Choose the word that is of different TOPIC or PART OF SPEECH

from the others in each of the frollowing the following questions

(0.5 pt).

Question 1: A. plumber B. writer C. farmer D. sweater

Question 2: A. quickly B. widely C. sadly D. friendly

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in PRONUNCIATION in each of the following questions (0.5
pt).

Question 3: A. talked B. washed C. passed D. collected

Question 4: A. seat B. heat C. great D. meat

Choose the word whose STRESS differs from the other three in
each of the following questions (0.5 pt).

Question 5: A. develop B. primary C. countryside D.

Optional

Question 6: A. divide B. mountain C. apply D. prevent

Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions
(1.5 pts).

LIFE BEYOND EARTH

Is there intelligent life on other planets? For years, scientists said "no" or
"we don't know". But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra
Barnett are astronomers. They believe intelligent life exists somewhere in
the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beings.

Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets?
The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion
years old. This is too long, say Shostak and Barnett, for only one planet in
the entire universe to have intelligent life. The second - the universe is
huge. Tools like the Hubble Telescope "have shown that the Hubble
Telescope "have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies," says
Shostak. And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at le

and our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets
circling these stars might be similar to Earth.

Until recently, it was difficult to search for signs of ihtelligent life in search
for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes
enable scientists to identify smaller planets - the size of other solar
systems. These planets might have intelligent life.
Have beings from space already visited Earth? Probably not, says between
planets is too great. Despite this, intelligent beings might eve other
methods, such as radio signals. In fact, they may be trying to
communicate with us now, but we don't have the right tools to receive
their messages. But this is changing, says Shostak. By 2025, we could
make contact with other life forms in our universe.

(Extracted from Reading Explorer 1, Cengage Learning National

Geographic)

Question 7: What is the main purpose of this reading passage?

A. to show how telescopes work

B. to explain the beliefs of two scientists

C. to explain how life started on Earth

D to describe what life on other planets might look like

Question 8: What would be a good title for the second paragraph?

A. The Age and Size of the Universe

B. Earth: The Only Planet with Intelligent Life

C. Our Galaxy: The Milky Way

D Why Intelligent Life Might Exist

Question 9: Why was it harder to look for signs of intelligent life

in in the universe in the past?

A. Planets used to be farther apart.

B. We did not have the right tools.

C. We could only see smaller planets from Earth.

D. These lives might not exist then.

Question 10: According to Shostak, what might prevent beings

from space visiting our Earth

A. the great distance

B. the radio signals

C. the unread messages

D. our planet size

Question 11: In the last paragraph, what does "life forms" refer
to?
A. planets

B. radio signals

C. intelligent beings

D. messages

Question 12: Which of the following adjectives best describes the

tone of the writer in this passage?

A. pessimistic

B. disbelieving

C. hopeful

D. critical

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following

questions (3.0 pts).

Question 13:

In some ways, I think life for the people in my country is _______ now than
100 years ago.

A. best

B. more good

C. the best

D. better

Question 14: "What aspect of learning English de you find most

difficult?" The examiner asked Paul.

A. The examiner asked Paul what aspect of learning English you found
most difficult.

B. The examiner asked Paul what aspect of learning English did you find
most difficult.

C. The examiner asked Paul what aspect of learning English did he find
most difficult.

D. The examiner asked Paul what aspect of learning English he found most
difficult.

Question 15: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the

Pacific Rim, _______ is known as the "Ring of Fire".
A. who

B. where

C. whose

D. which

Question 16: Nhat An was absent from class yesterday _______ she
was sick all day long.

A. because

B. however

C. although

D. therefore

Question 17: I'm really looking forward____________ my holiday with

my family this weekend.

A. to B. at C. in D. for

Question 18: "If you were able to take a space trip,

what_____________to get ready for the trip?

A. do you do B. would you do C. will you do D.

had you done

Question 19: I'm feeling more_______________about the future now

when I realize the English exam is so easy.

A. Relaxing B. relaxation C. relaxed D. relax

Question 20. - Gia Han: "We're going to Galaxy Cinema to watch

the Movie The Girl from Yesterday next weekend."

- Minh Thu: "_________"

A. You're so beautiful! B. What's wrong? C.

Congratulations! D. Really?

