Choose the words among A, B, C or D whose main stress is placed differently from the others
Câu 1:


A. enthusiast           


B. category                             


C. household                 


D. conical
Câu 2:


A. disaster          


B. bamboo                              


C. habitat                      


D. curriculum

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer. Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful.All the major organs of the body show signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets smaller in size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events.One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart attack.Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are great differences among people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age. The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime. Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out.Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging-believe this wearing out of the body is controlled by a built-in biological time-clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they can slow down the process. This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years. 
Câu 1: What is the main idea of the first paragraph?


A. Signs of aging are easier to detect in animals than in plants.


B. Aging occurs in every living thing after it has reached maturity. 


C. Not all signs of aging are visible.


D. The outward signs of aging may be seen in old people. 
Câu 2: What does the word "it" in line 2 refer to?


A. aging         


B. a living thing    


C.  an illness   


D. an accident 
Câu 3: All of the followings may be the outward signs of aging EXCEPT ___________ .


A.  the graying of the hair    


B.  the wrinkling of the skin


C.  the decline in hearing and eyesight   


D.  the loss of appetite 
Câu 4: When does the human body begin to lose vigor and the ability to function efficiently?
 


A. Soon after reaching adulthood         


B. During childhood


C.  Early adulthood      


D. Past middle age
Câu 5: What happens to memorization when the brain begins to age?
 


A. It works less.


B. It becomes forgetful. 


C. It declines.     


D. It slows down.
Câu 6: What does "aging is not a uniform process" mean?


A. Not all living things age.


B. Not all people age at the same age 


C.  Not all people have signs of aging 


D. Aging doesn't occur in all people 
Câu 7: The word "brittle" as used in the second paragraph means ___________ .


A. soft and easily bent


B. hard and endurable


C. hard but easily broken 


D. rigid and inflexible 
Câu 8: According to the passage, what condition is responsible for many of the diseases of the old?
 


A. the arteries have become thickened and constricted.  


B.  the blood vessels lead from the heart. 


C.  the brain gets smaller in size.               


D.  bones become lighter and brittle 
Câu 9: What is the main idea of the last paragraph?


A.  Gerontologists have controlled the process of aging.


B. Gerontologists are working hard to help people live longer and more healthily. 


C. Gerontologists are trying to give people an eternal life.


D. Gerontologists are now able to slow down the process of aging. 
Câu 10: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?


A.  All living things grow old.


B.  Aging is unavoidable in any living things.


C. Plants show less signs of aging than any other living things.


D. Most body parts wear out during the course of a lifetime. 
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer ACID DUST Calcite-containing dust particles blow into the air and combine with nitric acid in polluted air from factories to form an entirely new particle-calcium nitrate. These nitrates have optical and chemical properties that are completely different from those of the originally dry dust particles. Due to this, climate models need to be updated to reflect this chemistry. Calcite dust is common in arid areas such as Israel, where this past winter scientists collected particles for analysis.Working from a mountaintop, the team collected dust that had blown in from the northern shores of Egypt, Sinai, and southern Israel. The particles had combined with air containing pollutants that came from Cairo. They analyzed nearly 2,000 individual particles and observed the physical and chemical changes at the W.R Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory.An important change in the properties of the newly formed nitrate particles is that they absorb water and retain moisture. These particles can scatter and absorb sunlight-presenting climate modelers, who need to know where the energy is going, a new wild card to deal with. Other studies of dust samples from the Sahara and the Saudi Arabian coast and loess from China show that the higher the calcium in the mineral, the more reactive they are with nitric acid. In fact, once the particle is changed, it stays that way. 
Câu 1: What is the main idea of the passage?


A.  There is a new particle called calcium nitrate .


B. Factories are polluting the environment.


C.  Climate models have to be updated because of the new particle calcium nitrate.


D. Calcium nitrate has chemical properties different from other dust particles. 
Câu 2: Why do climate models need to be updated to reflect the chemistry of calcium nitrate?
 


