II. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the 4 choices (A, B, C, or D) given.      

Have you ever been to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (1) __ I was a little girl and finally, (2) ___ the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and (3) ___much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and Scotland and even (4) ___ a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful (5) ____the last. The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most (6) ___The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history.

Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”. I saw so many landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, (7) __, get a chance to see all the (8)____ famous places.

After (9) ___ of days in London we traveled to the south of England stopping to visit Stonehenge. If you don’t know about Stonehenge there are a couple of links on my links page that will (10) ___ you to sites that can fill you in.

   1. A. for                        B. while                     C. since                      D. because

   2. A. on                         B. in                            C. at                            D. to

   3. A. spent                    B. took                       C. did                         D. used

   4. A. did                        B. got                          C. spent                      D. made

   5. A. then                      B. as                           C. with                       D. than

   6. A. interesting           B. interested              C. interest                  D. interestingly

   7. A. at first                  B. at all                      C. at least                   D. at that

   8. A. more                    B. much                     C. most                       D. many

   9. A. few                       B. some                      C. a couple                D. little

   10. A. reach                  B. take                        C. make                      D. send

VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. Write your answers in the space provided.  (2,0 points)

     Although they are an inexpensive supplier of vitamins, minerals, and high-quality protein, eggs also contain a high level of blood cholesterol, one of the major causes of heart diseases. One egg yolk, in fact, contains a little more than two-thirds of the suggested daily cholesterol limit. This knowledge has caused egg sales to plummet in recent years, which in turn has brought about the development of several alternatives to eating regular eggs. One alternative is to eat substitute eggs. These egg substitutes are not really eggs, but they look somewhat like eggs when they are cooked. They have the advantage of having low cholesterol rates, and they can be scrambled or used in baking. One disadvantage, however, is that they are not good for frying, poaching, or boiling. A second alternative to regular eggs is a new type of egg, sometimes called 'designer' eggs. These eggs are produced by hens that are fed low-fat diets consisting of ingredients such as canola oil, flax, and rice bran. In spite of their diets, however, these hens produce eggs that contain the same amount of cholesterol as regular eggs. Yet, the producers of these eggs claim that eating their eggs will not raise the blood cholesterol in humans.

Egg producers claim that their product has been portrayed unfairly. They cite scientific studies to back up their claim. And, in fact, studies on the relationship between eggs and human cholesterol levels have brought mixed results. It may be that it is not the type of egg that is the main determinant of cholesterol but the person who is eating the eggs. Some people may be more sensitive to cholesterol derived from food than other people. In fact, there is evidence that certain dietary fats stimulate the body's production of blood cholesterol. Consequently, while it still makes sense to limit one's intake of eggs, even designer eggs, it seems that doing this without regulating dietary fat will probably not help reduce the blood cholesterol level.

1. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To introduce the idea that dietary fat increases the blood cholesterol level.

B. To inform people about the relationship between eggs and cholesterol.

C. To persuade people that eggs are unhealthy and should not be eaten

D. To convince people to eat 'designer' eggs and egg substitutes.

2. According to the passage, which of the following is a cause of heart diseases?

A. cholesterol              B. minerals                   C. canola oil                 D. vitamins

3. Which of the following could best replace the word 'somewhat'?

A. in fact                    B. a little                    C. indefinitely          D. a lot

4. What has been the cause for changes in the sale of eggs?

A. increasing price                                      B. decreased production

C. dietary changes in hens                     D. concerns about cholesterol

5. According to the passage, one yolk contains approximately what fraction of the suggested daily limit for human consumption of cholesterol?

