Part 1: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group by circling letter A, B, C or D

1. A. kissed B. stopped C. laughed D. closed

2. A. endangered B. handsome C. arrange D. tableland

3. A. trains B. tickets C. stars D. weekends

Part 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress is different from the rest

4. A. generation B. vulnerable C. conservation D. disappearance

5. A. avoid B. gesture C. permit D. attract

II. VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES

Choose one correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences.

6. Peter “Thanks a lot for your wonderful gift”- Mary “________”

A.You are welcome B.Thank you C.Cheers D.Have a good day

7. He wasn't _____the job

A. experienced enough doing B. experienced to do enough

C. experienced enough to do D. enough experienced to do

8. It is ______ to talk about a problem than to solve it.

A. easiest B. easy C. more easier D. easier

9. David : “Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight ? ”

Mary :-Yes,________where can we meet ?”

A. I would B. I will C. I’d love to D. I like

10. It _____ a long time since I last saw you.

A. has been B. was C. will be D. is

11. In 2003, Vietnam ________ a big sports event , The Sea Games

A. took B. hosted C. made D. hold

12. “ ______do the buses run?" - "Every twenty minutes."

A. How far B. What time C. How often D. How much

13. That book is ________ interesting that I can’t put it down

A. so B. such C. too D. very

14. If you traveled by plane, _______there much faster

A. you would have got B. you will get C. you would get D. you can get

15. I don’t know the name of the woman________I spoke on the phone.

A. whom B. who C. to whom D. to that

16. Do you get your car________or you wash it yourself?

A. washed B. wash C. washing D. to wash

17. Please ________ the light, it’s getting dark here.

A. turn on B. turn off C. turn over D. turn into

18. Someone suggested________for a walk.

19. The nurse has to _________ the patients at the midnight.

A. look after B. look up C. look at D. look for

20. Why don't you ________a go? It's not difficult

A. set B. have C. do D. make

III. READING

Part 1: Read the passage and then choose the best answers (A, B, C, or D) to answer the folowing questions.

Vietnam's education system can be divided into 5 categories: pre-primary, primary, intermediate, secondary, and higher education.

Public kindergartens usually admit children from the age of 18 months to 5 years. Children at 4 or 5 years of age are sometimes taught the alphabet and basic math. This level of education is only popular in major cities.

Children normally start their primary education at the age of six. Education at this level lasts 5 years

and it is compulsory for all children. This compulsory education may be one of the reasons why, despite remaining a less developed country, the literate proportion of the country's population is very high, over 90% on average.

Middle schools teach students from grade 6 to 9. This educational level is generalized throughout most of the country - except in very remote provinces, which expect to popularize and standardize middle education fully within the next few years. Intermediate is a non-compulsory schooling form in Vietnam.

Secondary education, which consists of grades 10, 11 and 12, is standardized in all major urban regions, but is not in rural provinces. After 3 high school terms, all students must attend a graduation test. This test often consists of 6 subjects differently selected each year but has to contain the 3 compulsory ones: Foreign Language (mostly English), Mathematics and Literature. The Vietnamese government intends to merge this test with the university entrance test in 2009.

21. What is the first category of Vietnam’s education system?

A. public kindergartens B. secondary C. pre- primary D. grade 6 to 9

22. How long does the primary education last?

A. 18 months to 5 years B. 5 years C. 3 years D. 4 or 5 years

23. According to the passage, secondary education ________ .

A. is only standardized in all major urban regions

B. is standardized in all regions in rural provinces.

C. is standardized in some urban regions, but is not in rural provinces.

B. is standardized in all major urban regions as well as in rural provinces

24. All of the following subjects are compulsory in the graduation test for all students in grade 12 EXCEPT________

A. Mathematics B. Foreign Language C. History D. Literature

25. Children at________start to learn the alphabet.

A. 6 to 9 years B. 10, 11 and 12 C. 4 or 5 years D. 3 years

Part 2: Read the passage and choose the best answers to fill in the gaps.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalayan Mountains between Nepal and China, and it is 8,900 meters high. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first people (26) _____ to climb Mount Everest. They climbed it in 1953. Since then, men from different countries have been (27) _____ in climbing it.

