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.Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived during a period of earth’s history called the Mesozoic Era, which is known as the Age of Reptiles. The first dinosaurs appeared more than 200 million years ago. For many millions of years, they dominated the land with their huge size and strength. Then about 65 million years ago, they died out rather suddenly, never to reemerge.The word dinosaur comes from two Greek words meaning “terrible lizard”.  Dinosaurs were not lizards, but their appearance could be truly terrifying. The biggest ones weighed more than ten times as much as a mature elephant and nearly equaled the size of most modern day whales. The famous kinds of dinosaurs, including the brontosaur and tyrannosaurus, reached 80 to 90 feet in length. Not all dinosaurs were giants, however, some were actually no larger than a chicken.Scientists still do not know what caused dinosaur to disappear. One theory involves a change in the earth’s climate. It is believed that temperature dropped significantly towards the end of the Cretaceous Period. Too large to hibernate and not having fur or feathers for protection, it is possible that the climate became too chilly for dinosaurs. In contrast, other species having protection, such as the mammals and birds, were able to survive.
Câu 1: The word “ones” in the passage refers to                                     


A. dinosaurs    


B. millions       


C. lizards   


D.  whales
Câu 2: The word “chilly” in the passage refers to                               


A. very hot    


B.  extremely cold      


C.  very cold  


D. humid
Câu 3: What is the best title for this passage?


A. The Domination of the Land  


B. The Metabolism of Dinosaurs


C. Earth’s Largest Reptiles    


D. The History of Earth
Câu 4: It can be inferred from the passage that the Age of Reptiles lasted about                          


A. 200 million years     


B. 135 million years     


C. 80 million years   


D. 65 million years
Câu 5: The author uses the phrase ―never to reemerge to indicate the dinosaurs                   .


A. became extinct       


B.  went into hiding 


C. never died out    


D.  lost their way
Câu 6: According to the passage, what is true about the size of dinosaurs?


A. It made them the largest creatures ever on earth.     


B.  It varied quite greatly.


C.  It guaranteed their survival.   


D. It was rather uniform.
Câu 7: Which of the following can be inferred about mammals and birds?


A. Most have either fur or feathers over their bodies.


B.  They preceded the dinosaurs.


C. They were too large to hibernate.


D. They could not survive the chilly temperatures.

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.A pioneering study by Donald Appleyard made the astounding discovery that a sudden increase in the volume of traffic through an area affects people in the way that a sudden increase in crime does. Appleyard observed this by finding three blocks of houses in San Francisco that looked much alike and had the same kind of middle-class and working-class residents, with approximately the same ethnic mix. The difference was that only 2,000 cars a day ran down Octavia Street (LIGHT street, in Appleyard’s terminology) while Gough Street (MEDIUM street) was used by 8,000 cars daily, and Franklin Street (HEAVY street) had around 16,000 cars a day. Franklin Street often had as many cars in an hour as Octavia had in a day.Heavy traffic brought with it danger, noise, fumes and soot, directly, and trash secondarily. That is, the cars didn’t bring in much trash, but when trash accumulated, residents seldom picked it up. The cars, Appleyard determined, reduced the amount of territory residents felt responsible for. Noise was a constant intrusion into their homes. Many Franklin Street residents covered their doors and windows and spent most of their time in the rear of their houses. Most families with children had already left.Conditions on Octavia Street were much different. Residents picked up trash. They sat on their front steps and chatted with neighbors. They had three times as many friends and twice as many acquaintances as the people on Franklin.On Gough Street, residents said that the old feeling of community was disappearing as traffic increased. People were becoming more and more preoccupied with their own lives. A number of families had recently moved and more were considering. Those who were staying expressed deep regret at the destruction of their community.
Câu 1: The word astounding  in line 1 is closest in meaning to                     .


A. startling      


B. disappointing 


C. dubious 


D. alternative
Câu 2: The three streets mentioned in this passage are different in that                                 .


A. they are in different cities.


B. the residents are of different ethnic backgrounds.


C. they have varying amounts of traffic.


D.  the income levels of the residents vary considerably.
Câu 3: Approximately how many cars used Franklin Street daily?


A. 2,000   


B. 8,000


C. 16,000   


D. 20,000
Câu 4: All of the following are direct results of heavy traffic EXCEPT                                .


A.  increased amount of trash      


B. greater danger to residents


C.  more pollution       


D. more vibrations
Câu 5: The author’s main purpose in the second paragraph is to                    .


A. discuss the problem of trash disposal


B. point out the disadvantage of heavy traffic


C. propose an alternate system of transportation


D. suggest ways to cope with traffic problems
Câu 6: Which of the following is NOT a statement you would expect from a resident of Gough Street?


