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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80):Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction:

Question 1: The flag is risen at 6.30 every morning without fail. A. without fail B. at C. every morning D. is risen

Question 2: Bees collect pollen, which furnishes protein for its diet.A. collect B. which C. furnishes D. its

Question 3: All of the mammals, dolphins are undoubtedly among the friendly to human.A. All of B. friendly C. among D. undoubtedly

Question 4: Physicists are scientists whose study matter and energy, as well as their patterns of interaction.A. Physicists B. whose study C. as well as D. of

Question 5: The removal of waste materials is essential to all forms of live.A. Of B. materials C. essential to D. live

Mark the letter A, B,C or D o your answer sheet to indicate the best way to complete each of the following sentence:

Question 6: ______________, I was pleased it was over.A. Strange though it may sound B. Despite it may sound strangeC. Though strange it was D. Even though being very strange

Question 7: If you want to travel in July,__________________________________________A. I’ll advise buying your tickets well in advance.B. I’ll advise you buying your tickets well in advance.C. I’ll advise you buy your tickets well in advance.D. Your tickets will be advised buying well in advance.

Question 8: ___________________________that many hospitals wanted his service.A. He was such a doctor good.B. He was so good a doctorC. He was so good doctorD. He was such good doctor

Question 9: __________________________, he took his seat quietly.A. So as to not disturb our conversationB. So that not disturbing our conversationC. Not to disturb our conversationD. In order not to disturb our conversation

Question 10: Jack went to the party, wearing a_______________tie.A. lovely red woolen bow C. red lovely woolen bowB. woolen lovely red bow D. lovely red bow woolen

Mark the letter A, B,C or D o your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one:

Question 11: I wish I had chosen English to study at school.A. The speaker regrets not choosing English to study at school.B. The speaker is not studying English.C. The speaker studied English and now regrets doing so.D. The speaker regrets having chosen English to study.

Question 12: “You should have finished the report by now” John told his secretary.

A. John said that his secretary hadn’t finished the report.B. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.D. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report.

Question 13: Mrs. Jones told me that her neighbors were moving to Florida.A. I knew that Mrs. Jones had moved to Florida because her neighbors told me.B. Mrs. Jones planning to move to Florida with her neighbors.C. “My neighbors are moving Florida.” said Mrs. Jones.D. Mrs. Jones and her neighbors live in Florida.

Question 14: There’s no point in persuading him to do this. A. He is able to do this although he does not want to.B. It would be useful to persuade him.C. I enjoy persuading him to do this D. It is useless to persuade him to do this.

Question 15: It was said that he had escaped from the prison alone.A. He was said to escape from the prison lonely.B. He was said to be escaped from the prison alone.C. He was said to have been escaped from the prison alone.D. He was said to have escaped from the prison alone.

Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words:

Question 16: A. allergy B. horrible C. generous D. electricQuestion 17: A. mediocre B. academic C. environment D. opportunist Question 18: A. temperament B. resurrect C. salary D. badmintonQuestion 19: A. altitude B. engineer C. Portuguese D. refereeQuestion 20: A. cathedral B. satellite C. gallery D. different

Choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D:

Question 21: The process of finding somebody / something, or learning about something that was not known about before is called a /an ______.

A. finding B. experiment C. discovery D. developmentQuestion 22: When you ______food, you chance it into substances that your body can use.

A. cure B. digest C. invent D. feeQuestion 23: A force of attraction that causes objects to move towards each other is called ______.

A. electricity B. evolution C. gravitation D. invention

Choose the most suitable answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to complete each of the numbered gaps in the passage below. Write your answers on the answer sheet:

The next generation of telephone users will probably laugh (24) _________we explain how we used to stand next to a wall in the kitchen to (25) ______a phone call. Mobile communications, already highly advanced compared with a decade ago, will completely change communications in the next few years. (26) _____ there are millions of people using mobile phones, most people know (27) __________about the mobile telecommunications industry and its technology. There are three types of mobile phone. These are hand portables, pocket-sized hand portables and transportables. The smallest and most popular are the pocket-sized hand portables. These work on rechargeable batteries, which allow an (28) ___________of up to 80 minutes conversation. Mobiles that are fitted permanently in a vehicle do not (29) _______ on separate batteries. They require and external aerial on the vehicle. This can mean a stronger signal with clearer (30) ______. Transportables have a high power capability and can be used (31) _____ anywhere. They come with powerful battery packs for longer, continuous use and may also be put (32) __________ a vehicle, using its electrics. They (33) ________ to be bulkier than hand portables.

