PRONUNCIATION:

E1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. costly B. mature C. portable D. smartphone
Question 2: A. intelligent B. profile C. science D. versatile
Question 3: A. benefit B. generous C. inventor D. video
Question 4: A. graduate B. communicate C. laptop D. valuable
Question 5: A. company B. compose C. comprise D. computer
E2: Choose the correct letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of primary stress.
Question 1: A. invention B. computer C. holiday D. detective
Question 2: A. Internet B. attention C. invention D. advantage
Question 3: A. average B. document C. computer D. everything
Question 4: A. grandfather B. afternoon C. library D. photograph
Question 5: A. favourite B. tradition C. family D. exercise
Question 6: A. banana B. January C. century D. syllable
Question 7: A. volunteer B. engineer C. Vietnamese D. holiday
Question 8: A. opinion B. energy C. customer D. telephone
Question 9: A. instrument B. confidence C. donation D. orphanage
II-VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
E3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: Samsung Galaxy Tab ________ flash player as well as voice and video calls.
A. supports B. offers C. displays D. provides
Question 2: Facebook is used____ among the young.
A. communicate B. communicating C. to communicate D. to
communicating
Question 3: Sophia is a humanoid robot which can communicate _______ people by using human
language and expressing emotions.
A. to B. for C. with D. on
Question 4: YouTube ____ to become the world most popular video-sharing website since 2005.
A. has grown B. have grown C. grew D. grows
Question 5: The screen will ___________the username in the top right-hand corner.
A. store B. display C. install D. promote
Question 6: ___________ e-readers have become less popular since tablets and smartphones were
introduced, they are still used by many book lovers today.
A. Because B. Although C. When D. Until
Question 7: The laptop is not working because you haven't _____________ it yet.
A. changed B. charged C. pressed D. put
Question 8: I ____ this washing machine for five years now. It looks old, but it still works well.
A. have B. had C. is having D. have had
Question 9: The scientists ___________ important research in the laboratory.
A. put out B. go out C. hand out D. carry out
Question 10: You can send and receive e-mails from a____.
A. charger B. printer C. smartphone D. USB
Question 11: Many young people carry a pair of earbuds as they are small, light, and ____.
A. chargeable B. economical C. portable D. transferable
Question 12: Modern smartphones nowadays do not have many ___________ to look better.
A. buttons B. keyboards C. screens D. pens
Question 13: Dung spilled his coffee on his desk and so now there is a ___________ on the desk.
A. crack B. wound C. cut D. stain
Question 14: Be careful when using electrical ______________.
 A. equipment B. experiment C. experience D. exception
Question 15: Lan should install this ___________ on her smartphone. It helps to make her photos
more beautiful.
A. hardware B. software C. device D. equipment
Question 16: If you have an ____________, you don't have to bring all those heavy books in your
bag.
A. correction pen B. e-book reader C. digital camera D. earbuds
Question 17: I think this is a _____________ problem. The computer screen is broken.
A. hardware B. software C. device D. equipment
Question 18: Washing machine or vacuum cleaner can help you to ____ time while doing housework.
A. kill B. save C. spend D. waste
Question 19: A robot vacuum cleaner is a _____________ device in your home. It makes housework
less tiring.
A. help B. helpless C. helpful D. helpfully
Question 20: It is convenient for you to read ____ when you travel.
A. e-books B. laptops C. online game D. smartphones
Question 21: Most smartphones now ____ flash player as well as voice and video calls.
A. display B. offer C. provide D. support
Question 22: We can surf the ____ to search for news, watch films, or download music.
A. e-book B. internet C. laptop D. smartphone
Question 23: You can get access ____ the Interne, via a range of devices such as desktop or laptop
computers, mobile phones, and tablets.
A. for B. in C. of D. to
Question 24: The two fabrics of Velcro stick together thanks ____ the hooks on the surface and the
loops on the other.
A. by B. for C. of D. to
Question 25: If you get a laptop as a reward, what will you use it ____?
A. by B. for C. to D. with
Question 26: Alice _____________Chinese, but she quitted because it was too difficult.
A. studies B. studied C. has studied D. will study
Question 27: 3-D is used to produce complex tools and components.
A. print B. printing C. printer D. blueprint
Question 28: Blu-ray was first commercially in 2006 and it uses a blue laser to read or write data to a
disc.
A. performed B. allowed C. introduced D. supplied
Question 29: 3-D printing ____ complex tools and components.
A. is used for produce B. is used to produce
C. uses for producing D. uses to produce
Question 30: A ____________ helps save a lot of energy doing housework.
A. washing machine B. e-book reader C. digital camera D. vacuum cleaner
Question 31: Where do you live? – I ____ in Boston. I ____ there for ten years now.
A. live – have lived B. live – am living C. have lived – live D. live – live
Question 32: Have you ever read the Wuthering Heights? - Oh. That's my favourite. I ____ it many
times, at least four.
A. read B. have read C. was reading D. used to read
Question 33: Marry____ volleyball at high school but she didn’t like it.
A. has played B. played C. was playing D. has been playing
Question 34: Thomas ____ for the Google since 2014.
A. has worked B. is working C. was working D. worked
Question 35: A smartwatch can be used for _______________ your exercise efforts.
A. connecting B. controlling C. protecting D. measuring
