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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST (40 PTS)

I/ PHONOLOGY (5 PTS)
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each
group.
1. A. exist B. exhaustion C. explorer D. exhibit
2. A. eternal B. energy C. eradicate D. eliminate
3. A. submarine B. doubtful C. climbing D. subtle
4. A. argue B. tongue C. dialogue D. plague
5. A. lyrical B. rhythm C. mythology D. lyre
B. Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
6. A. argumentative B. psychological C. contributory D. hypersensitive
7. A. admirable B. advantageous C. conscientious D. analytic
8. A. delicacy B. internship C. inventory D. interrupt
9. A. complacent B. democrat C. jeopardy D. competence
10. A. painstakingly B. condolence C. communism D. obstinacy
II/ WORD CHOICE (5 PTS)
Choose the best alternative to fill the gap in each of the following sentences
11. The flood was a terrible ______; hundreds of people died.
A. calamity B. accident C. event D. rebellion
12. Micah admired his grandparents’ ______. During the Great Depression they lost their jobs, but they
never lost their strength of purpose or their dignity.
A. fortitude B. antecedents C. anomalies D. indifference
13. Even under tremendous public pressure, the planning committee would not commit itself
wholeheartedly to the proposal and have only tentative approval to the ______ waterfront development
plan.
A. ambiguous B. unnecessary C. provisional D. total
14. Employees who have a ______ are encouraged to discuss it with the management.
A. hindrance B. disturbance C. disadvantage D. grievance
15. I’m so ______ under with work at the moment – it’s awful!
A. iced B. snowed C. rained D. fogged
16. The series became so popular that it was moved to the ______ time spot of 8 pm.
A. leading B. prime C. main D. major
17. The Post-Modern architectural style is ______; it combines diverse elements, including classical
columns, Baroque ornamentation, and Palladian windows.
A. a diatribe B. a conjecture C. an anarchronism D. an amalgam
18. The local press has been pouring ______ on the mayor for dissolving the council.
A. blame B. hatred C. disapproval D. scorn
19. I offer you my most ______ apologies for offending you as I did.
A. abject B. repentant C. servile D. candid
20. The current economic ______ is very good for small businesses.
A. disposition B. whirlwind C. climate D. daze

III/ GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5 PTS)

21. Business has been thriving for the past few years. Long ______ it continue to do so
A. could B. does C. may D. might
22. How annoying! You ______ again!
A. have made the self-same mistake yet of yours
B. may yet make the same mistake
C. have made the same mistake
D. have yet to make the same mistake
23. The Mayflower was bound for Virginia, but a hurricane ______ off course.
A. blew it B. to blow it C. it blew D. blowing it
24. The greenhouse effect occurs ______ heat radiating from the Sun.
A. when does the Earth’s atmosphere trap B. does the Earth’s atmosphere trap
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 C. when the Earth’s atmosphere traps D. the Earth’s atmosphere traps
25. The Rose Bowl, ______ place on New Year’s Day, is the oldest postseason collegiate football game in
the United States.
A. takes B. which takes C. it takes D. took
26. Experiments ______ represent a giant step into the medicine of the future.
A. using gene therapy B. use gene therapy
C. they use gene therapy D. gene therapy uses
27. ______ off the Hawaiian coastline are living, others are dead.
A. Coral reefs B. Some types of coral reefs
C. There are many types of coral reef D. While some types of coral reefs
28. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ______ came about as a result of the National Security Act of
1947.
A. what B. it was C. was what D. it was what
29. Oil shale is a soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock ______ oil and natural gas are obtained.
A. from B. is from C. is which D. from which
30. ______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.
A. The Moon B. That the Moon C. When the Moon D. The Moon which

IV/ PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 PTS)

31. Our plans to have a party fell ______ with Mum and Dad coming back a week early from holiday.
A. down B. back C. out D. through
32. Having decided to rent a flat, we set ______ contacting all the accomodation agencies in city.
A. to B. about C. off D. out
33. Bad living conditions ______ social and welfare problems.
A. give rise to B. give into
C. rise through D. take the rise out of
34. The launching of the Soviet Sputnik in 1957 ______ a subsequent space race with the US.
A. blew up B. finished off C. touched off D. wrapped up
35. He had his money ______ in a secure bank account.
A. hammered away B. jabbered about C. slaved away D. squirreled away
36. He hit the other boy reluctantly as his friends ______ him on.
A. happened B. egged C. ground D. played
37. The poor old woman couldn’t ______ through after the operation and passed away.
A. muddle B. plough C. pull D. run
38. The company was rife ______ rumors concerning possible redundancies.
A. for B. on C. about D. with
39. The shop assistant was arrested ______ thefts from the store.
A. in response to B. in connection with C. referring to D. with regard to
40. When you do something, you should ______.
A. weigh up the pros and cons B. turn over a new leaf
C. go down well with D. get through to

