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 24 to 31.  The issue of equality for women in British society first attracted national attention in the early 20th century, when the suffragettes won for women the right to vote. In the 1960s feminism became the subject of intense debate when the women's liberation movement encouraged women to reject their traditional supporting role and to demand equal status and equal rights with men in areas such as employment and pay.  Since then, the gender gap between the sexes has, been reduced. The Equal Pay Act of 1970, for instance, made it illegal for women to be paid less than men for doing the same work, and in 1975 the Sex Discrimination Act aimed to prevent either sex having an unfair advantage when applying for jobs. In the same year, the Equal Opportunities Commission was set up to help people claim their rights to equal treatment and to publish research and statistics to show where improvements in opportunities for women need to be made. Women now have much better employment opportumties, though they still tend to get less well-paid jobs than men, and very few are appointed to top jobs in industry.  In the US, the movement that is often called the "first wave of feminism" began in the mid-1800s. Susan B. Anthony worked for the right to vote. Margaret Sanger wanted to provide women with the means of contraception so that they could decide whether or not to have children, and Elizabeth Blackwell, who had to fight for the chance to become a doctor, wanted women to have greater opportunities to study. Many feminists were interested in other social issues.  The second wave of feminism began in 1960s. Women like Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem became associated with the right to get equal rights and opportunities for women under the law. An important issue was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which was intended to change the Constitution. Although the ERA was not passed, there was progress in other areas. It became illegal for employers, schools, clubs, etc. to discriminate against women. But women still find it hard to advance beyond a certain point in their careers, the co-called glass ceiling that prevents them from having high-level jobs. Many women also face the problem of the second shift, i.e. the household chores.  In 1980s, feminism became less popular in the US and there was less interest in solving the remaining problems, such as the fact that most women still earn much less than men. Although there is still discrimination, the principle that it should not exist is widely accepted.
Câu 1: It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that in the 19th century,..........


A. British women did not have the right to vote in political elections


B. most women did not wish to have equal status and equal rights


C. British women did not complete their traditional supporting role


D. suffragettes fought for the equal employment and equal pay
Câu 2: The phrase "gender gap" in paragraph 2 refers to...........


A. the social distance between the two sexes


B. the difference in status between men and women


C. the visible space between men and women


D. the social relationship between the two sexes
Câu 3: Susan B. Anthony, Margaret Sanger, and Elizabeth Blackwell are mentioned as........


A. American women who had greater opportunities


B. pioneers in the fight for American women's rights


C. American women where were more successful than men


D. American women with exceptional abilities
Câu 4: The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)…....


A. was not officially approved                  


B. was brought into force in 1960s


C. supported employers, schools, and clubs  


D. changed the US Constitution
Câu 5: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?


A. The US movement of feminism became the most popular in the late 20th century.


B. The women's liberation movement in the world first began in Britain.


C. The movement of feminism began in the US earlier than in Britain.


D. The British government passed laws to support women in the early 20th century.
Câu 6: The phrase "glass ceiling" in paragraph 4 mostly means...........


A. an overlooked problem     


B. a ceiling made of glass


C. an imaginary barrier             


D. a transparent frame
Câu 7: Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?


A. Many American women still face the problem of household chores.


B. An American women once had to fight for the chance to become a doctor.


C. British women now have much better .employment opportunities.


D. There is now no sex discrimination in Britain and in the US.
Câu 8: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?


A. Women and the Rights to vote    


B. Opportunities for Women Nowadays


C. The Suffragettes in British Society   


D. Feminism in Britain and the US
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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: In the second game, her opponent hurt her leg and had to retire. 


A. defender                 


B. rival                        


C. referee                    


D. teammate
Câu 2: Polluted water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the verge of extinction.


A. enriched                  


B. contaminated


C. purified                   


D. strengthened

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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. accountant              


B. amount                   


C. foundation              


D. country
Câu 2:


A. appealed                 


B. booked                    


C. aimed                      


D. played

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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 athlete broke the world's record in his second attempt.


A. Surprise                  


B. Surprised                


C. Surprising               


D. Surprisingly
Câu 2: As soon as I........my report, I'll call you and we'll go to dinner.


A. will finish     


B. finish                       


C. finished                   


D. had finished
Câu 3: The International Red Cross has about 97 million volunteers whose main...............is to protect human life and health.


A. rule                         


B. experience              


C. organization            


D. mission
Câu 4: The 22nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven.................countries.


A. participate


B. participating            


C. participation


D. participant
Câu 5: Credit cards.................in international trade are very convenient.


A. used                        


B. using                       


C. which used      


D. use
Câu 6: The government hopes to.................its plans for introducing cable TV.


A. carry out       


B. turn out      


C. carry on           


D. keep on
Câu 7: UNESCO was established to encourage................among nations in the areas of education, science, culture, and communication.


A. employment            


B. collaboration           


C. workforce               


D. independence
Câu 8: The authority has postponed................the flyover because it severely affects residents nearby.


A. building                  


B. to build           


C. to building      


D. build
Câu 9: It isn't cold outside. You....................wear a coat.


A. may                        


B. mustn't                    


C. should                     


D. needn't
Câu 10: The lake....................from our bedroom window.


A. can see     


B. could see   


C. can be seen     


D. could been seen
Câu 11: I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed.................usual.


A. as early than     


B. more early than     


C. earlier than  


D. as early as
Câu 12: We shouldn't go out; the weather is getting.................. .


A. more and more bad        


B. worse and worse


C. bad and worse    


D. worst and worst
Câu 13: Humans depend on species diversity to have food, clean air and water and fertile soil ......................agriculture.


