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TÀI LIỆU ĐI KÈM KHÓA HỌC

VIP 90 -90 NGÀY ÔN BỘ CÂU HỎI DỄ TRÚNG TỦ
& BỘ ĐỀ PHÁT TRIỂN ĐỂ MINH HỌA
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU KHÓA

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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.
Question 1. A. smack B. shape C. paint D. bake
Question 2. A. stocks B. gains C. leaps D. vests

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. fulfil B. discard C. comprise D. govern
Question 4. A. provincial B. fantastic C. primary D. indignant

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5. She was _________ an array of questions during the interview.
A. set off B. brought about C. put through D. took up
Question 6. She failed to attend the workshop; otherwise, she __________ valuable contacts with many
entrepreneurs.
A. would make B. won’t make
C. would have made D. couldn’t have made
Question 7. The lucky survivors of the freak storm related their _________ tale to the eager journalists.
A. challenging B. harrowing C. gruelling D. saddening
Question 8. They succeeded in attracting more potential customers ______ their customer approach and
commitment to service.
A. because B. although C. due to D. in spite of
Question 9. Taking a gap-year before embarking on formal schooling is _______ traction.
A. taking B. gaining C. making D. delivering
Question 10. The auditorium had been buzzing with excitement __________
A. as soon as I get into it B. until I have got into it
C. by the time I got into it D. after I was getting into it
Question 11. The ______ of hard work bringing positive results is perhaps out of favour now in the
modern world.
A. abstract B. opinion C. concept D. belief
Question 12. You will have to learn to face up to a few _______, my boy, before it’s too late.
A. home truths B. odd jobs C. second thoughts D. kid gloves
Question 13. After being wrongly accused ______, he sued the police for £50,000.
A. of B. in C. for D. with

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Question 14. She held the baby in her arms with a ________ smile.
A. content B. contentment C. contented D. contend
Question 15. He raged at us for forgetting ______ the television into the mains socket.
A. plug B. plugging C. to plug D. being plugged
Question 16. The customer wanted to complaint about _______ faulty product he didn’t know who to
turn to.
A. a B. the C. an D. Ø
Question 17. They scarcely go to the gym, ________?
A. don’t they B. didn’t they C. are they D. do they
Question 18. They recommend introducing some new regulations ________ to high-tech industries.
A. pertaining B. pertain C. pertained D. which pertains
Question 19. Improved international trade prompted by globalization has enable consumers to buy
foreign products that _______ previously unattainable.
A. had been B. have been C. were D. are

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20. Some died in crashes on icy roads, others succumbed to the cold, and others were killed
when desperate attempts at warmth turned deadly.
A. partook in B. suffered from C. took back D. passed on
Question 21. I don’t think she is seasoned enough to deal with this heavy-going task.
A. gentle B. enthusiastic C. experienced D. motivated

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.
Question 22. Humans and nature have an inextricable relationship, and the survival of one very much
depends on the other.
A. close B. tight C. flexible D. separable
Question 23. Just give me the nuts and bolts of the conversation plans for the house and tell me what it
will cost.
A. the various items B. the basic details
C. the comprehensive accounts D. the liveliness
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.
Question 24. Helen and Sarah are talking about their assignment.
Helen: “I couldn’t believe that the lecturer assigned our group to do that research.”
Sarah: “__________. The topic’s quite complicated to understand.”
A. I don’t think that’s a good idea B. Never mind
C. Fair enough D. You’re welcome
Question 25. Tom and Jerry are arranging to go to the local museum.
Tom: “Why don’t you come with me and go to the local museum?”
Jerry: “________”
A. Sorry, I can make it B. Oh, I didn’t realize that
C. It sounds great! D. You’re wrong

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS RUINS THE MEMORY
Our obsession with recording every detail of our happiest moments could be damaging our ability to
remember them, according to new research.
Dr Linda Henkel, from Fairfield University, Connecticut, described this as the ‘photo-taking
impairment effect.’ She said, “People often whip out their cameras almost mindlessly to (26) ______ a
moment, to the point that they are missing what is happening right in front of them. When people rely on
technology to remember for them – counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to
(27) ______ it fully themselves – it can have a negative impact on how well they remember their
experiences.”
In Dr Henkel’s experiment, a group of university students were led on a tour of a museum and asked
(28) _____ photograph or try to remember objects on display. The next day (29) _____ student’s memory
was tested. The results showed that people were less accurate in recognizing the objects (30) ______ they
had photographed compared with those they had only looked at.
(Adapted from Cambridge English Advanced Practice Tests by Mark Harrison)
Question 26. A. seize B. capture C. grasp D. snatch
Question 27. A. engage B. apply C. attend D. dedicate
Question 28. A. either B. neither C. nor D. both
Question 29. A. all B. a few C. each D. much
Question 30. A. where B. them C. whom D. which

