The purpose of the contest is to stimulate the spirits of playing sports among students.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words CLOSEST in the meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster.

“____________”, the workers refused.

Peter should have apologized _____ being late this morning, but he did not.

We have to protect our natural _____ such as: coal, oil, forest, ...

Somedays before New Year, they _____ greeting cards one another.

I need _____ reliable to look after the baby while I am at work.

If I had enough money, I _____ a good dictionary.

Banh Chung and Mut are _____ food on Tet holiday. The majority of famillies have the during Tet.

A _____ is a person that officially decides who is the winner of a competition.

“I will take you to the airport in my car, Henry” said Lee.

_____ is the limitation of the number of the children born.

Mai Huong congratulated me _____ the exam with flying colors.

How many _____ are there in the competition?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Michael accused his brother _____

What do most experts recommend in order to solve problems of overpopulation?

Who was Thomas Malthus?

World population doubled in the years between________.

According to the passage, the limiting factors in population growth have been lessened because of?

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 question.

The population of the world has increased more in modern times than in all other ages of history combined. World population totalled about 500 million in 1650. It doubled in the period from 1650 – 1850. Today the population is more than five billion. Estimates based on research by the United Nations indicate that it will more than double in the twenty – five years between 1915 and the year 2000, reaching seven billion by the turn of the century No one knows the limits of population that the earth can support. Thomas Malthus, an English economist, developed a theory that became widely accepted in the nineteenth century. He suggested that because world population tended to increase more rapidly than the food supply, a continual strain was exerted upon available resources. Malthus cited wars, famines, epidemics, and other disasters as the usual limitations of population growth. With recent advances in science and technology, including improved agricultural methods and great strides in medicine, some of the limiting factors in population growth have been lessened, with obvious results, international organizations have put forward several recommendations to alleviate the problem of overpopulation, including an increase in food production, general economic development in target areas, and a decrease in birth rates. Most experts agree that it will be necessary to combine all three recommendations in an effort to effect a lasting solution.

Which of the options below is the best title for the passage?

Tom didn’t study hard. He failed the exam.

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.

After I had written my composition, I handed it to my teacher.

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.

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.

He admitted breaking his mother’s vase.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words OPPOSITE in the meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

The price of petrolium has decreased since last month.

Peter: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?”

Mary: “____________________________”

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Lan: “I have passed my exam”

Mai: “______________”

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.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from theother three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

She can cook for herself and that makes her more independent. (using the noun ability and a to-infinitive)

………………………………………………………………………………………..

The students have discussed the pollution problems since last week. (passive voice)

.…………………………………………………………………………………..…

Ann couldn’t understand Peter’s sense of humour. (Cleft sentence: focus on the underlined part)

………………………………………………………………………………………

It takes a long time to learn a foreign language. (starting with a gerund).

………………………………………………………………………………………

Rewrite the following sentences as required so that the new sentences have the closest meaning to the given ones:

She started studying English 10 years ago.

She has.………………….…………………………………..………………………

Yesterday, if you arrived earlier, you would have seen your former friend.

                   A           B                                         C                     D

The film was so bored that many people walked out of the cinema just

                               A                                                 B                        C

after 15 minutes watching it .

                                D

Choose the word or phrase whose underlined part needs correcting.

Who suggested come here for the picnic?

               A           B      C              D

Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet?

Which of the following activities is not mentioned in the passage?