Task 3. Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 11 to 15.The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for (11)_____are the standard school-leaver qualifications taken by virtually all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK independent school before (12)_____the age of 16, you will study towards GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are compulsory, including English arid mathematics, and you can select (13)______, such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options. GCSEs provide a good all-round education that you can build on at college and eventually at university. AS- and A-levels are taken after GCSEs. They are the UK qualifications most (14)______ accepted for entry to university and are available in subjects from the humanities, arts, sciences and social  sciences  as  well  as in vocational  subjects  such (15)_____ engineering,  and  leisure and tourism. You can study up to four subjects at the same time for two years.
Câu 1: (11) 


A. big


B. small


C. long


D. short
Câu 2: (12) 


A. reach


B. reaching


C. being reached         


D. to reach
Câu 3: (13) 


A. other


B. another


C. each other          


D. others
Câu 4: (14)  


A. wide


B. widen


C. widely


D. width
Câu 5: (15) 


A. for


B. as


C. like


D. so

A.
B.
C.
D.

Task 5. Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 21 to 25.It is true that digital manufacturing does cut out the middle-man. More and more routine, repetitive assembly tasks will be taken  (21) __         by machines. But as certain jobs disappear, new ones open up in other parts of the factory. Germany in many ways exemplifies this trend. Today, German manufacturers (22)           three times more robots than U.S. companies, but they also still employ more humans. Relative to the size of our economies, German's manufacturing workforce is twice the size of America's. From its very beginning, the fourth Industrial revolution has never presented manufacturers with an either-or choice - robots or humans. It has always been about combining the talents   of (23) ______. (24)________, it is the convergence of artificial and human intelligence that will enable manufacturers to achieve a new era of speed, flexibility, efficiency and connectivity in the 21st century. Machines have the ability to assemble things faster than any human ever could, but humans possess the analytics, domain expertise and valuable knowledge (25) _______to solve problems and optimize factory floor production.
Câu 1: (21) 


A. in


B. away


C. off


D. over
Câu 2: (22) 


A. deploy


B. deform


C. decrease


D. develop
Câu 3: (23)


A. ones


B. they


C. both


D. two
Câu 4: (24) 


A. Alternatively


B. Ultimately


C. Correspondingly


D. Consequently
Câu 5: (25) 


A. required


B. gained


C. acquired


D. obtained

A.
B.
C.
D.

Task 2. Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 6 to 10.Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. Tan grew up in Northern California, (6) ____when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland. She returned to the United States for college. After college, Tan worked as a language development consultant and as a corporate freelance writer. In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop, which laid the  early (7)              for her first novel The Joy Luck Club. Published   in 1989, the book explored the (8) __           between Chinese women and their Chinese–American daughters, and became the longest–running New York Times bestseller for that year. The Joy Luck Club received numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Award. It has been translated into 25  languages, including Chinese, and was made into a major motion picture  for (9)   _    Tan co–wrote the screenplay. Tan's other works have also been (10) ___into several different forms of media.
Câu 1: (6) 


A. however                 


B. moreover                


C. so                            


D. but
Câu 2: (7)


A. preparation                         


B. base                        


C. source                     


D. foundation
Câu 3: (8) 


A. relate                       


B. relative                    


C. relationship             


D. relatively
Câu 4: (9) 


A. whom                     


B. that                          


C. what                       


D. which
Câu 5: (10) 


A. adjoined                 


B. adapted                   


C. adjusted                  


D. adopted

A.
B.
C.
D.

Task 5. Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 21 to 25.Seeking a new life and hoping a significant (21)______in their standard of  living, foreign workers began flocking into Western Europe during the 1950s. In Britain, some of the first immigrants arriving from the West Indies and the Indian subcontinent were welcomed by brass bands, but the dream of a new life soon (22) ______sour for many. Attracted by the promise to earn good money and learn new skills, the reality they found was often one of low wages and, in many case, unemployment. Some did not adapt (23) _     _    to life in a country of cold weather and discrimination. The (24) _____of West Indian immigrants moved into  the inner cities, areas that were already fraught with social tensions caused by poverty and poor housing. There were cases of open hostility towards the newcomers; riots (25)_______out  in  Notting Hill, West London in 1958, when gangs of white youths began taunting immigrants. Yet despite the numerous difficulties they encountered, many foreign workers did manage to adjust to their new conditions, settling in their new adopted country and prospering. Their contribution had the effect of not only speeding up the pace of economic change in the postwar period, but also transforming Western Europe into a multiracial society.
Câu 1: (21)