Question 21: I really love Tien Giang province and I wish

I______________more time to get to know all about your beautiful
hometown.

A. had B. have C. can have D. will have

Question 22: In the 18th century, jean cloth___________completely

from cotton and workers then loved wearing it a lot.

A. was making B. was made C. has made

D. made
Question 23: We're going to see some old friends.
We_____________for five years.

A. won't meet B. aren't meeting C. weren't meeting

D. haven't met

Question 24: We were all hungry, so she

suggested_____________dinner earlier than usual.

A. having B. have C. to have D. had

to have

II. PHẦN RIÊNG - TỰ CHỌN (4.0 pts)

Hướng dẫn phần riêng - tự chọn

- Thí sinh chi được chọn 1 trong 2 chương trình: A. CHƯƠNG TRÌNH HIỆN
HÀNH hoặc B. CHƯƠNG TRÌNH MỚI

- Thí sinh ghi rõ trên giấy làm bài rồi mới bắt đầu làm bài.

- Ví dụ: II. PHẦN RIÊNG – TỰ CHỌN: B. CHƯƠNG TRÌNH MỚI.

- Phần riêng – tự chọn sẽ không được chấm điểm nếu thí sinh làm cả 2
chương trình.

A. CHƯƠNG TRÌNH HIỆN HÀNH (4.0 pts)

Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the
blanks (2.0 PIS)

EARTHQUAKES

Every year there are over 150,000 earthquakes around the world. Many
are very small and people don't notice them. Others, like the ones in Haiti
in 2010. or Japan in 2011, cause term damage and can
(25)____________whole towns and cities.

Scientists study the Earth and know (26)_____________earthquakes are

likely to happen. Some countries have a much (27)___________risk than
others. Japan has on average 1,500 earthquakes every year. In Britain
there are 140. The earthquakes in Britain are usually very small and don't
cause damage to people's houses. In Japan there are much bigger
earthquakes, and many modern buildings are specially built
(28)__________thewy don't get damaged.

One biggest problem with earthquakes is that we don't know when they
are going to happen. Scientists can't (29)___________us the date or the
time. If we could predict earthquakes, we could (30)___________for them
and we could save lives by moving people away from the earthquake
area.

In the future things may be different. however. In the 1970s, scientists,

noticed something (31)___________about the behaviour of animals. In the
winter of 1974 lots of snakes woke up from their winter sleep and came
out into the cold. Then there were (32)___________ earthquakes in the
north of China. In January the following year, people around the city of
Haicheng noticed that lots of farm animals such as cows and horses were
nervous and refused to go into buildings at night. In February there was a
large earthquake in that area.

(Extracted from Solutions 2nd Pre-intermediate Testbook, Oxford

University Press)

Question 25: A. forecast B. destroy C.prevent

D. warn

Question 26: A. that B. whose C. what

D. where

Question 27: A. deeper B. higher C. taller

D. longer

Question 28: A. so that B. even though C therefore

D. because

Question 29: A. say B. ask C. tell

D. talk

Question 30: A. save B. look C. prepare

D. check

Question 31: A. interests B. interested C. Interesting

D. interest

Question 32: A. a lot B. several C. any

D. much

WRITING A PARAGRAPH (2.0 pts)

Question 33: Some people think that secondary school students

should wear casual clothes to school. Write a PARAGRAPH of 100 -
120 words to support this opinion.

You may use the prompts below to help you.

Secondary school students should wear casual clothes

Suggested ideas:

 Comforables
 Freedom of choice (size, colors, styles, etc.)
 Self-confident, favorite clothes
 School: colorful and lively

(Thí sinh chọn CHƯƠNG TRÌNH HIỆN HÀNH chỉ làm bài tới đây. Phần tiếp
theo dành cho thí sinh chọn CHƯƠNG TRÌNH MỚI.)

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Đáp Án:

Question 1 D Question 9 B Question 17 A Question 25

B

Question 2 D Question 10 A Question 18 B Question

26 D

Question 3 D Question 11 C Question 19 C Question

27 B

Question 4 A Question 12 C Question 20 D Question

28 A

Question 5 B Question 13 D Question 21 A Question

29 C

Question 6 D Question 14 D Question 22 B Question

30 C

Question 7 D Question 15 D Question 23 D Question

31 C

Question 8 D Question 16 A Question 24 A Question

32 B