Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn một phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) cho môi chỗ trống, từ câu 44 đến câu47 I …. (44) …my teaching career nearly ten years ago. I spent six years …. (45) ….in a remote village where the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low. Sometimes I was very disappointed because of bad living condition and low pay. I was really homesick. However , at that time ,with my youth enthusiasm, I tried my best to devote myself to the noblest career , that was “ teaching ” . I loved my poor little students . They were living in poverty but they could not …. (46)… from empty mind. I am proud…. (47)… myself to be a teacher , a hard working “ boatman ” taking my students to the “ destination ” of knowledge.
Câu 1: (44) 


A. begin 


B. began 


C. have begun 


D. had begun 
Câu 2: (45)


A. teach                


B.  to teach   


C. teaching  


D. taught
Câu 3: (46)


A. bear    


B. cope with   


C. suffer


D. manage
Câu 4: (47)


A. in               


B. on


C. about 


D. of

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one.
Câu 1: They built a new bridge over the river last year.


A. A new bridge was built over the river last year.


B. A new bridge were built over the river last year.


C. A new bridge is built over the river last year.


D. A new bridge built over the river last year.
Câu 2: Mr. Kha remembered to take everything except his front door key.


A. The only thing which Mr. Kha forgot was his front door key.


B. Mr. Kha remembered to take everything including his front door key.


C. The only thing that Mr. Kha remembered was his front door key.


D. Except his front door key, Mr. Kha forgot everything.
Câu 3: “Do you know Long’s address?” he asked me.


A. He asked me if I know Long’s address.


B. He asked me for Long’s address.


C. He asked me if someone knew Long’s address.


D. He asked me if I knew Long’s address.
Câu 4: Unless we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.


A. If we don’t protect the environment, our life won’t be badly affected.


B. If we don’t protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.


C. If our life is badly affected, we will protect the environment.


D. If we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.

A.
B.
C.
D.

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
Câu 1: A number of suggestions were made at the meeting, but most of them were not very practical.


A. A number of suggestions were made at the meeting, but most of which were not very practical


B. A number of suggestions were made at the meeting,  most of them were not very practical


C. A number of suggestions were made at the meeting, most of which were not very practical


D. Most of the suggestions which were made at the meeting were not very practical.
Câu 2: As he earned more money, Mike bought more clothes.


A. When Mike earned a lot of money, he bought more and more clothes.


B. The most money Mike earned, the most clothes he bought.


C. The more money Mike earned, the more clothes he bought.


D. The more money Mike earned, the better clothes he bought.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Two-lane highways, like the railways before them, seemed capable of making or breaking a community in the 1920s. The automobile was every American’s idea of freedom, and the construction of hard-surface roads was one of the largest items of government expenditure, often at great cost to every thing else, including education.American car registrations rose from one million in 1913 to ten million in 1923. Automobile sales in the state of Michigan outnumbered those in Great Britain and Ireland combined. By 1927, Americans were driving some twenty-six million automobiles, one car for every five people in the country.The 1920 U.S. Census revealed that for the first time in history more people lived in cities than on farms, and they were leaving the farm and reaching the city by automobile. The growth of roads and the automobile industry made cars the lifeblood of the petroleum industry and a major customer of the steel factories. Cars also caused expansions in outdoor recreation and tourism and related industries-service stations, roadside restaurants, and motels. After World War two, the automobile industry reached new heights, and new roads led out of the city to the suburbs, where two-car families transported children to shopping malls and segregated schools.In 1956 Congress passed the Interstate Highway Act, the peak of a half-century of frenzied road building at government expense and the largest public works program in history. The result was the Interstate Highway System, a network of federally subsidized highways connecting major urban centers. Two-hour commutes, traffic jams, polluted cities, and Disneyland became standard features of American life. Like almost everything else in the 1950s, the construction of interstate highways was justified as a national defense measure.The predominance of private transportation was guaranteed by the federal government. Between 1945 and 1980, 75 percent of federal funds of transportation were spent on highways, while a scant one percent went to buses, trains, or subways. Even before the Interstate Highway System was built, the American bias was clear – which is why the United States has the world’s best road system and nearly its worst public transit system.
Câu 1: What does the passage mainly discussed?


A. The construction of roads in the 1920s


B. The automobile as a ticket to freedom


C. Expansion of the automobile industry


D. The importance of roads in American life
Câu 2: The word “those” in bold in paragraph 2 refers to


A. car sales      


B. car registrations


C. car owners       


D. automobiles
Câu 3: It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that


A. car registration became requited in the early 1920s.


B. more cars were sold in Michigan than any other state.


C. America’s passion for cars grew in the 1920s.


D. most people in Ireland could not afford to buy cars.
Câu 4: The word “frenzied” in bold in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to


A. intense        


B. systematic 


C. violent     


D. disorganized
Câu 5: According to the passage, which of the following was NOT true?


A. There was one car for every five Americans in 1927.


B. The automobile industry grew rapidly after World War Two.


C. The government said interstate highways were good for national defense.


D. More Americans lived in rural than in urban areas in 1920.
Câu 6: According to the passage, the growth in the number of automobiles influenced all of the following EXCEPT


