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Multiple Choice Test – Author – Phan Hång T ®Ò thi thö ®¹i häc lÇn 5 I. Phonetics. 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of others in each group. 1. a. tab b. mob c. comb d. rib 2. a. combine b. collaborate c. commerce d. tomato 3. a. purchase b. place c. lace d. Spain 4. a. business b. busy c. bury d. because 5. a. petty b. pretty c. election d. episode 2. Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from the rest in each group. 6. a. majority b. biology c. administer d. metabolic 7. a. analytical b. examination c. personality d. agricultural 8. a. pharmacology b. biographical c. trigonometry d. enthusiastic 9. a. certificate b. manufacture c. obligation d. entertainment 10. a. specific b. calculus c. confident d. precedent II. vocabulary and grammar. 1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 11. Before he goes to bed, he makes sure all the taps are .off tightly.…………… A. shut B. stopped C. closed D. dripped 12. ………….the pastry thinly and cover the dish with it. A. Press B. Flatten C. Roll D. Stretch 13. He’s a drinker and can nearly always be found in the hotel bar.……… A. full B. strong C. high D. heavy 14. After his service to the country, he was .with a knighthood.……… A. raised B. honoured C. improved D. granted 15. The professor’s book .a new interest in local history.…………… A. awakened B. disturbed C. startled D. upset 16. The men spent all day .water out of the flooded houses.………… A. blowing B. sucking C. forcing D. pumping 17. He gave me a brief of his plans.……… A. border B. surface C. outline D. frame 18. The student waited with some slight .while his teacher stood reading his exercise.………… A. dread B. terror C. apprehension D. horror 19. I doubt whether he can keep .his efforts much longer as he looks very tired.………… A. in B. up C. on D. on with 20. Far more should be done to the sufferings of unwanted domestic pets.………… A. alleviate (lam diu di) B. improve C. remove D. remedy 21. He says he would write an English course book if he could find a(n) to deal with the ……… less interesting parts. A. accomplice B. ally C. collaborator D. partner 22. She worships(thờ phụng) the sun and .she always spends her holidays in …………… Greece. A. nevertheless B. accordingly C. yet D. however 23. Can you take the day off tomorrow? -Well, I’ll have to get from my boss.…………… A. allowance B. license C. permission D. permit 24. The headlights of the approaching car were so that the cyclist had to stop riding.……… A. gleaming (h m rà ăng trắng bong) B. dazzling C. glittering D. glowing 25. He has recently got an interesting in a textile factory.………… A. employment B. job C. work D. occupation 26. My father doesn’t like any kind of change. He is very .in his ways.……… A. fixed B. established C. set D. determined 27. The smell of floor polish still brings .memories of my old school.…………… A. back B. up C. on D. over 28. He was with robbery, found guilty and sent to prison.……… A. accused B. charged C. convicted D. sentenced 29. Amy and Rosalind look like sisters but actually they’re not .…………… A. family B. relation C. familiar D. related Multiple Choice Test – Author – Phan Hång T 30. I’m afraid we can’t raise your salary this year. The company’s operating on a very .budget.…………… A. tight B. close C. cheap D. hard 31. In their latest attack, terrorists have attempted to blow the White House.…………… A. up B. over C. through D. down 32. My uncle is very with his money.………… A. free B. giving C. kind D. nice 33. His jokes are not funny and always fall .(nh…………………… ạt nhẽo, thất bại thảm hại) A. down B. behind C. flat D. short 34. The headmaster is believed to be .……………………… A. perhaps 30 B. close to 30 C. 30 or thereabouts D. thirties 35. I like his new hair-cut. He looks much better when his hair is .………… A. cut up B. close shave C. close-cropped D. close-set 36. I can not understand why she did that, it really doesn’t add up. (co tinh thuyet phuc) A. doesn’t calculate B. isn’t mathematics C. doesn t make sense’ D. makes the wrong addition 37. As a newspaper reporter she always wanted to get information at first hand. A. quickly B. slowly C. easily D. directly 38. I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry. A. have not got wet B. have got no water. C. have been successful D. have got home dry 39. The fat man who owns all the land and is the big fish around here. A. the fat man B. the huge man C. the important man D. the enormous man 40. I know you are very sorry that you broke the pot but accidents will happen. A. it is not worth worrying B. it is a matter of life and death. C. it is the heart of the matter. D. it is worth considering. 41. I really must these trousers because I want to wear them in the morning.………… A. press B. smooth C. crease D. flatten 42. In an effort to increase his newspaper’s ., the editor introduced a weekly …………… competition. A. propagation B. distribution C. circulation D. dispersion 43. The runner with the injured foot .across the finishing line.……………… A. limped B. trundled C. scrambled D. flashed 44. In then hands of a reckless driver a car becomes a weapon.………… A. lethal B. fatal C. mortal D. venal 45. I’ve only seen a ghost once, but it really made my hair ………… A. stand up B. stand on end C. lift up D. turn to grey 2. Read the passage and choose the best answer. From the moment they leave the security of their accustomed environment, travelers are at risk. .(46) arise not just from strange diseases they meet on their travels but from other factors too:……… seemingly uninspiring home .(47) such as safe water .(48), sanitation and public…… …………… hygiene controls, legal safety standards for motoring vehicles and road .(49), are easily………… taken for granted, but simply do not exist in many countries. Environmental factors such as arduous conditions, (50) climate, and high altitude may constitute a danger; and so may………… travellers’s own behaviour, free from the .(51) of the daily route, and determined to have a……… good time with scant .