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: My teacher reminded me ____ my essay carefully before handing it in.


A. checked 


B. checking 


C. to have checked  


D. to check
Câu 2: You should study hard to _____ your classmates.


A.  catch sight of       


B. make use of 


C.  get in touch with


D.  keep pace with
Câu 3: Mary: "Do you mind if I sit here?" Laura: " ____ "


A. Don't mention it.


B.  My pleasure.


C. No, not at all. 


D. Yes, why not?
Câu 4: ____he was tired, he still watched the final match on TV.


A.  Though 


B. However 


C.  Despite      


D. Because
Câu 5: If he ______ my advice last week , he wouldn’t be in troubles.


A. have taken    


B. had  taken 


C. takes


D. took
Câu 6: They are having their house _____  by a construction company.


A. painted     


B. painting 


C. being painted       


D. to paint
Câu 7: That cannot be a true story. He  ____it up.


A.  must have made     


B. can have made


C.  should have made   


D. would have made
Câu 8: Parts of the country are suffering water _____ after the unusually dry summer.


A.  hunger  


B. thirst  


C. shortage  


D. supply
Câu 9: I have two sisters, _____


A. both of whom are nurses


B.  most of whom are nurses


C. one of them are nurses       


D. most of them are nurses
Câu 10: ____ , the less polluted the environment will be.


A. The more polluted landfills will be    


B. The more landfills are there


C. The less landfills are polluted 


D. The fewer landfills we have
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Câu 1: Ann, remember to apply this sun cream _____ two hours.


A. every  


B. some


C. each


D. several
Câu 2: She _______  on that manuscript for 2 years now.


A. will be working


B. is working


C. had been working   


D.  has been working   
Câu 3: The police have begun an _____ into the accident which happened this afternoon.


A.  investigating 


B.  investigatory


C. investigate    


D.  investigate
Câu 4: Parts of the mountain road have been washed _____after  the floods


A.  through  


B. off  


C. out     


D.  away
Câu 5: The teacher said that I would be able to speak English fluently _____six months.


A. since      


B. by


C. in 


D.  till
Câu 6: Jack: "What's wrong with you?" Jill: "____  "


A. I'm having a slight headache     


B. Thank you very much


C. Yes, I was tired yesterday 


D. No, I don't care
Câu 7: How long ago _____ to learn French?


A. would you start    


B. did you start


C. were you starting


D. have you started
Câu 8: You think that she will come to the party tomorrow,_____?


A. do you


B.  will she   


C. don’t you   


D. won’t she
Câu 9: I'd rather you ____to the English-speaking club with me this Sunday.


A. came 


B. will come


C. come 


D. to come
Câu 10: Switch off all the lights _____


A. after you will leave the room   


B. until you enter the room


C. before you leave the room


D. by the time you enter the room
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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 from 61 to 70. One of the factors contributing to the intense nature of twenty-first-century stress is our continual exposure to media - particularly to an overabundance of news. If you feel stressed out by the news, you are far from alone. Yet somehow many of us seem unable to prevent ourselves from tuning in to an extreme degree.The further back we go in human history, the longer news took to travel from place to place, and the less news we had of distant people and lands altogether. The printing press obviously changed all that, as did every subsequent development in transportation and telecommunication.When television came along, it proliferated like a population of rabbits. In 1950, there were 100,000 television sets in North American homes; one year later there were more than a million. Today, it's not unusual for a home to have three or more television sets, each with cable access to perhaps over a hundred channels. News is the subject of many of those channels, and on several of them it runs 24 hours a day.What's more, after the traumatic events of September 11,2001, live newscasts were paired with perennial text crawls across the bottom of the screen - so that viewers could stay abreast of every story all the time.Needless to say, the news that is reported to us is not good news, but rather disturbing images and sound bytes alluding to disaster (natural and man-made), upheaval, crime, scandal, war, and the like. Compounding the problem is that when actual breaking news is scarce, most broadcasts fill in with scare stories about things that possibly might threaten our health, safety, finances, relationships, waistline, hairline, or very existence in the future. This variety of story tends to treat with equal alarm a potentially lethal flu outbreak and the bogus claims of a wrinkle cream that overpromises smooth skin.       Are humans meant to be able to process so much trauma - not to mention so much overblown anticipation of potential trauma - at once? The human brain, remember, is programmed to slip into alarm mode when danger looms. Danger looms for someone, somewhere at every moment. Exposing ourselves to such input without respite and without perspective cannot be anything other than a source of chronic stress. 
Câu 1: According to the passage, which of the following has contributed to the intense nature of twenty-first-century stress?


