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 6 to 15.In “Cerealizing America”, Scott Bruce and Bill Crawford remark that the cereal industry uses 816 million pounds of sugar per year. Americans buy 2.7 billion packages of breakfast cereal each year. If ______(6) end to end, the empty cereal boxes from one year's. consumption would ______(7) to the moon and back. One point three (1.3) million advertisements for cereal are broadcast on American television every year at a(n)______ (8) of $762 million for airtime. Only automobile manufacturers spend more money on television advertising than the makers of breakfast cereal.______(9) of the boxed cereals found in supermarkets contain large amounts of sugar and some contain more than 50% sugar. Cereal manufacturers are very clever in their marketing, making many cereals appear much healthier than they really are by “fortifying” them with vitamins and minerals. Oh, ______(10) - you now have vitamin-fortified sugar!Before you eat any cereal. read the ingredient list and see how______ (11) sugar appears on the ingredient list. Then check the “Nutrition facts" panel.There are actually only a small handful of national commercially-branded cereals that are made ______(12) whole grains and are sugar-free. lf you shop at a health food store instead of your local supermarket, you ______(13) to find a healthy, whole grain, sugar-free (or very low sugar) cereal. But ______(14) ! Some of the health food store boxed cereals are sweetened with fruit juice or fructose. Although this may be an improvement______ (15) refined white sugar, this can really skyrocket the calories.From "Foods T hat Burn Fat‘, Foods That Turn to Fat” by Tom Ventulo.
Câu 1: _______(6)


A. laying


B. lay


C. laid


D. to lay
Câu 2: ______(7)


A. prolong


B. stretch


C. contact


D. reach
Câu 3: _______(8)


A. cost


B. charge


C. average


D. expense
Câu 4: ______(9)


A. Mostly


B. Furthermost


C. Most


D. Almost
Câu 5: ________(10)


A. beautiful


B. gorgeous


C. lovely


D. charming
Câu 6: _______(11)


A. many


B. large


C. tall


D. high
Câu 7: _______(12)


A. by


B. from


C. at


D. in
Câu 8: ______(13)


A. would be able 


B. are more likelier


C. could more or less


D. are much more likely
Câu 9: _______(14)


A. see through


B. keep alert


C. look up


D. watch out
Câu 10: _______(15)


A. from


B. on


C. with


D. at
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A.
B.
C.
D.

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


A. commercial


B. constructive


C. essential


D. national
Câu 2:


A. copy


B. remove


C. notice


D. cancel
Câu 3:


A. curriculum


B. economics


C. hesitation


D. calculation

A.
B.
C.
D.

Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
Câu 1: It was so late that nothing could be done


A. It was too late for anything to be done.


B. It was too late for anything be done.


C. It was too late for anything to being done.


D. It was too late for anything being done.
Câu 2: Bill is going to write to me. I will tell you all his news


A. I will tell you all Bill's news when he writes to me.


B. He writes to me when I will tell you all Bill's news.


C. I will tell you all Bill's news when he is going to write to me.


D. I will tell you all Bill's news when he wrote to me.
Câu 3: She didn't say a word as she left the room.


A. She left the room but no saying a word .


B. She left the room however not saying a word .


C. She left the room except for saying a word .


D. She left the room without saying a word .
Câu 4: Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test


A. As long as you are calm , so you'll pass your driving test.


B. As long as you are calm , you'll pass your driving test.


C. As long as you are calm , you'd pass your driving test.


D. As long as you are calm , and you'll pass your driving test.
Câu 5: They never made us do anything we didn't want to do


A. We were never made to do anything we didn’t want to do.


B. We were never made do anything we didn’t want to do.


C. We were never made be done anything we didn’t want to do.


D. We were never made doing anything we didn’t want to do.
Câu 6: It 's a pity I didn’t take my doctor's advice.


A. I wish I had taken my doctor's advice


B. I wish I had followed my doctor's advice


C. I wish I had taken to my doctor's advice


D. Both A and B
Câu 7: They made him wait for two hours.


A. He was made wait for two hours.


B. He was made to wait for two hours.


C. He was made waiting for two hours.


D. He was made waited for two hours.
Câu 8: It took us 3 hours to open the door.


A. We spent 3 hours opening the door.


B. We spent 3 hours open the door.


C. We spent 3 hours to open the door.


D. We spent 3 hours being opened the door.
Câu 9: A train leaves at 7 o'clock every morning.


A. There is a 7 o'clock train every morning.


B. There is an 7 o'clock train every morning.


C. There is a 7 o'clock trains every morning.


D. There is at  7 o'clock train every morning.
Câu 10: During dinner, the phone rang.


A. When I was having dinner the telephone rang.


B. While I had dinner the telephone rang.


C. While I had had dinner the telephone rang.


D. While I was having dinner the telephone rang.
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1800.6947

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the best answer among a, b, c, or d.
Câu 1: I've been looking for this book for months and ....... I found it.


A. at last


B. in time


C. at the end


D. at present
Câu 2: I was just ......... to go out when you telephoned


A. around


B. about


C. thinking


D. planned
Câu 3: Take this road and you will ........... at the hotel in five minutes.


A. arrive


B. come
come


C. find    


D. reach
Câu 4: The train will be leaving in five minutes so you ....... better hurry up.


A. had     


B. should


C. will     


D. would
will     
Câu 5: They would  ............ go by air than spend a week travelling by train.


A. always


B. rather


C. prefer


D. better
Câu 6: I'd like to ............ a three - minute call to London.


A. make


B. phone 


C. set       


D. do
Câu 7: .......... Your house painted last year ?


A. did      


B. was     


C. had     


D. Have
had     
Câu 8: It's an hour since he ......... , so he must be at the office now.


A. is leaving        


B. was leaving


C. has left


D. left

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 
Câu 1: It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.


