Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 
Câu 1: The girl is very friendly. She lived next door to us.  
-     The girl_____________________________ . 
Câu 2: “What is your name?” Mr. Brown asked me.            
-      Mr. Brown asked me  _____________________ .
Câu 3: Learning English is very necessary.                           
-      It is _____________________________ .
Câu 4: Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of  the car.
-     In spite of  __________________________________________ .
Câu 5: If someone doesn’t put the coal in, the fire will go out.
-     Unless ____________________________ .

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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 blanks from 36 to 45.     The universal symbol of the Internet era communications, the @ sign used in e-mail addresses to signify the word ‘at’, is (36)_________ a 500-year-old invention of Italian merchants, aRomeacademic has revealed. Giorgio Stabile, a science professor at La Sapienza University, (37)__________to have stumbled on the earliest known example of the symbol’s use, as a(n) (38) __________ of a measure of weight or volume. He says the sign represents an amphora, a measure of (39) ____________ based on the terracotta jars used to transport grain and liquid in the ancient Mediterranean world.   The professor (40)____________toe ancient symbol in the course of research for a visual history of the 20th century, to be published by the Treccani Encyclopedia. The first (41)__________instance of its use, he says, occurred in a letter written by a Florentine merchant on May 4, 1536. He says the sign made its (42) __________ along trade routes to northernEurope, where it came to represent ‘at the price of, its contemporary accountancy (43)____________.   Professor Stabile believes that Italian banks may possess even earlier documents (44)__________the symbol lying forgotten in their archives. The oldest example could be of great value. It could be used (45) __________ publicity purposes and to enhance the prestige of the institution that owned it,* he says. The race is on between the mercantile world and the banking world to see who has the oldest documentation of @.
Câu 1: ________(36)


A. actually


B. truly


C. essentially


D. accurately
Câu 2: ________(37)


A. says


B. states


C. claims


D. tells
Câu 3: ________(38)


A. proof


B. sign


C. evidence


D. indication
Câu 4: ________(39)


A. ability


B. capacity


C. capability


D. facility
Câu 5: ________(40)


A. exposed


B. unearthed


C. dug


D. devised
Câu 6: ________(41)


A. known


B. knowing


C. knowable


D. knowledgeable
Câu 7: ________(42)


A. line


B. means


C. way


D. method
Câu 8: ________(43)


A. sense


B. importance


C. meaning


D. understanding
Câu 9: ________(44)


A. taking


B. carrying


C. delivering


D. bearing
Câu 10: ________(45)


A. on


B. for


C. with


D. by
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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: Research has shown that there is no difference at all between the brain of the average woman and _______of the average man.


A. what 


B. which 


C. one 


D. that
Câu 2: “MD” is the abbreviation of _______.


A. Medical Development 


B. Doctor of Medicine 


C. Medium Density 


D. Management Director
Câu 3: - “That’s a very nice skirt you’re wearing.” -“ ___________”


A. How a compliment! 


B. That’s all right.


C. It’s nice of you to say so


D. I like you said so.
Câu 4: _______are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet.


A. Traffic rules


B. Family rules


C. Codes of etiquettes 


D. Codes of netiquettes
Câu 5: -” ____________” - “Yes, of course.”


A. You won’t help me this time 


B. You’d better give me one hand


C. I don’t think I’ll need your help


D. Could you give me a hand?
Câu 6: UNICEF _______supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world.


A. presents 


B. assists


C. provides 


D. offers 
Câu 7: Is there anyone who _______ the plan put forward by the committee?


A. differs 


B. disagrees


C. objects


D. opposes
Câu 8: He would win the race if he _______his brother’s example and trained harder.


A. repeated 


B. set 


C. answered 


D. followed
Câu 9: Excuse me. Where is the ____________office of OXFAM located?”


A. leading 


B. head


C. central


D. summit
Câu 10: She neglected her study during the term, _______she couldn’t pass the exam.


A. although 


B. because 


C. so that 


D. so
Câu 11: The doctors know that it is very difficult to save the patient’s life, _______they will try their best.


A. but


B. although 


C. despite


D. however
Câu 12: I am sending you my curriculum vitae _______you will have a chance to study it before our interview.


A. so that 


B. because


C. for 


D. since
Câu 13: Unfortunately, your letter arrived after the final date for application. _______, we cannot consider you for the post.


