Choose the word which has CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word
Câu 1: Drivers who break traffic rules will be photographed.


A. destroy


B.  hit


C. violate


D. assault
Câu 2: The students came up with some novel ideas for fund-raising.


A. unique


B. bookish


C. educational


D. radical
Câu 3: Savings and loan institutions were first formed to provide mortgage money for those wanting to buy homes.


A. committees


B. organizers


C. innovations


D. associations

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: These shoes won’t …………………your trousers. 


A. suit


B. fit


C. match


D. consistent
Câu 2: I can’t wear this coat to work because there are two buttons ……………


A. missing


B. loosing


C. falling


D. tearing
Câu 3: The movie is……..Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways.


A. like to


B. alike with


C. similar to


D. same as
Câu 4: I………...all members by tomorrow night.


A. will contact


B. will have contacted with


C. will contact with


D. will have contacted
Câu 5: The Internet has enabled people to ……………..with each other more quickly.


A. interact


B. interlink


C. intervene


D. interconnect
Câu 6: Houses in big cities are expensive because land is in…………..supply


A. brief


B. slight


C. little


D. short 
Câu 7: Solar heat penetrates more deeply into water than……………..


A. it is penetration into the soil    


B. it does into soil


C. does it into soil     


D. that it does into soil
Câu 8: Mr Black: “ I’d like to try on these shoes, please.”   Salesgirl: “………”


A. That’s right, sir.


B. Why not?         


C. Me too.              


D. By all means, sir.
Câu 9: She’s got 100 percent on the exam and the other students were below 70 percent. She’s…………….above the rest.


A. head and neck


B. shoulders and arms   


C. head and shoulders 


D. neck and ears
Câu 10: …………orangutans live alone.


A. Near all


B. Almost all


C. The all


D. The most
Câu 11: The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have……..by 2015.


A. used over


B. used off


C. run out


D. run out of
Câu 12: Rob: “You must come and see us some time. Don’t keep putting it off.” Mary: “…………..”


A. No. I will try not putting it off again


B. Yes. I will try to come and see you in the not too far distant future


C. Yes. I will put it off soon


D. No. Of course I will put it off until the distant future.
Câu 13: Susan: “I had a really good weekend at my uncle’s.”   Peter:  “………………”


A. Oh, that’s very nice of you.                      


B. Congratulations.


C. It’s pleasure.    


D. Oh, I’m glad to hear that
Câu 14: I wouldn’t want …………..of my parents to know I have a boyfriend.


A. either


B. any


C. neither


D. both
Câu 15: The poor child was in ………….. because his bike had been stolen.


A. floods of crying     


B. floods of tears


C.  mood of weeping    


D. mood of tears
Câu 16: As soon as she ………..home, she took off her shoes and ………….her slippers.


A. had arrived/ put in         


B. arrived/ put over  


C. arrived/ put on


D. had arrived/ put over
Câu 17: It is hoped that our country will receive more medals …………..a variety of sports events.


A. at


B. in


C. for


D. with    
Câu 18: We wish that you…………….such a lot of work, because we know that you would have enjoyed the party.


A. didn’t have


B. hadn’t had


C. hadn’t 


D. wouldn’t have           
Câu 19: In the end, I just lose my………….and started gabbling(nói lắp bắp) incoherently.


A. head(embarrassed)      


B. mind


C.  heart


D. brain
Câu 20: The window was so high up that …………..you could see was the sky.


A. everything


B. all


C.  only


D. which
Câu 21: Many people fail …………the driver’s test on the first try.


A. passing


B. to pass


C. in passing


D. to have passed
Câu 22: He went to a school which……….good manners and self-discipline.


A. grew


B.  planted


C. cultivated


D.  blossomed
Câu 23: Remember not to………..too quickly to the surface when you dive.


A. raise


B. arise


C.  jump


D.  rise            
Câu 24: ……………they seemed to be in agreement, though there are still some details to be settled.


A. Shortly


B. Overall


C. Nonetheless


D. Subsequently
Câu 25: There weren’t any ……………..in the factory for bilingual secretaries.


A. situations


B. rooms


C. spaces


D. vacancies
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. recognize


B. militant


C. continent


D. memorial
Câu 2:


A.  forest 


B. argue


C. unless


D. index
Câu 3:


A. deposit


B.  aquatic


C. abolish


D. souvenir
Câu 4:


A. comparative


B. competitive


C. horizontal


D. activity
Câu 5:


A. dormitory


B. introductory


C.  voluntary


D. commentary

A.
B.
C.
D.

V: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: Within an area of only 100 miles, Death Valley sinks to 282 feet below sea level, whileMount Whitney______ to a height of 14,494 feet.  


