TEST 14

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)

I. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5 pts) Choose the best option to complete the
following sentences.
Câu 1: We have ____________what action to take.
A. yet decided B. not yet decide C. not yet to decide D. yet to decide
Câu 2: _____________, I would give a party.
A. Were she to come B. Were she coming C. Were she come D. She were coming
Câu 3: He said it was imperative that we ___________on time.
A. had been B. were C. have been D. be
Câu 4: Vietnam has about 80 newspapers, __________25 are issued daily.
A. about which B. which are about C. of which about D. which is about
Câu 5: My new glasses cost me _______the pair that I bought last month.
A. more than three times B. three times as much as
C. as much three time as D. more three times than
Câu 6: It turned out that we __________rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by
several hours.
A. mustn’t be B. hadn’t C. needn’t have D. should have
Câu 7: My plane was delayed. I had to wait at ________airport for three hours.
A. the B. a C. an D. X
Câu 8: I told you _________the computer just before leaving, didn’t I?
A. to not switch off B. don’t switch off C. to switch off D. switch off
Câu 9: Under no circumstances __________or exchanged.
A. goods will be returned B. goods should be returned
C. can goods be returned D. are good being returned
Câu 10: I don’t remember_________of your decision to change our vocation plan. Nobody
told me.
A. to be told B. being told C. telling D. to tell
II. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 pts) Choose the best option to
complete the following sentences.
Câu 11: We received a call from the teacher who was_______charge of our course.
A. in B. at C. on D. to
Câu 2: The article analyzed the impact of the tax base _______real estate prices and sales.
A. in B. on C. out D. with
Câu 13: Everyone was _________to explain how Vietnam lost 2-1 to Indonesia.
A. in vain B. out of work C. at a loss D. by no means

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Câu 14: I can count on my parents to help me in an emergency.
A. look for B. depend on C. go on D. try on
Câu 15: I hate the way Carol _____________people down behind their back.
A. runs B. plays C. lays D. batters
Câu 16: I can’t come to your birthday party because something has _________
A. done away with B. come off C. dropped off D. cropped up
Câu 17: The Press thought the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he
just____________
A. ran it down B. called it off C. turned it down D. laughed it off
Câu 18: Thanks to her regular workouts and sensible diet, she certainly strikes me as in the
_________
A. blue B. green C. pink D. red
Câu 19: At first they refused but I managed to _______them round to my way of thinking.
A. put B. force C. push D. bring
Câu 20: We put his rude manner________ignorance of our British customs.
A. off at B. up with C. up to D. down to
III. VOCABULARY (10 pts) Choose the best option to complete the following
sentences.
Câu 21: He is a little bit _________ in his left ear, but if you speak clearly he will hear what
you say.
A. disabled B. deaf C. diseased D. dead
Câu 22: Don’t _________ to any conclusions before you know the full facts.
A. rush B. reach C. leap D. fly
Câu 23: Let me _________ the bill before we leave this restaurant.
A. arrange B. conclude C. settle D. pay up
Câu 24: These tax cuts will give industry _______________ .
A. a supportive hand B. a helping hand
C. an assisting hand D. a supported hand
Câu 25: A few years ago, a fire _____________much of an overcrowded part of the city.
A. battled B. devastated C. mopped D. developed
Câu 26: She love tennis and could watch it till the _________ came home.
A. she B. everyone C. horses D. cows
Câu 27: Everything could be done by __________.
A. a nod and bow B. a nod and wink C. a wink and a nod D. a nod and a wink
Câu 28: Environmental groups are locked in ________with the council over the proposed new
bypass through parts of Charmy Wood.

