Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each italic one. 
Câu 1: I found myself at a loss to understand my closest friend's words.   


A. I found my closest friend's words easy to understand.


B. I understood my closest friend's words completely.


C. I lost heart and didn't understand my closest friend's words. 


D. I found my closest friend's words quite incomprehensible. 
Câu 2: What you have been saying is beside the point.


A. You was honest to have said about the point like that .


B.  What you have been saying is quite irrelevant.


C. You have been talking too much about the point.


D. What you have been saying is beyond my expectation. 
Câu 3: Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.


A. The new cinema was more expensive than we expected.


B. We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive. 


C. We weren't as much impressed by the new cinema's look as its cost.


D. We were very impressed by the new cinema, but found it rather expensive.
Câu 4: She should know better than to lend the money to him. 


A. She knew it would be better not to lend him the money.


B.  She oughtn't to lend him the money.


C. She was just being helpful when she lent him the money.


D. It would be kind of her to lend him the money. 
Câu 5: Even though some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.  


A. No matter how many people attended the festival, some events were cancelled.


B.  In spite some cancelled events, thousands of people attended the festival.


C. As some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.


D. Despite the cancellation of some events, thousands of people attended the festival. 
Câu 6: Wouldn't it be better to let them know about the alterations to the plan?


A. Why haven't they been informed about the new development?


B.  Shouldn't they have been consulted before the scheme was changed?


C. Don't you think they should be informed about the changes in the plan?


D. We'd better ask them to change the plan, hadn't we? 
Câu 7: It is unlikely that results of the elections will be made public before tomorrow morning. 


A. Before tomorrow morning we will probably know the result of the elections.


B. Tomorrow morning is probably the earliest that anyone will know the result of the selection.


C. The results of the elections will most likely be made known before tomorrow morning.


D. We will probably not be told the results of the elections tomorrow morning. 
Câu 8: Many countries share the view that drastic measures must be taken to stop the pollution of the seas.  


A. The pollution of the seas can only be prevented providing that many countries follow the same policy.


B. A lot of countries agree that it is essential to take strong action to put an end to the pollution of the seas.


C. By putting into practice a series of precautions, it is generally believed that the pollution of the seas will be prevented.


D. The seas will, it seems, continue to be polluted unless this agreement is accepted by a majority of the countries. 
Câu 9: People donated a lot, so the victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties. 


A. To overcome difficulties, the victims of the tsunami needed people's generous donation.


B. But for people's generous donation, the victims of the tsunami wouldn't be able to overcome difficulties now. 


C.  The victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties but for people's donation.


D. Despite people's generous donation, the victims of the tsunami are facing lots of difficulties. 
Câu 10: "I will let you know the answer by the end of this week," Tom said to Janet. 


A. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of this week.


B. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of this week.


C.  Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of this week.


D. Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of this week. 
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Read the passage and choose the best option to fill each bank. A worrying question which _________ (41) global attention is severe overpopulation and its drastic effects in the countries of the Third World. In regions where the birth rate is extremely high, poverty and starvation are _________ (42). In India, there is _________ (43) of thirty five infants being born every minute, yet the most shocking figures are those which _________ (44) the enormous number of the victims of famine in certain African territories. Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases _________ (45) the indigenous populations. There is an urgent need for these problems to be solved . Unless measures are taken to _________ (46) the suffering of the impoverished underdeveloped nations, desperate crowds of immigrants will _________ (47) in flooding the richer states in _________ (48) of a brighter future. It's the most _________ (49) task for the international giants nowadays to help the poor populations get out of the poverty _________ (50). 
Câu 1: _________(41)


A. insists 


B. wishes 


C. requires 


D. asks 
Câu 2: _________(42)


A. profuse 


B. rife 


C. generous 


D. predominant
Câu 3: _________(43)


A. a ratio 


B. a measure 


C. an average 


D. a proportion 
Câu 4: _________(44)


A. appear 


B. refer


C. indicate 


D. comprise 
Câu 5: _________(45)


A. decimating 


B. enumerating 


C. discounting 


D. outnumbering 
Câu 6: _________(46)


A. discard 


B. vanish 


C. evaporate 


D. ease 
Câu 7: _________(47)


A. linger 


B. maintain 


C. persist 


D. remain
Câu 8: _________(48)


A. search 


B. chase 


C. lookout 


D. survey
Câu 9: _________(49)


A. confronting 


B. challenging 


C. rousing 


D. plaguing 
Câu 10: _________(50)


A. lure 


B. pitfall 


C. snare 


D. trap
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Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences.
Câu 1: The science and technology industries have grown up steadily over the last decade. 


