The following passage contains 10 mistakes. Find and correct them In 2001, the British Association for the Advancement of Science went on search of the world’s funniest joke. The experiment involved people from all over the world posted their jokes on to a website and rating the submissions of their. Among the jokes entered was the following: ‘There were two cows in a field. One said ‘Moo.’ The other one said ‘I was going to say that.’ The joke was then entered into the archive several times, using different animals and noises. Two tigers said ‘Grr,’ two dogs said ‘Woof’ and so on. You would imagine that one animal and noise would be much the same like another. However, the joke rated the funniest was: ‘Two ducks were sitting on a pond. One of the duck said ‘Quack.’ The other duck said, ‘I was going to say that.’ The research supported the wide held theory that some words and sounds are distinctly funnier than others. The ‘k’ sound (or the ‘hard c’) as heard in ‘quack’ and ‘duck’ have always been regarded in the comedy world as specially funny. Why? It may be down to a rather odd facial phenomenon known for ‘facial feedback’. When people feel happy they smile but some evidence suggests that the mechanism also works in reverse. The hard letter ‘k’ often forces the face to smile, which may explain why the sound is associated with happiness.
Câu 1: In 2001, the British Association for the Advancement of Science went on search of the world’s funniest joke.


A. for


B. on


C. search of


D. joke
Câu 2: The experiment involved people from all over the world posted their jokes on to a website


A. involved


B. from


C. posted


D. on
Câu 3: and rating the submissions of their.


A. and


B. the


C. submissions


D. their
Câu 4: You would imagine that one animal and noise would be much the same like another.


A. would


B. one


C. noise


D. like
Câu 5: However, the joke rated the funniest was: ‘Two ducks were sitting on a pond.


A. rated


B. was


C. on


D. pond
Câu 6: One of the duck said ‘Quack.’ The other duck said, ‘I was going to say that.’


A. duck


B. said


C. other


D. to say
Câu 7: The research supported the wide held theory that some words and sounds are distinctly funnier than others.


A. supported


B. wide


C. funnier


D. others
Câu 8: The ‘k’ sound (or the ‘hard c’) as heard in ‘quack’ and ‘duck’ have always been regarded


A. sound


B. heard


C. have


D. always
Câu 9: in the comedy world as specially funny.


A. in


B. comedy


C. specially


D. funny
Câu 10: It may be down to a rather odd facial phenomenon known for ‘facial feedback’.


A. down


B. rather


C. odd


D. for
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Câu 1: I advised him about the low ceilings in the house but he took no notice and hit his head three times.


A. advised


B. about


C. in


D. no notice
Câu 2: The first thing she did when she got to the hotel was to put her rings and other values in the safe provided.


A. got


B. put


C. values


D. provided
Câu 3: From it's very beginning the piece of music has the power to carry you away to distant lands.


A. it's


B. beginning


C. carry


D. distant
Câu 4: Many of the important products obtained from trees, one of the most important is wood pulp, which is used in paper-making.


A. Many of the


B. obtained


C. the most 


D. paper-making
Câu 5: Last night, when I was reading, I heard the door to open and saw the shadow move across the floor.


A. was reading


B. to open


C. saw


D. move

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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: Paul noticed a job advertisement while he ______ along the street.


A. was walking


B. would walk


C. walked


D. had walked
Câu 2: Solar energy is not widely used ______ it is friendly to the environment.


A. since


B. although


C. in spite of 


D. because of
Câu 3: The sign warns people ______ the dangers of swimming in this river.


A. about


B. from


C. with


D. to
Câu 4: ______, they were surprised to find their favourite band playing there.


A. On arrival at the party


B. To have attended the party


C. They had arrived at the party


D. Just attended the party
Câu 5: Once ______ in large quantities, these products will be more affordably priced.


A. are produced


B. having produced


C. produced


D. producing
Câu 6: Jane would never forget ______ first prize in such a prestigious competition.


A. to be awarded


B. being awarded


C. to have awarded


D. having awarded
Câu 7: You should turn off the lights before going out to save ______.


A. electricity


B. electrify


C. electric


D. electrically
Câu 8: ________, I decided to stop trading with them.


A. Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealer


B. Though being the biggest dealer


C. Being the biggest dealer


D. Even though they were the biggest dealer
Câu 9: Mr Pike _________ English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.


