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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80).

Find the word with different stress
1. A. concern B. respect C. audience D. rotate
2. A. promise B. feedback C. superman D. receipt
3. A. dilute B. amateur C. aerobic D. conceive
4. A. perpetuate B. propulsive C. precedence D. distinguish
5. A. simultaneous B. handkerchief C. innovative D. cynicism
Choose the best answer
6. He feels that his rise in _____ is well worth the loss of money.
A. situation B. drift C. wonder D. wander
7. The police were _____ when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.
A. esteemed B. astounded C. astonishing D. flickered
8. Antique shops exert a(n) _____ fascination on a great many people.
A. peculiar B. especial C. hysterical D. unconscious
9. Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and _____ the assistant severely.
A. disregarded B. grudged C. reprimanded D. complained
10. They can’t _____ their son’s rudeness any longer.
A. release B. ignore C. torment D. suffer
11. The fellow laughed silently to himself at the trick he has _____.
A. caused B. played C. performed D. made
12. The new work of Japanese scientists on AIDS has been as a major breakthrough.
A. called B. saluted C. hailed D. greeted
13. The robbers the cash and escaped in a stolen car.
A. seized B. captured C. emerged D. ceased

14. Scientists have discovered a close between smoking and several serious diseases.
A. contact B. connection C. coordination D. combination
15. The president his intention to retire before the next election.
A. told B. informed C. promised D. announced
16. The gunman the pilot of the plane to change the direction.
A. demanded B. forced C. made D. controlled
17. The bank won't lend you the money without some ____ that you will pay it back.
A. profit B. interest C. charge D. guarantee
18. I will do anything but _____ the dishes.
A. wash B. to wash C. washing D. will wash
19. They shouldn't have _____ the accident. It wasn't my fault.
A. accused me of B. accused me with C. blamed me for D. blamed me
20. After he had broken his leg, Henry could only go up and down stairs _____.
A. hardly B. in difficulties C. with difficulty D. hard
21. Supposing I to agree with your request, how do you think the other students would feel?
A. would B. am C. were D. could
22. I walked away as calmly as I could _____ they thought I was the thief.
A. to avoid B. or else C. owing to D. in case
23. a fire, hotel guests are asked to remain calm.
A. As a result of B. In the event of C. By reason of D. In the time of
24. Despite our economic achievements, we are still a long way being an 'Asian Dragon'.
A. from B. by C. on D. in

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25. It is imperative that he _____ the school regulations.
A. obey B. obeys C. would obey D. will obey
26. I had _____ finding my way around New York when I first arrived.
A. quite time B. a quite time C. a time quite D. quite a time
27. It took years of research, but ____ they found the answer.

A. at the end B. in the end C. last D. lastly
28. _____ undocumented donations allowed in an American political campaign.
A. Why no B. Not only C. No D. There are no
29. _____ you mention it, I do remember the accident.
A. If only B. Now that C. No matter D. So that
30. Bill ______ to work at the University thirty years ago today.
A. comes B. is coming C. has come D. came
31. Person 1: Bless you! – Person 2: _____.
A. Thanks! B. Thanks! Same to you! C. Good health! D. Fine, thanks!
32. Person 1: I can’t find my umbrella. Do you know where it is?
Person 2: _____. But you won’t need it. It’s a lovely day.
A. I have no idea B. What’s the big idea?
C. Bright idea! D. I need to get a rough idea
33. Person 1: Cheers! – Person 2: _____.
A. Bless you! B. Good health! C. Find, thanks! D. Not at all!
34. Where can you find this notice, “Under 18s will not be severed.”
A. Bank B. Pub C. Airport D. Motorway
35. Person 1: Next July 21
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is my wedding day. Can you come?
Person 2: Oh, what a pity! That’s when we’re away on holiday.
Person 1: _____, we’ll send you some wedding cake.
A. Not at all B. Never mind! C. Don’t worry! D. Don’t mention it!
Choose the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase to fill in the blank in the following passage
from 36 to 45.

Market research has become more and more important in recent years. In some organizations, in
fact, managers will not initiate any activity without market research to back them up.
The first thing to be said about market research is that it is not an (36) to management decision

making. No form of market research, no matter how deep, complicated and detailed, can ever be seen as a
substitute (37)_____ creative decision-making by professional managers. At its very best, all it can do is
(38) _____ some doubt and clarify the nature of the problem. It may even be seen as a tool which can
improve the (39)_____ of decisions but it is not in itself a decision-making mechanism.
Market research, in (40) with a number of other approaches in marketing, suffers from the
frequent (41)_____ that it is not really accurate. Market research results can never be completely accurate
because they (42) with a dynamic, ever-changing marketplace. It is vital that this is understood by
everyone with an imagination when considering market research results and when making any (43)____ to
apply them in the marketplace.
Lastly, it should always be remembered that market research is not an end in itself but simply a (44)
_____ by which some degrees of risk can be removed from marketplace activity. If no activity results from
the research, then the entire exercise has been completely (45)_____.

