ĐỀ SỐ 10 (1)

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.
Question 1. A. practice B. amuse C. advertise D. arise
Question 2. A. epidemic B. illegal C. education D. competitor
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 the position of primary stress in each of
the following questions.
Question 3. A. reserva’tion B. com’municate C. dic’tation D. oc’casion
Question 4. A. eco’nomic B. opti’mistic C. capa’bility D.
con’querable
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions
Question 5. Prices are increasing dramatically in big cities. The _________ seems to go up
every day.
A. standard of living B. quality of life C. annual income D. cost of living
Question 6. Many parents tend to push their children because they believe that good
education will enable them to ________ in the future.
A. turn up B. get on = be successful C. get out D. turn
down
Question 7. Whenever I visited her, my grandmother ____________ my favorite cake for
me.
A. would make B. use to make C. would have made D. have made
Question 8. Nobody wants to help him, ___________?
A. does he B. doesn’t he C. do they D. don’t they
Question 9. He was injured after jumping _______ the wall yesterday.
A. over B. under C. across D. through
Question 10. Action movies may have a negative _________ on children.
A. opinion B. influence C. dependence D. decision
Question 11. She left her husband after a _____________ row.
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A. burning B. heavy C. crashing D. blazing
Question 12. After she had had a couple of glasses of champagne she started to fell
___________.
A. narrow-minded B. light-headed C. light footed D. light-hearted
Question 13. She is a(n) _________. She finds it difficult to socialize with other students in
the class.
A. industrious B. dynamic C. reserved D. sociable
Question 14. I had all the information at my ______ before attending the meeting.
A. fingertips B. thumbs C. hands D. fingers
Question 15. Rather than __________ about how tired she was, she got on with her job.
A. to complain B. complained C. she complained D. complain
Question 16. They will be staying here for _________ few weeks.
A. other B. another C. others D. the others
Question 17. I locked the door of my room all day yesterday to avoid __________.
A. disturbing B. being disturbed C. to disturb D. to be
disturbed
Question 18. I think t put my ________ in it when I asked Lisa about her ex-husband.
A. thought B. elbow C. foot D. nose
Question 19. Clothing made of plastic fibers has some certain advantages over _______
made of natural fibers.
A. that B. which C. the one D. what
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 20. I think Michael hit the nail on the head when he said what is lacking in this
company is the feeling of confidence.
A. interpreted something indirectly B. described something unconsciously
C. said something correctly D. misunderstood something seriously
Question 21. Deforestation may seriously jeopardize the habitat of many species.
A. do harm to B. set fire to C. get rise to D. make way for.

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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 22. You have got a high score in the final exam. You should put yourself on the
back.
A. criticize yourself B. wear a backpack C. praised yourself D. check up your
back
Question 23. Her physical condition was not an impediment to her career as a singer. She
has won a lot of prizes.
A. advantage B. obstacle C. barrier D. disadvantage
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best
completes each of following exchanges.
Question 24. Hoa: “Would you mind closing the door?” – Hung: “__________”
A. Yes, of course. Are you tired? B. No, not at all. I’ll do it now.
C. Yes, I do. You can close it. D. Don’t worry. Go ahead.
Question 25. Waitress: “Hi, may I take your order, madam?” – Mrs. Brown: “___________”
A. I don’t want to do anything. I’ve really had enough.
B. OK, here is my bill.
C. Yes, I’d like some fish and chips
D. Sure, it’s delicious.
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 26
to 30.
Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries, and it is the fastest growing. It contributes
over £50 billion to the economy annually, over £12 billion of it from overseas visitors. About
25 billion overseas visitors come to Britain each year. Tourism is one of the biggest
employment (26) __________ in the UK, too – it employs over 1.7 million people, which is
more than in the construction or health service industries.
Around 20% of all new (27) ___________ are in this industry. These figures are very
impressive, but how do they translate into job possibilities for you? There is room in this
industry for all sorts of people, with different educational (28) _________, personal
attributes, interests and career aims. A tourist is really a traveler – some who (29) ________
a journey, usually for recreation, like a holiday or sightseeing. (30) _________, tourism at its

