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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.
Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cell phones are very (1) _____________ with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication- having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried.
Some doctors are connected that in the future many people may suffer health (2) __________from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are bad for your health.
On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people (3) ____________use mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire (4) _______________ young age because of serious memory loss. He couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, (5) _____________ his employer's doctor didn't agree.
What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about. Câu 1. Câu 2. Câu 3. Câu 4. Câu 5. C. popularity C. problems C. which C. at C. however D. popularize D. actions D. who D. about D. besides B. popularly B. elements B. whom B. on B. although A. popular A. facts A. whose A. in A. but
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 6 to 10.
Stars have been significant features in the design of many United States coins and their number has
varied from one to forty-eight stars. Most of the coins issued from about 1799 to the early years of the twentieth century bore thirteen stars representing the thirteen original colonies.
Curiously enough, the first American silver coins, issued in 1794, had fifteen stars because by that
time Vermont and Kentucky have joined the Union. At that time it was apparently the intention of mint officials to add a star for each new state. Following the admission of Tennessee in 1796, for example, some varieties of half dimes, dimes, and half dollars were produced with sixteen stars.
As more states were admitted to the Union, however, it quickly became apparent that this scheme
would not prove practical and the coins from 1798 were issued with only thirteen Stars - one for each of the original colonies. Due to an error at the mint, one variety of the 1828 half-cent was issued with only twelve stars. There is also a variety of the large cent with only 12 stars, but this is the result of a die break and is not a true error. Câu 6. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The first American silver coins, issued in 1794, had fifty stars. B. The coins bearing thirteen stars were issued from about 1799 to the early years of the twentieth century
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D. Half-dollar B. Half dime C. Hall cent
C. Stars have not been significant features in the design of many United States coins. D. Vermont and Kentucky have joined the Union in 1798 Câu 7. What is the main topic of the passage? A. Colonial stamps and coins B. Stars on American coins C. The star as national symbol of the United States D. The teaching of astronomy in state universities Câu 8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the denomination of an American coin? A. Half nickel Câu 9. Why was a coin produced in 1828 with only twelve stars? A. The mint made a mistake. B. There is a change in design policy. C. There were twelve states at the time. D. Tennessee had left the Union. Câu 10. The word “apparently" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following ? ________. A. ambiguously D. obviously C. unclearly B. doubtful
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 11. An action movie is something I detest. I go to the cinema to see this kind of film once in
a blue moon.
B. never D. hardly ever C. always
A. rarely Câu 12. On behalf of the management of TC, I would like to express my appreciation to the staff. They have worked so hard. A. thank C. dissatisfaction D. sympathy B. . respect
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 13 to 19.
Tropical rainforests are being destroyed and badly degraded at an unsustainable rate. Some scientists estimate that in the early 1990s tropical forests were being destroyed at a rate of approximately 28 hectares a minute, or about 14 million hectares each year – an area about the size of the state of Wisconsin. This figure marked a decrease since the 1980s, when approximately 16 million hectares were destroyed each year, largely due to a reported decline of deforestation in the Amazon River Basin in the early 1990s. However, satellite images indicate that rates may have rebounded in the late 1990s as burning in the Amazon increased again. Over the past three decades alone, about 5 million square kilometers – or 20 percent of the world's tropical forests – have been cleared. During this time, deforestation in tropical Asia reached almost 30 percent. High rates of deforestation are inevitably followed by alarming rates of plant and animal extinction because many rainforest species cannot survive outside their pristine rainforest habitat. Some scientists estimate that dozens of rainforest species are becoming extinct every day.
Causes of deforestation vary from location to location, but certain patterns tend to be consistent
across all forests. Logging companies in search of valuable rainforest hardwoods, or, less often, oil companies in search of petroleum, are often the first to enter a remote area of rainforest. Some logged forests, if left alone, can regenerate in a few decades. But typically, they are not left alone – the roads built by logging companies often provide access for landless farmers to enter a new area, as well as a means to transport agricultural crops to market. For every kilometer of new roads built through a forested area, 4 to 24 square kilometers are deforested and colonized.
Once the loggers leave the land, a typical cycle of destruction ensues. When the landless farmers
arrive, they clear the land for planting. Poor rainforest soils produce a low crop yield, especially after a couple of years. At that point, the farmers often sell their lands to cattle ranchers or large plantation owners. After nutrients have been exhausted and soils compacted by cattle, lands are then abandoned and often laid to
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waste. Rainforest does not readily regenerate on these lands without human intervention. Meanwhile, the colonist farmers and cattle ranchers move to a new piece of land made accessible by logging roads, where the cycle of deforestation begins again.
