Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions .Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really much more sophisticated than that of  a computer. Researchers approaching the problem from a variety of points of view have all concluded that there is a great  deal  more  stored  in  our  minds  than  has  been  generally  supposed.  Dr.  Wilder  Penfield,  a  Canadian neurosurgeon, proved that by stimulating their brain electrically, he could elicit the total recall of complex events in his objects’ lives. Even dreams and other minor events supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in detail.The memory trace is the term for whatever forms the international representation of the specific information about the event stored in the memory. Assumed to have been made by structural changes in the brain, the memory trace is not subject to direct observation but is rather a theoretical construct that is used to speculate about how information presented at a particular time can cause performance at a later time. Most theories include the strength of the memory trace as a variable in the degrees of learning, retention, and retrieval possiblefor a memory. One theory is that the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an almost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cells, stimulated by patterns of activity. Repeated references to the same information support recall. Or, to say that another way, improved performance is the result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.
Câu 1: With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?


A. Neurosurgery


B. Human memory


C. Dr. Wilder Penfield 


D.  Chemical reactions
Câu 2: The word “formerly” in the paragraph 1 could be best replaced by “____”.


A. from time to time  


B. in general   


C. in the past        


D. by chance
Câu 3: The word “that” in the paragraph 1 refers to __________


A.  the commuter   


B. the efficiently 


C.  the memory  


D. the sophistication
Câu 4: Compared with a computer, human memory is _________


A. more limited    


B.  less dependable 


C. more complex  


D. less durable
Câu 5: According to the passage, researchers have concluded that _____.


A. human memory is inefficient


B. the mind has much greater capacity for memory than was previously believed


C.  different points of view are valuable


D.  the physical basis for memory is clear 
Câu 6: The word “elicit” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “____”.


A.  draw   


B.  prove 


C. prevent  


D. reject
Câu 7: How did Penfield stimulate dreams and other minor events from the past?


A. by surgery


B.  by repetition  


C. by chemical stimulation


D. by electrical stimulation
Câu 8: The word “bonds” in the last sentence of the passage means “______”.


A. responsibilities  


B. agreements


C. promises 


D. connections
Câu 9: According to the passage, the capacity for the storage in the brain ___.


A. has a limited combination of relationships


B. is not influenced by repetition


C.  can be understood by examining the physiology of the brain 


D. is stimulated by patterns of activity 
Câu 10: All of the following are true of a memory trace EXCEPT that ____.


A.  it is probably made by structural changes in the brain


B. it is related to the degree of recall supported by repetition


C. it is able to be observed directly by investigators


D. it is theoretical construct that we use to form hypotheses 
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Câu 1: All of my students are longing for having a nice summer holiday at the seaside


A. All of my students


B.  longing for having


C. holiday


D. at the seaside
Câu 2: The painting was so beautiful that I stood there admired it for a long time.


A. The painting was so beautiful


B. stood


C. admired     


D. long time
Câu 3: Although this car appears to be manufactured by a different company, it has the same body style, size, and perform as that one.  


A. appear 


B. to be     


C. different   


D. perform
Câu 4: The hardware of that computer was infected by some new viruses.


A. The  


B.  of that 


C. infected by 


D. some new
Câu 5: During our tour of the refinery, it was seen that both propane and gasoline were produced in large volumes.  


A.  the finery     


B. it was seen


C. and     


D. in large volumes

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the a, b, c or d on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 
Câu 1: I’m afraid I can’t come with you” -“_________”