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 31 to 35
We've all heard the incredible dot-com success stories about Internet start-ups that became billion-
dollar companies almost overnight. Companies like e-Bay, PayPal, YouTube, and Google turned a lucky
few into instant millionaires. But what about the so-called "dot-bombs," the companies that didn't make
it? Who were they, and what did they do wrong?
Webvan.com was an online grocery store that was founded in the late 1990s and went bankrupt in
2001. On Webvan.com, a user could order groceries and have them delivered whenever they wanted.
Sounds like a great idea, right? So why did it fail? Like some of its fellow Internet failures, Webvan.com
moved much too fast. Within a year and a half, Webvan was available in eight cities and had plans to
enter over a dozen more. Perhaps counting on a huge number of future users, Webvan spent over $1 billion
on warehouses and supplies before it had become profitable. But the company didn't attract the number
of users it needed and soon closed its doors.
Another mistake shared by some dot-bombs is spending too much money on advertising and losing
sight of the company's real goals. For example, the company Pets.com focused a great deal of its energy
and funding on commercials featuring a loveable sock puppet. The puppet became extremely popular with
consumers, and the company spent millions of dollars on advertising. But the start-up's actual service,
selling and delivering pet supplies, never became popular enough with consumers to justify all the money
that was spent on promotion.

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The downfall of some other dot-bombs was focusing on cutting-edge technology more than user
needs. This was one of the factors leading to the failure of the British start-up needs. This start-up was
created to sell fashion online to consumers around the world. However, the website was difficult to
navigate, and it used technology that required a lot of bandwidth to operate at a time when most people
were using slow dial-up connections.
(Adapted from Select Readings by Linda Lee and Jean Bernard)
Question 31. Which would be the suitable title for the passage?
A. Successful Internet starts-ups B. The foundation of dot-bombs
C. Dot-bombs – their recipes for failure D. The failure of dot-coms
Question 32. The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to _________
A. companies B. groceries C. users D. grocery stores
Question 33. What is the reason why Webvan.com failed, as stated in the passage?
A. It spent too little on warehouse and supplies. B. It acted too rashly
C. It attracted a large number of customers D. It had to borrow from banks to buy supplies
Question 34. The word “cutting-edge” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____
A. dangerous B. sharp C. blunt D. advanced
Question 35. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. YouTube is one of the incredible dot-com success stories
B. Some dot-bombs paid too much attention on commercials
C. Pets.com ultimately forgot its initial business goal
D. Webvan never had a plan to expand into new markets

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 36 to 42
No one warned me that in my early 40s, I would start cooing longingly into prams. I was totally
unprepared to meet this aspect of myself. My own nest had just emptied and I was eagerly filling the
‘vacuum’ with innumerable career and globe-trotting adventures. Admittedly the master vision for the
rest of my life did include a few happy granny and grandpa scenes, but they were more distant and more
a family joke than a serious prediction. So, this strange primitive urge to extend my family into another
generation was both perplexing and even a little irritating.
When the right time came, I had, of course, every intention of becoming a conscientious, involved
grandparent. But that was more about doing the right thing for the children than fulfilling a deep instinctive
need of my own. As a psychotherapist, I am hyper-aware of how life-transforming a good relationship
with a grandparent can be. It offers so much more than treats, extra quality time and cheap nannying.
Good grandparents help build psychological security by making their grandchildren feel part of a much
wilder, diverse and stable supportive family network. They also give them a sense of their place in history
and evolution and given their life a meaningful sense of perspective.
Nowadays, the chances of children and grandparents having such intimate, mutually satisfying
relationships are fast diminishing. Recent research revealed that in Britain, one out of twenty
grandchildren is likely to have had no contact whatsoever with at least one of their grandparents during
the past five years. There are many reasons for this new distancing of generations. Sometimes, it’s mere
geography that keeps them apart. I recently met a woman who proudly showed me a picture of her family
in Australia. Unfortunately, she told me, she hadn’t ever visited them, and hadn’t even seen her five-year-
old granddaughter. Her son had brought over his seven-year-old son six years ago, but he hadn’t had the

