Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space. In the 1972 the Australian government introduced a quota system which allowed a(n) (36) ______ number of kangaroos to be killed or 'culled' every year. Legislation was introduced because farmers claimed that the kangaroos were (37) ______ their crops. The problem is that while two and a half million kangaroos can be killed legally each year, a futher two and a half million are killed illegally. The animals are killed for a variety of (38) ______. The main one, however, is that kangaroo meat is sold for human consumption usually in the form of steaks - or is used as pet food. There are also thousands of dollars to be made from the sale of their skins.The environmental group Greenpeace and Australia's Animal Liberation (AAL) are now campaigning for a ban (39) ______ the sale of all kangaroo products. They hope  that this will stop unscrupulous farmers killing the animal for profit. A spokesperson for AAL said, ‘People aren't concerned because there are still (40) ______ six million kangaroos in Australia so they are hardly an endangered species. People just don't care about issues  like this unless there is a real threat. But we know certain types have already become extinct in some areas. We must act now before it is too late.
Câu 1: (36)


A. approximate 


B. certain            


C. estimated          


D. unknown
Câu 2: (37)


A. enriching        


B. injuring               


C. ruining                


D. spoiling
Câu 3: (38)


A. results                      


B. pretexts          


C. excuses    


D. reasons
Câu 4: (39)


A. on                     


B. of               


C. for                  


D. against
Câu 5: (40)


A. exceedingly          


B. another       


C. over                     


D. above

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Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.The natural world is under violent assault from man.The seas and rivers are being poisoned by radioactive wastes, by chemical discharges and by the dumping of dangerous toxins and raw sewage. The air we breathe is polluted by smoke and fumes from factories and motor vehicles; even the rain is poisoned.It's little wonder forests and lakes are being destroyed and everywhere wildlife is disappearing. Yet the destruction continues.Governments and industries throughout the world are intensifying their efforts to extract the earth's mineral riches and to plunder its living resources. The great rainforests and the frozen continents alike are seriously threatened. And this despite the warnings of the scientific community and the deep concern of millions of ordinary people.Despite the fact, too, that we can create environmentally-clean industries, harness the power of the sun, wind and waves for our energy needs and manage the finite resources of the Earth in a way that will safeguard our future and protect all the rich variety of life forms which share this planet with us.But there is still hope. The forces of destruction are being challenged across the globe - and at the spearhead of this challenge is Greenpeace.Wherever the environment is in danger, Greenpeace has made a stand.Its scientific presentations and peaceful direct actions at sea and on land have shocked governments and industries into an awareness that Greenpeace will not allow the natural world to be destroyed. Those actions, too, have won the admiration and support of millions.Now you can strengthen the thin green line; you can make your voice heard in defence of the living world by joining Greenpeace today. Thank God someone's making waves.
Câu 1: Which of these statements is not made?


A. Drinking water is polluted.            


B. Radioactive waste poisons the sea.


C. Sewage isn't processed.           


D. Cars and factories poison the air.
Câu 2: The writer ............


A. is surprised that the rain is poisoned.


B. is unsured why the air is polluted.


C. wonders why the natural world is being destroyed.


D. understands why forests and lakes are being destroyed.
Câu 3: Rainforests are being destroyed because governments and industries .......


A. are unaware of what they're doing wrong.


B. choose to ignore criticism.


C. are rich and powerful.


D. basically care about the environment.
Câu 4: The resources ..........


A. should only be for people                   


B. can be made to last longer.


C. will last forever.             


D. belong to just humans and animals
Câu 5: Governments and industries ............


A. don't know what Greenpeace thinks.


B. are forced to understand the problems by Greenpeace.


C. can easily ignore Greenpeace.


D. misunderstand what Greenpeace thinks.

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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. commerce           


B. reserve 


C. burden    


D. comment
Câu 2:


A. accomplish     


B. embarrass


C. interpret 


D. volunteer

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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: Most people indulge ______ harmless fantasies to relieve the boredom of their lives.


A. of         


B. in  


C. to   


D. for
Câu 2: ______ they’ve already made their decision, there’s nothing much we can do.


A. Seeing that  


B. On grounds that  


C. Assuming that  


D. For reason that
Câu 3: ______, the town does not get much of an ocean breeze.


A. Locating near the coast


B. Despite location near the coast


C. Though located near the coast   


D. In spite having location near the coast
Câu 4: We missed the ferry yesterday morning. It  ______ by the time we arrived at the pier.


A. has already gone


B. was already going


C. had already gone 


D. already went
Câu 5: If the prisoners attempt to escape from prison, ______ immediately.


A. they will have caught


B. they will catch


C. they will be caught 


D. they would be caught
Câu 6: With its thousands of rocks and caves  ______ out of the water, Ha Long Bay has won international recognition.


