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 numbered blanks from 30 to 34.When summer comes and the sun appears, it’s good to have a hat. Many people have traditionally (30) _______ for the panama hat. Stylish, light and cool on the head, these palm leaf hats are (31) _______ enough to roll up and put in a pocket or bag. Nowadays panamas can be found in fashionable shops all over the world, sometimes at exorbitant price. However, the hat itself originated in rather humble surroundings in the jungles of South America. In a long tradition (32) _______ was handed down from generation to generation, the palm leaves are gathered by the men and the hats are woven by the women. It can take up to 12 palm leaves to make a top quality hat. Each leaf is split up to 25 times to obtain a straw that is fine enough to be woven into a hat. The women’s job is dictated by the weather and visibility: there must be enough light for them to see the fine straw, but the air must be moist enough for it to (33) _______ flexible. This means that the women can usually only work in the early morning. (34) _______ panama hats are expensive, back in the villages the craftsmen and women are struggling to keep the tradition alive and often receive only a fraction of the price you pay in the shops.
Câu 1: (30)


A. tried     


B. sought               


C. asked               


D. gone
Câu 2: (31)


A. flexible 


B. flexibly            


C. inflexibility           


D. flexibility
Câu 3: (32)


A. when       


B. who                  


C. that                     


D. which
Câu 4: (33)


A. remain     


B. continue               


C. persist               


D. endure
Câu 5: (34)


A. But       


B. Still                       


C. Even                     


D. Although

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Read the following passage and mart the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 39.Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings” They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” than they are wide. They use their whole vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless - In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, an old Picasso - like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.
Câu 1: The word “conversely” is closest in meaning to _______.


A. similarly              


B. alternatively


C. inversely            


D. contrarily
Câu 2: The passage is mainly concerned with _____.


A. bony flatfish                       


B. evolution asymmetrical


C. symmetrical flatfish                               


D. different types of flatfish
Câu 3: The author mentions skates and rays as examples of fish that _______.


A. have spread horizontally   


B. become asymmetrical


C. resemble sharks


D. appear to fly
Câu 4: The word “this” refer to _______.


A. the migration of the ancestors       


B. the difficulty of the only one eye being useful


C. the problem of the one eye looking downwards


D. the practice of lying on one side
Câu 5: According to the passage, the ability of a bony flatfish to move its eyes around is _______.


A. average               


B. excellent              


C. weak                 


D. variable

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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 40 to 47.If you enjoy water sports, Hawaii is the place for you. You can go swimming all year round in the warm water. You can go sport fishing from the shore or from a boat. If you like boats, you can go sailing, canoeing, or windsurfing. Or, you can also try some other water sports that are especially popular in Hawaii: surfing, snorkeling and scuba diving.Surfing is a sport which started in Hawaii many years ago. The Hawaiians called it “he’e nalu”, which means “to slide on a wave”. If you want to try surfing, you need, first of all, to be a good swimmer. You also have to have an excellent sense of balance. You must swim out from the beach with your surfboard under your arm. When you get to where the waves begin to break, you wait for a calm moment. Then you try to stand up on the board. The wave will begin to rise under you. You must try to steer the board with your feet so you stay on top of the wave. The important thing is to keep your balance and not fall down. If you can manage this, you will have an exciting ride all the way into the shore.Scuba diving and snorkeling are two ways to get a close look at the beauty lying below the surface of the ocean. The waters off the Hawaiian Islands are clean, clear and warm. They contain hundreds of kinds of colorful fish. The undersea world is made even more colorful by the coral reefs of red, gold, white and light purple. Among these reefs there may be larger fish or sea turtles.Scuba diving allows you to see the most interesting undersea sights. “Scuba” means “Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus”, that is, equipment for breathing and swimming around far under water. In Hawaii, you can take special courses to learn how to scuba dive. After the courses, you can get a certificate that will allow you to dive alone. Since it can be dangerous, proper instruction and great care are always necessary when you are scuba diving.If you are adventurous, you might try snorkeling instead of scuba diving. Less equipment is needed, just a face mask, a breathing tube (snorkel) and flippers for your feet. It only takes a few minutes to learn how to snorkel. Although you cannot dive deep into the water, you can swim with your face below the surface. Breathing through the tube, you float on the surface, and keep yourself moving with your flippers. Even from the surface like this, there will be plenty of color and beauty to see.
Câu 1: Which statement is supported by the information in the passage?


