TEST 29

Question 1. A. charming B. check C. chemist D. cherry

Question 2. A. awards B. forms C. hammers D. sinks
Question 3. A. advance B. sustain C. moment D. unique
Question 4. A. delicacy B. predominate C. testimony D. eloquence

Mark A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part
Question 5. A good dictionary is indispensable for learning a foreign language.
A. essential B. understandable C. remarkable D. unnecessary
Question 6. Within hours of the tragedy happening, an emergency rescue team had been assembled.
A. dismissed B. gathered C. restored D. congregated

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
question.
The history of clinical nutrition, or the study of the relationship between health and how the body takes in and utilizes
food substances, can be divided into four distinct eras: the first began in the nineteenth century and extended into the early
twentieth century when it was recognized for the first time that food contained constituents that were essential for human function
and that different foods provided different amounts of these essential agents. Near the end of this era, research studies
demonstrated that rapid weight loss was associated with nitrogen imbalance and could only be rectified by providing adequate
dietary protein associated with certain foods.
The second era was initiated in the early decades of the twentieth century and might be called "the vitamin period. "
Vitamins came to be recognized in foods, and deficiency syndromes were described. As vitamins became recognized as essential
food constituents necessary for health, it became tempting to suggest that every disease and condition for which there had been
no previous effective treatment might be responsive to vitamin therapy. At that point in time, medical schools started to become
more interested in having their curricula integrate nutritional concepts into the basic sciences. Much of the focus of this education
was on the recognition of deficiency symptoms. Herein lay the beginning of what ultimately turned from ignorance to denial of
the value of nutritional therapies in medicine. Reckless claims were made for effects of vitamins that went far beyond what could
actually be achieved from the use of them.
In the third era of nutritional history in the early 1950's to mid-1960's, vitamin therapy began to fall into disrepute.
Concomitant with this, nutrition education in medical schools also became less popular. It was just a decade before this that many
drug companies had found their vitamin sales skyrocketing and were quick to supply practicing physicians with generous samples
of vitamins and literature extolling the virtue of supplementation for a variety of health-related conditions. Expectations as to the
success of vitamins in disease control were exaggerated. As is known in retrospect, vitamin and mineral therapies are much less
effective when applied to health-crisis conditions than when applied to long-term problems of under nutrition that lead to chronic
health problems.
Question 7. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The stages of development of clinical nutrition as a field of study
B. The history of food preferences from the nineteenth century to the present
C. The effects of vitamins on the human body
D. Nutritional practices of the nineteenth century
Question 8. It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following discoveries was made during the first era in the
history of nutrition?
A. Certain foods were found to be harmful to good health. B. Vitamins were synthesized from foods.
C. Effective techniques of weight loss were determined D. Protein was recognized as an essential component of diet.
Question 9. The word "tempting" is closest in meaning to________.
A. realistic B. necessary C. correct D. attractive
Question 10. It can be inferred from the passage that medical schools began to teach concepts of nutrition in order to________
A. encourage medical doctors to apply concepts of nutrition in the treatment of disease
B. support the creation of artificial vitamins
C. convince doctors to conduct experimental vitamin therapies on their patients
D. convince medical doctors to participate in research studies on nutrition
Question 11. The word "Reckless" is closest in meaning to______________?
A. recorded B. irresponsible C. informative D. urgent
Question 12. Why did vitamin therapy begin losing favor in the 1950's ?
A. Medical schools stopped teaching nutritional concepts B. Nutritional research was of poor quality
C. The public lost interest in vitamins D. Claims for the effectiveness of vitamin therapy were seen to be
exaggerated.
Question 13. The phrase "concomitant with" is closest in meaning to___________
A. in dispute with B. prior to C. in conjunction with D. in regard to
Question 14. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses____________
A. Why nutrition education lost its appeal B. Problems associated with undernutrition
C. The fourth era of nutrition history D. How drug companies became successful

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question 15: How ______ is the customer about the range, quality and cost of the products on offer ?
A. ill-prepared B. self-reliant C. well-informed D. opened-minded
Question 16: She's just broken ______ her boyfriend. She is very sad now.
A. off with B. down on C. up to D. up with
Question 17: Don't be afraid to ______ the initiative and say what you think.
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 A. get B. make C. have D. take

