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Mơn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐÊ SỐ 40
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Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
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. creature
C. feather
D. leather
Question 2: A. wicked
B. completed
C. looked
D. naked
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. completion B. comedian
C. committee
D. communist
Question 4: A. delicacy
B. reference
C. deficiency
D. conference
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 5: Shaking hands originated in medieval times.
A. came from
B. began from
C. started from
D. departed from
Question 6: We've run across a slight problem with the instruction manual.
A. met by chance
B. experienced
C. crossed out
D. crashed
Question 7: She has stuck with me through thick and thin.
A. without any condition
B. even if there are problems or difficulties
C. dead or alive
D. out and away
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 8: They've always encouraged me in everything I've wanted to do.
A. impaired
B. misconstrue
C. unpardoned
D. discouraged
Question 9: I read the article over and over till it made sense.
A. again and again B. once in a while
C. one by one
D. repeatedly
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 10: Sam: “____________?” ~ Bob: “I set it for 4:30.”
A. When did you set up the clock, John? B. When did you ask Alice out on a date?

C. For what time did you set the alarm? D. What time’s “Britain’s Got Talent” on?
Question 11: Andy: “How terrific your dress is!” ~ Brian: “____________”
A. Thanks. Tom bought it.
B. Don’t you like it?
C. No way. It’s second-hand.
D. You’re quite right.
Question 12: Dick: “You haven’t done your homework, have you, Don? ~ Sarah: “__________”
A. Not till tomorrow, Dad.
B. But I did, Dad.
C. I was assigned two days ago.
D. Yes, I haven’t.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.
Question 13: It________ me as strange that my front door was open when I got home.
A. struck
B. appeared
C. occurred
D. seemed
Question 14: The film didn’t really________ our expectation, unfortunately.
A. put in for
B. come up to
C. fall short of
D. meet with
Question 15: ________ to get through to Jackie for days now. Either she’s away or her phone’s out of
order. A. I had tried
B. I’m trying
C. I’ve been trying D. I tried
Question 16: Mum was so________ in singing on karaoke that she forgot the fried fish in the oven.
A. concentrated
B. engrossed

C. obsessed
D. fascinated


Question 17: many gases, including the nitrogen and oxygen in the air, ________ colour and odour.
A. they do not have B. have no
C. which have no
D. not having
Question 18: Police are reported________ found illegal drugs in a secret hiding in the star’s home.
A. have had
B. to have
C. they have
D. having
Question 19: Mary walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she________ something she would
regret later. A. might have said
B. might say C. said
D. will say
Question 20: Nobody can________ how long we will be able to live in the 21st century.
A. predict
B. forewarn
C. forego
D. forbid
Question 21: It is possible________ may assist some trees in saving water in the winter.
A. the leaves are lost
B. when leaves have lost
C. that the loss of leaves
D. to lose leaves
Question 22: ________ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with
the project. A. Had it been B. If it hadn’t been C. Hadn’t it been
D. If it had been

Question 23: Developments in micro-technology computers and telecommunication are________ to
have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives.
A. having
B. bound
C. impossible
D. trying
Question 24: A partnership is an association of two or more individuals who________ together to
develop a business.
A. work
B. they work
C. is working
D. worked
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 15 to 24.
Since retail sales of our new product line have fallen (25)_______ in the last few weeks, we
are going to ask our customers to complete feedback forms to see why this is happening. I’d
particularly like to know if our marketing (26)_______ has been alienating our (27)_______
customers. In all (28)_______, it is the result of a general economic dip but we need to make sure as
several customers have (29)_______ objections about the (30)_______ campaign we’ve been running.
(31)_______ mind that the campaign has been successful in attracting new customers, I do not want
to lose long-term ones, some of whom I am (32)_______ certain are already looking for alternative
products. In fact, social media these days can (33)_______ a great risk to a company’s reputation as
it is very easy for one person (34)_______ themselves, to tell the world about a company’s failings.
Question 25: A. slightly
Question 26: A. technique
Question 27: A. devoted
Question 28: A. possibility
Question 29: A. put
Question 30: A. advertising
Question 31: A. Doesn’t

