TEST 1

TRẮC NGHIỆM
PHẦN 1: CÁCH PHÁT ÂM CỦA ÂM VỊ TRONG TỪ
Chọn 01 trong 04 lựa chọn có phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với những lựa chọn
còn lại.
1. A. reserved /z/ B. describe C. presentation /z/ D. painstaking /z/
2. A. considerate B. conversation /kcn/ C. continent /kcn/ D. consciousness
/ken/
3. A. boutique /u/ B. coupon /u/ C. moustache D. acoustics
4. A. democracy /i/ B. precious /e/ C. antenna /3/ D. tentacle /e/

PHẦN 2: TRỌNG ÂM CỦA TỪ

Chọn 01 từ trong 04 từ đã cho có cấu trúc trọng âm khác với các từ còn lại.
5. A. ‘vaccinate B. ‘delicate C. ‘sympathize D. compliant
6. A. de’pendable B. po’litical C. pre’sumably D. economic
7. A. im’prisonment B. ‘presidency C. ‘racialism D. differently
8. A. ‘institute B. ‘afterward C. maximize D. attentive

PHẦN 3: TÌM TỪ/CỤM TỪ ĐỒNG NGHĨA

Chọn 01 từ/cụm từ trong 04 lựa chọn đồng nghĩa vớ từ/cụm từ được gạch chân trong câu
hỏi.
9. The strikers backed down and returned to work once they realized their demands would not
be met.
A. brought round B. gave in C. renounced D. acquiesce
10. My cat has a(n) affinity for small, dark hiding places – I often found her in my dresser
drawer, under the footstool.
A. ignorance B. preference C. propinquity D. consonance
11. She plays her cards close to her chest until her boss asks for suggestions on the
forthcoming campaign.
A. has a serious problem and is likely to fail
B. makes use of an opportunity
C. keeps her plan secret
D. waits until the situation is clearer

PHẦN 4: TÌM TỪ/CỤM TỪ TRÁI NGHĨA

Chọn 01 từ/cụm từ trong 04 lựa chọn trái nghĩa vớ từ/cụm từ được gạch chân trong câu
hỏi.
12. My parents have a burglar alarm, large bolts on the door, an Alsatian dog and security lights
outside. They’re paranoid about being burgled, which is strange as they live next to the police
station.
A. disillusioned B. intrepid C. apprehensive D. edgy
13. Her wife gave him a piece of her mind when he had paid through the nose for the latest
iPhone.
A. commended him B. reproached him
C. remonstrated with him D. counteracted him
14. Regardless of the culture, home is where the spirit of a people is palpable.
A. legally recognized B. not easily perceived
C. of secondary significance D. full of blemish
PHẦN 5: HOÀN THÀNH CÂU
Chọn 01 lựa chọn đúng trong 04 lựa chọn cho sẵn để điền vào chỗ trống trong mỗi câu
cho sẵn.
15. Many US newspapers contain very little international news. This just one sign of the ______
attitudes of Americans.
A. insular B. bigoted C. callous D. touchy
16. The government will ______ the ban on fishing for scallops when scientists assure them that
the shellfish are safe to eat.
A. lift B. defy C. impose D. elude
17. The farmer decided not to sign the contract on selling his produce as it was ______.
A. his line of work B. in a chaotic jumble
C. a franchised group D. a raw deal
18. Some hooligans tried to break into the stadium and smash up the facilities, but the caretaker
______ them off.
A. ran B. saw C. chased D. pursued
19. The number of illegal immigrants fell dramatically after the police ______ passport forgery.
A. cracked down on B. made off with C. staked out D. set up for
PHẦN 6: ĐIỀN TỪ TRONG BÀI ĐỌC
Chọn 01 lựa chọn đúng trong 04 lựa chọn cho sẵn để điền vào chỗ trống trong đoạn văn.
The revolution over the past few years has been twofold. The first development has been
in terms of hardware and the rise of handheld devices with (20) ______ functions. Phones are
also MP3 players, cameras and even email devices and tablets PCs are also becoming
increasingly popular. The other development is to do with the different ways people now have of
(21) ______ and maintaining contact with other. Social networking sites have exploded over the
internet and there are few people who do not use them in one (22) ______ or another. The most
popular of these is undoubtedly Facebook, which allows friends to (23) ______ to date with each
other’s lives via messages and the use of photographs or videos. Another site that has made its
(24) ______ on the world of digital communication is Twitter. Twitter is known as a
microblogging site where users ‘tweet’ short messages of 140 (25) ______ for their ‘followers’ to
read. Twitter is often described as nothing more than a site for the most inane of Internet users
to (26) ______ the banalities of their life. But there’s more to it than that. Basically, it depends on
what you want. You can follow celebrities and learn what they had for lunch or follow journalists
who are tweeting live from war (27) ______.

