A. breadbasket                            

B. bread earner         

C. winner     

D. breadwinner

Câu 2: By the time you receive this letter, I                               for the USA.

A. am leaving                        

B. will leave         

C. will have left        

D. have left

Câu 3: Last Saturday was                                    that we took a drive in the country.

A. so beautiful day                              

B. such a beautiful day         

C. so a beautiful day                       

D. such beautiful day

Câu 4: He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the                                 of the company.

A. requirements                        

B. applicants               

C. information 

D. education

Câu 5: The authorities are determined to take tougher                                to reduce crime.

A. measures                      

B. situations   

C. interests    

D. requirements

Câu 6: If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals                               .

A. would be died                       

B. would die             

C. will be killed              

D. will killed

Câu 7: The team were eager to make                               the loss of the previous match.

A. away with                         

B. off with                

C. up for                           

D. up with

Câu 8: Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first                                      .

A. try                                              

B. attempt                     

C. doing                          

D. aim

Câu 9:             parents of Paul Thomas claimed that he was at                  home at the time of   robbery.

A. Ø – Ø – the                     

B. The – the – the

C. Ø – Ø - a                

D. The – Ø - the

Câu 10:                                             I had learnt English when I was at high school.

A. If only                         

B. Even if                  

C. Unless                       

D. If

Câu 11: I                                         a terrible accident while I       on the beach.

A. saw / was walking              

B. have seen / were walking

C. see / am walking                                    

D. was seeing / walked

Câu 12:                                         irritating they are, you shouldn't lose your temper with your children.

A. Because of                                

B. No matter             

C. Despite                      

D. However

A. malaria    

B. eradicate  

C. character      

D. spectacular

Câu 2:

A. amount   

B. countable

C. country   

D. around

A. When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything.

B. When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say.

C. When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say.

D. When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say.

Câu 2: I strongly disapproved of your behavior. However, I will help you this time.

A. Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.

B. Because of your behavior, I will help you this time.

C. Although I strongly disapproved of your behavior, but I will help you this time.

D. Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.

A. easy to find     

B. difficult to access

C. unlikely to happen   

D. impossible to reach

Câu 2: We have to husband our resources to make sure we make it through these hard times.

A. spend      

B. manage  

C. use up   

D. marry

A. climates      

B. sediments  

C. cores        

D. years

Câu 2: The word "strength" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to 

A. endurance 

B. purpose     

C. basis           

D. discovery

Câu 3: The word "extracting" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to 

A. removing      

B. breaking   

C. locating   

D. analyzing

Câu 4: The word "inaccessible" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

A. unreachable   

B. unsafe     

C. unusable 

D. unrecognizable

Câu 5: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea Drilling Project?

A. Geologists were able to determine the Earth's appearance hundreds of millions of years ago.

B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.

C. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen.

D. Information was revealed about the Earth's past climatic changes

Câu 6: Which of the following is TRUE of the Glomar Challenger?

A. It is a type of submarine.    

B. It is an ongoing project.

C. It has gone on over 100 voyages.      

D. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968.

Câu 7: What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The Earth's climate millions of years ago

B. The first detailed study of the bottom of the ocean

C. Geologists' predictions for the future environment of the Earth

D. Marine life deep in the ocean

Câu 8: The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was

A. an attempt to find new sources of oil and gas

B. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom

C. composed of geologists from all over the world

D. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry

A. microscopic    

B. redundant     

C. reluctant 

D. acquaintance    

Câu 2:

A. magnetic     

B. substitute  

C. refusal    

D. phenomenon

A. difficult     

B. intelligent     

C. comfortable    

D. sanguine

Câu 2:  I'd like to pay some money into my bank account.

A. put some money into    

B. give some money out

C. leave some money aside   

D. withdraw some money from

A. be interested in          

B. get in touch               

C. have connection     

D. be related

Câu 2: There weren’t many tough questions in the exam, so I could answer most of them.

