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H và tên sinh viên: ___________________________Mã s sinh viên: ____________
Question 1-50: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
Câu 1: Is it possible ______ a friend with me to the club?
A. brought
B. bring
C. bringing
D. to bring
Câu 2: There ______ skyscrapers in big cities around the world.
A. are
B. be
C. were
D. is
Câu 3: For most people, travelling ______ space is a dream

A. on
B. in
C. from
D. of
Câu 4: We ______ on vacation for two weeks every summer and every winter.
A. to go
B. go
C. goes
D. going
Câu 5: We had ______ in a restaurant at midday.
A. lunch
B. supper
C. dinner
D. breakfast
Câu 6: I fed the cat and it meowed ______.
A. happy
B. happily
C. hardly
D. unhappy
Câu 7: The city square is very ______ at this time.
A. quiet
B. noise
C. quietly
D. quietness
Câu 8: Jenny feels a little sick today, and she is staying ______.
A. working
B. strong
C. alive
D. in bed
Câu 9: He’s been an ______ for 10 years.

A. act
B. action
C. actress
D. actor
Câu 10: I love necklaces and I have collected ______ for 2 years.
A. it
B. us
C. her
D. them
Câu 11: ______ vacation days do people usually get in your country?
A. How far
B. Where
C. How much
D. How many
Câu 12: The ticket ______ out of his pocket while he was helping a man on the street.
A. fell
B. kept
C. stayed
D. ran
Câu 13: She isn’t going horseback riding on _______ next farm trip.
A. hers
B. her
C. she
D. mine
Câu 14: In my job I ______ the same thing all the time – It isn’t very interesting.
A. act
B. labour
C. do
D. work
Câu 15: Some people believe that if you _______ a mirror, you get seven years of bad

luck.
A. give
B. buy
C. sell
D. break
Câu 16: The cruise was ______ because they had everything you could want on the
boat.
A. interested
B. wonderful
C. long
D. boring
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Câu 17: We are going snorkelling in the ______ tomorrow.
A. field
B. ocean
C. city
D. park
Câu 18: Cats are much smaller ______ tigers.
A. than
B. with
C. to
D. as
Câu 19: ______ have you been waiting?
A. Who’s
B. Whose
C. How long
D. What time
Câu 20: Track runners must run ______ if they want to win.

A. quick
B. fast
C. slow
D. regular
Câu 21: We had ice cream for ______.
A. drink
B. dessert
C. fruit
D. main course
Câu 22: I ______ these necklaces since I was 13-year-old.
A. had
B. have
C. have had
D. has
Câu 23: How about _______ for a walk now?
A. gone
B. to go
C. going
D. go
Câu 24: What ______ you ______ the previous day?
A. will-do
B. did-do
C. do-do
D. does-do
Câu 25: My grandfather ______ a heart attack.
A. was
B. had
C. met
D. did
Câu 26: The art gallery was really ______; there was a long queue of people waiting

at the entrance.
A. small
B. big
C. empty
D. crowded
Câu 27: She ______ all the money in her purse on a new pair of shoes.
A. spent
B. changed
C. lent
D. earned
Câu 28: Shorts and T-shirts are the most popular ______ to wear in this area.
A. cover
B. trousers
C. cloth
D. clothes
Câu 29: Astronauts’ food often comes in packets and is ______ to eat.
A. dangerous
B. late
C. impossible
D. ready
Câu 30: A basketball game _____ on a court between two teams of five players.
A. played
B. plays
C. is played
D. is playing
Câu 31: My swimming ______ is teaching me ow to do the backstroke.
A. instructor
B. instructive
C. instruction
D. instruct

Câu 32: In Asia, Tokyo is the ______ expensive city to live in.
A. less
B. more
C. most
D. as
Câu 33: To be physically in shape, we ______ for a few hours every day.
A. exercise
B. sleep
C. learn
D. eat
Câu 34: Bill and Lucy decided to ______ and they are going to get married next year.
A. divorce
B. get engaged
C. go to court
D. separate
Câu 35: Have you ______ to Tokyo?
A. were
B. been
C. are
D. be
Câu 36: In my school students ______ to take part in clubs, but they should.
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A. don’t have
B. ought to
C. can’t
D. mustn’t
Câu 37: Do you like to read books with ______ in them?
A. illustrate

