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1. A. designer B. preserve C. basically D. physicist

2. A. subjective B. abroad C. indebted D. suburb

3. A. astonished B. obstacle C. disposal D. apparent

4. A. industry B. commerce C. dedicating D. accompany

5. Nowadays, modern medicine can stop pain, fighting infection, and improve people's health.
A B C D
6. There are, however, a great deal of unsolved problems and many unanswered questions in language learning.
A B C D
7. Hearing some men talk, we would think that women are so much inferior than men in many fields.
A B C D

8. When _______, he used to have a lot of friends.

A. was younger B. younger man C. a younger man D. been younger
9. If you had worked harder, you would _______ for the next round now.
A. be qualifying B. have been qualified C. have been qualifying D. be qualified
10. Picasso had many paintings ________ are inestimable.
A. their whose values B. their values C. the values of which D. of their values
11. It is high time you _______ harder for the coming exam.
A. are working B. worked C. have to work D. work
12. Nobody _______ concerned about the welfare of that cruel man.
A. is B. are C. isn’t D. aren’t
13. She seems to be talking to _______ about something important.
A. her B. herself C. hers D. oneself
14. They can only cure him _______ his illness if they operate _______ him
A. of / on B. for / ø C. off / at D. of / for
15. I saw a _______ look on his face as he was telling the story about the serial killing.
A. frightful B. frightening C. frightened D. fright
16. People with very _______ skin shouldn’t go sunbathing for long periods.
A. sensitive B. fragile C. weak D. timid
17. Look at the number _______ the increase in crimes among young people.
A. pointing out B. giving C. directing D. indicating
18. The old ship will be towed into harbor and _______.
A. broken down B. broken in C. broken up D. broken off
19. _______, stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home.
A. At no time B. In accordance C. By all means D. On the whole

20. Two people talking in front of a new friend in the schoolyard:

Mike: “Pete, this is my new friend Duval.” Pete: “_______”
A. How’s everything? B. Nice to meet you, Duval. C. Well, you are nice. D. I like you.
21. One person coming to another person’s house:
S1: “________” S2: What? That little thing wouldn’t hurt a fly.
A. Look out, or you’ll be hurt. B. My apology for that injury.
C. There’s a fly in it. I’ll make you another tea. D. I’m really terrified of your dog.

22. Since DOI MOI, our country has undergone substantial changes.
A. crucial B. standardized C. widespread D. considerable
23. An international medical conference initiated by Henry Davison resulted in the birth of the League Red Cross
Societies.
A. done B. started C. made D. refreshed
24. If we do not take steps to protect the world’s wildlife, many species of animals are likely to die out completely.
A. become extinct B. grow up C. proliferate D. live up
25. Many governments now give poachers severe punishments.
A. optional B. minor C. serious D. quick

26. “Please, do not put your luggage here!” said the airhostess.
A. The airhostess allowed putting the luggage there.
B. The airhostess allowed me not to put my luggage there.

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 C. The airhostess was not allowed to put the luggage there.
D. The airhostess reminded me not to put my luggage there.
27. “What? Luis didn’t pass the test?” said the teacher.
A. The teacher wanted to know what test Luis did pass.
B. The teacher was angry with Luis about his test.
C. The teacher asked me if Luis had passed the test.
D. The teacher expressed his surprise knowing Luis hadn’t passed the test.
28. “I’d rather play tennis than watch it on TV,” said Peter.
A. Peter neither plays tennis nor watches it on TV.
B. Peter enjoyed both playing tennis and watching it on TV.
C. Peter expressed his preference for playing tennis over watching it on TV.
D. Peter advised playing tennis instead of watching it on TV.

29. English is not pronounced the way it is written. Vietnamese learners have difficulty dealing with this.
A. English pronunciation is very difficult for Vietnamese learners to write correctly.
B. Vietnamese learners cannot write good English because of its complicated system of pronunciation.
C. The fact that English words are difficult to pronounce makes it impossible for Vietnamese learners.
D. English is not pronounced the way it is written, which is difficult for Vietnamese learners.
30. You should prepare well. You will get good scores.
A. If your preparation is poorly done, you get better chance of good scores.
B. The possibility of your good scores depends little on your preparation.
C. The better prepared you are, the higher your scores will be.
D. You should get the higher scores, the better, thanks to your preparation.

The Southwestern States of the United States (31)______ one of the worst droughts in their history from 1931
to 1938. The drought affected the (32)______ country. Few food crops could be grown. Food became scarce, and
prices went up throughout the nation. Hundreds of families in the Dust Bowl region had to be moved to farms in other
areas with the help of the federal government. In 1944, drought (33)______ great damage to all Latin America. The
drought moved to Australia and then to Europe, where it continued throughout the summer of 1945. From 1950 to
1954 in the United States, the South and Southwest had a (34)______ drought. Hundreds of cattle ranchers had to
ship their cattle to other regions because pasture lands had no grass. The federal government again ( 35)______ an
emergency drought-relief program. It offered farmers emergency credit and seed grains at low prices.
31. A. received B. suffered C. undertook D. earned
32. A. entire B. all C. complete D. total
33. A. took B. had C. brought D. got
34. A. heavy B. sharp C. strict D. severe
35. A. carried B. conducted C. convened D. conformed

