PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
(Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

I- CẤU TRÚC
1. Khẳng định:  S + was/were + V-ing
- S = I/ He/ She/ It  + was
- S = We/ You/ They + were
Ví dụ:
- She was cooking dinner at 5 p.m yesterday
- They were playing badminton when I came yesterday.
2. Phủ định:   S + wasn't/ weren't + V-ing
- was not = wasn't
- were not = weren't
II- CÁCH SỬ DỤNG
1. Dùng để diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ.
Ví dụ:
- At 12 o'clock yesterday, we were having lunch.
2. Dùng để diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra thì một hành động khác xen vào.
- Hành động đang xảy ra chia thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, hành động xen vào chia thì quá khứ đơn.
3. Diễn tả hai hành động đồng thời xảy ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ, trong câu có “while”.
Tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ khi có 2 hành động đồng thời đang diễn ra sẽ chia cả hai hành động đó ở thì quá khứ tiếp
diễn.
Ví dụ: My mother was cooking lunch while my father was cleaning the floor at 10 am yesterday.
III- DẤU HIỆU NHẬN BIẾT
+ Trong câu có các trạng từ chỉ thời gian trong quá khứ kèm theo thời điểm xác định.
- at + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ (at 12 o'clock last night,…)
- at this time + thời gian trong quá khứ. (at this time two weeks ago, …)
- in + năm (in 2000, in 2005)
- in the past (trong quá khứ)
+ Trong câu có “when” khi diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra và một hành động khác xen vào.
 
 PAST SIMPLE TENSE
(Thì quá khứ đơn)
I. Định nghĩa
Thì quá khứ đơn (Past simple) dùng để diễn tả hành động sự vật xác định trong quá khứ hoặc vừa mới kết thúc.
II. Công thức
2.1 Công thức thì quá khứ đơn với động từ “TO BE”
2.1.1. Thể khẳng định S + was/ were +…
2.1.2. Thể phủ định: S + was/ were + not
2.1.3. Thể nghi vấn: Was/ Were + S +…?
2.2. Thì quá khứ đơn với động từ thường
2.2.1. Thể khẳng định: S + V2/ed +…
2.2.2. Thể phủ định: Cấu trúc: S + did not + V (nguyên mẫu)
2.2.3. Thể nghi vấn: Did + S + V (nguyên thể)?
 III. Cách dùng
1. Diễn tả một hành động, sự việc đã diễn ra tại một thời điểm cụ thể, hoặc một khoảng thời gian trong quá khứ và
đã kết thúc hoàn toàn ở quá khứ.
Ví dụ: I went to sleep at 11p.m last night.
2. Diễn tả một hành động lặp đi lặp lại trong quá khứ.
Ví dụ: John visited  his grandma every weekend when he was not married
3. Diễn đạt các hành động xảy ra liên tiếp trong quá khứ.
Ví dụ: - Laura came home, took a nap, then had lunch.
4. Diễn tả một hành động xen vào một hành động đang diễn ra trong quá khứ.
LƯU Ý: Hành động đang diễn ra chia thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, hành động xen vào chia thì quá khứ đơn

Ví dụ:
- When Jane was cooking breakfast, the lights suddenly went out.
5. Dùng trong câu điều kiện loại II (câu điều kiện không có thật ở hiện tại)
- If you were me, you would do it.
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IV. Dấu hiệu nhận biết
– yesterday (hôm qua)
– last night/ last week/ last month/ last year: tối qua/ tuần trước/ tháng trước/ năm ngoái
– ago: Cách đây. (two hours ago: cách đây 2 giờ/ two weeks ago: cách đây 2 ngày …)
– When + mệnh đề chia thì quá khứ đơn: khi (when I was a kid,…)
- at, on, in…+ thời gian quá khứ  (at 6 o'clock, on Monday, in June, in 1990,…)
- Sau as if, as though (như thể là), it's time (đã đến lúc), if only, wish (ước gì), would sooner/ rather (thích hơn)
 
