As _____________ about this change of schedule earlier, I arrived at the meeting late.

A. not being informed

_______________ remains mysterious.

A. That the actor killed himself

_________, they were surprised to find their favourite band playing there. 

A. To have attended the party                               

A. about                            

Solar energy is not widely used ___________ it is friendly to the environment. 

A. in spite of                    

Paul noticed a job advertisement while he __________ along the street. 

If you watch this film, you ________ about the cultures of Southeast Asian countries. 

A. would learn 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 12 to 26

- “Are you thinking of flying business class?” - “_____________.” 

A. No, I'd like an aisle seat.                                   

Most universities have trained counselors who can reassure and console students who have academic or personal problems. 

C. discourage                    

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the bolded part in each of the following questions from 10 to 11

He didn't bat an eyelid when he realized he failed the exam again. 

A. showed surprise                                               

The man was shot in the bank robbery. The doctors are operating on him. 

A. The man was whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the bank robbery.    

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair sentences in the following questions from 8 to 9

Beef contains vitamins. Generally, fish contains almost the same vitamins as beef. 

John: "Why don't we go to a baseball game?".

- Jimmy: "_____________”. 

A. No, thanks. I'd like to sit here                           

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 from 6 to 7

John: " You're already leaving? The ball is only starting."

- Peter: " But it's very late, so __________." 

A. It's great fun, thanks                                         

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions from 4 to 5

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions from 4 to 5

A. liberty                          

Peter used to work as a journalist for a local newspaper. 

A. Peter has stopped working as a journalist for a local newspaper.   

"I haven't been very open-minded," said the manager. 

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 from 1 to 3 

They believe that burning fossil fuels is the main cause of air pollution. 

B. It is believed that air pollution is mainly to blame for burning fossil fuels.    

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A. exhausting

B. into

C. behavior

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The girl who were injured in the accident is now in hospital. 

A. who

Julian dropped out of college after his first year. Now he regrets it.

A. Julian regretted having dropped out of college after his first year.

B. Julian wishes he didn’t drop out of college after his first year.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Câu 49. The burglar was trying to break into the shop. He was caught by the night guard when doing so.

A. By the time the night guard caught him, the burglar had broken into the shop.

B. While trying to break into the shop, the burglar was caught by the night guard.

Claudia is being interviewed by the manager of the company she's applied for

- Manager: “_________”

- Claudia: "I work hard and I enjoy working with other people."

A. Can you do jobs on your own?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best completes following exchanges.

Câu 47. Two students, Joe and James are chatting about time.

- Joe: "The weekend goes so quickly." - James: "I know. _______”

A. I love watching TV all Saturdays and Sundays.

B. I can't believe that it's Monday tomorrow.

I don’t think Max broke your vase because he wasn’t here then.

A. Max wouldn’t have broken your vase because he wasn’t here then.

B. Max was likely to break your vase because he wasn’t here then.