TEST CỦA TINA

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 from 1 to 2.
Question 1: You cannot completely avoid stress in your life. You need to find ways to cope with it.
A. As you cannot completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
B. While you cannot completely avoid stress in your life, you needn't find ways to cope with it.
C. After you can completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
D. As long as you can completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
Question 2: These students may be excellent. They will not get used to dealing with practical situations.
A. Excellent as may be, these students will not get used to dealing with practical situations.
B. These students will get used to dealing with practical situations although they may be excellent.
C. Excellent as may these students be, they will not get used to dealing with practical situations.
D. These students may be too excellent to get used to dealing with practical situations.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions from 3 to 7.
As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States increased. The
frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities. Industrialization and
the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon credentials and expertise to make
schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility. Increasingly, too, schools were viewed as
the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society.
The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the century
coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920 schooling to age
fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year was greatly lengthened.
Kindergartens, vacation schools and extracurricular activities, and vocational education and counseling
extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in the larger industrial
cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adult immigrants were sponsored by public schools,
corporations, unions, churches, settlement houses, and other agencies.
Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs of
specific populations. Immigrant women were once such population. Schools tried to educate young women
so they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many educators
considered appropriate for women was the home. Although looking after the house and family was familiar
to immigrant women, American education gave homemaking a new definition. In preindustrial economies,
homemaking had meant the production as well as the consumption of goods, and it commonly included
income-producing activities both inside and outside the home, in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-
century United States, however, overproduction rather than scarcity was becoming a problem. Thus, the ideal
American homemaker was viewed as a consumer rather than a producer. Schools trained women to be
consumer homemakers cooking, shopping, decorating, and caring for children "efficiently" in their own
homes, or if economic necessity demanded, as employees in the homes of others. Subsequent reforms have
made these notions seem quite out-of-date.
Question 3: Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of _______ .
A. income-producing activities in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
B. economic necessity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
C. scarcity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
 D. overproduction in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
Question 4: The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. production B. consumption C. education D. homemaking
Question 5: The phrase "coincided with" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. ensured the success of B. was influenced by
C. began to grow rapidly D. happened at the same time as
Question 6: It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance of
education in the United States was _______ .
A. an increase in the number of trained teachers
B. the expanding economic problems of schools
C. the growing number of schools in frontier communities
D. the increased urbanization of the entire country
Question 7: According to the passage, early-twentieth-century education reformers believed that _______.
A. different groups needed different kinds of education
B. more women should be involved in education and industry
C. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them
D. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the
following questions from 8 to 10.
Question 8: It is now obligatory for visitors to leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.
A. Visitors can't leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.
B. Visitors needn't leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.
C. Visitors may leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.
D. Visitors must leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.
Question 9: “You are a newcomer here, aren't you?" she asked me.
A. She wanted to know why I was a newcomer here. B. She said that I was a newcomer here.
C. She asked me whether I was a newcomer there. D. She told me that she was a newcomer there.
Question 10: As Keanu Reeves became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper
reporters.
A. The more famous Keanu Reeves became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid newspaper
reporters.
B. The more famous Keanu Reeves became, the more difficult for him it was to avoid newspaper
reporters.
C. The more difficult it was for Keanu Reeves to avoid newspaper reporters, the more famous he became.
D. The more Keanu Reeves became famous, the more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters it
was.
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 from 11 to 12.
Question 11: She was a woman of great courage and she will long be remembered by her grief-stricken
family and friends.
A. becoming thoroughly miserable B. being financially insecure
C. feeling extremely happy D. getting much involved
Question 12: It was the first time that we had been reunited since I had all my heart and soul upon her.
A. integrated B. separated C. repeated D. stabilized
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 questions from 13 to 15.
Question 13: The number of nature reserves have increased dramatically so as to protect endangered species.
A. have increased B. nature reserves C. dramatically D. endangered species
Question 14: According to most medical experts, massage relieves pain and anxiety, cases depression and
speeding up recovery from illnesses.
A. relieves B. illnesses C. most medical experts D. speeding up
Question 15: We have conducted exhausting research into the effects of wearing masks on slowing the
spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
A. into B. the spread C. exhausting D. causes
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions from 16 to 22.
