Read the 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 26 to 30. Mandatory volunteering made many members of Maryland high school class of 1997 rumble with indignation. They didn’t like a new requirement that made them take part in the school’s community service program.Future seniors, however, probably won't be as resistant now that the program has been broken in. Some, like John Maloney, already have completed their required hours of approved community service. The Bowie High School sophomore earned his hours in eighth grade by volunteering two nights a week at the Larkin-Chase Nursing and Restorative Center in Bowie. He played shuffleboard, cards, and other games with the senior citizens. He also helped plan parties for them and visited their rooms to keep them company. That experience inspired him to continue volunteering in the community.John, 15, is not finished volunteer­ing. Once a week he videotapes animals at the Prince George County animal shelter in Forestville. His footage is shown on the Bowie public access television channel in hopes of finding homes for the animals."Volunteering is better than just sitting around," says John, "and I like animals; I don't want to see them put to sleep. "He's not the only volunteer in his family. His sister, Melissa, an eighth grader, has completed her hours also volunteering at Larkin-Chase. "It is a good idea to have kids go out into the community, but it's frustrating to have to write essays about the work," she said. "It makes you feel like you're doing it for the requirement and not for yourself."The high school's service learning office, run by Beth Ansley, provides information on organizations seeking volunteers so that students will have an easier time fulfilling their hours. "It's ridiculous that people are opposing the requirements," said Amy Rouse, who this summer has worked at the Ronald McDonald House and has helped to rebuild a church in Clinton. "So many people won't do the service unless it's mandatory," Rouse said, "but once they start doing it, they'll really like it and hopefully it will become a part of their lives - like it has become a part of mine."
Câu 1: What is the main idea of the passage?


A. Advantages of mandatory volunteering programs for students


B. An obligatory volunteer program at high school in Maryland


C. Students of 1997’s attitudes towards obligatory volunteering


D. Volunteering at a variety of organizations in Maryland in USA
Câu 2: What is the word “footage” in paragraph 3 closest in meaning to?


A. video      


B. animal     


C. volunteer     


D. footwear
Câu 3: What does the word “It” in paragraph 4 refer to?


A. doing obligatory volunteer work        


B. writing essays on their volunteer work


C. helping out the community   


D. completing a mandatory requirement
Câu 4: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about Melissa?


A. She volunteers to help out at Larkin-Chase because it makes her feel good.


B. She no longer volunteers at Larkin-Chase as she hates writing essays.


C. She helps out at Larkin-Chase because it is a requirement of her course.


D. She doesn’t like to volunteer there unless she is forced to do so by the school.
Câu 5: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?


A. Students can work for a variety of different organizations.


B. Students are required to perform community service jobs.


C. Many high school students enjoy their volunteer work.


D. Students with difficulties can choose not to volunteer.

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B.
C.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 
Câu 1: Alex is talking to his teammate, Tim, about aquatic sports.
Alex: “ Do you think windsurfing is a dangerous sport?”
Tim: “                                          “


A. You’re right. There’s no doubt about it.


B. No, I don’t think so. It’s perfectly safe.


C. You can say that again but it’s still true.


D. I see what you mean but that’s a good idea.
Câu 2: The teacher is talking to Laura about her presentation in class today.
Teacher: “ Your speech this morning was beyond my expectation.”
Laura: “                                            “


A. Thanks. Without your help, I couldn’t have.


B. Are you kidding me? It’s terrible.


C. It’s OK. It was the least I could do.      


D. That’s alright. I’m glad I could help.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase to complete the sentence.
Câu 1: The smaller the room is, the. . . . . . . . .furniture it needs.


