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 from 48 to 50.
Câu 1: A child is influenced as much by his schooling as by his parents.


A. A child’s parents have greater influence on him than his schooling.


B. Schooling doesn’t influence a child as much as his parents do.


C. A child can influence his parents as much as his schooling.


D. A child’s schooling influences him as much as his parents do.
Câu 2: After the members of the committee had had lunch, they discussed the problem.


A. Having been served lunch, a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee.


B. Having been served lunch, the problem was discussed by the members of the committee.


C. Having been served lunch, the committee members discussed the problem.


D. Having been served lunch, it was discussed by the committee members of the problem.
Câu 3: She had to buy a new battery for her mobile phone because the charge was unable to last for more than two hours.


A. The new battery she bought for her mobile phone would not hold a charge for longer than two hours.


B. Because she charged her new mobile phone battery for only two hours, the charge did not last very long.


C. She had to charge a new battery for her mobile phone because the old one lasted for a little over two hours.


D. Her mobile phone couldn't hold a charge for more than two hours, so she had to buy a new battery.

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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 from 43 to 44.
Câu 1: Many parents may fail to recognize and respond to their children's needs until frustration explodes into difficult or uncooperative behaviour.


A. stays under pressure     


B. remains at an unchanged level


C.  suddenly becomes uncontrollable     


D. slowly reaches the boiling point
Câu 2: The giraffe is conspicuous in the grasslands because of its long neck.


A. evident                    


B. noticeable               


C. stunning                 


D. interesting

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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 questions from 30 to 37.The Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States was responsible for sweeping changes in attitudes toward the decorative arts, then considered the minor or household arts. Its focus on decorative arts helped to induce United States museums and private collectors to begin collecting furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork, and textiles in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The fact that artisans, who were looked on as mechanics or skilled workers in the eighteenth century, are frequently considered artists today is directly attributable to the Arts and Crafts Movement of the nineteenth century. The importance now placed on attractive and harmonious home decoration can also be traced to this period, when Victorian interior arrangements were revised to admit greater light and more freely flowing spaces.The Arts and Crafts Movement reacts against mechanized processes that threatened handcrafts and resulted in cheapened, monotonous merchandise. Founded in the late nineteenth  century by British social critics John Ruskin and William Morris, the movement revered craft as a form of art. In a rapidly industrializing society, most Victorians agreed that art was an essential moral ingredient in the home environment, and in many middle- and working-class homes craft was the only form of art. Ruskin and his followers criticized not only the degradation of artisans reduced to machine operators, but also the impending loss of daily contact with handcrafted objects, fashioned with pride, integrity, and attention to beauty.In the United States as well as in Great Britain, reformers extolled the virtues of handcrafted objects: simple, straightforward design; solid materials of good quality; and sound, enduring construction techniques. These criteria were interpreted in a variety of styles, ranging from rational and geometric to romantic or naturalistic. Whether abstract, stylized, or realistically treated, the consistent theme in virtually all Arts and Crafts design is nature.The Arts and Crafts Movement was much more than a particular style; it was a philosophy of domestic life. Proponents believed that if simple design, high-quality materials, and honest construction were realized in the home and its appointments, then the occupants would enjoy moral and therapeutic effects. For both artisan and consumer, the Arts and Crafts doctrine was seen as a magical force against the undesirable effects of industrialization.
Câu 1: The passage primarily focuses on nineteenth century arts and crafts in terms of which of the following?


A. Their naturalistic themes.


B. Their importance in museum collections.


C. Their British origin.      


D. Their role in an industrialized society.
Câu 2: According to the passage, before the nineteenth century, artisans were thought to be_______.


A.  defenders of moral standards   


B. creators of cheap merchandise


C. skilled workers         


D. talented artists
Câu 3: It can be inferred from the passage that the Arts and Crafts Movement would have considered all of the following to be artists EXCEPT _________.


A. creators of textile designs


B.  people who produce handmade glass objects


C.  operators of machines that automatically cut legs, for furniture


D. metalworkers who create unique pieces of jewelry
Câu 4: The word “revered” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to…..


A. respected                            


B. described                            


C. dubbed                               


D. created
Câu 5: According to paragraph 2, the handcrafted objects in the homes of middle and working-class families usually were __________.