V/ READING COMPREHENSION (10 PTS)

Read the following passages and choose the best answer
Passage 1
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and
medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only
during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace.
One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud
was a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have
revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed
in character.
The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the
number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in
the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of
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reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading
aloud would cause distraction to other readers.
Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be
used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was
in some way mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever
its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand
and by books and periodicals for a specialised readership on the other.
By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and
to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural and
technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied.
1. Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because ______.
A. few people could read to themselves
B. there were few places available for private reading
C. silent reading had not been discovered
D. people relied on reading for entertainment
2. The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means ______.
A. attracting attentions B. for everybody’s use
C. most preferable D. widely used
3. The development of silent reading during the last century indicated ______.
A. an increase in the number of books B. an increase in the average age of readers
C. a change in the status of literate people D. a change in the nature of reading
4. Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of ______.
A. the decreasing need to read aloud B. the development of libraries
C. the increase in literacy D. the decreasing number of listeners
5. It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialised reading materials was an
indication of ______.
A. a decline of standards of literacy B. a change in the readers’ interest
C. an improvement of printing techniques D. an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes
6. The phrase “a specialised readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means ______.
A. a status for readers specialised in mass media
B. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge
C. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge
D. a reading volume for particular professionals
7. The phrase “oral reader” in the last paragraph mostly means a person who ______.
A. takes part in an audition B. is good at public speaking
C. is interested in spoken language D. practises reading to an audience
8. All of the following might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy
culture EXCEPT ______.
A. the inappropriate reading skills B. the printed mass media
C. the diversity of reading materials D. the specialised readership
9. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today.
B. The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect.
C. The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes.
D. Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud.
10. The writer of this passage is attempting to ______.
A. show how reading methods have improved
B. explain how reading habits have developed
C. change people’s attitudes to reading
D. encourage the growth of reading

Passage 2
Over the last century the world has become increasingly smaller. Not geographically, of course, but in
the sense that media, technology and the opening of borders has enabled the world’s citizens to view, share and
gain access to a much wider range of cultures, societies and world views. In this melting pot that the world has
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become, today’s child is privy to facets of the human experience that his immediate predecessors had no inkling
even existed. It stands to reason that in order to absorb, configure and finally form opinions about this
information-laden planet, children must be supplied with certain tools. Included in this list of ‘tools’ are:
education, social skills, cultural awareness and the acquisition of languages, the most important of these being
the latter. Until recently, a child who had the ability to speak more than one language would have been
considered a very rare entity. This one-language phenomenon could be attributed to a combination of factors.
Firstly, the monolingual environment in which a child was raised played a strong role, as did the limited, biased
education of the past. With regard to immigrants, the sad fact was that non-native parents tended to withhold
the teaching of the mother tongue so that the child would acquire the ‘more prestigious’ language of the
adopted country.
Nowadays, the situation has undergone an almost complete reversal. In the majority of North American
and European countries, most children are given the opportunity to learn a second or even a third language.
Children acquire these foreign languages through various and diverse means. In many countries, learning a
foreign language is a compulsory subject in the state school curriculum. Other children rely on language
schools or private tuition to achieve their goal. In other instances, children are born to bilingual parents, who, if
they so desire, may teach the children two languages.
Bringing up one’s child bilingually is not a decision to be taken lightly. Both parents must consider long
and hard the implications involved in raising a child in a two-language home. This decision is one of those all-
important choices which will affect not only the parents’ lives but also the life of the child. Raising a child
bilingually has a two-fold effect. Firstly, of course, the child learns the two languages of the parents. Secondly,
the parents’ decision will influence factors which will have a far-reaching effect on the child’s life. Some of
these factors include: style and place of education; diameter of social circle; employment potential and
preference; and, most importantly, the way in which the child views himself and his global environment.
One of the more advantageous by-products of being a member of a bilingual family is the inherent
awareness of two different cultures. This bicultural child inherits a wealth of knowledge brought about by an
exposure to historical backgrounds, traditional songs and folklore, rituals of marriage, models of social
interaction and, therefore, two varying interpretations of the world. The monolingual child seems to be at a
disadvantage in comparison to the bilingual child, who has a set of languages and an accompanying set of
abstract cultural ideas. Practically speaking, when a child comes from a two-language family, he must be taught
both languages in order to communicate with the extended family members. When, for example, the
grandparents speak a language which differs from that of the child’s locale, a monolingual child would be
deprived of the interaction which occurs between grandparents and grandchildren. On the other hand, a
bilingual child will not only be able to speak to grandparents, but will also comprehend where these people
have ‘come from’. There will be a shared cultural empathy within the family. Because all family members can
communicate, on both a verbal and cultural level, no one will feel excluded and the child will develop a sense
of rootedness.
On a more abstract level, it has been said that a bilingual child thinks differently from a monolingual
child. Current research in linguistics indicates that there may be a strong correlation between bilingualism and
cognitive skills. This new research concerns itself with the fact that a bilingual child has two lexical structures
for any given physical or abstract entity. This leads logically to the assumption that the child also has two
associations for many words, as a word can mean different things in different languages. For example, the word
‘fire’ in many western hemisphere languages connotes warmth and relaxation. In the Inuit language however,
where fire is a necessity of life, it may connote heat and survival. For the bilingual child, then, vocabulary items
and the abstract idea behind them are both dual in nature and more elastic. Researchers maintain that this
elasticity of ideas may allow the child to think more flexibly and, therefore, more creatively.

