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Trang 1I Find out the word which has the main stress in the second syllable
1 A refugee B referee C employee D committee
2 A follow B fellow C allow D yellow
3 A actually B evening C symbolic D suddenly
4 A educate B actually C contaminate D organism
5 A malice B office C police D practice
II Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct
6 One of (A) the best collection of (B) paintings can (C) be found in that famous (D) museum of arts
7 (A) The main (B) advertising media include direct mail, (C) radio, television, magazines and (D) newspaper
8 (A) Hot in the summer causes (B) a lot of problems for people who (C) live in this part of (D) the country
9 (A) Liquids take the shape of any container (B) which in they (C) are (D) placed
(D) little town
11 Weather is the expression of (A) climate that (B) can change (C) great from day to day (D) or season to season
12 Beethoven (A) wrote and (B) performance some of his greatest works (C) while he was almost (D) totally deaf
13 (A) Financial considerations (B) play an important (C) partly in the choice (D)
of a collage
14 If (A) one is invite (B) out to a dinner, it is perfectly proper (C) to go either with or without (D) no a gift
15 (A) Smoker is (B) the number one (C) preventable cause (D) of death in the world
III Choose A, B, C or D to fill in the gap.
Helen packed a small suitcase, said goodbye to her mother and hurried out of the house to (16) to the station There was no one (17) waiting at the bus stop, so it looked as if a bus had just left Helen looked at her watch anxiously;
it was already two o'clock Her train left at two thirty, and since it would (18) at least twenty minutes to reach the station, she did not have much time
to (19) , even if a bus came along at once
Just then a taxi came slowly down the road Helen knew that the (20) to the station was at least five dollars, which was more than she could (21) , but she quickly made up her (22) that it would be well (23) the extra expense in order to be sure of catching the train So she stopped the taxi and got in She told the driver that she had to catch the train which left at half past two The man nodded and said that he would take a short (24) to get her to the station in good time
All went well until, just as they were coming out of a side street into the (25) that lead to the station, the taxi ran (26) a car There was a loud crash and Helen was thrown (27) so violently that she hit her head on the front seat Both drivers got out and began (28) each other Helen got out
as (29) to ask them to stop quarrelling, but (30) took any notice of her at all
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IV Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group
V Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
A was always making B made always C. was making always D always made
and now it has gone
A to have left B leave C to leave D leaving
A annoys B quarrels C interferes D damages
44 The job was more difficult than I _ expected it to be
45 A good friend will stand _ you when you're having problems
with
46 You have no right _ my daughter
A seeing B to see C to have seen D see
47 The child was told to eat all his vegetables or _ he would get no ice-cream
A else B in case C instead D in fact
48 BARNEY&FRIENDS gave children _ pleasure
A a great deal of B a large quantity C a large deal of
D a great number of
He _ out
A must have gone B must go C should have gone D should go
51 Despite a lot of hardship, the Green City Project will go _
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52 The question of the late payment of bills was _ again at the board meeting
A risen B brought C taken D raised
53 I have told him never _ here again
A should come B come C to come D coming
54 I'm sorry! I didn't break that vase on _
A my mind B time C purpose D intention
55 _ the lion did not try to hurt him, Androcles went nearer to pull out the thorn
A Seeing that B In order that C So that D Although
56 I don't feel like _ to the cinema now
go
57 Since my mother died, my closest _ is my cousin
A related B parent C relative D person
58 _ you have no key, you will have to get back before I go out
A Unless B Provided C Although D As
59 He has _ money in the bank
A a large number of B a lots of C a lot of D lot
of
60 I didn't realized that somebody was recording our conversation
A I didn't realized that our conversation was recorded
B I didn't realized that our conversation was being recorded by someone
C Our conversation wasn't realized to be recorded
D I didn't realized that our conversation was being recorded
VI Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question
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Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among them his moving
"I Have A Dream" speech But fewer people know much about King's childhood MI , as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather M.L.'s
grandfather, the Reverend A.D Williams, purchased their home
on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L was born The Reverend Williams, an eloquent speaker, played an important
role in the community since so many people's lives centered around
the church He allowed his church and his home to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks M.L grew up in this
atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering
place, and was no doubt influenced by it
M.L's childhood was not especially eventful His father was a minister and his mother was a musician He was the second of three children, and he attended all-black schools in a black neighbourhood The neighbourhood was not poor, however
Auburn Avenue was the main artery through a prosperous
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black-owned or black-operated businesses and services Even in the face of Atlanta's segregation, the district thrived Dr King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did
he forget the racial prejudice that was a seemingly insurmountable
barrier that kept black Atlantans from mingling with whites
61 According to the author, M.L
A had a difficult childhood B grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta
C love to listen to his grandfather speak D was a good musician as a child
62 According to the author, King was influenced by _
A his mother B his speeches C community spirit D black lawyers
63 The word "tailors" in line 22 describes people who are associated with which
of the following trades?
A shoe making B garment making C flower arranging
D book binding
64 In line 21, the word "It" refers to which of the following?
A segregation B achievement C neighbourhood D services
65 What is this passage mainly about?
A Martin Luther King's childhood B M.Us grandfather
C the prejudice that existed in Atlanta D The neighbourhood King grew up in
66 As used in line 26, which of the following is closest in meaning to the word
"seemingly"?
A apparently B inexplicably C hastily D inevitably
67 As used in line 15, the word "eventful" is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A admirable B valued C emotional D memorable
68 Which lines best describes King's childhood?
A lines 13-15 B lines 11-12 C lines 15-20 D lines 7-8
69 The word "eloquent" in line 9 means most nearly _
A fascinating B romantic C powerful D active
the following businesses and services EXCEPT
A law B medicine C banking D dentistry
VII Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one
A Judges' temperament usually is conservative
B Judges usually have conservative temperament
C Judges have usually conservative temperament
D Judges' temperament usually have conservative
72 I wish my English were fluent enough to go for the interview
A My English is too fluent to go for the interview
B If only my English were fluent enough for me to go for the interview
C My English is fluent enough to go for the interview
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73 I'd prefer to go swimming rather than go surfing
A Swimming is better than surfing, in my opinion B. Swimming is more interesting than surfing
C I would like to go swimming, not go surfing D I like going swimming to going surfing
74 Nixon was being victimized by the media
A The media was victimizing Nixon B The media were victimizing Nixon
C The media was being victimizing Nixon D The media were being victimizing Nixon
75 It 's a pity that you didn't tell us about this
A I wish you have told us about this B I wish you had told us about this
C I wish you would tell us about this D I wish you told us about this
76 In order to settle the matter, I will accept their suggestion
A Settling the matter, I accept their suggestion
B I will accept their suggestion in case the matter is settled
C I will accept their suggestion to settle the matter
D To settle the matter, you should accept their suggestion
77 William runs faster than any boys in his class
A No one in William's class can run as fast as him
B William runs the fastest in his school
C William is running faster than anyone else in his class
D William is the quickest boy in his class
78 Barbara Cartland is a writer of romantic fiction
A Barbara Cartland writer is romantic fiction B Writer Barbara Cartland is romantic fiction
C Barbara Cartland is romantic fiction writer D. Barbara Cartland writes romantic fiction
79 The landslide had swept debris down the hill
A Debris had be swept by the landslide down the hill
B The hill had been swept by the landslide down debris
C The hill had been swept down the landslide by debris
D Debris had been swept down the hill by the landslide
A Only I know who the robber was B Only you know who the robber was
C Only you and I know who the robber was D Only one knows who the robber was
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