ARTICLE
Có hai loại mạo từ:
- MẠO TỪ KHÔNG XÁC ĐỊNH hay còn gọi là MẠO TỪ BẤT ĐỊNH (indefinite articles)
-  MẠO TỪ XÁC ĐỊNH (definite articles)
A. Mạo từ không xác định (Non – definite article) : a/an
I. Mạo từ “a”: đứng trước danh từ đếm được, số ít và danh từ đó phải có phiên âm bắt đầu bằng một phụ âm.
Ví dụ: a cat 
Trong trường hợp danh từ bắt đầu bằng nguyên âm, nhưng phiên âm bắt đầu bằng phụ âm thì ta theo nguyên tắc thêm “a”
Ví dụ:- a university / ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪti
2. Mạo từ “an”: Đứng trước danh từ đếm được số ít và danh từ đó có phiên âm bắt đầu bằng một nguyên âm (a,e,i,o,u).
Ví dụ:- an apple (một quả táo) 
Trong trường hợp danh từ bắt đầu bằng phụ âm, nhưng phiên âm bắt đầu bằng nguyên âm thì ta theo nguyên tắc thêm “a”
Ví dụ: - an hour / ˈaʊə /(một giờ)
* Cách sử dụng:
+ Thường đứng trước danh từ đếm được, số ít và đó là một danh từ chỉ chung chung, không xác định (được nhắc đến lần
đầu tiên).
Ví dụ: I bought a cat yesterday.
+ Dùng trong các thành ngữ chỉ lượng nhất định
Ví dụ: A lot, a couple (một đôi/cặp), a third (một phần ba)
A dozen (một tá), a hundred (một trăm, a quarter (một phần tư)
 II. Mạo từ xác định (indefinite articles) : “the”
1. Đứng trước một danh từ xác định đã được nhắc ở phía trước (người NGHE đã biết được đối tượng mà người nói nhắc
đến là gì)
Ví dụ: I bought a cat and a dog yesterday. The cat is white and the dog is black.
2. Đứng trước một danh từ mà sau danh từ đó có một mệnh đề hay cụm từ theo sau làm rõ nghĩa.
3. Đứng trước các danh từ là chỉ người hoặc vật chỉ có DUY NHẤT.
 Ví dụ:
- The earth. the sun. 
- The president of America is Obama now
4. Đứng trước một tính từ để chỉ một cộng đồng người.
Ví dụ:  the rich (người giàu), the poor (người nghèo),…
5. Đứng trước danh từ riêng chỉ HỌ ở dạng số nhiều để nói đến cả vợ chồng hay cả gia đình.
Ví dụ: the Smiths, the Nguyen,…
- The Browns are travelling in Vietnam now.
6. Sử dụng trong cấu trúc chỉ địa điểm, nơi chốn, hay phương hướng
Giới từ + the + Danh từ (chỉ địa điểm, phương hướng)
Ví dụ: I live in the North of Vietnam.
7. Sử dụng trước các danh từ chỉ nhạc cụ
Ví dụ: My daughter is playing the piano.
8. Sử dụng trong cấu trúc so sánh hơn nhất
Cấu trúc: the most + adj/ the adj-est
Ví dụ: Your sister is the most intelligent girl I've ever met.
III. Các trường hợp không sử dụng mạo từ “a/an/the”.

* Với các danh từ riêng chỉ TÊN  địa điểm như quốc gia, thành phố, quận, thị xã,..
Ví dụ: My sister wants to go to England in the near future.
* Với ngày, tháng, năm
Ví dụ: My son goes to school from Monday to Friday.
* Với các môn thể thao
Ví dụ: I like playing badminton and football.
* Trong các cấu trúc:
- at night: vào ban đêm
- at school: ở trường học
- at home: ở nhà
- go to school/ go to market/ go to work: đi học/ đi chợ/ đi làm
 