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A. argument B. battle C. debate D. contrversy
Câu 29: During the evening football match, the stadium was illuminated by_________
A. flashlights B. floodlights C. highlights d. spotlights
Câu 30: Can I pick your ________on the subject before the meeting?
a. brain B. mind C. head d. intellect
IV. GUIDED CLOZE (10 pts) Read the text below and decide which answer best fits
each space.
Passage A
Environmental Concerns
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support life. (31)_________
human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (32)_________
on consuming two-thirds of the world’s resources while half of the world’s population do so
(33) _________to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the (34)_________resource we have by
people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (35)_________ built on or washed
into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover
(36)_________. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the
consequences. As a result the planet’s ability to support people is being (37)_________at the
very time when rising numbers and consumption are (38)_________increasingly heavy
demands on it.
The Earth’s natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy,
medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (39)_________us fed, comfortable, healthy and
active, if we are sensible in how we use the resources they will (40)_________indefinitely. But
if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon run out and everyone will suffer.
Câu 31: A. Although B. Still C. Yet D. Despite
Câu 32: A. continues B. repeats C. carries D. follows
Câu 33: A. already B. just C. for D. entirely
Câu 34: A. alone B. individual C. lone D. lonely
Câu 35: A. sooner B. neither C. either D. rather
Câu 36: A. completely B. greatly C. utterly D. quite
Câu 37: A. stopped B. narrowed C. reduced D. cut
Câu 38: A. doing B. having C. taking D. making
Câu 39: A. hold B. maintain C. stay D. keep
Câu 40: A. last B. stand C. go D. remain
Passage B:
In the past people suffered (41) __________ a disease called scurvy. Their gums bled,
their skin became rough, their wounds did not (42) _________ and their muscles wasted away.

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The (43) _________ of these symptoms was a lack of vitamin C; people ate preserved meats
and foods and could not get fresh vegetables and fruits.
The best (44) _________ of vitamin C are oranges, lemons, grapefruit, cantaloupes,
strawberries, and fresh vegetables. These fruits must be fresh because vitamin C is destroyed
by heat, storage, or exposure (45) ________ air.
Although today more people (46) _______ vitamin C pills than any other supplement,
some people still have scurvy, (47) _________ some of the elderly, alcoholics, and the
chronically ill.
Research shows that vitamin C reduces the (48) _______ of colds and can help prevent
cancer. There is also evidence that vitamin C prevents heart disease, (49) ______ wound
healing, helps prevent gum disease, and helps protect us from pollutants such as cigarette
smoke. Some recent research also shows that vitamin C has a positive effect on some mental
(50) _________ and increases life span.
Câu 41: A. from B. with C. by D. at
Câu 42: A. close B. recover C. heal D. get well
Câu 43: A. reason B. cause C. origin D. signs
Câu 44: A. store B. resources C. provider D. sources
Câu 45: A. to B. towards C. in D. by
Câu 46: A. consume B. drink C. take D. have
Câu 47: A. containing B. including C. consisting D. like
Câu 48: A. severity B. seriousness C. gravity D. importance
Câu 49: A. hastens B. hurries up C. quickens D. speeds
Câu 50: A. chaos B. confusions C. disorders D. disturbances
V. READING COMPREHENSION (10 pts) Read the text below and choose the best
answer to each question.
Passage A:
Commuting is the practice of travelling a long distance to a town or city to work each
day, and then travelling home again in the evening. The word commuting comes from
commutation ticket, a US rail ticket for repeated journeys, called a season ticket in Britain.
Regular travelers are called commuters.
The US has many commuters. A few, mostly on the East Coast, commute by train or
subway, but most depend on the car. Some leave home very early to avoid the traffic jams, and
sleep in their cars until their office opens. Many people accept a long trip to work so that they
can live in quiet bedroom communities away from the city, but another reason is “white flight”.
In the 1960s most cities began to desegregate their schools, so that there were no longer separate
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to desegregated schools, so they moved to the suburbs, which have their own schools, and
where, for various reasons, few black people live.
Millions of people in Britain commute by car or train. Some spend two or three hours a
day travelling, so that they and their families can live in suburbia or in the countryside. Cities
are surrounded by commuter belts. Part of the commuter belt around London is called the
stockbroker belt because it contains houses where rich business people live. Some places are
becoming dormitory towns, because people sleep there but take little part in local activities.
Most commuters travel to and from work at the same time, causing the morning and
evening rush hours, when buses and trains are crowded and there are traffic jams on the roads.
Commuters on trains rarely talk to each other and spend their journey reading, sleeping or using
their mobile phones, though this is not popular with other passengers. Increasing numbers of
people now work at home some days of the week, linked to their offices by computer, a practice
called telecommuting.
Cities in both Britain and the US are trying to reduce the number of cars coming into
town each day. Some companies encourage car pooling (called car sharing in Britain), an
arrangement for people who live and work near each other to travel together. Some US cities
have a public service that helps such people to contact each other, and traffic lanes are reserved
for car-pool vehicles. But cars and petrol/gas are cheap in the US, and many people prefer to
drive alone because it gives them more freedom. In Britain many cities have park-and-ride
schemes, car parks on the edge of the city from which buses take drivers into the centre.
Câu 51: All of the following are measures to reduce the number of cars coming into town each
day in the US and / or Britain EXCEPT_______.
A. car pooling/sharing B. traffic lanes for car pooling
C. park-and-ride schemes D. free car parks in the city centre
Câu 52: The word “desegregate” in paragraph 2 most probably means_______.
A. end racial discrimination B. become worse in quality
C. improve the quality D. begin to re-equip
Câu 53: As mentioned in the passage, commuters usually_______.
A. talk to each other during train journeys B. go to work at different hours
C. cause traffic congestion on the roads D. go home from work at different hours
Câu 54: Which of the following is NOT true about the London commuter belt?
A. It is like “bedroom communities” in the US. B. It surrounds London.
C. It is home to some wealthy business people. D. It is in central London.
Câu 55: It can be inferred from the passage that dormitory towns in Britain are places where
people_______.
A. take part in local activities B. contribute to the local community

