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ĐỀ THI 01 60 phút 50 câu
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. A. heavy B. head C. weather D. easy
Question 2. B. processed B. infested C. balanced D. reached
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. applicant B. preference C. courteous D. appointment
Question 4. A. interviewer B. concentrate C. comfortable D. technology
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST
in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 5. Who will replace you to monitor the class on the days you are on duty next week?
A. support B. undermine C. vandalize D. manage
Question 6. We, the young, should take actions to raise people’s awareness of being concerned with
sewage processing measures from now on.
A. indifferent to B. carefree with C. interested in D. nervous about
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE
Question 7. That is a well-behaved boy whose behavior has nothing to complain about.
A. behaving cleverly B. behaving nice
C. behaving improperly D. good behavior
Question 8. I must have a watch since punctuality is imperative in my new job.
A. being courteous B. being cheerful
C. being efficient D. being late
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 9. The longest mountain range, the Mid-Atlantic Range, is not hardly visible because
most of it lies under the ocean.
A. mountain range B. not hardly C. most of D. under
Question 10. The abilities to work hard, follow directions, and thinking independently are some of
the criteria for success in the workplace.
A. to work B. thinking C. are D. for success
Question 11. Establishing in 1984 for students who wanted to study art and music subjects,
LaGuardia was the first public school of its kind.
A. Establishing B. for students C. was D. of its kind
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
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questions.
Question 12. We all believe that a happy marriage should be mutual love.
A. based on B. concerned with C. confided in D. obliged to
Question 13. The teachers are, at the moment, trying their best all the necessary that their
students may need for their critical examination while, sadly, some do not seem to appreciate that.
A. to prepare B. prepared C. preparing D. prepare
Question 14. A lot of skills and knowledge fields .
A. be prepared and practiced B. have to be prepared and practiced
C. prepared and practiced D. have to be being prepared and practiced
Question 15. We arranged to meet at the station, but she didn’t .
A. get through B. turn up C. walk out D. wait on
Question 16. Our professor said we should turn in the assignment on Friday.
A. specific B. specifically C. specifying D. specifyingly
Question 17. They were 30 minutes late because their car down.
A. got B. put C. cut D. broke
Question 18. Scientists warn that many of the world’s great cities are flooding.
A. being B. at risk C. in danger of D. endangered
Question 19. The replacement of shops such as groceries’ and chemist’s by cafes the
housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.
A. leave B. have left C. has left D. to have left Question
20. I studied English for four years in high school. had trouble talking with
people when I was traveling in the US.
A. Therefore, I B. Otherwise, I C. Although I D. However, I
Question 21. My uncle was ill last summer; however, fortunately, he is now making a
slow but steady recovery.
A. seriously B. deeply C. fatally D. critically
Question 22. If you want your son to do better on his exams, I suggest he harder.
A. will study B. studies C. would study D. study
Question 23. the book, please return it to me.
A. Should you find B. Will you be finding
C. Will you find D. Will you have found
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete the following exchanges.
Question 24. Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night and Sarah accepted.
Mary: “Shall we eat out tonight?” – Sarah: “ .”
A. That’s a great idea B. That’s acceptable
C. You are very welcome D. It’s kind of you to invite
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Question 25. “Thank you for taking the time to come here in person.” – “ ”
A. It’s my pleasure. B. I don’t know what time that person comes.
C. I’d love to come. What time? D. Do you have time for some gossip?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following sentences.
Question 26. You could not have made a very good impression on them.
A. You seem to have impressed them very unfavourably.
B. It’s impossible that the effect you made on them was particularly positive.
C. Something appears to have made them think you are unsuitable.
D. You should have tried harder to make them think well of you.
Question 27. Due to the heavy snow, all buses have been cancelled until further notice.
A. If it weren’t for the heavy snow, you would notice how much further the bus had to go.
B. The buses would not have been cancelled if only it had not snowed so much.
C. Heavy snow has caused the buses to stop running, though there will be an announcement of
when they will start up again.
D. If this snow keeps up, there will be an announcement to declare that the buses will no longer
run.
Question 28. It’s more than a couple of years since I last went there.
A. I have never stayed there for longer than two years.
B. It was only after two years that I went there again.
C. I haven’t been there since my visit over two years ago.
D. I had never been there until the year before last.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29. The referee brought the football game to a halt. He blew his whistle.
A. The referee stopped playing football and blowing his whistle.
B. The referee stopped the football game before he blew his whistle.
C. Having stopped the football match, the referee blew his whistle.
D. The referee brought the football game to a halt by blowing his whistle.
Question 30. We planned to visit Eiffel Tower in the afternoon. We could not afford the fee,
however.
A. As planned, we could not afford the visit to Eiffel Tower in the afternoon because of the fee.
B. We visited Eiffel Tower in the afternoon though the fee was too high for us.
C. We were going to visit Eiffel Tower in the afternoon but the fee was too high for us.
D. The fee was, however, high enough for us to plan a visit to Eiffel Tower in the afternoon.
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
Speech is one of the most important (31) of communicating. It consists of far more
than just making noises. To talk and also to (32) _ by other people, we have to speak a
language, that is, we have to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees to stand for a particular
object or idea, Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very (33) . The basic vocabulary of English is not very
large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (34) . But the more idea you
can express, the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words
is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (35)
whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
Question 31. A. rules B. reasons C. ways D. tests
Question 32. A. be understood B. be spoken C. be examined D. be talked
Question 33. A. easy B. expensive C. simple D. important
Question 34. A. perfect B. good C. well D. fluent
Question 35. A. know B. show C. ask D. understand
the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
COLORS AND EMOTIONS
Colors are one of the most exciting experiences in life. I love them, and they are just as important
to me as emotions are. Have you ever wondered how the two are so intimately related?
Color directly affects your emotions. Color both reflects the current state of your emotions, and is
something that you can use to improve or change your emotions. The color that you choose to wear
either reflects your current state of being, or reflects the color or emotion that you need.
The colors that you wear affect you much more than they affect the people around you. Of course
they also affect anyone who comes in contact with you, but you are the one saturated with the color
all day! I even choose items around me based on their color. In the morning, I choose my clothes based
on the color or emotion that I need for the day. So you can consciously use color to control the emotions
that you are exposed to, which can help you to feel better.
Color, sound, and emotions are all vibrations. Emotions are literally energy in motion; they are
meant to move and flow. This is the reason that real feelings are the fastest way to get your energy in
motion. Also, flowing energy is exactly what creates healthy cells in your body. So, the fastest way
to be healthy is to be open to your real feelings. Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is to
inhibit your emotions.
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Question 36. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Colorful clothes can change your mood
B. Emotions and colors are closely related to each other.
C. Colors can help you become healthy.
D. Colors are one of the most exciting.
Question 37. Which of the following can be affected by color?
A. Your need for thrills B. your friend's feelings
C. your appetite D. your mood
Question 38. Who is more influenced by colors you wear?
A. The people around you are more influenced.
B. No one is influenced.
C. You are more influenced.
D. The people who wear those colors, not you.
Question 39. According to this passage, what creates disease?
A. wearing the color black B. exposing yourself to bright colors
C. being open to your emotions D. ignoring your emotions
Question 40. The term “intimately” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. clearly B, closely C. obviously D. simply
Question 41. The term “they” in paragraph 3 refers to
A. emotions B. people C. colors D. none of the above
Question 42. Why does the author mention that color and emotions are both vibrations?
A. to show how color can affect energy levels in the body.
B. Because they both affect how we feel.
C. to prove the relationship between emotions and color.
D. Because vibrations make you healthy.
Although they are an inexpensive supplier of vitamins, minerals, and high-quality protein, eggs also
contain a high level of blood cholesterol, one of the major causes of heart diseases. One egg yolk, in
fact, contains a little more than two-thirds of the suggested daily cholesterol limit. This knowledge has
driven egg sales to plummet in recent years, which in turn has brought about the development of several
alternatives to eating regular eggs. One alternative is to eat substitute eggs. These eggs substitutes are
not really eggs, but they look somewhat like eggs when they are cooked. They have the advantage of
having low cholesterol rates, and they can be scrambled or used in baking. One disadvantage, however,
is that they are not good for frying, poaching, or boiling. A second alternative to regular eggs is a
new type of egg, sometimes called "designer" eggs. These
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eggs are produced by hens that are fed low-flat diets consisting of ingredients such as canola oil, flax,
and rice bran. In spite of their diet, however, these hens produce eggs that contain the same amount of
cholesterol as regular eggs. Yet, the producers of these eggs claim that eating their eggs will not raise
the blood cholesterol in humans.
Eggs producers claim that their product has been portrayed unfairly. They cite scientific studies to
back up their claim. And, in fact, studies on the relationship between eggs and human cholesterol levels
have brought mixed results. It may be that is not the type of eggs that is the main determinant of
cholesterol but the person who is eating the eggs. Some people may be more sensitive to cholesterol
derived from food than other people. In fact, there is evidence that certainly dietary fats stimulate the
body’s production of blood cholesterol. Consequently, while it still makes sense to limit one’s intake
of eggs, even designer eggs, it seems that doing this without regulating dietary fat will probably not
help reduce the blood cholesterol level.
Question 43. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce the idea that dietary fat increases the blood cholesterol level.
B. To make people know about the relationship between eggs and cholesterol.
C. To persuade people that eggs are unhealthy and should not be eaten.
D. To convince people to eat “designer” eggs and egg substitutes.
Question 44. What has been the cause for changes in the sale of eggs?
A. Increasing price B. Decreased production
C. Dietary changes in hens D. Concerns about cholesterol
Question 45. What is meant by the phrase "mixed results"?
A. The results are blended. B. The results are a composite of things.
C. The results are inconclusive. D. The results are mingled together.
Question 46. Which of the following could best replace the word “somewhat”?
A. in fact B. a little C. indefinitely D. a lot
Question 47. According to the passage, one yolk contains approximately what fraction of the
suggested daily limit for human consumption of cholesterol?
A. 3/4 B. 2/3 C. 1/2 D. 1/3
Question 48. The word "portrayed" could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. studied B. destroyed C. tested D. described
Question 49. What is the meaning of "back up"?
A. reverse B. advance C. block D. support
Question 50. According to the passage, egg substitutes cannot be used to make any of the following
types of eggs EXCEPT .
A. boiled B. poached C. scrambled D. fried
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TRẮC NGHIỆM TIẾNG ANH Đáp án
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 1

Câu 1. Đáp án D
A. heavy /ˈhevi/ B. head /hed/

C. weather /ˈweðə(r)/ D. easy /ˈiːzi/
Câu 2. Đáp án B
A. processed /ˈprəʊsest/ B. infested /ɪnˈfestid/
C. balanced /ˈbælənst/ D. reached /riːtʃt/
Giải thích: Các động từ có tận cùng là các phụ âm vô thanh /p/, /k/, /f/, /s/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, khi thêm “ed” ta
phát âm “ed” là /t/, các động từ có âm tận cùng là /t/ và /d/ khi thêm “ed” ta phát âm “ed” là /id/, còn
lại các động từ có âm tận cùng là phụ âm hữu thanh và các nguyên âm ta phát âm âm “ed” là /d/
Câu 3. Đáp án D
A. applicant /ˈæplɪkənt/ B. preference /ˈprefrəns/
C. courteous /ˈkɜːtiəs/ D. appointment /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
Câu 4. Đáp án D
A. interviewer /ˈɪntəvjuːə(r)/ B. concentrate /ˈkɒnsntreɪt/
C. comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbl/ D. technology /tekˈnɒlədʒi/
Câu 5. Đáp án D
A. support /səˈpɔːt/ cổ vũ; ủng hộ
B. undermine /ˌʌndəˈmaɪn/ làm suy yếu;
C. vandalize /ˈvændəlaɪz/ có chủ ý làm hỏng, phá hoại của công
D. monitor /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/ = manage /ˈmænɪdʒ/ điều khiển, giám sát
Câu 6. Đáp án C
A. indifferent to /ɪnˈdɪfrənt/ không có gì quan trọng đối với...
B. carefree with /ˈkeəfriː/ thảnh thơi, không lo lắng, vô lo, vô nghĩ
C. interested in /ˈɪntrəstɪd/ = concerned with /kənˈsɜːnd/ quan tâm tới vấn đề gì
D. nervous about /ˈnɜːvəs/ lo lắng về...
Câu 7. Đáp án C: "well-behaved": cư xử đúng đắn, đúng mực >< trái nghĩa là "behaving
improperly”: cư xử không đúng mực, không đúng cách
behaving cleverly: cư xử một cách thông minh
behaving nice: cư xử đẹp
good behavior: cách xử sự tốt, đúng
Câu 8. Đáp án D. "punctuality” /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈæləti/ sự đúng giờ >< trái nghĩa là "being late": chậm trễ
being courteous /ˈkɜːtiəs/ lịch sự, nhã nhặn
being cheerful /ˈtʃɪəfl/ vui vẻ
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being efficient /ɪˈfɪʃnt/ hiệu quả
Câu 9. Đáp án B
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Hardly = hầu như không
"not" và "hardly" không đứng cạnh nhau vì "hardly” đã mang nghĩa phủ định, nên động từ cần
chia dạng khẳng định
Sửa lại: bỏ "not"
Câu 10. Đáp án B
Khi liệt kê động từ, trước "and" là dạng động từ gì thì sau nó là dạng động từ ấy. Ở đây, trước
"and" là dạng V -follow- thì sau nó cũng phải là V → think.
Dịch: Khả năng làm việc chăm chỉ, làm theo định hướng và suy nghĩ độc lập là những tiêu
chuẩn để thành công tại công sở.
Câu 11. Đáp án A: Rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ dạng bị động (do chủ ngữ là vật: school).
Sửa: establishing → established.
Câu 12. Đáp án A
Be based on + N = dựa vào cái gì
To be concerned with: quan tâm tới
To be obliged to: có nghĩa vụ
Try to do sth: cố gắng làm gì
Try their best to prepare: cố gắng hết sức để chuẩn bị
Câu 14. Đáp án B: ‘Skills and knowledge fields’ là hai danh từ làm chủ ngữ nhưng được thực hiện
bởi người khác nên ta cần dùng thể bị động: have to + V → sang bị động là have to + be + V(PII)
Đáp án A động từ "be" chưa được chia;
Đáp án C dùng sai thể chủ động
Đáp án D sai ngữ pháp
Turn up = xuất hiện, có mặt
Get through: kiểm tra, thực hiện được việc gì
Walk out: đi ra
Wait on: phục vụ (khách hàng) ở nhà hàng, cửa hàng, chờ đợi điều gì đó đặc biệt sẽ đến
Chỗ trống cần điền một trạng từ, nhấn mạnh có động từ, mô tả cách thức mà vị giáo sư nói. Mà
trạng từ của những tính từ có đuôi “ic” khi sang trạng từ thêm “cally”, nên đáp án B đúng.
Đáp án A là 1 tính từ: specific /spəˈsɪfɪk/: cụ thể
Đáp án C, và D không đúng cách biến đổi trạng từ
Câu 17. Đáp án D
Break down: hỏng hóc, suy nhược, òa khóc (quá khứ: broke down)
Cut down: cắt bớt, giảm bớt
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Put down: hạ xuống
Get down: đi xuống, ghi lại, giảm bớt, làm thất vọng
Câu 18. Đáp án C: In danger of: đang có nguy cơ
Câu 19. Đáp án C: Hành động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ và còn đang tiếp diễn ở hiện tại => chia ở
hiện tại hoàn thành.
Câu 20. Đáp án D Therefore = bởi vậy Otherwise = nếu không
Although = mặc dù However = tuy nhiên
Câu 21. Đáp án A seriously ill: ốm nặng
Câu 22. Đáp án D Cấu trúc gợi ý: S + suggest + (that) + S1 + V (bare - inf).
Câu 23. Đáp án A. Câu điều kiện loại I rút gọn If, với cấu trúc: Should + S + V, S + will + V. Trong
câu này, vế chính sử dụng câu mệnh lệnh.
Shall we eat out tonight? - Chúng ta sẽ ra ngoài ăn vào tối nay chứ? - Shall we + V? là một lời
đề nghị, gợi ý nên cần một lời đáp xem đồng ý hay không.
Đáp án là A. That’s a great idea. - Ý kiến hay đấy. - Chỉ sự đồng tình.
“Thank you for taking the time to come here in person: Cám ơn anh đã bớt chút thời gian trực
tiếp đến đây.” là một lời cám ơn ai vì đã làm gì. Đổ đáp lời cám ơn ta có những cách nói như:
It’s my pleasure./ It's OK./ Not at all./ No problem./ That’s fine!/ That's alright!
Đáp án B: Tôi không biết mấy giờ người đó đến. → Không phù hợp tình huống Đáp án C: I'd
love + to V: tỏ ý muốn, thích làm gì: Tớ muốn, mấy giờ nhỉ! → chỉ đáp lời mời, gợi ý
Đáp án D: Bạn có chút thời gian buôn chuyện không? → Không phù hợp tình huống
Câu cho sẵn: cấu trúc could not have done sth: nói phỏng đoán về việc đã xảy ra ở Quá khứ,
“Có thể là bạn đã không gây ấn tượng tốt với họ.”
Câu viết lại dùng: It’s impossible that + mệnh đề ở thì Quá khứ: Không thể là...
Câu 27. Đáp án C
Câu cho sẵn: Due to + Cụm danh từ: Bởi vì... (Bởi vì tuyết dày nên tất cả xe buýt bị hủy cho tới
khi có thêm thông báo.)
Câu viết lại: cấu trúc Sth cause sth to do sth: Cause sth to stop doing sth: làm cho cái gì đó ngừng
hoạt động. (Tuyết dày đã khiến các xe buýt ngừng hoạt động mặc dù sẽ có thêm thông báo về việc khi
nào sẽ hoạt động trở lại.)
Câu cho sẵn: Cấu trúc: It's + khoảng thời gian + since + mệnh đề ở Quá khứ/hoặc 1 mốc thời
gian ở Quá khứ. (Đã vài năm rồi kể từ lần cuối cùng tớ đến đó.)
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Câu viết lại: Cấu trúc: S + haven’t/hasn’t + V(PII) + since + mệnh đề ở quá khứ/hoặc mốc thời gian
ở Quá khứ. (Tớ không tới đó kế từ chuyến thăm cuối cùng của tớ 2 năm trước.)
Câu 29. Đáp án D. Câu cho sẵn: Trọng tài kết thúc trận đấu. Ông ấy thổi còi.
Kết hợp hai câu nói hình thức kết thúc trận đấu, bằng cách thổi còi để mọi người biết trận đấu đã
kết thúc. By + V_ing: bằng cách...
Câu cho sẵn: Chúng tôi đã lên kế hoạch đi thăm Tháp Eiffel vào buổi chiều, tuy nhiên (however),
chúng tôi không có đủ tiền để trả tiền phí vào cửa tham quan (can’t afford + N: không đủ khả năng về
tài chính để làm gì. Thể quá khứ của "can’t” là "couldn’t")
Viết lại câu ta dùng liên từ "but” để chỉ sự đối lập, và cấu trúc too + adj + to V: quá ...để làm
gì...
Câu 31. Đáp án C. Way = cách thức, đường lối. Rule = quy tắc. Reason = nguyên nhân. Test = bài kiểm
tra
Câu 32. Đáp án A. Hình thức bị động: be + past participle. To talk and to be understood by other people
= để nói chuyện và đế được người khác hiểu
Câu 33. Đáp án D. Important = quan trọng (Đoạn văn đang đề cập tới vai trò của học ngoại ngữ). Easy
= dễ. Expensive = đắt. Simple = đơn giản
Câu 34. Đáp án C. Trạng từ (well) đứng sau dộng từ để bổ nghĩa cho động từ ấy. Speak ...well = nói
(cái gì đó) tốt
Câu 35. Đáp án B. Show = thể hiện, cho thấy. Know = biết. Ask = hỏi. Understand = hiểu. Dịch: ngữ
điệu của chúng ta có thể thể hiện rất nhiều cảm xúc, ví dụ như thể hiện rằng chúng ta đang vui hay bực
Câu 36. Đáp án B. Thông tin ở ngay đoạn đầu tiên và một số câu ở đoạn 2: "Colors are one of the most
exciting experiences in life. I love them, and they are just as important to me as emotions are. Have you
ever wondered how the two are so intimately related?
Color directly affects your emotions. Color both reflects the current state of your emotions, and
is something that you can use to improve or change your emotions."
Câu 37. Đáp án D. Thông tin ở đầu đoạn 2: "Color directly affects your emotions. Color both reflects
the current state of your emotions, and is something that you can use to improve or change your
emotions.” (mood = emotion)
Câu 38. Đáp án C. Thông tin ở cuối đoạn 2: "The color that you choose to wear either reflects your
current state of being, or reflects the color or emotion that you need."
Câu 39. Đáp án D. Thông tin ở câu cuối của bài: "Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is to
inhibit your emotions."
Câu 40. Đáp án B. "intimately" = "closely": một cách mật thiết, thân thiết
A. clearly: một cách rõ ràng
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C. obviously: rõ ràng là
D. simply: một cách đơn giản
"they" được thay thế cho "colors" trong câu: "The colors that you wear affect you much more than
they affect the people around you.”
Màu sắc mà bạn mặc ảnh hưởng tới bạn nhiều hơn là (chúng) ảnh hưởng tới người quanh bạn.
Thông tin ở câu số 2 và số 3 đoạn cuối cùng: "Emotions are literally energy in motion; they are
meant to move and flow. This is the reason that real feelings are the fastest way to get your energy in
motion.”
Câu 1 đoạn 1: "Although they are an inexpensive supplier of vitamins, minerals, and high- quality
protein, eggs also contain a high level of blood cholesterol, one of the major causes of heart diseases.”
Thông tin ở câu: "in fact, contains a little more than two-thirds of the suggested daily cholesterol
limit. This knowledge has driven egg sales to plummet in recent years,...”
Câu 45. Đáp án C. mixed results = các kết quả trái ngược nhau = The results are inconclusive
A. sự thật B. một chút (a little = somewhat)
C. vô thời hạn D. nhiều
"One egg yolk, in fact, contains a little more than two-thirds of the suggested daily cholesterol
limit.”
A. học B. phá huỷ
C. kiểm tra D. miêu tả (described = portrayed)
A. đảo ngược B. tiến
C. chặn D. hỗ trợ support = back up
C → được đề cập tới trong bài
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Question 1. A. hornorable B. honest C. historic D. heir
Question 2. A. chore B. change C. choice D. chorus
Question 3. A. terrific B. Pacific C. Arabic D. mechanic
Question 4. A. evaporate B. consulate C. communicate D. coordinate
Question 5. I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.
A. reasonable B. acceptable C. pretty high D. wonderful
Question 6. He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
A. complain B. exchange C. explain D. arrange
Question 7. His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.
A. elicited B. irregular C. secret D. legal
Question 8. Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly.
A. amicable B. inapplicable C. hostile D. futile
Question 9. Japanese initially used jeweled objects to decorate swords and ceremonial items.
A. Japanese B. used C. jeweled D. decorate
Question 10. Because of attitudes shape behavior, psychologists want to find out how opinions are
formed.
A. Because of B. shape C. psychologists D. are formed
Question 11. As the roles of people in society change, so does the rules of conduct in certain
situations.
A. As the roles B. so does C. rules of D. situations
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 12. "How was your exam?" "A couple of questions were tricky, but on the _ it was
pretty easy."
A. spot B. general C. hand D. whole
Question 13. If you practice regularly, you can learn this language skill in short of a time.
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A. period B. aspect C. arrangement D. activity

Question 14. Students can a lot of information just by taking an active part in class.
A. concern B. install C. appear D. memorize
Question 15. It a long time since we were apart, I did not recognize her.
A. is B. has been C. was D. had been
Question 16. I have learned a lot about the value of labour from my at home.
A. credit B. energy C. chores D. pot plants
Question 17. In the past people believed that women’s roles were as mothers and wives.
A. nature B. natural C. naturism D. naturalist
Question 18. Not until the manager got the right solution to the problem .
A. we must try by ourselves B. must we try by ourselves
C. have we to try by ourselves. D. we must try for ourselves
Question 19. A few years ago, a fire much of an overcrowded part of the city.
A. battled B. devastated C. mopped D. developed
Question 20. Juliet, remember shammed death when Romeo appears, ?
A. didn't she B. doesn't he C. do you D. will you
Question 21. Charles Lindbergh’s feat put him in a position from which the development
of commercial aviation.
A. he could encourage B. he encourages
C. encouraged D. encouragement
Question 22. She started the course two months ago but dropped after only a month.
A. in B. back C. out D. off
Question 23. Mary eats she used to.
A. fewer meat and bananas than B. less and less meat and bananas than
C. less meat and fewer bananas than D. the least meat and fewest bananas than
Question 24. "I have a terrible headache.” - ” "
A. Maybe I'm not going to the doctor’s. B. Not very well. Thanks.
C. Maybe you should take a rest. D. Not bad. I’m going to the doctor's.
Question 25. "Do you want me to help you with those suitcases?” “ ”
A. Of course, not for me. B. No, I can't help you now.
C. No, those aren't mine. D. No, I can manage them myself.
Question 26. I don't agree with prohibiting smoking in bars.
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A. I'm not in favor of prohibiting smoking in bars.

B. I'm not in favor to prohibiting smoking in bars.
C. I’m not favor with prohibiting smoking in bars.
D. I’m not doing a favor to prohibiting smoking in bars.
Question 27. She has always had a good relationship with the children.
A. She has got a lot of children and relatives who she always gets along with.
B. She always gets along well with the children.
C. The children have had her as their friends and relatives.
D. She has always got on well with the children.
Question 28. But for his father's early retirement, Peter would not have taken over the family
business.
A. His father retired early, but Peter still ran the family business.
B. Peter's father didn't want him to take over the family business despite his retirement.
C. Peter only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
D. Peter didn't take over the family business because his father didn't retire.
Question 29. He is very intelligent. He can solve all problems in no time.
A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all problems in no time.
B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all problems in no time.
C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all problems in no time.
D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all problems in no time.
Question 30. We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes.
B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.
C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter.
D. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.
WORKING MOTHERS
Reliable studies have shown that the children of working mothers have no more problems than
children whose mothers stay at home. My personal view is that mothers should work if they wish.
Some women have invested so much in a career that they cannot (31) to give it up.
Others have to work because of economic necessity, and there are also those who are simply not
(32) out to be full-time parents.
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There appear to be several options when it comes to choosing childcare. These range from child
minders through to granny or the kind lady across the street. (33) , however, many parents
don't have any choice; they have to accept anything they can get.
No (34) how good the available childcare may be, some children protest if their
parents are not around. This is a perfectly normal stage in a child’s development. Babies over the age
of six months become dependent on mum and close family members, so make sure that you allow (35)
time to help your child settle in.
And don’t forget; if you want to do the best for your children, it's not the quantity of time you spend
with them, it’s the quality that matters.
Question 31. A. bear B. decide C. hope D. expect
Question 32. A. made B. cut C. brought D. born
Question 33. A. In addition B. In practice C. In order D. In contrast
Question 34. A. way B. matter C. surprise D. exception
Question 35. A. little B. no C. lots D. plenty of
Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually
more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used the
knowledge gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen,
Melville slimed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to
Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841
Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered
around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel
Omoo (1847). After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was
returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White-Jacket (1850) describes this
lengthy voyage as a navy seaman. With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville
developed a strong and loyal following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations.
However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby
Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory
of the heroic struggle of humanity against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville’s literary
metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that
served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today.
Question 36. The main subject of the passage is .
A. Melville's travels B. Melville's personal background
C. the popularity of Melville's novels D. Moby Dick
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Question 37. In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?
A. 1837 B. 1841 C. 1849 D. 1847
Question 38. The word ''basis" is closest in meaning to .
A. foundation B. message C. bottom D. theme
Question 39. The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because .
A. he had unofficially left his ship.
B. he was on leave while his ship was in port.
C. he had finished his term of duty.
D. he had received permission to take a vacation in Tahiti.
Question 40. How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?
A. His popularity increased immediately,
B. It had no effect on his popularity.
C. It caused his popularity to decrease.
D. His popularity remained as strong as ever.
Question 41. According to the passage, Moby Dick is .
A. a romantic adventure
B. a single-faceted work
C. a short story about a whale
D. symbolic of humanity fighting the environment
Question 42. The word "metamorphosis" is closest in meaning to .
A. change B. circle C. mysticism D. descent
Before the 1500’s, the western plains of North America were dominated by farmers. One group,
the Mandans, lived in the upper Missouri River country, primarily in present-day North Dakota. They
had large villages of houses built close together. The tight arrangement enabled the Mandans to protect
themselves more easily from the attacks of others who might seek to obtain some of the food these
highly capable farmers stored from one year to the next.
The women had primary responsibility for the fields. They had to exercise considerable skill to
produce the desired results, for their northern location meant fleeting growing seasons. Winter often
lingered; autumn could be ushered in by severe frost. For good measure, during the spring and summer,
drought, heat, hail, grasshoppers, and other frustrations might await the wary grower.
Under such conditions, Mandan women had to grow maize capable of weathering adversity. They
began as early as it appeared feasible to do so in the spring, clearing the land, using fire to clear stubble
from the fields and then planting. From this point until the first green corn could be harvested, the crop
required labor and vigilance.
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In August the Mandans picked a smaller amount of the crop before it had matured fully. This green
com was boiled, dried and shelled, with some of the maize slated for immediate consumption and the
rest stored in animal-skin bags. Later in the fall, the people picked the rest of the corn. They saved the
best of the harvest for seeds or for trade, with the remainder eaten right away or stored for later use in
underground reserves. With appropriate banking of the extra food, the Mandans protected themselves
against the disaster of crop failure and accompany hunger.
The woman planted another staple, squash, about the first of June, and harvested it near the time of
the green corn harvest. After they picked it, they sliced it, dried it, and strung the slices before they
stored them. Once again, they saved the seeds from the best of the year’s crop. The Mandans also grew
sunflowers and tobacco; the latter was the particular task of the older men.
Question 43. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The agricultural activities of a North American Society
B. Various ways corn can be used
C. The problems encountered by farmers specializing in growing once crop
D. Weather conditions on the western plains.
Question 44. The Mandans built their houses close together in order to .
A. guard their supplies of food B. protect themselves against the weather
C. allow more room for growing corn D. share farming implements
Question 45. Why does the author believe that the Mandans were skilled farmers?
A. They developed effective fertilizers.
B. They developed new varieties of corn.
C. They could grow crops despite adverse weather.
D. They could grow crops in most types of soil.
Question 46. The word "consumption" in the 4th paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. decay B. planting C. eating D. conversation
Question 47. Which of the following processes does the author imply was done by both men and
women?
A. Clearing fields B. Planting corn C. Harvesting corn D. Harvesting squash
Question 48. The word "them" in the last paragraph refers to .
A. women B. seeds C. slices D. the Mandans
Question 49. Which of the following crops was cultivated primarily by men?
A. Squash B. Sunflower C. Corn D. Tobacco
Question 50. Throughout the passage, the author implies that the Mandans .
A. planned for the future B. valued individuality
C. were open to strangers D. were very adventurous
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Câu 1. Đáp án C
A. honorable /ˈɒnərəbl/ B. honesty /ˈɒnəsti/

C. historic /hɪˈstɒrɪk/ D. heir /eə(r)/
Câu 2. Đáp án D
A. chore /tʃɔː(r)/ B. change /tʃeɪndʒ/
C. choice /tʃɔɪs/ D. chorus /ˈkɔːrəs/
Câu 3. Đáp án C
A. terrific /təˈrɪfɪk/ B. Pacific /pəˈsɪfɪk/
C. Arabic /ˈærəbɪk/ D. mechanic /məˈkænɪk/
Câu 4. Đáp án B
A. evaporate /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/ B. consulate /ˈkɒnsjələt/
C. communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ D. coordinate /kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt/
Câu 5. Đáp án D. fantastic = tuyệt vời
A. reasonable /ˈriːznəbl/ hợp lí B. acceptable /əkˈseptəbl/ có thể chấp nhận
C. pretty high /ˈprɪti haɪ/ khá cao D. wonderful /ˈwʌndəfl/ tuyệt vời
Câu 6. Đáp án C. account for = giải thích cho
A. complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ phàn nàn B. exchange /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ trao đổi
C. explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ giải thích D. arrange /əˈreɪndʒ/ sắp xếp
Câu 7. Đáp án D. illicit = bất hợp pháp
A. elicited = lộ ra B. irregular = bất thường
C. secret = bí mật D. legal = hợp pháp
Câu 8. Đáp án C
hostile: căm ghét, thù địch >< friendly: thân thiện
A. amicable: thân ái, thán tình
B. inapplicable: không thể áp dụng được
D. futile: vô ích, không hiệu quả
Câu 9. Đáp án là A. Japanese => The Japanese
Câu 10. Đáp án là A. Because of => Because
Câu 11. Đáp án là B. so does => so do
Câu 12. Đáp án D. on the whole = nhìn chung
Câu 13. Đáp án A. in short period of time = trong khoảng thời gian ngắn
Câu 14. Đáp án D. memorize = ghi nhớ
Câu 15. Đáp án B. Trạng từ "since" => sử dụng hiện tại hoàn thành
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Thời hiện tại hoàn thành diễn tả hành động diễn ra trong quá khứ và còn tiếp diễn đến hiện tại
Câu 16. Đáp án C. chores at home = việc nhà
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Nature (n) tự nhiên, thiên nhiên Natural (adj) tự nhiên
Naturism (n) thói khỏa thân Naturalist (n) nhà tự nhiên học
Dịch nghĩa: Ngày xưa người ta tin rằng vai trò vốn có của người phụ nữ là làm vợ và làm mẹ
Câu 18. Đáp án B. Cấu trúc đảo: Not until S V, Vaux + S V: Cho đến khi
Câu 19. Đáp án B. devastated = phá hủy
Câu 20. Đáp án D. Khi là câu mệnh lệnh thì câu hỏi đuôi của nó là "will you"
Câu 21. Đáp án A. Ta thấy đứng sau giới từ “from" và đại từ quan hệ "which", cần một mệnh đề
(chủ ngữ và động từ) chia ở thời quá khứ (vì động từ “put” chia ở thời quá khứ)
Drop out: bỏ học, biến mất
Drop sth off: đưa cái gì đến nơi nào và để lại đó
Drop in on sb: đến thăm ai
Dịch nghĩa: Cô ấy đã bắt đầu khóa học 2 tháng trước nhưng bỏ học ngay sau một tháng.
Câu 23. Đáp án C. So sánh hơn, kém
meat (thịt) là danh từ không đếm được, dùng "less".
banana (quả chuối) là danh từ đếm được, dùng "fewer".
Câu 24. Đáp án C. Maybe you should take a rest = Có thể bạn nên đi nghỉ.
Câu 25. Đáp án D. No, I can manage them myself. = Không, tôi có thể tự xoay xở được.
Đáp án là A. Cấu trúc "to be in favour of sb/sth" = "to support/agree with sb/sth" = ủng hộ/đồng
tình ...
Đáp án là D. cấu trúc "get on well with someone" = có mối quan hệ tốt đẹp với ai = have a good
relationship with someone
Đáp án là C. But for = if not, đã cho là điều kiện loại III => thực tế sẽ chia ở thì quá khứ đơn
giản, và từ phủ định => khẳng định
Câu gốc: Nếu không vì bố nghỉ hưu sớm, Peter đã không đảm nhiệm nghề kinh doanh của gia
đình.
Đáp án C. Peter chỉ đảm nhiệm nghề kinh doanh của gia đình bởi vì bố anh ta quyết định nghỉ
hưu sớm
Nghĩa câu: Anh ta rất thông minh. Anh ta có thể giải quyết các vấn đề rất nhanh.
Cấu trúc Đảo ngữ của "so... that": So ADJ V-aux S that clause = quá... đến mức mà
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Nghĩa câu: Chúng ta đã chặt phá rất nhiều rừng. Trái Đất càng nóng lên.
Cấu trúc So sánh càng...càng: The more ADJ Clause, the more ADJ clause
Câu 31. Đáp án A. bear: chịu, chịu đựng
Các từ còn lại: decide: quyết định; hope: hi vọng; expect: mong chờ, trông đợi
Câu 32. Đáp án B. to be cut out to do sth = có khiếu làm việc gì đó
Câu 33. Đáp án B. In pratice: Trên thực tế
Các từ còn lại: In addition: Ngoài ra; In order: để; In contrast: Ngược lại
Câu 34. Đáp án B. no matter: cho dù
Dịch: Cho dù sự chăm sóc có được tốt đến thế nào thì một sổ trẻ em vẫn phản kháng nếu bố mẹ
chúng không ở đó.
Câu 35. Đáp án D. plenty of: nhiều
Nếu chọn lots thì phải là lots of
Câu 36. Đáp án C.
Dựa vào ý đầu tiên trong bài Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel
Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works.
Câu 37. Đáp án C. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849).
Câu 38. Đáp án A. basis = foundation: nền tảng
Câu 39. Đáp án A.
In 1841 Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti,
he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. (Năm 1841 Melville khởi hành trên một con
tàu săn cá voi tiến về các vùng biển phía Nam. Sau khi nhảy tàu ở Tahiti, anh lang thang khắp các đảo
Tahiti và Moorea.)
In 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville’s popularity started to diminish (= decrease:
giảm)
Câu 41. Đáp án D.
Ý trong bài: Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a
heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of humanity against the universe.
Câu 42. Đáp án A. metamorphosis = change: sự thay đổi, biến hóa
Ngay từ mở đầu đoạn văn the western plains of North America were dominated by farmers → ám
chỉ lĩnh vực nông nghiệp ở Tây Bắc Mĩ. Tiếp tục đọc toàn bộ bài, ta thấy tác giả nói về các hoạt động
nông nghiệp ở Xã hội Bắc Mỹ: grow maize, harvesting, planted, harvested, saved the seeds, grew
sunflowers and tobacco.
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Thông tin ở đoạn 1: The tight arrangement enabled the Mandans to protect themselves more easily
from the attacks of others. Cấu trúc protect sth from sth: bảo vệ cái gì khỏi cái gì.
Câu 45. Đáp án C.
Từ dòng đầu đoạn 2: They had to exercise considerable skill to produce the desired results,… (đầu
đoạn 3) Mandan women had to grow maize capable of weathering adversity → họ phải có nhiều kĩ
năng, (thời gian thuận lợi rất ngắn) điều kiện thời tiết bất lợi cho việc trồng cây
Consumption [kənˈsʌmpʃn] tiêu thụ, sử dụng, (This green corn was boiled, dried and shelled, with
some of the maize slated for immediate consumption), trong bài ý nói ngô non được luộc, làm khô và
bóc bỏ để ăn.
Đoạn 4: Later in the fall, the people picked the rest of the corn. … the Mandans protected
themselves (the people, the Mandans nói chung, không nói nam hay nữ cụ thể)
Đọc cụm đứng trước từ "them" (and strung the slices before they stored them)
Câu cuối của đoạn cuối cùng: The Mandans also grew sunflowers and tobacco; the latter was
the particular task of the older men. → Họ trồng hoa hướng dương và cây thuốc lá; thứ được nhắc
tới sau trong hai thứ (chính là thuốc lá) là nhiệm vụ đặc biệt của những người đàn ông lớn tuổi hơn.
Người Mandans bố trí quy hoạch nhà sát nhau để bảo vệ thực phẩm (Đoạn 1: The tight arrangement
enabled the Mandans to protect themselves more easily from the attacks of others who might seek to
obtain some of the food), họ giữ lại những hạt giống tốt nhất cho mùa sau (Đoạn 3: The saved the best
of the harvest for seeds); họ dự trữ thực phẩm đề phòng mất mùa, thiên tai (Cuối đoạn 3: With
appropriate banking of the extra food, the Mandans protected themselves against the disaster of crop
failure and accompany hunger) → họ luôn lập kế hoạch cho tương lai
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Question 1. A. habitat B. protection C. essential D. priority
Question 2. A. question B. presentation C. industrialization D. modernization
Question 3. A. production B. deficient C. ancient D. sufficient
Question 4. A. biology B. accordance C. incomplete D. pudicity
Question 5. There is no thing to make it likely or certain that he will be at the party!
A. proof B. promise C. guarantee D. fact
Question 6. I think the medicine is beginning to wear off.
A. stop being effective B. take effect
C. be put in a bottle D. be swallowed
Question 7. The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country.
A. soak B. permanent C. complicated D. guess
Question 8. There has been no discernible improvement in the noise levels since lorries were
banned.
A. insignificant B. clear C. obvious D. thin
Question 9. Have you learnt the reason why does the water of the ocean becomes blue?
A. reason B. does C. of D. blue
Question 10. It is the high time John understands how to behave properly towards the old men.
A. high B. understands C. how to D. towards
Question 11. Every child in Great Britain between the old year of five and fifteen must attend
school.
A. Every B. between C. old year D. must
Question 12. I just took it that he'd always be available.
A. into consideration B. easy
C. into account D. for granted
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Question 13. It was not Michael Jackson's death that people around the world understood
his contribution in music.
A. since B. when C. until D. result
Question 14. Although David was after a day's work in the office, he tried to help his wife
the household chores.
A. exhaustion B. exhausted C. exhausting D. exhaustive
Question 15. your precious help, I wouldn't have certainly overcome most of the practical
difficulties.
A. If not B. Provided C. Unless D. Without
Question 16. Will you ever forget in such an expensive restaurant?
A. eating B. eat C. to eat D. being eaten
Question 17. I accidentally Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. kept an eye on B. lost touch with
C. paid attention to D. caught sight of
Question 18. If she sick, she would have gone out with me to the party.
A. wasn’t B. hadn't been C. hasn't been D. weren't
Question 19. I was glad when he said that his car was .
A. for my use B. for me use C. at my use D. at my disposal
Question 20. _ the French army was defeated at the battle of Dien Bien Phu came a
complete surprise to all over the world.
A. Why B. Which C. What D. That
Question 21. I’d rather you to the English-speaking club with me this Friday.
A. will come B. came C. come D. to come
Question 22. Stop about the bush, John! Just tell me exactly what the problem is.
A. rushing B. hiding C. beating D. moving
Question 23. Don't worry we'll have to wait a little longer because I'm sure he will .
A. turn down B. turn in C. turn into D. turn up
Question 21. "What do you think of your new DVD player?" - " "
A. I love it. B. My brother gave it to me.
C. It was a gift from my brother. D. I always put it there.
Question 25. "How long have you been recently?" - " "
A. It’s too late now. B. Pretty busy, I think.
C. By bus, I think. D. No, I'll not be busy.
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Question 26. I have seen all of her films but one.
A. I have seen only one film of hers.
B. I have seen one of her films.
C. There is only one film of hers that I have not seen.
D. I have finished seeing even one film of hers.
Question 27. Many people are afraid of sharks, but they rarely attack people.
A. Although sharks rarely attack people, many people are afraid of them.
B. Many people are afraid of sharks because they are dangerous.
C. Rarely attacked by sharks, many people are, therefore, afraid of them.
D. Sharks rarely attack people because many people are afraid of them.
Question 28. No matter how hard he tried, Mike could not make sense of his economics textbook.
A. Mike could not understand his economics textbook because he hardly tried to at all.
B. In spite of his efforts, Mike was unable to understand the contents of his economics textbook.
C. If Mike had studied harder, he would have been able to comprehend what was in his
economics textbook.
D. It was impossible for Mike to understand his economics textbook without making a great
effort.
Question 29. You don’t try to work hard. You will fail in the exam.
A. Unless you don't try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
B. Unless you try to work hard, you won't fail in the exam.
C. Unless you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
D. Unless do you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
Question 30. The Prime Minister set up a committee of financial experts. They were to help him
discuss and formulate new policies.
A. The Prime Minister, who is a financial expert, set up a committee to discuss and formulate
new policies.
B. A committee consisting of financial experts was set up by the Prime Minister to help him
discuss and formulate new policies.
C. The Prime Minister, who was helped by financial experts, set up a committee to discuss and
formulate new policies.
D. A committee consisting of financial experts who were helped by the Prime Minister discussed
and formulated new policies.
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GOING ON A DIET
A calorie is a unit for measuring the amount of energy food will produce. The average person needs
about 1,800 calories per day to (31) healthy. Without energy, the heart cannot pump
blood through blood vessels and the organs cannot function.
You (32) weight because you consume more calories a day than your body requires.
The only way to lose weight is to reduce the number of calories you consume. This is the basic principle
behind most diets.
(33) , diets don’t work for most people. It’s not that they don’t lose weight: they do, but
when they (34) the diet, the kilos creep back. The key to losing weight and maintaining
weight loss is a sensible diet and exercise plan. You need to work out how to eat fewer calories than
you actually consume. You should also exercise daily so you can use up calories. Burning 250 or 500
calories per day can (35) a big difference. Try riding an exercise bike while you are
watching TV or climbing the stairs rather than taking the lift. Persuade someone to exercise with you;
exercise is a lot easier if done in company.
Question 31. A. keep on B. stay C. continue D. carry
Question 32. A. make B. increase C. gain D. put
Question 33. A. Similarly B. Though C. Unfortunately D. Although
Question 34. A. go off B. go on C. go back D. go away
Question 35. A. have B. do C. make D. give
The three phases of human memory are the sensory memory, the short-term memory, and the long-
term memory. This division of the memory into phases is based on the length of time of the memory.
Sensory memory is instantaneous memory. It is an image or memory that enters your mind only for
a short period of time; it comes and goes in under a second. The memory will not last longer than that
unless the information enters the short-term memory.
Information can be held in the short-term memory for about twenty seconds or as long as you are
actively using it. If you repeat a fact to yourself, that fact will stay in your short-term memory as long
as you keep repeating it. Once you stop repeating it, either it is forgotten or it moves into long term
memory.
Long-term memory is the huge memory tank that can hold ideas and images for years and years.
Information can be added to your long-term memory when you actively try to put it there through
memorization or when an idea or image enters your mind on its own.
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Question 36. The best title for this pasage would be .

A. The difference between sensory and short-term memory.
B. How long it takes to memorize.
C. The stages of human memory.
D. Human phases.
Question 37. The three phases of memory discussed in the pasage are differentiated according to
.
A. The location in the brain.
B. The period of time it takes to remember something.
C. How the senses are involved in the memory.
D. How long the memory lasts.
Question 38. The expression "is based on" in the first paragraph could be best replaced by
.
A. is on the top of B. is at the foot of
C. depends on D. is below
Question 39. According to the passage, which type of memory is the shortest?
A. Sensory memory B. Active memory
C. Short-term memory D. Long-term memory
Question 40. According to the passage, when will information stay in your short-term memory?
A. For as long as twenty minutes.
B. As long as it is being used.
C. After you have repeated it many times.
D. When it has moved into long-term memory.
Question 41. All of the following are TRUE about long-term memory EXCEPT that .
A. it has a very large capacity.
B. it can hold information.
C. it is possible to put information into it through memorization.
D. memorization is the only way that information can get there.
Question 42. It can be inferred from the passage that if a person remembers a piece of information
for two days, this is probably
A. three phases of memory B. the sensory memory
C. the short-term memory D. the long-term memory
Today's cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the
car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types of
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automobile engines have already been developed that run on alternative sources of power, such as
electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is
the only zero-emission option presently available.
Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other
dependable source of current is available, transport experts foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles
entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric
delivery vans, bikes and trolleys.
As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers
are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars. Public charging
facilities will need to be as common as today's gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in
commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while
they stop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient
parking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars.
Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit
centers that would have facilities for charging and renting. Commuters will be able to rent a variety of
electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small cars, or electric/gasoline
hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handling
five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by freeway today.
Question 43. The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT .
A. vans B. trains C. trolleys D. planes
Question 44. The author's purpose in the passage is to .
A. describe the possibilities for transportation in the future
B. narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles
C. support the invention of electric cars
D. criticize conventional vehicles
Question 45. The passage would most likely be followed by details about .
A. electric shuttle buses B. pollution restrictions in the future
C. automated freeways D. the neighborhood of the future
Question 46. The word "compact" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. squared B. long-range C. concentrated D. inexpensive
Question 47. In the second paragraph, the author implies that .
A. a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation.
B. everyday life will stay much the same in the future.
C. electric vehicles are not practical for the future.
D. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed.
Question 48. According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be .
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A. as common as today's gas stations

B. equipped with charging devices
C. much larger than they are today
D. more convenient than they are today
Question 49. The word "charging" in this passage refers to .
A. credit cards B. lightning C. aggression D. electricity
Question 50. The word "foresee” in paragraph 4 could be replaced by .
A. count on B. invent C. imagine D. rely on
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Câu 1. Đáp án C
A. habitat /ˈhæbɪtæt/ B. protection /prəˈtekʃn/

C. essential /ɪˈsenʃl/ D. priority /praɪˈɒrəti/
Câu 2. Đáp án A
A. question /ˈkwestʃən/ B. presentation /ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/
C. industrialization /ɪnˌdʌstriəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ D. modernization /ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃn/
Câu 3. Đáp án C
A. production /prəˈdʌkʃn/ B. deficient /dɪˈfɪʃnt/
C. ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ D. sufficient /səˈfɪʃnt/
Câu 4. Đáp án C
A. biology /baɪˈɒlədʒi/ B. Accordance /əˈkɔːdns/
C. incomplete /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/ D. pudicity /pju´disiti/
Câu 5. Đáp án C. to make it likely or certain = guarantee: đảm bảo
Câu 6. Đáp án A
Ta có: wear off = gradually disappear or stop: dần mất đi hoặc dừng lại
Ví dụ: The effects of the drug will soon wear off. (Ảnh hưởng của thuốc sẽ sớm bị mất đi.)
Tương tự câu bài ra: I think the medicine is beginning to wear off. = Tôi nghĩ rằng thuốc đang
bắt đầu dừng tác dụng.
→ A. stop being effective (dừng tác dụng, dừng ảnh hưởng)
(B. take effect gây ảnh hưởng, có tác dụng)
→ A là đáp án cần chọn.
Câu 7. Đáp án B
temporary = tạm thời
A. soak /səʊk/ thấm
B. permanent /ˈpɜːmənənt/ vĩnh viễn
C. complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ phức tạp
D. guess /ɡes/ đoán, phỏng đoán
Câu 8. Đáp án A
discernible: có thể nhận thức, có thể thấy rõ >< trái nghĩa là: insignificant (không có nội dung,
không có nghĩa, vô nghĩa)
B. clear = rõ ràng
C. obvious = rõ ràng, hiển nhiên
D. thin = gầy
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Câu 9. Đáp án B
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B → bỏ (Trong câu không có hai trợ động từ, hơn nữa đây là câu ghép, mệnh đề chính là “have
been..,”)
B → understood
Cấu trúc: It’s high time Sb did sth = đã đến lúc ai làm gì
Câu 11. Đáp án C. the age
Câu 12. Đáp án D. take something for granted: cho là đương nhiên
Câu 13. Đáp án C. Cấu trúc: It was not until + time + that clause = mãi cho tới khi
Câu 14. Đáp án B. Chỗ trống cần điền là một tính từ => Chỉ có thể là B hoặc D
B. cạn kiệt, hết sức lực D. đầy đủ, tràn đầy
A. nếu không + clause B. miễn là
C. nếu không + clause D. nếu không + N/ N-phrase
forget doing sth: quên là đã làm gì trong quá khứ
Câu 17. Đáp án D. catch sight of: vô tình gặp
Câu điều kiện loại 3: diễn tả hành động trái với quá khứ
Cấu trúc: If mệnh đề (QKHT), mệnh đề (would have done)
Câu 19. Đáp án D. at my disposal: có thể sử dụng
that + mệnh đề: ở đây là mệnh đề danh từ đóng vai trò là chủ ngữ của câu
S + would rather + sb + did sth: muốn ai đó làm gì ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai
beating about the bush: quanh co, lòng vòng, không đi thẳng vào vấn đề
turn up: xuất hiện turn down: từ chối, bác bỏ
turn in: gập lại turn into: trở thành
Câu 24. Đáp án A. Tôi thích nó.
Câu 25. Đáp án B. Rất bận, tôi nghĩ vậy.
Câu: Tôi xem hết tất cả phim của cô ấy trừ một bộ.
C. Chỉ có một bộ phim của cô ấy là tôi chưa xem.
Although = but = mặc dù, tuy nhiên
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- Although: có thể đứng đầu hoặc giữa câu
- But: chỉ có đứng giữa câu
Nghĩa câu: Dù có cố gắng thế nào thì Mike vẫn không thể hiểu được ý nghĩa của quyển giáo
trình kinh tế.
Câu B. Mặc dù anh ấy cố gắng thế nào thì Mike vẫn không thể hiểu được nội dung của quyển
giáo trình kinh tế.
Cấu trúc: Inspite of/despite + N/ N-phrase
Câu: Bạn không học tập chăm chỉ. Bạn sẽ không qua được kì thi.
Cấu trúc: Unless = If... not
C. Nếu bạn không học tập chăm chỉ, bạn sẽ không qua được kì thi.
Câu: Thủ tướng đã thành lập hội đồng các chuyên gia tài chính. Họ giúp ông ta thảo luận và xây
dựng nên các chính sách mới.
B. Một hội đồng gồm các chuyên gia tài chính được thành lập bởi thủ tướng để giúp ông ta thảo
luận và xây dựng các chính sách mới.
Câu 31. Đáp án B. stay healthy: giữ cho khỏe mạnh
Câu 32. Đáp án C. to gain weight: lên cân
Câu 33. Đáp án C. Unfortunately: Không may
Các từ còn lại:
Similarly: Tương tự: Though: dù, dù cho; Although: mặc dù
Câu 34. Đáp án A. go off: ngừng làm, ngừng hoạt động
Các từ còn lại: go on: tiếp tục; go back: đi ngược về; go away: đi khỏi
Câu 35. Đáp án C. make a difference: tạo nên sự khác biệt
Tiêu đề đúng nhất cho bài là The stages of human memory. (Các giai đoạn của bộ nhớ của con
người.)
Thông tin ở câu đầu tiên của bài, sau đó từng giai đoạn được thể hiện rõ hơn ở từng đoạn sau:
- The three phases of human memory are the sensory memory, the short-term memory, and the
long-term memory.
- Sensory memory is instantaneous memory.
- Information can be held in the short-term memory for about twenty seconds or as long as you
are
actively using it.'
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- Long-term memory is the huge memory tank that can hold ideas and images for years and years.
Thông tin ở câu cuối của đoạn 1: This division of the memory into phases is based on the length of
time of the memory.
Sự phân chia bộ nhớ thành các giai đoạn dựa vào độ dài của thời gian của bộ nhớ.
"is based on" = "depends on": phụ thuộc vào, dựa vào
Thông tin ở câu đầu tiên đoạn 2: Sensory memory is instantaneous memory.
Bộ nhớ cảm giác là bộ nhớ tức thời.
Thông tin ở câu đầu tiên của đoạn 3: Information can be held in the short-term memory for about
twenty seconds or as long as you are actively using it.
Thông tin có thể được tổ chức trong bộ nhớ ngắn hạn trong khoảng hai mươi giây hoặc có thể dài
đến khi bạn đang tích cực sử dụng nó.
Thông tin ở câu cuối cùng của bài: Information can be added to your long-term memory when you
actively try to put it there through memorization or when an idea or image enters your mind on its own.
Thông tin có thể được bổ sung vào bộ nhớ lâu dài của bạn khi bạn tích cực cố gắng đặt nó ở đó qua
ghi nhớ hoặc khi một ý tưởng hay hình ảnh tự động vào tâm trí của bạn
"the sensory memory” và "the short-term memory" đều được tính bằng giây (rất ngắn). Nên nếu
một người nhớ thông tin được 2 ngày, thông tin đó đã vào bộ nhớ dài hạn.
Đây là dạng câu hỏi: "Unstated details”. Dựa vào nội dung câu cuối cùng của đoạn thứ 2 "shorter-
range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes and
trolleys." và câu đầu tiên của đoạn thứ 5 có nhắc đến "trains”. "Planes” trong lựa chọn D không được
nhắc tới.
- Lựa chọn A: để miêu tả những khả năng có thể xảy ra về giao thông trong tương lai.
- Lựa chọn B: để kể lại một câu chuyện về các phương tiện dùng nguồn năng lượng thay thế.
- Lựa chọn C: để ủng hộ cho phát minh về xe điện
- Lựa chọn D: để đánh giá nhũng phương tiện thông thường.
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Ngay đoạn đầu tiên của bài: "the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the
road today." ta thấy rõ tác giả đang nói về tương lai việc ô tô không gây ô nhiễm. Ý nói những khả
năng có thế xảy ra về giao thông trong tương lai.
Đây là dạng câu hỏi: Text organization, chúng ta cần hiểu về cách thông tin được tổ chức, sắp xếp
theo dạng thông tin nào. Để hỏi đoạn sau đó sẽ là những chi tiết về cái gì. Ta cần đọc đoạn cuối cùng
để đoán xem thông tin theo sau là gì.
- Lựa chọn A: xe buýt điện chạy tuyến đường ngắn.
- Lựa chọn B: sự hạn chế tình trạng ô nhiễm trong tương lai.
- Lựa chọn C: các đường cao tốc tự động hóa
- Lựa chọn D: vùng lân cận trong tương lai
Vì nội dung của câu cuối cùng của bài văn có đề cập đến một khái niệm mới đó là "automated
freeways capable of handling five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by freeway today."
Do đó chúng ta dự đoán có thể đoạn tiếp theo sẽ nói rõ hơn về điều này.
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về từ vựng
A. squared - là một tính từ, được tạo thành hình vuông
B. long-range - là một tính từ: có tầm xa
C. concentrated - là một tính từ: tập trung, cô đặc, rắn chắc
D. inexpensive - là một tính từ: rẻ, không đắt
Từ "compact” là một tính từ có nghĩa: kết, đặc, rắn chắc, chật ních, đầy.
Đây là dạng câu hỏi Suy đoán.
Dựa vào nội dung của đoạn thứ 2, đặc biệt chú ý câu văn "Although electric vehicles will not be
truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other dependable source of current is available...".
Đây là mệnh đề chỉ sự nhượng bộ: Tuy - Nhưng: ta cần chú ý mệnh đề chính "compact batter or other
dependable source of current is available."
Đây là dạng câu hỏi Suy đoán.
Dựa vào nội dung của đoạn thứ 2, đặc biệt chú ý câu văn “Public parking spots on the street or in
commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while
they stop, dine, or attend a concert”.
Đây là câu hỏi từ vựng.
A. credit cards - là một danh từ: thẻ tín dụng
B. lightning - là một danh từ: chớp, tia chớp
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C. aggression - là một danh từ: cuộc xâm lược, cuộc công kích
D. electricity - là một danh từ: điện, điện lực, điện lực học
"charging” là một danh động từ: sự nạp điện, nạp nhiên liệu
foresee = dự đoán
Đây là câu hỏi về từ vựng:
A. count on: dựa vào, tính đến
B. invent: phát minh
C. imagine: tưởng tượng, hình dung
D. rely on: dựa vào
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Question 1. A. food B. shoot C. book D. boot
Question 2. A. choice B. chaos C. charge D. chase
Question 3. A. medicine B. endanger C. addition D. survival
Question 4. A. experience B. cosmetics C. economics D. photography
Question 5. This tapestry has a very complicated pattern.
A. obsolete B. intricate C. ultimate D. appropriate
Question 6. We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan.
A. monthly payment B. cash and carry
C. credit card D. piece by piece
Question 7. She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.
A. uncomfortable B. warm C. lazy D. dirty
Question 8. He decided not to buy the fake watch and wait until he had more money.
A. authentic B. forger C. faulty D. original
Question 9. In just three months H.G. Wells wrote the famous classic The Time Machine for what
he won a Newberry Caldecott award.
A. just B. wrote C. what D. a
Question 10. It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting to
pass the exam.
A. studies B. more C. attempting D. to pass
Question 11. Chicago’s Sears Tower, now the tallest building in the world, rises 1,522 feet from the
ground to the top of it antenna.
A. now B. rises C. feet D. it
Question 12. This is very ! Can't you practise your violin somewhere else?
A. convenient B. conveniently C. inconvenient D. convenience
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Question 13. We are here to provide you the best service possible.
A. of B. with C. to D. for
Question 14. No sooner had we left the house it started snowing.
A. and B. than C. when D. that
Question 15. Several cars, owners had parked them under the trees, were damaged.
A. their B. of which C. whom D. whose
Question 16. The young should themselves in social activities.
A. determine B. serve C. involve D. promote
Question 17. Please cut my hair the style in this magazine.
A. the same length as B. the same length like
C. the same long like D. the same long as
Question 18. I prefer jobs because I don’t like keep on moving and changing all the time.
A. demanding B. challenging C. steady D. secure
Question 19. anyone object, the plan will be reconsidered.
A. If B. Should C. Do D. Might
Question 20. When they for the beach the sun was shining, but by the time they arrived it
had clouded over.
A. went out B. went off C. set off D. left out
Question 21. I'm really sleepy today. I wish I Bob to the airport late last night.
A. weren’t taking B. didn’t have to take
C. didn't take D. hadn't had to take
Question 22. He left the country arrest if he returned.
A. in fear that B. with fear of C. with threat of D. under threat of
Question 23. In order to their goals in college, students need to invest the maximum
amount of time, money, and energy in their studies.
A. achieve B. catch C. establish D. manage
Question 24. "Can I try your new camera?" - " "
A. I’m sorry I can’t. Let’s go now. B. Sure. I’d love to.
C. Sure. But please be careful with it. D. I’m sorry. I'm home late.
Question 23. "How well do you play?" - " "
A. Yes, I used to play tennis. B. I don’t play very often.
C. No, I don't play very well. D. Pretty well, I think.
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Question 26. David drove so fast; it was very dangerous.

A. David drove so fast, which was very dangerous.
B. David drove so fast and was very dangerous.
C. David drove so fast, then was very dangerous.
D. David drove so fast that was very dangerous.
Question 27. The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was too rough.
A. The children were not calm enough to swim in the sea.
B. The sea was rough enough for the children to swim in.
C. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming.
D. The sea was too rough to the children's swimming.
Question 28. "Leave my house now or I'll call the police!" shouted the lady to the man.
A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn't leave her house.
B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house.
D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house.
Question 29. The girl didn’t have any friends. Therefore, she felt lonely.
A. Having many friends, the girl felt lonely.
B. Deprived of friends, the girl felt lonely.
C. Not having friends, they made the girl feel lonely.
D. Having no friends, the girl felt lonely.
Question 30. It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. The novel was so interesting that I stayed up all night to finish it.
B. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
C. I stayed up all night to finish the novel so it was interesting.
D. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would not stay up all night to finish it.
SCHOOL LUNCH
Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do
not eat (31) _ in the middle of the day. In Britain, schools have to provide meals at lunchtime.
Children can choose to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen.
One shocking (32) of this research is that school meals are much healthier than
lunches prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have
to include one portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy
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food like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (33) by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps
and chocolate bars. Children (34) twice as much sugar as they should at lunchtime.
The reseat will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in
Britain has increased in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot instruct parents, but it
can remind them of the (35) value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Children can easily
develop bad eating habits at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it.
Question 31. A. approximately B. properly C. probably D. possibly
Question 32. A. finding B. number C. figure D. factor
Question 33. A. examined B. found C. taken D. looked
Question 34. A. take B. contain C. consume D. consist
Question 35. A. nutritional B. healthy C. positive D. good
Most languages have several levels of vocabulary that may be used by the same speakers. In
English, at least three have been identified and described.
Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority
of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality. As such, these words
and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries. Colloquialisms, on the other hand,
are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in
informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal situations. Almost all
idiomatic expressions are colloquial language. Slang, however, refers to words and expressions
understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as appropriate formal usage by the majority.
Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will be so identified.
Both colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than in writing.
Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech. Some slang also passes into standard speech,
but other slang expressions enjoy momentary popularity followed by obscurity. In some cases, the
majority never accepts certain slang phrases but nevertheless retains them in their collective memories.
Every generation seems to require its own set of words to describe familiar objects and events.
It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural conditions are necessary for the
creation of a large body of slang expressions. First, the introduction and acceptance of new objects and
situations in the society; second, a diverse population with a large number of subgroups; third,
association among the subgroups and the majority population.
Finally, it is worth noting that the terms ''standard", "colloquial”, and "slang” exist only as abstract
levels for scholars who study language. Only a tiny number of the speakers of any language
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will be aware that they are using colloquial or slang expressions. Most speakers of English will,
during appropriate situations, select and use all three types of expressions.
Question 36. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. Standard speech. B. Idiomatic phrases.
C. Dictionary usage. D. Different types of vocabulary.
Question 37. The word "appropriate” is closest in meaning to .
A. old B. correct C. important D. large
Question 38. The word "obscurity" could best be replaced by .
A. qualification B. disappearance C. influence D. tolerance
Question 39. The word "them" refers to .
A. slang phrases B. words C. the majority D. memories
Question 40. Where in the passage does the author explain where colloquial language and slang are
most commonly used?
A. The last sentences of paragraph 2.
B. The last sentences of paragraph 3.
C. The first two sentences of paragraph 2.
D. The last two sentences of paragraph 5.
Question 41. The author mentions all of the following as requirements for slang expressions to be
created EXCEPT .
A. a number of linguists B. a new generation
C. interaction among diverse groups D. new situations
Question 42. It can be inferred from the passage that the author .
A. does not approve of colloquial usage in writing
B. approve of slang and colloquial speech in appropriate situations
C. does not approve of either slang or colloquial speech in any situation
D. approves of colloquial speech in some situations, but not slang
At 7 pm on a dark, cold November evening, thousands of people are making their way across a vast
car park. They're not here to see a film, or the ballet, or even the circus. They are all here for what is,
bizarrely, a global phenomenon: they are here to see Holiday on Ice. Given that most people don't
seem to be acquainted with anyone who's ever been, the show's statistics are extraordinary: nearly 300
million people have seen Holiday on Ice since it began in 1943; it is the most popular live entertainment
in the world.
But what does the production involve? And why are so many people prepared to spend their lives
travelling round Europe in caravans in order to appear in it? It can’t be glamorous, and it's
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undoubtedly hard work. The backstage atmosphere is an odd mix of gym class and workplace. A
curtained-off section at the back of the arena is laughably referred to as the girls' dressing room, but is
more accurately described as a corridor, with beige, cracked walls and cheap temporary tables set up
along the length of it. Each girl has a small area littered with pots of orange make-up, tubes of mascara
and long false eyelashes.
As a place to work, it must rank pretty low down the scale: the area round the ice-rink is grey and
mucky with rows of dirty blue and brown plastic seating and red carpet tiles. It's an unimpressive
picture, but the show itself is an unquestionably vast, polished global enterprise: the lights come from
a firm in Texas, the people who make the audio system are in California, but Montreal supplies the
smoke effects; former British Olympic skater Robin Cousins is now creative director for the company
and conducts a vast master class to make sure they’re ready for the show's next performance.
The next day, as the music blares out from the sound system, the case start to go through their
routines under Cousins' direction. Cousins says, ‘The aim is to make sure they're all still getting to
exactly the right place on the ice at the right time - largely because the banks of lights in the ceiling are
set to those places, and if the skaters are all half a metre out they’ll be illuminating empty ice. Our
challenge,’ he continues, ‘is to produce something they can sell in a number of countries at the same
time. My theory is that you take those things that people want to see and you give it to them, but not
in the way they expect to see it. You try to twist it. And you have to find music that is challenging to
the skaters, because they have to do it every night.’
‘The only place you'll see certain skating moves is an ice show,’ he says, ‘because you’re not
allowed to do them in competition. It’s not in the rules. So the ice show world has things to offer which
the competitive world just doesn't. Cousins knows what he's talking about because he skated for the
show himself when he stopped competing - he was financially unable to retire. He learnt the hard way
that you can’t put on an Olympic performance every night. I'd be thinking, these people have paid their
money, now do your stuff, and I suddenly thought, "I really can't cope. I'm not enjoying it”.' The
solution, he realized, was to give 75 per cent every night, rather than striving for the sort of twice-a-
year excellence which won him medals.
To be honest, for those of us whose only experience of ice-skating is watching top-class Olympic
skaters, some of the movements can look a bit amateurish, but then, who are we to judge? Equally, it’s
impossible not to be swept up in the whole thing; well, you'd have to try pretty hard not to enjoy it.
(Source TOEFL reading)
Question 43. What surprises the writer about the popularity of Holiday on Ice?
A. Few people know someone who has seen it.
B. The show has not changed since it started.
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C. Ice-skating is not generally a popular hobby.

