VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question. Having a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our emotional health. An evening out with the closest friend may be the best guarantee of a good time. In fact, our best friend can prevent us from developing serious psychological problems such as depression and anxiety.Best friendship evolves with time - we cannot go out and pick our best friend. We become friends with people who share common interests – at school or through hobbies, for example.Best friends have usually known each other for years and stuck together through good and bad times. If you haven't got one, perhaps you are being too distant from people, or focusing too much on your work.
Câu 1: A best friend can ________.


A. give us a healthy life  


B. go out with us in the evening


C. spend much time finding    


D. share joy and sadness with us
Câu 2: Close friends need to ________.


A. study at the same school   


B. have the same interests


C. pursue the same hobbies  


D. spend time together
Câu 3: According to the passage, ________.


A. it takes a lot of time to make close friendships 


B. we can go out and choose a good friend easily


C. best friends have good and bad times  


D. it’s very difficult to make lasting friendships
Câu 4: The word 'one' in the last paragraph refers to ________.


A. good time


B. bad time  


C.  a friendship 


D. a close friend
Câu 5: According to the passage, a best friend can help you with _______.


A. doing homework    


B.  doing housework


C. overcoming difficulties   


D. overcoming depression and anxiety

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B.
C.
D.

IV. Choose the part that is incorrect.
Câu 1: I spent (A) most of time (B) in the train read (C) my (D) favorite book.


A. spent 


B. most of time


C. read 


D. my 
Câu 2: I heard (A) him talked (B) about (C) you this morning (D).


A. heard 


B. talked 


C. about 


D. you 
Câu 3: By the time (A) he is twenty-five (B) , he had written (C) 20 books (D).


A. By the time


B. is 


C. had written 


D. books 
Câu 4: I break (A) a glass when (B) I was washing (C) the glasses (D) yesterday.


A. break 


B. when 


C. was washing 


D. glasses 
Câu 5: She enjoys (A) to be (B) invited (C) to Minh's (D) birthday party.


A. enjoys 


B. to be 


C. invited 


D. Minh's

A.
B.
C.
D.

III. Choose the best answer.
Câu 1: Now, I'd like to tell you my most memorable experience.


A. forgetting                


B. forgettable               


C. unforgettable          


D. forget
Câu 2: The 25th wedding anniversary is called the _______ anniversary.


A. silver                       


B. special                     


C. golden                    


D. diamond
Câu 3: Would you mind if I asked you some _______ questions ?


A. personally               


B. person                     


C. personal                  


D. perfectly
Câu 4: I wanted to stop _________ some presents but we didn't have enough time.


A. to buy 


B. buy                         


C. buying                    


D. bought
Câu 5: Peter _______to go in for the exam.


A. avoided                   


B. let                            


C. advised                   


D. decided
Câu 6: Sarah brightened _______ considerably as she thought of Emily's words.


A. with                        


B. on                           


C. up                           


D. for
Câu 7: Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.


A. romantic part


B. important part   


C. difficult part    


D.  interesting part
Câu 8: I got my friend ________ her car for the weekend.


A. to let me to borrow


B. to let me borrow


C. let me borrow


D.  let me to borrow
Câu 9: Are you going to let me_________that last piece of apple pie?


A. eat                           


B.  to eat 


C. eaten                       


D. eating
Câu 10: The Second World War________in 1939 and_______in 1945.


A. begins/ends     


B. had begun/ended   


C. has begun/had ended 


D. began/ended
Câu 11: I am looking forward to _______ from you soon


A. hearing                   


B. hear                         


C. heard                      


D. be heard
Câu 12: While he _______ dinner, I _______.


A. had/ had come


B. had/ come 


C. had/ was having


D. was having/ came
Câu 13: ______ is all that most human beings are looking for.


A. Happiness               


B. Happily                   


C. Happy                    


D. Unhappy
Câu 14: We always celebrate our wedding ____ with dinner in an expensive restaurant every year.


A. party                       


B. anniversary


C. cake                        


D. ring
Câu 15: Could you keep ______ while I’m on the phone, please? Don’t make so much noise.


A. quiet                       


B. enjoyable                


C. happy                     


D. comfortable
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II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
Câu 1:


A. looked                    


B. finished                   


C. turned                     


D. helped
Câu 2:


A. children                  


B. divorce                    


C. married                   


D. present

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 36 to 40.Vietnamese footballing history has been rewritten by the country's U23 team, which secured a place in the final of the Asian Football Confederation Under-23 (AFC U23) Championship thanks to a dramatic victory (36) _______ Qatar.The Qatari team, which had won all its previous matches in the (37) _______, opened the score- board with a successful penalty in the first half. (38) _______, Vietnam equalized halfway through the second half with a goal from Nguyen Quang Hai. The last few minutes of the second half saw Qatar take the lead, before Hai once again scored the equalizer for Vietnam to bring the match to (39) _______ time, which ended goalless.In the penalty shootout, the Vietnamese team (40) _______ victorious after successfully converting four out of its five penalty kicks, while keeper Bui Tien Dung managed to save two penalties from the Qatari side.(Adapted from “Vietnam storms to U23 Asian Cup final after beating Qatar on penalties”, by Staff reporters, 2018)
Câu 1: (36) _______


A. from 


B. over    


C. on   


D. to
Câu 2: (37) _______


A. tournament      


B. semifinal  


C. quarterfinal


D. final
Câu 3: (38) _______


A. Although       


B. Because   


C. However   


D. Despite
Câu 4: (39) _______


A. more    


B. many  


C. extra


D. much
Câu 5: (40) _______


A. emerged     


B. win   


C. achieve


D. become

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: My sister didn’t leave the car key. As a result, I couldn’t pick her up at the airport.


A. If my sister left the car key, I would pick her up at the airport.


B. If my sister had left the car key, I would have picked her up at the airport.


C. If my sister have left the car key, I would have picked her up at the airport.


D. If my sister had left the car key, I could pick her up at the airport.
Câu 2: Some students failed because they completely ignored the instructions on the paper. The instructions appeared at the top of every page.


A. Some students failed to ignore the instructions printed at the top of every page of the paper.


B. Some students failed because they completely ignored the instructions appearing at the top of every page of the paper.


C. No matter how completely some students ignored the instructions printed at the top of every page of the paper, he failed


D. Even though some students ignored the instructions printed at the top of every page, he failed.

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: His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.


A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done really well in the competition.


B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn't do well in the competition.


C. Such were his friends' support and encouragement that he couldn't do really well in the competition.


D. Had it not been for his friends' support and encouragement, he couldn't have done so well in the competition.
Câu 2: Joe has finished his first-aid course. He proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.


A. Although Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker, he hasn't finished his first-aid course.


B. Without finishing his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.


C. However helpful Joe proves as a rescue worker, he hasn't finished his first-aid course.


D. Having finished his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

A.
B.
C.
D.

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.
Câu 1: They have carried out exhausting research into the effects of smartphones on schoolchildren's behaviour  and their academic performance.       


A. exhausting 


B. into 


C. behaviour  


D. academic performance
Câu 2: Most workers seems to be happy with their new  working conditions.                                                


A. seems 


B. with 


C. new  


D. conditions
Câu 3: It is the night of 5th November that people in Britain light bonfires and have fireworks as a national tradition.    


A. the night of 5th November


B. in Britain


C. fireworks 


D. national

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: "Don't forget to submit your assignments by Thursday," said the teacher to the students.


A. The teacher reminded the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.


B. The teacher allowed the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.


C. The teacher ordered the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.


D. The teacher encouraged the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
Câu 2: They expect that recent changes will bring about an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.


A. Recent changes are expected to lead to an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.


B. The quality of the country's education is expected to be the consequence of recent changes.


C. It is expected that recent changes are caused by an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.


D. It was expected that recent changes would result in an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.
Câu 3: She wasn't early enough to catch the bus.


