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: This quarrel is likely to lead to a fight.


A. This quarrel is likely to result from a fight.


B. The result of this fight is likely to lead to a quarrel.


C. This quarrel is somewhat like a fight.


D. This quarrel is likely to result in a fight.
Câu 2: He makes a better husband than father.


A. He tries to be a good husband than father.


B. His father is better than her husband.


C. He is more successful as a husband than a father.


D. Fathers are usually good husbands.
Câu 3: But for their help, we couldn’t have survived the famine.


A. If they didn’t help us, we couldn’t survive the famine


B. If they hadn’t helped us, we couldn’t have survived the famine.


C. We survived the famine without their help.


D. If only they had helped us, we could have survived the famine.
Câu 4: You will soon get used to the noise from the flat upstairs.


A. You will soon be familiar with the noise from the flat upstairs.


B. You used to hear the noise from the flat upstairs.


C. You will soon like the noise from the flat upstairs.


D. You will soon use the noise from the flat upstairs.
Câu 5: Jim came down with flu and had to stay in.


A. Jim came down to stay with flu.


B. Jim had to stay home in case he caught flu.


C. Jim came down and then had to stay home with flu.


D. Jim had to stay home because he had flu.
Câu 6: It is an undeniable fact that children watch too much TV.


A. It is undeniable that too many children watch TV.


B. It is undeniable that children don’t watch enough TV.


C. It can be denied that children watch too many TV programmes.


D. It is obviously true that children spend too much time watching TV.
Câu 7: She pretended not to see him.


A. She refused to see him.


B. She ignored him when she saw him.


C. She saw him but didn't say hello.


D. She admitted seeing him.
Câu 8: He seemed very reluctant to take my advice.


A. He seemed quite willing to take my advice.


B. He seemed very anxious to take my advice.


C. It seemed he was not ready to give me advice.


D. It seemed he was not willing to take my advice.
Câu 9: We’d never stayed in such an expensive hotel before.


A. The hotel was not more expensive than we had ever expected.


B. The hotel was more expensive than we had ever expected.


C. The hotel was as expensive as we had ever expected.


D. The hotel was less expensive than we had ever expected.
Câu 10: Immediately after her appearance, everything changed.


A. As soon as everything changed, she appeared.


B. Upon appearing, everything changed.


C. Soon after she appeared did everything change.


D. No sooner had she appeared did everything change.
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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.It is hard to find artifacts that are genuinely American, but the present day banjo may be one of them. Even though its ancestry is African, the modern banjo is nothing like the early instruments first brought by Africans to the southern plantations. ln the nineteenth century, the banjo was a standard instrument in minstrel shows, and, as it continued to be used, it was changed in various ways. Machined pegs were added for precise tuning, frets were added for better intonation, and vellum heads were added to improve the tension. The number of strings also continued to change. Early banjos had four strings, while later models had as many as nine. In the late 1800s, the five- string banjo was developed, a model that had a small unfretted drone string that was played with the thumb. This was the instrument that country singer Earl Scruggs played, and was the type used to produce that great style of music known as American bluegrass.In the 1920s, the four-string tenor banjo made a remarkable comeback, as banjo bands became popular in schools and clubs from coast to coast. Again in the 1960s, there was a renewed interest in folk and country music that brought the banjo back into the forefront of American 20. lt is an American instrument that continues to live on.
Câu 1: What does this passage mainly discuss?


A. the lasting effects of bluegrass music


B. the development of an American instrument


C. the life of a banjo


D. changes in music in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Câu 2: The banjo originally came from_____


A. southern plantations


B. folk and country music


C. minstrel shows


D. Africa
Câu 3: The word “plantations” in the first paragraph most probably refers to______


A. types of farms in the South


B. southern states


C. southern musical theaters


D. bands common in the South
Câu 4: Which of the following words is most similar to the word “pegs"' in the first paragraph?


A. holes


B. bars


C. pins


D. strings
Câu 5: The word “precise” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?


A. accurate


B. confirmed


C. processed


D. forthcoming
Câu 6: According to the passage, all of the following are true of the five-string banjo EXCEPT___


A. it was used by Earl Scruggs


B. it was famous in the production of bluegrass music


C. it had an unfretted string


D. it was a tenor banjo
Câu 7: Which of the following is most similar to the meaning of "comeback" in the second paragraph?


