From the four words or phrases (A, B, C or D) choose the one that best completes the sentence.
Câu 1: However much he tries to persuade you, please do not give ………..


A. up


B. in


C. down


D. to
Câu 2: Los Angeles is …………for its exciting nightlife.


A. maintained


B. marvelled


C. renowned       


D. experienced
Câu 3: How do you account for the manager's fiery .................... yesterday afternoon?


A. output  


B.  outburst 


C. outcry


D.  input 
Câu 4: When my mother went home, we .............. dinner.


A. were cooking               


B. coocked    


C. would have cooked            


D. could cook
Câu 5: Shirley is very ………….up and thinks she is superior to her classmates.
 


A. stuck


B. looked


C. fed


D. turned
 
Câu 6: The mother was furious when she entered the nursery and saw it in complete……….


A. disorder         


B. dirt      


C. pollution        


D. junk
Câu 7: I’m .............. between two courses of action.


A. streched     


B. torn  


C. ripped   


D. suspended
Câu 8: We ‘ll have to take what he says on ..........................


A.  trust                      


B. faith    


C. belief    


D. confidence
Câu 9: The 1665 plague in London took almost ……….lives ………..the Great Fire of London the year after.


A. the same-as


B. as many-as


C. much more-than       


D. such a lot-that
Câu 10: Now that she’s moved to the suburbs, Jane misses______  by her friends.


A. To be visited


B. to have been visited


C. being visited


D. been visited
Câu 11: A good teacher identifies each pupil’s strengths and                        


A. Drawback      


B. Weaknesses


C. Shortcomings


D. Disadvantages
Câu 12: “It’s hard to get around because you don’t have a car. ” “Not since I got used to .......the bus.”


A. To ride   


B. Riding            


C. Ride                


D. To riding
Câu 13: My niece claims to be a(n) ............................ vegetarian.


A. firm       


B. devout    


C. unshakeable      


D. strict
Câu 14: Cities are investing ______ in public transport, including the subway system, in a bird to cut pollution.


A. heavily        


B. strongly      


C. completely  


D. extremely
Câu 15: Do you want to open another ................... of orange juice?


A. packet            


B. sack      


C. cask    


D. carton
Câu 16: Pat: “Did the kids give a hand with the housework?”
Jane: “...............................”


A. You must be kidding!           


B. They never see eye to eye.  


C. I’m lazy tonight.       


D. That’s up to you!
Câu 17: Do you think you ................. that report by the end of the weekend?


A. have finished            


B. will be finished                     


C. will have finished


D. will have been finishing
Câu 18: I’m sorry but I ............ refuse to do such a stupid thing!


A. directly          


B. flatly   


C. strongly          


D. obviously
Câu 19: Julia: "..........................."
Carol: "No, that's Helen's"


A. Is your luggage this one?


B. Are these your luggage?


C. Is this your luggage?            


D. Are your luggage these ones?
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. ragged            


B. judged            


C. dragged          


D. cleaned
Câu 2:


A. flew    


B. drew


C. sew     


D. screw

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VIII:Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 55 to 64.When the word "endangered" is mentioned, people usually think of particular species, like the panda or whooping crane. However, we would like to encourage you to think about (55) _______ in a broader context. It is (56) _______, the physical places where species live and interact with one another. Although the development of special breeding programs, also known as captive conservation, may help some species in some cases, it is clearly not (57) _______ answer to the global problem. Indeed, (58) _______ we are able to protect natural areas where endangered species actually live, they have no future.Species become endangered for a wide (59) ________ of reasons. By analyzing and grouping many individual cases, however, we find the same broad causes (60) _________ again and again. They are Habitat Destruction, Exotic Species, and Overexploitation. Among other factors threatening particular species are limited: distribution, disease, and pollution. Limited distributions are often a consequence of other threats: populations confined to one or a few small areas because of habitat (61) _________, for example, may be disastrously affected by random factors. Diseases can have severe (62) _________ on species lacking natural genetic protections against particular pathogens, like the rabies and canine distemper viruses that are currently devastating carnivore populations in East Africa. Domestic animals are usually the reservoirs of these and other diseases affecting wild (63) _________, showing once again that human activities lie at the root of most causes of endangerment. Pollution has seriously done harm (64) _________ number of terrestrial species, although species living in freshwater and marine ecosystems are also suffering.
Câu 1: __________(55)


