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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. We are going to visit our grandparents when we finished our final exams.
A. are going to B. our C. when D. finished
Question 2. A good artist like a good engineer learns as much from their mistakes as from successes.
A. like B. as C. their D. from
Question 3. Anyone who gambles on the stock exchange has to be prepared to loose money.
A. Anyone who B. on C. has to be D. to loose money

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 4. We're not taking on any new staff at the moment so that we can cut down the cost.
A. employing B. hiring C. offering D. laying off
Question 5. His performance stood head and shoulders above the rest.
A. was better than B. was worse than C. became higher than D. became cheaper than

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
To some extent we know that the people we work, live or spend time with are not always being honest
with us. They can't always be having a good day, be excited about your success or be completely happy for a
colleague who's been promoted instead of them. But what about when deception isn't just about mood, but is
actually an important part when interacting with other people?
Generally speaking, deception is, understandably, viewed negatively - if someone has to resort to lying,
they're probably not very good at their job or not a very nice person. In the workplace, deceit can toxic in an
environment that values trust and teamwork and can damage productivity as a result. However, deception is
absolutely necessary in many cases.
In some profession, people are expected to lie (take private investigators, for example). Deception can
also be strategic in companies, such as when a call centre instructs employees to pretend that they've located
in a different country due to customer biases. And keep in mind that even police officers have to make use of
deception to arrest criminals in many cases. Additionally, customer service roles, and especially the kinds of
emotional labour frequently carried out by women, also typically call for workers to conceal their true
feelings. Do you really want flight attendants to tell you that you should be unnerved and should not remain
calm when the plane is shaking, or psychiatrists to tell you that they do not have any sympathy for you at all
when listening to your mental problems?
Sometimes, lying is even seen as the more ethical option. A prime example of this is when doctors lie to
their patients about their health conditions, obviously not to raise false hopes but simply to cheer them up
during treatment. A harmless lie can also spare people from unnecessary hurt, and people who tell it should
be praised for their kindness and the good outcome that usually comes from not making a potentially hurtful
comment. The most fundamental thing in pro-social lying, or the kind of dishonesty intended to help another
person is that it is not about gaining an unfair advantage or otherwise being self-serving, but about delivering
little and harmless lies out of care or compassion.
Therefore, it's important to asks ourselves when it is and isn't appropriate to deliver the hard, honest
truth, when it's best to step back and offer a more delicate response. More often than not, it’s about striking a
balance between the two.
Question 6. Which best serves as the title for this passage?
A. The Next Time You Lie. Think Carefully
B. Lies: People Tell Them All The Time
C. Professions That Liars Can Excel In
D. When Deception Is Better Than Honesty
Question 7. According to paragraph 1, people around us are not always honest because _______.
A. They really don't like to be honest all the time.
B. They need to lie so as to get promoted.
C. They hate it when others are successful.
D. They don't always feel positive about everything.
Question 8. The word “toxic” in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to _______ .
A. unpleasant B. lethal C. uncaring D. brutal
Question 9. The word “unnerved” in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by _______ .
A. enraged B. concerned C. thrilled D. inspired
Question 10. The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to _______ .
A. fundamental thing B. pro-social lying C. unfair advantage D. another person
Question 11. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Psychiatrists must not sympathise with patients.
B. Call centres workers cannot reveal their nationality.
C. Lying is a part of a private investigator's job
D. The police should never lie, even to catch criminals.
Question 12. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Dishonesty in the workplace should be praised and promoted.
B. A pro-social lie is a lie that is told with good intentions.
C. Doctors should always lie to keep their patients happy.
D. Honest people will never become successful in the workplace.

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 13. I haven't met my grandparents for five years.
A. I often met my grandparents five years ago. B. I last met my grandparents five years ago.
C. I have met my grandparents for five years. D. I didn't meet my grandparents five years ago.
Question 14. “Let's go to the cinema tonight”, he suggested.
A. He suggested that they went to the cinema that night.
B. He suggested them to go to the cinema that night.
C. He suggested their going to the cinema that night.
D. He suggested that let's them go to the cinema that night.
Question 15. Smoking is not allowed in public places such as: hospitals, schools.
A. You needn't smoke in public places such as: hospitals, schools.
B. You mustn't smoke in public places such as: hospitals, schools.
C. You don't smoke in public places such as: hospitals, schools.
D. You may smoke in public places such as: hospitals, schools.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or
phrase that best fits each other numbered blanks.
Since March 16 when the public schools were closed, about 1.800 schools across the city n. tried to
adjust to distance learning - a present situation (16) _______ turned not less than a mi parents into temporary
teachers and changing the relationship between school kids, (17) _______ students, parents, and teachers in
New York City, the largest school district US.
