120 đề thi thử đại học môn Tiếng Anh có đáp án (phần 1)

Đọc kĩ đoạn văn rồi chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để hoàn tất mỗi trong số các câu theo sau.. Đọc kĩ đoạn văn rồi chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong s

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ĐỀ SỐ 1:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct and natural way of combining of each pair of sentences given

Question 1: In spite of having a broken leg, he managed to get out of the car

A In spite of the fact that his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car

B In site of having broken legs, he managed to get out of the car

C Despite of the fact that his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car

D Although his leg was broken but he managed to get out of the car

Question 2: Maria says she’d like to have been put in a higher class

A Maria wishes she will be put in a higher class B Maria wishes she is put in a higher class

C Maria wishes she were put in a higher class D Maria wishes that she had been put in a higher class

Question 3: “Please could you wake me up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning?” I asked the doorman

A I asked the doorman if he wakes me at 7 o’clock in the following morning

B I asked the doorman if he wake me at 7 o’clock in the following morning

C I asked the doorman whether he wakes me at 7 o’clock in the following morning or not

D I asked the doorman to wake me up 7 o’clock in the following morning

Question 4: “I’m sorry, I was rude to you yesterday.” I said to Tom

A I apologize of being rude to you yesterday B I apologized to Tom for having been rude to him the day before

C I apologized for my rude to you yesterday D I apologized Tom to be so rude the day before Question 5: The Prime Minister set up a committee of financial experts They were to help him discuss and formulate new policies

A The Prime Minister, who is a financial expert, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies

B A committee consisting of financial experts was set up by the Prime Minister to help him discuss and formulate new policies

C The Prime Minister, who was helped by financial experts, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies

D A committee consisting of financial experts who were helped by the Prime Minister discussed and formulated new policies

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to the best sentence which is made up from the given cue word

Question 6: /anxious / find / good school / my wife / children / attend

A To be anxious about good school my wife’s children find to attend

B My wife finds good school to attend for anxious children C Anxious children find to attend good school

of my wife

D My wife is anxious to find a good school for our children to attend

Question 7: / I / look forward / start / work / you

A I look forwards to starting to work for you B I look forwards to start to work for you

C I’m looking forwards to start working for you D I look forwards to start working to you Question 8: / actually / Jim / rather / not / go / class / yesterday / today

A Actually, Jim would rather not have gone to class yesterday than today

B Actually, Jim would rather not to have gone to class yesterday than today

C Actually, Jim would rather not to go to class yesterday than today

D Actually, Jim would rather not going to class yesterday than today

Question 9: / feel / like / go out / this evening / ? /

A Are you feel like going out this evening? B Do you feel like going out this evening?

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C Do you feel like to go out this evening? D Do you feel to like going out this evening? Question 10: / you / attend / work / stop / day-dream? A Would you attend your work and stop day-dreaming?

B Would you please attend to your work and stop day-dream?

C Do you attend to your work and stop day-dreaming?

D Would you please attend to your work and stop day-dreaming?

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

Question 11: The instruction from the train traffic control was not consistent with the train drivers,

A so that the drivers made an error and crashed B as a result, the drivers made an error and crashed

C therefore the drivers made it crash D resulting from the drivers crashing the plane

Question 12: If my sister had left the car key,

C I would have picked her up at the airport D please pick her up the airport

Question 13: Not until the manager got the right solution to the problem,

Question 14: The economists in the world highly appreciate the economic situation of the U.S

the president

C being pumped millions of dollars by the president D which is pumped millions of dollars by the president

Question 15: With the open - door policy, the jobs are increasing more and more and we

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following Questions

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

Question 21: “What a new nice style of hair you have it cut!” “ .”

for me

Question 22: “You’d better help your mother do the household chores.” “ .”

Question 23: “Could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office?” “ ”

Question 24: “More coffee, sir?” “ .”

A No, thanks B Yes, do it yourself C All right, self-service D Make yourself

at home

Question 25: “May I come in?” “ _”

wait

Question 26: Tom “Sorry, I don’t know where the nearest post office is.” Stranger: “ .”

it

Question 27: “What do you think of this shirt?” “ .”

Question 28: “What do you want me to cook for your dinner? “ ”

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Question 29: As the patient was still too weak the surgeon postpones the operation The word postpone is

D put over

Question 30: John this task yesterday morning, but I did it for him He owes me a thank-you

Question 31: It a long time since we were apart, I did not recognize her

Question 32: had my teacher arrived than he gave us exercises

Question 33: Actually, I not only read the stories about princes or princesses in the great castles in the

Question 34: furniture needs supplying for the schools in the whole country will slow down the

D That little

Question 35: It was not Micheal Jackson’s death people around the world understood his contribution

in music

Question 36: Although David was after a day’s work in the office, he tried to help his wife the household chores

Question 37: studying in faculty of Love and Happiness in Japan for 5 years, he wrote the books of

Before he had been

Question 38: If you are a typewriter, you will be accustomed to Microsoft word, this program allows you to

D documentary files

Question 39: Juliet, remember shammed death when Romeo appears,

Question 40: Although they are poor and hard, they are to their children’s success

Question 41: In 1879, , Alice Freeman Palmer became head of the history department at Wellesley College

A twenty-four years B at the age of twenty-four C age twenty-four D of twenty-four years

Question 42: The United States spends more money on the economic crisis country in the world

Question 43: Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes they both emit hot from below the Earth’s surface

Question 44: “Bless you.” “ .” A You’re welcome B Sorry C Thank you D That’s all right Question 45: Vladimir Putin said that he loved his wife and two daughters as well as his dog, also a

D which were

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

Question 46: From 1905 to 1920, American novelist Edith Wharton was at the height of her writing career,

Question 47: Because of its vast tracts of virtually uninhabited northern forest, Canada has one of the

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thunder

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 the blanks from 41 to 50

The PBT is a pencil and (61) _ test that is offered for two purposes One purpose of the PBT is for (62) and process evaluation Colleges or other institutions use the PBT to test their students The scores are not valid outside of the place where they are (63) , but the college or institution accepts the PBT that they administered as an official score This PBT is also (64) an Institution TOEFL The (65) purpose of the PBT is (66) the official Computer-Based TOEFL in areas where computer-based testing is not possible The scores are usually valid outside of the place where they are administered This PBT is also called a Supplement TOEFL

The Paper-Based TOEFL has three parts: Listening Comprehension, Structure and Written Expression, and Reading (67) _, the TEST of Written English (TWE) is an essay that is required to provide a (68) score The PBT is a (79) _ test, which means that everyone who takes the TOEFL during the same administration will see and answer the same questions The (70) score is based on a scale of 310-677

supplemented

addition

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 51 to 55

Our demand for water is constantly increasing Every year there are more and more people in the world Factories turn out more and more products and need more and more water We live in a world of water But almost all of it - about 97%-is in the oceans This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing Only about 3% of the world's water is fresh Most of this water is not easily available to man because it is locked in glaciers and icecaps There is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever be Most of the water we use finds its way to the oceans There, it is evaporated by the sun It then falls back to the earth as rain

Water is used and reused over again It is never used up Although the world as a whole has plenty

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of fresh water, some regions have a water shortage Rain does not fall evenly over the earth Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet A region that usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious dry spell and another region may be flooded with too much rain

Question 71 All of the following statements can be inferred from the text EXCEPT

A We need more and more water B The population of the world is increasing every year

C Most of the world’s water is locked in glaciers and icecaps D Factories also need more water Question 72 Which of the following is NOT true about the world’s water?

