PART 2: PRACTICE

A. PHONETICS 
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A approved B. answered C. passed /t/ D. uttered /d/
2. A. doubted B. wedded C. connected /id/ D. passed /t/
3. A. managed B. laughed /t/ C. captured /d/ D. signed
4. A. washed /t/ B. exchanged /d/ C. experienced D. mixed
5. A. filled /d/ B. added /id/ C. started D. intended
6. A. wanted /id/ B. booked /t/ C. stopped D. laughed
7. A. booked B. watched /t/ C. jogged /d/ D. developed
8. A. kneeled B. bowed  C. implied /d/ D. compressed /t/
9. A. bottled B. explained C. trapped /t/ D. betrayed /d/
10. A. laughed B. stamped C. booked /t/ D. contented /id/
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 
1. A. headache B. present C. nation D. planet
2. A. playwright B. active C. global  D. tonight
3. A. advent B. emerge C. prevent D. event
4. A. efficiency B. society C. documentary D. proficiency 
5. A. painting  B. visit  C. portrait  D. enough
6. A. canteen   B. children C. lengthen D. nothing
7. A. appropriate B. documentary C. entertainment D. confirmation
8. A. dominant  B. Internet C. attitude  D. entertain 
9. A. efficient  B. digital  C. networking  D. privacy 
10. A. transmitted  B. taken  C. delivered D. produced 
B. VOCABUALRY AND GRAMMAR 
I. Complete the following sentences with "for" or "since", and the correct form of fife verb in
brackets.
1. I _haven’t had_____ (not have) time to finish my work __since__ Sunday. 
2. Nobody _has written__ (write) to Norma __since__ she left university.
HTHT since QKT
3. She _has eaten_ (eat) the same food __for__ three days. 
4. I _haven’t played_ (not play) tennis _for_ a year now. 
5. I don't think I _have seen_ (see) you _since_ 2003. 
6. It ____________________ (not rain) here ______________________ last June. 
7. We _____________________ (live) in this house ____________________ it was finished. 
8. My father ____________________ (not listen) to me ____________________ I failed the entrance exam
to 
university.
9. They ____________________ (not study) ____________________ Tet holidays.
10. Mum _____________________ (be) to America ___________________ three weeks. 
II. Choose the right alternative.
1. I washed/ have washed my hands so that I can help you with the cooking.
2. She arrived/ has arrived at Kennedy Airport at 2 o'clock this morning.
3. The Pharaohs ruled/ has ruled Egypt for thousands of years.
4. I found/ have found the letter you looked/ were looking for. Here it is.
5. They grew/ have grown such a lot since we last saw, has seen them.
6. We recently started/ have recently started to walk to work instead of taking the bus. 
7. When I was younger I played/ had played badminton for my local team.
8. I have had/ am having the pains for three weeks now. have been having
9. So far it was/ has been so cold that we stayed/ have stayed in the house all day.
So + adj/adv that MD: quá…đến nỗi mà
Such + Np + that MD
10. The last time I went/ have gone to Brighton is/ was in August.
11. Don't disturb Amy. She just went/ has just gone to sleep.
12. Bill phones/ is phoning his girlfriend again. That's the third time he phoned/ has phoned her this evening.
13. Since the eruption started/ has started all the villages on the slopes of the volcano have evacuated/ have
been evacuated.
14. House prices increased/ have increased dramatically in recent years.
15. Jim decided/ has decided to continue the course, even though it is proved/ was proving very difficult. 
III. Choose the correct word in the bracket to complete the sentences. 
shoot  show  censor broadcast edit scan
print   receive publish refer download 
1. The term the mass media in English _refers__ basically to TV, radio and newspapers.
2. The BBC World Service _broadcasts_ throughout the world. 
BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation
3. A short wave or a VHF radio can _ receive __ many interesting stations. 
4. They're _showing_ a good film on TV tonight.
5. I _ downloaded_ a good program from the Internet the other day. Would you like a copy? 
6. This book was _ published_ by CUP and it was _ printed_ in Cambridge. 
7. This article has been badly _ edited_.
8. The film was __ shot_ in Spain.
Shoot The film was shot: phim được phim
A Shooting: 1 buổi chụp hình
9. They _ censored_ the film before showing it on TV. 
10. I _scanned_ some photos I'd taken, so that I could send them to a friend in Australia. 

Re’fer to: đề cập đến

Refer/ deter/ confer/ prefer
IV. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the
same line. 
