VII:Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 46 to 50.Our Homes: Now and ThenEveryone needs a home where they feel sheltered and safe. Today we live in modern flats and houses, (46) ___________ have air-conditioning to keep us cool, and heating to keep us warm. There is electricity for lighting and supplies of gas or oil for the heating. Hot and cold water (47) ___________ from the taps and dirty water disappears (48)        ___________ the drains. Many of our homes have balconies or gardens.In the past, people made their homes from materials that they found nearby. When we look at different houses we can tell how old they are from the materials used and the way they were built.It was different long (49) ___________ people did not have water in their homes and there were no electric lights. T keep warm they sometimes made (50) ___________ inside their homes. With a fire started they could cook their food and heat water.
Câu 1: _________(46)


A. who   


B. which         


C. where       


D. whose
Câu 2: _________(47)


A. flows  


B. finds


C.  flies        


D.  floats
Câu 3: _________(48)


A. up 


B. towards    


C. on


D. down
Câu 4: _________(49)


A. back


B. then


C. ago


D. time
Câu 5: _________(50)


A. flames 


B. food    


C.  fires     


D. furnaces

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VI: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 from 36 to 45.PHOBIAS CONTROL THE EYESPeople with an overpowering fear of something may not be able to consciously control the direction of their gaze when faced with a picture that provokes that fear. Those with a fear of spiders, or arachnophobia, may not be able to avoid looking toward a spider in the grass, while those without the fear can. To reach this finding, 26 college students - half of whom had arachnophobia - were outfitted with a device that tracks eye movements. The participants were then shown a four-by-four grid of flowers on a computer screen, where a picture of a grey-brown spider and a grey-brown mushroom each occupied one space on the grid.In one trial, the students were asked to press the spacebar when they spotted a mushroom, but to ignore any spiders. In a second, the students were asked to press the key when they saw the spider, but to avoid looking at mushrooms. When instructed to ignore the spider and spot the mushroom, the students with arachnophobia could not avoid looking at the spider - causing them to notice the mushroom three-tenths of a second more slowly than the control group. Additionally, when the students were asked to search for the spider, the arachnophobic students found the spider and pressed the space bar about three-tenths of a second more quickly than the non-phobic students.These findings show that the attention processes of people with a powerful fear of spiders may be beyond their conscious control. This suggests that treatments that focus on conscious thought processes may not work for such phobias. Instead, therapists could focus on treatments such as systematic desensitization.
Câu 1: What can we infer that the word phobia means?
 


A.  a new type of spider   


B. a fear of something


C. a scientific experiment  


D. the name of a flower
Câu 2: What is the main idea of the passage?


A.  People who are afraid of spiders don't look at them. 


B. People with phobias can’t help looking at things they are afraid of.


C. People with arachnophobia always look at spiders first.


D. Phobias affect eyesight.
Câu 3: Why was the device to track eye movement needed?


A. to make sure the students were looking at the computer screen


B. to move the spider’s location around


C. to verify where the students were looking


D. to make the students look only in one place 
Câu 4: What was the function of the spacebar?


A. to give the students something to do


B. to give the students place to rest their thumbs


C. to allow the students to put spaces between words


D.  to determine the amount of time needed to find an item in the picture
Câu 5: Why were some of the students slow to press the space bar when instructed to look at the mushroom?


A. They continued to look at the spider.      


B.  They couldn’t find the spacebar,


C. They were looking for the on/off switch.       


D. They had trouble following instructions.
Câu 6: What do the results of the experiment tell us about people with phobias?
 


