A..untrained.B..unable.C..incapable.D..uneducated C©u 3 : .Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: He decided to repair the thing himself and not to take it back
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C©u 1 : Many people believe that natural resources will never be _
A used out.B used away.C used up.D used off
C©u 2 : Although he was completely as a furniture-maker, he produced the most beautiful chairs A untrained.B unable.C incapable.D uneducated
C©u 3 : Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: He decided to repair the thing
himself and not to take it back to the shop
A He decided to have the thing repaired and not to take it back to the shop
B He took the thing back to the shop because he wanted to have it repaired
C He decided to repair the thing himself as he couldn't take it back to the shop
D Rather than take it back to the shop, he decided to repair the thing himself
C©u 4 : The Simpson Desert was named _ Mr Simpson, President of the South Australian Branch
of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia
A with B at C after .D for
C©u 5 : she could not say anything
A Therefore upset was she that.B However upset was she that
C So upset was she that .D So upset was that
C©u 6 : Do you mind if I borrow your plate? Do you need only one?
A I’m sorry B Not at all
C Yes, I do.D Yes, I would
C©u 7 : A is a book or a movie with an exciting story about crime or spying
A thriller B romance.C biography D comic
C©u 8 : Did Mr Tan the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital?
A take over.B take away C take off D take up
C©u 9 : Education has been developed in _ with modern industry and the mass media
A parallel B selected C compulsory D following
C©u 10 : I couldn’t tell what time it was because workmen had removed the _ of the clock A hands.B arms C pointers D fingers
C©u 11 : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
A future .B pasture C mature D nature
C©u 12 : Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: You should take notice of those
road signs about speed limits
A You should care for those roadsides about speed limits
B You should take care of those roadsides about speed limits
C You should pay more attention to those roadsides on speed limits
D You should pay more attention to those roadsides about speed limits
C©u 13 : _ in the morning has become my habit for years
A Having had a cold bath B Having a cold bath
C Have a cold bath D Having cold bath
C©u 14 : Air, food and water are _ to human beings
A unquestionable.B indispensable.C undeniable.D indebted
C©u 15 : Linda walked past me without saying a word She me
A can't have been seen B can't have seen C can't see.D can be seen
C©u 16 : At the end of the winter, the price of winter clothes in the shop usually _
A drops B reduces C sinks.D lowers
C©u 17 : I don’t believe a word he said, I think he just made _ that story
A up.B down.C out D off
C©u 18 : I wish I many times
A will not be interrupted B would not be interrupted
C will not have interrupted D would not have been interrupted
C©u 19 : I couldn't understand' what he said, and _
A neither could Stella B neither couldn't Stella
C Stella couldn't, too D so could Stella
Trang 2C©u 20 : During the first year, the newspaper was printed 50,000 copies a day, but now it has a
of eight million
A circulation.B publication C population.D reservation
C©u 21 : Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: We can’t deny that all of us
made certain mistakes early on
A It can be denied that not all of us made mistakes
B We admit that we could avoid making certain mistakes when young
C Everyone of us denies that we made certain mistakes early on
D It is true that nobody could avoid making mistakes
C©u 22 : Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others:
A festival .B badminton C participant D organize
C©u 23 : I am sorry to hear that Peter and Dick have _They were such good friends
A dropped against.B fallen against C dropped out.D fallen out
C©u 24 : Your progress will be _ in six months' time
A counted.B valued.C admired.D evaluated
C©u 25 : Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: The film star wore dark glasses
so that no one would recognise him
A The film star avoided to be recognised by wearing dark glasses
B The film star avoided recognising by wearing dark glasses
C In order to avoid recognising, he wore dark glasses
D The film star avoided being recognised by wearing dark glasses
C©u 26 : Nobody is in the office, ?
A aren't they.B are they.C is he.D isn't he
C©u 27 : Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
A mystery.B corridor C enormous D separate
C©u 28 : New peace proposals were _ at the recent Middle East conference
A spoken out B put forward.C shown off D made up
C©u 29 : Those letters now You can do the typing later
A needn't be typed B need to type .C need typing D needn't typing
C©u 30 : Not only air pollution but it also does harm to our health
A car exhaust causes.B car exhaust cause
C does car exhaust cause.D do car exhaust cause
C©u 31 : By the time we reach New York on Friday, we _ over 60 hours traveling
A will have spent B will spend C have spent D will be spending
C©u 32 : Choose the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined part: His tastes coincide with those of his wife
A are in harmony.B are similar.C are in.D are different
C©u 33 : Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: She always has a good
relationship with the children
A She always gets on well to the children B She always gets on well of the children
C She always gets on well for the children D She always gets on well with the children
C©u 34 : Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others:
A combination.B energetic.C excellently D solidarity
C©u 35 : - “Would you like to have dinner with me?” - “ .”