A. science 


B. have grown up


C. steadily 


D. last decade
Câu 2: Thanks to new techniques, canning goods now have a much longer shelf life. 


A. Thanks to


B. techniques


C. canning goods


D. a much longer
Câu 3: Originated in Ethiopia, coffee was drunk in the Arab world before it came to Europe in the 17th century. 


A. Originated


B. was drunk


C. came


D. in
Câu 4: The swirling winds of a tornado can reach quickly speeds close to 300 miles per hour. 


A. swirling winds


B.  reach quickly


C. close to


D. per hour
Câu 5: The assassination Nathuran Vinayak Godse shot Mohandas K.Gandi in New Dehli, India on September17, 1948. 


A.  assassination


B. shot


C. on


D. September17

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or the phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: We left New York when I was six, so my recollections of it are rather faint.


A. explicable     


B. unintelligible 


C. clear   


D. ambiguous
Câu 2: My first impression of her was her impassive face


A. emotional  


B.  respectful     


C. solid  


D. fractious
Câu 3: She wrote me a vicious letter.


A. helpful     


B. gently 


C. dangerous


D.  healthy
Câu 4: We are very grateful to Professor Humble for his generosity in donating this wonderful painting to the museum.  


A. meanness 


B. sympathy     


C. gratitude


D.  churlishness
Câu 5: He didn’t seem in the least concerned for her safety.


A. indifferent  


B. ready 


C. passionate   


D. stolen

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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. indoctrinate  


B.  identify


C. intoxicate


D. secularize
Câu 2:


A. exacerbate


B. agriculture  


C. personify  


D.  exactitude
Câu 3:


A. measurement


B. already


C. surgical     


D. stimulate
Câu 4:


A. reference


B. electric  


C. internal  


D. connected
Câu 5:


A. ignorant   


B.  popular        


C.  represent   


D. solitude

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Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence
Câu 1: "Please sit down,” the teacher said to me.


A. The teacher asked me to sit down.


B. The teacher asked me sit down.


C. The teacher asked me sitting down.


D. The teacher asked me to be sat down.
Câu 2: Let’s go camping tomorrow.


A. Why don't you go camping tomorrow.


B. Why don't we go camping tomorrow.


C. Why don't we going camping tomorrow.


D. Why don't us go camping tomorrow.
The film was so boring that I fell asleep.
Câu 3: I fell asleep because the film was boring.


A. The film was so boring as to I fell asleep.


B. The film was so bored that I fell asleep.


C. The film was so boring that I fell asleep.


D. The film was so boring to I fell asleep.
Câu 4: “ What are you doing?”, she asked me.


A. She wondered what I was doing.


B. She wondered what I have been doing.


C. She wondered what I did.


D. She wondered that what I was doing.
Câu 5: I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.


A. I am used to get up early in the morning.


B. I am used to be got up early in the morning.


C. I am used to having got up early in the morning.


D. I am used to getting up early in the morning.

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Fill in each space with a suitable word       British and American English have a lot of words which look the same but have different meanings. Nobody ever gets ....(.1)...trouble if they make a mistake, although you may get a strange look if you ask for the wrong clothes. There are some American English words that the British don’t use at .... (2).... . However, most of the .... (3).... between British and American English are small. You can usually understand what words .....(4)..... from the context.
Câu 1: _______(1)