Question 32: A. greatly
Question 33: A. offer
Question 34: A. for

B. reasonably
B. placement
B. dependable
B. luck
B. realised
B. publicising
B. Never
B. pretty
B. pose
B. with

C. relatively
C. strategy
C. responsible
C. likelihood
C. posed
C. selling
C. Don’t
C. adequately
C. make
C. as

D. fairly
D. launch
D. loyal
D. prospects

D. raised
D. promoting
D. Forever
D. effectively
D. give
D. by

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 39 to 44.
THE HEIGHT OF FASHION
If, like myself, you have recently suspected that women are growing taller these days and
wondered what particular dietary supplements are contributing to this spurt in growth, then be
assured - this is no magical twist to evolutionary development, it is simply the current obsession
with shoes. This trend, like many before it, shows that some people are willing to suffer any
amount of pain or discomfort and even jeopardise their health in the name of fashion.
It may be a cliché, but women especially are quite willing to admit that they are ‘slaves to
fashion’. If we look a long way back in time there was a period when tiny waists were to die for and many women nearly did! They wore corsets so tight that they displaced internal organs and
even cracked their ribs. Men were not immune to paying the price for vanity either. In
seventeenth-century Europe the popular male practice of using white face powder to give


themselves that pale, interesting look could be rather dangerous as the early powders contained
arsenic!
One of today’s major fashion health hazards is the six-inch heels made popular by
celebrities and catwalk models the world over, despite various public tumbles. It’s certainly true
that the extra height is slimming and glamorous and the high heels make even the dumpiest
person’s feet look quite stunning. What is a problem, however, is when the wearers of such
footwear attempt to actually move! Apart from the likelihood of falling over and twisting an ankle,
the possible damage to the body is significant. It goes without saying that the feet can be badly
affected - resulting later in life in distorted toes and bunions - but the problems can extend to the

whole skeleton, as the posture the wearer has to adopt to stay upright can cause severe back
problems. Add to this the fact that the wearer may also be carrying a fashionably big bag over one
shoulder and it’s clear that the poor vertebrae don’t really stand a chance.
There is one advantage to the fashion for such high heels. Social interaction is obviously
restricted as most wearers can do little more than stand in the same place or sit. This allows the
shorter, flatter footed amongst us to run rings round them at parties!
Question 35: In the first paragraph the writer tells us_________.
A. how to be healthy and look good.
B. that external appearance can be the most important thing.
C. how to increase our growth.
D. high-heel shoes help women grow taller.
Question 36: What happens at parties?
A. Women wearing high shoes are waited upon by shorter and flatfooted ones.
B. More people approach you to start a conversation.
C. High shoes make a good topic of conversation.
D. Other people have the chance to enjoy the occasion.
Question 37: Very high shoes_________.
A. can make some of us look fatter.
B. can easily give charm to ankles.
C. can make us look elegant.
D. can make people’s feet look ridiculous.
Question 38: What is "it goes out without saying" similar in meaning to?
A. it is essential
B. it is irrational
C. it is obvious
D. it is impossible
Question 39: Unhealthy fashion trends_________.
A. are a relatively recent phenomenon.
B. can influence both genders.
C. are popular with women.

D. cost an excessive amount of money.
Question 40: Wearing high shoes_________.
A. alters our posture dramatically.
B. has an immediate effect on our feet.
C. make even human feet look more stunning
D. can be dangerous for others.
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 41: Five miles beyond the hills were a fire with its flames reaching up to the sky.
A. reaching
B. beyond the hills C. its
D. were
Question 42: No one would have attended the lecture if you told the truth about the guest
speaker.
A. attended
B. told
C. truth about
D. guest speaker
Question 43: The salad tasted so well that my mother returned to the salad bar for another
helping.
A. so well
B. salad bar for
C. returned to
D. helping
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 44: He wore a beard and black glasses. No one could recognize him.
A. He wore a beard and black glasses for no one to recognize him.
B. Owing to his beard and black glasses, he wasn’t recognized.
C. No one could recognize him, wearing a beard and a glasses.