A.  People on this street are unhappy because the neighborhood is deteriorating.


B. People on this street think mostly of themselves.


C. People on this street have more and more space for which they feel responsible.


D. A number of people are preparing to leave this street.
Câu 7: In what order does the author present detailed discussions of the three streets?


A.  LIGHT, MEDIUM, HEAVY  


B. HEAVY, MEDIUM, LIGHT


C. HEAVY, LIGHT, MEDIUM 


D.  LIGHT, HEAVY, MEDIUM
Câu 8: What is the writer’s attitude toward heavy traffic when he mentions the Appleyard’s study?


A. neutral    


B. favorable      


C. critical     


D. doubtful
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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: My Tam is a pop star. She has many famous songs.


A.  My Tam, who has many famous songs, is a pop star.


B. My Tam, that has many famous songs, is a pop star.


C. My Tam, whose has many famous songs, is a pop star.


D.  My Tam, which has many famous songs, is a pop star.
Câu 2: I’m not rich. I can’t help other people.


A. If I am rich, I can help other people.


B. If I were rich, I can help other people.


C.  If I am rich, I could help other people.


D. If I were rich, I could help other people.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable respone to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: Peter: “Do you like going to the cinema this evening, Susan?”                          
Susan: “              .”


A.  I feel very bored.


B. That would be great  


C. You’re welcome


D.  I don’t agree, I’m afraid.
Câu 2: Peter: “Oops, I’m terribly sorry!?”                          
Susan: “              .”


A. You’re welcome


B. That’s OK  


C. That’s right    


D. You’re right

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 word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.Parents and teachers are always making (29) between the time when they were children and the present generation . They say everything was better than it is today, especially in education. (30)   , they say they used to work much harder in school, and that nowadays, we aren’t very interested. I disagree, because we spend hours every day doing homework after our lessons or (31) _________for exammination. I wonder (32)           our parents really had to study so much after school every day. In my opinion, it is no exaggeration to say we have forgotten how to play. I think one reason why kids (33)_______in class is because they need to get rid of stress.
Câu 1: (29)


A. comparison              


B. comparative  


C. compare


D. comparatively 
Câu 2: (30)


A. As a result        


B. Therefore     


C. For example  


D. Nevertheless
Câu 3: (31)


A. relearning                           


B.  revising            


C. resitting      


D. redoing
Câu 4: (32)


A. why                            


B. if


C. that


D. what
Câu 5: (33)


A. misunderstand


B. misdirect  


C. miscarry      


D. misbehave

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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 44 to 48.            If women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often miss out on a close relationship with children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has given up work to look after her children (44) _____. She strongly believes that women are pressurized to do too much, (45) _____ themselves to the absolute limit. In her own case, after six years of paid employment, Helen finally decided to call it a day. She says she initially found it hard to be at home, though she never misses the job itself. She admits that if she had had a brilliant career to begin (46) _____, she might feel differently now. Financially, she is no worse off (47) _____ before, as the cost of childcare and commuting exceeded her actual income. (48) _____ the government starts to give other tax incentives to working parents, she says she will not return to the workplace until her children are grown up.
Câu 1: (44) 


A. with a full-time            


B. for full-time          


C. in full time              


D. full-time
Câu 2: (45)


A. and driving        


B. and taking         


C. driving                   


D. taking
Câu 3: (46)


A. with                      


B. as                      


C. to                         


D. at
Câu 4: (47)


A. then                          


B. as                         


C. than                      


D. so
Câu 5: (48)


A. Unless    


B. If              


C. Provided                


D. Even if

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSET in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The roads were slippery because it snowed heavily.


A. The heavy snow made the roads slippery.


B. It snowed too heavily to make the roads slippery.


C. The heavy snow prevented the roads from being slippery.


D. Thanks to the slip of the roads, it snowed heavily.
Câu 2: “Mum, please don’t tell Dad about my mistake,” the boy said.


A. The mother was forced to keep her son’s mistake secret when he insisted.


B. The boy earnestly insisted that his mother tell his father about his mistake.


C. The boy requested his mother not to talk about his mistake anymore.


D. The boy begged his mother not to tell his father about his mistake.
Câu 3: 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 he were careful, we would finish the work.
         


C. If he had been more careful, the work would have been completed.


D. Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work.

A.
B.
C.
D.

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: He felt _____ when he failed the exams the second time.


