Question 36 – 40: Read the passage carefully.A letter of application is a sales letter in which you are both salesperson and product, for the purpose of an application is to attract an employer's attention and persuade him or her to grant you an interview. To do this, the letter presents what you can offer the employer, rather than what you want from the job.Like a résumé, the letter of application is a sample of your work and an opportunity to demonstrate your skills and personality. If it is written with flair and understanding and prepared with professional care, it is likely to be very effective. While the résumé must be factual, objective, and brief, the letter is your chance to interpret and expand. It should state explicitly how your background relates to the specific job, and it should emphasise your strongest and most relevant characteristics. The letter should demonstrate that you know both yourself and the company.The letter of application must communicate your ambition and enthusiasm. Yet it must be modest. It should be neither aggressive nor compliant: neither pat yourself on the back nor ask for sympathy. It should never express dissatisfaction with the present or former job or employer. And you should avoid discussing your reasons for leaving your last job.Finally, it is best that you not broach the subject on salary. Indeed, even if a job advertisement requires that you mention your salary requirements, it is advisable simply to call them "negotiable." However, when you go on an interview, you should be prepared to mention a salary range. For this reason, you should investigate both your field and, if possible, the particular company. You don't want to ask for less than you deserve or more than is reasonable.(Adapted from "Select Readings - Intermediate" by Linda Lee and Erik Gundersen)Choose an option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each question.
Câu 1: What is the passage mainly about?


A. Advice on how to find a good job


B. Things to avoid during a job interview


C. Tips for writing an effective letter of application


D. Differences between a résumé and a letter of application
Câu 2: According to paragraph 1, in a letter of application, the applicant tries to ______.


A. persuade the employer to grant him/her an interview


B. get further information about the company


C. advertise a product to attract more customers


D. present what he/she wants from the job
Câu 3: The word "it " in paragraph 2 refers to ______.


A. the letter of application


B. an opportunity    


C. your work        


D. the résumé
Câu 4: According to the passage, what can be inferred about a letter of application?


A. It should express the applicant's dissatisfaction with his/her former employer.


B. It should refer to the applicant's reasons for leaving his/her previous job.


C. It should be written very briefly, but in a formal style.


D. It should expand upon the information contained in the applicant's résumé.
Câu 5: The word "broach " in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.


A. avoid                             


B. investigate                         


C. introduce                           


D. understand

A.
B.
C.
D.

Question 31 – 35: Which of the following best restates each of the given sentences?
Câu 1: It’s possible that the plane has been delayed because of the bad weather. 


A. The weather must have been very bad, or else their plane wouldn’t have been delayed.


B. It may be the bad weather that has caused the plane to be delayed.


C. The obvious reason for the plane’s being delayed for so long is the bad weather.


D. It’s certainly the bad weather which had resulted in the plane’s being late.
Câu 2: We survived that accident because we were wearing our seat belts.


A. But for our seat belts, we would have survived that accident.


B. Had we not been wearing our seat belts, we wouldn't have survived that accident.


C. Without our seat belts, we could have survived that accident.


D. If we weren't wearing our seat belts, we couldn't have survived that accident.
Câu 3: One of the greatest tennis players in the world is BJ.


A. No tennis players in the world can be defeated by BJ.


B. BJ is among the greatest tennis players in the world.


C. BJ can play tennis as greatly as most of the other players.


D. All tennis players in the world are greater than BJ.
Câu 4: It is believed that modern farming methods have greatly improved farmers' lives.


A. Farmers are believed to have enjoyed a much better life thanks to modern farming methods.


B. Modern farming methods were believed to have greatly improved farmers' lives.


C. Modern farming methods are believed to have had negative effects on farmers' lives.


D. People believe that there is little improvement in farmers’ lives thanks to modern farming methods.
Câu 5: "No, I won't go to work at the weekend," said Sally.


A. Sally refused to go to work at the weekend.


B. Sally promised to go to work at the weekend.


C. Sally apologized for not going to work at the weekend.


D. Sally regretted not going to work at the weekend.

A.
B.
C.
D.

1.2. TIẾNG ANHQuestion 21 – 25: Choose a suitable word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) to fill in each blank.
Câu 1: I and Kenny ________ pen pal friends since I ________ Singapore.


