Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.The development of writing (41) ________ a huge difference to the world, and we might see it as the beginning of (42) ________ . Pieces of pottery with marks on are probably numbers that have been discovered in China that date back from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of picture writing developed in the (43) ________ around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3,300 BC onwards. However, the first (44) ________ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1.050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1,000 years. The first two signs were called “aleph" and “beta"’, which in Greek became “alpha” and “beta”, which gave us the (45) ________ word “alphabet”.The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and (46) ________ to other European countries under the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were (47) ________ to people in Shakespeare’s time.If we (48) ________ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write ‘quest’ at the end of a sentence in (49) ________ to show that it was a question. They started to write Qo in (50) ________  of the whole word, and then put the Q above o, in the end, that became the question mark “?”.
Câu 1: _________ (41)


A. did


B. had


C. made


D. took
Câu 2: _________ (42)


A. media


B. bulletin


C. programme


D. journalism
Câu 3: _________ (43)


A. distance


B. area


C. length


D.  earth
Câu 4: _________ (44)


A. true


B.  accurate


C.  exact


D. precise
Câu 5: _________ (45)


A. new


B. trendy


C. modern


D. fashionable
Câu 6: _________ (46)


A. spread


B. appeared


C. was


D. occurred
Câu 7: _________ (47)


A. infamous


B.  unpopular


C. unknown


D. hidden
Câu 8: _________ (48)


A. look into


B. bring on


C. make off


D. hold up
Câu 9: _________ (49)


A. turn


B.  fact


C. order


D. intention
Câu 10: _________ (50)


A. position


B. space


C. spot


D.  place
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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.A small but iỉrowing group of scholars, evolutionary psychologists, are beginning to sketch the contours of the human mind as designed by natural selection. Some of them even anticipate the coming of a field called “mismatch theory”, which would study maladies resulting from contrasts between the modern environment and the “ancestral environment” - the one we were designed for. There is no shortage of such maladies to study. Rates of depression have been doubling in some industrial countries roughly every 10 years. Suicide is the third most common cause of death amona young adults, after car wrecks and homicides.Evolutionary psychology is a long way from explaining all this with precision, but it is already shedding enough light to challenge some conventional wisdom. It suggests, for example, that the nostalgia for the nuclear family of the 1950s is in some way misguided - that the model family of husband at work and wife at home is hardly a “natural” and the healthful living arrangement, especially for the wives. Moreover, the bygone lifestyles that do look fairly natural in light of evolutionary psychology appear to have been eroded largely by commercialism. Perhaps the biggest surprise from evolutionary psychology is its depiction of the “animal” in us. Freud, and various thinkers since, saw “civilization” as an oppressive force that thwarts basic mimal instincts, then urges and transmutes them into psychopathology. However, evolutionary psychology suggests that a larger threat to mental health may be the way civilization thwarts civility. There is a gentler, kinder side of human nature, and it seems increasingly to be a victim of repression in modern society.Notes:-                      malady (n): a serious problem (một vấn đề nghiêm trọng).-                      homicide (n): hành động giết người.-                      nostalgia (n): nỗi luyến tiếc quá khứ, lòng hoài cổ.-                     evolutionary psychology (n): tâm lí học tiến hóa.-                      transmute (v): chuyển hóa, biến đổi bản chất.-                      thwart (v): càn trở.
Câu 1: Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?


A. How evolutionary psychology manages modern society.


B. The problems of illness caused by modern society.


C. The importance of ancestral environment.


D. Evolutionary psycholoíỉists’ views on the nuclear family.
Câu 2: The word “contours” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________ .


A. actions


B. limits


C. structures


D. outlines
Câu 3: According to the passage, the death of many young people in indusirial counưies is mainly caused by _________ .


A. murder


B. traffic accidents


C. suicide


D. depression
Câu 4: The word “one” in paragraph 1 refers to the _________ .


A. mismatch theory


B. field


C. modern environment  


D. ancestral environment
Câu 5: It can be inferred from the passage that evolutionary psychologists dislike nostalgia for the 1950s because ___________ .


