japan.
D. If she hadn’t watched a lot of films in Japanese, she would have had no difficulty
communicating with people in Japan.
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
Human beings are extremely diverse in very many ways. People (34) _________ in
opinions, race, nationality, gender, age, sexuality, ethnicity, class, religion, lifestyle and so
much more, yet at the very basic we are all human species. Ideally, (35) _________people feel
pain and joy despite the differences. Today, the changes in time and technology have made
it extremely impossible for any group of people to live without interacting with other
outside their group. Often, people of different cultural and geographical (36) _________ meet
in international conferences, education exchange programs, sports, etc.
Sadly, the history of mankind discriminating against each other based on cultural
differences has been with us for ages. So many people have died or have been denied their
rights (37) _________ individual greed. Properties and economies have also been destroyed
due to lack of understanding. Unfortunately, some of these occurrences are visible even
today, perpetuated by people (38) _________ little understand the importance of the
uniqueness of our diversity.
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Question 34: A. differ B. distinguish C. separate D. disagree
Question 35: A. little B. much C. every D. all
Question 36: A. backgrounds B. settings C. identities D. evidences
Question 37: A. thanks to B. because of C. despite D. though
Question 38: A. which B. whom C. who D. whose

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer
to each of the questions from 39 to 43.
The decisions we make in our early life, e.g. what school we go to, the subjects we
choose to study, the decision to go to university/college, the courses we choose, can impact
our career path. If this decision is heavily swayed by parental preference, the child may end
up following a vocation that, deep down, they are not interested in. At the same time,
without practical guidance and support when pursuing interests, poor choices can be made.
Everyone has a unique set of skills and aptitudes. Each child is individual in their
own way, and so may possess different skills and abilities to their parents. With this in
mind, adopting a similar career role to either parent may not be the right course of action.
We all take time to ‘find our feet’. Parents will often say things such as “pick a course
you think you’ll like” or “why don’t you apply for this job”. Though it may seem they are
doing the right thing in terms of steering their children in the right direction, parents also
need to understand that we all need space and time to discover what we truly want to
pursue. University, for example, isn’t for everyone – and engaging in relevant work
experience and/ or undertaking an apprenticeship can be just as valuable in finding a
suitable vocation in which you can thrive.
The trick here is to educate children that life is about self-discovery and new skills
and talents are developed. How many of us are in careers we thought we would be in when
we were 18? We can only make decisions based on what we know about ourselves at the
time, take the pressure off them by letting them know it's okay that they aren't sure what
they want to do yet but the important thing is to be proactive in finding their way.
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Question 39: Which of the following best serves as the title for the article?
A. Practical guidance and support for children
B. Advice on guiding children’s education
C. Adopting a similar career role to either parent
D. Valuable things in a suitable vocation
Question 40: Which of the following is NOT true about the decisions we make in our early
life?
A. They have an influence on our career
B. They are made without parents’ guidance
C. Sometimes, we do not like the job our parents decide
D. Parents play an important role in our decision making.
Question 41: The word “steering” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. guiding B. forcing C. preventing D. competing
Question 42: What is the benefit of relevant work experience or undertaking an
apprenticeship for children?
A. It gives a vocation of great value.
B. It makes children like their vocation.
C. It helps in finding a suitable vocation.
D. It teaches children to be confident.
Question 43: The word “which” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. work experience B. apprenticeship C. suitable vocation D. University
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.
There are a number of natural disasters that can strike across the globe. Two that are
frequently linked to one another are earthquakes and tsunamis. Both of them can cause a
great amount of devastation when they hit. However, tsunamis are the direct result of
earthquakes and cannot happen without them.

The Earth has three main parts. They are the crust, the mantle, and the core. The
crust is the outer layer of the Earth. It is not a single piece of land. Instead, it consists of a
number of plates. There are a few enormous plates and many smaller ones. These plates
essentially rest upon the mantle, which is fluid. As a result, the plates are in constant and
slow motion. The plates may move away from or toward other plates. In some cases, they
collide violently with the plates next to them. The movement of the plates causes tension in
the rock. Over a long time, this tension may build up. When it is released, an earthquake
happens.
Tens of thousands of earthquakes happen every year. The vast majority are so small
that only scientific instruments can perceive them. Others are powerful enough that people
can feel them, yet they cause little harm or damage. More powerful earthquakes, however,
can cause buildings, bridges, and other structures to collapse. They may additionally injure
and kill thousands of people and might even cause the land to change its appearance.
Since most of the Earth's surface is water, numerous earthquakes happen under the
planet's oceans. Underwater earthquakes cause the seafloor to move. This results in the
displacement of water in the ocean. When this occurs, a tsunami may form. This is a wave
that forms on the surface and moves in all directions from the place where the earthquake
happened. A tsunami moves extremely quickly and can travel thousands of kilometers. As it
approaches land, the water near the coast gets sucked out to sea. This causes the tsunami to
increase in height. Minutes later, the tsunami arrives. A large tsunami can travel far inland.
As it does that, it can flood the land, destroy human settlements, and kill large numbers of
people.
Question 44: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. How Earthquakes and Tsunamis Occur
B. What Kind of Damage Natural Disasters Can Cause
C. Why Tsunamis Are Deadlier Than Earthquakes
D. When Earthquakes Are Likely to Happen
Question 45: According to paragraph 1, tsunamis occur ______.
A. at the same time with earthquakes B. right after earthquakes
C. with no earthquakes D. before the unexpected
earthquakes
Question 46: The word collide in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. hit B. move C. merge D. break
Question 47: The word perceive in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. derive B. detect C. locate D. prevent
Question 48: The word They in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. thousands of people B. powerful earthquakes
C. other structures D. scientific instruments
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The Earth's crust consists of a number of plates that are in constant and slow
motion.
B. Underwater earthquakes can cause tsunamis, which can be extremely powerful
and destructive.
C. Most earthquakes happen on land rather than under water and damage
infrastructures.
D. The movement of the Earth's crustal plates can cause tension, leading to the
occurrence of earthquakes.
Question 50: According to the passage, what can be inferred about tsunamis?
A. They kill more people each year than earthquakes.
B. They are dangerous to people living near the shore.
C. They are able to move as fast as the speed of sound.