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hadn’t produced Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.. demolish Mark the

Question 5 Due to lacking _, they couldn’t open a new shop as scheduled

A interest rates B expenses C shares D funds

Question 6 Armed terrorists are reported to have _ the Embassy

A taken up B taken to C taken over D taken after

Question 7 I think that married couples should be financially independent _ their parents

A to B of C with D on

Question 8 The more _ you look, the better you will feel

A confident B confide C confidently D confidence

Question 9 Students are _ less pressure as a result of changes in testing procedures

A under B above C upon D out of

Question 10 Your sister seldom cooks meals, _?

A did she B didn’t she C does she D doesn’t she

Question 11 I must take this watch to be repaired as it _ over 20 minutes a day

A accelerates B increases C progresses D gains

Question 12 Most psychologists agree that the basic structure of an individual’s personality is

A by the age of five it is quite well established B quite well established by the age of five

C well established quite by the age of five D by the age of five and quite well establishedQuestion 13 An endangered species is a species population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct

A whose B which C what D who

Question 14 The film by the time we to the cinema

A had already started/got B already started/ had gotten

C had already started/had gotten D has already started/ got

Question 15 they are delicious, hamburgers and French fries are too high in fat

A However B Although C Because D Despite

Question 16 me to your mother when you are in New York

A Tell B Remind C Remember D Greet

Question 17 He may be shy now, but he will soon come out of his when he meets the right girl

A shoe B hole C shed D shell

Question 18 Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they their student cards

A don’t produce B didn’t produce C produced D hadn’t produced

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 19 When our rent increased from $100 to $200 a month, we protested against such a tremendous increase

A light B huge C tiring D difficult

Question 20 The government decided to pull down the old building so that a hospital could be built

A renovate B purchase C maintain D demolish

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 21 It was necessary to divide the movie ‘Roots’ into five parts in order to show it on television

A adapt B merge C segment D transact

Question 22 That is a well-behaved girl whose behaviour has nothing to complain about

A good behavior B behaving improperly

C behaving nice D behaving cleverly

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each

of the following exchanges

Question 23 - Mai: “Oops! I’m sorry for stepping on your foot.”

-Hoa: “ _.”

A Never mind B You don’t mind C You’re welcome D That’s fine

Question 24 - Mary: “Make yourself at home”

- David: “ _”

A That’s very kind of you Thank you B Thanks! The same to you!

C Not at all Don’t mention it D Yes, can I help you?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate thecorrect word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29

The story of gold is an adventure involving kings, queens, pirates, explorers, conquerors, and the native peoples they conquered Throughout history, gold has woven a magic spell over those it touched Gold is beautiful and rare; a soft shiny metal that can be moulded into many

(25) It has been used for money, jewelry, and to decorate special buildings such as palaces and places of worship (26) the precious metal was discovered, prospectors rushed to mine it, starting new cities and countries as they went Gold and the people who love it have helped shape the world we live (27) today Gold is one of many elements, or substances that cannot be changed by normal chemical means, that are found in the Earth’s crust.Gold has a warm, sunny colour and (28) it does not react with air, water, and most chemicals, its shine never fades In its natural (29) , gold is soft and easily shaped

When heated to 1,062 Celsius it melts and can be poured into moulds to form coins, gold bars, and other objects Stories have been told, movies made and legends bom about the discovery of the world’s great gold deposits It is a saga of dreams, greed, ambition and exploration

Question 25 A formats B outlines C shapes D lines

Question 26 A Whoever B However C Forever D Wherever Question 27 A at B in C for D on

Question 28 A yet B despite C because D so

Question 29 A estate B stage C state D position

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate thecorrect answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34 The Hindu culture celebrates marriage as apure and pristine rite enabling two individuals start their journey of life together It puts emphasis

on the values of happiness, harmony and growth and could be traced back from the Vedic times Months before the wedding ceremony, an engagement is held which is called “magni” The couple is blessed here with gifts, jewelry and clothes Another important ritual is the “mehendi” which is a paste made from the leaves of henna plant It is the traditional art of adorning the hands and the feet of the bride with mehendi and the name of the groom is also hidden in the design On the day of marriage, the couple exchanges garlands as a gesture of acceptance of one another and a pledge to respect one another as partners which is known as “jaimala” This is followed by “kanyadaan”, where the father of the bride places her hand in the groom’s hand requesting him to accept her as an equal partner

