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ENGLISH SAMPLE TEST Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others in pronunciation in each of the following question

ENGLISH SAMPLE TEST Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1 A question B mention C solution D participation

Question 2 A increased B raised C watched D stopped

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the others in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3.A admiration B enthusiast C discriminate D minority

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 5.Hardly he had got downstairs when the phone stopped ringing

A B C D

Question 6 In recent years great advances forward have been made in the field of genetic research

A B C D

Question 7 The Oxford English Dictionary is well known for including many different

A B

meanings of words and to give real examples

C D

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 8 It’s obvious that neither the workers to fight the new rules

A nor the manager intends B intend nor the manager

C nor the manager intend D intend nor the manager does

Question 9 My mother never lets me go out at night because she is very protective me

Question 10 I need some help with the table you lift the other end, please?

Question 11 The police are looking for a man of _ height

Question 12 We’ve never done anything like it before We’ll have to scratch

Question 13 Please _ and see us some time You’re always welcome

Question 14 There were two small rooms in the beach house, _

A the smallest of which served as a kitchen B the smaller of them was served as a kitchen

C the smaller of which served as a kitchen D the smallest of that was served as a kitchen

Question 15 She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; however, _

A she hadn’t got many sugar B there was not a great amount of the sugar

C she did not have much sugar D she was lacking in amount of the sugar

Question 16 He is a horrible man I simply can’t the sight of him

Question 17 A dictionary helps you the meaning of words

A fetch B determine C look up to D look up

Question 18 We decided to eat out the weather

A in spite of B instead of C on account of D because of

Question 19 He asked that all of us at the meeting on time

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges

Question 20 John: “What kind of job would you like?”

Mike: “ _”

A Is there a good chance of promotion? B I heard it was very good

C Anytime after next week D Anything to do with computers

Question 21 Jack: “ I’ve got to go, Sarah So long.”

Sarah: “So long, Jack And ………”

A be careful B don’t hurry C take care D don’t take it

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 22 John was not promoted because his work did not meet the manager's expectations

A expenditures B anticipations C expertise D gaudiness

Question 23 He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 24 After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released

Question 25: There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment

A ease B attraction C consideration D speculation

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 26 It may seem strange, but I enjoy hard work

A I feel strange about hard work

B As it may seem strange, but I enjoy hard work

C Strange as it may seem, I enjoy hard work

D Strange as it may seem, but I enjoy hard work

Question 27 I only called the police when I had tried everything else

A I didn’t call the police because I had tried everything else

B I only called the police after I have tried everything else

C I only called the police as a last resort

D Because I had tried everything else, I called the police

Question 28 I would rather you wore something more formal to work

A I’d prefer you to wear something more formal to work

B I’d prefer you wear something more formal to work

C I’d prefer you wearing something more formal to work

D I’d prefer you should wear something more formal to work

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which best combines each pair

of sentences in the following questions.

Question 29: They’re my two sisters They aren’t teachers like me

A They’re my two sisters both of those are teachers like me

B They’re my two sisters, neither of whom are teachers like me

C Like me, neither of my two sisters aren’t teachers

D They’re my two sisters who neither are teachers like me

Question 30: I am tired from staying up late last night studying I am also worried about today’s test

A I am not only tired of staying up late last night studying but also worried about today’s test

B Tired from staying up late last night studying, today’s test also makes me worried

C Not only am I tired from staying up late last night studying but I am also worried about today’s test

D Because I am worried about today’s test, I stayed up late last night studying

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

SEASIDE HOLIDAYS IN BRITAIN

British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century The invention

of the railways made this possible The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education The seaside was a place to be (31) _ of illness, and doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water Also to increase their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from the library

At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (32) _ work However, in 1871, the government introduced four ‘Banking Holidays’ – national holiday days This allowed people to have a day or two out, which now and then gave them a taste for leisure and the seaside At first, they went on day-trips, taking advantage of special cheap tickets on the railways

By the 1980s, rising incomes (33) _ that many ordinary workers and their families could have a week’s holiday at the seaside Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (34) them Holidaymakers enjoyed being idle, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream Cheap entertainment was on offer and holidaymakers went to have fun

Today, the English seaside (35) _ popular, with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year

Question 35 A continues B stays C remains D lasts

Read the passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions from 36 to 42.

