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SECTION A: MULTIPLE –CHOICE QUESTIONS (8 points) 
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. event B. preserve C. effect D. effort 
Question 2: A. works B. needs C. learns D. eyes 
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. centenarian B. inhabitant C. appropriate D. 
majority 
Question 4: A. vulnerable B. dormitory C. dedicated D. initiate 
Question 5: A. disease B. apply C. podium D. obtain 
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: Nha Trang, ______last year, is excellent for holiday-makers. 
A. visited B. we visited C. that we visited D. which we visited 
Question 7: I don’t mind_____waiting for a few minutes 
A. being kept B. being C. to be kept D. keeping 
Question 8: You ______out last night. I called several times but nobody answered the phone. 
A. should have been B. must have been C. must be D. can be 
Question 9: He devoted most of his time ______after his little brothers and sisters. 
A. to looking B. looking C. look D. to look 
Question 10: “Don’t fail to send your parents my regards.” ~ “________________.” 
A. It’s my pleasure B. You’re welcome C. Good ideas, thanks D. Thanks, I will 
Question 11: The polar bear’s _____depends on its ability to catch fish. 
A. surviving B. survivor C. survival D. survive 
Question 12: You are not allowed to drive your car in the city centre at rush hours _____there is too 
much traffic then. 
A. because B. in spite of C. because of D. although 
Question 13: If it hadn’t been for your laziness, you_____the exams. 
A. could pass B. could have passed C. must have passed D. had passed 
Question 14: Jack ______be so bad-tempered; I wonder if he’s got problems. 
A. didn’t use to B. isn’t use to C. wouldn’t D. isn’t used to 
Question 15: We expected her at nine but she finally______at midnight. 
A. turned up B. came off C. came to D. turned out 
Question 16: The judge _____him fifty dollars for parking his car illegally 
A. punished B. fined C. charged D. ordered 
Question 17: The purpose of a labour union is to improve the working conditions, ______, and pay of its 
members. 
A. jobs are secure B. to be secure C. the job’s security D. job security 
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Question 18: It is very important for a firm or a company to____changes in the market. 
A. keep track with B. keep pace with C. keep pace of D. keep in touch with 
Question 19: No sooner____at the bus stop____the bus came. 
A. he had arrived/ than B. had he arrived/ than 
C. he had arrived/ when D. had he arrived/ when 
Question 20: _____the temperature, _______water turns into steam. 
A. The higher/ the fast B. Higher/ faster the 
C. The higher/ the faster D. The more higher/ the faster 
Question 21: Having passed the entrance exam, _____go away for a holiday. 
A. his parents allow him B. he is allowed to 
C. he is allowing to D. his parents allow him to 
Question 22: Neither Tom nor his brothers ______ willing to help their mother with the housework. 
A. are B. is C. has been D. was 
Question 23: “More coffee? Anybody?” ~ « ______________ » 
A. Yes, please B. It’s right I think 
C. I don’t agree, I’m afraid D. I’d love to 
Question 24: The diesel engine was named_____its inventor Rudolf Diesel. 
A. for B. following C. after D. to 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST 
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the followings. 
Question 25: It is very discourteous to intrude during someone’s conversation. 
A. interrupt B. find fault C. disagree D. leave quickly 
Question 26: In certain type of poisoning, you should immediately give large quantities of soapy or salty 
water in order to induce vomiting 
A. control B. stop C. cause D. clean 
Question 27: It is useless to attempt to flee from every danger: some risks must be taken. 
A. run away B. hesitate C. hide oneself D. protect oneself 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs 
correction. 
Question 28: (A) Some studies show that (B) young babies prefer the (c) smell of milk to (D) those of 
other liquids. 
Question 29: Although caffeine is a (A) moderately habit-forming drug, coffee is not (B) regarded as (C) 
harmfully to the average (D) healthy adult. 
Question 30: Mountains have helped (A) to protect the Swiss (B) from invaders, and indeed, Switzerland 
(C) has remained at peace while other European nations (D) engaging in war. 
Question 31: (A) Each year, tourists from (B) all over the world travel to Poland (C) to visit (D) a 
birthplace of Frederic Chopin. 