A The vast majority of the world’s water is ocean (or salty) water

B Ocean water is salty enough to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing

C Most fresh water is locked in glaciers and icecaps D The percentage of fresh water is very small

Question 73 What can be inferred about water?

A The amount of water on earth is always the same B Water will probably be exhausted

water

Question 74 It can be inferred from the text that

A no region in the world suffers from a lack of fresh water B rain does not fall equally everywhere on earth

C the world has plenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water

D a region that usually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell

Question 75 The phrasal verb “turn out” in the second line is closest in meaning 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 56 to 60

It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get as education Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling Education knows no bounds It can take place where, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning The agents of education can range from a reserved grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist Whereas schooling has certain predictability, education quite often produce surprise A change conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is know of other religions

People are engaged in education from infancy on Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term It

is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school and one that should be an integral part of one’s entire life Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbook, do homework, take exams, and so on The slices of reality that are to be learnt, whether they are the alphabet or

an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their class the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling

Question 76: What does the author probably mean by using the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school”? A Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial

B School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year

C Summer school makes the school year too long D All of life is an education

Question 77: the word “bounds” is closest in meaning to

Question 78: the word “they” refers to

A slices of reality B similar textbooks C boundaries D seats

Question 79: The passage supports which of the following conclusions?

A Without formal education, people would remain ignorant B Education systems need to be radically reformed

C Going to school is only part of how people become educated

D Education involves many years of professional training

Question 80: The passage is organized by _

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MÔN TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 2 Thời gian làm bài 90 phút Chọn một từ trong số A, B, C, hoặc D có phần gạch dưới có cách phát âm khác so với các từ còn lại trong cùng một nhóm

Chọn một từ trong số A, B, C, hoặc D các từ đã cho có vị trí trọng âm khác so với các từ còn lại trong cùng một nhóm

Chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để hoàn tất mỗi trong số các câu sau đây

6 She _ the nurse for another blanket

7 A lot of American people have to move to the Hurricane Rita

8 This is an old and valuable medicine for a of aches and pains

9 It's to break into someone's home

10 These two children do not look to me Are they brothers?

11 The woman was waiting in _ of the restaurant

12 While Tom was listening to the radio, he asleep

13 The boy had a very _ childhood with his caring parents

14 There will be many performance in Hanoi next month

15 Next year, there will be a -choice test for English subject

16 What do you think the weather _ in the next few days?

17 If the lift fails to work, you will have to use the

18 Have you seen her

19 Lan loves the piano and we play together everyday

20 The cat on the sofa jumped up when the telephone rang

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21 My dog was walking quietly when Mr Pit's dog attacked him

22 People visit Venice because there not any cars

23 The singer is known the country

24 Mary told her mother story

25 The two friends read the newspaper great interest

26 Hardly see the time

27 She was accused stealing the radio

28 They don't seem to be aware the trouble they came across

29 You to call before it gets too late

30 When he was a boy he be thin

Xác định các từ/ cụm từ được gạch dưới đánh dấu A, B, C, hoặc D cần sửa để câu trở nên đúng

31 The visitors can either choose the normal train or the express which stops at major stations

32 During the examination period there is no time to relax and enjoy

33 Lan is able to lift her companion, whose weight is nearly equal her own

34 The plane leaves Hanoi at 12 o’clock and must reach Paris about 11 hours later

35 It starts to play the other side of the tape, even the first side has not finished

36 Every student have a chance to take the examination again and again

37 Politicians should recognize the fact people will not tolerate unemployment indefinitely

38 A person who stays at home all the time soon gets fed up of everything

39 Some customers always smell the fishes to make sure that they are fresh

40 It’s no good to have a piano if nobody can play it

41 to work if you are tired

A It’s no good trying B You need to trying C There’s no good trying D You are trying to

42 The teacher wanted to know my homework

43 She insists

A that you stay tonight B you to stay tonight C for your staying tonight D please stay tonight

44 that you could not come to the party

46 My examination results were

A just like I expected B just as I expected C like just I expected D like as I expected

47 come if you don’t want to

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48 understand what he was saying

49 He tore up my photo,

50 It is responsible for the organization

Chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để điền vào mỗi trong số các khoảng trống trong đoạn văn sau đây

Last Saturday morning Bertie (51) in front of the television set having a late breakfast when

he heard that a typhoon (52) number three had just (53) The special report (54) the television (55) that the typhoon was (56) directly for Hong Kong and it (57) to pass through the colony within the next few hours The report also urged viewers to take (58) against the typhoon (59) delay and to stay indoors (50) it was absolutely necessary to go out Bertie was all (61) at home as his parents and elder brother had not (62) come back from work He (63) finished the rest of his breakfast Then he (64) in his mother’s potted plants from the verandah, (65) all the windows and put tape on them Fortunately, there was plenty to (66) in the house so (67) was not necessary for Bertie to go out to buy (68) food for his family so after he had done everything that needed to be done, he went back to his (69) in front of the television and (70) for his parents and brother to return

Đọc kĩ đoạn văn rồi chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để hoàn tất mỗi trong

số các câu theo sau

using words We can communicate either by speaking and listening or by writing and reading With words,

we can give and receive information, ideas, orders and instructions

People have used writing to communicate for about 7000 years At first, they used to draw simple pictures to represent objects, such as people and animals Then people started to put pictures together to represent something more difficult, like a sentence The next step in the development of writing was to use symbols, or signs These symbols represented the sounds of words and not their meanings

Finally, the alphabet from which modern English comes was invented in about 1500 BC The people who invented the alphabet used a set of symbols to represent the sound “o” This symbol is still used

to the same sound today Many languages are written with letters of an alphabet, including Vietnamese

71 People communicate with each other using

72 The first kind of writing used simple

73 A later form of writing used symbols to represent

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74 An alphabet is a set of letters that represent the different sounds of a

75 What is the most suitable title for this article?

chief god, Zeus The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing, and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years at Mount Olympus The Greeks greatly honored their winners by placing olive wreaths placed on the winners' heads and sang poems about their victories Originally, Greeks considered the Olympic Games as games of friendship Any wars which were happening were stopped to allow the games to take place The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculate time in four-years cycles (periods) which were called "Olympiads" starting from 776 B.C

76 Which of the following is not true?

A Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads B The games were held in Greece every four years

C Wars were stopped so that people could participate in the games

D People sang poems to glorify the winners' deeds

77 Why were the Olympic Games held?

78 Approximately how many years ago did these games begin?

79 Which of the following contests was NOT mentioned?

80 What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?

C They liked a lot of ceremonies D They couldn't count, so they used "Olympiads" for calendars

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fertilizers

combine

opinion

6 The boy made his father him a new bag

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7 This is to the shirt you bought me two weeks ago