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C. are employed locally D. stay for the night
Câu 56: The passage mentions that many Americans are willing to travel a long distance to
work in order to be able to live in _______.
A. comfortable bedrooms B. quiet neighborhoods
C. city centers D. noisy communities
Câu 57: The phrase “linked to” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_______.
A. related to B. connected to C. satisfied with D. shared with
Câu 58: The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to_______.
A. driving alone B. car pool C. travelling together D. petrol/gas
Câu 59: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Both the US and Britain have a great number of commuters.
B. Britain has considerably more commuters than the US.
C. Commuting helps people in the US and Britain save a lot of time.
D. The US has considerably more commuters than Britain.
Câu 60: Which of the following definitions of commuting would the author of this passage most
probably agree with?
A. Travelling to work and then home again in a day within a rural district.
B. Travelling for hours from a town or city to work in the countryside every day.
C. Regularly travelling a long distance between one’s place of work and one’s home.
D. Using a commutation ticket for special journeys in all seasons of the year.

Passage B:
Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the
effects of extreme heat. One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb
the Sun's rays. Desert mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of
maintaining a constant body temperature. Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature
deep inside the body, which would involve the expenditure of water and energy, desert
mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be fever height, and
temperatures as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been measured in Grant's gazelles. The
overheated body then cools down during the cold desert night, and indeed the temperature may
fall unusually low by dawn, as low as 34 degrees Celsius in the camel. This is an advantage
since the heat of the first few hours of daylight is absorbed in warming up the body, and an
excessive buildup of heat does not begin until well into the day.
Another strategy of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that
would be fatal for non-adapted animals. The camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight
as water without harm to itself, whereas human beings die after losing only 12 to 13 percent of

