Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. Communication can be in the form of words, pictures, or actions. Words are the most commonly used: we speak or write to communicate ideas. It is, (46)_______, essential for people to use words effectively.Pictures are useful, also. Businesses use them successfully in posters, charts, and blueprints. Companies should be careful that the pictures (47)______on posters and charts, as well as in brochures and advertisements, and the words compliment, rather than conflict, (48)______each other.Action is an important communication medium: actions speak (49)_______than words. This medium is the most important when dealing face-to-face with employees, colleagues, and clients. A frown, a handshake, a wink, and even silence have meaning; people will attach significance (50)________these actions.
Câu 1:


A. therefore   


B. because                              


C. although                       


D. despite      
Câu 2:


A. use               


B. using                                 


C. used     


D. useful
Câu 3:


A. for                


B. with               


C. in                   


D. of
Câu 4: noisier         


A. louder                        


B. alouder                        


C. loudlier
Câu 5:


A. to               


B. by                              


C. for                                  


D. with

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
Câu 1: The authorities are determined to take tougher__________to reduce crime.


A. situations        


B. measures                  


C. requirements           


D. interests
Câu 2: The old theater is in need of complete__________.


A. renew               


B. rebuild                          


C. renovation                     


D. review
Câu 3: Prior to the economic reform, the country had experienced many years of a __________ economy.


A. stagnant                  


B. fluent                                


C. fluently                      


D. smoothly
Câu 4: Education is our first__________now. We are trying to do what we can to make it better.


A. prior                     


B. prioritization                


C. priory                            


D. priority
Câu 5: They have made a substantial change; that means, they have made a(n) __________change.


A. economic       


B. considerable              


C. steady                             


D. subtle
Câu 6: M.D. played much better than their opponents; they almost__________the match.


A. dominated               


B. eliminated                       


C. activated                


D. terminated
Câu 7: The company was__________because of a shortage of orders.


A. solved                     


B. resolved                 


C. dissolved                          


D.  involved
Câu 8: It looks like they're going to succeed __________their present difficulties.


A. because of                


B. despite                              


C. yet                               


D. even though
Câu 9: Although __________, Sue drives to work every day in the middle of rush hour.           


A. her car is in good condition                                   


B. traffic is always heavy


C. she is a very careful driver             


D. she isn't in a hurry
Câu 10: __________, you'll probably get poor marks in the final exam.


A. Unless you pay more attention to your work


B. If you try to work harder


C. Because you're making efforts in your studies


D. Although your marks on the tests are not very good
Câu 11: I couldn't use the pay phone __________I didn't have any coins with me.


A. so           


B. so that                              


C. because                       


D. although
Câu 12: They had to work overtime__________they could finish work on time.


A. because                


B. so that                         


C. although                       


D. however
Câu 13: Your mother is a very good cook, __________we all know.


A. as                              


B. but                                   


C. though                            


D. then
Câu 14: Fiona stayed at work late __________.


A. so that to finish some work                                     


B. although she wasn't very tired


C. so as to complete the report                


D. because she didn't like working late
Câu 15: I can't go on picnic with you next Saturday. I__________my grandparents with my sister.


A. visit                 


B. will visit              


C. 'm going to visit          


D. visited
Câu 16: It was a shameful thing to say in front of__________a lot of people.


A. so                       


B. such                              


C. too                                   


D. very
Câu 17: This town is__________like my hometown.


A. a bit                    


B. more                                   


C. as                                     


D. the same
Câu 18: If you have difficult problems, you should discuss them with someone__________.           


A. whom you can trust him          


B. that can trust


C. you can trust him           


D. you can trust
Câu 19: He was late because his alarm clock didn't __________that morning.


A. go off                 


B. ring out                             


C. break off                           


D. come out
Câu 20: __________or you'll get overweight.           


A. If you don't eat too much                


B. Unless you eat too much           


C. Don't eat too much       


D. When you eat too much
Câu 21: I'm expecting to have this book__________soon this year.          


A. published                  


B. publishing                       


C. to publish                     


D. publish
Câu 22: __________ your advice, I was able to avoid lots of trouble on my trip abroad.       


A. Thanks to             


B. Despite                 


C. Even though           


D. Instead of
Câu 23: By the time you come back here next year, this new plaza building__________.           


A. has been completed                                                 


B.  will be completed         


C. has completed                                                       


D. will have been completed
Câu 24: -" __________do you use your-computer for?" -"To type lesson plans for my classes and to look for information on the Internet."