D. People often say they prefer other types of show.
Question 44. The word blares out in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. seeps out B. sounds beautifully
C. resounds loudly D. rings
Question 45. What does the writer highlight about the show in the third paragraph?
A. the variety of places in which the show has been staged
B. the range of companies involved in the production
C. the need for a higher level of professional support
D. the difficulty of finding suitable equipment
Question 46. The word them in paragraph 4 refers to .
A. things that people want to see B. skating moves
C. the skaters D. skating competitions
Question 47. For Robin Cousins, the key point when rehearsing skating routines is
A. filling all available space on the ice B. the movement of the lights
C. keeping in time with the music D. the skaters’ positions on the ice
Question 48. Cousins believes that he can meet the challenge of producing shows for different
audiences
A. by varying the routines each night
B. by selecting music that local audiences will respond to
C. by adapting movements to suit local tastes
D. by presenting familiar material in an unexpected way
Question 49. What does Cousins suggest in paragraph 5 about skating in shows?
A. It can be as competitive as other forms of skating
B. It enables skaters to visit a variety of places
C. It is particularly well paid
D. It allows skaters to try out a range of ideas
Question 50. What conclusion does the writer draw about Holiday on Ice?
A. It is hard to know who really enjoys it.
B. It is more enjoyable to watch than formal ice-skating.
C. It requires as much skill as Olympic ice-skating.
D. It is difficult to dislike it.
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Câu 1. Đáp án C
A. food /fuːd/ B. shoot /ʃuːt/ C. book /bʊk/ D. boot /buːt/

Câu 2. Đáp án B
A. choice /tʃɔɪs/ B. chaos /ˈkeɪɒs/ C. charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ D. chase /tʃeɪs/
Câu 3. Đáp án A
A. medicine /ˈmedsn/ B. endanger /ɪnˈdeɪndʒə(r)/
C. addition /əˈdɪʃn/ D. survival /səˈvaɪvl/
Câu 4. Đáp án C
A. experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ B. cosmetics /kɒzˈmetɪks/
C. economics /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/ D. photography /fəˈtɒɡrəfi/
Câu 5. Đáp án B
complicated = phức tạp
A. obsolete /ˈɒbsəliːt/ chướng ngại vật B. intricate /ˈɪntrɪkət/ phức tạp
C. ultimate /ˈʌltɪmət/ cuối cùng D. appropriate /əˈprəʊpriət/ thích hợp
Câu 6. Đáp án A
installment = sự trả góp, khoản trả mỗi lần
A. monthly payment: trả tiền hàng tháng B. cash and carry: tiền mặt
C. credit card: thẻ tín dụng D. piece by piece: từng mảnh
Câu 7. Đáp án A
cozy = ấm cúng, tiện nghi >< uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/ không thoải mái
B. warm /wɔːm/ ấm cúng
C. lazy /ˈleɪzi/ lười nhác
D. dirty /ˈdɜːti/ bụi bẩn
Câu 8. Đáp án A
fake: đồ giả = forger >< authentic: đồ thật
C. faulty: bị lỗi D. original: nguyên bản
Câu 9. Đáp án C
what => which
Dùng đại từ quan hệ
studies => should study
Cấu trúc thức giả định: S1 suggest S2 (should) do sth
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it => its
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Phải là tính từ sở hữu
Câu 12. Đáp án C. inconvenient: không thuận tiện
Provide sb with sth = provide sth for sb: cung cấp cho ai cái gì
Dịch nghĩa: Chúng tôi ở đây để đem đến cho bạn dịch vụ tốt nhất có thể.
Cấu trúc: No sooner + auxiliary + S + V + than + S + V (Vừa mới ... thì đã ...)
Đại từ quan hệ “whose” thay thế cho tính từ sỡ hữu trong câu
Involve sb in sth = take part in sth: tham gia vào làm gì
Cấu trúc: the same + N + as + noun/pronoun
Steady job: công việc ổn định
Đảo ngữ của câu điều kiện loại 1, lược bỏ If, sử dụng "should"
VD: If he comes, call me.
=> Đảo: Should he come, call me.
set off: khởi hành
go out: ra ngoài, đình công, tắt (đèn)
go off: nổ tung, rung (chuông báo thức), rời khỏi
leave out: bỏ sót, loại trừ
Dịch nghĩa: Khi họ khởi hành chuyến đi biển, trời vẫn còn sáng nhưng lúc họ đến nơi thì trời đã
đầy mây bao phủ.
Ước cho một điều trong quá khứ, ta dùng quá khứ hoàn thành.
under threat of: bị đe dọa
achieve/attain a goal: đạt được mục tiêu
“Tôi có thể dùng thử chiếc máy ảnh này không?”
Được. Nhưng hãy cẩn thận với nó.
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“Bạn chơi tốt thế nào”
Khá tốt, tôi nghĩ vậy.
Câu: David đã lái xe rất nhanh; điều này rất nguy hiểm.
Sử dụng đại từ quan hệ "which" thay thế cho việc lái xe của David.
Câu: Bọn trẻ không thể đi bơi vì biển động
Cấu trúc: too ADJ for sb to do sth = quá... để làm gì
Câu: "Biến khỏi nhà tôi ngay nếu không tôi sẽ gọi điện cho cảnh sát" người phụ nữ quát lớn với
người đàn ông.
Cấu trúc: threat to do sth = đe doạ ai đó làm gì
Câu: Cô ấy không có bất cứ người bạn nào. Cô ấy cảm thấy cô đơn.
D. Không có bạn, nên cô gái này cảm thấy cô đơn.
Câu: Đây là một quyển tiểu thuyết thú vị. Tôi đã thức cả đêm để đọc xong nó.
A. Quyến tiểu thuyết này thú vị đến nỗi mà tôi phải thức cả đêm đế đọc xong nó
Cấu trúc: So ADJ that clause = quá ...đến nỗi mà...
Câu 31. Đáp án B. properly: một cách đúng đắn
Các từ còn lại: approximately: khoảng chừng; probably: có lẽ; possibly: có thể
Câu 32. Đáp án A. finding: sự phát hiện
Các từ còn lại: number: số; figure: con số, số liệu; factor: nhân tố
Câu 33. Đáp án A. examined: được nghiên cứu
Các từ còn lại: found: được tìm thấy; taken: được lấy; looked: được nhìn thấy
Câu 34. Đáp án C. consume: tiêu thụ
Các từ còn lại: take: lấy; contain: chứa; consist (of): gồm có
Câu 35. Đáp án A. nutritional value: giá trị dinh dưỡng
Chủ đề của đoạn văn là: “different types of vocabulary” = Các loại từ vựng khác nhau.
Các phương án khác: "Standard speech” là văn nói chuẩn; "idiomatic phrases" là các thành ngữ,
"Dictionary usage” là cách sử dụng từ điển
appropriate = phù hợp, correct = đúng đắn
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obscurity = disappearance (sự biến mất), trong đoạn văn nói "but other slang expressions enjoy
momentary popularity followed by obscurity".
Các từ khác: "qualification” = phẩm chất; năng lực cần thiết cho một nghề, việc; "influence" =
ảnh hưởng; "tolerance” = sự chịu đựng
Đại từ "them" đề cập đến "slang phrases" - đọc và tìm các danh từ trước từ "them” thì ta thấy nó
nói tới “slang phrases”: các cụm tiếng lóng
Tác giả giải thích nơi mà ngôn ngữ thông tục và tiếng lóng được sử dụng rộng rãi nhất trong các
câu cuối đoạn 2
Tác giả đề cập đến những yêu cầu để tạo ra các cụm từ tiếng lóng ngoại trừ: 1 số nhà ngôn ngữ học.
Các phương án khác đều dẫn đến việc hình thành tiếng lóng "a new generation" = một thế hệ mới;
"interaction among diverse groups" = ảnh hưởng qua lại giữa các nhóm đa dạng; "new situations" =
tình huống mới
Ta có thể suy từ đoạn văn rằng tác giả ủng hộ việc sử đụng tiếng lóng và lời nói thông tục trong
những tình huống thích hợp.
Dựa vào đoạn 1 trong bài: Given that most people don't seem to be acquainted with anyone who's
ever been.
blares out = resounds loudly: vang lên ầm ĩ
the range of companies involved in the production: phạm vi của các công ty tham gia sản xuất.
Dựa vào các chi tiết: the lights come from a firm in Texas, the people who make the audio system
are in California, but Montreal supplies the smoke effects; former British Olympic skater Robin Cousins
is now creative director for the company and conducts a vast master class to make sure they're ready
for the show's next performance.
skating moves: chuyển động trượt
Dựa vào đoạn 4: ... ‘The aim is to make sure they're all still getting to exactly the right place on the
ice at the right time - largely...’
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Ý trong bài: ‘... Our challenge,’ he continues, ‘is to produce something they can sell in a number of
countries at the same time. My theory is that you take those things that people want to see and you
give it to them, but not in the way they expect to see it. You try to twist it.’
It allows skaters to try out a range of ideas: Nó cho phép người trượt thử một loạt các ý tưởng.
Ý trong bài: ‘... Our challenge,’ he continues, ‘is to produce something they can sell in a number of
countries at the same time. My theory is that you take those things that people want to see and you
give it to them, but not in the way they expect to see it. You try to twist it’
Ý trong bài: Equally, it's impossible not to be swept up in the whole thing; well, you’d have to try
pretty hard not to enjoy it.
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Question 1. A. amuses B. purses C. blouses D. pleases
Question 2. A. Valentine B. imagine C. discipline D. determine
Question 3. A. consider B. apply C. provide D. offer
Question 4. A. pollution B. attractive C. separate D. activity
Question 5. Most of the female football players will be jobless when the Games are over.
A. employed B. busy C. unemployed D. highly-paid
Question 6. Parents interpret facial and vocal expressions as indicators of how a baby is feeling.
A. translate B. understand C. read D. comprehend
Question 7. A lot of people think that Kim Kardashian is really hot.
A. beautiful B. cool C. unattractive D. kind
Question 8. A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work.
A. uncomfortable B. responsive C. calm D. miserable
Question 9. Please remain in your assign seats until the instructor dismisses the class.
A. in B. assign seats C. until D. dismisses
Question 10. Even you are unsure of the standard procedures in any situation, please don’t hesitate
to consult with your supervising manager.
A. Even B. unsure of C. in any situation D. consult with
Question 11. We have always believed that honesty is best policy in personal as well as
professional matters.
A. have always believed B. best policy
C. personal D. professional
Question 12. I haven’t my mind where to go for our holiday this year. I am quite busy at
work.
A. turn up B. made up C. break up D. changed
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Question 13. I wish you making so much noise! I just need to relax for a while.
A. will stop B. stop C. had stopped D. would stop
Question 14. Gold, as well as silver, in price, he said.
A. Have fallen B. has fallen C. fall D. are falling
Question 15. I wonder if you could me a small favour, Tom?
A. bring B. make C. give D. do
Question 16. Many traffic accidents are by carelessness and impatience.
A. caused B. resulted C. occurred D. happened
Question 17. Sam confessed all the cookies.
A. eat B. eating C. to eating D. to eat
Question 18. The bus conductor told him to get off because he couldn't pay the .
A. fare B. journey C. bill D. travel
Question 19. Some people believe that books are species, fighting for survival in
competition with TV, film, the Internet and CD.
A. danger B. dangerous C. endangered D. dangerously
Question 20. quickly they ran, they just couldn’t catch up with the van.
A. However B. So C. Even D. Much
Question 21. Our team was losing but we managed to the score.
A. get B. noticed C. even D. have
Question 22. Since Carl was unable to pay his bill, after a couple of months, his telephone was
.
A. cut off B. broken up C. dropped off D. rung up
Question 23. He always did it well at school having his early education disrupted by
illness.
A. in spite of B. on account of C. in addition to D. even though
Question 24. "Didn’t you go to the conference?" -" "
A. No, I went there with my friends. B. That sounds nice, but I can't.
C. Don’t worry. I’ll go there. D. I did, but I didn't stay long.
Question 25. "May I leave a message for Ms. Davis?” - " "
A. I'm afraid she’s not here at the moment.
B. No, she’s not here now.
C. She’s leaving a message to you now.
D. Yes, I’ll make sure she gets it.
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Question 26. Most people get fewer colds in the summer than in the winter.
A. A person is more likely to get a cold in the winter than in the summer.
B. More people have summer colds than winter colds.
C. People get colder in the summer than in the winter.
D. The winter is much colder than the summer.
Question 27. If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.
A. He was careless because he hadn't finished the work.
B. If her were careful, we would finish the work.
C. If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work.
D. Because he wasn't careless, we didn’t finish the work.
Question 28. The captain to his men: 'Abandon the ship immediately!"
A. The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.
B. The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.
C. The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.
D. The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately
Question 29. The girl is talking to a man with a ponytail. She is my friend.
A. The girl who is talking to a man with a ponytail is my friend.
B. The girl, whom a man with a ponytail is talking to, is my friend.
C. My friend is the girl, who is talking to a man with a ponytail.
D. The girl, who is talking to a man with a ponytail, is my friend.
Question 30. She doesn’t want to go to their party. We don't want to go either.
A. Neither she nor we don’t want to go to their party.
B. Neither we nor she wants to go to their party.
C. Either we or she doesn't want to go to their party.
D. Neither we nor she want to go to their party.
THE OLD GATE
In the Middle Ages the vast majority of European cities had walls around them. They (31)
to defend the city, but they also kept out undesirable people, like those with contagious
diseases.
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Most of London’s gates had been (32) by the end of the eighteenth century. However,
by a stroke of luck, the last of them was preserved. This gate is, in actual fact, not called a gate at all;
its name is Temple Bar, and it marked the (33) between the old City of London and
Westminster. However, as the (34) __ of traffic through London increased, Temple Bar became
an obstacle to its free flow. In 1878 it was decided to take it down, so its stone were numbered,
dismantled and put in storage. A couple of years later a wealthy businessman bought the stones and re-
erected them at his house in Hertfordshire.
In the 1970s the Temple Bar Trust was (35) with the intention of returning the gate to
the City of London. Much of the money for this project was donations from the Temple Bar Trust. The
stonework needed a lot of restoration, which was carried out by the Cathedral Works Organization.
Today, Temple Bar stands next to St Paul’s Cathedral.
Question 31. A. supposed B. served C. expected D. meant
Question 32. A. devoted B. demolished C. declared D. decreased
Question 33. A. division B. part C. line D. boundary
Question 34. A. amount B. quantity C. bulk D. number
Question 35. A. set out B. set up C. set off D. set back
In developing countries, where three fourths of the world's population live, sixty percent of the
people who can’t read and write are women. Being illiterate doesn’t mean they are not intelligent. It
does mean it is difficult for them to change their lives. They produce more than half of the food. In
Africa eighty percent of all agricultural work is done by women. There are many programs to help poor
countries develop their agriculture. However, for years, these programs provided money and training
for men.
In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4:45 a.m, she gets up, washes and
eats. It takes her a half hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3:00 p.m. She collects
firewood and gets home at 4:00. She spends the next hour and a half preparing food to cook. Then
she collects water for another hour. From 6:30 to 8:30 she cooks. After dinner, she spends an hour
washing the dishes and her children. She goes to bed at 9:30 p.m.
International organizations and programs run by developed nations are starting to help women, as
well as men, improve their agricultural production. Governments have already passed some laws
affecting women because of the UN Decade for Women. The UN report will affect the changes now
happening in the family and society.
Question 36. What does the word "run" in the last paragraph mean?
A. move quickly B. push C. managed D. organized
Question 37. Why do people say women produce more than half of the food in Africa?
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A. because 60 percent of women are illiterate.

B. because 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women.
C. most women are not intelligent.
D. all are correct.
Question 38. Why do people say that African women’s lives are hard?
A. Because these women are busy with housework.
B. Because they work all day in the fields.
C. both A and B are correct.
D. Because they are illiterate.
Question 39. A typical African woman spends collecting firewood every day.
A. 3 hour B. 2 hours C. 1 hour D. 4 hours
Question 40. Which of these statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Women’s roles in the family and society are changing nowadays.
B. It is difficult for women to change their lives because of their illiteracy.
C. In the past only men in poor countries got benefit from many international programs.
D. Because they are illiterate, women are not intelligent.
Question 41. By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized?
A. by the United Nations Organization. B. by developing countries
C. by the World Health Organization. D. by many African countries.
Question 42. The passage would most likely be followed by details about .
A. changes in life between men and women in the family and in the society
B. negative effects of the UNO law
C. positive effects of the roles of women
D. women and men's roles in their family
In Science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often
involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced.
A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being
made up of many small particles that are in constant motion.
After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If observations
confirm the scientists’ predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm the
predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory
may have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and
performing experiments. Facts by themselves arc not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri
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Poincare said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts
cannot be called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a
particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the
investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated.
These possible solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown.
It extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs
calculations, and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation
lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories.
Question 43. Which of the following is the main subject of the passage?
A. The importance of models in scientific theories.
B. The sorts of facts that scientists find most interesting.
C. The ways that scientists perform different types of experiments.
D. The place of theory and hypothesis in scientific investigation.
Question 44. The word "related" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. described B. identified C. connected D. completed
Question 45. According to the second paragraph, a useful theory is one that helps scientists to
.
A. observe events B. publicize new findings
C. make predictions D. find errors in past experiments
Question 46. The word "supported" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. upheld B. finished C. adjusted D. investigated
Question 47. “Bricks” are mentioned in paragraph 3 to indicate how .
A. science is more than a collection of facts
B. scientific experiments have led to improved technology
C. mathematicians approach science
D. building a house is like performing experiments
Question 48. In the fourth paragraph, the author implies that imagination is most important to
scientists when they .
A. formulate possible solutions to a problem
B. evaluate previous work on a problem
C. close an investigation
D. gather known facts
Question 49. In the last paragraph, what does the author imply is a major function of hypotheses?
A. Linking together different theories.
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B. Communicating a scientist's thoughts to others.

C. Providing direction for scientific research.
D. Sifting through known facts.
Question 50. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A. Theories are simply imaginary models of past events.
B. A scientist's most difficult task is testing hypotheses.
C. A good scientist needs to be creative.
D. It is better to revise a hypothesis than to reject it.
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Câu 1. Đáp án B
A. amuses /əˈmjuːziz/ B. purses /pɜːsiz/

C. blouses /blaʊziz/ D. pleases /pliːz/
Câu 2. Đáp án A
A. Valentine /ˈvæləntaɪn/ B. imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/
C. discipline /ˈdɪsəplɪn/ D. determine /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/
Câu 3. Đáp án D
A. consider /kənˈsɪdə(r)/ B. apply /əˈplaɪ/
C. provide /prəˈvaɪd/ D. offer /ˈɒfə(r)/
Câu 4. Đáp án C
A. pollution /pəˈluːʃn/ B. attractive /əˈtræktɪv/
C. separate /ˈseprət/ D. activity /ækˈtɪvəti/
Câu 5. Đáp án C
jobless: không có việc làm = unemployed: thất nghiệp
Câu 6. Đáp án B
interpret = giải thích, hiểu
A. translate /trænsˈleɪt/ dịch B. understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ hiểu
C. read /riːd/ đọc D. comprehend /ˌkɒmprɪˈhend/ thấu hiểu
Câu 7. Đáp án C
Hot = nóng bỏng; hấp dẫn >< unattractive = không hấp dẫn
beautiful: xinh đẹp
cool: đáng yêu
kind: tốt bụng
Câu 8. Đáp án C
irritable = cáu kỉnh, khó chịu
A. uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/ không thoải mái
B. responsive /rɪˈspɒnsɪv/ đáp ứng
C. calm /kɑːm/ bình tĩnh
D. miserable /ˈmɪzrəbl/ khốn khổ
Câu 9. Đáp án B
assign seats → assigned seats
A → Even if
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best policy → a good policy (Cần một tính từ)
Make up one's mind = decide: Quyết định
Turn up = arrive: đến
Break up = stop having a relationship: tan vỡ (mối quan hệ)
Change: thay đổi
Thế giả định của động từ tình thái khi diễn tả ý khách quan, không áp đặt, ngoài ra sau mệnh đề
wish: ước cho sự việc không có thật ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai, ta dùng thể giả định hình thức quá khứ.
Will → would
Chủ ngữ: Gold => has fallen
Could you do me a favour? = Please help me.
To be caused by: bị gây ra bởi
result: kết quả, thành quả; occurred: xảy ra, xuất hiện; happen: xảy ra
confess to doing sth = thú nhận làm gì
Cụm từ: pay the fare: trả tiền vé (xe bus, xe khách)
Ta cần một tính từ trước danh từ "species"
Danger: mối nguy (danh từ)
Dangerous: nguy hiểm (tính từ)
Endangered: gặp nguy hiểm, bị nguy hiểm (Phân từ hai đóng vai trò là tính từ)
Dangerously: một cách nguy hiểm (trạng từ)
Cấu trúc: However adj/adv + S + V, S + V: mặc dù.... đến thế nào nhưng...
A. giành được B. chú ý tới C. san bằng D. có
cut off = bị cắt
break up = cắt xe
drop off = cho ai đi nhờ tới đâu
ring up = gọi điện cho ai
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Dịch nghĩa: Bởi vì Carl không thể thanh toán hóa đơn, sau một vài tháng, dịch vụ
điện thoại của anh ta đã bị cắt.
in spite of + V-ing = even though + clause: mặc dù....
in addition to + N: thêm vào ....
On account of something: vì (lý do) ...
“Bạn đã không đến hội nghị phải không?”
Tôi đã đi, nhưng tôi không ở lại đó lâu.
"Tôi có thể để lại lời nhắn cho cô Davis được không?"
Vâng, tôi sẽ đảm bảo là cô ấy sẽ đọc được nó.
Câu: Hầu hết mọi người bị cảm lạnh vào mùa hè ít hơn mùa đông.
A. Một người có thể dễ bị cảm lạnh vào mùa đông hơn mùa hè.
Câu: Nếu không vì sự bất cẩn của anh ta thì chúng tôi đã hoàn thành xong công việc
C. Nếu như anh ta cẩn thận hơn thì chúng tôi đã hoàn thành xong công việc.
Cấu trúc Câu điều kiện loại 3: If clause - QKHT, clause - would have done
Câu: Thuyền trưởng nói với đồng đội của anh ta: - “Hãy từ bỏ tàu ngay lập tức”
Cấu trúc: order sb to do sth = ra lệnh cho ai đó làm gì
Mệnh đề quan hệ "who" thay thế cho chủ ngữ là người trong câu
Đảo ngữ Cấu trúc: "Neither S nor S + clause"
Câu 31. Đáp án B.
serve: phục vụ cho việc gì/dùng cho việc gì
Các từ còn lại: suppose: cho là, tin rằng: expect: trông đợi; mean: nghĩa là/có ý định
Câu 32. Đáp án B.
demolish: phá hủy, đánh đổ
Các từ còn lại: devote: hiến dâng, cống hiến; declare: tuyên bổ; decrease: giảm xuống
Câu 33. Đáp án D.
boundary: ranh giới, biên giới
Các từ còn lại: division: sự phân chia; part: phần; line: đường, tuyến
Câu 34. Đáp án A.
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amount: lượng. Vì traffic là danh từ không đếm được nên dùng amount
Các từ còn lại: quantity: số lượng; bulk: kích thước; number: số (dùng với danh từ đếm được)
Câu 35. Đáp án B. set up: thành lập, tạo lập
Các từ còn lại: set out: bắt đầu lên đường/phô trương, trình bày; set off: khởi hành; setback: cản trở
bước tiến
Run ~ manage: Quản lý, điều hành, sau đó có từ "by” nên động từ run là phân từ hai mang nghĩa
bị động, nên ta có thế loại trừ đáp án A, B ngay.
Đoạn 1 có nói phụ nữ sản xuất ra hơn 1 nửa số thực phẩm, sau đó thông tin đề cập tới việc là 80%
công việc nông nghiệp được làm bởi phụ nữ.
Bài văn mô tả sự vất vả của phụ nữ khi vừa phải làm việc đồng tới tận 3h chiều và về nhà thì phải
nấu nướng rửa bát, tắm cho con, v.v... Điều này muốn nói phụ nữ bận rộn với việc nhà và làm việc đồng
áng cả ngày. Nên cả A và B đều đúng.
“She collects firewood and gets home at 4:00” thông tin này ám chỉ phụ nữ mất 1h để kiếm củi, vì
câu trước đó đoạn văn nói phụ nữ làm việc đồng áng tới tận 3h chiều.
Thông tin về việc vai trò của phụ nữ trong gia đình và xã hội đang thay đổi, cuộc sống vất vả vì mù
chữ, nam giới hưởng lợi từ các chương trình Quốc tế đều đề cập trong bài. Bài không nói vì họ mù chữ
nên họ không thông minh.
Đoạn cuối ám chỉ Tổ chức Decade for Women là do Tổ chức Liên Hợp Quốc tổ chức.
Để trả lời được câu này thì cần đọc và hiểu cấu trúc bài viết. Đoạn cuối cùng có nói Luật của Liên
hợp Quốc có ảnh hường tới sự thay đổi vai trò của Nam - Nữ trong gia đình và xã hội. Như vậy, có
thể đoạn sau tác giả sẽ thảo luận những thay đổi này.
The place of theory and hypothesis in scientific investigation: Vị trí của lý thuyết và giả thuyết
trong nghiên cứu khoa học.
related: được liên quan đến; connected: được liên kết
Các từ còn lại: described: được miêu tả; identified: được xác định; completed: được hoàn thành
Ý trong bài: If observations confirm the scientists, predictions, the theory is supported.
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supported: được ủng hộ => upheld: được bảo tồn, giữ gìn
Các từ còn lại: finished: được kết thúc; adjusted: được điều chỉnh; investigated: được khảo sát
"Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be
called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
“possible solutions to the problem are formulated.” = hypothesis: Đoạn cuối có nói việc tìm ra manh
mối là quan trọng, vì thiếu cơ sở "hypothesis" thì việc điều tra thiếu mục đích và hướng đi đúng.
Providing direction for scientific research: Việc chỉ đạo nghiên cứu khoa học đưa ra các định hướng
cho các nghiên cứu khoa học.
Một nhà khoa học giỏi cần phải sáng tạo
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Question 1. A. crop B. common C. household D. bodily
Question 2. A. charity B. chaos C. champion D. chin
Question 3. A. accelerate B. impossible C. assimilate D. opposition
Question 4. A. intervention B. eventually C. renovation D. confirmation
Question 5. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often traveled abroad.
A. widely B. secretly C. alone D. overseas
Question 6. The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.
A. connived B. survived C. surprised D. revived
Question 7. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the
surplus.
A. large quantity B. small quantity C. excess D. sufficiency
Question 8. Her father likes the head cabbage rare.
A. over-boiled B. precious C. scarce D. scare
Question 9. People respected him because he was a honest man.
A. People B. respected C. because D. a honest man
Question 10. My uncle has just bought some expensive furnitures for his new house.
A. has just bought B. expensive C. furnitures D. for his new house
Question 11. The flag over the White House is risen at dawn everyday by a color guard from the
United States armed forces.
A. over the White House B. is risen
C. at dawn D. armed
Question 12. When I last saw him, he in London.
A. lived B. is living C. was living D. had been living
Question 13. They studied hard and they passed the entrance exam.
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A. eventually B. finally C. at the end D. finish

Question 14. I shivered and sweated .
A. continue B. continual C. continuously D. continually
Question 15. I to Greece until Sally and I went there last summer.
A. have never been B. had never been
C. was never being D. were never
Question 16. As the drug took , the patient became quieter.
A. effect B. force C. influence D. action
Question 17. He said if he had not answered the phone at the petroleum station then, he _ a
fine.
A. would pay. B. hadn't paid
C. had been paid D. wouldn't have had to pay
Question 18. Jim's flu again. That’s the third time this year.
A. led up to B. come up with C. gone down with D. put up with
Question 19. I am driving instructor so I have to be very as people get upset when you
criticize them.
A. powerful B. skillful C. tactful D. helpful
Question 20. The number of learners of English in recent years.
A. have increased rapidly B. has been increased rapidly
C. have been increased rapidly D. has increased rapidly
Question 21. The old manager has just retired, so Tom takes his position.
A. in B. on C. up D. out
Question 22. Every step to improve the living conditions in these slums only attracts more
migrants.
A. held B. hold C. taken D. took
Question 23. When you have a small child in the house, you leave small objects lying
around. Such objects be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death.
A. needn’t / may B. should not / might
C. should / must D. mustn't / can't
Question 24. “How can this dress be so expensive?” – “ ”
A. Yes, it's the most expensive. B. What an expensive dress.
C. You’re paying for the brand. D. That’s a good idea.
Question 25. “May I speak to the manager?” “ ”
A. He always comes late. He is not very well.
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B. Thank you. Good bye.

C. I’m afraid he's not in. Can I take a message?
D. I’m afraid not. He works very hard.
Question 26. Amanda has improved a lot this term.
A. Amanda has made a lot of impression this term.
B. Amanda has made great progress this term.
C. A lot of progress were made by Amanda this term.
D. Amanda has made a lot of advances this term.
Question 27. They have collected the tests and checked the answers.
A. The tests have been collected and the answers have been checked.
B. They have checked the answers when they have collected the tests.
C. The tests have been collected for checking.
D. The answers would be given after they collected the tests.
Question 28. Machines have taken the place of the people who used to do this kind of work.
A. It is machines that do this kind of work, not people.
B. Thanks to machines, people no longer do this kind of work.
C. Machines are better than people at doing this kind of work.
D. The people who used to do this kind of work have been replaced by machines.
Question 29. I think my hair looks fine. My mother believes it needs a little more brushing.
A. Not only do I think my hair looks fine, but my mother also believes it needs a little more
brushing.
B. Either my mother believes it needs a little more brushing or I think my hair looks fine.
C. I think my hair looks so fine that my mother believes it needs a little more brushing.
D. I think my hair looks fine, but my mother believes it needs a little more brushing.
Question 30. We can protect the world in which we live. We, for example, can grow more trees and
recycle rubbish.
A. We can protect the world in which we live as well as we can grow more trees and recycle
rubbish.
B. We can protect the world in which we live, growing more trees and recycle rubbish.
C. We can protect the world in which we live by growing more trees and recycling rubbish.
D. We can protect the world in which we live such as growing more trees and recycling rubbish.
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PAPER
‘Just imagine a day without paper,’ reads one advertisement for a Finnish paper company. It adds,
‘You almost certainly see our products every day.’ And they're right. But in most industrial countries,
people are so (31) to paper - whether it’s for holding their groceries, for drying
their hands or for providing them with the daily news - that its (32) in their daily lives
passes largely unnoticed.
At one (33) paper was in short supply and was used mainly for important documents,
but more recently, growing economies and new technologies have (34) a dramatic increase
in the amount of paper used. Today, there are more than 450 different grades of paper, all designed for
a different purpose.
Decades ago, some people predicted a ‘paperless office’. Instead, the widespread use of new
technologies has gone hand-in-hand with an increased use of paper. Research into the relationship
between paper use and the use of computers has shown that the general (35) is likely to be
one of growth and interdependence.
However, the costs involved in paper production, in terms of the world's land, water and air
resources, are high. This raises some important questions. How much paper do we really need and how
much is wasted?
Question 31. A. conscious B. acquainted C. familiar D. accustomed
Question 32. A. task B. operation C. service D. role
Question 33. A. time B. instance C. date D. occation
Question 34. A. called on B. come around C. brought about D. drawn up
Question 35. A. method B. order C. trend D. system
ACADEMICS AREN'T THE PROBLEM
Studies about how students use their time might shed light on whether they face increased academic
and financial pressures compared with earlier eras.
Based on data about how students are spending time, academic or financial pressures don’t seem
to be greater now than a generation ago. The data show that full-time students in all types of colleges
study much less now than they did a generation ago - a full 10 hours a week less. Students are also
receiving significantly higher grades. So it appears that academic pressures are, in fact, considerably
lower than they used to be.
The time-use data don't suggest that students feel greater financial pressures, either. When the time
savings and lower opportunity costs are factored in, college appears less expensive for most
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students than it was in the 1960s. And though there are now full-time students working to pay while
in college, they study less even when paid work choices are held constantly.
In other words, full-time students do not appear to be studying less in order to work more. They
appear to be studying less and spending the extra time on leisure activities or fun. It seems hard to
imagine that students feeling increased financial pressures would respond by taking more leisure.
Based on how students are spending their time then, it doesn't look as though academic or financial
pressures are greater now than a generation ago. The time-use data don’t speak directly to social
pressures, and it may well be that these have become more intense lately.
In one recent set of data, students reported spending more than 23 hours per week either socializing
with friends or playing on the computer for fun. Social activities, in person or on computer, would seem
to have become the major focus of campus life. It is hard to tell what kinds of pressures would be
associated with this change.
Question 36. The study's conclusion that students' workload now is not greater than before is based
on .
A. what students achieve with greater load
B. how students spend their time
C. how students work through college
D. what college demands from students
Question 37. Students get higher grades as .
A. students study much harder
B. academic workload appears more attractive
C. academic workload appears less demanding
D. college's facilities are much better
Question 30. According to the author, the fact that students have more time for leisure is a proof
that .
A. financial pressure on students is not a problem
B. academic work disinterests them
C. they are active with extra-curricular activities
D. they cannot find extra jobs
Question 39. All factors considered, college now seems .
A. more costly B. ever more expensive
C. much more expensive D. less expensive
Question 40. Students nowadays seem to be studying less and .
A. spending more time on leisure B. spending more time doing odd jobs
C. giving more time to sports D. taking more extracurricular activities
Question 41. The word "focus" in the last paragraph can be replaced with .
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A. central activity B. primary theme

C. headline D. biggest importance
Question 42. The author finds it hard to point out .
A. how students’ campus life becomes subject to academic pressure
B. what is associated with the change in students' campus life
C. the cause to students’ financial pressure
D. how the background of students’ campus life is built
The biologist’s role in society as well as his moral and ethical responsibility in the discovery and
development of new ideas has led to a reassessment of his social and scientific value systems. A scientist
can no longer ignore the consequences of his discoveries; he is as concerned with the possible misuses
of his findings as he is with the basic research in which he is involved. This emerging social and political
role of the biologist and all other scientists requires a weighing of values that cannot be done with the
accuracy or the objectivity of a laboratory balance. As a member of society, it is necessary for a
biologist now to redefine his social obligations and his functions, particularly in the realm of making
judgments about such ethical problems as man's control of his environment or his manipulation of
genes to direct further evolutionary development. As a result of recent discoveries concerning
hereditary mechanisms, genetic engineering, by which human traits are made to order, may soon be a
reality.
As desirable as it may seem to be, such an accomplishment would entail many value judgments.
Who would decide, for example, which traits should be selected for change? In cases of genetic
deficiencies and disease, the desirability of the change is obvious, but the possibilities for social misuse
are so numerous that they may far outweigh the benefits.
Probably the greatest biological problem of the future, as it is of the present, will be to find ways
to curb environmental pollution without interfering with man’s constant effort to improve the quality
of his life. Many scientists believe that underlying the spectre of pollution is the problem of surplus
human population. A rise in population necessitates an increase in the operations of modern industry,
the waste products of which increase the pollution of air, water, and soil. The question of how many
people the resources of the Earth can support is one of critical importance.
Although the solutions to these and many other problems are yet to be found, they do indicate the
need for biologists to work with social scientists and other members of society in order to determine the
requirements necessary for maintaining a healthy and productive planet. For although many of man’s
present and future problems may seem to be essentially social, political, or economic in nature, they
have biological ramifications that could affect the very existence of life itself.
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Question 43. According to the passage, a modern scientist should be more concerned about
.
A. the consequences of his discoveries B. his basic research
C. his manipulation of genes D. the development of new ideas
Question 44. The pronoun “it” in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. genetic engineering B. an accomplishment
C. hereditary mechanism D. a reality
Question 45. It is implied in the passage that genetic engineering .
A. will change all human traits B. is no longer desirable
C. is the most desirable for life D. may do us more harm than good
Question 46. The pronoun ''they" in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. possibilities for genetic deficiencies
B. cases of genetic deficiencies
C. discoveries concerning hereditary mechanisms
D. effects of genetic engineering misuse
Question 47. What is probably the most important biological problem mentioned in the passage?
A. environmental pollution B. manipulation of genes
C. genetic engineering misuse D. social and economic deficiencies
Question 48. According to the passage, to save our planet, biologists should work .
A. with other social scientists B. accurately and objectively
C. on social and political purposes D. harder and harder
Question 49. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "ramifications" in paragraph
4?
A. effective techniques B. latest developments
C. harmful consequences D. useful experiments
Question 50. What is the author's purpose in this passage?
A. To urge biologists to solve the problem of surplus human population
B. To conduct a survey of the biologist’s role in society
C. To advise biologists to carry out extensive research into genetic engineering
D. To emphasize the biologist’s role in solving the world’s problems
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Câu 1. Đáp án C
crop /krɒp/ common /ˈkɒmən/

household /ˈhaʊshəʊld/ bodily /ˈbɒdɪli/
Câu 2. Đáp án B
charity /ˈtʃærəti/ chaos /ˈkeɪɒs/
champion /ˈtʃæmpiən/ chin /tʃɪn/
Câu 3. Đáp án D
accelerate /əkˈseləreɪt/ (v) làm nhanh thêm; làm chóng đến; thúc mau, giục gấp
impossible /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/ (adj) không thể
assimilate /əˈsɪməleɪt/ (v) tiêu hoá ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
opposition /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn/ sự đối lập, sự đối nhau
Câu 4. Đáp án B
intervention /ˌɪntəˈvenʃn/ (n) sự xen vào, sự can thiệp
eventually /ɪˈventʃuəli/ (adv) cuối cùng
renovation /ˌrenəˈveɪʃn/ (n) sự làm mới lại, sự đổi mới; sự cải tiến; sự sửa chữa lại
confirmation /ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃn/ (n) sự xác nhận; sự chứng thực
Câu 5. Đáp án D
abroad = ở nước ngoài
A. widely: mở rộng B. secretly: bí mật
C. alone: cô đơn D. overseas: ở nước ngoài
Câu 6. Đáp án B
stayed alive = còn sống sót
A. connived: thông đồng B. survived: tồn tại
C. surprised: ngạc nhiên D. revived: hồi sinh
Câu 7. Đáp án B
abundance = dư thừa, phong phú >< small quality: số lượng ít
A. số lượng nhiều C. dư thừa D. đầy đủ
Câu 8. Đáp án A
rare = tải >< over-boiled: chín kỹ
B. precious: quý giá C. scarce: khan hiếm D. scare: sợ hãi
Câu 9. Đáp án D
a sửa thành an vì honest khi phát âm bắt đầu bằng một nguyên âm /ˈɒnɪst/
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furnitures sửa thành furniture vì furniture là danh từ không đếm được.
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is risen sửa thành is raised vì “rise” là nội động từ, “raise” mới là ngoại động từ (raise + sth)
Khi tôi gặp anh ấy lần cuối cùng, anh ấy đang sống ở London.
Mệnh đề trước ở dạng quá khứ đơn nên mệnh đề sau phải ở dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn
A. eventualy = cuối cùng của một cái gì đó làm trong một thời gian ngắn
B. finally = cuối cùng của một cái gì đã làm trong một khoảng thời gian dài
C. at the end + time
D. finish to do sth = kết thúc
Vị trí từ loại: Sau động từ là một trạng từ.
Tôi chưa bao giờ tới Hi Lạp cho tới khi Sally và tôi đến đó vào mùa hè vừa qua.
Mệnh đề sau ở quá khứ đơn nên mệnh đề trước phải ở quá khứ hoàn thành.
take effect = có hiệu quả, có tác dụng
Câu điều kiện loại 3: Form: If clause (quá khứ hoàn thành), clause (would have done)
A. dẫn đến B. đối mặt, giải quyết
C. bị ốm D. khó chịu
A. đầy quyền lực B. kĩ năng C. khôn khéo D. hữu ích
“The number of learners of English” - Cụm danh từ chỉ số ít The number of + Ns luôn chia ở số
ít
take up: đảm nhận, tiếp quản (1 chức vụ)
take on: gánh vác công việc, trách nhiệm với việc gì đó
take step: thực hiện các bước
step taken = step which is taken = các bước được thực hiện
- dùng “should” chỉ sự khuyên, gợi ý
- “must” chỉ sự yêu câu, bắt buộc làm
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How can this dress be so expensive? = Sao bộ đồ này có thể đắt như vậy?
A. Phải, nó là cái đắt nhất. B. Thật là một bộ đồ đắt tiền.
C. Bạn đang trà giá cho thương hiệu. D. Thật là một ý tưởng tốt.
May I speak to the manager? Tôi có thể nói chuyện với quản lý không?
A. Ông ấy luôn đến muộn, ông ấy không được tốt lắm.
B. Cảm ơn. Tạm biệt.
C. Tôi e là ông ấy không có ở trong. Tôi có thể nhận tin nhắn không?
D. Tôi e là không. Ông ấy làm việc rất chăm chỉ.
Câu: Amanda đã tiến bộ rất nhiều kì này.
B: Amanda đã có rất nhiều tiến bộ trong kì nảy.
Cấu trúc: make progress: tiến bộ
Câu chủ động, bị động thì hiện tại hoàn thành:
CĐ: S + have/ has done + O
BĐ: S + have/ has been done (+ by + O)
take the place = replace = thay thế
Sentence: Tôi nghĩ tóc tôi trông đẹp. Mẹ tôi lại tin rằng nó cần chải chuốt nhiều hơn.
D. Tôi nghĩ tóc tôi đẹp nhưng mẹ tôi lại tin rằng nó cần phải chải chuốt hơn.
Sentence: Chúng ta có thể bảo vệ thế giới chúng ta đang sống.
Ví dụ như chúng ta có thể trồng nhiều cây và tái chế rác thải.
C. Chúng ta cỏ thể bảo vệ thế giới chúng ta đang sống bằng cách trồng nhiều cây và tái chế rác
thải.
Câu 31. Đáp án D. to be accustomed to sth: quen với cái gì đó
to be conscious of sth: có ý thức vế cái gì đó
to be familiar with sth: biết rõ, quen thuộc với cái gì đó
to be acquainted with sth: quen thuộc với cái gì
Câu 32. Đáp án D. role: vai trò
task: nhiệm vụ, operation: sự hoạt động, quá trình hoạt động: service: sự phục vụ
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Câu 33. Đáp án A. at one time: xưa kia, trong quá khứ
Câu 34. Đáp án C. to bring about: đem lại
to call on sbd: yêu cầu ai đó làm gì
to come around: hồi tỉnh, nhìn nhận vị trí của người khác
to draw up: phác thảo, soạn thảo
Câu 35. Đáp án C. trend: xu hướng, chiều hướng
Các từ còn lại: method: phương pháp; order: thứ tự; system: hệ thống
Trong bài lặp lại nhiều ý: Based on data about how students are spending time, academic or
financial pressures don't seem to be greater now than a generation ago.
Cuối đoạn 2: So it appears that academic pressures are, in fact, considerably lower than they
used to be.
Ý trong bài: Dựa vào đoạn 3: The time-use data don’t suggest that students feel greater financial
pressures, either… And though there are now full-time students working to pay while in college, they
study less even when paid work choices are held constantly.
Ý trong bài: Đầu đoạn 3:…, college appears less expensive for most students....
Ý trong bài: They appear to be studying less and spending the extra time on leisure activities or
fun.
Ý trong bài: focus = central activity: các hoạt động chính, trọng tâm
Ý trong bài: Social activities, in person or on computer, would seem to have become the major
focus of campus life. It is hard to tell what kinds of pressures would be associated with this change.
Ý trong bài: A scientist can no longer ignore the consequences of his discoveries; he is as concerned
with the possible misuses of his findings as he is with the basic research in which he is involved .
Dựa vào câu trước: As a result of recent discoveries concerning hereditary mechanisms, genetic
engineering, by which human traits are made to order, may soon be a reality.
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Ý trong bài: .... In cases of genetic deficiencies and disease, the desirability of the
change is obvious, but the possibilities for social misuse are so numerous that they may far
outweigh the benefits.
the possibilities for social misuse are so numerous that they may far outweigh the benefits: Các khả
năng lạm dụng xã hội nhiều đến mức chúng vượt quá lợi ích. Vậy ta hiểu ảnh hưởng này là ảnh hưởng
xấu: effects of genetic engineering misuse: ảnh hưởng của lạm dụng kỹ thuật di truyền
Câu đầu tiên đoạn 3: Probably the greatest biological problem of the future, as it is of the present,
will be to find ways to curb environmental pollution without interfering with man's constant effort to
improve the quality of his life.
Ý trong đoạn 4: Although the solutions to these and many other problems are yet to be found, they
do indicate the need for biologists to work with social scientists ....
harmful consequences: hậu quả có hại
Căn cứ vào ngữ cảnh cả câu trước, ta có thể đoán nghĩa từ này. For although many of man's present
and future problems may seem to be essentially social, political, or economic in nature, they have
biological ramifications that could affect the very existence of life itself.
Mục đích của tác giả trong đoạn văn: nhấn mạnh vai trò của nhà sinh học trong giải quyết các vấn
đề của thế giới.
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Question 1. A. merchant B. sergeant C. commercial D. mermaid
Question 2. A. obstacle B. obscure C. obsession D. oblivious
Question 3. A. generous B. electricity C. horrible D. famous
Question 4. A. economy B. village C. interest D. industry
Question 5. The boy was brought up with a family in the countryside.
A. reared B. bred C. raised D. grown
Question 6. There was nothing they could do but leave the car at the roadside where it had broken
down.
A. except B. instead of C. than D. unless
Question 7. We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.
A. uninterested B. unsure C. slow D. open
Question 8. We tried to emphasize a system where you put things in place and hire smart,
industrious people.
A. slothful B. hardworking C. busy D. fruitful
Question 9. The windows at the front of the house need to repair.
A. The windows B. of the house C. need D. to repair
Question 10. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and were looking
for a new one.
A. told B. got C. were looking D. new one
Question 11. New laws should be introduced to reduce the number of traffic in the city center.
A. laws B. be introduced C. number D. city center
Question 12. I along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
Question 13. "You should stop working too hard you'll get sick".
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A. or else B. if C. in case D. whereas

Question 14. He occasionally a headache in the morning.
A. has had B. has C. have D. is having
Question 15. Nowadays children would prefer history lessons in more practical ways.
A. to be delivered B. delivered C. be delivered D. to be delivering
Question 16. They would go by air than travel by train.
A. always B. better C. prefer D. rather
Question 17. Henry into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
Question 18. She the baby on the bed in order to change its nappy.
A. lay B. laid C. lied D. lain
Question 19. These quick and easy can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
A. solve B. solvable C. solutions D. solvability
Question 20. The headmaster said the students had well performed in the test .
A. yesterday B. last day C. the day before D. the previous
Question 21. I’ve just spent two weeks looking an aunt of mine who's been ill.
A. at B. for C. out for D. after
Question 22. Were you aware the regulations against smoking in this area?
A. in B. with C. of D. about
Question 23. My uncle took golf when he retired from work.
A. on B. after C. up D. over
Question 24. "Why did you turn the air conditioner on?" - " "
A. I think it’s a bad air conditioner. B. I can’t see anything.
C. It's a little hot in here. D. It's a good idea.
Question 25. "Where's the view? The advertisement said this place has a great view of the sea." -
" "
A. It has good facilities. B. It’s convenient to see it.
C. You can find it very convenient. D. You can see it from the back.
Question 26. "How fashionable your dress is!" they said to the lady.
A. They exclaimed in admiration for how fashionable the lady's dress was.
B. They exclaimed with admiration at how fashionable was the lady’s dress.
C. They exclaimed with admiration at how fashionable the lady's dress was.
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D. They exclaimed in admiration that it was fashionable dress the lady had.
Question 27. Of the members, half were for the proposal and half were against.
A. The member of members who favoured the proposal was equal to the number who opposed it.
B. None of the members could agree whether to accept or reject the proposal.
C. Half of the members were chosen for the project, but those who weren't objected to it.
D. Many members didn't agree with the proposal, but some did.
Question 28. You can never be sure about the accuracy of TV weather reports.
A. If you want to know how the weather is going to be, you should watch TV.
B. There are more accurate ways of learning how the weather will be than watching TV.
C. If I were you, I would rely on the TV weather report.
D. Weather forecasts on television are notoriously unreliable.
Question 29. This computer is badly damaged. It cannot be repaired.
A. This computer is too badly damaged to be repaired.
B. This computer is so badly damaged that it cannot be repaired.
C. This computer is so badly damaged that nobody can repair it.
D. All are correct.
Question 30. The blouse is a little too loose. You'd better ask your tailor to take it in.
A. Your tailor is asked to take your blouse in a little.
B. You'd better have the blouse taken in as it is too loose.
C. The blouse is lost as you didn’t ask your tailor to take it in.
D. The blouse is little as you asked your tailor to take it in.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the
benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (31) a musical instrument. As
they grew up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet.
They looked forward to these (32) with great excitement and would remember and discuss
what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers supply an
endless stream of easily (33) entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous
inventions as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing
a very (34) live performance is gone forever.
But all is not lost. The presence of a TV set may have encouraged a very lazy response from
(35) in their own homes, but the desire of those with ambitions to become performing
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artists themselves does not seem to have been at all diminished. And live performances in public are
still relatively popular, albeit with an older, more specialist audience.
Question 31. A. controlling B. handling C. doing D. playing
Question 32. A. circumstances B. occasions C. indicients D. situations
Question 33. A. applicable B. convenient C. available D. free
Question 34. A. special B. peculiar C. specific D. particular
Question 35. A. spectators B. onlookers C. viewers D. listeners
The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry. Although
Samuel B. Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the
first telegraph line of consequence was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines
connected people east of the Rockies. The following year, San Francisco was added to the network.
The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the
rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes.
Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam-driven rotary
printing press by Richard M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the
business of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hand-operated presses, the
telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more
timely reporting. The establishment of the Associated Press as a central wire service in 1846 marked
the advent of a new era in journalism.
Question 36. The main topic of the passage is .
A. the history of journalism
B. the origin of the national telegraph
C. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads
D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network
Question 37. The word "gathering" in the second paragraph refers to .
A. people B. information C. objects D. substances
Question 38. The author's main purpose in this passage is to .
A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam-driven rotary press
B. propose new ways to develop the communications industry
C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communications industry
D. criticize Samuel B. Morse
Question 39. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry
B. Morse's invention did not immediately achieve its full potential
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C. The extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention
D. Journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry
Question 40. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the growth of the
communications industry?
A. Morse invented the telegraph in 1837
B. People could use the telegraph in San Francisco in 1861
C. The telegraph led to the invention of the rotary printing press
D. The telegraph helped connect the entire nation
Question 41. The word "Rockies" refers to .
A. a telegraph company. B. the West Coast
C. a mountain range D. a railroad company
Question 42. This passage would most likely be found in a
A. U.S. history book B. book on trains
C. science textbook D. computer magazine
AH mammals feed their young. Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for some
twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own food.
The behavior of feeding of the young is built into the reproductive system. It is a nonselective part of
parental care and the defining feature of a mammal, the most important thing that mammals - whether
marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or placental mammals - have in common.
But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed
their young. Most egg-guarding fish do not, for the simple reason that their young are so much smaller
than the parents and eat food that is also much smaller than the food eaten by adults. In reptiles, the
crocodile mother protects her young after they have hatched and takes them down to the water, where
they will find food, but she does not actually feed them. Few insects feed their young after hatching,
but some make other arrangement, provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that
they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae
might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch.
For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care. Animals add it to
their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for descendants. The most
vulnerable moment in any animal’s life is when it first finds itself completely on its own, when it must
forage and fend for itself. Feeding postpones that moment until a young animal has grown to such a
size that it is better able to cope.
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Young that are fed by their parents become nutritionally independent at a much greater fraction of
their full adult size. And in the meantime those young are shielded against the vagaries of
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fluctuating of difficult-to-find supplies. Once a species does take the step of feeding its young, the
young become totally dependent on the extra effort. If both parents are removed, the young generally
do not survive.
Question 43. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The care that various animals give to their offspring
B. The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food
C. The methods that mammals use to nurse their young
D. The importance among young mammals of becoming independent
Question 44. The author lists various animals in the first paragraph to .
A. contrast the feeding habits of different types of mammals
B. describe the process by which mammals came to be defined
C. emphasize the point that every type of mammal feeds its own young
D. explain why a particular feature of mammals is nonselective
Question 45. The word "tend" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. sit on B. move C. notice D. care for
Question 46. The word "provisioning" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. supplying B. preparing C. building D. expanding
Question 47. According to the passage, how do some insects make sure their young have food?
A. By storing food near their young
B. By locating their nests or ceils near spiders and caterpillars
C. By searching for food some distance from their nest
D. By gathering food from a nearby water source
Question 48. The word 'edge' in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. opportunity B. advantage C. purpose D. rest
Question 49. The word "it" in the third paragraph refers to .
A. feeding B. moment C. young animal D. size
Question 50. The word "shielded" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. raised B. protected C. hatched D. valued
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Câu 1. Đáp án B
A. merchant /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ B. sergeant /ˈsɑːdʒənt/

C. commercial /kəˈmɜːʃl/ D. mermaid /ˈmɜːmeɪd/
Câu 2. Đáp án A
A. obstacle /ˈɒbstəkl/ B. obscure /əbˈskjʊə(r)/
C. obsession /əbˈseʃn/ D. oblivious /əˈblɪviəs/
Câu 3. Đáp án B
A. generous /ˈdʒenərəs/ B. electricity /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/
C. horrible /ˈhɒrəbl/ D. famous /ˈfeɪməs/
Câu 4. Đáp án A
A. economy /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ B. village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
C. interest /ˈɪntrəst/ D. industry /ˈɪndəstri/
Câu 5. Đáp án C
A. reared /rɪəd/ phía sau B. bred /bred/ giống
C. raised /reɪzd/ nuôi dưỡng D. grown /ɡrəʊn/ lớn lên
Câu 6. Đáp án A
A. except /ɪkˈsept/ B. instead of /ɪnˈsted əv/ thay vì
C. than /ðən/ hơn D. unless /ənˈles/ nếu không
Câu 7. Đáp án B
A. uninterested: không để ý B. unsure: không chắc chắn
C. slow: chậm D. open: mở
Câu 8. Đáp án A
A. slothful: lười biếng B. hard-working = industrious: chăm chỉ
C. busy: bận rộn D. fruitful: năng suất, hiệu quả
Câu 9. Đáp án D
to repair sửa thành repairing hoặc to be repaired
were looking sửa thành was looking vì chủ ngữ "Mark" là ngôi thứ ba số ít
number sửa thành amount vì danh từ "traffic” không đếm được
Mệnh đề phía sau ở quá khứ đơn, mệnh đề phía trước chỉ hành động đang diễn ra nên phải chia
đông từ ở dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn.
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Câu giả thiết: hoặc nếu/ nếu không thì = or else
Dịch: Anh ta thỉnh thoảng bị đau đầu vào buổi sáng.
Câu trần thuật chỉ chung chung (thỉnh thoảng) nên phải chia động từ ở hiện tại đơn.
would prefer to do sth = thích làm cái gì hơn
Cấu trúc: would rather do sth = Mong ước làm gì
Dịch nghĩa: Henry bước vào nhà hàng khi tác giả đang dùng bữa tối.
Mệnh đề phía sau chỉ một hành động đang xảy ra thì một hành động khác xen vào nên động từ ở
mệnh đề thứ nhất phải chia ở quá khứ đơn.
lay (v) - laid - laid = đặt nằm xuống
solve(v): giải quyết
solvable (adj): có thể giải quyết
solutions (n): giải pháp
solvability (n): tính có thể giải quyết được
Dịch nghĩa: Những giải pháp nhanh và dễ dàng đó có thế có tác dụng trước mắt, nhưng chúng cũng
có một cái giá.
Câu trực tiếp => gián tiếp
Yesterday => the day before
Look out for: cảnh giác với
Look after: chăm sóc
Look at: quan sát
Look for: tìm kiếm
Dịch nghĩa: Tôi đã dành 2 tuần để chăm sóc cô của mình vì cô bị ốm.
Be aware of sth/ be aware that + clause: nhận thức được điều gì
Dịch nghĩa: Bạn có biết những quy định chống hút thuốc lá ở khu vực này không?
Take on: thuê, tuyển
Take up: bắt đầu, chiếm, hấp thụ, chấp nhận
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Take after: giống
Take over: đảm nhiệm, tiếp quản
Dịch nghĩa: Chú của tôi bắt đầu chơi golf khi chú ấy nghỉ hưu.
"Sao anh lại bật điều hòa"
A. Tôi nghĩ đó là cái điều hòa tồi. B. Tôi không thể nhìn thấy gì
C. Ở đây hơi nóng. D. Đó tà một ý tưởng tốt.
“Phong cảnh đâu? Quảng cáo nói rằng chỗ này có một tầm nhìn rộng ra biển.”
A. Nó có cơ sở vật chất tốt. B. Rất thuận tiện để nhìn nó
C. Bạn có thể tìm nó rất thuận tiện D. Bạn có thể nhìn thấy nó ở phía sau
Chuyển câu trực tiếp sang gián tiếp:
Lùi thì: hiện tại -> quá khứ
half .... half = equal to
Câu: Bạn không bao giờ dám chắc về độ chính xác của các bản tin thời tiết trên TV.
D: Dự báo thời tiết trên TV nổi tiếng là không đáng tin cậy.
Câu: Cái máy tính này đã hỏng nặng rồi. Không thể sửa nó được nữa.
A. Cái máy tính này hỏng quá nặng để có thể sửa được. (too... to...)
B. Cái máy tính này hỏng nặng đến nỗi không thể sửa được nữa. (so... that...)
C. Cái máy tính này hỏng nặng đến nỗi không ai có thể sửa được. (so... that...)
Cái áo này quá rộng. Bạn nên yêu cầu thợ may thu hẹp nó lại. = Bạn nên yêu cầu thợ may thu hẹp
cái áo lại vì nó quá rộng.
Câu 31. Đáp án D. play a musical instrument: chơi một nhạc cụ âm nhạc
occasion: dịp, cơ hội. Dịch: Họ trông ngóng những dịp này
Các từ còn lại: circumstance: hoàn cảnh, tình huống; incident: việc bất ngờ xảy ra; situation: tình
hình
available: sẵn có để dùng
Các từ còn lại: applicable: có thể áp dụng được; convenient: tiện lợi; free: miễn phí
Câu 34. Đáp án A. special: đặc biệt
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Các từ còn lại: peculiar: lạ kì, khác thường; specific: cụ thể; particular: cá biệt, đặc
biệt, hơn thông thường
Câu 35. Đáp án C. viewer: người xem truyền hình
Các từ còn lại: spectator: người xem, khán giả (của một cuộc biểu diễn, thi đấu, ...); onlooker: người
xem (nhưng bàng quan với sự việc); listener: người nghe
Cả bài chủ yếu nói về sự phát triển của mạng lưới điện báo quốc gia và những đóng góp của nó trong
việc truyền thông.
"Gathering" đề cập tới tin tức (news), hay thông tin "information”.
Câu chủ đề của đoạn 1 có thông tin quan trọng "The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the
communications industry" ý nói ngành điện tín đã khai sinh và cách mạng hóa ngành truyền thông
như thế nào.
Bài nói rằng mặc dù Samuel B. Morse đã thành công trong việc làm cho ngành điện tín hữu ích hơn
vào năm 1837, nhưng mãi đến tận năm 1843 thì đường dây điện tín đầu tiên mới được xây dựng "it was
not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed"
Các thông tin về việc Morse phát minh ra điện tín vào năm 1837, mọi người sử dụng điện tín ở San
Francisco vào năm 1861 và điện tín giúp việc kết nối toàn quốc đều đúng vì được trình bày trong bài.
Câu này cần kết hợp sự hiểu biết của cá nhân để biết được The Rockies là một dãy núi lớn ở Bắc Mỹ.
Đoạn văn nói những người sống ở khu dãy núi Rockies được kết nối nhờ có điện tín.
Bài văn cung cấp những sự thật mang tính lịch sử về những ảnh hưởng của ngành điện tín với việc
truyền thông tin và giao thông ở thế kỷ thứ 19 Mỹ. Do vậy, bài này có thể được lấy từ một cuốn sách
về lịch sử nước Mỹ (U.S history book)
Đoạn văn nói về sự chăm sóc các loài thú giành cho thế hệ sau, cụ thể là thông qua việc cho ăn. Ngay
từ đầu: All mammals feed their young. Đoạn 2 nói về việc cho ăn tới khi đẻ lứa sau: not all animal
parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their young. Đoạn
3: For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care
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Từ dòng 3: It is a nonselective part of parental care and the defining feature of a
mammal, the most important thing that mammals -- whether marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or
placental mammals - have in common → các loài thú có vú (như đã liệt kê) đều có đặc điểm quan trọng
này (cho ăn)
Tend (ngoại động từ) = trông nom, chăm sóc ≈ care for
Provision somebody with something = cung cấp (thực phẩm, nơi ở, thứ thiết yếu) cho ai cái gì
Từ dòng 5 đoạn 2: Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other arrangement,
provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom
and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of fresh food when
they hatch → hầu hết các loài côn trùng để trong ổ những thức ăn như sâu, nhện ở tình trạng tê liệt để
dự trữ cho những đứa con khi chào đời
Edge = điều kiện thuận lợi, ưu thế
"it" là để chỉ danh từ chỉ vật số ít đứng trước đó: sự cho ăn trì hoãn khoảng thời gian đó cho tới khi một
động vật non lớn tới cỡ mà nó có thể tự xử lí (việc ăn) → "nó" chính là "động vật non" = young animal
Shield N against N = bảo vệ cho cái gì khỏi cái gì
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Question 1. A. failed B. reached C. absorbed D. solved
Question 2. A. develops B. takes C. laughs D. volumes
Question 3. A. deafness B. arrange C. absorb D. exhaust
Question 4. A. dedicate B. sensible C. treatment D. employment
Question 5. Smoking has been banned in public places in some countries.
A. made illegal B. limited C. restricted D. given way
Question 6. During the earthquake, a lot of buildings collapsed, which killed thousands of people.
A. went off accidentally B. fell down unexpectedly
C. exploded suddenly D. erupted violently
Question 7. Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won't honor the check.
A. different B. genuine C. fake D. similar
Question 8. Constant correction by a teacher is often counterproductive, as the student may become
afraid to speak at all.
A. desolate B. productive C. barren D. effective
Question 9. Woman were denied the right to own property and participate in public life.
A. Woman B. the right C. and D. in public life
Question 10. Bill is often late for class, which makes his teachers angrily.
A. is B. for C. which D. angrily
Question 11. Books with good stories are often described like food for thought.
A. with B. are C. described D. like
Question 12. Although he tried to hide it, it was that Peter didn't like his birthday present.
A. foolish B. basic C. obvious D. vigorous
Question 13. Environmental groups try to stop farmers from using harmful on their crops.
A. economy B. articulate C. investments D. chemicals
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Question 14. If you too much on study, you will get tired and stressed.
A. concentrate B. develop C. organize D. complain
Question 15. The bus only stops here to passengers.
A. alight B. get on C. get off D. pick up
Question 16. Everyone has their which are hardly recognized by themselves.
A. limit B. limited C. limitation D. limitations
Question 17. In order to their goals in college, students need to invest the maximum
amount of time, money, and energy in their studies.
A. achieve B. catch C. establish D. manage
Question 18. the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities.
A. Most B. Most of C. Many D. The number of
Question 19. Vehicles also account air pollution in the cities.
A. on B. at C. for D. in
Question 20. The people for the bus in the rain are getting wet.
A. waiting B. to wait C. waited D. wait
Question 21. I take everything I said about Tom. I realize now that it wasn't true.
A. on B. over C. in D. back
Question 22. Hey, you at the computer all day. You should really take a break now.
A. were sitting B. have been sitting
C. have sit D. have sat
Question 23. A lot of money on advertising every year.
A. spend B. is spent C. are spent D. spends
Question 24. "I think the pants are a little big." - " "
A. Are they big enough? B. You should get a bigger pair.
C. Yes, maybe a little. D. Yes, they are not big at all.
Question 25. "What does this thing do?” - " "
A. I think it's a waste of money. B. It peels potatoes.
C. It sure does. D. I can use it well.
Question 26. Who made you work so hard yesterday?
A. Who forced you to work so hard yesterday?
B. Why did you work so hard yesterday?
C. What made you work so hard yesterday?
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D. How could you work so hard yesterday?

Question 27. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise.
A. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.
B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.
C. No matter how noisy the hotel was, we stayed there.
D. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel.
Question 28. She is studying not only English but also French.
A. She is studying both English and French.
B. English and French are her favorite subjects.
C. She likes both English and French.
D. She isn't studying English, but she is studying French.
Question 29. Mary was sick. She didn’t leave the meeting until it ended.
A. In spite of the fact that Mary’s sickness, she didn't leave the meeting until it ended.
B. Mary didn't leave the meeting until it ended despite she was sick.
C. When the meeting ended, Mary left because she was sick.
D. Though sick, Mary didn’t leave the meeting until it ended,
Question 30. He wanted to give the ball a powerful kick. He used the top of his foot.
A. He gave the ball a powerful kick to use the top of his foot.
B. Using the top of his foot, he kicked a powerful ball.
C. He used the top of his foot to give the ball a powerful kick.
D. What he wants to do is give the ball a powerful kick and use the top of his foot.
SHOPPING MALLS
Victor Gruen, an American architect, revolutionized shopping in the 1950s by creating the type of
shopping centre that we now call a shopping mall.
Gruen's (31) was to provide a pleasant, quiet and spacious shopping environment with
large car parks, which usually meant building in the suburbs. He also wanted people to be able to shop
in all kinds of weather. He (32) on using building designs that he knew people would
feel comfortable with, but placed them in landscaped ‘streets’ that were entirely enclosed and often
covered with a curved glass roof. This was done to (33) _ some of the older shopping
arcades of city centres, but while these housed only small speciality shops, Gruen's shopping malls were
on a much grander scale.
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Access to the whole shopping mall was gained by using the main doors, which (34)
the shopping ‘streets’ from the parking areas outside. As there was no need to keep out bad weather,
shops no longer needed windows and doors, and people could wander (35) from shop to
shop. In many cities, shopping malls now contain much more than just shops; cinemas, restaurants and
other forms of entertainment are also growing in popularity.
Question 31. A. direction B. aim C. search D. view
Question 32. A. insisted B. demanded C. requested D. emphasized
Question 33. A. model B. imitate C. repeat D. shadow
Question 34. A. disconnected B. withdrew C. separated D. parted
Question 35. A. freely B. loosely C. simply D. entirely
As heart disease continues to be the number-one killer in the United States, researchers have
become increasingly interested in identifying the potential risk factors that trigger heart attacks. High-
fat diets and "life in the fast lane" have long been known to contribute to the high incidence of heart
failure. But according to new studies, the list of risk factors may be significantly longer and quite
surprising.
Heart failure, for example, appears to have seasonal and temporal patterns. A higher percentage of
heart attacks occur in cold weather, and more people experience heart failure on Monday than on any
other day of the week. In addition, people are more susceptible to heart attacks in the first few hours
after waking. Cardiologists first observed this morning phenomenon in the mid-1980, and have since
discovered a number of possible causes. An early-morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and
concentration of heart stimulating hormones, plus a reduction of blood flow to the heart, may all
contribute to the higher incidence of heart attacks between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M.
In other studies, both birthdays and bachelorhood have been implicated as risk factors. Statistics
reveal that heart attack rates increase significantly for both females and males in the few days
immediately preceding and following their birthdays. And unmarried men are more at risk for heart
attacks than their married counterparts. Though stress is thought to be linked in some way to all of the
aforementioned risk factors, intense research continues in the hope of further comprehending why and
how heart failure is triggered.
A. seasonal and temporal patterns of heart attacks
B. cardiology in the 1980s
C. risk factors in heart attacks
D. diet and stress as factors in heart attacks
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Question 37. The word "trigger" as used in line 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. affect B. cause C. encounter D. involve
Question 38. Which of the following could best replace the word "incidence" as used in line 3?
A. factor B. rate C. chance D. increase
Question 39. The phrase "susceptible to" in line 8 could best be replaced by
A. affected by B. prone to C. aware of D. accustomed
Question 40. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a possible cause of many
heart attacks?
A. decreased blood flow to the heart B. increased blood pressure
C. increase in hormones D. lower heart rate
Question 41. Which of the following is NOT cited as a possible risk factor?
A. having a birthday B. being under stress
C. getting married D. eating fatty foods
Question 42. Which of the following does the passage infer?
A. We have not identified many risk factors associated with heart attacks.
B. We now fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks.
C. We do not fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks
D. We recently began to study how risk factors trigger heart attacks.
Since the dawn of time, people have found ways to communicate with one another. Smoke signals
and tribal drums were some of the earliest forms of communication. Letters, carried by birds or by
humans on foot or on horseback, made it possible for people to communicate larger amounts of
information between two places. The telegram and telephone set the stage for more modern means of
communication. With the invention of the cellular phone, communication itself has become mobile.
For you, a cell phone is probably just a device that you and your friends use to keep in touch with
family and friends, take pictures, play games, or send text message. The definition of a cell phone is
more specific: it is a hand-held wireless communication device that sends and receives signals by way
of small special areas called cells.
Walkie - talkies, telephones and cell phones are duplex communication devices: They make it
possible for two people to talk to each other. Cell phones and walkie-talkies are different from regular
phones because they can be used in many different locations. A walkie-talkie is sometimes called a
half-duplex communication device because only one person can talk at a time. A cell phone is a full-
duplex device because it uses both frequencies at the same time. A walkie-talkie has only one channel.
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receive signals across a distance of about a mile. A cell phone can transmit and receive signals over
hundreds of miles. In 1973, an electronic company called Motorola hired Martin Cooper to work on
wireless communication. Motorola and Bell Laboratories (now AT& T) were in a race to invent the
first portable communication device. Martin Cooper won the race and became the inventor of the cell
phone. On April 3,1973, Cooper made the first cell phone call to his opponent at AT&T while walking
down the streets of New York city. People on the sidewalks gazed at Cooper in amazement. Cooper's
phone was called A Motorola Dyna-Tac. It weighed a whopping 2.5 pounds (as compared to today's
cell phones that weigh as little as 3 or 4 ounces)
After the invention of his cell phone, Cooper began thinking of ways to make the cell phone
available to the general public. After a decade, Motorola introduced the first cell phone for commercial
use. The early cell phone and its service were both expensive. The cell phone itself cost about $3, 500.
In 1977, AT&T constructed a cell phone system and tried it out in Chicago with over 2,000 customers.
In 1981, a second cellular phone system was started in the Washington, D.C and Baltimore area. It took
nearly 37 years for cell phones to become available for general public use. Today, there are more than
sixty million cell phone customers with cell phones producing over thirty billion dollars per years.
Question 43. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. the increasing number of people using cell phone
B. the difference between cell phones and telephones
C. the history of a cell phone
D. how Cooper competed with AT&T
Question 44. What definition is true of a cell phone?
A. The first product of two famous corporation
B. A hand-held wireless communication device
C. Something we use just for playing games
D. A version of walkie-talkie
Question 45. The word "duplex" is closest meaning to .
A. having two parts B. quick
C. modern D. having defects
Question 46. To whom did Cooper make his first cell phone call?
A. his assistant at Motorola B. a person on New York street
C. a member of Bell Laboratories D. the director of his company
Question 47. How heavy is the first cell phone compared to today's cell phones?
A. ten times as heavy as B. as heavy as
C. much lighter D. 2 pounds heavier
Question 48. When did AT&T widely start their cellular phone system?
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A. in 2001 B. in 1977
C. in 1981 D. 37 years after their first design
Question 49. What does the word "gazed" mean?
A. looked with admiration B. angrily looked
C. glanced D. started conversation
Question 50. The phrase "tried it out” refers to .
A. made effort to sell the cell-phone B. reported on AT& T
C. tested the cell-phone system D. introduced the cell-phone system
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Câu 1. Đáp án B
A. failed /feɪld/ B. reached /riːtʃt/

C. absorbed /əbˈzɔːbd/ D. solved /sɒlvd/
Câu 2. Đáp án D
A. develops /dɪˈveləps/ B. takes /teɪks/
C. laughs /lɑːfs/ D. volumes /ˈvɒljuːmz/
Câu 3. Đáp án A
A. deafness /ˈdefnəs/ B. arrange /əˈreɪndʒ/
C. absorb /əbˈzɔːb/ D. exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔːst/
Câu 4. Đáp án D
A. dedicate /ˈdedɪkeɪt/ B. sensible /ˈsensəbl/
C. treatment /ˈtriːtmənt/ D. employment /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
Câu 5. Đáp án A
A. made illegal B. limited C. restricted D. given away
banned (bị cấm) = made illegal (bị coi là trái pháp luật)
Nghĩa các từ khác: restricted = bị hạn chế, limited = bị giới hạn, given way = được cho, được phát
Câu 6. Đáp án B
A. went off accidentally B. fell down unexpectedly
C. exploded suddenly D. erupted violently
collapsed = fell down unexpectedly: sụp đổ (không như mong muốn)
Câu 7. Đáp án A
Identical: giống hệt nhau >< different: Khác nhau; fake: hàng giả, similar: tương tự; genuine: xác
thực
Câu 8. Đáp án D
Counter-productive: Phản tác dụng >< effective: hiệu quả; desolate: bị tàn phá, productive: năng
suất; barren: cằn cỗi
Câu 9. Đáp án A
Woman -> Women, danh từ số nhiều, chỉ phụ nữ nói chung
angrily => angry
Tính từ "angry" bổ nghĩa cho danh từ "teachers"
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like = as: như là
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Mặc dù anh ta cố giấu nó, nhưng thật rằng Peter đã không thích món quà
sinh nhật.
A. ngốc ngếch B. cơ bản C. rõ ràng D. mạnh mẽ
Các nhóm môi trường cố gắng ngăn nông dân sử dụng độc hại trên ruộng của họ.
A. kinh tế B. nông nghiệp C. đầu tư D. chất hóa học
Nếu bạn quá nhiều vào việc học, bạn sẽ cảm thấy mệt và căng thẳng
A. tập trung B. phát triển C. tổ chức D. phàn nàn
Pickup: đón, lựa chọn
Alight: hạ xuống, đỗ xuống
to get off: xuống xe, xuống bến, rời khỏi, khởi hành, thành công
to get on: lên xe, đón xe bus, xúc tiến, tiếp tục, hòa hợp
Dịch nghĩa: Xe buýt luôn dừng ở đây để đón khách
Limit(n) giới hạn; (v) hạn chế
Limited (adj) có hạn, hạn định
Limitation (n) sự giới hạn, hạn chế, nhược điểm, mặt hạn chế
Dịch nghĩa: Ai cũng có những mặt hạn chế, điều mà chúng ta khó tự nhận thấy.
Để mục tiêu ở trường đại học, sinh viên cần đầu tư nhiều nhất thời gian, tiền bạc và năng
lượng vào việc học.
A. đạt được B. bắt được/bắt kịp
C. thành lập D. quản lý
- Most + N số nhiều để nói về một số lượng chung chung không cụ thể là ở đâu, sau nó không có
"the"
- Most of the + N để nói về một số lượng đã được xác định trong một khoảng hoặc một phạm vi địa
lí nhất định
- Many + N số nhiều nhưng sau nó không có "the"
- The number of + N sổ nhiều + V số ít: trường hợp này không thoả đáng vì "enjoy” chia số nhiều
Account for sth: giải thích, chiếm, là nguyên nhân của, tìm thấy
Dịch nghĩa: Các phương tiện cũng là nguyên nhân của ô nhiễm không khí trong các thành phố.
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Giảm MĐQH: hiện tại phân từ Vừng thay thế cho chủ ngữ + động từ ở dạng chủ
động
waiting = who are waiting
Dịch nghĩa: Những người đang đợi xe buýt trong cơn mưa đang trở nên ướt sũng.
Take back: rút lại Take on: thuê, tuyến
Take over: đảm nhiệm, tiếp quản Take in: tiếp thu, đánh lừa, cho thuê trọ
Dịch nghĩa: tôi rút lại những điều đã nói về Tom. Tôi đã nhận ra rằng điều đó không đúng.
Này, anh đã ngòi trước máy tính cả ngày rồi đấy. Anh thực sự nên nghỉ ngơi ngay bây giờ.
Câu trần thuật ở hiện tại nhưng lại có "all day” chỉ một khoảng thời gian, và hành động vẫn đang
tiếp tục diễn ra nên dùng hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn.
Dùng thời hiện tại đơn bị động diễn tả hành động được thực hiện đều đặn hàng năm.
Danh từ "money” là danh từ không đếm được.
Tôi nghĩ là cái quần dài hơi rộng. - .
A. Nỏ có đủ rộng không? B. Bạn nên lấy cái quần rộng hơn.
C. Vâng. Có lẽ một chút. D. Vâng, nó không đủ rộng.
Cái đồ này làm gì vậy? - .
A. Tôi nghĩ nó thật lãng phí tiền. B. Nó lột vỏ khoai tây.
C. Nó chắc chắn làm thế. D. Tôi có thể sử dụng nó thành thạo.
Đáp án A: make sb to do sth = force sb to do sth (khiến, bắt ai đó làm gì)
Đáp án C: no matter how... (cho dù ... như thế nào đi chăng nữa)
Đáp án A: not only... but also... = both... and... (không chỉ.... mà còn)
Câu cho sẵn: Mary bị ốm, Cô ấy đã không rời khỏi buổi họp cho đến khi kết thúc.
Câu kết hợp: Mặc dù bị ốm, Mary không rời khỏi cuộc họp cho đến khi kết thúc.
Câu cho sẵn: Anh ấy muốn sút trái bóng một cú thật mạnh. Anh ấy đã dùng mu bàn chân.
Câu kết hợp: Anh ấy dùng mu bàn chân để sút trái bóng một cú thật mạnh.
Câu 31. Đáp án B. aim: mục đích
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Các từ còn lại: direction: phương hướng; search: sự tìm kiếm; view: quan điểm
Câu 32. Đáp án A. to insist on sth / V-ing: yêu cầu hoặc đòi hỏi một vật cụ thể
Các từ còn lại: demand: đòi hỏi; request: yêu cầu; emphasise: nhấn mạnh
Câu 33. Đáp án B. to imitate: bắt chước, mô phỏng theo
Các từ còn lại: to model: làm mẫu; to repeat: lặp lại; to shadow: che
Câu 34. Đáp án C. to separate sth from sth: tách cái gì khỏi cái gì
Các từ còn lại: to disconnect: làm rời ra, cắt rời ra; to withdraw: rút, rút khỏi; part: xa lìa, tách biệt
Câu 35. Đáp án A. freely: tự do, thoải mái
Các từ còn lại: loosely: lỏng lẻo; simply: đơn giản, dễ dàng: entirely: trọn vẹn, hoàn toàn
Ngay từ trong câu đầu đã đề cập tới những yếu tố tiềm tàng gây đau tim: researchers have become
increasingly interested in identifying the potential risk factors that trigger heart attacks. Và các đoạn
sau đó đi sâu hơn về bệnh đau tim.
Trigger (gây ra, kích thích, khiêu khích) = Cause (gây ra)
Affect = ảnh hưởng
Encounter = chạm trán, đối mặt
Involve = bao gồm
incidence = sự tác động vào; tỉ lệ
rate = tỉ lệ factor = yếu tố chance = cơ hội increase = sự gia tăng
susceptible to something = dễ bị ảnh hưởng, dễ bị mắc cái gì
Prone to something = dễ có xu hướng gì
Từ dòng 5 đoạn 2: An early-morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and concentration of heart
stimulating hormones, plus a reduction of blood flow to the heart, may all contribute to the higher
incidence of heart attacks -> nhịp tim thấp ít có khả năng gây ra đau tim
Dòng 3 đoạn 3: unmarried men are more at risk for heart attacks than their married couterparts:
những người không kết hôn dễ bị đau tim hơn -> việc kết hôn không phải là yếu tố gây đau tim
Trong câu cuối: intense research continues in the hope of further comprehending why and how heart
failure is trigger -> những cuộc nghiên cứu mở rộng vẫn tiếp tục trong hi vọng hiểu hơn lí do và cách
thức gây ra suy tim -> vẫn cần còn nghiên cứu -> vẫn chưa hiểu đầy đủ
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Trong bài đề cập đến quá trình hình thành chiếc cellphone, từ ý tưởng đến sự ra đời
của chiếc cellphone đầu tiên,...
Thông tin ở: "The definition of a cell phone is more specific: it is a hand-held wireless
communication device that sends and receives signals by way of small special areas called cells."
Duplex = two
Câu 46. Đáp án c
Thông tin ở: “On April 3, 1973, Cooper made the first cell phone call to his opponent at AT&T
while walking down the streets of New York city”
Thông tin ở: “Cooper's phone was called A Motorola Dyna- Tac. It weighed a whopping 2.5 pounds
(as compared to today’s cell phones that weigh as little as 3 or 4 ounces)
Thông tin ở: “In 1977, AT&T constructed a cell phone system and tried it out in Chicago with over
2,000 customers.”
gazed = looked with admiration: nhìn ngạc nhiên
tried it out = tested the cell-phone system: thử nghiệm hệ thống di động
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Question 1. A. species Β. invent C. medicine D. tennis
Question 2. A. advanced Β. established C. preferred D. stopped
Question 3. A. budget Β. inquire C. tepid D. transcript
Question 4. A. accomplish Β. predictable C. prohibit D. duplicate
Question 5. The doctor was sued for bad treatment.
A. mistreatment Β. malpractice C. misdemeanor D. maltreatment
Question 6. In astronomy, a scale of magnitude from one to six denotes the brightness of a star.
A. signifies Β. predicts C. contrasts D. examines
Question 7. We’d better speed up if we want to get there in time.
A. slow down Β. turn down C. put down D. lie down
Question 8. We are now a 24/7 society where shops and services must be available all hours.
A. an active society Β. an inactive society
C. a physical society D. a working society
Question 9. When I want to have my hair cuts I often go to the hairdresser’s.
A. have Β. cuts C. When D. hairdresser’s
Question 10. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.
A. to tell Β. what did happen C. asked D. but
Question 11. Nonla, that is one of the typical symbols of the Vietnamese culture, has a conical
form.
A. a Β. of C. that D. typical
Question 12. Parents have great hopes of great when they send their children to school.
A. wishes Β. obligations C. expectations D. plans
Question 13. Many people claimed unidentified flying objects.
A. to see Β. to have seen C. to had seen D. see
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Question 14. They have plenty of time, so they need not .
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A. be hurry Β. to hurry C. hurry D. to be hurry

