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Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words:
Câu 1: A. final B. revival C. reliable D. liberty
Câu 2: A. enlarge B. enterprise C. enlist D. enrich
Câu 3: A. eliminate B. vegetation C. annual D. survey

Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words:
Câu 4: A. because B. devote C. humor D. reveal
Câu 5: A. relief B. concern C. balloon D. ladder
Câu 6: A. document B. develop C. astonish D. opponent

Choose the one (A, B, C, D) that best complete each sentence.

Câu 7: Only three of the students in my class are girls; _____________are all boys.
A. the others B. others C. other students D. the other
Câu 8: She didn’t reply to our letter,___________.
A. nor did she call us B. either did she called us
C. neither has she called D. and she neither called us
Câu 9: We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are_____
A. out of work B. out of practice C. out of stock D. out of reach
Câu 10: It _______since the third century that coffee has a stimulating effect.
A. is known B. has known C. has been known D. was knnown
Câu 11: She was very __________during my father's illness.
A. supportive B. supporting C. support D. supporter
Câu 12: Despite being a big star, she’s very ________.
A. fashionable B. approachable C. acceptable D. accessible
Câu 13: Put all the toys away______someone slips and falls on them.
A. in case B. so long as C. unless D. provided that
Câu 14: According to a recent survey, most people are on good_________with their neighbours.
A. acquaintance B. relationships C. terms D. relations
Câu 15: Mary was _________ of the two sisters.
A. the cleverer B. the more clever C. as clever as D. the cleverest
Câu 16: I am sorry. I meant_______to you, but I have been busy.
A. to write B. to have been writing C. to have written D. writing
Câu 17: Katie really________her mother. She has got the same character.
A. takes on B. takes in C. takes up D. takes after
Câu 18: I saw him hiding something in a______bag.
A. black small plastic B. small black plastic C. small plastic black D. plastic small black
Câu 19: It’s recommended that he ___________ his course.
A. takes B. taking C. took D. take
Câu 20: Hurry up, or they___________serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.
A. will have stopped B. are stopping C. stopped D. would stop
Câu 21: _________is that a chicken stands up to lay its eggs.
A. Many people don't believe B. Because many people don’t realize
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 C. What many people don’t realize D. It is many people don’t realize
Câu 22: Groups of tissues, each with its own functions, _______in the human body.
A. make up the organs B. it makes up the organs
C. they make up the organs D. which makes up the organs
Câu 23: __________Ann by phone, James decided to email her.
A. Having failed to contact B. That he failed contacting
C. He failed to contact D. Having failed contacting
Câu 24: I'd rather you__________to her party last night.
A. had gone B. will go C. went D. to go

Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word or phrase which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions
Câu 25: The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country
A. complicated B. soak C. guess D. permanent
Câu 26: His extravagant ideas were never brought to fruition.
A. impressive B. exaggerated C. unacceptable D. practical
Câu 27: We are going to talk with our enemies.
A. lost B. neighbors C. rivals D. friends

Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word or phrase which is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions
Câu 28: He is qualified to take part in the competition.
A. legitimate B. legible C. eligible D. legal
Câu 29: The prophet foretold that there would be a great flood.
A. predicted B. inferred C. said D. imagined
Câu 30: In view of what you've said, we should reconsider our proposals.
A. in front of B. in sight of C. Owing D. because of

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of
the following questions
Câu 31: Nancy and James are talking about their school days.
Nancy: “I think school days are the best time of our lives.”
Jame: “_______. We had sweet memories together then.”
A. That’s nonsense B. Absolutely C. I doubt it D. I’m afraid so
Câu 32: Peter: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?” –
Jerry: “__________.”
A. There’s no doubt about it. B. Well, that’s very surprising!
C. Of course not. You bet. D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea.
Câu 33: Ken and Tom are high-school students. They are discussing where their study group will meet.
Ken: “Where is our study group going to meet next weekend?” – Tom: “___________.”
A. Studying in a group is great fun. B. We are too busy on weekdays.
C. Why don’t you look at the atlas? D. The library would be best.
Câu 34: Lan: - “Remember, they want someone who works well with people. You've got to show them
how easy-going and personable you are!”
- An: “______.”
A. You see what I am like. Don't worry. B. Thanks. I will keep that in mind.
C. Thanks. I hope so. D. Wait and see. Thanks
Câu 35: John: “_________”
Mike: “Thanks. I’m glad to hear that.”
A. What a nice car! B. Your car is new, isn’t it?
C. My car is very expensive. D. Where did you buy your car?

