A. threat      

B. problem

C. danger  

D. vanishing

Câu 2: (2)_______

A. disappeared       

B. vanished    

C. extinct

D. empty

Câu 3: (3)______

A. for life         

B. alive   

C. lively     

D. for living

Câu 4: (4)______

A. spoil       

B. wound   

C. wrong       

D. harm

Câu 5: (5)______

A. left          

B. over  

C. staying    

D. survive

A. Good Heavens!   

B. Never mind. Better job next time!

C. That’s brilliant enough.     

D. It’s okay. Don’t worry.

Câu 2: Susan: “_______.” - Peter: “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.”

A. Do you like eating cookies?     

B. Would you like some cookies?

C. Do you have any cookies?

D. Are cookies your favorite snacks?

A. household     

B. concern 

C. garbage  

D. conflict

Câu 2:

A. confidence      

B. maximum

C. applicant  

D. computer

A. would not be 

B. must not be  

C. could not have been

D. would not have been

Câu 2: My dog as well as my cats ______ twice a day.

A. eat     

B. eats 

C. have eaten

D. has eaten

Câu 3: The doctor advised ______ late.

A. me not staying up

B. me not stay up

C. me not to stay up   

D. not to stay up

Câu 4: It seems that you are right, ______?

A. doesn’t it  

B. do you 

C. aren’t you      

D. are you

Câu 5: You ______ the locksmith to open the door for you last night before you tried to open it yourself.

A. have had to call 

B. ought to have called  

C. had better call 

D. must call

Câu 6: Valentine’s Day, ______ from Roman, is now celebrated all over the world.

A. originate        

B. originating  

C. to originate     

D. originated

Câu 7: Until the situation has settled down, it is _____ to travel to that country.

A. well-advised  

B. inadvisable     

C. advisable  

D. ill-advised

Câu 8: The ______ cheered when the final goal was scored in the match today.

A. spectators   

B. audience  

C. onlookers  

D. viewers

Câu 9: The purpose of the survey was to ______ the inspector with local conditions.

A. notify     

B. instruct  

C. acquaint  

D. inform

Câu 10: If oil supplies run out in 2050 then we need to find ______ energy sources soon.

A. alternate     

B. alternating 

C. alternative

D. altering

Câu 11: William was 19 years old when he was _____ for war.

A. called up

B. made up   

C. put up   

D. brought up

Câu 12: I can’t give you the answer on the _____; I’ll have to think about it for a few days.        

A. place       

B. minute     

C. scene     

D. spot

A. The company has greatly increased the number of new products.

B. The company has increased its profits 100 percent

C. The company’s profits are three times higher this year than last year.

D. The company has had an unprofitable year.

Câu 2: Viet Nam carried out an intensive training program for its athletes, but the results were not as high as expected.

A. There is no expectation for Vietnamese athletes to win due to lack of training.

B. Whereas Vietnamese athletes were intensively trained, their performance was below expectation.

C. Vietnamese athletes were intensively trained carefully, and they won all the matches.

D. It might not be possible for Vietnamese athletes to get good results because their training was not careful.

Câu 3: Though he had known about it well in advance, he pretended to be surprised at having a birthday party.

A. He acted surprised about being given a birthday party, but he had known about it a long time before

B. Despite only pretending to be surprised at the birthday party, he had actually been completely unaware of it.

C. He knew about the birthday party a long time before, yet he wasn't pretending when he acted surprised.

D. He was quite surprised at their throwing him a birthday party, though he could have found out it well before.

A. She immediately phoned her mom that she would receive the exam results.

B. No sooner had she received the exam results than she phoned her mom.

C. No sooner had she phoned her mom than she received the exam results.

D. She received the exam results immediately after she phoned her mom.

Câu 2: She helped us a lot with our project. We couldn’t continue without her.

A. Unless we had her contribution, we could continue with the project.

B. But for her contribution, we could have continued with the project.

C. If she hadn’t contributed positively, we couldn’t have continued with the project.

D. Provided her contribution wouldn’t come, we couldn’t continue with the project.

A. Smallpox is a dangerous disease, and so is malaria.

B. Malaria is a dangerous disease, but smallpox is not.

C. Neither smallpox nor malaria is a dangerous disease.

D. Either smallpox or malaria is a dangerous disease.

Câu 2: The dogs watch the chicken coop. The dogs protect the chickens from wolves.

A. Protecting the chickens from wolves, the dogs watch the chicken coop from them.

B. They protect the chickens from wolves as the dogs watch the chicken coop.

C. The dogs watch the chicken coop to protect the chickens from wolves.

D. Watching the chicken coop because the dogs protect chickens from wolves.

A. The Samba is thought to be the most popular dance in Brazil.

B. It is thought that the Samba was the most popular dance in Brazil.

C. It is thought that the Samba is among the most popular dances in Brazil.

D. In Brazil, the Samba is thought to be one of the most popular dances.

Câu 2: I find myself at a loss to understand Harold’s behavior.

