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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 1: Betty, I’m not surprised she won the prize
A Knowing B To know C To be knowing D To have known
Question 2: of the financial crisis, all they could was hold on and hope that things would improve A At the bottom B At the height C On the top D In the end
Question Mr.Black: “What a lovely house you have!” Mr John: “ .”
A No problem B Thank you Hope you will drop in
C Of course not, it’s not costly D I think so Question 4: My mother was the last person about the accident
A to know B known C have known D knew
Question 5: John: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” - Mary: “ ” A I don’t agree, I’m afraid B That would be great C You’re welcome D I feel very bored Question 6: How long does the play _?
A prolong B extend C stretch D last
Question 7: In order to buy his house, he had to obtain a large _ from his bank
A loan B finance C capital D debt
Question 8: Give me a word _ with S
A beginning B begins C began D begin
Question 9: had they recovered from the first earthquake when they felt the second tremor
A Never B Scarcely C No sooner D Just
Question 10: The lake contained thousands of fish
A much B one C many D few
Question 11: You’d better stop spending money, _ you’ll end up in debt
A unless B otherwise C in case D if not
Question12: A: I'd like to change some money B:
A Five tens, please B Which currency? C You haven't signed it D What's your account number? Question 13: The company’s were well managed
A incomes B finances C economics D wages
Question14: Mr Smith is a person If he says he will something, you know that he will
A dependent B independent C depending D dependable
Question15 A: “Has an announcement been made about the eight o’clock flight to Paris?” B: “ _” A Sorry, I don’t know B Yes, it was C I don’t think that D Not yet Question16: He arrived late, _ was annoying
A it B that C what D which
Question17: Customer: “Can I have a look at that pullover, please?” Salesgirl: “ ”
A It's much cheaper B Which one? This one?
C Sorry, it is out of stock D Can I help you?
Question18: “Don’t worry I have tire at the back of my car”
A other B others C the other D another
Question19: Only when you grow up _ the truth
A will you know B you will know C you know D you know
Question 20: It had been announced that the proposed new office block _ because of the current economic situation
A will not be now built B will now not be built C will not now be built D now will not be built
Question 21: Every Christmas of my childhood was the same My father late for lunch, weighed down with presents for the family
A would arrive B had arrived C was arriving D was used to arriving
Question 22: Dick put _ ball in net in second half but _ goal was disallowed
A a/a/a/a B the/the/the/the C a/a/the/the D the/the/a/a
Question 23: I promise not to disturb you I’ll just sit here and I’ll be as quiet as a
A sheep B fish C mouse D dog
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Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề có 04 trang, gồm 80 câu trắc nghiệm
(2)Question 24: The President has made many visits to Japan, _ began today
A whose recent one B the most recent of which
C which D the most recent one
Question 25: The captain as well as the passengers very frightened by the strange noise
A have been B was C is D were
Question 26: “Did you like the film?” – “Well, after _ the book, I was a bit disappointed.”
A having read B I have read C read D had read
Question 27: I wish you make so much noise I’m trying to work
A shouldn’t B wouldn’t C couldn’t D needn’t
Question 28: “How long is the flight?” - “ knowledge, it takes about hours.”
A To my best B In my best C In the best of my D To the best of my Question 29: I’m going to my suit dry-cleaned for the party
A make B have C let D take
Question 30: She demanded that she _ allowed to meet her son in prison
A was B were C be D would be
Question 31: “Have you moved into the new house?” – “Not yet, the rooms .”