A. development    


B. endangerment  


C.  pollution    


D. contamination
Câu 2: __________(56)


A. plants     


B. conservations


C. habitats   


D. organizations
Câu 3: __________(57)


A. a


B. an 


C. the       


D. this    
Câu 4: __________(58)


A. so            


B. but 


C. if 


D. unless
Câu 5: __________(59)


A. variety    


B. commerce  


C. extinction


D. destruction
Câu 6: __________(60)


A. expressing  


B. showing 


C. disappearing


D. appearing
Câu 7: __________(61)


A. benefit   


B. reserve  


C. loss 


D. gone
Câu 8: __________(62)


A. impact 


B. interest   


C.  infection  


D. absorption
Câu 9: __________(63)


A. needs   


B. populations  


C. natures   


D. medicines
Câu 10: __________(64)


A.  to          


B. for


C. with     


D.  at
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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 56 to 65.In the United States and Canada, it is very important to (56)______ a person directly in the eyes when you are having a conversation (57)______ him or her. If you look down or to the side when the (58)______ person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in (59)______ he or she is saying. This, (60)______, is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you are talking, it might (61)______ that you are not honest.However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for (62)______ seconds when they are thinking or (63)______ to find the right word. But they always turn immediately (64)______ to look the listener directly in the eyes. These social "rules" are (65)______ for two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an adult and a child.
Câu 1: ____________(56)


A. talk


B. notice


C. get


D. look
Câu 2: ______________(57)


A. with


B. to


C. for


D. about
Câu 3: _________________(58)


A. others


B. another


C. one


D. other
Câu 4: ____________(59)


A. which


B. what


C. that


D. where
Câu 5: ____________(60)


A. yet


B. in addition


C. of course


D. although
Câu 6: ____________(61)


A. become


B. come


C. seem


D. turn
Câu 7: _______________(62)


A. a little


B. a few


C. little


D. few
Câu 8: _______________(63)


A. trying


B. looking


C. achieving


D. managing
Câu 9: ______________(64)


A. up


B. back


C. down


D. over
Câu 10: _____________(65)


A. like


B. the same


C. likely


D. such as
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II:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. description    


B.  counselor  


C. inspector  


D. amendment
Câu 2:


A. psychiatry   


B. inexpensive        


C. patriotic       


D. scientific

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IX:Choose the best answer
Câu 1: It is essential that Alice __________ about his responsibilities in the meeting tomorrow.


A.  must remind   


B. will be reminded


C.  will remind       


D. be reminded
Câu 2: Having recently bought a laptop computer,………….


A. it must have cost him more than $2000


B. His E-mails reach him  wherever he is


C. he can now take his work with him wherever he goes


D.  there is no need for him to worry about its being stolen
Câu 3: “ Have you heard Nick has just been awarded his PhD?” “ Yes, but intelligent………….he is, he has no basic common sense”


A. whereas        


B. although 


C. though         


D. however
Câu 4: It’s hard to ……………on less than a million a month.


A. make a mess    


B. make up your mind  


C. make a fuss           


D. make ends meet
Câu 5: My brother is a very…………..character; he is never relaxed with stranger.


A. self-confident      


B. self-conscious  


C. self- satisfied 


D. self-absorbed
Câu 6: Do you know the man about ___________ they’re talking?


A. whom    


B.  whose         


C. that        


D. which
Câu 7: _________ that gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill and that the California Gold Rush began.


A. Because in 1848  


B. It was in 1848   


C. In 1848 that it was   


D. That in 1848
Câu 8: Have you really got no money_______the fact that you've had a part-time job this term?


A.  in case 


B. although               


C. despite of   


D. in spite of
Câu 9: How boring the lecture was! I …………….just in the first half of it.


A. made for          


B. dropped off  


C. fell out   


D.  patched up
Câu 10: ………….than the runner on first base started running towards second base.


A. Seeing that the bases were loaded          


B. Hardly had the bases been loaded


C. By the time the bases were loaded


D. No sooner had the bases been loaded
Câu 11: He failed to call his mother and say goodbye because his telephone was………..


