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: Most of the school-leavers are sanguine about the idea of going to work and earning money.


A. fearsome                             


B. expected                             


C. worried                               


D. optimistic
Câu 2: He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.


A. politeness                           


B. rudeness                             


C. encouragement                   


D. measurement

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.Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being home- schooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of home-schooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.At one time, there was a theory accounting for home-schooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, home-schooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, home- schooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
Câu 1: The word "arguments" in the third paragraph can be best replaced by "_________".


A. viewpoints


B. quarrels


C. rows


D. discussions
Câu 2: According to some experts, the exact number of home-schooled children then must be_______


A. 1,700,000


B. 1,900,000


C. 850,000


D. 1,600,000
Câu 3: The attitude of the author towards home-schooling can be best described as_______


A. unfavorable


B. favorable


C. remarkable


D. acceptable
Câu 4: More parents teach their children because they completely____ the current educational system.


A. appeal to


B. please with


C. approve of


D. object to
Câu 5: Many parents stop their children from going to school because it is now too_____ for them.


A. expensive


B. explosive


C. dangerous


D. humorous
Câu 6: The number of parents who want to teach their own children in the US. is____


A. remaining unchanged


B. remaining the same


C. going down


D. going up
Câu 7: This estimated number was presented by______


A. a governmental office


B. the parents


C. home-schooled children


D. school teachers
Câu 8: The past participle "home-schooled" in the first paragraph is best equivalent to "______ at home".


A. self-studied


B. untaught


C. taught


D. self-learned
Câu 9: The closest synonym of the participle phrase "accounting for" in the second paragraph is_____


A. counting for


B. calculating documents of


C. reasoning


D. explaining
Câu 10: The noun "dissatisfaction " in the second paragraph is best equivalent to______


A. discouragement


B. disagreement


C. discrimination


D. disappointment
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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. comment


B. compose


C. command


D. complain
Câu 2:


A. choice 


B. chaos


C. charge


D. chase

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 questions from 38 to 42.            The organisation that today is known as the Bank of America did start out in America, but under quite a different name. Italian American A.P. Giannini estabished this bank on October 17 1904, in a renovated saloon in San Francisco’s Italian community of North Beach under the name Bank of Italy, with immigrants and first – time bank customers comprising the majority of his first customers. During its development, Giannini’s bank survived major crises in the form of a natural disaster and a major economic upheaval that not all other banks were able to overcome.            One major test for Giannini’s bank occurred on April 18,1906, when a massive earthquake struck San Francisco, followed by a raging fire that destroyed much of the city. Giannini obtained two wagons and teams of horses, filled the wagons with the bank’s reserves, mostly in the form of gold, covered the reserves with crates of oranges, and escaped from the chaos of the city with his clients’ funds protected. In the aftermath of the disaster, Giannini’s bank was the first to resume operations. Unable to install the bank in a proper office setting, Giannini opened up shop on the Washington Street Wharf on a makeshift desk created from boards and barrels.            In the period following the 1906 fire, the Bank of Italy continued to prosper and expand. By 1918 there were twenty–four branches of the Bank of Italy, and by 1928 Giannini had acquired numerous other banks, including a Bank of America located in New York City. In 1930 he consolidated all the branches of the Bank of Italy, the Bank of America in New York City, and another bank of America that had formed in California into the Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association.            A second major crisis for the bank occurred during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Although Giannini had already retired prior to the darkest days of Depression, he became incensed when his successor began selling off banks during the bad economic times. Giannini resumed leadership of the bank at the age of sixty-two. Under Giannini’s leadership, the bank weathered the storm of the Depression and subsequently moved into a phase of overseas development.
Câu 1: The word “consolidated” is closest in meaning to ________.


A. harden                                


B. moved                   


C. sold                        


D. merge
Câu 2: It can be inferred from the passage that Giannini used crates of oranges after the earthquake ______.


A. to hide the gold       


B. to fill up the wagons                     


C. to provide nourishment for his customers       


D. to protect the gold from the fire
Câu 3: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the San Francisco earthquake?


A. It happened in 1906.            


B. It occurred in the aftermath of a fire.


C. It caused problems for Giannini’s bank.           


D. It was a tremendous earthquake.
Câu 4: The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses ________.


A. bank failures during the Great Depression


B. a third major crisis of the Bank of America


C. the international development of the Bank of America


D. how Giannini spent his retirement
Câu 5: The word its refers to _________.


A. saloon                                  


B. customer                 


C. immigrant               


D. bank

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: I had never seen her before. However, I recognized her form a photograph.


A. I recognized her from a photograph before I had never seen her.


B. Although I had never seen her before but I recognized her from a photograph.


C. After I had seen her, I recognized her from a photograph.


D. Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph.
Câu 2: The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.


A. Since the substance is very toxic, so protective clothing must be worn at all times.


B. So toxic is the substance that protective clothing must be worn at all times.


C. The substance is such toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times.


D. The substance is too toxic to wear protective clothing at all times.

A.
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: They were forced to leave as part of a government drive to expel illegal immigrants.


