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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.
Question 1: A. opponent B. penalty C. dedicated D. habitat
Question 2: A. reserve B. enact C. wildlife D. digest

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.
Question 3: A. foul B. outstanding C. found D. wounded
Question 4: A. diverse B. pioneer C. intellectual D. survive

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.
Question 5: Synchronized swimming has been become popular among young women in
A B C D
Chicago since 1923.
Question 6: The first SEA Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 17
A B
December, 1959 comprising more and more 527 athletes and officials from Southeast
C D
countries participating in 12 sports competitions.

Question 7: The player will be ejected as soon as he will commit five fouls.
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
Question 8: In the past people believed that womens ________ roles were as mothers and wives.
A. nature B. natural C. naturism D. naturalist
Question 9: If you take a good book on your hand, you will find it hard __________.
A. to pick it up B. to put it down C. to read it D. to enjoy it
Question 10: Nowadays elephants are one of the __________ species in the world. They need
protecting.
A. enlightened B. expensive C. endangered D. enlarged
Question 11: I _______go to the bank today. I have enough money.
A. couldn't B. needn't C. have to D. must
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Question 12: The salary of a computer programmer is ________ a teacher.
A. as twice much as B. as much as twice of
C. twice as higher as that D. twice as high as that of
Question 13: : Toxic chemicals from many factories have driven many species to the ________
of extinction.
A. verge B. edge C. ground D. bank
Question 14:The Vietnamese were very satisfied with excellent performances of young
and_______athletes.
A. energetic B. energy C. energetically D. energize
Question 15: The polar bear's ___ depends on its ability to catch fish.
A. survival B. survive C. surviving D. survivor
Question 16: Factories __________ discharge toxic chemicals into rivers. It is prohibited.
A. neednt B. mustnt C. cant D. couldnt
Question 17: Those who dont obey the traffic rules ________strictly.
A. must be fined B. should be punish C. will fine D. have to fine
Question 18: "My daughter, Mary, tries to___________to see me at least once a week," Mrs.
Jones told the social worker.
A. call up B. go up C. come on D. drop in
Question 19: -What does this word mean? -Why dont you _____in your dictionary?
A. look it into B. look it up C. look it for D. look it after
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.
Question 20: -"I think married women should not go to work." -"_____________________"
A. Well, I see your point but it's too boring to be housewives all their lives.
B. What nonsense! I don't agree. Women are better at running a home than men.
C. In my opinion, Men lose their temper more easily than women
D. I believe women are more loyal than men.
Question 21: Laura: "What is the population of pandas in the world?" Maria: "_______ "
A. Only about 600. B. about 600kg.
C. 600 years old. D. Oh, 600 meters
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: The 1923 earthquake in Japan killed about 200,000 people and left countless
wounded and homeless.
A. poor B. imprisoned C. suffered D. injured
Question 23: An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of
the League of Red Cross Societies.
A. treated B. dedicated C. started D. helped

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE
in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: The works of such men as the English philosophers John Locke and Thomas
Hobbes helped pave the way for academic freedom in the modern sense.
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 A. terminate B. prevent C. initiate D. lighten
Question 25: Many scientists agree that global warming poses the great threat to all species on
Earth.
A. risk B. annoyance C. fear D. protection

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 26: It was a mistake of you to lose your passport.
A. You shouldn't have lost your passport.
B. There must be a mistake in your passport.
C. You needn't have brought your passport.
D. Your passport must be lost.
Question 27: I feel better when the weather is getting warmer.
A. The better I feel, the warmer the weather is getting.
B. The warmer the weather is getting, the better I feel.
C. The warmer is the weather getting, the better do I feel.
D. The warmer is the weather getting, the better feel I.
Question 28: There are more sports competed in this SEA Games than in last SEA Games.
A. The sports competed ill this SEA Games are the same as those in last SEA Games.
B. Not as many sports were competed in last SEA Games as in this SEA Games.
C. In the last SEA Games there were some sports which were not competed.
D. In this SEA Games, there are less sports competed than in last SEA Games.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best
combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: . I did my homework. I went to bed later.
A. When I went to bed, I was doing my homework.
B. When I went to bed, I had done my homework.
C. When I went to bed, I did my homework.
D. When I did my homework, I had gone to bed.
Question 30: I was about to leave home. At that time, Peter gave me a ring.
A. When Peter gave me a ring, I had left home.
B. No sooner had I left home than Peter gave me a ring.
C. Before I left home, Peter had given me a ring.
D. After I had left home, Peter gave me a ring.
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 from 31 to 35.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international (31)_______-
governmental organization for the (32)_______, research, and restoration of the environment.
The organization was (33)_______as a charitable trust on September 11, 1961, in Morges,
Switzerland, under the name World Wildlife Fund. It was an initiative of Julian Huxley and
Max Nicholson
It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million
supporters worldwide. working in more (34) _________90 countries, supporting 1 00
conservation and environmental projects around the world. It is a charity, w ith about 9%
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of its funding coming from voluntary (35) by private individuals and businesses.
Question 31 : A. non B. not C. no D. nor
Question 32 : A. challenge B. keeping C. conservation D. awareness
Question 33 :A. produced B. discovered C. used D. founded
Question 34 :A. as B. than C. to D. so
Question 35 :A. deposits B. donations C. refunds D. suggestions