A. it was an unhealthy time to live


B. the nuclear family provided an unsatisfactory lifestyle


C. women who wished to go out to work were misguided


D. family life was seen to be unnalural
Câu 6: The word “bygone” in paragraph 2 could be replaced by __________ .


A. overlooked


B. forgotten


C. past


D. original
Câu 7: According to the passage, Freud and other psycholoeists thought civilization ________ .


A. showed that people have animal instincts


B. greatly improved peopfe's lives


C. encouraged people to use the basic instincts


D. caused madness in some people
Câu 8: In this passage, the word "civility” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________ .


A. courtesy


B. politeness


C. morality


D.  formality
Câu 9: In the passage, evolutionary psychologists suggest that in modern society _______ .


A. victims are always punished 


B.  people’s better natures are denied


C. repressed people are kind and gentle


D. people suffer from repression
Câu 10: Where  in the passage does the author suggest a conflict between the ways of living?


A. The second sentence of paragraph 1.


B. The first two sentences of paragraph 2.


C. The fourth and fifth sentences of paragraph 2.


D. The last two sentences of paragraph 2.
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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 questions from 78 to 80.
Câu 1:


A. towel                      


B. flown                      


C. power                     


D. clown
Câu 2:


A. chaos                      


B. chance                    


C. chant                       


D. change
Câu 3:


A. piece                       


B. thief                                    


C. peace                      


D. friend

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 68 to 77.
Câu 1: My cousin from Canada is _________ visit us next month.


A. arranged                                


B. possible                   


C. likely                      


D. probable
Câu 2: It was very quiet in the classroom and the teacher wondered what her students _________.
 


A. were up to


B. backed up   


C. broke down


D. accustomed to
Câu 3: Our _________ had taken it for granted that victory was theirs, but we scored a goal in the last minute.


A. opponents                             


B. referees                   


C. spectators                


D. contestants
Câu 4: Janine was such a cheerful person that Oliver ________ her immediately.


A. took after   


B. took to    


C.  let in  


D.  turned out
Câu 5: The workers’ demands were not ________and they decided to go on strike.
 


A. happened                              


B. done                        


C. satisfied                  


D. pleased
Câu 6: The wedding reception is going to be ________ next Saturday.
       


A. done                                                  


B. taken place      


C. held                                    


D. made
Câu 7: Currently only 40 percent of three to five-year-olds in Britain have _______ to pre-school education.


A. potential                                


B. condition                 


C. access                     


D. chance
Câu 8: She is so ________ that in the end she will get what she wants.
     


A. selected                                 


B. determined              


C. exhausted               


D. embarrassed
Câu 9: The accused was found guilty of murder and ________ to life imprisonment.


A. accused                                 


B. put                          


C. sentenced                


D. convicted
Câu 10: Bob’s doctor advised him to _________ smoking.


A.  go off     


B.  do up 


C. end up     


D. give up
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the questions from 66 to 67.
Câu 1:


A. comment                 


B. campus                   


C. compost                  


D. comprise
Câu 2:


A. recycle                    


B. instruction               


C. detergent                 


D. chemical

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Your teacher gives you the following brochure about crime. Read the information and answer the questions. How to Avoid Being Mugged          A surprisingly large number of people have had first-band experience of some sort of crime in the streets, the most common of which is mugging. In the city of Chicago alone, there are about 6,000 muggings every year. Here are some tips in order to avoid joining the growing list of people who have been mugged.          How can a mugger be spotted?          Be wary of loiterers who seem to be window shopping or who aren’t really doing anything. Muggers need time to find the right victim, so they neither hide nor walk very quickly. They often ask for spare change or what the time is. These are tricks to distract their victims, and also to figure out if you have any expensive jewellery or items worth stealing. Finally, be suspicious of anyone who is wearing clothing which hides their identity, such as a hooded jacket.          What kind of victims do muggers search for?          Muggers love solitary individuals, so be sure to stay where the people are. Avoid empty streets and alleyways, and whenever possible, try to walk with a friend. Walk confidently and take long steps. Muggers do not like people who are relaxed and seem sure of themselves. It is also a good idea to look a potential mugger in the eye, for the same reason. However, if the mugger is an aggressive type, establishing eye contact may backfire, as he/she might see it as a challenge. So if your confident look is met with an angry stare, be the first to look away. Lastly, do not dress in a way that makes you stand out. If you are a tourist, try to dress like a local.          What can you do if you realize you are a target?          It is sometimes a good idea to act unpredictably, perhaps by acting crazy or shouting. If there are people around, shouting “Fire!” is more effective than “Help!”. However, in the majority of cases muggers carry dangerous weapons, so it’s probably safer to go along with their demands. If a mugger forces you into your car, you will probably be told to drive to an ATM and withdraw cash. Don’t worry, though, because most banks will refund any money withdrawn while being robbed if you report the incident to the police.
Câu 1: What is this brochure about?
    


