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.

Question 1:

   Many (A) theories on conserving the purity of water has been (B) proposed, but not one has (C) been as widely accepted (D) as this one.

Question 2:

   The food (A) that Mark is cooking (B) in the kitchen is smelling (C) delicious (D).

Question 3:

   Daniel said that if he had to (A) do another (B) homework tonight, he would not be (C) able to attend (D) the concert.

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

Question 4: “There is somebody walking behind us. I think we are________.”

A. followed

B. being followed

C. following

D. being following

Question 5: There’s no need to be nervous. You’re quite capable ________ your final exam.

A. of passing

B. passing

C. to pass

D. pass

Question 6: It is possible ________ may assist some trees in saving water in winter.

A. to lose leaves

B. that the loss of leaves

C. the leaves are lost

D. when leaves have lost

Question 7: ________ searching for long-term economic growth, the government intends to study immediate solutions to avoid severe criticism from the public.

A. According to

B. Future

C. However

D. Instead of

Question 8: ______ that increasing numbers of Blu-ray players will be bought in the years to come.

A. It is anticipated

B. In anticipation

C. They are anticipated

D. Anticipating

Question 9: Newspaper publishers in the United States have estimated ________ reads a newspaper every day.

A. nearly 80 percent of the adult population who

B. it is nearly 80 percent of the adult population

C. that nearly 80 percent of the adult population who

D. that nearly 80 percent of the adult population

Question 10: You can _____ rebuild your credit by taking steps to repair your credit rating as soon as possible.

A. easy       

B. easier

C. easily     

D. easiness

Question 11: Tomorrow we can expect to see an end to the _ rain in the region, but it will remain cloudy.

A. hard       

B. heavy

C. strong     

D. rough

Question 12: The question of late payment of the bills was ________ again at the meeting.

A. raised     

B. risen

C. brought     

D. taken

Question 13: We are prepared to overlook the error on this occasion ________ your previous good work.

A. in the light of

B. thanks to

C. with a view to

D. with regard to

Question 14: It took ages to ________ her round when she fainted.

A. bring    

B. come

C. take       

D. look

Question 15: In the end, the detective managed to ________ down the dangerous criminal.

A. find     

B. track

C. get      

D. hit

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.

Question 16: “I wonder if you could help me?” “________”

A. No, what is it? I’ll be able to manage it.

B. Really? How nice.

C. Don’t mention it. I’m very pleased to help you.

D. I’ll do my best. What’s the problem?

Question 17: “I didn’t see you when I came back here yesterday.” “________”

A. Thank you. I’ll finish all my work today.

B. I’m sorry, but I didn’t see you here, either.

C. I’m very sorry. My son had an accident yesterday afternoon.

D. Forget about it. It’s not my fault.

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.

Question 18: 22. Before the danger of the collapse, the dictatorial regime is buying time.

A. delaying the collapse

B. paying bribes

C. counting its existence

D. timing the collapse

Question 19: This college emphasizes the primacy of teaching over research.

A. give it a primary stress

B. make it most important

C. make it important at first

D. make it most importance

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 20:

A. climate           

B. liveable

C. city                 

D. discussion

Question 21:

A. solar         

B. infrastructure

C. designer    

D. focus

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 22:

A. essential     

B. survival

C. nutrition     

D. vegetable

Question 23:

A. meditation     

B. longevity

C. expectancy     

D. cholesterol

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.

Question 24: In common with many mothers, she feels tom between her family and her work.

A. In association with

B. In imitation of

C. Ignoring

D. Unlike

Question 25: It was a very wonderful opportunity for us to catch.

A. break     

B. destroy

C. hold       

D. miss

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.

Question 26: We couldn't answer those two difficult questions.

A. Those two difficult questions couldn’t have been answered.

B. Those two questions were so difficult that we couldn’t answer them

C. Those two questions were not enough easy to answer for us.

D. Those two questions were too difficult for us to answer them.

Question 27: “I will pay back the money, Gloria” said Ivan.

