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.
Question 1. A. crop B. common C. household D. bodily

Câu 1. Đáp án C
crop /krɒp/ common /ˈkɒmən/
household /ˈhaʊshəʊld/ bodily /ˈbɒdɪli/
Question 2. A. charity B. chaos C. champion D. chin

Câu 2. Đáp án B
charity /ˈtʃærəti/ chaos /ˈkeɪɒs/
champion /ˈtʃæmpiən/ chin /tʃɪn/

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. accelerate B. impossible C. assimilate D. opposition

Câu 3. Đáp án D
accelerate /əkˈseləreɪt/ (v) làm nhanh thêm; làm chóng đến; thúc mau, giục gấp
impossible /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/ (adj) không thể
assimilate /əˈsɪməleɪt/ (v) tiêu hoá ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
opposition /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn/ sự đối lập, sự đối nhau
Question 4. A. intervention B. eventually C. renovation D. confirmation

Câu 4. Đáp án B
intervention /ˌɪntəˈvenʃn/ (n) sự xen vào, sự can thiệp
eventually /ɪˈventʃuəli/ (adv) cuối cùng
renovation /ˌrenəˈveɪʃn/ (n) sự làm mới lại, sự đổi mới; sự cải tiến; sự sửa chữa lại
confirmation /ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃn/ (n) sự xác nhận; sự chứng thực

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 5. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often traveled abroad.
A. widely B. secretly C. alone D. overseas

Câu 5. Đáp án D
abroad = ở nước ngoài
A. widely: mở rộng B. secretly: bí mật
C. alone: cô đơn D. overseas: ở nước ngoài
Question 6. The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.
A. connived B. survived C. surprised D. revived

Câu 6. Đáp án B
stayed alive = còn sống sót
A. connived: thông đồng B. survived: tồn tại
C. surprised: ngạc nhiên D. revived: hồi sinh

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 7. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.
A. large quantity B. small quantity C. excess D. sufficiency

Câu 7. Đáp án B
abundance = dư thừa, phong phú >< small quality: số lượng ít
A. số lượng nhiều C. dư thừa D. đầy đủ
Question 8. Her father likes the head cabbage rare.
A. over-boiled B. precious C. scarce D. scare

Câu 8. Đáp án A
rare = tải >< over-boiled: chín kỹ
B. precious: quý giá C. scarce: khan hiếm D. scare: sợ hãi

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.
Question 9. People respected him because he was a honest man.
A. People B. respected C. because D. a honest man

Câu 9. Đáp án D
a sửa thành an vì honest khi phát âm bắt đầu bằng một nguyên âm /ˈɒnɪst/
Question 10. My uncle has just bought some expensive furnitures for his new house.
A. has just bought B. expensive C. furnitures D. for his new house

Câu 10. Đáp án C
furnitures sửa thành furniture vì furniture là danh từ không đếm được.
Question 11. The flag over the White House is risen at dawn everyday by a color guard from the United States armed forces.
A. over the White House B. is risen

C. at dawn D. armed

Câu 11. Đáp án B
is risen sửa thành is raised vì “rise” là nội động từ, “raise” mới là ngoại động từ (raise + sth)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 12. When I last saw him, he _______ in London.
A. lived B. is living C. was living D. had been living

Câu 12. Đáp án C
Khi tôi gặp anh ấy lần cuối cùng, anh ấy đang sống ở London.
Mệnh đề trước ở dạng quá khứ đơn nên mệnh đề sau phải ở dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn
Question 13. They studied hard and _______ they passed the entrance exam.

A. eventually B. finally C. at the end D. finish

Câu 13. Đáp án A
A. eventualy = cuối cùng của một cái gì đó làm trong một thời gian ngắn
B. finally = cuối cùng của một cái gì đã làm trong một khoảng thời gian dài
C. at the end + time
D. finish to do sth = kết thúc
Question 14. I shivered and sweated _______.
A. continue B. continual C. continuously D. continually

Câu 14. Đáp án D
Vị trí từ loại: Sau động từ là một trạng từ.
Question 15. I _______ to Greece until Sally and I went there last summer.
A. have never been B. had never been
C. was never being D. were never

Câu 15. Đáp án B
Tôi chưa bao giờ tới Hi Lạp cho tới khi Sally và tôi đến đó vào mùa hè vừa qua.
Mệnh đề sau ở quá khứ đơn nên mệnh đề trước phải ở quá khứ hoàn thành.