Question 18: I'm determined ______ this piece of work finished today.
A. getting B. being gotten C. to get D. to be gotten
Question 19: They all made the same comment, quite independent ______ each other
A. on B. of C. from D. with
Question 20: Johnathan was very satisfied with his ______ smartphone.
A. fashionable new Japanese B. new fashionable Japanese C. Japanese new fashionable D. fashionable Japanese new
Question 21: This cheese isn’t fit for eating. It’s ______ all over after lying in the bin for so long.
A. spoiled B. mouldy C. sour D. rusty
Question 22: The boss was ______ with the new employee over his qualification and ability to perform his job well.
A. at a loose end B. at a loss C. at a standstill D. at odds
Question 23: She is going to have a date with a man ______ before.
A. that have never met B. she has never met
C. whom she never meet D. whom she has never met him
Question 24: After it ______ dry for two months, it rained heavily last night
A. has been B. had been C. would be D. was
Question 25: The spaghetti sauce tasted ______. Everybody liked it.
A. delicious B. delicate C. deliciousness D. deliciously
Question 26. Nowadays, with the help of the computer, teachers have developed a ______ approach to teaching.
A. multilingual B. multilateral C. multiple-choice D. multimedia
Question 27: He ______safety goggles , but he wasn’t and as a result , the hot steel badly damaged his eyes .
A. might have been wearing B. need have been worn C. must have been wearing D. ought to have been wearing
Question 28: He has taken some painkiller but when the effects______ , his leg will hurt quite badly.
A. pick up B. wear off C. take in D. catch on
Question 29: Sara brought in a lot of business last month , she should ask for a pay rise while she’s still on a ______
A. run B. rush C. roam D. roll
Question 30: Many young people have objected to ____ marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and groom.
A. agreed B. shared C. contractual D. sacrificed

EDUCATING TOMORROW'S LEADERS

When it comes to educating tomorrow's leaders, it would be wrong to assume that there is a formula that can be applied to
(31)____________ people into great leaders. But it is possible to prepare youngsters for leadership by teaching them some
essential skills. We all have the (32)____________ to lead, more importantly, the ability to improve our skills. The first step is to
let young people look at the great leaders they know about. They will soon realise that leaders have their own, personal ways of
leading. But faced with the prospect of (33)____________ themselves with famous leaders, youngsters may well feel
discouraged. We need to give them examples of leadership (34)____________ can be found all around us. There are countless
opportunities to pick up leadership skills at school, in the sports field, and even at home. We should encourage youngsters to take
on projects which (35)____________ leadership. It is also advisable for them to keep a journal where they can record their
experiences as leaders, even if they seem small and unimportant. They can put down what they did well and also where they have
done better. This is not a waste of time because such a written record will be a valuable reference for years. 
Question 31. A. make B. force C. turn D. change
Question 32. A. potential B. precedence C. exclusion D. awareness
Question 33. A. evoking B. hindering C. distinguishing D. comparing
Question 34. A. which B. what C. who D. when
Question 35. A. refrain B. impart C. disclose D. involve

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions
Oil is the world’s most essential energy . Everyday , the world uses 3 billion gallons of oil. The United States alone
uses 700 million gallons . Most of this oil is produced in the Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia. Oil companies use oil
tankers to move the huge amounts of oil fileds to the cities where they are used . Oil tankers are huge ships, some of the biggest
in the world. An average oil tanker can hold over 50 million gallons of oil.
Unfortunately, just like cars and planes , oil tankers sometimes have accidents. When this happens, the oil they carry can
spill into the sea, creating an environmental disaster. (1) When it spills into the sea, oil floats and it spreads very quickly . Once it
washes onto beach , it mixes into the sand , making it almost impossible to clean up. In addition to being very messy , spilled oil
is also very dangerous to animals. (2) Furthermore, sea birds get oil on their feathers and are unable to fly. When they try to clean
their feathers , the oil poisons them and they die as well. (3) Whales , seals and dolphins are also often killed by oil spills (4).
Oil spills are often caused by carelessness on the part of the ship’s crew . The case of the Exxon Valdez oil spill is a
perfect example . In 1989, The Exxon Valdez hit some underwater rocks and spilled over 11 billion gallons of oil into the sea
near Alaska . The oil spill polluted 1,300 miles of beach and killed hundreds of thousands of sea animals . The crash was caused
because the radar, which could have warned the crew of the underwater rocks, was broken . The radar was very expensive to fix ,
so the Exxon company decided to leave it broken . Furthermore, the caption of the ship was drunk at the time of crash. After the
accident, the Exxon company was forced to pay fot the clean-up, but much of the damage reamains even ten years after the spill.
Question 36.The word essential in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. useful B. necessary C. common D. valuable
Question 37. According to paragraph 1 , all of the following are true EXCEPT ______.
A. the United Sates uses almost of all the world’s oil. B. Most oil produced far from where it is used
C. Saudi Arabia has the largest oil tankers in the world D. Oil tankers are used to transport oil around.