A Yes, so do I B Yes, it is C Yes, I’d love to D I’m very happy
C©u 36 : Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: It was unfair that Paul failed
the driving test
A Paul failed the driving test because he was unfair
B Paul was not fair in doing the driving test
C It was unfair of Paul to fail the driving test
D Paul didn't deserve to fail the driving test
C©u 37 : Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: “I didn’t break the flower vase”,
Tam said
A Tam denied breaking the flower vase.B Tam denied had broken the flower vase
Trang 3C Tam denied to break the flower vase.D Tam denied having broken the flower vase
C©u 38 : Motorists _of speeding may be banned from driving for a year
A judged.B charged .C arrested D convicted
C©u 39 : A penalty shot is _ when a major foul is committed inside the 5-meter line
A prevented.B awarded C ranged.D committed
C©u 40 : Choose the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined part: According to the rules
of this contest, all employees and their immediate family member are not fit to be chosen to enter the contest
A eligible.B preferable.C qualified.D desirable
C©u 41 : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
A compose .B propose C purpose D suppose
C©u 42 : It is illegal to _on grounds of race, sex or religion
A discriminate B differentiate C certify.D differ
C©u 43 : There must be someone outside I hear someone _ at the door
A knock.B knocking.C had locked.D knocked
C©u 44 : Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: You are supposed to complete
the assignment in two weeks
A You are allowed to complete it in two weeks
B It is your duty that complete it in two weeks
C It is you to complete it in two weeks
D It is your duty to complete it in two weeks
C©u 45 : Will it rain on the day of our departure? - _
A I hope not so.B I don’t hope so.C I hope not.D I hope it wouldn’t
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting (46-50 )
C©u 46:.Only when they told me about it later I realized what I had missed
A B C D
C©u 47:.New York city, which is one of the largest cities in the world, is larger than any other cities in
A B C D the United States
C©u 48:.Children’s games, which are amusements involve more than one individual, appear to be a cultural
A B C
universal
D
C©u 49:.When I came back I realised that my camera had been disappeared
A B C D
C©u 50:.If either of you take a vacation now, we won’t be able to finish this work
A B C D
Read the following passage and choose the best answer to the questions (51-60)
My lawyer, Mr Turner, is the only man I know who has seen a ghost He is a quiet even-tempered man whose life is spent in dealing with facts He is the last person in the world to give way to fantasy He has a wife and two children of whom he is proud, takes a modest holiday abroad every year and spends his
Trang 4Sundays gardening He is knowledgeable about art and architecture, though he doesn't pretend to be an expert by any means It is, therefore, all the more surprising that he should so insistent about the ghost It happened, so he says, like this:
He was travelling2 from London to the North of England by train It was a misty November evening and the train was half empty In fact for the first part of the journey Mr Turner had the carriage to himself and sat dozing over a newspaper However at the first stop a passenger jumped in, slamming the door behind him He seemed out of breath as if he had been running He was a striking looking young man with dark, bushy hair and bright intelligent eyes He was dressed rather oddly in a long waisted coat with silver buttons, tight trousers and an embroidered waistcoat Mr Turner did not pay much attention to this because people wear all sorts of extravagant clothes these days and he had long grown accustomed to them Presently, the two men got into conversation, as people do on long journeys Mr Turner was interested
to cover that the young man was very knowledgeable about Art - in particular portraits His name, he said, was Joseph Hart, and he was on his way to visit an exhibition It seemed that he worked in a famous London Art Gallery - a picture restorer, perhaps, thought Mr Turner, for he seemed to know a great deal about varnishes and paints, and even more about the subjects of certain portraits When Mr Turner asked his opinion of the portrait of a famous judge by an artist he admired, his companion laughed and said, “He’s only a reproduction - a good one I agree but you can't talk to a reproduction.” He spoke as though the person
in the portrait were still living
After a while the carriage got hot and steamy and Mr Turner dropped off He woke up just as the train was drawing up at a junction with a grinding of brakes His companion had disappeared
A few days later, having returned to London, Mr Turner found himself near the Art Gallery Moved by some impulse, he went in and enquired for Joseph Hart The attendant directed him to a room devoted to early nineteenth century portraits of well-known men There was no-one in the room and Mr Turner looked about him Without knowing quite how he had got there, he found himself standing in front of a full-length portrait of a dark young man in tight trousers and an embroidered waistcoat The eyes smiled at him with a
hint of amusement The name-plate at the foot of the picture read: Joseph Hart, Gentleman, 1800-1835
