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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
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: The tongue is the principle organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing, swallowed,
and speaking
A.principle
B.of taste
C.is
Trang 2D.swallowed
Question 6: Rice, which it still forms the staple diet of much of the world’s population, grows
best in hot, wet lands
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: ……… was flat was believed by most people in the fifteenth century
A The earth
B That the earth
C As the earth
D Whether the earth
Question 9: The car by Karen The keys are still on the table
A can't have been taken
B.must have taken
C must have been taken
D.can't have taken
Question 10: Bill asked Tom _
A where is he going
B where he is going
C where was he going
D where he was going
Question 11: The escaped prisoner is believed on an island
Trang 3Question 15: Lucy, a three-year Yorkshire terrier, _ against 23 other dogs to win the 18th
annual Courtland Dog Show
D lost touch with
Question 17: Swimming is a beneficial exercise, _ aerobic activity and uses a number of
muscle groups
A not only because it provides
B because it both provides
Trang 4C by all means
D by the way
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: Lisa: “Have you been able to reach Peter?” Gina: “ ”
A There’s no approval
B The number is busy
C Yes, I’ve known him for years
D No, the line is busy
Question 21: Lora has just bought a new skirt that she likes very much
Jane: “ You look great in that red skirt, Lora!” - Lora: _”
A No, I don’t think so
B Oh, you don’t like it, do you?
C Thanks, I bought it at Macy’s
D Thanks, my mum bought it
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 22: Furniture Design and Manufacture were originally the work of individuals, but by
the 18th century, many furniture makers had teams of craftsmen to help them carry out their
Question 23: Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally
arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order
A as well as
B instead of
C restricted
D unless
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: We managed to get to school in time despite the heavy rain
A earlier than a particular moment
B as long as expected
C later than expected
D early enough to do something
Question 25: A large number of Indian men agree that it is unwise to confide in their wives
Trang 5A foolish
B silly
C stupid
D prudent
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 26: Somebody repaired her bicycle last week
A She had to repair her bicycle last week
C She had her bicycle repair last week
B She had her bicycle to repair last week
D She had her bicycle repaired last week
Question 27: Thanks to his support, I was able to finish the project
A If there weren’t his support, I wasn’t able to finish the project
B Had it not been for his support, I wouldn’t have been able to finish the project
C Unless he had helped me, I would have been able to finish the project
D If it were not for his support, I wouldn’t be able to finish the project
Question 28: It is possible that she didn’t hear what I said
A She may not have heard what I said
B She might not hear what I said
C She must not have heard what I said
D She may not hear what I said
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to
complete each of the following sentences
Question 29: “We preserve natural resources We can use them in the future.” means _
A We preserve natural resources so that we can use them in the future
B We preserve natural resources so as to we can use them in the future
C We preserve natural resources in order to we can use them in the future
D We preserve natural resources for fear that we can use them in the future
Question 30: It was a kind of accident Nobody was really to blame for it
A It was a kind of accident for whom was really to blame it
B It was a kind of accident for which nobody was really to blame
C It was a kind of accident for which nobody was really to blame it
D It was a kind of accident, which nobody was really to blame for
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
To many people, their friends are the most important in their life Really good friends always
(31) _joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you Your best
Trang 6friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (32)
_with
There are all sorts of things that can (33) about this special relationship It may
be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences Most of us have met
someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages
However, it really takes you years to get to know someone well (34) to consider your
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 36 to 40
Long ago prehistoric man began to domesticate a number of wild plants and animals for his
own use This not only provided more abundant food but also allowed more people to live on a
Trang 7smaller plot of ground We tend to forget that all of our present-day pets, livestock, and food
plants were taken from the wild and developed into the forms we know today
As centuries passed and human cultures evolved and blossomed, humans began to organize
their knowledge of nature into the broad field of natural history One aspect of early natural
history concerned the use of plants for drugs and medicine The early herbalists sometimes
overworked their imaginations in this respect For example, it was widely believed that a plant or part of a plant that resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ, Thus, an
extract made from a heart-shaped leaf might be prescribed for a person suffering from heart
problems
Nevertheless, the overall contributions of these early observers provided the rudiments of our
present knowledge of drugs and their uses
Question 36: What does this passage mainly discuss?
