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.Public holidays in the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as bank holidays, are days where most businesses and non – essential services are closed although an increasing number of retail businesses (especially the larger ones) do open on some of the public holidays. There are restrictions on trading on Sundays and Christmas Day. Four public holidays are common to all countries of the United Kingdom. These are: New Year's Day, the first Monday in May, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. Some banks open on some bank holidays. In Scotland, while New Year's Day and Christmas Day are national holidays, other bank holidays are not necessarily public holidays, since the Scots instead observe traditional local customs and practice for their public holidays. In Northern Ireland, once again, bank holidays other than New Year's Day and Christmas Day are not necessarily public holidays. Good Friday and Christmas Day are common law holidays, except in Scotland, where they are bank holidays. In Scotland the holiday on 1 January (or 2 January if 1 January is Sunday) is statutory, and 25 December is also a statutory holiday (or 26 December if Christmas Day falls on a Sunday). Boxing Day is a holiday traditionally celebrated the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would receive gifts, known as a "Christmas box", from their bosses or employers.  Today, Boxing Day is the bank holiday that generally takes place on 26 December. And 28 December only is given if Boxing Day is Saturday.Like Denmark, the United Kingdom has no national day holiday marked or celebrated for its formal founding date. Increasingly, there are calls for public holidays on the patron saints' days in England, Scotland and Wales. An online petition sent to the Prime Minister received 11,000 signatures for a public holiday in Wales on St. David's Day; the Scottish Parliament has passed a bill creating a public holiday on St. Andrew's Day although it must be taken in place of another public holiday; campaigners in England are calling for a bank holiday on St. George's Day; and in Cornwall, there are calls for a public holiday on St. Piran's Day.
Câu 1: What is the passage mainly about?


A. Boxing Holiday in the U.K.      


B. Public holidays in the U.K.   


C.  Weekend holiday                 


D. Similar holidays in Europe
Câu 2: Bank holidays besides New Year's Day and Christmas Day are not public holidays in Scotland because _______.


A. the Scots observe traditional local customs 


B. Scotland does not belong to the U.K.    


C. they are common law holidays   


D. the Scots celebrate Good Friday
Câu 3: The word “their” in paragraph 1 refers to ______.


A. traditions’


B. the Scots’    


C. holidays’         


D. the UK’s
Câu 4: What does the word “statutory” in paragraph 1 mean?


A. unnecessary                  


B. frequent                    


C. inflexible                  


D. compulsory
Câu 5: Which of the following statements is wrong about the U.K.?


A. All businesses close on public holidays.     


B. There are 4 common public holidays.           


C. Xmas Day is a bank holiday in Scotland.    


D. 26th December is Boxing Day.
Câu 6: The word “calls” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.


A. requests                         


B. yells                          


C. protests                     


D. approvals
Câu 7: Which place has made a patron saint’s day a holiday?


A. Wales                            


B. England                    


C. Cornwall                  


D. Scotland
Câu 8: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?


A. If a holiday falls at the weekend, a substitute day is given in place.


B. The British people will get 28 December off if Xmas Day is Sunday.


C. The U.K. was founded on the same day with Denmark.


D. Online petitions for more holidays are more effective than traditional campaigns.
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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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.   VIRTUAL DOCTORSClare Harrison rarely falls ill and hates going to the doctor’s when she does. So when she recently (25) _________ out in a painful rash down one side of her body she emailed her symptoms, (26) _______ also included a (27) _________ fever, to e-doc, the internet medical service. Two hours later she was diagnosed as having shingles (Herpes Zoster) by her online doctor, who prescribed a special cleansing solution for the rash and analgesics to help relieve the pain. Health advice is now the second most popular topic that people search for on the internet, and online medical consultation is big business. Sites vary enormously in what they offer, with services ranging from the equivalent of a medical agony aunt to a live chat with a doctor via email. They are clearly (28) _________ a demand from people who are too busy or, in some cases, too embarrassed to discuss their medical (29) _________ with their GP.
Câu 1: (25) 


A. worked                   


B. passed                     


C. came                                   


D. ran
Câu 2: (26) 


A. whose                     


B. which                      


C. who                                    


D. that
Câu 3: (27) 


A. small                       


B. weak                       


C. mild                                    


D. calm
Câu 4: (28) 


A. serving                    


B. meeting                   


C. creating                               


D. establishing
Câu 5: (29) 


A. harm                                   


B. story                        


C. hardship                              


D. complaint

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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.
Câu 1: I’ll spend the weekends hitting the books as I have final exams next week.


