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I Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: She firmly believed John to be telling the truth.
A John is firmly believed to be telling the truth
B It is believed that John always tells the truth
C She believed that John always tells the truth
D It was her firm belief that John was telling the truth
Câu 2: Although he didn’t want to pay such a high price, he had no choice.
A Despite having no choice, he had to pay such a high price
B In spite the fact that he didn’t want to pay such a high price, he had no choice
C Reluctant as he was to pay such a high price, he had no choice
D Although he was reluctant paying such a high price, he had no choice
Câu 3: The purpose of any invention is to make our lives better, so good or bad, it depends on the
way by which we use these inventions.
A Whether an invention is good or bad depends on the way by which we use it because the purpose
of any invention is to make our lives better
B We can use either good or bad inventions to make our lives better
C The purpose of any invention, whether good or bad, is to make our lives better This
depends on the way by which we use these inventions
D Good or bad as they are, all inventions have the same purpose to make our lives better
Câu 4: Nobody helped me at all.
A Nobody lifted a finger to help me
B Nobody had a finger to help me
C Nobody showed a finger to help me
D Nobody does anything to help me
Câu 5: Tom went on and on apologizing for it, which was quite unnecessary.
A Tom can’t have apologized I quite understand
B Tom shouldn’t have apologized I quite understand
Trang 2C Tom wouldn’t have apologized I quite understand.
D Tom needn’t have apologized I quite understand
II 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 6: I have a vague recollection of meeting him when I was a child.
Câu 7: The clubs meet on the last Thursday of every month in a dilapidated palace.
III 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 8: The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous.
Câu 9: Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school.
Câu 10: Students are expected to be quiet and compliant in the classroom.
IV Read the following passage on commuting, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
In July of 1994, an astounding series of events took place The world anxiously watched as, every few hours, a hurtling chunk of comet plunged into the atmosphere of Jupiter All of the twenty-odd fragments,
collectively called comet Shoemaker- Levy 9 after its discoverers, were once part of the same object, now
dismembered and strung out along the same orbit This cometary train, glistening like a string of pearls, had been first glimpsed only a few months before its fateful impact with Jupiter, and rather quickly scientists had predicted that the fragments were on a collision course with the giant planet The impact caused an explosion clearly visible from Earth, a bright flaming fire that quickly expanded as each icy
mass incinerated itself When each fragment slammed at 60 kilometers per second into the dense
atmosphere, its immense kinetic energy was transformed into heat, producing a superheated fireball that was ejected back through the tunnel the fragment had made a few seconds earlier The residues from these explosions left huge black marks on the face of Jupiter, some of which have stretched out to form dark ribbons
Trang 3Although this impact event was of considerable scientific import, it especially piqued public curiosity and interest Photographs of each collision made the evening television newscast and were posted on the Internet This was possibly the most open scientific endeavor in history The face of the largest planet in the solar system was changed before our very eyes And for the very first time, most of humanity came to
fully appreciate the fact that we ourselves live on a similar target, a world subject to catastrophe by
random assaults from celestial bodies That realization was a surprise to many, but it should not have been One of the great truths revealed by the last few decades of planetary exploration is that collisions between bodies of all sizes are relatively commonplace, at least in geologic terms, and were even more frequent in the early solar system
Câu 11: The passage mentions which of the following with respect to the fragments of comet
Shoemaker-Levy 9?
A They were once combine in a larger body
B Some of them burned up before entering the atmosphere of Jupiter
C Some of them are still orbiting Jupiter
D They have an unusual orbit
Câu 12: The word "collectively" is closest in meaning to _.
Câu 13: The author compares the fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 to all of the following EXCEPT
a giant planet
Câu 14: Before comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hit Jupiter in July 1994, scientists .
A had been unaware of its existence
B had been tracking it for only a few months
C had observed its breakup into twenty-odd fragments
D had decided it would not collide with the planet
Câu 15: Before the comet fragments entered the atmosphere of Jupiter, they were most likely
Câu 16: Superheated fireballs were produced as soon as the fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
_
A hit the surface of Jupiter B were pulled into Jupiter's orbit
C were ejected back through the tunnel D entered the atmosphere of Jupiter
Câu 17: The phrase "incinerated itself" is closest in meaning to _.
Trang 4A burned up B broke into smaller pieces C increased its speed D grew in size
Câu 18: Which of the following is mentioned as evidence of the explosions that is still visible on Jupiter?
Câu 19: Paragraph 2 discusses the impact of the comet Shoemaker-levy 9 primarily in terms of
_
A its importance as an event of-great scientific significance
B its effect on public awareness of the possibility of damage to Earth
C the changes it made to the surface of Jupiter
D the effect it had on television broadcasting
Câu 20: The "target" most probably referred to _.
