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Các em khối D1 chú ý, bắt đầu từ hôm nay Diễn đàn sẽ chính thức tổ chức thi giải đề tiếng Anh trên 4rum. Cứ 3 ngày anh chị sẽ tổng hợp 1 đề. Anh chị hy vọng chương trình này sẽ hỗ trợ các em một phần nào đó trong kỳ thi sắp tới. Các em xem rồi tự làm, tính thời gian đúng như thi thật rồi tự chấm điểm cho mình. Sau đó tự mình xem lại những câu sai. Câu nào không hiểu thì anh chị sẽ giải thích cụ thể. Việc rút kinh nghiệm dần qua mỗi đề thi thử sẽ giúp các em rất nhiều trong kỳ thi sắp tới. Chúc các em học tốt!

ĐỀ 1:
I. Pronounciation:
1.   A. mamal             B. pastry            C. random      D. capture
2.   A. plow                 B. sound           C. proud         D. soul
3.   A. fair                    B. fare              C. share           D. dart
4.   A. thrashing          B. themselves   C. thorax         D. therapist
5.   A. gel                    B. gear             C. gecko          D. grave
6.   A. miner                B. mime            C. mine            D. mingle
7.   A. wound              B. should          C. would          D. wood
8.   A. kite                   B. knight           C. lit                 D. lively
9.   A. treatment         B. sentimental   C. ornamental  D. goverment
10. A. butcher            B. attachment   C. chicken        D. chauvinism   

II. Stress
11. A. constant        B. decay              C. consequently     D. syllable
12. A. agriculture      B. tremendous    C. glacier                D. surface
13. A. irrigate            B. consist            C. pocket               D. brochure
14. A. control            B. crocodile        C. secondary          D. govern
15. A. temperature    B. recently         C. illustrate             D. reptile
16. A. dictionary        B. hibernate       C. approximate      D. musical
17. A. mamal             B. island             C. attract               D. promise
18. A. boundary        B. conductor     C. marvel               D. miracle
19. A. miraculous       B. specialist        C. mirror                D. accident
20. A. extra               B. rapid              C. area                   D. disguise

III. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

21. He gave his listeners a vivid……of his journey through Peru.
A. Account
B. Tale
C. Communication
D. News


22. Oh dear, there’s a leak in my water pipe; I’ll have to call the……
A. Builder
B. Carpenter
C. Electrician
D. Plumber

23. This ticket………..one person to the show.
A. Permits
B. Enters
C. Delivers
D. Admits

24. The teachers  were ……a pay rise of £ 160 per annum.
A. Rewarded
B. Presented
C. Awarded
D. Donated

25. Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually……to its original splendor.
A. Renewed
B. Repaired
C. Restored
D. Rescued

26. The small shopkeeper is facing…….competition from supermarkets.
A. Angry
B. Bloody
C. Fierce
D. Fighting

27. To everyone’s surprise, Mr,Hobbs….at the Trade Union meeting.
A. Turned  in
B. Turned  off
C. Turned  up
D. Turned  over

28. A country which wants to develop its tourist trade must…..its efforts by advertising abroad.
A. Back  up
B. Hold  up
C. Pull  up
D. Stand  up

29. As he was ill, he has to………..the party.
A. Miss
B. Avoid
C. Regret
D. Lack

30. That poor woman’s husband died a few weenks after they were married. It was a real……
A. Sorrow
B. Tragedy
C. Wrong
D. Evil

IV. Choose A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences.
31. He is…….. success…..everyone here is very pound of him.
A. Such/that
B. Such a / that
C. So /that
D. Such a / so

32. “Did the police ever find the stolen jewellery?”
“Yes, but only after they’d conducted a………..”
A. Room-to-room search
B. Room-after-room search
C. Room-by-room search
D. Room- in-room search

33. “John found it difficult to adjust to Libya”
“For one thing,……..is a difficult language to learn”
A. Arabic
B. The Arabic
C. The language Arabic
D. Arabics language

34. “Why are you so tired?”
“Mrs. Jackson had me …..with her child all afternoon”
A. Stay
B. To stay
C. Stayed
D. Staying

35. “What did the teacher dislike….?”
A. Answered
B. Answering
C. To have answered
D. To answer

36. Make me angry……for it!
A. And suffer
B. And you will suffer
C. Youwill suffer
D. And you suffer

37. Her name is Judy. She is ……can be
A. Sweeter   than
B. As  sweet   as
C. The  sweetest
D. As  sweet

38. ………….., I like the Rolling Stones.
A. No  need  to  say
B. Don’t  need  to  say
C. Needless  saying
D. Needless  to  say

39. “Life” he said, “is very……..”
A. Complicate
B. Complicated
C. Complicating
D. Complication

40.   We live in the……….on the corner.
A. Brick house old large
B. Large old brick house
C. Old brick large house
D. Brick large old house.

III. The four underlined words or phrases are marked A,B,C or D. Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct. Circle and correct it.

41. The way a child (A) plays with other children reveals (B) a lots about the (C) child’s emotional (D) development.

42. The fact that the sophisticated technology (A)has become part of (B)revolution in travel (C) delivery systems has not made travel schedules (D) less hectic.

43. Animism is the  (A)belief that objects and natural (B)phenomena such as rivers, rocks and wind are (C) life and  (D) have feelings


44. (A) Alike a bar (B) magnet, the Earth has two (C) magnetic  (D)poles.
45. The more  (A)directly overhead the Moon is, the (B) great  (C)is the (D) effect that it exhibits on Earth.

46. I used to get (A)feed up with people (B) refusing me (C) entry to adolt films because nobody believed me when I said I was (D) over 18.

47. The park is very (A) peace and it gives me the opportunity to (B) reflect on the day  (C)and to think about what I have to do the (D) next day.

48. There are (A) lots things  (B)available over the internet which (C) are great (D)for doctors.

49. I (A) was prepared for the hard work and the (B) travel but one thing that I was (C) completely unprepared for was the (D) emotionally strain of the job.

50. (A)In spite Toge has been (B) independent since 1960 the French (C)influence is still (D)evident, from the architecture to the food.

VI. Choose the sentence A,B,C or D nearest in meaning to the one in italic.
51. This is the most delicious meat I’ve ever eaten
A. I have never eaten such more delicious meat.
B. Never in my life have I had such a delicious meat.
C. Not ever in my life have I had such a wonderful meat.
D. At no time in my life have I never tasted this excellent meat.

52. The children who are standing there are not my students
A. Not all standing there are my students.
B. Not all standing there are my students of mine.
C. No one who was standing there was my student.
D. Everyone who is standing there is not all students of mine.

53. She started work three months ago.
A. It is three months since she started work
B. She had been working here for three months now.
C. She is working here for three months now.
D. It’s three months that she worked for.

54. We came home early to avoid the coming storm
A. In order to avoiding the coming storm, we came home early
B. We came home early in order to avoid the coming storm
C. We didn’t come home late to not get the coming storm.
D. Because it was predicted storming, we decided to come home earlier than unusual.

55. My father regretted working for that company
A. My father didn’t like working for that company
B. It is my father’s regret working for that company
C. My father wished he hadn’t worked for that company.
D. If only my father was not working for that company.

56. My career as a teacher began 14 years ago.
A. I have been a teacher for 14 years now.
B. I was a teacher for 14 years.
C. For 14 years have I been a teacher.
D. I have started teacher for 14 years now.

57. The man finally managed to open the door to the house.
A. The door was finally opened to the house
B. The man eventually was successful to open the house.
C. The man couldn’t open the house but after that he did.
D. The man finally succeeded in opening the door to the house.

58. I don’t really want to talk to him.
A. I’d rather not talk to him
B. I am not going to talk to him.
C. I won’t talk to him
D. I don’t mean to talk to him.

59. She lives quite near the hospital.
A. Her house is just a stone throw from the hospital.
B. She doesn’t live a long way from the hospital
C. It’s not a long way to get to the hospital.
D. It’s easy to get to the hospital from her house.

60. It isn’t essential to finish work this afternoon.
A. You don’t have to finish your work this afternoon.
B. Whether you finish your work is not important.
C. Don’t worry about finishing your work on time.
D. Take your time to finish the work.