20. A. abundant B. profuse C. untold D. multiple

21. A. establishing B. founding C. setting D. fashioning
22. A. magnitude B. volume C. capacity D. dimension
23. A. carry on B. keep up C. last for D. stand in
24. A. mark B. sign C. stain D. blot
25. A. symbols B. figures C. digits D. characters
26. A. tape B. enter C. record D. account
27. A. sections B. zones C. belts D. realms

PHẦN 7: ĐỌC HIỂU

Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời 08 câu hỏi kèm theo.
From 1905 to 1925, Albert Einstein’s genius ranged wide. He not only conceived the
theory of relativity, but he also made indispensable contributions to new understandings of
thermodynamics, the nature of light, atomic structure, and quantum physics, and in the process
created nothing less than the first new model of the universe since Isaac Newton’s over two
centuries earlier.
These were truly astonishing achievements, particularly for someone who was
considered a slow learner as a child and who had dropped out of secondary school, graduated
from a mere technical college with a teaching diploma, and, of all his classmates, had been
passed over for a teaching position and postdoctoral appointment. Rejected by academia,
Einstein took a job at the Swiss Patent Office as a technical expert, which left him free in his
spare time to do the theoretical work that would change the face of physics.
As his fame grew, however, so did the legend of his eccentric character. Shy and
introverted as a child, Einstein grew into an emotionally and intellectually independent young
man, quite popular with his colleagues and students but always remote. In his later years he
became very nearly an icon of the absentminded professor: the frizzy-haired scientific genius, all
but aware of the people and social ‘reality’ around him. Stories about his forgetfulness are
legion, but one is delightfully succinct. On his way to an important meeting, Einstein telephoned
his wife and asked, ‘Where am I, and what am I meant to be doing?’
At social gathering, Einstein would often go off into a vague, abstracted mood, as if
oblivious to those around him. It may well be, however, that he was inattentive more out of
rebelliousness than obliviousness. All his life he resented orthodoxy and resisted authority, and
he used his reputation for forgetfulness to defy social decorum. Thus he would appear at formal
university functions wearing dress shoes but no socks, an oversight quite consciously designed
to needle the pretensions of his hosts. In all aspects of his life, Einstein’s aim was calmly to
ignore conventions and avoid emotional subjectivity, employing instead what he called the
‘never-ending task of reason’.

28. The writer suggest that Einstein’s unorthodox behavior at formal social gatherings was
______.
A. clear proof of his absentmindedness
B. a sign that he felt he was superior to his colleagues
C. a way of attracting his hosts’ attention
D. his way of rebelling against social convention
29. As a child, Einstein ______.
A. was an extremely gifted and talented student
B. gave no indication of the genius he would display as an adult
C. proved to be a major behavior problem for his teachers
D. D. was extremely popular with most of his classmates
30. After finishing university, he ______.
A. was appointed to the faculty of a university
B. turned down a job at a technical college
C. began to build a new model for the universe
D. worked on physics early in his spare time
31. The writer mentions Einstein’s telephone call to his wife to illustrate ______.
A. the physicist’s foolhardy temperament
B. the deep concern he had for his spouse
C. the full extent of his absent mindedness
D. his lack of respect for authority and etiquette
32. Which phrase best summarizes the writer’s overall impression of Einstein?
A. innovative yet dispensable
B. oblivious yet rebellious
C. eccentric but brilliant
D. impolite but objective
33. All of the following are true according to the text, EXCEPT ______.
A. Einstein broke new grounds in thermodynamics
B. Einstein was overlooked for a teaching post
C. Einstein was to be aloof in his colleagues’ eyes
D. Einstein complied with social etiquette
34. The word ‘conceived’ is closest in meaning to ______.
A. formulated B. particularized C. synthesized D. modified

35. By which can the underlined word ‘eccentric’ be best replaced?

A. unconventional B. extraordinary
C. individualistic D. conservative

PHẦN 8: HOÀN THÀNH HỘI THOẠI

Chọn 01 lựa chọn đúng ở mỗi câu hỏi để điền vào chỗ trống.
36. – You’ll never believe this. Helen’s getting married to a millionaire.
– Are you ______ me on?
A. showing B. having C. getting D. kidding
37. – Our boss has just been criticized for irresponsibility. Let’s keep this between ourselves.
– My lips are ______.
A. closed B. sealed C. sticked D. covered
38. – I am ______ in favour of allowing teenagers to take their mobile phones to school with
them.
– What makes you think so?
A. generally B. largely C. entirely D. perfectly
39. – I don’t feel I’m being unfair in saying that those students who return books late deserve
some sort of punishment. Why should the rest of us…
– If I may just ______ in here. Late returns are sometimes unavoidable…
A. drop B. cut C. differ D. say
40. – Mr. Nesterov thinks it’s a good idea to impose a curfew on students living on campus. Can
we have your ______ on this as a president of student union, Ms. Joan?
– We are supposed to take charge of our own affairs, while this rule would treat us like
children at boarding school.
A. reaction B. response C. input D. consideration