This unexpected adjustment has posed a serious challenge to teachers and educators on how (18)
_______ the individual needs of the students. Mr. de Blasio said that the teachers s ability abruptly switch to
distance learning would be remembered as one of the “heroic achievements of the coronavirus outbreak. If
the schools remain closed in New York City up to that time, it would be a grave (19) _______ for the most
disrupting moment to US education in a generation.
Mr. Bill de Blasio who claimed sole responsibility to the public school kids, along with schools'
chancellor, Richard A. Carranza, disclosed that city was preparing to resume public school activities by the
next academic year, scheduled in September.
He further said the expected the turn of new education era in New York City would go with the support
for school kids to catch up on lost time in classroom teaching and learning (20) _______ supportive efforts
may come too late for the graduating high school seniors.
Question 16. A. that B. who C. where D. when
Question 17. A. every B. another C. other D. others
Question 18. A. give B. meet C. adjust D. provide
Question 19. A. turning-point B. turning C. point D. landmark
Question 20. A. even though B. but C. so D. and

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
Question 21. I deeply regret having spoken to her so severely yesterday. She was badly hurt.
A. If only I could apologize to her for having spoken to her so severely yesterday.
B. I wish I hadn't spoken to her so severely yesterday.
C. She must have been badly hurt because I had spoken to her so severely yesterday.
D. If I hadn't spoken to her so severely yesterday, she wouldn't be badly hurt.
Question 22. We couldn't solve the problem until our teacher arrived.
A. Not until we solved the problem could our teacher arrive.
B. When our teacher arrived, we solved the problem.
C. Until our teacher arrived, we were able to solve the problem.
D. Not until our teacher arrived could we solve the problem.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes the
following exchanges.
Question 23. 59 - John: “Can you show me the way to the nearest post office, please?”
- Passer-by: “ _______”
A. Not way, sorry. B. Just round the corner over there.
C. Look it up in a dictionary! D. There's no traffic near here.
Question 24. Thanh: “Lan's the best singer in our school.”
Nadia: “ _______”
A. Yes, tell me about it! B. I can't agree with you more!
C. That's OK! D. Yes, please.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 25. In spite of poverty, we manage to raise our children properly.
A. give up B. go up C. make up D. bring up
Question 26. I am now reconciled with two of my estranged siblings - not just my older brother, but my
sister, whom I hadn't spoken to for 17 years.
A. contactable B. harmonized C. opposed D. truthful
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 27. A. looked B. laughed C. opened D. stepped
Question 28. A. seat B. leave C. increase D. ready

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the
primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 29. A. lesson B. teacher C. action D. police
Question 30. A. history B. natural C. pioneer D. business

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
As wildfire season raged in California this fall, a startup a few states away used artificial intelligence to
pinpoint the location of blazes there within minutes — in some cases far faster than these fires might
otherwise be noticed by firefighters or civilians.
The company, which uses AI to analyze satellite imagery, launched its US wildfire detector in July. The
company's AI software pores over images coming in roughly every few minutes from two different US
government weather satellites, in search of any changes — the presence of smoke, a shift in thermal infrared
data showing hot spots — that could indicate a fire has ignited.
Descartes is testing its detector by sending alerts to select forestry officials in its home state of New
Mexico and told CNN Business its wildfire detector has spotted about 6,200 total thus far. The company says
it can often detect these fires when they're just about 10 acres in size. It's a big change from how fires are
often spotted in the US. Current methods include looking for fires via planes or lookout towers, or simply
having civilians report them.
Beyond that, the alerts can help first responders arrive more quickly, too. While a motorist or airplane
pilot may call in a smoke report for a general area, Descartes' text-based tool narrows down where the fire is.
“That's very beneficial,” Griego said, “especially at night when it's hard to determine what mountain range
this fire's actually on when you're on top of a peak 20 miles away.”
Caitlin Kontgis, an applied science team lead at Descartes, said the company is now starting to look at
how additional data might help it track fires, such as digital elevation models showing the locations of steep
slopes that would make it harder to fight a blaze.
Question 31. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A startup company in New Mexico B. How AI is helping spot wildfires faster
C. Firefighting efforts in the US D. Current methods of detecting wildfires
Question 32. Which of the following is NOT true about Descartes Labs' fire-detecting Al software?
A. It will be further developed by Descartes in the future
B. It has successfully detected about 6,200 fires
C. It receive images from two weather satellites
D. It helps airplane pilots know the exact location of fires.
Question 33. The phrase “pores over” in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to _______ .