However, the first woman to make this difficult climb was Junko Tabei, a (28) _____ Japanese woman from Hokkaido. She was a housewife but really interested in climbing mountains. She earned money for her trips (29) _____ English and piano to young children.

In 1975, a Tokyo newspaper-television company organized the Mount Everest climb for women. They chose fifteen women from mountaineering clubs to go to Nepal. The groups climbed for several days. Then there was an avalanche, and most of the women were (30) _____. Only Ms. Tabei was able to climb the last 70 meters and stand on the top of the world. She was the first woman there.

26. A. already B. ever C. never D. yet

27. A. succeed B. to succeed C. successful D. successfully

28. A. 35-year-old B.35-years-old C. 35-years aged D. 35-years ages

29. A. to teach B. by teaching C. as teaching D. taught

30. A. damaged B. destroyed C. broken D. injured

IV. WRITING

31. John remembers to go to the circus when he was a small child.

A B C D

32. My father used to giving me some good advice whenever I had a problem.

33. Paul asked Sally when would she go out with him

A B C D

Part 2: Choose A, B, C or D that is nearest meaning to the original sentence.

A. Willy accused Bob for stealing his best cassette

B. Willy accused Bob on stealing his best cassette

C. Willy accused Bob of stealing his best cassette

D. Willy accused Bob at stealing his best cassette

35. They are going to celebrate their wedding anniversary in Hue

A. Their wedding are going to be celebrated anniversary in Hue

B. Their wedding anniversary is being gone to celebrate in Hue

C. Their wedding anniversary is going to be celebrate in Hue

D. Their wedding anniversary is going to be celebrated in Hue

36. This is the first time we have been to the circus.

A. We have been to the circus some times before.

B. We have never been to the circus before.

C. We had been to the circus once before.

D. We haven't been to the circus often before.

37. It rains so we can’t go to school.

A. If it rains, we could go to school B. If didn’t rain, we could go to school

C. If it not rain, we could go to school D. If it rains, we can go to school

38. "How much did you drink at the party last night” they asked him

A. They asked him how much did he drink at the party last night

B. They asked him how much I drank at the party the night before.

C. They asked him how much I had drunk at the party the night before.

D. They asked him how much he had drunk at the party the night before.

Part 3. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

39. The more he grows up, ______________

A. more he looks like his father B. he looks more than his father

C. the more like he looks like his father D. the more he looks like his father

40. Last week we invited 50 people to the party, _______

A. of whom most are our former classmates

B. whom most of are our former classmates

C. of most whom are our former classmates

D. most of whom are our former classmates

PRACTICE TEST 3

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 1 : A. leaves B. songs C. deserts D. knives

Question 2 : A. chalk B. chemistry C. chapter D. approach

Question 3 : A. visited B. decided C. engaged D. disappointed

Question 4: A. expedition B. intervention C. inhabitant D. optimistic

Question 5:A. deforestation B. exploitation C. biodiversity D. urbanization

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

Question 6: Mary _______ the country by the time this letter reaches her.

A. is going to leave B. will leave C. is leaving D. will have left

Question 7: What’s your hobby, Hoa?” – “_________.”

A. Well, I like collecting stamps B. Oh, with computers

C. Well, I want stamps D. Oh, on the phone

Question 8: Our teacher came in when we ________ noisily.

A. had talked B. were talking C. are talking D. have been talking

Question 9: Most Americans don’t object ________ being called by their first names.

A. for B. to C. in D. about

Question 10: Let’s go to the library, ________?

A. shall we B. will we C. would we D. should we

Question 11: _______ the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.

A. While B. Despite C. Meanwhile D. Although

Question 12: We can’t go now. Let’s wait ________ the rain stops.

A. until B. when C. after D. as

Question 13: - “You look nice today. I like your new hair style.” – “_________.”

A. It’s nice of you to say so B. Shall I? Thanks.

C. Oh, well done! D. I feel interesting to hear that.

Question 14: - “A motorbike knocked Ted down!” – “_____________.”

A. What is it now? B. Poor Ted! C. How terrific! D. What a motorbike!

Question 15: The bomb ________ in a crowded street.

A. went out B. went off C. came off D. came out

Question 16: I’m sorry for ________ such a fuss about the unfruitful plan.

