Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on our answer sheet to indicate the coned answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Now I am unemployed. I have too much time________ and don't know what to do with myself. 


A. in hand


B.  in my hands


C.  to hand


D. on my hands 
Câu 2: _________in the street yesterday was very friendly.


A. The mounted police whom I saw 


B. The mounted police, who I saw 


C. The mounted police I saw whom 


D. Who is the mounted police I saw
Câu 3: ________is a normal reaction to everyday stressful events.


A. To be nervous 


B. Feeling nervous


C. Feel nervous


D. Be nervous
Câu 4: There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here, _________the great work you have done. 


A. nevertheless 


B. regardless 


C. presuming


D. notwithstanding
Câu 5: All____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.


A. for our needs


B.  the thing needed


C. that is needed


D. what is needed 
Câu 6: He manages to visit his parents ______ Saturday.


A. another every


B. other every 


C. every the other


D. every other
Câu 7: Research has shown that there is no difference at all between the brain of the average woman and _______of the average man.


A. one


B. which 


C. that 


D. what 
Câu 8: If that old vase is a __________one, it will cost a lot of money.


A. realistic 


B. sincere


C. genuine


D. truthful 
Câu 9: Andrew is known for always saying __________comes to his mind. 


A. whatever


B.  everything


C. anything 


D. something
Câu 10:  _______ in the atmosphere is the temperature falling below freezing.


A. What is frost produced


B. What produces frost


C.  Frost is produced


D. Frost produces 
Câu 11:  - "What do you think of football?"
- " ________ " 


A. Well, it's beyond my expectation


B. It's none of my business


C. Of course, football players are excellent 


D. I am crazy about it. 
Câu 12:  After her illness, Lam had to work hard to__________ his classmates.


A. get in touch with 


B. keep pace with 


C. catch sight of 


D. make allowance for
Câu 13: It's a formal occasion so we'll have to_________ to the nines- no jeans and pullovers this time! 


A. get dressed up


B.  wear in


C. put on


D. bitch up 
Câu 14: So little__________ about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me


A. did I know 


B. do I know 


C. I have known 


D. I knew
Câu 15: The volcano which had been ________for years suddenly exploded. 


A.  passive 


B. immobile 


C. inactive 


D. idle 
Câu 16: - " You're already leaving? The ball is only starting."
- " But it's very late, so______


A. take care 


B. goodbye for now


C. have a good day 


D.  it's great fun, thanks
Câu 17: He ________a big fortune when he was young, so he didn't have to work hard.


A.  came up 


B. came into


C. came round 


D.  came across 
Câu 18: Deborah is going to take extra lessons to _______what she missed while she was away. 


A. put up with


B. cut down on


C. catch up on 


D. take up with
Câu 19: I don't think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to get my point __________ .


A. around


B. along 


C. across


D. about 
Câu 20: Something tells me that you _____  to a single word I_________  in the past ten minutes. 


A. haven't listened/ was saying


B. haven't listened/ said


C. didn't listen/ said 


D. haven't been listening/ have said 
Câu 21: There was nothing they could do_________  leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.


A. unless 


B. but 


C. than 


D. instead of
Câu 22: I'm  ________my brother is


A. nothing near as ambitious as 


B. nowhere like so ambitious as


C. nowhere near as ambitious as


D. nothing as ambitious as 
Câu 23: Remember to appreciate what your friends do for you. You shouldn't take them _________


A. for granted 


B. as a rule


C. out of habit


D. as usual 
Câu 24: It's very kind of you to give me something on my birthday, but you ________such an expensive present like this. 


A. needn't have bought 


B.  haven't needed to buy 


C. needn't to buy 


D. didn't need to buy 
Câu 25:  - Would you mind if I shut the window?'
-"________"


A. No, don't shut it


B. Yes, I wouldn't mind


C.  Yes, please shut 


D. No, please do 
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way to complete each of the following sentences.
Câu 1: It is the recommendation of many psychologists_________ to associate words and remember names


A.  that a learner must use mental images


B. mattal images are used


C. that a learner use mental images 


D. that a learner uses mental images 
Câu 2: ____________received law degrees as today. 


A. Women who have never


B. Never have so many women


C. Never so many women have


D. The women aren't ever
Câu 3: George would certainly have attended the meeting ________


A.  if the Ilat tire didn't happen 


B. if he didn't get a flat tire 


C. had he not had a flat tire


D. had the tire not flatten itself 
Câu 4: __________that I tore up the letter.


A. I was so annoying 


B.  I was such an annoyed 


C. Such was my annoyance


D. So was I annoyed 
Câu 5: While the language barrier was once an obstacle to trade________


A. the case doesn't longer exist 


B. the technical case is now no more 


C. which is no longer the case 


D. the technical hurdle is now the case.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Access to the library computer facilities is open to students. 


