Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. CHRISTMASThe Christmas season begins very early in Britain. By the end of October, you may see Christmas decorations in the streets and Christmas cards and gifts in the shops. (3) ______, people start to decorate their houses one or two weeks before 25th December, (4) _______ is Christmas Day.There are a lot of traditions connected to Christmas. The most important one is the giving of presents. Family members wrap up their gifts and leave them at the bottom of the Christmas tree on Christmas morning. Children leave a long sock or stocking at the end of their bed on Christmas Eve, 24th December, hoping that Father Christmas will turn (5) _______ during the night and (6) _______ them small presents, fruits and nuts. They are not usually disappointed. Sometimes on Christmas Day, the family will sit down for a big turkey dinner and Christmas pudding. Later in the afternoon, they may watch the Queen on television as she (7) _______ her traditional Christmas message to the United Kingdom and the Common wealth. If they have rooms for even more food, they may enjoy a piece of Christmas cake or eat a hot mince pie. 26th December is also a public holiday, Boxing Day, and this is the time to visit friends and relatives or watch football.(Extracted from Basic Ielts Listening, Li Ya Bin, P126, 2011)
Câu 1: (3) ______


A. Tradition   


B. Traditionally           


C. Traditional              


D. Traditioning
Câu 2: (4) ______


A. when       


B. where                      


C. on that    


D. which
Câu 3: (5) ______


A. with       


B. in  


C. at


D. up
Câu 4: (6) ______


A. bring       


B. bringing                  


C. to bring  


D. brought
Câu 5: (7) ______


A. delivers       


B. sends                      


C. talks                        


D. gives away

A.
B.
C.
D.

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Câu 1: Germs are too small to be seen with the naked eye. (so…that)
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Câu 2: No sooner did the hunter raise his gun than the birds flew away. (as soon as)
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Câu 3: He is so strong that he cannot be defeated. (too…to)
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Câu 4: You must take your medicine. Otherwise, you will not get well. (in order to)
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Câu 5: Both Peter and Mary were shocked by the news. (as well as)
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Câu 6: We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.
If it ..…………………………………………………
Câu 7: I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
Hardly…………………………………………………………………….
Câu 8: While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.
Despite my ……………………………………………………………….
Câu 9: I’m sorry I missed Professor Baker’s lecture.
I’m sorry not ……………………………………………
Câu 10: We may not be able to give the concert.
The concert ..........................................................
Câu 11: We’d better leave them a note, because it’s possible they’ll arrive later (case)
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Câu 12: “Why don’t you spend a little time listening to recording of different English accents?” (ADVISED)
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Câu 13: This is an important scheme and we want him to approve. (APPROVAL)
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Câu 14: I wouldn’t object to moving to a larger flat. (RATHER)
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Câu 15: As a boy, he was a regular churchgoer. (USED)
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Câu 16: People claim that she is the best tennis player of our times. (SAID)
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Câu 17: The telephone rang right after he had left the room.
Hardly …………………………………………………………………….


Câu 18: A country cannot be prosperous if it is not quite independent.
Only ………………………………………………………………………
Câu 19: We missed the bus because we had overslept. (CONSEQUENCE)
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Câu 20: “Open the door,” he said to them.
He told them...................................................................
Câu 21:  
“Where are you going?” he asked her.
He asked her where.........................................................
 
Câu 22:  
“I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.
He said that.... ...................................................................
 
Câu 23:  
“You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John.
John advised Elizabeth.....................................................
 
Câu 24:  
“You stole my best cassette, Amanda!” said John.
John accused..................................................................
 

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C.
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Question 31 – 35: Which of the following best restates each of the given sentences?
Câu 1: So big is the Vietnamese bread that the Korean cannot eat it all.


A. The Korean couldn’t have eaten the whole Vietnamese bread. It was too big.


B. The Korean must have eaten the whole Vietnamese bread. It is not big enough.


C. The Korean can’t have eaten the whole Vietnamese bread. It is too big.


D. The Korean might have eaten the whole Vietnamese bread. It is too big.
Câu 2: The number of medical masks sold in February 2020 was the highest compared to the same period.