A. They should always avoid the object of their fear.


B. They don’t have to try to change their thoughts.


C. They can’t consciously choose how to react to the feared object.


D. All of the above
Câu 7: It can be inferred that provokes in paragraph I is closest in meaning to___________.
 


A. eases           


B. treats    


C. reminds   


D.  causes
Câu 8: It can be inferred that spotted in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to___________ .
 


A.  ignored           


B. feared          


C. saw      


D.  instructed
Câu 9: The word their in paragraph 3 refers to          ___________ .


A. findings      


B. processes 


C. spiders     


D. none of the above
Câu 10: What is the purpose of the passage?
 


A. to prove that phobias are a myth


B. to help people with phobias


C. to relate research findings about phobias affecting eye control


D.  to relate research findings about phobias controlling eyesight.
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X: 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 from 61 to 65.The Origin of JeansIn 1853, the California gold rush was in full swing and everyday items were in short supply. Levi Strauss, a 24-year-old German immigrant, left New York for San Francisco with a small supply of dry goods with the intention of opening a branch of his brother’s New York dry goods business. Shortly after his arrival, a prospector wanted to know what Mr. Strauss was selling. When Strauss told him he had rough canvas cloth to use for tents and wagon covers, the prospector said, “You should have brought trousers!”, because he couldn’t find a pair of trousers strong enough to last.Levi Strauss had the canvas made into work trousers. Miners liked the trousers, but complained that the fabric was not very comfortable and tended to chafe. Levi Strauss substituted the canvas with a twilled cotton cloth from France called “serge de Nimes.” The fabric later became known as denim and the trousers were nicknamed blue jeans. Then Levi Strauss and Nevada tailor David Jacobs co-patented the process of putting small metal rivets in places such as the sides of the pockets that needed extra strength. On May 20, 1873, they received U.S. Patent No. 139.121 This date is now considered the official birthday of “blue jeans”But why were they called blue jeans? Denim is unique in its singular connection with one color. It is made from thread that is traditionally dyed with the blue pigment obtained from indigo dye. Indigo was linked with practical fabrics and work clothing. The durability of indigo as a color and its darkness of tone made it a good choice when frequent washing was not possible.
Câu 1: What is the purpose to this text?
 


A. to sell a product    


B.  to solve a problem    


C. to argue a point 


D. to inform 
Câu 2: What was Levi Strauss ’job?


A. He was a clothes designer.   


B. He was a prospector.


C. He was selling textiles and clothing. 


D. He was selling tools for gold mining.
Câu 3: What problem did the prospectors have?
 


A. There were no trousers in California.     


B. They did not like Levi’s product,


C. Their clothes were not stylish.     


D. Their clothes wore out quickly.
Câu 4: Where did the word “denim” come from?


A. the name of a French fabric


B. the indigo color


C. David Jacobs, the tailor, thought of it      


D.  Levi Strauss invented it
Câu 5: Which best describes indigo dye?


A. A long lasting, practical color that did not show dirt.


B. A color used on all kinds of fabric to make the fabric stronger.


C. A very rare and desirable color that was difficult to create.


D. An affordable dark color that was only used by poor people.

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IV: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: My mother is a caring woman and always thoughtful of others.
 


A. rude


B. inconsiderate   


C. inconsiderable 


D. critical
Câu 2: There is no excuse for your discourtesy. Think twice before you are going to say anything.
 


A. bravery      


B. impoliteness


C.  politeness   


D. boldness

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III:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet that completes each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Is it really the first time ___________ first class?


