Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences. Then choose the answer A, B, C, or D that you think fits best.Although noise, commonly defined as unwanted sound, is a widely recognized form of pollution, it is very difficult to measure because the discomfort experienced by different individuals is highly subjective and, therefore, variable. Exposure to lower levels of noise may be slightly irritating, whereas exposure to higher levels may actually cause hearing loss. Particularly in congested urban areas, the noise produced as a by-product of our advancing technology causes physical and psychological harm, and detracts from the quality of life for those who are exposed to it.Unlike the eyes, which can be covered by the eyelids against strong light, the ear has no lid, and is, therefore, always open and vulnerable; noise penetrates without protection.Noise causes effects that the hearer cannot control and to which the body never becomes accustomed. Loud noises instinctively signal danger to any organism with a hearing mechanism, including human beings. In response, heartbeat and respiration accelerate, blood vessels constrict, the skin pales, and muscles tense. In fact, there is a general increase in functioning brought about by the flow of adrenaline released in response to fear, and some of these responses persist even longer than the noise, occasionally as long as thirty minutes after the sound has ceased.Because noise is unavoidable in a complex, industrial society, we are constantly responding in the same way that we would respond to danger. Recently, researchers have concluded that noise and our response may be much more than an annoyance. It may be a serious threat to physical and psychological health and well-being, causing damage not only to the ear and brain but also to the heart and stomach. We have long known that hearing loss is America’s number one nonfatal health problem, but now we are learning that some of us with heart disease and ulcers may be victims of noise as well. Fetuses exposed to noise tend to be overactive, they cry easily, and they are more sensitive to gastrointestinal problems after birth. In addition, the psychic effect of noise is very important. Nervousness, irritability, tension, and anxiety increase affecting the quality of rest during sleep, and the efficiency of activities during waking hours, as well as the way that we interact with each other.
Câu 1: Which of the following is the author’s main point?


A. Noise may pose a serious threat to our physical and psychological health.


B. Loud noises signal danger.


C.  Hearing loss is America’s number one nonfatal health problem.


D. The ear is not like the eye.
Câu 2: According to the passage, what is noise?


A. Unwanted sound.


B. A byproduct of technology.


C. Physical and psychological harm.


D. Congestion.
Câu 3:  Why is noise difficult to measure?


A.  All people do not respond to it in the same way.


B. It causes hearing loss.


C. It is unwanted.


D.  People become accustomed to it.
Câu 4: The word congested in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by ___.
 


A.  hazardous


B. polluted


C.  crowded


D. rushed
Câu 5: It can be inferred from the passage that the eye ___. 


A. responds to fear


B. enjoys greater protection than the ear 


C.  increases functions 


D. is damaged by noise
Câu 6: According to the passage, people respond to loud noises in the same way that they respond to ___. 


A.  annoyance


B.  disease


C. damage


D. danger
Câu 7: The word accelerate in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___.


A. decrease


B. alter 


C.  increase


D.  release
Câu 8: The word it in the first paragraph refers to ___. 


A. the noise


B. the quality of life


C. advancing technology


D. a byproduct
Câu 9: With which of the following statements would the author most probably agree? 


A.  Noise is not a serious problem today. 


B. Noise is America’s number one problem. 


C.  Noise is an unavoidable problem in an industrial society.


D. Noise is complex problem.
Câu 10: The phrase as well in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ___.


A. after all 


B. also


C. instead


D. regardless
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Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space.SPECTATOR SPORTSA surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, (14)___ in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen (15)___. It was the result of changes in the (16)___ people lived in those places at that time. Until then more people lived in the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no (17)___ time off. All these changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (18)___ in the USA. For the first time most people began to live in towns, and they (19)___ themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than (20)___ before. This resulted (21)___ the need for organized entertainment. Suitable games developed or were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (22)___ sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they needed in their free time. The (23)___ explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in demand for sports as entertainment.
Câu 1:


A. started


B.  stemmed


C.  came


D. appeared
Câu 2:


A. by surprise


B. by chance


C. with accident


D. with chance
Câu 3:


A. manner


B.  style


C. method


D. way
Câu 4:


A. steady


B. square


C. regular


D. normal
Câu 5:


A. next


B. then


C. second


D. lately
Câu 6:


A. found


B. realized


C. presented


D. noticed
Câu 7:


A. just


B. having


C. ever


D. previously
Câu 8:


A. from


B. by


C. with


D. in
Câu 9:


A. choose


B. take


C.  select


D. decide
Câu 10:


A. recent


B. late


C. lately


D. latest
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Find the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: There was nothing they could do but leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.
 
