I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. ⇱
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group. ⇱
III. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences. ⇱
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences. ⇱
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences. ⇱
IV. Choose the underline word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs correcting. ⇱
V. Choose the option (A, B, or C) that best completes each numbered blank in the passage. ⇱
In Viet Nam nowadays, most companies spend a large proportion of their budgets persuading US to buy their products, and it is their (26) __________ executives who have to decide how to make consumers aware of new products. To do this, they usually set up an advertising (27) __________ of some kind. Generally (28) __________ a new product involves TV and radio commercials, and there may also be large advertisements on (29) __________ along motorways and major roads. In the past, companies employed people to sell the product (30) __________ but nowadays there is a far more popular technique which uses the telephone. Staff in large call centers telephone potential (31) __________ tell them about the product and try to convince them that it is worth buying. Another technique is to (32) the new product by post. The company sends colourful (33) __________ to every house even though people haven’t asked for them. They are so unpopular that people call them (34) __________ mail - and even though they may contain free (35) __________ or discount vouchers, many people just put them straight into the rubbish bin!
VI. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question. ⇱
Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great views of the lake from the classroom windows.
In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An, after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong became the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung, and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school's students.
Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the school. Every year, there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and Training of Ha Noi.