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: Only in the Civil War____________ killed or wounded.


A. soldiers in America were     


B. so many American soldiers were    


C. many in America were   


D. were so many American soldiers
Câu 2: Frankly, I'd rather you _______ anything about it for the time being.


A. don't do  


B.  hadn't done  


C. didn't do


D. haven't done
Câu 3: I was angry when you saw me because I ______ with my sister.


A. have been arguing  


B.  had been arguing


C. argued


D. would argue
Câu 4: The book would have been perfect ________ the ending.


A. had it not been for  


B. it had not been for


C. it hadn't been for 


D. hadn't it been for
Câu 5: I'm __________ my brother is.


A. nowhere like so ambitious 


B.  nothing near as ambitious as


C. nothing as ambitious than


D. nowhere near as ambitious as
Câu 6: _____ I'd like to help you out, I'm afraid I just haven't got any spare money at the moment.  


A. Even 


B.  Despite  


C.  Much as  


D. Try as
Câu 7: Hardly ________ of the paintings at the gallery were for sale


A. none    


B.  few 


C. some 


D. any
Câu 8: Jane's very modest, always ________ her success.


A. playing down


B. turning around 


C. keeping down 


D. pushing back
Câu 9: I feel __ to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with the  decision.  


A. my duty   


B. it my duty  


C. this my duty 


D. that my duty
Câu 10: Check the bottles carefully to make sure they have not been _______


A.  broken into 


B.  taken out  


C.  touched up    


D. tampered with 
Câu 11: All things_________, he is the best president we are likely to get.


A. considered     


B. thought  


C. taken


D. added
Câu 12: George: “In my opinion, action films are exciting.”  Frankie: “______”


A. Yes. Congratulations!     


B.  There’s no doubt about it.


C. What an opinion!


D.  You shouldn’t have said that.
Câu 13: Peter:  “I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America.”           Kate:  “Uh, really? __________!”


A. Take care of yourself   


B. Congratulations   


C. You are always lucky  


D.  Lucky as you are
Câu 14: Tom:" Would you take this along to the office for me?"   - Jerry:"_________"


A. Never mind   


B. Yes, with pleasure


C. Yes, that's right


D. Not at all
Câu 15: Mother: "Gloria, I'd rather you ___________home so late."


A. hadn't come back  


B. haven't come back  


C. don't come back


D.  didn't come back
Câu 16: You are 27 years old so it's high time you ______ responsibility for your deeds.


A. took    


B.  have taken  


C. had taken     


D. take
Câu 17: Suppose he _________you stealing, what would you do?


A.  has caught  


B. catches   


C. had caught


D. caught
Câu 18: I used a calculator so it's impossible I made a mistake with the bill. I ___________a mistake with the bill because I used a calculator


