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 36 to 42.Children all around the world love to read comic books. Maybe they like to read the kind of comic books that come out once a month, like Spiderman or Batman, or maybe they like manga- style comic books. That means that publishers who make comic books need to keep in touch with the things young people like to do. One thing that many young people today are interested in is technology, so of course kids want to read digital comic books on electronic devices.Let's take Japanese manga as an example. There are lots of people around the world who enjoy reading manga. However, in the past, it was difficult to find translated versions of manga in comic bookstores. But that did not stop manga fans. Some fans who could translate Japanese into their own language started translating manga themselves. Then they scanned the pages of manga books and uploaded the scanned pages to the Internet with their translation. This practice has become so popular. People in the comic book industry made up a name for it. By combining the words scan and translation, they call it "scanlation", and it is a big problem today. The people who do scanlation usually share their manga for free, so readers do not buy manga books. Writers, artists, and publishers all end up losing money because of scanlation. Another problem is piracy in the comic book industry. Illegal copies of old and brand new comics alike have been hurting comic book sales.Despite the progress made in converting comics to digital formats, hardcopy comic books are still by far the most popular format among fans. In the meantime, comic book publishers and stores will just have to keep an eye on their buyers' habits. As the popularity of digital books for e-readers and tablets grows, the popularity of digital comic books will grow as well.(Source: Reading Advantage by Casey Malarcher)
Câu 1: What is the passage mainly about?
 


A. Children's most favourite type of books


B. Problems in the book industry


C. The manga industry in Japan    


D. The need for digital comic books
Câu 2: The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to                                          .



A. comic books  


B. things


C. children   


D. publishers
Câu 3: According to paragraph 1, Spiderman is the name of                                          .



A. an electronic device 


B. a comic book 


C. a child 


D. a TV programme
Câu 4: According to paragraph 2, the practice of "scanlation" mostly involves                                          .
 


A. scanning and translating manga books


B. translating uploaded manga books


C. selling translated manga books


D. scanning uploaded manga books
Câu 5: According to the passage, in the past, some manga fans who knew Japanese translated manga because       .
 


A. it was difficult to buy translated manga books


B. they wanted to make a name for themselves


C. they wanted to read manga for free  


D. it was enjoyable to translate Japanese books
Câu 6: According to paragraph 2, who could benefit from scanlation?


A. Artists    


B. Publishers    


C. Readers


D. Writers
Câu 7: The word "piracy" in paragraph 2 probably means the act of            .


A. copying and using a book illegally


B. controlling the production of a book


C. advertising a book without permission   


D. hurting the sale of illegal comic books

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 or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.As teenagers approach university level, a decision has to be made on what course to pursue. In this world of diversity, (31)                  such a choice is not easy for both children and parents. In the old days, it was not much a problem to do the task because there were not so many diverse learning areas to choose from. Besides, there were only a few distinctive professional careers like doctor, engineer, accountant, nurse, teacher, etc. to think about. Most higher learning usually led to a financially successful life. (32)                       , the cost of education was not so high.Today's world is entirely different from the things (33)                 have just been described. The job market is constantly changing due to innovative technology and new (34)                  . Meanwhile, most teenagers have difficulty in identifying their own interests. There are a variety of well-organized career talks and student counseling workshops to guide and help teenagers (35)            what course to take. Furthermore, psychological tests are also used. Certain instruments such as surveys, interviews and computer software can help to find out preferences, interests, or learning styles of the students.(Source: Essential Reading for IELTS by Humin & John A. Gordon)
Câu 1: (31)               


A. making          


B. giving 


C. taking   


D. having
Câu 2: (32)                 


A. Otherwise                 


B. For example


C. Therefore


D. In addition
Câu 3: (33)              


A. what        


B. that


C. where 


D. when
Câu 4: (34)            


A. competitively 


B. competition


C. competitive  


D. compete
Câu 5: (35)         


A. study              


B. employ 


C. decide 


D. apply

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The policeman warned the tourists not walking alone in empty streets at night.


A. The policeman


B. not walking


C. in


D. night
Câu 2: My mother always get up early to prepare breakfast for everyone in the family.


A. get


B. to prepare


C. everyone


D. family.
Câu 3: All the judges paid the dancer compliments on their excellent performance in the competition.


A. All


B. paid


C. their


D. in

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: "We will not leave until we see the manager," said the customers.
 


A. The customers promised to leave before they saw the manager.


B. The customers refused to leave until they saw the manager.


C. The customers agreed to leave before they saw the manager.


D. The customers decided to leave because they did not see the manager.
Câu 2: He last visited London three years ago.


A. He didn't visit London three years ago.


B. He has been in London for three years.


C. He hasn't visited London for three years.   


D. He was in London for three years.
Câu 3: They were late for the meeting because of the heavy snow.
 


A. If it didn't snow heavily, they wouldn't be late for the meeting.


B. But for the heavy snow, they wouldn't have been late for the meeting.


C. If it snowed heavily, they would be late for the meeting.


D. Had it not snowed heavily, they would have been late for the meeting.

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: The place has rapidly evolved from a small fishing community into a thriving tourist  resort.


A. created 


B. generated  


C. developed   


D. increased
Câu 2: Many people left early because the film was uninteresting.


A. boring  


B. informative


C. attractive


D. exciting

A.
B.
C.
D.

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. confident          


B. cultural    


C. possible 


D. supportive
Câu 2:


A. office                


B. result


C. nature   


D. farmer

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: They are going to declare details of the plan to the public later this week.


A. notice      


B. infer   


C. announce   


D. remind
Câu 2: It rained so hard that the roads were quickly covered in water.


A. softly       


B. heavily    


C. lightly   


D. badly

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: The twin girls are so identical that I can't distinguish one from the other.


A. similar    


B. different 


C. changeable   


D. alike
Câu 2: If you are at a loose end tomorrow, why don't we spend the day sunbathing and relaxing on the beach?


A. having nothing to do      


B. having a lot to gain


C. having nothing to lose  


D. having a lot to do

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The policeman warned the tourists not walking alone in empty streets at night.


A. The policeman


B. not walking


C. in 


D. at nigh
Câu 2: All the judges paid the dancer compliments on their excellent performance in the competition.


A. All


B. paid 


C. their 


D. in
Câu 3: My mother always get up early to prepare breakfast for everyone in the family.


A. get 


B. to prepare


C. everyone 


D. family

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. matched 


B. dropped 


C. dressed 


D. joined
Câu 2:


A. walk 


B. talk 


C. call 


D. take

A.
B.
C.
D.