Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences. In 1988, for the first time in British history, a National Curriculum was introduced. The National Curriculum tells pupils which subjects they have to study, what they must learn and when they have to take assessment tests.Between the ages of 14 and 16, pupils study for their GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exams. Pupils must take English Language, Maths and Science for GCSE, as well as a half GCSE in a foreign language and Technology. In addition, they must also be taught Physical Education, Religious Education and Sex Education, although they do not take exams in these subjects.At the age of 16, pupils can leave school. If pupils stay on, they usually take A (Advanced) levels, AS (Advanced Supplementary) level or GNVQs (Greater National Vocational Qualifications). It is quite common to combine, for example, two A levels with one AS level, or one A level with one GNVQ.Pupils taking A levels study traditional subjects, such as French, Physics or History. To go to university, pupils usually need two or three A levels.AS levels are the same standard as A levels, but only half of the content: AS level German pupils take the A-level German language exam, but do not take the A-level German Literature exam.GNVQs are vocational qualifications. Pupils usually take on GNVQ in subjects such as Business, Leisure and Tourism, Manufacturing, and Art and Design. One GVNQ (at advanced level) is equal to two A levels.
Câu 1: Britain began to have a National Curriculum _________.


A. one hundred years ago  


B. in the nineteenth century


C. in 1898     


D. in 1988
Câu 2: Which of the following subjects do British students NOT take exams in?


A. Science   


B. Physical Education  


C. Maths    


D. English Language
Câu 3: Pupils need_________A levels to continue to study at university.


A. one or two


B. two or three 


C. four or five    


D. five or six
Câu 4: Which of the following subjects do pupils NOT take on GNVQ in?


A. German Literature 


B. Business    


C. Art and Design


D. Manufacturing
Câu 5: Pupils normally study for their GCSE between the ages of   _________.


A. 12 and 14


B. 14 and 16    


C. 15 and 17 


D. 16 and 18

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C.
D.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.On December 10, 2006, I was going through some hard time. The landlady did not want to release the house any more so I had to (41) _____ and only had one month to find a place. Because Christmas was coming and it was difficult for me to (42) _____ a suitable accommodation. I had only some money (43) _____. I could not buy a Christmas tree and some presents for my three boys, (44) _____ I had to use the money to find a place to live. Tome, it broke my heart as I could not prepare the Christmas for my three boys. I have been their only parent since my husband (45) _____ away two years ago. I was so sad and everything was getting on my nerves. Although I managed to solve the problem myself I could not help (46) _____ my sons about the things. When I suddenly woke up at midnight, I found my eldest son was sitting (47) _____me. He kissed me and said, "Don't worry, Mum. We love you very much and always stand by you (48) ____ happens." At the moment I started weeping, grabbed him and kissed him. His words and love made me (49) _____ all about what I was stressing about.In fact ever since that moment, I have realized that I can overcome any problems thanks to my sons' love. The most important thing of my life is that my boys are safe and healthy, and they bring me joy all the time. The memory (50) _____ me that nothing really matters, when I have the love of my children.
Câu 1: (41) _____


A. transfer    


B. convert  


C. move         


D. change
Câu 2: (42) _____


A. notice


B. watch   


C. find   


D. see
Câu 3: (43) _____


A. leave           


B. to leave


C. leaving


D. left
Câu 4: (44) _____


A. because     


B. although


C. as though


D. if
Câu 5: (45) _____


A. passes


B. passed   


C. has passed


D. was passing
Câu 6: (46) _____


A. tell     


B. to tell  


C. told 


D. telling
Câu 7: (47) _____


A. by


B. next 


C. over


D. up
Câu 8: (48) ____


A. whenever       


B. whatever  


C. whoever   


D. however
Câu 9: (49) _____


A. forget


B. to forget    


C. forgot    


D. forgetting
Câu 10: (50) _____


A. remembers     


B. minds   


C. reminds


D. misses
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Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
Câu 1: They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.


A. Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening.


B. Their parents never let them to go out in the evening.


C. Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.


D. Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening.
Câu 2: Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children.


A. My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children.


B. Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children.


C. My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children.


D. My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.
Câu 3: His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.


A. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.


B. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup.


C. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.


D. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.
Câu 4: She gets up early to prepare breakfast so that her children can come to school on time.


A. Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school on time.


B. Because she wants her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to prepare breakfast.


C. If she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.


D. Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.
Câu 5: The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.


A. I have not been to the museum for a year.


B. A year ago, I often went to the museum.


C. My going to the museum lasted a year.


D. At last I went to the museum after a year.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.
Câu 1: Each of us must take ______ for our own actions.


