From as early as the 1920s millions of Americans were moviegoers. In the beginning, movies had simple plots and were quickly over. Often they lasted only fifteen minutes. The first Western, The Great Train Robbery, had three small scenes - a train robbery, a pursuit on horseback, and a surprise ending where the crook pointed his gun at the movie audience and fired.
During the 1900s, Hollywood and New Jersey were competitors for the movie industry. New Jersey was desirable because so many actors and actresses worked on Broadway, which is near New Jersey. However, all filming had to take place outside where the light was strong enough. As a result, Hollywood, nestled in the hills of sunny southern California, became the better choice for year-round filming.
By the 1920s, Hollywood films became a booming industry. Actors such as Charlie Chaplin were making $10,000 per week instead of a few dollars per day on Broadway. Directors began producing longer movies with more placated plots. In time, Hollywood stood for films and the rich people who starred in them.
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According to paragraph 1, what kind of movies were being produced?
A. Movies that were filmed outdoors.
B.Short movies with simple story lines.
C. Slow-moving and silent films
D. Black and white movies
Câu 7
According to paragraph 2, what was the main reason that Hollywood, came a prime location for making films?
A. Southern California has a year-round sunny climate.
B.The city government promised a tax break if movie companies relocated.
C. All films had to take place outside.
D. Many actors and actresses worked there.
Câu 8
According to paragraph 3, what did Hollywood come to symbolize?
A. The center of Broadway entertaining.
B.An ideal place for film makers.
C. The ultimate vacation spot for the rich.
D. The film industry and its glamorous movie stars.
Câu 9
It can be inferred from the passage that .................
A. nowadays, movies attract more audiences than plays.
B.before the rise of the film, Broadway was the place where actors each become famous.
C. in the future, Hollywood will produce longer and more expensive works.
D. Hollywood movies are admired by audiences all over the world.
Câu 10
According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Because of its sunny weather, Hollywood became the capital of film
B.New Jersey was attractive because great actors worked on road
C. By the 1920s, film makers earned more money than actors.
D. Hollywood had an enormous influence on the American culture.
A.
B.
C.
D.

The popularity of the movies began early in the 20th century and continues today. People of all ages find movies (1) .......... Movies are a worldwide phenomenon, as the internationalism of movie distribution has helped to (2) .............ideas around the globe. One movie can quickly influence other movies. But why are movies so popular?
Movies are a kind of storytelling. They try to describe an idea or record an observation about our culture. These (3) ......... are recorded using moving visual images. Some movies portray the situation accurately and realistically, whereas other movies find visual symbols to (4) ..........those situations.
On the most simple level, movies are a secession of (5) .......... images. These successive images are captured on film. Directors film a wide (6)…….. of shots - long, medium, and close up - to create a visual composition. The visual images, along with plot, characterization, and sound, produce the desired nar­rative. The shots are joined together in any number of combinations in a (7) ........ called editing.
Making a film is a massive, complex, and expensive task that (8) ....... art and business. Making a movie (9)………… the talents of hundreds, and some‑times thousands, of artists, producers, and business people. It can take months, even years, for a film to be (10) ......... into a movie theater.
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1
A. terrifying
B.amusing
C. thrilling
D. entertaining
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2
A. change
B.break
C. disperse
D. show
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3
A. combinations
B.introductions
C. descriptions
D. observations
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4
A. record
B.influence
C. replace
D. represent
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5
A. move
B.moving
C. moved
D. movement
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6
A. range
B.series
C. row
D. line
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7
A. project
B.product
C. progress
D. process
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8
A. connects
B.contains
C. combines
D. describes
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9
A. involves
B.develops
C. touches
D. attains
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10
A. moved
B.sent
C. delivered
D. released
A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the suitable word/phrase to complete the text.
Friends are defined (1)… people whom you can have several types of relations with and feel several emotions for. A good friend is someone (2)… might go to in time of need. However, friendships differ between people. For example, the friendship that someone may have (3)… him and an old man would be different from the friendship they might have with someone at the same age. There are many different friendships that people have. Friendship can exist between best friends, friends, lovers, children, parents, siblings, and many more. All of those differ (4)… some way. Everyone has a best friend, (5)… it is with a person or an animal.