VII. Read the passage and choose A, B, C or D for each of the following blanks.COFFEE CULTURE

The other day I wanted a cup of coffee, so I popped into the bank. I sat in a soft armchair and watched the world (61)…….., which, in this case, was the (62)……..for the services of the bank clerks. I’m joking, of course, but this could soon be common in banks in big cities.

The (63) …………. For “real coffee” in Britain. Like that for mobile phones, seems never-ending. However, the (64)……….is that the attraction for many British people (65)…….. not so much in the coffee as in the “coffee culture” that surrounds it. This is to do with big, soft sofas and the idea that if you sit o one, you too can (66)………..the actors in the American TV comedy Friends
In London, the first café opened in 1625. Men would (67)……there, often at (68)…………times during the day, to (69)………..news and gossip, discuss (70)………..of the day and (71)…….. business. The café acted as offices and shops in which merchants and agents, clerks and bankers could carry on their (72)………

In London today it is (73)………..that there are more than 2000 cafes and the number is (74)…………It won’t be long before coffee is sold everywhere. You can already buy it in hospitals, motorway service stations supermarkets and at tourist (75)……throughout the country.

61.    A. fly past          B. go by                   C. Pass on              D. Walk along

62. A. queue               B. line                      C. wait                   D. Search

63. A. demand            B. development         C. claim                 D. supply

64. A. sense               B. suspect                 C. suspicion            D. style

65. A. leans                B lies                        C. occupies            D. rests

66. A. be                    B. feel                      C. join                    D. contact

67. A. bring                B. fetch                     C. take                  D. gather

68. A. regular             B. right                     C. correct               D. perfect

69. A. give                 B. exchange              C. offer                  D. establish

70. A. thoughts           B. issues                   C. feelings              D. circumstances

71. A. make               B. perform                 C.do                      D. form

72. A. trading             B. transactions           C information          D. works
73. A. estimated         B. guesses                 C. taken                 D. told
74. A. raising              B. growing                 C. succeeding         D. remaining
75. A. scenes             B. points                    C. attractions          D. matters

VII. Read this passage carefully and then choose the best answer A,B,C or D to questions below.

Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone’s satisfaction.

For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else – he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitule bluntly; he does so with skill and polish. “ I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size. It happens to be the colour you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “This is the right colour and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”

Now how does s woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the possible way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She ia always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost, in her mind is the thought of finding something that anyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpectedbargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently any enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.

76. When a man is buying clothes
A. he buys cheap things, regardless of quality
B. he chooses things that others recommend.
C. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things.
He buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear.

77. What do men care about the fit of new clothes?
A. They like their clothes to be bigger than the average.
B. Most men just assume that the size is right for them
C. They make sure a thing fits before they buy it.
D. They do not worry whether a thing fits well or not.

78. What does a man do when he does not get exactly what he wants?
A. He buys a similar thing of the colour he wants.
B. He usually does not buy anything.
C. At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.
D. So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.

79. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?
A. They welcome suggestions from anyone
B. Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes
C. Women often buy things without giving the matter proper thought.
D. They listen to advice but never take it.

80. What is the most abvious difference between men and women shoppers?
A. The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop
B. Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.
C. Women stand up to shop, but men sit down.
D. The time they take over buying clothes.

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Bạn nào thắc mắc gì về đáp án thì cứ nêu ra nhé, drunk sẽ trả lời

ĐỀ 1:
KEY:

I.
1. pastry
2. soul
3. dart
4. themselves
5. gel
6. mingle
7. wound
8. lit
9. sentimental
10. chauvinism

II.
11. decay
12. tremendous
13. consist
14. control
15. recently
16. approximate
17. attract
18. conductor
19. miraculous
20. disguise

III.
21. account (account of: tường thuật)
22. plumber
23. awarded
24. admits
25. restored
26. fierce
27. turned up
28. back up
29. miss
30. tragedy

IV.
31. such a/ that
32. room-to-room search (từ phòng này qua phòng khác)
33. Arabic
34. stay
35. answering
36. and you will suffer
37. as sweet as
38. Needless to say
39. complicated
40. large old brick house

V.
41. a lots
42. revolution
43. life
44. Alike
45. great
46. feed up
47. peace
48. lots
49. emotionally
50. In spite

VI.
51. I have never eaten such more delicious meat
52. No one who was standing there was my student.
53. It is three months since she started work
54. We came home early in order to avoid the coming storm
55. My father wished he hadn't worked for that company
56. I have been a teacher for 14 years now.
57. The man finally succeeded in opening the door to the house
58. I'd rather not talk to him
59. She doesn't live a long way from the hospital
60. You don't have to finish your work this afternoon

VII.
61. go by

+ elapse; pass: as time goes by.

+ pay a short visit: My parents were away when we went by last week.

như vậy, khj người viết thưởng thức cafe, người đó cũng đồng thời .."ngắm nhìn thế giới đi qua "

62. queue

thế giới đi qua là thế, nhưng trong hoàn cảnh suy nghĩ đó, thì người viết đặt việc "TG đi qua" giống như những

dịch vụ của các nhân viên ngân hàng vậy, những công việc cứ nối đuôi nhau, hàm ý chỉ công việc nhiều, gây mệt mỏi (có lẽ vì thế,ng ta hay dùng cafe? Queue: nối đuôi nhau

63. demand
64. suspicion
65. lies
66. be
67. gather
68. regular
69. exchange
70. issues
71. do
72. transactions
73. estimated
74. growing
75. attractions

VIII.
76. He does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things
77. They make sure a thing fits before they buy it
78. He usually does not buy anything.
79. They welcome suggestions from anyone.
80. The time they take over buying clothes.

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ĐỀ 2:
I. PRONUNCIATION:

1.   A. secretary    B. estate         C. entertainment   D. endanger
2.   A. pure           B. durable       C. cure                  D. pursue
3.   A. thorn          B. thirsty        C. though              D. thorax
4.   A. sister           B. sugar         C. summer            D. sibling
5.   A. grin             B. ginger        C. gangster           D. gamble
6.   A. nation         B. national      C. ambition            D. ambiguous
7.   A. empty         B. simplify      C. signify                D. glorify
8.   A. chimney      B. chaos        C. children              D. chilly
9.   A. omit            B. oyster        C. otter                  D. omelette
10. A. union          B. united        C. university           D. unequal

II. STRESS:
11. A. adopt          B. lobster         C. magnify             D. magnet
12. A. reduce         B. onshore      C. wonderful           D. pitiful
13. A. politics          B. internet       C. support              D. introvert
14. A. quantity        B. oxtail          C. receive               D. Oscar
15. A. harmony       B. accident     C. potato                D. headland
16. A. army             B. express      C. popular               D. hurricane
17. A. substance      B. terrify         C. refer                   D. classify
18. A. redundant      B. terrorism    C. unique                D. officer
19. A. mobile            B. messager    C. metalanguage    D. refresh
20. A. briefcase        B. journalism    C. calculate            D. apple

III. Choose A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences.

21. After we had finished lunch, we asked the waiter to bring us the .....
A. paper                  B. bill                  C. cost                  D. form

22. In all English towns there is a speed ..... of 30 miles an hour
A. limit                     B. control           C. condition          D. allowing

23. Mary was so upset that she ..... into tears
A. broke                  B. cried               C. burst                D. felt

24. The homeless couple ..... at last in finding a flat to rent
A. managed             B. enabled           C. succeeded       D. could

25. She does not take an active ..... in our class
A. part                     B. play                 C. job                  D. work

26. If you need anything, you can .... on him to help
A. rest                      B. rely                  C. trust                D. expect

27. Yesterday the traffic was .... by an accident in this street
A. held on                 B. held up            C. held out           D. held in

28. He had a bad nasty fall but he didn't .... any bones at all
A. break                   B. tear                   C. split                  D. lose

29. It's a good job so you should .... for it
A. require                 B. apply                 C. adapt               D. take

30. As they haven't a child of their own, they are going to .... a little girl
A. beg                      B. accept                C. acquire            D. adopt

IV. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

31. "John visits his parents a great deal"
"Yes, he comes ...................."
A. as often as he can                                        B. as often than he can  
C. often as he can                                            D. more often as he can

32. "The temperature has really risen today!""Yes, it is .............. I can't work"
A. too hot that                  B. so hot that               C. very hot that             D. real hot that

33. "Martha has a new dress"
"I wish I ............. one"
A. have                              B. had                          C. having                        D. have had

34. "Shall we ask the teacher some questions?"
"Yes. Let's  have her ......... some difficult items"
A. going over                    B. go over                     C. will go over                  D. gone over

35. Since they came, we .............. able to work on the project
A. are                               B. have been                  C. have to be                   D. were

36. I ........... to read James Bond.
A. have always liked          B. am always liked          C.  would always like         D. will always be liking

37. He ..... a bad cold, he sneezes so often
A. has                              B. is having                      C. has been having           D. will have

38. After I ......... at the bus terminus, I found a crowd of schoolboys.
A. have arrived                B. arrived                          C. had arrived                  D. had been arriving

39. Although my father likes classical music and my mother light music, I like ..............
A. folk songs                   B. folk's song                     C. folk's songs                   D. folk song

40. Yesterday I met a very beautiful girl. I really want to see her again but I don't know how to go about it. I wish .......
A. I didn't meet her yesterday                                   B. I had known her address
C. I knew her address                                               D. I will meet her tomorrow

V. The four underlined words or phrases are marked A,B,C or D. Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct. Circle and correct it.

