A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM

I. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from the others.

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the blank in each sentence.

6. All of ______ children except my brother Ned will be in college this fall.

A. our

B. us

C. we

D. ours

7. If nothing is done to stop the loss of topsoil our greatest national resource______  in 50 years.

A. will go

B. will have gone

C. will be gone

D. will have been going

8. Screens, insecticides and various sprays______ to control flies.

A. used to try

B. are used to try

C. used to trying

D. are used to trying

9. With the destruction of the national land, hundreds of plants and animals______ able to survive.

A. are no more

B. no more are

C. are no longer

D. no longer are

10. Without a car, it takes a long time to get from______ .

A. a place to the other

B. one place to the other

C. a place to another

D. one place to another

11. Every criminal,______ the circumstances, should be severely punished.

A. regardless of

B. in spite of

C. let alone

D. however

12. Some people cannot______ the idea of devoting themselves to children.

A. endure

B. suffer

C. bear

D. undergo
13. “You’re late!” he said ______ am angry voice.

A. with

B. by

C. in

D. at

14. Beckham ______  for the national team in 100 matches so far.

A. has played

B. played

C. was playing

D. has been playing

15. It’s bad enough when you get divorced, but far______ when you lose children as well.

A. bad

B. worse

C. worst

D. the worst

16. We often heard the voices of the crews of fishing boats passing across the bay they soon faded away______ the distance.

A. into

B. beyond

C. out of

D. above

17. The universe as we know it ______  with a great explosion.

A. can begin

B. can have begun

C. might begin

D. might have begun

18. The enjoyable thing about traveling by train______ by car is that you can sleep or read during the burney.

A. better than

B. more than

C. rather than

D. other than

19. He was tempted to steal the money when he saw it______ on the table.

A. lie

B. lying

C. lay

D. laying

20. By studying the bones of prehistorie men, scientists hope to determine what their owners______ .

A. ate

B. have eaten

C. had eaten

D. have been eating

21. The government doesn’t realize______ powerful organization Greenpeace can be.

A. such a

B. what a

C. how

D. whether a

22. To be elected as president, a candidate______  win a majority of votes.

A. should

B. can

C. may

D. must

23. The pictures showed that Jupiter is surrounded by at 13 moons and there may be______ .

A. 

B. a 

C. the 

D. one 

24 . ______ all birds, penguins are the most fully adapted to water and extreme cold.

A. Among

B. Of

C. In

D. Out of

25. We should do everything we can______ these kinds of things from happening again.

A. prevent

B. to prevent

C. preventing

D. for preventing

26. Don’t be______  by false advertisements. If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.

A. taken in

B. given up

C. put off

D. put down

27. When driving, you must give your ______  attention to what you are doing.

A. full

B. best

C. extreme

D. high

28. “His mother is a painter and his father is a poet.”
“ ______ he’s such a talented artist.”

A. No matter

B. No surprise

C. No wonder

D. Not to mention

29. He is prepared to die rather than ______  his promise.

A. miss

B. lose

C. break

D. swallow

30. The firm ______  bankrupt and their shares became worthless.

A. got

B. went

C. turned

D. found

31. Every six months the managers have a meeting to evaluate everyone’s ______

A. position

B. perspective

C. promotion

D. performance

32. The decision to switch careers was definitely ______  risk for me.

A. an estimated

B. an expected

C. a supposed

D. a calculated

33. “I’m thinking about seeing a doctor”
      “You______  two weeks ago”