A. performance


B. reappearance


C. gain


D. achievement
Câu 8: The word “renewed” in the second paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?


A. rescued


B. remarkable


C. revived


D. renowned
Câu 9: Which of the following means most nearly the same as the word “forefront" in the second paragraph?


A. forecast


B. spotlight


C. footnote


D. record
Câu 10: Which of the following best indicates the author’s attitude toward the banjo?


A. It is a unique instrument.


B. It should be in a museum.


C. It should be used more.


D. It must be kept alive.
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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.Are you interested in seeing the beautiful fall foliage of New England but tired of traffic jams and overbooked hotels? Then this year forget the crowds in New England and see the beautiful colors of autumn in the Catskills.These rugged mountains in New York State, just 90 miles northwest of New York City are famous for the legendary tales of Rip Van Winkle, and more recently for the summer hotels that sprang up in the region during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Families trying to escape the heat of New York City found the Catskills to be the perfect place to stay for a month or so each summer. By the late 1950s, there were over 500 resorts and hotels offering nighttime entertainments as well as all kinds of outdoor activities. Famous comedians like Jackie Gleason, Joan Rivers, and Sid Caesar all got their start touring the hotel clubs here. Since the introduction of air- conditioning and cheaper air travel, however, families have stopped coming to the Catskills in such large numbers, choosing instead more distant locations at different times of the year. Many of the Catskills hotels closed in the 1970s, but some remain and have expanded and changed their facilities to meet the needs of today‘s visitors.Currently, there are many activities available to the traveler besides witnessing the changing colors of the leaves. There is an all-organic sheep farm where visitors can see how a traditional sheep farm operates. There are also hundreds of miles of scenic drives in the area. Route 42, for instance, is an excellent site for spotting bald eagles. For more information on vacations in the Catskills, call the Office of Public Information.
Câu 1: What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?


A. to promote the Catskills as a vacation destination


B. to introduce visitors to famous Catskills entertainers


C. to describe the history of the Catskills region


D. to compare the Catskills to New England
Câu 2: The word “rugged” in the second paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?


A. barren


B. rough


C. tall


D. lush
Câu 3: According to the passage. which of the following caused the decline in the number of resorts in the 1970s?


A. television


B. shorter vacations


C. affordable air travel


D. more traffic
Câu 4: The phrase “sprang up" in the second paragraph most probably refers to something that has_____


A. burst forth


B. spread out


C. operated vigorously


D. joined together
Câu 5: In what season would a tourist most likely have visited the Catskills in the 1950s?


A. fall


B. winter


C. spring


D. summer
Câu 6: Which of the following most reflects the author‘s tone in this passage?


A. light and encouraging


B. informative and scientific


C. humorous and sceptical


D. regretful and reminiscent
Câu 7: What does the passage imply that a visitor might be lucky enough to do?


A. see fall leaves in color


B. see a kind of bird


C. work on a sheep farm


D. drive on scenic roads
Câu 8: The word "drives" in the third paragraph refers to_____


A. excursions


B. tracks


C. paths


D. canyons
Câu 9: Which of the following could best replace the word “spotting” in the third paragraph?


A. photographing


B. seeing


C. painting


D. shooting
Câu 10: The author implies that in the Catskills there are few_____


A. leaves


B. eagles


C. people


D. sheep
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 1: My sister worries so much about fitness that she wastes a lot of time and money.


A. My sister wastes a lot of time and money though she worries so much about fitness.


B. Worrying too much about fitness, my sister wastes a lot of time and money.


C. My sister worries about fitness so that she wastes a lot of time and money.


D. Fitness worried, my sister wasted a lot of time and money.
Câu 2: My personal opinion doesn't really matter. We need to decide for the good of everyone


A. We need to decide for the good of everyone, so my personal opinion doesn't t really matter.


B. If my personal opinion doesn't really matter, we need to decide for the good of everyone.


C. Deciding for the good of everyone makes our personal opinion not really matter at all.


D. Though my personal opinion really matters, we need to decide for the good of everyone.

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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.Marianne Moore (1887-1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was no other name for it. Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be printed in jagged lines on the page. Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, artists, and the craft of poetry. From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or insightful. She included these in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes. Of this practice, she wrote, "Why many quotation marks?" I am asked ... When a thing has been so well that it could not be said better, why paraphrase it? Hence, my writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of collection of flies in amber." Close observation and concentration on detail and the methods of her poetry.Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St. Lois. After graduation from Bryn Mawr College in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Later she became a librarian in New York City. During the 1920’s she was editor of The Dial, an important literary magazine of the period. She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York. She spent a lot of time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals. Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgers-before the team moved to Los Angeles-was widely known.Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with the Imagist movement. From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeeding generations of poets and readers. In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her Collected Poems. She wrote that she did not write poetry for money or fame. To earn a living is needful, but it can be done in routine ways. One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one's happiness to express.
Câu 1: What is the passage mainly about?


A. Essayists and poets of the 1920's.


B. The use of quotations in poetry.


C. Marianne Moore's life and work.


D. The influence of the Imagists on Marianne Moore.
Câu 2: Which of the following can be inferred about Moore's poems?


A. They were all published in The Dial.


B. They tend to be abstract.


C. They are better known in Europe than the United States.


D. They do not use traditional verse forms.
Câu 3: According to the passage, Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT


A. artists   


B. workers  


C. animals    


D. fossils
Câu 4: What does Moore refer to as "flies in amber" (paragraph 1)?


A. Concentration on detail.  


B. Poetry in the twentieth-century.


C. A common image in her poetry.      


D. Quotations within her poetry.
Câu 5: The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXCEPT


A. librarian     


B. commercial artist


C. teacher    


D. magazine editor
Câu 6: Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?


A. In Carlisle.


B. In Kirkwood.    


C. In Los Angeles. 


D. In Brooklyn.
Câu 7: The word “it” in the third paragraph refers to   


A. writing poetry  


B. earning a living   


C. becoming famous


D. attracting readers
Câu 8: It can be inferred from the passage that Moore wrote because she


A. was dissatisfied with what others wrote     


B. wanted to win awards


C. wanted to raise money for the Bronx Zoo  


D. felt a need to express herself
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: Jack: "Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?" - Jill: “_______.”


