A. fearsome                             

B. expected                             

C. worried                               

D. optimistic

Câu 2: He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.

A. politeness                           

B. rudeness                             

C. encouragement                   

D. measurement

A. adventurously

B. adventurous            

C. adventure   

D. adventurer

Câu 2: (47) ______

A. Nor   

B. Or 

C. Therefore    

D. However

Câu 3: (48) ______

A. what  

B. if   

C. whether      

D. how

Câu 4: (49) ______

A. maintain     

B. replace        

C. keep            

D. adjust

Câu 5: (50) ______

A. touch

B. sense           

C. sound         

D. taste

A. Monuments                        

B. was                         

C. the first    

D. recognized

Câu 2: For thousands of years, man has created sweet-smelling substances from wood, herbs, and flowers and using them for perfume or medicine.

A. man                                    

B. sweet-smelling 

C. using them 

D. or

Câu 3: Two billion dollars are not enough for the victims of the tsunami.

A. billion dollars          

B. are                           

C. enough for   

D. of the

A. discuss                    

B. deny                                   

C. explore                               

D. hide

Câu 2: Though I persuaded my boss to solve a very serious problem in the new management system, he just made light of it.

A. treated it as important       

B. disagreed with it

C. discovered it by chance              

D. completely ignored it

A. showing         

B. using                       

C. paying                    

D. spending

Câu 2: (11)_______ 

A. what            

B. when                       

C. which                     

D. all

Câu 3: (12)_______ 

A. intentional           

B. unintentional          

C. intentionally           

D. unintentionally

Câu 4: (13)_______ 

A. While            

B. When                      

C. Before                    

D. After

Câu 5: (14)_______ 

A. led              

B. opposed                  

C. refrained                 

D. confessed

A. Only if Julian had dropped out of college after his first year.

B. Julian regretted having dropped out of college after his first year.

C. Julian wishes he didn’t drop out of college after his first year.

D. Julian regrets having dropped out of college after his first year.

Câu 2: Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting.

A. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.

B. Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting.

C. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.

D. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.

A. banner                    

B. motto                                  

C. slogan                                 

D. logo

Câu 2: When the police arrived the thieves took flight leaving all the stolen things behind.

A. did away

B. climbed on  

C. ran away   

D. took away

A. number                   

B. variety                                

C. changes                              

D. conservation

Câu 2: He kept on butting in with silly comments, which made his teacher angry.

A. flattering                

B. excluding                            

C. interrupting                        

D. interesting

A. put aside 

B. taken in     

C. taken away  

D. put up

Câu 2: She was _______ out of 100 applicants for the position of managing director.

A. short-changed  

B. short-listed     

C. short-sighted 

D. short-handed

Câu 3: One way to let off ________ after a stressful day is to take some vigorous exercise.

A. steam                      

B. cloud                                  

C. tension                                

D. sweat

Câu 4: One third of _______ world’s population consumes two thirds of ______ world’s resources.

A. a / the   

B. the / (no article) 

C. the / the

D. the / a

Câu 5: I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I _______ so much noise when I came in.

A. didn’t make

B. wouldn’t have made

C. won’t make     

D. wouldn’t make

Câu 6: By the time I _______ this report, I will give you a ring.

A. typed                      

B. will type  

C. have typed  

D. will have typed

Câu 7: ________ the stories about people who reduced their carbon footprint, we started to change our daily consumption habits.

A. Being read 

B. Reading                              

C. Having read   

D. Having been read

Câu 8: In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself ________.

A. occupation              

B. occupant                            

C. occupied                             

D. occupational

Câu 9: In Britain, most shops close at 6 p.m., ___ in other countries they often open in the evening too.

A. despite                     

B. moreover                            

C. whereas                              

D. nevertheless

Câu 10: No one should be exempt ________ prosecution if they have committed a crime.

A. of  

B. about                                  

C. against                                

D. from

Câu 11: Ms. Thompson is always willing to help, but she doesn’t want ______ at home unless there is an emergency.

A. to call       

B. to be called    

C. being called    

D. calling

Câu 12: He had to explain the lesson very clearly ________.

A. in order that his student to understand it          

B. so that his students could understand it

C. so as to his students understand it    

D. so that his students can understand it

Câu 13: In order to _______ their goals in college, students need to invest the maximum amount of time, money, and energy in their studies.

A. manage                   

B. establish                              

C. achieve                               

D. catch

Câu 14: It is difficult to assess the full _______ of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, one of the most destructive storms of the U.S. has had in quite some time.