The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals Some primitive animals such as jellyfish and starfish have a decentralized nervous system without a brain, while sponges lack any nervous system at all In vertebrates the brain is located in the head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory apparatus of vision, hearing, balance, taste, and smell

Brains can be extremely complex The cerebral cortex of the human brain contains roughly 15–33 billion

neurons, perhaps more, depending on gender and age,linked with up to 10,000 synaptic connections each Each

cubic millimeter of cerebral cortex contains roughly one billion synapses These neurons communicate with one another by means of long protoplasmic fibers called axons which carry trains of signal pulses called action potentials to distant parts of the brain or body and target them to specific recipient cells

The brain controls the other organ systems of the body, either by activating muscles or by causing

secretion of chemicals such as hormones and neurotransmitters This centralized control allows rapid and

coordinated responses to changes in the environment Some basic types of responsiveness are possible without a brain: even single-celled organisms may be capable of extracting information from the environment and acting in response to it Sponges, which lack a central nervous system, are capable of coordinated body contractions and even locomotion In vertebrates, the spinal cord by itself contains neural circuitry capable of generating reflex responses as well as simple motor patterns such as swimming or walking However, sophisticated control of behavior on the basis of complex sensory input requires the information-integrating capabilities of a centralized brain

Despite rapid scientific progress, much about how brains work remains a mystery The operations of individual neurons and synapses are now understood in considerable detail, but the way they cooperate in ensembles of thousands or millions has been very difficult to decipher Methods of observation such as EEG recording and functional brain imaging tell us that brain operations are highly organized, while single unit recording can resolve the activity of single neurons, but how individual cells give rise to complex operations is unknown

Question 36 Which the following is mentioned in the passage?

A Sponges, which have no central nervous system, are capable of coordinated body contractions and locomotion

B All animals have brain protected in skull

C 1 cm3 in cerebral cortex contains about 1,000,000,000 synapses

D Neural circuitry in spinal cord can control even complex response to stimuli from external environment Question 37 It can be inferred from the passage that

A The number of neurons in the cortex is about 15 – 33 billion, irrespective of age and gender

B Jellyfish and starfish do not have brain

C The sponge has brain but not nervous system

D Neurons communicate with one another by targeting themselves to specific recipient cells

Question 38 The word “linked” in the 2nd paragraph could be best replaced by

Question 39 The word “This” in the 3rd paragraph refers to:

A the brain B response C the action of the brain D hormones and neurotransmitters

Question 40 Methods of observation such as EEG recording and functional brain imaging tell us

A how individual cells give rise to complex operations is unknown

B single unit recording can resolve the activity of single neurons

C nothing D the works of brain are highly organized

Question 41 The passage can be described as

A romantic B complicating C informative D thrilling

Question 42 What is the main topic of the passage?

A Brain – human’s most complex part of the body B Brain’s main function

C An overview of the most complex part of the body – Brain D The brain’s complex operation

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

Of the six outer planets, Mars, commonly called the red planet, is the closest to Earth Mars, 4,200 miles

in diameter and 55 percent of the size of Earth, is 34,600,000 miles from Earth, and 141,000,000 miles from the Sun It takes this planet, along with its two moons, Phobos and Deimos, 1.88 years to circle the Sun, compared to

365 days for the Earth

For many years, Mars had been thought of as the planet with the man-made canals, supposedly discovered by an Italian astronomer, Schiaparelli, in 1877 With the United States spacecraft Viking I’s landing

on Mars in 1976, the man-made canal theory was proven to be only a myth.

Viking I, after landing on the soil of Mars, performed many scientific experiments and took numerous pictures The pictures showed that the red color of the planet is due to the reddish, rocky Martian soil No

biological life was found, though it had been speculated by many scientists The Viking also monitored many

weather changes including violent dust storms Some water vapor, polar ice, and permafrost (frost below the surface) were found, indicating that at one time there were significant quantities of water on this distant planet Evidence collected by the spacecraft shows some present volcanic action, though the volcanoes are believed to be dormant, if not extinct

Question 43: All of the following are true EXCEPT

A Mars is larger than Earth

B It takes longer for Mars to circle the Sun than it takes Earth

C Mars has two moons D Martian soil is rocky

Question 44: Man-made canals were supposedly discovered by

Question 45: Mars has been nicknamed

Question 46: The Viking I exploration accomplished all of the following EXCEPT _

A discovering large quantities of polar ice and permafrost

B monitoring weather conditions

C collecting information showing volcanic action

D performing scientific experiments

Question 47: The word “myth” in the passage is closest meaning to .

Question 48: It can be inferred from the passage that the radius of Mars is

A 141,000,000 miles B 34,600,000 miles C 4,200 miles D 2,100 miles

Question 49: What is the main idea of this passage?

A Scientists are no longer interested in the planet because there is no life on it

B Fairly recent studies of this planet reveal data that contradict previously held theories

C Very little of the Martian landscape has changed over the years

D Scientists are only speculating about the red planet

Question 50: The word “monitored” is nearest in meaning to .

