A. branch

B. on sets

C. elements

D. at

Câu 2: A conductor uses signals and gestures to let the musicians to know when to play various parts of a composition.

A. uses

B. musicians

C. to know

D. to play

Câu 3: Her absent form work without any permission made the boss so angry that he threatened to sack her.

A. absent

B. permission

C. angry

D. so sack

Câu 4: When a Vietnamese wants to work part-time in Australia, he needs to get a work permission.

A. Vietnamese

B. part-time

C. needs

D. permission

Câu 5: Our neighbor is quite safe because there have not been many crimes recently

A. neighbor

B. safe

C. many

D. recently

A. My sister wastes a lot of time and money though she worries so much about fitness.

B. Worrying too much about fitness, my sister wastes a lot of time and money.

C. My sister worries about fitness so that she wastes a lot of time and money.

D. Fitness worried, my sister wasted a lot of time and money.

Câu 2: My personal opinion doesn't really matter. We need to decide for the good of everyone

A. We need to decide for the good of everyone, so my personal opinion doesn't t really matter.

B. If my personal opinion doesn't really matter, we need to decide for the good of everyone.

C. Deciding for the good of everyone makes our personal opinion not really matter at all.

D. Though my personal opinion really matters, we need to decide for the good of everyone.

A. book

B. journal

C. article

D. dictionary

Câu 2: Wikipedia is written by_____

A. paid writers

B. millionaires

C. normal people

D. world experts

Câu 3: The phrase “these writers” in the first paragraph refers to______

A. ordinary readers

B. ordinary people

C. encyclopedia experts

D. every subjects

Câu 4:  The phrase “the word” in the second paragraph refers to______

A. knowledge

B. encyclopedia

C. writing

D. collection

Câu 5: Microsoft’s Encarta is cited in the passage as an example of_____

A. CD-ROM dictionary

B. printed encyclopedia

C. online encyclopedia

D. updateable online encyclopedia

Câu 6: The word “brainchild“ in the second paragraph can best be replaced by_____

A. born

B. child

C. product

D. father

Câu 7:  The word “approach" in the third paragraph means_____

A. idea

B. time

C. method

D. writing

Câu 8: The user of Wikipedia can do all of the following EXCEPT______

A. have access to information

B. abolish the website

C. modify information

D. edit information

Câu 9: We can say that Jimmy Wales______

A. became very famous after the formation of Wikipedia

B. is the father if Wikipedia

C. made a great profit from Wikipedia

D. decides who can use Wikipedia

Câu 10: Wiki software enables_______

A. exchanging articles

B. a purchase of information

C. limited access

D. editing

A. to promote the Catskills as a vacation destination

B. to introduce visitors to famous Catskills entertainers

C. to describe the history of the Catskills region

D. to compare the Catskills to New England

Câu 2: The word “rugged” in the second paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?

A. barren

B. rough

C. tall

D. lush

Câu 3: According to the passage. which of the following caused the decline in the number of resorts in the 1970s?

A. television

B. shorter vacations

C. affordable air travel

D. more traffic

Câu 4: The phrase “sprang up" in the second paragraph most probably refers to something that has_____

A. burst forth

B. spread out

C. operated vigorously

D. joined together

Câu 5: In what season would a tourist most likely have visited the Catskills in the 1950s?

A. fall

B. winter

C. spring

D. summer

Câu 6: Which of the following most reflects the author‘s tone in this passage?

A. light and encouraging

B. informative and scientific

C. humorous and sceptical

D. regretful and reminiscent

Câu 7: What does the passage imply that a visitor might be lucky enough to do?

A. see fall leaves in color

B. see a kind of bird

C. work on a sheep farm

D. drive on scenic roads

Câu 8: The word "drives" in the third paragraph refers to_____

A. excursions

B. tracks

C. paths

D. canyons

Câu 9: Which of the following could best replace the word “spotting” in the third paragraph?

A. photographing

B. seeing

C. painting

D. shooting

Câu 10: The author implies that in the Catskills there are few_____

A. leaves

B. eagles

C. people

D. sheep

A. A computer company.

B. A software company.

C. An Internet company.

D. A video company.

Câu 2: The word “it" in paragraph 1 refers to______

A. American Online

B. Cyber-Cockroach

C. Control Video Corporation

D. Digital company

Câu 3: Who does Steve Case work for?

A. AOL

B. Pizza Hut

C. Control Video Corporation

D. None of these

Câu 4: How do “teachies” feel about American Online?