A. discovers B. inspects C. estimates D. ponders
Question 34. How may digital elevation models be helpful?
A. They can help the AI software detect wildfires more quickly
B. They can point out places where it is harder to fight a fire
C. They help firefighters spot wildfires from longer distances
D. They help firefighters determine what mountain range the fire is on
Question 35. The word “it” in paragraph 3refers to _______ .
A. the company B. home state C. wildfire detector D. big change
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 36. These cats look immensely lovely, _______ ?
A. are these B. don't these C. are they D. don't they
Question 37. _______ by your father?
A. Did that book write B. Did that book written
C. Was that book writing D. Was that book written
Question 38. It took women a long time to struggle _______ the right to vote.
A. about B. for C. from D. with
Question 39. The richer you are, you may become _______ .
A. the more B. the most C. the more worried D. the more worry
Question 40. I remember she wore a _______ dress to go out with her boyfriend last week.
A. cotton white Vietnamese B. Vietnamese white cotton
C. white Vietnamese cotton D. white cotton Vietnamese
Question 41. When I last saw him, he _______in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
Question 42. Many exam candidates lose marks simply _______ they do not read the questions properly.
A. because of B. because C. though D. in spite of
Question 43. _______ , I will tell him to look at my throat.
A. Until I saw the doctor this afternoon B. After I had seen the doctor this afternoon
C. When I see the doctor this afternoon D. Before I see the doctor this afternoon
Question 44. _______ the homework, he was allowed to go out with his friends.
A. Finishing B. Finish C. To finish D. Having finished
Question 45. I think that up to now there has not been a real _______ between men and women.
A. equal B. equally C. equality D. equalize
Question 46. I don't really _______ winter sports very much.
A. deal with B. face up to C. go in for D. get round to
Question 47. I have to _______ the books this weekend - I have two exams next week.
A. fight B. hit C. strike D. shot
Question 48. Even though Nestlé is a globally recognized _______ name, Nestlé products only account for a
little more than 2% of packaged food and beverages sold around the world.
A. notorious B. household C. double-barreled D. strange - sounding
Question 49. He spent all day yesterday surfing the net, now he say he's tired - must be a touch of ______.
A. dot com B. cybersickness C. keypal D. screenager
Question 50. The runners broke into a _______a few hundred yards from the finish.
A. line B. track C. sprint D. race
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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 from 1 to 2.
Question 1: You cannot completely avoid stress in your life. You need to find ways to cope with it.
A. As you cannot completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
B. While you cannot completely avoid stress in your life, you needn't find ways to cope with it.
C. After you can completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
D. As long as you can completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
Question 2: These students may be excellent. They will not get used to dealing with practical situations.
A. Excellent as may be, these students will not get used to dealing with practical situations.
B. These students will get used to dealing with practical situations although they may be excellent.
C. Excellent as may these students be, they will not get used to dealing with practical situations.
D. These students may be too excellent to get used to dealing with practical situations.
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 following questions from 3 to 7.
As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States increased. The
frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities. Industrialization and
the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon credentials and expertise to make
schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility. Increasingly, too, schools were viewed as
the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society.
The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the century
coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920 schooling to age
fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year was greatly lengthened.
Kindergartens, vacation schools and extracurricular activities, and vocational education and counseling
extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in the larger industrial
cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adult immigrants were sponsored by public schools,
corporations, unions, churches, settlement houses, and other agencies.
Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs
of specific populations. Immigrant women were once such population. Schools tried to educate young
women so they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many
educators considered appropriate for women was the home. Although looking after the house and family was
familiar to immigrant women, American education gave homemaking a new definition. In preindustrial
economies, homemaking had meant the production as well as the consumption of goods, and it commonly
included income-producing activities both inside and outside the home, in the highly industrialized early-
twentieth-century United States, however, overproduction rather than scarcity was becoming a
problem. Thus, the ideal American homemaker was viewed as a consumer rather than a producer.
Schools trained women to be consumer homemakers cooking, shopping, decorating, and caring for children
"efficiently" in their own homes, or if economic necessity demanded, as employees in the homes of others.
Subsequent reforms have made these notions seem quite out-of-date.
Question 3: Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of _______ .
A. income-producing activities in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
B. economic necessity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
C. scarcity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
D. overproduction in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
Question 4: The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. production B. consumption C. education D. homemaking
Question 5: The phrase "coincided with" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
 A. ensured the success of B. was influenced by
C. began to grow rapidly D. happened at the same time as
coincided with = happened at the same time as: xảy ra đồng thời
Question 6: It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance of
education in the United States was _______ .