V Read the following passage on native Americans, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
MTV HITS THE SCREEN
A major chapter in the history of rock began on 1 August 1981, when Music Television, better known as MTV, first started broadcasting Aimed at (21) aged between twelve and thirty-five, its appearance coincided with the _ (22) of what was then a relatively new art form: the rock video
Filmed sequences of rock music were, of course, _ (23) new Since the 1960s major bands such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones had made short movies to promote their _ (24) singles What really helped MTV take _ (25), though, was its clever idea of asking the record companies to let it use videos free of charge, arguing that videos were promotional materials and that by showing them the new (26) would be giving both companies and musicians free advertising
In the end all the main record _ (27) agreed
The only problem was that in those early years, before videos became as essential as they are now for any band or singer with serious _ (28) of success, the playlist tended to be dominated by big bands that were already (29) with sophisticated videos But this did not seem to do much harm In fact, within two years of its launch MTV was being shown by nearly two thousand cable television companies in the United States and would soon also be broadcasting from UK in the _ (30) of MTV Europe
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VI Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable option to complete the sentence in each of the following questions.
Câu 31: The reason I have to go is _ if I don’t.
A that she will be disappointed B because she will be disappointed
C on account of her being disappointed D that she will be disappointing
Câu 32: Once known as the “Golden State” because of its gold mines, _.
A North California today mines few metallic minerals
B few metallic minerals are mined in North California today
C there are few metallic minerals mined in North California today
D today in North California few metallic minerals are mined
Câu 33: An advisor to both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, of Bethune
Cookman College
A Dr Mary McLeod Bethune, was the founder
B Dr Mary McLeod Bethune, who was the founder
C did founder was Dr Mary McLeod Bethune
Trang 6D did the founder Dr Mary McLeod Bethune
Câu 34: “Why didn’t you tell me about the plans for the merge?” _ “ I would have told you
.”
Câu 35: Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than .
C that of all human beings D is of all human beings
VII 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.
Câu 36: Archaeological (A) investigations indicate that control of fire is an (B) extremely old technical
attainment, though (C) the time, place, and mode of (D) his origin may never be learned.
Câu 37: (A) It was only after 1815 (B) that a distinctive American literature (C) had begun (D) to appear with writers like Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper.
Câu 38: (A) The news of the president's treaty negotiations with the foreign government (B) were (C) received with mixed emotions by the citizens of (D) both governments.
Câu 39: Contemporary film directors, some of (A) them write the scripts for, act in, and (B) even produce
their own (C) motion pictures, are (D) thereby assuming ever more control of their art.
Câu 40: (A) For photosynthesis (B) to occur, a leaf (C) requires carbon dioxide, water, and (D) light is also necessary.
VIII Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
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A vulnerable B discriminate C philosopher D stability
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A argumentative B psychological C contributory D hypersensitive
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Trang 7IX Read the following passage on commuting, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions:
The history of clinical nutrition, or the study of the relationship between health and how the body takes in and utilizes food substances, can be divided into four distinct eras: the first began in the nineteenth century and extended into the early twentieth century when it was recognized for the first time that food contained constituents that were essential for human function and that different foods provided different amounts of these essential agents Near the end of this era, research studies demonstrated that rapid weight loss was associated with nitrogen imbalance and could only be rectified by providing adequate dietary protein associated with certain foods
The second era was initiated in the early decades of the twentieth century and might be called "the vitamin period." Vitamins came to be recognized in foods, and deficiency syndromes were described As
vitamins became recognized as essential food constituents necessary for health, it became tempting to
suggest that every disease and condition for which there had been no previous effective treatment might
be responsive to vitamin therapy At that point in time, medical schools started to become more interested
in having their curricula integrate nutritional concepts into the basic sciences Much of the focus of this education was on the recognition of vitamin deficiency symptoms Herein lay the beginning of what ultimately turned from ignorance to denial of the value of nutritional therapies in medicine Reckless
claims were made for effects of vitamins that went far beyond what could actually be achieved from the
use of them.
In the third era of nutritional history in the early 1950's to mid-1960's, vitamin therapy began to fall into
disrepute Concomitant with this, nutrition education in medical schools also became less popular It was just a decade before this that many drug companies had found their vitamin sales skyrocketing and were
quick to supply practicing physicians with generous samples of vitamins and literature extolling the virtue
of supplementation for a variety of health-related conditions Expectations as to the success of vitamins in disease control were exaggerated As is known in retrospect, vitamin and mineral therapies are much less effective when applied to health-crisis conditions than when applied to long-term problems of under nutrition that lead to chronic health problems
Câu 46: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A The effects of vitamins on the human body
B The history of food preferences from the nineteenth century to the present
C The stages of development of clinical nutrition as a field of study
D Nutritional practices of the nineteenth century
Câu 47: It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following discoveries was made during the
first era in the history of nutrition?
