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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. think B. there C. thing D. thank
Question 2. A. hit B. sit C. bit D. like
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.
Question 3. A. approve B. nature C. access D. manage
Question 4. A. minimum B. legacy C. conference D. magnetic
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 5. The bride and the groom entered the wedding hall _______ by four nice children.
A. were preceding B. preceding C. were preceded D. preceded
Question 6. The Korean are ____ than the American in addressing their bosses. A. more formal B. formal C. most formal D. the most formal
Question 7. I'll feel more relaxed ________ .
A. after I finish my project
B. after I had finished my project
C. after I finished my project
D. after I'll finish my project
Question 8. He is responsible ________ recruiting and training new staff A. to B. for C. about D. of
Question 9. This is your essay on smart cities by 2050, ____? A. is this B. isn't this C. is it D. isn't it
Question 10. I think everyone wants to make friends with John. He is _______ honest person. A. a B. an C. the D. 0
Question 11. I wish you would ____ the TV and go outside and get some exercise. A. call off B. give off C. put off D. turn off
Question 12. I expected them _______ me a job. A. offer B. offering C. to be offered D. to offer
Question 13. This latest evidence could be the final nail in the ________ for Jackson's case. A. cave B. casket C. coffin D. cage
Question 14. I ________ to the radio when Helen phoned. A. was listening B. listened C. will listen D. listen
Question 15. It is not always easy to ____ the difference between fact and opinion. A. make B. say C. do D. tell
Question 16. Drake ________ for drunk driving again. A. was arrested B. has arrested C. arrested D. arrest
Question 17. Children usually likes wearing _______ clothes. A. colour B. colourfully C. colourful D. colourise
Question 18. Culture helps people ____ to the world around them. A. adapt B. change C. alter D. fit
Question 19. We can surf the ____ to search for news, watch films, or download music. A. e-book B. internet C. laptop D. smartphone
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.
Question 20. Linda is at Mike’s house.
Mike:“Would you like a coke?”
Linda: "_______, but just a small one"
A. Yes, you’re right B. Help yourself C. Yes, please D. No, thanks
Question 21. Minh and Lucy are talking about learning foreign languages.
Lucy: “Females are better at learning foreign languages than males.”
Minh: “_______. Males learn foreign languages as well as females.”
A. I am not sure I agree.
B. I couldn’t agree more. C. You’re right. D. It’s true.
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.
Question 22. Cocktails are often garnished with paper cocktail umbrellas, live flowers, or plastic animals. A. blemished B. beautified C. decorated D. embellished
Question 23. Though I persuaded my boss to solve a very serious problem in the new
management system, he just made light of it.
A. discovered by chance
B. treated as important C. completely ignored D. disagreed with
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.
Question 24. During a successful business career, she accumulated a great amount of wealth.
A. gradually increased in number
B. rapidly decreased in number
C. rapidly increased in number
D. gradually decreased in number
Question 25. The pilot scheme for these new-style statements is now in its second year and has resounding success. A. excellent B. enormous C. effective D. exciting
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.
Question 26. It is compulsory for the students in this school to wear uniform.
A. The students in this school must wear uniform.
B. The students in this school can’t wear uniform.
C. The students in this school may wear uniform.
D. The students in this school needn’t wear uniform.
Question 27. I last met Mary two months ago.
A. I haven’t met Mary for two months
B. I have met Mary for two months
C. I had met Mary since two months
D. I haven’t meet Mary for two months
Question 28. "What are you doing now?" he asked.
A. He asked me what am I doing then.
B. He asked me what I am doing then.
C. He asked me what was I doing then.
D. He asked me what I was doing then.
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 29. Having suffered water shortage in the past, we are all very economic on using water. A. Having suffered B. in the past C. economic D. on using
Question 30. Last month, I go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents. A. month B. go C. hometown D. grandparents
Question 31. The boy has a lot of assignments to do, but he is too lazy to do it. A. has B. assignments C. but D. it
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 32. He tried his best. He won the biggest prize.
A. If he had tried his best, he could have won the biggest prize.
B. Unless he tried his best, he couldn’t win the biggest prize.
C. Although he tried his best, he still won the biggest prize.
D. If he hadn’t tried his best, he couldn’t have won the biggest prize.
Question 33. I had got myself comfortable and closed my eyes. I heard the sound of the alarm.
A. Scarcely had I got myself comfortable and closed my eyes, I heard the sound of the alarm.
B. I hardly heard the sound of the alarm when I got myself comfortable and closed my eyes.
C. Hardly had I got myself comfortable and closed my eyes when I heard the sound of the alarm.
D. Only when I had got myself comfortable and closed my eyes did I hear the sound of the alarm.
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 34 - 38.
Dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating are popular Halloween activities, but few
probably (34) ______ these lighthearted fall traditions with their origins in Samhain, a three-day
ancient Celtic pagan festival.
For the Celts, who lived during the Iron Age in what is now Ireland, Scotland, the U.K.
and (35) ______ parts of Northern Europe, Samhain (meaning literally, in modern Irish,
“summer's end”) marked the end of summer and kicked off the Celtic new year. Ushering in a
new year signaled a time of both death and rebirth, something that was doubly symbolic
because it (36) ______ with the end of a bountiful harvest season and the beginning of a cold
and dark winter season that would present plenty of challenges.
