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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. uniform
B. situation
C. unemployment
D. amusing
Question 2. A. benefit

B. every

C. bed

D. enjoy

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. suspicion
B. telephone
C. relation
D. direction
Question 4. A. reduction

B. popular

C. financial

D. romantic

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. Dictionaries frequently explain the origin of the defined word, state its part of speech and
indication its correct use.
A. frequently

B. the origin

C. defined

D. indication

Question 6. Tom said that if he had to do another homework tonight, he would not be able to
attend the concert.
A. if he had to B. another

C. would not be able D. to attend

Question 7. The children forgot up the from the office and they worried.
A. picking

B. note

C. now

D. are

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. Several deserts are a quite vast and uninhabited ________.
A. plain

B. territory

C. corridor

D. shrub

Question 9. His health would be improved________.
A. if he continued to smoke heavily
B. unless he stopped smoking heavily
C. if he gave up smoking
D. if only he doesn't smoke any more.
Question 10. Many tall and wide mountain ranges do not let much rain get ________ the desert.
A. into

B. away

C. out

D. from

Question 11. I wanted to go a more ________ route across Montana.

A. north

B. northerly

C. northerner

D. northernmost

Question 12. Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads wildlife to the
_______ of extinction.
A. wall

B. fence

C. verge

D. bridge


Question 13. ________ she could not say anything.
A. So upset was she that

B. So upset was she

C. However upset was she that

D. Therefore upset was she that

Question 14. Migrant workers are________ to exploitation.
A. eager

B. vulnerable
C. available
D. considerate
Question 15. Internationally, 189 countries have signed _______ accord agreeing to create
Biodiversity Action Plans to protect endangered and other threatened species.
A. a

B. an

C. the

D. Ø

Question 16. Carl ________ studied harder; he failed the test again.
A. must have
B. should have
C. could have
D. needn't have
Question 17. ________ to the skin, they eventually got to the station.
A. Soaked
B. Soaking
C. To soak
D. Having soaked
Question 18. It's no good________ to him; he never answers letters.
A. write
B. to write
C. writing
D. for writing
Question 19. When old Mr. Barnaby died, several people________ their claim to the substantial
legacy that he left.

A. placed

B. drew

C. assumed

D. laid

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 20. Would you mind closing the window please?
A. Yes of course. Are you cold?

B. No, not at all. I will close it now.

C. Yes I do. You can close it.

D. Yes of course you can do it.

Question 21. Do you have the time please?
A. I am very sorry. I am already late.

B. I am busy right now. I am afraid.

C. I am sorry I don’t have a watch here.

D. Yes I have some time for you.

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 22. The people of the province wanted to become a sovereign state.
A. rich
B. self-ruling
C. new
Question 23. The prince was next in the order of succession.
A. death

B. eating

D. colonized

C. height

D. replacement

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 24. Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.
A. failed to pay

B. paid in full

C. had a bad personality

D. was paid much money

Question 25. His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning .
A. elicited

B. irregular

C. secret

D. legal


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 26. Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race.
A. The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race.
B. The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race.
C. The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race.
D. The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race.
Question 27. They decided to go for a picnic though it was very cold.
A. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.
B. However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic.
C. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.
D. It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.
Question 28. Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition.
A. It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition.
B. Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary.
C. However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does.
D. Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary.
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 29. Henry should have done his homework last night, but he watched TV instead.
A. Henry did not do his homework last night because he was busy with the television set.
B. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework.
C. Henry did not watch TV last night because he had to do his homework.
D. Henry did his homework while watching TV.

Question 30. Seeing that he was angry, she left the office.
A. She didn't want to make him angry, so she left.
B. He wouldn't have been so angry if she hadn't been there.
C. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office.
D. She left the office when she saw how angry he was.
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.
English has without a (31) ____ become the second language of Europe and the world.
European countries which have most (32) ____ assimilated English into daily life are England's
neighbors in Northern Europe: Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and the rest of
Scandinavia.
The situation is so (33) ____ that any visitor to the Netherlands will soon be aware of the
pressure of English on daily life: television, radio and print bring it into every home and the
schoolyard conversation of children; advertisers use it to (34) ____ up their message, journalists
take refuge in it when their home-bred skills fail them. Increasingly one hears the (35) ____ that
Dutch will give way to English as the national tongue within two or three generations.
Question 31. A. question

B. doubt

C. problem

D. thought

Question 32. A. successfully

B. victorious

C. successful

D. lucrative


Question 33. A. plain

B. open

C. blatant

D. marked

Question 34. A. life

B. energy

C. pep

D. enthusiasm

Question 35. A. feeling

B. posture

C. judgment

D. view

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.
ARE HUMAN BEINGS GETTING SMARTER?

