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.Until recently, hunting for treasure from shipwrecks was mostly fantasy, with recent technological advances, however, the search for sunken treasure has become more popular as a legitimate endeavor. This has caused a debate between those wanting to salvage the wrecks and those wanting to preserve them.Treasure hunters are spurred on by the thought of finding catches of gold coins or other valuable objects on a sunken ship. One team of salvagers, for instance, searched the wreck of the RMS Republic, which sank outside the Boston Harbor in 1900. The search party, using side-scan sonar, a device that projects sound waves across the ocean bottom and produces a profile of the sea floor, located the wreck in just two and a half days. Before the use of this new technology, such searches could take months or years. The team of 45 divers searched the wreck for two months, finding silver tea services, crystal dinnerware, and thousands of bottles of wine, but they did not find the five and a half tons of American Gold Eagle coins they were searching for.Preservationists focus on the historic value of a ship. They say that even if a shipwreck’s treasure does not have a high monetary value, it can be an invaluable source of historic artifacts that are preserved in nearly mint condition. But once a salvage team has scoured a site, much of the archaeological value is lost. Maritime archaeologists who are preservationists worry that the success of salvagers will attract more treasure-hunting expeditions and thus threaten remaining undiscovered wrecks. Preservationists are lobbying their state lawmakers to legally restrict underwater searches and unregulated salvages. To counter their efforts, treasure hunters argue that without the lure of gold and million-dollar treasures, the wrecks and their historical artifacts would never be recovered at all.
Câu 1:  What is the main idea of this passage?


A. Searching for wrecks is much easier with new technologies like side-scan sonar.


B. Maritime archeologists are concerned about the unregulated searching of wrecks.


C. The search of the RMS Republic failed to produce the hoped-for coins.


D. The popularity of treasure seeking has spurred a debate between preservationists and salvagers.
Câu 2: The word “sunken” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following words?


A. broken


B. underwater


C. ancient


D. hollow
Câu 3:  Which of the following could best replace the phrase “a profile” in the second paragraph‘?


A. a projection


B. an execution


C. a highlight


D. an outline
Câu 4: Which of the following statements is best supported by the author?


A. The value of a shipwreck depends on the quantity of its artifacts.


B. Preservationists are fighting the use of technological advances such as side-scan sonar.


C. Side-scan sonar has helped to legitimize salvaging.


D. The use of sound waves is crucial to locating shipwrecks.
Câu 5: The author uses the phrase “mint condition” in the third paragraph to describe_____


A. something perfect


B. something significant


C. something tolerant


D. something magical
Câu 6: All of the following were found on the RMS Republic EXCEPT____


A. wine bottles


B. silver tea services


C. American Gold Eagle coins


D. crystal dinnerware
Câu 7: From the passage, you can infer that a preservationist would be most likely to_____


A. shun treasure-seeking salvagers


B. be a diver


C. put treasures in a museum


D. do archaeological research
Câu 8: The word “scoured” in the third paragraph is most similar to which of thefollowing?


A. scraped away


B. scratched over


C. scrambled around


D. searched around
Câu 9:  What is the closest meaning to the word “lure” in the third paragraph?


A. knowledge


B. attraction


C. luxury


D. glare
Câu 10: The second and third paragraph are an example of______


A. chronological order


B. explanation


C. specific to general


D. definition
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Read the passage and write your answers to the questions given. (5 pts)     Uri Geller was born in 1946. When he was only three, he was aware that he had an amazing ability. In 1969, he gave his first performance in a school. He gently rubbed a spoon with his fingers, and it began to bend. Three years later, he drove a car blindfolded through the crowded streets of Munich. Later Uri Geller appeared on television in Britain in front of a small studio audience of scientists. He bent spoons and broke metal objects simply by touching them gently with his fingers. He also drew pictures of hidden objects. After the programme, however. there were hundreds of telephone calls. People reported that spoons in their homes bent during the programme. Metal objects broke, and watches which had stopped many years before suddenly started to go again.
Câu 1: In what year did Uri Geller find himself with an amazing ability?


A. in 1946


B. 1947


C. 1949


D. 1969
Câu 2: Where did his first performance take place?


A. His first performance took place in a school.


B. His first performance took place in a studio.


C. His first performance took place in his home.


D. His first performance took place in a class.
Câu 3: What could he do with his amazing ability when he appeared on television in Britain?