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very simplest refers to the industry that provides travel and entertainment facilities for people
away from their own homes.
Question 26. A. zones B. sectors C. sections D.
districts
Question 27. A. employments B. vocations C. works D. jobs
Question 28. A. background B. settings C. traditions D.
surroundings
Question 29. A. does B. performs C. makes D. breaks
Question 30. A. Therefore B. Because C. Despite D. Although
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each question from 31 to 35.
Most people have heard Albert Einstein, but a person who became s friend of his may be
less well-known, but she is also a famous scientist. Her name is Marie Curie, who is most
known for her work in radiation. She was born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867
where she grew up with her parents and four other children in the family. Marie was also the
youngest child. Because both her parents were teachers, Marrie learned how to read and
write at a very young age. She was intelligent, had an outstanding memory, and worked very
hard in school.
As Marie grew older there were tough times for her and the family, but she was able to
attend a university after she graduating from high school, even though it was not something
women did during those times. However, she attended a famous university in Paris, France
called the Sorbonne where women were permitted to attend. After just three years at the
school she earned a degree in Physics. She loved to learn and had always known she wanted
to be a scientist.
In 1894, she married Pierre Curie, also a scientist, and a year later they had their first child, a
daughter named Irene. Marriage and motherhood did not stop Marie from her work and
research as a scientist. She became interested in X-rays which had been recently discovered.
Marie decided to do some experiments with the element uranium, which is given off by the
rays.
Her husband, Pierre, joined Marie in her experiments. One day she was examining a
material called pitchblende and had expected just a few rays to be given off. Instead, there
were many extra rays and Marie realized there must have been an undiscovered element
which they discovered, adding them to the periodic table.

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 Maria named one of the elements polonium after her home country, Poland, and the other
same named it radium because it gave off so many strong rays. Marie and Pierre Curie came
up with the new term “radioactivity” too, as well to describe elements that emit strong rays.
In 1903, the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to both scientists for their work in
radiation, and Marie was also the first woman in history to be awarded the Nobel Prize. She
did not stop there through, because in 1911, Marie won another Nobel Prize. This time in
chemistry, for discovering the two elements, polonium and radium. Not only was she the first
woman, but also the first person ever to be awarded two Noble prizes. This made her very
famous and scientist all over the world wanted to study radioactivity with Marie. Later,
doctors found that radiology could help cure cancer.
Unfortunately, Marie Curie died in 1934 due to overexposure to radiation from the
experiments and from the work she did with x-ray machines. Currently, there are many
safety precautions that are used preventing scientists from being overexposed to radiation.
In summary, Marie Curie dis a famous physicist known for her work with radiation, and
also as the first woman to receive a Noble Prize and to win two Nobel Prizes in her lifetime.
Question 31. What degree did Marie Curie first earn in college?
A. Physics B. Chemistry C. Biology D. Physiology
Question 32. What did Marie curie first become interested in which lead to her experiments?
A. Research B. X-ray C. injured soldiers D. Pitchblende
Question 33. Which fields of science did Marie Curie win her Nobel Prizes?
A. Chemistry B. Physics C. Biology D. Both A and B
Question 34. Marie Curie discovered two new elements for the periodic table, radium and
________.
A. polonium B. selenium C. radon D. curium
Question 35. Which of the following was the cause of Marie Curie’s death?
A. Overexposure to polonium B. Overexposure to radiation
C. Overexposure to cancer D. Overexposure to the sun
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each question from 36 to 42.
Annie Oakley, an intriguing figure in American entertainment, was a markswoman who
starred in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, where she was often called “Little Sure shot”. She
was born in 1860 in Drake Country, Ohio., and her original name was Phoebe Ann Moses.