A. Ivan promised to pay back Gloria’s money.

B. Ivan apologised to Gloria for borrowing her money.

C. Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back.

D. Ivan suggested to pay back the money to Gloria.

Question 28: How did you persuade Tom to lend you the money?

A. In what way were you able to borrow money from Tom?

B. In what way were you able to get the money back from Tom?

C. How nice of Tom to lend you the money?

D. How much did Tom lend you the money?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

Question 29: Having found that I was not at home ________.

A. police arrested the thief

B. my house was broken into by the thief

C. the thief broke into my house

D. I didn’t know that the thief broke into my house

Question 30: The world ________ was to be a great adventure for him.

A. he knew very little.

B. that he knew very little.

C. where he knew very little about.

D. about which he knew very little.

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.

For Better Grades - Use Your Brain!

   If you are like most students, you probably started this new academic year with a resolution to study harder. Now, science can you help you keep your resolution. Recent discoveries in brain research (31) _____ to better ways to learn. How does the brain (32) ____ new information? Think of the last time someone told you their phone number. Could you remember that number five minutes later? Probably not! That’s because it was in your short-term memory.

   Our memory actually has three components. Sensory memory takes (33) ____ information from our five senses and is stored for just a few seconds while our brain processes it. Short-term memory works like a “holding area” for new information — that’s where you keep the phone number while you dial it. but if you can put the phone number into long-term memory, you’ll remember that same phone number next week. This part of your memory (34) ______ everything from irregular verbs to the names of all your cousins.

   When you study, you transfer new information into long-term memory. Every time we learn something new, the structure of the brain actually changes as we build new connections to information that we (35) ______ know. When there are more connections to the new information, it’s easier to find it again.

Question 31:

A. aim      

B. point

C. show     

D. develop

Question 32:

A. maintain     

B. gather

C. collect       

D. save

Question 33:

A. in       

B. on

C. about    

D. for

Question 34:

A. supports     

B. holds

C. controls     

D. continues

Question 35:

 A. alright     

 B. even

 C. earlier     

 D. already

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Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

Question 1: Mr.Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly.

A. Inapplicable

B. hostile

C. amiable

D. futile

Question 2: Henry has found a temporary job in a factory.

A. Genuine

B. eternal

C. permanent

D. satisfactory

Choose A, B ,C or D to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence

Question 3: Carpets from countries such as Persia and Afghanistan often fetch high prices in the United States.

A. Artifacts

B. Textile

C. Pottery

D. Rugs

Question 4: Though many scientific breakthroughs have resulted from mishaps it has taken brilliant thinkers to recognize their potential.

A. Incidental

B. misunderstandings

C. accidents

D. misfortunes

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

   If we believe that clothing has to do with covering the body, and costume with the choice of a particular form of garment for a particular use, then we can say that clothing depend primarily on such physical conditions as climate, health, and textile manufacture, whereas costume reflect social factors such as religious beliefs, aesthetics, personal status, and the wish to be distinguished from or to emulate our fellows.

   The ancient Greeks and the Chinese believed that we first covered our bodies for some physical reason such as protecting ourselves from the weather elements. Ethnologists and psychologists have invoked psychological reasons: modesty in the case of ancients, and taboo, magical influence and the desire to please for the moderns.

   In early history, costume must have fulfilled a function beyond that of simple utility, perhaps through some magical significance, investing primitive man with the attributes of other creatures. Ornaments identified the wearer with animals, gods, heroes or other men. This identification remains symbolic in more sophisticated societies. We should bear in mind that the theater has its distant origins in sacred performances, and in all period children at play have worn disguises, so as to adapt gradually to adult life.

