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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
1. A performed B finished C interviewed D delivered
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 primary stress in each of the following questions
4. A engineering B economics C recommend D curriculum
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
5. Those cars are very expensive, _?
6. Gold _ in California in the 19th century
A was discovered B has been discovered C was discover D they discover
7. Affected by the Western cultures, Vietnamese young people's attitudes _ love and marriage have dramatically changed
8. you study for these exams, the better you will do
9. Where’s that dress that your boyfriend gave you?
A lovely long pink silk B lovely pink long silk
C long pink silk lovely D pink long lovely silk
10. The Titanic _ the Atlantic when it _ an iceberg
A was crossing / struck B had crossed / was striking
C crossed / had struck D is crossing / strikes
11. _ no one was absent from the farewell party last night
A Though it rains heavily B As it rained heavily
C In spite of heavily rain D Heavily as it rained
12. You _ the package by the time your flight takes off
13. _ the desalination plant, the company could offer an effective solution to the problem of water scarcity
14. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and
15. He kept his marriage a secret for years, but eventually the truth _
16. My father _ when he found out that I’d damaged the car
C made my blood boil D brought the house down
17. No matter how angry he was, he would never _to violence
18. Despite our careful planning, the whole surprise party was a of accidents
19. The course was so difficult that I didn't _any progress at all
Trang 2Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the un -derlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
20. I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic
21. Many video games need to be more strictly controlled by the government as they are violent and can have a
bad influence on young people.
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.
22. Josh may get into hot water when driving at full speed after drinking.
23. The US troops are using much more sophisticated weapons in the Far East.
A difficult to operate B simple and easy to use
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the fol-lowing exchanges.
24. William is talking to Lucas, his new roommate, about hobby
- William: “How often do you play basketball?” - Lucas: “ .”
A Almost every day B With my close friends
C About two kilometers D Not good enough
25. Linda is talking to her husband about sharing the chores equally
- Linda: “From my point of view, all family members should share the chores equally.”
- Her husband: “ _.”
C There's no doubt about it D It's a breathtaking view
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 26 to 30.
HIGH DAYS AND HOLIDAYS
In the UK holidays began as religious festival days or ‘holy days’ The idea of a holiday as a ‘no-work’ day seems to have first (26) around five hundred years ago In 1871 the Bank Holidays Act established certain days when, by law, banks closed Bank Holidays soon became public holidays, but by (27) , not law In fact, working people rarely took holidays For (28) _ people, paid holidays remained a luxury until the second half of the twentieth century Instead, people enjoyed outings for the day to nearby places The growth of the railways made it possible for working people and their families to go further a field on their day trips, (29) wealthy people had, for many years, taken holidays As soon as outings became possible for more people, crowds of them travelled to the seaside Seaside towns started to boom Piers were built out over the sea, funfairs opened and boat trips were offered by local fishermen Many of the towns (30) _ benefited from all these day trippers were near to large cities or were at the end of railway lines
(Adapted from “Richmond FCE practice test- by Diana L Fried Booth)
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.
Sometimes mail arrives at the post office, and it is impossible to deliver the mail Perhaps there
is an inadequate or illegible address and no return address The post office cannot just throw this
mail away, so this becomes "dead mail." This "dead mail" is sent to one of the U.S Postal Service's
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pieces of mail can end up in the dead mail office in one year
The staff of the dead mail offices have a variety of ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead
mail First of all, they look for clues that can help them deliver the mail; they open packages in the
hope that something inside will show where the package came from or is going to Dead mail will also
be listed on a computer so that people can call in and check to see if a missing item is there
However, all of this mail cannot simply be stored forever; there is just too much of it When a lot
of dead mail has piled up, the dead mail offices hold public auctions Every three months, the public
is invited in and bins containing items found in dead mail packages are sold to the highest bidder
(Adapted from “Longman Introdutory Course For The TOEFL Test- by Deborah Phillips)
31. The best title for the passage is
A The U.S Postal Service B Staff Responsibilities at the U.S Postal Service
C Why Mail Is Undeliverable D Dead Mail Offices
32. According to the passage, how many dead mail offices does the U.S Postal Service have?
33. The word "staff' in line 6 is closest in meaning to
34. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way that post office staff members deal with dead mail?
