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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.
1. A. skink

B. spine

C. knife

D. sigh

2. A. affixes

B. complexion

C. unexpected

D. exquisite

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. dramatist

B. improvement

C. watercraft

D. alcohol

4. A. particular

B. community

C. apparatus

D. comparison

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5. By the end of this week, we _____ on this project for more than 6 weeks.
A. will work

B. will be working

C. will have worked D. will have been working

6. He said he had not discussed the matter with her. _____, he had not even contacted her.
A. Furthermore

B. Nevertheless

C. However

D. Whereas

7. Thanks to the extensive promotion of the book, the _____ has received many orders throughout the
country.
A. publish

B. publishing

C. publisher

D. publishable

8. When a volcano _____, it throws out a lot of hot melted rock called lava, as well as ash and steam.
A. erupts

B. exposes

C. exceeds

D. explores

9. - “Will my son be all right soon, doctor?” - “Well, he_____ be, if he takes these tablets.”
A. may

B. must

C. should

D. can

10. The small, _____ farms of New England were not appropriate for the Midwest.
A. self-support

B. they supported themselves

C. self-supporting

D. supporting themselves

11. The social services are chiefly _____ with the poor, the old and the sick.
A. influenced

B. related

C. suffered

D. concerned


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12. There weren't enough computers for everyone in the class to have one, so they had to _____ each
other.
A. divide into

B. join in

C. add to

D. share with

13. My cousin, who had been driving all day, suggested _____ at the next town.
A. to stop

B. stopping

C. stop

D. being stopped

14. If you often consult others, you will do everything successfully; if you _____ stubbornly _____
your own view, you will get into trouble everywhere.
A. focus... on

B. hold... out

C. adhere... to

D. replace... with

15. Greater effort to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage _____ avoided.
A. is to be

B. can be

C. will be

D. has been

16. Similar elements in the prehistoric remains from both areas suggest that Indians and their
neighbours had maintained distant but real connections _____ before 1500 BC.
A. ever

B. even

C. never

D. still

17. Part of Jane Colden’s work involved collecting plant specimens, cataloging plants, and _____ with
other botanists.
A. exchanging correspondence

B. he exchange of correspondence

C. correspondence exchanging

D. correspondence was exchanged

18. The job of a demographer is to investigate _____ in specific locations.
A. how people are there

B. how many people are there

C. how many people there are

D. there are how many people

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.
19. Australian aborigines are dark skinned people whose descendants came to the continent from Asia
about 25,000 years ago.
A. predecessors

B. relatives

C. offspring

D. children

20. Despite the fact that she is a nice person and has many good qualities, she still gets on my nerves
and I find it hard to like her.
A. concerns

B. irritates

C. admires

D. examines


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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.
21. Being the second child of three, he tends to admire his elder brother and despise his younger sister.
A. look up to

B. make over

C. make up to

D. look down on

22. There is ample rain and intense sunlight in tropical climates; consequently, plant life is luxuriant
and varied.

A. detrimental

B. abundant

C. continuous

D. little

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the option that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
23. - “What a great haircut, Lucy.” - “_____.”
A. You think so? I think it a bit too short.

B. It’s my pleasure.

C. Oh, yes. That’s right.

D. Thanks. It’s very kind of you to say so.

24. - “Do you feel like going to the concert this weekend?” - “_____.”
A. You’re welcome

B. That would be great

C. Yes, of course

D. I don't agree, I'm afraid

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best
fits each of the blanks from 25 to 29.

Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. Today Jakarta has much to offer, ranging from museums,
art and (25) _____ markets, first class shopping to accommodations and a wide variety of cultural
activities. Jakarta’s most famous (26) _____, the National Monument or Monas is a 137m obelisk
topped with a flame sculpture coated with 35 kg of gold. Among other places one can mention the
National museum that holds an extensive collection of ethnographic artifacts and relics, the Maritime
Museum that (27) _____ Indonesia’s seafaring traditions, including models of sea going vessels.
Jakarta has a distinctly cosmopolitan flavor. Tantalize your taste buds with a gastronomic spree
around the city’s many eateries. Like French gourmet dining, exotic Asian cuisine, American fast food,
stylish cafes, restaurants all (28) _____ to find a way into your heart through your stomach. The taste
of Indonesia’s many cultures can be found in (29) _____ any comer of the city: hot and spicy food
from West Sumatra, sweet tastes of Dental Java, the tangy fish dishes of North Sulawesi.
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25. A. ancient