   Costume helped inspire fear or impose authority. For a chieftain, costume embodied attributes expressing his power, while a warrior’s costume enhanced his physical superiority and suggested he was superhuman. In more recent times, professional or administrative costume has been devised to distinguish the wearer and express personal or delegated authority; this purpose is seen clearly in the judge’s robes and the police officer’s uniform. Costume denotes power, and since power is usually equated with wealth, costume came to be an expression of social caste and material prosperity. Military uniform denotes rank and is intended to intimidate, to protect the body and to express membership in a group. At the bottom of the scale, there are such compulsory costumes as the convict’s uniform. Finally, costume can possess a religious significance that combines various elements: an actual or symbolic identification with a god, the desire to express this in earthly life, and the desire to enhance the wearer’s position of respect.

Question 5: Psychological reasons for wearing garments include

A. protection from cold

B. availability of materials

C. prevention of illness

D. wishing to give pleasure

Question 6: Why does the author mention the police officer’s uniform?

A. To illustrate the aesthetic function of costume

B. To identify the wearer with a hero

C. To suggest that police are superhuman

D. To show how costume signifies authority

Question 7: The passage mainly discusses costumes in term of its

A. physical protection

B. religious significance

C. social function

D. beauty and attractiveness

Question 8: What is the purpose of the paragraph 1?

A. To describe the uses of costume

B. To contrast costume with the clothing

C. To trade the origins of costume

D. To point out that clothing developed before costume

Question 9: The word “scale” in line 23 refers to

A. symbolic identification

B. military rank

C. social position

D. the balance

Question 10: Which of the following would most likely NOT be reflected in a person’s costume, as it is defined in the passage?

A. Having a heart condition

B. Playing in a baseball game

C. Working in a hospital

D. Participating in a religious ceremony

Question 11: It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that

A. The function of costume has become very sophisticated

B. Children like to identify with other creature by wearing costumes

C. Primitive people wore cloths only for sacred performances

D. Costume no longer fulfills a function beyond simple utility

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given

Question 12: It doesn’t matter how much you offer to pay, he won’t sell the antique vase

A. Although you offer to pay him a lot, he won’t sell the antique vase.

B. Despite a lot of money you offer to pay, he won’t sell the antique vase.

C. He won’t sell the antique vase if you offer to pay him a lot of money.

D. However much you offer to pay, he won’t sell the antique vase.

Question 13: The best way to make them work hard is to promise them reward.

A. Promise them a reward and they will work hard.

B. If you promise to reward, they will word hard.

C. Reward them and make them work hard.

D. If they work hard, you should promise to reward them.

Question 14: I am not certain, but there may be about twenty applicants for the job.

A. I am not sure if there are about twenty applicants for the job.

B. At a guess, there are about twenty applicants for the job

C. I guess that there are twenty applicants for the job

D. Twenty people are guessed to have applied for the job

Question 15: I bought an Italian pair of shoes for $150. They went missing after two days.

A. I bought an Italian pair of shoes that went missing after two days.

B. The Italian pair of shoes that I bought for $150 went missing after two days.

C. The Italian pair of shoes, which I had bought for $150, went missing after two days.

D. My Italian pair of shoes that went missing after two days were bought for 150$.

Question 16: Ann paints landscape pictures. She finds it very pleasant.

A. Ann finds it pleasure to paint landscape pictures\

B. Ann takes great pleasure in painting landscape pictures

C. Painting landscape pictures makes Ann feel pleasure

D. Ann feels pleasant in painting landscape pictures

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct work for each of the blanks.

   During the last 400 years, most scientists have (17) ________on mathematics in their development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make (18)__________of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no (19) _________beyond reading and writing.

   In 1812 Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphry Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy's life embittered (20) __________ jealousy. Faraday made the first (21)__________motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement.

Question 17:

A. relied     

B. insisted

C. based     

D. elaborated

Question 18:

A. usage     

B. advantage

C. use     

D. utilization

Question 19:

A. instruction     

B. knowledge

C. training     

D. schooling

Question 20:

A. from     

B. with

C. by     

D. at

Question 21:

A. electric     

B. electrical

C. electricity     

D. electrician's

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 22: Drinking water excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a stained or mottled effect on the enamel of teeth.

