2023

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 the following question.

Question 1. If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you round the city.

A. reluctant

B. confident

C. free

D. occupied

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 2. Bat Trang is one of the more famous traditional craft villages of Ha Noi.

A. the more

B. villages

C. of

D. traditional

Question 3. The number of visitors to the exhibition dropped considerable in the

A. visitors

B. considerable

C. exhibition

D. number

Question 4. Although I didn’t personally see who was responsible for this mess, I
think I can do a guess.

A. do

B. for

C. who

D. personally
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 5.

A. around

B. proud

C. about

D. would

Question 6.

A. improved

B. returned

C. stopped

D. arrived

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST
in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.

Question 7. The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English.

A. main

B. solid

C. minor

D. narrow

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 8.

A. paradise

B. dominance

C. universe

D. attraction
Question 9.

A. massive

B. remote

C. rusty

D. global

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best
combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 10. Nam didn’t take his close friend’s advice. That’s why he is out of work.

A. If Nam took his close friend’s advice, he wouldn’t be out of work.

B. If Nam had taken his close friend’s advice, he wouldn’t have been out of work.

C. If Nam takes his close friend’s advice, he will not be out of work.

D. If Nam had taken his close friend’s advice, he wouldn’t be out of work.

Question 11. Most of the classmates couldn’t come. He invited them to the birthday
party.

A. Most of the classmates which he invited to the birthday party couldn’t come.

B. Most of the classmates whom he was invited to the birthday party couldn’t come.

C. Most of the classmates that he invited them to the birthday party couldn’t come.

D. Most of the classmates whom he invited to the birthday party couldn’t come.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.

Question 12. - “Did you follow SEA GAMES 32, _____ held in Cambodia in May,
2023?”

- “Of course. Viet Nam ranked first.”

A. where was

B. who was

C. which was

D. that was
Question 13. Many Vietnamese women today prefer to wear modern clothing at work
because of its _____.

A. convenience

B. disadvantage

C. discomfort

D. confusion

Question 14. His typical breakfast consists _____ bread, fried eggs and some
vegetables.

A. of

B. in

C. for

D. between

Question 15. According to our school’s regulations, students _____ use mobile
phones in class.

A. needn’t

B. mustn’t

C. won’t

D. shouldn’t

Question 16. In the countryside of Viet Nam, three or four generations used to _____
together in the same house.

A. to live

B. lived

C. living

D. live

Question 17. Many students are going to take part in the campaign raising money for
disadvantaged children in remote areas this summer, _____?

A. are they
B. don’t they

C. aren’t they

D. do they

Question 18. At first she was trained to be _____ scriptwriter, but later she worked as
a secretary.

A. a

B. an

C. Ø (no article)

D. the

Question 19. The government should _____ some measures to ensure that tourism
develops in harmony with the environment.

A. take

B. keep

C. make

D. pay

Question 20. Women’s contribution to our society has been _____ better these days.

A. differently

B. significantly

C. naturally

D. intellectually

Question 21. Our daily lives _____ since the invention of the labour-saving devices
and the Internet.

A. had been improved

B. were improved

C. have been improved

D. are improved

Question 22. I wish people in the world _____ conflicts and lived in peace.
A. didn’t have

B. don’t have

C. wouldn’t have

D. won’t have

Question 23. Our teacher suggests _____ waste paper for the school’s recycling
scheme.

A. to be collected

B. collecting

C. to collect

D. being collected

Question 24. Remember to _____ the light when you leave the room.

A. turn down

B. turn up

C. turn off

D. turn in

Question 25. He _____ to England to continue his study after he _____ his English
course.

A. goes/ has finished

B. went/ had finished

C. went/ has finished

D. goes/ finishes

Question 26. His parents were happy _____ he got good marks in the final
examination.

A. because

B. because of

C. despite
D. although

Question 27. His parents asked him _____ to enter law school.

A. whether he is planning

B. he is planning

C. if he was planning

D. he was planning

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best
completes each of the following exchanges.

Question 28. David and Linda are talking about the environmental problem.

