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Markt h e l e t t e r A, B, C , o r Do n y our a n s w e r s h e e t t o i ndic at e t h e w or d w h o s e u n d e r l i n e

d partdiffersfromtheotherthreeinpronunciationineachofthefollowingquestions.

1.A.remedy B.expectancy C.sensor D.renewable

2.A.process B.discussion C.stress D.assistance

MarktheletterA,B,C,orDonyouranswersheettoindicatethewordthatdiffersfromtheotherthre

einthepositionofprimarystressineachofthefollowingquestions.

3.A.police B.attract C.signal D.discuss

4.A.purchase B.contain C.suggest D.reflect

MarktheletterA,B,C,orDonyouranswersheettoindicatetheunderlinedpartthatneedscorrectionin

eachof thefollowingquestions.

5. Dreamsarecommonlymadeupofeithervisualandverbalimages.

A B C D

6. Johncomposesnotonlythemusic,butalsosingsthesongsfor themajorBroadwaymusicals.

A B C D

7. Evenonthemostcarefulpreparedtrip,problemswillsometimesdevelop.

A B C D

Markt h e l e t t e r A , B , C , o r D o n y o u r a n s w e r s h e e t t o i n d i c a t e t h e c o r r ec t a n s w e r t o e a c h o f thefoll

owingquestions.

8. Anewschool .Theyhopetofinishbuildingitnextmonth.

A. isbeingbuilt B.hasbeenbuilt C.isbuilt D.wasbuilt

9. Weobject yourleavingdinnertotakephonecalls.

A. for B.on C.to D.with

10. Thisshirtis thatone.

A. abitlessexpensive B.asmuchexpensiveas

C.notnearlyasexpensiveas D.muchfarexpensivethan

11. Pleasetakeallpersonalbelongingswithyou leavingthetrain

A. when B.what C.whom D.which

12. Itis stillunclear theMayorwillaccepttherecommendationsoftheCity Council.

A. yet B.about C.before D.whether

13. ThePTA

parentsa n d t e a c h e r s w h o s u p p o r t t h e s c h o o l b y f u n d r a i s i n g a n d o t h e r activities.

A. whichgroupof B.thatisagroupof

C.itisagroupof D.isagroupof

14. Weareconsideringhaving forthecomingNewYear.

A. redecoratedourflat B.toredecorateourflat

C.ourflattoberedecorated D.ourflatredecorated

15. InVietnam,twoormore mayliveinahome.

A. generations B.generous C.generalizations D.generators

16. Inaformalinterview,itisessentialtomaintaingoodeye withtheinterviewers.

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A. contact B.touch C.link D.c o n n e c t i o n

17. Thesmall, farmso f N e w E n g l a n d w e r e n o t a p p r o p r i a t e f o r t h e M i d w e s t .

A. self-supporting B.self-supported

C.supportingthemselves D.theysupportthemselves

18. Toomanyfactoriesdispose theirwastebypumpingitintoriversandthesea.

A. out B.of C.away D.off

19. Weexpectedheratninebutshefinally atmidnight.

A. turnedup B.cameoff C.cameto D.turnedout

Markt h e l e t t e r A , B , C , o r D o n y o u r a n s w e r s h e e t t o i n d i c a t e t h e m o s t s u i t a b l e r e s p o n s e t o compl

eteeachof thefollowingexchanges.

20. “CanIcarrythesesuitcasesintotheroomforyou?”-“ ”

A. Youcan't,Ithink! B.No,youcan’t.

C.Yes,youcan. D.Canyou?That’sverykind.

21. A:“Ithinkitisagoodideatohavethreeorfourgenerationslivingunderoneroof.B:“

.Familymemberscanhelpeachotheralot.”

A. It’snottrue B.That’swrong

C.Icouldn'tagreemore D.Idon’tagree

Markt h e l e t t e r A , B , C o r D o n y o u r a n s w e r s h e e t t o i n d i c a t e t h e w o r d ( s ) C L O S E

S T i n meaningtotheunderlinedword(s)ineachofthefollowingquestions.

22. Theyaregoingtosufferalotofcriticismforincreasingbusfarebysomuch.

A. getinto B.standinwith C.comeinfor D.put

23. Roger’s Thesaurus,a collection ofEnglish wordsandphrases, was originally

arrangedb y theideas theyexpressratherthanbyalphabeticalorder.

