Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions below.            Since the early 1980s, we began to worry about the bad effects of environmental pollution. It is the result of industrialization and of the careless use of the natural resources. Avoiding pollution is not easy. Many people try not to inhale traffic fumes and keep away from chemical waste by wearing mask when they get out of their house. Actually, indoor pollution is becoming more and more serious. They have found that dishwasher, washing machines, air conditioners, freezers, and refrigerators emit some certain toxic chemicals into the air. We surely inhale these chemicals when doing housework. Using gas cookers and burning candles produce carbon monoxide.            Therefore, before worrying about environmental pollution when going out, we should consider the problems of indoor pollution.
Câu 1: Environmental pollution ________.


A. was not known in 1908s           


B. is carelessly used       


C. has bad effects


D. is the use of natural resources
Câu 2: Industrialization and the careless use of natural resources ________.
  


A. have good effects on environment    


B. do no harm to environment   


C.   lead to environmental pollution


D. happened in 1980s
Câu 3: Pollution _______.


A. can be avoided easily     


B. can’t be avoided easily         


C. has no relation to industrialization


D. is not caused by traffic
Câu 4: When we stay at home, _______.


A. we are not affected by pollution        


B. we always wear a mask      


C. we do not inhale dangerous chemicals


D. we are still influenced by indoor pollution
Câu 5: Inside house ________.
 


A. there is no pollution    


B. there are no toxic chemicals          


C. carbon monoxide is produced by gas cookers


D. there is no carbon monoxide

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Câu 1:


A. pens                        


B. books                      


C. phones                    


D. tables
Câu 2:


A. delivered                 


B. enveloped               


C. talked                      


D. washed

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
Câu 1:


A. accompany             


B. category                  


C. defender                 


D. advice
Câu 2:


A. retail                       


B. vacancy                  


C. interview                


D. fantastic

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word(s) that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.


A. restrain                    


B. remain unstable   


C. fluctuate                  


D. stay unchanged
Câu 2: In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental improvements.


A. something enjoyable  


B. something to stiffer


C. something sad            


D. something to entertain

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word(s) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: In Africa, many children die from not having enough food.
            


A. poverty                   


B. starvation                


C. drought                   


D. malnutrition
Câu 2: Unless I miss my guess, your computer needs a new hard drive.
     


A. you are my guess      


B. I break the soft drive


C. I make a mistake  


D. you lack money

A.
B.
C.
D.

XI. 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: "You had better see a doctor if the sore throat does not clear up" she said to me.


A. She reminded me to see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.


B. She ordered me to see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.


C. She insisted that I see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.


D. She suggested that I see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
Câu 2: I'm sure Mary was very disappointed when she failed to get the scholarship.


A. Mary may be very disappointed when she failed to get the scholarship.


B. Mary could have been very disappointed when she failed to get the scholarship.


C. Mary must have been very disappointed when she failed to get the scholarship.


D. Mary must be very disappointed when she failed to get the scholarship.
Câu 3: He never suspected that she engaged in political conspiracies.


A. He used to think that she engaged in political conspiracies.


B. What he thought was she engaged in political conspiracies.


C. At no time did he suspect that she engaged in political conspiracies.


D. Never before he had suspected that she engaged in political conspiracies.
Câu 4: The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned.


A. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned.


B. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon.


C. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon.


D. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
Câu 5: Maria says she'd like to have been put in a higher class.


A. Maria wishes that she will be put in a higher class.


B. Maria wishes that she is put in a higher class.


C. Maria wishes that she had been put in a higher class.


D. Maria wishes that she were put in a higher class.

A.
B.
C.
D.

X. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheets to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Câu 1: Human memory (A), formerly was believed (B ) to be rather inefficient, (C) is really much more sophisticated than that of a (D) contputer.


A. Human memory 


B. was believed


C. inefficient


D. a
Câu 2: Babies show numerical competence (A) almost (B) from the day they are born, and some younger infants (C) than six months have shown they can perform a rudimentary (D) kind of addition and subtraction.


A. numerical competence


B. almost 


C. younger infants 


D. rudimentary 
Câu 3: Assuring (A) the reliability and purity of the water supply (B) is one of the more significant challenges facing (C) an ever growing (D) world population.


