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. delete B. demonstrate C. devalue D. degrade

Câu 1: Đáp án đúng: B
A. delete /dɪˈliːt/ B. demonstrate /ˈdemənstreɪt/
C. devalue /ˌdiːˈvæljuː/ D. degrade /dɪˈɡreɪd/
Question 2. A. sound B. touchy C. outdated D. account

Câu 2: Đáp án đúng: B
A. sound /saʊnd/ B. touchy /ˈtʌtʃi/
C. outdated /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd/ D. account /əˈkaʊnt/

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. repetitious B. curriculum C. historical D. grammatical

Câu 3: Đáp án đúng: C
A. repetitious /ˌrepəˈtɪʃəs/ B. curriculum /kəˈrɪkjələm/
C. historical /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/ D. grammatical /ɡrəˈmætɪkl/
Question 4. A. architectural B. engineering C. maturity D. comprehension

Câu 4: Đáp án đúng: A
A. architectural /ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl/ B. engineering /ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/
C. maturity /məˈtʃʊərəti/ D. comprehension /ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn/

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 two following questions.
Question 5. I see John boasting again. I’ve heard him telling everyone he's the best tennis player in the County.
A. holding his tongue B. speaking too much
C. blowing his own trumpet D. pulling my leg.

Câu 5: Đáp án đúng C:
boasting again = blowing his own trumpet: (thành ngữ) khoe khoang
Các đáp án còn lại
A. holding his tongue: nín lặng, không nói gì
B. speaking too much: nói quá nhiều
D. pulling my leg: trêu đùa tôi
Question 6. The venom of coral snakes is especially potent and the mortality rate among humans who have been bitten is high.
A. contagious B. impure C. powerful D. abundant

Câu 6: Đáp án đúng C:
Từ trong câu là potent: có hiệu lực, có uy lực = powerful: mạnh mẽ, có uy lực
Các đáp án còn lại
A. contagious: lây nhiễm
B. impure: không tinh khiết
D. abundant: dồi dào, phong phú

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 two following questions.
Question 7. It is quite incredible that he is unaware of such basic facts.
A. unbelievable B. difficult C. disappointed D. imaginable

Câu 7: Đáp án đúng D:
Từ cho sẵn trong câu là incredible: không thể tin được/ lạ thường >< trái nghĩa là imaginable:
có thể tưởng tượng được, có thể hình dung được
Các đáp án còn lại
A. unbelievable: không thể tin được
B. difficult: khó khăn
C. disappointed: thất vọng
Question 8. Designers could move away from conservative styles and promote the swimsuits that revealed a body’s physical attributes.
A. hid B. distorted C. blocked D. disrupted

Câu 8: Đáp án đúng A:
Từ cho sẵn trong câu là revealed: tiết lộ, để lộ >< trái nghĩa là hid (là quá khứ của hide): ẩn nấp,
che dấu
Các đáp án còn lại

B. distorted (là quá khứ của distort): méo mó, lệch lạc, bóp méo
C. blocked (là quá khứ của block): chặn lại
D. disrupted (là quá khứ của disrupt): cắt ngang, gây cản trở, trở ngại

 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 9. The first special park creating was at Ranthambhore where the government had to move nearly 1000 people so the land could be handed back to the nature.
A. creating B. at C. where D. handed

Câu 9: Đáp án đúng: A
Biển đổi “creating" thành P2 là "created" là mệnh đề quan hệ bị động rút gọn.
Question 10. With the development of information technology, we can now hold long-distance meetings which the participants can see each other on a screen.
A. information technology B. long-distance
C. which D. can see

Câu 10: Đáp án đúng: C
Đại từ quan hệ "which" phải đổi thành trạng từ quan hệ “where"
Question 11. Why are you standing in the doors? Come in and make oneself at home.
A. are you standing B. in C. make D. oneself

Câu 11: Đáp án đúng: D
"Make oneself at home” là cấu trúc: tự nhiên như ở nhà. Trong câu này là mệnh lệnh thức nên
đổi “oneself” thành “yourself”

 

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. Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful _______ in computer software.
A. pioneer B. navigator C. generator D. volunteer

Câu 12: Đáp án đúng: A
pioneer: người tiên phong, người đi đầu, người mở đường
Các đáp án còn lại
B. navigator: nhà hàng hải
C. generator: máy phát điện
D. volunteer: người tình nguyện

Question 13. We need _______ information before we can decide.
A. further B. farther C. far D. furthest

