Câu 28. 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.

Until recently, humankind seemed to view the ocean as a source of infinite resources. Its vast size and depth and unexplored frontiers made the ocean appear invulnerable to overexploitation. The truth is that the populations of many species listed as endangered from marine life families such as whales, dolphins, manatees and dugongs, salmon, seabirds, sea turtles, and sharks to name a few, is on the rise. The threats to marine species are difficult to perceive because marine animals are not as visible as animals on land. But unfortunately, marine creatures are equally, if not more, vulnerable to problems such as habitat destruction and overexploitation.

Shallow water animals that breathe air, like turtles, manatees, dugongs, and whales are often hit by boats and caught in fishing gear. Species such as turtles that lay their eggs on land often lose their nurseries due to coastal development. Animals that have taken millions of years to evolve, that are invulnerable to all ecosystems, have and continue to vanish from places where they once flourished.

What is human’s perception of the ocean so far?

A. The ocean resources will never be exhausted.

B. The ocean is capable of resisting overexploitation.

C. Both A and B are correct

D. Neither A nor B is correct.

Câu 29. All of the following are true EXCEPT ____________.

A. turtles are a kind of shallow water animal

B. the evolution of some animals could take up to millions of years

C. powerful animals like sharks run less risk of endangerment

D. coastal development affects the reproductions process of some sea animals

Câu 30. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “vulnerable”?

A. resistant B. energetic C. weak D. adaptive

Câu 31. What is he reason for the difficulty in understanding threats to marine life?

A. That humans can hardly see marine creatures.

B. That the rate of population decrease is unsustainable.

C. That technology is underdeveloped.

D. That there are too many types of marine creatures in the ocean.

Câu 32. What does “flourished” mean?

A. changed into something unusual B. failed miserably

C. spread all over D. grew in a successful way

Câu 33. II. WRITING: (2 points)

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.

People say that they bought this shop last year.

It is ________________________________________________.

Câu 34. “How much do you think it will cost?” He said to me.

He asked me ________________________________________________.

Câu 35. Mr. Brown’s team has lost the game. He looks very sad.

Mr. Brown, whose ________________________________________________.

Câu 36. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.

Minh spends ________________________________________________.

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.

Until recently, humankind seemed to view the ocean as a source of infinite resources. Its vast size and depth and unexplored frontiers made the ocean appear invulnerable to overexploitation. The truth is that the populations of many species are decreasing at an unsustainable rate, and the number of species listed as endangered from marine life families such as whales, dolphins, manatees and dugongs, salmon, seabirds, sea turtles, and sharks to name a few, is on the rise. The threats to marine species are difficult to perceive because marine animals are not as visible as animals on land. But unfortunately, marine creatures are equally, if not more, vulnerable to problems such as habitat destruction and overexploitation.

Shallow water animals that breathe air, like turtles, manatees, dugongs, and whales are often hit by boats and caught in fishing gear. Species such as turtles that lay their eggs on land often lose their nurseries due to coastal development. Animals that have taken millions of years to evolve, that are invaluable to all ecosystems, have and continue to vanish from places where they once flourished.

28.       What is human’s perception of the ocean so far?

A.       The ocean resources will never be exhausted.

B.       The ocean is capable of resisting overexploitation.

C. Both A and B are correct.

D. Neither A or B is correct.

29.       All of the following are true EXCEPT_______.

A.       turtles are a kind of shallow water animal

B.       the evolution of some animals could take up to millions of years

C. powerful animals like sharks run less risk of endangerment

D. Coastal development affects the reproduction process of some sea animals

30.       Which of the following is closest in meaning to “vulnerable”?

A. resistant B. energetic C. weak                                         D. adaptive

31.       What is the reason for the difficulty in understanding threats to marine life?

A.       That humans can hardly see marine creatures.

B.       That the rate of population decrease is unsustainable.

C. That technology is underdeveloped.

D. That there are too many types of marine creatures in the ocean.

32.       What does “flourished” mean?

A. Changed into something unusual B. failed miserably

C. spread all over                                  D. grew in a successful way

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

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

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

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The Chinese consider the first day of the new year to be a very_____(23) day. They celebrate the day irrespective of whether they are rich or poor. The Chinese call every year by a new name. The Chinese new year celebration is the most important_____(24) of the Chinese. Usually preparation of the celebration of the New Year is made weeks ahead. Cakes of various kinds are made, the houses are cleaned and____(25). A kind of red cloth bearing the words “Prosperity” and “Happiness” is ____(26) on the walls. The children wear new dresses as part of the custom.

Question 23: A. important B. normal C. unimportant D. long Question

24: A. year B. day C. festival D. occasion Question

25: A. blocked B. decorated C. decorating D. paint Question

26: A. hung B. write C. paint D. Wrote

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.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Humans have difficult choices to make about saving endangered species.

B. The existence of humans is at the expense of some other species.

C. No other species can threaten the survival of humans on Earth.

D. Some animals and plants cannot survive without human help.

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 be inferred from the passage?

A. Animal and plant species which pose threats to humans will die out soon.

B. Saving popular animal and plant species should be given a high priority.

C. Humans will make changes in their lifestyles to save other species.

D. The dilemma humans face between maintaining their lives and saving other species remains

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.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Today’s style of American music is mostly influenced by African-rooted songs.

B. It is hard to exactly recognize the people who started the American musical tradition.

C. Spirituals, blues and ragtime are the major components that formed jazz.

D. American’s musical history was built by several famous musicians.