A. I wouldn't. Thank you.   


B. Yes, I'd love to. Thanks.


C. Do you think I would?        


D. Yes, you're a good friend
Câu 2: Jimmy: "You must have found reading my essay very tiring". - Kate: “__________.”


A. Not in the least  


B. At all costs


C. Just in case         


D. You are welcome

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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: We asked ________ the piano so early in the morning, but she won't.


A. Marie to stop to play   


B. Marie stop to play


C. Marie to stop playing     


D. that Marie stops playing
Câu 2: It is against the law to ________ on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race.


A. discriminate  


B. believe  


C. gain        


D. suit
Câu 3: It would have been a much more serious accidents ______ fast at that time.


A. she drove  


B. she had driven


C. had she been driving  


D. was she driving
Câu 4: By the end of this year, Nam _______ English for 7 years , but he will still need more training and experience before he masters the language.


A. will have been studying       


B. has been studying


C. will be studying    


D. has studied
Câu 5: ______ instructed me how to make a good preparation for a job interview.


A. John Robbins, that I spoke to by telephone,


B. John Robbins I spoke to by telephone,


C. John Robbins to that I spoke by telephone,


D. John Robbins, whom I spoke to by telephone,
Câu 6: Attempts must be made to ______ the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities.


A. set up           


B. get off       


C. break down      


D. pass over
Câu 7: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is trying to ________ himself with US President President Donald Trump and impress Australian voters.


A. gratify         


B. commend     


C. ingratiate    


D. please
Câu 8: At the 2015 Women in the World Summit, Hilary Clinton asserted that “_____ cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed”


A. deep - seating


B. deep - seated   


C. seating - deep  


D. seated - deep
Câu 9: Hardly any of the paintings at the gallery were for sale, ______?


A. was it      


B. wasn't it 


C. weren't they


D. were they
Câu 10: Today's weather will be a ______ of yesterday.


A. continuity     


B. continuing  


C. continuation   


D. continual
Câu 11: It ______ last night because the ground is really wet.


A. might have rained  


B. must have rained  


C. should have rained   


D. can have rained
Câu 12: The bombardment from the sea and air ______ large parts of the city.


A. liquidated  


B. drowned      


C. abolished       


D. demolished
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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: My sister worries so much about fitness that she wastes a lot of time and money.


A. My sister wastes a lot of time and money though she worries so much about fitness.


B. My sister worries so much about fitness so that she wastes a lot of time and money.


C. Worrying so much about fitness, my sister wastes a lot of time and money.


D. Fitness worried, my sister wastes a lot of time and money.
Câu 2: If you had gone to class yesterday, you would understand what the teacher is saying at the moment.


A. What the teacher was saying was not comprehensible to you because you didn‘t go to class yesterday.


B. You were not here yesterday, so you didn’t understand what the teacher was saying.


C. You were not here yesterday, so you don’t understand what the teacher is saying at the moment.


D. You went to class yesterday and now understand what the teacher is saying at the moment.
Câu 3: “You’d better apologize for being late." said my mother.


A. My mother advised me to apologize for being late.


B. My mother suggested me to apologize for being late.


C. My mother suggested apologizing for being late.


D. My mother warned me to apologize for being late.
Câu 4: He decided to repair the thing himself and not to take it back to the shop.


A. He decided to have the thing repaired and not to take it back to the shop.


B. He took the thing back to the shop because he wanted to have it repaired.


C. He decided to repair the thing himself as he couldn’t take it back to the shop.


D. Rather than taking it back to the shop, he decided to repair the thing himself.
Câu 5: There is no point in taking the exam when you are not prepared for it.


A. The exam is pointless even if you are prepared for it.


B. You are not allowed to take the exam without preparing for it.


C. You will get a very low point without preparing for it.


D. You shouldn’t take the exam if you don’t prepare well for it.

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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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. intellectual               


B. philosopher             


C. discriminate                        


D. enlightenment
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B. administrative         


C. disadvantage   


D. agricultural
Câu 3:


A. emergency                


B. activity                   


C. vulnerable                           


D. initiative 

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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: Slang can be defined as a set of lexical, grammatical, and phonological regularities used in informal speech.           


A. informative                         


B. official                               


C. situational    


D. casual
Câu 2: The emergence of supersonic travel opened new horizons for the military, tourism, and commerce.        


A. simplicity                            


B. disappearance                     


C. urgency                              


D. profitability

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