Read the following passage adapted from Pre-Essence Reading 1 by Rachel Lee, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.BODY LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCESThe body language people use often communicates more about their feelings than the words they are saying. We use body movements, hand gestures, facial expressions, and changes in our voice to communicate with each other. Although some body language is universal, many gestures are culturally specific and may mean different things in different countries.If you want to give someone the nod in Bulgaria, you have to nod your head to say no and shake it to say yes - the exact opposite of what we do! In Belgium, pointing with your index finger or snapping your fingers at someone is very rude.In France, you shouldn’t rest your feet on tables or chairs. Speaking to someone with your hands in your pockets will only make matters worse. In the Middle East, you should never show the soles of your feet or shoes to others as it will be seen as a grave insult. When eating, only use your right hand because they use their left hands when going to the bathroom.In Bangladesh, the ‘thumbs-up" is a rude sign. In Myanmar, people greet each other by clapping, and in India, whistling in public is considered rude.In Japan, you should not blow your nose in public, but you can burp at the end of a meal to show that you have enjoyed it. The ‘OK’ sign (thumb and index finger forming a circle) means ‘everything is good’ in the West, but in China it means nothing or zero. In Japan, it means money, and in the Middle East, it is a rude gesture.
Câu 1: It is mentioned in the passage that many gestures_______


A. are not used to communicate our feelings


B. may mean different things in different countries


C. can be used to greet each other in public


D. are used in greeting among men and women
Câu 2: People nod their head to say no in________


A. Belgium


B. France


C. Bulgaria


D. Japan
Câu 3: In the Middle East, people do not use their left hands for eating because they use their left hands______


A. when preparing the meal


B. to put in their pockets


C. to clean their tables and chairs


D. when going to the bathroom
Câu 4: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?


A. In Belgium, snapping your fingers at someone is very rude.


B. In Myanmar, people greet each other by clapping.


C. In China, the ‘OK’ sign means money.


D. In France, people shouldn’t rest their feet on tables.
Câu 5: The word “others” in paragraph 3 refers to_______


A. other feet


B. other people


C. other soles


D. other shoes

A.
B.
C.
D.

Rewrite these sentences   ( 2ms )
Câu 1: He said , “ I must clean the room this afternoon ‘’


A. He said  he had to clean the room that afternoon


B. He said  he have to clean the room that afternoon


C. He said  he must clean the room that afternoon


D. He said  he ought to clean the room that afternoon
Câu 2: “Can you swim ?” she asked  me .


A. She asked  me if I could swim.


B. She asked  me whether I could swim.


C. She asked  me if I can swim.


D. Both A and B
Câu 3: I asked Nga,  “ Which book are you reading ? ‘’


A. I asked  Nga which book she is reading.


B. I asked  Nga which book she was reading.


C. I asked  Nga which book she has been reading.


D. I asked  Nga which book she had been reading.
Câu 4: I can’t visit her village again


A. I wish  I would visit her village again.


B. I wish  I could visit her village again.


C. I wish  I could have visited her village again.


D. I wish  I can visit her village again.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the correct words. (2pts )  
Câu 1: We have many well -______ teachers here.


A. qualify


B. quality


C. qualified
Câu 2: If you study at this college, you can live in a______ on campus.


A. dormitory


B. mobile room


C. hotel
Câu 3: The test must be done _____


A. careless


B. careful


C. carefully
Câu 4: Please phone this number for more______.


A. information


B. performance


C. advertise
Câu 5: He is an _____of this newspaper office.


A. engineer


B. editant


C. editor
Câu 6: It is raining heavily,_____ I can’t go to the movie with you .


A. and


B. because


C. so
Câu 7: My village lies near the ____ of the mountain .


A. leg


B. foot


C. feet
Câu 8: There is a(n)  _____ at the entrance to the village.


A. bamboo forest


B. shrine


C. old banyan tree

A.
B.
C.
D.

Sắp xếp các từ sau thành câu hợp lí (2đ)
Câu 1: going / on / we / are / to / the / a / trip / countryside / next month.


A. We are going on a trip to the countryside next month.


B. We are going to the countryside next month on the trip.


C. We are going on a trip next month to the countryside.


D. We are going to the countryside on a trip next month.
Câu 2: that / the / he / leave / he / China / would / following day / said .


A. He said that he would leave China the following day.


B. He said  he would leave China the that following day.


C. He said that  the following day he would leave China.


D. He said he would leave that China the following day.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Chọn đáp án đúng nhất trong số (A,B,C or D) để hoàn thành các câu sau. (3đ)
Câu 1: We have some ……………………….students for the program.