8 It me only five minutes to get to school

9 This is a flight so please be prepared

stopover

10 How much do you Tam?

11 Is it possible for us to to the cinema without him?

12 I want you to your best clothes tonight for the party

up

13 The of the film cost nearly 1 million dollars

producing

14 Prices of many things increase the increase of petrol price

15 The doctor asked his patient to down the coach

16 The children won’t go to bed until their parents have so

prepared

17 I can do nothing to stop them from being

18 These trousers don't They are much too big for the child

19 The Storm No 7 a lot of damage to our country

20 I'm feeling really I must go to bed now

21 I felt very when talking to such a bad guy

22 We have spoken to everybody from Rodney

23 If only I play the guitar as well as you!

24 The party, I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable

which

25 That afternoon Joe Cole was the most popular player the field

26 I asked him for the money he owes me, he ran away

Wherever

27 These are my newspaper, and those are

28 The ball sped the goal-posts

29 Of course I'm a Christian expect everyone who works here to be a Christian too

30 He passed the examination his laziness

of

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31 Last year there were so many apples that we had to give the half of them away

32 Hardly we had arrived that we had to leave the meeting room again

33 These people have no money hence they cannot afford proper medical care

34 After leaving school, they suddenly discovered how difficult is it to find a job

35 We were traveling at about two hundreds kilometers per hour

36 We wish to apologize to local residents for any inconveniences caused

37 If you need someone helping you, I shall be free all day tomorrow

38 The size of our population does not prevent us to take part in the competition

39 In spite of the drive didn’t stop, we managed to get the number of the car

40 The men ordered us to get out of the car We did it immediately

41 We had a meeting was completely unclear

purpose

42 The players are said

A fixing the match result B to fix the match result C match result fixed D fix the match result

43 If you sent the letter yesterday,

44 He asked me

45 Only after you finish the job,

paid

46 We will do well in the exam,

50 The building will be torn down next month

A where locates his office B in where his office is located C locating his office D where his office is located

Last Sunday afternoon I bought a tape-recorder at the Top Value Department Store in Causeway Bay After I had (51) for the tape-recorder, the salesman went to the stock room and came (52) a moment later with a wrapped parcel which he said (53) the tape-recorder I had purchased As soon as I had been (54) the parcel and my receipt, I left the department store and returned (55) When I got

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home, I unwrapped the parcel You can (56) how surprised I was (57) that the tape-recorder in the parcel was not the one I had purchased I fact, it was a much (58) model Moreover, when I plugged the tape-recorder in, I (59) that it did not even (60) properly I immediately took the tape-recorder back to the department store to ask them to (61) it for the model I had originally purchased but when I (62) the salesman the tape-recorder and my receipt, he only pointed to a (63) on the wall that read “Goods Purchased Are Not (64) ” I think it is unreasonable (65) the Top Value Department Store to (66) to give me (67) the tape-recorder that I originally purchased

or a full (68) of my money since it was they who made the (69) and not I and since I have a receipt to prove it I would, therefore, be very (70) if you would help me

included

consider

common

changed

In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problems with disease, high costs, and politics, the Panama Canal was officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans by allowing ships to pass through the fifty-mile canal zone instead of traveling some seven thousand miles around Cape Horn It takes

a ship approximately eight hours to complete the trip through the canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of what it would cost an average ship to go around Cape Horn More than fifteen thousand ships pass through its locks each year The French initiated the project but sold their rights to the United States The latter will control it until the end of the twentieth century when Panama takes over its duty

71 Who currently controls the Panama Canal?

75 What can be inferred from this reading?

A This is a costly project which should be re-evaluated

B Despite all the problems involved, the project is beneficial

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C Many captains prefer to sail around Cape Horn because it is less expensive

D Due to all the problems, three governments have had to control the canal over the year

IS WINNING EVERYTHING? Ask kids and the answer is probably "No" Ask the adults and the answer is probably "Yes" And it is adults who control sports for young people - with terrible results for many kids Twenty millions of children between the ages of eight and sixteen play organized sports outside

of school Their experiences are sometimes very bad Why? Because of the adults, often their parents, who watch the games Children's sports are organized like professional sports Children play baseball and football They wear all the equipment that professional athletes wear They have uniforms and umpires and referees and leagues They have games And many people come to watch their games, especially the families of the players Because the children's games are like adults, professional games, their parents want adult professional competition When a child drops a ball, his father becomes angry When a child doesn't run fast, his mother might shout , "Run faster! Run faster!" And the child? With an angry father and a shouting mother, this is not a happy time Unhappy and nervous, the child wants to stop playing The game

is not fun now But he or she can't stop, because the competition is not finished

76 How are the children's sports organized?

77 Why do some children become unhappy playing sports?

78 What do parents want from children players?

79 The children will play better if _

80 What is the most important idea in the text?

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6 If the machine is not properly operated, it may down

7 The men here are very handsome, but I you Please come!

8 You've unnecessarily mentioned the issue We've all been with it

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9 Peter goes to the window and down There's a Mercedes waiting for him

10 This is my ex-wife We got two yeas ago

11 He drove so carelessly that he was sure to an accident

12 When the police arrived, all the money in the bank had

13 By the you arrived, I had been talking for three hours non-stop

14 Look at the crowd I what they are waiting for

15 Fred is going to us in front of the theater, isn't he?

16 It is my great to meet you here

17 A sudden noise from the streets me out of my dream

18 Harry Potter has been in the U.S and many other countries around the world

19 When she left school last year, she went into the drama college

20 My uncle's office is on

21 Jaywalking is an offence when an accident does not happen

22 You may submit more than two black and white or colour photos to this address

23 The library is open all members of the public

24 Apart that, her main function is to receive phone calls and report to the boss

25 Many people still to believe that smoking is harmful

26 Books can only be renewed if they are not required by readers

27 This is the book that I want you to read

28 There are so many people in the street that the police couldn't do

29 All the men but one present last night

30 Quang and Nga are getting married, not having very much money

31 When she arrives, she will be wearing a blue jeans so that you can recognize her

32 As we all know that there are people in the world who cannot read or write

33 At last I would like to end my talk with some suggestions for further reading

34 I want to buy some dark brown shoes to match with my new handbag

35 I was sure that she had recognized me and so I must talk to her

36 Needless to say that many people have complained about the new legislation

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37 We should focus our attention on the roads where accidents had already happened

38 As soon as he saw what she did, he told the bus driver to stop

39 Most of viewers are children and it is them who are exposed to violence

40 There was little point to take the car back to the same garage

41 We decided that

42 Tam looked as if

A a ghost did he see B a ghost he had seen C he had seen a ghost D he has seen a ghost

43 Even people weren’t be able to get into the theatre

44 We recommend that

both

45 As soon as , the crowds rushed in

A opened the gates B the gates opened C the gates would open D did the gates open

46 Hardly when I felt a pain in by head

47 isn’t obvious

48 I was surprised at

49 We would go out if

50 , people start shouting and cheering for one side or the other

A soon the game begins C beginning the game B if the game begin D as soon as the game begins

Yesterday was a bad day for Albert (51) seemed to go right for him First of all, he woke up (52) for school That was unusual for Albert because he always (53) his alarm clock for 6:30 before going to bed (54) night and have always (55) up as soon as the alarm goes (56) in the morning but this morning Albert (57) even hear the alarm In fact, he probably (58) up until eight o’clock or even (59) if his mother hadn’t got up (60) if Albert had left for school yet She was (61) to find him still in (62) and shook him hard (63) he got out of bed When Albert finally (64) school, the second lesson had already begun and the class (65) a test As soon as Albert (66) his seat and looked at the test paper, he wished that he (67) to school after that He couldn’t answer even one (68) on the test paper (69) he had completely (70) to study for the test the night before

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gone

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Is your life full of stress? Maybe it is your astrological sign A study in Australia last year said signs with the most stress are Aquarius (Jan 20 to Feb 18), Gemini (May 21 to June 20) Virgo (Aug 23 to Sept 22) and Cancer (June 21 to July 22) The people who have peaceful lives are under the signs of Pisces (Feb

21 to March 20) , Scorpio (Oct 23 to Nov 22, and Taurus (April 21 to May 20) Kathleen Johnson, a Vermont astrologer, decided to continue the work She now has a stress chart that decides which marriages and friendships will be most harmonious and which will be most stressed Johnson says that any sign together with Pisces or Scorpio will probably have an easy and peaceful time But signs that are put together with Aquarius would always be stressed And marriage of Aquarius to Aquarius have no possibility of success Says Johnson, "We should all work together If I know something as an astrologer that would help you as a doctor or psychotherapist, why not?"