Question 16. As the drug took _______, the patient became quieter.
A. effect B. force C. influence D. action

Câu 16. Đáp án A
take effect = có hiệu quả, có tác dụng
Question 17. He said if he had not answered the phone at the petroleum station then, he _______ a fine.
A. would pay. B. hadn't paid
C. had been paid D. wouldn't have had to pay

Câu 17. Đáp án D
Câu điều kiện loại 3: Form: If clause (quá khứ hoàn thành), clause (would have done)
Question 18. Jim's _______ flu again. That’s the third time this year.
A. led up to B. come up with C. gone down with D. put up with

Câu 18. Đáp án C
A. dẫn đến B. đối mặt, giải quyết
C. bị ốm D. khó chịu
Question 19. I am driving instructor so I have to be very _______ as people get upset when you criticize them.
A. powerful B. skillful C. tactful D. helpful

Câu 19. Đáp án C
A. đầy quyền lực B. kĩ năng C. khôn khéo D. hữu ích
Question 20. The number of learners of English _______ in recent years.
A. have increased rapidly B. has been increased rapidly
C. have been increased rapidly D. has increased rapidly

Câu 20. Đáp án D
“The number of learners of English” - Cụm danh từ chỉ số ít The number of + Ns luôn chia ở số ít
Question 21. The old manager has just retired, so Tom takes _______ his position.
A. in B. on C. up D. out

Câu 21. Đáp án C
take up: đảm nhận, tiếp quản (1 chức vụ)
take on: gánh vác công việc, trách nhiệm với việc gì đó
Question 22. Every step _______ to improve the living conditions in these slums only attracts more migrants.
A. held B. hold C. taken D. took

Câu 22. Đáp án C
take step: thực hiện các bước
step taken = step which is taken = các bước được thực hiện
Question 23. When you have a small child in the house, you _______ leave small objects lying around. Such objects _______ be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death.
A. needn’t / may B. should not / might
C. should / must D. mustn't / can't

Câu 23. Đáp án B
- dùng “should” chỉ sự khuyên, gợi ý
- “must” chỉ sự yêu câu, bắt buộc làm

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete the following exchanges.
Question 24. “How can this dress be so expensive?” – “_______”
A. Yes, it's the most expensive. B. What an expensive dress.
C. You’re paying for the brand. D. That’s a good idea.

Câu 24. Đáp án C
How can this dress be so expensive? = Sao bộ đồ này có thể đắt như vậy?
A. Phải, nó là cái đắt nhất. B. Thật là một bộ đồ đắt tiền.
C. Bạn đang trà giá cho thương hiệu. D. Thật là một ý tưởng tốt.
Question 25. “May I speak to the manager?” “_______”
A. He always comes late. He is not very well.

B. Thank you. Good bye.
C. I’m afraid he's not in. Can I take a message?
D. I’m afraid not. He works very hard.

Câu 25. Đáp án C
May I speak to the manager? Tôi có thể nói chuyện với quản lý không?
A. Ông ấy luôn đến muộn, ông ấy không được tốt lắm.
B. Cảm ơn. Tạm biệt.
C. Tôi e là ông ấy không có ở trong. Tôi có thể nhận tin nhắn không?
D. Tôi e là không. Ông ấy làm việc rất chăm chỉ.

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 sentences.
Question 26. Amanda has improved a lot this term.
A. Amanda has made a lot of impression this term.
B. Amanda has made great progress this term.
C. A lot of progress were made by Amanda this term.
D. Amanda has made a lot of advances this term.

Câu 26. Đáp án B
Câu: Amanda đã tiến bộ rất nhiều kì này.
B: Amanda đã có rất nhiều tiến bộ trong kì nảy.
Cấu trúc: make progress: tiến bộ
Question 27. They have collected the tests and checked the answers.
A. The tests have been collected and the answers have been checked.
B. They have checked the answers when they have collected the tests.
C. The tests have been collected for checking.
D. The answers would be given after they collected the tests.

