Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30.Solar energy is a long lasting source of energy, and it can (26)________almost anywhere. To generate solar energy, we only need solar cells and (27)________! Solar cells can easily be installed on house (28)________, so we don’t need any new space. Compared to other renewable sources, they also possess many advantages: wind and water power rely on turbines which (29)________noisy, expensive and which take up large space. Solar cells are totally silent and (30)________. As they have no moving parts, they require little maintenance and have a long lifetime.
Câu 1: ____________(26)


A. be used     


B. is used 


C. be using


D.  to be used
Câu 2: ____________(27)


A. the earth     


B. the planet  


C. the sun         


D. the moon
Câu 3: ____________(28)


A. yards


B. roofs   


C.  gardens    


D. doors
Câu 4: ____________(29)


A. is 


B. be 


C. are


D. was
Câu 5: ____________(30)


A. polluted 


B. polluting   


C. non-polluted   


D.  non-polluting

A.
B.
C.
D.

Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. 
Câu 1: Hurry up! She’s cut herself. It bleeds quite badly. 


A. She’s


B. herself


C. bleeds


D. quite badly
Câu 2: The printed paper will get out from the output path on a minute.


A. The printed


B. get out


C. from the


D. on a minute
Câu 3: My computer doesn’t work. I think that it is broke.


A. computer


B. doesn’t 


C. think that


D. is broke
Câu 4: Everybody I know like to eat chocolate and ice-cream.       


A. I know


B. like to eat


C. chocolates


D. ice-cream
Câu 5: The teacher is telling the pupils what to use the new equipment.


A. The teacher


B. is telling


C. what to use


D. equipment

A.
B.
C.
D.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 
Câu 1: If he doesn’t work harder, he’ll lose his job. 
Unless ______________________________________ .
Câu 2: I have never been here before.  It is the first time _______________________.
Câu 3: You have read this novel, haven’t you?  Have you  _________________________ ?
Câu 4: It was raining hard, so we had to cancel the game. We had to ____________________________________ .
Câu 5: It’s very wonderful to spend the weekend in the countryside. Spending ___________________________________________ .

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.
Câu 1: Have you ever met the man________Mary’s cousin?


A. who married


B. who is married 


C. whom married  


D. who was married 
Câu 2: They are living in a house that________in 1930.


A. is built  


B. was built


C. built  


D. was building 
Câu 3: If the weather________worse, we won’t go to the beach.


A. gets         


B.  will get     


C. got 


D. would get
Câu 4: I’m learning English ________I want to get a good job after school.


A. but  


B. because      


C. so     


D. therefore
Câu 5: She’d love to take part in the evening class. ________, she has to look after the baby in the evening.


