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 39 to 46.            Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.            When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.            To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.
Câu 1: We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because ______.


A. it has become very important in our culture                                 


B. people have been writing since there have been human beings                    


C. writing is secondary to language                          


D. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years           
Câu 2: The author of the passage argues that ______.


A. writing has become too important in today’s society       


B. all languages should have a written form 


C. speech is more basic to language than writing     


D. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write
Câu 3: According to the passage, writing ______.


A. represents speech, but not perfectly         


B. developed from imperfect speech 


C. is imperfect, but less so than speech         


D. is represented perfectly by speech
Câu 4: Learning to write is _______.


A. not easy


B. easy                    


C. quick               


D. very easy
Câu 5: Normal human beings ______.


A. learn to talk after learning to write


B. learn to talk before learning to write        


C. learn to write and to talk at the same time


D.  learn to write before learning to talk        
Câu 6: In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of ______.


A. severely handicapped children      


B. intelligent people who couldn’t write       


C. people who learn the rudiments of speech


D. people who speak many languages
Câu 7: In the author’s judgment, ______.


A. writing is more real than speech   


B. writing has more advantages than speech 


C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does   


D. speech is essential but writing has important benefits      
Câu 8: The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means ______.


A. rudime


B. benefit                                       


C. skill                                     


D. domination
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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: School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.


A. depended           


B. paid                                   


C. required                              


D. divided
Câu 2: My sister said that the journey by sea was long and boring. However, I found it very interesting.


A. voyage                  


B. flight                             


C. excursion                            


D. route

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C.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: It was late at night, the wind was howling and when she heard the knock on the door, she almost jumped out of her skin.


A. was surprised               


B. was asleep      


C. was terrified            


D. was delighted
Câu 2: Wild animals use various methods to ward off predators and their natural enemies.


A. rebel                                   


B. befriend                              


C. deter                                   


D. attack

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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 following questions from 1 to 5.Dolphins are one of the most intelligent species on the planet, which makes them a very interesting animal to scientists. In their natural habitats, dolphins use various vocalization techniques. They whistle and squeak to recognize members of their pod, identify and protect their young, and call out warnings of danger. They also make clicking sounds used for echolocation to find food and obstacles in dark and murky waters.Amazingly, the whistling sound that the bottlenose dolphin makes has been found to have a similar pattern to human language. They always make conversational sounds when they greet each other. If you listen to dolphins' squeaks and squeals, it will sound like they are having a conversation.Dolphins usually use both sound and body language to communicate with each other. It is through gesture and body language, however, that most of their communication with humans comes. Dolphins can be trained to perform complicated tricks. This suggests they have a high level of intelligence and communication capacity. If they work for a long time with a trainer, they are able to recognize and understand human commands.A lot of dolphin communication has been studied using dolphins in captive environments. These studies have been criticized because some marine biologists believe that dolphins living in aquariums or research centers cannot be considered "normal." Even so, most believe that studying dolphin communication in captivity is useful for beginning to understand the complexity of dolphin communication. After all, dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals. Their ability to communicate is impressive and worthy of study. 
Câu 1: What would be the most suitable title for the passage?


A. Communications in dolphins 


B. Intelligent mammals in captivity 


C. Dolphins' social tendencies with humans 


D. Complex patterns in dolphin life 
Câu 2: In line 2, the word vocalization is closest in meaning to _______.


A. making gestures 


B. creating words 


C. producing sounds 


D. closing eyes 
Câu 3: According to paragraph 4, what do some marine biologists think about captive dolphins?


A. Their relationships are too personal with marine biologists. 


B. They can't be considered accurate subjects for biological studies. 


C. They can communicate exactly the same as humans do.


D. They easily demonstrate how dolphins act in the wild.
Câu 4: All of the following are true about dolphin communication EXCEPT _______.


A. dolphins' squeals and squeaks sound conversational to the human ear 


B. dolphins' clicking sounds are sometimes used to greet humans 


C. communication using sounds and gestures occurs between dolphins 


D. body language and gestures are used for communication with humans
Câu 5: In line 17, the word most refers to _______.


A. the majority of marine biologists 


B. a few bottlenose dolphins 


C. a lot of bottlenose dolphins  


D. the minority of marine biologists 

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IX. 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: He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.


A. Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me.


B. Not only did he spend all his money but also borrowed some from me.


C. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all.


D. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all.
Câu 2: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.


A. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.


B. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.


C. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour.


D. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.

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VII. Mark the letter A, B, Cor Don your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The weather was so terrible that we spent the whole day indoors.


A. The weather was too terrible for us to spend the whole day indoors.


B. The weather wasn't terrible enough for us to spend the whole day indoors.


C. It was such terrible weather that we spent the whole day indoors.


D. The weather was too terrible that we spent the whole day indoors.
Câu 2: I have never watched such a romantic film like this before.


A. The film is so romantic that I have watched it many times.


B. This is the most romantic film that I've ever watched.


C. This film is not as romantic as those I had watched before.


D. I have never watched many romantic films like this before.
Câu 3: I should have finished my work last night but I was exhausted.


