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ðỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ðẾN QUESTION 80)

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. consume B. reserve C. assume D. conserve

Question 2: A. ballet B. eject C. debt D. post

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.

Question 3: A. crocodile B. reunite C. corridor D. hummock

Question 4: A. leopard B. milkmaid C. habitual D. territory

Question 5: A. diverse B. gorilla C. inevitable D. prodigal

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.

Question 6: I _______you to the woman I was speaking with, but I couldn’t think of her name.
A. will introduce B. would introduce
C. would have introduced D. couldn’t have introduced

Question 7: _______of bees can be seen in the orchard in the summer months.
A. Troupes B. Herds C. Flocks D. Swarms

Question 8: We are looking for someone who can _______ with the rest of our team.
A. fill in B. work on C. fit in D. act up

Question 9: We knew the concert was sold out, but we still went to the stadium_______ the off-chance that
someone might want to sell us their tickets.
A. with B. on C. by D. in

Question 10: ________ months have been very tiring.
A. All these last few B. All these few last C. These all few last D. Last few all these

Question 11: For a Turkish speaker, Mongolian is _______ easier to learn than English, because both Turkish and
Mongolian belong to _______ language group – the Ural-Altaic languages.
A. so – similar B. a lot – the same C. more – quite a D. much – such a

Question 12: The boss came back to work today, _______ fully from his quadruple by-pass operation.
A. recovered B. to have recovered C. having recovered D. to be recovered

Question 13: Road traffic has increased in Vietnam, _______ it has in every other country in Asia.
A. as B. or C. nor D. so

Question 14: _______further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers.
A. Did B. Were C. Should D. Had

Question 15: _______ that she does not want to stay any longer.
A. A little homesick does Beth feel B. Beth feels such homesick
C. Homesick though Beth may feel D. So homesick does Beth feel

Question 16: Mark: “That millions of people attended General Vo Nguyen Giap’s funeral made a special
impression on almost every foreigner.”
John: “_______”
A. Let’s say! B. Me either! C. Beyond no doubt! D. I’ll say!

Question 17: Each chapter in the textbook has a quiz, _______can be found at the back of the book.
A. the answers which B. the answers for which
C. answers of which D. that with the answers

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Question 18: The building work is still on schedule _________ a problem in digging the foundation.
A. due to B. despite C. so as D. only if

Question 19: They had to work late yesterday, ________?
A. hadn't they B. didn't they C. haven’t they D. wouldn’t they

Question 20: They were accused of treating the country’s flag with ________.
A. unrespect B. irrespect C. disrespect D. non-respect

Question 21: The film star's building stands in a ________ position above the hill, therefore, it could be visible
from very far.
A. dominating B. dominated C. dominant D. domination

Question 22: Peter: “Thank you very much for what you have done for me for years.”
Susan: “_______”
A. You are welcomed! B. That’s all right. C. It’s not at all. D. No mention it.

Question 23: ________, we’ll play football tomorrow afternoon.
A. Weather permitting B. Weather being permitted
C. Weather permitted D. If weather permitted

Question 24: I would estimate that this diamond ring is ________about USD 5,000.
A. valued B. precious C. worth D. priced

Question 25: In the end, I just lost my __________and started gabbling incoherently.
A. head B. mind C. brain D. intelligence

Question 26: It’s going to be a long journey, ________ we travel, because we can only take the plane as far as the
nearest airport, which is more than 200 miles away from the area, and then we will have to take the coach.
A. how far B. however C. how long D. how much

Question 27: ________ dreams signify has puzzled mankind for thousands of years.
A. What B. Whether C. Whose D. Which

Question 28: She’s even broken the door! Look, the handle has _______ off.
A. parted B. come C. gone D. split

Question 29: Initially I was opposed to the idea, but after I had seen the research, I _________ that the project was
a good one.
A. must have agreed B. would have agreed C. ought to agree D. had to agree

Question 30: It is often said that “luck is _______ effort.”

A. on the same importance B. of the same importance as
C. the same importance as D. as the same importance as

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 31: Approximately half of American high school graduates enroll in institutions of higher learning.
A. buildings B. establishments C. incidences D. companies

Question 32: I had tried to sketch an aspect of life that I had seen and known, and that was very well indeed, and
I had wrought patiently and carefully in the art of the poor little affair.
A. nature B. appearance C. character D. part

Question 33: Take out our service contract and say goodbye to costly repair bills.
A. at great expense B. of great value C. at reasonable price D. in great detriment

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 34: Ralph Nader was the most prominent leader of the U.S consumer protection movement.
A. noticeable B. significant C. discriminating D. obscure

Question 35: Over the past few decades, despite periodic attempts to reign in spending, currencies in South
America have become devalued by rampant inflation.
A. overcharged B. revalued C. reappraised D. overpriced

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

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Question 36: Unless one subscribes to a large metropolitan newspaper such as the "Wall Street Journal", or

A B
the "Washington Post", one will find very few news from abroad.
C D

Question 37: The federal government recommends that all expectant women will not only refrain from
A B C
smoking but also avoid places where other people smoke.
D

Question 38: Alike other forms of energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food, and even run
A B C D
automobiles.