A. Therefore 


B. However


C. but 


D. Although
Câu 6: My sister is very fond________eating chocolate candy.


A. at   


B.  about  


C. of  


D.  with
Câu 7: Paul was________sad about his exam results that he didn’t smile all week.


A. such 


B. enough


C. too 


D. so
Câu 8: I suggest________a short cut through the park. It’ll take much less time.


A. take


B.  to take 


C. taking    


D. took
Câu 9: Why________go to the park for a change? 


A. we don’t


B. don’t we 


C. we should  


D. we should not
Câu 10: My sister is very________of spiders.


A. terror    


B. terrify        


C. terrified    


D. terrifying
Câu 11: Ba wishes he________have a new bicycle.


A. may


B.  will     


C.  can        


D. could 
Câu 12: This pen, ________is made of gold, was given to me by my father on my 14th birthday.  


A. that 


B. which    


C. whose  


D. when
Câu 13: The interviwer asked me why I ________learning English.


A.  like  


B.  will like  


C. liked      


D. would like
Câu 14: Your father doesn’t work in that bank,________he?


A. is    


B. isn’t  


C.  does   


D. doesn’t 
Câu 15: My father________for the car factory since 1995.


A. worked   


B. was working


C.  has worked  


D.  is working        
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 
Câu 1:


A. wanted 


B. needed        


C. dedicated         


D. watched
Câu 2:


A. dislike    


B. design


C. music 


D. light
Câu 3:


A. know    


B. so  


C. go 


D. now
Câu 4:


A.  that        


B.  their  


C.  the   


D.  thank
Câu 5:


A. number


B. return 


C. summer


D. product

A.
B.
C.
D.

Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. 
Câu 1: When my mother came home from work, I_________(cook) dinner.                       
Câu 2: Jane_________(go) to school by bicycle every day.                   
Câu 3: The children_________(play) badminton in the stadium now.                                  
Câu 4: You_________(go) to London last month?      
Câu 5: The candidates mustn’t_________(bring) books into the examination room.           

A.
B.
C.
D.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 
Câu 1: The girl is very friendly. She lived next door to us.  
-     The girl_____________________________ . 
Câu 2: “What is your name?” Mr. Brown asked me.            
-      Mr. Brown asked me  _____________________ .
Câu 3: Learning English is very necessary.                           
-      It is _____________________________ .
Câu 4: Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of  the car.
-     In spite of  __________________________________________ .
Câu 5: If someone doesn’t put the coal in, the fire will go out.
-     Unless ____________________________ .

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 for each of the blanks from 36 to 45.     The universal symbol of the Internet era communications, the @ sign used in e-mail addresses to signify the word ‘at’, is (36)_________ a 500-year-old invention of Italian merchants, aRomeacademic has revealed. Giorgio Stabile, a science professor at La Sapienza University, (37)__________to have stumbled on the earliest known example of the symbol’s use, as a(n) (38) __________ of a measure of weight or volume. He says the sign represents an amphora, a measure of (39) ____________ based on the terracotta jars used to transport grain and liquid in the ancient Mediterranean world.   The professor (40)____________toe ancient symbol in the course of research for a visual history of the 20th century, to be published by the Treccani Encyclopedia. The first (41)__________instance of its use, he says, occurred in a letter written by a Florentine merchant on May 4, 1536. He says the sign made its (42) __________ along trade routes to northernEurope, where it came to represent ‘at the price of, its contemporary accountancy (43)____________.   Professor Stabile believes that Italian banks may possess even earlier documents (44)__________the symbol lying forgotten in their archives. The oldest example could be of great value. It could be used (45) __________ publicity purposes and to enhance the prestige of the institution that owned it,* he says. The race is on between the mercantile world and the banking world to see who has the oldest documentation of @.
Câu 1: ________(36)


A. actually


B. truly


C. essentially


D. accurately
Câu 2: ________(37)


A. says


B. states


C. claims


D. tells
Câu 3: ________(38)


A. proof


B. sign


C. evidence


D. indication
Câu 4: ________(39)


A. ability


B. capacity


C. capability


D. facility
Câu 5: ________(40)


A. exposed


B. unearthed


C. dug


D. devised
Câu 6: ________(41)


A. known


B. knowing


C. knowable


D. knowledgeable
Câu 7: ________(42)


A. line


B. means


C. way


D. method
Câu 8: ________(43)


A. sense


B. importance


C. meaning


D. understanding
Câu 9: ________(44)


A. taking


B. carrying


C. delivering


D. bearing
Câu 10: ________(45)


A. on


B. for


C. with


D. by
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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: Research has shown that there is no difference at all between the brain of the average woman and _______of the average man.