A. some


B. else


C. any


D. everything
Câu 2: _______(2)


A. all


B. each other


C. for


D. both
Câu 3: _______(3)


A. differences


B. differ


C. different


D. differently
Câu 4: _______(4)


A. thinks


B. means


C. believe


D. claim

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Rewrite the following sentences, using the words in brackets
Câu 1: Although the weather was bad, we went to school on time.(spite)


A. In spite of the bad weather, we went to school on time.


B. In spite of weather was bad , we went to school on time.


C. In spite to the bad weather, we went to school on time.
In spite of the bad weather, we went to school on time.


D. In spite  the bad weather, we went to school on time.
Câu 2: Unless he changes his way of living, he'll meet a lot of troubles. (if)


A. If he doesn't changes his way of living, he'll meet a lot of trouble.


B. If he changes his way of living, he'll meet a lot of trouble.


C. If he doesn't changes his way of living, he would meet a lot of trouble.


D. If he changes his way of living, he'll not meet a lot of trouble.
Câu 3: It's important to do the homework.


A. Done the homework is important.


B. Doing the homework is important.


C. Having done the homework is important.


D. Doing the homework is the most important.
Peter is the most intelligent in this class.
Câu 4: No one in this class is more intelligent than Peter.


A. Peter is the more intelligent in this class.


B. Peter is the intelligentest in this class.


C. Peter is most intelligent in this class.


D. Peter is the most intelligent in this class.
Câu 5: She isn't old. She cannot get married.(combine using "enough")


A. She isn't  enough old to get married.


B. She isn't age enough to get married.


C. She isn't old enough to get married.


D. She isn't enough age to get married.

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Multiple choices: Which one is the same as the root?
Câu 1: "Leave my house now or I'll call the police!" shouted the lady to the man.


A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn't leave her house.


B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn't leave her house.


C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house.


D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house
Câu 2: He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.


A. He had tested his eyes ten months before.


B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.


C. He hasn't had his eyes tested for ten months.


D. He didn't have any test on his eyes in ten months.
Câu 3: "You should have finished the report by now," John told his secretary.


A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.


B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report.


C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.


D. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report.
Câu 4: "If I were you, I would take the job," said my room-mate.


A. My room-mate was thinking about taking the job.


B. My room-mate advised me to take the job.


C. My room-mate introduced the idea of taking the job to me.


D. My room-mate insisted on taking the job for me.

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Read, then choose the best answer (A,B,C or D) to complete the gap"The next generation of telephone users will probably laugh (1)______ we explain how we used to stand next to a wall in the kitchen to (2)______ a phone call. Mobile communications, already highly advanced compared with a decade ago, willcompletely change communications in the next few years. (3)______ there are millions of people using mobile phones, most people know (4)______ about the mobile telecommunications industry and its technology. There are three types of mobile phone. These are hand portables, pocket-sized hand portables and transportables. Thesmallest and most popular are the pocket-sized hand portables. These work on rechargeable batteries, which allow an (5)______ of up to 80 minutes' conversation. Mobiles that are fitted permanently in a vehicle do not (6)______ on separate batteries. They require an external aerial on the vehicle. This can mean a stronger signal with clearer (7)______. Transportation has a high power capability and can be used (8)______ anywhere. They come with powerful battery packs for longer, continuous use and may also be put (9)______ a vehicle, using its electrics. They (10)______ to be bulkier than hand portables.
Câu 1: _________(1)


A. unless


B. when


C. while


D. whether
Câu 2: _________(2)


A. make


B. give


C. take


D. do
Câu 3: _________(3)


A. In addition


B. Because


C. As a result


D. Although
Câu 4: _________(4)


A. little


B. some   


C. few


D. lots
Câu 5: _________(5)


A. amount


B. account


C. activity


D. average
Câu 6: _________(6)


A. rely


B. create


C. carry


D. insist
Câu 7: _________(7)


A. wave


B. letter


C. speech            


D. speed
Câu 8: _________(8)


A. mostly            


B. hardly


C. most


D. almost
Câu 9: _________(9)


A. on with


B. into     
on with


C. up with


D. in to
Câu 10: _________(10)


A. used    


B. have


C. tend


D. are
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