1. That morning, I spent maybe 40 minutes _poring__ over the horror of the shooting and a million other
things the newspapers had to tell me. PORE 
Clog pores
2. We have spent much of the past few years discovering that the digitization of news is ruining how
we _collect__ process information. COLLECT
3. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue,
newsstand sales, and _advertisement_ revenue. ADVERTISE
Revenue
4. Sweet people turn nasty(khó chịu) at the ____________________ of a hat on FB; it's stunning how fast
they turn: like a hungry Rottweiler being teased with a piece of red meat. DROPPING
5. With ____________________ to the above paragraph about nasty FBers, a recent study said that FB
makes us "feel badly about ourselves", "makes us envious", "makes us sad" and “is a tedious distraction”.
6. Social networks and the analysis of them is an inherently interdisciplinary academic field which
____________________ from social psychology, sociology, statistics, and graph theory. EMERGE
7. The first commercial automated cellular network was ____________________ in Japan by Nippon
Telegraph and Telephone in 1979. LAUNCH
8. Like many nonprofits, we use Facebook to connect with our audiences, and they use Facebook to stay
in ____________________ with us. TOUCHING
9. During that time, we've grown ____________________ as an organization - adding staff positions,
increasing programming. SIGNIFICANT
10. Some video clips and images shared by your friend may make you laugh and your brain gets
some ____________________. RELAX
V. Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
questions.
1. Media plays a significant role in keeping everyone updated about the various events around the world. 
A. informed B. disinterested C. indifferent D. reluctant
2. Today, we can check out the latest news and current affairs with just few clicks of mouse or by simply
switching on the radio or television
A. matters  B. meetings C. affections D. approval
3. The main purpose of media is to disseminate the information and knowledge.
A. restrict  B. spread  C. conceal  D. make it off the record
4. Cyber-bullying is commonplace online, causes emotional trauma, and sometimes even leads to suicide.
A. stimulation  B. motivation  C. disorder  D. excitement
5. The Internet is a treasure trove of information, which offers knowledge on any given topic under the sun.
A. sparsely  B. scarcely  C. abundantly  D. undoubtedly
6. The webs update news about the latest breakthroughs in the field of medicine, technology, and other
domains of science.
A. setbacks  B. demerits  C. hindrances D. headways 
7. Finding the latest updates about celebrities and exploring lifestyle websites have become day-to-day
activities of many Internet consumers.
A. abnormal  B. extraordinary  C. exceptional D. habitual 
8. These days, online gaming has tasted dramatic and phenomenal success because of its ever-increasing
demand throughout the world. 
A. usual  B. ordinary  C. remarkable  D. run-of-the-mill 
9. Social networking has also evolved as a great medium to connect with like-minded Individuals and
become a part of interesting groups and communities.
A. having similar ideas and interests B. having indifferent behaviors
C. having habits in common  D. having similar mental disorders
10. Children addicted to computers are being sent on camping holidays designed to help them kick the
habit.
A. dependent on  B. hooked on  C. indifferent to  D. exhausted by 
VI. Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
questions.
1. Excessive amounts of time at a computer can contribute to obesity, undeveloped social skills and a form
of addictive behavior. 
A. over the top B. a bit much C. unrestrained D. limited
2. The Internet has become an indispensable business tool, which has helped bring the world closer.
A. fundamental B. vital  C. dispensable D. significant
3. Newspapers enjoyed the position of the most preferred medium to reach a wider audience until electronic
communication emerged on the media scene. 
A. turned up B. came into view C. came out D. disappeared
4. For many teens, texting is the dominant way that they communicate on a day-to-day basis with their
friends. 
A. secondary B. principal C. leading D. outstanding
5. Duolingo helps you learn multiple languages simultaneously at no extra charge.
A. concurrently  B. together  C. at the same time  D. singly
6. These days more and more children are experiencing a stressful and miserable adolescence due to
bullying.
A. sorrowful B. depressed C. contented D. tragic 
7. Studies show that bullying can greatly impact a child's life and have long-lasting negative effects.
A. durable B. short-lived C. permanent D. lifelong
8. Until recently, many teachers and school officials turned a blind eye to bullying, believing that the
students would eventually sort it out by themselves. 
A. became attentive to  B. paid no attention to 
C. seemed ignorant of to  D. took no interest in
9. Some people with large enough fans bases can earn a very wealthy living by uploading a few videos
every week.
A. impoverished  B. well off  C. rolling in money  D. well-to-do
10. Face-to-face socializing is not as preferred as virtual socializing among the youth.
A. facing  B. eyeball to eyeball  C. indirect  D. direct 
VII. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. Have you any comment to ____ about the cause of the disaster?
