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 number of factors related to the voice reveal the personality of the speaker.The first is the broad area of communication, which includes imparting information by use of language, communicating with a group or an individual and specialized communication through performance. A person conveys thoughts and ideas through choice of words, by a tone of voice that is pleasant or unpleasant, gentle or harsh, by the rhythm that is inherent within the language itself, and by speech rhythms that are flowing and regular or uneven and hesitant, and finally, by the pitch and melody of the utterance. When speaking before a group, a person’s tone may indicate uncertainty or fright, confidence or calm. At interpersonal levels, the tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen, or may belie them. Here the participant’s tone can consciously or unconsciously reflect intuitive sympathy or antipathy, lack of concern or interest, fatigue, anxiety, enthusiasm or excitement, all of which are .usually discernible by the acute listener. Public performance is a manner of communication that is highly specialized with its own techniques for obtaining effects by voice and /or gesture. The motivation derived from the text, and in the case of singing, the music, in combination with the performer’s skills, personality, and ability to create empathy will determine the success of artistic, political, or pedagogic communication.Second, the voice gives psychological clues to a person’s self-image, perception of others, and emotional health. Self-image can be indicated by a tone of voice that is confident, pretentious, shy, aggressive, outgoing, or exuberant, to name only a few personality traits. Also the sound may give a clue to the facade or mask of that person, for example, a shy person hiding behind an overconfident front. How a speaker perceives the listener’s receptiveness, interest, or sympathy in any given conversation can drastically alter the tone of presentation, by encouraging or discouraging the speaker. Emotional health is evidenced in the voice by free and melodic sounds of the happy, by constricted and harsh sound of the angry, and by dull and lethargic qualities of the depressed.
Câu 1: What does the passage mainly discuss? 


A. The function of the voice in performance


B. Communication styles


C.  The connection between voice and personality 


D.  The production of speech
Câu 2: What does the author mean by staring that, “At interpersonal levels, tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen” in lines 8- 9?
 


A. Feelings are expressed with different words than ideas are.


B. The tone of voice can carry information beyond the meaning of words.


C. A high tone of voice reflects an emotional communication.


D.  Feelings are more difficult to express than ideas.
Câu 3: The word “Here” in line 9 refers to ________ . 


A. interpersonal interactions


B. the tone


C. ideas and feelings


D. words chosen
Câu 4: The word “derived” in line 13 is closest in meaning to________ .


A. discussed 


B.  prepared


C. registered


D. obtained
Câu 5: Why does the author mention “artistic, political, or pedagogic communication” in line 14-15?
 


A. As examples of public performance


B. As examples of basic styles of communication


C. To contrast them to singing


D. To introduce the idea of self-image
Câu 6: According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice may be an indication of a person’s _________ .


A. general physical health


B. personality


C.  ability to communicate 


D. vocal quality
Câu 7: According to the passage, an overconfident front may hide ________ .


A. hostility 


B. shyness 


C. friendliness


D. strength
Câu 8: The word “drastically” in line 21 is closest in meaning to________ . 


A. frequently


B. exactly 


C. severely 


D. easily
Câu 9: The word “evidenced” in line 22 is closest in meaning to ________ .


A. questioned


B.  repeated


C. indicated


D. exaggerated
Câu 10: According to the passage, what does a constricted and harsh voice indicate?


A. Lethargy


B. Depression 


C. Boredom


D. Anger
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Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
Câu 1: She had to hand in her notice ___ advance when she decided to leave the job.


