Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.Marriage nowadays is a choice people make on their own, but this has not always been the case in society. Thousands of years ago, the average lifespan was shorter than it is today. A man usually lived until he was about 40 years old, while women died even sooner because of childbirth. There were many wars and illnesses, and people had to protect themselves by having more children while they were still young. The parents lived through their children.Marriage was not so much a romantic love story but a business transaction, or deal. Most marriages were arranged between parents while their children were still very young. It was the custom that the fathers made the decision on whom their children were going to marry. The mothers had little say in it since they rarely made any decisions outside the household. The fathers would meet to arrange the wedding date and the money given for the bride on her wedding date. The more money and land a girl had, the more chances she had to marry well. Therefore, it was important that her father choose the bridegroom very well. Usually, it was someone who came from a good family or who was rich too. It was very unlikely that people married outside their social class. A few well-off and rich merchants got to marry poorer noblewomen and became King’s business advisors. In a way, poor peasants had an easier choice as it was less important whom they married.The practice of arranged marriage is still common in some countries in the Middle East, such as India or Pakistan. Here, social classes are still strongly divided and very well-kept. Often, however, arranged marriages are a sign that people do not want to let go of the past, which gives them comfort and security in an ever-changing world.(Adapted from Longman Essence Reading, Vol. 2)
Câu 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?


A. Marriage as a business transaction today.    


B. Mothers' roles in their children's marriage.


C. Marriage practices in modern society.     


D. The practice of arranged marriage.
Câu 2: The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to              .


A. the average lifespan


B. a choice     


C. society     


D. marriage
Câu 3: According to paragraph 1, women died even sooner than men because of             .


A. wars       


B. childbirth  


C. illnesses 


D. marriage
Câu 4: According to paragraph 2, richer girls were more likely to.............. .


A. become noblewomen   


B. marry well


C. succeed in business  


D. marry peasants
Câu 5: The author mentions all of the following in the passage EXCEPT ............. .


A. People tended to marry outside their social class


B. Men made almost all decisions inside the family


C. Marriage used to be a deal between two families


D. The wedding date was decided by the fathers
Câu 6: The word "bridegroom" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to               .


A. bridesmaid 


B. bride  


C. son-in-law  


D. daughter-in-law
Câu 7: The phrase "let go of" in paragraph 3 mostly means              .


A. give up   


B. turn off    


C. save up   


D. give in

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to                her attention.


A. attract      


B. pull


C. follow    


D. pay
Câu 2: A(n)        child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents.


A. active   


B. hard-working 


C. obedient     


D. mischievous
Câu 3: They agree that  a wife should maintain her            and appearance after marriage.


A. beautiful  


B. beautifully  


C. beauty    


D. beautify
Câu 4: He rose from his chair and                  her warmly.


A. protected


B. embraced   


C. replaced 


D. appreciated
Câu 5: David has just sold his              car and intends to buy a new one.


A. white old Japanese 


B. Japanese old white


C. old white Japanese 


D. old Japanese white
Câu 6: Christopher Columbus        America more than 500 years ago.


A. discovered  


B. has discovered


C. had discovered 


D. discovers
Câu 7: Joe has stopped ______football. He thinks he’s too old.


A. play  


B. playing  


C. played    


D. to play
Câu 8: The people              live in this town are very friendly.


A. who


B. where  


C. which 


D. when
Câu 9: Fee-paying schools are  often called "independent schools", "private schools" or “                schools"


A. college       


B. primary  


C. secondary 


D. public
Câu 10: More and more investors are pouring               money into food and beverage start-ups


A. an      


B. the 


C. Ø  


D. a
Câu 11: The trees                                .


A. were grown by John yesterday in the backyard


B. were grown in the backyard yesterday by John


C. were grown in the backyard by John yesterday


D. in the backyard were grown yesterday by John
Câu 12: The academic year in England is               3 terms.


A. divided into 


B. based on


C. believed in  


D. shared with
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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.A recent study shows that an unequal share of household chores is still the norm in many households, despite the fact that many more women now have jobs. In a survey of 1,256 people ages between 18 and 65, men said they contributed an average of 37% of the total housework, while the women estimated their share to be nearly double that, at 70%. This ratio was not affected by whether the woman was working or not.When they were asked what they thought was a fair division of labour, women with jobs felt that housework should be shared equally between male and female partners. Women who did not work outside the home were satisfied to perform 80% - the majority of the household work - if their husbands did remainder. Research has shown that, if  levels increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy and anxious, and feel they are unimportant.After marriage, a woman is reported to increase her household workload by 14 hours per week, but for men the amount is just 90 minutes. So the division of labour becomes unbalanced, as a man's share increases much less than the woman's. It is the inequality and loss of respect, not the actual number of hours, which leads to anxiety and depression. The research describes housework as thankless and unfulfilling. Activities included in the study were cooking, cleaning, shopping, doing laundry, washing up and childcare. Women who have jobs report that they feel overworked by these chores in addition to their professional duties. In contrast, full-time homemakers frequently anticipate going back to work when the children grow up. Distress for this group is caused by losing the teamwork in the marriage.
Câu 1: According to the passage, a fair division of labour is that


A. women do 14 hours of housework


B. men do more housework than women


C. women do more than 80 percent of the housework


D. women and men share the housework equally
Câu 2: All activities mentioned in the passage are household chores EXCEPT


A. childcaring 


B. washing-up


C. shopping 


D. taking care of old-aged parents
Câu 3: The word "remainder" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to                 .


A. what is share   


B.  what is fulfilled 


C. what is done    


D. what is left
Câu 4: The word "norm" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_                   .


A. strange thing  


B. unequal thing 


C. changing thing 


D. usual thing
Câu 5: Although women think men should share the housework, those who don't have paid job agree to share              of the chores.


A. 14 percent 


B. 37 percent    


C. 80 percent     


D. 70 percent
Câu 6: It can be inferred from the passage that after getting married,                                        .


A. women do twice as much housework as men


B. women do less and less housework


C.  men spend much less time doing housework than women.


D. men do more housework than women
Câu 7: The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to


A. men 


B. labour 


C. jobs 


D. women

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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: He warned                 too far.


A. her not to go


B. her do not go


C. her did not go


D. she did not go
Câu 2: How long ago _            as a shop assistant? - Five years ago.


A. were you working


B. do you work


C. have you worked


D. did you work
Câu 3: Everyone should travel. As they say, it really __ the mind.


A. widens                       


B. opens                         


C. broadens                    


D. develops
Câu 4: He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he                  dinner.


A. finishes                                                             


B. finish


C. will finish     


D. shall have finished
Câu 5: Why don’t you make it bigger and more careful to           people’s attention ?


A. raise 


B. attract 


C. make 


D. keep
Câu 6: Yesterday when  I            at the station, the train                 for 15 minutes.


A. arrived/ left 


B. had arrived/ left


C. arrives/ has left  


D. arrived/ had left
Câu 7: I remember                    to that place once.


A. being taken    


B. taking                        


C. to take   


D. to be taken
Câu 8: Small children are often told that it is rude              at other people.


A. to point


B. points 


C. pointed 


D. point
Câu 9: My husband wants me                     this letter before afternoon.


A. post                           


B. to post 


C. posting                       


D. posts
Câu 10: My Dad is always willing to give a hand               cleaning the house.


A. in                               


B. with                           


C. of                               


D. about
Câu 11: Body language is a potent form of               communication.


A. verbal 


B. non - verbal 


C. tongue 


D. oral
Câu 12: These children often share their _            secrets with their mother


A. personally                  


B. person                        


C. personal                     


D. personable
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