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SECTION A
I Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in
the position of the main stress in each of the following questions
1 A Deter B Answer C Refer D infer
3 A Linguistics B Specific C Paragraph D exception
II Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the following blanks
Stress
Stress is important We all need a certain amount of it in order to (4) fulfilling lives
However, if we have too much of it, it can have the opposite effect Some people can tolerate greater (5)
of stress than others, but most of us will (6) at some time in our lives It is, (7)
, a good idea to learn a few stress management techniques Identifying the cause of the
problem we have, so that we can (8) it more effectively, is one of the first step towards
reducing stress
The second is talking to a person you can trust, who will listen and, if necessary, give you some
positive advice Not only are smoking and drinking (9) to our health, they actually increase
stress (10) than reduce it So, next time you want to relax, instead of reaching for that glass
of wine or a cigarette, have a warm bath or go for a walk Walking has more than health (11)
It helps you think more clearly, (12) _ Pets have calming influences on us, unless they make
noise which irritates us In fact, unwanted noises should be avoided as far as possible On the other
hand, laughter is one of the best ways to make yourself feel (13) better
4 A spend B lead C carry D guide
5 A an amount B limit C proportion D levels
7 A however B therefore C nevertheless D so
9 A harmful B negative C bad D destructive
11 A convenience B benefits C goods D advantage
Trang 212 A either B yet C too D likewise
13 A considerate B considerable C considerably D consider
III Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions
14 A lot needs be done to the house before anyone can start living in
15 There are very large rooms with beautiful decorated walls in her new house
16 Next week, when there will be an English club held here, I will give you more information about it
17 It is of great importance that he speaks to the Dean before leaving for his location
18 Your trip to DaLat sounds absolutely fascinated I’d love to go there
IV Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions
19 Some crimes seem to be in this country than in others
20: Make sure you your assignment before you go to bed
21: Of course an encyclopedia is not a book you read
C from the start to the stop D from the top to the end
22: “What was Derek’ s reaction to the accusation?”
“Well, he denied anywhere near the house at the time.”
23: My teeth were a little yellow so I by the dentist
A was cleaned B had cleaned them C Ihave them cleaned D had them
24 Mr Simkins is the big in the company as he has just been promoted to the
position of Managing Director
25: TV for the last four hours? Turn it off and get some exercise
26: “You haven’t been to the bank today, have you?” – “ ”
Trang 3A No, I haven’t any money B Yes, I haven’t I am busy
C No, I haven’t I’m about to D No, I have I got some money
27: get older, the games they play become increasingly complex
A As children B For children to C Children, when D Although children
28: The song by our listeners as their favorite of the week is “Goodbye Baby” by the Tunesmiths
29: It took Ted a long time to get the breakup of his marriage
30: People are advised to smoking because of its harm to their health
31: The Red Cross all over the world has carried out a lot of
32: If it a trouble, I’d love to have a cup of coffee
33: It can be an amazing experience for those who have the to leave their
family and friend and live in a new place
34: to the South in the winter is a popular fact
35: I shouldn’t so much coffee last night I was wide awake till four in the
morning
36: The flower girl wore a dress at the wedding ceremony last night
A silk, pretty, white B pretty, white, silk C white, pretty, silk D pretty, silk, white
37: Tuan, along with his friends, on a picnic in Pu Mat National Park at the
end of this month
38: Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night and Sarah accepted
Mary: “Shall we eat out tonight ?” – Sarah: “ ”
V 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 following questions
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related A theory often
involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced A
good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being
made up of many small particles that are in constant motion
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yet been observed After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory If
observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported If observations do not
confirm the predictions, the scientists must search further There may be a fault in the experiment, or
the theory may have to be revised or rejected
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and
performing experiments Facts by themselves are not science As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare
said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be
called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a
particular problem After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the
investigation that requires considerable imagination Possible solutions to the problem are formulated
These possible solutions are called hypotheses In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown It
extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts The scientist plans experiments, performs
calculations, and makes observations to test hypotheses For without hypotheses, further investigation
lacks purpose and direction When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories
Trong ngành khoa học, một học thuyết có nghĩa là một sự giải thích hợp lý cho những hiện tượng quan sát
được có liên quan với nhau Một học thuyết thường bao gồm một mô hình tưởng tượng giúp cho các nhà
khoa học hình dung được tại sao hiện tượng đó có thể xảy ra Một ví dụ tiêu biểu cho điều này đó là sự ra
đời của thuyết động lực phân tử, trong đó các loại khí được hình dung như là được cấu thành bởi nhiều
những mảnh nhỏ luôn luôn trong trạng thái chuyển động
39: Which of the following is the main subject of the passage?
A The place of theory and hypothesis in scientific investigation
B The importance of models in scientific theories
C The ways that scientists perform different types of experiments
D The sorts of facts that scientists find most interesting
40: The word "related"in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A Described B Identified C completed D connected
41: The word "this"in paragraph 1 refers to
C the kinetic molecular theory D an observed event
42: According to the second paragraph, a useful theory is one that helps scientists to
43: The word "supported" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
44: “Bricks”are mentioned in paragraph 3 to indicate how
A building a house is like performing experiments
B mathematicians approach science
Trang 5C science is more than a collection of facts
D scientific experiments have led to improved technology
45: In the fourth paragraph, the author implies that imagination is most important to scientists
A evaluate previous work on a problem B formulate possible solutions to a problem
46: In paragraph 4, the author refers to a hypothesis as "a leap into the unknown” in order to show that
A require effort to formulate B can lead to dangerous results
C are sometimes ill-conceived D go beyond available facts
47: In the last paragraph, what does the author imply is a major function of hypotheses ?
