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B. sorrowful
C. important
D. unimportant
Question 2: She was a devoted teacher. She spent most of her time teaching and taking care
of her students.
A. polite
B. lazy
C. honest
D. dedicated
Question 3: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial segregation in
the United States.
A. integration
B. education
C. torture
D. separation
B. divided
C. invented
D. bought
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 5: There were too many books on the shelves that I didn't know which one to
choose.
A
Question 6: Rita enjoyed to be able to meet several Parliament members during her holiday.
A
Question 7: Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups be eaten
on a
A
Question 8: Before TV, the common man seldom never had the opportunity to see and hear
his
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 10: A. refuse
B. musician
C. history
D. mechanic
B. destroy
C. threatened
D. economy
C. comfortable
D. flamingo
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 following questions.
The National Automobile Show in New York has been One of the top auto shows in the
United States since I900. On November 3 of that year, about 8,000 people looked over the
"horseless carriages." It was the opening day and the first opportunity for the automobile
industry to show off its wares to a large crowd; however, the black-tie audience treated the
occasion more as a social affair than as a sales extravaganza. It was also on the first day of
this show that William McKinley became the first U.S. President to ride in a car.
The automobile was not invented in the United States. That distinction belongs to
Germany. Nikolaus Otto built the first practical internal-combustion engine there in I876.
Then, German engineer Karl Benz built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in
the mid-I880s. But the United States pioneered the merchandising of the automobile. The
auto show proved to be an effective means of getting the public excited about automotive
Products.
By happenstance, the number of people at the first New York show equaled the entire car
population of the United States at that time. In 1900,10 million bicycles and an unknown
number of horse-drawn carriages provided the prime means of personal transportation. Only
about 4,000 cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a quarter of those
were gasoline powered. The rest ran on steam or electricity.
After viewing the cars made by forty car makers, the show's audience favored electric
cars because they were quiet. The risk of a boiler explosion turned people away from
steamers, and the gasoline-powered cars produced smelly fumes. The Duryea Motor Wagon
Company, which launched the American auto industry in 1895, offered a fragrant additive
designed to mask the smells of the naphtha that it burned. Many of the I900 models were
cumbersomethe Gasmobile, the Franklin, and the Orient, for example, steered with a tiller
like a boat instead of with a steering wheel. None of them was equipped with an automatic
starter.
These early model cars were practically handmade and were not very dependable. They
were basically toys of the well-to-do. In fact, Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at Princeton
University and later President of the United States, predicted that automobiles would cause
conflict between the wealthy and the poor. However, among the exhibitors at the 1900 show
was a young engineer named Henry Ford. But before the end of the decade, he would
revolutionize the automobile industry with his Model T Ford. The Model T, first produced in
1909, featured a standardized design and a streamlined method of production the assembly
line. Its lower costs made it available to the mass market.
Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or roughly $14,000 to $21,000
in today's prices. By 1913, the Model T was selling for less than $300, and soon the price
would drop even further. "I will build cars for the multitudes, "Ford said, and he kept his
promise.
Question 13: The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900 National Automobile
Show primarily as a(n)_________
A. chance to buy automobiles at low prices.
B. formal social occasion.
C. chance to invest in one of thirty-two automobile manufacturers.
D. opportunity to learn how to drive.
Question 14: According to the passage, who developed the first modern car?
A. William McKinley
D. Karl Benz
Question 15: Approximately how many cars were there in the United States in I900?
A.4,000
B. 8,000
C. An unknown number
D. I0 million
Question 16: The phrase "by happenstance" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______.
A. By design
B. Coincidentally
C. For example
D. Generally
Question 17: Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year I900 were gasoline
powered?
A.1,000
B. 2,000
C. 4,000
D.32
Question 18: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "launched" in
paragraph 4_____
A. designed
B. initiated
C. joined
D. anticipated
Question 19: The purpose of the "additive" mentioned in paragraph 4 was to_____________
Question 20: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as steering with a
tiller rather than with a steering wheel?
A. A Gasmobile
B. A Duryea
C. A Franklin
D. An Orient
Question 21: It is clear from the passage that the early cars_____________
A. were more formal.
Question 22: What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile
Show in the dollars of that time?
A.$300
B. $21,000
C. $14,000
D. $1,500
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 following questions.