A. bank robberies  


B. crimes in foreign countries


C. robberies in the streets  


D. rising violent crime
Câu 2: According to the first paragraph, ________.


A. there has been a decrease in the number of muggings.


B. muggings in Chicago are rising by 6,000 per year.


C. mugging is the most frequent street crime.


D. everyone in the US has been mugged at least once.
Câu 3: Why do muggers ask people the time?
   


A. to steal their watches       


B. to see if they are worth robbing


C. to get their attention  


D. to avoid looking suspicious
Câu 4: Which of the following is probably NOT a mugger?


A. a person walking slowly down the street


B. a person who asks you for money


C. a person jogging along the sidewalk     


D. a person dressed to hide his appearance
Câu 5: Which phrase is closest in meaning to “solitary individuals” in paragraph 3?


A. inexperienced people 


B. wealthy people


C. sad people   


D. people who are alone
Câu 6: Muggers prefer to attack people who are _________.


A. hesitant                      


B. together in groups  


C. relaxed                    


D. on busy streets
Câu 7: Which phrase is closest in meaning to “backfire” in paragraph 3?
       


A. seem unfriendly    


B. be the safest option


C. make things worse   


D. be better than talking
Câu 8: If a mugger looks at you angrily, you should _________.
    


A. avoid meeting his eyes     


B. stare at him confidently


C. talk to him in a friendly way    


D. run away as fast as you can
Câu 9: What should tourists try to avoid doing?
          


A. walking on the streets


B. looking different from the local


C. wearing expensive clothes   


D. spending money openly  
Câu 10: What is the best thing to do when you are mugged?


A. shout “help” loudly     


B. obey the mugger


C. call the police  


D. use a dangerous weapon
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Câu 1: Certainly, initial reports that a small number threatened resigning in the event of Mrs Thatcher continuing have been denied by those involved.
      


A. resigning 


B. in 


C. continuing 


D. involved
Câu 2: It was recognised by local authorities, however, that to classify as offensive very popular a trade dealing with food was a drastic step.


A. It was recognised


B. as 


C. very 


D. with food
Câu 3: Volunteers at Cleveland Aid for Romanian Children are beginning to get together everything they need to renovate a 55-bed children’s hospital in the outskirts of Iasi.
   


A. at 


B. are beginning


C. to renovate


D. in 
Câu 4: Had it not been for the tragic accident at Hockenheim, Jim Clark’s record will surely have been unsurpassable.


A. Had it 


B. for 


C. at 


D. will 
Câu 5: It has become more and more difficult to protect our children in the harsh reality of life outside the home and to take care of them properly.
                           


A. has become 


B. in 


C. outside 


D. of them

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Read the text below and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 35.Language change          Language change over time, but (26) ________ don’t realise it. We may hear young people (27) _______ differently from us and (28) ________ by the way they speak. For example, we may notice new words, new expressions or even grammatically incorrect sentences. We will not, however, (29) ________ these different speech forms as language changes. We are most likely to attribute these forms to the irresponsibility of the youth and hope that they will speak correctly when they (30) ________.          They may never do this, (31) ________. The new words, expressions and grammatical forms they use may become part of the language, and future generations will bring more changes to the language. So if members of the same community or country could speak to (32) ________ across five hundred years, they may be unable to communicate.          Imagine a group of people moving away from (33) ________ they live. They will undoubtedly come into contact with other languages or dialects. They will borrow a lot of linguistic elements from those languages and eventually their own language will change to such a degree that what they say will be unintelligible to the people back home. Another example is a community which is (34) ________ into two different classes: an upper class and a lower class. If the children of the upper class have (35) ________ different education from those of the lower class, the kinds of jobs they choose will also be different. As a result, different dialects will develop and the speech of the two groups will differ.
Câu 1: (26) 


