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 burglar might come back. You’d better change all the locks.


A. A. You’d better change all the locks or the burglar will comeback.


B. B.   You’d better change all the locks in case the burglar comes back


C. C.   If you don’t change all the locks, the burglar could come back


D. D. The burglar will come back unless you change all the locks.
 
Câu 2: The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.


A. A.   The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.


B. B.   The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.


C. C.   The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.


D. D.   The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.

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B.
C.
D.

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: At no time did the two sides look likely to reach an agreement.


A. A.   The two sides had no time to reach an agreement.


B. B.   The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement.


C. C.   If the two sides had had time, they would have reached an agreement.


D. D.   The two sides never looked like each other.
Câu 2: People who are unhappy sometimes try to compensate by eating too much.


A. A.   Unhappy people are usually overweight because they tend to eat too much.


B. B.   Eating too much occasionally makes people unhappy and depressed.


C. C.   For some people, eating too much is a reason to be miserable.


D. D.   When depressed, people occasionally attempt to offset their misery by overeating.
Câu 3: “Why don't you have your room repainted?” said Nick to Joey.


A. A.   Nick suggested having Joey's room repainted.


B. B.   Nick suggested that Joey should have his room repainted.


C. C.   Nick asked Joey why you didn't have your room repainted.


D. D.   Nick wanted to know why Joey doesn't have his room repainted

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 that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.Children (31)        appear intelligent and have normal sight and hearing may nevertheless have learning disability such as dyslexia, difficulty in reading; dysgraphia, difficulty in writing; dyscalculia, difficulty with numbers; and auditory-memory problem that (32)         the child from remembering what has just been said. Considered an "invisible" (33)              , such learning disabilities can be detected by alertparents before the children go to school. (34)              the child at about thirty months is not developing normal language skills, something is amiss. A child who cannot do puzzles or put pegs in holes lacks perceptual-motor skills. Kindergarteners should (35)______the ABCs. First-graders may  commonly reverse their letters, writing a d or a b, but if they are still doing this at the start of second grade, they should be tested for learning disabilities. Proper and early treatment is essential.
Câu 1: (31)


A. A. whom                             


B. A. whom                                  B. who                C. whose                 D. they 


C. C. whose             


D. D. they 
Câu 2: (32)


A. A. avoid                                      


B. B. help                


C. C. encourage           


D. D. prevent 
Câu 3: (33)


A. A. barrier                     


B. B. retard        


C. C. disabled            


D. D. handicap 
Câu 4: (34)


A. A. If                         


B.  B. When          


C. C. Although            


D. D. Because 
Câu 5: (35)


A. A. read                               


B. B. remember       


C. C. recognize      


D. D. pronounce

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 answer for each of the questions.Coincident with concerns about the accelerating loss of species and habitats has been a growing appreciation of the importance of biological diversity, the number of species in a particular ecosystem, to the health of the Earth and human well-being. Much has been written about the diversity of terrestrial organisms, particularly the exceptionally rich life associated with tropical rain-forest habitats. Relatively little has been said, however, about diversity of life in the sea even though coral reef systems are comparable to rain forests in terms of richness of life.An alien exploring Earth would probably give priority to the planet's dominant, most- distinctive feature - the ocean. Humans have a bias toward land that sometimes gets in the way of truly examining global issues. Seen from far away, it is easy to realize that landmasses occupy only one-third of the Earth's surface. Given that two- thirds of the Earth's surface is water and that marine life lives at all levels of the ocean, the total three- dimensional living space of the ocean is perhaps 100 times greater than that of land and contains more than 90 percent of all life on Earth even though the ocean has fewer distinct species.The fact that half of the known species are thought to inhabit the world's rain forests does not seem surprising, considering the huge numbers of insects that comprise the bulk of the species. One scientist found many different species of ants in just one tree from a rain forest. While every species is different from every other species, their genetic makeup constrains them to be insects and to share similar characteristics with 750,000 species of insects. If basic, broad categories such as phyla and classes are given more emphasis than differentiating between species, then the greatest diversity of life is unquestionably the sea. Nearly every major type of plant and animal has some representation there.To appreciate fully the diversity and abundance of life in the sea, it helps to think small. Every spoonful of ocean water contains life, on the order of 100 to 100,000 bacterial cells plus assorted microscopic plants and animals, including larvae of organisms ranging from sponges and corals to starfish and clams and much more.
Câu 1: What is the main point of the passage?