A. an increase in the number of trained teachers
B. the expanding economic problems of schools
C. the growing number of schools in frontier communities
D. the increased urbanization of the entire country
Question 7: According to the passage, early-twentieth-century education reformers believed that _______.
A. different groups needed different kinds of education
B. more women should be involved in education and industry
C. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them
D. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the
following questions from 8 to 10.
Question 8: It is now obligatory for visitors to leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.
A. Visitors can't leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.
B. Visitors needn't leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.
C. Visitors may leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.
D. Visitors must leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.
Question 9: “You are a newcomer here, aren't you?" she asked me.
A. She wanted to know why I was a newcomer here. B. She said that I was a newcomer here.
C. She asked me whether I was a newcomer there. D. She told me that she was a newcomer there.
Question 10: As Keanu Reeves became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper
reporters.
A. The more famous Keanu Reeves became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid newspaper
reporters.
B. The more famous Keanu Reeves became, the more difficult for him it was to avoid newspaper
reporters.
C. The more difficult it was for Keanu Reeves to avoid newspaper reporters, the more famous he became.
D. The more Keanu Reeves became famous, the more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters it
was.
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 from 11 to 12.
Question 11: She was a woman of great courage and she will long be remembered by her grief-stricken
family and friends.
A. becoming thoroughly miserable: trở nên cực kỳ khốn khổ B. being financially insecure: kh đảm bảo
về tài chính
C. feeling extremely happy D. getting much involved: được tham gia nhiều vào
grief-stricken= cực kỳ đau buồn >< feeling extremely happy
Question 12: It was the first time that we had been reunited since I had all my heart and soul upon her.
A. integrated B. separated C. repeated D. stabilized
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 from 13 to 15.
Question 13: The number of nature reserves have increased dramatically so as to protect endangered species.
 A. have increased => has increased B. nature reserves C. dramatically D.
endangered species
The number of + N (đếm được số nhiều) + V (chia số ít):
A number of + N (đếm được số nhiều) + V (chia số nhiều):
Question 14: According to most medical experts, massage relieves pain and anxiety, cases depression and
speeding up recovery from illnesses.
A. relieves B. illnesses C. most medical experts D. speeding up
Question 15: We have conducted exhausting research into the effects of wearing masks on slowing the
spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
A. into B. the spread C. exhausting D. causes
exhausting (adj) làm kiệt sức => exhaustive: toàn diện
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 following questions from 16 to 22.
The term "folk song" has been current for over a hundred years, but there is still a good deal of
disagreement as to what it actually means. The definition provided by the International Folk Music Council
states that folk music is the music of ordinary people, which is passed on from person to person by being
listened to rather than learned from the printed page. Other factors that help shape a folk song include:
continuity (many performances over a number of years): variation (changes in words and melodies either
through artistic interpretation or failure of memory); and selection (the acceptance of a song by the
community in which it evolves).
When songs have been subjected to these processes, their origin is usually impossible to trace. For
instance, if a farm laborer were to make up a song and sing it to a couple of friends who like it and memorize
it, possibly when the friends come to sing it themselves, one of them might forget some of the words and
make up new ones to fill the gap, while the other, perhaps more artistic, might add a few decorative touches
to the tune and improve a couple of lines of text. If this happened a few times, there would be many different
versions, the song's original composer would be forgotten, and the song would become common property.
This constant reshaping and re-creation is the essence of folk music. Consequently, modem popular songs
and other published music, even though widely sung by people who are not professional musicians, are not
considered folk music. The music and words have been set by a printed or recorded source, limiting scope for
further artistic creation. These songs' origins cannot be disguised and therefore they belong primarily to the
composer and not to a community.
The ideal situation for the creation of folk music is an isolated rural community. In such a setting folk
songs and dances have a special purpose at every stage in a person's life, from childhood to death. Epic tales
of heroic deeds, seasonal songs relating to calendar events, and occupational songs are also likely to be sung.
(Source: http://www.thereadingplanet.com)
Question 16: The word "essence" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. basic nature B. full extent C. growing importance D. first phase
Question 17: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a characteristic of the typical folk
song?
A. It is passed on to other people by being performed.
B. It is usually impossible to trace its origin.
C. It is constantly changing over time.
D. It contains complex musical structures.
Question 18: Which of the following statements about the term "folk song" is supported by the passage?
A. The International Folk Music Council invented it. B. It has been used for several centuries.
C. It is considered to be out-of-date. D. There is disagreement about its meaning.
Question 19: What does the passage mainly discuss?