A. unless B.insteadof C.restricted D.aswellas

Markt h e l e t t e r A , B , C o r D o n y o u r a n s w e r s h e e t t o i n d i c a t e t h e w o r d ( s ) O P P O S I T

E i n meaningtotheunderlinedword(s)ineachofthefollowingquestions.

24. “Thetableistooheavyformetomovealone.”

A. light B.easy C.old D.bulky

25. Thebreadfruitdoeswellinhotandhumidclimates.

A. arid B.watery C.soaked D.moist

Markt h e l e t t e r A , B , C , o r D o n y o u r a n s w e r s h e e t t o i n d i c a t e t h e s e n t e n c e t h a t i s cl o s e st i n meaning

toeach of thefollowingquestions.

26. Westayedinthathoteldespitethenoise.

A. Despitethehotelisnoisy,westayedthere.

B. Westayedinthenoisyhotelandwelikedit.

C. Nomatterhownoisythehotelwas,westayedthere.

D. Becauseofthenoise,westayedinthehotel.

27. EverybodythinksthatFrankstolethemoney.

A. EveryonewassuspectedtostealFrank’smoney.

B. Frank’smoneywasthoughttobestolen.

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C. EveryonesuspectsFrankofstealingthemoney.
D. Franksuspectseveryoneofstealingthemoney.
28. Myfamilydoesn’tnormallygointotownbycar.
A. Myfamilyisusedtogoingtotownbycar.
B. Myfamilyisnotusedtogoingtotownbycar.
C. Myfamilyusedtogototownbycar.
D. Myfamilydidn’tusetogointotownbycar.
MarktheletterA,B, C,orDon youranswersheet toindicatethesentencethatbest combineseach pairof
sentencesinthefollowingquestions.
29. Hewantedtogivetheballapowerfulkick.Heusedthetopofhisfoot.
A. Hegavetheballapowerfulkicktousethetopofhisfoot.
B. Usingthetopofhisfoot,hekickedapowerfulball.

C. Whathewantstodoisgivetheballapowerfulkickandusethetopofhisfoot.
D. Heusedthetopofhisfoottogivetheballapowerfulkick.
30. Wedidn’twanttoswimintheriver.Itlookedverydirty.
A. Wedidn’twanttoswimintheriver,wherelookedverydirty.
B. Wedidn’twanttoswimintheriver,whichlookedverydirty.
C. Wedidn’twanttoswimintheriver,inwhichlookedverydirty.
D. Wedidn’twanttoswimintheriver,thatlookedverydirty.
ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B,C,orDon youranswersheet
toindicatethecorrectwordorphrasethatbestfitseachofthenumberedblanksfrom31to35.

FashioningGoesHigh-Tech
Fashion is no longer something that is just made of cloth or leather. These days it has
becomesomethingthatneedsbatteriesandisoftenconnectedtotheInternet.Whenitc o m e s t o high-
techf a s h i o n , i t m i g h t b e ( 3 1 )

toy o ur w r i s t o r r e s t i n g o n t h e b r i d g e o f y o u r

nose,anditisdoingalotmorethanjust(32) youl o o k s t y l i s h .

Googlew a s o n e o f t h e f i r s t t o burst o n t h e s c e n e wi t h a f a s hi o na bl e i t e m t h a t was a l s o v e r y

(33) . GoogleGlass, which looks like glasses, allows wearers todo alls o r t s

o f things, from seeing information in a simple viewer to simply saying out loud, “Take a

picture.”Whatyouareseeinginthepicturethatwillbetaken,(34) GoogleGlass heard

youthroughi t s m i c r o p h o n e a n d h a s a b u i l t -

incamera.Ifyouaskaquestion,youwill(35)

the answer in the tiny screen displayed before one eye. Google Glass uses

Bluetoothtechnologytocommunicatewithasmartphone,soitisnotastand-aloneitem.

31. A.fastened B.joined C.attached D.placed

32. A.making B.doing C.performing D.causing

33. A.attractive B.functional C.durable D.capable

34. A.therefore B.although C.so D.because

35. A.show B.beshown C.find D.befound

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicatethecorrectanswertoeachof thequestionsfrom36to42.

