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. meaning B. reason C. feature D. pleasant
Question 2. A. accurate B. accept C. accident D. success
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. reduce B. enjoy C. lunar D. arrive
Question 4. A. family B. typical C. grandparents D. embroider
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. The local people are trying their best to protect the ______ beauty of their city.
A. nature B. natural C. naturalist D. naturally
Question 6. My children are very ______ about going to the zoo.
A. excited B. excitement C. exciting D. excite
Question 7. All the plants and flowers in the garden ______ by my dad every day.
A. are watered B. watered C. were watering D. will water
Question 8. The picture ______ I bought was painted by a famous artist.
A. whom B. whose C. who D. which
Question 9. This newly open restaurant is ______ as the old one in the city centre.
A. the most expensive B. as expensive
C. expensive D. more expensive
Question 10. The Ao Dai is the ______ dress of Vietnamese women.
A. traditional B. fashionable C. official D. artificial
Question 11. The cinema is no longer as popular as it was in the 1930s and the 1940s, but it’s
still an important ______ of entertainment.
A. source B. status C. origin D. prospect
Question 12. - The man: “Can you tell me the way to the supermarket?” - The boy: “______”
A. Yes, I like everything. B. It opens at eight o’clock.
C. Have a good time! D. Turn right then turn left.
Read the following announcement and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 13 to 16.
 BADMINTON CLUB
Are you already (13) ______ badminton player? Do you want (14) ______ to play badminton? Everyone
is welcome at our club, especially beginners.
We meet in the school (15) ______ every Thursday at 4 p.m. We play for fun, (16) ______ we also play
matches and practise our skills.
Come to our club!
Question 13. A. an B. a C. the D. 
Question 14. A. to learn B. learn C. learns D. learning
Question 15. A. library B. classroom C. gym D. gate
Question 16. A. so B. but C. and D. or
Question 17. Put the sentences (a-c) in the correct order, then fill in the blank to make a logical text.
I went to a new restaurant yesterday. The food was delicious, but there was one problem. ______
a. I told the waiter about the mistake, and he apologised and offered me a free dessert.
b. I had ordered a steak, but when it arrived, it was overcooked.
c. I was really looking forward to trying this new restaurant because I had heard great things about it.
A. a-b-c B. b-a-c C. b-c-a D. c-b-a
Question 18. Choose the sentence that can end the text (in Question 17) most appropriately.
A. I won’t definitely come back to this restaurant next time.
B. I was so disappointed that 1 didn’t finish my meal.
C. The service was excellent, and the atmosphere was very relaxing.
D. Overall, I had a good experience at the restaurant.
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 from 19 to
24.
Oxford is one of the most beautiful cities of England and its university is the (19) ______ in the country.
Every year hundreds of young people (20) ______ to Oxford from school to spend three or four years at
the university, and they never forget their time there.
People who come from other countries like to visit Oxford (21) ______ they are in England, because it
has (22) ______ interesting buildings. If you go to Oxford, you (23) ______ the colleges, the old churches
and the crowd of people, cars and bicycles in the busy High Street, the most important street in Oxford. If
you like, you can (24) ______ a boat on the river in the sunshine. You will enjoy your visit to this old city
very much.
Question 19. A. old B. older C. oldest D. elderly
Question 20. A. come B. came C. have come D. will come
Question 21. A. therefore B. while C. if D. although
Question 22. A. much B. a little C. many D. amount of
Question 23. A. will see B. see C. would see D. could see
Question 24. A. book B. come C. get D. take
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
Question 25. “Would you like to go to the show with me?” Anna said to Bella.
A. Anna reminded Bella to go to the show with her.
B. Anna persuaded Bella to go to the show with her.
C. Anna encouraged Bella to go to the show with her.
D. Anna invited Bella to go to the show with her.
Question 26. The girl is so intelligent. I am talking to her.
A. The girl whom I am talking to her is so intelligent.
B. The girl whom I am talking to is so intelligent.
C. The girl, that I am talking is so intelligent.
D. The girl which I am talking to is so intelligent.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is made
from the given cues in each of the following questions.
Question 27. It / be / very kind / Linda / help / me / do / homework.
A. It was very kind of Linda helping me do my homework.
B. It is very kind of Linda help me do my homework.
C. It was very kind of Linda to help me do my homework.
D. It was very kind of Linda that helps me do my homework.
Question 28. I’ve gone / some countries / people / drive / the left.
A. I’ve gone to some countries, that people drive on the left
B. I’ve gone to some countries which people drive on the left there.
C. I’ve gone to some countries where people drive on the left there.
D. I’ve gone to some countries where people drive on the left.
Read the following sign or notice and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 29. What does the sign say?
A. You can park very close to the school entrance.
B. You must park at least 25 metres away from the school entrance.
C. You can park in front of the school entrance.
D. You must park inside the school entrance.
Question 30. What does the notice say?

Please come 10 minutes early for your

appointment.
A. Arrive 10 minutes late for your appointment.
B. You should arrive for that meeting 10 minutes in advance.
C. You should be there 10 minutes before the meeting starts.
D. Cancel your appointment 10 minutes in advance.
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 following questions from 31 to 36.
Since the 19th century, companies have looked for better and cleaner ways of creating
electricity. One UK company has created a special type of floor made of square tiles. Under each
square, there is a system that can create electricity very cheaply when someone steps on it!
The design of the floor works very well when it is used in very busy areas. And the reason is that
a lot of energy is created simply because of the large numbers of people walking across the floor.
The floor can have other uses too; one of them is to record how many people visit a shopping
centre. This kind of information is very useful for shop owners because very often they want to
know at which times of a day they have the highest numbers of customers, so the next time you
visit a shopping centre, have a careful look at the floor that you are walking across!
Question 31. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A shopping centre that sells electricity
B. A new way to build houses
C. A special floor that creates electricity
D. A difficulty in creating electricity
Question 32. The word "creating" in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to ______.
A. saving B. spending C. generating D. exploring
Question 33. According to paragraph 1, the special floor creates electricity when ______.
A. someone covers it B. someone steps on it
C. someone looks at it D. someone cleans it
Question 34. The word "useful" in paragraph 3 is in OPPOSITE meaning to ______.
A. kind B. useless C. helpful D. careful
Question 35. The word "they" in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. people B. times C. days D. shop owners
Question 36. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a good thing about the floor in the
passage?
A. It helps shops attract more customers.
B. It is good for shop owners.
C. It creates electricity very cheaply.
D. It works very well in very busy areas.
Four phrases/ sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, mark
the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits
each of the numbered blanks from 37 to 40.
A corner shop or a convenience shop is a British tradition. (37) ______. We can find a corner shop at the
end of a local street in many neighbourhoods in towns and cities across the UK. The corner shop (38)
______ and simple food and drinks like snacks, groceries, coffee, and soft drinks. It also sells
newspapers, magazines, and cigarettes.
Convenience stores are originally from America. They are like the British corner shops. The only
difference is that convenience stores are often open 24 hours. (39) ______. You can find a convenience
store at any residential area, a filling station, a railway station, or alongside a busy road.
Today, there are convenience stores all over the world. Each country has its own brand of convenience
stores as well as the global brand 7-Eleven.
Both corner shops and convenience stores (40) ______, but they are much more convenient.
A. It is a small retail shop
B. Probably the most well-known convenience store is 7-Eleven
C. sells all kinds of household goods
D. sell things at higher prices than the supermarket
Question 37. __________ Question 38. __________
Question 39. __________ Question 40. __________