Part 1: Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.

(20 pts)
1. I’ve heard that argument before and quite frankly it jusst doesn’t ...................!
A. face the music B. hit the roof C. carry weight D. hold water
2. Tim: “You are so lucky to begoing abroad for a whole semester!”
Janet: “ ..................... I’ll miss my friends and family.”
A. That is B. On account that C. All the same D. But despite
3. Unsalted butter is best for this recipe, but ............... that , margarine will do.
A. except B. failing C. for all of D. given
4. In spite of working their fingers to the ................, all the staff were made redundant.
A. nail B. edge C. flesh D. bone
5. Instead of defending traditional values, the church frequently seems _______ and irresolute.
A. far-fetched B. strong-willed C. weak-kneed D. long-awaited
6. The more expensive carpet is a good choice _______ it will last longer.
A. by means of B. due to C. in that D. in view of
7. She got a bit hot _______ the collar when a colleague started criticizing her work.
A. under B. on C. beyond D. from
8. Employees of the company are forbidden to ________ information about the secret formula.
A. betray B. divulge C. portray D. unveil
9. Jack _______and can usually let us know what the boss’s mood is.
A. turns a blind eye B. plays it by ear
C. keeps his ear to the ground D. is all ears
10.It sounds like you let people take advantage of you ________, you need to learn to be more assertive.
A. Otherwise B. If only C. What if D. If so
11. It was a hot summer day and ice cream salesmen were doing a ________trade.
A. busy B. lucrative C. bustling D. roaring
12. My mother had to take private pupils in order to ___________ her salary as a teacher.
A. augment B. expand C. complete D. inflate
13. I found the last scene extremely ……… and particularly well-directed.
A. pathetic B. sympathetic C. pitiful D. moving
14. Lauren is often labelled easy-going as she tends to appear mild and relaxed rather than tense and ___________
A. sullen B. likeable C. humorous D. excitable
15. The two boys really …………… it off from the moment they met.
A. hit B. struck C. made D. put
16. I picked up these ___________from the travel agents today. They have a great offer on cruises to Turkey for the end of April!
A. leaflets B. manifestoes C. brochures D. programmes
17. I had a strong ___________ that a disaster would occur, and it did.
A. premonition B. prediction C. forethought D. anticipation
18. Because of the dominance of retail chain-stores, most shopping centers show the same bland _______ and no imagination.
A. similarity B. likeness C. equality D. uniformity
19. She wears the most _______ color combinations you could ever imagine.
A. hiding B. hideout C. hidebound D. hideous
20. It would help _______ me, if you could go to the Post Office for me.
A. totally B. absolutely C. enormously D. largely
Part 2. Give the correct form of the word in the brackets. (10 pts)
1. The building looks a bit _________ from the outside but it’s quite traditional inside. (FUTURE)
2. She was charged with being disorderly and ____________. (INTOXICANT)
3. The damage caused by the terrible storm two days ago was___________ by the government. The real figures go up every minute. (ESTIMATE)
4. They exchanged ___________ for a few minutes before saying goodbye. (PLEASANT)
5. There is a decline in the __________ of cigarette smoking among young men. (PREVAIL)
6. Many teachers expressed serious __________ about the new tests. (GIVE)
7. The new policy only serves to __________ the inadequacy of help for the homeless. (ACCENT)
8. The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat ________ .What a shame. (HEART)
9. They paid little attention to the _______ of the pieces. (FRAGMENT)
10. Chrissy tossed the junk mail in the bin and in doing so, she _______ made a joke of the lives of people she would. (WIT)

Part 3. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle (10 pts)
His fame is now _______ the wane.
If you want tickets to the game, you’ll have to be quick _______ the mark.
In matters pertaining ________ the soul, woman does not differ from man.
She played ________ the fact that I’d enjoyed studying Shakespeare at school and suggested that I audition for a part.
It was a good offer, but he would need time to mull it ________ .
The Vietnamese national team has clocked _______ 8 gold medals in the Martial arts events.
If the school reins _______its expenditure on research and development, the quality, as a whole, will be affected.
It’s generally agreed that the primary responsibility for the child’s education should rest_______ the family.
During the violent storm, the little boats strained _______ their anchors at the mercy of the breaking waves.
Students are demanding equal rights for men and women, and several newspapers have taken _______ their cause.
III. READING (60 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (15
pts)

The war on drugs in the United States is a (n) (1) ______ battle that has, as of recent times, reached (2) ______ levels. In every city and state across the
nation, law enforcement officials are working around the (3) ______ to eradicate the illegal use, possession and (4) ______ of controlled substances at all
levels of society. The increasing devotion of resources and efforts to the battle has achieved mixed results.
A growing amount of money is being devoted to the (5) ______ of the war on drugs as time progresses. At last count, 19. 2 billion dollars was
being spent annually on the ongoing struggle, (6) ______ of pay for law enforcement officials, education, treatment and other uses. This staggering amount
translates into a stunning 609 dollars per second.
Results are being achieved. An arrest for drug-related offenses occurs every 20 seconds, and 648 people are put in prison every day on drug-
related charges. These numbers illustrate the prevailing tactic used by the U. S. government in the war against drug-going after the people supporting the
industry. By removing both the suppliers and purchasers of illegal drugs, it is hoped that the industry will collapse by itself, through the (7) ______ of supply
and demand.