B. illustrative
C. illustrated
D. illustrations
Câu 38: What ______ the weather like in your country?
A. does
B. will
C. do
D. is
Câu 39: My son ______ hockey on ice every week in winter.
A. makes
B. does
C. plays
D. works
Câu 40: Soccer players on the field ______ kick the ball or hit it with their head.
A. need
B. don’t have to
C. have
D. have to
Câu 41: I called him yesterday but he ______ answer.
A. wasn’t
B. not
C. hadn’t
D. didn’t
Câu 42: Children under the age of 12 ______ allowed in the gym.
A. did not
B. are not
C. was not
D. do not
Câu 43: My favourite ______ is my to giraffe.
A. possession

B. book
C. song
D. programme
Câu 44: When she got home at 6:30 p.m. She ______ an old cat sitting in front of her
door.
A. found
B. is finding
C. had found
D. finds
Câu 45: Let’s go to the beach this time, we can ______ and also go sightseeing.
A. sunbathing
B. to sunbathe
C. sunbathe
D. sunbathed
Câu 46: My dad ______ is a small cafe next to Central Park when I saw him.
A. is sitting
B. has sat
C. had sat
D. was sitting
Câu 47: My grandmother ______ email to communicate because she can’t use a
computer.
A. hardly use
B. uses hardly ever
C. use sometimes D. never uses
Câu 48: Do you have ______ question?
A. any
B. some
C. an
D. a
Câu 49: Dr. Giovanni Ricci was driving to visit a friend on New Year’s Eve when he

______ a flat tire.
A. was getting
B. have got
C. get
D. got
Câu 50: They use their laptop computers to send emails ______ family and friends.
A. to
B. back
C. for
D. from
Question 51-53: Read the text. Choose the best answers.
I love my new fitness club, but there are a lot of rules and regulations. I pay $29
dollars a month, but I can only go on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays are for women. The club is closed on Sunday. Also, if I wat
to bring a guest, it is free the first time and $7 each time after that. Any food or drink is
prohibited in the club except for water. Plastic bottles are allowed, but glass is not. Oh
yeah, you have to bring your own towel and if you forget they charge you $5 to borrow
one. There really are a lot of rules!
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Câu 51: When can men use the club?
A. Every weekday
B. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
C. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
D. Only Sundays
Câu 52: What is permitted in the club?
A. Food
B. Your own towel
C. Glass water bottles

D. Coffee
Câu 53: How much do guests pay?
A. $7 the second visit and every time after that
B. $7 every visit
C. No charge
D. $7 the first visit and $5 after that
Question 54-56: Read the text. Choose the best answers.
From Professional Henry Yaleson
Here is an update on the courses that will be offered by the Science Department
next semester. First of all, Science 114-The Plants in Our Solar System has been
cancelled because of low registration. Instead of Science 114, we will offer Science 115The Living Earth. We will also offer Biology 227- The Study of Earthworms, Biology
190-Whales of the Pacific and Human Anatomy 101-Bones of the Human Body.
Have a great new semester.
Prof. Yaleson
Câu 54: In which department does Professor Yaleson work?
A. The Biology Department
B. The Earth Department
C. The Science Department
D. The Life Department
Câu 55: Why was Science 114 cancelled?
A. Because the university will close down.
B. Because they have too many courses.
C. Because of low registration.
D. Because the professor is sick.
Câu 56: What is Human Anatomy 101 about?
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A. The planets is the solar system
B. The study of earthworms