A. fewer


B. smaller


C. more


D. less
Câu 2: How can I know.........book is yours? They are so alike.


A. what


B. which


C. this


D. the
Câu 3: The secretary to. . . . . . . . ...I talked didn’t know where the meeting was.


A. which


B. who


C. that


D. whom
Câu 4: Nobody knows what the. . . . . . . ...of the explosion was.


A. source


B. cause


C. reaction


D. reason
Câu 5: It looks..........it’s going to rain.


A. as


B. as like


C. as if


D. if
Câu 6: Babies have to learn how to. . . . . . . . .before they can walk.


A. crawl


B. creep


C. strike


D. stroll
Câu 7: What are the main.........of this illness?


A. traces


B. symptoms


C. emblems


D. tokens
Câu 8: My sister is very............of spiders.


A. terror


B. terrify


C. terrified


D. terrifying
Câu 9: Stop now, you've done... . .. . . ...work for one day.


A. too many


B. plenty


C. quite more


D. quite enough
Câu 10: If you take a train or a bus, you must pay.......


A. fare


B. tip


C. fee


D. commission
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Read the following passage. Then answer the questions below.Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.It has been a law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only a few Sunday papers are pulished.To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland,Ireland and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks and all shops and factories are working.
Câu 1: How important are traditions in Britain?


A. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.


B. Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions.


C. They are more important in the life of the people than in other countries.


D. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up more than in other countries
Câu 2: What do Englishmen do to their traditions?


A. They are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.


B. Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions.


C. They are happy and proud of their tradition


D. They are proud of their traditions
Câu 3: Which does an English family prefer, a house with a garden or a flat?


A. An English family prefers a house with a flat.


B. An English family prefers a house with a garden.


C. An English family prefers both of them


D. An English family don't prefer anything
Câu 4: Find a sentence in the passage which shows that the English people like garden very much?


A.  Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement


B. To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in amodern house with central heating.


C. English people like gardens.


D. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement, painted green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.
Câu 5:  How Christmas is kept in Scotland?


A. It is not kept (except by clerks in banks,all shops and factories are working);


B. Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland,


C. Christmas is a great English national holiday,


D. Scotland it is kept

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: As children we were very close, but as we grew up we just drifted apart.


A. not as friendly as before       


B. not as serious as before   


C. not as sympathetic as before  


D. not as childlike as before
Câu 2: Tourists today flock to see the two falls that actually constitute Niagara falls.


A. come without knowing what they will see


B. come in large numbers      


C. come out of boredom          


D. come by plane

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: “Make yourself at home.” - “______     _____________________” 


A. Not at all. Don’t mention it.        


B. Yes. Can I help you?


C. That’s very kind. Thank you.             


D. Thanks! Same to you.
Câu 2: Jill: “Are you going to be sick?” – Joan: “________”


A. I don’t hope. 


B. That’s a good idea.


C. I hope not.         


D. What a surprise!

A.
B.
C.
D.

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: This surface                     rough but it                    smooth.