A. They think it is a Cyber-cockroach.

B. They think it is for experts.

C. They think it is a movie and magazine company.

D. They feel superior to its users.

Câu 5: American Online has the following characteristics EXCEPT______

A. innovative

B. fast moving

C. user-friendly

D. experienced

Câu 6: People who use American Online are probably______

A. video game players

B. "teachies”

C. movie fans

D. people new to the Internet

Câu 7: American Online is an unusual digital company because_____

A. it used to make video games

B. it is innovative

C. it makes money

D. it has joined with another company

Câu 8: Which marketing idea is not mentioned?

A. Advertisements on the lnternet.

B. Advertisements on TV.

C. Free disks in journals.

D. People giving disks away.

Câu 9:  What does the article say about AOL’s future?

A. It will do well.

B. It will do badly.

C. It will face challenges.

D. The article doesn’t say.

Câu 10: This passage is about_____

A. technology

B. a history of the Internet

C. computer users

D. a successful business

A. the lasting effects of bluegrass music

B. the development of an American instrument

C. the life of a banjo

D. changes in music in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

Câu 2: The banjo originally came from_____

A. southern plantations

B. folk and country music

C. minstrel shows

D. Africa

Câu 3: The word “plantations” in the first paragraph most probably refers to______

A. types of farms in the South

B. southern states

C. southern musical theaters

D. bands common in the South

Câu 4: Which of the following words is most similar to the word “pegs"' in the first paragraph?

A. holes

B. bars

C. pins

D. strings

Câu 5: The word “precise” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?

A. accurate

B. confirmed

C. processed

D. forthcoming

Câu 6: According to the passage, all of the following are true of the five-string banjo EXCEPT___

A. it was used by Earl Scruggs

B. it was famous in the production of bluegrass music

C. it had an unfretted string

D. it was a tenor banjo

Câu 7: Which of the following is most similar to the meaning of "comeback" in the second paragraph?

A. performance

B. reappearance

C. gain

D. achievement

Câu 8: The word “renewed” in the second paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?

A. rescued

B. remarkable

C. revived

D. renowned

Câu 9: Which of the following means most nearly the same as the word “forefront" in the second paragraph?

A. forecast

B. spotlight

C. footnote

D. record

Câu 10: Which of the following best indicates the author’s attitude toward the banjo?

A. It is a unique instrument.

B. It should be in a museum.

C. It should be used more.

D. It must be kept alive.

A. needn’t be typed

B. need to type

C. need typing

D. needn’t to type

Câu 2: Let’s go for a coffee_______.

A. won’t we

B. shall we

C. will we

D. will you

Câu 3: It was suggested that the applicants ______on time for the interview tomorrow morning.

A. would arrived

B. arrive

C. arrived

D. had arrived

Câu 4: “Did you go to the shopping mall to see a movie last night?" “Yes, but I______ home, because I had a little fever."

A. would rather stay

B. would rather stayed

C. would stay

D. would rather have stayed

Câu 5: It is obvious that neither the students _______responsible for it.

A. nor the teachers are

B. nor the teacher were

C. nor are the teachers

D. nor the teacher is

Câu 6: _______unprepared for the exam, I felt sure I would get a low score.

A. Although

B. Having

C. Because

D. Being

Câu 7: We were angry about the situation and insisted_____ by the president.

A. to see

B. on being seen

C. on seeing

D. to be seen

Câu 8: I’m always willing to help you. Just tell me what ______me to do.

A. want

B. you do want

C. do you want

D. you want

Câu 9: Only after _______how much damage had been caused.

A. I realized

B. I had realized

C. did I realize

D. I would realize

Câu 10: I need____ to finish a bench, and I'll go and look in the garage.

A. one more wood

B. much woods

C. many woods

D. a piece of wood

Câu 11: Fifty years ago, we needed______ than we do today.

A. less mathematic

B. less mathematics

C. fewer mathematics

D. fewer mathematic

Câu 12: That_____ film entitled “Workers” deals with workers in China.

A. document

B. documentary

C. documented

D. documenting

Câu 13: “I couldn’t go to work yesterday, because my car broke down." “You______ mine. I wasn‘t using it."

A. could borrow

B. may borrow

C. could have borrowed

D. needn’t have borrowed

Câu 14: "What was your impression of last night‘s movie?” “ _____speaking, I thought it was rather boring."

A. Very

B. Really

C. Honest

D. Honestly

Câu 15: The knee is_____ most other joints in the body because it cannot twist without injury.

A. more likely to be damaged than

B. likely to be more than damaged

C. more than likely to be damaged

D. to be damaged more than likely

Câu 16: Following the guidelines for speaking and voting established by the book Robert's Rules of Order, ________during meetings.