A. make B. complain C. show  D. demonstrate
2. Any event attended by the actor received ____ media coverage.
A. big B. large  C. widespread D. much 
3. The ____ of 4, 5 and 9 is 6.
A. total B. sum  C. amount D. average
4. We thought she was arrogant ____ in fact she was just very shy. 
A. whereas B. although C. despite D. provided
5. Are you ____ trouble again?
A. doing  B. causing C. creating D. bringing
6. The sword was presented by the family ____ the museum.
A. for B. onto C. to  D. with
7. The truth of this statement has been effectively ____ in Chapter 1. 
A. demonstrated B. pronounced C. declared D. published
8. Their music still enjoys widespread ____ among teenagers. 
A. popular B. popularity C. public D. publicity
9. As far as I'm ____ nobody has done anything about it. 
A. know  B. aware C. hope  D. awake
10. Focusing upon human curiosity is an ingenious idea that would ____ to the creation and launch of Quota
in June, 2009. 
A. direct  B. go  C. lead  D. aim 
11. The app - WhatsApp - relies ____ the Internet to send images, texts, documents audio and video
messages to other users that have the app installed on their devices. 
A. on  B. at  C. in  D. with 
12. The lessons provided by Duolingo are designed to increase in difficulty as the user ____.
A. continues B. moves forward C. progresses D. goes forward
13. With Anki App, users can ____ themselves through quickly sessions, often lasting one minute or less, in
order to test their knowledge of Japanese.
A. challenge B. compete C. stop  D. doubt 
14. The commission is calling for a global ban ____ whaling.
A. in B. on C. with  D. for 
15. I haven't seen Gary ____ a long time. Who is he?
A. in B. for C. since  D. at 
16. It's ages ____ I last ate Italian food.
A. for B. when C. while  D. since 
17. I've written to Helen ____.
 A. last week B. yet  C. recently D. nowadays 
18. What have you been doing ____?
A. today  B. yesterday C. far so D. all ready
19. I had dinner with Sue ____.
A. last night B. already C. so far  D. lately
20. Twitter is a micro-blogging ____ that allows users to post brief, 140 character messages - called "tweets"
– and follow other users' activities.
A. device  B. appliance C. instrument D. tool
21. After you ____, it automatically connects you to all the people in your address book who also are using
WhatsApp.
A. log out B. sign up C. start  D. access
22. Similar to the way they use Facebook, teens may ____ the "success" of their photos - even their self-
worth - by the number of likes or comments they receive.
A. value B. indicate C. weigh  D. measure
23. This social network - LinkedIn-basically lets you ____ with people in a professional way. 
A. join B. connect C. relate  D. associate 
24. Tom hasn't been here ____ you came here together.
A. for B. when C. since  D. as 
25. Harry ____ look well since he on a diet. 
A. doesn't - went B. didn't go C. hasn't - went D. hasn't - has gone
26. I can't give you the report I ____ for today because I ____.
A. promise - don't finish  B. promised - didn't finish 
C. have promised - didn't finish  D. have promised - haven't finished 
27. I'm sorry about not coming last week. I ____ a cold and so I ____ at home.
A. have - stay  B. had - stayed  C. have had - stayed  D. have/ have stayed
28. Wait a minute. I ____ an idea. Let's go and see Roger. We last ____ him a long time ago.
A. had - saw B. have - saw C. have - see D. have - had seen
29. It's nice to be back here, in London. It's the second time I ____ here. 
A. am coming B. have come C. come D. came
30. I'm phoning about your advertisement for a bicycle for sale, which ____ in the local paper. ____it? Or is
it still available?
A. Saw - Have you sold  B. have seen - did you sell 
C. saw - did you sell  D. have seen - have you sold 
VIII. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1. I was merely questioning weather we had the money to fund such a project. 
A B C D
2. We'll see you after the performance also give you £50 for the tickets, or however much they cost. 
A B C D
3. Do they play any other sports beside basketball and volleyball? 
 A B C D
4. In addition her flat in Hanoi, she has a new house in Vung Tau and a villa in Ho Chi Minh City. 
A B C D
5. There's not much flour left but you're welcome to what few there is. 
A B C D
6. Susan slept soundly for 10 hours! You must wake her. 
A B C D
7. Because of coming into the office on weekends, Mr. Smith never gets enough work done. 
A B C D
8. Sales of the newest computer have doubled since the past eight months.
A B C D 
9. The members of the personnel committee has decided to revise the employee handbook.
A B C D
10. No one knows what the ultimate affect of the global pollution will be. 
A B C D
C. READING 
I. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. 
worth sources physical delivered contents
information publications drawbacks convey subscriptions 
As printed media begin to lose their dominance as a way to (1) _________________ information to
the world, electronic media have stepped up and taken their place. Many people no longer read newspapers
or magazines in their traditional paper forms, but they still do read. The (2) _________________ delivery
system is what has happened, may people are reading newspapers or magazines off of their smartphones,
tablets, or on their computer screens. The (3) _________________ of the newspapers and magazines strive
to be the same, but the new way it is presented has some (4) _________________ as well as benefits. 
