X:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence(s) in italics.
Câu 1: But for the teacher's encouragement, he wouldn’t have taken part in the contest.


A. Thanks to the teacher’s encouragement, he took part in die contest.


B. Thanks to the teacher’s encouragement, he would have taken part in the contest,.


C. If the teacher did not encourage him, he wouldn’t have taken part in the contest.


D. If it had been for the teacher’s encouragement, he wouldn’t have taken part in the contest.
Câu 2: I can’t come to your party because I’m too busy.


A. I’m too busy not to come to your party.


B. I am not enough free to come to your party.


C. So busy am I that I cannot come to your party.


D. So busy I am that I cannot come to your party
Câu 3: You’d better not lend him any more money, Jane, ” said John.


A. John advised Jane against lending him any more money.


B. John advised Jane against to lend him any more money.


C. John advised Jane to not lend him any more money.


D. John advised Jane not to lending him any more money.
Câu 4: People rumoured that the man caused many accidents.


A. It was rumoured that many accidents to be caused by the man.


B. The man was rumoured that many accidents are caused.


C. Many accidents were rumoured to have been caused by the man.


D. That the man caused many accidents were rumoured.
Câu 5: Mr. Black is by far the richest man I know.


A. Mr. Black is the richest man in my country up to now.


B. Mr. Black is one of many very rich men I know,


C. Mr. Black is richer than all his friends.


D. Mr. Black is much richer than anyone else I know.

A.
B.
C.
D.

XI:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: “The table is too heavy for me to move alone.”


A.  light 


B. easy 


C. old 


D. small
Câu 2: “A optimistic person always sees things on the bright sides."
 


A. comfortable   


B.  difficult


C. intelligent  


D. pessimistic
Câu 3: Which of these is the OPPOSITE  of straight?


A. beautiful    


B. crooked 


C. definite 


D. self – conscious
Câu 4: “That is a well-behaved boy” .


A. good behavior


B. behaving improperly  


C. behaving nice 


D. behaving cleverly
Câu 5: “The train arrived late this morning”.


A. soon 


B. later  


C. early    


D.  lately

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: I like the fresh air and green trees of the village which I spent my vacation last year.


A. the fresh air


B. green trees


C. which


D. my vacation
Câu 2: Some people often say that using cars is not as convenient than using motorbikes.


A. often say


B. using car


C. than


D. using motorbikes
Câu 3: It was not until the end of prehistoric times that the first wheeled vehicles appearing.


A. not until the end


B. prehistoric


C. the frist


D. appearing
Câu 4: In the early 1900's, Pennsylvania's industries grew rapidly, a growth sometimes accompanied by disputes labor.


A. industries


B. growth sometimes


C. accompanied


D. disputes labor.
Câu 5: Looking from afar, the village resembles a small green spot dotted with tiny fireballs


A. looking


B. resembles


C. green spot


D. with

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 1: Smoking is an extremely harmful habit. You should give it up immediately.


A. As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately.


B. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful habit.


C. When you give up smoking immediately, you will affect your health with this harmful habit.


D. Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful habits.
Câu 2: His academic record at high school was poor. He failed to apply to that prestigious institution.


A. His academic record at high school was poor as a result of his failure to apply to that prestigious institution.


B. Failing to apply to that prestigious institution, his academic record at high school was poor.


C. His academic record at high school was poor; as a result, he failed to apply to that prestigious institution.


D. His academic record at high school was poor because he didn’t apply to that prestigious institution.
Câu 3: He cannot lend me the book now. He has not finished reading it yet.


A. Having finished reading the book, he cannot lend it to me.


B. He cannot lend me the book until he has finished reading it.


C. As long as he cannot finish reading the book, he will lend it to me.


D. Not having finished reading the book, he will lend it to me.
Câu 4: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.


A. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.


B. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.


C. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.


D. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour.
Câu 5: Crazianna is a big country. Unfortunately, it has never received respect from its neighbours.


A. Though Crazianna is a big country, it has never received respect from its neighbours.


B. It is Crazianna, a big country, that has never received respect from its neighbours.


C. Crazianna has never received respect from its neighbours because it is a big country.


D. Crazianna is such a big country that it has never received respect from its neighbours.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: A beaver uses its (A)strong front teeth (B)to cut down trees and peel off (C) its (D )bark.


A. A


B. B


C. C


D. D
Câu 2: The clerks (A)who are happy to wait for (B)their customers (C)will get promoted (D) soon.


A. A


B. B


C. C


D. D
Câu 3: Although (A)lacking in (B)calcium and vitamin A, grains (C)have most (D)carbohydrates                                     


A. A


B. B


C. C


D. D
Câu 4: Scientists have found that occasional exposure (A)to bright light can help a (B)person get used to working (C)the shift night (D).                                


