Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. The sea has always interested people. From it they can get food, minerals, and treasures. For thousands of years, they sailed on the sea. But they could not go far beneath its surface. People want to explore deep into the sea. However, they are not fishes. Because people must breathe air, they cannot stay under the water’s surface for any length of time. To explore deep water, men and women face even more dangers and problems. A diver who wants to stay under water for more than a few minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gases. Divers can wear diving suits and have air pumped to them from above. They can carry tanks of air on their back and breathe through a hose and a mouthpiece. Water weighs 800 times as much as air. Tons of water push against a diver deep in the sea. The diver’s body is under great pressure. When divers are under great pressure, their blood takes in some of the gases they breathe. As they rise too quickly, the gases in their blood form bubbles. Divers then suffer from the bends. The bends can cause divers to double up in pain. Bends can even kill divers.
Câu 1: Which statement does the story lead you to believe?


A. Humans are not at home deep in the sea.


B. All divers get the bends sooner or later.


C. The sea began to interest humans in the last few years.


D. Diving suits do not help divers.
Câu 2: The story does not say so, but it makes you think that _______.


A. deep-sea divers should be in good health


B. diving under the water too quickly causes the bends


C. divers can wear diving suits to avoid the bends


D. divers explore the deep seas only for treasure
Câu 3: A diver’s body in deep water ________.


A. is just like a fish’s body 


B. suffers from the bends  


C. is under great pressure


D. weighs very little
Câu 4: Why do drivers get the bends?


A. They come to the surface too quickly.


B. They try to do exercises under the water.


C. Their diving suits weigh too much.


D. Their blood takes some of the gases they breathe.
Câu 5: The gases in a diver’s blood can form ______.


A. great pressure     


B. oxygen                                


C. bubbles                              


D. air

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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: He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night.


A. humble                              


B. easy-looking   


C. well-known        


D. impressive
Câu 2: Advanced students need to be aware of the importance of collocation.


A. Of high level    


B. Of low level    


C. Of great importance  


D. Reputation

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C.
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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: Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.


A. happen                                


B. clean                             


C. arrive                            


D. encounter
Câu 2: Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.


A. difficult part    


B. romantic part      


C. important part    


D. interesting part

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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 answer to each of the questions.A long time ago, when ancient Rome was still an empire, people of that time used similar weights and measures. The standards for these weights and measures were established by the Romans, who kept these standards in a temple in Rome. All standards for measuring weight or distance were the same, whether in Spain or in Syria. But then the Roman Empire fell, and these standards disappeared. Today, standards vary from place to place throughout the world. Tourists who drive from the United States in Canada, for example, are surprised when they buy gasoline for their cars. A gallon of gas costs more than they are accustomed to paying. They complain that prices are much higher in Canada than in the United States. Then they discover that they can drive farther on a Canadian gallon than on a United States gallon. Is it a different kind of gas? No, it is a different kind of gallon. Canada uses the British, or imperial, gallon that is about one-fifth larger than the United States gallon. Four quarts equal a gallon and two pints equal a quart in both countries. But Canada’s quarts and pints are larger than quarts and pints in the United States. The imperial gallon equals 277.42 cubic inches while the gallon in the United States is equal to 231 cubic inches. Measured in ounces, Canada’s large gallon holds 160 fluid ounces, while the smaller United States gallon holds no more than 128 fluid ounces. From these figures, it is easy to see why Americans can drive farther on the Canadian gallon than on the American gallon. Someday, countries may follow the example of the ancient Romans and make weights and measures the same for every nation.
Câu 1: Which statement does the article lead you to believe?