A. Our continual exposure to the media


B. The degree to which stress affects our life


C. An overabundance of special news


D. Our inability to control ourselves
Câu 2:  In the past, we had less news of distant people and lands because ____


A.  the printing press changed the situation too slowly


B. printing, transportation, and telecommunications were not developed


C. most people lived in distant towns and villages


D. means of communication and transportation were not yet invented
Câu 3: The pronoun "them" in paragraph 3 refers to _____


A. cable access    


B. TV channels 


C. television sets    


D. TV news
Câu 4: The word "traumatic" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____


A.  fascinating      


B. exciting  


C.  upsetting


D. boring
Câu 5: According to the passage, when there is not enough actual breaking news, broadcasts ____


A. are full of dangerous diseases such as flu


B. send out live newscasts paired with text across the screen


C. are forced to publicize an alarming increase in crime


D. send out frightening stories about potential dangers
Câu 6: As stated in the passage, a flu outbreak and the bogus claims of a wrinkle cream tend to ____


A. involve natural and man-made disasters                       


B. be scarce breaking news


C. be warmly welcomed by the public


D. be treated with equal alarm
Câu 7: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?


A. Many TV channels supply the public with breaking news.


B.  The only source of stress in our modem life is the media


C. Many people are under stress caused by the media


D. The news that is reported to us is not good news.
Câu 8: The word "slip" in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to _____


A. release


B. fail  


C. bring  


D.  fall
Câu 9: According to the passage, our continual exposure to bad news without perspective is obviously _____


A. the result of an overabundance of good news


B. the result of human brain's switch to alarm mode


C. a source of defects in human brain


D. a source of chronic stress
Câu 10: What is probably the best title for this passage?


A. The Media - A Major Cause of Stress   


B.  More Modem Life - More Stress


C. Effective Ways to Beat Stress  


D. Developments in Telecommunications
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Câu 1: Humans (A) have done (B) great advances (C) in technology at the expense (D) of the environment.


A.  have done         


B. at the expense 


C. advances         


D. humans
Câu 2: Mary and her sister (A) just bought (B) two new winter (C) coats at the clear (D) sale.


A.  two new winter   


B. just bought   


C. clear       


D. her sister
Câu 3: For the first time in the history of the country, the person who recommended (A) by the president to replace (B) a retired justice (C) on the Supreme Court is (D) a woman.
 


A. is


B.  a retired justice   


C. to replace


D. who recommended
Câu 4: It is interested (A) to compare the early stylized (B) art forms of ancient (C) civilizations with (D) the modern abstract forms of art.


A. ancient    


B.  interested   


C.  early stylized 


D. with
Câu 5: The latest medical report (A) indicated that the patient’s temperature was near normal (B) and their (C) lungs were partially (D) cleared.


A. partially  


B. near normal 


C. their  


D. latest medical report

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: In the early days of baseball, the game was played by young men of means and social position.


A.  with ambition    


B.  with money      


C. with skill


D. with equipment
Câu 2: Though many scientific breakthroughs have resulted from mishaps, it has taken brilliant thinkers to recognize their potential.


A. misunderstandings


B.  accidents 


C.  misfortunes          


D. incidentals
Câu 3: The yearly growth of the gross national product is often used as an indicator of a nation's economy.


A. annual    


B. Irrefutable


C. Tentative  


D.  routine

A.
B.
C.
D.

V: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: _____________you’ll be coming to the meeting next week since you prepared the documents?  