A. annoyed            


B. discouraged               


C. undecided    


D. determined
Câu 2: Unfortunately, your letter arrived after the final date for application. _____, we cannot consider you for the post


A. As result      


B. That is because              


C. Consequently         


D. To this
Câu 3: In some countries, each academic term is _____ by a week-long break.


A. separated              


B. left                                    


C. subtracted             


D. departed
Câu 4: Please let us know your decision as soon as _____.


A. possible                 


B. better                                 


C. you can               


D. Both A & C
Câu 5: He is the world champion. We all know _____ he is at boxing.


A. how better     


B. how best                      


C. how good        


D. how well
Câu 6: We would have agreed to the contract _____ for Tom’s opposition.


A. would it not have been                     


B. be it not


C. had it not been           


D. should it not have been
Câu 7: How well people remember things _____ on many factors.


A. depends     


B. depended               


C. depending            


D. depend
Câu 8: You _____ concern yourself with the programme. The organizers of the festival will take care of it.


A. mustn’t          


B. needn’t                   


C. may not               


D. might not
Câu 9: She _____ thousands of pictures since the 1980s.


A. took            


B. was talking                


C. has taken              


D. had been taking
Câu 10: To my _____, winter is a daft time to go on a holiday.


A. mind                       


B. opinion                   


C. belief             


D. view
Câu 11: Universities send letters of _____ to successful candidates by post.


A. accept            


B. acceptably            


C. acceptable     


D. acceptance
Câu 12: They would _____ go by air than travel by train.


A. always                  


B. better                    


C. rather             


D. prefer
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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. cacti                      


B. invite                     


C. primary              


D. driven
Câu 2:


A. clothes       


B. houses            


C. increases                 


D. rises

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 question from 8 to 14.            What is “extreme” weather? Why are people talking about it these day? “Extreme” weather is an unusual weather event such as rainfall, a drought or a heat wave in the wrong place or at the wrong time. In theory, they are very rare. But these days, our TV screens are constantly showing such extreme weather events. Take just three news stories from 2010: 28 centimetres of rain fell on Rio de Janeiro in 24 hours, Nashville, USA, had 33 centimetres of rain in two days and there was record rainfall in Pakistan.            The effects of this kind of rainfall are dramatic and lethal. In Rio de Janeiro, landslides followed, burying hundreds of people. In Pakistan, the floods affected 20 million people. Meanwhile, other parts of the world suffer devastating droughts. Australia, Russia and East Africa have been hit in the last ten years. And then there are unexpected heat waves, such as in 2003 in Europe. That summer, 35,000 deaths were said to be heat-related.            So, what is happening to our weather? Are these extreme events part of a natural cycle? Or are they caused by human activity and its effects on the Earth’s climate? Peter Miller says it’s probably a mixture of both of these things. On the one hand, the most important influences on weather events are natural cycles in the climate. Two of the most famous weather cycles, El Nino and La Nina, originate in the Pacific Ocean. The heat from the warm ocean rises high into the atmosphere and affects weather all around the world. On the other hand, the temperature of the Earth’s oceans is slowly but steadily going up. And this is a result of human activity. We are producing greenhouse gases that trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere. This heat warms up the atmosphere, land and oceans. Warmer oceans produce more water vapour – think of heating a pan of water in your kitchen. Turn up the heat, it produces steam more quickly. Satellite data tells us that the water vapour in the atmosphere has gone up by four percent in 25 years. This warm, wet air turns into the rain, storms, hurricanes and typhoons that we are increasingly experiencing. Climate scientist, Michael Oppenheimer, says that we need to face the reality of climate change. And we also need to act now to save lives and money in the future.
Câu 1: It is stated in the passage that extreme weather is ______.


A. difficult for scientists to understand     


B. not a natural occurrence


C. becoming more common             


D. killing more people than ever before
Câu 2: The word “lethal” in the second paragraph probably means ______.


A. far-reaching         


B. long-lasting           


C. happening soon      


D. causing deaths
Câu 3: What caused thousands of deaths in 2003?


A. floods after a bad summer           


B. a period of hot weather


C. a long spell of heavy rain      


D. large-scale landslides
Câu 4: According to the passage, extreme weather is a problem because ______.


A. we can never predict it               


B. it only affects crowded places


C. it’s often very destructive        


D. its causes are completely unknown
Câu 5: Extreme weather can be caused by ______.


A. satellites above the Earth            


B. water vapour in the atmosphere


C. very hot summers             


D. water pans in your kitchen
Câu 6: Satellites are used to ______.


A. change the direction of severe storms       


B. trap greenhouse gases in the atmosphere


C. measure changes in atmospheric water vapour


D. prevent climate from changing quickly
Câu 7: Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the passage?


A. Such extreme weather is hardly the consequence of human activity.


B. Extreme weather is substantially influenced by human activity.


C. Unusual weather events are part of natural cycles.


D. We can limit the bad effects of extreme weather.

A.
B.
C.
D.