A. was teaching


B. has been teaching


C. is teaching


D. had been teaching
Câu 10: She built a high wall around her garden ________.


A. to enable people not taking her fruit


B. so that her fruit would be stolen


C. to prevent her fruit from being stolen


D. in order that her fruit not be stolen
Câu 11: ________ becoming extinct is of great concern to zoologists. 


A. That giant pandas are


B. Giant pandas are


C. Are giant pandas


D. Giant panda is
Câu 12: Whenever he had an important decision to make, he _______ a cigar to calm his nerves.


A. would light


B. would be lighting


C. would have lit


D. had lit
Câu 13: Gardeners transplant bushes and flowers by moving them from one place to _______.


A. other


B. others


C. another


D. each other
Câu 14: It is important that he _______ a gallon of water with him if he wants to hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.


A. taking


B. takes


C. took


D. take
Câu 15: The more you study during this semester, ______ the week before the exam.


A. you have to study the less


B. the less you have to study


C. the least you have to study


D. the study less you have
Câu 16: Duy Hieu won the gold medal at the National Examination. His parents___very proud of him.


A. could have been


B. can’t have


C. can’t be


D. must have been
Câu 17: _______ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.


A. In order to be ranking


B. Ranking


C. Being ranked


D. To be ranked
Câu 18: The old man warned the young boys _______ in the deep river.


A. not to swimming


B. don’t swim


C. to swim


D. against swimming
Câu 19: Not only _______ in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well.


A. is human behavior studied


B. is studied human behavior


C. human behavior


D. human behavior is studied
Câu 20: Children shouldn’t be allowed ____ time ____ computer games.


A. waste - to play


B. to waste - playing


C. wasting – playing


D. to waste - to playing
Câu 21: When I _____ my suitcase back, I found that somebody _____ to open it.


A. had got - tried


B. got – tried


C. got - had tried


D. get - try
Câu 22: Credit _____ in this semester requires approximately three hours of classroom work.


A. given


B. giving


C. gave


D. give
Câu 23: It is claimed that new nuclear power plants _______ to be safer than the current ones are soon built.


A. to design


B. designing


C. designed


D. are designed
Câu 24: Project-based learning provides wonderful opportunities for students to develop their _______.


A. creativity


B. create


C. creative


D. creatively
Câu 25: When he _______ us to go in, we _______ outside the exam room for over half an hour.


A. let – are standing


B. let – have stood


C. let – had been standing


D. let – have been standing
Câu 26: If a drop of oil is placed in a glass of water, it _______ to the top.


A. will float


B. would float


C. does float


D. should float
Câu 27: When Carol _______ last night, I _______ my favorite show on television.


A. called / was watching


B. had called / watched


C. called / have watched


D. was calling / watched
Câu 28: _______ the age of 21, he was able to gamble in Las Vegas.


A. When reached


B. Upon reaching


C. Reached


D. As reaching
Câu 29: Although _______ by the bravery of his fellow soldiers, Bloch had harsh words for the army leadership.


A. was impressed


B. impressed


C. having impressed


D. impressing
Câu 30: Sandra hated _______ though she didn’t say a word.


A. photographing


B. to being photographed


C. being photographed


D. being photograph
Câu 31: Many countries’ cultural _______ is a result of taking in immigrants from all over the world.


A. diverse


B. diversified


C. diversify


D. diversity
Câu 32: _______ is imperative in your new job. The director disapproves of being late.


A. Being on time


B. Having time


C. Taking time


D. Keeping time
Câu 33: It’s important to know about how developed countries have solved the urbanization problems and _______ some solutions to those in Viet Nam.


A. think


B. propose


C. advise


D. expect
Câu 34: _______, she received a big applause.


A. Speaking has finished


B. When t

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Câu 1: Half the way of the trip, we stopped _____ and let the others _____ up with us.


A. to rest/catch


B. resting/catch


C. resting/to catch


D. to rest/to catch
Câu 2: ______ get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.


A. For children to


B. Children, when


C. Although children


D. As children
Câu 3: My mother _____ strawberries for years but she has never had such a good crop before.


A. had grown


B. is growing


C. grew


D. has been growing
Câu 4: It was not until the end of the nineteenth century ______.

It was not until the end of the nineteenth century ______. 