 


A. except


B. instead of


C. than


D. unless
Câu 2: The boy was brought up with a family in the countryside.


A. reared


B. bred


C. raised


D. grown
Câu 3: Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
 


A. leave


B. stop


C.  sell


D. hide
 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Find the word with stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
Câu 1:


A. politics


B. imaginary


C. result


D. annoyed
Câu 2:


A. advantage


B. preference


C. attraction


D. infinitive
Câu 3:


A. continent


B. continue


C. contents


D. contour
Câu 4:


A. curious


B.  receptionist


C.  unique


D.  achieve
Câu 5:


A.  immediate


B. notice


C.  comfortable


D. nervous

A.
B.
C.
D.

From the four underlined parts A, B, C, or D, identify the one that is not correct.
Câu 1:  New laws should be introduced to reduce the number of traffic in the city center.


A. laws 


B. be introduced


C. number


D. city center
Câu 2: The price of petrol has raised so rapidly that we decided to use the bus.


A. The price 


B. raised 


C. so


D. the bus
Câu 3:  A traveler can reach some of the village along the Amazon only by riverboat.


A. reach


B. the village


C. only


D. riverboat
Câu 4: Since the dawn of agriculture 9,000 years ago, a few animal species had been domesticated.


A. ago


B. a


C. few


D. had
Câu 5: Of all seashore plants, seaweeds are best able to tolerate long periods out of water, followed by long periods covering by water.


A. Of


B. best


C. by


D. covering

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined part that needs corrections.
Câu 1: Susan stopped to write her letter because she had to leave for the hospital


A. to write


B. letter


C. had to


D. for the hospital
Câu 2: We didn’t have many knowledge about physics


A. we didn't


B. have


C. many knowledge


D. about physics
Câu 3: We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle


A. advised


B. drinking


C. the


D. in
Câu 4: If Tom had come sooner, he could has eaten dinner with the whole family.


A. sooner


B. has eaten


C. with


D. the whole
Câu 5: They can’t pay the rent unless their parents don’t send them some money.


A. pay


B. the rent


C. don't send


D. some

A.
B.
C.
D.

There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistake and correct it.
Câu 1: I'd like to go out for dinner, but I don’t feel like to eat out tonight


A. to go


B. for


C. to eat


D. tonight
Câu 2: Would you mind to tell us about your trip to Ha noi?


A. Would


B. to tell


C. about


D. to
Câu 3: She wishes she is the most beautiful girl in the world.


A. wishes


B. is


C. the most beautiful


D. in
Câu 4: Sally said she will be a teacher someday


A. said


B. will


C. be


D. someday
Câu 5: My homevillage is on the west of the city.


A. My homevillage


B. on


C. the


D. of
Câu 6: The children enjoyed to watch the performing lions


A. The children


B. enjoyed


C. to watch


D. the

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 46 – 55COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALLIn Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than on going to the cinema or renting videos. But is this……..46……a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports have been ………47…..that children who spend too much time playing computer games become unsociable, bad- tempered, even violent as a……..48…… But new research, ………49……out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be true.Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve certain skills. Researchers claim that this is because the games………50……the brain work harder in certain ways, like……..51……sounds and movements quickly and identifying what they are. The fact that people play the games repeatedly……..52……..that they get a lot of practice in these skills which are therefore likely to become highly developed.Social skills may benefit, too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person shooter games……53…… “Counterstrike” are better than non-players when it comes to building trust and co-operation, and that this……..54……them to make good friendships and become strong members of  their communities. So rather than……..55…….up computer games, perhaps young people need to spend more time on them?
Câu 1: ________(46)


A. necessarily


B. certainly


C. fully


D. nearly
Câu 2: ________(47)


A. speaking


B. . informing


C. telling


D. saying
Câu 3: ________(48)


A. product


B. result


C. reason


D. conclusion
Câu 4: ________(49)


A. worked


B. thought


C. turned


D. carried
Câu 5: ________(50)


A. make


B. force


C. push


D. keep
Câu 6: ________(51)


A. realizing


B. noticing


C. imagining


D. solving
Câu 7: ________(52)


A. means


B. asks


C. brings


D. causes
Câu 8: ________(53)


A. in order to


B. such as


C. due to


D. as well as
Câu 9: ________(54)


A. supports


B. helps


C. shows


D. serves
Câu 10: ________(55)


A. giving


B. ending


C. taking


D. stopping
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Câu 1: I’d like to stay …….......... Sunday, if that’s OK.