TheI n t e r n e t : C h a n g i n g E v e r y t h i n g

Let’s do a little experiment: Take five minutes, and find some information about

Angola.How did you get your information? How much information were you able to get?

Chancesare,you probably just went online and typed the word “Angola”. You were probably

able to find outallsortsofthings.ThisexperimentshowsushowusefultheInternetis.

Over the last 20 years, the Internet has changed the way that we live, work, and study.

Thebiggest change has been the way that we access information. Twenty years ago, you would

haveneeded an encyclopedia to learn about Angola. If you had wanted information, you would

havehad to get out of your chair, open your encyclopedia, and look up the word “Angola”.

Today allyou need is about five seconds and you’ll have the exact same information. This

technologymakesworkalot faster andmoreefficient.

It has also made information storage a lot easier and neater. Twenty years ago, offices

hadpapers and files all over theplace. If you wanted tofind a file, you had to open a d e s k

d r a w e r and find the right piece of paper. Today, many of us keep our files in cloud storage.

Cloudstorage is a technology that lets people store files on the Internet. All you have to do is to

signintothesite,andyoucanfindallofyourfilesinseconds.

Another big change is communication. These days more and more people are working

fromhome. People have “home offices”. They just do their work at their house and e-mail it to

theircompany.Itmakeslifealoteasier.

Some people don’t like these changes.Theysay that life is too convenient these days, and

itis making people lazy. However, most people think that even if this technology makes us a

littleeasier, it still has more benefits than disadvantages. In the end, it doesn’t matter what we

think.TheInternethas changedallofourlivesforever.

36. Ifyouusecloudstorage,whereareyourfiles?

A. OntheInternet B.Inyourdesk

C.Onanairplane D.Onyourcomputer

37. WhydosomepeopledislikethechangesthathavecomefromtheInternet?

A. TheythinkthattheInternetmakeslifetoostressful.

B. TheythinkthattheInternetmakespeopletoosmart.

C. TheythinkthattheInternetistoohardtouse.

D. TheythinkthattheInternetmakespeoplelazy.

38. Whatdoestheword“chances”inparagraph1mean?

A. Probably B.Probablynot C.Definitely D.Definitelynot

39. Theword“they”inparagraph5refersto .

A. Computers B.People C.Opinions D.Changes

40. Allo f t h e f o l l o w i n g a r e t h e b e n e f i t s o f u s i n g t h e I n t e r n e t i n c o m m u n i c a

t i o n E X C E P T that .

A. peoplecansende-mailtoeachotherveryquickly

B. theInternetcanmakecommunicationbetweengreatdistancesmoreconvenient

C. theInternetkeepshugeamountsofdataincloudstorage

D. thesocialnetworkmakescommunicationmoreinteresting

41. Whatisanotherwayofsayingthelasttwosentencesofthepassage?

A. TheInternetischangingallthetime.

B. TheInternetischangingthewaythatwethink.

C. Somepeoplesaythattheydon’tliketheInternet,buttheyactuallylikeit.

D. Nomatterwhatwethink,theInternetischangingourlives.

42. AllofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassageEXCEPTthat .

A. encyclopediawasagreatsourceofknowledge

B. somepeopledon’tliketheInternetbecausetheyarelazytolearn

C. filesinanofficeusedtotakealotofspace

D. wecangetinformationaboutanysubjectbyusingtheInternet

ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B,C,orDon youranswersheet

toindicatethecorrectanswertoeachof thequestionsfrom43to50.

AreHumanBeingsGettingSmarter?
Do you think you are smarter than your parents or grandparents? According to James

Flynn,a professor at a New Zealand university, you might be. Over the course of the last

century, IQtest scores of people in some countries have got increasingly better - on average,

three pointsbetter for every decade that has passed. This trend of improving scores is known as

“the Flynneffect,”andscientistswanttoknowwhatisbehindit.

IQ tests and other similar tests are designed to measure general intelligence rather

thanknowledge.Flynnk n e w t h a t i n t e l l i g e n c e i s p a r t l y i n h e r i t e d f r o m

o u r p a r e n t s a n d p a r t l y t h e result ofour environment and experiences,but

thei m p r o v e m e n t i n t e s t s c o r e s w a s h a p p e n i n g too quickly to be

explained by heredity. So what happened in the 20thcentury that led to highertestscores?

