Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Câu hỏi số 1: Chưa xác định
A. driven
B. digest
C. derive
D. reunite
Câu hỏi số 2: Chưa xác định
A. chewed
B. raised
C. climbed
D. noticed
Câu hỏi số 3: Chưa xác định
A. custom
B. listen
C. christmas
D. fasten
Câu hỏi số 4: Chưa xác định
A. ethnic
B. breathe
C. marathon
D. path
Câu hỏi số 5: Chưa xác định
A. habitat
B. addition
C. explanation
D. adventure
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that best completes each sentence or substitutes the underimed words or phrases to each of the following questions.
Câu hỏi số 6: Chưa xác định
I declined the offer as I _________ it was time for me to go for a swim in the sea.
A. have decided
B. decided
C. had decided
D. would decide
Câu hỏi số 7: Chưa xác định
When they ____ home from the concert, they found that somebody _____ into it.
A. came/ had broken
B. come/ breaks
C. came/ broke
D. came/ breaking
Câu hỏi số 8: Chưa xác định
Bob was absent; he _____ sick again.
A. must be
B. must be being
C. mustn’t have been
D. must have been
Câu hỏi số 9: Chưa xác định
It is great to watch sportsmen in their national costumes ________ into the stadium.
A. marching
B. marched
C. having marched
D. to march
Câu hỏi số 10: Chưa xác định
A quick look would reveal that France has twice _______ computers.
A. as many televisions as
B. more televisions than
C. as many as televisions
D. many as televisions as
Câu hỏi số 11: Chưa xác định
Anyone ______ about the environment cannot ignore the facts ________ the speaker was referring.
A. who’s concerned - to which
B. who’s concerning - which
C. whose concern — to which
D. whose concerned - to that
Câu hỏi số 12: Chưa xác định
_______ the government fall, the stock market will crash.
A. Had
B. Provided
C. In case
D. Should
Câu hỏi số 13: Chưa xác định
The twentieth century saw a rapid rise in life expectancy due to improvements in public liealth, nutrition and medicine.
A. expectation
B. span
C. prospect
D. anticipation
Câu hỏi số 14: Chưa xác định
The tiny irrigation channels were everywhere and along some of them the water was running.
A. flushing out with water
B. washing out with water
C. supplying water
D. cleaning with water
Câu hỏi số 15: Chưa xác định
For a decade, Barzilai has studied centenarians, looking for genes that contribute to longevity.
A. who are vegeetarians
B. who want to be fruitarians
C. who are extraordinary
D. who live to be 100 or older
Câu hỏi số 16: Chưa xác định
Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and ________ .
A. another is experienced
B. the other is not
C. the others are not
D. other lacks experience
Câu hỏi số 17: Chưa xác định
Women have proved repeatedly that they are equal and often superior __________ men in almost every field.
A. to
B. than
C. with
D. over
Câu hỏi số 18: Chưa xác định
It is common knowledge that sportsmen __________ themselves in good form by regular swimming.
A. take
B. make
C. keep
D. put
Câu hỏi số 19: Chưa xác định
She was unable to warn her mother that she would be late because the telephone was _________ .
A. off duty
B. off work
C. out of work
D. out of order
Câu hỏi số 20: Chưa xác định
During the starvation, we used to keep a _________ of dried food in the factory.
A. conserve
B. substitute
C. reserve
D. preserve
Câu hỏi số 21: Chưa xác định
The athletes have to put a lot of effort in this __________ as the SEA Games are Corning.
A. extensive program
B. short plan
C. intensive program
D. short-timed schedule
Câu hỏi số 22: Chưa xác định
Mary Smith decided to give up her job for the _________ of her children.
A. reason
B. concern
C. care
D. sake
Câu hỏi số 23: Chưa xác định
The ______ source of power in 1970 was from natural gas with almost 25%.
A. most second important
B. second most important
C. second important most
D. most important second
Câu hỏi số 24: Chưa xác định
I find that my work ______ so much of my time that I don’t have any free time.
A. takes over
B. takes after
C. takes up
D. takes off
Câu hỏi số 25: Chưa xác định
Sue hadn't seen her brother for thirty years and _________ they recognized each other instantly.
A. so
B. despite
C. also
D. yet
Câu hỏi số 26: Chưa xác định
The bus was so late reaching the station that I _______ missed my train.
A. already
B. soon
C. almost
D. entirely
Câu hỏi số 27: Chưa xác định
The child was told to eat his vegetables, or _________ he would get no ice cream.
A. in fact
B. instead
C. in case
D. else
Câu hỏi số 28: Chưa xác định
_____ the manager, she has to make many important decisions.
A. Likes
B. alike
C. Like
D. As
Câu hỏi số 29: Chưa xác định
People will be able to work from home; _________ , they may still choose to go to work.
