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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 each of the following questions.
Question 1. Overpopulation in big cities has severely affected the air and water quality.
A. largely B. commonly C. seriously D. insignificantly
Question 2. It is believed that in fifteen years’ time AIDS will also be brought under control.
A. out of question B. out of hand C. out of order D. out of practice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions.
Question 3. The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A. We were kept awake although the coffee was not strong.
B. The coffee was not good enough for us to keep awake.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
D. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
Question 4. You don’t try to work hard. You will fail in the exam.
A. Unless do you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
B. Unless you don’t try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
C. Unless you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
D. Unless you try to work hard, you won’t fail in the exam.
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 5. Animals like frogs have water proof skin that prevents it from drying out quickly in air, sun, or
A B C
wind.
D
Question 6. My brother usually ask me for help when he has difficulty with his homework.
A B C D
Question 7. Many people object to use physical punishment in dealing with discipline problems at school.

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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 following questions.
In an unexpected sign of hope amid expanding pandemic, scientists at the University of Oxford said on
Tuesday that an inexpensive and commonly available drug reduced deaths in patients with seven Covid –
19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.
If the finding is borne out, the drug, a steroid called dexamethasone, would be the first treatment shown
to reduce mortality in severely ill patients. Had doctors been using the drug to treat the sickest Covid-19
patients in Britain from the beginning of the pandemic, up to 5,000 deaths could have been prevented, the
researchers estimated. In the study, it reduced deaths of patients on ventilators by one-third, and deaths of
patients on oxygen by one-fifth.
Until now, hospitals worldwide have had nothing to offer these desperate, dying patients, and the
prospect of a lifesaving treatment close at hand — in almost every pharmacy — was met with something
like elation by doctors.
“Dexamethasone is the first drug to be shown to improve survival in Covid-19,” one of the trial’s chief
investigators, Peter Horby, a professor of emerging infectious diseases at the University of Oxford, said in
a statement. “The survival benefit is clear and large in those patients who are sick enough to require oxygen
treatment.”
However, there is still, obviously, a significant amount of skepticism. While hospitals in the United
Kingdom were able to begin treating severely ill Covid – 19 patients with dexamethasone on Tuesday, many
experts in the United States demanded to see the date and the study itself, which have not yet been peer
reviewed or published.
Question 8. According to paragraph 2, it is estimated by research that _________.
A. 5000 patients could have been saved had there been enough medical equipment.
B. 5000 patients would likely have not died if they had been given dexamethasone.
C. 5000 patients could have avoided COVID – 19 infection if they had used steroids.
D. 5000 patients would not have needed ventilators had dexamethasone been used.
Question 9. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to _________.
A. the finding B. the drug C. the pandemic D. the study
Question 10. In the third paragraph, the word “elation” is closest in meaning to
A. great confusion B. bitter anger C. deep regret D. immense joy
Question 11. Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Dexamethasone is a type of steroid that is cheap and readily available in many pharmacies.
B. Many health experts in the US still remain doubtful of the dexamethasone research’s finding.

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C. Research found that dexamethasone can reduce mortality in severe COVID – 19 patients.
D. Before the dexamethasone research, hospitals had to give other drugs to COVID – 19 patients.
Question 12. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Doctors Under Pressure As COVID – 19 Spreads.
B. Potential Treatment for COVID – 19.
C. The Lack Of Drugs Amid the COVID – 19 Pandemic.
D. COVID – 19 Pandemic’s Impact On The World.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 13. Neither of the boys came to school yesterday, _______?
A. didn’t they B. does they C. did they D. doesn’t they
Question 14. _______ 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Vietnam from ________ 5 th to 13th
December, 2003.
A. A – a B. The – a C. The – Ø D. The - the
Question 15. My responsibility is to wash the dishes and take _________ the garbage every day.
A. up B. in C. on D. out
Question 16. The more you practice speaking in public, ____________.
A. the greater confidence you become B. the more you become confident
C. the more confident you become D. the more you become confidently
Question 17. He is going to marry a ___________ girl next month.
A. English pretty tall B. tall pretty English
C. pretty tall English D. tall English pretty
Question 18. The 51st World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2021 __________ in Switzerland, a
beautiful and peaceful country in Europe, from January 26th to 29th, 2021.
A. was held B. will be held C. is being held D. is held
Question 19. “_________badly you treat him, he’ll help you. He’s so tolerant.”
A. Even though B. In addition to C. No matter how D. As if
Question 20. Not until 1856 _______ across the Mississippi River.
A. did the first bridge build B. the first bridge was built
C. was the first bridge built D. the first bridge built
Question 21. Not ________ the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends.
A. rememberable B. remembered C. remembering D. to remember

