A. Education 

B. an 

C. in getting

D. to have

Câu 2: Optimists believe that in the future we will be living in a cleaner environment, breathe fresher air and eating healthier food.

A. believe 

B. living 

C. breathe 

D. eating 

Câu 3: Several people have apparent tried to change the man's mind, but he refuses to listen.
           

A. Several 

B. apparent 

C. man's mind

D. to listen

A. skyscrapers need to be appealing and convenient for their occupants

B. tall buildings require large amounts of wiring to make them functional

C. architectural innovations pose new challenges for technological development

D. architects of modern buildings create a demand for engineering talent

Câu 2: The word "fostered" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________.

A. focused                   

B. founded                  

C. enveloped                           

D. encouraged

Câu 3: The word “ withstand" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___________.

A. withdraw                

B. withhold                 

C. endure                                

D. enlarge

Câu 4: What can be inferred from the passage about reducing the effects of material compacting?

A. Downward pressure is dispersed by semicircular roofs.

B. Masonry is stacked vertically by increasing compression.

C. Vertical roofs are bent to counteract air pressure.

D. Buildings are spanned to account for the force of gravity.

Câu 5: What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The profound importance of tradition in architecture.

B. The modern art of architecture and social pressure.

C. The mutual impact of architecture and technology.

D. The great technological advances in building materials.

Câu 6: The author mentions the word "brick" in paragraph 1 as an example of which of the following?

A. How new design can improve traditional construction

B. How new knowledge can supplant traditional technology

C. How old techniques can continue to remain practical

D. How old buildings can coexist with modern architecture

Câu 7: It can be inferred from the passage that pragmatic requirements of buildings _________.

A. retain essential sophistication

B. hold constant over time

C. stay rooted in the elements

D. stagnate over millennia

A. This quarrel is likely to result from a fight.

B. The result of this fight is likely to lead to a quarrel.

C. This quarrel is somewhat like a fight.

D. This quarrel is likely to result in a fight.

Câu 2: He makes a better husband than father.

A. He tries to be a good husband than father.

B. His father is better than her husband.

C. He is more successful as a husband than a father.

D. Fathers are usually good husbands.

Câu 3: But for their help, we couldn’t have survived the famine.

A. If they didn’t help us, we couldn’t survive the famine

B. If they hadn’t helped us, we couldn’t have survived the famine.

C. We survived the famine without their help.

D. If only they had helped us, we could have survived the famine.

Câu 4: You will soon get used to the noise from the flat upstairs.

A. You will soon be familiar with the noise from the flat upstairs.

B. You used to hear the noise from the flat upstairs.

C. You will soon like the noise from the flat upstairs.

D. You will soon use the noise from the flat upstairs.

Câu 5: Jim came down with flu and had to stay in.

A. Jim came down to stay with flu.

B. Jim had to stay home in case he caught flu.

C. Jim came down and then had to stay home with flu.

D. Jim had to stay home because he had flu.

Câu 6: It is an undeniable fact that children watch too much TV.

A. It is undeniable that too many children watch TV.

B. It is undeniable that children don’t watch enough TV.

C. It can be denied that children watch too many TV programmes.

D. It is obviously true that children spend too much time watching TV.

Câu 7: She pretended not to see him.

A. She refused to see him.

B. She ignored him when she saw him.

C. She saw him but didn't say hello.

D. She admitted seeing him.

Câu 8: He seemed very reluctant to take my advice.

A. He seemed quite willing to take my advice.

B. He seemed very anxious to take my advice.

C. It seemed he was not ready to give me advice.

D. It seemed he was not willing to take my advice.

Câu 9: We’d never stayed in such an expensive hotel before.

A. The hotel was not more expensive than we had ever expected.

B. The hotel was more expensive than we had ever expected.

C. The hotel was as expensive as we had ever expected.

D. The hotel was less expensive than we had ever expected.

Câu 10: Immediately after her appearance, everything changed.

A. As soon as everything changed, she appeared.

B. Upon appearing, everything changed.

C. Soon after she appeared did everything change.

D. No sooner had she appeared did everything change.

A. the

B. work

C. hard

D. low

Câu 2: Some methods to prevent soil erosion are ploughing parallel with the slopes of hills, to plant trees on unproductive land, and rotating crops.

A. some

B. to prevent

C. are

D. to plant

Câu 3: Pop Art was a movement of the 1950's and 1960’s whom imagery was based on readily recognized American products and people.