A. range                      

B. amount                               

C. extent                                 

D. quality

A. were studied     

B. would study       

C. were studying   

D. had studied

Câu 2: I suppose no one survived the accident, _________?

A. didn’t they 

B. didn’t he      

C. did they      

D. don’t I

Câu 3: Many old people don’t like to change. They are very set in their________.

A. lives                        

B. ways                                   

C. habits                                  

D. routines

Câu 4: Changing the rules may do more harm than good, so you’d better take it________.

A. between the lines

B. into account    

C. under arrest           

D. under the weather

Câu 5: The use of computers aids in teaching, _______ the role of teachers is still very important.

A. so that   

B. so   

C. because                               

D. yet

Câu 6: They advised me _______ visiting the troubled south of the country.

A. along                      

B. against                                

C. away                                   

D. about

Câu 7: _______to Jim myself, I can’t really tell you why he would say such terrible things.

A. Not to have spoken          

B. Not to be speaking

C. Because of not speaking

D. Not having spoken

Câu 8: _______ non-verbal language is an important aspect of interpersonal communication.

A. x (no article) 

B. A

C. The                                     

D. An

Câu 9: Littering doesn’t only make a place look ugly, but it also puts public health at risk and can _______ wildlife.

A. dangerous               

B. danger                                

C. endangered                        

D. endanger

Câu 10: We always unite and work together whenever serious problems ________.

A. devise                     

B. encounter                            

C. approach                             

D. arise

Câu 11: He expected ________ for an Oscar, but he wasn’t.

A. being nominated

B. to nominate    

C. to be nominated             

D. nominating

Câu 12: The building which belongs to the army is now used as a school but it was not built for that _______.

A. purpose                   

B. meaning                              

C. incident                              

D. result

Câu 13: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep _______.

A. falling back     

B. falling out         

C. falling off   

D. falling over

Câu 14: Unless Peter ______ more time training, he won’t stand any chance of winning the race.

A. will spend      

B. spent                                   

C. spends                                

D. doesn’t spend

A. depart                     

B. welcome                             

C. help                                    

D. facilitate

Câu 2: At first, no one believes she was a pilot, but her documents lent colour to her statement.

A. provided evidence for   

B. got information from

C. borrowed colour from                

D. gave no proof of

A. Walking                  

B. self-esteem is raised 

C. depression                          

D. lessens stress

Câu 2: President Andrew Jackson had an official cabinet, but him preferred the advice of his informal advisors, the Kitchen Cabinet.

A. his

B. preferred                             

C. an official 

D. him

Câu 3: I find that necessary to do something about traffic problem in our city.

A. find that    

B. to do      

C. in     

D. about

A. I recognized her from a photograph before I had never seen her.

B. Although I had never seen her before but I recognized her from a photograph.

C. After I had seen her, I recognized her from a photograph.

D. Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph.

Câu 2: The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.

A. Since the substance is very toxic, so protective clothing must be worn at all times.

B. So toxic is the substance that protective clothing must be worn at all times.

C. The substance is such toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times.

D. The substance is too toxic to wear protective clothing at all times.

A. You mustn’t have left the windows open last night.       

B. You needn’t have left the windows open last night.

C. You might have left the windows open last night.                   

D. You shouldn’t have left the windows open last night.

Câu 2: Many people are afraid of sharks, but they rarely attack people.

A. Rarely attacked by sharks, many people are, therefore, afraid of them.    

B. Although sharks rarely attack people, many people are afraid of them.

C. Many people are afraid of sharks because they are dangerous.                    

D. Sharks rarely attack people because many people are afraid of them.

Câu 3: “Why don’t you ask the Council for help?” my neighbor said.

A. My neighbor advised me to ask the Council for help.           

B. My neighbor told me not to ask the Council for help.                   

C. My neighbor recommended asking the Council for help.            

D. My neighbor wants to know why I don’t ask the Council for help.     

A. harden                                

B. moved                   

C. sold                        

D. merge

Câu 2: It can be inferred from the passage that Giannini used crates of oranges after the earthquake ______.

A. to hide the gold       

B. to fill up the wagons                     

C. to provide nourishment for his customers       

D. to protect the gold from the fire

Câu 3: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the San Francisco earthquake?

A. It happened in 1906.            

B. It occurred in the aftermath of a fire.

C. It caused problems for Giannini’s bank.           

D. It was a tremendous earthquake.

Câu 4: The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses ________.

A. bank failures during the Great Depression

B. a third major crisis of the Bank of America

C. the international development of the Bank of America

D. how Giannini spent his retirement

Câu 5: The word its refers to _________.

A. saloon                                  

B. customer                 

C. immigrant               

D. bank