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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. 
1) It was boiling yesterday. We have a very humid and dry summer this year. 
	A. cooking 	B. very hot	C. dry 	D. cooked
2) It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger one. 
	A. vital 	B. unnecessary 	C. urgent 	D. unavoidable 
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.
3) The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
	A. constant	B. objective 	C. changeable 	D. ignorant 
4) In big cities, animals should be kept under control.
	A. out of dispute 	B. out of hand 	C. out of order 	D. out of discipline 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
5) “How come you didn’t tell me that you would quit the job?” - “_______”
	A. Because I know you would make a fuss about it. 	B. I would love to. Thank you.
	C. I found the job so demanding. 	D. Because I am so bored with it.
6) “I apologize to you for not keeping my promise.” - “ _____”
	A. Well, that’s out of question.	B. Your apology is accepted.
	C. I am grateful to that. 	D. That was very sweet of you. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
7) ___________ to Jim myself, I cannot really tell you why he would say terrible things.
	A. Not to be speaking	B. Because of not speaking
	C. Not to have spoken	D. Not having spoken
8) I am reading this novel. By the time you come back from work, I __________.
	A. shall finish	B. have finished 	C. shall have finished	D. will finish
9) I walked away as calmly as I could. _________, they would have thought I was a thief.
	A. If so	B. Or else	C. In case 	D. Owing to
10) Is it necessary that I ________ here tomorrow?
	A. am being 	B. were 	C. be 	D. would be 
11) Everyone can join the club _________ age and sex.
	A. regardless of	B. in case of 	C. not mention	D. in place of
12) The total cost to renovate the building was $13.75 million, ______ double the original estimate.
	A. mostly 	B. almost	C. the most 	D. most all 
13) In Vietnam, application forms for the National Entrance Examinations must be 	before the deadline, often in April.
	A. issued	B. signed	C. filed	D. submitted
14) The world 	a better place if we had known a hundred years ago what we know about the earth’s environment.
	A. should be	B. might be	C. was	D. will be
15) It wasn’t an awful experience. It was the worst thing 	has ever happened to me.
	A. which	B. that	C. what	D. why
16) When we got home, dinner ___________, so we had a drink first.
	A. was preparing	B. had been prepared	C. was being prepared	D. was prepared
17) It’s usually difficult 	a place to park in the city center.
	A. finding	B. to find	C. find	D. to finding
18) Let’s have this letter 	by express mail.
	A. sends	B. send	C. being sent	D. sent
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.
19) A. prepared 	B. called 	C. expressed 	D. employed 
20) A. should 	B. young	C. couple 	D. rough
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.
21) A. entertain 	B. celebrate 	C. influence 	D. decorate 
22) A. appear 	B. oppose 	C. oblige 	D. orbit 
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.
23) Higher general education and training generally took place in a university or college.
 A	 B	 C	 D
24) There are two parallel school systems in England. The first is the state school system, that is free to 
 A	 B	 C
all students, paid for by the state.
 D
25) We did a quick count of the children on the bus and there were no missing. 
 A B C D
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.
26) He spoke confidently. That impressed me.
	A. The thing which impressed me was the confident way he spoke.
	B. He spoke confidently, which impressed me.
	C. The confident way in which he spoke impressed me.
	D. All are correct.
27) He likes the dress. Huong is wearing it.
	A. He likes the dress which Huong is wearing it.	
	B. He likes the dress Huong is wearing it.
	C. He likes the dress who Huong is wearing.	
	D. He likes the dress Huong is wearing.
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.
28) As soon as they arrived at the beach, it started to rain.
	A. They had no sooner arrived at the beach, it started to rain.
	B. No sooner had they arrived at the beach than it started to rain.
	C. They had hardly arrived at the beach, it started to rain.
	D. It started to rain when arriving at the beach.
29) We needn’t hurry because there is a delay of about two hours.
	A. There is a delay of about two hours and therefore you mustn’t hurry.
	B. It is not necessary for you to hurry because there is a delay of about two hours.
	C. It is not possible for you to hurry because there is a delay of about two hours.
	D. You mustn’t hurry because there is a delay of about two hours.
30) “I wouldn’t apply for that job, Lan, if I were you”, said Minh. 
	A. Minh advised Lan not to apply for that job.
	B. Minh recommended Lan not apply for that job.
	C. Minh felt sorry because Lan applied for that job.
	D. Minh apologized to Lan for applying for that job.
31) No one has ever seen the old man again since then.
	A. The old man has not been seen again by anyone since then.
	B. The old man has never seen anyone since then.
	C. The old man was not seen by anyone since then.
	D. The old man has never been seen again since then.
32) Contrary to popular belief, she didn’t have much success in her marriage.
	A. Because popular belife is contrary, she didn’t have much success in her marriage.
	B. Popular belief is contrary to him as she didn’t have much success in her marriage.
	C. In spite of what people may think, she didn’t have much success in her marriage.
	D. Popular belief is contrary but she didn’t have much success in her marriage.
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (33) _______ between the human and the machine. All body (34) _____ will be replaceable. Computers will function like the human (35) _____ with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then produce fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves, (36) _______ we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as (37) 	 as we want.
33.
A. variety
B. change
C. difference
D. appearance
34.
A. region
B. place
C. role
D. parts
35.
A. brain
B. limb
C. skull
D. liver
36.
A. such
B. as
C. so
D. but
37.
A. long
B. far
C. much
D. soon
 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. 
Most languages have several levels of vocabulary that may be used by the same speakers. In English, at least three have been identified and described. 
Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality. As such, these words and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries. Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal situations. Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial language. Slang, however, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as appropriate formal usage by the majority. Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will be so identified. Both colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than in writing. 
 Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech. Some slang also passes into standard speech, but other slang expressions enjoy momentary popularity followed by obscurity. In some cases, the majority never accepts certain slang phrases but nevertheless retains them in their collective memories. Every generation seems to require its own set of words to describe familiar objects and events. 
It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural conditions are necessary for the creation of a large body of slang expressions. First, the introduction and acceptance of new objects and situations in the society; second, a diverse population with a large number of subgroups; third, association among the subgroups and the majority population. 
Finally, it is worth nothing that the terms “standard”, “colloquial”, and “slang” exist only as abstract levels for scholars who study language. Only a tiny number of the speakers of any language will be aware that they are using colloquial or slang expressions. Most speakers of English will, during appropriate situations, select and use all three types of expressioins. 
 38) Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
	A. Standard speech	B. Idiomatic phrases	
	C. Dictionary usage	D. Different types of vocabulary 
39) The word “appropriate” is closest in meaning to ______.
	A. old 	B. correct 	C. important 	D. large 
40) The word “them” refers to ______.
	A. slang phrases 	B. words 	C. the majority 	D. memories 
41) How is slang defined by the author?
	A. Words and phrases understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as formal usage.
	B. Words and phrases understood by the majority but not found in standard dictionaries.
	C. Words and phrases understood by a restricted group of speakers.
	D. Words and phrases accepted by the majority for formal usage. 
42) Where in the passage does the author explain where colloquial language and slang are most commonly used?
	A. The last sentences of paragraph 2	B. The last sentences of paragraph 3
	C. The first sentences of paragraph 2	D. The last two sentences of paragraph 5
43) The author mentions all of the following as requirements for slang expressions to be created EXCEPT ________
	A. a number of linguists	B. a new generation 
	C. interaction among diverse groups 	D. new situations 
44) Which of the following is TRUE of standard usage?
	A. It is limited to written language	B. It is only understood by the upper classes
	C. It can be used in formal or informal settings	D. It is constantly changing