Question 39: Artificial intelligence is concerned with designing computer systems that perform such tasks as
A B C
reasons and learning new skills.
D

Question 40: The steam engine is usually thought of as a relative modern invention, but the Greeks built
A B C
a kind of steam engine in ancient times.
D
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 41: Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of cars. However, cars are the
greatest contributor of air pollution.
A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of
air pollution.
B. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the

pollution of air.
C. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air
pollution.
D. However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that are among the greatest
contributors of air pollution.

Question 42: He was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.
A. He has been investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.
B. Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
C. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
D. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.

Question 43: “I would suggest that we should try to get local support for the new motorway”.
A. I suggested they should try to get local support for the new motorway.
B. I wanted to know why shouldn’t we try to get local support for the new motorway.
C. My suggestion was that we try to get local support for the new motorway.
D. I suggested we should try getting local support for the new motorway.

Question 44: I haven’t seen either James or his sister for a very long time now.
A. Neither James nor his sister has been seen by anyone for ages.
B. I know I’ve met James, but I don’t think I’ve met his sister before.
C. It has been an awful long time since I saw either James or his sister.
D. I’ve met both James and his sister before, but it was a long time ago.

Question 45: As we were heading out of the door of the café, we bumped into our plumber, who we still owned
money to.
A. When we met our plumber in the cafe as we were about to leave, we realized that we hadn’t yet paid him all
the money we owed him.
B. Our plumber, whom we hadn’t paid back yet, was the person we encountered by chance at the moment we
were exiting the cafe.

C. Not wanting to see the plumber to whom we still owed a debt, we quickly headed out the door of the cafe
when we saw him coming in.
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D. Our plumber, when we ran into him as he was entering the cafe that we were leaving, didn’t bring up our
debt to him.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best joins the following pairs of
sentences in each of the following questions.

Question 46: His academic record at high school was poor. He failed to apply to that prestigious institution.
A. His academic record at high school was poor because he didn’t apply to that prestigious institution.
B. His academic record at high school was poor as a result of his failure to apply to that prestigious
institution.
C. Failing to apply to that prestigious institution, his academic record at high school was poor.
D. His academic record at high school was poor; as a result, he failed to apply to that prestigious institution.

Question 47: He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work.
A. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work.
B. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.
C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.
D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work.

Question 48: She phoned him early in the morning. She didn’t want him to forget to bring along the document.
A. She phoned him early in the morning lest he would forget to bring along the document.
B. She phoned him early in the morning so that she wanted him to bring along the document.
C. She phoned him early in the morning when she didn’t want him to bring along the document.
D. She phoned him early in the morning though she didn’t want him to forget to bring along the document.

Question 49: Women still cover their heads in some countries. They did so in the past.
A. Women still cover their heads in some countries as they did in the past.

B. Women still cover their heads in some countries as they did so in the past.
C. Women cover their heads in some countries similar to what they did so in the past.
D. In the past, women covered their heads but they do so today in some countries.

Question 50: I’ve been too busy to answer my email. However, I’ll do it soon.
A. I haven’t taken up answering my email but I’ll do it soon.
B. If I had been too busy to answer my email, I would do it soon.
C. I haven’t got round to answering my email but I’ll do it soon.
D. I haven’t got times to answer my email but I’ll do it soon.

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 51 to 60

The popular image of the wizard, an old man in a tall hat who has magical powers, is a familiar one in
European myths and fairy tales. But according to a team of German archaeologists, people who looked like
wizards may really have existed (51) _______ as the Bronze Age, and they really did wear pointed hats. But these
were not the cloth hats we associate with fictional characters such as Harry Potter and Gandalf. (52) _______,
these wizards had hats of gold that (53) _______ them to predict the movements of the planets and stars.
This is the (54) _______ of archaeologists who are trying to (55) _______ the 150-year-old mystery of the
strange yet beautiful golden cone-shaped objects that sometimes (56) _______ up at archaeological sites across
Europe. Some people (57) _______ the idea that the cones might have been vases, others that they could have been
a soldier’s head protection, but now historians think they must (58) _______ have been tall hats. The men who
wore them were (59) _______ as magicians because they could predict (60) _______ accuracy the best time for
sowing, planting and harvesting crops. And the hats played an important part in this, as they were covered in
astronomical pictures and would have been worn on very special occasions when the movements of the sun and
moon were calculated.