Câu 13: Đáp án đúng: A
further: xa hơn (thường mang nghĩa trừu tượng như "more": nhiều hơn)
Các đáp án còn lại
B. farther: xa hơn (về khoảng cách thực)
C. far: xa
D. furthest: xa nhất
Question 14. It is the imperativeness that anyone of us _______ how to behave properly in different cultures. - "When in Rome do as Romans do", goes an English saying.
A. will learn B. learns C. learn D. must learn

Câu 14: Đáp án đúng: C
Cấu trúc giả định đi với các tính từ chỉ sự cấp thiết "It is the imperative that S + V(bare
infinitive) + O"
Và trong câu có “imperativeness” là danh từ của “imperative” nên sau “that” là mệnh đề có
động từ nguyên dạng là "learn".
Question 15. The students were not satisfied _______.
A. because of the teacher's not informing them of the coming test.
B. because the teacher not inform them of the coming test.
C. as the teacher’s not informing them about the coming test.
D. since the teacher's no information about the coming test.

Câu 15: Đáp án đúng: A sau "because of' là danh từ hoặc Ving.
Các đáp án còn tại
B. sau "because" là mệnh đề mà trong bài không phải mệnh đề.
C. sau “as” là mệnh đề chỉ lý do nhưng trong bài không phải là mệnh đề.
D. sau “since” là mệnh đề chỉ lý do nhưng trong bài không phải là mệnh đề.

Question 16. "Is it far to Stamford?" "Not at all. It’s only a _______ from here."
A. step in the right direction B. bird's eye view
C. short cut D. stone's throw

Câu 16: Đáp án đúng: D. a stone’s throw: quãng ngắn, rất gần.
Các đáp án còn lại
A. step in the right direction: bước đúng hướng
B. bird's eye view: toàn cảnh từ trên xuống, bản tóm tắt
C. shortcut: đường tắt, biện pháp nhanh chóng

Question 17. Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to _______ the Soviet economy.
A. repair B. reproduce C. reply D. restructure

Câu 17: Đáp án đúng: D
restructure the economy: cấu trúc tại nền kinh tế
Question 18. - Can you see anybody in that classroom? - Yes. There _______ a teacher and fifty students there.
A. is B. are C. has been D. have been

Câu 18. Đáp án đúng: A. Sự hòa hợp giữa "a teacher" với "to be"
Question 19. Not only _______ among the largest animal that ever lived, but they are also among the more intelligent.
A. are whales B. they are whales C. some whales D. whales

Câu 19. Đáp án đúng: A
Not only đứng đầu câu thì ngay sau nó là đảo ngữ
Question 20. Many people like the _______ of life in the countryside.
A. step B. pace C. speed D. space

Câu 20. Đáp án đúng: B
the pace of life = nhịp sống
Question 21. She is attending the seminar with a view to _______ more qualifications.
A. acquire B. having acquired C. have acquired D. acquiring

Câu 21. Đáp án đúng: D
with a view to Ving: với ý định, mong muốn làm gì
Question 22. I don't know how you _______ up with Carl's complaining all the time.
A. put B. do C. get D. make

Câu 22. Đáp án đúng: A
A. put up with sb: chấp nhận, chịu đựng ai
B. do up sth: tân trang
C. get up: thức dậy
D. make up: trang điểm/make up sth: bịa ra cái gì
Question 23. The strike was _______ owing to a last-minute agreement with the management.
A. called off B. broken up C. set back D. put down

Câu 23. Đáp án đúng: A
A. called off: hủy bỏ
B. broken up: đập nhỏ, tan vỡ, giải tán, nghỉ
C. set back: vận chậm lại (kim đồng hồ), ngăn cản
D. put down: đặt xuống, đàn áp

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete the following exchanges.
Question 24. "Could you tell me how to get to the post office?" – “_______”
A. Yes, I could

B. Excuse me. Is it easy to get there?
C. It's at the end of this street, opposite the church
D. Sorry, it’s not very far

Câu 24: Đáp án đúng: C
Câu cho sẵn là hỏi đường đến bưu điện thì câu trả lời là "Ở cuối con đường, đối diện nhà thờ"
Question 25. Bill: "Let's stop for a drink." - Bruce:"_______"
A. Nice to meet you. B. You’re welcome.
C. Long time no see. D. Sorry, we've got little time.