A. I lost contact with Harold, so I couldn’t understand his behavior.

B. I have to lose a lot to understand Harold’s behavior.

C. I understood Harold’s behavior completely.

D. I find Harold's behavior quite incomprehensible.

Câu 3: A child is influenced as much by his schooling as by his parents.

A. Schooling doesn’t influence a child as much as his parents do.

B. A child’s parents have greater influence on him than his schooling.

C. A child can influence his parents as much as his schooling.

D. A child's schooling influences him as much as his parents do.

A. chemistry    

B. biology   

C. physics    

D. math

Câu 2: Which of the following inventions is mentioned in the passage as a practical application of Einstein's discoveries?

A. Radio     

B. Television

C. Automobiles   

D. Computer

Câu 3: According to the passage, Einstein supported all of the following except

A. nationalism

B. the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine

C. atomic bomb research in the United States.

D. the defeat of the Nazis.

Câu 4: According to the passage in which country did Einstein live in 1930s?

A. Switzerland

B. the United States

C. Germany  

D. Israel

Câu 5: The word “exalting”  in the passage is closest in meaning to       

A. criticism        

B. elimination      

C. support      

D. elevation

Câu 6: It is clear from the tone of the passage that the author feels

A. Einstein's work in physics was somewhat tarnished by his conservative political views.

B. Einstein's work in physics, though theoretically impressive, led to few practical applications.

C. Albert Einstein was one of the most brilliant thinkers in history.

D. Einstein's theories have been consistently proven incorrect.

Câu 7: According to Einstein, light is composed of separate packets of energy called

A. electrons   

B. photoelectrons 

C. gamma rays       

D. quanta

A. Searching for wrecks is much easier with new technologies like side-scan sonar.

B. Maritime archaeologists are concerned about the unregulated searching of wrecks.

C. The search of the RMS Republic failed to produce the hoped-for coins.

D. The popularity of treasure seeking has spurred a debate between preservationists and salvagers.

Câu 2: The word “sunken” is closest in meaning to which of the following words?

A. broken     

B. underwater   

C. ancient      

D. hollow

Câu 3: Which of the following statements is best supported by the author?

A. The value of a shipwreck depends on the quantity of its artifacts.

B. Preservationists are fighting the use of technological advances such as side-scan sonars

C. Side-scan sonar has helped to legitimize salvaging.

D. The use of sound waves is crucial to locating shipwrecks.

Câu 4: The author uses the word “services” to refer to which of the following?

A. cups      

B. sets         

C. containers      

D. decorations

Câu 5: All of the following were found on the RMS Republic EXCEPT

A. wine bottles   

B. silver tea services

C. American Gold Eagle coins 

D. crystal dinnerware

Câu 6: From the passage, you can infer that a preservationist would be most likely to       

A. shun treasure-seeking salvagers   

B. be a diver

C. put treasures in a museum     

D. do archaeological research

Câu 7: The word “scoured” is most similar to which of the following?

A. scraped away    

B. scratched over 

C. scrambled around 

D. searched through

Câu 8: The second and third paragraphs are an example of  

A. chronological order 

B. explanation    

C. specific to general

D. definition

A. head     

B. mind 

C. hand       

D. life

Câu 2: Despite playing under strength, our football team, U23 Viet Nam, _______ beat their rivals such as Qatar and Iraq.

A. could       

B. couldn't   

C. weren't able to   

D. were able to

Câu 3: Neil Armstrong was the first man _______ on the moon.

A. walking    

B. has walked 

C. to walk    

D. walked

Câu 4: When the light _______, we couldn’t see anything.

A. came off   

B. put out    

C. switched off  

D. went out

Câu 5: I will manage to _______ the problems and find the solution for you as soon as possible.

A. take out   

B. bring out 

C. get out 

D. sort out

Câu 6: It was not until he took off his dark glasses _______ I realized he was a famous film star.

A. as         

B. that   

C. though

D. since

Câu 7: I only tell my secrets to my _______ friend as she never reveals them to anyone.

A. creative    

B. enthusiastic

C. trustworthy 

D. unrealizable

Câu 8: Everyone thinks that the concert last night was extremely successful, _______?

A. don’t they 

B. doesn’t he   

C. was it     

D. wasn’t it

Câu 9: In developed world, there are hardly _______ jobs left which don’t use computers to carry out many daily tasks.

A. some   

B. any 

C. none 

D. much

Câu 10: Graham was disappointed because he _______ for the bus for an hour.

A. was waiting

B. waited 

C. has been waiting

D. had been waiting

Câu 11: Attempts must be made to _______ the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities.