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As a child, she hunter game with such success that, according to the legend, by selling it in
Cincinnati, Ohio, she was able to pay off the mortgage on the family farm. When she was 15
she won a shooting match in Cincinnati with Frank E. Butler, a vaudeville marksman, and
they were married a year later.
For the next ten years they toured the country and performed in theaters and circuses as
“Butler and Oakley”. In April 1855, Annie Oakley, now under her husband’s management,
joined “buffalo bill” Cody’s Wild West Show. Billed as “Miss Annie Oakley, the Peerless
Lady Wing-Shot”, She was one of the show’s star attractions for sixteen years.
Oakley never failed to delight her audiences, and her feats of marksmanship were truly
incredible. At 30 paces she could split a playing card held edge-on, and she hit dimes tossed
in to the air. She shot cigarettes from her husband’s lips, and, when he threw a playing card
into the air, she would shoot it full of holes before it touched the ground. She was a great
success on the Wild West Show’s European trips.
In 1887, she was presented to Queen Victoria, and later in Berlin she performed her cigarette
trick with, at his insistence, Crown Prince Wilhelm (later Kaiser Wilhelm II) holding the
cigarette. A train wreck in 1901 left her partially paralyzed for a time, but she recovered and
returned to the stage to amaze audiences for many more years.
Question 36. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “intriguing” in the
passage?
A. frightening B. Fascinating C. fabulous D. funny
Question 37. What does the word “it” as used in the phrase “by selling it” refer to?
A. child B. game C. legend D. mortgage
Question 38. The passage implies that Oakley and Butler were married in___________
A. 1873 B. 1874 C. 1875 D. 1876
Question 39. According to the passage, Frank E. Butler was all of the following EXCEPT
_______
A. Annie Oakley’s assistant in her act B. Annie Oakley’s husband
C. Annie Oakley’s teacher D. Annie Oakley’s manager
Question 40. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “feats” in the
passage?
A. jokes B. accomplishments C. displays D. mistakes
Question 41. According to the passage, who performed the cigarette tricks her in Europe?
A. Queen Victoria B. Crown Prince Wilhelm
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C. Buffalo Bill Cody D. Princess Anne
Question 42. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Annie Oakley was talented and popular entertainer
B. Frank E. Butler was jealous of his wife’s talent and popularity
C. Queen Victoria was brave when she held a cigarette for Annie Oakley
D. Buffalo bill Cody was not as good a marksman as Annie Oakley.

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 question.
Question 43. The doctor (A) advised him to avoid (B) eating fatty foods, (C) having fresh
vegetables and drink (D) much water.
Question 44. (A) On the table (B) is (C) hundreds of books written (D) in English.
Question 45. When I (A) came back I (B) realized that (C) my camera (D) had been
disappeared.
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. If I hadn’t had so much work to do, I would have gone to the movies.
A. Because I had so much work to do, I couldn’t go to the movies
B. I would go to the movies when I had done so much work.
C. A lot of work couldn’t prevent me from going to the movies.
D. I never go to the movies if I have work to do
Question 47. “No, no, you really must to stay with us” said the children.
A. The children denied my staying with them
B. The children refused to let me stay with them
C. The children didn’t agree to let me stay with them
D. The children insisted on my staying with them
Question 48. She shouldn’t have forgotten that yesterday was her daughter’s birthday.
A. She had a birthday which her daughter forgot
B. Yesterday, she remembered when her daughter’s birthday was
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C. She failed to remember the date of her daughter’s birthday
D. Her daughter forgot her own birthday.
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. Smoking is an extremely harmful habit. You should give it up immediately.
A. As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately
B. When you give up smoking immediately, your health will be affected with this harmful
habit
C. Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful habits
D. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful
habit
Question 50. She applied for the job abroad. She wanted to develop herself and earn more
money.
A. She applied for the job abroad in order to develop herself and earn more money
B. So as to earn more money for development, she applied for the job abroad
C. She applied for the job abroad, so she developed herself and earn more money
D. To earn more money was the reason why she applied for the job abroad