Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questionsUntil recently, hunting for treasure from shipwrecks was mostly fantasy; with recent technological advances, however, the search for sunken treasure has become more popular as a legitimate endeavor. This has caused a debate between those wanting to salvage the wrecks and those wanting to preserve them.Treasure hunters are spurred on by the thought of finding caches of gold coins or other valuable objects on a sunken ship. One team of salvagers, for instance, searched the wreck of the RMS Republic, which sank outside the Boston harbor in 1900. The search party, using side-scan sonar, a device that projects sound waves across the ocean bottom and produces a profile of the sea floor, located the wreck in just two and a half days. Before the use of this new technology, such searches could take months or years. The team of divers searched the wreck for two months, finding silver tea services, crystal dinnerware, and thousands of bottles of wine, but they did not find the five and a half tons of American Gold Eagle coins they were searching for.Preservationists focus on the historic value of a ship. They say that even if a shipwreck's treasure does not have a high monetary value, it can be an invaluable source of historic artifacts that are preserved in nearly mint condition. But once a salvage team has scoured a site, much of the archaeological value is lost. Maritime archaeologists who are preservationists worry that the success of salvagers will attract more treasure-hunting expeditions and thus threaten remaining undiscovered wrecks. Preservationists are lobbying their state lawmakers to legally restrict underwater searches and unregulated salvages. To counter their efforts, treasure hunters argue that without the lure of gold and million-dollar treasures, the wrecks and their historical artifacts would never be recovered at all.
Câu 1: What is the main idea of this passage?


A. Searching for wrecks is much easier with new technologies like side-scan sonar.


B. Maritime archaeologists are concerned about the unregulated searching of wrecks.


C. The search of the RMS Republic failed to produce the hoped-for coins.


D. The popularity of treasure seeking has spurred a debate between preservationists and salvagers.
Câu 2: The word “sunken” is closest in meaning to which of the following words?


A. broken     


B. underwater   


C. ancient      


D. hollow
Câu 3: Which of the following statements is best supported by the author?


A. The value of a shipwreck depends on the quantity of its artifacts.


B. Preservationists are fighting the use of technological advances such as side-scan sonars


C. Side-scan sonar has helped to legitimize salvaging.


D. The use of sound waves is crucial to locating shipwrecks.
Câu 4: The author uses the word “services” to refer to which of the following?


A. cups      


B. sets         


C. containers      


D. decorations
Câu 5: All of the following were found on the RMS Republic EXCEPT


A. wine bottles   


B. silver tea services


C. American Gold Eagle coins 


D. crystal dinnerware
Câu 6: From the passage, you can infer that a preservationist would be most likely to       


A. shun treasure-seeking salvagers   


B. be a diver


C. put treasures in a museum     


D. do archaeological research
Câu 7: The word “scoured” is most similar to which of the following?


A. scraped away    


B. scratched over 


C. scrambled around 


D. searched through
Câu 8: The second and third paragraphs are an example of  


A. chronological order 


B. explanation    


C. specific to general


D. definition
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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: People think the Samba is the most popular dance in Brazil.


A. The Samba is thought to be the most popular dance in Brazil.


B. It is thought that the Samba was the most popular dance in Brazil.


C. It is thought that the Samba is among the most popular dances in Brazil.


D. In Brazil, the Samba is thought to be one of the most popular dances.
Câu 2: I find myself at a loss to understand Harold’s behavior.


A. I lost contact with Harold, so I couldn’t understand his behavior.


B. I have to lose a lot to understand Harold’s behavior.


C. I understood Harold’s behavior completely.


D. I find Harold's behavior quite incomprehensible.
Câu 3: A child is influenced as much by his schooling as by his parents.


A. Schooling doesn’t influence a child as much as his parents do.


B. A child’s parents have greater influence on him than his schooling.


C. A child can influence his parents as much as his schooling.


D. A child's schooling influences him as much as his parents do.

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: She received the exam results. She immediately phoned her mom.


A. She immediately phoned her mom that she would receive the exam results.


B. No sooner had she received the exam results than she phoned her mom.


C. No sooner had she phoned her mom than she received the exam results.


D. She received the exam results immediately after she phoned her mom.
Câu 2: She helped us a lot with our project. We couldn’t continue without her.


A. Unless we had her contribution, we could continue with the project.


B. But for her contribution, we could have continued with the project.


C. If she hadn’t contributed positively, we couldn’t have continued with the project.


D. Provided her contribution wouldn’t come, we couldn’t continue with the project.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of ther following questions.
Câu 1: If it had not rained last night, the roads in the city ______ so slippery now.