A. probability


B. ability


C. possibility


D. responsibility
Câu 2: These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.


A. solve   


B. solvable    


C. solutions     


D. solvability
Câu 3: John is _______ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.


A. a    


B. an    


C. the


D. no article
Câu 4: According to the boss, John is the most _______ for the position of executive secretary.


A. supportive


B. caring   


C. suitable   


D. comfortable
Câu 5: She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.


A. came into 


B. went leisurely  


C. went quickly  


D. dropped by
Câu 6: Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.


A. help   


B. prepare  


C. be busy 


D. attempt
Câu 7: Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.


A. happen


B. encounter  


C. arrive  


D. clean
Câu 8: What are the _______ of that country? - I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.


A. drinks   


B. beverages 


C. grains     


D. special dishes
Câu 9: Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first _______.


A. try     


B. attempt    


C. doing 


D. aim
Câu 10: Where is Jimmy? - He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.


A. on / for 


B. in / about     


C. to / through      


D. at / with
Câu 11: With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.


A. under


B. above  


C. upon


D. out of
Câu 12: We are not allowed _______ jeans at school.


A. wear


B. to wear


C. wearing


D. worn
Câu 13: Sometimes I do not feel like _______ to my sibling about my troubles.


A. talk  


B. to talk   


C. talking


D. talked
Câu 14: The worker was _______ his boss expected, so he was offered a raise.


A. more hard-working     


B. as hard-working than


C. more hard-working than 


D. more hard-working as
Câu 15: John _______ a respectful and obedient student.


A. said to be 


B. is said    


C. is said being    


D. is said to be
Câu 16: I love _______ films but I seldom find time to go the cinema.


A. see      


B. saw    


C. seen


D. seeing
Câu 17: In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more comfortable.


A. becomes     


B. has become   


C. became 


D. will become
Câu 18: In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.


A. took   


B. had taken  


C. had taken      


D. was taking
Câu 19: In the past the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.


A. was / have changed 


B. is / change


C. had been / will change  


D. has been / changed
Câu 20: Now you _______ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.


A. are flying   


B. would fly   


C. will fly  


D. can fly
Câu 21: When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.


A. was calling / watched    


B. called / have watched


C. called / was watching     


D. had called / watched
Câu 22: By this time next summer, you _______ your studies.


A. completes 


B. will complete


C. are completing  


D. will have completed
Câu 23: Right now, Jim _______ the newspaper and Kathy _______ dinner.


A. reads / has cooked     


B. is reading / is cooking


C. has read / was cooking        


D. read / will be cooking
Câu 24: Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She _______ and he_______  the Newspaper.


A. are doing / is cooking / is reading


B. were doing / was cooking / was reading


C. was doing / has cooked / is reading


D. had done / was cooking /read
Câu 25: When I _______ home last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.


A. had arrived / discovered / prepared


B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing


C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared


D. arrived / discovered / was preparing
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Choose the correct answer to each of the following question. 
Câu 1: Frank Turner,.............. in a trial that has attracted national attention, was today convicted of murder.


A.  accuse   


B. accused   


C.  accuser


D. accusation
Câu 2: Tony’s ................ had all augued that he was not in the area at the time, but could provide the necessary proof.  


A.  lawyer     


B. law


C. lawful


D. lawbreaking
Câu 3: The police.............. lasted for a year and during the trial over 100 hours of evidence we heard.    


A. investigate   


B. investigation 


C.  investigative   


D.  investigator
Câu 4: Seven years ago, he was found guilty of.............. and served three years in prison.


A. forge    


B. forger     


C. forgery 


D. forgerily
Câu 5: The judge is expected to sentence him to a period of............. later this week.


A. prison   


B.  imprison  


C.  imprisonment  


D. prisoner
Câu 6: Police described him as a well-known  thief who was responsible for many.............. in the local region.


A. robber 


B.  rob   


C.  robbery  


D. robberies

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following question. 
Câu 1: All the members of the.............. were convinced of  Davidson’s guilt.


