Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.            We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!            Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.            In our classroom, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups; this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with the personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.              Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes the work on individual tasks and assignments, they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced works; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.
Câu 1: The phrase "held back" in paragraph 1 means_________.


A. made to lag behind 


B. prevented from advancing  


C. forced to study in lower classes 


D. made to remain in the same classes
Câu 2: The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’ _________

     


A. intellectual abilities    


B. learning ability and communicative skills  


C.  personal and social skills     


D. total personality   
Câu 3: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?


A. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities     


B. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others


C.  Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability


D. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers   
Câu 4: The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ______.


A. offer advice on the proper use of the school library


B. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class


C. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities


D. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching 
Câu 5: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
 


A. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full 


B. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work


C. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class  


D. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual abilities 
Câu 6: According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability teaching?
 


A. A pupil can be at the bottom of a class


B. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own


C. Formal class teaching is the important way to give pupils essential skills such as those to be used in the library.


D. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development
Câu 7: According to the passage, “streaming pupils”  ______


A.  is the act of putting pupils into class according to their academic abilities


B. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience


C. is quite discouraging


D. will help the pupils learn best
Câu 8: According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because _______
 


A. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems


B. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils


C.  its aim at developing the children’s total personality


D. formal class teaching is appropriate
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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.       Although the “lie detectors” are being used by governments, police departments, and businesses that all want guaranteed ways of detecting the truth, the results are not always accurate. Lie detectors are properly called emotion detectors, for their aim is to measure bodily changes that contradict what a person says. The polygraph machine records changes in heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, and the electrical activity of the skin (galvanic skin response, or GSR). In the first part of the polygraph test, you are electronically connected to the machine and asked a few neutral questions (“What is your name?”, “Where do you live?”). Your physical reactions serve as the standard (baseline) for evaluating what comes next. Then you are asked a few critical questions among the neutral ones (“When did you rob the bank?”). The assumption is that if you are guilty, your body will reveal the truth, even if you try to deny it. Your heart rate, respiration, and GSR will change abruptly as you respond to the incriminating questions.       That is the theory; but psychologists have found that lie detectors are simply not reliable. Since most physical changes are the same across all emotions, machines cannot tell whether you are feeling guilty, angry, nervous, thrilled, or revved up form an exciting day. Innocent people may be tense and nervous about the whole procedure. They may react physiologically to a certain word (“bank”) not because they robbed it, but because they recently bounced a check. In either case the machine will record a “lie”. The reverse mistake is also common. Some practiced liars can lie without flinching, and others learn to beat the machine by tensing muscles or thinking about an exciting experience during neutral questions.
Câu 1: What is the main idea of this passage?  


A. Lie detectors distinguish different emotions             


B. Physical reaction reveal guilty


C. Lie detectors make innocent people nervous  


D. How lie detectors are used and their reliability
Câu 2: According to the test, polygraph ________.         


A. measure a person’s thoughts 


B. always reveal the truth about a person


C. make guilty people angry    


D. record a person’s physical reactions
Câu 3: According to the passage, what kind of questions is asked on the first part of the polygraph test?