 A. Elements that define folk music
B. Influences of folk music on popular music
C. Themes commonly found in folk music
D. The standards of the International Folk Music Council
Question 20: The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. selection B. song C. community D. acceptance
Question 21: According to the passage, why would the original composers of folk songs be forgotten?
A. Folk songs are not considered an important form of music.
B. Singers dislike the decorative touches in folk song tunes.
C. Audience prefers songs composed by professional musicians.
D. Numerous variations of folk songs come to exist at the same time.
Question 22: The author mentions that published music is not considered folk music because _______.
A. the songs attract only the young people in a community
B. the composers write the music in rural communities
C. the original composer can be easily identified
D. the songs are generally performed by professional singers
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions from 23 to 37.
Question 23: She came in quietly _______ not to wake the baby.
A. such as B. so as C. as if D. if so
Question 24: You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to _______ is at the
desk.
A. whom B. who C. whoever D. which
Question 25: Not until the dedication of Yellowstone Park in the late nineteenth century ______ national
park.
A. that the United States had B. when the United States had
C. did the United States have D. the United States had
Question 26: When _______ on July 4, 1789, the federal tariff was remarkably evenhanded.
A. was first enacted B. was entered first C. first enacted D. it first enacted
When + S + V, S + V = When Ving/p2, S + V.
Question 27: To our _______ , Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A. judgment: đánh giá B. eyes C. relief: sự cứu viện, sự khuây khỏa D. anxiety:
lo lắng
Question 28: With a nod and a smile, she _______ her friends.
A. took leave of: chia tay, nói lời từ biệt B. felt pity for: cảm thấy thương hại
C. lost touch with: mất liên lạc D. gave birth to: sinh ra
Question 29: Marie Curie was the first and only woman _______ two Nobel prizes.
A. to be won B. to have won C. won D. that win
the first/ only/ second + N + to V
Question 30: By the time you receive this letter, I _______ for Japan.
A. will leave B. will have left C. have left D. would have left
By the time S + V(htđ) + O, S + will have + Vp2.
By the time S + V(qkđ), S + had + Vp2.
Question 31: Remember _______ your answer before handing in your exam paper.
A. check B. to check C. checking D. being checked
Question 32: You had better keep a box of matches _______ in case the lights go out again.
A. handshake B. handful C. handy D. hands-on
Question 33: If I had enough money, _______.
A. I could have bought that house B. I would buy that house
C. I will buy that house D. I bought that house
Question 34: She has just bought _______.
A. a French old interesting painting B. an old interesting painting French
C. an interesting old French painting D. a French interesting old paint
Question 35: He hardly ever makes a mistake, _______?
A. didn't he B. does he C. did he D. doesn't he
Question 36: They decided to place _______ African elephant on their List of Endangered Species.
A. x (no article) B. a C. an D. the
Question 37: Shall we _______ across this field instead of going along the road?
A. take B. cut C. come D. set
come across: tình cờ gặp
cut across: đi tắt
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 from 38 to 39.
Question 38: A. finished B. punched C. swallowed D. practiced
Question 39: A. modal B. modest C. model D. modern
/ˈməʊdl/ - /ˈmɒdɪst/ -/ˈmɒdl/-/ˈmɒdn/
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions from 40 to 41.
Question 40: A. machine B. student C. career D. guitar
Question 41: A. re’searcher /3:/ B. ‘lecturer C. ‘conference D. ‘reference
/ə/
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 (42) _______ debate between archeologists about when and where the first civilizations
developed. That is because the answer to that question depends on what one defines as a civilization. If a
civilization is simply a small group of people having a similar culture and beliefs, then civilizations have
existed in many parts of the world for thousands of years. If a civilization is defined as a larger, more
complex society (43) _______ a government and the construction of cities, then the first civilization was
probably the Sumerian civilization in what is now Iraq. The Sumerians were (44) _______ from the Ubaid
culture, which was made up of small villages of farmers who lived slightly farther north. Sometime around
4,000 B.C. these farmers moved down into the valley along the Tigris River.
This land received little rain, and was unsuitable for farming. Therefore, it was empty and the Sumerians
had plenty of (45) _______ and little competition from other peoples. What allowed the Sumerians to
successfully farm in this dry land was their knowledge of irrigation, the practice of taking water from a river
or lake and moving it to fields through the use of man-made canals. This allowed the Sumerians to farm here
successfully (46) _______ the lack of rain. We know that the Sumerians had a great understanding of
irrigation because their language is filled with words related to it.
