SECTION 2: PHONETICS (10 points)

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by writing your answer
(A, B, C or D) in the numbered box. (6 points)
Question 1: A. confusion B. dogsled C. adolescence D. pedestrian
Question 2: A. complain B. bargain C. ascertain D. campaign
Question 3: A. exhibit B. exhibition C. example D. existence

IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others by writing (A, B, C or D) in the
numbered box. (4 points)
Question 4: A. personality B. horizontally C. individually D. urbanization
Question 5: A. conceal B. contain C. conserve D. conquer

Write your answers here:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SECTION 3: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (70 points)

V. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences by writing (A, B, C or D) in the numbered
box. (60 points)
Question 1: Prices continued to rise while wages remained low ______the government became
increasingly unpopular.
A. on condition that B. with the result that C. provided that D. in order that
Question 2: ______ of transportation has given someone the idea for the new type of toy.
A. Mostly forms B. Most every form C. Almost forms D. Almost every form
Question 3: The UK is considering the proposal that it_______ compensations for damages of the
Indian embassy.
A. pays B. is paying C. paid D. pay
Question 4: The spectators, ______, jumped up and down when Tien Linh scored a goal in the last
minutes.
A. most of them were Vietnamese B. most of whom were Vietnamese
C. they were mostly Vietnamese D. they themselves were Vietnamese
Question 5: There are ______ that not only the governments but also individuals should join hands to
tackle.
A. too numerous environmental problems B. such a lot of environmental problems
C. so fewer environmental problems D. such many environmental problems
Question 6: Only by taking preventive measures _______ control the spread of the disease.
A. are you possible to B. is it possible to
C. is it able to D. will you be probable to
Question 7: ______, yet it is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.
A. Unlike many important archaeological sites, the Great Pyramid was never buried or lost
B. Because of the political situation, few people visit Ankor Wat today
C. One of the most beautiful places I have ever seen is the Valley of the Kings
D. Archaeological investigations are still continuing at the Valley of the Kings
Question 8: Widely reproduced in magazines and books, ______.
A. Ansel Adams depicted the Western wilderness in his photographs
B. the Western wilderness was depicted in his photographs of Ansel Adams
C. Ansel Adams’ photographs depicted the Western Wilderness
D. it was through his photographs that Ansel Adams depicted the Western wilderness
Question 9: Mary and Jane are talking about John.
Mary: “I was so disgusted by his accusations that I packed up my things and left right then and there."
Jane: "______ No one can put up with his selfishness.”
A. Why? B. I don’t blame you. C. Are you serious? D. I doubt that.
Question 10: Bob was in terrible pain, but none of us knew how to _______ his suffering until the
ambulance arrived.
A. dissolve B. relieve C. cease D. exclude
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Question 11: Now, don’t complain about having to spend the holiday away from your computer -
it’s_______ and you will thank me later.
A. for your own good B. for good C. in power D. beyond your
power
Question 12: The area is well served by a wide range of fast food _______ranging from burger bars to
Indian takeaways.
A. openings B. means C. outlets D. channels
Question 13: They were among the first companies to exploit the______ of the Internet.
A potential B. prospect C. possibility D. ability
Question 14: When he sings, he has ______ability to make even bad songs sound good.
A. sparse B. rare C. infrequent D. scarce
Question 15: In fact, many people who suffer from fatigue syndrome are _______ opposed to the
treatment called cognitive behavior therapy, arguing that their condition is physical, not psychological.
A. intensively B. extremely C. bitterly D. severely
Question 16: Even if that laptop is the most expensive in the store, it doesn’t ______ mean that it is the
best.
A. obviously B. valuably C. doubtfully D. necessarily
Question 17: Even if you’ve got a great idea for a novel, it’s incredibly hard to put pen______ paper for
the first time.
A. with B. to C. for D. on
Question 18: Pear growers in Vietnam have reduced their use of some of the most toxic pesticides by
up to two-thirds, and are still producing ______ pears.
A. top-qualify B. qualified C. qualitatively D. well- qualified
Question 19: Although Vietnamese Football Team should have won the first place, they_______ their
pride and congratulated the opponents.
A. chewed B. digested C. swallowed D. dipped
Question 20: When it comes to political affairs, she sometimes comes _______ extraordinary remarks.
A. out of B. in for C. down with D. out with
Question 21: Tests have found only a _______amount of the chemical in vegetables and fruit in this
supermarket.
A. negligible B. neglectful C. neglected D. negligent
Question 22: I was the only employee! - but I _______ it with dedication and refused to give up,
whatever happens.
A. set to B. backed out C. speeded up D. brought out
Question 23: You wouldn’t believe some of the prices they charge; it was ______.
A. daylight robbery B. six of one and half C. ready money D. for my money
Question 24: My family budget is so limited that we cannot afford to buy a(n)______ house.
A. four-bedroom elegant Italian modern B. modern elegant four-bedroom Italian
C. elegant modern Italian four-bedroom D. elegant four-bedroom modern Italian
Question 25: We are trying our best to go ______ our notes before we consult with their
classmates______ the course.
A. over/on B. over/ in C. for/ at D. on/ about
Question 26: Everything was at_______ when we arrived, as they had only moved into the house the
day before.
A. fits and starts B. safe and sound C. sixes and sevens D. song and dance
Question 27: Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt _______
lonely.
A. nothing but B. everything but C. anything but D. all but
Question 28: The nurse dressed the ______ on his leg and gave him an injection.
A. hurt B. wound C. slit D. cutting

* Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following sentence.

