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SECTION A 
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.
A. laughed	B. stopped	C. pushed	D. naked 
A. lean	 B. teammate	 C. beacon	 D. overhead 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which is stressed differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 
A polite	B. across	C. compound 	D. science
A. qualification 	B. disappointedly 	C. responsibility 	D. recommendation
5. A. bamboo B. hello C. hotel D. beauty
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6. Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank. 
Mike: “Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?” 
Jane: “______” 
A. Not a chance. B. I don’t believe it. 
C. Well done! D. That’s very kind of you. 
7. Minh, a student from Hai Phong, is going to take the college entrance exam in Hanoi next week. His father is seeing him off at the railway station. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank. 
Dad: “Good luck with the exam, Minh!” 
Minh: “______, Dad.” 
A. Never mind B. Thank you C. I wish so D. By no means 
8.“If you are not satisfied ______ your purchase, we will give you a full refund.” 
A. at B. of C. for D. with 
9.Gary should take more pride ________his work.
A. of 	B. in 	C. to 	D. with 
10. For more than ten years, we have seen the significant ______ in the economy of our country.
A. develop	B. developments	C. developers	D. developed
11. The country is experiencing a severe economic___________
A. development 	B. cooperation 	C. depression 	D. reform 
12. The students failed to meet the necessary __________for admission to the course.
A. fulfillments 	B. qualities	C. requirements 	D. aptitudes 
13. Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good .. on your interviewer.
A. impression 	B. pressure 	C. employment 	D. effectiveness
14.Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by ______ rocking chair. 
A. a beautiful old European wooden B. an old beautiful wooden European 
C. a wooden old beautiful European D. an old wooden European beautiful 
15.The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair ______ her back. 
A. running over B. fallen against C. flowed down D. streaming down 
16. ______, she continued to carry out her duties. 
A. Despite her good health B. Although in poor health 
C. Although she is in good health D. No matter how poor her health
17.It has long been recognized ______ a high-fat diet can cause heart problems. 
A. what B. which C. that D. where 
18.Jack  yet, otherwise he would have telephoned me. 
A. can’t have arrived	B. mustn’t have arrived
C. needn’t have arrived	D. shouldn’t have arrived
19.Man has set foot on the Moon and he is now planning  to Venus and back. 
A. travelling	B. travel	C. to have travelled	D. to travel 
20.The first cotton mill  in the town of Beverly in 1787.
	A. built	B. has buit	C. was built 	D. has been built
21. . he arrived in London than he was kidnapped
A. Hardly had	B. No sooner had	C. No longer had	D. Not until had
22.This small town developed ______ I had expected.
A.not fast as 	 B. much faster than 	C. slowly than 	D. as much fast as
23.The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always ______ in response to questions.
A. attention 	B. attentive 	C. attentively 	 	D. attentiveness
24.“Don’t eat so many sweets, ______ you’ll have to visit the dentist often.” 
A. otherwise B. whether C. when D. while 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
25. When I visited the city, I was really impressed by the hospitality of the people there. 
A. deeply depressed B. fairly concerned C. slightly frightened D. deeply moved 
26.John wants to buy a new car, so he starts setting aside a small part of his monthly earnings. 
A. spending on B. using up C. putting out D. saving up 
27.The board of directors rejected the proposed project, explaining that it was too expensive to be feasible at the present moment. 
A. costly B. troublesome C. capable D. practicable 
Mark the letter A, B, C,or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 
28.A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered a basic 
 A B C
 part of the education of every child.
 D
29.Had it not been for you help me, I wouldn't have succeeded.
	 A B C D
30.The proposal has repealed after a thirty-minutes discussion and a number of objections to 
 A B C
its failure to include our district.
 D
31. As seeing from the mountain top, the area looks like a picturesque harbour town. 
 A B C D 
32.Listening to the radio and you can stay informed about current affairs. 
 A B C D 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
Rural America is diverse in many ways. (33)______ we have seen, no one industry dominates the rural economy, no single pattern of population decline or (34)______ exists for all rural areas, and no statement about improvements and gaps in well-being holds true for all rural people. 
Many of these differences are regional in nature. That is, rural areas within a particular geographic region of the country often tend to be similar (35)______ each other and different from areas in (36)______ region. Some industries, for example, are (37)______ with different regions – logging and sawmills in the Pacific Northwest and New England, manufacturing in the Southeast and Midwest, and farming in the Great Plains. Persistent poverty also has a regional pattern, concentrated primarily in the Southeast. Other differences follow no regional pattern. Areas that rely heavily (38)______ the services industry are located throughout rural America, as are rural areas that have (39)______ access to advanced telecommunications services. Many of these differences, regional and non-regional, are the result of a (40)______ of factors including the availability of natural (41)______; distance from and access to major metropolitan areas and the information and services found there; transportation and shipping facilities; political history and structure; and the racial, ethnic, and (42)______ makeup of the population. 
33.A. Since B. Like C. Because D. As
34.A. grow B. growth C. growing D. grown 
35.A. of B. with C. to D. from 
36.A. the other B. others C. other D. another 
37.A. added B. associated C. compared D. related 
38.A. in B. on C. at D. for 
39.A. lots B. many C. small D. little 
40.A. cooperation B. combination C. link D. connection 
41. A. resources B. habitats C. sources D. materials 
42. A. cultured B. culturally C. cultural D. culture
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. 
43.Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school. 
A. puts off B. looks for C. attends to D. approves of 
44.We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by eight o'clock and take good care of their own business. 