A. soared  


B. soars   


C. soar 


D. soaring
Câu 2: My mother works ______ a nurse in a big hospital. She examines the patients.


A. for 


B.  in   


C. as   


D. at
Câu 3: Sleeping, resting, and ______ are the best ways to care for a cold.


A. one drink fluids 


B. to drink fluids 


C. drank fluids   


D. drinking fluids
Câu 4: Birds all over the world migrate distances up to ______ of miles.


A. a thousand     


B. some thousand


C. thousand  


D. thousands
Câu 5: He was going to ask her but he ______ and said nothing.


A. got his feet wet     


B. had feet of clay  


C.  got cold feet  


D. put his feet up
Câu 6: ______ human beings have relatively constant body temperature.  


A. Alike all mammal  


B. Like all mammals 


C.  Like all mammal 


D.  Alike all mammals
Câu 7: So far there is no vaccine ______ in sight for the common cold.


A. or curing


B. having cured  


C. has cured     


D. or cure
Câu 8: The Louisiana Territory, an area ______ the size ofFrance, was bought by the United States from France for $15,000,000 in 1803.  


A. is four times as large as


B.  four times as large as


C. more than four times  


D. than more four times
Câu 9: Despite claims that filters and low-tar tobacco make smoking somewhat safer, in fact, they only marginally reduce, ______ eliminate, the hazards.  


A. none


B. not    


C. no    


D. nor
Câu 10: ______ many of the designs for the new capital were considered lost forever, Benjamin Banneker helped reproduce the original plans.


A. If as 


B. When     


C. How 


D. During
Câu 11: Jill: “No one but you stole my money”                    Jack: “______”  


A. Keep silent.  


B. Mind your words!


C. Me too.         


D.  It’s your fault.
Câu 12: William Bonney ______ Billy The Kid, was a famous Wild West gunman.


A. alias     


B. ergo   


C. bogus     


D. versus
Câu 13: Our plans to start our own business seem ______ to failure!


A. fated     


B. compelled 


C. designed       


D. doomed
Câu 14: Peter: “I think we should go toHawaiifor our honeymoon”             Mary: “______”  


A. I’m glad you like it. 


B. The same to you.


C. By all means.  


D. You are welcome.
Câu 15: Today there are weather satellites that beam down information about the earth’s atmosphere. In the last two decades, space explortion ______ great contributions to weather forecasting.  


A.  is making


B. made    


C. has made  


D. makes
Câu 16: He wrapped all his possessions up in a sheet and carried the ______ on his back.


A. rucksack     


B. case     


C. bag    


D. bundle
Câu 17: Jim: “Thank you very much for your precious help” Jane:“______”


A. Here you are.


B. Congratulations!


C. Good luck.    


D. It was the least I could do.
Câu 18: In your teens, peer-group friendships may ______ from parents as the major influence on you.  


A. take back 


B. take out   


C. take over     


D. take in
Câu 19: I hate ______ formal examinations. I find it so difficult to organise my thoughts in a limited time.  


A. sitting     


B. passing    


C. making    


D. writing
Câu 20: John tried to eat a large piece of meat too fast and began to ______.


A. gauge  


B. lash       


C. exploit   


D. choke
Câu 21: You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday afternoon. You ______ be really hungry!


A. will       


B.  must  


C. might      


D. can
Câu 22: The Pyramids are perhaps the most famous of the seven ______ of the ancient world.  


A. wonders    


B.  structures 


C. constructions 


D. spectacles
Câu 23: Jenny is ______ of the mistakes of others.


A. cordial  


B. acceptable 


C.  co-operative 


D. tolerant
Câu 24: The word processor ______ of a keyboard, a monitor and a printer.


A. composes     


B. constitutes   


C. consists  


D. comprises
Câu 25: You’re not supposed to park on the hard ______ except in an emergency.


A. lance    


B. shoulder     


C. leg  


D. area
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Câu 1: The best (A) way to eliminate a pest is control (B) the food accessible (C) to it (D).