A. did plant breeding become a scientific discipline   B.that plant breeding became a scientific discipline oweHHHHHHHHHHHkk

C.that a scientific discipline was plant breeding       D.did a scientific discipline become plant breeding


A. did plant breeding become a scientific discipline


B. that plant breeding became a scientific discipline


C. that a scientific discipline was plant breeding


D. did a scientific discipline become plant breeding
Câu 5: The equator is an ______ line that divides the Earth into two.


A. imaginable


B. imaginary


C. imagination


D. imaginative
Câu 6: This survey is to find out the young people’s attitudes _______ love.


A. into


B. with


C. for


D. toward
Câu 7: He promised faithfully ______me every week.


A. will call


B. that he call


C. calling


D. to call
Câu 8: I don’t think the problem will be solved soon, ______?


A. will it


B. do I


C. don’t I


D. won’t I
Câu 9: There have been more than 200 students ______ scholarship from this educational organization so far.


A. winning


B. to be won


C. to win


D. won
Câu 10: I think the ______ thing to do is to phone before you go and ask for directions.


A. sensible


B. sensibility


C. sensibly


D. sense
Câu 11: The teacher as well as his students___________ at the school meeting yet.


A. arrived


B. hasn’t arrived


C. haven’t arrived


D. not arriving
Câu 12: If I had been absent from class yesterday, I___ the math test.


A. would miss


B. would have missed


C. will miss


D. miss
Câu 13: Tennis fans _____ tickets have been queuing all night at Wimbledon.


A. who are hoped to buy


B. whom hoped to buy


C. hoping to buy


D. hoped to buy
Câu 14: Ann pretended ______ me as he passed me in the street.


A. not seeing


B. not to seen


C. not see


D. not to see
Câu 15: In this course, students receive _______ in the basic English grammar.


A. instruct


B. instructional


C. instruction


D. instructive
Câu 16: I have just bought a television set _         _  in Japan.


A. which made


B. in which made


C. who is made


D. made
Câu 17:                   she got the salary last week, she has complained that she is out of money.


A. Unless


B. Even though


C. In case


D. As
Câu 18: He is a very intelligent boy;  _________, he sometimes gets bad marks.


A. otherwise


B. thus


C. so


D. however
Câu 19: __________ in the 19th century, my house is the oldest one in the village.


A. It was built


B. Built


C. On building


D. Building
Câu 20: Students __________ use their dictionaries during the test. It's against the rules.


A. mightn't


B. mustn't


C. oughtn't


D. needn't
Câu 21: I remember ___________ this phone on my 10th birthday.


A. to be given


B. being given


C. to have given


D. having given
Câu 22: Universities send letters of __________ to successful candidates by post.


A. accept


B. acceptable


C. acceptably


D. acceptance
Câu 23: I’ve just bought a __________ mobile phone at a shop near my house.


A. yellow new Chinese


B. Chinese new yellow


C. new yellow Chinese


D. new Japanese yellow
Câu 24: The biologists have found more than one thousand types of butterflies in the forest, ______ its special characteristics.


A. each one has


B. which has


C. each having


D. having
Câu 25: _______ Steve to help, I’m sure he would agree. He is so kind a person.


A. Even if you asked


B. If you ask


C. Were you to ask


D. Should you ask
Câu 26: The new secretary is really asking for trouble, ______ the boss’s requests like that.


A. to ignore


B. ignore


C. is ignoring


D. ignoring
Câu 27: The government has made a big effort to tackle the two most important _______ issues of our country.


A. society


B. socialize


C. sociable


D. social
Câu 28: They have signed an agreement to protect the forests _______ all over the world.


A. being cut down


B. that cut down


C. which are cut down


D. are being cut down
Câu 29: Pat, put all your toys away _______ someone slips and falls on them.


A. otherwise


B. in case


C. provided that


D. so long as
Câu 30: Her eyes are red and puffy ______ she has been crying a lot.


A. although


B. since


C. because of


D. despite
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Câu 1: TV advertising in the late afternoon tends to _______ young children.


A. aim


B. point


C. focus


D. target
Câu 2: Why don’t you just say you _______ calling him a fool and make things up?


A. pity


B. mercy


C. sorry


D. regret
Câu 3: He _______ have watered the plants. If he had, they wouldn’t have withered.


A. mayn’t


B. can’t


C. shouldn’t


D. needn’t
Câu 4: I’ve just been offered a new job! Things are _______.


A. looking up


B. turning up


C. clearing up


D. making up
Câu 5: My uncle was _______ ill last month; however, fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.


