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Số báo danh:
I, Choose the world whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others.
Câu 1: A necessarily B comfortably C rapidly D frequently
Câu 2: A detain B laboratory C correction D pleasure
Câu 4: A satisfaction B composition C Portuguese D companion
II, Choose the world whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
Câu 7: A explanation B adventute C acronym D addition
Câu 8: A produces B decreases C releases D houses
Câu 10: A commercial B celestial C presidential D essential
III, Choose the best answer A,B,C or D complete each sentence.
Câu 11: The window was so high up that I could see was the sky.
Câu 12: Can you keep calm for a moment? You noise in class!
A are always made B have always made C always make D are always making Câu 13: He suddenly saw Sue the room He pushed his way the crowd of people to get to
her
A across/through B over/through C over/along D across/across
Câu 14: She tried to _.
A talk out of me the plan B talk me the plan out of
C talk me out of the plan D talk out me of the plan.
Câu 15: _ that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.
A So successful was her business, B So was her successful business,
C Her business was successful D So successful her business was,
Câu 16: I’m _ a complete loss to understand why you reacted so violently.
Câu 17: From an early age, Wolfgang had a(n) for music.
Câu 18: Unlike moderate antislavery advocates, abolitionists _an immediate slavery.
A demanded B to be demanded C have demanding D demands
Câu 19: Wherever there is plenty of rain during the growing season, life is _ in variousforms.
A abundant B a abundant time C abundance D the abundance
Câu 20: The ceremonial Chilcat blanket of the Northwest Tlingit Indians was generally from
cedar bark, wool, and goats' hair
Câu 21: The Greenhouse effect is a phenomenon that is caused when carbon dioxide and is
trapped in the atmosphere
Trang 2A is released
B has been released C releases D had been releasing
Câu 22: The typical elephant herd adult females and the young of both sexes.
A is made of B is made up of C that is made up D is made
Câu 23: Because the wood of the dogwood tree is very hard, is used for objects,
such as roller skate wheels, in which hardness is desired
Câu 24: Etymology, finding out where a word came from by studying the roots of
words, has been greatly assisted by modem inventions like the Internet
A which a technique of B a technique of
Câu 25: Black Boy is an autobiographical account of the childhood of Richard Wright and
portrays the suffering of an African American bigotry
A in society of full a B in a society full of C in a full of society D in of a full society Câu 26: _ James
C Bland, “ Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” was adopted as the state song of Virginia in 1940.
Câu 27: In her time, Isadora Duncan was today a liberated womaj
A what calling we would
what we would call
D who would be calling Câu 28: W arm er tem p era tu res l ed to cha nges in the ecology of Eu re _ the
animal population and methods of hunting
Câu 29: There are two small rooms in the beach house , served as a kitchen
A the smallest of which B smallest of that
C the smaller of which D the smaller of them
Câu 30: The black-billed cuckoo has been known to steal eggs _ to other birds.
A which belonging B that belong C belong D which they belong Câu 31: that distinguish human beings from other primates are related to the ability of
people to stand upright mid walk on two legs
A There are many physical characteristics
B The physical characteristics are many
C Many of the physical characteristics
D Of the many physical characteristics Câu 32: At the beginning of the 20 th century, people made coffee a cloth bag full of coffee grounds
into boiling water.
Câu 33: _ native to Europe, the daisy has now spread throughout most of North America.
Câu 34: The Wildlife Management Act of 1983 spelled out the basic rules that apply in the US today but
_ heavy punishments on poachers selling illegal furs.
A includes no B included no C are including no D include no
Câu 35: Not only _ as a cooked dish the world over, but it is used as the base of many other foods, condiments, and even beverages
A eating rice B rice is eaten C people eat rice D is rice eaten
Câu 36: He wants to pay the bill himself,but I won’t hear _ it
Câu 37: We just have to decide which is the of two evils.
Câu 38: A: "Have you seen the price of petrol these days?"
B: “ ”
Trang 3A Isn't it great? B It's amazing, isn't it?
C What a lot of petrol! D I'm amazing, aren't I?
IV, Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Câu 39: Later this century, nuclear energy could overtake oil as the main fuel.
Câu 40: Her behaviour wounded him in a way he did not really understand.
Câu 41: He claimed that his disturbed childhood had turned him into a criminal.
V, Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Câu 42: A high percentage of businesses fail because of the collapse of a major customer.
Câu 43: You should have seen him in his swimming trunks— not a pretty sight!
Câu 44: Mary claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post.
A turned down B sacked from C offered to D given up
Câu 45: Toswayer became internationally famous for his novels.
VI, Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting.
Câu 46: From (A) 1905 to 1920, American novelist Edith Wharton was (B) at the height of her
writing career, publishing of her (C) three most ( D) famous novels
Câu 47: The Rocky Mountains were (A) explored by (B) fur traders during the early 1800's, in a (C)
decades preceding (D) the United States Civil War
Câu 48: In human beings as in other mammal (A), hairs around (B) the eyes and, ears and B in
the nose prevent (C) dust, insects, and other matters from entering (D) these organs
Câu 49: Rice, which it still (A) forms the staple diet of much (B) of the world's polpulation , grows
best (C) in hot (D), wet lands
Câu 50: Because of its (A) vast tracts of virtually (B) uninhabited northern forest, Canada has one
(C) of the lowest population density (D) in the world
VII, Mark the letter A ,B , C or D on your anser sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 51: The singer has given up performing live.
A The singers performance has always been live.
