Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence.
Câu 1: The Simpson Desert is in ________ north of ________ Lake Eyre.


A. Ø/ Ø    


B. the/ the   


C. a/ the   


D. the/ Ø
Câu 2: Cold deserts can be covered in ________ snow or ice and frozen water is unavailable to plant life.


A. a        


B. an 


C. the


D. Ø
Câu 3: The wind that blows in the desert comes ________ far away waters.


A. for  


B. with


C. in 


D. from
Câu 4: Some sand dunes may be over 200 meters ________ height.


A. with


B. at 


C. on 


D. in
Câu 5: If you look on a map you will see that there is a desert next ________ the Rocky Mountains in the United States.


A. of  


B. to


C. with


D. for
Câu 6: ________ is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.


A. desert  


B. deserted  


C. desertify 


D. desertification
Câu 7: Several ________ advanced countries have had plans to make desert more hospitable.


A. science   


B. scientific   


C. scientifically


D. scientist
Câu 8: The desert biome includes the hottest places in the world because it absorbs more ________ from the sun than land in humid climates do.


A. heat


B. hot


C. hotly


D. heating
Câu 9: Many people have law degrees, ________.


A. but some of them do not practice it   


B. however it is not practiced by all


C. so some are not practicing law  


D. but not all of them practice law
Câu 10: This is an expensive ________ very useful book.


A. but      


B. so 


C. therefore 


D. however
Câu 11: ________ long it takes, I will wait for you.


A. However 


B. But  


C. So  


D. Therefore
Câu 12: I must say that you have done very well. ________, you should be aware that you still have a lot of thing to learn.


A. Therefore   


B. So


C. But   


D. However
Câu 13: ________ that we stopped for a rest.


A. But we were tired 


B. So tired were we


C. However we were tired  


D. Therefore, we were tired
Câu 14: He is only sixteen, and ________, he is not eligible to drive a car.


A. nevertheless 


B. but 


C. therefore


D. however
Câu 15: Maria tried to read a novel in French ________ the book was too difficult for her to understand.


A. so that


B. therefore   


C. but


D. and
Câu 16: To get from Vancouver to Victoria, you can fly, __ you can ride the ferry.


A. or      


B. but 


C. so  


D. however
Câu 17:  I bought a bottle of wine ________ we drank it together.


A. therefore 


B. so


C. and


D. but
Câu 18: The waiter was not very nice, ________, the food was delicious.


A. however 


B. but 


C. so 


D. and so
Câu 19: ___ hard he worked, he couldn’t earn enough money to support the family.


A. But    


B. However  


C. Therefore 


D. Whatever
Câu 20: Deserts have ________ reputation for supporting very little life, but in ________ reality deserts often have high biodiversity.


A. a/ Ø      


B. the/ the


C. a/ the 


D. the/ a
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Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.Desert biomes are the driest of all the biomes. In fact, the most important characteristic of a desert is that it receives very little (31) _____. Most deserts receive less than 300 mm a year compared with rainforests, which receive over 2,000 mm. That means that the desert only gets 10 percent of the rain that a rainforest gets! The temperature in the desert can (32) _____ drastically from day to night because the air is so dry that heat escapes rapidly at night. The daytime temperature averages 38°C (33) _____ in some deserts it can get down to -4°C at night. The temperature also varies greatly depending on the location of the desert. Since desert conditions are so severe, the plants that live there need to have (34) _____ to compensate for the lack of water. Some plants, such as cacti, store water in their stems and use it very slowly, while others like bushes conserve water by growing few leaves or by having large root systems to gather water or few leaves. Some desert plant species have a short life cycle of a few weeks that (35) _____ only during periods of rain.
Câu 1: (31) _____


A. rain          


B. rainfall


C. raindrop 


D. raincoat
Câu 2: (32) _____


A. change    


B. exchange  


C. transform


D. transfer
Câu 3: (33) _____


A. when         


B. while


C. as      


D. because
Câu 4: (34) _____


A. adaptations  


B. agreements 


C. accepts


D. achievements
Câu 5: (35) _____


A. spend      


B. take


C. last  


D. experience

A.
B.
C.
D.

Error Identification.
Câu 1: Desert is a (A) large area of land that (B) has very little water however (C) very few plants growing (D) on it.


