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 from 31 to 35.            Most adults struggle to recall events from their first few years of life and now scientists have identified exactly when these childhood memories are lost forever. A new study into childhood amnesia has found that it tends to take (31) _______ around the age of seven. The rapid decline of memories persisting while children are five and six is owing to the change in the way memories are formed.            Before the age of seven, children tend to have an (32)________ form of recall with no sense of time and place in their memories. In older children, however, the early recollected events tend to be more adult like in their content and the way they are formed. Faster rate of forgetting in children and higher turnover of memories means early memories are less likely to survive. (33) ______, memories of younger children tend to lack autobiographical narrative leading to a process known as ‘retrieval induced forgetting’ (34) _______ the action of remembering causes other information to be forgotten. Consequently, if childhood memories can survive into the ninth or tenth year of life, they may stay a chance of (35) _______ it into adulthood.
Câu 1: (31) 


A. affect                      


B. effective                  


C. effect                      


D. effectively
Câu 2: (32) 


A. unbalanced             


B. immature                 


C. insufficient              


D. irrational
Câu 3: (33) 


A. Besides                   


B. However                 


C. Therefore                


D. Otherwise
Câu 4: (34) 


A. whom                     


B. which                      


C. when                      


D. where
Câu 5: (35) 


A. turning                    


B. making                    


C. transferring             


D. getting

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 answer to each of the questions from 26 to 30.            Being repeatedly late may just be accidental – or could it show a deeply rooted psychological desire to express your own superiority? When I worked in an office, meetings would often start late, usually because of a certain individual. Then they would overrun and the whole day lost its shape. But the individual was high-ranking and self-important: nobody challenged. So what are the ethics of lateness?            There’s a psychotherapist called Irvin Yalom who argues that all behaviour reflects psychology. Just as people who like to be on time are motivated by certain deep-seated beliefs, so those who make others wait are acting out an inner agenda, often based on an acute sense of power. There’s famous footage in which Silvio Berlusconi kept Angela Merkel waiting while he made a call on his mobile. It speaks volumes.            But that is when all lateness is in one’s control. What about when your train is cancelled or your flight is delayed or you had to wait longer for the plumber to arrive? In such cases, there’s not a lot of psychology involved. Or is there? Some people will genuinely worry about the impact it will have on those left waiting, while others might secretly enjoy the power of their absence.            The essential fact is that lateness means breaking a convention – you can only be late in respect of a time agreed with other people. Regardless of psychology, it has a social value. And when we treat other people’s time as less valuable than our own, we treat them as inferior.
Câu 1: What is the main idea of the passage?


A. Lateness indicates superiority of important individuals


B. Social values of individuals are fostered through lateness


C. Being late can reveal a lot about people’s psychology


D. People with high sense of power have a tendency to be late
Câu 2: What is the “speak volumes” in paragraph 2 closest in meaning to?


A. tells a lot  


B. makes sounds     


C. holds power       


D. talks loudly
Câu 3: Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?


A. The way our minds work is responsible for the way we behave.


B. Some people control a situation for their benefit through lateness.


C. Lateness can have an impact on other people who are made to wait.


D. Most people react the same when lateness is out of their control.
Câu 4: It can be inferred from the reading passage that _______.


A. Berlusconi made Merkel wait as he wanted to show his importance


B. it is fashionable to be late to meetings because nobody challenges


C. the writer’s daily schedule was unaffected by his colleague’s lateness


D. nothing can be said about one’s psychology if lateness is out of control
Câu 5: What does the word “it” in paragraph 4 refer to?