CÂU GIẢ ĐỊNH
I. Khái niệm
– “Subjunctive”: Câu giả định hay còn gọi là câu cầu khiến là loại câu đối tượng thứ nhất muốn đối tượng thứ hai làm việc
gì.
– Câu giả định có tính chất cầu khiến chứ không mang tính ép buộc như câu mệnh lệnh. 
II. Cách sử dụng
Câu giả định chủ yếu được sử dụng để nói đến những sự việc không chắc chắn sẽ xảy ra, thường xuất hiện trong văn viết.
Ví dụ, chúng ta sử dụng khi nói về những sự việc mà một ai đó:
+muốn xảy ra
+dự đoán sẽ xảy ra
+xảy ra trong tưởng tượng 
III. Cấu trúc
1. Cấu trúc “that –clause” theo sau động từ
Các động từ thường dùng: 
advise (khuyên)
require (yêu cầu)
demand (yêu cầu)
ask (hỏi, yêu cầu),
command (ra lệnh)
order (ra lệnh)

desire (mong muốn)
insist (nài nỉ)
recommend (gợi ý)
request (yêu cầu)
prefer (thích hơn)
suggest (gợi ý)
urge (thúc giục)

 

S+ V (advise, require, demand…) that + S + V nguyên thể
Ex: The doctor suggested that his patient stop smoking. 
The university requires that all its students take this course.
2.  Cấu trúc “that –clause” theo sau tính từ (hoặc V3)
Các tính từ thường dùng:
advised
essential
obligatory
required
best
imperative
necessary
suggested
 

proposed
urgent
desirable
mandatory
recommended
vital
crucial
important

It+ be + adj that + S + V nguyên thể
Ex:
It is necessary that he water these trees every day. 
3. Chú ý
- Trong mệnh đề sau “that”, ta giữa nguyên động từ nguyên thể với cả chủ ngữ số ít và số nhiều.
Ex: I suggest that he check the homework carefully.
They demanded that she return home before 10 p.m.

- Với thể phủ định của mệnh đề sau “that”, ta thêm “not” trước động từ nguyên thể.
S+ be + adj +that + S + NOT + V nguyên thể
S+ V (advise, require, demand…) that + S +NOT+ V nguyên thể
Ex: The doctor advised that Tom not skipping meals. 
- Với thể bị động của mệnh đề sau “that”, ta chia động từ ở dạng “be + V3/ P.P”
It+ be + adj +that + S + be + V3/ P.P
S+ V (advise, require, demand…) that + S + be + V3/ P.P
Ex: I demand that I be allowed to be free now.
Bài tập áp dụng:
THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN VÀ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN
Chọn đúng thì của các câu sau
1. Alice saw/ was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus.
2. What were you doing/ did you do when I called?
3. While we were running/ ran in the park, Mary fell over.
4. I didn't visit/ weren't visiting my friends last summer holiday.
5. It rained/ was raining heavily last July.
6. My sister was eating/ ate hamburgers every weekend last month.
7. While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book.
8. Did you find/ Were you finding your keys at this time yesterday?
9. I was studying/ studied English at 7p.m this morning.
10. They were watching/ watched football on TV at 7 p.m. yesterday.
MẠO TỪ
I. Chọn đáp án đúng.
1. We are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night.
A. the/the                   B. a/the           C. a/a              D. the/a
2. We are looking for people with ________experience.
A. the                          B. a                 C. an               D. x
3. Please turn off ________ lights when you leave ________ room.
A. the/the                   B. a/a              C. the/a           D. a/the 
4. Would you pass me ________ salt, please?
A. a                             B. the              C. an               D. x 
5. Can you show me ________way to ________station?
A. the/the                   B. a/a              C. the/a           D. a/the
6. You'll get ________shock if you touch ________ live wire with that screwdriver.
A. an/the                    B. x/the          C. a/a              D. a/ the
7. She has read ________interesting book.
A. a                             B. an               C. the              D. x
8. My mother thinks that it is ________ expensive shop.
A. the B. an C. a D. x
9. Mr. Smith is ________ old customer and ________ honest man.
A. an/the                   B. the/an        C. an/an          D. the/the
10. ________ youngest boy has just started going to ________ school.
A. a/x                          B. x/the          C. an/x            D. the/x
CÂU GIẢ ĐỊNH
I. Choose the best answer
1. It is necessary that children ________by their parents.
A. takes care   B. to take care        C. be taken care          D. took care
2. The law requires that his car ___________checked at least once a month.
A. has  B. have            C. be    D. will
3. It has been proposed that the topic be ____________ .
A. to change    B. changed      C. changing     D. change
4. The doctor suggested that his patient______.
A. stop smoking          B. stops smoking        
C. stopped smoking    D. to stop smoking
5. It's important that every student _________all the lectures.
A. attends       B. attend         C. has attended           D. attended