A. a


B. that


C. however


D. growing
Câu 2: Rain falls (A) occasionally in deserts so (B) desert storms are (C) often violent (D).


A. falls


B. so


C. are


D. violent
Câu 3: The Nile River, the Colorado River, but (A) the Yellow River flow through (B) deserts to deliver (C) their sediments to the sea (D).


A. but


B. through


C. to deliver


D. to the sea
Câu 4: Deserts may have (A) underground springs, rivers, or reservoirs they (B) lie close to the surface (C), or (D) deep underground.


A. may have


B. they


C. the surface


D. or
Câu 5: Most (A) plants in deserts have adapted (B) to sporadic rainfalls (C) in a desert environments (D).


A. Most


B. have adapted


C. rainfalls


D. environments

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable respone to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: Linda is thanking Daniel for his birthday present.
Linda: “Thanks for the book. I’ve been looking for it for months.”
Daniel: “_______.”


A. You can say thay again


B. Thank you for looking for it


C.  I love reading books    


D. I’m glad you like it
Câu 2: David and his teacher are meeting at the school gate.
David: “Good morning, Mr Dakin. How are you?
Mr Dakin: “_______.”


A. I’m busy now        


B. I’m fine. Thank you  


C.  I’m going to home    


D. I’m having a class now

A.
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: Shall we go for a walk?


A.  What about go for a walk?       


B. What about going for walk?


C. What about going for a walk?     


D. What about going a walk?
Câu 2: He thinks learning English is easy.     


A. He thinks it is not easy learning English. 


B. He thinks it is easy to learn English.


C. He thinks it is easy learning English.      


D. He thinks it is easy learn English.
Câu 3: His parents advised him to study hard for his exam.


A. He was advised to study hard for his exam. 


B. He was advised study hard for his exam.


C. He was advised to study hard his exam.            


D. He is advised to study hard for his exam.
Câu 4: They have just stolen his car.


A. His car have just been stolen. 


B. His car has just stolen.


C. His car has just been stole.    


D. His car has just been stolen.
Câu 5: The car is too expensive for him to buy.


A. He is not rich enough to buy a car.        


B. He is not rich enough to buy the car.


C. He is not rich enough to buy car.


D. He is poor enough to buy the car.
Câu 6: I’ll let you borrow the book but you must promise to return it next week.


A. If you promise to return the book, I let you borrow it.


B. If you promised to return the book, I’ll let you borrow it.


C. If you promise to return the book next week, I’ll let you borrow it.


D. If you promise to return the book next week, I won’t let you borrow it.

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 word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Today students are under a lot of pressure due to the high expectation from their parents and teachers.


A. nervousness                        


B. emotion                   


C. stress                       


D. relaxation
Câu 2: Don’t tell Jane anything about the surprise party for Jack. She has got a big mouth.


A. can’t eat a lot   


B. hates parties  


C. talks too much   


D. can keep secrets

A.
B.
C.
D.

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


A. yesterday    


B. applicant                 


C. employment            


D. uniform
Câu 2:


A. river                        


B. result                       


C. rewrite                    


D. reuse
Câu 3:


A. apply          


B. persuade                 


C. reduce                     


D. offer

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the best answer to the following questions.
Câu 1: If you have ever watched television, you have seen plenty ___ drug ads.


