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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. garbage B. standard C. solar D. lunar
Question 2: A. worked B. wanted C. stopped D. asked
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. dancer B. cycling C. traffic D. balloon
Question 4: A. develop B. introduce C. discover D. continue
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 5: We can savenature resources by usingsolar energy.
A. save B. nature resources C. using D. solar
Question 6: Mr. Thanh, who sing English songs very well, is my teacher of English.
A. who sing B. English songs C. well D. is
Question 7: My father asked us not to spending too much timeplaying computer games.
A. asked B. not to spending C. too much D. playing
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 8: Do you mind if I turn _________the T.V? I want to watch the news.
A. off B. out C. down D. on
Question 9: They are used _________outdoors and under pressure.
A. to work B. to be working C. to working D. Worked
Question 10: She asked me what _________.
A. is my name B. my name is C. my name was D. my name
Question 11: They have known each other _________they were children.
A. to B. for C. while D. Since
Question 12: It’s very kind _________you to help me.
A. to B. of C. with D. for
Question 13: If you eat too quickly, you may not _________attention to whether your hunger is satisfied.
A. pay B. take C. keep D. Show
Question 14: If children don’t play sports, they _________sleepy and tired.
A. would feel B. will feel C. would have felt D. had felt
Question 15: Our plane arrives in Hanoi at _________ two o’clock in ______ afternoon.
A. Ø - the B. the - the C. a - a D. the - an
Question 16: If he had driven more _________, he wouldn’t have had an accident.
A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. carelessly
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following
exchanges.
Question 17: “Thank you very much for helping the disadvantaged children here!”
-“__________”
A. What a pity! B. It’s our pleasure.
C. Sorry, we don’t know D. That’s nice of you.
Question 18: “Take care! Have a seat trip back!”
-“__________”
A. Thanks for coming B. Sounds good
C. Thanks, bye D. Good luck next time
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 19: They were qualified for the job, but they were not recruited.
A. competitive B. selected C.competent D.applied
Question 20: Wage discrimination affects women negatively.
A. motivates B. influences C. encourages D. affords
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 21: Fresh water is very important to life because no one can live without it. Yes it is one of the
limited and most endangered natural resources on our planet.
A. Clean B. Drinkable C. Polluted D. Running
Question 22: One way to protect our environment from pollution is to reduce wasteful consumption.
A. costly B. excessive C. safe D. economical
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.
Since the world has become industrialized, there has been increase in the number of
animal___(23)___ that have become extinct or nearly extinct. Bengal tigers,__(24)__ were once found in
large number in jungles, now are thought to be only 2,300 in number. By the year 2025 their__(25)__ in the
world is estimated to be down to zero. “The dangerous thing is that people don’t hunt them for money but
mainly___(26)___ they enjoy hunting them. Animals like the Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered
species are very important to the world’s ecosystem. International laws protecting these animal must be
passed to save them. Countries around the world have begun to solve the problem in many ways. Reserves
and national parks have been established. Money provided by world organizations has been spent on
maintaining the parks. The use of products made them from___(27)__ species has been stopped.
Question 23: A. kinds B. types C. families D. species
Question 24: A. whose B. which C. that D. who
Question 25: A. population B. amount C. quantity D. diversity
Question 26: A. for B. therefore C. because D. so
Question 27: A. dangerous B. danger C. endangered D. endanger
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B or C on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
My first piece of advice to people who want to start getting fit is don’t buy an exercise bike.
Typically, people who buy them use them for a week or so and then forget about them. There are effective if
they are used regularly but you need to be determined. Most people will find it much easier to go for a
gentle jog around the park.
As well as being easy to do, jogging is also relatively cheap compared to most other sports. You
don’t need to buy expensive clothes if you’re just going running around the park or on the beach. The main
thing is that they’re comfortable, and that they keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. There is
one piece of equipment, however, that you will have to spend time and money on, and that’s your running
shoes. Remember that you are not looking for a fashion item, but for something that will support your feet
and protect you from injury. They can be expensive, but if they are good quality they will last you a long
time. It’s always best to get expert advice, and the best place for that is a sports shop.
As for the actual jogging, the secret is to start gently, and not to do much at the beginning –
especially if you haven’t had any exercise for a long time. Try a mixture of walking and running for ten
minutes about three times a week at first. Once you are happy doing that you can then start to increase the
amount you do gradually. After a few months you should hope to be able to run at reasonable speed for
twenty minutes three or four times a week. It’s important that you feel comfortable with whatever you do. If
you do, you’ll start to enjoy it and will probably keep doing it. If it makes you feel uncomfortable, you’ll
probably stop after a short time and return to your bad habits. In any case, training too hard is not very
effective. Research has shown that somebody who exercise for twice as long as or twice as hard as another
person doesn’t automatically become twice as fit.
