Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.All men should study, we have to study to (25)_____ our knowledge and develop our intelligence.An educated man can only utilize his bodily strength to work and live. An educated man, (26)_____this strength, still has the faculty of his intelligent brain and good reflection. This intelligence and thought (27)_____ him to help his physical strength to act more quickly and cleverly.In a same profession or work, the educated man differs (28)______ the uneducated considerably. Therefore, intellectual workers have to study, this is a matter of course but manual workers must also again an education. In civilized countries compulsory education has been applied. Everyone must spend seven or eight years to study. From ploughmen to laborers in these (29)_____, no one is unable to read a book or a paper fluently.
Câu 1: (25)_____ 


A. wide  


B. widely                    


C. widen                     


D. broad
Câu 2: (26)_____ 


A. besides  


B. without                   


C. none                       


D. no
Câu 3: (27)_____ 


A. make    


B. enable                     


C. allow                      


D. decide
Câu 4: (28)_____ 


A. than    


B. with                        


C. from                       


D. apart
Câu 5: (29)_____ 


A. parts  


B. regions                    


C. fields                      


D. nations

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: A lot of people stop smoking because they are afraid their health will be affected and early death. 


A. lot of people 


B.  because


C. their health


D. early death
Câu 2: He  has hardly never given a more impressive performance than this


A. hardly never


B. impressive


C. performance


D. than
Câu 3:  A professor of  economy and history at our university  developed a new theory of the relationship between historical events and financial crises. 


A.  economy


B. developed a new theory 


C. between 


D. financial crises
Câu 4: After analysing the steep rise in profits according to your report, it was convinced that your analyses were correct. 


A. the steep rise in


B. according to


C. convinced


D. analyses were correct
Câu 5: Bill was about average in performance (B) in comparison (C) with other students in (D) his class.  


A. about average in 


B. in


C. with other


D. his

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 from 48 to 50:
Câu 1: Tom is one of the students which get the worst result in the latest exam.


A. the latest exam


B. worst result


C. one of the students  


D. which
Câu 2: No sooner had the wind stopped blowing when it started to rain heavily.


A. heavily                             


B. when                              


C. stopped blowing


D. had
Câu 3: Although they always argue with each other, but they are good friends.


A. with                                  


B. always


C. friends                           


D. but

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 from 43 to 44:
Câu 1: It isn’t just that the level of education of this school is high. It’s that it’s also been consistent for years.


A. It isn’t fair to deny that this school is successful, as it has had the same high standards for many years now.   


B. The standard of education is not high in this school, but at least all the students are at the same. 


C. The level of education in this school, which is usually quite high, shows only slight variations from year to year.                   


D. Not only are the standards of education good in this school, but it has maintained those standards over the years.
Câu 2: No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.                                


A. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.        


B. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.              


C. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn’t genuine. 


D. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to incorrect answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42:Smart cards and mobile phones are becoming an increasingly popular way to make all sorts of payments. Even now, in Japan thousands of transactions, from paying rail tickets to picking up the groceries, take place every day with customers passing their handsets across a small flat-screen device. And predictions in the world of finance reckon that payments using mobile phones will have risen to more than $50 billion in the very near future.What's the appeal of e-cash? Compared to cheque or credit cards, it offers the speed of cash, but more so. It takes just one tenth of a second to complete most transactions and as no change is required, errors in counting are eliminated. Fraud and theft are also reduced and for the retailer, it reduces the cost of handling money. Sony's vision of having a chip embedded in computers, TVs and games consoles means that films, music and games can be paid for easily without having to input credit card details. And what about the future of the banks? Within their grip on the market, banks and creditcard firms want to be in a position to collect most of the fees from the users of mobile and contactless-payment systems. But the new system could prove to be a "disruptive technology" as far as the banks are concerned. If payments for a few coffees, a train ticket and a newspaper are made every day by a commuter with a mobile, this will not appear on their monthly credit card statements but on their mobile phone statements. And having spent fortunes on branding, credit-card companies and banks do not want to see other payment systems gaining popularity. It's too early to say whether banks will miss out and if so, by how much. However, quite a few American bankers are optimistic. They feel there is reason to be suspicious of those who predict that high-street banks may be a thing of the past. They point out that Internet banking did not result in the closure of their high-street branches as was predicted. On the contrary, more Americans than ever are using local branches. So, whether we'll become a totally cash-free society remains open to contention.                        
Câu 1: What is the main idea of the first paragraph?


A. Predictions of future payment methods.     


B. The increasing popularity of new payment methods.      


C. The absence of traditional payment methods. 


D. Japan's advanced forms of payment.
Câu 2: Why does the author mention "a small flat-screen device" in the first paragraph?