6. The leader ordered that the party _______moved to next month.
A. be   B. will C. is     D. was
7. It is a ___________from his doctor that he ___________short trips abroad.
A. suggest/take           B. suggestion/will take           
C. suggest/take            D. suggestion/take
8. Susan's doctor insists _________for a few days.
A. that she is resting   B. her resting  
C. that she rest            D. her to rest
THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN VÀ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN
II. Chọn đúng thì của các câu sau
Question 1. saw

Question 6. ate 

Question 2. were you doing

Question 7. was reading 

Question 3. were running

Question 8. Were you finding

Question 4. didn't visit 

Question 9. was studying

Question 5. rained

Question 10. were watching

MẠO TỪ
I. Chọn đáp án đúng.
Question 1. C
Question 6. D
Question 2. D
Question 7. B
Question 3. A
Question 8. B
Question 4. D
Question 9. C
Question 5. A
Question 10. D
Giả định
Question 1. C
Question 5. B
Question 2. C
Question 6. A
Question 3. B
Question 7. D
Question 4. A
Question 8. C

MID-TERM TEST GRADE 12
PHONETICS
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. slum
B. rural
C. fluctuate
D. industrialisation
Question 2: A. distinguised
B. generosity
C. respectable
D. result
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. expand
B. migrate
C. effect
D. double
Question 4: A. progressive
B. urbanised
C. congestion
D. creation

LEXICO-GRAMMAR
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 5: She was running in the park when she tripped over a rock , fell down and was twisting
A
B
C
D
her ankle .
Question 6: The woman insisted that the lost child to take to store's information desk so his parents
A
B
C
could be paged .
D
Question 7: Because urban continues , not only the infrastructure for health but also other services in
A
B
C
cities need improving .
D
Question 8: The distinction between wages and salaries are based primarily on the method of
A
B
C
computing payment .
D
Question 9: Himalayas form the border between India and the rest of the Indian continent .
A
B
C
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 10: The government said that they didn't have enough funds to deal with ______medical care .
A. low-cost
B. high-cost
C. cost-high
D. cost-effect
Question 11: Bill Gates was ________middle child of William H. Gates II , _______ prominent Seattle
lawyer , and Mary Gates , who worked as ________teacher before she had children .
A. a / a / a
B. the / the / a
C. the / a / a
D. the / the / the
Question 12: He seems like a ______ businessman , but he has caused some personal scandals .
A. respecting
B. respectful
C. respectably
D. respectable
Question 13: When Jane Luu _______as a graduate student at MIT , David Jewitt ______ there as a professor .
A. had enrolled / was working
B. was enrolling / had worked
C. enrolled / was working
D. enrolled / had worked
Question 14: It is imperative that this letter ________ immediately .
A. was sent
B. send
C. sent
D. be sent
Question 15: The urban population will continue to grow and it is expected that its proportion will increase to
70%_______2050.
A. from tu nambnh
B. at o, tai
C. for trong vong
D. by vao nam bnh o
tl
Question 16: My mother is ______ teacher in ________ very big school . _____ students in his class work very
hard .
A. a / a / the
B. the / the / a
C. the / a / a
D. a / the / Ø
Question 17: George, together with his friends, ________ a race horse at present .
A. has bought
B. are buying
C. was bought
D. is buying
Question 18: Her _______ to medicine was so great that she had little time for anything else .
A. importance
B. reputation
C. dedication
D. strategist chien luoc gia
Question 18: Bill Gates ' ________in donating large sums of money towards welfare activities is remarkable .
A. wealth
B. generosity
C. achievement
D. ambition tham vong
Question 19: ______are urban areas that are heavily populated with substandard housing and very poor living
conditions .
A. Industrialisation
B. Slums
C. Urbanisation
D. Switch off ngung chu y
Question 20: Visuals will grab the attention of our audience and keep people ________ .