Trang 8A Protein was recognized as an essential component of diet.
B Vitamins were synthesized from foods
C Effective techniques of weight loss were determined
D Certain foods were found to be harmful to good health
Câu 48: The word "tempting" is closest in meaning to _.
Câu 49: It can be inferred from the passage that medical schools began to teach concepts of nutrition in
order to
A convince medical doctors to participate in research studies on nutrition
B encourage medical doctors to apply concepts of nutrition in the treatment of disease
C convince doctors to conduct experimental vitamin therapies on their patients
D support the creation of artificial vitamins
Câu 50: The word "Reckless" is closest in meaning to _.
Câu 51: The word “them" refers to .
Câu 52: Why did vitamin therapy begin losing favor in the 1950's ?
A The public lost interest in vitamins
B Medical schools stopped teaching nutritional concepts
C Nutritional research was of poor quality
D Claims for the effectiveness of vitamin therapy were seen to be exaggerated
Câu 53: The phrase "concomitant with" is closest in meaning to .
A in conjunction with B prior to C in dispute with D in regard to
Câu 54: The word "skyrocketing" is closest in meaning to .
A internationally popular B increasing rapidly C acceptable D
surprising
Câu 55: The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses _.
A the fourth era of nutrition history
B problems associated with undernutrition
C how drug companies became successful
D why nutrition education lost its appeal
X Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Trang 9Câu 56: Andy Warhol was _ in the Pop Art movement who was known for his multi-image
silkscreen paintings
A that one of a leading figures B a leading figure
Câu 57: Even with vast research, there is still a great deal that is known about the workings
of the human brain
Câu 58: “Well done You did great.” _ “ _.”
A It’s nice of you to say so B It’s OK now
Câu 59: , the plow is being displaced by new techniques that protect the land and promise more
abundant crops
Câu 60: Salt is manufactured in quantities that exceed those of most, , other commercial
chemicals
A of all not B not if all are C are not all D if not all
Câu 61: Though smaller than our solar system, a quasar, which looks like an ordinary star, emits more
light galaxy
A than an entire B entirely as C that the entire D entirely than
Câu 62: An etude is a short musical composition written especially a particular technique.
A enable students practicing B enables students practicing
C enable students to practice D to enable students to practice
Câu 63: Daisy: Goodbye, Susie!
Susie: !
Câu 64: Nagging Susan because she smokes too much has no effect on her whatsoever – it’s like water off
_
A a duck’s back B a dripping tap C an umbrella D a duck’s head
Câu 65: no fish in Great Salt Lake, but its water do contain small brine shrimp.
Câu 66: Although the new library service has been very successful, its future is _ certain.
A by all means B by no means C at any rate D by any chance
Câu 67: The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat What a shame!
Trang 10Câu 68: He pretended _ the man’s name.
A to forgetting B to have forgotten C forgetting D having forgotten
Câu 69: Tom "I'm sorry I won't be able to come".
Mary “ _”
A Great B Oh, that's annoying C Well, never mind D Sounds like fun
Câu 70: "Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti, or something different?" - " _"
A I'm afraid not B Yes, please C Never mind D Anything will do
Câu 71: _ at a river ford on the Donner Pass route to California, the city of Reno grew as
bridges and railroads were built
A Settle B To settle C Having been settled D It was settling
Câu 72: Please don’t let _ to the children about the party; I want it to be a surprise.
Câu 73: Not only _ to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil.
A to use seismology B is seismology used C seismology is used D using seismology
Câu 74: "I don't like this ink Do you like it?" - "No, I like ink."
Câu 75: Lisa: " Have you been able to reach Peter?"
Gina: " _."
A Yes, I've known him for years B No, the line is busy
Câu 76: The air inside a house or office building often has higher concentrations of contaminants
_ heavy polluted outside air
Câu 77: “Do you mind if I take a seat?” _ “ .”
A No, I mind B Yes, I don’t mind C Yes, do as you please D No, do as you please
Câu 78: Oliver Ellsworth, _ of the United States Supreme Court, was the author of the bill
that established the federal court system
A he was the third chief justice B the third chief justice was
C who the third chief justice D the third chief justice
Câu 79: “You won ten pounds on the lottery.” – “ !”
Câu 80: Turn off this machine, please The harsh sound really me crazy.