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.Not very long ago, when people needed to find a job, there were several possible steps. They might begin with a look through the classified ads in the newspaper. They could go to the personnel office at various companies and fill out an application, or they could go to an employment agency. They could even find out about a job opening through word-of-mouth - from another person who had heard about it.These days, job hunting is more complicated. The first step is to determine what kind of job you want (which sounds easier than it is) and make sure that you have the right education for it. Rapid changes in technology and science are creating many professions that never existed until recently. It is important to learn about them because one might be the perfect profession for you. The fastest-growing areas for new jobs are in computer technology and health services. Jobs in these fields usually require specific skills, but you need to find out exactly which degrees are necessary. For example, it may be surprising to learn that in the sciences, an M.S. is more marketable than a Ph.D! In other words, there are more jobs available for people with a Master of Science degree than for people with a doctorate (however, people who want to do research still need a Ph.D.)How do people learn about "hot" new professions? How do they discover their "dream job"? Many people these days go to a career counselor. In some countries, job hopping has become so common that career counseling is now "big business". People sometimes spend large amounts of money for this advice. In Canada and the United States, high school and college students often have access to free vocational counseling services on campus. There is even a career organization, the Five O'Clock Club, which helps members to set goals. Members focus on this question: what sort of person do you want to be years from now? The members then plan their career around that goal. All career counselors - private or public - agree on one basic point: it is important for people to find a career that they love. Everyone should be able to think, "I'm having such a good time. I can't believe they're paying me to do this.”(Adpted from “Interaction 2 Reading”, Pamela Hartmann & Elaine Kim, Mc Graw Hill)
Câu 1: The phrase “through word-of-mouth” in the first paragraph probably means                     .


A. via phone


B. visually


C. in person


D. orally
Câu 2: According to the second paragraph, why is it important for us to learn about various professions?


A. Since more jobs are available for people with a Master of Science Degree.


B. As technological advances have created new professions.


C. Because jobs in computer technology and health services are popular.


D. So as not to miss the profession that is perfect for us.
Câu 3: Why does the author mention the steps of job hunting in the past in the first paragraph?


A. To define the process of job hunting.


B. To indicate that the process of job hunting stays the same over time.


C. To emphasize that job hunting is becoming more complex at present.


D. To explain the important of a job opening.
Câu 4: According to the last paragraph, career counselling is now a “big business” due to                .


A. the increasing popularity of job hopping


B. the large amount of money of job advice


C. the appearance of “hot” new professions


D. the discovery of “dream jobs”
Câu 5: The word “marketable” as used in the second paragraph could be best replaced by                   _.


A. wanted


B. well-paid


C. beneficial


D. profitable
Câu 6: The word “them” in the second paragraph refers to                     .


A. degrees


B. skills


C. areas


D. professionals
Câu 7: According to the second paragraph, all of the following steps are mentioned in hunting jobs today EXCEPT                        .


A. getting information about necessary skills or degrees


B. doing a Ph.D degree


C. deciding on a profession


D. learning about different professions
Câu 8: It can be inferred from the passage that what determine one’s success in job hunting is             .


A. his or her degrees or skills


B. his or her choices of employment agencies


C. discovery of his or her own dream job


D. his or her career counsellors
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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: She simply took it for granted that the check was good and did not ask him any questions about it.


A. permitted it


B. accepted it without investigation


C. objected to it  


D. looked it over
Câu 2: Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end.


A. determined


B. sure 


C. original 


D. certain

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: We found the bad weather very inconvenient. We chose to find a place for the night.


A. The bad weather prevented us from driving any further.


B. Bad weather was approaching, so we started to look for a place to stay.


C. Seeing that the bad weather had set in, we decided to find somewhere to spend the night.


D. Because the climate was so severe, we were worried about what we’d do at night.
Câu 2: She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it


A. Although she didn’t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.


B. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.


C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.


D. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn’t pass it.

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: Kenny asked for permission to smoke, but his colleague couldn’t put up with the smoke.
- Kenny: “Do you mind if I smoke in here?”
- Alex: “_________.”


A. I’d rather you didn’t  


B. No, thank you


C. No, I couldn’t 


D. Yes, you can.
Câu 2: Hana and Jenifer are talking about a book they have just read.
- Hana: “The book is really interesting and educational.”
-Jenifer: “_________.”


