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Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ, Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
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Indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following
questions.
Question 1.

A. stomach

B. actor

C. mankind

D. language

Question 2.

A. features

B. dangers

C. versions

D. moments

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the
following questions.
Question 3.

A. sibling

B. weather

C. income

D. morale

Question 4.

A. important

B. initial

C. intriguing

D. national

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. Nobody came to the conference , _______ ?
A. did they

B. did she

C. didn’t she

D. didn’t they

Question 6. A _______ temple was refurbished to attract more foreign tourists.
A. brown old large

B. old large brown

C. large old brown

D. brown large old

Question 7. He was praised for his _______ efforts to promote our ideals at home and abroad.
A. tired

B. tiring

C. tiredly

D. untiring

Question 8. We managed to _______ the competition by launching our product early.
A. outfight

B. outweigh

C. outwit

D. outrage

Question 9. Should any letters arrive while I’m away during the summer, could you please ___ to me, as I’m trying to sort
out a job for September.
A. send them on

B. send them out

C. send them away

D. send them in

Question 10. _______ the light of recent findings, the government has decided to invest further funds in the research
project.
A. By

B. In

C. Under

D. With

Question 11. The more you travel, _______ .
A. The least you get experience B. The more experience you get C. The more you get experience D.

The

fewer

experience you get

Question 12. Having lost her mother at an early age, Mary felt she had become a mere _______, having to do absolutely
everything for her five brothers and sisters.
A. taskmaster

B. slavedriver

C. workmate

D. workhorse

Question 13. I think it would be better for your grandfather to get to the same clinic he was in the previous time; the
physiotherapist is compassionate and besides, he knows the _______ there.
A. bucks

B. parcels

C. ropes

D. ladders

Question 14. In 1896, a new newspaper __ in large numbers and at such low prices that ordinary people could buy it on
every street corner.
A. produced

B. is produced

C. was produced

D. to be produced

Question 15. _______ they have millions of devoted readers, tabloids are also widely criticised in Britain.
A. Though

B. Because of

C. Since

D. Despite

Question 16. The cost of _______ surgeries are not covered by most insurance companies as they are considered
unnecessary.
A. intuitive

B. pertinent

C. elective

D. self-regulating

Question 17. She will never realise how important patience is _______
A. when she had her first child

B. until she has her first child

C. as soon as she has had her first child

D. after she had had her first child

Question 18. Tom had delivered his speech before I _______ to the all.
A. was coming

B. came

C. had come

D. would come


Question 19. When _______ , over 50% of the public were against the proposed military action.
A. polling

B. to be polled

C. having polled

D. polled

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
Question 20. If you fancy a complete break from the stresses of everyday life, you could hire a boat and spend a few days
cruising along the river.
A. want

B. disgust

C. affect

D. expect

Question 21. It’s an undisputed fact that big cities offer a more diverse selection of products and services than rural
areas.

A. controversial

B. effective

C. undeniable

D. questionable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
Question 22. Despite all the public adulation, she stirs up no envy or resentment among other students.
A. excessive admiration

B. deserved attention

C. considerable criticism

D.

unrealistic

expectation
Question 23. It stands to reason that Jason passed the exam with flying colours on account of his working hard during the
term.
A. is unclear

B. gets annoying

C. becomes obvious

D. turns controversial

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response
Question 24. John is apologizing to Jane for his late submission.
John: “I’m sorry. I couldn’t finish it by yesterday afternoon.”
A. It’s all right

B. Are you okay?

Jane: “ _______ ”
C. Excuse me?

D. You’re welcome

Question 25. Tuan and Lan are talking about space exploration.
Tuan: “Do you think Vietnamese people can set their foot on the Moon or other planets?”

Lan: “ _______ . We have limited

capacity.”
A. You can say that again

B. I can't agree with you more

C. Yes, you're right D. No,

I don't think so
Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26
to 30.
APPLYING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL
It could be said that there has never been a better time to apply to medical school. Applications were down by 5% last

year, and this year there will be 1,000 new places spread around the various medical schools, in a(n) (26) _______ to
ultimately expand the pool of the UK doctors. (27) , there is evidence that the 5% drop is mostly made up of poorer
candidates no longer applying, and competition remains high. For all that, admissions committees should strive to make
entrance to medical school fair to everyone, and fulfill the responsibility they have to society to choose good prospective
doctors.
The most significant academic difference between schools is that (28) _______ , such as (famously) Manchester and
Southampton, run more ‘integrated courses”. This means that instead of spending a couple of years in university doing your
pre-clinical training, and attending lectures like a normal undergraduate, you will be seeing patients from the very first term
and (29) _______ your new-found knowledge to real-life problems.
This system is ideal for those who know they are in medicine because they want to be doctors, and (30) _______ want to
feel they’re learning their trade rather than studying science for its own sake. In this system, where one really picks up the
knowledge and skills to deal with patients is on the wards, and in that sense it is very much like an apprenticeship.
Question 26.

