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.            It is difficult to write rules that tell exactly when we should apologize, but it is not difficult to learn how. If we have done something to hurt someone’s feelings, or if we have been impolite or rude, we should apologize. An apology indicates that we realize we have made a mistake, and we are sorry for it. It is a way of expressing our regret for something. When we apologize, we admit our wrongdoing, usually offer a reason for it, and express regret.            The simplest way to apologize is to say “I’m sorry”, but often that is not enough. Let’s take a common situation. Mario is late for class and enters the classroom, interrupting the teacher in the middle of the lesson. What does he do? The most polite action is usually to take a seat as quietly as possible and apologize later. But if the teacher stops and waits for him to say something, he could apologize simply “I’m sorry I’m late”, ask permission to take his seat, and sit down. Naturally, more than this – a reason for the tardiness – is needed, but this is not the time or the place for it because he has already caused one interruption and doesn’t need to make it any longer or worse than it already is.
Câu 1: When we apologize, _____________________.


A. we express our happiness


B. we express our sadness


C. we admit our wrongdoing, offer a reason for it, and express regret


D. we realize our wrongdoing
Câu 2: We should apologize _____________________.


A. when we are not happy or lose something


B. when we have been impolite, rude or done something to hurt someone’s feeling.


C. when we are angry with somebody about something


D. when we feel tired and make mistakes
Câu 3: Is it difficult to learn how to apologize somebody?


A. No, hasn’t


B. No, it isn’t


C. Yes, it is


D. not difficult
Câu 4: The word “rude” in paragraph 1 could be best replace by _____.


A. polite


B. good behavior


C. incorrect behavior


D. correct behavior
Câu 5: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as the most polite action in Mario’s case?


A. keep quiet


B. apologize later


C. take a seat


D. interrupt the teacher
Câu 6: What is the simplest way to apologize?


A. We said nothing.


B. We admit our wrongdoing.


C. We say “I am sorry”.


D. We express our regret.
Câu 7: It is _____ to write the rules that tell exactly when we should apologize.


A. difficult


B. easy


C. simple


D. common

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B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: In summer (A), warm southern air carries (B) moist (C) north to the eastern and central (D) United States.


A. In summer


B. air carries


C. moist


D. central
Câu 2: If you had sat (A) the plant in a cooler (B) location, the leaves (C) would not have burned (D).


A. sat


B. in a cooler


C. the leaves


D. have burned
Câu 3: Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals (A) did not show up (B) last night because he had (C) an accident on his way to the practice (D).


A. the choir rehearsals


B. show up


C. had


D. on his way to the practice

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: I got very nervous during the exam. When the examiner asked my name, my mind went completely ________.


A. empty     


B. blank         


C. white     


D. void
Câu 2: Some people are ________ interested in animals than in other people.


A. further        


B. far more  


C. much        


D. most
Câu 3: The complaints he received were like water off a duck’s ________.


A. feather      


B. wings        


C. back  


D. body
Câu 4: There’s a rumor that the National Bank is going to ________ the company I work for.


A. take over  


B. overtake   


C. take on  


D. take off
Câu 5: I can’t tell you the exact amount, but I can give you a ________ estimate.


A. smooth         


B. rough 


C. tidy     


D. similar
Câu 6: “I left the cookies on the table, but now it’s gone. What happened to it?”
“I didn’t know. One of the children ________ it.”


A. may have eaten 


B. could eat


C. had to eat   


D. should have eaten
Câu 7: My father always has the builder ________ the roof of our house.


A. repaired


B. to repair     


C. to be repaired  


D. repair
Câu 8: If only I ________ run as fast as he can.


A. can  


B. could


C. might   


D. have
Câu 9: Here ________ notebook and report that I promised you last week.


A. is the     


B. are the   


C. was the   


D. has been a
Câu 10: There were two rooms in the beach house, ________ served as a kitchen.


A. the smaller of which      


B. the smallest of which


C. the smaller of them  


D. smallest of that
Câu 11: The minister has, in a ________ of speaking, resigned.


A. form          


B. means    


C. kind         


D. manner
Câu 12: The news of his sister’s death came as a(n) ________ shock to him.


A. utter   


B. entire   


C. extreme  


D. great
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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: A pessimistic person always sees things on the dark sides.


