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.No sooner had the first intrepid male aviators safely returned to Earth than it seemed that women, too, had been smitten by an urge to fly. From mere spectators, they became willing passengers and finally pilots in their own right, plotting their skills and daring line against the hazards of the air and the skepticism of their male counterparts. In doing so they enlarged the traditional bounds of a women's world, won for their sex a new sense of competence and achievement, and contributed handsomely to the progress of aviation.But recognition of their abilities did not come easily. "Men do not believe us capable." The famed aviator Amelia Earhart once remarked to a friend. "Because we are women, seldom are we trusted to do an efficient job." Indeed old attitudes died hard: when Charles Lindbergh visited the Soviet Union in 1938 with his wife, Anne-herself a pilot and gifted proponent of aviation - he was astonished to discover both men and women flying in the Soviet Air Force.Such conventional wisdom made it difficult for women to raise money for the up - to - date equipment they needed to compete on an equal basis with men. Yet they did compete, and often they triumphed finally despite the odds.Ruth Law, whose 590 - mile flight from Chicago to Hornell, New York, set a new nonstop distance record in 1916, exemplified the resourcefulness and grit demanded of any woman who wanted to fly. And when she addressed the Aero Club of America after completing her historic journey, her plainspoken words testified to a universal human motivation that was unaffected by gender: "My flight was done with no expectation of reward," she declared, "just purely for the love of accomplishment."
Câu 1: Which of the following is the best title for this passage?


A. A Long Flight  


B. Women in Aviation History


C. Dangers Faced by Pilots   


D. Women Spectators
Câu 2: According to the passage, women pilots were successful in all of the following EXCEPT___.


A. challenging the conventional role of women


B. contributing to the science of aviation


C. winning universal recognition from men


D. building the confidence of women
Câu 3: What can be inferred from the passage about the United States Air Force in 1938?                     


A. It had no women pilots.     


B. It gave pilots handsome salaries.


C. It had old planes that were in need of repair.


D. It could not be trusted to do an efficient job.
Câu 4: In their efforts to compete with men, early women pilots had difficulty in ______.


A. addressing clubs    


B. flying nonstop              


C. setting records  


D. raising money
Câu 5: According to the passage, who said that flying was done with no expectation of reward?


A. Amelia Earhart 


B. Charles Lindbergh     


C. Anne Lindbergh    


D. Ruth Law
Câu 6: The word ‘skepticism’ is closest in meaning to _______.


A. hatred


B. doubt                                  


C. support                               


D. surprise
Câu 7: The word ‘addressed’ can be best replaced by ________.


A. mailed                                 


B. came back to   


C. spoke to     


D. consulted
Câu 8: The word ‘counterparts’ refers to ________.


A. passengers                          


B. pilots                                   


C. skills                                   


D. hazards
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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.Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society. However, there is a place where readers can find some good news. That place is the website called HappyNews. The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese. Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world. Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair. We’re trying to balance out the scale.”Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though. Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people. People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society. Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives. Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems. HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world.By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers. About 60 percent of those readers were women. Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news or information websites that are on the Internet. Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis.
Câu 1: Which of the following is the best title for this passage?


A. “Byron Reese Tells People How to Be Happy”


B. “Good News for a Change”


C. “Newspapers vs. Online News”


D. “Why Women Like HappyNews”
Câu 2: How is HappyNews different than other news sources?


A. All of the stories are written by Reese.  


B. HappyNews does not exaggerate its stories.


C. Its stories are not about bad things.    


D. The website only has stories about women.
Câu 3: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.


A. sources                   


B. problems                 


C. people                     


D. issues
Câu 4: Why might some people NOT like HappyNews?


A. It doesn’t tell them about important issues or problems.


B. Reese’s stories are about misery and despair.


C. Some sources give a balanced view.


D. The stories are from around the world.
Câu 5: What does “exaggerating” mean in this reading?


A. improving               


B. explaining               


C. editing                    


D. worsening

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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 or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. Tan grew up in Northern California, (25) _______ when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland. She returned to the United States for college. After college, Tan worked as a language development consultant and as a corporate freelance writer. In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop, which laid the early (26) _______ for her first novel The Joy Luck Club. Published in 1989, the book explored the (27) _______ between Chinese women and their Chinese-American daughters, and became the longest-running New York Times bestseller for that year. The Joy Luck Club received numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Award. It has been translated into 25 languages, including Chinese, and was made into a major motion picture for (28) _______ Tan co-wrote the screenplay. Tan's other works have also been (29) ______ into several different forms of media.
Câu 1: (25) 


