Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question from 36 to 45.             Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men. Discrimination against women in business, the demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of women entrepreneurs small. Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than $40 billion in annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s. As Carolyn Doppelt Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration has noted. “The 1970s was the decade of women entering management, and the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the woman entrepreneur.”            What are some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as more women earn advanced degrees in business and enter the corporate world, they are finding obstacles. Women are still excluded from most executive suites. Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant, had noted. “In the 1970s women believed if they got an MBA and worked hard they could become chairman of the board. Now they have found out that isn’t going to happen, so they go out on their own.”            In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in “women’s” fields – cosmetics and clothing, for example. But this is changing. Consider ASK Computer System, a $22 million a year computer software business. It was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtzig who was then a housewife with degrees in math and engineering. When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was software that let weekly newspapers keep tabs on their newspaper carriers – and her office was a bedroom at home, with a shoebox under the bed to hold the company’s cash. After she succeeded with the newspaper software system, she hired several bright computer-science graduates to develop additional programs. When these were marketed and sold, ASK began to grow. It now has 200 employees, and Sandra Kurtzig owns $66.9 million of stock. Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often do. They still face hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money; the banking and finance world is still dominated by men, an old attitudes die hard. Most businesses owned by women are still quite small.            But the situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtzig in the years ahead.
Câu 1: What is the main idea of the text?


A. Women today are opening more businesses of their own.


B. Women are better at small businesses than men are.


C. The computer is especially lucrative for women today.


D. Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the business world.    
Câu 2: Charlotte Taylor believes that women in the 1970s____________


A. were unable to work hard enough to succeed in business.


B. had fewer obstacles in business than they do today.


C. were still more interested in education than business opportunities.


D. were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management.  
Câu 3: The author mentions the “shoebox under the bed” in order to____________


A. suggest that the company needed to expand.


B. show the frugality of women in business.


C. show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig.


D. point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig’s business were limited.
Câu 4: The expression “keep tabs on” is closet in meaning to___________


A. pay the salaries of


B.  provide transportation for      


C. keep records of


D. recognize the appearance of    
Câu 5: The word “hurdles” can be best replaced by____________


A. small groups


B. fences


C. obstacles


D. questions
Câu 6: The author’s attitude about the future of women in business is___________


A. skeptical


B. optimistic


C. frustrated


D. negative
Câu 7: The word “excluded” is closet in meaning to___________


A. often invited to


B. not permitted in


C. decorators of


D. charged admissions to       
Câu 8: All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business world EXCEPT__________


A. women weren’t trained in business.    


B. women faced discrimination in business


C. women lacked ability to work in business.


D. women were required to stay at home with their families.
Câu 9: Câu 44: The word “that” in the passage refers to______________


A. women working hard  


B. women achieving advanced degrees


C. a woman becomes chairman of the board   


D. women believing that business is a place for them
Câu 10: It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that businesses operated by women are small because______________


A. women can’t deal with money


B. many women fail at large businesses


C. women prefer a small intimate setting


D. women are not able to borrow money easily
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
Câu 1: Family rules / important / teach children values / respect for themselves and others.


A. Family rules are important, teaching children values and respect for themselves and others.


B. Family rules are important which teach children values and respect for themselves and others.


C. It is family rules are important because they teach children values and respect for themselves and others.


D. Family rules are important. They teach children values and respect for themselves and others.
Câu 2: Family rules / help / raise children / run a household / easier and smoother.


A. Family rules help to raise children but run a household easier and smoother.


B. Family rules help raise children or run a household more easier and smoother.


C. Family rules that help raise children and run a household easier and smoother.


D. Family rules help raise children and run a household easier and smoother.
Câu 3: My mother / definitely a traditional stay-at-home woman / offer / us / great love and a strict upbringing.


A. My mother is definitely a traditional stay-at-home woman, offers us great love and a strict upbringing.


B. My mother is definitely a traditional stay-at-home woman, who offers us great love and a strict upbringing. 


C. Because my mother is definitely a traditional stay-at-home woman so she offers us great love and a strict upbringing.


D. As definitely is my mother a traditional stay-at-home woman, but she offers us great love and a strict upbringing.
Câu 4: Everyone in my family / do the share / household chores.