A. She wasn't late for the bus.             


B. She didn't arrive late for the bus.


C. She arrived too early for the bus.             


D. She was too late to catch the bus.

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 from 35 to 42.The green building movement, started in the 1970s as a way to reduce environmental destruction, is changing the way buildings are constructed. In the early years, green builders were a small minority, and their goals of reducing the environmental impact of buildings were considered unrealistic. Now, however, the movement is growing, as builders have been able to take advantage of new technology.Green builders try to make use of recycled materials, which means less waste in dumps. Also, they reduce environmental impact by reducing the energy requirements of a building. One way is to provide an alternative, non-polluting source of energy. First, with solar panels, it is possible to produce electricity from the rays of the sun. Once installed, they provide energy at no they cost and with no pollution.Another solution is to reduce the amount of energy required in a building. It is possible to cut electricity use noticeably by improving natural lighting and installing low-energy light bulbs. To reduce the amount of fuel needed for heating or cooling, builders also add insulation to the walls so that the building stays warmer in winter and cooler in summer.One example of this advanced design is the Genzyme Center of Cambridge, the most environmentally responsible office building in America. Every aspect of the design and building had to consider two things: the need for a safe and pleasant workplace for employees and the need to lessen the negative environmental impact. 75 percent of the building materials were recycled materials, and the energy use has been reduced by 43 percent and water use by 32 percent, compared with other buildings of the same size.In other parts of the world, several large-scale projects have recently been developed according to green building principles. One of these is in Vauban, Germany, in an area that was once the site of army housing. The site has been completely rebuilt with houses requiring 30 percent less energy than conventional ones. These houses, heated by special non-polluting systems, are also equipped with solar panels.A larger project is under way in China. The first phase of this project will include houses for 400 families built with solar power, non-polluting bricks, and recycled wall insulation. In a second phase, entire neighborhoods in six cities will be built. If all goes well, the Chinese government plans to copy these ideas in new neighborhoods across China.Green building ideas, on a small or large scale, are spreading. Individuals, companies, and governments are beginning to see their benefits. Not only are they environmentally friendly, green buildings improve living and working conditions and also save money in the long run.(Adapted from "Advanced Reading Power" by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries)
Câu 1: Which of the following does the passage mainly discuss?


A. Economic benefits of environmentally responsible buildings


B. Successful green building projects all over the world


C. New technologies applied to constructing office buildings


D. An environmentally friendly approach to constructing buildings
Câu 2: According to paragraph 1, the environmental goals set by green builders were initially considered unrealistic presumably because ______.


A. there was a lack of green builders at the beginning of the 20th century


B. the potential applications of technology to constructing green buildings were not recognised then


C. the problems of environment destruction were not prevalent at the time


D. there was an abundance of natural materials for the construction of conventional buildings
Câu 3: The word "they " in paragraph 2 refers to ______.


A. rays of the sun 


B. recycled materials     


C. green builders  


D.  solar panels
Câu 4: The word "insulation " in paragraph 3 mostly means ______.


A. systems that protect buildings from the sun's rays


B. devices that monitor changes in temperature


C. panels that convert solar energy into electricity


D.  materials that prevent heat loss and absorption
Câu 5: What is one common characteristic shared by the Genzyme Center of Cambridge and the project in Vauban, Germany?


A. Both were built based on green building principles, which reduces energy use considerably.


B. Both took advantage of new insulation technology, which cuts down on construction costs.


C. Both were built out of entirely recycled materials instead of conventional ones.


D. Both are housing complexes with special, non-polluting heating systems.
Câu 6: The phrase "under way " in paragraph 6 mostly means ______.


A. being notified          


B. being certified 


C. being inspected 


D. being launched
Câu 7: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 7 as a merit of green buildings?


A. Improving living conditions             


B. Proving more economical eventually


C. Being friendly to the environment    


D. Increasing work productivity
Câu 8: According to the passage, which of the following statements about green buildings is TRUE?


A. They are gaining in popularity in different parts of the world.


B. They are more economical and produce no pollution.


C. They have only been built in technologically developed countries.


D. They are environmentally responsible constructions with gardens.
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B.
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