Question 32: Political science, (A) alike the (B) other social (C) sciences, is not (D) an exact science. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is 
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the followings. 
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Question 33: The noise is so faint that it was impossible to be sure what it was or even where it came 
from 
A. general B. indistinct C. frightening D. loud 
Question 34: The kids persisted with their soccer game even though recess was over. 
A. insisted on B. continued in spite C. resisted of D. stopped 
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. 
As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States increased. The 
frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities. Industrialization 
and the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon credentials and expertise 
to make schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility. Increasingly, too, schools were 
viewed as the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society. 
The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the 
century coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920 schooling 
to age fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year was greatly lengthened. 
Kindergartens, vacation schools, extracurricular activities, and vocational education and counseling 
extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in the larger industrial 
cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adult immigrants were sponsored by public schools, 
corporations, unions, churches, settlement houses, and other agencies. 
Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs of specific 
populations. Immigrant women were once such population. Schools tried to educate young women so they 
could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many educators considered 
appropriate for women was the home. 
Although looking after the house and family was familiar to immigrant women, American education gave 
homemaking a new definition. In preindustrial economies, homemaking had meant the production as well 
as the consumption of goods, and it commonly included income-producing activities both inside and outside 
the home, in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States, however, overproduction 
rather than scarcity was becoming a problem. Thus, the ideal American homemaker was viewed as a 
consumer rather than a producer. Schools trained women to be consumer homemakers cooking, shopping, 
decorating, and caring for children “efficiently” in their own homes, or if economic necessity demanded, 
as employees in the homes of others. Subsequent reforms have made these notions seem quite out-of-date. 
Question 35: The paragraph preceding the whole reading passage probably discusses _____. 
A. the urbanization in the United States in the nineteen century. 
B. the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society in the nineteen century. 
C. the industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life the United States in the nineteen 
century. 
D. the formal schooling in the United States in the nineteen century. 
Question 36: It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance 
of education in the United States was _____. 
A. the growing number of schools in frontier communities 
B. the increased urbanization of the entire country 
C. the expanding economic problems of schools 
D. an increase in the number of trained teachers 
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Question 37: The word “means” in bold type is closest in meaning to _____. 
A. qualifications B. advantages C. probability D. method 
Question 38: The phrase “coincided with” in bold type is closest in meaning to _____. 
A. began to grow rapidly B. happened at the same time as 
C. ensured the success of D. was influenced by 
Question 39: According to the passage, one important change in United States education by the 1920’s 
was that _____. 
A. adults and children studied in the same classes 
B. most places required children to attend school 
C. the amount of time spent on formal education was limited 
D. new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education 
Question 40: “Vacation schools and extracurricular activities” are mentioned in paragraph 2 to 
illustrate _____. 
A. alternatives to formal education provided by public schools 
B. the increased impact of public schools on students 
C. activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs. 
D. the importance of educational changes 
Question 41: According to the passage, early-twentieth century education reformers believed that _____. 
A. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them 
B. different groups needed different kinds of education 
C. more women should be involved in education and industry 
D. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress 
Question 42: The word “it” in bold type refers to _____. 
A. homemaking B. education C. consumption D. production 
Question 43: Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of _____. 
A. income-producing activities in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States 
B. overproduction in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States 
C. scarcity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States 
D. economic necessity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States 
Question 44: Which paragraph mentions the importance of abilities and experience in formal schooling? 
A. Paragraph 4 B. Paragraph 3 C. Paragraph 2 D. Paragraph 1 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the 
correct word or phrase for each of blanks 
When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently come across words you do not (45)______ 
understand. Sometimes you (46)______ the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you guess. The strategy 
you adopt depends very much upon the (47)______of accuracy you require and the time at your disposal. 
If you are the sort of person who tends to turn to the dictionary frequently, it is (48)_______remembering 
that every dictionary has its limitations. Each definition is only an approximation and one builds up an 
accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (49)__________of contexts. It is also 
important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that translate from English into your native 
language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (50)________an English- 
English dictionary. In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary. (51)__________you are 
allowed to use one, it is very time- consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You 
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are, (52)______, forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. When you come across unknown words 
in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you develop efficient techniques for guessing the 
meaning, you will(53)__________a number of possible problems and help yourself to understand far more 
of the text than you at first likely. Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of a word are: 
using contextual clues, both within the sentence and outside, and making uses (54)_____ clues derived from 
the formation of the word. 