Câu 27. Đáp án A
Câu chủ động, bị động thì hiện tại hoàn thành:
CĐ: S + have/ has done + O
BĐ: S + have/ has been done (+ by + O)
Question 28. Machines have taken the place of the people who used to do this kind of work.
A. It is machines that do this kind of work, not people.
B. Thanks to machines, people no longer do this kind of work.
C. Machines are better than people at doing this kind of work.
D. The people who used to do this kind of work have been replaced by machines.

Câu 28. Đáp án D
take the place = replace = thay thế

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.
Question 29. I think my hair looks fine. My mother believes it needs a little more brushing.
A. Not only do I think my hair looks fine, but my mother also believes it needs a little more brushing.
B. Either my mother believes it needs a little more brushing or I think my hair looks fine.
C. I think my hair looks so fine that my mother believes it needs a little more brushing.
D. I think my hair looks fine, but my mother believes it needs a little more brushing.

Câu 29. Đáp án D
Sentence: Tôi nghĩ tóc tôi trông đẹp. Mẹ tôi lại tin rằng nó cần chải chuốt nhiều hơn.
D. Tôi nghĩ tóc tôi đẹp nhưng mẹ tôi lại tin rằng nó cần phải chải chuốt hơn.
Question 30. We can protect the world in which we live. We, for example, can grow more trees and recycle rubbish.
A. We can protect the world in which we live as well as we can grow more trees and recycle rubbish.
B. We can protect the world in which we live, growing more trees and recycle rubbish.
C. We can protect the world in which we live by growing more trees and recycling rubbish.
D. We can protect the world in which we live such as growing more trees and recycling rubbish.

Câu 30. Đáp án C
Sentence: Chúng ta có thể bảo vệ thế giới chúng ta đang sống.
Ví dụ như chúng ta có thể trồng nhiều cây và tái chế rác thải.
C. Chúng ta cỏ thể bảo vệ thế giới chúng ta đang sống bằng cách trồng nhiều cây và tái chế rác thải.

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 31 to 35.              PAPER

‘Just imagine a day without paper,’ reads one advertisement for a Finnish paper company. It adds, ‘You almost certainly see our products every day.’ And they're right. But in most industrial countries, people are so (31) _______ to paper - whether it’s for holding their groceries, for drying their hands or for providing them with the daily news - that its (32) _______ in their daily lives passes largely unnoticed. At one (33) _______ paper was in short supply and was used mainly for important documents, but more recently, growing economies and new technologies have (34) _______ a dramatic increase in the amount of paper used. Today, there are more than 450 different grades of paper, all designed for a different purpose.
Decades ago, some people predicted a ‘paperless office’. Instead, the widespread use of new technologies has gone hand-in-hand with an increased use of paper. Research into the relationship between paper use and the use of computers has shown that the general (35) _______ is likely to be one of growth and interdependence. However, the costs involved in paper production, in terms of the world's land, water and air resources, are high. This raises some important questions. How much paper do we really need and how much is wasted?
Question 31.A. conscious B. acquainted C. familiar D. accustomed

Câu 31. Đáp án D. to be accustomed to sth: quen với cái gì đó
Các từ còn lại:
to be conscious of sth: có ý thức vế cái gì đó
to be familiar with sth: biết rõ, quen thuộc với cái gì đó
to be acquainted with sth: quen thuộc với cái gì
Question 32.A. task B. operation C. service D. role

Câu 32. Đáp án D. role: vai trò
Các từ còn lại:
task: nhiệm vụ, operation: sự hoạt động, quá trình hoạt động: service: sự phục vụ
Question 33.A. time B. instance C. date D. occation

Câu 33. Đáp án A. at one time: xưa kia, trong quá khứ
Question 34.A. called on B. come around C. brought about D. drawn up

Câu 34. Đáp án C. to bring about: đem lại
Các từ còn lại:
to call on sbd: yêu cầu ai đó làm gì
to come around: hồi tỉnh, nhìn nhận vị trí của người khác
to draw up: phác thảo, soạn thảo
Question 35.A. method B. order C. trend D. system

Câu 35. Đáp án C. trend: xu hướng, chiều hướng
Các từ còn lại: method: phương pháp; order: thứ tự; system: hệ thống

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 36 to 42.

