Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 45.. One anomaly is that water upon freezing expands by about 9 percent, where
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I Mark A,B,C or D to indicate the word that is pronounced differently from the rest
2 A economics B occupation C sentimental D
traditional
3 A discussion B character C expensive D assistant
4 A obedient B confidence C mischievous D reference
5 A pleasure B believe C pursuit D describe
II Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to the following questions
6 Mr Smith is a person If he says he will do something, you know that
he will do
A dependent B independent C depending D
dependable
7.Customer : Can I have a look at that pullover, please? - Salesgirl:
A It's much cheaper B Certainly, sir
C Sorry, it is out of stock D Can I help you?
8 “Can I help you, madam?” - “ ”
A Yes, it's in our summer sale B It's very cheap
C No, thanks I'm just looking D Right It looks a bit small
9 The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes for a cup of coffee
A over B off C on D to
10 The elderly tourists do not find the thought of climbing the hill
A appealed B appealing C unappealing D appeal
11 The hotel receptionist said she would what she could do about the dripping tap
immediately
A look B find C try D see
12 A lot of people who live in the outskirts have to to work every day by train
or bus
A tour B commute C travel D Move
13 TV advertising in the late afternoon tends to young children
A target B point C focus D aim
14 are unpleasant, but it will be nice when we get into the new house
A Removals B Movements C Removements D Moves
15 There’s no fixing that toy He’ll just break it again
A point B worth C harm D good
16 I have three brothers, _ are businessmen
A that all of them B who they all C all of whom D who all
of them
17 It is important that he with Dr Baker immediately
A speak B spoke C will speak D speaks
18 When the visitors arrived, the company gave them the _ carpet treatment
Trang 2A blue B red C orange D green
19 She feels when she speaks in front of the crowds
A informal B impersonal C inconsequent D insecure
20 I was just walking along the street when I someone I hadn't seen for
years
A came across B came over C came by D came off
21 I was just walking along the street when I _ someone I hadn't seen for
years
A came across B came over C came by D came off
22 She feels when she speaks in front of the crowds
A informal B impersonal C inconsequent D insecure
23 I was just walking along the street when I _ someone I hadn't seen for
years
A came across B came over C came by D came off
24 Enough money has been raised to _ the hospital’s survival
A ensure B enlarge C enable D empower
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25 She is traveling to work by train today because her car is being
A stopped B broken C serviced D rented
26 Buy me a dozen of eggs on the way back, ?
A will you B may you C do you D can you
27 We insist that a meeting as soon as possible
A be held B is held C were held D will be
held
28 There is no _ in going to school if you are not willing to learn
A reason B aim C purpose D
point
29 The classroom has not electric fan, is quite different from that in the
advertisement
A what B who C which D that
30 Tropical diseases are rare in Europe
A ultimately B comparatively C slightly D
eventually
31 She is traveling to work by train today because her car is being _
A stopped B broken C serviced D rented
32 He always did well at school, despite _his early education disrupted by
illness
A being B having C putting D sending
33 Tom has never been to Madrid, but he talks as if he there himself
A were B is C has been D had been
34 _about genetic diseases has increased is welcome news
A Scientific knowledge B It was scientific knowledge
C Though scientific knowledge D That scientific knowledge
35 You looked tired _ hard all day?
A Were you working B Have you been working
Trang 3C Do you work D Are you working
III Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
from 36 to 45
Ocean water plays an indispensable role in supporting life The great ocean basins hold about 300 million cubic miles of water From this vast amount, about 80,000 cubic miles of water are sucked into the atmosphere each year by evaporation and returned by precipitation and drainage to the ocean More than 24,000 cubic miles of rain
descend annually upon the continents This vast amount is required to replenish the lakes
and streams, springs and water tables on which all flora and fauna are dependent Thus, the hydrosphere permits organic existence
The hydrosphere has strange characteristics because water has properties unlike those of any other liquid One anomaly is that water upon freezing expands by about 9 percent, whereas most liquids contract on cooling For this reason, ice floats on water bodies instead of sinking to the bottom If the ice sank, the hydrosphere would soon be frozen solidly, except for a thin layer of surface melt water during the summer season Thus, all aquatic life would be destroyed and the interchange of warm and cold currents, which moderates climate, would be notably absent
Another outstanding characteristic of water is that water has a heat capacity
which is the highest of all liquids and solids except ammonia This characteristic enables the oceans to absorb and store vast quantities of heat, thereby often preventing climatic extremes In addition, water dissolves more substances than any other liquid It is this characteristic which helps make oceans a great storehouse for minerals which have been washed down from the continents In several areas of the world these minerals are being commercially exploited Solar evaporation of salt is widely practised, potash is extracted from the Dead Sea, and magnesium is produced from sea water along the American Gulf Coast
36 The phrase “this vast amount” in line 4 of paragraph 1 refers to
A 80,000 million cubic miles of water B 24,000 cubic miles of rain
C 80,000 cubic miles of water D 300 million cubic miles of water
37 The word “replenish” in paragraph 1 can best replaced by
A fill again B replace C evaporate D form
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38 According to the passage, fish can survive in the oceans because
A evaporation and condensation create water cycle
B there are currents in the oceans
C they do not need oxygen
D ice floats
39 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of water?