A. important              

B. simple                         

C. difficult                    

D. interesting

A. It’s my pleasure

B. It’s nice of you to say so

C. That’s ok

D. You are welcome

Câu 2:  “Would you like to go to the movies tonight?”             “____________.”

A. No, I don’t like

B. I’d love to

C. Of course

D. Yes, I like it

A. attention      

B. furniture          

C. challenging         

D. influence

Câu 2:

A. signal            

B. concern                      

C. project                   

D. burden

A. a few decades                              

B. since after the arrival of Europeans

C. about the same time as the Europeans                

D. since long before any Europeans came

Câu 2: Why dose the author compare different Native American tribes throughout the passage?

A. to show that they all come from the same region of North America                                

B. to show how different Native America tribes can be

C. to show the different ways Native American tribes found food

D. to show the traveling patterns of different Native American tribes

Câu 3: Read the sentence: “The Hopi and the Navajo were, and are, two very distinct groups of people, and they come from the same part of the continent! So think about how much other tribes from other parts of the continent might differ.” What dose the author suggest with this information?

A. The Hopi and Navajo tribes are extremely unusual tribes.

B. Native American tribes from different parts of the continent may be similar to the Hopi and Navajo.

C. Native American tribes from different parts of the continent may be even more distinct from the Hopi and Navajo.

D. Other tribes may try to move to the part of North America where the Hopi and Navajo live.

Câu 4: What can be inferred about how the number of Native American tribes has changed over time?

A. There are more Native American tribes today than in the 16^th century.

B. There are fewer Native American tribes today than in the 16^th century.

C. There are the same number of Native American tribe today as in the 16^th century.

D. It is unclear how the number of Native American tribes has changed.

Câu 5: What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Native American tribes can be very different from one another.

B. Native American tribes should be recognized for their similarities.

C. The Spanish had a large role in determining the difference of Native American tribes.

D. The Hopi and Navajo are the two most important Native American tribes.

Câu 6: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _____.

A. the Hopi people                                                                 

B. Native American groups  

C. the Spanish                                                                

D. the American Southwest

Câu 7: The word “permanent” in paragraph 3 is closet in meaning to _____.

A. changing                    

B. cultural                     

C. long-lasting               

D. unstable

A. Types of graduate degrees

B. Jobs on Wall Street

C. Changes in enrollment for MBA schools

D. How schools are changing to reflect the economy

Câu 2: The underlined word “one” in paragraph 2 most likely refers to

A. MBA degree   

B. decrease 

C. graduate   

D. factor

Câu 3: The underlined word “plush” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A. expensive  

B. affordable    

C. comfortable  

D. competitive

Câu 4: Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?

A. Harvard      

B. Yale      

C. Stanford  

D. Princeton

Câu 5: The underlined phrase “the trend of” in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by which of the following?

A. the extraction from   

B. the advantage of

C. the movement toward

D. the drawback of

Câu 6: Which of the following descriptions most likely applies to Wall Street?

A. a center for international affairs 

B. a neighborhood in New York

C. a major financial center  

D. a shopping district

Câu 7: According to the passage, which of the following is a cause of declining business school enrollments?

A. declining population   

B. low salary and foreign competition

C. lack of necessity for an MBA  

D. fewer MBA schools

A. Knowledge acquisition and ability development

B. Acquisition of academic knowledge                                             

C. Acquisition of social and behavioural skills

D. Knowledge acquisition outside the classroom

Câu 2: According to the passage, what are children NOT usually taught outside the classroom?

A. interpersonal communication                

B. life skills

C. literacy and calculation                                          

D. right from wrong

Câu 3: Getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job are mentioned in paragraph 2 as examples of ______.

A. the changes to which people have to orient themselves

B. the situations in which people cannot teach themselves

C. the areas of learning which affect people’s lives

D. the ways people’s lives are influenced by education

Câu 4: Which of the following can be inferred about the learning process from the passage?