Another ritual is the “havan” in which the couple invokes Agni, the god of Fire, to witness their

commitment to each other Crushed sandalwood, herbs, sugar rice and oil are offered to the ceremonial fire The “gath bandhan” takes place where scarves of the bride and groom are tied together symbolizing their eternal bond This signifies their pledge before God to love each otherand remain loyal The couple then takes four “mangal pheras” or walk around the ceremonial fire, representing four goals in life: “Dharma”, religious and moral duties; “Artha”, prosperity;

“Kama” earthly pleasures; “Moksha”, spiritual salvation

The couple also takes seven steps together to begin their journey, called the “saptapardi” Then the ritual of “sindoor” takes place where the groom applies a small dot of vermilion, a red

powder to the bride’s forehead and welcomes her as his partner for life This signifies the

completion of the marriage The parents of the bride and the groom then give their blessings,

“ashirwad” to the newly wed couple as they touch the feet of their parents

Question 30 What might be the most suitable title for this reading passage?

A The Hindu culture B The Hindu religion

C The Hindu wedding D The Hindu tradition

Question 31 What do the Hindu people think about marriage?

A It is entirely a spiritual traditional ritual allowing two individuals to live together

B It is a belief in the growth of a family newly formed by two individuals

C It is a wish of happiness and harmony to come to two individuals

D It is just a living-together announcement of two individuals

Question 32 What can the word “adorning” be best replaced by?

A decorating B painting C repairing D dying

Question 33 Why does the couple exchange garlands?

A to do a ritual

B to show both their acceptance of and the swear to respect the partner

C to express their acceptance of one another and a wish of happiness

D to express their vow to respect each other for the whole life

Question 34 When is the wedding ceremony completed?

A When the parents of the bride and the groom give their blessings to the couple

B When the couple touches their parents’ feet

C When the couple makes seven steps together

D When the groom applies a small dot of vermillion of the bride’s forehead

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate thecorrect answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42

The concept of urban agriculture may conjure up images of rooftop, backyard or community gardens scattered among downtown city streets and surrounding neighborhoods But in the Seattle area, and within and beyond the Puget Sound region, it means a great deal more “Urban agriculture doesn’t necessarily equate to production that occurs only in a metropolitan urban area, “says Jason Niebler, who directs the Sustainable Agriculture Education (SAgE) Initiative at Seattle Central Community College “It means we are providing for growing population food needs from surrounding rural landscapes, as well as from the core urban landscape.”

Picture a series of concentric circles, with an urban core that produces some food at varying capacities, surrounded by a series of outlying rings of small farms that become increasingly morerural with distance The hope is that such land use planning, from the inner core to the outer rings, will encourage local ecologically sound sustainable food production This, in turn, will create local jobs and decrease reliance on distant food products that originate from petroleum-intensive large scale farms

That’s the idea behind SAgE, believed to be the nation’s first metropolitan-based community college sustainable agriculture program that emphasizes farming practices across diverse

landscape types from urban centers to surrounding rural environs “It’s small scale agriculture with an urban focus,” Niebler says “Any urban population, large or small, can practice

sustainable agriculture, improve food security and protect the environment, which ultimately results in resilient food systems and communities.” SAgE is a part of National Science

Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program, which is providing the project with $157,375 over two years ATE’s goal is to support projects that strengthen the skills of technicians who work in industries regarded as vital to the national’s prosperity

and security The support largely goes to community colleges that work in partnership with universities, secondary schools, businesses and industries, as well as government agencies, which design and implement model workforce initiatives The SAgE project focuses on the environmental, socioeconomic, political and cultural issues related to

sustainable food systems, within Puget Sound watersheds through student and community education and research, and technological innovation The curriculum offers courses that cover such issues as agricultural ecology, urban food systems, food politics and ethics, soil science, sustainable food

production and technology, the integration of food and forests, and career opportunities

