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Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 01: A. though
B. these
C. threat
D. rather
Question 02: A. heard
B. early
C. learn
D. near
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 03: A. intend
B. follow
C. decide
D. install
Question 04: A. museum
B. location
C. recommend
D. commitment
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 05: The child can hardly understand what they are discussing, ______?
A. can he
B. can't he
C. are they
D. aren't they
Question 06: We only have ______ hour to complete the test.
A. a
B. an
C. 0 (no article)
D. the
Question 07: The English test was ______ than I thought it would be.
A. the easier              B. more easy              C. easiest                   D. easier
Question 08: She is never willing ______ any personal question.
A. answer
B. to answer
C. answering
D. answered
Question 09: If Martin were here now, he ______ us to solve this difficult problem.
A. would help
B. will help
C. has helped
D. helps.
Question 10: She has realised the importance of good health since she ______ from a severe illness
A. would recover.
B. recovered
C. has recovered.
D. was recovering.
Question 11: Mary wants to be a career woman; she doesn't want to be a housewife, ______ does
she want to be a mother.
A. nor
B. neither
C. either
D. none
Question 12: ______, she will work in her father's company.
A. before she had finished her agree
B. As soon as Jessica has finished her agree
C. By the time she finished her agree
D. after she had finished her agree
Question 13: The patients ______ with the new drug showed better signs of recovery than those
receiving conventional medicine.
A. treating
B. having treated
C. who treated
D. treated
Question 14: These women were viewed with ______ and they had to work twice as hard to be
accepted by their male colleagues.
A. suspicious
B. suspicion
C. suspect
D. suspiciously
Question 15: She ______ her anger by going for a walk.
A. work off
B. work on
C. work out
D. work at
Question 16: It was noticeable how a few people managed to ______ their will on the others.
A. focus
B. impose
C. judge
D. break
Question 17: You must mix the right ______ of soap and water if you want to your bubbles to last
longer.
A. percentage
B. proportion
C. propensity
D. majority
Question 18: When getting into troubles, Jack never ______ on other people for help. He always
solves them on his own.
A. determines
B. influences
C. relies
D. manages
Question 19: This firm's gone to the ______ since the new management took over.
A. ducks
B. cats
C. dogs
D. horses
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20: My mother mistakenly believes that my fashion style breaks the norm of society.
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A. routine
B. barrier
C. rule
D. conflict
Question 21: With price increases on most necessities, many people have to tighten their belt for
fear of getting into financial difficulties.
A. spend money freely
B. save on daily expenses
C. dress in loose clothes
D. put on tighter belts
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Finally, I decide to follow in my father's footsteps to work in state-owned
enterprise.
A. private-owned
B. public limited
C. privately-owned D. government-owned
Question 23: I can't concentrate on my work because of the noise caused by my children.
A. focus
B. abandon
C. allow
D. neglect
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 24: It's the first time Peter and Mary met together in a conference.
Peter: “How do you do?”
Mary: “__________________.”
A. How do you do? B. Not too bad
C. I'm well. Thank D. Yeah, OK
Question 25: Maria is talking to Marx about the coming term examination.
Maria: “I'm taking my end term examination tomorrow.”
Marx: “__________________.”
A. Good luck
B. Good day
C. Good time
D. Good chance
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
GLOBAL WARMING
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate.
Many scientists (26) ______ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world's
temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at risk from the forces of the
wind, rain and sun. According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, such as
hurricanes and droughts, even more (27) ______ and causing sea levels all around the world to rise.
Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to take action to reduce the
amount of carbon dioxide which is given (28) ______ by factories and power plants, thus attacking
the problem at its source. They are in favor of more money being spent on research into solar,
wind and wave energy devices, (29) ______ could then replace existing power station.
Some scientists, (30) ______, believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and
other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to
notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is to stay.
Question 26: A. give
Question 27: A. strict
Question 28: A. off
Question 29: A. that
Question 30: A. but