Question 51:

A. for ages ago B. as far ago C. long time ago D. as long ago

Question 52:

A. Therefore B. Although C. Instead D. Regardless
Question 53:

A. made B. helped C. led D. meant
Question 54:

A. completion B. result C. outcome D. conclusion
Question 55:

A. solve B. prove C. fulfill D. detect
Question 56:

A. hang B. keep C. turn D. bring
Question 57:

A. put forward B. brought forth C. came across with D. got through
Question 58:

A. honestly B. absolutely C. eventually D. actually
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Question 59:

A. believed B. regarded C. concerned D. presumed
Question 60:
A. with B. by C. for D. in

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 from 61 to 70.

The development of the modern presidency in the United States began with Andrew Jackson who swept to
power in 1829 at the head of the Democratic Party and served until 1837. During his administration he
immeasurably enlarged the power of the presidency. "The President is the direct representative of the American
people," he lectured the Senate when it opposed him. "He was elected by the people, and is responsible to them.
"With this declaration, Jackson redefined the character of the presidential office and its relationship to the people.
During Jackson's second term, his opponents had gradually come together to form the Whig party. Whigs and
Democrats held different attitudes toward the changes brought about by the market, banks, and commerce. The
Democrats tended to view society as a continuing conflict between "the people" - farmers, planters, and workers-
and a set of greedy aristocrats. This "paper money aristocracy" of bankers and investors manipulated the banking
system for their own profit, Democrats claimed, and sapped the nation's virtue by encouraging speculation and the
desire for sudden, unearned wealth. The Democrats wanted the rewards of the market without sacrificing the
features of a simple agrarian republic. They wanted the wealth that the market offered without the competitive,
changing society; the complex dealing; the dominance of urban centers; and the loss of independence that came
with it.
Whigs, on the other hand, were more comfortable with the market. For them, commerce and economic
development were agents of civilization. Nor did the Whigs envision any conflict in society between farmers and
workers on the one hand and businesspeople and bankers on the other. Economic growth would benefit everyone
by raising national income and expanding opportunity. The government's responsibility was to provide a well-
regulated economy that guaranteed opportunity for citizens of ability.
Whigs and Democrats differed not only in their attitudes toward the market but also about how active the
central government should be in people's lives. Despite Andrew Jackson's inclination to be a strong President,
Democrats as a rule believed in limited government. Government's role in the economy was to promote
competition by destroying monopolies and special privileges. In keeping with this philosophy of limited
government, Democrats also rejected the idea that moral beliefs were the proper sphere of government action.
Religion and politics, they believed, should be kept clearly separate, and they generally opposed humanitarian
legislation.
The Whigs, in contrast, viewed government power positively. They believed that it should be used to protect
individual rights and public liberty, and that it had a special role where individual effort was in-effective. By
regulating the economy and competition, the government could ensure equal opportunity. Indeed, for Whigs the

concept of government promoting the general welfare went beyond the economy. In particular, Whigs in the
northern sections of the United States also believed that government power should be used to foster the moral
welfare of the country. They were much more likely to favor social reform legislation and aid to education.
In some ways the social makeup of the two parties was similar. To be competitive in winning votes, Whigs
and Democrats both had to have significant support among farmers, the largest group in society, and workers.
Neither party could win an election by appealing exclusively to the rich or the poor. The Whigs, however, enjoyed
disproportionate strength among the business and commercial classes. Whigs appealed to planters who needed
credit to finance their cotton and rice trade in the world market, to farmers who were eager to sell their surpluses,
and to workers who I wished to improve themselves. Democrats attracted farmers isolated from the market or
uncomfortable with it, workers alienated from the emerging industrial system, and rising entrepreneurs who
wanted to break monopolies and open the economy to newcomers like themselves. The Whigs were strongest in
the towns, cities, and those rural areas that were fully integrated into the market economy, whereas Democrats
dominated areas of semi-subsistence farming that were more isolated and languishing economically.

Question 61: The word "immeasurably" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A. frequently B. greatly C. rapidly D. reportedly

Question 62: According to paragraph 1, the presidency of Andrew Jackson was especially significant for which of
the reasons?
A. The President granted a portion of his power to the Senate.
B. The President began to address the Senate on a regular basis.
C. It was the beginning of the modern presidency in the United States.
D. It was the first time that the Senate had been known to oppose the President.