Question 15. She has changed so much that I didn't _ her right away.
A. admit Β. recognize C. know D. believe
Question 16. Don't take any of Mike - he’s always rude to everyone.
A. sight Β. view C. notice D. attention
Question 17. The tragic sinking of the Titanic for she went down on her first voyage with
heavy loss of life.
A. will always remember Β. will always be remembered
C. always remember D. no answer is correct
Question 18. The problem of among young people is hard to solve.
A. employment Β. employers C. employees D. unemployment
Question 19. The boy fell while he down the stairs.
A. run Β. running C. was running D. runs
Question 20. Belinda Harrell taking her driving test until she finally passed it on her
twenty-first attempt.
A. kept on Β. cleared off C. used up D. wore out
Question 21. You may get malaria you are bitten by a mosquito.
A. if Β. so that C. though D. unless
Question 22. If only taller, I might be better at basketball.
A. I am Β. I were C. I be D. I have been
Question 23. James is now too old to live on his own, so he is being by his daughter.
A. found out Β. brought up C. moved on D. looked after
Question 24. "Where will you go on vacation?" - " "
A. Probably to the beach. Β. The beach is nice, isn't it?
C. Probably I won't think of. D. I have a four-day vacation.
Question 25. "I wonder if you could do something for me.” - " "
A. It depends on what it is. Β. What's it like.
C. No, thanks. D. I'm afraid I won’t come.
Question 26. The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake.
Β. The coffee was not strong enough to keep US awake.
C. The coffee was not good enough for us to keep awake.
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D. We were kept awake although the coffee was not strong.
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Question 27. Alison bought the big house because she wanted to open a hotel.
A. Alison bought the big house with a view to opening a hotel.
Β. Alison bought the big house so that she can open a hotel
C. Alison bought so big a house that she could use it as a hotel.
D. Alison bought the big house in a view of opening a hotel.
Question 28. "Shall I carry the suitcase for you, Mary?" said John.
A. John offered Mary to carry the suitcase for Mary.
Β. John offered to carry the suitcase for Mary.
C. John offered carrying the suitcase for Mary.
D. John offered Mary if he should carry the suitcase for her.
Question 29. We can protect the world in which we live. We, for example, can grow more trees and
recycle rubbish.
A. We can protect the world in which we live as well as we can grow more trees and recycle
rubbish.
Β. We can protect the world in which we live, growing more trees and recycle rubbish.
C. We can protect the world in which we live by growing more trees and recycling rubbish.
D. We can protect the world in which we live such as growing more trees and recycling rubbish.
Question 30. He joined the army in 1998. He was soon after promoted to the rank of captain.
A. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 1998 and joined the army.
Β. Promoted to the rank of captain in 1998, he joined the army soon later.
C. He worked as a captain in the army and had a promotion in 1998.
D. Joining the army in 1998, he was soon promoted to the rank of captain.
THOMAS EDISON
On the night of 21 October 1931, millions of Americans took part in a coast-to-coast ceremony to
commemorate the passing of a great man. Lights (31) in homes and offices from New
York to California. The ceremony marked the death of arguably the most important inventor of all time:
Thomas Edison.
Few inventors have (32) such an impact on everyday life, and many of his inventions
played a crucial role in the development of modern technology. One should never (33)
how revolutionary some of Edison’s inventions were.
In many ways, Edison is the perfect example of an inventor - that is, not just someone who dreams
up clever gadgets, but someone whose products transform the lives of millions. He possessed the key
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characteristics that an inventor needs to (34) a success of inventions,
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notably sheer determination. Edison famously tried thousands of materials while working on a new type
of battery, reacting to failure by cheerfully announcing to his colleagues: 'Well, (35)
we know 8,000 things that don’t work.’ Knowing when to take no notice of experts is also
important. Edison’s proposal for electric lighting circuitry was received with total disbelief by eminent
scientists, until he lit up whole streets with his lights.
Question 31. A. turned out Β. came off C. went out D. put off
Question 32. A. put Β. had C. served D. set
Question 33. A. underestimate Β. lower C. decrease D. mislead
Question 34. A. gain Β. make C. achieve D. get
Question 35. A. by far Β. at least C. even though D. for all
Walt Disney was born in 1901 in Chicago, but soon moved to a small farm near Marceline,
Missouri. From this rural and rather humble beginning he later became one of the most famous and
beloved motion-picture producers in history. Although he died in 1966, his name and artistic legacy
continue to influence the lives of millions of people throughout the world.
After several years of barely making ends meet as a cartoon artist operating from his Los Angeles
garage, Disney had his first success in 1928, with his release of a Mickey Mouse cartoon. Throughout
the next decade, he continued to produce a number of cartoons, and develop more of his highly
profitable and enduring creations, such as Donald Duck and Pluto. In the late 1930s, he issued full-
length cartoon film. Snow White became an instant commercial and critical success. This was only the
first of many films, both animated and not, produced by Disney and his studio.
But as renowned as Disney name is for cartoon and monies, it is probably best known for a string
of spectacular amusement and theme parks. Starting with California's Disneyland in 1955 and
culminating with the fantastically successful Disney World and EPCOT Center in Florida, Disney
became a household name. In recent years, the theme park concept became international, with openings
in Toyo and Paris. With the continuing success of Disney, the creation of future theme park are under
discussion.
Question 36. Which of the following is the title for the passage?
A. The history of Disney World and Disneyland. Β. Walt Disney and his legacy
C. Walt Disney and Animated Cartoons D. Walt Disney's Boyhood Years
Question 37. What is the author's attitude toward the accomplishments of Walt Disney?
A. respectful Β. critical C. ambivalent D. approving
Question 38. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Snow White was the first full-length cartoon film.
Β. Disney’s first concern was always profitability.
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C. Mickey Mouse was Disney’s only cartoons creation.
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Question 39. The word "enduring" in bold in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. lasting Β. suffering C. difficult D. famous
Question 40. The word “renowned” in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. talked about Β. well-known C. possessed D. useful
Question 41. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. the Tokyo theme park is in financial difficulty
Β. Snow White was Disney's most successful film
C. the California theme park is now closed
D. Disney created cartoon movies and "non-cartoon" movies
Question 42. In future years it is most likely that .
A. the remaining theme parks will also close
Β. the Paris theme park will become successful
C. the Disney name will stay well known
D. Disney will produce only cartoons
American humor and American popular heroes were born together. The first popular heroes of the
new nation were comic heroes, and the first popular humor of the new nation was the antics of its
hero-clowns.
The heroic themes are obvious enough and not much different from those in the legends of other
times and places: Achilles, Beowulf, Siegfried, Roland, and King Arthur. The American Davy Crockett
legends repeat the familiar pattern of the old world heroic story: the pre-eminence of a mighty hero
whose fame in myth has a tenuous basis in fact; the remarkable birth and precocious strength of the
hero; single combats in which he distinguished himself against antagonists, both man and beast; vows
and boasts; pride of the hero in his weapons, his dog, and his woman.
Davy Crockett conquered man and beast with a swaggering nonchalance. He overcame animals by
force of body and will. He killed four wolves at the age of six. He hugged a bear to death; he killed a
rattlesnake with his teeth. He mastered the forces of nature. Crockett's most famous natural exploit was
saving the earth on the coldest day in history. First, he climbed a mountain to determine the trouble.
Then he rescued all creation by squeezing bear-grease on the earth's frozen axis and over the sun’s
icy face. He whistled, "Push along, keep moving!" The earth gave a grunt and began moving.
Neither the fearlessness nor the bold huntsman's prowess was peculiarly American. Far more
distinctive was the comic quality, all heroes are heroic; few are also clowns. What made the American
popular hero heroic also made him comic. “May be”, said Crockett, "you'll laugh at me and not at my
book". The ambiguity of American life and the vagueness which laid the continent
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open to adventure, which made the land a rich storehouse of the unexpected, which kept vocabulary
ungoverned and the language fluid --- this same ambiguity suffused both the Crockett legends were
never quite certain whether to laugh or to applaud, or whether what they saw and heard was wonderful,
awful or ridiculous.
Question 43. What is the main point the author makes in the passage?
A. Davy Crockett wrote humorous stories about mastering the nature.
Β. American popular heroes were characteristically comic.
C. The Davy Crockett stories reflected the adventurous spirit of early America.
D. American popular literature was based on the legends of other times and places.
Question 44. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a heroic theme?
A. Superior physical strength Β. Pride in the hero woman
C. Fluid use of language D. Boasting by the hero
Question 45. The word “antagonists” could be best replaced by .
A. wild animals Β. heroes C. forces D. opponents
Question 46. Davy Crockett is an example of .
A. a popular writer Β. a heroic theme
C. an old world hero D. a hero-clown
Question 47. In paragraph 3, the author mentions a story in which Davy Crockett .
A. killed a wild boar Β. saved a bear
C. saved the earth D. ate a rattlesnake
Question 48. The word “exploit” in paragraph 3 is closest meaning to .
A. resource Β. heroic act C. skill D. character trait
Question 49. In paragraph 4, the author makes the point that .
A. American enjoyed laughing at other people.
Β. American writers strove to create a distinctively American literature.
C. American life was open to adventure and full of the unexpected.
D. Americans valued comic qualities more than heroic qualities.
Question 50. The word "ambiguity" in the last paragraph is closest meaning to .
A. ridiculous Β. richness C. uncertainty D. quality
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Câu 1. Đáp án A
A. species /ˈspiːʃiːz/ B. invent /ɪnˈvent/

C. medicine /ˈmedsn/ D. tennis /ˈtenɪs/
Câu 2. Đáp án C
A. advanced /ədˈvɑːnst/ B. established /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/
C. preferred /prɪˈfɜː(r)d/ D. stopped /stɒpt/
Câu 3. Đáp án B
A. budget /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ B. inquire /ɪnˈkwaɪə(r)/
C. tepid /ˈtepɪd/ D. transcript /ˈtrænskrɪpt/
Câu 4. Đáp án D
A. accomplish /əˈkʌmplɪʃ/ B. predictable /prɪˈdɪktəbl/
C. prohibit /prəˈhɪbɪt/ D. duplicate /ˈdjuːplɪkeɪt/
Câu 5. Đáp án B
bad-treatment = sự điều trị kém
A. ngược đãi B. sự sơ suất (trong khi chữa bệnh)
C. lăng nhục D. hành hạ
Câu 6. Đáp án A
denote = biểu thị, chỉ rõ
A. biểu thị B. dự đoán C. tương phản D. kiểm tra
Câu 7. Đáp án A
slow down = làm chậm lại, speed up = vội vã, dựa vào ý: "to get there in time" (để đến đó kịp túc)
Câu 8. Đáp án B
an inactive society = một xã hội thiếu hoạt động
a 24/7 society xã hội hoạt động 7/24
Câu 9. Đáp án B
cuts -> cut
what did happen -> what happened: đây ko phải là câu hỏi trực tiếp - mệnh đề Danh từ làm tân ngữ
dùng WH + S + V
that → which đại từ sở hữu thay thế cho danh từ trong mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định (nón lá Việt
Nam)
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A. điều ước B. nghĩa vụ C. kỳ vọng D. kế hoạch
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Nguyên mẫu hoàn thành to have + V(PII) được sử dụng với một số động từ: claim/ expect/ hope/
promise.
Trong trường hợp này, hành động của nguyên mẫu hoàn thành xảy ra trước hành động của mệnh đề
chính ở thì quá khứ đơn
Dịch nghĩa: Nhiều người khẳng định rằng họ đã nhìn thấy vật thể bay không xác định.
Cẩu trúc: need (not) do sth (cần làm gì)
Dịch nghĩa: Họ có nhiều thời gian, do đó họ không cần vội.
A. thừa nhận B. nhận ra C. biết D. tin
take notice of sb/sth: chú ý đến ai/cái gì
Câu bị động thì tương lai đơn có dạng will be + V(PII)
Dịch nghĩa: Bi kịch chìm tàu Titanic sẽ mãi được nhớ tới vì nó chìm xuống trong chuyến đi đầu tiên
với thiệt hại nặng nề về tính mạng.
Cụm danh từ có dạng N + of + N
Employment (n) sự thuê, việc làm
Unemployment (n) sự thất nghiệp
Employers (n) người thuê, chủ
Employees (n) nhân công, người được thuê
Dịch nghĩa: Vấn đề thất nghiệp với những người trẻ tuổi thật khó mà giải quyết.
Ta dùng thì quá khứ đơn kết hợp với thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để diễn tả một hành động đang diễn ra thì
một hành động khác xen vào. Phương án đúng là phương án B.
Dịch nghĩa: Cậu bé đã ngã khi đang chạy xuống cầu thang.
Keep on = liên tục, vẫn cứ Clear off = trả hết tiền
Used up = sử dụng hết Wear out = sử dụng đến cạn kiệt
If = nếu
Though = mặc dù So that = để mà
Dịch nghĩa: Bạn có thể bị sốt rét nếu bạn bị muỗi đốt.
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Cấu trúc: If only = wish, ước về điều không có thật ở hiện tại
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If only + S + V quá khứ đơn (to be: were) + S + would/might + V(infi)
Dịch nghĩa: Nếu tôi cao hơn, tôi có thể chơi tốt bóng rổ.
Look after = trông nom, chăm sóc
Find out = tìm ra
Bring up = nuôi nấng
Move on = tiếp tục
Dịch nghĩa: James bây giờ quá già để có thể sống một mình, do vậy ông ấy đang được con gái mình
chăm sóc.
Bạn sẽ đi đâu trong kì nghỉ?
A. Có thể sẽ đi biển. B. Biển đẹp phải không?
C. Có thể tôi sẽ không nghĩ tới. D. Tôi có một kì nghỉ 4 ngày.
Tôi thắc mắc liệu bạn có thể làm gì đó cho tôi không?
A. Tùy xem nó là cái gì. B. Nó như thế nào.
C. Không cảm ơn. D. Tôi sợ tôi sẽ không tới.
adj + enough + to V: đủ ....
with a view to doing something: với ý định làm cái gì, với hy vọng làm cái gì
Cấu trúc Shall I...? - Đề nghị, gợi ý người nói có thể làm ...
=> offer to V: đề nghị làm gì
Câu cho sẵn: Chúng ta có thể bảo vệ thế giới chúng ta đang sống. Ví dụ như chúng ta có thể trồng
nhiều cây và tái chế rác thải
C. Chúng ta có thể bảo vệ thế giới chúng ta đang sống bằng cách trồng nhiều cây và tái chế rác thải
Câu cho sẵn: Anh ta gia nhập quân đội năm 1998. Chẳng bao lâu sau đó anh ta đã được thăng chức
lên làm đội trưởng
D. Gia nhập quân đội năm 1998, anh ta đã sớm được thăng chức lên làm đội trưởng
Cấu trúc: Lược bỏ chủ ngữ đầu câu, sử dụng V-ing thay thế
Câu 31. Đáp án C. to go out: tắt, lụi
Các từ còn lại: to turn out: sản xuất ra (hàng hóa); to come off: diễn ra/thành công; to put off: trì
hoãn
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Câu 32. Đáp án B. to have an impact on sth: có ảnh hưởng đến cái gì
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Câu 33. Đáp án A. to underestimate: đánh giá thấp
Các từ còn lại: to lower: hạ thấp, làm giảm đi; to decrease: giảm xuống; mislead: làm cho người
khác có ý niệm sai về cái gì
Câu 34. Đáp án B. to make a success of inventions: làm nên thành công của những phát minh
Các từ còn lại: gain: thu được, kiếm được; achieve: đạt được, giành được (do nỗ lực); get: lấy được
Câu 35. Đáp án B. at least: ít nhất
Các từ còn lại: by far: hơn hẳn; even though: mặc dù
Walt Disney và di sản của ông
Các đáp án khác:
A. Lịch sử của DW and Disneyland
C. Walt Disney và những bộ phim hoạt hình
D. Những năm tháng thời niên thiếu của Walt Disney
Câu hỏi: Thái độ của tác giả trước những thành tựu của Walt Disney là gì?
Đáp án D. đồng tình
A. tỏ lòng kính trọng B. chỉ trích C. vừa đồng tình vừa phản đối
Câu hỏi: Theo văn bản, ý nào sau đây là đúng?
Đáp án A. Bạch Tuyết là bộ phim hoạt hình điện ảnh đầu tiên.
Đã được đề cập trong văn bản: Cuối những năm 1930, ông phát hành bộ phim hoạt hình điện ảnh,
Bạch Tuyết nhanh chóng trở nên thành công cả về mặt doanh thu và phê bình.
B. Mối quan tâm đầu tiên của Disney là lợi nhuận (không đề cập)
C. Chuột Mickey là sáng tạo hoạt hình duy nhất của Disney (Walt Disney còn sáng tạo nhiều nhân
vật hoạt hình khác như: vịt Donald, Pluto)
D. Thành công đầu tiên của ông đến sau khi ông qua đời (thành công đầu tiên của ông vào năm
1928, khi đó ông vẫn còn sống)
Câu hỏi: Từ "enduring” được in đậm gần nghĩa nhất với
Đáp án A. lâu dài
Enduring (adj): bền bỉ, lâu dài
B. nỗi đau C. khó khăn D. nổi tiếng
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Câu hỏi: từ "renowned” được in đậm gần nghĩa nhất với
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Đáp án B. nổi tiếng
renowned: nổi tiếng, được kính trọng
Các đáp án khác
A. được nói đến C. được sở hữu D. hữu ích
Câu hỏi: Có thể suy ra từ văn bản rằng
Đáp án D. Disney sản xuất cả phim hoạt hình và phim không hoạt hình
Được đề cập trong văn bản: cả hoạt hình và không hoạt hình, sản xuất bởi Walt Disney và hãng
phim của ông
A. công viên giải trí Tokyo đang gặp khó khăn tài chính
B. "Bạch Tuyết" là bộ phim thành công nhất của Disney
C. công viên giải trí California hiện tại đã đóng cửa
Câu hỏi: Trong những năm tới, có lẽ .
Đáp án C. cái tên Disney vẫn sẽ nổi tiếng
A. các công viên vui chơi giải trí còn lại cũng sẽ bị đóng cửa (sai vì Cùng với thành công liên tiếp
của Disney, sự ra đời của các công viên giải trí tiếp theo đang được thảo luận)
B. công viên vui chơi giải trí ở Paris sẽ trở nên thành công (không đề cập)
D. Disney sẽ chỉ sản xuất phim hoạt hình (không đề cập)
Câu 43. Đáp án Β
Thông tin ở đoạn 1 và một số câu đầu tiên của đoạn 2: “American humor and American popular heroes
were born together. The first popular heroes of the new nation was comic heroes, and the first popular
humor of the new nation was the antics of its hero-clowns.
The heroic and the comic were combined in novel American proportions in popular literature. The
heroic themes are obvious enough and not much different from those in the legends of other times and
places:…”
Thông tin ở những câu cuối đoạn 2: “the pre-eminence of a mighty hero whose fame in myth has a
tenuous basis in fact; the remarkable birth and precocious strength of the hero; single combats in which
he distinguished himself against antagonists, both man and beast; vows and boasts; pride of the hero
in his weapons, his dog, and his woman.”
Chỉ có phần "Fluid use of language là không được nhắc đến”
"antagonists" = “opponents”: địch thủ, đối thủ
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Câu cuối đoạn 1 đã bắt đầu giới thiệu sơ lược về nội dung bài: “the first popular humor of the new
nation was the antics of its hero-clowns.” Sau đó là thông tin ở đoạn 4: “Far more distinctive was the
comic quality, all heroes are heroic; few are also clowns. What made the American popular hero heroic
also made him comic. "May be", said Crockett, "you’ll laugh at me and not at my book".
Thông tin ở đoạn 3: "Crockett’s most famous natural exploit was saving the earth on the coldest day
in history."
"exploit" là kỳ công, kỳ tích (an exciting act or action), trong văn cảnh thì có thể hiểu là "heroic act"
Thông tin ở đoạn 4: “The ambiguity of American life and the vagueness which laid the continent
open to adventure, which made the land a rich storehouse of the unexpected...”
"ambiguity" = “uncertainty”: không rõ, không chắc chắn, không rõ nghĩa, ...
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Question 1. A. exact B. examine C. eleven D. elephant
Question 2. A. pressure B. assure C. assist D. possession
Question 3. A. alcohol B. comment C. chemical D. proceed
Question 4. A. historian B. architecture C. biography D. thermometer
Question 5. The newscaster gave a concise account of the strategy.
A. complicated and intricate Β. short and clear
C. sad and depressing D. long and detailed
Question 6. Fruit is customarily treated with sulfur prior to drying to reduce any color change.
A. previous to Β. at the time of C. in front of D. subsequent to
Question 7. Affluent families find it easier to support their children financially.
A. Wealthy Β. Well-off C. Privileged D. Impoverished
Question 8. Synthetic products are made from chemicals or artificial substances.
A. natural Β. made by machine
C. man-made D. unusual
Question 9. The science and technology industries have grown up steadily over the last decade.
A. science Β. have grown up
C. have grown up steadily D. last decade
Question 10. Originated in Ethiopia, coffee was drunk in the Arab world before it came to Europe
in the 17th century.
A. Originated Β. was drunk C. came D. in
Question 11. The swirling winds of a tornado can reach quickly speeds close to 300 miles per hour.
A. swirling winds Β. reach quickly C. close to D. per hour
Question 12. I will come and see you before I for America.
A. leave Β. will leave C. have left D. left
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Question 13. Politicians blame the media if they don't win the election. They're so
predictable.
A. variable Β. variety C. various D. invariably
Question 14. The investment has had on the development of our project.
A. results Β. Progress C. effects D. interruptions
Question 15. We’ve out of milk. You'll have to drink your tea without it.
A. come Β. taken C. gone D. run
Question 16. She got the job the fact that she had very little experience.
A. although Β. because of C. despite D. because
Question 17. When the first child was born, they for three years.
A. have been married Β. had been married
C. will been married D. will have been married
Question 18. He would win the race if he his brother’s example and trained harder.
A. repeated Β. set C. answered D. followed
Question 19. She's finished the course, ?
A. isn’t she Β. doesn't she C. didn’t she D. hasn't she
Question 20. “'Excuse me. Where is the office of OXFAM located?"
A. leading Β. head C. central D. summit
Question 21. The boy was always getting trouble as a youth. Then, to everyone's surprise,
he became a policeman.
A. into Β. onto C. on D. with
Question 22. for farming purposes, soil must contain the minerals plants require.
A. To be good Β. Being good C. Be good D. That’s good
Question 23. My grandfather passed when I was only six years old. He had lung cancer.
Α. out Β. over C. away D. off
Question 24. "How about an evening riverboat tour?" " "
A. No, it’s good to do so.
Β. Actually I’ve never gone on an evening riverboat tour.
C. No, I’ve never gone an evening riverboat tour.
D. Actually I’ve gone twice this week.
Question 25. "Can you come over after the show?" – “ ”
A. That would be nice. Β. No, I didn't.
C. Please, go ahead. D. Why don't we go to the show?
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Question 26. “I was not there at the time,” he said.
A. He denied to have been there at the time.
Β. He denied that he had not been there at the time.
C. He denied to be there at the time.
D. He denied having been there at the time.
Question 27. "Let's go out for a walk now," he suggested.
A. He suggested going out for a walk then.
Β. He suggested to go out for a walk then.
C. He suggested them to go out for a walk then.
D. He suggested them going out for a walk then.
Question 28. "You broke my glasses," said the woman to me.
A. The woman blames me of breaking her glasses.
Β. The woman blamed me of breaking her glasses.
C. The woman blames me for having broken her glasses.
D. The woman blamed me for having broken her glasses.
Question 29. We started out for California. It started to rain right after that.
A. No sooner did we start out for California than it started to rain.
Β. No sooner had we started out for California when it started to rain.
C. No sooner had it started to rain than we started out for California.
D. No sooner had we started out for California than it started to rain.
Question 30. We have been friends for years. It is quite easy to share secrets between us.
A. Having been friends for years, we find quite easy to share secrets between us.
Β. We have been friends for years so that it is quite easy to share secrets between us.
C. Being friends for years, we find it quite easy to share secrets between us.
D. We find it quite easy to share secrets, being friends.
A GOOD START TO A HOLIDAY
I had never been to Denmark before, and when I set out to catch the ferry in early May, I little
(31) that by the end of the trip I'd have made such lasting friendships.
I wanted to use my time well, so I had planned a route which would (32) several small
islands and various parts of the countryside. I arrived at Esbjerg, a convenient port for a cyclist’s
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arrival, where tourist information can be obtained and money changed. A cycle track (33)
out of town and down to Ribe, where I spent my first night.
In my experience, a person travelling alone sometimes meets with unexpected hospitality, and this
trip was no exception. In Ribe, I got into conversation with a cheerful man who turned (34)
to be the local baker. He insisted that I should join his family for lunch, and, while we
were eating, he contacted his daughter in Odense. Within minutes, he had (35) for me to
visit her and her family. Then I was sent on my way with a fresh loaf of bread to keep me going, and
the feeling that this would turn out to be a wonderful holiday.
Question 31. A. wondered B. suspected C. doubted D. judged
Question 32. A. include B. contain C. enclose D. consist
Question 33. A. leads B. rides C. moves D. connects
Question 34. A. up B. out C. in D. over
Question 35. A. arrange B. fixed C. settled D. ordered
My family consists of four people. There's my father whose name is Jan, my mother whose name
is Marie, my brother, Peter and of course, me. I have quite a large extended family as well but, only
the four of us live together in our apartment in a block of flats. My father is fifty-two years old. He
works as an accountant in an insurance company. He is tall and slim, has got short brown and gray
hair and blue eyes. My father likes gardening very much as well as listening to music and reading books
about political science. His special hobbies are bird watching and travelling.
Now I’ll describe my mother and my brother. My mother is forty-seven and she works as a nurse
in a hospital. She is small, and slim, has short brown hair and green eyes. She likes bird watching and
travelling too, so whenever my parents are able to they go someplace interesting for nature watching.
Since we have a cottage with a garden they both spend a lot of time there. My brother is sixteen. He is
slim and has short brown hair and blue eyes. He also attends high school. He is interested in computers
and sports like football and hockey. He also spends a lot of time with his friends.
I have only one grandmother left still living. She is in pretty good health even at the age of seventy-
eight so she still lives in her own flat. I enjoy spending time with her when I can. Both my grandfathers
died from cancer because they were smokers, which was really a great tragedy because I didn't get
chance to know them. My other grandmother died just a few years ago. I also have a lot of aunts,
uncles, and cousins. The cousin I’m closest to is my uncle’s daughter Pauline. We have a lot in
common because we are both eighteen and so we are good friends.
My parents have assigned me certain duties around the house. I don't mind helping out because
everyone in a family should contribute in some way. I help with the washing up, the vacuuming and
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the shopping. Of course I also have to help keep my room tidy as well. My brother is responsible for
the dusting and mopping. He also has to clean his own room. Even though my brother and I sometimes
fight about who has to do what job, we are still very close. I am also very close to my parents and I can
rely on them to help me. My parents work together to keep our home well maintained and it seem they
always have a project or another that they are working on. They respect each other's opinions and even
if they disagree they can always come to a compromise. I hope in the future that 1 have a family like
ours.
Question 36. What does the writer's father do?
A. a cashier Β. an accountant C. a receptionist D. a writer
Question 37. What does the writer’s mother look like?
A. She is slim and small Β. She is small and has grey hair
C. She has blue eyes D. She has long brown hair.
Question 38. What does the writer’s brother do?
A. a computer programmer Β. a high school student
C. a college student D. a football player
Question 39. What happened to the writer’s grandfathers?
A. They died because they smoked too much.
Β. They got lung cancer a few years ago.
C. They had to leave their own flat.
D. They had an accident and died.
D. boring result
Question 40. The word "tragedy" in the third paragraph mostly means
A. bad luck Β. sudden accident C. sad event D. boring result
Question 41. The word "assigned" in the fourth paragraph mostly means
A. allowed Β. appointed C. forced D. encouraged
Question 42. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The writer's mother likes travelling.
B. One of the writer's grandmothers is living with her.
C. The writer’s brother has to clean his own room.
D. The writer has a cousin whose age is the same as hers.
In early civilizations, citizens were educated informally, usually within the family unit. Education
meant simply learning to live. As civilizations became more complex, however, education became
more formal, structured and comprehensive. Initial efforts of the ancient Chinese and Greek societies
concentrated solely on the education of males. The post-Babylonian Jews and
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Plato were exceptions to this pattern. Plato was apparently the first significant advocate of the equality
of the sexes. Women, in his ideal state, would have the same rights and duties and the same educational
opportunities as men. This aspect of Platonic philosophy, however, had little or no effect on education
for many centuries, and the concept of a liberal education for men only, which had been espoused by
Aristotle, prevailed.
In ancient Rome, the availability of an education was gradually extended to women, but they were
taught separately from men. The early Christians and medieval Europeans continued this trend, and
single-sex schools for the privileged classes prevailed through the Reformation period. Gradually,
however, education for women on a separate but equal basis to that provided for men was becoming
a clear responsibility of society. Martin Luther appealed for civil support of schools
for all children. At the Council of Trent in the 16th century, the Roman Catholic Church encouraged
the establishment of free primary schools for children of all classes. The concept of universal primary
education, regardless of sex, had been born, but it was still in the realm of the single-sex school.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, co-education became a more widely applied principle of
educational philosophy. In Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union the education of boys and girls in
the same classes became an accepted practice. Since World War II, Japan and the Scandinavian
countries have also adopted relatively universal co-educational systems. The greatest negative reaction
to coeducation has been felt in the teaching systems of the Latin countries, where the sexes have usually
been separated at both primary and secondary levels, according to local conditions.
A number of studies have indicated that girls seem to perform better overall and in science in
particular in single-sex classes: during the adolescent years, pressure to conform to stereotypical female
gender roles may disadvantage girls in traditionally male subjects, making them reluctant to volunteer
for experimental work while taking part in lessons. In Britain, academic league tables point to high
standards achieved in girls' schools. Some educationalists therefore suggest segregation of the sexes
as a good thing, particularly in certain areas, and a number of schools are experimenting with the idea.
Question 43. Ancient education generally focused its efforts on .
A. male learners Β. both sexes
C. female learners D. young people only
Question 44. Education in early times was mostly aimed at .
A. teaching skills Β. learning to live
C. learning new lifestyles D. imparting survival skills
Question 45. The first to support the equality of the sexes was .
A. the Chinese Β. the Greek C. Plato D. the Jews
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Question 46. The word "informally" in this context mostly refers to an education occurring
.
A. in classrooms B. outside the school
C. in a department D. ability
Question 47. When education first reached women, they were .
A. locked up in a place with men Β. isolated from normal life
C. deprived of opportunities D. separated from men
Question 48. When the concept of universal primary education was introduced, education .
A. was given free to all B. was intended for all the sexes
C. focused on imparting skills D. was intended to leave out female learners
Question 49. The word "espouse” is contextually closest in meaning to " "
A. to support Β. to put off C. to give D. to induce
Question 50. Co-education was negatively responded to in .
A. Japan Β. the Scandinavian countries
C. South American countries D. conservative countries
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Câu 1. Đáp án D
A. exact /ɪɡˈzækt/ B. examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

C. eleven /ɪˈlevn/ D. elephant /ˈelɪfənt/
Câu 2. Đáp án C
A. pressure /ˈpreʃə(r)/ B. assure /əˈʃʊə(r)/
C. assist /əˈsɪst/ D. possession /pəˈzeʃn/
Câu 3. Đáp án D
A. alcohol /ˈælkəhɒl/ B. comment /ˈkɒment/
C. chemical /ˈkemɪkl/ D. proceed /prəˈsiːd/
Câu 4. Đáp án B
A. historian /hɪˈstɔːriən/ B. architecture /ˈɑːkɪtektʃə(r)/
C. biography /baɪˈɒɡrəfi/ D. thermometer /θəˈmɒmɪtə(r)/
Câu 5. Đáp án B
concise: ngắn gọn, xúc tích = short and clear
Câu 6. Đáp án A
A. previous to: trước khi Β. at the time of: trong lúc
C. in front of: trước D. subsequent to: tiếp theo
Câu 7. Đáp án D
affluent: giàu có
A. wealthy: giàu có B. well-off: giàu có
C. privileged: đặc quyền D. impoverished: nghèo nàn
Câu 8. Đáp án A
synthetic: tổng hợp, nhân tạo
A. natural: tự nhiên B. made by machine: làm bằng máy
C. man-made: làm bằng tay D. unusual: không thường xuyên
Câu 9. Đáp án B
grew up - trong thập kỷ qua, cần dùng thì quá khứ
Vế đầu tiên đầy đủ phải là "Coffee orginated in Ethiopia”. Tuy nhiên, khi hai vế có cùng chủ ngữ, ta có
thể bỏ rút gọn vế phụ bằng cách bỏ chủ ngữ và biến đổi động từ về dạng phân từ: V-ed (đối với thể bị
động) và V-ing (với thể chủ động). Câu này phải dùng “Originating” vì là thể chủ động.
Đáp án B - cần một tính từ trước danh từ speeds → quick
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Tôi sẽ đến thăm bạn trước khi tôi rời Mĩ - câu sử dụng như câu điều kiện loại I.
invariably: luôn luôn, lúc nào cũng vậy
have effect on sth: có ảnh hưởng đến
run out of sth: hết cái gì
Despite + N = mặc dù
Although + clause = mặc dù
Because of + N = bởi vì
Because + clause = bởi vì
Phương án C hợp nghĩa, đúng ngữ pháp
Dịch nghĩa: Cô ấy nhận được công việc, mặc dù cô ấy chưa có nhiều kinh nghiệm.
Khi đứa con đầu tiên được sinh ra thì họ đã lấy nhau được 3 năm.
A. nhắc lại B. thiết lập C. trả lời D. theo
Dịch nghĩa: Anh ta sẽ thắng cuộc đua nếu anh ta noi theo anh trai anh ta và luyện tập chăm chỉ hơn.
Câu hỏi dạng tag question (câu hỏi đuôi). Vế trước của câu ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành dạng khẳng
định nên câu hỏi đuôi phải ở dạng thì hiện tại hoàn thành phủ định.
Dịch nghĩa: Cô ta đã hoàn thành khoá học đúng không?
head office = trụ sở chính
get into trouble: gây rắc rối
Cấu trúc nhấn mạnh, lược bỏ S.
pass away: qua đời
"Chúng ta hãy đi một chuyến tàu trên sông vào buổi tối?" – “ _”
A. Không, thật không tốt khi làm thế.
B. Thực ra tôi chưa bao giờ đi một chuyến tàu trên sông vào buổi tối.
C. Không, tôi không bao giờ đi một chuyến tàu trên sông vào buổi tối.
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D. Thực ra tôi đã đi hai lần tuần này.
"Anh có thể ghé chơi sau buổi biểu diễn chứ?" - " "
A. Thật tốt.
B. Không, tôi đã không.
C. Cứ tự nhiên.
D. Tại sao chúng ta không đến buổi biểu diễn?
Câu: "Tôi không có mặt ở đấy vào lúc đó." anh ta nói
D. Anh ta phủ nhận có mặt ở đấy vào lúc đó
Cấu trúc: deny doing sth = phủ nhận làm gì
Cấu trúc: suggest sb doing sth = suggest that clause - do = gợi ý làm gì
Cấu trúc: blame sb for doing sth = đỗ lỗi cho ai đấy làm gì
Đảo ngữ: "No sooner had S done sth than clause" = Vừa mới... thì...
Câu cho sẵn: chúng tôi đã là bạn trong nhiều năm. Thật là dễ dàng để chúng tôi chia sẻ những bí
mật cho nhau.
Dịch nghĩa: Là bạn trong nhiều năm, chúng tôi thấy thật dễ dàng chia sẻ những bí mật cho nhau.
Câu 31. Đáp án B. to suspect: nghi ngờ, hoài nghi
Các từ còn lại: to wonder: ngạc nhiên/tự hỏi; to doubt: nghi ngại, lưỡng lự; to judge: xét xử/đánh giá
Câu 32. Đáp án A. to include: bao gồm, gồm có
Các từ còn lại: to contain: chứa; to enclose: bao quanh/gửi kèm theo; consist of: gồm có
Câu 33. Đáp án A. to lead: dẫn đến
Các từ còn lại: to ride: đi xe; to move: di chuyển; to connect: kết nối
Câu 34. Đáp án B. to turn out to be sth/sbd: hóa ra là cái gì đó/ai đó
Câu 35. Đáp án A. to arrange: sắp xếp, thu xếp
Các từ còn lại: to fix: ấn định; to settle: ổn định, định cư; to order: ra lệnh/đặt (hàng, món ăn, ...)
He works as an accountant in an insurance company.
"She is small, and slim, has short brown hair and green eyes"
He also attends high school.
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Từ nội dung trong câu: "Both my grandfathers died from cancer because they were smokers.”
Từ nôi dung trong câu: "Both my grandfathers died from cancer because they were smokers, which
was really a great tragedy because I didn’t get chance to know them."
assigned ~ appointed: phân công
allowed: cho phép
forced: bắt buộc, ép buộc
encouraged: khuyến khích, động viên
Từ nội dung trong đoạn văn: I have only one grandmother left still living. She is in pretty good
health even at the age of seventy-eight so she still lives in her own flat.
Từ nội dung trong câu: "Initial efforts of the ancient Chinese and Greek societies concentrated
solely on the education of males.”
Từ nội dung trong câu: "In early civilizations, citizens were educated informally, usually within the
family unit. Education meant simply learning to live."
Từ nội dung trong câu: “Plato was apparently the first significant advocate of the equality of the
sexes”.
Từ nội dung trong câu: "In early civilizations, citizens were educated informally, usually within the
family unit."
Từ nội đung trong câu: "In ancient Rome, the availability of an education was gradually extended to
women, but they were taught separately from men."
Từ nội dung trong câu: "The concept of universal primary education, regardless of sex, had been
born, but it was still in the realm of the single-sex school." (regardless of sex: bất kể giới tính gì)
→ - espouse (v): tán thành, ủng hộ (= support); - put off (v): trì hoãn; - induce (v): gây ra
Từ nội dung trong câu: "The greatest negative reaction to co-education has been felt in the teaching
systems of the Latin countries."
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Question 1. A. amount B. country C. counter D. around
Question 2. A. education B. document C. endangered D. secondary
Question 3. A. interviewer B. inhabitant C. solidify D. relationship
Question 4. A. enter B. comment C. chemist D. proceed
Question 5. With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth
may be unique in the solar system was strengthened.
A. expansion B. beginning C. continuation D. outcome
Question 6. Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged
by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A. regardless of B. as well as C. unless D. instead of
Question 7. She was disgusted at the way they treat their children.
A. allergic to B. delighted at C. displeased with D. angry at
Question 8. All of the students are obliged to pass the entrance examination in order to attend the
university.
A. forced B. impelled C. required D. optional
Question 9. Measles have not yet been eradicated because of the controversy concerning
immunization.
A. have not B. yet C. because of D. concerning
Question 10. With the discovery of Pluto’s moon, Charon, astronomy now think that Pluto is the
smallest planet in the solar system.
A. with Β. astronomy C. the smallest D. solar system
Question 11. For more than 450 years, Mexico City has been the economic, culture and political
centre of Mexican people.
A. more than Β. has been C. culture D. Mexican people
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Question 12. When Mr Spendthrift ran out of money, he his mother for help.
A. fell back on Β. fell upon C. fell behind D. fell in with
Question 13. It's funny you should say that. I've just had the thought.
A. like Β. identical C. alike D. likely
Question 14. , I decided to stop trading with them.
A. Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealer
Β. Though being the biggest dealer
C. Being the biggest dealer
D. Even though they were the biggest dealer
Question 15. He used to do well at school having his early education disrupted by illness.
A. apart from Β. in spite of C. in addition to D. because of
Question 16. I refuse to believe a word of it; it's a cock-and- story.
A. hen Β. goose C. bull D. duck
Question 17. Why don’t you a go? It’s not difficult!
A. make Β. have C. do D. set
Question 18. How many means of do you use on a regular basis?
A. communication B. communicator
C. communicating D. communicative
Question 19. Students use the library's computers to get access the Internet.
A. for Β. to C. with D. by
Question 20. If you can’t remember his phone number, you can always it _ in the
phone book.
A. take/ down Β. look/ up C. find/ out D. bring/ about
Question 21. Researchers have to the conclusion that your personality is affected by your
genes.
A. come Β. got C. reached D. arrived
Question 22. You should a professional to check your house for earthquake damage.
A. have Β. get C. make D. take
Question 23. Many of the people who attended Mr David's funeral him for many years.
A. didn’t see Β. wouldn’t see C. haven't seen D. hadn't seen
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
MICHAEL FARADAY
During the last 400 years, most scientists have based on mathematics in their development of
their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make
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(24) of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791
and had no (25) beyond reading and writing.
In 1812 Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphry Davy. Later, Faraday
became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy's life embittered with jealousy.
Faraday made the first (26) _ motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to
produce movement. Then Faraday became interested in the relationship between electricity and
magnetism. In 1831 he discovered that when a magnet is moved near a wire, electricity flows in the
wire. With this discovery he produced a machine for making electricity called a dynamo. Faraday then
went on to show how electricity affects chemical (27) .
Because Faraday believed that money should be given to the poor, when he grew old, he was
destitute. (28) , Queen Victoria rewarded him for his discoveries by giving him a stipend
and a house. He died in 1867.
Question 24. A. usage Β. advantage C. use D. utilization
Question 25. A. instruction Β. knowledge C. training D. schooling
Question 26. A. electric Β. electronics C. electricity D. electrician
Question 27. A. matters Β. substances C. materials D. equations
Question 28. A. Still Β. So C. However D. Yet
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the question.
A number of factors related to the voice reveal the personality of the speaker. The first is the broad
area of communication, which includes imparting information by use of language, communicating with
a group or an individual, and specialized communication through performance. A person conveys
thoughts and ideas through choice of words, by a tone of voice that is pleasant or unpleasant, gentle or
harsh, by the rhythm that is inherent within the language itself, and by speech rhythms that are flowing
and regular or uneven and hesitant, and finally, by the pitch and melody of the utterance. When speaking
before a group, a person's tone may indicate unsureness or fright, confidence or calm. At interpersonal
levels, the tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen, or may belie them.
Here the speaker’s tone can consciously or unconsciously reflect intuitive sympathy or antipathy, lack
of concern or interest, fatigue, anxiety, enthusiasm or excitement, all of which are usually discernible
by the acute listener. Public performance is a manner of communication that is highly specialized
with its own techniques for obtaining effects by voice and/or gesture. The motivation derived from the
text, and in the case of singing, the music, in combination with the performer's skills, personality, and
ability to create empathy will determine the success of artistic, political, or pedagogic communication.
Second, the voice gives psychological clues to a person’s self-image, perception of others, and
emotional health. Self-image can be indicated by a tone of voice that is confident, pretentious, shy,
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aggressive, outgoing, or exuberant, to name only a few personality traits. Also the sound may give a
clue to the facade or mask of that person, for example, a shy person hiding behind an overconfident
front. How a speaker perceives the listener's receptiveness, interest, or sympathy in any given
conversation can drastically alter the tone of presentation, by encouraging or discouraging the speaker.
Emotional health is evidenced in the voice by free and melodic sounds of the happy, by constricted and
harsh sound of the angry, and by dull and lethargic qualities of the depressed.
A. The function of the voice in performance
Β. The connection between voice and personality
C. Communication styles
D. The production of speech
Question 30. What does the author mean by stating that "At interpersonal levels, tone may reflect
ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen"?
A. Feelings is expressed with different words than ideas are.
Β. The tone of voice can carry information beyond the meaning of words.
C. A high tone of voice reflects an emotional communication.
D. Feelings are more difficult to express than ideas.
Question 31. The word "Here" in paragraph 1 refers to .
A. interpersonal interactions Β. the tone
C. ideas and feelings D. words chosen
Question 32. The word ''derived" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. discussed Β. prepared C. registered D. obtained
Question 33. According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice, may be an indication of a
person’s .
A. general physical health Β. personality
C. ability to communicate D. vocal quality
Question 34. According to the passage, an overconfident front may hide .
A. hostility Β. shyness C. friendliness D. strength
Question 35. The word "drastically” in line paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. frequently Β. exactly C. severely D. easily
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the question.
As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States
increased. The frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities.
Industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon
credentials and expertise to make schooling increasingly important for economic and social
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mobility. Increasingly, too, schools were viewed as the most important means of integrating
immigrants into American society.
The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the
century coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920
schooling to age fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year was greatly
lengthened. Kindergartens, vacation schools, extracurricular activities, and vocational education and
counseling extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in the
larger industrial cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adult immigrants were sponsored
by public schools, corporations, unions, churches, settlement houses, and other agencies.
Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs
of specific populations. Immigrant women were once such population. Schools tried to educate young
women so they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many
educators considered appropriate for women was the home.
Although looking after the house and family was familiar to immigrant women, American
education gave homemaking a new definition. In pre-industrial economies, homemaking had meant the
production as well as the consumption of goods, and it commonly included income-producing activities
both inside and outside the home, in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States,
however, overproduction rather than scarcity was becoming a problem. Thus, the ideal American
homemaker was viewed as a consumer rather than a producer. Schools trained women to be consumer
homemakers: cooking, shopping, decorating, and caring for children “efficiently” in their own homes,
or if economic necessity demanded, as employees in the homes of others. Subsequent reforms have
made these notions seem quite out-of-date.
Question 36. It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing
importance of education in the United States was .
A. the growing number of schools in frontier communities
Β. an increase in the number of trained teachers
C. the expanding economic problems of schools
D. the increased urbanization of the entire country
Question 37. The word "means" is closest in meaning to .
A. advantages Β. probability C. method D. qualifications
Question 38. The phrase ''coincided with" is closest in meaning to .
A. was influenced by Β. happened at the same time as
C. began to grow rapidly D. ensured the success of
Question 39. According to the passage, one important change in United States education by the
1920's was that .
A. most places required children to attend school
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Β. the amount of time spent on formal education was limited

C. new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education
D. adults and children studied in the same classes
Question 40. Vacation schools and extracurricular activities are mentioned to illustrate .
A. alternatives to formal education provided by public schools
Β. the importance of educational changes
C. activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs
D. the increased impact of public schools on students
Question 41. According to the passage, early-twentieth century education reformers believed that
.
A. different groups needed different kinds of education
Β. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them
C. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress
D. more women should be involved in education and industry
Question 42. The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to .
A. consumption Β. production C. homemaking D. education
Question 43. Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of .
A. overproduction in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
Β. scarcity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
C. economic necessity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
D. income-producing activities in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
Mark the letter A, Β, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following
exchanges.
Question 44. – “ ” – “No, I can manage. Thank you.”
A. Can you give me a hand with this please?
Β. Do you need their support?
C. Can you manage the job?
D. Let me carry the bag for you.
Question 45. Tom. “I don’t have my glasses. I can’t read the menu.” - Jane. “ ”
A. I am going to read it to you Β. I will read it to you
C. I have read it to you D. I will be reading it to you
Math the letter A, Β, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 46. Although Christopher was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.
A. Despite his superior strength, Christopher was soon overpowered by his attacker.
Β. Christopher was stronger, but he overpowered his attacker after a while.
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C. Christopher lost because he was stronger than his attacker.

D. Christopher was too strong to be overpowered by his attacker.
Question 47. He could have gone by bus and so saved a lot of money.
A. He wouldn’t have saved much money if he had taken the bus.
Β. He would have gone by bus if he had saved money for the fare.
C. He traveled by bus, and it didn’t cost him much.
D. He would have spent less money if he had traveled by bus.
Question 48. I have every intention of finding out who is responsible for the graffiti.
A. I fully intend to find out who is responsible for the graffiti.
Β. I have all the intention to find out who is responsible for the graffiti.
C. Who is responsible for the graffiti is one of my concerns.
D. I am intentional to find out who is responsible for the graffiti.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 49. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room. Therefore, he opened the window.
A. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window.
Β. The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room.
C. The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window.
D. Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air.
Question 50. No one but the experts were able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It
greatly resembled the original.
A. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.
Β. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for
the experts.
C. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the
experts could judge it quite easily.
D. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn't
genuine.
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỂ THI MẪU SỐ 11
Câu 1: Đáp án B
A. amount /əˈmaʊnt/ B. country / ˈkʌntri/
C. counter /’kaʊntə/ D. around /əˈraʊnd/
Câu 2: Đáp án A
A. education /ɛdjʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n / B. document /ˈdɒkjumənt/
C. endangered /ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd/ D. secondary /ˈsekəndri/
Câu 3: Đáp án A
A. interviewer /ˈɪntəvjuːə / B. inhabitant /ɪnˈhabɪt(ə)nt/
C. solidify /səˈlɪdɪfaɪ/ D. relationship /rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp /
Câu 4: Đáp án D
A. enter /ˈentə(r)/ C. chemist /ˈkemɪst/
B. comment /ˈkɒment/ D. proceed /prəˈsiːd /
Câu 5: Đáp án B
dawn = beginning (sự bắt đầu, buổi đầu, bình minh)
expansion (sự mở rộng)
continuation (sự tiếp tục, liên tục)
outcome (hậu quả, kết quả)
Câu 6: Đáp án D
rather than = instead of (thay vì, hơn là)
regardless of (bất chấp, bất kể)
as well as (cũng như là)
unless (trừ khi)
Câu 7: Đáp án B
disgusted at (ghê tởm) >< delighted at (thích thú)
allergic to (bị dị ứng với)
displeased with (không hài lòng với)
angry at (tức giận với)
Câu 8: Đáp án D
obliged (bắt buộc) >< optional (tùy chọn)
forced = impelled (thúc ép, bắt buộc)
required (đòi hỏi, yêu cầu)
Câu 9: Đáp án A
have not → has not
Giải thích: “measles” (bệnh sởi) là danh từ số ít (những danh từ chỉ bệnh tật luôn ở số ít như
mumps - bệnh quai bị và bệnh “rickets” - còi xương)
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Câu 10: Đáp án B
astronomy → astronomers
Giải thích: astronomers (nhà chiêm tinh học) là danh từ chỉ người mới đi với động từ 'think'
Câu 11: Đáp án C
culture → cultural
Giải thích: cultural là tính từ đứng trước bổ nghĩa cho danh từ “centre” (cấu trúc song song)
Câu 12: Đáp án A
fall back on (upon): phải nhờ đến, phải dùng đến
fall behind: tụt lùi, tụt hậu
fall in with: tình cờ gặp, tán thành, đồng ý với
fall upon: tấn công
identical thought: suy nghĩ giống hệt nhau
alike: giống nhau, (thường đi với to be alike hoặc to look alike)
likely >< unlikely: có khả năng, có thể xảy ra
Câu 14: Đáp án D
even though đi với 1 mệnh đề thể hiện sự nhượng bộ
Câu A sai vì không có “despite of” (despite = in spite of)
Câu 15: Đáp án Β
in spite of: mặc dù, bất chấp (phù hợp về ngữ nghĩa)
apart from = except: ngoại trừ
in addition to = besides: ngoài ra, bên cạnh
because of = due to = on account of: bởi vì, do
cock-and-bull story (chuyện bịa, chuyện khó tin)
Câu 17: Đáp án: B
have a go = give it a try: cố gắng làm gì, thử làm gì
Câu 18: Đáp án: A
means of communications = methods of communication: phương tiện giao tiếp
communicator (danh từ chỉ người): người truyền tin
communicative (tính từ): hay lan truyền, thích trò chuyện
Get access to + something: truy cập, tiếp cận với
Look something up: tra cứu .
Take something down: ghi chép lại
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Find out = discover: phát hiện ra, khám phá ra
Bring about something: dẫn dến, gây ra
Come to the conclusion = reach the conclusion = arrive at the conclusion: đi đến kết luận
Get + somebody + to do = have + somebody + do: thuê, nhờ, yêu cầu ai làm gì
Make + somebody + do: khiến, bắt ai làm gì
Take + somebody + to somewhere: đưa ai đến đâu
Câu 23: Đáp án: D
Hadn't seen: thời quá khứ hoàn thành (dấu hiệu: attended và for many years)
make use of: tận dụng usage: tác dụng
take advantage of: lợi dụng utilization: sự sử dụng, sự tận dụng
have no training: không được đào tạo, dạy dỗ
have no schooling: không được sự giáo dục của nhà trường
instruction: sự hướng dẫn
knowledge: kiến thức
electric motor: mô tơ điện electronics: ngành điện tử
electricity: điện electrician: kỹ sư điện
chemical substance: chất hóa học matter: vấn đề
material: tài liệu equation: phương trình
however: tuy nhiên (đứng ở đầu câu và trước 1 dấu phấy)
still = yet = but: tuy nhiên, nhưng (đứng ở giữa 2 mệnh đề, hay đứng sau AND và 1 dấu phẩy)
so: do vậy (đứng giữa 2 mệnh đề, sau 1 dấu phẩy)
Thông tin được xuất hiện ở cả bài, đôi khi có thể tìm thấy ở đoạn đầu tiên hoặc đoạn cuối cùng.
Với bài đọc này, ý tổng quát xuất hiện ngay ở câu đầu tiên (A number of factors related to the voice
reveal the personality of the speaker/ Nhiều yếu tố liên quan đến giọng nói tiết lộ tính cách của người
nói.)
Câu cho sẵn: At interpersonal levels, the tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the
words chosen or may belie them, (dịch: Ở mức độ giao tiếp - giữa các cá nhân với nhau, giọng điệu
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có thể phản ánh ý tưởng và cảm xúc còn hơn cả chính lời nói hoặc còn có thể ngược với chính lời
nói ấy)
Câu viết lại: The tone of voice can carry information beyond the meaning of words. (Giọng điệu
của giọng nói có thể truyền tải thông tin nằm ngoài ý nghĩa của lời nói)
Theo thông tin ở câu đặt ngay trước từ Here: At interpersonal levels, the tone may reflect ideas and
feelings over and above the words chosen or may belie them, sẽ hiểu rằng từ "Here" quy chiếu cụm từ
at interpersonal levels (ở mức độ giao tiếp giữa các cá nhân).
Dựa vào ngữ cảnh của câu, derived = obtained (nhận được, có được).
Discussed (thảo luận), prepared (chuẩn bị), registered (đăng ký)
Theo câu “Self-image can be indicated by a tone of voice that is confident, pretentious, shy,
aggressive, outgoing, or exuberant, to name only a few personality traits.” (Hình ảnh bản thân có thể
được chỉ ra bằng 1 giọng điệu tự tin, khoe khoang, e thẹn, hùng hổ, dễ gần hoặc vui vẻ, để chỉ ra cho
một vài nét tính cách.)
Theo bài đọc, vẻ bề ngoài quá tự tin có thể là che giấu đi sự e thẹn/rụt rè (shyness) trong câu “....a
shy person hiding behind an overconfident front”
Hostility (sự đối nghịch), friendliness (sự thân thiện), strength (sức mạnh)
Trong ngữ cảnh của bài, drastically = severely (một cách mạnh mẽ, trầm trọng)
Frequently (thường xuyên), exactly (một cách chính xác), easily (một cách dễ dàng)
Dịch câu hỏi: Có thể suy ra từ đoạn 1 rằng một yếu tố quan trọng trong tầm quan trọng ngày càng
lớn của nên giáo dục Mỹ là ....
Thông tin xuất hiện ở câu “The frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived
in towns and cities.” (dịch: Biên giới đã gần như biến mất hết và đến năm 1910 phần lớn người Mỹ
sống ở thị trấn và thành phố). Như vậy, ta có thể suy ra rằng yếu tố quan trọng ấy là sự đô thị hóa gia
tăng của cả nước.
Các phương án còn lại không có thông tin nhắc hoặc thông tin chưa chính xác.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, means = method (phương pháp, phương tiện)
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, coincided with = happened at the same time as (trùng hợp với, cùng thời
điểm với)
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Dịch câu hỏi: Theo bài đọc, một sự thay đổi quan trọng ở nền giáo dục Mỹ những năm 1920 là…..
Thông tin xuất hiện đầu đoạn 2 "By the 1920s schooling to age fourteen or beyond was compulsory
in most states, and the school year was greatly lengthened....", vào những năm 1920, đến trường đến
năm 14 tuổi hoặc hơn là bắt buộc ở hầu hết các bang.... Như vậy, phương án A (phần lớn các nơi yêu
cầu trẻ đến trường) là chính xác.
Thông tin xuất hiện trong câu "Kindergartens, vocation schools, extracurricular activities, and
vocational education and counseling extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students,
many of whom in the larger industrial cities were the children of immigrants" (Trường mẫu giáo,
trường học dạy nghề, các hoạt động ngoại khóa và đào tạo tư vấn nghề nâng cao tầm ảnh hưởng của
các trường công đối với đời sống học sinh, nhiều trong số các em đó đang sống ở các thành phố công
nghiệp là con em của người dân nhập cư). Bởi vậy, đó là các hoạt động nhằm tăng ảnh hưởng của
trường công lên học sinh.
Dịch câu hỏi: Theo bài đọc, các nhà cải cách giáo dục đầu thế kỷ 20 tin rằng...
Thông tin xuất hiện ở câu đầu tiên của đoạn 3 "Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested
that education programs should suit the needs of specific populations." (Các nhà cải cách đầu thế kỷ 20
đưa ra gợi ý là chương trình giáo dục nên phù hợp với nhu cầu của những nhóm dân số nhất định).
Suy ra phương án A, những nhóm dân số khác nhau cần những loại hình đào tạo khác nhau.
Đại từ ‘it’ ở đoạn 4 quy chiếu đến từ 'homemaking' (tự sản xuất và tiêu thụ) được nhắc đến ở ngay
mệnh đề trước đó “In pre-industrial economies, homemaking had meant the production as well as the
consumption of goods”
Dịch câu hỏi: Phụ nữ được đào tạo thành những người sản xuất tiêu dùng là do….
Thông tin xuất hiện ở ".... however, overproduction rather than scarcity was becoming a problem.
Thus, the ideal American homemaker was viewed as a consumer rather than a producer.” (...tuy nhiên,
việc sản xuất dư thừa thay vì khan khiếm đang trở thành một vấn đề. Do vậy, người sản xuất tại gia
lý tưởng của Mỹ được coi là một nhà tiêu dùng hơn là là một người sản xuất.). Suy ra đáp án là A (....
Là do việc sản xuất dư thừa tại nước Mỹ công nghiệp đầu thế kỷ 20.)
Cấu trúc: Let us/me do smt dùng để diễn đạt lời đề nghị giúp đỡ ai đó
Dịch: Để mình xách túi cho cậu nhé! - Thôi, mình có thể tự làm được. Cảm ơn cậu!
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cấu trúc: I'll do smt thể hiện 1 quyết định và 1 lời đề nghị đưa ra ngay tại thời điểm nói
Dịch: - Tớ không đeo kính. Tớ không đọc được thực đơn đâu. - Tớ sẽ đọc cho cậu.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Mặc dù Christopher là người khỏe hơn trong hai người, kẻ tấn công anh ta
cũng sớm áp đảo anh ta.
Câu gốc: although + mệnh đề
Câu viết lại dùng despite + cụm danh từ, overpower (áp đảo, chế ngự)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Đáng lẽ anh ta cũng có thể đi bằng xe buýt và tiết kiệm được nhiều tiền.
Câu gốc: cấu trúc: could have PII là đã có khả năng làm gì nhưng đã không làm trong quá khứ,
có nghĩa là trên thực tế anh ta đã không đi bằng xe buýt và do đó không tiết kiệm được tiền.
Câu viết lại: dùng câu điều kiện loại 3 (thể hiện sự tiếc nuối cho quá khứ)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Tôi hoàn toàn có ý định tìm ra ai là người chịu trách nhiệm cho hình vẽ trên
tường kia.
Câu gốc: have every intention of + V_ing
Câu viết lại: fully intend to V (hoàn toàn có ý định làm gì)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Người đàn ông ấy muốn có chút không khí trong lành trong phòng. Do đó,
ông ấy đã mở của sổ ra.
Hai câu đơn nối với nhau bằng therefore thể hiện mối quan hệ nguyên nhân - kết quả, được viết
lại bằng ... in order to V để thể hiện mục đích.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Không ai ngoài các chuyên gia mới có thể nhận ra được bức họa đó là giả
mạo. Nó rất giống với bản gốc.
Hai câu đơn được kết hợp bằng cấu trúc ... so much like...that only the experts… it wasn’t genuine
(Bức họa này quá giống với bức họa gốc nên chỉ có chuyên gia mới có thể nói rằng nó không phải là
thật)
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Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. apologize B. agree C. algebra D. aggressive
Question 2. A. likes B. tightens C. heaps D. coughs
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. celebrate B. occupy C. determine D. atmosphere
Question 4. A. sensitive B. allowance C. consultant D. location
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 5. I had to pay through the nose to get my car repaired at a service station in the middle of
the desert.
A. spend less money than usual B. cost a lot of money
C. pay too much for something D. make a lot of money
Question 6. In the United States there are only a few deaths annually from rattlesnakes, with a
mortality rate of less than 2 percent of those attacked.
A. percentage B. illness C. death D. survival
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
Question 7. There has been no discernible improvement in the noise levels since lorries were
banned.
A. insignificant B. clear C. obvious D. thin
Question 8. These techniques to stop desert expansion are just temporary.
A. parallel B. constant C. permanent D. deliberate
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
Question 9. Proteins are made up of folded irregularly chains, the links of which are amino acids.
A. made up of B. folded irregularly
C. the links D. which
Question 10. Little he knows about the surprise that awaited him.
A. he knows B. about C. that D. awaited
Question 11. The astronomy is the oldest science, but it continues to be at the forefront of scientific
thought.
A. the astronomy B. science C. continues D. at
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 12. It was so quiet; you could have heard a drop.
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A. pin B. feather C. leaf D. sigh

Question 13. is not clear to researchers.
A. Why did dinosaurs become extinct B. Why dinosaurs became extinct
C. Did dinosaurs become extinct D. Dinosaurs became extinct
Question 14. If a machine stops moving or working normally, you can say that it has .
A. cut off B. wiped out C. seized up D. go off
Question 15. Drinking water excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a stained or
mottled effect on the enamel of teeth.
A. containing B. including C. made up of D. composed of
Question 16. Newspaper publishers in the States have estimated reads a newspaper every
day.
A. nearly 80 percentage of the adult population who
B. it is nearly 80 percent of the adult population
C. that it is nearly 80 percentage of the adult population
D. that nearly 80 percent of the adult population
Question 17. The Artificial Intelligence expert wanted to have his assistant the newly
made robot.
A. activate B. activated C. activating D. to activate
Question 18. Many materials have been used for teeth, including wood.
A. artificial B. false C. hand-made D. natural
Question 19. A lot of residents had to from the unexpected hurricane last month.
A. protect B. recover C. suffer D. save
Question 20. Each form of mass media has an important on society.
A. impact B. pressure C. affection D. role
Question 21. Many people _ television as their main source of information and
entertainment.
A. rely on B. try on C. put on D. hold on
Question 22. A flat in the centre of the city might you an arm and a leg.
A. spend B. lose C. cost D. require
Question 23. The promoters called the concert because the singer had a sore throat.
A. away B. up C. off D. with
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t
find the energy to get out of bed (24) _ for school? According to a new report, today's
generations of children are in danger of getting so little sleep that they are putting their mental and
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physical health at (25) . Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night,
(26) teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five
youngsters gets anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their
age.
This (27) serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children's ability to
concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired
reaction time and poor concentration is well established. Research has shown that losing as little as half
an hour’s sleep a night can have profound effects on how children perform the next day. A good
night's sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep that they release a hormone
that is essential for their ‘growth spurt’ (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid
rate). It’s true that they can, to some (28) , catch up on sleep at weekends,
but that won’t help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon.
Question 24. A. behind time B. about time C. in time D. at times
Question 25. A. jeopardy B. threat C. risk D. danger
Question 26. A. or B. because C. whereas D. so
Question 27. A. raises B. rises C. results D. comes
Question 28. A. rate B. extent C. level D. point
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
Psychologists have debated a long time about whether a child’s upbringing can give it the ability
to do outstandingly well. Some think that it is impossible to develop genius and say that it is simply
something a person is born with. Others, however, argue that the potential for great achievement can
be developed. The truth lies somewhere between these two extremes.
It seems very obvious that being born with the right qualities from gifted parents will increase a
child's ability to do well. However, this ability will be fully realized only with the right upbringing and
opportunities. As one psychologist says, “To have a fast car, you need both a good engine and
fuel.”
Scientists have recently assessed intelligence, achievement, and ability in 50 sets of identical twins
that were separated shortly after birth and brought up by different parents. They found that achievement
was based on intelligence, and later influenced by the child's environment.
One case involving very intelligent twins was quoted. One of the twins received a normal
upbringing, and performed well. The other twin, however, was brought up by extremely supportive
parents and given every possible opportunity to develop its abilities. That twin, though starting out with
the same degree of intelligence as the other, performed even better.
This case reflects the general principle of intelligence and ability. The more favorable the
environment, the more a child's intelligence and ability are developed. However, there is no link
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between intelligence and the socioeconomic level of a child's family. In other words, it does not
matter how poor or how rich a family is, as this does not affect intelligence.
Gifted people cannot be created by supportive parents, but they can be developed by them. One
professor of music said that outstanding musicians usually started two or three years earlier than
ordinary performers, often because their parents had recognized their ability. These musicians then
needed at least ten years' hard work and training in order to reach the level they were capable of
attaining.
People who want to have very gifted children are given the following advice.
• Marry an intelligent person.
• Allow children to follow their own interests rather than the interests of the parents.
• Start a child's education early but avoid pushing the child too hard.
• Encourage children to play; for example, playing with musical instruments is essential for a
child who wants to become an outstanding musician.
Question 29. The upbringing of highly intelligent children requires .
A. an expensive education B. good musical instruments
C. parental support and encouragement D. wealthy and loving parents
Question 30. The word “others” used in the first paragraph refers to .
A. other people B. other scientists C. other children D. other geniuses
Question 31. How were great musicians different from ordinary musicians in their development?
A. Their ability was realized at an early stage and then nurtured.
B. They practiced playing their instruments for many years.
C. They concentrated on music to the exclusion of other areas.
D. They were exceptionally intelligent and artistic.
Question 32. When encouraging their gifted children, parents should avoid .
A. pushing their children too hard
B. letting them play their own way
C. permitting them to follow their own interests
D. starting their education at an early age
Question 33. The remark: “To have a fast car, you need both a good engine and fuel.” in the
passage means that in order to become a genius.
A. you need to have good health and good nourishment
B. you need intelligence and you need to develop it
C. you should try to move quickly and efficiently
D. you must nourish your brain and train your muscles hard
Question 34. The word “favorable” in the paragraph 5 mostly means .
A. “good for someone and making him/her likely to be successful”
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B. “helping somebody to be more intelligent compared to other people”

C. “of high quality or an acceptable standard”
D. “under the control or in the power of somebody else”
Question 35. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT .
A. educational development depends completely on economic well-being
B. a child's intelligence is influenced by that of his/ her parents
C. to become successful, a child needs both native intelligence and development
D. studying different twins is a useful scientific procedure
In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe
recycling is big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive
to the environment. Recycling means finding ways to use products a second time. The motto of the
recycling movement is “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”.
The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs boxes
and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging:
usually paper, a box, and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy
things that are wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy
high-quality products. When low quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy
new ones - a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality
appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way,
if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to the
manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throwaway must stop.
The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After
customers empty the bottles, they return them to the store. The manufacturers of the drinks collect the
bottles, wash them and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved.
In some parts of the world returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the
garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throwaway bottles.
The third step is being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and
used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one
aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle
aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world’s precious resources.
A. how to reduce garbage disposal
B. what people often understand about the term ‘recycle’
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C. what is involved in the recycling movement

D. how to live sensitively to the environment.
Question 37. Which is described as one of the most industrialized areas?
A. Europe B. Asia C. Middle East D. South America
Question 38. What does the word “sensitive” in the phrase “sensitive to the environment” in
paragraph 1 mean?
A. cautious B. logical C. friendly D. responding
Question 39. People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT .
A. buy high-quality product B. buy simply-wrapped things
C. reuse cups D. buy fewer hamburgers
Question 40. The word “motto” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. meaning B. value C. belief D. reference
Question 41. What best describes the process of reuse?
A. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.
B. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
C. The bottles are washed, returned, filled again and collected.
D. The bottles are collected, returned, filled again and washed.
Question 42. The garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because
A. people are ordered to return bottles.
B. returned bottles are few.
C. not many bottles are made of glass or plastic.
D. each returned bottle is paid.
Question 43. The word “practice” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. drill B. exercise C. deed D. belief
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following
exchanges.
Question 44. Brown! “ ” - Smith. “Thanks, I'll write to you as soon as I arrive in Paris.”
A. God bless you! B. Have a go!
C. Better luck next time! D. Have a nice trip!
Question 45. James. “Do you mind if I open the window?” - Carol. “ ”
A. I'd rather you didn't B. Yeah, of course
C. Please, don’t worry D. Yes, it is, isn’t it?
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
Question 46. I remember telling you about the due day of the exam paper.
A. I remember to tell you when the exam paper was due.
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B. I think I have told you about the exam paper's due.