A. The new particles can absorb water and retain moisture.


B. The new particles can scatter and absorb sunlight.


C. to stop acid dust


D. The new particles can absorb water, retain moisture , scatter and absorb sunlight. 
Câu 3: Do the particles react with nitric acid?


A. No, but they continue to absorb the sun's energy. 


B. No, and the particles do not change. 


C. Yes, but the changes are temporary. 


D. Yes, and the changes are permanent. 
Câu 4: Which of the following may be a result of these particles?


A.  The chance of an ice age is increased.


B. We may see more rainbows.


C. The greenhouses effects are increased.


D. We may see an increase in carbon dioxide.
Câu 5: Why does the passage begin with a description of the properties of calcium nitrate?
 


A. to give background information so the reader can understand the topic better 


B. Because calcium nitrate is the main idea.


C. to show how elements combine to create calcium nitrate


D. to prove the existence of calcium nitrate 
Câu 6: The word "those" in paragraph 1 refers to:


A. nitrates    


B.  properties


C. particles     


D. models 
Câu 7: In the scientists' research, where did the pollutants come from originally?
 


A. arid areas     


B.  the Saudi Coast


C. Cairo        


D. the Sahara desert 
Câu 8: It can be inferred that "retain" in the paragraph 3 is closet in meaning to:


A.  hold    


B. lose     


C. increase     


D. need 
Câu 9: What is the purpose of the passage?


A. to convince the reader that calcium nitrate is bad


B. to inform the reader of a new problem in climate modeling


C. to show how calcium nitrate was created


D. to show where calcium nitrate was first discovered 
Câu 10: In the third paragraph, what does the term "wild card" mean?


A. an unknown card in the card game  


B.  an unknown item in the scientists' calculation


C. a large amount of acid dust    


D.  none of the above 
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction. 
Câu 1: Woman were denied the right to own property and participate in public life.


A. Woman


B. the right


C. and 


D. in public life
Câu 2: Thank to the help from UNICEF, many families in remote villages are able to live in sanitary conditions. 


A. Thank to


B.  from 


C. are able to


D. in
Câu 3: Books with good stories are often described like food for thought. 


A. with


B. are


C. described


D. like
Câu 4: Bill is often late for class, which makes his teachers angrily.


A. is


B. for


C. which


D. angrily
Câu 5: In the end of the party, Mary found herself washing the dishes alone again, as usual.


A. In


B. herself


C. washing


D. as usual

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B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Câu 1: Ken asked Barbara ___________ she would like to go to the cinema.


