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[No educational medium better serves as a means of spatial co - Tự Học 365] Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 10 to 16.No educational medium better serves as a means of spatial communication than the atlas. Atlases deal with such invaluable information as population distribution and density. One of the best, Pennycooke’s World Atlas, has been widely accepted as a standard owning to the quality of its maps and photographs, which not only show various settlements but also portray them in a variety of scales. In fact , the very first map in the atlas is a cleverly designed population cartogram that projects the size of each country if geographical size were proportional to population. Following the proportional layout , a sequence of smaller maps shows the world’s population density, each country’s birth and death rates, population increase and decrease , industrialization, urbanization , gross national product in terms of per capita income, the quality of medical care, literacy, and language. To give readers a perspective on how their own country fits in with the global view, additional projections despite the world’s patterns in nutrition, calorie and protein consumption, health care, number of physicians per unit of population, and life expectancy by region. Population density maps on a subcontinental scale, as well as political maps, convey the diverse demographic phenomena of the world in a broad array of scales.

Câu 1: What is the main topic of this passage ?

A. The educational benefits of atlases.

B. Physical maps in an atlas.

C. The ideal in the making of atlases.

D. Partial maps and their uses.

Câu 2: According to the passage, the first map in Pennycooke’s World Atlas shows

A. the population policy in each country.

B. the hypothetical sizes of countries.

C. geographical proportions of each country.

D. national boundaries relative to population.

Câu 3: In the passage, the word “invaluable” is closest in meaning to

A. invalid

B. priceless

C. shapeless

D. incremental

Câu 4: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage ?

A. calorie consumption

B. population decline

C. a level of education

D. currency exchange rate

Câu 5: The word “layout” in the passage refers to

A. the cartogram

B. the geographical size

C. population

D. each country

Câu 6: It can be inferred from the passage that maps can be used to

A. identify a shortage of qualified labour.

B. pinpoint ethnic strife in each country.

C. show readers photographs in a new form.

D. give readers a new perspective on their own country.

Câu 7: The author of the passage implies that

A. atlases provide a bird’s eye view of country.

B. atlases can be versatile instruments.

C. maps use a variety of scales in eachprojection.

D. maps of countries differ in size.

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[Mark the letter A B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate - Tự Học 365] Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Câu 1: GCSE are not compulsory, but they are the most common qualifications taken by students.

A. required

B. applied

C. fulfilled

D. specialized

Câu 2: I received housing benefit when I was unemployed.

A. out of order

B. out of fashion

C. out of work

D. out of practice

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[Mark the letter A B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate - Tự Học 365] Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Câu 1: Marco Polo’s account of his travels has been invaluable to historians.

A. valuable

B. important

C. worthless

D. priceless

Câu 2: Satish’s point of view was correct but his behavior with his father was quite impertinent.

A. healthy

B. smooth

C. inadequate

D. respectful

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[Family life in the United States is changing Thirty or forty - Tự Học 365] Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.Family life in the United States is changing. Thirty or forty years ago, the wife was called a "housewife". She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned the money for the family. He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework. And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends.These days, however, more and more women work outside the home. They cannot stay with the children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the laundry. So who is going to do the housework now? Who is going to take care of the children?Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the husband and wife agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job. For example, the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry. Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights.Then there is a question of the children. In the past, many families got help with child care from grandparents. Now families usually do not live near their relatives. The grandparents often are too far away to help in a regular way. More often, parents have to pay for child care help. The help may be a babysister or a day-care center. The problem with this kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well.Parents may get another kind of help from the companies they work for. Many companies now let people with children work part-time. That way, parents can spend more time with their children. Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new word: They are called "househusband". In the United States more and more men are becoming househusband every year.These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to understand their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage. They, too, may have a better understanding of each other.

Câu 1: These changes in the Amercan home may .

A. not happen

B. not change the children at all

C. help families

D. cause problems for a marriage

Câu 2: It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that .

A. couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care center.

B. in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care.

C. all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center.

D. grandparents can help care the children in a regular way.

Câu 3: Forty years ago, most women .

A. had no children

B. were housewives

C. went out to work

D. did not do much housework

Câu 4: Nowadays there are .

A. more and more women staying with the children all day

B. more work outside the home than before

C. more housewives than before.

D. more women going out to work than before.

Câu 5: This article is about .

A. how more American women are working

B. how family life in America is changing

C. American men as househusbands

D. housewives in America

Câu 6: The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to .

A. children who spend more time with fathers than mothers

B. husbands who stop working to stay with the children

C. parents who work part-time

D. fathers who spend more time with their children

Câu 7: The word “laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _ .

A. washing and ironing

B. tidying up

C. cooking and washing up

D. shopping

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[Mark the letter A B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate - Tự Học 365] Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Câu 1: Kenny asked for permission to smoke, but his colleague couldn’t put up with the smoke.
- Kenny: “Do you mind if I smoke in here?”
- Alex: “_________.”

A. I’d rather you didn’t

B. No, thank you

C. No, I couldn’t

D. Yes, you can.

Câu 2: Hana and Jenifer are talking about a book they have just read.
- Hana: “The book is really interesting and educational.”
-Jenifer: “_________.”

A. That’s nice of you to say so.

B. I’d love it.

C. Don’t mention it

D. I couldn’t agree more.

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[Mark the letter A B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate - Tự Học 365] Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Câu 1: The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.

A. The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.

B. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.

C. The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.

D. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.

Câu 2: My father regrets taking up smoking. He can’t give it up now.

A. Regretful as my father is, there might be a chance for him to stop smoking.

B. My father can’t give up smoking now and feels regret about it.

C. My father regrets having taken up smoking because he’s not able to give it up now.

D. My father wishes he hadn’t taken up smoking since he can’t cut down it now.

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[Mark the letter A B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate - Tự Học 365] Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Câu 1: We found the bad weather very inconvenient. We chose to find a place for the night.

A. The bad weather prevented us from driving any further.

B. Bad weather was approaching, so we started to look for a place to stay.

C. Seeing that the bad weather had set in, we decided to find somewhere to spend the night.

D. Because the climate was so severe, we were worried about what we’d do at night.

Câu 2: She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it

A. Although she didn’t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.

B. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.

C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.

D. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn’t pass it.

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[Mark the letter A B C or D in your answer sheet to indicate - Tự Học 365] Mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Câu 1: Having not been (A) to (B) the sea before, the children couldn’t fall asleep (C) due to (D) their excitement.

A. Having not been

B. to

C. fall asleep

D. due to

Câu 2: The food that (A) my mom is cooking (B) in the kitchen smells (C) deliciously (D) .

A. that

B. is cooking

C. smells

D. deliciously

Câu 3: If he paid a little (A) more attention to (B) his accounting work in the first place, he wouldn’t be (C) in (D) the red now.

A. paid a little

B. to

C. wouldn't be

D. in

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[Mark the letter A B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate - Tự Học 365] Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Câu 1: She simply took it for granted that the check was good and did not ask him any questions about it.

A. permitted it

B. accepted it without investigation

C. objected to it

D. looked it over

Câu 2: Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end.

A. determined

B. sure

C. original

D. certain

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[Early peoples had no need of engineering works to supply the - Tự Học 365] Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.Early peoples had no need of engineering works to supply their water. Hunters and nomads camped near natural sources of fresh water, and populations were so sparse that pollution of the water supply was not a serious problem. After community life developed and agricultural villages became urban centres, the problem of supplying water became important for inhabitants of a city, as well as for irrigation of the farms surrounding the city. Irrigation works were known in prehistoric times, and before 2000 BC the rulers of Babylonia and Egypt constructed systems of dams and canals to impound the flood waters of the Euphrates and Nile rivers, controlling floods and providing irrigation water throughout the dry season. Such irrigation canals also supplied water for domestic purposes. The first people to consider the sanitation of their water supply were the ancient Romans, who constructed a vast system of aqueducts to bring the clean waters of the Apennine Mountains into the city and built basins and filters along these mains to ensure the clarity of the water. The construction of such extensive water-supply systems declined when the Roman Empire disintegrated, and for several centuries local springs and wells formed the main source of domestic and industrial water.The invention of the force pump in England in the middle of the 16th century greatly extended the possibilities of development of water-supply systems. In London, the first pumping waterworks was completed in 1562; it pumped river water to a reservoir about 37 m above the level of the River Thames and from the reservoir the water was distributed by gravity, through lead pipes, to buildings in the vicinity.Increased per-capita demand has coincided with water shortages in many countries. Southeast England, for example, receives only 14 per cent of Britain's rainfall, has 30 per cent of its population, and has experienced declining winter rainfall since the 1980s.In recent years a great deal of interest has been shown in the conversion of seawater to fresh water to provide drinking water for very dry areas, such as the Middle East. Several different processes, including distillation, electrodialysis, reverse osmosis, and direct-freeze evaporation, have been developed for this purpose. Some of these processes have been used in large facilities in the United States. Although these processes are successful, the cost of treating seawater is much higher than that for treating fresh water.

Câu 1: Clean water supply was first taken into consideration by .

A. the Egyptians

B. the US people

C. the English people

D. the ancient Romans

Câu 2: The word “mains” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by “ ”.

A. rivers

B. pipes

C. areas

D. lands

Câu 3: Which of the following is NOT true about London’s water supply in the middle of the 16th century?

