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  questions   from   36  to  42.American movies create myths about college life in the United States. These stories are entertaining, but they are not true. You have to look beyond Hollywood movies to understand what college is really like.Thanks to the movies, many people believe that college students party and socialize more than they study. Movies almost never show students working hard in class or in the library. Instead, movies show them eating, talking, hanging out, or dancing to loud music at wild parties. While it is true that American students have the freedom to participate in activities, they also have academic responsibilities. In order to succeed, they have to attend classes and study hard.Another movie myth is that athletics is the only important extracurricular activity. In fact, there is a wide variety of nonacademic activities on campus such as special clubs, service organizations, art, and theater programs. This variety allows students to choose what interests them. Even more important, after graduation, students’ résumés look better to employers if they list a few extracurricular activities.Most students in the movies can easily afford higher education. If only this were true! While it is true that some American college students are wealthy, most are from families with moderate incomes. Up to 80% of them get some type of financial aid. Students from middle and lower-income families often work part-time throughout their college years. There is one thing that many college students have in common, but it is not something you will see in the movies. They have parents who think higher education is a priority, a necessary and important part of their children's lives.Movies about college life usually have characters that are extreme in some way: super athletic, super intelligent, super wealthy, super glamorous, etc. Movies use these stereotypes, along with other myths of romance and adventure because audiences like going to movies that include these elements. Of course, real college students are not like movie characters at all.So the next time you want a taste of the college experience, do not go to the movies. Look at some college websites or brochures instead. Take a walk around your local college campus. Visit a few classes. True, you may not be able to see the same people or exciting action you will see in the movies, but you can be sure that there are plenty of academic adventures going on all around you!
Câu 1: The stories about college life in American movies are not ____.


A. true


B. interesting


C. boring


D. exciting
Câu 2: The phrase “academic responsibilities” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.


A. learning duties


B. training skills   


C. caring professions 


D. teaching methods
Câu 3: Which of the following is NOT true?


A. Learning is only part of students’ college life.


B. There is a wide choice of extracurricular activities for college students.


C. Extracurricular activities are of no importance to employers.


D. Not all extracurricular activities are students’ academic responsibilities.
Câu 4: The word “they” in the third paragraph refers to ______.


A. employers


B. activities


C. colleges


D. résumés
Câu 5: The word “moderate” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.


A. not high   


B. unlimited


C. not steady 


D. sensible
Câu 6: Many American students have to work part-time throughout their college years because ______.


A. they are not allowed to work full-time 


B. they want to gain experience


C. their parents force them to    


D. they can earn money for their expenses
Câu 7: Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?


A. Going to College: The Only Way to Succeed in Life



B. Hollywood Movies: The Best About College Life


C. Extracurricular Activities and Job Opportunities


D. American College Life and the Movies

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: He’s really delighted with his success.


A. pleased


B. angry


C. entertained


D. annoyed
Câu 2: Try  to  eliminate  fatty  foods  from  your  diet.


A. limit


B. move


C. add


D. get rid of

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: - Tim: “ Let’s go to Fuji for our summer holiday ! “
- Tom: “ _______ “


A. How about you?


B. What’s the matter?


C. Not at all.


D. OK. It sounds good.
Câu 2: -  Lora: “ Sorry, the manager is not here “   
-  Jane: “ _______ ? “


A. Can I take a message then  


B. Can I speak to the manager, please


C. Would you like to leave a message


D. Can I leave a message then

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of  the following questions.
Câu 1: They asked me how long (A) did it take (B) to get to (C) Paris by train. (D) 


A. how long


B. did it take


C. get to


D. by train
Câu 2: After driving (A) for twenty miles, he suddenly realized (B) that he has been driving (C) in the wrong direction.(D)


A. After driving


B. suddenly realized 


C. has been driving


D. in the wrong direction
Câu 3: Because (A) the Red Cross accepts (B) blood from most donors, the nurses will not let you give (C) blood if you have just had (D) a cold.


A. Because


B. accepts


C. give


D. had

A.
B.
C.
D.

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. habitat                


B. inflation              


C. disease                


D. remove   
Câu 2:


A. complete             


B. command           


C. common              


D. community     

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. educate               


B. engineer             


C. acceptable           


D. department
Câu 2:


A. future                  


B. picture               


C. culture                 


D. turn

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the printed one. 
Câu 1: We are now completely out of thermal socks.


A. There is one pair of thermal socks left.


B. There isn't any pair of thermal socks left.


C. We no longer wear thermal socks.


D. We don't sell thermal socks.
Câu 2: Their chances of success are small.
 
 


A. It's very likely that they will succeed.


B. They will definitely be successful.


C. It's not very likely that they will succeed.


D. They won't have any chance of being successful.
Câu 3: Their problems are all self-inflicted.


A. All of their problems are well worth considering.


B. They don't cause their own problems.


C. They are thinking about their problems.


D. Their problems are of their own making.
Câu 4: The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.


A. The patient didn't recover as fast as expected.


B. The patient made a more rapid recovery than expected.


C. The patient recovered more slowly than expected.


D.  The patient didn't get well as expected.
Câu 5: 'If you don't apologize immediately, I'm leaving,' she told him.


A.  She told him not to apologize immediately.


B.  She asked him to apologize immediately as she was leaving.


C.  She threatened to leave unless he apologized immediately.


D. She warned him not to apologize; otherwise, she was leaving

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.   The hobby of collecting consists of acquiring specific items based on a particular interest of the collector. These collections of things are often highly organized, carefully cataloged, and attractively displayed. Since collecting depends on the interests of the individual collector, it may deal with almost any subject. The depth and breadth of the collection may also vary. Some collectors choose to focus on a specific subtopic within their area of general interest: for example, 19th Century postage stamp, milk bottle labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack. Others prefer to keep a more general collection, accumulating Star Trek merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world. Some collections are capable of being completed, at least to the extent of owning one sample of each possible item in the collection (e.g. a copy of every book by Agatha Christie). Collectors who specifically try to assemble complete collections in this way are sometimes called 'completist'. Upon completing a particular collection, they may stop collecting, expand the collection to include related items, or begin an entirely new collection. The most popular fields in collecting have specialized commercial dealers that trade in the items being collected, as well as related accessories. Many of these dealers started as collectors themselves, then turned their hobby into a profession. There are some limitations on collecting, however. Someone who has the financial means to collect stamps might not be able to collect sport cars, for example. 
Câu 1: Collecting may deal with almost any subject because ......
 