PHẦN 9: SẮP XẾP HỘI THOẠI

Chọn 01 lựa chọn là trật tự đúng của các lượt lời trong hội thoại đã cho.
41.
a. I don’t want to talk right now.
b. Come on, whatever it is, take it easy.
c. Well, I had a bad mark on Literature, I’m in a really in a bad mood.
d. I will. Thanks anyway.
e. Don’t cry over spilled milk. Try to ace the next test.
f. What’s eating you? Tell me then I can help you.
A. f – a – b – c – e – d
B. a – f – c – d – e – b
C. e – a – b – c – f – d
D. f – c – a – b – d – e
42.
a. I’ll let it go and make sure he will not next time.
b. What’s troubling you?
c. What’s that?
d. He copied me and got a higher mark.
e. Are you going to make a formal complaint?
f. I have to get something off my chest. It’s been bothering me for some time.

A. c – d – f – b – a – e
B. b – d – e – f – c – a
C. b – f – c – d – e – a
D. c – f – b – a – d – e h
43.
a. OK. I haven’t been honest with you.
b. What exactly did you do?
c. You must have had a reason to so do, mustn’t you?
d. Can I talk to you?
e. I took your money without permission.
f. What’s wrong? It’s not good to keep things bottled up.

A. d – e – b – a – c – f
B. f – d – a – c – e – b
C. d – f – a – b – e – c
D. f – b – e – a – c – d

44.
a. Yeah. I’ve been practicing for long.
b. Do you have the guts to make a speech in front of the whole class?
c. c. Maybe later.
d. You can do it, Jon.
e. Wish me luck.
f. Come on, Jon. This is your chance, just give it a shot.

A. d – a – f – b – e – c
B. b – a – e – f – d – c
C. d – b – a – f – c - e
D. b – c – f – a – d – e

45.
a. Well this one certainly wasn't. In fact it couldn't have been better.
f. Were there many people there at her party?
b. Ooh, about twenty I should think. All very nice too. And there was good food, and the music
was so cool.
d. Oh - her parties are usually pretty dull.
c. In that case I'm sorry I missed it.
e. I'm sorry you did too. It really went like a bomb.
A. f – b – d – a – c – e
B. d – e – f – b – a – c
C. f – b – c – d – a – e
D. c – d – f – b – e – a

PHẦN 10: VIẾT LẠI CÂU

Chọn câu đồng nghĩa hoặc cận nghĩa nhất với câu đã cho trong câu hỏi.
46. The discrepancy in the financial report was not paid attention to until the statistics were
rechecked.
A. It’s a shame that only by rechecking the statistics did they notice the discrepancy in the
financial report.
B. The mistake in the financial report would not be discovered if the statistics had not been
rechecked.
C. Not until the statistics were verified again did the discrepancy in the financial report came
to light.
D. The discrepancy in the financial report should have come to light thanks to the
verification of the statistics.
47. The employee felt offended when she was ordered to keep her opinion to himself.
A. The employee was reproached for being ordered to keep people in the dark about her
opinion.
B. The employee took an exception to being not allowed to voice her opinion.
C. That the employee could not speak her mind was an insult to his pride.
D. The fact that the employee could not raise her voice really got on her nerves.
48. The minister’s actions do not conform at all to his pre-elections promises.
A. The minister refused to stick to his guns despite his pre-elections promises.
B. The minister exhibits contradictory behavior to his guarantee prior to the election.
C. The minister is out of tune with his pre-elections promises.
D. The minister goes against the voter’s wishes after the election.
49. I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.
A. I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.
B. So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered.
C. Because I whispered, anybody heard our conversation.
D. Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered.
50. Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
B. Tim Joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
C. Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
D. That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.