A. with


B. from


C. in


D.  to
Câu 2: Team work or pair work is a good way to ___ student talking time. 


A. minimize


B. maximize


C.  rise


D. grow
Câu 3: The school arranges a ___ to Brighton every year. 


A.  trip


B. route 


C. passage


D. travel
Câu 4: Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a ___ writer. 


A. fruitful


B. fertile 


C. virile 


D. prolific
Câu 5: I’ll show you around the city when you ___ to visit me. 


A. are coming


B. come


C. will come


D. will be coming
Câu 6: She applied for training as a pilot, but they turned her ___ because of her poor eyesight. 


A. down 


B. up


C. over 


D. back
Câu 7: Time ___ time she was warned of the consequences of her actions. 


A. and 


B. after


C. until 


D.  in
Câu 8: In the high season, tourists ___ through the old town. 


A. swarm


B. swelter


C. swim 


D. swell
Câu 9: You all look tired. Let’s ___ a rest. 


A. have


B. get


C. take


D. Both A and C
Câu 10: The price of fruit has increased recently, ___ the price of vegetables has gone down. 


A. whereas 


B. whether 


C. when


D. otherwise
Câu 11: Had she worked harder last summer, she ___.


A. wouldn’t have been sacked


B. wouldn’t have sacked


C. wouldn’t sack


D. wouldn’t be sacked
Câu 12: He never expected his prophecy to be ___. 


A. achieved


B. accomplished


C. realized 


D. fulfilled
Câu 13: To get the correct answer, add this column of figures and then divide ___ twelve. 


A. of


B. with


C.  by 


D.  from
Câu 14: ___ the heavy rain, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time. 


A.  Because of 


B.  But for


C. In case of 


D. In spite of
Câu 15: - It’s hard to get around because you don’t have a car.
- Not since I got used to ___ the bus. 


A. to riding 


B.  to ride


C.  riding 


D.  ride
Câu 16: The girl you ___ yesterday is waiting for you at the gate. 


A.  told me


B.  tell 


C. told me about


D. told me about her
Câu 17: We had to ___ the room because the wallpaper was in terrible condition. 


A. renovate


B.  renew


C. decorate


D. mend
Câu 18: The quality of the phone signals has been improved through ___ developments in digital technologies. 


A. reluctant 


B. recent


C.  remaining


D. ready
Câu 19: Have I ___ to you how to use this new typewriter? 


A. answered


B. explained 


C. told


D. showed
Câu 20: Don’t worry. I have ___ tire at the back of my car.


A. another


B. other


C. others


D. the other
Câu 21: - Would you mind lending me your bike? - ___. 


A. Yes. Here it is 


B. Not at all


C. Great 


D. Yes, let’s
Câu 22: He ___ in me on the understanding that I wouldn’t tell anyone else. 


A. confided 


B. intimated


C. confessed 


D.  disclosed
Câu 23: Please come ___ and see us some time – you’re always welcome.


A. to


B. about 


C. round


D. away
Câu 24: She has to pass all her exams or ___ she would have no holiday. 


A. instead


B. else 


C.  therefore


D.  though
Câu 25: By the time you receive this letter, I ___ for Japan. 


A. will leave 


B. will have left 


C. would have left


D. have left
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Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences. Then choose the answer A, B, C, or D that you think fits best.Although noise, commonly defined as unwanted sound, is a widely recognized form of pollution, it is very difficult to measure because the discomfort experienced by different individuals is highly subjective and, therefore, variable. Exposure to lower levels of noise may be slightly irritating, whereas exposure to higher levels may actually cause hearing loss. Particularly in congested urban areas, the noise produced as a by-product of our advancing technology causes physical and psychological harm, and detracts from the quality of life for those who are exposed to it.Unlike the eyes, which can be covered by the eyelids against strong light, the ear has no lid, and is, therefore, always open and vulnerable; noise penetrates without protection.Noise causes effects that the hearer cannot control and to which the body never becomes accustomed. Loud noises instinctively signal danger to any organism with a hearing mechanism, including human beings. In response, heartbeat and respiration accelerate, blood vessels constrict, the skin pales, and muscles tense. In fact, there is a general increase in functioning brought about by the flow of adrenaline released in response to fear, and some of these responses persist even longer than the noise, occasionally as long as thirty minutes after the sound has ceased.Because noise is unavoidable in a complex, industrial society, we are constantly responding in the same way that we would respond to danger. Recently, researchers have concluded that noise and our response may be much more than an annoyance. It may be a serious threat to physical and psychological health and well-being, causing damage not only to the ear and brain but also to the heart and stomach. We have long known that hearing loss is America’s number one nonfatal health problem, but now we are learning that some of us with heart disease and ulcers may be victims of noise as well. Fetuses exposed to noise tend to be overactive, they cry easily, and they are more sensitive to gastrointestinal problems after birth. In addition, the psychic effect of noise is very important. Nervousness, irritability, tension, and anxiety increase affecting the quality of rest during sleep, and the efficiency of activities during waking hours, as well as the way that we interact with each other.
Câu 1: Which of the following is the author’s main point?