A. He could break metal objects by touching them gently with his fingers and also draw pictures of hidden objects


B. He could bend spoons and break metal objects by touching them gently with his fingers and also draw pictures of hidden objects


C. He could bend spoons and break metal objects by touching them.


D. He could not bend spoons and break metal objects by touching them gently with his fingers and also draw pictures of hidden objects
Câu 4: What happened after he appeared on television in Britain?


A. There were million of telephone calls.


B. There were thousand of telephone calls.


C. There were hundreds of telephone calls.


D. There were thirty telephone calls.
Câu 5: What did people want to tell him?


A. They wanted to tell him that watches in their homes bent, metal objects broke and watches which had stopped many years before suddenly started to go again.


B. They wanted to tell him that spoons in their homes bent, gold objects broke and watches which had stopped many years before suddenly started to go again.


C. They wanted to tell him that spoons in their homes broke, metal objects broke and watches which had stopped many years before suddenly started to go again.


D. They wanted to tell him that spoons in their homes bent, metal objects broke and watches which had stopped many years before suddenly started to go again.

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Choose the best answer for the following sentences:
Câu 1: I moved to the front of the room _______ I could see better.


A. so as to  


B. with a view to    


C.  to   


D. so that
Câu 2: The boy tiptoed into the room _______ wake everybody up.


A. so as to    


B. in order that   


C. so as not to 


D. not  to
Câu 3: He turned out the light ________ waste electricity.


A. not   


B. for not    


C. so that not


D. in order not to
Câu 4: I am lighting the fire so that the house _______ be warm when they return.


A. would      


B. wouldn’t    


C. will   


D. won’t
Câu 5: Mary worked hard _______ passing the examination.


A. as so to  


B. with the aim of 


C. so that to   


D. in order not to
Câu 6: She is taking science course at school ______ order to choose science for her profession.


A. so          


B. on      


C. in  


D. at
Câu 7: She weighed herself _______ know the pull of the earth exerting on her.


A. for  


B. so that     


C. for fear that  


D. to
Câu 8: He hurried so that he ________ miss the train.


A. won’t   


B. doesn’t    


C. didn’t   


D. wouldn’t
Câu 9: He does morning exercises regularly _______ improve his health.


A. not  to


B. with a view to   


C. so that not   


D. in order to
Câu 10: Mary took her brother to school for him ________ English.


A. to learn  


B. learning   


C. learns     


D. learned
Câu 11: I spoke slowly. The foreigner could understand me.


A. I spoke slowly so that  the foreigner could understand me.


B. I spoke slowly in order to the foreigner could understand me.


C. I spoke slowly that the foreigner could understand me.


D. I spoke slowly to make the foreigner could understand me.
Câu 12: He  had to explain the lesson very clearly…………………….


A. in order that his student to understand it 


B. so that his students  could understand it


C. so as his students to understand it      


D. so that his students to understand it
Câu 13: He studies very hard ……………………


A. in order to fail the examination      


B. so that to get knowledge


C. so as not to pass examination       


D. for fear that he will fail the examination
Câu 14: We have to start early…………………………we won’t be late.


A. so that   


B. so as  to


C. because  


D. although
Câu 15: They were talking in whispers…………..nobody could hear them.


A. in order to  


B. so as not to


C. in order that   


D. for fear that
Câu 16: He hurried to the station. He  didn’t want to miss the train.


A. He hurried to the station so that he would miss the train.


B. He hurried to the station with a view to missing the train.


C. He hurried to the station for fear of  missing  the train.      


D. He hurried to the station not to miss the train.
Câu 17: She went to the library in order that she could borrow some books.


A. She went to the library with the aim of borrow some books. 


B. She went to the library that she could borrow some books.


C. She went to the library so that she could borrow some books.  


D. She went to the library in order to lend some books.
Câu 18: The  schoolboys are in hurry………………….they will not be late for school.


A. so as to     


B. to   


C. in order that


D. for
Câu 19: We set off early…………………..we wouldn’t get stuck in the traffic


A. although  


B.   so that   


C. because      


D.   in case
Câu 20: I shouted in order that I could warn everybody of danger.


A. I shouted with a view to warn everybody of danger.


B. I shouted  so that warn everybody of danger.


C. I shouted with the aim of  warn everybody of danger


D. I shouted for fear that nobody knows of danger.
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Choose the best answer to the following questions.
Câu 1: Before cars_________, people_________ horses and bicycles.