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 Aside from directly arresting those individuals responsible for the selling and purchasing of illegal drugs, the United States has also (8) ______ on
a campaign to take away the tools by which the drugs are used, primarily in the form of needles. To this end, there has been a recent federal ban on needle
exchanges intended to restrict access to the tools necessary for the use of some illegal drugs.
This program has drawn harsh criticism, however, as it has resulted in the use reuse of unsanitary needles, possibly contributing to the number of
AIDS infections in drug users who would otherwise have avoided infection by using (9) ______ needles that could have been provided, but for the federal
ban. According to a study conducted by the AIDS Prevention Studies Center of the University of California at San Francisco, 4, 000 new infections of HIV,
the virus that causes AIDS, could be avoided per year if the federal ban on needle exchanges was (10) ______. This translates into more than 10 new cases of
HIV avoided per day, a figure that causes one to pause and consider whether the war on drugs is being fought in the best manner possible.

1. A. escalating B. decreasing C. downhill D. ceasing

2. A. comparable B. previous C. unprecedented D. achievable
3. A. watch B. clock C. time D. tide
4. A. contribution B. attribution C. distribution D. substitution
5. A. founding B. funding C. commerce D. trading
6. A. consisting B. being consisted C. was consisted D. were consisted
7. A. elimination B. illumination C. deterioration D. escalation
8. A. joined B. participated C. embarked D. engaged
9. A. saturated B. fertile C. sterile D. barren
10. A. lifted B. raised C. aroused D. risen

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. (15 pts)
In most art museums, the paintings on the wall just look flat, (1) ______ sometimes visitors come across an image that appears to be three-dimensional. The
artist has cleverly used colors, lines, and shading to give the painting some depth, making it more (2) ______. The artistic technique of creating three-
dimensional images of something on a flat surface is called trompe l'oeil, a French phrase meaning tricking the eye. Today, some artists are adapting the idea
of tricking the eye to make things become invisible. A new (3) ______ for this is camouflage art. In nature, there are major benefits to using camouflage to
blend (4) ______ with the surroundings. Becoming invisible, or at (5) ______ being harder to see on the ground or in a tree allows insects and animals to hide
from things that might eat them. It also allows them to get close (6) ______ to surprise other insects or smaller animals that they want to catch and eat. Artists
are not hiding or preparing to attack. (7) ______, they are using the idea of camouflage to make urban spaces look nicer or to make statements with their art.
Sometimes they just do it (8) ______ fun. Artists can make these things more interesting and in some cases make them (9) ______ visible. In many urban
areas, large buildings have been painted with amazing murals that trick our eyes. Thus, ordinary brick walls are transformed into interesting (10) ______ of
art. Temporary walls put up to keep people out of a construction site can be painted like the finished building to camouflage the site.
Your answers
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.
86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
Part 1: Choose the answer that best completes each sentence. (20 pts)
1. D. hold water 2. C. All the same 3. B. failing 4. D. bone 5. C. weak-kneed
6. C. in that 7. A. under 8. B. divulge 9. C. keeps his ear to the ground
10.D. If so 11. D. roaring 12. A. augment 13D. moving
14. D. excitable 15. A. hit 16. C. brochures 17. A. premonition
18. D. uniformity 19. D. hideous 20. C. enormously

Part 2. Give the correct form of the word in the brackets. (10 pts)
1. futuristic 2. Intoxicated 3. Underestimated 4. Pleasantries
5. prevalance 6. misgivings 7. Accentuate 8. Disheartened
9. fragmentariness 10. unwittingly

Part 3. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle (10 pts)
1. on 2. off 3. to 4. up 5. over
6. up 7. Back / in 8. with 9. at 10. up
III. READING (60 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (15
pts)

1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.B

6.A 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.A

Part 2: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. (15 pts)
1. but 2. realistic 3. term 4. in 5. least
6. enough 7. Instead 8. for 9. less 10. works
Part 1. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. (20 points)
1. The resonance felt in between the chord clusters evokes a _______ sense of silence and stillness, emanating from the lingering harmonies.
A. sombre B. anorexic C. liable D. cumbersome
2. Steep green wooded hills with alpine meadows _______ to their sides stretched away for as far as the eye could see.
A. holding B. clinging C. seizing D. embracing
3. She spent years repairing broken bisque dolls brought in by her neighbors and experimenting with ways to produce ______ dolls.
A. sturdier B. denser C. more putrid D. more eccentric
4. You drive a car that ______ of money, you wear clothes that scream success.
A. remarks B. tells C. speaks D. suggests
5. Whether the ______ episode is symptomatic or asymptomatic may depend, at least in part, on the number of virus particles present at the skin surface.
A. imminent B. incessant C. looming D. recurrent
6. I vaguely remember sleepily maneuvering myself through the encampment towards the ______, which was on a small hill some distance from the dance
arbor.
A. commotion B. stamina C. discipline D. counsel
7. He has been trying to improve his grades but instead, they have remained as ______ as possible.
A. static B. oncoming C. parasitic D. virtual
8. They worked hard to negotiate New York's ______ rules for getting on presidential ballots.