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time or ney to visit since. She explained that she herself had a heart condition, which would make a long
flight too risky.
But many grandparents feel quite differently. They’re being forced apart from their grandchildren by
less acceptable factors of modern society. Perhaps, the pressure of time maintains the distance. After all,
nowadays, even if close extended families live within easy visiting distance, they may still not see much
of each other. Parents often spend so much of their precious weekends cleaning, shopping and decorating
that they hardly have time to get to know their children. Equally, the children themselves may have such
a heavy weekend of programmed activity that their time is also stretched to its limits. A visit to or from
grandparents feels like a luxury that no one can afford.
Another increasingly common reason for estrangement is the break-up of family through divorce or
separation. Many grandparents who consequently lose contact with their grandchildren go through a
painful bereavement process, which can lead to emotional physical illness. This is because they never
give up hope. They will not accept the finality of separation or loss. It seems that the grandparenting
instinct and bond is so strong that it is rarely killed by even the most bitter family squabbles and
separations.
(Adapted from Upstream Advanced by Virginia Evans and Lynda Edwards)
Question 36. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Generation apart?
B. Grandparenting: A skill acquired from childhood
C. Why we need to foster the relationship between grandparents and children?
D. Living with your grandchildren: A terrible experience
Question 37. The word “perplexing” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________
A. flexible B. straightforward C. challenging D. baffling
Question 38. According to paragraph 2, grandparents are particularly important because _____
A. They ensure children get better treatment
B. They teach children about the past
C. They provide children with financial support
D. They give children a sense of belonging
Question 39. The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to ________
A. families B. grandchildren C. parents D. grandparents
Question 40. The word “estrangement” in paragraph 5 mostly means ______
A. connection B. affection C. alienation D. pain
Question 41. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. When grandparents live near to their families, lack of time may prevent regular contact
B. When she was forty, the writer was planning to travel
C. To forge mutually satisfying relationships between grandparents and children are far from easy
D. The woman whose grandchildren were in Australia blamed her son for not making enough effort to
see her
Question 42. Which of the following could be inferred from the passage?
A. Grandparents are better off caring for kids than actual parents.
B. Grandparents can help to deepen their grandchildren’s understanding of where they fit in
C. Children still make their effort to see their grandparents although all their free time is taken up
D. Living not far from one another always helps grandparents see their grandchildren on a regular basis

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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.
Question 43. Over the longer term, computer addiction can make harm to students’ physical and mental
well-being.
A. term B. addiction C. make D. well-being
Question 44. Richard suggest that the brochure should be printed in red.
A. suggest B. brochure C. be D. red
Question 45. Although European countries were heavily stricken by the pandemic, many people still
concernedly planned for their holidays.
A. heavily B. stricken C. concernedly D. planned

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions.
Question 46. “I finished negotiating on the safety issues 30 minutes ago.” said Belly
A. Belly said she finished negotiating on the safety issues 30 minutes ago.
B. Belly said she would finish negotiating on the safety issues 30 minutes before.
C. Belly said she had finished negotiating on the safety issues 30 minutes before.
D. Belly said she finished negotiating on the safety issues 30 minutes ago.
Question 47. It is obligatory for all students to complete the assignment by 7.30 A.M tomorrow.
A. All students should complete the assignment by 7.30 A.M tomorrow.
B. All students must complete the assignment by 7.30 A.M tomorrow.
C. All students might not complete the assignment by 7.30 A.M tomorrow.
D. All students needn’t complete the assignment by 7.30 A.M tomorrow.
Question 48. She is more dependable than her brother.
A. Her brother is more dependable than she is.
B. She is as dependable as her brother.
C. Her brother isn’t as dependable as her brother.
D. She is less dependable than her brother is.

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.
Question 49. The teacher did not let me off this time. I missed many classes.
A. If I hadn’t missed many classes, the teacher would not have let me off this time.
B. Had I not missed many classes, the teacher would have let me off this time.
C. Unless I missed many classes, the teacher would let me off this time.
D. But for the fact that I missed many classes, the teacher let me off this time.
Question 50. The information on the map was insufficient. We managed to find the way.
A. However insufficient the information on the map was, we managed to find the way.
B. Such is the insufficiency of the information on the map that we managed to find the way.
C. Had the information on the map not been insufficient, we would have not found the way.
D. As long as the information on the map was insufficient, we managed to find the way.

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