A. are/ visit  


B. were/ visited


C. were/ have visited    


D. have been/ visited
Câu 2: He's always busy. He has _________ time to relax.


A. much                             


B. little                                   


C. a little       


D. plenty of
Câu 3: The better the weather is, _________________.


A. the most crowded the beaches get          


B. the most the beaches get crowded


C. the more crowded the beaches get  


D. the more the beaches get crowded
Câu 4: Paul has just sold his __________ car and intends to buy a new one.


A. black old Japanese      


B. Japanese old black      


C. old black Japanese          


D. old Japanese black
Câu 5: He is very keen ________ English, but he is not good ________ listening.


A. on/ at


B. at/ at     


C. at/ on 


D. on/ in

A.
B.
C.
D.

Question 31 – 35: Which of the following best restates each of the given sentences?
Câu 1: ''What are you going to do after school, Anne?'' Kevin asked.


A. Kevin asked Anne what was she going to do after school.


B. Kevin asked Anne what she was going to do after school.


C. Kevin wanted to know what Anne would do after school.


D. Kevin wanted to know what would Anne do after school.
Câu 2: Greater use of public transport would cut the amount of pollution from cars. 


A. Were more people to use public transport, cars would stop releasing exhaust into the atmosphere.


B. If more people use public transport, it will cut the amount of pollution from cars.


C. If public transport was widely used, people would no longer suffer from pollution from cars.


D. If more people used public transport, there would be less pollution from cars.
Câu 3: If only you told me the truth about the theft. 


A. You should have told me the truth about the theft.


B. I do wish you would tell me the truth about the theft.


C. You must have told me the truth about the theft.


D. It is necessary that you tell me the truth about the theft.
Câu 4: Timmy seems to be smarter than all the other kids in his group.


A. Timmy is as smart as all the kids in his group.


B. All the other kids in Timmy’s group are certainly not as smart as him.


C. Other kids are smart, but Timmy is smarter than most of them.


D. It is likely that Timmy is the smartest of all the kids in his group.
Câu 5: The newspaper reports that James was awarded the first prize.


A. The first prize is reported to award to James.


B. It is reported that James to be awarded the first prize.


C. It is reported that James wins the first prize.


D. James is reported to have been awarded the first prize.

A.
B.
C.
D.

1.2. TIẾNG ANHQuestion 21 – 25: Choose a suitable word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) to fill in each blank.
Câu 1: Sometimes she does not agree ______ her husband about child reading but they soon find the solutions.


A. with                              


B. for


C. on                                      


D. of
Câu 2: This is the second time you ______ your door key.


A. are losing


B. lose                                    


C. lost                                     


D. have lost
Câu 3: ________ the shops in the city center close at 5.30.


A. Many   


B. Much of        


C. Some                                 


D. Most of
Câu 4: 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 5: For example, the ________in a monkey family, such as between brother and sister, are often very close.


A. relatives                        


B. relation                               


C. relate                                  


D. relationships
A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part of question that needs correction.
Câu 1: What type of food and drink should be avoided on a healthy diet?


A. type


B. should be


C. on


D. healthy
Câu 2: Do you think healthcare facilities such as hospitals needs to be improved?


A. healthcare


B. hospitals


C. needs


D. improved
Câu 3: Cloning is the creation of a cell or organism who is genetically identical to another.


A. creation


B. who


C. genetically


D. another
Câu 4: To help with medical researches, animals are used in place of human beings in experiments.


A. researches


B. are used


C. human beings


D. experiments.
Câu 5: Mice have been engineered with human genes to help scientists find out how to cure human diseases as cancer.