Do you think you're smarter than your parents and grandparents? According to James
Flynn, a professor at a New Zealand university, you are! Over the course of the last century, people
who have taken IQ tests have gotten increasingly better scores-on average, three points better for
every decade that has passed. This improvement is known as "the Flynn effect," and scientists want
to know what is behind it.
IQ tests and other similar tests are designed to measure general intelligence rather than
knowledge. Flynn knew that intelligence is partly inherited from our parents and partly the result
of our environment and experiences, but the improvement in test scores was happening too
quickly to be explained by heredity. So what was happening in the 20th century that was helping
people achieve higher scores on intelligence tests?
Scientists have proposed several explanations for the Flynn effect. Some suggest that the
improved test scores simply reflect an increased exposure to tests in general. Because we take so
many tests, we learn test-taking techniques that help us perform better on any test. Others have
pointed to better nutrition since it results in babies being born larger, healthier, and with more
brain development than in the past. Another possible explanation is a change in educational styles,
with teachers encouraging children to learn by discovering things for themselves rather than just
memorizing information. This could prepare people to do the kind of problem solving that
intelligence tests require.
Flynn limited the possible explanations when he looked carefully at the test data and
discovered that the improvement in scores was only on certain parts of the IQ test. Test takers
didn't do better on the arithmetic or vocabulary sections of the test; they did better on sections
that required a special kind of reasoning and problem solving. For example, one part of the test
shows a set of abstract shapes, and test-takers must look for patterns and connections between
them and decide which shape should be added to the set.
According to Flynn, this visual intelligence improves as the amount of technology in our
lives increases. Every time you play a computer game or figure out how to program a new cell
phone, you are exercising exactly the kind of thinking and problem solving that helps you do well
on one kind of intelligence test. So are you really smarter than your parents? In one very specific
way, you may be.
Question 36. The Flynn effect is____________.

A. used to measure intelligent

B. an increase in IQ test scores over time

C. unknown in some parts of the world

D. not connected to our experiences

Question 37. The Flynn effect must be the result of____________.
A. heredity

B. our environment and experiences

C. taking fewer tests

D. memorizing information

Question 38. IQ tests evaluate____________.
A. our knowledge

B. our environment C. our intelligence

D. our memories

Question 39. Which sentence from the article gives a main idea?
A. Scientists have proposed several explanations for the Flynn effect.
B. Because we take so many tests in our lives, we learn test-taking techniques that help us


perform better on any test.

C. Test-takers didn’t do better on the arithmetic or vocabulary sections of the test.
D. For example, one part of the test shows a set of abstract shapes, and test-takers must
look for pattern and connections between them and decide which shape should be added to
the set.
Question 40. According to the article, newer education techniques include____________.
A. exposure to many tests

B. children finding things out themselves

C. memorizing information

D. improved test scores

Question 41. Why does the author mention computer games?
A. to give an example of technology that improve our visual intelligence.
B. to explain why young people have poor vocabularies.
C. to encourage the reader to exercise.
D. to show that young people are not getting more intelligent.
Question 42. Which statement would Professor Flynn agree with?
A. People today are more intelligent than in the past in every way.
B. People today have fewer problems to solve.
C. People today are taking easier tests.
D. People today have more visual intelligence.
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.
Learning means acquiring knowledge or developing the ability to perform new behaviors. It
is common to think of learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human
learning occurs outside the classroom, and people continue to learn throughout their lives.
Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands
to manipulate toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights,

sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to interact with their parents,
siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children learn
basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics. They also continue to learn a
great deal outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which
are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for interacting with other children. After they
finish school, people must learn to adapt to the many major changes that affect their lives, such as
getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.
Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the
study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways
to educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other human-service
workers need to understand how certain experiences change people’s behaviors. Employers,
politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to influence the behavior of
workers, voters, and consumers.
Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain.
Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this
storage takes place, and how the brain later retrieves knowledge when we need it. In contrast,


psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a
result of a person’s experiences.
There are many forms of learning, ranging from simple to complex. Simple forms of
learning involve a single stimulus. A stimulus is anything perceptible to the senses, such as a sight,
sound, smell, touch, or taste. In a form of learning known as classical conditioning, people learn to
associate two stimuli that occur in sequence, such as lightning followed by thunder. In operant
conditioning, people learn by forming an association between a behavior and its consequences
(reward or punishment). People and animals can also learn by observation – that is, by watching
others perform behaviors. More complex forms of learning in clued learning languages, concepts,
and motor skills.
Question 43. According to the passage, which of the following is learning in broad view comprised
of?

A. Acquisition of academic knowledge
B. Acquisition of social and behavioral skills
C. Knowledge acquisition and ability development
D. Knowledge acquisition outside the classroom
Question 44. According to the passage, what are children NOT usually taught outside the
classroom?
A. Literacy and calculation
B. Interpersonal communication
C. Life skills
D. Right from wrong
Question 45. Getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job are mentioned in
paragraph 2 as examples of ________.
A. the situations in which people cannot teach themselves
B. the changes to which people have to orient themselves
C. the areas of learning which affect people’s lives
D. the ways people’s lives are influenced by education
Question 46. Which of the following can be inferred about the learning process from the passage?
A. It is more interesting and effective in school than that in life.
B. It becomes less challenging and complicated when people grow older.
C. It plays a crucial part in improving the learner’s motivation in school.
D. It takes place more frequently in real life than in academic institutions.
Question 47. It can be inferred from the passage that social workers, employers, and politicians
concern themselves with the study of learning because they need to ______.
A. understand how a stimulus relates to the senses of the objects of their interest
B. change the behaviors of the objects of their interest towards learning
C. thoroughly understand the behaviors of the objects of their interest
D. make the objects of their interest more aware of the importance of learning
Question 48. The word “retrieves” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. recovers

B. generates

C. creates

D. gains

Question 49. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Psychologists studying learning are interested in human behaviors.
B. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with how the stored knowledge is used.
C. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with the brain’s storage of knowledge.
D. Psychologists are all interested in memory as much as behaviors.
Question 50. The passage mainly discusses ______.
A. simple forms of learning
B. practical examples of learning inside the classroom
C. general principles of learning
D. application of learning principles to formal education
___________THE END____________