41. Each number in a binary system are formed from only two symbols.

42. Scientists at the medical center is trying to determine if there is a relationship between this kind of drug or that one.

43. On the rim of the Kilauea volcano in the Hawaiin Islands is a hotel call the Volcano Hotel

44. There are many frequently mentioned reasons why one out of four arrests involve a juvenile

45. Kepler's Laws, principles outlining planetary movement, were formulated based in observations made without a telescope.

46. Of all the collected evidence, there are no new ideas to contradicting his theory

47. More than half of the children in the club qualifies for that.

48. Five miles beyond the hills was a fire with its flames reached up to the sky

49. Kettledrums, what were first played on horseback, were incorporated into the orchestra in the eighteenth century

50. When is a flag hung upside down, it is an internationally recognized symbol of distress

VI. Choose the sentence A,B,C or D nearest in meaning to the one in italic

51. It was such a dirty beach that we decided to leave immediately
A. The beach was so dirty that we decided to leave immediately
B.  It was so dirty beach that we didn't stay
C. The beach was so awful that we couldn't stay for a while
D. It was so a dirty beach that we had to leave instantly

52. That boy is clever!
A. Whar a clever boy he is!                             B. How a clever boy he is!
C. He is a smart boy, isn't he?                         D. You don't have to tell how intelligent is he!

VII. Read the article and choose the letter next to the word that best fits each space

BRITISH WINE

         It is not surprising that people (61) ...... ever (62) ...... Britian with wine and in fact it may astonish you to learn that grapes are grown (63) ..... in England and nearly 200,000 (64) ..... are sold. (65) .... very new in (66) ..... grapes in Britian.

       (67) ...... the climate, the Romans planted the first vines about 300 AD and (68) .... a long time people always drank home-produced wines. What destroyed the English vine industry was not (69) .... a change in the climate (70) ..... the fact that an English king, Henry II, inherited the Bordeaux area of France as part of his dominions (71) ..... the twelfth century and the imported wine provided (72) ..... of competition. The English wine industry did not disappear, however, (73) .... the sixteenth century, when the monks, (74) .... had been the main producers in the meantime, had their estates taken away by Henry VIII. The new owners let the vineyards die out. But not English people, probably because of their memories of holidays by the Mediterranean, (75) ..... more wine than ever, and the new industry is now developing at a modest but consistent rate.

61. A. hardly                  B. almost                          C. nearly                         D. seldom
62. A. associate              B. associates                    C. is associating               D. are associating
63. A. broadly                B. in the open air              C. in the wide                  D. outwards
64. A. wine bottles          B. bottles of wine             C. of wine bottles             D. of bottles of wine
65. A. It is anything                                                B. It is nothing
C. There is                                                              D. There is nothing
66. A. the growing          B. growing                        C. the being grown          D. being grown
67. A. however               B. nevertheless                 C. in spite of                     D. although
68. A. for                        B. since                             C. from                            D. during
69. A. enough                B. such                              C. too much                    D. so much
70. A. then                     B. that                               C. as                                D. like
71. A. on                        B. during                            C. in                                 D. since
72. A. much                   B. many                             C. a great deal                  D. a large number
73. A. until                     B. while                               C. as far as                       D. as long as
74. A. what                    B. which                             C. who                              D. that
75. A. it drinks                B. they drink                      C. drinks                           D. drink

VIII. Read this passage carefully and choose the best answer:

Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things: they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle, compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.

If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let 's end all this nonsense of grades, exams, marks. Let us throw them all out, and let  the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not know.

iLet them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, "But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?" Don't worry. If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.

76. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?

A. By copying what other people do

B. By making mistakes and having them correct

C. By listening to explanations from skilled people

D. By asking a great many questions.

77. What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?

A. They give children correct answers

B. They point out children's mistakes to them

C. They allowed children to mark their own work

D. They encourage children to copy from one another

78. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ......

A. not really important skills

B. more important than other skills

C. basically different from learning adult skills

D. basically the same as learning other skills

79. Exams grades and marks should be abolished because children's progress should only be estimated by ....

A. educated persons                               B. the children themselves

C. teachers                                             D. parents

80. The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are ....

A. too independent of others                  B. too critical of themselves

C. unable to think for themselves            D. unable to use basic skills

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KEY
ĐỀ 2:

I.
1. endanger
2. pursue
3. though
4. sugar
5. ginger
6. nation
7. empty
8. chaos
9. omit
10. unequal

II.
11. adopt
12. reduce
13. support
14. receive
15. potato
16. express
17. refer
18. redundant
19. refresh
20. apply

III.
21. bill
22. limit
23. burst (+ into tears: khóc òa lên, + out laughing: cười phá lên)
24. succeeded ( + in doing sth: thành công trong việc gì đó)
25. part
26. rely (+ on sb/ sth: tin cậy ai đó, tin cậy vào cái gì)
27. help up (chặn đứng)
28. break
29. apply (+for: xin việc làm)
30. adopt

IV.
31. as often as he can
32. so hot that
33. had
34. go over
35. have been
36. have always liked
37. has
38. had arrived
39. folk songs
40. I knew her address

V.
41. are
42. is trying
43. call
44. involve
45. in
46. contradicting
47. qualifies
48. reached
49. what
50. is a flag

VI.
51. The beach was so dirty that we decided to leave immediately
52. What a clever boy he is!

VII.
61. hardly
62. associate
63. in the open air
64. bottles of wine
65. There is nothing
66. growing
67. in spite of
68. for
69. so much
70. as
71. in
72. a great deal
73. until
74. who
75. drink

VIII.
76. By copying what other people do
77. They point out children's mistakes to them
78. basically the same as learning other skills
79. the children themselves
80. unable to think for themselves

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ĐỀ 3:

I. PRONUNCIATION
1. A. technical          B. talent          C. event        D. attention
2. A. encounter       B. enter           C. enlarge      D. entrust
3. A. call                  B. count          C. centre        D. cable
4. A. pure               B. durable        C. cure           D. pursue
5. A. obtain             B. obstacle      C. advance     D. absorb

II. STRESS
6. A. generous          B. pagoda           C. address            D. control
7. A. reaction            B. miserable        C. knowledge        D. accident
8. A. compulsory      B. objective        C. publication        D. statiscal
9. A. confidence       B. minimize          C. complaint         D. imitate
10. A. pleasure         B. sanguine         C. guaranty          D. optimistic

III. MULTIPLE CHOICE:

11. One condition of this job is that you must be ..... to work at weekends
A. available               B. capable             C. acceptable       D. accessible

12. I'm afraid you have no .... but to come along
A. possibility              B. permission        C. choice              D. selection

13. ...... of the students in our class could solve this math problem
A. Neither                  B. None                 C. Not much        D. Not

14. Sorry, my father is out. Can I .... a message?
A. take                      B. leave                  C. put                  D. make

15. It was a very beautiful cloth ....
A. worn                     B. composed          C. threaded         D. woven

16. She ..... her husband's job for his ill health
A. accused                B. blamed               C. caused            D. claimed