A. What             


B. When 


C. Who               


D. How
Câu 25: Surfing, an extreme sport that originated in Hawaii, __________more popular recently.


A. become                 


B. has become                         


C. are becoming                    


D. have become
Câu 26: The car began to make an extraordinary noise so I stopped__________what it was.


A. seeing           


B. to see                                


C. saw                              


D. for seeing
Câu 27: Unless you stopped__________in that unfriendly way, nobody would like to make friends with you.


A. behave             


B. to be behaved                 


C. to behave               


D. behaving
Câu 28: The film is based on a __________ novel about the effects of war.


A. move                     


B. moved                                


C. moving                             


D. movement
Câu 29: I distinctly remember __________you. I gave you $ 20.


A. paying                     


B. to pay                                 


C. paid                             


D. to have paid
Câu 30: The man saw a notice __________to the door by a knife.


A. pin


B. pinned                               


C. pinning                             


D. having pinned
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A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word whose main stress is put on a different syllable from that of the rest.
Câu 1:


A. effect           


B. event             


C. emerge              


D. even
Câu 2:


A. insecticide      


B. fertilizer              


C. pesticide                 


D. herbicide
Câu 3:


A. efficient     


B. communist    


C. impatient              


D. delicious
Câu 4:


A. economy    


B. economic      


C. economical            


D. economically
Câu 5:


A. renovate


B. domesticate


C. initiate


D. eliminate 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. Manuel Gonzalez comes from Spain. He usually lives in Madrid and works (46)________a journalist for a Spanish newspaper, but two years ago he decided to take a year (47)________work to live in different countries in Europe and write a book about Europeans. He spent the first two months in Scandinavia (48)________information and then moved to Germany for a month. At present he is staying in Paris, where he is renting a flat for five weeks. Four years ago he wrote a (49)________travel guide to Spain and now he is working hard to have the same (50)________with his book about Europeans. 
Câu 1: (46)


A. in         


B. for


C. by


D. as
Câu 2: (47)


A. off               


B. to


C. away


D. from
Câu 3: (48)


A. collected                 


B. to collect      


C. collecting 


D. collection
Câu 4: (49)


A. best-sell                 


B.  best-sold   


C. best-selling  


D. best-to- sell
Câu 5: (50)


A. succeed        


B.  success 


C.  successful 


D. successfully

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 
Câu 1: Liquids take the shape (A) of any container which in (B) they (C) are placed (D) .


A. the shape 


B. which in


C.  they


D. placed 
Câu 2: Two out of three (A) people striking (B) by lightning (C) survive (D).


A. out of three


B. striking 


C.  lightning


D.  survive 
Câu 3: Some of (A) the houses had been (B) wrecked by the storm (C) belonged to the poor (D) villagers.


A. Some of


B. had been


C.  by the storm


D. the poor 
Câu 4: The (A) notebook list (B) every opportunities (C) for handicapped (D) workers in the area.


A. The


B. list 


C. opportunities


D.  handicapped
Câu 5: In (A) my opinion, the new foreign (B) coach does his job relative (C) well (D). 


A. In


B.  foreign


C.  relative


D. well 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. 
Câu 1: ''You must have had a very good time on holiday." "__________, it was a disaster. Everything went wrong."       


A. By tradition   


B.  In short      


C. On the condition    


D. On the contrary 
Câu 2: There are _______ways of spending your free time, so you can choose to do whatever you like.


A. scanty     


B. various      


C. ridiculous    


D.  variety 
Câu 3: They are trying to persuade the rich to__________their money to the charities.       


A.  provide            


B. invest    


C. finance 


D. contribute
Câu 4: Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources__________.         


A. efficient 


B. efficiency


C. inefficient


D.  efficiently 
Câu 5: Thousands of factory workers are attending evening classes in an attempt to______themselves.


A. better       


B. be better    


C. being better           


D. better than 
Câu 6: He eats nothing __________hamburgers.          


A. but


B. unless


C. despite


D. apart 
Câu 7: He worked hard __________a mechanic for ten years before being appointed manager.           


A. like


B. alike


C. as   


D. same as
Câu 8: This organization is quick__________sending relief goods to the flooded areas.          


A. with


B. at


C. for


D. about
Câu 9: When are you leaving__________Singapore? This week or next week?       


A. for


B. in


C. to


D. at
Câu 10: He suddenly saw Cindy__________the room, so he pushed his way__________the crowd of people to get to her.         


A. across/through     


B. over/through    


C. over / over      


D. through/ across 
Câu 11: The doctor will not give the patient the test results__________tomorrow.  


A. until


B. from


C. at


D.  on
Câu 12: Can you help me, please? I can't see the difference__________these words.


A. from


B. in


C. between 


D.  about 
Câu 13: I don't understand this point. Could you please__________?    


A. explain to me it  


B. explain me with it  


C. explain it to me        


D. explain it for me 
Câu 14: That house reminds me __________the one where I used to live.       


A. of


B. for


C. about


D. with 
Câu 15: It was very kind__________you to lend me the money I needed.           A. for                            B. of                                        C. to                                      D. with 