The term "folk song" has been current for over a hundred years, but there is still a good deal of
disagreement as to what it actually means. The definition provided by the International Folk Music Council
states that folk music is the music of ordinary people, which is passed on from person to person by being
listened to rather than learned from the printed page. Other factors that help shape a folk song include:
continuity (many performances over a number of years): variation (changes in words and melodies either
through artistic interpretation or failure of memory); and selection (the acceptance of a song by the
community in which it evolves).
When songs have been subjected to these processes, their origin is usually impossible to trace. For
instance, if a farm laborer were to make up a song and sing it to a couple of friends who like it and memorize
it, possibly when the friends come to sing it themselves, one of them might forget some of the words and
make up new ones to fill the gap, while the other, perhaps more artistic, might add a few decorative touches
to the tune and improve a couple of lines of text. If this happened a few times, there would be many different
versions, the song's original composer would be forgotten, and the song would become common property.
This constant reshaping and re-creation is the essence of folk music. Consequently, modem popular songs
and other published music, even though widely sung by people who are not professional musicians, are not
considered folk music. The music and words have been set by a printed or recorded source, limiting scope for
further artistic creation. These songs' origins cannot be disguised and therefore they belong primarily to the
composer and not to a community.
The ideal situation for the creation of folk music is an isolated rural community. In such a setting folk
songs and dances have a special purpose at every stage in a person's life, from childhood to death. Epic tales
of heroic deeds, seasonal songs relating to calendar events, and occupational songs are also likely to be sung.
(Source: http://www.thereadingplanet.com)
Question 16: The word "essence" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. basic nature B. full extent C. growing importance D. first phase
Question 17: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a characteristic of the typical folk
song?
A. It is passed on to other people by being performed.
B. It is usually impossible to trace its origin.
C. It is constantly changing over time.
D. It contains complex musical structures.
Question 18: Which of the following statements about the term "folk song" is supported by the passage?
A. The International Folk Music Council invented it. B. It has been used for several centuries.
C. It is considered to be out-of-date. D. There is disagreement about its meaning.
Question 19: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Elements that define folk music
B. Influences of folk music on popular music
C. Themes commonly found in folk music
 D. The standards of the International Folk Music Council
Question 20: The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. selection B. song C. community D. acceptance
Question 21: According to the passage, why would the original composers of folk songs be forgotten?
A. Folk songs are not considered an important form of music.
B. Singers dislike the decorative touches in folk song tunes.
C. Audience prefers songs composed by professional musicians.
D. Numerous variations of folk songs come to exist at the same time.
Question 22: The author mentions that published music is not considered folk music because _______.
A. the songs attract only the young people in a community
B. the composers write the music in rural communities
C. the original composer can be easily identified
D. the songs are generally performed by professional singers
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions from 23 to 37.
Question 23: She came in quietly _______ not to wake the baby.
A. such as B. so as C. as if D. if so
Question 24: You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to _______ is at the
desk.
A. whom B. who C. whoever D. which
Question 25: Not until the dedication of Yellowstone Park in the late nineteenth century ______ national
park.
A. that the United States had B. when the United States had
C. did the United States have D. the United States had
Question 26: When _______ on July 4, 1789, the federal tariff was remarkably evenhanded.
A. was first enacted B. was entered first C. first enacted D. it first enacted
Question 27: To our _______ , Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A. judgment B. eyes C. relief D. anxiety
Question 28: With a nod and a smile, she _______ her friends.
A. took leave of B. felt pity for C. lost touch with D. gave birth to
Question 29: Marie Curie was the first and only woman _______ two Nobel prizes.
A. to be won B. to have won C. won D. that win
Question 30: By the time you receive this letter, I _______ for Japan.
A. will leave B. will have left C. have left D. would have left
Question 31: Remember _______ your answer before handing in your exam paper.
A. check B. to check C. checking D. being checked
Question 32: You had better keep a box of matches _______ in case the lights go out again.
A. handshake B. handful C. handy D. hands-on
Question 33: If I had enough money, _______.
A. I could have bought that house B. I would buy that house
C. I will buy that house D. I bought that house
Question 34: She has just bought _______.
A. a French old interesting painting B. an old interesting painting French
C. an interesting old French painting D. a French interesting old paint
Question 35: He hardly ever makes a mistake, _______?