A. fact                         


B. lateness                   


C. convention                          


D. psychology

A.
B.
C.
D.

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 from 21 to 22.
Câu 1:


A. examined                


B. serviced                  


C. maintained              


D. delivered
Câu 2:


A. dear                                    


B. wear                        


C. share                       


D. compare

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 for each of the blanks from 27 to 31.If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to ___ (27)___ to your education or your work, try reading more books. ___ (28)___ up some of the interestingly informative books and search for well - researched materials that can help you grow.We should encourage our children to read more books and spend less time watching TV. Some people have commented that this is inconsistent. "Why is the written word a superior way to get information than television?" That is ___ (29)___ interesting point of view worth further ___ (30)___. Reading is a skillthat is in much greater demand than the demand for watching TV. There are no jobs that require a person to be able to watch TV but reading is an integral part of many jobs. The written word is an incredibly flexible and efficient way of communication. You can write something down and, in no time, it can be communicated to many different people. Not only that, we can ___ (31)___ vast amounts of information through reading in a very short time. A good reader can acquire more information in reading for two hours than someone watching TV can acquire in a full day. You are able to gain a lot of information quickly because you are a fast reader with good comprehension skills. It will save you massive amounts of time and you will be able to assimilate vast quantities of information.
Câu 1: (27) 


A. gain                                    


B. gather                      


C. collect                     


D. contribute
Câu 2: (28) 


A. Make                      


B. Pick                        


C. Set


D. Take
Câu 3: (29) 


A. a


B. an


C. the


D. no article
Câu 4: (30) 


A. exploration                         


B. explore                    


C. explorer                  


D. explorative
Câu 5: (31) 


A. digest                      


B. inhale                      


C. breathe                    


D. eat

A.
B.
C.
D.

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


A. enter                                   


B. deter                        


C. prefer                      


D. infer
Câu 2:


A. expelled                  


B. involved                  


C. proposed                 


D. furnished

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: We should call Rita, ________?


