Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
In an early survey conducted in 1888, a billion and a half people inhabited the earth. Now, the population is about six billion and is growing fast. Even though the rate of growth has begun to slow down, most people believe the population size may be eight billion during the next several years.
If we examine the amount of land available for this ever increasing population, we begin to see the problem. Not all land is useful to us because it cannot produce food. We can cut out about one fifth of it because it is covered by snow and ice. Then we can cut out another fifth because it is desert. Another fifth is mountains. The other fifth does not have enough soil for crops to grow because it is bare rock. Obviously, with so little land to support us, we should take great care not to reduce it any more or with the rapidly growing population we may sooner or later lack food to eat and place to live in.
0Câu 34
What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The world's population and the shortage of cultivated land.
B.The necessity of reducing the rate of birth.
C. The shortage of cultivated land.
D. The growth of the world's population.
Câu 35
The world's population ______ at present.
A. is still growing
B.is decreasing rapidly
C. stands at about eight billion
D. has stopped growing
Câu 36
According to the passage, we ______.
A. can cultivate on all land.
B.are not influenced by the land reduction.
C. can grow crops on bare rock.
D. should protect land.
Câu 37
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word 'bare' in the second paragraph?
A. hard
B.empty
C. treeless
D.
Câu 38
Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Only one fifth of the world's land is being cultivated.
B.
C. Most of the world's land are uncultivated.
D. There has been a dramatic reduction of the birth rate.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage, then choose the one best answer.
Between the Revolutionary period and the World War I, the United States post office was set out to improve transportation of the post office mails. From those early days to the present, the post office has helped develop and subsidize every new mode of transportation in the United States. Transportation has been the most important element in mail delivery. Even when the general public had still suspected of the security of a now means of transportation, the post office experimented with inventions that, offered potential for moving the mail faster, occasionally suffering embarrassment., ridicule, or even abuse in the process. As mail delivery evolved from foot to horseback, stagecoach, steamboat, railroad, automobile, and airplane, with intermediate and overlapping use of balloons, and helicopters, post office mail contracts ensured the income necessary to build the great highways, rail lines, and airways that eventually spanned the continent. By the turn of the 19th century, the U.S. Post Office had purchased a number of stagecoaches for operation on the nation’s better post roads - a post road being any road on which the mail travels - and continued to encourage new designs to improve passenger comfort and carry mail more safely.
0Câu 39
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
A. proceeding
B.process
C. procedure
D. progress
Câu 40
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
A. underpopulation
B.population
C. overpopulation
D. popularity
Câu 41
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
A. one
B.barely
C. only
D. single
Câu 42
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
A. encourage
B.suggest
C. insist
D. persuade
Câu 43
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
A. improved
B.invested
C. impressed
D. increased
Câu 44
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.“You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulations!” Peter said to his friend.
A. Peter asked his friend on getting a promotion.
B.Peter congratulated his friend on getting a promotion.
C. Peter dream of getting promotion.
D. Peter told his friend if his friend getting a promotion.
Câu 45
Simon was ill, so he didn’t go to the party.
A. If Simon hadn’t been ill, he would have gone to the party.
B.If Simon weren’t ill, he would go to the party.
C. If Simon were ill, he would go to the party.
D. If Simon isn’t ill, he will go to the party.
Câu 46
“If I catch the plane, I’ll be home by five,” he said.
A. He said if he caught the plane, he would be home by five.
B.He said if he catches the plane, he will be home by five.
C. He said if he caught the plane, he will be home by five.
D. He said if I caught the plane, I would be home by five.
Câu 47
If you don’t get up early, you will be late for school.
A. Unless you get up early, you will be late for school.
B.If you get up early, you will be late for school.
C. Unless you don’t get up early, you will be late for school.
D. If you got up early, you would be late for school.
Câu 48
“Why don’t we go to the cinema?” he said.
A. He advised us to go to the cinema.
B.He offered to go to the cinema.
C. He asked why we didn’t go to the cinema.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage, then choose the one best answer.
The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children may be more an American ideal than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different American groups.
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home. Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American households is single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together; and the rest, about 7 percent, are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child.
0Câu 41
With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
A. The current American family
B.The nuclear family
C. the traditional American family
D. The ideal family
Câu 42
The writer implies that ........................ .
