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.            Sunlight is solar energy. Sunlight is needed for growing plants that you eat to get energy. Sunlight is also used to make clean electricity. Burning fossil fuels to make electricity pollutes our atmosphere and rivers. Fossil fuels are expensive and limited sources of energy. Nuclear fission is used to create enormous amount of heat and electricity. However, nuclear fission forms dangerous radioactive waste.            Sunlight offers many ways to get energy. A window can allow warm sunlight into your room. Solar water-heating systems can use sunlight to warm the water for your home, swimming pool and school. Sunlight also warms the Earth and causes wind. Electricity can be made by wind generators.            Photovoltaic, or PV system use a type of material that converts sunlight into electricity. PV systems can power your air conditioner or a satellite like the International Space Station. PV systems are also used to run a calculator, recharge cell phones, or even power lightweight cars.            Sunlight is also changed into electricity by concentrating solar power or CSP systems. CSP systems have mirrors that focus the sunlight. The concentrated sunlight turns water into steam which turns a turbine that is connected to an electric generator. A CSP system is like an electric power plant that burn coals or natural gas to create heat. But a CSP system usually use sunlight to make steam. CSP power plants can store large amounts of heat. The stored heat is used to make electricity at night. During cloud days, many CSP plants can also burn natural gas to provide the heat that is used to turn water into steam.            Sunlight provides the energy needed to grow plants and make large amounts of environment-friendly heat and electricity. Solar can provide power today and for a long time in the future.
Câu 1: This article is mainly about _____.


A. Humans using sunlight to stay warm.


B. The need to develop new technology for solar system.


C. How the energy of sunlight is used.


D. How solar energy can provide power for transportation systems.
Câu 2: In the first paragraph, the word “fossil fuels” in line 2 means ________.


A. Fuels formed millions of years from the remains of animals and plants.


B. nuclear energy.


C. solar power.


D. fuel formed from energy of the wind.
Câu 3: The drawback of nuclear fission is that _______.


A. it sends out energy in the form of rays that can be harmful.


B. it is costly.


C. it releases smoke.


D. it is time-consuming to be formed.
Câu 4: To help the reader understand some of benefits of solar energy, the author ______.


A. provides a list of solar energy projects.


B. lists in chronological order the invention of various systems that gather the energy of sunlight.


C. describes in detail how a PV system works.


D. briefly compares and contrasts the differences in using fossil fuels, nuclear fission and solar energy in electric power systems.
Câu 5: Which of the following statement is NOT true?


A. Fossil fuel supplies are unlimited.


B. Solar energy is the energy that comes from the sun.


C. PV systems provide electricity for the International Space Station.


D. A CSP power plant can produce steam even at night.
Câu 6: In the third paragraph, the word “convert” is closet meaning to ________.  


A. change from one religion to another


B. transform


C. exchange for something equal in value


D. converse
Câu 7: In the third paragraph, the word “which” refer to ________.


A. water


B. steam


C. sunlight


D. solar powe

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Read the passage mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.            Children (31) ______ this and other Finland public schools are given not only basic subject instruction in maths, language and science, but learning-through-play-based preschools and kindergartens, training in second languages, arts, crafts, music, physical education, ethics, and, amazingly, as many as for outdoor free-play breaks per day, each (32) ______ 15 minutes between classes, no matter how cold or wet the weather is. Educators and parents here believe that these breaks are a powerful engine of learning that improves almost all the “metrics” that (33) _____ most for children in school – executive function, concentration and cognitive focus, behavior, well-being, attendance, physical health, and yes, test scores, too.            The homework load for children in Finland varies by teacher, but is lighter overall than most other developed countries. This insight is supported by research, (34) _______ has found little academic benefit in childhood for any (35) ______ than brief sessions of homework until around high school.
Câu 1: (31) ______


A. for                            


B. at 


C. independent      


D. in
Câu 2: (32) ______


A. spending 


B. taking


C. lasting


D. continuing
Câu 3: (33) _____


A. mean


B. relate


C. matter


D. happen
Câu 4: (34) _______


A. what                    


B. who


C. that


D. which
Câu 5: (35) ______


A. more


B. sooner


C. other


D. rather

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C.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in the meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Why don’t you participate in the volunteer work in summer?” said Sophie


A. Sophie suggested my participating in the volunteer work in summer.


B. Sophie made me participating in the volunteer work in summer.


C. Sophie asked me why not participate in the volunteer work in summer.


D. Sophie suggested me to participate in the volunteer work in summer.
Câu 2: If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.