A. therefore
B. however
C. so
D. although
Câu hỏi số 30: Chưa xác định
“Where’s Amada gone?” “ _________ ”
A. She’ll arrive tomorrow.
B. She’s at the station.
C. She's going to leave tonight.
D. She is goen home.
Câu hỏi số 31: Chưa xác định
“How long did the journey take?” " __________ "
A. About 500 kilometers
B. Last week
C. Almost 5 hours
D. The last two weeks
Câu hỏi số 32: Chưa xác định
“Shall we leave now?” “______ ’
A. OK, let’s not.
B. Have you got time?
C. Near the station.
D. I’d like to stay.
Câu hỏi số 33: Chưa xác định
“£500 is too expensive.” " _________ "
A. I agree.
B. I hope not.
C. Not many.
D. Why not?
Câu hỏi số 34: Chưa xác định
“The room costs £55 a night.” " __________ "
A. That’s a lot.
B. I don’t like it.
C. Give me two, please.
D. It costs so.
Câu hỏi số 35: Chưa xác định
“Anything else?” “______ ”
A. Right now.
B. Not today, thanks.
C. No, it isn’t.
D. Not at all.
Mark the letterA, B, C or D ơn your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu hỏi số 36: Chưa xác định
The students in the dormitories were forbidden for staying out after 11:30 p.m., unless they have special passes.
A. in the dormitories
B. for staying out
C. unless
D. special passes
Câu hỏi số 37: Chưa xác định
Of all outdoor activities, Paul likes fishing the best of all, but he doesn't enjoy cleaning the fishing rods afterwards.
A. outdoor
B. the best of all
C. but
D. afterwards
Câu hỏi số 38: Chưa xác định
Despite the disapnearance of the Mayan Empire, there are still Mayans in the region that they once inhabited.
A. Despite the disapnearance
B. there are still
C. that
D. they
Câu hỏi số 39: Chưa xác định
I have got into the habit to turn on the TV as soon as I get home.
A. into
B. to turn
C. as soon as
D. home
Câu hỏi số 40: Chưa xác định
Commercial airliners do not fly in the vicinity of volcanic eruptions because even a small amount of volcanic ash can damage its engine.
A. in the vicinity
B. amount
C. ash
D. its
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
The search (41) ______ alternative sources of energy has (42) ______ in various directions. Many communities are burning garbage and other biological waste products to produce electricity. Changing waste products into gases or oil is also an efficient way to dispose of wastes.
Experimental work (43) ______ to make (44) ______ fuels from coal, or coal tars. But (45) ______ date, that process (46)_ expensive. Other experiments are (47) ______ to harness power with giant windmills. Geothermal power, heat from the earth, is also being tested.
Some experts are trying to revive hydroelectric power which derived from streams and rivers. Fifty years ago. hydroelectric power provided one third of the electricity (48) ______ in the United States, but today it supplies only 4 percent. The oceans are another potential source of energy. Scientists are studying ways to change the energy of ocean currents, tides, and waves (49) ______ electricity. Experiments are also underway to make (50) ______ of temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy.
Câu hỏi số 41: Chưa xác định
__________(41)
A. with
B. about
C. for
D. of
Câu hỏi số 42: Chưa xác định
__________(42)
A. resulted
B. finalized
C. ended
D. come
Câu hỏi số 43: Chưa xác định
__________(43)
A. will be done
B. is doing
C. is being done
D. will do
Câu hỏi số 44: Chưa xác định
__________(44)
A. artificial
B. synthetic
C. compound
D. man-made
Câu hỏi số 45: Chưa xác định
__________(45)
A. at
B. by
C. to
D. on
Câu hỏi số 46: Chưa xác định
__________(46)
A. is proving
B. has proved
C. proved
D. had proved
Câu hỏi số 47: Chưa xác định
__________(47)
A. undergo
B. underestimate
C. underway
D. undergone
Câu hỏi số 48: Chưa xác định
__________(48)
A. use
B. usage
C. used
D. using
Câu hỏi số 49: Chưa xác định
__________(49)
A. onto
B. up to
D. into
Câu hỏi số 50: Chưa xác định
__________(50)
A. advantage
B. waste
C. do
D. use
Read the following passage and mark the letterA, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Almon Strowger, an American engineer, constructed the fìrst automatic telephone switching system, which had a horizontal, bladelike contact arm, in 1891. The first commercial switchboard based on his invention opened in La Porte, Indiana, a year later ind was an instant success with business users. To access the system, the caller pressed button to reach the desired number and turned the handle to activate the telephone ringer. During the same year, Strowger’s step-by-step call advancement technology was implemented in the long-distance service between New York and Chicago when it proved to have the capacity of carrying signals through cable-joint extensions.