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 Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the questions
Câu 36: Why don’t you get someone sending this letter for me?
A. sending B. get someone C. Why don’t D. for me
Câu 37: All of the cities in Texas, San Antonio is probably the most picturesque.
A. most picturesque B. all of C. is probably D. in Texas
Câu 38: Rabbits and hares look much like and are often mistaken for each other.
A. look B. each other C. like D. mistaken
Câu 39: The population of Tokyo is greater than of any other town in the world.
A. the population B. greater C. is D. of any other town
Câu 40: However types of raw materials are used in making paper, the process is essentially the same.
A. However B. making C. the same D. materials

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of blanks
When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently come across words you do not
(41)______understand. Sometimes you (42) ______ the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you guess.
The strategy you adopt depends very much upon the (43) ______of accuracy you require and the time at
your disposal.
If you are the sort of person who tends to turn to the dictionary frequently, it is (44)________
remembering that every dictionary has its limitations. Each definition is only an approximation and one
builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (45)__________of
contexts. It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that translate from English
into your native language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (46)
________an English- English dictionary.
In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary. (47)__________you are allowed to use one,
it is very time- consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You are, (48) ______,
forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.
When you come across unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you
develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will (49) __________a number of possible
problems and help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first likely.
Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of a word are: using contextual clues, both
within the sentence and outside, and making uses of clues (50) ______ from the formation of the word.
Câu 41: A. wholly B. completely C. fully D. totally
Câu 42: A. examine B. check C. inspect D. control
Câu 43: A. range B. extent C. level D. degree
Câu 44: A. valuable B. worth C. essential D. vital
Câu 45: A. variation B. multiple C. variety D. diversity
Câu 46: A. consult B. refer C. survey D. inquire
Câu 47: A. Provided B. Although C. Even if D. In case
Câu 48: A. however B. therefore C. so that D. so
Câu 49: A. overcome B. get on C. surpass D. go over
Câu 50: A. extracted B. originated C. derived D. coming

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.
Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that
an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in
old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat
include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the
coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.
Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They
reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for
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example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become
rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful.
All the major organs of the body show signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently,
and even gets smaller in size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have
trouble in remembering recent events.
One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from
the heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This
condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result
in heart attack.
Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are
great differences among people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age.
The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime.
Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out.
Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging - believe this wearing out of the body is
controlled by a built-in biological time-clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they
can slow down the process. This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years.
Câu 51: What does the word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to?
A. a living thing B. aging C. an accident D. an illness
Câu 52: What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. The outward signs of aging may be seen in old people.
B. Aging occurs in every living thing after it has reached maturity
C. Signs of aging are easier to detect in animals than in plants.
D. Not all signs of aging are visible.
Câu 53: The word “arteries” in paragraph 4 refers to______.
A. the tubes carrying blood back to the heart
B. vessels that are thickened and constricted
C. such heat diseases as suffered by old people
D. the paths along which blood flows to all parts of the body
Câu 54: When does the human body begin to lose vigor and the ability to function efficiently?
A. During childhood B. Early adulthood
C. Past middle age D. Soon after reaching adulthood
Câu 55: When the brain begins to age,________________.
A. memorization declines B. it becomes lighter
C. the thinking processes stop D. eyesight will begin too
Câu 56: What does “Aging is not a uniform process” mean?
A. Not all living things age. B. Not all people at the same age
C. Aging doesn’t occur in all people D. Not all people have signs of aging
Câu 57: The word “brittle” as used in the second paragraph means _______
A. soft and easily bent B. rigid and inflexible
C. easily broken D. hard and endurable
Câu 58: According to the passage, what condition is responsible for many of the diseases of the old?
A. the arteries have become thickened and constricted. B. bones become lighter and brittle
C. the blood vessels lead from the heart. D. the brain gets smaller in size.
Câu 59: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Most body parts wear out during the course of a lifetime.
B. Plants show less signs of aging than any other living things.
C. Aging is unavoidable in any living things.
D. All living things grow old.
Câu 60: What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Gerontologists are trying to give people an eternal life.
B. Gerontologists are working hard to help people live longer and more healthily.
C. Gerontologists are now able to slow down the process of aging.
D. Gerontologists have controlled the process of aging.