A. seriously


B. critically


C. deeply


D. fatally
Câu 6: _______, she fainted and it was half an hour before she came round again.


A. On hearing the news


B. To have heard the news


C. She had heard the news


D. Just heard the news
Câu 7: The online game “Dumb ways to die” quickly                 with young people after being released in 2013.


A. took on


B. caught up


C. caught on


D. took up
Câu 8: “You                      the report yesterday as the director won’t need it until next week.”


A. should have finished


B. needn’t have finished


C. could have finished


D. mustn’t have finished
Câu 9: The management committee will meet several times this week to reach _____ decisions about the future of the factory. 


A. obvious


B. direct


C. brief


D. sensible
Câu 10: You shouldn’t work all the time. It ______ you good to go out and enjoy yourself sometimes.


A. gives


B. does


C. helps


D. brings
Câu 11: From my room on the sixth floor of the hotel, there’s a good _____ of the mountains.


A. scene


B. view


C. sight


D. look
Câu 12: It’s a shame that these two plans are ____ exclusive. Implementing one will automatically rule out the other.


A. imperceptibly


B. respectively


C. mutually


D. exhaustively
Câu 13: Poor management brought the company to ________ of collapse.


A. the edge


B. the foot


C. the ring


D. the brink
Câu 14: The babysitter has told Billy's parents about his _______ behavior and how he starts acting as soon as they leave home.


A. focus-seeking


B. meditation-seeking


C. attention-seeking


D. concentration-seeking
Câu 15: Every _______ piece of equipment was sent to the fire.


A. disposable


B. consumable


C. spendable


D. available
Câu 16: Smith had a lucky escape. He _______ killed.


A. shouldn’t have been


B. should have been


C. must have been


D. could have been
Câu 17: His father used to be a _______ professor at the university. Many students worshipped him.


A. distinguishing


B. distinct


C. distinctive


D. distinguished
Câu 18: Luckily, the rain ______ so we were able to play the match.


A. watered down


B. gave out


C. got away


D. held off
Câu 19: Make sure you __________ us a visit when you are in town again.


A. give


B. do


C. pay


D. have
Câu 20: The play lasted two hours with a/an __________ of 15 minutes between part one and part two.


A. interval


B. pause


C. stop


D. interruption
Câu 21: The city centre was quite a ______ away from my house. It takes me nearly an hour to drive there.


A. distance


B. space


C. length


D. journey
Câu 22: The equator is an ______ line that divides the earth into two.


A. imagination


B. imaginative


C. imaginary


D. imaginable
Câu 23: The first week of classes at university was a little ______because so many students get lost, change classes or go to the wrong place.


A. disarranged


B. chaotic


C. uncontrolled


D. famous
Câu 24: We had a(n) ________ opportunity to train with the best coach.


A. unique


B. once


C. only


D. lone
Câu 25: If you are interested in applying for the vacancy, send in your _______.


A. mortgage


B. paperback


C. notice


D. résumé
Câu 26: The plane left on time so we _______ long.


A. didn’t need to wait


B. needn’t have waited


C. mustn’t have waited


D. shouldn’t have waited
Câu 27: All applications to courses at tertiary institutions are made through UCAS, a central agency _______ UK universities and colleges of higher education.


A. standing for


B. instead of


C. on behalf of


D. representative of
Câu 28: We must find a better way to ________ of plastics because they cause serious environmental problems.


A. deposit


B. dispose


C. discard


D. dump
Câu 29: People usually look through travel ________ to decide on their holiday destinations.


A. catalogues


B. brochures


C. handbooks


D. lists
Câu 30: Often neglected, noise pollution _______ affects the human being, leading to irritation, loss of concentration, and loss of hearing.


A. virtually


B. merely


C. adversely


D. intensively
Câu 31: _________, Tim recovered from the sickness quickly.


A. Just cared about Mr.Parks


B. Under the care of Dr.Parks


C. On care of Dr. Parks


D. He had just cared for Dr Parks
Câu 32: Many different kinds of food sold today have _______ flavouring added to them.


A. fake


B. artificial


C. wrong


D. false
Câu 33: He left last month to take _______ a new position as Director of the Trade Department.


A. after


B. on


C. in


D. up
Câu 34: Dad, I’m afraid to __________ the matter again, but I really need to have a computer of my own that I’m preparing for my final exam.


