XI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.



A. communicate


B. communication 


C. communicative    


D. communicator
Câu 2: He managed to win the race _____ hurting his foot before the race.



A. in  spite  of 


B. despite of   


C. although


D. because of
Câu 3: Only when you become a real parent______the real responsibility.


A. will you understand


B. you will understand


C. you can understand  


D. you understand    
Câu 4: Mrs. Pike was so angry that she made a _______ gesture at the driver.
 


A. rude          


B. rudeness   


C. rudely   


D. rudest
Câu 5: By the end of the 21st century, scientists _____  a cure for the common cold.
 


A. will find           


B. will have found   


C. will be finding  


D. will have been finding
Câu 6: Why are you still here? You_____ been helping Dianne in the yard.
 


A. must have  


B. would have     


C. Might have   


D. should have
Câu 7: More than ten victims _______ missing in the severe storm last week.
  


A. are reported to be


B. are reported to have been


C. are reporting to have been    


D. are reporting to be
Câu 8: The greater the demand, ______ the price.
 


A. the highest  


B. the high 


C. higher          


D. the higher
Câu 9: A lot of different conservation efforts have been made to ________endangered species.
     


A. save      


B. kill   


C. make 


D. do
Câu 10: This woman has ________her whole life to helping others.
      


A. spent  


B. dedicated   


C. used       


D. contributed
Câu 11:  He asked me ______ .
 


A. since when I’m waiting  


B. how long I have been waiting    


C. how long I had been waiting 


D. since when I waited
Câu 12: __________ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.



A. Had you arrived 


B. If you arrived  


C. Were you arrived  


D. If you hadn’t arrived
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A.
B.
C.
D.

X. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: - Jack: “Excuse me, but could I trouble you for some change?”
 - Alex: “_________. Will pennies do?”



A. I know    


B. Never mind     


C. I am sure      


D. Let me see
Câu 2: - Waiter: “May I take your order now, sir?”
   - Mr. Smith: “__________.”
 


A. Thanks, I’ve really had enough   


B. Ok, here is my bill


C. Yes, I’d like some fish and chips


D. Sure, it’s delicious

A.
B.
C.
D.

VIII. 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: Because  the  highway  system  was  built  40  years  ago , most  of  the roads  now  need  to  repair.


A. Because 


B. was  built


C. most  of


D. to  repair.
Câu 2: Pointing  in  someone  is  usually  considered  impolite  but  it  is  acceptable when  a teacher  wants  to  get  someone’s  attention  in  class.


A. Pointing  in


B. impolite


C. when


D. to  get
Câu 3: It is vitally important that she takes this medication night and morning.


A. vitally


B. that


C. takes


D. medication

A.
B.
C.
D.

VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the followings.
Câu 1: We left New York when I was six, so my recollections of it are rather faint.
 


A. explicable


B. unintelligible


C. clear  


D. ambiguous
Câu 2: I can’t stand people who treat animals cruelly.



A. gently       


B. cleverly  


C. reasonably 


D. brutally

A.
B.
C.
D.

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
Câu 1:


A. species                    


B. themes 


C. medicines   


D. plates
Câu 2:


A. explored                     


B. named      


C. travelled   


D. separated

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, 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.
Câu 1: The United States is a major influence in the United Nations.


A. main


B. real


C. minor 


D. true
Câu 2: More people are now employed in service industries than in manufacturing.


A. jobless


B. having jobs 


C. trained 


D. vulnerable

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: It is believed that the plane crash was caused by electrical malfunction of its navigation system.


A. A. breaking through       


B.  B. breaking in                 


C.  C. breaking down            


D. D. breaking up
Câu 2: Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.


A. A. be busy                       


B. B. attempt                        


C. C. prepare                        


D. D. help

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.


A. A. asked                       


B.    B. did happen                  


C. C. but                             


D.  D. to tell
Câu 2: Last year, my little brother got lost when we had gone shopping.


A. A. when                           


B. B. Last year                     


C. C. lost                              


D. D. had gone
Câu 3: There are more than eight four million specimens in the National Museum of Natural History’s collection of biological, geological, anthropology treasures.


