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Năm học 2018-2019
Thời gian thi : 60 phút
(Đề thi gồm 50 câu trong 05 trang)

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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 1: Prior to his appointment as secretary of state, Henry Kissinger was a professor
of government and international affairs at Harvard.
A. Instead of
B. During
C. After
D. Before
Question 2: The kidnapper gave himself up to the authorities.
A. went up
B. accommodated himself
C. confided himself
D. surrendered
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 3: It is__________ of businessmen to shake hands in formal meetings.
A. familiar
B. ordinary
C. typical
D. common

Question 4: This machine is ____________to overheat if you leave it switched on.
A. susceptible
B. liable
C. probable
D. conductive
Question 5: We all believe that a happy marriage should be__________ mutual love.
A. concerned with
B. obliged to
C. based on
D. confided in
Question 6: David and Tim are talking about natural resources: Tim agrees with what David
says:
David: “Our natural resources are going to be used up. I think we should find other alternative
ones soon.”
Tim: “______________”
A. Are you kidding?
B. It’s out of the question! C. I’ll say.
D. No way!
Question 7: Bicycles_______ in the driveway.
A. must not leave
B. must not be left
C. must not have left
D.
must not be leaving
Question 8: Mr. Smith, my neighbor, _______ in World War II.
A. is said to have fought B. is said to fight
C. says to have fought
D.
says to fight
Question 9: _________a good chance, don’t let it slip away!

A. If you give
B. If given
C. Being given
D. You are given
Question 10: A large number of inventions and discoveries have been made_________
accident.
A. in
B. by
C. at
D. on
Question 11: She has been playing ____________ piano since she was 10 years of age.
A. an
B. x (no article)
C. the
D. a
Question 12: By the time you get back, I_____ all my correspondence and then I_____ you
with yours.
A. will finish/ can have helped
B. will be finished/ have helped
C. have finished/ have helped
D. will have finished/ can help
Question 13: Alice: “What shall we do this weekend?” - Carol: “____________”
A. No problem.
B. Oh, that’s good.
C. Let’s go out for dinner.
D. I went
out for dinner.
Question 14: In many families the important decisions are_________ by women.
A. given
B. arrived

C. made
D. done
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 15 - 21.
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It is hard to get any agreement on the precise meaning of the term "social class". In
everyday life, people tend to have a different approach to those they consider their equals
from which they assume with people they consider higher or lower than themselves in social
scale. The criteria we use to 'place' a new acquaintance, however, are a complex mixture of
factors. Dress, way of speaking, area of residence in a given city or province, education and
manners all play a part.
In ancient civilizations, the Sumerian, for example, which flourished in the lower
Euphrates valley from 2000 to 5000 B.C. social differences were based on birth, status or
rank, rather than on wealth. Four main classes were recognized. These were the rulers, the
priestly administrators, the freemen (such as craftsmen, merchants or farmers) and the
slaves.
In Greece, after the sixth-century B.C., there was a growing conflict between the
peasants and the aristocrats, and a gradual decrease in the power of the aristocracy when a
kind of 'middle class' of traders and skilled workers grew up. The population of Athens, for
example, was divided into three main classes which were politically and legally distinct.
About one-third of the total population was slaves, who did not count politically at all, a fact
often forgotten by those who praise Athens as the nursery of democracy. The next main
group consisted of resident foreigners, the, 'metics' who were freemen, though they too were
allowed no share in political life. The third group was the powerful body of 'citizens", who
were themselves divided into sub-classes.
In the later Middle Ages, however, the development of a money economy and the
growth of cities and trade led to the rise of another class, the 'burghers' or city merchants