C. I think I have told you when you sit for the exam.
D. I remember I have told you when the exam paper is due.
Question 47. Friendly though he may seem, he's not very trusted.
A. However he seems friendly, he’s not to be trusted.
B. However friendly he seems, he's not to be trusted.
C. He may have friends, but he's not to be trusted.
D. He's too friendly to be trusted.
Question 48. Alfred said to John. “I didn’t use your computer! Someone else did, not me.”
A. Alfred told John that he hadn't used his computer, saying that someone else had.
B. Alfred denied having used John's computer, saying that someone else had.
C. Alfred refused to use John's computer, saying that someone else had.
D. Alfred said to John that he hadn’t used his computer, saying that someone else had.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
Question 49. We know that animals need vitamins for growth and development Plants need them,
too.
A. Plants are known to need the same vitamins for growth and development as do animals.
B. In order to grow and develop, plants are known to need the vitamins that are produced by
animals.
C. Animals need vitamins to grow and develop whereas plants need its growth and development.
D. What we are that both animals and plants can produce vitamins for growth and development.
Question 50. We chose to find a place for the night. We found the bad weather very inconvenient.
A. Bad weather was approaching, so we started to look for a place to stay.
B. The bad weather prevented us from driving any further.
C. Seeing that the bad weather had set in, we decided to find somewhere to spend the night.
D. Because the climate was so severe, we were worried about what we’d do at night.
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Câu 1: Đáp án C
A. apologize /əˈpɒlədʒʌɪz/ B. agree /əˈɡriː/
C. algebra /ˈaldʒɪbrə/ D. aggressive /əˈɡrɛsɪv/
Câu 2: Đáp án B
A. likes /laɪks/ B. tightens /ˈtʌɪt(ə)nz/
C. heaps /hiːps/ D. coughs /kɒfs/
Câu 3: Đáp án C
A. celebrate /ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/ B. occupy /ˈɒkjʊpʌɪ/
C. determine /dɪˈtəːmɪn/ D. atmosphere /ˈatməsfɪə/
Câu 4: Đáp án A
A. sensitive /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ B. allowance /əˈlaʊəns/
C. consultant /kənˈsʌlt(ə)nt/ D. location /lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
Câu 5: Đáp án C
pay through the nose = pay too much for something: trả một giá quá đắt
spend less money than usual: chi tiêu ít tiền hơn bình thường.
cost a lot of money: đắt tiền
make a lot of money: kiếm nhiều tiền
Câu 6: Đáp án C
mortality = death: tình trạng tử vong
percentage: tỉ lệ phần trăm
illness: sự đau ốm
survival: sự sống sót
Câu 7: Đáp án A
Indiscernible: dễ thấy >< insignificant: không dễ thấy, không quan trọng
obvious = clear rõ ràng, hiển nhiên (gần nghĩa với từ cho sẵn)
thin: gầy, mỏng
Câu 8: Đáp án C
Temporary: tạm thời >< permanent: vĩnh cửu
parallel: song song constant: liên tục deliberate: thận trọng, có tính toán
Câu 9: Đáp án B
folded irregularly  irregularly folded: được gấp lại mà không theo quy luật
Giải thích: đây là lỗi về trật tự từ, trạng từ phải đứng trước quá khứ phân từ (adv + P2) đóng vai
trò làm cụm tính từ mang nghĩa bị động cho danh từ.
he knows  does he know
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Giải thích: khi little (hầu như không) đứng đầu câu hoặc 1 mệnh đề thì phải đảo trợ động từ lên
trước chủ ngữ theo cấu trúc câu đảo.
The astronomy  astronomy (ngành chiêm tinh học)
Giải thích: khi nhắc đến 1 ngành khoa học nói chung, không cần dùng mạo từ ‘the’
hear a pin drop (nghe được âm thanh nhỏ nhất, nghe được tiếng động khẽ nhất), đây là một
thành ngữ cố định.
Đây là mệnh đề danh từ đóng vai trò làm chủ ngữ trong câu, động từ chính được chia ở số ít.
(Dịch: Lý do vì sao khủng long trở nên tuyệt chủng vẫn chưa rõ ràng đối với các nhà nghiên
cứu)
seize up (ngừng hoạt động, kẹt)
Cut off: cắt đứt; wipe out: xóa bỏ; go off: nổ.
containing: chứa
made up of = composed of: tạo nên bởi, cấu thành bởi
including: bao gồm
nearly 80 percent of N (gần 80%...)
Have + somebody + do: thuê, nhờ, yêu câu ai làm gì
False teeth: răng giả
Artificial: (đi cùng với flower, limb, sweetener, fertilizer) nhân tạo
Hand-made: làm bằng tay
Natural: tự nhiên
Suffer from: chịu đựng
Protect somebody/something from/against + something: bảo vệ ai/cái gì khỏi cái gì
Recover from: hồi phục
Save somebody/something from something/doing something: cứu ai/cái gì khỏi...
Have an impact/influence/effect on something: ảnh hưởng, tác động lên cái gì
Put pressure on somebody: gây áp lực cho ai
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Affection for/towards somebody/something: cảm giác yêu mến....
Have/play a role in ….: có vai trò trong ….
Rely on = depend on: phụ thuộc, tin tưởng vào
Try on: thử (quần áo...)
Put on: mặc (quần áo) >< take off
Hold on: nắm chặt, giữ chặt
Cost an arm and a leg: rất đắt đỏ
Call off = cancel something: hủy cái gì
Call up: gọi tên, gợi lại
Call away: gọi đi, mời đi
in time for + N: kịp thời gian để làm gì
behind time: chậm, muộn
about time trong cấu trúc: It is about time + S + did (đã đến lúc ai đó phải làm gì)
at times = sometimes: thỉnh thoảng
put something at risk: đặt cái gì đó vào nguy hiểm
in jeopardy = in danger: trong nguy hiểm
under threat: bị đe dọa
whereas = while (trái lại, trong khi đó) được đứng ở đầu một mệnh đề hoặc giữa 2 mệnh đề thể
hiện sự đối lập về nghĩa.
Or: hoặc, nếu không thì
Because: bởi vì
So: do đó, vì vậy
raise a question: đặt ra một câu hỏi (đây là một từ cố định - collocation)
to some extent: tới một chừng mực nào đó là một cụm từ cố định
Rate: tốc độ, tỷ lệ; level: mức độ; point: ý, điểm
Theo thông tin ở đoạn 3, việc nuôi dạy những đứa trẻ rất thông minh cần có sự hỗ trợ và khuyến
khích của bố mẹ.
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Ngay đầu đoạn 1 nhắc đến quan điểm của các nhà tâm tý học về việc nuôi dạy các thần đồng. Từ
“others” được dùng để nói đến các nhà tâm lý học khác, mà psychologists cũng là những scientists.
Dịch câu hỏi: Nhạc sĩ vĩ đại với nhạc sĩ bình thường khác nhau trong quá trình phát triển như thế
nào?
Thông tin để trả lời câu hỏi này “...outstanding musicians usually started two or three years earlier
than ordinary performers, often because their parents had recognized their ability. These musicians then
needed at least ten years’ hard work and training in order to reach the level they were capable of
attaining.” (dịch: những nhạc sĩ ưu tú thường bắt đầu sớm hơn 2 hoặc 3 năm so với các nhạc sĩ bình
thường, thường vì bố mẹ họ đã phát hiện ra khả năng của họ. Những nhạc sĩ này sau đó phải cần ít
nhất 10 năm lao động và đào tạo nghiêm túc để đạt trình độ họ có thể có được). Điều đó có nghĩa là khả
năng của những nhạc sĩ vĩ đại được phát hiện sớm và sau đó được nuôi dưỡng.
Thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn cuối cùng “avoid pushing the child too hard” thể hiện rõ là khi khuyến
khích những trẻ có tài năng, các bậc cha mẹ nên tránh ép con mình quá mức.
Lời nhận xét của một nhà tâm lý học nói “To have a fast car, you need both a good engine and fuel”
(dịch: Để có một chiếc ô tô chạy nhanh, bạn cần cả một động cơ xe tốt và cả nhiên liệu để chạy nữa.)
hàm ý là để trở thành một thần đồng, bạn cần trí thông minh và cần phải phát triển trí thông minh ấy.
Từ “favourable” (thuận lợi) = “good for someone and making him/her likely to be successful”
Thông tin trong xuyên suốt bài đọc đều thể hiện rằng:
B. a child’s intelligence is influenced by that of his/ her parents (trí thông minh của trẻ bị ảnh hưởng
bởi trí thông minh của cha mẹ mình - yếu tố di truyền)
C. to become successful, a child needs both native intelligence and development (để thành công,
một đứa trẻ cần có cả trí thông minh sẵn có và sự phát triển)
D. studying different twins is a useful scientific procedure (nghiên cứu đối với các cặp song sinh
khác nhau là một tiến trình nghiên cứu khoa học có ích.)
Thông tin không được đề cập đến trong nội dung của bài đọc là:
A. educational development depends completely on economic well-being (sự phát triển của giáo
dục phụ thuộc hoàn toàn vào tình hình kinh tế.)
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Theo thông tin bao quát toàn bài đọc (đoạn mở đầu và 3 câu in nghiêng ở ba đoạn tiếp theo), chủ
đề của bài đọc là “những gì liên quan đến phong trào tái chế”
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ngay dòng đâu tiên của bài “In the world today, particularly in the two
most industrialized areas, North America and Europe, recycling is big news”, một trong những khu vực
công nghiệp hóa nhất là Châu Âu.
Cụm từ “sensitive to the environment” nghĩa là nhạy cảm hoặc thân thiện với môi trường (friendly).
cautious (thận trọng), logical (lô-gich), responding (hưởng ứng)
Thông tin xuất hiện trong câu “People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply, and to
reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products.” Câu này không
nhắc đến việc mua ít bánh hăm-bơ-gơ hơn là một cách giảm rác thải.
Motto = slogan (khẩu hiệu, phương châm)
Meaning (ý nghĩa), value (giá trị), reference (sự quy chiếu)
Thông tin ở đoạn 3 cho thấy một quá trình tái sử dụng là: người tiêu dùng trả lại chai, nhà sản xuất
thu thập, rửa sạch và lại đóng chai mới.
Thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối đoạn 3 “In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a
common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from
throwaway bottles.” cho thấy nơi đổ rác ở một số khu vùng có khá ít thủy tinh và nhựa vì mỗi một cái
chai được trả cho nhà sản xuất sẽ được trả tiền.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, practice = deed (việc làm, hành vi)
Have a nice nice trip! (Chúc một chuyến đi vui vẻ!) là câu chúc dành cho ai đó sắp đi đâu xa
Dịch: - Chúc cậu một chuyến đi vui vẻ! - Cảm ơn cậu! Tớ sẽ viết thư cho cậu ngay sau khi tới
Paris.
God bless you! (Chúa ban phước lành cho bạn!) là câu đáp lại khi ai đó hắt hơi
Have a go! (Hãy thử đi!) là một lời động viên, khuyến khích ai đó làm gì
Better luck next time! (Chúc bạn may mắn lần sau) là câu an ủi cho ai đó khi chưa thành.
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I’d rather you didn’t (Tớ không muốn cậu mở ra) là cách từ chối lời xin phép của ai đó.
Dịch: - Cậu có phiền nếu tớ mở cửa sổ ra không? - Tớ không muốn cậu mở ra đâu.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Tớ nhớ là đã nói với cậu về ngày dự kiến cho bài thi.
I remember telling... = I remember I have told ….
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Mặc dù anh ta có vẻ thân thiện, nhưng anh ta không đáng tin lắm.
Friendly though he may seem = However friendly he seems = No matter how friendly he seems
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Alfred nói với John: “Tôi không sử dụng máy tính của anh. Ai đó đã dùng,
không phải tôi.”
Câu viết lại là câu gián tiếp, sử dụng cấu trúc: deny having P2 (phủ nhận là đã làm gì)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Chúng ta biết rằng động vật cần vitamin để trưởng thành và phát triển. Thực
vật cũng cần vitamin.
Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp thành một câu ở thể bị động và thể hiện sự đồng tình: ….as do
animals.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Chúng tôi đã chọn cách tìm một nơi để nghỉ qua đêm. Chúng tôi thấy thời
tiết xấu thật bất tiện.
Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp thành câu ghép có mệnh đề chỉ lý đo (seeing that = because = as
= since): Seeing that the bad weather had set in, we decided to find somewhere to spend the night.
(Vì thời tiết xấu đã bắt đầu, chúng tôi quyết định tìm nơi nào đó để nghỉ qua đêm.)
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Question 1. A. merchant Β. sergeant C. commercial D. term
Question 2. A. amuses Β. purses C. blouses D. pleases
Question 3. A. imagine Β. inhabit C. continue D. disappear
Question 4. A. popularity Β. politician C. documentary D. laboratory
Mark the letter A, Β, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 5. “Please speak up a bit more, Jason. You're hardly loud enough to be heard from the
back”, the teacher said.
A. visible Β. audible C. edible D. eligible
Question 6. On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater.
A. Upon reflection Β. After discussing with my wife
C. For this time only D. For the second time
Mark the letter A, Β, 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.
Question 7. He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week.
A. fresh Β. disobedient C. obedient D. understanding
Question 8. Children must sit on a parent's lap unless an empty seat is available.
A. occupied Β. booked C. disused D. abandoned
Mark the letter A, Β, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
Question 9. A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same
idea.
A. a paragraph Β. consists of C. sentences D. related to
Question 10. The train to Ho Chi Minh city left at precisely 7 o' clock as usually, but the train to Ha
Noi capital left at half past six o'clock, which was exactly 20 minutes late.
A. precisely Β. as usually C. which D. exactly
Question 11. Whether life in the countryside is better than that in the city depend on each
individual's point of view.
A. Whether Β. that C. depend on D. point of view
Mark the letter A, Β, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
Question 12. British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are
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as different as .
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A. cats and dogs Β. salt and pepper

C. chalk and cheese D. here and there
Question 13. A washing machine of this type will certainly normal domestic use.
A. stand up for Β. come up with C. get on to D. take down with
Question 14. Half of the children were away from school last week because of of
influenza.
A. a break- out Β. a breakthrough C. an outburst D. an outbreak
Question 15. It's a formal occasion so we'll have to to the nines - no jeans and pullovers
this time!
A. hitch up Β. put on C. wear in D. get dressed up
Question 16. There seems to be a large between the number of people employed in service
industries, and those employed in the primary sectors.
A. discrimination Β. discretion C. discrepancy D. extinction
Question 17. All students must hand their homework the day after it is assigned.
A. out Β. on C. to D. in
Question 18. I’m not surprised that Tom is ill. He’s been for a long time. It was bound to
affect his health sooner or later.
A. having his cake and eating it Β. burning the candles at both hands
C. playing with fire D. going to town
Question 19. The climber into difficulties when there was a sudden storm.
A. came Β. met C. had D. got
Question 20. I picked up the wrong bag by .
A. mistake Β. purpose C. luck D. fault
Question 21. Most scientists believe that the day robots will become a part of our lives will come
.
A. from time to time Β. more or less C. sooner or later D. later than never
Question 22. The mass media are of communication, such as books, newspapers,
recordings, radio, movies, television, mobile phones and the Internet.
A. models Β. modes C. parts D. types
Question 23. If there are aliens out there, do you think they are much more advanced than
we are?
A. technological Β. technologically C. technology D. technologies
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, Β, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Imagine you are studying English at a small college in the Midwestern United States. The local
newspaper rarely has news about your native country. (24) , it prints very little foreign
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news, but this does not bother you at all. You sit comfortably in your apartment, turn on your (25)
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computer, and ask for the foreign news. The screen is immediately (26) with
news from (27) _ the world.
Computers have (28) an information “superhighway”. Today, computers can work
together - they can network with each other. The worldwide computer network is called the Internet.
Using the Internet, you can find all kinds of information and news from people and countries around
the world.
Question 24. A. Despite Β. In fact C. Because D. Although
Question 25. A. person Β. personified C. personally D. personal
Question 26. A. filled Β. full C. made D. taken
Question 27. A. in Β. on C. all above D. all over
Question 28. A. written Β. created C. composed D. invented
the correct answer to each of the questions.
Choosing a career may be one of the hardest jobs you ever have, and it must be done with care.
View a career as an opportunity to do something you love, not simply as a way to earn a living. Investing
the time and effort to thoroughly explore your options can mean the difference between finding a
stimulating and rewarding career and move from job to unsatisfying job in an attempt to find the right
one. Work influences virtually every aspect of your life, from your choice of friends to where you live.
Here are just a few of the factors to consider.
Deciding what matters most to you is essential to making the right decision. You may want to begin
by assessing your likes, dislikes, strengths, and weaknesses. Think about the classes, hobbies, and
surroundings that you find most appealing. Ask yourself questions, such as "Would you like to travel?
Do you want to work with children? Are you more suited to solitary or cooperative work?" There are
no right or wrong answers; only you know what is important to you. Determine which job features you
require, which ones you would prefer, and which ones you cannot accept. Then rank them in order of
importance to you.
The setting of the job is one factor to take into account. You may not want to sit at a desk all day.
If not, there are diversity occupation - building inspector, supervisor, real estate agent - that involve a
great deal of time away from the office. Geographical location may be a concern, and employment in
some fields is concentrated in certain regions. Advertising job can generally be found only in large
cities. On the other hand, many industries such as hospitality, law education, and retail sales are found
in all regions of the country. If a high salary is important to you, do not judge a career by its starting
wages. Many jobs, such as insurance sales, offers relatively low starting salaries; however, pay
substantially increases along with your experience, additional training, promotions and commission.
Don’t rule out any occupation without learning more about it. Some industries evoke positive or
negative associations. The traveling life of a flight attendant appears glamorous, while that of a
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plumber does not. Remember that many jobs are not what they appear to be at first, and may have merits
or demerits that are less obvious. Flight attendants must work long, grueling hours without sleeps,
whereas plumbers can be as highly paid as some doctors. Another point to consider is that as you get
mature, you will likely to develop new interests and skills that may point the way to new opportunities.
The choice you make today need not be your final one.
Question 29. The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. questions Β. answers C. features D. jobs
Question 30. The word "assessing” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by .
A. discovering Β. considering C. measuring D. disposing
Question 31. According to paragraph 3, which of the following fields is NOT suitable for a person
who does not want to live in a big city?
A. plumbing Β. law C. retail sales D. advertising
Question 32. It can be inferred from the paragraph 3 that .
A. jobs in insurance sales are generally not well-paid.
Β. insurance sales people can earn high salary later in their career.
C. people should constantly work toward the next promotion.
D. a starting salary should be an important consideration in choosing a career.
Question 33. In paragraph 4, the author suggests that .
A. you may want to change careers at some time in the future.
Β. as you get older, your career will probably less fulfilling.
C. you will be at your job for a lifetime, so choose carefully.
D. you will probably jobless at some time in the future.
Question 34. Why does the author mention “long, grueling hours without sleeps” in paragraph 4?
A. To emphasize the difficulty of working as a plumber.
Β. To contrast the reality of a flight attendant’s job with most people’s perception.
C. To show that people must work hard for the career they have chosen.
D. To discourage readers from choosing a career as a flight attendant.
Question 35. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. To make a lot of money, you should not take a job with a low starting salary.
Β. To make lots of money, you should rule out all factory jobs.
C. If you want an easy and glamorous lifestyle, you should consider becoming flight attendant.
D. Your initial view of certain careers may not be accurate.
Baseball evolved from a number of different ball-and-stick games (paddle ball, trap ball, one- old-
cat, rounders, and town ball) originating in England. As early as the American Revolution, it was
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noted that troops played “baseball" in their free time. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright formalized
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the New York Knickerbockers’ version of the game: a diamond shaped infield, with bases ninety feet
apart, three strikes-you’re-out, batter out on a caught ball, three outs per inning, a nine-man team. The
“New York Game” spread rapidly, replacing earlier localized forms. From its beginnings, baseball was
seen as a way of satisfying the recreational needs of an increasingly urban-industrial society. At its
inception it was played by and for wealthy gentlemen. A club might consist of 40 members. The
president would appoint two captains who would choose teams from among the members. Games were
played on Monday and Thursday afternoons, with the losers often providing a lavish evening’s
entertainment for the winners.
During the 1850-70 period the game was changing; however, with increasing commercialism
(charging admission), under-the-table payments to exceptional players, and gambling on the outcome
of games. By 1868 it was said that a club would have their regular professional ten, an amateur first-
nine, and their "muffins" (the gentlemanly duffers who once ran the game). Beginning with the first
openly all-salaried team (Cincinnati’s Red Stocking Club) in 1869, the 1870-1890 period saw the
complete professionalization of baseball, including formation of the National Association of
Professional Baseball Players in 1871. The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs was
formed in 1876, run by business-minded investors in joint-stock company clubs. The 1880s has been
called Major League Baseball’s “Golden Age”. Profits soared, player’s salaries rose somewhat, a
season of 84 games became one of 132, a weekly periodical “The Sporting News” came into being,
wooden stadiums with double-deck stands replaced open fields, and the standard refreshment became
hot dogs, soda pop and peanuts. In 1900 the Western League based in the growing cities of the Midwest
proclaimed itself the American League.
Question 36. What is the passage mainly about?
A. the origins of baseball
Β. the commercialization of baseball
C. the influence of the "New York Game" on baseball
D. the development of baseball in the nineteenth century
Question 37. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. the wealthy gentlemen who first played baseball, later needed to find another recreational
opportunity if they did not want to mix with others or become a “muffin”
Β. hot dogs would not have become as popular as they did, without the professionalism and
commercialism that developed in baseball
C. the "New York Game" spread rapidly because it was better formalized
D. business-minded investors were only interested in profits
Question 38. The word "inception" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. requirements Β. beginning C. insistence D. rules
Question 39. The word “lavish” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
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A. prolonged Β. very generous C. grand D. extensive
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Question 40. According to the second paragraph, all of the following are true EXCEPT .
A. commercialism became more prosperous
Β. the clubs are smaller
C. outstanding players got extra income
D. people gamed on the outcome of games
Question 41. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a feature of the 1880s "Golden Age"?
A. wooden stadiums replaced open fields
Β. a weekly periodical commenced
C. the National Association of Professional Baseball Players was formed
D. profits soared
Question 42. The word "somewhat" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to.
A. to a significant extent Β. to a minor extent
C. to not the same extent D. to some extent
Question 43. The word "itself" in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. the Western League Β. growing cities
C. the Midwest D. the American League
Question 44. Ben. “ ”. Jane. "Never mind.”
A. Congratulations! How wonderful!
Β. Sorry for staining your carpet. Let me have it cleaned.
C. Thank you for being honest with me.
D. Would you mind going to dinner next Sunday?
Question 45. Peter. – “All right. Keep your receipt. If something comes up, you can show it to us,
and we'll give you a refund.”
Tom. “ ”.
A. OK. I won't use it. Β. Thanks. I’ll put it in a safe place.
C. You’re welcome. See you later, D. Thanks you. I'll keep it for you.
Mark the letter A, Β, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 46. The staff couldn't have worked any harder, and they could not even finish half of the
order all the week.
A. Had the staff worked a little harder, they might have finished all the order by the end of the
week.
Β. Throughout the week, the staff could only complete half of the order, which how they did not
work as hard as they should have.
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C. The staff, who only completed half of the order all week, could not have worked as hard as
they claimed they did.
D. Throughout the week, less than half of the order could be produced, although the staff worked
as hard as they could.
Question 47. You needn't have taken so many warm clothes there.
A. It's not necessary for you to take so many warm clothes there.
Β. You have taken so many warm clothes there that I don't need.
C. There’s no need for you to take so many warm clothes there.
D. You took lots of warm clothes there but it turned out not necessary.
Question 48. My sister would love to be involved in the organization of the event, so would I.
A. My sister is so much like me, since she too takes part in organizing events voluntarily.
Β. My sister was so keen to take part in the organization of the event, that I encouraged her.
C. Both my sister and I would he very happy to take part in organizing the event.
D. I would like my sister to volunteer to take part in organizing the event.
Mark the letter A, Β, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
Question 49. Companies spend millions of dollars of advertising. They want to increase their sales.
A. Companies spend millions of dollars of advertising so that they want to increase their sales.
Β. Companies spend millions of dollars of advertising, but they want to increase their sales.
C. Companies spend millions of dollars of advertising with the aim of increasing their sales.
D. In order that they want to increase their sales, companies spend millions of dollars of
advertising.
Question 50. I had two job offers upon graduation. Neither of them was appropriate for my
qualifications.
A. Both of the job offers I had prior to my graduation were appropriate for my qualifications.
Β. Though I wasn’t qualified enough, two jobs were offered to me upon graduation.
C. The two jobs offered to me after I graduated were inappropriate for my qualifications.
D. I was offered two jobs soon after my graduation, both of which were suitable for my
qualifications.
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Câu 1: Đáp án B
A. merchant /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ B. sergeant /ˈsɑːdʒənt/
C. commercial /kəˈmɜːʃl/ D. term /tɜːm/
Câu 2: Đáp án B
A. amuses / ə'mju:ziz/ B. purses / pəːs /
C. blouses /blauz/ D. pleases / pliːz /
Câu 3: Đáp án D
A. imagine / ɪˈmadʒɪn / B. inhabit / ɪnˈhabɪt /
C. continue / kənˈtɪnjuː:/ D. disappear / dɪsəˈpɪə /
Câu 4: Đáp án D
A. popularity / pɒpjʊˈlarəti / B. politician / pɒlɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n /
C. documentary / dɒkjʊˈmɛnt(ə)ri / D. laboratory / ləˈbɒrəˌt(ə)ri /
Câu 5: Đáp án B
loud enough to be heard = audible: có thể nghe thấy
visible: có thể nhìn thấy được, hữu hình
edible = eatable: có thể ăn được
eligible: đủ tư cách
Câu 6: Đáp án A
On the second thought = upon reflection: suy đi tính lại
For this time only: chỉ mỗi lần này
After discussing with my wife: sau khi đã thảo luận với vợ tôi
For the second time: lần thứ hai
Câu 7: Đáp án C
insubordinate = disobedient (không vâng lời) >< obedient (vâng lời, ngoan ngoãn)
fresh: tươi
understanding: hiểu, thông cảm
Câu 8: Đáp án A
empty (trống lịch) >< occupied (đã bận, đã được dùng đến)
booked: được đặt trước
disused: không được sử dụng đến
abandoned: bị từ bỏ
Câu 9: Đáp án B
consists of → consisting of
Giải thích: đây là động từ trong mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn ở thể chủ động
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as usually → as usual: như thường lệ
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Giải thích: as usual = usually
depend on → depends on
Giải thích: mệnh đề danh từ đóng vai trò làm chủ ngữ (Whether life in the countryside is better
than that in the city) phải đi với động từ chia ngôi thứ 3 số ít (depends on)
as different as chalk and cheese: khác nhau một trời một vực
rain cats and dogs: mưa to/mưa rào
salt and pepper: màu muối tiêu
here and there: đây đó
stand up for smt: đáp ứng cho
come up with an idea/an answer: nảy ra/nghĩ ra 1 ý tưởng/câu trả lời
get on to: chuyến chủ đề nói về, thảo luận về chủ đề nào đó
take down smb: đánh bại, hạ gục, ngăn cản ai đó
an outbreak of a disease: sự bùng phát dịch bệnh
breakthrough: sự đột phá
outburst of anger: cơn giận dữ
break out of something: thoát khỏi nơi nào, vượt qua bệnh tật
get dressed up to the nines: diện ngất, ăn mặc diện
hitch up: kéo lên
wear in = put on: mặc vào
discrepancy = difference: sự khác biệt discrimination: sự phân biệt đối xử
discretion: sự tự do làm theo ý mình extinction: sự tuyệt chủng
Hand in = submit: nộp Hand out = distribute: phân phát
Burn the candles at both hands: làm quá nhiều việc một lúc, làm kiệt sức của mình
Play with fire: đùa với lửa, làm việc nguy hiểm
Can’t have a cake and eat it too: không thể “Con rô cũng tiếc, con diếc cũng muốn” - không thể
tham lam muốn tất cả mọi thứ.
Go to town: đầu tư thời gian, công sức, tiền bạc vào việc gì đó
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Get into diffdicuties/trouble: gặp khó khăn, rắc rối
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Have difficulties: có khó khăn, gặp khó khăn
By mistake = by chance = by accident: vô tình, tình cờ
On purpose = deliberately: cố ý, có chủ ý
With luck: có may mắn
At fault = respobsible: chịu trách nhiệm
Sooner or later = eventually: cuối cùng thì, sớm muộn gì
From time to time = sometimes: thỉnh thoảng
More or less = relatively: tương đối
Later than never: muộn còn hơn không
Mode of communication = means of communication: phương tiện giao tiếp
Model: mẫu
Part: phần, bộ phận
Type = kind = sort: loại, kiểu
Technologically advanced: tiến bộ về công nghệ (trạng từ phía trước bổ nghĩa cho tính từ phía
sau)
in fact có thể đứng đầu câu và trước 1 dấu phẩy
Despite, because, although không đúng về ngữ pháp và ngữ nghĩa trong trường hợp này
personal computer (PC): máy tính cá nhân
personified: được nhân cách hóa
personally (hay đi với I think để thể hiện quan điểm cá nhân)
filled with = full of: nhiều, đầy...
all over the world: trên khắp thế giới
Create: tạo ra, sáng tạo Write: viết ra
Compose: biên soạn (nhạc…) Invent: phát minh
Đây là dạng câu hỏi quy chiếu từ vựng,
Nếu nhìn vào câu “Determine which job features you require, which ones you would prefer, and
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which ones you cannot accept. Then rank them in order of importance to you.” (dịch: hãy xác định
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đặc điểm công việc nào bạn đòi hỏi, đặc điểm nào bạn thích hơn và đặc điểm nào bạn không thể chấp
nhận. Sau đó xếp hạng chúng theo mức độ quan trọng với bạn), rõ ràng thấy đại từ them quy chiếu đến
danh từ features.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, assessing = considering (đánh giá, cân nhắc)
Discovering (khám phá), measuring (đo đạc), disposing (vứt bỏ)
Thông tin trong câu “Advertising job can generally be found only in large cities” dịch nghĩa “Nghề
quảng cáo nhìn chung có thể tìm được chỉ ở các thành phố lớn”. Do vậy, đây là công việc không phù
hợp với một người không muốn sống ở thành phố lớn.
Các nghề khác plumping (nghề sửa ống nước), law (luật) và retail sales (bán lẻ) có thể tìm thấy
ở mọi nơi. (cuối đoạn 2 và đầu đoạn 3)
Thông tin xuất hiện cuối đoạn 3 “Many jobs, such as insurance sales, offers relatively low starting
salaries; however, pay substantially increases along with your experience, additional training,
promotions and commission.” (dịch: Nhiều công việc ví dụ như bán bảo hiểm thường đưa ra mức
lương tương đối thấp; tuy nhiên, mức lương sẽ tăng lên nhiều cùng với kinh nghiệm, đào tạo thêm,
thăng tiến và tiền hoa hồng) ngụ ý rằng nhân viên bán bảo hiểm có thể có lương cao về sau này trong
sự nghiệp của mình.
Câu 33: Đáp án A.
Đây là dạng câu hỏi suy luận.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối đoạn 4 “Another point to consider is that as you get mature, you
will be likely to develop new interests and skills that may point the way to new opportunities. The
choice you make today need not be your final one.” (dịch: Một điểm khác nữa cần cân nhắc đó là khi
bạn trưởng thành bạn sẽ có thể phát triển những sở thích mới và kỹ năng mới mà có thể hướng tới
những cơ hội mới. Sự lựa chọn bạn đưa ra hôm nay không nhất thiết là sự lựa chọn cuối cùng của
bạn), tác giả gợi ý độc giả có thể muốn đổi nghề lúc nào đó trong tương lai.
Khi nhắc đến công việc của các tiếp viên hàng không ở cuối đoạn 4, tác giả nhắc đến cụm từ “long,
grueling hours without sleeps” (những giờ làm việc dài và mệt nhoài và không được ngủ) để chỉ ra sự
tương phản giữa bề ngoài và thực chất công việc.
A. To make a lot of money, you should not take a job with a low starting salary. (Dịch: Để kiểm
được nhiều tiền, bạn không nên nhận 1 công việc có lương khởi điểm thấp) → sai vì nghề bán bảo hiểm
sẽ có lương cao về sau này.
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B. To make lots of money, you should rule out all factory jobs. (để kiếm được nhiều tiền, bạn nên
loại trừ tất cả các công việc làm ở nhà máy) → sai vì thông tin này không được đề cập trong bài đọc.
C. If you want an easy and glamorous lifestyle, you should consider becoming a flight attendant
(Nếu bạn muốn một phong cách sống sung sướng và dễ dàng, bạn nên cân nhắc trở thành một tiếp viên
hàng không) → sai vì tiếp viên hàng không phải làm việc nhiều giờ mà không được ngủ.
Phương án D (Your initial view of certain careers may not be accurate: Quan điểm ban đầu của bạn
về một công việc nào đó có thể chưa chính xác) là đúng theo thông tin trong bài.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện xuyên suốt bài đọc, ý chính của bài về sự phát triển của môn bóng chày
ở thế kỷ thứ 19.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn 1, đặc biệt “The New York Game” spread rapidly, replacing earlier
localized forms”, ta có thể suy ra từ bài này New York Game phát triển nhanh vì nó được thể thức hóa
và thay thế các hình thức chơi phổ thông trước.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, inception = beginning (sự khởi đầu)
Requirements (yêu cầu), insistence (sự nài nỉ), rules (quy tắc)
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, lavish = very generous (hào phóng)
Prolonged (kéo dài), grand (rất quan trọng), extensive (mở rộng)
A. commercialism became more prosperous (việc thương mại hóa đã trở nên thuận lợi hơn) →
đúng (thông tin xuất hiện ngay đầu đoạn 2)
B. the clubs are smaller (các câu lạc bộ nhỏ hơn) → đúng (a club would have their regular
professional ten)
D. people gambled on the outcome of games (mọi người các cược về kết quả của trận đấu) → đúng
(thông tin xuất hiện đầu đoạn 2)
Như vậy thông tin không đúng trong bài là các cầu thủ nổi bật sẽ có thể có thu nhập thêm, trong bài
chỉ nhắc đến “under-the-table payments to exceptional players” (trả tiền bí mật cho những cầu thủ
giỏi) vì thời đó các cầu thủ bóng chày chưa được trả lương.
Theo thông tin ở cuối đoạn 2 “... including the formation of the National Association of Professional
Baseball Players in 1871”, Hiệp hội các cầu thủ bóng chày chuyên nghiệp quốc gia được thành lập
năm 1871, không phải là vào những năm 1880 của "thời kỳ vàng".
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, somewhat = to some extent (đến mức độ nào đó).
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Trong câu "In 1900, the Western League based in the growing cities of the Midwest proclaimed
itself the American League”, đại từ phản thân itself quy chiếu đến chủ ngữ của câu là the Western
League.
"Never mind" là cách đáp lại một lời xin lỗi
Dịch: - Xin lỗi vì đã làm bẩn thảm của cậu! - Không sao đâu.
Đáp lại một lời dặn dò hay cảnh báo thường là một lời cảm ơn kèm theo 1 lời hứa (Thanks,
I’ll...)
Dịch: - Đươc rồi. Hãy giữ hóa đơn này đi. Nếu có vấn đề gì, anh có thể đưa nó cho chúng tôi,
chúng tôi sẽ trả lại anh tiền. - Cảm ơn anh, tôi sẽ giữ cẩn thận.
Dich câu gốc: Đội ngũ nhân viên chắc chắn đã không làm việc chăm chỉ hơn, và họ thậm chí chỉ
có thể hoàn thành được nửa số đơn đặt hàng trong suốt cả tuần.
“couldn’t have P2” dùng để nói ai đó có khả năng làm gì nhưng đã không làm. Câu này được
viết lại bằng câu điều kiện loại 3 đảo: Had S + P2, S would have P2.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Bạn đáng lẽ không cần phải đem quá nhiều quần áo đến đó.
needn’t have P2: đáng lẽ không cần làm gì nhưng ai đó đã làm (điều này là không cần thiết).
Câu viết lại là: You took lots of warm clothes there but it turned out not necessary.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Chị gái tôi thích tham gia vào việc tổ chức sự kiện đó và tôi cũng vậy.
Cấu trúc đảo "So would I” được viết lại bằng "Both .... and...”
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Các công ty chi hàng triệu đô la cho việc quảng cáo. Họ muốn làm tăng
doanh thu.
Câu sau thể hiện mục đích của câu trước được kết hợp bằng .... with the aim of V_ing. (với mục
đích ...)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Khi tốt nghiệp tôi có được 2 lời mời làm việc. Cả hai công việc đó đều
không phù hợp với bằng cấp của tôi.
Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp bằng mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn và mệnh đề chỉ thời gian.
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Question 1. A. building Β. suitable C. suit D. recruitment
Question 2. A. courtship Β. courgette C. sour D. courtyard
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
Question 3. A. license Β. concert C. conserve D. lantern
Question 4. A. intelligent Β. architecture C. biography D. thermometer
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined
Question 5. Those who were engaged in the scandal will have to resign.
A. connected Β. joined C. involved D. related
Question 6. He annoys me by asking me stupid questions while I am working.
A. quarrels Β. disturbs C. interferes D. damages
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 7. The number of wild animals has been dwindling in many parts of the world.
A. developing Β. insignificant C. increasing D. declining
Question 8. There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.
A. disregard Β. attraction C. consideration D. speculation
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
Question 9. Never before has so many people in the United States been interested in soccer.
A. has Β. so many C. in D. interested
Question 10. None two butterflies have exactly the same design on their wings.
A. none Β. exactly C. design on D. wings
Question 11. Dr. Fields received so large bill when he checked out of the hotel that he did not have
enough money to pay for a taxi to the airport.
A. so large bill Β. checked out C. that D. enough money
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 12. There was no in waiting longer than half an hour so we left.
A. use Β. good C. worth D. point
Question 13. It was so foggy that the driver couldn't the traffic signs.
A. make out Β. break out C. keep out D. take out
Question 14. It was a joke! I was pulling your .
A. thumb Β. hair C. toe D. leg
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Question 15. The teacher hoped to a positive, not a negative reply from his student.
A. respond Β. donate C. elicit D. preface
Question 16. She made the mistake of forgetting to put the s” on the verb in the third
person singular.
A. classic Β. important C. classical D. famous
Question 17. I had a long with my neighbor yesterday. We talked for hours.
A. explanation Β. protest C. conversation D. accusation
Question 18. Mrs. Marie told her little boy to put all his toys before coming to dinner.
A. out Β. off C. away D. in
Question 19. The old astronomer patiently made his and wrote down what he saw.
A. observation Β. observatory C. observe D. observer
Question 20. We were both very excited about the visit, as we each other for ages.
A. never saw Β. didn't see C. hadn’t seen D. haven’t seen
Question 21. Why don't you you when you install this new electric gadget?
A. get Aaron help Β. have Aaron help
C. have Aaron helped D. have got Aaron help
Question 22. Only in the last few years to use home computers.
A. have begun people Β. when people began
C. have people begun D. people have begun
Question 23. “I’m really sleepy today” I wish I Bob to the airport late last night.
A. didn't have to take Β. weren’t taking
C. hadn’t had to take D. didn't take.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the correct word or
LEARNING TO MAKE A PERFECT PIZZA
According to the European Pizza-Makers’ Association, making a good pizza is not a straight
forward skill to learn. The ingredients seem very (24) : flour, yeast, water and a bit of salt.
But water and flour can easily make glue and anyone who has eaten a (25) quality pizza
will know how bad it can make your stomach feel.
“In Italy, 70% of pizza makers could improve on their product, not to (26) all the pizza
makers around the world who serve uneatable meals”, says Antonio Primiceri, the Association's
founder. He has now started a pizza school in an attempt to save the reputation of this traditional dish.
As part of a/an (27) course, the students at Mr Primiceri's school are taught to avoid
common mistakes, produce a good basic mixture, add a tasty topping and cook the pizza properly. Test
the finished pizza by breaking the crust, advises Mr Primiceri: “If the soft part inside the pizza
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is white, clean and dry, it's a good pizza. If it is not like this, the pizza will upset your stomach. You
will feel (28) full and also thirsty”.
In Italy alone, the pizza industry has an annual turnover of more than $12 billion. Mr Primiceri
estimated that there are 10,000 jobs in pizza restaurants waiting to be filled by those with real skills. “If
you are a good pizza cook, you will never be without a job”, he says.
Question 24. A. simple Β. primary C. pure D. regular
Question 25. A. sad Β. poor C. short D. weak
Question 26. A. state Β. mention C. remark D. fell
Question 27. A. defensive Β. extreme C. intensive D. intentional
Question 28. A. hardly Β. tightly C. uncomfortably D. heavily
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds. When this short amount of
time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in
the first place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the sensory
storage area. The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to
the STM, also known as the working memory.
There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory. The most accepted
theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can
remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of
information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modern theorists suggest that
one can increase the capacity of the short term memory by chunking, or classifying similar information
together. By organizing information, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory
being passed on to long term storage.
When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many
people engage in “rote rehearsal”. By repeating something over and over again, one is able to keep a
memory alive. Unfortunately this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no
interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear.
When a pen and paper are not handy, people often attempt to remember a phone number by repeating
it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before a person has the opportunity to make a
phone call, he will likely forget the number instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way
to pass information from the short term to long term memory. A better way is to practice “elaborate
rehearsal”. This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed
along with other pre-existing long term memories. For example, a reader engages in elaborate
rehearsal when he brings prior knowledge of a subject to a text.
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Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be
done by recognition or recall. Humans can easily recall memories that are stored in the long term
memory and used often; however, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by
prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be
retrieved. This is why multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization.
Question 29. According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?
A. They revert from the long term memory.
Β. They are filtered from the sensory storage area.
C. They get chunked when they enter the brain.
D. They enter via the nervous system.
Question 30. The word “elapses” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. passes Β. adds up C. appears D. continues
Question 31. The word “cues” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. questions Β. clues C. images D. tests
Question 32. How do theorists believe a person can remember more information in a short time?
A. By organizing it Β. By repeating it
C. By giving it a name D. By drawing it
Question 33. The author believes that rote rotation is .
A. the best way to remember something
Β. more efficient than chunking
C. ineffective in the long run
D. an unnecessary interruption
Question 34. The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to .
A. encoding Β. STM C. semantics D. information
Question 35. Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
A. The working memory is the same as the short term memory.
Β. A memory is kept alive through constant repetition.
C. Cues help people to recognize information.
D. Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.
Perhaps it was his own lack of adequate schooling that inspired Horace Mann to work so hard for
the important reforms in education that he accomplished. While he was still a boy, his father and older
brother died, and he became responsible for supporting his family. Like most of the children in his
town, he attended school only two or three months a year. Later, with the help of several
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teachers, he was able to study law and became a member of the Massachusetts bar, but he never
forgot those early struggles.
While serving in Massachusetts legislature, he signed a historic education bill that set up a state
board of education. Without regret, he gave up his successful legal practice and political career to
become the first secretary of the board. There he exercised an enormous influence during the critical
period of reconstruction that brought into existence the American graded elementary school as
substitute for the older distinct school system. Under his leadership, the curriculum was restructured,
the school year was increased to a minimum of six months, and mandatory schooling was extended to
age sixteen. Other important reforms included the establishment of state normal schools for teacher
training, institutes for in-service teacher education, and lyceums for adult education. He was also
instrument in improving salaries for teachers and creating school libraries.
Mann’s ideas about school reform were developed and distributed in twelve annual reports to the
state of Massachusetts that he wrote during his tenure as secretary of education. Considered quite
radical at the time, the Massachusetts reforms later served as a model for the nation. Mann was
recognized as the father of public education.
Question 36. Which of the following titles would best express the main topic of the passage?
A. The Father of American Public Education
Β. Philosophy of Education
C. The Massachusetts State Board of Education.
D. Politics of Educational Institutions
Question 37. Which of the following describes Horace Mann’s early life?
A. He attended school six months a year.
Β. He had to study alone, without help.
C. He supported his family after his father died.
D. He was an only child.
Question 38. The word “struggles” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by .
A. valuable experiences Β. happy situations
C. influential people D. difficult times
Question 39. What did Horace Mann advocate?
A. The state board school system Β. The district school system.
C. The substitute school system. D. The graded school system.
Question 40. The word “mandatory” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. required Β. equal C. excellent D. basic
Question 41. How were Mann's educational reforms distributed?
A. In twelve annual reports to the state of Massachusetts.
Β. In reports that he wrote for national distribution.
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C. In speeches that he made throughout the country.

D. In books that could be found in school libraries.
Question 42. Among Mann's school reforms, which of the following is NOT mentioned?
A. Restructuring curriculum Β. Schools for teacher training
C. Lyceums for adult education D. Creating museums
Question 43. Which of the following statements best represents Mann’s philosophy?
A. Think in a new way Β. Help others
C. Study very hard D. Work hard
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following
exchanges.
Question 44. – “Let me do that for you” – “ ”.
A. Don’t worry yourself Β. Please, don't bother
C. It's not for you D. Make yourself at home
Question 45. – “Do you have a minute, Dr. Keith?” – “ ”.
A. Well, I'm not sure when Β. Good, I hope so
C. Sure, What’s the problem? D. Sorry, I haven't got it here.
Question 46. Without skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation.
A. He survived the operation thanks to skillful surgery.
Β. It wasn’t thanks to skillful surgery that he survived the operation.
C. If there weren’t skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation.
D. But for skillful surgery, he would have survived the operation.
Question 47. There's no point in phoning Caroline - she’s away.
A. Don’t waste your time if you phone Caroline.
Β. It would be a waste of time phoning Caroline.
C. Don’t save your time to phone Caroline because she’s away.
D. It isn’t a waste of time to phone Caroline.
Question 48. Only final-year students are allowed to use the main college car park.
A. The main college car park is restricted to final-year students.
Β. The use of the main college car park was not used by final-year students.
C. Final-year students weren’t restricted to use the main college car park.
D. The use of the main college car park isn’t restricted to final-year students.
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
Question 49. Mr. Baker is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him on the phone last night.
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A. Mr Baker, to whom I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.
Β. Mr Baker who I spoke on the phone last night is very interested in our plan.
C. Mr Baker, who is very interested in our plan, I spoke to on the phone last night.
D. Mr Baker is very interested in our plan to whom I spoke to on the phone last night.
Question 50. I did not dare to turn on the television. I was afraid of waking the baby up.
A. I did not dare to turn on the television for fear of waking the baby up.
Β. Waking up the baby, I could not continue watching the television
C. I decided not to turn on the television in order to wake the baby up.
D. I decided to turn the television down to avoid waking the baby up.
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ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 14
Câu 1: Đáp án A
A. building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ B. suitable /ˈsuːtəb(ə)l/
C. suit /suːt/ D. recruitment /rɪˈkruːtm(ə)nt/
Câu 2: Đáp án C
A. courtship /ˈkɔːtʃɪp/ B. courgette /kʊəˈʒɛt/
C. sour /saʊə/ D. courtyard /ˈkɔːtjɑːd/
Câu 3: Đáp án C
A. license /ˈlʌɪs(ə)ns/ B. concert /ˈkɒnsət/
C. conserve /kənˈsəːv/ D. lantern /ˈlantən/
A. intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)nt/ B. architecture /ˈɑːkɪtɛktʃə/
C. biography /bʌɪˈɒɡrəfi/ D. thermometer /θəˈmɒmɪtə/
Câu 5: Đáp án C
engaged in = involved in: tham gia vào, liên quan đến
connected with: kết nối
joined: tham gia
related to: liên quan đến
Câu 6: Đáp án B
annoy = disturb = irritate: quấy rầy, làm phiền
quarrel: cãi nhau
interfere: can thiệp
damage: gây hại
Câu 7: Đáp án C
dwindling = declining (giảm) >< increasing (tăng)
developing: đang phát triển
insignificant: không quan trọng
Câu 8: Đáp án A
concern (sự quan tâm, lo lắng) >< disregard (sự xem nhẹ)
attraction: sự thu hút
consideration: sự cân nhắc
speculation: sự phỏng đoán
Câu 9: Đáp án A
has → have
Giải thích: lỗi về sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ, chủ ngữ là so many people là cụm danh
từ số nhiều
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none → no
Giải thích: lỗi dùng sai từ: none of + the these/those/my/her...+ danh từ đếm được số nhiều,
danh từ không đếm được, no + danh từ (đếm được số nhiều và không đếm được)
so large bill → so large a bill/such a large bill (hóa đơn quá lớn như vậy)
Giải thích: so + Adj + a/an danh từ đếm được số ít = such a/an +Adj + danh từ đếm được số ít
Câu 12:
Cấu trúc câu: There is no point (in) + V_ing = It is no/good use + V_ing = It is not worth +
V_ing: Vô ích khi làm việc gì.
make out: nhìn thấy
break out: bùng nổ; keep out: không đi vào; take out: đưa ra, dẫn ra
pulling one’s leg (idiom): trêu đùa ai đó
elicit a reply/an answer: khêu ra, gợi ra
respond: đáp lại, trả lời; donate: quyên góp; preface: giới thiệu
classic = very typical: rất điển hình
classical: cổ điển, dùng nói về văn học hay âm nhạc
Have a long conversation with somebody: trò chuyện lâu với ai
Explanation: lời giải thích
Protest: sự phản đối
Accusation: sự buộc tội
Put away: cất đi Put out = extinguish: dập lửa
Put off = postpone: trì hoãn Put in = install: đặt vào, lắp vào
Observation (n): sự quan sát (make an observation)
Observatory (n): đài quan sát
Observer (n): người quan sát
Observe (v): quan sát
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Hadn’t seen là thì quá khứ hoàn thành (phủ định), được dùng vì có dấu hiệu của quá khứ were
và for ages
Have somebody do something = have something done by somebody: thuê, nhờ ai làm gì
Only in the last fewyears/later/then + đảo ngữ (cấu trúc câu đảo dùng để nhấn mạnh)
Cấu trúc câu ao ước (giả định thức) cho quá khứ: I wish + S + had/hadn’t ΡII
Simple: đơn giản
Primary: nguyên thủy, đầu tiên; pure: tinh khiết; regular; đều đặn
Cụm từ: a poor quality pizza >< a high quality pizza
How bad it can make your stomach feels (nó có thể làm cho cái dạ dày của bạn cảm thấy khó
chịu như thế nào)
Cụm từ: not to mention something/somebody = without mentioning: chưa tính, chưa kể đến
State: phát biểu, tuyên bố; remark: nhận xét
intensive course: khóa học tăng cường, khóa học tập trung
defensive: để bảo vệ, để che chở; extreme: cực đại; intentional: có ý định
feel uncomfortably full: cảm thấy ấm ách trong bụng
hardly: hầu như không; tightly: chặt chẽ; heavily: nặng, nặng nề
Thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn 1 “Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM)
does so via the sensory storage area.” (Thông tin đi đến bộ nhớ ngắn hạn (STM) qua vùng lưu trữ giác
quan) cho thấy trí nhớ được chuyển đến STM bằng cách là chúng được lọc từ vùng lưu trữ giác quan.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ elapses = passes (trôi qua)
adds up (tính tổng), appears (dường như), continues (tiếp tục)
Theo ngữ cảnh trong bài, cues = clues (sự gợi ý)
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Thông tin các nhà lý luận tin rằng một người có thể nhớ nhiều thông tin hơn trong một thời gian
ngắn bằng việc tổ chức thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối đoạn 2 “By organizing information, one can optimize
the STM, and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long term storage.” Bằng cách tổ
chức thông tin, một người có khả năng tối đa hóa trí nhớ ngắn hạn và làm tăng cơ hội có một trí nhớ
được chuyển thành ghi nhớ dài hạn.
Thông tin xuất hiện ở giữa đoạn 2 “As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the
tendency to disappear.... Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the
short term to long term memory.” Ngay sau khi người ta ngừng nhắc lại thông tin, thông tin đó có xu
hướng biến mất… Do đó, nhắc lại kiểu thuộc lòng không phải là một cách hiệu quả để truyền thông tin
từ trí nhớ ngắn hạn sang trí nhớ dài hạn cho thấy tác giả tin rằng việc nhắc lại kiểu thuộc lòng là không
phải là cách hiệu quả lâu dài.
Trong câu “Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable” (Việc mã hóa thông
tin theo ngữ nghĩa cũng làm cho thông tin có thể nhớ lại được dễ dàng hơn), đại từ tân ngữ “it” quy
chiếu đến từ ‘information’.
A. The working memory is the same as the short term memory. (thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối đoạn 1,
pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory.”)
Β. A memory is kept alive through constant repetition. (thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn 3 “By repeating
something over and over again, one is able to keep a memory alive”)
C. Cues help people to recognize information. (thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối bài “The more cues a
person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved.”)
Phương án D (Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.) là thông tin không đề cập đến trong
bài.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện trong cả bài đọc, tựa đề phù hợp nhất cho bài đọc này là “The Father of
American Public Education” (Người sáng lập ra nền giáo dục công cộng của Mỹ).
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở đầu đoạn 1 “While he was still a boy, his father and older brother died,
and he became responsible for supporting his family.” (Khi còn là một cậu bé, bố và anh trai ông qua
đời, và ông đã phải chịu trách nhiệm chu cấp cho gia đình), phương án C miêu tả chính xác nhất cuộc
sống khi nhỏ của Horace Mann.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ struggles = difficult times (thời kỳ khó khăn, vất vả);
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valuable experiences (những kinh nghiệm quý báu); happy situations (thời kỳ hạnh phúc);
influential people (nhưng người có tầm ảnh hưởng).
Thông tin xuất hiện ở giữa đoạn 2 “There he exercised an enormous influence during the critical
period of reconstruction that brought into existence the American graded elementary school as
substitute for the older distinct school system.” (Tại đó, ông ấy đã có một ảnh hưởng lớn trong giai đoạn
chủ chốt của quá trình tái xây dựng, nhờ đó đã cho ra đời trường tiểu học chia theo trình độ để thay thế
cho hệ thống trường học khác biệt trước đây.) cho thấy Horace là người ủng hộ cho hệ thống trường
học chia theo cấp độ.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, mandatory = required (bắt buộc)
Dịch câu hỏi: Cải cách giáo dục của Mann được phân bổ như thế nào?
Theo thông tin xuất hiện đầu đoạn 3 “Mann’s ideas about school reform were developed and
distributed in twelve annual reports to the state of Massachusetts” (cải cách giáo dục của Mann được
phân bổ thành 12 báo cáo thường niên gửi đến bang Massachusetts).
A. Restructuring curriculum (cơ cấu lại chương trình học) → đúng vì thông tin này xuất hiện ở
giữa đoạn 2 “Under his leadership, the curriculum was restructured”
Β. Schools for teacher training (trường học đào tạo giáo viên) → đúng vì thông tin này xuất hiện
ở cuối đoạn 2 “Other important reforms included the establishment of state normal schools for teacher
training”
C. Lyceums for adult education (nơi học tập cho hệ thống giáo dục người lớn) → đúng vì thông tin
này xuất hiện cuối đoạn 2 “institutes for in-service teacher education, and lyceums for adult education”
Như vậy, D. Creating museums (sáng tạo ra các viện bảo tàng) không nằm trong chương trình cải
cách giáo dục của Horace Mann.
Triết lý của Horace Mann là giúp đỡ người khác. (dựa trên những gì ông ấy đã làm cho nền giáo
dục Mỹ: cơ cấu lại chương trình học, đào tạo giáo viên, tăng lương cho giáo viên, xây dựng thư viện
cho học sinh...)
Please, don’t bother (xin đừng bận tâm) = don't worry (đừng lo) là cách đáp lại một lời đề nghị giúp
đỡ của ai đó
Dịch: - Để mình làm việc đó cho cậu. - Xin đừng bận tâm.
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Dịch: - Thưa tiến sĩ Keith, thầy có thời gian không ạ? - Có, vấn đề gì vậy?
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Nếu không nhờ có khả năng giải phẫu tài tình thì anh ta đã không thể qua
khỏi cuộc phẫu thuật đó.
Câu cho sẵn: dùng câu điều kiện loại 3 (không có thật trong quá khứ) - Without/But for skillful
surgery, he would not have survived the operation.
Câu viết lại: dùng thời quá khứ đơn với thanks to (nhờ có) để miêu tả thực tế đã xảy ra.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Thật vô ích khi gọi điện cho Caroline - cô ấy đi vắng rồi.
Cấu trúc: there’s no point in + V_ing = it would be a waste of time + V_ing
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Chỉ những sinh viên năm cuối mới được sử dụng bãi đỗ xe của chính của
trường đại học.
Câu viết lại dùng to be restricted to somebody (dành riêng cho ai đó)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: ông Baker rất quan tâm đến kế hoạch của chúng ta. Tôi nói chuyện điện
thoại với ông ấy tối qua.
Hai đơn câu này được kết hợp thành câu có mệnh đề quan hệ xác định (Mr Baker, to whom I
spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Tôi không dám bật TV lên. Tôi sợ đánh thức đứa bé.
Hai câu đơn này thể hiện mối quan hệ nguyên nhân - kết quả nên có thể kết hợp thành …. for
fear of + V_ing (....vì sợ... nên...)
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Question 1. A. removed Β. approved C. reminded D. relieved
Question 2. A. fragile Β. bargain C. general D. luggage
Mark the letter Α, Β, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
Question 3. A. marvelous Β. notorious C. credulous D. numerous
Question 4. A. majority Β. obstinacy C. apology D. equality
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined
Question 5. All at once Millie got up and left the house without any explanation.
A. as usual Β. as first C. suddenly D. not frequent
Question 6. Considering they are over 70 years old, you must admit they are in good shape.
A. fit Β. wealthy C. clever D. slow
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
Question 7. “Don’t be such a pessimist I'm sure you'll soon get over it. Cheer up!”
A. activist Β. feminist C. optimist D. hobbyist
Question 8. It is obligatory for all students to take the entrance examination in order to attend the
university.
A. forced Β. impelling C. required D. optional
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
Question 9. Ancient people made a clay pottery because they needed it for their survival.
A. a clay Β. because C. it D. their survival
Question 10. If they took their language lesson seriously, they would be able to communicate with
the locals now.
A. took Β. seriously C. would be D. with the locals
Question 11. Grover Cleveland was the only American president served two nonconsecutive terms.
A. the only Β. served C. nonconsecutive D. terms
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 12. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the .
A. happiness Β. household chores
C. responsibility D. employment
Question 13. When our teacher saw what we had done he was absolutely .
A. angry Β. upset C. furious D. annoyed
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Question 14. I enjoy walking to school, but on rainy days I to going by bus.
A. would rather Β. commit C. prefer D. resort
Question 15. The traffic lights green and I pulled away.
A. became Β. turned C. got D. changed
Question 16. You should have those shares when they were cheap.
A. taken out Β. sold off C. bought up D. taken over
Question 17. I'll you to our Research department. Please hold on.
A. put - away Β. put - out C. put - through D. put - up
Question 18. The telescope will photograph distant galaxies, attempt to understand their
past.
A. in Β. for C. on D. with
Question 19. He the umbrella in his right hand, trying to keep his balance.
A. hold Β. held
C. has been holding D. has held
Question 20. They want to get young people to open a bank .
A. count Β. counter C. account D. deposit
Question 21. Despite the plan's emphasis on agricultural _ , the industrial sector received a
larger share of state investment.
A. developing Β. developer C. development D. developed
Question 22. They still remain the need for an integrated system of subsidies which will
farmers to look after their upland environment and producing food.
A. enable Β. adopt C. consume D. discourage
Question 23. Although she loves movies, she doesn’t enjoy live theatre.
A. partially Β. regularly C. finally D. particularly
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the correct word or
POST IN HISTORY
Although it may come as a surprise to many people, postal services have existed in some parts of
the world for thousands of years. There is ample evidence that a postal services existed among the
Assyrians and Babylonians. In China a regular postal service was established in the seventh century
BC, and over the centuries attained such a high level of efficiency that some 2000 years after its (24)
it won the admiration of travelers like Marco Polo. Efficient and highly
developed postal services were also established in the Persia and Roman Empires. In ancient times,
these services were mainly confined to the use of representative of the state; private citizens made use
of slaves, merchants and the (25) _ to send their messages and documents. In Medieval
Europe, postal services were organized by emperors and by the papacy, (26) private
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citizens continued to entrust their correspondence to various travelers. Later around the 13th century,
universities and towns came to have the own messengers. However, it was not until the 14th century
when merchants, the private citizens who had the greatest need for a speedy and regular exchange of
correspondence, began to set (27) regular courier services. The needs
of business (28) to the development of the postal services as we know it today.
Question 24. A. introduction Β. institution C. application D. occurrence
Question 25. A. such Β. likely C. like D. same
Question 26. A. when Β. and C. until D. while
Question 27. A. up Β. out C. off D. in
Question 28. A. resulted Β. came C. brought D. led
In addition to their military role, the forts of the nineteenth century provided numerous other
benefits for the American West. The establishment of these posts opened new roads and provided for
the protection of daring adventurers and expeditions as well as established settlers. Forts also served
as bases where enterprising entrepreneurs could bring commerce to the West, providing supplies and
refreshments to soldiers as well as to pioneers. Posts like Fort Laramie provided supplies for wagon
trains traveling the natural highways toward new frontiers. Some posts became stations for the pony
express; still others, such as Fort Davis, were stagecoach stops for weary travelers. All of these
functions, of course, suggest that the contributions of the forts to the civilization and development of
the West extended beyond patrol duty.
Through the establishment of military posts, yet other contributions were made to the development
of western culture. Many posts maintained libraries or reading rooms, and some - for example, Fort
Davis - had schools. Post chapels provided a setting for religious services and weddings. Throughout
the wilderness, post bands provided entertainment and boosted morale. During the last part of the
nineteenth century, to reduce expenses, gardening was encouraged at the forts, thus making
experimental agriculture another activity of the military. The military stationed at the various forts also
played a role in civilian life by assisting in maintaining order, and civilian officials often called on the
army for protection.
Certainly, among other significant contributions the army made to the improvement of the
conditions of life was the investigation of the relationships among health, climate, and architecture.
From the earliest colonial times throughout the nineteenth century, disease ranked as the foremost
problem in defense. It slowed construction of forts and inhibited their military functions. Official
documents from many regions contained innumerable reports of sickness that virtually incapacitated
entire garrisons. In response to the problems, detailed observations of architecture and climate and
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their relationships to the frequency of the occurrence of various diseases were recorded at various
posts across the nation by military surgeons.
Question 29. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. By the nineteenth century, forts were no longer used by the military.
Β. Surgeons at forts could not prevent outbreaks of disease.
C. Forts were important to the development of the American West.
D. Life in nineteenth-century forts was very rough.
Question 30. The word “daring” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. lost Β. bold C. lively D. foolish
Question 31. The word “others” in paragraph 1 refers to .
A. posts Β. wagon trains C. frontiers D. highways
Question 32. Which of the following is the most likely inference about the decision to promote
gardening at forts?
A. It was expensive to import produce from far away.
Β. Food brought in from outside was often spoiled.
C. Gardening was a way to occupy otherwise idle soldiers.
D. The soil near the forts was very fertile.
Question 33. According to the passage, which of the following posed the biggest obstacle to the
development of military forts?
A. Insufficient shelter Β. Shortage of materials
C. Attacks by wild animals D. Illness
Question 34. The word “inhibited” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. involved Β. exploited C. united D. hindered
Question 35. How did the military assist in the investigation of health problems?
A. By registering annual birth and death rates
Β. By experiments with different building materials
C. By maintaining records of diseases and potential causes
D. By monitoring the soldiers' diets
Birds that feed in flocks commonly retire together into roosts. The reasons for roosting communally
are not always obvious, but there are some likely benefits. In winter especially, it is important for birds
to keep warm at night and conserve precious food reserves. One way to do this is to find a sheltered
roost. Solitary roosters shelter in dense vegetation or enter a cavity - horned larks dig holes in the
ground and ptarmigan burrow into snow banks - but the effect of sheltering is magnified by several
birds huddling together in the roosts, as wrens, swifts, brown creepers,
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bluebirds, and anis do. Body contact reduces the surface area exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep
each other warm. Two kinglets huddling together were found to reduce their heat losses by a quarter,
and three together saved a third of their heat.
The second possible benefit of communal roosts is that they act as “information centers”. During
the day, parties of birds will have spread out to forage over a very large area. When they return in the
evening some will have fed well, but others may have found little to eat. Some investigators have
observed that when the birds set out again next morning, those birds that did not feed well on the
previous day appear to follow those that did. The behavior of common and lesser kestrels may illustrate
different feeding behaviors of similar birds with different roosting habits. The common kestrel hunts
vertebrate animals in a small, familiar hunting ground, whereas the very similar lesser kestrel feeds on
insects over a large area. The common kestrel roosts and hunts alone, but the lesser kestrel roosts and
hunts in flocks, possibly so one bird can learn from others where to find insect swarms.
Finally, there is safety in numbers at communal roosts since there will always be a few birds awake
at any given moment to give the alarm. But this increased protection is partially counteracted by the
fact that mass roosts attract predators and are especially vulnerable if they are on the ground. Even
those in trees can be attacked by birds of prey. The birds on the edge are at greatest risk since predators
find it easier to catch small birds perching at the margins of the roost.
A. How birds find and store food Β. How birds maintain body heat in the winter
C. Why birds need to establish territory D. Why some species of birds nest together
Question 37. The word “conserve” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ?
A. retain Β. watch
C. locate D. share
Question 38. Ptarmigan keep warm in the winter by .
A. huddling together on the ground with other birds
Β. building nests in trees
C. burrowing into dense patches of vegetation
D. digging tunnels into the snow
Question 39. The word “magnified” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. caused Β. modified C. intensified D. combined
Question 40. The author mentions “kinglets” in paragraph 1 as an example of birds that .
A. protect themselves by nesting in holes
Β. nest with other species of birds
C. nest together for warmth
D. usually feed and nest in pairs
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Question 41. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage derived by
birds that huddle together while sleeping?
A. Some members of the flock warn others of impending dangers.
Β. Staying together provides a greater amount of heat for the whole flock.
C. Some birds in the flock function as information centers for others who are looking for food.
D. Several members of the flock care for the young.
Question 42. Which of the following is a disadvantage of communal roosts that is mentioned in the
passage?
A. Diseases easily spread among the birds.
Β. Groups are more attractive to predators than individual birds are.
C. Food supplies are quickly depleted.
D. Some birds in the group will attack the others.
Question 43. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to .
A. a few birds Β. mass roosts C. predators D. trees
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following
exchanges.
Question 44. - Well, it was nice talking to you, but I have to go.
- .
A. Yes, I enjoyed talking to you too. Β. OK, see you.
C. Pleased to meet you, too. D. Nice to meet you. I'm Hoa.
Question 45. - Do you feel like going out for a drink this evening?
- .
A. That would be great.
Β. Thank you very much for your kind invitation.
C. Yes. I like very much.
D. No, I don't. I am busy.
Mark the letter A, Β, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
Question 46. She’s bound to see Jim at the meeting.
A. She's obliged to see Harry at the meeting.
Β. She's on her way to see Harry at the meeting.
C. It's certain that she will see Harry at the meeting.
D. She's too busy to see Harry at the meeting.
Question 47. The burglar was caught red-handed by the police when he broke into the flat.
A. The police caught the burglar breaking into the flat.
Β. The police caught the burglar to break into the flat.
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C. The police caught the burglar when breaking into the flat.
D. When the burglar bad broken into the flat, the police caught him at once.
Question 48. I won't sell the painting, no matter how much you offer me.
A. Whenever you offer me to buy the painting, I won’t sell it.
Β. How many money you offer me, I won’t sell the painting.
C. Whatever price you offer me, I won’t sell the painting.
D. In spite of your offering me how much money, but I won’t sell the painting.
Mark the letter A, Β, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
Question 49. We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about sleep.
A. We know relatively little about sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives
sleeping.
Β. We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.
C. Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep.
D. We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep.
Question 50. He didn't take his father’s advice. That's why he is out of work.
A. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not have been out of work.
Β. If he took his father's advice, he would not be out of work.
C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.
D. If he takes his father's advice, he will not be out of work.
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Câu 1: Đáp án C
A. removed /rɪˈmuːv/ B. approved /əˈpruːv/
C. reminded /rɪˈmʌɪnd/ D. relieved /rɪˈliːvd/
Câu 2: Đáp án B
A. fragile /ˈfradʒʌɪl/ B. bargain /ˈbɑːɡɪn/
C. general /ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l/ D. luggage /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/
Câu 3: Đáp án B
A. marvelous /ˈmɑːv(ə)ləs/ B. notorious /nə(ʊ)ˈtɔːrɪəs/
C. credulous /ˈkrɛdjʊləs/ D. numerous /ˈnjuːm(ə)rəs/
Câu 4: Đáp án B
A. majority /məˈdʒɒrɪti/ B. obstinacy /ˈɒbstɪnəsi/
C. apology /əˈpɒlədʒi/ D. equality /ɪˈkwɒlɪti/
Câu 5: Đáp án C
all at once = suddenly: đột ngột
as usual = usually; at first: lúc đầu; not frequent: không thường xuyên
Câu 6: Đáp án A
in good shape = fit: cân đối
wealthy: giàu có; clever: thông minh, khéo léo; slow: chậm chạp
Câu 7: Đáp án C
pessimist: người bi quan >< optimist: người lạc quan
activist: nhà hoạt động xã hội; feminist: người bênh vực bình quyền cho phụ nữ
Câu 8: Đáp án D
obligatory = impelling: bắt buộc >< optional: tùy chọn
forced: ép buộc; required: yêu cầu, đòi hỏi
Câu 9: Đáp án A
a clay → clay, clay pottery: nghề làm gốm
Giải thích: Khi nói đến một nghề nào đó, không cần có mạo từ, ví dụ: carpentry: nghề thợ mộc,
engineering: nghề kỹ sư, farming: nghề nông...
took → had taken
Giải thích: đây là câu điều kiện loại hỗn hợp 3 và 2, vì vậy mệnh đề điều kiện dùng thì quá khứ
hoàn thành, mệnh đề chính dùng would + V.
served → to serve
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Giải thích: cấu trúc mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn ở thể chủ động đối với những danh từ có “the
only/the next/ the first...”.
share household chores (chia sẻ việc nhà)
happiness: hạnh phúc; responsibility: trách nhiệm; employment: công việc
absolutely furious = very angry: rất giận dữ, bực mình
resort to + V_ing (nhờ đến, dùng đến) would rather + V (thích làm/ điều gì đó hơn...)
commit to (dính dáng đến) prefer + V_ing (thích làm/điều gì đó hơn...)
turn green = go green (chuyển sang đèn xanh)
buy up: mua hết
take out: đưa ra; sell off: bán hết; take over: tiếp quản
Put somebody through: nối/chuyển máy (điện thoại)
Put something away: cất đi
Put something out: dập lửa
Put somebody up: cho ai ở trọ
In attempt to - in an effort to: cố gắng, nỗ lực làm gì
Thời quá khứ đơn giản trong cấu trúc diễn tả hai hành động xảy ra cùng 1 lúc: S + V(PI) + O,
V_ing vừa...vừa….)
Open/close a bank account: mở/đóng tài khoản ngân hàng
Count: đếm
Counter: quay thanh toán
Deposit: tiền đặt cọc
Agricultural development (n): sự phát triển về nông nghiệp
Enable somebody to do something: làm cho ai có thể/có khả năng làm gì
Adopt something: dùng, sử dụng
Consume: tiêu dùng, tiêu thụ
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Discourage somebody from doing something: cản trở ai làm gì
Particularly: một cách đặc biệt
Partially: một phần, không hoàn chỉnh
Regularly: thường xuyên
Finally: cuối cùng thì
institution (sự thành lập)
Introduction (sự giới thiệu), application (sự áp dụng), occurrence (sự xuất hiện)
the like (những người giống thế)
while nằm giữa 2 mệnh đề hoặc đứng đầu câu để thể hiện sự đối lập
set out (sắp đặt, trưng bày)
set in (bắt đầu), set up (thành lập), set off (khởi hành, lên đường)
lead to = cause = result in (dẫn đến, gây ra) >< result from
Đây là dạng câu tổng quát/tìm ý chính trong bài.
Ý chính của bài là tầm quan trọng của pháo đài quân sự đối với sự phát triển của miền tây nước
Mỹ.
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về từ vựng trong ngữ cảnh.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, daring = bold (dũng cảm, gan dạ)
lost (bị thất lạc), lively (sống động), foolish (ngu ngốc)
Đây là câu hỏi quy chiếu từ vựng.
Theo thông tin trong câu “Some posts became stations for the pony express; still others, such as
Fort Davis, were stagecoach stops for weary travelers.” (Một số pháo đài đã trở thành nhà ga cho dịch
vụ chuyển phát thư bằng xe ngựa, nhưng những pháo đài khác, ví dụ như Fort Davis, là những trạm
dừng chân của xe ngựa tuyến dành cho các lữ khách đã kiệt sức), others quy chiếu cho từ posts.
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Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối đoạn 2 “... to reduce expenses, gardening was encouraged at the
forts, thus making experimental agriculture another activity of the military.” (... để giảm chi tiêu, công
việc làm vườn được khuyến khích tại các pháo đài, do đó biến hoạt động nông nghiệp thực nghiệm
thành một hoạt động khác nữa cho quân đội), ta có thể suy ra rằng quyết định phát triển trồng vườn
tại các pháo đài là do nhập khẩu hàng nông sản từ xa về là đắt đỏ.
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về thông tin chi tiết có trong bài.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở giữa đoạn 3 “From the earliest colonial times throughout the nineteenth
century, disease ranked as the foremost problem in defense.” (Từ thời kỳ thuộc địa đến suốt thế kỷ 19,
bệnh tật được xếp là vấn đề hàng đầu trong an ninh quốc phòng), trở ngại lớn nhất đối với sự phát
triển của các pháo đài quân sự là illness (bệnh tật).
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, inhibited = hindered (cản trở).
Involved (liên quan), exploited (khai thác), united (hợp nhất)
Dịch câu hỏi: Quân đội trợ giúp cho việc điều tra về vấn đề sức khỏe bằng cách nào?
Theo thông tin xuất hiện đoạn 3 “Official documents from many regions contained innumerable
reports of sickness that virtually incapacitated entire garrisons .... the frequency of the occurrence of
various diseases were recorded at various posts across the nation by military surgeons.” (tài liệu chính
thức từ nhiều vùng có lưu vô số các báo cáo về bệnh tật ảnh hưởng nguy hại đến toàn bộ binh lính …
tần suất xuất hiện nhiều cách bệnh khác nhau được các bác sĩ quân y ghi lại tại các pháo đài khác nhau
trên khắp cả nước), bằng việc lưu giữ hồ sơ về bệnh tật và các nguyên nhân tiềm tàng là cách quân đội
hỗ trợ cho công tác điều tra vấn đề sức khỏe.
Đây là dạng câu hỏi tổng quát/hỏi về ý chính của bài đọc.
Ý chính của bài nói về lý do vì sao một số loài chim lại xây tổ cùng nhau.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, conserve = retain (giữ lại, bảo quản)
watch (theo dõi), locate (định vị), share (chia sẻ)
Thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn 1 “In winter especially, it is important for birds to keep warm at night
and conserve precious food reserves. One way to do this is to find a sheltered roost …..
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ptarmigan burrow into snow banks” Đặc biệt là vào mùa đông, giữ ấm và bảo quản nguồn thức ăn quý
là rất quan trọng. Một cách để làm việc này là phải tìm một nơi ẩn náu … gà gô trắng xám thường đào
những đống tuyết.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, manified = intensified (tăng cường, làm mạnh thêm)
Modified (sửa đổi), combined (kết hợp)
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về thông tin chi tiết có trong bài,
Thông tin xuất hiện cuối đoạn 1 “Two kinglets huddling together were found to reduce their heat
losses by a quarter, and three together saved a third of their heat.” Tác giả nhắc đến chim tước mào
vàng như một ví dụ về các loài chim xây tổ cùng nhau để giữ ấm.
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về thông tin đối lập/thông tin không có trong bài.
A. Some members of the flock warn others of impending dangers. (Một số con trong đàn cảnh báo
với các con khác về nguy hiểm đang đến.) → đúng vì thông tin nằm ở đoạn 3 “there is safety in numbers
at communal roosts since there will always be a few birds awake at any given moment to give the alarm.
Β. Staying together provides a greater amount of heat for the whole flock, (đậu cùng nhau đem lại
nhiều hơi ấm hơn cho cả đàn) → đúng vì thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn 1 “Body contact reduces the surface
area exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep each other warm.”
C. Some birds in the flock function as information centers for others who are looking for food.
(Một số con trong đàn làm nhiệm vụ báo tin cho những con khác đang đi kiếm mồi) → đúng vì thông
tin nằm ở đoạn 2 “The second possible benefit of communal roosts is that they act as “information
centers.”
D. Several members of the flock care for the young. (một số con trong đàn chăm sóc cho các con
non) → thông tin này không được nhắc đến trong bài.
Một bất lợi của việc đậu cùng nhau theo đàn lớn là chúng dễ thu hút sự chú ý của thú săn mồi hơn
là các con chim đậu đơn lẻ. Thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn 3 “But this increased protection is partially
counteracted by the fact that mass roosts attract predators and are especially vulnerable if they are on
the ground”
Đây là dạng câu hỏi quy chiếu từ vựng.
Đai từ “they” quy chiếu đến “mass roosts” (chim đậu theo đàn)
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OK, see you là cách chào tạm biệt, ngoài ra có Bye, see you later/see you soon.
Dịch: - Ồ, thật vui được nói chuyện với cậu nhưng tớ phải đi rồi. - Được rồi, chào cậu nhé!
Cấu trúc câu thể hiện lời mời: Do you feel like V_ing…?/Would you like + to V?/ Are you free to
V...? có thể được đáp lại bằng: Yes, I’d love to/ Thanks, I'd love to/ I’d like to / That sounds great/sounds
like fun/ That would be great/ wonderful.
Dịch: - Em có muốn đi uống gì tối nay không? - Ý hay đấy!
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Cô ấy chắc chắn sẽ gặp Jim tại cuộc họp.
to be bound to V = it is certain that S will V (chắc chắn sẽ...)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Kẻ trộm bị cảnh sát bắt quả tang khi đang đột nhập vào căn hộ.
to be caught red-handed = to catch somebody + V_ing (bắt quả tang đang đó đang làm gì)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Tôi sẽ không bán bức tranh cho dù anh trả bao nhiêu tiền đi chăng nữa.
No matter how much you offer me = whatever price you offer me = however much you offer me
(dù cho anh trả bao nhiêu đi chăng nữa)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Chúng ta dành khoảng 1/3 cuộc đời để ngủ. Chúng ta hầu như không biết gì về
giấc ngủ cả. Hai câu đơn này thể hiện mối quan hệ đối lập nên được kết hợp bằng cấu trúc Despite +
V_ing.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Anh ấy đã không nghe theo lời khuyên của bố mình. Đó là lý do vì sao anh
ấy đang bị thất nghiệp.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
Question 1. A. young B. plough C. couple D. cousin
Question 2. A. confine B. conceal C. convention D. concentrate
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
Question 3. A. dependable B. cafeteria C. simplicity D. detoxify
Question 4. A. westernize B. official C. division D. millennium
Question 5. I was turning to the left lane when a car came out of nowhere and hit me.
A. stopped right in front of B. suddenly appeared
C. spun over D. fell off a truck
Question 6. S. Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr. Mayo's
outstanding humanitarianism.
A. exhaustive B. charitable C. remarkable D. widespread
Question 7. As soon as I gave up smoking, I felt a lot better.
A. gave out B. took up C. got on D. took out
Question 8. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the
surplus.
A. large quantity B. small quantity C. excess D. sufficiency
Question 9. The next host for the SEA Games is Laos. It is Laos’ the first time as the host for the
biannual-games.
A. The next B. It is C. the first time D. the host
Question 10. Buying clothes is often a time-consuming practice because those clothes that a person
likes is seldom the ones that fit him or her.
A. time-consuming B. that C. is D. ones
Question 11. The assassination Nathuran Vinayak Godse shot Mohandas K. Gandi in New Dehli,
India on September 17, 1948.
A. assassination B. shot C. in D. on September 17
Question 12. They attempted to the painting to its original condition.
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A. restore B. renovate C. repair D. refurbish