A. for


B. of


C. to


D. with
Câu 16: The bus hit a truck coming __________the opposite direction


A. in


B. at


C. for


D. by
Câu 17: The company made very good profit in __________.      


A. the 1990  


B. 1990s    


C.  the 1990s       


D. 1990's 
Câu 18: Alex failed his English exam, but his teacher is going to give him ________chance to pass it.        


A. another    


B. the other   


C. the others     


D.  other 
Câu 19: Her eyes are different colors. One eye is gray, and                is green.


A. another  


B. the other     


C. the others         


D. other 
Câu 20: _________him the whole truth or he'll get angry with you.


A. If you don't tell    


B. Unless you tell     


C. Don't tell


D. When you tell 
Câu 21: This is the strangest case that the detective__________.


A.  has ever investigated   


B. is ever investigating


C. ever investigates         


D. has never investigated 
Câu 22: To reduce air pollution, __________.


A. all automobiles necessary to be banned from the city center


B. banning all automobiles from the city center should be done


C. it is necessary banning all automobiles from the city center


D.  the authorities should ban all automobiles from the city center 
Câu 23: Fred refused to travel by air because he was afraid of __________.


A. long


B. lengths


C. heights 


D. high 
Câu 24: Don't worry! The plane __________at the airport right now.      


A. arrives    


B. arrived   


C. has arrived   


D.  is arriving 
Câu 25: __________about the good news, Sarah seemed to be indifferent.


A. In spite of exciting           


B. In addition to exciting


C. In stead of being excited     


D. Because of being excited  
Câu 26: He __________for that company for five months when it went bankrupt.        


A. has been worked     


B. has worked   


C. had been working    


D. was working 
Câu 27: " __________does Joe like his new motorbike?" "He's crazy about it."


A. How


B. What


C. When


D. Why
Câu 28: Some people think__________ to master a foreign language. However, it isn't.   


A. it’s easy   


B. easy 


C. easily


D.  it is easily 
Câu 29: When his parents died, they __________him a house in which he still lives.   


A. continued 


B.  from earning  


C. inherited 


D. saved 
Câu 30: Most people prefer spending money __________it.          


A. than earning


B. from earning    


C.  to earn 


D. to earning 
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Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 
Câu 1: Scientists sent an (A) expedition to the Mars (B) during (C) the 1990s (D).


A. an 


B. the Mars


C. during 


D. the 1990s 
Câu 2: Mr. Carlos, along by (A) his cousins from (B) Mexico City, is (C) planning to attend (D) the festivities. 


A. by


B.  from


C.  is


D. to attend
Câu 3: Do you think you could (A) lend me good pair (B) of gloves (C) to wear (D) to the wedding? 


A. could


B. good pair


C. gloves 


D. to wear 
Câu 4: You had better to tell (A) her the truth (B) or she'll get angry (C) with (D) you. 


A. to tell


B. truth


C. angry


D. with
Câu 5: Many (A) superstitions (B) and symbols are (C) connected for (D) Halloween. 


A. Many


B. superstitions


C.  are


D. for 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.
Câu 1: When (A) she heard the loud crash (B) , Marge ran outside (C) in the snow despite(D)  she wasn't wearing any shoes.


A. When 


B. crash 


C. outside 


D. despite
Câu 2: They sang as (A) they marched so that to (B) forget how (C) tired they were (D).


A. as 


B. so that to


C. how 


D. were 
Câu 3: There is so (A) few (B) ink that it will be impossible to finish (C) addressing (D) the envelopes.


A. so 


B. few 


C. to finish 


D. addressing 
Câu 4: My brother and me (A) are (B) planning a party for (C) our (D) parents.


A. me


B. are 


C. for 


D. our 
Câu 5: All (A) planes will be checking (B) before (C) departure (D) .


A. All


B. checking 


C. before 


D. departure 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: My neighbors are really tight with money. They hate throwing away food, don’t eat at restaurant, and always try to find the best price.


A. to spend money too easily  


B. to not like spending money


C. to not know the value of money   


D. to save as much money as possible
Câu 2: We were all in a good mood because the weather was good and we were going on holiday the next day.


A. relaxed and comfortable


B. at ease and refreshed


C. upset and disappointed


D. sad and depressed

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The restaurant entices more and more customers with its cozy interior and special daily events.


A. attract   


B. free 


C. refuse 


D. convince
Câu 2: My head teacher has grave doubts as to whether I would pass my university entrance examination. I myself feel so worried.


A. personal      


B. serious     


C. private 


D. specific

A.
B.
C.
D.