Scientists have proposed several explanations for the Flynn effect. Some suggest that

theimproved test scores simply reflect an increasedexposuret o t e s t s i n g e n e r a l .

Because we t a k e somanytests,welearntest-

takingtechniquesthathelpusperformbetter.Othershavepointedtobetternutrition,whichresultsinbabiesbeing

born larger, healthier, and with more braindevelopment than in the past. Another possible explanation is a

change in educational styles -

childrenareencouragedtodiscoverthingsforthemselvesratherthanjustmemorizinginformation.

This could prepare people to do the kind of problem-solving that intelligence testsrequire.

Flynnhimselfsuggestedthatlearningnewtechnologiesmayhaveimprovedpeople’sproblem-

solvingskills.Thismay betrue forthe first decade ofhis tests,w h e n I Q s c o r e s i n many

countries increased. However, in recenty e a r s , I Q t e s t s c o r e s i n s o m e

c o u n t r i e s h a v e begun to decline. Data from Norway, the Netherlands, Australia, and

Great Britain have

shownthatasthesecountriesbecomemoreandmoremodern,IQscoreshavebeguntodrop.

Whilescientistsaren’tsurewhatiscausingthisdecline,theythinktechnologyi s dramatically

changing the way that we learn and get information. For example, people are nowable to access

all kinds of information easily using online resources like Google or Wikipedia.The danger is

when they start to rely too much on these sources of information, and not do

anythinkingf o r th e m se l v e s. L i f e s t y l e c h a n g e s t h a t c o m e w i t h m o d e m t e c h n o l o g y m a y a l s o h a
vea

negativeeffe ct onintelligence,s u c h asvideoga m e s andtelevisionmakingpe opl e le sss o

c i al . So while the world may have got smarter over the 20thcentury, improving technology

andchanginglifestyles maysoonreversethattrend.

Note:h e r e d i t y ( n ) = t h e p r o c e s s b y w h i c h f e a t u r e s a n d c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a r e p a s s e d o

n t o y o u fromyourparents throughyourgenes

43. WhatbestdescribestheFlynneffect?

A. awaytomeasureintelligence

B. anincreaseinIQtestscores

C. awayofteachinguniversitystudents

D. anexplanationforwhypeoplearelesssmart

44. TheFlynneffectisprobablytheresultof .

A. heredity B.ourenvironmentandexperiences

C.takingfewertests D.m e m o r i z i n g inf orm a ti on

45. IQtestevaluateour .

A. knowledge B.environment C.intelligence D.memories

46. Theword“exposure”inparagraph3isclosestinmeaningto .

A. beinginfluencedbysomething

B. attentionfromnewspapersorTV

C. theactofmakingsomethingpublic

D. theamountoflightreceived

47. Whodoestheword“others”inparagraph3referto?

A. babies B.scientists

C.peopleingeneral D.peoplewhotaketests

48. Thewriterusesvideogamesasanexampleofhow .

A. wearebecominglesssocial

B. technologyincreasesproblem-solvingskills

C. peopledon’tthinkforthemselves

D. countriesarebecomingmoretechnologicallyadvanced

49. Whichsentencegivesthemainideaofthepassage?

A. Thistrendofim proving scoresisknownas ‘”t he Flynne ff e c t, ” andscientistswan

t t o knowwhatisbehindit.

B. Becausew e t a k e s o m a n y t e s t s , w e l e a r n t e s t -

t a k i n g t e c h n i q u e s t h a t h e l p u s p e r f o r m better.

C. However,inrecentyears,IQtestscoresinsomecountrieshavebeguntodecline.

D. Lifestylechangesthatcomewithmodemtechnologymayalsohaveanegativeeffectonintelligen

ce.

50. Whichstatementwouldthewriterprobablyagreewith?

A. Peopletodayaremoreintelligentineveryway.

B. Peopletodayhavefewerproblemstosolve.

C. Peopletodaydon’ttakeenoughtests.

D. Peopletodayusecomputerstoomuch.

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1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. C
11. A 12. D 13. D 14. D 15. A 16. A 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. D

21. C 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. B
31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. B 36. A 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. D 42. B 43. B 44. B 45. C 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. D
5.C→both 6.A→notonlycomposes 7.B→carefully
Notes:

18.disposeofsth=vứtbỏ,tốngkhứ

31.attachsomethingtosomething=gắn,dán

33.functional(a)=thiếtthực,thựcdụng,cóích

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Markt h e l e t t e r A, B, C , o r Do n y our a n s w e r s h e e t t o i ndic at e t h e w or d w h o s e u n d e r l i n e

d partdiffersfromtheotherthreeinpronunciationineachofthefollowingquestions.

