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The modern custom of providingWhat does the woman
mean? (01601)
What are the people mainly discussing? (01607)
What is the topic of the lecture? (01602)
What is the talk mainly about? (01603)
What had the woman assumed about the man?
What is the weather forecast for tomorrow?
(02616)
What does the man mean?
What does the man mean? (01605)
How many more people are needed to from the
team that the people are discussing? (01606)
Twelfth Night is a famous ______. (02613)
Where will they get something to eat? (02618)
What present will the girl receive? (02620)
What has the daughter forgotten to bring on
holiday? (02622)
What time will the train to London leave? (02615)
What does the woman’s house look like now?
(02619)
What will the man and woman do on Sunday?
In 1900, they started selling the beautiful objects
they made. Tourists who came to visit Navajo
Pueblos bought them. At first, only men worked
with silver, but now women also participate.
The words “participate” is closest in meaning to
______.
In winter, it is important for birds to keep warm
at night and conserve precious food reserves.
The word “conserve” is closest in meaning to

______.
The first silver they used for making their own
ornamental items, such as necklaces and
bracelets, came from American silver dollars.
The word “ornaments” is closest in meaning to
______.
Gender selection – the choosing of a baby’s gender
prior to birth – occurs in many parts of the world.
In China and India, for example, a baby’s gender
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She doesn’t need the man’s help.
Making an intramural basketball
team
One model of speech and
communication
A famous historical person
b. He had changed apartment.
c. He was still in his old apartment.
Rainy
He’d like something to drink.
He knew the woman would benefit
from his advice.
2
comedy
At a service station
A new carpet
Her shampoo
4.50
There are no trees or hedges.

Going to the beach
work with silver

retain

decorations

NOT GIVEN


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is considered to be of vital importance to the
family.
Mothers in India eat cereals for breakfast so that
they will have male babies.
Conventional wisdom states that the father’s
sperm is the main determination of the child’s
gender, but recent research has begun to reveal a
number of other possible determing factors.
People used to think that the father was
responsible for the sex of the baby.
In the UK, male births are falling by 1 per 1,000
births per year. This could be ascribed to the
decline in the number of adults and adolescent
girls eating breakfast on a regular basis.
People in the United Kingdom often do not eat
breakfast.
In one experiment, Elissa Cameron changed the
blood sugar level of female mice prior to
conception by putting a chemical in the animals’

water.
Elissa Cameron used both humans and mice in
her research.
In 1905 he was sent to Paris as an apprentice to an
art dealer, and in the years that followed he
witnessed the birth of Cubism, discovered
primitive art, and learned the techniques of
woodcarving from a frame maker.
The word “witnessed” is closest in meaning to
______.
If you would like to have a son, it might be a good
idea to eat a breakfast that includes cereal. On the
other hand, if you would prefer to give birth to a
daughter, then cut out breakfast and continue a
weight reduction diet at least until after
conception.
Some people think that drinking tea has an effect
on the sex of a baby.
For centuries, the English Oak was the most
commonly found tree in England’s forests. Old
English coins had pictures of its leaves on their
sides. Englishmen used oak wood to build boats,
houses, churches, and wine barrels.
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the
word “commonly”?
2

TRUE

TRUE


FALSE

observed

NOT GIVEN

Frequently


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Seventy percent of the people in Australia live in
cities near the coasts. The middle of the country is
nearly desserted.
The word “desserted” is closest in meaning to
______.
The popularity of low-calorie diets for females of
child-bearing age could also be a factor
contributing to the reduction in male births.
High-calorie diets have been shown to increase the
likelihood of female births.
I got married when I was 26 and my husband 28.
It was a whirlwind romance and although my
friends and family said they were delighted, they
were also clearly shocked at the speed of events.
Although marriage is usually part of a predictable
progression within a relationship, for us to do
something so ordinary seemed out-of-theordinary, partly because noen of our friends had
plans to settle down but mostly because neither
had we until we met each other.

