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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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. hepatitis B. italics C. itself D. maternity
Question 2: A. ascertain B. ponderous C. relegate D. meteorite
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that best
completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 3: Bod and Mary are talking to each other in the library.
- Bod: “Congratulations to you on winning the English speaking competition.”
- Mary: “_____________.”
A. You’re welcome B. Don’t mention it C. Never mind D. Thanks a lot
Question 4: Two people are talking to each other in the restaurant.
- A: “Do you mind me smoking here?”
- B: “___________________. Look at the sign. It says “No smoking”.
A. No, I don’t B. It doesn’t matter C. Never mind D. You’d better not
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 5: Today the number of start-ups in Vietnam is mounting as the government has
created favourable conditions for them to develop their business.
A. decreasing B. varying C. rising D. peaking
Question 6: The final match between Liverpool and Manchester United, viewers witnessed the
deadly strike’s 11th goal of the season.
A. tantamount B. dubious C. immortal D. panoramic
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 from 7 to 13.
In today's competitive world, what responsible parent would not want to give their children
the best possible start in life? For this reason, many parents want their children, often as young
as ten months old, to become familiar with computers. They seem to think that if their children
grow up with computers, they will be better equipped to face the challenges of the future.
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 No one has proved that computers make children more creative or more intelligent. The
truth may even be the opposite. Educational psychologists claim that too much exposure to
computers, especially for the very young, may negatively affect normal brain development.
Children gain valuable experience of the world from their interaction with physical objects. Ten-
month-old babies may benefit more from bumping their heads or putting various objects in
their mouths than they will from staring at eye-catching cartoons. A four-year-old child can
improve hand-eye coordination and understand cause and effect better by experimenting with a
crayon than by moving a cursor around a computer screen. So, as educational psychologists
suggest, instead of government funding going to more and more computer classes, it might be
better to devote resources to music and art programs.
It is ludicrous to think that children will fall behind if they are not exposed to computers
from an early age. Time is too precious to spend with a "mouse". Now is the time when they
should be out there learning to ride a bike. There will be time later on for them to start banging
away at keyboards.
Question 7: Why do parents want their children to learn how to use a computer from an early
age?
A. Because they think computers are better for a child’s brain development.
B. Because they want their children to be well prepared for their future.
C. Because their children seems to be interested in computers.
D. Because they believe their children will be more intelligent with computers.
Question 8: What would be an appropriate title for this passage?
A. Never too early to start B. Let kids be kids
C. Computers in schools D. More computers mean brighter future
Question 9: Children who spend a lot of time on their computers __________.
A. do not necessarily make more progress than those who don't.
B. tend to like music and art more than those who don't.
C. will suffer from brain damage.
D. tend to have more accidents than those who don't.
Question 10: The pronoun “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A. heads B. babies C. objects D. mouths
Question 11: What is TRUE according to the passage?
A. It is better for children to take computer lessons than art lessons.
B. Parents should not put off buying a computer for their children.
C. Computers seriously harm children's eyesight.
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 D. There is no evidence that children who use computers are cleverer than those who do not.
Question 12: The word "ludicrous" paragraph 3 mostly means __________.
A. ridiculous B. humorous C. ironic D. sensible
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences of the following questions.
Question 13: Although the new teacher is inexperienced, he is really enthusiastic.
A. The new teacher doesn’t have enough experience to be enthusiastic.
B. The new teacher is really enthusiastic owing to the fact that he is inexperienced.
C. Despite being an experienced teacher, he lacks enthusiasm.
D. No matter how inexperienced the new teacher may be, he is really enthusiastic.
Question 14: The detective started investigating the crime scene a week ago.
A. The detective has been investigating the crime scene for a week.
B. The detective stopped investigating the crime scene after one week.
C. The detective had investigated the crime scene until last week.
D. It has been one week since the detective stopped investigating the crime scene.
Question 15: I was silly to say that.
A. I wish I had said something sillier than that.
B. I should not have said that.
C. I didn’t said anything.
D. I said nothing because I was silly.
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 from 16 to 23.
P.D. James
Barbara Michaels meets the acclaimed crime writer, whose innocent exterior hides a
complex and brilliant imagination.
Best-selling crime writer P.D. James - the initials stand for Phyllis Dorothy - exudes an air of
quiet authority. It is easy to envisage her, had she not become a creator of detective stories with
more twists and turns than a spiral staircase, as a headmistress of a girls' school. But it is soon
apparent from what she says that the authoritative mien is, in fact, a cloak for shyness. She
reluctantly admits that Adam Dalgliesh, the detective in her novels,'is, I suppose, modelled on
myself - or rather, the way I would have turned out if I had been a man'. Dalgliesh prefers to
unravel the complexities of crimes solo, as does his creator. 'I need time on my own, particularly
when I am writing. I can write more or less anywhere as long as I have total privacy.'