A. with                        


B. of                            


C. for                           


D. about
Câu 2: The space shuttle crashed and went _______ in flames.


A. of                            


B. for                           


C. over                        


D. off
Câu 3: Elevators in tall building make the top floors accessible _____ everybody.


A. to                            


B. with                                    


C. about                       


D. at
Câu 4: While I am waiting _______ my bus, I often listen _______ music.


A. on/ at 


B. for/ to  


C. toward/ about 


D.  upon/ in
Câu 5: Those spacecrafts are used ______ taking photographs _______ space.


A. about/ through


B. for /in       


C. of/ at  


D. in/ off
Câu 6: Will you take care _______ my little dog when I am _______ business?


A. through/ away 


B. about/ at  


C. for/ over 


D. of/ on
Câu 7: According _______ Bill, there's something wrong _______ my computer.


A. after/ for   


B. on/ about  


C. to/ with  


D. upon/ at
Câu 8: He depends _______ his sister _______ assistance.


A. to/ from


B.  from/ in  


C.  on/ for   


D. at/ with
Câu 9: They arrived _______ that train station late because their taxi had broken _______.


A.  at/ down 


B. for/ off  


C. on/ over 


D.  on/ up
Câu 10: Is Miss Wilson very fond _______ French food? - No, she is not used _______ having French food.


A. over/ with 


B. of/ to  


C. off/ for


D. in/ about
Câu 11: By 2015, it will be widely accepted that schools and pre-schools have _______ extremely important role to play in________ future of our world.


A. an/ a  


B. an/ the


C. the/ the


D. Ø/ Ø
Câu 12: On _______ Internet and with cable television w e can select information from _______ wide variety of sources.


A. the/ a    


B. an/ the   


C. the/ Ø     


D.  Ø/ the
Câu 13: There is one _______ thing we can be sure: _______ energy will be more challenging and more important in the future.


A.  the/ Ø 


B. the/ an


C. a/ the     


D. Ø/ Ø
Câu 14: _______ Europe and Asia are coming to rely more and more on ______ nuclear generation.


A. An/ a   


B. Ø/ Ø 


C. The/ the      


D. The/ a
Câu 15: He usually travels to _______ Philadelphia by _______ train.


A. Ø/ Ø    


B. the/ a  


C. the/ the 


D. Ø/ a
Câu 16: You frequently see this kind of violence on _______ television.


A. a


B. an                            


C. the                          


D. Ø
Câu 17: How do we know what _______ universe is supposed to look like?


A. a


B. an                            


C. the                                      


D. Ø
Câu 18: It is predicted that _______ computing technology will increase in value at _______ same time it will decrease in cost.


A. Ø/ the   


B. a/ the 


C. the/ a 


D. a/ Ø
Câu 19: _____ computers will continue to get smaller, faster and more affordable.


A. a


B. an                            


C. the                         


D. Ø
Câu 20: ____ aspirin is recommended to many people as _____ good pain killer.


A. An/ the


B. The/ Ø 


C. Ø/ a 


D. A/ the
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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: The first few days at university can be very daunting, but with determination and positive attitude, freshmen will soon fit in with the new environment.


A. interesting                       


B. memorable              


C. serious                              


D. depressing
Câu 2: Deforestation may seriously jeopardize the habitat of many species in the local area.


A. do harm to                 


B. set fire to                         


C. give rise to            


D. make way for
Câu 3: When Susan invited us to dinner, she really showed off her culinary talents. She prepared a feast - a huge selection of dishes that were simply mouth-watering.


A. having to do with food and cooking                            


B. relating to medical knowledge


C. involving hygienic conditions and diseases                     


D. concerning nutrition and health
Câu 4: The works of the English theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking helped pave the way for the framework of general relativity and theoretical prediction of black holes dynamics and mechanics.


A. terminate               


B.  lighten                   


C. initiate                  


D. prevent
Câu 5: She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.


A. poor                           


B. broke                           


C. wealthy                     


D. kind
Câu 6: The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.


A. relaxed                       


B. comfortable               


C. possessive                    


D. busy
Câu 7: Yes, we went away on holiday last week, but it rained day in day out.


A. every single day         


B. every other day            


C. every tow days     


D. every second day
Câu 8: The government has passed laws to protect wildlife from coomercial trade.


A. enforced                    


B. enabled                  


C. ensured                 


D. enacted
Câu 9: Only aggressive species of small animal life are likely to survive in the rough waters nears shallow coral reefs.