A. The best


B. control


C. food accessible


D. it
Câu 2: The atmosphere of friendliness in Andalucia (A) is open, warm and gives a welcome feeling (B) to all who (C) have the good (D) fortune to visit there.
 


A. in Andalucia


B. gives a welcome feeling


C. who 


D. the good
Câu 3: With their compound eyes (A), dragonflies can see move insects (B) approximately (C) 18 feet (D) away.


A. compound eyes


B. move insects


C. approximately


D. feet
Câu 4: As (A) the Asian economic miracle spreads(B) throughout the Pacific, wage increases everywhere is (C) affecting millions (D) of consumers.
 


A. As


B. spreads


C. is


D. millions
Câu 5: Artificial (A) intelligence is concerned with designing (B) computer systems that perform such tasks as reason (C) and learning (D) new skills.
 


A. Artificial


B. designing


C. reason


D. learning

A.
B.
C.
D.

III:Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer which completes each of the following sentences:
Câu 1: The knee is _______ most other joints in the body because it cannot twist without injury.


A. more likely to be damaged than 


B. more than likely to be damaged


C. likely to be more than damaged   


D. to be damaged more than likely
Câu 2: Written to be performed on a _______, Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town depicts life in a smallNew England community.
 
 


A. stage bare of scenery  


B. stage scenery of bare


C. bare of stage scenery    


D. scenery bare of stage
Câu 3: According to some educators, the goal of teaching is to help students learn what _______ to know to live a well-adjusted and successful life.
 


A. they need   


B. they are needed 


C. do they need


D. as the may need
Câu 4: The temperature ______ takes place varies widely from material to material.


A. at which they melt 


B. which melting 


C. which they melt


D. at which melting
Câu 5: Not until Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave had been completely explored in 1972 _______.


A. when was its full extent realized 


B. was its full extent realized


C. that its full extent was realized  


D. the realization of its full extent

A.
B.
C.
D.

III. 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: She had to work on _______last night, so she is very tired this morning.


A. the roof  


B. the factory


C.  the office      


D. a night shift
Câu 2: The theory of relativity________ by Einstein, who was a famous physicist.


A. was developed     


B.  is developed  


C. develops 


D. developed
Câu 3: The guidelines in this book can help you become a _________ speaker.


A. confide


B. confident 


C. confidence       


D. self-confidence
Câu 4: _______he got top marks at high school, he never went to university.  


A. Despite     


B. Although    


C. Meanwhile          


D. Nevertheless
Câu 5: Since I _________ a child, I have solved difficult Math puzzles.  


A. am     


B. was      


C. have been             


D. had been
Câu 6: InEngland, English, Math and Science are_______ subjects at school.  


A.  more  


B. store


C. score       


D. core
Câu 7: It's ____ to transfer drugs in our country.  


A. legally 


B. illegally 


C. illegal 


D. legal
Câu 8: It’s about time you_______ your homework, Mary.”  


A. must do 


B. did 


C. do   


D. will do
Câu 9: If peopple drove more carefully, there_______ so many accidents on the road.  


A. would not be       


B. will not be 


C. wouldn’t have been         


D. aren’t
Câu 10: Tom said that he __________his motorbike the day before.


A. had lost      


B.  lost  


C. has lost 


D. lose
Câu 11: When Jack __________me, I__________a letter.  


A. phoned/ has been writing


B. has phoned/ was writing


C. phoned/ was writing         


D. was phoning/ wrote
Câu 12: You should concentrate on what the __________is saying and try to answer all the questions  thoroughly.  


A. interview  


B. interviewer  


C. interviewee


D. interviewed
Câu 13: Last night’s concert did not _________ our expectations.


A. catch up with 


B. stand in for


C. come up to  


D. look up to
Câu 14: A college is a public institution ______ higher education to young men and women.  


A. providing          


B.  which provide   


C. to provide to 


D. provided to
Câu 15: She is not very keen ________ going toSpainagain so soon for holidays.  


A. for


B. on


C. of


D.  to
Câu 16: There are __________ in the universe that we can not count them all.


A. so many stars 


B. so much stars     


C. such stars many


D. such stars much
Câu 17: A number of  prisoners _______ on the occasion of the Independence Day this year.  


A. has been released


B. have been released                                        


C. were released       


D.  was released
Câu 18: __________ migrate long distances is well documented.


A. That it is birds  


B. That birds 


C. Birds that


D. It is that birds
Câu 19: There are about 50 _________ for each vacancy.  


A. competitors


B. attendants  


C. applicants     


D. interviewers
Câu 20: ______ with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn't want to answer his phone call.  