and mayors. These were the predecessors of the modern middle classes. Gradually high
office and occupation assumed importance in determining social position, as it became more
and more possible for a person born to one station in life to move to another. This change
affected the towns more than the country areas, where remnants of feudalism lasted much
longer.
Question 15: According to the passage, we evaluate other people's social position by_____.
A. the kind of job they do
B. their dress, manners, area of residence
and other factors
C. questioning them in great details D. finding out how much their salary is
Question 16: The word "criteria" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. words
B. standards of judgment
C. criticisms
D.
characteristics
Question 17: The word “which” in the paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. ancient civilizations
B. Euphrates valley
C. example
D. Sumerian
Question 18: The decline of the Greek aristocracy's power in the sixth century B.C ________.
A. coincided with the rise of a new "middle class" of traders and peasants
B. caused international conflicts in the area
C. lasted for only a short time
D. was assisted by a rise in the number of slaves
Question 19: Athens is often praised as the nursery of democracy_______.
A. because even very young children could vote
B. in spite of its heavy dependence on slave labor
C. even though slaves were allowed to vote

D. because its three main classes were politically and legally distinct.
Question 20: The word "predecessors" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to_____.
A. authorities
B. supporters
C. descendants
D. ancestors
Question 21: The passage is mainly about__________.
A. the human history
B. the division of social classes in the
ancient world
C. the modern society
D. the social life in ancient Greece
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 22 - 29.
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The National Automobile Show in New York has been one of the top auto shows in the
United States since 1900. On November 3 of that year, about 8,000 people looked over the
"horseless carriages." It was the opening day and the first opportunity for the automobile
industry to show off its wares to a large crowd; however, the black-tie audience treated the
occasion more as a social affair than as a sales extravaganza. It was also on the first day of
this show that William McKinley became the first U.S. president to ride in a car.
The automobile was not invented in the United States. That distinction belongs to
Germany. Nicolaus Otto built the first practical internal-combustion engine there in 1876.
Then, German engineer Karl Benz built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in
the mid-1880s. But the United States pioneered the merchandising of the automobile. The
auto show proved to be an effective means of getting the public excited about automotive
products.

By happenstance, the number of people at the first New York show equaled the
entire car population of the United States at that time. In 1900, 10 million bicycles and an
unknown number of horse-drawn carriages provided the prime means of personal
transportation. Only about 4,000 cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only
a quarter of those were gasoline powered. The rest ran on steam or electricity.
After viewing the cars made by forty car makers, the show's audience favored electric
cars because they were quiet. The risk of a boiler explosion turned people away from
steamers, and the gasoline-powered cars produced smelly fumes. The Duryea Motor Wagon
Company, which launched the American auto industry in 1895, offered a fragrant additive
designed to mask the smells of the naphtha that it burned. Many of the 1900 models were
cumbersome - the Gasmobile, the Franklin, and the Orient, for example, steered with a tiller
like a boat instead of with a steering wheel. None of them was equipped with an automatic
starter.
These early model cars were practically handmade and were not very dependable.
They were basically toys of the well-to-do. In fact, Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at
Princeton University and later President of the United States, predicted that automobiles
would cause conflict between the wealthy and the poor. However, among the exhibitors at
the 1900 show was a young engineer named Henry Ford. But before the end of the decade,
he would revolutionize the automobile industry with his Model T Ford. The Model T, first
produced in 1909, featured a standardized design and a streamlined method of production –
the assembly line. Its lower costs made it available to the mass market.
Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or roughly $14,000 to
$21,000 in today’s prices. By 1913, the Model T was selling for less than $300, and soon the
price would drop even further. “I will build cars for the multitudes,” Ford said, and he kept his
promise.
Question 22: The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900 National Automobile
Show primarily as a(n)_____.
A. opportunity to learn how to drive
B. formal social occasion
C. chance to buy automobiles at low prices D. chance to invest in one of thirty-two