A. A. Humans are destroying thousands of species.                


B. B. There are thousands of insect species.


C. C. The sea is even richer in life than the rainforests.            


D. D. Coral reefs are similar to rainforests. 
Câu 2: Why does the author compare rain forests and coral reefs in paragraph 1?


A. A. They are approximately the same size.                           


B. B. They share many similar species.


C. C. Most of their inhabitants require water.                       


D.   D. Both have many different forms of life.
Câu 3: The word "bias" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to                                   .


A. A. concern                


B.    B. disadvantage                      


C. C. attitude                  


D.   D. prejudice
Câu 4: Which of the following is true about the ocean according to the passage?


A. A. It’s 100 times greater than land.                      


B.   B. It contains more species than land.


C. C. It contains a vast majority of life on Earth.      


D.  D. It occupies on-third of the Earth’s surface.
Câu 5: The passage suggests that most rain forest species are                   .


A. A. insects                 


B.    B. bacteria                               


C. C. mammals                


D. D. birds
Câu 6: The word "there" in paragraph 3 refers to                 .


A. A. the sea                  


B.   B. the rainforests                 


C.   C. a tree                     


D.  D. the Earth's surface
Câu 7: The author argues that there is more diversity of life in the sea than in the rain forests because                               .


A. A. more phyla and classes of life are represented in the sea


B. B. there are too many insects to make meaningful distinctions


C. C. many insect species are too small to divide into categories


D. D. marine life-forms reproduce at a faster rate
Câu 8: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of microscopic sea life?


A. A. Sponges              


B.  B. Coral                      


C.  C. Starfish                  


D.  D. Shrimp
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B.
C.
D.

Choose  the word that is pronounced differently from the others.
Câu 1:


A. bear 


B. leave


C. peace


D. cheap
Câu 2:


A. gulf


B. hunt


C. sure


D. current
Câu 3:


A. hair


B. chair 


C. rain


D. air
Câu 4: tour         


A. pour                 


B. four              


C. thought
Câu 5:


A. cheer                       


B. feed                     


C. deep                       


D. sea

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 answer to each of the following questions.According to anthropologists, people in pre-industrial societies spent 3 to 4 hours per day or about 20 hours per week doing the work necessary for life. Modern comparison of the amount of work performed per week, however, began with the Industrial Revolution (1760-1840) when 10 to 12-hour workdays with six workdays per week were the norm. Even with extensive time devoted to work, however, both incomes and standards of living were low. As incomes rose near the end of the Industrial Revolution, it became increasingly common to treat Saturday afternoons as a half-day holiday. The half- day holiday had become standard practice in Britain by the 1870s, but did not become common in the United States until the 1920s. In the United States, the first third of the twentieth century saw the workweek move from 60 hours per week to just under 50 hours by the start of the 1930s. In 1914 Henry Ford reduced daily work hours at his automobile plants from 9 to 8. In 1926 he announced that henceforth his factories would close for the entire day on Saturday. At the time, Ford received criticism from other firms such as United States Steel and Westinghouse, but the idea was popular with workers. The Depression years of the 1930s brought with them the notion of job sharing to spread available work around; the workweek dropped to a modem low for the United States of 35 hours. In 1938 the Fair Labor Standards Act mandated a weekly maximum of 40 hours to begin in 1940, and since that time the 8-hour day, 5-day workweek has been the standard in the United States. Adjustments in various places, however, show that this standard is not immutable. In 1987, for example, German metalworkers struck for and received a 37.5-hour workweek; and in 1990 many workers in Britain won a 37-hour week. Since 1989, the Japanese government has moved from a 6 to a 5-day workweek and has set a national target of 1,800 work hours per year for the average worker. The average amount of work per year in Japan in 1989 was 2,088 hours per worker, compared to 1,957 for the United States and 1,646 for France.
Câu 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?  