17. The ...... of this product is three times as long as that of the similar one on the market
A. technique             B. life                       C. cost                D. value
18. Go to see the doctor if you are worried about your ....
A. body                    B. frame                  C. temper            D. health

19. The noise was so ..... that you had to strain your ears to hear it
A. dim                      B. faint                     C. gentle              D. subdued

20. The campers ...... their tent at the base of the mountain
A. established           B. grounded             C. installed            D. pitched
21. Income tax rates are usually ...... to one's annual income
A. related                 B. dependent            C. associated        D. adapted

22. They all got off and waited until Mike ...... ready
A. will be                   B. is                           C. would be          D. was

23. The interference on the radio was ...... by weather conditions
A. caused                 B. made                     C. raised               D. due

24. This meat are rather tough, you have to ...... it for a long time
A. chew                   B. bite                          C. eat                  D. swallow

25. The judge ........ him fifty dollars for parking his car illegally
A. charged              B. punished                   C. ordered           D. fined

26. Finishing his speech, ....... to make questions
A. the students asked him                             B. he asked the students
C. the students asked                                   D. he asked

27. All of us young people should do our best to contribute to ...... the country
A. building of            B. build                         C. the building       D. the building of

28. The flight from Jakarta to New Delhi has been cancelled ..... the heavy fog

A. because               B. because of                C. as result            D. in spite of

29. The teacher asked Jim ...... all the information about Martians.
A. where did he get                                       B. where he get            
C. where got he                                            D. where he got

30. I wish you ..... here with me now
A. would be              B. will be                        C. were                  D. had been

31. ........ I love you, I can't let you do whatever you like
A. Much as               B. Whatever                  C. Whether            D. Despite

32. I .... on the beach this time tomorrow
A. will lie                   B. will be lying                  C. am going to lie   D. will have lied

33. ...... people from other cities are coming here to find work
A. Large numbers of                                       B. A large number
C. Large amounts of                                       D. A large amount of

34. He went to the office .... check the progress of the work
A. in order to           B. so far as                       C. for the purpose  D. by the reason

35. She asked me ...... to another country in the region
A. weather I had been                                     B. if I had been
C. I had been                                                  D. had I been

36. ..... have you been able to play the piano?
A. When                  B. How many times          C. Since when          D. Why

37. It's no use ..... make him change his mind
A. trying to              B. to try to                       C. trying and            D. to trying to

38. He fell off the tree and .......
A. was badly injured                                         B. badly injured
C. was badlyinjured                                          D. wasinjured himself badly

39. When did ........ talk to him?
A. you lastly            B. you last                         C. you lately              D. you late

40. ...... appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion
A. The Moon           B. That the Moon              C. When the Moon    D. TheMoon which

IV. READING
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyl II and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson is one of Britain's most respected and enduring authors but his wife was less than (0) impressed by his literary talents.

After reading the first draft of his most famous book, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Fanny Stevenson (41) .... it was such "utter nonsense" that she (42) .... fire to it. This shameful ending to the first draft of the novel has been (43) .... in a letter to the poet W.E Henley. It lay (44) ..... in the attic of Mr Henley's (45) ..... for 115 years.

Mrs Stevenson, who was (46) ..... of her sick husband but also his fiercest (47) ....., said wrote in 1885: "He wrote pages and pages of complete nonsense. (48) ...., he has forgotten all about it now, and I shall burn it after I show it to you. He said it was his greatest (49)...."

The letter is (50) ..... to fetch up to £1,500 when it is (51) ..... at Phillips, in London, on 17 November. Liz Merry, the head of the book (52) ..., said: "This should end (53) ..... about what happened to the first draft of Dr Jekyll - it seems clear she burned it.

But the discovery of the letter (54) .... another mystery.Was Stevenson's first attempt at his most successful novel (55) ..... "nonsense"?

0. A. impressed       B. attracted            C. excited D. influenced
41. A. judged           B. decided             C. examined        D. described
42. A. put                B. lit                     C. threw              D. set
43. A. informed        B. revealed           C. expressed        D. shown
44. A. forgotten        B. unaware          C. ignorant           D. absent
45. A. survivors        B. generations      C. descendants     D. ancestors
46. A. sympathetic    B. protective         C. defensive         D. preserving
47. A. referee           B. judge              C. observer          D. critic
48. A. Fortunately     B. Properly           C. Favourably       D. Occasionally
49. A.job                  B. composition     C. labour              D. work
50. A. intended         B. expected         C. hoped               D. guessed
51. A. traded            B. exchanged       C. auctioned         D. bid
52. A. department     B. part                C. class                D. zone
53. A. opinion           B. assumption      C. imagination      D. speculation
54. A. creates           B. makes             C. produces         D. causes
55. A. exactly            B. quite               C. indeed             D. rightly

V. READING
CUSTOMS: OLD AND NEW

Two small girls stood on the doorstep incompletely disguised as horrible witches. One carried a broomstick, the other a collecting box. They were the perfect embodiment of two separate trends: the rise and rise of events such as Halloween, and the way you nowadays justify any daft, bizarre or preposterous thing you want to do by saying it's all for charity.

Plenty of people resent the fact that Halloween seems to be taking over from good old British Guy Fawkes, but it's ok by me. Bonfire night itself, after all, was just a rationalisation of earlier pagan flames. And I'd certainly rather see a pumpkin made into a grinning lantern than eat the thing: vegetarians say they'd never eat anything with a face, and for me that goes for pumpkins too.

There's, though, a resistance to any growing custom that seems to come from America. But many of their customs catch on here because our own are so often based on an idyllic village life that no longer exists. They don't translate well to town life. But the American ones are rooted in the suburbs where most of us actually live: trick or treat, the neighborhood cook in, the barbecue.

All these card and flower occasions like mother's day and St Valentine's are often denounced as being purely commercial. And people do make money out of them as they did at medieval fairs, come to that. But so what? Look how we enjoy pending postcards when we're on holiday just to reassure ourselves that we're still in touch.

I suspect that half the time we are so busy wringing our hands about our declining customs that we hardly notice the news ones coming up. We agonise about those who don't seem to feel the need to get married but don't notice the joyous transformation of the wedding scene for those who do. Stag nights have always been around but now there are serious hen nights too. The video may take three at the altar, which is a pain, but the occasion has changed from a stilted affair in the mid-afternoon to a two-stage occasion. There is a formal part, with food, speeches, aunts, but the young then revert to an older tradition and dance the night away, often playing songs of their own creation

I feel that an ancient and humane liberal is in a real bind these days. The last thing you want is to come on as an old grouch, disapproving of everything new. Yet there's so much to be appalled by- open any paper. There are serious issues about which it would be supine not to be indignant. So we had better avoid being written off as querulous complainers who just whinge at anything that isn't the way it used to be.

56. How does the writer feel about Halloween?
A. She prefers it to Bonfire night
B. She thinks it's a charitable cause
C. She doesn't really mind it
D. She resents that it's becoming too popular

57. Why are some customs dying out?
A. They don't make any money
B. The older generation complain about them
C. Young people have forgotten about them
D. They're not so appropriate for city life.

58. What does the writer feel about card and flower occasions?
A. They are too commercial
B. They don't matter very much
C. They keep people in touch
D. There are too many of them

59. Some people are worried about the state of marriage today because....
A. girls are holding wild celebrations the night before the ceremony
B. The video recording of the ceremony is undignified
C. Some couples don't bother to get married
D. The younger people continue to celebrate for hours afterwards.

60. What does the writer say about new customs?
A. There are more important things to be concerned about
B. girls are holding wild celebrations the night before the ceremony
C. Because some couples don't bother to get married
D. Because the younger people continue to celebrate for hours afterwards.