A. He was careless because he hadn’t finished the work.


B. If he were careful, we would finish the work.


C. If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work.


D. Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work.
Câu 3: I can’t stand his talking foolishly when everybody talks about something in a serious way.


A. Everybody talks seriously when he talks foolishly.


B. I don’t mind his talking foolishly when everybody talks seriously.


C. I can’t understand what he talks when people talk foolishly.


D. I hate him talking foolishly when people talk seriously.

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B.
C.
D.

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.
Câu 1: Huong: “That millions of people attended General Vo Nguyen Giap’s funeral made a special impression on almost every foreigner.”
Lan: “______”


A. My pleasure  


B. Me neither  


C. I’m afraid I can’t  


D. I’ll say
Câu 2: - David: “Your parents must be proud of your result at school.”
- Kathy: “ _____ ”


A. Sorry to hear that. 


B. I am glad you like it.


C. Thanks. It’s certainly encouraging  


D. Of course.

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B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question. 
Câu 1: The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable _____ his financial situation.


A. with reference to


B. owing to


C. regardless of


D. in term of
Câu 2: No sooner had we come back home than we got down _____ household chores.


A. to doing


B. to make


C. to do


D. to making
Câu 3: Thanks to the _____ weather conditions, Vietnam owns plentiful kinds of fruits and vegetable.


A. favorite


B. favorable


C. unfavorable


D. favored
Câu 4: This house _____ some years ago, because it looks quite new.


A. is believed to build


B. was believed building


C. is believed to have been built


D. was believed to build
Câu 5: After they have been _____ love for two years, they decide to get married.


A. in


B. for


C. with


D. on
Câu 6: Housework is less tiring and boring thanks to the invention of _____ devices.


A. environmental-friendly                                             


B. time-consuming


C. labor-saving          


D. pollution-free
Câu 7: _____ nonverbal language is _____ important aspect of interpersonal communication.


A. The / Ø    


B. A / the  


C. The / a       


D. Ø / an
Câu 8: The more she practices, _____ she becomes.


A. the most confident


B. the more confident


C. the greater confidence  


D. more confidently
Câu 9: Ms. Brown wanted to know _____ in my family.


A. there were how many members


B. how many members there were


C. were there how many members


D. how many members were there
Câu 10: I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth. I don’t like _____.


A. to have been deceived


B. to deceive


C. being deceived


D. deceiving
Câu 11: She went to college to study history, but changed _____ and is now a doctor.


A. horses in midstream


B. for a better


C. her tune 


D. hands
Câu 12: The social services are chiefly _____ with the poor, the old and the sick.


A. influenced


B. related


C. suffered


D. concerned
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Choose the word that is stressed differently from the rest.
Câu 1:


A. economy


B. economics


C. institution


D. technologically
Câu 2:


A. agricultural


B. international


C. philosophy


D. university

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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: "If I were you, I'd ask the teacher for help" he said.