ACADEMICS AREN'T THE PROBLEM

Studies about how students use their time might shed light on whether they face increased academic and financial pressures compared with earlier eras. Based on data about how students are spending time, academic or financial pressures don’t seem to be greater now than a generation ago. The data show that full-time students in all types of colleges study much less now than they did a generation ago - a full 10 hours a week less. Students are also receiving significantly higher grades. So it appears that academic pressures are, in fact, considerably lower than they used to be. The time-use data don't suggest that students feel greater financial pressures, either. When the time savings and lower opportunity costs are factored in, college appears less expensive for most students than it was in the 1960s. And though there are now full-time students working to pay while in college, they study less even when paid work choices are held constantly. In other words, full-time students do not appear to be studying less in order to work more. They appear to be studying less and spending the extra time on leisure activities or fun. It seems hard to imagine that students feeling increased financial pressures would respond by taking more leisure. Based on how students are spending their time then, it doesn't look as though academic or financial pressures are greater now than a generation ago. The time-use data don’t speak directly to social pressures, and it may well be that these have become more intense lately. In one recent set of data, students reported spending more than 23 hours per week either socializing with friends or playing on the computer for fun. Social activities, in person or on computer, would seem to have become the major focus of campus life. It is hard to tell what kinds of pressures would be associated with this change.
Question 36. The study's conclusion that students' workload now is not greater than before is based on _______.
A. what students achieve with greater load
B. how students spend their time
C. how students work through college
D. what college demands from students

Câu 36. Đáp án B
Trong bài lặp lại nhiều ý: Based on data about how students are spending time, academic or financial pressures don't seem to be greater now than a generation ago.
Question 37. Students get higher grades as _______.
A. students study much harder
B. academic workload appears more attractive
C. academic workload appears less demanding
D. college's facilities are much better

Câu 37. Đáp án C
Cuối đoạn 2: So it appears that academic pressures are, in fact, considerably lower than they used to be.
Question 38. According to the author, the fact that students have more time for leisure is a proof that _______.
A. financial pressure on students is not a problem
B. academic work disinterests them
C. they are active with extra-curricular activities
D. they cannot find extra jobs

Câu 38. Đáp án A
Ý trong bài: Dựa vào đoạn 3: The time-use data don’t suggest that students feel greater financial pressures, either… And though there are now full-time students working to pay while in college, they study less even when paid work choices are held constantly.
Question 39. All factors considered, college now seems _______.
A. more costly B. ever more expensive
C. much more expensive D. less expensive

Câu 39. Đáp án D
Ý trong bài: Đầu đoạn 3:…, college appears less expensive for most students....
Question 40. Students nowadays seem to be studying less and _______.
A. spending more time on leisure B. spending more time doing odd jobs
C. giving more time to sports D. taking more extracurricular activities

Câu 40. Đáp án A
Ý trong bài: They appear to be studying less and spending the extra time on leisure activities or fun.
Question 41. The word "focus" in the last paragraph can be replaced with _______.

A. central activity B. primary theme
C. headline D. biggest importance

Câu 41. Đáp án A
Ý trong bài: focus = central activity: các hoạt động chính, trọng tâm
Question 42. The author finds it hard to point out _______.
A. how students’ campus life becomes subject to academic pressure
B. what is associated with the change in students' campus life
C. the cause to students’ financial pressure
D. how the background of students’ campus life is built

Câu 42. Đáp án B
Ý trong bài: Social activities, in person or on computer, would seem to have become the major focus of campus life. It is hard to tell what kinds of pressures would be associated with this change.

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 43 to 50.