Thomas Edison, an inventor of the late 1800's, always said that the phonograph was his only real discovery,
the only invention he stumbled upon rather than deliberately set out to find. Having invented it, he then had to find a
use for it. Musical entertainment was one of the first uses he predicted for the phonograph, although it was by no
means the only one. The inventor claimed that it would change education, politics, and business communication, in
addition to providing entertainment. Edison also thought it could be adapted for phonographic books for people with
visual impairments, for the teaching of public speaking, and for talking clocks.
It was thought that the phonograph could be used to save telephone messages, and the ability to record
speech opened up several commercial uses. Chief among these was its employment as a dictating machine for
people in business. A talking machine could be used to replace the tedious exchange of letters with the recorded
message of the speaker on a phonograph cylinder. The inventor hoped that the cylinder could be sent through the
mail with the ease of a letter. The advantage was that the recipient got an exact record of the sender's message as it
was dictated, substituting a sound recording for correspondence. The paperless business office was anticipated well
before the advent of personal computers and modems.
Edison hoped that the phonograph would transform office work. The electric light, telephone, and
typewriter were slowly changing the way business was conducted in the United States, facilitating the task of
managing the larger business organization of the late nineteenth century. When used as a dictating machine, the
phonograph promised to further ease the burden of business administration by mechanizing correspondence. The
device that had begun as a complement to the telephone was now seen as an adjunct to the typewriter.
At the same time that Edison was imagining the phonograph as the ultimate business tool, he also made a
prophetic statement about its future. “This machine,” he wrote in 1878, shortly after the clamor surrounding the
invention had died down, “can only be built on the American principle of interchangeability of parts, like a sewing
machine.” Edison had grasped the idea of mass production using standardized parts.

36. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The discovery and potential uses of the phonograph B. Various inventions of Thomas Edison
C. Office technology in the United States in the late 1800's D. The impact of the telephone on businesses

37. The phrase ‘stumbled upon’ in the passage indicates that Edison's invention of the phonograph was ________.

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 A. accidental B. disorganized C. important D. popular
38. Edison believed the phonograph could be used to improve all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A. business communication B. musical entertainment C. speed of mail delivery D. education
39. The word tedious in line 9 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. tiresome B. regular C. confusing D. hurried
40. The author mentions ‘The electric light, telephone, and typewriter’ in paragraph 3 in order to _____.
A. show how office work was organized in the late 1800's
B. indicate problems that existed in offices in the late 1800's
C. provide examples of inventions that improved office efficiency in the late 1800's
D. point out accomplishments of offices in the late 1800's
41. According to the passage, Edison believed that the phonograph could be used by business to _____.
A. save money B. make office work easier to manage
C. create new jobs D. improve accounting procedures
42. Thomas Edison compared the phonograph to the sewing machine in terms of its _____.
A. variety of uses B. cost of manufacture C. future impact on business D. method of production

Every drop of water in the ocean, even in the deepest parts, responds to the forces that create the tides. No other
force that affects the sea is so strong. Compared with the tides, the waves created by the wind are surface
movements felt no more than a hundred fathoms below the surface. The currents also seldom involve more than the
upper several hundred fathoms despite their impressive sweep.
The tides are a response of the waters of the ocean to the pull of the Moon and the more distant Sun. In theory,
there is a gravitational attraction between the water and even the outermost star of the universe. In reality, however,
the pull of the remote stars is so light as to be obliterated by the control of the Moon and to a lesser extent, the Sun.
Just as the Moon rises later each day by fifty minutes, on the average, so, in most places, the time of high tide is
correspondingly later each day. And as the Moon waxes and wanes in its monthly cycle, so the height of the tide
varies. The tidal movements are strongest when the Moon is a silver in the sky, and when it is full. These are the
highest flood tides and the lowest ebb tides of the lunar month and are called the spring tides. At these times the Sun,
Moon, and Earth are nearly in line and the pull of the two heavenly bodies is added together to bring the water high on
the beaches, to send its surf upward against the sea cliffs, and to draw a high tide into the harbors. Twice each month,
at the quarters of the Moon, when the Sun, Moon, and Earth lie at the apexes of a triangular configuration and the
pull of the Sun and Moon are opposed, the moderate tidal movements called neap tides occur. Then the difference
between high and low water is less than at any other time during the month.

43. What is the main point of the first paragraph?

A. The waves created by ocean currents are very large.
B. Despite the strength of the wind, it only moves surface water.
C. Deep ocean water is seldom affected by forces that moves water.
D. The tides are the most powerful force to affect the movement of ocean water.
44. The words “In reality” in line 6 are closest in meaning to __________.
A. Surprisingly B. Actually C. Characteristically D. Similarly
45. It can be inferred from the passage that the most important factor in determining how much gravitational effect one
object in space has on the tides is __________.
A. size B. distance C. temperature D. density
46. The word “correspondingly” in line 10 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. unpredictably B. interestingly C. similarly D. unusually
47. What is the cause of spring tides?
A. Seasonal changes in the weather
B. The gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon when nearly in line with the Earth
C. The Earth’s movement around the Sun
D. The triangular arrangement of the Earth, Sun, and Moon.
48. The word “configuration” in line 16 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. unit B. center C. surface D. arrangement
49. Neap tides occur when __________.
A. the sun counteracts the Moon’s gravitational attraction
B. the Moon is full
C. the Moon is farthest from the Sun
D. waves created by the wind combine with the Moon’s gravitational attraction
50. According to the passage, all of the following statements about tides are true EXCEPT
A. The time of high tide is later each day.
B. Tides have a greater effect on the sea than waves do.
C. The strongest tides occur at the quarters of the Moon.
D. Neap tides are more moderate than spring tides.

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