A. should we    


B. shouldn’t we


C. shall we       


D. should not we
Câu 2: Monkeys can’t sing, ________?


A. can they  


B. can it  


C. can’t they   


D. can’t it
Câu 3: These books aren’t yours, ________?


A. are these


B. aren’t these    


C. are they   


D. aren’t they
Câu 4: That’s Bob’s, ________?


A. is that     


B. isn’t it   


C.  isn’t that  


D.  is it
Câu 5: No one died in the accident, ________?


A. did they 


B. didn’t they 


C. did he           


D. didn’t he
Câu 6: The air-hostess knows the time she has been here, ________?


A. does she  


B. isn’t it   


C. doesn’t she   


D. did she
Câu 7: This is the second time she’s been here, ________?


A. isn’t this    


B. isn’t it     


C. has she     


D. hasn’t she
Câu 8: They must do as they are told, ________?


A. mustn’t they  


B. must they  


C. are they 


D. aren’t they
Câu 9: He hardly has anything nowadays, ________?


A. hasn’t she   


B. has he      


C. doesn’t he             


D. does she
Câu 10: You have a ticket to the game, ________?


A. have you


B. don’t you     


C. haven’t you     


D. do you
Câu 11: Come into the kitchen, ________?


A. do you        


B. will you     


C. won’t you     


D. B and C
Câu 12: Everybody likes beauty, ________?


A. doesn’t he     


B. do they       


C. don’t they          


D. does he
Câu 13: Peter never comes to class late, ________?


A.  doesn’t he 


B. doesn’t Peter  


C. does he 


D. does Peter
Câu 14: I’m going to see my grandparents in HCM City next week, ________?


A. aren’t I         


B. am I not        


C. are you


D. A and B
Câu 15: Your baby is very lovely, ________?


A. is he    


B.  isn’t he      


C. is it         


D.  isn’t it
Câu 16: There was an exciting football match on TV last night, ________?


A. wasn’t it       


B. was not there


C. wasn’t there        


D. was it
Câu 17: The poor don’t have many things to eat, ________?


A.  do we   


B. do they       


C. do you    


D. do I
Câu 18: The teacher asked you if you finished your homework that day, ________?


A. hadn’t he  


B. didn’t he   


C. didn’t you   


D. hadn’t he
Câu 19: You were driving home when you saw Lan, ________?


A.  didn’t you 


B. weren’t you


C. wouldn’t you 


D. hadn’t you
Câu 20: Nam wishes he had worked hard last year, ________?


A. hadn’t Nam    


B. hadn’t he  


C. doesn’t Nam


D. doesn’t he
Câu 21: No one is better cook than his mother, ________?


A. is she      


B. isn’t she  


C. are they              


D. aren’t they
Câu 22: Do it right now, ________?


A. will you   


B. shall you 


C. do you  


D. don’t you
Câu 23: There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, ________?


A. are they     


B. are there  


C. aren’t they 


D. aren’t there
Câu 24: He seldom goes to the library, ________?


A. doesn’t he   


B. is he      


C. does he      


D. isn’t he
Câu 25: Let’s go for a long walk, ________?


A. will we   


B. shall we        


C. don’t you        


D. do you
Câu 26: I think he will join us, ________?


A. doesn’t he 


B. won’t he 


C. will he   


D. don’t I
Câu 27: Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ________?


A. have they     


B. haven’t they 


C. has he        


D. hasn’t he
Câu 28: She thinks he will come, ________?


A.  won’t he      


B. will he   


C. does she    


D. doesn’t she
Câu 29: Don’t leave anything behind, ________?


A. do you      


B. don’t you  


C.  will you


D. shall we
Câu 30: Why he killed himself seems a secret, ________?


A. does it   


B.  doesn’t it  


C. did he  


D. didn’t he
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III. Listen to Michael talking to Marina about a new sports centre and choose the correct answer.
Câu 1: What sport can’t you do at the sports centre?


A. tennis


B. table-tennis


C. volleyball
Câu 2: How much must Marina pay?


A. £14 a year


B. £30 a year


C. £50 a year
Câu 3: How many days a week is the sports centre open late?


A. 2


B. 3


C. 4
Câu 4: Which bus goes to the sports centre?


A. number 10


B. number 16


C. number 60
Câu 5: When will Michael and Marina go to the sports centre?


A. Tuesday


B. Thursday


C. Friday

A.
B.
C.
D.

I. Listen to Adam talking to Carol about his day. Choose the correct answer.
Câu 1: Adam went to bed late because ______.


A. he was fixing his computer           


B. he didn’t feel tired


C. his son felt sick
Câu 2: Adam’s son returned to bed at ______.


A. four o’clock a.m.


B. six o’clock a.m.   


C. a quarter to seven a.m. 
Câu 3: At ten to eight, ______.


A. Adam’s alarm clock went off


B. Adam got up


C. Adam left home
Câu 4: Adam borrowed money to buy ______.


A. a bus ticket


B. lunch 


C. petrol
Câu 5: This evening, Adam will ______.


A. spend time with his family


B. relax and watch TV


C. be very busy

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: Marie didn’t turn up at John’s birthday party. I feel so sorry for that.


A. If only Marie turn up at John’s birthday party.


B. I wish Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party.


C. I wished Marie wouldn’t turn up at John’s birthday party.


D. It’s a shame Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party.
Câu 2: Their team performed excellently at the elimination tournament. They didn’t win the trophy nevertheless.


A. Subsequent to their performance at the elimination tournament, they afraid to win the trophy excellently.


B. Were it not for their excellent performance at the elimination tournament, they wouldn’t have won the trophy.


C. Notwithstanding their excellent performance at the elimination tournament, they didn’t win the trophy.


D. Given that they didn’t win the trophy, their performance at the elimination tournament was however excellent.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closet in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: “What have you done to your hair?” she said to her son.


A. She asked her son what to do to his hair.


B. She wanted her son to know what he had done to his hair.


C. She wanted to know what did her son do to his hair.


D. She asked her son what he had done to his hair.
Câu 2: Children tend to learn English better than adults.


A. Adults tend to be the best at learning English.


B. Children do not learn English as well as adults.


C. Adults tend to learn English worse than children.


D. Children tend to learn English more than adults.
Câu 3: The Smiths sent their first child to a boarding school, which was not a good idea.


A. The Smiths shouldn’t have sent their first child to a boarding school.


B. The Smiths could have well sent their first child to a boarding school.


C. The Smiths didn’t need to have sent their first child to a boarding school.


D. The Smiths can’t have sent their first child to a boarding school.

A.
B.
C.
D.