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 following questions.
Câu 1: We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about sleep.


A. We know relatively little about sleep, as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping.


B. We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.


C. Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep.


D. We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep.
Câu 2:
Overeating is a cause of several deadly diseases. Physical inactivity is another cause of several deadly diseases.


A. Not only overeating but also physical inactivity may lead to several deadly diseases.


B. Apart from physical activities, eating too much also contributes to several deadly diseases.


C. Both overeating and physical inactivity result from several deadly diseases.


D. Overeating and physical inactivity are caused by several deadly diseases.
Câu 3: He was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented.


A. His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals.


B. In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals.


C. His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented.


D. It was his determination to pursue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success.
Câu 4: I did not arrive in time. I was not able to see her off.


A. She had left because I was not on time.


B. I did not go there, so I could not see her off.


C. I was not early enough to see her off.


D. I arrived very late to say goodbye to her.

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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 the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:
"Why don't we wear sunglasses?" our grandpa would say when we went out on bright sunny days.


A. Our grandpa used to suggest wearing sunglasses when we went out on bright sunny days.


B. Our grandpa would warn us against wearing sunglasses on bright sunny days.


C. Our grandpa asked us why we did not wear sunglasses when going out on bright sunny days.


D. Our grandpa reminded us of going out with sunglasses on bright sunny days.
Câu 2:
I am sure he did not know that his brother graduated with flying colors.


A. He should not have been envious of his brother's achievement.


B. He cannot have known that his brother graduated with very high marks.


C. That his brother graduated with flying colors must have been appreciated by him.


D. He may not know that his brother is flying gradually up in a colorful balloon.
Câu 3:
People say that Mr. Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year.


A. Mr. Goldman is said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year.


B. Mr. Goldman was said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year.


C. Nearly a million pounds was said to have been given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year.


D. Nearly a million pounds is said to be given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year.
Câu 4: David was narrowly defeated and blew his own chance of becoming a champion.


A. Losing the championship came as a terrible blow to David.


B. In spite of the narrow defeat, David won the championship.


C. As a result of his narrow defeat, David did not win the championship.


D. But for his title as the former champion, David would not have defeated his rivals.
Câu 5: If you had stuck to what we originally agreed on, everything would have been fine.


A. If you had not kept to what was originally agreed on, everything would have been fine.


B. Things went wrong because you violated our original agreement.


C. If you had changed our original agreement, everything would have been fine.


D. As you fulfilled the original contract, things went wrong.
Câu 6: "I would be grateful if you could send me further details of the job," he said to me.


A. He flattered me because I sent him further details of the job.


B. He felt great because further details of the job had been sent to him.


C. He thanked me for sending him further details of the job.


D. He politely asked me to send him further details of the job.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.  The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a (51)....................... many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very (52)……… students bother to learn it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people and to (53)....................... your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (54)....................... understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.Of course, skill in expression is not enough by itself. You must have something to say in the first (55)………. The effectiveness of your job depends (56)....................... your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.(57)………..one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can really teach. The foundations for (58)………….in expression have to be laid early: an interest in and an ear for language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing (59)……..the irrelevant, and above all the (60)………. of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations during your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Câu 1: (51)


A. large  


B. great    


C. far  


D. deal
Câu 2: (52)


A. several  


B. few


C. some     


D. a few
Câu 3: (53)


A. interpret   


B. give out          


C. transfer    


D. present
Câu 4: (54)


A. both


B. not


C. as well


D. either
Câu 5: (55)


A. sight 


B. moment  


C. place  


D.  time
Câu 6:  (56)


A. on most           


B. most on          


C. much on                  


D. on much
Câu 7: (57)


A. Interpreting


B. Talking   


C. Saying  


D. Expressing
Câu 8: (58)


A. method   


B. skill      


C. way


D. pattern
Câu 9: (59)


A. away


B. apart  


C. aside 


D. out
Câu 10: (60)


A. habit  


B. routine     


C. trend     


D. hobby
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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: Wealthy as they were, they were far from happy.


A. Wealthy as they were, they were far from happy.


B. Although they were wealthy, they were not happy.


C. They were as wealthy as they were happy


D. Even if they were wealthy, they were not happy.
Câu 2: Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.


A. I would rather disturb the meeting than leave without saying goodbye.


B. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.


