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Part I: 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.
1. A. compulsory B. suggestion C. summary D. agriculture
2. A. leisure B. measure C. failure D. pleasure
3. A. attraction B. congestion C. passion D. construction
4. A. mileage B. license C. kite D. wilderness
5. A. faces B. horses C. houses D. places
6. A. ancient B. parade C. abrupt D. advance
7. A. considerate B. chocolate C. passionate D. certificate
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.
1. A. difficulty B. anxiety C. enormously D. psychiatry
2. A. prestigious B. literal C. reception D. arrival
3. A. innocent B. peninsula C. content D. supermaket

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. Assembly lines are useful for producing a large _____ of identical products.
A. quality B. quantity C. quandary D. qualification
2. Whether the sports club survives is a matter of complete _____ to me.
A. indifference B. disinterest C. importance D. interest
3. After years of neglect there was a huge _____ program to return the city to its former glory.
A. restoration B. preservation C. conservation D. refurbishment
5. I never get a _____ of sleep after watching a horror film.
A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce
6. The sheep were huddled into a _____ to protect them from overnight frosts.
A. cage B. kennel C. hutch D. pen
7. Many _____ crafts such as weaving are now being revived.
A. customary B. habitual C. traditional D. ordinary
8. He managed to finish his thesis under the _____ of his tutor.
A. guidance B. help C. aid D. assistance
9. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have _____ any solutions.
A. thought over B. come up with C. looked into D. got round to
10. Prizes are awarded _____ the number of points scored.
A. resulting from B. adding up C. presented to D. according to
11. The needs of gifted children in schools have long been _____ neglected.
A. dolefully B. woefully C. idly D. pathetically
12. I must take this watch to be repaired; it _____ over 20 minutes a day.
A. increases B. gains C. accelerates D. progresses
13. Make sure you_____ us a visit when you are in town again.
A. give B. do C. pay D. have
14. The_____dressed woman in the advertisement has a posed smile on her face.
A. stylish B. stylishly C. stylistic D. stylistically
15. We all felt cold, wet and hungry; _____, we were lost.
A. moreover B. although C. however D. so that
16. Eager to be able to discuss my work _____ in French, I hired a tutor to help polish my language skills.
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 A. expressively B. articulately C. ambiguously D. understandably
17. The yoga and spinning classes are held in the morning and evening, ______.
A. respectively B. critically C. virtually D. continuously
18. We've been racking our ______ all day but we can't come to a conclusion.
A. heads B. hearts C. brains D. minds
Rack one’s brains: Làm cho ai đó cảm thấy đau đớn.
19. The sight of his pale face brought ________ to me how ill he really was.
A. place B. house C. life D. home
Bring home to sb; khiến bạn nhận ra rằng 1 điều gì đó khó khăn hay nghiêm trọng.
20. A little farther down the street______.
A. is the house I used to stay at B. there is a house where I used to stay in
C. the house is the place where I used to stayD. is there a house in which I used to stay
21. There are many______in our library.
A. interesting American old history books B. old American interesting history books
C. interesting old American history books D. American interesting old history books
22. The festival has many attractions. It will include contemporary orchestra music and an opera. ____ , there will
be poetry readings and theatrical presentations.
A. Otherwise B. Furthermore C. Nevertheless D. On the other hand
23. Although our opinions on many things ______, we still maintain a good relationship with each other.
A. differ B. receive C. maintain D. seperate
24. My parents were so disappointed when I ______ college.
A. got out of B. fell out of C. dropped out of D. moved out of
25. He lost control of his temper and ______ his anger.
A. lost sight of B. took note of C. made room for D. gave way to
give way to: Nhường, đầu hàng, rút lui 
26. Mary and her friend, Helene, are in a coffee shop.
- Mary: “Would you like Matcha ice–cream or Caramen with jam?”
- Helene: “______.”
A. Absolutely. How come? B. Me neither.
C. It doesn’t matter. D. Half past two.
27. Harry and Alex are working for their project.
- Harry: “It is impossible to draw that on a fair sheet of paper without practicing it once.”
- Alex: “______”
A. Let’s call it a day! B. You can say that again!
C. This is too good to be true! D. No worries. I’ll pay for it.
28. Our ecological ______, in other words the environmental effect of our consumption, is much greater than what
the earth can cope with.
A. concept B. resource C. balance D. footprint
29. I reckon Mark is ________ of a nervous breakdown.
A. in charge B. under suspicion C. on the verge D. indicative
30. I am ____ tired to think about that problem at the moment.
A. simply B. nearly C. far too D. much more
31. The child was told to eat all his food or ____ he would get no ice-cream.
A. in case B. else C. instead D. in fact
32. The question of late payment of bills was ____ again at the board meeting
A. risen B. raised C. brought D. taken

