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. species                    


B. themes 


C. medicines   


D. plates
Câu 2:


A. explored                     


B. named      


C. travelled   


D. separated

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: The United States is a major influence in the United Nations.


A. main


B. real


C. minor 


D. true
Câu 2: More people are now employed in service industries than in manufacturing.


A. jobless


B. having jobs 


C. trained 


D. vulnerable

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: It is believed that the plane crash was caused by electrical malfunction of its navigation system.


A. A. breaking through       


B.  B. breaking in                 


C.  C. breaking down            


D. D. breaking up
Câu 2: Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.


A. A. be busy                       


B. B. attempt                        


C. C. prepare                        


D. D. help

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.


A. A. asked                       


B.    B. did happen                  


C. C. but                             


D.  D. to tell
Câu 2: Last year, my little brother got lost when we had gone shopping.


A. A. when                           


B. B. Last year                     


C. C. lost                              


D. D. had gone
Câu 3: There are more than eight four million specimens in the National Museum of Natural History’s collection of biological, geological, anthropology treasures.


A. A. collection                   


B.  B. specimens                    


C. C. anthropology              


D. D. treasures

A.
B.
C.
D.

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: We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.


A. A. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.


B. B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.  


C. C. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes.


D. D. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter.
Câu 2:  I listen to Joe patiently until he started insulting me. At this point, I told him a few home truths.


A. A. I listened to Joe patiently until he started insulting me, at which point I told him a few home truths.


B. B. I told Joe a few home truths, by which time he started insulting me patiently.


C. C. I told Joe a few home truths after listening to him insulting me patiently.


D. D. I listened to Joe patiently until he started insulting me, in this case I told him a few home truths.

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. The handling and delivery of mail has always been a serious business, underpinned by the trust of the public in requiring timeliness, safety, and confidentiality. After early beginnings using horseback and stagecoach, and although cars and trucks later replaced stagecoaches and wagons, the Railway Mail Service still stands as one of America’s most resourceful and exciting postal innovations. This service began in 1832, but grew slowly until the Civil War. Then from 1862, by sorting the mail on board moving trains, the Post Office Department was able to decentralize its operations as railroads began to crisscross the nation on a regular basis, and speed up mail delivery. This service lasted until 1974. During peak decades of service, railway mail clerks handled 93% of all non-local mail and by 1905 the service had over 12,000 employees.Railway Post Office trains used a system of mail cranes to exchange mail at stations without stopping. As a train approached the crane, a clerk prepared the catcher arm which would then snatch the incoming mailbag in the blink of an eye. The clerk then booted out the outgoing mailbag. Experienced clerks were considered the elite of the Postal Service’s employees, and spoke with pride of making the switch at night with nothing but the curves and feel of the track to warn them of an upcoming catch. They also worked under the greatest pressure and their jobs were considered to be exhausting and dangerous. In addition to regular demands of their jobs they could find themselves the victims of train wrecks and robberies.As successful as it was, “mail-on-the-fly” still had its share of glitches. If they hoisted the train’s catcher arm too soon, they risked hitting switch targets, telegraph poles or semaphores, which would rip the catcher arm off the train. Too late, and they would miss an exchange.
Câu 1: Which of the following can be inferred from the first paragraph?


A. A. There was a high turnover of railway mail clerks.


B. B. The development of the mail roads during the second half of the 19th century enabled Post Office Department to focus on timeliness.


C. C. The Post Office Department was more concerned about speeding up mail delivery than the safety of its clerks.


D. D. Mail was often lost or damaged as it was exchanged on the mail crane.
Câu 2: The word “elite” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to___________.


A. A. majority                     


B.  B. superior                      


C.  C. more capable              


D.  D. leader
Câu 3: What does the passage mainly discuss?


A. A. How the mail cranes exchanged the mail.


B. B. Improvements in mail handling and delivery.


C. C. How Post Office Trains handled the mail without stopping.


D. D. The skills of experienced clerks.
Câu 4: According to the passage, the Railway Mail Service commenced in_________.


A. A. 1874                            


B. B. 1842                           


C.  C. 1832                            


D. D. 1905
Câu 5: The word “glitches” in the third paragraph can be replaced by________.


A. A. accidents                    


B.  B. blames                        


C.  C. advantages                 


D.  D. problems
Câu 6: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?


A. A. The clerk booted out the outgoing mailbag before snatching the incoming bag.


B. B. Clerks couldn’t often see what they were doing.


C. C. The Railway Mail clerk's job was considered elite because it was safe and exciting.


D. D. Despite their success, railway mail clerks only handled a small proportion of all non-local mail.
Câu 7: The public expects the following three services in handling and delivery of mail except___.


A. A. safety                         


B.  B. accuracy                      


C. C. confidentiality            


D. D. timeliness

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. Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used the knowledge gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841 Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White-Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman. With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of man against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today.
Câu 1: The main subject of the passage is_________.


A. A. Melville’s travels                                                


B.  B. Moby Dick


C. C. Melville’s personal background                          


D. D. the popularity of Melville’s novels
Câu 2: The word “basis” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_________.


A. A. background                 


B. B. message                       


C. C. bottom                        


D. D. dissertation
Câu 3: According to the passage, Melville’s early novels were__________.


A. A. published while he was traveling                        


B. B. completely fictional


C. C. all about his work on whaling ships                    


D. D. based on his travel experience
Câu 4: The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahitibecause____________.


A. A. he had unofficially left his ship


B. B. he was on leave while his ship was in port


C. C. he had finished his term of duty


D. D. he had received permission to take a vacation in Tahiti
Câu 5: How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville’s popularity?


A. A. His popularity remained as strong as ever.        


B.  B. It caused his popularity to decrease.


C. C. His popularity increased immediately.              


D.  D. It had no effect on his popularity.
Câu 6: According to the passage, Moby Dick is__________.


A. A. symbolic of humanity fighting the universe       


B. B. a single-faceted work


C. C. a short story about a whale                                 


D. D. a 47 adventure
Câu 7: In what year did Melville’s book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?


A. A. 1849                            


B. B. 1837                           


C.  C. 1847                        


D.  D. 1841
Câu 8: The word “metamorphosis” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_________.


A. A. descent                       


B. B. circle                          


C.  C. mysticism                    


D. D. change
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A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 
Câu 1:   Much(A) people agree that(B) we should protect(C) the environment (D).


A. much 


B. agree that 


C. protect 


D. environment 
Câu 2: What are the diffences between women in old times with women in modern times? 


A. What


B. the differences


C. with


D. in
Câu 3:   He failed the final exam last year because his laziness. 


A. failed 


B. the final exam


C. because 


D. laziness 

A.
B.
C.
D.

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: The weather was very hot. The boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.


A. Because of the weather was hot, the boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.


B. Because the hot weather, the boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.


C. In spite of the hot weather, the boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.


D.  Despite the weather was hot, the boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.
Câu 2: She helped us a lot with our project. We couldn’t continue without her.


A. Unless we had her contribution, we could continue with the project.


B.  But for her contribution, we could have continued with the project.


C.  If she hadn’t contributed positively, we couldn’t have continued with the project.


D. Provided her contribution wouldn’t come, we couldn’t continue with the project.

A.
B.
C.
D.

 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.


A. taken off  


B. went off     


C. put on


D. hold up 
Câu 2: In times of war, the Red Cross is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war.     


A. initiated 


B. appalled  


C. devoted 


D. mounted

A.
B.
C.
D.