Exercise 7. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Nowadays, everybody knows Apples and (35) ____ everybody knows that the company was founded by Steve Jobs, an American inventor and entrepreneur. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of microcomputer revolution. He helped design the first Macintosh computer, (36) ____ a small computer graphics company into Pixar, the company behind Toy Story and The Monster Inc.His countercultural lifestyle and philosophy was a product of the time and place of his upbringing. Jobs was adopted and raised in San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s. In 1972, Jobs attended Reed College from which he (37) ____ in next to no time. Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 in order to sell Apple I personal computer. At that moment, he might hardly imagine that only a year later the company tasted impressive victory with Apple II, one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers. (38) ____, in 1985, following a long power struggle, Jobs was forced out of Apple. After leaving Apple, Jobs took (39) ____ of its members with him to found NeXT, a computer development company which was then bought by Apple. The purchase allowed Jobs to become the company's CEO once again.Steve Jobs died in 2011 after battling with pancreatic cancer (40) ____ nearly a decade. Millions first learned of Job's death on a device which had been invented by himself.
Câu 1: (35) 


A. most                                    


B. almost                     


C. the most       


D. mostly
Câu 2: (36) 


A. translated                


B. transferred               


C. transformed            


D. transited
Câu 3: (37) 


A. dropped in       


B. dropped up  


C. dropped out  


D. dropped by 
Câu 4: (38) 


A. Generally                   


B. Frankly                   


C. Fortunately             


D. Unfortunately
Câu 5: (39) 


A. few                         


B. a few         


C. a little      


D. little
Câu 6: (40)


A. for                           


B. since                       


C. during                     


D. of 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 9. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred and Debbie Phelps, the youngest of three children, Michael Phelps and his sisters grew up in the neighbourhood of Rodger Forge. His father, Fred, a former all-rounded athlete, was a state trooper and his mother Debbie was a middle-school principal. When Phelps's parents divorced in 1994, he and his siblings lived with their mother, with whom Michael grew very close. Even at the age of 7, Phelps was still a little scared to put his head under water, so his instructors allowed him to float around on his back. Not surprisingly, despite the fact that later he is very good at butterfly swimming, the first stroke he mastered was not the easily-practised breaststroke but the backstroke.At the age of 15, Phelps became the youngest American male swimmer to compete at an Olympic Games in 68 years. While he didn't win any medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he would soon become a major force in competitive swimming.In the spring of 2001, Phelps set the world record in the 200-meter butterfly, becoming the youngest male swimmer in history at the age of 15 years and 9 months. At the 2001 World Championships in Japan, he then broke his own record with a time of 1:54:58, earning his first international medal. In 2002, Phelps continued to establish several records including the 100-meter butterfly and the 200-meter individual medley. The following year, at the same event, he broke his own world record in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:09.09.After the London Olympics in 2012, Phelps announced he was retiring from his sport. However, at the 2016 Olympic Games, he came out of retirement and returned to professional competition. This was also the event which he won one silver and five gold medals, becoming the oldest individual gold medalist in Olympic swimming history, as well as the first swimmer to win four consecutive golds in the same event, the 200-meter individual medley.
Câu 1: Phelps's father used to be a comprehensive ____.


A. principal                 


B. trooper                    


C. athlete                     


D. instructor
Câu 2: The first style of swimming Phelps was good at is ____.


A. butterfly                  


B. freestyle                  


C. breaststroke            


D. backstroke
Câu 3: He didn't win any medals at the Olympics of ____.


A. 2002                       


B. 2000                       


C. 2012                       


D. 2016
Câu 4: At the 2001 World Championships in Japan, he broke the record of ____.


A. 200-meter butterfly       


B. 100-meter butterfly


C. 200-meter individual          


D. 400-meter individual
Câu 5: The word consecutive in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____.


A. stoppable                


B. unending                 


C. uninterrupted          


D. unrestricted

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 1: Her parents didn't attend her graduation ceremony. They regret it now.


A. If only her parents could attend her graduation ceremony.


B. Her parents wish they had attended her graduation ceremony.


C. Her parents regret having attended her graduation ceremony.


D. If her parents attended her graduation ceremony, they would regret it.
Câu 2: The coach changed his tactics in the second half. His football team won the match.


A. Had it not been for the coach's change of tactics in the second half, the football team wouldn't have won the match.


B. Only if the coach had changed the tactics in the second half could his football team have won the match.


C. But for the coach's change of tactics in the second half, his football team could have won the match.


D. Not until his football team had won the match did the coach change his tactics in the second half.

A.
B.
C.
D.

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. reduced


B. survived


C. happened


D. bothered
Câu 2:


A. sound


B. doubt


C. count


D. group

A.
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: We all wish to create a friendly and supportive environment ________ to learning.


A. liable


B. accommodating


C. conducive


D. detrimental
Câu 2: Nicholas had never chaired a meeting before, but he rose to the ________ yesterday when he presided over a forum.


