weekends.

B. PHONETICS
I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1,0
point)
1. A. permanent B. damaging C. contaminate D. popularity
2. A. costume B. cultural C. curiosity D. community
3. A. weight B. laughing C. higher D. although
4. A. wicked B. visited C. decided D. brushed
5. A. scholars B. cholera C. chemistry D.
championship
II. Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress. (1,0 point)
1. A. diversity B. majority C. complicated D. traditionally
2. A. generation B. historical C. politician D. nationality
3. A. ritual B. joyful C. music D. defeat
4. A. typhoon B. mudslide C. scatter D. homeless
5. A. experience B. scientific C. adventurous D. biology
C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (4,2 points)
1. When a volcano , hot gases and lava run down.
A. blows B. erupts C. throws D.escapes
2. often happen in the rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam.
A. droughts B. storms C. floods D. sandstorms
3. I don't know how we can with her. She's too far away.
A. catch up B. cope C. keep in touch D. keep pace
4. In presentation, presenters should use their body language such as hand gestures, eye contact
to
communicate with the audience .
A. effective B. effectively C. more effective D. effect
5. In the mid-19th century, scientists discovered that Mars had some similarities Earth.
A. to B. with C. of D. from
6. ____ UFO was seen to land on ________ field near my village last night.
A. An - the B. The - a C. A - the D. A -
a
7. The __________ house is the biggest house in his village.
A. community B. communist C. communal D. communic
8. He bought a __________ hand bag for his mother on her last birthday.
A. nice brown leather B. brown nice leather C. leather nice brown D. brown leather
nice
9. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games; ______, they lose their daily
interests.
A. moreover B. so C. however D. as a result
10. I warned him too close to the fire.
A. not to go B. not going C. no going D. didn’t go
11. I have to do this job because I have no other .
A. choose B. choice C. choosing D. chosen
12. Don't be afraid. This snake is .
A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D. unharmed
13. People will take of robots to do household chores.
 A. chance B. condition C. advantage D. success
14. If I didn’t work for an accounting firm, I in a bank now.
A. work B. will work C. have worked D. would
work
15. He ____________ his eyes, and saw an eagle ____________ in the sky.
A. suddenly opened - flying B. opened suddenly – flying
C. suddenly opened – flew D. opened suddenly – flew
16. Tim is doing an English exercise and he has some new words to look up.
-Tim: Would you mind if I used your dictionary? - Paul: ________.
A. Yes, let’s B. Great, you can use it C. No, of course not D. Yes, here
you are
17. None of the students _________ the contest ______ on the stage then.
A. attended - were B. attending - was C. attend - were D. to attend -
was
18. Mary has shown Laura a photo of her house.
- Laura: “What a lovely house you have!” - Mary: “_______________.”
A. Of course not, It’s not costly. B. Thank you. Hope you will drop
in.
C. I think so D. No problem
19. The residents in the block are living a _______ in the countryside.
A. happier life than B. more happy life than C. happier life than those D. happy life
20. Some film stars __________be difficult to work with
A. say B. say to C. are said D. are said to
21. He _______ to have more money than I had expected.
A. turned up B. turned out C. turned on D. turned
down
II. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following sentences. (0,4 point)
1. I would be grateful if you could tell me how to download this file from the website.
A. fortunate B. thankful C. interested D. amazed
2. The discovery of the new planet was regarded as a major breakthrough in astronomy.
A. promised B. refused C. doubted D. considered
III. Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in
each of the following sentences. (0,4 point)
1. If you want to become a famous music composer, you need to have talent and determination.
A. public B. outstanding C. well-known D. unknown
2. I just want to stay at home to watch TV and take it easy.
A. make pressure B. sleep C. relax D. rest
IV. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. (1,0 point)
1. The earth (hold) __________by the gravity of the sun and orbits around it.
2. By the time he (arrive) _________ in Da Nang next Summer, they will have built the hotel.
3. They (spend ) __________ the night in the flooded area before the rescue workers arrived.
4. The number of English speakers in the world (increase) ____________considerably recently.
5. Were the players (play) _________ well, they would win the match soon.
V. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters. (1,0 point)
1. Five suspected _____________ have been arrested so far.
TERROR
2. Astronauts work in_____________ conditions.
WEIGHT
3. _______treatment with chlorine provides some protection against contamination.
CHEMISTRY
4. She was a _____________ gifted technician.
UNIQUE
5. In free time, Nga often communicates _____________ with her cats.
VERBAL
VI. Among the underlined parts A, B, C, and D in each sentence has a mistake, find and correct it. (1,0
point)
1. What we know (A) about certain diseases are (B) still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading (C)
easily (D).
2. She showed (A) me where did I (B) left my luggage (C) after my flight from (D) Paris.
3. Young Khmer people (A) often go to (B) pagodas to study and improving (C) their virtues and
knowledge (D).
4. She was dancing (A) with the prince so happily (B) that she almost (C) forgets (D) the godmother’s
warning.