Question 24: A. whether B. when C. while D. unlessQuestion 25: A. make B. give C. take D. do

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Question 26: A. Although B. Because C. As a result D. In additionQuestion 27: A.few B. some C. lots D. littleQuestion 28: A. account B. amount C. activity D. averageQuestion 29: A. carry B. create C. rely D. insistQuestion 30: A. wave B. letter C. speech D. speedQuestion 31: A. mostly B. hardly C. most D. almostQuestion 32: A. on with B. into C. up with D. intoQuestion 33: A. used B. have C. tend D. are

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to complete the sentences or answer the questions. Question 34 to Question 43:

All mammals feed their young. Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for some twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own food. The behavior of feeding of the young is built into the reproductive system. It is a nonelective part of parental care and the defining feature of a mammal, the most important thing that mammals-- whether marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or placental mammals -- have in common. But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their young. Most egg-guarding fish do not, for the simple reason that their young are so much smaller than the parents and eat food that is also much smaller than the food eaten by adults. In reptiles, the crocodile mother protects her young after they have hatched and takes them down to the water, where they will find food, but she does not actually feed them. Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other arrangement,provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch. For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care. Animals add it to their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for descendants. The most vulnerable moment in any animal's life is when it first finds itself completely on its own, when it must forage and fend for itself. Feeding postpones that moment until a young animal has grown to such a size that it is better able to cope. Young that are fed by their parents become nutritionally independent at a much greater fraction of their full adult size. And in the meantime those young are shielded against the vagaries of fluctuating of difficult-to-find supplies. Once a species does take the step of feeding its young, the young become totally dependent on the extra effort. If both parents are removed, the young generally do no survive.

1.  What does the passage mainly discuss? 

A) The care that various animals give to their offspring.

B) The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food.

C) The methods that mammals use to nurse their young

D) The importance among young mammals of becoming independent. 

2.   The author lists various animals in line 5 to

A) contrast the feeding habits of different types of mammals

B) describe the process by which mammals came to be defined

C) emphasize the point that every type of mammal feeds its own young

D) explain why a particular feature of mammals is nonelective3.   The word "tend" in line 7 is closest in meaning to 

A) sit on

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B) move

C) notice

D) care for4.   What can be inferred from the passage about the practice of animal parents feeding their

young?

A) It is unknown among fish.

B) It is unrelated to the size of the young.

C) It is dangerous for the parents.

D) It is most common among mammals.5.   The word "provisioning" in line 14 is closest in meaning to 

A) supplying

B) preparing

C) building

D) expanding6.   According to the passage, how do some insects make sure their young have food? 

A) By storing food near their young.

B) By locating their nests or cells near spiders and caterpillars.

C) By searching for food some distance from their nest.

D) By gathering food from a nearby water source.7.   The word "edge" in line 18 is closest in meaning to 

A) opportunity

B) advantage

C) purpose

D) rest8.   The word "it" in line 20 refers to 

A) Feeding

B) moment

C) young animal

D) size9.   According to the passage, animal young are most defenseless when 

A) their parents are away searching for food

B) their parents have many young to feed

C) they are only a few days old

D) they first become independent4

10.   The word "shielded" in line 24 is closest in meaning to 

A) raised

B) protected

C) hatched

D) valued

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to complete the sentences or answer the questions. Questions 44 to Question 53:

There is increasing evidence that the impacts of meteorites have had important effects on Earth, particularly in the field of biological evolution. Such impacts continue to pose a natural hazard to life on Earth. Twice in the twentieth century, large meteorite objects are known to have collided with Earth.

If an impact is large enough, it can disturb the environment of the entire Earth and cause an ecological catastrophe. The best-documented such impact took place 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period of geological history. This break in Earth’s history is marked by a mass extinction, when as many as half the species on the planet became extinct. While there are a dozen or more mass extinctions in the geological record, the Cretaceous mass extinction has always intrigued paleontologists because it marks the end of the age of the dinosaurs. For tens of millions of years, those great creatures had flourished. Then, suddenly, they disappeared.