A. Americans should not travel so much.


B. No one in Rome ever went to a temple.


C. It would be good to use the same measures everywhere.


D. Canada should reduce their price of gasoline.
Câu 2: A gallon of gas in Canada costs more _______.


A. than the imperial British like 


B. than American tourists afford


C. than the ancient Romans charged 


D. than Americans are used to paying
Câu 3: The word “empire” in the first line refers to ______.


A. a tribe of residents     


B. a kind of a society         


C. a country  


D. a measurement
Câu 4: Why are American tourists surprised?


A. The price of a Canadian gallon of gas seems high.


B. They weigh more in Canada than in the United States.


C. Canada has a shortage of gasoline.


D. They didn’t know Canada sold gasoline.
Câu 5: Canada has a different kind of _______.


A. gallon                 


B. gasoline                


C. tourist                 


D. driver

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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 for each of the blanks.Some Advice for Language LearnersA recent issue of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the ______(16) of second language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for those_________ ( 17) a language course. One suggestion is that you ________( 18) whether you are likely to be successful at learning a language. Did you enjoy studying languages at school, for example? Do you have enough time to learn a language? The major _______( 19) will be your own time and effort. If proof of your level of proficiency is important you must make sure that the course on offer leads to a ________( 20) qualification. Also, be realistic in your _______(21) . If you don't set achievable aims you are more likely to give up. Do not be deceived_______ (22) thinking that the most expensive courses are the best. _______(23) around to get the best possible value for money. You should also bear in mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly you forget it. Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by enrolling on a_______ (24) course. Already fluent in four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology her chances of making progress were high. Three years on she remembers very little. She feels her biggest mistake was not to follow_________ (25) her first experience. "I should have consolidated what I'd learn by continuing to study, even if it were by myself."
Câu 1: _________(16)


A. domain


B. area


C. field


D. branch
Câu 2: ______(17)


A.  looking


B. thinking


C. considering


D. wondering
Câu 3: ________(18)


A. balance


B. review


C. survey


D. assess
Câu 4: ________(19)


A. evaluation


B. chance


C. price


D. cost
Câu 5: _______(20)


A. regarded


B. valued


C. recognized


D. understood
Câu 6: _________(21)


A. sights


B. objects


C. goals


D. ends
Câu 7: _______(22)


A. about


B. in


C. into


D. by
Câu 8: _________(23)


A. Nose


B. Push


C. Run


D. Shop
Câu 9: _______(24)


A. crash


B. quick


C. rapid


D. fast
Câu 10: ________(25)


A. out


B. on


C. through


D. up
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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 answer to each of the questions.In the world today, particular in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe, recycling is the big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding ways to use products a second time. The motto of the recycling movement is "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle".The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs, boxes and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging: usually paper, a box and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products. When low-quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones - a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the way, if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throw-away must stop.The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After customers empty the bottles, they return them to the stores. The manufacturers of the drinks collect bottles, wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throw-away bottles.The third step being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world's precious resources.
Câu 1: What does the word "sensitive" mean?


A.  logical


B. responding


C. cautious


D. friendly
Câu 2: It is a waste when customers buy low-quality products because________


A. they are very cheap


B. they will soon throw them away


C. they have to be repaired many times


D. customers always change their idea
Câu 3: People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT_______


A. buy more hamburgers


B. buy high-quality products


C. buy simply-wrapped things


D. reuse cups
Câu 4: What best describe the process of reuse?


A. The bottles are washed, returned filled again and collected.


B. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.


C. The bottles are collected, returned, filled again and washed.


D. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
Câu 5: The word "motto" is closest in meaning to______