A. should have to go

B. would have to go

C. ought to have gone

D. must have gone

34. He had taken a bad fall, so the fans were ______ when he stood up and waved at them.

A. relieved

B. released

C. lasted

D. served

35. After he ______  his time in prison, he decided to become a counselor for young people.

A. passed

B. performed

C. lasted

D. served

36. Do you know what to do in the______ that your clothes catch on fire?

A. case

B. event

C. situation

D. fact

37. Many animals these days are becoming ______ either directly or indirectly because of people.

A. exhausted

B. inactive

C. distinct

D. extinct

38. The management promise to______ action if the customer has been poorly treated by staff.

A. take

B. get

C. make

D. do

39. As soon as she saw the open door, she knew her house had been______ .

A. burgled

B. stolen

C. broken

D. robbed

40. This job requires certain______ . You have to be good at operating computers and dealing with people.

A. qualifications

B. skills

C. techniques

D. knowledge

41. I usually buy the supermarket’s own______ of canned vegetables, because they are cheaper.

A. brand

B. label

C. package

D. type

42. In 1890, at the ______  of the century, there were very few cars in the world.

A. turn

B. birth

C. finish

D. change

43. Prices of accommodation______ greatly depending on location.

A. semicolon

B. dash 

C. colon

D. full stop

45. The charity provides advice and support for______ of crime.

A. sufferers

B. victims

C. perpetrators

D. survivors

III. For questions 46 – 55, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space

ADVENTURES IN THE FILM WORLD

The latest blockbuster to hit out cinemas is an adventure film which was made (46) ____ location in Spain. The (47) ____ is quite, a teenager discovers (48)____ secret papers which show’ that the President is in danger. Then she
disappears!
     We interviewed the actress who (49)____ the part of the teenager in the film, Juliet Roberts. It (50)____ things did not always go well during the production. First. Juliet nearly missed being in the film. Apparently, a copy of the (51)____ . which the producer had sent her to read, got lost in the post. Then, in the middle of filming, part of the background (52)____ fell on a member of the camera (53)____ . Luckily, the man was not seriously hurt they had to (54)____  another cameraman to take his place at short notice. Something even worse happened a few days when the director slipped and broke his leg. It (55) ____ him quite a long time to recover the shock and had to direct the final scenes of the from his wheelchair.

IV. For questions 56 – 60, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with developing the first vaccine to fight against the dreaded polio. Born in New York in 1914, Salk received his medical degree from New York University College of Medicine in 1939 and later attended the School of Public Heath at the University of Michigan.

Salk was very interested in preventive medicine. He worked for the army on producing a vaccine against influenza for five years from 1942 to 1947. In 1949, a group at Harvard University led by John Enders developed a method to grow the polio virus in quantity so that it could be studied further. This discovery was important as it allowed Salk and his fellow workers to study the disease in greater detail.

By 1952, Salk’s group had successfully tested a polio vaccine using an inactive polio virus. In 1954, there were field tests done on a large scale. Initially, there were many different vaccines being used among the public, and there were some deaths associated with the vaccinations. However, Salk’s vaccine proved to be the best and was used without further problems. What was once a dreaded killer had been tamed by the work of Dr. Jonas Salk and co-workers.

56.I from 1942 to 1947, Salk

A. studied for a degree in preventive medicine.

B. developed two new vaccines

C. was employed by the army

D. attended the University of Michigan

57. In what year was massive testing of Salk’s polio vaccine conducted?

A. 1947

B. 1949

C. 1952

D. 1954

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58. The phrase “a dreaded killer” in the third paragraph refers to

A. the vaccine

B. polio

C. Dr. Salk

D. the field fest

59. What was one of Dr. Salk’s main interests?

A. trying to vaccinate many people

B. trying to study influenza

C. trying to receive a medical degree

D. trying to prevent diseases

60. Which of these statements is true about John Enders?

A. He worked for Dr. Salk’s group

B. He aided Br. Salk’s group

C. He developed a polio vaccine

D. He found a way to kill the polio virus

V. For questions 61 – 65, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Polyester is now being used for bottles. ICI., the chemicals and plastics company, believes that it is now beginning to the grip of glass on the bottles business and thus take advantage of this huge market.

All the plastics manufacturers have been experiencing hard times as their traditional products have been doing badly worldwide for the last few years. Between 1982 and 1984 the Plastics Division of ICI had lost a hundred and twenty million dollars and they fell that the most hopeful new market was in packaging, bottles and cans.