A.  out of work   


B. out of control


C. out of reach               


D. out of order
Câu 12: In the middle of the blue river __________.


A. does a tiny violet flower emerge


B. did a tiny violet flower emerge


C. emerge a tiny violet flower            


D. emerged a tiny violet flower
Câu 13: Thanh and Nadia is talking about their classmate. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.  Thanh: “Lan’s the best singer in our school.” Nadia: “______”


A. I can’t agree with you more!           


B. Yes, please.


C.  That’s OK!             


D. Yes, tell me about it!
Câu 14: - Lan and Mai was taking about their study at school. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.   Mai: “I thought your English skill was a lot better, Lan.”  Lan    “_____”


A. Thank you. I’d love to. 


B. Yes, please. Just a little.


C. No, thanks. I think I can do it.         


D. You’ve got to be kidding. I thought it was bad
Câu 15: Your hair needs..................... You’d better have it done tomorrow


A. to cut 


B. being cut     


C. cutting        


D. cut
Câu 16: …….it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they would have stayed much longer.


A. If       


B. Should   


C. Had     


D. But
Câu 17: Alone in the house at night without electricity, I was on …………..


A. heart and soul       


B. on and off 


C. ups and downs        


D. pins and needles
Câu 18: …..…, James fedimme Cooper wrote about Indians and pioneers in the forest and sailors on the high seas.  


A. The first American novelist to achieve world-wide fame


B. Although he was  the first American novelist to achieve world-wide fame


C. The first American novelist achieving world-wide fame.


D. He was  the first American novelist to achieve world-wide fame.
Câu 19: Dick_____ a moustache, but he doesn't any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn't like it.


A.  got used to have        


B. is used to have 


C.  used to have


D. used to having  
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VIII: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 following questionsThe biologist's role in society as well as his moral and ethical responsibility in the discovery and development of new ideas has led to a reassessment of his social and scientific value systems. A scientist can no longer ignore the consequences of his discoveries; he is as concerned with the possible misuses of his findings as he is with the basic research in which he is involved . This emerging social and political role of the biologist and all other scientists requires a weighing of values that cannot be done with the accuracy or the objectivity of a laboratory balance. As a member of society, it is necessary for a biologist now to redefine his social obligations and his functions, particularly in the realm of making judgments about such ethical problems as man's control of his environment or his manipulation of genes to direct further evolutionary development.As a result of recent discoveries concerning hereditary mechanisms, genetic engineering, by which human traits are made to order, may soon be a reality. As desirable as it may seem to be, such an accomplishment would entail many value judgments. Who would decide, for example, which traits should be selected for change? In cases of genetic deficiencies and disease, the desirability of the change is obvious, but the possibilities for social misuse are so numerous that they may far outweigh the benefits.Probably the greatest biological problem of the future, as it is of the present, will be to find ways to curb environmental pollution without interfering with man's constant effort to improve the quality of his life. Many scientists believe that underlying the spectre of pollution is the problem of surplus human population. A rise in population necessitates an increase in the operations of modern industry, the waste products of which increase the pollution of air, water, and soil. The question of how many people the resources of the Earth can support is one of critical importance.Although the solutions to these and many other problems are yet to be found, they do indicate the need for biologists to work with social scientists and other members of society in order to determine the requirements necessary for maintaining a healthy and productive planet. For although many of man's present and future problems may seem to be essentially social, political, or economic in nature, they have biological ramifications that could affect the very existence of life itself.
Câu 1: According to the passage, a modern scientist should be more concerned about ____.


A. the consequences of his discoveries


B.  his basic research


C. his manipulation of genes


D. the development of new ideas
Câu 2: The pronoun "it" in paragraph 2 refers to ____.


A. genetic engineering        


B. an  accomplishment


C.  hereditary mechanism  


D. a reality
Câu 3: It is implied in the passage that genetic engineering ____.


A. will change all human traits               


B. is no longer desirable


C. is the most desirable for life    


D. may do us more harm than good
Câu 4: The pronoun "they" in paragraph 2 refers to ____.


A.  possibilities for genetic deficiencies


B.  cases of genetic deficiencies


C. discoveries concerning hereditary mechanisms


D. effects of genetic engineering misuse
Câu 5: What is probably the most important biological problem mentioned in the passage?


A. environmental pollution   


B. manipulation of genes


C. genetic engineering misuse       


D. social and economic deficiencies
Câu 6: The word "which" in paragraph 3 refers to ____.


A. the waste products dumped into our environment


B.  serious environmental pollution


C. activities of surplus human population


D.  activities of an overpopulated society's industry
Câu 7: The word "underlying" in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by "____".