A are being painted B are painting C are painted D are being painting Question 32: My sister has got
A a bag small black plastic B a small black plastic bag C small black plastic a bag D a small plastic black bag Question 33: Because of heavy rain, the game was put for a few days
A out B up C away D off
Question 34: We need information before we can decide
A far B farther C further D furthest
Question 35: The doctor sent him to bed, saying he was much _ to go to work
A too ill B very ill C ill enough D ill
Mark the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is the best way to have a complete sentence with the words given Question 36: He last had his eyes tested ten months ago
A He had tested his eyes ten months before B He had not tested his eyes for ten months then C He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months D He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months Question 37: “You should have finished the report by now,” John told his secretary
A John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report B John said that his secretary had not finished the report
C John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time D John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report
Question 38: Until I saw her for myself, I didn’t think that Naomi had been badly wounded A As soon as I saw Naomi, I knew that her injuries were very serious
B Naomi hadn’t been hurt very badly, and I became aware of that at the time that I saw her C It was only when I saw Naomi that I realized how seriously she had been injured
D Before I had seen Naomi’s wounds, I had supposed that they were extremely bad Question 39: Peter didn’t arrive in time to see her
A Peter was so late that I can’t see her B Peter wasn’t too early to see her C Peter wasn’t early enough to see her D Peter wasn’t enough early to see her Question 40: The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned
A If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon
B It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon C If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned D If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned
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
TRAFFIC LIGHTS
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer It was installed (41) the Houses of Parliament in 1868 It (42) _ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas (43) , it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident discouraged further development until cars became common
(44) traffic lights are an American invention Red – green systems were installed in Cleveland in 1914 Three - color signals, operated (45) hand from a tower in the (46) of the street, were installed in New York in 1918 The first lights of this type to (47) in Britain were in London, on the junction between St James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925 Automatic signals were installed (48) _ year later
In the past, traffic lights were special In New York, some lights had a statue on top In Los Angeles the lights did not just change silently, but would ring bells to (49) the sleeping motorists of the 1930s These are gone and have been (50) _ by standard models which are universally adopted
Question 41 A outside B out C.out of D outdoors
(3)Question 43 A However B Therefore C Although D Despite
Question 44 A New B Recent C Modern D Late
Question 45 A by B with C through D in
Question 46 A.middle B heart C focus D halfway
Question 47 A show B appear C happen D become
Question 48 A a B in the C in a D the
Question 49 A rise B raise C wake D get up
Question 50 A reproduced B replaced C removed D remained
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction (from 51 to 55).
Question 51 Items of luggage whose weight exceed 50 kilograms will not be allowed on the plane A B C D
Question 52 Heathrow is a very busy airport You always see aeroplanes landing and take off A B C D
Question 53 In this hospital they have the best staff and equipments in the whole province It’s really high standard A B C D
Question 54 My father used to giving me some good advice whenever I had a problem A B C D
Question 55 Daisy has such many things to that she has no time to go out A B C D
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 56 to 65
Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (56) _ it would be possible to set up a “village” under the sea A special room was built and lowered (57) _ the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea For 29 days, five men lived (58) _ a depth of 40 feet At a (59) _ lower level, another two divers stayed for a week in a smaller “house” On returning to the surface, the men said that they had experienced no difficulty in breathing and had (60) many interesting scientific observations The captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of (61) _ the seabed He said that some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea, and some undersea farms would provide food for the growing population of the world
The divers in both “houses” spent most of their time (62) the bottom of the sea On four occasions, they went down to 360 feet and observed many extraordinary (63) _ of the marine life, some of which had never been seen before During their stay, Commander Cousteau and his divers reached a depth of 1,000 feet and witnessed a gathering of an immense (64) of crabs which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions They also found out that it was (65) _ to move rapidly in the water in a special vessel known as a “diving saucer”
Question 56 A what B which C how D whether
Question 57 A.down B into C below D underneath
Question 58 A at B in C on D from
Question 59 A some B more C any D much
Question 60 A exercised B made C caught D done
Question 61 A cultivating B transplanting C implanting D growing Question 62 A exploring B enquiring C inquiring D imploring
Question 63 A breeds B forms C castes D systems
Question 64 A pack B flock C school D herd
Question 65 A able B hardly C possible D capable
Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 66 to 75.