Since 1982 it has opened there new factories producing “Melinar”, the raw material from which high quality polyester bottles are made.

The polyester bottle was born in the 1970s, when soft drink companies like Coca Cola started selling their drinks in giant two-litre containers. Because of the build-up the pressure of gas in these large containers, glass was unsuitable. Nor was PVC, the plastic which had been used for bottles since the 1960s, suitable for drinks with gas in them. A new plastic had to the made.

Glass is still cheaper for the smaller bottles, and will continue to be so unless oil and plastic become much cheaper, but plastic does well for the larger sizes.

Polyester bottles are virtually unbreakable. The manufacturers claim they are also lighter also, less noisy when being handled, and can be re-used. Shopkeepers and other business people are unlikely to object to a change from glass to polyester, since these bottles mean few breakages, which are costly and time- consuming. The bottles with interesting shapes, to try and make them visually more attractive to the public.

The next step could be to develop a plastic which could replace tins for food. The problem here is the high temperatures necessary for cooking the food in the container.

61. Plastics of various kinds have been used for making bottles

A. since 1982

B. since the 1970s but only for large bottles

C. since the 1960s but not for liquids with gas in them

D. since the 1970s but only for large bottles.

62. Why is ICI’s Plastics Division interested in polyester for bottles?

A. The other things they make are not selling well

B. Glass manufacturers cannot make enough new bottles

C. They have factories which could be adapted to make it

D. The price of oil keeps changing

63. Why aren’t all bottles now made of polyester?

A. The price of oil and plastic has risen

B. It is not suitable for containing gassy drinks

C. The public like traditional glass bottles

D. Shop-keepers dislike re-usable bottles.

64. Manufacturers think polyester bottles are better than glass bottles because they

A. are cheaper

B. are more suited to small sizes

C. are more exciting to look at

D. do not break easily

65. Plastic containers for holding food in the same way as cans.

A. have been used for many years.

B. are an idea that interests the plastic companies

C. are possible, but only for hot food

D. are the first things being made in the new factories.

VI. For questions 66 – 70, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Although party invitations no longer frightened me, I still found myself making careful preparations for this particular party. I got a hair-cut. laid out my best suit, selected a special, tie, and cuff links. I had recently gone on a diet, but because I didn’t want to look too thin. I discontinued it. What should I bring my hosts? Flowers? What kind of wine? Sherry? Or possibly even champagne? Meeting new people was still a major undertaking.

It was scheduled for this Saturday and I decided to take a cab to the suburb where it was being held. It was early autumn and the weather had been mild, but that morning it turned cold and rainy, and as I listened to the steam hissing in my radiator, it already felt like midwinter. Trees, visible from my window, covered will foliage only yesterday, had become bare overnight. Churning clouds augured a further change in the weather. From my new paper I learned that a hurricane which had already struck another state as on its way to New York, though it might veer out to sea. The storm left destruction in its wake. In one village an entire cottage was sheared from its foundation and blown into the ocean together with its occupants.

As I lay in bed the morning of the party, I envisioned a change also taking place in me. A loose tooth which hadn’t bothered me suddenly sent a stabbing pain through my jaw. Ordinarily I’m not to headaches, but I awoke with a dull ache on the left side of my head. Several disturbing dreams had given me a restless night, though 1 could only remember them vaguely. In one dream I recalled shouting at someone and being involved in a light. There was also something about an animal, but what it was I couldn’t recollect. What did stay with me afterwards was the despairing knowledge that one leads a double – each part hermetically scaled off from the other.

