Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the opinion that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: Tom and Peter are at school watching a sports event.
- Tom: “Man, he’s the fastest runner our school has ever had!”
- Peter: “______.”
  


A. My pleasure        


B. I’m afraid so


C. Yep, you’d better believe it 


D. No, I couldn’t agree with you more
Câu 2: Mary and Jane are talking about John.
- Mary: “I was so disgusted by his accusations that I packed up my things and left right then and there.”
- Jane: “______. No one can put up with his selfishness.”
       


A. Why?


B. I don’t blame you  


C. Are you serious?  


D. I doubt that

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B.
C.
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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 34.In Britain, greetings cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents’ shops, corner shops and, increasingly, in shops that specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping presents in.The most common cards are birthday and Christmas cards. Many Christmas cards are sold in aid of charity and special ‘charity card shops’ are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks before Christmas. A wide variety of birthday cards is available to cater for different ages and tastes. Some, especially ones for young children or for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the person’s age on the front. Many have comic, often risqué, messages printed on them, and cartoon-style illustrations. Others are more sober, with reproductions of famous paintings or attractive original designs. The usual greeting on a birthday card is ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘Many Happy Returns’ or ‘Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’.Some people also send special cards for Easter and New Year. Easter cards either portray images of spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs, spring flowers, etc, or have a religious theme.Cards are produced for every ‘milestone’ in a person’s life. There are special cards for an engagement, a marriage, a new home, a birth, success in an examination, retirement, a death in the family, etc. Some are ‘good luck’ or ‘congratulations’ cards. Others, for example ‘get well’ cards for people who are ill, express sympathy. 
Câu 1: What is the passage mainly about?


A. Greetings Cards  


B. Birthday Cards   


C. Christmas Cards  


D. Easter Cards 
Câu 2: The word ‘some’ in paragraph 2 refers to ______.


A. young children        


B. ages and tastes  


C. card shops       


D. birthday cards
Câu 3: Which of the following is NOT the usual greeting on a birthday card?


A. ‘Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’          


B. ‘Happy Birthday’


C. ‘Good luck’        


D. ‘Many Happy Returns’
Câu 4: The word ‘milestone’ in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.


A. a positive view        


B. a special gift 


C. an important event               


D. a convenient way
Câu 5: It can be inferred from the passage that ______.


A. greetings cards are used on many different occasions


B. there are few choices of birthday cards


C. greetings cards are not very popular in Britain


D. greetings cards are for children only

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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: To absorb a younger workforce, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the young ones who earned lower salary.


A. rewards                   


B. opportunities           


C. motives                   


D. encouragements
Câu 2: Not until all their demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more welfare.


A. rejected                   


B. sacked                     


C. reviewed                 


D. deleted

A.
B.
C.
D.

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: Tom is apologizing to Peter for being late. - Tom: “Sorry, I’m late, Peter. My car has broken down on the way here.”  - Peter: “___________________” 


A. No, I wouldn’t mind at all.  


B. Not on my account. 


C. That’s all right.            


D. Well, it’s worth a try.
Câu 2: Mai and Joey are talking about their favorite pastimes. - Joey: “What sort of things do you like doing in your free time?”      - Mai: “______________”


A. I love checking out the shops for new clothes.


B. None. Been starved since 9 yesterday.


C. I hate shopping.


D. Nothing special. Just some photos I took on the trip to Nepal.

A.
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. extreme                   


B. mission                   


C. rapid                       


D. country
Câu 2:


A. society                    


B. epidemic                 


C. initiate                     


D. catastrophe

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. wait                                    


B. train                                    


C. said                         


D. paid
Câu 2:


A. whole                                 


B. when                       


C. which                     


D. while

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 didn‘t want to spend a lot of money. We stayed in a cheap hotel.


A. In spite of spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.


B. Rather than spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.


C. We stayed in a cheap hotel, but we had to spend a lot of money.


D. We didn‘t stay in a cheap hotel as we had a lot of money to spend.
Câu 2: Everyone expected Clement’s party to be a disaster. It was exactly the opposite.


A. Clement didn’t expect his party to go badly, but everybody else did.


B. Completely contrary to everyone’s expectations, Clement’s party was really good.


C. The expectation was that Clement’s party wouldn’t be successful, and it wasn’t.


D. Just as everyone had predicted, Clement’s party was not a disaster.

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: “You’re always making terrible mistakes,”said the teacher.


A. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.


B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.


C. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes.


D.  The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes.
Câu 2: My friend has stopped eating fast food.


A. My friend sometimes eats fast food.    


B. My friend doesn't like eating fast food.


C. My friend no longer eats fast food.  


D. My friend has never eaten fast food.
Câu 3: They report that soil pollution has seriously threatened the livelihood of many local farmers.