A Providing direction for scientific research
B Sifting through known facts
C Communicating a scientist's thoughts to others
D Linking together different theories
48: Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A Theories are simply imaginary models of past events
B It is better to revise a hypothesis than to reject it
C A good scientist needs to be creative
D A scientist's most difficult task is testing hypotheses
VI 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
49: Although they had never met before the party, Jim and Jane felt strong affinity to each other
50: The preservation of the dead body was accomplished through a process of
mummification The ancient left no written accounts as to the execution of this process
51: English as we know today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of
French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1030
52: People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating the house and cooking traditional foods to
welcome Tet holiday now
VII 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 following questions
A considerable body of research has demonstrated a correlation between birth order and aspects such
as temperament and behavior, and some psychologists believe that birth order significantly affects the
development of personality Psychologist Alfred Adler was a pioneer in the study of the relationship
between birth order and personality A key point in his research and in the hypothesis that he developed
based on it was that it was not the actual numerical birth position that affected personality; instead, it
Trang 6was the similar responses in large numbers of families to children in specific birth order positions that
had an effect For example, first-borns, who have their parents to themselves initially and do not have to
deal with siblings in the first part of their lives, tend to have their first socialization experiences with
adults and therefore tend to find the process of peer socialization more difficult In contrast, later-born
children have to deal with siblings from the first moment of their lives and therefore tend to have
stronger socialization skills
Numerous studies since Adler’s have been conducted on the effect of birth order and personality
These studies have tended to classify birth order types into four different categories: first-born,
second-born and/or middle, last, and only child
Studies have consistently shown that first-born children tend to exhibit similar, positive and negative
personality traits First-borns have consistently been linked with academic achievement in various
studies; in one study, the number of National Merit scholarship winners who are first-borns was found to
be equal to the number of second-and third-borns combined First-borns have been found to be more
responsible and assertive than those born in other birth-order positions and tend to rise to positions
of leadership more often than others; more first-borns have served in the U.S Congress and as U.S
presidents than have those born in other birth-order positions However, studies have shown that
first-borns tend to be more subject to stress and were considered problem children more often than
later-borns
Second-born and/or middle children demonstrate markedly different tendencies from first-borns
They tend to feel inferior to the older child or children because it is difficult for them to comprehend
that their lower level of achievement is a function of age rather than ability, and they often try to
succeed in areas other than those in which their older sibling or siblings excel They tend to be more
trusting, accepting, and focused on others than the more self-centered first-borns, and they tend to have a
comparatively higher level of success in team sports than do first-borns or only children, who more
often excel in individual sports
The last-born child is the one who tends to be the eternal baby of the family and thus often exhibits a
strong sense of security Last-borns collectively achieve the highest degree of social success and
demonstrate the highest levels of self-esteem of all the birth-order positions They often exhibit less
competitiveness than older brothers and sisters and are more likely to take part in less competitive
group games or in social organizations such as sororities and fraternities
Only children tend to exhibit some of the main characteristics of first-borns and some of the
characteristics of last-borns Only children tend to exhibit the strong sense of security and self-esteem
exhibited by last-borns while, like first-borns, they are more achievement oriented and more likely
than middle-or last-borns to achieve academic success However, only children tend to have the most
problems establishing close relationships and exhibit a lower need for affiliation than other children
53: The word bodyin paragraph 1 could best be replaced by_
A skeleton B corpse C amount D organization
54: The word keyin paragraph 1 could best be replaced by_
A significant B locked C studied D secret
55: The word it in paragraph 1 refers to
A personality B component C hypothesis D research
56: What is stated in paragraph 1 about Adler?
A He believed that it was the actual birth order that affected personality
Trang 7B He was one of the first to study the effect of birth order on personality
C He was the only one to study birth order
D He had found that the responses by family members had little to do with personality
57: The word traitsin paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
58: Which of the sentences below expresses the essential information in the italic sentence in paragraph
3? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information
A Several examples support the idea that first-borns have characteristics that make them leaders
B An interesting fact that is difficult to explain is that many first-borns have served in high
government positions
C In spite of certain characteristics that first-borns possess, many of them become leaders
D Because first-borns tend to be very assertive, they are uncomfortable serving in government
positions
59: The word acceptingin paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
60: Which of the following is NOT true?
A First-borns tend to do well in individual sports
B Last-borns tend to prefer games with fierce competition
C Middle children tend to have a preference for team sports
D Only children tend to prefer individual over team sports
61: The phrase more achievement oriented in the paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to
A more directly involved B more skilled as leaders
C more aware of surroundings D more focused on accomplishments
62: Which of the following would be most likely to have a successful career but few close friendships?
A A last-born B A second-born C A middle child D An only child
VIII Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions
63 A Atlantic B Balance C Admirable D Pacific
64 A Aged B Missed C Laughed D Stopped
Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it
Question 65: He tried to study hard However, he didn’t get high marks
No matter
Question 66: He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful
If
Question 67: She locked the door so that nobody would disturb her
She locked the door to
Trang 8Question 68: “If I were you, I’d look for another job” he said to me
He suggested
Question 69: I always think about transport costs when job hunting I always
Part II In about 140 words, write a paragraph about Tet holiday