VI. MISTAKES:

61. Her brother (A) seems to be totally (B) incapable (C) in looking after (D) himself

62. (A) From the monitoring of (B) earthquake waves it is (C) evidence that the Earth's outer core is liquid, (D) whereas the inner core is solid
63. (A) Anyone rowing a boat in (B) a strong wind knows it is much (C) easy to go with the wind than (D) against it
64. Scientists have found that (A) occasional exposure to bright light (B) can be help a person get used (C) to working the (D) night shift
65. (A) There are only (B) few people who (C) still want to (D) stay in the village


66. (A) Many people agree that (B) writing letters (C) are a nice way (D) of keeping in touch
67. He hardly (A) never (B) says (C) anything at the (D) local meeting
68. (A) There were (B) too many books on the shelves (C) that I didn't know which one (D) to choose

69. (A) There was once a widespread (B) believe that (C) all lizards were (D) poisonous
70. (A) A number of people still (B) wants to apple for (C) the position of accountant (D) in that company

VII. SENTECES BULDING:
71. Paul/ deny/ cheat/ exam
A. Paul denied to cheat in the exam
B. Paul denied cheating in exam
C. Paul denied cheating in the exam
D. Paul denied cheating the exam

72. unfortunately/ Sam/ not get/ neighbors
A. Unfortunately Sam doesn't get with his new neighbors
B.Unfortunately Sam doesn't get on with his new neighbors
C. Sam doesn't unfortunately get on with his new neighbors
D. Unfortunately Sam doesn't get on his new neighbors

73. police/ arrest/ thief/ leave/ bank
A. The police arrested the thief as he was leaving bank
B. Police arrested thief as he was leaving the bank
C. The thief arrested the police as he was leaving the bank
D. The police arrested the thief as he was leaving the bank

74. people/ unemploy/ feel/ depress
A. People who are unemployed often feel depressed
B. People are unemployed often feel depressed
C. People who are unemployed often feel depressed
D. People who are unemployed often feel depressing

75. I/ awake/ drink/ black/ coffee
A. After drinking a cup of black coffee I felt wide awake
B. I felt awake wide after I drank a cup of black coffee
C. I felt awake after I drank a cup of black coffee
D. I awake after I drank a cup of black coffee

76. it/ no use/ ask/ way/ I/ visit/ here
A. It's no use asking the way I visit here
B. It has no use to ask me the way, I'm a visitor here
C. It's no use asking me the way, I'm olny a visitor here
D. It's no use asking the way, I'm visiting here

77. they/ blame/ fire/ electrical failure
A. They blamed fire on an electrical failure
B. They blamed the fire on an electrical failure
C. They blamed an electrical failure on fire
D. They were blamed the fire for an electrical failure

78. you/ see/ Julia/ give/ love
A. You see Julia, would you give her my love?
B. If you see Julia, would you give her my love?
C. When you see Julia, would you give her my love?
D. If you should see Julia, would you give her my love?

79. strange/ Mark/ like/ here
A. It is strange that Mark likes here
B. Strange as it may seem, Mark likes it here
C. Strangely as it is, Mark likes it here
D. Mark strangely likes here

80. They/ not/ come/ solution/ problem
A. They still haven't come up with a solution to the problem
B. They still haven't come with a solution to the problem
C. They still haven't come up a solution to the problem
D. They still haven't come up with a solution for the problem

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KEY
ĐỀ 3

I.
1. talent
2. enter
3. centre
4. pursue
5. obstacle

II.
6. generous
7. reaction
8. publication
9. complaint
10. optimistic

III.
11. available
12. choice
13. None
14. take
15. woven
16. blamed
17. life
18. health
19. faint
20. pitched

21. related
22. was
23. caused
24. chew
25. fined
26. he asked the students
27. the building of
28. because of
29. where he got
30. were
31. Much as
32. will be lying
33. Large numbers of
34. in order to
35. if I had been
36. Since when
37. trying to
38. was badly injured
39. you last
40. That the Moon

IV.
41. judged
42. set
43. revealed
44. forgotten
45. descendants
46. protective
47. critic
48. Fortunately
49. work
50. expected
51. auctioned
52. department
53. speculation
54. creates
55. indeed

V.
56. She doesn't really mind it
57. They are not so appropriate for city life
58. They keep people in touch
59. Because some couples don't bother to get married
60. Because some couples don't bother to get married

VI.
61. in looking
62. evidence
63. easy
64. can be
65. few
66. are
67. never
68. too
69. believe
70. wants

VII.
71. Paul denied cheating in the exam
72. Unfortunately Sam doesn't get on with his new neighbors
73. The police arrested the thief as he was leaving the bank
74. People who are unemployed often feel depressed
75. After drinking a cup of black coffee, I felt wide awake
76. It's no use asking me the way, I'm only a visitor here
77. They blamed the fire on an electrical failure
78. If you should see Julia, would you give her my love?
79. Strange as it may seem, Mark likes it here
80. They still haven't come up with a solution to the problem

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ĐỀ 4

I. Choose the correct answers:
1. The Williams have three sons, ..... have found good jobs for the last 2 years
A. none of them                  B. no of whom                 C. not any of them               D. none of whom

2. By the time the letter arrives, we ......... out what we have to do
A. will figure                          B. will have figured            C. had figured                      D. has figured

3. Be patient! Little by little .............. how to cook simple dishes
A. will you learn                    B. you will learn                  C. have you learned            D. learning

4. Thank you for the information ........ in time. I really appreciate your help
A. sending                            B. being sent                      C. you sent                         D. which sent

5. The moutain sheep is known for its incredible agility, timid, and ability to ........ severe cold.
A. withstand                           B. bear                              C. prevent                           D. tolerate

6. Due to her untimely death, the novelist was ........ how well her work would be received by the American public
A. to never know                   B. not knowing                   C. never to know                 D. to know never

7. In Western culture, ......... attention has been given to the subject of social class conflict, which may cause revolution
A. a number of                       B. a lotof                            C. several                            D. large amount of

8. That area used to be ........ populated before the war
A. sparely                               B. scarcely                           C. rarely                               D. sparsely

9. Kate has decided to let ....... that she will change her job and leave for Paris
A. it know                               B. be known                         C. it be known                      D. know it

10. I didn't understand a single word they said. They ........ a foreign language
A. must be speaking               B. could speak                       C. may perhaps speak          D.must have been speaking   

11. Fog sometimes forms when air ...... with a warm ocean current blows across the surface of a cold current
A. associates                           B. is associated                       C. associated                       D.associating

12. Quinine, cinnamon, and other useful ..... are all derived from the bark of trees
A. substances                         B. stuffs                                  C. materials                          D. features

13. They shouted loudly ....... I could hear the instructions clearly
A. for fear that                        B. in order that                        C. unless                              D. therefore

14. Machines used to ......... tree cops, such as cherries and almonds, can be classified either as shakers or as pickup machines
A. collect                                 B. gain                                     C. plough                            D. harvest

15. I couldn't speak Spanish, so I couldn't ....... my ideas across to the passer-by
A. turn                                    B. bring                                    C. get                                  D. look

16. Barry was 19 years old when he was ........ for war
A. brought up                         B. called up                               C. made up                         D. put up

17. At the end of the performance, there was loud ....... from the audience
A. cheer                                 B. support                                  C. praise                              D. applause

18. To avoid ........, planting trees is the most practicable solution
A. drainage                            B. modification                            C. erosion                            D. fertility

19. No cactus has flowers more beautiful or fragrant than .......... of the night-blooming cereus
A. that                                  B. the ones                                  C. those                               D. some

20. "Why don't we go out for a walk?" ............
A. Why not                          B. Yes, please                                C. OK, let's                           D. Never mind

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern in each line
21. A. contour                     B. conclude                                   C. conquer                           D. conference
22. A. speciality                   B. secretarial                                  C. community                       D. photochemical
23. A. conspicuous              B. automobile                                C. element                            D. industry
24. A. photography            B. immunity                                   C. efficiency                          D. ancestry
25. A. ignorance                  B. idea                                           C. surroundings                    D. material

III. The four underlined words or phrases are marked A,B,C or D. Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct. Circle and correct it.
26. By the time you (A) entered the church, (B) the couple would be married (D) by the priest
27. The lesson (A) to which the (B) substitute teacher explained (C) was not easy (D) at all to understand
28. If I were you, I (A) will not invest (B) such a lot of money (C) in the company (D) where he works
29. I (A) always look back (B) on the time (C) when I spent with my Uncle and Aunt (D) on a farm in Kansas
30. (A) Not having been (B) to New York before, Susan (C) found the city (D) such attractive

IV. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:
31. Good pencil erasers are soft enough not to damage paper ........ they crumble gradually when used
A. but hard enough so that                                             B. and enough hard that
C. and they are sohard that                                            D. sohard are they

