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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
1 A maintained B developed C raised D concerned
2 A penalty B penalize C center D eject
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
3 A vulnerable B centenarian C personality D expedition
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
5 The Red List is a special book that provides names of animals.
A.vulnerable and endangered B endangered
6 The thriller was so exciting that I couldn't .
7 Advertisers often say that their products are the best. ,the real quality is not as good as it's
advertised
8 My best friends and I each other for over fifteen years We still _ together once a
week
9 There is plenty of time for you to make up your mind You _ decide now.
10 This successful businessman is said _ school at the age of thirteen
A that having left B to leave C to have left D that left
11 I must take this watch to be repaired; it _ over 20 minutes a day.
A gains B accelerates C increases D progresses
12 Hunting for meat and burning forests for soil cause _ to wildlife.
A organization B contamination C protection D destruction
13 Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save _species.
14 Species become extinct or endangered for _ number of reasons, but _ primary cause
is the destruction of habitat by human activities
15 He has lived here since he here
16 If Thang hadn’t quarreled with the bad boys at school, he _ a black eye.
A would have had B hadn’t had C won’t have had D wouldn’t have had 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
17 Peter is talking to a passer-by.
- Peter: "Excuse me, can you tell me where I can catch a bus to London, please?"
- Passer-by: " "
A.Sorry, I'm new here myself B Sure, go ahead.
C OK Here's your ticket D Yes, please.
Trang 218 - Kate: “How lovely your cats are!” - David: “ ”
A Really? They are B Thank you, it is nice of you to say so
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
19 A dangerously situation was created by the bad roads.
20 Before she became a film star, she hasbeen a stand up comedian.
21 Bill is often late for class, which makes his teachers angrily
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
22 The organization was establishedin 1950 in the USA.
A go over B made out C put on D founded
23 Hunting for meat and burning forests for soil cause destruction to wildlife.
A contamination B.protection C organization D damage
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
24 Lack of money will have an adverse effect on health care
25 There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.
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
26 People are not allowed to photograph the interior of the palace
A Taking photograph inside the palace is strictly forbidden
B It’s not advisable to try to bring a camera into the palace
C We were only able to take photos of the palace exterior
D No one has ever taken a photo inside the palace
27 It’s possible Leonie didn’t hear what the question was
A Leonie may not have heard what the question was
B Leonie can’t have heard what the question was
C Leonie can’t help hearing what the question was
D It is not possible for Leonie to hear what the question was
28 I wish you hadn't said that.
A I wish you not to say that B If only you didn't say that.
C I hope you will not say that D It would be nice if you hadn't said that.
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
29 You must read the instructions You won't know how to use this machine without reading them.
A You will know how to use this machine unless you read the instructions.
B Without reading the instructions, the use of this machine won't be known.
C Unless you read the instructions, you won't know how to use this machine.
D Reading the instructions, so you will know how to use this machine.
30 I did not arrive in time I was not able to see her off.
A I did not go there, so I could not see her off B She had left because I was not on time
C I arrived very late to say goodbye to her D I was not early enough to see her off.
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
Trang 3Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become (31) if we do not make an effort to protect them There are many reasons for this In some cases, animals are hunted for fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies Some birds, (32) _ as parrots are caught alive and sold as pets For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat – the place where they live – is disappearing More (33) _ is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute (34) environment and harm wildlife The most successful animals on earth – human beings – will soon be the only ones left, (35) _ we can solve this problem
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 42.
Conservation conflicts arise when natural-resource shortages develop in the face of steadily
increasing demands from a growing human population Controversy frequently surrounds how a
resource should be used, or allocated, and for whom For example, a river may supply water for
agricultural irrigation, habitat for fish, and water-generated electricity for a factory Farmers, fishers, and industry leaders vie for unrestricted access to this river, but such freedom could destroy the resource,
and conservation methodswhich should be planned in advanced by individuals, organizations, or
governments are necessary to protect the river for future use
Conflicts worsen when a natural resource crosses political borders For example, the headwaters,
or source of a major river may be located in a different country than the country through which the river flows There is no guarantee that the river source will be protected to accommodate resource needs downstream In addition, the way in which one natural resource is managed has a direct effect upon other natural resources Cutting down a forest near a river, for instance, increases erosion, the wearing away of topsoil, and can lead to flooding Eroded soil and silt cloud the river and adversely affect many organisms such as fish and important aquatic plants that require clean, clear freshwater for survival
36 What is the passage above mainly about?
A Natural-resource shortages B Agricultural irrigation
C The headwaters of a major river D Conservation conflicts
37 Which word in the reading means “a promise that something will be done or will happen, especially
a written a particular period of time?
38 What may bring water to agricultural irrigation?
39 What does “methods” in line 6 mean?
40 What does “arise” in line 1 mean?
41 Which sentence below is NOT correct?
A Farmers, fishers and industry leaders vie for open access to this river.
B Conservation methods are incidental to care for the river for future use.
C A river may provide water for agricultural irrigation, habitat for fish, and water-generated
electricity for a factory
D Argument often surrounds how a resource should be used, or allocated, and for whom.
42 What does “supply” in line 3 mean?
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
Marianne Moore (1887-1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was
no other name for it Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be
Trang 4printed in jagged lines on the page Her subject were varied: animals, laborers, artists, and the craft of poetry From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or insightful She included these in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes Of this practice, she wrote, " 'Why many quotation marks?' I am asked When a thing has been so well that it could not be said better, why paraphrase it? Hence, my writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind
of collection of flies in amber." Close observation and concentration on detail and the methods of her poetry
Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St Lois After graduation from Bryn Mawr College in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania Later she became a librarian in New York City During the 1920's she was editor of The Dial, an important
literary magazine of the period She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York She spent
a lot of time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgers-before the teammoved to Los Angeles-was widely known
Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with the
Imagist movement From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeedinggenerations
of poets and readers In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her Collected Poems She wrote that she did not write poetry "for money or fame To earn a living is needful, but it can be done in routine ways One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one's
happiness express
43 Which of the following can be inferred about Moore's poems?
A They were all published in The Dial.
B They are better known in Europe than the United States
C They tend to be abstract.
D They do not use traditional verse forms.
44 The word "succeeding" in line 19 is closest to
45.Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?
A In Carlisle B In Los Angeles C In Kirkwood D.In Brooklyn
46 The word "period" is closest in meaning to _
47 According to the passage Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT _.
48 What is the passage mainly about?
A.Marianne Moore's life and work B Essayists and poets of the 1920's.
C The influence of the imagists on Marianne Moore D The use of quotations in poetry.
49 The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXCEPT
A librarian B magazine editor C commercial artist D teacher
50 It can be inferred from the passage that Moore wrote because she _
A wanted to win awards B was dissatisfied with what others wrote C.felt a need to express herself D wanted to raise money for the Bronx Zoo
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