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their body weight. An equally important adaptation is the ability to replenish this water loss at
one drink. Desert animals can drink prodigious volumes in a short time, and camels have been
known to imbibe over 100 liters in a few minutes. A very dehydrated person, on the other hand,
cannot drink enough water to dehydrate at one session, because the human stomach is not
sufficiently big and because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes death from water
intoxication.
The tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals do not have to
remain near a water hole but can obtain food from grazing sparse and far-flung pastures. Desert-
adapted mammals have the further ability to feed normally when extremely dehydrated, it is a
common experience in people that appetite is lost even under conditions of moderate thirst.
Câu 61: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Weather variations in the desert B. Adaptations of desert animals
C. Diseased of desert animals D. Human use of desert animals.
Câu 62: According to the passage, why is light coloring an advantage to large desert animals?
A. It helps them hide from predators.
B. It does not absorb sunlight as much as dark colors.
C. It helps them see their young at night
D. It keeps them cool at night.
Câu 63: The word "maintaining" is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. measuring B. inheriting C. preserving D. delaying
Câu 64: The author uses of Grant's gazelle as an example of ___________.
A. an animal with a low average temperature
B. an animal that is not as well adapted as the camel
C. a desert animal that can withstand high body temperatures
D. a desert animal with a constant body temperature
Câu 65: When is the internal temperature of a large desert mammal lower?
A. Just before sunrise B. In the middle of the day
C. Just after sunset D. Just after drinking
Câu 66: The word "tolerate" is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. endure B. replace C. compensate D. reduce
Câu 67: What causes water intoxication?
A. Drinking too much water very quickly B. Drinking polluted water
C. Bacteria in water D. Lack of water.
Câu 68: What does the author imply about desert-adapted mammals?
A. They do not need to eat much food.
B. They can eat large quantities quickly

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C. They easily lose their appetites.
D. They can travel long distances looking for food.
Câu 69: Why does the author mention humans in the second paragraph?
A. To show how they use camels.
B. To contrast them to desert mammals.
C. To give instructions about desert survival.
D. To show how they have adapted to desert life.
Câu 70: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an adaptation of large desert animals?
A. Variation in body temperatures B. Eating while dehydrated
C. Drinking water quickly D. Being active at night.

B. WRITTEN TEST (70 pts)

I. CLOZE TEST (20 pts) Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only ONE WORD for each space.
Passage A:
LAUGHING IS GOOD FOR YOU - SERIOUSLY
It is a sad fact that adults laugh far less than children, sometimes by (71) ___________
much as a couple of hundred times a day. Just take a look at people’s faces on the way to work
or in the office: you’ll be lucky to see a smile, let (72) _________ hear a laugh. This is a shame
– especially in (73) __________ of the fact that scientists have proved that laughing is good for
you. “When you laugh,” says psycologist David Cohen, “it produces the feel-good hormones,
endorphins, countering the effects of (74) _________ and inhancing the immune system.”
There are many reason why we might laugh (75) __________ in adult life: perhaps we are
too work-obessed, or too embarrased to let our emotions show. Some psycologists simply
believe that children have more naïve responses, and as adult we naturally grow (76) _________
of spontaneous reactions. Luckily, however, it is possible to relearn the art of laughter. In India,
“laughter of clinics” have been growing (77) ________popularity over the last few years,
according to the efforts od Dr Madan Kataria, whose work has won (78) __________ a devoted
following. Dr Kataria believes that his laughing techniques can help to strengthen the immune
system and lower stress levels, (79) _________ other things. He teaches his patients different
laughs or giggles to relax specific parts of the body. In 1988, when Dr Kataria organised a
World Laughter Day at Bombay racetract, 10,000 people (80) ____________ up.
Passage B:
The computer has brought nothing (81)______problems to the world of the twentieth century.
Chief among the problems has (82)____the dehumanization of society. People are no (83)____
human. Each of us is a series of numbers, numbers to be fed into computers. There are our credit

