A. defeat      

B. nourish   

C. help  

D. treat

Câu 2: Adverse weather conditions made it difficult to play the game.

A. favorable   

B. bad   

C. comfortable     

D. severe

A. psychiatric     

B. physical     

C. crazy     

D. mind-bending

Câu 2: The word “it” in the first paragraph refers to

A. the tour   

B. the experience

C. the phone call

D. the show

Câu 3: Which of the following statement is TRUE about Shayne Ward?

A. He is certain how well known he is.

B. He finds his present situation unacceptable.

C. He is confused about the nature of fame.

D. He thinks his job isn’t particularly glamorous.

Câu 4: After performing in his home city, Shayne felt

A. overwhelmed 

B. embarrassed 

C. disappointed   

D. relieved

Câu 5: After leaving school at the age of sixteen, Shayne

A. set off on a trip   

B. gave up performing

C. got himself a job    

D. applied to a college

Câu 6: The word “flop” in the passage is closest in meaning to

A. someone who is unpopular     

B. someone who is unsuccessful

C. someone who isn’t ambitious  

D. someone who lacks character

Câu 7: According to the passage, who decide the winner of a reality TV talent show?

A. audiences   

B. contestants   

C. previous winners

D. record companies

Câu 8: What does the writer suggest about reality talent show winners?

A. They are treated badly by producers.

B. Their fame is short-lived.

C. Audiences never really like them.

D. They don’t expect to be popular.

A. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thought he would go there the next year.

B. Bill said that he would have never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.

C. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thinks he will go there the next year.

D. Bill said that he has never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.

Câu 2: People believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.

A. Jane is believed to have retired because of her poor health.

B. Jane was believed to have retired because of her poor health.

C. It is believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.

D. Jane retired because of her poor health was believed.

Câu 3: Charles would have won the essay contest if he had typed his paper.

A. Charles won the essay contest in spite of not typing his paper.

B. Charles did not win the essay contest because he did not type his paper.

C. Typing his paper made Charles win the essay contest.

D. Charles did not win the essay contest even though he typed his paper.

A. expands                  

B. installs               

C. swallows                

D. rejects

Câu 2:

A. purpose                 

B. compose                 

C. suppose            

D. propose       

A. The business of cabinetmaking. 

B. The significance of Duncan Phyfe’s name.

C. Duncan Phyfe’s life and career.   

D. Duncan Phyfe’s cabinetmaking designs.

Câu 2: According to the passage, which of the following does the author imply?

A. Duncan Fife and his father had the same first name.

B. Duncan Fife worked for his father in Scotland.

C. Duncan Fife and his father were in the same business.

D. Duncan Phyfe made over 100 different kinds of tables.

Câu 3: Which choice does the word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. His spelling 

B. His chair   

C. His French   

D. His name

Câu 4: Which choice is closest in meaning to the word “guild” in paragraph 4?

A. Verdict of a jury   

B. Organization of craftsmen

C. Political party of emigrants     

D. Immigrants’ club

Câu 5: In his business, Duncan Phyfe used all of the following EXCEPT________.

A. division of labor       

B. an assembly line

C. continental designs       

D. the least expensive materials

Câu 6: Based on the information in the passage, what can be inferred about Duncan Phyfe’s death?

A. He died in the eighteenth century.    

B. He died in Albany.

C. He died in the nineteenth century.   

D. He died in Scotland.

Câu 7: The author implies that________.

A. furniture from Duncan Phyfe’s workshop no longer exists.

B. furniture from Duncan Phyfe’s workshop costs a lot of money today.

C. furniture from Duncan Phyfe’s workshop was ignored by New Yorkers.

D. furniture from Duncan Phyfe’s workshop was made by his father.

A. shouldn’t have watered             

B. mustn’t have watered

C. can’t have watered               

D. needn’t have watered

Câu 2:  A true relationship is thought to be a friendship that may _____ through changes in the lives of the friends.

A. entail                              

B.  remain                           

C.  endure                    

D. continue

Câu 3: I’m not going to go ice skating! I’d only fall over and _____ a fool of myself.

A. create                     

B. show                       

C. do                          

D. make

Câu 4:  Silence _____ the theatre as the audience awaited the opening curtain with expectation and excitement.

A. fell in with                   

B. came between             

C. hung over             

D. dropped out of

Câu 5: The scientists _____ on this project try to find the solutions to air pollution.

A. working                  

B. worked           

C. are working  

D. who working

Câu 6: If Nam had passed the GCSE examination, he _____ to take the entrance examination to the university.

A.  would have been allowed                              

B. would have allowed                                  

C.  will have allowed                  

D.  would allow

Câu 7:  When the kids asked him about his girlfriend, he’d go as red as a _____.

A. tomato                                

B.  chili                                    

C. strawberry              

D.  beetroot

Câu 8: My brothers are often very ____ to what I say. They are really lovable.