A. and avoid large decision-making organizations’ procedural confusion

B. large decision-making organizations avoid procedural confusion

C. is procedural confusion avoided by large decision-making organizations

D. are avoiding procedural confusion in large decision-making organizations

Câu 17: A critic, teacher, librarian, or poet who hopes to broaden poetry’s audience faces the difficult challenge of persuading skeptical readers_________

A. that poetry is important today

B. for poetry to be important today

C. to be important poetry today

D. poetry that is important today

Câu 18: Maehala Jackson, ______combined powerful vitality with great dignity, was one of the best known gospel singers in the United States.

A. it was her singing

B. which songs

C. who sang

D. whose singing

Câu 19: The first building to employ steel skeleton construction,______

A. Chicago, Illinois, the home of the Home Insurance Company Building completed in 1885

B. the Home lnsurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, was completed in 1885

C. because the Home lnsurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, was completed in 1885

D. the Home insurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, in 1885

Câu 20: Algokian-speaking Native Americans greeted the Pilgrims______ settled on the eastern shores of what is now New England.

A. to whom

B. of which

C. who

D. which

Câu 21: More people speak English than any other language, but non-native speakers now_____ native speakers by three to one.

A. outnumber

B. overtake

C. pass

D. dominate

Câu 22: Father would not _______us to go there for the weekend.

A. let

B. permit

C. agree

D. consent

Câu 23: Every day the old man's dog goes to ________the shop to him a newspaper.

A. carry

B. fetch

C. take

D. bring

Câu 24: Although he hasn‘t said anything, he______ to be upset about it.

A. acts

B. shows

C. behaves

D. seems

Câu 25: I have had a toothache for a week now. I must _______an appointment to see the dentist.

A. take

B. do

C. make

D. work

Câu 26: In public places, you should ask everyone for permission before you ________a cigarette.

A. put out

B. put up

C. turn up

D. light up

Câu 27: I couldn’t believe that they were brothers. They were as different as_______

A. Mars from Jupiter

B. chalk from cheese

C. dogs and cats

D. milk from honey

Câu 28: Smoking is _____forbidden everywhere in that factory.

A. strictly

B. hardly

C. severely

D. harshly

Câu 29: They live in a very _______populated area of Italy.

A. sparsely

B. barely

C. hardly

D. scarcely

Câu 30:  “Would you like another coffee?" "________"

A. I'd love one.

B. Willingly.

C. Very kind of your part.

D. its a pleasure.

A. priority                     

B. habitat              

C. protection                   

D. essential

Câu 2:

A. marvelous                 

B. assistance                

C. armchair                            

D. argument

A. or else          

B. besides 

C. unless    

D. on account of

Câu 2: Many students prefer ______ assessment as an alternative to exams

A. continuing   

B. continued

C. continual     

D. continuous

Câu 3: British Leyland is aiming to push ______ its share of UK car sale to 25% over the next two years.

A. on          

B. up  

C. through 

D. out

Câu 4: The press thought the sale manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he just ______.

A. turned it down 

B. called it off   

C. spoke it out      

D. laughed it off

Câu 5: Just as you arrived, I ______ ready to go out.

A. have got    

B. was getting    

C. would get    

D. have been getting

Câu 6: Your sister has lost an awful lot of weight. She must have been on a diet, ______?

A. mustn’t she

B. needn’t she 

C. haven’t she     

D. hasn’t she

Câu 7: You should accept the Nokia mobile phone as a 16-birthday present from your parents delightedly. Don’t ______.

A. look gift horse in the mouth 

B. buy it through the nose

C. pull my leg        

D. take it for granted

Câu 8: ______ irritating they are, you shouldn’t lose temper with small children.

A. No matter how much   

B. As much as

C. However          

D. Although

Câu 9: There are ______ that not only governments but also individuals should join hand to tackle.

A. too numerous environmental problems

B. such a lot of environmental problems

C. so fewer environmental problems 

D. such many environmental problems

Câu 10: If I weren’t afraid of travelling by air, I ______ to go to American by ship, which took me much longer time.

A. I hadn’t had          

B. I wouldn’t have had 

C. I shouldn’t have had

D. I wouldn’t have

Câu 11: He built up a successful business but it was all done ______ of his health.

A. at the price    

B. by the expense

C. at all cost    

D. at the expense

Câu 12: ______ is over your head is just an exaggeration because you have well prepared for it over the years.

A. This entrance exam   

B. What this entrance exam

C. That this entrance exam 

D. It is this entrance exam

A. informative                         

B. official                               

C. situational    

D. casual

Câu 2: The emergence of supersonic travel opened new horizons for the military, tourism, and commerce.        

A. simplicity                            

B. disappearance                     

C. urgency                              

D. profitability

A. which agency

B. responsible

C. if it will become

D. polluted

Câu 2: Perfume tends to be lost its flavor when it has not been properly sealed.