A. change                    


B. switch                     


C. modification           


D. variation
Câu 2: (22) 


A. converted                


B. turned                     


C. transformed            


D. changed
Câu 3: (23) 


A. closely                    


B. easily                      


C. greatly                    


D. normally
Câu 4: (24) 


A. number                   


B. amount                    


C. majority                  


D. major
Câu 5: (25) 


A. carried                    


B. came                       


C. broke                      


D. started

A.
B.
C.
D.

Task 4. Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 16 to 20.Isolated from the mainland, the Con Dao islands are one of Vietnam’s star (16)        ____. Long preserve of political prisoners and undesirables, they now turn heads thanks to their striking natural beauty. Con Son, the (17) _____of this chain of 15 islands and islets, is ringed with lovely beaches, coral reefs and scenic bays, and remains partially covered (18)______ tropical forests. In addition  to hiking, diving and exploring deserted coastal roads, there are excellent wildlife–watching opportunities, such as the black giant squirrel and endemic bow–fingered gecko. (19)     ___it seems an island paradise, Con Son was once hell on earth for the thousands of prisoners who languished in a dozen jails during French rule and the American–backed regime. Many Vietnamese visitors are former  soldiers (20)         ___were imprisoned on the island. Until   recently, few foreigners visited Con Dao, but with the commencement of low–cost boat connections this looks sure to change.
Câu 1: (16) 


A. attractive                 


B. attract                      


C. attractions               


D. attractiveness
Câu 2: (17) 


A. largest                     


B. larger                      


C. most large  


D. large
Câu 3: (18) 


A. of                                        


B. to                            


C. for                           


D. in
Câu 4: (19)


A. Even                       


B. However                 


C. Therefore                


D. Although
Câu 5: (20) 


A. which                     


B. who                        


C. what                       


D. they

A.
B.
C.
D.

Task 6. Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 26 to 30.Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution (26) _____is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. (27)______, exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution.  But the automobile provides transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material that pollutes the air and water but factories give (28)            to a large number of people.  Thus, to end or greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to (29)_____  using many things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be gradually reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws (30) _____require businesses and traffic to stop, or to cut down on certain polluting activities.
Câu 1: (26) 


A. work                       


B. event                       


C. accident                  


D. problem
Câu 2: (27) 


A. However                


B. As a result    


C. For example      


D. Therefore
Câu 3: (28)


A. employed                


B. unemployment        


C. unemployed            


D. employment
Câu 4: (29) 


A. continue                  


B. enjoy                      


C. stop                         


D. start
Câu 5: (30) 


A. who                        


B. whom                     


C. that                         


D. whose

A.
B.
C.
D.

Task 5. Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 21 to 25.Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (21) ____ of overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search  for a solution to this problem, they often try some of popular fad diet being offered. Many people see fad diet (22) __                harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately,  not only do fad diet usually do the trick but also they can actually be dangerous for your health. Although permanent weight loss is the goal, few are able to achieve it. Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to starting weight, or even (23)          ___weight. While reckless use of fad diets can bring some initial results, long-term results are very rare. Nonetheless, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets. (24)          __being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advise eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation (25)   ___ a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.
Câu 1: (21) 


