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Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút; (80 câu trắc nghiệm)

Chọn một câu gần nghĩa nhất với câu sau, từ câu 1 đến 5
Câu 1: His behavior was rather a shock to me.
A. I was rather displeased with his behavior. B. His behavior took me away.
C. I find his behavior not a shock at all. D. His behavior took me aback.
Câu 2: " That's a lovely new dress, Jean," said her mother.
A. Jean's mother said she liked her dress. B. Jean's mother complimented her on the lovely new dress.
C. Jean's mother told her to buy that lovely new dress. D. Jean's mother wanted to buy a lovely new dress.
Câu 3: Rather than disturb the meeting I left without saying goodbye.
A. The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye.
B. I disturbed the meeting because I said goodbye.
C. I left without saying goodbye as I didn't want to disturb the meeting.
D. I would rather disturb the meeting than leave without saying goodbye.
Câu 4: No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn't succeed.
A. Fred tried hard to start the car, and with succeed. B. Fred tried very hard to start the car, and succeed.
C. It's hard for Fred to start the car because he never succeeded. D. However hard Fred tried, he couldn't start the car.
Câu 5: What you have been saying is beside the point.
A. You was honest to have said like that. B. What you have been saying is beyond my expectation.
C. You have talked too much. D. What you have been saying is quite irrelevant.

Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi chỗ trống, từ câu 6 đến 15
The heart has long been considered to be where feelings of love (6) _________. In love songs throughout the ages, love almost
always (7) _________ together with the heart. The heart has continuously been viewed as the place where love begins and (8)
_________. Even the Bible gives numerous (9) _________ to love and the heart.
The role of the heart in love must come from what happens to it when a person feels strongly (10) _________ to someone else.
The strong feelings for the other person, especially in the early stages of a (11) _________ the results that the heart starts beating
faster and breathing starts (12) _________ up.
According to psychologists, a love relationship is a situation that involves a lot of stress and the body (13) _________ to this
by getting ready to face the unknown. This has been called the "fight or flight" reaction, meeting danger by (14) _________ it or
running away. So with love, the heart accelerates and (15) _________ becomes quick.
Câu 6: A. remain B. dwell C. linger D. stay
Câu 7: A. combines B. moves C. associates D. goes
Câu 8: A. seeps B. prospers C. grows D. develops
Câu 9: A. citation B. preferences C. quotes D. references
Câu 10: A. linked B. attached C. attracted D. bond
Câu 11: A. link B. relationship C. binding D. connection
Câu 12: A. going B. speeding C. showing D. beating
Câu 13: A. replies B. reacts C. answers D. looks
Câu 14: A. defeating B. fighting C. battling D. struggling
Câu 15: A. breathing B. perspiring C. exhaling D. inhaling

Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi chỗ trống, từ câu 16 đến 25
ADVERTISEMENTS
Perhaps the most creative use of language in newspaper is in the advertisements. The writers have to catch and (16) _________
the reader’s attention. They often (17) _________ this with a play on words. You read the words and understand them one way
and then suddenly you (18) _________ that another interpretation is possible. Through the ambiguity the advertisement has caught
your attention and the advertiser (19) _________ you’ll buy the product.
Under the picture of a new car are the words: "Not another family saloon." The dual interpretation of that phrase is dependent
on how it is pronounced. Misread it by putting the stress on the second word thereby projecting a message the advertiser would
clearly not want, and this (20) _________ you look again and pay conscious attention to the alternative message.
Advertising copywriters frequently (21) _________ use of idioms. One advertisement showed girls wearing different coloured
jeans, but none the traditional blue ones. Underneath were words: "Jeanius is (22) _________ ideas out of the blue." On level, that
(23) _________ the jeans are not ordinary blue jeans but ones in a range of colours. But there is also the suggestion that these new
jeans are a sudden piece of inspiration, a stroke of genius. "Out of the blue" is an idiom which means quite unexpectedly and
genius often (24) _________ getting a brilliant idea suddenly. That's very clever, but it's not quite the end of it, because it’s not
genius they are (25) _________ about, but jeanius. That is another play on words, the product they are selling, after all, is a pair of
jeans.
Câu 16: A. remain B. maintain C. hold D. pay
Câu 17: A. succeed B. make C. do D. have