The writer was surprised at her own decision to
marry in her twenties.
The plank’s form dictated the rigidly frontal view
and the low relief. Even its irregular shape must
have appealed to Laurent as a break with a longstanding tradition that required a sculptor to
work within a perfect rectangle or square.
The phrase “a break with” is closest in meaning to
____.
This demand for gender choice for parents has led
scientists worldwide to investigate gender
selection prior to conception.
New drugs have been developed that allow
parents to choose the sex of their child.
Sunny weather can always be depended on in
southern countries.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best
paraphrases the given sentence.
Tell me about your favourite day in your next
letter. ______ hear from you soon.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in a letter.
To ______, your advertisement was misleading
and I’m most disappointed by the quality of the
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empty

FALSE

YES


a departure from

NOT GIVEN

People can always depend on sunny
weather in southern countries.
Hope to

sum up


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services provided.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in a letter.
I suffered from obsessive and agonising thoughts.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best
paraphrases the given sentence.
You do not have to pay for secondary education in
Britain.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best
paraphrases the given sentence.
John was too ill to go to work.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best
paraphrases the given sentence.
I ______ to complain about the holiday I booked
in ABC Citybreaks to Bramville.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in a letter.

In ______ it is a luxurious hotel, the price are
reasonable.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in a letter.
Plant proteins tend to have few amino acids than
proteins from animal sources.
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group
of words that is not correct.
John Muir founded the Sierra Club, the nation’s
first group of people’s who were environmental
activities.
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group
of words that is not correct.
That’s ______ now. I’d better go.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in a letter.
It was the coldest winter they had ever had.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best
paraphrases the given sentence.
I look forward ______ from you soon.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in a letter.
File miles beyond the hills were a fire with its
flames reaching up to the sky.
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group
of words that is not correct.
Sorry I haven’t written to you _____ I’ve been
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Obsessive and agonising thoughts

made me their prey.
Secondary education is free in
Britain
John was not well enough to go to
work.
am writing

spite of the fact that

few

activities

all for
They had never had a colder winter.
to hearing
were

for ages, but


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really busy recently with end-of-term exams.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in a letter.
What can be inferred when the professor says,
‘What?’? (04638)
What does the man imply? (04640)
What does the woman imply about her boss?
What does the man imply about the books?

What had the woman assumed? 04639
What is the interviewer’s attitude when she says,
‘I suppose.’? 04631
Why does the professor say this: ‘You might think
of longevity as meaning living for a long time, but
that is not enough?’? 03626
After a slight increase in 1998, profits have
dropped back ______ their 1997 level.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in a report.
People have always exploited animals for food and
clothing, whilst farmers have brought everincreasing areas of land under cultivation.
Whether this process should continue is a
question that requires careful ______.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in an essay.
The alternative view ______ that it is no longer
enough merely to possess a standard university
degree and practical work experience.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in an essay
Shares in First National Bank last night stood at
$4.80, an increase ______ a third since the
beginning of the year.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in a report.
For these reasons ______ strongly that
immunisation programmes should not be
obligatory and that the individual should have the
right to choose whether or not to participate.

Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in an essay.
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She is surprised by what the student
said.
He didn’t go because he was
sleeping.
He is eager to leave his job.
a. They were inexpensive.
d. They were free.
The dishes would not be done
a. Surprise
b. Doubt
c. Disappointment
To correct a possible misconception
by students
to

consideration

argues

of

I feel


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What is the interviewer’s attitude when she says,

‘I suppose.’?
In this way they become familiar with music and,
if well guided, go on to enjoy all kinds of music
______ the rest of their lives.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in an essay.
In my view, there is much that can be done to
______ the problem constructively.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in an essay.
Why does the professor mention streams and
rivers?
Why does the professor ask, ‘Have you ever taken
a vacation?’
There was a steady rise ______ sales in January
and the first half of February, then they fell to
1,000 units in mid March.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in a report.
What does professor Martin say about the
student?
What does the professor intend to explain?

The rate of inflation _______ the first few months
of the year but there’s been a slight fall recently.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in a report.
Why does the professor mention the case of Japan
after he talks about other industrialized countries
such as Sweden, Canada, and the US?