32. Iguanas are different from most other lizards ........
A. on account of they are not carnivores                         B. being notcarnivores
C. in that they are not carnivores                                    D. so that they are notcarnivores  

33. ....... who made Thanksgiving an official holiday in the U.S
A. Abraham Lincoln                                                          B. He was Abraham Lincoln
C.Abraham Lincoln was man                                           D. It was Abraham Lincoln  

34. Monotonous as the work is, .............
A. but the salary is rather attractive                                 B. attractive salary it is
C. the salary is rather attractive                                       D. it is attractive salary

35. The children love to buy ice-cream at Mr.Kimberley's, .......
A. where they are offered one or two sweets
B. where oneor two sweets offered them
C. whose oneor two sweets are offered
D. that oneor two sweets are offered in

36. Would you mind.......
A. if I borrowed your surfboard                                        B. to lend meyour surfboard
C. lending to meyour surfboard                                       D. that I borrowyour surfboard

37. It is not always not clear .......... music ability in children
A. how to develop and encourage best                            B.how bestto develop and encourage
C.to develop and encourage best                                   D.how best is to develop and encourage   

38. Before they give you this well-paid job, ..........
A. they sure to give you a challenging interview
B. a challenging interview will surely have been given
C. surely they have given you achallenging interview
D. achallenging interview will be given surely

39. When babies are around 15 months old, they .......
A. can pick objects up and put themselves into containers
B. can pick and put objects up into containers  
C. can pick up objects and put them into containers
D. can pick up objects and put them into containers

40. If only Maria ...........
A. could finish college when she was young
B. had finished college when young
C. when she was young had finished college
D. would have finished college when she was young

V. Read the following passages and choose the best answer to fill in each blank:

V.1.

Exercise is essential (41) mind, body and spirit. It's one of the best ways to (42) a perfect balance when all around you everything seems more and more unbalanced and the world becomes ever more fast and furious.

There are plenty of reasons why you should exercise and very few why you (43). Exercise improves muscle tone and provides quick changes in body (44). It improves muscle power and (45) good posture - the way in which you hold your body when sitting or standing. It helps prevent those muscle imbalances which can (46)to injuries. It provides quick improvement in specific problem areas such as thighs, stomach and upper arms.

It improves the (47) of the heart and lungs and blood circulation. And did you know that exercise helps to (48) depression and tiredness, and that it helps to regulate sleep (49)? Also that exercise is instrumental in controlling stress? Not only this, (50) exercise can help to relieve certain medical conditions.

41. A. of                 B. for                   C. with                 D. within
42. A. maintain        B. lenghten            C. remain             D. protect
43. A. don't             B. not                   C. shouldn't          D. aren't
44. A. form             B. shape               C. gesture             D. frame
45. A. increases       B. promotes          C. accelerates        D. imposes
46. A. refer             B. result                C. apply                D. lead
47. A. state             B. form                 C. condition           D. tone
48. A. ease             B. let                    C. free                  D. delete
49. A. ways            B. formats            C. structures        D. patterns
50. A. then            B. but                   C. so                    D. and

V.2. Le Cordon Bleau, three words which make you think of all (51) is best in classical French cooking. Over the past 100 years, the expert chefs of this most famous cooking school have (52) all levels of students to achieve perfection. Now, to celebrate the school's impressive hundredth anniversary, (53) this equally impressive new book, Le Cordon Bleau Classic French Cookbook, which (54) 100 of
the school's most (55) recipes. Although the recipes in the book are all classics, they are all (56) remarkably fresh. WhileLe Cordon Bleau has always (57) the flag for traditional French cooking, it has also moved away from rich, creamy sauces and altered its approach to cut (58) the killer calories.

Throughout the book, the recipes are illustrated with (59) illustrations plus wonderful shots of the finished dishes. Expert chefs from Cordon Bleu schools around the world have each selected a recipe (60) which they are famous, and shared their secrets with the reader.

51. A. which                   B. that                   C. what                    D. who
52. A. supported            B. taught               C. approached         D.trained
53. A. coming                 B. to come            C. comes                 D. came
54. A. enclosed               B. contains            C. consists               D. represents
55. A. respected             B. respectful          C.respectable          D.respecting
56. A. even                     B. then                 C. still                       D. instead
57. A. posted                  B. carried              C. sent                     D. brought
58. A. off                        B. away from        C. from                     D. down on
59. A. cover-to-cover     B. day-after-day   C. top-to-bottom      D. step-by-step
60. A. of                         B. to                     C. for                        D. with

VI. Read the following passages and choose the correct answers.
VI.1. Alzheimer's disease impairs a person's ability to recall memories, both distant and as recent as a few hours before. Although there is not yet a cure for the illness, there may be hope for a cure with a protein called nerve growth factor. The protein is produced by 5 nerve cells in the same region of the brain where Alzheimer's occurs. Based on this relationship, scientists from the University of Lund in Sweden and the University of California at San Diego designed an experiment to test whether doses of nerve growth factor could reverse the effects of memory loss caused by Alzheimer's. Using a 10 group of rats with impaired memory, the scientists gave half of the rats doses of nerve growth factor while giving the other half a blood protein as a placebo, thus creating a control group. At the end of the four-week test, the rats given the nerve growth factor performed equally to rats with normal memory abilities. While the experiments 15 do not show that nerve growth factor can stop the general process of deterioration caused by Alzheimer's, they do show potential as a means to slowing the process significantly.

61. With what topic is this passage mainlyconcerned?
A. impaired memory of patients
B. cures for Alzheimer's disease
C. the use of rats as experimental subjects
D. nerve growth factor as a cure for Alzheimer's

62. According to the passage, where is nerve growth factor produced in the body?
A. in nerve cells in the spinal column
B. in red blood cells in the circulatory system
C. in nerve cells in the brain
D. in the pituitary gland

63. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Alzheimer's disease is deadly.
B. Though unsuccessful, the experiments did show some benefits derived from nerve growth factor.
C. The experiments did not show any significant benefits from nerve growth factor.
D. More work needs to be done to understand the effects of nerve growth factor.

64. The passage most closely resembles which of the following patterns of organization?
A. chronological order                                     B. statement and illustration
C. cause & effect                                            D. alphabetical order

65. The relationship between nerve growth factor and a protein is similar to the relationship between Alzheimer's and
A. forgetfulness                B. a disease           C. a cure              D. a cancer

66. What is the use of giving some rats a blood protein as a placebo in the experiment?
A. to cure their forgetfulness                               B. to create a control group
C. to improve their memory                                D. to see whether they have Alzheimer's

67. The word "impairs" in line 1 is most similar to which of the following?
A. affects                           B. destroys            C. enhances          D. diminishes

68. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "doses"?
A. measures                       B. pieces                C. injections           D. stipends

69. Which of the following could best replace the word "reverse"?
A. foster                             B. prompt               C. override              D. match

70. Which of the following could best replace the word "significantly"?
A. considerably                  B. knowingly            C. suggestively       D. tirelessly  

VI.2. The postage stamp has been around for only a relatively short period of time. The use of stamps for postage was first proposed in England in 1837, when Sir Rowland Hill published a pamphlet entitled "Post Office Reform: Its Importance and Practicability" to put forth the ideas that postal rates should not be based on the distance that a letter or package travels but should instead be based on the weight of the letter or package and that fees for postal services should be collected in advance of the delivery rather than after through the use of postage stamps.

The ideas proposed by Hill went into effect in England almost immediately, and other countries soon followed suit. The first English stamp which featured a portrait of then Queen Victoria, was printed in 1840. This stamp the "penny black" came in sheets that needed to be separated with scissors and provided enough postage for a letter weighing 14 grams or less to any destination. In 1843 Brazil was the next nation to produce national postage stamps, and various areas in what is today Switzerland also produced postage stamps later in the same year. Postage stamps in five-and ten-cent denominations were first approved by the U.S. Congress in 1847 and by 1860 postage stamps were being issued in more than 90 governmental jurisdictions worldwide.