A.  obedience                   

B. obedient                       

C. obey                       

D. obstacle

Câu 9:  I must warn you I am not used to _____ so rudely

A. speak                                 

B.  be spoken                    

C. speak to me                    

D. being spoken to

Câu 10: He is tired now. He _____ the gardening for hours.

A. has done                

B. is doing                      

C. did                        

D. has been doing

Câu 11: Let me explain everything to you, _____?

A. shall we                           

B. will you                          

C. will we                 

D. do you

Câu 12: The trouble with James is that he never _____ on time for a meeting.

A. turns up                     

B. takes off                   

C. takes up          

D. turns down

A. very angry                        

B. very busy                       

C.  very worried        

D. very happy

Câu 2: The atomic bomb annihilated the whole city, so nothing was left standing.

A. disturbed                     

B. constructed                    

C. converted                     

D. destroyed

A. I came here last night.

B. The train was so crowded.

C. Is it far from here?     

D. I came here by train.

Câu 2: - Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” - Susan: “_____.”

A. I don't agree. I’m afraid.     

B. I feel very bored.

C. That would be great.    

D. You’re welcome.

A. No problem                                       

B. Don’t worry about it!

C. Everything’s alright. Thank you.                

D. I really appreciate you saying that.

Câu 2: Peter: “Could you fill it up, please?”
Ivan: “_____”

A.  Sure. Shall I check the oil as well?    

B.  Not at all. I’ll fill the oil for you.

C.  Certainly. My job is to fill in the application.  

D. Where? Of course not.

A. individual  

B. reputation 

C. experience  

D. scientific

Câu 2:

A. improve     

B. possible

C.  comfortable    

D. realize

A. addicting 

B. addictive

C. addicted

D. addiction

Câu 2: Tom seldom drinks coffee, ______?

A. does he    

B. does Tom   

C. doesn’t he          

D. doesn’t Tom

Câu 3: The diagrams ______ by young Faraday were sent to Sir Humphrey Davy at the end of the year 1812.

A. which made   

B. made                           

C. making

D. were made

Câu 4: Someone is going to have to take responsibility for this disaster. Who is going to ______?

A. foot the bill  

B. carry the can

C.  hatch the chicken   

D. catch the worms

Câu 5: What noisy neighbors you’ve got! If my neighbors ______ as bad as yours, I ______ crazy.

A. are / will go     

B. were / would go

C. had been / would have gone      

D. are / would go

Câu 6: Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very ______ winter.

A. pale     

B. mild 

C. calm

D. plain

Câu 7: The ______ of toothpaste are located in the health and beauty section of the supermarket.

A. quarts  

B. pints       

C. tubes

D. sticks

Câu 8: If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to ______ more staff.

A. give up   

B. add in 

C. gain on    

D.  take on 

Câu 9: You ______ for me; I could have found the way all right.
 
 

A. don’t have to wait     

B. needn’t have waited  

C. could have waited  

D. could have waited  

Câu 10: We've had to postpone ______ to France because the children are ill.

A.  be gone   

B. to go 

C. going   

D.  go

Câu 11: In today’s paper, it ______ that there will be a new government soon.

A. writes 

B. tells 

C. states 

D. records

Câu 12: His clothes are in a mess because he ______ the house all morning.

A. will have painted    

B. will be painting          

C. has been painting

D. had been painting

A. developed 

B. simplified

C. increased             

D. reduced                                 

Câu 2: Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether ______ .

A. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth. 

B. different cultures have similar emotional expressions.

C. rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar.

D. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar.

Câu 3: Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to _______.

A. change their behaviour

B. conceal their positive emotions

C. display their emotions openly                               

D. control their emotions                                           

Câu 4: The biggest difference lies in __________.

A. how intensive emotions are expressed      

B. how emotional responses are controlled            

C. how often positive emotions are shown               

D. how long negative emotions are displayed

Câu 5: According to the passage, we respond to others by _________.

A. looking at their faces

B. watching their actions

C. observing their looks

D. observing their emotional expressions                  

Câu 6: Young children _______.

A. spend a long time learning to read others' emotions

B. are sensitive towards others' emotions

C. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions

D. take time to control their facial expressions

Câu 7: The best title for the passage is ________________.

A. Human habit of displaying emotions         

B. Cultural universals in emotional expressions

C. Ways to control emotional expressions                 

D. Review of research on emotional expressions 

A. calculated    

B. planned    

C. accidental     

D.  intentional

Câu 2: The position fell vacant when Rodman was promoted.

A.  bright       

B.  obscure   

C. worthless 

D. occupied

A. carelessly

B. imprecisely

C. uneasily

D. untruthfully

Câu 2: He is very absent – minded . He is likely to forget things or to think about something different from what he should be thinking about.

A. retentive

B. unforgettable

C. old – fashioned

D. easy – going

A. Why do you think    

B. How come 

C. What is it             

D. Why don’t you

Câu 2: Peter and Mike are talking during a class break.
Peter: “What are you doing this weekend?”
Mike: “______.”

A. I’m very busy now        

B. I plan to visit my aunt

C. I think it will be interesting    

D. I hope it isn’t raining