Question 63: The author mentions "bankers and investors" in the passage as an example of which of the
following?
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A. The Democratic Party's main source of support.
B. The people that Democrats claimed were unfairly becoming rich.
C. The people most interested in a return to a simple agrarian republic.

D. One of the groups in favor of Andrew Jackson's presidency.

Question 64: According to paragraph 3, Whigs believed that commerce and economic development would have
which of the following effects on society?
A. They would promote the advancement of society as a whole.
B. They would cause disagreements between Whigs and Democrats.
C. They would supply new positions for Whig Party members.
D. They would prevent conflict between farmers and workers.


Question 65: According to paragraph 3, which of the following describes the Whig Party's view of the role of
government?
A. To regulate the continuing conflict between farmers and businesspeople.
B. To restrict the changes brought about by the market.
C. To maintain an economy that allowed all capable citizens to benefit.
D. To reduce the emphasis on economic development.

Question 66: The word "inclination" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A. argument B. tendency C. example D. warning

Question 67: According to paragraph 4, a Democrat would be most likely to support government action in which
of the following areas?
A. Creating a state religion. B. Supporting humanitarian legislation.
C. Destroying monopolies. D. Recommending particular moral beliefs.

Question 68: Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 5 about variations in political beliefs within
the Whig Party?
A. They were focused on issues of public liberty. B. They caused some members to leave the Whig party.
C. They were unimportant to most Whigs. D. They reflected regional interests.

Question 69: According to paragraph 6, the Democrats were supported by all of the following groups EXCEPT
________.
A. workers unhappy with the new industrial system
B. planters involved in international trade
C. rising entrepreneurs
D. individuals seeking to open the economy to newcomers

Question 70: Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in
the passage?
A. Whigs were able to attract support only in the wealthiest parts of the economy because Democrats dominated
in other areas.
B. Whig and Democratic areas of influence were naturally split between urban and rural areas, respectively.
C. The semi-subsistence farming areas dominated by Democrats became increasingly isolated by the Whigs'
control of the market economy.
D. The Democrats' power was greatest in poorer areas while the Whigs were strongest in those areas where the
market was already fully operating.

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 from 71 to 80.


During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of
women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United
States. Lacking the right to
vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne
Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in
the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best
contemporary
history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she
exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the Uni

ted States. But little or
no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.
Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors
writing abo
ut women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their
writings were, celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.
During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists sh
owed a keen sense of history by keeping
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records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women’s organizations
compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved
and sto
red. These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women’s history in the United States
one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliff College, and the other the Sophia Smith
Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later Generations of historians.
Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth Century, most
of the writing about women conformed to the “great women” theory of History, just as much of
mainstream
American history concentrated on “great men.” To demonstrate that women were making significant
contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else
important women produced their autobiographi
es. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as
reformers, activists working for women’s right to vote, or authors, and were not representative
at all of the
great of ordinary woman. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold
in the American
histories being published.

Question 71: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The keen sense of history shown by American women

B. The “great women” approach to history used by American historians
C. The place of American women in written histories
D. The role of literature in early American histories

Question 72: The word “contemporary” in the first paragraph means that the history was ________.
A. thoughtful B. faultfinding C. informative D. written at that time

Question 73: In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that ________.
A. only three women were able to get their writing published
B. a woman’s status was changed by marriage
C. even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored
D. poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women

Question 74: The word “celebratory” in the second paragraph means that the writings referred to ________.
A. religious B. full of praise C. serious D. related to parties

Question 75: The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to________.
A. sources B. counterparts C. writings D. authors

Question 76: In the second paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-
century histories does the author point
out?
A. They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics.
B. They put too much emphasis on daily activities
C. The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.
D. They were printed on poor-quality paper.

Question 77:
On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would most likely
have been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations?

A. Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem
B. Newspaper accounts of presidential election results
C. Biographies of John Adams
D. Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college

Question 78: What use was made of the nineteenth-
century women’s history materials in the Schlesinger
Library and the Sophia Smith Collection?
A. They provided valuable information for twentieth- century historical researchers.
B. They were shared among women’s colleges throughout the United States.
C. They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia
D. They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century.

Question 79: In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of nineteenth-
century “great women” EXCEPT ________.
A. politicians B. reformers C. authors D. activists for women’s rights

Question 80: The word “representative” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. distinctive B. supportive C. typical D. satisfied

THE END
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