Visuals will grab the attention of our audience and keep people engaged.
(Các hình ảnh trực quan sẽ thu hút sự chú ý của khán giả và khiến mọi người tập trung.)

A. familiar
B. interested
C. admired
D. engaged tap trung
Question 21: Nguyen Trai helped King Le Loi to free our country ______ the invaders in the 15th century.
A. from
B. at
C. for
D. by
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Many people left their home villages hoping to find jobs the expanding industries .
A. becoming twice as big or twice as many
B. becoming larger in size or amount
C. a rise in size , amount or degree
D. going to live in another area or country
Question 23: There has been a hot debate among the scientists relating to the pros and cons of using robotic
probes to study distant objects in space .
A. problems and solutions
B. advantages and disadvantages
C.causes and effects
D. solutions and limitations
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: This restaurant was highly recommended for good service , delicious food and
kind-hearted boss.
A. ambitious and greedy
B. attentive and useful
C. generous and gracious dd
D. polite and friendly
Question 25: The best hope of avoiding downmarket tabloid TV future lies in the pressure currently being put
on the networks to clean up their act .
A. famous
B. expensive
C. poor quality
D. increative
Câu hỏi 25: Hy vọng tốt nhất để tránh tương lai của truyền hình lá cải ở thị trường bình dân nằm ở áp lực hiện
đang đặt ra trên các mạng nhằm làm trong sạch hành vi của họ.
A. nổi tiếng B. đắt tiền C. chất lượng kém D. sáng tạo
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 26: Mark : : What do you think about Steve Jobs?
Peter : __________________________
A. That's right!
B. I doubt it. It is not true.
C. Well, he is talented.
D. I agree with you about him.
Question 27: Tom : '' What's the deadline of our assignment ? ''
Peter : '' ______________________''
A. I am not sure
B. We have to submit it by Friday 12
C. About 1 hour
D. We will write about the life stories

READING 1
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Freya Stark (1893- 1993) was an extraordinary woman who ventured into remote areas where few
Europeans had ever (28)_______ foot. Born in Paris, (29)_______ in Italy, and educated in London, she was
already multilingual before deciding to learn Arabic at the end of 30. She traveled extensively through Greece,

Italy and Cyprus. However, her passion was for exploring ancient lands of (30)_______ Middle East. She was
determined to make contact (31)______ the tribes that populated the area before their traditional way of life
vanished forever. She led expeditions into the most dangerous areas and despite the risks , she always returned
safe and (32)_______ . During her travels, she completed a trek across the Valley of the Assassins, and
followed in the footsteps of Alexander, the Great. In her long career she produced maps, discovered lost cities,
and worked as a spy and propagandist, although it is as a travel writer that she is best remembered. She died at
the age of 100, outliving most women of her generation in more ways than one.
Question 28: A. placed
Question 29: A. brought up
Question 30: A. a
Question 31: A. on
Question 32: A. again

