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 pig was the last animal to be fully domesticated by the farmer. Unlike the cow  and the  sheep, it is not a grass-eater. Its ancient home was the forest, where it searched for different kinds of food, such as nuts, roots and dead animals, and found in the bushes (26)              for its almost hairless body from extremes of sun and cold. For many centuries the farmer allowed it to continue there, leaving his pigs to look after themselves most of the time. As the woodlands began to shrink, the pig slowly began to be kept on the farm itself. But it did not finally come into a shed, where it   was (27)               on waste food from the farm and the house, until the eighteenth  century.The pig, then, became a farm animal in  the (28)               of agricultural improvement in Britain in the eighteenth century, but it was given little attention by special animal breeders, for the major farmers of the time preferred to develop the larger kinds of animal. There were, however, various   less well-known farmers interested in pigs and  they (29)             their improvements on  new types of pigs from overseas. These were the Chinese pig, and its various relatives,  including  the  Neapolitan pig, which were descended from Chinese pigs that had found their (30)               to the Mediterranean in ancient times.
Câu 1: (26) 


A. protection               


B. guard                      


C. intention                 


D. defense
Câu 2: (27) 


A. sustained                 


B. supported                


C. grown                     


D. fed
Câu 3: (28) 


A. age                          


B. mark                       


C. point                       


D. pass           
Câu 4: (29) 


A. put                          


B. based                      


C. launched                 


D. fitted
Câu 5: (30)


A. course                     


B. direction                  


C. tendency                 


D. way

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.We know what happens when we don't have water - we die. We use water, other animals use it, plants use it... but the world never loses it. Basically, the (21)            of  water  on, above and within the planet never changes.Our use of it is part of an  immense (22)              , known simply enough as the water  cycle. The cycle can happen because water is one of the few substances that exists naturally, and  at  temperatures which people can tolerate, as a liquid, a gas and a  solid.We all know something about the water cycle; it is part of our daily scene. Water (23)             from lakes and oceans and from the leaves of plants. From there it forms clouds which come back to earth (24)             rain, ice or snow. That water soaks into the ground or runs off. And the cycle continues with rivers running into the sea, plants transpiring and so on. Animals like us use it on the way through the cycle.For millions of years, changes in the water cycle were slow, but now, with the (25)             increase in the number of people on earth and the development of technology, we are having a dramatic impact on the way the water cycle behaves and on the quality of the water   itself.
Câu 1: (21) 


A. amount                   


B. number                   


C. sum                         


D. figure
Câu 2: (22) 


A. method                   


B. process                    


C. procedure              


D. route
Câu 3: (23)


A. steams                     


B. evaporates               


C. dissolves                 


D. disperses
Câu 4: (24) 


A. like                         


B. similar                     


C. for                           


D. as
Câu 5: (25)


A. quick                      


B. abrupt                     


C. rapid                       


D. hasty

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase  CLOSEST in a meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Câu 1: The sudents got high marks in the test but Mary stood out.


A. got a lot of marks 


B. got very good marks


C. got lower marks than someone     


D. got higher marks than someone     
Câu 2: As a newspaper reporter she always wanted to get information at first hand.


A. quickly    


B. slowly   


C. easily 


D. directly

A.
B.
C.
D.

VIII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the best sentence that words given.
Câu 1: Thanks to her high grades at university, Barbara is offered the position.


A.  If she got high grades at university, Barbara would be offered the position.


B. It was her high grades at university which offer Barbara the position.


C. If she hadn't got high grades at university, Barbara would not have been offered the position.


D. If she had not got high grades at university, Barbara would not be offered the position.
Câu 2: Unless you come on time, we will go without you.


A. Come on time or we will go without you.


B. Come on time, we will go without you.


C. Because of your punctuality, we will go without you.


D. Without your coming on time, we will go.
Câu 3: They got success in their job interviews since they took my advice.


A. They took my advice, and failed in their job interviews.


B. If they did not take my advice, they would not get success in their job interviews.


C. But for taking my advice, they would not have got success in their job interviews.


D. My advice stopped them from getting success in the job interviews.
Câu 4: They waited such a long time that baby Caroline started to cry.