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Question 38. According to the passage why is an oil spill difficult to clean after it reaches a beach?
A. it spreads very quickly B . it mixes into the sand C. it is very messy D. oil is very dangerous

Question 39. Look at the four brackets ( ) that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage:
Fish swimming in an area of oil spill die almost instantly.
A. (1) B. (2) C. (3) D. (4)
Question 40. Accoding to the paragraph 3 , why wasn’t the radar on the Exxon Valdez fixed ?
A. The captain was drunk B. The company did not want to pay to have it fixed
C. The crew did not know to fix it. D. It hit an underwater rock.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each
of the following questions
Question 41: He had been lied to and stabbed in the back by people that he thought were his friends.
A. avoided B. betrayed C. backed up D. supported
Question 42: She knew it was dangerous to visit him except at night, but she set out regardless of the risk.
A. in regard to B. in spite of C. by means of D. because of
Mark A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the questions
Question 43: Kate completed her higher education. She then decided to travel the world before getting a job.
A. Without completing her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job.
B. Given that Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job, she completed her higher education.
C. Having completed her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job.
D. Kate had scarcely travelled the world before getting a job when she completed her higher education.
Question 44: Jack was very hungry. He refused the load of bread we offered.
A. Jack didn’t refuse the load of bread we offered though he was very hungry.
B. Jack refused the load of bread we offered because he wasn’t very hungry.
C. Jack wasn’t very hungry; therefore, he didn’t refuse the load of bread we offered.
D. Jack was very hungry; however, he refused the load of bread we offered.

Mark 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 45. "Why don't we wear sunglasses?" our grandpa would say when we went out on bright sunny days.
A. Our grandpa used to suggest wearing sunglasses when we went out on bright sunny days.
B. Our grandpa would warn us against wearing sunglasses on bright sunny days.
C. Our grandpa asked us why we did not wear sunglasses when going out on bright sunny days.
D. Our grandpa reminded us of going out with sunglasses on bright sunny days.
Question 46. I am sure he did not know that his brother graduated with flying colors.
A. He should not have been envious of his brother's achievement.
B. He cannot have known that his brother graduated with very high marks.
C. That his brother graduated with flying colors must have been appreciated by him.
D. He may not know that his brother is flying gradually up in a colorful balloon.
Question 47. People say that Mr. Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year.
A. Mr. Goldman is said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year.
B. Mr. Goldman was said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year.
C. Nearly a million pounds was said to have been given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year.
D. Nearly a million pounds is said to be given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year.

Mark A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions
Question 48: The cost of the project have increased significantly since it began.

Question 49: The purpose of traveller’s check is to protect travellers from the theft and accidential lost of money.

Question 50 : Rush’s opinions on the new management policies were very different from that of his fellow workers.

Question 51: A. imagine B. enormous C. permission D. possible

Question 52: A. continental B. conservation C. revolution D. particular
Question 53: A. attention B. assistance C. family D. romantic
Question 54: A. working B. couple C. attract D. reader
Question 55: A. conquer B. conserve C. conceal D. contain
Question 56: A. influential B. compulsory C oceanic D. advantageous
Question 57: A. candidate B. commitment C. recipe D. instrument

Question 58: Jack and Peter are talking about the weather.
- Jack: "What is the weather like today." - Peter: "____________"
A. Don't mention it. B. I like the weather cool. C. It is very hot. D. I don’t like it.
Question 59: The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _______ in response to questions.
A. attention B. attentively C. attentive D. attentiveness
Question 60: We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. haven’t seen B. don’t see C. hadn’t seen D. didn’t see

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Question 61: The train ______ half an hour ago. A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
Question 62: We are a very _____________ family. All of us have very close relationship with one another.
A. close-knit B. typical C. friendly D. strange

Question 63: He asked the children _________too much noise.