A They search for clues B They throw dead mail away
C They open dead mail D They list dead mail on a computer
35. The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to .
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.
For many American university students, the weeklong spring break holiday means an endless party on a sunny beach in Florida or Mexico In Panama City Beach, Florida, a city with a permanent population of around 36,000, more than half a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party, making
it the number one spring break destination in the United States
A weeklong drinking binge is not for anyone, however, and a growing number of American university
students have found a way to make spring break matter For them, joining or leading a group of volunteers to travel locally or internationally and work to alleviate problems such as poverty, homelessness, or environmental damage makes spring break a unique learning experience that university students can feel good about
During one spring break week, students at James Madison University in Virginia participated in 15
“alternative spring break” trips to nearby states, three others to more distant parts of the United States, and five international trips One group of JMU students traveled to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to help rebuild homes damaged
by Hurricane Katrina Another group traveled to Mississippi to organize creative activities for children living in
a homless shelter One group of students did go to Florida, but not to lie on the sand They performed
exhausting physical labor such as maintaining hiking trails and destroying invasive plant species that threaten the native Florida ecosystem
Students who participate in alternative spring break projects find them very rewarding While most
university students have to get their degrees before they can start helping people, student volunteers are able to
help people now On the other hand, the accommodations are far from glamorous Students often sleep on the
floor of a school or spend the week camping in tents But students only pay around $250 for meals and
transportation, which is much less than some of their peers spend to travel to more traditional spring break hotspots
Alternative spring break trips appear to be growing in popularity at universities across the United States Students cite a number of reason for participating Some appreciate the opportunity to socialize and meet new friends Others want to exercise their beliefs about people’s obligation to serve humanity and make the world a better place whatever their reason, these students have discovered something that gives them rich rewards along with a break from school work
(“Active Skills for Reading: Book 2” by Neil J.Anderson – Thompson, 2007)
36. How many university students travel to Panama Beach City every March for spring break?
Trang 4A Around 500,000 B Around 10,000 C Around 36,000 D Around 50,000
37. The article is mainly about
A sleeping on the floor or camping in tents B alternative spring break trips
C drinking problems among university students D spring break in Florida and Mexico
38. The word “binge” in the second paragraph probably means .
A having very little alcohol B refusing to do something
C studying for too long D doing too much of something
39. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a problem that alternative spring break trips try to help solve?
A Alcoholism B Environmental damage C Poverty D Homelessness
40. The article implies that university students
A many take fewer alternative spring break trips in future
B would prefer to wait until they have their degrees to start helping people
C complain about accommodations on alternative spring break trips
D spend more than $250 for traditional spring break trips
41. The word “them” in paragraph 4 refers to .
42. The word “accommodations” in the 4th paragraph probably means
A places for someone to stay, live, or work B places for someone to entertain
C places that are destroyed seriously D places that are in bad condition
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.
43. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now
44. A turtle differs from other reptiles in that its body is encased in a protective shell of their own
45. It is not possible to give a confidential answer to the question of whether the delay was unreasonable
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
46. I started writing blog 2 months ago
A She has written blog since 2 months
B She wrote blog for 2 months
C She has been writing blog for 2 months
D She had been writing blog for 2 months
47. “You should never borrow money from friends”, my father said to me
A My father reminded me not to borrow money from friends
B My father accused me of borrowing money from friends
C My father advised me not to borrow money from friends
D My father criticized me for borrowing money from friends
48. It is compulsory for all the students to hand in their assignments on time
A All the students must hand in their assignments on time
B All the students can't hand in their assignments on time
C All the students may hand in their assignments on time
D All the students needn't hand in their assignments on time
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
49. You didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth I regret that
A I wish you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth
B I wish you gave me a chance to tell you the truth
C I wish you had given me a chance to tell you the truth
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50. She danced so much at the year-end party She wasn’t able to walk the next day
A So much did she dance at the year-end party that she couldn’t walk the next day
B Had it not for her too much dancing at the year-end party, she could walk the next day
C Hardly could she walk the next day before she danced so much at the year-end party
D Only when she could walk the next day did she dance so much at the year-end party