Câu 25: Đáp án đúng: D.
Sorry we've got little time: xin lỗi tôi có rất ít thời gian (là lời từ chối)
Câu cho sẵn là lời gợi ý cùng đi uống nước
A. Nice to meet you: rất vui khi gặp gỡ lần đầu
B. You're welcome: không có gì là đáp lại lời cảm ơn
C. Long time no see: lâu lắm rồi không gặp bạn

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. We want him to represent us in talks with our Japanese clients.
A. He talks to us on the behalf of our Japanese customers.
B. Our Japanese clients send him to talk to us.
C. We represent him to deal with our Japanese clients.
D. We want him to talk to our Japanese clients on our behalf.

Câu 26: Đáp án đúng: D
Câu cho sẵn: "to represent" thể hiện, đại diện
Câu viết lại dùng “to talk to sb on sb's behalf": nói chuyện với ai để đại diện cho ai
Question 27. My impression of him was that he was a very capable person.
A. I struck him with the impression that he was very capable.
B. It struck me as an impression that he was a very capable person.
C. He struck me when I was impressed by his capability.
D. He struck me as being a very capable person.

Câu 27: Đáp án đúng: D
Câu cho sẵn dịch: "Ấn tượng của tôi về anh ấy là....”
Câu viết lại dùng "To strike sb as an impression that + clause”: gây ấn tượng với ai rằng...

Question 28. "John, why don’t you go on a picnic with me next weekend?" said Janet.
A. Janet suggested John went on a picnic with her the next weekend.
B. Janet suggested John go on a picnic with her the next weekend.
C. Janet suggested John should go on a picnic with her next weekend.
D. Janet suggested John to go on a picnic witli her next weekend.

Câu 28: Đáp án đúng: B
Câu cho sẵn: Why don't you + V: là lời gợi ý ai đó làm gì
Câu viết lại dùng To suggest that S + (should) + V: đáp án C có should nhưng B là phương án ngắn gọn hơn.

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. The police issued a warning on the radio. A dangerous man had escaped from the prison.
A. The police issued a warming on the radio so that a dangerous man escaped from the prison.
B. The police issued a warning on the radio, namely a dangerous man had escaped from the prison.
C. A dangerous man had escaped from the prison so the police issued a warning on the radio.
D. Escaping from the prison, the dangerous man made the police issue a warning on the radio.

Câu 29: Đáp án đúng: C
Câu cho sẵn: tạm dịch: Cảnh sát phát một lời cảnh báo trên radio. Một người đàn ông đã chạy trốn khỏi nhà tù Kết hợp hai câu bằng sử dụng liên từ kết nối "so" chỉ kết quả (dịch là: Một người đàn ông đã chạy trốn khỏi nhà tù vì vậy mà cảnh sát phát một lời cảnh báo trên radio)

Question 30. I think I should have cooked more food. There’s nothing left now.
A. I should not have cooked so much food.
B. I regret cooking too much food now.
C. I did not cook much food and I think it is ok now.
D. I did not cook much food and I think it was a mistake.

Câu 30: Đáp án đúng: D
Câu cho sẵn: dùng câu trách cứ, tiếc nuối cho quá khứ là "should have P2" (Tôi nghĩ đáng lẽ tôi đã nên nấu nhiều thức ăn hơn. Bây giờ không còn lại một cái gì)
Kết hợp hai câu bằng sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn để nói đến thực tế ở quá khứ và dùng liên từ nối “and"

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.
If your reservations are booked far enough (31) _______ of time, the airline may offer to mail your tickets to you. However, if you don’t receive the tickets and the airline’s records show that they mailed them, you may have to go through lost-ticket procedures. It is safer to check the telephone (32) _______ for a conveniently located travel agency. You can also call an airline ticket office and buy your tickets there. As soon as you receive your ticket, make sure all the information on it is correct, especially the airports (if any of the cities have more than one) and the flight dates. You should have any necessary corrections (33) _______ immediately. It’s a good idea to reconfirm your reservations before you start your trip; flight schedules sometimes change. On international trips, most airlines require that you reconfirm your onward or
return reservations at (34) _______ 72 hours before each flight. If you don’t, your reservations may be canceled. Check your tickets as you board each flight to ensure that only the correct coupon has been removed (35) _______ the airline agent.
Question 31.A. ahead B. in front C. in advance D. because

Câu 31. Đáp án đúng: A. ahead of time: vượt trước về thời gian
Các đáp án còn tại
B. in front of: phía trước mặt
C. in advance of: trước về thời gian (vượt trước thời đại)
Question 32.A. box B. company C. shop D. directory

