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MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 485
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Mark(s)

Mã Phách ……….

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. missed
B. talked
C. arrived
D. stopped
Question 2:A. measure
B. breath
C. head
D. breathe
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 3: Each of the members of the group were made to write a report every week.
A. members
B. were
C. week
D. to write
Question 4: If you think carefully before making your decision, you will avoid to get into trouble later.

A. later
B. making
C. carefully
D. to get
Question 5: The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have become extinct have
increased.
A. extinct
B. species
C. industrialized
D. have
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 6: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
B. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour.
C. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
D. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
Question 7: Put your coat on. You will get cold.
A. Put your coaton, otherwise you will get cold.
B. You will not get cold unless you put your coaton.
C. You notonly put your coaton but also get cold.
D. It is not until you put your coaton that you will get cold.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 8: A (n).......child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents.
A. active
B. obedient
C. insubordinate
D. hard - working
Question 9: If you finish the report, please give it to your supervisor. He will read and make any necessary changes.
A. through

B. out
C. over
D. with
Question 10: Reagan.......an actor before he became the president of the USA.
A. was said being
B. is said to have been
C. was said have been
D. is said to be
Question 11: No sooner......the feast will start tomorrow.
A. will the bell ring than
B. the bell will ring when
C. will the bell ring when
D. the bell will ring than
Question 12: Everyone likes.......when they have got some success.
A. to congratulate
B. to be congratulated
C. being congratulated
D. to be congratulating
Question 13: Peter is so......that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.
A. disappointed
B. optimistic
C. keen
D. pessimistic
Question 14: Much progress on computers.......since 1950.
A. has made
B. has been made
C. has done
D. has been done
Question 15: I......Tom with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along well with each other.
A. hadn’t brought

B. wouldn’t have brought
C. won’t bring
D. didn’t bring
Question 16: Those who don’t get......their colleagues are sometimes isolated at their jobs.
A. along with
B. by with
C. up with
D. on to
Question 17: When I......to visit her yesterday, she......a party.
A. came - has prepared B. came – prepared
C. come - was prepared
D. came - was preparing
Question 18: Last year Matthew earned......his brother, who had a better position.
A. twice as more as
B. twice as much as
C. twice as many as
D. twice more than
Question 19: It looks like they’re going to succeed......their present difficulties.
A. even though
B. yet
C. despite
D. because of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
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Question 20: Although my father’s always busy, he often helps me with my homework.
A. My father’s always busy, and he often helps me with my homework.
B. My father’s always busy, so he often helps me with my homework.

C. My father’s always busy because he often helps me with my homework.
D. My father’s always busy, but he often helps me with my homework.
Question 21: As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
B. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
C. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
D. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
Question 22: We had to put off our wedding until September.
A. It was not until September thatour wedding had to be put off.
B. Our wedding had to be postponed until September.
C. Our wedding until September had to be postponed.
D. Not until September did we have to put off our wedding.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 23: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to
brightness.
A. diversify
B. record
C. shine
D. categorize
Question 24: She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A. outspoken
B. tactful
C. strict
D. firm
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 25:A. control
B. purpose
C. involve

D. explain
Question 26:A. dictation B. communicate
C. reservation
D. occasion
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 27: ~ Duy: "How nice! You performed so beautifully!" ~ Huong: "........"
A. Thank you. But I am not so sure.
B. Thank you. I am happy you like me.
C. Thank you. It’s very encouraging.
D. Thank you. But I don’t think I did well.
Question 28: ~ Nam: "I don’t think English is too hard to learn." ~ Huy: "........"
A. I do too
B. Neither do I
C. I do either
D. I don’t neither
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 29: In big cities, animals should be kept under control.
A. out of hand
B. out of discipline
C. out of dispute
D. out of order
Question 30: The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
A. constant
B. objective
C. changeable
D. ignorant
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

There is usually one important subject missing from most school timetables. Very few students are ...(31)... how to organize
their learning, and how to make the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to ...(32)... up
words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you ...(33)... notes quickly, and
can you understand them afterwards? For some reason, many schools give learners no help with these matters. Teachers ask
students to ...(34)... pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain how to do it. Learning by heart can be
useful, but it is important to have a genuine understanding of a subject. You can ...(35)... a lot of time memorizing books,
without understanding anything about the subject.
Question 31:A. educated B. graduated
C. learned
D. taught
Question 32:A. get
B. research
C. look
D. find
Question 33:A. revise
B. send
C. make
D. do
Question 34:A. forget
B. concentrate
C. remind
D. memorize
Question 35:A. tell
B. pass
C. waste
D. use
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 36 to 42.
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percentof airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But
passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts say that you should read and

listen to safety instructions before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low
on your hips and as tightly as possible. of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.
During take-off and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff, you should locate the nearest
exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seat between you and the exits so that you can find them in the dark if
necessary. In the even that you are forewarned of the possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep
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your head down until the plane come to complete stop.
If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If
possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew command
and do not take personal belongings with you.
Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs extended in
front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and never smoke near
the wreckage.
Question 36: According to the passage, airline travellers should keep their feet flat on the floor.......
A. throughout the flight
B. only if an accident is possible
C. especially during landings
D. during take-off and landings
Question 37: According to the passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before take-off?
A. The two closest to the passenger’s seat.
B. The ones with counted rows of seats between them.
C. The ones that can be found in the dark.
D. The nearest one.
Question 38: Airline passenger are to do all of the following EXCEPT.......
A. fasten their seat belt before take-off
B. ask questions about safety
C. carry personal belongings in an emergency
D. locate the nearest exist

Question 39: The word “inflated” in line 14 is closest in meaning to.......
A. increased
B. lifted
C. assembled
D. expanded
Question 40: The word “evacuate” in line 13 is closest in meaning to.......
A. return
B. escape
C. vacate
D. maintain
Question 41: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Procedures for evacuating aircraft.
B. Safety instructions in air travel.
C. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passengers survival. D. Airline industry accident statistics.
Question 42: Travellers are urged by experts to read and listen to safety instructions.......
A. in an emergency
B. before locating the exits
C. if smoke is in the cabin
D. before take-off
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 43 to 050.
In the exploration of the linguistic life circle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in
adulthood than a first language in childhood. Most adults never completely master a foreign language, especially in
phonology - hence the foreign accent. Their developmentoften 'fossilizes' into permanent error patterns that no teaching or
correction can undo. Of course there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amountof exposure,
quality of teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the best circumstances. Many
explanations have been advanced for children's superiority: they exploit the simplified, repetitive conversation between
parents and children, make errors unself-consciously, are more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their
ways, and have no first language to interfere. But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known about how
language acquisition works. Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation explanations into doubt.

Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age. Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist
Elissa Newport and her colleagues. They tested Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent
at least ten years in the U.S. The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them containing some
grammatical error. The immigrants who came to the U.S. between the ages of three and seven performed identically to
American-born students. Those who arrived between the ages of 8 and 15 did worse than the later they arrived, and those who
arrived between 17 and 39 did the worst of all, and showed huge variability unrelated their age of arrival.
Question 43: The passage mainly discusses........
A. children's ability to learn a language
B. Research into language acquisition
C. adult differences in learning a foreign language
D. the age factor in learning languages fast
Question 44: The word 'cap' is closest in meaning to........
A. covering
B. prize
C. limit
D. level
Question 45: The word 'who' refers to........
A. Elissa Newport
B. students
C. colleagues
D. Koreans
Question 46: According to the passage, what was the purpose of examining a sample number of immigrants ?
A. To measure the use of grammar
B. To confirm different language characteristics
C. To detect differences in nationalities
D. To compare different age groups
Question 47: In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered.......
A. students who arrived late were worst of all
B. young students learn English best
C. older students were unable to learn English

D. most students had lived in the U.S. for more than ten years
Question 48: The word 'set' is closest in meaning to........
A. stable
B. changed
C. fixed
D. formed
Question 49: The word 'unrelated' could be replaced by........
A. unclassified
B. unconnected
C. unidentified
D. unfamiliar
Question 50: According to the passage, young children learn languages quickly for all the following reasons EXCEPT.....
A. they frequently repeat words
B. they want to talk
C. their approach is flexible
D. they make many mistakes
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ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
NĂM HỌC 2016- 2017
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 324
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề

Mark(s)

Mã Phách ……….

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. measure
B. head
C. breathe
D. breath
Question 2:A. arrived
B. stopped
C. missed
D. talked
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 3: She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A. firm
B. outspoken
C. strict
D. tactful
Question 4: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to
brightness.
A. diversify
B. shine
C. categorize
D. record
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: It looks like they’re going to succeed......their present difficulties.
A. even though
B. yet
C. because of

D. despite
Question 6: Peter is so......that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.
A. optimistic
B. keen
C. pessimistic
D. disappointed
Question 7: Much progress on computers.......since 1950.
A. has made
B. has been done
C. has been made
D. has done
Question 8: When I......to visit her yesterday, she......a party.
A. came - was preparing
B. came - has prepared
C. come - was prepared
D. came - prepared
Question 9: No sooner......the feast will start tomorrow.
A. will the bell ring when
B. will the bell ring than
C. the bell will ring when
D. the bell will ring than
Question 10: Those who don’t get......their colleagues are sometimes isolated at their jobs.
A. along with
B. up with
C. by with
D. on to
Question 11: A (n).......child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents.
A. obedient
B. insubordinate
C. hard - working

D. active
Question 12: Last year Matthew earned......his brother, who had a better position.
A. twice more than
B. twice as many as
C. twice as more as
D. twice as much as
Question 13: I......Tom with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along well with each other.
A. didn’t bring
B. hadn’t brought
C. wouldn’t have brought
D. won’t bring
Question 14: If you finish the report, please give it to your supervisor. He will read and make any necessary changes.
A. over
B. out
C. through
D. with
Question 15: Everyone likes.......when they have got some success.
A. to be congratulated
B. being congratulated
C. to congratulate
D. to be congratulating
Question 16: Reagan.......an actor before he became the president of the USA.
A. was said being
B. is said to have been
C. was said have been
D. is said to be
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 17:A. occasion B. reservation
C. dictation

D. communicate
Question 18:A. control
B. explain
C. involve
D. purpose
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 19: ~ Duy: "How nice! You performed so beautifully!" ~ Huong: "........"
A. Thank you. I am happy you like me.
B. Thank you. It’s very encouraging.
C. Thank you. But I don’t think I did well.
D. Thank you. But I am not so sure.
Question 20: ~ Nam: "I don’t think English is too hard to learn." ~ Huy: "........"
A. I do too
B. Neither do I
C. I don’t neither
D. I do either
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 21 to 28.
In the exploration of the linguistic life circle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in
adulthood than a first language in childhood. Most adults never completely master a foreign language, especially in
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phonology - hence the foreign accent. Their developmentoften 'fossilizes' into permanent error patterns that no teaching or
correction can undo. Of course there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amountof exposure,
quality of teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the best circumstances. Many
explanations have been advanced for children's superiority: they exploit the simplified, repetitive conversation between
parents and children, make errors unself-consciously, are more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their
ways, and have no first language to interfere. But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known about how

language acquisition works. Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation explanations into doubt.
Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age. Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist
Elissa Newport and her colleagues. They tested Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent
at least ten years in the U.S. The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them containing some
grammatical error. The immigrants who came to the U.S. between the ages of three and seven performed identically to
American-born students. Those who arrived between the ages of 8 and 15 did worse than the later they arrived, and those who
arrived between 17 and 39 did the worst of all, and showed huge variability unrelated their age of arrival.
Question 21: According to the passage, what was the purpose of examining a sample number of immigrants ?
A. To measure the use of grammar
B. To detect differences in nationalities
C. To compare different age groups
D. To confirm different language characteristics
Question 22: The word 'set' is closest in meaning to........
A. changed
B. formed
C. stable
D. fixed
Question 23: The passage mainly discusses........
A. children's ability to learn a language
B. adult differences in learning a foreign language
C. Research into language acquisition
D. the age factor in learning languages fast
Question 24: In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered.......
A. most students had lived in the U.S. for more than ten years
B. older students were unable to learn English
C. students who arrived late were worst of all
D. young students learn English best
Question 25: The word 'unrelated' could be replaced by........
A. unclassified
B. unidentified

C. unfamiliar
D. unconnected
Question 26: The word 'cap' is closest in meaning to........
A. covering
B. prize
C. level
D. limit
Question 27: The word 'who' refers to........
A. students
B. Koreans
C. colleagues
D. Elissa Newport
Question 28: According to the passage, young children learn languages quickly for all the following reasons EXCEPT.....
A. they make many mistakes
B. their approach is flexible
C. they frequently repeat words
D. they want to talk
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 29: The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have become extinct have
increased.
A. species
B. industrialized
C. extinct
D. have
Question 30: Each of the members of the group were made to write a report every week.
A. members
B. to write
C. week
D. were

Question 31: If you think carefully before making your decision, you will avoid to get into trouble later.
A. carefully
B. later
C. to get
D. making
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 32: As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
B. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
C. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
D. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
Question 33: We had to put off our wedding until September.
A. Our wedding until September had to be postponed.
B. It was not until September thatour wedding had to be put off.
C. Not until September did we have to put off our wedding.
D. Our wedding had to be postponed until September.
Question 34: Although my father’s always busy, he often helps me with my homework.
A. My father’s always busy, and he often helps me with my homework.
B. My father’s always busy because he often helps me with my homework.
C. My father’s always busy, but he often helps me with my homework.
D. My father’s always busy, so he often helps me with my homework.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 35: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
B. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour.

C. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
D. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
Question 36: Put your coat on. You will get cold.
A. Put your coaton, otherwise you will get cold.
B. It is not until you put your coaton that you will get cold.
C. You notonly put your coaton but also get cold.
D. You will not get cold unless you put your coaton.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 37 to 41.
There is usually one important subject missing from most school timetables. Very few students are ...(37)... how to organize
their learning, and how to make the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to ...(38)... up
words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you ...(39)... notes quickly, and
can you understand them afterwards? For some reason, many schools give learners no help with these matters. Teachers ask
students to ...(40)... pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain how to do it. Learning by heart can be
useful, but it is important to have a genuine understanding of a subject. You can ...(41)... a lot of time memorizing books,
without understanding anything about the subject.
Question 37:A. graduated B. learned
C. educated
D. taught
Question 38:A. find
B. get
C. look
D. research
Question 39:A. send
B. do
C. make
D. revise
Question 40:A. forget
B. memorize
C. concentrate

D. remind
Question 41:A. use
B. waste
C. pass
D. tell
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 42 to 48.
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percentof airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But
passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts say that you should read and
listen to safety instructions before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low
on your hips and as tightly as possible. of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.
During take-off and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff, you should locate the nearest
exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seat between you and the exits so that you can find them in the dark if
necessary. In the even that you are forewarned of the possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep
your head down until the plane come to complete stop.
If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If
possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew command
and do not take personal belongings with you.
Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs extended in
front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and never smoke near
the wreckage.
Question 42: According to the passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before take-off?
A. The nearest one.
B. The ones that can be found in the dark.
C. The two closest to the passenger’s seat.
D. The ones with counted rows of seats between them.
Question 43: Travellers are urged by experts to read and listen to safety instructions.......
A. before locating the exits B. if smoke is in the cabin
C. in an emergency
D. before take-off

Question 44: The word “evacuate” in line 13 is closest in meaning to.......
A. maintain
B. escape
C. return
D. vacate
Question 45: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Airline industry accident statistics.
B. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passengers survival.
C. Procedures for evacuating aircraft.
D. Safety instructions in air travel.
Question 46: Airline passenger are to do all of the following EXCEPT.......
A. locate the nearest exist
B. carry personal belongings in an emergency
C. ask questions about safety
D. fasten their seat belt before take-off
Question 47: The word “inflated” in line 14 is closest in meaning to.......
A. lifted
B. increased
C. expanded
D. assembled
Question 48: According to the passage, airline travellers should keep their feet flat on the floor.......
A. during take-off and landings
B. throughout the flight
C. especially during landings
D. only if an accident is possible
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 49: The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
A. objective
B. constant
C. ignorant
D. changeable
Question 50: In big cities, animals should be kept under control.
A. out of order
B. out of discipline
C. out of dispute
D. out of hand

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ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
NĂM HỌC 2016- 2017
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 919
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề

Mark(s)

Mã Phách ……….

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. head

B. measure
C. breath
D. breathe
Question 2:A. missed
B. talked
C. arrived
D. stopped
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 3: We had to put off our wedding until September.
A. Not until September did we have to put off our wedding.
B. Our wedding until September had to be postponed.
C. It was not until September thatour wedding had to be put off.
D. Our wedding had to be postponed until September.
Question 4: Although my father’s always busy, he often helps me with my homework.
A. My father’s always busy because he often helps me with my homework.
B. My father’s always busy, but he often helps me with my homework.
C. My father’s always busy, so he often helps me with my homework.
D. My father’s always busy, and he often helps me with my homework.
Question 5: As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
B. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
C. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
D. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 6: Put your coat on. You will get cold.
A. It is not until you put your coaton that you will get cold.
B. You will not get cold unless you put your coaton.
C. Put your coaton, otherwise you will get cold.

D. You notonly put your coaton but also get cold.
Question 7: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour.
B. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
C. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
D. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 8: She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A. tactful
B. firm
C. outspoken
D. strict
Question 9: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to
brightness.
A. diversify
B. categorize
C. record
D. shine
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 10 to 14.
There is usually one important subject missing from most school timetables. Very few students are ...(10)... how to organize
their learning, and how to make the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to ...(11)... up
words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you ...(12)... notes quickly, and
can you understand them afterwards? For some reason, many schools give learners no help with these matters. Teachers ask
students to ...(13)... pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain how to do it. Learning by heart can be
useful, but it is important to have a genuine understanding of a subject. You can ...(14)... a lot of time memorizing books,
without understanding anything about the subject.
Question 10:A. educated B. graduated
C. taught

D. learned
Question 11:A. find
B. research
C. look
D. get
Question 12:A. revise
B. send
C. do
D. make
Question 13:A. forget
B. concentrate
C. memorize
D. remind
Question 14:A. waste
B. use
C. pass
D. tell
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 15: Everyone likes.......when they have got some success.
A. to be congratulating B. being congratulated
C. to congratulate
D. to be congratulated
Question 16: Reagan.......an actor before he became the president of the USA.
A. is said to be
B. was said being
C. was said have been
D. is said to have been

Question 17: Last year Matthew earned......his brother, who had a better position.
A. twice as many as
B. twice as much as
C. twice more than
D. twice as more as
Question 18: Peter is so......that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.
A. keen
B. disappointed
C. pessimistic
D. optimistic
Question 19: A (n).......child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents.
A. insubordinate
B. obedient
C. hard - working
D. active
Question 20: No sooner......the feast will start tomorrow.
A. the bell will ring than
B. the bell will ring when
C. will the bell ring when
D. will the bell ring than
Question 21: Those who don’t get......their colleagues are sometimes isolated at their jobs.
A. up with
B. along with
C. by with
D. on to
Question 22: I......Tom with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along well with each other.
A. didn’t bring
B. wouldn’t have brought
C. won’t bring
D. hadn’t brought

Question 23: When I......to visit her yesterday, she......a party.
A. came - was preparing
B. came - prepared
C. come - was prepared
D. came - has prepared
Question 24: Much progress on computers.......since 1950.
A. has been done
B. has been made
C. has made
D. has done
Question 25: It looks like they’re going to succeed......their present difficulties.
A. because of
B. yet
C. even though
D. despite
Question 26: If you finish the report, please give it to your supervisor. He will read and make any necessary changes.
A. with
B. over
C. out
D. through
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 27: In big cities, animals should be kept under control.
A. out of discipline
B. out of order
C. out of hand
D. out of dispute
Question 28: The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
A. constant
B. objective

C. ignorant
D. changeable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 29:A. control
B. explain
C. involve
D. purpose
Question 30:A. communicate
B. occasion
C. reservation
D.
dictation
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 31 to 37.
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percentof airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But
passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts say that you should read and
listen to safety instructions before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low
on your hips and as tightly as possible. of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.
During take-off and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff, you should locate the nearest
exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seat between you and the exits so that you can find them in the dark if
necessary. In the even that you are forewarned of the possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep
your head down until the plane come to complete stop.
If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If
possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew command
and do not take personal belongings with you.
Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs extended in
front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and never smoke near
the wreckage.
Question 31: Travellers are urged by experts to read and listen to safety instructions.......