A. move

B. aspect

C. content

D. attempt

Question 27.

A. Hence

B. However

C. Though

D. Additionally

Question 28.

A. little

B. each

C. some

D. none

Question 29.

A. applying

B. cultivating

C. contributing

D. allocating

Question 30.

A. whom

B. they

C. it

D. who

Read the following passage and indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35
Last Saturday, as my grandfather drove me and my sister home from a dinner to celebrate his birthday, he got
frustrated at not being able to remember the name of the singer of a song he’d just heard on the radio. Without a second


thought, I grabbed my smartphone, searched for the song and found the name, Bob Dylan. For me and my friends, this is a
completely natural course of action, but it totally astonished my grandfather, who didn’t understand how I had checked the
information so quickly. My sister and I laughed and explained, but afterwards, it made me think about how much I depend on
technology.
The list of the ways I use technology is endless: writing, planning, socialising, communicating and shopping, to name a
few. When I reflected on its impact on my education, I saw that, for my fellow students and I, technology has been significant
in many ways.
Not only are we lucky enough to have the same educational benefits as those of previous generations, we have so
many more as well. We still have walk-in libraries available to us, and I can see why some students choose to find and use
resources in these distraction-free locations. However, the only option for studying used to be sitting in these libraries with
as many books from your reading list as you could find, yet now a single search for your chosen study topic online can
immediately provide access to a huge range of resources.
When we compare the student life of the past and that of the present day, it is tempting to focus on the obvious
differences when it comes to technology. In actual fact, students are doing what they’ve always done: embracing the
resources available and adapting them in ways which allow them to work more efficiently and to live more enjoyably. The
pace of change in technology continuously gathers speed, so we have to value each innovation as it happens.
(Adapted from Exam Booster by Helen Chilton, Sheila Dignen, Mark Fountain and Frances Treloar)
Question 31. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Students’ heavy reliance on technology

B. The support of technology in the education of students

C. Using technology in searching for songs

D. The differences between past and present student life

Question 32. According to paragraph 1, after seeing that the author checked the song’s information on the Internet, her
grandfather _____
A. was surprised at how the process was so quick

B. was confused at why the author had to use the Internet

C. was astonished at the complicated and lengthy process

D. was delighted at the outcome

Question 33. The word “those” in paragraph 3 refers to _______
A. libraries

B. generation

C. benefits

D. students

Question 34. The word “obvious” in paragraph 4 mostly means that something which is ________.
A. apparent

B. ambiguous

C. recent

D. stylish

Question 35. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Using technology to look for information is common for new generations.
B. The new generation has greater educational advantages than previous generations.
C. A single online search can provide a wider variety of tools than reading library books.
D. Most assume the use of technology is limitless.
Read the following passage and indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42
He cuts a dashing figure, this gentleman: nearly seven feet tall and possessed of a pair of striking brown eyes. With a
fondness for Ralph Lauren clothing, rap music and dining out with friends, Rex is, in many ways, an unexceptional chap.
Except that he is, in fact, a real-world bionic man. Housed within a frame of state-of-the-art prosthetic limbs is a functioning
heart-lung system, complete with artificial blood pumping through a network of pulsating arteries. He even has a degree of
artificial intelligence: talk to him, and he’ll listen (through his cochlear implants), before using a speech generator to respond
– although, like us, he sometimes stumbles over his words.
Created by a TV company, DSP , with the help of robotics experts, the bionic man was conceived as a response to the
question: how close is bionic technology to catching up with, and even exceeding, the capabilities of the human body? DSP
got in touch with Dr Bertolt Meyer, a charismatic young Swiss researcher, himself the user of an advanced prosthetic hand,
and invited him to create a bionic man from scratch. It’s not the sort of invitation a chap gets every day, so what made
Bertolt agree to it? ‘My aim was to demonstrate that prosthetics can, instead of conveying a sense of loss, pity and
awkwardness, convey a sense of “wow” and amazement – a positive reaction, if you will,’ he tells me.
The engineering behind modern prosthetics is certainly mind-boggling. They function by placing electrical sensors
directly in contact with the skin. These sensors pick up the signals generated by muscular movements in the residual limb signals that are then translated by software into natural, intuitive movement in the prosthetic limb.We all know about
prosthetic limbs, even if many of us are not aware of just how sophisticated they now are.
In this future world, will we blur the boundaries of artificial and natural to an extent that we have to recalibrate our
definition of self and non-self? That’s especially pertinent when we consider the reality of neural prosthetics, such as the
memory chips developed by Dr Theodore Berger. Many of us are uncomfortable with the idea of brain implants, but should