A. tourism    


B. the petroleum industry


C. subway fares            


D. suburban shopping malls
Câu 7: The word “scant” in bold in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to


A. usually adequate


B. barely sufficient    


C. more realistic


D. necessary
Câu 8: It can be inferred from the passage that


A. the federal government usually subsidizes major industries.


B. Americans value private automobiles over public transportation.


C. the United Sates needs a better public transit system.


D. the government considers roads more expensive than education.
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B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.These stories of killer bees in the news in recent years have attracted a lot of attention as the bees have made their way from South America to North America. Killer bees are reputed to be extremely aggressive in nature, although experts say that their aggression may have been somewhat inflated. The killer bee is a hybrid- or combination- of the very mild European strain of honeybee and the considerably more aggressive African bee, which was created when the African strain was imported into Brazil in 1955. The African bees were brought into Brazil because their aggression was considered an advantage: they were far more productive than their European counterparts in that they spent a higher percentage of their time working and continued working longer in inclement weather than did the European bees. These killer bees have been known to attack humans and animals, and some fatalities have occurred. Experts point out, however, that the mixed breed known as the killer bee is actually not at all as aggressive as the pure African bee. They also point out that the attacks have a chemical cause. A killer bee stings only when it has been disturbed; it is not aggressive by nature. However, after a disturbed bee stings and flies away; it leaves its stinger embedded in the victim. In the viscera attached to the embedded stinger is the chemical isoamyl acetate, which has an odor that attracts other bees. As other bees approach the victim of the original sting, the victim tends to panic, thus disturbing other bees and causing them to sting. The new stings create more of the chemical isoamylacetate which attracts more bees and increases the panic level of the victim. Killer bees tend to travel in large clusters or swarms and thus respond in large numbers to the production of isoamyl acetate.
Câu 1: The subject of the preceding paragraph was most likely


A. stories in the media about killer bees.  


B.  ways of producing honey.


C. the creation of the killer bee.     


D.  the chemical nature of killer bee attacks.
Câu 2: The main idea of this passage is that killer bees


A. have been moving unexpectedly rapidly through the Americas.


B. have been in the news a lot recently.


C. are a hybrid rather than a pure breed.


D.  are not as aggressive as their reputation suggests.
Câu 3: The word ‘inflated’ in paragraph 1could be best replaced by  


A. exaggerated  


B. blown      


C.  burst    


D. aired
Câu 4: It can be inferred from the passage that the killer bee


A. was carried from Africa to Brazil in 1955.


B. did not exist early in the twentieth century.


C. travelled from Brazil to Africa in 1955.


D. was a predecessor of the African bee.
Câu 5: Why were African bees considered beneficial?


A. They produced an unusual type of honey


B. They were very aggressive.


C. They hid from inclement weather.


D. They spent their time traveling.
Câu 6: It is stated in the passage that killer bees


A. are more deadly than African bees. 


B. never attack animals.


C. always attack African bees.    


D. are less aggressive than African bees.
Câu 7: What is NOT mentioned in the passage as a contributing factor in an attack by killer bees?


A. Inclement weather   


B. Panic by the victim


C. An odorous chemical       


D.  Disturbance of the bees

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Câu 1: Between you and me, so don’t tell anyone , I’m sure he’ll lose the election.


A. In conclusion 


B. In fact   


C. In truth     


D. In confidence
Câu 2: If you text message when you are driving, you’re being criminally negligent.


A. careful      


B. lacking attention to duty      


C. thinking deeply    


D. failing to perform

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Câu 1: More than half of all stars is in binary or multiple-star systems.


A. More than


B. of all


C. is


D. or
Câu 2: My friend Jack, who parents live in Glasgow, invited me to spend Christmas in Scotland.


A. My


B. who


C. live


D. to spend
Câu 3: The teacher repeated the assignment again for the students, since they had difficulty understanding what to do after he had explained it the first time.


A. The


B. again


C. since they


D. had explained

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Câu 1: I couldn’t tolerate my mother’s incessant nagging.


A. bothersome 


B. annoying


C. endless    


D. repetitive
Câu 2: I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.


A. have been successful         


B. have not got wet


C. have got no water          


D. have got home dry

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.          Reference books are not designed to be read from the first page to the last but rather to be consulted to answer the questions and provide both general and specific pieces of information. One of the most (35)_____  -used reference books is a dictionary, which provides information about words. It lists meanings and spellings, (36)____­­­­­­­­  how a word is pronounced, gives (37)____  of how it is used, may reveal its origins and also lists synonyms and antonyms. To help you find the words faster, there are guide words at the top of each page showing the first and last words on that page - and of course it helps to know the alphabet! There may be numerous special sections at the back with (38)____  about famous people and places, lists of dates and scientific names, etc. There is usually a section at the front (39) ____  how to use the dictionary, which includes the special abbreviations or signs.
Câu 1: (35)____


A. mainly


B. largely    


C. greatly   


D. widely
Câu 2: (36)____­­­­­­­­


A. gives   


B. speaks 


C. says 


D. tells
Câu 3: (37)____


A. roof    


B. cases     


C. examples


D. evidence
Câu 4: (38)____


A. stories


B. facts    


C. materials


D. events
Câu 5: (39) ____


A. explaining  


B. interpreting  


C. suggesting  


D. presenting

A.
B.
C.
D.

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 questions
Câu 1: “Why don’t you have your house redecorated, Tim?”, said Tom.


A. Tom suggested that Tim should have his house redecorated.


B. Tom persuaded Tim to have his house redecorated.


C. Tom asked why Tim didn’t redecorate his house.


D. Tom requested Tim to redecorate his house himself.
Câu 2: What he did came as no surprise to me.


A. His behavior surprised me. 


B. I was not surprised by his actions.


C. He told me that he was not surprise.     


D. He was surprised when I came.
Câu 3: Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.


A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.


B. Having their work finished, the workers expected to be paid.


C. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.


D. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.

A.
B.
C.
D.