A. It becomes less challenging and complicated when people grow older.

B. It plays a crucial part in improving the learner’s motivation in school.               

C. It takes place more frequently in real life than in academic institutions.                         

D. It is more interesting and effective in school than that in life.

Câu 5: According to the passage, the study of learning is important in many fields due to ______.

A. the influence of various behaviours in the learning process

B. the great influence of the on-going learning process

C. the exploration of the best teaching methods                   

D. the need for certain experiences in various areas

Câu 6: It can be inferred from the passage that social workers, employers, and politicians concern themselves with the study of learning because they need to ______.

A. thoroughly understand the behaviours of the objects of their interest

B. understand how a stimulus relates to the senses of the objects of their interest

C. make the objects of their interest more aware of the importance of learning

D. change the behaviours of the objects of their interest towards learning

Câu 7: The word “retrieves” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. generates           

B. creates       

C. gains                 

D. recovers                 

Câu 8: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with how the stored knowledge is used.

B. Psychologists are all interested in memory as much as behaviours.         

C. Psychologists studying learning are interested in human behaviours.      

D. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with the brain’s storage of knowledge.

A. Jane reminded James of the dangers of careless driving.

B. Jane criticized Janies for driving carelessly.

C. Jane warned James against driving so fast.

D. Jane pleaded with James not to drive so fast.

Câu 2: Johan is by far the most intelligent boy I have ever talked to.

A. I have never talked to any boy as intelligent as Johan.

B. Johan is far more intelligent than anyone I have ever talked to.

C. Johan is the most intelligent boy I have never talked to.

D. I have ever talked to a far more intelligent boy than Johan.

Câu 3: What the archaeologists discovered when they opened the tomb was amazing.

A. The discovery made by the archaeologists when they opened the tomb was amazing.

B. The findings upon the opening of the tomb took all archaeologists by surprise.

C. The tomb having been opened, the archaeologists were amazed by their discoveries.

D. Opening the tomb, what was discovered by the archaeologists was amazing.

A. will go   

B. will have gone    

C. has gone       

D. has been going

Câu 2: The man _______ his car outside hasn’t come back for it yet.

A. whom he left   

B. who he left   

C. who left    

D. whose

Câu 3: She agreed that all the present paperwork ______ for everyone to have more time to socialize.

A. stopping     

B. be stopped 

C. to stop 

D. stopped

Câu 4: I would rather Jane ______ my brother so much money when he asked for. I know for sure that I will have to pay his debt.

A. not lend

B. would not lend  

C. had not lent

D. did not lend

Câu 5: You should take regular exercise _____ sitting in front of the television all day.

A. in spite of

B. instead of          

C. without    

D. even

Câu 6: I think almost everyone has heard the news from her, ________?

A. have they

B. hasn't he 

C. haven't they 

D. don't I

Câu 7: I remember ______ him tomorrow. It will be a big sum of money I’ve been saving so far.

A. paying       

B. to pay   

C. paid      

D. to be paid

Câu 8: The lake had ice on it this morning. It ________ very cold last night.

A. must have gotten 

B. could have gotten     

C. would have gotten

D. should have gotten

Câu 9: The world-famous physicist and ______ Stephen Hawking published on important paper before he died at the age of 76.

A. cosmologist 

B. cosmologic     

C. cosmonaut    

D. cosmology

Câu 10: Because the waiter didn’t ______ what I ordered, he brought me a mutton steak instead of the chicken wings that I’d wanted.

A. call on    

B. stay up  

C. take down

D. check in

Câu 11: Italian TV has ______ a young composer to write an opera for the TV’s thirtieth anniversary.

A. appointed   

B. ordered        

C. consulted  

D. commissioned

Câu 12: The acoustics in the concert hall were very poor and it was necessary to _____ performers’ voices.

A. increase  

B. exaggerate 

C. extend   

D. amplify