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Bài 1: Choose the correct option to put in each of the numbered gaps.
The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years. In 1791, Count de Sivrac ____ (l)

onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two - wheeled invention, a machine called the
‘celerifere’. It was basically an _______ (2) version of a children’s toy which had been in ______ (3) for
many years. Sivrac’s ‘celerifere’ had a wooden frame, made in the ______(4) of a horse, which was
mounted on a wheel at either end. To ride it, you sat on a small seat, just like a modern bicycle, and
pushed ____(5) against the ______(6) with your legs — there were no pedals. It was impossible to steer a
‘ce1erifere’ and it had no brakes, but despite these problems the invention very much ___ (7) to the
fashionable young men of Paris. Soon they were ___ (8) races up and down the streets. Minor ____ (9)
were common as riders attempted a final burst of ______(10). Controlling the machine was difficult as the
only way to change _______ (1l) was to pull up the front of the "celerifere" and _____ (12) it round while
the front wheel was __ ___ (13) in the air. "Celerifere" were not popular for long, however, as the ____
(14) of no springs, no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable. Even so, the
wooden ‘celerifere’ was the ____ (15) of the modern bicycle.
l. A. delighted B. cheered C. appreciated D. overjoyed
2. A. increased B. enormous C. extended D. enlarged
3. A. use B. play C. operation D. service
4. A. resemblance B. shape C. body D. appearance
5. A. fast B. deeply C. heavily D. hard ·
6. A. surface B. ground C. earth D. floor
7. A·. attracted B. appealed C. took D. called
8. A. going B. getting C. holding D. making
9. A. wounds B. trips C. injuries D. breaks
10. A. velocity B. energy C. pace D. speed
11. A. direction B. route C. heading D. way
12. A. roll B. drive C. turn D. revolve
13. A. cycling B. circling C. winding D. spinning
14. A. mixture B. link C. combination D. union
15. A. origin B. design C. model D. introduction

Bài 2: Choose the correct word form for each of the numbered gaps.
E-MAIL

There can’t be many people who are (1) …. of e-mail, even if they have never actually sent one. Although
there are some (2) … between e-mail and letters, there are also many differences. The first is that e-mail
is delivered (3) …., so it can be a very (4) …. means of communication when speed is important. This
speed means that e-mail is more (5) … for communicating over large distances. Another difference is that
e-mail tends to be (6) … informal. People are much more likely to use language which they would
consider (7) … for a formal letter. Words spelled (8) …. in an e-mail are less likely to be checked than in a
letter. One explanation for this is that an e-mail seems to be less permanent than something (9) … on
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paper. We can be sure that the future development of e-mail will have all kinds of (10) … effects on the
way we communicate.
1. A. aware B. unaware C. awareness D. unawareness
2. A. similar B. similarity C. similarities D. dissimilar
3. A. instant B. instance C. instances D. instantly
4. A. effect B. effecting C. effective D. effected
5. A. practice B. practiced C. practical D. impractical
6. A. related B. relating C. relative D. relatively
7. A. suited B. suitable C. unsuitable D. suitably
8. A. correct B. incorrect C. correctly D. incorrectly
9. A. written B. writing C. to write D. being written
10. A. expected B. unexpected C. expecting D. unexpectedly

Bài 3: Choose the correct connectives for the gaps in the following passage.
Our weather is not beautiful all the time. Perhaps you can remember a day (1) bad weather
made you afraid. One kind of bad weather (2) ……. scares many people is called a thunderstorm. This is
(3) happens when there is a thunderstorm. (4) you see a sudden Hash of bright light. (5) , a few
seconds you hear a loud rumbling sound. This quick Hash is called lightning, (6) the loud sound is
called thunder. Lightning is colorful; (7) , it can cause serious problems. Lightning is electricity (8)
is moving very rapidly. It may be moving between a cloud and the ground, between two parts of the
same cloud. The lightning heats the air around it. This hot air expands, (9) gets bigger, and it causes
the air to move in waves. The air waves pass you in a series, one after another. (10) you may hear

many rumbles and not just one sound.
1. A. when B. which C. that D. what
2. A. when B. who C. that D. what
3. A. when B. whose C. that D. what
4. A. Firstly B. Firstly C. To begin D. At the beginning
5. A. within B. Without C. With D. Before
6. A. but B. and C. or D. furthermore
7. A. furthermore B. however C. but D. and
8. A. when B. where C. that D. what
9. A. but B. however C. or D. moreover
10. A. That’s why B. The result C. So D. So that

Bài 4: Decide the best option (A, B, C, or D) to be used in each numbered blank.
ROBOTS
The popular idea of` a robot is a machine that acts - like and resembles a human being. But the
robots (1) are increasingly being used for a wide range of tasks do not look human - like (2) all.
The robots (3) work in car factory production lines look something like cranes. The mobile robots
used (4) army bomb-disposal squads look like wheel barrows on tracks. And children (5) likened a
mobile robot used in school to teach. (6) computer programming to a giant sweet. Robots (7) ,
however, resemble human beings in the range of actions that they can carry out. Instead of repeatedly
performing (8) one action, like an automatic machine, a robot can perform a (9) of different
actions. Its movements are (10) either by oil or air pressure or by electric motors, and its brain is a
small computer that directs (11) movements. Inside the computer's memory C are the instructions for
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carrying (12) a task – picking chocolates from a container and putting them in the right part of a
display box, for (13) . By changing the programme, the robot can be made to
(14) the task, or do something different within the limits of the activities it is designed (15) ….
1. A. which B. there C. they D. who
2. A. in B. at C. for D. after
3. A. there B. that C. do D. to
4. A. by B. for C. to D. with
5. A. who B. are C. have D. look .
6. A. it B. them C. themselves D. their
7. A. must B. do C. don’t D. might .

8. A. just B. not C. every D. single
9. A. chain B. link C. line D. group
10. A. done B. made C. controlled D. ordered
11. A. their B. its C. whose D. which
12. A. out B. off C. away D. with
13. A. sure B. certain C. example D. pleasure
14. A. alter B. vary C. differ D. change
15. A. from B. of C. for D. by

Bài 5: Choose the correct verb form to be used in the numbered gaps.
There (1) … an incredible evolution in the size and capabilities of computers in the past years. Today,
computers smaller than your fingernail (2) …. the same capabilities as room-sized machines of about 50
years ago. The first computers (3) …. around 1945. They were so lager that they (4) …. air-conditioned
rooms. Then in the 1960s, desk-sized computers were developed. This (5) …. a gigantic advance. Shortly
afterward, a third generation of computers, which (6) … simple integrated circuits and which (7) …
even smaller and faster (8) … In the 1970s the first microprocessor, less than one square centimeter in
size was developed. Today electronic engineers (9) …. that even smaller and more sophisticated computer
(10) …. on the market before the end of this decade.
1. A. be B. is C. was D. has been
2. A. has B. have C. are having D. had
3. A. developed B. were developed
C. have been developed D. have been developing
4. A. require B. requited C. was requiring D. have required
5. A. represents B. was representing
C. represented D. has represented
6. A. used B. was using C. is using D. had used
7. A. was B. is C. were D. are
8. A. appeared B. appearing C. has appeared D. had appeared
9. A. predict B. predicted C. are predicting D. will predict
10. A. is B. are C. will be D. will have been

Bài 6. Choose the correct form for each gap to complete the passage.
School inspectors have found that, contrary to all (1) …., children don’t dislike homework at all. In fact,
many do more than their teachers suggest, either because of (2) … about their marks or (3) …. for
enjoyment. The inspectors (4) …. add to the evidence of the powerful (5) …. effects of homework on
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pupils achievement. The inspectors also recommend the (6) …. of “homework chatter”. These tell parents
and children how much (7) …. work is expected and provide (8) …. to schools to form links with parents
who can check that tasks are properly (9) ….
International (10) …. suggest that a typical 14-years-old does six hours homework in Britain, eight hours
in Italy and almost nine hours in Hungry, Japan and Poland.
1. A. expects B. expectants C. expectancy D. expectations
2. A. anxious B. anxiety C. anxiousness D. anxiously
3. A. simple B. simply C. simplify D. simplification
4. A. finds B. found C. findings D. findings
5. A. benefit B. benefits C. beneficial D. beneficial
6. A. introduce B. introduction C. introducing D. introductory
7. A. adding B. added C. additive D. additional
8. A. courage B. encouragement C. courageously D. encouraging
9. A. complete B. completed C. completing D. completive
10. A. compares B. comparing C. comparisons D. comparisons