B The singer is accustomed to performing live.
C The singer used to perform live.
D The singers live performance has been cancelled.
Câu 52: The boy was not intelligent enough to have solved such complex problems alone.
A The complex problems couldnt be solved because the boy was so stupid.
B The boy together with someone else solved the complex problems.
C The boy, though quite intelligent, couldnt solve the complex problems.
D The boy was not intelligent but he managed to solve such complex problems.
Câu 53: Had the advertisement for our product been better, more people would have bought it.
A Not many people bought our product because it was so bad.
B Fewer people bought our product due to its bad quality.
C Our product was of better quality so that more people would buy it.
Trang 4D Since our advertisement for our product was so bad, fewer people bought it.
Câu 54: Tom told his girlfriend, “Let me tell him if you cant”.
A Tom suggested that I should tell him if his girlfriend couldnt.
B Tom volunteered to tell him if his girlfriend coundnt.
C Tom advised his girlfriend to tell him if you couldnt.
D Tom asked his girlfriend to tell him if you couldnt.
Câu 55: Mary loves her mother more than her father.
A Her father loves her mother but Mary loves her more.
B Mary loves her mother more than her father does.
C Her father doesnt love her mother as much as Mary.
D Marys love for her mother is greater than for her father.
VIII, Choose the best sentence A, B, C or D made from the given cues.
Câu 56: Farming / what / provide / living / nearly 50% / our population
A Farming is what is provided with a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
B Farming is something what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
C Farming is what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
D Farming is what someone provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
Câu 57: Never / history / humanity / there / be / more people / live / world
A Never in the history of humanity have there been more people living in the world.
B Never in the history of humanity has there been more people to live in the world.
C Never in the history of humanity are there more people to live in the world.
D Never in the history of humanity there are more people living in the world.
Câu 58: She / sister / someone / I / used / play / when I / young
A She is the sister of someone I used to play with when I was young.
B She is the sister of someone that Im used to playing when I was young.
C She is someones sister I used to play with when I was young.
D She is someones sister Im used to playing when I was young.
Câu 59: She suggest / take / plane this evening / or / go / train tomorrow
A She suggested to take the plane this evening or to go by train tomorrow.
B She suggested that we should take the plane this evening or going by train tomorrow.
C She suggested taking the plane this evening or we should go by train tomorrow.
D She suggested taking the plane this evening or going by train tomorrow.
Câu 60: He / took / little notice / she / coming / kept / read
A He took as little notice as she was coming in so he kept reading.
B He took so little notice that she was coming in and kept on reading.
C He took little notice that she was coming in so he kept on reading.
D He took a little notice that she was coming in and kept reading.
IX Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
Scientists used to believe that our 24-hour cycle sleeping and walking was
(61)entirely by external factors The most notable of these, they thought, were the rising and _ (62)of the sun But they have now established that there is a daily rhythm to a wide range of biological function – including temperature, digestion and mental (63) which are regulated
internally by a special time-keeping mechanism within the brain
The main function of this “ body clock” is to anticipate and prepare for external changes so
that, for example, our body temperature starts to rise (64)dawn, gearing up for the day, and begin to (65)in the early evening, winding us down for sleep.
Some people’s body clocks (66)poorer time than others, which can greatly disturb
their lives and even threaten their health Insomnia, depression, fatigue, poor work performance and
even accidents can all be (67)or aggravated by inaccurate body clocks.
Equally, severe problems can result from the difficulties of (68)to different time
zones and working by night instead of by day Shift workers are known to run a higher-than-average
Trang 5_ (69)of having a number of health problems and the disruption of _ (70)body
rhythms is one possible explanation for this
Câu 62: A descending B setting C plunging D diving
Câu 63: A operation B process C activity D occupation
Câu 68: A adjusting B suiting C fitting D altering
X Read the passages then choose A,B,C or D for the best option for each sentence.
Quite different from storm surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, which derive their name from the Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor" These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides Scientists often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves These waves can travel great distances at speeds close
to 700 kilometers per hour In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters It is when they hit the shallow water the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis arc Japan and Hawaii Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often comes with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian Islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have a much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii In 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto the Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon The greatest tsunami on record occurred
on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
Câu 71: The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses
C underwater earthquakes D storm surges
Câu 72: According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves EXCEPT that
A they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves
B they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides
C this terminology is not used by the scientific community
D they are the same as tsunamis
Câu 73: The world "displaced" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _
Câu 74: It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis _
A cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean
Trang 6B are often identified by ships on the ocean
C generally reach heights greater than 40 meters
D are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean
Câu 75: As used in the passage, water that is "shallow" isn't _
Câu 76: A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunamis in Japan are more
likely to
A originate in Alaska B arrive without warning
C be less of a problem D come from greater distances
Câu 77: The possessive "their" in the third paragraph refers to _
A the Hawaiian islands B the inhabitants of Hawaii
Câu 78: A "calamitous" tsunami in the last paragraph is one that is
A extremely calm B at fault C disastrous D expected
Câu 79: From the expression "on record" in the last paragraph, it can be inferred the tsunami that accompanied the Krakatoa volcano
A might not be the greatest tsunami ever B occurred before efficient records were kep
C was not as strong as the tsunami in Lisbon D was filmed as it was happening
Câu 80: The passage suggests that - the tsunami resulting from the Kr- volcano
A was far more destructive close to the source than far away
B resulted in little damage
C caused volcanic explosions in the English Channel
D was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands
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