A. Water was pumped from the River Thames.

B. Water was stored in a reservoir.

C. Water was conducted through canals.

D. Water ran from the reservoir to buildings.

Câu 4: Early peoples didn’t need water supply engineering works because .

A. they had good ways to irrigate their farms

B. their community life had already developed

C. there was almost no dry season in prehistoric times

D. natural sources of fresh water nearby were always available

Câu 5: One of the causes of water shortages in South-east England is .

A. increased demand

B. water pollution

C. water-supply system decline

D. water evaporation

Câu 6: For several centuries after the disintegration of the Roman Empire, the main source of water supply was from .

A. water pipes

B. systems of aqueducts

C. dams and canals

D. springs and wells

Câu 7: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a process of converting seawater to freshwater?

A. Steaming and cooling

B. Water evaporation

C. Dissolving chemicals

D. Purification method

Câu 8: The word “ vicinity” in paragraph 2 refers to “ ”

A. The neighborhood around a reservoir.

B. The region where industry developed.

C. The cities in South- East England.

D. The areas along the River Thames.

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[Thunderstorms with their jagged bursts of lightning and roar - Tự Học 365] Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questionsThunderstorms, with their jagged bursts of lightning and roaring thunder, are actually one of nature’s primary mechanisms for transferring heat from the surface of the earth into the atmosphere. A thunderstorm starts when low-lying pockets of warm air from the surface of the earth begin to rise. The pockets of warm air float upward through the air above that is both cooler and heavier. The rising pockets cool as their pressure decreases, and their latent heat is released above the condensation line through the formation of cumulus clouds.What will happen with these clouds depends on the temperature of the atmosphere. In winter, the air temperature differential between higher and lower altitudes is not extremely great, and the temperature of the rising air mass drops more slowly. During these colder months, the atmosphere, therefore, tends to remain rather stable. In summer, however, when there is a high accumulation of heat near the earth’s surface, in direct contrast to the considerably colder air higher up, the temperature differential between higher and lower altitudes is much more pronounced. As warm air rises in this type of environment, the temperature drops much more rapidly than it does in winter; when the temperature drops more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit per thousand feet of altitude, cumulus clouds aggregate into a single massive cumulonimbus cloud, or thunderhead.In isolation, a single thunderstorm is an impressive but fairly benign way for Mother Earth to defuse trapped heat from her surface; thunderstorms, however, can appear in concert, and the resulting show, while extremely impressive, can also prove extraordinarily destructive. When there is a large-scale collision between cold air and warm air masses during the summer months, a squall line, or series of thunderheads, may develop. It is common for a squall line to begin when an advancing cold front meets up with and forces itself under a layer of warm and moist air, creating a line of thunderstorms that races forward at speeds of approximately forty miles per hour. A squall line, which can be hundreds of miles long and can contain fifty distinct thunderheads, is a magnificent force of nature with incredible potential for destruction. Within the squall line, often near its southern end, can be found supercells, long-lived rotating storms of exceptional strength that serve as the source of tornadoes.

Câu 1: The topic of the passage is ________.

A. the development of thunderstorms and squall lines

B. the devastating effects of tornadoes

C. cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds

D. the power of tornadoes

Câu 2: The word “mechanisms” in paragraph 1 is most likely ________.

A. machines

B. motions

C. methods

D. materials

Câu 3: It can be inferred from the passage that, in summer, ________.

A. there is not a great temperature differential between higher and lower altitudes

B. the greater temperature differential between higher and lower altitudes makes thunderstorms more likely to occur

C. there is not much cold air higher up in the atmosphere

D. the temperature of rising air drops more slowly than it does in winter

Câu 4: The word “benign” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. harmless

B. beneficial

C. ferocious

D. spectacular

Câu 5: The expression “in concert” in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by ________.

A. as a chorus

B. with other musicians

C. as a cluster

D. in a performance

Câu 6: The word “itself” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A. a large-scale collision

B. a squall line

C. an advancing cold front

D. a layer of warm and moist air

Câu 7: All of the following are mentioned in the passage about supercells EXCEPT that they ________.

A. are of short duration

B. have circling winds

C. have extraordinary power

D. can give birth to tornadoes

Câu 8: This reading would most probably be assigned in which of the following courses?

A. Geography

B. Meteorology

C. Marine Biology

D. Chemistry

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[Mark the letter A B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate - Tự Học 365] Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Câu 1: I know we had an argument, but I know I’d quite like to ______.

A. make up

B. look down

C. fall out

D. bring up

Câu 2: It is vital that everyone ______ aware of the protection of the environment.

A. is

B. be

C. are

D. were

Câu 3: My uncle was ______ ill last summer; however, fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.