A. exchanged


B. exchange


C. to exchange


D. exchanging
Câu 2: We have many well ……………………teachers here.


A. qualify


B. qualification


C. quality


D. qualified
Câu 3: I wish you………………..go camping with us tomorrow.


A. go


B. could go


C. went


D. are going
Câu 4: I saw your school’s …………………..in today’s edition of the Vietnam News.


A. advertiser


B. advertise


C. advertisement


D. advertising
Câu 5: If you study at the Brighton Language Center- UK, you …………… in dormitory on campus.


A. will live


B. are  living
A.   will live
B. are  living
C. lived
D. have lived
6. My interview is ………… 2 o’clock


C. lived


D. have lived
Câu 6: My interview is ………… 2 o’clock ………… Monday.


A. at/ at


B. on/ at


C. on / on


D. at /on
Câu 7: Everyone felt tired and hungry,  ……………….. they sat down and took a rest.


A. because


B. although


C. so


D. but
Câu 8: She asked me where I …………………from.


A. came


B. come


C. to come


D. coming
Câu 9: What aspects of…………………..English do you find most difficult?


A. learning


B. learnt


C. study


D. studied
Câu 10: My home village is about 30 kilometers ………the north of the city.


A. in


B. from


C. to


D. at
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A.
B.
C.
D.

Chọn từ có phần gạch chân  (A, B, C hoặc D ) được phát âm khác với những từ còn lại. (1đ) 
Câu 1:


A. invite         


B. river


C. shrire


D. primary
Câu 2:


A. north          


B. south


C. gather


D. month
Câu 3:


A. problem


B. love


C. dormitor


D. hobby
Câu 4:


A. speaks


B. learns 


C. listens


D. sends

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). ( 1 point )Example: (0) …more…    Franklin Roberts was a commercial airline pilot with (0) _____ than 21,000 hours of flying time behind him. However, in (1) _____ of his great experience, he could not explain something (2) _____ happened to him in the summer of 1981. (3) _____ he was flying over Lake Michigan, an object (4) _____ in the sky which took him completely by surprise. Whatever it was, it raced through the sky ahead of his plane and then turned across his path, before finally disappearing (5) _____ the distance.
Câu 1: _________(1)


A. spite


B. disappoint


C. hate


D. like
Câu 2: _________(2)


A. that


B. which


C. what


D. Both A and B
Câu 3: _________(3)


A. As


B. When


C. While


D. All correct
Câu 4: _________(4)


A. becomed


B. appeared


C. evaluated


D. came
Câu 5: _________(5)


A. into


B. onto


C. under


D. off

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose which of the underlined parts in each sentence needs correction
Câu 1: Measles (A) have not (B) yet been eradicated (C) because of the controversy (D) concerning immunization. 


A. have not


B.  yet


C. because of


D. concerning 
Câu 2: (A) With the discovery of Pluto‟s moon, Charon, (B) astronomy now think that Pluto is (C) the smallest planet in the (D) solar system. 


A.  With


B. astronomy


C. the smallest


D. solar system
Câu 3: For (A) more than 450 years, Mexico City (B) has been the economic, (C) culture and political centre of (D) Mexican people. 


A. more than


B. has been


C. culture 


D. Mexican people
Câu 4: Some paper dolls, (A) which were (B) once relatively cheap, are (C) previously considered valuable (D) collectors’ items. 


A. which


B. once


C. previously 


D. collectors’ 
Câu 5: (A) Adult education (B) became (C) increasingly popular in (D) the United States in recent  years. 


A. Adult


B.  became


C. increasingly


D. the United States
Câu 6: The Aswan High Dam (A) has protected Egypt (B) from famines (C) suffered by (D) their neighbouring countries. 


A. has protected


B. from 


C. suffered by 


D. their
Câu 7: (A) The scientists from China‟s Research Institute (B) have given a detailed (C) prescription of the virus (D) that causes H7N9 influenza.


A. The scientists


B. have given


C. prescription


D. that causes

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word that best fits each gap in the passage.THE FOUR-YEAR-OLD UNDERGRADUATEA child prodigy (59) ______ four is receiving computer lessons at Brunei university, in London. Nicholas MacMahon is studying at university because he is (60) ______clever for school. A(n) (61) ______ lecturer at the university, Valso Koshy, said that the boy was remarkably intelligent.Nicholas spoke (62) ______ before he was one and (63) ______ the time he was 18 months old he was taking telephone  (64)  ______ . This was soon followed by conversational French. These are the trademarks of a highly gifted child, unusual but not unique. The strange thing (65) ______ Nicholas is his reading - he taught himself to read before he could speak. Ms. Koshy, an expert (66) ______ gifted children, says Nicholas is quite exceptional. Yet „exceptional‟ underrates his amazing (67) ______ to read, almost from birth. „He was talking when he was one and we realized from start that he could read,‟ his father said. "Soon after, he was (68) ______ my spelling, words (69) ______ caterpillar. Now he (70) ______ insects by their Latin names.‟The list of (71) ______ is impressive, but frightening. A four-year-old who can (72) ______ a Boeing 747 from a DC 10, devours encyclopedias, read The Daily Telegraph and is (73) ______ on the way to becoming a violin virtuoso is hardly normal. 
Câu 1: (59)