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A. favourable B. arcane C. ardent D. pervasive
9. When his parents are away, his oldest brother ______.
A. knocks it off B. calls the shots C. draws the lines D. is in the same boat
10. She hasn't visited her relatives in Ireland for a long time, so she knows she's in her aunt's black ______.
A. eyes B. books C. likes D. treats
11. If he thought something interesting, he would desert what he was doing and amble off to meditate on the new idea, ______ to himself as he walked.
A. whispering B. muttering C. growling D. swallowing
12. The pensions and mercenaries that _____ the poor, and the corrupted young men, must be done away with.
A. aggressed B. suppressed C. oppressed D. depressed
13. Life is full of both good fortune and misfortunes that you have to learn to take the rough with the ______.
A. smooth B. ready C. calm D. tough
14. The entire staff was thrown off ______ when the news of the takeover was announced.
A. composure B. disarray C. stable D. balance
15. Middle-class women in these novels usually declare their suitability as mates, not by ______ any odor themselves, but by being associated with the
explicitly perceived fragrances of flowers.
A. exuding B. excluding C. expunging D. extricating
16. I have several problems at the moment, ______ the least of which is lack of money.
A. but B. not C. only D. far
17. I was shocked that she ______ n’t have invited Phyllis
A. could B. would C. might D. should
18. I’m afraid that these reports of your son’s school work are ______ too true
A. some B. each C. all D. every
19. The first people to live in ______ Hawaii were the Polunesians, who sailed there in large canoes from other Pacific islands about 2000 years ago.
A. now where is B. what is now C. it is now D. now this is
20. Unlike most of the old people in here, he ______ the town to the country.
A. ‘d prefer B. much prefer C. ‘d rather D. prefer
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 2: Write the correct form of word in each blank. (10 points)
Restraining agencies include countervailing institutions such as the ______
parliamentary committees, oversight agencies, auditor-generals or ombudsmen. (judge)
In this view, what an agent intends depends on how the agent ______ conceptualizes her action, specifically, on what she says she was aiming at. (conceive)
Nuclear and cytoplasmic determinants involved in the regulation of mammalian oocyte ______. (mature)
When the child makes a grammatical mistake, it is normally clear that the error arises from a partial understanding or ______ of the rules of the target
grammar. (apply)
It was an explanatory booklet to help their managers and ______ manageresses understand what these regulations are about. (manage)
______ of skills is one of the biggest concerns among recent graduates. (employ)
Dealing with noncompliant patients in these situations often becomes a time-consuming, nonproductive, ______ undertaking. (moral)
Questions were asked at the eye clinic but these are said to have brought merely a brisk and ______ response. (office)
Visual elements can also be introduced, but as they take the form of ______, they must not last longer than one minute. (appear)
Their local story of ______ marriage, upward mobility and wealth was attached to an evolving taxonomy of identity, being instituted by the courts. (race)

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III. READING (60 points)

Part 1. Read the text below and fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word.
Some sports or activities have traditionally been (1) ______ with people, even though it is not always clear why.
Skateboarders, for instance, are expected to (2) ______ teenagers wearing clothes four sizes too big for them. When you come to think of it, there's
(3) _______ practical reason why people over the age of 21 shouldn't take up the sport.
Skateboarding involves a certain (4)______ of falling off the board, which can of course be painful, but this also (5)______ to other sports like skiing or
surfing. Sports should not be restricted (6) ______ teenagers. There is (7) ______ wrong with a grown-up gliding down the road on his or her broad.
At the same time, I must confess that I felt a certain sympathy for my niece Emily when her father, my older brother Tom, announced that he was going
skateboarding with her. At the age of 14 you are very conscious of (8) ______ other people think of you. She knew all her friends would laugh at her if she
arrived (9)______ the regular Saturday morning skateboarding sessions in the local park with her dad.
Emily felt (10) ______ ambarrassment would be more than she could bear, so she kindly asked her father if he could go skateboarding somewhere else. Tom
realised how embarrassed Emily must have felt and burst out laughing.

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 1. (20 points)

1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D

6. A 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. B

11. B 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. A

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Part 2: (10 points)

judiciary,
conceptualizes
maturation
misapplication
manageresses
Underemployment
demoralizing
officious
apparitions
interracial
III. READING (60 points)
Part 1.