71 Johnson believes that Taurus is a sign

72 According to Johnson Aquarius is a sign

73 A Scorpio who marries a Pisces will be

peaceful

74 Some friendships are more than others

religious

75 What is the most important idea in this text?

C Your astrological sign can be important in a friendship D You should by an astrology book to read

What makes a chicken happy? "I don't know," admits Ari van Tienhoven, an animal physiologist at Cornell University "If you are talking about individual chicken, egg production is a good indicator." It seems that chicken show that they are unhappy by laying fewer eggs This research may not be interesting

to you, but it's very interesting to chicken farmers and also to some animal lovers, who believe that chickens should not be in cages, but should be outside, moving freely about Van Tienhoven says that free chickens get into trouble with other animals, get sick easily, and have difficulty in very cold weather "Is that happiness?" van Tienhoven asks Even chicken on he floor in buildings have difficulties with illness and hunger "Of course, birds in cage look miserable.”

76 Who is Ari van Tienhoven?

lover

77 How do chickens show they are unhappy?

A They sleep too much B They get into trouble C They lay fewer egg D They run around freely

78 What group is interested in happy chickens?

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79 Why are free-moving chicken unhappy?

A They get sick easily B They run away C They don't lay many eggs D They look miserable

80 According to this article which chickens are better for egg business?

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MÔN TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài 90 phút 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

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

Question 6: He is doing very badly but he tries to appearances

Question 7: I regret going to the cinema I wish I

A didn't go there B haven't gone there C hadn't gone there D would not go there

Question 8: Today's weather will be a _of yesterday

Question 9: The children had been _ of the danger, but had taken no notice

Question 10: Our country has large areas of _beauty

Question 11: Scientists and engineers have invented devices to remove _from industrial wastes

Question 12: The _polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called "smog"

Question 13: Too many factories dispose _their waste by pumping it into rivers and the sea

Question 14: He was so mean that he could not bear to the smallest sum of money for the charity

appeal

Question 15: -Teacher: "Jon, you've written a much better essay this time." - Jon: " _"

Question 16: The _north we go, the less likely we are to meet high temperatures

Question 17: Unlike the other Asian states, Singapore has _ raw materials

Question 18: Although the patient's condition is serious, she seems to be out of

Question 19: "ATM" stands for

Question 20: -"Do you feel like going to the stadium this afternoon?" “ ”

A I don't agree I'm afraid B I feel very bored C You're welcomed D That would be

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great

Question 21: -"I don't think I can do this." - “ _”

Question 22: If you want your children to play football well, you need to find a good _

Question 23: "Don't count your chickens _they are hatched." (ấp, nở)

Question 24: - Cindy: "Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary!" - Mary:" _"

Question 25: The sports event was _and successfully organized

A Not at all Don't mention it B Thanks Same to you

Question 27: The country won't be _for re-election as non-permanent member of the UN Security

Council

Question 28: Michael could hardly wait to _his new motorbike

Question 29: The child who was caught was made to stand in the corner of the classroom

Question 30: the country joined the WTO, it has made big economic achievements

Question 31: They are conducting a wide _ of surveys throughout Vietnam

Question 32: Thanks to the invention of labor-saving _, domestic chores are no longer a burden

Question 33: Only 65 per cent of people voted in the local election; the rest were completely

Question 34: Slang can be defined as a set of codes used in language

Question 35: The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to the _of groundwater in

many parts of the world

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks from 36 to 45

Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are (36) _ more than toddlers This is fine if the child shows a real interest but forcing a child could be counter-productive if she isn't ready Wise parents will have a (37) _ attitude and take the lead from their child What they should provide is a selection of (38) _ toys, books and other activities Nowadays there is plenty of good (39) _ available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also (40) _ them to read Of course, books are no longer the only source of stories and information There is also a huge range of videos, which can reinforce and extend the pleasure a child finds

in a book and are (41) _ valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration Television gets a bad review as far as children are concerned, mainly because too many spend too much time watching programmes not intended for their age (42) _ Too many television programmes induce an incurious, uncritical attitude that is going to make learning much more difficult However, (43) _ viewing of programmes designed for young children can be useful Just as adults enjoy reading a book after seeing it serialised on television, so children will pounce on books which (44) _ their favourite television characters, and videos can add a new (45) _ to a story known from a book

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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 questions from 46 to 55

Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works He traveled extensively and used the knowledge gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849) In 1841, Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847) After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn The novel White Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage

as a navy seaman

With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of humanity against the universe The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today

Question 46: The main subject of the passage is

Question 47: According to the passage, Melville's early novels were

Question 48: In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?

Question 49: The word "basis" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

Question 50: The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because

Tahiti

Question 51: A "frigate" in paragraph 1 is probably_ _

Question 52: How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?

A His popularity increased immediately B It had no effect on his popularity

C It caused his popularity to decrease D His popularity remained as strong as ever

Question 53: According to the passage, Moby Dick is _

Question 54: The word "metamorphosis" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

Question 55: The passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on

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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 questions from 56 to 65

An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere

in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely Air pollution requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change When the first air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled -

a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today As technology has developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened

In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions

Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in nature As the Earth developed, the concentration of these pollutants was altered by various chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycles These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil On a global basis, nature's output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting from human activities

However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city In such a region, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycles The result is an increased concentration of noxious chemicals in the air The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence

of human activities The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level Carbon monoxide, however, has a natural level

of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm

Question 56: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A The economic impact of air pollution B What constitutes an air pollutant

atmosphere

Question 57: The word "adversely" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _

Question 58: It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _

A water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas B most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled

C the definition of air pollution will continue to change D a substance becomes an air pollutant only

in cities

Question 59: The word "These" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to_

Question 60: For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in controlling air pollution?

A They function as part of a purification process B They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants

C They are less harmful to living beings than other pollutants D They have existed since the Earth developed

Question 61: According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions _

A can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants B can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants

C will damage areas outside of the localized regions D will react harmfully with natural pollutants

Question 62: The word "localized" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _

Question 63: According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if _

A the other substances in the area are known B it is in a localized area

Question 64: The word "detectable" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _

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separable

Question 65: Which of the following is best supported by the passage?