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card numbers, our bank account (84)______ , our social security numbers, our telephone and
electricity numbers - the computer number game is endless.
What happens to these computerized numbers ? They are distributed to a network of
government agencies and business (85)______can use them to invade our privacy. The Internal
Revenue Service stores millions of facts about every citizen. Credit agencies exchange
(86)____ on the spending and saving practices of nearly every American adult. Mailing lists
are (87)_____ available by computers to dozens of organizations, public and private, who
bombard us with unwanted mail.
Just let the computer which stores (88)______ concerning our accounts, let us say with a credit
card company, make an error and it is almost impossible to correct it. The result is an avalanche
of bills, threads, and loss of credit standing.
The computer has thrown thousands of people out of (89)______ . The gamut of computer-
generated unemployed runs from highly skilled technicians to typists.
These are some of the reasons why I feel that the (90)______ of the computer has been
detrimental to the quality of our life in the twentieth century.
II. WORD FORMATION (20 pts)
Part 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
Câu 91: Be careful. You may be __________ to put all your eggs in one basket. (ADVICE)
Câu 92: The groom may ______________the bride only when their vows have been
exchanged. (VEIL)
Câu 93: The______________of the good relationship between the two countries was brought
up in the conference.(MAINTAIN)
Câu 94: We have already made____________progress towards solving the problem.
(SUBSTANCE)
Câu 95: What you may think is _______________ is really just over-enthusiasm. He would
never harm anyone. (HOSTILE)
Câu 96: I am looking to leave in order to find a new job, _____________ of whether Mr.
Perkins offers me more money or not. (REGARD)
Câu 97: Eddie just can't stop working and relax any more, he's turning into a real __________
(WORK)
Câu 98: There has been a _____________ increase in recovery from leukemia in the last 30
years. (MIRACLE)
Câu 99: The new BMW has a more powerful engine than its______________ (PRECEDE)
Câu 100: She is one of those _________________people who never get angry or upset.
(PERTURB)
Part 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words given in the box.

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 REGULAR LONG CHECK APPLY ARRIVE
LET CODED POTENTIAL INSPIRE WORK
THE INVENTOR OF THE BAR CODE
Although you may never have heard of Joe Woodland, you almost certainly use his
invention on a daily basis. For Joe was the man who came up with the idea of the bar code -
that little box containing parallel lines of (101) _______________ width and (102)
_____________that you find on the packaging of most products that are offered for sale at retail
(103) ____________worldwide. Joe Woodland actually invented the bar code way back in
1949, when the manager of a supermarket in Philadelphia asked him to design an electronic
(104) ______________system which would be both simple and effective. The purpose of the
bar code is to store (105)______________information about the product, which (106)
____________speeds up the process of recording sales and restocking the shelves.
Joe's (107)_______________came from Morse code and he formed his first barcode in
the sand on the beach one day. The idea was way ahead of its time however, and didn't find any
immediate practical (108)_____________Convinced that the system was
(109)_______________with further development, however, Woodland didn't give up. It was
the (110) ______________of laser gun technology decades later which allowed Joe's invention
to come into everyday use.
III. ERROR CORRECTION (10 pts) The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify
and correct them.
Air pollution is a cause for ill – health in human beings. In a lot of 0. for => of
countries, there are laws limited the amount of smoke which factories can 111. _________
produce. Because there isn't enough information on the amount of smoke in 112. _________
the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution makes lung cancer. 113. _________
The gases from the exhausts of cars have also risen air pollution in most cities. 114. _________
The lead in petrol produces a poisoned gas which often collects in busy streets 115. _________
surrounding by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot 116. _________
of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quick as other children and they are 117. _________
clumsy where they use their hands. There are long-term effects of pollution. If 118. _________
the gases in the atmosphere continues to increase, the earth's climate will become 119. _________
warmer. A lot of ice near the Poles may water and may cause serious floods. 120. ________
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 pts)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentence printed before it.
Câu 121: The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of Prime Minister.
Were it _____________________________________________________________________

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Câu 122: It is thought that the boss is considering raising wages.
The boss____________________________________________________________________
Câu 123: I hadn't realized that full implications of what had happened until sometimes later.
It was ______________________________________________________________________
Câu 124: I was surprised to hear that Kathy had changed her job.
It came _____________________________________________________________________
Câu 125: The result of the match was never in doubt.
At no time__________________________________________________________________
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. DO NOT change the word given.
Câu 126: These boys look remarkably like their father. (BEAR)
___________________________________________________________________________
Câu 127: They have discovered some interesting new information. (LIGHT)
___________________________________________________________________________
Câu 128: There’s nothing new about defence alliances. (HILLS)
___________________________________________________________________________
Câu 129: The price of the house has been reduced as much as possible because the owner needs
some money. (BONE)
The house_________________________________________________________________
Câu 130: She was concentrating so hard on her work that she didn’t notice when I came in
(WRAPPED)
She was so__________________________________________________________________

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