1. In the author’s view, the world is becoming a ______.

A. more culturally diverse place
B. place where only privileged children will prosper
C. less complex place to live in
D. much more integrated place
2. According to the first paragraph, which of the following was true of immigrants?
A. Children were reluctant to use their mother tongue.
B. The mother tongue was considered less important.
C. Parents encouraged children to use their mother tongue.
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3. The phrase “privy to” in paragraph 1 mostly means ______.
A. acquainted with B. advised of C. apprised of D. in the know about
4. The phrase “attributed to” mostly means ______.
A. ascribed to B. associated with C. connected with D. held responsible for
5. According to the writer, second or foreign language learning is something ______.
A. people are still apathetic towards
B. mainly associated with private sector education
C. that few people take seriously
D. about which general attitudes have evolved considerably
6. According to the article, the decision to raise bilingual children is difficult because ______.
A. it may limit the child’s choice of friends
B. though simple for parents, it can impact negatively on children
C. it may cause children to lose their sense of identity
D. it needs to be considered from many different angles
7. With regard to the ‘extended family’ in immigrant situations, the writer feels it is important that ___.
A. adults try to understand the child’s difficult cultural situation
B. children are not pressured to speak their parents’ native language
C. adults recognize the child’s need to identify more with local culture
D. children can relate to all aspects of their parents’ native culture
8. The word “by-products” in paragraph 4 mostly means ______.
A. entailments B. knock-on effects C. side effects D. spin-offs
9. The word “connotes” in paragraph 5 mostly means ______.
A. underpins B. implies C. signifies D. smacks of
10. According to current research, the benefit of learning two languages is that ______.
A. different types of knowledge can be accessed in different languages
B. bilinguals become more aware the origin of words in languages
C. it helps to develop different capabilities of the mind
D. bilinguals develop a greater sense of the value of culture

VI/ GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 PTS)

Choose the best answer for each gap in the passage
Passage 1
Around 200 million people are (1) ______ in tourism worldwide, making it the largest industry in the
modern global economy. It is estimated that three-quarters of a billion people go on holiday each year, and
industry planners (2) ______ this figure to double by 2020. Some of the biggest beneficiaries are less developed
countries, where it is often their main (3) ______ of income.
(4) ______, along with the economic benefits, this mass movement of people has resulted in threats to
the environment. People often forget the damage caused by carbon emissions from aircraft, which (5) ______
directly to global warming. Deforestation has cleared (6) ______ in order to build hotels, airports and roads,
and this has destroyed wildlife. In some areas, water shortages are now common because of the need to fill
swimming pools and water golf courses for tourists. By pushing up prices for goods and services, tourism can
also be harmful to people living in tourist destinations.
In response to these (7) ______, some travel operators now offer environment-friendly holidays. Many
of these aim to reduce the negative effects of tourism by (8) ______ only hotels that have (9) ______ in
equipment to recycle waste and use energy and water efficiently. Increasingly, tourists are also being reminded
to show (10) ______ for customs of the people whose countries they are going to visit, and to support local
businesses, such as restaurants and shops which depend on tourism for their main income.
1. A. put out B. brought about C. taken on D. turned over
2. A. hope B. believe C. expect D. think
3. A. source B. resource C. origin D. wealth
4. A. Therefore B. Although C. Furthermore D. However
5. A. cause B. contribute C. add D. distribute
6. A. place B. land C. space D. earth
7. A. concerns B. attractions C. businesses D. oppositions
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 8. A. supporting B. executing C. expanding D. promoting
9. A. chosen B. bought C. invested D. installed
10. A. admiration B. respect C. understanding D. attention