36. A. option B. alternative C. end D. opening
37. A. at B. from C. for D. with
38. A. reject B. omit C. deny D. remove
39. A. quality B. goodness C. well-being D. virtue
40. A. association B. common C. addition D. connection
41. A. complaint B. compliment C. refusal D. congratulation
42. A. work B. manage C. deal D. operate
43. A. attempt B. venture C. choice D. try
44. A. mode B. means C. way D. progress
45. A. costless B. invaluable C. priceless D. pointless

Find out the mistakes and correct them
46. He as well as the other students have learnt how to install this electric equipment.
A B C D
A: has learnt; D: electrical
47. Insects appeared on earth before long the earliest mammals.
A B C D

=> Insects appeared on earth before the earliest mammals a long time ago.
48. Most countries depend to few extent on cereal imports to augment their own crops.
A B C D
B: few –> some extent
- cereal: ngũ cốc
- cereal products: những sản phẩm từ ngũ cốc
- augment (V): / O:g’ment/: làm tăng năng suất
- augmentation (N)
- to some extent: ở một chừng mực nào đó
Eg. To some extent what she argues is true.

49. The wood of many pine species make excellent pulp for the manufacture of paper.
A B C D
- pine: gỗ thông
- pulp /pVlp/ : bột giấy
50. Most evergreens have needle-like leaves that require least water than regular leaves.
A B C D
- evergreen: cây thường xanh
- needle-like leaves: lá kim

Choose the best answer
51. Person 1: Have you got any Sunsilk shampoo for greasy hair?
Person 2: _____.
A. I’ll check, but I think we only have it for dry. C. Yes, that’s fine. I’ll give you a label for it.
B. I’m afraid we only have white left D. Yes, of course. They’re on the third floor
52. You really have to go to Australia for the conference _____.
A. whether or not you are scared of flying. C. if your manager goes instead of you
B. which town is it being held in D. who will be presenting the new proposals
53. _____ will become clear later.
A. Whenever he goes to visit his family in lreland

B. When will the new owners take over the car factory
C. Since the businessmen decided to buy this loss–making factory
D. How the new ownership will affect the employees
54. _____ was his only desire.
A. Whether there would ever be peace in his country
B. lf he could manage to afford a Mercedes Benz
C. Without the compassion shown to them by the community
D. That his family could live without fear of persecution
55. _____ will Mr. Brown be able to regain control of the company .
A. With hard work B. In spite of his hard work
C. Only with hard work D. Only if he worked hard
Reading comprehension
Every drop of water in the ocean, even in the deepest parts, responds to the forces that create the
tides. No other force that affects the sea is so strong. Compared with the tides, the waves created by the
wind are surface movements felt no more than a hundred fathoms below the surface. The currents also
seldom involve more than the upper several hundred fathoms despite their impressive sweep.
The tides are a response of the waters of the ocean to the pull of the Moon and the more distant Sun. In
theory, there is a gravitational attraction between the water and even the outermost star of the universe. In
reality, however, the pull of remote stars is so slight as to be obliterated by the control of the Moon and, to a
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lesser extent, the Sun. Just as the Moon rises later each day by fifty minutes, on the average, so, in most
places, the time of high tide is correspondingly later each day. And as the Moon waxes and wanes in its
monthly cycle, so the height of the tide varies. The tidal movements are strongest when the Moon is a sliver
in the sky, and when it is full. These are the highest flood tides and the lowest ebb tides of the lunar month
and are called the spring tides. At these times the Sun, Moon, and Earth are nearly in line and the pull of the
two heavenly bodies is added together to bring the water high on the beaches, to send its surf upward against
the sea cliffs, and to draw a high tide into the harbors. Twice each month, at the quarters of the Moon, when
the Sun, Moon, and Earth lie at the apexes of a triangular configuration and the pull of the Sun and Moon
are opposed, the moderate tidal movements called neap tides occur. Then the difference between high and
low water is less than at any other time during the month.