A. obvious   


B. indistinct    


C. transparent  


D. evident 
Câu 2: My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.


A. be optimistic    


B. be pessimistic 


C. be confident    


D. be smart 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 
Câu 1: I think the medicine is beginning to wear off.


A. stop being effective


B.  take effect     


C. be put in a bottle 


D. be swallowed 
Câu 2: "What I've got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for publication," said the government official to the reporter.  


A. beside the point  


B. not recorded 


C. not popular 


D. not yet official 
Câu 3: A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.


A.  impediment      


B. encouragement


C. impetus   


D.  assistance 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combibes each pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Câu 1: Jane Eyre is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It is one of my favourite books.


A. I like Jane Eyre because it is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë.


B. Jane Eyre, a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, is one of the books I like most. 


C. One of my favourite books is a novel entitled Charlotte Brontë by Jane Eyre.


D. I only like novels in English by Charlotte Brontë, one of which is Jane Eyre. 
Câu 2: Mary was sick. She didn't leave the meeting until it ended.
 


A. In spite of the fact that Mary's sickness, she didn't leave the meeting until it ended.


B. Mary didn't leave the meeting until it ended despite she was sick. 


C.  When the meeting ended, Mary left because she was sick. 


D. Though sick, Mary didn't leave the meeting until it ended. 
Câu 3: He wanted to give the ball a powerful kick. He used the top of his foot.


A.  He gave the ball a powerful kick to use the top of his foot. 


B. Using the top of his foot, he kicked a powerful ball.


C.  He used the top of his foot to give the ball a powerful kick.


D. What he wants to do is give the ball a powerful kick and use the top of his foot. 
Câu 4: Our flight was delayed. We decided to take a long walk around the terminal.


A. Since our flight was delayed, we decided to take a long walk around the terminal.


B. We have been taking a long walk around the terminal since our flight was delayed.


C. We have been walking around the terminal for a long time since the delay of our flight.


D. We decided to take a long walk around the terminal in case our flight was delayed. 
Câu 5: Pollution diminishes the quality of our lives. That is hard to deny.


A. It's pollution that diminishes the quality of our lives is hard to deny. 


B.  It's hard to deny pollution that diminishes the quality of our lives. 


C. It's hard to deny that pollution diminishes the quality of our lives. 


D. Pollution diminishes the quality of our lives is hard to deny.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction. 
Câu 1: Fiber is important element in nutrition, and it aids in protecting the digestive tract as well . 


A. is important


B. in


C. in protecting


D. as well 
Câu 2: A million of tourists all over the world visit New York every year. 


A. A


B. of


C. all over


D. visit 
Câu 3: That cats have nine lives have been believed for centuries. 


A. That


B. have


C. lives


D. have been believed
Câu 4: "Would you like another drink ?" - "I wouldn't speak  no ." 


A. Would


B. another drink


C.  wouldn't speak


D. no
Câu 5: Of the two lectures, the first was by far the best partly because the person who delivered it had such a dynamic style.
 


A. the first


B. the best


C. who 


D. such a 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Change the following sentences into reported speech.
Câu 1: "Please call me at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning", said Mai


A. Mai asked to call her at 6 o'clock the next morning


B. Mai requested to call her at 6 o'clock the next morning


C. Mai asked calling her at 6 o'clock the next morning


D. Both A and B
Câu 2: "Are you interested in this Language Center?" asked Lan


A. Lan asked me if I was interested in that Language Center


B. Lan asked me whether I was interested in that Language Center


C. Lan asked me if I am interested in that Language Center


D. Both A and B
Câu 3: "We will spend our holiday in Da Lat next month," said Mrs Chi


A. Mrs Chi said they would spend their holiday in Da Lat the following month.


B. Mrs Chi said they would spend their holiday in Da Lat the next month.


C. Mrs Chi said they will spend their holiday in Da Lat the next month.


D. Mrs Chi said they had to spend their holiday in Da Lat the next month.
Câu 4: "What does your son want to learn?" the man said to Mr Linh.


A. The man asked Mr Linh what his son wanted to learn.


B. The man asked Mr Linh what his son had wanted to learn.


C. The man asked Mr Linh what his son wants to learn.


D. The man said Mr Linh what his son wanted to learn.
Câu 5: "You must come today," Hoa said.


A. Hoa told we had to come today.


B. Hoa said we had to come today.


C. Hoa requested we had to come today.


D. Hoa reminded we had to come today.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Supply the correct forms of the verbs in  brackets.
Câu 1: It  is crucial that Dido (stop)................ using Quang Ha.


A. to stop


B. should stop


C. stopping


D. stopped
Câu 2: I will ring the bell one more. If he (not answer).............,I think he must( go)........... out


A. doesn't answer- have gone


B. doesn't answer- had gone


C. doesn't answer- went


D. didn't answer- have gone
Câu 3: I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have)............. a party.


A. were having


B. had had


C. had


D. have had
Câu 4: The man who (rescue)............... had been in the sea for ten hours.


A. is rescued


B. was rescued


C. has been rescued


D. had rescued
Câu 5: A great deal of time (be)................ spent for his exercise.


A. will be


B. has been


C. was


D. is
Câu 6: We want (pay)................. better wages.


A. being paid


B. to pay


C. paying


D. to be paid
Câu 7: People always (blame)............... their circumstances for what they are.


A. blame


B. is blamed


C. is blaming


D. has been blamed
Câu 8: You (stop).............. by a policeman if you (try)............. to cross the road now.


A. will be stopped - try


B. will be stopped - tried


C. will stop - try


D. had stopped/ tried

A.
B.
C.
D.