A. Perfume

B. tends to be lost

C. when it

D. properly sealed

Câu 3: Water environment in the world-renowned Ha Long bay has been under tremendous pressure from the socio-economic activities in the area.

A. Water environment

B. has been

C. pressure from

D. socio-economic activities

A. intellectual               

B. philosopher             

C. discriminate                        

D. enlightenment

Câu 2: undergraduate          

B. administrative         

C. disadvantage   

D. agricultural

Câu 3:

A. emergency                

B. activity                   

C. vulnerable                           

D. initiative 

A. remained constant

B. decreased slightly

C. decreased significantly 

D. increased significantly

Câu 2: The "idea" mentioned in line 15 refers to______.

A. the criticism of Ford by United States Steel and Westinghouse.

B. the reduction in the workweek at some automobile factories.

C. the reduction in the cost of automobiles.

D. the 60-hour workweek.

Câu 3: Which of the following is mentioned as one of the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?

A. To restrict trade with countries that had a long workweek.

B. To discourage workers from asking for increased wages.

C. To establish a limit on the number of hours in the workweek.

D. To allow employers to set the length of the workweek for their workers.

Câu 4: What is one reason for the change in the length of the workweek for the average worker in the United States during the 1930's?

A. Several people sometimes shared a single job.

B. Labor strikes in several countries influenced labor policy in the United States.

C. Several corporations increased the length of the workweek.

D. The United States government instituted a 35-hour workweek.

Câu 5: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Working conditions during the Industrial Revolution.

B. Why people in preindustrial societies worked few hours per week.

C. Changes that have occurred in the number of hours that people work per week.

D. A comparison of the number of hours worked per year in several industries.

Câu 6: The word "henceforth" in line 13 is closest in meaning to

A. for a brief period.  

B. from that time on. 

C. in the end.        

D. on occasion.

Câu 7: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as evidence that the length of the workweek has been declining since the nineteenth century?

A. Henry Ford.        

B. German metalworkers.

C. The half-day holiday.  

D. United States Steel and Westinghouse.

A. My sister wastes a lot of time and money though she worries so much about fitness.

B. My sister worries so much about fitness so that she wastes a lot of time and money.

C. Worrying so much about fitness, my sister wastes a lot of time and money.

D. Fitness worried, my sister wastes a lot of time and money.

Câu 2: If you had gone to class yesterday, you would understand what the teacher is saying at the moment.

A. What the teacher was saying was not comprehensible to you because you didn‘t go to class yesterday.

B. You were not here yesterday, so you didn’t understand what the teacher was saying.

C. You were not here yesterday, so you don’t understand what the teacher is saying at the moment.

D. You went to class yesterday and now understand what the teacher is saying at the moment.

Câu 3: “You’d better apologize for being late." said my mother.

A. My mother advised me to apologize for being late.

B. My mother suggested me to apologize for being late.

C. My mother suggested apologizing for being late.

D. My mother warned me to apologize for being late.

Câu 4: He decided to repair the thing himself and not to take it back to the shop.

A. He decided to have the thing repaired and not to take it back to the shop.

B. He took the thing back to the shop because he wanted to have it repaired.

C. He decided to repair the thing himself as he couldn’t take it back to the shop.

D. Rather than taking it back to the shop, he decided to repair the thing himself.

Câu 5: There is no point in taking the exam when you are not prepared for it.

A. The exam is pointless even if you are prepared for it.

B. You are not allowed to take the exam without preparing for it.

C. You will get a very low point without preparing for it.

D. You shouldn’t take the exam if you don’t prepare well for it.

A. Perhaps I shouldn’t have accepted this new job, as it’s making me feel exhausted.

B. Perhaps it would have been better if I hadn’t agreed to this new job since it is so boring.

C. It is of deep regret that I didn’t turn down the job offer due to its hardship and long hour work.

D. If it had not been for my acceptance the new job offer, I wouldn’t have felt exhausted.

Câu 2: Since 1970, the United Nations has been celebrating April 22^nd as Earth Day. It attracts millions of people worldwide to join in to promote public awareness of environmental protection.

A. Since 1970, the UNs has been celebrating April 22^nd as Earth Day because it attracts millions of people worldwide to join in to promote public awareness of environmental protection.

B. The UNs has been celebrating April 22^nd as Earth Day, which millions of people worldwide are attracted to join in it to promote public awareness of environmental protection.

C. Since 1970, the UNs has been celebrating April 22^nd as Earth Day, which attracts millions of people worldwide to join in to promote public awareness of environmental protection.

D. Since 1970, the UNs has been celebrating April 22^nd as Earth Day so that more people join in to promote public awareness of environmental protection.