The biologist’s role in society as well as his moral and ethical responsibility in the discovery and development of new ideas has led to a reassessment of his social and scientific value systems. A scientist can no longer ignore the consequences of his discoveries; he is as concerned with the possible misuses of his findings as he is with the basic research in which he is involved. This emerging social and political role of the biologist and all other scientists requires a weighing of values that cannot be done with the accuracy or the objectivity of a laboratory balance. As a member of society, it is necessary for a biologist now to redefine his social obligations and his functions, particularly in the realm of making judgments about such ethical problems as man's control of his environment or his manipulation of genes to direct further evolutionary development. As a result of recent discoveries concerning hereditary mechanisms, genetic engineering, by which human traits are made to order, may soon be a reality. As desirable as it may seem to be, such an accomplishment would entail many value judgments. Who would decide, for example, which traits should be selected for change? In cases of genetic deficiencies and disease, the desirability of the change is obvious, but the possibilities for social misuse are so numerous that they may far outweigh the benefits. Probably the greatest biological problem of the future, as it is of the present, will be to find ways to curb environmental pollution without interfering with man’s constant effort to improve the quality of his life. Many scientists believe that underlying the spectre of pollution is the problem of surplus human population. A rise in population necessitates an increase in the operations of modern industry, the waste products of which increase the pollution of air, water, and soil. The question of how many people the resources of the Earth can support is one of critical importance. Although the solutions to these and many other problems are yet to be found, they do indicate the need for biologists to work with social scientists and other members of society in order to determine the requirements necessary for maintaining a healthy and productive planet. For although many of man’s present and future problems may seem to be essentially social, political, or economic in nature, they have biological ramifications that could affect the very existence of life itself.

Question 43. According to the passage, a modern scientist should be more concerned about _______.
A. the consequences of his discoveries B. his basic research
C. his manipulation of genes D. the development of new ideas

Câu 43. Đáp án A
Ý trong bài: A scientist can no longer ignore the consequences of his discoveries; he is as concerned with the possible misuses of his findings as he is with the basic research in which he is involved .
Question 44. The pronoun “it” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. genetic engineering B. an accomplishment
C. hereditary mechanism D. a reality

Câu 44. Đáp án A
Dựa vào câu trước: As a result of recent discoveries concerning hereditary mechanisms, genetic engineering, by which human traits are made to order, may soon be a reality.
Question 45. It is implied in the passage that genetic engineering _______.
A. will change all human traits B. is no longer desirable
C. is the most desirable for life D. may do us more harm than good

Câu 45. Đáp án D

Ý trong bài: .... In cases of genetic deficiencies and disease, the desirability of the
change is obvious, but the possibilities for social misuse are so numerous that they may far outweigh the benefits.
Question 46. The pronoun ''they" in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. possibilities for genetic deficiencies
B. cases of genetic deficiencies
C. discoveries concerning hereditary mechanisms
D. effects of genetic engineering misuse

Câu 46. Đáp án D
the possibilities for social misuse are so numerous that they may far outweigh the benefits: Các khả năng lạm dụng xã hội nhiều đến mức chúng vượt quá lợi ích. Vậy ta hiểu ảnh hưởng này là ảnh hưởng xấu: effects of genetic engineering misuse: ảnh hưởng của lạm dụng kỹ thuật di truyền
Question 47. What is probably the most important biological problem mentioned in the passage?
A. environmental pollution B. manipulation of genes
C. genetic engineering misuse D. social and economic deficiencies

Câu 47. Đáp án A
Câu đầu tiên đoạn 3: Probably the greatest biological problem of the future, as it is of the present, will be to find ways to curb environmental pollution without interfering with man's constant effort to improve the quality of his life.
Question 48. According to the passage, to save our planet, biologists should work _______.
A. with other social scientists B. accurately and objectively
C. on social and political purposes D. harder and harder

Câu 48. Đáp án A
Ý trong đoạn 4: Although the solutions to these and many other problems are yet to be found, they do indicate the need for biologists to work with social scientists ....
Question 49. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "ramifications" in paragraph 4?
A. effective techniques B. latest developments
C. harmful consequences D. useful experiments

Câu 49. Đáp án A
harmful consequences: hậu quả có hại
Căn cứ vào ngữ cảnh cả câu trước, ta có thể đoán nghĩa từ này. For although many of man's present and future problems may seem to be essentially social, political, or economic in nature, they have biological ramifications that could affect the very existence of life itself.
Question 50. What is the author's purpose in this passage?
A. To urge biologists to solve the problem of surplus human population
B. To conduct a survey of the biologist’s role in society
C. To advise biologists to carry out extensive research into genetic engineering
D. To emphasize the biologist’s role in solving the world’s problems

Câu 50. Đáp án D
Mục đích của tác giả trong đoạn văn: nhấn mạnh vai trò của nhà sinh học trong giải quyết các vấn đề của thế giới.