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Question 29: The company will only employ competent engineers, so they want to see evidence of
their work as well the references from previous employers.
A. ambitious B. unqualified C. proficient D. inconvenient

* Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following sentence.
Question 30: Until 1986 most companies would not even allow women to take the exams, but such
gender discrimination is now disappearing.
A. unfairness B. injustice C. partiality D. equality

VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence by writing your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box.
(10 points)
Question 31: There are significant delays for railways and trucks used the Canadian port city of
Vancouver after severe and widespread flooding slammed the Pacific Northwest.
A. are B. used
C. widespread D. slammed the Pacific Northwest
Question 32: Because PCR tests are not readily available, rapid tests can be helpful if someone starts
having symptoms, especially if it takes time to make a PCR test and then obtain the results.
A. readily B. having C. make a PCR test D. obtain
Question 33: There is increasing evidence that immunity wanes over time will help protect against
breakthrough infections and probably reducing the likelihood of spreading Covid-19 to others, too.
A. increasing B. against
C. reducing D. likelihood of
Question 34: They had no option but to cut shortly their holiday when a member suddenly fell ill.
A. had B. but C. shortly D. ill
Question 35: The curricula of America public schools is determined individual states, not by the federal
government.
A. The B. is C. not D. federal

Write your answer here:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

SECTION 4: READING (60 points)

VII. Read the following passage and write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box to
indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 10. (20 points)
FOOTBALL AS AN ART FORM
When filmmakers Douglas Gordon and Phillippe Parreno set out to make an art house movie about
the legendary French footballer Zidane, they chose to film just one match between Real Madrid, the club
for which he was playing at the (1) ______, and their great rivals Villarreal. But instead of following the
progress of the match, the ninety-minute film would show something that had not been seen before; the
(2) ______ detailed movements of one man during an entire top-level football match. They hoped that
the audience would disengage from the match itself, and focus on this portrait of greatness. Every (3)
______ gesture would be captured and they would see all of the player's grace, athleticism and
competitiveness in great detail.
The (4) _______ film is a fascinating work. Those who are not regular watchers of football will be
astonished at how (5) ______ Zidane becomes actively involved in the game. For much of the ninety
minutes he moves around the field relatively slowly; saying nothing, expressing even less, and only
occasionally (6) ______ into a lethargic jog. And then the ball arrives at his feet, and there is a flurry of
bewildering activity. The cameras (and there are seventeen of them (7) ______ on him) struggle to keep
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up. The defenders don't (8) ______ a chance. In a few touches, a couple of checks and feints, Zidane has
(9) ______them all behind. He crosses from the tightest of (10) ______ and his team-mate is left with
the simplest of headers to score a goal.

Question 1: A. point B. moment C. time D. occasion

Question 2: A. clear B. steady C. precise D. slow
Question 3: A. one B. single C. lone D. sole
Question 4: A. following B. resulting C. concluding D. arising
Question 5: A. partly B. scarcely C. rarely D. hardly
Question 6: A. breaking B. changing C. opening D. starting
Question 7: A. trained B. looking C. pointed D. staring
Question 8: A. gain B. hold C. stand D. earn
Question 9: A. missed B. left C. lost D. dropped
Question 10: A. places B. positions C. areas D. angles