Eventually, Halloween became more popular in secular culture than All Saints' Day. The
pagan-turned- Christian practices of dressing up in costumes, playing pranks and handing out
offerings have evolved into popular traditions even for those (37) ______ may not believe in
otherworldly spirits or saints. (38) ______, whether Halloween celebrants know it or not,
they’re following the legacy of the ancient Celts who, with the festival of Samhain, celebrated
the inevitability of death and rebirth.
Question 34. A. separate B. estimate C. associate D. celebrate
Question 35. A. each B. every C. another D. other
Question 36. A. coincided B. originated C. compared D. occurred
Question 37. A. which B. whom C. who D. what
Question 38. A. Moreover B. However C. Instead D. Therefore
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 39 - 43.
Like many American pharmacists of the day, Pemberton was opposed to the drinking of
alcohol and wanted to produce a stimulating soft drink. First, he made "the French Wine of
Coca," made from the coca leaf. Then he began to experiment with the cola nut. Eventually, he
managed to make a combination of the two that he thought was sweet, but not too sweet.
Deciding that "the two C's would look well in advertising," he named it Coca–Cola.
Pemberton's invention caught on fairly quickly. By 1905, "Coke" was being advertised all
over the country as "The Great Natural Temperance Drink." The drink enjoyed additional
success since there was a large and popular temperance movement in the US at that time. In the
1920s, alcohol was outlawed, and sales of Coke rose significantly. However, they continued to
rise even after the law was repeated.
Another reason for Coke's popularity was good business sense. A year after he invented it,
Pemberton had sold Coca–Cola to Asa Griggs Candler for only $283.26! Candler was a
marketing genius, and by the time he sold the Coca–Cola Company in1919, it was worth $25 million.
Question 39. Which of the following would be the best title for the reading?
A. The Invention and History of Coca–Cola
B. Cola is the World’s Most Popular Soft Drink
C. The Temperance Movement and Coke’s success
D. John Pemberton created Coca–Cola.
Question 40. In paragraph 3, the word “outlawed” is closest in meaning to _______. A. made legal
B. taken to court
C. made illegal D. allowed
Question 41. All of the followings are true of Pemberton EXCEPT that _______.
A. he made “French wine of Coca” from the coca leaf
B. he combined the coca leaf and cola nut to make “French wine”
C. he produced stimulating alcohol from coca leaves and cola nuts
D. he made “French wine of Coca” from the cola nut
Question 42. In paragraph 3, the word “caught on” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. became popular B. became successful
C. became important D. became legal
Question 43. Which of the following is responsible for Coke’s additional success?
A. The temperance movement B. Its attracting name
C. Pemberton’s good business sense
D. Coca–Cola’s great taste
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 44 - 50.
Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty Seconds. When this short
amount of time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the
information get there in the first place? Information that makes its way to the short-term
memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage area. The brain has a filter that only allows
stimuli that are of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory.
There is much debate about the capacity and duration of short-term memory. The most
accepted theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that
humans can remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a
meaningful unit of information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number.
Modem theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of the short-term memory and
improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long-term storage.
When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam,
many people engage in "rote rehearsal". By repeating something over and over again. one is
able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if
there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the
tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not handy. people often attempt to remember
a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before a
person has the opportunity to make a phone call, he will likely forget the number instantly.
Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from short-term to long-
term memory. A better way is to practice "elaborate rehearsal". This involves assigning
semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre- existing long-term memories.
Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information
can be done by recognition or recall. Humans can easily recall memories that are stored in the
long-term memory and used often; however, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may
eventually be retrieved by prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the
more likely a memory can be retrieved. This is why multiple-choice tests are often used for
subjects that require a lot of memorization.
Question 44. According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?
A. They revert from the long-term memory.
B. They enter via the nervous system.
C. They are filtered from the sensory storage area.
D. They get chunked when they enter the brain.
Question 45. All of the following are mentioned as places in which memories are stored EXCEPT the: A. maintenance area B. long term memory C. SIM
D. sensory storage area
Question 46. Why does the author mention a dog's bark?
A. To provide a type of interruption
B. To give an example of a type of memory
C. To prove that dogs have better memories than humans
D. To compare another sound that is loud like a doorbell
Question 47. How do theorists believe a person can remember more information in a short time?
A. By rереаtіng іt B. By organizing it C. By drawing it D. By giving it a name
Question 48. The word elaborate in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to: A. efficient B. pretty C. regular D. complex
Question 49. The word it in the last paragraph refers to: A. semantics B. encoding C. STM D. information
Question 50. Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
A. The working memory is the same as the short-term memory.
B. Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.
C. Cues help people to recognize information.
D. A memory is kept alive through constant repetition. ĐÁP ÁN 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. B 11. D 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. D 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. A 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. D 33. C 34. C 35. D 36. A 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. C 41. C 42. A 43. A 44. C 45. A 46. A 47. B 48. D 49. D 50. B