Bài 7: Read the following text carefully, then circle either A, B, C or D to fit each space in the text.
THE LONDON TO BRIGHTON CAR RUN
The first London to Brighton run took place on November 14th 1896. It was organized to celebrate
the (1) of a law which made it easier for cars in Britain to be driven on the roads. Before then, the law
(2) a driver and an engineer in the car and a man walking in front of the vehicle with a red flag (3)
of its approach. Since then, this annual run has become one of the most popular events on the British
motoring calendar, (4) crowds of over one. million lining the route. Only the (5) oldest cars,
constructed during the ten years between 1895 and 1905, are allowed to (6) in it. Lovingly polished
by their drivers, who are dressed in the clothing of the (7) , the cars leave Hyde Park in London at 7.30
am and arrive, (8) , in Brighton some three hours later. The 60-mile run is not a race A- there’s an
official coffee stop on the (9) and the cars are restricted to an average speed of only 30 kph. The only
(10) for finishing is a medal, which is awarded to everyone who (11) Brighton before 4 pm. The

run traditionally (12) participants from all four (13) of the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa
and Australia Since the youngest car is nearly a hundred years old, some of them (14) down of course.
But for the owners of the 400-plus vehicles, it’s simply being there that (15) the greatest pleasure.
1. A. electing B. passing C. settling D. appointing
2. A. forced , B. needed C. obliged · D. required
3. A. announcing B. warning · C. declaring D. forecasting
4. A. with B. having C. including D. along
5. A. quite B. certainly C. very D. surely
6. A. involve B. take part C. get engaged D. include
7. A. while B. spell C. phase D. period
8. A. hopefully B. intentionally ' C. ambitiously D. purposely
9. A. direction B. way C. path D. process
10. A. earning B. profit C. reward D. credit
11. A. gets B. meets C. attains D. reaches
12. A. appeals B. engages if C. attracts D. catches
13. A. edges B. tips C. limits D. corners
14. A. break B. fall C. run D. pull
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15. A. lets B. fetches C. brings D. results

Bài 8: Decide the correct word form for each numbered gap.
When did the first toys come into existence? Did they represent an attempt by adults to make children (1)
…., or did they arise from the various playful (2) …. of children themselves? As everyone knows, the
young frequently (3) …. the behaviour of their (4) …., and in their play, they often adopt objects (5) … by
adults for entirely different purposes. These objects (6) …. and lead to games in which everyday articles
often play unusual and (7) …. roles.
It is rather (8) …. that for an explanation of the origin of toys, we cannot turn to folk stories. However, no
traditional tale (9) … to the origin of toys exists, and so our knowledge (10) …. to archeological study and
limited evidence from documents.
1. A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. unhappy
2. A. acts B. actions C. activities D. active
3. A. copying B. copy C. copies D. copied
4. A. orders B. elderly C. elders D. olds
5. A. using B. used C. to use D. to be used

6. A. courage B. are courageous C. encourage D. encouraging
7. A. expected B. expecting C. unexpected D. unexpecting
8. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
9. A, relates B. related C. relation D. relationship
10. A. restricts B. restricted C. is restricted D. is restricting.

Bài 9. Choose the correct verb for each gap in the following passage.
Although women now have the freedom to (1) …. whether or not the they have children, it is generally a
joint a decision between the partners involved. In fact, in cultures which (2) … strongly traditional, the
decision to have a baby may well be (3) …. by society, family and the man of the family, rather than the
mother. Furthermore, in most modern societies, with (4) …. expectations from both men and women,
there is an obvious need for major decisions, such as starting a family. Thus it is unreasonable to suggest
that women are solely responsible for the decision to have a child, and therefore it is unreasonable that
they are responsible for (5) …. the child up.
1. A. select B. elect C. choose D. know
2. A. stay B. remain C. keep D. become
3. A. infected B. affected C. done D. finished
4. A. raising B. decreasing C. arising D. increasing
5. A. bringing B. educating C. raising D. keeping

Bài 10. Read the text and then decide which word best fits each space. Circle the letter you choose
for each question.
MEDIA AND ADVERTISING
After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to
(1) There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2) a variety of
grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3) bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the
advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence
through watching it, either because so (4)
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programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract
the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5) drugged
by glamorous serials and inane situation (6) ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by
sensationalizing the news [or the news which was (7) by suitable pictures] and filling our living
rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8) in all, television proved to be the all - purpose

scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, but above all, eagerly watched. F or
no (9) how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by lit, or felt that it took us away from the old
paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off. We kept
staring at the screen, aware that our own tiny (10) was in if we looked carefully.
1. A. be B. stay · C. exist D. prolong
2. A. with B. over C. by D. on
3. A. screen B. danger C. machine . D. reason
4. A. that B. far C. many D. what
5. A. programme B. personality C. audience D. tense
6. A. comedies B. programmes C. perhaps D. consequently
7. A. taken B. presented C. capable D. accompanied
8. A. Taken B. All C. Somewhat D. Thus
9. A. one B. matter C. difference D. reason
10. A. fault B. reflection C. situation D. consciousness

Bài 11. Choose the correct word form to finish the passage.
A POPULAR WRITER
Emma Harte, is Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novel, was a poor lonely girl who became the (1) …. owner of
an international chain of stores. Like the woman she writes about, Ms. Bradford is beautiful and (2) …. .
She left school at sixteen became a (3) … . After twenty-tree years of this work, she made the (4) …. to
start writing novels. She is now one of the most highly-paid (5) …. in the world. Was Emma Harte’s story
based on Ms. Bradford’s own (6) … successful life? “I’m afraid not,” she said with (7) …… “My life has
been quite different from Emma Harte’s. She was (8) ……… to be born into a poor family. I came from a
middle-class home and I’m (9) …. married to a rich American film producer. The only thing I share with
me heroine is her (10) …. to work hard.”
1. A. wealth B. wealthy C. wealthier D. wealthiest
2. ambitious B. ambition C. ambitiously D. more ambitious
3. A. journal B. journalist C. journalism D. journalize
4. A. decide B. decisive C. decision D. decisiveness
5. A. novel B. novels C. novelists D. novel sellers

6. A. credible B. credibly C. incredible D. incredibly
7. A. amuse B. amusing C. amusement D. amusements
8. A. lucky B. luckily C. unlucky D. unluckily
9. happy B. happily C. unhappy D. unhappily
10. A. able B. ability C. inability D. disable

Bài 12. Read the text and then decide which option best fits each numbered space.
There is much more water than land (1) the surface. of the earth. The seas and oceans (2)
nearly four - fifths of the whole world, and only one - fifth of (3) land. If you travelled over the earth
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(4) different directions, you would have to spend (5) more of your time (6) on water than on
roads or railways. We sometimes forget that (7) every mile of land there (8) four miles of water.
There is much water (9) the surface of our earth that we (10) to use two words to describe.
We use the word SEAS (11) those parts of water surface which (12) only a few hundreds of miles
wide, the word OCEANS to describe (13) huge areas of water (14) are thousands of miles wide (15)
very deep.
1. A. in B. on C. from D. over
2. A. covered B. covering C. cover D. to cover
3. A. them are B. its C. it is D. it's
4. A. in B. for g C. to D. by
5. A. many B. few C. much D. too
6. A. moving B. to move C. move D. moved
7. A. on B. in C. within D. for .
8. A. have B. is C. are D. being
9. A. on B. in C. under D. across
10. A. must B. should C. have D. would
11. A. describe B. describes C. to describe D. describes
12. A. have B. is C. are D. will be
13. A. a B. the C. little D. a little
14. A. what B. where C. which D. who
15. A. then B. and C. but D. also

Bài 13. Read the following text and choose the correct option for each of the numbered gap.
THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON

The hanging gardens of Babylon were considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the (1)
World. They are believed to have been built by King Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth (2) BC as a present
for his wife, Amytis.
The gardens were (3) in layers - one on top of the other, much like a modern multi - storey car
(4) although a -lot more (5) to look at. Each layer was a large terrace (6) Q with tropical
flowers, plants and trees. The large (7) of water which these plants required was (8) from the river
Euphrates nearby. It is said that Nebuchadnezzar and his wife would sit in the (9) of the gardens and
.(10) down on the city of Babylon below.
The gardens’ fame quickly (11) , and travelers would come from far and wide to (12)
them. Even thousands of years ago, people used to go (13) The city of Babylon itself was also famous
throughout the whole
(14) for its beautiful buildings, huge tiled walls and magnificent gates made of brass.
Sadly, nothing (15) today of the beautiful hanging gardens, and the city of Babylon lies in
ruins in what is modern-day Iraq.
1. A. antique B. ancient C. historical D. traditional
2. A. decade B. period C. era D. century
3. A. consummated B. assembled C. collected D. invented
4. A. park B. stop C. station D. garage
5. A. good-looking B. attractive C. handsome D. adorable
6. A. included . B. contained C. filled D. consisted
7. A. total B. sum C. amount D. number
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8. A. dragged B. pulled C. pushed D. pumped
9. A. shadow B. shade C. gloom D. glow
10. A. look B. see C. watch D. observe
11. A. distributed B. spread C. extended D. moved
12. A. approve B. respect C. admire D. assess
13. A. glimpsing B. sightseeing C. glancing D. staring
14. A. planet B. globe C. earth D. world
15. A. remains B. stays C. waits D. continues

Bài 14. Complete the following passage by choosing the right preposition.
FAILING A JOB INTERVIEW
When you first apply for a job, you might not succeed in getting it. It’s always a good idea to ask

them to explain (1) you what prevented you from beating the other candidates. Don’t complain (2)
the situation,
but ask them to advise you (3) what you can do better next time. Perhaps the interviewer disapproved
(4) or disagreed (5) something you said. Perhaps they just glanced (6) your application and I
saw something that made it easy to choose (7) you and another candidate. Don’t regard it (8) a
failure, but recognize it (9) a chance to learn more. As long as you don’t worry too much (10) , it
and continue to believe in yourself, you’ll eventually find the chance you’ve been waiting for. Then your
family and friends will be able to congratulate you on your success!
1. A. for B. to C. about D. with
2. A. for B. to C. about D. with
3. A. against B. on C. about D. with
4. A. against B. on C. of D. with
5. A. against B. on C. of D. with
6. A. at B. on C. of D. through
7. A. from B. of C. between D. among
8. A. for B. as C. like D. with
9. A. for B. as C. like D. with
10. A. for B. to C. about D. with

Bài 15. Choose the correct form of the verb for each blank.
When the North and the South finally (1) …. down their arms in 1865 at the end of the American Civil
War, they (2) …. for over four years and the South, which (3) …. several battles but (4) … the war, (5) ….
economically exhausted. It (6) … a tragedy that Abraham Lincoln, who (7) … the North to victory and (8)
……. now ready to be generous to the South, (9) … to make the peace. Five days after General Lee (10)
…. at Appmottox, Lincoln was assassinated.
1. A. laid B. had laid C. had been laying D. were laying
2. A. fought B. hat fought C. had been fighting D. were winning
3. A. won B. had won C. has won D. was winning
4. A. lost B. has lost C. had been losing D. was losing
5. A. was B. had been C. has been D. would be

6. A. is B. was C. has been D. would be
7. A. led B. had led C. would lead D. was leading
8. A. is B. was C. has been D. would be
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9. A. survived B. surviving C. hadn’t survived D. didn’t survive
10. A. surrendered B. surrendering C. had surrendered D. was surrendering

Bài 16. Choose the best preposition for each numbered gap.
Fish live almost everywhere. They are found in the near freezing waters of the Arctic and in the steaming
waters (1) tropical jungles. They live in roaring streams and (2) quiet underground rivers. Some
fish make long
journeys (3) the ocean. Others spend most of their life buried (4) sand on the ocean bottom. Most
fish can’t leave water; yet some survive for months (5) dried-up riverbeds. Fish have enormous
importance (6) man. They provide food for millions of people. Fishermen catch them for sport, and
many people keep them (7) pets. Fish are also important in the balance of nature. They eat plants and
animals and (8) turn, become food (9) plants and animals. Fish thus help keep (10) balance
the total number of plants and animals on the earth.
1. A. on B. in C. among D. inside
2. A. in B. on C. under D. inside
3. A. along ` B. through C. across D. into
4. A. on B. in C. under D. among
5. A. on B. in C. under D. among
6. A. for B. to C. with D. toward
7. A. as B. like C. for D. with
8. A. on B. in C. to g D. at
9. A. to B. of C. for D. among
10. A. on B. at C. in D. for

Bài 17.Choose the best preposition or adverb for each gap in the following passage.
ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is a Chinese medical technique which has been practiced for more than 4000 years. It
involves inserting long thin needles (1) particular spots in the skin, known as acupuncture points, and
rotating them. It is mainly used to relieve pain but it is also sometimes used (2) curing disease and
improving general health. Acupuncture is one of the great mysteries of medical science. There is little

doubt that it can be effective (3) relieving pain. Western doctors have witnessed surgical operations
carried out (4) Chinese patients who were anaesthetized only (5) acupuncture and yet showed no
signs of pain. However, Western scientists have still not come (6) an adequate explanation as to how
acupuncture actually works. At one time it was believed that acupuncture was related in some way (7)
hypnosis, but this has now been proved not to be true. Still, acupuncture is becoming increasingly popular
in the West, (8) many American and European doctors now believing acupuncture may have a role to
play in medicine, although most argue that much more research needs to be done first. In 1972,
acupuncture received some welcome publicity as a result of President Nixon’s trip (9) China. Nixon
became ill (10) the trip and was rushed to hospital. He later told reporters that acupuncture had
greatly relieved his pain.
l. A. in B. into C. through D. on
2. A. for B. in C. by D. with
3. A. for . B. in C. with D. on
4. A. by B. on C. with D. for
65. A. by B. on C. with D. for
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67. A. of B. into C. with D. to
68. A. of B. for C. with D. as
69. A. in B. to C. into D. through
70. A. on B. during C. in D. through

Bài 18.Choose the correct word form among A, B, C or D to fill each of the blanks to finish the
following passage.
Every weekend in Britain thousands of walkers head off into the countryside with the necessary (1) …. to
enjoy their hiking. One thing they will not leave behind because it is considered an absolute (2) …. is their
Ordnance Survey Map. These maps are (3) …. to the walkers as they are very (4) … , with up-to-date
details about every part of the country. The Ordnance Survey (5) …. in the eighteenth century and was (6)
…. intended to provide the army of the time with maps. Before this most maps were (7) … and unreliable.
Better maps were thought to be important because the country felt (8) …….by invasion from abroad or (9)
…… at home. The organization is still wholly owned by the Government, but it is recently given (30) ….
fund status, which allows it to reinvest any profits.
1. A. equip B. equipment C. equipped D. equipments
2. A. necessity B. necessary C. necessitate D. necessarily

3. A. valueless B. valuable C. value D. invaluable
4. A. informant B. information C. informative D. inform
5. A. beginning B. began C. begin D. begun
6. A. originate B. origin C. originally D. originates
7. A. accurate B. inaccurate C. accuracy D. inaccurate
8. A. threatening B. threat C. threatened D. threaten
9. A. rebelling B. rebellion C. rebel D. rebels
10. A. trader B. trade C. traders D. trading

Bài 19. Choose the most suitable preposition among A, B, C, or D for each numbered gap to
complete the passage.
If you look at the sky (1) … a clear night, you will see that there are so many twinkling lights that nobody
is able to count them all. Most of these lights are stars. they are (2) … big moving balls in the sky. The
stars we see (3) … night are much father away (4) … our sun, which is also a star. Some of these stars are
like our earth, they are (5) … more solid material. They are called planets. They shine just as a mirror does
when you hold it (6) … the sunlight. Instead (7) …. giving (8) … the light of their own, these planets
reflect the light (9) …. our sun. The other planets of the sun are much closer (10) …. our planet earth than
the stars are. However, these other planets are very far away. It would take a spaceship traveling more
than 60,000 miles an hour about five months to reach the nearest one.
1. A. on B. at C. in D. from
2. A. as B. like C. above D. under
3. A. on B. at C. beside D. beyond
4. A. between B. of C. from D. next
5. A. from B. by C. of D. in
6. A. to B. against C. opposite D. across
7. A. along B. from C. with D. of
8. A. up B. back C. out D. in
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9. A. from B. of C. with D. by
10. A. to B. away C. from D. within