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Question 22. They were so ________ about joining the local volunteer group that they couldn’t sleep last
night.
A. excite B. excitement C. exciting D. excited
Question 23. Her husband is very kind. He always cares ________ her and never puts all of the housework
______ her.
A. with – on B. for – in C. about – in D. about - on
Question 24. After seeing the film memories of a Geisha, _______.
A. the book made many people want to read it B. many people wanted to read the book
C. the reading of the book interested people D. the book was read by many people
Question 25. More out – of – school activities are expected to be incorporated in the new school ______
proposed by Ministry of Education and Training.
A. curriculum B. handout C. agenda D. schedule
Question 26. - Lucy: “I think the main problem in this area is the lack of a good bus service.”
- Linda: “You’re right. You’ve hit the _______ on the head.”
A. wall B. hand B. lips D. nail
Question 27. When it plays as a communicator, it can help us _______ with other computers around the
world.
A. contact B. exchange B. talk D. interact
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 28. A man is talking to Alex when he is on holiday in Paris.
- The man: “You haven’t lived here long, have you?”
- Alex: “______________”.
A. Yes, I have just moved here B. No, only three months
C. Yes, just a few days D. No, I live here for a longtime
Question 29. At the canteen of Diplomatic Academy in Ha Noi
- Hung: “I have a piece of good news! Deputy Prime Ministry Vu Duc Dam got jabs of Vietnamese –
made COVID – 19 vaccine, NanoCovax. Hopefully, Vietnam will soon produce its own COVID – 19
vaccine.”
- Long: “_____________!”
A. How great is our Deputy Prime Minister
B. Oh, how good our Deputy Prime Minister
C. How admirable our Deputy Prime Minister
D. How kind our Deputy Prime Minister is

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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.
Question 30. A. delivers B. completes C. reminds D. depends
Question 31. A. explode B. mandatory C. graduate D. persuade
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 primary stress in each of the following.
Question 32. A. majority B. appropriate C. electrician D. traditional
Question 33. A. decay B. depend D. attack D. vanish
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is closets in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 34. Thanks to your support, I was able to complete the task successfully.
A. Were it not for your support, I would not be able to complete the task successfully.
B. Had it not been for your support, I could not have completed the task successfully.
C. If you had not supported me, I could have completed the task successfully.
D. If you didn’t support me, I would not be able to complete the task successfully.
Question 35. As soon as he arrived home, it started to rain.
A. It started to rain and then he arrived home.
B. Hardly had it started to rain when he arrived home.
C. Arriving home, he said that it would start to rain.
D. No sooner had he arrived home than it started to rain.
Question 36. “Would you mind turning down the TV, Tom? I have a headache.” Said Jane.
A. Jane asked Tom turn down the TV and she had a headache.
B. Jane asked Tom to turn down the TV as she had a headache.
C. Jane advised Tom to turn down the TV because she had a headache.
D. Jane had a headache and she would mind Tom turning down the TV.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) or phrase(s) that best
fit(s) each of the numbered blanks.
In the early twentieth century, an American woman named Emily Post wrote a book on etiquette. This
book explained the proper behavior Americans should follow in many different social (37) _______, from
birthday parties to funerals. But in modern society, it is not simply to know the proper rules for behavior in
your own country. It is necessary for people (38)_____ work or travel abroad to understand the rules of
etiquette in other cultures as well.
Cultural (39)_____ can be found in such simple processes as giving or receiving a gift. In Western
cultures, a gift can be given to the receiver with relatively little ceremony. When a gift is offered, the receiver

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usually takes the gift and expresses his or her thanks. (40)_____, in some Asian countries, the act of gift–
giving may appear confusing to Westerners. In Chinese culture, both the giver and receiver understand that
the receiver will typically refuse to take the gift several times before he or she finally accepts it. In addition,
to (41______ respect for the receiver, it is common in several Asian cultures to use both hands when offering
a gift to another person.
Question 37. A. positions B. condition C. situations D. locations
Question 38. A. who B. which C. where D. whose
Question 39. A. difference B. different C. differently D. differ
Question 40. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise
Question 41. A. show B. get C. feel D. take
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 following questions.
Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery has
been. Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power. It was used to drive engines and was passed
through pipes and radiators to warm rooms. Petrol mixed with air was the next invention that provided
power. Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine. Beyond these simple and direct uses, those forms
have not much adaptability.
On the other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways. From the powerful voltages that
drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and from the huge electric
magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a doorbell, all are powered by
electricity. An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat a huge mass of molten metal in a
furnace, or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee.
Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the greatest
power in the world. It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted. It travels so easily
and with incredible speed along wires or conductors that it can be supplied instantly over vast distances.
To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned. In Australia they use coal or water
to drive this machinery. When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the turbines without polluting
the atmosphere with smoke from coal.
Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident. A tragedy once
occurred at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make electricity. The reactor leaked,
which caused many deaths through radiation.
Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to the
environment. They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays. Most importantly, they hope to
trap sunlight more efficiently. We do use solar heaters for swimming pools but as yet improvement in the

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capacity of the solar cells to create more current is necessary. When this happens, electric cars will be
viable and the world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off by trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels.
Question 42. The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first paragraph
to _______.
A. suggest that electricity should he alternated with safer sources of energy
B. emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity
C. discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity
D. imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy
Question 43. What does the author mean by saying that electricity if flexible?
A. It can be made with ease. B. It can be adapted to various uses.
C. It is used to drive motor engines. D. It is cheap and easy to use.
Question 44. What do we call machines that make electricity?
A. Pipes and radiators B. Electric magnets
C. Voltages D. Generators or turbines
Question 45. The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A. scientists B. the tides C. new ways D. harmful effects
Question 46. The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is
that they _______.
A. are more reliable B. do not pollute the environment
C. do not require attentive D. are more adaptable
Question 47. Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?
A. Water B. Wind C. Petrol D. Sunlight
Question 48. The best title for this passage could be ______.
A. “Type of Power Plants” B. “Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life”
C. “How to Produce Electricity” D. “Why Electricity Is So Remarkable”
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 each of the following questions.
Question 49. The charming old buildings and cottages are a throwback to the colonial past.
A. inspiring B. fascinating C. interesting D. exciting
Question 50. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking
you.
A. pay all attention to B. express interest to
C. be interested in D. be related to

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