A. a movement

B. whom

C. based on

D. people

Câu 4: All almost the electricity for industrial use comes from large generators driven by steam turbines.

A. all most

B. industrial use

C. from

D. driven

Câu 5: The Egyptians first discovered that drying fruit preserved it, made it sweeter, and improvement its flavor.

A. first

B. drying

C. sweeter

D. improvement

A. recommend

B. hurricane

C. photograph

D. separate

Câu 2:

A. explain

B. involve

C. purpose

D. control

Câu 3:

A. furnish

B.  reason

C. promise

D. tonight

Câu 4:

A. specific

B. formative

C. inventive

D. regardless

Câu 5:

A. habitable

B. infamously

C. geneticist

D. communism

A. view

B. idea

C. thought

D. decision

Câu 2: ________(42)

A. afford

B. decide

C. hope

D. expect

Câu 3: _______(43)

A. reason

B. duty

C. necessity

D. task

Câu 4: _______(44)

A. made

B. cut

C. brought

D. born

Câu 5: _______(45)

A. refers

B. concerns

C. turns

D. comes

Câu 6: _______(46)

A.  way

B. matter

C. surprise

D. exception

Câu 7: _______(47)

A. perfectly

B. extremely

C. very

D. certainly

Câu 8: _______(48)

A.  people

B. adults

C. members

D. grown-ups

Câu 9: _______(49)

A.  used

B. attached

C. keen

D. fond

Câu 10: _______(50)

A. quality

B. attitude

C. behavior

D. manner

A. couldn’t have had 

B. can't have

C. may have 

D. could have

Câu 2: She could _____ in the garage when we came around, which would explain why she didn’t hear the bell.

A. work

B. be working

C. have been worked 

D. have been working

Câu 3: Kelly wanted to have a live band _________ at her wedding.

A. to be played 

B.  play

C. played

D. been playing

Câu 4: You should ________ a professional to check your house for earthquake damage.

A. have

B. make

C. take

D. get

Câu 5: We_______ today and I got into trouble because I hadn’t done it.

A. had checked our homework 

B. had our homework checked

C. were checked our homework

D. have our homework checking

Câu 6: I believe that judges should be independent _________  the government.

A. to

B. form

C. with

D. on

Câu 7: I think there’s a picture of the hotel ___________  the first page.

A. on

B. at

C. in

D. to

Câu 8: I‘m saving all my pocket money _________ to buy a new Playstation.  

A. out  

B. down

C. up 

D. away

Câu 9: The MP asked _________  the Prime Minister was aware of the growing social problem.

A. that

B. him

C. if

D. what

Câu 10: Remind Tony about the party __________ he forgets.

A. in case

B. unless

C. provided that

D. except

Câu 11: You're going to set up the equipment in a minute. ________ give you a hand?

A. Shall I

B. Will I

C.  Would I

D. Do I

Câu 12: They __________  have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead.

A. could

B. must

C. might

D. can't

Câu 13: I'm sorry, but I’ve got _________ much work to do to come to the beach today.

A. so

B. such

C. enough

D. too

Câu 14: "_____ ?” “About ten miles before we met him.”

A. How fast did he drive

B. How long did he drive

C. How often did he drive

D. How far did he drive

Câu 15: “What do you want to do this summer?" "I think we should go somewhere _________ has plenty of sun and sand.”

A. who

B. where

C. when

D. that

Câu 16: I gave the waiter a £50 note ad waited for my  _______ .

A. change    

B. supply

C. cash

D. cost

Câu 17: We usually do go by train, even though the car ________ is a lot quicker.

A. travel 

B. journey

C. move 

D. voyage

Câu 18: Do you have ________ to take that bicycle?

A. allowance

B. exception

C. willingness

D. permission

Câu 19: Dr. Parker gave my mum a lovely ________ for spaghetti carbonara.

A. recipe 

B. prescription 

C. receipt  

D. paper

Câu 20: People can become very _______ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time.

A. nervous

B.  bad-tempered

C. stressful 

D. pressed

Câu 21: The government should do more for _________ people.

A. usual

B. ordinary

C. everyday

D. typical

Câu 22: Dogs make very _________ pets. They’ll always stay by your side.

A. mental 

B. private

C. loyal

D. digital

Câu 23: The sign says that all shoplifters will be ________ .

