Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.            American folk music originated with (31) ________ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not (32) ______ spread by radio, records, or music video. It was (33) _____ by oral traditional and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional impact. The major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, (34) ______ soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s, singer – composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez continued this tradition by urban’ folk music. Many of these songs deal (35) _____ important social issue, such as racial integration and the war in Vietnam.
Câu 1: (31)


A. ordinary  


B. popular       


C. common     


D. typical
Câu 2: (32)


A. even             


B. still                                


C. until                       


D. yet
Câu 3: (33)


A. transferred   


B. transformed                                  


C. transmitted            


D. transited
Câu 4: (34)


A. which           


B. this                                


C. who                        


D. that
Câu 5: (35)


A. in        


B. by               


C.  with        


D. at

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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 followingquestions.
Câu 1: You usually drive fast. You use more petrol than usual.


A. The faster you drive, the more you use petrol.


B. The more you drive fast, the more you use petrol.


C. The faster you drive, the more petrol you use.


D. The more fast you drive, the more petrol you use.
Câu 2: The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday.


A. The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted six-month.


B. The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation.


C. The agreement which ends six-month negotiation was signed yesterday.


D.  The agreement which lasted six-month was signed yesterday.

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B.
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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: If I hadn’t had so much work to do, I would have gone to the movies.


A. I never go to the movies if I had work to do.


B. Because I had to do so much work, I couldn’t go to the movies.             


C. I would go to the movies when I had done so much work.


D. A lot of work couldn’t prevent me from going to the movies.
Câu 2: It is an undeniable fact that children watch too much TV.


A. It’s undeniable that too many children watch TV.


B. It’s undeniable that children don’t watch too many TV programmes.


C. It can’t be denied that children watch too many TV programmes.


D. It’s obviously true that children spend too much time watching TV.

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Dams are used to control flooding, provide water for irrigation, and generating electricity for the surrounding area.


A. to control flooding             


B. irrigation                  


C. generating     


D. surrounding area
Câu 2: Weather and geography conditions may determine the type of transportation used in a region.


A. Weather                   


B. geography                           


C. type                         


D. used
Câu 3: Geothermal energy is energy to obtain by using heat from the Earth’s interior.


A. energy                            


B. to obtain                  


C. using                   


D. the Earth’s
Câu 4: The more tired you are, the least hard you concentrate.


A. more tired                       


B. you are              


C.  least hard         


D.  concentrate

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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: The presentation by Dr. Dineen was self-explanatory.


A. bright                               


B. discouraging                   


C. confusing           


D. enlightening
Câu 2:  She gave an impeccable reading of the sonata and had the audience on their feet.


A. unqualified                    


B. imperfect              


C. suspicious           


D. negative

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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:  I am gripped with a fever whenever a new year is coming.


A. I feel disappointed                                         


B.  I am excited


C.  I get upset                       


D. I have got a temperature
Câu 2:  It was relatively easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.


A.  nearly                 


B. essentially                          


C.  comparatively        


D.  approximately

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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 from 35 to 42. How is the news different from entertainment? Most people would answer that news is real but entertainment is fiction. However, if we think more carefully about the news, it becomes clear that the news is not always real. The news does not show us all the events of the day, but stories from a small number of chosen events. The creation of news stories is subject to specific constraints, much like the creation of works of fiction. There are many constraints, but three of the most important ones are: commercialism, story formulas, and sources.Newspapers, radio, and TV stations are businesses, all of which are rivals for audiences and advertising revenue. The amount of time that the average TV station spends on news broadcasts has grown steadily over the last fifty years - largely because news is relatively cheap to produce, yet sells plenty of advertising. Some news broadcasts are themselves becoming advertisements. For example, during one week in 1996 when the American CBS network was airing a movie about the sinking of the Titanic, CBS news ran nine stories about that event (which had happened 84 years before). The ABC network is owned by Disney Studios, and frequently runs news stories about Mickey Mouse. Furthermore, the profit motive drives news organizations to pay more attention to stories likely to generate a large audience, and to shy away from stories that may be important but dull. This pressure to be entertaining has produced shorter, simpler stories: more focus on celebrities than people of substance, more focus on gossip than on news, and more focus on dramatic events than on nuanced issues.As busy people under relentless pressure to produce, journalists cannot spend days agonizing over the best way to present stories. Instead, they depend upon certain story formulas, which they can reuse again and again. One example is known as the inverted pyramid. In this formula, the journalist puts the most important information at the beginning of the story, than adds the next most important, and so on. The inverted pyramid originates from the age of the telegraph, the idea being that if the line went dead halfway through the story, the journalist would know that the most crucial information had at least been relayed. Modern journalists still value the formula for a similar reason. Their editors will cut stories if they are too long. Another formula involves reducing a complicated story into a simple conflict. The best example is "horse race" election coverage. Thorough explication of the issues and the candidates' views is forbiddingly complex. Journalists therefore concentrate more on who is winning in the opinion polls, and whether the underdog can catch up in the numbers than on politicians' campaign goals.Sources are another constraint on what journalists cover and how they cover it. The dominant sources for news are public information officers in businesses and government offices. The majority of such officers try to establish themselves as experts who are qualified to feed information to journalists. How do journalists know who is an expert? In general, they don't. They use sources not on the basis of actual expertise, but on the appearance of expertise and the willingness to share it. All the major news organizations use some of the same sources (many of them anonymous), so the same types of stories always receive attention. Over time, the journalists may even become close friends with their sources, and they stop searching for alternative points of view. The result tends to be narrow, homogenized coverage of the same kind.
Câu 1: It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that the author of the passage thinks _______.