1. connected 2. be 3. no 4. amount 5. applies

6. to 7. nothing 8. what 9. for 10. the

1. Walking down the street, I noticed that_________ had a beautiful garden.
A. entire houses B. either of the houses
C. each and every house D. enough houses
2. The fire spread quickly, leaving devastation in its _________.
A. zone B. blaze C. wake D. line
3. The dog’s owner has no idea what may have _________ the attack.
A. spelled B. provoked C. embodied D. heralded
4. I’m not sure I believe Jason’s story- it is a bit_________.
A. plausible B. inhospitable C. far-fetched D. endless
5. His health was gradually ________ by drink and drugs.
A. ravaged B. injured C. destroyed D. rectified
6. ________, I had to buy a new one.
A. My dictionary losing B. My dictionary had been lost
C. My dictionary having been lost D. Because my dictionary lost
7. The sheep were huddled into a ____________ to protect them from overnight frosts.
A. cage B. kennel C. pen D. hutch
8. We stand on the ____________ of a new era in space exploration.
A. threshold B. basis C. brink D. surface
9. Three lives were lost in an accident at the____________ of a driver who had been drinking.
A. mercy B. expense C. high D. hands
10. The _______ of chickens in cages is cruel, so many farmers allow them to wander freely.
A. constraint B. confinement C. distress D. slaughter
11. We can’t always rely on ________ on time.
A. the buses that arriving B. the arriving of buses
C. the buses to arrive D. the buses’ arriving
12. The ________ of marriage in Viet Nam remains popular in spite of the high divorce rate recently.
A. state B. habit C. practice D. institution
13. At the ________ of organizing committee, personnel must wear their identity badges at all time.
A. request B. assistance C. demands D. interests
14. IU is known for being a ________ girl who can take the roles of a singer, a song writer and an actress as well.
A. versatile B. changeable C. variable D. diverse
15. This isn’t a family any longer, no one seems to care about solving ________ problem.
A. anyone’s else B. anyone else’s C. any other D. any other’s
16. Since the torture scandal several months ago, there have been ill ________ between area residents and police.
A. emotions B. feelings C. affections D. sensation
17. The new development project of Phu Ly city has begun to ________ on the surrounding green belt.
A. enter B. intrude C. encroach D. reach
18. Ha Nam has been attracting foreign investment due to the present favorable political ________ of the province.
A. temperature B. climate C. state D. weather
19. Don’t worry, Will’s been going through a rebellious phase as any other teenager. He’ll gradually ________ it.
A. grow into B. get through to
C. grow out of D. get on with it
20. I’ve ________ as inconsiderate a person as Chander.
A. ever to have met B. been met
C. yet to meet D. never been meeting
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 2. Give the correct form of each word in the blanket to complete the following sentences. (10 points)
How we ourselves were treated by our parents in our youth can have an ______________ effect on who we become as parents. APPRECIATE
Employees who have been nursing a ______________ against their manager are encouraged to discuss it with the board. GRIEF
Although air travel is admittedly fast, passengers are still subject to the unexpected ______________ which seem to be inherent in any form of travel. HOLD
He became an ______________ by defying the law. LAW
That old concrete block of flats is a real ______________ in such a modern city. EYE
Passing the final exam with flying colour, I was overcome by relief and ______________ joy. ADULT
The _____________ of the movement of Mars by Kepler led to the formation of his three laws of planetary motion. DOCUMENT
I think this printer has _____________ its usefulness and should be sold. LIVE

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It would be erroneous to believe that they are born weaker, more sensitive or with a greater natural _____________ to cry. Boys have feelings too. INCLINE
The headmaster, Bowyer, was a severe ______________ but respected by his pupils. DISCIPLINE
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3. Fill in each blank with one or two prepositions/particles. (10 points)
This evening Manchester United takes ________ Barcelona.
When John and Frank first met, they hit it ________ immediately. They have been good friends ever since.
You might have gotten a higher grade if you didn't cram ________ that exam at the last minute.
Another way of saying 'old-fashioned' is '________ the times'.
Growing environmental fears have made climate research all the more important, and Europe is forging ________ in this field.
The thing I don't like about my present job is that we often have to work up to 10 hours _______ a stretch.
He manipulates people and tries to bend them ________ his will.
The authorities plan to bring _________ new regulations on the application of pesticides.
If I could do it ______ again, I’d do it differently.
I wish you wouldn’t fly_______ me like that every time I make a mistake.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION C: READING (60 points)

Part 1. Read the following article and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (15 points)
WE REALLY CAN TELL IF WE ARE BEING WATCHED
Stories about how people somehow know when they are being watched have been going around for years. However, few (0) ____________ have been made
to investigate the phenomenon scientifically. Now, with the completion of the largest ever study of the so-called staring effect, there is impressive evidence
that this is a recognizable and (1) __________ sixth sense. The study (2) ___________hundreds of children. For the experiments, they sat with their eyes (3)
____________ so they could not see, and with their backs to other children, who were told to either stare at them or look away. Time and time again the
results showed that the children who could not see were able to (4) __________ when they were being stared at. In a (5) ____________ of more than 18,000
trials (6) ____________ worldwide, the children (7) ____________ sensed when they were being watched almost 70% of the time. The experiment was
repeated with the (8) __________precaution of putting the children who were being watched outside the room, (9) ____________ from the starers by the
windows. This was done just in case there was some (10) _________ going on with the children telling each other whether they were looking or not.
0. A. tries B. tests C. attempts D. aims
1. A. genuine B. accepted C. received D. sure
2. A. involved B. contained C. comprised D. enclosed
3. A. shaded B. wrapped C. masked D. covered
4. A. find B. notice C. tell D. reveal
5. A. sum B. collection C. mass D. total
6. A. worked over B. worked through C. carried on D. carried out
7. A. correctly B. exactly C. thoroughly D. perfectly
8. A. attached B. added C. connected D. increased
9. A. separated B. parted C. split D. divided
10. A. pretending B. lying C. cheating D. deceiving
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2. Read the following text and fill in one word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (15 points)
One of the hazards that electronic media like the television, radio or computers (1) _______ these days is the decline in book reading.
The concern applies mainly (2) _______ the younger generations who are strongly tempted by the glamour of the silver screen and, (3) _______, don’t
recognize the importance of acquiring first-hand information from books.
To encourage reading for pleasure and to propagate a wide array of publications (4) _______ encyclopedias, reference books, manuals or fiction, radical
solutions should be applied. Firstly, more (5) _____ ought to be put on the educational factor. Youngsters should be made to feel comfortable while reading
either for information or self-satisfaction in (6) _____ places like airports, buses or on the beach. Secondly, libraries must be subsidized (7) _____ accurately
in order to provide the potential readers with ample choice of publications and to become more publically active so as to put books at people’s (8) _____ rather than
keep them under lock and key. Fund collecting actions organized by libraries might also raise the public awareness of the advantages of becoming engrossed in a good
book. (9) _____, the mass media themselves might contribute substantially by recommending the purchase of valuable best-sellers (10) _____ inspiring their
viewers to enrich knowledge and erudition, and thus helping them to develop the habit of spontaneous every reading.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 1. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. (20 points)
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B
11. D 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. B 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. C
Part 2. Give the correct form of each word in the blanket to complete the following sentences. (10 points)
Appreciable
Grievance
Hold- ups
Outlaw
Eyesore
Unadulterated
Documentation
Outlived

