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.Considered the most influential architect of his time, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was born in the small rural community of Richland Center, Wisconsin. He entered the University of Wisconsin at the age of 15 as a special student, studying engineering because the school had no course in architecture. At the age of 20 he then went to work as a draftsman in Chicago in order to learn the traditional, classical language of architecture. After marrying into a wealthy business family at the age of 21, Wright set up house in an exclusive neighborhood in Chicago, and after a few years of working for a number of architectural firms, set up his own architectural office.For twenty years he brought up a family of six children upstairs, and ran a thriving architectural practice of twelve or so draftsmen downstairs. Here, in an idyllic American suburb, with giant oaks, sprawling lawns, and no fences, Wright built some sixty rambling homes by the year 1900. He became the leader of a style known as the “Prairie” school - houses with low-pitched roofs and extended lines that blended into the landscape and typified his style of “organic architecture”.By the age of forty-one, in 1908, Wright had achieved extraordinary social and professional success. He gave countless lectures at major universities, and started his Taliesin Fellowship – a visionary social workshop in itself. In 1938 he appeared on the cover of Time magazine, and later, on a two cent stamp. The most spectacular buildings of his mature period were based on forms borrowed from nature, and the intentions were clearly romantic, poetic, and intensely personal. Examples of these buildings are Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel (1915-22: demolished 1968), and New York City’s Guggenheim Museum (completed 1959). He continued working until his death in 1959, at the age of 92, although in his later years, he spent as much time giving interviews and being a celebrity, as he did in designing buildings. Wright can be considered an essentially idiosyncratic architect whose influence was immense but whose pupils were few.
Câu 1: With which of the following subject is the passage mainly concerned?


A. The development of modern architecture in America.


B. The contributions of the “Prairie” School to modern architecture.


C. The life and achievements of a famous architect.


D. The influence of the style of “organic architecture” in America.
Câu 2: Frank Lioyd Wright first worked as a draftsman _______.


A. because he lived above his shop and employed draftsman for twenty years.


B. to learn the language of architecture


C. because that is what he studied at the University of Wisconsin


D. because that is the work of new employees in architectural firms
Câu 3: The word “some” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.


A. exactly           


B. over                


C. nearly          


D. around
Câu 4: According to the passage, an idyllic American suburb is _______.


A. based on forms borrowed from nature       


B. blended into the landscape


C. giant oaks, sprawling lawns, and no fences  


D. houses with low-pitched reefs and extended lines
Câu 5: The word “itself” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.


A. social workshop           


B. He                                      


C. Taliesin Fellowship     


D. major universities
Câu 6: The word “idiosyncratic” in last sentence is closest in meaning to _______.


A. idiotic                


B. idealistic            


C. individualistic        


D. independent
Câu 7: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?


A. The Taliesin Fellowship was a grant of money.


B. Many of Wright’s architectural ideas have not been taken up by others.


C. Wright used his wife’s money to set up his own architectural office in an exclusive neighborhood.


D. Some of Wright’s most notable buildings have been demolished because they were not popular.
Câu 8: All of the following about Frank Lioyd Wright are true EXCEPT ______.


A. he became the leader of a style known as “organic architecture”


B. he died at the age of 92


C. he commenced university studies at the age of 15


D. some of his most spectacular buildings were not in American
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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: “I won’t return the book you lent me until tomorrow afternoon,” said Lucy.


A. Lucy told me to return the book she had lent me until the next afternoon.


B. Lucy promised to return the book I had lent her until the next afternoon.


C. Lucy offered to return the book I had lent her until the next afternoon.


D. Lucy refused to return the book I had lent her until the next afternoon.
Câu 2: But for two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test.


A. Had I made two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test.


B. If I didn’t make these two minor mistakes, I would have got full mark for the test.


C. If the mistakes hadn’t been minor, I could have got full marks for the test.


D. I would have got full marks for the test if there hadn’t been these two minor mistakes.
Câu 3: Many people are afraid of sharks, but they rarely attack people.