A. They waited too long for baby Caroline not to cry.


B. They waited so long that baby Caroline started to cry.


C. They waited long enough for baby Caroline to start to cry.


D. They waited enough long for baby Caroline to start to cry.
Câu 5: Although he lacked experience, he was offered the job.


A. Despite of his lack experience, he was offered the job.


B. Despite of his lack of experience, he was offered the job.


C. In spite of his lack experience, he was offered the job.


D. In spite of the fact that he lacked experience, he was offered the job.

A.
B.
C.
D.

VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.            Although I left university with a good degree, I suddenly found that it was actually quite hard to find a job. After being unemployed for a few months, I realized I had to take the first thing that came along or I'd be in serious financial difficulties. And so, for six very long months, I became a market research telephone interviewer.I knew it wasn't the best company in the world when they told me that I'd have to undergo three days of training before starting work, and that I wouldn't get paid for any of it. Still, I knew that the hourly rate when I actually did start full time would be a lot better than unemployment benefit, and I could work up to twelve hours a day, seven days a week if I wanted. So, I thought of the money I’d earn and put up with three days of unpaid training.Whatever those three days taught me - and I can't really remember anything about them today - I wasn't prepared for the way I would be treated by the supervisors. It was worse than being at school. There were about twenty interviewers like myself, each sitting in a small, dark booth with an ancient computer and a dirty telephone. The booths were around the walls of the fifth floor of a concrete office block, and the supervisors sat in the middle of the room, listening in to all of our telephone interviews. We weren't allowed to talk to each other, and if we took more than about two seconds from ending one phone call and starting another, they would shout at us to hurry up and get on with our jobs. We even had to ask for permission to go to the toilet. I was amazed how slowly the day went.Our first break of the day came at eleven o'clock, two hours after we started. I'll always remember that feeling of despair when I would look at my watch thinking, 'It's must be nearly time for the break', only to find that it was quarter to ten and that there was another hour and a quarter to go. My next thought was always, 'I can't believe I'm going to be here until nine o'clock tonight.'The most frightening aspect of the job was that I was actually quite good at it. 'Oh, no!' I thought 'Maybe I'm destined to be a market-researcher for the rest of my life.' My boss certainly seemed to think so. One day - during a break, of course - she ordered me into her office. 'Simon,' she said, 'I'm promotimg you. From tomorrow, you're off telecoms and onto credit card complaints. I'm sure you can handle it. There's no extra pay, but it is a very responsible position.'Three weeks later, I quit. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
Câu 1: Why did the writer become a market research telephone interviewer?


A. He had completely run out of money.   


B. He had the right university degree for the job.


C. It was the first job he was offered.     


D. He knew it was only for six months.
Câu 2: The writer had doubts about the company when                       .


A. they only offered him three days of training


B. they told him he wouldn't receive payment for his training


C. they told him he had to be trained first 


D. he was told what the hourly rate would be
Câu 3: His workplace could be best described as                          .


A. large and noisy     


B. silent and dirty


C. untidy and crowded     


D. old-fashioned and uncomfortable
Câu 4: How did he feel when he realized it wasn't time for the break yet?


A. He felt that he would have to go home early.


B. He felt that he wouldn't survive to the end of the day.


C. He felt that the end of the day seemed so long away.


D. He felt that he must have made a mistake.
Câu 5: What was unusual about Simon's promotion?


A. It showed how good he was at his job.      


B. It meant he would be phoning different people.


C. It involved greater responsibility. 


D. There was no increase in salary.

A.
B.
C.
D.

V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the foIlowing exchanges.
Câu 1: ~ A: "What are you going to do after leaving school?"  ~  B: "                        "


A. I'd like to take a year out and travel abroad. 


B. My dream job is becoming a journalist.


C. Well, I love taking care of kids.  


D. I'm going to drop out of school.
Câu 2: ~ A: "What qualities do you have that make you a suitable candidate for this post? "
~ B: "                        "


A. Well, I have a lot of qualifications that match.    


B. I'm highly qualified for the post.


C. I used to work in a similar position for two years. 


D. I consider myself to be trustworthy, responsible and punctual.

A.
B.
C.
D.

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: (A) Although her friends (B) tried to persuade her (C) to apply for the job at a local factory, (D) but Christine refused to make an application.