A. Likely   


B. Predictably  


C. Presumably


D. Surely
Câu 2: The floor was so rotten that it almost gave _____________ under his weight.  


A. way    


B. up


C. back


D. away
Câu 3: A: “I’m having some friends over for dinner this evening. Would you like to join us? B: “_____________”    


A. Thanks but I mustn’t.          


B. Come one. It’s your turn.


C. Can I take a rain check?           


D. As a matter of fact, I do.
Câu 4: A: Do you like that advanced course you are taking, John?” B: “_____________”


A. No, thanks.         


B. By and large, yes.


C. Not me. I’m still waiting. 


D. No, not everyone.
Câu 5: William is an authority_____________medieval tapestries.


A.  on            


B. with    


C.  about         


D.  in
Câu 6: The marathon runner _____________ for nearly one hour and a half when she _____________  to the pavement.


A.  has been running / collapsed    


B. were running / collapsed


C. had been running / collapsed     


D. ran / had been collapsing
Câu 7: I can't thank enough for your help.     - “_____________”  


A. I'd rather not.           


B. My pleasure. 


C. I don't mind. 


D. My goodness.
Câu 8: John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?" Laura. " _______"  


A. Yes, it’s an absurd idea             


B. There’s no doubt about it


C. Of course not. You bet       


D. Well, that’s very surprising
Câu 9: If you had asked him, he _________ helped you to solve the problem.


A.  will have     


B.  ought to have    


C. should have  


D. would have
Câu 10: Henry was really a silly boy when we were at high school. I still remember ____________ very stupid questions.


A. him asking


B. him to ask 


C.  asking him 


D. his being asked           
Câu 11: “Today’s my 20th  birthday.”          - “_________”  


A.  Take care! 


B. Many happy returns!  


C. Have a good time!


D.  I don’t understand.
Câu 12: Luisa does a full-time job and _____________.  


A.  looks after also the house              


B. looks after the house either


C. looks after the house too       


D. also looks after the house
Câu 13: On the second level of the parking lot_____________  


A. is empty                   


B. are some empty stalls


C. some empty stalls are               


D. are empty
Câu 14: Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the_____________that the matter was confidential.  


A. reasons  


B. excuses


C. grounds    


D. foundation
Câu 15: They attempted to _____________ the painting to its original condition.


A.  restore  


B.  renovate      


C.  repair  


D. refurbish
Câu 16: Can you list the problems ____ poor and ____ countries?


A. facing/ overpopulation  


B.  facing/overpopulated


C. face/ overpopulated           


D. facing/overpopulating
Câu 17: I feel _________ to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with the decision.


A. my duty   


B.  it my duty 


C. this my duty           


D. that my duty
Câu 18: I'm sure when you've stopped looking for your keys, they'll _____________up somewhere.


A.  take          


B. look      


C.  turn    


D. pull
Câu 19: To solve this problem, it is advisable__________ . 


A.  a drastic measure to be adopted    


B. that to adopt a drastic measure


C.  that a drastic measure be adopted   


D. that a drastic measure is adopted
Câu 20: The organs of taste are the _____________ that are mainly located on the tongue.


A. Groups of cells are taste buds          


B. Taste buds are groups of cells


C. Taste buds, these are groups of cells  


D. Taste buds, groups of cells
Câu 21: On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater.


A.  On reflection            


B. For this time only


C. After discussing with my wife     


D. For the second time
Câu 22: Geogre wouldn’t have met Mary ______ to his brother’s graduation party.


A. had he gone


B. hadn’t he gone


C. if he had not gone         


D. if he shouldn’t have gone
Câu 23: John has a monthly bank ___ sent to him so that he knows how much there is in his account.