(Source: Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation)
D. refine C. recover
B. lands sold and colonized D. lands for raising cattle
B. unreachable C. isolated D. easily reached
Câu 13. The word "regenerate" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______. A. repeat B. renew Câu 14. Which sentence is true about rainforests from the passage? A. Human beings are the main contributor to deforestation in tropical regions. B. Most tropical rainforests have been sold to plantation owners. C. The cycle of rainforest destruction will come to an end. D. Rainforest destruction can be reduced with the help of cattle ranchers. Câu 15. Which of the following can result from the loss of tropical rainforests? A. The disappearance of landless farmers B. The decrease in wasted lands C. The increase in the rainforest habitat D. The disappearance of many rainforest species Câu 16. The phrase "these lands" in paragraph 3 refers to ______. A. lands for planting C. lands abandoned and wasted Câu 17. The word "accessible" in the last paragraph could be best replaced by ______. A. unavailable Câu 18. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Causes and effects of rainforest destruction B. The rate of rainforest destruction in the Amazon C. The size of tropical rainforest loss D. Typical patterns of extinction of rainforest species Câu 19. According to the passage, what is the most common cause of deforestation in different
regions?
A. The search for new farm lands C. The search for oil B. The search for rare animals D. The search for valuable woods
B. target C. ambition D. objective
B. big old brick C. brick big old D. big brick old
D. get down to C. get through B. get back
D. depended C. dedicated
C. Being finished D. Finished
D. cooks
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Câu 20. She finally achieved her _______ of visiting the USA. A. desires Câu 21. The poor man used to live in a ______________house with two dogs and a cat. A. brick old big Câu 22. Sam tried calling his mobile phone but she couldn’t ____________ . A. get over Câu 23. She has _______________her all life to teaching the poor children in this area . B. appealed A. led Câu 24. __________the essay, she decided to hand in it to the teacher. A. Having finished B. To finish Câu 25. My mother __________ in the kitchen when the telephone rang . C. was cooking B. cooked A. is cooking Câu 26. It gets ___________________when the winter is coming. A. cold and cold C. colder and colder B. the coldest and coldest D. more and more cold
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C. look D. viewing
D. hasn’t he C. don’t they B. doesn’t he
C. However B. Although D. Because
B. mountain D. eggshell C. edge
B. has been built C. was building D. was built
C. difference B. different D. differ
B. as soon as she have retired D. when she retired
Câu 27. His new work has enjoyed a very good_________ from critics and readers. A. review B. regard Câu 28. Everyone hopes to gain physical health, ______________ ? A. haven’t they Câu 29. _____________she is busy, she manages to pick her children up after school everyday. A. Despite Câu 30. I haven’t made up my mind about that issue. I’ll have to sit on the ___________ . A. fence Câu 31. The building _______________on waste land near the town since 2017. A. have been built Câu 32. Travelling to __________________countries in the world enables me to learn many interesting things. A. differently Câu 33. Mrs Brown had worked at this school for 30 years____________. A. after she retires C. by the time she retires Câu 34. I look stupid with this haircut. Everybody will laugh ________me. A. in C. about D. on B. at
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Câu 35. A. medal Câu 36. A. picked B. effect B. borrowed D. review D. warned C. defend C. loved
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 37. The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other. A. Not only did the basketball team know they lost the match but they blamed to each other as well. B. Hardly had the basketball team started to blame each other when they knew they lost the match. C. As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match. D. No sooner had the basketball team known they lost the match than they started to blame each other. Câu 38. She really wants to buy the house now. She doesn’t have enough money. A. If only she had enough money to buy the house now. B. She wishes she had had enough money to buy the house now. C. As long as she has enough money, she will be able to buy the house now. D. If she has enough money, they can buy the house now.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges. Câu 39. Albert and Bill are having dinner in Bill’s house.
- Albert "This dish is really nice!" - Bill "________. It's called yakitori, and it's made with chicken livers."
B. I'm glad you like it D. Sure, I'll be glad to.
A. I guess you're right. C. It's my pleasure Câu 40. Linda and Peter are talking about safe driving.
~ Linda "I think drink-driving should be severely punished.” ~ Peter"___________. It may cause accidents or even deaths.”
A. I don't think so. C. You must be kidding. B. I don't understand what you mean. D. I absolutely agree with you.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
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Câu 41. I started working in this company when I came back from Japan. A. As soon as came back from Japan, I applied for this company. B. When I worked in this company, I started coming back from Japan. C. I haven't come back Japan since I started working in this company. D. I have been working in this company since I came back from Japan. Câu 42. "I'm happy to hear that you win the singing contest. Congratulations!", David said to Jane. A. David thanked Jane for having won the singing contest. B. David complimented Jane on winning the singing contest. C. David wanted to know if Jane really won the singing contest. D. David congratulated Jane on winning the singing contest. Câu 43. It was a mistake for her to marry Peter. A. She ought to think again before she marries Peter. B. She shouldn’t have married Peter. C. She and Peter weren’t married in the right way. D. She can’t have married Peter.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. Câu 44. A. destruction Câu 45. A. comprise B. completely B. attain D. corporation D. adopt C. civilian C. goalie
B. developed D. controlled C. detected
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 46. Canadian researchers have discovered a set of genes that determine the lifespan of the common nematode, a type of worm. A. maintained Câu 47. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus. A. scarcity B. small quantity C. large quantity D. sufficiency
C. day and night B. His playing D. the
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Câu 48. His playing the drums day and night made him classmates very angry. A. him classmates Câu 49. The country has been in a very poor economical state ever since the decline of its two
major industries.
C. economical D. industries. B. he
A. has been . Câu 50. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one. A. is looking C. new one D. told B. got
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