Exercise 9: 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: You should have persuaded him to change his mind.


A. You didn’t persuade him to change because of his mind.


B. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn’t.


C. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn’t listen.


D. You should persuade him to change his mind.
Câu 2: The likelihood of suffering a heart attack rises as one becomes increasingly obese.


A. Heart attacks are happening more and more often, and most of the sufferers are obese.


B. Obesity results in only a slight increase in the probability of having a heart attack.


C. The more obese one is, the higher the chances for a heart attack become.


D. Anyone who is obese is likely to experience a heart attack at any time.

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 question.Mountaineers have noted that as they climb, for example, up to the 12,633-foot Humphreys Peak in the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona, plant life changes radically. Starting among the cacti of the Sonoran Desert, one climbs into a pine forest at 7,000 feet and a treeless alpine tundra at the summit. It may seem that plants at a given altitude are associated in what can be called “communities” – groupings of interacting species. The idea is that over time, plants that require particular climate and soil conditions come to live in the same places, and hence are frequently to be found together. Scientists who study the history of plant life are known as paleobotanists, or paleobots for short. They build up a picture of how groups of plants have responded to climate changes and how ecosystems develop. But are these associations, which are real in the present, permanent?A great natural experiment took place on this planet between 25,000 and 10,000 years ago, when small changes in the earth’s orbit and axis of rotation caused great sheets of ice to spread from the poles. These glaciers covered much of North America and Europe to depths of up to two miles, and then, as the climate warmed, they retreated. During this retreat, they left behind newly uncovered land for living things to colonize, and as those living things moved in they laid down a record we can read now. As the ice retreated and plants started to grow near a lake, they would release pollen. Some would fall into the lake, sink to the bottom, and be incorporated into the sediment. By drilling into the lake bottom it is possible to read the record of successive plant life around the lake. The fossil record seems clear; there is little or no evidence that entire groups of plants moved north together. Things that lived together in the past don’t live together now, and things that live together now didn’t live together in the past. Each individual organism moved at its own pace. The fossil record seems to be telling us that we should be thinking about preserving species by giving them room to maneuver – to respond to environmental changes.
Câu 1: What is the second paragraph mainly about?


A. Plant migration after the ice age.


B. The effects of the ice age on plants.


C. The need to develop a new approach to environmental issues.


D. Communities of plants live at different altitudes.
Câu 2: The word “radically” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.


A. quickly               


B. variably                   


C. dramatically           


D. demonstrably
Câu 3: The author mentions “cacti” and “a treeless alpine tundra” in paragraph 1 to illustrate _______.


A. changes in climate   


B. the effects of the ice age


C. plant immigration                 


D. communities of plants
Câu 4: The word “which” in last sentence of paragraph 1 refers to _______.


A. the developments of ecosystems        


B. plant life changes


C. the current theories of ecosystem    


D. the responses of plants to climate changes
Câu 5: The word “successive” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.


A. consecutive        


B. accumulative               


C. extinct                    


D. following
Câu 6: The passage states that by drilling into the lake bottom it is possible to find successive fossils of _______.


A. plant life   


B. sediment                 


C. ice                   


D. pollen
Câu 7: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?


A. That the migratory patterns of plants are dependent upon changes in climate.


B. That current associations of plants are similar to those in the past.


C. That modern conservation methods should consider the migratory patterns of plants.


D. That another ice age is likely to occur at some time.

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: You may be very intelligent. You should be careful about what you are going to do.


A. A. No matter why intelligent you may be, you should be careful about what you are going to do.


B. No matter what intelligent you may be, you should be careful about what you are going to do.


C. No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about what you are going to do.


D. No matter whatever intelligent you may be, you should be careful about what you are going to do.
Câu 2: My sister didn’t leave the house key. As a result, I can’t be cooking lunch now.


A. If my sister have left the house key, I could have been cooking lunch now.


B. If my sister had left the house key, I could have been cooking lunch now.


C. If my sister had left the house key, I could be cooking lunch now.


D. If my sister left the house key, I could be cooking lunch now.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.SETTLING IN OUR UNIVERSITY            The university campus is like one big village where thousands of students live, work and relax surrounded by rolling green fields. It is the centre of the student (7) _______ in all its variety. While it is basically a place for young people, there are a (8) _______ of family flats and children are never far away. People come to live here from all over the world, so members of different cultures and speakers of different languages live next door to each other. One house has had special structural (9) _______ to make it suitable for students with disabilities. Most first year students live on campus. It's the easiest way to meet people when you first arrive and there’s always somebody to (10) _______. It’s a busy, lively place, but because the campus is in the middle of parkland, you can (11) _______ off and be alone if you want to.
Câu 1: (7)


A. society 


B. company         


C. community       


D. connection
Câu 2: (8)


A. block           


B. quantity          


C. pile                         


D. number
Câu 3: (9)


A. changes       


B. adjustments        


C. exchanges               


D. alterations
Câu 4: (10)


A. get round to  


B. drop in on    


C. face up to    


D. go in for
Câu 5: (11)


A. limp               


B. crawl                    


C. wander                   


D. march

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: I find it difficult to remain neutral while he is concerned about the matter.


