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PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: Từ Question 1 đến Question 64 8 điểm Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part

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I PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: Từ Question 1 đến Question 64 (8 điểm)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A wedding is a meaningful event.

Question 2: She was a devoted teacher She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her

students

Question 3: The Rev Dr Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial segregation in the United

States

Question 4: He devised a computer game and sold it to Atari.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction

in each of the following questions.

Question 5: There were too many books on the shelves that I didn’t know which one to choose.

A B C DQuestion 6: Rita enjoyed to be able to meet several Parliament members during her holiday

A B C DQuestion 7: Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups be eaten on a

Question 10: A refuse B musician C history D mechanic

Question 11: A museum B destroy C threatened D economy

Question 12: A computer B communicate C comfortable D flamingo

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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 following questions

The National Automobile Show in New York has been one of the top auto shows in the United States since 1900 On November 3 of that year, about 8,000 people looked over the “horseless carriages." It was the opening day and the first opportunity for the automobile industry to show off its wares to a large crowd; however, the black-tie audience treated the occasion more as a social affair than as a sales extravaganza It was also on the first day of this show that William McKinley became the first U.S President to ride in a car

The automobile was not invented in the United States That distinction belongs to Germany Nikolaus Otto built the first practical internal-combustion engine there in 1876 Then, German engineer Karl Benz built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in the mid-1880s But the United States pioneered the merchandising of the automobile The auto show proved to be an effective means of getting the public excited about automotive products

By happenstance, the number of people at the first New York show equaled the entire car

population of the United States at that time In 1900, 10 million bicycles and an unknown number of horse-drawn carriages provided the prime means of personal transportation Only about 4,000 cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a quarter of those were gasoline powered The rest ran on steam or electricity

After viewing the cars made by forty car makers, the show’s audience favored electric cars because they were quiet The risk of a boiler explosion turned people away from steamers, and the

gasoline-powered cars produced smelly fumes The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the American auto industry in 1895, offered a fragrant additive designed to mask the smells of the

naphtha that it burned Many of the 1900 models were cumbersome—the Gasmobile, the Franklin, and the Orient, for example, steered with a tiller like a boat instead of with a steering wheel None of them was equipped with an automatic starter

These early model cars were practically handmade and were not very dependable They were basically toys of the well-to-do In fact, Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at Princeton University and later President of the United States, predicted that automobiles would cause conflict between the wealthy and the poor However, among the exhibitors at the 1900 show was a young engineer named Henry Ford But before the end of the decade, he would revolutionize the automobile industry with his Model T Ford The Model T, first produced in 1909, featured a standardized design and a streamlined method of production — the assembly line Its lower costs made it available to the mass market

Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or roughly $14,000 to $21,000 in today’s prices By 1913, the Model T was selling for less than $300, and soon the price would drop even further “I will build cars for the multitudes,” Ford said, and he kept his promise

Question 13: The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900 National Automobile Show primarily as a(n) _

A.chance to buy automobiles at low prices

B.formal social occasion

C.chance to invest in one of thirty-two automobile manufacturers

D opportunity to learn how to drive.

Question 14: According to the passage, who developed the first modern car?

A William McKinley B Nikolaus Otto C Henry Ford D Karl Benz

Question 15: Approximately how many cars were there in the United States in 1900?

A 4,000 B 8,000 C An unknown number D 10 million

Question 16: The phrase “by happenstance” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .

A By design B Coincidentally C For example D Generally

Question 17: Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year 1900 were gasoline powered?

Question 18: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “launched” in paragraph 4 _.

Question 19: The purpose of the “additive” mentioned in paragraph 4 was to _

A.hide strong smells B.make engines run more efficiently

C increase the speed of cars D make cars look better.

Question 20: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as steering with a tiller rather

than with a steering wheel?

A A Gasmobile B A Duryea C A Franklin D An Orient

Question 21: It is clear from the passage that the early cars _

A.were more formal B.involved less expensive cars

C involved fewer manufacturers D were more spectacular.