A. He suggested asking the teacher for help.


B. He said if he was me, he would ask the teacher for help.                              


C. He advised me to ask the teacher for help.                                                


D. He told me that he'd ask the teacher for help.
Câu 2: Is it necessary to meet the manager at the airport?


A. Did the manager have to be met at the airport?


B. Does the manager have to be met at the airport?                                       


C. Is the manager had to be met at the airport?


D. Does the manager have to meet at the airport?
Câu 3: He was successful in his career thanks to his parents' support.


A. But for his parents' support, he wouldn't have been successful in his career.


B. If his parents hadn't supported him, he would have been successful in his career.


C. Had it not been for his parents' support, he wouldn't be successful in his career.


D. Had his parents supported him, he wouldn't  be successful in his career.

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 answer to each of the questions from 38 to 45.A rather surprisingly geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the world's  largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the earth's core. The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperature (the lowest ever recorded on Earth) on the surface.The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientist aware of the tremendous size of the lake; satellite -borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake.The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctic is of interest to the scientific community because of potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have affected organisms in more exposed areas. The downside of the discovery, however, lies in the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this.
Câu 1: The passage mentions which of the following as a reason for the importance of Lake Vostok?


A. It may contain uncontaminated microbes


B. It can be studied using radio waves      


C. It has already been contaminated.


D. It may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light.  
Câu 2: All of the following are true about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it______


A. was conducted by air                                             


B. made use of radio waves 


C. did not measure the exact size of the lake


D. was controlled by a satellite
Câu 3: The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses


A. Problems with satellite- borne radar equipment


B. the harsh climate of Antarctica.


C. further discoveries on the surface of Antarctica        


D. ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating it
Câu 4: The word "microbes" in paragraph 3 could be best be replaced by which of the following?


A. Pieces of dust     


B. Tiny organisms    


C. Rays of light      


D. Trapped bubbles
Câu 5: Which of the following is closet in meaning to "frigid" in paragraph 1?


A. Rarely recorded         


B. Extremely cold   


C. Never changing      


D. Quite harsh   
Câu 6: The purpose of the passage is to ______


A. explain how Lake Vostok was discovered


B. provide satellite data concerning Antarctica


C. present an expected aspect of Antarctica's geography.


D. discuss future plans for Lake Vostok   
Câu 7: It can be inferred from the passage that the ice would not be flat if ______


A. radio waves were not used                   


B. Antarctica were not so cold             


C. There were no lake        


D. the lake was not so big 
Câu 8: What is true of Lake Vostok?


A. It is beneath a thick slab of ice    


B. It is completely frozen                                            


C. It is heated by the sun               


D. It is not a saltwater lake
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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: You will be home and dry in the interview if you have good qualifications and wide experience.


A. be successful


B. be unsuccessful 


C. be satisfied       


D. be unsatisfied                   
Câu 2: She denied having stolen his mother's money.


A. refused  


B. admitted    


C. insisted on     


D. reminded

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 answer to each of the questions.Computer programmer David Jones earns  £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month.But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money.Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards.He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew 1 had already written some programs," he said."I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's being pessimistic. I hope it will come to more than that this year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week. But most his spare time is spent working."Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But 1 had been studying it in books and 'magazines for four years in my spare time. 1 knew what 1 wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway."David added: "I would like to earn a million and 1 suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear."
Câu 1: Why is David different from other young people at his age?


A. He earns an extremely high salary.


B. He lives at home with his parents.


C. He does not go out much.


D. He is not unemployed.
Câu 2: David's greatest problem is _______    


A. learning to drive.


B. spending his salary.


C. inventing computer games.


D. making the banks treat him as an adult. 
Câu 3: He was employed by the company because _______


A. he works very hard.


B. he had written some computer programs.


C. he had worked in a computer shop.       


D. he had learnt to use computers at school.
Câu 4: He left school after taking O-levels because _______


A. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing.


B. he did not enjoy school.


C. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him.


D. he wanted to earn a lot of money.
Câu 5: Why does David think he might retire early?


A. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.        


B. You have to be young to write computer programs.


C. He thinks his firm might go bankrupt.


D. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.
Câu 6: The word " pessimistic " in the reading passage probably means_______


A. easy


B. negative


C. optimistic


D. positive
Câu 7: The word " releases " in the reading passage can be replaced by_______


A. imports  


B. holds    


C. discharges       


D. dissolves  

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B.
C.
D.