A. making B. doing C. paying D. taking

Question 17: This switch is ________ high for him to reach.

A. very B. too C. enough D. so

Question 18: I couldn’t go to your party last night ________ I had an important meeting.

A. and B. but C. so D. because

Question 19: I don’t mind _________ up early in the morning.

A. get B. to get C. getting D. to getting

Question 20: She doesn’t work _______ as my sister.

A. harder B. more hardly C. as hardly D. so hard

Question 21: This is the school _______ my mother used to teach.

A. that B. which C. where D. there

Question 22: If it rains this weekend, we __________ camping.

A. don’t go B. won’t go C. didn’t go D. wouldn’t go

Question 23: You’ll feel sorry afterwards ________ you do it carefully.

A. unless B. if C. when D. whereas

Question 24: He cycled ________ and had an accident.

A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. carelessly

Question 25: My friend is very ______ in listening to rock music.

A. interested B. amused C. surprised D. amazed

Question 26: He is very fond ______ riding a surfboard.

A. in B. with C. at D. of

Question 26: Most of the earth’s surface _________ by water.

A. have covered B. is covering C. is covered D. are covered

Question 27: Our phone bill has risen ________ we bought a cell phone.

A. from B. for C. since D. during

Question 28: The weather is nice. ________ go sightseeing?

A. Should we B. Shall we C. Would we like to D. Must we

Question 29: Smoke, dirt and noise are all kinds of ______.

A. pollute B. polluting C. pollutants D. pollution

Question 30: The speaker said _________ nothing worth listening to.

A. complete B. completing C. completely D. completion

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Question 31: I’ve been studying French since I have started high school.

A B C D

Question 32: It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words.

Question 33: Lake Superior, that lies on the US Canadian border, is the largest lake in North America.

A B C D

Question 34. Only when the famine gets worse world governments will begin to act.

Question 35. Tom apologized to the postman for being impolitely to him.

A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to complete each of the following sentences.

Question 36: Although Tom is intelligent, ____________.

A. he doesn’t do well at school B. but he doesn’t do well at school

C. however he does well at school D. the fact that he does well at school

Question 37: ______________, he would go fishing.

A. If today is Sunday B. If today were Sunday

C. Unless today was Sunday D. Unless today would be Sunday

Question 38: Last week I met Mr. Lam, ______________.

A. who’s oldest son is studying abroad

B. the oldest son of who is studying abroad

C. whose oldest son is studying abroad

D. of whom the oldest son is studying abroad

Question 39: The shirt is so small _____________.

A. that I can’t wear it B. for me to wear it

C. enough that I can’t wear D. and I can’t wear

Question 40: The last time I saw her ______________.

A. is when she leaves for London B. was when she left for London

C. was since she has left for London D. has been since she left for London

Man is a land animal, but he also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, nearly two thirds of the world's population lives within 80 kilometers of the sea coast.

In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many man's needs. The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man's technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable amounts of minerals existing on the ocean floor are ready to be mined.

Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by Oriental people.

Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents and waves offer possible use as a source of energy.

Technology is enabling man to explore ever more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new materials has made this possible. The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2020 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy source of the sea will be largely solved.

Question 41: The major things that the sea offers man are ________

A. fish and oil B. minerals and oil

C. food, energy sources, and minerals D. ocean currents and waves

Question 42: The sea serves the needs of man as _________.

A. it provides man with food

B. it offers oil and other valuable sources

C. it provides man with modern technology

D. both A and B

Question 43: We can conclude from the passage that ______________.

A. the sea resources have largely been used up.

B. the sea, in a broad sense, has not yet been developed.

C. the problems that prevent us from fully exploiting the sea have already been solved

D. by the year 2000, the technology will be good enough to exploit all these resources

Question 44: The words “Oriental people” in the fourth paragraph means _______.

A. people in Asia B. people in Africa

C. European people D. American people

Question 45: The best title for this paragraph is __________.

A. Seafood B. Technology for Exploiting the Sea

C. Sea Harvest D. Man and the Sea

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks from 46 to 50.

The relationship between students and teachers is less formal in the USA than in many other countries. American students do not stand up (46) ______ their teachers enter the room. Students are encouraged to ask questions during class, to stop in the teacher’s office for extra help, and to phone if they are absent. Most teachers (47)_______ students to enter class late or leave early if necessary. (48)______ the lack of formality, students are still expected to be polite to their teachers and fellow classmates.