A. Everyone in my family has to do the share of household chores.


B. Everyone in my family, they must do the share of household chores.


C. As everyone in my family has to do the share of household chores. .


D. To everyone in my family, we have to do our share of household chores.
Câu 5: We / not allow / go out in the evening / make / finish all homework / go to bed.


A. We do not allow going out in the evening and make finish all homework before going to bed.


B. We are not allowed to go out in the evening and are made to finish all homework before going to bed.


C. We are not allowed to go out in the evening so we are made to finish all homework before going to bed. 


D. Although we are not allowed to go out in the evening but we are made to finish all homework before going to bed.

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B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose one mistake in each of the following sentences.
Câu 1: Do you ever (A) feel that (B) life is not being fair to you because (C) you cannot seem to get the job where (D) you want or that really suits you? 


A. A


B. B


C. C


D. D
Câu 2: Education (A) and training are an (B) important steps in getting (C) the kind of job that you would like to have. 


A. A


B. B


C. C


D. D
Câu 3: We all know that (A) we have to work hardly (B) to earn a living ourselves (C) and support (D) the family. 


A. A


B. B


C. C


D. D
Câu 4: Anyone (A) where (B) works is regarded (C) as a useful member of our society. (D) 


A. A


B. B


C. C


D. D
Câu 5: We are working, that (A) means that (B) we are contributing (C) goods and services (D) to our society.


A. A


B. B


C. C


D. D

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B.
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D.

Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions         Japanese New Year lasts from  Jan 1st to Jan 3rd. The preparations begin a few days before the New Year when housewives start cooking special food for New Year’s day. On the New Year’s Eve every household does a big clean –up to get rid of the dirt of the past year and welcome the new one. Family members sit around and start watching the national singing contest on television. But the last notes must be sung before midnight. Then television or radio will broadcast 108 bells, as soon as the 108th bell is rung, people all say “Happy New Year”. After that some families put on special kimonos or dress to go to visit their shrine. Then they come home and eat their special food and drink a lot of rice wine. New Year’s Day is mostly celebrated among families only.
Câu 1: Why do the Japanese  do a big cleaning up before the New Year comes?
Câu 2: What do people say when the 108th bell is rung?
Câu 3: What do the Japanese often wear when they go to visit their shrine?
Câu 4: 18. Do the Japanese often celebrate the New Year with their friends

A.
B.
C.
D.

Underline the words or phrases that best suit for each sentences
Câu 1: They......spent their summer vacations teaching illiterate people to read and write