D. As his wearing a beard and black glasses, no one could recognize him.


Question 45: I’ll find that man, no matter how long it takes.
A. It takes me a matter of time to find that man.
B. I can’t find that man without taking a long time.
C. Although it took a long time, I managed to find that man.
D. However long it may take, I’ll find that man.
Question 46: Sales of smartphones have increased this year.
A. There has been an increase in sales of smartphones this year.
B. There is an increase in sales of smartphones this year.
C. They increased the sales of smartphones this year.
D. They have smartphones increasingly selling this year.
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 47: Mum bought a lottery ticket. She won a big prize three days later.
A. Mum bought a lottery ticket three days after she had won a big prize.
B. Before Mum won a big prize three days, she had bought a lottery ticket.
C. Three days after Mum had bought a lottery ticket, she won a big prize.
D. After Mum had bought a lottery ticket three days, she won a big prize.
Question 48: Dad came home. He went out again soon.
A. No sooner had Dad come home than he went out again.
B. Hardly did Dad come home when he went out again.
C. The time Dad came home, he went out again right then.
D. As soon as Dad came home, he went out again at once.
Question 49: They were afraid to complain about the noise. They feared to annoy the neighbours.
A. They were afraid to complain about the noise lest they annoyed the neighbours.
B. Their complaints about the noise were afraid to annoy the neighbours.
C. They were afraid to complain about the noise so as to annoy the neighbours.
D. They were afraid to complain about the noise so that they annoyed the neighbours.

Question 50: Their party was a din. I was unable to concentrate on my work.
A. Their party made a din for me to be able to concentrate on my work.
B. The din coming from their party could make me not concentrate on my work.
C. Their party was such a din that I was unable to concentrate on my work.
D. The din from their party enabled me to concentrate on my work.
______THE END_____
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Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐÊ SỐ 40
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………

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. creature
C. feather
D. leather
Question 2: A. wicked
B. completed
C. looked
D. naked
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. completion B. comedian
C. committee

D. communist
Question 4: A. delicacy
B. reference
C. deficiency
D. conference
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 5: Shaking hands originated in medieval times.
A. came from
B. began from
C. started from
D. departed from
Question 6: We've run across a slight problem with the instruction manual.
A. met by chance
B. experienced
C. crossed out
D. crashed


Question 7: She has stuck with me through thick and thin.
A. without any condition
B. even if there are problems or difficulties
C. dead or alive
D. out and away
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 8: They've always encouraged me in everything I've wanted to do.
A. impaired
B. misconstrue
C. unpardoned

D. discouraged
Question 9: I read the article over and over till it made sense.
A. again and again B. once in a while
C. one by one
D. repeatedly
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 10: Sam: “____________?” ~ Bob: “I set it for 4:30.”
A. When did you set up the clock, John? B. When did you ask Alice out on a date?
C. For what time did you set the alarm? D. What time’s “Britain’s Got Talent” on?
Question 11: Andy: “How terrific your dress is!” ~ Brian: “____________”
A. Thanks. Tom bought it.
B. Don’t you like it?
C. No way. It’s second-hand.
D. You’re quite right.
Question 12: Dick: “You haven’t done your homework, have you, Don? ~ Sarah: “__________”
A. Not till tomorrow, Dad.
B. But I did, Dad.
C. I was assigned two days ago.
D. Yes, I haven’t.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.
Question 13: It________ me as strange that my front door was open when I got home.
A. struck
B. appeared
C. occurred
D. seemed
Question 14: The film didn’t really________ our expectation, unfortunately.
A. put in for
B. come up to