A. difficult     


B. intelligent     


C. comfortable    


D. sanguine
Câu 2:  I'd like to pay some money into my bank account.


A. put some money into    


B. give some money out


C. leave some money aside   


D. withdraw some money from

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 questionsThe ocean bottom - a region nearly 2.5 times greater than the total land area of the Earth - is a vast frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century ago, the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep. Totally without light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earth's surface, the deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans, in some ways as forbidding and remote as the void of outer space. Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a century, the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the beginning of the National Science Foundation's Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP).Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDP's drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean's surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of sediments and rock from the ocean floor. The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year research program that ended in November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 core samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the world. The Glomar Challenger's core samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundred of millions of years ago and to calculate what it will probably look like millions of years in the future. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger's voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes that shape the Earth. The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information critical to understanding the world's past climates. Deep-ocean sediments provide a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely isolated from the mechanical erosion and the intense chemical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of past climates. This record has already provided insights into the patterns and causes of past climatic change - information that may be used to predict future climates.
Câu 1: The word "they" in paragraph 4 refers to


A. climates      


B. sediments  


C. cores        


D. years
Câu 2: The word "strength" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to 


A. endurance 


B. purpose     


C. basis           


D. discovery
Câu 3: The word "extracting" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to 


A. removing      


B. breaking   


C. locating   


D. analyzing
Câu 4: The word "inaccessible" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to


A. unreachable   


B. unsafe     


C. unusable 


D. unrecognizable
Câu 5: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea Drilling Project?


A. Geologists were able to determine the Earth's appearance hundreds of millions of years ago.


B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.


C. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen.


D. Information was revealed about the Earth's past climatic changes
Câu 6: Which of the following is TRUE of the Glomar Challenger?


A. It is a type of submarine.    


B. It is an ongoing project.


C. It has gone on over 100 voyages.      


D. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968.
Câu 7: What is the main topic of the passage?


A. The Earth's climate millions of years ago


B. The first detailed study of the bottom of the ocean


C. Geologists' predictions for the future environment of the Earth


D. Marine life deep in the ocean
Câu 8: The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was


A. an attempt to find new sources of oil and gas


B. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom


C. composed of geologists from all over the world


D. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry
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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: I met my long-lost brother. I was at a loss for words.


A. When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything.


B. When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say.


C. When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say.


D. When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say.
Câu 2: I strongly disapproved of your behavior. However, I will help you this time.


A. Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.


B. Because of your behavior, I will help you this time.


C. Although I strongly disapproved of your behavior, but I will help you this time.


D. Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to complete each of the following questions.
Câu 1: In many families, the woman now is the principal                            .


A. breadbasket                            


B. bread earner         


C. winner     


D. breadwinner
Câu 2: By the time you receive this letter, I                               for the USA.


A. am leaving                        


B. will leave         


C. will have left        


D. have left
Câu 3: Last Saturday was                                    that we took a drive in the country.


A. so beautiful day                              


B. such a beautiful day         


C. so a beautiful day                       


D. such beautiful day
Câu 4: He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the                                 of the company.


A. requirements                        


B. applicants               


C. information 


D. education
Câu 5: The authorities are determined to take tougher                                to reduce crime.


A. measures                      


B. situations   


C. interests    


D. requirements
Câu 6: If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals                               .


A. would be died                       


B. would die             


C. will be killed              


D. will killed
Câu 7: The team were eager to make                               the loss of the previous match.


A. away with                         


B. off with                


C. up for                           


D. up with
Câu 8: Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first                                      .


A. try                                              


B. attempt                     


C. doing                          


D. aim
Câu 9:             parents of Paul Thomas claimed that he was at                  home at the time of   robbery.


A. Ø – Ø – the                     


B. The – the – the


C. Ø – Ø - a                


D. The – Ø - the
Câu 10:                                             I had learnt English when I was at high school.


A. If only                         


B. Even if                  


C. Unless                       


D. If
Câu 11: I                                         a terrible accident while I       on the beach.


A. saw / was walking              


B. have seen / were walking


C. see / am walking                                    


D. was seeing / walked
Câu 12:                                         irritating they are, you shouldn't lose your temper with your children.


A. Because of                                


B. No matter             


C. Despite                      


D. However
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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: Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.


A. similar                        


B. different            


C. fake                         


D. genuine
Câu 2: Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.


A. restrain                         


B. stay unchanged        


C. remain unstable    


D. fluctuate

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: Anne: "Make yourself at home".
John : "           ."


A. Thanks! Same to you.                                


B. That's very kind of you. Thank you.


C. Not at all. Don't mention it.               


D. Yes, Can I help you?
Câu 2: Jane: Thank you for a lovely evening.
Barbara:          .


A. Thanks!                              


B. Cheer!                      


C. Have a good day       


D. You are welcome.

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. washed         


B. needed            


C. stopped               


D. linked

Câu 2:


A. autumn            


B. summer                  


C. public                     


D. struggle
Câu 3:


A. succeed     


B. accept                    


C. account            


D. accident

A.
B.
C.
D.