DON’T WORRY IN SILENCE
When we are young, sometimes the hardest thing about feelings is actually sharing them with others, though, I realise now, it is certainly worth making the effort to so Sharing with others helps us to share the load, as it were It was not until much later, looking back over my childhood, that I realised that the first step in sharing was to identify what feelings I actually had! Making a list of them seemed to help Was I happy or was I sad? Was it all emotion experienced only at that particular time or did I tend to feel like that all the time?
My problem was that I had not realised that some fears are quite acceptable and even helpful at times, while others can actually get in the way of enjoying everyday things such as learning, playing with a friend or experiencing for the first time the change from Primary to Secondary level This is when I really should have had a chat with my parents instead of holding it all inside, as they would have been able to lessen my anxiety about moving up
There were times when my anxiety would also be accompanied by a headache, a stomachache or dizziness My grandmother used to tell me that there is a certain part of the brain that controls that fight or flight feeling Not that I had any idea what she was talking about as I must have been only about knee-high at the time!
(4)your chest! In fact, I quickly found that some of my friends had the same feelings and became quite happy to share their secrets Sometimes, just inviting a shy child to join in a game a couple of times helped them to get over their feelings of shyness
There were other times when I felt sad about leaving Primary school, but then again, it was one of the many normal emotions or moods we have all experienced during that period of change Unhappiness was the emotion I felt when I had to say goodbye to certain dear friends It made me feel like crying, though even crying made me feel better as tears slowly washed away the negative emotions When the sadness started to disappear, it felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from my shoulders
I now realise at the tender age of twenty- eight that, even though, there might sometimes seem to be no reason to look on the bright side of life, for every bad there is a good Also, having friends who think optimistically can help you get on your feet again and move forward onto a more positive path
Question 66 What youngsters find most difficult to do?
A to make an effort B to realise that life is hard
C to tell others how they feel D to accept help from others Question 67 What was the writer’s first move towards sharing her feelings?
A to decide which particular feelings she had B to finish writing her lists of feelings C to look back over the years
D to ask people questions about her feelings
Question 68 What the writer finally realised about fears is that
A they all get in the way B they can happen every day
C some are more helpful than others D it is better to hold them inside Question 69 What does the writer mean by “knee-high”?
A too short B too young C too high D too tall
Question 70 According to the writer, what is the best way to handle shyness?
A to realise that it is uncomfortable B to realise that age matters C to understand that it is unhealthy D to be your usual self Question 71 When the writer’s sadness began to disappear she felt _
A she had lost weight B she was heavier
C more positive about life D more emotional about life
Question 72 The writer realises now for the first time that
A there is always a reason to look on the bright side B she has optimistic friends
C you can get on your feet again your self D it’s difficult to tell good from bad
The exact number of people who died in the cyclone that struck Bangladesh last year will probably never be known Winds reaching 145 miles per hour hammered the country’s low-lying southeastern coast for nine hours, at one point driving a wall of water roughly 20 feet high across the area- one of the most densely populated places in the world It was the strongest storm ever recorded in the region The official news agency reported that 125,000 victims had been confirmed dead, but it was believed that the toll was actually much higher
Question 73 One can infer from the passage that one reason why so many lives were lost in the cyclone was because _
A the area struck was one of the most overcrowded in the world B the Bangladesh government had failed to foresee such a disaster C most of the population had no decent housing
D the people were not prepared
Question 74 We can understand from the passage that the official figures given regarding the death toll _ A were much higher than the authorities expected B overestimated the number of victims
C didn’t reflect the actual extent of the tragedy D included only those drowned Question 75 The passage aims to impress on the reader _
A the extent of suffering experienced by the people in Bangladesh B the magnitude of the cyclone’s destructive force
C the inadequacy of the relief work sent in
D the extent of the poverty and misery in Bangladesh
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(from 76 to 80).
Question 76 A company B atmosphere C customer D employment
Question 77 A animal B bacteria C habitat D pyramid
Question 78 A economy B communicate C unemployment D particular
Question 79 A reduce B offer C apply D persuade
Question 80 A potential B volunteer C understand D recommend