A. couldn’t  make


B. shouldn’t have made   


C. mightn’t make     


D. can't have made
Câu 19: The school Principal suggested that he __________a scholarship.


A. was awarded  


B. would be awarded


C. be awarded  


D. must be awarded
Câu 20: The portrait__________ by an Italian.


A.  is known to have been painted 


B. known to have been painted  


C. is knowing to be painted 


D.  is known to be painted   
Câu 21: If you want the day off, you’ll have to find someone ________ you.


A. stand up 


B. stand in for 


C. stand for


D. set off
Câu 22: I bought a __________ bag at the market yesterday.


A.  old leather lovely 


B. old lovely leather


C.  lovely old leather 


D. leather old lovely
Câu 23: I ran _____ some old records while I was tidying the attic.


A. into


B. out


C. across    


D.  after
Câu 24: You should never spend all the money you earn, but always _____________a rainy day


A.  put an end to


B. put something by for   


C. put the blame on 


D. put off
Câu 25: __________________, I decided to go in, which turned out to be a mistake.


A. Noticed the door was open


B. Open the door        


C. The open door was noticed 


D. Noticing the door was open
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Read the following passage adapted from MS Encarta 2008 and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.The work of women has been economically vital since prehistory, although their contributions have varied according to the structure, needs, customs, and attitudes of society.In prehistoric times, women and men participated almost equally in hunting and gathering activities to obtain food. With the development of agricultural communities, women's work revolved more around the home. As urban centres developed, women sold or traded goods in the marketplace.                                  From ancient to modern times, four generalizations can be made about women's paid work. (1) Women have worked because of economic necessity; poor women in particular worked outside the home whether they were unmarried or married, and especially if their husbands were unable to sustain the family solely through their own work. (2) Women's indentured work has often been similar to their work at home. (3) Women have maintained the primary responsibility for raising children, regardless of their paid work. (4) Women have historically been paid less than men and have been allocated lower-status work.Some major changes are now occurring in industrial nations, including the steadily increasing proportion of women in the labour force; decreasing family responsibilities (due to both smaller family size and technological innovation in the home); higher levels of education for women; and more middle and upper-income women working for pay or for job satisfaction. Statistically, they have not yet achieved parity of pay or senior appointments in the workplace in any nationArtisans working in their own homes not infrequently used the labor of their families. This custom was so prevalent during the Middle Ages, craft guilds of the period, including some that otherwise excluded women, often admitted to membership the widows of guild members, providing they met professional requirements. Dressmaking and lace making guilds were composed exclusively of women.              Gradually, the guilds were replaced by the putting-out system, whereby tools and materials were distributed to workers by merchants; the workers then produced articles on a piecework basis in their homes.During the 18th and early 19th centuries, as the Industrial Revolution developed, the putting-out system slowly declined. Goods that had been produced by hand in the home were manufactured by machine under the factory system. Women competed more with men for some jobs, but were concentrated primarily in textile mills and clothing factories. Manufacturers often favored women employees because of relevant skills and lower wages, and also because early trade union organization tended to occur first among men. Employees in sweatshops were also preponderantly women. The result was to institutionalize systems of low pay, poor working conditions, long hours, and other abuses, which along with child labor presented some of the worst examples of worker exploitation in early industrial capitalism. Minimum wage legislation and other protective laws, when introduced, concentrated particularly on the alleviation of these abuses of working women.Women workers in business and the professions, the so-called white-collar occupations, suffered less from poor conditions of work and exploitative labor, but were denied equality of pay and opportunity. The growing use of the typewriter and the telephone after the 1870s created two new employment niches for women, as typists and telephonists, but in both fields the result was again to institutionalize a permanent category of low-paid, low-status women's work.
Câu 1: When the farming communities developed, women worked _________ .


A. less at home


B. more at home 


C. more outside     


D. in groups
Câu 2: With the development of urban centres, women ____.


A.  traded cattle in the marketplace 


B. stayed at home to take care of their children


C. worked more in the marketplace 


D. sold cloth in the marketplace      
Câu 3: The word "indentured" in this context may mostly means _________ .


A.  outside the home


B. in the kitchen


C. outside the kitchen


D. inside the home
Câu 4: With better education and less family burden, women ____.


A. have been respected at home and in the workplace  


B. have enjoyed equal status in the workplace            


C. have not yet achieved high status in the workplace


D. have become more influential in their companies            
Câu 5: Although women cannot avoid the task of bringing up children, _________ .


A. they have to work to feed their men    


B. they have to amuse their men


C. are the mainstay of their families    


D.  they can be breadwinners as men
Câu 6: The word "sweatshops" suggests ____.


A. workshop


B.  factory work  


C. hard work


D. harmful work
Câu 7: Under the "putting-out system", the workers ____.


A.  are provided with tools to produce goods at home


B. bought materials to manufacture goods


C. provide their factories with raw materials   


D.  turn their homes into factories         
Câu 8: Manufacturers tended to employ women because _________ .


A. women demanded less than men   


B. they did not have to pay for high insurance


C. they could cheat them more easily  


D.  they did not have to pay high wages
Câu 9: During the time of Industrial Revolution, women were dominant in ________.