A. to


B. buy


C. until


D. at
Câu 2: Have you had much experience ………........... computers ? with


A. with


B. in


C. for


D. about
Câu 3: Andrew came to the party .............he hadn't been invited.


A. although


B. despite


C. incase


D. even
Câu 4: PO box stands .......... "Post Office" box.


A. as


B. like


C. for


D. by
Câu 5: It was Sunday .................... shop was open, all the others were closed.


A. One


B. A


C. An


D. Some
Câu 6: He's always telling ............lies.


A. x


B. a little


C. a few


D. the
Câu 7: ................are allowed in the city center.


A. None cars


B. No cars


C. No of cars


D. no car
Câu 8: I've told you time and time ..........not to leave the  door open.


A. to


B. over


C. again


D. before
Câu 9: ...............happens, I shall stand by you.


A. Whatever


B. What


C. Which


D. That
Câu 10: Don’t let a good chance go ...................


A. on


B. off


C. by


D. over
Câu 11: He was only nine, but he ate .............his father did.


A. much than


B. more than that


C. as much as      


D. as much than
Câu 12: Stop now! You've done ..............work for one day.


A. too many


B. plenty


C. quite more      


D. quite enough
Câu 13: Let's go for a walk, .............we?


A. will     


B. do


C. shall


D. must
Câu 14: She can't get home ............she has no money.


A. unless


B. if


C. until


D. without
Câu 15: The librarian went to look in the cupboard .........rare books are kept.


A. which


B. where


C. that


D. there
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Câu 1: A. “………………………….” – B. “Thanks, I will write to you when I come toLondon.”


A. God bless you!                  


B. Better luck next time! 


C. Have a nice trip!  


D. Have a go!
Câu 2: A. Help yourself with some chicken. – B……………………………………..


A. Thank you  


B. Never mind


C. No, I don’t like chicken      


D. Yes, I will
Câu 3: This is the school……………………my father had been teaching for 13 years.
 


A. which                       


B. where                       


C. that                           


D. who
Câu 4: He 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 5: Books that give fact about real events, things, or people are called…………..


A. biography                   


B. novel                       


C. romance                  


D. non-fiction
Câu 6: ” What should I tell the mechanic?”   – ” The oil needs……………..”


A. to be changed    


B. to change


C. change                     


D. changing it
Câu 7: To become a novelist, you need to be………………


A. imagine                    


B. imagination              


C. imaginative               


D. imaginarily
Câu 8: When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he ………….. it


A. reviews                     


B. chews and digests


C. swallows                            


D. dips into
Câu 9: The next meeting …………in May.


A. will hold              


B. will be held        


C. will be holding


D. will have held
Câu 10: …….……….. is the protection of environment and natural resources.


A. Conservation            


B. Extinction                


C. Survival                             


D. Commerce
Câu 11: I did my best. ………., it was not good enough.


A. Although                           


B. Even though     


C. However


D. Therefore
Câu 12: When he was in ……….hospital, she could not get ………..permission to visit him.


A. the / the


B. a / the      


C. the / Ø                      


D. Ø / Ø
Câu 13: It is a top secret. You ……………. tell anyone about it.


A. mustn’t            


B. needn’t    


C. mightn’t    


D. won’t
Câu 14: A. Could you pick me up at 6 o’clock?  - B: ………………. I’m still at the meeting then.


A. I think I couldn’t.     


B. Yes, of course I could.    


C. No problem.


D. I’m afraid not.
Câu 15: I can’t find my purse anywhere; I must…………..it at the cinema.


A. leave                          


B. be leaving  


C. have left  


D. have been leaving
Câu 16: Mr Hai,………………. car has been stolen, is driving a bike to work


A. who                          


B. that                           


C. whom                       


D. whose
Câu 17: ……………. is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment. .


A. Biodiversity             


B. Conservation            


C. Globe                       


D. Individual
Câu 18: ………………. you study for these exams, ………………. you will do.


A. The harder / the better               


B. The more / the much


C. The hardest / the best                                               


D. The more hard / the more good,
Câu 19: …..…………..bad traffic, we arrived on time.


A. Because                    


B. Although                            


C. Despite                     


D. However
Câu 20: TheSimpson Desertwas named …………. the President of the South Australian Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia.


A. after                          


B. as                             


C. to


D. for
Câu 21: We have plenty of time for doing the work. We …………….be hurried.


A. needn’t    


B. shouldn’t        


C. mustn’t  


D. mayn’t
Câu 22: Hurry…………….! The bus is coming.


A. in


B. up


C. on


D. with
Câu 23: It gets…………….to understand what the professor has explained.


A. the more difficult            


B. more difficult than


C. difficult more and more


D. more and more difficult
Câu 24: How are you ……………on with your work ? – It is OK


A. calling                      


B. getting                      


C. playing                               


D. looking
Câu 25: When we arrived at the meeting, the first speaker………………….and the audience……………….


A. had just finished / were clapping       


B. had just finished / clapped


C. was finishing / clapped 


D. finished / had clapped
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