Question 36: The first actual robot ____ invented in 1961.
A. was B. has been C. used to D. were
Question 37: We do not like _______________on animals.
A. experiences B. experiments C. exercises D. expressions
Question 38: ' ___________' means 'made by humans'.
A. valuable B. useful C. artificial D. helpful
Question 39: Liverpool football club ____ 18 Premier League titles so far.
A. won B. used to win C. win D. has won
Question 40: A correction pen is used for ____ your writing mistakes.
A. cover B. covered C. covering D. to cover
Question 41: I'm sorry. Mark isn't here now. He ____ to the post office.
A. went B. goes C. has been D. has gone
Question 42: This device ___________ people to communicate by using voice commands.
A. allows B. makes C. applies D. lets
Question 43: ____ you ____ the shoplifter to the police yet?
A. Do – report B. Have – reported C. Are – reporting D. When – reported
Question 44: It's no good ____ him the truth now.
A. not to tell B. tell C. telling D. to tell
Question 45: People's lives ____ a lot thanks to the inventions of these devices.
A. was changed B. has been changed C. have changed D. is changed
Question 46: Most of my friends enjoy__________football on television.
A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. watched
Question 47: My parents decided _________ a taxi because it was late.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
Question 48: He reminded me___________to give the book back to John
A. not forget B. not to forget C. forgot D. forgetting
Question 49: ____________is not part of a computer.
A. Hardware B. Software C. Process D. RAM
Question 50: Dave _________________Chinese for six years now. He likes it.
A. studies B. studied C. has studied D. will study
Question 51: We have worked here _________________2002.
A. for B. since C. in D. to
Question 52: Until now, the disease ____ over thirty thousand people worldwide.
A. has killed B. killed C. kills D. is killing
Question 53: It's important ____ too much about your failure.
A. not to worry B. not worry C. not worrying to D. don’t worry
Question 54: Doan admitted ___________a mistake because she has fooled her customers.
A. make B. to make C. making D. to making
Question 55: The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it’s worth ______ a packed lunch.
A. taken B. taking C. to take D. take
Question 56: Did you remember ____ Mr. Green my message?
A. be given B. giving C. have given D. to give
Question 57: Mary often watches YouTube videos to study how ____ a dish or make a cake.
A. cook B. cooking C. to cook D. to cooking
Question 58: Vy hoped ________ to join the club. She could make friends with many people here.
A. being invited B. to invite C. to be invited D. inviting
Question 59: How long ____ your best friend?
A. did you know B. do you know C. have you known D. are you knowing
Question 60: “Would you like a coffee?" - “No thanks. ____ one.”
A. I just had B. I just have C. I was just having D. I’ve just had
Question 61: Don’t forget ____ your homework before coming to class.
 A. doing B. having done C. to be done D. to do
Question 62: An e-book reader is convenient; it is used _______________ electronic books,
newspapers or magazines.
A. read B. to read C. reading D. to reading
Question 63: Tu is not coming to class today. She ___________ back to her hometown.
A. goes B. go C. has gone D. will go
Question 64: ___________ artificial intelligence, the phone's voice-recognition system converts the
sound into numerical data.
A. According to B. Instead of C. Apart from D. Thanks to
Question 65: AI has been applied _______ various areas of life.
A. for B. to C. from D. of
Question 66: You should ___________ the batteries fully before using the smartphones.
A. apply B. display C. store D. charge
Question 67: It was not until people became interested in e-books that e-readers
became______________ around the world.
A. convenient B. popular C. helpful D. cheap
Question 68: I have lost my mobile phone. Someone ____ it.
A. has steal B. has stole C. has stolen D. have stole
Question 69: ______________cars can work with little human control.
A. Driver B. Driven C. Driverless D. Non-driver
Question 70: Her children ____ their homework yet. They are still working on it.
A. hasn’t finished B. hasn’t finishing C. haven’t finished D. haven’t finishing
Question 71: This device is not _______________for children.
A. suitable B. valuable C. various D. artificial
Question 72: They ______________a new camera in the classroom to monitor the activities.
A. applied B. installed C. displayed D. stored
Question 73: The door and the window are open. I think someone____________ into our house!
A. breaks B. broke C. has broken D. will break
Question 74: The company _______________a new kind of smartphone. It looks fantastic!
A. just introduces B. just introduced C. has just introduced D. will just
introduce
Question 75: E-readers are often more __________ than printed books because an e-reader allows us
to store thousands of books while it is only as heavy as a single book.
A. expensive B. inexpensive C. convenient D. inconvenient
Question 76: Nancy was sitting up in bed listening to the radio on the_________.
A. velcros B. laptops C. headphones D. chargers
Question 77: Anna has had this smartphone ___________ 10 years.
A. for B. since C. from D. in
Question 78: This is a delicious cake, but we have ____________ had a big dinner and feel very full.
A. only B. just C. since D. for
Question 79: An e-reader is a small ___________ on which you can store and read texts downloaded
from the Internet.
A. device B. hardware C. software D. vehicle
READING:
E8: Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each sentence.
The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people's (1) ____ are affected by
IT. Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer while today (2) ____ people use them at