we be? And will broadening our definition of ‘self’ reduce this discomfort? Bertolt is pleased with the increasing
normalisation, and even ‘coolness’, of prosthetics. But he expresses caution about the potential for elective use of such
technology. It’s one thing to use a bionic organ to replace lost function but would we ever choose to remove healthy tissue to

replace it with a stronger, better prosthetic? Elective use would, Bertolt fears, result in market forces becoming more
important than medical need. In essence, those who can afford it could build up super- bodies, with the risk that
manufacturers would then focus on fulfilling those demands, rather than on less profitable medical need. What’s certain,
though, is that artificial body parts can already restore independence in a way never previously possible.
Rex is a real world example of how much of our bodies could soon be replaceable. As an engineering project, he is
unparalleled, and as a symbol of future humanity, he is startling.
(Adapted from On Screen by Jenny Dooley and Virginia Evans)
Question 36. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Rex’s experiment: It’s worth without consideration

B. How to build a bionic man?

C. Building prosthetics: An industry with handsome profits

D. Case study: The future of humanity can be surpassed

Question 37. The word “conceived” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. functioned

B. advanced

C. regenerated

D. created

Question 38. According to paragraph 2, why did Bertolt accept the challenge to build Rex?
A. He was keen to design an advanced prosthetic hand.

B. He felt it would encourage those who have lost limbs.

C. He was keen to see how people would react.

D. He wanted to change people’s perceptions.

Question 39. The word “mind-boggling” in paragraph 3 mostly means ________.
A. extremely fascinating

B. self-adjusting

C. difficult to understand

D. unattainable

Question 40. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. sensors

B. prosthetic limbs

C. signals

D. muscular movements

Question 41. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A. Rex is created to challenge humans’ intelligence and abilities
B. The idea of implanting brains is slowly becoming more acceptable
C. It takes quite a long time for Dr Bertolt to acclimatize to the bionic technology
D. Brain implants challenge us to re-evaluate who we are.
Question 42. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. That bionic organ manufacturers will choose financial gain over helping those truly in need provokes valid concerns.
B. Scientists hold wildly different views on brain implants.

C. The main purpose of the bionic man is to make people less fearful about artificial body parts.
D. Prosthetic technology cannot be easily achieved due to its sophistication and size.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
Question 43. Edinburgh is situated on the coast, and the beautiful, green Pentland hills is not far from the city centre
A. situated

B. beautiful

C. is

D. from

Question 44. Just like adults, children have fears and worries: theirs are of things such as abandonment, loss and injured.
A. like

B. fears

C. theirs

D. injured

Question 45. Their dedication and resources offer inspiration for implementing timely and lasting solutions to the world's
water concern.
A. resources

B. inspiration

C. implementing

D. concern

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
Question 46. I thought it was not necessary to buy more fresh food, but I was wrong.
A. I couldn't have bought more fresh food.

B. I must have bought more fresh food.

C. I should have bought more fresh food.

D. I needn't have bought more fresh food.

Question 47. Paul likes playing video games more than chatting with his friends.
A. Paul likes chatting with his friends more than playing video games.
B. Paul likes chatting with his friends as much as playing video games.
C. Paul doesn't like chatting with his friends as much as playing video games.
D. Paul doesn't like playing video games as much as chatting with his friends.
Question 48. “What did you order for dinner.” asked Tom.
A. Tom wanted to know what I had ordered for dinner.

B. Tom wanted to know what had I ordered for dinner.

C. Tom wanted to know what I did order for dinner.

D. Tom wanted to know what I would order for dinner.


Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences
Question 49. Playing video games is funny. It can be detrimental to your health.
A. Were playing video games not funny, it couldn’t be detrimental to your health.

B. However funny playing video games is, it can be detrimental to your health.
C. As long as playing video games is funny, it can be detrimental to your health.
D. Not only is playing video games funny but it also can be detrimental to your health.
Question 50. There were stunning scenes in the movie. It was so gripping.
A. Suppose that there were stunning scenes in the movie, it would have been so gripping.
B. Without the stunning scenes in the movie, it wouldn’t have been so gripping.
C. Hadn’t there been stunning scenes in the movie, it wouldn’t have been so gripping.
D. But for the stunning scenes in the movie, it wouldn’t be so gripping.