A. What a shame! 


B. what pity         


C. patience         


D. That’s shame
Câu 2: Will you __________ the baby for a minute while I make a phone call?


A. mind  


B.  control


C. attend    


D. settle
Câu 3: What a heavy fog we have! I’m sure our flight will surely fall behind ______


A. plan  


B. shipment


C. time 


D. schedule
Câu 4: My passport _______ last month, so I will have to get a new one


A. ended         


B. terminated


C. expired     


D. elapsed
Câu 5: Mr. Henry was given a medal in _____ of his service to his country.


A. response 


B.  gratitude 


C. recognition    


D. knowledge
Câu 6: ______, he felt so unhappy and lonely


A. In spite of his being wealth 


B. Rich as was he


C. Rich as he was   


D. Despite his wealthy
Câu 7: It’s essential that every student _______ the exam before attending the course.


A. would pass   


B. passed       


C. pass 


D. passes
Câu 8: Janet : ________ Linda : Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterday.


A. You’ve just bought this beautiful dress, haven’t you?


B. When have you got this beautiful dress?


C. That’s a beautiful dress you have on!


D. How beautiful dress you are wearing! 
Câu 9: He lost in the election because he is a weak and _________ leader


A. indecisive  


B. undecisive       


C. indecided 


D. undeciding
Câu 10: Daisy’s marriage has been arranged by her family. She is marrying a man ______ .


A. she hardly knows him  


B. she hardly knows


C. whom she hardly know   


D. that she hardly know
Câu 11: When we were in Athens, I bought a ______ statuette.


A. white, beautiful, marble, little    


B. marble, beautiful, little ,white


C. beautiful, little, marble, white   


D. beautiful, little, white, marble
Câu 12: Once____, this product should be kept in a cool dark place.


A. opening   


B. having opened       


C. being opened        


D. opened
Câu 13: His business is going so fast that he must take _____ more workers.


A.  up  


B. over    


C. on  


D.  out
Câu 14: If I __________hear from Nigel , I’ll tell him you were asking after him.


A. happened 


B. should to    


C. should happen to 


D. will happen to
Câu 15: Didn’t you _________  that Martha wasn’t with Ashley ?


A.  think it strange


B. think strangely     


C. think strange


D. think it strangely
Câu 16: I won’t buy that car because it has too much _________ on it.


A. ups and downs    


B. adds and ends 


C. wear and tear 


D.  white lie
Câu 17: Fiona decided not to __________ the exam in December.


A.  take on


B. go in for 


C. get round 


D. make for
Câu 18: ________ make a good impression on her.      


A. Only by doing so can I


B.  Only so doing can I      


C. Only by so doing I can


D. Only by doing so I can
Câu 19: She started the course two months ago but dropped _____ after only one month.


A. back     


B. out


C. off


D. in
Câu 20: She passed the National High School Graduation Exam with _____ colours.


A. bright


B.  flying  


C. red     


D. true
Câu 21: No sooner ________ my car than the alarm went off.


A. the thief touched  


B.  touched the thief          


C. the thief had touched


D. had the thief touched
Câu 22: I’d rather you ____ to the English speaking club with me this Sunday.


A.  will come 


B. to come   


C. come    


D. came
Câu 23: The sign “NO TRESPASSING” tells you ______


A. not to photograph


B. not to smoke


C.  not to enter   


D.  not to approach
Câu 24: Mr. Black “I’d like to try on these shoes please.” Salesgirl: “_________”


A.  By all means, sir.


B. That’s right, sir


C. Why not? 


D. I’d love to
Câu 25: - “_____”                   - “He’s tall and thin with blue eyes.


A. What does John look like?    


B. How is John?


C. Who does John look like?     


D. What does John like?
Câu 26: Taxis don’t follow any schedule; they come and go ______.


A.  in sequence 


B. chronologically       


C. at random  


D. punctually
Câu 27: The students were told to __________.


A. talk all they wanted     


B. make lots of expressions


C. speak freely 


D. talk with their minds open
Câu 28: A: My uncle bought me a new bike.                                           B: ________


A. What a relief!    


B.  How exciting


C. Amazing! We had such fun     


D. What a nice guy!
Câu 29: _________ does not circle around the earth was proven by Galileo.


A. Since the rest of the universe   


B. As the rest of the universe


C. The rest of the universe    


D. That the rest of the universe
Câu 30: When you _____, ________ us a present.


A. come back, bring 


B. go back, bring 


C. go back, take   


D.  come back, take
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Câu 1: Patient:  “Can I have an appointment to see the doctor, please?”
Receptionist:   “____________.”


A. Ok, you will send to check my diary.      


B. Not at the moment. He can’t be disturbed.


C. Have a seat and I will be with you in an hour.   


D. Ok, let me just check the diary.
Câu 2: “Would you bother if I had a look at your paper?”   - “____________.”


A. That’s a good idea


B. Well, actually I’d rather you didn’t


C. You’re welcome


D.  Oh, I didn’t realize it
Câu 3: Jack: “Would you like me to get a taxi?” Jean: “____________.”


A. Well, let’s see


B. That would be delightful. Thanks


C.  Yes, I see


D. Yes, please, if it’s no bother 
Câu 4: Doctors usually have to study for at least 7 years before becoming fully ___________.
 