A. were discovered/ had used      


B. discovering/ had used


C. had discovered/ used     


D.  discovered/ had used
Câu 2: When the police came, they _________.


A.  are fighting


B.  fought  


C. would be fighting 


D. were fighting
Câu 3: Before she came to England, she _________ English.


A. studied 


B. will study 


C. had studied  


D. was studying 
Câu 4: I have lost touch with him _________ He left for London.


A.  as soon as   


B. after  


C. before    


D. since
Câu 5: My mother is washing the dishes _________ my father is watching television.


A. when    


B. while 


C. as


D. since
Câu 6: _______ the firemen arrived to help, we had already put out the fire.


A. Until 


B. No sooner    


C. By the time   


D. After
Câu 7: I have earned my own living _______ I was seven.


A. since  


B. when


C. while 


D. as soon as
Câu 8: _______ Peter gets here, we will congratulate him.


A. As soon as  


B. After


C. No sooner   


D. Since
Câu 9: She went on crying, with her head sunk into a pillow, and cried and cried _______ the pillow was wet through.


A. before


B. after   


C. until  


D. while
Câu 10: _________ you finish typing that report, make five copies of it and give it to the officers.


A. While


B. When


C. But


D. Although 
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Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questionsUntil recently, hunting for treasure from shipwrecks was mostly fantasy; with recent technological advances, however, the search for sunken treasure has become more popular as a legitimate endeavor. This has caused a debate between those wanting to salvage the wrecks and those wanting to preserve them.Treasure hunters are spurred on by the thought of finding caches of gold coins or other valuable objects on a sunken ship. One team of salvagers, for instance, searched the wreck of the RMS Republic, which sank outside the Boston harbor in 1900. The search party, using side-scan sonar, a device that projects sound waves across the ocean bottom and produces a profile of the sea floor, located the wreck in just two and a half days. Before the use of this new technology, such searches could take months or years. The team of divers searched the wreck for two months, finding silver tea services, crystal dinnerware, and thousands of bottles of wine, but they did not find the five and a half tons of American Gold Eagle coins they were searching for.Preservationists focus on the historic value of a ship. They say that even if a shipwreck's treasure does not have a high monetary value, it can be an invaluable source of historic artifacts that are preserved in nearly mint condition. But once a salvage team has scoured a site, much of the archaeological value is lost. Maritime archaeologists who are preservationists worry that the success of salvagers will attract more treasure-hunting expeditions and thus threaten remaining undiscovered wrecks. Preservationists are lobbying their state lawmakers to legally restrict underwater searches and unregulated salvages. To counter their efforts, treasure hunters argue that without the lure of gold and million-dollar treasures, the wrecks and their historical artifacts would never be recovered at all.
Câu 1: What is the main idea of this passage?


A. Searching for wrecks is much easier with new technologies like side-scan sonar.


B. Maritime archaeologists are concerned about the unregulated searching of wrecks.


C. The search of the RMS Republic failed to produce the hoped-for coins.


D. The popularity of treasure seeking has spurred a debate between preservationists and salvagers.
Câu 2: The word “sunken” is closest in meaning to which of the following words?


A. broken     


B. underwater   


C. ancient      


D. hollow
Câu 3: Which of the following statements is best supported by the author?


A. The value of a shipwreck depends on the quantity of its artifacts.


B. Preservationists are fighting the use of technological advances such as side-scan sonars


C. Side-scan sonar has helped to legitimize salvaging.


D. The use of sound waves is crucial to locating shipwrecks.
Câu 4: The author uses the word “services” to refer to which of the following?


A. cups      


B. sets         


C. containers      


D. decorations
Câu 5: All of the following were found on the RMS Republic EXCEPT


A. wine bottles   


B. silver tea services


C. American Gold Eagle coins 


D. crystal dinnerware
Câu 6: From the passage, you can infer that a preservationist would be most likely to       


A. shun treasure-seeking salvagers   


B. be a diver


C. put treasures in a museum     


D. do archaeological research
Câu 7: The word “scoured” is most similar to which of the following?


A. scraped away    


B. scratched over 


C. scrambled around 


D. searched through
Câu 8: The second and third paragraphs are an example of  


A. chronological order 


B. explanation    


C. specific to general


D. definition
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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: People think the Samba is the most popular dance in Brazil.