A. sex industry 


B. Broidery 


C. textile industry


D. bakery
Câu 10: What women have done for the economic development have changed over time due to ____.         


A. their role in the home 


B. their marital status and their husbands


C. the different factors of the society 


D.  the Industrial Revolution
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A. mathematics


B. academic  


C.  politics     


D. continental
Câu 2:


A. beautifully 


B. differently        


C. dedicated          


D. acceptable  
Câu 3:


A. biologist  


B. eliminate


C. archaeology     


D. stability
Câu 4:


A. enthusiast 


B. statistics  


C.  philosophy


D. sociology
Câu 5:


A. misunderstand 


B.  misbehaviour  


C. responsibility           


D. characteristic       

A.
B.
C.
D.

Question 36 – 40: Read the passage carefully.A letter of application is a sales letter in which you are both salesperson and product, for the purpose of an application is to attract an employer's attention and persuade him or her to grant you an interview. To do this, the letter presents what you can offer the employer, rather than what you want from the job.Like a résumé, the letter of application is a sample of your work and an opportunity to demonstrate your skills and personality. If it is written with flair and understanding and prepared with professional care, it is likely to be very effective. While the résumé must be factual, objective, and brief, the letter is your chance to interpret and expand. It should state explicitly how your background relates to the specific job, and it should emphasise your strongest and most relevant characteristics. The letter should demonstrate that you know both yourself and the company.The letter of application must communicate your ambition and enthusiasm. Yet it must be modest. It should be neither aggressive nor compliant: neither pat yourself on the back nor ask for sympathy. It should never express dissatisfaction with the present or former job or employer. And you should avoid discussing your reasons for leaving your last job.Finally, it is best that you not broach the subject on salary. Indeed, even if a job advertisement requires that you mention your salary requirements, it is advisable simply to call them "negotiable." However, when you go on an interview, you should be prepared to mention a salary range. For this reason, you should investigate both your field and, if possible, the particular company. You don't want to ask for less than you deserve or more than is reasonable.(Adapted from "Select Readings - Intermediate" by Linda Lee and Erik Gundersen)Choose an option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each question.
Câu 1: What is the passage mainly about?


A. Advice on how to find a good job


B. Things to avoid during a job interview


C. Tips for writing an effective letter of application


D. Differences between a résumé and a letter of application
Câu 2: According to paragraph 1, in a letter of application, the applicant tries to ______.


A. persuade the employer to grant him/her an interview


B. get further information about the company


C. advertise a product to attract more customers


D. present what he/she wants from the job
Câu 3: The word "it " in paragraph 2 refers to ______.


A. the letter of application


B. an opportunity    


C. your work        


D. the résumé
Câu 4: According to the passage, what can be inferred about a letter of application?


A. It should express the applicant's dissatisfaction with his/her former employer.


B. It should refer to the applicant's reasons for leaving his/her previous job.


C. It should be written very briefly, but in a formal style.


D. It should expand upon the information contained in the applicant's résumé.
Câu 5: The word "broach " in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.


A. avoid                             


B. investigate                         


C. introduce                           


D. understand

A.
B.
C.
D.

Question 31 – 35: Which of the following best restates each of the given sentences?
Câu 1: It’s possible that the plane has been delayed because of the bad weather. 


A. The weather must have been very bad, or else their plane wouldn’t have been delayed.


B. It may be the bad weather that has caused the plane to be delayed.


C. The obvious reason for the plane’s being delayed for so long is the bad weather.


D. It’s certainly the bad weather which had resulted in the plane’s being late.
Câu 2: We survived that accident because we were wearing our seat belts.


A. But for our seat belts, we would have survived that accident.


B. Had we not been wearing our seat belts, we wouldn't have survived that accident.


C. Without our seat belts, we could have survived that accident.


D. If we weren't wearing our seat belts, we couldn't have survived that accident.
Câu 3: One of the greatest tennis players in the world is BJ.


A. No tennis players in the world can be defeated by BJ.


B. BJ is among the greatest tennis players in the world.


C. BJ can play tennis as greatly as most of the other players.


D. All tennis players in the world are greater than BJ.
Câu 4: It is believed that modern farming methods have greatly improved farmers' lives.


A. Farmers are believed to have enjoyed a much better life thanks to modern farming methods.


B. Modern farming methods were believed to have greatly improved farmers' lives.


C. Modern farming methods are believed to have had negative effects on farmers' lives.


D. People believe that there is little improvement in farmers’ lives thanks to modern farming methods.
Câu 5: "No, I won't go to work at the weekend," said Sally.


A. Sally refused to go to work at the weekend.


B. Sally promised to go to work at the weekend.


C. Sally apologized for not going to work at the weekend.


D. Sally regretted not going to work at the weekend.

A.
B.
C.
D.

1.2. TIẾNG ANHQuestion 21 – 25: Choose a suitable word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) to fill in each blank.
Câu 1: I and Kenny ________ pen pal friends since I ________ Singapore.