Bài 20. Choose the correct verb form among A, B, C, or D for each numbered gap to complete the
passage.
I (1) …. up while flight attendant was serving breakfast. The plane was crossing the Channel, and when I

looked out of the window, I could see ships far below. I (2) …. home after a long time abroad, I had been
away for over twenty years. I didn’t know to expect. I wondered whether things (3) … much.
The plane landed and the bus took us to the terminal building. After (4) …. my luggage, I walked out of
the baggage hall. I didn’t know whether anyone (5) … there to meet me. But when I appeared, I had a big
surprise. Almost half my family were there. It was wonderful.
“You (6) …. the old town,” my sister told me. “Almost everything has changed since you last (7) …. it.
They are building a new bridge at the moment. They (8) …. it for the past three years, nut they (9) …. it
yet.” I’ve been very different, but strangely enough it still (10) …. the same, because the people that I love
are here. I’m leaving again in a few weeks’ time, but I know that even if I’m away for twenty years again,
this will always be my home.
1. A. waked B. woke C. awake D. awaken
2. A. come B. am coming C. was coming D. have been coming
3. A. had changed B. had been changed
C. have changed D. have been changed
4. A. collected B. collecting C. having collected D. collect
5. A. is B. are B. were D. would be
6. A. don’t recognizes B. didn’t recognize
C. won’t recognize D. wouldn’t recognize
7. A. see B. seen C. have seen D. saw
8. A. build B. built C. have been building D. have built
9. A. haven’t finished B. hasn’t finished
C. haven’t been finishing D. hasn’t been finished
10. A. feel B. feeling C. felt D. feels

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Bài 1: Choose the correct option to put in each of the numbered gaps.
The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years. In 1791, Count de Sivrac ____ (l)
onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two - wheeled invention, a machine called the
‘celerifere’. It was basically an _______ (2) version of a children’s toy which had been in ______ (3) for

many years. Sivrac’s ‘celerifere’ had a wooden frame, made in the ______(4) of a horse, which was
mounted on a wheel at either end. To ride it, you sat on a small seat, just like a modern bicycle, and
pushed ____(5) against the ______(6) with your legs — there were no pedals. It was impossible to steer a
‘ce1erifere’ and it had no brakes, but despite these problems the invention very much ___ (7) to the
fashionable young men of Paris. Soon they were ___ (8) races up and down the streets. Minor ____ (9)
were common as riders attempted a final burst of ______(10). Controlling the machine was difficult as the
only way to change _______ (1l) was to pull up the front of the "celerifere" and _____ (12) it round while
the front wheel was __ ___ (13) in the air. "Celerifere" were not popular for long, however, as the ____
(14) of no springs, no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable. Even so, the
wooden ‘celerifere’ was the ____ (15) of the modern bicycle.
l.
A. delighted B. cheered C. appreciated D. overjoyed
2. A. increased B. enormous C. extended
D. enlarged
3.
A. use B. play C. operation D. service
4. A. resemblance
B. shape C. body D. appearance
5. A. fast B. deeply C. heavily
D. hard ·
6. A. surface
B. ground C. earth D. floor
7. A·. attracted
B. appealed C. took D. called
8. A. going B. getting
C. holding D. making
9. A. wounds B. trips
C. injuries D. breaks
10. A. velocity B. energy C. pace
D. speed

11.
A. direction B. route C. heading D. way
12. A. roll B. drive
C. turn D. revolve
13. A. cycling B. circling C. winding
D. spinning
14. A. mixture B. link
C. combination D. union
15.
A. origin B. design C. model D. introduction

Bài 2: Choose the correct word form for each of the numbered gaps.
E-MAIL
There can’t be many people who are (1) …. of e-mail, even if they have never actually sent one. Although
there are some (2) … between e-mail and letters, there are also many differences. The first is that e-mail
is delivered (3) …., so it can be a very (4) …. means of communication when speed is important. This
speed means that e-mail is more (5) … for communicating over large distances. Another difference is that
e-mail tends to be (6) … informal. People are much more likely to use language which they would
consider (7) … for a formal letter. Words spelled (8) …. in an e-mail are less likely to be checked than in a
letter. One explanation for this is that an e-mail seems to be less permanent than something (9) … on
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paper. We can be sure that the future development of e-mail will have all kinds of (10) … effects on the
way we communicate.
1. A. aware
B. unaware C. awareness D. unawareness
2. A. similar B. similarity
C. similarities D. dissimilar
3. A. instant B. instance C. instances
D. instantly
4. A. effect B. effecting

C. effective D. effected
5. A. practice B. practiced
C. practical D. impractical
6. A. related B. relating C. relative
D. relatively
7. A. suited B. suitable
C. unsuitable D. suitably
8. A. correct B. incorrect C. correctly
D. incorrectly
9.
A. written B. writing C. to write D. being written
10. A. expected
B. unexpected C. expecting D. unexpectedly

Bài 3: Choose the correct connectives for the gaps in the following passage.
Our weather is not beautiful all the time. Perhaps you can remember a day (1) bad weather
made you afraid. One kind of bad weather (2) ……. scares many people is called a thunderstorm. This is
(3) happens when there is a thunderstorm. (4) you see a sudden Hash of bright light. (5) , a few
seconds you hear a loud rumbling sound. This quick Hash is called lightning, (6) the loud sound is
called thunder. Lightning is colorful; (7) , it can cause serious problems. Lightning is electricity (8)
is moving very rapidly. It may be moving between a cloud and the ground, between two parts of the
same cloud. The lightning heats the air around it. This hot air expands, (9) gets bigger, and it causes
the air to move in waves. The air waves pass you in a series, one after another. (10) you may hear
many rumbles and not just one sound.
1.
A. when B. which C. that D. what
2. A. when B. who
C. that D. what
3. A. when B. whose C. that
D. what

4.
A. Firstly B. Firstly C. To begin D. At the beginning
5.
A. within B. Without C. With D. Before
6. A. but
B. and C. or D. furthermore
7. A. furthermore
B. however C. but D. and
8. A. when B. where
C. that D. what
9. A. but B. however
C. or D. moreover
10.
A. That’s why B. The result C. So D. So that

Bài 4: Decide the best option (A, B, C, or D) to be used in each numbered blank.
ROBOTS
The popular idea of` a robot is a machine that acts - like and resembles a human being. But the
robots (1) are increasingly being used for a wide range of tasks do not look human - like (2) all.
The robots (3) work in car factory production lines look something like cranes. The mobile robots
used (4) army bomb-disposal squads look like wheel barrows on tracks. And children (5) likened a
mobile robot used in school to teach. (6) computer programming to a giant sweet. Robots (7) ,
however, resemble human beings in the range of actions that they can carry out. Instead of repeatedly
performing (8) one action, like an automatic machine, a robot can perform a (9) of different
actions. Its movements are (10) either by oil or air pressure or by electric motors, and its brain is a
small computer that directs (11) movements. Inside the computer's memory C are the instructions for
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carrying (12) a task – picking chocolates from a container and putting them in the right part of a
display box, for (13) . By changing the programme, the robot can be made to
(14) the task, or do something different within the limits of the activities it is designed (15) ….
1.
A. which B. there C. they D. who
2. A. in
B. at C. for D. after

3. A. there
B. that C. do D. to
4.
A. by B. for C. to D. with
5. A. who B. are
C. have D. look .
6. A. it
B. them C. themselves D. their
7. A. must
B. do C. don’t D. might .
8.
A. just B. not C. every D. single
9.
A. chain B. link C. line D. group
10. A. done B. made
C. controlled D. ordered
11.
A. their B. its C. whose D. which
12.
A. out B. off C. away D. with
13. A. sure B. certain
C. example D. pleasure
14. A. alter
B. vary C. differ D. change
15. A. from B. of
C. for D. by

Bài 5: Choose the correct verb form to be used in the numbered gaps.
There (1) … an incredible evolution in the size and capabilities of computers in the past years. Today,
computers smaller than your fingernail (2) …. the same capabilities as room-sized machines of about 50

years ago. The first computers (3) …. around 1945. They were so lager that they (4) …. air-conditioned
rooms. Then in the 1960s, desk-sized computers were developed. This (5) …. a gigantic advance. Shortly
afterward, a third generation of computers, which (6) … simple integrated circuits and which (7) …
even smaller and faster (8) … In the 1970s the first microprocessor, less than one square centimeter in
size was developed. Today electronic engineers (9) …. that even smaller and more sophisticated computer
(10) …. on the market before the end of this decade.
1. A. be B. is C. was
D. has been
2. A. has
B. have C. are having D. had
3. A. developed
B. were developed
C. have been developed D. have been developing
4. A. require
B. requited C. was requiring D. have required
5. A. represents B. was representing

C. represented D. has represented
6.
A. used B. was using C. is using D. had used
7.
A. was B. is C. were D. are
8.
A. appeared B. appearing C. has appeared D. had appeared
9.
A. predict B. predicted C. are predicting D. will predict
10. A. is B. are C. will be
D. will have been

Bài 6. Choose the correct form for each gap to complete the passage.