B. aged

C. antique

D. historic

26. A. landmark

B. marker

C. objective

D. sight

27. A. presents

B. reveals

C. expresses

D. exhibits

28. A. compete

B. participate

C. fight

D. join

29. A. most

B. almost

C. mostly

D. utmost

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions from 30 to 34.
The popularity of organic foods can be traced to many people’s nostalgia for a simpler, more
pioneer-like life style. And many people believe that organic foods are safer than foods produced on a
large scale by traditional methods. Many people also believe that these organic foods contain more and

better nutrients than conventional food.
In fact, plants absorb all their food directly from the soil in inorganic form, no matter where the
nutrients may originally have come from. Experiments in Michigan and in England that went on for
twenty-five years were unable to find any difference in plants raised organically and plants raised with
chemical fertilizers. Things that do affect nutrient content are climate, time of harvest, and genetics but no difference results when plants are grown organically.
Neither are organically grown plants free from chemicals such as pesticides. Some pesticides leave
traces in the soil for years; these traces may be absorbed by the plant that is “organically” grown.
Rainfall may wash pesticides from neighboring farms onto “organic” fields, and sprays or other
applications of chemicals may drift and cause the same problem.
Furthermore, all foods - whether grown conventionally or organically - may contain toxic
substances to some degree; the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) maintains constant checks to
ensure that these substances are kept at a harmless level. But aflatoxin, a mold that causes cancer, may
grow on crops such as peanuts, or be present in milk. Lead and arsenic are sometimes present in bone
meal or seafood. And many vegetables contain poisonous compounds such as oxalic acid and nitrite
compounds. The point is, all these toxins may be present in a given food, no matter how the food was
grown and cultivated. Toxic substances in food do not necessarily have to come from fertilizers or
chemical sprays.
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30. This passage is mainly about _____.
A. the rise in demand for organic food in the last decade
B. how organic plants are grown in different kinds of soil
C. the toxic substances contained in both organically and inorganically grown food
D. the numerous fallacies that exist about organically grown foods
31. The popularity of organic foods can be traced to all of the following EXCEPT _____.
A. people’s longing for a simpler life style
B. people’s fear of eating more and more food

C. people’s belief that organic foods are safer
D. people’s belief that plants grown traditionally are not as nutritious
32. Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?
A. There is some risk of toxic substances in all types of food grown in the earth.
B. Organic foods are more expensive because of the expense of growing them.
C. Organic foods are more nutritious, though more expensive.
D. The FDA strongly recommends organically grown foods.
33. The underlined word “conventionally” in the passage probably means _____.
A. specially

B. originally

C. naturally

D. traditionally

C. negative

D. positive

34. The writer’s tone in the passage is _____.
A. critical

B. neutral

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions from 35 to 42.
One of Aesop's fables describing a thirsty crow which was able to drink from a half-full pitcher
after raising the water level by adding pebbles may have had a basis in real life.
Scientists have found that rooks - a member of the crow family - were able to figure out how to raise

the water level in a laboratory container by dropping stones inside to retrieve a tasty worm floating on
the surface.
The only other animal shown to be able to perform the same task is the orang-utan, which was able
to grasp a floating peanut by spitting water into a tube. Scientists believe the demonstration shows that,


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in many respects, rooks and crows have comparable intelligence to primates when it comes to the use
of tools.
"We have performed a large number of studies on both corvids (members of the crow family) and apes,
and have found that the crow's performance is on a par or often superior to apes. However, it is not
particularly useful to say that one species is more or less intelligent than another because often the
playing fields aren't even," said Nathan Emery of Queen Mary, University of London, who carried out
the work with Christopher Bird at Cambridge.
"This (study) suggests that they can not only think through complex problems requiring the use of
tools, but imagine the consequences of their actions without trial-and-error learning, and create novel
solutions to these problems that have never been encountered before," Dr Emery said.
"This has only ever been shown in the great apes and humans and is more surprising because the
birds have brains the size of walnuts and these birds do not use tools in the wild."
"We believe that intelligence in rooks and other crows evolved primarily to solve social problems,
as almost all crow species live in large social groups, but they also mainly form pair bonds, like human
marriages, and some of their cognitive abilities appear to have evolved to help them predict what
others are going to do next - so-called mind reading," Dr Emery said.
"This may have developed into understanding about the psychological properties of unseen forces
that are important in using and making tools."
(www.independent.co.uk > News > Science)
35. According to the passage, an ape is a kind of animal that _____.
A. can get a tasty worm in a container