A. voluntary


B. volunteered


C. volunteer


D. voluntarily
Câu 2: Kenvin thanked us …….inviting him to our party


A. for


B. in


C. on


D. at
Câu 3: We would like ……….to the party, but we weren’t 


A. inviting


B. having invited


C. to be invited


D. to invite
Câu 4: Would you mind …..for a moment ?


A. waits


B. waiting


C. to wait


D. wait
Câu 5: Have you told ………about the letter?


A. no one 


B. everyone


C. someone


D. anyone
Câu 6: I didn’t break the window.” 
 
- He denied …………the window


A. to breaking


B. breaking


C. have broken


D. break
Câu 7: What’s the .....................of your country?.


A. populate


B. population


C. populous


D. popular
Câu 8: I threw my old coats and bought some new ..............


A. ones


B. one


C. some


D. any
Câu 9: I ………him to arrive in time


A. expect


B. admit


C. like


D. think
Câu 10: ............that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare.


A. Knowing


B. Known


C. Knew


D. Having knew
Câu 11: He kept looking at her, wondering where he ……..her before


A. see


B. had seen


C. have seen


D. saw
Câu 12: . ……. …all traces of his crime, the criminal left the building.


A. Removed


B. Have removed


C. Having removed


D. have removing
Câu 13: Each nation has  its own way of …………the New Year


A. celebrating


B. giving


C. spending


D. praying
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: (48)


A. walked


B. helped


C. jumped


D. explained
Câu 2: (49)


A. finished


B. abandoned      


C. arrived


D. rained
Câu 3: (50)


A. knees


B. papers


C. trees     


D. bats

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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 35 to 39.             Around the age of eighteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university later? Do I have and start work or beginning a training (35)_____ ?”            The decision is yours, but it may be (36) _____ remembering two things: there is more unemployment among people who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right skills will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go (37)______ into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (38) _____ you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study  when you are older is another possibility. This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as (39)______ practical work experience.
Câu 1: (35)


A. school


B. class


C. course


D. term
Câu 2: (36)


A. worth


B. necessary


C. important


D. useful
Câu 3: (37)


A. straight


B. just


C. direct


D. rather
Câu 4: (38)


A. where


B. while


C. when


D. what
Câu 5: (39)


A. getting


B. making


C. taking


D. doing

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. answer


B. begin


C. refuse


D. complain
Câu 2:


A. popularity


B. congratulate


C. disappointed


D. transportation

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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 from 1 to 5.            Today, in many parts of the world, it is customary for people to shake hands upon meeting as gesture of good will. Originally, however, the practice of  shaking hands had a more practical purpose.            Shaking hands originated in medieval times. In those days, when a man came on a stranger, he would often automatically reach for his sword with his right hand, in case he had to use the weapon to defend himself. Sometimes, both parties found themselves circling around each other, weapons in hand, until it was mutually agreed that the weapons could be laid aside. Then, the two parties extended their right hands to show they had no weapons, and clasped them. This was the beginning of the handshake.            The custom of shaking hands is not a universal one. In the Orient, people have, for centuries, clasped their own hands in front of them upon meeting to show that they held no weapons. In France, a custom developed in which people who met would kiss each other on both cheeks. The natives of some South Seas inlands greet by rubbing noses.
Câu 1: At first the purpose of shaking hands was…………….. 


A. to show a good relationship with each other


B. to show that there were no weapons in hands


C. to show that both parties were ready for a fight


D. a gesture of good will
Câu 2: To show that one has no intention to fight,…………….


A. shaking hands has been practiced all over the world


C. people laid aside their weapons


D. there have been various ways depending in different cultures
Câu 3: According to the passage, the practice of shaking hands………… 


A. was used to extend greetings


B. used to be popular, but now it is out of date


C. is replaced by other customs in some countries


D. is considered not to be very polite
Câu 4: The word “came on” in the second paragraph can best be replaced by……


A. waited for 


B. visited 


C. attacked


D. happened to meet
Câu 5: Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the handshake?


A. It is a happened for the first time very long times ago.


B. It is a gesture of good will


C. It is very popular all over the world.


D. It is one of the social customs.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase that best fits each space in the following passage.            Currently most reading is of the printed word from ink on paper: a book, magazine, newspaper, leaflet, or notebook. More recently, with the progress of information technology, a book can be made in the form of e-book, which is very convenient for us to read whenever we like.            An e-book, also known as a digital book, is an e-text (36) _______ forms the digital media equivalent of a conventional printed (37) _______, sometimes restricted with a digital rights management system. An e-book, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary of English, is “an (38) ________ version of a printed book which can be read on a personal computer or hand-held device designed specifically for this purpose”. E-books are usually read on dedicated (39) _______devices known as e-Readers or e-book devices. Personal computers and some cell phones can also be used (40) ______ e-books.
Câu 1: (36)


A. how


B. who


C. that


D. whose
Câu 2: (37)


A.  page 


B. paper


C. sheet 


D. book
Câu 3: (38)


A. electrician        


B. electronic


C. electron           


D. electric
Câu 4: (39)


A. book    


B. mouse


C. hardware         


D. software
Câu 5: (40)


A. to read


B.  for read           


C. and read          


D.  reading    

A.
B.
C.
D.