One of the biggest drawbacks about electronic newspapers and magazines is that they are often read
without a subscription. As electronic media are (5) _________________ instantly over the Internet, the only
way that money can be made is through advertisements, as most people don't want to pay for electronic (6)
_________________. This has left many of the news outlets on the Internet scrambling to find (7)
__________________ of revenue. 
Probably the greatest criticism of online newspapers and magazines is that there often isn't very
much invested in the stories as they come out. Rather than serious investigative journalism, the main point
of many online (8) __________________ is merely to attract page views so that the advertisers on those
pages must pay a small fee. In the age of (9) _________________, finding the information (10)
__________________ learning becomes the hardest task of all.
II. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following
passage. 
 At the start of the social media revolution, Facebook quickly became the most popular (1) ____ for
sharing information with others. However, it is not the only service that people can use to express
themselves. Those (2) ____ believe in the old saying that "more is less" may want to check out Twitter. Part
of Twitter's appeal is that it limits users to 140 characters whenever they update their status, nisor people to
quickly "get to the point" when they are communicating. 
Twitter is a micro blogging service that was (3) ____ by four American programmers in 2006. The
founders chose the name Twitter because the word has two definitions: "a short burst of information" and
"the sound that little birds make", both of (4) ____ fit the description of what their service provides. In fact,
some people have even labeled Twitter the "SMS of the Internet". Twitter is not just (5) ____ words though.
Users can also share videos and pictures. Another thing which truly sets Twitter apart from its competition is
the hash tag. Hash tags are a special way of labeling and (6) ____ information. They help people interested
in a subject to find related posts and content. For example, some interested in sports could simply search for
hash tag sports and they would find all messages tagged in this manner. 
Twitter has also allowed people to easily connect with others who they would have never had access
to in the past. This has enabled fans to interact with their favorite celebrities by following their Twitter
updates and sending them direct messages. (7) ____, there is no guarantee that the famous person will
respond, as the celebrities may receive thousands of messages each day. However, there have been some
pretty stunning interactions. (8) ____ 2011, singer Justin Timberlake made headlines when he accepted an
invitation from a female soldier to attend a Marine Corps ball. In return, many celebrities find it gratifying to
know some of their supporters more closely. However, there is a dark side to Twitter (9) ____. Some people
who don't think before send out tweets that can cause outrage by making inappropriate or insensitive
remarks. 
In November 2013, Twitter went public on the New York Stock Exchange. The added
investments(đầu tư) should (10) ____ the company to do some incredible things in the near future 
Though/ although/ even though
1. A. position  B. site C. area  D. side 
2. A. what  B. which  C. who  D. that 
3. A. published B. went  C. turned  D. created 
4. A. when  B. which  C. that D. While
5. A. in B. for C. about  D. from 
6. A. classifying B. allowing  C. defining D. sending 
7. A. Moreover B. Of course  C. However  D. Although 
8. A. In  В. Ву  C. Within  D. During
9. A. organizations B. conversations C. applications D. implementations 
10. A. make  B. help  C. have  D. allow 
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer. 
The World Wide Web was developed by British physicist and computer scientist Timothy Berners-
Lee as a project within the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Berners-Lee combined several existing ideas into a single system to make it easier for physicists to use data
on the Internet. Most important, he added multimedia - the ability to include graphics - to the hyperlink
concept found in a previous Internet service known as gopher. Berners-Lee had begun working with
hypertext in the early 1980s. An early prototype implementation of the Web became operational at CERN in
1989, and the idea quickly spread to universities in the rest of the world. 
Groups at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign researched and extended Web technology. They developed the first browser that was
used at many sites, named Mosaic, in 1993. To allow the Web to be accessed from a wide variety of
computer systems, researchers built multiple versions of Mosaic. Each version was designed to be used with
a specific operating system, the software that controls the computer. Within a year, computer programmer
Marc Andreessen had formed a commercial company, Netscape Communications Corporation, to build and
sell Web technologies. New vocabulary: 
gopher (n.): chuột túi, sóc túi má
prototype (n.): người (vật) đầu tiên, nguyên mẫu
implementation (n.): sự thi hành, sự thực hiện đầy đủ, sự bổ sung 
operational (adj.): thuộc hoạt động, thao tác; có thể có hiệu lực
1. The World Wide Web was developed by 
A. an American B. a British C. a Canadian D. a French
2. The word "multiple" in the reading means ____.
A. plural B. single C. only  D. numerous
3. Which word in the reading means "the instructions which control what a computer does; computer
programs"?