66. The narrator

A. was afraid of parties.

B. went on a diet for this party.

C. bought a new suit when he had to meet new people.

D. was shy of meeting new people.

67. The party was to be held

A. in midwinter

B. in a few days

C. in the morning

D. in a village

68. The storm

A. destroyed a village.

B. was dying down.

C. might reach New York.

D. destroyed the tree outside his room.

69. The narrator

A. suffered from headaches.

B. always had toothaches.

C. had slept badly

D. was stabbed in the jaw.

70. Why was the narrator upset?

A. The storm was so bad.

B. He had a fight with an animal.

C. He couldn’t go to the party.

D. He couldn’t understand his dreams.

VII. For question 71 – 75, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Half of the planet’s population lives in cites, yet they consume 75% of the world’s resources and create most of its pollution. This means that all governments are going to have to create effective recycling plans. In cities where recycling schemes have been successful, it is possible to recycle 95% of all household waste. It takes 30 – 40% less energy to make paper from recycled materials than it does to make it from trees. Statistics show that there is a growing awareness of the importance of recycling, and countries such as Sweden already recycle much of their waste.

As the burning of fossil fuel is a major cause of pollution we will have to turn to other energy sources and what could be a better source than the sun? Solar energy is getting cheaper and can produce power even in cloudy conditions. The Japanese have already developed solar-electric roof tiles which are going to make entire buildings self-sufficient, greatly cutting down the need for fossil fuel.

71. Who consumes 75% of the world’s resources?

A. people living in the country.

B. people who recycle.

C. 50% of the world’s population.

D. the Asians.

72. What is the advantage of recycled paper?

A. It needs less energy to produce it.

B. It is better quality

C. It is of less value.

D. It comes from household waste.

73. What is a major source of pollution?

A. solar energy.

B. fossil fuel burning.

C. the green house effect.

D. the ozone layer.

74. What was one disadvantage of solar – energy?

A. It was expensive.

B. It couldn’t operate cars.

C. It caused pollution,

D. It had to be placed on high buildings.

75. The phrase “cutting down” in the paragraph means?

A. controlling.

B. reducing.

C. satisfying.

D. emphasizing.

VIII. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

IX. For questions 81 – 90, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

HOW COOL! I’VE BEEN BITTEN BY A TARANTULA

A student’s trip to the rainforests of Borneo ended in a race to save her life after she was bitten by a bitten by a tarantula – an experience she described as “cool”. Lucy Watson, 20, was four weeks (81) ____ a conservation expedition when the (82)____ spider bit her on the arm. Other group (83) ____ carried the Durham University student for mine hours through the jungle. The difficult (84) ____ was followed by a three-hour drive to a hospital, where Lucy was treated (85) ____  antibiotics. Later, she was able to (86) ____ the bright side – her first words over the phone to her anxious parents were. “How cool! I’ve been bitten by a tarantula”. She was (87) ____ the next day and immediately returned to the expedition. Lucy’s parents were told of the accident by the tour organizer. Trekforce Expeditions, which (88)____ them at home in England. Mrs. Watson said “When
she (89) ____ to the hospital, she was covered in mud and she had her first good shower (90) ____ four weeks”. Lucy, who has just completed the second year of her physics degree decided to go on the expedition at the last minute.

X. Choose the lettered part that contains a mistake.

91. In 1939 the (A) Ohio and Mississippi rivers overflowed and caused the worst (B) flood never (C) known in the (D) United States.

92. The public was (A) of the opinion that the murder  (B)should have to stay (C) with the other (D) prisoners.

93. While (A) the numbers of this (B)species are increasing,(C) they are still considered to be (D) endangered.

94. She’d lost her most favorite (A)books moths ago. but one day (B)it just turned up (C) in an old box in (D) the attic.

95. Because his behavior in (A)prison was so (B)good they let him out (C) after only few years (D)

96. Abolitionist write and former slave, Frederick Douglass, was (A)impressed with Lincoln because they (B)found him entirely (C) free of (D) prejudice.

97. The (A)Mediterranean climate is little (B)suited to stock – breeding; only sheeps (C) and goats can make use of the extensive feeding grounds (D) with their meager rainfall.

98. Many Shakespeare’s (A)plays wouldn’t have survived (B) of two of his (C) theoretical associates hadn’t put this Folio together(D) after his death.