Write your answer here:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

VIII. Read the following passage and write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box to
indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions. (20 points)
Probably the most famous film commenting on the twentieth-century technology is Modern Times,
made in 1936. Charlie Chaplin was motivated to make the film by a reporter who, while interviewing
him, happened to describe the working conditions in industrial Detroit. Chaplin was told that healthy
young farm boys were lured to the city to work on automotive assembly lines. Within four or five years,
these young men’s health was destroyed by the stress of work in the factories.
The film opens with a shot of a mass of sheep making their way down a crowded ramp. Abruptly, the
film shifts to a scene of factory workers jostling one another on their way to a factory. However, the
rather bitter note of criticism in the implied comparison is not sustained. It is replaced by a gentle note
of satire. Chaplin prefers to entertain rather than lecture.
Scenes of factory interiors account for only about one-third of Modern Times, but they contain some
of the most pointed social commentary as well as the most comic situations. No one who has seen the
film can ever forget Chaplin vainly trying to keep pace with the fast-moving conveyor belt, almost
losing his mind in the process.
Another popular scene involves an automatic feeding machine brought to the assembly line so that
workers need not interrupt their labor to eat. The feeding machine malfunctions, hurling food at
Chaplin, who is strapped in his position on the assembly line and cannot escape. This serves to illustrate
people’s utter helplessness in the face of machines that are meant to serve their basic needs.
Clearly, Modern Times has its faults, but it remains the best film treating technology within a social
context. It does not offer a radical social message, but it does accurately reflect the sentiment of many
who feel they are victims of an over-mechanized world.
Question 1: According to the passage, Chaplin got the idea for Modern Times from ______.
A. a conversation B. a movie C. fieldwork D. a newspaper
Question 2: The young farm boys went to the city because they were ______.
A. attracted by the prospect of a better life B. forced to leave their sheep farm
C. promised better accommodation D. driven out of their sheep farm
Question 3: The phrase “jostling one another” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
“______”.
A. running against each other B. pushing one another
C. hurrying up together D. jogging side by side
Question 4: According to the passage, the opening scene of the film is intended ______.
A. to reveal the situation of the factory workers B. to produce a tacit association
C. to introduce the main characters of the film D. to give the setting for the entire plot later
Question 5: The word “vainly” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.
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 A. effortlessly B. recklessly C. hopelessly D. carelessly
Question 6: The word “This” in the fourth paragraph refers to ______.
A. the situation of young workers in a factory
B. the scene of an assembly line in operation
C. the scene of the malfunction of the feeding machine
D. the malfunction of the twentieth-century technology
Question 7: According to the author, about two-thirds of Modern Times ______.
A. is more critical than the rest B. is rather discouraging
C. was shot outside a factory D. entertains the audience most
Question 8: The author refers to all of the following notions to describe Modern Times EXCEPT
“______”.
A. entertainment B. satire C. criticism D. revolution
Question 9: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The working conditions in the car factories of the 1930s were very stressful.
B. The author does not consider Modern Times as a perfect film.
C. Modern Times depicts the over-mechanized world from a social viewpoint.
D. In Modern Times, the factory workers’ basic needs are well met.
Question 10: The passage was written to ______.
A. review one of Chaplin’s popular films B. explain Chaplin’s style of acting
C. discuss the disadvantages of technology D. criticize the factory system of the 1930s

Write your answer here:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

IX. Read the passage below and fill each number blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers
in the numbered box. (20 points)
The book is, without doubt, one of humankind’s greatest inventions. As (1) _far_____ as we know,
the first books were made by the Egyptians about 5,000 years ago. They were not books in the modern
(2) ___time___ but scrolls made of papyrus, a reed-like plant that grew at the mouth of the River Nile.
By the ninth century, the Chinese had learnt how to make printed books, using type (3) _made____
of baked clay by hand. At the (4) __ancient____ time, Europeans were writing and illustrating books by
hand, taking (5) __up____ to three months to finish one manuscript. At that time, relatively few people
could read, literacy (6) __was____ confined mostly to the clerical class.
It was not until the mid-fifteenth century that Johannes Gutenberg of Germany developed moveable
type, thereby revolutionizing the art of printing. Gutenberg (7) ______ would, most likely, admire the
way books are made nowadays. Computers send signals to a machine that (8) ______ instantly prints the
words on to the sheets of transparent plastic film- a far cry from laborious setting up of the original hand
presses. And (9) ___who___ knows what the future holds? Fifty years from now, books as we know
(10) __now____ may have been replaced by something completely different or may, as many fear, have
ceased to exist altogether.

Write your answer here:

1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.
9. 10.

SECTION 5: WRITING (40 points)

X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (10 points)

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 Such is _________________________________________________________________________.
Question 2: I thought about what had happened all those years before.
I cast____________________________________________________________________________.
Question 3: Councilor Williamson proposed that the cost of the boat rides be increased from 10p to
15p.
A rise___________________________________________________________________________.
Question 4: Thanks to the intensive training, Vietnamese female football team were eligible for taking
part in the final World Cup tournament.
Had_____________________________________________________________________________.
Question 5: Since he couldn’t manage to get to the examination room in time, he cried hopelessly at the
school gate.
Not being_______________________________________________________________________.
XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the given
word in bold given. Do not change the given word. (10 points)
Question 1: Francis chose computing rather than marketing for his next course. (PREFERENCE)
Francis opted _____________________________________________________________________.
Question 2: I am sure that you worked very hard to win a place in such a prestigious upper secondary
school. (WORKED)
You must________________________________________________________________________.
Question 3: The students in his class come from many different places, which makes the places very
special. (FAR)
The students______________________________________________________________________.
Question 4: Soon the whole town had heard the news about the bank robbery. (WILDFIRE)
The news about the bank robbery had
spread_____________________________________________.
Question 5: Andrew doesn’t claim to have a lot of musical talent. (PRETENCE)
Andrew__________________________________________________________________________.
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