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 She is too modest to concur with the view that she is Britain's best-known crime writer, even
though her books - 12 major detective novels - are read avidly by millions all over the world. She
herself is a great fan of the works of close friend Ruth Rendell. 'I particularly enjoy her
psychological works, written under the name of Barbara Vine.' Books beside her bed are most
likely to be by women writers such as Iris Murdoch, Anita Brookner and Penelope Lively,
although not to the total exclusion of male authors like Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh,
whom she considers to have been the greatest novelists of their generation.
Success came to P.D. James late in life. Now in her seventies, she was 42 when her first crime
novel, Cover Her Face, was published. Born in Oxford, the eldest of three children, Phyllis grew
up mainly in Cambridge, where her family moved when she was 11 years old. 'I met my
husband there - he was a student at the university, and I have always loved the place. That is
why I chose it as the setting for An Unsuitable Job For A Woman.'
Reluctantly, she reveals that from a promising start, life has been hard, even tragic at times.
Her Irish doctor husband, Connor Bantry White, returned from the Second World War, during
which he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps, a very sick man. 'I had to work long hours
to support him and our two young daughters, Clare and Jane. The ideas were teeming in my
head, but I could do practically nothing about it - I simply hadn't the time. My husband's
parents, however, were marvellous, and took my daughters under their wing, giving them a
sense of security throughout those difficult years.'
While working full-time in administration for the National Health Service, she made good use
of her enviable organisational skills. At one point, five psychiatric outpatients' clinics came under
her jurisdiction. Then followed 11 years at the Home Office, first in the Police Department, doing
administration for forensic science research, and then in the Criminal Law section, in the juvenile
crime division. It was while working in forensic science that she became 'quite accustomed' to the
sight of corpses. But it was not fascination with death itself that inspired her. 'It was, rather, the
shape and construction involved in the writing of a crime novel that appealed. I have always
enjoyed reading detective stories, and I always knew that I wanted to be a writer.'
'I didn't want to use the traumatic events of my own life in a work of fiction. The writing of a
detective story appealed as a wonderful apprenticeship for someone setting out to be a serious
novelist, and it was suitably removed from my own experience. As I went on, I became
increasingly aware that one could stay within the constraints and indeed within the so-called
formula of the classic detective story and still write a good, serious and revealing novel about
human beings. 'Writing detective stories', she says, 'is a way of bringing order out of disorder.
The solution of a crime confirms the sanctity of life - even if that life is unlovable. Nobody really
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likes violence.'
Question 16: What does the writer suggest about P.D. James’s outward manner?
A. It is an attempt to discourage curiosity
B. It points to a lack of self-confidence.
C. It conceals the true nature of her personality.
D. It comes as a surprise to her readers
Question 17: When questioned about Adam Dalgliesh, P.D. James
A. concedes that the detective resembles her.
B. admits that his behaviour is unusual.
C. accepts that he does not enjoy company.
D. recognises a weakness in the detective’s character.
Question 18: What is revealed about P.D. James’s tastes in reading?
A. She prefers books with lots of action.
B. She is less keen on male than female writers
C. She believes that men write better books than women.
D. She thinks that women writers are not given enough credit.
Question 19: According to P.D. James, her early writing career suffered from lack of
A. support B. commitment
C. confidence D. opportunity
Question 20: The phrase “took my daughters under their wing” in paragraph 4 means that
A. Phyllis Dorothy husband’s parents took care of their daughters.
B. Connor Bantry White’s parents gave their daughters some pieces of advice.
C. Phyllis Dorothy husband’s parents restricted their grandchildren’s freedom.
D. Connor Bantry White’s parents looked after their grandchildren.
Question 21: What characterised P.D. James’s work in the National Health Service?
A. It was well-suited to her talents. B. It was not a satisfying experience.
C. It was useful for her future writing. D. It was not sufficiently demanding.
Question 22: P.D. James was drawn to writing crime novels because
A. they were her favourite sort of reading
B. they would be useful to her in her career.
C. she liked the technical challenge they offered.
D. she had experienced the effects of crime at first hand
Question 23: What realisation did P.D. James come to while working on her detective stories?
A. It was not necessary to pay attention to established patterns.
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 B. The conventions did not adversely affect the quality of her writing.
