I/ PHONETICS: A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1. A. submit B. university C. uniform D. mutual 2. A. compulsory B. confide C. contractual D. conical B. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. 3. A. primary B. secondary C. general D. attention 4. A. determine B. compliment C. sacrifice D. argument II/ VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE A. Choose the one (A,B,C or D) that best completes each sentences. 5. She has worked as a secretary ________ she graduated from college. A. since B. until C. before D. while 6. His pronunciation causes me a lot of ________ . A. difficulties B. difficult C. difficulty D. difficultly 7. Television very popular since the 1950s A. was B. has been C. had been D. is 8. The children, ________ parents work late, are taken home by bus. A. that B. whom C. whose D. their 9. David told me my letter ________ the day before. A. arrived B. arrives C. had arrived D. has arrived 10. She was the first in her family to enjoy the privilege of a university ________. A. educated B. educational C. educating D. education 11. I’m sorry , sir. Your recorder isn’t ready yet. It ________ in the factory. A. is being repaired B. is repaired C. has been repaired D. hasn’t repaired 12. If I ______ following that car too closely, I would have been able to stop in time instead of running into it. A. wasn’t B. would have been C. was D. hadn’t been 13. Buckingham Palace is a major tourist ________ in London. A. attract B. attraction C. attractive D. attractiveness 14. The old man is said ________ all his money to an old people's home when he died. A. have left B. to leave C. to have left D. to leaving 15. When I came to visit her last night, she ________ a bath. A. is having B. was having C. has D. had 16. ________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself. A. Instead of B. In spite of C. Although D. Because 17. Is pointing at someone ________ rude in your country? A. consider B. to consider C. considered D. considering 18. Do you think it is polite to whistle or clap hands to get a person’s ____ in the public places ( libraries, restaurants, parks, etc.)? A. notice B. attention C. seeing D. concentration 19. Many Vietnamese people are fond ________ watching football. A. in B. about C. of D. with 20.Mr. Brown has ________ many patients ________ he is always busy. A. too/that B. very/until C. such/that D. so/that 21. Some species of rare animals are in ________ of extinction. A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. endanger 22.When we arrived at the restaurant, the others __________ . A. left B. have left C. had left D. are leaving 23. Electronic music is a kind of music in which sounds are produced __________ . A. electron B. electric C. electronic D. electronically 24. Your last job was a bank manager, it? A. doesn't B. didn't C. wasn't D. isn't 25. Lomonosov was not a great scientist but also a very talented poet. A. fairly B. hardly C. merely D. scarcely 26. Her eyes were red and puffy she had been crying a lot last night. A. since B. because of C. although D. even if 27. Jack can speak two languages. One is English. is Vietnamese. A. Other B. The other C. Another D. Others 28. Don't ask me anything about sports. I like football tennis. A. not only / but also B. both / and C. neither / nor D. either / or B. Error recognition : Choose the underlined part ( A,B,C or D ) that is incorrect 29. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them A B C D 30. My uncle lived in Hanoi since 1990 to 1998, but he is now living in Hue. A B C D 31. I’d like to get some information about apply for universities in the UK. A B C D 32. When you return from London, we have finished the project. A B C D 33. Peter refused telling us the reason why he didn’t come to the class meeting last week. A B C D 34. He stopped to smoke because it is harmful for his health. A B C D III. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one among A, B, C, or D. 35. “I didn't have an umbrella with me, so I got wet.” A. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't get wet. B. If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet. C. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't have got wet. D. If I had had an umbrella, I'd have got wet 36. “Martin thinks that people who watch television are wasting their time.” A. Martin thinks watching television is a waste of people’s time. B. Martin watches television , which is a waste of time I think. C. Watching television saves time and Martin thinks so. D. People can watch television to waste time. 37. “Finding suitable accommodation might be difficult today.” A. It might be difficult to find suitable accommodation today. B. Finding accommodation is difficult but today might be. C. What suitable and difficult accommodation today! D. Suitable accommodation is difficult to found today. IV. Choose the correct sentence built from the words given by