A. Assuring 


B. water supply 


C. facing 


D. growing 

A.
B.
C.
D.

IX. 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.Biological diversity has become widely recognized as a critical conservation issue only in the past two decades. The rapid destruction of the tropical rain forests, which are the ecosystems with the highest known species diversity on Earth, has awakened people to the importance and fragility of biological diversity. The high rate of species extinctions in these environments is jolting, but it is important to recognize the significance of biological diversity in all ecosystems. As the human population continues to expand, it will negatively affect one after another of Earth's ecosystems. In terrestrial ecosystems and in fringe marine eco common problem is habitat destruction. In most situations, the result is irreversible. Now humans are beginning to destroy marine ecosystems through other types of activities, such as disposal and runoff of poisonous waste; in less than two centuries, by significantly reducing the variety of species on Earth, they have irrevocably redirected the course of evolution.Certainly, there have been periods in Earth's history when mass extinctions have occurred. The extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by some physical event, either climatic or cosmic. There have also been less dramatic extinctions, as when natural competition between species reached an extreme conclusion. Only 0.01 percent of the species that have lived on Earth have survived to the present, and it was largely chance that determined which species survived and which died out.            However, nothing has ever equaled the magnitude and speed with which the human species is altering the physical and chemical world and demolishing the environment. In fact, there is wide agreement that it is the rate of change humans are inflicting, even more than the changes themselves that will lead to biological devastation. Life on Earth has continually been in flux as slow physical and chemical changes have occurred on Earth, but life needs time to adapt-time for migration and genetic adaptation within existing species and time for the proliferation of new genetic material and new species that may be able to survive in new environments.
Câu 1: The author mentions all of the following as examples of the effect of humans on the world's ecosystems EXEPT ______ .


A. the introduction of new varieties of plant species        


B. the habitat destruction in wetlands  


C.  the extensive damage to marine ecosystems       


D. the destruction of the tropical rain forests
Câu 2: The word "magnitude" in paragraph 3 mostly means _____ .


A. ignorance                            


B. concern                             


C. extent                         


D. greed
Câu 3: Which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree with?


A. The extinction of a few species is an acceptable consequence of human progress.


B. Humans should be more conscious of the influence they have on ecosystems.     


C. Human influence on ecosystems should not be a factor in determining public policy.      


D. Technology will provide solutions to problems caused by the destruction of ecosystems.
Câu 4: What does the word "they" in paragraph I refers to ?


A. activities     


B. species        


C. centuries     


D. humans
Câu 5: The word "jolting" mostly means _____ .


A. illuminating                        


B. appealing                           


C. shocking                    


D. disgusting
Câu 6: What can be inferred from the extinction of the dinosaurs in paragraph 2?


A. Not all mass extinctions have been caused by human activity.   


B. Earth's climate has changed significantly since the dinosaurs' extinction.   


C.  Actions by humans could not stop the irreversible process of a species' extinction.     


D. The cause of the dinosaurs' extinction is unknown.
Câu 7: What does the passage mainly discuss?


A. The cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs 


B. The time required for species to adapt to new environments    


C. The variety of species found in tropical rain forests    


D. The impact of human activities on Earth's ecosystems
Câu 8: According to the passage, natural evolutionary change is different from change caused by humans in that changes caused by humans ________ .


A. are occurring at a much faster rate         


B. affect fewer ecosystems     


C. are less devastating to most species              


D. are reversible
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VII. 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 25 to 29.To better understand the effects of crying in humans, it is also important to consider the animal counterparts to human crying (in the domain of communication), as well as other animal behaviors that might serve stress-reducing functions. In all mammals and most birds, offspring react with (25)_______ calls or distress calls to being removed from the parents. There can be little doubt that this is the phylogenetic basis of the acoustical crying of human infants. This very basic form of crying is meant to undo the separation from the parents and it is not likely to have any direct soothing function. Rather, this behavior seems to be associated with a state of increased arousal and result in soothing because of the comfort and support it elicited, that is, because it has (26)_______ its inter-individual function. In animals, distress calls are mainly (27)_____ by young offspring, and they are never accompanied by the production of tears. (28)______ , candidates for the mechanisms that might contribute to reduction of distress in non-human animals (and in humans as well) can be found in displacement behaviors and stereotypes, (29)______ are proposed to serve communicative functions as well.
Câu 1: (25) 


A. separated                


B. separation               


C. separately               


D. separating
Câu 2: (26) 


A. satisfied                  


B. finished                   


C. completed               


D. fulfilled
Câu 3: (27) 


A. applied                    


B. displayed                


C. heard                      


D. used
Câu 4: (28) 


A. In addition 


B. On the other hand  


C. As a consequence 


D. What is more
Câu 5: (29) 


A. which                     


B. who                                    


C. whom                     


D. that

A.
B.
C.
D.

IV. 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: The film was taken apart on the grounds that it glorifies violence.


A. greatly admired    


B. excellently cast  


C. badly reviewed       


D. criticized severely
Câu 2: Efforts by the government agency to improve its work were hampered by lack of funds.


A. hindered                             


B. assisted                  


C. encouraged             


D. endangered

A.
B.
C.
D.