A. made by members of the family       


B. the least expensive objects in their homes


C. regarded as being morally uplifting   


D. thought to symbolize progress
Câu 6: The word “extolled” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.


A. exposed                              


B. praised                                


C. believed                              


D. accepted
Câu 7: According to the passage, which of the following changes occurred at the same time as the Arts and Crafts Movement?


A. The creation of brighter and more airy spaces inside homes.


B. The rejection of art that depicted nature in a realistic manner.


C. A decline of interest in art museum collections.


D. An increase in the buying of imported art objects.
Câu 8: The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ________.


A. the Arts and Crafts design  


B. nature


C. the Arts and Crafts Movement                  


D. a particular style
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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 from 26 to 27.
Câu 1:


A. sought                     


B. drought                   


C. bought                    


D. fought
Câu 2:


A. clothes                    


B. oranges                   


C. resources                


D. reaches

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 from 24 to 25.
Câu 1: Several chapters of Joan Steer’s book describe illegitimate gambling activities in California in the 1970s.


A. lawful                     


B. unusual                   


C. prosperous              


D. prohibited
Câu 2: 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. have a good voyage


B. organize things inefficiently


C. run faster than others    


D. manage an inflexible system

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 from 22 to 23.
Câu 1: I am tired of staying up late last night studying. I am also worried about today’s test.


A. I am not only tired of staying up late last night studying but also am worried about today’s test.


B. Tired from staying up late last night studying, today’s test also makes us worried.


C. Not only am I tired of staying up late last night studying, but I am also worried about today’s test.


D. Because I am worried about today’s test, I stayed up late last night studying.
Câu 2: They are my two sisters. They aren’t teachers like me.


A. They are my two sisters both of whose are teachers like me.


B. They are my two sisters, neither of whom are teachers like me.


C. Like me, neither of my two sisters aren’t teachers.


D. They are my two sisters who neither are teachers like me.

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 3 to 9.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.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.
Câu 1: According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?


A. They revert from the long term memory.


B. They get chunked when they enter the brain.


C. They enter via the nervous system.


D. They are filtered from the sensory storage area.
Câu 2: The word “elapses” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.


A. passes                     


B. appears                   


C. continues                


D. wastes
Câu 3: All of the following are mentioned as places in which memories are stored EXCEPT ______.


A. maintenance area     


B. long term memory 


C. sensory storage area 


D. STM
Câu 4: Why does the author mention a dog's bark?


A. To give an example of a type of memory


B. To compare another sound that is loud like a doorbell


C. To prove that dogs have better memories than humans


D. To provide a type of interruption
Câu 5: The word “This” in paragraph 3 most probably refers to ______.


A. information             


B. long-term memory C


C. a better way      


D. elaborate rehearsal
Câu 6: The word “cues” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.


A. hints                        


B. recognition              


C. relaxation                


D. fun
Câu 7: Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?


A. A memory is kept alive through constant repetition.


B. Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.


C. The working memory is the same as the short term memory.


D. Cues help people to recognize information.

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B.
C.
D.

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. confide                           


B. maintain                         


C. require                            


D. major
Câu 2:


A. commercial             


B. disaster                    


C. animal                     


D. extinction

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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: The pool should not be made so deep ______ small children can be safe there.


A. if  


B.  so as to      


C. though                    


D. so that
Câu 2: We all agree that she is ______ student in our class.


A. the cleverest


B. a more clever  


C. most clever     


D. cleverest
Câu 3: There has been a great increase in retail sales, ______?


A. hasn’t there   


B. isn’t there         


C.  isn’t it    


D. doesn’t it
Câu 4: Long ago, women were ______ to vote in political elections.


A. prevented               


B. stopped                    


C. forbidden                


D. banned
Câu 5: In spite of her abilities, Laura has been ______ overlooked for promotion.   


A. repeat                      


B. repeatedly               


C. repetitive                 


D. repetition
Câu 6: Only one of our gifted students _____ to participate in the final competition.


A. has been chosen  


B. have been chosen   


C. were choosing


D. chosen
Câu 7: The Lake District, ______ was made a national park in 1951, attracts a large number of tourists every year.