Question 13. Flooding in April is an unusual in this area.
A. occurrence B. occur C. occurring D. occurred
Question 14. Frankly, I’d rather you anything about it for the time being.
A. don't do B. hadn't done C. didn't do D. haven't done
Question 15. The book would have been perfect the ending.
A. had it not been for B. it had not been for
C. it hadn't been for D. hadn't it been for.
Question 16. Jane's very modest, always her success.
A. playing down B. turning around C. keeping down D. pushing back
Question 17. Those companies were due to some seriously financial problems.
A. taken off B. set up C. wiped out D. gone over
Question 18. Instead of an increase, there has been a recent in crime.
A. crash B. drop C. break D. issue
Question 19. Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of courses in
the university.
A. compulsory B. optional C. required D. limited
Question 20. The issue question is more complex than we think.
A. in B. from C. on D. at
Question 21. have announced that a major breakthrough in medicine has been made.
A. Research B. Researchers C. Researches D. Researching
Question 22. many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages.
A. Wherever B. Whatever C. Whenever D. However
Question 23. When we to the airport, I realized that I my passport at home.
A. got/had left B. got/was left C. got/left D. had got/had left
A child prodigy of four is receiving computer lessons at Brunei University, in London. Nicholas
MacMahon is studying at university because he is too clever for school. A senior lecturer at the
university, Valso Koshy, said that the boy was remarkably intelligent.
Nicholas spoke fluently before he was one and by the time he was 18 months old, he was taking
telephone (24) . This was soon followed by conversational French. These are the
trademarks of a highly gifted child unusual but not unique. The strange thing about Nicholas is his
reading - he taught himself to read before he could speak. Ms. Koshy, an expert (25) gifted
children, says Nicholas is quite exceptional. Yet “exceptional” underrates his amazing ability to read,
almost from birth. “He was talking when he was one and we realized from the start that he
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could read,” his father said. “Soon after, he was correcting my spelling, words (26)
caterpillar. Now he (27) insects by their Latin names.”
The list of achievements is impressive, but frightening. A four-year-old who can (28) a
Boeing 747 from a DC 10, devours encyclopedias, read The Daily Telegraph and is well on the way to
becoming a violin virtuoso is hardly normal.
Question 24. A. news B. information C. notes D. messages
Question 25. A. about B. for C. with D. on
Question 26. A. as B. such C. like D. for example
Question 27. A. realizes B. determines C. recognizes D. identifies
Question 28. A. tell B. differ C. vary D. say
each of the questions
Hummingbirds are small, often brightly colored birds of the family Trochilidae that live exclusively
in the Americas. About 12 species are found in North America, but only the ruby- throated
hummingbird breeds in eastern North America and is found from Nova Scotia to Florida. The greatest
variety and number of species are found in South America. Another hummingbird species is found
from southeastern Alaska to northern California.
Many hummingbirds are minute. But even the giant hummingbird found in western South America,
which is the largest known hummingbird, is only about 8 inches long and weighs about two-thirds of
an ounce. The smallest species, the bee hummingbird of Cuba and the Isle of Pines, measures slightly
more than 5.5 centimeters and weighs about two grams.
Hummingbirds' bodies are compact, with strong muscles. They have wings shaped like blades.
Unlike the wings of other birds, hummingbird wings connect to the body only at the shoulder joint,
which allows them to fly not only forward but also straight up and down, sideways, and backward.
Because of their unusual wings hummingbirds can also hover in front of flowers so they can suck nectar
and find insects. The hummingbird's bill, adapted for securing nectar from certain types of flowers, is
usually rather long and always slender, and it is curved slightly downward in many species.
The hummingbird’s body feathers are sparse and more like scales than feathers. The unique
character of the feathers produces brilliant and iridescent colors, resulting from the refraction of light
by the feathers. Pigmentation of other feathers also contributes to the unique color and look. Male and
female hummingbirds look alike in some species but different in most species; males of most species
are extremely colorful.
The rate at which a hummingbird beats its wings does not vary, regardless of whether it is flying
forward, flying in another direction, or merely hovering. But the rate does vary with the size of the bird
- the larger the bird, the lower the rate, ranging from 80 beats per second for the smallest
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species to 10 times per second for larger species. Researchers have not yet been able to record the speed
of the wings of the bee humming-bird but imagine that they beat even faster. Most hummingbirds,
especially the smaller species, emit scratchy, twittering, or squeaky sounds. The wings, and sometimes
the tail feathers, often produce humming, hissing, or popping sounds, which apparently function much
as do the songs of other birds.
Question 29. According to the passage, where are hummingbirds found?
A. Throughout the world B. In South America only
C. In North America only D. In North and South America
Question 30. The author indicates that the ruby-throated hummingbird is found .
A. throughout North America. B. in California.
C. in South America. D. in the eastern part of North America.
Question 31. The word “minute” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. extremely tiny B. extremely fast C. unique D. organized
Question 32. The word which in the second paragraph refers to .
A. western South America. B. the giant hummingbird.
C. all hummingbirds. D. Florida hummingbirds.
Question 33. What does the author imply about the rate hummingbirds’ wings beat?
A. Although the bee hummingbird is the smallest, its wings don't beat the fastest.
B. The hummingbird's wings beat faster when it is sucking nectar than when it is just flying.
C. The rate is not much different than that of other birds of its size.
D. The speed at which a bee hummingbird’s wings beat is not actually known.
Question 34. The author indicates that a hummingbird’s wings are different from those of other
birds because
A. they attach to the body at one point only.
B. they attach to the body at more points than other birds.
C. they attach and detach from the body.
D. they are controlled by a different section of the brain.
Question 35. According to the passage, what causes the unique color and look of hummingbirds?
A. The color of the feathers
B. The structure of the feathers as well as pigmentation
C. The rapidity of flight
D. The pigmentation of the body
If we believe that clothing has to do with covering the body, and costumes with the choice of a
particular form of garment for a particular use, then we can say that clothing depends primarily on
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such physical conditions as climate, health, and textile manufacture, whereas costumes reflect social
factors such as religious beliefs, aesthetics, personal status, and the wish to be distinguished from or to
emulate our fellows.
The ancient Greeks and the Chinese believed that we first covered our bodies for some physical
reason such as protecting ourselves from the weather elements. Ethnologists and psychologists have
invoked psychological reasons: modesty in the case of ancients, and taboo, magical influence and the
desire to please for the moderns.
In early history, costumes must have fulfilled a function beyond that of simple utility, perhaps
through some magical significance, investing primitive man with the attributes of other creatures.
Ornaments identified the wearer with animals, gods, heroes or other men. This identification remains
symbolic in more sophisticated societies. We should bear in mind that the theater has its distant origins
in sacred performances, and in all periods children at play have worn disguises, so as to adapt gradually
to adult life.
Costumes helped inspire fear or impose authority. For a chieftain, costumes embodied attributes
expressing his power, while a warrior's costume enhanced his physical superiority and suggested he
was superhuman. In more recent times, professional or administrative costume has been devised to
distinguish the wearer and express personal or delegated authority; this purpose is seen clearly in the
judge's robes and the police officer’s uniform. Costume denotes power, and since power is usually
equated with wealth, costume came to be an expression of social caste and material prosperity. Military
uniform denotes rank and is intended to intimidate to protect the body and to express membership in a
group. At the bottom of the scale, there are such compulsory costumes as the convict’s uniform. Finally,
costume can possess a religious significance that combines various elements: an actual or symbolic
identification with a god, the desire to express this in earthly life, and the desire to enhance the wearer's
position of respect.
Question 36. The passage mainly discusses costume in terms of its
A. physical protection B. religious significance
C. social function D. beauty and attractiveness
Question 37. What is the purpose of the paragraph 1?
A. To describe the uses of costume
B. To contrast costume with the clothing
C. To trade the origins of costume
D. To point out that clothing developed before costume
Question 38. Psychological reasons for wearing garments include .
A. protection from cold B. availability of materials
C. prevention of illness D. wishing to give pleasure
Question 39. The word “Ornaments” in paragraph 3 is closet in meaning to .
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A. garments B. representation
C. details D. decorations
Question 40. It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that .
A. The function of costume has become very sophisticated.
B. Children like to identify with other creature by wearing costumes.
C. Primitive people wore cloths only for sacred performances.
D. Costume no longer fulfills a function beyond simple utility.
Question 41. Why does the author mention the police officer's uniform?
A. To illustrate the aesthetic function of costume
B. To identify the wearer with a hero
C. To suggest that police are superhuman
D. To show how costume signifies authority
Question 42. The word “denotes” in line paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .
A. disguises B. describes C. indicates D. denigrates
Question 43. Which of the following would most likely NOT be reflected in a person's costume, as
it is defined in the passage?
A. Having a heart condition B. Playing in a baseball game
C. Working in a hospital D. Participating in a religious ceremony
exchanges.
Question 44. A:
B: Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterday.
A. When have you got this beautiful dress?
B. How a beautiful dress you're wearing!
C. You've just bought this beautiful dress, haven't you?
D. That’s a beautiful dress you have on!
Question 45. “What are they like?” – “ ”
A. They are very nice B. They are from London
C. They’re in London D. They're American
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to Indicate the sentence that in closest in meaning to each of the
Question 46. “If I were you, I would try to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the
experiment.” the professor said to his students.
A. The professor advised his students to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the
experiment.
B. The professor wished he could finish the pre-lab report for his students.
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C. The professor regretted that his students didn’t do things in the right way.
D. The professor advised his students to carry out the experiments and then write the pre-lab
report.
Question 47. He started computer programming as soon as he left school.
A. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.
B. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.
C. No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.
D. After he left school, he had started computer programming.
Question 48. Twice as many men as women are insurance agents.
A. More men than women have insurance.
B. Male insurance agents outnumber female agents.
C. Women are twice as likely as men to have sold insurance.
D. Insurance is twice as difficult to sell to women as to men.
Question 49. He wanted to give the ball a powerful kick. He used the top of his foot.
A. He gave the ball a powerful kick to use the top of his foot.
B. Using the top of his foot, he kicked a powerful ball.
C. What he wants to do is to give the ball a powerful kick and use the top of his foot.
D. He used the top of his foot to give the ball a powerful kick.
Question 50. Marie graduated with a good degree. She joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. Marie joined the ranks of the unemployed because she graduated with a good degree.
B. If Marie graduated with a good degree, she would join the ranks of the unemployed.
C. Although Marie graduated with a good degree, she joined the ranks of the unemployed.
D. That Marie graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
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Câu 1: Đáp án B
A. young /jʌŋ/ B. plough /plaʊ/
C. couple /ˈkʌp(ə)l/ D. cousin /ˈkʌz(ə)n/
Câu 2: Đáp án D
A. confine /kənˈfʌɪn/ B. conceal /kənˈsiːl/
C. convention /kənˈvɛnʃ(ə)n/ D. concentrate /ˈkɒns(ə)ntreɪt/
Câu 3: Đáp án B
A. dependable /dɪˈpɛndəb(ə)l/ B. cafeteria /kafɪˈtɪərɪə/
C. simplicity /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/ D. detoxify /diːˈtɒksɪfʌɪ/
Câu 4: Đáp án A
A. westernize /ˈwɛstənʌɪz/ B. official
C. division /dɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n/ D. millennium /mɪˈlɛnɪəm/
Câu 5: Đáp án B
come out of nowhere = suddenly appear (đột ngột xuất hiện),
stop right in front of (dừng lại ngay đằng trước),
spin over (lộn vòng, lảo đảo),
fall off a truck (ngã khỏi xe tải)
Câu 6: Đáp án C
outstanding = remarkable (nổi bật, đáng chú ý),
exhaustive (cạn kiệt), charitable (nhân đức, từ thiện), widespread (lan rộng, phổ biến)
Câu 7: Đáp án B
give up = quit (từ bỏ) >< take up (bắt đầu) give out (chia, phân phối, tỏa ra)
get on/off the bus (lên/xuống xe buýt) take out (nhổ ra, lấy ra)
Câu 8: Đáp án B
abundance = large quantity (sự dư dật, sự nhiều) >< small quantity
excess (sự vượt quá), sufficiency (sự đầy đủ)
Câu 9: Đáp án C. the first time  first time
Giải thích: đây là lỗi thừa từ, khi số thứ tự đứng sau một tính từ sở hữu hoặc sở hữu cách của
danh từ, ta không cần dùng mạo từ “the”, ví dụ: my first time, Mr. Lin's first book...
Câu 10: Đáp án C. is  are
Giải thích: đây là lỗi về sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ với động từ, ‘clothes’ là số nhiều nên đi với
động từ số nhiều 'are'.
assassination  assassin (kẻ ám sát)
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Giải thích: trước một danh từ chỉ tên riêng Nathuran Vinayak Godse, ta cần một danh từ chỉ
người là assassin.
restore a building/a painting (trùng tu, phục hồi lại),
renovate (cải tiến, đối mới), refurbish (tân trang lại, trang trí lại), repair (sửa chữa)
occurrence (n) (việc xảy ra, sự cố)
Cấu trúc would rather + C + V_ed/didn't + V để nói mong muốn ai làm gì/không làm gì ở hiện
tại,
would rather + S + had P2/hadn’t P2 đẽ diễn đạt mong muốn ai đó đã làm gì/không làm gì trong
quá khứ.
Had it not been for là dạng câu đảo của câu điều kiền loại 3 = if it hadn't been for/without/but
for + N (nếu không vì, nếu không nhờ có...)
play down (nói bớt về, làm cho ít quan trọng hơn)
turn around (quay đầu lại), keep down (kìm lại), push back (đẩy lùi lại)
wipe out: xóa sạch, phá hủy hoàn toàn, phá sản
take off: cất cánh (máy bay)
set up: thành lập
go over = look over: xem xét kỹ
a drop in = a decrease in: giảm cái gì crash: cuộc va chạm
break: giờ nghỉ giải lao issue: vấn dề
optional: tùy chọn
compulsory = required: bắt buộc
limited: bị giới hạn, hạn chế
in question: đang được thảo luận (issue in question: vấn đề đang được thảo luận)
researcher (n): nhà nghiên cứu
research (v, n): nghiên cứu, sự nghiên cứu
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However many + danh từ số nhiều/however much + danh từ không đếm được: dù bao nhiêu....
đi chăng nữa = No matter how much/much....
Wherever = no matter where: dù bất kể nơi nào
Whatever = no matter what: dù bất kể cái gì
Whenever = no matter when: dù bất kể khi nào
got to the airport: là hành động xảy ra sau nên chia ở thì quá khứ đơn
had left my passport: là hành động xảy ra trước nên chia ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành
take telephone messages (nhận lời nhắn trên điện thoại)
an expert (in/at/on) something (một chuyên gia về...)
like + N = such as + N (ví dụ là/như là....)
identify something (nhận biết, nhận dạng những thứ gần như giống nhau)
realize (thấy rõ, hiểu rõ), determine (quyết tâm, định rõ), recognize (công nhận, thừa nhận)
Tell something from something = distinguish something from something (phân biệt cái này với
cái kia)
Chim ruồi được tìm thấy ở Bắc Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn 1 “About 12 species are found in North America,… The greatest variety
and number of species are found in South America.” (Khoảng 12 loài chim ruồi được tìm thấy ở Bắc
Mỹ… Sự đa dạng và số lượng lớn nhất về loài chim này được tìm thấy ở Nam Mỹ.)
Tác giả chỉ ra rằng chim ruồi họng đỏ được tìm thấy ở phía đông của vùng Bắc Mỹ.
Thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn 1 “but only the ruby-throated hummingbird breeds in eastern North
America”
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ ‘minute’ = ‘extremely tiny’ (rất nhỏ)
extremely fast (rất nhanh), unique (độc nhất vô nhị), organized (có tổ chức)
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Trong câu, đại từ quan hệ WHICH bổ nghĩa cho cụm “the giant hummingbird” (loài chim ruồi
khổng lồ).
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối đoạn 5 “Researchers have not yet been able to record the speed of
the wings of the bee humming-bird but imagine that they beat even faster.” (Các nhà nghiên cứu vẫn
chưa thể ghi lại tốc độ đập cánh của loài chim ruồi ong nhưng hãy tưởng tượng là chúng đập thậm chí
còn nhanh hơn.), ta có suy ra rằng tốc độ đập cánh của chim ruồi ong vẫn chưa được biết rõ.
Tác giả chỉ ra rằng đôi cánh của chim ruồi khác với các loài chim khác ở chỗ chúng liền với cơ thể
chỉ tại một điểm. Thông tin xuất hiện ở đầu đoạn 3 “Unlike the wings of other birds, hummingbird
wings connect to the body only at the shoulder joint...”.
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về thông tin chi tiết trong bài.
Theo bài đọc này, cấu trúc của bộ lông và màu da tạo ra màu sắc và diện mạo độc nhất vô nhị của
loài chim ruồi.
Thông tin xuất hiện ở giữa đoạn 4 “The unique character of the feathers produces brilliant and
iridescent colors, resulting from the refraction of light by the feathers. Pigmentation of other feathers
also contributes to the unique color and look.”
Đây là câu hỏi về thông tin tổng quát/ý chính trong bài.
Bài đọc này đề cập đến trang phục chủ yếu về chức năng xã hội.
Thông tin thể hiện rõ nhất ở cuối đoạn 1 (đoạn giới thiệu) “... whereas costume reflect social factors
such as religious beliefs, aesthetics, personal status, and the wish to be distinguished from or to emulate
our fellows”
Đây là câu hỏi về mục đích của đoạn văn (cũng là câu hỏi về ý chính của đoạn).
Mục đích của đoạn 1 là thể hiện sự khác biệt giữa trang phục (costume) và quần áo (clothing), chủ
yếu thể hiện qua từ “whereas”, cụ thể là “we can say that clothing depends primarily on such physical
conditions as climate, health, and textile manufacture, whereas costumes reflect social factors such as
religious beliefs, aesthetics, personal status, and the wish to be distinguished from or to emulate our
fellows” (chúng ta có thể nói rằng quần áo phụ thuộc chủ yếu vào các điều kiện khách quan như khí
hậu, sức khỏe và việc sản xuất chất liệu, trái lại trang phục phản ánh các yếu tố
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xã hội như niềm tin tôn giáo, thẩm mỹ, địa vị cá nhân và mong muốn được khác với hoặc cạnh tranh
với bạn bè.)
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về thông tin chi tiết có trongb ài.
Lý do tâm lý cho việc mặc quần áo bao gồm cả mong muốn được thỏa mãn.
Thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn 2 “Ethnologists and psychologists have invoked psychological reasons:
modesty in the case of ancients, and taboo, magical influence and the desire to please for the moderns.”
(các nhà dân tộc học và các nhà tâm lý học đã đưa ra những lý do về tâm lý: tính giản dị đối với những
người có đại và điều cấm kỵ, ảnh hưởng kỳ diệu và khao khát được thỏa mãn đối với người hiện đại.)
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ “ornaments” = “decorations” (đồ trang trí, phụ kiện).
Từ thông tin ở đoạn 3, ta có thể suy ra rằng chức năng của trang phục đã trở nên rất phức tạp.
Đây là câu hỏi về mục đích của tác giả.
Tác giả nhắc đến quân phục của sĩ quan cảnh sát để thể hiện là trang phục biểu hiện uy quyền
thế nào.
Thông tin xuất hiện ở giữa đoạn 3 “In more recent times, professional or administrative costume
has been devised to distinguish the wearer and express personal or delegated authority; this purpose is
seen clearly in the judge's robes and the police officer’s uniform.”
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ “denotes” = “indicates” (chỉ rõ).
Disguise (ngụy trang), describe (miêu tả), denigrate (phỉ báng, bôi nhọ)
Theo định nghĩa trong bài, điều ít có khả năng được phản ánh trong trang phục của một người là
việc người ấy có mắc bệnh tim hay không vì trang phục chỉ thể hiện người nào đó là bệnh nhân hay
không.
Các phương án khác đều được nhắc đến trong bài:
B. Playing in a baseball game (thể hiện mục đích)
C. Working in a hospital (thể hiện công việc)
D. Participating in a religious ceremony (thể hiện niềm tin tôn giáo)
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That's a beautiful dress you have on! là một lời khen, để đáp lời 1 lời khen thường là 1 lời cảm
ơn là Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterday.
Dịch: - Cậu mặc cái váy thật đẹp! - Ồ, cảm ơn cậu. Mình vừa mua hôm qua.
What are they like? (Tính cách họ thế nào?) là câu hỏi hỏi về tính cách nên được trả lời là They
are very nice. (Họ rất tốt bụng.)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: “Nếu thầy là các em, thầy sẽ hoàn thành báo cáo chuẩn bị cho phòng thí
nghiệm trước khi tiến hành thí nghiệm” Giáo sư nói với các sinh viên của mình.
Cấu trúc ở câu trực tiếp ‘If I were you, I would + V' được viết lại bằng cấu trúc động từ... advise
+ somebody + to V trong câu gián tiếp.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Anh ta bắt đầu lập trình máy tính ngay sau khi anh tốt nghiệp phổ thông
trung học.
Câu cho sẵn: As soon as S1 + V_ed, S2 + V_ed
Câu viết lại: cấu trúc câu đảo - No sooner had + S1 + P2 than S2 + V_ed/Hardly had + S1 + P2
when S2 + V_ed (...vừa mới… thì…)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Số nam giới làm nhân viên bảo hiểm cao gấp 2 lần số phụ nữ làm nghề này.
Câu này được viết lại bằng cấu trúc câu: A outnumber (nhiều hơn) B.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Anh ta muốn đá quả bóng thật mạnh. Anh ta đã dùng mũi bàn chân của
mình.
Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp bằng cấu trúc diễn tả mục đích: S + used something + to V (dùng
cái gì đó để làm gì)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Marie tốt nghiệp đại học với tấm bằng giỏi. Cô ấy gia nhập vào đội ngũ
những người thất nghiệp.
Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp bằng câu ghép có mệnh đề chỉ sự nhượng bộ: although….
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Question 1. A. chore B. stretch C. synchronized D. punching
Question 2. A. isolated B. climate C. automobile D. island
Question 3. A. curious B. receive C. unique D. achieve
Question 4. A. comprehend B. entertain C. develop D. introduce
Question 5. The situation seems to be changing minute by minute.
A. from time to time B. time after time
C. again and again D. very rapidly
Question 6. He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the
annual meeting in May.
A. politeness B. rudeness C. encouragement D. measurement
Question 7. I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.
A. unplanned B. deliberate C. accidental D. unintentional
Question 8. The US troops are using much more sophisticated weapons in the Far East.
A. expensive B. complicated
C. simple and easy to use D. difficult to operate
Question 9. In the 1960s, urban renewal projects cleared land for commerce and offices buildings.
A. urban renewal B. cleared land C. commerce D. offices buildings
Question 10. It was my father whom talked me into learning another foreign language.
A. was B. whom C. into D. another
Question 11. How seems to be the greatest injustice of all, however, is that the new lands that
Columbus discovered were never given his name.
A. How B. the greatest injustice
C. the new lands D. were never given
Question 12. The judge the murderer to a lifetime imprisonment.
A. accused B. convicted C. sentenced D. prosecuted
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Question 13. It's surprising that ex-smokers are less smokers than non-smokers.
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A. tolerant of B. tolerable to C. intolerant D. tolerance towards

Question 14. I was angry when you saw me because I with my sister.
A. have been arguing B. had been arguing
C. argued D. would argue
Question 15. over long distances is a fact.
A. That electricity transmitting B. That electricity can be transmitted
C. That electricity D. That can be transmitted
Question 16. Deborah is going to take extra lessons to what she missed while she was
away.
A. catch up on B. cut down on C. put up with D. take up with
Question 17. The for this position starts at thirty thousand euros per year.
A. wage B. payment C. fee D. salary
Question 18. I want to take these jeans back because they are too small but I can’t find the _
anywhere.
A. receipt B. receiver C. reception D. receptionist
Question 19. I wonder mind watching this bag for me for a moment.
A. would you B. you would C. if would you D. whether you would
Question 20. I was only absent the office for a few minutes!
A. for B. from C. in D. about
Question 21. Everyone said that they had themselves at the wedding.
A. enjoyed B. pleased C. impressed D. excited
Question 22. I sight of the robber just before he disappeared around the corner.
A. caught B. took C. got D. had
Question 23. Laura is about me.
A. younger than two years B. two years younger than
C. younger two years than D. two years than younger
A long and happy marriage is something that many people wish for, but finding the right partner
is (24) more difficult than you might imagine. A friend of mine, Susan had not
been very successful in her attempt to find the perfect partner, and she was beginning to lose heart and
feel rather depressed. One day she happened to hear someone (25) _ about a computer
dating agency which could help you to find the ideal partner. Susan immediately (26) _ an
appointment to see someone at the agency, then waited to see what would happen. The agency arranged
a meeting with a “suitable” partner at the local railway station a week later, although I (27)
her not to go. My friend arrived a few minutes early but could see no one who matched the
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appearance of the man in the photograph she had been sent. She noticed a man waiting under the
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station clock and (28) a bunch of flowers. But there was no one else around. Suddenly the
man started chatting to her and, after a while, asked her if she would like to go and have a coffee. Not
until much later did they come to the conclusion that they had both been waiting for each other! When
they had both recovered from the shock, they decided that the computer had been right after all!
Question 24. A. so B. much C. too D. lot
Question 25. A. mentioning B. telling C. talking D. relating
Question 26. A. did B. had C. set D. made
Question 27. A. advised B. urged C. suggested D. whispered
Question 28. A. fetching B. wearing C. carrying D. holding
These days, photography is considered an art form. However, people did not always feel this way.
It took one of the greatest photographers of all time to change public opinion about photography: Ansel
Adams.
Ansel Adams claimed that he knew his destiny when he first visited Yosemite, a national park, at
the age of fourteen. Until then, the focus of his life had always been music; he had long dreamed of
being a concert pianist, a career that would have required him to live an urban lifestyle. Instead, Adams
found himself drawn to Yosemite and to other natural settings. Over time his love of photography
became more influential than that of music. Contrary to the popular belief of the time, he believed
photography to be an art form and often exhibited it as art.
Due to his love of nature, Adams became devoted to the conservation of and access to wilderness.
He believed that the American people needed to experience nature in all its glory. Adams felt that
the experience of nature was a spiritual one, a view evidenced by many of his photographs.
Question 29. What is this passage primarily about?
A. conservation of the environment
B. Yosemite National Park
C. Adams' feelings about photography and nature
D. his conflict between music and photography
Question 30. What can we infer about photographers before Adams' time?
A. They were often musicians as well.
B. They were not considered artists.
C. They did not worry about conservation.
D. They had never taken photos of nature.
Question 31. According to the passage, which of the following made Adams want to become a
photographer?
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A. Yosemite National Park B. the urban lifestyle

C. loss of interest in music D. a religious experience
Question 32. The word “destiny” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. future B. chance C. hobby D. talent
Question 33. According to the passage, photography has come to be recognized as an art form since
.
A. Americans started appreciating the beauty of nature
B. several famous books on photography were published
C. American colleges began offering courses on photography
D. one talented photographer emerged
Question 34. The word ‘it’ in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. belief B. music C. photography D. art form
Question 35. According to the passage, all of the following are true of Adams EXCEPT that
.
A. his early life goal was to be a pianist
B. he showed his photographs to the public frequently
C. he took many pictures of natural scenery
D. he had no idea what career he wanted until he was 14
Psychologists who work on motivation research a wide range of human traits and physiological
characteristics that include the effects of hunger, reward, and punishment, as well as desires for power,
tangible achievement, social acceptance, belongingness, self-esteem, and self-actualization. A
plethora of hypotheses developed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have the goal of identifying
causes of an organism’s behavior that can be both conscious and unconscious. The hierarchical
organization of human needs is a theoretical model, originally established by an American psychologist,
Abraham Maslow, in 1954. The needs located at the bottom of the pyramid are the essentials of
physiological survival that encompass oxygen, water, nutrition, rest and avoidance of pain. Maslow’s
theory, grounded in research, also stipulated that these are variable and, at least to some extent, may
explain, for example, food gratification. The second tier is rooted in the human need for safety,
stability and protection.
In the human life cycle, the needs for belonging are manifested in the desires to marry, have a
family, belong in a community or among similarly minded people. In part, the need to belong can also
show up in a search for particular types of occupations or careers. The next level of the hierarchy in
effect deals with two substrata, where the first presumes the need for status, prestige, recognition,
appreciation, and dominance, and the higher division includes a conglomeration of
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emotionally centered traits that pivot on competence, confidence, mastery, achievement,

independence, and freedom.
The top tier is different from all others, and Maslow referred to it as growth motivation and self-
actualization. At the highest level, individuals seek to realize and put to use their creativity, talent,
leadership, curiosity and understanding. At this level people can reach their full potentials and
accurately perceive and accept reality, seek privacy and depth in personal relationships, resist
enculturation, and develop social interests, compassion, and humanity. In many cases, self- actualizers
do not lead ordinary lives, choose growth over safety, and cultivate peak experiences that leave their
mark and change one for the better.
Question 36. According to the passage, what does psychology of motivation attempt to uncover?
A. Reactions to hunger and desires for power
B. Developments of human physiology and mind
C. Reasons for human conduct and moving forces
D. Organization of human society and hierarchies
Question 37. The word “plethora” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. oversimplification B. overlap
C. overreach D. overabundance
Question 38. It can be inferred from the passage that in Maslow's hierarchy .
A. the first layer of needs dominates other tiers
B. the highest level of the model supersedes the lower levels
C. the second layer of needs is more urgent than the first
D. the third level of the model is embedded in the fourth
Question 39. The word “these” in paragraph 1 refers to .
A. theory and research B. rest and avoidance of pain
C. oxygen, water, nutrition, and rest D. the lowest set of factors
Question 40. It can be inferred from the passage that in modern-day terms, the second layer of
needs can be reflected in people’s desire for .
A. a house in an upscale neighborhood
B. a protected existence and dependence
C. a measure of job and financial security
D. a degree of friendship and family life
Question 41. The word “conglomeration” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. complex B. congress
C. conjunction D. connotation
Question 42. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor in human motivation?
A. Esteem B. Participation
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C. Accomplishment D. Conformism
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Question 43. Which of the following conclusions is supported by the passage?

A. Genuine self-actualizers may attain self-satisfaction
B. Sincere self-promoters can achieve full contentment
C. Real self-starters can achieve their lives’ desires
D. True self-actualizers may lead complicated lives.
exchanges.
Question 44. “Should I give you a little more coffee?” – “ ”
A. No, you're welcome B. No, thank you
C. Yes, you're right D. Yes, I'm OK
Question 45. “Could you hand me that hammer?” – “ ”
A. It's not very expensive. B. Yes, please.
C. I'm about to use it myself. D. Yes, I'd like to.
Question 46. Mr Baker is determined to continue working when he is 65.
A. There is a determination of him to continue working when Mr Baker is 65.
B. Not until Mr Baker is 65, he is determined to continue working.
C. Mr Baker has no intention of stopping working when he is 65.
D. Mr Baker’s determination to continue working only when he is 65.
Question 47. He was such a bright student that he could solve all the math problems.
A. He was not bright enough to solve all the math problems.
B. He was so intelligent that he could solve all the math problems.
C. The math problems were too difficult for him to solve.
D. All the math problems were so bright that he could solve them.
Question 48. His daydreaming prevented him from becoming a good employee.
A. If he daydreamed, he would become a better employee.
B. He could become a better employee without his daydreaming.
C. He daydreams, which makes him a good employee.
D. As a daydreamer, he is a good employee.
in the following questions
Question 49. He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
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D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
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Question 50. We haven’t seen each other for a long time. I'm wondering whether I shall even
recognize him.
A. Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, I’m wondering whether I shall even
recognize him.
B. We haven’t seen each other for a long time because I’m wondering whether I shall even
recognize him.
C. We haven’t seen each other for a long time, so I’m wondering whether I shall even recognize
him.
D. The reason why we haven't seen each other for a long time is that I’m wondering whether I
shall even recognize him.
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Câu 1: Đáp án C
A. chore /tʃɔː/ B. stretch /strɛtʃ/
C. synchronized /ˈsɪŋkrənʌɪz/ D. punching /pʌn(t)ʃ/
Câu 2: Đáp án C
A. isolated /ˈʌɪsəleɪtɪd/ B. climate /ˈklʌɪmət/
C. automobile /ˈɔːtəməbiːl/ D. island /ˈiːsland/
Câu 3: Đáp án A
A. curious /ˈkjʊərɪəs/ B. receive /rɪˈsiːv/
C. unique /juːˈniːk/ D. achieve /əˈtʃiːv/
Câu 4: Đáp án C
A. comprehend /kɒmprɪˈhɛnd/ B. entertain /ɛntəˈteɪn/
C. develop /dɪˈvɛləp/ D. introduce /ɪntrəˈdjuːs/
Câu 5: Đáp án D
minute by minute = very rapidly (rất nhanh),
from time to time = sometimes (thỉnh thoảng),
again and again = over and over = repeatedly (lặp đi lặp lại),
time after time (không biết bao nhiêu lần)
Câu 6: Đáp án B
discourtesy = rudeness (sự thô lỗ)
politeness (sự lịch sự), encouragement (sự khuyến khích, sự động viên), measurement (sự đo
đạc)
Câu 7: Đáp án B
chance = unplanned = accidental = unintentional (tình cờ, không có chủ ý) >< deliberate (có chủ
ý, có mục đích)
Câu 8: Đáp án C
sophisticated = complicated (tinh vi, phức tạp)>< simple and easy to use (đơn giản và dễ dùng)
Câu 9: Đáp án D
offices buildings  office buildings
Giải thích: đối với danh từ ghép, khi chuyển sang số nhiều chỉ cần thêm ‘s’ vào danh từ thứ 2
(N+Ns)
Câu 10: Đáp án B whom  who
Giải thích: câu chỉ nhấn mạnh vào chủ ngữ: it was my father WHO talked....(chính là bố tôi
người mà nói chuyện...)
Câu 11: Đáp án A how  what
Giải thích: đây là lỗi dùng sai từ trong mệnh đề danh từ
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cụm từ sentence somebody to a lifetime imprisonment (tuyên án án tù chung thân đối với ai đó)
accuse somebody of... (buộc tội), convict somebody of... (kết án), prosecute (khởi kiện)
intolerant of (không tha thứ, không bao dung cho) >< tolerant
tolerable (có thể tha thứ được – dùng để nói sự vật, sự việc)
Thì quá khứ hoàn thành được dùng trong câu để nói về hành động vừa mới kết thúc và để lại kết
quả dễ thấy trong quá khứ là I was angry.
Mệnh đề danh từ bắt đầu bằng THAT, That S + V + O is a fact.
catch up on (dành thời gian để tìm hiểu)
cut down on (cắt giảm), put up with (chịu đựng)
Salary: lương (trả theo tháng)
Wage: tiền công, thù lao (trả theo ngày, tuần)
Payment: thanh toán, trả tiền
Fee: lệ phí
receipt: biên lai, giấy biên nhận
receiver: người nhận, người lĩnh
reception: sự thu nhận, sự tiếp nhận
receptionist: nhân viên lễ tân
I wonder whether you would …: Tôi phân vân không biết là....
absent from: vắng mặt
enjoy oneself: vui vẻ
be pleased with: hài lòng với
impress: gây ấn tượng
be excited about: háo hức về
catch sight of somebody: thoáng nhìn thấy ai đó
a number/a noun + tính từ/trạng từ so sánh tương đối (hơn/kém) than
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about two years younger than: trẻ hơn khoảng 2 tuổi
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much/a lot/far/considerably + cấu trúc so sánh hơn dùng để nhấn mạnh: much more difficult
(khó khăn hơn nhiều)
talk about something
mention something (đề cập đến cái gì)
tell something to somebody (nói cái gì với ai)
relate something (kể lại, thuật lại cái gì)
make an appointment (có hẹn, hẹn gặp) .
advise somebody not to V (khuyên ai không nên đi)
urge somebody to V (thúc giục ai làm gì)
suggest that somebody (should) V (gợi ý cho ai làm gì)
whisper something to somebody/ about something (thì thầm cái gì với ai)
hold a bunch of flowers (cầm 1 bó hoa)
fetch something/somebody (tìm về, mang về)
wear clothes/perfume/make-up (mặc quần áo/sức nước hoa/trang điểm)
carry something (mang, vác cái gì đó)
Đây là dạng câu hỏi tổng quát/hỏi về ý chính của bài đọc.
Ý chính của bài nói về cảm giác của Adams về nghệ thuật nhiếp ảnh và thiên nhiên.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn 1 “These days, photography is considered an art form. However,
people did not always feel this way” (Ngày nay, nhiếp ảnh được coi là một loại hình nghệ thuật. Tuy
nhiên, người ta không phải lúc nào cũng nghĩ như vậy.) và cuối đoạn 2 “Contrary to the popular belief
of the time, he believed photography to be an art form and often exhibited it as art.” (Trái với niềm tin
của bao người thời đó, ông ấy tin rằng nhiếp ảnh là một loại hình nghệ thuật và thường xuyên triển lãm
nó như một nghệ thuật), ta có thể suy ra rằng trước thời đại của Adams, các nhà nhiếp ảnh không được
coi là nghệ sĩ.
Thông tin xuất hiện ở đầu đoạn 2 “Ansel Adams claimed that he knew his destiny when he first
visited Yosemite, a national park, at the age of fourteen.” (Ansel Adams cho rằng ông biết được vận
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mệnh của mình khi lần đầu đến thăm công viên quốc gia Yosemite lúc 14 tuổi.) khẳng định rằng
chính công viên quốc gia Yosemite đã khiến Adams muốn trở thành một nhiếp ảnh gia.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, destiny = future (vận mệnh, số phận, tương lai)
Theo thông tin ở đoạn 1, nhiếp ảnh được công nhận là một loại hình nghệ thuật kể từ khi một nhiếp
ảnh gia tài năng nổi lên, đó chính là Ansel Adams (These days, photography is considered an art form.
However, people did not always feel this way. It took one of the greatest photographers of all time to
change public opinion about photography: Ansel Adams).
Đây là dạng câu hỏi quy chiếu danh từ.
Từ “it” quy chiếu đến danh từ “photography”.
A. his early life goal was to be a pianist (mục tiêu ban đầu của ông là trở thành một nghệ sĩ dương
cầm)  đúng vì thông tin xuất hiện ở “Until then, the focus of his life had always been music; he had
long dreamed of being a concert pianist...”
B. he showed his photographs to the public frequently, (ông thường xuyên trưng bày ảnh của mình
ra công chúng).  đúng vì thông tin xuất hiện ở “...he believed photography to be an art form and often
exhibited it as art”
C. he took many pictures of natural scenery (ông chụp nhiều ảnh về phong cảnh thiên nhiên) 
đúng vì thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối đoạn 3 “...a view evidenced by many of his photographs.”
Theo bài đọc này, tâm lý học về động lực cố gắng tìm ra lý do cho hành vi của con người và
động lực phát triển.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ “plethora” = “overabundance” (quá dư thừa)
Oversimplification (việc quá đơn giản hóa), overlap (sự chồng chéo), overreach (vượt quá xa)
Theo thông tin xuất hiện cuối đoạn 1 “The needs located at the bottom of the pyramid are the
essentials of physiological survival that encompass oxygen, water, nutrition, rest, and avoidance of
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pain” (Nhu cầu ở tầng dưới cùng của tháp nhu cầu là những thứ thiết yếu để tồn tại tâm sinh lý của
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con người bao gồm khí ô-xy, nước, dinh dưỡng, nghỉ ngơi và tránh bị đau), ta có thể suy ra rằng
trong hệ thống cấp bậc của Maslow tầng đầu tiên của nhu cầu con người chi phối các tầng khác.
Dịch các phương án còn lại:
B. the highest level of the model supersedes the lower levels (cấp độ cao nhất thay thế các cấp
độ thấp hơn)
C. the second layer of needs is more urgent than the first (tầng thứ 2 của nhu cầu là cần thiết
hơn tầng thứ nhất)
D. the third level of the model is embedded in the fourth (cấp độ thứ 3 được gắn với cấp độ thứ
4)
Đây là dạng câu hỏi quy chiếu đanh từ.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện cuối đoạn 1, đại từ “these” quy chiếu đến nhóm các yếu tố thiết yếu
nhất như khí ô-xy, nước, dinh dưỡng, nghỉ ngơi và tránh bị dau.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối đoạn 1 “The second tier is rooted in the human need for safety,
stability, and protection.” (tầng thứ 2 nằm ở nhu cầu có sự an toàn, ổn định và sự bảo vệ), ta có thể suy
ra rằng trong ngôn ngữ hiện đại, tầng thứ hai của nhu cầu có thể được phản ánh trong mong muốn của
con người về một công việc và đảm bảo về tài chính.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, conglomeration = complex (sự kết hợp, tổ hợp).
Congress (quốc hội), conjunction (sự liên kết, liên từ), connotation (nghĩa rộng)
Các yếu tố trong động lực của con người được nhắc đến trong bài là:
1. self -esteem (tự trọng)
2. dominance (sự chi phối)
3. accomplishment (thành tựu = achievement)
Như vậy, yếu tố không được nhắc đến là D. Conformism (sự tuân thủ)
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối bài “In many cases, self-actualizers do not lead ordinary lives,
choose growth over safety, and cultivate peak experiences that leave their mark and change one for the
better.” (Nhiều trường hợp, những người muốn tự khẳng định mình không có cuộc sống bình thường,
họ chọn sự phát triển hơn là sự an toàn, …), ta có thể kết luận rằng những người muốn tự khẳng định
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mình thực sự có thể có cuộc sống phức tạp.
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No, thank you là cách đáp lại lời mời/lời đề nghị ai đó ăn gì Shall I give you a little more...?
I’m about to use it myself (Chính tớ đang định dùng nó đây) là cách từ chối gián tiếp cho 1 lời
đề nghị
Could you hand me the hammer? (Cậu có thể đưa cho tớ cái búa được không?)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Ông Baker tiếp tục làm việc khi ông ấy đã 65 tuổi.
To be determined to continue = have no intention of stopping
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Cậu ấy là một học sinh thông minh đến nỗi có thể giải được tất cả các vấn đề
toán học.
Cấu trúc câu... such a bright student that... = so bright that... (quá ....đến nỗi….)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Sự mơ màng/đãng trí của anh ta cản trở anh ta trở thành một nhân viên tốt.
Cấu trúc câu điều kiện loại 2 (không có thật ở hiện tại): He could become a better employee without
his daydreaming (Anh ta có thể trở thành một nhân viên tốt nếu không vì sự mơ màng/đãng trí của anh
ta).
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Anh ta rất thông minh. Anh ta có thể giải quyết mọi vấn đề rất nhanh.
Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp với nhau bằng cấu trúc câu đảo của mệnh đề chỉ kết quả: So
intelligent is he that… (anh ta quá thông minh đến nỗi...)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Lâu lắm rồi chúng tôi chưa gặp nhau. Tôi phân vân không biết thậm chí
mình còn nhận ra anh ấy nữa hay không.
Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp bằng mệnh đề có “so” để diễn tả kết quả.
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Question 1. A. river B. rival C. native D. driven
Question 2. A. measure B. pleasure C. ensure D. leisure
position of the r primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. familiar B. impatient C. uncertain D. arrogant
Question 4. A. disappear B. arrangement C. opponent D. contractual
word(s) in each I of the following questions.
Question 5. There's something about him I just can't stand, he really gets under my skin.
A. pushes me B. presses me C. treats me D. annoys me
Question 6. The use of lasers in surgery has become relatively commonplace in recent years.
A. absolutely B. relevantly C. almost D. comparatively
Question 7. He decided not to buy the fake watch and wait until he had more money.
A. authentic B. forger C. faulty D. original
Question 8. Match the word in A with its appropriate definition in B.
A. indirect B. illegal C. improper D. unreal
Question 9. Each of the students in the accountant class has to type their own research paper this
semester.
A. students B. accountant C. their own D. research paper
Question 10. Most bacteria has strong cell walls much like those of the plants.
A. Most B. has C. much D. those
Question 11. It’s thirty years since this thirty-storeys building was built.
A. It’s thirty years B. since C. thirty-storeys D. was built
Question 12. Granny is completely deaf. You'll have to allowance for her.
A. bring B. take C. make D. find
Question 13. The house is found down.
A. to burn B. burning C. having burned D. to have been burned
Question 14. Nearly all of the reporters the press conference had questions .
A. attend - asked B. attended – to ask
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C. attending - to ask D. would attend – to be asked
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Question 15. , sheep were then used for wool.

A. Having first domesticated for milk production
B. Having been first domesticated for milk production
C. Because they have been first domesticated for milk production
D. Although they had first domesticated for milk production
Question 16. The car burst into but the driver managed to escape.
A. fire B. flames C. heat D. burning
Question 17. When they thought they has enough evidence, the police the man with
murder.
A. charged B. arrested C. suspected D. investigated
Question 18. Mrs. Moore waited for the class to before she continued.
A. bring up B. pass away C. settle down D. bring on
Question 19. It seems that the thief took of the open window and got inside that way.
A. occasion B. chance C. opportunity D. advantage
Question 20. I do okay in the interview, I’ve got a good chance of getting the job.
A. unless B. in case C. only D. provided
Question 21. Call me as soon as you your test results.
A. get B. will get C. will have got D. got
Question 22. How much is the bus to the city centre?
A. fee B. fare C. price D. cost
Question 23. The country's economy relies heavily on the tourist .
A. industry B. industrial C. industrialize D. industrious
GLOBAL WARMING
Few people now realize the reality of global warming and its effects on the world’s climate. Many
scientists (24) the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world’s
temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at (25) from the
forces of the wind, rain and sun. According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events,
such as hurricanes and droughts, even more severe and causing sea levels all around the world to rise.
Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to take action to reduce the amount of
carbon dioxide which is given (26) by factories and power plants, thus attacking the
problem at its source. They are in (27) of more money being spent on research into solar,
wind, and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (28) _. Some
scientists, however, believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into
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the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global
warming, it seems, is to stay.
Question 24. A. give B. put C. take D. has
Question 25. A. danger B. harm C. risk D. threat
Question 26. A. off B. up C. over D. away
Question 27. A. request B. suggestion C. belief D. favor
Question 28. A. houses B. dumps C. stations D. generation
The changing profile of a city in the United States is apparent in the shifting definitions used by the
United States Bureau of the Census. In 1870 the census officially distinguished the nation’s “urban”
from its “rural” population for the first time. “Urban population” was defined as persons living in towns
of 8,000 inhabitants or more. But after 1900 it meant persons living in incorporated places having 2,500
or more inhabitants.
Then, in 1950 the Census Bureau radically changed its definition of urban to take account of the
new vagueness of city boundaries. In addition to persons living in incorporated units of 2,500 or more,
the census now included those who lived in unincorporated units of that size, and also all persons living
in the densely settled urban fringe, including both incorporated and unincorporated areas located around
cities of 50,000 inhabitants or more. Each such unit, conceived as an integrated economic and social
unit with a large population nucleus, was named a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA).
Each SMSA would contain at least (a) one central city with 50,000 inhabitants or more or (b) two
cities having shared boundaries and constituting, for general economic and social purposes, a single
community with a combined population of at least 50,000, the smaller of which must have a population
of at least 15,000. Such an area would include the county in which the central city was located, and
adjacent counties that were found to be metropolitan in character and economically and socially
integrated with the county of the central city. By 1970, about two-thirds of the population of the
United States was living in these urbanized areas, and of that figure more than half were living outside
the central cities.
While the Census Bureau and the United States government used the term SMSA (by 1969 there
were 233 of them), social scientists were also using new terms to describe the elusive, vaguely defined
areas reaching out from what used to be simple “towns” and “cities.” A host of terms came into use:
“metropolitan regions”, “poly-nucleated population groups”, “conurbations”, “metropolitan clusters”,
“megalopolises” and so on.
A. How cities in the United States began and developed
B. Solutions to overcrowding in cities
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C. The changing definition of an urban area

D. How the United States Census Bureau conducts a census
Question 30. According to the passage, the population of the United States was first classified as
rural or urban in .
A. 1870 B. 1900 C. 1950 D. 1970
Question 31. The word “distinguished” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. differentiated B. removed C. honored D. protected
Question 32. Prior to 1900, how many inhabitants would a town have to have before being defined
as urban?
A. 2,500 B. 8,000 C. 15,000 D. 50,000
Question 33. According to the passage, why did the Census Bureau revise the definition of urban in
1950?
A. City borders had become less distinct.
B. Cities had undergone radical social change.
C. Elected officials could not agree on an acceptable definition.
D. New businesses had relocated to larger cities.
Question 34. The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. boundaries B. persons C. units D. areas
Question 35. The word “constituting” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. located near B. determined by C. calling for D. making up
The penny press, which emerged in the United States during the 1830's, was a powerful agent of
mass communication. These newspapers were little dailies, generally four pages in length, written for
the mass taste. They differed from the staid, formal presentation of the conservative press, with its
emphasis on political and literary topics. The new papers were brief and cheap, emphasizing sensational
reports of police courts and juicy scandals as well as human interest stories. Twentieth- century
journalism was already foreshadowed in the penny press of the 1830's.
The New York Sun, founded in 1833, was the first successful penny paper, and it was followed two
years later by the New York Herald, published by James Gordon Bennett. Not long after, Horace
Greeley issued the New York Tribune, which was destined to become the most influential paper in
America. Greeley gave space to the issues that deeply touched the American people before the Civil
War- abolitionism, temperance, free homesteads, Utopian cooperative settlements, and the problems of
labor. The weekly edition of the Tribune, with 100,000 subscribers, had a remarkable influence in
rural areas, especially in Western communities.
Americans were reputed to be the most avid readers of periodicals in the world. An English
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observer enviously calculated that, in 1829, the number of newspapers circulated in Great Britain
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was enough to reach only one out of every thirty-six inhabitants weekly; Pennsylvania in that same year
had a newspaper circulation which reached one out of every four inhabitants weekly. Statistics seemed
to justify the common belief that Americans were devoted to periodicals. Newspapers in the United
States increased from 1,200 in 1833 to 3,000 by the early 1860's, on the eve of the Civil War. This
far exceeded the number and circulation of newspapers in England and France.
Question 36. What does the author mean by the statement “Twentieth-century journalism was
foreshadowed by the penny press of the 1930’s” in paragraph 1?
A. The penny press darkened the reputation of news writing.
B. Twentieth-century journalism is more important than nineteenth-century journalism.
C. Penny-press news reporting was more accurate than that in twentieth-century newspapers.
D. Modern news coverage is similar to that done by the penny press.
Question 37. Which of the following would LEAST likely be in a penny-press paper?
A. A report of theft of union funds by company officials
B. An article about a little girl returning a large amount of money she found in the street
C. A scholarly analysis of an economic issue of national importance
D. A story about land being given away in the West
Question 38. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. the New York Sun B. the New York Herald
C. America D. the Civil War
Question 39. Who was Horace Greeley?
A. The publisher of the first penny-press paper to make a profit
B. The founder of the penny-press paper that did the most to influence the thinking of the public
C. The most successful writer for the penny press
D. The man who took over James Gordon Bennett's penny-press paper and made it successful
Question 40. The word “remarkable” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. significant B. discussable C. remote D. uneven
Question 41. The word “avid” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. intelligent B. eager C. critical D. thrifty
Question 42. The figures concerning newspaper circulation in Pennsylvania in 1829 are relevant
because they
A. explain why so many different periodicals were published
B. prove that weekly periodicals were more successful than daily papers
C. show the difference between reading habits before and after the Civil War
D. support the belief that Americans were enthusiastic readers of periodicals
Question 43. The word “justify” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. generate B. calculate C. modify D. prove
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exchanges.
Question 44. “Make yourself at home!” – “ ”
A. Yes. Can I help you? B. Not at all. Don’t mention it.
C. Thanks. The same to you. D. That is very kind. Thank you
Question 45. - “Do you mind if I borrow a chair’? – “ . Do you need only one?”
A. I'm sorry. B. Not at all. C. Yes, I do. D. Yes, I would.
Question 46. My sister worries so much about fitness that she wastes a lot of time and money.
A. My sister wastes a lot of time and money though she worries so much about fitness.
B. My sister worries about fitness so that she wastes a lot of time and money.
C. Worrying too much about fitness, my sister wastes a lot of time and money.
D. Fitness worried, my sister wasted a lot of time and money.
Question 47. The heavy downpour brought their picnic to an abrupt end.
A. Their picnic didn’t end in the heavy downpour.
B. The heavy downpour ended when they brought me to their picnic.
C. Their picnic ends abruptly because of the heavy downpour.
D. They had to cut short their picnic because of the heavy downpour.
Question 48. You can now buy these products at all large supermarkets.
A. These products are now available at all large supermarkets.
B. All large supermarkets are now on sale these products.
C. These products are for sales to all large supermarkets.
D. All large markets are available with these products.
Question 49. His academic record at high school was poor. He failed to apply to that prestigious
institution.
A. His academic record at high school was poor because he didn't apply to that prestigious
institution.
B. His academic record at high school was poor as a result of his failure to apply to that
prestigious institution.
C. Failing to apply to that prestigious institution, his academic record at high school was poor.
D. His academic record at high school was poor; as a result, he failed to apply to that prestigious
institution.
Question 50. Overeating is a cause of several deadly diseases. Physical inactivity is another cause
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of several deadly diseases.
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A. Not only overeating but also physical inactivity may lead to several deadly diseases.
B. Apart from physical activities, eating too much also contributes to several deadly diseases.
C. Both overeating and physical inactivity result from several deadly diseases.
D. Overeating and physical inactivity are caused by several deadly diseases.
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Câu 1: Đáp án B
A. river /ˈrɪvə/ B. rival /ˈrʌɪv(ə)l/
C. native /ˈneɪtɪv/ D. driven /ˈdrɪvn/
Câu 2: Đáp án C
A. measure /ˈmɛʒə/ B. pleasure /ˈplɛʒə/
C. ensure /ɪnˈʃɔː/ D. leisure /ˈlɛʒə/
Câu 3: Đáp án D
A. familiar /fəˈmɪlɪə/ B. impatient /ɪmˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt/
C. uncertain /ʌnˈsəːt(ə)n/ D. arrogant /ˈarəɡ(ə)nt/
Câu 4: Đáp án A
A. disappear /dɪsəˈpɪə/ B. arrangement /əˈreɪn(d)ʒm(ə)nt/
C. opponent /əˈpəʊnənt/ D. contractual /kənˈtraktʃʊəl/
Câu 5: Đáp án D
gets under my skin = annoys me (làm cho ai khó chịu, quấy rầy ai)
push (đẩy), press (ấn, nhấn), treat (đối xử)
Câu 6: Đáp án D
relatively = comparatively (tương đối)
relevantly (có liên quan), absolutely (tuyệt đối), almost = nearly = virtually (gần như)
Câu 7: Đáp án A
fake (giả mạo, dởm) >< authentic (thật, xịn)
forger (người giả mạo), faulty (có lỗi), original (độc đáo)
Câu 8: Đáp án C
appropriate (thích hợp, phù hợp) >< improper (không thích hợp)
indirect (gián tiếp), illegal (không hợp pháp), unreal (không có thật)
Câu 9: Đáp án B
accountant (nhân viên kế toán)  accounting (môn kế toán)
Giải thích: đây là lỗi sai về loại từ.
has  have
Giải thích: đây là lỗi về sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ (bacteria – số nhiều, bacterium - số ít) với
động từ (has - số ít)
this thirty-storeys  this thirty-storey
Giải thích: lỗi về số ít, số nhiều. Khi 1 từ chỉ số đếm nối với một danh từ bằng dấu gạch ngang
thì danh từ đó luôn là số ít vì cả cụm từ đó được coi là 1 tính từ (ví dụ: a 70-year-old man)
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make allowance for (chiếu cố cho)
Đây là câu có sử dụng thể bị động kép: to be found to have been burned.
attending là động từ trong mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn ở thể chủ động.
had questions to ask (có câu hỏi để hỏi)
Đây là mệnh đề chỉ thời gian rút gọn bằng hiện tại phân từ.
cụm động từ burst into flames (bốc cháy), ngoài ra có burst into tears/laughters (bật khóc, bật
cười)
charge somebody with something: buộc tội ai
arrest somebody: bắt ai
suspect somebody of something: nghi ngờ ai
investigate something: điều tra cái gì
settle down: ổn định
bring up something: đưa ra cái gì, bring up somebody: nuôi nấng ai
pass away = die: qua đời
bring on something: dẫn đến, gây ra
take advantage of: lợi dụng
occasion: dịp, cơ hội
chance: sự may rủi, sự có thể (have chance)
opportunity: cơ hội, thời cơ (have an opportunity: có cơ hội)
Provided (that)/providing (that)/as long as/ so long as + mệnh đề: miễn là, với điều kiện là
Đối với mệnh đề chỉ thời gian (as soon as/until/when/as/by the time/before/after... chủ ngữ + động
từ), không được dùng thì tương lai có will do/be going to, mà dùng thì hiện tại đơn giản để diễn tả ý
nghĩa trong tương lai.
fare (bus, rail, air fare): tiền vé (xe buýt, tàu hỏa hay máy bay)
fee (tuition fee, membership fee): lệ phí (học phí, lệ phí thành viên)
price: giá cả
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cost: chi phí (cost of living: chi phí sống)
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industry (n): ngành công nghiệp industrial (a): thuộc về ngành công nghiệp
industrialize (v): công nghiệp hóa industrious = hard-working (a): chăm chỉ
Cụm động từ put the blame for something/somebody (đổ lỗi cho cái gì/ai đó) = blame
something/ somebody for something/ blame somebody on something.
at risk = in danger (đang trong nguy hiểm)
under threat (bị đe dọa)
give off (tỏa ra, bốc ra từ)
give over (vứt bỏ), give away (cho đi, tặng), give over (tạm dừng làm gì)
in favour of = support (ủng hộ)
request (yêu cầu), suggestion (gợi ý), belief (niềm tin)
power stations (nhà máy năng lượng, trạm năng lượng)
houses (hay đi trong cụm publishing house - nhà xuất bản),
dumps (đống rác, nơi đổ rác)
generation (sự phát sinh, phát ra điện)
Đây là dạng câu hỏi tổng quát/hỏi về ý chính của bài.
Thông tin xuất hiện xuyên suốt bài cho thấy bài đọc này chủ yếu thảo luận về định nghĩa về một
vùng thành thị thay đổi như thế nào từ năm 1870 đến 1970.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở đầu đoạn 1 “In 1870, the census officially distinguished the nation’s
“urban” from its “rural” population for the first time.”, dân số của Mỹ lần đầu tiên được phân loại thành
nông thôn hay thành thị vào năm 1870.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, distinguished = differentiated (phân biệt)
remove (dời đi, di chuyển), honor (tôn vinh), protect (bảo vệ)
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối đoạn 1 ““Urban population” was defined as persons living in
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towns of 8,000 inhabitants or more. But after 1900 it meant persons living in incorporated places
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having 2,500 or more inhabitants.” (“Dân số thành thị” được định nghĩa là những người sống ở thị trấn
có số dân là 8.000 hoặc hơn. Nhưng sau năm 1900, điều đó có nghĩa là người dân sống ở những nơi sát
nhập với nhau có số dân là 2.500 hoặc hơn.), trước năm 1900 một thị trấn sẽ phải có 8.000 dân thì được
định nghĩa là thành thị.
Thông tin xuất hiện ở đầu đoạn 2 “Then, in 1950, the Census Bureau radically changed its definition
of urban to take account of the new vagueness of city boundaries.” (Sau đó, vào năm 1950, Văn phòng
điều tra dân số đã thay đổi hoàn toàn về định nghĩa về đô thị vì nhận thấy sự không rõ ràng giữa các
ranh giới giữa các thành phố.) cho thấy phương án đúng là A (vì ranh giới giữa các thành phố trở nên
ít rõ ràng hơn.)
Từ those trong câu quy chiếu đến persons.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, constituting = making up (cấu thành, tạo nên)
Đây là dạng câu hỏi diễn đạt lại ý của câu.
Câu in đậm: Báo lá cải là sự báo trước cho báo chí thế kỷ 20.
Câu diễn đạt lại ý: Việc đưa tin ở thời kỳ hiện đại giống với cách mà báo lá cải từng làm.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn 1, một bài phân tích mang tính học thuật về một số vấn đề kinh tế
có tầm quan trọng quốc gia ít có khả năng xuất hiện trong một tờ báo lá cải. Các phương án khác có
khả năng xuất hiện trong báo lá cải:
A. A report of theft of union funds by company officials. (sensational report of police courts and
juicy scandals)
B. An article about a little girl returning a large amount of money she found in the street.
(human interest stories)
D. A story about land being given away in the West. (human interest stories)
Từ “it” quy chiếu cho danh từ đứng trước nó và chính là tờ New York Sun.
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Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở giữa đoạn 2 “Not long after, Horace Greeley issued the New York
Tribune, which was destined to become the most influential paper in America.” (Không lâu sau, Horace
Greeley phát hành từ New York Tribune, một tờ báo đã được định trước là trở thành tờ báo có tầm ảnh
hưởng lớn nhất nước Mỹ), Horace là người sáng lập ra tờ báo lá cải có tầm ảnh hưởng nhất đối với suy
nghĩ của dân chúng.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ remarkable = significant (có tầm quan trọng, đáng chú ý)
Discussible (có thể thảo luận được), remote (xa xôi), uneven (không đều)
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ “avid” = eager (nhiệt tình, khao khát)
Critical (quan trọng), thrifty (tiết kiệm, thịnh vượng)
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở đầu đoạn 3, những số liệu liên quan đến lượng lưu thông báo chí ở
Pennsylvania vao năm 1829 là có liên quan vì chúng ủng hộ cho niềm tin rằng người dân Mỹ là những
độc giả nhiệt tình của những tờ báo định kỳ.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ justify = prove (chứng minh)
Generate (phát ra), calculate (tính toán), modify (thay đổi, sửa đổi)
That's very kind of you. Thank you! (Cô thật tốt bụng. Cảm ơn cô!) là cách đáp lại một lời mời
ai đó khi đến nhà người khác chơi - make yourself at home (cháu cứ tự nhiên như ở nhà nhé)
Not at all (không sao đâu) là câu đáp lại thể hiện sự đồng ý cho một câu hỏi xin phép Do you
mind if I borrow a chair? (Bạn có phiền nếu mình mượn một chiếc ghế được không?)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Chị gái tớ quá lo lắng đến vóc dáng đến nỗi lãng phí quá nhiều thời gian và
tiền bạc.
Câu này được viết lại bằng mệnh đề chỉ lý do rút gọn dùng hiện tại phân từ: Worrying too much
about…, my sister wastes (vì lo lắng quá về..., chị tôi đã lãng phí...)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Cơn mưa rào đã làm cho chuyến dã ngoại kết thúc đột ngột.
Bring something into an abrupt end (làm cho cái gì đó kết thúc đột ngột) = cut short something
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Tạm dịch câu gốc: Bạn có thể mua những sản phẩm này ở tất cả các siêu thị lớn.
Câu này được viết lại bằng These products are available... (Những sản phẩm này sẵn có….)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Học bạ cấp 3 của cậu ấy kém. Cậu ấy không vào được học viện uy tín đó.
Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp thành một câu ghép đẳng lập có mênh đẽ chỉ kết quả: SVO; as a
result/therefore/consequently, SVO.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Ăn quá nhiều là một nguyên nhân gây ra một vài bệnh nguy hiểm đến tính mạng
con người. Không tập thể dục cũng là một nguyên nhân gây ra một vài bệnh nguy hiểm đến tính mạng
con người.
Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp thành câu có sử dụng cấu trúc song song: Not only overeating but
also physical inactivity may lead to.... (không những…. mà còn…có thể dẫn đến/gây ra…)
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Question 1. A. broad B. load C. road D. boat
Question 2. A. exercise B. exempt C. execute D. exclamation
Question 3. A. diverse B. current C. justice D. series
Question 4. A. contrary B. interview C. document D. attendance
Question 5. You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold.
A. keeps talking B. keeps talking things
C. keeps changing her mood D. keeps testing
Question 6. Variations in the color of the seawater from blue to green seem to be caused by high or
low concentrations of salt.
A. changes B. descriptions C. measures D. clarity
Question 7. The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the
sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.
A. happiness B. worry and sadness
C. pain and sorrow D. loss
Question 8. Nowadays, young children often appreciate picture stories.
A. devalue B. estimate C. value D. enjoy
Question 9. Unlike other architects of the early modern movement, Alva Alto stressed informality,
personal expression, romantic, and regionality in his work.
A. Unlike B. other architects
C. informality D. romantic
Question 10. It announced today that an enquiry would be held into the collapse of a high-rise
apartment block in Kuala Lumpur last week.
A. It announced B. would be held C. high-rise D. block
Question 11. It is important that you turned off the heater every morning before you leave for class.
A. It B. turned off C. before D. leave for
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Question 12. I'm sorry! I didn’t break that vase on .

