PHẦN I/ 20 câu (mỗi câu 0,3 điểm) ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheer to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
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 stress in each of the following questions.
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.
Binh: “__________”
Jones: “__________”
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that best fits each numbered blank.
Ayers Rock, which was found for the first time by European explorers in 1873, is a famous landmark ___(17)___ the desert of central Australia. The original inhabitants of this part of Australia, the Aborigines, call it Uluru. It is 348 meters high, 3.6 kilometres long and 1.9 kilometres wide. It is a beautiful red-brown colour, especially when the sun ___(18)___ on it early in the morning and in the evening.
When tourists want to visit Uluru, they often start 440 kilometres away in a town called Alice Springs. People on these trips usually sleep outside under the stars, not in tents ___(19)___ it's more exciting. A fire keeps away snakes and other animals during the night. And when the sun comes up in the morning, the view of Uluru is amazing. After breakfast, visitors often walk around the base of the rock. There are caves around the base of the rock and inside them you ___(20)___ see paintings. Some of them are thousands of years old.
PHẦN II/ 10 câu (mỗi câu 0,4 điểm) ⇱
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.
Tet in Viet Nam starts with the first new moon, usually in late January or early February. The celebrations usually last for three days, The Vietnamese celebrate Tet with family gatherings, wonderful foods and lion dances. Let's tuke a look at some of the traditions linked to Tet, the most popular festival in Viet Nam.
● Red is a bright, happy colour that keeps away bad spirits. That's why people decorate their homes with red and yellow to bring good luck for the next year. Also, parents and grandparents give children special lucky money in red envelopes.
● One thing people avoid during Tet is sweeping the house. Before Tet, the Vietnamese clean their houses to clear out any bad luck from the previous year. People finish cleaning before New Year's Day because they believe you'll brush away your good luck if you sweep the house during Tet. People also buy branches of apricot blossom or peach blossom, which symbolise a long life, to decorate their houses.
Traditionally, people travel back to their hometowns to celebrate Tet with their family. During their stay, they visit relatives and have large meals together. They wear colourful new clothes to bring them good luck for the coming new year. They also visit flower fairs and calligraphy markets where calligraphers can write poems on "giấy đỏ", wood or stone for them.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most meaningful sentence written from the given words.
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.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original one in each of the following questions.