A. containing

B. including

C. made up of

D. composed of

Question 23: She gave me a ____________box.

A. small square jewellery metal

B. small metal square jewellery

C. small square metal jewellery

D. small jewellery square metal

Question 24: Ben: Our team has just won the last football match Ann: __________

A. Good idea. Thanks for the news.

B. Yes. I guess it’s very good.

C. Well, that’s very surprising!

C. Well, that’s very surprising!

Question 25: She pays an enormous insurance premium on the family heirloom, her most _______ possession.

A. worthless

B. valueless

C. honourable

 D. treasured

Question 26: She____________her success to hard work.

A. described

B. devoted

C. blamed

D. ascribed

Question 27: I refuse to believe a word of it; it’s a cock-and-___________story.

A. hen     

B. goose

C. bull     

D. duck

Question 28: ________, I decided to stop trading with them.

A. Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealer

B. Though being the biggest dealer

C. Being the biggest dealer

D. Even though they were the biggest dealer

Question 29: When Mr Spendthrift ran out of money, he his mother for help.

 A. fell back on

 B. fell upon

C. fell behind

D. fell in with

Question 30: It’s funny you should say that. I’ve just had the thought. A. like B. identical C. alike D. similar

A. like       

B. identical

C. alike     

D. similar

Question 31: Newspaper publishers in the States have estimated reads a newspaper every day.

 A. nearly 80 percentage of the adult population who

 B. it is nearly 80 percent of the adult population

 C. that nearly 80 percentage of the adult population

 D. that nearly 80 percent of the adult population

Question 32: Ann: Ben: Thanks. I will write to you when I come to London.

 A. God bless you!

 B. Have a nice trip!

 C. Better luck next time!

 D. Have a go!

Question 33: The dead man’s widow said he had had a/an that he would be killed in an accident.

A. knowledge

B. experience

C. presentiment

D. warning

Question 34: If you book in advance you will certainly have a better table at our restaurant.

A. mostly

B. almost

C. most

D. the most

Question 35: Never_________him stand on the deserted station platform.

A. will I forget to see

B. I will forget to see

C. will I forget seeing

D. I will forget seeing

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

Question 1: Frankly, I don’t know how he _____on the small amount of money he earns.

 A. gets down

B. gets over

C. gets at

D. gets by

Question 2: _________ my homework last week, I would have got a good mark.

A. If I did

B. I had done

C. Had I done

D. Only if I done

Question 3: Do you have any objections _________this new road?

A. at     

B. with

C. to     

D for

Question 4: Here is the man _________my brother is going to_________.

A. who his daughter- marry

B. whose daughter- get married to

C. whose daughter- get married

D. his daughter – marry

Question 5: He’s always trying ________me.

A. to avoid to meet

 B. avoiding meeting

 C. to avoid meeting

 D. avoiding

Question 6: Ms Kent expects______about any revisions in manuscript before it is printed.

 A. consulting

B. being consulted

C. consult

D. to be consulted

Question 7: After nine months without any rain, the country was facing one of the worst_ __________in the last thirty years.

A. draughts

B. floods

C. eruptions

D. droughts

Question 8: If my candidate had won the election, I _________ happy now.

A. am

B. would be

C. can be

D. would have been

Question 9: George and Paul are the two men _____________in my factory.

A. working

B. to work

C. work

D. worked

Question 10: How much longer do we have to wait? This is starting to get on my ______.

A. mind

B. back

C. nerves

D. nose

Question 11: I enjoy my job as a baker, but it’s taken me over five years to _____to working at night.

A. be use

B. get used

C. used

D. getting used

Question 12: I find it difficult to pay my bills as prices keep___________.

A. gaining

B. raising

C. growing

D. rising

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.