A. The livelihood of many local farmers was reported to be seriously endangered by soil pollution.


B. It is reported that the livelihood of many local farmers has led to serious soil pollution.


C. Soil pollution is reported to have posed a serious threat to the livelihood of many local farmers.


D. It has been reported that soil pollution has actually put many local farmers' lives at risk.

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.In this modern world where closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras are everywhere and smartphones in every pocket, the routine filming of everyday life is becoming pervasive. A number of countries are rolling out body cams for police officers; other public-facing agencies such as schools, councils and hospitals are also experimenting with cameras for their employees. Private citizens are getting in on the act too: cyclists increasingly wear headcams as a deterrent to aggressive drivers. As camera technology gets smaller and cheaper, it isn't hard to envisage a future where we're all filming everything all the time, in every direction.Would that be a good thing? There are some obvious potential upsides. If people know they are on camera, especially when at work or using public services, they are surely less likely to misbehave. The available evidence suggests that it discourages behaviours such as vandalism. Another upside is that it would be harder to get away with crimes or to evade blame for accidents.But a world on camera could have subtle negative effects. The deluge of data we pour into the hands of Google, Facebook and others has already proved a mixed blessing. Those companies would no doubt be willing to upload and curate our body-cam data for free, but at what cost to privacy and freedom of choice?Body-cam data could also create a legal minefield. Disputes over the veracity and interpretation of police footage have already surfaced. Eventually, events not caught on camera could be treated as if they didn't happen. Alternatively, footage could be faked or doctored to dodge blame or incriminate others.Of course, there's always the argument that if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to fear. But most people have done something embarrassing, or even illegal, that they regret and would prefer they hadn't been caught on film. People already censor their social media feeds – or avoid doing anything incriminating in public – for fear of damaging their reputation. Would ubiquitous body cams have a further chilling effect on our freedom?The always-on-camera world could even threaten some of the attributes that make us human. We are natural gossips and backbiters, and while those might not be desirable behaviours, they oil the wheels of our social interactions. Once people assume they are being filmed, they are likely to clam up.The argument in relation to body-cam ownership is a bit like that for guns: once you go past a critical threshold, almost everyone will feel they need one as an insurance policy. We are nowhere near that point yet – but we should think hard about whether we really want to say "lights, body cam, action."
Câu 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?


A. The current public obsession with modern technology


B. The ubiquity of cameras and ensuing problems


C. Legal disputes fuelled by body-cam data


D. Data overload experienced by social network users
Câu 2: The word "envisage" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.


A. embrace                  


B. fantasise                  


C. reject                      


D. visualise
Câu 3: As mentioned in paragraph 2, misbehaviour can be discouraged if potential offenders ______.


A. are aware of being filmed at the time


B. know that they may be subjected to criticism


C. realise that they may be publicly punished


D. are employed in the public sector
Câu 4: The phrase "a mixed blessing" in paragraph 3 probably means ______.


A. something that is neither good nor bad


B. something that produces unexpected results


C. something that has both advantages and disadvantages


D. something either negative or positive in nature
Câu 5: What does the author imply in paragraph 3?


A. Body-cam ownership could eventually give rise to information overload, which, in turn, raises public concern.


B. Social networks provide their users with greater freedom of choice while depriving them of their privacy and anonymity.


C. Companies like Facebook may have their own intentions behind their willingness to take care of their users' body-cam data.


D. Google and similar enterprises tend to refrain from harvesting their customers' data for illicit purposes.
Câu 6: It is stated in paragraph 4 that unrecorded events ______.


A. may go unnoticed or be ignored completely


B. could be manipulated to charge innocent people


C. should be kept open to interpretation


D. could provoke legal disputes among media companies
Câu 7: According to paragraph 5, why do social media users already act more carefully online?


A. Because they regret doing something illegal.


B. Because they disapprove of uncensored social media feeds.


C. Because they want to avoid being recognised in public.


D. Because they wish to protect their image.
Câu 8: The word "they" in paragraph 6 refers to ______. they


A. wheels                    


B. social interactions     


C. desirable behaviours


D. people
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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: Thanks to the invention of the microscope, biologists can now gain insights into the nature of the human cell.


A. deep understanding          


B.  in-depth studies      


C. spectacular sightings  


D. far-sighted views
Câu 2: How on earth could they do away with a lovely old building like that and put a car park there instead?


A. keep                        


B. eliminate                    


C. retain                     


D. upgade

A.
B.
C.
D.