A. seriously

B. deeply

C. fatally

D. critically

Câu 4: All of her sons joined the army when the war broke ______.

A. out

B. off

C. over

D. up

Câu 5: This is the second time you ______ your door key.

A. are losing

B. lose

C. lost

D. have lost

Câu 6: Her fiance is said ______ from Harvard University five years ago.

A. having graduated

B. to have graduated

C. being graduated

D. to be graduated

Câu 7: This is ______ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.

A. by chance

B. by myself

C. by far

D. by heart

Câu 8: The number of higher education ______ has risen this year for the first time in more than a decade.

A. applies

B. applications

C. applicable

D. applicants

Câu 9: Not until 1856 ______ across the Mississippi River.

A. the first bridge was built

B. was the first bridge built

C. the first bridge built

D. did the first bridge build

Câu 10: At first sight I met her, I was impressed with her ______ eyes.

A. big beautiful round black

B. beautiful big round black

C. beautiful black big round

D. beautiful round big black

Câu 11: ______ the film’s director, Ben Affleck, was famously left off the 85^th Oscar’s Best Director list of nominees surprised everyone.

A. What

B. Due to

C. Although

D. That

Câu 12: I love this painting of an old man. He has such a beautiful ______ smile.

A. childlike

B. childish

C. childhood

D. childless

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[Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronu - Tự Học 365] Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

Câu 1:

A. cinema

B. existence

C. sequence sequence

D. set

Câu 2:

A. developed

B. used

C. played

D. enjoyed

Câu 3:

A. motion

B. position

C. production

D. decision

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[Before the mid-nineteenth century people in the United State - Tự Học 365] Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questionsBefore the mid-nineteenth century, people in the United States ate most foods only in season. Drying, smoking and salting could preserve meat for a short time, but the availability of fresh meat, like that of fresh milk, was very limited; there was no way to prevent spoilage. But in 1810, a French inventor named Nicolas Appert developed the cooking-and-sealing process of canning. And in the 1850’s an American named Gail Borden developed a means of condensing and preserving milk. Canned goods and condensed milk became more common during the 1860’s, but supplies remained low because cans had to be made by hand. By 1880, however, inventors had fashioned stamping and soldering machines that mass-produced cans from tinplate. Suddenly all kinds of food could be preserved and bought at all times of the year.Other trends and inventions had also helped make it possible for Americans to vary their daily diets. Growing urban population created demand that encouraged fruit and vegetable farmers to raise more produce. Railroad refrigerator cars enabled growers and meat packers to ship perishables great distances and to preserve them for longer periods. Thus, by the 1890’s, northern city dwellers could enjoy southern and western strawberries, grapes, and tomatoes, previously available for a month at most, for up to six months of the year. In addition, increased use of iceboxes enabled families to store perishables. As easy means of producing ice commercially had been invented in the 1870’s, and by 1900 the nation had more than two thousand commercial ice plants, most of which made home deliveries. The icebox became a fixture in most homes and remained so until the mechanized refrigerator replaced it in the 1920’s and 1930’s.Almost everyone now had a more diversified diet. Some people continued to eat mainly foods that were heavily in starches or carbohydrates, and not everyone could afford meat. Nevertheless, many families could take advantage of previously unavailable fruits, vegetables, and dairy products to achieve more varied fare.

Câu 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Causes of food spoilage

B. Commercial production of ice

C. Inventions that led to changes in the American diet

D. Population movements in nineteenth century

Câu 2: The phrase “in season” in paragraph 1 refers to

A. a kind of weather

B. a particular time of year

C. an official schedule

D. a method of flavoring food

Câu 3: The word “prevent” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

A. estimate

B. avoid

C. correct

D. confine

Câu 4: During the 1860’s, canned food products were

A. unavailable in rural areas

B. shipped in refrigerator cans

C. available in limited quantities

D. a staple part of the American diet

Câu 5: It can be inferred that railroad refrigerator cars came into use

A. before 1860

B. before 1890

C. after 1900

D. after 1920

Câu 6: The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to

A. refrigerator cars

B. perishables

C. growers

D. distances

Câu 7: The author implies that in the 1920’s and 1930’s home deliveries of ice

A. decreased in number

B. were on an irregular schedule

C. increased in cost

D. occurred only in the summer

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[Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined wor - Tự Học 365] Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

Câu 1: At that time scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures was set in motion, they could give the feeling of moment.

A. detected

B. founded

C. knew

D. saw

Câu 2: In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly.

A. stressed

B. enlarged

C. progressed

D. ripened

Câu 3: They used changes of scene and camera positions to tell a story, with actors playing character parts.

A. makeup

B. feature

C. position

D. figure

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