A. would not be 


B. must not be  


C. could not have been


D. would not have been
Câu 2: My dog as well as my cats ______ twice a day.


A. eat     


B. eats 


C. have eaten


D. has eaten
Câu 3: The doctor advised ______ late.


A. me not staying up


B. me not stay up


C. me not to stay up   


D. not to stay up
Câu 4: It seems that you are right, ______?


A. doesn’t it  


B. do you 


C. aren’t you      


D. are you
Câu 5: You ______ the locksmith to open the door for you last night before you tried to open it yourself.


A. have had to call 


B. ought to have called  


C. had better call 


D. must call
Câu 6: Valentine’s Day, ______ from Roman, is now celebrated all over the world.


A. originate        


B. originating  


C. to originate     


D. originated
Câu 7: Until the situation has settled down, it is _____ to travel to that country.


A. well-advised  


B. inadvisable     


C. advisable  


D. ill-advised
Câu 8: The ______ cheered when the final goal was scored in the match today.


A. spectators   


B. audience  


C. onlookers  


D. viewers
Câu 9: The purpose of the survey was to ______ the inspector with local conditions.


A. notify     


B. instruct  


C. acquaint  


D. inform
Câu 10: If oil supplies run out in 2050 then we need to find ______ energy sources soon.


A. alternate     


B. alternating 


C. alternative


D. altering
Câu 11: William was 19 years old when he was _____ for war.


A. called up


B. made up   


C. put up   


D. brought up
Câu 12: I can’t give you the answer on the _____; I’ll have to think about it for a few days.        


A. place       


B. minute     


C. scene     


D. spot
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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: Face-to-face socializing is not as preferred as virtual socializing among the youth.


A. instant


B. available


C. direct


D. facial
Câu 2: With so many daily design resources, how do you stay-up-date with technology without spending too much time on it?


A. connect to the Internet all day 


B. update new status


C. use social network daily  


D. get latest information

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: Hoa is asking Hai, who is sitting at a corner of the room, seeming too shy.
- Hoa: “Why aren’t you taking part in our activites?                     ”
- Hai: “ Yes, I can. Certainly”


A. Can you help me with this decorations?


B. Can I help you?


C. Shall I take your hat off?


D. Could you please show me how to get the nearest post office?
Câu 2: Mary is talking to a porter in the hotel lobby.
- Poter: “Shall I help you with your suitcase?”
- Mary: “                                       ”


A. That’s very kind of you.            


B. What a pity!


C. I can’t agree more.  


D. Not a chance.

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: This boy is poorly-educated and doesn’t know how to behave properly.


A. ignorant


B. uneducated


C. knowledgeable


D. rude
Câu 2: Urbanization is the shift of people moving from rural to urban areas, and the result is the growth of cities.



A. transposition


B. maintenance


C. variation


D. movement

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 question.
Câu 1: In 1959, the political philosopher Hannah Arendt became the first woman    a full professor at Princeton University.


A. to appoint 


B.  who be appointed as   


C.  to be appointed


D. was appointed
Câu 2:               you like what I want to do or not, you won’t make me change my mind.


A. Because


B. Whatever


C. If


D. When
Câu 3: Do you think doing the household chores is the             of the women city?


A. responsible


B. responsive


C. responsibility


D. responsibly
Câu 4: Peter has been studying for almost three years and he will have this degree and return to his country in        six months.


A. others


B. the other 


C. other


D. another
Câu 5: You will have to                  your holiday if you are too ill to travel.


A.  put aside 


B. call off 


C. back out     


D. cut down
Câu 6: Never before               such a severe flood in this mountainous area.


A. do I see


B. I have seen  


C. I had seen 


D. have I seen
Câu 7: With what my parents prepare for me in terms of education, I am                   about my future.


A. confide


B. confident


C. confidence


D. confidential
Câu 8: The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is will and capable             his finacial situation.


A. regardless of   


B. owing to 


C. in terms of    


D. with reference to
Câu 9:              number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know           exact number of them.


A. A/the 


B. A/an  


C. The/the


D. The/an
Câu 10: The course was so difficult that I didn’t              any progress at all.


A. do


B. make


C. produce


D. create
Câu 11: Oxfam tries to send food to countries where people are suffering                  malnutrition.


A. by


B. of


C. for


D. from
Câu 12:                  the table, Mr.Robert called the family for support.


A. Being laid   


B. Having laid 


C. Have laid 


D. Having lying
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. parent


B. attempt


C. women


D. dinner
Câu 2:


A. assistance


B. appearance


C. position


D. confidence

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. campus


B. plane


C. game


D. base
Câu 2:


A. enjoyed


B. loved


C. joined


D. helped

A.
B.
C.
D.