V. Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Most of the fastening devices used in clothing today, like the shoelace, the button, and the safely pin. have existed in some form in various cultures for thousands of years. But the zipper was the brainchild of one American inventor, namely Whitcomb Judson of Chicago. At the end of the 19th century. Judson was already a successful inventor, with a dozen patents to his credit for mechanical items such as improvements to motors and railroad braking system.He then turned his mind to create a replacement for the lengthy shoelaces which were then used in both men’s and women's boots. On August 29th 1893, he won another patent, for what he called the case “locker”. Though the model was somewhat clumsy, and frequently jammed, it did work: in fact, Judson and his business associate Lewis Walker had sewn the device into their own boots. Although Judson displayed his clasp-locker at the World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893, the public largely ignored it. The company founded by Judson and Walker, Universal Fastener, despite further refinements, never really succeeded in marketing the device.The earliest zip fasteners were being used in the clothing industry by 1905, but it was only in 1913, after a Swedish-American engineer, Gideon Sundbach, had remodeled Judson's fastener into a more streamlined and reliable form, that the zipper was a success. The US Army applied zippers to the clothing and equipment of the troops of World War I. By the late 1920s, zippers could be found in all kinds of clothing, footwear, and carrying cases; by the mid-1930s, zippers had even been embraced by the fashion industry.The term “zipper" was coined as onomatopoeia (resembling the sound it makes) by B.F. Goodrich whose company started marketing rubber shoes featuring the fastener in 1923. Regrettably. Whitcomb Judson died in 1909, and never heard the term, or saw the success by which his invention would become popular.       (Adapted from https://lemelson.mit.edu)
Câu 1: What is the author's main point in the second paragraph?


A. Judson lacked marketing skills.       


B. Although Judson invented a workable product, it did not appeal to the public.


C. Judson was a poor businessman.


D. Despite being a successful inventor, Judson failed with the clasp-locker.
Câu 2: The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to _______ .


A.  World's Fair     


B. Judson                    


C. Clasp-locker


D. The public
Câu 3: The word "refinements" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______ .


A. promotion               


B. additions                 


C. improvements         


D. changes
Câu 4: According to the passage, zippers did not really become a success until _____.


A. they were used in the apparel industry after 1905


B. the Army used them in World War I


C. in 1913 after being remodeled


D. be the late 1920s
Câu 5: According to the passage, by the late 1920s zippers could be found in all of the following industries EXCEPT _______ .


A. fashion                    


B. luggage                   


C. tents


D. footwear
Câu 6: The word "embraced" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______ .


A. welcomed               


B. discarded                


C. promoted                


D. considered
Câu 7: According to the passage, the zipper got its name _______ .


A. from Judson       


B. because of its sound


C. when used in clothing         


D. in 1909
Câu 8: Which of the following statements can best be inferred from the passage about zippers?


A. A successful model had been developed commercially before Sundbach's version because it was used in the clothing industry by 1905.


B. The imaginative name was a major factor in its success.


C. If Judson had still been alive by World War I his company would have been more successful.


D. Judson was an inventor, not a business man.
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III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheel to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: It's silly of him to spend a lot of money buying _______ .


A. a thick wooden old table   


B. a thick old wooden table


C. an old wooden thick table        


D. a wooden thick old table
Câu 2: Poor management brought the company to _______ of collapse.


A. the brink


B. the foot   


C. the edge    


D. the ring
Câu 3: It is necessary that he _______ of his old parents.


A. to take care


B. took care    


C. take care    


D. takes care
Câu 4: Jane's eyes burned and her shoulders ached. She _______ at the computer for five straight hours. Finally, she took a break.


A. had sat   


B. has been sitting     


C. had been sitting


D. has sat
Câu 5: Tom seldom drinks coffee, _______?


A. doesn't Tom  


B. does Tom     


C. doesn't he        


D. does he
Câu 6: He built up a successful business but it was all done _______ of his health.


A. by the expense 


B. at the price  


C. at all cost        


D. at the expense 
Câu 7: He is a good team leader who always acts ______ in case of emergency.


A. decide                     


B. decisive                   


C. decision                              


D. decisively
Câu 8: If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to _______ more staff.


A. add in              


B. give up      


C. take on            


D. gain on
Câu 9: _______ there is not enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases.


A. In spite of   


B. Although                


C. Therefore                            


D. However
Câu 10: My sister Jo is _______ person in our family.


A. shorter                    


B. the shorter    


C. the shortest  


D. the most short
Câu 11: I can't understand why you have to make such a _____ about something so unimportant.


A. fuss                         


B. mess                        


C. bother                                 


D. stir
Câu 12: Thanks to the help of his teacher and classmates, he made great ______ and passed the endterm exam with high marks.


A. fortunes                  


B. experience              


C. progress                              


D. work
Câu 13: The larger the city, _______ the crime rate.


A. the higher   


B. higher                     


C. highest                                


D. the highest
Câu 14: Could you please tell me _______?


A. how far it is to the nearest bus stop


B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop


C. it is how far to the nearest bus stop 


D. how far to the nearest bus stop is it
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II. 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: His short but pointed speech was applauded by all sections of the audience.