(Source: Solutions intermediate student’s book)

Question 28. Which of the following would serve as the best title for the passage?
A. Exercise B. Gentle jogging C. Keeping fit D. Running shoes
Question 29. What is true about the exercise bikes?
A. Exercise bikes do not help you get fit.
B. It is more costly than most other sports.
C. Many people prefer it to gentle jogging.
D. Most people don’t use it for very long.
Question 30. The word “determined” in the passage probably means________.
A. Confident B. decisive C. flexible D. positive
Question 31. According to the author, you should________.
A. go jogging around a park or on the beach
 B. go to sports shop for high quality running shoes
C. keep warm at all the times when you are jogging
D. spend time and money on fashionable items
Question 32. It is started in the passage that_________.
A. you are advised to start jogging by walking for ten minutes
B. you should expect to feel much uncomfortable when jogging
C. you should jog three days a week and walk on the other days
D. you won’t necessarily be lot fitter by running twice as fast
Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one.
Question 33. He started learning French six years ago.
A. He has learned French for six years.
B. It was six years ago did he start learning French.
C. He hasn’t learnt French for six years.
D. It is six years since he has learnt French.
Question 34. People believed he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He is believed that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is believed.
C. He is believed to have won a lot of money on the lottery.
D. He was believed to win a lot of money on the lottery.
Question 35. “Leave my house now or I’ll call the police!” shouted the lady to the man.
A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.
D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house
Question 36. The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.
A. I have not been to the museum for a year.
B. A year ago, I often went to the museum.
C. My going to the museum lasted a year.
D. At last I went to the museum after a year
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 37: The woman was very weak. She couldn’t lift the basket.
A. Although she was weak, she could lift the basket.
B. The woman shouldn't have lifted the basket because she was so weak.
C. She was too weak to lift the basket.
D. The woman lifted the basket, so she wasn't very weak.
Question 38: They did not let me in. I was not a member of the club.
A. They invited me although I was not a member of the club.
B. They did not allow me to enter because I was not a member of the club.
C. They invited me to the clubs as if I had been a member.
D. They asked me to get out of the club because I was not a member.
Question 39: They made too many mistakes. Therefore, they failed in the exam.
A. They made very many mistakes that they failed in the exam.
B. They made too many mistake for them to fail in the exam.
C. They made so many mistakes that they failed in the exam.
D. They made such many mistakes that they failed in the exam.
Question 40: The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
D. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.
_____The end_____
 ANSWER KEYS
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. garbage B. standard C. solar D. lunar
Question 2: A. worked B. wanted C. stopped D. asked
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. dancer B. cycling C. traffic D. balloon
Question 4: A. develop B. introduce C. discover D. continue
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 5: We can savenature resources by usingsolar energy.
A. save B. nature resources=> natural resources C. using D. solar
Question 6: Mr. Thanh, who sing English songs very well, is my teacher of English.
A. who sing=> who sings B. English songs C. well D. is
Question 7: My father asked us not to spending too much timeplaying computer games.
A. asked B. not to spending=> not to spend C. too much D. playing
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 8: Do you mind if I turn _________the T.V? I want to watch the news.
A. off B. out C. down D. on
Question 9: They are used _________outdoors and under pressure.
A. to work B. to be working C. to working D. Worked
Question 10:She asked me what _________.
A. is my name B. my name is C. my name was D. my name
Question 11: They have known each other _________they were children.
A. to B. for C. while D. Since
Question 12: It’s very kind _________you to help me.
A. to B. of C. with D. for
Question 13: If you eat too quickly, you may not _________attention to whether your hunger is satisfied.
A.pay B. take C. keep D. Show
Question 14: If children don’t play sports, they _________sleepy and tired.
A.would feel B. will feel C. would have felt D. had felt
Question 15:Our plane arrives in Hanoi at _________ two o’clock in ______ afternoon.
A. Ø - the B. the - the C. a - a D. the - an
Question 16: If he had driven more _________, he wouldn’t have had an accident.
A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. carelessly
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following
exchanges.
Question 17: “Thank you very much for helping the disadvantaged children here !”
-“__________”
A. What a pity! B. It’s our pleasure.
C. Sorry, we don’t know D. That’s nice of you.
Question 18: “Take care! Have a seat trip back!”
-“__________”
A. Thanks for coming B. Sounds good
C. Thanks, bye D. Good luck next time
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 19: They were qualified for the job, but they were not recruited.
A. competitive B. selected C.competent D.applied
Question 20: Wage discrimination affects women negatively.
A. motivates B. influences C. encourages D. affords
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 21: Fresh water is very important to life because no one can live without it. Yes it is one of the
limited and most endangered natural resources on our planet.
A. Clean B. Drinkable C. Polluted D. Running
Question 22: One way to protect our environment from pollution is to reduce wasteful consumption.
A. costly B. excessive C. safe D. economical
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.