PHẦN 11: KẾT HỢP CÂU

Chọn câu đồng nghĩa hoặc cận nghĩa nhất với cặp câu đã cho trong câu hỏi.
51. Mr. White finished toasting the turkey. He called all the family members for supper.
A. Before having supper served, Mr. White required all the family members together toasted the
turkey.
B. As soon as Mr. White got the family members to have supper, he toasted the turkey.
C. After finishing toasting the turkey, the Whites get together to have supper.
D. Mr. White asked his family members to come for supper as soon as getting the turkey
toasted.
52. Why is the detective suspicious of you committing the burglary? It doesn’t make sense to
me.
A. I wonder about the reason why the detective suspected you of getting involved in the
burglary.
B. The detective thought that you took part in the burglary, which is complete nonsense to me.
C. I feel hilarious when I think of the idea that you might have been involved in the burglary.
D. That the detective regarded you as a suspect in the burglary sounds completely insensible to
me.
53. Carl spent too many nights going to parties his first semester in college. He missed more
classes than he should have.
A. It’s likely that Carl missed more classes than he should have as a result of spending
many nights at parties his first semester in college.
B. Carl spent too many nights going to parties his first semester in college, he missed more
classes than he should have accordingly.
C. Carl should have missed fewer classes; however, he spent his first semester in college
mostly at parties.
D. Spending too many nights going to parties his first semester in college led Carl to going
to more classes then he needed.
54. My son hates tee-ball. He hates it so much that he walked from third base during his last
game of the season and stomped on home plate.
A. My son hates tee-ball; in fact, he hates it so much that he walked from third base during
his last game of the season and stomped on home plate.
B. My son hates tee-ball, for he hates it so much that he walked from third base during his
last game of the season and stomped on home plate.
C. My son hates tee-ball, by this means, he hates it so much that he walked from third base
during his last game of the season and stomped on home plate.
D. My son hates tee-ball; subsequently, he hates it so much that he walked from third base
during his last game of the season and stomped on home plate.
55. The waste discharge law was enacted. Some industries promptly campaigned to have it
altered.
A. As soon as campaigns against the waste discharge law were brought in, the authorities
passed it.
B. In no time did some industries protest against the waste discharge law when it was brough in.
C. Changing the waste discharge law was what some industries aimed at before it was passed.
D. It was not long after some industries’ protest that the new waste discharge law was passed.

PHẦN 12: HOÀN THÀNH VĂN BẢN

Chọn 01 cụm từ hoặc câu trong 04 lựa chọn cho sẵn trong mỗi câu hỏi để điền vào chỗ
trống tương ứng trong bài luận đã cho.
THE FOUNDING OF PHILADELPHIA
The woodlands were alive with color when William Penn arrived for the first time, in
1682. It was late October, still the best time of the year in the Northeast. But he wasn’t there to
admire the countryside. There was work to be done; not least finding the right spot for the city
that would be the centerpiece of his new colony.He had already given it a name, of course. It
was the same name as that of one of the early Christian cities in Asia Minor which, when
translated, means “City of Brotherly Love”. (56) ______ Penn borrowed the name from them
because it suited perfectly the ideal community he had in mind.
 The spot he picked, on the banks of the Delaware River, had a small harbor and a
beach. (57) ______ What he wanted, he said, was a “green country town”.
In his travels he had seen the great cities of Europe and hadn’t always liked what he saw. He
was also well aware of the cities that had already been established in the New World and knew
they were growing without a plan. (58) ______ His new city would have a plan for growth and
that, he was convinced, would make it one of the great cities of the world.
For openers, he ordered that Philadelphia would have no crooked streets. (59) ______
He told his surveyors that he also wanted the roads to lead out of the city, so that it would be
convenient to reach other cities yet unbuilt. (60) ______ He specified that no houses could be
built within 200 paces of the harbor so there would be plenty of room for a future commercial
center, and he asked that home builders center their structures on building lots “...so there may
be ground on each side for gardens, orchards or field, that it may be a green country town which
will never be burnt and will always be wholesome.”
56. A. It had been taken by a religious group in England, whose beliefs were similar to those of
the Quakers, for an ideal community they had hoped to establish.
B. English people’s religious beliefs are not identical to the Quakers, a model they want
to emulate.
C. The Quakers has always been considered as the ideal model of political system of all
time.
D. Some people protested the Quakers as they have a more outstanding religious belief
than the English.
57. A. William Penn had an idea ahead of his time about a perfect place. B. Building a
perfect city has always been William Penn’s dream.
C. The land around it was high enough to provide a perfect place for a city and William
Penn had a perfect city in mind.
D. The idea of a perfect place for a city encouraged Willian Penn to find a high area.
58. A. He was also well aware of the cities that had already been established in the New World
and knew they were growing without a plan.
B. He didn’t know that those cities had already been established in the New World
without a plan.
C. The cities in the New World in his mind has been unplanned to grow like that.
D. He couldn’t imagine how those cities in the New World could grow without any plan.
59. A. They would all be straight and wide, and they would all lead to the river.
B. They would all be straight and wide although they would all lead to the river.
C. The river made the construction hard.
D. Leading to the river made them straight and wide.
60. A. He supported selling land to build new streets bigger.
B. He insisted that buildings are mor important than big streets
C. He pointed out that new streets would eventually have to be added and ordered that
space be left for them before any land was sold for building.
D. He required that space should be left for new streets after land had eventually used
for making big buildings.

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