C. The bones of the human body
D. Whales
Question 57-60: Read the following article. Choose the best answers.
Reality television shows are becoming increasingly popular around the United
States. One recent show, Wannable, depicts a group of five men and five women who
live in the same house for several months without contact with the rest of the world. Each
week the participants take singing lessons and perform their songs for the audience and
the judges. Also, every weekend one participant must leave the programme, as they are
voted off the show either because of lack of singing talent or because the other
participants do not like living with them. The television audience participates in the
voting process, and an average of two million votes per week is entered by viewers, either
by phone on Internet. The final two remaining ‘Wannabes’ earn a recording contract with
a famous company.
Câu 57: What kind of event does this reality show try to depict?
A. Real-life competition
B. An acting school
C. A pop concert
D. Real history
Câu 58: How many people participate in this TV show?
A. Two million
B. Twenty
C. Ten

D. Five

Câu 59: How often do participants get voted off the show?
A. Once a month
B. Once a week
C. Twice a week

D. Everyday

Câu 60: The word ‘they’ refers to?
A. songs
B. lesson

D. judges

C. participants

Question 61-70: Choose the best words to complete the following extract.
In American English, a holiday is an official day off from work or school, (61)
______ days are sometimes called national holidays or public holidays. (62) ______ 10
national holidays in the United States. They are New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King
Jr Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labour Day, Columbus
Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, (63) ______ Christmas Day, In the United
States, people (64) ______ work for the Government get days off from work on the
national holidays. However, the government doesn’t (65) ______ private companies
and schools to give these days off. In fact, most companies do not give (66) ______
employees all of the national holidays.
A vacation day is also a day off from work. However, vacation days are (67)
______ for each workplace and each person. Many companies in the United States give
their employees ten vacation days (68) ______ year when they first start their job.
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Employees then get more days (69) ______ five or ten years However, companies are
not required by (70) ______ to give vacation days.
Câu 61: A. This
Câu 62: A. Consist

Câu 63: A. but
Câu 64: A. whom
Câu 65: A. require
Câu 66: A. them
Câu 67: A. difference
Câu 68: A. after
Câu 69: A. before
Câu 70: A. men

B. They
B. Have
B. and
B. who
B. suggest
B. their
B. differently
B. by
B. after
B. plane

C. That
C. There is
C. or
C. which
C. let
C. theirs
C. different
C. all
C. later
C. law

D. These
D. There are
D. also
D. they
D. enjoy
D. they
D. differ
D. per
D. in front
D. director

Question 71-80: For each question, choose the sentence which has the same meaning
as the first one.
Câu 71: What’s the price of this cellphone?
A. How heavy is this cellphone?
B. How expensive this cellphone is!
C. How long have you had this cellphone?
D. How much is this cellphone?
Câu 72: Whose is this book?
A. Who does this book belong to?
B. Who writes this book?
C. Who reads this book?
D. Who borrows this book?
Câu 73: Do water sports interest you?
A. Are you playing water sports?
B. Are you interested in water sports?
C. Do you take an interest in sports?
D. Which water sport can you play?
Câu 74: I sent a postcard to my parent.

A. I will send my mom and dad a postcard.
B. I got my parents’ postcard.
C. I sent my parents a postcard.
D. I sent my parents’ postcard.
Câu 75: We have a new swimming pool in our town.
A. They are building a new swimming pool in our town.
B. There is a new swimming pool in our town.
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C. Swimmers like the new swimming pool in our town.
D. The new swimming pool in our town is very big.
Câu 76: Mrs. Jenkins cleans the office every evening.
A. The office is cleaned every evening by Mrs. Jenkins.
B. All offices are cleaned every evening by Mrs. Jenkins.
C. Cleaning the office is not her duty.
D. Every evening Mrs. Jenkins goes to work.
Câu 77: I haven’t had another vacation for years.
A. It’s years since I had a vacation.
B. I had a vacation last year.
C. I intend to spend a year travelling.
D. I don’t like vacations.
Câu 78: Smoking isn’t allowed in hospitals.
A. It is possible to smoke in hospitals.
B. You mustn’t smoke in hospitals.
C. You don’t have to smoke in hospitals.
D. Smoking is permitted in hospitals.
Câu 79: During my vacation in Paris, I spoke a lot of French.
A. We didn’t’ speak French during my vacation in Paris.
B. I spoke a lot of French while I was on vocation in Paris.