A. persecuted 

B. disapproved

C. prosecuted  

D.  prohibited

Câu 24: The boy __________ that he had had anything to do with the break-in.

A. refused 

B. denied

C. objected

D. rejected

Câu 25: Going on this diet has really _____________me good. I've lost weight and I feel fantastic!

A. made

B. taken

C. done

D. had

Câu 26: I’m going to stay at university and try to _________ off getting a job for a few years.

A. stay

B. put

C. move

D. set

Câu 27: I know we had an argument, but now I’d quite like to  ________ .

A. look down

B. make up

C. fall out 

D. bring up

Câu 28: “Goodbye, Susie!” “  _________ !”

A. So so 

B. The same

C.  Yeah

D. So long

Câu 29: “You must be Jane’s sister. Glad to meet you.” “ ________  ”

A. I am, either. 

B. So I am. I’m glad.

C. What do you do?

D.  Me, too.

Câu 30: “How lovely your pets are?” “  _________ ”

A. Thank you. It’s nice of you to say so.

B. Really? They are always very nice.

C. Can you say that again? 

D. I love them, too.

A. equation   

B. dedication  

C. option   

D. exemption

Câu 2:

A. bruise 

B. circuit

C. biscuit      

D. guilt

A. metropolitan

B. rustic

C. suburban 

D. sophisticated

Câu 2: We arrived home safe and sound.

A. healthy        

B. unsound   

C. insound    

D. dissound

A. The vibrations produced by insects. 

B. The sound made by trees. 

C. The mission of the us Forest Service.

D. The effect of insects on trees.

Câu 2: The word “them” in line 3 refers to  _________ .

A. scientists

B. trees

C. vultures 

D. insects

Câu 3: The word “parched” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to  _________  .

A. recovered 

B. burned 

C. damaged

D. dehydrated

Câu 4: It can be inferred from the passage that the sounds produced by the trees ________ .

A. are the same no matter what type of tree produces them

B. cannot be heard by the unaided human ear 

C. fall into the 1-20 kilohertz

D. serve as a form of communication among trees

Câu 5: The word “plight” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to  ________ .

A. condition

B. cry

C. agony

D. need

Câu 6: All the following are mentioned as possible factors in drawing insects to weakened trees EXCEPT  ________ .

A. thermal changes 

B. smells

C. sounds  

D. changes in colors

Câu 7: Which of the following could be considered a cause of the distress signals of trees?

A. lack of water  

B.  attacks by insects

C.  experiments by scientists

D. torn roots

Câu 8: The word “fractured” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________ .

A.  broken

B. hollow

C. long   

D.  blocked

Câu 9: It can be inferred from the passage that research concerning the distress signals of trees  _________ .

A. is no longer sponsored by the government

B. has been unproductive up to now

C. was conducted many years ago

D. is continuing

Câu 10: The phrase “pick up” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?

A.  attack  

B. lift 

C. transmit

D. perceive

A. Marie to stop to play   

B. Marie stop to play

C. Marie to stop playing     

D. that Marie stops playing

Câu 2: It is against the law to ________ on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race.

A. discriminate  

B. believe  

C. gain        

D. suit

Câu 3: It would have been a much more serious accidents ______ fast at that time.

A. she drove  

B. she had driven

C. had she been driving  

D. was she driving

Câu 4: By the end of this year, Nam _______ English for 7 years , but he will still need more training and experience before he masters the language.

A. will have been studying       

B. has been studying

C. will be studying    

D. has studied

Câu 5: ______ instructed me how to make a good preparation for a job interview.

A. John Robbins, that I spoke to by telephone,

B. John Robbins I spoke to by telephone,

C. John Robbins to that I spoke by telephone,

D. John Robbins, whom I spoke to by telephone,

Câu 6: Attempts must be made to ______ the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities.

A. set up           

B. get off       

C. break down      

D. pass over

Câu 7: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is trying to ________ himself with US President President Donald Trump and impress Australian voters.

A. gratify         

B. commend     

C. ingratiate    

D. please

Câu 8: At the 2015 Women in the World Summit, Hilary Clinton asserted that “_____ cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed”

A. deep - seating

B. deep - seated   

C. seating - deep  

D. seated - deep

Câu 9: Hardly any of the paintings at the gallery were for sale, ______?