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Câu 18: A. realize B. wonder C. aware D. indicate
Câu 19: A. sees B. hopes C. wishes D. makes
Câu 20: A. makes B. tells C. causes D. forces
Câu 21: A. make B. get C. have D. do
Câu 22: A. thinking B. having C. making D. arriving
Câu 23: A. tells B. means C. seems D. pretends
Câu 24: A. is B. compares C. contains D. involves
Câu 25: A. talking B. saying C. telling D. meaning

Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi câu hỏi, từ câu 26 đến 33
Of all the disease that beset the human race, leprosy is by far the hardest to bear. It is usually disfiguring, often crippling, and
not uncommonly fatal. What distinguishes leprosy from all other ailments is not the physiological dissolution that its victims must
frequently endure, but the fear, horror, and violent loathing it excites in other.
The belief that leprosy reached its zenith in thirteen and fourteen century, and was almost extinct by the middle of the
sixteenth. Many reasons have been to account for its decline, but the timely development of a diagnostic technique flexible enough
to distinguish leprosy from other disfiguring diseases is considered the most persuasive. Most authorities believe that only a
fraction of that innumerable victims of medieval leprophobia were actually suffering from leprosy.
Modern leprologist are capable of capable of understanding the extraordinary horror of leprosy that haunted ancient and medial
man, but they find its present day persistence peculiar. Leprosy is no longer the mystery it once was, and modern understanding of
its causes and cures permits most lepers to lead quite normal lives.
Câu 26: Leprosy is described as the disease __________.
A. easiest to contract B. most often fatal
C. most difficult to cure D. hardest to bear
Câu 27: The factor that sets leprosy apart from other ailments is _________.
A. the loathing with which people regard it B. incurability
C. its painfulness D. the resultant permanent disfigurement
Câu 28: The great aversion to lepers arose __________.
A. in the sixteenth century B. in medieval times
C. before the time of Christ D. at the beginning of the plague
Câu 29: The writings of Mohammed held that lepers were _________.
A. unfortunate victims of an unavoidable disease B. naturally antisocial
C. atoning for past sins D. unclean to be avoided
Câu 30: The thirteen and fourteen centuries in Europe mark the _________.
A. first attempts to cure leprosy B. decline of leprosy
C. decline of aversion to leprosy D. peak of the occurrence of leprosy
Câu 31: The development of a diagnose technique was significant because it_________.
A. distinguish leprosy from singular disease B. help to develop a rational attitude toward leprosy
C. could be used to diagnose many application D. uncover many unknown cases of leprosy
Câu 32: The abrupt decline of leprosy may have resulted from the ______________.
A. eventual death of most lepers from their affliction
B. discovery that many supposed lepers were suffering from other diseases
C. careful avoidance of lepers by others
D. disease becoming less contagious
Câu 33: Modern leprologists think that ______________.
A. there is no explanation for the ancient horror of leprosy B. leprosy is incomprehensible.
C. leprosy was never mysterious D. there is no reason to be horrified by leprosy today

Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi câu hỏi, từ câu 34 đến 41
Most people are afraid of sharks, but they usually do not known very much about them. For example, there are 350 kinds of
sharks, and all of them are meat eaters. Some sharks are very big. the whale shark is 50 to 60 feet long. But some sharks are very
small. The dwarf shark is only 6 inches long. Shark are 100 million years old. in fact, they lived at the same time as dinosaurs.
Today, sharks live in every ocean in the world, but most sharks live in warm water. They keep the oceans clean because they eat
sick fish and animals. Most sharks have four to six rows of teeth. When a shark's tooth falls out another tooth moves in from
behind. Sharks do not have ears. However, they "hear" sounds and movements in the water. Any sound or movement makes the
water vibrate. Sharks can feel these vibrations, and they help the sharks find food. Sharks use their large eyes to find food, too.
Most sharks see best in low light. They often hunt for food at dawn, in the evening, or in the middle of the night. Scientists want to
learn more about sharks for several reasons. For example, cancer is common in many animals, including people. However, it is
rare in sharks. Scientists want to find out why sharks almost never get cancer. Maybe this information can help people prevent
cancer too.
Câu 34: Many people are afraid of sharks because __________.
A. some sharks are small and some sharks are big B. there are many kind of sharks

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 C. sharks are meat eaters D. sharks live in every ocean in the world
Câu 35: Where do most sharks live?
A. in every ocean in the world B. in the north pole
C. in the south pole D. in warm water
Câu 36: Sharks are important because __________.
A. they are very big B. they clean the ocean
C. they are meat eaters D. they eat fish
Câu 37: What happens when a shark's tooth falls out?
A. It can not eat B. The shark dies
C. Another tooth moves in D. New tooth appear
Câu 38: Sharks can find food because _________ .
A. they feel vibration B. they feel vibration and can see with their eyes
C. they can see with their eyes D. they can hear
Câu 39: Sharks hunt for food at night because __________ .
A. they are hungry at night and other fish are sleeping B. they are hungry at night
C. other fish are sleeping D. they see well in low light
Câu 40: Information about sharks may __________ .
A. help animals prevent cancer B. help animals prevent cancer and help sharks live longer
C. help sharks live longer D. help people prevent cancer
Câu 41: What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Sharks are important and useful animals B. Sharks are dangerous
C. Sharks can help people prevent cancer D. Sharks are meat eaters

Chọn một phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính ở vị trí khác với các từ còn lại, từ câu 42 đến 46
Câu 42: A. origin B. writer C. careful D. compete
Câu 43: A. accomplished B. invaluable C. approximate D. expectation
Câu 44: A. intensive B. invention C. methods D. effective
Câu 45: A. dictionary B. contemporary C. performances D. encouragement
Câu 46: A. identity B. ahead C. pretend D. leisure

Chọn một từ / cụm từ thích hợp nhất điền vào chỗ trống, từ câu 47 đến 66
Câu 47: You shouldn't ___________ to your teacher like that. It was very rude.
A. have talked B. talk C. have be talked D. talked
Câu 48: I didn't see any sign of the money, but I __________ a small notebook and a pencil which _________ when the door
opened suddenly.
A. have found / probably dropped B. found / have probably dropped
C. found / had probably dropped D. find / probably drop
Câu 49: He __________ to be offered the job.
A. was such inexperienced or was too inexperienced B. was such inexperienced
C. was too inexperienced D. not experienced
Câu 50: They live on a busy road. __________ a lot of noise from traffic.
A. There must have B. There must be C. It must be D. It must have
Câu 51: _________ truck by lighting, the tree continued to thrive.
A. As if B. After that C. Although D. After
Câu 52: Many scientists have shown __________ can be used for an ever-increasing number of tasks.
A. that lasers how B. lasers how C. that what lasers D. how lasers
Câu 53: Rescue attempts were temporarily stopped __________ the bad weather.
A. Due to it was B. Though it was C. Because of it was D. because of
Câu 54: __________ lay its eggs in the sand on the beach than it goes back to the sea.
A. No sooner does a turtle B. A turtle does no sooner
C. No sooner a turtle does D. Does no sooner a turtle
Câu 55: Although they are smaller in size, chipmunks are __________ most other ground squirrels.
A. like to B. like C. alike D. like as
Câu 56: Not until about a century after Julius Caesar landed in Britain __________ actually conquer the island.
A. the Romans B. did the Romans C. the Romans did D. Romans that
Câu 57: When the automobile salesman described the car so __________, we became very uneasy about buying it.
A. ambiguously B. ambiguousness C. ambiguity D. ambiguous
Câu 58: The secretary's __________ with the boss's request was not done willingly.
A. comply B. compliance C. compliantly D. complaint