School inspectors have found that, contrary to all (1) …., children don’t dislike homework at all. In fact,
many do more than their teachers suggest, either because of (2) … about their marks or (3) …. for
enjoyment. The inspectors (4) …. add to the evidence of the powerful (5) …. effects of homework on
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pupils achievement. The inspectors also recommend the (6) …. of “homework chatter”. These tell parents
and children how much (7) …. work is expected and provide (8) …. to schools to form links with parents
who can check that tasks are properly (9) ….
International (10) …. suggest that a typical 14-years-old does six hours homework in Britain, eight hours
in Italy and almost nine hours in Hungry, Japan and Poland.
1. A. expects B. expectants C. expectancy
D. expectations
2. A. anxious
B. anxiety C. anxiousness D. anxiously
3. A. simple
B. simply C. simplify D. simplification
4. A. finds B. found C. findings
D. findings
5. A. benefit B. benefits
C. beneficial D. beneficial
6. A. introduce
B. introduction C. introducing D. introductory
7. A. adding B. added C. additive
D. additional
8. A. courage
B. encouragement C. courageously D. encouraging
9. A. complete
B. completed C. completing D. completive
10. A. compares B. comparing
C. comparisons D. comparisons

Bài 7: Read the following text carefully, then circle either A, B, C or D to fit each space in the text.
THE LONDON TO BRIGHTON CAR RUN
The first London to Brighton run took place on November 14th 1896. It was organized to celebrate
the (1) of a law which made it easier for cars in Britain to be driven on the roads. Before then, the law

(2) a driver and an engineer in the car and a man walking in front of the vehicle with a red flag (3)
of its approach. Since then, this annual run has become one of the most popular events on the British
motoring calendar, (4) crowds of over one. million lining the route. Only the (5) oldest cars,
constructed during the ten years between 1895 and 1905, are allowed to (6) in it. Lovingly polished
by their drivers, who are dressed in the clothing of the (7) , the cars leave Hyde Park in London at 7.30
am and arrive, (8) , in Brighton some three hours later. The 60-mile run is not a race A- there’s an
official coffee stop on the (9) and the cars are restricted to an average speed of only 30 kph. The only
(10) for finishing is a medal, which is awarded to everyone who (11) Brighton before 4 pm. The
run traditionally (12) participants from all four (13) of the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa
and Australia Since the youngest car is nearly a hundred years old, some of them (14) down of course.
But for the owners of the 400-plus vehicles, it’s simply being there that (15) the greatest pleasure.
1. A. electing
B. passing C. settling D. appointing
2. A. forced , B. needed C. obliged ·
D. required
3. A. announcing
B. warning · C. declaring D. forecasting
4.
A. with B. having C. including D. along
5. A. quite B. certainly
C. very D. surely
6. A. involve
B. take part C. get engaged D. include
7. A. while B. spell C. phase
D. period
8.
A. hopefully B. intentionally ' C. ambitiously D. purposely
9. A. direction
B. way C. path D. process
10. A. earning B. profit

C. reward D. credit
11. A. gets B. meets C. attains
D. reaches
12. A. appeals B. engages if
C. attracts D. catches
13. A. edges B. tips C. limits D. corners
14. A. break B. fall C. run D. pull
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Bài 8: Decide the correct word form for each numbered gap.
When did the first toys come into existence? Did they represent an attempt by adults to make children (1)
…., or did they arise from the various playful (2) …. of children themselves? As everyone knows, the
young frequently (3) …. the behaviour of their (4) …., and in their play, they often adopt objects (5) … by
adults for entirely different purposes. These objects (6) …. and lead to games in which everyday articles
often play unusual and (7) …. roles.
It is rather (8) …. that for an explanation of the origin of toys, we cannot turn to folk stories. However, no
traditional tale (9) … to the origin of toys exists, and so our knowledge (10) …. to archeological study and
limited evidence from documents.
1.
A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. unhappy
2. A. acts B. actions
C. activities D. active
3. A. copying
B. copy C. copies D. copied
4. A. orders B. elderly
C. elders D. olds
5. A. using
B. used C. to use D. to be used
6. A. courage B. are courageous
C. encourage D. encouraging
7. A. expected B. expecting
C. unexpected D. unexpecting
8. A. surprise B. surprised

C. surprising D. surprisingly
9. A, relates
B. related C. relation D. relationship
10. A. restricts B. restricted
C. is restricted D. is restricting.

Bài 9. Choose the correct verb for each gap in the following passage.
Although women now have the freedom to (1) …. whether or not the they have children, it is generally a
joint a decision between the partners involved. In fact, in cultures which (2) … strongly traditional, the
decision to have a baby may well be (3) …. by society, family and the man of the family, rather than the
mother. Furthermore, in most modern societies, with (4) …. expectations from both men and women,
there is an obvious need for major decisions, such as starting a family. Thus it is unreasonable to suggest
that women are solely responsible for the decision to have a child, and therefore it is unreasonable that
they are responsible for (5) …. the child up.
1. A. select B. elect
C. choose D. know
2.
A. stay B. remain C. keep D. become
3. A. infected
B. affected C. done D. finished
4. A. raising B. decreasing C. arising
D. increasing
5.
A. bringing B. educating C. raising D. keeping

Bài 10. Read the text and then decide which word best fits each space. Circle the letter you choose
for each question.
MEDIA AND ADVERTISING
After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to
(1) There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2) a variety of

grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3) bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the
advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence
through watching it, either because so (4)
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programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract
the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5) drugged
by glamorous serials and inane situation (6) ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by
sensationalizing the news [or the news which was (7) by suitable pictures] and filling our living
rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8) in all, television proved to be the all - purpose
scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, but above all, eagerly watched. F or
no (9) how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by lit, or felt that it took us away from the old
paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off. We kept
staring at the screen, aware that our own tiny (10) was in if we looked carefully.
1. A. be
B. stay · C. exist D. prolong
2. A. with B. over C. by
D. on
3.
A. screen B. danger C. machine . D. reason
4. A. that B. far
C. many D. what
5. A. programme B. personality
C. audience D. tense
6. A. comedies
B. programmes C. perhaps D. consequently
7. A. taken B. presented C. capable
D. accompanied
8. A. Taken
B. All C. Somewhat D. Thus
9. A. one
B. matter C. difference D. reason
10. A. fault
B. reflection C. situation D. consciousness

Bài 11. Choose the correct word form to finish the passage.
A POPULAR WRITER
Emma Harte, is Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novel, was a poor lonely girl who became the (1) …. owner of
an international chain of stores. Like the woman she writes about, Ms. Bradford is beautiful and (2) …. .
She left school at sixteen became a (3) … . After twenty-tree years of this work, she made the (4) …. to
start writing novels. She is now one of the most highly-paid (5) …. in the world. Was Emma Harte’s story
based on Ms. Bradford’s own (6) … successful life? “I’m afraid not,” she said with (7) …… “My life has
been quite different from Emma Harte’s. She was (8) ……… to be born into a poor family. I came from a
middle-class home and I’m (9) …. married to a rich American film producer. The only thing I share with
me heroine is her (10) …. to work hard.”
1. A. wealth B. wealthy C. wealthier
D. wealthiest
2.
ambitious B. ambition C. ambitiously D. more ambitious
3. A. journal
B. journalist C. journalism D. journalize
4. A. decide B. decisive
C. decision D. decisiveness
5. A. novel B. novels C. novelists
D. novel sellers
6. A. credible B. credibly
C. incredible D. incredibly
7. A. amuse B. amusing
C. amusement D. amusements
8. A. lucky B. luckily
C. unlucky D. unluckily
9. happy
B. happily C. unhappy D. unhappily
10. A. able
B. ability C. inability D. disable