Question 22: What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile Show in the dollars of that time?

Many How-to books give advice on careers They tell you how to choose a career and how to

succeed in it If you fail, however, you can buy the book “ How to Turn Failure into Success” If you would

like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire” If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”

One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life” If

you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on

how to redecorate or enlarge a house

Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve How-to books help people deal with modern life

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Question 23: What is the passage mainly about?

A How to succeed in love every minute of your life.

B How to turn failure into success.

C How to make a millionaire.

D How-to books.

Question 24: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to

Question 25:Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on careers?

A “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”.

B “How to Live on Nothing”

C “How to Make a Millionaire”.

D “How to Turn Failure into Success”

Question 26: The word “step-by-step” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _

A little by little B gradually C slower and slower D A and B

Question 27: It can be inferred from the passage that

A Today people are more bored with the modern life.

B Modern life is more difficult to deal with.

C Today people have fewer choices to make.

D Today people are more interested in modern life.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks

VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very high prices (30) many collectors want his paintings But unfortunately, when he was (31) , he did not have a happy life

Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32) his life at home He lived

a rather sad and (33) life He drew things that he could see (34) around the quiet town of his parents’ home or outside his window This is why he painted things (35) the sky, his room and even himself

Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself He cut it off to (36) the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct It was very (37) him to do such a thing

Van Gogh was also (38) a crazy man He really (39) become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37

Question 30: A because B for C because of D although

Question 32: A almost of B mostly C most of D the most of

Question 37: A unfortunate that B unfortunate to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 40: Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.

A No sooner had the plane taken off than B It was not until the plane had taken off that

C Only after the plane had taken off D Not until the plane had taken off did

Question 41: The sky was grey and cloudy. _, we went to the beach.

A However B In spite of C Even though D Consequently

Question 42: I don’t mind _ much homework.

Question 43: Nadine: “ ”

Monica: “Good luck”

A I don’t like rock music B How do you do!

C Have a nice day! D I’m taking a test this afternoon.

Question 44: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots I keep .

A falling off B falling back C falling over D falling out

Question 45: Old people are often looked by their children when they get older

Question 46: Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a programme of

educational _

Question 47: The plan was developed _by a team of experts

A system B systematical C systemized D systematically

Question 48: All of the food sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant.

Question 49: It was not until 1915 _ the cinema became an industry.

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Question 50: Yuri Gagarin was the first person into space

A travelling B has travelled C to travel D travelled

Question 51: Like everyone else, Sue has her of course but on the whole, she’s quite satisfied with life

A ups and downs B ins and outs C safe and sound D odds and ends

Question 52: The Prime Minister congratulated the team _winning the match

Question 53: He came when I _ the film “Man from the star”

A has watched B watched C was watching D am watching

Question 54: Peter _football when he was younger.

A used to playing B is used to playing C is used to play D used to play

Question 55: with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.

A A comparison B Compare them C If you compare D When comparedQuestion 56: Charles: “Do you mind if I smoke?”

Question 59: Linda: I enjoy watching films in the evening

Mary: “ ”

Question 60: Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control, _ and cure

diseases

Question 61: : It’s a big country with a _population.

Question 62: You will have to _if you want to pass the final exam.

A pull up your socks B work miracles C take the trouble D keep your hand inQuestion 63: If I were you, I _ that English course.