A. that                         


B. where                      


C. what                       


D. which
Câu 8: I wonder who drank all the milk yesterday. It ______ have been Jane because she was out all day.


A. can’t                       


B. must                        


C. could                      


D. needn’t
Câu 9: It is no use ______ over split milk.


A. crying                     


B.  to cry    


C.  to be crying  


D. cried
Câu 10: He succeeded _______ getting a scholarship.


A. in                            


B. about                       


C. for                           


D. on
Câu 11: Five thousand dollars _______ big sum of money. It’s worth trying.


A. are too 


B. is not    


C. aren’t                      


D. be
Câu 12: It is not _______ the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day.


A. beyond                   


B. in                            


C. under                      


D. over
Câu 13: A small _____ of this medicine should be enough to lessen the pain.


A. part                         


B. dose                        


C. size                         


D. ration
Câu 14: This test is _______ easy! I didn’t even study, but I will get a high score.


A. ridiculously 


B. highly                     


C. deeply                     


D. strongly
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Exercise 5. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.The 22nd SEA Games, hosted this year by Vietnam, has joined the international movement to rid sports of tobacco. For the first time, the regional sporting event will be tobacco-free under a landmark cooperative agreement signed in April 2003 between the World Health Organization (WHO), the 22nd SEA Games Organizing Committee and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. Hanoi Health Department has organized a press seminar to celebrate and raise awareness about the tobacco-free SEA Games.The 22nd SEA Games is the first games hosted by Vietnam and 10 countries from the Southeast Asian region with nearly 8,000 athletes and coaches will participate. It will be the first tobacco-free international sporting event in Vietnam, joining other international tobacco-free sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup 2002, and the Winter Olympic Games 2002.The 22nd SEA Games will ban all sales, advertising and other promotion of tobacco products, and restricts smoking in all Games venues. The aim is to protect spectators, athletes, event staff, media and other visitors from the serious health hazards of second-hand tobacco smoke, as well as to change public attitudes about the social acceptability of smoking.Madame Pascale Brudon, WHO Representative in Vietnam, stated, "Vietnam has established 3 years ago a comprehensive, ambitious national tobacco control policy and a national tobacco control program. The tobacco-free 22nd SEA Games will be yet another area where Vietnam is leading the way for other countries in the region and the world in protecting its citizens from the debilitating and disastrous consequences of tobacco use."WHO has provided funding and technical assistance to the SEA Games Organizing Committee and Vietnamese Ministry of Health to train of over 4,000 SEA Games organizers and volunteers on the implementation of the tobacco-free policy. An international team of trainers from the Ministry of Health, International Organization for Good Temper (lOGT), WHO and International Development Enterprises (IDE) began a series of national training workshops for volunteers in April, 2003.The tobacco-free SEA Games are an inspiration and a model for other sport events, big and small, not only in Vietnam but also in the Southeast Asian and Western Pacific Region.
Câu 1: In the 22nd SEA Games _______.


A. there will be the attendance of athletes from the World Health Organization


B. smoking is not allowed


C.  smoking is only for the leader, not any athletes


D.  is held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health
Câu 2: According to the text, _______.


A. Vietnam has ever organized several tobacco-free sport events before the 22nd SEA Games


B. the tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam has not been approved by any world organizations


C. the tobacco-free SEA Games is not announced to newspapers and magazines


D. the tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam has been encouraged and supported by many world organizations
Câu 3: According to the third paragraph, _______.


A. tobacco companies can have an advertising campaign during the SEA Games


B. second-hand tobacco smoke cannot cause any harm to the athletes in the 22nd SEA Games


C. cigarettes are not allowed to sell in the 22nd SEA Games venues


D. everyone can buy cigarettes in the 22nd SEA Games venues except the athletes
Câu 4: One of the aims of the tobacco-free SEA Games is  


A. to sell more and more tobacco during the event


B. to change public attitudes about the social acceptability of smoking


C. to reduce the production of tobacco


D. to help athletes to solve the problems of the serious health hazards
Câu 5: Which sentence is not true?


A. Vietnam itself has to pay a lot for the volunteers on the implementation of the tobacco-free policy.


B. The tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam get great support from several world organizations


C. The tobacco-free SEA Games is considered a model for other sport events.


D. There are national training workshops for volunteers in April, 2003 for the tobacco-free SEA Games.

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B.
C.
D.