A. 3/4                            B. 2/3                            C. 1/2                            D. 1/3

6. The word 'portrayed' could best be replaced by which of the following?

A. studied                     B. destroyed                C. tested                        D. described

7. What is the meaning of 'back up'?

A. reverse                  B. advance                C. block                      D. support

8. What is meant by the phrase 'mixed results'?

A. The results are blended.                               B. The results are a composite of things.

C. The results are inconclusive.                      D. The results are mingled together.

9. According to the passage, egg substitutes cannot be used to make any of following types of eggs EXCEPT?

A. boiled                    B. poached               C. scrambled           D. fried

10. According to the author, which of the following may reduce blood cholesterol?

A. decreasing egg intake and fat intake         B. increasing egg intake and fat intake

C. reducing egg intake but not fat intake       D. increasing egg intake but not fat intake

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

According to the passage, all of the following arc true EXCEPT that ……….

A. the density of bicycles is still high

B. Viet Nam has one of the highest vehicle densities is the world

C. motorbikes are very popular among young people

D. bicycle was used as a means of transportation during the war

II. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.

Quan used to live in a small house on the outskirts of the City with his grandma. Now, he lives with his parents in an apartment ncar the City Central. Living in an apartment is a very different experience. It is more convenient because the apartment is more modern and transportation is more accessible. Many places that Quan regularly visits are within walking distance. There is even a cinema at the ground floor of his apartment building. When Quan lived on the outskirts of the city, the closest cinema is 30 minutes away on bike. On the downside, the street is always busy. It’s noise and more crowded than the street Quan used to live on. Outside space is also limited making it hard to find fresh air

1. Where did Quan live with his grandma?

A. Near the City Central.                             B. In the middle of the City.

C. At the outer parts of the City.                D. In a town.

2. Where are Quan’s parents living?

A. In a modern apartment.                          B. In a small apartment.

C. In a modern house.                                              D. In a small house.

3. What is the meaning of the word “accessible” underlined in the passage?

A. able to be learned.                                               B. able to be reached.

C. able to be stayed away.                          D. able to be gathered.

4. According to the writer, what are the disadvantages of the City?

A. Limited outside space and cinema at the ground floor.

B. Noisy outside space and crowded street.

C. Cinema at the ground floor and busy street.

D. Busy Street and limited outside space.

5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Quan now lives with his grandma and parents.

B. When Quan lived on the outskirts of the city, he had to bike 30 minutes to the cinema.

C. The Street in the city is nosier and more crowded than one on the outskirts

D. Little fresh air is found in the outside space of the city

II. Read the following passage, choose the best answer for each question followed.

Since the world has become industrialized, there has been an increase in the number of animal species that have either become extinct or have neared extinction. Bengal tiger, for instance, which once roamed the jungles in vast number, now only about 2,300 and by the year 2025, their population is estimated to be down to zero. What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been caused almost entirely by poachers who according to some sources, are not interested in material gain but in personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness that is part of what is causing the problem of extinction. Animals like Bengal tigers as well as other endangered species are a valuable part of the world’s ecosystem. International laws protecting these animals must be enacted to ensure their survival and the survival of our planet.

Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some countries, in order to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal reserves. They then charge admission to help defray the costs of maintaining the parks and they often must also depend on world organizations for support. With the money they get, they can invest in equipment, and patrols to protect the animals. Another solution that is an attempt to stem the tide of animal extinction is an international boycott of products made from endangered species. This seems fairly effective but it will not, by itself, prevent animals from being hunted and killed.

1. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. the Bengal tiger                B. international boycotts

C. endangered species        D. problems with industrialization

2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “alarming” in paragraph 1?

A. dangerous           B. serious           C. gripping        D. distressing

3. Which of the following could best replace the word “case” as used in paragraph 1?

A. act         B. situation            C. contrast            D. trade

4. The word “poachers” as used in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by which of the following?

A. illegal hunters                     B. enterprising researchers

C. concerned scientists           D. trained hunters

5. The word “callousness” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by which of the following?

A. indirectness      B. independence     C. incompetence        D. insensitivity

6. The above passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast

A. a problem and a solution             B. a statement and an illustration

C. a comparison and a contrast       D. specific and general information

7. What does the word “this” refer to in paragraph 1?

A. endangered species that are increasing

B. Bengal tigers that are decreasing

C. poachers who seek personal gratification

D. sources that may not be accurate

8. Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated’’ in paragraph 2?