A. qualified      


B. tested 


C. approved 


D. examined
Câu 5: I shall do the job to the best of my ___________.


A. ability


B. knowledge  


C. talent    


D. capacity
Câu 6: Going on this diet has really ___________ me good. I’ve lost weight.


A.  made    


B. taken  


C. done    


D. had
Câu 7: Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have __________any solutions.
 


A. got round to


B. looked into 


C.  thought over   


D. come up with
Câu 8: If you run _________ Steve, give him my best wishes.


A.  to   


B. up


C. into  


D.  over
Câu 9: He was so mean that he couldn’t bear to ___________ the smallest sum of money for the charity appeal.
 


A. pay off 


B.  let out 


C. give in       


D. part with
Câu 10: Can you deliver this letter ___________ hand?


A. in 


B. with


C. to 


D. by
Câu 11: “Why are you mad at John?” “He’s been making a lot of trouble ___________ me lately.”


A. with  


B. to


C. by


D. for
Câu 12: Excessive logging of forests in the past century has resulted in ___________ .


A.  that is known as deforestation    


B.  what becomes known as deforestation


C. which it is known as deforestation 


D. knowing this as deforestation
Câu 13: After Jack ________ a rough outline of the model, he will begin painting.


A. drew       


B.  is drawing    


C. had drawn   


D. has drawn
Câu 14: __________ I’d like to help you out, I’m afraid I just haven’t got any spare money at the moment.


A. Even


B. Despite


C. Try as  


D. Much as
Câu 15: He __________ to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead.


A. should have gone


B. must have gone


C. couldn’t go    


D. didn’t have to go
Câu 16: The doctor recommended __________ .
 


A. that my father eats more fish and no drinking wine


B. my father that eating more fish and no drinking wine


C. my father that to eat more fish and not to drink wine


D. that my father eat more fish and not drink wine 
Câu 17: Nowadays children would prefer history ___________in more practical ways.


A. to be taught    


B. being taught     


C.  to be teaching  


D. be taught
Câu 18: The Olympic marathon distance, ___________in the ancient times, honored a messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver vital news and then died.
 


A. establishing   


B. was established  


C.  which established


D. established
Câu 19: Imagine the Internet ___________ created, our lives would be so different, don’t you think?


A. to not have been


B. not being  


C.  weren’t      


D. hadn’t been
Câu 20: No sooner ___________ everyone started to gossip about him.


A. did Mike leave when 


B.  had Mike left than


C. Mike had left than


D. left Mike when
Câu 21: ___________ will Mr. Thanh be able to regain control of the company.


A. Only if he works hardly  


B. Only with hard work


C. No matter how does he work hardly   


D. Not until his work hard
Câu 22: Nowhere in the Northern section of the United States ___________ for growing citrus crops.


A. where the climate is suitable


B. the climate is suitable


C. is the climate suitable 


D. is there suitability of the climate
Câu 23: It was a bit embarrassing when the teacher caught us ___________ .


A.  cheat    


B. cheating       


C. to cheating  


D. to cheat
Câu 24: “I couldn’t take the history class I wanted last semester.” “Why didn’t you talk to your advisor? She ___________ able to help you get in.”
 


A. couldn’t have been  


B. might be


C. might have been


D. wasn’t
Câu 25: “What happened after I left the meeting?”
“We finished assigning tasks, and then we went on ___________ the budget.”


A. to discuss     


B. have discuss


C.  for discussing


D. discussing
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Câu 1: By the time Jane, the editor and copywriter, comes back, things will change completely.
 
 
 
 
 


A.  comes   


B. copywriter


C.  will change 


D. the
Câu 2: The growth rate of the Pacific Rim countries is five times fast as comparable areas during the Industrial Revolution.


A. is  


B. the


C. fast as 


D. of the
Câu 3: The smallest things in universe are, paradoxically, explored by the largest machines.
 


A. explored 


B. things  


C. universe   


D. the
Câu 4: Justice is often personified as a blindfolded woman to hold a pair of scales.


A. to hold


B. blindfolded   


C.  often      


D. scales
Câu 5: Televisions are now an everyday feature of most households in the United States, and television viewing is the number one activity leisure.
 


A. most households 


B. television viewing


C. an everyday


D.  activity leisure

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 29 to 40.The popular writer J K Rowling has agreed to end her part in the destruction of the world’s forests by having her books printed on paper which is environmentally friendly. The multi-millionaire author, whose novels   about   a teenage wizard have (29) ________ 6.5 million trees so far; is one of a   number of high-profile authors who have (30) ________  their support   for the environment by stipulating that only recycled paper should be used for their books. Techniques (31) ________ in Canadian mean that, for the first time, paper made from such materials as office waste paper can be used to make books. The Canadian edition of Rowling’s last book was printed without chopping down a single tree, saving an (32) ________ 40,000 of them.In the past, it was difficult to print books on recycled paper because the paper was not strong enough to (33) ________ a lifetime’s reading. Technological (34) ________ mean that paper which is (35) ________ from waste materials is now just as (36) ________ as paper made from virgin fiber in (37) ________ of quality and strength.Despite the high cost of developing recycled paper that has the required strength and whiteness needed for books, there will not (38) ________ be a price rise for the reader. Instead, publishers are likely to (39) ________ for the higher paper cost by using cheaper book covers, as (40) ________ in Canadian.
Câu 1: __________(29)


