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 28 to 34.The weather is a national obsession in Britain, perhaps because it is so changeable. It's the national talking point, and most people watch at least one daily weather forecast. Most of the viewers imagine that the presenter does little more than arrive at the studio a few minutes before the broadcast, read the weather, and then go home. In fact, this image is far from the truth. The two-minute bulletin which we all rely on when we need to know tomorrow's weather is the result of a hard day's work by the presenter, who is actually a highly-qualified meteorologist.Every morning, after a weather forecaster arrives at the TV studios, his/her first task of the day is to collect the latest data from the National Meteorological Office. The information is very detailed and includes predictions, satellite and radar pictures, as well as more technical data. After gathering all the relevant material from this office, the forecaster has to translate the scientific terminology and maps into images and words which viewers can easily understand. The final broadcast is then carefully planned. The presenter decides what to say and in what order to say it. Next a “story board” is drawn up which lays out the script word for word.   The time allocated for each broadcast can also alter. This is because the weather report is screened after the news, which can vary in length. The weather forecaster doesn't always know how much time is available, which means that he/she has to be thoroughly prepared so that the material can be adapted to the time available.  What makes weather forecasting more complicated is that it has to be a live broadcast and cannot be pre-recorded. Live shows are very nerve-racking for the presenter because almost anything can go wrong. Perhaps the most worrying aspect for every weather forecaster is getting the following day's predictions wrong. Unfortunately for them, this is not an unusual occurrence; the weather is not always possible to predict accurately.These days, a weather forecaster's job is even more complicated because they are relied upon to predict other environmental conditions. For example, in the summer the weather forecast has to include the pollen count for hay fever sufferers. Some also include reports on ultraviolet radiation intensity to help people avoid sunburn. The job of a weather forecaster is certainly far more sophisticated than just pointing at a map and describing weather conditions. It's a job for professionals who can cope with stressful and challenging conditions.
Câu 1: The passage is mainly about ______.


A. weather forecast in England


B. a weather forecaster’s job


C. the most widely watched TV programme
 


D. the competition between weather forecast and other TV programmes
Câu 2: The word “bulletin” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.


A. show         


B. advertisement      


C. report           


D. forecast
Câu 3: In Britain, people's attitude to the weather _____.


A. is a national problem                           


B. depends on the prediction being for a sunny or rainy day


C. is quite neglectful               


D. makes it a top discussion topic
Câu 4: What does the word “this” in paragraph 5 refer to?


A. the weather forecaster's worry                     


B. the complication of a live broadcast


C. giving a forecast that doesn't come true           


D. an accurate prediction
Câu 5: Creating a weather report is complex because _____.


A. the information includes unreliable predictions 


B. radar pictures are technical


C. maps have to be drawn                


D. a lot of data has to be interpreted
Câu 6: Weather forecasters have to know the material well because _____.


A. the forecast may be incorporated into the news broadcast


B. they sometimes need to change it to meet the time limitation


C. the broadcast is pre-recorded


D. they don’t make the bulletins by themselves
Câu 7: What can be inferred from the passage?


A. British people are concerned with weather because it affects their economy.


B. Weather forecasting is among demanding jobs.


C. TV reporters need to learn by heart what to say.


D. To become a weather forecaster, you must graduate from a prestigious university.

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: Since the death of Laura's father, her mother has become a breadwinner to support the family.


A. a person who bakes bread every morning          


B. a bakery-owner


C. a person who delivers bread to make money      


D. a person who goes out to work to earn money
Câu 2: Peter is the black sheep of the family, so he is never welcomed there.


A. a beloved member                                 


B. a bad and embarrassing member


C. the only child                                


D. the eldest child

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. volunteer         


B. trust                 


C. fuss                   


D. judge
Câu 2:


A. houses       


B. services         


C. passages       


D. techniques

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 1: He held the rope with one hand. He stretched it out.


