________(74) 
A.reduced
B.decreased
C.lowed 
D.slowed

_______will Mr. Thanh be able to regain control of the company.
A.Only with hard work
B.Only if he works hardly
C.No matter how does he work hardly
D.Not until his work hard

1.2. TIẾNG ANH
Question 21 – 25: Choose a suitable word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) to fill in each blank.
Why are you always so jealous _______ other people?  
A.in                                   
B.of                                        
C.with
D.on

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Ben: “_____________________”
Jane: “Never mind.”
A.How nice the dress you’re wearing, Jane!
B.Congratulations! How wonderful!
C.Would you mind going to dinner next Sunday?
D.Sorry for staining your carpet. Let me have it cleaned.

Which of the following sentences is true?
 
A.You cannot find the number of job placement services in the phone book.
B.You can read the helped-wanted section of local newspaper to look for a job.
C. You can only access newspapers and magazines at local libraries.
D.Your friends and relatives cannot help you with anything.

_________ how to operate this machine.
 
A.It wasn’t easy to learn             
B.That was easy
C.That isn’t easy for you      
D.It wasn’t easy to learn that

Exercise 7. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word orphrasethat best fits eachof the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
Singapore  has a highly developed market-based economy, (31) ___ historically revolves  around extended trade. Along with Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan, Singapore is one  (32) ___ The Four Asian Tigers. The economy depends heavily  on exports , refining, imported goods, especially in manufacturing. Manufacturing constituted 26 (33)____ of Singapore’s GDP in 2005. The manufacturing industry is well-diversified into electronics, petroleum refining, chemicals, (34)___   engineering and biomedical sciences manufacturing. In 2006, Singapore produced about 10 percent of the world’s foundry water output. Singapore is the busiest port in the world in terms of tonnage shipped. Singapore is the world’s fourth largest foreign exchange trading centre after London, New York City  (35)_____ Tokyo. 
(33) 
A.percentage              
B.persuasion
C.perception               
D.percent

Did she get the better of you in the argument ?
A.try to beat          
B.gain a disadvantage over
C.gain an advantage over     
D.try to be better than

From the four words or phrases choose the one that best completes the sentences.
______ he would have signed his name in the corner.
A.If he painted that picture      
B. If he paints that picture
C.If he had painted that picture      
D.If he would have painted that picture

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheel to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Tom seldom drinks coffee, _______?
A.doesn't Tom  
B.does Tom     
C.doesn't he        
D.does he