A. Snorkeling requires much more equipment and training than scuba diving.


B. When you are snorkeling you can go deep under water.


C. Snorkeling involves breathing through the tube, floating on the surface and moving with flippers.


D. Snorkeling is a sport started in ancient times.
Câu 2: Which of the following is NOT true about surfing?


A. It requires swimmers to have an excellent sense of balance.


B. It requires expensive equipment.


C. It was invented by the native Hawaiians.


D. Anyone who wants to try surfing need to be a good swimmer.
Câu 3: The water around the Hawaiian Islands is ____.


A. often quite cold  


B. full of colorful things to see


C. usually very dark 


D. full of dangerous fish 
Câu 4: According to the passage, scuba diving ____.


A. is an ancient Hawaiian water sport         


B. requires good balance


C. is the only way to see the fish underwater     


D. requires special equipment and training
Câu 5: It can be inferred from the passage that _______.


A. water sports are all expensive       


B. you need to take serious courses for all water sports


C. everyone can find a way to enjoy sports in the water


D. swimming in Hawaii can be dangerous
Câu 6: The passage is mainly about _______.


A. water sports in Hawaii    


B. water sports around the world


C. tourist activities in Hawaii     


D. an adventure under water
Câu 7: The word “proper” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.


A. informative           


B. appropriate           


C. short and clear 


D. enthusiastic
Câu 8: The word “this” in the second paragraph refers to _______.


A. standing on the board    


B. keeping balanced and not falling down


C. The wave beginning to rise           


D. staying on top of the wave
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Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
Câu 1: To preserve that ________, it was necessary to preserve the people that had created it.


A. civil                              


B. civilize                               


C. civility                    


D. civilization
Câu 2: The Prime Minister is to consider changes to sexually ________ laws to enforce equal opportunities.


A. discriminate                  


B. discrimination                     


C. discriminatory         


D. discriminated
Câu 3: In former days, women were considered not to be suitable for becoming a ________.


A. politics                         


B. political                               


C. politically                


D. politician
Câu 4: At any competition, everyone is ________.


A. the same


B. equal                                   


C. common                 


D. significant
Câu 5: If you have the ________ in an election, you have the legal right to indicate your choice.


A. status                            


B. individual


C. vote


D. equality
Câu 6: When a women works outside the home and makes money herself, she is ________ independent from her husband.


A. financially                     


B. politically                            


C. philosophically


D. variously
Câu 7: Not all women can do two jobs well at the same time: rearing children and working at office.


A. educating                      


B. taking care of          


C. homemaking           


D. giving a birth
Câu 8: There have been significant changes in women's lives since the women's liberation movement.


A. controlled                     


B. economic                            


C. important                


D. natural
Câu 9: Childbearing is the women's most wonderful role.


A. Giving birth to a baby


B. Having no child


C. Bringing up a child 


D. Educating a child
Câu 10: It is considered women are suited for ________ childbearing and homemaking rather than social activities.


A. a 


B. an   


C. the                          


D. Ø
Câu 11: Farming had been invented by women, not by men, and ________ agriculture remained the women's responsibility.


A. a  


B. an


C. the                          


D. no article
Câu 12: Before we had kids, I used to do more housework than my husband did, but he was working thirteen hour days at the office compared ________ my eight-hour ones.


A. with                              


B. about                       


C. for                           


D. on
Câu 13: Thomas has often boasted ________ his son's golfing ability.


A. on                                 


B. to                            


C. about                      


D. over
Câu 14: Although I did not totally agree ________ feminist's policies, I certainly admired their audacity, dedication and courage.


A. for        


B. with                        


C. along                      


D. up
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Câu 1: Some people feel that television should give less ______ to sport.