circling the letter A, B, C, or D. 38. the/ ability/ communicate/ to /in/ English/ is/ most /important/for/ you/ get/ to/good/a/job/the. A. The ability to communicate in English is the most important for you to get a good job. B. The communicate ability in English is the most important for you to get to a good job C. The most important for you to get a good job is to communicate the ability in English. D. The ability to communicate in English is the important most for you to get a good job. 39. many/school-leavers/little/had/of/the/job/knowledge/of/their/choice. A. Many school-leavers had little of knowledge the job of their choice. B. Many school-leavers had knowledge little of the job of their choice. C. Many school-leavers had little knowledge of their choice of the job. D. Many school-leavers had little knowledge of the job of their choice. 40. the /teacher/ a/ large/ number/found/ of/ mistakes/ in/his/ students’/ writing. A. The teacher found a large number of mistakes in his students' writing. B. The teacher found of a large number mistakes in his students' writing. C. The teacher found in his students' writing a large number of mistakes. D. The teacher found his students' a large number of mistakes in writing. III / READINGS A. Circle the best options to complete the following passage. Although most countries have official (41) __ to improve women’s lives, many of these organizations do not do (42) _____. Women make up 50% of the (43) ____, but in nearly 66% of all working hours, the work is done by women. They do most of housework, for example, cooking and washing and son on. Million of women also work outside the home. Women hold almost 40% of all the world’s job. However, they get only about half as much as men and of course, they earn nothing for their domestic work. 10% of positions in government are held by women. More than half of the people (44) ______ cannot read and write are women. These women who are still (45) _____sometimes do not want to improve their recent lives. Being illiterate does not mean they are not intelligent. It means that is difficult for them to change their lives. 41. A. organize B. organization C. organizations D. organized 42. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing 43. A. world population B. world’s population C. population world D. population of world 44. A. who B. whom C. which D. when 45. A. literate B. literacy C. illiterate D. illiteracy B. Read the passage and then answer the questions below. Before applying to a foreign university, one should consider the disadvantages of studying abroad. First, a student may feel lonely by being far home and friends. Also, difficulty in understanding a foreign language can be very disappointing and can affect the student’s grades. It can be very expensive to pay the costs of travel and housing in a different country. Finally, if there is an emergency at home, it will be hard to get home in a hurry. However, studying in another country is advantageous in many ways. A student is exposed to a new culture. This culture teaches him or her about other people and other ways of thinking, which can be promoted friendships among countries. He can learn a new language which may be beneficial for keeping up with research after students has finished studying. He can learn experience not available in his country. The student may also get the opportunity to study at a university where a leading expert in his field may be teaching. The leading expert can introduce the student to the most up-to-date finding of the tops researchers in the field. Exposure to such available knowledge and insights into the field can aid the student in becoming an expert as well. 46. __________ to study abroad. A. There are only disadvantages B. There are only advantages C. There are both advantages and disadvantages D. There are neither advantages nor disadvantages 47. When studying abroad, a student __________ . A. is homesick and feels lonely B. spends a lot of money for accommodation C. cannot go home immediately in emergency D. all are correct. 48. When studying abroad, a student is exposed to a new culture that __________ . A. has no advantages B. enriches his knowledge people and other ways of thinking C. has no effects D. causes some troubles 49. At a foreign university, a student __________ . A. can learn a foreign language B. cannot learn a foreign language C. has to learn his mother tongue D. doesn’t have to learn a language 50. At a foreign university, a student may __________ . A. met his neighbor B. travel a lot C. meet a leading expert in his field D. all are correct . B. organization C. organizations D. organized 42. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing 43. A. world population B. world’s population C. population. many/school-leavers/little/had/of/the/job/knowledge/of/their/choice. A. Many school-leavers had little of knowledge the job of their choice. B. Many school-leavers