C. fall short of
D. meet with
Question 15: ________ to get through to Jackie for days now. Either she’s away or her phone’s out of
order. A. I had tried
B. I’m trying
C. I’ve been trying D. I tried
Question 16: Mum was so________ in singing on karaoke that she forgot the fried fish in the oven.
A. concentrated
B. engrossed
C. obsessed
D. fascinated
Question 17: many gases, including the nitrogen and oxygen in the air, ________ colour and odour.
A. they do not have B. have no
C. which have no
D. not having
Question 18: Police are reported________ found illegal drugs in a secret hiding in the star’s home.
A. have had
B. to have
C. they have
D. having
Question 19: Mary walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she________ something she would
regret later. A. might have said
B. might say C. said
D. will say
Question 20: Nobody can________ how long we will be able to live in the 21st century.
A. predict
B. forewarn
C. forego
D. forbid
Question 21: It is possible________ may assist some trees in saving water in the winter.

A. the leaves are lost
B. when leaves have lost
C. that the loss of leaves
D. to lose leaves
Question 22: ________ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with
the project. A. Had it been B. If it hadn’t been C. Hadn’t it been
D. If it had been
Question 23: Developments in micro-technology computers and telecommunication are________ to
have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives.
A. having
B. bound
C. impossible
D. trying
Question 24: A partnership is an association of two or more individuals who________ together to
develop a business.
A. work
B. they work
C. is working
D. worked
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 15 to 24.
Since retail sales of our new product line have fallen (25)_______ in the last few weeks, we
are going to ask our customers to complete feedback forms to see why this is happening. I’d


particularly like to know if our marketing (26)_______ has been alienating our (27)_______
customers. In all (28)_______, it is the result of a general economic dip but we need to make sure as
several customers have (29)_______ objections about the (30)_______ campaign we’ve been running.
(31)_______ mind that the campaign has been successful in attracting new customers, I do not want
to lose long-term ones, some of whom I am (32)_______ certain are already looking for alternative

products. In fact, social media these days can (33)_______ a great risk to a company’s reputation as
it is very easy for one person (34)_______ themselves, to tell the world about a company’s failings.
Question 25: A. slightly
Question 26: A. technique
Question 27: A. devoted
Question 28: A. possibility
Question 29: A. put
Question 30: A. advertising
Question 31: A. Doesn’t
Question 32: A. greatly
Question 33: A. offer
Question 34: A. for

B. reasonably
B. placement
B. dependable
B. luck
B. realised
B. publicising
B. Never
B. pretty
B. pose
B. with

C. relatively
C. strategy
C. responsible
C. likelihood
C. posed
C. selling

C. Don’t
C. adequately
C. make
C. as

D. fairly
D. launch
D. loyal
D. prospects
D. raised
D. promoting
D. Forever
D. effectively
D. give
D. by

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 39 to 44.
THE HEIGHT OF FASHION
If, like myself, you have recently suspected that women are growing taller these days and
wondered what particular dietary supplements are contributing to this spurt in growth, then be
assured - this is no magical twist to evolutionary development, it is simply the current obsession
with shoes. This trend, like many before it, shows that some people are willing to suffer any
amount of pain or discomfort and even jeopardise their health in the name of fashion.
It may be a cliché, but women especially are quite willing to admit that they are ‘slaves to
fashion’. If we look a long way back in time there was a period when tiny waists were to die for and many women nearly did! They wore corsets so tight that they displaced internal organs and
even cracked their ribs. Men were not immune to paying the price for vanity either. In
seventeenth-century Europe the popular male practice of using white face powder to give
themselves that pale, interesting look could be rather dangerous as the early powders contained
arsenic!