Passage 2
The popular writer J K Rowling has agreed to end her part in the (1) ______ of the world’s forests by
having her books printed on paper which is environmentally friendly. The multi-millionaire author, whose
novels   about   a teenage wizard have consumed 6.5 million trees so far, is one of a number of high-profile
authors who have (2) ______  their support   for the environment by stipulating that only recycled paper (3)
______ for their books. Techniques (4) ______ in Canada mean that, for the first time, paper made from such
materials as office waste paper can be used to make books. The Canadian edition of Rowling’s last book was
printed without chopping down a single tree, saving an (5) ______ 40,000 of them.
In the past, it was difficult to print books on recycled paper because the paper was not strong enough to
(6) ______ a lifetime’s reading. Technological advances mean that paper which is (7) ______ from waste
materials is now just as durable as paper made from virgin fibre in terms of quality and strength.
Despite the high cost of developing recycled paper that has the required strength and whiteness needed
for books, there will not (8) ______ be a price rise for the reader. Instead, publishers are likely to (9) ______ for
the higher paper cost by using cheaper book covers, as (10) ______ in Canada.
1. A. demolition B. desolation C. destruction D. destitution
2. A. contracted B. pledged C. secured D. undertaken
3. A. be used B. is used C. using D. to be used
4. A. founded B. inaugurated C. led D. pioneered
5. A. estimated B. assessed C. established D. evaluated
6. A. experience B. withstand C. confront D. encounter
7. A. manufactured B. constructed C. devised D. formed
8. A. certainly B. naturally C. absolutely D. necessarily
9. A. balance B. compensate C. return D. refund
10. A. developed B. arose C. happened D. followed

B. WRITTEN TEST (70 PTS)

I/ OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 PTS)
Fill in each gap in the passages below with ONE suitable word
Passage 1
The ownership of pets brings a (1) _______ of benefits that the uninitiated would not believe. For every
tale of shredded cushions, flattened plants and chewed slippers, there is (2) _______ testimonial of intelligence,
sympathy and undying devotion. Now the growing body of (3) _______ into the medical and social advantages
of pet ownership has confirmed what pet owners have always intuitively known: that pets are not just loving
companions but actually do us good. Researchers have established the value of pets in soothing and reassuring
humans, particularly (4) _______ ill, lonely or in distress. Perhaps the unquestioning love and approval pets
give us is something we don’t always get from our human (5) _______ and dearest.
Our makeshift understanding of psychology leads many of us to view very close relationships with pets
with suspicion. Childless (6) _______ in particular give rise to speculation, but a consultant in animal behavior
says, “There is no evidence that a pet is a direct substitute for a child.” And while many adults feel foolish if
caught talking to their pets, they have no need to. Experts say that you cannot have a close relationship with a
pet (7) _______ treating it as a person and that talking to a pet is not unhealthy – simply a way of establishing
rapport.
The wobbling helplessness of a young puppy or a fluffy kitten stirs protective instincts (8) _______
within us and prompts many parents to buy pets for their children in the hope of instilling a sense of
responsibility and caring and acceptance of the facts of life and (9) _______. But animals don’t have to be soft
and cuddly to (10) _______ out the best in us. A social worker encouraged aggressive boys to handle ferrets –
“If handled correctly they respond with friendship; if incorrectly they bite.”

Passage 2
A MODERN-DAY PROBLEM

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 In the hustle and (11) _______ of today’s fast-and-(12) _______ world, all of us, without exception, have
to contend with some level of stress. It goes without (13) _______ that the source and amount of stress are
relative to the individual. Just as causes and quantities of stress are subject to personal factors, (14) _______ is
the way in which a person deals with it. It is (15) _______ knowledge that some people flourish if faced with a
potentially stress-causing task or situation. On the other hand, the majority of people are (16) _______ affected
when confronted with a serious dilemma. Abnormal levels of stress can be a serious health hazard and may
prove detrimental to one’s physical health. Stress is said to be the (17) _______ in a high percentage of heart
problems and stomach disorders. Even certain types of cancer are, reportedly, linked to stress. Knowing that
stress is a modern-day malady which we all, to a greater or lesser (18) _______, suffer from, has (19) _______
many to begin looking seriously at ways of controlling stress. Owing to the inevitable fact that stress will
always play a part in our lives, it is of (20) _______ importance that strategies of stress management be found.