1.A.longevity B.immune C.nutrition D.p r e s c r i p t i o
2.A.disease B.leisure C.physical n
D.preserve

MarktheletterA,B,C,orDonyouranswersheettoindicatethewordthatdiffersfromtheotherthre

einthepositionofprimarystressineachofthefollowingquestions.

3.A.elegant B.argument C.compassion D.comfortabl
4.A.beneficial B.conservative C.experienced e

D.responsible

MarktheletterA,B,C,orDonyouranswersheettoindicatetheunderlinedpartthatneedscorrectionin

eachof thefollowingquestions.

5. Nationalparksincludinglandforanimalgrazing,aswellaswildernessareaswithscenic

A B C D

mountainsandlakes.

6. Ducksarelesssusceptibletoinfectionthanotherstypesofpoultry.

A B CD

7. Marysaidherfriendsthatshewouldneverwalkaloneintheforestafterdark.

A B C D

Markt h e l e t t e r A , B , C , o r D o n y o u r a n s w e r s h e e t t o i n d i c a t e t h e c or r e c t a n s w e r t o e a c h o f thefoll

owingquestions.

8. Bythe20thofthismonth,I hereforexactlytwoyears.

A. willhavebeenworked B.willwork

C.willbeworking D.willhaveworked

9. Weareworried thecurrentsituationofenvironmentalpollutioninourcountry.

A. of B.about C.on D.at

10. Totalweightofalltheantsintheworldismuchgreaterthan .

A. allhumanbeings B.allhumanbeingsisthat

C.thatofallhumanbeings D.isofallhumanbeings

11. anyonewishto access theinformationon

thestatusofhisorherorder,thepasswordshouldbeentered.

A. If B.Should C.Whether D.Asthough

12. BettycanspeakFrench thanNancy.

A. asfluently B.fluently C.morefluently D.mostfluently

13. BillaskedTom .

A. whereishegoing B.whereheisgoing

C.wherehewasgoing D.wherewashegoing

14. What viewsdoAmericansandAsianshaveaboutloveandmarriage?

A. tradition B.traditionally C.traditionalism D.traditional

15. Morocco’s industryprovides the thirdlargestsource ofrevenuefor

theNorthAfricacountry.

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A. tour B.touring C.tourism D.tour’s

16. Ididn’tenjoythisbookonhowtosucceedinbusiness.Itwasn’tvery .

A. welltyped B.poorlywritten C.goodwritten D.wellwritten

17. Membersofmyfamilysharethe .

A. homework B.hometown C.household D.housework

18. Theweatherwasfine,andeveryonewas thecoast.

A. goingfor B.makingfor C.joiningin D.seeingabout

19. “We’db e t t e r ifwewanttogetthereintime.”

A. takeup B.turndown C.speedup D.putdown

Markt h e l e t t e r A , B , C , o r D o n y o u r a n s w e r s h e e t t o i n d i c a t e t h e m o s t s u i t a b l e r e s p o n s e t o compl

eteeachof thefollowingexchanges.

20. Peter:“ ”-Dick:“Sorry,Brianisnother.”

A. CanIleaveamessagethen? B.CanItakeamessagethen?

C.CanIspeaktoBrian,please? D.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?

21. Diana:“Ididn’tknowyoucouldplaytheguitarsowell.Yourtunewaslovely!”

-Peter:“ ”

A. You’rewelcome.

B. Iboughtitnearmyhouse.

C. Youmustbekidding.Ithoughtitwasterrible.

D. Youtoldakid.Iwasplayingbetterthanthat.

Markt h e l e t t e r A , B , C o r D o n y o u r a n s w e r s h e e t t o i n d i c a t e t h e w o r d ( s ) C L O S E

S T i n meaningtotheunderlinedword(s)ineachofthefollowingquestions.