B. got
B. brought on
B. an
B. with
B. back

C. set in/on sth dat chan den
D. put
C. brought with
D. brought in
C. the
D. no article
C. in
D. for
C. sound
D. round

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
The risks of Rapid Urbanisation in Developing Countries
It is estimated that by 2050 more than two thirds of the world's population will live in cities , up from about 54
percent today . While the many benefits of organised and efficient cities are well understood , we need to
recognise that this rapid ,often unplanned urbanisation brings risks of profound social instability , risks to
critical infrastructure , potential water crises and the potential for devastating spread of disease . These risks can
only be further exacerbated as this unprecedented transition from rural to urban areas continues .
Urbanisation is by no means bad per se. It brings important benefits for economic , cultural and societal
development . Well-managed cities are effective , enabling economies of scale and network effects while
reducing the impact on climate of transportation. As such , an urban model can make economic activity more
environmentally –friendly .
But these utopian concepts are threatened by some of the factors driving rapid urbanisation . For example , one
of the main factors is rural-urban migration , driven by the prospect of greater employment opportunities and
the hope of a better life in cities . But rapid increasing population density can create severe problems ,
especially if planning efforts are not sufficient to cope with the influx of new inhabitants . The result , may , in
extreme cases , be widespread poverty . Estimates suggest that 40% of the world's urban expansion is taking
place in slums , exacerbating socio-economic disparities and creating unsanitary conditions that facilitate the
spread of disease .
The Global Risks 2015 Report looks at four areas that face particularly daunting challenges in the face of rapid
and unplanned urbanisation : infrastructure , health , climate change , and social instability . In each of these
areas we find new risks that can best be managed or , in some cases , transferred through the mechanism of
insurance .
Question 33: How many risks does unplanned urbanisation pose ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Question 34: What can reduce the impact on climate of transportation ?
A. Urbanisation
B. Economies of scale
C. Well-managed cities
D. Network effects
Question 35: The word '' unsanitary'' infers to _____ k hop ve sinh
A. slums in urban areas
B. new inhabitants
C. socio-economic disparities
D. the spread of disease
Câu 35: Từ “mất vệ sinh” ám chỉ _____
A. khu ổ chuột ở thành thị B. cư dân mới
C. sự chênh lệch về kinh tế xã hội D. sự lây lan của bệnh tật
Question 36: '' 54 percent '' in Paragraph 1 refers to_______ .
A. 54% of those who live in cities today
B. 54% of the world's population today

C. 54% of those who will live in cities by 2050
D. 54% of the world's population by 2050
Question 37: The word '' environmentally –friendly'' in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. A friend to the earth
B. A friend to the environment
C. Friendly to everyone
D. Friendly to the environment
Writing
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 38: The doctor recommended ______
A. that my father eats more fish and doesn't drink wine
B. my father eating more fish and no drinking wine
C. that my father eat more fish and not drink wine
D. my father that to eat more fish and not to drink wine
Question 39: Settling in Paris , he then took up piano as the first instrument ever learnt .
A. Before moving to Paris , he took up piano as the first instrument ever learnt .
B. Living in Paris encouraged him to take up piano as the first instrument ever learnt .
C. He had never learnt any instrument before although he lived in Paris .
D. Piano was the first instrument he learnt after moving to Paris .
Question 40: It is pointless to ask me about it because I know nothing .
A. It's no use asking me about it because I know nothing .
B. It's no use to ask me about it because I know nothing .
C. It's not use asking me about it because I know nothing .
D. It's not use to ask me about it because I know nothing.
Câu 40: Hỏi tôi về điều đó cũng vô nghĩa vì tôi không biết gì cả.
A. Hỏi tôi về chuyện đó cũng vô ích vì tôi chẳng biết gì cả.
B. Hỏi tôi về chuyện đó cũng vô ích vì tôi chẳng biết gì cả.
C. Hỏi tôi về chuyện đó cũng chẳng có ích gì vì tôi chẳng biết gì cả.
D. Sẽ không có ích gì khi hỏi tôi về điều đó vì tôi không biết gì cả.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
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.
1. A. fluctuate

B. sanitation

C. established

D. steadily

2. A. hear

B. bear

C. wear

D. there

Mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed
differently from the others
3. A. expand

B. migrate

C. effect

D. double

4. A. initiative

B. necessary

C. discriminate

D. authority

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
5. He died _______ heart failure on Thursday night. His children are still suffering _______ shock.
A. of - for