A. version  B. software C. technology D. concept
4. Which word means "a connection that allows you to move easily between two computer documents or
two pages on the Internet"? 
A. graphic B. datum C. project D. hyperlink
5. The scientist who developed the World Wide Web was majoring in
A. math and physics  B. math and computer 
C. computer and physics  D. math, physics and computer 
6. Which sentence below is not correct? 
A Timothy Berners Lee spoke English very well
B. Timothy Berners-Lee was born in Geneva, Switzerland
C. Timothy Berners-Lee was the first person to develop WWW. 
D. Some existing ideas were combined into a single system by him.
7. What did "Netscape Communications Corporation" do? 
A to develop www B. to use data on the Internet
C. to control the computer  D. to build and sell Web technologies
8. Which sentence is not correct?
A. "Hypertext" means "a way of joining a word or image to another page, document, etc. on the
Internet or in another computer program so that you can move from one to the other easily".
B. Berners-Lee had begun working with hypertext in the early 1980s.
C. An early prototype implementation of the Web became operational at CERN in 1989. 
D. The idea slowly spread to universities in the rest of the world.
9. Who researched and extended Web technology? 
A. The European Organization for Nuclear Research
B. Timothy Berners-Lee
C. Marc Andreessen
D. Groups at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
10. Which sentence is not correct? 
A. Mosaic was one of the scientists who developed WWW.
B. The first browser that was used at many sites was developed in 1993.
C. Each version was designed to be used with a particular working system.
D. Researchers built numerous versions of Mosaic to allow the Web to be accessed from a wide
variety of computer systems.
D. WRITING 
I. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second ones have the same meaning as the given
sentence.
1. "Please turn down the music. I'm trying to concentrate on my work." said Helen to her naughty brother.
Helen asked ____________________________________________________________________
2. There isn't any lump of sugar left and we've got three important guests arriving in the next five minutes. 
We are completely _______________________________________________________________
3. Just thinking about his torn shirt after fighting with the fierce dog makes me burst into laughter.
The very _______________________________________________________________________
4. Jack will only give in to the maths problem if the time's up. 
Only if ________________________________________________________________________
5. Benn's very hard - working but I won't give him this project. 
Hard-working ___________________________________________________________________
6. She said that she had won the scholarship as a result of pure luck. 
She attributed ___________________________________________________________________
7. They have been working in this conical hat workshop for 2 years now. 
It _____________________________________________________________________________
8. It's no good crying over spilt milk, the bike's already been stolen. 
There's no _____________________________________________________________________ 
II. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second ones have the same meaning as the given
sentence.
1. I am determined to put in for that certificate for all that volunteer work I've done for this event though it
seems hard.
Hard __________________________________________________________________________
2. I have never tried those spicy Indian foods by hand before. 
This ___________________________________________________________________________
3. Thanks to her tough methods, we could work things out properly in the end. 
 Had it _________________________________________________________________________
4. It was her bliss ignorance that kept her stay free of stress in life and live her life to the best.
Had __________________________________________________________________________
5. It's more than 2 years since anyone heard of Julia. 
Julia _________________________________________________________________________
6. We were taken aback by her incredible memory, we couldn't give her the first prize. 
Taken aback __________________________________________________________________
7. The deadline for the receipt of this job application form is on August 8th. 
This job application ____________________________________________________________ 
8. Johnny is more intelligent than any other guy in his department. 
Johnny is _____________________________________________________________________
Ill. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. It's nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother. 
My father _____________________________________________________________________
2. Although he was seriously ill, he was determined to finish his work. 
In spite of _____________________________________________________________________
3. When did you last ride a bike? 
How long _____________________________________________________________________
4. People say that this novel was written by a very young author. 
This novel ____________________________________________________________________
5. We haven't been to London since 1998. 
The last ______________________________________________________________________
6. My wait in the queue has lasted forty minutes so far. 
I ____________________________________________________________________________
7. I have not seen a more wonderful building anywhere. 
Nowhere ______________________________________________________________________
8. The trip was so interesting that we couldn't forget it. 
It ___________________________________________________________________________
9. Because of the heavy rain, they couldn't go for a picnic last weekend. 
Because ______________________________________________________________________
10. I've never seen such a bad film as that one.
That's _______________________________________________________________________