A. The number of medical masks sold in February 2019 was lower than that of February 2020.


B. There was a sharp decline in the number of medical masks sold in February 2020.


C. People bought a larger number of medical masks in 2019 than that in 2020.


D. The number of medical masks sold in February 2019 was as high as that of February 2020.
Câu 3: “Why didn’t you attend the meeting, Mary?” Tom asked.


A. Tom asked Mary why didn’t she attend the meeting.


B. Tom asked Mary why she hadn’t attended the meeting.


C. Tom asked Mary why hadn’t she attended the meeting.


D. Tom asked Mary why she wasn’t attending the meeting.
Câu 4: They expect that recent changes will bring about an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.


A. Recent changes are expected to lead to an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.


B. The quality of the country's education is expected to be the consequence of recent changes.


C. It is expected that recent changes are caused by an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.


D. It was expected that recent changes would result in an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.
Câu 5: The green campaign was strongly supported by the local people. The neighbourhood looks fresh and clean now.


A. Only if the local people had strongly supported the green campaign would the neighbourhood look fresh and clean now.


B. Had the local people not strongly supported the green campaign, the neighbourhood wouldn’t look fresh and clean now.


C. But for the strong support of the local people for the green campaign, the neighbourhood would look fresh and clean now.


D. Scarcely had the green campaign been strongly supported by the local people when the neighbourhood looked fresh and clean.

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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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. What bothers most women about men in the west is that while they expect their wives  to work outside, they still call house work “women’s work.” And then there is a man who makes his wife feel inferior by reminding her his salary is bigger than hers. In what way is this woman liberated when she is performing so much more than her share (41) ________ her relationship, marriage and family?Only a few years ago women cleverly designed legally binding contracts called prenuptial agreements to protect their assets and economic (42) ________ during marriage and in case of divorce. Men accused women who asked for such contracts, manipulative and (43) _______, simply because she was looking out for herself.If a woman has property, a high (44) _______ career or other assets, it becomes a partial property of her future husband if she does not state (45) _______ in a prenuptial agreement. This portrays the double standard women in the west face. Whenever a man asserts himself or “beats the system,” he is called intelligent and resourceful, but if a woman asserts herself, she is called manly or aggressive. The system is designed so that men are the only ones allowed to play. (Adapted from htpp://shakeyourconscience.wordpress.com/2016/03/28/who-is-liberated-in-the-west-part-2)
Câu 1: (41) ________ 


A. in             


B. towards                  


C. of    


D. about
Câu 2: (42) ________ 


A. crisis        


B. growth                    


C. security                   


D. recession
Câu 3: (43) ________ 


A. demand    


B. demanding             


C. demanded              


D. demandable
Câu 4: (44) ________ 


A. pay                      


B. paid                         


C. paying                   


D. payee
Câu 5: (45) ________ 


A. otherwise           


B. however                  


C. nonetheless             


D. whereas

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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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 3 to 7.Polar bears are in danger of dying out. Unlike some other endangered animals, it's not hunters that are the problem, it's climate change. Since 1979, the ice cap at the Arctic Circle where the polar bears has reduced in size (3)_________ about 30 per cent. The temperature in the Arctic has slowly been rising and this is (4)_________  the sea ice to melt, endangering the polar bears' home. The polar bears' main sources of food are the different types of seals found in the Arctic. They catch them by waiting next to the air holes seals have made in the ice. (5)_________  the bears are very strong swimmers, they could never catch seals in water. This means that the bears really do rely on the ice to hunt.Polar bears also need sea ice to travel. They can cover a huge territory and often swim from one part of the ice to another. They have been (6)_________  to swim up to 100 km, but when there is less ice, they may have to swim further and this can (7)_________  fatal to the bears. A number of bears have drown in the last few years and scientists believe that it is because they were not able to reach more ice before they became too tired and couldn't swim any further.
Câu 1: (3)________


A. in              


B. by


C. within  


D. for
Câu 2: (4)_______


A. making          


B. turning   


C. causing   


D. resulting
Câu 3: (5)________


A. Even     


B. Despite  


C. As     


D. Although
Câu 4: (6)_______


A. known        


B. learnt      


C. experienced 


D. noticed
Câu 5: (7)_______


A. happen  


B. come   


C. end    


D. prove

A.
B.
C.
D.