A. before locating the exits
B. before take-off
C. in an emergency
D. if smoke is in the cabin
Question 32: The word “inflated” in line 14 is closest in meaning to.......
A. expanded
B. increased
C. assembled
D. lifted
Question 33: Airline passenger are to do all of the following EXCEPT.......
A. ask questions about safety
B. fasten their seat belt before take-off
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C. carry personal belongings in an emergency
D. locate the nearest exist
Question 34: The word “evacuate” in line 13 is closest in meaning to.......
A. maintain
B. return
C. vacate
D. escape
Question 35: According to the passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before take-off?
A. The nearest one.
B. The ones that can be found in the dark.
C. The ones with counted rows of seats between them.
D. The two closest to the passenger’s seat.
Question 36: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Airline industry accident statistics.
B. Safety instructions in air travel.

C. Procedures for evacuating aircraft.
D. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passengers survival.
Question 37: According to the passage, airline travellers should keep their feet flat on the floor.......
A. throughout the flight
B. especially during landings
C. during take-off and landings
D. only if an accident is possible
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 38: The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have become extinct have
increased.
A. have
B. industrialized
C. species
D. extinct
Question 39: If you think carefully before making your decision, you will avoid to get into trouble later.
A. making
B. to get
C. later
D. carefully
Question 40: Each of the members of the group were made to write a report every week.
A. members
B. week
C. to write
D. were
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 41: ~ Nam: "I don’t think English is too hard to learn." ~ Huy: "........"
A. I don’t neither
B. I do too

C. Neither do I
D. I do either
Question 42: ~ Duy: "How nice! You performed so beautifully!" ~ Huong: "........"
A. Thank you. But I don’t think I did well.
B. Thank you. I am happy you like me.
C. Thank you. But I am not so sure.
D. Thank you. It’s very encouraging.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 43 to 50.
In the exploration of the linguistic life circle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in
adulthood than a first language in childhood. Most adults never completely master a foreign language, especially in
phonology - hence the foreign accent. Their developmentoften 'fossilizes' into permanent error patterns that no teaching or
correction can undo. Of course there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amountof exposure,
quality of teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the best circumstances. Many
explanations have been advanced for children's superiority: they exploit the simplified, repetitive conversation between
parents and children, make errors unself-consciously, are more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their
ways, and have no first language to interfere. But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known about how
language acquisition works. Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation explanations into doubt.
Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age. Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist
Elissa Newport and her colleagues. They tested Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent
at least ten years in the U.S. The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them containing some
grammatical error. The immigrants who came to the U.S. between the ages of three and seven performed identically to
American-born students. Those who arrived between the ages of 8 and 15 did worse than the later they arrived, and those who
arrived between 17 and 39 did the worst of all, and showed huge variability unrelated their age of arrival.
Question 43: The word 'cap' is closest in meaning to........
A. covering
B. limit
C. prize
D. level
Question 44: The word 'set' is closest in meaning to........

A. formed
B. stable
C. fixed
D. changed
Question 45: According to the passage, what was the purpose of examining a sample number of immigrants ?
A. To measure the use of grammar
B. To compare different age groups
C. To detect differences in nationalities
D. To confirm different language characteristics
Question 46: The word 'unrelated' could be replaced by........
A. unidentified
B. unfamiliar
C. unclassified
D. unconnected
Question 47: The word 'who' refers to........
A. students
B. Koreans
C. colleagues
D. Elissa Newport
Question 48: The passage mainly discusses........
A. the age factor in learning languages fast
B. Research into language acquisition
C. children's ability to learn a language
D. adult differences in learning a foreign language
Question 49: According to the passage, young children learn languages quickly for all the following reasons EXCEPT.....
A. they make many mistakes
B. they want to talk
C. they frequently repeat words
D. their approach is flexible
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Question 50: In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered.......
A. young students learn English best
B. older students were unable to learn English
C. students who arrived late were worst of all
D. most students had lived in the U.S. for more than ten years

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Mark(s)

Mã Phách ……….

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. talked
B. arrived
C. stopped
D. missed

Question 2:A. breath
B. head
C. breathe
D. measure
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3:A. communicate
B. dictation
C. reservation
D.
occasion
Question 4:A. involve
B. purpose
C. explain
D. control
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 5: If you think carefully before making your decision, you will avoid to get into trouble later.
A. carefully
B. later
C. to get
D. making
Question 6: Each of the members of the group were made to write a report every week.
A. to write
B. were
C. week
D. members
Question 7: The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have become extinct have
increased.
A. species

B. extinct
C. industrialized
D. have
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 08 to 14.
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percentof airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But
passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts say that you should read and
listen to safety instructions before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low
on your hips and as tightly as possible. of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.
During take-off and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff, you should locate the nearest
exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seat between you and the exits so that you can find them in the dark if
necessary. In the even that you are forewarned of the possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep
your head down until the plane come to complete stop.
If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If
possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew command
and do not take personal belongings with you.
Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs extended in
front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and never smoke near
the wreckage.
Question 8: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passengers survival. B. Procedures for evacuating aircraft.
C. Safety instructions in air travel.
D. Airline industry accident statistics.
Question 9: According to the passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before take-off?
A. The two closest to the passenger’s seat.
B. The ones with counted rows of seats between them.
C. The ones that can be found in the dark.
D. The nearest one.
Question 10: Airline passenger are to do all of the following EXCEPT.......
A. carry personal belongings in an emergency

B. locate the nearest exist
C. ask questions about safety
D. fasten their seat belt before take-off
Question 11: The word “inflated” in line 14 is closest in meaning to.......
A. increased
B. expanded
C. assembled
D. lifted
Question 12: The word “evacuate” in line 13 is closest in meaning to.......
A. maintain
B. escape
C. vacate
D. return
Question 13: According to the passage, airline travellers should keep their feet flat on the floor.......
A. throughout the flight
B. during take-off and landings
C. only if an accident is possible
D. especially during landings
Question 14: Travellers are urged by experts to read and listen to safety instructions.......
A. in an emergency
B. before locating the exits
C. before take-off
D. if smoke is in the cabin
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 15: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.

B. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
C. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour.
D. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
Question 16: Put your coat on. You will get cold.
A. It is not until you put your coaton that you will get cold.
B. Put your coaton, otherwise you will get cold.
C. You notonly put your coaton but also get cold.
D. You will not get cold unless you put your coaton.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 17: Those who don’t get......their colleagues are sometimes isolated at their jobs.
A. up with
B. by with
C. on to
D. along with
Question 18: Last year Matthew earned......his brother, who had a better position.
A. twice more than
B. twice as much as
C. twice as more as
D. twice as many as
Question 19: Everyone likes.......when they have got some success.
A. to be congratulating
B. to be congratulated
C. to congratulate
D. being congratulated
Question 20: Much progress on computers.......since 1950.
A. has been done
B. has been made
C. has done
D. has made
Question 21: Peter is so......that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.

A. keen
B. optimistic
C. pessimistic
D. disappointed
Question 22: When I......to visit her yesterday, she......a party.
A. come - was prepared
B. came - has prepared
C. came - was preparing
D. came - prepared
Question 23: It looks like they’re going to succeed......their present difficulties.
A. even though
B. because of
C. yet
D. despite
Question 24: Reagan.......an actor before he became the president of the USA.
A. is said to be
B. was said being
C. is said to have been
D. was said have been
Question 25: No sooner......the feast will start tomorrow.
A. will the bell ring when B. will the bell ring than
C. the bell will ring when D. the bell will ring than
Question 26: A (n).......child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents.
A. active
B. insubordinate
C. obedient
D. hard - working
Question 27: If you finish the report, please give it to your supervisor. He will read and make any necessary changes.
A. through
B. over

C. with
D. out
Question 28: I......Tom with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along well with each other.
A. won’t bring
B. hadn’t brought
C. didn’t bring
D. wouldn’t have brought
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 29: In big cities, animals should be kept under control.
A. out of order
B. out of dispute
C. out of discipline
D. out of hand
Question 30: The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
A. changeable
B. objective
C. ignorant
D. constant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 31: Although my father’s always busy, he often helps me with my homework.
A. My father’s always busy, and he often helps me with my homework.
B. My father’s always busy because he often helps me with my homework.
C. My father’s always busy, but he often helps me with my homework.
D. My father’s always busy, so he often helps me with my homework.
Question 32: We had to put off our wedding until September.
A. It was not until September thatour wedding had to be put off.
B. Our wedding until September had to be postponed.
C. Our wedding had to be postponed until September.

D. Not until September did we have to put off our wedding.
Question 33: As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
B. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
C. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
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D. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 34 to 41.
In the exploration of the linguistic life circle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in
adulthood than a first language in childhood. Most adults never completely master a foreign language, especially in
phonology - hence the foreign accent. Their developmentoften 'fossilizes' into permanent error patterns that no teaching or
correction can undo. Of course there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amountof exposure,
quality of teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the best circumstances. Many
explanations have been advanced for children's superiority: they exploit the simplified, repetitive conversation between
parents and children, make errors unself-consciously, are more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their
ways, and have no first language to interfere. But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known about how
language acquisition works. Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation explanations into doubt.
Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age. Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist
Elissa Newport and her colleagues. They tested Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent
at least ten years in the U.S. The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them containing some
grammatical error. The immigrants who came to the U.S. between the ages of three and seven performed identically to
American-born students. Those who arrived between the ages of 8 and 15 did worse than the later they arrived, and those who
arrived between 17 and 39 did the worst of all, and showed huge variability unrelated their age of arrival.
Question 34: According to the passage, young children learn languages quickly for all the following reasons EXCEPT.....
A. they make many mistakes
B. they want to talk
C. their approach is flexible

D. they frequently repeat words
Question 35: The word 'cap' is closest in meaning to........
A. covering
B. level
C. prize
D. limit
Question 36: In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered.......
A. most students had lived in the U.S. for more than ten years
B. students who arrived late were worst of all
C. older students were unable to learn English
D. young students learn English best
Question 37: The passage mainly discusses........
A. adult differences in learning a foreign language
B. the age factor in learning languages fast
C. children's ability to learn a language
D. Research into language acquisition
Question 38: The word 'unrelated' could be replaced by........
A. unidentified
B. unconnected
C. unfamiliar
D. unclassified
Question 39: The word 'who' refers to........
A. Koreans
B. students
C. Elissa Newport
D. colleagues
Question 40: The word 'set' is closest in meaning to........
A. stable
B. fixed
C. changed

D. formed
Question 41: According to the passage, what was the purpose of examining a sample number of immigrants ?
A. To measure the use of grammar
B. To confirm different language characteristics
C. To compare different age groups
D. To detect differences in nationalities
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 42 to 46.
There is usually one important subject missing from most school timetables. Very few students are ...(42)... how to organize
their learning, and how to make the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to ...(43)... up
words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you ...(44)... notes quickly, and
can you understand them afterwards? For some reason, many schools give learners no help with these matters. Teachers ask
students to ...(45)... pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain how to do it. Learning by heart can be
useful, but it is important to have a genuine understanding of a subject. You can ...(46)... a lot of time memorizing books,
without understanding anything about the subject.
Question 42:A. educated B. learned
C. graduated
D. taught
Question 43:A. find
B. get
C. research
D. look
Question 44:A. revise
B. do
C. make
D. send
Question 45:A. remind
B. forget
C. concentrate
D. memorize

Question 46:A. waste
B. tell
C. pass
D. use
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 47: She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A. outspoken
B. tactful
C. strict
D. firm
Question 48: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to
brightness.
A. diversify
B. record
C. shine
D. categorize
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 49: ~ Duy: "How nice! You performed so beautifully!" ~ Huong: "........"
A. Thank you. I am happy you like me.
B. Thank you. But I am not so sure.
C. Thank you. But I don’t think I did well.
D. Thank you. It’s very encouraging.
Question 50: ~ Nam: "I don’t think English is too hard to learn." ~ Huy: "........"
A. I don’t neither
B. I do too

C. Neither do I
D. I do either

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NĂM HỌC 2016- 2017
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 441
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề

Mark(s)

Mã Phách ……….

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. head
B. measure
C. breathe
D. breath
Question 2:A. arrived
B. stopped
C. talked
D. missed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined

word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 3: In big cities, animals should be kept under control.
A. out of hand
B. out of order
C. out of discipline
D. out of dispute
Question 4: The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
A. changeable
B. objective
C. ignorant
D. constant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 5:A. explain
B. purpose
C. control
D. involve
Question 6:A. occasion
B. dictation
C. communicate
D. reservation
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 7: Although my father’s always busy, he often helps me with my homework.
A. My father’s always busy because he often helps me with my homework.
B. My father’s always busy, so he often helps me with my homework.
C. My father’s always busy, but he often helps me with my homework.
D. My father’s always busy, and he often helps me with my homework.
Question 8: As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.

B. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
C. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
D. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
Question 9: We had to put off our wedding until September.
A. It was not until September thatour wedding had to be put off.
B. Our wedding until September had to be postponed.
C. Our wedding had to be postponed until September.
D. Not until September did we have to put off our wedding.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 10 to 16.
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percentof airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But
passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts say that you should read and
listen to safety instructions before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low
on your hips and as tightly as possible. of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.
During take-off and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff, you should locate the nearest
exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seat between you and the exits so that you can find them in the dark if
necessary. In the even that you are forewarned of the possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep
your head down until the plane come to complete stop.
If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If
possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew command
and do not take personal belongings with you.
Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs extended in
front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and never smoke near
the wreckage.
Question 10: According to the passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before take-off?
A. The ones that can be found in the dark.
B. The ones with counted rows of seats between them.
C. The nearest one.
D. The two closest to the passenger’s seat.
Question 11: What is the main topic of the passage?

A. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passengers survival. B. Safety instructions in air travel.
C. Procedures for evacuating aircraft.
D. Airline industry accident statistics.
Question 12: Travellers are urged by experts to read and listen to safety instructions.......
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A. in an emergency
B. before take-off
C. if smoke is in the cabin
D. before locating the exits
Question 13: According to the passage, airline travellers should keep their feet flat on the floor.......
A. especially during landings
B. throughout the flight
C. during take-off and landings
D. only if an accident is possible
Question 14: The word “evacuate” in line 13 is closest in meaning to.......
A. maintain
B. return
C. escape
D. vacate
Question 15: The word “inflated” in line 14 is closest in meaning to.......
A. lifted
B. expanded
C. increased
D. assembled
Question 16: Airline passenger are to do all of the following EXCEPT.......
A. locate the nearest exist
B. ask questions about safety
C. carry personal belongings in an emergency

D. fasten their seat belt before take-off
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 17: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to
brightness.
A. categorize
B. diversify
C. shine
D. record
Question 18: She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A. outspoken
B. strict
C. tactful
D. firm
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 19: ~ Nam: "I don’t think English is too hard to learn." ~ Huy: "........"
A. Neither do I
B. I don’t neither
C. I do too
D. I do either
Question 20: ~ Duy: "How nice! You performed so beautifully!" ~ Huong: "........"
A. Thank you. I am happy you like me.
B. Thank you. But I don’t think I did well.
C. Thank you. It’s very encouraging.
D. Thank you. But I am not so sure.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 21: Much progress on computers.......since 1950.
A. has been made
B. has done

C. has made
D. has been done
Question 22: When I......to visit her yesterday, she......a party.
A. came - was preparing
B. came - prepared
C. came - has prepared
D. come - was prepared
Question 23: Peter is so......that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.
A. keen
B. disappointed
C. optimistic
D. pessimistic
Question 24: Reagan.......an actor before he became the president of the USA.
A. was said being
B. was said have been
C. is said to be
D. is said to have been
Question 25: Everyone likes.......when they have got some success.
A. to congratulate
B. to be congratulated
C. to be congratulating
D. being congratulated
Question 26: Last year Matthew earned......his brother, who had a better position.
A. twice as much as
B. twice more than
C. twice as more as
D. twice as many as
Question 27: If you finish the report, please give it to your supervisor. He will read and make any necessary changes.
A. through
B. with

C. over
D. out
Question 28: Those who don’t get......their colleagues are sometimes isolated at their jobs.
A. along with
B. on to
C. by with
D. up with
Question 29: It looks like they’re going to succeed......their present difficulties.
A. despite
B. even though
C. because of
D. yet
Question 30: A (n).......child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents.
A. insubordinate
B. active
C. obedient
D. hard - working
Question 31: I......Tom with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along well with each other.
A. hadn’t brought
B. didn’t bring
C. wouldn’t have brought
D. won’t bring
Question 32: No sooner......the feast will start tomorrow.
A. the bell will ring than
B. will the bell ring than
C. will the bell ring when
D. the bell will ring when
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 33: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.

A. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour.
B. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
C. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
D. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
Question 34: Put your coat on. You will get cold.
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A. You notonly put your coaton but also get cold.
B. Put your coaton, otherwise you will get cold.
C. You will not get cold unless you put your coaton.
D. It is not until you put your coaton that you will get cold.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 35: The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have become extinct have
increased.
A. industrialized
B. have
C. extinct
D. species
Question 36: Each of the members of the group were made to write a report every week.
A. week
B. members
C. were
D. to write
Question 37: If you think carefully before making your decision, you will avoid to get into trouble later.
A. carefully
B. later
C. to get
D. making

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 38 to 42.
There is usually one important subject missing from most school timetables. Very few students are ...(38)... how to organize
their learning, and how to make the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to ...(39)... up
words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you ...(40)... notes quickly, and
can you understand them afterwards? For some reason, many schools give learners no help with these matters. Teachers ask
students to ...(41)... pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain how to do it. Learning by heart can be
useful, but it is important to have a genuine understanding of a subject. You can ...(42)... a lot of time memorizing books,
without understanding anything about the subject.
Question 38:A. taught
B. learned
C. educated
D. graduated
Question 39:A. get
B. find
C. look
D. research
Question 40:A. send
B. do
C. make
D. revise
Question 41:A. remind
B. memorize
C. forget
D. concentrate
Question 42:A. pass
B. tell
C. use
D. waste
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to

each of the questions from 43 to 50.
In the exploration of the linguistic life circle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in
adulthood than a first language in childhood. Most adults never completely master a foreign language, especially in
phonology - hence the foreign accent. Their developmentoften 'fossilizes' into permanent error patterns that no teaching or
correction can undo. Of course there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amountof exposure,
quality of teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the best circumstances. Many
explanations have been advanced for children's superiority: they exploit the simplified, repetitive conversation between
parents and children, make errors unself-consciously, are more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their
ways, and have no first language to interfere. But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known about how
language acquisition works. Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation explanations into doubt.
Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age. Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist
Elissa Newport and her colleagues. They tested Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent
at least ten years in the U.S. The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them containing some
grammatical error. The immigrants who came to the U.S. between the ages of three and seven performed identically to
American-born students. Those who arrived between the ages of 8 and 15 did worse than the later they arrived, and those who
arrived between 17 and 39 did the worst of all, and showed huge variability unrelated their age of arrival.
Question 43: The passage mainly discusses........
A. Research into language acquisition
B. adult differences in learning a foreign language
C. children's ability to learn a language
D. the age factor in learning languages fast
Question 44: The word 'set' is closest in meaning to........
A. changed
B. formed
C. fixed
D. stable
Question 45: In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered.......
A. young students learn English best
B. students who arrived late were worst of all
C. most students had lived in the U.S. for more than ten years

D. older students were unable to learn English
Question 46: According to the passage, young children learn languages quickly for all the following reasons EXCEPT.....
A. they frequently repeat words
B. their approach is flexible
C. they want to talk
D. they make many mistakes
Question 47: The word 'who' refers to........
A. Koreans
B. Elissa Newport
C. colleagues
D. students
Question 48: According to the passage, what was the purpose of examining a sample number of immigrants ?
A. To compare different age groups
B. To measure the use of grammar
C. To confirm different language characteristics
D. To detect differences in nationalities
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Question 49: The word 'unrelated' could be replaced by........
A. unclassified
B. unfamiliar
C. unconnected
Question 50: The word 'cap' is closest in meaning to........
A. limit
B. level
C. covering

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D. unidentified
D. prize


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Mark(s)

Mã Phách ……….

