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 38 to 45.If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom. The language most commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language of communication. Today, there are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language.There are many reasons why English has become the language of international communication. Britain’s colonization of many parts of the world had something to do with it, but it is mainly due to America’s rise to the position of major world power. This helped spread popular American culture throughout the world bringing the language with it.But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized world have in common. According to others, English is associated with a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have suggested “Esperanto”, an artificially put-together language, as a solution to international communication problems but without success. So English will continue being the world language until some other language, maybe Chinese, which is the most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world’s international language instead of English.
Câu 1: According to the passage, a century ago ______________


A. educated people throughout Europe spoke English.


B. foreign travelers to England spoke only French.


C. French was much more popular than English.


D. only the French aristocracy could speak English.
Câu 2: What is chiefly responsible for the growth in popularity of English?


A. Britain’s becoming an international power


B. The French losing many colonies


C. American’s becoming powerful       


D. The development of American culture
Câu 3: What is meant by “the language of diplomacy”.


A. The language used by ordinary people.


B. The language used by the English and the French.


C. The language used by the aristocracy. 


D. The language used by governments.
Câu 4: What is true according to the passage?


A. The linguists don’t like Esperanto


B. Esperanto is not a natural language


C. Esperanto is difficult to learn  


D. Esperanto is becoming more and more popular
Câu 5: The linguists’ opinion on the spread of English is___________.


A. split                        


B. positive                   


C. negative                  


D. undecided
Câu 6: The author believes that _______.


A. English is easier to learn than Chinese


B. English will probably be replaced as an international language


C. Chinese is going to be the next language of international communication


D. Chinese is growing in popularity among non-native speakers
Câu 7: These days ___________. 


A. French is the language of diplomacy


B. more non-natives speak English than natives


C. more people speak French than English


D. French is a dying language
Câu 8: What would be a good title for this passage?


A. English in the future


B. English as an international language


C. English language means English culture


D. English - a difficult language to learn
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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: Animals like frogs (A) have waterproof skin (B) that prevents (C) it from drying out quickly in air, sun or (D) wind.


A. have 


B. that 


C. it


D. wind
Câu 2: Your trip (A) to London (B) sounds absolutely (C) fascinated, I’d love to go (D) there.


A. to


B. sounds 


C. fascinated


D. there
Câu 3: (A) John (B) has learnt (C) English for five years (D) ago.


A. John


B. has learnt


C. English


D. ago

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: The students' plan for a musical show to raise money for charity received _______ support from the school administrators.


A. warm-hearted


B. light-hearted


C. whole-hearted


D. big-hearted
Câu 2: The operation of the newly constructed plants is likely to lead to ____ environmental consequences.


A. far-flung


B. far-off


C. far-gone


D. far-reaching
Câu 3: The boy learns hard in his____ to be the top in every exam, which will leave a good impression on his girlfriend.


A. wish


B. attempt


C. way


D. try
Câu 4: - Kate: "Can you read that sign?" - Isabella: "Just a minute. Let me ______ my glasses."


A. put off


B. put on


C. put with


D. put away
Câu 5: I was rather at a _____in the beginning because I was the only person of different origin.


A. disinterest


B. disadvantage


C. displeasure


D. dislike
Câu 6: Unfortunately, my trip to France ___________because I couldn’t save enough money.


A. fell through


B. turned up


C. tried out


D. took over
Câu 7: The students were slow to catch ______ but gradually they began to understand.


A. in


B. on


C. away


D. out
Câu 8: Look! The yard is wet. It ________ last night.


A. must rain


B. couldn't have rained


C. must have rained


D. should have rained
Câu 9: I don't really ______ winter sports very much.


A. deal with


B. face up to


C. go in for


D. get round to
Câu 10: I ran in a marathon last week, but I wasn’t fit enough. I ______ after 15 kilometers.


A. dropped out


B. moved in


C. showed off


D. closed down
Câu 11: Doctors are often caught in a ______ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.


A. puzzle


B. perplexity


C. dilemma


D. bewilderment
Câu 12: Students will be sent home if their behavior falls ______ an acceptable standard.


A. below


B. behind


C. beneath


D. beside
Câu 13: There has been an ______ of violence in the city recently, and this sudden rise is being linked to increased unemployment.


A. upsurge


B. outbreak


C. onset


D. explosion
Câu 14: We ______ a table as the restaurant was almost empty.


A. need not to have booked


B. needn’t have booked


C. needn’t book


D. didn’t need book
Câu 15: The situation calls ______ prompt action. Let’s call ______ our teacher and ask him ______ some advice.


A. for/ on/ for


B. on/ for/ about


C. on/ on/ for


D. up/ in/ X
Câu 16: The story she told you wasn’t true. She ______. 


A. gave them back


B. crossed it out


C. filled it in


D. made it up
Câu 17: Only professionals can identify different ________ of natural light.


A. expansions


B. extensions


C. intensities


D. weights
Câu 18: Michael got surprisingly high grades in the final exam. He ________ his lessons very carefully.


A. can’t have revised


B. should have revised


C. needn’t have revised


D. must have revised
Câu 19: Quite soon, the world is going to _________ energy resources.


A. come up against


B. keep up with


C. get into


D. run out of
Câu 20: He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at _________ it has come.


A. present


B. the moment


C. last


D. the end
Câu 21: If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to _______ more staff.


A. add in


B. give up


C. take on


D. gain on
Câu 22: I can't understand why you have to make such a _____ about something so unimportant.


A. fuss


B. mess


C. bother


D. stir
Câu 23: Thanks to the help of his teacher and classmates, he made great ______ and passed the end term exam with high marks.


A. fortunes


B. experience


C. progress


D. work
Câu 24: The handwriting is completely ______. This note must have been written a long time ago.


A. inedible


B. indelible


C. illegible


D. unfeasible
Câu 25: - Daisy: “Are you ill? You look terrible!” - Liz: “Well, I am a bit ______. The doctor says I must rest.”


A. run-up


B. run-off


C. run-out


D. run-down
Câu 26: My mother often ______ our mistakes, whereas my father is very strict and punishes us for even the slightest one.


A. appreciates


B. overlooks


C. avoids


D. enjoys
Câu 27: Be sure to ______ a real effort to answer all the questions the interviewer asks you.


A. hide


B. set


C. train


D. make
Câu 28: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are ______.


A. out of stock


B. out of reach


C. out of work


D. out of practice
Câu 29: If it had not rained last night, the roads in the city ______ so slippery now.


A. must not be


B. would not be


C. could not have been


D. would not have been
Câu 30: Why are you still here? You ______________ been helping Dianne in the yard.


A. must have


B. would have


C. might have


D. should have
Câu 31: There is no danger in using this machine as long as you _________  to the safety regulations.


A. comply


B. adhere


C. abide


D. observe
Câu 32: As soon as she came _________  after the operation, she asked for a cup of water.


A. up


B. across


C. round


D. along
Câu 33: We were quite impressed by the _________ students who came up with the answers to our questions almost instantly.


A. quick-witted


B. big-headed


C. absent-minded


D. bad-tempered
Câu 34: Judging from Susana's reactions, I'm not sure how much of the professor's explanation she ____________.


A. put through


B. got across


C. took in


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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 bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Never punish your children by hitting them. This might teach them to become hitters.


A. bring                                   


B. reward                                


C. give                                     


D. accept
Câu 2: The first year at university was probably the most challenging year of her life, which caused her plenty of troubles.


A. tricky                                  


B. tough                                  


C. difficult                              


D. easy
A.
B.
C.
D.

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

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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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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.