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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80) DÀNH CHO TẤT CẢ THÍ SINH.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 1: He got an excellent grade in his examination _____ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard.
A. in spite of B. on account of C. although D. because of
Question 2: This ring is made of plastic so it’s not valuable.
A. worthless B. invaluable C. worthy D. priceless
Question 3: He denied _____ there at the time.
A. not to be B. that he wasn’t C. wasn’t D. not being
Question 4: Out _______ from its tiny cage.
A. does the bird fly B. flew the bird C. did the bird fly D. fly the bird
Question 5: “I’m tired of the same old routine.” _ “I know how you feel. I get tired of doing the same things day
in_____.”
A. and day off B. and day on C. and day of D. and day out
Question 6: It is true, then, that a great many people-and a great many people are _____ in the use of English.
A. contained B. involved C. included D. taken
Question 7: The people at the party were worried about Jane because no one was aware _____ she had gone.
A. where that B. the place C. of where D. of the place where
Question 8: What do you think of your new bookkeeper?” - “He works _____ his figures never need ______.”
A. such efficiently that / to check C. so efficient that / checking
B. so efficiently that / to be checked D. such an efficient that / to be checked
Question 9: John pretended _____ sick yesterday.
A. being B. to be C. be D. to being
Question 10: Not until the Triassic Period _____.
A. the first primitive mammals develop B. did develop the first primitive mammals
C. the first primitive mammals did develop D. did the first primitive mammals develop
Question 11: _____ of bananas are cheap today.
A. Bunches B. Blocks C. Packages D. Heads
Question 12: Which sentence is correct?
A. We bought some old lovely German glasses. B. We bought some lovely old German glasses.
C. We bought some German old lovely glasses. D. We bought some German lovely old glasses.
Question 13: I can't bear thinking back of that time. I'd rather _____ equally.
A. treat B. be treated C. have treated D. have been treated
Question 14: He was looked _____ by others because of his poverty.
A. out for B. up to C. down upon D. into
Question 15: “Did you like the film?” – “Well, after _________ the book, I was a bit disappointed.”
A. having read B. I have read C. read D. had read
Question 16: ________ had they recovered from the first earthquake when they felt the second tremor.
A. Never B. Scarcely C. No sooner D. Just
Question 17: You’d better stop spending money, _________ you’ll end up in debt.
A. unless B. otherwise C. in case D. if not
Question18: A: I'd like to change some money B: __________.
A. Five tens, please B. Which currency? C. You haven't signed it. D. What's your account number?
Question 19: The doctor sent him to bed, saying he was much _________ to go to work.
A. too ill B. very ill C. ill enough D. ill
Question 20: The President has made many visits to Japan, _________ began today.
A. whose recent one B. the most recent of which C. which D. the most recent one
Question 21: By using all the latest technology, the yatchman managed to cross the Atlantic in ____ time.
A. record B. lightning C. top D. quickest
Question 22: There should be an international law encouraging_____
A. afforestation B. deforestation C. forestry D. reforestation
Question 23: She is extremely competent and ______
A. industrial B. industrious C. industry D. industrialized
Question 24: ___ the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system
A. The Earth being B. The Earth is C. That the Earth is D. Being the Earth
Question 25: Environmentalists are earnestly trying to determine ______ of the ozone layer over the poles.
A. what is causing the deterioration B. what the cause of the deterioration
C. is causing the deterioration D. the deterioration is causing
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
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Question 26: A. definition B. necessity C. incredible D. humidity
Question 27: A. remind B. discovery C. magazine D. inform
Question 28: A. forgettable B. philosophy C. humanism D. objectively
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from other words.
Câu 29: A. increase B. creation C. mean D. cheat
30. A. honest B. home C. vehicles D. heiress
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 from 36 to 45.
Question 31: People donated a lot, so the victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties.
A. To overcome difficulties, the victims of the tsunami needed people's generous donation.
B. But for people's generous donation, the victims of the tsunami wouldn't be able to overcome difficulties now.
C. The victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties but for people's donation.
D. Despite people's generous donation, the victims of the tsunami are facing lots of difficulties.
Question 32: His parents made him study for his exams.
A. He was obliged to study for the exams by his parents. B. He is made to study for the exams by his parents.
C. He was made to study for the exams by his parents. D. He was made study for the exams by his parents.
Question 33: Maria says she’d like to have been put in a higher class.
A. Maria wishes she is put in a higher class. B. Maria wishes she had been put in a higher class.
C. Maria wishes she were put in a higher class. D. Maria wishes she will be put in a higher class.
Question 34: If motorists were to drive carefully, they would have fewer accidents.
A. Motorists are careful and there are few accidents. B. Motorists are careful and yet there are many accidents.
C. Motorists are not careful and yet there are few accidents. D. Motorists are not careful and there are many accidents.
Question 35: You may be very intelligent, but you should be careful about this.
A. No matter what intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.
B. No matter whatever intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.
C. No matter why intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.
D. No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.
Question 36: She had only just put the phone down when her boss rang back.
A. Hardly she puts the phone down when her boss rang back.
B. Hardly did she put the phone down when her boss rang back.
C. Hardly had she put the phone down when her boss rang back.
D. Hardly she had put the phone down when her boss rang back.
Question 37: It isn’t necessary for you to finish the report by Sunday.
A. You don’t need to finish the report by Sunday. B. You don’t need finish the report by Sunday.
C. You mightn’t finish the report by Sunday. D. You mustn’t finish the report by Sunday.
Question 38: He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A. He had tested his eyes ten months before. B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months. D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.
Question 39: Until I saw her for myself, I didn’t think that Naomi had been badly wounded.
A. As soon as I saw Naomi, I knew that her injuries were very serious
B. Naomi hadn’t been hurt very badly, and I became aware of that at the time that I saw her.
C. It was only when I saw Naomi that I realized how seriously she had been injured
D. Before I had seen Naomi’s wounds, I had supposed that they were extremely bad.
Question 40: You have to finish your homework if you want to go to the party.
A. Unless you finish your homework, you can go to the party. B. Finish your homework, you can go to the party.
C. Finish your homework, otherwise you can go to the party.
D. Finish your homework, or else you cannot go to the party.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 41: The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country.
A. permanent B. guess C. complicated C. soak
Question 42: My little daughter would spend an inordinate amount of time in the shop, deciding exactly which 4 comics
she was going to buy.
A. excessive B. limited C. required D. abundant
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions
Question 43: It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger.
A. urgent B. unavoidable C. important D. necessary
Question 44: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to
brightness.
A. shine B. record C. categorize D. diversify