Question 64: They have considered all the 100 applications, seem suitable for the position

II PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (2 ĐIỂM)

A REWRITING (0,1 x 5 = 0,5 điểm)

Question 1: People say that Jenny lived in Texas, America for 8 years

Jenny………

Question 2: “You are wearing a beautiful dress today!” , Susan said to Mary Susan paid ………

Question 3: It was such a boring documentary film that she fell asleep The documentary film………

Question 4: “I am sorry for coming late”, said Alice to her teacher Alice apologized………

Question 5: What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night No one ………

B IN ABOUT 140 WORDS, WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT A JOB YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO IN THE FUTURE (1,5 điểm)

LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT VÀ ÔN TẬP

Question 1 Giải:

- sad (adj): buồn

- meaningful/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/ (adj): ~ serious, important: có ý nghĩa, quan trọng

E.g: Having the opportunity to work would make retirement more meaningful for many senior citizens

- sorrowful/ˈsɒr.əʊ.fəl/ (adj): ~ very sad: buồn rầu, đau khổ

E.g: With a sorrowful sigh she folded the letter and put it away

- important/ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/(adj):quan trọng# unimportant (adj):không quan trọng

 Đáp án C (Đám cưới là một sự kiện quan trọng/ có ý nghĩa.)

E.g: I wasn’t very polite to him

- lazy /'leɪzɪ/ (adj): lười biếng

E.g: Nam was very lazy, so he failed the exam

- honest/ˈɒn.ɪst (adj): chân thật, trung thực, thật thà, lương thiện

 Đáp án D (Cô ấy là một giáo viên tâm huyết Cô ấy đã dành phần lớn thời gian để giảng dạy và

chăm sóc học sinh của mình.)

Question 3 Giải:

- segregation /ˌseɡ.rɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ ~ separation /ˌsep.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ (n): sự phân biệt, sự tách biệt

E.g: racial segregation (sự phân biệt chủng tộc)

- integration /ˌɪn.tɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/ (n): sự hợp nhất, sự mở rộng cho một chủng tộc

E.g: racial/cultural integration

- torture /ˈtɔː.tʃər/ (n): sự tra tấn, tra khảo

E.g: Half of the prisoners died after torture and starvation (Một nửa tù nhân đã chết sau khi bị tra tấn và bỏ đói.)

 Đáp án D (Martin Luther King đã đấu tranh nhằm chấm dứt nạn phân biệt chủng tộc ở nước Mỹ.)

Question 4 Giải:

- devise /dɪˈvaɪz/ (v): ~ invent /ɪnˈvent/ (v): sáng chế, phát minh

E.g: The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M Schultz

- divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ (v): chia tách

E.g: After the Second World War Germany was divided into two separate countries

- play (v): chơi

- buy => bought (v): mua

 Đáp án C (Ông ấy đã phát minh ra trò chơi vi tính và đã bán nó cho Atari.)

Question 5 Giải:

Cấu trúc:

S + V + so + many/ much + N …+ that + a clause

E.g: You’ve made so many (careless) mistakes that you’ll have to do it all again

 Đáp án B (too => so)

Question 6 Giải:

Enjoy + V-ing: thích làm gì

E.g: We enjoy going camping with our friends

 Đáp án A (to be able => being able)

Question 7 Giải:

On a daily basis/ On a regular basic ~ daily, regularly: thường xuyên, hằng ngày

Cấu trúc giả định với động từ recommend:

S + recommend + that + S + V (nguyên thể không chia) +…

E.g: The doctor recommended that he stop smoking

 Đáp án C (regularly => regular hoặc bỏ regularly)

đều đặn hàng ngày.)

Question 8 Giải:

Seldom (adv): hiếm khi (mang nghĩa phủ định)

 Đáp án A (seldom never => bỏ never)

đạo bày tỏ quan điểm của họ.)

