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.The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a great many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother (10) ______ it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to present your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (11) ________ understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.Of course, skill in expression is not enough (12) _______ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends (13) _______ your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can really teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be laid early: an interest in and an ear for language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations (14) ________ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Câu 1: (10) 


A. learn


B. learning


C. with learning 


D. to learn
Câu 2: (11) 


A. as well     


B. both


C. either


D. not
Câu 3: (12) 


A. for


B. by


C. on


D. in
Câu 4: (13) 


A. on much     


B. much on      


C. on most           


D. most on
Câu 5: (14) 


A. during


B. for


C. when


D. of

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: Some insects bear a remarkable resemblance to dead twigs, being long, slenderness, wingless, and brownish in color.


A. Some insects


B. being


C. slenderness


D. in color
Câu 2: His boss has asked him to respond immediately this fax.


A. His boss


B. has asked


C. to respond


D. immediately
Câu 3: The diameter of the Sun is more than one hundred times greater than the Earth.


A. The


B. more than


C. times


D. greater than

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: The boss scolded Laura for that minor mistake. He now feels really bad about it.


A. The boss wishes he did not scold Laurafor that minor mistake.


B. The boss wishes Laura had not made that minor mistake.


C.  If only the boss had not scolded Laura for that minor mistake.


D. The boss regretted to scold Laurafor that minor mistake.
Câu 2: Olga was about to say something about the end of the movie. He was stopped by his friends right then.


A. Hardly had Olga intended to say something about the end of the movie before he was stopped by his friends.


B. Only after Olgahad said something about the end of the movie was he stopped by his friends.


C. Were it not for Olga’s intension of saying something about the end of the movie, he would not be stopped by his friends.


D. It was not until Olga was stopped by his friends that he started to say something about the end of the movie.

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: Janet speaks English better than Daisy.


A. Janet does not speak English as well as Daisy.


B. Daisy speaks English better than Janet.


C.  Janet is a better speaker of English than Daisy.


D. Daisy and Janet are not so good at speaking English.
Câu 2: "I would be grateful if you did the work" he said to me.


A. He politely asked me to do the work.


B. He praised me because I did the work.


C. He thanked me for doing the work.


D. He felt thankful to me because I did the work.
Câu 3: It wasn't obligatory to submit my assignment today.
     


A. I must have submitted my assignment today.   


B. I needn't have submitted my assignment today.


C. I could have submitted my assignmenttoday.


D. I shouldn’t have submitted my assignment today.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter Ay B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Why do some people take revenge on others? Why aren’t we able to sort out our problems without seeking to get (25)______ with those who have hurt us? Apparently, we are (26)______ experiencing a deeply rooted part of human nature. Our desire for revenge comes from the brain’s limbic system, the most primitive part of the brain and one that we share with all animals. (27)______, when someone confronts us, we often prefer attacking verbally or physically rather than try to work out a solution together.However, unlike animals, we also possess a highly evolved cerebral cortex which allows us to plan and analyse – and this can make revenge more than just a(n) (28) ______ reaction. A person who feels they have been wronged may even enjoy planning a creative and appropriate act of revenge. Some people suggest that taking revenge can be seen as a positive move, allowing you to work through your negative emotions. However, it can also be dangerous, and you may risk finding yourself in a situation (29)______ rapidly gets out of hand.
Câu 1: (25) 


A. equal                       


B. even                        


C. similar                     


D. fair
Câu 2: (26) 


A. simply                     


B. simple                     


C. simplicity                


D. simplify
Câu 3: (27) 


A. However                


B. Thus


C. Additionally           


D. Subsequently
Câu 4: (28) 


A. distinctive               


B. instinctive               


C. extrinsic                  


D. inborn
Câu 5: (29) 


A. who                                    


B. where                      


C. when                      


D. which

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.
Câu 1: Cows with newly born calves often show a strong urge to protect their helpless young.


A. desire                        


B. reaction                     


C. thought                     


D. decision
Câu 2: All visitors are told to watch out for pickpockets in public places.


A. take care of  


B. look for 


C. pay attention to   


D. beware of

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: Bodies of ______ dead in the tragic accident yesterday were taken away.


A. the                            


B. a                               


C. an                             


D. Ø 
Câu 2: If you ______ English in everyday conversations, you’ll speak it fluently.


A. use                            


B. will use        


C. would use 


D. used
Câu 3: John could not talk to you when you phoned him yesterday as he ______ a bath.


A. took                          


B. had taken  


C. was taking     


D. would take
Câu 4: Her eyes are red and puffy ______ she has been crying a lot.


A. although                        


B. since                         


C. because of     


D. despite
Câu 5: Jonas worked really hard throughout the term, so it was not merely ______ chance that he got straight A’s.
  


A. off                            


B. from


C. by                             


D. in
Câu 6: _______ toward shore, its shape is changed by its collision with the shallow sea bottom.


A. During a wave rolls     


B. As a wave rolls   


C. A wave rolls     


D. A wave’s rolling
Câu 7: _______ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
   


A. When compared  


B. On comparing   


C. Having compared    


D. To compare
Câu 8: Most teachers tend to detest ______ during classes.


A. interrupting               


B. being interrupted 


C. to interrupt     


D. to be interrupted
Câu 9: Although Ariel arrived ______, we made her welcome just the same as everyone else.
    


A. expect                       


B. unexpectedly            


C. unexpected               


D. expectation
Câu 10: Please ______ the milk carefully; I don’t want it to boil over.
   


A. look at  


B. notice                        


C. watch                        


D. examine
Câu 11: These days, housework has been made much easier by electrical ______.
  


A. machinery                


B. appliances                 


C. instruments               


D. equipment
Câu 12: The island where these rare birds nest has been declared a(n) ______ where poaching is prohibited.


A. observation               


B. reservation                


C. preservation              


D. conservation
Câu 13: The play is quite suitable for children to see as there is nothing ______ in it.
     


A. exceptional               


B. excessive                  


C. exceptionable           


D. offended
Câu 14: ______ drugs are highly addictive and can have unpredictable side effects.
     


A. Designer                   


B. Maker                       


C. Composer                 


D. Mixer
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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. injure          


B. building      


C. letter           


D. hotel
Câu 2:


A. committee                               


B. envelope                        


C. develop                    


D. procedure

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: What ______________?


