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.Accidents do not occur at random. People eighty-five years of age and older are twenty-two times likely to die accidentally than are children five to nine years old. The risk for native Americans is four times that for Asian-Americans and twice that for white Americans or African-Americans. Males suffer accidents at more than twice the rate of females, in part because they are more prone to risky behavior. Alaskans are more than three times as likely as Rhode Islanders to die in an accident. Texans are twenty-one times more likely than New Jerseyites to die in a natural disaster. Among the one hundred most populous counties, Kern County, California (Bakersfield), has an accident fatality rate three times greater than Summit County, Ohio (Akron).Accidents happens more often to poor people. Those living in poverty receive inferior medical care, are more apt to reside in houses with faulty heating and electrical systems, drive older cars with fewer safety features, and are less likely to use safety belts. People in rural areas have more accidents than city or suburban dwellers because farming is much riskier than working in a factory or office and because emergency medical services are less readily available. These two factors – low income and rural residence – may explain why the south has a higher accident rate than the north.(Source: Proficiency Reading)
Câu 1: Which of the following is true according to the passage?


A. Children aged five to nine face the greatest accident risk.


B. All people face an equal risk of having an accident.


C. One in every 22 people aged 85 and over will die in an accident.


D. The risk of having an accident is greater among certain groups of people.
Câu 2: The word “inferior” in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.


A. modern        


B.  low-quality  


C. well-equipped   


D. unsafe
Câu 3: According to the passage, which of the following groups of people in America face the highest risk of having an accident?


A. Native Americans


B. Asian-Americans


C. White Americans


D. African-Americans
Câu 4: What does the word “that” in the passage refer to?


A. males            


B. native Americans        


C. the risk              


D. African-Americans
Câu 5: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason for a higher accident rate among the poor?


A. Little knowledge about safety.


B. Inadequate medical services.


C. Poor housing and working conditions.


D. Use of cars which incorporate fewer safety features.

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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.Urbanization programmes are being carried out in many parts of the world, especially in densely (33) _______ religion with limited land and resources. It is the natural outcome of economic development and industrialization. It has brought a lot of benefits to our society. However, it also (34) _______ various problems for local authorities and town planners in the process of maintaining sustainable urbanization, especially in developing countries.When too many people cram into a small area, urban infrastructure can’t be effective. There will be a (35) _______ of livable housing, energy and water supply. This will create overcrowded urban districts with no proper facilities. Currently, fast urbanization is taking place predominantly in developing countries where sustainable urbanization has little relevance to people's lives. Their houses are just shabby slums with poor sanitation. Their children only manage to get basic education. Hence, the struggle for (36) _______ is their first priority rather than anything else. Only when the quality of their existence is improved, can they seek (37) _______ other high values in their life.
Câu 1: (33)


A. popular      


B. crowed      


C. populated          


D. numerous
Câu 2: (34)


A. poses        


B. offers       


C. leads                  


D. imposes
Câu 3: (35)


A. appearance


B. plenty           


C. loss            


D. lack
Câu 4: (36)


A. survive         


B. survival           


C. survivor            


D. survived
Câu 5: (37)


A. about               


B. for                 


C. with              


D. on

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: George graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.


A. A. If George graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.


B. B. George joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.


C. C. Although George graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.


D. D. That George graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
Câu 2: He must have canceled his e-mail account. I can’t get hold of him.


A. Since I’m unable to get in contact with him, it seems certain that he’s closed his e-mail account.


B. If no one is able to get in contact with him, he ought to get an e-mail account for himself.


C. I must have got his e-mail address wrong, because he’s not giving me any reply.


D. He may have closed his e-mail account, but I won’t know for sure until I get in touch with him.

A.
B.
C.
D.

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: “You had better see a doctor if the headache does not wear off.” she said to me.


A. She suggested that I see a doctor if the headache did not wear off.


B. She ordered me to see a doctor if the headache did not wear off.


C. She insisted that I see a doctor unless the headache did not wear off.


D. She reminded me of seeing a doctor if the headache did not wear off.
Câu 2: My American friend finds it difficult to pick up food with chopsticks.


