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 following questions.The second half of the twentieth century saw more changes in technology than in previous two hundred years. Penicillin has already been discovered and used to treat infections; there have been many remarkable advances in medicine that have helped to increase our average life expectancy way beyond that of our ancestors. Incredible innovations such as television have changed the way we spend our leisure hours. Perhaps the most important breakthrough, however, has been the microchip. Nobody could have imagined, when it was first invented, that within a matter of years, this tiny piece of silicon and circuitry would be found in almost every household object from the kettle to the video recorder. And nobody could have predicted the sudden proliferation of computers that would completely change our lives, allowing us to access information from the other side of the world via the Internet or send massages around the world by e-mail at the touch of a button. Meanwhile, research into other aspects of information technology is making it easier and cheaper for us to talk to friends and relatives around the world.
Câu 1: What period saw more changes in technology than in previous two hundred years?


A. 1800-1850        


B. 1950-2000        


C. 1900-1950      


D. 1850-1900
Câu 2: The word "infections" in the text refers to_______.


A. diseases                  


B. people                     


C. plants                      


D. animals
Câu 3: Thanks to advances in medicine we now___________than our ancestors.


A. die longer     


B. live shorter    


C. live longer   


D. die shorter
Câu 4: Television has changed the way we spend our_______.


A. working time       


B. free time  


C. money                    


D. weekdays
Câu 5: According to the passage the computer has developed_______.


A. suddenly                 


B. slightly                    


C. slowly                     


D. gradually
Câu 6: According to the passage, it is very___________to send an e-mail.


A. hard                        


B. difficult                   


C. complicated            


D. simple
Câu 7: Nowadays, it costs us ___ to talk to relatives and friends around the world than it used to do.


A. less money          


B. much money   


C. no money 


D. more money

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: Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.


A. attempt                    


B. prepared                  


C. help                        


D. be busy
Câu 2: Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.


A. share                       


B. cover                       


C. conserve                 


D. reveal

A.
B.
C.
D.

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: The early we leave, the sooner we will arrive.


A. leave                       


B. arrive                      


C. sooner                     


D. early
Câu 2: This is the girl for which I am waiting.


A. am                          


B. This is  


C. the                          


D. for which
Câu 3: An increased number of city dwellers has made the obsolete infrastructure worse and required a lot of repairs in these days. 


A. required                                                      


B. obsolete infrastructure


C. repairs                                                         


D. has made

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D which is stressed differently from the rest.
Câu 1:


A. kidding                   


B. expand                    


C. namely                    


D. wildlife
Câu 2:


A. paper                      


B. lecture                     


C. tonight                    


D. story

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 or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.Rivers are one of the world’s most important (1)______ resources. Many cities are on large rivers and almost every country (2)______ at least one river that plays an important part in the lives of its people. Besides transportation, rivers (3)______ people with food and water. To get water for crops, a (4)______ is built across a river. People can use water not only to irrigate but also to make electricity. However, several rivers are polluted when industries develop. It is necessary to keep rivers (5)______ if people want to get benefits of the natural resources.
Câu 1: (1) 


A. nature                     


B. natural                     


C. naturally                 


D. nation
Câu 2: (2) 


A. have                        


B. has                          


C. is                             


D. having
Câu 3: (3) 


A. provides                  


B. provide                  


C. provision                


D. providing
Câu 4: (4) 


A. pool                        


B. dam                         


C. well                        


D. pond
Câu 5: (5) 


A. dirty                        


B. to clean


C. clean                       


D. dirt

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 43 to 50.           It is not easy to choose a career today. Hundreds of students are leaving schools and universities every year  to  seek  employment  in  the  various  professions,  though  employment  opportunities  are  not  increasing proportionately. As a result, there is a lot of unemployment.         The inability of the various professions to absorb all those seeking employment makes the choice of a career more difficult. Before one leaves school or university, one has many plans, confident that choosing a career will not be difficult. But when, the time comes to choose a career, one finds that there are others with better qualifications waiting to enter the same profession. Disillusioned, one then looks for  any  kind of employment.  In this way,  many  who  wanted  to  become  police  inspectors or field  assistants  in  the  rubber estates in this country,  become  teachers  instead,  and many who  wanted  to  become  teachers,  have  become shop assistants. The lack of institutions where people could acquire the skills necessary for a particular career makes the choice of a career even more difficult. For example, if one desires to become a journalist, one has to receive some training and instruction in a school of journalism. But if there is no such school, one is compelled to think of some other career. 
Câu 1: Employment opportunities are not increasing _______.


A. in a lot of unemployment 


B. in various                                                


C. in a different way          


D. proportionately
Câu 2: The inability of various professions to absorb all those seeking employment makes _______ more difficult.