99. A ghost jet (A)with no one (B)at the controls flew hundreds of (C) miles in Britain (D) last night on a trip of horror.

100. All the students (A)are looking forward to spend (B)their free time relaxing (C) in (D) the sun this summer.

B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN

I. Complete the passage below by writing one word in each gap. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

JEANNE DIXON

Jeanne Dixon began making predictions when she was a little girl. She had a crystal ball that she (1)____ to peer into the future. She correctly predicted several events. (2)____ the death of her grandfather.

Dixon made many predictions about the future throughout her life, but the (3)____ that brought her the most fame was her prediction of the assassination of President Kennedy. In 1952. she (4)____ a vision. She saw a man with blue eyes living in the White House. He was going to die a violent (5)____ Eight years later, John Kennedy, a man with blue eyes. (6)____ president of the United States. On November 22, 1963, Jeanne told her friends, “(7)____ terrible is going to happen today”. Then, they heard an announcement. President Kennedy had been shot. 

(8)____ of Dixon’s major predictions was the death of President Kennedy’s brother Robert. (9)____ day. she was walking through a hotel in Los Angeles, Suddenly, she (10)____ and said. “Robert Kennedy is going to be killed here”. Soon after that, in June 1968. Robert Kennedy was shot in that exact place. 

Dixon accurately predicted the deaths of several (11)____ celebrities. She also prediction other kinds of events, for (12)____ , a big earthquake in Alaska in 1964. She made a number of inaccurate predictions as (13)____ , but people don’t seem to remember as many of these. 

Janne Dixon died in 1997, but she (14)____ behind several predictions which could still come (15)____ . One of them is that intelligent life be discovered on another planet.

II. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each sentence to from a word that fits in the space.

1. The company is keen to develop its own______ in the area of computer programming. EXPERT

2. He was ______about his looks, spending hours in the gym. VANITY

3. They knew that a vaccine for the virus was______ possible. THEORY

4. Over 30,000______ will run in the New York marathon. COMPETE

5. The names of all the dead were______ on the monument. SCRIPT

6. The new director of the TV station is likely to make major changes in______  PERSON

7. They’re got a model village that you can visit, with all the buildings and roads in______ . MINI

8. They claim that the fall in unemployment is based on a ______manipulation of statistics. FRAUD

9. The company was inefficient because it was highly______. BUREAU

10. Gathered all together in the church, they are going to ______those who lost their lives in the Great War. MEMORY

III. Finish each of following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it.

1. “You can’t go to David’s house until you’ve done your homework”, Father told James.

—> Father refused ……………………………………………………………………………………..

2. Perhaps Miss Brahms was the person who spoke to you.

—>It …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. I’m afraid we’ve run out of coffee.

—> I’m afraid there …………………………………………………………………………………..

4. Marion was unable to go to the party because she had such a lot of work.

—> Marion had so ……………………………………………………………………………………..

5. Thousands of people were unable to get to work because of the bad weather.

—> The bad weather ………………………………………………………………………………….

6. It’s a waste of time mending that old pullover.

—>That old pullover is not ……………………………………………………………………………

7. It wasn’t until I was 16 that I learned to swim.

—> I only …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

8. Ray didn’t recover from his illness for several months.

—> It took …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

9. I would prefer you not to smoke in my house.

—> I would rather ………………………………………………………………………………………..

10. It’s such a pity that you couldn’t come to our party.

—> I wish …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

IV. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the word givens. This word must not be altered in any way.

1. They hadn’t been to that part of town before, but he had. UNLIKE

2. He just failed to break the world record. SUCCEED

3. She’s too experienced a player to fall into that trap. ENOUGH

4. Why don’t we hire a rowing boat for an hour? ABOUT

5. Who else was this information available to? ACCESS

V. Write a paragraph in 150 – 180 words, on the following topic:

Describe your ideal English teacher. What is his or her most important characteristic?