A. As result 


B. That is because 


C. Consequently


D. To this
Câu 14: Everybody in the house woke up when the burglar alarm ______


A. went out 


B. went off 


C. came about 


D. rang off
Câu 15: – ” You’re already leaving? The ball is only starting.” - ” But it’s very late, so _______.”


A. take care 


B. have a good day


C. goodbye for now 


D. it’s great fun, thanks
Câu 16: Have a piece of chocolate,_ ______?


A. do you 


B. would you 


C. don’t you 


D. haven’t you
Câu 17: By the time you come here tomorrow, the work _______.


A. will have been finishing 


B. will be finishing


C. will have been finished 


D. will be finished
Câu 18: If you put your money in a bank now, you may get 12% _______annually.


A. interest 


B. profit


C. money


D. income
Câu 19: -” _______” - “Yes. I’d like to buy a computer.”


A. Do you look for something? 


B. Good morning. Can I help you?


C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy it? 


D. Can you help me buy something?
Câu 20: In making remarks, he _______to understatement.


A. declined


B. intended


C. aligned 


D. inclined
Câu 21: After her illness, Lam had to work hard to _______ his classmates.


A. catch sight of 


B. keep pace with 


C. get in touch with 


D. make allowance for
Câu 22: Some kinds of birds are on the _______of extinction.


A. brink


B. tip


C. side 


D. edge
Câu 23: _______of popular expressions in our language have interesting backgrounds.


A. A large number 


B. The large number


C. A great deal 


D. A sum
Câu 24: _______for farming purposes, soil must contain the minerals plants require.


A. To be good 


B. Being good 


C. Be good 


D. That’s good
Câu 25: Please _______your cigarette. I am going to get choked.


A. cut down 


B. blow out 


C. put aside


D. put out
Câu 26: The new laws have encouraged both domestic and foreign private _______.


A. savings


B. paying


C. investment 


D. economics
Câu 27: Since the reform, the country has undergone _______changes.


A. large 


B. sizeable


C. substantial


D. favourable
Câu 28: _ “ Do you like your new job?” - “Yes, but my employer insisted that I _______on time.”


A. was 


B. am 


C. have been 


D. be
Câu 29: Many companies know that attractive ____________can persuade customers to buy their goods.


A. packs


B. packets


C. package 


D. packaging
Câu 30: I think the company should inform its customers _______the improvements in their services.


A. on


B. about


C. to 


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


A. familiar


B. impatient


C. uncertain


D. arrogant
Câu 2:


A. forgettable


B. philosophy


C. humanism


D. objectively
Câu 3:


A. disappear


B. arrangement


C. opponent


D. contractual
Câu 4:


A. respectable


B. affectionate


C. occasional


D. kindergarten
Câu 5:


A. environmental


B. conservatively


C. approximately


D. considerable

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Complete the sentences with word cues. 
Câu 1: We/ not meet/ each other/ for/ 3 years.
Câu 2: I/ keen/ study/ English.
Câu 3: Peter / tall/ boy / his class.
Câu 4: I / suggest/ we / work harder.

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Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning: 
Câu 1: They planted green trees around their house. => Green trees ____________________________________ .
Câu 2: Lan doesn't have a sister. =>  Lan wishes ____________________________________ .
Câu 3:  "What did you write yesterday, Ann?" asked Peter. =>  Peter asked ____________________________________ .
Câu 4: She has worked for  a company in Ha Noi for 10 years. => She began ___________________________________ .

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Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. For           sellers          customers               with                from               wasToday, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket (1) ___________ opened only fifty years ago. It was opened inNew Yorkby a man named Michael Cullen.A supermarket is different (2) ___________ other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (3) ___________ choose what they want and take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; (4) ___________ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on.Most customers who go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.
Câu 1: ___________(1)
Câu 2: ___________(2)
Câu 3: ___________(3)
Câu 4: ___________(4)

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Using the correct form of the verb in brackets:
Câu 1:
Câu 2:
Câu 3:
Câu 4:

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Fill in the blank with the correct form of the words in capital letter. 
Câu 1: His father is an _____________  pilot. (EXPERIENCE)
Câu 2: All the _____________  for the coming exam are nearly finished. (PREPARE)
Câu 3: _____________, Vietnamese women wear Ao dai on special occasions. (TRADITION)
Câu 4: We _____________  our environment by minded actions. (POLLUTED)

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Give the correct tense/ form of verb in the brackets.
Câu 1: My teacher said that he (like) _____________  teaching in this school.
Câu 2: We all promise (pracice) _____________ learning English every day. 
Câu 3: When the earthquake occurred, all the staffs (work) _____________ in the office.
Câu 4: If I (receive) _____________  a millions dollars, I would travel to the space.

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