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 questions.ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTSPaul  Watson  is  an  environmental  activist.  He  is  a  man  who  believes  that  he must  do something, not just talk about doing something. Paul believes in protecting endangered animals, and he protects them in controversial ways. Some people think that Watson is a hero and admire him very much. Other people think that he is a criminal.On July 16th, 1979, Paul Watson and his crew were on his ship, which is called the Sea Shepherd. Watson and the people who work on the Sea Shepherd were hunting on the Atlantic Ocean near Portugal. However, they had a strange prey; instead of hunting for animals, their prey was a ship, the Sierra. The Sea Shepherd found the Sierra, ran into it and sank it. As a result, the Sierra never returned to the sea. The Sea Shepherd, on the other hand, returned to its home in Canada. Paul Watson and his workers thought that they had been successful.The Sierra had been a whaling ship, which had operated illegally. The captain and the crew of the Sierra did not obey any of the international laws that restrict whaling. Instead, they killed as many whales as they could, quickly cut off the meat, and froze it. Later, they sold the whale meat in countries where it is eaten.Paul  Watson  tried  to  persuade the  international whaling commission to  stop  the Sierra. However, the commission did very little, and Paul became impatient. He decided to stop the Sierra and other whaling ships in any way that he could. He offered to pay $25,000 to anyone who sank any illegal whaling ship, and he sank the Sierra. He acted because he believes that the whales must be protected. Still, he acted without the approval of the government; therefore, his actions were controversial.Paul Watson is not the only environmental activist. Other men and women are also fighting to protect the Earth. Like Watson, they do not always have the approval of their governments, and like Watson, they have become impatient. Yet, because of their concern for the environment, they will act to protect it.
Câu 1: According to the reading, an environmental activist is someone who            .


A. talks about protecting endangered species  


B. is a hero, like Paul Watson


C. runs into whaling ship   


D. does something to protect the Earth
Câu 2: When something is controversial,_______ .


A. people have different ideas about it  


B. everyone disagrees with it


C. people protect it  


D. everyone agrees with it
Câu 3: The members of a ship’s crew are          _.


A. the people who own the ship


B. the men and women who work on the ship


C. the people who work at sea


D. all of the people on a ship, including the passengers
Câu 4: The main idea of paragraph one is that _         .


A. Paul Watson does not believe in talking


B. activists are people who do something


C. Paul Watson is a hero to some people


D. Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist
Câu 5: The Sea Shepherd once hunted            .