B. of –from

C. from- from D. at- from

6. A cell phone may take risk going __________ due to unexpected incidents.
A. of

B. on

C. off

D. for

7. His father used to be a ____ professor at the university. Many students worshipped him..
A. distinct

B. distinctive

C. distinguish

D. distinguished

8. A ____ once said “It is a sweet and honourable thing to die for your country.”
A. patriotism

B. patriotic

C. patriot

D. patrol

9. IPhone 7 is the latest ____ in the field of smartphone design of Apple.
A. creator

B. create

C. creativity

D. creation

10. He is ____-influenced by his father and grandfather. His behaviors and decisions are exactly the same.
A. mightily

B. strongly

C. terribly

D. weakly

11. You may find you've got so many things to think about that it's difficult to______.
A. see off

B. put off

C. turn it off

D. switch off

12. The first wave of urban _____ took place in more developed countries, especially in Europe and North
America.
A. migration

B. immigration

C. emigration

D.

evacuation

13. _______ and poverty force people to engage in anti-social activities.
A. Employees

B. Employment

C. Unemployment

D. Jobs

14. Her ______ to medicine was so great that she had little time for anything else.
A. importance

B. dedication

C. emphasis

D. reputation

15. The government said that they didn't have enough funds to deal with _______ medical care.
A. low-cost

B. high-cost

C. cost-high

D.cost-effective

16. We _______ touch with each other since we _______ school three years ago.
A. lost / have left

B. have lost / leave

C. have lost / left

D. were losing / had left

17. It is imperative that this letter _______ immediately.
A. is sent

B. sends

C. was sent

D. be sent

18. They _________________ time and money doing such a thing.
A. were advised not to waste

C. were advising not to waste

B. advised not to be wasted

D. were advised not wasting

19. He got good marks at his exams because all the lessons _____ carefully by him.
A. are revised

B. had revised

C. had been revised

D. were revised

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.
20. Adding a garage will enhance the value of the house.
A. stabilize

B. alter

C. increase

D. diminish

21. The government's plans to cut taxes really stimulated the economy.
A. discouraged

B. started

C. weakened

D. improved

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.
22. During the Great Depression, many people suddenly found themselves jobless after a night.
A. unemployed

B. redundant

C. unoccupied

D. supplementary

23. Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job?
A. fierce

B. stable

C. fleeting

D. loose

Mark the letter A. B. C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
24. Connor is said to be very ambitious and aggressive.
A. People regard Connor as an ambitious and aggressive person.
B. People talk Connor as an ambitious and aggressive person.
C. People believe in Conor as an ambitious and aggressive person.
D. People feel Conor as an ambitious and aggressive person.
25. I think we should change the topic of our presentation.
A. It's high time that we change the topic of our presentation.
B. I'd rather our presentation change the topic.
C. It's high time that we changed the topic of our presentation.
D. I suggest we to change the topic of our presentation.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.

26. The most people need healthy eating and enough exercise every day.
A

B

C

D

27. She was walking to the library to borrow some books when she was seeing a robbery.
A

B

C

D

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.
Nowadays, everybody knows Apples and almost everybody knows that the company was founded by Steve
Jobs, an American inventor and entrepreneur. He is (28) ____ recognized as a pioneer in the field of
microcomputer revolution. He helped design the first Macintosh computer, (29) ____ a small computer graphics
company into Pixar, the company behind Toy Story and The Monster Inc.

His countercultural lifestyle and philosophy was a product of the time and place of his (30) ________. Jobs was
adopted and raised in San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s. In 1972, Jobs attended Reed College from
which he dropped out in next to no time. Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 in order to sell Apple I personal
computer. At that moment, he might hardly imagine that only a year later the company tasted impressive victory
with Apple II, one of the first highly successful (31) ____ personal computers. Unfortunately, in 1985,
following a long power struggle, Jobs was forced out of Apple. After leaving Apple, Jobs took a few of its
members with him to found NeXT, a computer development company which was then bought by Apple. The
purchase (32) ____ Jobs to become the company's CEO once again.
28. A. widely

B. hardly

C. legally

D. nationally

29. A. translated

B. transferred

C. transformed

D. transited

30 . A. increase

B. upbringing

C. rising

D. grow

31 . A. massly-produced

B. mass-produced

C. massive-produced

D. mass-producing

32. A. made

B. Did

C. allowed

D. let

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