Câu 32: Đáp án đúng: D
"Directory" đi sau "telephone” nghĩa là danh bạ điện thoại
Question 33.A. writing B. save C. made D. booked

Câu 33: Đáp án đúng: C
"made” trong cấu trúc "have sth P2” (to make corections: sửa lỗi)

Question 34.A. last B. no C. least D. booking

Câu 34: Đáp án đúng: C
at least + cụm từ chỉ số lượng: ít nhất
Trong đó có "at last" (cuối cùng, rốt cuộc) dễ gây nhầm lẫn
Question 35.A. to B. for C. from D. by

Câu 35: Đáp án đúng: D
câu bị động (cần đề cập đến người gây ra hành động)

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.
Commuting is the practice of travelling a long distance to a town or city to work each day, and then travelling home again in the evening. The word commuting comes from commutation ticket, a US rail ticket for repeated journeys, called a season ticket in Britain. Regular travellers are called commuters. The US has many commuters. A few, mostly on the East Coast, commute by train or subway, but most depend on the car. Some leave home very early to avoid the traffic jams, and sleep in their cars until their office opens. Many people accept a long trip to work so that they can live in quiet
bedroom communities away from the city, but another reason is ‘white flight’. In the 1960s most cities began to desegregate their schools, so that there were no longer separate schools for white and black children. Many white families did not want to send their children to desegregated schools, so they moved to the suburbs, which have their own schools, and where, for various reasons, few black people five.
Millions of people in Britain commute by car or train. Some spend two or three hours a day travelling, so that they and their families can live in suburbia or in the countryside. Cities are surrounded by commuter belts. Part of the commuter belt around London is called the stockbroker belt because it contains houses where rich business people live. Some places are becoming dormitory towns, because people sleep there but take little part in local activities. Most commuters travel to and from work at the same time, causing the morning and evening rush hours, when buses and trains are crowded and there are traffic jams on the roads. Commuters on trains rarely talk to each other and spend their journey reading, sleeping or using their mobile phones, though this is not popular with other passengers. Increasing numbers of people now work at home some days of the week, linked to their offices by computer, a practice called telecommuting.
Cities in both Britain and the US are trying to reduce the number of cars coming into town each day. Some companies encourage car- pooling (called car sharing in Britain), an arrangement for people who live and work near each other to travel together. Some US cities have a public service that helps such people to contact each other, and traffic lanes are reserved for car-pool vehicles. But cars and petrol/gas are cheap in the US, and many people prefer to drive alone because it gives them more freedom. In Britain many cities have park-and-ride schemes, car parks on the edge of the city from which buses take drivers into the centre.
Question 36. Which of the following definitions of commuting would the author of this passage most probably agree with?
A. Travelling to work and then home again in a day within a rural district.
B. Travelling for hours from a town or city to work in the countryside every day.
C. Regularly travelling a long distance between one’s place of work and one’s home.
D. Using a commutation ticket for special journeys in all seasons of the year.

Câu 36. Câu hỏi thông tin thực
Đáp án C. Regularly travelling a long distance between one's place of work and one’s home.
Thông tin ở đoạn 1
Question 37. The word "repeated" 1 in paragraph 1 most probably means _______.
A. buying a season ticket again. B. happening again and again.
C. saying something again. D. doing something once again.

Câu 37. Câu hỏi từ vựng theo ngữ cảnh
Đáp áp đúng:B. happening again and again = "repeated"
Question 38. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The US has considerably more commuters than Britain,
B. Commuting helps people in the US and Britain save a lot of time.
C. Britain has considerably more commuters than the US.
D. Both the US and Britain have a great number of commuters.

Câu 38. Câu hỏi thông tin thực
Đáp án D. Both the US and Britain have a great number of commuters.
Thông tin nằm ở: "Cities in both Britain and the US are trying to reduce the number of cars coming into town each day.”

