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MID- TERM TEST
Time allowance: 45 minutes

PART I: LISTENING








PART B: PHONETICS

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 6: A. women B. equal C. eliminate D. gender
Question 7: A. address B. affect C. wage D. talkative

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 8: A. answer B. perfect C. increase D. present(n)

PART C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 9: There is a wedding _________ for all the guests after the wedding ceremony.
A. anniversary B. reception C. celebration D. proposal
Question 10: Educated women are likely to get __________ jobs and become more important at home.
A. well-educated B. well-paid C. well-trained D. well-prepared
Question 11: In order to ________ a man’s job, Brenda had to work very hard.
A. enroll B. pursue C. prefer D. work
Question 12: Nowadays, a number of parents still have preference for boys ____ girls.
A. rather B. than C. over D. instead
Question 13: Her voice is __________ than her sister`s.
A. beautifully B. more beautiful C. beautiful D. more beautifully
Question 14: As a country with many mysteries and legends, Vietnam has kept various ________beliefs about daily activities.
A. superstitive B. superstitiously C. superstition D. superstitious
Question 15: You ________ ask a woman about her age. It’s not polite.
A. needn’t B. must C. mustn’t D. need
Question 16: An international conference _____________ in Hanoi next week.
A. will held B. will be hold C. is going to hold D. will be held
Question 17: My sister is fond of________ music. She is learning ________ guitar.
A. the / 0 B. 0/0 C. 0 / the D. the/ the
Question 18: Anne: “Thanks for the nice gift!” - John: “..........................”
A. In fact, I myself don’t like it B. But do you know how much it costs
C. You’re welcome D. I’m glad you like it

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 the following question.
Question 19: Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.
A. change B. variety C. same D. difference
Question 20: How are governments addressing the problem of inequality in wages?
A. focusing on B. raising C. creating D. ignoring
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 21: The United Kingdom has made a remarkable progress in gender equality.
A. insignificant B. impressive C. notable D. famous

PART D: WRTITING

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 22: My best friend, that we see every day, always has something new to tell me.
A. has B. best friend C. that D. something new
Question 23: We didn’t realize that it was the most fastest way to go to school.
A. realize B. it C. most fastest D. to go to
Question 24: Women in rural areas might be forced to work both at home but on the fields.
A. in rural areas B. be forced C. to work D. but on
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 25: The government should create more job opportunities for women in rural areas.
A. Women in rural areas should create more jobs for the government.