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HOC24.VN 1 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. Câu 1: A. reduce B. offer C. apply D. persuade Câu 2: A. inventor B. physicist C. president D. property 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. Câu 3: A. reliable B. liquid C. revival D. final Câu 4: A. measure B. pleasure C. treasure D. ensure 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. Câu 5: Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith are explaining the children the rules of the game. A. both Mr. and Mrs. Smith B. are C. explaining D. the children the rules of the game Câu 6: A child of noble birth, his name was famous among the children in that school. A. of B. his name C. among D. in that Câu 7: Unlike many writings of her time, she was not preoccupied with morality. A. writings B. of her time C. preoccupied D. with morality Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Câu 8: I'm sure you'll have no __ the exam. A. difficulties of passing B. difficulty passing C. difficulties to pass D. difficulty to pass Câu 9: The ____ referee the coin to decide which team would kick the ball first. A. caught B. threw C. cast D. tossed Câu 10: Increasing ____ of fruit in the diet may help to reduce the risk of heart disease. A. the amount B. an amount C. the number D. a number Câu 11: - "Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?" - "He _____ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker." A. was to attend B. can have attended C. may have attended D. should have attended Câu 12: I am considering ____ my job. Can you recommend a good company? A. changing B. to move C. to change D. moving Câu 13: The price of fruit has increased recently, ____ the price of vegetables has gone down. A. whereas B. whether C. when D. otherwise Câu 14: I’m afraid I’m not really___ to comment on this matter. A. qualitative B. quality C. qualified D. qualifying HOC24.VN 2 Câu 15: I accidentally___ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday. A. kept an eye on B. lost touch with C. paid attention to D. caught sight of Câu 16: It is blowing so hard. We___ such a terrible storm. A. never know B. had never known C. have never known D. have never been knowing Câu 17: My computer is not___ of running this software. A. compatible B. suitable C. capable D. able Câu 18: The room needs ___for the wedding. A. to decorate B. be decorated C. decorate D. decorating Câu 19: When the old school friends met, a lot of happy memories___ back. A. were brought B. had been brought C. had brought D. brought 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. Câu 20: - Laura: “What a lovely house you have!” - Maria: “ ___.” A. No problem B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in C. Of course not, it’s not costly D. I think so Câu 21: - Janet: "Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?" - Susan: " ___." A. I don't agree, I'm afraid B. That would be great C. You’re welcome D. I feel very bored Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined ones. Câu 22: In many countries people who are jobless get unemployment benefit A. dole B. pension C. fee D. scholarship Câu 23: Computers are recent accomplishments in our time A. structures B. achievements C. calculations D. documents Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined ones. Câu 24: Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court A. failed to pay B. paid in full C. had a bad personality D. was paid much money Câu 25: His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning. A. elicited B. irregular C. secret D. legal Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate sentence that is similar in meaning to the given one HOC24.VN 3 Câu 26: "I will let you know the answer by the end of this week,” Tom said to Janet. A. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week. B. Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week. C. Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of the week. D. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week. Câu 27: "Why don’t we go out for dinner?” said Mary. A. Mary suggested a dinner out. B. Mary requested a dinner out. C. Mary ordered a dinner out. D. Mary demanded a dinner out. Câu 28: We've run out of tea. A. We didn’t have any tea. B. We have to run out to buy some tea. C. There's not much more tea left. D. There's no tea left. Câu 29: The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned. A. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon. B. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon. C. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned. D. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned. Câu 30: My friend told me, “If I were you, I would not smoke so much.” A. My friend prohibited me from smoking so much. B. My friend warned me against smoking so much. C. My friend advised me not to smoke so much. D. My friend suggested not smoking so much. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35. The heart has long been considered to be (31)___feelings of love dwell. In love songs throughout the ages, love almost always goes together (32)___the heart. The heart has continuously been viewed as the place where love begins and develops. Even the Bible gives preference to love and the heart. The role of the heart in love must come from what happens to it when a person feels strongly (33) ___ to someone. The strong feelings (34)___the other person, especially in the early stages of a relationship, have the results that the heart starts beating faster and breathing starts speeding (35) Câu 31: A. what B. when C. where D. that Câu 32: A. with B. to C. at D. from Câu 33: A. attracted B. attractive C. attract D. attraction Câu 34: A. of B. to C. with D. for Câu 35: A. on B. up C. upon D. forward Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42. HOC24.VN 4 Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace. One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud was a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character. The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers. Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialised readership on the other. By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied. Câu 36: Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because . A. few people could read to themselves B. there were few places available for private reading C. silent reading had not been discovered D. people relied on reading for entertainment Câu 37: The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “___ ”. A. attracting attention B. for everybody’s use C. most preferable D. widely used Câu 38: The development of silent reading during the last century indicated . A. an increase in the number of books B. an increase in the average age of readers C. a change in the status of literate people D. a change in the nature of reading Câu 39: Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of ___. A. the decreasing need to read aloud B. the development of libraries C. the increase in literacy D. the decreasing number of listeners Câu 40: It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialised reading materials was an indication of ___. HOC24.VN 5 A. a decline of standards of literacy B. a change in the readers’ interest C. an improvement of printing techniques D. an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes Câu 41: The phrase “a specialised readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “ ”. A. a status for readers specialised in mass media B. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge C. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge D. a reading volume for particular professionals Câu 42: All of the following might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy culture EXCEPT . A. the inappropriate reading skills B. the printed mass media C. the diversity of reading materials D. the specialised readership Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50. The Sun today is a yellow dwarf star. It is fueled by thermonuclear reactions near its center that convert hydrogen to helium. The Sun has existed in its present state for about four billion six hundred million years and is thousands of times larger than the Earth. By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the Sun’s life will be like. About five billion years from now, the core of the Sun will shrink and become hotter. The surface temperature will fall. The higher temperature of the center will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions. The outer regions of the Sun will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the Sun. The Sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures on the Earth will become too high for life to exist. Once the Sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it shrinks to the size of the Earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The Sun may throw off huge amounts of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf. After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost its heat. Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the Sun has become a black dwarf, the Earth will be dark and cold. If any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen over the Earth’s surface. Câu 43: It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun ___. A. has been in existence for 10 billion years B. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf C. will continue to be a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years D. is rapidly changing in size and brightness Câu 44: When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will the atmosphere be like on the Earth? A. It will become too hot for life to exist. HOC24.VN 6 B. It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun. C. It will freeze and become solid. D. It will be almost destroyed by nova explosions. Câu 45: Large amounts of gases may be released from the Sun at the end of its life as a . A. white dwarf B. red giant C. yellow dwarf D. black dwarf Câu 46: As a white dwarf, the Sun will be ___. A. a cool and habitable planet B. the same size as the planet Mercury C. thousands of times smaller than it is today D. around 35 million miles in diameter Câu 47: The Sun will become a black dwarf when ___. A. the outer regions of the Sun expand B. it has used up all its fuel as a white dwarf C. the Sun moves nearer to the Earth D. the core of the Sun becomes hotter Câu 48: The word “there” in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to . A. our own planet B. the core of a black dwarf C. the outer surface of the Sun D. the planet Mercury Câu 49: This passage is intended to ___. A. describe the changes that the Sun will go through B. discuss conditions on the Earth in the far future C. alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun D. present a theory about red giant stars Câu 50: The passage has probably been taken from ___. A. a scientific chronicle B. a news report C. a work of science fiction D. a scientific journal