A. The Samba is thought to be the most popular dance in Brazil.


B. It is thought that the Samba was the most popular dance in Brazil.


C. It is thought that the Samba is among the most popular dances in Brazil.


D. In Brazil, the Samba is thought to be one of the most popular dances.
Câu 2: I find myself at a loss to understand Harold’s behavior.


A. I lost contact with Harold, so I couldn’t understand his behavior.


B. I have to lose a lot to understand Harold’s behavior.


C. I understood Harold’s behavior completely.


D. I find Harold's behavior quite incomprehensible.
Câu 3: A child is influenced as much by his schooling as by his parents.


A. Schooling doesn’t influence a child as much as his parents do.


B. A child’s parents have greater influence on him than his schooling.


C. A child can influence his parents as much as his schooling.


D. A child's schooling influences him as much as his parents do.

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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: She received the exam results. She immediately phoned her mom.


A. She immediately phoned her mom that she would receive the exam results.


B. No sooner had she received the exam results than she phoned her mom.


C. No sooner had she phoned her mom than she received the exam results.


D. She received the exam results immediately after she phoned her mom.
Câu 2: She helped us a lot with our project. We couldn’t continue without her.


A. Unless we had her contribution, we could continue with the project.


B. But for her contribution, we could have continued with the project.


C. If she hadn’t contributed positively, we couldn’t have continued with the project.


D. Provided her contribution wouldn’t come, we couldn’t continue with the project.

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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 ther following questions.
Câu 1: If it had not rained last night, the roads in the city ______ so slippery now.


A. would not be 


B. must not be  


C. could not have been


D. would not have been
Câu 2: My dog as well as my cats ______ twice a day.


A. eat     


B. eats 


C. have eaten


D. has eaten
Câu 3: The doctor advised ______ late.


A. me not staying up


B. me not stay up


C. me not to stay up   


D. not to stay up
Câu 4: It seems that you are right, ______?


A. doesn’t it  


B. do you 


C. aren’t you      


D. are you
Câu 5: You ______ the locksmith to open the door for you last night before you tried to open it yourself.


A. have had to call 


B. ought to have called  


C. had better call 


D. must call
Câu 6: Valentine’s Day, ______ from Roman, is now celebrated all over the world.


A. originate        


B. originating  


C. to originate     


D. originated
Câu 7: Until the situation has settled down, it is _____ to travel to that country.


A. well-advised  


B. inadvisable     


C. advisable  


D. ill-advised
Câu 8: The ______ cheered when the final goal was scored in the match today.


A. spectators   


B. audience  


C. onlookers  


D. viewers
Câu 9: The purpose of the survey was to ______ the inspector with local conditions.


A. notify     


B. instruct  


C. acquaint  


D. inform
Câu 10: If oil supplies run out in 2050 then we need to find ______ energy sources soon.


A. alternate     


B. alternating 


C. alternative


D. altering
Câu 11: William was 19 years old when he was _____ for war.


A. called up


B. made up   


C. put up   


D. brought up
Câu 12: I can’t give you the answer on the _____; I’ll have to think about it for a few days.        


A. place       


B. minute     


C. scene     


D. spot
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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: Face-to-face socializing is not as preferred as virtual socializing among the youth.


A. instant


B. available


C. direct


D. facial
Câu 2: With so many daily design resources, how do you stay-up-date with technology without spending too much time on it?


A. connect to the Internet all day 


B. update new status


C. use social network daily  


D. get latest information

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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: Hoa is asking Hai, who is sitting at a corner of the room, seeming too shy.
- Hoa: “Why aren’t you taking part in our activites?                     ”
- Hai: “ Yes, I can. Certainly”


A. Can you help me with this decorations?


B. Can I help you?


C. Shall I take your hat off?


D. Could you please show me how to get the nearest post office?
Câu 2: Mary is talking to a porter in the hotel lobby.
- Poter: “Shall I help you with your suitcase?”
- Mary: “                                       ”


A. That’s very kind of you.            


B. What a pity!


C. I can’t agree more.  


D. Not a chance.

A.
B.
C.
D.