1 Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

They said that the car driver was driving very fast at the time of the crash.
A: The car driver is said to drive very fast at the time of the crash.

B: The car driver was said to be driving very fast at the time of the crash.
C: The car driver is said to be driving very fast at the time of the crash.

D: The car driver was said to drive very fast at the time of the crash.
2 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.

A: activity

B: observatory

C: historical

D: parabolic

3 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. Air (23)…………..is the cause of ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can (24)…………..although there is not enough information on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars also (25)………….. air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often (26)…………..in busy streets circled by buildings. Children who live in areas where there is (27)…………..lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands.

Question 24.

A: to produce

B: producing

C: produce

D: produced

4 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.

A: rinseless

B: guess

C: mission

D: miss

5 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. The bamboo used to make conical hats must be split into very thin strings and then put into water _________ they can avoid tearing and any breakage.

A: because

B: therefore

C: although

D: so that

1, b -  The car driver was said to be driving very fast at the time of the crash. (Tài xế ô tô được cho là đã lái xe rất nhanh vào thời điểm xảy ra vụ tai nạn.)

2, D – parabolic (trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ ba, các từ còn lại có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai)

3, c – produce (modal verb – “can” + V nguyên thể)

4, không có phần gạch chân

5, D – so that (so that + mệnh đề: mệnh đề chỉ mục đích)