A. unless 


B.  in case 


C.  regarding  


D. whether 
Câu 2: The boy ___________  is my cousin.


A. talks to the lady over there         


B.  is talking to the lady over there


C. was talking to the lady over there  


D. talking to the lady over there 
Câu 3: Dogs are good traveling companions. They will go ___________  you take them.


A. whichever    


B. wherever 


C. whatever  


D.  however 
Câu 4: He talked as if he ___________  where she was.


A.  knew         


B. had known       


C. would know


D. were knowing 
Câu 5: My brother asked me ___________  of the football match.


A. what do you think 


B. what I think


C. what did you think


D. what I thought 
Câu 6: My brother often says that he won't get married until she ___________  30 year old.  


A.  is      


B. will be    


C.  will have been


D. has been 
Câu 7: It is raining outside, and David brought his umbrella with him ___________  he wouldn't get wet.  


A.  so as to   


B.  in order        


C. so that  


D. in order to 
Câu 8: ___________  the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn't understand him at all.  


A. If          


B. Because    


C. Since


D. Although 
Câu 9: The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy ___________  .


A.  sight   


B. view 


C. presence


D. appearance 
Câu 10: Dr. Fields is a person ___________  I don't have much confidence.


A. whom  


B. in whom   


C.  in that     


D. that 
Câu 11: The old manager has just retired, so Tom takes ___________  his position.


A. in 


B. on


C. up 


D.  out
Câu 12: I'll introduce to you the man ___________  support is necessary for your project.


A. who      


B. whom     


C. that


D. whose 
Câu 13: His grandfather died ___________  the age of 90.


A. in


B. of 


C. on  


D. at 
Câu 14: All the guests got dressed in ___________  costume.


A.  nation       


B. national


C. nationally


D. nationalize 
Câu 15: Don't make noise. My mother ___________  with her friends.


A. is talking  


B. was talking


C. talks  


D. talked 
Câu 16: They ___________  all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.


A. passed     


B. used  


C.  spent      


D. occupied 
Câu 17: Let your name ___________  in the sheet of paper.


A.  to be written  


B. be written 


C. write    


D.  being written 
Câu 18: He arrived at the hotel with only ___________  luggage.


A. a little     


B.  a few  


C. few     


D. little 
Câu 19: ___________  quarreled with her boy friend yesterday, she doesn't want to answer his phone call.  


A. Having


B. Because having


C. Because hadn't 


D. Having not 
Câu 20: We didn't ___________  to the station in time to catch the last train.


A. reach   


B. get 


C. arrive    


D. come 
Câu 21: "How's Joe after the accident?"    - " __________ ."


A. Thanks          


B. He seems to be OK


C. Not at all


D. You're very nice 
Câu 22: "The ceiling in this room doesn't look very safe, does it?"               -" ________ "


A.  Yes, it is    


B. No, it isn't    


C. No, it is going to fall down 


D.  Yes, it doesn't fall down 
Câu 23: "It's a fine day. Let's go fishing,_________ ?"


A. shall we  


B. do they


C.  isn't it


D. will us 
Câu 24: "Does your sister intend to study German?"           -" __________  ."


A.  Sure    


B. That's a good idea


C. Yes, she intends to   


D. She will 
Câu 25: "What do you think of the book?"            -" _________."


A. That's right  


B. No, it not      


C. It's right    


D. Oh, excellent 
Câu 26: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work that I _______ last week.  


A. must have done


B. can have done  


C. may have done


D. should have done
Câu 27: ________ you, I'd think twice about that decision. I could be a bad move.


A. Were I     


B. Should I be      


C. If I am  


D. If I had been 
Câu 28: - Do you like pop music or jazz?   - I don't like _______of them. I prefer classical music.  


A. any   


B. both   


C. either         


D.  neither
Câu 29: By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi river, _______ were quite luxurious.  


A. which many    


B. many of them  


C. many of which  


D. many that 
Câu 30: _______saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.  


A. What the woman was      


B. That the woman was


C. The woman was


D. What was the woman 
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress. 
Câu 1:


A. impudence


B. hydrogenated


C. environment


D. employment 
Câu 2:


A. deafness 


B. conflict 


C. absorb 


D. exhaust
Câu 3:


A. associate 


B. dioxide


C. dedicate 


D. policeman
Câu 4:


A. dedicate 


B. sensible 


C. treatment 


D. employment
Câu 5:


A. perversity 


B. supervisor 


C. miraculous 


D. conventional

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C.
D.

Read the following passage and choose the correct answers A, B, C or D to each question.You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions. This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them. Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing inMinneapolis as it does inMadagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions.According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially the same “facial language”. Studies by Ekman’s group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far- flung places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea , and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise. There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays – the so called display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional responses – especially negative ones- while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly. Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree, in people’s behavior. From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings.The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people’s faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross - cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might be conveyed by sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while inChina it can signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions.
Câu 1: The word “evolved” in line 3 is closest in meaning to ______________.


A. reduced   


B. increased


C. simplified   


D. developed
Câu 2: The biggest difference lies in ________________.


A.  how long negative emotions are displayed  


B. how often positive emotions are shown


C. how intensive emotions are expressed 


D. how emotional responses are controlled
Câu 3: Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to ________________.


A. display their emotions openly       


B. control their emotions


C. conceal their positive emotions


D.  change their behaviour
Câu 4: Smiles and frowns ________________.


A. are universal expressions across cultures


B. do not convey the same emotions in various cultures


C. are not popular everywhere


D. have different meanings in different cultures
Câu 5: The phrase “this evidence” in line 24 refers to ________________.