71. According to paragraph 1 postage stamps were first suggested

A. in the first half of the eighteenth century

B. in the second half of the eighteenth century

C. in the first half of the nineteenth century

D. in the second half of the nineteenth century

72. It is indicated in paragraph 1 that Sir Rowland Hill believed that postage fees

A. should be paid by the sender

B. should be related to distance

C. should have nothing to do with how heavy a package is

D. should be collected after the package is delivered

73. The word "pamphlet" is similar in meaning to
A. an announcement     B. a board                     C. a small book         D. a catalogue

74. Which word can best replace the phrase "put forth"
A. introduce                  B. produce                     C. send out              D. advertise

75. What is stated in paragraph 2 about the first English postage stamp?

A. It was designed by Queen Victoria.

B. It contained a drawing of a black penny.

C. It was produced in sheets of 14 stamps.

D. It could be used to send a lightweight letter.

76. According to paragraph 2 Brazil introduced postage stamps

A. before England

B. before Switzerland

C. after the United States

D. after Switzerland

77. It is mentioned in paragraph 2 that in 1847

A. postage stamps were in use in 90 different countries

B. it cost fifteen cents to mail a letter in the United States

C. two different denominations of postage stamps were introduced in the United States

D. the U.S. Congress introduced the "penny black" stamp

78. Which statement is true?
A. the "penny black", came in sheets that needed to be separated with scissors
B. The U.S Congress printed stamps in the U.S
C. Before there was the first postage stamp, fees for postal services had been collected in advance of the delivery
D. The fees for letters and packages weighed more than 14 grams could not be paid by stamps

79. The word "denominations" can be replaced by
A. systems                       B. pictures                   C. values                   D. types

80. What is the meaning of the word "jurisdictions"
A. institutions                   B. authorities                C. responsibilities       D. post offices

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KEY
ĐỀ 4:

I.
1. none of whom
2. will have figured
3. you will learn (little by little: dần dần, không cần đảo ngữ trog câu này, cẩn thận kẻo bị người cho đề lừa)
4. you sent
5. withstand
6. never to know
7. a lot of
8. sparsely (thưa thớt) # densely (đông đúc)
9. it be known
10. must have been speaking
11. associted
12. substances
13. in order that
14. harvest
15. get
16. called up (call up for war: đi nghĩa vụ)
17. applause
18. erosion
19. those
20. OK, let's

II.
21. conclude
22. community
23. conspicuous
24. ancestry
25. ignorance

III.
26. would be
27. to which
28. will
29. when
30. such

IV.
31. but hard enough so that
32. in that they are not carnivores
33. It was Abraham Lincoln
34. the salary is rather attractive
35. where they are offered one or two sweets
36. if I borrowed your surfboard
37. how best to develop and courage
38. a challenging interview will surely have been given
39. can pick up objects and put them into containers
40. had finished college when young

V.
V.1.
41. for
42. maintain
43. shouldn't
44. shape (body shape: dáng hình, thân hình, good shape: có thân hình đẹp. ko dùng body form)
45. promotes
46. lead (lead to: dẫn đến)
47. condition
48. ease
49. patterns
50. but

V.2.
51. that
52. trained
53. comes
54. contains
55. respected
56. still
57. carried
58. down on
59. step-by-step
60. for

VI.
VI.1.
61. nerve growth factor as a cure for Alzheimer's
62. in nerve cells in the brain
63. More work needs to be done to understand the effects of nerve growth factor
64. statement and illustration
65. a disease
66. to create a control group
67. diminishes
68. measures
69. override
70. considerably

VI.2.
71. in the first half of the 19th century
72. should be paid by the sender
73. a small book
74. introduce
75. It could be used to send a lightweight letter
76. before Switzerland
77. two different denominations of postage stamps were introduced in the U.S
78. the "penny black", came in sheets that needed to be separated with scissors
79. types
80. authorities

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ĐỀ 5

I. Choose the correct answer:
1. I could not decide at first, but then I ........ decided to stay till the end of the war
A. largely                       B. steadily                         C. firmly                       D. excessively

2. He does not eat ................
A. too much fish            B. much fishes                   C. many fishes             D. many fish

3. The lost ....... very important
A. data was                    B. data were                      C. datum were             D. datums were

4. Why didn't you ........ you were feeling ill
A. talk                            B. mention                          C. tell                           D. give remark

5. Although our opinions on many things .........., we are good friends
A. differ                          B. oppose                            C. disagree                  D. separate

6. Would it ............. you if we came on Thursday?
A. fit                               B. agree                               C. suit                         D. conveince

7. The children admitted ........ the letter to Jane
A. to send                      B. having been sent              C. sending                   D. to have sent

8. I'd rather you .......... to me like that
A. not talk                      B. don't talk                           C. not to talk               D. didn't talk

9. We cancelled the match ............. the weather
A. despite                       B. in view of                            C. on behalf of            D. in return for

10. Only when you have sent us the application ........ you an interview
A. we can give                B. did we give                        C. can we give             D. have we given

11. ................ the hardest job in the group, Kate always thinks that she is the best
A. Asking to do                                                              B. Having beenasked doing
C. To ask to do                                                              D.Asked to do

12. Leisure habits won't change much in the ........... future
A. foreseeable                   B. coming                               C. understandable       D. whole

13. .......... emission consists of poisonous gas
A. Tail-pipe                        B. Pipe-tail                               C. Tail-piped                D. Pipe-tailed

14. Polar bears .......... to sleep for nearly 6 months in winter
A. they say                       B. has been said                       C. say                         D. are said

15. China .......... diplomatic relations with Russia due to a border dispute
A. broke off                       B. turned over                         C. called off                  D. put back

16. He gave me the thickest book, ........ are dog-eared
A. whose page                  B. the pages of which               C. which pages             D. which

17. The voters told the politician that he could .......... on their support in the next general election
A. center                           B. concentrate                          C. hold                         D. count

18. Living conditions in some poor African countries are
A. unhelpful                       B. illegal                                      C. unhealthy                D. impossible

19. It is very .......... of you to bring us gifts from Asia
A. polite                            B. thoughtful                               C. sensitive                  D. faithful

20. The Parisians at that time were decreed to move on the right-hand side of the road .......... the left-hand side empty for the papal carriage
A. getting                         B. letting                                       C. allowing                   D. leaving

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each line:
21. A. rainfall            B. aisle                 C. rail                   D. tale
22. A. mall                B. fault                C. flock                D. salt
23. A. quick              B. quiet               C. quit                 D. equip
24. A. grandeur        B. individual         C. education        D. editor
25. A. ethics             B. eternal             C. ecology           D. effect

III. Identify the mistake in each sentence:
26. With his father's (A) guidance, Mozart began (B) playing the clavier at the age (C) of three and (D) compose

at the age of five

27. (A) The corals (B) can be divided into three groups, two of (C) which (D) is extinct
28. (A) Students in the U.S often support (B) themselves by (C) babysitting, working in restaurants, (D) or they drive taxi cabs
29. Because the solar tiles were very (A) secure fastened, only (B) a few became detached (C) when the space shuttle reentered the (D) earth's atmosphere
30. (A) Traditionally, the flag (B) is risen in the morning and taken (C) down (D) at night

IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:
31. Since the student was neither a beginner ..............., she was put in an intermediate class
A. nor advancing in her knowledge                                 B. nor an advanced in her knowledge
C.nor advanced in her knowledge                                  D. and not an advanced in her knowledge

32. The tire was deflated, .....................
A. though he would put more air in it                              B. so he putmore air in it
C. unless he putmore air in it                                          D. andmore air in it would be put

33. Old people often reminisce about the days ................
A. when they had good deeds                                         B. in which they will havegood deeds
C. only that they hadgood deeds                                   D. as they havegood deeds

34. Only by buying 5 items at the same time ...............
A. can you get the reduction                                           B. you can get the reduction
C. the reduction can be obtained                                     D. get the reduction

35. He looked at the view from his window ..............
A. thinking about his next move                                       B. to thinkabout his next move
C. he thoughtabout his next move                                  D. because he thoughtabout his next move

36. American author John Updike, .........................., spent his boyhood in Shillington, Pennsylvania
A. was the only child of a high school math teacher           B. whose only childof a high school math teacher
C. the only child ofa high school math teacher                 D. he was the only childof a high school math teacher

37. In the 17th century, North American was vast and unconquered, ............. only at great cost
A. it promised riches but yielded its bounty                       B.promising riches but yielding its bounty
C. by promising riches but by yielding its bounty              D. its riches were promised but its bounty yielded

38. Chemists are not sure ...................
A. how precisely can cold fusion occur                              B.how cancold fusionpreciselyoccur   
C.preciselyhow cold fusion can occur                              D.cold fusion can occurhow precisely

39. ...................., linguists work to identify all of the sounds its contain
A. When they encoutering a new language                        B.When encoutering a new language
C. During their encouter a new language                            D.When a new language encountered

40. Oil-base house paint is neither easy to work with nor quick to clean up ..................
A. it is often preferred to latex paint                                     B. thenpreferred to latex paint
C. thus ispreferred to latex paint                                         D. but it ispreferred to latex paint

V. Read the following passages and choose the correct answer:
V.1. Every year, the village of Pettineo (41) its unique arts festival.