5. Will (A) our world be much better (B) if (C) everyone spoke (D) the same language?
D. READING
I. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (2.0 points)
More than a billion people all over the world are (1) the threat of desert expansion, but
few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2) ______. People cut (3)
trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eat up the grass covering valley floors
(4)______hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned
into deserts.
In some places, (5)_____people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and
sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people
(6)__________trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7)
_______. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on sandy areas to retain water
for planting trees, but this method may harm (8) _____ environment. Other countries built long
canals or pipelines (9) water to desert areas.
Unless people find more (10) methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last
against the desert is continuing.
1. A. of B. in C. on D. under
2. A. victims B. enemies C. friends D. effects
3. A. off B. back C. down D. in
4. A. but B. and C. so D. when
5. A. a lot B. much C. many D. a little
6. A. planting B. plant C. to plant D. planted
7. A. using B. use C. used D. uses
8. A. the B. a C. an D. some
9. A. to carry B. take C. fetch D. bring
10. A. great B. effective C. major D. useful
II. Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A or B, C, D to fill in the gap. (1,0
point)
Is computer shopping the way of the future? About 37% of American households now have
personal computers. And shopping by computer (or “shopping on-line) is interesting to more
people every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products,
such as computer products, flowers, food, T-shirts, and posters. And new online shopping
services appear every day. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in
the world. In fact, nowadays, in many parts of the world, people are now increasingly doing
shopping online instead of going to the physical stores. Many people think it is a quicker and
cheaper way to shop as they can easily buy products without going to stores or shopping malls.
For example, in Vietnam and many Asia nations, people now tend to shop on the sites such as
Amazon and eBay, where allows them to select a larger number of goods and services at their
home. As a result, customers can save a great amount of time and expense going out for
shopping. In the future there may be a rising tendency of going shopping online rather than going to
stores.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Computer shopping B. Personal computer C. The future in America D. Shopping
2. What does the word "their" in line 4 refer to?
A. people B. shoppers C. households D. personal
computers
3. The sites such as Amazon and eBay, allow people to select ______ at their home.
A. cheap products B. Interesting relaxation
C. a larger number of goods and services D. strange and fashionable products
4. What does the word "appear" in the sentence “new online shopping services appear every day"
mean?
A. become available for the first time B. be bought
C. be sold D. arrive somewhere
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. About 63% of American households don't have personal computers now.
B. Now many people find it interesting to shop by computer.
C. "Shopping by computer" is also called as "shopping on-line".
D. Nowadays, it is certain that people can buy anything, anytime, anywhere by computer.
III. Read and answer the questions. (1,0 point)
“The Beauty and the Beast” is a heartfelt story about true love which transforms the
Beast into a prince. The fairytale starts with a young girl who lived with her father and two
sisters. They lived a good life in a big house but due to some unfortunate turn of events her father
lost all his money. They were forced to move into a smaller house. The two sisters kept on
grieving for their former life and Beauty kept her sadness for herself and tried her best to help
her family.
One day the father found out there is a slight chance he could get back a part of his
fortune when one of the ships got back. The two sisters demanded all sorts of thing but Beauty
just wanted a single rose. On his way home, the father got lost and wandered into the Beast’s
castle. The Beast let him go under the condition of him sending one of his daughters to the castle.
Beauty’s life in the castle was pleasant. She had her room and she was served. Unhappy
about his appearance, the Beast never appeared. Beauty only heard his voice. As time passed by
they started to love each other. One day, the Beast let her go home to look after her sick father.
While she was taking care of her father, she had a dream about Beast dying. When she came
back to the palace she found the Beast ill in his bed. She didn’t want him to die and she told him
she would marry him.
Beast disappeared all of the sudden and its place was taken by a beautiful prince. He told
her all about a fairy enchanting him and how the spell could have only been broken by a girl
falling in love with him. After her father got better, they held a wedding and then they all lived
happily ever after.
1. Why did the Beauty’s family have to live in a smaller house?
2. How was the Beauty’s life in the castle?
3. What happened while the Beauty was looking after her ill father?
4. How was the Beast when the Beauty got back to the palace?
5. What is the ending of the story?
E. WRITING
. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed
before them. Use the words given at the beginning of each sentence. (1,0 point)
1. The man will be painting the walls at this time tomorrow.
The
walls________________________________________________________________________
2. "What can we do to improve our English skills?" the boys asked Mrs. Ha.
The boys asked Mrs. Ha
___________________________________________________________
3. She had read a folktale before going to bed last night.

After_________________________________________________________________________
__
4. Minh is the most intelligent student in our school.
No students
_____________________________________________________________________
5. We found it difficult not to laugh when he appeared on the screen.
We couldn’t
_____________________________________________________________________
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first
one. Use the word in brackets. (1,0 point)
1. I am not you but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. (If)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…….
2. He watched a horror film two weeks ago. (for)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…….
3. That is the most interesting story I have ever read. (such)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…….
4. “If I were you, I would follow the table manner rules to avoid troubles, Lan.” Ba said.
(advised)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…….
5. The boy was hungry because he didn’t eat anything. (due to)