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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.
Câu 1: A. fair  B. hear  C. pear  D. bear
Câu 2: A. cooked B. learned  C. beloved  D. wicked
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.
Câu 3: A. represent B. fulfilment  C. systematic  D. detrimental
Câu 4: A. furnish  B. tonight  C. reason  D. promise
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following
questions.
Câu 5: While Jack was looking through his old albums the other day, he _____ this photograph of his parents'
wedding.
A. turned down  B. made up  C. took after  D. came across
Câu 6: Some people are concerned with physical _______ when choosing a wife or husband.
A. attractive  B. attraction C. attractiveness  D. attractively
Câu 7: When he went to Egypt, he _______ knew no Arabic, but within 6 months he had become extremely
fluent.
A. scarcely  B. entirely  C. barely  D. virtually
Câu 8: What I can't understand is why he is now pursuing our daughter and why he has not told her that he was
once acquainted ______(có quen biết ai) us.
A. with  B. of  C. for  D. to
Câu 9: “______ badly Rose had treated him, he still helped her. He's so tolerant."
A. Even though  B. As if  C. No matter how  D. In addition to
Câu 10: The doctors are examining the dog _______ the child for rabies, which is a dangerous disease _______
immediate treatment.
A. bitten/ required B. biting / required C. bitten/ requiring D. biting/ requiring
Câu 11: _______ the ending, the book would have been perfect.
A. Had it not been for B. It hadn't been for C. It had not been for D. Hadn't it been for
Câu 12: MERS and SARS have both been known to _______ severe symptoms in people.
A. change  B. do  C. update  D. cause
Câu 13: According to reports, choosing a winner from the final three _______ was a hard task.
A. partakers  B. contestants  C. participants  D. applicants
Câu 14: Since they aren't answering their telephone, they _________.
A. can have left  B. should have left C. need have left  D. must have left
Câu 15: _______ one day by a passing car, the dog never walked proper again.
A. Injuring  B. To be injured  C. Injured  D. Having injured
Câu 16: The preparations _______ by the time the visitors ________.
A. had been finished/arrived  B. had finished/arrived
C. have finished/ arrived  D. have been finished/arrived
Câu 17: ________ parents of Jack claimed that he was at _____ home at the time of ________ robbery. 
A. The/the/the  B. x/x/a  C. The/x/the  D. x/x/the

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Câu 18: He admitted that losing to a less experienced player was a bitter _______(điều cay đắng mà phải chịu
đựng chấp nhận) to swallow.
A. tablet  B. pill  C. soap  D. donut
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined ward(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 19: Moving to a new town brought about many changes in her life.
A. resulted in  B. speeded up  C. resulted from  D. prevented
Câu 20: Though many scientific breakthroughs have resulted from mishaps, it has taken brilliant thinks to
recognize their potential.
A. misunderstandings B. incidentals  C. unfortunates  D. accidents
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 21: With price increases on most necessities, many people have to tighten their bell for fear of getting
into financial difficulties.
A. dress in loose clothes  B. spend money freely
C. put on tighter belts  D. save on daily expenses
Câu 22: He revealed his intention of leaving the company to the manager during the office dinner party.
A. disclosed  B. influenced  C. misled  D. concealed
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.
Câu 23: John and Kate are talking about how to protect the environment.
- John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?"
- Kate: "_______________” 
A. Yes, it's an absurd idea.  B. Well, that's very surprising.
C. There's no doubt about it.  D. Of course not. You bet!
Câu 24: Mary and Bob are talking about their vacation,
- Bob: "Where will you go on vacation?" - Mary: "_______________”
A. Probably I won't think of.  B. The beach is nice, isn't it?
C. Probably to the beach.  D. I have a four-day vacation.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to
the sentence given in each of the following questions. 
Câu 25: We gain more knowledge about how to stay safe online. We worry about the threats of cybercrime
less. 
A. The more knowledge about how to stay safe online we gain, the more we worry about the threats of
cybercrime less.
B. The more we stay online to gain safety knowledge, the less we worry about the threats of cybercrime.
C. The more knowledge about how to stay safe online we gain, the less we worry about the threats of
cybercrime.
Câu 26: Rose ran into her boyfriend on the way to the stadium yesterday.
A. Rose happened to meet her boyfriend while she was going to the stadium.
B. Rose caused an accident to her boyfriend while she was going to the stadium.
C. Rose's car ran over her boyfriend on the way to the stadium.
D. Rose's boyfriend got run over whole she was going to the stadium.
Câu 27: "You're always making terrible mistakes", said the mother
A. The mother realized that her children always made terrible mistakes.
B. The mother complained about her children making terrible mistakes.
C. The mother made her children not always make terrible mistakes.
D. The mother asked her children why they always made terrible mistakes. 