One of today’s major fashion health hazards is the six-inch heels made popular by
celebrities and catwalk models the world over, despite various public tumbles. It’s certainly true
that the extra height is slimming and glamorous and the high heels make even the dumpiest
person’s feet look quite stunning. What is a problem, however, is when the wearers of such
footwear attempt to actually move! Apart from the likelihood of falling over and twisting an ankle,
the possible damage to the body is significant. It goes without saying that the feet can be badly
affected - resulting later in life in distorted toes and bunions - but the problems can extend to the
whole skeleton, as the posture the wearer has to adopt to stay upright can cause severe back
problems. Add to this the fact that the wearer may also be carrying a fashionably big bag over one
shoulder and it’s clear that the poor vertebrae don’t really stand a chance.
There is one advantage to the fashion for such high heels. Social interaction is obviously
restricted as most wearers can do little more than stand in the same place or sit. This allows the
shorter, flatter footed amongst us to run rings round them at parties!
Question 35: In the first paragraph the writer tells us_________.
A. how to be healthy and look good.
B. that external appearance can be the most important thing.
C. how to increase our growth.
D. high-heel shoes help women grow taller.
Question 36: What happens at parties?
A. Women wearing high shoes are waited upon by shorter and flatfooted ones.
B. More people approach you to start a conversation.


C. High shoes make a good topic of conversation.
D. Other people have the chance to enjoy the occasion.
Question 37: Very high shoes_________.
A. can make some of us look fatter.
B. can easily give charm to ankles.
C. can make us look elegant.
D. can make people’s feet look ridiculous.

Question 38: What is "it goes out without saying" similar in meaning to?
A. it is essential
B. it is irrational
C. it is obvious
D. it is impossible
Question 39: Unhealthy fashion trends_________.
A. are a relatively recent phenomenon.
B. can influence both genders.
C. are popular with women.
D. cost an excessive amount of money.
Question 40: Wearing high shoes_________.
A. alters our posture dramatically.
B. has an immediate effect on our feet.
C. make even human feet look more stunning
D. can be dangerous for others.
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 41: Five miles beyond the hills were a fire with its flames reaching up to the sky.
A. reaching
B. beyond the hills C. its
D. were
Question 42: No one would have attended the lecture if you told the truth about the guest
speaker.
A. attended
B. told
C. truth about
D. guest speaker
Question 43: The salad tasted so well that my mother returned to the salad bar for another
helping.
A. so well

B. salad bar for
C. returned to
D. helping
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 44: He wore a beard and black glasses. No one could recognize him.
A. He wore a beard and black glasses for no one to recognize him.
B. Owing to his beard and black glasses, he wasn’t recognized.
C. No one could recognize him, wearing a beard and a glasses.
D. As his wearing a beard and black glasses, no one could recognize him.
Question 45: I’ll find that man, no matter how long it takes.
A. It takes me a matter of time to find that man.
B. I can’t find that man without taking a long time.
C. Although it took a long time, I managed to find that man.
D. However long it may take, I’ll find that man.
Question 46: Sales of smartphones have increased this year.
A. There has been an increase in sales of smartphones this year.
B. There is an increase in sales of smartphones this year.
C. They increased the sales of smartphones this year.
D. They have smartphones increasingly selling this year.
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 47: Mum bought a lottery ticket. She won a big prize three days later.
A. Mum bought a lottery ticket three days after she had won a big prize.
B. Before Mum won a big prize three days, she had bought a lottery ticket.
C. Three days after Mum had bought a lottery ticket, she won a big prize.
D. After Mum had bought a lottery ticket three days, she won a big prize.
Question 48: Dad came home. He went out again soon.
A. No sooner had Dad come home than he went out again.
B. Hardly did Dad come home when he went out again.

C. The time Dad came home, he went out again right then.
D. As soon as Dad came home, he went out again at once.
Question 49: They were afraid to complain about the noise. They feared to annoy the neighbours.


A. They were afraid to complain about the noise lest they annoyed the neighbours.
B. Their complaints about the noise were afraid to annoy the neighbours.
C. They were afraid to complain about the noise so as to annoy the neighbours.
D. They were afraid to complain about the noise so that they annoyed the neighbours.
Question 50: Their party was a din. I was unable to concentrate on my work.
A. Their party made a din for me to be able to concentrate on my work.
B. The din coming from their party could make me not concentrate on my work.
C. Their party was such a din that I was unable to concentrate on my work.
D. The din from their party enabled me to concentrate on my work.
______THE END_____