A. number                   


B. range                       


C. sum                         


D. amount
Câu 2: (22) 


A. as                         


B. like                          


C. through                  


D. by
Câu 3: (23) 


A. lose                         


B. gain                         


C. reduce                     


D. put
Câu 4: (24)


A. In spite of    


B. Rather than      


C. In addition to   


D. More
Câu 5: (25) 


A. what                       


B. where                      


C. which                     


D. why

A.
B.
C.
D.

Task 2. Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 6 to 10.THE LIFE OF COUNTRY VETDon Strange, who works as a vet in northern England, leads a busy life. As well as having to treat pets which are unwell, he often visits farms where problems of (6)    __kinds await him. He has lost (7) _____of the number of times he has been called out at midnight to give advice to a farmer with sick sheep or cows. Recently, a television company chose Don as the subject of a documentary program it was making about the life of a country vet. The program showed the difficult situations Don faces every day such as helping a cow to give birth or winning the trust of an aggressive dog (8)______needs an injection. Not all of Don’s patients are domestic animals, (9) __             , and in the program people saw him helping an owl which had a damaged wing. It also showed Don holding a meeting with villagers concerned about the damage a new road might do to their (10)______ environment.
Câu 1: (6) 


A. various                    


B. variety                     


C. variation                 


D. varied
Câu 2: (7) 


A. count                      


B. score                       


C. memory                  


D. patience
Câu 3: (8) 


A. whose                     


B. which


C. of which 


D. who
Câu 4: (9) 


A. yet                          


B. however                  


C. although                 


D. therefore
Câu 5: (10) 


A. nearby                    


B. area                         


C. local                        


D. close

A.
B.
C.
D.

Task 6. Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 26 to 30.The invention of the mobile phone has undoubtedly revolutionized the way people communicate and influenced every aspect of our lives. The issue is whether this technological innovation has (26)______ more harm than good. In order to answer the question, we must first turn to the types of consumers. Presumably, most parents (27) ______ are always worrying about their children’s safety buy mobile phones for them to track their whereabouts. We can also assume that most teenagers want mobile phones to avoid missing out on social contact. In this context, the advantages are clear.(28) ________, we cannot deny the fact that text messages have been used by bullies to intimidate fellow students. There is also (29) ________ evidence that texting has affected literacy skills. The widespread use of mobile phone has, out of question, affected adult consumers too. What employee, on the way home from work, would be reluctant to answer a call from their boss? Apparently, only 18% of us, according to a survey, are willing to switch off our mobile phones once we've left the office. Admittedly, mobile phones can be intrusive but there are obvious benefits to possessing one. Personally speaking, they are invaluable when it comes to making social or business arrangements at short (30) _______. They also provide their owners with a sense of security in emergency situations.
Câu 1: (26) 


A. done                       


B. played                     


C. made                       


D. brought
Câu 2: (27) 


A. which                     


B. whom                     


C. who                        


D. what
Câu 3: (28) 


A. Moreover                


B. However                 


C. Therefore                


D. So that
Câu 4: (29) 


A. indisputable                        


B. arguable                  


C. doubtless                


D. unhesitating
Câu 5: (30) 


A. time                        


B. warning                  


C. term                        


D. notice

A.
B.
C.
D.

Task 5. Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 21 to 25.When summer comes and the sun appears, it’s good to have a hat. Many people have traditionally (21)________ for the panama hat. Stylish, light and cool on the head, these palm leaf hats are (22)       enough to roll up and put in a pocket or bag. Nowadays panamas can be found in fashionable shops all over the world, sometimes at exorbitant price. However, the hat itself originated in rather humble surroundings in the jungles of South America. In a long tradition (23)    ___was handed down from generation to generation, the palm leaves are gathered by the men and the hats are woven by the women. It can take up to 12 palm leaves to make a top quality hat. Each leaf is split up to 25 times to obtain a  straw that is fine enough to be woven into a hat. The women’s job is dictated by the weather and   visibility: there must be enough light for them to see the fine straw, but the air must be moist enough for it to (24)            _flexible. This means that the women can usually only work in the early morning. (25)        ___panama hats are expensive, back in the villages the craftsmen and women are struggling to keep the tradition alive and often receive only a fraction of the price you pay in the shops.
Câu 1: (21) 


A. tried                        


B. sought                     


C. asked                      


D. gone
Câu 2: (22) 


A. flexible                   


B. flexibly                   


C. inflexibility            


D. flexibility
Câu 3: (23) 


A. when                      


B. who                        


C. that                         


D. which
Câu 4: (24)


A. remain                    


B. continue                  


C. persist                     


D. endure
Câu 5: (25) 


A. But                         


B. Still                         


C. Even                       


D. Although

A.
B.
C.
D.