A. was it      

B. wasn't it 

C. weren't they

D. were they

Câu 10: Today's weather will be a ______ of yesterday.

A. continuity     

B. continuing  

C. continuation   

D. continual

Câu 11: It ______ last night because the ground is really wet.

A. might have rained  

B. must have rained  

C. should have rained   

D. can have rained

Câu 12: The bombardment from the sea and air ______ large parts of the city.

A. liquidated  

B. drowned      

C. abolished       

D. demolished

A. To urge readers to cooperate more often.

B. To explain how cooperation differs from competition and conflict. 

C. To offer a brief definition of cooperation.

D. To show the importance of group organization and attitudes.

Câu 2: The word “cherished” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________ .

A. agreed on

B. prized  

C. set up

D. defined

Câu 3: Which of the following statements about primary cooperation is supported by information in passage?

A. It was confined to prehistoric times.

B. It is usually the first stage of cooperation achieved by a group of individuals attempting to cooperate.

C. It is an ideal that can never be achieved.

D. It is most commonly seen among people who have not yet developed reading and writing skills.

Câu 4:  The word “fuse” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________ .

A. evolve 

B.  unite 

C. explore

D. react

Câu 5: According to the passage, why do people join groups that practice secondary cooperation?

A.  To associate with people who have similar backgrounds.

B. To get rewards themselves. 

C. To defeat a common enemy.

D. To experience the satisfaction of cooperation.

Câu 6: The word “fragile” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________ .

A. easily broken 

B. inefficient

C. involuntary

D. poorly planned

Câu 7: Which of the following is an example of the third form of cooperation as it is defined in the passage?

A. Students form a study group so that all of them can improve their grades.

B. A new business attempts to take customers away from an established company.

C. Two rival political parties temporarily work together to defeat a third party. 

D. Members of a farming community share work and the food that they grow.

Câu 8: As used throughout the passage, the term “common” is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A.  Popular

B. Shared 

C. Vulgar   

D. Ordinary

Câu 9: Which of the following is NOT given as a name of the third type of cooperation?

A. Latent conflict 

B.  Accommodation

C. Tertiary cooperation 

D.  Antagonistic cooperation

Câu 10: Which ofthe following best describes the overall organization of the passage?

A. The author describes a concept by analyzing its three forms.

B. The author compares and contrasts two types of human relations.

C. The author presents the points of view of three experts on the same topic.

D. The author provides a number of concrete examples and then draws a conclusion.

A. I wouldn't. Thank you.   

B. Yes, I'd love to. Thanks.

C. Do you think I would?        

D. Yes, you're a good friend

Câu 2: Jimmy: "You must have found reading my essay very tiring". - Kate: “__________.”

A. Not in the least  

B. At all costs

C. Just in case         

D. You are welcome

A. has conquered

B. will conquer

C. will have conquered

D. is conquering

Câu 2: Neither of them will be treated preferentially,________?

A. won't they

B. will they

C. won’t them

D. will them

Câu 3: She turned off the record player_______ she could study.

A. in case

B. but

C. so that

D. even if

Câu 4: Precious metals, gems, and ivory have been used to make buttons, but most buttons are made of ______wood, glass, or plastic.

A. such materials that

B. materials such as

C. such materials as

D. such materials

Câu 5: _______that Columbus sailed to America.

A. That was in 1492

B. It was in 1492

C. In 1492

D. It is in 1492

Câu 6: Margaret Brent, because of her skill in managing estates, became ________, largest landholders in colonial Maryland.

A. what the

B. one of the

C. who the

D. the one that

Câu 7: Scientists believe the first inhabitants of the American arrived by crossing the land bridge that connected Siberia and ______more than 10,000 years ago.

A.  this is Alaska now 

B. Alaska is now

C. is now Alaska

D. what is now Alaska

Câu 8: The photographs of Carrie Mae Weems, in which she often makes her family members_______ , are an affectionate and incisive representation of the African American experience.

A. are her subjects

B. her subjects

C. are subjects

D. which her subjects

Câu 9: The American Academy of Poets, ______the 1930’s, provides financial assistance to support working poets.

A. when it was founded

B. was founded

C. which was founded in

D. was founded in

Câu 10: As consumers’ response to traditional advertising techniques declines, businesses are beginning ______new methods of reaching customers.

A. the development that

B. is developing

C. develop

D. to develop

Câu 11: In the early 16th century the geography of the globe still _______a mystery.

