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 found that someone had stolen the valuable picture. ( họ nhận ra rằng có ai đó đã lấy trộm bức tranh giá trị đó ) 
 A:
The picture they found was valuable.
 B:
The valuable picture they had stolen was found.
 C:
They found that the valuable picture had been stolen.
 D:
They found that the picture was valuable.
12
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Ha Noi is ______ the most populated city in Viet Nam.
 
 A:
much more
 B:
by far
 C:
a lot
 D:
a little bit
13
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer.
Life in modern city truly causes a lot of nuisances. Firstly, citizens have to deal with traffic congestion every day. This problem is even worse in the rush hour when so many people run out to work and are stuck on the streets for hours. Next, high cost of living is also a serious issue in the city, especially in metropolitan cities. More and more people find it difficult to live on their modest salaries when prices are going up and up all the time. Financial pressure makes city dwellers become constantly stressed and tired. Finally, the polluted air caused by exhaust emission from millions of vehicles, construction dust and the lack of green trees negatively affect residents’ health. Many people suffer from respiratory problems such as cough, sore throat or asthma. Indeed, city life brings a number of difficulties as well as challenges to its citizens.
Traffic congestion is even worse during ______ .
 A:
late in the afternoon
 B:
rush hours ( giờ cao điểm )
 C:
early morning
 D:
the night
14
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
 
 A:
around
 B:
fabulous
 C:
populous
 D:
delicious
15
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.
I was the last to know about the accident. ( tôi là người cuối cùng biết về vụ tai nạn )
 A:
Everyone had heard about the accident before I did.
 B:
The last thing I knew about was the accident.
 C:
I wasn’t informed about the accident at all.
 D:
At last I knew about the accident.