“We’ve created a curriculum that is fundamental in nature, addressing the principles of

sustainable agriculture and what a food system is - how it functions both locally and globally,” Niebler says “These courses are challenging, robust and inspirational One of the really

wonderful things about them is that we offer service learning opportunities, where students volunteer a portion of their time to working with local partner organizations They can do a research project, or a service learning option The ideal would be to prompt students into careers that involve sustainable practices in an urban agriculture setting.”

(‘‘Promoting Sustainable Agriculture ” by Mariene Cimons)

Question 35 It is stated in the passage that Jason Niebler _

A preserves the core urban landscape

B provides food for Seattle’s population

C studies at Seattle Central Community College

D directs the SAgE Initiative

Question 36 It can be inferred from the passage that the conventional idea of urban agriculture _

A focuses mainly on agriculture within and beyond the Puget Sound region

B aims at food production and consumption in both rural and urban regions

C is associated with production only in metropolitan urban areas

D concerns with food production in any city’s surrounding areas

Question 37 The word “concentric” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _

A coming from different places B having the same size

C going in different directions D having the same center

Question 38 Which of the following is supposed to be an outcome of the SAgE’s new land use planning?

A dependence on distant food products

B increased food production in large scale farms

C employment opportunities for local residents

D modernized farming practices in rural environs

Question 39 The curriculum of SagE at Seattle Central Community College offers courses covering the following EXCEPT _

A agricultural ecology B career opportunities

C urban system development D integration of food and forests

Question 40 In Niebler’s opinion, the courses offered by the SAgE project are _

A functional but impractical B robust but unpromising

C challenging and costly D hard but encouraging

Question 41 The word “them” in paragraph 6 refer to

A courses B opportunities C principles D students

Question 42 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A The curriculum that the SAgE project designs is fundamental in nature

B The SAgE project alone will offer student sufficient jobs in urban agriculture

C ATE helps to improve the skill of technicians in the nation major industries

D Resilient food systems can be attributed to sustainable agricultural practices

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 43 Digital clocks, however precise, (A) they cannot be (B) perfectly accurate because (C) the earth’s rotation changes (D) slightly over years

Question 44 (A) Alike other forms of energy, natural gas (B) may be used to (C) heat homes, cook food, and even (D) run automobiles

Question 45 The number (A) of homeless people in Nepal (B) have increased sharply (C) due to the recent (D) severe earthquake

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

Question 46 He survived the operation thanks to the skillful surgeon

A He survived because he was a skillful surgeon

B He wouldn’t have survived the operation without the skillful surgeon

C There was no skillful surgeon, so he died

D Though the surgeon was skillful, he couldn’t survive the operation

Question 47 No one has sent me that letter

A I haven’t been sent that letter B I wasn’t sent that letter

C That letter hasn’t been sent me D That letter has sent to me by no one

Question 48 “Please don’t leave until I come back,” Sarah said

A Sarah told us do not leave until she comes back

B Sarah asked us do not leave until she came back

C Sarah told us not to leave until she came back

D Sarah said to us not to leave until she comes back

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 49 The basketball team knew they lost the match They soon started to blame each other

A Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other

B Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well

C No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match

D As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match

Question 50 He wasn’t wearing a seat-belt He was injured

A If he hadn’t been wearing a seat-belt, he wouldn’t have been injured

B If he had been wearing a seat-belt, he would have been injured

C If he had been wearing a seat-belt, he wouldn’t be injured

D If he had been wearing a seat-belt, he wouldn’t have been injured

Đáp án

1-B 2-C 3-B 4-A 5-D 6-C 7-B 8-A 9-A 10-C

11-D 12-B 13-A 14-A 15-B 16-C 17-D 18-A 19-B 20-D

21-B 22-B 23-A 24-A 25-C 26-D 27-B 28-C 29-C 30-C

31-A 32-A 33-B 34-D 35-D 36-C 37-D 38-C 39-C 40-D

41-A 42-B 43-A 44-A 45-B 46-B 47-A 48-C 49-A 50-D

LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT

Question 1: Đáp án B

- apprehension /ˌæprəˈhenʃn/ (n): sự e sợ, sự lo lắng

- equation /ɪˈkweɪʒnn̩/ (n): phương trình (toán học)

- precaution /priˈkɒʃn/ (n): sự phòng ngừa, sự đề phòng

- discretion /ˌdɪˈskreʃn/ (n): sự tự do làm theo ý mình, sự thận trọng Question 2: Đáp án C

- sour /ˈsaʊər/ (adj): chua - hour /ˈaʊər/ (n): giờ, tiếng (đồng hồ) pour /ˈpɔːr/ (v): đổ, rót, trút - flour /ˈflaʊər/ (n): bột mỳ

Question 3: Đáp án B

- enthusiast /enˈθuːziˌæst/ (n): người say mê, người có nhiệt tình

- preferential /ˌprefəˈrentʃl/ (n): được ưu đãi, ưu tiên

- participant /parˈtɪsəpənt/ (n): người tham gia, người tham dự

- particular /pərˈtɪkjələr/ (n): đặc biệt, cá biệt

Question 4: Đáp án A

- preference /ˈprefərəns/ (n): sự yêu thích hơn

- attraction /əˈtrækʃn/ (n): sự hấp dẫn, sự thu hút

- advantage /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/ (n): thuận lợi

- infinitive /ˌɪnˈfɪnətɪv/ (adj): nguyên thể, vô định (ngôn ngữ học) Question 5: Đáp án D

A interest rates: lãi suất B expenses: chi tiêu, phí tổn

C shares: cổ phần D funds: quỹ, ngân quỹ, vốn

- funds: money available/ needed to spend on sth: vốn

Dịch: Vì thiếu vốn nên họ không thể mở được cửa hiệu mới như lịch trình

Question 6: Đáp án C

- take up something: bắt đầu học, theo tập cái gì, bắt đầu một sở thích gì đó

- take to: trốn, chạy trốn; bắt đầu thích ai đó/cái gì đó,

- take over: giành quyền kiểm soát, tiếp quản

- take after: giống ai

Dịch: Người ta báo cáo rằng bọn khủng bố vũ trang đã giành quyền kiếm soát Đại sứ quán Question 7: Đáp án B

- independent of sb/ sth: độc lập, không phụ thuộc vào

Dịch: Tôi nghĩ rằng các cặp đôi đã kết hôn không nên phụ thuộc tài chính vào bố mẹ mình NOTE 24:

* Một số tính từ kèm giới từ:

accustomed to He is accustomed to having his own office

addicted to She is addicted to watching TV

afraid of She is afraid of speaking in public

anxiou about Norma is anxious about making the presentation

bored of I am bored of doing the same old job

capable of He is capable of winning a gold medal

committed to She is committed to improving her English

concerned about Nancy was concerned about being late

content with Tim is content with winning second place

dedicated to The organization is dedicated to ending poverty

devoted to The money will be devoted to protecting the environment disappointed with Fiona was disappointed with coming in third place

discouraged by He was discouraged by not getting the job

excited about The researcher was excited about going to Africa famous for That actor is famous for being extremely weird

fond of She is fond of having picnics

frightened of She is frightened of being alone at night

guilty of The banker was guilty of stealing money

happy about He was happy about winning the lottery

interested in She is interested in becoming a doctor

involved in He was involved in making the movie

known for She was known for causing problems

opposed to They are opposed to building a new road in the park proud of He was proud of having completed the marathon

remembered for She is remembered for protecting mountain gorillas responsible for He is responsible for causing the damage

scared of Tina is scared of being alone at night