The body that impacted Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period was a meteorite with a mass of more than a trillion tons and a diameter of at least 10 kilometers. Scientists first identified this impact in 1980 from the worldwide layer of sediment deposited from the dust cloud that enveloped the planet after the impact. This sediment layer is enriched in the rare metal iridium and other elements that are relatively abundant in a meteorite but very rare in the crust of Earth. Even diluted by the terrestrial material excavated from the crater, this component of meteorites is easily identified. By 1990 geologists had located the impact site itself in the Yucatán region of Mexico. The crater, now deeply buried in sediment, was originally about 200 kilometers in diameter.

This impact released an enormous amount of energy, excavating a crater about twice as large as the lunar crater Tycho. The explosion lifted about 100 trillion tons of dust into the atmosphere, as can be determined by measuring the thickness of the sediment layer formed when this dust settled to the surface. Such a quantity of material would have blocked the sunlight completely from reaching the surface, plunging Earth into a period of cold and darkness that lasted at least several months. The explosion is also calculated to have produced vast quantities of nitric acid and melted rock that sprayed out over much of Earth, starting widespread fires that must have consumed most terrestrial forests and grassland. Presumably, those environmental disasters could have been responsible for the mass extinction, including the death of the dinosaurs.

Several other mass extinctions in the geological record have been tentatively identified with large impacts, but none is so dramatic as the Cretaceous event. But even without such specific documentation, it is clear that impacts of this size do occur and that their results can be catastrophic. What is a catastrophe for one group of living things, however, may create opportunities for another group. Following each mass extinction, there is a sudden evolutionary burst as new species develop to fill the ecological niches opened by the event.

Impacts by meteorites represent one mechanism that could cause global catastrophes and seriously influence the evolution of life all over the planet. According to some estimates, the majority of all extinctions of species may be due to such impacts. Such a perspective fundamentally changes our view of biological evolution. The standard criterion for the survival of a species is its success in competing with other species and adapting to slowly changing environments. Yet an equally important criterion is the ability of a species to survive random global ecological catastrophes due to impacts.

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Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting gallery, subject to random violent events that were unsuspected a few decades ago. In 1991 the United States Congress asked NASA to investigate the hazard posed today by large impacts on Earth. The group conducting the study concluded from a detailed analysis that impacts from meteorites can indeed be hazardous. Although there is always some risk that a large impact could occur, careful study shows that this risk is quite small.

1. The word “pose” on line 2 is closest in meaning to

a. claimb. modelc. assumed. present

2. In paragraph 2, why does the author include the information that dinosaurs had flourished for tens of millions of years and then suddenly disappeared?

a. To support the claim that the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous is the best-documented of the dozen or so massextinctions in the geological record b. To explain why as many as half of the species on Earth at the time are believed to have become extinct at the end of the Cretaceousc. To explain why paleontologists have always been intrigued by the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous d. To provide evidence that an impact can be large enough to disturb the environment of the entire planet and cause an ecological disaster

3. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3 about the location of the meteorite impact in Mexico?

a. The location of the impact site in Mexico was kept secret by geologists from 1980 to 1990.b. It was a well-known fact that the impact had occurred in the Yucatán region.c. Geologists knew that there had been an impact before they knew where it had occurred. d. The Yucatán region was chosen by geologists as the most probable impact site because of its climate.

4. According to paragraph 3, how did scientists determine that a large meteorite had impacted Earth?a. They discovered a large crater in the Yucatán region of Mexico.b. They found a unique layer of sediment worldwide.c. They were alerted by archaeologists who had been excavating in the Yucatán region. d. They located a meteorite with a mass of over a trillion tons.

5. The word “excavating” on line 25 is closest in meaning to

a. digging out

b. extending

c. destroying

d. covering up

6. The word “consumed” on line 32 is closest in meaning to

a. changed

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b. exposed

c. destroyed

d. covered

7. According to paragraph 4, all of the following statements are true of the impact at the end of the Cretaceous period EXCEPT:

a. A large amount of dust blocked sunlight from Earth.b. Earth became cold and dark for several months.c. New elements were formed in Earth’s crust.d. Large quantities of nitric acid were produced.