Question 45: A. totally B. wholly C. fully D. complete 
Question 46: A. examine B. inspect C. check D. 
control 
Question 47: A. degree B. level C. extent D. range 
Question 48: A. valuable B. worth C. vital D. 
essential 
Question 49: A. diversity B. multiple C. variety D. 
variation 
Question 50: A. consult B. inquire C. survey D. infer 
Question 51: A. Provided B. Even if C. In case D. 
Although 
Question 52: A. but B. however C. so that D. 
therefore 
Question 53: A. overcome B. surpass C. get on D. go 
over 
Question 54: A. on B. about C. of D. with 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C on your answer sheet to indicate the 
correct answer to each of the questions. 
The art world 
One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market 
must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was 
introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth - century artist best known for the painting 
of his mother, called “Arrangement in Grey and Black”, but known to most of us as “ Whistler’s Mother”. 
Whistler’s brother - in - law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well - known artist, had speculated that 
collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that they were only a limited number of copies 
produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print. 
As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, their work 
began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints commanded higher prices, they 
began copying the procedure. 
Although most prints are signed on the right - hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of 
the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within the image, in any of the 
margins, or even on the reverse side of the print. Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still 
valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition. 
Question 55: Which of the following would be a better title for the passage? 
A. Whistler’s Mother B. The Practice of Signing Prints 
C. Copying Limited Edition Prints D. Whistler’s Greatest Works 
Question 56: What made Whistler’s work more valuable? 
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A. His brother - in - law’s prints. B. His fame as an artist 
C. His painting of his mother D. His signature on the prints 
Question 57: The word “speculated” in bold type could best be replaced by_____. 
A. denied B. announced C. guessed D. noticed 
Question 58: The word “ distinguish” in bold type is closest in meaning to______. 
A. make improvements B. accept changes C. recognize differences D. allow exceptions 
Question 59: The word “it” in bold type refers to______. 
A. the same edition B. the reverse side C. a print D. the image 
Question 60: Where in the passage does the author indicate where an artist’s signature might be found on 
a work? 
A. Lines 14-15 B. Lines 6-7 C. Lines 9-10 D. Lines 11-13 
Question 61: What does the author mean by the statement: “As soon as Whistler and Haden began the 
practice of signing and numbering their prints, their work began to increase in value” ? 
A. The signatures became more valuable than the prints 
B. Many copies of the prints were made. 
C. The prints that were signed and numbered were worth more. 
D. The signing and numbering of prints was not very popular 
Question 62: What was true about the painting of Whistler’s mother? 
A. Its title was “Arrangement in Grey and Black” B. It was a completely new method of 
painting. 
C. It was painted by Sir Francis Seymour Haden. D. It was not one of Whistler’s best 
paintings. 
Question 63: The author mentions all of the following as reasons why a collector prefers a signed print 
EXCEPT. 
A. it guarantees the print’s authenticity B. it encourages higher prices for the print 
C. it limits the number of copies of the print D. it makes the print more personal 
Question 64: It can be inferred from the passage that artists number their prints_______. 
A. as an accounting procedure B. at the same place on each of the prints 
C. to guarantee a limited edition D. when the buyer requests it 
SECTION B: WRITING (2 points) 
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence 
printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet 
Question 1: I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later. 
Only when________________________________________________________. 
Question 2: “Who’s been sitting in my chair?” said the director. 
The director wondered_______________________________________________. 
Question 3: It wasn’t necessary for them to call for help after all. 
They _____________________________________________________________. 
Question 4: John missed the ferry because his car broke down. 
If________________________________________________________________. 
Question 5: It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car. 
The man is_________________________________________________________. 
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II. Writing : In about 140 words, write a paragraph on the following topic: 
“In your opinion, which of the inventions in the twentieth century has been the most significant for the 
world? Why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.”