A. Computers in the library are not used for students.


B. The library computer facilities are accessible to students.


C. Students are not allowed to use library computers.


D.  Students can freely assess the library computer service. 
Câu 2:  It doesn't cost much to run a solar power system.


A. Running a solar power system is not costly.


B. Running a solar power system costs nothing.


C. A solar power system costs so much to run


D. A solar power system is quite cheap to set up.
Câu 3: You can rely on Pat to give you any help you may need. 


A. Let Pat know if you need any help with this.


B. If you need help of any kind be sure to let Pat know. 


C. Should you require any assistance, you can count on Pat for it.


D. Pat is the one to ask if you find you ratlike any assistance. 
Câu 4: No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation, as it greatly resembled the original.


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


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


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


D. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily. 
Câu 5: Let's go shopping sometime mid-week, it gets so crowded at the weekends. 


A. I always like to shop mid-week as everywhere is so crowded at weekends. 


B. The best time to go shopping is midweek when it is usually reasonably quiet. 


C. I suggest we avoid the weekend and do our shopping in the middle of the week when it's quieter. 


D. I find it impossible to shop at weekends because there are so many people everywhere.
Câu 6: "Getting a good job doesn't matter much to me?' 


A.  "I am only interested in getting a good job."


B. "It's interesting for me to pet a good job"


C. "I don't care about getting a good job." 


D. "I am not good at getting a good job." 
Câu 7: It's your duty to finish your homework before you go to school. 


A. That your homework is finished before you go to school is your duty. 


B. Your duty finishing your homework before you go to school is necessary. 


C. Your homework is supposed to be finished before going to school.


D.  You are supposed to finish your homework before you go to school. 
Câu 8: What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.


A. No one took notice of what the politician was saying last night.


B. What the politician was saying deafened the listeners last night.


C. The politician fell deaf when he was speaking last night.


D. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night because they had deaf ears. 
Câu 9: The Prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general election. 


A. There is little likelihood of the Prime Minister calling an early general election.


B. The likelihood is great that The Prime Minister will call an early general election. 


C. It's likely that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.


D. The likelihood is that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.
Câu 10: When he was asked for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.


A. On being asked for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.


B. When asking for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset. 


C. The man appeared quite upset. asking for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset. 


D. Being asked for more information about the burglary, the man appeared quite upset.
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Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others. 
Câu 1:


A. experience
 


B. cosmetics 


C. economics 


D. photography 
Câu 2:


A. appropriate 


B. miraculous


C. intimacy 


D. solidify
Câu 3:


A.  conventional


B. preferential 


C. calculation


D. apprehension

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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.     Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being home- schooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of home-schooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.    At one time, there was a theory accounting for home-schooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.    Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, home-schooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, home- schooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
Câu 1: The word "arguments " in the third paragraph can be best replaced by "_______"


A. viewpoints  


B. quarrels


C. rows


D. discussions
Câu 2: According to some experts, the exact number of home-schooled children then must be _______.


A. 1,700,000 


B. 1,900,000


C.  850,000


D. 1,600,000 
Câu 3: The attitude of the author towards home-schooling can be best described as _______.


A. unfavorable 


B. favorable


C. remarkable


D. acceptable
Câu 4: More parents teach their children because they completely _______ the current educational system.


A.  appeal to 


B. please with 


C. approve of 


D. object to 
Câu 5: Many parents stop their children from going to school because it is now too _______ for them.


A.  expensive  


B. explosive


C. dangerous


D. humorous 
Câu 6: The number of parents who want to teach their own children in the U.S. is _______. 


A. remaining unchanged


B. remaining the same


C. going down 


D. going up 
Câu 7: This estimated number was presented by _______. 


A.  a governmental office 


B. the parents 


C. home-schooled children 


D. school teachers
Câu 8: The past participle "home-schooled " in the first paragraph is best equivalent to "_______at home".


A. self-studied


B. untaught 


C. taught


D. self-learned
Câu 9: The closest synonym of the participle phrase "accounting for " in the second paragraph is "_______".


A. counting for


B. calculating documents of


C. reasoning   


D. explaining
Câu 10: The noun "dissatisfaction " in the second paragraph is best equivalent to "_______".


A. discouragement 


B. disagreement 


C. discrimination 


D. disappointment
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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 th e following questions.
Câu 1:


A. comment  


B. compose 


C. command  


D. complain
Câu 2:


A. choice 


B. chaos 


C. charge


D. chase

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best joins each of the following pairs of sentences in each of the followi ng questions.
Câu 1: It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.


A. The novel was so interesting that I stayed up all night to finish it. 


B. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it. 