8. The phrase “tentatively identified” on line 36 is closest in meaning to

a. identified after careful study b. identified without certaintyc. occasionally identifiedd. easily identified

9. The word “perspective” on line 46 is closest in meaning to

a. sense of valuesb. point of viewc. calculationd. complication

10. Paragraph 6 supports which of the following statements about the factors that are essential for the survival of a species?

a. The most important factor for the survival of a species is its ability to compete and adapt to gradual changes in its environment.b. The ability of a species to compete and adapt to a gradually changing environment is not the only ability that is essential for survival.c. Since most extinctions of species are due to major meteorite impacts, the ability to survive such impacts is the most important factor for the survival of a species.d. The factors that are most important for the survival of a species vary significantly from one species to another.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase is closest meaning to the underlined part in each of following sentences:

Question 54: “Would you like some more to eat?” – “No, thank you. I’ve had more than enough already.A. plenty B. race C. pour D. amount

Question 55: He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.A. steers me B. irritates me C. moves me D. frightens me

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence:

Question 56: It's quite a long way, isn't it? We ______ about five miles by the time we get back, I'd say.A. have walked C. will have walkedB. had walked D. would have walked

Question 57: You can apply for a better job when you ______ more experienceA. had had B. had C. have had D. have

Question 58: ______ I leave home ______ the journey is because the buses aren't so crowded.A. The earlier...the easier C. The earlier...the easy

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B. The early...the more easy D. The early...the most easyQuestion 59: A: “Good morning. My name is Turner. I have a reservation.”

B: “_______”A. What do you want? B. Yes, a single room for two nightsC. I haven’t decided yet. What about you? D. What do you like?

Question 60: If Mathew ______ his alarm clock, he wouldn't have overslept.A. set B. have set C. had set D. was setting

Question 61: I decided to stay at home last night. I would have gone out if I ______ so tired.A. wasn't B. weren't C. wouldn’t have been D. hadn’t been

Question 62: Why did you stay at a hotel when you went to New York? You ______ with Barbara.A. could stay B. could have stayedB. can stay D. have stayed

Question 63: The bus only stops here to ______passengers.A. get off B. get onC. pick up D. alight

Question 64: She tried to be serious but she couldn't help ______.A. laughing C. that she laughedB. to laugh D. laugh

Question 65: 'Do you know where ______?' 'No, he didn't say.'A. Tom has gone C. has gone TomB. has Tom gone D. Tom go

Question 66: We gave ______ a meal.A. at the visitors B. the visitorsC. for the visitors D. to the visitor

Question 67: The ______ produced at our factory in Scotland.A. good are B. goods is C. goods are D. good is

Question 68: Is that my key, or is it ______?A. the yours B. you C. yourD. yours

Question 69: She doesn't live here ______.A. any longer B. some more C. no more D. no longer

Question 70: The young man seems very ______.A. sensibly B. sense C. sensible D. senses

Question 71: I'm not very good ______ repairing things.A. at B. in C. for D. with

Question 72: My boys always postpone ______ things.A. done B. do C. to do D. doing

Question 73: A friend of mine phoned ______ me to a party.A. invited C. so that invitingB. to invite D. for invite

Question 74: He's lazy. He never does ______ work.A. no B. any C. some D. none

Question 75: I'll be in London next week. I hope to see Tom ______ there.A. while I will be C. during I will beB. during I am D. while I am

Question 76: When she died, she gave ________ all her money to a charity for cats.A. away B. on C. out D. off

Question 77: He’s fallen ________ his motorbike and broken his shoulder. A. down B. away C. out of D. off

Question 78: You boy! Don’t walk ________ when I’m speaking to you. A. on B. to C. away D. outQuestion 79: That was the first time I’d gone skiing, so I didn’t think I’d take____________ A. up it B. to it C. it out D. it overQuestion 80: I can’t help____________sorry for the hungry children. If only there_____________peace in the world! A. feeling/is B. to feel/were C. to feel/is D. feeling/were

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