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Disciplinarian
Part 3. Fill in each blank with one or two prepositions/particles. (10 points)
1. on 2. off 3. for 4. behind 5. ahead
6. at 7. to 8. in 9. over 10. at
III. READING (60 points)
Part 1. Read the following article and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (15 points)
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D

6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C

Part 2. Read the following text and fill in one word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (15 points)
1. Pose/ cause/ create 2. To 3. Consequently/ hence/ 4. Like 5. Emphasis/ focus
therefore

6. Public 7. More 8. Disposal 9. Finally 10. And

Part 1: Choose the answer A, B, C, or D that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes. (20 points)
1. They regularly hold elections without a _____ of corruption or violence.
A. scent B. breath C. sniff D. whiff
2. The lyrics came to him in _____ during this and other catnaps.
A. few and far B. length and breadth C. bits and pieces D. leaps and bounds
3. Should the longevity link also apply to human beings, it could well lead to the development of drugs that mimic the effects of calorie _____ while
allowing people to maintain their normal diet.
A. constraint B. restriction C. prevention D. restraint
4. Right after I got married, I got a big promotion at work, so I'm really _____ at the moment!
A. on the fence B. on the crest of the wave
C. on cloud nine D. B&C are correct
5. Joe's been walking with a _____ ever since he found out he was getting a promotion.
A. feather in his cap B. spring in his step C. nail on his head D. chip on his shoulder
6. They would much sooner ____ than _____ by car.
A. walk/going B. walking/going C. walking/go D. walk/go
7. Both reporters cut their journalistic _____ on the same provincial newspaper.
A. tooth B. teeth C. foot D. feet
8. (NP) It’s _____ as bad as he said
A. more like B. much C. nothing like D. a great deal
9. The old bridge fell into _____ several years ago.
A. disuse B. misuse C. unuse D. abuse
10. (NP) Lest anyone _____ my story, I have brought documents to attest to its truth.
A. must doubt B. should doubt C. doubts D. doubted
11. Let me make a _____ concession at the start.
A. square B. triangle C. round D. cross
12. (NP) There has been _____ increasing number of cases of _____ disease.
A. an/the B. an/Ø (zero article) C. the/a D. the/the
13. He announced he could see the _____ of recovery in the job market.
A. green shoots B. blue chip C. white goods D. golden hello
14. Colin's girlfriend dumped him weeks ago, but the poor guy's heart is still in his _____ .
A. shoes B. heels C. boots D. hoods
15. I chose to pursue a career in medical research so that I might someday _____ in the world with a groundbreaking discovery.
A. make my grade B. make a move C. make my day D. make my mark
16. There is concern that overfishing could snuff _____ some species.
A. up B. out C. in D. about
17. This is a good exercise for toning ____ the thighs.
A. up B. out C. in D. at
18. (NP) __________ that it now carries nearly two million passenger each day.
A. So popular the system has become B. So popular has the system become
C. Such popular was the system D. Such was popular the system
19. (NP) I’ll see you on Saturday. What ____________ in the afternoon?
A. will you do B. will you be doing C. do you do D. are you doing
20. The company has changed __________ several times but is still on the verge of bankruptcy.
A. places B. tune C. subject D. hands
Your answers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 2: Give the correct form of each bracketed words. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
1. He had a(n) _____ smile on his face when he saw me. (ENIGMA)
2. In Greek myth, love is _____ by the goddess Aphrodite. (PERSON)
3. I have only a _____ knowledge of Spanish history. (PATCH)
4. After several setbacks it's hard not to grow _____. (HEART)
5. The book is an _____ summary of issues in pensions, relying on quotes from and references to others. (ORIGIN)
6. Pinga is _____ and begins to cry, to the extent of remaining against a wall. (CONSOLE)
7. The report contained conflicting evidence and plenty of _____. (CONSISTENT)
8. _____ by her own fears, she never left the house. (PRISON)
9. The inclusion of _____ explanations and justifications was by no means standard practice. (SOLICIT)

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10. Given the observed difference between men and women as regards to psychological distress, all _____ were conducted separately for men and women.
(ANALYSE)
Your answers

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

SECTION C. READING (60 points)