B. put
B. severe
B. away
B. which
B. although

C. take
C. strong
C. up
C. what
C. despite

D. have
D. healthy
D. over
D. who
D. however

Read the following passage and Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 31 to 35.
Until the 19th century, the denial of equal rights to women met with only occasional
protest and drew little attention from most people. Because most women lacked the educational
and economic resources that would enable them to challenge the prevailing social order, women
generally accepted their inferior status as their only option. At this time, women shared these
disadvantages with the majority of working class men, as many social, economic, and political
rights were restricted to the wealthy elite. In the 19 th century, as governments in Europe and
North America began to draft new laws guaranteeing equality among men, significant numbers of
women – and some men – began to demand that women be accorded equal rights as well.
At the same time, the Industrial Revolution in Europe and North America further divided
the roles of men and women. Before the Industrial Revolution most people worked in farming or
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crafts-making, both of which took place in or near the home. Men and women usually divided the
numerous tasks among themselves and their children. Industrialization led male workers to seek
employment outside of the home in factories and other large-scale enterprises. The growing split
between home and work reinforced the idea that women's “rightful place” was in the home, while
men belonged in the public world of employment and politics.
Organized efforts by women to achieve greater rights occurred in two major waves. The
first wave began around the mid-19 th century, when women in the United States and elsewhere
campaigned to gain suffrage – that is, the right to vote. This wave lasted until the 1920s, when
several countries granted women suffrage.
Question 31: Question 36. The word “denial” in the first paragraph probably means ______.
A. acceptabe
B. agreeable
C. pleased to say
D. refusal to accept
Question 32: The word “waves” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A. works
B. sea movement
C. tides
D. movements
Question 33: Until the 19th century, what was the status of the working class men in the society?
A. They had the same rights as women.
B. They had no right at all.
C. They did not have much power compared to the wealthy people.
D. They had much power in the society.
Question 34: When did the women's movement start in Western countries?
A. in the 18th century
B. in the late 18th century
C. in the 19th century
D. in the early 20th century
Question 35: What was the aim of the women's movement in the United States in the 1920s?
A. To have much power in the society
B. To gain the right to vote
D. To have the complete equality to men C. To gain the right to go to work in the factory
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.
What is 'extreme' weather? Why are people talking about it these days? 'Extreme' weather
is an unusual weather event such as rainfall, a drought or a heat wave in the wrong place or at the
wrong time. In theory, they are very rare. But these days, our TV screens are constantly showing
such   extreme weather events. Take just three news stories from 2010: 28 centimetres of rain fell
on Riode Janeiro in 24 hours, Nashville, USA, had 33 centimetres of rain in two days and there was
record    rainfall in Pakistan.
The effects of this kind of rainfall are dramatic and lethal. In Rio de Janeiro, landslides
followed, burying hundreds of people. In Pakistan, the floods affected 20 million people.
Meanwhile, other parts of the world suffer devastating droughts. Australia, Russia and East Africa
have been hit in the last ten years. And then there are unexpected heat waves, such as in 2003 in
Europe. That summer, 35,000 deaths were said to be heat-related.
So, what is happening to our weather? Are these extreme events part of a natural cycle? Or
are they caused by human activity and its effects on the Earth's climate? Peter Miller says it's
probably a mixture of both of these things. On the one hand, the most important influences on
weather events are natural cycles in the climate. Two of the most famous weather cycles, El
Niño and La Niña, originate in the Pacific Ocean. The heat from the warm ocean rises high into the
atmosphere and affects weather all around the world. On the other hand, the temperature of the
Earth's oceans is slowly but steadily going up. And this is a result of human activity. We are
producing greenhouse gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere. This heat warms up the
atmosphere, land and oceans. Warmer oceans produce more water vapor - think of heating a pan
of water in your kitchen. Turn up the heat, it produces steam more quickly. Satellite data tells US
that the water vapor in the atmosphere has gone up by four percent in 25 years. This warm, wet
air turns into the rain, storms, hurricanes and typhoons that we are increasingly experiencing.
Climate scientist, Michael Oppenheimer, says that we need to face the reality of climate change.
And we also need to act now to save lives and money in the future.
(Source: © 2015 National Geographic Learning, www.ngllife.com/wild-weather)
Question 36: The word “lethal” in the second paragraph probably means ______.
      
A. far-reaching            B. long-lasting        C. happening soon      D. causing deaths
Question 37: What caused thousands of deaths in 2003?
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A. a period of hot weather                      
B. floods after a bad summer
       C. a long spell of heavy rain                
D. large-scale landslides
Question 38: According to the passage, extreme weather is a problem because ______.
      
A. we can never predict it                           B. it only affects crowded places
       C. it's often very destructive               
D. its causes are completely unknown
Question 39: The word “that” in the third paragraph refers to ______.
      
A. Earth's oceans 
B. human activity
C. greenhouse gases   D. Earth's atmosphere 
Question 40: Extreme weather can be caused by ______.
      
A. satellites above the Earth                
B. water vapor in the atmosphere
       C. very hot summers                            
D. water pans in your kitchen
Question 41: Satellites are used to ______.
      
A. change the direction of severe storms B. trap greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
       C. prevent climate from changing quickly D. measure changes in atmospheric water vapor
Question 42: It is stated in the passage that extreme weather is ______.
      
A. becoming more common                     
B. not a natural occurrence
       C. difficult for scientists to understand    D. killing more people than ever before
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 43: The number of students attending universities to study economics have increased
steadily in the last few years.
A. of students
B. attending
C. economics
D. have
Question 44: In spite of their frightening appearance, the squid is shy and completely harmless.
A. In spite of
B. frightening
C. harmless
D. their
Question 45: Kazakova's performance made her the heroin of the Moscow Film Festival.
A. Kazakova's
B. made
C. the heroin of
D. Film Festival
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 46: I couldn't have made it without your help.
A. I couldn't have made it if you helped me.
B. I couldn't have made it if you had helped me.
C. I couldn't have made it if you hadn't helped me.
D. I couldn't have made it if you didn't help me.
Question 47: "Why don't you ask the Council for help?" my neighbor said.
A. My neighbor wants to know why I don't ask the Council for help.
B. My neighbor advised me to ask the Council for help.
C. My neighbor recommended asking the Council for help.
D. My neighbor told me not to ask the Council for help.
Question 48: If only you told me the truth about the theft.
A. You should have told me the truth about the theft.
B. I do wish you would tell me the truth about the theft.
C. You must have told me the truth about the theft.
D. It is necessary that you tell me the truth about the theft.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 49: Tim dropped out of college after his first year. Now he regrets it.
A. Tim regretted having dropped out of college after his first year.
B. Tim wishes he didn't drop out of college after his first year.
C. Tim regrets having dropped out of college after his first year.
D. Only if Tim had dropped out of college after his first year.
Question 50: Mike spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
A. Were Mike to spend all his money, he would borrow some from me.
B. Not only did Mike spend all his money but he also borrowed some from me.
C. Hardly had Mike spent all his money when he borrowed some from me.
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D. Not until Mike spent all his money did he borrow some from me.
______HẾT______

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