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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B.
C.
D.

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

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: 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.

A.
B.
C.
D.

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
Câu 2: undergraduate          


B. administrative         


C. disadvantage   


D. agricultural
Câu 3:


A. emergency                


B. activity                   


C. vulnerable                           


D. initiative 

A.
B.
C.
D.

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

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. priority                     


B. habitat              


C. protection                   


D. essential
Câu 2:


A. marvelous                 


B. assistance                


C. armchair                            


D. argument

A.
B.
C.
D.

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.            In 1752, Benjamin Franklin made his textbook experiment with a brass key and a silk kite that he flew in a thunderstorm to prove that lightning and electricity are the same thing. In 1920, a kite-flying championship for families and individuals was held in London. These two seemingly unrelated events underscore the fact that kites can be flown for both pleasure and scientific purposes. For example, in the 1800s weather bureaus flew kites to record temperature and humidity at certain altitudes. On one occasion, ten kites were strung together and flown at a height of four miles to lift men and carry cameras aloft.            The kite’s ability to fly depends on its construction and the way that its line is attached. The familiar diamond - shaped kite flies when its covered face is aligned against the wind flow. The line attached to the nose of the kite pulls it into the wind, thus creating the necessary angle for the lift force. If the kite’s construction and the angle of the air stream are correct, the kite will encounter greater pressure against its face and lower pressure against its back. The difference in the pressure creates a lift that causes the kite to rise until it hangs level from its bridle. Its angle against the wind should be sufficiently large or small to create maximum lift to overcome both drag and gravity. The towing point to which the line is attached is important because it sets the kite’s angle relative to the air flow. Although the kite must be headed up and into the wind with a velocity of 8 to 20 miles per hour, it can maintain its position through a tail, a rudder, a keel, vents, or tassels.
Câu 1: What is the main topic of the passage?


A. What makes kites stay up in the air.                     


B. How kites can be utilized.


C. What parts kites consist of.                  


D. Why kites are were spurned.
Câu 2: The word “aloft” in the reading passage is closet in meaning to _____.


A. for the analysis                


B. in the flood                   


C. in flight                       


D. for amusement
Câu 3: According to the passage, the kite flies when its nose is ______.


A. pointed away from the ground                                          


B. balanced with the tail


C. pointed into the wind flow             


D. aligned parallel to the wind flow
Câu 4: What is necessary condition for the kite to fly?


A. The kite must be sufficiently strong to withstand great pressure.


B. The kite must be diamond-shaped, and the wind of a certain velocity.


C. The pressure against its back must be lower than the pressure against its face.


D. The pressure of the air flow must be lower than the weight of the kite.
Câu 5: According to the passage, the line of the kites is important because it _____.


A. lifts the kite’s cover and frame into the air space


B. contributes to the shape of the kite and extends it


C. conveys the direction of the wind and the air flow


D. determines the angle between the kite and the air flow
Câu 6: The phrase “headed up” in the passage is closet in meaning to ______.


A. diverted                              


B. directed                             


C. drafted                        


D. dropped
Câu 7: The paragraph following the passage most would likely discuss _____.


A. fiberglass kites flown in competition                                 


B. the cords and wires needed for kite flying


C. elements of kite design and composition                           


D. bowed kites curved on their faces

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B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.What make a good souvenir?            On my desk at home, I have a collection of souvenirs; objects that remind me of places I’ve visited and important events in my life. These objects include a model boat that I saw being carved from a piece of wood on a Caribbean island, a piece of lava that emerged hot from a volcano in the year I was born, and a shell (1) _____ on my favourite childhood beach.            Unlike everything else, from which memory and detail fades, it is as if the longer you hold on to certain objects, the (2) ________ their associations with the past become, and the sharper the recollections that gather around them. They are, (3) ________, real souvenirs, encapsulations not only of the place, but of your time in the place. But these days, the term “real souvenirs” sounds like a contradiction in terms, and this is because the objects sold to tourists as souvenirs are often cheap mass-produced imports that have nothing to do with the place at all.            It’s often the (4) _____ that the best souvenirs, like my shell, are found rather than purchased, but browsing for souvenirs can also be a fun holiday activity. But if you are buying souvenirs on holiday this summer, make sure they (5) ________  the reality test. A good souvenir is not just made in the area where it is bought, it also says something about the culture of that area. It is something made by local people using sustainable local materials, and because you are effectively supporting the local economy, it shouldn’t come too cheap, either.
Câu 1: (1)


A. come across    


B. found out               


C. picked up                


D. bumped into
Câu 2: (2)


A. larger             


B. wider                 


C. harder                            


D. greater       
Câu 3: (3)


A. therefore                


B. whereas                  


C. however                            


D. otherwise
Câu 4: (4)


A. point           


B. case                   


C. fact                           


D. truth
Câu 5: (5)


A. pass                       


B. win                        


C. take                              


D. beat

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C.
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