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22. Thanks to television, people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programmes in
an _______ and convenient way.
A. expensive B. expensively C. expense D. inexpensive
23. Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese _______ .
A. poem B. poet C. poetry D. poetic
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24. During the trip to Japan, we _______ a lot of pictures.
A. took B. did C. made D. got
25. To reduce garbage and save our natural resources, we should _______ bottles and cans.
A. discard B. recycle C. throw away D. misuse
26. You should take a shower instead of a bath to _______ water.
A. save B. waste C. keep D. store
27. If you go on wasting water, there will be a _______ of fresh water in a few decades.
A. growth B. decrease C. shortage D. lot
28. He is very _______ because he is concerned only with his own interests and feelings.
A. selfish B. helpful C. grateful D. confident
29. A person who performs operations at a hospital is called a(n) _______.
A. operator B. physician C. dentist D. surgeon
30. You’d better take his proposal _______ before _______ your final decision.
A. by surprise/ making B. by surprise/ doing
C. into account/ making D. into account/ doing
31. Nowadays children would prefer history _______ in more practical ways.
A. to be taught B. teach C. be taught D. to be teaching
32. Women should not try to do too much, nor _______ too little.
A. they should do B. should they do C. they shouldn’t do D. they do
33. You _______ us about the changes in the plans. We need time to prepare for everything.
A. should have told B. must have told C. can’t have told D. might tell
34. _______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical
illusion.
A. The moon B. The moon which C. When the moon D. That the moon
35. _______ students attended the meeting that there weren't enough chairs for all of them.
A. So much B. So few C. So many D. Too many
36. Harvard University, which _______ in 1639, is one of the oldest universities in the United States
of America.
A. found B. founded C. was founded D. was found
37. We _______ in such a great mess now if we _______ it before.
A. wouldn't have been - have known B. won't be - knew
C. won't have been - have known D. wouldn't be - had known
38. I won’t change my mind _______ what you say.
A. whether B. no matter C. because D. although
39. _______ smoking is a causative factor of many diseases, there is not a ban on tobacco advertising.
A. However B. Although C. Because D. Therefore
40. Before leaving the train, _______.
A. all luggage should be checking B. luggage should be checked by passengers
C. passengers should check their luggage D. luggage must have been checked
41. He shouted at us, _______ was very unpleasant.
A. whom B. who C. where D. which
42. It is imperative that this bridge _______ before May.
A. were built B. built C. be built D. build
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following sentences.
51. Music is very much an integral part of our life.
A. essential B. valuable C. special D. useful
52. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. changed completely B. cleaned well
C. destroyed completely D. removed quickly
53. My uncle, who is an excellent guitarist, taught me how to play the guitar.
A. skillful B. famous C. perfect D. modest
54. Although I work hard all the year round, I am contented with my life.
A. dreadful B. proud C. bored D. satisfied
55. The hotel staff are always friendly and courteous.
A. polite B. rude C. helpful D. impolite
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following sentences.
56. The earth is being threatened and the future looks bad.
A. done B. made C. defended D. varied
57. In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly.
A. leisurely B. slowly C. weakly D. shortly
58. Vietnam’s admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) has promoted its trade relations
with other countries.
A. balanced B. expanded C. restricted D. boosted
59. The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency devoted to reducing the sufferings of
wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of wars.
A. worry and sadness B. happiness C. pain and sorrow D. loss
60. We didn’t enjoy our picnic because the weather was depressing.
A. bad B. cold C. severe D. fine
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Wind, water, air, ice and heat all work to cause erosion. As the wind blows over the land, it often
(61) _______ small grains of sand. When these grains of sand strike against solid rocks, the rocks are
slowly worn away. In this way, (62) _______ very hard rocks are worn away by the wind.
When particles of rocks or soil became loosened in any way, running water carries them down the
(63) _______. Some rocks and soil particles are carried into streams and then into the sea.
Land that is covered with trees, grass and other plants wears away very slowly, and so loses very
(64) _______ of its soil. The roots of plants help to (65) _______ the rocks and soil in place. Water
that falls on grasslands runs away more slowly than water that falls on bare ground. Thus, forests and
grasslands (66) _______ to slow down erosion.
Even where the land is (67) _______ covered with plants, some erosion goes on. In the spring, the
(68)_______ snow turns into a large quantity of water that then runs downhill in streams. (69)_______
a stream carries away some of the soil, the stream bed gets deeper and deeper. (70) _______ thousands
of years of such erosion, wide valleys are often formed.
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V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.25 pt)
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
The sun today is a yellow dwarf star. It is powered by thermonuclear reactions near its centre that
change hydrogen into helium. The sun has existed in its present state for about 4 billion, 600 million
years and is thousands of times larger than the earth.
By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the sun’s life will be like. About
5 billion years from now, the core of the sun will shrink and become hotter. The surface temperature
will fall. The higher temperature of the centre will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions. The
outer regions of the sun will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury,
which is the closest planet to the sun. The sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures on the earth
will become too hot for life to exist.