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 1: Each of the members of the group were made to write a report every week.
A. members
B. week
C. were
D. to write
Question 2: The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have become extinct have
increased.
A. extinct
B. have
C. species
D. industrialized

Question 3: If you think carefully before making your decision, you will avoid to get into trouble later.
A. later
B. carefully
C. to get
D. making
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 4: Although my father’s always busy, he often helps me with my homework.
A. My father’s always busy because he often helps me with my homework.
B. My father’s always busy, so he often helps me with my homework.
C. My father’s always busy, but he often helps me with my homework.
D. My father’s always busy, and he often helps me with my homework.
Question 5: We had to put off our wedding until September.
A. Our wedding until September had to be postponed.
B. Not until September did we have to put off our wedding.
C. It was not until September thatour wedding had to be put off.
D. Our wedding had to be postponed until September.
Question 6: As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
B. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
C. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
D. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 7:A. head
B. breathe
C. breath
D. measure
Question 8:A. missed
B. talked

C. arrived
D. stopped
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 00 to 00.
There is usually one important subject missing from most school timetables. Very few students are ...(9)... how to organize
their learning, and how to make the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to ...(10)... up
words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you ...(11)... notes quickly, and
can you understand them afterwards? For some reason, many schools give learners no help with these matters. Teachers ask
students to ...(12)... pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain how to do it. Learning by heart can be
useful, but it is important to have a genuine understanding of a subject. You can ...(13)... a lot of time memorizing books,
without understanding anything about the subject.
Question 9:A. taught
B. graduated
C. learned
D. educated
Question 10:A. research
B. get
C. look
D. find
Question 11:A. make
B. send
C. revise
D. do
Question 12:A. forget
B. memorize
C. remind
D. concentrate
Question 13:A. use
B. tell
C. waste

D. pass
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 14: ~ Duy: "How nice! You performed so beautifully!" ~ Huong: "........"
A. Thank you. But I am not so sure.
B. Thank you. It’s very encouraging.
C. Thank you. I am happy you like me.
D. Thank you. But I don’t think I did well.
Question 15: ~ Nam: "I don’t think English is too hard to learn." ~ Huy: "........"
A. I don’t neither
B. Neither do I
C. I do too
D. I do either
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
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Question 16: She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A. tactful
B. outspoken
C. firm
D. strict
Question 17: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to
brightness.
A. categorize
B. diversify
C. shine
D. record
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined

word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 18: In big cities, animals should be kept under control.
A. out of order
B. out of hand
C. out of dispute
D. out of discipline
Question 19: The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
A. ignorant
B. objective
C. changeable
D. constant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 20:A. reservation
B. communicate
C. dictation
D.
occasion
Question 21:A. explain B. involve
C. control
D. purpose
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 22: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
B. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
C. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
D. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour.
Question 23: Put your coat on. You will get cold.
A. It is not until you put your coaton that you will get cold.

B. You will not get cold unless you put your coaton.
C. Put your coaton, otherwise you will get cold.
D. You notonly put your coaton but also get cold.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 24: A (n).......child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents.
A. hard - working
B. active
C. insubordinate
D. obedient
Question 25: No sooner......the feast will start tomorrow.
A. will the bell ring than
B. will the bell ring when
C. the bell will ring when
D. the bell will ring than
Question 26: I......Tom with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along well with each other.
A. hadn’t brought
B. won’t bring
C. didn’t bring
D. wouldn’t have brought
Question 27: If you finish the report, please give it to your supervisor. He will read and make any necessary changes.
A. with
B. over
C. through
D. out
Question 28: Last year Matthew earned......his brother, who had a better position.
A. twice as more as
B. twice as much as
C. twice as many as
D. twice more than
Question 29: Those who don’t get......their colleagues are sometimes isolated at their jobs.

A. on to
B. up with
C. by with
D. along with
Question 30: When I......to visit her yesterday, she......a party.
A. came - prepared
B. come - was prepared
C. came - has prepared
D. came - was preparing
Question 31: Everyone likes.......when they have got some success.
A. to congratulate
B. being congratulated
C. to be congratulating
D. to be congratulated
Question 32: It looks like they’re going to succeed......their present difficulties.
A. because of
B. even though
C. yet
D. despite
Question 33: Reagan.......an actor before he became the president of the USA.
A. is said to be
B. was said being
C. was said have been
D. is said to have been
Question 34: Much progress on computers.......since 1950.
A. has been done
B. has done
C. has been made
D. has made
Question 35: Peter is so......that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.

A. disappointed
B. optimistic
C. keen
D. pessimistic
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 36 to 42.
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percentof airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But
passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts say that you should read and
listen to safety instructions before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low
on your hips and as tightly as possible. of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.
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During take-off and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff, you should locate the nearest
exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seat between you and the exits so that you can find them in the dark if
necessary. In the even that you are forewarned of the possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep
your head down until the plane come to complete stop.
If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If
possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew command
and do not take personal belongings with you.
Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs extended in
front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and never smoke near
the wreckage.
Question 36: Airline passenger are to do all of the following EXCEPT.......
A. fasten their seat belt before take-off
B. locate the nearest exist
C. ask questions about safety
D. carry personal belongings in an emergency
Question 37: According to the passage, airline travellers should keep their feet flat on the floor.......
A. especially during landings