automobile manufacturers
Question 23: According to the passage, who developed the first modern car?
A. Karl Benz
B. William McKinley
C. Henry Ford
D. Nikolaus Otto
Question 24: Approximately how many cars were there in the United States in 1900?
A. 4,000
B. An unknown number
C. 8,000 D. 10
million
Question 25: The phrase "by happenstance" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning
to_______.
A. Generally
B. By design
C. Coincidentally
D. For example
Question 26: The word "they" in the paragraph 4 refers to_________.
A. audience
B. car makers
C. electric cars
D. model cars
Question 27: Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year 1900 were
gasoline powered?
A. 4,000
B. 1,000
C. 2,000
D. 32
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Question 28: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as steering with a
tiller rather than with a steering wheel?
A. An Orient
B. A Duryea
C. A Franklin
D. Gasmobile
Question 29: What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile
Show in the dollars of that time?
A. $1,500
B. $14,000
C. $21,000
D. $300
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 30: It’s a pity that you didn’t tell us about this.
A. I wish you have told us about this.
B. I wish you would tell us about this.
C. I wish you had told us about this.
D. I wish you told us about this.
Question 31: It seems that no one predicted the correct answer.
A. It‘s apparent that the answer isn’t correctly predicted.
B. No one seems to have a correct prediction about the answer.
C. No one seems to have predicted the correct answer.
D. No one seems to predict the answer correctly.
Question 32: Would you mind not smoking in here?
A. I want you not to stop smoking in here.
B. Would you please stop to smoke in
here?

C. I would rather you didn’t smoke in here.
D. Could you stop to smoke in here?
Question 33: The water level lowered. The buried city came to light.
A. If the water level didn’t lower, the buried city wouldn’t come to light.
B. Had the water level not lowered, no one would have known the buried city.
C. But for the lowered water level, the buried city would have been known.
D. If the water level hadn’t lowered, the buried city would have come to light.
Question 34: When I met my long-lost brother, I was at a loss for words.
A. When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything.
B. When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say.
C. When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say.
D. When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say.
Question 35: I think you should stop smoking.
A. If I were you, I will stop smoking.
B. If I had been you, I would stop smoking.
C. If I were you, I would stop smoking.
D. If I am you, I will stop smoking.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions
Question 36: According to_______ people, most animal and plant species on earth will soon
die out.
A. optimistic
B. pessimists
C. optimists
D. pessimistic
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
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This gives customers access to a huge number of information worldwide.
A
B
C
D

Question
38:

The first important requirements for you to become a mountain climber are
your
A
B
C
strong passion and you have good health.
D

Question
39:

The number of homeless people in Nepal have increased sharply due to the recent
severe
A
B
C
D
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earthquake.
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 40: A. know
B. brown
C. how
D. town
Question 41: A. afforded
B. invented
C. needed
D. advanced
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 42:A. factor
B. college
C. device
D. vacant
Question 43: A. immortality B. independence
C. politician
D. different
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
44 - 48.
WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY
A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory
as something that cannot be changed, but actually (44)______ is a lot that you can do to
improve your memory.
We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. This

no doubt explains the reason (45)______ schoolboys remember football results effortlessly but
struggle with dates from their history lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to
remember, and focus on it (46)______. One way to “make” yourself more interested is to ask
questions the more the better!
Physical exercise is also important for your memory, because it increases your heart
(47)______ and sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better.
Exercise also reduces stress, which is very bad for the memory.
The old saying that eating fish makes you brainy may be true after all. Scientists have
discovered that the fats (48)______ in fish like tuna, sardines and salmon - as well as in olive
oil - help to improve the memory. Vitamin-rich fruits such as oranges, strawberries and red
grapes are all good “brain food”, too.
(Source: ―New Cutting Edge, Cunningham, S. & Moor. 2010. Harlow: Longman)
Question 44: A. there
B. that
C. this
D. it
Question 45: A. how
B. what
C. which
D. why
Question 46: A. easily
B. slightly
C. hardly
D. consciously
Question 47: A. rate
B. level
C. grade
D. degree
Question 48: A. found
B. founded

C. existed
D. made
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 49: One of the reasons why families break up is that parents are always critical of
each other.
A. supportive
B. intolerant
C. tired
D. unaware
Question 50: He is extremely smart. He’s head and shoulders above anyone else in the
class.
A. better than
B. superior to
C. inferior to
D. more clever than
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