A. A. collection                   


B.  B. specimens                    


C. C. anthropology              


D. D. treasures

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: We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.


A. A. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.


B. B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.  


C. C. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes.


D. D. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter.
Câu 2:  I listen to Joe patiently until he started insulting me. At this point, I told him a few home truths.


A. A. I listened to Joe patiently until he started insulting me, at which point I told him a few home truths.


B. B. I told Joe a few home truths, by which time he started insulting me patiently.


C. C. I told Joe a few home truths after listening to him insulting me patiently.


D. D. I listened to Joe patiently until he started insulting me, in this case I told him a few home truths.

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 questions. The handling and delivery of mail has always been a serious business, underpinned by the trust of the public in requiring timeliness, safety, and confidentiality. After early beginnings using horseback and stagecoach, and although cars and trucks later replaced stagecoaches and wagons, the Railway Mail Service still stands as one of America’s most resourceful and exciting postal innovations. This service began in 1832, but grew slowly until the Civil War. Then from 1862, by sorting the mail on board moving trains, the Post Office Department was able to decentralize its operations as railroads began to crisscross the nation on a regular basis, and speed up mail delivery. This service lasted until 1974. During peak decades of service, railway mail clerks handled 93% of all non-local mail and by 1905 the service had over 12,000 employees.Railway Post Office trains used a system of mail cranes to exchange mail at stations without stopping. As a train approached the crane, a clerk prepared the catcher arm which would then snatch the incoming mailbag in the blink of an eye. The clerk then booted out the outgoing mailbag. Experienced clerks were considered the elite of the Postal Service’s employees, and spoke with pride of making the switch at night with nothing but the curves and feel of the track to warn them of an upcoming catch. They also worked under the greatest pressure and their jobs were considered to be exhausting and dangerous. In addition to regular demands of their jobs they could find themselves the victims of train wrecks and robberies.As successful as it was, “mail-on-the-fly” still had its share of glitches. If they hoisted the train’s catcher arm too soon, they risked hitting switch targets, telegraph poles or semaphores, which would rip the catcher arm off the train. Too late, and they would miss an exchange.
Câu 1: Which of the following can be inferred from the first paragraph?


A. A. There was a high turnover of railway mail clerks.


B. B. The development of the mail roads during the second half of the 19th century enabled Post Office Department to focus on timeliness.


C. C. The Post Office Department was more concerned about speeding up mail delivery than the safety of its clerks.


D. D. Mail was often lost or damaged as it was exchanged on the mail crane.
Câu 2: The word “elite” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to___________.


A. A. majority                     


B.  B. superior                      


C.  C. more capable              


D.  D. leader
Câu 3: What does the passage mainly discuss?


A. A. How the mail cranes exchanged the mail.


B. B. Improvements in mail handling and delivery.


C. C. How Post Office Trains handled the mail without stopping.


D. D. The skills of experienced clerks.
Câu 4: According to the passage, the Railway Mail Service commenced in_________.


A. A. 1874                            


B. B. 1842                           


C.  C. 1832                            


D. D. 1905
Câu 5: The word “glitches” in the third paragraph can be replaced by________.


A. A. accidents                    


B.  B. blames                        


C.  C. advantages                 


D.  D. problems
Câu 6: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?


A. A. The clerk booted out the outgoing mailbag before snatching the incoming bag.


B. B. Clerks couldn’t often see what they were doing.


C. C. The Railway Mail clerk's job was considered elite because it was safe and exciting.


D. D. Despite their success, railway mail clerks only handled a small proportion of all non-local mail.
Câu 7: The public expects the following three services in handling and delivery of mail except___.


A. A. safety                         


B.  B. accuracy                      


C. C. confidentiality            


D. D. timeliness

A.
B.
C.
D.