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. park B. start C. card D. catch

Question 2: A. luggage B. fragile C. general D. bargain

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.

Question 3: A. express B. enter C. employ D. reduce

Question 4: A. purity B. chemical C. habitat D. destruction

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

Question 5: Many of the pictures _______from outer space are presently on display in the public library.

A. to send B. sent C. sending D. were be sent

Question 6: The________accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway.

A. badest B. most bad C. worse D. worst

Question 7: __________ his employees will have worked for two hours.

A. By the time the boss arrives B. when the boss arrives

C. after the boss arrives D. only when the boss arrives

Question 8: I tried to focus on the task, but my mind was full_________questions about what I had seen this morning.

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

Question 9. He went to Ha noi yesterday , _________?

A. doesn’t he B. did he C. does he D. didn’t he

Question 10: Donald Trump is the President of United States.

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

Question 11: His answer was so confusing that it hardly made ____

A. meaning B. interpretation C. indelibility D. sense

Question 12: “Sorry for being late. I was ________ in the traffic for more than an hour.”

A. carried on B. held up C. put off D. taken after

Question 13: We regret________the cancellation of flight BA205 to Madrid.

A. announcing B. announce C. to announce D. announced

Question 14: The children are really getting in my___________ Tell them to go and play out side.

A. hair B. nerves C. mouth D. books

Question 15: I saw Lisa at the museum when I ________ to restaurant.

A. was going B. went C. have gone D. was going

A. make B. turn C. take D. run

Question 17. The road to our village __________ next year.

A. is widened B. will widened C. can widened D. will be widened

Question 18: I______ think that we should do something immediately to change the situation we are in.

A. person B. personal C. personally D. personality

Question 19. Linh has a passion for English, so she does a language _______ at university.

A. task B. job C. course D. duty

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the
fol¬lowing exchanges.

Question 20: - A: “Would you like me to send this package for you?” - B: “______”

A. That would be nice. Any problems? B. Yes, please, if you don’t mind.

C. I’m sorry, but here you are. D. No, thanks. I’m really busy.

Question 21: Nancy and James are talking about their school days.

– Nancy: "I think school days are the best time of our lives." – James: . We had sweet memories together
then."

A. Absolutely B. That's nonsense C. I'm afraid so D. I doubt it

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 22: Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honour the check.

A. genuine B. different C. fake D. similar

Question 23: She’s a bit down in the dumps because she’s got to take her exam again.

A. sad B. embarrassed C. confident D. happy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the un-
derlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 24: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to
brightness.

A. record B. shine C. categorize D. diversify

Question 25: Before the advent of the railways, communications were slow and difficult.

A. import B. disappearance C. introduction D. arrival

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: It’s very likely that the company will accept his application.

A. The company needs accept his application.

B. The company might/ may accept his application.

D. The company should accept his application.

Question 27. “I will apply for this position,” Martin said.

A. Martin said he would apply for that position.

B. Martin said he won’t apply for that position.

C. Martin said he wouldn’t apply for that position.

D. Martin said he will apply for that position.

Question 28. Tim last attended a live concert three months ago.

A. Tim didn’t attend a live concert three months ago.

B. Tim hasn’t attended a live concert for three months.

C. Tim has three months to attend a live concert.

D. Tim has attended a live concert for three months.

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 29. Nam is called for a job interview five days ago.

A B C D

Question 30. In the past, women were forced to stay at home to take care of her children.

A B C D

Question 31. Her grief for her dead husband was somewhat alleviated after she had heard my comfortable words.

A B C D

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 32: His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.

A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done really well in the competition.

B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn't do well in the competition.

C. Such were his friends' support and encouragement that he couldn't do really well in the competition.

D. Without his friends' support and encouragement, he couldn't have done so well in the competition.

Question 33: The government does not know what to do with household rubbish in large cities.

A. Little does the government know what to do with household rubbish in large cities.

B. It is unknown what to do with household rubbish in large cities by the government.

C. Rarely the government knows what to do with household rubbish in large cities.

D. Hardly any government knows what to do with household rubbish in large cities.
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 34 to 38.

Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by Polish-French
sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with the French
engineer Albert Caquot. The face was created by the Romanian (34) ______ Gheorghe Leonida. The statue is 30
metres tall, not including its 8-metre pedestal, and its arms stretch 28 metres wide. By (35) ______ , it is
approximately two-thirds the height of the Statue of Liberty’s height from base to torch.

The statue weighs 635 metric tons (625 long, 700 short tons), and is (36) ______ at the peak of the 700-metre
Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city of Rio. A symbol of Christianity across
the world, the statue has also become a cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil, and is listed as (37) ______ of
the New Seven Wonders of the World. The statue, (38) ______ was constructed between 1922 and 1931, is made of
reinforced concrete and soapstone.