For a few days each summer, artists from all over Europe gather at this village near the north coast of Sicily to enjoy the creative atmosphere. During their stay, the artists get together with the local people to paint a one-kilometre long picture that (42) the length of the high street. Once the painting is done, each visiting artist joins a local family for a big lunch and, (43) the meal, the family receives the (44) of the painting that the artist has painted. As a result, though few villagers are rich, almost every home has at least one painting by a well-known European artist. Visitors to the village are eagerly invited into homes to see these paintings.

The festival was the (45) of Antonio Presti, a local businessman who (46) it up several years ago. Since then, Pettineo has become a sort of domestic art museum in which any visitor can (47) a doorbell, go into a house and (48) a painting. In addition to this exhibition of paintings in people's homes, for those who have time to (49), there is an opportunity to )50) through the display of huge sculptures in the village square.

41. A. celebrates                     B. shows                         C. honors                   D. demonstrated
42. A. stretches                       B. runs                           C. follows                    D. is
43. A. in addition to                 B. in place of                   C. in common with      D. in exchange for
44. A. partition                        B. section                        C. division                   D. region
45. A. image                            B. purpose                      C. thought                  D. idea
46. A. set                                 B. got                             C. put                         D. broke
47. A. ring                                B. push                           C. press                      D. pull
48. A. respect                          B. stare                            C. admire                    D. foster
49. A. share                             B. choose                         C. take                       D. spare
50. A. move                             B. step                             C. wander                  D. march

V.2. Cambridge must be one of the best-known towns in the world, and can be found on most tourist lists of places to visit The (51) reason for its fame is its University, which started during the 13th century and grew (52) until today there are more than 20 colleges. Most of them allow visitors (53) the grounds and courtyards. The most popular place from which to (54) them is from the Backs, where the college grounds go down to the River Cam. The oldest college is Peterhouse, which was founded in 1284, and the (55) is Robinson College, which was opened in 1977. The most famous is probably King's, (56) its magnificent chapel. Its choir of boys and undergraduates is also very well known.

The University was (57) for men until 1871 when the first women's college was opened. (58) was opened two years later and a third in 1954. In the 1970s, most colleges opened their doors to both men and women. (59) all the colleges are now mixed, but it will be many years before there are (60) numbers of both sexes.

51. A. principal                       B. principle                       C. potential                      D. chief
52. A. firmly                           B. permanently                C. steadily                        D. largely
53. A. entering                       B. to enter                       C. enter                           D. who enter
54. A. look                             B. observe                        C. watch                         D. view
55. A. most recent                 B. latest                            C. last                             D. mosr present
56. A. despite                         B. because of                    C. with a view to             D. regardless of
57. A. exceptionally                B. specially                         C. exclusively                 D. purposely
58. A. One                              B. Another                         C. Other                        D. Once more
59. A. Almost                          B. Most                              C. Mostly                        D. Even
60. A. same                            B. equivalent                       C. relevant                     D. equal

VI. Readthe following passages and choose the correct answer:
VI.1. Since water  is  the basis of  life, composing  the greater part of  the  tissues of all  living things,  the  crucial  problem  of    desert  animals  is  to  survive  in  a  world  where  sources  of flowing water are rare. And since man’s  inexorable necessity  is to absorb  large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop.

Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not an liminated life but only those forms unable to withstand  its desiccating effects. No moistskinned, water-loving animals can exist  there. Few  large  animals  are  found.  The  giants  of  the  North  American  desert  are  the  deer,  the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert country  is open,  it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated.

Having adapted  to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else  in  the  word.  The  secret  of  their  adjustment  lies  in  the  combination  of  behavior  and physiology.  None  could  survive  if,  like  mad  dogs  and  Englishmen,  they  went  out  in  the midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep  in cool, humid burrows underneath  the ground, emerging  to hunt only by night. The surface  of  the  sun-baked  desert  averages  around  150  degrees,  but  18  inches  down  the temperature is only 60 degrees.

61. What is the topic of the passage?
A. Desert plans                B. Life underground            C. Animal life                D. Man's life in the desert

62. The pharse “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the following except _____.
A. water-loving animals                      B. the bobcat
C. moist-skinned animals                    D. many large animals  

63. The word "desiccating" is closest in meaning to
A. drying                         B. humidifying                       C. killing                       D. life threatening

64. The author mentions all of the following as examples of the behaviour of desert animals except
A. animals sleep during the day                                     B. animals dig homes underground
C. animals are noisy and aggressive                              D. animals are watchful and quiet

65. The word "they" refers to
A. desert sounds              B.desert creatures                C. men                         D. forest creatures

66. The word "emaciated" is closest in meaning to
A. wild                              B. cunning                             C. unmanageable         D. unhealthy

67. The author states that one characteristic of animals who live in thedesert is that they
A. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
B. are less healthy than animals who live in different places
C. can hunt in temperatures of 150 degrees
D. live in an accommodation environment

68. Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage
A. Water is the basis of life
B. All living things adjust to their environment
C. Desert life is colorful
D. Healthy animals live longers lives

69. What is considered part of the underlying explanations for the adjustment of the animals living in the desert
A. tissue                              B. interval                                 C. behavior                 D. reticence

70. How is the temperature 18 inches underground compared to that on the surface in the desert
A. the same as                    B. much higher                         C. half of                      D.less than half

VI.2. The influenza virus is a single molecule composed of millions of individual atoms. Although bacteria can be considered a type of plant, secreting poisonous substances into the body of the organism they attack, viruses, like the influenza virus, are living organisms THEMSELVES. We may consider them regular chemical molecules since they have STICTLY defined atomic structure; but on the other hand, we must also consider them as being alive since they are able to multiply in UNLIMITED quantities.

An attack brought on by the presence of the influenza virus in the body produces a temporary immunity, but, unfortunately, the protection is against only the type of virus that caused the influenza. Because the disease can be produced by any one of three types, referred to as A, B, or C, and many varieties within each type, immunity to one virus will not prevent infection by other types or strains.

Approximately every ten years, worldwide epidemics of influenza called pandemics occur. Though to be caused by new strains of type A virus, these pandemic outbreaks have appeared on the average every two or three years for type A virus, and every four or five years for type B virus

71. With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The influenza virus                                                    B. Immunity to diseases
C. Bacteria                                                                    D. Chemical molecules

72. According to this passage, bacteria are
A.poisons                            B.very small                       C.larger than viruses                       D.plants

73.The pronoun "themselves" refers to:
A.living organisms               B.poisonous substances      C.individual atoms                            D.the viruses

74.The word "strictly" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by:
A.unusually                         B.completely                       C.broadly                                        D.exactly

75.Why does the author say that viruses are alive
A. They have a complex atomic structure                          B.They move
C.They multiply                                                              D.They need warmth and light

76. The author names all of the following as characteristics of pandemics except
A.they spread very quickly                                              B.they are caused by type-A virus
C.they are regional outbreaks                                         D.they occur once every ten years   

77. The atomic structure of viruses
A.is variable                        
B.is strictly defined            
C.cannot be analyzed chemically     
D.is more complex than that of bacteria

78.The word "unlimited" means
A.very small                       B.very large                           C.very similar                                  D.very different

79.How does the body react to the influenza virus
A.It prevents further infection to other types and strains of the virus
B.It produces immunity to the type and strain of virus that invaded it
C.It becomes immune to types A, B and C viruses, but not to various strains within the types
D.After a temporary immunity, it becomes even more susceptible to the type and strain that caused the influenza

80. The word "strains" is closest meaning to
A. theories                         B. injures                                    C. varieties                                        D. weaknesses