22. AccordingtoFreud,dreamscanbeinterpretedasthefulfillmentofwishes.

A. attainment B.performance C.conclusion D.c o m p l e t i o n

23. Myeldersisterfailedherfinalexam,whichdepressedmyparents.

A. embarrassed B.satisfied C.pleased

D.disappointedMarkt h e l e t t e r A , B , C o r D o n y o u r a n s w e r s h e e t t o i n d i c a t e t h e w o r d

( s ) O P P O S I T E i n meaningtotheunderlinedword(s)ineachofthefollowingquestions.

24. Namesofpeopleinthebookwerechangedtopreserveanonymity.

A. reveal B.conserve C.presume D.cover

25. Duringthefive-decadehistory,theAsianGameshavebeenadvancinginallaspects.

A. holdingat B.holdingback C.holdingby D.holdingto

Markt h e l e t t e r A , B , C , or D o n y o u r a n s w e r s h e e t t o i n d i c a t e t h e s e n t e n c e t h a t i s c l o s e s t i n meanin

gtoeach of thefollowingquestions.

26. Yourrefusaltoattendthepartymadeeveryonesad.

A. Everyonefeltsadattendingtheparty.

B. Everyonefeltsadwhenyourefusedtoattendtheparty.

C. Yourattendanceatthepartymadeeveryonefeelsad.

D. Youmadeeveryonesadaboutyourrefusaltohavetheparty.

27. Whomadeyouworksohardyesterday?

A. Whoforcedyoutoworksohardyesterday?
B. Whydidyouworksohardyesterday?
C. Whatmadeyouworksohardyesterday?
D. Howcouldyouworksohardyesterday?

28. Despitehisinexperienceinthefield,Johnappliedforthejob.
A. Johnwasunabletodothejobbecausehewasinexperienced.
B. Johnappliedforthejobbecausehehasexperienceinthefield.
C. Johndidnotapplyforthejobbecauseofhisinexperienceinthefield.
D. Johnappliedforthejobeventhoughhehadnoexperienceinthefield.
MarktheletterA,B, C,orDon youranswersheet toindicatethesentencethatbest combineseach pairof
sentencesinthefollowingquestions.
29. Transportationhas bee n ma dem ucheas ier tha nks t o the i n v e n t i o n ofc a rs . H o w e v e r , c
arsarethegreatestcontributorofair pollution.
A. Althoughtheinventionofcarshasmadetransportationmucheasier,carsaret h e greatest
contributorofairpollution.
B. Howevereasiertheinventionofcarshasmadetransportation,itiscarsthatareamong
thegreatestcontributors ofairpollution.
C. Thei n v e n t i o n o f c a r s h a s m a d e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n m u c h e a s i e r , b u t c a r s a
r e a m o n g t h e greatestcontributorsof airpollution.
D. Althoughtheinventionofcarshasmadetransportationmucheasier,peopleusecarsto
contributeto thepollutionofair.
30. Allthehomesoftheresidentshadbeendamagedbytheflood.TheyweregivenhelpbytheRedCross.
A. Theresidents,allofwhosehomeshadbeendamagedbytheflood,weregivenhelpbyth
eRed Cross.
B. Theresidents,alloftheirhomeshadbeendamagedbytheflood,weregivenhelpbytheRedCross.
C. Theresidents,alltheirhomeshadbeendamagedbytheflood,weregivenhelpbyth
e RedCross.
D. Theresidents,allwhosehomeshadbeendamagedbytheflood,weregivenhelpbytheRed
Cross.
ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B,c,orDon youranswersheet
toIndicatethecorrectwordorphrasethatbestfitseachofthenumberedblanksfrom31to35.

FindingBeautyinTheCity
Citiesa r e k n o w n t o h a v e l i v e s o f t h e i r o w n , a n d p h o t o g r a p h e r s a r e a b l e t o ( 3 1 )

some of it. Whether taking shots of people
walking on a crowded street or time-lapse shots ofcarsd r i v i n g a t n i g h t , t h e ( 3 2 )

photosc a n b e b r e a t h t a k i n g . B e c a u s e m a n y o f t h e shotst a k e n a r e o f m a n -

madeobjectslikearchitecture,manyemotionsthatcomeinto(33)

wouldn’t be found in nature photography. Photos can show the wonder of

a childstaring at a fountain as water shoots upward in the sunlight. They can also show the

sadder side,sucha s a c a m p o f h o m e l e s s p e o p l e l i v i n g i n t e r r i b l e p o v e r t y . ( 3 4 )

ofw h a t t h e y

show, there is always beauty to be found, even if it is beauty in something that is showing
anugly truth.