A. being emerged


B. emerged 


C. emerging 


D. emerge
Câu 7: Is that the man  ______?


A. whom you lent the money    


B. you lent the money


C. whom did you lend the money


D. you lent the money to
Câu 8: His reply was so  ______ that I didn’t know how to interpret it.


A. explicable     


B. assertive     


C. explanatory


D. ambiguous
Câu 9: Shelly disagreed with the board’s decision. She  ______ and went to work for another company.


A. pursued      


B. resigned    


C. abandoned  


D. retained
Câu 10: As an ASEAN member, Vietnam has actively participated in the group’s programs and has also created new ______ and cooperation mechanisms.


A. initiatives    


B. initiators  


C. initiations 


D. initiates
Câu 11: Archaeologists think that massive floods could have  ______ the dinosaurs.


A. wiped out    


B. laid off   


C. put aside 


D. taken down
Câu 12: I’m going on business for a week, so I’ll be leaving everything ______.


A. on your guard   


B. up to your eyes


C. in your capable hands  


D. under the care of you
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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: Mr. Brown said to me, “Make good use of your time. You won’t get such an opportunity again,”


A. Mr. Brown let me make use of my time, knowing that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.


B. Mr. Brown ordered me to make use of my time, said that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.


C. Mr. Brown offered me such an opportunity so that I could make use of my time.


D. Mr. Brown advised me to make use of my time as I wouldn’t get such an opportunity again.
Câu 2: Perhaps, the violence was provoked by the fans of the visiting team.


A. It can have been the visiting team’s fans that set off the violence.


B. The fans of the visiting team must have been the people who began the violence.


C. There might have been some violence caused by the vistiting team’s fans.


D. The fans of the visiting team should have brought about the violence.
Câu 3: People say that Mr. Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year.


A. Mr. Goldman is said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year.


B. Nearly a million pounds is said to be given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year.


C. Mr. Goldman was said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year.


D. Nearly a million pounds was said to have been given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year.

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: The guest on our show has won the Open. He is the youngest professional golfer that has won this award so far.


A. The professional golfer who has won the Open so far is the youngest guest on our show.


B. The youngest professional golfer won the Open so far is the guest on our show.


C. The youngest guest on our show is the professional golfer winning the Open so far.


D. The guest on our show is the youngest professional golfer to win the Open so far.
Câu 2: We arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home.


A. No sooner had we realized that our reports were still at home than we arrived at the conference.


B. Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home.


C. Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.


D. Hardly had we arrived at the conference than we realized that our reports were still at home.

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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.BRIDE PRICEThe custom of paying a bride price before marriage is still a well-established part of many African cultures. In paying a bride price, the family of the groom must provide payment to the family of the bride before the marriage is allowed. The bride price can vary greatly from culture to culture in Africa. In the Zulu and Swazi tribes of southern Africa, the bride price often takes the form of cattle. In Western African, kola nuts, shells, and other goods are often used for the payment of the bride price. The actual payment of money sometimes takes place, but the payment of goods is more frequent. The amount of paid in a bride price can also vary. In modern times, the bride price is occasionally quite small and its value is mainly symbolic. However, the bride price can still be quite high, especially among prominent or highly traditional families.There are a number of justifications used to explain the payment of bride price. The first is that the bride price represents an acknowledgement of the expense the bride's family has gone in order to raise her and bring her up as a suitable bride for the groom. It also represents payment for the loss of a family member, since the bride will officially become a member of her husband's family and will leave her own. On a deeper level the bride price represents payment for the fact that the bride will bring children into the family of the groom, thereby increasing the wealth of the family. This concept is reinforced by the fact that the bride price must often be returned if the bride fails to bear children.The payment of the bride price has quite a number of effects on African society. First, the payment of bride price acts to increase the stability of African family structures. Sons are dependent on their fathers and older relatives to help them pay the bride price of their wives, and this generally leads to greater levels of obedience and respect. The negotiations between the two families concerning the bride price allow the parents and other family members to meet and get to know one another before the marriage. Finally, since the bride price must often be repaid in case of divorce, the bride's family often works to make sure that any marital problems are solved quickly. Bride prices also work as a system of wealth distribution in African cultures. Wealthier families can afford to support the marriage of their son, and thus their wealth is transferred to other families.Not all of the effects of bride price are so positive, however. One major disadvantage to the system of bride price is that women are often married to men much older than themselves. In many African cultures, the typical age for marriage amongst women is still quite young, lower than in many cases. Yet few men at this age would have the ability to raise the bride price to marry. Thus there is sometimes a significant age gap between husbands and wives. This cuts short the education of many young women. In addition, the husband, being far older, may die whilst the wife is still relatively young, leaving her with the burden of raising the children alone.
Câu 1: According to paragraph 1, all of the following are true of the bride price EXCEPT ______.


A. its amount and form can vary


B. its practice is occasionally only symbolic


C. it is a relatively new practice in Africa


D. it is generally higher among traditional families
Câu 2: Why does the author mention “the payment of money” in paragraph 1?