A. my mind B. time C. purpose D. intention
Question 13. The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several .
A. celebrations B. celebrities C. celebrates D. celebrated
Question 14. Hieroglyphics on the walls of caves provide scientists with important details
on prehistoric man.
A. painted B. were painted C. have been painted D. that they painted
Question 15. to school by bus as they are not old enough to ride motorbikes.
A. Many the students go B. Many a student goes
C. Many of the students goes D. Much students go
Question 16. He has been given work as a window cleaner even though he has no for
heights.
A. head B. skill C. ability D. balance
Question 17. Her new novel is out next month.
A. bringing B. going C. Corning D. taking
Question 18. Make sure you book a ticket in .
A. ahead B. advance C. forward D. before
Question 19. I’m in two about whether to go to the wedding or not.
A. brains B. minds C. thoughts D. heads
Question 20. I can't help that Charlotte would look better if she lost some weight.
A. to thinking B. to think C. thinking D. think
Question 21. I hope I can you to be there if I need any help.
A. let down B. make out C. get through D. count on
Question 22. The explanation for the problems didn't satisfy anybody.
A. giving B. which gave C. given D. having given
Question 23. It's about time you yourself a job.
A. got B. get C. will get D. had got
The expression on your face can usually dramatically alter your feelings and perceptions, and it has
been proved that deliberately smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses. The
idea was first t24) by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906. He
believed that different facial (25) affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this
could create positive or negative feelings. A happy smile or irrepressible laughter increased the blood
flow and contributed to joyful feelings. But sad angry expressions decreased the flow of
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oxygen-carrying blood, and created a vicious (26) of gloom and depression by effectively
starving the brain of essential fuel.
Psychologist Robert Zajone rediscovered this early subject, and suggests that the temperature of
the brain could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters, which definitely influence our
moods and energy levels. He argues that an impaired blood flow could not only deprive the brain of
oxygen, but also create further chemical imbalance (27) inhibiting these vital
hormonal messages. Zajone goes on to propose that our brains remember smiling associated with being
happy, and that by deliberately smiling through your tears you can (28) your brain to release
uplifting neurotransmitters replacing a depression condition with a happier one. People suffering from
psychosomatic ailment, depression and anxiety states could benefit from simply exercising their
zygomatic muscles, which pull the corners of the mouth up and back to form a smile several times
an hour.
Question 24. A. put off B. put down C. put by D. put forward
Question 25. A. aspects B. looks C. expressions D. appearances
Question 26. A. cycle B. spiral C. circle D. ring
Question 27. A. by B. without C. when D. from
Question 28. A. make B. persuade C. allow D. decide
The concept of obtaining fresh water from iceberg that are towed to populated areas and arid regions
of the world was once treated as a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is
being considered quite seriously by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the
human race will outgrow its fresh water supply faster than it runs out of food. Glaciers are a possible
source of fresh water that have been overlooked until recently.
Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still tied up in glacial ice, a reservoir of untapped
fresh water so immense that it could sustain all the rivers of the world for 1,000 years. Floating on the
oceans every year are 7,659 trillion metric tons of ice encased in 10,000 icebergs that break away
from the polar ice caps, more than ninety percent of them from Antarctica.
Huge glaciers that stretch over the shallow continental shelf give birth to icebergs throughout the
year. Icebergs are not like sea ice, which is formed when the sea itself freezes; rather, they are formed
entirely on land, breaking off when glaciers spread over the sea. As they drift away from the polar
region, icebergs sometimes move mysteriously in a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by subsurface
currents. Because they melt more slowly than smaller pieces of ice, icebergs have been known to drift
as far north as 35 degrees south of the equator in the Atlantic Ocean. To corral them and steer them to
parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
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The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as tile prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the funneling of fresh water to shore in great volume. But even if the icebergs lost half of
their volume in towing, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
desalination, or removing salt from water.
A. The movement of glaciers B. Icebergs as a source of fresh water
C. Future water shortages D. The future of the world’s rivers
Question 30. The word “appropriate” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. proper B. enjoyable C. suitable D. decent
Question 31. According to the author, most of the world’s fresh water is to be found in
A. oceans B. rivers C. glaciers D. reservoirs
Question 32. The word “currents” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. pulls B. waves C. weather D. flows of water
Question 33. How are icebergs formed?
A. They break off from glaciers B. Seawater freezes
C. Rivers freeze D. Small pieces of floating ice converge
Question 34. With which of the following ideas would the author be likely to agree?
A. Towing icebergs to dry areas is economically possible.
B. Desalination of water is the best way to obtain drinking water.
C. Using water from ice bergs is a very short-term solution to water shortages.
D. Icebergs could not be towed very far before they would melt.
Question 35. The word “that” in the last paragraph refers to
A. the volume B. the water C. the iceberg D. the towing
In my experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a counselor and
professor 25 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But
students now are less mature and often not ready for the responsibility of being in college.
It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacles.
Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children from writing
admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children's lack of coping
strategies. But we can look even more broadly to the social trends of today.
How many people do you know who are on medication to prevent anxiety or depression? The
number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased
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dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, don't want to “feel” anything unpleasant and we
certainly don't want our children to “suffer”.
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The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the
necessary skills to tolerate and negotiate adversity. As a psychologist, I am well aware of the fact that
some individuals suffer from depression and anxiety and can benefit from treatment, but I question the
growing number of medicated adolescents today.
Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but
I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years.
What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults” with all the
responsibilities of life.
What does this, mean for college faculty and staff? We are required to assist in the basic parenting
of these students - the student who complains that her professor didn't remind her of the due date for
an assignment that was dearly listed on the syllabus and the student who cheats on an assignment in
spite of careful instructions about plagiarism.
As college professors, we have to explain what it means to be an independent college student before
we can even begin to teach. As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges.
To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and
move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to
independent adulthood.
Question 36. According to the writer, students today are different from those she knew in that they
are .
A. not so academic B. responsible for their work
C. too ready for college D. not as mature
Question 37. The word “handle” in paragraph 2 mostly means .
A. point at B. deal with C. lend a hand to D. gain benefits from
Question 38. According to the writer, students' difficulties to cope with college life are partly due to
.
A. the lack of financial support
B. the over-parenting from parents
C. the absence of parents' protection
D. the lack of parental support
Question 39. The phrase “on medication” in paragraph 3 is similar in meaning to .
A. receiving medical treatment
B. suffering anxiety or depression
C. doing medical research
D. studying medicine at college
Question 40. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years.
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B. Our world is more stressful because of the current economic and political situation.
C. College faculty and staff are required to help in the parenting of problematic students.
D. Our society certainly doesn't want our children to experience unpleasant things.
Question 41. The word “them” in the last paragraph refers to .
A. college professors B. young people
C. teachers D. parents
Question 42. According to the writer, failure in life and less support from parents will .
A. defeat students from the very beginning
B. help students to learn to stand on their own feet
C. discourage students and let them down forever
D. allow students to learn the first lesson in their lives
Question 43. What is probably the writer's attitude in the passage?
A. Indifferent B. Praising C. Critical D. Humorous
exchanges.
Question 44. - Thanks a lot for a lovely dinner. Bye! - .
A. You will be welcome! B. Never mind!
C. Safe and sound! D. You must come again!
Question 45. “Do you find it interesting to go to the cinema on your own?” – “ ”
A. No, not at all B. What a pity!
C. Never mind D. You’re welcome.
Question 46. As long as you stay calm, you have nothing to fear from the interview.
A. You have remained calm for a long time in spite of your fear of the interview.
B. Interviews are only intimidating for people who are not extremely calm.
C. Provided you do not get nervous, the interview won’t go badly for you.
D. Even if you are afraid of the interview, it is important not to let it show.
Question 47. “I will let you know the answer by the end of this week,” Tim said to Jane.
A. Tim suggested giving Jane the answer by the end of the week.
B. Tim promised to give Jane the answer by the end of the week.
C. Tim insisted on letting Jane know the answer by the end of the week.
D. Tim offered to give Jane the answer by the end of the week.
Question 48. The friends promised to stand by each other through thick and thin.
A. The friends promised to stand together all their life.
B. The friends promised to work together in spite of all difficulties.
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C. The friends promised to stand by each other whatever happened.

D. The friends promised to hold on together if possible.
Question 49. He was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for
days.
A. He has been investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.
B. Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
C. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
D. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
Question 50. She buys a lot of new dresses every month. She always dresses shabbily.
A. However a lot of new dresses she buys every month, she always dresses shabbily.
B. Many as new dresses she buys every month, she always dresses shabbily.
C. She always dresses shabbily although she buys a lot of new dresses every month.
D. However many new dresses she buys every month, she always dresses shabbily.
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Câu 1: Đáp án A
A. broad /brɔːd/ B. load /ləʊd/
C. road /rəʊd/ D. boat /bəʊt/
Câu 2: Đáp án B
A. exercise /ˈeksəsaɪz/ B. exempt /ɪɡˈzempt/
C. execute /ˈeksɪkjuːt/ D. exclamation /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃn/
Câu 3: Đáp án A
A. diverse /daɪˈvɜːs/ B. current /ˈkʌrənt/
C. justice /ˈdʒʌstɪs/ D. series /ˈsɪəriːz/
Câu 4: Đáp án D
A. contrary /ˈkɒntrəri/ B. interview /ˈɪntəvjuː/
C. document /ˈdɒkjumənt/ D. attendance /əˈtendəns/
Câu 5: Đáp án C
just blows hot and cold = keeps changing her mood (hay thay đổi tâm trạng/ tâm trạng không ổn
đinh/ tâm trạng thất thường)
Câu 6: Đáp án A
variations = changes (những sự thay đổi, sự biến đổi)
descriptions (những sự miêu tả), measures (những biện pháp), clarity (sự rõ ràng)
Câu 7: Đáp án A
sufferings = pain and sorrow (sự đau khổ) >< happiness
worry and sadness (sự lo lắng và nỗi buồn), loss (sự mất mát, sự thua lỗ)
Câu 8: Đáp án A
appreciate = value (trân trọng, đánh giá cao) >< devalue (làm giảm giá trị)
estimate (ước tính)
Câu 9: Đáp án D
romantic → romance
Giải thích: đây là lỗi về dạng từ (word form).
it announced → it was announced
Giải thích: thông thường chủ ngữ giả “ít” đi với thể bị động với động từ thường, trừ trường hop
it seems/ it appears/it comes as a surprise....
turned off → turn off
Giải thích: Đây là cấu trúc giả định It is important/necessary/essential/imperative/critical that S
+V
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(động từ nguyên thể không chia, không có ‘to’ turn)
on purpose = deliberately (có chủ ý, cố ý),
on time = punctually (đúng giờ)
celebrities (những người nổi tiếng)
celebration (n): việc tổ chức kỷ niệm
painted là dạng của động từ trong mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn ở thể bị động, dạng đầy đủ là which
were painted.
Câu 15: Đáp án B •
many a student goes = many students go
Đây là cách nhấn mạnh khi dùng MANY: many a/an + đanh từ đếm được số ít, nếu cụm này
làm chủ ngữ trong câu thì động từ chính chia theo ngôi thứ 3 số ít.
have no head for heights (sợ độ cao)
Come out (nội động từ): được xuất bản
Bring something out (ngoại động từ): xuất bản cái gì
Go out: đi ra ngoài
Take out: đưa ra, dẫn ra ngoài
In advance = beforehand: trước (thời gian)
Ahead of: trước (thời gian)
Forward: tiến về phía trước
Before >< after + N/V_ng/Mệnh đề: trước....
In/of two minds about something/doing something: phân vân, chưa quyết định được
can't/couldn't help/stop + V_ing: không thế không……………/không thể nhịn được…..
Câu 21: Đáp án Đ
count on = depend on = rely on: phụ thuộc vào, tin cậy vào
Let somebody down: làm cho ai thất vọng
Make out: hiểu, giải thích
Get through: hoàn thành được
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'Given' là cách rút gọn của mệnh đề quan hệ ở thể bị động (chưa rút gọn: which/that was
given/had been given)
It's time/about time/high time + S + động từ chia ở thời quá khứ đơn giản: đã đến lúc ai đó phải
làm gì.
put forward an idea (đưa ra, đề ra một ý tưởng)
put off = postpone (trì hoãn), put something down (đặt xuống), put by (để dành)
cụm facial expressions (vẻ biểu đạt trên khuôn mặt)
Aspect (lĩnh vực), look (vẻ bề ngoài, ngoại hình), appearance (diện mạo bên ngoài)
vicious circle (vòng luẩn quẩn)
cycle (chu kỳ, chu trình), spiral (đường xoắn ốc), ring (hình vòng tròn)
by + V_ing (bằng cách...)
allow your brain to release (cho phép não giải phóng…)
make + O + V (cấu trúc này không phù hợp)
persuade + O + V (thuyết phục ai làm gì)
decide to V (quyết định làm gì)
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về ý tổng quát/chủ đề của bài đọc.
Thông tin xuyên suốt bài cho thấy chủ đề của bài đọc là: Những tảng băng trôi đóng băng như
là một nguồn nước ngọt.
Theo ngữ cành của bài, từ appropriate = suitable (phù hợp).
Proper (đúng, thích đáng), enjoyable (thú vị, thích thú), decent (đứng đắn, đoan trang)
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở đầu đoạn 2 “Three-quarters of the Earth’s fresh water supply is still tied
up in glacial ice, a reservoir of untapped fresh water so immense that it could sustain all the rivers of
the world for 1,000 years” (3/4 nguồn nước ngọt trên thế giới vẫn còn giữ lại trên các sông băng, đây
chính là hồ chứa nước ngọt chưa từng được khai thác quá rộng đến nỗi nó có thể duy trì
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tất cả các con sông trên thế giới trong vòng 1.000 năm), phần lớn nguồn nước ngọt trên thế giới
được tìm thấy ở các sông băng.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ currents = flows of water (dòng chảy).
Thông tin xuất hiện cho đáp án nằm ở đầu đoạn 3 “Icebergs are not like sea ice, which is formed
when the sea itself freezes; rather, they are formed entirely on land, breaking off when glaciers spread
over the sea.” (Những tảng băng trôi không giống như băng đá trên biển, thứ được hình khi nước biển
tự đóng băng, mà tảng băng trôi được hình thành toàn bộ trên đất liền, vỡ ra khi sông băng bao phù
trên khắp mặt biển.)
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về quan điểm của tác giả.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện cuối bài “But even if the icebergs lost half of their volume in towing, the
water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by desalination, or removing salt
from water.” (Nhưng ngay cả nếu những tảng băng trôi mất đi một nửa khối lượng trong quá trình
được kéo về đất liền thì lượng nước mà chúng cung cấp vẫn còn rẻ hơn nhiều so với việc khử muối
hoặc tách muối khỏi nước biển.), tác giả rất có thể đồng ý với ý cho rằng việc kéo các tảng băng trôi
về những vùng khô hạn là có khả năng tiết kiệm chi phí.
Đây là dạng câu hỏi quy chiếu từ vựng trong bài.
Từ “that” quy chiếu đến “the water” khi đang so sánh giữa nước lấy từ các tảng băng trôi và nước
được khử muối. .
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về thông tin chi tiết có trong bài,
Thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối đoạn 1 “But students now are less mature and often not ready for the
responsibility of being in college.” (Nhưng sinh viên bây giờ không trưởng thành như trước đây và
thường không sẵn sàng chịu trách nhiệm cho việc học tại đại học.)
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về từ vựng trong ngư canh.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ handle = deal with (giải quyết).
point at (chỉ tay vào), lend a hand to (giúp đỡ ai), gain benefits from (thu lợi từ)
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Theo tác giả, khó khăn của sinh viên khi đương đầu với cuộc sống sinh viên một phần là do sự bao
bọc quá mức của bố mẹ, thông tin xuất hiện ở đầu đoạn 2 “Parents, who handle every difficulty and
every other responsibility for their children from...” (Cha mẹ, những người giải quyết mọi khó khăn và
mọi trách nhiệm khác nhau cho con em mình từ...).
Theo ngữ cành của bài, cụm giới từ “on medication” = “receiving medical treatment” (được
điều trị, được chữa bệnh)
B. suffering anxiety or depression (mắc chứng lo lắng và tuyệt vọng)
C. doing medical research (làm nghiên cứu y học)
D. studying medicine at college (học ngành y ở trường đại học)
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về thông tin đối lập/thông tin không được đề cập trong bài.
Thông tin xuất hiện ở đầu đoạn 5 “...but I don't believe that the college experience itself is more
intense today than that of the past 10 years.” (...nhưng tôi không tin rằng kinh nghiệm học đại học ngày
nay đòi hỏi cao hơn so với cách đây 10 năm.)
Trong câu “As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges. To
encourage them in this direction, ...” (Là cha mẹ và thầy cô giáo, chúng ta nên mong đợi những người
trẻ phải đối mặt với những thách thức. Để khuyến khích họ theo hướng này...), đại từ them quy chiếu
đến young people.
Thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối bài “To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let
them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so
that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood.” (Để khuyển khích họ theo hướng này,
chúng ta phải lùi lại và để cho họ thất bại và tự đứng dậy và bước tiếp. Cách tiếp cận này cần được
bắt đầu từ sớm để trương đại học có thể thực sự là con đường hướng họ tới sự trưởng thành tự lập.)
Như vậy theo tác giả, thất bại trong cuộc sống và ít sự trợ giúp hơn từ bố mẹ sẽ giúp cho sinh viên
tự đứng trên đôi chân của mình.
Đây là câu hỏi hỏi về thái độ của tác giả.
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Thái độ của tác giả thể hiện khi viết bài này là chỉ trích, phê bình sự thiếu tự lập của sinh viên ngày
nay.
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safe and sound! (bình an vô sự), có thể dùng như một lời tạm biệt ai đó.
No, not at all (không, không chút nào cả) là cách đáp lại một câu hỏi Yes/no: Do you find it
interesting...?;
What a pity = It's a pity (thật đáng tiếc), Never mind (không sao đâu) là cách đáp lại một lời xin
lỗi
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Miễn là cậu giữ được bình tĩnh thì chẳng có gì phải sợ từ cuộc phỏng vấn cả.
As long as you stay calm = provided you do not get nervous (miễn là cậu không bị hồi hộp)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: “Anh sẽ trả lời em vào cuối tuần này”, Tim nói với Jane.
Đây là câu trực tiếp thể hiện lời hứa, nên câu gián tiếp dùng cấu trúc động từ promise to V.
Tam dịch câu gốc: Những người bạn hứa sẽ sát cánh bên nhau dù bất cứ chuyện gì xảy ra.
Through thick and thin = whatever happened.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Anh ta bị tình nghi là ăn trộm thẻ tín dụng. Cảnh sát đã điều tra anh ta nhiều
ngày nay. Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp với nhau thành câu có mệnh đề rút gọn chỉ lý do mang nghĩa
bị động: Suspected to…, SVO (vì bị tình nghi là...)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Tháng nào cô ấy cũng mua nhiều váy mới. Cô ấy lúc nào cũng ăn mặc xoàng
xĩnh.
Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp bằng câu ghép có cấu trúc chỉ sự tương phản: However many new
clothes she buys every month, SVO = No matter how many new clothes……….
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. acronym B. agency C. became D. aviation
Question 2. A. crescent B. event C. recent D. decent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
Question 3. A. environmental B. conservatively C. approximately D. considerably
Question 4. A. bamboo B. cactus C. camel D. hummock
Question 5. Early poverty has taught Sam to stand on his own feet.
A. be independent B. resort to burglary
C. be dependent on others D. be a good farmer
Question 6. The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed.
A. advanced B. sprinted C. played D. excluded
Question 7. Biologists long regarded it as an example of adaptation by natural selection, but for
physicists it bordered on the miracle.
A. adjustment B. agility C. flexibility D. inflexibility
Question 8. I can't stand people who treat animals cruelly.
A. cleverly B. reasonably C. gently D. brutally
Question 9. In just three months H.G. Wells wrote the famous classic The Time Machine for what
he won a Newberry Caldecot award.
A. just B. wrote C. what D. a
Question 10. I strongly object the idea of students in the final year working part-time jobs.
A. object the idea B. the final year C. working D. jobs
Question 11. It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as
cooking.
A. It is believed B. in the near future C. be used to doing D. such as
Question 12. I'm sorry that I giggled so much. I was in rather a silly .
A. temper B. mood C. feeling D. outlook
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Question 13. The U.S. postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two
pieces of identification .
A. be presented B. presented C. must presented D. for presentation
Question 14. Mr. Brown in the army from 1960 to 1980.
A. had served B. has served C. had been serving D. served
Question 15. Such that we all felt num.
A. a cold weather was B. was a cold weather
C. cold the weather D. was cold weather
Question 16. I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment. It's on the tip of .
A. tongue B. brain C. mind D. memory
Question 17. I don't know what we are going to if I lose this job.
A. get by B. live on C. give away D. grow up
Question 18. That necklace is wonderful! It must have you a fortune!
A. done B. spent C. charged D. cost
Question 19. In Britain, most shops close at 6 p.m, _ in other countries they often open in
the evening too.
A. despite B. moreover C. nevertheless D. whereas
Question 20. Rarely designer labels at affordable prices.
A. you find B. do you find C. find you D. are you find
Question 21. I’m afraid I’m a little short money this month, so I can’t lend you any.
A. of B. from C. with D. for
Question 22. Local residents to the new power station in their area.
A. objection B. objective C. object D. objectivity
Question 23. I know we had an argument, but now I'd quite like to .
A. look down B. make up B. fall out D. bring up
Rural America is diverse in many ways. As we have seen, no one industry dominates the rural
economy no single pattern of population decline or growth exists for all rural areas, and no statement
about improvements and gaps in well-being holds true for all rural people.
Many of these differences are regional in nature. That is, rural areas within a particular geographic
region of the country often tend to be similar (24) each other and different
from areas in another region. Some industries, for example, are (25) with different regions
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- logging and sawmills in the Pacific Northwest and New England, manufacturing in the Southeast and
Midwest, and farming in the Great Plains. Persistent poverty also has a regional pattern, concentrated
primarily in the Southeast. Other differences follow no regional pattern. Areas that rely
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heavily on the services industry are located throughout rural America, as are rural areas that have little
access to advanced telecommunications services. Many of these differences, regional and non- regional
are the result of a (26) of factors including the availability of natural (27) ;
distance from and access to major metropolitan areas and the information and services found there;
transportation and shipping facilities; political history and structure; and the racial, ethnic, and (28)
makeup of the population.
Question 24. A. of B. with C. to D. from
Question 25. A. added B. associated C. compared D. related
Question 26. A. cooperation B. combination C. link D. connection
Question 27. A. resources B. habitats C. sources D. materials
Question 28. A. cultured B. culturally C. cultural D. culture
Most of us know a little about how babies learn to talk. From the time infants are born, they hear
language because their parents talk to them all the time. Between the ages of seven and ten months,
most infants begin to make sounds. They repeat the same sounds over and over again. This is called
babbling. When babies babble, they are practicing their language.
What happens, though, to children who cannot hear? How do deaf children learn to communicate?
Recently, doctors have learned that deaf babies babble with their hands. Laura Ann Petitto, a
psychologist, observed three hearing infants with English-speaking parents and two deaf infants with
deaf parents using American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate. Dr. Petitto studied the babies
three times: at 10, 12, and 14 months. During this time, children really begin to develop their language
skills.
After watching and videotaping the children for several hundred hours, the psychologist and her
assistants made many important observations. For example, they saw that the hearing children made
varied motions with their hands. However, there appeared to be no pattern to these motions. The deaf
babies also made different movements with their hands, but these movements were more consistent and
deliberate. The deaf babies seemed to make the same hand movements over and over again. During the
four-month period, the deaf babies' hand motions started to resemble some basic hand-shapes used in
ASL. The children also seemed to prefer certain hand-shapes.
Hearing infants start first with simple syllable babbling, then put more syllables together to sound
like real sentences and questions. Apparently, deaf babies follow this same pattern, too. First, they
repeat simple hand-shapes, Next, they form some simple hand signs and use these movements together
to resemble ASL sentences.
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Linguists believe that our ability for language is innate. In other words, humans are born with the
capacity for language: It does not matter if we are physically able to speak or not. Language can
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be expressed in different ways - for instance, by speech or by sign. Dr. Petitto believes this theory and
wants to prove it. She plans to study hearing children who have one deaf parent and one hearing parent.
She wants to see what happens when babies have the opportunity to learn both sign language and
speech. Does the human brain prefer speech? Some of these studies of hearing babies who have one
deaf parent and one hearing parent show that the babies babble equally with their hands and their
voices. They also produce their first words, both spoken and signed, at about the same time. More
studies in the future may prove that the sign system of the deaf is the physical equivalent of speech.
Question 29. According to paragraph 1, babies begin to babble .
A. at their first moment after birth B. at their first experience of language
C. when they are more than 6 months old D. when they first hear their parents talk to them
Question 30. The phrase “the babies” in paragraph 2 refers to in the study.
A. the hearing infants B. the deaf infants
C. the hearing and deaf infants D. the disabled infants
Question 31. It is stated in paragraph 3 that both the deaf and the hearing children made movements
with their hands, but .
A. only the hearing children made different movements
B. the deaf children made less consistent hand movements
C. the hearing children only repeated the same hand motions
D. only the deaf children repeated the same hand motions
Question 32. According to paragraph 4, hearing infants learn to talk first by .
A. hand-shapes B. babbling C. hand motions D. eye movements
Question 33. The word “real” in paragraph 4 mostly means .
A. meaningful B. formal C. general D. original
Question 34. It is mentioned in the last paragraph that Dr. Petitto plans to study .
A. what happens when babies have the opportunity to learn both speech and sign language
B. whether all children speak and make motions with their hands at the same time
C. the assumption that the human brain prefers sign language to speech
D. whether the sign system of the deaf is the physical equivalent of speech
Question 35. Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Education for Deaf Children B. How do Children Master Language?
C. Language: Is It Always Spoken? D. American Sign Language
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Ranked as the number one beverage consumed worldwide, tea takes the lead over coffee in both
popularity and production with 5 million metric tons of tea produced annually. Although much of
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this tea is consumed in Asian, European and African countries, the Unites States drinks its fair share.
According to estimates by the Tea Council of the Unites States, tea is enjoyed by no less than half of
the U.S population on any given day. Black tea or green tea - iced, spiced, or instant - tea drinking has
spurred a billion-dollar business with major tea producer in Africa and South America and throughout
Asia.
Tea is made from the leaves of an evergreen plant, Camellia saneness, which grows tall and lush in
tropical region. On tea plantation, the plant is kept trimmed to approximately four feet high and as
new buds called flush appear, they are plucked off by hand. Event in today’s world of modern
agricultural machinery, hand harvesting continues to be the preferred method. Ideally, only the top two
leaves and a bud should be picked. This new growth produces the highest quality tea.
After being harvested, tea leaves are laid out on long drying racks, called withering racks, for 18 to
20 hours. During this process, the tea softens and become limp. Next, dependent on the type of tea
being product the leaves may be crushed or chopped to release flavor, and then fermented under
controlled condition of heat and humidity. For green tea, the whole leaves are often steamed to retain
their green color, and the fermentation process is skipped. Producing black teas requires fermentation
during which the tea leaves begin darken. After fermentation, black tea is dried in vats to produce its
rich brown or black color.
No one knows when or how tea became popular, but legend has it that tea as a beverage was
discovered in 2737B. C. by Emperor Shell Nung of China when leaves from camellia dropped into his
drinking water as it was boiling over a fire. As the story goes, Emperor Shen Nung drank the resulting
liquid and proclaimed the drink to be most nourishing and refreshing. Though this account cannot be
documented, it is thought that tea drinking probably originated in China and spread to other part is of
Asia, then Europe, and ultimately to America colonies around 1650.
With about half the caffeine content of coffee, tea is often chosen by those who want to reduce but
not necessarily eliminate their caffeine intake. Some people find that tea is less acidic than coffee and
therefore easier on the stomach. Others have become interested in tea drinking since the National Cancer
Institute publishes Its finding on the antioxidant properties of tea. But whether tea is enjoyed for it
perceived health benefit, its flavor, or as a social drink, teacups continue to be filled daily with the
world' most popular beverage.
Question 36. Based on the passage, what is implied about tea harvesting?
A. It is totally done with the assistance of modem agricultural machinery.
B. It is no longer done in China.
C. The method has remained nearly the same for a long time.
D. The method involves trimming the uppermost branches of the plant.
Question 37. What does the word “they” in paragraph 2 of the passage refer to?
A. Tea pickers' B. new buds C. evergreen plant D. tropical region
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Question 38. Which of the following is NOT true about the tea production process?
A. Black tea develops its dark color during fermentation and final drying.
B. Green tea requires a long fermentation process.
C. Green tea in often steamed to keep its color.
D. Black tea goes thought two drink phases during production.
Question 39. The word “documented” in paragraph 4 could be best replace by which of following
word?
A. ignored B. proved C. stored D. kept
Question 40. According to the passage, what is true about origin of tea drinking?
A. It began during the Shen Nung dynasty.
B. It may begun some time around 1950.
C. It is unknown when tea first become popular.
D. It was originally produced from Camilla plants in Europe.
Question 41. The word “eliminate” in paragraph 5 could be best replaced by which of the
following word?
A. decrease B. increase C. reduce D. remove
Question 42. According to the passage, which may be the reason why someone would choose to
drink tea instead of coffee?
A. Because it’s easier to digest than coffee.
B. Because it has higher nutritional content than coffee.
C. Because it helps prevent cancer.
D. Because it has more caffeine coffee.
Question 43. What best describes the topic of this passage?
A. Tea consumption and production
B. The two most popular types of tea
C. The benefits of tea consumption worldwide
D. How tea is produced and brewed.
exchanges.
Question 44. - 'I think the teacher should give us more exercise.’ - ‘ ’
A. Yes, let’s B. OK
C. That’s rubbish D. That's just what I was thinking
Question 45. - 'What's up with you?' – ‘ ’
A. Nothing to say B. I have a sore throat.
C. Yes, I want to see you D. No trouble
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
Question 46. Tom has the ability to be a professional musician, but he’s too lazy to practice.
A. Tom is able to practice music lessons professionally though he is lazy.
B. As a professional musician, Tom is not lazy to practice music lessons.
C. Toni is talented but he’ll never be a professional musician as he doesn't practice.
D. Though practicing lazily, Tom is a professional musician.
Question 47. Being just on the point of closing the shop, the shop assistant was not happy with the
arrival of a late customer.
A. The assistant closed the shop very late because a customer turned up at the last moment and he
had to deal with her.
B. Although the shop assistant wasn’t pleased to have a customer as he was closing the shop, he
gave his service away.
C. The shop assistant was hurrying to close the shop, but just then, a customer arrived.
D. The shop assistant didn't like it when a customer arrived just as he was closing the shop.
Question 48. Sue is such a good pianist that I’m surprised she didn't go into music professionally.
A. Sue is so a food pianist that I’m surprised she didn’t go into music professionally.
B. So good is Sue that I'm surprised she didn’t go into music professionally.
C. Sue plays piano so good that I’m surprised she didn’t go into music professionally.
D. Sue plays the piano so well that I’m surprised she didn’t go into music professionally.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the j following questions.
Question 49. The man wore the gloves. He didn't want to leave any fingerprints.
A. The man wore the gloves in order that his fingerprints would be taken.
B. His fingerprints would not be left unless the man wore the gloves.
C. The man wore the gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints.
D. In order to leave some fingerprints, the man wore the gloves.
Question 50. It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. I stayed up all night to finish the novel so it was interesting.
B. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would not stay up all night to finish it.
C. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
D. So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.
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Câu 1: Đáp án A
A. acronym /ˈækrənɪm/ B. agency /ˈeɪdʒənsi/

C. became /bɪˈkeɪm/ D. aviation /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn/
Câu 2: Đáp án B
A. crescent /ˈkresnt/ B. event /ɪˈvent/
C. recent /ˈriːsnt/ D. decent /ˈdiːsnt/
Câu 3: Đáp án A
A. environmental /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl/ B. conservatively /kənˈsɜːvətɪvli/
C. approximately /əˈprɒksɪmətli/ D. considerably /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
Câu 4: Đáp án A
A. bamboo /ˌbæmˈbuː/ B. cactus /ˈkæktəs/
C. camel /ˈkæml/ D. hummock /ˈhʌmək/
Câu 5: Đáp án A
stand on his feet = be independent (tự lập)
resort to burglary (phải dùng đến trộm cắp)
be dependent on others (phụ thuộc vào người khác)
be a good farmer (là người nông dân tốt)
Câu 6: Đáp án D
eject = exclude (đuổi ra, mời ra)
sprint (chạy nước rút), advance (tiến lên)
Câu 7: Đáp án D
adaptation = adjustment = flexibility (sự thích nghi, sự linh hoạt) >< inflexibility (sự cứng nhắc,
sự thiếu linh hoạt)
agility (sự mau lẹ, sự nhanh nhẹn)
Câu 8: Đáp án C
cruelly - brutally (một cách tàn ác) >< gently (một cách tốt bụng),
cleverly (một cách thông minh, khôn khéo), reasonably (một cách hợp lý).
Câu 9: Đáp án C
what → which
Giải thích: trong mệnh đề quan hệ, giới từ chỉ được đảo lên và đứng trước đại từ quan hệ
WHOM hoặc WHICH.
object → object to
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Giải thích: object to + N/V_ing = oppose N/V_ing (phản đối)
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be used to doing → be used to do
Giải thích: lỗi sai dạng động từ: S (chỉ người) + to be used to V_ing = to be accustomed to
V_ing (đã quen với việc làm gì đó), S (chỉ vật) + to be used to V (được dùng để làm gì)
in a rather silly mood (trong tậm trạng hơi ngớ ngẩn)
in a bad temper (dễ nổi cáu), an outlook on something (quan điểm về…)
cấu trúc câu giả định: ....require/requirement that S + V (ở thể chủ động)/be P2 (ở thể bị động)
thời quá khứ đơn giản được dùng khi có dấu hiệu thời gian là from 1960 to 1980.
cấu trúc câu đảo của SUCH: Such + to be (được chia theo thì và theo danh từ phía sau) + S (là một
danh từ) that.... (cái gì đó quá.... đến nỗi…,) - such was cold weather that... (thời tiết quá lạnh đến
nỗi...)
on the tip of my tongue (sắp nhớ ra được)
live on: sống nhờ vào (live on a salary: sống nhờ vào tiền lương)
get by: xoay sở, đối phó
give away: cho, tặng
grow up: trưởng thành
cost somebody a fortune: rất đắt tiền
charge: tính giá, đòi trả
Whereas/while (trái lại, trong khi đó) có thể đứng đầu hoặc giữa 2 mệnh đề để thề hiện ý nghĩa
đối lập giữa 2 mệnh đề.
Despite = in spite of: bất chấp, mặc dù
Moreover = furthermore = in addition: ngoài ra, hơn nữa
Nevertheless = however: tuy nhiên (có thể đứng đầu câu hoặc giữa 2 mệnh đề, kẹp giữa dấu
chấm phẩy (;) và dấu phấy (,): SVO; nevertheless, SVO.)
Khi rarely/seldom/never/hardly đứng đầu câu hoặc 1 mệnh đề, phía sau là một đảo ngữ (trợ
động từ + S + V_không chia)
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be short of something = lack something (v): thiếu thốn cái gì
object (v) to + something/doing something: phản đối cái gì
objection (n): sự phản đối
objective (a): khách quan
objectivity (n): tính khách quan
make up: giảng hòa, làm lành
look down: nhìn xuống
fall out: cãi nhau, bất hòa
bring somebody up: nuôi nấng ai
similar to = the same as (giống với)
associated with (liên kết với, liên quan đến), added to (thêm vào)
compared to/with (so với)
related to (liên quan đến)
combination of (sự kết hợp của…), cooperation with (sự hợp tác với), link = connection with
(sự liên kết với)
natural resources (nguồn tài nguyên thiên nhiên),
habitats (môi trường sống),
sources of water/information (nguồn nước/thông tin)
materials (tài liệu, nguyên vật liệu)
cultural (thuộc về văn hóa) là tính từ đứng trước danh từ makeup (việc tạo nên)
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về thông tin cho tiết có trong bài.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện cuối đoạn 1 “Between the ages of seven and ten months, most infants
begin to make sounds. They repeat the same sounds over and over again. This is called babbling.” (Giữa
7 và 10 tháng tuổi, phần lớn trẻ nhỏ bắt đầu phát ra âm thanh. Chúng lặp đi lặp lại những âm tương tự.
Việc này gọi là tiếng bập bẹ.), trẻ bắt đầu bập bẹ học nói khi trên 6 tháng tuổi.
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“the babies” trong đoạn 2 quy chiếu đến “the hearing and deaf infants” (cả những đứa bé tai thính
và những đứa bé khiếm thính) vì đây là hai đối tượng nghiên cứu của các nhà tâm lý.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở đoạn 3 “For example, they saw that the hearing children made varied
motions with their hands. However, there appeared to be no pattern to these motions. The deaf babies
also made different movements with their hands, but these movements were more consistent and
deliberate. The deaf babies seemed to make the same hand movements over and over again.” cả những
đứa trẻ nghe được và những đứa trẻ tai thính và đứa khiếm thính đều tạo ra những cử động bằng tay,
nhưng chỉ những đứa trẻ khiếm thính mới tạo ra những cử động bằng tay giống nhau và được lặp đi lặp
lại.
Theo thông tin ở đâu đoạn 4, những đứa trẻ tai thính thường bắt đầu học nói bằng cách nói bập bẹ.
(Hearing infants start first with simple syllable babbling, then put more syllables together to sound
like real sentences and questions.)
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ “real” = “meaningful” trong cụm “sound like real sentences and
questions” (nghe giống như những câu nói và câu hỏi có nghĩa).
Ở đoạn cuối bài, tiến sĩ Petitto dự định nghiên cứu về điều gì xảy ra khi những đứa trẻ có cơ hội
học ngôn ngữ lời nói và ngôn ngữ ký hiệu. (Dr. Petitto believes this theory and wants to prove it. She
plans to study hearing children who have one deaf parent and one hearing parent. She wants to see
what happens when babies have the opportunity to learn both sign language and speech.)
Phương án D có được nhắc đến ở dòng cuối cùng của bài nhưng lại là đề tài nghiên cứu của các bài
nghiên cứu sau này.
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về chủ đề của bài đọc.
Tựa đề phù họp nhất cho bài dọc này là: Ngôn ngữ: Có phải lúc nào cũng dược nói thành lời không?
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Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở cuối đoạn 2 “Event in today’s world of modern agricultural machinery,
hand harvesting continues to be the preferred method.” (Thậm chí trong thời đại của
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máy móc nông nghiệp hiện đại như ngày nay, thu hoạch chè bằng tay vẫn tiếp tục là phương pháp được
ưa chuộng hơn cả.), ta có thể suy rằng phương pháp thu hoạch chè vẫn gần như giống nhau từ lâu rồi.
A. It is totally done with the assistance of modern agricultural machinery. → thông tin này sai vì
vẫn phải ngắt búp chè bằng tay.
B. It is no longer done in China → thông tin này không được đề cập trong bài.
D. The method involves trimming the uppermost branches of the plant. → thông tin này sai vì
phương pháp này áp dụng ngắt 2 cái lá và 1 búp chè trên cùng, chứ không phải tỉa các cành trên cao
nhất của cây chè.
Đại từ “they” quy chiếu đến “new buds” (những búp chè non).
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về thông tin đối lập / thông tin không được đề cập trong bài.
Theo thông tin xuất hiện ở giữa đoạn 3 “For green tea, the whole leaves are often steamed to retain
their green color, and the fermentation process is skipped.” (Đối với chè xanh, toàn bộ lá chè thường
được hấp để giữ lại màu xanh, và quá trình lên men được bỏ qua.), thông tin không đúng về quá trình
sản xuất chè là chè xanh đòi hỏi một quá trình lên men dài.
Theo ngữ cảnh của bài, từ “documented” = “proved” (chứng minh bằng tài liệu).
Cây 40: Đáp án C
Đây là dạng câu hỏi về thông tin đúng trong bài.
Theo bài đọc, nguồn gốc của việc uống chè vẫn chưa được biết (No one knows when or how tea
became popular)
Theo ngữ cảnh cửa bài, từ “eliminate” = “remove” (loại bỏ)
Thông tin xuất hiện đầu đoạn cuối “Some people find that tea less acidic than coffee and therefore
easier on the stomach - (Một số người thấy rằng chè ít có chất a-xít hơn cà phê và vì thế dễ tiêu hóa
hơn).
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Đây là dạng câu hỏi tổng quát/hỏi về chủ đề của bài đọc.
Chủ đề bao quát cả bài đọc là việc tiêu thụ và sản xuất chè.
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That's just what I was thinking (Đúng y như suy nghĩ của mình) là một cách thể hiện sự đồng tình
với một quan điểm mà ai đó đưa ra.
I have a sore throat (Tôi bị đau họng) là cách đáp lại phù hợp cho câu hỏi What’s up with you?
‘What’s the matter with you? / What’s wrong with you? (Bạn bị làm sao vậy? / Có vấn đề gì với bạn
vậy?)
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Tom có khả năng trở thành một nhạc sĩ chuyên nghiệp, nhưng cậu ấy quá lười
luyện tập.
Câu này được viết lại thành: Tom is talented but he’ll never be a professional musician as he doesn’t
practice.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Vì đang định đóng cửa, người chủ cửa hàng không mấy vui vẻ khi có sự xuất
hiện của một người khách đến muộn.
Was not happy with the arrival of a late customer = didn't like it when a customer arrived, being on
the point of closing = just as he was closing.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Sue là người chơi pi-a-nô hay đốn nỗi làm tôi ngạc nhiên khi biết cô ấy không
theo đuổi con đường âm nhạc chuyên nghiệp.
... such a good pianist that, ... = plays the piano so well that...
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Người đàn ông ấy đeo găng tay. Ông ta không muốn để lại vân tay.
Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp thành câu có cấu trúc so as not to V/in order not to V để chỉ mục
đích.
Tạm dịch câu gốc: Đó là một cuốn tiểu thuyết thú vị. Tôi thức cả đêm để đọc hết nó.
Hai câu đơn này được kết hợp thành câu ghép có mệnh đề chỉ kết quả: So interesting was the novel
that I stayed… (đây là cấu trúc câu đảo dùng để nhấn mạnh)
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Question 1. A. account B. amount C. mourning D. trout
Question 2. A. resource B. resit C. resistance D. recycle
Question 3. A. application B. advisable C. denial D. adventure
Question 4. A. volunteer B. competition C. advantage D. capability
in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the two following questions.
Question 5. Aren't you glad that we decided to eat at a restaurant tonight? This food is great!
A. to eat in B. to take out C. to eat out D. to go out
Question 6. The potatoes have burned and stuck to the bottom of the pan.
A. the lowest inside surface B. the shortest below surface
C. the lowest beneath surface D. the shortest under surface
Question 7. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.
A. explicit B. implicit C. obscure D. odd
Question 8. The council demolished the old town hall to make room for a new one.
A. made B. did C. started D. constructed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
Question 9. Many people found it is moving to see a nine-year-old Japanese boy desperately
searching for his family lost in the quake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.
A. it is moving B. a nine-year-old
C. desperately searching D. lost
Question 10. She is among the few who wants to quit smoking instead of cutting down.
A. among B. wants C. smoking D. cutting down
Question 11. Digital clocks, however precise, they cannot be perfectly accurate because the earth's
rotation changes slightly over years.
A. they B. perfectly C. the D. slightly
Question 12. The football match tomorrow evening will be broadcast on TV and radio.
A. simultaneously B. communally
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C. uniformly D. jointly
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Question 13. The choir stood in four rows according to their heights.
A. respected B. respective C. respectable D. respectful
Question 14. Mr. Pike English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.
A. is teaching B. was teaching
C. has been teaching D. had been teaching
Question 15. All work and no play .
A. makes jack a dull boy B. makes a dull boy Jack
C. make Jack a dull boy D. make a dull boy Jack
Question 16. Having been asked to speak at the conference, .
A. some notes were prepared for Dr. Clark
B. some notes were prepared by Dr. Clark
C. Dr. Clark prepared some notes
D. audiences were pleased to hear Dr. Clark
Question 17. In front of the gate the guard.
A. did B. does C. did stand D. stood
Question 18. an emergency arise, call 911.
A. Can B. Should C. Does D. Will
Question 19. I can’t bear thinking back of that time. I'd rather equally.
A. treat B. be treated C. have treated D. have been treated
Question 20. Boys! Put your toys . It is time to go to bed. Don’t stay late.
A. off/ on B. away/up C. down / off D. around/for
Question 21. We had a long way to go so we off very early.
A. made B. set C. put D. had
Question 22. A relief has been set up to help earthquake victims.
A. fund B. donation C. treasury D. collection
Question 23. Make exercise part of your daily .
A. regularity B. chore C. routine D. frequency
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete the following
exchanges.
Question 24. Peter: "I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America."
Kate: "Uh, really? !”
A. Take care of yourself B. Congratulations
C. You are always lucky D. Lucky as you are
Question 25. A: " " - B: "Oh, that's a good idea.”
A. How much time does it take? B. How may I help you?
C. How about going for a walk? D. How long will it last?
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Question 26. The writer Kate Millett was forced to stay in a psychiatric hospital by her family.
A. Problems with her family made the writer Kate Millett go to a psychiatric hospital.
B. Together with her family, the writer Kate Millett was made to go into a psychiatric hospital.
C. The writer Kate Millett’s family made her stay in a psychiatric hospital.
D. The family of the writer Kate Millett convinced her to remain in a psychiatric hospital.
Question 27. Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.
A. If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test.
B. Not having read the reference books, she couldn't finish the test.
C. Although she didn’t read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
D. Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
Question 28. After Einstein's theory of relativity, people began to perceive the universe in a
different way.
A. Einstein's theory of relativity confirmed many ideas about how the universe began.
B. Until Einstein’s theory of relativity, people knew hardly anything about the universe.
C. Following Einstein's theory of relativity, people realized that the universe was changing
constantly.
D. Einstein's theory of relativity introduced people to a new manner of seeing the universe.
Question 29. We arrived at the airport. We realized all our passports were still at home.
A. It was until we arrived at the airport that we realize our passports were still at home.
B. We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports are still at home.
C. Not until had we arrived at the airport, we realized at our passports were still at home.
D. Not until we arrived at the airport did we realize that our passports were still at home.
Question 30. The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down
completely.
A. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down
completely.
B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down
completely.
C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the
building.
D. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the
flames.
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There are several changes in the procedure for employees who wish to apply for vacant positions
within the company. These changes make it much easier for in-house employees to fill vacancies that
occur.
First, the most important difference is that employees will now be notified of all available positions
before the positions are (31) for the general public. Accordingly, all in-house
candidates will be interviewed (32) we see any outside candidates. We will offer the job to
outside candidates only if no current employees are able to fill the position. (33) _ , under the
new procedure, in-house employees can be hired even if they don’t (34) all job
requirements. Under our old policy, in-house employees had to meet all job qualifications in order to
obtain the vacant position. Now, however, employees who have proven (35) dedicated
to the company will be hired for a vacant position even if they are lacking some minor qualifications;
training will be provided. A third change involves recommendations. From now on, employees do not
need to be recommended for an in-house position before they apply.
Question 31. A. taken B. given C. made D. advertised
Question 32. A. before B. after C. then D. the same
Question 33. A. When B. Second C. Finally D. Firstly
Question 34. A. request B. hold C. meet D. fail
Question 35. A. itself B. themselves C. their own D. employers
Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe and was perhaps the first to form. It is among
the ten most common elements on Earth as well and one of the most useful for industrial purposes.
Under normal conditions of temperature, hydrogen is a gas. Designated as H, hydrogen is the first
element in the periodic table because it contains only one proton. Hydrogen can combine with a large
number of other elements, forming more compounds than any of the others. Pure hydrogen seldom
occurs naturally, but it exists in most organic compounds, that is, compounds that contain carbon, which
account for a very large number of compounds. Moreover, hydrogen is found in inorganic compounds.
For example, when hydrogen burns in the presence of oxygen, it forms water.
The lightest and simplest of the elements, hydrogen has several properties that make it valuable for
any industries. It releases more heat per unit of weight than any other fuel. In rocket engines, tons of
hydrogen and oxygen are burned, and hydrogen is used with oxygen for welding torches that produce
temperatures as high as 4,000 degrees F and can be used in cutting steel. Fuel cells to generate
electricity operate on hydrogen and oxygen.
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Hydrogen also serves to prevent metals from tarnishing during heat treatments by removing the
oxygen from them. Although it would be difficult to remove the oxygen by itself, hydrogen readily
combines with oxygen to form water, which can be heated to steam and easily removed. Furthermore,
hydrogen is one of the coolest refrigerants. It does not become a liquid until it reaches temperatures of
-425 degrees F. Pure hydrogen gas is used in large electric generators to cool the coils.
Future uses of hydrogen include fuel for cars, boats, planes, and other forms of transportation that
currently require petroleum products. These fuels would be lighter, a distinct advantage in the aerospace
industry, and they would also be cleaner, thereby reducing pollution in the atmosphere.
Hydrogen is also useful in the food industry for a process known as hydrogenation. Products such
as margarine and cooking oils are changed from liquids to semisolids by adding hydrogen to their
molecules. Soap manufacturers also use hydrogen for this purpose. In hydrogenation, hydrogen is
added to a product. In addition, in the chemical industry, hydrogen is used to produce ammonia,
gasoline, methyl alcohol, and many other important products.
Question 36. What is the author's main purpose in the passage?
A. To explain the industrial uses of Hydrogen
B. To describe the origin of hydrogen in the universe
C. To discuss the process of hydrogenation
D. To give examples of how hydrogen and oxygen combine
Question 37. How can hydrogen be used to cut steel?
A. By cooling the steel to a very low temperature
B. By cooling the hydrogen with oxygen to a very low temperature
C. By heating the steel to a very high temperature
D. By heating the hydrogen with oxygen to a very high temperature
Question 38. The word readily in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by
A. completely B. slowly C. usually D. easily
Question 39. What does the word them refers to?
A. hydrogen B. heat treatment C. metals D. fuel cells
Question 40. Which paragraph explains why hydrogen is used as a refrigerant?
A. paragragh 1 B. paragragh 2 C. paragragh 3 D. paragragh 4
Question 41. The author mentions all of the following as uses for hydrogen EXCEPT
A. to remove tarnish from metals
B. to produce fuels such as gasoline and methyl alcohol
C. to operate fuel cells that generate electricity
D. to change solid foods to liquids
Question 42. It can be inferred from the passage that hydrogen
A. is too dangerous to be used for industrial purposes
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C. has limited industrial uses because of its dangerous properties
D. is used in many industries for basically the same purpose
Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played for the New York
Yankees in their years of glory. From the time Mantle began to play professionally in 1951 to his last
year in 1968, baseball was the most popular game in the United States. For many people, Mantle
symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at the time.
Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a “switch-hitter” who could bat both right-handed and left-
handed. He won game after game, one World Series championship after another, for his team. He was
a wonderful athlete, but this alone cannot explain American’s fascination with him.
Perhaps it was because he was a handsome, red-haired country boy, the son of a poor miner from
Oklahoma. His career, from the lead mines of the West to the heights of success and fame, was a fairy-
tale version of the American dream. Or perhaps it was because America always lives a "natural": a
person who wins without seeming to try, whose talent appears to come from an inner grace. That was
Mickey Mantle.
But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life that was full of problems. He played
without complaint despite constant pain from injuries. He lived to fulfill his father’s dreams and drank
to forget his father’s early death.
It was a terrible addiction that finally destroyed his body. It gave him cirrhosis of the liver and
accelerated the advance of liver cancer. Even when Mickey Mantle had turned away from his old life
and warned young people not to follow his example, the destructive process could not be stopped.
Despite a liver transplant operation that had all those who loved and admired him hoping for a
recovery, Mickey Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63.
Question 43: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Mickey Mantle as the greatest baseball player of all time
B. Mickey Mantle’s success and private life full of problems
C. Mickey Mantle and his career as a baseball player
D. Mickey Mantle and the history of baseball
Question 44: It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that Mantle .
A. played for New York Yankees all his life
B. had to try hard to be a professional player
C. earned a lot of money from baseball
D. introduced baseball into the US
Question 45: According to the passage, Mantle could .
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A. hit with the bat on either side of his body
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B. bat better with his left hand than with his right hand
C. hit the ball to score from a long distance
D. give the most powerful hit in his team
Question 46. The word "this" in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. Mantle’s being a fast and powerful player
B. Mantle’s being a wonderful athlete
C. Mantle’s being fascinated by many people
D. Mantle’s being a "switch-hitter"
Question 47. It can be inferred from the passage that for most Americans .
A. success in Mantle's career was difficult to believe
B. success in Mantle’s career was unnatural
C. Mantle had to be trained hard to become a good player
D. Mantle had a lot of difficulty achieving fame and success
Question 48: The word "fulfill" in paragraph 4 mostly means .
A. do something in the way that you have been told
B. achieve what is hoped for, wished for, or expected
C. do what you have promised or agreed to do
D. get closer to something that you are chasing
Question 49: We can see from paragraph 5 that after his father's death, Mantle .
A. played even better B. forgot his father’s dream
C. led a happier life D. suffered a lot of pain
Question 50: Which of the following is mentioned as the main cause of the destruction of Mantle’s
body?
A. His loneliness B. His way of life
C. His liver transplant operation D. His own dream
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Câu 1. Đáp án đúng: C
A. account /əˈkaʊnt/ B. amount /əˈmaʊnt/

C. mourning /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ D. trout /traʊt/
Câu 2: Đáp án đúng: C
A. resource /rɪˈsɔːs/ B. resit /ˈriːsɪt/
C. resist /rɪˈzɪst/ D. recycle /ˌriːˈsaɪkl/
Câu 3: Đáp án đúng: A
A. application /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/ B. advisable /ədˈvaɪzəbl/
C. denial /dɪˈnaɪəl/ D. adventure /ədˈventʃə(r)/
A. volunteer /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/ B. competition /.krnnps'tijh/
C. advantage /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ D. capability /ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti/
Câu 5: Đáp án đúng C
To eat out: ăn hàng, ăn ngoài
Các đáp án còn lại:
A. to eat in: ăn ở nhà
B. to take out: lấy ra, lôi ra, nhổ ra
D. to go out: đi chơi
Câu 6: Đáp án đúng A
the lowest inside surface: điểm trũng thấp nhất ở trên bề mặt (đáy)
B. the shortest below surface: bề mặt ngắn nhất ở phía dưới
C. the lowest beneath surface: bề mặt thấp nhất dưới gầm
D. the shortest under surface: bề mặt ngắn nhất phía dưới (giống B)
implied: ám chỉ, ngụ ý >< trái nghĩa là explicit: rõ ràng, dứt khoát, thẳng thắn
B. implicit: ngấm ngầm, ẩn tàng
C. obscure: tối, mờ mịt, tối tăm
D. odd:kỳ quặc
Câu 8: Đáp án đúng: D
demolished: phá hủy, phá hỏng >< trái nghĩa là constructed: xây dựng
find it +adj to V lỗi thừa động từ to be "is"
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Câu 10: Đáp án đúng: B
Đại từ quan hệ who đứng sau để giải thích cho a few nên động từ chia số nhiều là want
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Lỗi thừa vì chủ ngữ là digital clocks
Câu 12. Đáp án đúng: A
simultaneously: đồng thời cùng lúc
B. communally: có tính cộng đồng
C. uniformly: giống nhau, đồng dạng, cùng kiểu, không biến hóa
D. jointly: cùng nhau, cùng chung
respective: thuộc về từng cá thể, tương ứng
A. respected: đáng kính, được tôn trọng
C. respectable: đáng kính, khá lớn, đáng kể
D. respectful: lễ phép, kính cẩn
"before he retired last year” trước quá khứ là quá khứ hoàn thành.
Câu 15: Đáp án đúng: A thành ngữ "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy": suốt ngày làm
việc mà không dành thời gian cho giải trí và thư giãn là không tốt cho sức khỏe.
Trước dấu phẩy là mệnh đề rút gọn bằng hiện tại phân từ nên sau dấu phảy là chủ ngữ của mệnh
đề chính phải khớp với chủ ngữ của mệnh đề rút gọn.
Câu 17. Đáp án đúng: D
Câu đảo văn chương: Adv + V(intransive) + S (noun/ noun phrase)
Câu 18. Đáp án đúng: B
Câu điều kiện loại O đảo
Tiếc nuối cho quá khứ S + would rather have P2
Put away sth: cất cái gì đi
Stay up late; thức khuya
A. make off: chuồn đi
B. set off: khởi hành, lên đường
C. put off sth: trì hoãn cái gì/ put sb off: làm ai chán nản/ nản chí
D. have +time+ off: nghỉ ngơi một khoảng thời gian
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A. relieve fund: quỹ cứu trợ B. donation: sự tài trợ
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C. treasury: vật báu D. collection: bộ sưu tập
Daily routine: thói quen hàng ngày
Đế đáp lại lời thông báo: "Tôi đã được trao học bổng để đi học ở Mỹ” thì phải là lời: "Xin chúc
mừng!"
"How about Ving..." là 1 lời gợi ý cùng làm nên đồng tình sẽ là: "Đó là 1 ý kiến hay!"
Câu cho sẵn: là câu hị động có cấu trúc "to be forced to V": bị bắt buộc làm gì.
Câu viết lại dùng câu chủ động với cấu trúc "make sb V”: bắt buộc ai làm gì
Câu cho sẵn: Câu điều kiện loại 3 đảo để giả định và tiếc nuối cho quá khứ và chủ ngữ của 2 mệnh
đề đều là ngôi She (tạm dịch: Nếu cô ấy đã đọc sách tham khảo thì cô ấy đã có thể hoàn thành bài thi)
Câu viết lại: Rút gọn mệnh đề chỉ lý do có cùng chủ ngữ vói mệnh đề chính nên dùng "Not having
P2, + main clause" (tạm dịch: chưa đọc sách tham khảo nên cô ấy không thể hoàn thành bài thi)
Câu cho sẵn dịch là: Sau khi có thuyết tương đối của Anh-xtanh, người ta bắt đẫu nhận thức về vũ
trụ theo một cách khác.
Câu viết lại: Dịch là: Thuyết tương đối của Anh-xtanh mang đến/ giới thiệu cho người ta một cách
mới để nhận thức về vũ trụ. Câu này có sử dụng: "to introduce sb to sth"
Câu cho sẵn: tạm dịch: Chúng tôi đến sân bay. Chúng tôi nhận ra là tất cả hộ chiếu vẫn ở nhà.
Kết hợp hai câu bằng sử dụng cấu trúc đảo ngữ: Not until +mệnh đề 1 xuôi, mệnh đề 2 đảo: mãi
đến tận khi....thì... (dịch là: mãi đến tận khi chúng tôi đến sân bay thì chúng tôi mới nhận ra là tất cả hộ
chiếu vẫn ở nhà.)
Câu cho sẵn: Những người lính cứu hỏa nỗ lực hết sức để dập tắt lửa. Tòa nhà cháy trụi hoàn toàn
Cấu trúc: made every effort to V: nỗ sực làm gì
put off the flames: ngăn cản, dập tắt lửa.
Kết hợp hai câu bằng sử dụng liên từ nối though (giống although/ even though: mặc dù)
Giới từ "for" là dấu hiệu của "advertised"
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Đầu đoạn 2 có First để liệt kê nên chọn second
Meet all requirements: Đáp ứng mọi yêu cầu
To proven oneself: tự chứng minh
Câu 36. Câu hỏi tổng quát
Đáp áp đúng: A
To explain the industrial uses of Hydrogen
Thông tin ở câu: "It is among the ten most common elements on Earth as well and one of the
most useful for industrial purposes."
Câu 37. Câu hỏi thông tin thực
Đáp áp đúng: D
By heating the hydrogen with oxygen to a very high temperature
Thông tin ở câu: "in rocket engines, tons of hydrogen and oxygen are burned, and hydrogen is
used with oxygen for welding torches that produce temperatures as high as 4,000 degrees F"
Câu 38. Câu hỏi từ vựng theo ngữ cảnh
Đáp áp đúng: D. easily = readily
Câu 39. Câu hỏi tham chiếu, quy chiếu
Đáp áp đúng: C. metals
Đáp áp đúng: C. paragragh 3
Câu 41. Câu hỏi lại trừ 3 câu đúng 1 câu sai.
Đáp áp đúng: D. to change solid foods to liquids
Câu 42. Câu hỏi suy luận
Đáp áp đúng: B. has many purposes in a variety of industries
Đáp áp đúng: B. Mickey Mantle’s success and private life full of problems
Đáp áp đúng: C. earned a lot of money from baseball
Thông tin ở câu: "Mantle symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at the
time."
Đáp áp đúng: A. hit with the bat on either side of his body
Thông tin ở câu: "Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a "switch-hitter” who could bat both
righthanded and left-handed.”
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Đáp áp đúng: B. Mantle’s being a wonderful athlete
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Đáp áp đúng: A. success in Mantle's career was difficult to believe
Thông tin ở câu: "His career, from the lead mines of the West to the heights of success and
fame, was a fairy-tale version of the American dream."
Đáp áp đúng: B. achieve what is hoped for, wished for, or expected= fulfill
Đáp áp đúng: D. suffered a lot of pain
Đáp áp đúng: B. His way of life
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Question 1. A. delete B. demonstrate C. devalue D. degrade
Question 2. A. sound B. touchy C. outdated D. account
Question 3. A. repetitious B. curriculum C. historical D. grammatical
Question 4. A. architectural B. engineering C. maturity D. comprehension
Question 5. I see John boasting again. I’ve heard him telling everyone he's the best tennis player in
the County.
A. holding his tongue B. speaking too much
C. blowing his own trumpet D. pulling my leg.
Question 6. The venom of coral snakes is especially potent and the mortality rate among humans
who have been bitten is high.
A. contagious B. impure C. powerful D. abundant
Question 7. It is quite incredible that he is unaware of such basic facts.
A. unbelievable B. difficult C. disappointed D. imaginable
Question 8. Designers could move away from conservative styles and promote the swimsuits that
revealed a body’s physical attributes.
A. hid B. distorted C. blocked D. disrupted
Question 9. The first special park creating was at Ranthambhore where the government had to
move nearly 1000 people so the land could be handed back to the nature.
A. creating B. at C. where D. handed
Question 10. With the development of information technology, we can now hold long-distance
meetings which the participants can see each other on a screen.
A. information technology B. long-distance
C. which D. can see
Question 11. Why are you standing in the doors? Come in and make oneself at home.
A. are you standing B. in C. make D. oneself
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Question 12. Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful in computer
software.
A. pioneer B. navigator C. generator D. volunteer
Question 13. We need information before we can decide.
A. further B. farther C. far D. furthest
Question 14. It is the imperativeness that anyone of us how to behave properly in different
cultures. - "When in Rome do as Romans do", goes an English saying.
A. will learn B. learns C. learn D. must learn
Question 15. The students were not satisfied .
A. because of the teacher's not informing them of the coming test.
B. because the teacher not inform them of the coming test.
C. as the teacher’s not informing them about the coming test.
D. since the teacher's no information about the coming test.
Question 16. "Is it far to Stamford?" "Not at all. It’s only a from here."
A. step in the right direction B. bird's eye view
C. short cut D. stone's throw
Question 17. Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail
Gorbachev to the Soviet economy.
A. repair B. reproduce C. reply D. restructure
Question 18. - Can you see anybody in that classroom? - Yes. There a teacher and fifty
students there.
A. is B. are C. has been D. have been
Question 19. Not only among the largest animal that ever lived, but they are also among
the more intelligent.
A. are whales B. they are whales C. some whales D. whales
Question 20. Many people like the of life in the countryside.
A. step B. pace C. speed D. space
Question 21. She is attending the seminar with a view to more qualifications.
A. acquire B. having acquired C. have acquired D. acquiring
Question 22. I don't know how you up with Carl's complaining all the time.
A. put B. do C. get D. make
Question 23. The strike was owing to a last-minute agreement with the management.
A. called off B. broken up C. set back D. put down
exchanges.
Question 24. "Could you tell me how to get to the post office?" – “ ”
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A. Yes, I could
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B. Excuse me. Is it easy to get there?

