1 – 2. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.1. A. shareb. rarec. ared. declare2. A. requirementsb. subjectc. secondaryd. levels3 – 4. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.3. A. communicateb. impatientc. interestingd. apologize4. A. interviewb. concentratec. commentd. variety5 – 20. Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence.5. My parents will have celebrated 30 years of _____ by next week.a. marryb. marriedc. marriaged. marriageable6. The position requires a BA degree or something ______.a. equivalentb. equivalentlyc. equivalenced. equivalences7. A: “I think the new resort will ruin the environment.” ~ B: “_________.”a. I’m afraid sob. Don’t you think soc. I agree. It sounds niced. Let’s go there8. By the year 2050, many people currently employed ______ their jobs.a. have lostb. will be losingc. will have lostd. are losing9. I asked him whose car ______ the previous night.a. he had borrowedb. had he borrowedc. he borrowedd. did he borrow
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1 – 2 Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
2 A requirements b subject c secondary d levels
3 – 4 Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
3 A communicate b impatient c interesting d apologize
4 A interview b concentrate c comment d variety
5 – 20 Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence.
5 My parents will have celebrated 30 years of _ by next week
6 The position requires a BA degree or something
a equivalent b equivalently c equivalence d equivalences
7 A: “I think the new resort will ruin the environment.” ~ B: “ _.”
a I’m afraid so b Don’t you think so
c I agree It sounds nice d Let’s go there
8 By the year 2050, many people currently employed their jobs
a have lost b will be losing c will have lost d are losing
9 I asked him whose car the previous night
a he had borrowed b had he borrowed c he borrowed d did he borrow
10 Films of violence on television until after 9.30 at night, the time when the majority of children to bed
a cannot be shown – went b aren’t being shown – had gone
c shouldn’t be shown – go d needn’t be shown – have gone
11 The Titanic, a British steamer, sank in North Atlantic after hitting _ iceberg
12 at university, he impressed everyone as a future political leader
a While b During c After d Until
13 My sister, is a nurse, has a friend working as a doctor in the hospital you had your operation
a - when b that – at which c who – where d whom – that
14 Now that you’re through with it, you should be more grateful to Ted for all his help
Do you think _ without it?
a you would have succeeded b would you succeed
c you might succeed c you would succeed
15 _ I was dead tired, I walked all the way home
Trang 216 My father sometimes has to be a night shift at the factory.
17 Neither Jim nor his brothers to school Their father teaches them at home
a have never been b has ever been c have ever been d ever go
18 We today and I got into trouble because I hadn’t done it
a had checked our homework b had our homework checked
c were checked our homework d have our homework checking
19 Not until 1856 across the Mississippi River
a the first bridge was built b was the first bridge built
c the first building bridge d the first bridge building was
20 You talk as though it a small thing to leave your country forever
21 – 23 Pick out the best answer that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined one.
21 GCSEs are not compulsory, but they are the most common qualification taken by
14-16-year-old students
a specialized b fulfilled c required d applied
22 Parents interpret facial and vocal expressions as indicators of how a baby is feeling.
23 She was a devoted teacher She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of
her students
a intelligent b dedicated c polite d honest
24 – 25 Pick out the best answer that has an OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined one.
24 Don’t forget to dress neatly and formally.
25 The first year at college was probably the most challenging year of my life.
a easy b difficult c demanding d taxing
26 – 30 Pick out the underlined part that needs correcting.
26 This is the car (a) which its engine (b) uses only 4 liters (c) of petrol (d) per 100 kilometers
27 (a) Raw materials that (b) used to (c) make cars include iron ore, rubber, (d) and petroleum
28 (a) It is not worth (b) to spend money (c) on things (d) like second-hand clothes
29 (a) As soon as the (b) next lecture (c) will end, (d) let’s leave
30 Never (a) before (b) I have seen a man who (c) enjoyed being (d) lied to
31 – 35 Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
Trang 3Education is not an end, but a means to an end In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them Our purpose is to fit them for life
In some modern countries it has, for some time, been fashionable to think that by free education for all – whether rich or poor, clever or stupid – one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a large number of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries But we have to think only a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor, we can live without education, but we die if we have no food If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our house, we should get terrible diseases in our towns
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to our brain and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society
31 The writer of the passage thinks that
a education can settle most of the world’s problems
b free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
c free education won’t help to solve social problems
d education can’t solve all the social problems
32 The writer wants to prove that _
a our society needs all kinds of jobs
b our society needs free education for all
c a farmer is more important than a professor
d people with high education refuse to do what they think “low” work
33 According to the passage
a work with hands is dirty and shameful
b work with hands is low work
c work with hands is the most important
d we can’t regard work with hands as low work
34 The purpose of education is
a to choose a system of education
b to prepare children mainly for their future work
c to let everyone receive education fit for him
d to build a perfect world
35 The passage tells us about of education
a the means b the system c the value d the type
36 – 40 Fill in each blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating It consists of far more than just (36) noises To talk or to be understood by other people, we have to master a
Trang 4language, which means we have to use (37) of sound that stand for a particular object
or idea Communication will be impossible if everyone (38) up their own language Learning a language is very important The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak (39) quite well But the more words you know, the more ideas you can express, and the more precise you can be (40) _ their meaning
37 A combinations b mixture c divisions d separations
41 – 45 Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
41 I do not think there is a real _ between men and women at home as well
as in society (equal) equality
42 If a boss wants to have a well-qualified staff, he should have to pay his employees _ (appropriating) appropriately
43 He did not do well at school and left with few qualifications (academy) academic
44 A significant debate has developed in recent months regarding the purpose and future of _ (corporate) corporations
45 He was offered the job thanks to his performance during his job interview (impress) impressive
46 – 50 Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning.
46 Simon was ill, so he didn’t go to the party
If Simon hadn’t been ill, he would have gone to the party
47 In spite of all our warnings, he left camp without taking his rifle
Although we had warned him, he left the camp without taking his rifle
48 The realization that I had made a big mistake came later
Only later did I realize that I had made a big mistake
49 The man not only beat the child but also took all her money
Not only did the man beat the child but he also took all her money
50 Without his wife’s constant support, he would have never achieved his ambition
If his wife hadn’t supported him constantly, he would have never achieved his ambition