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Câu 59: Even though the remark was not __________, it caused embarrassment.
A. intentional B. intentionally C. intend D. intention
Câu 60: It was a strange _________ of justice; the drunken driver who killed the boy was given no sentence.
A. perversion B. perversely C. perverse D. pervert
Câu 61: The charity organization received a large gift from the _________ .
A. donation B. donate C. donor D. donated
Câu 62: The house possesses extensive _________ with gardens, tennis courts and an orchard.
A. fields B. property C. grounds D. surroundings
Câu 63: She went _________ a bad cold just before Christmas.
A. down with B. in for C. through D. over
Câu 64: The wind blew so strongly that the windows _________ in their frames.
A. flapped B. shocked C. rattled D. slapped
Câu 65: Unlike most Europeans, many Americans _________ a bowl of cereal for breakfast every day.
A. are used to eat B. use to eat C. are used to eating D. used to eating
Câu 66: I didn't set _________ to start an argument, it just happened.
A. off B. out C. up D. about

Chọn một từ / cụm từ gạch chân cần phải sửa, từ câu 67 đến 75
Câu 67: Unlike folk dancers, which are the product of a single culture, ballet is an international art form.
A B C D
Câu 68: The unit of measuring called the foot was originally based on the length of the human foot.
A B C D
Câu 69: Today oysters are grown and harvested much like any another crop.
A B C D
Câu 70: Playwright Frank Shin has often describes the lives of Chinese Americans in his dramas.
A B C D
Câu 71: Eggs may be boiled in the shell, scrambled, fried, and cooked in the countless another ways.
A B C D
Câu 72: Around 75 percents of the earth's surface is covered by water.
A B C D
Câu 73: In the 1920s, gasoline companies began giving away free road maps to the customers.
A B C D
Câu 74: A fully grown male mountain lion may be eight long feet.
A B C D
Câu 75: Neither humans or dogs can hear as well as cats.
A B C D

Chọn một câu thích hợp nhất được tạo bởi những từ / cụm từ gợi ý sau, từ câu 76 đến 80
Câu 76: famous / show / will / all / be / most / the / in / singers / heard / this / pop //.
A. All most the famous pop singers will be in this show heard.
B. All most the famous pop singers will be heard in this show.
C. All the most famous pop singers will be heard in this show.
D. All the most famous singers pop will be herd in this show.
Câu 77: I / on / the / was / both / and / long / which / boring / couldn't / lecture / biology / understand //.
A. I couldn't understand the lecture on biology which was both long and boring.
B. I couldn't understand which lecture on biology was both long and boring.
C. I couldn't understand which was both the long and boring lecture on biology.
D. I couldn't understand on the biology lecture which was both long and boring.
Câu 78: When / a / disappear / hair / it / longer / no / purpose / serves / useful / will //.
A. When hair no longer serves a useful purpose, it will disappear.
B. When hair no longer serves, it will disappear a useful purpose.
C. When hair no longer serves it, a useful purpose will disappear.
D. When hair will no longer disappear, it severs a useful purpose.
Câu 79: As / second / mother / to / only / a / tongue / English / ranks / Chinese.
A. As English only ranks Chinese second to a mother tongue.
B. As English ranks a mother tongue second only to Chinese.
C. As a Chinese English only ranks second to mother tongue.
D. As a mother tongue English ranks second only to Chinese.
Câu 80: today / reduced / farm / work / is / much / the / with / help / the / machines / modern / of //.
A. Today the modern work is much reduced with the help of farm machines.
B. Today the help of machines is much reduced with modern farm work.
C. Today the modern machines is much reduced with the help of farm work.
D. Today the farm work is much reduced with the help of modern machines.

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