A. the ideal American is the best structure
B.fewer married couples are having children
C. racial, ethnic, and religious groups have preserved the traditional family structure
D. there has always been a wide variety of family arrangements in the U.S
Câu 43
Who generally constitutes a one-person household?
A. A divorced woman
B.A single woman in her late sixties
C. A single man in his twenties
D.
Câu 44
According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent .............................. .
A. 7 percent of households
B.20 percent of households
C. 3 percent of households
D. 33,3 percent of households
Câu 45
The word current in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ...................
A. now
B.contemporary
C. present
D. modern
A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Direct attacks on illiteracy take two main forms, adult education and the establishment of public schools with compulsory attendance for children. In many countries, there are certain programs which have been instituted to fight adult illiteracy; and universal public education has almost eliminated illiteracy among the young. Soldiers have been appointed effectively as instructors for the public.
Throughout most of history most people have been illiterate. In former society, the ability to read and write was of value only to the clergy and aristocracy. The first known reference to “literate laymen” did not appear until the end of the 14th century. Illiteracy was not seen as a problem until after the invention of printing in the 15th century. The first significant decline in illiteracy came with the Reformation, when translation of the Bible into the vernacular became widespread and Protestant converts were taught to read it. Revolutionary political movements from the 18th to the 20th century generally included an attack on illiteracy as one of their goals, with the former Soviet Union, China, and Cuba being among the most successful in the 20th century.
0Câu 1
According to the passage, the anti-illiteracy programs are for ___________.
A. both adults and children
B.children
C.
D. adults
Câu 2
In former society, ___________.
A. everybody had the ability to read and write
B.everybody was literate
C. everybody was illiterate
D. the clergy and aristocracy was not illiterate
Câu 3
In the 14th century, ___________.
A. laymen began to learn how to read and write.
B.only clergy could read and write.
C. everybody began to go to school.
D. only royal members could read and write.
Câu 4
Choose the word which has the closest meaning to the word “decline” in the paragraph 2.
A. decrease
B.improvement
C. growth
D. figure
Câu 5
According to the passage, which did not influence the problems of illiteracy?
A. Revolutionary political movements
B.The Reformation
C. Translation of The Bible
D. The primitive society
A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
HA GIANG — It was 5pm and darkness was quickly approaching in the mountainous district of Vi Xuyen in northern Ha Giang Province. Lang Thi Huyet, a 24-year-old Tay ethnic minority woman, hurried to finish her working day so she could rush to her anti-illiteracy class in Thuan Hoa commune beginning at 7pm.
The topic in class that night was the question of why the illiteracy rate among local women was so high. That night, Huyet and her classmates learned that poverty, large families and a priority to send boys to school instead of girls were the reasons for the inequality.
The classes are organised and structured according to the needs of the people. The class teaches them what they want to know and what they consider most important. "For instance, if they want to plant corn, we will show them how to read and write the word corn, and then show them the best way to plant it, and then teach them the many kinds of corn," said Ta Van Tuan, AAV’s senior programme officer. "By doing this, teachers do not have a set cirriculum but instead base their lessons on what the people need."
She added that there were many difficulties, one of which was the fact that curricula hadn’t been compiled and the classroom was shared with the primary school. "However, it was all made worthwhile because my students, the youngest of whom is 15 and the oldest 50, are all so fond of their studies and they are all serious about learning how to read and write," she smiled.
0Câu 6
The word “hurried” in paragraph 1 means………………
A. hastened
B.patient
C. tired
D. busy
Câu 7
Which of the following sentences is NOT true about the reasons of high illiteracy rate among local women?
A. Some families think schooling is not important
B.Some families have too many children
C. Some families are too poor
D. Some families prefer boys to girls
Câu 8
The main idea of paragraph 3 is ……………………….
A. kinds of corn
B.what the students want to study
C. the method of arranging class
D. how to plan corn
Câu 9
According to the teacher, one of the difficulties in teaching this class is ………………….
A. it is too crowded
B.young and old people don’t have books to study
C. the students do not have their own classroom
D. the students do not like studying
Câu 10
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Huyet - a volunteer in the fight against illiteracy.
B.How people in Ha Giang struggle against illiteracy?