A. are/ visit  


B. were/ visited


C. were/ have visited    


D. have been/ visited
Câu 2: He's always busy. He has _________ time to relax.


A. much                             


B. little                                   


C. a little       


D. plenty of
Câu 3: The better the weather is, _________________.


A. the most crowded the beaches get          


B. the most the beaches get crowded


C. the more crowded the beaches get  


D. the more the beaches get crowded
Câu 4: Paul has just sold his __________ car and intends to buy a new one.


A. black old Japanese      


B. Japanese old black      


C. old black Japanese          


D. old Japanese black
Câu 5: He is very keen ________ English, but he is not good ________ listening.


A. on/ at


B. at/ at     


C. at/ on 


D. on/ in

A.
B.
C.
D.

Question 31 – 35: Which of the following best restates each of the given sentences?
Câu 1: ''What are you going to do after school, Anne?'' Kevin asked.


A. Kevin asked Anne what was she going to do after school.


B. Kevin asked Anne what she was going to do after school.


C. Kevin wanted to know what Anne would do after school.


D. Kevin wanted to know what would Anne do after school.
Câu 2: Greater use of public transport would cut the amount of pollution from cars. 


A. Were more people to use public transport, cars would stop releasing exhaust into the atmosphere.


B. If more people use public transport, it will cut the amount of pollution from cars.


C. If public transport was widely used, people would no longer suffer from pollution from cars.


D. If more people used public transport, there would be less pollution from cars.
Câu 3: If only you told me the truth about the theft. 


A. You should have told me the truth about the theft.


B. I do wish you would tell me the truth about the theft.


C. You must have told me the truth about the theft.


D. It is necessary that you tell me the truth about the theft.
Câu 4: Timmy seems to be smarter than all the other kids in his group.


A. Timmy is as smart as all the kids in his group.


B. All the other kids in Timmy’s group are certainly not as smart as him.


C. Other kids are smart, but Timmy is smarter than most of them.


D. It is likely that Timmy is the smartest of all the kids in his group.
Câu 5: The newspaper reports that James was awarded the first prize.


A. The first prize is reported to award to James.


B. It is reported that James to be awarded the first prize.


C. It is reported that James wins the first prize.


D. James is reported to have been awarded the first prize.

A.
B.
C.
D.

1.2. TIẾNG ANHQuestion 21 – 25: Choose a suitable word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) to fill in each blank.
Câu 1: Sometimes she does not agree ______ her husband about child reading but they soon find the solutions.


A. with                              


B. for


C. on                                      


D. of
Câu 2: This is the second time you ______ your door key.


A. are losing


B. lose                                    


C. lost                                     


D. have lost
Câu 3: ________ the shops in the city center close at 5.30.


A. Many   


B. Much of        


C. Some                                 


D. Most of
Câu 4: The more you study during this semester, ______ the week before the exam. 


A. you have to study the less 


B. the less you have to study


C. the least you have to study         


D. the study less you have
Câu 5: For example, the ________in a monkey family, such as between brother and sister, are often very close.


A. relatives                        


B. relation                               


C. relate                                  


D. relationships
A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part of question that needs correction.
Câu 1: What type of food and drink should be avoided on a healthy diet?


A. type


B. should be


C. on


D. healthy
Câu 2: Do you think healthcare facilities such as hospitals needs to be improved?


A. healthcare


B. hospitals


C. needs


D. improved
Câu 3: Cloning is the creation of a cell or organism who is genetically identical to another.


A. creation


B. who


C. genetically


D. another
Câu 4: To help with medical researches, animals are used in place of human beings in experiments.


A. researches


B. are used


C. human beings


D. experiments.
Câu 5: Mice have been engineered with human genes to help scientists find out how to cure human diseases as cancer.


A. mice


B. human genes


C. find out


D. as

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1:


A.  electric


B. contagious


C. periodic


D. suspicious
Câu 2:


A. adverbial


B. advantage


C. advertise


D. adventure
Câu 3:


A. inhabit


B. imagine


C. continue


D. disappear
Câu 4:


A. engagement


B. organism


C. prevention


D.  attraction
Câu 5:


A.  laboratory


B. politician


C. documentary


D. popularity

A.
B.
C.
D.