51 What kind of person was Mr Turner?
52 Although he was a lawyer, Mr Turner
A pretended to know a lot about Art
C pretended to take an interest in Art
B knew something about Art
D intended to learn more about Art
53 When the passenger entered Mr Turner’s compartment
A he was painting
C the train was just leaving
B he was running
D the carriage was half-empty
54 The passenger’s clothes didn’t seem strange to Mr Turner because
A he was used to wearing strange clothes
C everyone he knew wore strange clothes
B he liked people who wore strange clothes
D he had seen a lot of people in strange clothes
55 Mr Turner thought the young man might
A be an Art Dealer
C renew old pictures
B be an Art Expert
D paint reproductions of old pictures
56 Why wouldn’t the passenger give an opinion on the portrait of the judge?
A the judge wasn’t alive
C the picture was a copy
B the judge was still alive
D he hadn’t seen it
57 When did Mr Turner first realize that the passenger had gone?
A When the train started
C Just before the train stopped
B After the train had stopped
D When the train was leaving the station
58 Why did Mr Turner go into the Art Gallery?
A He was walking past there B He had never been there before
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59 In the past of the gallery that Mr Turner was directed to
A there were a lot of pictures by unknown
people
C no-one else was looking at the pictures
B there were a lot of nineteenth century people
D he only saw one portrait
60 When Mr Turner looked at the portrait of Joseph Hart
A he smiled at it
C he didn’t recognize it
B he thought it smiled at him
D he was amused
Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below (61-70)
Quite different from storm surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, which derive their name from the Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor" These waves are also referred to by the general
public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides Scientists often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity
Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or
volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves These waves can travel great distances at speeds close to 700 kilometers per
hour In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters It
is when they hit the shallow water the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity Two areas
of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis arc Japan and Hawaii Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often comes with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian Islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have a much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for
warning of their imminent arrival
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii In 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous
tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto the
Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon The greatest tsunami on record
occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel
61 The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses
62 According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves EXCEPT that
A they are the same as tsunamis
C this terminology is not used by the
scientific community
B they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides
D they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves
63 The world "displaced" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
64 It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis
A cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean
C are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open
ocean
B generally reach heights greater than 40 meters
D are often identified by ships on the ocean
65 As used in the passage, water that is "shallow" isn't
66 A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunamis in Japan are more likely to
Trang 6A arrive without warning
C come from greater distances
B be less of a problem
D originate in Alaska
67 The possessive "their" in the third paragraph refers to
A the Hawaiian islands
C these tsunamis
B thousands of miles
D the inhabitants of Hawaii
68 A "calamitous" tsunami in the last paragraph is one that is
A expected B at fault C extremely calm D disastrous
69 From the expression "on record" in the last paragraph, it can be inferred the tsunami that
accompanied the
Krakatoa volcano
A occurred before efficient records were kep
C was filmed as it was happening
B was not as strong as the tsunami in Lisbon
D might not be the greatest tsunami ever
70 The passage suggests that - the tsunami resulting from the Kr- volcano
A caused volcanic explosions in the English
Channel
C was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands
B was far more destructive close to the source than far away
D resulted in little damage
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage (71-80)
There can't be many people who are (71) ……… of e-mail, even if they have never actually sent one Although there are some (72) ……… between e-mail and letters, there are also many differences The first
is that e-mail is delivered (73) ……… so it can be a very (74) ……… means of communication when speed is important This speed means that e-mail is more (75) ……… for communicating over large distances Another difference is that e-mail tends to be (76) ……… informal People arc much more likely
to use language which they would consider (77) ……… for a formal letter.Words spelled(78)……….in an e-mail are less likely to be checked than in a letter One explanation for this is that an e-mail seems to be less permanent than something (79) ……… on paper We can be sure that the future development of e-mail will have all kinds of (80) ……….effects on the way we communicate
C©u 71: A aware B unaware C awareness D unawareness
C©u 72: A similar B similarity C similarities D dissimilar
C©u 73: A instant B instance C instances D instantly
C©u 74: A effect B effecting C effective D effected
C©u 75: A practice B practiced C practical D impractical
C©u 76: A related B relating C relative D relatively
C©u 77: A suited B suitable C unsuitable D suitably
C©u 78: A correct B incorrect C correctly D incorrectly
C©u 79: A written B writing C to write D being written
C©u 80: A expected B unexpected C expecting D unexpectedly
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