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States
today. Thousands of these How-to books are useful. In fact, there are about four thousand
books with titles that begin with the words "How to". One book may tell you how to earn
more money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to
give your money away.
Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and
'now to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book " How to Turn Failure into
Success". If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book "How to Make a
Millionaire". If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called "How to Live
on Nothing".
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If
you want to have a better love of life, you can read "How to Succeed in Love every Minute of
Your Life". If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-bystep instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.
Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex.
Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to
solve. How-to books help people deal with modern life.
Question 23: What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to succeed in love every minute of your life.
B. How to turn failure into success.
B. instruction
C. how-to books
D. career
Question 25: 25: Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on
careers?
A. "How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life".
B. "How to Live on Nothing"
C. "How to Make a Millionaire".
D. "How to Turn Failure into Success"
Question 26: The word "step-by-step" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to___________
A. little by little
B. gradually
D. A and B
B. stops
C. cooks
D. wants
B. decided
C. looked
D. needed
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19 th century. Van Gogh's paintings are
sold at very high prices (30)______many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately,
when he was (31)______, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32)_______his life at home.
He lived a rather sad and (33)_______ life. He drew things that he could see (34)______
around the quiet town of his parents' home or outside his window. This is why he painted
things (35)_______the sky, his room and even himself.
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to
(36)________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh's painting was not correct. It was very
(37)_____ him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (38)_________a crazy man. He really (39)______become crazy,
and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.
Question 30: A. because
B. for
C. because of
D. although
B. alive
C. living
D. lively
B. mostly
C. most of
D. the most of
B. alone
C. loneliness
D. lonely
B. either
C. neither
D. all
B. alike
C. like
D. as such
B. reveal
C. illustrate
D. prove
B. unfortunate to
C. unfortunate of
D. unfortunate
B. known
C. named
D. called
B. did
C. does
D. didn't
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 40: ______Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
A. No sooner had the plane taken off than
Question 41: The sky was grey and cloudy.___________, we went to the beach.
A. However
B. In spite of
C. Even though
D. Consequently
C. do
D. doing
B. to do
B. falling back
C. falling over
D. falling out
Question 45: Old people are often looked_______by their children when they get older.
A. for
B. after
C. up
D. into
Question 46: Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a programme
of educational_______.
A. experience
B. reform
C. System
D. resources
A. System
B. systematical
C. systemized
D. systematically
Question 48: All of the food __________ sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant.
A. has been
B. had been
C. was
D. was being
B. that
C. when
D. how
Question 50: Yuri Gagarin was the first person ________into space.
A. travelling
B. has travelled
C. to travel
D. travelled
Question 51: Like everyone else, Sue has her ______of course but on the whole, she's quite
satisfied with life.
A. ups and downs
Question 52: The Prime Minister congratulated the team___ _______ winning the match.
A. for
B. in
C. on
D. into
Question 53: He came when I__________ the film "Man from the star"
A. has watched
B. watched
C. was watching
D. into
D. used to play
Question 55: ____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high
at all.
A. A comparison
B. Compare them
C. Yes, go ahead
B. where he is going
B. What
C. which
D. who
B. So do I
C. I am, too
D. No, I am not
Question 60: Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control, _____and cure
diseases.
A. prevented
B. to prevent
C. prevent
D. preventing
B. sparse
C. scarce
D. few
Question 62: You will have to __________if you want to pass the final exam.
A. pull up your socks
B. would take
C. take
D. took
Question 64: They have considered all the 100 applications, _______ seem suitable for the
position.
A. none of them
B. none of these
C. none of which
D. none of whom
................................................................................................................................................
E.g: Half of the prisoners died after torture and starvation. (Mt na t nhn cht sau
khi b tra tn v b i.)
p n D. (Martin Luther King u tranh nhm chm dt nn phn bit chng tc
nc M.)
Question 4: Gii:
- devise (v): ~ invent (v): sng ch, pht minh
E.g: The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M.
Schultz.
- divide (v): chia tch
E.g: After the Second World War Germany was divided into two separate countries.
- play (v): chi
- buy => bought (v): mua
p n C (ng y pht minh ra tr chi vi tnh v bn n cho Atari.)
Question 5: Gii:
Cu trc:
S + V + so + many/ much + N + that + a clause
E.g: Youve made so many (careless) mistakes that youll have to do it all again.
p n B (too => so)
Dch: C qu nhiu sch trn gi n ni m ti khng bit chn ci no.