A. Noise may pose a serious threat to our physical and psychological health.


B. Loud noises signal danger.


C.  Hearing loss is America’s number one nonfatal health problem.


D. The ear is not like the eye.
Câu 2: According to the passage, what is noise?


A. Unwanted sound.


B. A byproduct of technology.


C. Physical and psychological harm.


D. Congestion.
Câu 3:  Why is noise difficult to measure?


A.  All people do not respond to it in the same way.


B. It causes hearing loss.


C. It is unwanted.


D.  People become accustomed to it.
Câu 4: The word congested in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by ___.
 


A.  hazardous


B. polluted


C.  crowded


D. rushed
Câu 5: It can be inferred from the passage that the eye ___. 


A. responds to fear


B. enjoys greater protection than the ear 


C.  increases functions 


D. is damaged by noise
Câu 6: According to the passage, people respond to loud noises in the same way that they respond to ___. 


A.  annoyance


B.  disease


C. damage


D. danger
Câu 7: The word accelerate in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___.


A. decrease


B. alter 


C.  increase


D.  release
Câu 8: The word it in the first paragraph refers to ___. 


A. the noise


B. the quality of life


C. advancing technology


D. a byproduct
Câu 9: With which of the following statements would the author most probably agree? 


A.  Noise is not a serious problem today. 


B. Noise is America’s number one problem. 


C.  Noise is an unavoidable problem in an industrial society.


D. Noise is complex problem.
Câu 10: The phrase as well in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ___.


A. after all 


B. also


C. instead


D. regardless
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Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space.SPECTATOR SPORTSA surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, (14)___ in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen (15)___. It was the result of changes in the (16)___ people lived in those places at that time. Until then more people lived in the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no (17)___ time off. All these changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (18)___ in the USA. For the first time most people began to live in towns, and they (19)___ themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than (20)___ before. This resulted (21)___ the need for organized entertainment. Suitable games developed or were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (22)___ sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they needed in their free time. The (23)___ explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in demand for sports as entertainment.
Câu 1:


A. started


B.  stemmed


C.  came


D. appeared
Câu 2:


A. by surprise


B. by chance


C. with accident


D. with chance
Câu 3:


A. manner


B.  style


C. method


D. way
Câu 4:


A. steady


B. square


C. regular


D. normal
Câu 5:


A. next


B. then


C. second


D. lately
Câu 6:


A. found


B. realized


C. presented


D. noticed
Câu 7:


A. just


B. having


C. ever


D. previously
Câu 8:


A. from


B. by


C. with


D. in
Câu 9:


A. choose


B. take


C.  select


D. decide
Câu 10:


A. recent


B. late


C. lately


D. latest
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Find the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: There was nothing they could do but leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.
 
 


A. except


B. instead of


C. than


D. unless
Câu 2: The boy was brought up with a family in the countryside.


A. reared


B. bred


C. raised


D. grown
Câu 3: Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
 


A. leave


B. stop


C.  sell


D. hide
 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Find the word with stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
Câu 1:


A. politics


B. imaginary


C. result


D. annoyed
Câu 2:


A. advantage


B. preference


C. attraction


D. infinitive
Câu 3:


A. continent


B. continue


C. contents


D. contour
Câu 4:


A. curious


B.  receptionist


C.  unique


D.  achieve
Câu 5:


A.  immediate


B. notice


C.  comfortable


D. nervous

A.
B.
C.
D.

From the four underlined parts A, B, C, or D, identify the one that is not correct.
Câu 1:  New laws should be introduced to reduce the number of traffic in the city center.