C. I stayed up all night to finish the novel so it was interesting. 


D. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would not stay up all night to finish it.
Câu 2:  Mr. Smith is a professor. His car was stolen yesterday. 


A. Mr. Smith, who his car was stolen yesterday, is a professor. 


B. Mr. Smith, whose car was stolen yesterday, is a professor. 


C. His car was stolen yesterday, he is a professor. 


D. Mr. Smith, who is a professor, his car was stolen yesterday. 
Câu 3: The girl didn't have any friends. Therefore, she felt lonely. 


A. Having many friends, the girl felt lonely. 


B. Deprived of friends, the girl felt lonely. 


C. Not having friends, they made the girl feel lonely. 


D. Having no friends, the girl felt lonely. 
Câu 4:  She was irritated by her husband's lack of punctuality. She left him. 


A. Being irritating by her husband's lack of punctuality, she left him. 


B. She left her husband because of her irritation with his lack of punctuality. 


C. Irritated by her husband, she punctually left him. 


D. Irritating with her husband's lack of punctuality, she left him. 
Câu 5: I admire her achievements. However, I don't really like her. 


A. I don't really like her for I admire her achievements. 


B. Although I admire her achievements, I really like her. 


C. Even though I admire her achievements, I don't really like her. 


D. Whatever her achievements, I don't really like her.

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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: Mr. Smith suggested that Sara ________ for the job in the company. 


A. applying   


B. would apply   


C.  applied  


D. apply 
Câu 2: Our neighbours are normally very noisy, but they're being __________this evening.


A.  unusually quietly 


B. unusual quiet 


C. unusually quiet


D. unusual quietly 
Câu 3: No matter __________, Mozart was an accomplished composer while still a child. 


A. how it remarkable seems


B. how it seems remarkable 


C. how seems it remarkable 


D. how remarkable it seems 
Câu 4: -"Do you have a minute, Dr Keith?" - "_____________" 


A.  Sorry, I haven't got it here.  


B. Good, I hope so. 


C. Sure. What's the problem? 


D. Well. I'm not sure when. 
Câu 5: I was surprised to find my French was still ________ good. I could use it to speak during the meeting.


A. pretty 


B. hard  


C.  prettily   


D. hardly 
Câu 6: The manager ________ him for a minor mistake. 


A. complained    


B.  charged     


C. accused 


D. blamed
Câu 7: People who are out of work can receive the __________. 


A. pension 


B. scholarship 


C. allowance


D. unemployment benefit
Câu 8: Following the accident, he was officially accused of _________ driving. 


A. reckless 


B. careful  


C. hurry   


D. responsible 
Câu 9: Laura: "What a lovely house you have!" Maria: "_____________". 


A. Of course not, it's not costly 


B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in 


C. No problem  


D. I think so 
Câu 10: If you had taken my advice, you _________ in such difficulties now. 


A. wouldn't have been


B. wouldn't be   


C. won't be


D. hadn't been 
Câu 11: ________, we tried our best to complete it. 


A. Despite the homework was difficult 


B. Difficult as the homework was 


C. Thanks to the difficult homework 


D. As though the homework was difficult
Câu 12: Having a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our ________ health. 


A. emotional 


B. emotionally     


C. emotion


D. emotionless 
Câu 13: ________ her fiction describes women in unhappy marriages. 


A. Many of


B. A large number of  


C. Much of  


D. A great variety of
Câu 14: Police believe that there is a _________ between two crimes.


A. chain


B. relation 


C. connector


D. link 
Câu 15: After I _________ finished working, I switched off the machine. 


A. had 


B. have  


C. to have  


D. having 
Câu 16: The players' protests ________ no difference to the referee's decision at all. 


A. caused


B. did 


C. made  


D. created 
Câu 17: I was wakened by the sound of someone ________ on the door. 


A. bumping 


B. crashing   


C. hitting 


D. knocking 
Câu 18: Tom. "I'm sorry. I won't be able to come". - Mary. "_____________". 


A. Oh, that's annoying 


B. Great 


C.  Sounds like fun 


D. Well, never mind
Câu 19: Nobody's got to stay late this evening, __________? 


A. have they


B. is it  


C. isn't it


D. don't they
Câu 20: After the flash flood, all the drains were overflowing ________ storm water. 


A. with 


B. by  


C. from 


D. for
Câu 21: - A: "Happy New Year!"       - B: "_____________!" 


A. The same to you  


B. Congratulation 


C.  Thanks  


D. Same for you 
Câu 22: I saw him hiding something in a __________bag. 


A. small plastic black


B. black small plastic  


C. small black plastic 


D. plastic small black 
Câu 23: The child was told to__________  for being rude to his uncle.


A. forgive


B. excuse  


C. confess 


D. apologize 
Câu 24: "If only I hadn't lent him all my money!"       -"_____________."


A. All right. You will be OK 


B. I'm afraid you will have to do it 


C. Sorry, I have no idea 


D. Well, you did, so it's no use crying over spilt milk 
Câu 25: _________ of the book, they get married and live happily ever after. 