A. My American friend doesn’t feel like picking up food with chopsticks.


B. My American friend can’t find chopsticks to pick up food.


C. My American friend didn’t used to pick up food with chopsticks.


D. My American friend is not used to picking up food with chopsticks.
Câu 3: I couldn’t help admiring the way he managed to finish the programme even after such a bad fall.


A. The way he finished the programme was certainly admirable, as the fall had shaken him up badly.


B. It was really a very bad fall, but somehow he was still able to finish the programme and I had to admire him for that.


C. In spite of the fall, he should have finished the programme and we could have admired him for that.


D. I really admire the way he got up after the fall and completed the programme.

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 word or phrase that best fits each of the number blanks from 46 to 50   Because an increasing number of people are opting to work outside the traditional office, notebook PCs are becoming more and more popular. However, you should know that notebook PCs aren't for everyone. As you (46) _____ up the pros and cons of your desktop PC with a new system, you should (47) _____ in mind that you may get better profit for your money by investing in a faster, more powerful desktop PC.   Portability comes at a price. Leave your laptop unattended for any length of time in any sort of public place and you will quickly discover that it has been stolen. You could even lose it without any intentional neglect on your area; laptops (and all the business and personal information they contain) are easy (48) _____ for skilled thieves. So, yes, there are definitely serious security issues. Also, if you are prone to tossing your laptop around as you do your purse, workout bag or umbrella, you’ll probably break it before you get your money's worth. Guarantees are getting better and longer, but they still won’t cover a simple slip, let alone (49) _____ carelessness. So, before you (50) _____ out to get yourself the latest technological appliance, thick long and hard as to whether a notebook PC is really suitable for you.
Câu 1: (46) 


A. measure                  


B. count                       


C. even                        


D. weigh 
Câu 2: (47) 


A. bring                       


B. hold                        


C. bear                        


D. grasp
Câu 3: (48) 


A. aims                        


B. goals                      


C. targets


D. objects 
Câu 4: (49)


A. normal                    


B. regular                    


C. habitual                   


D. usual
Câu 5: (50) 


A. move                     


B. speed                      


C. walk                       


D. rush

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 from 33 to 34.
Câu 1: A woman had a narrow escape when the car came round the corner.
 


A. ran away       


B. was nearly hurt    


C. was hurt        


D. bumped into the car
Câu 2: There are many opportunities for work in the city.


A. disadvantages      


B. difficulties               


C. advantages              


D. possibilities

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 from 20 to 21.
Câu 1: Traffic congestion in large cities seems to be a problem that is insoluble.
 


A. easily found  


B. easily seen


C. easily experienced  


D. easily solved
Câu 2: Experts hope that the vaccine will be mass-produced soon.


A. produced in great numbers     


B. produced in small numbers


C. produced with high cost 


D. produced cheaply

A.
B.
C.
D.

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 from 17 to 19.
Câu 1: He makes a better husband than a father.


A. He is more successful as a husband than as a father.


B. His father is better than her husband.  


C. Fathers are usually good husbands.


D. He tries to be a good husband and father.
Câu 2: Despite his inexperience in the field, John applied for the job.


A. John applied for the job even though he had no experience in the field.


B. John applied for the job because he has experience in the field.


C. John did not apply for the job because of his inexperience in the field.


D. John was unable to do the job because he was inexperienced.
Câu 3: The only student who failed the exam was John.


A. With the exception of John, everyone passed the exam.


B. Everyone, apart from John, failed the exam.


C. Together with other students, John failed the exam.


D. Everyone passed the exam.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in position of primary stress in each of the following questions from 1 to 2.
Câu 1:


A. perform                   


B. offer                       


C. maintain


D. prefer
Câu 2:


A. academic               


B. independent          


C. compulsory             


D. education

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: If he were younger, he ______ a professional running competition now.


A. will join      


B. had joined   


C. would have joined 


D. would join
Câu 2: Linda refused ______ in the musical performance because she was sick.


A. to participate    


B. participate               


C. participating                        


D. to participating
Câu 3: She has two brothers, ___     _ are engineers.


A. whom both  


B. both who 


C. both of whom 


D. both whom
Câu 4: Geoge wouldn’t have met Mary ____ to his brother’s graduation party.


A. has not gone  


B. had not gone


C. had he not gone   


D. if he shouldn’t have gone
Câu 5: By the end of this year, Nam _______ English for 7 years , but he will still need more training and experience before he masters the language.