Part 1: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (15 points) “Extreme sports” is a broad term to describe any action or adventure sports that include a high
dosage of risk, height, speed, natural challenges, and physical struggle. Most extreme sports are considered as an alternative (1) _____ mainstream sports
with their adrenaline-rushing thrills. Extreme sports are popularized in (2) _____ 1990s with lots of TV coverage and they keep on increasing their
popularity every year. Bungee Jumping is a simple yet thrilling recreational activity that involves head-first jumping from a tall structure (3) _____ an elastic
cord. Bungee jump as we (4) _____ it was first practiced in 1979 but its different forms used to be a tribal coming-of-age ritual in many cultures. Now,
bungee jumping is one of the most popular and available extreme sports in the world. Paragliding is an aerial extreme sport involving gliding through the air
with a parachute that is attached into your body. Participants descend from (5) _____ altitudes such as a mountain, cliff or an aircraft. Abseiling is a
recreational activity that involves sliding down through a rope in controlled conditions from a mountain, cliff or a man made structure. In spring the weather
is more welcoming and warmer for abseiling and since the (6) _____ is mostly taking place in nature; spring is the most convenient season for it.
Kitesurfing is riding and gliding across the water (7) _____ holding onto a large hand-controlled kite that is powered by the wind. Mountain biking is an off-
road bicycle racing sport that is set on rough terrain like a mountain, desert, or rocks with specially (8) _____ mountain bikes. Most mountain bikers like to
ride on a dry terrain (9) _____ snow or rain. Skateboarding is an action-filled recreational activity and a professional sport that involves performing tricks on
a skateboard. Skateboarding has also created its (10) _____ subculture from its slang to music.
(Adapted from https://www.flypgs.com/en/extreme-sports )
Your answers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 1: (5 câu ngữ pháp, 15 câu từ vựng nguồn CPE)

1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. B

11. A 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. B 20. D

Part 2: 10 câu rời, nguồn CPE

enigmatic 6. inconsolable

personified 7. inconsistencies

patchy 8. Imprisoned

disheartened 9. unsolicited

unoriginal 10. analyses

SECTION C. READING (60 points)

Part 1: (https://www.flypgs.com/en/extreme-sports)
1. to 2. the 3. with 4. know 5. high

6. sport 7. while/when 8. designed 9. without 10. own

Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided. (20 points)
26. Their full skirts flared out as the dancers ______ round and round at great speed.
A. slid B. tripped C. twirled D. winched
27. Little Tom ______ his gaze to avoid making eye contact when his mother caught him eating icecream.
A. converted B. averted C. revertedD. diverted
28. The board of directors finally reached a ______ and were able to draw up the agreement to implement the new strategy.
A. consensus B. cohesion C. solidarity D. resolution
29. My mother told me that, as a child, I used to ______ continually for sweets and toys.
A. whine B. grumble C. savage D. pester

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30. The company’s attempt to attract new customers with a flashy ______ failed to resonate with its target audience.
A. scam B. snare C. gimmick D. plot
31. My teacher emphasized the importance of ______ the line when it came to academic integrity.
A. drawing B. facing C. touching D. toeing
32. It takes time to get a financial system up and ______ after the introduction of a new currency.
A. walkingB. proceeding C. running D. going
33. Despite advancements in technology, some individuals still prefer to communicate ______ by using outdated methods.
A. fortuitously B. gratuitously C. circuitously D. felicitously
34. During the award ceremony, the host decided to ______ a surprise ______ the audience by announcing an additional category for the awards.
A. apprise/of B. remit/to C. devolve/to D. spring/on
35. After the floods, volunteers ______ with trucks to help the three thousand residents.
A. touched up B. dealt in C. flung off D. pitched in
36. The car was launched with a massive media ______, involving newspapers, magazines, television and radio.
A. raid B. blitz C. blast D. spree
37. The board of directors finally reached a ______ and were able to draw up the agreement to implement the new strategy.
A. consensus B. cohesion C. solidarity D. resolution
38. The company’s attempt to attract new customers with a flashy ______ failed to resonate with its target audience.
A. scam B. snare C. gimmick D. plot
39. Despite advancements in technology, some individuals still prefer to communicate ______ by using outdated methods.
A. fortuitously B. gratuitously C. circuitously D. felicitously
40. No, I won’t support such a risky project this time and end up ______ again.
A. getting my bearings B. pulling my weight
C. carrying the can D. raising the roof
41. The contents were ______ that she did not mention them when we discussed after the programme.
A. so great a mystery B. so a great mystery
C. such great a mystery D. a such great mystery
42. ______ by thousands of kilometres, India and Germany have had an influence on each other.
A. Although separating B. Though separated
C. Despite being separating D. Much as separated
43. I feel like the luckiest person in the world, ______.
A. having been born at this time B. being born at this time
C. to be born at this time D. to have been born at this time
44. Last night, when he arrived home, he crept in ______ his parents should wake up.
A. lest B. otherwise C. unless D. nontheless
45. ______ with being so busy both at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and bad-tempered.
A. Which B. How C. What D. Where
Your answers:
26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

Part 2. Write the correct form of the words given in the brackets. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
46. The newly renovated airport terminal with efficient check-in processes offers a _______ (stream) travel experience for tourists.
47. Growth and ________ (mature) of vascular plants are often controlled by light, usually in conjunction with temperature.
48. The valedictorian delivered a ______ sppech, expressing gratitude to their teachers and classmates for the unforgettable experiences. (HEART)
49. During the natural disaster, relief supples were ______ to the affected region, ensuring prompt assistance to those in need. (AIR)
50. In response to the escalating climate crisis, the government implemented ______ measures to mitigate the adverse effects. (CAUTION)
51. The team worked together seamlessly as if their movement were orchestrated like ______. (CLOCK)
52. British public schools are regarded as one of the last ______ of upper-class privilege. (BASTE)
53. They have a store of ______ drugs and vaccines that can be flown anywhere in the nation within twelve hours. (DEFEND)
54. The company is famous for ______ former employees, long after they have gone into retirement. (FEATHER)
55. The children of ______ parents often do not develop the skills they need to take care of themselves when they leave home. (PROTECT)

Your answers:
46. 51.
47. 52.
48. 53.
49. 54.
50. 55.