- David: “I think that people should use public transport instead of their own cars to
reduce pollution.”

- Linda: “_____”

A. I can’t agree with you more.

B. Yes, let’s.

C. What nonsense!

D. I don’t know! I just don’t think it’s for me.

Question 29. - John: “What are you thinking of doing when you leave school?”

- Tom: “_____”

A. Not much. My dad is an engineer.

B. I’m not sure. Maybe something with history.

C. Oh, languages are not definitely my strengths.

D. I’m not great at technology.

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 30. It’s five years since I last saw my cousins.

A. I saw my cousins for five years ago.

B. I have seen my cousins for five years.

D. I started to see my cousins five years ago.

Question 31. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue
their journey.

A. The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain.

B. If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey.

C. It rained so heavily that explorers could not continue their journey.

D. The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey.

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.

It is generally accepted that teenage is a difficult period of life for the teenagers and
even for the parents. Frequent fighting over the most trivial things is one main
characteristic of every household with a teenager.

Parents expect their children to come back home earlier. What parents consider the
reasonable time limit is not accepted by their teens. Curfew and time restrictions
become one of the main reasons for fights.

Teenage is a time when a lot of kids want to show their independence. The problem
arises when parents, fearing the safety of their teens, often refuse to give them their
own bikes or motorbikes. This, of course, leads to more fights.

A decrease in grades due to increasing difficulty level of school work, newer subjects
and more socializing is very common among teens but their parents are not
sympathetic. Parents try to impose studying rules and insist that their teens finish their
homework before going out. This makes the situation worse.

That children spend too much time on the phone is one complaint that most parents
have. The age of smartphones has ensured that kids put their smartphones above
almost everything else. Parents, however, worry that teens spending too much time on
their phones lose out on family time and real human interaction, besides harming their
eyes.

Teenagers develop a taste for unhealthy but delicious fast food, while parents believe
that a growing body needs proper nutrition. As cold drinks, burgers and pizzas replace
wholesome, home-cooked meals, parents worry. Moreover, teenage is a time when
kids become more and more conscious of their weight and body image. To achieve
the ‘ideal’ thin body type, girls often starve themselves and skip meals. Of course, this
also leads to a lot of arguments between parents who try to convince their daughters
that proper meals are more important than being thin.
Question 32. Parents believe that _____.

A. cold drinks, burgers and pizzas become more popular

B. a growing body requires proper diets and nutrients

C. children should have a good shape rather than proper nutrition

D. teenagers love unhealthy but delicious fast food

Question 33. Teenage is a difficult period of life for both the teenagers and the parents
because _____.

A. children always do the most trivial things in every household

B. parents expect their children to come back home as they would like to

C. children spend too much time on their phones talking to their friends

D. parents don’t understand what their children think and believe

Question 34. All of the following are the reasons why there is a decrease in grades
EXCEPT _____.

A. newer subjects

B. social life

C. higher level of school work

D. sympathy from parents

Question 35. The main idea of the passage is _____.

A. development of physical and mental aspects during teenage

B. common reasons why teenagers fight with parents

C. curfew and time restriction on children

D. different tastes between parents and children in food

Question 36. The phrase “conscious of” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
_____.

A. afraid of

B. aware of

C. tired of
D. fond of

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The USA is encouraging Americans to wear face masks. There have been a lot of
talks about whether or not face masks are effective in helping slow down the (37)
_____ of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The government is set to encourage Americans
to use homemade face covering like cloth masks, bandanas and scarves. At first, the
WHO and (38) _____ health organizations recommended that people who were not
sick didn’t need to wear masks or cover their faces. (39) _____, it is now proved that
face masks can work effectively. They point to countries like Singapore and South
Korea, (40) _____ people wear masks and reported infection rates are lower.

Question 37.

A. widening

B. lengthening

C. release

D. spread

Question 38.

A. a

B. much

C. some

D. any

Question 39.

A. Moreover

B. Although

C. However

D. Because

Question 40.

A. why

B. which
C. where

D. whose

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