A. occasion


B. incident


C. difficulty


D. issue
Câu 3: This is ________ most interesting book I've ever read.


A. Ø


B. an


C. a 


D. the
Câu 4: If we are not busy this weekend, we ________ the new fruit farm in the countryside.


A. would have visited  


B. would visit            


C. visited


D. will visit
Câu 5: I think mobile phones are ________ for people of all ages.


A. usefully


B. usage


C. use


D. useful
Câu 6: It was so noisy outside that she couldn't concentrate ________ her work.


A. at


B. in


C. on


D. with
Câu 7: The students were worried that they wouldn't be able to ________ the deadline for the assignment.


A. answer


B. match


C. beat


D. meet
Câu 8: In spite of their disabilities, the children at Spring School manage to ________ an active social life. 


A. lead


B. take


C. gather


D. save
Câu 9: She hurt herself while she ________ hide-and-seek with her friends.


A. was playing


B. played


C. is playing 


D. had played
Câu 10: ________, they got on well with each other.


A. To quarrel a lot like siblings at their age        


B. But most siblings at their age quarrel a lot


C. While most siblings at their age quarrel a lot   


D. For most siblings to quarrel a lot at their age
Câu 11: My sister really enjoys acting as a hobby, but she doesn't want to do it for a(n) ________.


A. survival


B. occupation


C. living


D. existence
Câu 12: I will never forget ________ to the Royal Garden Party, where superb cuisines were served amid luxurious surroundings.


A. being invited


B. to invite    


C. inviting


D. to be invited
Câu 13: If ________ with pictures and diagrams, a lesson will be more interesting and comprehensible.


A. have illustrated         


B. illustrated


C. was illustrated   


D. illustrating
Câu 14: Children are encouraged to read books ________ they are a wonderful source of knowledge.


A. although


B. in spite of   


C. because of             


D. because
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B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined words or phrases that are incorrect in standard written English.
Câu 1: The bookshop sold in all the copies of his latest novel within four hours.


A. sold


B. the copies


C. latest novel


D. within
Câu 2: Our manager suggested that we would work overtime this  week.


A. that


B. would work


C. overtime


D. this week
Câu 3: I finally heard  about I Henry last week. He phoned me from work.


A. finally


B. heard  about


C. phoned


D. from work
Câu 4: The books we borrowed are overdue, but we should return them immediately.


A. The books


B. overdue


C. but


D. immediately
Câu 5: We were young and inexperienced; however, we made a lot of mistakes.


A. inexperienced


B. however


C. made


D. a lot of mistakes
Câu 6: Tom suggested staying at home and play chess instead.


A. suggested


B. at home


C. play


D. instead
Câu 7: He talked to Ann throughout the evening, so nothing he said changed her opinion


A. talked to


B. throughout


C. so


D. changed
Câu 8: How about going to the cinema and eat out afterwards?


A. How about


B. to the cinema


C. eat


D. afterwards
Câu 9: She accidentally cut in our talk when she pressed the wrong button.


A. accidentally


B. cut in


C. when


D. wrong button
Câu 10: His son's sudden death was a terrible shock and it took him a long time to get up.


A. sudden death


B. took


C. a long time


D. get up
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B.
C.
D.

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.            The environment is everything around us, both natural and made by man. A major problem in the world today is the destruction of the natural environment. This is a complicated problem.            We burn fuels, and this causes air pollution. We throw away plastic bags, containing toys and other objects. Unlike paper and wood, they will exist long in the environment. We have made thousands of new chemicals. Factories that make or use chemicals always have chemical wastes. These are often poisonous, and they also stay in the environment.            Since 1945, several countries have been testing nuclear bombs in the air and underground. The explosions in the air cause nuclear fallout. The fallout causes cancer and kills animals and people. Nuclear power plants that make electricity also produce dangerous wastes and have accidents that can be very disastrous.
Câu 1: What is the main idea of the passage?


A. The dangerous wastes from factories.


B. The consequences of air pollution.


C. The causes of environmental destruction. 


D. The definition of the environment.
Câu 2: According to the passage, what is the major problem in the world today?


A. how to find out methods to treat cancer.


B. health problems caused by air pollution.


C. the construction of electricity factories.


D. the destruction of the natural environment.
Câu 3: What does the word "these" in the second paragraph refer to?


A. chemical wastes


B. poisons 


C. factories 


D. new chemicals
Câu 4: The explosion of nuclear bombs in the air causes ______.


A. water pollution


B. dangerous wastes


C. chemicals wastes


D. nuclear fallout
Câu 5: The word "exist" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.


A. affect


B. stay


C. protect


D. destroy

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is correctly built from the words given in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Mrs. Hoa/ tired/ she/ help/ Nam/ homework.


A. Despite Mrs. Hoa being tired, she didn't help Nam with his homework.


B. Although Mr. Hoa was tired, but she helped Nam with his homework.


C. In spite of Mrs. Hoa was tired, she didn't help Nam with his homework.


D. Although Mrs. Hoa was tired, she helped Nam with his homework.
Câu 2: teacher/ ask/ what language/ can/ speak.


A. The teacher asked me what language I could speak.


B. The teacher asked me what language I can speak.


C. The teacher asked me what language could I speak.


D. The teacher asked me what language can I speak.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: I want to travel because I enjoy to meet people and seeing new places.


A. to travel


B. because 


C. to meet


D. seeing 
Câu 2: Their house has just been beautiful decorated for the Lunar New Year.


A. has just been


B. beautiful 


C. decorated 


D. for

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following questions: 
Câu 1: Wearing uniforms encourages students ______.


A. proud of their school because the uniforms bear their school name


B. be proud of their school because the uniforms bear their school name


C. to be proud of their school because the uniforms bear their school name


D. being proud of their school because the uniforms bear their school name
Câu 2: I am disappointed that ______.
     
 


A. you not phoning to tell me           


B. your not phoning to tell me


C. you not phoned to tell me      


D. you didn’t phone to tell me

A.
B.
C.
D.