Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.

Is it worth reading books, (33) ___________ nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment? Some people say that even paperback books are expensive, and not everyone can borrow books from a library. They might add that television is more exciting and that viewers can relax as they watch their favourite (34) ___________. All that may be true, but books are still very popular. They encourage the reader to use his or her imagination for a start. You can read a chapter of a book, or just a few pages, and then stop. Of course, it may be so (35) ___________that you can't stop! There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime novel or an autobiography, or a book (36) ___________gives you interesting information. If you find it hard to choose, you can read reviews, or ask friends for ideas. Personally, I can't do without books, but I can (37) ___________up television easily enough. You can't watch television at bus stops!

Question 34

Question 18. I applied for the job but was___________.

Question 11. ___________I first met my girlfriend.

Question 6. We___________by a loud noise during the night.

Question 13. He has been very interested in doing research on___________since he was at high school.

Question 9. Our boss would rather___________during the working hours.

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 1

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 20. The fire began in the tenth floor of the block of flat, but it soon spread to other floors.

Question 14. The match will be televised___________ on VTV 3 tonight.

Question 15. The students are conducting a major___________.

Question 26. Dan is able to make English instruction videos for Vietnamese people. It is because his Vietnamese wife helps him.

Question 28. Eden and Edward are chatting after work. Eden suggests eating out.

-  Eden. “Shall we eat out tonight?”

-           Edward. ___________!”

Question 12. Last weekend, my family went to the cinema together. We chose a(an) ___________to see.

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

Question 5. She looked active in___________.

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

Question 29. People are not aware of the problem of overpopulation.

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 21. The strong progress in poverty reduction and sharing prosperity that took place over the first decade of the 2000s is at risk because of the global slowdown in growth.