A. will have been studying 


B. has been studying


C.  will be studying  


D. has studied
Câu 6: ______ instructed me how to make a good preparation for a job interview.
 


A. John Robbins, that I spoke to by telephone,


B. John Robbins I spoke to by telephone,


C. John Robbins to that I spoke by telephone,


D. John Robbins, whom I spoke to by telephone,
Câu 7: Ann has a lot of books,                   she has never read.


A. most of that    


B. most of these   


C. most of which          


D. which most of them
Câu 8: If some endangered species ______ in zoos, it would help to ensure their future survival.


A. will be kept       


B. are kept         


C. had been kept  


D. were kept
Câu 9: We've had _________ problems with our new computer that we had to send it back to the shop.


A. so                           


B. such                        


C. enough                               


D. too
Câu 10: Why not ________ the meeting until Thursday morning?


A. postpone                


B. postponing              


C. you postpone   


D. do you postpone
Câu 11: In no way ______ that people will be prevented from organizing peaceful protests.


A. this law means   


B. means this law 


C. this law does mean       


D. dose this law mean
Câu 12: This class,_____is a prerequisite for microbiology, is so difficult that I would rather drop it.


A. that                         


B. when                       


C. where                                 


D. which
Câu 13: By next Saturday, Tom ______ a whole month without smoking a cigarette.


A. will go             


B. will have gone        


C. has gone         


D. has been going
Câu 14: The man _______ his car outside hasn’t come back for it yet.


A. whom he left     


B. who he left     


C. who left     


D. whose
Câu 15: If I weren’t afraid of travelling by air, I ______ to go to American by ship, which took me much longer time.


A. I hadn’t had     


B.  I wouldn’t have had     


C. I shouldn’t have had             


D. I wouldn’t have
Câu 16: This is the second time you ______ your door key.


A. are losing        


B. lose                         


C. lost                                      


D.  have lost
Câu 17: They ______ tired now because they ______ in the garden since 8 o’clock.


A. are/ worked   


B. were/were working   


C. are/have been working


D. were/worked
Câu 18: I enjoy______ busy. I don’t like it when there is nothing______.


A. being/to do        


B. to be/doing


C. to be/to do   


D. being/doing
Câu 19: He was the last man______ the ship.


A. who leave     


B. to leave  


C. leaving                                


D. left
Câu 20: Not only______to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil.


A. seismology is used      


B. using seismology


C. is seismology used  


D. to use seismology
Câu 21: I must warn you I am not used to _____ so rudely.


A. speak                      


B. be spoken          


C. speak to me            


D. being spoken to
Câu 22: Mary _________ with her dolls when she was younger.


A. used to play    


B. is used to playing    


C. used to playing   


D. is used to play
Câu 23: Susan is fed ________ with the housework.


A. of                            


B. up 


C. at                                        


D. on
Câu 24: If I were you, I __________ for that English course.


A. would have applied               


B. will apply   


C. would apply          


D. should apply
Câu 25: My sister _________ for you for an hour.


A. was looking      


B. is looking      


C. has been looking           


D. looked
Câu 26: She wrote her composition carefully to avoid ________ mistakes.


A.  to make    


B. made                       


C. making                               


D. will make
Câu 27: She is __________ than her sister.


A. the most beautiful  


B. more beautiful   


C. beautifully                          


D.  the beautiful
Câu 28: The trainers encourage the animals ______, but the elephants make their own songs; they don’t just copy their trainers or other people.


A. to play     


B. play                         


C. playing                               


D.  that play
Câu 29: Neil Armstrong was the first man _______ on the moon.


A. walking                  


B. has walked 


C. to walk                   


D. walked
Câu 30: It was not until he took off his dark glasses _______ I realized he was a famous film star.


A. as                            


B. that                          


C. though                                


D. since
Câu 31: Margaret would prefer ______ books rather than see their screen adaptations.


A. to read           


B. reading                    


C. read                                                


D. having read
Câu 32: Nobody was harmed in the fire, _____?


A. was he         


B. wasn't he        


C. were they              


D. weren't they
Câu 33: 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 34: You

A.
B.
C.
D.