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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.
Câu 28: I enjoy reading the editorial that you told me about it yesterday.
A. reading  B. that  C. told  D. it
Câu 29: Since stealing is becoming more seriously, the administration has imposed stricter rules to prevent it.
A. stealing  B. seriously  C. stricter rules  D. it
Câu 30: A new school with more than 50 classrooms have just been built in our local area.
A. more than  B. have  C. built  D. local area
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.
Câu 31: The proposal seemed like a good idea. The manager refused it.
A. Since the proposal seemed like a good idea, the manager refused it.
B. The proposal didn't seem like a good idea, so the manager didn't accept it.
C. The manager didn't like to proposal because it didn't seem a good idea.
D. The manager refused the proposal although it seemed like a good idea.
Câu 32: I accepted the new job after all. It is making me feel exhausted.
A. It is of deep regret that I didn't turn down the job offer due to its hardship and long hour work.
B. If it had not been for my acceptance the new job offer, I wouldn't have felt exhausted.
C. Perhaps I shouldn't have accepted this new job, as it's making me feel exhausted.
D. Perhaps it would have been better if I hadn't agreed to this new job since it is so boring.
Read the following passage on social issues in American schools, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from questions from 33 to 37. 
The coronavirus that originated in China has spread fear and anxiety around the world. But while the novel
virus has largely spared one (33)....... group - children - it appears to pose a particular threat to middle - aged
and older adults, particularly men. 
This week, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention published the largest analysis of
coronavirus cases to date. Although men and women have been infected in (34)....... equal numbers, researchers
found, the death rate among men was 2.8 percent, compared with 1.7 percent among women. 
Men also were disproportionately affected during the SARS and MERS (35)......., which were caused by
coronaviruses. More women than men were infected by SARS in Hong Kong in 2003, but the death rate among
men was 50 percent higher, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Some 32 percent of
men infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome died, compared with 25.8 percent of women. Young adult
men also died (36)…..... higher rates than female peers during the influenza epidemic of 1918.
A number of factors may be (37).......... against men in the current epidemic, scientists say, including some
that are biological, and some that are rooted in lifestyle. 
(Adapted from "Why the coronavirus seems to hit men harder than women"- The New York Times)
Câu 33: A. powerful B. essential  C. secure  D. vulnerable
Câu 34: A. roughly B. badly  C. perfectly  D. hardly
Câu 35: A. outbreaks B. phenomena  C. periods  D. explorations
Câu 36: A. on  B. in  C. at  D. with
Câu 37: A. supporting B. working  C. doing  D. controlling
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 questions from 38 to 42. 
One way of training for your future occupation in Germany is by pursuing a dual vocational training
programme. Such programmes offer plenty of opportunity for on-the-job training and work experience.
Programmes usually last between two and three and a half years and comprise theoretical as well as
practical elements. You will spend one or two days a week, or several weeks at once, at a vocational school
where you will acquire the theoretical knowledge that you will need in your future occupation. The rest of the