Question 6: Gii:
Enjoy + V-ing: thch lm g
E.g: We enjoy going camping with our friends.
p n A (to be able => being able)
Dch: Rita thch c th gp c mt vi thnh vin ca Ngh Vin sut k ngh ca mnh.
Question 7: Gii:
On a daily basis/ On a regular basic ~ daily, regularly: thng xuyn, hng ngy
Cu trc gi nh vi ng t recommend:
S + recommend + that + S + V (nguyn th khng chia) +...
E.g: The doctor recommended that he stop smoking.
p n C (regularly => regular hoc b regularly)
Dch: (Cc chuyn gia dinh dng khuyn rng thc n t mt trong bn nhm c bn nn
c n u n hng ngy.)
Question 8: Gii:
m tit th 2)
E.g: Most of the old part of the city was destroyed by bombs during the war.
-
threatened /ret.nd/: b e da
by design: c
p n B
Question 17: Gii:
Xp x c bao nhiu t c lp rp trong nm 1900 m c chy bng xng du?
Only about 4,000 cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a quarter of
those were gasoline powered. (Ch khong 4000 t c lp rp M vo nm 1900, v
ch mt phn t trong s chy bng xng du.)
p n A
Question 18: Gii:
-
The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the American auto industry in
1895, (Cng ty Duryea Motor Wagon khi xng nn cng nghip t M vo nm
1895...)
p n B
Question 19: Gii:
- Mc ch ca cht additive c cp trong on vn 4
A. che giu mi thi
C. tng tc t
D. lm cho t trng p hn
The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the American auto industry in 1895,
offered a fragrant additive designed to mask the smells of the naphtha that it burned. (Cng ty
Duryea Motor Wagon khi xng nn cng nghip t M vo nm 1895, cung cp
mt cht to mi thm che giu nhng mi ca xng du c t chy.)
p n A
Question 20: Gii:
Ci no sau y KHNG c cp trong on vn nh vic li xe vi mt tay bnh li
hn l vi mt tay li?
Many of the 1900 models were cumbersomethe Gasmobile, the Franklin, and the Orient,
for example, steered with a tiller like a boat instead of with a steering wheel.
p n B
B. gm nhng chic t r hn
C. gm t nh sn xut hn
D. p mt hn
p n D
Question 22: Gii:
Gi cao nht cho mt chic t ti cuc trin lm t quc gia vo nm 1900 c tnh
bng la ca nm l bao nhiu? Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to
$1,500, or roughly
$14,000 to $21,000 in todays prices. (Nhng chic t ti cuc trin lm vo nm 1900
c gi t $1000 n $1,500, hoc xp x vi gi ngy nay t $14,000 ti $21,000.)
p n D
VOCABULARY
- opportunity (n): c hi
- automobile (n): xe t
on vn tho lun v cc loi sch How to nh How to succeed in love every minute
of your life, How to turn failure into success, How to make a millionaire,
p n D
Question 24: Gii:
Many How-to books give advice on careers.They tell you how to choose a career and how
to succeed in it. (Nhiu quyn sch How- to a ra li khuyn v ngh nghip. Chng ni
cho bn bit cch la chn ngh nghip v cch thnh cng trong ngh nghip .)
it = career
p n D
Question 25: Gii:
Loi sch no sau y KHNG a ra thng tin v cc ngh nghip?
Dn chng: Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a
career and how to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book How to Turn
Failure into Success. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book How to
Make a Millionaire. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called How to
Live on Nothing. (3 quyn sch a ra li khuyn v ngh nghip)
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If
you want to have a better love of life, you can read How to Succeed in Love every Minute of
Your Life. (quyn sch How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life gip gii quyt
vn c nhn)
p n A
Question 26: Gii:
- step by step ~ gradually ~ little by little: dn dn, tng bc mt
- slower and slower:cng ngy cng chm hn
If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step
instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house. (Nu bn thy chn vi nhng quyn
sch v hnh phc th bn c th thfch nhng quyn sch m cung cp nhng hng dn t
t v cch trang trf hoc m rng ngi nh.)
p n D
VOCABULARY
- instruction (n): hng dn
- problem (n): vn
most + N: a s, hu ht
E.g: He was a lone voice (= the only person) arguing against a reduction in payments.
Lone parent = single parent dng ch nhng ngi n ng hoc ph n nui con mt
mnh.