A. mice


B. human genes


C. find out


D. as

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A.  electric


B. contagious


C. periodic


D. suspicious
Câu 2:


A. adverbial


B. advantage


C. advertise


D. adventure
Câu 3:


A. inhabit


B. imagine


C. continue


D. disappear
Câu 4:


A. engagement


B. organism


C. prevention


D.  attraction
Câu 5:


A.  laboratory


B. politician


C. documentary


D. popularity

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently. 
Câu 1:


A. amount     


B. country


C.  countable  


D. around
Câu 2:


A. education 


B. document 


C. endangered


D. secondary
Câu 3:


A. extinction 


B. exhibit 


C.  exhaustion 


D.  exist
Câu 4:


A. vulnerable


B. motherland


C. pronunciation     


D. opportunity
Câu 5:


A. conceivable     


B. condition    


C.  confidence   


D.  consider

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(s) for each of the blanks from 41 to 45.There are several things to remember if you are applying for a new job. Most companies ______(41) their vacancies in the newspapers, and there are normally a lot of applicants for each post. _______(42) , a good letter of application is very important. You should enclose with it your curriculum vitae so that the employer knows about your______ (43) and experience. If you are applying_______ (44)  a large company, address your letter to the personnel manager, who deals with appointing new staff. If you are invited to an interview, make _______(45) you are suitably dressed and on time. You may ask about promotion prospects as well as further training, the salary and holiday arrangements.
Câu 1: _______(41)


A. make


B. market


C. write


D. advertise
Câu 2: ________(42)


A. So that


B. Nevertheless


C. So as


D. Therefore
Câu 3: _______(43)


A.  forms


B. qualifications


C. schools


D. licenses
Câu 4: _______(44)


A. in


B. for


C. to


D. with
Câu 5: _______(45)


A. good


B. right


C. sure


D. clear

A.
B.
C.
D.

Rewrite the following sentences which have the same meaning with the given, using the suggested words at the beginning.
Câu 1: France presented the Statue of Liberty to the USA in 1876.  


A. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the USA in 1876 by France.


B. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the USA by France in 1876.


C. The Statue of Liberty were presented to the USA in 1876 by France.


D. The Statue of Liberty was presenting to the USA in 1876 by France.
Câu 2: " If I were you, I would study harder," he said to me.  


A. He advised me studied harder.


B. He advised me studying harder.


C. He advised me study harder.


D. He advised me to study harder.
Câu 3: His car can't run as fast as mine. 


A. My car can run fastest than his car.


B. My car can run the faster than his car.


C. My car can run faster than his car.


D. My car can run the most fast than his car.
Câu 4: The picture was so high that the little boy couldn't touch it. 


A. The picture was too high for the little boy to touch.


B. The picture was too high for the little boy that touch.


C. The picture was too high to the little boy to touch.


D. The picture was too high for the little boy to be touch.
Câu 5: The deer doesn’t eat meat and hippopotamus doesn’t eat meat either.


A. Neither the deer or hippopotamus eat meat.


B. Neither the deer nor hippopotamus eat meat.


C. Neither the deer nor hippopotamus eats meat.


D. Neither the deer and hippopotamus eat meat.
Câu 6: What's the weight of your suitcase?  


A. How heavy is your suitcase?


B. How heavy was your suitcase?


C. How heavy has been your suitcase?


D. How weight is your suitcase?
Câu 7: I have never read such a romantic story.


A. This is the first time I had ever read such a romantic story.


B. This is the first time I ever read such a romantic story.


C. This is the first time I have ever read such a romantic story.


D. This is the first time I have ever read so a romantic story.
Câu 8: Reading scientific books is my interest.


A. I am interested of reading scientific books.


B. I am interested in read scientific books.


C. I am interested in having read scientific books.


D. I am interested in reading scientific books.
Câu 9: He can’t get the job because he isn’t good at English.  


A. If he were good at English, he can get the job.


B. If he were good at English, he could get the job.


C. If he were good at English, he could have got the job.


D. If he has been good at English, he could have got the job.
Câu 10: “Which one do you want, the blue or the green one?” John said to her.  


A. John asked her if she wanted the blue or the green one.


B. John asked her which one she wanted, the blue or the green one


C. John asked her which one she had wanted, the blue or the green one


D. Both A and B
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