A. to exemplify the e-cash system            


B. to praise the e-cash system 


C. to criticize the e-cash system          


D. to inform the e-cash system
Câu 3: Which of the following is NOT true about the strong point of e-cash?


A. reduced cost  


B. no fraud


C. fewer mistakes


D. faster speed
Câu 4: The word "embedded” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.


A. isolated                            


B. manufactured                


C. generated                      


D. integrated
Câu 5: The word "grip" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.


A. power                               


B. success                           


C. wealth                           


D. range of branches
Câu 6: The author mentions the case of commuters in the third paragraph to illustrate ________.


A. the banks' cooperation with credit-card companies


B. a possible drawback of the system      


C. the modern technology of the e-cash system


D. the transferability of the system
Câu 7: The word "their” in the third paragraph refers to ________.


A. credit cards 


B. high-street banks  


C. American bankers   


D. Internet banking
Câu 8: How does the writer seem to feel about the future of banks?


A. neutral                              


B. optimistic                       


C. uncertain                       


D. pessimistic
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1800.6947

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to incorrect answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34:The Singapore Science Centre is located on a six-hectare site in Jurong. At the centre, we can discover the wonders of science and technology in a fun way. Clap your hands and colorful bulbs will light up. Start a wheel spinning and it will set off a fan churning. It is a place to answer our curiosity and capture our imagination.The centre features over four hundred exhibits covering topics like solar radiation, communication, electronics, mathematics, nuclear energy and evolution. It aims to arouse interest in science and technology among us and the general public. The centre is the first science one to be established in South East Asia. It was opened in 1977 and it now receives an average of one thousand, two hundred visitors a day. The exhibits can be found in four exhibition galleries. They are the Lobby, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and Aviation. These exhibits are renewed annually so as to encourage visitors to make return visits to the centre.Instead of the usual “Hands off” notices found in exhibition halls, visitors are invited to touch and feel the exhibits, push the buttons, turn the cranks or pedals. This is an interesting way to learn science even if you hate the subject. A Discovery Centre was built for children between the ages of three and twelve. This new exhibition gallery was completed in 1985. Lately this year a stone-age exhibit was built. It shows us about the animals and people which were extinct.
Câu 1: What can be the best title of the passage?


A. Singapore Science Centre    


B. Science Centre   


C. Discovery Centre      


D. Physical Sciences
Câu 2: The word “It” in paragraph 2 refers to ________ .


A. the centre 


B. the general public     


C. evolution                       


D. solar radiation
Câu 3: According to the paragraph 2, which of the following is NOT true about the Singapore Science Centre?


A. Visitors are encouraged to return to the centre.      


B. The centre was not opened until 1977.


C. The exhibits in the centre cover a wide range of topics.  


D. The centre is the first one established in the world.
Câu 4: It is stated in paragraph 2 that __________.


A. the science centre makes people interested in science and technology 


B. only students can visit the science centre


C. visitors don’t want to come back to the science centre


D. there are only several exhibits in the science centre
Câu 5: The author mentions all of the following in the passage EXCEPT _________.


A. The exhibits are renewed every year.      


B. The centre is located in Jurong.  


C. There are four exhibition galleries in the centre.        


D. The centre is the biggest in Asia.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29:Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. ____25____ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world ____26____  on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the lonely resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is ____27____  built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover ____28____. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are ____29____  increasingly heavy demands on it.
Câu 1: ____25____


A. Although


B. Still                               


C. Yet                           


D. Despite 
Câu 2: ____26____


A. continues 


B. carries         


C. follows       


D. repeats
Câu 3: ____27____


A. sooner


B. neither        


C. rather          


D. either
Câu 4: ____28____


A. greatly 


B. utterly         


C. completely  


D. quite  
Câu 5: ____29____


A. making      


B. doing          


C. taking         


D. having

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: You have just passed your final examination. This makes your parents happy.


A. Having just passed your final examination making your parents happy.


B. You have just passed your final examination makes your parents happy.


C. That you have just passed your final examination makes your parents happy.


D. You have just passed your final examination which it makes your parents happy.
Câu 2: You cannot completely avoid stress in your life. You need to find ways to cope with it.


A. As long as you can completely avoid stress in your lives, you need to find ways to cope with it.


B. After you can completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.


C. Because stress can completely be avoided in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.


D. As you cannot completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.

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: I saw (A) the blind woman (B) crossed the busy road (C) without any (D) help.


A. the 


B. crossed


C. without


D. help
Câu 2: (A) A paragraph is a portion of a text (B) consists of one or more (C) sentences related (D) to the same idea.


A. A paragraph


B. consists of 


C. sentences 


D. to
Câu 3: (A) While the campaign, young volunteers helped (B) build bridges, (C) roads and houses for some of Viet Nam's most (D) disadvantaged families.