Question 9 Giải:

All of + a/an/ the + N số ít + V chia số ít (All of the book ~ the book)

Nhận xét: Phía cuối câu có đại từ “it” thay thế cho danh từ số ít phía trước nên chúng ta dễ dàng nhận ra B là phương án sai

 Đáp án B (were => was)

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Question 10 Giải:

- refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ (v): từ chối (đa số các động từ có 2 âm tiết thì thường nhấn vào âm tiết thứ 2)

E.g: Nam refused to go to the party

- musician /mjuːˈzɪʃ.ən/ (n): nhạc sỹ (từ tận cùng là đuôi “ian” thì trọng âm nhấn vào âm tiết thứ 2

- museum /mjuːˈziː.əm/ (n): viện bảo tàng

- destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ (v): phá hủy, tàn phá (đa số các động từ có 2 âm tiết thường nhấn vào âm tiết thứ 2)

E.g: Most of the old part of the city was destroyed by bombs during the war

- threatened /ˈθret.ənd/: bị đe dọa

- economy /ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/(n): nền kinh tế

E.g: the global economy

 Đáp án C

Question 12 Giải:

- computer /kəmˈpjuː.tər/ (n): máy tính

- communicate /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪt/ (v): giao tiếp (từ trên 3 âm tiết tận cùng là đuôi “ate” thì trọng âm nhấn vào âm tiết thứ 3 từ cuối lên)

E.g: Learning English well can help me communicate with foreigners

- comfortable /ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bl̩/ (adj): thoải mái (tính từ tận cùng là đuôi “able” thì trọng âm nhấn vào

âm tiết đầu tiên)

E.g: I feel comfortable when staying at home

- flamingo /fləˈmɪŋ.ɡəʊ/ (n): chim hồng hạc

 Đáp án C

Question 13 Giải:

Đoạn văn ngụ ý rằng khán giả đã xem cuộc triễn lãm ô tô chủ yếu như một…

A cơ hội để mua ô tô với giá thấp hơn

B (nhân) dịp xã hội hình thức

C cơ hội để đầu tư vào một trong 32 nhà sản xuất ô tô

D cơ hội để học cách lái xe.

“the black-tie audience treated the occasion more as a social affair than as a sales extravaganza.” (vị khán giả đeo cà vạt màu đen xem dịp này như một vấn đề xã hội hơn là một sự kiện bán hàng.)

 Đáp án B

Question 14 Giải:

- Theo đoạn văn, ai đã phát triển chiếc ô tô hiện đại đầu tiên?

German engineer Karl Benz built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in the mid-1880s (Kĩ sư người Đức Karl Benz đã xây dựng những cái được xem như là ô tô hiện đại đầu tiên vào giữa những năm 1880.)

 Đáp án D

Question 15 Giải:

Xấp xỉ có khoảng bao nhiêu chiếc ô tô ở Mỹ vào năm 1900?

“the number of people at the first New York show equaled the entire car population of the United States at that time.” (số lượng người tại cuộc triển lãm đầu tiên ở New York ngang bằng với số lượng toàn bộ ô tô của nước Mỹ vào thời điểm đó.)

On November 3 of that year, about 8,000 people (Vào ngày 3 tháng 11 năm đó, khoảng 8000 người - tức là có 8000 người tại cuộc triễn lãm đó)

Xấp xỉ có bao nhiêu ô tô được lắp ráp trong năm 1900 mà được chạy bằng xăng dầu?

“Only about 4,000 cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a quarter of those were gasoline powered.” (Chỉ khoảng 4000 ô tô được lắp ráp ở Mỹ vào năm 1900, và chỉ một phần tư trong số đó chạy bằng xăng dầu.)

 Đáp án A

Question 18 Giải:

- launch ~ initiate /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ (v): khởi đầu, khởi xướng

E.g: Who initiated the violence?

- design (v): thiết kế

- join (v): nối, ghép

- anticipate (v): đoán trước, thấy trước, lường trước

“The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the American auto industry in 1895,…” (Công ty Duryea Motor Wagon đã khởi xướng nền công nghiệp ô tô ở Mỹ vào năm 1895 )

 Đáp án B

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Question 19 Giải:

- Mục đích của chất “additive” được đề cập trong đoạn văn 4 để…

A che giấu mùi thối B làm cho động cơ chạy hiệu quả hơn

C tăng tốc độ ô tô D làm cho ô tô trông đẹp hơn

The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the American auto industry in 1895, offered

a fragrant additive designed to mask the smells of the naphtha that it burned (Công ty Duryea Motor

Wagon đã khởi xướng nền công nghiệp ô tô ở Mỹ vào năm 1895, đã cung cấp một chất tạo mùi thơm để che giấu những mùi của xăng dầu được đốt cháy.)