A. incriminating                      


B. critical                       


C. emotional                        


D. unimportant
Câu 4: The word “ones” in paragraph 1 refers to ______.     


A. questions                            


B. reactions                   


C. standards                         


D. evaluations
Câu 5: The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to ______.   


A. the question    


B. your body


C.  the assumption 


D. the truth
Câu 6: The word “assumption” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced with _____.


A. belief                                  


B. faith                          


C. statement                         


D. imagining
Câu 7: This passage was probably written by a specialist in _____.


A. sociology                           


B. anthropology            


C. criminal psychology  


D. mind reading

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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.            Pollution is a threat to many species on Earth, but sometimes it can cause species to thrive. Such is the case with Pfiesteria piscicida. A one-celled creature called a dinoflagellate, Pfiesteria inhabits warm coastal areas and river mouths, especially along the eastern United States. Although scientists have found evidence of Pfiesteria in 3,000-year-old sea floor sediments and dinoflagellates are thought to be one of the oldest life forms on earth, few people took notice of Pfiesteria.Lately, however, blooms – or huge, dense populations – of Pfiesteria are appearing in coastal waters, and in such large concentrations the dinoflagellates become ruthless killers. The blooms emit powerful toxins that weaken and entrap fish that swim into the area. The toxins eventually cause the fish to develop large bleeding sores through which the tiny creatures attack, feasting on blood and flesh. Often the damage is astounding. During a 1991 fish kill, which was blamed on Pfiesteria on North Carolina’s Neuse River, nearly one billion fish died and bulldozers had to be brought in to clear the remains from the river. Of course, such events can have a devastating effect on commercially important fish, but that is just one way that Pfiesteria causes problems. The toxins it emits affect human skin in much the same way as they affect fish skin. Additionally, fisherman and others who have spent time near Pfiesteria blooms report that the toxins seem to get into the air, where once inhaled they affect the nervous system, causing severe headaches, blurred vision, nausea, breathing difficulty, short-term memory loss and even cognitive impairment.            For a while, it seemed that deadly Pfiesteria blooms were a threat only to North Carolina waters, but the problem seems to be spreading. More and more, conditions along the east coast seem to be favorable for Pfiesteria. Researchers suspect that pollutants such as animal waste from livestock operations, fertilizers washed from farmlands and waste water from mining operations have probably all combined to promote the growth of Pfiesteria in coastal waters.
Câu 1: What is true of Pfiesteria?   


A. It seems to flourish in the presence of certain pollutants


B. It has been a menace to fish and humans for over 3000 years.


C. It is the oldest life form on earth


D.  In large concentrations, it poses a threat to fish but not to humans.
Câu 2: What is the main function of the toxins emitted by the dinoflagellates?


A. They are quick-acting poisons that kill fish within minutes.


B. They weaken the fish just long enough for the tiny creatures to attack


C. They damage the nervous system of potential predators.


D. They cause fish to develop wounds on which creatures feed.
Câu 3: The word “astounding” in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.


A. continual                            


B. incredible                  


C. spectacular                      


D. apprehensive
Câu 4: What were bulldozers used for in the Neuse River?


A. cleaning up the sediment at the bottom of the river


B. excavating holes to bury the dead fish


C. scooping up the vast number of dead fish in the water


D. removing the huge amount of Pfiesteria from the river
Câu 5: According to the paragraph 2, what will NOT happen if one breathes the toxic air?


A. vomiting                 


B. visual impairments


C. circulatory difficulty    


D. terrible headaches
Câu 6: What is especially worrying about Pfiesteria blooms?        


A. Conditions are becoming increasingly favourable for their spread


B. They are fatal to humans who come in contact with them


C. They have devastated the fishing industry in U.S coastal waters


D. Researchers have no idea as to exactly what causes them
Câu 7: All of the following are true, according to the passage, EXCEPT _____


A. Pfiesteria caused the death of about one billion fish in the late 1990s


B. animal and chemical waste from farmlands, livestock and mining operations may contribute to the expansion of Pfiesteria


C. Pfiesteria was not commonly noticed despite scientific findings


D. the toxic subtances emitted by Pfiesteria have a similar effect on human and fish skins
Câu 8: In which environment would you NOT expect a Pfiesteria bloom to develop?


A. a marsh which absorbs waste water from a nearby pig farm


B. a river located near a rock quarry


C. a cool mountain lake teeming with fish


D. a river that flows through rich farmland
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D n your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: – John: ―How about giving me a hand?‖
- Tom: ―            


A. I promise.    


B. No, not yet.  


C. Sure, I’d be glad to help. 


D.  You’re welcome!
Câu 2: – Liz: ―Thanks for the nice gift you brought to us!‖
- Jennifer: ―                                    


A. Alright. Do you know how much it costs?     


B. Not at all. Don’t mention it.


C.  Actually speaking, I myself don’t like it.    


D. Welcome! It’s very nice of you.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
Câu 1: Lack of sleep over the last few monthsis finally        Jane.


A. catching up with 


B. getting on with    


C. coming over     


D. putting on
Câu 2: In China’s largest psychiatric facility, there is a serious lack of resources but the staff try hard to                         this in their treatment of the patients.


A. make up for    


B. go in for   


C. put up with       


D. set in for
Câu 3: Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, the weather is the one_____the most.


A. that influences farmers 


B. farmers that is influences


C. why farmers influence it   


D. influences farmers
Câu 4: The passport she carried was                             .
 false


A. artificial   


B. imitation   


C. untrue 


D.  false
Câu 5: Jane’s eyes burned and her shoulders ached. She                              at the computer for five straight hours. Finally, she took a break.