When students want to ask questions, they usually (49) _______ a hand and wait to be called on. When a test is being given, talking to a classmate is not only rude but also risky. Most American teachers consider that students who are talking to each other (50)______ a test are cheating.

Question 46: A. when B. where C. that D. whether

Question 47: A. let B. allow C. make D. encourage

Question 48: A. Though B. In spite C. Despite D. Because of

Question 49: A. rise B. arise C. raise D. put

Question 50: A. in B. when C. while D. during

1. A. shifts B. works C. groups D. hands

2. A. conical B. ancestor C.celebrate D. certain

3. A. stopped B. married C. passed D. talked

4. A. solidarity B. energetic C. facilities D. international

5. A. environment B. electricity C. unexpected D. optimistic

III. Choose one best option to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D .

6 . Up to now, the manager _______ a lot of information about his secretary.

A. learned B. has learned C. had learned D.learns

7. Where is Mary? _ She _______her homework in her room.

A. is performing B. is making C. is doing D. is learning

8. “ What’s the price of this bag?” “­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_______.”

A. In US dollars? B. You have to pay immediately

C. VND 50,000 D. It’s much cheaper

9. Pointing at someone to attract his / her _______is usually considered rude in most social situations.

A. approach B. attention C. signal D. assistance

10. Don’t drink to drive. The effects of alcohol can be extremely _______in diving.

A. endanger B. endangered C. dangerous D. danger

11. While I _______along the road , I saw a friend of mine.

A. was cycling B. have cycled C. cycled D. am cycling

12. They worked for two hours and then they stopped _______a rest.

A. having B. to have C. had D. to have had

13. Mrs Lien , _______son is studying at the University of law, is a farmer.

A. whose B. who C. whom D. that

14. This is the shortest way to the city center; _______, it is not the only way.

A. however B. although C. therefore D. while

15. Peter is not _______ to go swimming alone.

A. old enough B. enough old C. so old D. so young

16. It is our duty to care for _______sick.

A. an B. the C. a D. no article

17 “ Thank you for your help, Linh” “ _______”

A. With all my heart B. Never remind me

C. All it is for you D. It’s my pleasure

18. How many _______ took part in the 22^nd SEA Games?

A. competitors B. competitive C. competes D. competitions

19. To prepare for the 22^nd Sea Games , Vietnam carried _______.an intensive program for its ethletes.

A.over B. on C. up D. out

20._______, America depends on Africa for 40 % of its oil imports.

A. Interesting B. Interestingly C. Interested D. Interest

21. The Red Cross is a_______organization whose purpose is to help people in war time and disasters.

A. commercial B. political C . humanitarian D. Military

IV. Choose the best answer to the I by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D

The size and location of the world’s deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas develop. But within the last 100 years, deserts have been growing at a “frightening” speed. This is partly because of natural change, but the greatest desert makers are humans.

In developing countries, 90 percent of the people use wood for cooking and heating. They cut down trees for firewood. But trees are important. They cool the land under them and keep the sun off the smaller plants. When leaves fall from a tree, they make the land richer. When the trees are gone, the smaller plants die, and there is nothing but sand. Yet people must use firewood, raise animals, and grow crops in order to live.

Humans can make deserts, but humans can also prevent their growth. Algeria planted a green wall of trees across the edge of the Sahara to stop the desert sand from spreading. Mauritania planted a similar wall around Nouakchott, the capital. Iran puts a thin covering of petroleum on sandy areas and plants trees. The oil keeps the water in the land, and men on motorcycles keep the sheep and goats away. Other countries build long canals to bring water to desert areas. Yet land that will probably become desert in the future equals the size of Australia. Can people stop the growth of the world’s deserts and save the land that is so essential to life?

22. Most people in developing countries …………………………

A. planted trees on the edge of the deserts. B. cook on wood fires.

C. put oil on sandy areas. D. raise sheep and goats.

23 . When all the trees in an area are cut down, …………………………………….

A. their leaves make the land richer. B. the smaller plants can grow better.

C. they cool the land under their leaves. D. there is nothing left but sand.

24. The word “frightening” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to …………………