A. To stress that the use of goods in the payment of bride price is most common.


B. To demonstrate the differences in how rich and poor families pay the bride price.


C. To illustrate how the practice of bride price has changed over time.


D. To demonstrate how expensive a bride price can be sometimes.
Câu 3: The word "prominent" in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.


A. educated        


B. important    


C. religious        


D. conservative  
Câu 4: The phrase "The first" in the passage refers to the first _________.


A. marriage        


B. bride price  


C. payment    


D. justification  
Câu 5: It can be inferred from the paragraph 2 that African families ________.


A. never see their daughters after marriage


B. pay the bride price on the day of the wedding    


C. place more value on men than women


D. place great importance on childbirth    
Câu 6: The author uses the word "marital" to indicate that the problems are related to ________.


A. money      


B. laws    


C. marriage  


D. pregnancy
Câu 7: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?


A. Sometimes the bride's family has to return the bride distribution of wealth.


B. The initial negotiations over the bride price provide opportunities for two families to meet each other.


C. Animals are not an acceptable form of payment when it comes to paying the bride price


D. Without having to pay the bride price, African men would not respect their family members
Câu 8: Why are women often married to older men, according to the passage?


A. Young men lack the financial ability to marry.


B. The legal age for marriage is lower for women than for men.


C. Families are eager to gain the bride price from their daughter's marriage.


D. Women live longer than men on average.
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Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the printed one.
Câu 1: It never occurred to me to go by train.


A. I used to go by train.    


B. I was used to going by train.


C. I never find it boring to go by train      


D. I never thought of going by train.
Câu 2: I should have studied last night, but I was too tired


A. I couldn't study last night because I was very tired.


B. I studied last night, so I was very tired.


C. I tried to study last night but I felt bored.


D. I didn't study last night because I felt very bored.
Câu 3: The doctor said, 'You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine.'


A. Jasmine's doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days.


B. The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest.


C. The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest


D. It is the doctor's recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly.
Câu 4: The sooner he stops smoking, the better he'll feel.


A. As soon as he feels better, he'll try to stop smoking.


B. When he stops smoking, he'll begin to feel better.


C. He feels so much better since he stopped smoking.


D. Though he feels better, he still smokes.
Câu 5: The coffee was not strong. It didn't keep us awake.


A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake.


B. The coffee was so strong that we couldn't sleep.


C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.


D. We was kept awake because the coffee was strong.

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B.
C.
D.

Identify the one underlined word or phrase  that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
Câu 1: No one in our office wants (A) to drive to work because of (B) there are (C) always traffic jams at rush hour. (D)


A. wants


B. because of


C. are


D. at rush hour
Câu 2: The United States come (A) top of the list (B) of countries ranked (C)  by economic (D) performance.


A. come


B. the list


C. ranked


D. economic
Câu 3: There's (A) hardly no sugar (B) left, so we must (C)  get some (D) when we go shopping.


A. There's


B. no sugar


C. must


D. some

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B.
C.
D.

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part.
Câu 1: Most towns put ______ a Christmas tree, a fir tree decorated with colored lights, shiny balls, tinsel and bows.


A. on


B. in


C. with


D. up
Câu 2: On Christmas Eve children go to bed full ______ excitement.


A. of        


B. with    


C. up   


D. in
Câu 3: Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.


A. gardeners  


B. planters   


C. farmers 


D. highlanders
Câu 4: In Britain and America, it is ______ for everybody to sing 'Auld Lang Syne' on New Year's Eve.


A. tradition    


B. traditional   


C. traditionally


D. traditionalism
Câu 5: Children are always ______ about Tet holiday.


A. excited   


B. interested


C. keen 


D. concerned
Câu 6: Jane is a very sociable girl. She likes parties and ______.


A. rituals        


B. ceremonies


C. traditions  


D. celebrations
Câu 7: Shopping malls are decorated for Christmas from September, ______ most people do not do their Christmas shopping until December.


A. though     


B. because 


C. so  


D. so that
Câu 8: The number of students who knew the answer to the last question on the exam ______ very low.


A. were      


B. was  


C. have been    


D. has been
Câu 9: ______ waiting to hear the results.


A. Everyone was


B. All was    


C. Everyone were


D. All were
Câu 10: 'We need new curtains.' 'Okay, let's buy ______.’


A. one  


B. ones     


C. some with flowers on 


D. ones with flowers on
Câu 11: A number of students ______ in intensive language programs abroad nowadays.


A. participated 


B. has participated


C. have participated  


D. is participating
Câu 12: Some of these people are friends of mine and ______people from the office.


A. the rest is   


B. the rest are 


C. rest is  


D. rest are
Câu 13: Knowing several ______ helpful if you work for an intemational corporation.


A. languages are     


B. language is    


C. languages is


D. language are
Câu 14: Three hours______ a long time to take on the homework.


A. seems     


B. seem  


C. seemed   


D. has been
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