A.  it has a wide range of subjects


B. it depends on the collector's interests


C. it is often classified into different categories


D. it is based on a particular interest of the collector.
Câu 2: Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as a collector's item?


A.  stamps      


B. books                      


C. goods                     


D. accessories
Câu 3: What do collectors do when they have completed their collections?


A. They sell their collections.


B. They begin to collect the more expensive things.


C. They continue to collect related, items.    


D. They become specialized dealers
Câu 4: The word 'accumulating' in the passage can best be replaced by ......


A. building up     


B. bringing in  


C. taking on    


D. carrying on
Câu 5: Which of the following is true?


A. Most collections are on public display.


B. It's took a lot of time and money to complete a collection.


C. Most fields in collecting have specialized commercial dealers.


D. Most of the dealers have their experiences in collecting.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D – that needs correcting.  
Câu 1: Small distinctions (A) among stamps, unimportant to the person average (B) , would mean (C) a great deal to the stamp (D) collector.


A. Small distinctions


B.  person average 


C.  mean 


D.  stamp
Câu 2: Calcium, the most abundantly (A) mineral in the body (B) , works with (C) phosphorus in maintaining (D) bones and teeth.


A. abundantly 


B. in the body


C.  works with


D.  in maintaining
Câu 3: Mark's known (A) for ages that his parents are coming (B) to stay with us this weekend, but it was only yesterday did he (C) told (D) me.


A. Mark's known 


B. are coming


C. did he


D.  told
Câu 4: On (A) May 20, 1932, Amelia Earhart became (B) the first woman fly (C) solo across (D) the Atlantic Ocean.


A. On


B. became


C.  fly


D. across
Câu 5: Nitrogen and oxygen are (A) too important (B) that most living (C) organisms cannot survive (D) without these elements.


A. oxygen are


B. too important 


C. most living


D. cannot survive 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 
Câu 1: My father never indulges ..... drinking.


A. on


B. in


C. with 


D. to
Câu 2: I love watching the small fish swimming ..... in the tank.


A. through       


B. up


C. towards                  


D. about
Câu 3: He wasn't able to cope ..... the stresses and strains of the job.    


A. with      


B. to 


C. in


D. on
Câu 4: My friend Dave was really interested in my best stamp, so I ..... it away to him.           


A. gave 


B. threw                      


C. brought                   


D. put
Câu 5: These ideas have now been completely discarded.


A. come up with  


B. got rid of     


C.  put forward


D. put into practice
Câu 6: This vase is quite rare and is almost a .....'s item.


A. collect


B. collective  


C. collection                


D. collector
Câu 7: The singer was ..... on the piano by her sister.


A. played                    


B. performed               


C. accompanied 


D. helped
Câu 8: The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.


A. busy                        


B. relaxed                    


C. comfortable    


D. free
Câu 9: My parents lent me the money. ....., I couldn't have afforded the trip.


A. Only if          


B. Otherwise       


C. However  


D. Therefore
Câu 10: I don't know the title but I recognize the ..... of this song.


A. sound


B.  rhyme   


C. tune                        


D. theme
Câu 11: ..... saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.


A. What the woman was    


B. That the woman was


C. The woman was    


D. What was the woman
Câu 12: Marta Graham, ..... of the pioneers of modern dance, didn't begin dancing until she was 21.


A. who as one  


B.  she was       


C. one


D. was one
Câu 13: Many communities are dependent oil groundwater ..... from wells for their water supply.


A. that obtained  


B. obtained 


C. is obtained    


D. obtain it
Câu 14: ..... who was elected the first woman mayor of Chicago in 1979.


A.  It was Jane Byrne   


B.  Jane Byrne


C. That Jane Byrne             


D. When Jane Byrne
Câu 15: The first American novelist to have a major impact on world literature ......


A. who was James Fenimore Cooper           


B. James Fenimore Cooper was


C. it was James Fenimore Cooper   


D. was James Fenimore Cooper
Câu 16: ..... important railroad tunnel in the US was cut through the Hoosac Mountains in Massachuset.


A.  At first    


B. It was the first   


C. The first     


D. As the first of
Câu 17: It was in 1875 ..... joined the staff of the astronomical observatory at Harvard University.


A. that Anna Winlock 


B. Anna Winlock, who


C. as Anna Winlock   


D. Anna Winlock then
Câu 18: ..... the dollar as its monetary unit in 1878.


A. Adopted by Canada   


B.  Canada adopted


C. It was adopted by Canada    


D. The Canada adoption of
Câu 19: ..... that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to Columbia.


A. In 1790 was        


B. here was in 1790


C. In 1790        


D. It was in 1790
Câu 20: It was Mr. Harding ..... the bill to yesterday.


A. who sent my secretary   


B. to whom my secretary sent


C. that my secretary sent


D.  my secretary sent 
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A.
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C.
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