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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three tin the pronunciation in each of the following questions
Question 2 A begged B canned C booked D buttoned
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions
Question 3 A decimal B deceive C decisive D decision
Question 4 A company B employment C atmosphere D miracle
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question 5. By the end of next month, we _our project
Question 6. If you haven't been careless, you _
A will not be sacked B are not sacked
C will not have been sacked D would not have been sacked
Question 7. More and more investors are pouring _money into food and beverage start-ups
Question 8. John has worked very late at night these days, _he is physically exhausted
Question 9. We need to find a compromise that is agreeable _both sides of the party
Question 10. _the ancient place is still popular with modern tourists
Question 11. The pointless war between the two countries left thousands of people dead and seriously _
Question 12. Eager to be able to discuss my work _ in French, I hired a tutor to help polish
my language skills
Question 13. British Leyland is aiming to _its share of UK car sales to 25% over the next two years
Question 14. Marianne seemed to _ offence at my comments on her work
Question 15. One of the _ for being a lifeguard is knowing emergency first aid for someone having a heart attack
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present to start recycling programs
Question 17. Do you think this dress is too young-looking for me? - I don't want to look like _
Question 18. Although our opinions on many things _, we still maintain a good relationship
with each other
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold
word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 19 Students from that university have conducted a survey to find out the most effective study
habit
Question 20 Did she get the better of you in the argument?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined bold
word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 21 Contrary to their expectations, there was widespread apathy among voters on that issue
Question 22 Doctors and nurses of this hospital have worked round the clock to help those injured in
the recent earthquake
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following
exchanges
Question 23. Bill is talking to his colleague
Bill: “ _, Jack?"
Jack: “Fine! I have just got a promotion."
Question 24 Two students are talking in a new class
Student 1: "Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?”
Student 2:" _”
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29
Crocodiles are the world's largest reptiles Some species of other animals have become
(25) _but the crocodiles have not experienced such a fate All 23 species of the crocodiles are
still surviving There are two types of crocodiles found in Australia, freshwater and estuarine Their long
jaws, protective armor, streamlined bodies and long tails make them very suitable for living in aquatic
(26) _like swamps and rivers Crocodiles are cold blooded Their body temperature changes
(27) _the temperature of the air, water and land of its surroundings Freshwater crocodiles
can be found at the rivers and swamps in some parts of Australia They have narrow snout and reasonably
Trang 3(28) _ mainly on insects, frogs, lizards, turtles, with bats, birds and small mammals The
estuarine crocodiles, (29) _, are found mainly in the warm climate of Sri Lanka, India,
Myanmar as well as other some countries in Southeast Asia and Australia They have broader snouts than freshwater crocodiles, with an uneven 'up and down' jawline and irregular-sized teeth It is estimated that they can live for at least 70 to 100 years
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Question 25 A vanishing B disappeared C stopped D extinct
Question 26 A ecosystems B settings C surroundings D background
Question 27 A opposed to B depend on C according to D agreeing with
Question 29 A. whereas B in spite of C in contrast to D on the other hand
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34
The first jazz musicians played in New Orleans during the early 1900's After 1917, many of the New Orleans musicians moved to the south side of Chicago, where they continued to play their style of jazz Soon Chicago was the new-center for jazz
Several outstanding musicians emerged as leading jazz artists in Chicago Daniel Lotus “Satchmo" Armstrong, born in New Orleans in 1900, was one Another leading musician was Joseph king Oliver, who is also credited with having discovered Armstrong, when they were both in New Orleans While in Chicago, Oliver asked Armstrong, who was in New Orleans, to join his band In 1923 King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band made the first important set of recordings by a Hot Five and Hot Seven bands under Louis
Armstrong also made recordings of special note
Although Chicago's South Side was the main jazz center, some musicians in New York were also demanding attention in jazz circles In 1923 Fletcher Henderson already had a ten-piece band that played jazz During the early 1930's, the number of players grew to sixteen Henderson's band was considered a leader in what some people have called the Big Band Era By the 1930's, big dance bands were in the rage Large numbers of people went to ballrooms to dance to jazz music played by big bands
One of the most popular and also a very famous jazz band was the Duke Eilington band Edward
"Duke" Ellington was born in Washington, D.C., in 1899 and died in New York City in 1974 He studied
the piano as a young boy and later began writing original musical compositions The first of Ellington's European tours came in 1933 He soon received international fame for his talent as a band leader, composer and arranger Ten years later, Ellington began giving annual concerts at Carnegic Hall in New York City People began to listen to jazz in the same way, that they had always listened to classical music
Question 30 It can be inferred from the passage that Louis Armstrong went to Chicago for which of the following reasons?