A. objective              


B. positive                     


C. negative                


D. middle
Câu 2: A lot of superstitious practice in a country can be a major impediment to its economic development.


A. obstacle


B. assistance                         


C. impetus                   


D. encouragement

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Unless you get your information from a credible website, you should doubt the veracity of the facts until you have confirmed them else where.


A. accuracy                 


B. truthfulness                     


C. inexactness       


D. unfairness
Câu 2: On Saturday wearing uniforms is optional so I often choose T-shirt and shorts.


A. acceptable              


B. compulsory            


C. voluntary                


D. uncomfortable

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Câu 1: It is believed that in the near future, robots will use to do things such as cooking.


A. It is believed    


B. in the near future       


C. use to do            


D. such as
Câu 2: The policeman warned the tourists not walking alone in empty streets at night.


A. The policeman       


B. not walking            


C. in              


D. at night
Câu 3: In China, Japan and other Oriental countries, where tea is national drink, people almost add never sugar to their tea.


A. other                   


B. where                       


C. almost         


D. add never

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: I accepted the new job after all. It is making me feel exhausted.


A. If it had not been for my acceptance the new job offer, I wouldn’t have felt exhausted.


B. Perhaps it would have been better if I hadn’t agreed to this new job since it is so boring.


C. It is of deep regret that I didn’t turn down the job offer due to its hardship and long hour work.


D. Perhaps I shouldn’t have accepted this new job, as it’s making me feel exhausted.
Câu 2: He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.


A. Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me.


B. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all.


C. Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well.


D. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all.

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 for each of the numbered blanks from 30 to 34.When summer comes and the sun appears, it’s good to have a hat. Many people have traditionally (30) _______ for the panama hat. Stylish, light and cool on the head, these palm leaf hats are (31) _______ enough to roll up and put in a pocket or bag. Nowadays panamas can be found in fashionable shops all over the world, sometimes at exorbitant price. However, the hat itself originated in rather humble surroundings in the jungles of South America. In a long tradition (32) _______ was handed down from generation to generation, the palm leaves are gathered by the men and the hats are woven by the women. It can take up to 12 palm leaves to make a top quality hat. Each leaf is split up to 25 times to obtain a straw that is fine enough to be woven into a hat. The women’s job is dictated by the weather and visibility: there must be enough light for them to see the fine straw, but the air must be moist enough for it to (33) _______ flexible. This means that the women can usually only work in the early morning. (34) _______ panama hats are expensive, back in the villages the craftsmen and women are struggling to keep the tradition alive and often receive only a fraction of the price you pay in the shops.
Câu 1: (30)


A. tried     


B. sought               


C. asked               


D. gone
Câu 2: (31)


A. flexible 


B. flexibly            


C. inflexibility           


D. flexibility
Câu 3: (32)


A. when       


B. who                  


C. that                     


D. which
Câu 4: (33)


A. remain     


B. continue               


C. persist               


D. endure
Câu 5: (34)


A. But       


B. Still                       


C. Even                     


D. Although

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mart the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 39.Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings” They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” than they are wide. They use their whole vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless - In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, an old Picasso - like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.
Câu 1: The word “conversely” is closest in meaning to _______.


A. similarly              


B. alternatively


C. inversely            


D. contrarily
Câu 2: The passage is mainly concerned with _____.


A. bony flatfish                       


B. evolution asymmetrical


C. symmetrical flatfish                               


D. different types of flatfish
Câu 3: The author mentions skates and rays as examples of fish that _______.


A. have spread horizontally   


B. become asymmetrical


C. resemble sharks


D. appear to fly
Câu 4: The word “this” refer to _______.


A. the migration of the ancestors       


B. the difficulty of the only one eye being useful


C. the problem of the one eye looking downwards


D. the practice of lying on one side
Câu 5: According to the passage, the ability of a bony flatfish to move its eyes around is _______.


A. average               


B. excellent              


C. weak                 


D. variable

A.
B.
C.
D.