A. Having quarreled  


B. Because having quarreled


C. Because-of she quarreled       


D. Had quarreled
Câu 21: The company fell deeper and deeper into the  _________ and then went bankrupt.  


A. black       


B.  green 


C. yellow 


D. red
Câu 22: Tim: Do you work full time at the supermarket?      Mary: No, only_________when they need extra staff.


A. on and off       


B. in and out


C. by and by          


D. up and down
Câu 23: Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” Susan: "_______ .”


A. You’re welcome


B. That would be great   


C. I feel very bored    


D. I don't agree, I'm afraid
Câu 24: Peter: I didn’t know you could play badminton so well, David. David: Thank you. _________. I wish I could play half as well as you.  


A. That’s a nice compliment  


B. That is not your fault


C. You’re welcome   


D. I certainly play very excellent
Câu 25: “ I am terribly sorry !”      “ _______”


A.  It’s nothing    


B. Nothing  


C. Don’t worry   


D. Never mind !
Câu 26: Peter: “ Janet, make us some tea, will you?” Janet: “_________”  


A. No, I won’t I’m afraid.     


B. Don’t worry. Go ahead


C. Sorry, I don’t    


D. I’m afraid I can’t
Câu 27: Peter: Do you have a minute please?      Tim: ____________.  


A. Yes. But you should be brief      


B. That’s just fantastic. Thank.


C. Sorry, I left my watch at home.  


D. Well, it is not as good as I think
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 I . Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words whose pronunciation is different from the others in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. watched 


B. stopped 


C. pushed   


D. naked
Câu 2:


A. cooks


B.  loves  


C.  joins  


D. spends

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 36 to 45.In a world where 2 billion people live in homes that don't have light bulbs, technology holds the key (36)______ banishing poverty. Even the simplest technologies can transform lives and save money. Vaccines, crops, computers and sources of solar energy can all reduce poverty in developing countries. For example, cheap oral-rehydration therapy developed in Bangladesh has dramatically cut the death (37)______ from childhood diarrhoea.But even when such technologies exist, the depressing fact is that we can’t make them (38)______ for those who most need them. Solar panels, batteries and light bulbs are still beyond the purse of many, but where they have been installed they change lives. A decent light in the evening gives children more time for homework and extends the productive day for adults.Kenya has a thriving solar industry and six years ago Kenyan pioneers also (39)______ connecting schools to the Internet via radio links. These people were fortunate (40)______ being able to afford solar panels, radios and old computers. How much bigger would the impact be if these things (41)______ and priced specifically for poor people?Multinationals must become part of the solution, because (42)______ they own around 60 per cent of the world's technology, they seldom make products for poor customers. Of 1,223 new drugs marketed worldwide from 1975 to 1996, for example, just 13 were for tropical diseases.People think those enterprises should do more to provide vital products such as medicines (43)______ different prices around the world to suit (44)______ people can afford. Alternatively, they could pay a percentage of their profit towards research and development for (45)______.     Adapted from “The Price is Wrong” in “Focus on IELTS Foundations” by Sue O’Connell, Pearson Longman, 2006
Câu 1: ___________(36)


A. to


B. at 


C. with


D. for
Câu 2: __________(37)


A. amount


B. penalty


C. toll


D. number
Câu 3: __________(38)


A. enough cheaply


B. cheap enough


C. enough cheap


D. cheaply enough
Câu 4: __________(39)


A. were starting


B. had started


C. started


D. have been starting
Câu 5: ____________(40)


A. in


B. at


C. by


D. on
Câu 6: ___________(41)


A. have been made


B. were made


C. are made


D. made
Câu 7: __________(42)


A. unless


B. however


C. when


D. while
Câu 8: __________(43)


A. with


B. to


C. at


D. on
Câu 9: ___________(44)


A. which


B. what 


C. where


D. that
Câu 10: _____________(45)


A. the poor


B. the rich


C. the wealthy


D. the better-off
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VII:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.
Câu 1:


A. discuss   


B.  jump


C.  argument 


D. public
Câu 2:


A. phoned 


B. arrived   


C. jumped 


D.  offered

A.
B.
C.
D.