A To effectively control pollution, local government should regularly review their air pollution laws

B One of the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better enforce air pollution laws

C Scientists should be consulted in order to establish uniform limits for all air pollutants

D Human activities have been effective in reducing air pollution

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

Question 66: The root of the trees allow the water to go into the soil, that gradually releases it to flow down

rivers

A B C D

Question 67: I get quite depressed when I think about the damage we are making to the environment

A B C D

Question 68: Alike oxygen, which is chemically changed by our bodies into carbon dioxide, nitrogen is

merely exhaled back into the air A B C D

Question 69: I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for a long

Question 71: The cyclist _he crossed the main street

Question 72: The facilities of the older hospital are as good_

Question 73: A study has been done to determine how the recent change in government policies_

A has affected the small business sector B have affected the small business sector

C the small business sector was affected D affecting the small business sector

Question 74: _, we would be rich by now

A If we invest in the telecommunications industry B Unless we had investment in the telecommunications industry

C Had we invested in the telecommunications industry D Did we invest in the telecommunications industry

Question 75: When the personnel director realized , he immediately added two more staff to the

project

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct and natural combination of each pair of sentences given

Question 76: The student next to me kept chewing gum That bothered me a lot

A The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot

B The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot

C The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot

D The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot

Question 77: Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of cars However, cars are

the greatest contributor of air pollution

A The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution

B Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air

C Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution

D However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that are among the greatest contributors of air pollution

Question 78: He was suspected to have stolen credit cards The police have investigated him for days

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A He has been investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards

B Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days

C Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days

D Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days

Question 79: The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room He opened the window

A The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window

B The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room

C The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window

D Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air

Question 80: The plan may be ingenious It will never work in practice

A Ingenious as it may be, the plan will never work in practice

B Ingenious as may the plan, it will never work in practice

C The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice D The plan is as impractical as it is ingenious

6 He said, "You ought _ that library book back to the library"

7 If ever the child _ , the mother would run to it

8 "Don't cook a meal for me," he said "I've already _."

9 He couldn't go far because he was afraid of _

10 I would not have gone away if you _

11 Sandra wrote _ the address and hurried to the post office

12 The operation _ 5 hours

13 He had to leave his family _ when he went to work abroad

14 I saw a thief take Peter's wallet so I ran _ him

15 You can only master a skill by _ it a lot

16 Don't touch the cat It may _ you

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17 You are looking very pale Do you _ sick?

18 He played an active _ in politics

19 The sailor wanted to _ to the speedboat

20 He stood on one leg _ against the wall, while he took off his shoe

21 I'm _ worried about Jane; she always seems to be tired

22 I _ do that If I were you

23 Surely David's not going to drive , _ he?

24 "Lan is in hospital Let's visit her, _ we?"

25 She stayed at home yesterday, but I _

26 He showed us village _ he was born

27 He said he had _ smoking but I saw him do the other day

28 The film I saw yesterday was very _ I went home in the middle

29 _ of these two countries should I visit?

30 All the information in that newspaper updated

31 The school’s outdoor activities are better than that of many country clubs

32 It is high time that VFF addresses the problem of widespread football scandals

33 It is impossible to obtain a credit card unless you do not have a steady income

34 The water seems very cold at first, but after a few minutes, you get use to it

35 Please let me know whether you still want to go or that you have changed your plans

36 I want to return the fridge which I bought it here two weeks ago

37 Do you think it’s normal for a child to be able to do such amazed things?

38 If anybody has lost a wallet, he can get it from the office

39 I regret informing you that we are unable to offer you a job in your office

40 It’s a long time since you did not come to see me and my family

41 This is the first time _

A I visit in the city B I’ve visited to the city C I have been visiting the city D I visited the city

42 _ , I could not have completed the course

A If you did not help B Unless you had not helped C Had it not been for your help D Was it nor for your help

43 What have you been doing? You _ that job ages ago

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A must have finished B would have finished C should have finished D need to finish

44 Could you describe exactly _?

45 I asked Jack _

A when he had lunch.B when he did have lunch C when do you have lunch D when has he had lunch

46 _ , but he decided to wait for a taxi

walked

47 Do you know when _

48 It is proposed that _ next year

A should increase prices B prices increase C prices should increase D should prices increase

49 _ , I have never been out of my home town

50 No matter _ , I couldn’t persuade her to come with me

Chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để điền vào mỗi trong số các khoảng trống trong lá thư sau đây

(51) _ a nice surprise it was to get a letter from you! It had been (52) _ long since your last letter that I was beginning to wonder (53) _ you had received any of the letters I had sent you over the past few months Thank goodness the summer holidays will soon be (54) _ ! There is still more than a week (55) before the new school term begins but I am already (56) _ to see my teachers and classmates again and (57) _ back into the old routine It’s not that I (58) _ school or dislike holidays It’s just that too much of anything, (59) _ holidays, can become boring The first three weeks after school for the

summer were really (60) _ I went swimming with my younger brother and sister, went to the New Territories for picnics, (61) _ some shopping and took in five or six films to (62) _ for the ones I had (63) _ while I was studying for my final examinations But by the (64) _ week I had already gone (65) _ that I had wanted to go and done everything that I had wanted to do and I began to feel (66) _ I have been staying at (67) _ and doing almost nothing since then How (68) _ you? Have you been enjoying your summer holidays? (69) _ and tell me (70) _ you have been up to

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things like Pepsi advertisements (fifteen million dollars in his new contract), he bought the Beatles' old songs, and he controls the media carefully The other hat is a very strange and shy child, who loves animals and Walt Disney cartoons, and who is a genius at making music Michael Jackson made Thriller five years ago It is still the biggest selling album in history It created several hit singles, won eight Grammies, and sold thirty eight and a half million copies worldwide Now he has a new album, Bad, and Michael will have

a difficult time making the new album as successful as the old If Bad sells only ten million copies, it will be more than almost any other record, but it may still not be a success for Michael In October Michael began his first solo tour in Tokyo This year and next, Michael will see a little of the world when he performs before millions of fans But after the tour ends, he will never tour again." This will be Michael's last tour, his only solo tour ever," says manager Frank Dileo Michael will go back to recording studios and movie sets to continue his work in private

71 Why is the success of Thriller a problem for Michael Jackson?

C because he can't make a better one D because it will be difficult for him to make a better one

72 Where will Michael make albums in the future?

73 Why Michael will never do another solo?

first one

private

74 " Michael Jackson wears two hats" means

C He does two kinds of work at the same time D he earns a lot of money from advertisements

75 Which of the following sentences is the most important idea of the text?

hats

B Michael Jackson is a better businessman than a musician D Michael Jackson likes to travel a lot Đọc kĩ đoạn văn rồi chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để hoàn tất mỗi trong

they could not see, and some of them even got sick So in the 1920's, a young pilot asked the Bausch and Lomb company to help B&L made a green coloured glass that stopped some of the sunlight Put intoglasses, these immediately became the standard dark glasses for pilots The company called them Ray- Bans, and pilots everywhere wore them In 1937, Bausch and Lomb developed a new glass that didn't break easily This glass also reduced the sun's glare as well as its light The new glasses were so good that the U.S Air Force gave B&L a contract After that every pilot and crew member during World War II wore Ray-Bans After the war, sportsmen found that Ray-Bans were useful outdoors Soon after that, people everywhere began to wear Ray-Bans Famous people began to wear them, like General Douglas MacArthur, writer Sam Shepad, and actors Dennis Connors and Tom Cruise (Top Gun) The basic design has never changed, probably customers have been so satisfied Today Ray-Bans are still popular and selling well Bausch and Lomb say that they don't know how many pairs of dark glasses they have manufactured since the 1920's "Somewhere between 25 and 30 million would be a good guess", says a company vice-president"

76 Who were the first persons to wear Ray-Bans?

77 Why did Bausch and Lomb develop Ray-Bans?

A because the sun was too strong for pilots B because people were getting sick in planes

C because people who played sports outdoors needed them D because the U.S Air force asked them to

78 When did Bausch and Lomb first manufacture Ray-Bans?

79 How often has the basic design changed?

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80 What kinds of people wear Ray-Bans?