A. I finished my work last night though I was exhausted.


B. Last night I was exhausted but I tried to finish my work.


C.  I was exhausted so I didn't finish my work yesterday as planned.


D. My work was finished last night but I was exhausted.

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V. Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Most of the fastening devices used in clothing today, like the shoelace, the button, and the safely pin. have existed in some form in various cultures for thousands of years. But the zipper was the brainchild of one American inventor, namely Whitcomb Judson of Chicago. At the end of the 19th century. Judson was already a successful inventor, with a dozen patents to his credit for mechanical items such as improvements to motors and railroad braking system.He then turned his mind to create a replacement for the lengthy shoelaces which were then used in both men’s and women's boots. On August 29th 1893, he won another patent, for what he called the case “locker”. Though the model was somewhat clumsy, and frequently jammed, it did work: in fact, Judson and his business associate Lewis Walker had sewn the device into their own boots. Although Judson displayed his clasp-locker at the World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893, the public largely ignored it. The company founded by Judson and Walker, Universal Fastener, despite further refinements, never really succeeded in marketing the device.The earliest zip fasteners were being used in the clothing industry by 1905, but it was only in 1913, after a Swedish-American engineer, Gideon Sundbach, had remodeled Judson's fastener into a more streamlined and reliable form, that the zipper was a success. The US Army applied zippers to the clothing and equipment of the troops of World War I. By the late 1920s, zippers could be found in all kinds of clothing, footwear, and carrying cases; by the mid-1930s, zippers had even been embraced by the fashion industry.The term “zipper" was coined as onomatopoeia (resembling the sound it makes) by B.F. Goodrich whose company started marketing rubber shoes featuring the fastener in 1923. Regrettably. Whitcomb Judson died in 1909, and never heard the term, or saw the success by which his invention would become popular.       (Adapted from https://lemelson.mit.edu)
Câu 1: What is the author's main point in the second paragraph?


A. Judson lacked marketing skills.       


B. Although Judson invented a workable product, it did not appeal to the public.


C. Judson was a poor businessman.


D. Despite being a successful inventor, Judson failed with the clasp-locker.
Câu 2: The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to _______ .


A.  World's Fair     


B. Judson                    


C. Clasp-locker


D. The public
Câu 3: The word "refinements" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______ .


A. promotion               


B. additions                 


C. improvements         


D. changes
Câu 4: According to the passage, zippers did not really become a success until _____.


A. they were used in the apparel industry after 1905


B. the Army used them in World War I


C. in 1913 after being remodeled


D. be the late 1920s
Câu 5: According to the passage, by the late 1920s zippers could be found in all of the following industries EXCEPT _______ .


A. fashion                    


B. luggage                   


C. tents


D. footwear
Câu 6: The word "embraced" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______ .


A. welcomed               


B. discarded                


C. promoted                


D. considered
Câu 7: According to the passage, the zipper got its name _______ .


A. from Judson       


B. because of its sound


C. when used in clothing         


D. in 1909
Câu 8: Which of the following statements can best be inferred from the passage about zippers?


A. A successful model had been developed commercially before Sundbach's version because it was used in the clothing industry by 1905.


B. The imaginative name was a major factor in its success.


C. If Judson had still been alive by World War I his company would have been more successful.


D. Judson was an inventor, not a business man.
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III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheel to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: It's silly of him to spend a lot of money buying _______ .


A. a thick wooden old table   


B. a thick old wooden table


C. an old wooden thick table        


D. a wooden thick old table
Câu 2: Poor management brought the company to _______ of collapse.


A. the brink


B. the foot   


C. the edge    


D. the ring
Câu 3: It is necessary that he _______ of his old parents.


A. to take care


B. took care    


C. take care    


D. takes care
Câu 4: Jane's eyes burned and her shoulders ached. She _______ at the computer for five straight hours. Finally, she took a break.


A. had sat   


B. has been sitting     


C. had been sitting


D. has sat
Câu 5: Tom seldom drinks coffee, _______?


A. doesn't Tom  


B. does Tom     


C. doesn't he        


D. does he
Câu 6: He built up a successful business but it was all done _______ of his health.


A. by the expense 


B. at the price  


C. at all cost        


D. at the expense 
Câu 7: He is a good team leader who always acts ______ in case of emergency.


A. decide                     


B. decisive                   


C. decision                              


D. decisively
Câu 8: If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to _______ more staff.


A. add in              


B. give up      


C. take on            


D. gain on
Câu 9: _______ there is not enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases.


A. In spite of   


B. Although                


C. Therefore                            


D. However
Câu 10: My sister Jo is _______ person in our family.


A. shorter                    


B. the shorter    


C. the shortest  


D. the most short
Câu 11: I can't understand why you have to make such a _____ about something so unimportant.


A. fuss                         


B. mess                        


C. bother                                 


D. stir
Câu 12: Thanks to the help of his teacher and classmates, he made great ______ and passed the endterm exam with high marks.


A. fortunes                  


B. experience              


C. progress                              


D. work
Câu 13: The larger the city, _______ the crime rate.


A. the higher   


B. higher                     


C. highest                                


D. the highest
Câu 14: Could you please tell me _______?


A. how far it is to the nearest bus stop


B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop


C. it is how far to the nearest bus stop 


D. how far to the nearest bus stop is it
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II. 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.
Câu 1: His short but pointed speech was applauded by all sections of the audience.


A. welcomed               


B. misunderstood        


C. praised                                


D. disapproved
Câu 2: The chairman initiated the proceedings with a brief speech.


A. complicated            


B. started                     


C. closed                                 


D. confused

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I. 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: Sleeping, resting and to drink fruit juice are the best ways to care for a cold.


A. juice                       


B. best ways


C. Sleeping                             


D. to drink
Câu 2: If we had more time last week, we would certainly have finished the project on time.


A. had                         


B. on time   


C. certainly                              


D. the
Câu 3: For centuries, musics have played acoustical guitars, which produce sound from the vibration of the strings.


A. musics                    


B. which                      


C. sound                                  


D. vibration

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B.
C.
D.