A. don’t make B. if they don’t make C. not making D. not to make
Question 64:In my family, both my parents_______to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. join hands B. get out C. shake hands D. deal with
Question 65: Julia asked her boyfriend what he _____ the night before. A. would do B. was doing C. had done D. does
Question 66:John________ as a journalist since he graduated from university in 2000.
A. is working B. worked C. had worked D. has worked
Question 67:The children were warned____________ in the lake without an adult present.
A. not swim B. not to swim C. not swimming D. to not swim
Question 68: We are going to have my house____________ tomorrow morning.
A. paint B. painting C. painted D. to be painted
Question 69: Not only_______the exam but she also got the scholarship.
A. did she pass B. she passed C. has she passed D. she has passed
Question 70: I didn’t get home until after midnight last night. Otherwise, I _______ your call.
A. returned B. would have returned C. had returned D. would return
Question 71: Everyone here has been to London _______?
A. hasn’t they B. haven’t they C. has he D. hasn’t he
Question 72: You _______your room carelessly because it is still very untidy.
A. can't have cleaned B. must have cleaned C. could clean D. shouldn't clean
Question 73: Don't try to phone me! By the time you read this letter, _______
A. I have left B. I’m leaving C. I will have left D. I will leave
Question 74: The bigger the supermarket is, _______
A. the choice is wide B. the wider the choice it is C. the more the choice is D. the wider the choice will be
Question 75: Because of _______ weather conditions, California has an advantage in the production of fruits and vegetables.
A. favour B. favourite C. favourably D. favourable
Question 76:With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _____ pressure now. A. under B. above C. upon D. out of
Question 77:This shirt is _______ that one.
A. a bit less expensive B. as much expensive as C. not nearly as expensive as D. much far expensive than
Question 78:My friend bought____________from a shop on Tran Phu Street.
A. a brown nice leather belt B. a nice brown leather belt C. a nice leather brown belt D. a leather brown nice belt.
Question 79: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ______ last week.
A. should have done B. may have done C. need to have done D. must have done
Question 80: Whenever he had an important decision to make, he ______ a cigar to calm his nerves.
A. would light B. would be lighting C. would have lit D. had lit
Question 81: The new director of the company seems to be an intelligent and ______ man.
A. well-educated B. well-educate C. well-educational D. well-education
Question 82: A large number of inventions and discoveries have been made _____accident.
A. on B. at C. in D. by
Question 83: Changes have been made in our schooling program. As a result, young children______do homework any more.
A. haven’t B. couldn’t C. oughtn’t D. needn’t
Question 84: The receptionist, ___ answered the phone, told me that the director was out.
A. whose B. that C. whom D. who
Question 85: Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they ______their student cards.
A. produced B. didn’t produce C. don’t produce D. hadn’t produced
Question 86: ______the salesman promised to exchange the detective CD player for a new one, they insisted on getting a refund.
A. Despite B. Although C. And D. But
Question 87: A molecule of water is _______ of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
A. created B. consisted C. included D. composed
Question 88: Global warming will result ______crop failures and famine. A. from B. in C. to D. of
Question 89: After the new technique had been introduced, the factory produced ______cars in 2014 as the year before.
A. as many twice B. as twice many C. twice as many D. twice many as
Question 90: Nguyen Thi Anh Vien performed so well the 28 th Sea Games Women’s 200m butterfly that none of her rivals could
_____her. A. catch up with B. look up to C. put up with D. come up to
Question 91: ______at school yesterday when we were informed that there was no class due to a sudden power cut.
A. We have hardly arrived B. Hardly had we arrived C. We had arrived hardly D. Hardly we had arrived

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 92: Successful salespeople know their products thoroughly ______.
A. and the needs of the market understood B. but the needs of the market are understood properly
C. and understand the needs of the market properly D. understanding the needs of the market
Question 93: The Vietnamese students have to take an entrance exam ______.
A. in order that they should go to a college or university B. for going to a college and university
C. so as go to a college or university D. so that they can go to a college or university
Question 94: ______, many animals can still survive and thrive there.
A. Being severe weather conditions in the desert B. Although the weather conditions in the desert are severe

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C. The weather conditions in the desert to be severe D. Even though the weather conditions in the desert severe
Question 95: An excellent hairstylist can make a man seem to have more hair ______.
A. as has actually he B. than he actually has C. than it actually is D. as is it actually