C. How to form the classes for illiterate people?
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the text.
The United Nations, ……… defines illiteracy as the inability to read and write a simple message in any language, has conducted a number of surveys on world ………... In the first survey in 1957 at least 44% of the world's population was found to be illiterate. A 1978 study showed the ………… to have dropped to 32.5%, by 1990 illiterate worldwide had dropped ……… about 27%, and by 1998 to 16%. …………, a study by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEFT) published in 1998 ……… that the world illiteracy rate ……….. in the 21st century because only a quarter of the world's children got schooling by the end of the 20th century. The highest illiteracy rates were …………. in the less developed nations of Africa, Asia, and South America; the lowest in Australia, Japan, North America. Using the UN definition of illiteracy, the United States and Canada have an overall illiteracy rate of about 10%. In certain disadvantaged areas,…….., such as the rural South in the United States, the illiteracy rate is ……… higher.
0Câu 11
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the text.
A. that
B.what
C. which
D.
Câu 12
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the text.
A. illiterately
B.illiterates
C. illiteracy
D. illiterate
Câu 13
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the text.
A. maths
B.figure
C. increase
D. rate
Câu 14
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the text.
A. from
B.for
C. to
D. with
Câu 15
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the text.
A. But
B.For
C. Therefore
D. However
Câu 16
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the text.
A. predicting
B.predicted
C. predicts
D. have predicted
Câu 17
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the text.
A. would increase
B.increasing
C. increase
D. increased
Câu 18
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the text.
A. founded
B.founding
C.
D. found
Câu 19
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the text.
A. despite
B.but
C. although
D. however
Câu 20
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the text.
A. fewer
B.more
C. as
D. much
A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the best answer to complete the following passage.
Do you and your friends act in a caring way towards one another, do you respect (41)… and do they respect you, but most of all do you value the relationship and love spending time together? Friendship is more than just hanging out together at lunch and gossiping (42)… other people. True friendship is when two people have mutual respect for one another, and really care about each other’s feelings and dreams. You need to be able (43)… honest with your friends. (44)… there is ever a time where you feel that you cannot tell them the truth, for fear that they will be mad or will not understand, then they are not true friends. Friends share with each other important things (45)… they would not share with others. Friends also care about each other, stick up for one another and enjoy spending time together.
0Câu 41
A. them
B.they
C. him
D. he
Câu 42
A. over
B.about
C. of
D. on
Câu 43
A. being
B.are
C. to be
D. be
Câu 44
A. Although
B.If
C. Because
D. Unless
Câu 45
A. that
B.what
C. who
D. whom
A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Generally, friendship exists for three reasons: virtue, usefulness, or pleasure. When virtue is the reason, friendship exists for the sake of friendship; where both like each other and cherish each other for some creditable values in the other's personality. You know that you would even die to swear your friendship for that person. You also know that the other would make you live than die for him/her regardless of intelligence, handsomeness, utility or the capability of giving pleasure.
A friendship of the second kind is formed for the practical value of it. How useful so and so is to me? What can I benefit from him? Will he use his reputation and influence to fetch me a good job? Thus a person may maintain relationship for practical, professional, and political reasons. However, once we do away with the usefulness, the friendship eventually dies.
Friendship of the third kind is formed essentially on account of the pleasure the relationship can give. He is a joker. The moment he enters, you forget all your worries. She is cute, intelligent and charming. The very notion that she is your friend makes you feel proud. The point rests here: How good is he/she in giving me pleasure-physically, emotionally, mentally and materially?
Now to the question: Which of the three is good? The second type is good, yet since basing on utility, it falls short of longevity and quality. The third type is good too, but how long one enjoys only pleasure in life? But the first type, virtue-based friendship is fantastic for this reason: it lasts till the end of this universe.
0Câu 46
It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that…
A. real friendship does not count one person’s cleverness, appearance, utility and his/her aptitude for creating fun.
B.there are two motives for friendship.
C. personality is not an important factor in choosing a friend.
D. you have to die in order to prove your friendship.
Câu 47
Which of the following has the closest meaning to the phrase “do away with” in Paragraph 2?
A. escape from
B.ask for
C. kill
D. get rid of
Câu 48
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the reading passage?