A. you ever fly    


B.  you’ve ever flown


C. you’re ever flying


D. you’ve ever been flying
Câu 2: A: Look at this beautiful butterfly!
B: ___________           
 


A. Why can’t you?


B. Where? I don’t see it.


C.  No, it’s your turn.    


D. I'll take it, don’t worry.
Câu 3: By the time we ___________ out on a Sunday, the bathroom was full of water. .
 


A. have a plumber come   


B. got a plumber to come


C. got a plumber coming


D. had a plumber to come
Câu 4: There___________ a number of reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire.
 


A. are said to have been  


B. said to be


C. are said being      


D.  was said being
Câu 5: Let’s go to the beach - it’s___________ a day to sit indoors.
 


A. nice enough 


B. too nice


C. so nice   


D. such nine
Câu 6: A: Shall we go out tomorrow night?
B:     ___________.
 


A.  I’m sorry I can’t, I’m busy. 


B. Of course you can come.


C. Yes, I am going out now.


D. No, thanks to you.
Câu 7: When we landed, ___________ on the plane for 18 hours!
 


A.  we are        


B. we’ve been


C. we were   


D. we’d been
Câu 8: I wish I ___________ there to see Gabriel’s face when you told him!
 


A. can be   


B. would have been 


C. would be


D. could have been
Câu 9: ___________ of the students did well in the test.
 


A. Only a few


B. Much      


C. Little


D. Only a little
Câu 10: My younger sister’s in ___________.            
 


A. the year 7 at school 


B. a year 7 at the school


C. year 7 at school       


D.  the year 7 at the school
Câu 11: Even___________I work all night, I won’t finish.
 


A. although    


B.  if    


C. so     


D. when
Câu 12: Had the electrician not come in time, we would ___________ last night’s party by candlelight.


A. have to have  


B. have to be having


C. have had to have had 


D. have had to have been having
Câu 13: My only ambition, really, is to settle down and___________ a family.
 


A. grow     


B.  raise 


C. bring 


D. make
Câu 14: This is one___________ that I’m interested in.
 


A. criteria of yours  


B. of your criterias


C.  criterion of yours 


D. criteron of yours
Câu 15: Swimming is a beneficial exercise, ___________aerobic activity and uses a number of muscle groups.
 
 


A. not only because it provides 


B. because it both provides


C.  for provision    


D. as result of providing
Câu 16: A fire in the___________ building could be a problem for firefighters.


A. ninety-storey-tall    


B. ninety-tall-storey 


C. ninety-storeys-tall   


D. ninety storeyed
Câu 17: In the past six months, the company has already received twice___________in gross revenues as it earned in the entire preceding year.
 


A. as much     


B. more     


C. as many


D. as more
Câu 18: When we were in Athens, I bought a___________ statuette.
 


A. white, beautiful, marble, little 


B. marble, beautiful, little, white


C. beautiful, little, marble, white       


D. beautiful, little, white, marble
Câu 19: A: That’s really kind of you.
B:     ___________ .


A. You did too.     


B.  Very well thanks. 


C. You’re welcome.    


D. My pleasures.
Câu 20: Nobody knows why___________ postponed until next week.
 


A.  the meeting 


B.  was the meeting    


C. did the meeting 


D.  the meeting was
Câu 21: A: I’m sorry for shouting at you.
B: ___________


A. It’s OK.       


B.  So do I.        


C. I still can’t hear you.    


D. I am too.
Câu 22: These days, I only see Morgan onced in a___________moon.
 


A.  green 


B.  blue          


C. grey   


D.  white
Câu 23: A: John’s going to London.
B: ___________
 


A.  Often?        


B. Yesterday?  


C. By train?   


D. Already?
Câu 24: If the driver’s own car        ___________ damaged, the favorite probably would have won the race.
 


A. had not been


B. was not  


C. had 


D. has not been
Câu 25: In spite___________ seen as a comfortable and open speaker, Larry dislikes public speaking and will do almost anything to avoid it.
 


A.  have been   


B. of being 


C. being      


D. having been
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IMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. vertical     


B. water    


C. vulnerable  


D. wilderness
Câu 2:


A. reformed


B. sacrificed 


C. dissolved  


D. ploughed

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X:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence which is closest  in meaning to the given one. 
Câu 1: Apollo English centre attracted many students from schools and universities when it was established in 1994    


A. Established in 1994, Apollo English centre attracted many students from schools and universities


B. Many students from schools and universities were attracted after Apollo English centre was established in 1994


C. Established in 1994, Apollo English centre was attractive to many students from schools and universities in Hanoi


D. When Apollo English center was established, many students felt happy
Câu 2: It was hard not to start  laughing when she started to sing  


A. It was easy to keep a straight face when she started to sing


B.  It was hard to keep a straight face when she started to sing


C. Start  laughing was not hard when she started to sing


D. It was not difficult to start  laughing when she started to sing
Câu 3: Although Mike was exhausted, he kept on climbing  


A. Despite of being exhausted, he kept on climbing


B. In spite of the fact that  Mike was exhausted, he kept on climbing


C. Mike  didn’t keep on climbing because he was exhausted


D. In spite of  Mike was exhausted, he kept on climbing
Câu 4: “I always talk to my father about my personal problems” David said


A. David said that he always talked to my father about his personal problems


B. David told that he always talked to his father about my personal problems


C. David said that he always made a talk with his father about his personal problems


D. David said that he always had a talk with his father about his personal problems
Câu 5: I’m sure that Kelly will do well in the talent contest


A. Kelly is bound to do well  in the talent contest


B. Kelly’s sure that she will do well in the talent contest


C. Kelly will do well in the talent contest, I think so


D. Kelly is going to do well  in the talent contest

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IX: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: The peasant’s wife , who have been married for four times, has just had her third baby. 