A. reviewing the books   


B. studying in a relaxing way


C. damaging the books    


D. studying in a serious way
Câu 2: Because tornadoes are more prevalent in the middle states, the area from Minnesota to Texas is called Tornado Alley.


A. severe                     


B. short-lived    


C. widespread             


D. uncommon

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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: It is really difficult to translate Vietnamese terms having no direct counterparts in English.


A. equivalent phrases  


B. clear meanings    


C. concrete references    


D. confusable words
Câu 2: As they were standing quite far away, Jeremy couldn’t make out what his friends were saying.


A. create                        


B. hear                          


C. imagine                     


D. assume

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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. commerce   


B. reserve        


C. burden        


D. southern
Câu 2:


A. industry      


B. museum      


C. pesticide     


D. dynamite

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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. daunted      


B. installed      


C. committed  


D. confided
Câu 2:


A. core                                        


B. more                              


C. pause                       


D. pot

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: Tom was encouraged by my success. He decided not to quit his work.


A. Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.


B. Encouraging by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.


C. To be encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.


D. That he was encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
Câu 2: Lee gave up her job. She planned to continue her education.


A. Lee’s education was interrupted since she wanted to find a job.


B. Lee gave up her job with the aim at continuing her education.


C. Lee gave up her job in case she continued her education.


D. Lee gave up her job with a view to continuing her education.

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B.
C.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Friendly though he may seem, he's not to be trusted.


A. However he seems friendly, he's not to be trusted.


B. He's too friendly to be trusted.


C. He may have friends, but he's not to be trusted.


D. However friendly he seems, he's not to be trusted.
Câu 2: "You're always making terrible mistakes," said the teacher.


A. The teacher made his students not always make 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 asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
Câu 3: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.


A. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.


B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.


C. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.


D.  The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.

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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: Mai and Hung are talking about a school play, which was written by their friend, Jack.
- Mai: Jack's story was very well written, don't you think?
- Hung: _______
 


A. Actually, I like him.      


B. I couldn't agree more. It was terrible.


C. I'm not so sure, and it was full of interesting facts.       


D. Absolutely. Who wouldn't?
Câu 2: Nam is politely declining Lan's invitation to her birthday party next weekend.
- Nam: I’d love to but I won't be able to attend your birthday party. I'm taking my final exam next weekend.
- Lan: _________


A. Oh, that's annoying.     


B. Great. See you soon.


C. Sounds like fun.       


D. Well, never mind. Good luck to you!

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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.Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. For employees whose job involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular?Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager’s responsibilities.It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant to accept the opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office.
Câu 1: The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuters EXCEPT _____.


A. the different system of supervision 


B. the opportunities for advancement


C. the lack of interaction with a group   


D. the fact that the work space is in the home
Câu 2: How many American workers are involved in telecommuting?


A. Fewer than estimated in USA Today


B. More than predicted in Business Week


C. More than 8 million   


D. Fewer than last year
Câu 3: It can be inferred from the passage that the author is _______.


A. the manager of a group of telecommuters              


B. a reporter


C. a statistician     


D. a telecommuter
Câu 4: The word "resistance" could best be replaced by ____.


A. alteration


B. opposition


C. consideration


D. participation
Câu 5: Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?


A. The advantages of telecommuting   


B. The failure of telecommuting


C. An overview of telecommuting   


D. A definition of telecommuting

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B.
C.
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