A. in                            


B. for


C. about                      


D. with
Câu 14: The primary causes orspecies extinction are.................destruction, commercial exploitation and pollution.


A. reserve                    


B. generation                


C. habitat                    


D. diversity
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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: The traffic accident caused a traffic jam. The traffic jam lasted 2 hours.


A. The two-hour traffic jam was brought about by the traffic accident.


B. It was the two-hour traffic jam that caused the traffic accident.


C. There was a traffic accident caused by a two-hour traffic jam.


D. If there weren’t that traffic accident, there wouldn’t be the two-hour traffic jam.
Câu 2: All possible means have been used to prevent air pollution. The sky is still not clear.


A. Every possible means has been used to prevent air pollution so that the sky can be clearer.


B. The sky is still not clear due to the fact that all possible means have been used to prevent air pollution.


C. To prevent air pollution, every possible means has been used, and so the sky is still not clear.


D. Every possible means has been used to prevent air pollution, yet the sky is still not clear.  

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B.
C.
D.

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: Kate is very pleased (A) with her new car (B) because it is (C) very economic (D).


A. very pleased 


B. her new car


C. it is


D. economic
Câu 2: Drying (A) food by means of (B) solar energy is an ancient process applying (C) whereever climative conditions make it possible (D).


A. Drying 


B. means of 


C. applying


D. make it possible
Câu 3: What (A) I love most about (B) the book that was (C) the close-knit (D) friendship of the three friends.


A. What


B. about


C. that was


D. close-knit

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 30 to 34.In today's competitive world, what responsible parents would not want to give their children the best possible start in life? For this reason, many parents want their children, often as young as ten months old, to become familiar with computers. They seem to think that if their children grow up with computers, they will be better equipped to face the challenges of the future. No one has proved that computers make children more creative or more intelligent. The truth may even be the opposite. Educational psychologists claim that too much exposure to computers, especially for the very young, may negatively affect normal brain development. Children gain valuable experience of the world from their interaction with physical objects. Ten-month-old babies may benefit more from bumping their heads or putting various objects in their mouths than they will from staring at eye-catching cartoons. A four-year-old child can improve hand-eye coordination and understand cause and effect better by experimenting with a crayon than by moving a cursor around a computer screen. So, as educational psychologists suggest, instead of government funding going to more and more computer classes, it might be better to devote resources to music and art programs.It is ludicrous to think that children will fall behind if they are not exposed to computers from an early age. Time is too precious to spend with a "mouse". Now is the time when they should be out there learning to ride a bike. There will be time later on for them to start banging away at keyboards.
Câu 1: What would be an appropriate title for this passage?


A. Let kids be kids    


B. Computers in schools


C. Never too early to start   


D. More computers mean brighter future
Câu 2: Children who spend a lot of time on their computers _____.


A. will suffer from brain damage     


B. tend to have more accidents than those who do not


C. do not necessarily make more progress than those do not


D. tend to like music and art more than those who do not
Câu 3: The pronoun "they" in paragraph 2 refer to _______.


A. heads                      


B. objects                    


C. mouths


D. babies
Câu 4: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?


A. Parents should not put off buying a computer for their children.


B. It is better for children to take computer lessons than art lessons.


C. There is no evidence that children who use computers are cleverer than those who do not.


D. Computers seriously harm children's eyesight.
Câu 5: The word "ludicrous" paragraph 3 mostly means _____.


A. ironic                      


B. sensible                   


C. humorous               


D. ridiculous

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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: He is very stubborn but flattery usually works like a charm on him.


A. is completely successful in   


B. takes effect


C. turned out to be a disaster       


D. has no effect on
Câu 2: As many as 100 million people in Asia, particularly from India, Russia, Japan and China, migrated to the southern and northen parts of Asia during the same period. These migrations began dwindling in the 1930s when immigration restrictions were established by receiving countries.


A. decreasing              


B. travelling                 


C. combing                             


D. increasing

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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: Dark clouds began to spread out across the sky, so we rushed to the house as fast as possible.


A. shrink                     


B. diminish


C. lessen


D. extend
Câu 2: The company will only employ competent engineers, so they want to see evidence of their work as well the references from previous employers.


A. ambitious                


B. unqualified                  


C. proficient                 


D. inconvenient

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B.
C.
D.

VII. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning to the given one.
Câu 1: I've yet to meet a more exasperating person than my brother-in-law.


A. My brother-in-law is the most exasperating person I've ever met.


B. My brother-in-law is more exasperating than I am.


C. I've met a more exasperating person than my brother-in-law.


D. I've never met the most exasperating person like my brother-in-law.
Câu 2: Their excitement was increasing all the time.


A. They were getting more and more excited.                 


B. They feel more excited than they used to.


C. They felt most excited.       


D. They were getting the most excited.
Câu 3: Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.


A. We were very impressed by the new cinema, but found it rather expensive.


B. We were not very impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive.


C. We weren't as much impressed by the new cinema's look as its cost.


D. The new cinema was more expensive than we expected.
Câu 4: My father doesn't play tennis as well as he used to.   
 


A. My father used to play tennis very well.


B. My father used to play tennis worse than he does now.


C. My father is used to playing tennis better than now.


D. My father used to play tennis better than he does now.
Câu 5: Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected


A. Too many people came to the meeting.


B. There were more people at the meeting than we had expected.


C. We had expected more people to come to the meeting.


D. We had expected less people to come to the meeting.

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B.
C.
D.