A. PHONETICS .

I. Identify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. climate B. comic C. hike D. website
2. A. worked B. laughed C. hoped D. naked
3. A. cover B. category C. ancient D. decorate
4. A. erupt B. humor C. UFO D. communicate
5. A. Buddhism B. bomb C. viable D. bulb
Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group.
1. A. affect B. pollute C. effect D. litter
2. A. cholera B. pollutant C. permanent D. groundwater
3. A. radiation B. political C. historical D. contaminant
4. A. seriously B. measurement C. scientific D. logical
5. A. aquatic B. historic C. physic D. bonical

1. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?

Is this ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. I haven’t seen that man here before.
This is …………………………………………………………………………………...
3. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
People ........................................................................................................................
4. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.
The coffee is too ...............................................................................................................
5. Somebody repaired his car yesterday.
He had..........................................................................................................................
6. It was thought that the painting had been destroyed.
The painting …………………………………………………………………………….
7. Our house is going to be rebuilt by a local firm.
We are …………………………………………………………………………………..
8. I can’t buy the tickets. They are too expensive.
The tickets ………………………………………………………………………………
9. Peter spent three hours repainting his house.
It ...................................................................................................................................
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. Arthur said he was sorry he had hurt her feeling.
Arthur apologized __________________________
2. I am amazed by the mistakes he makes.
What_________________________________________________________
3. He is my friend as well as yours.
Not only _______________________________________________
4. Do all the washing, please!
Let _____________________________________________
5. "I'm very busy. I'll ring you tomorrow," Susan said to me.
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Part 1. Listen to Chloe talking to a man about a sailing holiday. Listen and choose A, B or C.
1. How many times has Chloe been sailing before ?
A. never B. once C. twice
2. How much can Chloe spend?
A. £300 B. £380 C. £450
3. Chloe will go in...........
A. August B. September C. October
4. Chloe would like to sail on............
A. a lake B. the sea C. a river
5. How does Chloe want to pay?
A. by cheque B. with cash C. by credit card
Part 2. You will hear some information about a cinema. Listen and complete questions 1-5. You will
hear the information twice.
CINEMA
Name of cinema: North London Arts Cinema
Next week’s film: (6)...........................Meeting
From Monday to (7).....................
Times: 6:45 p.m and (8).................
Student ticket costs: (9) £....................................
Nearest car park: (10)............................. Street.

Part 1. 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C
Part 2. 6. Midnight
7. Thursday
8. 6.45 and) 9.15 (p.m.) quarter past nine
9. 2.80
10. HAUXTON

IV. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each of the numbered blanks in the passage below.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet. (5 pts)
In this age of ---(1)--- telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer people are
taking time to sit down and write letters ---(2)--- friends and relatives. For hundreds of years, letters were
the only way to keep ---(3)--- with people who were any distance away and letter-writing was seen as an
important skill for all learned people ---(4)-Gradually, ---(5)---, the importance of writing letters is decreasing
to a point that the majority of us have to ---(6)--- a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we
apply for a job or make a complaint. In the business world, the tendency is for routine communications to
become shorter. ---(7)--- clients may appreciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letters is
often regarded as ---(8)---. Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its speed is essential
in many situations but ---(9)--- have you put the telephone down, dissatisfied with what you have managed
to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my ---(10)--- away yet.
1. A. progressive B. advanced C. highly-developed D. all are correct
2. A. to B. from C. for D. with
3. A. in step B. in contact C. on good terms D. up
4. A. to be mastered B. mastering C. to master D. mastered
5. A. therefore B. however C. in short D. for example
6. A. make B. take C. cause D. create
7. A. Even though B. As though C. Despite D. However
8. A. unimportant B. inefficient C. unusual D. impossible
9. A. how often B. how long C. how much D. how about
10. A. letter B. telephone C. pen D. effort
V.Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning stays the same, using the word given
in capitals. Do not change this word in any way. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1. My father spent two hours planting the trees in the garden yesterday. TOOK
2. The motor in this machine needs cleaning once a week. HAS
3. She always has a good relationship with the children. GETS
4. "I'm sorry, but I can't lend you my laptop today, David," Mary said. REFUSED
5. Nobody can take better care of me than my mother. BEST
6. He did the math problem in only two minutes. SOLUTION
7. The price of oil has increased considerably in the last two months. RISE
8. The new teaching method strongly influences children’s way of thinking. INFLUENCE
9. The accident was not his fault. BLAME
10. The question was so difficult that he couldn’t answer it. TOO
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VI.Finish each of the following sentences so that it meaning exactly the sentence above it.
1.Andrew is the most generous person I have ever met.
I’ve yet……………………………………………………………………………
2. Far more people live to entertainment age in Britain than in Philipines.
Not……………………………………………………………………………….
3. His father is going to fix the ball for him tomorrow.
He is going …………………………………………………………………………
4. She never seems to succeed eventhough she studies much.
Much…………………………………………………………………………………
5. I nevr thought that I would win a prize.
It had…………………………………………………………………………………
6. I would love to be rich and famous.
If……………………………………………………………………………………...
7. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
The operation left…………………………………………………………………….
8. They secretly declared independence two days ago.
A secret………………………………………………………………………………
9. Juliet simply couldn’t wait for his return.
Juliet could…………………………………………………………………………...
10. I don’t intend to apologize to either of them.
I have………………………………………………………………………………...
VII. Give the correct form(s) of words.
The Meaning of Dreams
Until the twentieth century most scientists argued that dream was nothing but a random jumble of completely
incomprehensible (1. IMAGINE) _________ remaining from the sensory accumulation of our daily lives.
Since the idea that dreams have meaning in their own way became popular, (2. PSYCHOLOGY)
_________have proposed (3. COUNT) _________theories to explain the logic of dreams.
The bewildering nature of this logic reflects the primary source of the dreams outside the tidy confines of
the conscious mind. A dream can be a response to events in the outside world, or it can (4. ORIGIN)
_________within, expressing aspects of the dreamer’s deep-seated feelings; it can fulfil desires or highlight
unresolved emotions in the dreamer’s life. Not (5. EXPECT) _________, the contradictions implicit in these
complex processes are reflected in the syntax of dreams. Often enigmatical, halting and fragmentary, the
language of dreams can warp time, bringing together (6. HISTORY) _________ and contemporary figures.
It can mix the familiar with the (7. KNOW) _________, and work fantastic transformations by its own band
of magic. Scenes in dreams merge (8. MYSTERY) _________into one another, as in certain movies. People
or animals may fly or inanimate things may move (9. DEPEND) _________and talk. It is out of such
complex and contrary (10. HAPPEN) _________that the meanings of dreams have to be teased.
VIII. Give the correct form(s) of words.