A. break down

B. set up     

C. get off  

D. pass over

Câu 12: Quang Hai’s _______ in the final match between Vietnam and Uzbekistan was voted the most beautiful goal on AFC’s website.

A. corner kick    

B. free kick   

C. penalty  

D. goal kick

A. were discovered/ had used      

B. discovering/ had used

C. had discovered/ used     

D.  discovered/ had used

Câu 2: When the police came, they _________.

A.  are fighting

B.  fought  

C. would be fighting 

D. were fighting

Câu 3: Before she came to England, she _________ English.

A. studied 

B. will study 

C. had studied  

D. was studying 

Câu 4: I have lost touch with him _________ He left for London.

A.  as soon as   

B. after  

C. before    

D. since

Câu 5: My mother is washing the dishes _________ my father is watching television.

A. when    

B. while 

C. as

D. since

Câu 6: _______ the firemen arrived to help, we had already put out the fire.

A. Until 

B. No sooner    

C. By the time   

D. After

Câu 7: I have earned my own living _______ I was seven.

A. since  

B. when

C. while 

D. as soon as

Câu 8: _______ Peter gets here, we will congratulate him.

A. As soon as  

B. After

C. No sooner   

D. Since

Câu 9: She went on crying, with her head sunk into a pillow, and cried and cried _______ the pillow was wet through.

A. before

B. after   

C. until  

D. while

Câu 10: _________ you finish typing that report, make five copies of it and give it to the officers.

A. While

B. When

C. But

D. Although 

A. beneficial  

B. neutral   

C. needy   

D. harmful

Câu 2: The fact that space exploration has increased dramatically in the past thirty years indicates that we are very eager to learn all we can about our solar system.

A. seriously    

B. gradually   

C. significantly  

D. doubtfully

A. so as to  

B. with a view to    

C.  to   

D. so that

Câu 2: The boy tiptoed into the room _______ wake everybody up.

A. so as to    

B. in order that   

C. so as not to 

D. not  to

Câu 3: He turned out the light ________ waste electricity.

A. not   

B. for not    

C. so that not

D. in order not to

Câu 4: I am lighting the fire so that the house _______ be warm when they return.

A. would      

B. wouldn’t    

C. will   

D. won’t

Câu 5: Mary worked hard _______ passing the examination.

A. as so to  

B. with the aim of 

C. so that to   

D. in order not to

Câu 6: She is taking science course at school ______ order to choose science for her profession.

A. so          

B. on      

C. in  

D. at

Câu 7: She weighed herself _______ know the pull of the earth exerting on her.

A. for  

B. so that     

C. for fear that  

D. to

Câu 8: He hurried so that he ________ miss the train.

A. won’t   

B. doesn’t    

C. didn’t   

D. wouldn’t

Câu 9: He does morning exercises regularly _______ improve his health.

A. not  to

B. with a view to   

C. so that not   

D. in order to

Câu 10: Mary took her brother to school for him ________ English.

A. to learn  

B. learning   

C. learns     

D. learned

Câu 11: I spoke slowly. The foreigner could understand me.

A. I spoke slowly so that  the foreigner could understand me.

B. I spoke slowly in order to the foreigner could understand me.

C. I spoke slowly that the foreigner could understand me.

D. I spoke slowly to make the foreigner could understand me.

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 his students to understand it      

D. so that his students to understand it

Câu 13: He studies very hard ……………………

A. in order to fail the examination      

B. so that to get knowledge

C. so as not to pass examination       

D. for fear that he will fail the examination

Câu 14: We have to start early…………………………we won’t be late.

A. so that   

B. so as  to

C. because  

D. although

Câu 15: They were talking in whispers…………..nobody could hear them.

A. in order to  

B. so as not to

C. in order that   

D. for fear that

Câu 16: He hurried to the station. He  didn’t want to miss the train.

A. He hurried to the station so that he would miss the train.

B. He hurried to the station with a view to missing the train.

C. He hurried to the station for fear of  missing  the train.      

D. He hurried to the station not to miss the train.

Câu 17: She went to the library in order that she could borrow some books.

A. She went to the library with the aim of borrow some books. 

B. She went to the library that she could borrow some books.

C. She went to the library so that she could borrow some books.  

D. She went to the library in order to lend some books.

Câu 18: The  schoolboys are in hurry………………….they will not be late for school.

A. so as to     

B. to   

C. in order that

D. for

Câu 19: We set off early…………………..we wouldn’t get stuck in the traffic

A. although  

B.   so that   

C. because      

D.   in case

Câu 20: I shouted in order that I could warn everybody of danger.

A. I shouted with a view to warn everybody of danger.

B. I shouted  so that warn everybody of danger.

C. I shouted with the aim of  warn everybody of danger

D. I shouted for fear that nobody knows of danger.

A. towed     

B. towel         

C. vowel       

D. crowded

Câu 2:

A. ocean   

B. commercial 

C. necessary    

D. technician