A. the Sierra  


B. Portugal       


C. the Atlantic Ocean


D. whales
Câu 6: The author implies that Paul Watson lives in            .  


A. Canada         


B. the Sierra


C. Portugal        


D. a ship on the Atlantic
Câu 7: The captain and the crew of the Sierra were acting illegally because           


A. they were sunk by Paul Watson                  


B. they never returned to the sea


C. they sold the whales in other countries 


D. they were killing and selling whales
Câu 8: In paragraph 3 the phrase “and froze it”, the word it refers to ______ .


A. the Sierra         


B. whales                       


C. the Sierra crew 


D. whale meat
Câu 9: The main idea of paragraph 3 is that ________.


A. whaling is illegal according to international law


B. the people on the Sierra didn’t obey international laws


C. the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries


D. the people on the Sierra killed as many whales as they could.
Câu 10: Watson ran into the Sierra because_______ .


A. he wanted to sank the ship


B. he wanted to protect the whales in the Sierra


C. he noticed a strange prey


D. he was impatient with the government’s actions  
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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 to each of the question. The conservatism of the early English colonists in North America, their strong attachment to the English way of doing things, would play a major part in the furniture that was made in New England. The very tools that the first New England furniture makers used were, after all, not much different  from those used for centuries-  even millennia:  basic hammers,  saws, chisels,  planes, augers, compasses,  and measures.  These  were  the tools used more or less by all people who worked with wood: carpenters, barrel makers, and shipwrights. At most the furniture makers might have had planes with special edges or more dedicate chisels, but there could not have been much specialization in the early years of the colonies.The furniture makers in those early dedicates of the 1600s were known as “joiners,” for the primary method of constructing furniture, at least among the English of this time, was that of mortise-and-tenon joinery. The mortise is the hole chiseled and cut into one piece of wood, while the tenon is the tongue or  protruding element shaped from another piece of wood so that it fits into the mortise; and another small hole is then drilled (with the auger) through the Mortise end and the tenon so that a whittled peg can secure the joint- thus the term “joiner”. Panels were fitted into slots on the basic frames. This kind of construction was used for making everything from houses to chests.Relatively little hardware was used during this period. Some nails- forged by hand- were used, but no screws or glue. Hinges were often made of leather, but metal hinges were also used. The cruder varieties were made by blacksmiths in the colonies, but the finer metal elements were imported. Locks and escutcheon plates- the latter to shield the wood from the metal key- would often be imported.Above all, what the early English colonists imported was the knowledge of, familiarity with, and dedication to the traditional types and designs of furniture they knew in England.
Câu 1: The phrase “attachment to” is closest in meaning to            .


A. curiosity about       


B. control of            


C. distance from   


D. preference for
Câu 2: The word “protruding” is closest in meaning to            .



A. projecting  


B. important                  


C. parallel                     


D. simple
Câu 3: The relationship of a mortise and a tenon is most similar to that of            .


A. a cup and a saucer     


B. a book and its cover


C. a lock and a key


D. a hammer and a nail
Câu 4: For what purpose did woodworkers use an auger?



A. To measure a panel 


B. To make a tenon     


C. To drill a hole


D. To whittle a peg
Câu 5: Which of the following was NOT used in the construction of colonial furniture?



A. Nails                         


B. Hinges                      


C. Mortise                     


D. Screws
Câu 6: The author implies that colonial metalworkers were             .


A. frequently employed by joiners    


B. more conservative than other colonists


C. unable to make elaborate parts  


D. more skilled than woodworkers
Câu 7: The word “shield” is closed in meaning to           .



A. copy                         


B. protect                       


C. decorate                    


D. shape
Câu 8: The word “they” refers to           .



A. all                             


B. colonists                   


C. types                         


D. designs
Câu 9: The author implies that the colonial joiners            .


A. were highly paid


B. based their furniture on English models


C. had to adjust to using new wood in New England


D. used many specialized tools
Câu 10: Which of the following terms does the author explain in the passage?

 


A. “blacksmiths” 


B. “whittled” 


C. “joiners”        


D. “millennia”
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VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of  the sentence in the following questions from 49 to 50.
Câu 1: The girl was very polite. The girl answered the phone.


A. The girl was very polite who answered the phone.     


B. The girl which was very polite answered the phone.       


C. The girl when answered the phone was very polite.     


D. The girl who answered the phone was very polite.
Câu 2: Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.


A. She studied very well because of her difficult living conditions.


B. She studied very well, so she lived in difficult conditions. 


C. Because her living conditions were difficult, she studied very well. 


D. Although she lived in difficult living conditions, she studied very well. 

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From the four words or phrases choose the one that best completes the sentence by marking the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet.
Câu 1: Today,            major new products without conducting elaborate market research.


A. hardly ever corporations introduce       


B. corporations hardly introduce ever


C. corporations hardly ever introduce


D. hardly ever introduce corporations
Câu 2:             that gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill and that the California Gold Rush began.


A. That in 1848


B. It was in 1848     


C. In 1848 that it was 


D. Because in 1848
Câu 3: In Australia, whether fertile land is limited, crops           .


A. are often growing on the sides of mountains


B. are growing in the mountains


C. are often grown on the sides of mountains


D. are grown in the mountains
Câu 4:             , Hong Kong acts as a gateway into and out of the People’s Republic of China.