Question 39. It can be inferred from the passage that dormitory towns in Britain are places where people _______.
A. stay for the night B. contribute to the local community
C. are employed locally D. take part in local activities

Câu 39. Câu hỏi suy luận:
Đáp áp đúng: A. stay for the night
Thông tin nằm ở: "Some places are becoming dormitory towns, because people sleep there but take little part in local activities"

Question 40. The phrase "linked to" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. shared with B. satisfied with C. connected to D. related to

Câu 40. Câu hỏi từ vựng theo ngữ cảnh

Đáp áp đúng: C. connected to = "linked to” liên quan đến
Question 41. All of the following are measures to reduce the number of cars coming into town each day in the US and/or Britain EXCEPT _______.
A. traffic lanes for car pooling B. free car parks in the city centre

C. park-and-ride schemes D. car pooling/sharing

Câu 41. Câu hỏi loại trừ
Đáp áp đúng: B. free car parks in the city centre (thông tin này không được đề cập trong bài)
Question 42. The word "it" in the last paragraph refers to _______.
A. travelling together B. car pool
C. driving alone D. petrol/gas

Câu 42. Câu hỏi quy chiếu
Đáp áp đúng: C. driving alone

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.
Real estate sales agents work on behalf of property owners and earn a commission, or
percentage of the sale or rental of property. Agents are employed by real estate agencies that sell or rent property as well as manage, appraise, or develop real estate. Some agencies combine their real estate business with an insurance agency or law practice. Most real estate agents sell private homes.
Some specialize in commercial property such as factories, apartment buildings, stores and office buildings. Others specialize in undeveloped land sites for commercial or residential use or go into agricultural real estate. Real estate agents work from a file of listings of property that is for sale or rent. A listing is an agreement, usually in the form of a contract, between the owners of the property and the agent. The owners agree to pay the agent a percentage of the selling price. Real estate agents obtain new
listings for their agency by locating property owners interested in selling. For example, they may call home owners who are trying to sell their houses privately through newspaper want ads. Real estate agents visit newly listed properties so that they can familiarize themselves with the features of the property before bringing prospective buyers to see it. In any sale, the agents have to negotiate with both the seller and the buyer. Many sellers begin by asking more for their property but buyers are not willing to pay for it. Agents must be able to convince sellers to set a realistic price. Most of the agents’ efforts focus on the buyer, however. Agents try to learn what will motivate the buyers to make a purchase. Agents must be able to convince them that the property suits their needs and is a good buy. Buyers generally offer less for a property than the seller asks. Agents help to negotiate the final price. They usually help buyers arrange bank loans and are generally present at closings, when final contracts of sale are signed.
Question 43. The phrase "specialize in" in paragragh 1 is closest in meaning to
A. write about B. approve of C. concentrate on D. refer to

Câu 43. Câu hỏi từ vựng theo ngữ cảnh
Đáp áp đúng: C. concentrate on = "specialize in"

Question 44. A listing is a contract between property owner, and real estate agents in which the owners
A. try to sell their houses privately
B. agree to pay the agent a percentage of the selling price
C. obtain new listings for their property
D. arrange to meet with the agent at a convenient time

Câu 44. Câu hỏi thông tin thực
Đáp án: B. agree to pay the agent a percentage of the selling price

Question 45. The word "prospective" is paragragh 2 is closest in meaning to
A. potential B. progressive C. former D. wealthy

Câu 45. Câu hỏi từ vựng theo ngữ cảnh
Đáp áp đúng: A. potential = “prospective” is paragragh 2 is closest in meaning to

Question 46. The word "them’' in paragragh 3 refers to
A. sellers B. agents C. buyers D. owners

Câu 46. Câu hỏi quy chiếu
Đáp áp đúng: C. buyers

Question 47. It can be inferred that negotiating the final price of a property involves
A. calling an insurance agency
B. having the seller and the buyer agree on what is realistic
C. finding a similar property that has a realistic price
D. motivating the buyer visit the property

Câu 47. Câu hỏi suy luận
Đáp áp đúng: B. having the seller and the buyer agree on what is realistic
Question 48. In paragraph 3, the author implies that _______.
A. agents must understand the desires and needs of the buyer
B. agents are sometimes immoral in their practices
C. buyers usually pay the price asked by the seller
D. agents spend more tunes with sellers than with buyers

Câu 48. Câu hỏi suy luận
Đáp áp đúng: A. agents must understand the desires and needs of the buyer.
Question 49. According to the passage, real estate agents
A. begin by asking more for a property than buyers are willing to pay
B. have a college education
C. own a lot commercial property
D. are usually present when final sales contracts are signed

Câu 49. Câu hỏi thông tin thực
Đáp áp đúng: D. are usually present when final sales contracts are signed
Thông tin ở câu: "Agents help to negotiate the final price. They usually help buyers arrange
bank loans and are generally present at closings, when final contracts of sale are signed."

Question 50. Where in the passage does the author discuss different types of real estate?
A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4

Câu 50. Câu hỏi thông tin thực
A. Paragraph 1