Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheer to indicate the correct answer to each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 38.Before the 1500's, the western plains of North America were dominated by farmers. One group, the Mandans, lived in the upper Missouri River country, primarily in present-day North Dakota. They had large villages of houses built close together. The tight arrangement enabled the Mandans to protect themselves more easily from the attacks of others who might seek to obtain some of the food these highly capable farmers stored from one year to the next.The women had primary responsibility for the fields. They had to exercise considerable skill to produce the desired results, for their northern location meant fleeting growing seasons. Winter often Tingered, autumn could be ushered in by severe frost. For good measure, during the spring and summer, drought, heat, hail, grasshoppers, and other frustrations might await the wary grower.Under such conditions, Mandan women had to grow maize capable of weathering adversity. They began as early as it appeared feasible to do so in the spring, clearing the land, using fire to clear stubble from the fields and then planting. From this point until the first green corn could be harvested, the crop required labor and vigilanceIn August the Mandans picked a smaller amount of the crop before it had matured fully. This green com was boiled, dried and shelled, with some of the maize slated for immediate consumption and the rest stored in animal skin bags. Later in the fall, the people picked the rest of the corn. They saved the best of the harvest for seeds or for trade, with the remainder eaten right away or stored for later use in underground reserves. With appropriate banking of the extra food, the Mandans protected themselves against the disaster of crop failure and accompany hungerThe woman planted another staple, squash, about the first of June, and harvested it near the time of the green com harvest. After they picked it, they sliced it, dried it, and strung the slices before they stored them. Once again, they saved the seeds from the best of the year's crop. The Mandans also grew sunflowers and tobacco: the latter was the particular task of the older men.
Câu 1: What is the main topic of the passage?


A. The agricultural activities of a North American Society


B. Various ways com can be used


C. The problems encountered by farmers specializing in growing once crop


D. Weather conditions on the western plains
Câu 2: The Mandans built their houses close together in order to ______ .


A. guard their supplies of food  


B. protect themselves against the weather


C. allow more room for growing corn                  


D. share farming implements
Câu 3: Why does the author believe that the Mandans were skilled farmers?


A. They developed effective fertilizers.    


B. They developed new varieties of com.


C. They could grow crops despite adverse weather. 


D. They could grow crops in most types of soil.
Câu 4: The word "consumption” in the 4 paragraph is closest in meaning to


A. decay


B. planting


C. eating


D. conversation
Câu 5: Which of the following processes does the author imply was done by both men and women?


A. Clearing fields 


B. Planting com    


C. Harvesting corn   


D. Harvesting squash
Câu 6: The word “them” in the last paragraph refers to _________ .


A. women


B. seeds


C. slices


D. the Mandans
Câu 7: Which of the following crops was cultivated primarily by men?


A. Squash


B. Sunflower


C. Corn


D. Tobacco
Câu 8: Throughout the passage, the author implies that the Mandans _________ .


A. planned for the future          


B. valued individuality


C. were open to strangers       


D. were very adventurous
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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 following questions.
Câu 1:


A. trustworthy


B. theory


C. theses


D. width
Câu 2:


A. carried


B. organized


C. impressed


D. involved

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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: Two students are talking about the school curriculum.
- Ted: "Swimming should be made part of the school curriculum."
- Kate: “_________. It is an essential life skill."


A. You can make it       


B. Oh, that's a problem


C. I can't agree with you more               


D. Not at all
Câu 2: Adam and Janet are at the school canteen.
- Adam: “__________”
- Janet: "Yes, please."


A. It's a bit hot in here, isn't it?    


B. Can you pass me the salt, please?


C. Do you mind if I sit here?           


D. Would you like a cup of coffee?

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C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheer to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The operation of the newly constructed plants is likely to lead to ____ environmental consequences.


A. far-flung 


B. far-off      


C. far-gone    


D. far-reaching
Câu 2: According to legend, coffee beans ________ in the town of Ethiopia.


A. first discovered 


B. were first discovered


C. discovered first             


D. have first discovered
Câu 3: After a momentary ________ of concentration, Simon managed to regain his focus and completed the test.


A. lapse


B. error


C. fault


D. failure
Câu 4: Yesterday, I _____ for work late because I ________ to set my alarm.


A. had left – forgot  


B. was leaving - was forgetting


C. left – had forgotten    


D. had been leaving - would forget
Câu 5: - Kate: "Can you read that sign?" Isabella: "Just a minute. Let me ______ my glasses."


A. put off         


B. put on       


C. put with  


D. put away
Câu 6: It's high time __________ after  herself.


A. she looked   


B.  she looks    


C. her look           


D. her looking
Câu 7: Up _______ and the people cheered.


A. did the balloon go     


B. does the balloon go


C. went the balloon      


D. goes the balloon 
Câu 8: I couldn't ________ whether to take the green dress or the yellow one


A. make a fuss  


B. give way to  


C. make a choice       


D. decide myself
Câu 9: A good stereo system doesn't have to cost ___ and ____ . You can find one for a reasonable price.