A. the fact that children are good at recognizing others’ emotions


B. a biological underpinning for humans to express emotions


C. the fact that children can control their feelings


D. human facial expressions
Câu 6: Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether _____________.


A.  raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth.


B. different cultures have similar emotional expressions.


C. eyebrow raising means the same inMinneapolis andMadagascar.


D. rounding the mouth has the same meaning inMinneapolis andMadagascar.
Câu 7: Young children ________________.


A. spend a long time learning to read others’ emotions


B. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions


C. are sensitive towards others’ emotions


D. take time to control their facial expressions
Câu 8: According to the passage, we respond to others by ______________.


A. observing their looks     


B. watching their actions


C. observing their emotional expressions 


D. looking at their faces
Câu 9: The best title for the passage is ________________.


A. A review of research on emotional expressions


B. Ways to control emotional expressions


C. Cultural universals in emotional expressions


D. Human habit of displaying emotions
Câu 10: Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of ________________.


A.  researchers who can speak and understand many languages


B.  researchers on universal language


C. lacked many main ingredients


D. investigators on universal emotional expressions
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Fill in each blank with one suitable word.       John Lennon was born in Livepool in 1940. He was always (1)............. on music and played in pop groups (2)............school and Art College. John got married (3).................... Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son, (4)...........name was Julian. At that (5)..........., John was member of a group (6) ..........."The Beatles". Many beautiful songs (7)........... written by John and wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them. They (8) ................ scream and faint when "The Beatles" played, and lot of people (9)...........their hair cut in a Beatles styles. Soon everyone had heard of "The Beatles" and John was (10) ...........richer than he had ever been.
Câu 1: __________(1)


A. focus


B. keen


C. emphasis


D. fond
Câu 2: __________(2)


A. at


B. of


C. into


D. on
Câu 3: __________(3)


A. to


B. for


C. with


D. about
Câu 4: __________(4)


A. what


B. whose


C. whom


D. who
Câu 5: __________(5)


A. money


B. energy


C. time


D. water
Câu 6: __________(6)


A. called


B. shorted


C. spoke


D. told
Câu 7: __________(7)


A. was


B. have been


C. would be


D. were
Câu 8: __________(8)


A. will


B. would


C. should


D. had to
Câu 9: __________(9)


A. had


B. got


C. gained


D. Both A and B
Câu 10: __________(10)


A. much


B. far


C. a lot


D. All correct
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Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C or D.Probably the most important ………(36)………governing the severity of forest fires is weather . Hot , dry weather lowers the moisture. Once a fire has started , wind is extremely critical ……(37)……….it influences the oxygen supply and the rate of spread. Foresttype and forest conditions …..(38)..…..also important factors. Some fires are caused by lightning; others are caused by people. Those caused by people may be …(39)…..or intentional  (incendiary). The causes of fire in the United Statess how large regional differences. In the Rocky Mountains, more than 70% of the fires are caused by lightning, whereas intentional fires mount to only about 1% . In ……(40)…….., more than 40% of the fires in the South are incendiary , whereas lightning causes only 1%.
Câu 1: _____(36)


A. fact                  


B. factor                       


C. act                            


D. action
Câu 2: ______(37)


A. although           


B. because                     


C. while                        


D. but
Câu 3: _______(38)


A. is                


B. are                                      


C. were                         


D. had been
Câu 4: ________(39)


A. accidence         


B. accident                    


C. accidental                 


D. accidentally
Câu 5: _____(40)


A. content              


B. consume                   


C. confine                     


D. contrast

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C.
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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. generous


B. electricity        


C. horrible 


D. famous
Câu 2:


A. mathematics     


B. history  


C. literature         


D. physics
Câu 3:


A. overweight


B. popular


C. beautiful         


D. tomorrow
Câu 4:


A. invention         


B. complexion              


C. tradition                 


D. question
Câu 5:


A. economy    


B. village   


C. interest  


D. industry

A.
B.
C.
D.