A. Friendship requires a lot of patience and efforts from both sides.
B.Friendship usually does not last long if it is built on materialistic needs.
C. Virtue-based friendship’s core is a friend’s creditable traits in his or her personality.
D. Friendship based on the ability to create pleasure still possesses some uncertainty.
Câu 49
Synonym(s) of the word “utility” can be found in…
A. Paragraph 3
B.Paragraph 1
C. Paragraph 4
D. Paragraph 2
Câu 50
What kind of friendship is the most unshakable?
A. The second
B.The first
C. The third
D. Not mentioned
A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage, then choose the one best answer.
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
During the Olympic games, people from all over the world come together in peace and friendship. Some of these people compete for medals. Several million people attend the games, and millions of other people watch them on television.
Why do we have the Olympic games? How did they begin? The first Olympic Games that we have records of were in Greece in 776 B. C. The games lasted one day. The only event in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race. Men ran the length of the stadium (about 192 meters). Then, longer running races were added. Through the years, a few other kinds of events, like the long jump, were also added. During this time, the games were for men only, and women could not even watch them. In the year 393, a Roman emperor ended the Olympic Games because the quality of the games became very low. The Olympics did not take place again for 1500 years!
In 1894, Pierre de Courbertin of France helped form the International Olympic Committee, and the modern Olympic Games began. In 1896 the games were held again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition. Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed in many events. The winners became national heroes.
After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the world. In 1900, the Olympics were in Paris, France, and women competed for the first time. In 1908, in London, England, the first gold medals were given to winning athletes. Before that time, the winners received only silver and bronze. medals.
The Olympic flag was first introduced in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The flag has five rings on it. The rings represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. Each ring is a different color blue, yellow, black, green, or red - because the flag of each of the countries that compete in the games has at least one of these colors in it.
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Which of the following is NOT true of the first 13 Olympic Games in Greece?
A. They lasted only one day.
B.They consisted of only one event, which was race running.
C. They were for men only
D. The men competed while the women watched.
Câu 7
Pierre de Coubertin _____________.
A. became a national hero of France.
B.helped the Greeks build a new stadium for the modern Games.
C.
D. was the first athlete from France to take part in the modern Olympic Games.
Câu 8
The International Olympic Committee was set up _____________.
A. with Pierre de Coubertin as chairman.
B.every four years starting from 1894.
C. two years before the modern Olympic Games were held.
D. according the wish of a Roman emperor.
Câu 9
Women first competed in the Games _____________.
A. as soon as the Olympic Games were resumed.
B.in 1908 in London, England.
C. in the Paris Olympics of 1900.
D. in 1896 at Pierre de Coubertin's suggestion.
Câu 10
What was special about the 1920 Olympics?
A. The Olympic Winter Games were held.
B.The Olympic flag was introduced.
C. Women were allowed to compete for the first time.
D. Gold medals were given to winning athletes for the first time.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.
(1)___________ is a factor in education. (2)___________ a global scale, national educational systems, intending to bring out the best in the next generation, (3)___________ competitiveness among students by scholarships. Countries like Singapore and England have a special educational program (4)___________ caters to special students, prompting charges of academic elitism. Upon receipt of their academic results, students tend to (5)___________ their grades to see who is (6)___________. For severe cases, the pressure to perform in some countries is (7)___________ high that intellectually deficient students even suicide as consequence of (8)___________ the exams, (9)___________ Japan is a prime example. This has resulted (10)___________ critical revaluation of examinations as a whole by educationists.
0Câu 11
Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.
A.
B.Competition
C. Competitive
D. Compete
Câu 12
Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.
A. encourage
B.found
C. create
D. rise
Câu 13
Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.
A. With
B.In
C. On
D. At
Câu 14
Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.
A. which
B.whose
C. whom
D. when
Câu 15
Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.
A. participate
B.notice
C. observe
D. compare
Câu 16
Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.
A. more better
B.the best
C. the better
D. best
Câu 17
Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.
A. such
B.so
C. too
D. much
Câu 18
Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.
A. falling
B.dropping
C. failing
D. breaking
Câu 19
Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.
A. and
B.because
C. so
D. but
Câu 20
Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.
A. at
B.with
C.
D. in
A.
B.
C.
D.