A. better qualifications


B. schools or universities   


C. the job finding       


D. particular careers
Câu 3: Hundreds of students are ________ every year to seek employment. 


A. waiting to enter the same profession        


B. wanting to become police inspectors 


C. making the choice of a career 


D. leaving schools and universities                 
Câu 4: One must find that ________.


A. there is not a lot of unemployment today


B. there are others with good knowledge applying for the job as well


C. it is easy to choose a career today


D. employment opportunities are increasing proportionately
Câu 5: Before one leaves school or university, one ________. 


A. absorbs all employment       


B. has many plans     


C. becomes police inspectors  


D. has to receive some training and instruction      
Câu 6: _______ makes the choice of a career even more difficult.


A. School or university leavers             


B. Students with better qualifications


C. The lack of skilled training institutions 


D. Employment opportunities are not increasing
Câu 7: The title of this passage is __________.


A. the difficulties of choosing the right career       


B. students leaving schools and universities seek employment


C. seeking employment  


D. the same profession
Câu 8: Another example of unsatisfying job is that many who wanted to become teachers have become __________.


A. instructors                         


B. journalists                       


C. police inspectors          


D. shop assistants 
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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 from 33 to 37.WHO is an acronym that stands (33)_______ the World Health Organization. It is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was (34)__________ on 7 April 1948. WHO’s objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of (35) _______  highest possible level of health. WHO’s main activities are carrying (36)______ research on medical development and improving international health care. Over its existence, WHO has played a part in dealing with a number of diseases such as smallpox, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, Ebola, and others. WHO, which has its (37)_______ in Geneva, Switzerland, also handles the World Health Report, World Health Day, and the World Health Survey.
Câu 1: (33) 


A. by                                        


B. on                                    


C. off                                   


D. for
Câu 2: (34) 


A. destroyed      


B. arrived        


C. established              


D. appeared
Câu 3: (35) 


A. Ø  


B. a 


C. an                                   


D. the
Câu 4: (36) 


A. out                                       


B. in                                     


C. with                                


D. on
Câu 5: (37) 


A. home            


B. house          


C. building      


D. headquarters

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: If he_________ ill yesterday, he would have taken part in the football match.


A. wouldn’t be   


B. weren’t                   


C. hadn’t been 


D. hasn’t been
Câu 2: I am interested in ___________ for the position of chief financial officer which was advertised in yesterday's Daily Post.


A. asking                     


B. demanding              


C. requesting               


D. applying
Câu 3: We are all too ___________ of traditions in our modern world, but they can have a very strong impact on us.


A. dismissing               


B. dismissal                 


C. dismissed                


D. dismissive
Câu 4: Women are supposed to have a longer___________ than men.


A. life expectancy  


B. life expectation  


C. live expect 


D. life expected
Câu 5: I assume that you are acquainted ________ this subject since you are responsible _______ writing the accompanying materials.


A. with/with   


B. with/for     


C. to/to     


D. to/for
Câu 6: _______, the meeting stops now, Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions later.


A. With no questions to ask   


B. There being no question


C. If no question asked        


D. Without any question, so
Câu 7: Sometimes people just focus on the _______ benefits without thinking of the environmental risks of certain economic activities.


A. immediate               


B. short - lived  


C. potential                  


D. long - term
Câu 8: People should _________ green lifestyle to help conserve the natural resources.


A. adjoin                     


B. adapt                       


C. adopt                      


D. adjust
Câu 9: ________, cars are widely used as the most popular mode of transport in the United States.


A. Regardless their high price        


B. As though they are expensive   


C. Expensive as they are      


D. But for their high price
Câu 10: He is ________ he has bought a lot of houses in this area.


A. so rich a man that  


B. so a rich man that  


C. as rich a man that   


D. such rich a man that
Câu 11: This class, ________ is a prerequisite for microbiology, is so difficult that I would rather drop it.


A. when                      


B. that                          


C. where                     


D. which
Câu 12: “Don’t ______ to phone Mrs.Whiteman. I’ve already talked to her about the upcoming meeting held by the board of directors.” said Mary.


A. bother                     


B. mind                       


C. mention                  


D. concern
Câu 13: Would you mind ______ these plates a wipe before putting them in the cupboard?


A. doing                      


B. giving                     


C. making                   


D. getting
Câu 14: You should take regular exercise _____ sitting in front of the television all day.


A. except for 


B. in spite of


C. without                   


D. instead of
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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: If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you round the city.


A. confident                


B. reluctant                  


C. free                         


D. occupied
Câu 2: Adverse reviews in the New York press may greatly change the prospects of a new product on the market and lead to its failure.


A. comfortable            


B. favorable                 


C. complementary       


D. additional

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 or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.         Space is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other___25___. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If Americans touch another person ___26____ accident, they say, "Pardon me." or "Excuse me." Americans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. ___27___, when you stare at someone, it is not polite. For Americans, thumbs-up means yes, very good, or well done. Thumbs-down means the opposite.            To call a waiter, raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper. It is all right ___28___ at things but not at people with the hand and index finger. Americans ___29___ their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them. Learning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing. If you don't know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile.
Câu 1: (25) 


A. direct                      


B. directed                   


C. direction                 


D. directly
Câu 2: (26) 


A. by                           


B. in                            


C. on                           


D. with
Câu 3: (27) 


A. But                         


B. Therefore                


C. However                


D. So
Câu 4: (28) 


A. point                                   


B. to point    


C. pointed                   


D. pointing
Câu 5: (29) 


A. put                          


B. wave                      


C. use                          


D. shake

A.
B.
C.
D.