A. Why people in preindustrial societies worked few hours per week


B. Changes that have occurred In the number of hours that people work per week


C. A comparison of the number of hours worked per year in several industries


D. Working conditions during the Industrial Revolution
Câu 2: Compared to preindustrial times, the number of hours in the workweek in the nineteenth century


A. remained constant     


B. decreased slightly


C. decreased significantly 


D. increased significantly
Câu 3: The word "henceforth" in line 11 is closest in meaning to


A. in the end     


B. for a brief period   


C. from that time on     


D. on occasion
Câu 4: The "idea" mentioned in line 13 refers to  


A. the 60-hour workweek


B. the reduction in the cost of automobiles


C. the reduction in the workweek at some automobile factories


D. the criticism of Ford by United States Steel and Westinghouse
Câu 5: What is one reason for the change in the length of the workweek for the average worker in the United States during the 1930's?  


A. Several people sometimes shared a single job.


B. Labor strikes in several countries influenced labor policy in the United states.


C. Several corporations increased the length of the workweek.


D. The United States government instituted a 35-hour workweek.
Câu 6: Which of the following is mentioned as one of the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Art of 1938?


A. To discourage workers from asking for increased wages


B. To establish a limit on the number of hours in the workweek    


C. To allow employers to set the length of the workweek for their workers


D. To restrict trade with countries that had a long workweek
Câu 7: The word "immutable" in line 18 is closest in meaning to


A. unmatched   


B. irregular     


C. unnecessary    


D. unchangeable

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. cursed      


B. ragged     


C. sacred   


D. compiled
Câu 2:


A. desperate                  


B. irritate 


C. grateful    


D. frustrate

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.Since the time of Nostradamus, meteorologists have been trying to decipher the mystery of climatic changes. Their objective has been to be able to precisely (15)______ the weather for the days to come. In the past, meteorologists looked skywards to find hints in the clouds. At present, their eyes are directed at the spots (16)______the most intriguing climatic transformations (17)______about, namely, the ultimate depths of the oceans where swirls, whirlpools and waves generate the patterns for the future weather.The most efficient way of (18)_____ hold of the ever changing map of the swirling currents circulating their heat around the planet is from space. Weather satellites equipped (19)_____ complicated instruments examine the surface and the bottom of the oceans and determine the exact height of water. The impressive advantage offered by satellite scanning is that measurements can be (20)_____ even in the most inaccessible parts of the oceans and can provide daily pictures of the water surface together with the calculated wave height and wind speed.
Câu 1: (15)______


A. unravel         


B. perceive


C. forecast  


D. explore
Câu 2: (16)______


A. when 


B. where 


C. what  


D. why
Câu 3: (17)______


A. come         


B. turn       


C. bring  


D. get
Câu 4: (18)_____


A. getting    


B. coming    


C. finding        


D. making
Câu 5: (19)_____


A. by         


B. with  


C. in 


D. of
Câu 6: (20)_____


A. done            


B. formed


C. fulfilled  


D. taken

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. emotional           


B. capacity


C. opinion 


D. instrument
Câu 2:


A. documentary 


B. contemporary


C. complementary


D. contradictory

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 that best fits each of the numbered blanks.BOOKSNearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can (31)_                in books. The invention of the book is one of humankind's (32)              achievements, the importance of which can not be evaluated . Books are very useful, providing us with both entertainment and information. The production of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in  the  form  that  is  accessible  to  us  today.The  books  read  by  Romans,  (33)                 , have some similarities to the ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15th century, in Europe, all books were written by hand.  They (34)          often beautifully illustrated and always rare and expensive. With printing came the possibility of cheap, large publication and distribution of book making (35)            more widespread and reliable.
Câu 1:


A. found                     


B. find                                    


C. founded                 


D.  be found
Câu 2:


A. greatest                  


B. greatly                    


C. great                      


D. greater
Câu 3:


A. Because                 


B. So                          


C. So that         


D. However
Câu 4:


A. are                         


B. have                       


C. were                      


D. have been
Câu 5:


A. known                   


B. know                     


C. knowledge             


D. knowledgeable

A.
B.
C.
D.