(Adapted from https://world.new7wonders.com/)

Question 34: A. artist B. guitarist C. stylist D. scientist

Question 35:A. package B. comparison C. pleasure D. occasion

Question 36: A. connected B. scratched C. located D. pointed

Question 37: A. other B. each C. another D. one

Question 38: A. why B. which C. who D. that

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 39 to 43.

The relationship between Britain and the US has always been a close one. Like all close relationships it has
had difficult times. The US was first a British colony, but between 1775 and 1783 the US fought a war to become
independent. The US fought the British again in the War of 1812.

In general, however, the two countries have felt closer to each other than to any other country, and their
foreign policies have shown this. During World War I and World War II, Britain and the US supported each other.
When the US looks for foreign support, Britain is usually the first country to come forward and it is sometimes
called “the 51st state of the union”.

But the special relationship that developed after 1945 is not explained only by shared political interests. An
important reason for the friendship is that the people of the two countries are very similar. They share the same
language and enjoy each other's literature, films and television. Many Americans have British ancestors, or
relatives still living in Britain. The US government and political system is based on Britain's, and there are many
Anglo-American businesses operating on both sides of the Atlantic. In Britain some people are worried about the
extent of US influence, and there is some jealousy of its current power. The special relationship was strong in the
early 1980s when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister in Britain and Ronald Reagan was President of the US.

(Adapted from Background to British and American Cultures)

Question 39: What is the passage mainly about?

A. The strong friendship between the UK and the US.

B. The close relationship between Britain and the US.

C. A special relationship the UK developed during the World Wars.

D. A special influence the US had on the UK during the World Wars.

Question 40: The phrase "come forward” in paragraph 2 mostly means _______.
 A. be willing to help B. be able to help C. be reluctant to help D. be eager to help

Question 41:The word “They” in paragraph 3 prefers to __________.

A. countries B. people C. political interests D. British ancestors

Question 42: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason for the special relationship between Britain
and the US?

A. The people of the two countries are very similar.

B. Many Americans have British ancestors.

C. British Prime Minister and the US President are close friends.

D. Many Anglo-American businesses are operating in the two countries.

Question 43: Britain and the US are close to each other NOT because of their ___________.

A. foreign policies B. power C. political interests D. language

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.

There are two basic types of glaciers, those that flow outward in all directions with little regard for any underlying
terrain and those that are confined by terrain to a particular path.

The first category of glaciers includes those massive blankets that cover whole continents, appropriately called ice
sheets. There must be over 50,000 square kilometers of land covered with ice for the glacier to qualify as an ice
sheet, when portions of an ice sheet spread out over the ocean, they form ice shelves.

About 20,000 years ago the Cordilleran Ice sheet covered nearly all the mountains in southern Alaska, western
Canada, and the western United States. It was about 3 kilometers deep at its thickest point in northern Alberta.
Now there are only two sheets left on Earth, those covering Greenland and Antarctica.

Any domelike body of ice that also flows out in all directions but covers less than 50,000 square kilometers is
called an ice cap. Although ice caps are rare nowadays, there are a number in northeastern Canada, on Baffin
Island, and on the Queen Elizabeth Islands.

The second category of glaciers includes those of a variety of shapes and sizes generally called mountain or alpine
glaciers. Mountain glaciers are typically identified by the landform that controls their flow. One form of mountain
glacier that resembles an ice cap in that it flows outward in several directions is called an ice field. The difference
between an ice field and an ice cap is subtle. Essentially, the flow of an ice field is somewhat controlled by
surrounding terrain and thus does not have the domelike shape of a cap. There are several ice fields in the
Wrangell. St. Elias, and Chugach mountains of Alaska and northern British Columbia.

Less spectacular than large ice fields are the most common types of mountain glaciers: the cirque and valley
glaciers. Cirque glaciers are found in depressions in the surface of the land and have a characteristic circular shape.
The ice of valley glaciers, bound by terrain, flows down valleys, curves around their corners, and falls over cliffs.

Question 44: what does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Where major glaciers are located

B. How glaciers shape the land

C. The different kinds of glaciers

D. How glaciers are formed

Question 45: The word “terrain” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by____________.
 A. the seabed B. area of land C. countryside D. prairie

Question 46: It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that ice sheets are so named because____________

A. they are thicker in some areas than the others

B. they are identified by the landform that controls their flow

C. they cover large areas of land

D. they are confined to cirque glaciers

Question 47: According to the passage, where was the Cordilleran Ice Sheet thickest?

A. Alaska B. Antarctica C. Greenland D. Alberta

Question 48: The word “subtle” in paragraph 5 could best be replaced by____________.

A. slight B. substantial C. regional D. obvious

Question 49: The word “their” in last paragraph refers to____________.

A. ice fields B. cirque glaciers C. valley glaciers D. valleys

Question 50: All of the following are alpine glaciers EXCEPT____________.

A. cirque glaciers B. ice caps C. ice fields D. Valley glaciers