B. only if an accident is possible
C. throughout the flight
D. during take-off and landings
Question 38: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Safety instructions in air travel.
B. Procedures for evacuating aircraft.
C. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passengers survival. D. Airline industry accident statistics.
Question 39: The word “evacuate” in line 13 is closest in meaning to.......
A. vacate
B. return
C. escape
D. maintain
Question 40: The word “inflated” in line 14 is closest in meaning to.......
A. lifted
B. assembled
C. expanded
D. increased
Question 41: Travellers are urged by experts to read and listen to safety instructions.......
A. in an emergency
B. if smoke is in the cabin
C. before locating the exits
D. before take-off
Question 42: According to the passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before take-off?
A. The nearest one.
B. The ones that can be found in the dark.
C. The ones with counted rows of seats between them.
D. The two closest to the passenger’s seat.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 43 to 50.
In the exploration of the linguistic life circle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in

adulthood than a first language in childhood. Most adults never completely master a foreign language, especially in
phonology - hence the foreign accent. Their developmentoften 'fossilizes' into permanent error patterns that no teaching or
correction can undo. Of course there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amountof exposure,
quality of teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the best circumstances. Many
explanations have been advanced for children's superiority: they exploit the simplified, repetitive conversation between
parents and children, make errors unself-consciously, are more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their
ways, and have no first language to interfere. But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known about how
language acquisition works. Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation explanations into doubt.
Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age. Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist
Elissa Newport and her colleagues. They tested Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent
at least ten years in the U.S. The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them containing some
grammatical error. The immigrants who came to the U.S. between the ages of three and seven performed identically to
American-born students. Those who arrived between the ages of 8 and 15 did worse than the later they arrived, and those who
arrived between 17 and 39 did the worst of all, and showed huge variability unrelated their age of arrival.
Question 43: The passage mainly discusses........
A. the age factor in learning languages fast
B. Research into language acquisition
C. children's ability to learn a language
D. adult differences in learning a foreign language
Question 44: The word 'unrelated' could be replaced by........
A. unfamiliar
B. unclassified
C. unconnected
D. unidentified
Question 45: According to the passage, young children learn languages quickly for all the following reasons EXCEPT.....
A. they want to talk
B. they make many mistakes C. they frequently repeat words D. their approach is flexible
Question 46: The word 'set' is closest in meaning to........
A. changed
B. formed

C. fixed
D. stable
Question 47: According to the passage, what was the purpose of examining a sample number of immigrants ?
A. To measure the use of grammar
B. To confirm different language characteristics
C. To detect differences in nationalities
D. To compare different age groups
Question 48: In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered.......
A. most students had lived in the U.S. for more than ten years B. young students learn English best
C. students who arrived late were worst of all
D. older students were unable to learn English
Question 49: The word 'who' refers to........
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A. Koreans
B. students
Question 50: The word 'cap' is closest in meaning to........
A. level
B. covering

C. Elissa Newport

D. colleagues

C. limit

D. prize

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MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 484
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Mark(s)

Mã Phách ……….

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 01 to 07.
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percentof airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But
passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts say that you should read and
listen to safety instructions before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low
on your hips and as tightly as possible. of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.
During take-off and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before takeoff, you should locate the nearest
exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seat between you and the exits so that you can find them in the dark if
necessary. In the even that you are forewarned of the possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep
your head down until the plane come to complete stop.
If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If
possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew command
and do not take personal belongings with you.
Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs extended in
front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and never smoke near

the wreckage.
Question 1: According to the passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before take-off?
A. The nearest one.
B. The ones with counted rows of seats between them.
C. The ones that can be found in the dark.
D. The two closest to the passenger’s seat.
Question 2: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Procedures for evacuating aircraft.
B. Airline industry accident statistics.
C. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passengers survival. D. Safety instructions in air travel.
Question 3: Travellers are urged by experts to read and listen to safety instructions.......
A. before take-off
B. if smoke is in the cabin
C. in an emergency
D. before locating the exits
Question 4: Airline passenger are to do all of the following EXCEPT.......
A. ask questions about safety
B. carry personal belongings in an emergency
C. fasten their seat belt before take-off
D. locate the nearest exist
Question 5: The word “inflated” in line 14 is closest in meaning to.......
A. assembled
B. expanded
C. lifted
D. increased
Question 6: According to the passage, airline travellers should keep their feet flat on the floor.......
A. during take-off and landings
B. only if an accident is possible
C. especially during landings
D. throughout the flight

Question 7: The word “evacuate” in line 13 is closest in meaning to.......
A. escape
B. maintain
C. return
D. vacate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 8: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to
brightness.
A. diversify
B. categorize
C. record
D. shine
Question 9: She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A. outspoken
B. tactful
C. firm
D. strict
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 10: Put your coat on. You will get cold.
A. You notonly put your coaton but also get cold.
B. Put your coaton, otherwise you will get cold.
C. You will not get cold unless you put your coaton.
D. It is not until you put your coaton that you will get cold.
Question 11: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
B. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
C. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
D. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 12:A. arrived
B. talked
C. stopped
D. missed
Question 13:A. measure B. breathe
C. breath
D. head
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 14: It looks like they’re going to succeed......their present difficulties.
A. even though
B. despite
C. yet
D. because of
Question 15: When I......to visit her yesterday, she......a party.
A. come - was prepared
B. came - has prepared
C. came - prepared
D. came - was preparing
Question 16: Peter is so......that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.
A. disappointed
B. optimistic
C. keen
D. pessimistic
Question 17: No sooner......the feast will start tomorrow.
A. the bell will ring when B. will the bell ring when

C. will the bell ring than
D. the bell will ring than
Question 18: I......Tom with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along well with each other.
A. wouldn’t have brought B. didn’t bring
C. won’t bring
D. hadn’t brought
Question 19: Last year Matthew earned......his brother, who had a better position.
A. twice as many as
B. twice as more as
C. twice more than
D. twice as much as
Question 20: Those who don’t get......their colleagues are sometimes isolated at their jobs.
A. up with
B. by with
C. along with
D. on to
Question 21: If you finish the report, please give it to your supervisor. He will read and make any necessary changes.
A. over
B. through
C. out
D. with
Question 22: A (n).......child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents.
A. insubordinate
B. active
C. hard - working
D. obedient
Question 23: Much progress on computers.......since 1950.
A. has been done
B. has been made
C. has made

D. has done
Question 24: Reagan.......an actor before he became the president of the USA.
A. is said to have been
B. was said have been
C. is said to be
D. was said being
Question 25: Everyone likes.......when they have got some success.
A. to be congratulated
B. being congratulated
C. to congratulate
D. to be congratulating
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 26:A. communicate
B. dictation
C. occasion
D.
reservation
Question 27:A. involve B. explain
C. control
D. purpose
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 28: The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
A. changeable
B. ignorant
C. constant
D. objective
Question 29: In big cities, animals should be kept under control.
A. out of discipline

B. out of dispute
C. out of hand
D. out of order
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 30: Although my father’s always busy, he often helps me with my homework.
A. My father’s always busy, but he often helps me with my homework.
B. My father’s always busy, so he often helps me with my homework.
C. My father’s always busy, and he often helps me with my homework.
D. My father’s always busy because he often helps me with my homework.
Question 31: We had to put off our wedding until September.
A. Our wedding had to be postponed until September.
B. It was not until September thatour wedding had to be put off.
C. Not until September did we have to put off our wedding.
D. Our wedding until September had to be postponed.
Question 32: As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
B. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
C. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
D. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 33 to 40.
In the exploration of the linguistic life circle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in
adulthood than a first language in childhood. Most adults never completely master a foreign language, especially in
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