ĐỀ SỐ 7:

brushed

6 It would be _ to expect to go straight from leaving school into a managerial position

7 Most people tend to be rather _ when they’re tired

8 I’m bored I need some _ in my life

9 It’s a good idea in theory, but rather _

10 Ruth has gone back to college to get a teaching _

11 Jane just a few minutes ago

12 You mad if you think I’m going to lend you any more money

13 during the storm

16 “Hurry up! We’re waiting for you What’s taking you so long?”

“I for an important phone call Go ahead and leave without me

17 Fish were among the earliest forms of life Fish on earth for ages and ages

18 Peter painted his bedroom black It looks dark and dreary He a different color

choosing

19 “It rain this evening Why don’t you take an umbrella?”

“That’s a good idea May I borrow yours?”

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20 I still can’t believe it! My bicycle last night

21 A shortage of water is a problem in many parts of the world In some areas, water from the ground faster than nature can replenish the supply

22 I don’t blame you for not outside in this awful weather

23 A plane with an engine on fire approached the runway was frightening There could have been a

Watching to land it

24 The science classes at this difficult

25 moved to that city recently

26 “Who is eligible for the scholarship?”

“Anyone scholastic record is above average can apply for the scholarship.”

27 That book is by a famous anthropologist It’s about the people in Samoa for two years

28 “Does anybody know on the ground?” – “Your guess is as good as mine.”

29 “This cake is terrible What happened?”

“It’s my grandmother’s recipe, but she forgot to tell me how long it.”

30 Paul brings the money for our lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria

31 Hundreds of species of Hawaiian flowers have become extinct or rare land development and the

32 the salary meets my expectations, I will accept the job offer

33 I like to keep the windows open at night no matter how cold it gets My sister, , prefers a warm bedroom with all windows tightly shut

34 When I stopped talking, Sam finished my sentence for me as though he my mind

35 “I’m really sorry about what happened during the meeting I felt I had no choice.”

“It’s okay I’m sure you wouldn’t have done it if you ”

36 Marcy said that she knew how the procedures for doing the experiment, but when we began to work in the laboratory, she found that she was mistaken

37 That manufacturer is not only raising his prices but also decreasing the production of his product as well

38 This class, that is a prerequisite for microbiology, is so difficult that I would rather drop it

drop

39 That these students have improved their grades because of their participation in the test review class

40 Many theories on conserving the purity of water has been proposed, but not one has been as widely

widely accepted

41 The only students who were required to attend the meeting were Van, Binh, Thinh, and me

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42 He isn’t driving to the meeting in March, and neither they are

43 There’s a new Oriental restaurant in town, isn’t it?

44 If Rudy would have studied German in college, he would not have found the scientific terminology so

45 Standing among so many strangers, the frightened child began to sob uncontrollable

46 Even though she looks very young, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister

49 Ralph has called his lawyer last night to tell him about his problems, but was told that the lawyer had

gone

50 He has less friends in his classes now than he had last years

51 are eaten by the pigs

A All the apples those fall B All the apples that fall C All those fall the apples D All the apples fall that

52 , I'll ask the waiter for the bill

53 , I'll see if Mr Jones is free

54 , he had no intention of waiting for three hours

A Patient as he was B As he was patient C As for he was patient D He was patient though

55 I always keep candles in the house

Punctuality is a necessary habit in all public affairs of a civilized society Without it, nothing could ever be (56) to a conclusion; everything would be in a state of (57) Only in a sparsely-populated rural community is it possible to (58) it In ordinary living there can be some (59) of unpunctuality The intellectual, who is working on some abstruse problem, has everything coordinated and organized for the (60) in hand He is therefore forgiven, if late for a dinner party But people are often (61) for unpunctuality when their only fault is cutting things (62) It is hard for energetic, quick-minded people to waste time, so they are often tempted to finish a job before (63) out to keep an appointment If no accidents occur on the way, like punctured tyres, diversions of traffic, sudden (64)

of fog, they will be on time They are often more industrious, useful citizens than those who are never late The over-punctual can be as much a (65) to others as the unpunctual The guest who arrives half an hour too soon is the greatest (66) Some friends of my family had this irritating habit The only thing to

do was ask them to come half an hour later than the other guests If you are catching a train, it is always better to be comfortably early than even a (67) of a minute too late Although being early may mean wasting a little time, this will be (68) than if you miss the train and have to wait an hour or more for the next (69) ; and you avoid the frustration of arriving at the very moment when the train is (70) out

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of the station and being unable to get on it

Power plants that make electricity are often built on rivers The cool water that is used to make electricity becomes hot as it runs through the plant Then the heated water is returned to the river When large amounts of warm water are dumped into a river, the river itself is heated The temperature of the water may be raised only a few degrees, yet these few degrees can change animal and plant life Heat causes a loss

of oxygen in the water Fish no longer do well, and some kinds die Without enough oxygen, bacteria in the river cannot break down waste matter To solve the problem, we have begun to change how power plants work Some power plants use cooling towers The hot water goes into the tower, and heat escapes from the tower into the air Once the heat has escaped, the water flows safely into the river Other power plants release the hot water into the river in a new way Instead of letting it all flow into one area, they scatter it When the water goes to many spots, no one place gets too hot With these new methods, rivers can come back to life But it will take time

71 Water that is used in making electricity

72 Cooling towers

A scatter the hot water B release heat into the air C take oxygen out of the water D are cooled by the air

73 Why are we changing the way power plants work?

74 Which statement does the story lead you to believe?

A We will have to stop building new power plants

B We will have to build power plants that do not heat the water

C Nobody cares about the temperatures of our rivers D The animal and plant life in our rivers may change

75 On the whole, the story is about _

water

In the villages of Mexico, as in some other parts of the world, shopping is a kind of game In the fine department store, of course, buyers pay the prices listed on the tags But in most villages, bargaining is

a dramatic game both buyers and sellers enjoy Suppose a merchant is a Mexican shopkeeper who sells handmade silver jewelry to tourists Among the items of jewelry is a pair of earrings a tourist wants to buy The merchant names a price Immediately the tourist makes a much lower offer The price the merchant puts on an article is not usually the price which will finally be paid But the merchant pretends to be shocked The tourist is told that the earrings are real silver, made by people who live in the mountains It takes a long time to make such remarkable earrings But at great sacrifice the merchant will let the tourist have the earrings at a lower price The two bargain The tourist comes up a little, the merchant comes down

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a little At last they agree on what both consider to be a fair price While the two bargain, they speak of other things as well The merchant may gossip about life in the village or mention interesting sights the tourist should see before leaving Mexico The merchant’s way of doing business is much older than the supermarket way It dates back to Old World times when the town market was the only place where people could exchange news and visit with friends Bargaining made their lives a little more colorful In Mexico today, bargaining still makes life colorful for some merchants

76 The way a Mexican merchant runs a business is _

supermarket

77 While it is not directly stated, the article suggests that _

A merchants in Mexico would rather talk than sell things B tourists do not enjoy bargaining for silver earrings

C tourists should not buy anything if they don’t know how to bargain

D one cannot be sure of the real price of some things

78 The town market was once the only place where _

79 Why is bargaining often carried on in the villages?

A It helps the people see interesting sights B It helps make the people's lives more colorful

C It proves that jewelry can be made of silver D It allows to people to play games

80 On the whole, the article tells about _

ĐỀ SỐ 8:

measure

Chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để điền vào mỗi trong số các khoảng trống trong các câu sau đây

6 Please our letter of the 14th We have not had a reply

7 Bill was given a medal in of his services

8 I’ll never forget the I felt in that situation

9 I have always your lifestyle

10 I’ve known all my life There have been times I couldn’t even afford a loaf of bread

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11 It’s disappointing

12 “When did you last hear Don?” “He phoned me just this morning He’s coming to Bristol next week, so we agreed a time and place to meet.”