B. can grasp a floating nut in a bottle

C. has the intelligence different from crows

D. can satisfy his needs by using some tools

36. The underlined phrase “figure out” in the passage probably means
A. carry out

B. arrive at

C. find a solution

D. make a call

37. To which are crows in the passage compared in the use of tools?
A. Rooks

B. Corvids

C. Apes

38. According to the passage, we learn that _____.
A. apes are sure to be cleverer than crows
B. crows and apes can find a way out only after trying

D. Walnuts


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C. crows and apes can think through hard problems by using tools
D. crows and apes have thought of the result before action
39. The underlined word “that” in the passage refers to _____.
A. consequences

B. actions

C. solutions

D. problems

40. It can be inferred from the passage that the intelligence in crows _____.
A. develops from their cognitive abilities

B. makes them live in pairs

C. is generally their born quality

D. comes from their predicting ability

41. The underlined word “evolved” in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.
A. developed gradually

B. changed suddenly C. remained unchanged D. diminished rapidly

42. What’s the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To introduce the research discovery.

B. To compare crows and apes.

C. To describe an Aesop’s story.

D. To help readers understand the crow family.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
43. When Tony drove into Germany, the customs men searched for his car.
A

B

C

D

44. In artifacts from as early as the Stone Age, mathematics and art can be seen to have fused in the
A

B

C

geometric patterns decorate pottery and carpentry.
D
45. All nations may have to make fundamental changes in their economic, political, and the
technological
A

B

C

institutions if they are to preserve the environment.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
46. Having seen that film before, she wants to see a different one.
A. As she has seen a different film before, she can see this film.


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B. Because she’s seen that film before, she wants to go to different one.
C. As she’d seen that film before, she wanted to see a different one.
D. Because she wants to see that film, she can watch it.
47. The teacher exclaimed that I had written such a beautiful piece of writing.
A. “How beautiful is the piece of writing written by you!”
B. “It is good that you have written a beautiful piece of writing.”
C. “What a beautiful piece of writing you have written.”
D. “What you have done is such a beautiful piece of writing.”
48. No matter how hard he tried to reach the apple on the tree, he didn’t succeed.
A. He tried very hard to reach the apple on the tree, and succeeded.
B. He did not even try hard to reach the apple on the tree, although he could.
C. It’s hard for him to reach the apple on the tree because he never succeeded.
D. However hard he tried, he couldn’t reach the apple on the tree.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
49. She saw a dog run in front of her. She fell off her bike.
A. When she saw a dog run in front of her, she stopped and fell off her bike.

B. She saw a dog in front of her, so she fell off her bike.
C. She saw a dog in front of her, but she fell off her bike.
D. She saw a dog in front of her which caused her to fall off her bike.
50. The United Nations was founded in 19. It aims to solve global issues such as climate change and
civil war.
A. The United Nations, which was founded in 1945, aims to solve global issues such as climate
change and civil war.
B. The United Nations was founded in 1945, but it aims to solve global issues such as climate
change and civil war.
C. To be founded in 1945, the United Nations aims to solve global issues such as climate change
and civil war.


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D. The United Nations aims to solve global issues such as climate change and civil war as it was
founded in 1945.
ĐÁP ÁN
1-A

2-B

3-B

4-C

5-D

6-A

7-C

8-A

9-C

10 - C

11 - D

12 - D

13 - B

14 - C

15 - A

16 - B

17 - A

18 - C

19 - C

20 - B

21 - A

22 - D

23 - D

24 - B

25 - C

26 - A

27 - D

28 - A

29 - B

30 - C

31 - B

32 - A

33 - D

34 - B

35 - B

36 - C

37 -C

38 - D

39 - D

40 - A

41 - A

42 - D

43 - D

44 - C

45 - C

46 - B

47 - C

48 - D

49 - B

50 - A

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