A. programmers          


B. coverage                             


C. concern                                          


D. involvement 
Câu 2: The closer we are to our trip to Boston, the _______ my students become.


A. more exciting                 


B. more excited


C. more and more exciting       


D. more and more excited
Câu 3: Africa has always had a large migratory population because of war and _____ famine.


A. a 


B. an                                        


C. the                                                  


D. Ø
Câu 4: As we walked past, we saw John _______ his car.


A. repairing                 


B. to be repairing 


C. repair                                              


D. being repairing 
Câu 5: I don't like John. His ________ complaints make me angry.


A. continual


B. continuous                           


C. continuation                                    


D. continuously 
Câu 6: Poor management brought the company to ________ of collapse.


A. the edge 


B.  the foot


C. the ring       


D.  the brink 
Câu 7: As a result of his father's death, he _______ a lot of money.


A. came into     


B. came over       


C. came to    


D. came through 
Câu 8: The school drama club is _______ a play for the school's anniversary, which is due to take place next month.


A. turning up   


B. bringing down    


C. putting on     


D. making off 
Câu 9: The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife ______.
 


A. prosperous                       


B. perfect                                 


C. vulnerable                                       


D. remained
Câu 10: I caught _______ of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped.


A. view                                    


B. sight                                    


C. look                                                


D. scene
Câu 11: They _______ the bridge by the time you come back.


A. will finish  


B. will have finished     


C. will be finished               


D. have finished 
Câu 12: Show me the house ___________ .


A. where they are living in   


B. which they are living


C. where they are living there        


D. where they are living
Câu 13: I suggest the room _______ before Christmas.


A. being decorated   


B. be decorated         


C. needs decorating  


D. needs being decorated
Câu 14: The students' plan for a musical show to raise money for charity received _______ support from the school administrators.


A. warm-hearted         


B. light-hearted     


C. whole-hearted        


D. big-hearted 
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Choose the best answer to complete the following questions.
Câu 1: My husband and I take turns cleaning ________ the kitchen depending ________ who gets home from work earlier.


A. away / to    


B. from / in  


C. up / on    


D. with / for
Câu 2: The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted ________ several respectively achievement in women's life and work.


A. at


B. with                        


C. for                           


D. in
Câu 3: The women's movement has affirmed women's rights to non-discrimination ________ education, employment and economic and social activities.


A. in  


B. of    


C. from                        


D. about
Câu 4: The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden.


A. release              


B. stop                         


C. end                                     


D. melt
Câu 5: I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.


A. stand                             


B. understand  


C. write                       


D. interrupt
Câu 6: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what you were saying.


A. talk                               


B. quit                                     


C. continue                  


D. stop
Câu 7: The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.


A. blowing                        


B. watering                  


C. preventing              


D. watching
Câu 8: I cannot believe Peter and Mary ________ up last week. They have been married for almost fifteen years. I hope they get back together.


A. went                             


B. gave                        


C. looked                    


D. broke
Câu 9: It took us over twelve hours to hike over the mountain. By the time we got back to our campsite, I was completely ________ out.


A. worn                             


B. went                        


C. put                          


D. knocked
Câu 10: If you don't have the telephone number now, you can ________ me up later and give it to me then.


A. call                                


B. stop                         


C. give                        


D. hold
Câu 11: What does "www" ________ for? Is it short for “world wide web?”


A. sit  


B. stand                       


C. lie                           


D. point
Câu 12: Before we had kids, I used to do more housework than my husband did, but he was working thirteen hour days at the office compared ________ my eight-hour ones.


A. with                              


B. about                       


C. for                           


D. on
Câu 13: Thomas has often boasted ________ his son's golfing ability.


A. on   


B. to 


C. about                      


D. over
Câu 14: Although I did not totally agree ________ feminist's policies, I certainly admired their audacity, dedication and courage.


A. for  


B. with                        


C. along


D. up
Câu 15: A woman's role in society was defined by the Feminists on whether they were contributors ________ society or not.


A. upon                             


B.  to


C. off      


D. away
Câu 16: Alice opened the door and found that it ________ to a small passage.


A. led        


B. showed                   


C. cut   


D. pointed
Câu 17: I didn't get to see the end of that mystery movie on TV last night. How did it ________ out?


A. go     


B. make                       


C. bring


D. turn
Câu 18: Jack is having his lawyer ________ up the contract to make sure that all of the legalities are properly dealt with.


A. go    


B. look                        


C. get


D. draw
Câu 19: When you are finished using the computer, can you please ______ it off?


A. take                               


B. turn             


C. do                           


D. go
Câu 20: When the alarm went off, everyone proceeded calmly to the emergency exits.


A. fell                                


B. exploded                 


C. called                      


D. rang
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