A. Sharks rarely attack people because many people are afraid of them.


B. Rarely attacked by sharks, many people are, therefore, afraid of them.


C. Many people are afraid of sharks because they are dangerous.


D. Although sharks rarely attack people, many people are afraid of them.

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 the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. abundance              


B. acceptance              


C. accountant              


D. applicant 
Câu 2:


A. reference                 


B. volunteer                 


C. refugee                   


D. referee

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 7: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Physics and mental exercise has been found to be beneficial to our brains, but scientists have now found it could also improve the learning ability of our children.


A. learning ability       


B. has been


C. it                                                                             


D. Physics
Câu 2: Peacocks are among the most exotic birds in nature; its long tail feathers fan out to reveal a profusion of vivid colors.


A. fan out    


B. its                                    


C. most exotic   


D. among
Câu 3: It is the job interview that you should be prepared to mention a salary range.


A. salary range         


B. to mention


C. should be                                            


D. the job interview

A.
B.
C.
D.

Exercise 8: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 1: He was overconfident. Therefore, he ruined our plan completely.


A. It was because his overconfidence that ruined our plan completely.


B. He was overconfident, which ruined our plan completely.


C. That he was overconfidence ruined our plan completely.


D. It was his overconfidence ruined our plan completely.
Câu 2: It was a kind of accident. Nobody was really to blame for it.


A. It was a kind of accident, which nobody was really to blame for.


B. It was a kind of accident for whom was really to blame it.


C. It was a kind of accident for which nobody was really to blame it.


D. It was a kind of accident for which nobody was really to blame.
Câu 3: The 2022 FIFA World Cup is an important competition in international football. Almost everyone around the world is looking forward to it.


A. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is so important a competition in international football that almost everyone around the world is looking forward to it.


B. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is too important a competition in international football that almost everyone around the world to look forward to it.


C. So important is the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition in international football that almost everyone around the world is looking forward to.


D. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is such important competition in international football that almost everyone around the world is looking forward to it.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mart the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.The time when human crossed the Arctic land bridge from Siberia to Alaska seems remote to us today, but actually represents a late stage in the prehistory of humans, an era when polished stone implements and bows and arrows were already being used and dogs had already been domesticated.When these early migrants arrived in North America, they found the woods and plains dominated by three types of American mammoths. These elephants were distinguished from today’s elephants mainly by their thick, shaggy coats and their huge, upward-curving tusks. They had arrived on the continent hundreds of thousands of years before their followers. The woolly mammoth in the North, the Columbian mammoth in middle North America, and the imperial mammoth of the South, together with their distant cousins the mastodons, dominated the land. Here, as in the Old World, there is evidence that humans hunted these elephants, as shown by numerous spear points found with mammoth remains.Then, at the end of the Ice Age, when the last glaciers had retreated, there was a relatively sudden and widespread extinction of elephants. In the New World, both mammoths and mastodons disappeared. In the Old World, only Indian and African elephants survived.Why did the huge, seemingly successful mammoths disappear? Were humans connected with their extinction? Perhaps, but at that time, although they were cunning hunters, humans were still widely settled and not very numerous. It is difficult to see how they could have prevailed over the mammoth to such an extent.
Câu 1: With which of the following is the passage primarily concerned?


A. Techniques used to hunt mammoths


B. The relationship between man and mammoth in the New World


C. The prehistory of humans


D. Migration from Siberia to Alaska
Câu 2: Where were the imperial mammoths the dominant type of mammoth?


A. in South America                                      


B. in the central portion of North America


C. in the southern part of North America              


D. in Alaska
Câu 3: The phrase “these early migrants” in paragraph 2 refers to ____.


A. mastodons             


B. humans               


C. mammoths              


D. dogs
Câu 4: It can be inferred that when humans crossed into the New World, they ____.


A. had never seen mammoth before


B. soon learned to use dogs to hunt mammoths


C. brought mammoths with them from the Old World


D. had previously hunted mammoths in Siberia
Câu 5: Which of the following is NOT true about prehistoric humans at the time of mammoths extinction?