A. what 


B. which 


C. one 


D. that
Câu 2: “MD” is the abbreviation of _______.


A. Medical Development 


B. Doctor of Medicine 


C. Medium Density 


D. Management Director
Câu 3: - “That’s a very nice skirt you’re wearing.” -“ ___________”


A. How a compliment! 


B. That’s all right.


C. It’s nice of you to say so


D. I like you said so.
Câu 4: _______are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet.


A. Traffic rules


B. Family rules


C. Codes of etiquettes 


D. Codes of netiquettes
Câu 5: -” ____________” - “Yes, of course.”


A. You won’t help me this time 


B. You’d better give me one hand


C. I don’t think I’ll need your help


D. Could you give me a hand?
Câu 6: UNICEF _______supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world.


A. presents 


B. assists


C. provides 


D. offers 
Câu 7: Is there anyone who _______ the plan put forward by the committee?


A. differs 


B. disagrees


C. objects


D. opposes
Câu 8: He would win the race if he _______his brother’s example and trained harder.


A. repeated 


B. set 


C. answered 


D. followed
Câu 9: Excuse me. Where is the ____________office of OXFAM located?”


A. leading 


B. head


C. central


D. summit
Câu 10: She neglected her study during the term, _______she couldn’t pass the exam.


A. although 


B. because 


C. so that 


D. so
Câu 11: The doctors know that it is very difficult to save the patient’s life, _______they will try their best.


A. but


B. although 


C. despite


D. however
Câu 12: I am sending you my curriculum vitae _______you will have a chance to study it before our interview.


A. so that 


B. because


C. for 


D. since
Câu 13: Unfortunately, your letter arrived after the final date for application. _______, we cannot consider you for the post.


A. As result 


B. That is because 


C. Consequently


D. To this
Câu 14: Everybody in the house woke up when the burglar alarm ______


A. went out 


B. went off 


C. came about 


D. rang off
Câu 15: – ” You’re already leaving? The ball is only starting.” - ” But it’s very late, so _______.”


A. take care 


B. have a good day


C. goodbye for now 


D. it’s great fun, thanks
Câu 16: Have a piece of chocolate,_ ______?


A. do you 


B. would you 


C. don’t you 


D. haven’t you
Câu 17: By the time you come here tomorrow, the work _______.


A. will have been finishing 


B. will be finishing


C. will have been finished 


D. will be finished
Câu 18: If you put your money in a bank now, you may get 12% _______annually.


A. interest 


B. profit


C. money


D. income
Câu 19: -” _______” - “Yes. I’d like to buy a computer.”


A. Do you look for something? 


B. Good morning. Can I help you?


C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy it? 


D. Can you help me buy something?
Câu 20: In making remarks, he _______to understatement.


A. declined


B. intended


C. aligned 


D. inclined
Câu 21: After her illness, Lam had to work hard to _______ his classmates.


A. catch sight of 


B. keep pace with 


C. get in touch with 


D. make allowance for
Câu 22: Some kinds of birds are on the _______of extinction.


A. brink


B. tip


C. side 


D. edge
Câu 23: _______of popular expressions in our language have interesting backgrounds.


A. A large number 


B. The large number


C. A great deal 


D. A sum
Câu 24: _______for farming purposes, soil must contain the minerals plants require.


A. To be good 


B. Being good 


C. Be good 


D. That’s good
Câu 25: Please _______your cigarette. I am going to get choked.


A. cut down 


B. blow out 


C. put aside


D. put out
Câu 26: The new laws have encouraged both domestic and foreign private _______.


A. savings


B. paying


C. investment 


D. economics
Câu 27: Since the reform, the country has undergone _______changes.


A. large 


B. sizeable


C. substantial


D. favourable
Câu 28: _ “ Do you like your new job?” - “Yes, but my employer insisted that I _______on time.”


A. was 


B. am 


C. have been 


D. be
Câu 29: Many companies know that attractive ____________can persuade customers to buy their goods.


A. packs


B. packets


C. package 


D. packaging
Câu 30: I think the company should inform its customers _______the improvements in their services.


A. on


B. about


C. to 


D. with
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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. familiar


B. impatient


C. uncertain


D. arrogant
Câu 2:


A. forgettable


B. philosophy


C. humanism


D. objectively
Câu 3:


A. disappear


B. arrangement


C. opponent


D. contractual
Câu 4:


A. respectable


B. affectionate


C. occasional


D. kindergarten
Câu 5:


A. environmental


B. conservatively


C. approximately


D. considerable

A.
B.
C.
D.