Dependingonthetimeoftheday,photostakeninanurbanenvironmentcanchangedrastically.Tosee
the(35)

ofabuildingasitsshadowiscastonthelawnofaparkisalwaysamazingtosee.

31. A.capture B.catch C.seize D.see

32. A.causing B.mentioning C.involving D.resulting

33. A.practice B.action C.play D.work

34. A.Regardless B.Dueto C.Without D.Unaware

35. A.edge B.outline C.line D.d e s c r i p t i o
n

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to

indicatethecorrectanswertoeachof thequestionsfrom36to42.

StonesthatMove
The American southwest is full of deserts. If you ever go there, you might get to see a

verystrangeevent.Wearetalkingsomethingcalledthesailingstones.

Sometimes, stones in the southwestern desert move by themselves. Wind doesn’t seem

topush them. People and animals don’t touch them. However, these stones still move.

Sometimesthey travel more than a hundred meters. They always leave atrailin the sand behind

them. Thisisusefulbecausewecanlookatthetrailandfigureouthowfarastonehasmoved.

Howisthispossible?Howcanstonesmoveallbythemselves?Scientistshaveb e e n studying this

for years. People have offered all kinds of theories.O n e o f t h e

e a r l i e s t t h e o r i e s was that wind pushes the stones. That theory isn’t correct, because

some of the stones weighmore than 300 kilograms. When it seemed like there was no logical

explanation for the sailingstones, people started coming up with crazier ideas. Some people

said that aliens were movingthestones,andotherssaidthatclever peoplewereplayingajoke.

Finally, in 2013, a scientist came up with an explanation for the sailing stones. This

scientistnormally studies weather on other planets, and when he heard about the sailing stones,

hebecame interested in them. He found out that ice forms on the bottom of the stones.

Whenthathappens,evenaverylightwindcanpushthestoneforlongdistances.

Toprovehis theory,the scientist did an experiment.Heput a rock inh i s f r e e z e r a n d

l e t some ice form on it. Then, he put sand and a little water in a tray. Finally, he put his frozen

rockon top of the sand. When he blew on the rock, it moved. Even when he blew very gently,

he hadnoproblemsmoving therock.

Here is something interesting about the sailing stones. Curious people visit the desert in

thesouthwest to see them. A lot of those people don’t like to hear the scientific explanation for

thesailingstones.Manypeopleprefertofeel thatthestonesarestillamystery.

36. Whatwasthefirsttheoryaboutthesailingstones?

A. Peoplewereplayingajoke.

B. Windpushedthem.

C. Iceformedonthebottomsofthestones.

D. Alienswerepushingthestones.

37. Whatkindofworkdidthescientistdobeforehestudiedthesailingstones?

A. Helookedforlifeonotherplanets.

B. Hestudiedweatherindeserts.

C. Hesoldfreezers.

D. Hestudiedweatheronotherplanets.

38. Whyisitusefulthatthestonesleaveatrail?

A. Wecanknowhowfastthestonestraveled.

B. Wecanknowwhoismovingthem.

C. Wecanknowhowheavythestonesare.

D. Wecanknowhowfartheytraveled.

39. Theword“trail”inparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto .'

A. aroad B.arail C.apath D.adistance

40. Theword“that”inparagraph4refersto .

A. stonesailing B.iceforming C.thebottom D.anexperiment

41. Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?

A. Somepeopleprefertobelievethatthesailingstonesarestillamystery.

B. Manypeopledon’tbelievethescientist’stheoryaboutice.

C. Fewerpeopleareinterestedinthesailingstonesbecausetheyarenotamysteryanymore.

D. Manyscientistshavedifferentexplanationsaboutthesailingstones.

42. Whatcanbeinferredfromthescientist’sexperiment?

A. Thelightwindcanmoveverysmallrocks.

B. Sandandwaterinatraymakesrocksmove.

C. Theexperimentinthefreezerisfardifferentfromtherealsituation.

D. Thefrictionbetweenthestonesandtheiceissmall.

ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B,C,orDon youranswersheet

toindicatethecorrectanswertoeachof thequestionsfrom43to50.

