I. PHONETICS

(1-3). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

(4-5). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

(6-20). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

6. I had no money_        me when I came across a nice shirt.

7. Look            ! There‘s a big hole in front of you

8. She often goes swimming               Sunday mornings.

9. Jack insisted that he didn‘t need any help. I helped him anyway.

10. Thousands of people took part in a             of support for free higher education.

11. It is estimated that four million               watched the show on television.12

12. Some English words have the same pronunciation                    __ they are spelled differently, for example, dear and deer.

13. If the engine gets too hot, it                   to smoke.

14. Do you know the man                over there?

15. I hope the children soon got used                in much smaller house.

16. Help is needed for families                  homes were destroyed in the storm.

17. The seeds          into flour which is used for pancakes, noodles and breads.

18.            the gold medal, he will have to do better than that.

19. When I first met him, he wore_                  

20. ‗Won‘t you have something to drink?‘ ‗_                  ‘

(21-25). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

21. She cried (A) very hardly (B) when she heard (C) the news of (D) the accident.
22. It has been (A) a (B) long time when (C) I last wrote to (D) you.

23. The food that (A) my mother is cooking (B) in the kitchen is smelling (C) delicious (D).
24. We found some (A) garden furnitures (B) in that (C) old house we bought (D).
25. I know little (A) English, so (B) I‘ll have this letter to translate (C) into (D) Vietnamese

(26-30). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

26. The heating switches off                              . (automatic)
27. Malaysia has                           climate, (tropic)
28. You should do what the                                  told if you want to pass the driving test, (instruct)
29. He is a tourist guide so we all take his                                     _ . (guide)
30. Your exam results are rather                         . I expect you to do better, (disappoint)

III. READING

(31-38). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

A 9.0 – 9.1  magnitude (31)                followed by a tsunami hit the east coast of Japan in March 11, 2011. With an underwater depth of 29 km, this was the largest earthquake to ever (32)            Japan in recorded history. Documented  as the  4th  most  powerful  earthquake  in  the  world,  it  was  (33)                             for the death of 15,894 people with 6,152 injured and 2,562 people (34)_                                                                  . It also  affected  20 prefectures,  with  over  127,000  buildings  (35)_                destroyed   and  over 272,000 buildings   ―half   collapsed‖.   The    earthquake    also    caused    a    near    nuclear    (36)          when  there  was  a  partial  meltdown  in   3  (37)                       of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, (38)_ is the 2nd largest nuclear disaster after Chernobyl.

(39-43). Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.

MY HOME TOWN

I was born in Newcastle, a city in the North East of England. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is a quite big city of about 200,000 inhabitants. There is a cathedral and a university. There are five bridges over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town, Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest shopping centres in the world, the Metro Centre. ,

A few years ago, the main industries were shipbuilding and coal - mining, but now the chemical and soap industries are important.

I moved from Newcastle ten years ago but I often return. I miss the people, who are so warm and friendly, and I miss the wild, beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so many hills and streams.

39. Newcastle is                                           .

1. a city near the North East of England
2. a city in the North East of England
3. a city in the North of England
4. a small town in England

40. Newcastle has_                                                   .

1. one of the biggest shopping centers
2. a wild, beautiful countryside
3. a population of about 200,000 people
4. one bridge that links it to the next town

41. Gateshead has one of                                  in the world.

1. the largest rivers

2. the most important shipbuilding industries

     c. the most beautiful countrysides

     d. the biggest shopping centres

42. According to the passage, the writer                             .

1. is still living in Newcastle
2. has never returned to Newcastle
3. doesn‘t live in Newcastle any more
4. has come back to live in Newcastle

43. Which of the following is NOT true about Newcastle?

1. Its people is friendly.
2. Its main industry now is shipbuilding,
3. It has a cathedral and a university,
4. It is next to Gateshead

IV. WRITING

(44-46). Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence given.

44. You would like London if you visited it.

1. You‘re unlikely to visit London.
2. You‘ve never visited London,
3. You‘re going to visit London soon.
4. You‘ve already visited London.

45. Unlike his sister, Bob exercises every day.

1. Bob and his sister exercise every day.
2. Bob exercises every day, but his sister doesn‘t.
3. Bob‘s sister exercises every day, but he doesn‘t.