A. Where strategically located  


B. it is located strategically


C. Because located strategically


D. Strategically located
Câu 5: The bank sent a notice to its customers which contained            .


A. a reminder that the interest rates would rise the following month.


B. a remembrance that interest rates were to raise


C. to remember that the interest rates were going up next month


D. a reminder that a raise in interest rates was the month following

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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 to each of the questions from 35 to 42.In this modern world where closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras are everywhere and smartphones in every pocket, the routine filming of everyday life is becoming pervasive. A number of countries are rolling out body cams for police officers; other public-facing agencies such as schools, councils and hospitals are also experimenting with cameras for their employees. Private citizens are getting in on the act too: cyclists increasingly wear headcams as a deterrent to aggressive drivers. As camera technology gets smaller and cheaper, it isn't hard to envisage a future where we're all filming everything all the time, in every direction.Would that be a good thing? There are some obvious potential upsides. If people know they are on camera, especially when at work or using public services, they are surely less likely to misbehave. The available evidence suggests that it discourages behaviours such as vandalism. Another upside is that it would be harder to get away with crimes or to evade blame for accidents.But a world on camera could have subtle negative effects. The deluge of data we pour into the hands of Google, Facebook and others has already proved a mixed blessing. Those companies would no doubt be willing to upload and curate our body-cam data for free, but at what cost to privacy and freedom of choice?Body-cam data could also create a legal minefield. Disputes over the veracity and interpretation of police footage have already surfaced. Eventually, events not caught on camera could be treated as if they didn't happen. Alternatively, footage could be faked or doctored to dodge blame or incriminate others.Of course, there's always the argument that if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to fear. But most people have done something embarrassing, or even illegal, that they regret and would prefer they hadn't been caught on film. People already censor their social media feeds – or avoid doing anything incriminating in public – for fear of damaging their reputation. Would ubiquitous body cams have a further chilling effect on our freedom?The always-on-camera world could even threaten some of the attributes that make us human. We are natural gossips and backbiters, and while those might not be desirable behaviours, they oil the wheels of our social interactions. Once people assume they are being filmed, they are likely to clam up.The argument in relation to body-cam ownership is a bit like that for guns: once you go past a critical threshold, almost everyone will feel they need one as an insurance policy. We are nowhere near that point yet – but we should think hard about whether we really want to say "lights, body cam, action."(Adapted from https://www.newscientist.com)
Câu 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?


A. The current public obsession with modern technology


B. The ubiquity of cameras and ensuing problems


C. Legal disputes fuelled by body-cam data


D. Data overload experienced by social network users
Câu 2: The word "envisage " in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.


A. embrace                


B. fantasise          


C. reject         


D. visualise
Câu 3: As mentioned in paragraph 2, misbehaviour can be discouraged if potential offenders ______.


A. are aware of being filmed at the time                


B. know that they may be subjected to criticism


C. realise that they may be publicly punished             


D. are employed in the public sector
Câu 4: The phrase "a mixed blessing " in paragraph 3 probably means ______.


A. something that is neither good nor bad


B. something that produces unexpected results


C. something that has both advantages and disadvantages


D. something either negative or positive in nature
Câu 5: What does the author imply in paragraph 3?


A. Body-cam ownership could eventually give rise to information overload, which, in turn, raises public concern.


B. Social networks provide their users with greater freedom of choice while depriving them of their privacy and anonymity.


C. Companies like Facebook may have their own intentions behind their willingness to take care of their users' body-cam data.


D. Google and similar enterprises tend to refrain from harvesting their customers' data for illicit purposes.
Câu 6: It is stated in paragraph 4 that unrecorded events ______.


A. may go unnoticed or be ignored completely


B. could be manipulated to charge innocent people


C. should be kept open to interpretation


D. could provoke legal disputes among media companies
Câu 7: According to paragraph 5, why do social media users already act more carefully online?


A. Because they regret doing something illegal.


B. Because they disapprove of uncensored social media feeds.


C. Because they want to avoid being recognised in public.


D. Because they wish to protect their image.
Câu 8: The word "they" in paragraph 6 refers to ______.    


A. wheels                    


B. social interactions           


C. desirable behaviours                 


D. people
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Câu 1: If he didn't have to work today, he ______ his children to the zoo.


A. will take                 


B. takes                      


C. would take        


D. has taken
Câu 2: Only after the bus ______ for a few miles did Jane realise she was on the wrong route.


A. was running                   


B. had run                         


C. has run               


D. runs
Câu 3: Many people head for the countryside where the flat ______ of fields helps them escape from the hectic city life.


A. extension                     


B. expansion                         


C. extent                 


D. expanse
Câu 4: It is believed that travelling is a good way to expand our ______ of the world.


A. knowledgeable 


B. knowledgeably        


C. knowledge         


D. know
Câu 5: Maria decided ______ her education after a gap year.


A. to continue                     


B. to continuing                


C. continue                 


D. continuing
Câu 6: We know that we are at fault for our third consecutive defeat, so there is no need to ______ salt into the wound.