A. who


B. have been


C. times


D. third baby
Câu 2: It was suggested that Tom studied the document more thoroughly before attempting to pass the exam.


A. was


B. studied


C. thoroughly


D. attempting to 
Câu 3: After driving a car for ten miles, John suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction.


A. driving


B. suddenly realized


C. has been


D. direction
Câu 4: I often look into new words in the dictionary whenever I don’t  know their meanings


A. look into


B. in


C. whenever


D. their
Câu 5: When I came to the theatre, I saw a handsome American young man standing on the stage .


A. came


B. a


C. American young man


D. standing

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IX: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way to have a complete sentence with the words provided.
Câu 1: provide/your handwriting/ legible/ test scorer/accept/your answer/.


A.  Providing your handwriting is legible, the test scorer does not accept your answer.


B. Provided for your legible handwriting, the test scorer has to accept your answer.


C. Provided that your handwriting is legible, your answer will be accepted by any test scorer.


D. Providing with your legible handwriting, every test scorer must accept your answer.
Câu 2: teacher/suggest/students/ write/ composition/pets/.
 


A. The teacher suggested that her students write a composition about pets.


B. The teacher suggested that her students to write a composition about pets.


C. The teacher suggested that her students wrote some compositions about pets.


D. The teacher suggested that her students had written a composition about pets.
Câu 3: it/ be/ until/she/arrived/home/she/remember/appointment/doctor/.


A. It was not until she had arrived home when she remembered her appointment with the doctor.


B. It was not until she had arrived home that she remembered her appointment with the doctor.


C. It was not until had she arrived home and remembered her appointment with the doctor.


D. It was not until she had arrived home did she remember her appointment with the doctor.
Câu 4: go abroad/present/ medical report/.
 


A.  In order to go abroad, a medical report must be presented.


B. In order to go abroad, one must present a medical report.


C. Going abroad, a medical report must be presented.


D. Because of going abroad, a medical report must be presented.
Câu 5: There/ be/two/ boys/class/ tall/work/ monitor/.
 


A. There are two boys in my class the tallest of whom works as the monitor.


B.  There are two boys in my class, the taller of whom works as the monitor.


C. There are two boys in my class, the tallest of them works as the monitor.


D. There are two boys in my class, the taller of them works as the monitor.

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C.
D.

XI:Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 66 to 75.SudokuAre you a fan of the popular logical puzzle that (66) ___________ by the name Sudoku? Even if you’re not, the chances are you know somebody who is. Once (67) ___________known outside Japan, this addictive brain teaser has become a common feature of newspaper puzzle pages all over the world.Sudoku’s great success (68) ___________ much to its simplicity. The game (69)                ___________ for neither mathematical ability nor (70) ___________ knowledge and there are just a few sentences of straightforward instructions to read before you can play. The only skill required is the ability to recognize the difference between nine different symbols, and these don’t even have to be numbers.Some clever marketing has helped the game. Western newspapers worked hard at promoting the game. Without this, it is unlikely that it would have (71) ___________ off and become quite such a runaway success. The same also (72) ___________ from its Japanese name that made people in many parts of the world (73) ___________. It as a superior kind of puzzle compared to those you usually find in newspapers and magazines.But the popularity of Sudoku reached a peak in 2006, if the number of (74) ___________ on one leading website is anything to go by. Newspapers responded by (75) ___________ up with new kinds of logical puzzles, all with simple rules and Japanese names. But for true Sudoku fans, only the real thing will do.
Câu 1: __________(66)


A. goes      


B. calls  


C.  passes 


D. titles
Câu 2: __________(67)


A. thinly   


B. rarely  


C. hardly        


D. briefly
Câu 3: __________(68)


A. results      


B. thanks  


C.  owes      


D. lends
Câu 4: __________(69)


A. expects


B. demands 


C. requests   


D. calls
Câu 5: __________(70)


A. general


B. normal 


C. usual    


D. ordinary
Câu 6: __________(71)


A. got     


B. taken 


C. given   


D. passed
Câu 7: __________(72)


A. promoted 


B. improved 


C. benefited


D. increased
Câu 8: __________(73)


A. believe 


B. regard     


C. think


D.  consider
Câu 9: __________(74)


A. hits    


B. clicks           


C. strikes     


D. shots
Câu 10: __________(75)


A. setting


B. putting  


C. making   


D. coming
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