A. The rope is held with one hand then he stretched it out.


B. Stretching the rope out, he holds it with one hand.


C. Holding the rope with one hand, he stretched it out.


D. He stretched the rope with one hand and held it.
Câu 2: The plan may be ingenious. It will never work in practice.


A. Ingenious as it may be, the plan will never work in practice.


B. Ingenious as may the plan, it will never work in practice.


C. The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice.


D. The plan is as impractical as it is ingenious.

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 blanksI had never been to Denmark before, so when I set out to catch the ferry in early May, I little suspected that by the end of the trip I'd have made such lasting friendships. Esjberg is a (26)_____port for a cyclist's arrival, where tourist information can be obtained and money changed. A cycle track leads (27)________ town and down to Ribe, where I spent my first night. The only appointment I had to keep was a meeting with a friend who was flying out in June. I wanted to use my time well, so I had planned a route which would include several small islands and various parts of the countryside.In my (28)_____, a person travelling alone sometimes meets with unexpected hospitality, and this trip was no (29)_____. On only my second day, I got into conversation with a cheerful man who turned out to be the local baker. He insisted that I should join his family for lunch, and, while we were eating, he contacted his daughter in Odense. Within minutes, he had (30)_____ for me to visit her and her family. Then I was sent on my way with a fresh loaf of bread to keep me going, and the feeling that this would turn out to be a wonderful holiday.
Câu 1: (26)_____


A. capable        


B. ready 


C. favorable   


D. convenient
Câu 2: (27)________


A. into           


B. upward


C. out of   


D. upon
Câu 3: (28)_____


A. information       


B. experience  


C. knowledge


D. observation
Câu 4: (29)_____


A. exception         


B. difference 


C. exchange  


D. contract
Câu 5: (30)_____


A. fixed          


B. ordered  


C. settled     


D. arranged

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: Sometimes all it take is a few minutes to help you and your family members feel more in touch with each other.


A. all it take


B. to help


C. feel


D. in touch with
Câu 2: The examination will test your ability to understand spoken English, to read non technical language, and writing correctly.


A. will test


B. spoken


C. writing


D. correctly
Câu 3: We always have believed that honesty is the best policy in personal as well as professional matters.


A. always have believed


B. best policy


C. personal


D. professional

A.
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: Denis has just bought a new suit that he likes very much. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
- Tom: “You look very smart in that suit, Denis!” – Denis: “_______.”


A. No, I don’t think so 


B. Oh, you don’t like it, do you?


C. Thanks, I bought it at Mike’s   


D. Thanks, my mum has bought it
Câu 2: John is in Hanoi and wants to change some money. He asks a local passer-by the way to the bank. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
- John: “Can you show me the way to the nearest bank, please?” - Passer-by: “_______.”


A. Not way, sorry.     


B. Just round the corner over there.


C. Look it up in a dictionary!    


D. There’s no traffic near here.

A.
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 questions.
Câu 1: If you knew he was ill, why ______ you ______ to see him?


A. didn’t / come


B. wouldn’t / come  


C. should/come   


D. would/come
Câu 2: They ______ tired now because they ______ in the garden since 8 o’clock.


A. are/ worked  


B. were/were working 


C. are/have been working 


D. were/worked
Câu 3: I enjoy______ busy. I don’t like it when there is nothing______.


A. being/to do  


B. to be/doing


C. to be/to do   


D. being/doing
Câu 4: Women no longer have to do hard work nowadays as they used to, ______?


A. are they   


B. aren’t they 


C. do they


D. don’t they
Câu 5: You______ Tom yesterday. He’s been on business for a week now.


A. mustn’t have seen    


B. could not have seen  


C. may have not seen   


D. can’t have seen
Câu 6: He was the last man______ the ship.


A. who leave   


B. to leave  


C. leaving     


D. left
Câu 7: No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen______.


A. expectation 


B. expected  


C. expectedly       


D. unexpectedly
Câu 8: I must tell you about my______ when I first arrived in London.


A. incidents   


B. happenings    


C. experiences    


D. events
Câu 9: The local people were not very friendly towards us, in fact there was a distinctly ______ atmosphere.


A. hostile  


B. offensive 


C. rude


D. abrupt
Câu 10: We have bought some______.


A. German lovely old glasses


B. German old lovely glasses


C. lovely old German glasses   


D. old lovely German glasses
Câu 11: He sent his children to the park so that he could have some______.


A. fresh and quiet 


B. quiet and peace 


C. peace and quiet  


D. fresh and peace
Câu 12: I____ to see Chris on my way home.


A. dropped back


B. dropped in 


C. dropped out     


D. dropped off
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Choose the correct answer:
Câu 1: The politician .................. to say more when questioned by reporters this morning.


