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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 questions from 1 to 2.
Question 1: A. traditional B. appropriate C. majority D. electrician
Question 2: A. depend B. attack C. decay D. vanish
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 from 3 to 5.
Question 3: Animals like frogs have waterproof skin that prevents it from drying out quickly
A B C
in air, sun, or wind.
D
Question 4: My brother usually ask me for help when he has difficulty with his homework.
A B C D
Question 5: Many people object to use physical punishment in dealing with discipline problems
A B C
at school.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each
of the following exchanges from 6 to 7.
Question 6: 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 7: At the canteen of Diplomatic Academy in Ha Noi
- Hung: “I have a piece of good news! Deputy Prime Minister 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 kind our Deputy Prime Minister is
B. Oh, how good our Deputy Prime Minister is
C. How great is our Deputy Prime Minister
D. How admirable our Deputy Prime Minister is
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 questions from 8 to 12.
In an unexpected sign of hope amid the expanding pandemic, scientists at the University of
Oxford said on Tuesday that an inexpensive and commonly available drug reduced deaths in
patients with severe Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.
If the finding were 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

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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 data and the study itself, which
have not yet been peer reviewed or published.
(Adapted from nytimes.com )
Question 8: According to paragraph 2, it is estimated by researchers that __________.
A. 5000 patients could have avoided COVID-19 infection if they had used steroids.
B. 5000 patients would likely have not died if they had been given dexamethasone.
C. 5000 patients would not have needed ventilators had dexamethasone been used.
D. 5000 patients could have been saved had there been enough medical equipment.
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. Researchers found that dexamethasone can reduce mortality in severe COVID-19 patients.
C. Many health experts in the US still remain doubtful of the dexamethasone research’s finding.
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. The Lack Of Drugs Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.
B. Doctors Under Pressure As COVID-19 Spreads.
C. COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact On The World.
D. Potential Treatment for COVID-19.
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 from 13 to 15.
Question 13:Thanks to your support, I was able to complete the task successfully.
A. If you didn't support me, 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. Were it not for your support, I would not be able to complete the task successfully.
D. If you had not supported me, I could have completed the task successfully.
Question 14: As soon as he arrived home, it started to rain.
A. Hardly had it started to rain when he arrived home.
B. It started to rain and then he arrived home.
C. No sooner had he arrived home than it started to rain.
D. Arriving home, he said that it would start to rain.
Question 15: “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 has a headache and she would mind Tom turning down the TV.

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 C. Jane asked Tom to turn down the TV as she had a headache.
D. Jane advised Tom to turn down the TV because she had a headache.
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 from 16 to 17.
Question 16: The coffee was not strong. It didn't keep us awake.
A. The coffee was not good enough for us to keep awake.
B. We were kept awake although the coffee was not strong.
C. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
D. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
Question 17: You don't try to work hard. You will fail in the exam.
A. Unless you don’t try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
B. Unless you try to work hard, you won’t fail in the exam.
C. Unless you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
D. Unless do you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
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 questions from 18 to 24.
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 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 18: The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first
paragraph to ______ .
A. suggest that electricity should be 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
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Question 19: What does the author mean by saying that electricity is 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 20: What do we call machines that make electricity?
A. Pipes and radiators B. Electric magnets
C. Voltages D. Generators or turbines
Question 21: The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to .
A. scientists B. the tides C. new ways D. harmful effects
Question 22: 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 attention D. are more adaptable
Question 23: Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?
A. Water B. Wind C. Petrol D. Sunlight
Question 24: The best title for this passage could be .
A. “Types 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 correct answer to each of the
following questions from 25 to 39.
Question 25: Neither of the boys came to school yesterday, _____?
A. doesn’t they B. does they C. didn’t they D. did they
Question 26: ______ 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Vietnam from ______ 5th to 13th
December, 2003.
A. The - the B. The - a C. A – a D. The – Ø
Question 27: My responsibility is to wash the dishes and take ______ the garbage every day.
A. in B. out C. up D. on
Question 28: The more you practice speaking in public, .
A. the more you become confidently B. the more you become confident
C. the more confident you become D. the greater confidence you become
Question 29: 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
st
Question 30: The 51 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2021 ________ in Switzerland,
a beautiful and peaceful country in Europe, from January 26th to 29th, 2021.
A. is held B. was held C. will beheld D. is being held
Question 31: “ badly you treat him, he'll help you. He's so tolerant.”
A. As if B. Even though C. No matter how D. In addition to
Question 32: Notuntil1856______ across the Mississippi River.
A. did the first bridge build B. was the first bridge built
C. the first bridge was built D. the first bridge built
Question 33: Not ___________ the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends.
A. remembered B. to remember C. rememberable D. remembering
Question 34: They were so about joining the local volunteer group that they couldn’t
sleep last night.
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 A. excitement B. excite C. excited D. exciting
Question 35: Her husband is very kind. He always cares ____________her and never puts all of
the housework ____________her.
A. about- in B. with –on C. about- on D. for- in
Question 36: After seeing the film Memoirs of a Geisha, ______.
A. the book was read by many people B. the reading of the book interested people
C. many people wanted to read the book D. the book made many people want to read it
Question 37: More out-of-school activities are expected to be incorporated in the new school
proposed by Ministry of Education and Training.
A. schedule B. handout C. agenda D. curriculum
Question 38: - 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. hand B. lips C. wall D. nail
Question 39: When it plays as a communicator, it can help us__________ with other computers
around the world.
A. talk B. interact C. exchange D. contact
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 from 40 to 41.
Question 40: Overpopulation in big cities has severely affected the air and water quality.
A. commonly B. insignificantly C. largely D. seriously
Question 41: It is believed that in fifteen years’ time AIDS will also be brought under control.
A. out of practice B. out of question C. out of hand D. out of order
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 from 42 to 43.
Question 42: The charming old buildings and cottages are a throwback to the colonial past.
A. fascinating B. inspiring C. interesting D. exciting
Question 43: 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

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 from 44 to 45.
Question 44: A. delivers B. completes C. reminds D. depends
Question 45: A. explode B. mandatory C. graduate D. persuade
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 46 to 50.
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 (46) _______, 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 (47)_____ work
or travel abroad to understand the rules of etiquette in other cultures as well.
Cultural (48) _____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 usually takes the gift and expresses his or her thanks. (49) _____, in some
Asian countries, the act of gift-giving may appear confusing to Westerners. In Chinese culture, both
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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 (50) _____ respect for the receiver, it is common
in several Asian cultures to use both hands when offering a gift to another person.
(Source: Reading Advantage by Casey Malarcher)

Question 46: A. positions B. conditions C. situations D. locations

Question 47: A. who B. which C. where D. whose
Question 48: A. differences B. different C. differently D. differ
Question 49: A. Moreover B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise
Question 50: A. show B. get C. feel D. take

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