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PART I. Advanced Grammar & Vocabulary (15 pts)
Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

1.Only after the experiment _______ complete success did the researchers publish their findings.
A. had proved to be
B. was proving to be
C. has proved to be
D. proved to have been
2.Not until I looked closely _______ it was my own reflection in the mirror.
A. that I realized
B. did I realize
C. I realized that
D. realizing
3.He took the criticism with such _______ that everyone admired his self-control.
A. composure
B. composition
C. compassion
D. comparison
4.Hardly anyone was aware of the deal, _______?
A. were they
B. was he
C. wasn’t it
D. did they
5.We must act swiftly; otherwise, the opportunity may slip _______ our fingers.
A. through
B. by
C. over
D. from
6.He is thought _______ the youngest person ever to complete the course.
A. to be
B. being
C. have been
D. to have been
7.By the time you arrive, the conference _______ for over an hour.
A. will have been proceeding
B. will have proceeded
C. proceeds
D. has been proceeding
8.Had it not been for her sheer determination, she _______ the championship.
A. wouldn’t win
B. wouldn’t have won
C. didn’t win
D. won’t win
9.The students were made _______ their essays again after multiple errors had been detected.
A. rewrite
B. to rewrite
C. rewriting
D. rewrote
10.He spoke as though he _______ all the answers, but clearly he didn’t.
A. knew
B. has known
C. knows
D. had been knowing
11.It is essential that every application form _______ in before the deadline.
A. be sent
B. is sent
C. was sent
D. will be sent
12.I wish you _______ me earlier; I could have helped you.
A. had told
B. told
C. were telling
D. would tell
13.Never before _______ such a breathtaking performance.
A. have I witnessed
B. I have witnessed
C. did I witness
D. I witnessed
14.The manager demanded that the staff _______ punctual at all times.
A. were
B. be
C. are
D. being
15.His speech was so convincing that it left a deep _______ on everyone present.
A. impression
B. impact
C. influence
D. effect

PART II. Sentence Transformation (10 pts)
Rewrite each sentence using the word in CAPITALS so that it means the same.

I regret not listening to your advice earlier.
 I wish __________________________. (LISTEN)
“If I were you, I’d start revising now,” said the teacher.
 The teacher advised __________________________. (BEGIN)
She didn’t go to the party because she wasn’t invited.
 Had __________________________. (BEEN)
The moment he saw her, he realized he had made a mistake.
 No sooner __________________________. (THAN)
People say he invented the machine by himself.
 He is __________________________. (HAVE)

PART III. Cloze Test (10 pts)
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has raised both excitement and concern. While AI can perform tasks once considered uniquely human, its rise also poses ethical questions. Some fear that automation could lead to mass unemployment, while others believe it will create new opportunities. The challenge lies in ensuring that technology benefits everyone, rather than widening the gap between the rich and the poor. Governments must therefore take steps to ensure that AI is used _______ (1) responsibility and that the public is _______ (2) educated about its potential impacts. Without proper oversight, the technology could easily be _______ (3) misuse. On the other hand, if developed ethically, AI could revolutionize industries, healthcare, and education, bringing _______ (4) unprecedented progress to human civilization.

PART IV. Writing (15 pts)
Write an essay (180–200 words) on ONE of the following topics:

“Technology makes us more connected but less human.” Discuss.
“Failure is a better teacher than success.” Do you agree or disagree?
Use advanced linking words and complex sentence structures (inversions, conditionals, concessive clauses, etc.)

PART V. Bonus Challenge (5 pts)
Translate into English with natural academic style:

"Dù bạn thông minh đến đâu, nếu bạn không kiên trì và không dám vượt qua khó khăn, bạn cũng sẽ không thể thành công."

TENSES:

Exercise 1. Write the correct form of tense of the words in brackets. (Viết dạng thì đúng của từ trong ngoặc)

1.      When I ……arrived.. (arrive) at this house, he …was….still ……sleeping…….. (sleep).

2.      The lights ……………….. (go) out when we ……………….. (have) dinner.

3.      As we……………….. (cross) the street, we ……………….. (see) an accident.

4.      While my father …. (read) a newspaper, I….. (learn) my lesson and my sister ……….. (do) her homework.

5.      The children ……………….. (play) football when their mother ……………….. (come) back home.

6.      When I ….. (come) home, I …………….. (be) very tired because I ………….. (work) all day yesterday.

7.      He ……………….. (sit) in a café when I ……………….. (see) him.

8.      They ……………….. (go) home after they ……………….. (finish) their work.

9.      She said that she ……………….. (already, see) Dr. Brown

10.  When we ……………….. (come) to the stadium, the matches ……………….. (already, begin).

11.  They told me they ……………….. (not /eat) such kind of food before.

12.  He ……………….. (ask) why we ……………….. (come) so early.

13.  After they……………….. (go), I ……………….. (sit) down and ……………….. (rest).

14.  Before she ……………….. (watch) TV, she ……………….. (do) her homework.

15.  It was the first time I ……………….. (ever, see) such a beautiful girl.