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Question 45: S. Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr. Mayo’s outstanding
humanitarianism.
A. exhaustive B. charitable C. remarkable D. widespread

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 from 56 to 65
Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (56)_____ it would be possible to set up a “village”
under the sea. A special room was built and lowered (57) ____ the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea. For 29 days, five
men lived (58) ____ a depth of 40 feet. At a (59) ____ lower level, another two divers stayed for a week in a smaller
“house”. On returning to the surface, the men said that they had experienced no difficulty in breathing and had (60)
_____ many interesting scientific observations. The captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility
of (61) ____ the seabed. He said that some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea, and some undersea farms
would provide food for the growing population of the world.
The divers in both “houses” spent most of their time (62) _____ the bottom of the sea. On four occasions, they
went down to 360 feet and observed many extraordinary (63) ____ of the marine life, some of which had never been seen
before. During their stay, Commander Cousteau and his divers reached a depth of 1,000 feet and witnessed a gathering of
an immense (64)_____ of crabs which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions. They also found out that it was (65) ___
to move rapidly in the water in a special vessel known as a “diving saucer”.
Question 56. A. what B. which C. how D. whether
Question 57. A.down B. into C. below D. underneath
Question 58. A. at B. in C. on D. from
Question 59. A. some B. more C. any D. much
Question 60. A. exercised B. made C. caught D. done
Question 61. A. cultivating B. transplanting C. implanting D. growing
Question 62. A. exploring B. enquiring C. inquiring D. imploring
Question 63. A. breeds B. forms C. castes D. systems
Question 64. A. pack B. flock C. school D. herd
Question 65. A. able B. hardly C. possible D. capable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
Question 66: She is no longer young to enter a beautiful contest.
A B C D
Question 67: Van Cliburn who studied piano from 1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards between 1958 and 1960.
A B C D
Question 68: Emmy was determined to succeed and final achieved what she wanted.
A B C D
Question 69: It has been said that laser to be the most miraculous to cure patients.
A B C D
Question 70: I would rather she is staying at home this time yesterday.
A B C D