A. denied


B. refused


C. admitted


D. reminded
Câu 2: Johnny Depp ............ to appear at a press conference to promote his latest film.


A. agreed


B. accepted


C. allowed


D. mentioned
Câu 3: If you give every paragraph of  your report a............., it’ll be easier to read.


A. headline


B. heading


C. ending


D. deadline
Câu 4: There is an interesting............. in the paper about the Constitution of the European Union.


A. feature


B. press


C. channel


D. article
Câu 5: We interrupt this programme to bring you an urgent............... 


A. announcement


B. broadcast


C. newsflash


D. bulletin
Câu 6: The..................... involve print journalism, TV, radio and even electronic forms of communication such as Internet.


A. press


B. newspaper


C. information


D. media
Câu 7: There’s a great............. show on BBC1 tonight. Contestants have to race through a supermarket as quickly as they can, filling up their trolleys as they go.


A. talk


B. quiz


C. game


D. live
Câu 8: As a .............. for a local paper, you don’t have to interview people or attend events. You have to express your opinions about issues of the day.


A. columnist


B. journalist


C. reporter


D. commentator
Câu 9: I saw the interview while I was.............. through a magazine at the hairdresser’s.


A. clicking


B. flicking


C. picking


D. ticking
Câu 10: Why did you have to bring that subject............ at dinner?


A. up


B. out


C. over


D. off
Câu 11: They mentioned it in the article but they didn’t............ into detail.


A. make


B. come


C. take


D. go
Câu 12: The tabloids completely........... that story about Bruce Willis. It’s not true at all!


A. stood out


B. filled in


C. made up


D. turned over
Câu 13: The programme usually............ on at half past eight.


A. looks


B. does


C. turns


D. comes
Câu 14: They were ............... out free tickets to the concert to everyone in the shopping centre.


A. handing


B. holding


C. carrying


D. bringing
Câu 15: We had the volume turned down, because  I couldn’t make........... what they were talking about


A. up


B. out


C. in


D. of
Câu 16: Please do not.............. over your examintaion papers until you are instructed to do so.


A. get


B. come


C. go


D. turn
Câu 17: The issue................. question is more complex than you think.


A. from


B. in


C. on


D. at
Câu 18: It’s not always easy to................ the difference between fact and opinion .


A. make


B. do


C. say


D. tell
Câu 19: The debate will............. place tonight.


A. be


B. have


C. take


D. make
Câu 20: In my............... , freedom of the press must be maintained.


A. mind


B. view


C. sight


D. thought
Câu 21: J.K. Rowling has.......... an enormous influence on children’s literature.


A. had


B. done


C. given


D. set
Câu 22: I could spend hours.......... the Internet.


A. surfing


B. diving


C. sailing


D. swimming
Câu 23: They said........... the news that the price of petrol is going up again.


A. from


B. in


C. on


D. at
Câu 24: Media mogul Ronald Morduck has.......... control of another tabloid.


A. made


B. found


C. given


D. taken
Câu 25: Why do press phtographers think they can turn up at a celebrity’s house completely..............?


A. announce


B. announced


C. announcement


D. unannounced
Câu 26: There’s a (an).............. rule on tabloid newspaper that the truth always takes second place to a good story.        