(Source: TOEFL IBT - Reading)
Question 42: A. many B. a number of C. the number of D. much
many + N đếm được số nhiều - a/the number of + N đếm được số nhiều - much + N không đếm được
Question 43: A. with B. of C. in D. off
Question 44: A. deselected: loại bỏ 1 ứng viên B. descended: là dòng dõi, descendent: hậu duệ
C. desecrated: làm mất tính thiêng liêng D. declined: giảm
Question 45: A. garden B. house C. village D. room: phòng (đếm
được/ chỗ trống(danh từ không đếm được)/ plenty of + N (không đếm được)/ N(đếm được số nhiều)
Question 46: A. as a result B. because of C. on account of D. in spite of
lack of: thiếu
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 from 47 to 48.
Question 47: Jack and Jane are talking about the skills for teenagers.
Jack: “ _______ ”
Jane: “Absolutely. They also encourage interest and interaction from others in your team.”
A. That's true! Lacking this skill may lead me to feel depressed and lose my temper easily.
B. Ok. So, are you going to take up a French course besides improving your English?
C. I believe that interpersonal communication skills can help us to get along well with everyone.
D. I expect the practical experience as a volunteer will make my CV look good.
Question 48: Mark and Tam are discussing the places they want to visit.
Tam: “Well, there are a lot of things to see in Hue. How about visiting Quoc Hoc High School?”
Mark: “ _______ ”
A. Sounds interesting! Hope we can have a nice time there.
B. Great! Let's see the royal tombs first.
C. We may visit Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park.
D. It'd be fun to explore Ha Long Bay at night on board.
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 from 49 to 50.
Question 49: Indeed, learning a martial art makes one self-reliant and disciplined, and also greatly boosts
one's confidence.
A. respectful B. ambitious C. decisive D. independent
Question 50: Environmental concerns must be given precedence over commercial interest.
A. victory B. priority C. reference” tài liệu tham khảo D. vacancy: vị trí
tuyển dụng
precedence=priority: ưu tiên
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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 1: I can’t write that kind of letter unless I’m in the right frame of mind.
A. high spirits B. low spirits C. good mood D. bad mood
Question 2: Tom was not popular with younger colleagues because he adopted a rather patronizing attitude
towards them.
A. respectful B. disapproving C. friendly D. defiant: thách thức
patronizing: huênh hoang, tỏ vẻ ta đây hơn người >< respectful: tôn trọng
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 3: She managed to express her thoughts to the interviewer _______ her poor English.
A. in spite of B. though C. because D. because of
Question 4: She never wants to become his wife. I’m sure she will _______ him _______ if he asks her to
marry him.
A. turn - down B. give - up C. put - down D. put - up
Question 5: Since the beginning of April, Sam Son Flower Festival has attracted thousands of _______ to
the beach.
A. customers B. visitors C. clients D. guests
Question 6: As many as 49.743 people in 19 provinces and cities across Vietnam ______ against COVID-19
in March.
A. vaccinated B. were vaccinating C. were vaccinated D. vaccinate
Question 7: The faster we walk, _______ we will get there.
A. the soon B. the sooner C. the soonest D. the more soon
Question 8: This is a picture of a/an _______ castle.
A. white Egypt ancient B. ancient white Egypt
C. Egypt ancient white D. Egypt white ancient
Question 9: _______ all the exercises, she went to bed.
A. To do B. Having done C. Being done D. Had done
Question 10: The students are excited _______ the coming summer holiday.
A. for B. with C. to D. about
Question 11: The jury _______ her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.
A. gave B. said C. made D. paid
pay somebody compliment(s) on sth: khen ngợi ai về điều gì
Question 12: She completed remaining work at her office in great _______ so as not to miss the last bus to
her home.
A. hurry B. haste C. rush D. speed
in haste: vội vàng
in a hurry: vội vàng
in a rush: vội vàng
at speed
Question 13: I can’t go out this morning. I’m up to my _______ in reports.
A. nose B. ears C. lips D. eye
up to somebody’s ears/eyes in something: bận rộn với cái gì
Question 14: On April 10th, the advertisement for Vinfast VF-e36 model car on CNN instantly caught
______ of TV viewers and netizens worldwide.
A. attend B. attention C. attentive D. attentively
Question 15: When I went out, the sun _______.
A. was shining B. is shining C. shines D. shone
Question 16: She’s beautiful, _______?
A. isn’t she B. doesn’t she C. didn’t she D. won’t she
Question 17: The secretary will have finished the preparations for the meeting _______.
A. by the time the boss arrives B. after the boss had arrived
C. as soon as the boss had arrived D. when the boss arrived
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 18: A. noticed B. finished C. supported D. approached
Question 19: A. stone B. zone C. phone D. none
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. relax B. enter C. behave D. allow
Question 21: A. altitude B. stimulate C. company D. decision
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: Children brought up in a caring environment tend to grow more sympathetic towards others.