A. set aside      B. combined        C. organized           D. taken off

9. The word “defray” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A. lower                                     B. raise

C. make a payment on              D. make an investment toward

10. The author uses the phrase “stem the tide” in paragraph 2 to mean

A. touch             B. stop             C. tax           D. save

11. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?

A. forgiving                B. concerned         C. vindictive         D. surprised

Question 6: Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (20point)

In addition to the great ridges and volcanic chains, the oceans conceal another form of undersea mountains: the strange guyot, or flat-topped seamount. No marine geologist even suspected the  existence of these isolated mountains until they were discovered by geologist Harry H. Hess in 1946.   He was serving at the time as naval officer on a ship equipped with a fathometer. Hess named these truncated peaks for the nineteenth-century Swiss-born geologist Arnold Guyot, who had served on the faculty of Princeton University for thirty years. Since then, hundreds of guyots have been discovered in every ocean but the Arctic. Like offshore canyons, guyots present a challenge to oceanographic theory. They are believed to be extinct volcanoes. Their flat tops indicate that they once stood above or just below the surface, where the action of waves leveled off their peaks. Yet today, by definition, their summits are at least 600 feet below the surface, and some are as deep as 8,200 feet. Most lie between 3,200 feet and 6,500 feet. Their tops are not really flat but slope upward to a low pinnacle at the center. Dredging from the tops of guyots has recovered basalt and coral rubble, and that would be expected from the eroded tops of what were once islands. Some of this material is over 80 million years old. Geologists think the drowning of the guyots involved two processes: The great weight of the volcanic mountains depressed the sea floor beneath them, and the level of the sea rose a number of times, especially when the last Ice Age ended, some 8,000 to 11.000 years ago.

51. What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?

A. To trace the career of Arnold Guyot.

B. To describe feature of the undersea world.

C. To present the results of recent geologic research.

D. To discuss underwater ridges and volcano chains

52. The word “conceal” is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A. Contain                 B. Erode                                C. Hide                       D. Create

53. The passage implies that guyots were first detected by means of________.

A. a fathometer                                                        B. computer analysic

C. a deep-sea diving expedition                            D. research submarines

54. The author indicates that Arnold Guyot________.

A. was Harry Hess's instructor                              B. invented the fathometer

C. named the guyed after himself                          D. taught at Princeton University

55. What does the passage say about the Arctic Ocean?

A. The first guyot was discovered there.

B. No guyots have ever been found there.

C. There are more guyots there than in any other ocean.

D. It is impossible that guyots were ever formed there.

56. The author states that offshore canyons and guyots have which of the following characteristics in common?

A. Both are found on the ocean floor near continental shelves.

B. Both present oceanographers with a mystery.

C. Both were formed by volcanic activity.

D. Both were, at one time, above the surface of the sea.

57. According to the passage, most guyots are found at a depth of________.

A. less than 600 feet.                                                           B. between 600 and 3,200 feet.

C. between 3,200 and 6,500 feet                            D. more than 8,200 feet

51. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “rubble”?

A. Fragments             B. Mixture                             C. Columns               D. Core

51. According to the passage, which of the following two processes were involved in the submersion of guyots?

A. Erosion and volcanic activity.

B. The sinking of the sea floor and the rising of sea level.

C. Mountain building and the action of ocean currents

D. High tides and earthquakes

60. According to the passage, when did sea level significantly rise?

A. In 1946                                                                 B. In the nineteenth century

C. From 8,000 to 11,000 years                              D. 80 million years ago

II. Read the following passage, choose the best answer for each question followed.

      Since the world has become industrialized, there has been an increase in the number of animal species that have either become extinct or have neared extinction. Bengal tiger, for instance, which once roamed the jungles in vast number, now only about 2,300 and by the year 2025, their population is estimated to be down to zero. What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been caused almost entirely by poachers who according to some sources, are not interested in material gain but in personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness that is part of what is causing the problem of extinction. Animals like Bengal tigers as well as other endangered species are a valuable part of the world’s ecosystem. International laws protecting these animals must be enacted to ensure their survival and the survival of our planet.

      Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some countries, in order to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal reserves. They then charge admission to help defray the costs of maintaining the parks and they often must also depend on world organizations for support. With the money they get, they can invest in equipment, and patrols to protect the animals. Another solution that is an attempt to stem the tide of animal extinction is an international boycott of products made from endangered species. This seems fairly effective but it will not, by itself, prevent animals from being hunted and killed.

1.   What is the main topic of the passage?

      A. the Bengal tiger                                         B. international boycotts

      C. endangered species                                   D. problems with industrialization

2.   Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “alarming” in paragraph 1?

      A. dangerous              B. serious                    C. gripping                  D. distressing

3.   Which of the following could best replace the word “case” as used in paragraph 1?

      A. act                           B. situation                 C. contrast                  D. trade

4.   The word “poachers” as used in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by which of the following?

      A. illegal hunters                                            B. enterprising researchers

      C. concerned scientists                                  D. trained hunters

5.   The word “callousness” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by which of the following?

      A. indirectness           B. independence        C. incompetence        D. insensitivity

6.   The above passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast

      A. a problem and a solution                         B. a statement and an illustration

      C. a comparison and a contrast                    D. specific and general information

7.   What does the word “this” refer to in paragraph 1?

      A. endangered species that are increasing

      B. Bengal tigers that are decreasing

      C. poachers who seek personal gratification

      D. sources that may not be accurate

8.   Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated’’ in paragraph 2?

      A. set aside                 B. combined               C. organized               D. taken off

9.   The word “defray” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

      A. lower                                                          B. raise

      C. make a payment on                                   D. make an investment toward

10. The author uses the phrase “stem the tide” in paragraph       2 to mean

      A. touch                      B. stop                        C. tax                           D. save

11. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?

      A. forgiving                 B. concerned              C. vindictive                D. Surprised

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Coming to Lang Co Beach, you can do all of the following activities EXCEPT .....

A. relaxing and joining in beach games

B. sunbathing on many beautiful beaches

C. visiting the nearby fishing village

D. enjoying seafood

VI. Read the passage and choose the best option to answer to each of the following questions: (1.0p)

ANIMATION

The theory of the animated cartoon was introduced before the invention of the cinema by half a century. When working to create conversation pieces for Victorian shops, people discovered the principle of persistence of vision. If drawings of stages of an action were shown in fast succession, the human eye would perceive them as a continuous movement.

One of the first commercially successful devices, invented by the Belgian Joseph Plateau in 1832, was the phenakistoscope, a spinning cardboard disk that created the illusion of movement when viewed in a mirror. In 1834, William Horner invented the zoetrope, a rotating drum lined by a band of pictures. The Frenchman Emile Reynaud in 1876 adapted the principle into a form that could be projected before a theatrical audience. Reynaud became not only animation’s first entrepreneur but also the first artist to give personality and warmth to his animated characters.

1. What is the passage mainly about ?

A. Early history of animation B. the reason why animation is popular

C. The invention of Jeseph Plateau D. The first animation’s entrepreneur

2. When was the theory of animation developed ?

A. after the introduction of the cinema B. in 1832

C. about 50 years before the invention of the cinema D. in 1876

3. What happens to human eyes when pictures of the stages of an action were shown in fast succession ?

A. They will find the pictures move vivid B. They can not see the pictures

C. they will perceive the pictures as normal

D. They will see the pictures as a continuous movement

4. what is a phenakistoscope ?

A. a popular form of entertainment B. a spinning cardboard disk

C. a rotating drum lined by a band of pictures D. a collection of Victorian drawings

5. Who is NOT MENTIONED as an inventor of an animation- making device ?

A. Victoria B. William Horner C. Emile Reynaud D. Jeseph Plateau