C. I met a lot of French people when I was in Paris.
D. I went to Paris to learn French.
Câu 80: I got up too late to see the sunrise.
A. I didn’t get up early enough to see the sunrise.
B. I arrived in time to see the sunrise.
C. I have never seen the sunrise.
D. I want to get up early to see the sunrise
Question 81-90: Choose the best answers to complete these short conversations
Câu 81: Jane: ________________________
Sarah: We spent some time in the city and some time at the beach.
A. What did you do there?
B. Why did you like it?
C. When did you do it?
D. How did you get there?
Câu 82: Jane: I have a huge collection of stamps.
Linda: __________________________! How did you get interested in stamps?
A. Too bad
B. Good luck
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C. That’s awesome

D. Too much

Câu 83: Receptionist: Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the gym
Man____________________________ I don’t smoke!
A. That’s the problem.
B. Well, that’s no problem.
C. I can’t believe it happened.

D. How about somewhere outside?
Câu 84: Woman: How often do you go to the gym?
Man: _____________________________
A. Three times a week.
B. The gym often opens at 8.00 a.m.
C. I spent 30 minutes in the gym.
D. It is a 5 minute-walk from my house.
Câu 85: Woman: When do you start work in the morning?
Man: _________________________________
A. It’s 7:00 now
B. Usually, about 2 hours
C. Usually, at seven thirty
D. Usually, less than one hour
Câu 86: Mike: You met Nick’s new girlfriend. __________
John: She’s nice.
A. What does she do
B. How did he meet her?
C. What does she like?
D. What’s she like?
Câu 87: Jane: ____________ Can you repeat that?
Hannah: Yes. It’s…
A. I didn’t hear you.
B. I can’t see it clearly.
C. I am not interested in that.
D. I see what you men.
Câu 88: Jack: _________________________________
Vanessa: Well, I’m getting married next month.
A. Where’s the wedding ceremony?
B. How do you feel?
C. Who are you going to marry?

D. What’s new?
Câu 89: Boy: __________________
Girl: It was terrific!
A. Who went with you to Australia?
C. How was your trip to Australia?

B. When was your trip to Australia?
D. How long was your trip to Australia?

Câu 90: Sam: Guess what? I’ve just won the lottery.
Liza: ______________________________
A. Oh. what a shame!
B. What bad luck!
C. What a brilliant idea!
D. That’s amazing!

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Question 91-100: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others.
Câu 91: A. unit
Câu 92: A. child
Câu 93: A. cigar
Câu 94: A. boots
Câu 95: A. fixed
Câu 96: A. planned
Câu 97: A. hour
Câu 98: A. plays
Câu 99: A. meat

Câu 100: A. chance

B. uniform
B. fine
B. coin
B. root
B. looked
B. showed
B. horn
B. smiles
B. cheat
B. channel

C. uncle
C. children
C. cook
C. blood
C. cleaned
C. travelled
C. heat
C. drinks
C. seat
C. chef

D. union
D. mice
D. camel
D. shoot
D. stopped
D. finished

D. huge
D. opens
D. dead
D. chin

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ÁP ÁN

1.D
2.A
3.B
4.B
5.A
6.B
7.A
8.D
9.D
10.D

11.D
12.A
13.B
14.C
15.D
16.B
17.B
18.A
19.C

20.B

21.B
22.C
23.C
24.B
25.B
26.D
27.A
28.D
29.D
30.C

31.A
32.C
33.A
34.B
35.B
36.A
37.D
38.D
39.C
40.D

41.D
42.B
43.A
44.A
45.C
46.D

47.D
48.A
49.D
50.A

51.B
52.B
53.A
54.C
55.C
56.C
57.A
58.C
59.B
60.C

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61.D
62.D
63.B
64.B
65.A
66.B
67.C
68.D
69.B
70.C

71.D

72.A
73.B
74.C
75.B
76.A
77.A
78.B
79.B
80.A

81.A
82.C
83.B
84.A
85.C
86.D
87.A
88.D
89.C
90.D

91.C
92.C
93.A
94.C
95.C
96.D
97.A
98.C
99.D

100.C

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