A. loving B. dishonest C. healthy D. hateful
Question 23: A series of programs have been broadcast to raise public awareness of healthy living.
A. assistance: sự trợ giúp B. confidence C. understanding D.
experience: trải nghiệm
awareness=understanding: nhận thức, hiểu biết
raise one’s awareness + of st: nâng cao nhận thức của ai về cái gì
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 24: Ted and Kate are talking about the school curriculum.
Ted: "Swimming should be made part of the school curriculum."
Kate:"________. It is an essential life skill."
A. I can't agree with you more B. Oh, that's a problem
C. You can make it D. Not at all
Question 25: Tom is talking to John, his new classmate, in the classroom.
Tom: “How did you get there?”
John: “__________”
A. I came here by train. B. Is it far from here?
C. The train is so crowded. D. I came here last night.
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 26 to 30.
Imaginary friends in early childhood
Many children have an imaginary friend - that is a friend they have invented. It was once thought that
only children (26) _______ had difficulty in creating relationships with others had imaginary friends. In fact,
having an imaginary friend is probably a common aspect of a normal childhood (27) _______ many children
with lots of real friends also have an imaginary friend. The imaginary friend may help some children cope
with emotional difficulties, but for (28) _______, having an imaginary friend is just fun.
There is no firm evidence to say that having an imaginary friend (29) _______ us anything about what a
child will be like in the future. One (30) _______ of research, though, has suggested that adults who once had
imaginary friends may be more creative than those who did not.
(Adapted from First Certificate in English, Cambridge University Press)
Question 26: A. whom B. who C. whose D. which
Question 27: A. so B. as C. although D. but
Question 28: A. many B. much C. another D. every
Question 29: A. advises B. informs: thông báo C. tells D. reveals: bày tỏ, tiết lộ
Question 30: A. piece B. unit C. item D. section
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 31: Lan had some shocking words on her facebook. Then, everyone knew her.
A. Hardly when Lan had some shocking words on her facebook everyone knew her.
B. Only after Lan had some shocking words on her facebook everyone knew her.
C. Only when Lan had some shocking words on her facebook did everyone know her.
D. Until Lan had some shocking words on her facebook did everyone knew her.

Một số công thức đảo ngữ:

Only after/when S + V, trợ V + S + V(chính): chỉ sau khi/ chỉ khi

Hardly + had + S + Ved/ V3 when S + Ved/ V2: Vừa mới ... thì...

Not until S + V + trợ V + S + V(chính): Mãi cho đến khi... thì

Question 32: My brother is away on business. I really need his help now.
A. As long as my brother is at home, he will be able to help me.
B. If only my brother had been at home and could have helped me.
C. If my brother is at home, he can help me now.
D. I wish my brother were at home and could help me now.
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 39.
How do children learn about wildlife? And is what they learn the sort of thing they should be learning? It
is my belief that children should not just be acquiring knowledge of animals but also developing attitudes and
feelings towards them based on exposure to the real lives of animals in their natural habitats. But is this
happening?
Some research in this area indicates that it is not. Learning about animals in school is often
completely disconnected from the real lives of real animals, with the result that children often end up
with little or no understanding or lasting knowledge of them. They learn factual information about
animals, aimed at enabling them to identify them and have various abstract ideas about them, but that is the
extent of their learning. Children’s storybooks tend to personify animals as characters rather than teach
about them.
For direct contact with wild and international animals, the only opportunity most children have is
visiting a zoo. The educational benefit of this for children is often given as the main reason for doing it but
research has shown that zoo visits seldom add to children’s knowledge of animals - the animals are simply
like exhibits in a museum that the children look at without engaging with them as living creatures. Children
who belong to wildlife or environmental organizations or who watch wildlife TV programmes, however,
show significantly higher knowledge than any other group of children studied in research. The studies show
that if children learn about animals in their natural habitats, particularly through wildlife-based activities,
they know more about them than they do as a result of visiting zoos or learning about them in the classroom.
Research has also been done into the attitudes of children towards animals. It shows that in general
terms, children form strong attachments to individual animals, usually their pets, but do not have strong
feelings for animals in general. This attitude is the norm regardless of the amount or kind of learning about
animals they have at school. However, those children who watch television wildlife programmes show an
interest in and affection for wildlife in its natural environment, and their regard for animals in general is
higher.
(Adapted from New English File, by Christina Latham -Koenig, Oxford University Press)
Question 33: What could be the best title for the passage?