A. most of us 


B. the most of us     


C. the most 


D. us most
Câu 2: (27) 


A. spoken                    


B. speaking                 


C. about speaking


D. to speak
Câu 3: (28) 


A. be annoying


B. have annoyed      


C. are annoying  


D. get annoyed
Câu 4: (29) 


A. believe                    


B. value                       


C. regard                     


D. think
Câu 5: (30) 


A. grow up 


B. had grown up


C. will grow up 


D. grew up
Câu 6: (31) 


A. too                          


B. though                    


C. yet                          


D. despite
Câu 7: (32)  


A. every other  


B. one another    


C. each the other  


D. all other
Câu 8: (33) 


A. why                                    


B. which                      


C. what                       


D. where
Câu 9: (34)


A. removed                 


B. constructed             


C. associated               


D. divided
Câu 10: (35) 


A. the                          


B. very                                    


C. any                         


D. a
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Choose the sentence A, B, C or D which is closest in meaning to the first sentence of each of the questions from 1 to 5.
Câu 1: The workers are going on strike next week.


A. It’s not certain that the workers will go on strike next week.


B. The workers haven’t arranged to go on strike next week yet.


C. The workers have decided to go on strike next week.


D. The workers doubt that they will go on strike next week.
Câu 2: She told me that she had done all her homework the day before.


A. “We did our homework two days ago”, she said to me.


B. “I have been doing my homework since yesterday”, she said.


C. “I did my homework yesterday”, she said to me.


D.  “She had me do her homework yesterday”, she said to me.
Câu 3: It has been fourteen years since we last heard from Bridget.


A. It was fourteen years ago that we decided not to receive news from Bridget.


B. We had never heard from Bridget until fourteen years ago.


C. We haven’t heard from Bridget for fourteen years.


D. We have received news from Bridge for fourteen years.
Câu 4: She is very fond of playing jokes on her friends.


A. She likes playing jokes on her friends.


B. She hates it when her friends play jokes on her.


C. She accuses her friends of playing jokes on her.


D. She love making funs of her friends.
Câu 5: As soon as I finished writing it, I thought of sending it to you.


A. I finished writing it and immediately I thought of sending it to you.


B. Finishing writing it made me think of sending it to you.


C. After I thought of sending it to you, I started writing it to you.


D. Sending it to you, I thought of writing it to you.

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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: The flowers ________ in a warm sunny place.
    


A. must have kept 


B. should keep    


C. must be keeping


D. should be kept
Câu 2: As the conversation went on, he became ________.
  


A. the more talkative 


B. more and more talkatively


C. more talkatively    


D. more and more talkative
Câu 3: She was doing her homework while her father _________ a football match.
  


A. watches                       


B. was watching   


C. watched                  


D. is watching
Câu 4: Johnny used to be one of the most _________ athletes in my country.


A. success                                    


B. successful               


C. successfully            


D. succeed
Câu 5: The old are ________ by their children in my country.
    


A. looked after


B. looked at   


C. looked for  


D.  looked up
Câu 6: __________ is a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing.


A. Conservation               


B. Extinction               


C. Habitat                    


D. Biodiversity
Câu 7: The International Red Cross has its _______ in Geneva, Switzerland.


A. companies                   


B. headquarters           


C. factories                  


D. buildings
Câu 8: Passengers ________ smoke until the signs have been switched off.


A. needn't                         


B. mightn't                   


C. mustn't                    


D. can't
Câu 9: Of the two sisters, Jane was ________.
    


A. the clever  


B. clever                      


C. the cleverer       


D. the cleverest
Câu 10: _________ from university, he joined the army.
       


A. Before he graduates


B. After he had graduated


C. When he has graduated 


D. While he was graduating
Câu 11: Don't throw stones ________ the birds. That's prohibited.
    


A. for                                


B. to                            


C. at                            


D. with
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