A. Although 


B. tried to persuade


C. to apply


D. but
Câu 2: (A) A year out provided him with (B) so extensive experience (C) that his university was very (D) impressed.


A. A year out


B. so extensive 


C. that 


D. impressed
Câu 3: You (A) can leave early this morning (B) in case you (C) promise to (D) make up this afternoon.


A. can leave


B. in case 


C. promise


D. make up

A.
B.
C.
D.

III. Choose the answer A, B, C or D to complete sentences.
Câu 1: I was only absent                the office for a few minutes!


A. for                           


B. from                        


C. in                            


D. about
Câu 2: She became a full-time member of                last year.


A. employees              


B. employers               


C. workers                  


D. staff
Câu 3: The                for this position starts at thirty thousand euros per year.


A. wage                       


B. payment                  


C. salary                      


D. tip
Câu 4: Shelley disagreed with the board's decision so she          and went to work for anothercompany.


A. retired                     


B. fired                        


C. sacked                    


D. resigned
Câu 5: Being a flight attendant is a              job. You may have to work long hours on long haul flights and not get enough sleep.


A. tedious                    


B. demanding              


C. rewarding               


D. fascinating
Câu 6: I think that doing medical research would be really             because this job would save people's lives.


A. challenging             


B. tiresome                  


C. rewarding               


D. monotonous
Câu 7: I am writing in            to your advertisement on vietnamework.com for the post of a personal assistant.


A. connection              


B. association              


C. relation                   


D. response
Câu 8: It was              windy that I couldn't stand up!


A. so                            


B. such                        


C. enough                   


D. too
Câu 9: He behaved as if nothing                   .


A. has happened 


B. would happen  


C. was happening 


D. had happened
Câu 10: Do what you like                you don't make any noise.


A. provided                 


B. if                             


C. unless                     


D. suppose
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C.
D.

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. tedious                    


B. secure                     


C. extremely                


D. rewarding
Câu 2:


A. enthusiastic             


B. smooth                    


C. southern                 


D. trustworthy
Câu 3:


A. tertiary                    


B. trustworthy             


C. tempting                 


D. shortlist
Câu 4:


A. pension                   


B. commission 


C. passion


D. decision
Câu 5:


A. shortlist                   


B. temporary               


C. afford                     


D. accordingly

A.
B.
C.
D.

Task 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: If I (A) haven't missed (B) the bus, I would have come (C) at least 20 minutes (D) earlier.


A. haven't missed 


B. the


C. at least


D. earlier
Câu 2: If you (A) had phoned me before I (B) left home, I (C) would brought you (D) the textbook.


A. had phoned


B. left


C. would brought


D. the
Câu 3: If we had (A) register earlier, we would have been (B) selected (C) for the (D) job offers.


A. register earlier


B. selected 


C. for 


D. job offers
Câu 4: If you (A) hadn't made (B) that mistake, you (C) will have passed (D) your test.


A. hadn't


B. that


C. will have


D. your test
Câu 5: If I (A) had my mobile yesterday, I (B) could have contacted and (C) informed you about the last minute (D) cancellation of the seminar.


A. had


B. could have contacted


C. informed you


D. cancellation of the seminar
Câu 6: (A) If you had (B) studied hard, you (C) wouldn't failed (D) the exam.


A. If you


B. studied hard


C. wouldn't failed 


D. the
Câu 7: If I (A) hadn't been too (B) late for the exam, I might (C) be allowed (D) to enter the examination room.


A. hadn't been 


B. late for


C. be allowed


D. to enter
Câu 8: I would (A) have enroll (B) on an online course if (C) I had had (D) enough money.


A. have enroll 


B. on


C. I had had


D. enough
Câu 9: We (A) might have (B) gone to the Science Fair if we (C) knew (D) about it.


A. might


B. gone to


C. knew


D. about it
Câu 10: If we (A) had drop school (B) so early, we (C) wouldn't have had (D) enough knowledge of the school subjects.


A. had drop


B. so early


C. wouldn't


D. enough
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A.
B.
C.
D.