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Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the right. (0)
has been done as an example.
Before going to an interview, it is advisable to go through a mock interview. This will give you the
opportunity to try out your technique and answers live. It is also a chance to receive feedback that is (1. BENEFIT)
__________ in guiding you towards improving your interview style and general (2. PRESENT) __________. Just
one mock interview will result in a (3. NOTICE) ______ improvement in your interview skill. Why? For the same
reason that a (4. SPEAK) _______doesn’t exist while it is still on paper or floating in your head. It only exists when
you give it (5. ORAL)_______. The first time you give it in front of an audience, it will come out nothing like the
one you prepared.Before going to an interview, it is advisable to go through a mock interview.
It is the same with being interviewed. It is not enough to look at a question and say, ‘Yeah, I know the
answer to that one.’ You need to practise your answer live; this is not the time to talk to yourself in front of a mirror.
Seek out a (6. PROFESSION) _______and have the session videotaped. Then you will have two opinions – the
interview’s and your own. You will find you get a completely different (7. IMPRESS)________ when listening to
yourself than when you are watching yourself saying something. Just as your voice always sounds different on tape,
so do your (8. RESPOND) _______. You will be glad the image is captured on tape and not in a potential
employer’s mind. For maximum effect, you should (9. VISIT)________ your answers and go through a second
mock interview. This should help with any (10. EASE)________ and give you more confidence for the real
interview.
1. beneficial 2. presentation 3. noticeable 4. speech 5. orally
6. professional 7. impression 8. responses 9. revisit 10. unease

Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs below. Each verb is used only once.
try out slip up carry on get by put out
take after get down look up go through turn down
51. If you’re finding it difficult to _____ on your salary, why don’t you ask for a raise?
52. I know what you’re _____ and I feel really sorry for you.
53. In many ways you _____ your father.
54. If you _____ you’ll get into trouble.
55. I proposed to her but she _____ me _____.
56. You’d better _____ your cigarette because smoking isn’t allowed in here.
57. If you _____ working so hard, you’ll make yourself ill.
58. Stop worrying about it. Don’t let this failure ____ you _____.
59. The car’s in quite good condition but you can _____ it _____ before you make any decision to buy,
60. When I was in New York, I was able to _____ several old friends I hadn’t seen for years.
Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word.
Man probably could not live without the help of animals. The (61) _____ of animals in the balance of nature
ranks as their most important service to man.
Animals also (62) _____ man by supplying him with many foods and other useful products. (63)_____
animals, man would have no meat, milk, eggs, or honey, or wool, fur, or silk.
For thousands of years, man has caused changes in the animal kingdom. He has tamed many kinds of
animals and used them for food and clothing. He has killed and driven (64) _____ animals that once attacked him
or interfered with his use of land. Today, he tries to (65)_____ many kinds of animals that are in danger of dying
out. (66)____ man, most plants depend on animals for many of their basic needs. Without animals, many plants
could not (67)______reproduce. For example, many plants with flowers depend on bees and other insects to
(68)_____ their pollen from plant to plant. Many oak trees grow from acorns that squirrels burry and then forget, or
from acorns that deer step on an push deep into the soil. Birds often fly from one place to (69) _____ with seeds
clinging to their feet. The seeds may sprout a great (70)_____ from the parent plant.

Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
It is relatively easy for computers to speak. A computer that says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ in the right
places is (35) ___ miracle of science ,but recognizing the words that make up normal , continuous human speech is
another (36) ___
Not until now have computer been programmed to (37) ___ to a range of spoken commands.Until recently it was
thought that computers would have tobe programmed to the accent and speech hahits of each user,and only then
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would be able to respond(38) ___to their master’s or mistress’s voice.Now rapid progress is being made (39)
______systems programmed to adapt easily to each new speaker.
The IBM Tangora system,under development at the end of 1980s was claimed to (40) ______a spoken
vocabulary of 20,000 words with 95 percent accuracy. The system includes a processor that can make informed
guesses as to(41)______is a likely sentence.That system has been programmed not only with grammatical rules,but
also with an analyssis of a vast quantity of office correspondence.On the(42) ______
of this information ,the machine can calculate the probability of one particular word following another.
Statistical probability is necessary for computers to interpret not only speech but also (43) ______data.
Security systems can distinguish between faces they have been taught to recognize,but never has a computer
been able to match a human’s ability to make sense of a three-dimemsional scene(44) ______identifying all objects
in it.
(From ‘Heinle & Heinle TOEFL Test Assistant .Grammar’ by Milada Broukal)

1. A. no B. not C. nothing D. none

2. A. problem B. topic C. matter D. theme
3. A. talk B. answer C. communicate D. react
4. A. truly B. completely C. accurately D. right
5. A. with B. for C. within D. as
6. A. know B. recognize C. master D. realize
7. A. which B. what C. how D. that
8. A. foundation B. principle C. ground D. basis
9. A. visual B. noticeable C. seen D. visible
10. A. from B. by C. of D. without
If you’ve been told by your boss to improve your knowledge of a foreign language you will know that
success doesn’t come quickly. It generally takes years to learn another language well and constant (26) ____ to
maintain the high standards required for frequent business use. Whether you study in a class, with audiocassettes,
computers or on your (27) ____ sooner or (28) ____ every language course finishes and you must decide what to do
next if you need a foreign language for your career.
Business audio Magazine is a new product designed to help you continue language study in a way that fits
easily into your busy schedule. Each audiocassette (29) ____ of an hour – long program packed with business news,
features and interviews in the language of your choice. These cassettes won’t teach you how to order meals or ask
for directions. It’s (30) ____ that you can do that already. Instead, by giving you an opportunity to hear the language
as it’s really spoken, they help you to (31) ____ your vocabulary and improve your ability to use real language
relating to, for example, that all- important marketing trip.
The great advantage of using audio magazines is that they (32) ____ you to perfect your language skills in
ways that suit your lifestyle. For example, you can select a topic and listen in your car or hotel when away on
business. No other business course is as (33) ____ and the unique radio- magazine format is as instructive as it is
entertaining. In addition to the audiocassette, this package includes a transcript with a business glossary and a study
(34) ____. The components are structured so that intermediate and advanced students may use them separately or
together, (35) ____ on their ability.
1. A. exercise B. performance C. practice D. operation
2. A. self B. individual C. personal D. own
3. A. after B. then C. later D. quicker
4. A. consists B. includes C. contains D. involves
5. A. insisted B. acquired C. asserted D. assumed
6. A. prolong B. extend C. spread D. lift
7. A. allow B. let C. support D. offer
8. A. adjustable B. flexible C. convertible D. variable
9. A. addition B. manuscript C. extra D. supplement
10. A. according B. depending C. relating D. basing

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Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed
before it. (5pts)
86. The fire was brought under control thanks to the night watchman.
 If it ………………………………………………………………………
87. I haven’t been to the cinema for two months.
 The last time …………………………………………………………….
88. Nobody had invited Jean to the party, which annoyed her.
 As she ……………………………………………………………………
89. "Don't break my doll, John, or I will scream," said Mary.
 Mary threatened........................................................................................
90. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child.
 Only when Alice …………………………………………………………………
91. The bus came round the corner.
- Round ..............................................................................................................................................................
92. She is proud of being such a good cook.
- She prides………...................……………………………………………………..………………………………..
93. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic.
- Had………...................................………...........................................................................................
94. His jealousy increases with his love for her.
- The more ........................................................................................................................................
95. “If you wanted to use my car, you should have asked me first, Tom” said Mary.
- Mary criticized …………....................................................……………..…………………………………..
71. Round the corner came the bus.
72. She prides herself on her cooking / being a good cook.
73. Had it not been for the heavy rain / rained heavily, we could have had our picnic.
74. The more he loves her, the more jealous he is.
75. Mary criticized Tom for using her car without asking / having asked her first.
76. I object to people criticizing me unfairly / being criticized unfairly / being unfairly criticized.
77. Smiling happily, the mother took her baby in her arms.
78. It is open to question / doubt whether he will get the job or not.
79. The car is thought to have been stolen by the man.
80. No matter how intelligent Jack may be, he should be careful about

should be careful about