C. It was inevitable that she would become emotionally involved.
D. The subject matter was more limiting than she had expected
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 24: A. apply B. university C. identity D. early
Question 25: A. anthrax B. flexion C. buxom D. axiom
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 26: After a _________ hesitation, she began to speak with such a convincing voice.
A. rude B. slight C. small D. impolite
Question 27: Jimmy said that he had lived in London four years ____________.
A. ago B. then C. before D. later
Question 28: She is __________ I expect.
A. more prettier than B. far prettier than
C. a lot prettier as D. much more prettier than
Question 29: Don’t let the older boys bully you. Stand __________ them.
A. in for B. away from C. up above D. up to
Question 30: Don’t ____________ your head, John. You’ll make it sore.
A. scratch B. hit C. itch D. tear
Question 31: If people were more __________ of each other then there would be less fighting.
A. sympathetic B. exclusive C. charitable D. tolerant
Question 32: Government suffered a severe ___________ in election, losing it overall majority in
the National Assembly.
A. setback B. drawbacks C. upbringing D. income
Question 33: _____________ I love you, I can’t let you whatever you like.
A. Whatever B. Despite fact C. Whether D. Much as
Question 34: I would like to invite you to participate in the __________ ceremony.
A. graduate B. graduation C. graduated D. graduating
Question 35: Regardless of whether schools belong to the government or are independent, they
are _________ to adhere to the same curriculum frameworks.
A. told B. required C. demanded D. taken
Question 36: You didn’t even _________ an attempt at answering the question.
A. do B. put C. create D. make
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 Question 37: After Jane got a small part in a film, her friends thought that she got too big for her
__________.
A. shoes B. feet C. boots D. socks
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 38: In many countries, people who are jobless get unemployment benefit.
A. dole B. pension C. interpretation D. asperity
Question 39: Because the jury had reached a deadlock, the judge called for a retrial.
A. brusqueness B. verdict C. hotchpotch D. impasse
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 40: Bill was about average in performance in comparison with other students in his
class.
A. about average B. in C. with D. other students
Question 41: Usually the climate in many mountainous areas become much windier at
higher altitudes.
A. Usually B. mountainous areas C. become D. much windier
Question 42: Finished her household chores, Mary decided to do some shopping.
A. Finished B. household chores C. to do D. shopping
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
word(s) that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 43 to 47.
Should your children be helping more around the house? The answer is probably 'yes'. The
(43)___________ of kids and chores has many solutions and one is right for your family.
You don't want to overwhelm your children with too much work, but you don't want them to
be lazy and helpless (44) __________ . Somewhere, there is a middle ground with kid and chores,
in which the children pitch in, and learn some (45)__________ skills and something about
teamwork.
Most parents want their children to learn the value of pulling their own weight and
participating in the Center on Parents, Children and Work, in the FamilyEducation.com article.
Housework is a part of life. No matter what kind of lives your children grow up to have,
they'll have to take care of their surroundings to some degree. By the time kids go off to college,
they should know how to do laundry (46)_________ (including getting out some common stains),
change sheets on a bed, clean a bathroom, run a vacuum, mop a floor, fix some simple meals, and
wash dishes.
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 Kids can handle housework better than you might think. By 8-year-old, most kids handle all
but a few jobs round the house. Parents can teach their kids basic (47)__________ maintenance
skills early and get the whole family to pitch in.
Question 43: A. problem B. matter C. point D. issue
Question 44: A. too B. so C. either D. also
Question 45: A. life B. living C. lively D. live
Question 46: A. well B. properly C. possibly D. satisfactorily
Question 47: A. house B. household C. home D. family
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 48: “Don’t be so disappointed, Bill. You can definitely take the driving test again,” said
Helen.
A. Helen told Bill to be disappointed in order to take the driving test again.
B. Helen said Bill not to be disappointed because of the driving test again.
C. Helen told to Bill not to be disappointed and not to take the driving test again.
D. Helen encouraged Bill to take the driving test again.
Question 49: John’s father used to work for a well-established bank.
A. John’s father is now a staff of a well-established bank.
B. John’s father no works for a well-established bank longer.
C. John’s father does not work for a well-established bank longer.
D. John’s father doesn’t work for a well-established bank any longer.
Question 50: “Can you explain why the English drive on the left?” the man said to me.
A. The man asked me that if I could explain why the English drove on the left.
B. The man said whether I could explain why the English drove on the left.
C. The man asked me that if I could explain why the English drive on the left.
D. The man asked me if I can explain why the English drive on the left.
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