A. maintained

B. continued

C. was

D. remained

Câu 12: “Those students will perform a play." “Yes, it is _______for next week.“

A. due

B. scheduled

C. time-table

D. put on

Câu 13: When he heard the joke, he burst into loud_______

A. amusement

B. laughter

C. smile

D. laughing

Câu 14: The boss______ to his secretary using the office phone for personal calls.

A. disagrees

B. objects

C. criticizes

D. disapproves

Câu 15: A university education is of course important but it is essential that all employeesundergo a period of intensive_______

A. preparation

B. learning

C. training

D. concentration

Câu 16: After a quick _______at the patient, the doctor rang for an ambulance.

A. glance

B. stare

C. glimpse

D. gaze

Câu 17: The house is______ fire, Send____ the Fire Brigade.

A. on - for

B. on - to

C. in - for

D. in - during

Câu 18: My brother usually_______ at cards. It’s no surprise that he wins every game.

A. lies

B. misleads

C. deceives

D. cheats

Câu 19: It was very _________of you to notice that.

A. observe

B. observation

C. observatory

D. observant

Câu 20: Associated with the Denishawn Company from 1916 until 1923, Martha Graham developed a powerful, _______that was integral to the foundations of modern dance.

A. expressively stylish

B. a style expressive

C. stylishly expressive

D. expressive style

Câu 21: The best known books of Ross Macdonald, ________ writer of detective novels, feature the character Lewis Archer, a private detective.

A. is the

B. is an

C. they are by

D. the

Câu 22: ______that managers commit in problem solving is jumping to a conclusion about the cause of a given problem.

A. Major errors

B. Since the major error

C. The major error

D. Of the major errors

Câu 23: The members of the Red Cross were dedicated their whole life to _____the suffering of human beings.

A. reducing

B. reductive

C. reduction

D. reduce

Câu 24: "Where is the bus terminal?" ‘'It is _____the Red Cross hospital.”

A. opposite

B. opposed to

C. opposite with

D. opposite to

Câu 25:  “Tom is not doing well.” “You must _______, though, that he is just a beginner."

A. keep minding

B. keep to mind

C. keep in mind

D. keeping in mind

Câu 26: Indigo is a vat color, _______called because it does not dissolve in water.

A. which it

B. it is

C. but

D. so

Câu 27: As I won’t be able to attend the meeting. l‘d like you to sign ______

A. on my account

B. on my name

C. on my place

D. on my behalf

Câu 28: “ _______" “Try some sleeping pills."

A. just can't sleep well lately.

B. Did you have a good sleep?

C. Do you have sleeping pills?

D. Can you sleep well?

Câu 29: “There‘s a baseball game tonight." "_____"

A. Great. Let’s go.

B. I'm not a real fan of hers.

C. Don’t mention it.

D. Thanks. l’d love to.

Câu 30:  “How about an evening riverboat tour?" "______"

A. No, it‘s good to do so.

B. Actually I've never gone on an evening riverboat tour.

C. No, l’ve never gone on an evening riverboat tour.

D. Actually l’ve gone twice this week.

A. Essayists and poets of the 1920's.

B. The use of quotations in poetry.

C. Marianne Moore's life and work.

D. The influence of the Imagists on Marianne Moore.

Câu 2: Which of the following can be inferred about Moore's poems?

A. They were all published in The Dial.

B. They tend to be abstract.

C. They are better known in Europe than the United States.

D. They do not use traditional verse forms.

Câu 3: According to the passage, Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT

A. artists   

B. workers  

C. animals    

D. fossils

Câu 4: What does Moore refer to as "flies in amber" (paragraph 1)?

A. Concentration on detail.  

B. Poetry in the twentieth-century.

C. A common image in her poetry.      

D. Quotations within her poetry.

Câu 5: The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXCEPT

A. librarian     

B. commercial artist

C. teacher    

D. magazine editor

Câu 6: Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?

A. In Carlisle.

B. In Kirkwood.    

C. In Los Angeles. 

D. In Brooklyn.

Câu 7: The word “it” in the third paragraph refers to   

A. writing poetry  

B. earning a living   

C. becoming famous

D. attracting readers

Câu 8: It can be inferred from the passage that Moore wrote because she

A. was dissatisfied with what others wrote     

B. wanted to win awards

C. wanted to raise money for the Bronx Zoo  

D. felt a need to express herself