A. statement        


B. overdraft 


C. cheque          


D. balance
Câu 24: He was sent to _________ prison for _________ six months for _________ shoplifting.


A. x/x/x         


B. the/x/x  


C. x/x/the           


D. a/x/a
Câu 25: What do you want to do this summer?
I think we should go somewhere ________ has plenty of sun and sand.
 


A. who             


B.  where  


C.  when 


D.  that
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Câu 1:


A. terrific    


B.  Pacific     


C. Arabic


D. mechanic
Câu 2:


A. benevolent     


B. profitable    


C. essential  


D. equivalent   
Câu 3:


A. evaporate           


B. consulate   


C. communicate   


D.  coordinate
Câu 4:


A. compressor     


B. transistor        


C. equator    


D. ancestor
Câu 5:


A. nutritious     


B. contagious   


C. contemptuous         


D. numerous

A.
B.
C.
D.

I:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
Câu 1: They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so I am.  


A. planning on


B. attending


C. next


D. so I am
Câu 2: Today was such beautiful day that I couldn’t bring myself to complete all my chores.    


A. such beautiful


B. myself


C. to complete


D. my chores
Câu 3: Alzheimer made the first observers of the telltale signs of the disease that today bears his name.                 


A. observers 


B. telltale


C. bears


D. his name
Câu 4: Surrounded by forested mountain slopes are the town of Telluride, a former gold mining town 7,500 feet above sea level.    


A. Surrounded


B. slopes are


C. former


D. sea level
Câu 5: The English horn is an alto oboe with a pitch one-fifth lower than the soprano oboe.    


A. an alto


B. pitch


C. than


D. the

A.
B.
C.
D.

VIII: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: The headmaster, together with the teaching staff, are away on holiday .


A. on holiday   


B. The 


C.  together with 


D. are
Câu 2: Alice wishes she had more time last night to finish her work.


A. had   


B. wishes 


C. time   


D. to finish
Câu 3: The diameter of the Sun is more than one hundred greater times than that of the Earth.


A. more than         


B. greater times    


C. The 


D. than that of
Câu 4: Only a few mineral can resist weathering by rainwater, which is a weak acid.


A.  mineral      


B. resist    


C.  which is 


D.  Only
Câu 5: The price of petrol has raised  so rapidly that we decided to use the bus.


A. raised      


B. so 


C. the bus     


D. The price
Câu 6: Being that he was a good swimmer. John managed to rescue the child.


A. swimmer 


B. rescue      


C. that he was


D. the child
Câu 7: The bones of mammals, not alike those of other vertebrates, show a high degree of differentiation.    


A. not alike        


B. differentiation    


C.  those      


D. other

A.
B.
C.
D.

VI: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. Every culture has its own (45) __________ list of behavior that is acceptable. Every society (46) __________ has its taboos, or types of behavior that are considered 3 violation of (47) __________ manners. If you travel to (48) __________ country, on business or vacation,  it is really (49) __________ to learn some of that country's customs so that you (50)  __________ insult the local people there.The word “taboo” comes from the Tongan language and it used in (51) __________  English to describe verbal and non-verbal behavior that is forbidden or to be ( 52) __________ . In spite of people's common thought, taboos are not universal and they tend to be ( 53) __________ to certain culture or country, and usually form around a community’s values and beliefs. (54) __________ , what is considered acceptable behavior in one country may be a serious taboo in another. 
Câu 1: _______(45)


A. spoken  


B.  unwritten


C. written


D. unspoken
Câu 2: _______(46)


A. also 


B. already


C. although 


D. always
Câu 3: _______(47)


A. wonderful  


B. terrific 


C. good  


D. excellent
Câu 4: _______(48)


A. another 


B. the other


C. other    


D.  one another 
Câu 5: _______(49)


A. thankful  


B. helpful 


C.  doubtful 


D. grateful 
Câu 6: _______(50)


A. mustn’t   


B. don't      


C. needn't    


D.  can' t 
Câu 7: _______(51)


A. instant 


B. ancient   


C.  modern   


D. classical 
Câu 8: _______(52)


A. completed


B. performed   


C. received    


D. avoided 
Câu 9: _______(53)


A. special   


B. specified 


C. specific     


D. specialized
Câu 10: _______(54)


A. Therefore 


B. Then     


C. However 


D. Together 
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