Bài 12. Read the text and then decide which option best fits each numbered space.
There is much more water than land (1) the surface. of the earth. The seas and oceans (2)
nearly four - fifths of the whole world, and only one - fifth of (3) land. If you travelled over the earth
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(4) different directions, you would have to spend (5) more of your time (6) on water than on
roads or railways. We sometimes forget that (7) every mile of land there (8) four miles of water.
There is much water (9) the surface of our earth that we (10) to use two words to describe.
We use the word SEAS (11) those parts of water surface which (12) only a few hundreds of miles
wide, the word OCEANS to describe (13) huge areas of water (14) are thousands of miles wide (15)
very deep.
1. A. in
B. on C. from D. over
2. A. covered B. covering
C. cover D. to cover
3. A. them are B. its
C. it is D. it's
4.
A. in B. for g C. to D. by
5. A. many B. few
C. much D. too
6.
A. moving B. to move C. move D. moved
7. A. on
B. in C. within D. for .
8. A. have B. is
C. are D. being
9.
A. on B. in C. under D. across
10. A. must B. should
C. have D. would
11. A. describe B. describes
C. to describe D. describes
12. A. have

B. is C. are D. will be
13. A. a
B. the C. little D. a little
14. A. what B. where
C. which D. who
15. A. then
B. and C. but D. also

Bài 13. Read the following text and choose the correct option for each of the numbered gap.
THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
The hanging gardens of Babylon were considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the (1)
World. They are believed to have been built by King Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth (2) BC as a present
for his wife, Amytis.
The gardens were (3) in layers - one on top of the other, much like a modern multi - storey car
(4) although a -lot more (5) to look at. Each layer was a large terrace (6) Q with tropical
flowers, plants and trees. The large (7) of water which these plants required was (8) from the river
Euphrates nearby. It is said that Nebuchadnezzar and his wife would sit in the (9) of the gardens and
.(10) down on the city of Babylon below.
The gardens’ fame quickly (11) , and travelers would come from far and wide to (12)
them. Even thousands of years ago, people used to go (13) The city of Babylon itself was also famous
throughout the whole
(14) for its beautiful buildings, huge tiled walls and magnificent gates made of brass.
Sadly, nothing (15) today of the beautiful hanging gardens, and the city of Babylon lies in
ruins in what is modern-day Iraq.
1. A. antique
B. ancient C. historical D. traditional
2. A. decade B. period C. era
D. century
3.
A. consummated B. assembled C. collected D. invented

4.
A. park B. stop C. station D. garage
5. A. good-looking
B. attractive C. handsome D. adorable
6. A. included . B. contained C. filled D. consisted
7. A. total B. sum C. amount D. number
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8. A. dragged B. pulled C. pushed D. pumped
9. A. shadow
B. shade C. gloom D. glow
10.
A. look B. see C. watch D. observe
11. A. distributed
B. spread C. extended D. moved
12. A. approve B. respect
C. admire D. assess
13. A. glimpsing
B. sightseeing C. glancing D. staring
14. A. planet B. globe C. earth
D. world
15.
A. remains B. stays C. waits D. continues

Bài 14. Complete the following passage by choosing the right preposition.
FAILING A JOB INTERVIEW
When you first apply for a job, you might not succeed in getting it. It’s always a good idea to ask
them to explain (1) you what prevented you from beating the other candidates. Don’t complain (2)
the situation,
but ask them to advise you (3) what you can do better next time. Perhaps the interviewer disapproved
(4) or disagreed (5) something you said. Perhaps they just glanced (6) your application and I
saw something that made it easy to choose (7) you and another candidate. Don’t regard it (8) a
failure, but recognize it (9) a chance to learn more. As long as you don’t worry too much (10) , it
and continue to believe in yourself, you’ll eventually find the chance you’ve been waiting for. Then your
family and friends will be able to congratulate you on your success!

1. A. for
B. to C. about D. with
2. A. for B. to
C. about D. with
3. A. against
B. on C. about D. with
4. A. against B. on
C. of D. with
5. A. against B. on C. of
D. with
6.
A. at B. on C. of D. through
7. A. from B. of
C. between D. among
8. A. for
B. as C. like D. with
9. A. for
B. as C. like D. with
10. A. for B. to
C. about D. with

Bài 15. Choose the correct form of the verb for each blank.
When the North and the South finally (1) …. down their arms in 1865 at the end of the American Civil
War, they (2) …. for over four years and the South, which (3) …. several battles but (4) … the war, (5) ….
economically exhausted. It (6) … a tragedy that Abraham Lincoln, who (7) … the North to victory and (8)
……. now ready to be generous to the South, (9) … to make the peace. Five days after General Lee (10)
…. at Appmottox, Lincoln was assassinated.
1.
A. laid B. had laid C. had been laying D. were laying
2. A. fought B. hat fought

C. had been fighting D. were winning
3. A. won
B. had won C. has won D. was winning
4.
A. lost B. has lost C. had been losing D. was losing
5.
A. was B. had been C. has been D. would be
6. A. is
B. was C. has been D. would be
7. A. led B. had led C. would lead D. was leading
8. A. is B. was C. has been D. would be
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9. A. survived B. surviving C. hadn’t survived D. didn’t survive
10.
A. surrendered B. surrendering C. had surrendered D. was surrendering

Bài 16. Choose the best preposition for each numbered gap.
Fish live almost everywhere. They are found in the near freezing waters of the Arctic and in the steaming
waters (1) tropical jungles. They live in roaring streams and (2) quiet underground rivers. Some
fish make long
journeys (3) the ocean. Others spend most of their life buried (4) sand on the ocean bottom. Most
fish can’t leave water; yet some survive for months (5) dried-up riverbeds. Fish have enormous
importance (6) man. They provide food for millions of people. Fishermen catch them for sport, and
many people keep them (7) pets. Fish are also important in the balance of nature. They eat plants and
animals and (8) turn, become food (9) plants and animals. Fish thus help keep (10) balance
the total number of plants and animals on the earth.
1. A. on
B. in C. among D. inside
2.
A. in B. on C. under D. inside
3. A. along ` B. through
C. across D. into
4. A. on
B. in C. under D. among

5. A. on
B. in C. under D. among
6. A. for
B. to C. with D. toward
7
. A. as B. like C. for D. with
8. A. on
B. in C. to g D. at
9. A. to B. of
C. for D. among
10. A. on B. at
C. in D. for

Bài 17.Choose the best preposition or adverb for each gap in the following passage.
ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is a Chinese medical technique which has been practiced for more than 4000 years. It
involves inserting long thin needles (1) particular spots in the skin, known as acupuncture points, and
rotating them. It is mainly used to relieve pain but it is also sometimes used (2) curing disease and
improving general health. Acupuncture is one of the great mysteries of medical science. There is little
doubt that it can be effective (3) relieving pain. Western doctors have witnessed surgical operations
carried out (4) Chinese patients who were anaesthetized only (5) acupuncture and yet showed no
signs of pain. However, Western scientists have still not come (6) an adequate explanation as to how
acupuncture actually works. At one time it was believed that acupuncture was related in some way (7)
hypnosis, but this has now been proved not to be true. Still, acupuncture is becoming increasingly popular
in the West, (8) many American and European doctors now believing acupuncture may have a role to
play in medicine, although most argue that much more research needs to be done first. In 1972,
acupuncture received some welcome publicity as a result of President Nixon’s trip (9) China. Nixon
became ill (10) the trip and was rushed to hospital. He later told reporters that acupuncture had
greatly relieved his pain.
l. A. in

B. into C. through D. on
2.
A. for B. in C. by D. with
3. A. for .
B. in C. with D. on
4. A. by B. on C. with D. for
65. A. by B. on C. with D. for
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66. A. into B. across C. up with D. on
67. A. of B. into C. with
D. to
68. A. of B. for
C. with D. as
69. A. in
B. to C. into D. through
70. A. on
B. during C. in D. through

Bài 18.Choose the correct word form among A, B, C or D to fill each of the blanks to finish the
following passage.
Every weekend in Britain thousands of walkers head off into the countryside with the necessary (1) …. to
enjoy their hiking. One thing they will not leave behind because it is considered an absolute (2) …. is their
Ordnance Survey Map. These maps are (3) …. to the walkers as they are very (4) … , with up-to-date
details about every part of the country. The Ordnance Survey (5) …. in the eighteenth century and was (6)
…. intended to provide the army of the time with maps. Before this most maps were (7) … and unreliable.
Better maps were thought to be important because the country felt (8) …….by invasion from abroad or (9)
…… at home. The organization is still wholly owned by the Government, but it is recently given (30) ….
fund status, which allows it to reinvest any profits.
1. A. equip
B. equipment C. equipped D. equipments
2.
A. necessity B. necessary C. necessitate D. necessarily
3. A. valueless
B. valuable C. value D. invaluable