A Water can absorb heat B Water is good solvent
C Water contracts on cooling D Water expands when it is frozen
40 The word “outstanding” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A exceptionally good B special C amusing D important
Trang 441 According the passage, the hydrosphere is NOT _
A the part of the earth covered by water B responsible for all forms of life
C in danger of freezing over D a source of natural resources
42 The author’s tone in the passage can best be described as
A dispassionate B speculative C biased D dogmatic
43 Which statement would be the most likely to begin the paragraph immediately following the passage?
A Water has the ability to erode land
B Droughts and flooding are two types of disasters associated with water
C Another remarkably property of ice is its strength
D Magnesium is widely used in metallurgical processes
44 The author’s main purpose in this passage is to _
A illustrate the importance of conserving water
B describe the properties and uses of water
C compare water with other liquids
D explain how water is used in commerce and industry
45 The author organizes the passage by _
A juxtaposition of true and untrue ideas B comparison and contrast
C general statement followed by examples D hypothesis and proof
IV Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each
of the blanks from 41 to 50
As more things are made to be sold and more people have services to sell, advertising (41) _ Today it is one of the biggest business Every year people spend billions of dollars (42) advertising
Advertising helps sell more things (43) _more people This in turn makes it (44) _to produce more things to sell Sometimes it even helps make things (45) less
In the beginning, for example, radios cost (46) _ more than they do today because they were turned 47) slowly and expensively by hand (48) , advertising made more people want radios When manufactures began making them (49) _the thousands, they found quicker and cheaper ways of doing the job Because advertising encourages us to buy and produce more things, it is sometimes 50) the spark plug of the business world
41 A arises B grows C increases D
accelerates
42 A for B in C on D with
43 A by B to C toward D for
44 A probable B maybe C perhaps D possible
45 A become B cost C spend D waste
46 A many B much C most D little
47 A about B down C up D out
48 A So B Yet C As a result D
Accordingly
49 A in B for C at D by
Trang 550 A mentioned B named C called D referred
to
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V Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
VI Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
from 36 to 45
VII Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following sentences
71 Success in the academic field depends on your number of qualifications
A Your number of qualifications is a result of your success in academic field
B You are successful in academic field, so you have more qualifications
C The more success you are in academic field, the more qualifications you have
D The more qualifications you have, the more successful you are in academic field
72 He is not flexible in his work; that is why he doesn"t have many friends
A Inflexibility in his work is not why he doesn"t have many friends
B Having almost no friends makes him inflexible in his work
C Such is his inflexibility in his work that he doesn"t have many friends
D He is not popular with many people although he is flexible in his work
73 “He is a reliable person, which is different from what people think.”
A He, who is reliable, is not what people think
B People think differently about reliable person
C Contrary to what people think, he is reliable
D Contrary to what people think, he is unreliable
74 My younger brother is too young to go to school alone
A Although my younger brother is young, he can go to school alone
B My younger brother is young enough to go school alone
C So young is my younger brother that he cannot go to school alone
D Because my younger brother is still young, so he cannot go to school alone
75 We can’t deny that all of us made certain mistakes early on
A It can be denied that not all of us made mistakes
B We admit that we could avoid making certain mistakes when young
C Everyone of us denies that we made certain mistakes early on
D It is true that nobody could avoid making mistakes
76 The only student who failed the exam was John
A Everyone, apart from John, failed the exam
B John, as well as the other students, failed the exam
Trang 6C Everyone passed the exam but John
D Together with other students, John failed the exam