Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions.

          Think about your daily life. Do you follow the same road to work every day? Do you sit in the same place in the class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we all have routines in our lives.

          Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that’s why they are so important in the morning when your brain isn’t active. Here’s Jo talking about her morning routine.

  “Oh yes, I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o’clock every morning, but I don’t get up till quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the loo and I brush my teeth. I have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed, I don’t eat anything for breakfast. I just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it’s always the same.”

          Routines are very useful, but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it’s a good idea to break your routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different radio station. Take a different route to work. Eat something different for breakfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life.

Question 38. This passage is mainly concerned with ___________.

      A. our usual ways of doing things                                       B. our daily activities

      C. Jo’s timetable                                                               D.  changes  in our lives

Question 39. According to the passage, routines are useful because ___________.

      A. we can do them in the morning                                      B. they make a habit of never thinking

      C. they save time and energy                                             D.  we all have them in our lives

Question 40. The word “loo” can best be replaced with _____________________.

      A. balcony                                  B. bedroom                   C. sink                   D.  toilet

Question 41. What is the main disadvantage of routines?

      A. Routines may change our life.

      B. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas.

      C. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing.

      D.  Routines make us do the same things day after day.

Question 42. Which of the sentences is true?

      A. Routines make our brain creative.                                  

      B. People who have routines are unable to think.

      C. We shouldn’t break our routines.    

      D.  Our lives could be changed if we change our routines.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 43. He plays sometimes (A) badminton or joins (B) a group of (C)workers to relax (D).

Question 44. Some parents believe (A) that most of the (B) homework are (C) useless (D).

Question 45. A little (A) minutes later, the (B) pilot announced that everything was (C) all (D) right.

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 36 to 40.

The word “clues” in line 14 is closest in meaning to

A. solutions

B. details

C. damage

D. informatio

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.

Which of the following can result from the loss of one species in a food chain?

A. The connections among the creatures in the food chain become closer.

B. Larger predators will look for other types of prey.

C. There might be a lack of food resources for some other species.

D. Animals will shift to another food chain in the community.

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.

Education is another area of social life in which information technology is changing the way we communicate. Today’s college students may not simply sit in a lecture or a library to learn about their field. Through their computers and the wonders of virtual reality they can participate in lifelike simulated experiences and consider the following scenario of the future of education made possible through developments in information technology.

For children over the age of 10, daily attendance at schools is not compulsory. Yet, some of the older children attend school only once or twice weekly to get tutoriol support or instruction from a teacher. For the most part, pupils are encouraged to work online from home. Students must complete a minimum number of study hours per years; however, they may make up these hours by studying at home at times that suit their family schedule. They can log on early or late in the day and even join live classes in other countries. In order to ensure that each student is learning adequately, computer software will automatically monitor the number of hours a week each student studies online as well as that students’ learning materials and assessment activities. Reports will be available for parents and teachers. The software can then identify the best learning activities and condition for each invidual student and generate similar activities. It can also identify areas of weak achievement and produce special programs adjusted to the students’ needs.

Question23:  What is the topic of the passage? 

A.  Students don’t have to go to school any more.

B.  Computer software will make sure students learn at home.

C.  Students can know about their weak aspects to focus.

D.  The effect of information technology on education.

Question24:  How many times are children who are older than 10 required to go to school weekly? 

A. No time. B. Three.            C. Four.             D. Once or twice.

Question25:  What counts the number of hours per week that students spend learning? 

A.  Virtual reality. B.  Teacher.

C.  Computer software. D.  Parents.

Question26:  What CAN’T the software do? 

A.  Find out the best activities for the students.

B.  Design materials for the students. 

C.  Identify weaknesses of the students.

D.  Monitor the time the students learn.

Question27:  What is NOT MENTIONED as a benefit of information technology to the students? 

A.  Students’ learning time won’t be monitored.

B.  Students’ weak achievement can be identified.

C.  Students can learn at times that suit their schedule.

D.  Students can stay at home to learn.

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 6 to 10.
In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the
day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires
immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call
during sleeping hours, he assumes it's a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.
In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A, guests tend to feel they arc not highly regarded if the invitation to
a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the
world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date
more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus,
misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American
life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S no one would
think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late, he will say
a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.
Câu 6: What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours?
A. You want to see him or her. B. The matter requires careful attention.
C. The matter is somewhat important. D. It is a matter of life or death.
Câu 7: According to the passage, time plays an important role in.
A. everyday life B. private life
c. school life D. social life
Câu 8: According to the passage, the author of the article may agree to which of the following statements?
A. It is appropriate to send your invitation cards three or four days before a dinner party date in the U.S.
B. It is best for one to make telephone calls at night because it costs much less.
C. If one is less than 5 minutes late, he has to make a short apology.
D. It may be appropriate to send your invitation cards to your guests three or four days before a dinner party date in some
cultures.

A. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world
B. it’s a matter of life or death if you call someone in the day time
C. it makes no difference in the U.S whether yon arc early or late for a business party
D. if a person is late for a date, lie needn’t make any explanation

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Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.

      Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don’t have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.

      Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the mountains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

61. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick or old in their homes?

            A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.

            B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.

            C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.         D. They take them to basketball games.

62. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?

            A. To learn things about their fathers.  

  B. To get to know thing about their fathers.

            C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.

            D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

63.Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?

            A. playing games    B. learning photography      C. going to interest places         D. watching films

64. Why do they use many students as volunteers? – Because                  .

            A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

            B. they have a lot of free time.  

C. they know how to do the work.

            D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.

65. Where don’t students often do volunteer work?

A. hospitals  B. orphanages  C. clubsD. homes for the elderly

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 word "They" in paragraph 2 refers to ______.

A. human-related effects

B. some species

C. low birthrates

D. natural obstacles

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 word “they” in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A. today’s musicians

B. Scott Joplin and Bessie Smith

C. the musicians’ music

D. the names of the earliest African-American singers