The first actual dial telephone, patented by Lee De Forest in 1907, was installed in Milwaukee in 1906. In 1912, their sound transmittal apparatus adapted an electronic tube to tunction as an amplifier. Transatlantic radio-telephone service linked New York and London in 1927. However, the long distances coaxial cable, which was hailed as unprecedented, came on the scene in 1936 connecting New York and Philadelphia. The Bell Laboratories research facility came up with the transistor to replace the cumbersome vacuum tube, thus diminishing the size of the electronic switch system to about 10 percent of that of the original. Crossbar switching, installed in tenminals in 1938, operated on the principle of an electromagnetic force, which rotated horizontal and vertical bars within a rectangular frame and brought contacts together in a split second. A technological breakthroưgh in the form of undersea cables between the United States and Havvaii was implemented almost twenty years later.
Câu hỏi số 51: Chưa xác định
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Telephone: A Technological
B. The Developing Sophistication of the Telephone
C. The Patent History of the Telephone
D. A Link between Research and Technology
Câu hỏi số 52: Chưa xác định
The word “instant'’ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________ .
A. immediate
B. impervious
C. impelling
D. immeasurable
Câu hỏi số 53: Chưa xác định
The word “implemented” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________ .
A. breached
B. usurped
D. broken
Câu hỏi số 54: Chưa xác định
It can be inferred from the passage that initially telephones __________ .
A. did not have a bell
B. utilized human operators
C. revitalized business in La Porte, Indiana
D. were limited to businesses
Câu hỏi số 55: Chưa xác định
Why did Strowger’s switchboard find application in long-distance lines?
A. It could carry connections through cable extensions.
B. It required the caller to activate switches.
C. It could handle a large volume of simultaneous calls.
D. It was prevalent in commercial enterprises.
Câu hỏi số 56: Chưa xác định
How did Lee De Forest improve the existing telephone?
A. He created a device to boost the reception quality.
B. He integrated the mouthpiece and the receiver.
C. He made implementation of the dial system possible.
D. He modified a pipe to transmit sound.
Câu hỏi số 57: Chưa xác định
The word “hailed” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. proposed
B. preserved
C. prepared
D. praised
Câu hỏi số 58: Chưa xác định
The word “cumbersome” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________ .
A. culpable
B. unwieldy
C. unyielding
D. curious
Câu hỏi số 59: Chưa xác định
The phrase “of that” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________ .
A. of the percent
B. of the tube
C. of the size
D. of the system
Câu hỏi số 60: Chưa xác định
The author of the passage implies that telephone networks expanded because of ___________ .
A. multiple technical blunders
B. a series of breakthroughs
C. staunch public and private support
D. the work of a few inventions
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.
The Beatles became the most popular group in rock music history. This quarter of extraordinary talented musicians generated a phenomenal number of pieces that won gold records. They inspired a frenzy that transcended countries and economic strata. While all of them sang, John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the majority of their songs. Originally, Lennon and five others formed a group called the Quarrymen in 1956 with Paul McCartney joining them later that year. George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney, together with Stuart Sutcliffe, who played the bass guitar, and Pete Best on the drums, performed together in several bands for a few years, until they finally settled on the Sliver Beatles in 1960. American rock musicians, such as Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, influenced Lennoirs and McCartney's music, whose first hits consisted of simple tunes and lyrics about young love. “Love Me Do” and ‘"Please, Please Me”. The Beatles’ us tour propelled them to stardom and led to two movies “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Help” filmed in 1964 and 1965. The so-called British invasion of the United States was in full swing when they took the top five spots on the single chart, followed by the release of their first film.
During the 1960s, their music matured and acquired a sense of melody. The lyrics of their songs became deeper and gained in both imagination and meaning. Their popularity conlinued to grow as the Beatles turned their attention to social problems and political issues in “Nowhere Man” and “Eleanor Rigby”. Loneliness and nostalgia come through in their ballads “Michelle” and “Yesterday", which fully displayed the group’s professional development and sophistication. Lennon’s sardonic music with lyric written in the first person, and Paul McCartney’s songs that created scenarios encouraged individuals to contribute to the character of the music produced by the group. In addition to their music, the Beatles social trend that popularized long hair, Indian musie, and mod dress.
For a variety of reasons, the musicians began to drift apart, and their last concert took place in San Francisco in 1966. The newspaper and tabloids publicized their quarrels and lawsuits, and the much idolized group finally disbanded in 1970. However, their albums had outsold those of any other band in history. Although all of the Beatles continued to perform solo or form new rock groups alone, none could achieve the recognition and success that they had been able to win together.
Câu hỏi số 61: Chưa xác định
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The creation and history of a music group.
B. The history and music of the Beatles.
C. The history and milestones of rock music.
D. The fashion and inusic popular in the 1960s.
Câu hỏi số 62: Chưa xác định
According to the passage, which of the Beatles had the greatest musical talent?
A. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison.
B. Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best.