A. A


B. B


C. C


D. D
Câu 5: Never in history of humanity (A)has (B)there been more people living on (C)this relatively (D)small planet.            


A. A


B. B


C. C


D. D

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word which has OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word
Câu 1: A tangerine, which is flatter than an orange, peels and separates more readily.


A. daintly


B. tastefully


C.  easily


D. difficultly
Câu 2: Catherine the Great made a negligible effort to extend the freedoms of most Russians.


A. marginal


B. ignorant


C. significant   


D.  accidental

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word which has CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word
Câu 1: Drivers who break traffic rules will be photographed.


A. destroy


B.  hit


C. violate


D. assault
Câu 2: The students came up with some novel ideas for fund-raising.


A. unique


B. bookish


C. educational


D. radical
Câu 3: Savings and loan institutions were first formed to provide mortgage money for those wanting to buy homes.


A. committees


B. organizers


C. innovations


D. associations

A.
B.
C.
D.

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: These shoes won’t …………………your trousers. 


A. suit


B. fit


C. match


D. consistent
Câu 2: I can’t wear this coat to work because there are two buttons ……………


A. missing


B. loosing


C. falling


D. tearing
Câu 3: The movie is……..Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways.


A. like to


B. alike with


C. similar to


D. same as
Câu 4: I………...all members by tomorrow night.


A. will contact


B. will have contacted with


C. will contact with


D. will have contacted
Câu 5: The Internet has enabled people to ……………..with each other more quickly.


A. interact


B. interlink


C. intervene


D. interconnect
Câu 6: Houses in big cities are expensive because land is in…………..supply


A. brief


B. slight


C. little


D. short 
Câu 7: Solar heat penetrates more deeply into water than……………..


A. it is penetration into the soil    


B. it does into soil


C. does it into soil     


D. that it does into soil
Câu 8: Mr Black: “ I’d like to try on these shoes, please.”   Salesgirl: “………”


A. That’s right, sir.


B. Why not?         


C. Me too.              


D. By all means, sir.
Câu 9: She’s got 100 percent on the exam and the other students were below 70 percent. She’s…………….above the rest.


A. head and neck


B. shoulders and arms   


C. head and shoulders 


D. neck and ears
Câu 10: …………orangutans live alone.


A. Near all


B. Almost all


C. The all


D. The most
Câu 11: The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have……..by 2015.


A. used over


B. used off


C. run out


D. run out of
Câu 12: Rob: “You must come and see us some time. Don’t keep putting it off.” Mary: “…………..”


A. No. I will try not putting it off again


B. Yes. I will try to come and see you in the not too far distant future


C. Yes. I will put it off soon


D. No. Of course I will put it off until the distant future.
Câu 13: Susan: “I had a really good weekend at my uncle’s.”   Peter:  “………………”


A. Oh, that’s very nice of you.                      


B. Congratulations.


C. It’s pleasure.    


D. Oh, I’m glad to hear that
Câu 14: I wouldn’t want …………..of my parents to know I have a boyfriend.


A. either


B. any


C. neither


D. both
Câu 15: The poor child was in ………….. because his bike had been stolen.


A. floods of crying     


B. floods of tears


C.  mood of weeping    


D. mood of tears
Câu 16: As soon as she ………..home, she took off her shoes and ………….her slippers.


A. had arrived/ put in         


B. arrived/ put over  


C. arrived/ put on


D. had arrived/ put over
Câu 17: It is hoped that our country will receive more medals …………..a variety of sports events.


A. at


B. in


C. for


D. with    
Câu 18: We wish that you…………….such a lot of work, because we know that you would have enjoyed the party.


A. didn’t have


B. hadn’t had


C. hadn’t 


D. wouldn’t have           
Câu 19: In the end, I just lose my………….and started gabbling(nói lắp bắp) incoherently.


A. head(embarrassed)      


B. mind


C.  heart


D. brain
Câu 20: The window was so high up that …………..you could see was the sky.


A. everything


B. all


C.  only


D. which
Câu 21: Many people fail …………the driver’s test on the first try.


A. passing


B. to pass


C. in passing


D. to have passed
Câu 22: He went to a school which……….good manners and self-discipline.


A. grew


B.  planted


C. cultivated


D.  blossomed
Câu 23: Remember not to………..too quickly to the surface when you dive.


A. raise


B. arise


C.  jump


D.  rise            
Câu 24: ……………they seemed to be in agreement, though there are still some details to be settled.


A. Shortly


B. Overall


C. Nonetheless


D. Subsequently
Câu 25: There weren’t any ……………..in the factory for bilingual secretaries.


A. situations


B. rooms


C. spaces


D. vacancies
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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. recognize