A.  feels/touches 


B. appears/tastes    


C. sees/smells 


D. looks/feels
Câu 2: This                    dictionary includes a few animations.


A. electricity               


B. electric                     


C. electronic                


D. electrical
Câu 3: Many companies are suffering ______ a shortage of skilled staff.


A. from                        


B. in                            


C. at                             


D. against
Câu 4: Maria Sharapova became the first Russian                    a Wimbledon single title.


A. to win   


B. that was winning  


C. who wins


D. which won
Câu 5: Very                    people went to the show but it still started on time.


A. much                      


B. a few        


C. little                        


D. few
Câu 6: __________ with the size of the whole Earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.


A. Compare them


B. If you compare   


C. When compared 


D. A comparison
Câu 7: If it ______ for the heavy storm, the accident would not have happened.


A. weren’t                   


B. hadn’t been 


C. isn’t    


D. were
Câu 8: The house felt terribly cold ______ the fact that the central heating had been on all day.


A. because of   


B. in spite of  


C. because                   


D. although
Câu 9: Heavy snowfalls made                    planes to land or take off.


A. it impossible   


B. impossible for    


C. impossible             


D. it impossible for
Câu 10: Emma got her purse ______ while shopping in the supermarket.


A. steal                       


B. stole                        


C. stealing                   


D. stolen
Câu 11: His                    of safety regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.


A. inattention               


B. disregard                 


C. carelessness            


D. unfamiliarity
Câu 12: John will never buy you a drink – he’s far too _______.


A. tight-fisted   


B. pigheaded               


C. highly-strung  


D. easy-going
Câu 13: Fishing in the reservoir is ______ prohibited.


A. sorely                      


B. strictly                     


C. largely                    


D. highly
Câu 14: Has it been decided who is going to ______ the orchestra yet?


A. govern                    


B. handle                     


C. conduct                   


D. guide
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Câu 1:


A. species                    


B. specify                    


C. relative                    


D. letter
Câu 2:


A. none                                   


B. bank                        


C. blown                     


D. brand

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C.
D.

Give the correct form of words in the brackets.There is one particular feeling which I find difficult to express. When I am (1-ANGER)____ about something, I say nothing. Once, for example, after I had bought a very (2-EXPENSE) ______jacket, I met a friend in a café who said that the jacket didn’t fit me very (3-GOOD)____ . I was very (4-ANNOY)_____ but I said nothing. I didn’t feel like continuing our (5-CONSERSE)_____. My friend noticed my (6-SILENT)___ and asked me what was wrong. I couldn’t tell him the (7-TRUE) _____. I began to feel rather (8- EMBARRASS)_____ and left without giving him an (9-EXPLAIN) _____Later I felt rather (10-SHAME) ____of my behavior.
Câu 1: (1-ANGER)____


A. angering


B. angry


C. angrily


D. angried
Câu 2: (2-EXPENSE) ______


A. expensive


B. expend


C. expenditure


D. expensed
Câu 3: (3-GOOD)____


A. gooly


B. better


C. well


D. best
Câu 4: (4-ANNOY)_____


A. annoyance


B. annoying


C. annoyed


D. annoyingly
Câu 5: (5-CONSERSE)_____.


A. converting


B. conversation


C. converser


D. conversant
Câu 6: (6-SILENT)___


A. silently


B. silence


C. silenter


D. silene
Câu 7:  (7-TRUE) _____.


A. trueful


B. truth


C. trueless


D. trust
Câu 8: (8- EMBARRASS)_____


A. embarrassing


B. embarrassed


C. embrasseble


D. ambarrassance
Câu 9: (9-EXPLAIN) _____


A. explaination


B. explaining


C. explaining


D. explainment
Câu 10: (10-SHAME) ____


A. shameful


B. shaming


C. shamed


D. ashamed
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Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. MONIKA KOVAKMonika Kovak is a tennis player. She is only 14 years old, but she ____(1.win) many tournaments in her life. She______ (2. start) playing tennis with her father when she was three years old. Two years ago, she _____(3. go) to America to a famous tennis school in California. Monika and her father_______ (4. travel) to many countries in the world. Last month, they _____(5. go) to a l tournament in Australia. Monika_____ (6. play) well, but she_____ (7. not win). She______ (8. not play) at Wimbledon yet, but she____ (9. hope) she______ (10. play)there next year.
Câu 1: ____(1.win)


A. won


B. has won


C. wins


D. had won
Câu 2: ______ (2. start)


A. starts


B. has stared


C. started


D. had started
Câu 3: _____(3. go)


A. had gone


B. went


C. goes


D. has gone
Câu 4: _______ (4. travel)


A. travel


B. have travelled


C. travelled


D. are traveling
Câu 5: _____(5. go)


A. have gone


B. are going


C. went


D. go
Câu 6: _____ (6. play)


A. plays


B. has played


C. played


D. playing
Câu 7: _____ (7. not win).


A. didn't win


B. not winning


C. not to win


D. hasn't won
Câu 8: _____ (8. not play)


A. doesn't play


B. hasn't played


C. didn't play


D. isn't playing
Câu 9: ____ (9. hope)


A. hopes


B. will hope


C. has hoped


D. hoped
Câu 10: _____ (10. play)


A. plays


B. has played


C. will play


D. is playing
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