Question 13: Lora: “Do you mind if I turn on the fan?’’ ---- Maria: “ __________.”

 A. Not for me

 B. Not at all

 C. Never mind

 D. Not enough

Question 14: Mary: " Thanks a lot for your help.’’ -------- Nick: "____________."

 A. My happiness

 B. My delight

 C. My excitement

 D. My pleasure

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.

Question 15: Once in a while I visit my grandparents on the farm and stay there for some days.

A. Regularly

B. Sometimes

C. Usually

D. Rarely

Question 16: Within a week on display at the exhibition, the painting was hailed as a masterpiece.

A. a large work of art

B. an expensive work of art

C. an exellent work of art

D. a down – to – earth work of art

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 17:

A. reserved     

B. locked

C. forced         

D. touched

Question 18:

A. arrange     

B. arise

C. area         

D. arrive

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 19:

A. household     

B. secure

C. pressure       

D. active

Question 20:

A. supportive     

B. leftovers

C. confidence     

D. hospital

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.

Question 21:

   The police is (A) now investigating (B) the robbery that took place (C) in our neighborhood (D) last night.

Question 22:

   My pen has (A) very few ink (B) in it, so could (C) you give me some (D)?

Question 23:

   Neither William or (A) his brother stole (B) the rambutans from (C) our orchard (D).

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.

Question 24: The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures.

A. physical       

B. severe

C. beneficial     

D. damaging

Question 25: Vietnam’s admission to the Word Trade Organization (WTO) has promoted its trade relations with other countries.

 A. balanced     

 B. restricted

 C. expanded     

 D. boosted

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.

Question 26: "Why don't you get up early to do morning exercises?" Peter asked me.

 A. Peter advised me to get up early to do morning exercises.

 B. Peter recommended me not to get up early to do morning exercises.

 C. Peter told me the reason why I did not get up early to do morning exercises.

 D. Peter suggested that he should get up early to do morning exercises.

Question 27: Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.

 A. Because Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.

 B. Alan's working too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.

 C. Alan's illness resulted from his working too hard at the office.

 D. His working too hard at the office resulted from his illness.

Question 28: It was overeating that caused his heart attack.

 A. But for his overeating, he wouldn't have had a heart attack.

 B. But for his overeating, he wouldn't have a heart attack.

 C. If it wasn't his overeating, he wouldn't have had a heart attack.

 D. Had he had overeating, he wouldn't have had a heart attack.

Read the following passage and 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.

Question 29: They booked the hotel. They had stayed there on their honeymoon.

A. They booked the hotel where they had stayed on their honeymoon.

B. They booked the hotel where they had stayed there on their honeymoon.

C. They booked the hotel which they had stayed on their honeymoon.

D. They booked the hotel which they had stayed there on their honeymoon.

Question 30: Anne jogs every morning. It is very good for her health.

A. Anne jogs every morning and is very good for her health.

B. Anne jogs every morning, which is very good for her health.

C. Anne jogs every morning and then it is very good for her health.

D. Anne jogs every morning that it is very good for her health

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.

   Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t find the energy to get out of bed in time for school? According to a new report, today’s generation of children are in danger of getting so (31)_________sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at risk. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a night, (32)_________ teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters gets anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.

   This (33)_________ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children’s ability to concentrate at school. The concentration between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poor concentration is well established. Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour’s sleep a night can have profound effects (34)_________ how children perform the next day. A good night’s sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep that they release a hormone that is essential for their “growth spurt” (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate). It’s true that they can, to some (35)_________, catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won’t help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon.

Question 31:

A. less     

B. little

C. few       

D. much

Question 32:

A. because    

B. so

C. or           

D. whereas

Question 33:

A. rises     

B. raises

C. comes      .

D. results

Question 34:

A. on      \

B. in

C. at     

D. to

Question 35:

A. level     

B. rate

C. point     

D. extent

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