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A. like
B.as
C. about
D. since
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A. that
B.who
C. which
D. whom
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A. between
B.both
C. with
D. but
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A. from
B.with
C. in
D. at
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A. that
B.whether
C. as though
D. if
A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
It is said that most people have no more than 30 friends at any given time, and 400 over the whole of their lives. However, on social networking sites, most users have about 150 friends. If these numbers are correct, then friendship means different things in different situations.
One of the reasons for having more online friends than real friends at a certain point in time is that online friendships do not require much time and energy: it is easy to accept friendships and keep them forever. Another possibility is that it is difficult to say ‘no’ when somebody asks us to be their friend online, even if we feel we don’t really know them. The fact that they ask us suggests that they do consider us a friend, which is a nice feeling. Alternatively, they may be ‘collectors’ of online friends and just want to use us to get a higher number of friends and appear to be popular.
Online friendships are quite easy, but in the real world decisions about friendships are harder to make. There are no rules about friendship. There are no guidelines about how to make friends, how to keep friendships going, and how to finish friendships if we want to move on. People have very different opinions about this: some people would die for their friends and they value them more than family. Others say that friends are temporary, only there to help each other until they are no longer needed. If people with such different views become friends, this can lead to problems.
Because of these different definitions of friendship, it is easy to be unhappy about our friendships. We may want them to be deeper or closer, or we may want to have more friends in our lives. Sometimes we simply do not have the time to develop our friendships, or we fear we have left it too late in life to start. If we move to another country or city, we have to find ways to make new friends again.
This dissatisfaction shows us how important friendships are for most of us. We should not think that it could be too late to build friendships. We also need to understand that the need to be around other people is one that is shared by many. Therefore, we should not be too frightened about starting to talk to people who in the future may become our friends: it is likely that they too would like to get closer to us. Remember what people say: strangers are friends we have not met yet.
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How many friends do the majority of people probably have?
A. 400 internet friends over the course of their lives
B.a minimum of 30 real friends
C. 150 internet friends
D. 30 real friends or fewer
Câu 47
It is difficult _________
A. to trust what you read on social networking sites.
B.to believe the numbers about friendship.
C. to keep your friends happy.
D. to give a definition of 'friendship'.
Câu 48
Friendship means __________
A. dying for your friends if you need to
B.different things to different people.
C. helping each other until it is no longer necessary.
D. accepting people with different views.
Câu 49
Sometimes people worry because __________
A. there are no guidelines about friendship.
B.they think they are too old to make friends.
C. they spend too much time with friends.
D. they think that they have too many friends.
Câu 50
Most of us _________
A. are frightened to talk to strangers.
B.need to be with others.
C. build friendships late in life.
D. are dissatisfied with our friends.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
VOLUNTARY SERVICE OVERSEAS VSO
VSO is a registered charity dedicated to assisting in developing countries. More specifically, selects and places volunteers in response to overseas requests. This work makes it distinctive among other charities and organizations in the UK. It sends people, not money, to that its services are, in effect, entirely complementary to the efforts being made by agencies like Oxfam, Christian Aid and Save the Children Fund with whom it often works directly.
VSO tries to respond to request from overseas which ask for volunteers. Its bias is firmly towards the poorest members on the community and it takes great care to avoid undermining job opportunities for local people. Both staff and volunteers also play a special attention to women's role in development projects. This is because women's role in child-rearing, in education and community cohesion are essential in any healthy process of change.
Over the past 38 years, more than 21,000 volunteers have worked abroad with VSO. There are now over 1,900 volunteers working in 59 of the less developed countries in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the Caribbean.
The application of each volunteer is carefully considered in order to select and interview candidates against each job request from the field, to seek the person with the right blend of skills and personality.
VSO, the work
VSO volunteers do not go to developing countries as visiting experts with all the answers. It is always a process of sharing and learning. The aim is that when the volunteer returns home, there exists a community with a stronger sense of independence and self-reliance... and a volunteer with a new understanding and appreciation of life and people everywhere. The range of jobs required of VSO is wide-reflecting the needs of any society in the modern world.
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VSO is different from other charities and organization from UK because it________.
A. is a registered body.
B.sends volunteers to help abroad.