A. that watching or reading the news is extremely boring


B. that most news stories are false


C. that most people don't realize how different news is from reality


D. that most people don't pay enough attention to the news
Câu 2: According to paragraph 2, which of the following is true?


A. One effect of commercialism is news stories with more complex content.


B. The ABC network owns Disney Studios.


C. Some news broadcasts are shown without advertisements.


D. More time is devoted to news on TV now than 50 years ago.
Câu 3: Why does the author mention Mickey Mouse in paragraph 2?


A. To indicate that ABC shows entertaining news stories


B. To give an example of news stories that are also advertisements


C. To contrast ABC's style with that of CBS


D. To give an example of news content that is not serious
Câu 4: According to paragraph 3, an advantage of the inverted pyramid formula for journalists is that _________.


A. if a story is cut by the editor, only the less crucial information will be lost


B. it makes a story more likely to be cut by the editor


C. it makes a story more likely to attract the attention of the audience


D. it makes a story simpler and easier to understand
Câu 5: The word relayed in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.


A. chosen                    


B. known                   


C. gathered                  


D. sent
Câu 6: According to the passage, which of the following tends to lead to homogenized coverage?


A. Journalists' use of experts as sources


B. Journalists' becoming friends with their sources


C. Journalists' search for alternative points of view


D. Journalists' using government officials as sources
Câu 7: The word them in paragraph 4 refers to _________.


A. journalists               


B. organizations          


C. experts                    


D. sources
Câu 8: Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentences "Thorough explication of the issues .... than on politicians' campaign goals. " in the passage?


A. Journalists focus on poll numbers instead of campaign issues because it is easier.


B. Journalists are more interested in issues and candidates' views, but viewers are more interested in who is winning.


C. During an election campaign, journalists mainly concentrate on "horse race" coverage.


D. Candidates' views and how they are explained by journalists can have a big effect on poll numbers.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is best made up from the prompts.
Câu 1: Darwin/ who/ be/ famous/ English/ scientist/ develop/theory/ evolution/ .


A. Darwin who is a famous English scientist developed a theory of evolution.


B. Darwin who was the famous English scientist develops the theory for evolution.


C. Darwin, who is a famous English scientist, has developed a theory on evolution.


D. Darwin, who was a famous English scientist, developed the theory of evolution.
Câu 2: They/ not answer/phone/ this morning, so/ must/ out/.


A. They hasn't answered the phone this morning so they must have been out.


B. They didn't answer the phone this morning so they must be out.


C. They didn't answer the phone this morning so they must have gone out.


D. They hasn't answered the phone this morning so they must go out.

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B.
C.
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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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.The position of sport in today’s society has changed out of all regconition. People no longer seem to think of sport as “just a game” – to be watched or played for the sake of enjoyment. (23)_______, it has become big business worldwide. It has become accepted practice for leading companies to provide sponsorship. TV companies pay large sums of money to screen important matches or competitions. The result has been huge financial rewards for athletes, some of (24)_______ are now very wealthy, particularly top footballers, golfers and tennis players. In addition, it is not unusual for some athletes to receive large fees on top of their salary, for advertising products or (25)_______ personal appearances.A trend towards shorter working hours means that people generally tend to have more free time, both to watch and to take part in sporting activity; sport has become a significant (26)_______ of the recreation industry that we now rely on to fill our leisure hours. Professional sport is a vital part of that industry, providing pleasure (27)_______ millions of ordinary people all over the world.
Câu 1: (23)______


A. Instead       


B. Except   


C. However  


D. Otherwise
Câu 2: (24)______


A. whom 


B. that     


C. who  


D. whose
Câu 3: (25)______


A. discovering 


B. doing      


C. creating     


D. making
Câu 4: (26)______


A. task     


B. contribution     


C. part  


D. role
Câu 5: (27)______


A. with  


B. in      


C. for  


D. from

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: Fruit is customarily treated with sulfur prior to drying to reduce any colour change.


A. subsequent to


B. previous to  


C. at the time of   


D. proceeding
Câu 2: With her sophiscated tastes, the singer has become an omnipresent icon of style and beauty.


A. oblivious     


B. controversial   


C. ubiquitous 


D. unknown

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C.
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