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Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1 A question B mention C solution D participation

Question 2 A increased B raised C watched D stopped

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the others in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3.A admiration B enthusiast C discriminate D minority

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 5.Hardly he had got downstairs when the phone stopped ringing.

A B C D

Question 6 In recent years great advances forward have been made in the field of genetic research.

A B C D

Question 7 The Oxford English Dictionary is well known for including many different

A B

meanings of words and to give real examples.

C D

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 8 It’s obvious that neither the workers to fight the new rules

C nor the manager intend D intend nor the manager does

Question 9 My mother never lets me go out at night because she is very protective me

Question 10 I need some help with the table you lift the other end, please?

Question 11 The police are looking for a man of _ height

Question 12 We’ve never done anything like it before We’ll have to scratch

Question 13 Please _ and see us some time You’re always welcome

Question 14 There were two small rooms in the beach house, _

A the smallest of which served as a kitchen B the smaller of them was served as a kitchen

C the smaller of which served as a kitchen D the smallest of that was served as a kitchen

Question 15 She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; however, _

A she hadn’t got many sugar B there was not a great amount of the sugar.

C she did not have much sugar D she was lacking in amount of the sugar

Question 16 He is a horrible man I simply can’t the sight of him

Question 17 A dictionary helps you the meaning of words

A fetch B determine C look up to D look up

Question 18 We decided to eat out the weather

Question 19 He asked that all of us at the meeting on time

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges

Question 20 John: “What kind of job would you like?”

Mike: “ _”

A Is there a good chance of promotion? B I heard it was very good

C Anytime after next week D Anything to do with computers.

Question 21 Jack: “ I’ve got to go, Sarah So long.”

Sarah: “So long, Jack And ………”

A be careful B don’t hurry C take care D don’t take it

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 22 John was not promoted because his work did not meet the manager's expectations

A expenditures B anticipations C expertise D gaudiness

Question 23 He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 24 After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released.

Question 25: There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.

A ease B attraction C consideration D speculation

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 26 It may seem strange, but I enjoy hard work

A I feel strange about hard work

B As it may seem strange, but I enjoy hard work

C Strange as it may seem, I enjoy hard work.

D Strange as it may seem, but I enjoy hard work

Question 27 I only called the police when I had tried everything else

A I didn’t call the police because I had tried everything else

B I only called the police after I have tried everything else

C I only called the police as a last resort.

D Because I had tried everything else, I called the police

Question 28 I would rather you wore something more formal to work

A I’d prefer you to wear something more formal to work.

B I’d prefer you wear something more formal to work

C I’d prefer you wearing something more formal to work

D I’d prefer you should wear something more formal to work

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which best combines each pair

of sentences in the following questions.

Question 29: They’re my two sisters They aren’t teachers like me

A They’re my two sisters both of those are teachers like me

B They’re my two sisters, neither of whom are teachers like me

C Like me, neither of my two sisters aren’t teachers

D They’re my two sisters who neither are teachers like me

Question 30: I am tired from staying up late last night studying I am also worried about today’s test

A I am not only tired of staying up late last night studying but also worried about today’s test

B Tired from staying up late last night studying, today’s test also makes me worried

C Not only am I tired from staying up late last night studying but I am also worried about today’s test

D Because I am worried about today’s test, I stayed up late last night studying

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

SEASIDE HOLIDAYS IN BRITAIN

British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century The invention

of the railways made this possible The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education The seaside was a place to be (31) _ of illness, and doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water Also to increase their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from the library

At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (32) _ work However, in 1871, the government introduced four ‘Banking Holidays’ – national holiday days This allowed people to have a day or two out, which now and then gave them a taste for leisure and the seaside At first, they went on day-trips, taking advantage of special cheap tickets on the railways

By the 1980s, rising incomes (33) _ that many ordinary workers and their families could have a week’s holiday at the seaside Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (34) them Holidaymakers enjoyed being idle, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream Cheap entertainment was on offer and holidaymakers went to have fun

Today, the English seaside (35) _ popular, with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year

Question 35 A continues B stays C remains D lasts

Read the passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions from 36 to 42.