Once the sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it
shrinks to the size of the earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The sun may throw off huge amounts
of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf.
After billions of years as a white dwarf, the sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost
its heat. Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the sun has become a black dwarf, the earth will be
dark and cold. If any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen onto the earth’s surface.
76. It can be inferred from the passage that the sun _______ .
A. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf
B. has been in existence for 10 billion years
C. is rapidly changing in size and brightness
D. will continue as a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years
77. When the sun becomes a red giant, what will conditions be like on earth?
A. Its atmosphere will freeze and become solid.
B. It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun.
C. It will become too hot for life to exist.
D. It will be destroyed in nova explosions.
78. As a white dwarf, the sun will be_______.
A. the same size as the planet Mercury
B. thousands of times smaller than it is today
C. around 35 million miles in diameter
D. cold and dark
79. According to the passage, which of the following best describes the sequence of stages that the sun
will probably pass through?
A. Yellow dwarf, white dwarf, red giant, black giant.
B. Red giant, white dwarf, red dwarf, nova explosions.
C. Yellow dwarf, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf.
D. White dwarf, red giant, black dwarf, yellow dwarf.
80. The word “there” in the last line refers to _______.
A. our own planet
B. the outer surface of the sun
C. the core of a black dwarf
D. the planet Mercury
The Internet links millions of computers all over the world and allows your computer to get
information stored on other computers far away. In 1981, only 213 computers were connected to the
Internet. At the end of 2006, there were more than one billion Internet users. No one knows for sure
exactly how many people use the Internet today.
You get on the Internet by joining a computer network which is called an Internet Service Provider
(ISP). You can hook up to the ISP with a modem and your home telephone line. This is called dial-up
access. Another way to hook up to the ISP is with Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) or a cable
modem which bring Web pages to your computer screen much faster than a dial-up connection.
People use the Internet for different purposes such as communication, information search, and
entertainment. Businesses use the Internet for advertising and electronic commerce. Organizations use the
Internet for teleconferencing and telecommuting. Media and entertainment companies use the Internet for
on-line news or games. Universities use the Internet to perform research, communicate, and distribute
lectures.
One of the most popular uses of the Internet is sending and receiving e-mail. An e-mail message has a
delivery address, just like any mail. The Internet has special computer devices called routers that can read
the e-mail address, which tells the routers where the e-mail should be routed, or sent, on the Internet.
As more people are getting on the Internet, newer ways of using the Internet are being invented. For
example, keeping blogs has been popular recently. A blog is a Web site which provides commentary or
news on a particular subject. Some blogs are personal on-line diaries where people write their day-to-day
experiences. Nearly 60 million blogs were being tracked at the end of 2006. Many bloggers said that they
could not share their experiences and opinions so quickly and easily if there weren’t Internet connectivity.
The Internet has really made big changes in the way many people live and work.
101. NI More than one billion computers were connected to the Internet at the end of 2006.
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102. T You cannot get on the Net without connecting to an ISP.
103. T The dial-up access is slower than the connection with ADSL.
104. T People in different places can attend a meeting with the help of Internet connectivity.
105. F Blogs are replacing traditional paper diaries.
A combination of water, salt, air pollution, sun, sand, and wind is destroyed the huge statue
just outside Cairo. This five-thousand-years-old statue, which has the body of a lion and the
face of a human being, is too bad damaged to be completely saved. First, there is not a good
drainage system around the statue and too many water has been running into the stone statue
for several years. As the result, tiny pieces of salt have been left on the stone and have damaged
them. Second, air pollution from the increased amount of traffic in Cairo is also destroying the
ancient statue. The air is such full of poisonous gases that it is damaging the statue even faster.
Third, the statue is being destroyed by extremes of temperature. The air is very cold on night,
but during the day the stone of the statue becomes very hot under the strong sunlight. Another
natural forces such as severe sandstorms attack the statue as well. Finally, the tourists who visit
the statue everyday also causes a lot of damage to it.
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A whole myriad of vulnerable species are on the brink of extinction. There are bountiful justifications
for this heated debate all over the world, include loss of habitat and genetic variations.
One of the main causes of endangered animals is pollution. Right now, there are 5.25 trillion macro
and micro pieces of plastic in our oceans. While plastics can take up to 10 to 20 years to decompose, it
only takes a few hours for marine life to consume them, causing a blockage in their breathing systems. In
fact, 100 million marine animals die due to plastic waste alone each year.
Secondly, loss of genetic variation should be taken into consideration. To exemplify, genetic
variation is the variety found inside an animal categories. Overhunting and overfishing have reduced the
populations of many animals. Reduced population means there are fewer breeding pairs. A breeding pair
is made up of two mature members of the species that are not closely related and can produce healthy
offspring. With fewer breeding pairs, genetic variation shrinks.
In conclusion, pollution and illegal hunting are two main reasons why animal species are being
endangered or extinct.
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