A. passive                                           


B. strong                                     


C. assertive                                


D. marine
Câu 10: We decided to pay for the car on the installment plan.


A. credit card              


B. piece by piece               


C. monthly payment        


D. cash and carry
Câu 11: When the business folded, he took the lion's share of the assets.


A. the only part         


B. the smallest part             


C. the easiest part          


D. the biggest part
Câu 12: It’s a lovely house and very big but nobody uses it so it’s a bit of a white elephant.


A. something very expensive and useless                            


B. something very big and useful


C. something very beautiful and useful                                 


D. something very cheap and useless
Câu 13: The shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customer’s behavior.


A. disgusted                


B. puzzled                          


C. angry                      


D. upset
Câu 14: The works of such men as the English philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes helped pave the way for academic freedom in the modern sense.


A. terminate                          


B. prevented                     


C. enhanced                      


D. incorporated
Câu 15: A US man with a large online following in Vietnam has caused widespread anger, and faces possible criminal charges, over a Facebook post thought to have insulted a military hero.


A.  embarrassed           


B. offended                   


C. confused                 


D.  depressed
Câu 16: Jack persisted in attempting to convince his employers to use more technology and fewer people.


A. endured                 


B. remained                          


C. repeated       


D. insisted
Câu 17: When posed with a complicated mathematical equation, some students seek the assistance of a teacher.  


A. spaced              


B. informed                      


C. solved                             


D. presented
Câu 18: At the advent of his speech, he told a joke but the audience failed to laugh.


A. end                    


B. commencement            


C. creation               


D. climax
Câu 19: The Extension Program first established in 1873 at Cambridge University has successfully withstood changing popular trends.


A. sponsored            


B. endured                  


C. stabilized in             


D. extended
Câu 20: Laws on military service since 1960 still hold good.


A. remains for good                                                               


B. is still in good condition


C. stands in life                     


D. remains in effect
Câu 21: The expression “out of the frying pan and into the fire” means to go from one dilemma to a worse one.


A.  situation                     


B. predicament         


C. solution         


D. embarrassment
Câu 22: At every faculty meeting, Ms. Volatie always manages to put her foot in her mouth.


A. move rapidly         


B. trip over her big feet     


C. fall asleep                     


D. say the wrong thing
Câu 23: When two people get married, it is with the assumption that their feelings for each other are immutable and will never alter.


A.  constantly              


B. alterable              


C.  unchangeable      


D. everlasting
Câu 24: That the genetic differences make one race superior to another is nothing but a tall story.


A. cynical                   


B. unbelievable            


C. untrue              


D. exaggeration
Câu 25: She simply took it for granted that the check was good and did not ask him any questions about it.


A. permitted it            


B. accepted it without investigation             


C. objected to it    


D. looked it over
Câu 26: Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end.


A. determined                                


B. sure                     


C. original                     


D. certain
Câu 27: After many years of unsuccessfully endeavoring to form his own orchestra, Glenn Miller finally achieved world fame in 1939 as a big band leader.


A. offering           


B. deciding                  


C. requesting               


D. trying
Câu 28: As orders are becoming more and more, we’ve been rushed off our feet all week.  


A. very angry               


B. very busy                 


C. very worried             


D. very happy
Câu 29: The atomic bomb annihilated the whole city, so nothing was left standing.


A. disturbed                


B. constructed                       


C. converted               


D. destroyed
Câu 30: Parents play a crucial role in a child's upbringing in the formative years. They are really the driving force behind whatever the children do.


A. motivation                


B. completion           


C. progress                         


D. satisfaction
Câu 31: Exemplification is always necessary when you are addressing a younger audience.


A. illustration                


B.<



A.
B.
C.
D.

Circle the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting and then correct it (1,0 pts)
Câu 1: Only a little special guests came to the meating in our school


A. Only


B. a little


C. guests


D. came
Câu 2: I have a ten —dollars bill .Do you have any smaller change ?


A. a


B. ten —dollars


C. you


D. any
Câu 3: Although it rained heavily , but the students arrived on time


A. Although


B. heavily


C. but


D. arrived
Câu 4: I am not accustomeed to see boys and girl in the same  clothes color


A. am not


B. to see


C. in


D. same
Câu 5: Do you want to work in Oxford or you are going to apply for  jobs in other towns


A. to work


B. are going to


C. jobs


D. towns

A.
B.
C.
D.