A. absorbed 


B. consumed


C. erased   


D. exhausted
Câu 2: __________(30)


A. undertaken


B. secured 


C. pledged


D. contracted
Câu 3: __________(31)


A. pioneered 


B. led


C. founded


D. inaugurated
Câu 4: __________(32)


A. estimated 


B. established


C. evaluated 


D. assessed
Câu 5: __________(33)


A. withstand 


B. encounter


C. confront


D. experience
Câu 6: __________(34)


A. findings


B. creations


C. advances 


D. gains
Câu 7: __________(35)


A. formed      


B. devised


C. manufactured


D.  constructed
Câu 8: __________(36)


A.  firm  


B. persistent


C. substantial 


D. durable
Câu 9: __________(37)


A. concerns 


B. provisions


C. relations 


D. terms
Câu 10: __________(38)


A. certainly  


B. necessarily


C. naturally 


D. absolutely
Câu 11: __________(39)


A. balance


B.  return


C. compensate 


D. refund
Câu 12: __________(40)


A. arose       


B. happened


C. followed 


D. developed
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Câu 1:


A. pull


B. erupt


C. trust


D. thunder
Câu 2:


A. mineral


B. tidal


C. sight


D. describe
Câu 3:


A. exist


B. public


C. despite


D. mineral
Câu 4:


A. chopstick        


B. charity


C. children


D. Christmas
Câu 5:


A. sound


B. touch  


C. down    


D. account

A.
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C.
D.

Multiple choices:
Câu 1: You will not succeed .......................... working hard.


A. unless 


B. without


C. if         


D. although
Câu 2: It was raining very ............. so I took my umbrella.


A. wet     


B. badly


C. hard


D. firmly
Câu 3: I .............. do that if I were you.


A. won’t


B. shan’t


C. wouldn’t


D. don’t
Câu 4: You may borrow as many books as you like provided you show them to ............... is at the desk.


A. who                


B. whom


C. whoever


D. which
Câu 5: I wish you ............. stop interrupting me whenever I speak.


A. did      


B. would 


C. might


D. will
Câu 6: I wish I ........ more about the logistics of the expedition.


A. would know


B. knew


C. know


D. can know
Câu 7: The little girl ............. when she fell.


A. hurt himself    


B. hurt herself     


C. has hurt
hurt herself      c


D. hurt
Câu 8: Listen to what I am saying, ............................?


A. don’t you


B. do you


C. did you           


D. will you
Câu 9: .................. this medicine, and you’ll be well again.


A. Have


B. Drink


C. Eat      


D. Take
Câu 10: Yoko feels .................. again after her illness but she still cannot work ............. .


A. strong/ hardly


B. strongly/ hard


C. strongly/ hardly          


D. strong/ hard
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Câu 1: As an executive director of a big company, she is a woman of extraordinary intelligence.  


A.  moderate   


B. remarkable       


C.  little


D. sufficient
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. kind


D. broke

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Câu 1: It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.


A. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car.                 


B. The man is believed to be escaped in a stolen car.                 


C. The man was believed to be escaped in a stolen car.


D. They believed that the man stole the car.
Câu 2: They spent a lot of money on food and clothes.


A. A lot of money was spent on food and clothes.
 


B. A lot of money were spent on food and clothes.


C. A lot of money on food and clothes were spent.


D. Money was spent a lot on food and clothes.
Câu 3: The thieves wore gloves so as to avoid leaving any fingerprints.


A.  
The thieves wore gloves so as to not leave any fingerprints.
 


B. The thieves wore gloves so that not leave any fingerprints.


C. The thieves wore gloves in order not to leave any fingerprints.


D. The thieves wore gloves in order to not leave any fingerprints.
Câu 4: “ Don’t forget to phone the police,” she said.


A. She reminded him not forget to phone the police.


B. She told him to forget not to phone the police.


C. She reminded him to phone the police.


D. She reminded him about phoning the police.
Câu 5: The coffee was too hot for me to drink.


A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.


B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.
The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink. 


C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink. 


D. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink

A.
B.
C.
D.