 A. didn't he B. does he C. did he D. doesn't he
Question 36: They decided to place _______ African elephant on their List of Endangered Species.
A. x (no article) B. a C. an D. the
Question 37: Shall we _______ across this field instead of going along the road?
A. take B. cut C. come D. set
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 from 38 to 39.
Question 38: A. finished B. punched C. swallowed D. practiced
Question 39: A. modal B. modest C. model D. modern
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions from 40 to 41.
Question 40: A. machine B. student C. career D. guitar
Question 41: A. research B. lecturer C. conference D. reference
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 42 to 46.
There is (42) _______ debate between archeologists about when and where the first civilizations
developed. That is because the answer to that question depends on what one defines as a civilization. If a
civilization is simply a small group of people having a similar culture and beliefs, then civilizations have
existed in many parts of the world for thousands of years. If a civilization is defined as a larger, more
complex society (43) _______ a government and the construction of cities, then the first civilization was
probably the Sumerian civilization in what is now Iraq. The Sumerians were (44) _______ from the Ubaid
culture, which was made up of small villages of farmers who lived slightly farther north. Sometime around
4,000 B.C. these farmers moved down into the valley along the Tigris River.
This land received little rain, and was unsuitable for farming. Therefore, it was empty and the Sumerians
had plenty of (45) _______ and little competition from other peoples. What allowed the Sumerians to
successfully farm in this dry land was their knowledge of irrigation, the practice of taking water from a river
or lake and moving it to fields through the use of man-made canals. This allowed the Sumerians to farm here
successfully (46) _______ the lack of rain. We know that the Sumerians had a great understanding of
irrigation because their language is filled with words related to it.
(Source: TOEFL IBT - Reading)
Question 42: A. many B. a number of C. the number of D. much
Question 43: A. with B. of C. in D. off
Question 44: A. deselected B. descended C. desecrated D. declined
Question 45: A. garden B. house C. village D. room
Question 46: A. as a result B. because of C. on account of D. in spite of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges from 47 to 48.
Question 47: Jack and Jane are talking about the skills for teenagers.
Jack: “ _______ ”
Jane: “Absolutely. They also encourage interest and interaction from others in your team.”
A. That's true! Lacking this skill may lead me to feel depressed and lose my temper easily.
B. Ok. So, are you going to take up a French course besides improving your English?
C. I believe that interpersonal communication skills can help us to get along well with everyone.
D. I expect the practical experience as a volunteer will make my CV look good.
Question 48: Mark and Tam are discussing the places they want to visit.
Tam: “Well, there are a lot of things to see in Hue. How about visiting Quoc Hoc High School?”
Mark: “ _______ ”
A. Sounds interesting! Hope we can have a nice time there.
B. Great! Let's see the royal tombs first.
C. We may visit Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park.
D. It'd be fun to explore Ha Long Bay at night on board.
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 from 49 to 50.
Question 49: Indeed, learning a martial art makes one self-reliant and disciplined, and also greatly boosts
one's confidence.
A. respectful B. ambitious C. decisive D. independent
Question 50: Environmental concerns must be given precedence over commercial interest.
A. victory B. priority C. reference D. vacancy
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 31 to 35.
SPOILT FOR CHOICE
Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. In daily life, people have come to expect endless situations
about which they are required to make decisions one way or another. In the (51) _______ , these are just
irksome moments at work which demand some extra energy or brainpower, or during lunch breaks like
choosing which type of coffee to order or indeed (52) _______ coffee shop to go to. But sometimes selecting
one option as (53) _______ another can have serious or lifelong repercussions. More complex decision-
making is then either avoided, postponed, or put into the hands of the army of professionals, lifestyle
coaches, lawyers, advisors, and the like, waiting to (54) _______ the emotional burden for a fee. (55)
_______ for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, not a right. And
for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion,
created by companies and advertisers wanting to sell their wares.
(Adapted from Improve Yourself Reading Skill by Sam Mc Carter)
Question 51: A. nutshell B. main C. general D. whole
Question 52: A. which B. what C. where D. when
Question 53: A. opposed to B. aimed at C. involved in D. led to
Question 54: A. strengthen B. lighten C. soften D. weaken
Question 55: A. But B. Therefore C. Moreover D. However

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