A. End to end 


B. At the end  


C. By the end 


D. In the end
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Read the following postage and mark the letter A, R, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 47 to 56.     Each advance in microscopic technique has provided scientists with new perspectives on the function of living organisms and the nature of matter itself. The invention of the visible-light microscope late in the sixteenth century introduced a previously unknown realm of single-celled plants and animals. in the twentieth century, electron microscopes have provided direct views of viruses and minuscule surface structures. Now another type of microscope, one that utilizes x-rays rather than light or electrons, offers a different way of examining tiny details, it should extend human perception still farther into the natural world.     The dream of building an x-ray microscope dates to 1895, its development, however, was virtually halted in the 1940's because the development of the electron microscope was progressing rapidly. During the 1940's electron microscopes routinely achieved resolution better than that possible with a visible-light microscope, while the performance of x-ray microscopes resisted improvement. In recent years, however. interest in x-ray micruswpes has revived, largely because of advances such as the development of new sources of x-ray illumination. As a result, the brightness available today is millions of times that of x-ray tubes, which, for most of the century, were the only available sources of soft x-rays.     The new x-ray microscopes considerably improve on the resolution provided by optical microscopes. They can also be used to map the distribution of certain chemical elements. Some can form pictures in extremely short times; others hold the promise of special capabilities such as three- dimensional imaging. Unlike conventional electron microscopy, x-ray microscopy enables specimens to be kept in air and in water, which means that biological samples can he studied under conditions similar to their natural state. The illumination used, so-called soft x-rays in the wavelength range of twenty to forty angstroms (an angstrom is one ten-billionth of a meter), is also sufficiently penetrating to image intact biological cells in many cases. Because of the wavelength of the x-rays used, soft x-ray microscopes will never match the highest resolution possible with electron microscopes. Rather, their special properties will make possible investigations that will complement those performed with light- and electron-based instruments. 
Câu 1: Based on the information in the passage, what can be inferred about x-ray microscopes in the future? 


A. They will eventually change the illumination range that they now use 


B. They will provide information not available from other kinds of microscopes.


C. hey will eventually be much cheaper to produce than they are now.


D. They will probably replace electron microscopes altogether. 
Câu 2: The word "those" in line 24 refers to 


A. investigations


B. microscopes 


C. properties


D. x-rays 
Câu 3: According to the passage, the invention of the visible-light microscope allowed scientists to


A. understand more about the distribution of the chemical elements


B. develop the electron microscope later on 


C. discover single celled plants and animals they had never seen before. 


D.  see viruses directly
Câu 4: The word "enables' in line 18 is closest in meaning to


A. specifics


B. allows


C. expands


D. constitutes
Câu 5: The word "it" in line 6 refers to


A. human perception


B. light


C. a type of microscope


D. the natural world
Câu 6: Why did it take so long to develop the x-ray microscope?


A. Funds for research were insufficient.


B. The source of illumination was not bright enough until recently


C. Materials used to manufacture x-ray tubes were difficult to obtain 


D. X-ray microscopes were too complicated to operate.
Câu 7: What does the passage mainly discuss? 


A. Sources of illumination for microscopes 


B. The detail seen through a microscope


C. Outdated microscopic technique 


D. A new kind of microscope 
Câu 8:  Why does the author mention the visible - light microscope in the first paragraph?


A. To explain how it functioned 


B. In show how limited its uses are 


C.  To begin a discussion of sixteenth century discoveries.


D. To put the x-ray microscope in historical perspective 
Câu 9: The word "minuscule" in line 4 is closest in meaning to


A. complex


B. tiny 


C. circular


D. dangerous
Câu 10: The word "Rather" in line 23 is closest in meaning to


A. somewhat


B. instead


C. significantly


D. preferably
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Câu 1: They had a discussion about training not only the new employees but also giving them some challenges.


A. about 


B. training not only 


C. giving


D. some challenges
Câu 2: If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed and have to pay a fine.


A. not observe


B. the traffic


C. they 


D. have to pay a fine
Câu 3: Fossils of plant that have been extinct for fifty million years have been found in large deposits of amber near the Baltic Sea.


A. plant


B.  been extinct


C. fifty million years


D. near 
Câu 4: One-cent coins issued in the United States in 1982 was 96 persent zine.


A.  issued 


B.  the 


C. in 


D. was

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