A. laws 


B. be introduced


C. number


D. city center
Câu 2: The price of petrol has raised so rapidly that we decided to use the bus.


A. The price 


B. raised 


C. so


D. the bus
Câu 3:  A traveler can reach some of the village along the Amazon only by riverboat.


A. reach


B. the village


C. only


D. riverboat
Câu 4: Since the dawn of agriculture 9,000 years ago, a few animal species had been domesticated.


A. ago


B. a


C. few


D. had
Câu 5: Of all seashore plants, seaweeds are best able to tolerate long periods out of water, followed by long periods covering by water.


A. Of


B. best


C. by


D. covering

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined part that needs corrections.
Câu 1: Susan stopped to write her letter because she had to leave for the hospital


A. to write


B. letter


C. had to


D. for the hospital
Câu 2: We didn’t have many knowledge about physics


A. we didn't


B. have


C. many knowledge


D. about physics
Câu 3: We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle


A. advised


B. drinking


C. the


D. in
Câu 4: If Tom had come sooner, he could has eaten dinner with the whole family.


A. sooner


B. has eaten


C. with


D. the whole
Câu 5: They can’t pay the rent unless their parents don’t send them some money.


A. pay


B. the rent


C. don't send


D. some

A.
B.
C.
D.

There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistake and correct it.
Câu 1: I'd like to go out for dinner, but I don’t feel like to eat out tonight


A. to go


B. for


C. to eat


D. tonight
Câu 2: Would you mind to tell us about your trip to Ha noi?


A. Would


B. to tell


C. about


D. to
Câu 3: She wishes she is the most beautiful girl in the world.


A. wishes


B. is


C. the most beautiful


D. in
Câu 4: Sally said she will be a teacher someday


A. said


B. will


C. be


D. someday
Câu 5: My homevillage is on the west of the city.


A. My homevillage


B. on


C. the


D. of
Câu 6: The children enjoyed to watch the performing lions


A. The children


B. enjoyed


C. to watch


D. the

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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 word or phrase for each of the blanks from 46 – 55COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALLIn Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than on going to the cinema or renting videos. But is this……..46……a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports have been ………47…..that children who spend too much time playing computer games become unsociable, bad- tempered, even violent as a……..48…… But new research, ………49……out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be true.Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve certain skills. Researchers claim that this is because the games………50……the brain work harder in certain ways, like……..51……sounds and movements quickly and identifying what they are. The fact that people play the games repeatedly……..52……..that they get a lot of practice in these skills which are therefore likely to become highly developed.Social skills may benefit, too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person shooter games……53…… “Counterstrike” are better than non-players when it comes to building trust and co-operation, and that this……..54……them to make good friendships and become strong members of  their communities. So rather than……..55…….up computer games, perhaps young people need to spend more time on them?
Câu 1: ________(46)


A. necessarily


B. certainly


C. fully


D. nearly
Câu 2: ________(47)


A. speaking


B. . informing


C. telling


D. saying
Câu 3: ________(48)


A. product


B. result


C. reason


D. conclusion
Câu 4: ________(49)


A. worked


B. thought


C. turned


D. carried
Câu 5: ________(50)


A. make


B. force


C. push


D. keep
Câu 6: ________(51)


A. realizing


B. noticing


C. imagining


D. solving
Câu 7: ________(52)


A. means


B. asks


C. brings


D. causes
Câu 8: ________(53)


A. in order to


B. such as


C. due to


D. as well as
Câu 9: ________(54)


A. supports


B. helps


C. shows


D. serves
Câu 10: ________(55)


A. giving


B. ending


C. taking


D. stopping
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