TheFilmandtheNovel:Twilight
When a popular book gets made into a movie, there will always be a debate about

whetherthe novel or film is better. The filmmakers always have to consider certain things: do

they wantto follow the book closely to please dedicated readers, or do they want to change

parts of thebook if they don’t translate well on-screen? No matter what they do, there will

always be peoplewho feel the movie will never be as good as the book, people who will love

the movie withouteverreadingthebook,andpeoplewhoenjoyboth.

The vampire seriesTwilight,by Stephenie Meyer, became so popular that movie

companieswanted to produce it for the big screen. MostTwilightfans were excited about seeing

characterssuch as Edward and Bella “come to life,” but there were other fans who did not trust

the moviescript. They assumed the scriptwriters would change parts of the story to make it

seem moreinterestingasamovie.

By the time the firstTwilightmovie was released, millions of people had read the

series.Manyo f t h e s e p e o p l e w e n t o n t ow a t c h t h e film,w h i c h m a d e $ 3 5 . 7 m i l l i o n j u s t o n i t s o p e n i

ng

day. While many fans and critics liked it and said the movie more or less followed the

book’sstoryline, some fans were not impressed. One change that angered them was that certain

soundeffects were added to the movie, such as a “whooshing” sound when the vampires

jumped. Thiswasnotmentionedinthebook,andmanyfansfeltthatitwastoodistracting.

Those who liked the movie said that they enjoyed the light mood and excitement. This

wasvery different from the book. The writing inTwilightis dark and gloomy, like many

vampirenovels. The movie, however, added moreenergyto the story and more personality to

thecharacters. For example, many characters in the book are portrayed as being quiet, and

theyspend most of their time at school. But in the movie, the characters are cooler and funnier -

onescene evenshowsthem going surfingtogether.Thedirectorof the

firstmovie,CatherineHardwicke, thought it was important for the characters to be believable.

She wantedthemtohaveawidevarietyofemotions,sincetheseriesisfor,and about,teenagers.

In the end, the films were considered a success, even if there were both happy and

unhappyfans. It’s a great accomplishment to make films that are watched by millions of people,

and youcan’texpecttobeabletopleaseeveryoneallofthetime.

43. Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A. Ittakesalongtimetomakebooksintomovies.

B. Filmmakersprefertomakemoviesoutofpopularbooks.

C. Peoplewillalwayscomparemoviestothebooks.

D. Manypeoplewillseeamoviewithoutreadingthebook.

44. Whydoesthepassagesayfanswereexcitedtoseethemovie?

A. toseehowthestorywouldchange

B. toseewhichactorswouldplaytheirfavouritecharacters

C. toseerealpeopleactingoutthestory

D. toseeifthemoviewouldbebetterthanthebooks

45. Thepassagediscussesvam pire s jumping .

A. asanexampleofasoundeffect

B. asanexampleofachangethatdispleasedfans

C. becauseitwasaspecialeffectandnotreal

D. tosayhowscarythemoviewas

46. ThebookTwilightisdescribedasvery .

A. exciting B.serious C.fun D.funny

47. Accordingtothepassage,whatwasNOTchangedforthemovie?

A. storyline B.mood C.characters D.soundeffects

48. Theword“energy”inparagraph4isclosestinmeaningto .

A. thepowertodrivesomething B.attentiontosomething

C.theabilitytobeveryactive D.themagicalpower

49. Theword“them”inparagraph4referstothe .

A. directors B.actors C.characters D.fans

50. Whatbestdescribesthispassage?

A. acomparisonofabookandamovie
B. areviewofamovie
C. anintroductionofabook
D. adiscussionofhowbooksaremadeintomovies

ĐÁPÁN

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. C
11. B 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. C 16. D 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. C
21. C 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. A 30. A
31. A 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. B 37. D 38. D 39. C 40. B
41. A 42. D 43. C 44. C 45. B 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. C 50. A
Notes:

18.makefor= đivề(hướngnào)

33.comeintoplay=cóhiệuquả,cótácdụng

35.outline(n) =đườngnét,hìnhdáng;theoutlineofabuilding=hìnhbóngcủamộttồnhà