A. judge    


B.  jury   


C. boarding      


D. management
Câu 2: I don’t think I’d ever.................. a serious crime.


A. accept 


B. agree    


C. commit          


D. admit
Câu 3: If the school……… aren’t written down anywhere, how are we supposed to know what they are? .


A. rules 


B. laws 


C. data    


D. documents
Câu 4: If a parent smack a child, that’s a example of ................... punishment


A. reasonable   


B. good  


C. modest   


D. corporal
Câu 5: If you.............. the law, you deserve to be punished!


A. break 


B. follow 


C. obey 


D. tear 
Câu 6: Governments must be allowed to introduce, change and scrap..................


A.  textbooks


B.  rules 


C.  laws   


D. curriculum
Câu 7: Another phrase for “............ punishment” is “the death sentence”.


A. killing    


B. capital


C. dead  


D. fatal
Câu 8: A number of.................. watched the robbers speed off in a getaway car.


A. viewers       


B.  onlookers  


C. spectator


D. bystanders

A.
B.
C.
D.

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. destruction


B. volunteer


C. economical


D. recommend
Câu 2:


A. cartoon


B. delicious


C. genetic


D. gentleman
Câu 3:


A. simplicity


B. bamboo


C. industrial


D. clarify
Câu 4:


A. comfortable


B.  Vietnamese


C. inexpensive


D. irresponsible
Câu 5:


A. committee


B. scientific


C. employer


D.  computer

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (vận dụng)The 15th Asian Games (36) _____ from December 1 through December 15, 2006, in Doha, Capital of Qatar. More than 10,000 athletes, who represented 45 countries and regions, took part in 39 sports and 424 events of the Games, the most important event in Asia. Some new events such as chess and triathlon were also (37) _____ in the Games.The 15th Asian Games was organized at 34 sporting venues, including Khalifa Stadium, which (38) _____ the opening and closing ceremonies. The Opening Ceremony of the 15th Asian Games, Doha 2006, at Khalifa Stadium, was the most spectacular opening of any Games with 50,000 people to get into Khalifa Stadium and more than one billion television (39) _____ The Doha Asian Games Organizing Committee (DAGOC) wanted to ensure that everybody who saw the ceremony would have a memory for life as suggested in the slogan "The Games of Your Life." The 15h Asian Games was a successful sporting event that all (40) _____ would never forget. Everyone is looking forward to the 16th Asian Games, which will be held in Guangzhou, China, from November 2 to November 18, 2010.
Câu 1: (36)


A. set up


B. took part


C. brought about


D. took place
Câu 2: (37)


A. included


B. contained


C. competed


D. consisted
Câu 3: (38)


A. held


B. occurred


C. took


D. hosted
Câu 4: (39)


A. viewers


B. observers


C. partners


D. spectators
Câu 5: (40)


A. attenders


B. attendees


C. attendants


D. attendances

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.
Câu 1: Those of (A) you who signed up for (B) Dr. Daniel's anthropology class should get their (C) books as soon as possible.(D)


A. Those of


B. for


C. their


D. as possible
Câu 2: The (A) geology professor showed us (B) a sample of (C) volcanic rock dated (D) back seven hundred years.


A. The


B. us


C. of


D. dated
Câu 3: Scientists worry what (A) the continued (B) use of certain pollutants (C) may damage the (D) Earth's ozone layer.


A. what


B. continued


C. pollutants


D. the
Câu 4: Cable television (A) companies recently (B) announced that it (C) will increase services charges (D) next year.


A. television 


B. recently


C. it


D. services charges
Câu 5: Rattan, a close (A) relative of bamboo, is often (B) used to make (C) tables, chairs, and other furnitures.(D)


A. a close


B. is often


C. to make


D. furnitures

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 
Câu 1: The Vietnamese participants always take part ______ sports events with great enthusiasm.


A. in


B. on


C. at


D. to
Câu 2: The Asian Games have been advancing ______ all aspects.


A. on


B. at


C. in


D. for
Câu 3: New sports and traditional sports have been added ______ the Games.


A. in


B. on


C. up


D. to
Câu 4: In spite of all its ______, medical science knows little about the brain.


A. advantages


B. advances


C. approaches


D. advents
Câu 5: Football fans gathered around the TV in the comer of the club to see the final.


A. assembled


B. collected


C. wandered


D. reached
Câu 6: Recently the Asian Games has increased in ______.


A. polular


B. popularizing


C. popularity


D. popularly
Câu 7: I'd rather go to the football field ______ being at home today.


A. instead of


B. because of


C. inspite of


D. due to
Câu 8: The World Cup is a football ______ which is open to all countries.


A. participation


B. involvement


C. occasion


D. competition
Câu 9: Scuba-diving and windsurfing are both aquatic sports.


A. field


B. water


C. combat


D. individual
Câu 10: Their efforts were much ______ when they won 2 gold medals in bodybuilding and billiards.


A. considered


B. required


C. expended


D. appreciated
Câu 11: Bill Gate, ______ is the president of Microsoft Company, is a billionare.


A. who


B. whose


C. whom


D. that
Câu 12: Tuna, ______, may weigh up to 1,000 pounds.


A. one of the sea giants


B. can be giants of the sea


C. is the sea giant


D. the sea of the giant
Câu 13: Louis Renault greatly improved automobile technology ______ the drive shaft in 1898.


A. by inventing


B. that he invented


C. his inventing


D. the invention of
Câu 14: The whistle signaled the end of the first half. The march will continue after half-time and now AC Milan ______ Juventus by 2 goal to nil.


A. led


B. is leading


C. has led


D. leads
Câu 15: Not only ______ visit Japan but they plan to stop off in the USA as well.


A. they plan to


B. they must


C. will they


D. are they paying
Câu 16: There are believed ______ over 300 species of trees in El Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico.


A. to be


B. being


C. they are


D. there are
Câu 17: Helen asked me ______ the film called 'Star Wars'.


A. have I seen


B. if I had seen


C. have you seen


D. if had I seen
Câu 18: Peter's score on the test is the highest in class; he ______ last night.


A. must study


B. must have studied


C. studied


D. had studied
Câu 19: He speaks English as if he ______ a native English.


A. were


B. had been


C. is


D. be
Câu 20: Her parents insisted that she ______ until she finished her degree.


A. stayed


B. stays


C. stay


D. would stay
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