A. manage an inflexible system B. have a good voyage 
C. run faster than others D. organize things inefficiently 
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.
In my experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a counselor and professor 25 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now are less mature and often not ready for the responsibility of being in college. 
It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacles. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children from writing admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies. But we can look even more broadly to the social trends of today. 
How many people do you know who are on medication to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, don’t want to “feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly don’t want our children to “suffer”. The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills to tolerate and negotiate adversity. As a psychologist, I am well aware of the fact that some individuals suffer from depression and anxiety and can benefit from treatment, but I question the growing number of medicated adolescents today. 
Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years. What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life. 
What does this mean for college faculty and staff? We are required to assist in the basic parenting of these students - the student who complains that her professor didn’t remind her of the due date for an assignment that was clearly listed on the syllabus and the student who cheats on an assignment in spite of careful instructions about plagiarism. 
As college professors, we have to explain what it means to be an independent college student before we can even begin to teach. As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges. To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood. 
45. According to the writer, students today are different from those she knew in that they are ______. 
A. not so academic B. responsible for their work 
C. too ready for college D. not as mature 
46.The word “handle” in paragraph 2 mostly means ______. 
A. point at B. deal with C. lend a hand to D. gain benefits from 
47. According to the writer, students’ difficulties to cope with college life are partly due to ______. 
A. the lack of financial support B. the over-parenting from parents 
C. the absence of parents' protection D. the lack of parental support 
48.The phrase "on medication" in paragraph 3 is similar in meaning to ______. 
A. receiving medical treatment B. suffering anxiety or depression 
C. doing medical research D. studying medicine at college 
49. The word "intense" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. needing much experience B. not serious 
C. not interesting D. demanding big efforts 
50. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? 
A. The college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years. 
B. Our world is more stressful because of the current economic and political situation. 
C. College faculty and staff are required to help in the parenting of problematic students. 
D. Our society certainly doesn't want our children to experience unpleasant things. 
51.The word "them" in the last paragraph refers to ______. 
A. college professors B. young people C. teachers D. parents 
52.Students who are not well-prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life will need ______. 
A. to be assigned more housework from adults B. to be given more social responsibilities 
C. to be encouraged to meet challenges D. daily coaching from their teachers 
53. According to the writer, failure in life and less support from parents will ____. 
A. defeat students from the very beginning 
B. help students to learn to stand on their own feet 
C. discourage students and let them down forever 
D. allow students to learn the first lesson in their lives 
54. What is probably the writer's attitude in the passage? 
A. Indifferent B. Praising C. Critical D. Humorous 
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.
Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the easiest way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind. In this way the North American Indians produced pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians made stockfish and the Arabs dried dates and apricots. 
All foods contain water - cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is checked. 
Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, South Africa and Australia. The methods used vary, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur before drying. Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so increasing the rate of drying. 
Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put food in chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110°C at entry to about 45°C at exit. This is the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish. 
Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first case, the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse flakes. In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder. Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed. 
Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or frozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook them. 
From Practical Faster Reading by Gerald Mosback and Vivien Mosback. CUP 
55.What is the main idea of the passage? 
A. Different methods of drying foods. B. Advantages of dried foods. 
C. Mechanization of drying foods. D. Water: the main component of food. 
56.The phrase “do this” in the first paragraph mostly means ______. 
A. remove moisture from foods B. produce pemmican 
C. expose foods to sun and wind D. moisten foods 
57.The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. examined carefully B. put a tick C. motivated to develop D. reduced considerably 
58. In the process of drying certain kinds of fruits, sulphur fumes help ______. 
A. maintain their color B. remove their wax coating 
C. crack their skin D. kill off bacteria 
59.Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is ______. 
A. dipping them in an alkaline solution 
B. putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through 
C. pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder 
D. spreading them out on trays in drying yards 
60. What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to? 
A. Vegetables B. Foods C. Things D. Chambers 
61.The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be ______.
A. recognizable pieces B. dried soup C. fine powder D. small flakes 
62.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? 
A. People in India began to use drying methods centuries ago. 
B. Fruit is usually dried by being laid out on trays in the sun. 
C. Liquids are not dried in the same way as fruits and vegetables. 
D. Dried foods have several advantages over canned or frozen foods. 
63.According to the passage, dried foods are most useful for ______. 
A. people who are on the move B. soldiers who are not in battle 
C. explorers who are underweight D. housewives who have little storage space 
64. This passage is mainly ______. 
A. argumentative B. analytical C. informative D. fictional 
SECTION B 
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. The fire will go out if someone doesn’t put some more coal on.
Unless _____________________________________________________________________
2." Let's have a picnic next Saturday," Julia said.
Julia suggested____________________________________________________________
3.The teacher started to write the lesson plan right after he returned home from the work.
Hardly had ____________________________________________________________
4.They believe the robbers got into the bank through the roof.
The robbers ___________________________________________________________
It is possible that he went
He might ____________________________________________________________
KEYS:
1.Unless someone puts some more coal on, the fire will go out.
2.Julia suggested having a picnic the next Saturday.
3.Hardly had the teacher returned home from work when he started to write the lesson plan.
4.The robbers are believed to have got into the bank through the roof.
5.He might have gone
II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about advantages and disadvantages of living in an extended family. 
What is an extended family?
What do the members of an extended family help each other?
How can they save living expenses? 
What may happen if each member doesn’t his/her private space?