A. however                 


B. moreover                


C. so                            


D. but
Câu 2: (26) 


A. preparation                         


B. base                        


C. source                     


D. foundation
Câu 3: (27) 


A. relate                       


B. relative                    


C. relationship            


D. relatively
Câu 4: (28) 


A. whom                     


B. that                          


C. what                       


D. which
Câu 5: (29)


A. adjoined                 


B. adapted                   


C. adjusted                  


D. adopted

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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: One is supposed to expend far more energy in marathon run than expected.
      


A. exhaust                   


B. spend                      


C. consume                 


D. reserve
Câu 2: The information you have got is actually off the record, so be careful if you intend to use it for publication.
       


A. private                    


B. official                    


C. confidential             


D. important

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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: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.


A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.


B. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.


C. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.


D. Such intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
Câu 2: We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.


A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes.


B.  The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter.


C. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.


D. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.

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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: During rush hours, travelling by car is slower than travelling by motorbike.


A. During rush hours, travelling by car is faster than travelling by motorbike.


B. During rush hours, travelling by motorbike is faster than travelling by car.


C. During rush hours, travelling by car is as slow as travelling by motorbike.


D. During rush hours, travelling by motorbike is slower than travelling by car.
Câu 2: “What did you do last night?” the policeman asked the woman.


A. The policeman asked the woman what did she do the night before.


B. The policeman asked the woman what she had done the night before.


C. The policeman asked the woman what had she done the night before.


D. The policeman asked the woman what she did the night before.
Câu 3: Harry sat there waiting for Lucy, which was not necessary.


A. Harry might not have sat there waiting for Lucy.


B. Harry needn’t have sat there waiting for Lucy.


C. Harry couldn’t have sat there waiting for Lucy.


D. Harry may not have sat there waiting for Lucy.

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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 12-19.Scientists have identified two ways in which species disappear. The first is through ordinary or ‘background’ extinctions, where species that fail to adapt are slowly replaced by more adaptable life forms. The second is when large numbers of species go to the wall in relatively short periods of biological time. There have been five such extinctions, each provoked by cataclysmic evolutionary events caused by some geological eruption, climate shift, or space junk slamming into the Earth. Scientists now believe that another mass extinction of species is currently under way – and this time human fingerprints are on the trigger.How are we are doing it? Simply by demanding more and more space for ourselves. In our assault on the ecosystems around us we have used a number of tools, from spear and gun to bulldozer and chainsaw. Certain especially rich ecosystems have proved the most vulnerable. In Hawaii more than half of the native birds are now gone – some 50 species. Such carnage has taken place all across the island communities of the Pacific and Indian oceans. While many species were hunted to extinction, others simply succumbed to the ‘introduced predators’ that humans brought with them: the cat, the dog, the pig, and the rat.Today the tempo of extinction is picking up speed. Hunting is no longer the major culprit, although rare birds and animals continue to be butchered for their skin, feathers, tusks, and internal organs, or taken as savage pets. Today the main threat comes from the destruction of the habitat of wild plants, animals, and insects need to survive. The draining and damming of wetland and river courses threatens the aquatic food chain and our own seafood industry. Overfishing and the destruction of fragile coral reefs destroy ocean biodiversity. Deforestation is taking a staggering toll, particularly in the tropics where the most global biodiversity is at risk. The shrinking rainforest cover of the Congo and Amazon river basins and such place as Borneo and Madagascar have a wealth of species per hectare existing nowhere else. As those precious hectares are drowned or turned into arid pasture and cropland, such species disappear forever.Source: Final Countdown Practice Tests by D.F Piniaris, Heinle Cengage Learning, 2010
Câu 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?


A. Human activity and its impact on a mass extinction of species


B. The two ways in which species disappear


C. The tempo of extinction of species today


D. Deforestation as a major cause of mass extinctions of species
Câu 2: The word assault in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.