56. What is the main point of the first paragraph?
A. The waves created by ocean currents are very large.
B. Despite the strength of the wind, it only moves surface water.
C. Deep ocean water is seldom affected by forces that move water.
D. The tides are the most powerful force to affect the movement of ocean water.
57. The word “felt”in line 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. based B. dropped C. detected D. explored
58. The words “In reality”in line 6 are closest in meaning to _______.
A. surprisingly B. actually C. characteristically D. similarly
59. It can be inferred from the passage that the most important factor in determining how much gravitational
effect one object in space has on the tides is ______.
A. size B. distance C. temperature D. density
60. The word “correspondingly”in line 8 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. unpredictably B. interestingly C. similarly D. unusually
61. What is the cause of spring tides?
A. Seasonal change in the weather
B. The gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon when nearly in line with the Earth
C. The Earth's movement around the Sun
D. The triangular arrangement of the Earth, Sun, and Moon
62. Which of the following is the position of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during spring tides?
A. The sun, moon, and earth are approximately aligned
B. The Sun is between the Moon and the Earth
C. The Sun, Moon, and Earth lie at the apexes of a triangular configuration
D. Sun and Moon are in not line with the Earth
63. The word “configuration”in line 14 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. unit B. center C. surface D. arrangement
64. Neap tides occur when ______.
A. the Sun counteracts the Moon's gravitational attraction
B. the Moon is full

C. the Moon is farthest from the Sun
D. waves created by the wind combine with the Moon's gravitational attraction
65. According to the passage, all of the following statements about tides are true EXCEPT:
A. The time of high tide is later each day.
B. Tides have a greater effect on the sea than waves do.
C. The strongest tides occur at the quarters of the Moon.
D. Neap tides are more moderate than spring tides.
Choose the best sentence
66. Because it was pouring down so intensely, I had to pull over the car and wait for the rain to get lighter.
A. The rain intensified just as I was about to start the journey, so I decided to wait until it got lighter.
B. I had to pull the car to the side of the road for some reason, but just then, the rain started to get more and
more intense.
C. The heavy downpour made it impossible for me to continue driving, so I had to stop and wait until it
became less intense.
D. I shouldn't have kept driving ignoring the heavy downpour, as the vision was poor and I very nearly
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drove off the road.
67. Generous people prefer giving to receiving.
A. People who are generous would rather give than receive
B. People in general should give more and receive less.
C. More people ought to buy things for other people as well as for themselves.
D. Generous people feel that they have to think of others as well as themselves.
68. It was only towards the end of the sixth month in her swimming course that she could swim across the
pool.
A. She'd been taking swimming lessons for almost six months by the time she was able to swim across
the pool.
B. She found it difficult to swim across the pool even after six months of swimming lessons.
C. She should never have expected to learn how to swim across the pool in a period of less than
six months.
D. Because she had only taken swimming lessons for six months, she had difficulty swimming across

the pool.

69. He can't have read the report prior to the meeting because he didn’t know anything about the project.
A. He needn't have read the report because he didn't know they were going to talk about the new
project.
B. It was clear that he hadn't read the report before the meeting as he knew nothing about the project.
C. They didn't talk about the project in the meeting, so he needn't have read the report anyway.
D. He had to read the report carefully before the meeting because he knew nothing about the project.
70. The exercises to be corrected by the teacher on the blackboard made a lot of important mistakes
A. The exercises, which are corrected by the teacher on the blackboard, had a lot of important mistakes
B. The exercises, which were corrected by the teacher on the blackboard, had a lot of important
mistakes
C. The exercises that are corrected by the teacher on the blackboard had a lot of important mistakes
D. The exercises, which the teacher corrects on the blackboard, had a lot of important mistakes
Reading comprehension
After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the
United States have started to face harder time. Only Harvard’s MBA School has shown a substantial
increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments.
Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees has
dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.
There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that
many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on
Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management
jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as
those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question “Is an MBA degree really what I need to be
best prepared for getting a good job?” The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls
and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are
struggling to meet the new demands.
71. What is the main focus of this passage?
A. jobs on Wall Street C. types of graduate degrees

B. changes in enrollment for MBA D. how schools are changing to reflect the economy
72. The word “prosperity” in line 1 could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. success B. surplus C. nurturing D. education
73. Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?
A. Princeton B. Harvard C. Stanford D. Yale
74. The phrase “trend of” in line 4 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. reluctance of B. drawback to C. movement toward D. extraction from
75. As used in line 6, the word “seeking” could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. examining B. avoiding C. seizing D. pursuing
76. Which of the following description most likely applies to Wall Street?
A. a centre for international affairs C. a major financial centre
B. a shopping district D. a neighborhood in New York
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77. According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school enrollment?
A. lack of necessity for an MBA and an economic recession
B. low salary and foreign competition
C. fewer MBA schools and fewer entry-level jobs
D. declining population and economic prosperity
78. The first paragraph (line 1 – 5) is mainly concerned with which of the following?
A. factors contributing to the decline in MBA students
B. a current trend affecting the nation’s business schools
C. the difference between Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford.
D. two decades of hard times of business schools
79. As used in line 12, the word “struggling” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. evolving B. plunging C. starting D. striving
80. Which of the following might be the topic of the next paragraph?
A. MBA schools’ effort to change C. future economic prediction
B. a history of the recent economic changes D. description of non-MBA graduate program

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