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

Teenage fiction

 Teenagers have their own TV channels, websites and magazines. So what about books?

 Last year one publisher, Martins, started publishing a series called Waves. We spoke to the director Julia Smith. She explained, “Teenage fiction has been published since the 1970s but publishers have never been particularly successful in getting teenagers to buy and read books. Now they’re realizing that teenagers aren’t just older children but they’re not adults either and often aren’t interested in adult fiction. For this series we’re looking for new writers who write especially for teenagers.”

 Athene Gorr’s novel was published in the series last year and is selling well. Its title is The Purple Ring. She says, “The important thing is to persuade teenagers to pick up your book. I’m a new writer so, although I’ve got an unusual name which people might remember, nobody knows it yet! But my book has a fantastic cover which makes people want to look inside. Then they realize what a brilliant story it is!”

 And what do teenagers themselves think about the series? We talked to Sophie Clarke, aged 15. She said, “I’ve read a few books in the Waves series. They say they’re for 14-19 year olds and I agree with that. We’re not interested in the same things as people in their twenties and thirties. I like them and I think they look really good too. The only thing is that because bookshops put them in the children’s section, lots of teenagers won’t find them so they may not do very well. And it’s a shame there’s no non-fiction in the series as I think lots of teenagers, especially boys, might buy that.”

Câu 40 (TH): Julia Smith says publisher now recognize that teenagers _________.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Câu 27 (VD): He bought her flowers and a diamond ring. This action made her fall in love with him.

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

Câu 45 (TH): Ripe fruit is often stored in a place who contains much carbon dioxide so that the fruit will not decay too rapidly.

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

Câu 12 (TH): University students _________ in linguistics may take courses including phonetics, semantics, and pragmatics.

Câu 18 (TH): If you slept under a mosquito net, you _________ bitten so often.

Câu 13 (TH): Many companies now advertise their new products by distributing free ____ in public places.

Câu 16 (VD): I don't think the baby dropped it. I think she threw it to the ground _________ purpose in order to gain our attention.

Câu 21 (TH): Two thirds of the land in this rural area _________ used for community purposes recently.

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

Câu 2 (VDC): Jim decided to set up his own business because he was tired of just being a cog in a machine.

Câu 20 (VD): Eggs are generally good for your health __________, of course, you eat too much of them.

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

Câu 29 (TH): It's Sunday today. Peter is coming over to Susan's house.

Peter: "Do you mind if I put the television on?" - Susan: "_____________."

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

Câu 1 (TH): They dig deep in search of mineral deposits to replenish those extended in the last year of growth.

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.

Câu 44 (TH): The teacher asked him why hadn't he done his homework, but he said nothing.

Câu 25 (VD): I'll see you _________ when you leave. It's easy to get lost in this enormous building.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Câu 3 (NB):

Câu 17 (VD): _________ have a meeting tomorrow has not been decided.