4. A. informant B. information
C. informative D. inform
5. A. beginning
B. began C. begin D. begun
6. A. originate B. origin
C. originally D. originates
7. A. accurate
B. inaccurate C. accuracy D. inaccurate
8. A. threatening B. threat
C. threatened D. threaten
9. A. rebelling
B. rebellion C. rebel D. rebels
10. A. trader B. trade C. traders
D. trading

Bài 19. Choose the most suitable preposition among A, B, C, or D for each numbered gap to
complete the passage.
If you look at the sky (1) … a clear night, you will see that there are so many twinkling lights that nobody
is able to count them all. Most of these lights are stars. they are (2) … big moving balls in the sky. The
stars we see (3) … night are much father away (4) … our sun, which is also a star. Some of these stars are
like our earth, they are (5) … more solid material. They are called planets. They shine just as a mirror does
when you hold it (6) … the sunlight. Instead (7) …. giving (8) … the light of their own, these planets
reflect the light (9) …. our sun. The other planets of the sun are much closer (10) …. our planet earth than
the stars are. However, these other planets are very far away. It would take a spaceship traveling more
than 60,000 miles an hour about five months to reach the nearest one.
1.
A. on B. at C. in D. from
2. A. as
B. like C. above D. under
3. A. on

B. at C. beside D. beyond
4. A. between B. of
C. from D. next
5. A. from B. by
C. of D. in
6. A. to
B. against C. opposite D. across
7. A. along B. from C. with D. of
8. A. up B. back C. out D. in
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9. A. from B. of C. with D. by
10.
A. to B. away C. from D. within

Bài 20. Choose the correct verb form among A, B, C, or D for each numbered gap to complete the
passage.
I (1) …. up while flight attendant was serving breakfast. The plane was crossing the Channel, and when I
looked out of the window, I could see ships far below. I (2) …. home after a long time abroad, I had been
away for over twenty years. I didn’t know to expect. I wondered whether things (3) … much.
The plane landed and the bus took us to the terminal building. After (4) …. my luggage, I walked out of
the baggage hall. I didn’t know whether anyone (5) … there to meet me. But when I appeared, I had a big
surprise. Almost half my family were there. It was wonderful.
“You (6) …. the old town,” my sister told me. “Almost everything has changed since you last (7) …. it.
They are building a new bridge at the moment. They (8) …. it for the past three years, nut they (9) …. it
yet.” I’ve been very different, but strangely enough it still (10) …. the same, because the people that I love
are here. I’m leaving again in a few weeks’ time, but I know that even if I’m away for twenty years again,
this will always be my home.
1. A. waked
B. woke C. awake D. awaken
2. A. come B. am coming
C. was coming D. have been coming
3.
A. had changed B. had been changed
C. have changed D. have been changed

4. A. collected
B. collecting C. having collected D. collect
5. A. is B. are B. were
D. would be
6. A. don’t recognizes B. didn’t recognize

C. won’t recognize D. wouldn’t recognize
7. A. see B. seen C. have seen
D. saw
8. A. build B. built
C. have been building D. have built
9.
A. haven’t finished B. hasn’t finished
C. haven’t been finishing D. hasn’t been finished
10. A. feel B. feeling C. felt
D. feels

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I. LÝ THUYẾT
1. Cấp ñộ cụm từ

Khi học bài trên lớp, học sinh thường không chú ý nhiều ñến các cụm từ cố ñịnh. Hầu như học sinh mới
chỉ dừng lại ở việc hiểu nghĩa của các cụm từ ñó nhưng như vậy là chưa ñủ. Các bài ñiền từ thường nhằm
vào những cụm từ trên, bỏ trống một thành phần và yêu cầu học sinh chọn từ ñiền vào. Các phương án
ñưa ra thường không khác nhau về chức năng/ ngữ nghĩa nhưng chỉ có một phương án kết hợp ñược với
các thành tố xung quanh và là ñáp án ñúng.
Ex: Her parents wanted her to go to university but I know that she was really fed __(2)__ with studying.
2. A. on B. in C. up D. down

Trong 4 giới từ trên chỉ có up là ñáp án ñúng vì khi kết hợp với từ ñứng trước và từ ñi sau thì nó tạo thành
một cụm từ có nghĩa.
Chính vì vậy, trong quá trình học tập các em cần lưu ý học thuộc những cụm từ xuất hiện cố ñịnh như:
· To be fond of sth = to be keen on sth: yêu thích cái gì
· To be interested in sth: thích thú, quan tâm cái gì
· To be good at sth: giỏi về lĩnh vực gì, giỏi làm gì
· To be surprised at sth: ngạc nhiên vì ñiều gì…
· To be fed up with sth: chán ñiều gì
· To be bored with sth: chán làm gì
· To be tired of sth: mệt mỏi vì ñiều gì
· To be afraid of sth: sợ, e ngại ñiều gì
Ngoài ra, các câu hỏi cũng hay tập trung vào những cụm ñộng tân cố ñịnh hoặc những cụm ñộng ngữ
(phrasal verbs)

2. Cấp ñộ cấu trúc

Người ra ñề có thể bỏ bớt một từ trong các cấu trúc học sinh ñã ñược học trong sách giáo khoa và ñưa ra 4
phương án lựa chọn. Khi làm các câu hỏi này, các em cần lưu ý phân biệt rõ các từ và ñặt nó vào bối cảnh
cụ thể trong câu vì các lựa chọn ñưa ra hầu hết ñều có cùng ý nghĩa với nhau nhưng chỉ có một từ có thể
ñiền vào chỗ trống ñể tạo thành cấu trúc ñúng.
Ex: It really takes you years to get to know someone well _____ to consider your best friend.
A. enough B. such C. too D. so
Trong câu trên, chỉ có enough có thể ñược ñiền vào chỗ trống ñể tạo thành cấu trúc có nghĩa là V + Adv +
enough + to do sth. Trong khi ñó, such và so thường ñi kèm với mệnh ñề phía sau. Too cũng có cấu trúc
gần giống enough nhưng khác về vị trí và ý nghĩa. Hãy xem ví dụ sau:
Ex: The coffee is too hot to drink. (Cà phê nóng quá nên không thể uống ñược).
Như vậy, cấu trúc too là: Too + adj + to do sth: quá…. ñến nỗi không thể làm gì.
Ngoài ra, trong chương trình học tiếng Anh phổ thông cũng có rất nhiều bài nói về cấu trúc so sánh của
tính từ và trạng từ nên ñây cũng là mảng kiến thức trọng tâm trong các câu hỏi trắc nghiệm ñiền từ. Người
PHƯƠNG PHÁP LÀM BÀI TẬP ðIỀN TỪ

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ra ñề có thể bỏ bớt 1 thành tố trong câu trúc so sánh như “than, as” hoặc ñưa ra những dạng so sánh hơn
kém khác nhau của cùng một tính từ/ trạng từ và yêu cầu học sinh lựa chọn.
Ex: When receiving the exam result, she seemed _____ than his sister.
A. more happy B. happier C. the more happy C. the happiest
Rõ ràng câu trên cần chọn B. happier ñể ñiền vào chỗ trống vì câu này so sánh hơn tính từ happy (do
có than). Ta không dùng more happy vì tính từ này kết thúc bằng chữ “y”.