B. militant


C. continent


D. memorial
Câu 2:


A.  forest 


B. argue


C. unless


D. index
Câu 3:


A. deposit


B.  aquatic


C. abolish


D. souvenir
Câu 4:


A. comparative


B. competitive


C. horizontal


D. activity
Câu 5:


A. dormitory


B. introductory


C.  voluntary


D. commentary

A.
B.
C.
D.

V: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: Within an area of only 100 miles, Death Valley sinks to 282 feet below sea level, whileMount Whitney______ to a height of 14,494 feet.  


A. soared  


B. soars   


C. soar 


D. soaring
Câu 2: My mother works ______ a nurse in a big hospital. She examines the patients.


A. for 


B.  in   


C. as   


D. at
Câu 3: Sleeping, resting, and ______ are the best ways to care for a cold.


A. one drink fluids 


B. to drink fluids 


C. drank fluids   


D. drinking fluids
Câu 4: Birds all over the world migrate distances up to ______ of miles.


A. a thousand     


B. some thousand


C. thousand  


D. thousands
Câu 5: He was going to ask her but he ______ and said nothing.


A. got his feet wet     


B. had feet of clay  


C.  got cold feet  


D. put his feet up
Câu 6: ______ human beings have relatively constant body temperature.  


A. Alike all mammal  


B. Like all mammals 


C.  Like all mammal 


D.  Alike all mammals
Câu 7: So far there is no vaccine ______ in sight for the common cold.


A. or curing


B. having cured  


C. has cured     


D. or cure
Câu 8: The Louisiana Territory, an area ______ the size ofFrance, was bought by the United States from France for $15,000,000 in 1803.  


A. is four times as large as


B.  four times as large as


C. more than four times  


D. than more four times
Câu 9: Despite claims that filters and low-tar tobacco make smoking somewhat safer, in fact, they only marginally reduce, ______ eliminate, the hazards.  


A. none


B. not    


C. no    


D. nor
Câu 10: ______ many of the designs for the new capital were considered lost forever, Benjamin Banneker helped reproduce the original plans.


A. If as 


B. When     


C. How 


D. During
Câu 11: Jill: “No one but you stole my money”                    Jack: “______”  


A. Keep silent.  


B. Mind your words!


C. Me too.         


D.  It’s your fault.
Câu 12: William Bonney ______ Billy The Kid, was a famous Wild West gunman.


A. alias     


B. ergo   


C. bogus     


D. versus
Câu 13: Our plans to start our own business seem ______ to failure!


A. fated     


B. compelled 


C. designed       


D. doomed
Câu 14: Peter: “I think we should go toHawaiifor our honeymoon”             Mary: “______”  


A. I’m glad you like it. 


B. The same to you.


C. By all means.  


D. You are welcome.
Câu 15: Today there are weather satellites that beam down information about the earth’s atmosphere. In the last two decades, space explortion ______ great contributions to weather forecasting.  


A.  is making


B. made    


C. has made  


D. makes
Câu 16: He wrapped all his possessions up in a sheet and carried the ______ on his back.


A. rucksack     


B. case     


C. bag    


D. bundle
Câu 17: Jim: “Thank you very much for your precious help” Jane:“______”


A. Here you are.


B. Congratulations!


C. Good luck.    


D. It was the least I could do.
Câu 18: In your teens, peer-group friendships may ______ from parents as the major influence on you.  


A. take back 


B. take out   


C. take over     


D. take in
Câu 19: I hate ______ formal examinations. I find it so difficult to organise my thoughts in a limited time.  


A. sitting     


B. passing    


C. making    


D. writing
Câu 20: John tried to eat a large piece of meat too fast and began to ______.


A. gauge  


B. lash       


C. exploit   


D. choke
Câu 21: You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday afternoon. You ______ be really hungry!


A. will       


B.  must  


C. might      


D. can
Câu 22: The Pyramids are perhaps the most famous of the seven ______ of the ancient world.  


A. wonders    


B.  structures 


C. constructions 


D. spectacles
Câu 23: Jenny is ______ of the mistakes of others.


A. cordial  


B. acceptable 


C.  co-operative 


D. tolerant
Câu 24: The word processor ______ of a keyboard, a monitor and a printer.


A. composes     


B. constitutes   


C. consists  


D. comprises
Câu 25: You’re not supposed to park on the hard ______ except in an emergency.


A. lance    


B. shoulder     


C. leg  


D. area
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