A. That’s nice of you to say so.     


B. I’d love it.


C. Don’t mention it   


D. I couldn’t agree more.

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: Marco Polo’s account of his travels has been invaluable to historians.


A. valuable


B. important   


C. worthless  


D. priceless
Câu 2: Satish’s point of view was correct but his behavior with his father was quite impertinent.


A. healthy      


B. smooth   


C. inadequate


D. respectful

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 10 to 16.No educational medium better serves as a means of spatial communication than the atlas. Atlases deal with such invaluable information as population distribution and density. One of the best, Pennycooke’s World Atlas, has been widely accepted as a standard owning to the quality of its maps and photographs, which not only show various settlements but also portray them in a variety of scales. In fact , the very first map in the atlas is a cleverly designed population cartogram that projects the size of each country if geographical size were proportional to population. Following the proportional layout , a sequence of smaller maps shows the world’s population density, each country’s birth and death rates, population increase and decrease , industrialization, urbanization , gross national product in terms of per capita income, the quality of medical care, literacy, and language. To give readers a perspective on how their own country fits in with the global view, additional projections despite the world’s patterns in nutrition, calorie and protein consumption, health care, number of physicians per unit of population, and life expectancy by region. Population density maps on a subcontinental scale, as well as political maps, convey the diverse demographic phenomena of the world in a broad array of scales.
Câu 1: What is the main topic of this passage ?


A. The educational benefits of atlases. 


B. Physical maps in an atlas.


C. The ideal in the making of atlases.   


D. Partial maps and their uses.
Câu 2: According to the passage, the first map in Pennycooke’s World Atlas shows


A. the population policy in each country.  


B.  the hypothetical sizes of countries.


C. geographical proportions of each country.  


D. national boundaries relative to population.
Câu 3: In the passage, the word “invaluable” is closest in meaning to


A.  invalid


B. priceless   


C. shapeless 


D. incremental
Câu 4: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage ?


A. calorie consumption   


B. population decline


C. a level of education    


D. currency exchange rate
Câu 5: The word “layout” in the passage refers to
 
 


A.  the cartogram     


B. the geographical size


C. population      


D.  each country
Câu 6: It can be inferred from the passage that maps can be used to


A. identify a shortage of qualified labour.


B. pinpoint ethnic strife in each country.


C.  show readers photographs in a new form.


D. give readers a new perspective on their own country.
Câu 7: The author of the passage implies that


A. atlases provide a bird’s eye view of country.


B. atlases can be versatile instruments.


C. maps use a variety of scales in eachprojection.


D.  maps of countries differ in size.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence: 
Câu 1: Americans drive _______ third of _______ 400 million cars on _______ planet.


A. one-the-the


B. a-X-the 


C.  one-X-a   


D. a-the-a
Câu 2: _______ you miss this train you can _______ catch the next one.


A. Because-often


B. If-always


C. When-usually


D. Unless-sometimes
Câu 3: I thought I _______ him come in _______ we were having dinner.


A. hear-when


B. look-while


C. looked-when


D. heard-while
Câu 4: _______ I know likes the smell of bacon - _______ Mike does and he's a vegetarian.


A. Anyone-but


B. No one-while 


C. Everyone-even


D. Someone-and

A.
B.
C.
D.

Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit: 
Câu 1: The history of what we call cinema today began in the early 19th century.


A. lately


B. late


C. after


D. next
Câu 2: As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.


A. talkative


B. vocal  


C. voluble  


D. deafening
Câu 3: Jack Dawson is a young and generous adventurer.


A. petty


B. small


C. narrow


D. meaningful

A.
B.
C.
D.

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit: 
Câu 1: At that time scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures was set in motion, they could give the feeling of moment.


A. detected 


B. founded


C. knew  


D. saw
Câu 2: In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly.


A. stressed


B. enlarged


C. progressed


D. ripened
Câu 3: They used changes of scene and camera positions to tell a story, with actors playing character parts.
  


A. makeup


B. feature


C. position


D. figure

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group: 
Câu 1:


A. cinema               


B. existence


C. sequence    sequence   


D. set
Câu 2:


A. developed


B. used                      


C. played


D. enjoyed
Câu 3:


A. motion       


B. position


C.  production


D. decision

A.
B.
C.
D.