C. Recruits volunteers to work in Britain.
D. sends financial aid to developing countries.
Câu 2
Requests from overseas most likely to be dealt with are those which__________.
A. need help and advice for health care.
B.require volunteers to work with local inhabitants.
C. require help and advice for health care.
D. specifically ask for female staff and volunteers.
Câu 3
According to those who work for VSO, who plays the most important part in bringing about change?
A. staff who recruit volunteers
B.
women in local communities
C. volunteers from abroad
D. charitable organizations
Câu 4
What happens when VSO wants to appoint new volunteers?
A. They refer applications to countries requesting volunteers.
B.They match all applicants to jobs very carefully.
C. They give preference to applicants living abroad.
D. They give each applicants several interviews.
Câu 5
The volunteers chosen to go out to a developing country____________.
A. must have experience of working overseas.
B.must leave the country before it becomes independent.
C. will gain more knowledge about the world we live in.
D. will quickly become an expert in the field.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the correct option a,b,c or d to complete this passage.
Playing a musical instrument is a great hobby to have. I started playing the piano when I was five years old and still really enjoy it now: it’s a perfect way to relax and it cheers me up when I’m feeling down. When I lived at home with my parents, we had a lovely reddish brown piano in the house and I had piano lessons every week. However, when I went to university, I had to leave my family, my home and my piano (46)……....
I missed (47)……… the piano so much that I spent all the money I got for my eighteenth birthday (48)……… a brand new electric piano. It was quite difficult getting it from the music shop to my house: I had to take a friend with me to get it into a taxi and then carry it to the door. I am very glad I bought it though. I was (49)…….. to play whenever I wanted, using headphones so that I wouldn’t disturb my flatmates. When I was studying or writing an essay, I used to take a break to play something (50)……. It really helped ease my frustration! When I was feeling a bit homesick, playing the music that I learned on my old piano made me feel better.
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What does the word "earn" in the first paragraph mean?
A. pick
B.sell
C. get
D. lose
Câu 42
What color are the blueberries before they are ready to be picked?
A. green
B.brown
C. red
D. blue
Câu 43
Where do the blueberry pickers work?
A. in a bam
B.in a field
C. in a forest
D. near a stream
Câu 44
What happens to blueberries after they are picked?
A. They are put into boxes.
B.Farmers plant them.
C. They need sun and rain.
D. They become sweet and ripe.
Câu 45
Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A. Fating Blueberries
B.How to Cook with Blueberries
C. All About Blueberries
D. All About Strawberries
A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage, then choose the one best answer.
There are many different kinds of sports that are undertaken by a wide variety of different people. Some people do sport for their career and other people purely do sport for enjoyment and recreation. Some sports, like cricket, require the use of a lot of equipment, while others need very little in order to successfully play a game in that sport. Some people use public playing fields to play sport for free, while other sports such as squash, tennis, badminton and table tennis are usually paid for on an hourly basis in the comfort of a local leisure centre.
Most sports are played with a round object often known as a ball. Some sports use more than one ball and snooker is one of the unique sports that make use of a number of balls while being played. The game itself is often controlled by an impartial individual known as an umpire in cricket and a referee in sports like football and rugby. Most sports have a duration of not more than a few hours, however some athletic tournaments can last for up to a week and a game of cricket can be five days in duration before a winner is announced.
Some people prefer to watch sport. This can either be done by going to a stadium, a local leisure centre, park or on the television. It is often cheaper to watch sport from the comfort of a person’s home than to visit the stadium or a special event. Some sports, such as football and cricket, are really popular in the United Kingdom but not in the USA. In the USA people often play basketball and baseball. However, most countries put aside time to compete in world sporting events such as the football world cup or the Olympics, which occur every four years.
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Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete this passage.
A. certain
B.unknown
C. estimated
D. approximate
Câu 47
Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete this passage.
A. injuring
B.enriching
C. spoiling
D. ruining
Câu 48
Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete this passage.
A.
B.results
C. excuses
D. pretexts
Câu 49
Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete this passage.
A. consumption
B.employment
C. need
D. usage
Câu 50
Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete this passage.
A. from
B.during
C. for
D. by
A.
B.
C.
D.

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.