A Cures from plants
B Prehistoric man
C Early plants and animals
D The beginning of natural history
Question 37: The word “this” refers to _
A providing food for man
B man’s domestication of plants and animals
C the earliest condition of prehistoric man
D man’s ability to live on a small plot of land
Question 38: The word “blossomed” is closest in meaning to _
Question 40: The phrase “in this respect” refers to _
A the development of the field of natural history
B the origin of knowledge of nature
C the development of human culture
D the use of plants for drugs and medicine
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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
Trang 8If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a
disaster According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest
mistakes which ambitious parents make Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to
children
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are
ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well - especially if the parents are very supportive of their child Michael Collins is very lucky He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him
They even drive him 50 kilometres twice a week for violin lessons Michael's mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra However, he never
makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling Winston Smith, Michael's friend,
however, is not so lucky
Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held They are very unhappy when he does not win Winston is always afraid that he will
disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy (1) _
Question 1: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A Unrealistic parents
B Educational psychologists
C Their children
D Successful musicians
Question 2: Michael Collins is fortunate in that
A his parents help him in a sensible way
B his father is a musician
C his mother knows little about music
D his parents are quite rich
Question 3: All of the following people are musicians EXCEPT
A Winston's mother
B Winston's father
C Michael's mother
D Michael's father
Question 4: The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means
A "extremely interested in"
B "surprised at"
C "completely unaware of"
D "confused about"
Question 5: Winston's parents push their son so much and he
A has won a lot of piano competitions
Trang 9B cannot learn much music from them
C has become a good musician
D is afraid to disappoint them
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
Question 6: The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country
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: Seldom cactus plants are found outside of North America
A cactus plants are
Trang 10Question 12: We make the same mistake again
A mustn't
B may not
C needn't
D can't
Question 13 It was _ that we had gone for a walk
A such a nice weather
B such a beautiful weather
B that I met her
C who I met her
Trang 11Question 23: If I had enough money, I abroad to improve my English
A would have gone
B You are welcome
C Have a good day
Trang 12A advise
B make
C persuade
D appeal
Question 27: If you had taken my advice, we our way
A will not lose
B would not lost
C will not have lost
D would not have lost
Question 28: The score in the game or competition is shown on
A score draw
B scoreboard
C scorecard
D score line
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
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:
Wild animals and wild places where they live are (31) _ threatened almost everywhere
One species has become (32) _ in each year of this century, but many hundreds are
now (33) _ Lack of preservation would lead to the rapid advance of the process of
(34) _ Already many kinds of wild animals have been so reduced in number that their
role in the ecosystem is forgotten But even more important, perhaps, the individual kinds of
animals and plants, whole habitats are in danger of vanishing: marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially the tropical forests are being cut down to (35) _ man's need
of timber and paper
Question 31:
A hard
Trang 14B science
C scanner
D schedule
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Question 39: Both Ann and her sister resembles her mother
Question 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY from
that of the others:
A soldier
B individual
C adopt
D danger
Question 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY from
that of the others:
Trang 15A number of many wildlife habitat reserves have been established so that a wide range
of endangered species can have a chance to survive and develop
A many wildlife habitat
B have been established
Some people think that as more and more people have television in their homes, less and
less people will buy books to read
A as
B more and more people
C less and less
Trang 16D Don't mention it!
Question 11: Is there _ university in this town?
- Phil: " Don't mention it I was going this way anyway."
A Thank you very much for the lift
B Will you please get me some snack?
C Oh, excuse me, I didn't see you standing there
D Shall we go to the library now?
Question 13: Linda: "Aunty, I've passed the exam with flying colours."
- Aunt: " "
A How many colours?
B Congratulations!
C That's right
D Sorry to hear that
Question 14: I _ you my address when I somewhere to live next week
A will give/ have found
Trang 17Question 16: The police have _ to anyone with information to come forward and talk
Question 18: Books about philosophy are not my taste, so I find it hard _
A to pick them up again
B to put them down
Trang 18Question 23: The domestic Red Cross will send help and support to _ there are
Question 24: The painting last week was very expensive
A which was bought
Question 26: When you jog every morning, your health will be better
A The more jog you do, the healthier you will be
B The more you jog, the more health you will be
C The more you jog, the healthier you will be
D The more you jog, the better health you will be
Question 27: It was not until he failed the final examination _
A that he realised how important the revision was
B when he realises how important the revision is
C that he realises how important the revision is
D when he realised how important the revision was
Question 28: It gets _ when the winter is coming
A the coldest and coldest
B colder and colder
C more and more cold
D cold and cold
Question 29: Many games records at 22nd SEAGAMES were close to levels
A national
B international
C internationally
D nationally