C. It's at the end of this street, opposite the church
D. Sorry, it’s not very far
Question 25. Bill: "Let's stop for a drink." - Bruce:" "
A. Nice to meet you. B. You’re welcome.
C. Long time no see. D. Sorry, we've got little time.
Question 26. We want him to represent us in talks with our Japanese clients.
A. He talks to us on the behalf of our Japanese customers.
B. Our Japanese clients send him to talk to us.
C. We represent him to deal with our Japanese clients.
D. We want him to talk to our Japanese clients on our behalf.
Question 27. My impression of him was that he was a very capable person.
A. I struck him with the impression that he was very capable.
B. It struck me as an impression that he was a very capable person.
C. He struck me when I was impressed by his capability.
D. He struck me as being a very capable person.
Question 28. "John, why don’t you go on a picnic with me next weekend?" said Janet.
A. Janet suggested John went on a picnic with her the next weekend.
B. Janet suggested John go on a picnic with her the next weekend.
C. Janet suggested John should go on a picnic with her next weekend.
D. Janet suggested John to go on a picnic witli her next weekend.
Question 29. The police issued a warning on the radio. A dangerous man had escaped from the
prison.
A. The police issued a warming on the radio so that a dangerous man escaped from the prison.
B. The police issued a warning on the radio, namely a dangerous man had escaped from the
prison.
C. A dangerous man had escaped from the prison so the police issued a warning on the radio.
D. Escaping from the prison, the dangerous man made the police issue a warning on the radio.
Question 30. I think I should have cooked more food. There’s nothing left now.
A. I should not have cooked so much food.
B. I regret cooking too much food now.
C. I did not cook much food and I think it is ok now.
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D. I did not cook much food and I think it was a mistake.
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If your reservations are booked far enough (31) of time, the airline may offer to mail
your tickets to you. However, if you don’t receive the tickets and the airline’s records show that they
mailed them, you may have to go through lost-ticket procedures. It is safer to check the telephone (32)
_ for a conveniently located travel agency. You can also call an airline ticket
office and buy your tickets there. As soon as you receive your ticket, make sure all the information on
it is correct, especially the airports (if any of the cities have more than one) and the flight dates. You
should have any necessary corrections (33) immediately.
It’s a good idea to reconfirm your reservations before you start your trip; flight schedules sometimes
change. On international trips, most airlines require that you reconfirm your onward or return
reservations at (34) 72 hours before each flight. If you don’t, your reservations may
be canceled. Check your tickets as you board each flight to ensure that only the correct coupon has been
removed (35) the airline agent.
Question 31. A. ahead B. in front C. in advance D. because
Question 32. A. box B. company C. shop D. directory
Question 33. A. writing B. save C. made D. booked
Question 34. A. last B. no C. least D. booking
Question 35. A. to B. for C. from D. by
Commuting is the practice of travelling a long distance to a town or city to work each day, and then
travelling home again in the evening. The word commuting comes from commutation ticket, a US rail
ticket for repeated journeys, called a season ticket in Britain. Regular travellers are called commuters.
The US has many commuters. A few, mostly on the East Coast, commute by train or subway, but
most depend on the car. Some leave home very early to avoid the traffic jams, and sleep in their cars
until their office opens. Many people accept a long trip to work so that they can live in quiet bedroom
communities away from the city, but another reason is ‘white flight’. In the 1960s most cities began to
desegregate their schools, so that there were no longer separate schools for white and black children.
Many white families did not want to send their children to desegregated schools, so they moved to the
suburbs, which have their own schools, and where, for various reasons, few black people five.
Millions of people in Britain commute by car or train. Some spend two or three hours a day
travelling, so that they and their families can live in suburbia or in the countryside. Cities are surrounded
by commuter belts. Part of the commuter belt around London is called the stockbroker
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belt because it contains houses where rich business people live. Some places are becoming
dormitory towns, because people sleep there but take little part in local activities.
Most commuters travel to and from work at the same time, causing the morning and evening rush
hours, when buses and trains are crowded and there are traffic jams on the roads. Commuters on trains
rarely talk to each other and spend their journey reading, sleeping or using their mobile phones, though
this is not popular with other passengers. Increasing numbers of people now work at home some days
of the week, linked to their offices by computer, a practice called telecommuting.
Cities in both Britain and the US are trying to reduce the number of cars coming into town each
day. Some companies encourage car- pooling (called car sharing in Britain), an arrangement for people
who live and work near each other to travel together. Some US cities have a public service that helps
such people to contact each other, and traffic lanes are reserved for car-pool vehicles. But cars and
petrol/gas are cheap in the US, and many people prefer to drive alone because it gives them more
freedom. In Britain many cities have park-and-ride schemes, car parks on the edge of the city from
which buses take drivers into the centre.
Question 36. Which of the following definitions of commuting would the author of this passage
most probably agree with?
A. Travelling to work and then home again in a day within a rural district.
B. Travelling for hours from a town or city to work in the countryside every day.
C. Regularly travelling a long distance between one’s place of work and one’s home.
D. Using a commutation ticket for special journeys in all seasons of the year.
Question 37. The word "repeated" 1 in paragraph 1 most probably means .
A. buying a season ticket again. B. happening again and again.
C. saying something again. D. doing something once again.
Question 38. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The US has considerably more commuters than Britain,
B. Commuting helps people in the US and Britain save a lot of time.
C. Britain has considerably more commuters than the US.
D. Both the US and Britain have a great number of commuters.
Question 39. It can be inferred from the passage that dormitory towns in Britain are places where
people .
A. stay for the night B. contribute to the local community
C. are employed locally D. take part in local activities
Question 40. The phrase "linked to" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .
A. shared with B. satisfied with C. connected to D. related to
Question 41. All of the following are measures to reduce the number of cars coming into town each
day in the US and/or Britain EXCEPT .
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A. traffic lanes for car pooling B. free car parks in the city centre
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C. park-and-ride schemes D. car pooling/sharing

Question 42. The word "it" in the last paragraph refers to .
A. travelling together B. car pool
C. driving alone D. petrol/gas
Real estate sales agents work on behalf of property owners and earn a commission, or percentage
of the sale or rental of property. Agents are employed by real estate agencies that sell or rent property
as well as manage, appraise, or develop real estate. Some agencies combine their real estate business
with an insurance agency or law practice. Most real estate agents sell private homes. Some specialize
in commercial property such as factories, apartment buildings, stores and office buildings. Others
specialize in undeveloped land sites for commercial or residential use or go into agricultural real estate.
Real estate agents work from a file of listings of property that is for sale or rent. A listing is an
agreement, usually in the form of a contract, between the owners of the property and the agent. The
owners agree to pay the agent a percentage of the selling price. Real estate agents obtain new listings
for their agency by locating property owners interested in selling. For example, they may call home
owners who are trying to sell their houses privately through newspaper want ads. Real estate agents
visit newly listed properties so that they can familiarize themselves with the features of the property
before bringing prospective buyers to see it.
In any sale, the agents have to negotiate with both the seller and the buyer. Many sellers begin by
asking more for their property but buyers are not willing to pay for it. Agents must be able to convince
sellers to set a realistic price. Most of the agents’ efforts focus on the buyer, however. Agents try to
learn what will motivate the buyers to make a purchase. Agents must be able to convince them that the
property suits their needs and is a good buy. Buyers generally offer less for a property than the seller
asks. Agents help to negotiate the final price. They usually help buyers arrange bank loans and are
generally present at closings, when final contracts of sale are signed.
Question 43. The phrase "specialize in" in paragragh 1 is closest in meaning to
A. write about B. approve of C. concentrate on D. refer to
Question 44. A listing is a contract between property owner, and real estate agents in which the
owners
A. try to sell their houses privately
B. agree to pay the agent a percentage of the selling price
C. obtain new listings for their property
D. arrange to meet with the agent at a convenient time
Question 45. The word "prospective" is paragragh 2 is closest in meaning to
A. potential B. progressive C. former D. wealthy
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Question 46. The word "them’' in paragragh 3 refers to

A. sellers B. agents C. buyers D. owners
Question 47. It can be inferred that negotiating the final price of a property involves
A. calling an insurance agency
B. having the seller and the buyer agree on what is realistic
C. finding a similar property that has a realistic price
D. motivating the buyer visit the property
Question 48. In paragraph 3, the author implies that .
A. agents must understand the desires and needs of the buyer
B. agents are sometimes immoral in their practices
C. buyers usually pay the price asked by the seller
D. agents spend more tunes with sellers than with buyers
Question 49. According to the passage, real estate agents
A. begin by asking more for a property than buyers are willing to pay
B. have a college education
C. own a lot commercial property
D. are usually present when final sales contracts are signed
Question 50. Where in the passage does the author discuss different types of real estate?
A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4
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A. delete /dɪˈliːt/ B. demonstrate /ˈdemənstreɪt/

C. devalue /ˌdiːˈvæljuː/ D. degrade /dɪˈɡreɪd/
A. sound /saʊnd/ B. touchy /ˈtʌtʃi/
C. outdated /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd/ D. account /əˈkaʊnt/
A. repetitious /ˌrepəˈtɪʃəs/ B. curriculum /kəˈrɪkjələm/
C. historical /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/ D. grammatical /ɡrəˈmætɪkl/
A. architectural /ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl/ B. engineering /ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/
C. maturity /məˈtʃʊərəti/ D. comprehension /ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn/
Câu 5: Đáp án đúng C:
boasting again = blowing his own trumpet: (thành ngữ) khoe khoang
Các đáp án còn lại
A. holding his tongue: nín lặng, không nói gì
B. speaking too much: nói quá nhiều
D. pulling my leg: trêu đùa tôi
Từ trong câu là potent: có hiệu lực, có uy lực = powerful: mạnh mẽ, có uy lực
A. contagious: lây nhiễm
B. impure: không tinh khiết
D. abundant: dồi dào, phong phú
Câu 7: Đáp án đúng D:
Từ cho sẵn trong câu là incredible: không thể tin được/ lạ thường >< trái nghĩa là imaginable:
có thể tưởng tượng được, có thể hình dung được
A. unbelievable: không thể tin được
B. difficult: khó khăn
C. disappointed: thất vọng
Câu 8: Đáp án đúng A:
Từ cho sẵn trong câu là revealed: tiết lộ, để lộ >< trái nghĩa là hid (là quá khứ của hide): ẩn nấp,
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B. distorted (là quá khứ của distort): méo mó, lệch lạc, bóp méo
C. blocked (là quá khứ của block): chặn lại
D. disrupted (là quá khứ của disrupt): cắt ngang, gây cản trở, trở ngại
Biển đổi “creating" thành P2 là "created" là mệnh đề quan hệ bị động rút gọn.
Đại từ quan hệ "which" phải đổi thành trạng từ quan hệ “where"
"Make oneself at home” là cấu trúc: tự nhiên như ở nhà. Trong câu này là mệnh lệnh thức nên
đổi “oneself” thành “yourself”
pioneer: người tiên phong, người đi đầu, người mở đường
B. navigator: nhà hàng hải
C. generator: máy phát điện
D. volunteer: người tình nguyện
further: xa hơn (thường mang nghĩa trừu tượng như "more": nhiều hơn)
B. farther: xa hơn (về khoảng cách thực)
C. far: xa
D. furthest: xa nhất
Cấu trúc giả định đi với các tính từ chỉ sự cấp thiết "It is the imperative that S + V(bare
infinitive) + O"
Và trong câu có “imperativeness” là danh từ của “imperative” nên sau “that” là mệnh đề có
động từ nguyên dạng là "learn".
Câu 15: Đáp án đúng: A sau "because of' là danh từ hoặc Ving.
Các đáp án còn tại
B. sau "because" là mệnh đề mà trong bài không phải mệnh đề.
C. sau “as” là mệnh đề chỉ lý do nhưng trong bài không phải là mệnh đề.
D. sau “since” là mệnh đề chỉ lý do nhưng trong bài không phải là mệnh đề.
Câu 16: Đáp án đúng: D. a stone’s throw: quãng ngắn, rất gần.
A. step in the right direction: bước đúng hướng
B. bird's eye view: toàn cảnh từ trên xuống, bản tóm tắt
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C. shortcut: đường tắt, biện pháp nhanh chóng
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restructure the economy: cấu trúc tại nền kinh tế
Câu 18. Đáp án đúng: A. Sự hòa hợp giữa "a teacher" với "to be"
Not only đứng đầu câu thì ngay sau nó là đảo ngữ
the pace of life = nhịp sống
with a view to Ving: với ý định, mong muốn làm gì
A. put up with sb: chấp nhận, chịu đựng ai
B. do up sth: tân trang
C. get up: thức dậy
D. make up: trang điểm/make up sth: bịa ra cái gì
A. called off: hủy bỏ
B. broken up: đập nhỏ, tan vỡ, giải tán, nghỉ
C. set back: vận chậm lại (kim đồng hồ), ngăn cản
D. put down: đặt xuống, đàn áp
Câu cho sẵn là hỏi đường đến bưu điện thì câu trả lời là "Ở cuối con đường, đối diện nhà thờ"
Câu 25: Đáp án đúng: D.
Sorry we've got little time: xin lỗi tôi có rất ít thời gian (là lời từ chối)
Câu cho sẵn là lời gợi ý cùng đi uống nước
A. Nice to meet you: rất vui khi gặp gỡ lần đầu
B. You're welcome: không có gì là đáp lại lời cảm ơn
C. Long time no see: lâu lắm rồi không gặp bạn
Câu cho sẵn: "to represent" thể hiện, đại diện
Câu viết lại dùng “to talk to sb on sb's behalf": nói chuyện với ai để đại diện cho ai
Câu cho sẵn dịch: "Ấn tượng của tôi về anh ấy là....”
Câu viết lại dùng "To strike sb as an impression that + clause”: gây ấn tượng với ai rằng...
Câu cho sẵn: Why don't you + V: là lời gợi ý ai đó làm gì
Câu viết lại dùng To suggest that S + (should) + V: đáp án C có should nhưng B là phương án
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ngắn gọn hơn.
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Câu cho sẵn: tạm dịch: Cảnh sát phát một lời cảnh báo trên radio. Một người đàn ông đã chạy
trốn khỏi nhà tù
Kết hợp hai câu bằng sử dụng liên từ kết nối "so" chỉ kết quả (dịch là: Một người đàn ông đã
chạy trốn khỏi nhà tù vì vậy mà cảnh sát phát một lời cảnh báo trên radio)
Câu cho sẵn: dùng câu trách cứ, tiếc nuối cho quá khứ là "should have P2" (Tôi nghĩ đáng lẽ tôi
đã nên nấu nhiều thức ăn hơn. Bây giờ không còn lại một cái gì)
Kết hợp hai câu bằng sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn để nói đến thực tế ở quá khứ và dùng liên từ nối
“and"
Câu 31. Đáp án đúng: A. ahead of time: vượt trước về thời gian
Các đáp án còn tại
B. in front of: phía trước mặt
C. in advance of: trước về thời gian (vượt trước thời đại)
"Directory" đi sau "telephone” nghĩa là danh bạ điện thoại
"made” trong cấu trúc "have sth P2” (to make corections: sửa lỗi)
at least + cụm từ chỉ số lượng: ít nhất
Trong đó có "at last" (cuối cùng, rốt cuộc) dễ gây nhầm lẫn
câu bị động (cần đề cập đến người gây ra hành động)
Đáp án C. Regularly travelling a long distance between one's place of work and one’s home.
Thông tin ở đoạn 1
Đáp áp đúng:B. happening again and again = "repeated"
Đáp án D. Both the US and Britain have a great number of commuters.
Thông tin nằm ở: "Cities in both Britain and the US are trying to reduce the number of cars
coming into town each day.”
Câu 39. Câu hỏi suy luận:
Đáp áp đúng: A. stay for the night
Thông tin nằm ở: "Some places are becoming dormitory towns, because people sleep there but
take little part in local activities"
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Đáp áp đúng: C. connected to = "linked to” liên quan đến
Câu 41. Câu hỏi loại trừ
Đáp áp đúng: B. free car parks in the city centre (thông tin này không được đề cập trong bài)
Câu 42. Câu hỏi quy chiếu
Đáp áp đúng: C. driving alone
Đáp áp đúng: C. concentrate on = "specialize in"
Đáp án: B. agree to pay the agent a percentage of the selling price
Đáp áp đúng: A. potential = “prospective” is paragragh 2 is closest in meaning to
Đáp áp đúng: C. buyers
Đáp áp đúng: B. having the seller and the buyer agree on what is realistic
Đáp áp đúng: A. agents must understand the desires and needs of the buyer.
Đáp áp đúng: D. are usually present when final sales contracts are signed
Thông tin ở câu: "Agents help to negotiate the final price. They usually help buyers arrange
bank loans and are generally present at closings, when final contracts of sale are signed."
A. Paragraph 1
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Question 1. A. fungus B. rubbish C. function D. furious
Question 2. A. contain B. entertain C. certain D. campaign
Question 3. A. preciseness B. passenger C. chaotic D. withdrawal
Question 4. A. sympathetic B. unbelievable C. advantageous D. circumstance
Question 5. Alberto has faith in his own ability to succeed in his new business enterprise.
A. is in charge of B. carries out C. believes in D. in favour of
Question 6. When smog does not disperse, inhabitants in the area, particularly the young, the
elderly, and chronically ill, are warned to stay indoors and avoid physical stress.
A. patients B. residents C. pedestrians D. customers
Question 7. This kind of dress is becoming outmoded so you shouldn't dress it up at the party,
A. realistic B. incompetent C. fashionable D. unattractive
Question 8. It was inevitable that there would be job losses.
A. evident B. avoidable C. reliable D. sure
Question 9. William Randolph Hearst built a chain of newspapers that included 25 dailies and 11
Sunday editions at their peak in 1937.
A. built B. that C. dailies D. their
Question 10. Admiral Grace Hopper created the computer language COBOL, which is used
primary for scientific purposes.
A. created B. computer C. primary D. purposes
Question 11. In some states, the law allows drivers to turn right at a red light, but in other states, the
law does not leave them do it.
A. some B. to turn C. other D. leave
Question 12. In my opinion, it’s only common to wear a seat belt in a car.
A. judgment B. sense C. intelligence D. wit
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Question 13. You can leave your money with him. He's totally .
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A. trusting B. trusty C. trustful D. trustworthy

Question 14. He in trouble with the police now if he had listened to me in the first place.
A. isn’t B. won't be C. wouldn't be D. wouldn’t have been
Question 15. with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn’t want to answer his phone call.
A. Having quarreled B. Because having quarreled
C. Because of she quarreled D. Had quarreled
Question 16. I feel terrible; I didn't sleep last night.
A. a jot B. a wink C. an inch D. an eye
Question 17. I can’t understand this song. It doesn’t make any .
A. meaning B. effort C. sense D. realization
Question 18. What if I you that there's a good chance I can get tickets for the concert?
A. were to tell B. were telling C. have told D. would to tell
Question 19. The manager requested that all staff present at the meeting.
A. have been B. be C. are being D. being
Question 20. "Are you still taking your exams?" - "Yes, but by this time next week my
last one!"
A. I'm finishing B. I’ll finish
C. I’ll have finished D. I’ll have been finishing
Question 21. It seems that the thief took of the open window and got inside that way.
A. occasion B. opportunity C. chance D. advantage
Question 22. The program _ a lot of disc space so there wasn’t much room for anything
else.
A. took up B. backed up C. set up D. put up
Question 23. Come , children! Get your coats on or you'll be late for school.
A. along B. to C. across D. over
exchanges.
Question 24. “I really like your hair.” - “ ”
A. Do you think so? Thank you B. I'm glad you like it
C. Thank you. I had it cut yesterday D. All are correct
Question 25. "Hi! Brian. How have you been?" - " "
A. Badly. And how are you? B. Oh, I’ve done a lot of things
C. Oh, pretty good. And you? D. I’ve been to Beijing recently.
Question 26. The mistake in the accounts was not noticed until the figures were re-checked
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A. It was not until the mistake in the accounts was noticed that the figures were re-checked.
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B. Once re-checking the figures, the mistake in the accounts was noticed.
C. The mistake in the accounts only came to light when the figures were re-checked.
D. When the figures were re-checked they came to light the mistake in the accounts.
Question 27. But for his father’s early retirement, Richard would not have taken over the family's
business.
A. Richard only took over the family's business because his father decided to retire early.
B. Richard didn't take over the family's business because his father decided to retire.
C. His father retired early, but he ran the family's business.
D. Richard’s father didn’t want him to take over the family's business despite his retirement.
Question 28. This conference wouldn't have been possible without your organization.
A. If you didn’t organize, this conference wouldn't have been possible.
B. Your organization made it possible for this conference to take place.
C. If it hadn't been for your organization, this conference wouldn’t have been possible.
D. It’s possible that your organization made this conference impossible.
Question 29. Most scientists knowhim well. Very few ordinary people have heard of him
A. He is the only scientist that is not known to the general public.
B. Not only the scientists but also the general public know him as a big name.
C. Although he is well-known to scientists, he is little known to the general public.
D. Many ordinary people know him better than most scientists do.
Question 30. The man is very old. He can’t take such a long trip.
A. The old man has refused to take such a long trip.
B. The trip is not too long for the old man to take.
C. The man in young enough to take such a long trip.
D. The man is too old to take such a long trip.
When it is finally here; the day of the big test, you should set your alarm early enough to allow
plenty of time to get to the testing center. You should also eat a good breakfast and (31)
eating anything that’s really high in sugar, such as donuts. A sugar high turns into a sugar low after
an hour or so. Cereal and toast, or anything with complex carbohydrates is a good choice. You should
eat only moderate amounts if you don't want to take a test feeling stuffed! Your body will channel its
energy to your digestive system (32) your brain! Remember to pack a high-
energy snack to take with you.
You may have a break sometime during the test when you can grab a quick snack. Bananas are
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great. They have a moderate amount of sugar and plenty of brain nutrients. Most proctors won’t
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(33) you to eat a snack while you’re testing, but a peppermint shouldn't pose a problem.
Peppermints are like smelling salts for your brain. If you lose your concentration or suffer from a
momentary mental block, a peppermint can get you back on track.
You should leave early enough so you have plenty of time to get to the test center. Allow a few
minutes for (34) traffic. When you arrive, locate the restroom and use it. Then find your
seat and make sure it is comfortable. If it isn’t, tell the proctor and ask to move to something more
suitable. Now relax and think positively! Before you know it, the test will be over, and you'll walk away
knowing you've done as (35) as you can.
Question 31. A. finish B. keep C. avoid D. try
Question 32. A. instead of B. for C. to D. and
Question 33. A. ask B. let C. allow D. make
Question 34. A. light B. late C. unexpected D. taking
Question 35. A. well B. good C. quickly D. long
Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster
did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American
dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to
practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how inadequate the available
schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.
In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute
of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The
first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that
eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest
of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English
Language, which was published in 1806.
In 1807, Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language.
In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other
languages, and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American
Dictionary of the An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized
authority for usage in the United States. Webster’s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the
American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciations and spellings from those of
British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms, develop instead of the British
form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and
honour.
Question 36. Which of the following would be the best for the passage?
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A. Webster’s Work B. Webster’s Dictionaries
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C. Webster’s School D. Webster's Life

Question 37. The word “inadequate” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by .
A. unavailable B. expensive C. difficult D. unsatisfactory
Question 38. From which publication did Webster earn a lifetime income?
A. Compendious Dictionary of the English Language
B. An American Dictionary of the English Language
C. An American Dictionary of the English Language: Second Edition
D. The American Spelling Book
Question 39. When was An American Dictionary of the English Language published?
A. 1817 B. 1807 C. 1828 D. 1824
Question 40. According to the author, what was Webster's purpose in writing An American
Dictionary of the English Language?
A. To respond to the need for new schoolbooks
B. To demonstrate the distinct development of the English language in America
C. To promote spelling forms based upon British models
D. To influence the pronunciation of the English language
Question 41. The word "it" in the third paragraph refers to .
A. language B. usage C. authority D. dictionary
Question 42. The word "distinct" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. new B. simple C. different D. exact
Fertilizer is any substance that can be added to the soil to provide chemical elements essential for
plant nutrition so that the yield can be increased. Natural substances such as animal droppings, ashes
from wood fires and straw have been used as fertilizers in fields for thousands of years, and lime has
been used since the Romans introduced it during the Empire. It was not until the nineteenth century,
however, that chemical fertilizers became widely accepted as normal agricultural practice. Today, both
natural and synthetic fertilizers are available in a variety of forms.
A complete fertilizer is usually marked with a formula consisting of three numbers, such as 4-8- 2
or 6-6-4 which designate the percentage of content of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash in the order
stated. Synthetic fertilizers, produced by factories, are available in either solid or liquid form. Solids, in
the shape of chemical granules, are in demand because they are not only easy to store but also easy to
apply. Recently liquids have shown an increase in popularity, accounting for about 20 percent of the
nitrogen fertilizers used throughout the world. 10B. Formerly, powders were also used, but they were
found to be less convenient than either solids or liquids.
Fertilizers have no harmful effects on the soil, the crop, or the consumers as long as they are used
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according to recommendations based on the results of local research. Occasionally, however,
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farmers may use more fertilizer than necessary, in which case the plants do not need, and therefore do
not absorb, the total amount of fertilizer applied to the soil. Furthermore, fertilizer that is not used in
the production of a healthy plant is leached into the water table. Too much fertilizer on grass can cause
digestive disorders in cattle and in infants who drink cow’s milk. Fertilizer must be used with great
attention to responsible use or it can harm the environment.
Question 43. With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
A. Local research and harmful effects of fertilizer.
B. Content, form, and effects of fertilizer.
C. A formula for the production of fertilizer.
D. Advantages and disadvantages of liquid fertilizer.
Question 44. The word "essential" in line 1 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. required B. preferred C. limited D. anticipated
Question 45. Which of the following has the smallest percentage content in the formula 4-8-2?
A. Acid B. Phosphorus C. Potash D. Nitrogen
Question 46. The word “designate” in paragraph 2 could be replaced by .
A. specify B. modify C. limit D. increase
Question 47. Which of the following statements about fertilizer is TRUE?
A. Powders are more popular than ever.
B. Solids are difficult to store.
C. Liquids are increasing in popularity.
D. Chemical granules are difficult to apply.
Question 48. The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. solids B. powders C. liquids D. fertilizer
Question 49. The word "convenient" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. effective B. plentiful C. cheap to produce D. easy to use
Question 50: The word "harm" in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by .
A. damage B. accelerate C. leach D. disturb
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A. fungus /ˈfʌŋɡəs/ B. rubbish /ˈrʌbɪʃ/

C. function /ˈfʌŋkʃn/ D. furious /ˈfjʊəriəs/
A. contain /kənˈteɪn/ B. entertain /ˌentəˈteɪn/
C. certain /ˈsɜːtn/ D. campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/
A. preciseness /prɪˈsaɪsnəs / B. passenger /ˈpæsɪndʒə(r)/
C. chaotic /keɪˈɒtɪk/ D. withdrawal /wɪðˈdrɔːəl/
A. sympathetic /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/ B. unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl/
C. advantageous /ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/ D. circumstance /ˈsɜːkəmstəns/
has faith in = believes in: tin tưởng
A. is in charge of: chịu trách nhiệm
B. carries out: tiến hành, thực hiện
D. in favour of: ưa chuộng, thích thú, ưu tiên
Câu 6: Đáp án đúng B:
inhabitants = residents: người dân, cư dân
A. patients: bệnh nhân
C. pedestrians: khách bộ hành
D. customers: khách hàng
outmoded: lỗi mốt, không còn thời trang >< trái nghĩa là fashionable: thời trang, đúng mốt
A. realistic: chân thực
B. incompetent: không có năng lực
D. unattractive: không hấp dẫn, không cuốn hút
Câu 8: Đáp án đúng: B inevitable: không tránh khỏi >< trái nghĩa là avoidable: có thể tránh khỏi
A. evident: rõ ràng, có bằng chứng
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C. reliable: đáng tin cậy
D. sure: chắc chắn
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Biến đối "their" thành "his" để chỉ sở hữu cho William Randolph Hearst
Biến đổi tính từ "primary” thành trạng từ “primarily” đế bố nghĩa cho động từ used
Biến đổi "leave" thành "let" vì "To leave sb Ving" là để mặc ai làm gì và “To let sb V” là cho
phép ai làm gì
common sense: phán đoán theo kinh nghiệm, lẽ thường tình
A. judgement: sự đánh giá
C. intelligence: trí thông minh
D. wit: sự dí dỏm
Câu 13: Đáp án đúng: D. trustworthy: đáng tin cậy, xứng đáng với sự tin cậy
A. trusting giống đáp án C. trustful: tỏ ra tin cậy, hay tin người
B. trusty: (từ cố/ nghĩa cố): đáng tin
Kết quả của điều kiện trộn lẫn
Rút gọn mệnh đề chỉ lý do có cùng chủ ngữ với mệnh đề chính bằng hiện tại phân từ Having P2
I didn't sleep a wink: Tôi không chợp mắt được
Make sense: có nghĩa
Câu 18. Đáp án đúng A:
Câu điều kiện loại 2
Cấu trúc giả định đi với động từ "request"
Câu 20. Đáp án đúng: C. thì tương lai hoàn thành có dấu hiệu nhận biết là “by the time"
Câu 21. Đáp án đúng D. Take advantage of sb/ sth: lợi dụng, tận dụng ai/ cái gì
A. Take up: bắt đầu (1 môn thể thao/ sở thích), chiếm (thời gian/ không gian)
B. backed up: sao chép
C. set up: thành lập, thiết lập
D. put up: dựng (lều, trại).
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Come along: cố lên, nhanh lên
Come to: tới đâu
Come across sb/ sth: tình cờ gặp
Come over: ghé qua chơi
Câu cho sẵn là một lời khen: "Tôi rất thích tóc của bạn" và đáp lại một lời khen là lời cảm ơn nên
cả 3 đáp án đều đúng.
Câu cho sẵn là lời hỏi thăm: “Dạo này bạn thế nào” và câu trả lời là "Ồ, mọi việc rất tốt. Còn bạn?”
Câu cho sẵn dịch là: Những lỗi ở tài khoản không được phát hiện cho đến tận khi những thông số
được kiểm tra lại.
Câu viết lại dùng "came to light": ra ánh sáng/sáng tỏ
Câu cho sẵn: Điều kiện loại 3 với "But for + N": nếu không vì, nếu không nhờ có
Câu viết lại dùng: Tình huống ở quá khứ đơn
Câu cho sẵn: Điều kiện loại 3 với "Without + N": nếu không vì, nếu không nhờ có
Câu viết lại dùng: Điều kiện loại 3 với chủ ngữ giả "If it hadn't been for sth..."
Câu cho sẵn tạm dịch: Phần lớn các nhà khoa học biết anh ấy rất rõ. Rất ít người thường đã từng
nghe tên anh ấy.
Kết hợp hai câu bằng sử dụng liên từ kết nối "Although" chỉ sự không nhượng bộ (dịch là: Mặc dù
anh ấy nổi tiếng với các nhà khoa học, anh ấy hầu như không được biết đến với công chúng nói chung.)
Câu cho sẵn: (Dịch: Người đàn ông rất già. Anh ấy không thể đi một chuyến đi dài như vậy)
Kết hợp hai câu bằng sử dụng cấu trúc quá như thế nào đến nỗi mà không thể “To be too + adj +
to V”
Câu 31. Đáp án đúng: C. avoid
Câu 32: Đáp án đúng: A. instead of: thay vì
Câu 33: Đáp án đúng: C.
allow sb to V: cho phép ai làm gì
unexpected traffic: tình huống giao thông bất ngờ, ngoài mong đợi
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“well” bổ nghĩa cho động từ
Là câu hỏi tổng quát vì cả đoạn nói về các cuốn từ điển
Câu 37. Câu hỏi từ vựng
Đáp án đúng: D
"inadequate": không đủ nhưng theo ngữ cảnh là các cuốn từ điển của Anh không hợp lý, không
thỏa đáng với các cuốn sách giáo khoa của Mỹ nên đồng nghĩa là unsatisfactory: không thỏa mãn, không
đủ.
Đáp án đúng: D
Thông tin nằm ở câu: "The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more
than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life".
Câu 39. Đáp án đúng: C.
Thông tin nằm ở câu: "Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English
Language has become to..."
Thông tin nằm ở câu: "Webster's purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American
language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciations and spellings from those of
BritishEnglish."
Câu 41. Đáp án đúng: D. dictionary
Câu 42. Đáp án đúng: C. different
Đọc đoạn sau ta sẽ có thông tin: “He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms, develop
instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor
instead of colour and honour".
Đáp án đúng: B.
Câu 44. Câu hỏi từ vựng
Đáp án đúng: A. Required = “essential": cần thiết
Đáp án đúng: C.
Thông tin ở đoạn này: "A complete fertilizer is usually marked with a formula consisting of three
numbers, such as 4-8-2 or 6-6-4, which designate the percentage of content of nitrogen, phosphoric
acid, and potash in the order stated."
Đáp án đúng: A. specify (v): làm rõ, làm sáng tỏ cụ thể = designate
Câu 47. Đáp án đúng: C. Liquids are increasing in popularity.
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Thông tin nằm ở câu: "Recently, liquids have shown an increase in popularity, accounting for
about 20 percent of the nitrogen fertilizers used throughout the world"
Câu 48. Câu hỏi tham chiếu, quy chiếu Từ "they" đề cập đến "powders".
Đáp án đúng: B.
Câu 49. Câu hỏi từ vự ng theo ngữ cảnh
Đáp án dúng: D. easy to use = convenient:thuận tiện, dễ sử dụng
Đáp án đúng: A. damage = harm: gây hại
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Question 1. A. measure B. pleasure C. threat D. treat
Question 2. A. theatre B. therefore C. throughout D. thunder
Question 3. A. establish B. intimidate C. inheritance D. illustrate
Question 4. A. educator B. humorous C. organism D. documentary
Question 5. A clever politician will take advantage of every speaking engagement to campaign for
the next election.
A. rash B. intrepid C. crude D. shrewd
Question 6. I will think over your plan and give you an answer next week.
A. anticipate B. consider C. promenade D. review
Question 7. I was surprised that he should consent to his daughter travelling abroad alone.
A. endorse B. disapprove of C. accept D. agree with
Question 8. He resembles his father in appearance very much.
A. differ from B. distinguish C. takes after D. calls away
Question 9. Unless one subscribes to a large metropolitan newspaper such as the "Wall Street
Journal", or the "Washington Post”, one will find very few news from abroad.
A. one B. such as C. one D. few news
Question 10. All nations may have to make fundamental changes in their economic, political, the
technological institutions if they are to preserve the environment.
A. have to make B. changes in
C. the technological institutions D. to preserve
Question 11. It’s not that I don’t like her, but I object to be called that by her I am not her “buddy”,
am I?
A. not that B. to be called C. that by D. am I
Question 12. The company has just got a big order and the workers are working around the
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A. night B. day C. hour D. dock

Question 13. Designers are experimenting with a new material flexibly with lightness.
A. is combining B. combining C. combines D. combination of
Question 14. Everyone in both cars injured in the accident last night ?
A. were / weren't they B. was / weren’t they
C. was / wasn’t he? D. were / were they
Question 15. I will recommend to the director.
A. the student to speak B. that the student speaks
C. that the student speak D. that the student speaking.
Question 16. Quite soon, the world is going to energy resources.
A. get into B. run out of C. keep up with D. come up against
Question 17. Calculations which used to take ages can now be in a few seconds.
A. worked out B. turned out C. taken out D. run out
Question 18. Every man and woman the right to vote.
A. have B. has C. are D. is
Question 19. Have you heard about all the complaints? It have been a pleasant holiday for
them.
A. can’t B. mustn't C. shouldn’t D. mayn’t
Question 20. Today, household chores have been made much easier by electrical .
A. instruments B. applications C. appliances D. utilities
Question 21. We decided to take a late flight we could spend more time with our family.
A. in order B. so that C. so as to D. in order to
Question 22. one of the most beautiful forms of performance art, ballet is a combination
of dance and mime performed to music.
A. Being considering B. Considering C. Considered D. To consider
Question 23. Little that I knew his secret.
A. did John know B. John did know C. was John know D. John knew
exchanges.
Question 24." How often do the buses run?" - " ”.
A. From that bus stop over there. B. Much often
C. Twice or three times. D. Every hour.
Question 25. “Thanks for the nicegiftyou brought to us!" - " ”.
A. Actually speaking, I myself don't like it.
B. Welcome! It’s very nice of you.
C. All right. Do you know how much it cost?
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D. Not at all. Don’t mention it.
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Question 26. Despite his early retirement, he found no peace in life.
A. Although he retired early, but he found no peace in life.
B. His early retirement has brought him peace in life.
C. He found no peace in life because he retired early.
D. Early as he retired, he found no peace in life.
Question 27. It is her father who is Italian.
A. She has half the blood of Italian by her father.
B. She is half-Italian thanks to her father.
C. She is half-Italian on her father’s side.
D. Her father has half of an Italian to her.
Question 28. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.
A. He speaks so slowly that his students get bored.
B. His students got bored because he spoke so slowly.
C. If he hadn't spoken so slowly, his students wouldn’t got bored.
D. When the speaker is slow, his students get bored.
Question 29. I’d suggest that we avoid telling and scary with Janet around. She’s a bit unstable and
could get hysterical.
A. Janet has trouble keeping her emotions under control, especially when she is told frightening
stories.
B. Since Janet is somewhat unbalanced, the only way to make her laugh is by telling stories, but
we should avoid scary ones as they might cause her to panic.
C. It is no fun to tell frightening stories to Janet, who is not very stable mentally, because she
only laughs instead of getting scared.
D. Janet is somewhat mentally unbalanced and might easily become uncontrollably emotional, so
let’s not tell frightening stories in her presence.
Question 30. She wasn't wearing a seat-belt. She was injured.
A. If she had been wearing a seat-belt, she wouldn't have been injured.
B. If she had wearing a seat-belt, she would have been injured.
C. If she had been wearing a seat-belt, she wouldn’t be injured.
D. If she hadn’t been wearing a seat-belt, she wouldn’t be injured.
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Traffic congestion is now a problem in practically every major city in the world but nobody has yet
found a workable (31) to the practically inevitable chaos. A metro system is sadly
impractical in most cities (32) geographical reasons. Tram systems are unworkable in old
cities where narrow, (33) streets make the installation of overhead cables a practical
impossibility. Many local governments find the business of coaxing people into buses and (34)
them from using their cars easier said than done. And yet it is misconception that the
situation should be allowed to exist as it is. The arguments in favor of direct action will now be
irrefutable if we are ever to prevent unprecedented (35) of pollution and economic chaos.
Question 31. A. solution B. answer C. appeal D. contribution
Question 32. A. with B. by C. in D. for
Question 33. A. curling B. winding C. twisting D. curving
Question 34. A. banning B. distracting C. refraining D. discouraging
Question 35. A. levels B. scales C. degrees D. ranks
Diseases are a natural part of life on Earth. If there were no diseases, the population would grow
too quickly and there would not be enough food or other resources. So in a way, diseases are nature's
way of keeping the Earth in balance. But sometimes they spread very quickly and kill large numbers of
people. For example, in 1918, an outbreak of the flu spread across the world, killing over 25 million
people in only six months. Such terrible outbreaks of a disease are called pandemics.
Pandemics happen when a disease changes in a way that our bodies are not prepared to fight. In
1918, a new type of flu virus appeared. Our bodies had no way to fight this new flu virus, and so it
spread very quickly and killed large numbers of people. While there have been many different pandemic
diseases throughout history, all of them have a few things in common.
First, all pandemic diseases spread from one person to another very easily. Second, while they may
kill many people, they generally do not kill people very quickly. A good example of this would be the
Marburg virus. The Marburg virus is an extremely infectious disease. In addition, it is deadly. About
70-80% of all the people who get the Marburg virus die from the disease. However, the Marburg virus
has not become a pandemic because most people die within three days of getting the disease. This means
that the virus does not have enough time to spread to a large number of people. The flu virus of 1918,
on the other hand, generally took about a week to ten days to kill its victims, so it had more time to
spread.
While we may never be able to completely stop pandemics, we can make them less common.
Doctors carefully monitor new diseases that they fear could become pandemics. For example, in 2002
and 2003, doctors carefully watched SARS. Their health warnings may have prevented SARS from
becoming a pandemic.
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Question 36. This passage is mainly about .

A. how to prevent pandemic diseases.
B. pandemic diseases.
C. pandemic diseases throughout history.
D. why pandemics happen.
Question 37. According to paragraph 1, how are diseases a natural part of life on Earth?
A. They prevent pandemics.
B. They help control the population.
C. They help the world grow quickly.
D. They kill too many people.
Question 38. Based on the information in the passage the term pandemics can best be explained as
.
A. diseases with no cure
B. a deadly kind of flu
C. diseases that spread quickly and kill large numbers of people
D. new diseases like SARS or the Marburg virus
Question 39. According to the passage, all of the following are true of the 1918 flu pandemic
EXCEPT that .
A. it involved a new kind of flu virus
B. it killed over 25 million people
C. it was the last pandemic in history
D. it took a little over a week to kill its victims
Question 40. The word it in the passage refers to .
A. disease B. flu virus C. pandemics D. bodies
Question 41. Which of the following is mentioned as a common feature of all pandemic diseases?
A. They spread from people to people very slowly.
B. They may kill many people very quickly
C. They do not kill people very quickly.
D. They kill all the victims.
Question 42. The word monitor in the passage is closest in meaning to .
A. fight B. prevent C. watch D. avoid
In the decade of the 1970s, the United Nations organised several important meetings on the human
environment to study a very serious problem. We humans are destroying the world around US. We are
using up all of our natural resources. We must learn to conserve them, or life will be very bad for our
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children and our grandchildren.
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There are several major parts to this problem.

Population. Most problems of the environment come from population growth. In 1700, there were
625 million people in the world. In 1900, there were 1.6 billion; in 1950, 2.5 billion and in 1980, 4.4
billion. In the year 2010, there will be well over 6 billion. More people need more water, more food,
more wood, and more petroleum.
Distribution. Scientists say there is enough water in the world for everyone, but some countries
have a lot of water and some have only a little. Some areas get all their rain during one season. The rest
of the year is dry. There are huge forests in the Amazon area of Brazil. In other parts of the world there
is only desert.
Petroleum. We are using up the world's petroleum. We use it in our cars and to heat our buildings
in winter.
Farmers use petrochemicals to make the soil rich. They also use petrochemicals to kill insects that
eat plants. These chemicals go into rivers and lakes and kill the fish there. Thousands of people also die
from these chemicals every year. Chemicals also go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this polluted
air from countries to other countries and even other continents.
Poverty. Poor farmers use the same land over and over. The land needs a rest so it will be better
next year. However, the farmer must have food this year. Poor people cut down trees for firewood. In
some areas when the trees are gone, the land becomes desert. However, people need wood to cook
their food now. Poor people cannot save the environment for the future. We now have the information
and the ability to solve these huge problems. However, this is not a problem for one country or one area
of the world. It is a problem for all humans. The people and the nations of the world must work together
to conserve the world's resources. No one controls the future, but we all help make it.
Question 43. Our natural resources are .
A. running out B. being disused
C. being destroyed D. being wasted
Question 44. The phrase ‘using up’ is closest in meaning to .
A. using it to increase the amount of B. using all of it
C. using it for a short time D. trying to preserve
Question 45. Most environmental problems come from .
A. forests B. too much rain.
C. population growth D. poor distribution
Question 46. The word them in paragraph 1 refers to .
A. our children and grandchildren B. the United Nations
C. our natural resources D. human beings
Question 47. Good distribution means .
A. having things in the right place at the right time
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B. cutting down forests and selling them to other countries

C. building water systems to carry water to farms
D. conserving our natural resources
Question 48. According to the passage, petrochemicals help farmers to .
A. enrich the soil B. kill insects and plants
C. kill fish in rivers and lakes D. pollute the air in many countries
Question 49. Which of the following is not mentioned as a major cause of the problem?
A. population growth B. distribution of natural resources
C. use of petroleum D. lack of rain in certain areas
Question 50. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. People must work together to save the environment.
B. We have the ability to solve environmental problems.
C. We control the future.
D. We help make the future.
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A. theatre /ˈθɪətə(r)/ B. pleasure /ˈpleʒə(r)/

C. threat /θret/ D. treat /triːt/
A. theatre /ˈθɪətə(r)/ B. therefore /ˈðeəfɔː(r)/
C. throughout /θruːˈaʊt/ D. thunder /ˈθʌndə(r)/
A. establish /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ B. intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
C. inheritance /ɪnˈherɪtəns/ D. illustrate /ˈɪləstreɪt/
A. educator /ˈedʒukeɪtə(r)/ B. humorous /ˈhjuːmərəs/
C. organism /ˈɔːɡənɪzəm/ D. documentary /ˌdɒkjuˈmentri/
Câu 5: Đáp án đúng D: clever = shrewd: (adj): lanh lợi, sắc sảo
A. rash: (adj): hấp tấp, vội vàng, ẩu thiếu suy nghĩ
B. intrepid: (adj): gan dạ, dũng cảm
C. crude(adj): thô, chưa gọt giũa, còn xanh
Câu 6: Đáp án đúng B. think over = consider(verb): cân nhắc, xem xét
A. anticipate (verb): mong đợi
C. promenade (verb): đi dạo
D. review (verb): bình luận
Câu 7: Đáp án đúng: B.
consent to (v): đồng ý, tán thành >< trái nghĩa là disapprove of: không đồng ý, không tán thành
A. endorse (v): chứng thực, xác nhận
C. accept (v): chấp nhận
D. agree with (v): đồng ý với
Câu 8:
Đáp án đúng: A. resembles : giống nhau >< trái nghĩa là differ from: khác với
B. distinguish (v): phân biệt
C. takes after (v): giống nhau
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D. calls away (v): gọi đi, mời đi
Câu 9: Đáp án đúng: D. "news" là danh từ không đếm được nên sử dụng "little" thay cho "few"
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Câu 10. Đáp án đúng: C Thừa mạo từ "the"
Cấu trúc: Object to Ving: Phản đối làm gì?
around the clock: suốt ngày đêm
Chọn "combining" là rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ chủ động.
Động từ chia theo "everyone" là số ít và đại từ thay thế cho "everyone" trong câu hỏi đuôi là
“they”
Sau động từ "recommend” là mệnh đề giả định
Câu 16: Đáp án đúng: B. run out of: hết
A. get into: vướng vào
C. keep up with: duy trì, bắt kịp với
D. come up against: đối mặt với
Câu 17. Đáp án đúng: A. worked out: tìm hiểu ra, tính toán ra
turned out: hóa ra là/ turn out sth: sản xuất cái gì
taken out sth: lấy ra/ lôi ra
run out of sth: hết cái gì
Câu 18. Đáp án đúng B:
Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ. Mặc dù 2 danh từ nói với nhau bằng "and" nhưng có
“every” đứng đầu nên động từ chính vẫn chia số ít.
Câu 19. Đáp án đúng A. phỏng đoán chắc chắn cho quá khứ
Câu 20. Đáp án đúng C. (electrical appliances = đồ điện, đồ gia dụng sử dụng điện)
Câu 21. Đáp án đúng B: Câu có mệnh đề chỉ mục đích
Câu 22. Đáp án đúng C: Mệnh đề bị động rút gọn
Câu 23. Đáp án đúng A: Khi little đứng đầu câu, sau nó là đảo ngữ
Câu 25: Đáp án đúng: D đáp lại lời cảm ơn có "Not at all. Don't mention it."
Câu cho sẵn: "Despite +cụm danh từ”: mặc dù, bất chấp
Câu viết lại dùng: Adj+as+ mệnh đề: Mặc dù như thế nào
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Câu cho sẵn: Dịch: "Chính bố cô ấy là người Ý"
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Câu viết lại dùng: Dịch: "Cô ấy có một nửa dòng máu là người Ý về bên họ nhà bố cô ấy"
Câu cho sẵn dùng cấu trúc "such + cụm danh từ + that + mệnh đề": quá ... đến nỗi mà...
Câu viết lại dùng cấu trúc: so + adv + that + mệnh đề
Câu cho sẵn dịch là: Tôi xin gợi ý là chúng ta tránh kể bất kể một câu chuyện rùng rợn nào khi
có mặt Janet. Cô ấy hơi bị mất bình tĩnh và có thể dễ dàng mất kiểm soát cảm xúc.
Kết hợp hai câu bằng sử dụng liên từ kết nối "so" để chỉ kết quả và thay một số từ bằng từ đồng
nghĩa (dịch là: Janet hơi bị mất bình tĩnh và có thể dễ dàng mất kiểm soát cảm xúc, vì vậy đừng kể
những câu chuyện đáng sợ trước mặt cô ấy)
Câu cho sẵn: Tình huống ở quá khứ tiếp diễn và quá khứ đơn.
Kết hợp hai câu bằng điều kiện loại 3 có quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn.
Câu 31. Đáp án đúng: A. solution + to: giải pháp cho vấn đề
B. answer + to: đáp lại
C. appeal + to: kêu gọi, cuốn hút
D. contribution + to: đóng góp
Câu 32. Đáp án đúng: D for the reason
Câu 33. Đáp án đúng: B winding (adj/ noun): uốn khúc, quanh co (đường, sông)
A. curling (noun): quăn, xoắn, uốn
C. twisting (n): bện, xoắn, xoáy
D. curving (dạng Ving của "curve"): cong, uốn cong, làm vênh
Câu 34. Đáp án đúng: C. refraining sb from Ving: kìm chế, cố nhịn, nín nhịn
A. banning sb from Ving: cấm ai làm gì
B. distracting sb from Ving: làm sao lãng, phân tâm
D. discouraging sb from Ving: làm nản lòng, làm chán nản
Câu 35. Đáp án đúng: A. levels (n); mức độ, cấp độ, trình độ, vị trí
B. scale (n): mức, tỉ lệ, sắp xếp trình độ
C. degree (n): độ, trình độ, phạm vi
D. rank (n): xếp hạng
Đáp áp đúng: B. pandemic diseases.
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Đáp áp đúng: B. They help control the population.
Thông tin ở câu: "So in a way, diseases are nature's way of keeping the Earth in balance."
Đáp áp đúng: C. diseases that spread quickly and kill large numbers of people
Thông tin ở câu: "First, all pandemic diseases spread from one person to another very easiiy.
Second while they may kill many people."
Câu 39. Câu hỏi loại trừ: 3 câu đúng 1 câu sai và đáp án là câu có thông tin sai.
Đáp áp đúng: C. it was the last pandemic in history
Đáp áp đúng: B. flu virus
Đáp áp đúng: C. They do not kill people very quickly.
Thông tin ở câu: "Second, while they may kill many people, they generally do not kill people
very quickly."
Thông tin ở câu: "However, the Marburg virus has not become a pandemic because most people
die within three days of getting the disease."
Đáp áp đúng: C. watch = monitor : theo dõi, giám sát
Đáp áp đúng: A. running out
Câu 44. Câu từ vựng theo ngữ cảnh
Đáp áp đúng: B. using all of it
Đáp áp đúng: C. population growth
Thông tin ở câu: "Most problems of the environment come from population growth"
Đáp áp đúng: C. our natural resources
Đáp áp đúng: A. having things in the right place at the right time
Thông tin ở cả đoạn
Đáp áp đúng: A. enrich the soil
Thông tin ở câu: "Farmers use petrochemicals to make the soil rich."
Đáp áp đúng: D. lack of rain in certain areas
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Đáp áp đúng: C. We control the future.
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Thông tin ở câu: "No one controls the future, but we all help make it"
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Question 1. A. merchant B. term C. commercial D. sergeant
Question 2. A. honesty B. hydrogen C. horrible D. harmful
Question 3. A. specific B. coincide C. inventive D. regardless
Question 4. A. gallery B. satellite C. different D. cathedral
Question 5. Just drop me a line in order to know when you are coming.
A. give me a ring B. write to me C. call me D. drop in me
Question 6. With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth
may be unique in the solar system was strengthened.
A. outcome R. beginning C. expansion D. continuation
Question 7. The design of wildlife refugees is still a meter of considerable controversy.
A. significance B. debate C. agreement D. concern
Question 8. New members will be issued with a temporary identity card.
A. of a short time B. of a longtime
C. of prime importance D. of great attempt
Question 9. Nobody had known before the presentation that Sue and her sister will receive the
awards for outstanding scholarships.
A. had known B. the C. will receive D. the
Question 10. Neither of the men arresting as terrorists would reveal information about his group.
A. neither B. arresting C. would reveal D. his group
Question 11. Students suppose to read all the questions carefully and find out the answers to them.
A. suppose to B. all the questions C. out D. them
Question 12. Helen is seafood, so she never tries these delicious dishes.
A. allergic to B. tired of C. keen on D. preferable to
Question 13. By raising their weapons the men showed their to continue the fight.
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A. ready B. readiness C. were ready D. readily
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Question 14. Several of my friends are reporters.

A. newspaper B. newspapers C. newspaper's D. newspapers'
Question 15. have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and the
Internet is widely recognized.
A. It is that computers B. That computers
C. Computers that D. That it's computers
Question 16. Remember to appreciate what your friends do for you. You shouldn't take them
.
A. as a rule B. as usual C. out of habit D. for granted
Question 17. Under no circumstances in areas where poisonous snakes are known to live.
A. one should not climb rocks B. one should be climbing rocks
C. should one climb rocks D. should be climbing rocks
Question 18. Hardly the captain of the team when he had to face the problems.
A. did he appoint B. was he appointing
C. had he been appointed D. was he being appointed
Question 19. We are considering having for the coming New Year.
A. redecorated our flat B. to redecorate our flat
C. our flat to be redecorated D. our flat redecorated
Question 20. Laser disc provide images of either television signals or video tapes.
A. better than B. better quality than
C. better quality than those of D. better quality than that
Question 21. My sister told me to pack some trousers and shirts for the trip, but _, not to
forget my toothbrush.
A. after all B. more or less C. before long D. above all
Question 22. The bank won’t lend you the money without some that you will pay it back.
A. Profit B. interest C. charge D. guarantee
Question 23. Tony is so that his friends tend to tell him all their problems.
A. confidential B. sympathetic C. critical D. optimistic
exchanges.
Question 24.‘Would you like beer or wine?’- “ ”
A. Yes, I’d love to. B. I couldn't agree more
C. No, I have no choice D. I’d prefer beer, please.
Question 25. ‘It’s time for lunch.’ - “ ”
A. Oh good! B. One hour
C. Half past twelve D. What is it?
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Question 26. "You should have returned the book to me before I asked you to” the girl said to her
younger brother.
A. The girl blamed her younger brother for returning the book late.
B. The girl advised her younger brother to return the book early.
C. The girl told her younger brother to return the book when she asked.
D. The girl wanted to have to book returned to her younger brother soon.
Question 27. The likelihood of suffering a heart attack rises as one becomes increasingly obese.
A. Anyone who is obese is likely to experience a heart attack at any time.
B. Obesity results in only a slight increase in the probability of having a heart attack.
C. The more obese one is, the higher the chances for a heart attack become.
D. Heart attacks are happening more and more often, and most of the sufferers are obese.
Question 28. I have learnt never to take sides in any arguments between my close friends.
A. If I support one side in arguments, the other will be upset.
B. I support neither side in my close friends' arguments.
C. I don't encourage my close friends to argue.
D. I don't support any of my close friends.
Question 29. My uncle was elected as the mayor of the city in 2004. He remained in office until
2014.
A. My uncle was elected as the mayor of the city twice: 2004 and 2014.
B. Elected as the mayor of the city in 2010, my uncle held the post for 10 years.
C. Although elected as the mayor of the city, my uncle took office in 2014.
D. Ten years after serving as the mayor of the city, my uncle resigned in 2004.
Question 30. He tried many times. He never succeeded in kicking the ball into the goal.
A. Although he tried many times, he ever succeeded in kicking the ball into the goal.
B. However hard he tried, he didn't succeed in scoring a goal for his team.
C. No matter how many times he tried, he didn't ever succeed in kicking the ball into the goal.
D. Hard as he tried, he has never been successful in football career.
The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather patterns that strongly affect the world. When
the water is warm the (31) of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions
decreases. Australia could even experience a drought in many parts. On the other hand, Chile (which
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borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for (32) _ rainstorms. In Pakistan and
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northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much
drier.
This happening is called El Nino and is used by weather forecasters to make long-range weather
predictions. They also know that El Nino will (33) unusually heavy rains to the
southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same time.
El Nino itself used to be (34) . It would occur every two to seven years. But now, this
weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or cyclones
occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this (35) on a global scale either.
Question 31. A. deal B. figure C. number D. amount
Question 32. A. angry B. strict C. severe D. cruel
Question 33. A. bring B. fetch C. carry D. take
Question 34. A. incredible B. predictable C. remarkable D. notable
Question 35. A. shift B. transfer C. change D. transformation
A pilot cannot fly a plane by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at night and landing in
dense fog, a pilot must use radar, an alternative way of navigating. Since human eyes are not very good
at determining speeds of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are
moving. The basic principle of radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The
echo of the sounds against the walls helps a person determine the size of the cave. With radar, however,
the waves are radio waves instead of sound waves. Radio waves travel at the speed of light, about
300,000 kilometers in one second. Radar sends out a short burst of radio waves. Then it receives the
echoes produced when the waves bounce off the objects. By determining the time it takes for the
echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can determine the distance between the radar
set and the objects. The word ‘radar’; in fact, gets its name from the term ‘radio detection and ranging’.
‘Ranging’ is the term for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set. Besides being
of critical importance to pilots, radar is essentia] for air traffic control, tracking ships at sea, and for
tracking weather systems and storms.
A. the nature of radar B. types of ranging
C. alternatives to radar D, history of radar
Question 37. The word 'dense' could be replaced by .
A. cold B. thick C. wet D. dark
Question 38. The word 'it' refers to .
A. a radar set B. a short burst C. a radio wave D. light
Question 39. Which types of waves does radar use?
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A. sound B. heat C. radio D. light

Question 40. The word 'critical' is closest meaning to .
A. serious B. severe C. heavy D. crucial
Question 41. The way radar works is compared to .
A. a burst of the river banks B. the depth of a cave
C. the echo of sound against the walls D. the eyesight in dense fog
Question 42. What might be inferred about radar?
A. It takes the place of a radio
B. It gave birth to the invention of the airplane
C. It developed from a study of sound waves
D. It has improved navigational safety
In the West, cartoons are used chiefly to make people laugh. The important feature of all these
cartoons is the joke and the element of surprise which is contained. Even though it is very funny, a good
cartoon is always based on close observation of a particular feature of life and usually has a serious
purpose.
Cartoons in the West have been associated with political and social matters for many years. In
wartime, for example, they proved to be an excellent way of spreading propaganda. Nowadays cartoons
are often used to make short, sharp comments on politics and governments as well as on a variety of
social matters. In this way, the modern cartoon has become a very powerful force in influencing people
in Europe and the United States.
Unlike most American and European cartoons, however, many Chinese cartoon drawings in the
past have also attempted to educate people, especially those who could not read and write. Such cartoons
about the lives and sayings of great men in China have proved extremely useful in bringing education
to illiterate and semiliterate people throughout China. Confucius, Mencius and Laozi have all appeared
in very interesting stories presented in the form of cartoons. The cartoons themselves have thus served
to illustrate the teachings of the Chinese sages in a very attractive way.
In this sense, many Chinese cartoons are different from Western cartoons in so far as they do not
depend chiefly on telling jokes. Often, there is nothing to laugh at when you see Chinese cartoons.
This is not their primary aim. In addition to commenting on serious political and social matters, Chinese
cartoons have aimed at spreading the traditional Chinese thoughts and culture as widely as possible
among the people.
Today, however, Chinese cartoons have an added part to play in spreading knowledge. They offer
a very attractive and useful way of reaching people throughout the world, regardless of the particular
country in which they live. Thus, through cartoons, the thoughts and teachings of the old
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Chinese philosophers and sages can now reach people who live in such countries as Britain, France,
America, Japan, Malaysia or Australia and who are unfamiliar with the Chinese culture.
Question 43. Which of the following clearly characterizes Western cartoons?
A. Enjoyment, liveliness, and carefulness.
B. Originality, freshness, and astonishment.
C. Seriousness, propaganda, and attractiveness.
D. Humour, unexpectedness, and criticism.
Question 44. Chinese cartoons have been useful as an important means of .
A. educating ordinary people B. spreading Western ideas
C. political propaganda in wartime D. amusing people all the time
Question 45. The major differences between Chinese cartoons and Western cartoons come from
their .
A. purposes B. styles C. nationalities D. values
Question 46. The pronoun "this" in paragraph 4 mostly refers to .
A. a propaganda campaign B. a funny element
C. an educational purpose D. a piece of art
Question 47. The passage is intended to present .
A. a description of cartoons of all kinds the world over
B. an outline of Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons
C. a contrast between Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons
D. an opinion about how cartoons entertain people
Question 48. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A. A Very Powerful Force in Influencing People
B. Chinese Cartoons and Western Cartoons
C. Cartoons as a Way of Educating People
D. An Excellent Way of Spreading Propaganda
Question 49. In general, Chinese cartoons are now aiming at .
A. disseminating traditional practices in China and throughout the world
B. spreading the Chinese ideas and cultural values throughout the world
C. bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people in the world
D. illustrating the truth of Chinese great men's famous sayings
Question 50. Which of the following is most likely the traditional subject of Chinese cartoons?
A. Jokes and other kinds of humour in political and social matters.
B. The stories and features of the lives of great men the world over.
C. The illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China.
D. The philosophies and sayings of ancient Chinese thinkers
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A. merchant /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ B. term /tɜːm/

C. commercial /kəˈmɜːʃl/ D. sergeant /ˈsɑːdʒənt/
A. honesty /ˈɒnəsti/ B. hydrogen /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/
C. horrible /ˈhɒrəbl/ D. harmful /ˈhɑːmfl/
A. specific /spəˈsɪfɪk/ B. coincide /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/
C. inventive /ɪnˈventɪv/ D. regardless /rɪˈɡɑːdləs/
A. gallery /ˈɡæləri/ B. satellite /ˈsætəlaɪt/
C. different /ˈdɪfrənt/ D. cathedral /kəˈθiːdrəl/
Câu 5: Đáp án đúng B: drop me a line = write to me
A. give me a ring = C. call me: gọi điện cho tôi
D. drop in me: ghé thăm tôi
Câu 6: Đáp án đúng B:
dawn: bình minh, sự khởi đầu = beginning
A. outcome: kết quả, hậu quả
C. expansion: mở rộng, phát triển
D. continuation: sự tiếp tục
controversy: cuộc tranh cãi >< trái nghĩa với agreement: đồng ý
B. debate: cuộc tranh cãi
C. agreement: giao kèo, hợp đồng
D. concern: mối quan tâm
temporary (adj): tạm thời >< trái nghĩa of a long time: lâu dài
A. of a short time: trong thời gian ngắn
C. of prime importance: tầm quan trọng
D. of great attempt: Rất có cố gắng!/Rất tốt!
Đổi "will" thành "would" để hòa hợp với thời quá khứ hoàn thành.
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arresting biến đổi thành arrested là mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn
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“suppose to: đổi thành “to be supposed to V”
Câu 12. Đáp án đúng: A allergic to: dị ứng
B. tired of: chán nản, mệt mỏi
C. keen on: quan tâm, thích thú
D. preferable to: thích hơn
Câu 13: Đáp án đúng: B. readiness
Sau tính từ sở hữu “their" là danh từ "readiness”
Câu 14: Đáp án đúng: A. newspaper
"newspaper reporters" là danh từ ghép nên "newspaper" không có số nhiều.
Câu 15: Đáp án đúng: B. That computers
Mệnh đề danh từ có "That” làm chủ ngữ cho cả câu.
Câu 16: Đáp án đúng: D. for granted
Take sb/ sth for granted: cho rằng ai, cái gì là hiển nhiên
Câu 17. Đáp án đúng: C. should one climb rocks
Under no circumstances đứng đầu câu thì sau nó là đảo ngữ.
Câu 18. Đáp án đúng: C. had he been appointed
Hardly + mệnh đề 1 (quá khứ hoàn thành đảo) + when mệnh đề 2 (quá khứ đơn xuôi)
Câu 19. Đáp án đúng: D. our flat redecorated
Cấu trúc have Sth + P2 (thể sai khiến)
Câu 20. Đáp án đúng: C. better quality than those of
So sánh hơn và "those” là đại từ thay thế cho danh từ "images”.
Cầu 21. Đáp án đúng: D. above all: quan trọng hơn hết thảy, đặc biệt
A. after all: sau cùng, rốt cuộc
B. more or less: không ít thì nhiều
C. before long: ngay bây giờ, ngay lập tức
Câu 22. Đáp án đúng: D. guarantee (v): bảo đảm, bảo hành
A. profit: lợi nhuận
B. Interest: mối quan tâm, tiền lãi
C. charge (n) chi phí/ (v): tính phí
Câu 23. Đáp án đúng: B. sympathetic (a) cảm thông
A. confidential(a): tối mật
C. critical (a): chê bai, phê phán, phê bình
D. optimistic (a): lạc quan
Câu hỏi lựa chon có "or” thì chọn 1 trong 2.
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Câu cho sẵn có cấu trúc “S + should have P2” là lời trách cứ tiếc nuối.
Câu viết lại dùng “To blame sb for sth/ Ving”: buộc tội ai đã làm gì
Câu cho sẵn dịch là: Nguy cơ bị đau tim tăng lên khi con người càng trở nên béo phì.
Câu viết lại dùng cấu trúc so sánh “The + adj (comparative) + S + V1, the + adj (comparative) +
S + V2 cứ… cứ/ càng... càng". Dịch là: Một người nào đó càng béo thì nguy cơ đau tim càng cao.
Câu 28: Đáp án đúng: B. To take sides: về phe ai/ To support side
Câu cho sẵn dịch là: Tôi đã học cách không bao giờ về phe ai trong bất kể cuộc tranh luận nào
giữa những người bạn thân.
Câu viết lại dịch: Tôi không ủng hộ phe nào trong các cuộc tranh luận của những người bạn
thân
Sử dụng “no matter how + adj/adv + S + V” dù như thế nào để ghép 2 câu đơn
a/ the amount of danh từ không đếm được
a number of + danh từ số nhiều
severe (ađj) khắc nghiệt (miêu tả thời tiết)
B. strict (adj) nghiêm khắc
D. cruel (adj): tàn ác, độc ác
Câu 33. Đáp án đúng: A bring (v): mang lại gần
B. fetch (V): lấy lại, đem về
C. carry (v); mang, vác
D. take (v): lấy, cầm
Câu 34. Đáp án đúng: B predictable (a) có thể dự đoán
A. incredible (a) không thể tưởng tượng nổi
C. remarkable (a): nổi bật, đáng chú ý
D. notable (a):đáng kể, nổi bật
Câu 35. Đáp án đúng: C. change (n): sự thay đổi để trở nên khác đi
A. shift (n): thay đổi, đi chuyển
B. transfer (n): sự truyền, sự di dời
D. transformation (n): sự biến đổi, phép biến đổi
Đáp áp đúng: A. the nature of radar
Cả đoạn văn nói về bản chất của radar
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Đáp áp đúng: B. thick vì ‘dense’ là dày đặc
Đáp áp đúng: A. a radar set
Đáp áp đúng: C. radio
Đáp áp đúng: D. crucial= ‘critical’ cần thiết, quan trọng
Đáp áp đúng: C. the echo of sound against the walls
Thông tin ở câu: “The basic principle of radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts
in a cave. The echo of the sounds against the walls helps a person determine the size of the cave.”
Đáp áp đúng: D. It has improved navigational safety
Trong đoạn văn ta thấy tác giả nhấn mạnh tầm quan trọng của radar trong định hướng trên biển.
Đáp áp đúng: D. Humour, unexpectedness, and criticism.
Thông tin ờ cả đoạn 1
Đáp áp đúng: A. educating ordinary people
Thông tin ở câu này: "Unlike most American and European cartoons, however, many Chinese
cartoon drawings in the past have also attempted to educate people”
Đáp áp đúng: A. purposes
Đọc cả bài ta thấy mục đích của Chinese cartoons khác với Western cartoon.
Đáp áp đúng: B. a funny element
Câu 47. Câu hỏi suy luận hỏi về mục đích của đoạn văn
Đáp áp đúng: C. a contrast between Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons
Rõ ràng là một sự đối lập giữa tranh biếm họa của phương Tây và của Trung Hoa.
Câu 48. Câu hỏi tổng quát hỏi về tiêu đề cùa đoạn văn
Đáp áp đúng: B. Chinese Cartoons and Western Cartoons
Đáp áp đúng: B. spreading the Chinese ideas and cultural values throughout the world
Thông tin ở câu: "Thus, through cartoons, the thoughts and teachings of the old Chinese
philosophers and sages can now reach people who live in such countries as Britain, France, America,
Japan, Malaysia or Australia and who are unfamiliar with the Chinese culture.”
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Đáp áp đúng: D. The philosophies and sayings of ancient Chinese thinkers
Thông tin ở câu: "Confucius, Mencius and Laozi have all appeared in very interesting stories
presented in the form of cartoons. The cartoons themselves haveth US served to illustrate the teachings
of the Chinese sages in a very attractive way".
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Question 1. A. south B. southern C. scout D. drought
Question 2. A. dome B. comb C. home D. tomb
Question 3. A. spontaneous B. secondary C. honesty D. monarchy
Question 4. A. pollution B. contaminant C. atmosphere D. researcher
Question 5. The twins look so much alike that no one can tell them apart.
A. distinguish between them B. point out with them
C. spoil them D. pick them out
Question 6. Pitchforks were once carved entirely from wood, but today the have steel tines and
wooden handle.
A. sometimes B. formerly C. in one area D. in the meantime
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE
Question 7. James could not tell his parents about his many animal friends in the forest and the
exciting things that he saw, but he found another way to express himself.
A. speak with voice B. communicate
C. keep silent D. write his thoughts
Question 8. This new magazine is known for its comprehensive coverage of news
A. casual B. indifferent C. inadequate D. superficial
Question 9. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realised that he has been driving in the
wrong direction.
A. after driving B. suddenly realized
C. has been driving D. in the wrong direction
Question 10. I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher
for a long time.
A. will be B. for C. has been working D. like
Question 11. Passengers are required to arrive to the gate fifteen minutes before departure
time.
A. are required B. to arrive to C. before D. departure time
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Question 12. Larry never spoke to anyone, and kept himself .
A. outside B. withdrawn C. superior D. aloof
Question 13. of transportation has given someone the idea for a new type of toy.
A. Mostly forms B. Most every form
C. Almost forms D. Almost every form
Question 14. It gets on my nerves that way that Carol about her job.
A. forever boasts B. is forever boasting
C. never boasts D. is never boasting
Question 15. , Mozart was an accomplished composer while still a child.
A. Whatever it seems remarkable how.
B. No matter how seems it remarkable.
C. No matter how it seems remarkable.
D. No matter how remarkable it seems.
Question 16. Many young people travel all over the world, and then do all kinds of jobs before they
.
A. touch down B. settle down C. put down D. go down
Question 17. The question of late payment of the bill was again at the meeting.
A. raised B. risen C. brought D. taken
Question 18. The manual coming with the appliance says “ any problem with merchandise,
contact your dealer.”
A. You should have B. Had you have
C. Do you have D. Should you have
Question 19. “Let me stay up late any longer, ?”
A. do you B. won't you C. will you D. should you
Question 20, For me, is not important.
A. what a person wearing B. what does a person wear
C. what a person wears D. what will a person wear
Question 21. Hope you won’t take if I tell you the truth.
A. annoyance B. resentment C. irritation D. offence
Question 22. , copper is one of the earliest known metals.
A. Over 2,000 years ago mined B. Mined 2,000 years over ago
C. Mining over 2,000 years ago D. Mined over 2,000 years ago
Question 23. I walked away as calmly as I could they thought I was the thief.
A. to avoid B. or else C. owing to D. in case
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exchanges.
Question 24. "Thank you for the lift” - " ".
A. Nonsense B. All right C. No problems D. You are welcome
Question 25. "Will you be able to come to the meeting?" - " "
A. I'm afraid not . B. Of course you will
C. You must be kidding D. I’m sorry not
Question 26. Had I known more about computer programming, I would have worked for a
computer company.
A. I didn’t know much about computer programming so I didn't work for a computer company
B. A better knowledge of computer programming will help me find a job in a computer company
C. I wish I knew more about computer programming and could work for a computer company
D. Knowing more about computer programming, I would find a job in a computer company
Question 27. The newspaper reports that James was awarded the first prize.
A. It's reported that James wins the first prize.
B. It's reported that James to be awarded the first prize.
C. James is reported to have been awarded the first prize.
D. The first prize is reported to award to James.
Question 28. Alfred said to John. "I didn't use your computer! Someone else did, not me."
A. Alfred told John that he hadn’t used his computer, saying that someone else had.
B. Alfred denied having used John’s computer, saying that someone else had.
C. Alfred refused to use John's computer, saying that someone else had.
D. Alfred said to John that he hadn't used his computer, saying that someone else had.
Question 29. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment. Others feel that it
allows more jobs to be created.
A. Arguing that new technology causes unemployment, other economists feel that it allows more
jobs to be created.
B. Besides the argument that new technology causes unemployment, some economists feel that it
C. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment, whereas others feel that it
D. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment, so others feel that it
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Question 30. Travelers are advised to take out insurance. Their luggage may go astray.
A. Travelers are advised to take out insurance if their luggage may go astray.
B. Travelers are advised to take out insurance, so their luggage may go astray.
C. Travelers had better buy insurance as a precaution against their luggage may go astray.
D. Travelers are advised to take out insurance in case their luggage goes astray.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
One of the most important (31) of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a
certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (32)
. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few
seconds to survey the test, noting the number of questions and the sections that looks easier than the
rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based on the amount of time (33) to you. Mark the
halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half
over.
Once you begin the test, keep moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to make fewer mistakes,
your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up making far more mistakes if you’re
not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (34)
out of time before you finish. So don’t stop for difficult questions. Skip
them and move on. You can come back to them later if you have time. A question that takes you five
seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several-minutes, so pick up the easy points
first. (35) , answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets
you in the testing groove.
Question 31. A. factors B. issue C. concern D. information
Question 32. A. quickly B. fast C. wisely D. hardly
Question 33. A. close B. similar C. available D. suitable
Question 34. A. short B. running C. moving D. cutting
Question 35. A. Therefore B. However C. So D. Besides
Carbohydrates, which are sugars, are an essential part of a healthy diet. They provide the main
source of energy for the body, and they also function to flavor and sweeten foods. Carbohydrates range
from simple sugars like glucose to complex sugar such as amylase and amylopectin. Nutritionists
estimate that carbohydrates should make up about one-fourth to one-fifth of a person's diet. This
translates to about 75-100 grams of carbohydrates per day.
A diet that is deficient in carbohydrates can have an adverse effect on a person’s health. When the
body lacks a sufficient amount of carbohydrates, it must then use its protein supplies for energy, a
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process called gluconeogenesis. However, this result in a lack of necessary protein, and further
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health difficulties may occur. A lack of carbohydrates can also lead to ketosis, a build-up of ketones
in the body that causes fatigue, lethargy, and bad breath.
Question 36. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Carbohydrates are needed for good health
B. Carbohydrates prevent a build-up of proteins
C. Carbohydrates can lead to ketosis
D. Carbohydrates are an expendable part of a good diet
Question 37. The word "function" as used in the first paragraph refers to which of the following?
A. neglect B. serve C. dissolve D. digest
Question 38. According to the passage, what do most nutritionists suggest?
A. Sufficient carbohydrates will prevent gluconeogenesis
B. Carbohydrates are simple sugars called glucose
C. Carbohydrates should make up about a quarter of a person’s daily diet
D. Carbohydrates should be eaten in very small quantities
Question 39. Which of the following do carbohydrates NOT do?
A. Prevent ketosis B. Cause gluconeogenesis
C. Provide energy for the body D. Flavor and sweeten food
Question 40. Which of the following words could best replace "deficient” as used in the second
paragraph?
A. outstanding B. abundant C. insufficient D. unequal
Question 41. What does the word "this" refers to in the second paragraph?
A. Using protein supplies for energy
B. Converting carbohydrates to energy
C. Having a deficiency in carbohydrates
D. Having an insufficient amount of protein
Question 42. According to the paragraph, which of the following does NOT describe
carbohydrates?
A. A protein supply B. A necessity
C. A range of sugars D. An energy source
Many people are unaware of how many of the products we use every day comes from petroleum
and natural gas. In the United States each family of four uses more than two tons of petroleum products
annually. That’s almost 1200 lb of chemicals each year for every man, woman, and child in the
United States - a staggering total of 225 billion pounds of chemicals from petroleum, and to a lesser
extent, natural gas.
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Of the vast amount of petroleum and natural gas we consume, more than 90 percent is burned as
fuels. Only about 5.5 percent is used for the manufacture of petrochemicals by the chemical industry.
These petrochemicals vary widely in their functions and include such products as drugs, detergents,
rubber, paints, fertilizers, dyes, perfumes, explosives, food preservatives, artificial sweeteners, and
agricultural chemicals. Finally, about 1.5 percent of the oil and natural gas is used as raw material
for plastics. This small percentage translates into the production of billions of pounds of polymers
that yield many different and useful products.
In Post-world War II years, the United States was flooded with domestic and imported items of
extremely low cost, low quality, and limited lifetime. This led to the image of “cheap plastics” with low
durability. Today, however, the image of plastics has changed. Plastics perform an extremely broad
range of functions, from heart valves and artificial kidneys to ski boots, non-stick surfaces, superglues,
and spacecraft parts, and they compete with natural products in durability. No other materials except
plastics could perform all these different functions.
Plastics are replacing more and more parts of your car. The use of 1 lb of plastic can replace an
average of 3.5 lb of metal in an automobile. An automobile with 400 lb of plastic substance for metal
with weigh about 1000 lb less, which increases its gas mileage by about 3 mi/gal. The fuel savings are
estimated to be about 160 million barrels of oil annually. That's more than the total amount used by the
chemical industry as raw materials to make the polymers. As another example, synthetic polymer fibers
are commonly used in fabrics, for both economical and practical reasons. If the world’s synthetic fibers
were replaced by cotton, this would require an additional 40 million acres of farmland.
A. Production of petroleum and natural gas
B. The versatility of petrochemicals
C. New uses of plastic in automobile
D. Plastics and plastic products
Question 44. According to the passage, the percentage of petroleum and natural gas that is used in
the production of plastics is .
A. large B. tiny C. extravagant D. efficient
Question 45. The word "yield" is closest in meaning to .
A. gain B. surrender C. produce D. require
Question 46. The word "flooded" is closest in meaning to .
A. inundated B. damaged C. promoted D. in need of
Question 47. It can be inferred from the passage that after World War II plastic products in the U.S
were all of the following EXCEPT .
A. inexpensive B. plentiful C. mediocre D. long-lasting
Question 48. The word "This" refers to .
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A. the end of World War II

B. the appearance of large quantities of inferior goods
C. the limited lifetime of the goods
D. the use of imported rather than domestic goods
Question 49. In paragraph 4, the author supports the use of plastics in cars and polymer fibers in
fabrics because they are .
A. economical B. fashionable
C. easily manufactured D. costly
Question 50. Where in the passage does the author mention the products made of petro-chemicals?
A. Paragragh 1 B. Paragragh 2 C. Paragragh 3 D. Paragragh 4
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A. south /saʊθ/ B. southern /ˈsʌðən/

C. scout /skaʊt/ D. drought /draʊt/
A. dome /dəʊm/ B. comb /kəʊm/
C. home /həʊm/ D. tomb /tuːm/
A. spontaneous /spɒnˈteɪniəs/ B. secondary /ˈsekəndri/
C. honesty /ˈɒnəsti/ D. monarchy /ˈmɒnəki/
A. pollution /pəˈluːʃn/ B. contaminant /kənˈtæmɪnənt/
C. atmosphere /ˈætməsfɪə(r)/ D. researcher /rɪˈsɜːtʃə(r)/
Câu 5: Đáp án đúng A: tell sb apart = distinguish between sb (phân biệt)
B. point out: chỉ ra
C. spoil them: làm hỏng/ nuông chiều
D. pick out: lựa chọn
Câu 6: Đáp án đúng: B. once: một lần, trước kia= formerly
D. in the meantime: trong khi chờ đợi
express himself: thể hiện mình >< trái nghĩa với keep silent: giữ im lặng
comprehensive (adj) toàn diện, sâu sắc >< trái nghĩa với superficial (adj): ngoài bề mặt, nông
cạn, hời hợt
A. casual (adj): bình thường
B. indifferent (adj): thờ ơ, lãnh đạm
C. inadequate (adj): không đủ
Phải biến đổi "has been driving" thành "had been driving” mới hòa hợp về thời với động từ
“realised” trong câu.
To work as: làm việc với vai trò là...
Động từ “arrive” phải đi với giới từ "in/ at”
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Câu 12. Đáp án đúng: D. cấu trúc "To keep oneself aloof": tách biệt, tránh xa
Câu 13: Đáp án đúng: D Almost every + singular noun: hầu hết mọi
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Ngoài ra ta có "Almost all + plural noun/ uncountable noun: hầu như tất cả"
"forever/ always” đi với thì hiện tại tiếp diễn để diễn tả một lời phàn nàn về hiện tại
It gets on my nerves: làm cho tôi cáu giận
Cấu trúc "No matter how + adj/adv + S + V": dù như thế nào.
Câu 16: Đáp án đúng: B. settle down: ổn định cuộc sống
A. touch down: hạ cánh, tiếp đất
C. put down :để xuống, đàn áp
D. go down: đi xuống, giảm giá
To raise sth: nâng, nhấc, tăng cái gì lên
Câu điều kiện loại O đảo có should.
Mệnh đề chính có "Let sb V" là một câu mệnh lệnh thức nên đuôi của câu hỏi đuôi là "will you"
Mệnh đề danh từ có “What” làm chủ ngữ trong câu.
Đây là một collocation: take offence: mếch lòng, bị tổn thương
Câu 22. Đáp án đúng: D. Rút gọn một mệnh đề bị động có cùng chủ ngữ với mệnh đề chính là P2
in case: phòng khi, tránh trường hợp
Câu 24. Đáp án đúng: D. Đáp lại lời cảm ơn là "You are welcome”
Đáp lại lời đề nghị lịch sự là “I’m afraid not”
Câu cho sẵn: là câu điều kiện loại 3 đảo.
Câu viết lại dùng: tình huống cụ thể ở quá khứ.
Câu cho sẵn: là câu chủ động
Câu viết lại dùng: câu bị động
Câu cho sẵn: là câu trực tiếp
Câu viết lại dùng: câu gián tiếp
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Kết hợp 2 câu thành một câu ghép có "whereas" để kết nối 2 mệnh đề trong cùng 1 câu.
Kết hợp 2 câu thành một câu ghép có "in case": phòng khi, tránh trường hợp
Câu 31. Đáp án đúng: A factors: nhân tố, yếu tố
B. Issue: vấn đề
C. Concern: mối quan tâm
D. Information: thông tin
Ta có cấu trúc "use your time wisely": sử dụng thời gian một cách thông thái
Câu 33: Đáp án đúng: C. available to: có sẵn
A. close to: gần gũi với
B. similar to: tương tự
D. suitable for: phù hợp với
Câu 34: Đáp án đúng: B Ta có cấu trúc "run out of": hết
Câu 35: Đáp án đúng: D "Besides" được dùng để đưa thêm thông tin “ngoài ra, hơn nữa”
Đáp áp đúng: D. Carbohydrates are an expendable part of a good diet
Đáp áp đúng: B. serve: đóng vai trò = "function": có chức năng
C. dissolve: hòa tan
D. digest: tiêu hóa
Đáp áp đúng: C. Carbohydrates should make up about a quarter of a person's daily diet
Thông tin ở câu: "Nutritionists estimate that carbohydrates should make up about one-fourth to
one-fifth of a person’s diet”
Đáp áp đúng: B. Cause gluconeogenesis
Thông tin ở câu: "When the body lacks a sufficient amount of carbohydrates, it must then use its
protein supplies for energy, a process called gluconeogenesis."(Khi cơ thể thiếu đường thì nó phải dùng
nguồn protein làm năng lượng và quá trình đó gọi là gluconeogenesis- như vậy khi có đủ đường thì
sẽ không có gluconeogenesis)
Đáp áp đúng: C. insuffiđent="deficient": thiếu hụt
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Đáp áp đúng: A. Using protein supplies for energy
Câu 42. Câu hỏi loại trừ: 3 câu đúng 1 câu sai và đáp án là câu có thông tin sai
Đáp áp đúng: A. A protein supply
Đáp áp đúng: D. Plastics and plastic products
Đáp áp đúng: B. tiny
Thông tin ở câu: "Finally, about 1.5 percent of the oil and natural gas is used as raw material for
plastics."
Đáp áp đúng: C. Produce = "yield”: tạo ra, sản xuất
Câu 46. Câu hỏi từ vựng theo ngũ' cảnh
Đáp áp đúng: A. inundated = "flooded” ngập tràn như lũ, lụt lội (nhiều)
Đáp áp đúng: D. long-lasting
Giải thích: trong bài có nói đến sản phẩm nhựa nhiều, chất lượng kém, tuổi thọ thấp nên không
thể lâu bền.
Đáp áp đúng: B. the appearance of large quantities of inferior goods
Đáp áp đúng: A. economical
Thông tin ở câu: "As another example, synthetic polymer fibers are commonly used in fabrics,
for both economical and practical reasons."
Đáp áp đúng: B. Paragragh 2
Thông tin ở câu: "These petrochemicals vary widely in their functions and include such products
as drugs, detergents, rubber, paints, fertilizers, dyes, perfumes, explosives, food preservatives, artificial
sweeteners, and agricultural chemicals.”
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Question 1. A. accountant B. country C. count D. fountain
Question 2. A. clubs B. books C. hats D. stamps
Question 3. A. paragraph B. aviation C. confidential D. supersonic
Question 4. A. preference B. concept C. furious D. romance
Question 5. Some land is best used if two or more different kinds of crops are grown on it
alternately; on the other hand, it is better to grow the same crop continuously.
A. time after time B. slowly but surely
C. one after another D. for many years
Question 6. I have a thorough knowledge of the history of arts.
A. practical B. scientific C. complete D. wonderful .
Question 7. His policies were beneficial to the economy as a whole.
A. harmless B. crude C. detrimental D. innocent
Question 8. We all looked up to these fire fighters who put out the terrible fire in our town last
night.
A. respected B. looked down on
C. looked forward D. admired
Question 9. In summer, warm southern air carries moist north to the eastern and central United
States.
A. In summer B. air carries C. moist D. central
Question 10. There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of
another.
A. There are B. of comparing C. those D. another
Question 11. The people in Europe are now using the common unit of money called Euro, although
the economies in those countries are not exact the same.
A. are now using B. called C. although D. exact
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Question 12. After Jill had realized that the new computer was not what she really wanted, she
it in for an other one.
A. dropped B. traded C. turned down D. bought
Question 13. In fact the criminals into because the front door was wide open and so they
just walked in.
A. needn't have broken B. didn't need break
C. didn't need to break D. needn't to have broken
Question 14. We need to think of our products to meet the need of potential customers.
A. diversify B. diversification
C. diversifying D. diverse
Question 15. . that he had no choice but to leave early.
A. In such a situation he did find himself
B. In such a situation he found himself
C. He found himself in a situation where
D. He found himself in so embarrassing a situation
Question 16. When Helen agreed to run the school play, she got more than she .
A. came down to B. bargained for
C. faced up to D. got round to
Question 17. I am angry because you didn't tell me the truth. I don't like .
A. to have deceived B. to deceive
C. being deceived D. deceiving
Question 18. Sound comes in waves and the higher the frequency, .
A. higher is the pitch B. the pitch is higher
C. the higher the pitch D. pitch is higher
Question 19. The newspaper is owned by the Mearson Group, chairman is Sir James Bex.
A. which B. that C. whom D. whose
Question 20. In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself .
A. occupation B. occupied C. occupant D. occupational
Question 21. One condition of this job is that you must be to work at weekends.
A. acceptable B. available C. accessible D. capable
Question 22. It is vital that we a change in people’s attitude.
A. bringdown B. bring back C. bring about D. bring away
Question 23. You the washingup. I could have done it to you.
A. hadn't to do B. needn’t have done
C. couldn't have done D. mustn’t have done
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exchanges.
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Question 24. ‘I hate shopping.’ - ‘ ’.