A. spread                         


B. rub                     


C. apply          


D. put
Câu 7: Despacito, ______ over four billion times on YouTube, is one of the most favourite songs among teenagers worldwide.


A. is viewed           


B. which viewed          


C. viewing             


D. viewed
Câu 8: The school drama club is ______ a play for the school's anniversary, which is due to take place next month.


A. turning up         


B. making off                


C. putting on            


D. bringing down
Câu 9: The students' plan for a musical show to raise money for charity received ______ support from the school administrators.


A. light-hearted                  


B. warm-hearted           


C. big-hearted    


D. whole-hearted
Câu 10: Parents often advise their children to study hard in the hope that they will ______ success in the future.


A. gather                     


B. collect               


C. master               


D. achieve
Câu 11: Adrian got surprisingly high grades in the final exam. He ______ his lessons very carefully.


A. would have revised            


B. needn't have revised           


C. can't have revised


D. must have revised
Câu 12: Sue rarely misses a chance to do voluntary work, ______?


A. doesn't she                   


B. does she                    


C. is she                      


D. isn't she
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Câu 1:


A. great           


B. cheap                   


C. clean  


D. mean
Câu 2:


A. improves        


B. destroys                  


C. suggests               


D. reminds

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


A. apartment       


B. benefit                   


C. argument       


D. vacancy
Câu 2:


A. explain    


B. involve              


C. borrow             


D. discuss

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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 to each of the questions An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely. Air pollution requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous changes. When the first air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled- a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today. As technology has developed and knowledge of health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions.Many of more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxides and nitrogen oxides are found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentration of these pollutants was altered by various chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil. On a global basis, nature's output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting from human activities.However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city. In such region, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycles. The result is an concentration of noxious chemicals in the air. The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health effects at 0. 08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however has a natural level of 0. 1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm. 
Câu 1: The word "detectable " is closest in meaning to      .


A. special                          


B. separable                   


C. beneficial                   


D. measurable.
Câu 2: The word "localized " is closest in meaning to      .


A. specified                       


B. circled                       


C. encircled                    


D. surrounded.
Câu 3: The word "these" in the second paragraph refers to        .


A. the compounds moved to the water or soil 


B. the various chemical reactions.


C. the pollutants from the developing Earth    


D. the components in biogeochemical cycles.
Câu 4: According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if ______.


A. the other substances in the area are known   


B. it can be calculated quickly.


C. it is in a localized area         


D. the natural level is also known.
Câu 5: It can be inferred from the first paragraph that        .


A. the definition of air pollution will continue to change.


B. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas.


C. Most pollutants today can be seen or smelled.


D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities.
Câu 6: According to the passage, human- generated air pollution in localized regions        .


A. will react harmfully with natural pollutants.


B. can overwhelm the natural system removing pollutants.


C. will damage area outside of the localized regions.


D. can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants.
Câu 7: The word "adversely " is closest in meaning to      .


A. considerably                 


B. quickly                      


C. admittedly                 


D. negatively.
Câu 8: Which of the following is best supported by the passage?  


A. Scientists should be consulted in order to establish uniform limits for all air pollutants.


B. Human activities have been effective in reducing air pollution.


C. One of the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better enforce air pollution laws.


D. To effectively control pollution, local government should regularly review their air pollution laws.
Câu 9: For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in controlling air pollution?


A. They have existed since the Earth developed.


B. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants.


C. They're less harmful to living beings than other pollutants.


D. They function as part of a purification process.
Câu 10: What does the passage mainly discuss?    


A. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere  


B.  The economic impact of air pollution.


C. What constitutes an air pollutant    


D. How much harm air pollutants can cause.
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Câu 1: You will need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills if you want to enter the classroom with great confidence.



A. sufficient      


B. defective                   


C. inadequate                 


D. thorough.
Câu 2: He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night.



A. easy- looking      


B. important                  


C. well- known   


D. impressive.
Câu 3: They are going to suffer a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.

 


A. put across              


B. get into 


C. stand in with     


D. come in for.

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