Question 31 According to the passage, which of the following Black bands was the first to make a significant set of jazz recordings?
Question 32 As used in line 9, the word “note” could best be replaced by which of the following?
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Question 34 The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
D Jazz band were better known in, Europe than in the United States
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42
GETTING CURIOUS ABOUT CURIOSITY'S MISSION TO MARS
The topic of space exploration reached a high point during the 1960s, as Soviets and Americans competed for dominance Yet after the Soviets put the first man in space and Americans landed the first men on the moon, many people lost interest as nothing else could compare to these groundbreaking accomplishments Recently, a robotic rover on a mission to Mars has generated massive interest the public
Curiosity is a robotic car-sized rover that is part of NASA's long-term plan to learn more about the terrain and conditions on the Red Planet One of its main goals was to determine whether or not it was possible for life to develop on Mars Using mechanical arms, Curiosity can gather soil and rock samples from the ground and analyze them to determine their chemical composition Since transporting around Mars was vital to the success of the mission, a lot of effort was put into Curiosity's transportation abilities Mars' terrain is not smooth, so designers enabled Curiosity to roll over bumpy areas Once Curiosity left
the Earth, there would be no opportunities to repair it, so engineers also had to be spot on about Curiosity's
power solution Therefore, they devised a system that can generate power internally from a radioisotope generator Finally, to capture stunning pictures of Mars, Curiosity was equipped with several state-of-the-art cameras The cameras also help the rover avoid hazards, navigate, and detect information about the atmosphere
After a 350-million-mile journey, Curiosity landed on Mars in 2012, an impressive 1.5 miles away from its initial target Upon arrival, NASA's website crashed due to an overload of visitors People just couldn't seem to get enough information on the mission But the real thrills came in the weeks and months that followed, as people got their first real glimpse about what life was really like on Mars The mission was originally supposed to last for two years, but scientists are now optimistic that it could continue for
up to 15 years, depending on Curiosity's condition No matter what happens at this point, it is safe to say that Curiosity's mission to Mars has been a smashing success
Question 35 According to the passage, the popularity of space exploration reached its _in the 1960s
Question 36 Why did Curiosity have arms?
Question 37 What best matches the meaning of the phrase "spot on" in paragraph 2?
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that _
Question 39 Why did NASA's website crash in 2012?
A It wasn't meant to work in space B It was quite poorly designed
C Many people tried to attack it D Many people visited it at once
Question 40 What has been the highlight of Curiosity's mission that the author suggests so far?
Question 41 Which of the following is NOT the accomplishment done by Curiosity?
Question 42 We can infer from the sentence “After a 350-million-mile journey, Curiosity its initial target" in paragraph 3 that _
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Question 43 Mollusks, recognizing by most people by their shells, create some of the most diverse and beautiful objects on Earth
Question 44 There is no denying that technology continues to improving and become available to
more people
Question 45 On Discovery Channel last night, they showed an informative program about new
innovations in medical imaging, which you would have found interesting
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Question 46 Choosing a suitable career is really important to teenagers
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Trang 6Question 47 You can renew your passport whenever you wish, but you must pay the full fee
Question 48 The workers were relieved when the government was finally ready to announce its decision
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
Question 49 He was rejected by his family He decided to become a monk
Question 50 The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis He did not offer any solutions