A. has sat   


B. has been sitting    


C. had been sitting        


D. had sat
Câu 6: He showed his                               for the TV program by switching it off.


A.  distaste  


B. discontent   


C. annoyance     


D. boredom
Câu 7: It is necessary that he                               of his old parents.
 took care


A. takes care   


B. to take care   


C. take care         


D.  took care
Câu 8: The two countries have reached an agreement through dialogues described as ________


A. productive 


B. unproductive     


C. productivity    


D.  counterproductive
Câu 9: People usually can get sufficient                                of the calcium their bodies need from the food they consume.


A. variety  


B. source 


C. amount  


D. number
Câu 10: The weather is going to change soon; I feel it in my                               .


A.  body     


B. legs


C. skin 


D.  bones
Câu 11: Kelly wanted to have a live band                                 at her wedding.


A. to be played  


B. played 


C. play 


D. been playing
Câu 12: It is a top secret. You                             tell anyone about it.


A. won’t    


B. needn’t     


C. mustn’t    


D. mightn’t
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Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underline is pronounced differently from the rest.
Câu 1:


A. advanced                  


B. surprised   


C. orphaned


D. weighed
Câu 2:


A. thereupon            


B.  thrill  


C.  through      


D. throne

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C.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Câu 1:


A. measurement        =


B. information     


C. economic  


D. engineer
Câu 2:


A. facilities                


B.  particular  


C. inhabitant   


D. governmental

A.
B.
C.
D.

Each of the following sentences contains one error. Underline and correct it. (10 pts)
Câu 1: I do not know where could he go so early in the morning.


A. could he


B. do not know


C. in


D. where
Câu 2: The food in my country is different than that in the United States


A. my country


B. than


C. in


D. the
Câu 3: Some of the students seemed very nervously before the final exam.


A. Some of


B. seemed


C. nervously


D. before
Câu 4: The teacher told the students to sit down and not opening the booklets until he told them to do so.


A. to sit


B. opening


C. until


D. to do
Câu 5: In order to being a good salesgirl, you mustn't be rude to the customers.


A. In order


B. being


C. mustn't


D. customers.
Câu 6: The office was broken into but nothing were missing.


A. The office


B. was broken


C. nothing


D. were
Câu 7: The effectiveness of learning with computers depend on some factors.


A. effectiveness


B. with


C. depend


D. factors
Câu 8: He usually spends half an hour walking with his son everyday.


A. He


B. spends


C. walking


D. everyday
Câu 9: She wondered how her friend looked like now, after so many years away.


A. wondered


B. how


C. looked


D. so many
Câu 10: Da Lat, where is located on High Land, is famous for its mild climate.


A. where


B. located


C. for


D. climate
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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: Vietnam defeated Qatar in AFC U23 Championship semifinal. It marked a new episode in Vietnam’s football history
       


A. Vietnam defeated Qatar in AFC U23 Championship semifinal and marked a new episode in Vietnam’s football history.


B. Vietnam defeated Qatar in AFC U23 Championship semifinal that it marked a new episode in Vietnam’s football history.


C. Vietnam defeated Qatar in AFC U23 Championship semifinal then it marked a new episode in Vietnam’s football history.


D. Vietnam defeated Qatar in AFC U23 Championship semifinal, which marked a new episode in Vietnam’s football history.
Câu 2: They didn’t have the right visas. They couldn’t legally re-enter Thailand
 
       


A. If they had had the right visas, they could have re-entered Thailand legally.


B. Had they had the right visas, they couldn’t re-entered Thailand legally.


C. Were they to have the right visas, they could re-entered Thailand legally.


D. If they had the right visas, they could re-entere Thailand legally.

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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: Mai and Lan are talking about Mai’s new house
       - Lan: “What a lovely house you have!”
       - Mai: “________________”


A.  I’m glad you like it. Thanks    


B. Thanks. It must be very expensive


C. You’re welcome 


D. Certainly!
Câu 2: Lora is talking to Maria about her failure at applying for a job
       - Lora: “__________”
       - Maria: “Never mind, better luck next time”
 


A. I have a lot on my mind 


B. I’ve broken your precious vase


C. I couldn’t keep my mind on work    


D. I didn’t get the vacant position

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B.
C.
D.