(52) for the consequences.……… When illness or injuries occur abroad, travelers are again at a disadvantage – from ……… (53)to communicate with a doctor on account of language or cultural difficulties, or being unable to find a doctor owning to (54) of the (55)medical system. There may be a………… ………… complete (56) of skilled medical care, or of medical facilities of a (57) acceptable to…… ……… travelers from technological sophisticated countries. When symptoms of an illness (58) abroad do not appear until after return home, a final……… hazard becomes apparent: the symptoms may be (59), may pass (60) and the………… ……… correct diagnosis may not be considered until it is too late. 46. a. Questions b. Changes c. Hazards d. Complications 47. a. comforts b. helps c. cares d. aids 48. a. stores b. collection c. levels d. supplies 49. a. correction b. maintenance c. improvement d. quality 50. a. worsening b. unusual c. sudden d. adverse Multiple Choice Test – Author – Phan Hång T 51. a. restraints b. assurances c. certainties d. regulations 52. a. knowledge b. awareness c. regard d. need 53. a. inability b. difficulty c. inflexibility d. timidity 54. a. misuse b. doubt c. ignorance d. disbelief 55. a. local b. district c. neighborhood d. area 56. a. breakdown b. failure c. disruption d. absence 57. a. type b. design c. standard d. degree 58. a. received b. formed c. gained d. acquired 59. a. unfamiliar b. unlikely c. unpleasant d. uncovered 60. a. unrecognized b. unknown c. unforeseen d. unearth III. use of English . Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 61. The police is now investigating the robbery that took place in our neighbourhood last night. A B C D 62. There was a slight disagreement between committee members of the Club, regarding their trip A B C D next month. 63. Most of us were feeling sleepier at the meeting because the speaker had a very monotonous voice A B C D 64. She was not aware of their presence in the room as she was absorbed in her reading. A B C D 65. When you talk to the old man, please remember to speak out, as he is hard of hearing. A B C D 66. My pen has very few ink in it; so could you give me some? A B C D 67. Neither William or his brother stole the rambutans from your orchard. A B C D 68. It is hoped that the develop countries will be less selfish in their economic policies and help the A B C D poorer nations. 69. The audience watching the rock concert obviously do not satisfy with the slow numbers that the ban presented. A B C D 70. Those silly ghost stories Pakcik Abu told made Rafik feared to go upstairs by himself. A B C D 71. Despite Martha’s attempts to rise her test score, she did not receive a high enough score A B C to be accepted by the law school. D 72. A short time before her operation last month, Mrs. Carlyele dreams of her daughter who A B C lives overseas. D 73. The atmosphere of friendliness in Andalucia is open, warm and gives a welcome feeling to all A B who have the good fortune to visit there. C D 74. Now that they have successfully passed the TOEFL, the students were ready to begin their classes A B C D at university. 75. If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed and have to pay a fine . A B C D Iv: READING COMPREHENSION According to the best evidence gathered by space probes and astronomers, Mars is an inhospitable planet; more similar to Earth’s moon than to Earth itself. It is frozen solid, blanketed by the mere wisp o fan atmosphere – a dry, stark, seemingly lifeless world. However, certain scientists believe that these conditions could be changed. They have begun to seriously investigate the possibility of transforming Mars into a more Multiple Choice Test – Author – Phan Hång T Earth-like planet: enriching the atmosphere with oxygen, obtaining water from the polar ice caps, seeding the planet with plant and animal life from Earth, and eventually establishing permanent human colonies. “It was once thought to be so far in the future as to be irrelevant,” said Christopher McKay, a research scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. “But now it is starting to look practical. We could do it in four of five decades.” The idea of “terra-forming” Mars, as enthusiasts call it, has its roots in science fiction. But as researchers develop a more profound understanding of how Earth’s ecology supports life, they have begun to see that it may be possible to create similar conditions on Mars. 76. With which of the following is the passage primarily concerned? a. The possibility of changing the Martian environment. b. The challenge of interplanetary travel. c. The advantage of establishing colonies on Mars. d. The need to study the Martian ecology. 77. Which of the following does the author NOT give as a characteristic of the planet Mars? a. It is cold and dry. b. It is quite similar to Earth’s moon. c. It apparently has no life. d. It has a rich atmosphere. 78. According to Christopher McKay, the possibility of transforming Mars. a. could only occur in science fiction stories. b. will take places in the next few years. c. is completely impractical. d. could be accomplished in 40 to 50 years. 79. As used in the passage, the term “terra-forming” refers to. a. a process for adapting plants to live on Mars. b. a means of transporting materials through space. c. a method of building housing for colonists on Mars. d. a system of creating Earth-like conditions on other planets. 80. According to the article, the basic knowledge needed to transform Mars comes from. a. the science of astronomy. b. a knowledge of Earth s ecology.’ c. data from space probes. d. science fiction stories. __________________The end_______________ . disbelief 55 . a. local b. district c. neighborhood d. area 56 . a. breakdown b. failure c. disruption d. absence 57 . a. type b. design c. standard d. degree 58 five decades.” The idea of “terra-forming” Mars, as enthusiasts call it, has its roots in science fiction. But as researchers develop a more profound understanding