A. belief


B. meaning


C. reference


D. value
Câu 6: What are the two things mentioned as examples of recycling?


A. Hamburger wrappings and spent motor oil


B. Aluminum cans and plastic wrappings


C. TV sets and aluminum cans


D. Aluminum cans and spent motor oil
Câu 7: The word "practice"is closest in meaning to________


A. training


B. deed


C. exercise


D. belief
Câu 8: Which area is considered one of the most industrialized?


A. Europe


B. South America


C. Middle East


D. Asia
Câu 9: Garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because


A. people are ordered to return bottles


B. each returned bottle is paid


C. returned bottles are few


D. few bottles are made of glass or plastic
Câu 10: What is the topic of the passage?


A. How to live sensitively to the environment.


B. How to reduce garb age disposal.


C. What is involved in the recycling movement.


D. What people understand the term "recycle".
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Read the 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 7 to 14. The sculptural legacy that the new United States inherited from its colonial predecessors was far from a rich one, and in fact, in 1776 sculpture as an art form was still in the hand of artisans and craftspeople. Stone carvers engraved their motifs of skulls and crossbones and other religious icons of death into the gray slabs that we still see standing today in old burial grounds. Some skilled craftspeople made intricately carved wooden ornamentations for furniture or architectural decorations, while others carved wooden shop signs and ships' figureheads. Although they often achieved expression and formal excellence in their generally primitive style, they remained artisans skilled in the craft of carving and constituted a group distinct from what we normally think of as "sculptors" in today's use of the word. 　　On the rare occasion when a fine piece of sculpture was desired, Americans turned to foreign sculptors, as in the 1770's when the cities of New York and Charleston, South Carolina, commissioned the Englishman Joseph Wilton to make marble statues of William Pitt. Wilton also made a lead equestrian image of King George III that was created in New York in 1770 and torn down by zealous patriots six years later. A few marble memorials with carved busts, urns, or other decorations were produced in England and brought to the colonies to be set in the walls of churches - as in King's Chapel in Boston. But sculpture as a high art, practiced by artists who knew both the artistic theory of their Renaissance-Baroque-Rococo predecessors and the various technical procedures of modeling, casting, and carving rich three-dimensional forms, was not known among Americans in 1776. Indeed, for many years thereafter, the United States had two groups from which to choose - either the local craftspeople or the imported talent of European sculptors.The eighteenth century was not one in which powered sculptural conceptions were developed. Add to this the timidity with which unschooled artisans originally trained as stonemasons, carpenters, or cabinetmakers - attacked the medium from which they sculpture made in the United States in the late eighteenth century.
Câu 1: What is the main idea of the passage?


A. There was a great demand for the work of eighteenth-century artisans.


B. American sculptors were hampered by a lack of tools and materials.


C. Skilled sculptors did not exist in the US in the 1770’s.


D. Many foreign sculptors worked in the US after 1776.
Câu 2: It is stated in the first paragraph that the sculptural legacy that the new United States had from colonial times was ______.


A. not great   


B. plentiful                        


C. very rich


D. not countable
Câu 3: The phrase “turned to” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.


A. castigated                          


B. censored


C. consulted                 


D. hired
Câu 4: The work of which of the following could be seen in burial ground?


A. stone carves  


B. carpenters                      


C. cabinetmakers          


D. European sculptors
Câu 5: The word “they” in the passage refers to ______.


A. wooden ornamentations 


B. skilled craftspeople 


C. architectural decorations 


D. wooden shop signs
Câu 6: The word "commissioned" in paragraph 2 refers to _________.


A. enabled                              


B. allowed                         


C. conferred                 


D. empowered
Câu 7: What can be inferred about the importation of marble memorials from England?


A. Such sculpture was expensive to produce locally than to import.


B. Such sculpture was as prestigious as those made locally.


C. Such sculpture was not available in the US.


D. The materials found abroad were superior.
Câu 8: How did the work of American carvers in 1776 differ from that of contemporary sculptors?


A. It was less time-consuming.          


B. It was more expensive.


C. It was less refined.    


D. It was more dangerous.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions from 5 to 6.
Câu 1:


A. reflect  


B. contain        


C. purchase                 


D. suggest
Câu 2:


A. possession  


B. politics        


C. decision                  


D. refusal

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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 1 to 2.
Câu 1:


A. passed  


B. wished                    


C. touched                  


D. moved
Câu 2:


A. blood          


B. pool                        


C. food                       


D. tool

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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: “Shall I help you do the dishes, Carol”? said Robert.


A. Robert suggested help Carol with the dishes.


B. Robert offered to help Carol do the dishes.


C. Robert suggested to help Carol do the dishes.      


D. Robert offered Carol to help do the dishes.
Câu 2: This is the first time I have attended such an enjoyable wedding party.


A. The first wedding party I attended was enjoyable.


B. I have never attended such an enjoyable wedding party before.


C. I had the first enjoyable wedding party.


D. My attendance at the first wedding party was enjoyable.
Câu 3: He expected us to offer him the job.


A. He is expected that we should offer him the job.    


B. He expected to be offered the job.


C. We were expected to be offered him the job.        


D. He was offered the job without expectation.

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B.
C.
D.