A. causing


B. depriving


C. finding          


D. noticing
Câu 8: According to the passage, to save our planet, biologists should work


A. with other social scientists         


B.  accurately and objectively


C. on social and political purposes   


D.  harder and harder
Câu 9: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "ramifications" in paragraph 4?


A.  effective techniques 


B. latest developments


C. harmful consequences     


D. useful experiments
Câu 10: What is the author's purpose in this passage?


A.  To urge biologists to solve the problem of surplus human population


B. To conduct a survey of the biologist's role in society C. 


C. To advise biologists to carry out extensive research into genetic engineering


D. To emphasize the biologist's role in solving the world's problems
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VII: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 following questions                                                     Ethology is concerned with the study of adaptive, or survival, value of behavior and its Evolutionary history. Ethological theory began to be applied to research on children in the1960’s but has become even more influential today. The origins of ethology can be traced to the work of Darwin. Its modern foundations were laid by two European zoologists, Konrad Lorenz and Niko Tinbergen.    Watching the behaviors diverse animal species in their natural habitats, Lorenz, and Tinbergen observed behavior patterns that promote survival. The most well-known of these is imprinting, the early following behavior of certain baby birds that ensures that the young will stay close to their mother and be fed and protected from danger. Imprinting takes place during an early, restricted time period of development. If the mother goose is not present during this time, but an object resembling her in important features is, young goslings may imprint on it instead . Observations of imprinting led to major concept that has been applied in child Development” the critical period . It refers to a limited times span during which the child is biologically prepared to acquire certain adaptive behaviors but needs the support of suitably stimulating environment. Many researchers have conducted studies to find out whether complex cognitive and social behaviors must be learned during restricted time periods. for example, if children are deprived of adequate food or physical and social stimulation during the early years of life, will their intelligence be permanently impaired? If language is not mastered during the preschool years, is the child’s capacity to acquire it reduced?  Inspired by observations of imprinting, in 1969 the British psychoanalyst John Bowlby applied ethological theory to the understanding of the relationship between an infant and its parents. He argued that attachment behaviors of babies, such as smiling, babbling, grasping, and crying, are built-in social signals that encourage the parents to approach, care for, and interact with the baby. By keeping a parent near, these behaviors help ensure that the baby will be fed, protected from danger, and provided with the stimulation and affection necessary for healthy growth. The development of attachment in human infants is a lengthy process involving changes in psychological structures that lead to a deep affectional tie between parent and baby.
Câu 1: What was Darwin’s contribution to ethology?


A. Darwin was the first person to apply ethological theory to children.


B. Darwin’s work provided the basis for ethology.


C. Darwin was the professor who taught Lorenz and Tinbergen.


D. Darwin improved on the original principles of ethology.
Câu 2: The word “diverse” is closest in meaning to


A.  small          


B. wild   


C. varied            


D. particular
Câu 3: The word “ensures” is closest in meaning to


A. assumes         


B. guarantees      


C.  proves    


D.  teaches
Câu 4: According to the passage, if a mother goose is not present during the time period when imprinting takes place, which of the following will most likely occur?


A.  The mother will later imprint on the gosling.


B. The gosling may not find a mate when it matures.


C. The gosling will not imprint on any object.


D. The gosling may imprint on another object.
Câu 5: The word “it” refers to


A. time      


B. object


C. development        


D. goose
Câu 6: The word “suitably” is closest in meaning to


A. moderately  


B. appropriately  


C. willingly                


D. emotionally
Câu 7: The author mentions all of the following as attachment behaviors of human infants EXCEPT


A.  smiling    


B. crying    


C. eating       


D. grasping
Câu 8: According to the passage, attachment behaviors of infants are intended to


A.  prepare the infant to cope with separation


B. provide the infant with a means of self-stimulation


C. allow the infant to become imprinted on objects that resemble the parent


D.  get the physical, emotional and social needs of the infant met
Câu 9: The phrase “affectional tie” is closest in meaning to


A.  behavioral change             


B. psychological need


C. cognitive development     


D. emotional attachment
Câu 10: It can be inferred from the passage that ethological theory assumes that


A. failure to imprint has no influence on intelligence


B. to learn about human behavior only human subjects should be studied


C. there are similarities between animal and human behavior


D.  the notion of critical periods applies only to animals
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I:Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter  
Câu 1:


A. solidarity


B. organize


C. represent   


D. academic
Câu 2:


A. gorilla   


B. typical      


C. primary      


D. nursery
Câu 3:


A. successfully           


B. defensive    


C. curriculum     


D. calculation

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Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 
Câu 1: He tried to study hard. However, he didn’t get high marks.
No matter ______ _____ .
 
Câu 2: He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful.
If ______ _____.
Câu 3:  
She locked the door so that nobody would disturb her.
She locked the door to _____.
Câu 4: If I were you, I’d look for another job” he said to me.
He suggested ______ _____.
 
Câu 5: I always think about transport costs when job hunting.
I always ______ _____.

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B.
C.
D.