-
lonely (adj) ~ unhappy because you are not with other people: c n, c c
loneliness (n): s c n
He lived a rather sad and lonely life. (ng y sng mt cuc i hi bun v c n.)
p n D
Question 34: Gii:
-
E.g: I can speak both English anh French. (Ti c th ni c ting Anh v ting Php.)
eitheror: hoc... hoc...
-
all: tt c
p n B
Question 35: Gii:
-
Nu l mt adj [not before noun] th tng ng vi: very similar (rt l ging nhau.)
E.g: My sister and I look alike. (Ti v ch ti trng ging nhau.)
Nu l mt adv th tng ng vi: in a very similar way (cch thc ging nhau)
E.g: My father treated us all alike. (B ti i x vi tt c chng ti ging nhau.)
-
E.g: I want to visit the countries like the US to explore the culture.
-
as such:
p n A
Question 37: Gii:
Cu trc:
It + be + adj (good/ kind/ polite...) of sb to do sth: (Ai (tt/ lch s/) khi lm g
It + be + unfortunate that + a clause
It was very unfortunate of him to do such a thing. ( Tht qu ng tic khi lm nh
th (ng y rt khng may mn khi lm nh th.)
p n C
Question 38: Gii:
-
Van Gogh was also called a crazy man. (Van Gogh cng b coi l mt ngi n ng in
khng.)
p n D
Question 39: Gii:
Tr ng t (do/ does/ did) + V nhn mnh hnh ng
He really did become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. (ng y thc s tr nn
in khng v c gi vo bnh vin tm thn.)
p n B
Question 40: Gii:
Cu trc:
No sooner + had + S + PP+ than + a clause (Ngay khi/ Va mi ...th...)
E.g: No sooner had I arrived home than she left.
Only after + mnh 1 + mnh o (tr ng t + S + V): Ch sau khi ...th
It was not until + cm thi gian/ mnh 1 + that + mnh 2 chia th QK (Mi cho n khith )
~ Not until + cm thi gian/ mnh 1 +mnh o (tr ng t + S + V)
E.g: It was not until 20I2 that she became a doctor. ~ Not until 20I2 did she become a
doctor.
p n D (Mi cho n khi my bay ct cnh th Paul mi nhn ra rng anh y ln
nhm chuyn bay.)
Question 41: Gii:
-
In spite of + N/ V-ing: mc d
E.g: In spite of the heavy rain, I went camping. (Mc d tri ma to nhng ti vn i cm
tri.)
-
Consequently: Kt qu l, v th
E.g: Were looking into the possibility of merging the two departments.
p n B (Ngi gi thng c con ca h chm sc khi v gi.)
Question 46: Gii:
-
E.g: Do you have any experience of working with kids? (Bn c kinh nghim lm vic vi
tr nh khng?)
-
E.g: The countrys greatest resource is the dedication of its workers.(Ngun ti nguyn ln
nht ca t nc l s cng hin ca cng nhn.)
p n B (Gio dc Vit Nam c ci thin t khi chiwnh ph bt u chng trnh
ci cch gio dc.)
Question 47: Gii:
-
E.g: You can congratulate yourself on having done an excellent job. (Bn c th t chc
mng chfnh mnh v vic hon thnh xut sc cng vic.)
p n C (Th tng chc mng i tuyn v vic thng trn u.)
Question 53: Gii:
-
Ch ng th i ng t thnh V-ing
thm "ing" vo "to be": (being + p.p)- ngoi tr cc lin t "when, if, though" th li c th b
lun "to be".
i vi lin t "when, as ( khi)" m ng t chnh trong mnh l "to be + N" v
mang ngha l th c th b lun "to be" m gi li danh t thi.
E.gI:When I see him, I will give him this gift. (ch ng)
When seeing him, I will give him this gift. (lin t when c th gi li)
Seeing him, I will give him this gift. (b lin t when)
E.g2: When I was given a watch by my mother, I felt very happy. (b ng)
When being given a watch by my mother, I felt very happy. ( li lin t when
th li to be
=> being PP)
When given a watch by my mother, I felt very happy. (nu l lin t when th c
th b to be)
Given a watch by my mother, I felt very happy. (b lin t) Do vy:
When the highest mountains were compared with the size of the whole earth, the highest
mountains/ they do not seem high at all.(ch ng 2 v ging nhau; b ng)
When being compared/ When compared/ Compared with the size of the whole earth,
the highest mountains do not seem high at all. (rt gn mnh trng ng when)
p n D (Khi c so snh vi kfch thc ca ton b tri t th nhng ngn ni
cao nht dng nh khng cao cht no.)