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1. A. minority B. optimistic C. accompany D. eradicate
2. A. tornado B. idea C. coherent D. almost
3. A. instrument B. enthusiasm C. accent D. influence
4. A. electrician B. insincere C. argumentative D. interview
5. A. refrigerator B. cathedral C. extraordinary D. discipline
6. A. severe B. statue C. romance D. endurance
7. A. appendix B. excitement C. nocturnal D. excavate
8. A. applicant B. preference C. courteous D. appointment
9. A. extravagant B. fundamental C. distinctively D. dilapidated
10. A. primitive B. material C. adjustment D. precaution

11. A. interviewer B. concentrate C.comfortable D.technology

12. A. disappearance B. vulnerable C. conservation D. generation
13. A. encouragement B. artificial C. intelligent D. contaminate
14. A. deliberate B. subsequent C. frequently D. consequent
15.A. apprehension B. preferential C. conventional D. calculation
16. A. refugee B. presuppose C. mountaineer D.policeman
17. A. advertise B. similar C. outskirts D. attractive
18. A. conscientious B. deteriorate C. provincial D. conspiracy
19. A. documentary B. occupation C. competitive D. individual
20. A. supplementary B. particular C. disastrous D. redundancy
21. A. communicate B. instrumental C. mathematics D. accidental
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with “another or the other”
1. There are many kinds of animals in the world. The elephant is one kind. The tiger is ..................... .
2. There are two colors on this page. One is white, ..................... is black.
3. Alex’s bicycle was run over by a truck and destroyed. He needs to get ..................... one.
4. The Smiths have two bicycles. One belongs to Mr. Smith. ..................... bike belongs to Mrs. Smith.
5. There are three books on my desk. Two of them are dictionaries. ..................... one is a telephone directory.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with “other(s) or the other(s)”
1. There are many kinds of animals in the world. The elephant is one kind. Some ..................... are tigers, horses, and whales.
2. There are many kinds of animals in the world. The elephant is one kind. Some ..................... kinds are tigers, horses, and whales.
3. There are three colors in the U.S. flag. One of the colors is red. ..................... are white and blue.
4. There are three colors in the U.S. flag. One of the colors is red. ..................... colors are white and blue.
5. There are four seasons. Spring and summer are two. ..................... are fall and winter.
Exercise 3: Choose the correct completion.
1. Summer is one season. Spring is ___________ .
A. another B. the other C. the others D. others E. other
2. There are four seasons. Summer is one. ___________ are winter, fall and spring.
A. Another B. The other C. The others D. Others E. Other
3. What’s your favorite season? Some people like spring the best. ___________ think fall is the nicest season.
A. Another B. The other C. The others D. Others E. Other
4. My eyes are different colors. One eye is grey and ___________ is green.
A. another B. the other C. the others D. others E. other
5. One color I like a lot is blue. ________ colors that I think are nice are green and yellow. Purple is a pretty color, too.
A. Another B. The other C. The others D. Others E. Other
6. There are five letters in the word “fresh”. One of the letters is a vowel. ___________ are consonants.
A. Another B. The other C. The others D. Others E. Other
7. Alex failed in his English exam, but his teacher is going to give him ___________ chance to pass it.
A. another B. the other C. the others D. others E. other
8. Some people drink tea in the morning. ___________ have coffee. I prefer fruit juice.
A. Another B. The other C. The others D. Others E. Other
9. There are five digits in the number 20,000. One digit is a 2. ___________ digits are all zeroes.
A. Another B. The other C. The others D. Others E. Other
10. Smith is a common last name in English. ___________ common names are Johnson, Jones, and Miller. Others are Anderson,
Moore, and Brown.
A. Another B. The other C. The others D. Others E. Other