Since the world has become industrialized, there has been increase in the number of
animal___(23)___ that have become extinct or nearly extinct. Bengal tigers,__(24)__ were once found in
large number in jungles, now are thought to be only 2,300 in number. By the year 2025 their__(25)__ in the
world is estimated to be down to zero. “The dangerous thing is that people don’t hunt them for money but
mainly___(26)___ they enjoy hunting them. Animals like the Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered
species are very important to the world’s ecosystem. International laws protecting these animal must be
passed to save them. Countries around the world have begun to solve the problem in many ways. Reserves
and national parks have been established. Money provided by world organizations has been spent on
maintaining the parks. The use of products made them from___(27)__ species has been stopped.
Question 23: A. kinds B. types C. families D. species
Question 24: A. whose B. which C. that D. who
Question 25: A. population B. amount C. quantity D. diversity
Question 26: A. for B. therefore C. because D. so
Question 27: A. dangerous B. danger C. endangered D. endanger
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B or C on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
My first piece of advice to people who want to start getting fit is don’t buy an exercise bike.
Typically, people who buy them use them for a week or so and then forget about them. There are effective if
they are used regularly but you need to be determined. Most people will find it much easier to go for a
gentle jog around the park.
As well as being easy to do, jogging is also relatively cheap compared to most other sports. You
don’t need to buy expensive clothes if you’re just going running around the park or on the beach. The main
thing is that they’re comfortable, and that they keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. There is
one piece of equipment, however, that you will have to spend time and money on, and that’s your running
shoes. Remember that you are not looking for a fashion item, but for something that will support your feet
and protect you from injury. They can be expensive, but if they are good quality they will last you a long
time. It’s always best to get expert advice, and the best place for that is a sports shop.
As for the actual jogging, the secret is to start gently, and not to do much at the beginning –
especially if you haven’t had any exercise for a long time. Try a mixture of walking and running for ten
minutes about three times a week at first. Once you are happy doing that you can then start to increase the
amount you do gradually. After a few months you should hope to be able to run at reasonable speed for
twenty minutes three or four times a week. It’s important that you feel comfortable with whatever you do. If
you do, you’ll start to enjoy it and will probably keep doing it. If it makes you feel uncomfortable, you’ll
probably stop after a short time and return to your bad habits. In any case, training too hard is not very
effective. Research has shown that somebody who exercise for twice as long as or twice as hard as another
person doesn’t automatically become twice as fit.
(Source: Solutions intermediate student’s book)
Question 28. Which of the following would serve as the best title for the passage?
A. Exercise B. Gentle jogging C. Keeping fit D. Running shoes
Question 29. What is true about the exercise bikes?
A. Exercise bikes do not help you get fit.
B. It is more costly than most other sports.
C. Many people prefer it to gentle jogging.
D. Most people don’t use it for very long.
Question 30. The word “determined” in the passage probably means________.
A. Confident B. decisive C. flexible D. positive
Question 31. According to the author, you should________.
A. go jogging around a park or on the beach
B. go to sports shop for high quality running shoes
 C. keep warm at all the times when you are jogging
D. spend time and money on fashionable items
Question 32. It is started in the passage that_________.
A. you are advised to start jogging by walking for ten minutes
B. you should expect to feel much uncomfortable when jogging
C. you should jog three days a week and walk on the other days
D. you won’t necessarily be lot fitter by running twice as fast
Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one.
Question 33. He started learning French six years ago.
A. He has learned French for six years.
B. It was six years ago did he start learning French.
C. He hasn’t learnt French for six years.
D. It is six years since he has learnt French.
Question 34. People believed he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He is believed that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is believed.
C. He is believed to have won a lot of money on the lottery.
D. He was believed to win a lot of money on the lottery.
Question 35. “Leave my house now or I’ll call the police!” shouted the lady to the man.
A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.
D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house
Question 36. The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.
A. I have not been to the museum for a year.
B. A year ago, I often went to the museum.
C. My going to the museum lasted a year.
D. At last I went to the museum after a year
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 37:The woman was very weak. She couldn’t lift the basket.
A. Although she was weak, she could lift the basket.
B. The woman shouldn't have lifted the basket because she was so weak.
C. She was too weak to lift the basket.
D. The woman lifted the basket, so she wasn't very weak.
Question 38: They did not let me in. I was not a member of the club.
A. They invited me although I was not a member of the club.
B. They did not allow me to enter because I was not a member of the club.
C. They invited me to the clubs as if I had been a member.
D. They asked me to get out of the club because I was not a member.
Question 39: They made too many mistakes. Therefore, they failed in the exam.
A. They made very many mistakes that they failed in the exam.
B. They made too many mistake for them to fail in the exam.
C. They made so many mistakes that they failed in the exam.
D. They made such many mistakes that they failed in the exam.
Question 40: The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
D. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.
_____The end_____