A. While 


B. build 


C. roads 


D. disadvantaged 

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: Although Ariel arrived ______, we made her welcome just the same as everyone else.


A. expect


B. unexpectedly


C. unexpected


D. expectation
Câu 2: When _________ to explain his mistake, the new employee cleared his throat nervously.


A. asking


B. asked


C. to be asking


D. be asked
Câu 3: A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a book _______.


A. review


B. reviewing


C. reviewer


D. reviewed
Câu 4: To improve its athletes’ ________, Viet Nam has regularly exchanged delegation of sport officials, coaches, referees and athletes with other countries.


A. team


B. competitor


C. appearance


D. performance
Câu 5: Farmers get rid _______ weeds by spraying.


A. off


B. of


C. out


D. away
Câu 6: Most teachers tend to detest ______ during classes.


A. interrupting


B. being interrupted


C. to interrupt


D. to be interrupted
Câu 7: Last summer, we ___ to travel to Phu Quoc, which is considered the pearl island of Vietnam.


A. don't mind


B. suggested


C. enjoyed


D. decided
Câu 8: Unable to remember _____, he walked around the neighborhood looking for his car.


A. where he has parked


B. where he had parked


C. where to park


D. where he was parking
Câu 9: Sometimes at weekends, my father helps my mom with_____ meals.


A. preparing


B. making


C. keeping


D. arranging
Câu 10: Detroit used to be the capital city of Michigan, but now Lansing _____ to be the state's capital city.


A. chosen


B. chose


C. have been chosen


D. is chosen
Câu 11: It _______ half of your plate should consist of vegetables and fruits.


A. is suggesting that


B. suggests to


C. is suggested to


D. is suggested that
Câu 12: Mangkhut is the most powerful storm ______ Asia this year.


A. to hit


B. which is hit


C. hit


D. hitting
Câu 13: Some modern couples organize their marriage and work out the tasks and duties, which may gradually turn their marriage into a business or ______ relationship.


A. contracting


B. contractually


C. contract


D. contractual
Câu 14: Sometimes she does not agree _____ her husband about child rearing but they soon find the solutions.


A. with


B. for


C. on


D. of
Câu 15: _______ 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 16: John cannot make a __________ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.


A. decisive


B. decide


C. decisively


D. decision
Câu 17: If it ______ their encouragement, he could have given it up.


A. hadn’t been for


B. wouldn’t have been for


C. had been for


D. hadn’t been
Câu 18: Last year she earned _______ her brother.


A. twice as much as


B. twice as many as


C. twice as more as


D. twice more than
Câu 19: _______ the airport, I was very worried to find that no one ______ for me.


A. When arriving at/ was waiting


B. On arriving in/ had waited


C. On arriving at/ was waiting


D. On arriving at/ had waited
Câu 20: She is attending the seminar with a view to______more qualifications.


A. acquire


B. acquiring


C. have acquired


D. having acquired
Câu 21: _________ every major judo title, Mark retired from international competition.


A. When he won


B. Having won


C. On winning


D. Winning
Câu 22: Not only ______among the largest animals that ever lived, but they are also among the most intelligent.


A. some whales


B. they are whales


C. whales


D. are whales
Câu 23: _______, he couldn’t finish that test in 60 minutes.


A. Intelligent as was the boy


B. As intelligent the boy was


C. As the boy was intelligent


D. Intelligent as the boy was
Câu 24: Final year students ____________ attend lectures. It’s optional.


A. shouldn’t


B. mustn’t


C. ought to


D. don’t have to
Câu 25: If only he _______ accept some help with the work instead of trying to do it alone!


A. were


B. would


C. may


D. will
Câu 26: _____ that we had to ask a police officer for directions.


A. So was confusing the map


B. Such confusing was the map


C. So confusing was the map


D. The map was so confused
Câu 27: With what my parents prepare for me in terms of education, I am _____ about my future.


A. confide


B. confidential


C. confidence


D. confident
Câu 28: We saw many soldiers and tanks _____ moving to the front.


A. which was


B. who


C. Ø


D. that
Câu 29: _____ her hard work and commitment to the company, Ms. Ramirez was promoted to the head of the public relations department.


A. In that


B. While


C. In case


D. Due to
Câu 30: _____ he got lost, he started to call for help.


A. Realizing


B. Realized


C. Realize


D. That he realizes
Câu 31: My parent said that they would let me go out on Saturday evenings with my friends _____ I came home before 10 am.


A. if only


B. even if


C. in case


D. on condition that
Câu 32: "Sorry, I can't join in the picnic. I'm busy. _______, I don't have any money after buying all the stuff".


A. Besides


B. However


C. Although


D. So
Câu 33: _______ 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 34: A(n) ____ child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents.


A. obedient


B. active


C. hard-working

A.
B.
C.
D.