A. So do I B. Certainly
C. That’s alright D. I don't, too
Question 25. 'It’s very hot here.’ - ‘ ’
A. Do you feel cold? B. I’ll turn on the heating
C. Let’s go outside then D. Put on your sweater then
Question 26. His plan was that the company would be making a profit in two years.
A. He was determined to make profit for the company in two years
B. His plan was made to gain profit for the company in two years.
C. He set a target of two years for the company to make a profit.
D. His plan was set up in two years to make a profit for the company.
Question 27. His behaviour is beginning to annoy me more and more.
A. He is beginning to behave more and more annoying.
B. He is annoying me more and more with his behaviour.
C. He is always behaving in an annoying way to me.
D. I am beginning to get more and more annoyed by his behaviour.
Question 28. It is believed that the murderer escaped in a stolen car.
A. The murderer is believed to escape in a stolen car.
B. They believed the man to escape in a stolen car
C. The murderer is believed to have escaped in a stolen car
D. They believed that the murderer stole the car
Question 29. Alan gave me some advice. I was saved from bankcruptcy.
A. I was saved from bankcruptcy although Alan gave me some advice.
B. It was Alan’s advice that saved me from backcruptcy.
C. If it weren't for Alan's advice, I would go bankcrupt.
D. Had it not been for Alan's advice, I would have been bankcruptcy.
Question 30. They drove fifteen miles off the main road. They had nothing to eat for the day.
A. Not only did they drive fifteen miles off the main road, they also had nothing to eat for the
day.
B. Driving fifteen miles off the main road, they eventually had something to eat for the day.
C. They neither drove fifteen miles of the main road nor had anything to eat for the day.
D. They drove fifteen miles off the main road until they had something to eat for the day.
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We know what happens when we don't have water - we die. We use water, other animals use it,
plants use it... but the world never loses it. Basically, the (31) of water on, above and
within the planet never changes.
Our use of it is part of an immense (32) , known simply enough as the water cycle. The
cycle can happen because water is one of the few substances that exists naturally, and at temperatures
which people can tolerate, as a liquid, a gas and a solid.
We all know something about the water cycle; it is part of our daily scene. Water (33)
from lakes and oceans and from the leaves of plants. From there it forms clouds which come back to
earth (34) rain, ice or snow. That water soaks into the ground or runs off. And the cycle
continues with rivers running into the sea, plants transpiring and so on. Animals like us use it on the way
through the cycle.
For millions of years, changes in the water cycle were slow, but now, with the (35)
increase in the number of people on earth and the development of technology, we are having a
dramatic impact on the way the water cycle behaves and on the quality of the water itself.
Question 31. A. amount B. number C. sum D. figure
Question 32. A. method B. process C. procedure D. route
Question 33. A. steams B. evaporates C. dissolves D. disperses
Question 34. A. like B. similar C. for D. as
Question 35. A. quick B. abrupt C. rapid D. hasty
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a
disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes
which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect,
and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are
ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well - especially if the parents are
very supportive of their child.
Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking
him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50
kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael's mother knows very little about music, but his
father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music
competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful
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musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as
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they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does
not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet
and unhappy.
Question 36. One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to .
A. push their child into trying too much
B. make their child become a musician
C. neglect their child's education
D. help their child to become a genius
Question 37. Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Educational psychologists. B. Unrealistic parents,
C. Their children. D. Successful musicians.
Question 38. The phrase “crazy about” in the passage mostly means .
A. "surprised at" B. "completely unaware of"
C. "confused about" D. "extremely interested in”
Question 39. Winston's parents push their son so much and he .
A. cannot learn much music from them
B. is afraid to disappoint them
C. has won a lot of piano competitions
D. has become a good musician
Question 40. The word "they" in the passage refers to .
A. violin lessons B. parents in general
C. Michael’s parents D. concerts
Question 41. All of the following people are musical EXCEPT .
A. Michael's father B. Winston’s father
C. Winston’s mother D. Michael’s mother
Question 42. The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that .
A. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
B. successful parents always have intelligent children
C. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
D. parents should spend more money on the child's education
THE GOLDENGATE BRIDGE
The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the symbols of the United States of America. It is located in San
Francisco, California, and spans the Golden Gate Strait-a mile-wide strait that connects the Pacific
Ocean to the San Francisco Bay.
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It is surely one of the most beautiful bridges in the world, and also one of the tallest (the height of
a bridge is the height of the towers). The bridge, as it is today, was designed by architects Irving and
Gertrude Morrow. However, their art deco project was not the first Golden Gate Bridge. The original
plans for the bridge were drawn in 1916, but they were of a very complicated and ugly structure,
certainly not something America could ever be proud of.
The bridge was a true experiment in its time; such a long suspension bridge had never been tried
before. It had the highest towers, the thickest cables and the largest underwater foundations ever built.
The foundations were a real problem, because they had to be cast in a depth of more than 100 feet.
Extreme depth wasn't the sole problem. The real challenge lay in the sinking of the piers in the violent
waves of the open sea, which was thought to be almost impossible. The construction began in 1933,
and was finished in 1937, when the bridge opened to pedestrians. (It was opened to cars one year
later). The bridge was finished ahead of schedule and cost much less than was estimated. Today, the
Golden Gate Bridge has a main span of 4,200 feet (almost a mile) and a total length of 8,981 feet. The
towers supporting the huge cables rise 746 feet above the water. Each steel cable is 7,650 feet long and
has a diameter of 36 inches.
‘International orange’ is the color the bridge has always been painted. The architects chose it
because it blends well with the span’s natural setting. However, if the Navy had had its way, the bridge
would have been painted black with yellow stripes - in favor of greater visibility for passing ships.
There are fog horns to let passing ships know where the bridge is, and aircraft beacons on the tops of
the towers to prevent planes from crashing into them.
Question 43. The Golden Gate Bridge .
A. spans the San Francisco Bay
B. is the best-known symbol of the United States
C. spans the Golden Gate Strait
D. is painted gold and has a gold-plated gate at each end
Question 44. The first plans of the bridge .
A. were designed by Irving and Gertrude Morrow in 1916
B. were something America could be proud of
C. were designed by Irving Morrow but were too complicated
D. were not designed in art deco style
Question 45. The construction of the foundations was very complicated because .
A. it was thought to be almost impossible
B. the piers had to be sunk in the open sea through violent waves
C. they had to be the largest ones ever built
D. they had to be cast by teams of divers, which was very expensive
Question 46. Which one is true?
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A. The construction of the Golden Gate Bridge took four years
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C. People were allowed to cross the bridge in 1939
D. The construction of the bridge began exactly seventeen years after the first plans were made
Question 47. The word 'cast' is closest in meaning to .
A. measured B. exposed C. expanded D. thrown
Question 48. The word 'blends' is closest in meaning to .
A. approves B. fixes C. is suitable D. is outstanding
Question 49. What is NOT TRUE about the Golden Gate Bridge?
A. The towers supporting the huge cables rise 746 feet
B. The bridge was first painted black with yellow stripes
C. If you travel by boat, it may be the first sight you see
D. The bridge had been expected to cost more than it really was
Question 50. How can passing ships know where the bridge is?
A. due to the color decided by the Navy
B. because there are beacons on the top of the towers
C. because the bridge is international orange
D. thanks to the fog horns.
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A. accountant /əˈkaʊntənt/ B. country /ˈkʌntri/

C. count /kaʊnt/ D. fountain /ˈfaʊntən/
A. clubs /klʌbz/ B. books /bʊks/
C. hats /hæts/ D. stamps /stæmps/
A. paragraph /ˈpærəɡrɑːf/ B. aviation /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn/
C. confidential /ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃl/ D. supersonic /ˌsuːpəˈsɒnɪk/
A. preference /ˈprefrəns/ B. concept /ˈkɒnsept/
C. furious /ˈfjʊəriəs/ D. romance /rəʊˈmæns/
one after another: cái này rồi đến cái kia, lần lượt = alternately: lần lượt, luân phiên
A. time after time: không biết bao nhiêu lần, hết lần này đến lần khác
B. slowly but surely: chậm mà chắc
D. for many years: trong nhiều năm
Câu 6: Đáp án đúng C
thorough (adj): hoàn toàn, kỹ lưỡng, thấu đáo, triệt để = complete (adj): hoàn toàn
beneficial (a): có lợi >< trái nghĩa là detrimental (a): có hại
looked up to (v) tôn trọng, kính trọng >< trái nghĩa là looked down on (v) coi thường, xem
thường
Câu 9: Đáp án đúng: C Đổi "moist" thành "moisture"
Câu 10: Đáp án dúng: C Đổi "those" thành "that" vì "that" sẽ thay "the economy"
Câu 11: Đổi “exact” thành "exactly"
Câu 12. Đáp án đúng: B trade in sth for sth: đổi cái cũ lấy cái mới
C. turned down: từ chối
Câu 13: Đáp án đúng: C cần phân biệt cấu trúc: "S+didn’t need to do: đã không cần làm gì và
không làm" với cấu trúc "S + needn't have P2: đáng lẽ đã không cần làm gì"
Câu 15: Đáp án đúng: D ...so+adj+a/an+Noun+ that+ clause
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Câu 16: Đáp án đúng: B bargain for (v): tính đến
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To like +Ving/ being P2
So sánh kép "cứ…cứ/ ....càng.... càng"
Câu 19. Đáp án đúng: D Đại từ quan hệ chỉ sở hữu
A. occupation (n): nghề nghiệp, sự chiếm lĩnh
B. occupied (a): bị chiếm lĩnh, bận rộn
C. occupant (n): người sở hữu, người chiếm giữ
D. occupational (a): thuộc về/ liên quan đến nghề nghiệp
A. acceptable (a): có thể chấp nhận đươc
B. available (a): có sẵn
C. accessible (a): có thể tiếp cận, có thể truy cập được
D. capable of Ving: có khả năng làm gì
Cáu 22. Đáp án đúng: C
A. bring down: bỏ xuống, dừng
B. bring back: mang trả lại, gợi nhớ (kỷ niệm)
C. bring about: mang lại, đem đến (sự thay đổi)
D. bring away: mang đi
Câu 23, Đáp án đúng: B
needn't have P2: đáng lẽ đã không cẫn làm gỉ (nhưng làm rồi và tiếc nuối)
Đồng tình với một câu khẳng định
Câu cho sẵn có cấu trúc dịch là: kế hoạch của anh ấy là công ty sẽ sinh lời trong vòng 2 năm
nữa
Câu viết lại dùng "set a target of two years for the company" nghĩa là định ra mục tiêu 2 năm
cho công ty...
Câu 27: Đáp án đúng: Đ
Câu cho sẵn là câu chủ động
Câu viết lại dùng cấu trúc bị động có To get + P2 (to get more and more annoyed: ngày càng
khó chịu)
Câu cho sẵn là câu bị động với chủ ngữ giả "It"
Câu viết lại dùng cấu trúc bị động tương đương là lấy chủ ngữ của mệnh đề tân ngữ lên làm chủ
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ngữ của câu bị động.
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Càu 29: Đáp án đúng: B
Câu cho sẵn: Alan đưa cho tôi một vài lời khuyên. Tôi được thoát khỏi bị vỡ nợ
Kết hợp hai câu dùng cấu trúc nhấn mạnh "It was +N+ that +clause"
Câu cho sẵn: Họ lái xe xa khỏi đường chính mười lăm dặm. Họ không có gì để ăn trong ngày
hôm đó.
Kết hợp hai câu dùng cấu trúc Not only ... but also: không những... mà còn...
Câu 31. Đáp án đúng: A.
Amount đi với danh từ không dếm được là "water"
Câu 32. Đáp án đúng: B.
process (n): quá trình (trong vòng tuần hoàn của nước) có thể nhầm lẫn với C. procedure: tiến
trình, thủ tục.
Câu 33. Đáp án đúng: B. evaporate: bốc hơi, bay hơi
A. steam: hơi nước
C. dissolve: hòa tan, tan rã
D. disperse: gieo rắc, phân tán
Câu 34. Đáp án đúng: D. As + N: với vai trò là
Câu 35. Đáp án đúng: C. rapid (a): rất nhanh chóng
B. abrupt (a): đột ngột
D. hasty (a): vội vã, hấp tấp
Đáp áp đúng: A. Push their child into trying too much
Đáp áp đúng: A. Educational psychologists.
Thông tin ở câu: "According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the
biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make."
Đáp áp đúng: D. "extremely interested = "crazy about" cuồng nhiệt, phát rồ lên vì
Đáp áp đúng: B. is afraid to disappoint them
Câu 40. Câu hỏi tham chiếu, quy chiếu.
Thông tin ở câu liền trên "He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him
to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him."
Đáp áp đúng: C. They = Michael’s parents
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Đáp áp đúng: D. Michael's mother
Thông tin ở câu: “Michael's mother knows very little about music.”
Đáp áp đúng: A. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
Đáp áp đúng: C. spans the Golden Gate Strait
Thông tin ở câu: "It is located in San Francisco, California, and spans the Golden Gate Strait-a
mile-wide strait that connects the Pacific Ocean to the San Francisco Bay.”
Đáp áp đúng: D. were not designed in art deco style
Thông tin ở câu: "However their art deco project was not the first Golden Gate Bridge"
Đáp áp đúng: B. the piers had to be sunk in the open sea through violent waves
Thông tin ở câu: "The real challenge lay in the sinking of the piers in the violent waves of the
open sea, which was thought to be almost impossible."
Đáp áp đúng: A. The construction of the Golden Gate Bridge took four years
Thông tin ở câu: “The construction began in 1933, and was finished in 1937”
Đáp áp đúng: D. thrown='cast': quăng, ném, tung ra
Đáp áp đúng: C. is suitable
Từ 'blends’ trong bài là hòa trộn với thiên nhiên xung quanh, nghĩa là phù hụp với.
Đáp áp đúng: B. The bridge was first painted black with yellow stripes
Thông tin ở câu: '"International orange' is the color the bridge has always been painted."
Đáp áp đúng: D. thanks to the fog horns.
Thông tin ở câu: "There are fog horns to let passing ships know where the bridge is”
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Question 1. A. advance B. ancient C. cancer D. annual
Question 2. A. devotion B. congestion C. suggestion D. question
Question 3. A. abundance B. acceptance C. accountant D. applicant
Question 4. A. reference B. volunteer C. refugee D. referee
Question 5. We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan.
A. monthly payment B. cash and carry
C. credit card D. piece by piece
Question 6. Teletext is continuously sent out at all times when regular television programs are
broadcast.
A. transmitted B. electrified C. automated D. aired
Question 7. Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school.
A. puts off B. looks for C. attends to D. approves of
Question 8. Many political radicals advocated that women should not be discriminated on the basic
of their sex.
A. openly criticized B. rightly claimed
C. publicly said D. protested
Question 9. He made it clear once more that the missed books were to he received and brought to
him.
A. made B. clear C. the missed D. to be received
Question 10. Every day in summer, but especially at the weekends, all kinds of vehicles bring
crowds of people to enjoy the various attraction.
A. at B. bring C. crowds of people D. attraction
Question 11. The federal government recommends that all expectant women will not only refrain
from smoking but also avoid places where other people smoke.
A. recommends that B. expectant
C. will not only refrain D. smoke
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Question 12. Instead of being excited about the good news, Ted seemed to be .
A. ignorant B. indifferent C. unlikely D. unexpected
Question 13. I don't like John. His complaints make me angry.
A. continual B. continuous C. continuation D. continuously
Question 14. My old friend and colleague, John, married.
A. have just got B. has just got C. just have got D. just has got
Question 15. Having opened the bottle, for everyone.
A. The drink was poured B. Mike poured the drink
C. Mike pouring the drink D. The drink was being poured
Question 16. Poor management brought the company to of collapse.
A. the edge B. the foot C. the ring D. the brink
Question 17. The chairman requested that .
A. the member study the problem carefully
B. with more carefulness the problem could be studied
C. the problem was more carefully studied
D. the members studied more careful the problem
Question 18. seemed a miracle to us.
A. His recover after so soon B. That he recovered so soon
C. His being recovered so soon D. When he had recovered so soon
Question 19. Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to between unfamiliar
sounds in that language.
A. separate B. differ C. distinguish D. solve
Question 20. I haven't received the letter. It to the wrong address.
A. must send B. might have been sent
C. is sent D. have been sent
Question 21. My sister bought a red jacket, but she would rather a blue one.
A. bought B. had bought C. have bought D. buy
Question 22. My first job was to arrange the files into order from the oldest to the most
recent.
A. alphabetical B. chronological C. numerical D. historical
Question 23. As a result of his father's death; he a lot of money.
A. came into B. came over C. came to D. came through
exchanges.
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Question 24. "Let’s walk to the park!" – “ ”
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A. All right B. I think so

C. I'm sorry D. OK. How can we go there?
Question 25. "Do you like visiting museums?" - “ ”.
A. No, I'd love to B. No, I haven't C. Not really D. Many times
Question 26. 'John shouldn’t have behaved so badly,’ said Janet.
A. Janet doesn't like John’s behaviour.
B. Janet objected to John's bad behaviour.
C. Janet dislikes John.
D. Janet was angry with John.
Question 27. It wasn't clear to us at the time how serious the problem was.
A. We were not sure about how serious the problem was at the time
B. That the problem was serious was not made clear to us.
C. Little did we know anything about the seriousness of the problem
D. Little did we realise at the time how serious the problem was.
Question 28. He’ll know if he's got the position or not sometime before 5 o'clock today.
A. If they decide to accept him for the position, they’ll contact him around 5 o'clock today
B. Although it seems certain that he will be accepted, the decision won’t be made known to him
until 5 o'clock.
C. If he has been accepted for the position, he will receive the confirmation at around 5 p.m
today
D. By 5 p.m. today he'll be informed about whether he's been accepted for the position.
Question 29. He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
B. I was almost not surprised by his strange behavior.
C. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
D. His behavior was a very strange thing, that surprised me a lot.
Question 30. The man jumped out of the boat. He was bitten by a shark.
A. Bitten by a shark, the man jumped out of the boat.
B. After jumping out of the boat, the man was bitten by a shark.
C. After bitten, the shark jumped out of the boat.
D. After jumping out of the boat, the shark bit the man.
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The pig was the last animal to be fully domesticated by the farmer. Unlike the cow and the sheep,
it is not a grass-eater. Its ancient home was the forest, where it searched for different kinds of food,
such as nuts, roots and dead animals, and found in the bushes (31) for its almost
hairless body from extremes of sun and cold. For many centuries the farmer allowed it to continue there,
leaving his pigs to look after themselves most of the time. As the woodlands began to shrink, the pig
slowly began to be kept on the farm itself. But it did not finally come into a shed, where it was (32)
on waste food from the farm and the house, until the eighteenth century.
The pig, then, became a farm animal in the (33) of agricultural improvement in Britain
in the eighteenth century, but it was given little attention by special animal breeders, for the major
farmers of the time preferred to develop the larger kinds of animal. There were, however, various less
well-known farmers interested in pigs and they (34) _ their improvements on new types
of pigs from overseas. These were the Chinese pig, and its various relatives, including the Neapolitan
pig, which were descended from Chinese pigs that had found their (35) _ to the
Mediterranean in ancient times.
Question 31. A. protection B. guard C. intention D. defence
Question 32. A. sustained B. supported C. grown D. fed
Question 33. A. age B. mark C. point D. pass
Question 34. A. put B. based C. launched D. fitted
Question 35. A. course B. direction C. tendency D. way
The Singapore Science Center is located on a six-hectare site in Jurong. At the center we can
discover the wonder of science and technology in a fun way. Clap your hands and colorful bulbs will
light up. Start a wheel spinning and it will set off a fan churning. It is a place to answer our curiosity
and capture our imagination.
The center features over four hundred exhibits covering topics like solar radiation,
communications, electronics, mathematics, nuclear energy and evolution. It aims to arose interest in
science and technology among us and the general public. The center is the first science center to be
established in South East Asia. It was opened in 1977 and it now receives an average of one thousand,
two hundred visitors a day. The exhibits can be found in four exhibition galleries. They are the Lobby,
Physical Sciences, Life Science, and Aviation. These exhibits are renewed annually so as to encourage
visitors to make return visits to the center.
Instead of the usual “Hand off” notices found in exhibition halls, visitors are invited to touch and
feel the exhibits, push the buttons, turn the cranks or pedals. This is an interesting way to learn science
even if you hate the subject. A Discovery Center was built for children between the ages of three and
twelve. This new exhibition gallery was completed in 1985. Lately this year a stone-age exhibit was
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Question 36. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Singapore Science Center B. Discovery Center
C. Physical Sciences D. Science Center
Question 37. What does “Hand off” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Touch B. Don't stand on C. Don’t touch D. Keep away
Question 38. The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. the center B. the general public
C. solar radiation D. evolution
Question 39. It is stated in paragraph 2 that .
A. the Singapore Science Center makes people interested in science and technology
B. only students can visit the center
C. there are only several exhibits in the science center
D. visitors don't want to come back to the center
Question 40. It is indicated in paragraph 3 that .
A. it is impossible for visitors to touch and feel the objects in the center
B. if you hate science you will never learn the subject even you visit the center
C. children under 3 are not allowed to visit the center
D. the “Hand off” notice is not found in the center
Question 41. It is NOT mentioned in paragraph 2 that .
A. the exhibits in the center cover a wide range of topics
B. The Singapore Science Center is the first center established in the world
C. the center was not opened until 1977
D. visitors are encouraged to return to the center
Question 42. What is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The center is located in Jurong
B. There are four exhibition galleries in the center
C. The exhibits are renewed every year
D. The Singapore Science Center is the biggest in Asia
Traditionally in America, helping the poor was a matter for private charities or local governments.
Arriving immigrants depended mainly on predecessors from their homeland to help them start a new
life. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, several European nations instituted public-welfare
programs. But such a movement was slow to take hold in the United States because
the rapid pace of industrialization and the real availability of farmland seemed to confirm the belief
that anyone who was willing to work could find a job.
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Most of the programs started during the Depression era were temporary relief measures, but one of
the programs - Social Security - has become an American institution. Paid for by deductions from the
paychecks of working people, Social Security ensures that retired persons receive a modest monthly
income and also provides unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and other assistance to those
who need it. Social Security payments to retired persons can start at age 62, but many wait until age
65, when the payments are slightly higher. Recently, there has been concern
that the Social Security fund may not have enough money to fulfill its obligations in the 21th
century, when the population of elderly Americans is expected to increase dramatically. Policy makers
have proposed various ways to make up the anticipated deficit, but a long-term solution is still being
debated.
In the years since Roosevelt, other American presidents have established assistance programs.
These include Medicaid and Medicare, food stamps, certificates that people can use to purchase food;
and public housing which is built at federal expense and made available to persons on low incomes.
Question 43. New immigrants to the u.s. could seek help from .
A the people who came earlier B. the US government agencies
C. only charity organizations D. volunteer organizations
Question 44. It took welfare programs a long time to gain a foothold in the U.S. due to the fast
growth of .
A. industrialization B. modernization
C. urbanization D. population
Question 45. The word “instituted” in the first paragraph mostly means .
A executed B. studied C. introduced D. enforced
Question 46. The Social Security program has become possible thanks to .
A. deductions from wages B. people's willingness to work
C. donations from companies D. enforcement laws
Question 47. That Social Security payments will be a burden comes from the concern that .
A. elderly people ask for more money
B. the program discourages working people
C. the number of elderly people is growing
D. younger people do not want to work
Question 48. Persons on low incomes can access public housing through .
A. low rents B. state spending
C. donations D. federal expenditure
Question 49. Americans on low incomes can seek help from _.
A. federal government B. government agencies
C. state governments D. non-government agencies
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Question 50. The passage mainly dicusses .

A. public assistance in America B. immigration into America
C. funding agencies in America D. ways of fund-raising in America
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A. advance /ədˈvɑːns/ B. ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/

C. cancer /ˈkænsə(r)/ D. annual /ˈænjuəl/
A. devotion /dɪˈvəʊʃn/ B. congestion /kənˈdʒestʃən/
C. suggestion /səˈdʒestʃən/ D. question /ˈkwestʃən/
A. abundance /əˈbʌndəns/ B. acceptance /əkˈseptəns/
C. accountant /əˈkaʊntənt/ D. applicant /ˈæplɪkənt/
A. reference /ˈrefrəns/ B. volunteer /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/
C. refugee /ˌrefjuˈdʒiː/ D. referee /ˌrefəˈriː/
installment (n): tiền thanh toán dần, tiền trả dần = monthly payment
Transmit (v) = send out: truyền thông tin
Câu 7: Đáp án đúng: C neglects: sao nhãng >< trái nghĩa là attends to: quan tâm tới
A. puts off: trì hoãn B. looks for: tìm kiếm
D. approves of: tán thành, đồng ý
Câu 8: Đáp án đúng: D advocated: đong tinh, ủng hộ >< trái nghĩa là protested: phản đối
A: openly criticized: công khai chỉ trích
B: right claimed: tuyên bố chính xác
C: publicly said: tuyên bố công khai
Biến đổi "missed" thành “missing”
Biến đối "attraction" thành "attractions" vì sau “various” là danh từ số nhiêu
Bỏ "will” vì trong cấu trúc giả định say "recommend" là động từ nguyên thế.
Câu 12. Đáp án đúng: B indifferent (adj): thờ ơ, lãnh đạm
A. ignorant (adj): ngu dốt
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C. unlikely (adj): không thể
D. unexpected (adị) bất ngờ
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Câu 13: Đáp án đúng: A. continual (adj): lặp đi, lặp lại
B. continuous (adj): liên tục
C. continuation (adj): sự tiếp tục
D. continuously (adj) lặp đi, lặp lại
Câu 16. Đáp án đúng: D the brink of collapse: bên bờ vực của sự sụp đổ
Câu 17. Đáp án đúng: A Cấu trúc giả định sau động từ chỉ sự yêu cầu "request”
Câu 18. Đáp án đúng: B Mệnh đề danh từ có "that" làm chủ ngữ trong câu
A. separate sb from sb: tách ai ra khỏi ai
B. differ from sth/sb: khác so với ai/ cái gì
C. distinguish between sb/sth: phân biệt giữa ai/ cái gì
might have P2: có thể đã làm gì (phỏng đoán không chắc chắn cho quá khứ)
S + would rather have P2: thà rằng đã làm gì (mong muốn, tiếc nuối cho quá khứ)
A. alphabetical: theo trình tự chữ cái B. chronological: theo trình tự thời gian
C. numerical: thuộc về chữ sổ D. historical: thuộc về lịch sử
A. came into: thừa kế
B. came over: ghé qua chơi
C. came to: đi tới
D. came through: tồn tại, sõng sót, tiếp nhận liên lạc
Câu cho sẵn là lời trách cứ đáng lẽ đã nên làm gì (S + should have P2).
Câu viết lại dùng: To object to sth/ Ving: phản đối làm gì.
Câu viết lại dùng: Đảo ngữ với “little”
Câu cho sẵn dịch: Anh ấy sẽ biết liệu anh ấy có nhận được vị trí hay không trước 5 giờ hôm
nay.
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Câu viết lại dịch: Khoảng trước 5 giờ chiều nay anh ấy sẽ được thông báo về việc liệu anh ấy có
được chấp nhận vào vị trí đó hay không
Câu cho sẵn dịch là: Anh ấy cư xử một cách lạ lùng. Điều đó làm tôi ngạc nhiên lắm.
Kết hợp hai câu bằng sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định có "which" để thay thế cho cả
mệnh đề đứng trước.
Câu cho sẵn địch là: Người đàn ông nhẩy ra khỏi con thuyền, Anh ta bị cá mập cắn.
Kết hơp hai câu bằng sử dụng mệnh đe rút gọn bằng "After +Ving”
Câu 31. Đáp án đúng: A protection: sự bảo vệ
B. guard(n) lính gác; (v): canh gác
C. intention (n): ý định
D. defence (n): sự phòng thủ, quốc phòng
Câu 32. Đáp án đúng: D. to be fed on sth: được cho ăn cái gì.
Câu 33. Đáp án đúng: A. the age of...: thời đại của...
Câu 34. Đáp án đúng:B. based their improvement on sth: dựa sự cải thiện của họ trên cái gì
Câu 35. Đáp án đúng: D. to find sb's way to somewhere: tìm đường tới đâu
Đáp áp đúng: A. Singapore Science Center
Đáp áp đúng: C. Don't touch = Hand off: buông tay
Đáp áp đúng: A. the center
Đáp áp đúng: A. the Singapore Science Center makes people interested in science and
technology
Đáp áp đúng: D. the "Hand off” notice is not found in the center
Đáp áp đúng: B. The Singapore Science Center is the first center established in the world
Thông tin ở câu: "The center is the first science center to be established in South East Asia."
Đáp áp đúng: D. The Singapore Science Center is the biggest in Asia
Đáp áp đúng: A. the people who came earlier
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Thông tin ở câu: "Arriving immigrants depended mainly on predecessors from their homeland
to help them start a new life."
Đáp áp đứng: A. industrialization
Thông tin ở câu: "But such a movement was slow to take hold in the United States because the
rapid pace of industrialization and...”
Đáp áp đúng: C. introduced = "instituted": giới thiệu, đưa ra, thành lập, thiết lập
Đáp áp đúng: A. deductions from wages
Thông tin ở câu: "Paid for by deductions from the paychecks of working people..."
Đáp áp đúng: C. the number of elderly people is growing
Thông tin ở câu: "Recently, there has been concern that the Social Security fund may not have
enough money to fulfill its obligations in the 21th century, when the population of elderly Americans
is expected to increase dramatically.”
Đáp áp đúng: D. federal expenditure
Thông tin ở câu: "These include Medicaid and Medicare, food stamps, certificates that people can
use to purchase food; and public housing which is built at federal expense and made available to persons
on low incomes."
Đáp áp đúng: D. non-government agencies
Thông tin ở câu: "Needy Americans can also turn to sources other than the government for
help.”
Đáp áp đúng: A. public assistance in America
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differs from the otherthree in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. create B. creature C. easy D. increase
Question 2. A. needed B. played C. rained D. followed
Question 3. A. considerate B. continental C. territorial D. economic
Question 4. A. satisfaction B. presentation C. probability D. continuous
Question 5. The student apologized to his teacher for submitting the essay late.
A. handing in B. dropping out of
C. carrying out D. bringing in
Question 6. I wonder when I’m finally going to receive news from Joe.
A. to hear of B. to hear from
C. to get in touch with D. turn away from
Question 7. We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by
eight o'clock and take good care of their own business.
A. manage an inflexible system B. have a good voyage
C. run faster than others D. organize things inefficiently
Question 8. He usually stays in peace in stressful situations but this time he really lost his head.
A. kept calm B. excited
C. took leave of his sense D. lost touch
Question 9. It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting to
pass the exam
A. studies B. more C. attempting D. to pass
Question 10. The lion has long been a symbol of strength, power, and it is very cruel.
A. The B. long C. a D. it is very cruel
Question 11. Everyone ought to know the basic steps that following in case of an emergency.
A. everyone B. that following
C. in case of D. an
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Question 12. The doctor who is tonight in the general hospital is Mr. Brown.
A. in turn B. on tour C. on call D. at work
Question 13. You wonderful! Is that a new perfume you’re wearing?
A. are smelling B. smell C. will smell D. have been smelling
Question 14. She has been very interested in doing research on .
A. biology B. biological C. biologist D. biologically
Question 15. of the United States grown during a Republican administration.
A. Rarely the federal government has
B. Rarely has the federal government
C. Has the federal government rarely
D. The federal government has rarely
Question 16. It took me 10 years to enough money to travel around the country.
A. set out B. put away C. put by D. save aside
Question 17. Had I known that you were ill last week, .
A. I would have gone to see you B. I would go to see you
C. I will go to see you D. I shall have gone to see you
Question 18. It is widely believed that human beings are descended from one common
ancestor.
A. every B. all C. every of D. all of
Question 19. Travel can _ the mind, and exchange visits give young people experience of a
way of life as well as a different language.
A. broadly/different B. broaden/different
C. broad/differently D. broaden/differ
Question 20. I think I should have your mother while I was passing.
A. dropped in on B. come up with C. got on with D. run into
Question 21. Mr. Dawson was given the award in of his services to the hospital.
A. spite B. charge C. recognition D. sight
Question 22. They thought they could deceive me but they were wrong, I could .
A. see them off B. see off them
C. see through them D. see them through
Question 23. The rumors go that Jack will be arrested. He is said a bloody robbery.
A. to have taken part in B. to have joined in
C. to join in D. to take part in
Mark the letter A B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete the following
exchanges.
Question 24. - Joan: Our friends are coming , Mike?’
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- Mike: I’m sorry, I can't do it now.'
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A. Why don’t we cook some coffee

B. Shall I make you like some coffee
C. Shall you make some coffee, please
D. Would you mind making some coffee
Question 25. 'Would you like to have dinner with me?’ ‘ ’
A. Yes, it is B. Yes, so do I
C. I’m very happy D. Yes, I'd love to
Question 26. The scene is set in Normandy, but most of the characters in this novel are Londoners.
A. In the novel, the action moves backwards and forwards between Normandy and London.
B. The main characters in the novel are Londoners on a sightseeing holiday in Normandy.
C. In this novel, the story takes place in Normandy but the majority of the characters are from
London.
D. The story is about Normandy, but the leading characters are all Londoners.
Question 27. The airline requested a confirmation call to ensure a seat on my flight back home.
A. The airline made sure I got a seat on my flight home
B. I secured a seat on my flight home.
C. The airline confirmed a seat on my flight home
D. It was necessary to confirm seat on my flight back home.
Question 28. Mary should never have been allowed to try to swim in the sea alone.
A When Mary left to swim in the sea alone, she said she knew what she was doing.
B. It would probably be wrong to let Mary swim in the sea on her own.
C. No one could have stopped Mary from trying to swim in the sea by herself.
D. Someone ought to have stopped Mary from attempting to swim in the sea on her own.
Question 29. He cannot lend me the book now. He has not finished reading it yet.
A. Having finished reading the book, he cannot lend it to me.
B. He cannot lend me the book until he has finished reading it.
C. Not having finished reading the book, he will lend it to me.
D. As long as he cannot finish reading the book, he will lend it to me.
Question 30. I did not arrive in time. I was notable to see her off.
A. She had left because I was not on time.
B. I did not go there, so I could not see her off.
C. I was not early enough to see her off.
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D. I arrived very late to say goodbye to her.
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Postsecondary institutions and private schools are corporations under U.S. law. They are approved
to operate as non-profit, for-profit, or public corporations (31) education and
training. Increasingly, state authorities are requiring approved educational providers to apply for and
receive accreditation as a condition of final and continued approval.
As corporate entities, U.S. institutions are internally self-governing and are (32) _ to
make property facilities, equipment, and utilities transactions; make their own personnel decisions;
decide whom to admit to study and to graduate; (33) their own funds from outside sources;
enter into contracts and compete for grants; and do most of the other things that corporations do.
Institutions compete (34) one another for students, research funding, faculty, and other
benefits. Public institutions may compete within the same state or territory for budget appropriations.
It is the corporate nature of institutions and the competition within the system that
(35) Americans to refer to the concept of the educational or academic marketplace - an
important distinctive element of the way U.S. education is organized.
From A Diverse Educational System: Structure, standards, and challenges. Info USA (CD version)
Question 31. A. provided B. provision C. provide D. providing
Question 32. A. capable B. able C. probable D. possible
Question 33. A. rise B. raise C. call D. lend
Question 34. A. with B. to C. for D. at
Question 35. A. lets B. causes C. prevents D. makes
I read with interest the article on American families. In general, I agree with it, but there are some
important things it left out. It didn’t tell the reader much about the life of a houseband. It’s not an easy
life. I know, because I’m now a househusband myself. A househusband has to change many of his
ideas and his ways.
First of all, he has to change the way he thinks about time. Before I was a househusband, I worked
full-time for the New York Times. I was a reporter, and time was always important. We had to finish
our articles quickly and give them to the editor. Everyone was always in a hurry. This is the way, many
other men work too. Businessmen, lawyers, bankers, and doctors all have to work quickly.
At home it's different. The househusband cannot be in a hurry all the time. If you rush around, you
will make everyone unhappy! The children will be unhappy because they don't understand. For them,
time is not important. Your wife will be unhappy because the children are unhappy. You will be
unhappy, too, because they are all unhappy. So you have to learn to slow down. That is the first and
most important rule for a househusband.
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There is something else the househusband must learn. You must learn to show how you feel about
things. At work, men usually do not talk about feelings. If they do, people think they are strange. So,
many men are not used to telling anyone about their feelings. They do not know how to talk about their
anger, worries, or love. But children need to know how you feel. They need to know how much you
love them. If you are angry, they need to know why. Your wife also needs to know about your feelings.
If you do not say anything, your family may get the wrong idea. Then there may be serious problems.
People talk a lot about househusbands these days. Usually they talk about men doing the
housework, the cooking, cleaning, and shopping. But in my opinion, these are the easiest things to learn.
It was much harder for me to change the way I think and the way I act with my family. I think, other
men will also find this harder, but, like me, will find it necessary if they want to have a happy family!
Ted Diamond Hartwell, New Jersey
Question 36. What is this article is mainly about?
A. fathers and children B. life as a househusband
C. ideas about time D. American families
Question 37. At work, most people .
A. have to hurry B. take their time
C. have lots of time D. have to slow down
Question 38. The word rush in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. move about very slowly B. move about hurriedly
C. shout loudly and angrily D. spend time idly
Question 39. What does the househusband has to learn?
A. to do things more slowly. B. to do things more quickly.
C. the importance of time. D. how to understand his work.
Question 40. According to the passage, children .
A. are usually unhappy. B. are always in a hurry.
C. usually don’t think time is important. D. don’t know how to show their feelings.
Question 41. What does the word they in paragraph 4 refers to?
A. strange people at work B. men who talk about feelings
C. men as househusbands D. men who do not talk about feelings
Question 42. It can be inferred from the passage that Ted thinks .
A. learning about housework is easy.
B. learning about housework is a problem.
C. cooking is the easiest thing to learn.
D. being a househusband is easy.
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According to some accounts, the first optical telescope was accidentally invented in the 1600s by
children who put two glass lenses together while playing with them in a Dutch optical shop. The owner
of the shop, Hans Lippershey, looked through the lenses and was amazed by the way they made the
nearby church look so much larger. Soon after that, he invented a device that he called a "looker," a
long thin tube where light passed in a straight line from the front lens to the viewing lens at the other
end of the tube. In 1608 he tried to sell his invention unsuccessfully. In the same year, someone
described the "looker’’ to the Italian scientist Galileo, who made his own version of the device. In 1610
Galileo used his version to make observations of the Moon, the planet Jupiter, and the Milky Way. In
April of 1611, Galileo showed his device to guests at a banquet in his honor. One of the guests suggested
a name for the device: telescope.
When Isaac Newton began using Galileo's telescope more than a century later, he noticed a
problem. The type of telescope that Galileo designed is called a refractor because the front lens bends,
or refracts the light. However, the curved front lens also caused the light to be separated into colors.
This meant that when Newton looked through the refracting telescope, the images of bright objects
appeared with a ring of colors around them. This sometimes interfered with viewing. He solved this
problem by designing a new type of telescope that used a curved mirror. This mirror concentrated the
light and reflected a beam of light to the eyepiece at the other end of the telescope. Because Newton
used a mirror, his telescope was called a reflector.
Very much larger optical telescopes can now be found in many parts of the world, built on hills and
mountains far from city lights. The world's largest refracting telescope is located at the Yerkes
Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, Another telescope stands on Mount Palomar in California.
This huge reflecting telescope was for many years the largest reflecting telescope in the world until an
even larger reflecting telescope was built in the Caucasus Mountains. A fourth famous reflector
telescope, the Keck Telescope situated on a mountain in Hawaii, does not use a single large mirror to
collect the light. Instead, the Keck uses the combined light that falls on thirty- six mirrors.
Radio telescopes, like optical telescopes, allow astronomers to collect data from outer space, but
they are different in important ways. First of all, they look very different because instead of light waves,
they collect radio waves. Thus, in the place of lenses or mirrors, radio telescopes employ bowl-shaped
disks that resemble huge TV satellite dishes. Also, apart from their distinctive appearance, radio
telescopes and optical telescopes use different methods to record the information they collect. Optical
telescopes use cameras to take photographs of visible objects, while radio telescopes use radio receivers
to record radio waves from distant objects in space.
Question 43. What can be inferred about the first optical telescope?
A. It was bought by children. B. It was invented in America.
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C. It was sold by a shop owner. D. It was invented by accident.

Question 44. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Hans Lippershey?
A. He owned a shop.
B. He was Dutch.
C. He sold his invention in 1608.
D. He got his idea of a telescope from the kids in his shop.
Question 45. When was Galileo's invention called "telescope"?
A. in 1611 B. in 1610 C. in 1608 D. in 1600
Question 46. What did Newton notice about Galileo's telescope when he used it?
A. It had many problems B. It refracted the light
C. It was called a refractor D. It had a curved mirror
Question 47. What did Newton do with Galileo's telescope?
A. He called it reflector. B. He sent it back to Galileo.
C. He improved it. D. He stopped using it after his notice.
Question 48. When did Newton start to use Galileo's telescope?
A. in the 17th century B. in the 18th century
C. in the 16th century D. in the 15th century
Question 49. Where does the largest reflecting telescope stand?
A. in Wisconsin B. in California
C. in Hawaii D. in Caucasus Mountains
Question 50. Which of the following can both optical and radio telescope do?
A. Taking photographs of visible objects.
B. Allowing a collection of data from outer space.
C. Collecting radio waves.
D. Collecting light waves.
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A. create /kriˈeɪt/ B. creature /ˈkriːtʃə(r)/

C. easy /ˈiːzi/ D. increase /ɪnˈkriːs/
A. needed /niːdid/ B. played /pleid/
C. rained /reɪnd/ D. followed /ˈfɒləʊd/
A. considerate /kənˈsɪdərət/ B. continental /ˌkɒntɪˈnentl/
C. territorial /ˌterəˈtɔːriəl/ D. economic /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/
A. satisfaction /ˌsætɪsˈfækʃn/ B. presentation /ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/
C. probability /ˌprɒbəˈbɪləti/ D. continuous /kənˈtɪnjuəs/
Câu 5: Đáp án đúng A: submit (v): giao nộp = hand in (v)
Các đáp án còn lại là:
B. dropping out of: bỏ học
C. carrying out: tiến hành, thực hiện
D. bringing in: giới thiệu, đưa ra, kiếm được, thu được
Câu 6: Đáp án đúng B: receive news from: nhận được tin từ… = to hear from Joe.
A. to hear of: nghe tin, biết tin
C. to get in touch with: liên lạc với
D. turn away from: quay đi khỏi.
run a very tight ship: quản lý chặt chẽ >< trái nghĩa với organize things inefficiently: sắp xếp
mọi thứ không hiệu quả.
Ngoài ra ta có manage an inflexible system: quản lý một hệ thống không linh hoạt
Câu 8: Đáp án đúng: A lost his head: mất bình tĩnh >< trái nghĩa với kept calm: giữ bình tĩnh
B. excited: phấn khích
C. took leave of his sense: điên dại
D. lost touch: mất liên lạc
"Studies" đổi thành "study” vì là cấu trúc giả định sau "suggest"
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Biển đổi “it is very cruel” thành “cruety” là cấu trúc song song.
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Biến đổi "following" thành "follow"
Câu 12. Đáp án đúng: C. on call: sẵn sàng ứng trực
A. in turn: lần lượt
B. on tour: đang đi lưu diễn
D. at work: đang làm việc
"smell" là động từ chỉ trạng thái nên chọn hiện tại đơn.
Câu 15: Đáp án đúng: B đảo ngữ với “rarely”
Câu 16: Đáp án đúng: C. put by: dành dụm
A. set out: phát ra, tỏa ra
B put away: cất đi
D. save aside (không có nghĩa)
Cáu 17. Đáp án đúng: A
Câu điều kiện loại 3 đảo
All đi với danh từ đếm được số nhiều
“broaden” là động từ "mở rộng" nên đứng sau “can” và "different" là tính từ nên đứng trước
danh từ “way”
A. dropped in on + sb: ghé thăm ai
B. come up with + sth: sáng kiến, nghĩ ra
C. get on with sb: hòa hợp với ai
D. run into sb: tình cờ gặp ai
Câu 21. Đáp án đúng: C. in recognition of sth: để công nhận cái gì
A. in spite of: mặc dù, bất chấp
B. in charge of sth: chịu trách nhiệm
C. in sight of: trong tầm nhìn
To see off sb: tiễn ai
To see through sb: hiểu rõ ai
Cấu trúc bị động: To be said to V/ To be said to have P2
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Câu 24. Đáp án đúng: D. Đề nghị ai làm điều gì bằng cấu trúc Wound you mind + V ing
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Câu 25: Đáp án đúng: D Đáp lại lời đề nghị lịch sự
Câu 26. Tạm dịch: Khung cảnh diễn ra ở Normandy, nhưng hầu hết các nhân vật trong tiểu thuyết
là người London.
Đáp án đúng: C Trong tiểu thuyết này, câu chuyện được diễn ra ở Normandy nhưng hầu hết các
nhân vật đều đến từ London.
Câu 27: Tạm dịch: Hãng hàng không yêu cầu một cuộc gọi xác nhận để đảm bảo một vé cho tôi
trong chuyến bay về nhà.
Đáp án đúng: D Cần thiết phải xác nhận chỗ ngồi trên chuyến bay về nhà của tôi.
Câu 28: Đáp án đúng: D Viết lại cấu trúc "S + should have P2" bằng cấu trúc "S + ought to have
P2”
Ghép 2 câu bằng cách sử dụng “until”
Câu 30: Tạm dịch: Tôi đã không đến đúng giờ. Tôi đã không thể tiễn cô ấy.
Đáp án đúng: C. Tôi đến quá muộn đế có thể nói lời tạm biệt với cô ấy.
Câu 31. Đáp án đúng: D. providing: "Ving" đứng sau để giải thích cho danh từ "corporations” đứng
trước.
Câu 32: Đáp án đúng: B. To be able to V
A. To be capable of Ving
C. probable (a): có thể xảy ra, chắc hắn
D. possible (a) có thể (thường đi với chủ ngữ giả "it")
Câu 33: Đáp án đúng: B. To raise fund: gây quỹ
Câu 34: Đáp án đúng: A. To compete with sb: cạnh tranh với ai
Câu 35: Đáp án đúng: B.
Đáp áp đúng: B. life as a househusband
Đáp áp đúng: A. have to hurry
Thông tin ở câu: “Everyone was always in a hurry ”
Đáp áp đúng: B. move about hurriedly = rush
Đáp áp đúng: A. to do things more slowly.
Thông tin ở câu: "So you have to learn to slow down”
Câu 40. According to the passage, children .
Đáp áp đúng: C
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Đáp áp đúng: B. men who talk about feelings
Đáp áp đúng:A. learning about housework is easy.
Đáp áp đúng: D. it was invented by accident.
Thông tin ở câu: "According to some accounts, the first optical telescope was accidentally invented
in the 1600s by children who put two glass lenses together while playing with them in a Dutch optical
shop."
Đáp áp đúng: C. He sold his invention in 1608i
Thông tin ở câu: “In 1608 he tried to sell his invention unsuccessfully.”
Đáp áp đúng: A. in 1611
Thông tin ở câu: "In April of 1611, Galileo showed his device to guests at a banquet in his
honor. One of the guests suggested a name for the device: telescope.”
Đáp áp đúng: B. It refracted the light
Thông tin ở câu: "The type of telescope that Galileo designed is called a refractor because the
front lens bends, or refracts the light."
Đáp áp đúng: C. He improved it.
Thông tin ở câu: "He solved this problem by designing a new type of telescope that used a
curved mirror"
Đáp áp đúng: B. in the 18th century
Đáp áp đúng: D. in Caucasus Mountains
Thông tin ở câu: “This huge reflecting telescope was for many years the largest reflecting telescope
in the world until an even larger reflecting telescope was built in the Caucasus Mountains."
Đáp áp đúng: B. Allowing a collection of data from outer space.
Thông tin ở câu: “Radio telescopes, like optical telescopes, allow astronomers to collect data
from outer space"hut they are different in important ways."
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Question 1. A. reside B. conserve C. resume D. preserve
Question 2. A. ploughs B. photographs C. gas D. laughs
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
Question 3. A. phenomenon B. military C. exhibit D. curriculum
Question 4. A. powerful B. substance C. basement D. celestial
Question 5. The shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customer’s behavior.
A. disgusted B. puzzled C. angry D. upset
Question 6. The newspaper reporters bear out what the Minister told yesterday.
A. define B. confirm C. support D. complain
in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the two following questions
Question 7. Unless you have been very lucky, you have undoubtedly experienced events in your
life that made you cry.
A. cei tainly B. questionably C. absolutely D. definitely
Question 8. His boss has had enough of his impudence and doesn't want to hire him anymore.
A. respect B. rudeness C. obedience D. agreement
Question 9. Exploration of the Solar System is continuing, and at the present rate of progress all the
planets will have been contacted within the near 50 years.
A. continuing B. progress C. within D. near
Question 10. Thanks to new techniques, canning goods now have a much longer shelf life.
A. thanks to B. techniques C. canning goods D. a much longer
Question 11. Florence Sabin is recognized not only for her theoretical research in anatomy and
physiology and for her work in public health.
A. recognized B. for C. anatomy D.and
Question 12. It never his mind that his dishonesty would be discovered.
A. crossed B. came C. spunk D. passed
Question 13. The more you look, the better impression you will make on the interviewer.
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A. confide B. confident C. confidently D. confidence
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Question 14. I can't decide if I you till I when they .

A. will join - will know - will leave B. will join - know - leave
C. join - will know - leave D. join - will know - will leave
Question 15. broken into when we were away on holiday.
A. It was our house B. We had our house
C. Thieves had our house D. Our house had
Question 16. I could not the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me.
A. hold on B. make off C. get along D. take in
Question 17. There is now much water in the lake than there was last year.
A. less B. lesser C. fewer D. smaller
Question 18. Hurry up if you want to buy something because there is left.
A. hardly anything B. a great deal C. hardly little D. hardly something
Question 19. Elderly people, , require constant attention.
A. a large number's depending on government aid
B. and many of them depend on the government to finance them
C. who are dependent many of them on the financing from the government
D. many of whom are financially dependent on the government
Question 20. Coming unexpectedly into the room, .
A. so she made the intruder get surprised
B. her appearance took the intruder by surprise
C. it surprised the intruder with her appearance
D. she took the intruder by surprise
Question 21. I'm sorry I offended you. I what I said.
A. take back B. get back C. come back D. get away
Question 22. The following day she felt well to go to work.
A. suffice B. sufficient C. sufficiently D. sufficiency
Question 23. In one year's time, she in this company for 15 years.
A. will be working B. will have been working
C. will work D. has worked
exchanges.
Question 24. - Dad: ‘I have bought you a toy. Happy birthday to you!’ - Son- ‘ ’
A. Have a nice day! B. The same to you!
C. What a lovely toy! Thanks. D. What a pity!
Question 25. ‘When can you get it all done?' – ‘ ’
A. How does next Monday sound? B. Two hours ago
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C. I used to do it on Monday D. How much time do 1 need?
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Question 26. Both English and Vietnamese use Roman scripts' but the latter is a tonal language.
A. Later both Vietnamese and English use Roman scripts.
B. English has tones but Vietnamese does not, although they both use Roman scripts.
C. Although English and Vietnamese are both Roman scripts, the former is not a tonal language
while the latter is.
D. Vietnamese and English which use Roman scripts later become tonal languages.
Question 27. If I had known about their wedding plan earlier I would have been able to make time
to attend the reception party.
A. I knew their wedding would be planned earlier so I made some time to attend the morning
reception.
B. I wish I had known their wedding plan sooner so that I could arrange time to attend the
morning reception.
C. I don t know their wedding plan earlier so I can't make time to attend their morning reception.
D. When I knew their wedding party, it was too late to attend the morning reception.
Question 28. "You did a great job! I'm proud of your achievement" said the woman to her
grandchild.
A. The woman said that her grandchild's job was great and site was proud of his work
achievement.
B. The woman told her grandchild that she was proud of his achievement at work.
C. The woman told her grandchild to do a great job so that she could be proud of his
achievement.
D. The woman complimented her grandchild on his achievement.
Question 29. I do my homework and schoolwork in separate books. I don't get muddled up.
A. Having two separate books at home and at work helps me avoid getting muddled up.
B. I do my homework and schoolwork in separate hooks so that I don't get muddled up.
C. I do not get muddled up due to the separation between homework and schoolwork.
D. I would get muddled up if I did not separate homework from schoolwork.
Question 30. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment. Others feel that it
A. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment, so others feel that it
B. Arguing that new technology causes unemployment, other economists feel that it allows more
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jobs to be created.
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C. Besides the argument that new technology causes unemployment, some economists feel that it
D. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment, whereas others feel that it
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that bestfits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
In "Cerealizing America", Scott Bruce and Bill Crawford remark that the cereal industry uses 816
million pounds of sugar per year. Americans buy 2.7 billion packages of breakfast cereal each year. If
(31) end to end the empty cereal boxes from one year's consumption would (32)
to the moon and back. One point three (1.3) million advertisements for cereal are broadcast
on American television every year at a(n) (33) of $762 million for airtime. Only
automobile manufacturers spend more money on television advertising than the makers of breakfast
cereal.
(34) of the boxed cereals found in supermarkets contain large amounts of sugar and
some contain more than 50% sugar. Cereal manufacturers are very clever in their marketing, making
many cereals appear much healthier than they really are by "fortifying" them with vitamins and
minerals. Oh, (35) - you now have vitamin-fortified sugar!
Before you eat any cereal, read the ingredient list and see how high sugar appears on the ingredient
list. Then check the "Nutrition facts" panel.
From "Foods That Burn Fat, Foods That Turn to Fat" by Tom Ventulo
Question 31. A. laying B. lay C. laid D. to lay
Question 32. A. prolong B. stretch C. contact D. reach
Question 33. A. cost B. charge C. average D. expense
Question 34. A. Mostly B. Furthermost C. Most D. Almost
Question 35. A. beautiful B. gorgeous C. lovely D. charming
Though Edmund Halley was most famous because of his achievements as an astronomer, he was
a scientist of diverse interests and great skill. In addition to studying the skies, Halley was also deeply
interested in exploring the unknown depths of the oceans. One of his lesser-known accomplishments
that were quite remarkable was his design for a diving bell that facilitated exploration of the watery
depths.
The diving bell that Halley designed had a major advantage over the diving bells that were in use
prior to his. Earlier diving bells could only make use of the air contained within the bell itself, so
divers had to surface when the air inside the bell ran low. Halley’s bell was an improvement in that its
design allowed for an additional supply of fresh air that enabled a crew of divers to remain underwater
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for several hours.
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The diving contraption that Halley designed was in the shape of a bell that measured three feet
across the top and five feet across the bottom and could hold several divers comfortably; it was open at
the bottom so that divers could swim in and out at will. The bell was built of wood, which was first
heavily tarred to make it water repellent and was then covered with a half-ton sheet of lead to make the
bell heavy enough to sink in water. The bell shape held air inside for the divers to breathe as the bell
sank to the bottom.
The air inside the bell was not the only source of air for the divers to breathe, and it was this
improvement that made Halley's bells superior to its predecessors. In addition to the air already in the
bell, air was also supplied to the divers from a lead barrel that was lowered to the ocean floor close to
the bell itself. Air flowed through a leather pipe from the lead barrel on the ocean floor to the bell.
The diver could breathe the air from a position inside the bell, or he could move around outside the bell
wearing a diving suit that consisted ofa lead bell-shaped helmet with a glass viewing window and a
leather body suit, with a leather pipe carrying fresh air from the diving bell to the helmet.
Question 36. Which of the following best expresses the subject of this passage?
A. Halley’s work as an astronomer
B. Halley’s many different interests
C. Halley’s invention of a contraption for diving
D. Halley's experiences as a diver
Question 37. Halley’s bell was better than its predecessors because it .
A. was bigger B. provided more air
C. weighed less D. could rise more quickly
Question 33. The expression ‘ran low’ in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. moved slowly B. had been replenished
C. sank to the bottom D. was almost exhausted
Question 39. How long could divers stay underwater in Halley’s bell?
A. Just a few seconds B. Only a few minutes
C. For hours at a time D. For days on end
Question 40. It is NOT stated in the passage that Halley's bell .
A. was wider at the top than at the bottom
B. was made of tarred wood
C. was completely enclosed
D. could hold more than one diver
Question 41. The expression "at will" in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by .
A. in the future B. as they wanted
C. with great speed D. upside down
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Question 42. It can be inferred from the passage that, were Halley’s bell not covered with lead it
would .
A. float B. get wet
C. trap the divers D. suffocate the divers
The Timber rattlesnakes, once widespread throughout the eastern United States, is now on the
endangered species list and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once thrived. Compared to its
Western cousins the Timber rattlesnakes may be especially vulnerable because of certain behaviors
adapted for coping with the cold climate in which it lives.
Rattlesnakes are generally found in warm climates because, like all reptiles, they cannot generate
or regulate their own body temperature internally and must rely on the sun’s warmth for heat. But
Timber rattlesnakes migrated into colder northern areas about 8,000 years ago when glaciers retreated.
In these northern regions, the snakes developed a number of adaptive strategies to survive, but
ultimately these behaviors make them more vulnerable to human predation, their main threat.
One survival strategy the snakes have developed is hibernation. For approximately eight months of
the year, the rattlers remain motionless in deep frost-free crevices, with their body temperature dropping
as low as 40 degrees. In the spring, when they emerge, they must warm their chilled bodies by sunning
for three or four days on rocks in the open. This behavior coupled with the fact that Timber rattlesnakes
tend to concentrate in large numbers at their wintering sites, make them easy prey. Gestating females
are particularly vulnerable because they spend much of their time basking in the sun in order to produce
live young from eggs. In addition, females have very long interbirth intervals, producing live young
only every three to five years. If a frost or cold spell comes late in the year, the entire litter of 6 to 12
young may die.
Efforts are underway to protect the Timber rattlesnakes and its habitats from further human
depredation, but in many states it is already too late.
A. Why Timber rattlesnakes hibernate
B. How Timber rattlesnakes are surviving
C. How Timber rattlesnakes adapted to northern climates
D. Why Timber rattlesnakes are endangered
Question 44. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “vulnerable” in the first
paragraph?
A. Unprotected B. Impervious C. Insensitive D. Deprived
Question 45. Which of the following in the true about Timber rattlesnakes?
A. They migrated to eastern states
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B. They migrated northward during a warming climate

C. They migrated to escape a cold climate
D. They migrated to the South to seek a warmer climate
Question 46. Which of the following could best replace the word "emerge" in the third paragraph?
A. Come out B. Set off C. Get up D. See through
Question 47. In which of the following places might a person be most likely to find Timber
rattlesnakes in the spring?
A. in the woods B. In meadows C. In bushy areas D. In canyons
Question 48. The phrase “easy prey” in the third paragraph could best be replaced by which of the
following?
A. Relaxed B. Protective C. Victims D. Sociable
Question 49. Which of the following word can best replace the word "basking" in the third
paragraph?
A. Washing B. Eating C. Sleeping D. Lying
Question 50. Which of the following does NOT contribute to the rattlesnake being an endangered
animal?
A. Hibernating for eight months B. Basking in the sun
C. Congregating together D. Having long intervals between births
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A. reside /rɪˈzaɪd/ B. conserve /kənˈsɜːv/

C. resume /rɪˈzjuːm/ D. preserve /prɪˈzɜːv/
A. ploughs /plaʊz/ B. photographs /ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːfs/
C. gas /ɡæs/ D. laughs /lɑːfs/
A. phenomenon /fəˈnɒmɪnən/ B. military /ˈmɪlətri/
C. exhibit /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ D. curriculum /kəˈrɪkjələm/
A. powerful /ˈpaʊəfl/ B. substance /ˈsʌbstəns/
C. basement /ˈbeɪsmənt/ D. celestial /səˈlestiəl/
Câu 5: Đáp án đúng B: bewildered = puzzled: bị bối rối.
A. disgusted : ghê tởm, khó chịu
C. absolutely (adv): hoàn toàn, chắc chắn
D. upset(adj): đau khổ
Câu 6: Đáp án đúng B: bear out = confirm: xác nhận
A. define: định nghĩa
C. support: ủng hộ, hỗ trợ
D. complain: phàn nàn
undoubtedly: không nghi ngờ gì >< trái nghĩa với questionably: đáng ngờ, đáng đặt câu hỏi
A. certainly (adv): tất nhiên
C. absolutely (adv): tuyệt đối, hoàn toàn
D. definitely (adv): chắc chắn, không nghi ngờ, chính xác
Impudence: sự hỗn láo, lảo xược >< trái nghĩa với respect: sự tôn trọng
B. rudeness: sự thô lỗ C. obedience: sự vâng lời
D. agreement: sự đồng ý
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Biến đổi "near" thành "next"
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Câu 10: Đáp án đúng: c
Biến đổi “canning” thành "canned"
Cầu 11: Đáp án đúng: D
Thay “and” bằng" “but also”
It never crosses/ crossed sb's mind that... chưa bao giờ nảy ra trong đầu ai...
Ta cần một tính từ để hoàn thành câu
Cấu trúc “have sth P2”
take in: nghe, nhìn, hiểu, lừa gạt
A. hold on: đợi B. make off: chuồn đi
C. get along with sb: hoà hợp với ai
Câu 17. Đáp án đúng: A “less” đi với danh từ không đếm được
Câu 18. Đáp án đúng: A “hardly” đứng trong câu khẳng định mang nghĩa phủ định nên đi với
“anything”
Mệnh đề quan hệ đi với cụm từ chỉ số lượng
“Corning...” là một mệnh đề đã được rút gọn nên mệnh đề cần chọn là một mệnh đề hoàn chỉnh
A. take back: lấy lại, rút lại B. get back =
C. come back: quay trở lại, quay về D. get away: chuồn đi, biến đi
Câu 22. Đáp án đúng: C Trạng từ đứng trước để nhấn mạnh thêm ý nghĩa cho một tính từ. "Well"
trong câu này là tính từ có nghĩa là “khỏe”
Câu 23. Đáp án đúng: B "In one year's time" là dấu hiệu của thì tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn
Câu cho sẵn hỏi về thời gian và câu trả lời gợi ý dịch là "Thế thứ hai thì sao?"
Câu cho sẵn: có "but”
Câu viết lại dùng: "although” để kết nối 2 câu
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Câu cho sẵn: điều kiện loại 3
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Câu viết lại dùng: I wish + clause (quá khứ hoàn thành)
Câu cho sẵn: "You did a great job” là một lời khen!
Câu viết lại dùng "to compliment sb on sth/ Ving": khen ngợi.
Ghép hai câu bằng sử dụng "so that" để diễn đạt mục đích.
Ghép hai câu bằng sử dụng "whereas" để chỉ sự ngược lại.
Câu 31. Đáp án đúng: C. If+ P2 là mệnh đề bị động rút gọn
Câu 32: Đáp án đúng: B stretch to somewhere: kéo dài tới đâu
A. prolong sth: kéo dài cái gì
Câu 33: Đáp án đúng: A. Ta có cấu trúc “at a cost of”
Câu 34: Đáp án đúng: C Most of the +plural noun/ uncountable noun
Đáp áp đúng: C. Halley's invention of a contraption for diving
Đáp áp đúng: B. provided more air
Thông tin ở câu: "Halley's bell was an improvement in that its design allowed for an additional
supply of fresh air that enabled a crew of divers to remain underwater for several hours."
Câu 38. Câu từ vựng theo ngữ cảnh
Đáp áp đúng: D. was almost exhausted= 'ran low’: cạn kiệt, hết
Đáp áp đúng: C. For hours at a time
Thông tin ở câu: "Halley's bell was an improvement in that its design allowed for an additional
supply of fresh air that enabled a crew of divers to remain underwater for several hours."
Đáp áp đúng: A. was wider at the top than at the bottom
Thông tin ở câu: "The diving contraption that Halley designed was in the shape of a bell that
measured three feet across the top and five feet across the bottom and could hold several divers
comfortably; it was open at the bottom so that divers could swim in and out at will."
Câu 41. Câu từ hỏi vựng theo ngữ cảnh
Đáp áp đúng: B. as they wanted = “at will” tự do, tùy ý
Câu 42. Câu hỏi suy luận:
Đáp áp đúng: A. float
Thông tin ở câu: "In addition to the air already in the bell, air was also supplied to the divers
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from a lead barrel that was lowered to the ocean floor close to the bell itself."
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Đáp áp đúng :D. Why Timber rattlesnakes are endangered
Đáp áp đúng: A. Unprotected= "vulnerable” dễ bị tổn thương
Đáp áp đúng: C. They migrated to escape a cold climate
Thông tin nằm ở câu: "Rattlesnakes are generally found in warm climates because, like all reptiles,
they cannot generate or regulate their own body temperature internally and must rely on the sun’s
warmth for heat"
Đáp áp đúng:C. Get up="emerge": thứ dậy, tỉnh dậy (sau khi ngủ đông những con rắn thức dậy)
Đáp áp đúng: D. In canyons
Đáp áp đúng: C. Victims = "easy prey”: con mồi
Đáp áp đúng: D. Lying = "basking"
Đáp áp đúng: A. Hibernating for eight months
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Question 36. What is the main idea of the passage?

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 1

A. heavy /ˈhevi/ B. head /hed/

A. period B. aspect C. arrangement D. activity

A. I'm not in favor of prohibiting smoking in bars.

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 2

A. honorable /ˈɒnərəbl/ B. honesty /ˈɒnəsti/

Question 36. The best title for this pasage would be .

A. as common as today's gas stations

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 3

A. habitat /ˈhæbɪtæt/ B. protection /prəˈtekʃn/

Question 26. David drove so fast; it was very dangerous.

C. Ice-skating is not generally a popular hobby.

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 4

A. food /fuːd/ B. shoot /ʃuːt/ C. book /bʊk/ D. boot /buːt/

A. because 60 percent of women are illiterate.

B. Communicating a scientist's thoughts to others.

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 5

A. amuses /əˈmjuːziz/ B. purses /pɜːsiz/

A. eventually B. finally C. at the end D. finish

B. Thank you. Good bye.

A. central activity B. primary theme

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 6

crop /krɒp/ common /ˈkɒmən/

A. or else B. if C. in case D. whereas

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 7

A. merchant /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ B. sergeant /ˈsɑːdʒənt/

D. How could you work so hard yesterday?

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 8

A. failed /feɪld/ B. reached /riːtʃt/

A. be hurry Β. to hurry C. hurry D. to be hurry

D. Disney's first achieved success after his death.

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 9

A. species /ˈspiːʃiːz/ B. invent /ɪnˈvent/

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 10

A. exact /ɪɡˈzækt/ B. examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

Β. the amount of time spent on formal education was limited

C. Christopher lost because he was stronger than his attacker.

A. pin B. feather C. leaf D. sigh

B. “helping somebody to be more intelligent compared to other people”

C. what is involved in the recycling movement

B. I think I have told you about the exam paper's due.

A. cats and dogs Β. salt and pepper

C. In speeches that he made throughout the country.

A. restore B. renovate C. repair D. refurbish

A. tolerant of B. tolerable to C. intolerant D. tolerance towards

A. Yosemite National Park B. the urban lifestyle

emotionally centered traits that pivot on competence, confidence, mastery, achievement,

Question 43. Which of the following conclusions is supported by the passage?

Question 15. , sheep were then used for wool.

C. The changing definition of an urban area

Question 12. I'm sorry! I didn’t break that vase on .

C. The friends promised to stand by each other whatever happened.

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 20

A. acronym /ˈækrənɪm/ B. agency /ˈeɪdʒənsi/

B. has many purposes in a variety of industries

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MẪU SỐ 21