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THE CORPORATION FOR FINANCING AND
PROMOTING TECHNOLOGY
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ENGLISH TEST
Time allowed: 60 minutes
50 questions
PART ONE
Look at the table below and match the opposites. An example is given.
0. Married _____C_____
1. Neat __________
2. Bright __________
3. Important __________
4. Male __________
5. Natural __________
6. Public __________
7. Strong __________
8. Tall __________
9. Close __________
10. Wrong __________
11. Fat __________
12. Hungry __________
A. Female
B. Dull
C. Single
D. Trivial
E. Untidy
F. Weak
G. Artificial
H. Short
I. Private
J. Right

K. Far away
L. Full
M. Thin
PART TWO
Questions 13-22: Circle the odd one out. An example is given.
0. A car B motorbike C bicycle D paper __D__
13. A wine B beer C lemonade D whisky
14. A dog B horse C cat D sandwich
15. A job B vegetable C fruit D meat
16. A bananas B rice C oranges D apples
17. A peas B mushrooms C eggs D beans
18. A bread B tea C salad D tomato
19. A sausages B rugby C tennis D basketball
20. A pasta B piano C tomato D potato
21. A uncle B aunt C nephew D father
22. A eyes B hair C fish D beard
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PART THREE
Read the following text and choose the best answers (A, B, C, or D) for questions 23-27.
There are many causes of headaches, and most people suffer them at some time or other.
Although doctors have come a long way from the old days, when headaches were ascribed to
evil spirits and treatments ranged from cutting our part of the skull to concoctions of cow brain
and goat dung, they are still not sure what sets off headaches.
The most significant advance has been the acceptance that they are not the result of emotional
stress. Until recently, many doctors thought that imbalances in the body’s systems were to
blame, but experts now believe it is the brain itself. They point to malfunctioning chemicals,
such as serotonin, whose job it is to send messages to regulate the contraction and dilation of
blood vessels in the brain.
Monosodium glutamate, a flavor enhancer used in Chinese cooking, can cause headaches in

some people, as do many other common foods. Red wine, aged cheese, coffee, chocolate, nuts,
and preserved meats contain nitrates, caffeine, and tyramine, chemicals that may produce
pounding headaches.
Even though the exact culprit has yet to be found, there are plenty of treatments for prevention
or cure. Over-the-counter preparations such as aspirin are fine for treating the occasional
headache, but often exacerbate severe cases. Beta blockers, usually used for lowering blood
pressure, seem to head off migraines. Antidepressants are effective, too. But doctors also
recommend non-drug treatments such as relaxation techniques, which can be used in
combination with medication, and diet modification, to cut out foods that cause attacks.
23. According to the passage, many years ago, one way doctors tried to cure headaches was by
…
A praying to spirits.
B sacrificing cows and goats.
C operating on the patient’s head.
D writing prescriptions.
24. It is no longer believed that headaches are caused by …
A emotional stress.
B malfunctioning chemicals in the brain.
C certain kinds of foods.
D contraction and dilation of blood vessels.
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25. According to the passage, doctors now believe that headaches are related to …
A imbalance in the body’s systems.
B chemicals in the brain.
C emotional stress.
D high blood pressure.
26. According to the passage, beta blockers can be used to ..
A treat migraines.
B cause migraines.

C contract blood vessels.
D treat depression.
27. According to the passage, severe headaches cannot be successfully treated by …
A beta blockers.
B aspirin.
C relaxation techniques.
D serotonin.
PART FOUR
Match the statements (28-34) and replies (A-H). An example is given.
Example -0- D
0. Carol really liked the film.
28. She’ll love the party.
29. I won’t eat there again.
30. We can’t stand discos.
31. I’d rather go to the cinema.
32. She doesn’t mind opera.
33. We didn’t enjoy the play.
34. Anita is fond of Chinese food.
A She can’t either.
B I would too.
C Neither do we.
D So did Julian.
E They didn’t either.
F So am I.
G Daisy will too.
H Neither shall I.
PART FIVE
Most of the lines in this text contain an unnecessary word. A few of the lines are correct. Read
text carefully, find the extra words and mark them. Tick () any lines that are correct. Two
examples are given.

0 I wanted to go abroad for two reasons: to prove I could ______
0 live on my own and to give myself lot more time to think ___lot___
35 about what I had wanted to do with my life. In the end, I
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36 decided to go to Germany as an au pair because of my
37 German was quite good and because it wasn’t too much
38 far away if I did got homesick. I stayed for a year. Some
39 days it was fun but others I wished for I was at home
40 with my mother looking after me. It was quite a boring
41 most of the time. I had to look after a three-year-old
42 boy and do some of housework. I also had to babysit
43 three times a week and work all day Saturday as well as.
44 My only day off was Sunday, which it is not the best
45 day of the week to be free. Some au pairs’ families who
46 help pay for their classes and travel but mine didn’t and
47 I found that it impossible to live on the pocket money
48 what I got and I had to ask my parents for help. But it
49 wasn’t all bad. I made new friends and my German
50 improved a little.

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CÔNG NGHỆ FPT
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Time allowed: 60 minutes

50 questions
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