A. welcomed               


B. misunderstood        


C. praised                                


D. disapproved
Câu 2: The chairman initiated the proceedings with a brief speech.


A. complicated            


B. started                     


C. closed                                 


D. confused

A.
B.
C.
D.

I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Sleeping, resting and to drink fruit juice are the best ways to care for a cold.


A. juice                       


B. best ways


C. Sleeping                             


D. to drink
Câu 2: If we had more time last week, we would certainly have finished the project on time.


A. had                         


B. on time   


C. certainly                              


D. the
Câu 3: For centuries, musics have played acoustical guitars, which produce sound from the vibration of the strings.


A. musics                    


B. which                      


C. sound                                  


D. vibration

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underline part that needs correction in each of the following questions  
Câu 1: The judge asked the suspect to explain reason why he was  present at the place of the crime .


A. the suspect


B. reason


C. present 


D. the place of the crime
Câu 2: A celebrity is a person who works hard to become  well- known and then wears dark glasses to avoid recognized .


A. A celebrity


B. who works hard


C. then


D.  recognized
Câu 3: The airline provided food and drink with passengers during the delays.                  


A. The airline


B. food and drink 


C. with


D.  the delays
Câu 4: Most of time, while I am watching TV, I will have  a packet of crisps


A. of time


B. am watching


C. will have


D. crisps
Câu 5: Our argument in favor of  organic food  is that its simple tastes  better .


A. in favor of


B. organic food


C. simple


D. better

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: _____ non-verbal language is ______ important aspect of interpersonal communication.
     


A. a/ an            


B. Ø/ an     


C. Ø/ the  


D. the/ an
Câu 2: He refused to ______ to the local customs, which caused him a lot of troubles.
 


A. conform                  


B. resist                       


C. hinder                     


D. obey
Câu 3: We decided not to travel, ______ the terrible weather forecast.
   


A. having been heard       


B. to have heard


C. having heard     


D. to have been heard
Câu 4: The world’s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife _____.


A. perfect                    


B. remained                 


C. prosperous              


D. vulnerable
Câu 5: I caught ______ of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped.


A. sight                        


B. scene                       


C. view                       


D. look
Câu 6: We always unite and work together whenever serious problems ______.
     


A. devise                     


B. encounter                


C. arise                        


D. approach
Câu 7: The school drama club is _______ a play for the school’s anniversary, which is due to take place next month.


A. bringing down   


B. making off              


C. turning up


D. putting on
Câu 8: My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she _____ 25 years old.
      


A. will be          


B. is                             


C. has been      


D. will have been
Câu 9: ______ busy she is, she manages to pick her children up after school every day.


A. Despite                   


B. Because                  


C. Although                


D. However
Câu 10: You can’t believe a word that woman says – she is ____ liar.


A. dedicated                


B. committed               


C. compulsive             


D. devoted
Câu 11: Some must have taken my keys. I clearly remember ______ them by the window and now they are nowhere to be seen.


A. to be leaving   


B. to have left        


C. to leave     


D. leaving
Câu 12: I don’t like John. His ______ complaints make me angry.
 


A. continuation            


B. continuously           


C. continuous              


D. continual
Câu 13: If you _____ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
          


A. will listen        


B. listened                   


C. had listened    


D. listen
Câu 14: There can be no _____ fixes or magic solutions to the problem of unemployment.
   


A. quick                      


B. sudden                    


C. speedy                    


D. fast
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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. vacancy                  


B. applicant                 


C. diploma                  


D. advocate
Câu 2:


A. campaign                


B. household               


C. purpose                   


D. commerce

A.
B.
C.
D.

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: “I’ll drop you from the team if you don’t train harder,” said the captain to John.
       


A. John was reminded to train harder so as not to be dropped from the team.


B. The captain threatened to drop John from the team unless he trained harder.


C. The captain urged that John should train harder in order not to be dropped from the team.


D. The captain promised to drop John from the team in case he trained harder.
Câu 2: It’s possible that Joanna didn’t receive my message.
  


A. Joanna shouldn’t have received my message.


B.  Joanna needn’t have received my message.


C. Joanna mightn’t have received my message.


D. Joanna can’t have received my message.
Câu 3: The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.


A. The noise next door stopped at midnight.


B. It was midnight and the noise next door stopped.


C. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.


D.  Not until after midnight the noise next door stopped.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences.
Câu 1: Contralto Arian Anderson became a member permanent of the Metropolitan Opera Company in 1995.


A. became 


B. member permanent


C. of the 


D. in 1995
Câu 2: During the Middle Ages, handwriting notices kept groups of nobles informed of important events.


A. During 


B. handwriting notices


C. kept 


D. informed of
Câu 3: As every other nation, the United States used to define its unit of currency, the dollars, in terms of the gold standard.


A. As 


B. every other


C. used to define


D. its unit of currency

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: Julian dropped out of college after his first year. Now he regrets it.


A. Julian regrets not having dropped out of college after his first year.


B.  Julian wishes he didn’t drop out of college after his first year.


C. If only Julian hadn’t dropped out of college after his first year.


D. Only if Julian had dropped out of college after his first year would he not regret it.
Câu 2: Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting.


A. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.


B. Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting.


C. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.


D. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.

A.
B.
C.
D.