A. does your company produce


B. your company produces


C. does your company produces  


D. do your company produce
Câu 2: ______________? – It’s sunny.


A. How is the weather like  


B. What does the weather like   


C. What is the weather like            


D. How does the weather like
Câu 3: ________ can we meet? – At three o’clock tomorrow.


A. Why


B. When


C. What


D. Whom
Câu 4: ________ glass is yours? – The empty one.


A. How


B. Which


C. Whom


D. Whose
Câu 5: ________? – It’s my father’s.


A. Who is the car      


B. What is the car        


C. Whose car is it    


D. Which is the car
Câu 6: If you were me, ________?


A. what would you do        


B.  what you would do


C. what do you would         


D. what would do you
Câu 7: ________? – I will have coffee.


A. Will you have coffee               


B. What are you doing


C. Would you like tea or coffee 


D. Would you like coffee
Câu 8: ________? – In a pool.


A. Can you swim   


B. Where do you often go swimming


C. Is Peter swimming  


D. How often do you go swimming
Câu 9: Did John go to work or to school?


A. No, he didn’t.


B. Not yet.


C. To work.


D. Yes, he did
Câu 10: When does your class finish? - ___________.


A. By Mr. Pike, our former teacher  


B. Not very often


C. In the hall         


D. At 11 o’clock
Câu 11: Where is your pencil? - ___________.


A. With my right hand


B. In my handbag


C.  Because it has lost         


D. Although it is expensive
Câu 12: Has Peter cleaned the floor yet? - ___________.


A. Not yet  


B. No, he doesn’t  


C. Yes, he does          


D. Yes, he is
Câu 13: Would you like to drink something? -___________.


A. No, thanks


B. I drank tea        


C. I like coffee better than tea      


D. I am full
Câu 14: ___________ the advertisement in?


A. Which paper you have seen    


B. Which did paper you see


C. Which paper did you see  


D. Which paper you saw
Câu 15: How ___________so they go shopping? –Twice a week.


A. much


B. long


C. often


D. far
Câu 16: ___________with his work yesterday? – John did.


A. Who did Peter help        


B. Who helped Peter


C. Whom did Peter help                


D. Who did helped Peter
Câu 17: ___________ before cars and trains were invented?


A. Which was means of transport used 


B. Which means of transport was used   


C. Which did means of transport used 


D. Which did means of transport use
Câu 18: ___________? – It is the system of paying for goods or services with other goods or services instead of using money.


A. How is barter   


B. Which barter is     


C. What barter is        


D. What is barter
Câu 19: ___________ for grading eggs?


A. Be can this device used      


B. Can be used this device


C. Can be this device used        


D. Can this device be used
Câu 20: ___________? – He is tall and handsome with a charming smile.


A. Has the newcomer got a charming smile   


B. What does the newcomer look        


C. Whose is the newcomer’s  


D. How does the newcomer look
Câu 21: ___________? – J-O-H-N.


A. How do you spell your name?  


B. Do they name their son John               


C. Which does your name   


D. What do you mean
Câu 22: ___________ did you buy so much food? – To serve some guests tonight.


A. How


B. When


C. Why


D. Where
Câu 23: ___________ everything been OK?


A. Does


B. Is


C. Has


D. Did
Câu 24: ___________ did the machine run? – Perfectly.


A. How


B. What


C. Which


D. When
Câu 25: ___________to speak? – The manager.


A. To whom did the reporter want      


B. To who did the reporter want       


C. To whom the reporter wanted   


D. What did the reporter want
Câu 26: ___________ you found the book you wanted?


A. Do


B. Did


C. Have


D. Are
Câu 27: ___________everyone listening to the lecturer attentively?


A. Are


B. Has


C. Does


D. Was
Câu 28: ___________our uniforms? – No, we needn’t.


A. Do we should wear   


B. Must we wear        


C. Are we must wear


D. Do we need wear
Câu 29: ___________? – By Charles Dickens.


A. By whom was this novel written        


B. By whom this novel was written


C. By was whom this novel written   


D. Was whom this novel written by
Câu 30: Has the pollution been solved by those environmentalists?


A. Yes, they have    


B. No, they haven’t


C. Yes, it does        


D. No, it hasn’t
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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: They drove fifteen miles off the main roads. Also, they had nothing to eat for a day.


A. They drove fifteen miles off the main road until they had something to eat for the day.


B. They neither drove fifteen miles off the main road nor had anything to eat for the day.


C. Not only did they drive fifteen miles off the main road, they also had nothing to eat for the day.


D. Driving fifteen miles off the main road, they eventually had something to eat for the day.
Câu 2: Everyone was watching the little dog. They were greatly amused at it.


A. The little dog was greatly amused by the way everyone was watching it.


B. Everyone felt great and amused when the little dog was watching them.


C. The little dog was watching everyone with great amusement.


D. Everyone was greatly amused at the little dog they were watching.

A.
B.
C.
D.