1. The collar was ______________with very small red strawberries. EMBROIDERY

2. Missouri is not nearly as diverse as the rest of the US. ETHNIC
3. Routine tasks are often delegated to ______________, untrained doctors. EXPERIENCE
4. It expected to maintain _____of cars at the same level as last year. PRODUCT
5. More___________farmers have been able to provide cheaper food. PRODUCT
6. The rate of_______following non-payment of water charges is rising. CONNECT
 7. Nha Trang, my hometown, is the ______capital of Khanh Hoa province. PROVINCE
8. The cloth has __________patterns such as squares, clouds, flowers,etc. TRADITION
9. The rule of law is still ______, but it’s better than having no laws at all. PERFECT
10. With its simple ______________, the main bedroom looks beautiful. DECORATE
11. She made all the important ______________ in her family. DECIDE
12. He was criticised as a weak and ………..leader. DECIDE
13. After nearly five months of ______________, the astronauts of the international space station said
they were happy to return to Earth. WEIGHT
14. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is an instantly __________landmark. RECOGNIZE
15.In the past, ______ depended on a knowledge of the positions of the stars. NAVIGATE
IX.Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

HEALTH AND CIGARETTES

In many Western countries, girls are more (1)_____________to smoke than boys. It's the girls who
want to look "tough and grown-up." The result is that (2)_________lung cancer in American
men has fallen for the first time in 50 years, the disease is (3) ________ in women. The decrease in the
disease among men is attributed to a decrease in smoking among men
since the government's first warning of a (4) _____________ between cigarettes and disease in 1964. On
the other hand, lung cancer is now expected to overtake breast cancer (5)___________ the principal fatal
cancer among women. (6 )____________ your son or daughter is a non-smoker, there is another good
reason for rejecting a smoker as a lifelong mate. Smokers don't just ruin their own health by (7)__________
_up. They are a menace to (8)_____________. Second-hand smoke is lethal. As the 18th report on smoking
by the United States Surgeon General: "Involuntary smoking is a cause of disease,
including lung cancer, in healthy non-smokers." (9) ______________to the report, at home, the
children of parents who smoke show the effects in their respiratory systems. Smokers
make their (10) _____________ kids sick.

X. Put the correct tense or form of the verbs in the parentheses.

1. Watch! Some men (run) –– 1 –– after the bus. They (want) –– 2 –– to catch it.
2. I’m sorry, I (not write) –– 3 –– to you for ages. Since we (move) –– 4 –– to our new house, we (be) –
– 5 –– very busy decorating.
3. We (play) –– 6 –– tennis when it (begin) –– 7 –– to rain yesterday afternoon.
4. At this time next week, they (sit) –– 8 –– in the train on their way to Paris.
5. Mary as well as her brothers (not/go) ___(9)___ to the theater very often.
6. Tim always (use) – 10 – smart phone playing games online, so her mother is very angry.

LUẬN
1. People said that “firework should be banned on New Year Eve”.Do you agree or not? Write an
essay in about 200 words for your point.
2. People said that “extra classes should be banned so that students can have time to play outdoor
activities”. Do you agree or disagree? Write a paragrap in about 150 -180 words to support your
view.
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