A. development                    


B. attack                                 


C. effort                                  


D. influence
Câu 3: All of the following are mentioned as a form of habitat destruction EXCEPT ________.


A. destroying coral reefs      


B. cutting down forests


C. damming wetlands and rivers  


D. hunting rare birds and animals
Câu 4: What was the main threat to biodiversity in Hawaii and other islands in the Pacific and Indian oceans until recently?


A. tools used by human beings     


B. human assault on ecosystems


C. vulnerable rich ecosystems    


D. hunters and introduced predators
Câu 5: The word them in paragraph 2 refers to _______.


A. species                             


B. oceans                                


C. predators                            


D. humans
Câu 6: Which is no longer considered a major cause of the mass extinction under way currently?


A. the building of dams across rivers           


B. the destruction of habitats of species


C. the shrinking of rainforests in the tropics      


D. the killing of animals for their body parts
Câu 7: The word butchered in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.


A. raised                               


B. traded                                 


C. cooked                               


D. killed
Câu 8: It can be inferred from the passage that _______.


A. the current mass extinction is different from the other five in that it is caused by humans


B. hunting is the major contributing factor that speeds up the extinction of species


C. habitat destruction makes a minor contribution to the current mass extinction of species


D. it’s impossible for scientists to identify the causes of mass extinctions of species
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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 7-11. A Working VacationHave you ever wondered what it would be like to get your dream job? It can take years to get the education and develop the skills you need for the perfect job. However, there is a way to experience your dream job without having to get the required training or degree. Since 2004, Brian Kurth’s company, Vocation Vacations, has been connecting people with mentors who have the jobs of their dreams.Kurth had been working for a phone company before starting his own company. He didn’t like his job, and he had a long time to think about it on his drive to and from work. He also thought about his dream job while driving. He was interested in becoming a dog trainer, but he didn’t want to take any chances and switch to a field he didn’t have experience in. He really wanted to know what the job was like and if it was realistic for him to work towards his goal. So, he found a mentor – a dog trainer that could tell him about the job and everything it involved. After that, he helped his friends find mentors to explore jobs they were interested in. They thought it was helpful to talk to people who had their dream jobs before spending lots of time and money getting the training they needed for those jobs.Kurth saw how much this helped his friends, so he decided to turn it into his business. He started Vocation Vacations in 2004, and by 2005, the company was offering experience with over 200 dream jobs. Today, about 300 mentors work with the company to share their knowledge about their jobs. Customers pay to experience the job of their dreams and work with these mentors to see what a job is really like. A “job vacation” costs between 350USD and 3,000USD and can be for one to three days. Many people use Vocation Vacations to see if their dream job is a career path they want to continue. Others do it just to experience the job of their dreams one time.Vocation Vacations jobs are in the fields of fashion, food, entertainment, sports and animals. Many people want to try glamorous jobs. For example, they want to try working as actors, music producers, photographers and fashion designers. According to Kurth, some other popular dream jobs are working as bakers, hotel managers and wedding planners.Source: Summit 2 by Pearson Education, 2017
Câu 1: What is the passage mainly about?


A. A company where people can experience their dream jobs


B. A company where people get the training for their dream jobs


C. Brian Kurth’s dream job as a dog trainer


D. Brian Kurth’s company as a dream job provider
Câu 2: The word their in paragraph 3 refers to _______.


A. jobs                                  


B. mentors                              


C. customers                           


D. experiences
Câu 3: What do mentors at Vocation Vacations do?


A. explore jobs that people are interested in    


B. train people for their dream jobs


C. give people advice on how to choose a job       


D. show people what their jobs are like
Câu 4: The word glamorous in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.


A. uncommon                       


B. attractive                            


C. unskilled                            


D. ordinary
Câu 5: All of the following are true about Vocation Vacations EXCEPT ______.


A. it belongs to Brian Kurth       


B. the company was started in 2004


C. the company hires about 300 mentors  


D. it provides jobs in many different fields

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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 the following questions.
Câu 1: Many consumers are prejudiced against commercial goods made in that country. They reject them without even before trying first.


A. fair                                   


B. biased                                 


C. unreasonable


D. distinguishable
Câu 2: I’ll spend the weekends hitting the books as I have final exams next week.


A. reviewing the books         


B.  studying in a relaxing way


C. damaging the books     


D. studying in a serious way

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 the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. success                   


B. balance                   


C. problem                  


D. culture
Câu 2:


A. commercial             


B. decisive                   


C. powerful                 


D. electric
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