A, B, C sai ng php
Question 56: Gii:
Do you mind if I smoke? (Bn c phin nu ti ht thuc khng?
A. Yes, I dont mind. (C, ti khng phin.) => khng hp l v tr li yes c ngha l
c phin nhng phfa sau dng I dont mind ti khng phin
B. No, I dont think so (Khng, ti khng ngh vy) => khng hp l
C. Yes, go ahead (C phin, c t nhin ht i.) => khng hp l
D. No, go right ahead (Khng phin, bn c t nhin ht i.)
p n D
Question 57: Gii:
-
th
E.g: Where did you go yesterday? Lan asked
=> Lan asked (me) where I had gone the day before/ the previous day.
p n C (Bill hi Tom cu y ang i u.)
Question 58: Gii:
-
danh t ch ngi.
E.g: This is my village. I was born and grew up here.=> This is my village where I was
born and grew up.
Do : This is Sen village. Uncle Ho was born in Sen village/ there.
=> This is Sen village where Uncle Ho was born.
p n A (y l lng Sen ni m bc H c sinh ra.)
Question 59: Gii:
-
too: dng sau mt pht biu khng nh din s ng tnh; thng nm cui cu
take the trouble to do sth: chu kh lm vic g/khng ngi kh khn lm vic g
E.g: She didnt even take the trouble to find out how to spell my name.
-
keep your hand in: to practise a skill often enough so that you do not lose the skill:
Do :They have considered all the 100 applications. None of them seem suitable for the
position. They have considered all the 100 applications, none of which seem suitable for
the position.
p n C (H xem xt tt c 100 n xin vic m dng nh khng c ci no ph
hp cho v tr tuyn dng.)
II. PHN T LUN
Question 1: Gii:
Jenny is said to have lived in Texas, America for 8 years. (Ngi ta ni rng Jenny
sng Texas , M c 8 nm ri.)
Cu trc b ng vi cc ng t nh: say; think;
C: S1 + say (s) + that + S2 + V...
Question 5: Gii:
No one listened to what the politician was saying last night. (Khng ai nghe nhng g m
chnh tr gia ni vo ti hm qua.)
Hoc No one paid attention to /took notice of what the politician was saying last night.
(Khng ai n nhng g m chnh tr gia ni vo ti qua.)
Cu trc:
- fall on deaf ears: b b ngoi tai, b l i
E.g: His advice fell on deaf ears.
- pay attention to/ take notice of sth: ch , n ci g
B. WRITE PARAGRAPH ABOUT A JOB YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO IN THE
FUTURE
Ideas:
1.
2.
Enjoy meeting new people and making friends with them: thfch gp ngi
mi v kt bn
It is creative, challenging, interesting, fun, exciting: sng to, thch thc, vui,
th v ...
3. Who will you work with? (colleagues)
4. Where will you work? (location)
5. What are the working conditions? (salary, fringe benefits, working hours, rules
and regulations; working environment)
SAMPLE WRITING
Choosing a suitable job can be one of the most difficult decisions we have to make in our
lives. Personally, I would choose to become an English teacher as my job in the future. There
are several reasons for this. Firstly, although it is thought that teaching children is a
challenging job, I find it interesting to meet them every day. Another reason could be that I am
likely to have more opportunities to practise English with my students, which can help me
improve my English skills. Furthermore, only by sharing thoughts and ideas with them can I
understand them more and become a close friend of theirs. Finally, being a teacher can make
me become a responsible and patient person. In other words, teachers should be always good
examples for children to follow, so I think that they will be more responsible for everything
they do and become more patient with their students. Hopefully, by making every effort every
day, I will make my dream come true.
(167 words)
NOTE:
Cu trc so + adj/ adv + that + a clause
(qu n ni m)
despite, because of
mind,
Cch pht m ng t ui s, es v ui ed
such
Gii t : congratulateon
Cu trc used to
Rt gn mnh trng ng
Gii t : congratulateon
Cu trc used to
Rt gn mnh trng ng
i t quan h
Cu iu kin loi 2
i t quan h
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