Mark your choice on the answer sheet.. stared Questions 5 - 8: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D
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Questions 1 - 4: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Mark your choice on the answer sheet
1 A effective B eradicate C enthusiastic D effort
2 A representative B general C refreshment D celebrate
3 A damage B luggage C manage D teenage
4 A jumped B traveled C seemed D stared
Questions 5 - 8: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet
5 A annual B announce C formal D sculpture
6 A maximum B windowpane C enjoyment D organize
7 A complete B worksheet C explain D observe
8 A disappointed B competition C representative D participate
Questions 9 - 24: These are incomplete sentences Choose one best option to complete each
sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet
9 The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning………….students
10 Such questions provide a useful means of ………….students' interest
A expressing B encouraging C stimulating D providing
11 We took part in a sponsored walk _ to support the poor
A organized B organizing C that organized D had organized
12 We strongly recommend _your luggage when you travel
A to insure B you insuring C your insurance D you to insure
13 She was the first in her family a college education
14 The weather report says that ten inches of snow tomorrow
A maybe there are B there might be C there may be D we may be have
15 You got home late last night." - "The Morgans insisted for dinner."
A on our staying B for us to stay C that we were staying D about us staying
16 _ In 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the ed States
A Founding B Founded C Being founded D It was founded
17 I’m not surprised Margaret's ill With all the voluntary work she's ,she’s really been doing too much
A taken off B taken on C taken in D taken to
18 Jan appears some weight Has she been ill?
A having lost B having been lost C to have lost D to have been lost
19 received law degrees as today
A Never so many women have B Never have so many women
C the women have never D Women who have ever
20 Minh was the winner and he was _ a set of CDs for studying English
A awarded B announced C welcomed D responded
21 The teacher said “Time is up” It means “Time is ”
A started B increased C shortened D finished
22 More and more people are taking part in the struggle illiteracy
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24 _a painter, but he also took an interest in the flight of birds
A Not only Rembrandt was B Although Rembrandt was C Despite Rembrandt being D Not only was Rembrandt
Questions 25 - 34: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling
the letter A, B, C, or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet
Intel Science Talent Search has just (25) the top prize to a teenage boy from the state of Colorado, (26) name is Ryan Patterson The competition is the oldest program in the US that honours the science projects of high school students The Intel Science Talent Search is sixty-seven years old this year The winners receive a new computer and money for college _(27)
More than 1,500 students entered projects for the (28) Their research projects _(29) nearly every area of science, _(30) chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, social science and medicine Well-known scientists _(31) them on their research abilities and creative thinking They also asked the students about scientific problems before deciding (32) the top ten winners Intel Official Craig Barrett praised all the students _(33) future scientific leaders He said they would play an important part in curing diseases, protecting the environment and developing new computer _(34)
25 A presented B awarded C given D distributed
27 A education B training C studying D learning
28 A contest B challenge C race D competition
29 A consisted B included C involved D contained
30 A consisting B involving C containing D covering
31 A judged B tested C examined D checked
34 A techniques B technicians C technologists D technologies
Questions 35 - 39: Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C, or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet
Education in Bolivia, as in many other areas of Bolivia life, has a divide between Bolivia’s rural and urban areas Rural illiteracy levels remain high, even as the rest of the country becomes increasingly literate This disparity stems partly from the fact my children living in rural areas are forced to contribute economically to their family households and thus are much less likely to attend school On average, children from rural areas attend school for 4.2 years, while children in urban areas receive an average of 9.4 years of education A gender divide also exists Females, on average, receive about 1.5 years less schooling than males The female illiteracy rate is 19.6% while that for males is 7.7% The country's illiteracy level as a whole, 13-14%, is comparably higher than in other South American countries The
problems with Bolivia education are not necessarily attributable to lack of funding Boliva devotes 23% of its annual
budget to educational expenditures, a higher percentage than in most other South American countries, albeit from a smaller national budget A comprehensive seven-year plan of education reform has made some significant changes Initiated in 1994, the plan decentralized educational funding in order to meet diverse local needs, improved teacher
training and curricula, and changed the school grade system Resistance from teachers Unions, however, has slowed
implementation of some of the intended reforms
35 Most of the children in rural areas in Bolivia are illiterate because _
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C they find it difficult to learn to read and write D there is a shortage of teachers and schools in Bolivia
36 On average, children from urban areas attend school for _
A 1.5 years B 4.2 years C 7.4 years D 9.4 years
37 The female illiteracy rate in Bolivia is _
38 The word "annual" in this passage is closest in meaning to
A every four months B every year C every five years D every ten years
39 Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A.In Bolivia males receive more schooling than females
B.Bolivian illiteracy level is higher than in other South American countries
C.The lack of funding is the main reason for causing illiteracy in Bolivia
D.Bolivia spends less money on education than most other South American countries
Questions 40 - 44: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D
Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter A, B,
C, or D Mark your answer in the answer sheet
40 Only when the famine gets worse world governments will begin to act
A B C D
41 Members of High School clubs learn to participation in teams through their involvement in community projects
42 On some streets, it has against the law to ride a motorcycle without a helmet
A B C D
43 They agreed with waiting for me if I was late
A B C D
44 The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired
A B C D
Questions 45 - 47: After each sentence from 45 to 47, there are four sentences marked A, B, C, and D Choose the
sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet
45 "Please, could you wake me at 6 o 'clock tomorrow morning?" I asked the doorman
A I asked the doorman if he wakes me at 6 o'clock in the following morning
B I asked the doorman if he wake me at 6 o'clock in the following morning
C I asked the doorman whether he wakes me at 6 o'clock in the following morning or not
D I asked the doorman to wake me up at 6 o'clock in the following morning
46 "You stole my best cassette, Bob!" said Willy
A Willy accused Bob for having stolen his best cassette
B Willy accused Bob of having stolen his best cassette
C Willy accused Bob on having stolen his best cassette
D Willy accused Bob to have stolen his best cassette
Trang 447 "Don't forget to feed the chicken twice a day, " he said
A He said don't forget to feed the chicken twice a day
B He told not to forget to feed the chicken twice a day
C He reminded me to feed the chicken twice a day
D He suggested me to feed the chicken twice a day
Questions 48 - 50: Choose the correct sentence that has been completed from the given word cues by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C, or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet
48 what / should / we / do / help / poor children / go on / learn?
A What should we do help the poor children to go on learning?
B What should we do to help the poor children to go on learning?
C What should we do to help the poor children going on learning?
D What should we do to help the poor children to go on learn?
49 you / never / will / regret / doing / a kind / action
A You never will regret doing a kind action
B You will never regret a kind action doing
C You will never doing regret a kind action
D You will never regret doing a kind action
50 Ms Lan / start / preparation / her / New Year / 10 days / the / occasion / before
A Lan starts her preparations for New Year 10 days before the occasion
B Lan starts preparations for her New Year 10 days before the occasion
C Lan starts her preparations New Year for 10 days before the occasion
D Lan starts her preparations New Year before 10 days the occasion