A. come down


B. bring up


C. take out


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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. EXAM ADVICE            In Part Three of the Speaking Section you work together with a partner. You have to do a (46) _____ task which usually lasts about 3 minutes. One possible task is “problem solving”, which means you have to look at some (47) _____ information and then discuss the problem with your partner. You may be shown photos, drawings, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is (48) ________ that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know exactly what to do by politely asking the examiner to repeat the instruction or make them clearer.            While you are doing the task, the examiner will probably say very little and you should ask your partner questions and make (49) ________ if he or she is not saying much. If either of you have any real difficulties, the examiner may decide to step in and help. Normally, however, you will find plenty to say, which helps the assessor to give you a fair mark. This mark depends on your success in doing the task by competing with your partner, which includes taking (50) ____ in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although in the end it may be possible to “agree to disagree”.(Source. Adapted from http://www.grid.unep.tech)
Câu 1: (49) _____ 


A. statements 


B. suggestions             


C. speeches                 


D. ideas
Câu 2: (50) _____ 


A. changes 


B. sentences                


C. turns                       


D. sides
Câu 3: (46) _____ 


A. single


B. scarce                      


C. lonely                     


D. unique
Câu 4: (47) _____ 


A. noticeable 


B. visual                      


C. optical                    


D. obvious
Câu 5: (48) _____ 


A. helpful 


B. essential                  


C. probable                 


D. successful

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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. bags


B. days                        


C. speeds                    


D. dates
Câu 2:


A. searched 


B. cooked                    


C. described                 


D. developed

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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: The palace was badly damaged by fire, but was eventually restored to its original splendor.


A. renovated               


B. refurbished             


C. strengthened          


D. devastated
Câu 2: All children can attend without paying fees at state schools.


A. secondary schools  


B. independent schools


C. primary schools    


D. high schools

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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: Not until all their demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more welfare.


A. detected                 


B. reviewed                 


C. sacked                    


D. rejected
Câu 2: She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.


A. poor                        


B. wealthy                   


C. broke                      


D. kind

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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: Such characters as fairies or witches in Walt Disney animated cartoons are purely ……….


A. imaginable              


B. imaginative             


C. imagining               


D. imaginary
Câu 2: Neither Mary nor her brothers …….. at the party yet. They may be getting stuck in the traffic.


A. are arriving 


B. have arrived


C. has arrived


D. is arriving
Câu 3: The old market is said ……. in a fire two years ago.


A. to be destroyed


B. to have destroyed


C. to have been destroyed


D. to be destroying
Câu 4: We should participate in the movement ……… to conserve the natural environment.


A. which organized


B. organizing               


C. to organize 


D. organized
Câu 5: I have decided to buy that house. I won’t change my mind …….. what you say.


A. no matter  


B. although                 


C. because                   


D. whether
Câu 6: An endangered species is the one …….….. population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct.


A. which                     


B. what                       


C. whose                     


D. who
Câu 7: I don’t understand why the students didn’t keep silent while the speech …… .


A. was being made


B. was made


C. has been made 


D. would be made
Câu 8: The jokes Jack tells are as old as ……… .


A. the hills


B. the mountains


C. the oceans


D. the earth
Câu 9: When finding a new house, parents should ………. all the conditions for their children’s education and entertainment.


A. keep pace with   


B. make room for  


C. get rid of 


D. take into account
Câu 10: Ms. Brown asked me …….. in my class.


A. how many students there were 


B. were there how many students


C. how many students were there


D. there were how many students
Câu 11: After David ………. his homework, he went straight to bed.


A. had finished 


B. has finished


C. was finished 


D. finished
Câu 12: …………., we would have been forced to sack him.


A. Were he not to resign


B. If he resigned


C. Had he not resigned  


D. If he had resigned
Câu 13: Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of ............... courses in the university.


A. optional                  


B. unique                     


C. compulsory             


D. limited
Câu 14: I’d rather ……… to the party with my parents because there was nothing interesting there.


A. hadn’t been invited


B. not have been invited


C. haven’t been invited


D. not be invited
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