3. Cấp ñộ mệnh ñề và câu

Phổ biến nhất về cấp ñộ này là các câu hỏi về sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và ñộng từ (subject – verb
concord). ðể làm tốt câu hỏi dạng này, các em cần phân biệt danh từ ñếm ñược và danh từ không ñếm
ñược; danh từ số ít và danh từ số nhiều ñể chia ñộng từ/ trợ ñộng từ cho ñúng. Các em cần lưu ý có rất
nhiều từ kết thúc là –s nhưng vẫn là danh từ số ít (ví dụ như series) hay có những danh từ không kết thúc
bằng –s mà vẫn là danh từ số nhiều như men (ñàn ông), women (phụ nữ), feet (bàn chân), geese (con
ngỗng), teeth (răng), lice (con rận), mice (con chuột). Ngoài ra còn có một số danh từ có thể dùng ở cả
dạng số ít và số nhiều như: fish (cá), carp (cá chép), cod (cá thu), squid (cá mực), trout (cá
trầu), turbot (cá bơn), salmon (cá hồi), mackerel (cá thu), pike (cá chó), plaice (cá bơn sao), deer (con
nai), sheep (con cừu).
Có một số từ/ cụm từ luôn luôn ñi với danh từ ñếm ñược (như few, a few, many…) trong khi một số từ chỉ
bổ nghĩa cho danh từ không ñếm ñược như (little, a little, much…).
Ex: We have cut down _____ trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world.
A. so much B. so many C. so few D. so little
Vì danh từ ñi sau (trees) là danh từ ñếm ñược số nhiều nên chỉ có thể ñiền phương án B hoặc C. Dựa vào ý
nghĩa của câu (vế sau) thì ta phải chọn B. (Chúng ta ñã chặt nhiều cây xanh ñến nỗi ngày nay có nhiều khu
ñất hoang rộng lớn trên toàn thế giới).
Mặt khác, việc xác ñịnh sự tương ứng về số giữa chủ ngữ và ñộng từ cũng giúp ta chọn ñược ñáp án chính
xác từ những phương án có nội dung tương tự nhau. Hãy xem ví dụ sau ñây:
Ex: 75% of the world’s _____ is in English.
A. mail B. parcels C. envelopes D. letters

Ngoài kiến thức thực tế, học sinh cũng có thể phân tích ngữ pháp của câu ñể chọn từ ñiền vào chỗ trống.
Ta thấy rằng ñộng từ to be ñược chia ở dạng số ít là “is” nên chủ ngữ chắc chắn là số ít hoặc không ñếm
ñược. Các phương án B, C, D ñều ở dạng số nhiều nên danh từ không ñếm ñược mail chính là ñáp án.
Cuối cùng tôi xin lưu ý các em là khi làm bài dạng chọn từ ñiền vào chỗ trống trong ñoạn văn, các em nên
ñọc kỹ toàn bài và hiểu ñược mối quan hệ giữa các thông tin trước và sau chỗ trống. ðôi khi, ñáp án lại có
ngay trong chính ñoạn văn các em ñang ñọc!
Thông thường dạng bài ñiền từ vào chỗ trống bao gồm 1 ñoạn văn (khoảng 150 – 200 từ) với các chỗ
trống ñể ñiền từ. ði kèm là các phương án cho học sinh lựa chọn ñể ñiền vào các chỗ trống trong ñoạn
văn. ðây là dạng bài tập có phạm vi kiến thức rất rộng, nhằm kiểm tra kiến thức ngôn ngữ tổng hợp của
học sinh trong rất nhiều lĩnh vực ngữ pháp như: từ vựng, cấu trúc ngữ pháp, ngôn ngữ, yếu tố văn hóa
v.v… ðể giúp các em làm tốt bài tập dạng này, sau ñây chúng tôi xin hướng dẫn chi tiết cách làm bài và
giúp các em nhận biết các lỗi cũng như các “bẫy” thường gặp. Các câu hỏi thường ñược phân chia theo
các cấp ñộ kiến thức từ ñơn vị từ vựng, cụm từ, cấu trúc câu và ñến toàn ñoạn. Trong phần 1 này, chúng
tôi sẽ ñề cập các dạng câu hỏi ở cấp ñộ từ vựng.
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1. Trong tiếng Anh có 3 loại từ cơ bản là danh từ, ñộng từ, tính từ. Và ñây cũng chính là các từ loại ñược
hỏi nhiều nhất. Nhận biết các từ loại này không khó, nhưng ñể chọn ñúng từ cần ñiền vào chỗ trống, các
em cần nhớ những quy tắc sau:
- Danh từ thường ñứng ñầu câu ñóng vai trò là chủ ngữ, hoặc ñứng sau ñộng từ làm tân ngữ cho ñộng từ
ñó.
- Tính từ dùng ñể bổ sung ý nghĩa cho danh từ và thường ñứng trước danh từ.
- ðộng từ thường ñược bổ nghĩa bởi trạng từ (có thể ñứng sau hoặc trước ñộng từ).
Khi làm bài, các em cần xác ñịnh vị trí của từ cần ñiền so với các từ xung quanh và ñoán xem ñó là loại từ
gì, sau ñó mới nhìn xuống phần phương án lựa chọn. Với cùng một gốc từ, nếu có xuất hiện một từ loại
ñang cần thì các em có thể chọn luôn. Trong trường hợp có hơn 1 từ cùng từ loại thì ta phải cân nhắc về
nghĩa.
Ex: […] There are doubts about the _____ of the new drug in treating the disease. […]
A. effect B. effective C. effectiveness D. effectively
Chỗ trống cần ñiền ñứng sau mạo từ “the” nên chắc chắn phải là danh từ. Trong 4 phương án trên có tới 2
danh từ là effect (ảnh hưởng) và effectiveness (hiệu lực, tác dụng) nên ta phải dựa vào nghĩa của câu và từ
ñể chọn. Có những hoài nghi về tác dụng chữa bệnh của loại thuốc mới nên effectiveness là ñáp án ñúng.
2. Giới từ là một trong những phần yếu nhất của hầu hết học sinh. ðiều này một phần cũng bởi vì giới từ
tiếng Anh và giới từ tiếng Việt có nhiều trường hợp khác xa nhau, thậm chí ñối nghịch nhau, dẫn ñến việc

sử dụng sai của nhiều học sinh. Chẳng hạn như giới từ “trên, dưới”. Chúng ta thường
nói: trên trời, dưới biển… tuy nhiên tiếng Anh lại nói: in the sky, in the sea… (chứ không phải “on the
sky”, “under the sea” như nhiều học sinh nhầm lẫn). Mặt khác, tùy vào ngữ cảnh của câu và hàm ý của
người nói mà giới từ ñược dùng cho phù hợp.
Ví dụ, cùng với từ “rain” nhưng ta có thể dùng cả giới từ “in” hoặc “under” tùy hoàn cảnh. Hãy so sánh:
· She was completely wet because she had walked in the rain. (Cô ấy ñi trực tiếp trong mưa)
· With a big umbrella she walked leisurely under the rain. (Cô ấy không trực tiếp bị mưa vì ñã che ô).
Ngoài ra, giới từ chỉ thời gian cũng là nguyên nhân khiến nhiều học sinh mất ñiểm trong bài thi. ðể giúp
các em dễ nhớ cách dùng giới từ chỉ thời gian, chúng tôi ñã rút ra: “Ngày on giờ at tháng, năm in”. Khi
làm bài, dựa vào những từ chỉ thời gian ñứng gần nhất là các em có thể tìm giới từ tương ứng.
3. Loại câu hỏi thứ ba cũng thường thấy trong các bài thi tốt nghiệp THPT là dạng câu hỏi về các từ ñể hỏi
(wh-question). Trong bài học hôm nay, chúng ta cùng ôn lại ý nghĩa của các từ ñể hỏi này:
- What: cái gì, ñiều gì. What were you doing at 10 p.m last night? (10 giờ tối qua cậu ñang làm gì vậy?)
- Which: cái nào (khi có nhiều lựa chọn). Which do you want, red or blue one? (Chị muốn mua chiếc nào,
chiếc màu xanh hay chiếc màu ñỏ?)
- Who: ai, người nào (hỏi cho chủ ngữ). Who taught you English at secondary school? (Ai dạy bạn tiếng
Anh ở cấp 2 vậy?)
- Whom: ai, người nào (hỏi cho tân ngữ của ñộng từ). Whom is he talking about? (Anh ta ñang nói về ai
thế?)
- Whose (+ danh từ): của ai. Whose books are these? (Những quyển sách này là của ai vậy?)
- Where: ở ñâu. Do you know where is my key? (Cậu có biết chìa khóa của tớ ở ñâu không?)
- When: khi nào. When do you fininsh the assignment? (Khi nào thì cậu hoàn thành bài tập?)
- Why: tại sao. Why are you looking at me like that? (Sao chị nhìn tôi như thế?)
- How: như thế nào. How does she look? (Trông cô ấy thế nào?)
- How often: bao lâu một lần (hỏi tần suất). How often do you come back home? (Bao lâu bạn về quê một
lần?)