13 Timson 13 films and I think her latest is the best

14 I happy to see him, but I didn’t have time

been

15 “John has looked tired recently, and I’ve started to wonder his health.” “You’re right

And he doesn’t seem to care the effect smoking has on him.”

16 It’s against the law to kill the black rhinoceros They extinct

17 The phone constantly since Jack announced his candidacy for president this morning

ringing

18 Tom is sitting at his desk He’s reading his chemistry text because he has a test tomorrow He

studying

19 “ you hand me that pair of scissors, please?” – “Certainly.”

20 On Friday afternoon before a three-day holiday weekend, the highways people on their way out of the city

21 Vitamin C by the human body It gets into the blood stream quickly

22 I think I hear someone the back window Do you hear it, too?

23 The customs officer opened the suitcase if anything illegal was being brought into the country

24 One of the from Italy

25 Each of the reference available in the school library

A books on that list is B books on that list are C book on that list is D book on that list are

26 Dr Sales is a person

27 The missing man’s family is desperately seeking anyone information about his activities or whereabouts

28 “This restaurant is very expensive!” - “It is, but order want Your birthday is a very special occasion.”

29 “Let’s go to Riverton this weekend.” – “Sounds like fun from here?”

30 My mouth is burning! This is spicy food that I don’t think I can finish it

31 Long is one of the best players in the country We have won all of our games he joined our team

32 To power their inventions, people have made use of natural energy sources, coal, oil, water, and steam

33 Some fish can survive only in salt water, other species can live only in fresh water

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34 If you , I would have brought my friends over to your house this evening to watch TV, but I didn’t

35 you, I’d think twice about that decision It could be a bad move

36 Writers like William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe are not only prolific but too interesting

37 It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting to pass the exam

38 The director encouraged them work in committees to plan a more effective advertising campaign for the

39 The doctor told Mr Anderson that, because of his severe cramps, he should lay in bed for a few days

40 Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practice because those clothes that a person likes are rarely the ones that fit him or her

41 The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious

42 The work performed by these people are not worth our paying them any longer

43 Catherine is studying law at the university, and so does John

44 Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories, especially on Halloween night

45 We wish today was sunny so that we could spend the day in the country communing with nature

46 The teacher tried to make the classes enjoyable experiences for the students so they would take a greater

47 Despite his smiling face, the second-place contestant is more sadder than the winner

48 The professor is thinking to go to the conference on aerodynamics next month

49 He has been hoped for a raise for the last four months, but his boss is reluctant to give him one

50 The results of the test proved to Fred and me that we needed to study harder and watch less movies on television if we wanted to receive scholarships

51 The ladder began to slip

A on which I was standing B which I was standing C I was standing on which D on which was I standing

52 we'd better go there today

53 ring this number

A If you will have any difficulty in getting spare parts B If you should have any difficulty in getting spare parts

C If should you have any difficulty in getting spare parts D Do you have any difficulty in getting spare parts

54 Although they are expensive, people buy them

55 I always kept candles in the house

Chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để điền vào mỗi trong số các khoảng trống

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trong đoạn văn sau đây

According to a magazine article I read recently, we (56) live in an age of increasing leisure Not only are more and more people reaching (57) age with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure relatively (58) but the working week is becoming shorter and the opportunities for (59) are becoming greater and greater all the time Not to mention the fact that people (60) to spend less time traveling to work or may even be working from home What I can’t understand, however, is who these people are As far as I can (61) the whole thing is another one of (62) journalistic fictions I admit that there are a lot of retired people (63) , but I am not sure that all of them are dashing about learning hang-gliding or sailing single-handed (64) the world My own parents seem to (65) most of their time gazing at the television And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone (66) remind my company about it I seem to be working longer hours (67) the time The little leisure time I have is eaten into by sitting in traffic jams or waiting for trains to (68) up at rain-swept platforms I haven’t noticed any dramatic improvements in my (69) either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my (70)

The sea has always interested people From it they can get food, minerals, and treasures For thousands of years, they sailed on the sea But they could not go far beneath its surface People want to explore deep into the sea However, they are not fishes Because people must breathe air, they cannot stay under the water’s surface for any length of time To explore deep water, men and women face even more dangers and problems A diver who wants to stay under water for more than a few minutes must breathe air

or a special mixture of gases Divers can wear diving suits and have air pumped to them from above They can carry tanks of air on their back and breathe through a hose and a mouthpiece Water weighs 800 times

as much as air Tons of water push against a diver deep in the sea The diver’s body is under great pressure When divers are under great pressure, their blood takes in some of the gases they breathe As they rise too quickly, the gases in their blood form bubbles Divers then suffer from the bends The bends can cause divers to double up in pain Bends can even kill divers

71 A diver’s body in deep water

A is under great pressure B is just like a fish’s body C suffers from the bends D weighs very little

72 The story does not say so, but it makes you think that

A divers explore the deep seas only for treasure B diving under the water too quickly causes the bends

C Divers can wear diving suits to avoid the bends D deep-sea divers should be in good health

73 The gases in a diver’s blood can form

74 Why do drivers get the bends?

breathe

75 Which statement does the story lead you to believe?

A The sea began to interest humans in the last few years C All divers get the bends sooner or later

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and measures The standards for these weights and measures were established by the Romans, who kept these standards in a temple in Rome All standards for measuring weight or distance were the same, whether

in Spain or in Syria But then the Roman Empire fell, and these standards disappeared Today, standards vary from place to place throughout the world Tourists who drive from the United States in Canada, for example, are surprised when they buy gasoline for their cars A gallon of gas costs more than they are accustomed to paying They complain that prices are much higher in Canada than in the United States Then they discover that they can drive farther on a Canadian gallon than on a United States gallon Is it a different kind of gas? No, it is a different kind of gallon Canada uses the British, or imperial, gallon that is about one-fifth larger than the United States gallon Four quarts equal a gallon and two pints equal a quart in both countries But Canada’s quarts and pints are larger than quarts and pints in the United States The imperial gallon equals 277.42 cubic inches while the gallon in the United States is equal to 231 cubic inches Measured in ounces, Canada’s large gallon holds 160 fluid ounces, while the smaller United States gallon holds no more than 128 fluid ounces From these figures, it is easy to see why Americans can drive farther

on the Canadian gallon than on the American gallon Someday, countries may follow the example of the ancient Romans and make weights and measures the same for every nation