A. They were concentrated in a small area.  


B. They were skilled hunters.


C. They were relatively few in number.     


D. They knew how to use bows and arrows.
Câu 6: The word “seemingly” is closest in meaning to which of the following?


A. apparently              


B. obviously                     


C. tremendously         


D. formerly
Câu 7: Which of the following could be best substitute for the word “implements”?


A. tools                     


B. ornaments       


C. carvings                  


D. houses
Câu 8: Which of the following types of elephants does the author discuss in the most detail in the passage?


A. The mammoth         


B. The African elephant


C. The mastodon                          


D. The Indian elephant
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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 for each of the numbered blanks.THE LIFE OF COUNTRY VETDon Strange, who works as a vet in northern England, leads a busy life. As well as having to treat pets which are unwell, he often visits farms where problems of (33) _______ kinds await him. He has lost (34) _______ of the number of times he has been called out at midnight to give advice to a farmer with sick sheep or cows.Recently, a television company chose Don as the subject of a documentary program it was making about the life of a country vet. The program showed the difficult situations Don faces every day such as helping a cow to give birth or winning the trust of an aggressive dog (35) _______ needs an injection. Not all of Don’s patients are domestic animals, (36) _______, and in the program people saw him helping an owl which had a damaged wing. It also showed Don holding a meeting with villagers concerned about the damage a new road might do to their (37) _______ environment.
Câu 1: (33)


A. various     


B. variety                 


C. variation             


D. varied
Câu 2: (34)


A. count        


B. score            


C. memory                  


D. patience
Câu 3: (35)


A. whose     


B. which                     


C. of which


D. who
Câu 4: (36)


A. yet             


B. however             


C. although                 


D. therefore
Câu 5: (37)


A. nearby    


B. area                       


C. local                        


D. close

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: His academic record at high school was poor. He failed to apply to that prestigious university.


A. His academic record at high school was poor as a result of his failure to apply to that prestigious university.


B. Failing to apply to that prestigious university, his academic record at high was poor.


C. His academic record at high school was poor because he didn’t apply to that prestigious university.


D. His academic record at high school was poor; as a result, he failed to apply to that prestigious university.
Câu 2: They are my two sister. They aren’t teachers like me.


A. They are my two sisters, neither of whom are teachers like me.


B. They are my two sister, who neither are teachers like me.


C. Unlike me, neither of my two sisters are not teachers.


D. They are my two sisters, both of those are teachers like me.

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: Arguing with the boss has considerably reduced his chances of promotion.


A. His promotion was certain until he had a dispute with the boss.


B. He would definitely have been promoted by now if had hadn’t quarreled with the boss.


C. He argued with the boss about why he wasn’t considered for promotion.


D. The likelihood of his being promoted has significantly decreased because of his argument with the boss.
Câu 2: Astronomy greatly interests him.


A. He finds astronomy very interested.


B. He is very interesting in astronomy.


C. He takes a keen interest in astronomy.


D. Astronomy is the subject he enjoys the most.
Câu 3: She reminded her daughter of the table manners.


A. She wanted her daughter to remember all meal time.


B. She wanted her daughter to be more polite while eating.


C. She wanted her daughter to leave the dinner table.


D. She wanted her daughter to eat a little more slowly.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Câu 1: Without speaking other word, I stared at the ridges of sand in the moonlight.


A. stared at 


B. in                     


C. without                   


D. other
Câu 2: Not until the late Middle Ages glass became a major construction material.


A. major                   


B. the late                  


C. Not               


D. glass became
Câu 3: The best defense against tsunamis are early warning that allows people to seek higher ground.


A. ground           


B. against      


C. are                          


D. seek

A.
B.
C.
D.