C. I disturbed the meeting because I said goodbye


D. The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye.
Câu 3: He felt very tired. However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.


A. He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.


B. Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.


C. As the result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.


D. Tired as he might feel, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain     
Câu 4: They couldn’t climb up the mountain because of the storm. 


A. The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain.     


B. The storm discouraged them from climbing up the mountain.


C. Their climbing up the mountain was unable due to the storm. 


D. The storm made it not capable of climbing up the mountain
Câu 5: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.


A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.


B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.


C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.


D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
Câu 6: We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.


A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes.       


B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.          


C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter.


D. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.
Câu 7: You don’t try to work hard. You will fail in the exam.


A. Unless you don’t try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.


B. Unless you try to work hard, you won’t fail in the exam.


C. Unless you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.


D. Unless do you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam
Câu 8: The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.


A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.


B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong. 


C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.


D. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.
Câu 9: He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work.


A. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work.


B. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.


C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.


D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work.
Câu 10: "You’re always making terrible mistakes", said the teacher.


A. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.


B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.


C. The teacher complained about his student making terrible mistakes.


D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes 
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: You mustn’t have seen  Linda , for she has left for Australia for almost 2 months.


A. mustn’t have seen


B. for


C. for


D. almost
Câu 2: It was the invention of the assembly line instead than the increase in the average pay of workers  that allowed automobiles to be purchased by so many in the early years of the twentieth century.


A. instead 


B. purchased


C. so


D. twentieth century.
Câu 3: For thousands of years, man has created sweet-smelling substances from wood, herbs, and flowers and  using them for perfume or medicine.


A.  man 


B. sweet-smelling 


C. and  using them 


D.  or
Câu 4: It is essential that cancer is diagnosed  and treated as early as  possible in order to assure a successful cure.    


A. is


B. diagnosed


C. as early as  


D. assure 
Câu 5: Everglade National Park in Florida is virtually a wilderness subtropical filled  with abundant plant and animal life.


A. virtually


B. wilderness subtropical


C. filled


D. abundant 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose one word which is pronounced differently from the other three. 
Câu 1:


A. blind    


B. provide


C. invitation


D. decide
Câu 2:


A. treasure            


B. scream


C. sneaky


D.  treatment
Câu 3:


A. marathon         


B. enthusiastic                 


C. ethnic


D. smoothly
Câu 4:


A.  Christmas


B. stomach           


C. chalkboard      


D. scholarship
Câu 5:


A. disadvantaged


B. handicapped


C. embarrassed


D. experienced

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others 
Câu 1:


A. memorable


B. excited


C. interested


D. confident
Câu 2:


A. appreciate


B. situation


C. experience


D. embarrassing

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
Câu 1:


A. stays


B. steals


C. tells


D. talks
Câu 2:


A. competition


B. competitor


C. contest


D. question
Câu 3:


A. children


B. exchange


C. machine


D. peach

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) for each blank            If you are invited to someone's house for dinner in theUnited States, you should bring a gift, such as a (28)_________ of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a (29)_________ gift, he/she may open it in front of you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is considered polite. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you immediately. Even if the host doesn't like it, he/she will tell a “white lie” and say how much they like the gift to  (30)_________ the guest from feeling bad. If your host asks you to arrive at a particular time, you should not arrive (31)_________ on time or earlier than the (32)_________ time, because this is considered to be potentially inconvenient and therefore rude, as the host may not be ready.
Câu 1: (28)


A. bundle


B. hand


C. bunch


D. handful
Câu 2: (29)


A. valuable


B. unpacked


C. wrapped


D. unwanted
Câu 3: (30)


A. protest


B. make


C. protect


D. prevent
Câu 4: (31)


A. gradually


B. recently


C. perfectly


D. exactly
Câu 5: (32)


A. permitted


B. waited


C. expected


D. wasted

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 
Câu 1: There's hardly no sugar left, so we must get some when we go shopping.


A. no sugar


B. There's


C. must


D. some
Câu 2: John congratulated  us  of passing our exam.


A. of


B. congratulated


C. us


D. our

A.
B.
C.
D.