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by human to the
atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely.
Air pollution requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change. When the first
air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were
limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled a far cry from the extensive list of
harmful substances known today. As technology has developed and knowledge of the health
aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened. In the
future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions.
Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and
nitrogen oxides, are found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentration of these
pollutants was altered by various chemical reactions; they became components in
biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds
to move from the air to the water or soil. On a global basic, natures output of these
compounds dwarfs that resulting from human activities.
However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city. In such a
region, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification
scheme of the cycles. The result is an increased concentration of noxious chemicals in the air.
The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations
that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration
need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us little
until we know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur
naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per
million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however, has a
natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15ppm.
Question 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The economic impact of air pollution B. What constitutes an air pollutant.
C. How much harm air pollutants can cause. D. The effects of compounds added to
the atmosphere.
Question 37: The word adversely in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. Negatively B. quickly C. admittedly D. considerably
Question 38: It can be inferred from the first paragraph that .
A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas B. most air pollutants today can be
seen or smelled
C. the definition of air pollution will to change D. a substance becomes an air
pollutant only in cities

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Question 39: The word These in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. the various chemical reactions B. the pollutants from the developing Earth
C. the compounds moved to the water or soil D. the components in biogeochemical
cycles
Question 40: For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role
in controlling air pollution?
A. They function as part of a purification process. B. They occur in greater quantities than
other pollutants.
C. They are less harmful to living beings than other pollutants. D. They have existed since the
Earth developed.
Question 41: According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions
.
A. can be dwarfed by natures output of pollutants B. can overwhelm the natural system that
removes pollutants
C. will damage areas outside of the localized regions D. will react harmfully with natural
pollutants
Question 42: The word localized in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. specified B. circled C. surrounded D. encircled

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural resources of
tremendous value. Forests covered a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were
found in unbelievable amounts. There was a great abundance of very fertile soil. Forests,
prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife. So vast were these resources that it seemed
that they could never be used up. So forests were destroyed to make way for farmland. Grass
lands and prairies were plowed and harrowed. Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to
supply a young industrial nation. Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and
power companies. Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport.
Within a short time, the results were obvious. Floods caused millions of dollars worth of
damage yearly. The very fertile soil was washed away or blown up in great clouds. The
seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of depletion. Rivers were filled with silt
from eroding farms and wastes from factories. Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish.
Several species of birds disappeared, and some mammals seemed on the verge of going. Future
timber shortages were predicted. In short, Americans soon became to realize that some sort of
conservation program must be set up, if future as well as present Americans were to share in
the resources that are the heritage of every American.
Question 43: The title that best expresses the main theme or subject of this selection is
________.
A. The story of America's natural resources B. What the first white men found in America
C. The cause of timber shortage D. The loss of topsoil
Question 44: It seeemed to the early American settlers that ________.
A. fertile soil was scarce B. there was a shortage of minerals.
C. the natural resources were inexhaustible D. forests should not be cut
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Question 45: The use of America's natural resources by the early settlers was ________.
A. scientific B. predicted C. unbelievable D. careless
Question 46: Much of the fertile soil of America has ________.
A. been eroded by wind and water B. been covered by lakes
C. become the scene of factories D. sunk deep into the earth
Question 47: The word "abounded with" could best replaced by ________.
A. were abundant in B. were plentiful of C. were a lot of D. were rich with
Question 48: One reason why many of our rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish
is that ________.
A. factories have dumped waste into the rivers
B. too many fish have been caught
C. floods have caused much damage
D. a conservation program has been set up
Question 49: Some species of birds and mammals seemed ________.
A. to be killed B. to become extinct C. to die D. to be slaughtered
Question 50: The word they in line 5 refers to__________________.
A. white men B. the resources C. floods D. American

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Question 1 A Question 26 A
Question 2 C Question 27 B
Question 3 D Question 28 B
Question 4 C Question 29 B
Question 5 A Question 30 B
Question 6 D Question 31 A
Question 7 B Question 32 C
Question 8 B Question 33 D
Question 9 B Question 34 B
Question 10 C Question 35 D
Question 11 B Question 36 C
Question 12 D Question 37 D
Question 13 A Question 38 D
Question 14 A Question 39 A
Question 15 A Question 40 B
Question 16 B Question 41 D
Question 17 A Question 42 D
Question 18 D Question 43 A
Question 19 B Question 44 C
Question 20 A Question 45 D
Question 21 A Question 46 A
Question 22 D Question 47 A
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Question 24 C Question 49 B
Question 25 A Question 50 B

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