A. at 


B. of


C. about 


D. in
Câu 2: (60)


A. very 


B. more  


C.  too    


D. extremely
Câu 3: (61)


A. advanced    


B. significant  


C. serious 


D.  senior
Câu 4: (62)


A. fluently  


B. well    


C. smoothly      


D.  evenly
Câu 5: (63)


A. at   


B.  by   


C. during  


D.  after
Câu 6: (64)


A. news 


B. information   


C. notes


D. messages
Câu 7: (65)


A. at 


B. for  


C. about   


D. with
Câu 8: (66)


A. about


B. for  


C. with   


D. on
Câu 9: (67)


A. ability


B. capability       


C. property  


D. competence
Câu 10: (68)


A. fixing    


B.  correcting 


C. repairing


D. commenting
Câu 11: (69)


A. as   


B. such   


C. like  


D. for example
Câu 12: (70)


A. realizes  


B. determines        


C. recognizes


D.  identifies
Câu 13: (71)


A. attainments   


B. results     


C.  achievements   


D. gains
Câu 14: (72)


A. tell     


B. differ 


C. vary  


D. say
Câu 15: (73)


A. better


B. well    


C. advanced 


D.  far
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1800.6947

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap in each sentence. 
Câu 1: He’s the most distinguished scientist in his __________ .


A. matter


B. field 


C. part


D. place
Câu 2: There has been a great __________ in his English.


A.  escalation    


B. rise 


C. increase 


D. improvement
Câu 3: __________ the fighting stopped, travel across the country has been quite safe.


A.  When


B. Afterwards


C.  Since


D.  Unless
Câu 4: You can leave the money with him. He’s totally __________ .


A. trusting


B. trusty 


C. trustful        


D.  trustworthy
Câu 5: The taxi __________ arrive at nine, but it never turned up.


A. ought to


B.  was to


C. should 


D. must
Câu 6: Helen asked me __________ the film called „Star Wars‟


A. have I seen   


B.  if I have seen


C. whether had I seen 


D. if I had seen
Câu 7: The rescuers __________ find the two missing children in the ruined building after two days searching.
 


A. were to


B.  could 


C. were able to     


D. had to
Câu 8: She lifted the phone receiver, __________ slightly.


A.  her hands were trembling


B. her hands trembled


C. her hands trembling      


D. with her hands trembling
Câu 9: Joanna was the only student __________ a special scholarship for the training course.
 


A.  to be awarded 


B. who awarded


C. to award   


D. to be awarding
Câu 10: I would sooner you __________ the office phone for personal purpose.


A. not to use  


B. didn’t use


C. shouldn’t use


D. shouldn’t have used
Câu 11: He always did well at school __________ having his early education disrupted by illness.
 


A. on account of


B. addition to   


C. in spite of    


D. even though
Câu 12: We put his rude manner __________ ignorance of our British customs.


A. off at


B. up with 


C. up to


D. down to
Câu 13: Governments should __________ international laws against terrorism.


A. bring up 


B. bring in


C.  bring about  


D. bring back
Câu 14: What made Peter __________ his family and his job? Where did he go and why?


A. leave out at 


B. walk out on


C. walk away on


D. go off on
Câu 15: – “Ooh! Shakespeare in Love” on Channel Four!‟
- “ __________ !‟


A. Go and watch it 


B. But I want to see it  


C. But it’s football’s time 


D.  It’s all right
Câu 16: – “School is going to finish‟
- “__________‟


A. Yeah. I wish it would last


B. No, it’s long


C. Yes, looking forward it 


D. Never mind
Câu 17: The Swedish scientist __________ to people who have done something important to help mankind.
 


A. awarding money Alfred Nobel to be left


B. Alfred Nobel left money to be awarded


C. Alfred Nobel left to be awarded with money  


D. left money to be awarded to Alfred Nobel
Câu 18: Overexposure to the sun can produce __________ can some toxic chemicals.


A. more than damage to the skin


B. more damage than to the skin


C.  damage more than the skin


D. more damage to the skin than
Câu 19: "Titanic‟, the highest grossing film ever, features Kate Winslett and Leonardo Caprio as star- crossed lovers __________ on the doomed ship.
 


A. they find their moment of happiness     


B. who find their moment of happiness


C.  found their moment of happiness


D. are finding their moment of happiness
Câu 20: Whole-grain food products  __________ in most large supermarkets across the United States and Canada.
 


A. that can be purchased now  


B. purchased now


C. can now be purchased    


D. we can purchase now
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1800.6947

A.
B.
C.
D.