The excavation relics ____________ from the museum haven't been found yet.

A. stolen

B. prevented

C. invited

D. denied

The increase in the earth’s temperature can cause _________ illness which can be dangerous to people.

A. heat-relation

B. heat-relating

C. heating-relate

D. heat-related

Many scientists ________ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase _________ the world's temperatures.

A. give/ of

B. have/ by

C. take/ to

D. put/in

UNESCO's World Heritage List can be seen as a celebration of both the _________ of nature and the greatness of culture.

A. greatness

B. wonders

C. concept

D. humankind

Air water and soil are necessary things to our _________.

A. survivor

B. survival

C. survivalist

D. survive

Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, ___________as a World Heritage Site, is famous for its cultural value, natural beauty, ____________ value, and preservation of heritage.

A. featured/ geological

B. recognised/geological

C. dated/cultural

D. considered/ scenic

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, _________?

A. are they

B. aren't they

C. aren't there

D. are there

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

A. flood

B. footprint

C. look

D. wood

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

A. doctorate

B. undergraduate

C. appreciate

D. baccalaureate

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.

A. intact

B. relic

C. island

D. major

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.

A. academic

B. geological

C. secondary

She has cooked dinner for two hours.

A. She started cooking for dinner two hours ago.

B. Cooking for dinner took her two hours.

C. She didn’t start cooking for dinner until it was two.

D. She has two hours to cook for dinner.

There’s no point in persuading him to do this.

A. It is useless to persuade him to do this.

B. I enjoy persuading him to do this.

C. It would be useful to persuade him to do this.

D. He is able to do this although he does not want to.

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.

It's a waste of time to try to explain anything to Tony.

A. To save time, explain it to Tony.

B. Tony should be given an explanation.

C. It’s well worth trying to explain things to Tony.

D. It’s not worth trying to explain anything to Tony.

He is too old. He can’t run so far.

A. Because he is old, he can run far.       

B. He is too old to run so far

C. He is old enough to run far.                       

D. Although he is old, he can run far.

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.

The weather was so dismal. They had to cancel the picnic immediately.

A. The picnic would be canceled immediately since the weather was dismal.

C. The weather was too dismal that the picnic was canceled immediately.

D. So dismal was the weather that they had to cancel the picnic immediately.

If you are not sure what (35)_____, do ask your host.

A. wearing   

B. to wear            

C. to be worn           

D. wear

A. formally  

B. informally           

C. formal              

D. informal

A. along with

B. away from           

C. out of               

D. together with

A. make        

B. get                        

C. take                              

D. do

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 31 to 35.

Going to party can be fun and (31)_____ . If you are invited to a party, (32)_____ call your host up early to inform him or her of whether you are going. If you want to bring someone who has not been invited (33)_____ you, you should ask for permission first. Remember to dress appropriately for the party. You will stick out like a sore thumb if you are dressed (34)_____ whereas everyone else is in T-shirt and jeans. If you are not sure what (35)_____, do ask your host.

A. enjoying  

B. enjoyable            

C. enjoy               

D. enjoyed

Fortunately, the hospital’s new air-conditioning system________ when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.

A. had installed      

B. had been installed

C. had been installing

D. installed

How fast________ when the accident happened?

A. did you drive     

B. are you driving  

C. were you driving

D. had you driven

I don’t mind _______ late, if it will help at all.

A. to work                

B. working           

C. being working    

D. to be work

After their children had grown up, they decided _______ to a condominium in the city.

A. to move           

B. to be moved        

C. moving            

D. being moved

She showed her ________ by asking lots of trivial questions.

A. inexperienced    

B. inexperience      

D. experienced

A. got                        

B. took                 

C. made                

D. did

We stayed friends even after we ________ and left home.

A. turned up            

B. grew up           

C. brought up        

D. took up

A. having             

B. having had          

C. to have            

D. for having

Alice didn’t expect ________ to Bill’s party.

A. being asked        

B. asking              

D. to be asked

Friendship is a two-sided ________; it lives by give-and-take.

B. aspect              

C. event                

D. affair

I’m sorry you’ve missed the train, it ________ five minutes ago.

A. had left             

B. left                       

C. has left            

D. has been left

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Your friendship should be based on ________ trust.

A. fragile              

B. basic                

C. blind               

D. mutual

Computers have made (A) access to information (B) instantly (C) available just by push (D) a few buttons.

During a (A) curfew it is not possible walking (B) on (C) the streets after a specified (D) hour.

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.

Statistics are (A) now compulsory (B) for all students taking (C) a course in engineering (D).

A. We often have satisfaction being with a close friend.

B. The ties of close friendship will never be broken.

C. Friendships need time to develop.

D. An unsociable person may not have a close friend.

The word “one” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A. a close friend     

B. bad time           

C. a friendship        

D. good time

According to the passage, ________.

A. we can go out and choose a good friend easily

B. It’s very difficult to make lasting friendships

C. it takes a lot of time to make close friendships

D. best friends have good and bad times

Close friends need to ________.

A. have the same interests      

B. study at the same school

C. pursue the same hobbies  

D. spend time together