Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blank from 71 to 80 Proof that silence is golden for studying    The combination of music and study has long been a source of disagreement between adults and children. Patents and teachers alike maintain that silence is itmxmant when learning, (71)_____ youngsters insist that their favourite sounds help them concentrate.  Now a study shows that grown-ups have been (72)______ all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the (73)_______ . They found that the sounds (74)_____ progress down by about sixty words per hour. " This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to (75)________ with listening and writing at the same time." said Dr Sarah Randall. She also came to the conclusion that it is a myth that insmimental music is less distracting than vocals. " All types of music (76)________ the same effect," she said in her report . " One's ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be (77)______ by both vocal and instrumental music. " she added.   Dr Randall claimed the research (78)_______ that the idea that music could improve performance was wrong.' Writing an essay is a complex task.You are recalling information and putting it in (79) _______ . An additional stimulus in the form of music is hound to distinct. But music is not the only distractor. What is (80) ______worrying is that more and more teenagers are studying in front of the television?
Câu 1: ________(71) 


A. besides


B. unlike 


C. despite


D.  whereas
Câu 2: ________(72) 


A. precise


B.  right


C. true 


D. valid
Câu 3: ________(73) 


A. circumstances


B.  surrounding


C. background


D. setting
Câu 4: ________(74) 


A. reduced


B. decreased


C. lowed 


D. slowed
Câu 5: ________(75) 


A. cope 


B. stand


C. support 


D.  manage
Câu 6: ________(76) 


A. made


B. kept 


C. brought 


D. had 
Câu 7: ________(77) 


A. bothered 


B. shocked 


C. interfered 


D. disturbed
Câu 8: ________(78) 


A. demonstrated 


B. presented


C. pointed


D. displayed
Câu 9: ________(79) 


A. order


B. pattern 


C.  arrangement 


D. line
Câu 10: ________(80) 


A. largely


B. partly 


C. mainly 


D. particularly 
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Give the suitable form of the words in brackets.
Câu 1: If we go on wasting water, there will be a (short) __________ of fresh water in a few decades.
Câu 2: According to the weather forecast, it will be (sun) __________ tomorrow.
Câu 3: Festivals are (culture) __________ factors which can help to understand a country better.
Câu 4: The street is (crowd) __________ with people watching parades.
Câu 5: Young people are now very (interest) __________ in chatting on the Internet.

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Choose one suitable word to complete each of spaces in the following passage.members, day, food, prepare, together, celebration, cleanTet, the lunar new year holiday, is the most important (19)  ________ for Vietnamese people. It is a time for families to (20) ________  and decorate their homes and enjoy special (21) ________  such as sticky rice cakes. That is also a special occasion for family (22) ________  living apart to have free time to get (23) ________  or visit their relatives, friends, acquaintance who they can not see all the year round because of their business.
Câu 1: ____________(19)
Câu 2: ____________(20)
Câu 3: ____________(21)
Câu 4: ____________(22)
Câu 5: ____________(23)

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B.
C.
D.

Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.
Câu 1:


A. blanket


B.  fashion   


C. champagne


D. material 
Câu 2:


A. children    


B.  chair 


C. machine   


D. chest 
Câu 3:


A. disappointed


B. reduced 


C. celebrated   


D. needed
Câu 4:


A. energy


B. eruption      


C. extensive        


D.  replace 
Câu 5:


A. hour  


B.  house


C. hot 


D. head 

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B.
C.
D.

Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently.
Câu 1:


A. extinction 


B. exhibit 


C.  exhaustion       


D. exist
Câu 2:


A. document  


B. education  


C. endangered 


D. secondary

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B.
C.
D.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each italic one.
Câu 1: Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.  


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


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


C. We were very impressed by the new cinema, but found it rather expensive.


D. We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive.
Câu 2: Even though some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.  


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


B. Despite the cancellation of some events, thousands of people attended the festival.


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


D. As some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.
Câu 3: I found myself at a loss to understand my closest friend's words.


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


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


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


D. I found my closest friend's words quite incomprehensible.
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: 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.

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B.
C.
D.

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. steadily 


B. have grown up  


C.  science


D. last decade
Câu 2: Originated in Ethiopia, coffee was drunk in the Arab world before it came to Europe in the 17th century.  


A.  was drunk  


B. came


C. Originated          


D. in
Câu 3: The assassination Nathuran Vinayak Godse shot Mohandas K.Gandi in New Dehli, Indiaon September17, 1948.  


A. on


B. assassination   


C. shot


D. September17
Câu 4: The swirling winds of a tornado can reach quickly speeds close to 300 miles per hour.  


A. close to 


B.  reach quickly      


C. per hour


D. swirling winds
Câu 5: Thanks to new techniques, canning goods now have a much longer shelf life.


A. techniques      


B.  a much longer     


C. canning goods


D. Thanks to

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B.
C.
D.

Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentences. 
Câu 1: In remote communities, it's important to replenish stocks before the winter sets in.  


A. remake     


B.  empty     


C. refill   


D. repeat
Câu 2: There has been no discernible improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned.  


A. clear     


B. obvious


C. thin 


D. insignificant

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C.
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Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 1:  That little joke really got me into deep water. 


A. That little joke really caused a lot of trouble for me. 


B. That little joke really brought me a lot of pleasure. 


C. That little joke really made me fall into the water. 


D. That little joke really made me enjoy being in the water. 
Câu 2: The winds were very strong ; the trees were uprooted. 


A. So strong were the winds that the trees were uprooted. 


B. The winds were strong that the trees were uprooted. 


C.  So were the winds strong that the trees were uprooted.


D. So strong the winds were that the trees were uprooted. 
Câu 3: He not only has a first-class brain but is also a tremendously hard worker. 


A. Not only he has a first-class brain but is also a tremendously hard worker.


B. Not only does he have a first-class brain but also a tremendously hard worker. 


C.  Not only does he have a first-class brain but he is also a tremendously hard worker.


D. Not only does he have a first-class brain but is also a tremendously hard worker. 
Câu 4: The shops are open, so it can’t be Sunday. 


A. If it were Sunday the shops wouldn’t have been open. 


B.  Unless it were Sunday, the shops wouldn’t be open. 


C. If it were Sunday, the shops wouldn’t be open. 


D.  If  it were not Sunday, the shops wouldn’t be open.
Câu 5: The match was cancelled because of the heavy rain. 


A.  If it didn’t rain, the match wouldn’t be cancelled. 


B. Despite the heavy rain the match was cancelled. 


C. If it hadn’t been for the heavy rain, the match wouldn’t have been cancelled. 


D. The match was cancelled because it rained heavy. 

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B.
C.
D.

Use the given suggestions to complete sentences.
Câu 1: Minh / use / live /farm /when /he /small boy.
Câu 2: If /today / be / Sunday / we /not / have to / work.

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