Part 3. Complete each sentence with one suitable particle or preposition. Write your answers in the box provided. (10 points)
56. I knew ______ the word go this book would be difficult to write.
57. I knew I was ______ the hill when I started needing glasses to read.
58. He went ______ his own accord: nobody forced him to go.
59. My son has gone ______ computer games. They are not as interesting as before.
60. ‘This will cause all sorts of problems.’ - ‘I know. It is a recipe ______ disaster.’
61. When the cost was set ______ the benefits, the scheme looked good.
62. The company has laid ______ strict procedures for this kind of situation.
63. It was a difficult concept to grasp, but he soon latched ______.
64. He's going to have to pull his socks ______ if he wants to stay in the team.
65. The company pulled ______ despite the economic crisis.
Your answers:
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

III. READING (50 POINTS)

Part 1. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (15
points)
A LACK OF COMMUNICATION
Recent research has revealed that a third of people in Britain have not met their (66) ______ neighbors, and those who know each other (67)
______ speak. Neighbors gossiping over garden fences and in the street was a common (68) ______ in the 1950s, says Dr Carl Chinn, an expert on local

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communities. Now, however, longer hours spent working at the office, together with the Internet and satellite television, are eroding neighborhood (69)
______. ‘Poor neighborhoods once had strong kinship, but now prosperity buys privacy,’ said Chinn.
Professor John Locke, a social scientist at Cambridge University, has analyzed a large (70) ______ of surveys. He found that in America and
Britain the amount of time spent in social activity is decreasing. A third of people said they never spoke to their neighbors at (71) ______. Andrew Mayer,
25, a strategy consultant, rents a large apartment in west London, with two flatmates, who work in e-commerce. ‘We have a family of teachers upstairs and
lawyers below, but our only contact comes via letters (72) ______ to the communal facilities or complaints that we’ve not put out our bin bags properly,’ said
Mayer.
The (73) ______ of communities can have serious effects. Concerned at the rise in burglaries and (74) ______ of vandalism, the police have
relaunched crime prevention schemes such as Neighborhood Watch, (75) ______ on people who live in the same area to keep an eye on each others’ houses
and report anything they see which is unusual.
66. A. side-on B. next-door C. close-up D. nearside
67. A. barely B. roughly C. nearly D. virtually
68. A. outlook B. view C. vision D. sight
69. A. ties B. joints C. strings D. laces
70. A. deal B. amount C. number D. measure
71. A. least B. once C. all D. most
72. A. concerning B. regarding C. applying D. relating
73. A. breakout B. breakthrough C. breakdown D. breakaway
74. A. acts B. shows C. counts D. works
75. A. asking B. calling C. inviting D. trying

Your answers:
66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

Part 2: For questions 46-55, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes provided. (15 points)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. Some people with ASD have a (76) ______
difference, such as a genetic condition. Other causes are not yet known. Scientists believe there are multiple causes of ASD that (77) ______ together to
change the most common ways people (78) ______. We still have much to learn about these causes and how they impact people with ASD.
People with ASD may behave, communicate, in Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following
questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20 points)
26. C 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. C 33. C 34. D 35. D
36. B 37. A 38. C 39. C 40. C 41. A 42. B 43. A 44. A 45. C

Part 2. Write the correct form of the words given in the brackets. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
46. streamlined 51. clockwork
47. maturation 52. bastions
48. heartfelt 53. biodefence
49. airlifted 54. feather-bedding
50. precautionary 55. overprotective

Part 3. Complete each sentence with one suitable particle or preposition. Write your answers in the box provided. (10 points)
56. from 57. over 58. of 59. off 60. for

61. against 62. down 63. on 64. up 65. through

III. READING (60 POINTS)

Part 1. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (15
points)
66. B 67. A 68. D 69. A 70. C 71. C 72. D 73. C 74. A 75. B

Part 2: For questions 46-55, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes provided. (15 points)

76. known 77. act 78. develop 79. nothing 80. apart

81. advanced 82. although/though 83. maintaining 84. healthcare 85. disorder/syndrome
teract, and learn in ways that are different from most other people. There is often (79) ______ about how they look that sets them (80) ______ from other
people. The abilities of people with ASD can vary significantly. For example, some people with ASD may have (81) ______ conversation skills whereas
others may be nonverbal. Some people with ASD need a lot of help in their daily lives; others can work and live with little to no support.
ASD begins before the age of 3 years and can last throughout a person’s life, (82) ______ symptoms may improve over time. As children with
ASD become adolescents and young adults, they may have difficulties developing and (83) ______ friendships, communicating with peers and adults, or
understanding what behaviors are expected in school or on the job. They may come to the attention of (84) ______ providers because they also have
conditions such as anxiety, depression, or hyperactivity (85) ______, which occur more often in people with ASD than in people without ASD.
Your answers
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.
1. The plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, was a ____ disease.
A. contingent B. contiguous C. contagious D. congenial
2. I was in a ____ as to what to do. If I told the truth, he would get into trouble, but if I said nothing I would be more in trouble.
A. doubt B. quandary C. hitch D. complexity
3. His driving is so bad that I always turn ____when I am sitting with him in the car.
A. around the bend
B. in a fog
C. off his trolley
D. green around the gills