 Đáp án A

Question 20 Giải:

Cái nào sau đây KHÔNG được đề cập trong đoạn văn như việc lái xe với một tay bánh lái hơn là với một tay lái?

“Many of the 1900 models were cumbersome—the Gasmobile, the Franklin, and the Orient, for

example, steered with a tiller like a boat instead of with a steering wheel.”

 Đáp án B

Question 21 Giải:

- Theo đoạn văn này thì rõ ràng rằng những chiếc ô tô ban đầu thì……

A trang trọng hơn B gồm những chiếc ô tô rẻ hơn

C gồm ít nhà sản xuất hơn D đẹp mắt hơn

 Đáp án D

Question 22 Giải:

Giá cao nhất cho một chiếc ô tô tại cuộc triễn lãm ô tô quốc gia vào năm 1900 được tính bằng đô

la của năm đó là bao nhiêu? Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or roughly

$14,000 to $21,000 in today’s prices (Những chiếc ô tô tại cuộc triễn lãm vào năm 1900 có giá từ $1000 đến $1,500, hoặc xấp xỉ với giá ngày nay từ $14,000 tới $21,000.)

 Đáp án D

VOCABULARY

- opportunity/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/ (n): cơ hội

- automobile /ˈɔː.təməbiːl/ (n): xe ô tô

- industry /ˈɪndəstri/ (n): nền công nghiệp

- show off /ʃəʊ ɒf/ (v): khoe khoang, phô trương

- affair /əˈfeə(r)/ (n): chuyện, vấn đề

- distinction /dɪˈstɪŋkʃn/ (n): sự phân biệt

- internal-combustion engine /ɪnˈtɜːnl

-kəmˈbʌstʃən ˈendʒɪn (n): động cơ đốt trong

- pioneer /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)/ (v): đi tiên phong

- merchandise /ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪs/ (v): buôn bán

- effective /ɪˈfektɪv/ (adj): hiệu quả

- means /miːnz/ (n): phương tiện, biện pháp, cách

- equal /ˈiːkwəl/ (v): ngang bằng

- carriage /ˈkærɪdʒ/ (n): xe ngựa

- assemble /əˈsembl/ (v): lắp ráp

- transportation /ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃn/ (n): sự vận

tải, vận chuyển

- steam /stiːm/ (n): hơi nước

- electricity /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/ (n): điện

- gasoline /ˈɡæsəliːn/ (n): dầu xăng

- electric /ɪˈlektrɪk/ (adj): chạy bằng điện

- explosion /ɪkˈspləʊʒn/ (n): sự nổ, tiếng nổ

- fume /fjuːm/ (n): khói, hơi khói

- fragrant /ˈfreɪɡrənt/ (adj): thơm

- mask /mɑːsk/ (v): che giấu

- Đoạn văn chủ yếu nói về điều gì?

A Cách để thành công trong tình yêu mỗi phút của cuộc sống.

B Cách để biến thất bại thành thành công.

- “Many How-to books give advice on careers.They tell you how to choose a career and how to

succeed in it.” (Nhiều quyển sách How- to đưa ra lời khuyên về nghề nghiệp Chúng nói cho bạn biết cách

lựa chọn nghề nghiệp và cách để thành công trong nghề nghiệp đó.)

à “it” = career

 Đáp án D

Question 25 Giải:

- Loại sách nào sau đây KHÔNG đưa ra thông tin về các nghề nghiệp?

Dẫn chứng: Many How-to books give advice on careers They tell you how to choose a career and how