A. depart                     


B. welcome                             


C. help                                    


D. facilitate
Câu 2: At first, no one believes she was a pilot, but her documents lent colour to her statement.


A. provided evidence for   


B. got information from


C. borrowed colour from                


D. gave no proof of

A.
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: Don’t be _______ by these slick – talking salesmen.


A. put aside 


B. taken in     


C. taken away  


D. put up
Câu 2: She was _______ out of 100 applicants for the position of managing director.


A. short-changed  


B. short-listed     


C. short-sighted 


D. short-handed
Câu 3: One way to let off ________ after a stressful day is to take some vigorous exercise.


A. steam                      


B. cloud                                  


C. tension                                


D. sweat
Câu 4: One third of _______ world’s population consumes two thirds of ______ world’s resources.


A. a / the   


B. the / (no article) 


C. the / the


D. the / a
Câu 5: I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I _______ so much noise when I came in.


A. didn’t make


B. wouldn’t have made


C. won’t make     


D. wouldn’t make
Câu 6: By the time I _______ this report, I will give you a ring.


A. typed                      


B. will type  


C. have typed  


D. will have typed
Câu 7: ________ the stories about people who reduced their carbon footprint, we started to change our daily consumption habits.


A. Being read 


B. Reading                              


C. Having read   


D. Having been read
Câu 8: In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself ________.


A. occupation              


B. occupant                            


C. occupied                             


D. occupational
Câu 9: In Britain, most shops close at 6 p.m., ___ in other countries they often open in the evening too.


A. despite                     


B. moreover                            


C. whereas                              


D. nevertheless
Câu 10: No one should be exempt ________ prosecution if they have committed a crime.


A. of  


B. about                                  


C. against                                


D. from
Câu 11: Ms. Thompson is always willing to help, but she doesn’t want ______ at home unless there is an emergency.


A. to call       


B. to be called    


C. being called    


D. calling
Câu 12: He had to explain the lesson very clearly ________.


A. in order that his student to understand it          


B. so that his students could understand it


C. so as to his students understand it    


D. so that his students can understand it
Câu 13: In order to _______ their goals in college, students need to invest the maximum amount of time, money, and energy in their studies.


A. manage                   


B. establish                              


C. achieve                               


D. catch
Câu 14: It is difficult to assess the full _______ of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, one of the most destructive storms of the U.S. has had in quite some time.


A. range                      


B. amount                               


C. extent                                 


D. quality
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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: The emblem of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was designed basing on rice – the most important crop for the Southeast Asian people.


A. banner                    


B. motto                                  


C. slogan                                 


D. logo
Câu 2: When the police arrived the thieves took flight leaving all the stolen things behind.


A. did away


B. climbed on  


C. ran away   


D. took away

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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 10 to 14.            As a small-business owner, you can avoid many problems simply by improving communication in your office. By clarifying everyone's expectations and roles, you'll help to build greater trust and increased productivity among employees. Here are a few tips for doing so.            Practice active listening. The art of active listening includes (10)_______ close attention to what another person is saying, then paraphrasing (11)______ you've heard and repeating it back. Concentrate on the conversation at hand and avoid unwanted interruptions (cell phone calls, others walking into your office, etc.). Take note of how your own experience and values may color your perception.            Pay attention to non-verbal cues. We don't communicate with words alone. Every conversation comes with a host of non-verbal cues-facial expressions, body language, etc. - that may (12)_______ contradict what we're saying. (13)_______ addressing a staff member or leading a project conference, think carefully about your tone of voice, how you make eye contact, and what your body is "saying". Be consistent throughout.            Be clear and to the point. Don't cloud instructions or requests with irrelevant details, such as problems with past projects or issues with long-departed personnel. State what you need and what you expect. Ask, "Does anyone have any questions?" demonstrate that you prefer questions up-front as (14)_______ to misinterpretation later on.
Câu 1: (10)_______ 


A. showing         


B. using                       


C. paying                    


D. spending
Câu 2: (11)_______ 


A. what            


B. when                       


C. which                     


D. all
Câu 3: (12)_______ 


A. intentional           


B. unintentional          


C. intentionally           


D. unintentionally
Câu 4: (13)_______ 


A. While            


B. When                      


C. Before                    


D. After
Câu 5: (14)_______ 


A. led              


B. opposed                  


C. refrained                 


D. confessed

A.
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: The Complex of Hue Monuments was the first site in Viet Nam recognized as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.


A. Monuments                        


B. was                         


C. the first    


D. recognized
Câu 2: For thousands of years, man has created sweet-smelling substances from wood, herbs, and flowers and using them for perfume or medicine.


A. man                                    


B. sweet-smelling 


C. using them 


D. or
Câu 3: Two billion dollars are not enough for the victims of the tsunami.


A. billion dollars          


B. are                           


C. enough for   


D. of the

A.
B.
C.
D.