work, home or school and use of e-mail and the Internet is an every day event.
These developments have brought many (3) ____ to our lives. E-mail makes communication
much easier and more immediate. This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education.
The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable subject is now (4) ____ to us.
Clearly, for many people this has made life much easier and more convenient.
However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial. Many people feel that
the (5) ____ use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing,
telephone and face-to-face conversation. With ever increasing use of information technology these (6)
____elements are likely to increase in the future.
In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost (7) ____ to control and regulate. This
has led to many concerns regarding children (8) ____ unsuitable websites. Yet perhaps the biggest
threat to IT in years to come will be the computer (9) ____ -more sophisticated or more destructive
strains are almost inevitable.
In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, (10) ____ I believe
developments relating to new technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that
will need to be addressed very carefully.
Question 1: A. live B. lives C. living D. life
Question 2: A. most B. most of C. most of the D. almost
Question 3: A. services B. uses C. benefits D. effects
Question 4: A. free B. convenient C. unused D. available
Question 5: A. particular B. immediate C. widespread D. continued
Question 6: A. positive B. negative C. careless D. trivial
Question 7: A. possible B. impractical C. likely D. impossible
Question 8: A. accessing B. approaching C. entering D. getting
Question 9: A. disease B. program C. virus D. software
Question 10: A. so B. moreover C. therefore D. yet
E9: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
THE VANISHING INVENTION
In 1998, a Valencian professor made an amazing claim. Professor Antonio Cervilla discovered how
to use water as a substitute for petrol. The scientist said that you could drive from Bilbao to Valencia
on just half a litre of water. His invention uses a molybdenum compound to break down water into
hydrogen and oxygen. Unlike other methods, no electricity is required and the reaction happens at
atmospheric temperature. This impressive technology is based on the way plant enzymes break down
water. The use of molybdenum is the perfect choice because, although rare, it is cheap and found all
around the planet.
Since the claims were made, nothing more has been heard about this fabulous technology. There is
no explanation for the disappearance anywhere on the internet, apart from a list of similar inventions
which have also vanished. An inventor from the Philipines called Daniel Dingel developed a water-
fuelled car but was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison. If this technology were to become
widely available, it would prove disastrous for petrol station owners and would also save the planet
from the impending environmental catastrophes being caused by pollution.
Question 1: The word “substitute” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____.
A. addition B. alternative C. imitation D. solution
Question 2: Which of the following is NOT true about Cervilla’s invention?
A. It happens at atmospheric temperature. B. It imitates something in nature.
C. It requires no electricity. D. It uses enzymes to break down water.
Question 3: The word “it” in the passage refers to ____.
A. enzyme B. molybdenum C. petrol D. water
Question 4: The word “vanished” in the passage is opposite in meaning to ____.
A. appeared B. produced C. introduced D. invented
Question 5: It is stated in the passage that water-fuelled cars may contribute to ____.
A. save energy B. save environment C. save money D. save time
 VI-WRITING:
E10: Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings.
Question 1: Ms Hoa started teaching English in 2000.
 Ms Hoa has
___________________________________________________________________________________
.
Question 2: Learning Japanese is very difficult but interesting.
 It is
___________________________________________________________________________________
.
Question 3: 3D printing is used to make three-dimensional objects.
 3D printing allows
___________________________________________________________________________________
.
Question 4: Driverless cars can help reduce road traffic accidents.
 Driverless cars can be useful
___________________________________________________________________________________
.
Question 5: We should not leave the door open.
 We should avoid
___________________________________________________________________________________
.
Question 6: The Internet helps us communicate easily among other things
 Easy communication is one of
___________________________________________________________________________________
.
E11: Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the cues and
use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences:
Question 1: Television / be / indispensable / part / people’s lives / today.

___________________________________________________________________________________
.
Question 2: Thanks / television, we / be / aware / what / happen / in / world.

___________________________________________________________________________________
.
Question 3: Watch / TV / help / entertain / when / we / get stressful / after / work / and / study.

___________________________________________________________________________________
.
Question 4: There / be / various / types / quiz shows / TV / help / us / widen / horizons.

___________________________________________________________________________________
.
Question 5: I / spend / two hours / watch / TV/ programs / my family / everyday.

___________________________________________________________________________________
.