A. Zoos: The Best Opportunity to Learn About Animals
B. Methods of Learning About Animals at School
C. Learning About Animals at School
D. Research on Learning About Animals
Question 34: The word “disconnected” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. separated B. removed C. divided D. disagreed
disconnected = separated: rời rạc, kh liên quan
Question 35: What opinion does the writer express in the second paragraph?
A. What children learn about animals at school is often inaccurate.
B. The amount of acquired knowledge about animals at school is adequate.
C. Children’s storybooks are an effective way of teaching them about animals.
D. Children’s learning about animals at school has the wrong emphasis.
Question 36: The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. ideas B. children’s storybooks
C. children D. animals
Question 37: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Children’s storybooks give factual information about animals.
B. The writer raises the issue of the outcome of what children learn about animals.
C. Learning about animals in their natural habitats teaches children more about animals than other
methods.
D. Zoo visits have less educational benefit than they are believed to have.
Question 38: It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that children’s attitudes to animals _______.
A. depend on whether or not they have pets
B. differ from what adults might expect them to be
C. based on how much they know about the animals
D. are not affected by what they learn about them at school
Question 39: The word “regard” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. opinion B. respect C. attitude D. sympathy
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 40: A Tokyo newspaper - television company has organized the climb in 1975.
A B C D
Question 41: I felt annoyed by his continuous interruptions at the meeting this morning.
A B C D
Question 42: Ordinary Americans are friendly and not afraid to show its feelings.
A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, Cor D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 43 to 47.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is perhaps not a name that is universally recognized, but Dodgson did
achieve enormous success under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. He created this pseudonym from the
Latinization, Carolus Ludovicus, of his real given name. It was under the name Lewis Carroll that Dodgson
published the children's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking
Glass (1872). Though Dodgson achieved this success in children's literature, he was not an author of
children's books by training or profession. His education and chosen field of pursuit were far removed from
the field of children's literature and were instead focused on theoretical mathematics.
Dodgson graduated with honors from Christ Church, Oxford, in 1854 and then embarked on a career in
the world of academia. He worked as a lecturer in mathematics at Oxford and, later in his career, published a
number of theoretical works on mathematics under his own name rather than under the pseudonym that he
used for his children's stories. He produced a number of texts for students, such as A Syllabus of Plane
Algebraical Geometry (1860), Formulae of Plane Trigonometry (1861), which was notable for the creativity
of the symbols that he used to express trigonometric functions such as sine and cosine, and A Guide for the
Mathematical Student (1866). In a number of more esoteric works, he championed the principles of Euclid;
in Euclid and his Modern Rivals (1879), he presented his ideas on the superiority of Euclid over rival
mathematicians in a highly imaginative fashion, by devising a courtroom trial of anti-Euclid mathematicians
that he named "Euclid-wreakers" and ultimately finding the defendants guilty as charged. Curiosa
Mathematica (1888-1893) made a further defense of Euclid's work, focusing on Euclid's definition of parallel
lines. These academic works never had the universal impact of Dodgson's works for children using the name
Lewis Carroll, but they demonstrate a solid body of well-regarded academic material.
Question 43: The word " pseudonym " in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. real name B. family name C. pen pal D. pen name
Question 44: The word " they" in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. Dogson’s works for children B. children
C. these academic works D. parallel lines
Question 45: What could be the best title for the passage?
A. The Works of Lewis Carroll
B. Dodgson and Carroll: Mathematics and Children’s Stones
C. Charles Dodgson and Euclid
D. The Story of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Question 46: According to the passage, Dodgson _______.
A. used the same name on all his published works
B. used a pseudonym for the work about courtroom trial
C. did not use his given name on his stories for children
D. used the name Caroll on his mathematic works
Question 47: Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Dodgon was an outstanding student.
B. Dodgon attended Christ Church, Oxford.
C. Dodgon was a published author of academic works.
D. Dodgon studied children's literature.
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 48: “Would you like to go to the cinema with me?” Jane said to Mary.
 A. Jane encouraged Mary to go to the cinema with her.
B. Jane reminded Mary to go to the cinema with her.
C. Jane invited Mary to go to the cinema with her.
D. Jane persuaded Mary to go to the cinema with her.
Question 49: They last saw each other six months ago.
A. They haven’t seen each other for six months.
B. They haven’t seen each other since six months.
C. They have seen each other for six months.
D. They didn’t see each other six months ago.
Question 50: I’m sure Luisa was very disappointed when she failed the exam.
A. Luisa could have been very disappointed when she failed the exam.
B. Luisa may be very disappointed when she failed the exam.
C. Luisa might be very disappointed when she failed the exam.
D. Luisa must have been very disappointed when she failed the exam.
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