II/ WORD FORMS (20 PTS)

Part 1: Supply the correct form of the words in the CAPITAL LETTER
1. PUT The furious old lady demanded an immediate apology for his ________ behavior.
2. MISERY She offered cordial ________ to the family over his so unexpected premature death.
3. ABERRANT Though many parties regarded his behavior as a(n) __________, the public still had
much faith in his ability to become a leader.
4. TELL She gave her son quite a few ________ for playing truant.
5. TREND Those who made this dress are going to be ________ designers. They are nothing but
awesome!
6. WORK He is said to be a ________ person who never stop works until very late.
7. CONSCIENCE Having made that morally terrible mistake, they are now________.
8. PONDER According to the government figures, the ________ of jobs in the next century will be
in service-related fields, such as health and business.
9. GO We spent a lovely evening reminiscing our vibrant ________ days at university.
10. NERVE It is concluded from the tale The Magic Cross-bow, The Story of My Chau and Trong
Thuy that the rights of individuals should be ________ to those of society as a whole.

Part 2: Fill in each blank with the suitable form of a word in the box
WISE MAINTAIN NOTICE DISAPPROVE AMBIGUOUS
MODIFY GO FREQUENT EFFECT APPRECIATE
The phenomenon of language change probably attracts more public notice and more (11) _______ than
any other linguistic issue. There is a widely held belief that change must mean deterioration and decay. Older
people observe the casual speech of the young and conclude that standards have fallen (12) _______.
It is understandable that many people dislike change, but it is (13) _______ to condemn all linguistic
(14) _______. It is often felt that contemporary language illustrates the problem at its worst, but this belief is
shared by every generation.
There are indeed cases where linguistic change can lead to problems of unintelligibility and (15)
_______, and if change is too rapid there can be major communication problems. But as a rule, the parts of
language which are (16) _______ change at any given time are relatively small in comparison to the vast,
unchanging areas of language. It is because change is so (17) _______ that it is so distinctive and (18) _______.
Some degree of caution and concern is therefore always desirable for the (19) _______ of precision and (20)
_______ communication, but there are no grounds for the extremely pessimistic attitudes so often encountered.

III/ ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 PTS)

There are ten mistakes in the following paragraph. Find them and correct them. There may be more than
one mistake in one line.

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 An endangered species is a population of an organism who is at risk 0. who  which
of becoming extinct because it is both few in numbers, or 1. ............................
threatened by changed environmental or predation parameters. An 2. ............................
endangered species is usually a taxonomic species, though may be 3. ............................
another evolutionary significant unit. The World Conservation 4. ............................
Union (IPCN) was calculated the percentage of endangered species 5. ............................
as 40 percent of all organisms based at the sample species that have 6. ............................
been evaluating through 2006. 7. ............................
Many nations have laws offering protection to this species: for 8. ............................
example, forbidding hunting, restricting land development or creating 9. ............................
preserves. Only a little of the many species at risk of extinct actually 10. ..........................
make it to the lists and obtain legal protection. 11. ..........................
Much more species become extinct, or potentially will become 12. ..........................
extinct, without gaining public notice. 13. ..........................

IV/ SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 PTS)

A. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it
1. It was a great surprise to us when Anna arrived punctually yesterday
Anna______________________________________________________arrival yesterday.
2. It is quite obvious that we shall have to work faster in order to finish the project on time.
There is no _______________________________________________________________
3. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you shouldn’t dismantle the clock.
Don’t take ________________________________________________________________
4. All that stood between John and the gold medal was Jim’s greater speed.
But______________________________________________________________________

B. Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second
sentence has the same meaning as the first one, using the word given. Do not change the form
of the word given.
5. Julie always listens to my complaints about work, which is very kind of her.
ear
Julie is so________________________________________________________________.
6. The sequel to the best seller was a great disappointment to the public.
up
The sequel_______________________________________________________________.
7. There was loud applause as he left the stage.
accompaniment
He ________________________________________________________ loud applause.
8. I was bitterly disappointed they didn’t give me a part in the school play.
passed
Very much_______________________________________________________________.
9. He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer.
name
He is____________________________________________________________________.
10. Mr. Brown has been a gardener for years so let’s consult his opinion first.
brains
Let’s______________________________________________of experience as a gardener.

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