The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals Some primitive animals such as jellyfish and starfish have a decentralized nervous system without a brain, while sponges lack any nervous system at all In vertebrates the brain is located in the head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory apparatus of vision, hearing, balance, taste, and smell

Brains can be extremely complex The cerebral cortex of the human brain contains roughly 15–33 billion

neurons, perhaps more, depending on gender and age,linked with up to 10,000 synaptic connections each Each

cubic millimeter of cerebral cortex contains roughly one billion synapses These neurons communicate with one another by means of long protoplasmic fibers called axons which carry trains of signal pulses called action potentials to distant parts of the brain or body and target them to specific recipient cells

The brain controls the other organ systems of the body, either by activating muscles or by causing

secretion of chemicals such as hormones and neurotransmitters This centralized control allows rapid and

coordinated responses to changes in the environment Some basic types of responsiveness are possible without a brain: even single-celled organisms may be capable of extracting information from the environment and acting in response to it Sponges, which lack a central nervous system, are capable of coordinated body contractions and even locomotion In vertebrates, the spinal cord by itself contains neural circuitry capable of generating reflex responses as well as simple motor patterns such as swimming or walking However, sophisticated control of behavior on the basis of complex sensory input requires the information-integrating capabilities of a centralized brain

Despite rapid scientific progress, much about how brains work remains a mystery The operations of individual neurons and synapses are now understood in considerable detail, but the way they cooperate in

ensembles of thousands or millions has been very difficult to decipher Methods of observation such as EEG recording and functional brain imaging tell us that brain operations are highly organized, while single unit recording can resolve the activity of single neurons, but how individual cells give rise to complex operations is unknown

Question 36 Which the following is mentioned in the passage?

A Sponges, which have no central nervous system, are capable of coordinated body contractions and locomotion.

B All animals have brain protected in skull

C 1 cm3 in cerebral cortex contains about 1,000,000,000 synapses

D Neural circuitry in spinal cord can control even complex response to stimuli from external environment Question 37 It can be inferred from the passage that

A The number of neurons in the cortex is about 15 – 33 billion, irrespective of age and gender

B Jellyfish and starfish do not have brain.

C The sponge has brain but not nervous system

D Neurons communicate with one another by targeting themselves to specific recipient cells

Question 38 The word “linked” in the 2nd paragraph could be best replaced by

Question 39 The word “This” in the 3rd paragraph refers to:

A the brain B response C the action of the brain D hormones and neurotransmitters

Question 40 Methods of observation such as EEG recording and functional brain imaging tell us

A how individual cells give rise to complex operations is unknown

B single unit recording can resolve the activity of single neurons

C nothing

D the works of brain are highly organized.

Question 41 The passage can be described as

Question 42 What is the main topic of the passage?

A Brain – human’s most complex part of the body

B Brain’s main function

C An overview of the most complex part of the body – Brain.

D The brain’s complex operation

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

Of the six outer planets, Mars, commonly called the red planet, is the closest to Earth Mars, 4,200 miles

in diameter and 55 percent of the size of Earth, is 34,600,000 miles from Earth, and 141,000,000 miles from the Sun It takes this planet, along with its two moons, Phobos and Deimos, 1.88 years to circle the Sun, compared to

365 days for the Earth

For many years, Mars had been thought of as the planet with the man-made canals, supposedly discovered by an Italian astronomer, Schiaparelli, in 1877 With the United States spacecraft Viking I’s landing

on Mars in 1976, the man-made canal theory was proven to be only a myth.

Viking I, after landing on the soil of Mars, performed many scientific experiments and took numerous pictures The pictures showed that the red color of the planet is due to the reddish, rocky Martian soil No

biological life was found, though it had been speculated by many scientists The Viking also monitored many

weather changes including violent dust storms Some water vapor, polar ice, and permafrost (frost below the surface) were found, indicating that at one time there were significant quantities of water on this distant planet Evidence collected by the spacecraft shows some present volcanic action, though the volcanoes are believed to be dormant, if not extinct

Question 43: All of the following are true EXCEPT .

A Mars is larger than Earth

B It takes longer for Mars to circle the Sun than it takes Earth

C Mars has two moons

D Martian soil is rocky

Question 44: Man-made canals were supposedly discovered by .

Question 45: Mars has been nicknamed .

Question 46: The Viking I exploration accomplished all of the following EXCEPT _.

A discovering large quantities of polar ice and permafrost

B monitoring weather conditions

C collecting information showing volcanic action

D performing scientific experiments

Question 47: The word “myth” in the passage is closest meaning to .

Question 48: It can be inferred from the passage that the radius of Mars is .

A 141,000,000 miles B 34,600,000 miles C 4,200 miles D 2,100 miles

Question 49: What is the main idea of this passage?

A Scientists are no longer interested in the planet because there is no life on it

B Fairly recent studies of this planet reveal data that contradict previously held theories.

C Very little of the Martian landscape has changed over the years

D Scientists are only speculating about the red planet

Question 50: The word “monitored” is nearest in meaning to .

A censored B programmed C televised D observed

_THE END