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 Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions
Cooperation is the common endeavor of two or more people to perform a task or reach a jointly
cherished goal. Like competition and conflict, there are different forms of cooperation, based on group
organization and attitudes.
In the first form, known as primary cooperation, group and individual fuse. The group contains nearly
all of each individual’s life. The rewards of the group’s work are shared with each member. There is an
interlocking identity of individual, group and task performed. Means and goals become one, for
cooperation itself is valued.
While primary cooperation is most often characteristic of preliterature societies, secondary cooperation
is characteristic of many modern societies. In secondary cooperation, individuals devote only part of their
lives to the group. Cooperation itself is not a value. Most members of the group feel loyalty, but the
welfare of the group is not the first consideration. Members perform tasks so that they can separately enjoy
the fruits of their cooperation in the form of salary, prestige, or power. Business offices and professional
athletic teams are examples of secondary cooperation.
In the third type, called tertiary cooperation or accommodation, latent conflict underlies the shared work.
The attitudes of the cooperating parties are purely opportunistic: the organization is loose and fragile.
Accommodation involves common means to achieve antagonistic goals: it breaks down when the common
means cease to aid each party in reaching its goals. This is not, strictly speaking, cooperation at all, and
hence the somewhat contradictory term antagonistic cooperation is sometimes used for this relationship.
Câu 61: What is the author’s main purpose in the first paragraph of the passage?
A. To show the importance of group organization and attitudes
B. To offer a brief definition of cooperation
C. To explain how cooperation differs from competition and conflict
D. To urge readers to cooperate more often
Câu 62: The word cherished in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______
A. set up B. agreed on C. prized D. defined
Câu 63: The word fuse in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______
A. explore B. react C. unite D. evolve
Câu 64: Which of the following statements about primary cooperation is supported by information in the
passage?
A. It is usually the first stage of cooperation achieved by a group of individuals attempting to cooperate
B. It was confined to prehistoric times
C. It is an ideal that can never be achieved
D. It is most commonly seen among people who have not yet developed reading and writing skills
Câu 65: According to the passage, why do people join groups that practice secondary cooperation?
A. To experience the satisfaction of cooperation B. To defeat a common enemy
C. To associate with people who have similar backgrounds D. To get rewards for themselves
Câu 66: Which of the following is an example of the third form of cooperation as it is defined in the
fourth paragraph?
A. Members of a farming community share work and the food that they grow
B. Students form a study group so that all of them can improve their grades
C. Two rival political parties temporarily work together to defeat a third party
D. A new business attempts to take customers away from an established company
Câu 67: Which of the following is NOT given as a name for the third type of cooperation?
A. Tertiary cooperation B. Antagonistic cooperation
C. Latent conflict D. Accommodation
Câu 68: The word fragile in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. inefficient B. easily broken C. involuntary D. poorly planned
Câu 69: As used throughout the passage, the term common is closest in meaning to which of the
following?
A. ordinary B. vulgar C. popular D. shared
Câu 70: Which of the following best describes the overall organization of the passage?
A. The author provides a number of concrete examples and then draws a conclusion

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 B. The author describes a concept by analyzing its three forms
C. The author presents the points of view of three experts on the same topic
D. The author compares and contrasts two types of human relations

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 71: I find myself at a loss to understand Harold’s behaviour.
A. I understand Harold’s behaviour completely.
B. I have to lose a lot to understand Harold’s behaviour.
C. I find Harold’s behaviour quite incomprehensible.
D. I lost contact with Harold, so I couldn’t understand his behaviour.
Câu 72: Although a lot of information is available on the Internet, we can’t rely on it all.
A. Not all information available on the Internet is reliable.
B. Information on the Internet is unreliable.
C. Unreliable information is available only on the Internet.
D. We can’t trust any information available on the Internet
Câu 73: It is likely that we all will pass the exam because we have prepared for it very well.
A. If we are prepared for exams, we will pass it.
B. We will all probably pass the exam with our good preparation.
C. We all like to pass the exam.
D. We prepared well for the exam as we would like to pass it
Câu 74: Women are placing less importance on their traditional roles as homemakers.
A. Women are no longer concerned about their traditional roles.
B. Women don’t think their traditional roles are important.
C. Women think homemakers are their traditional roles.
D. Women place less emphasis on their traditional roles.
Câu 75: Sushi was upset as her job application was turned down.
A. Because Sushi was not happy, they refused her application.
B. That Sushi’s application was turned down upset her.
C. Her job application for Sushi company was not accepted.
D. Sushi was sad as the volume of her application was small.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Câu 76: Many of the current international problems that we are now facing ____________.
A. linguistic incompetences
B. are the results of misunderstandings.
C. lacks of the intelligent capabilities of understanding each other
D. are because of not understanding themselves
Câu 77: The world ________ was to be a great adventure for him.
A. he knew very little B. where he knew very little about
C. that he knew very little D. about which he knew very little
Câu 78: Having found that I was not at home,________.
A. my house was broken into by the thief B. police arrested the thief
C. I didn’t know that the thief broke into my house D. the thief broke into my house
Câu 79: ______________ ring her up every week.
A. Her sons, both of who work abroad, B. Her sons, both of whom work abroad,
C. Her sons, of whom both work abroad, D. Her sons both of whom work abroad
Câu 80: ________ in the atmosphere is the temperature falling below freezing.
A. Frost is produced B. Frost produces
C. What produces frost D. What is frost produced

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