A. an arm / a leg   


B. a hand / a leg 


C. a finger / a toe 


D. a hand/ a foot
Câu 10: The students were slow to catch ______ but gradually they began to understand.


A. in      


B. on


C. away


D. out
Câu 11: Look! The yard is wet. It ________ last night.


A. must rain  


B. couldn't have rained


C. must have rained          


D. should have rained
Câu 12: It's essential that every student _____ the exam before attending the course.


A. pass


B. passes


C. would pass  


D. passed
Câu 13: I don't really ______ winter sports very much.


A. deal with   


B.  face up to 


C. go in for       


D. get round to
Câu 14: Ensure there is at least a 3cm space ______ allow adequate ventilation.


A. in a view of     


B. so as to     


C. so that   


D. with a view to
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheer to indicaretha correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 5.Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used the knowledge gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841 Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White-Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman. With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of man against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today.
Câu 1: The main subject of the passage is _______.


A. Melville's travels 


B. Melville's personal background


C. the popularity of Melville's novels      


D. Moby Dick
Câu 2: The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because __________ .


A. he had unofficially left his ship      


B. he was on leave while his ship was in port


C. he had finished his term of duty


D. he had received permission to take a vacation in Tahiti
Câu 3: How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?


A. His popularity increased immediately.       


B. It had no effect on his popularity.


C. It caused his popularity to decrease.             


D. His popularity remained as strong as ever.
Câu 4: According to the passage, Moby Dick is _________ .


A. a romantic adventure         


B. a single-faceted work


C. short story about a whale             


D. symbolic of humanity fighting the environment
Câu 5: The word "metamorphosis" is closest in meaning to ________ .


A. change


B. circle


C. mysticism


D. descent

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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: You don't try to work hard. You will fail in the exam.


A. Unless you don’t try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.


B. Unless you try to work hard, you won’t fail in the exam.


C. Unless you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.


D. Unless do you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
Câu 2: Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it.


A. When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep without it.


B. As Marry couldn’t sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.


C. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.


D. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal though she couldn’t sleep without it.
Câu 3: "Cigarette?", he said. "No, thanks." I said.


A. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused.


B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him.


C. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined.


D. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once.

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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 answer to each of the questions from 39 to 43.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.
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

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Mark the letter A, B, C or Don your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning for the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: She was a very superficial person with a large group of frivolous friends.


A. superior


B. deep


C. attractive


D. horrible
Câu 2: I think we have solved this problem once and for all.


A. in the end    


B. forever


C. temporarily


D. for everybody

A.
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C.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 1: Joe has finished his first-aid course. He proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.


A. Although Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker, he hasn't finished his first-aid course.


B. Without finishing his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.


C. However helpful Joe proves as a rescue worker, he hasn't finished his first-uid course.


D. Having finished his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.
Câu 2: His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.


A. Such were his friends' support and encouragement that he couldn't do really well in the competition.


B. Had it not been for his friends' support and encouragement, he couldn't have done so well in the competition.


C. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done really well in the competition.


D. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn't do well in the competition.

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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: All nations should _______ hands to work out a plan to solve the problem of global warming.


A. shake                                  


B. join                         


C. lend


D. hold
Câu 2: He asked me _______ that film the night before.


A. if had I seen      


B. that I saw 


C. had I seen 


D. if I had seen
Câu 3: Paul has just sold his ________ car and intends to buy a new one.


A. black old Japanese   


B. Japanese old black


C. old black Japanese 


D. old Japanese black
Câu 4: I know we had an argument, but now I’d quite like to _______.


A. fall out   


B. make up


C. look down  


D. bring up
Câu 5: In many families the important decisions are _______ by women.          


A. done                                   


B. made                       


C. arrived                    


D. given
Câu 6: Air pollution is getting ________ serious in big cities in the world.       


A. more and more    


B. the most and the most    


C. most and most                     


D. the more and the more
Câu 7: If I ______ that there was a test yesterday, I would not be punished now.       


A. knew                                  


B. have known  


C. had known 


D. would know
Câu 8: He lost the race because he _______ petrol on the last lap.         


A. put out of  


B. got out of   


C. run out of  


D. made out of
Câu 9: The students don’t know how to do the exercises _______ by the teacher yesterday.


A. who given        


B. is giving        


C. which given    


D. given
Câu 10: Many educationalists feel that continued _______ is fairer than formal examinations.


A. judgement                          


B. assignment              


C. assessment              


D. cramming
Câu 11: Scarcely had he stepped out of the room ______ he heard a loud laughter within.           


A. until                                    


B. then                         


C. than


D. when
Câu 12: Anne hoped ________ to join the private club. She could make important business contact here.   


A. to be invited  


B. to invite  


C. being invited  


D. inviting
Câu 13: Don’t be late for the class often, _______ people will think you are a disobedient student.         


A. otherwise                            


B. if not         


C. or so     


D. unless
Câu 14: _______ man suffering from _____ shock should not be given anything to drink.            


A. A/the 


B. The/ a    


C. Ø/ a


D. A/ Ø
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