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time will be spent at a company. There you get to apply your newly acquired knowledge in practice, for
example by learning to operate machinery. You will get to know what your company does, learn how it operates
and find out if you can see yourself working there after completing your training. 
This combination of theory and practice gives you a real head start into your job: by the time you have
completed your training, you will not only have the required technical knowledge, but you will also have
hands-on experience in your job. There are around 350 officially recognised training programmes in Germany,
so chances are good that one of them will suit your interests and talents. You can find out which one that might
be by visiting one of the jobs and vocational training fairs which are organised in many German cities at
different times in the year. 
Employment prospects for students who have completed a dual vocational training programme are very
good. This is one of the reasons why this kind of training is very popular with young Germans: around two
thirds of all students leaving school go on to start a vocational training programme. 
(Adapted from: http://www. make-it-in-germany. com)
Câu 38: How many German school leavers choose this vocational training programme?
A. well over 75%  B. less than a third
C. around one out of five  D. about 70%
Câu 39: The word "it" in the first paragraph refers to ________.
A. organisation  B. machinery  C. knowledge  D. company
Câu 40: Which of the following statements best describes the dual vocational training programmes?
A. These programmes require you to have only practical working time at a certain company.
B. These programmes provide you with both theoretical knowledge and practical working experience.
C. These programmes offer you some necessary technical skills to do your future job.
D. These programmes consist of an intensive theoretical course of two and a half years at a vocational
school.
Câu 41: The word "hands-on" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. theoretical  B. integral  C. technical  D. practical
Câu 42: Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?
A. Combination of Theory and Practice in Studying in Germany
B. Dual Vocational Training System in Germany
C. Employment Opportunities and Prospects in Germany
D. Higher Education System in Germany
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 questions from 43 to 50.
While most desert animals will drink water if confronted with it, for many of them the opportunity never
comes. Yet all living things must have water, or they will expire. The herbivores find it in desert plants. The
carnivores slake their thirst with the flesh and blood of living prey. One of the most remarkable adjustments,
however, has been made by the tiny kangaroo rat, who not only lives without drinking but subsists on a diet of
dry seeds containing about 5% free water. Like other animals, he has the ability to manufacture water in his
body by a metabolic conversion of carbohydrates. But he is notable for the parsimony with which he conserves
his small supply by every possible means, expending only minuscule amounts in his excreta and through
evaporation from his respiratory tract. 
Investigation into how the kangaroo rat can live without drinking water has involved various experiments
with these small animals. Could kangaroo rats somehow store water in their bodies and slowly utilize these
resources in the long periods when no free water is available from dew or rain? The simplest way to settle this
question was to determine the total water content in the animals to see if it decreases as they are kept for long
periods on a dry diet. If they slowly use up their water, the body should become increasingly dehydrated, and if
they begin with a store of water, this should be evident from an initial high water content. Results of such
experiments with kangaroo rats on dry diets for more than 7 weeks showed that the rats maintained their body

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weight. There was no trend toward a decrease in water content during the long period of water deprivation.
When the kangaroo rats were given free access to water, they did not drink water. They did nibble on small
pieces of watermelon, but this did not change appreciably the water content in their bodies, which remained at
66.3 to 67.2 during this period. 
This is very close to the water content of dry-fed animals (66.5), and the availability of free water, therefore,
did not lead to any "storage" that could be meaningful as a water reserve. This makes it reasonable to conclude
that physiological storage of water is not a factor in the kangaroo rat's ability to live on dry food. 
(Adapted from A TOEFL Practice tests)
Câu 43: What is the topic of this passage? 
A. Physiological experiments  B. Kangaroo rats
C. Desert life  D. Water in the desert
Câu 44: The word "expire" in line 2 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. shrink  B. become ill  C. die  D. dehydrate
Câu 45: Which of the following is NOT a source of water for the desert animals?
A. Streams
B. Metabolic conversion of carbohydrates in the body
C. Desert plants
D. The blood of other animals
Câu 46: The word "it" in line 2 refers to _______.
A. a living thing  B. the opportunity C. the desert  D. water
Câu 47: The author states that the kangaroo rat is known for all of the following EXCEPT _______.
A. manufacturing water internally
B. breathing slowly and infrequently
C. the economy with which it uses available water
D. living without drinking water
Câu 48: The word "parsimony" in line 7 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. intelligence  B. skill  C. frugality  D. desire
Câu 49: It is implied by the author that desert animals can exist with little or no water because of ______.
A. many opportunities for them to find water.
B. their ability to eat plants.
C. less need for water than other animals.
D. their ability to adjust to the desert environment.
Câu 50: According to the passage, the results of the experiments with kangaroo rats showed that
A. a dry diet seems detrimental to the kangaroo rat's health.
B. there was no significant change in body weight due to lack of water or accessibility to water.
C. kangaroo rats store water for use during dry periods.
D. kangaroo rats took advantage of free access to water. 

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