76 Canada has a different kind of

77 A gallon of gas in Canada costs more

78 Which statement does the article lead you to believe?

C It would be good to use the same measures everywhere D Canada should reduce their price of gasoline

79 Why are American tourists surprised?

gasoline

C They weigh more in Canada than in the United States D Canada has a shortage of gasoline

80 On the whole, the article tells about

MÔN TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 9 Thời gian làm bài 90 phút

I 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

01 The old woman cannot remember the place which she kept her savings

remember

02 I found my new contact lenses strangely at first, but I got used to them in the end

end

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03 The bigger of the three daily meals for most American families is dinner, served at about 6

04 Building thousands of years ago, the ancient palace is popular with modern tourists

05 The word “scuba” is actually an acronym that comes of the phrase “self-contained underwater

II Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each sentence

by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D

06 If they are not careful with their accounts, their business will go

07 Hair color is one of _ characteristics to be used in identifying people

obvious

08 I have bought a present for my mother, and now I need some

11 There should be no discrimination on of sex, race or religion

12 I would appreciate it what I have told you a secret

keep

13 _ the storm, the ship couldn't reach its destination on time

of

14 It was _ a simple question that everyone answered it correctly

15 The numbers add _ to 70

16 The _ were all invited to the school

parents’

17 I wish I hadn't said it If only I could _

A turn the clock round B turn the clock forward C turn the clock back D turn the clock down

18 If you had taken my advice, you _ in such difficulties

been

19 Mary was the last applicant

interview

20 He gave me his personal _ that his draft would be ready by Friday

assurance

21 That lesson was much too difficult _ understand

22 He felt _ when he failed the exams the second time

undecided

23 _ his advice, I would never have got a job

24 It took him ages to _ living in the new town

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25 The cat was _ to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole

patient

26 Do you know _ ?

A what's wrong with it B what wrong was with it C what wrong was it with D what wrong is it

27 of the workers has his own work

28 What beautiful eyes _

have

29 If she _ rich, she would travel around the world

30 My cat would not have bitten the toy fish _ it was made of rubber

knew

31 , the results couldn't be better

32 He completely _ with what I said

complained

33 He completely _ with what you said

34 They will stay there for some days if the weather _ fine

35 The equipment in our office needs _

moderner

36 I am not sure _ the green coat is

37 Computer is one of the most important _ of the 20th century

inventors

38 I can't find my purse anywhere; I must it at the cinema

leaving

39 Argentina _ Mexico by one goal to nil in the match

40 _ he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home

41 It was really kind you to help those poor people

42 Make exercise a part of your daily _

regularity

43 Many people like the slow _ of life in the countryside

44 He hurried he wouldn't be late for class

45 The world Cup is a football _ which is open to all countries

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communication Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas Tourists, the deaf and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression Many of these symbols of the whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags Morse code, and smoke signals Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings

46 The word “ wink “ in the second paragraph means most nearly the same as _

47 Which form other than oral speech would be most common used among blind people?

language

48 The word “ these” in the first paragraph refers to

feelings

49 People need to communicate in order to _

50 How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?

IV Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each sentence

by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D

51 They had seen the man in a parking lot

52 The older he grew the more forgetful he became

A He became more forgetful and older B He grew older and more and more forgetful

C He grew older when he became more forgetful D As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful

53 “Cigarette?” he asked “No, thanks.” I said

A He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once B He offered me a cigarette, so I promptly declined

C He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him D He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused

54 “Would you like to come to my birthday party, Sara?” asked Frederic

A Frederic invited Sara to his birthday partyB Frederic asked if Sara was able to come to his

birthday party

C Frederic reminded Sara of his birthday party

D Frederic asked Sara if she likes his birthday party or not

55 The carpets were so expensive that we didn’t buy them

A The carpets were too expensive for us to buy them B The carpets were very expensive for us to buy

C The carpets were such expensive for us to buy them D The carpets were too expensive for us to buy

56 No one has seen Linda since the day of the party

A Linda is nowhere to be seen at the party B No one has seen Linda for ages

C The party is going on without Linda D Linda has not been seen since the day of the party

57 The doctor said, “You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine.”

A The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest

B Jasmine’s doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days

C The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest

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D It is the doctor’s recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly

58 The children couldn’t do swimming because the sea was too rough

A The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming

B The sea was too rough to the children’s swimming

C The children were not calm enough to swim in the sea

D The sea was rough enough for the children to swim in

59 I haven’t got money, so I’m not going on holiday

down

60 She always gets the right answer

A She fails to get the right answer all the time B She never fails to get the right answer

61 ”Why didn’t you follow my advice?” he said

advice

62 I regret not booking the seats in advance

advance

63 Sarah didn’t attend the history lecture, and neither did George?

A Did George attend the history lecture with Sarah? B Sarah and George didn’t go to the history lecture

C Either Sarah or George attended the history lecture D Did Sarah see George at the history

lecture?

64 ”John left here an hour ago,” said Jane

A Jane told me that John to leave there an hour before B Jane told John to have left there an hour before

C Jane told me that John had left there an hour before D Jane said John left there an hour before

65 “I will pay back the money, Gloria.” said Ivan

A Ivan apologized to Gloria for borrowing her money B Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back

C Ivan promised to pay back Gloria’s money D Ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria

V Choose one word whose stress pattern is different Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D

difficulty

in a doorbell, all are powered by electricity An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace, or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the greatest power in the world It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted It travels so easily and with incredible speed along wires or

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conductors that it can be supplied instantly over vast distances To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned In Australia they use coal or water to drive this machinery When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the turbines without polluting the atmosphere with smoke from coal Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident A tragedy once occurred at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make electricity The reactor leaked, which caused many deaths through radiation Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to the environment They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays Most importantly, they hope to trap sunlight more efficiently We do use solar heaters for swimming pools but as yet improvement in the capacity of the solar cells to create more current is necessary When this happens, electric cars will be viable and the world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off by trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels

71 Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?

Sunlight

72 The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to

ways

73 What do we call machines that make electricity?

A Voltages B Generators or turbines C Pipes and radiators D Electric

magnets

74 Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms?

75 The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first paragraph to

A emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity

B suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy

C imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy

D discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity

76 What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible?

77 The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are

78 Electric magnets are used in steel works to

79 The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is that they _

80 The best title for this passage could be

MÔN TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 10 Thời gian làm bài 90 phút

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I Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction

Question 1: Below are some pieces of advice that can help you reduce the feeling of pressure and creating

sustain prolonged missions by human space crews

II 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 6 to 15

THE BODY CLOCK Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London

from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology

Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake

cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on It

regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa

“about” + dies “day”)

This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m and again between 3-5 p.m

Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon

One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the non-alignment of a person’s internal

body clock with clocks in the external world Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock,

which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity To make matters more complex,

not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate So your sleep/wake may adjust to a new time zone at

one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace Your digestion may be on a different schedule

altogether

Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24

hours It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day That is why travelling in a westward

direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that

westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights

When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal

clock Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your

internal clock’s natural tendency

One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted There are many

reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when

your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer

hours Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well Judgment and

decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30

percent It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to

help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive But it can take the body clock several

days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone

Question 6: The main function of the body clock is to _

Question 7: The word “It” refers to _

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