C. George Harrison and John Lennon.
D. John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Câu hỏi số 63: Chưa xác định
According to the passage, how many members were in the band formed in 1956?
A. Five
B. Four
C. Seven
D. Six
Câu hỏi số 64: Chưa xác định
According to the passaee, the Beatles’ fame grew as a result of __________ .
A. their first two hits
B. two movies made in the US
C. Chuck Berry’s involvement
D. their American tour
Câu hỏi số 65: Chưa xác định
The author of the passage implies that the Beatles ___________.
A. became popular relatively quickly
B. were active in social movements
C. competed with American musicians
D. wrote their music as a group
Câu hỏi số 66: Chưa xác định
The author of the passage impiies that over time, the music and lyrics by the Beatles_____ .
A. were dedicated to women named Eleanor and Michelle
B. made them the richest musicians in the world
C. declined in quality and political significance
D. became more complex than at the beginning
Câu hỏi số 67: Chưa xác định
According to the passage, when did the Beatles experience their greatest success?
A. Throughout their lifetimes.
B. After their break-up in 1970.
C. In the late 1950s.
D. During the early and mid-1960s.
Câu hỏi số 68: Chưa xác định
The word “scenarios'’ in paragrapli 2 is closest in meaning to __________ .
A. love themes
B. sceneries
C. situations
D. life stories
Câu hỏi số 69: Chưa xác định
The word “disbanded” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. revealed
B. separated
C. bonded
D. slipped
Câu hỏi số 70: Chưa xác định
According to the passage, how did John Lennon and Paul McCartney enhance the music of the group?
A. They struggled to reach stardom in the United States.
B. They composed lyrics to scornful songs and ballads.
C. Their music and add distinctiveness to the Beatles’ repertoire.
D. Their loneliness and sadness made their music popular.
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.
Câu hỏi số 71: Chưa xác định
James should have been told the news a long time ago.
A. James did not tell the news a long time ago.
B. James had not told the news for a long time.
C. James was not told the news although it was necessary for him.
D. James has not been told the news for a long time although he should know it.
Câu hỏi số 72: Chưa xác định
“I’ll pay back the money, Gloria,” said Ivan.
A. Ivan susgested paying back the money to Gloria.
B. Ivan promised to pay back Gloria’s money.
C. Ivan apoiogized to Gloria for borrowing her money.
D. Ivan offered to pay back Gloria the money back.
Câu hỏi số 73: Chưa xác định
Please let me know if you wish to keep the books any longer.
A. If you should wish to keep the books any longer, please let me know.
B. Should you wish to keep the books any longer, please let me know.
C. Should you wish keep the books any longer, please let me know.
D. Wish you to keep the books any longer, please let me know.
Câu hỏi số 74: Chưa xác định
If there had been fewer people in the queue, we would have waited.
A. There was so many people in the queue that we decided not to wait.
B. There were such many people in the queue that we decided not to wait.
C. There was such many people in the queue that we decided not to wait.
D. There were so many people in the queue that we decided not to wait.
Câu hỏi số 75: Chưa xác định
Besides painting in oil, he also paints in water color.
A. Not only does he paint in oil, but he paints in water color as well.
B. Not only can he paint in oil, but also he paints in water color.
C. Not only he paints in oil, but also does he paint in water color.
D. Not only does he paint in oil, but he paints in water color also.
Câu hỏi số 76: Chưa xác định
As he grows older, he becomes increasing intelligent.
A. The more old he grows, the more he bccomes intelligent.
B. The older he grows, the more he becomes intelligent.
C. The older he grows, the more intelligent he becomes.
D. The more he grows old, the more he becomes intelligent.
Câu hỏi số 77: Chưa xác định
The man in that painting reminds me of my uncle.
A. My uncle and the man in that painting were very alike.
B. There are some likeness between my uncle and the man in that painting.
C. The man in that painting bears a strong resemblance to my uncle.
D. In that painting the man has something similar to my uncle.
Câu hỏi số 78: Chưa xác định
It’s my opinion that you should take more exercises.
A. If I were you, you would take more exercises.
B. If I were you, I would take more exercises.
C. Had I been you, I would take more exercises.
D. If I were you, I will take more exercises.
Câu hỏi số 79: Chưa xác định
It is reported that two people were seriously injured in that accident.
A. Two people reported to have been seriously injured in that accident.
B. Two people are reported to have been seriously injured in that accident.
C. Two people are reported to be seriously injured in that accident.
D. Two people are reporled to have seriously injured in that accident.
Câu hỏi số 80: Chưa xác định
There is no doubt that the tickets will be more expensive next month.
A. The tickets will undoubtedly be not as cheap as there yare now.
B. It is doubtful about the tickets' price next month.
C. The tickets are not bound to be more expensive next month.
D. Next month maybe they will increase the price of the tickets.