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4. He ____ denied the accusations, saying they were totally false
A. excessively B. superficially C. strenuously D. unstintingly

5.It’s disquieting that there has been an increased____of cancer near the nuclear power station.
A. occurrence B. accidence C. persistence D. incidence
6. From this year on, under-fives will get travel ____, which certainly makes huge savings for family trips.
A. consolations B. concessions C. contortions D. constrictions
7. He has secured a loan for a new building by ____ upon the resources of two existing tenants.
A. dwelling B. training C. playing D. drawing
8. They worked ____ all weekend, trying to get it finished on time.
A. ferociously B. furiously C. indignantly D. outrageously
9. Going to the unemployment office and having to wait there for hours is a ____ experience.
A. soul-destroying B. heart-stopping C. power-sharing D. thought-provoking

10. ____a language family is a group of languages with a common origin and similar vocabulary, grammar, and sound systems.
A. Linguists call it B. It is called by linguists
C. What linguists call D. What do linguists call
11. Will development ever again be the ____ burden pulling the region out of economic malady?
A. beast B. load C. glutton D. chief
12. We all decreed that ____.
there be an end to their quarrel B. their quarrel should put an end to
C. they ended their quarrel then D. their quarrel be coming to an end
13. I tried to ____ myself from the situation but it was impossible.
A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate
14. Last week’s violence was ____ condemned by foreign governments.
A. grimly B. roundly C. roughly D. bitingly
15. Don’t get yourself ____ up over such a trivial matter.
A. done B. worried C. whipped D. worked
16. I ____ with the performances but I got the flu the day before.
A. was to have helped B. helped C. was to help D. had helped
17. I'm seeing the boss this afternoon. I'll put in a ____ word about you. It might help you with your request for promotion.
A. special B. pleasant C. good D. nice
18. This trend has only been strengthened with the enfranchisement of spending ____ in modern industrial societies.
A. force B. strength C. weight D. power
19. The couple were finally ____ by the landlord after not paying rent for six months.
A. demolished B. rejected C. evicted D. evacuated
20. He’s extremely ____; he turns up every day at nine o’clock on the dot.
A. punctual B. temporary C. long-standing D. subsequent

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 2: Write the correct form of word in each blank. (10pts)

1. It is difficult to draft a law that makes sense today and ensure that it is not __________by technology tomorrow. DISTANCE
2. Spirit points are added after the conclusion of the winter season and points are deducted for ejections and other__________conducts. SPORTS
3. It is easy enough to say that the papers are vastly__________, that people have to be dropped or there has to be voluntary retirement. MAN
4. Are those _______________ they put in food really necessary. ADD
5. The reason for Bruce Lee’s dealth was sleeping pill _______________. DOSE
6. If you can respond calmly and _______________, then I think that would be the best way forward. AGGRESSIVE
7. When it was over, she began life _______ in France. NEW
8. All these former offenses were swiftly ______. CRIME
9. I stand not upon the _______ words of a challenge. DEFINE
10. Economists and some psychologists _______ employ such tasks in their studies. EXCLUDE

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III. READING (60 points)

Part 1. Fill in each blank with ONE word (15pts)
WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD CARTOONS GONE?

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Childhood will never be the same again. Remember Saturday mornings spent lounging on the sofa, hour (1) ____ hour, watching your favourite
cartoons? (2) ____ there has been a better reward for the long school week that had had to be endured? Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Mickey
Mouse brought virtually live into (3) ____ living rooms. Back then, they were in black and white, and back then, they were meant to amuse, to
entertain.
It seems this has changed – and definitely (4) ____ the worse. Now when you turn on the television on a Saturday or Sunday morning, you do (5)
____ at your own risk! Be prepared to confront violence in all its animated glory: exploding bombs, falling buildings, blazing weapons, and bad
guy after bad guy. I don’t see (6) ____ is funny about this warped vision of our times and our society. Nor do I see what’s worth watching on
these programmes with (7) ____ gruesome caricatures of good and evil. Who is responsible for children’s programming these days?
It cannot be good for today’s youth to be exposed (8) ____ this type of entertainment. (9) ____ best, they are missing out on the humour,
sensitivity and moral lessons that were to be had from the cartoons of old. At worst, their childish brains are (10) ____ filled with scenes of non-
stop violence and ideas that are morally corrupt. Childhood should be a time of innocence, short-lived as it may be in these turbulent times in
which we live. Perhaps we should bear this in mind the next time we see our child glued to the TV on a Saturday morning.

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. outdistanced
2. unsportsmanlike
3. overmanned
4. additives
5. overdose
6. non-aggressively
7. anew
8. decriminalized
9. definitive
10. exclusively

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