A. write 


B. writing


C. unwritten


D. written
Câu 27: When Jill was at.............. school she used to dream of being a DJ on local radio.   


A. second


B. secondary


C. secondly


D. secondment
Câu 28: You don’t actually get a lot of.................. from news report on radio or TV.    


A. inform


B. information


C. informative


D. informed
Câu 29: How many means of .................. do you use on regular basis?


A. communication


B. communicate


C. communicative


D. communicated
Câu 30: It’s as if they don’t care whether their reply is.......... or not.       


A. believe


B. believed


C. believable


D. unbelievable
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Câu 1: We used to go skating at the ice.............. every Saturday.


A. pitch


B. rink


C. court


D. course
Câu 2: Keith had never seen such a large golf........... until he went to Scotland.


A. course


B. ring


C. rink


D. track
Câu 3: For the 800 metres race, you have to run around the............ tiwce.


A. course


B. court


C. track


D. ring
Câu 4: Adrian got a new fishing............ for his birthday.


A. rod


B. bat


C. stick


D. racket
Câu 5: The............... blew the whistle and the most important football match I’ve ever played began.


A. umpire


B. referee


C. coach


D. athlete
Câu 6: I only do magic tricks for fun. I’ve never thought of becoming a (an).............. magician.


A. mature


B. skillful


C. amateur


D. professional
Câu 7: ......................who watched last week’s programme will remember we were looking at the history of baseball.


A. Witnesses


B. Spectators


C. Viewers


D. Onlookers
Câu 8: We got through to the............... , but then lost to Cirencester.


A. final


B. finale


C. end


D. ending
Câu 9: Tony never used to want to join......... with the other kids in the playground.


A. on


B. in


C. at


D. down
Câu 10: I was thinking of taking............ scuba diving until I found out how expensive the equipment is.


A. off


B. over


C. place


D. up
Câu 11: I’ve finally started sorting out my postcard collection.


A. got round to


B. get up to 


C. go in for


D. put up with
Câu 12: Why do you continue to have riding lessons if you can’t afford them?


A. go off 


B. carry on 


C. carry out     


D. look out
Câu 13: We can’t delay the match any longer.


A. take to    


B. pull out        


C. look after   


D.  put off
Câu 14: Maybe we should bring the meeting............. to this Tuesday instead of having it in two weeks’ time.


A. forward


B. in


C. about


D. up
Câu 15: Melisa doesn’t ................ in for adventure sports.


A. go


B. get


C. become


D. join
Câu 16: They were knocked .............. in the semi-final.


A. in


B. on


C. out


D. at
Câu 17: Why don’t you........... a go? It’s not difficult.


A. make


B. have


C. do


D. set
Câu 18: Carl wasn’t very good at mountain climbing as she’s afraid of............ .


A. highs


B. heights


C. highness


D. height
Câu 19: There’s little....... of our getting into the final.


A. opportunity


B. chance


C. luck


D. fortune
Câu 20: Rachel is mad.............. the Eurovision Song Contest.


A. from


B. against


C. about


D. for
Câu 21: Just................ your best – that’s all anyone can ask of you.


A. do


B. be


C. make


D. have
Câu 22: Grandma................ a lot of pleasure from gardening.


A. does


B. makes


C. has


D. gets
Câu 23: Each player takes it.............. turn to roll the dice.


A. on


B. at


C. in


D. to
Câu 24: Time............. so quickly when you’re doing something enjoyable.


A. takes


B. passes


C. spends


D. finds
Câu 25: I am not very fond................



A. in playing for the school team.


B. from finishing the game.


C. on getting fit.


D. of playing in goal.
Câu 26: I used to find it difficult...............  


A. to try to find the golf balls we’d lost.


B. to what the coach thinks first.


C. to find enough time to have any hobbies.


D. from gardening.
Câu 27: I need to buy a new pair of.................


A. trains


B. trainings


C. trainees


D. trainers
Câu 28: That was the most.............. book I’ve ever read. I can’t wait for the sequel!


A. interest


B. interesting


C. interested


D. interests
Câu 29: The gold, silver and bronze............. took their places on the podium for the presentation ceremony.


A. medals


B. medalist


C. medal


D. medalists
Câu 30: In Britian, the money parents give their children is often called pocket money. In America, It’s often called an ...............


A. allow


B. allowing


C. allowance


D. allowed
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