What is the professor’s attitude toward the
situation of the Earth stopping suddenly?
Why does the student go to see the professor?
The family has often been regarded as the
cornerstone of society. In premodern and modern
societies alike it has been seen as the most basic
unit of social organization and one which carries
out vital tasks, such as socializing children.
6

Doubt
throughout

address

They can carry water in part of the
water cycle.
He wants her to think of a specific
context.
in

His writing must cerntainly be
improved.
a. Why mistake made in textbooks
was never corrected
b. How plants grown in water make
use of fertilizer
d. How the roots of rye plants
develop to such a great length
rose steadily for


He wants to give the student an
example of a case different from the
Western trend.
He doubts it would ever happen
To get advice about her graduate
school appplication
The function of families


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Which of the following is the best heading for this
paragraph?
Until the 1960s few sociologists questioned the
importance or the benefits of family life. Most
sociologists assumed that family life was evolving
as moderning progressed, and that the changes
involved made the family better suited to meeting
the needs of society and of family members. A
particular type of family, the nuclear family was
seen as well adapted to the demands of modern
societies.
What is the best heading for the paragraph?
Now active globally in the fight against poverty,
Oxfam International started life as the Oxford
Committee for Famine Relief back in 1942. At
that time, the people of Greece were suffering
serious economic hardship and Oxfam
campaigned to get food shipment sent. The
organisation grew and its shops, selling secondhand goods to raise funds for programmes in

developing countries, became a familiar sight on
the streets of the UK.
Why is Oxfam first formed?
As soon as guests arrived in the home of an ncient
Greek host servants brought in vases of water so
they might freshen themselves. After the guests
had washed their hands and feet, they stood
around gossiping until summoned to dinner.
Water was provided serval times during the
course of the meal for washing the hands.
In an ancient Greek home, guests were expected
to ______.
Alongside these developments in society and
sociology, family life has become a topic of
political debate. Politicians have become
somewhat more willing to comment on families.
Sometimes they have devised policies to try to
deal with perceived problems surrounding the
family. In short, the family has come to be seen as
more problematic than it was in the past. The
controversies that have come to surround families
and households are the subject of this chapter.
What is the best heading for the paragraph?
Prose fiction has existed since ancient times, but
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The ‘happy family’ model

To help people suffering in Greece


wash their hands and feet more than
once

The government reaction

The date of the earliest know novel


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most early fiction was actually written as poetry.
Scholars disagree about the date of the first prose
fiction book, or novel. Some scholars classify
fictional stories from ancient Greece and Rome as
the earliest novels. Others claim there were novels
in Asia as early as the 6th century.
What can be inferred from the passage?
A piece of research confirms that the way men
and women feel at the beginning of their marriage
makes a difference to its eventual outcome. Those
who feel disappointed, perhaps because marriage
itself is different from their expectations, or
because their lifestyle is not what they had
envisaged, are more likely to divorce.
What is the best heading for the paragraph?
Egyptians were welcomed to a dinner party by a
special servant, who put oil on their heads and
washed their hands. Sometimes the process was
repeated during the course of the dinner.
Eguptian families had ______ to deal with guests.
Reorganised in 1995 to enable better international

co-operation, Oxfam International is involved in a
wide range of issues, such as trade, education and
emergency work, with the aim of creating a fairer
world and ensuring people enjoy basic human
rights.
The organisation was reformed in 1995 so that it
could ______.
Peotry is a style of writing in which short lines
form verses. Often, words at the end of these lines
rhyme, like ‘bed’ and ‘red.’ We call a group of
verses about one subject a ‘poem.’ Prose writing
does not have verses, nor does it rhyme. It uses
sentences and paragraphs.
What does the word “it” refer to?
First, First Nations people cut the skin off a dead
animal, such as a deer or buffalo. Next, they
would nail, or stake, the skin into the ground.
Then, they scraped off the fur with tools made
from rocks, bones, or metal.
What can be inferred about First Nations people?
The Romans washed their hands before and after
dinner. Small basins were provided for guests for
this purpose, and it was a common practice to
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is not easy to determine.

The consequences of early
dissatisfaction


a special servant

work better in a global context

Prose

They used tools.

a finger bowl


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drop a flower into the water to make it fragrant.
This custome has survived today in many homes
and restaurants in which a finger bowl with a
flower petal in the water is brought to guests.
The modern custom of providing ______ for
guests is similar to an ancient Roman custom.
With any machine, the use must apply force to
move an object. This force is called ‘effort.’ The
object being moved also has a force, called
‘resistance.’ To move the object, the effort must be
greater than the resistance. Simple machines can
multiply the force put on them and change the
dirction of that force to easily move objects.
The word “them” refers to ______.
In ancient Rome, as guests were being seated,
servants draped the members of the dinner party
with a wreath of flowers and offered them a goblet
of wine.

Ancient Romans would wear a ______ as they ate.
Among all cultures, in ancient or modern times, it
has never been good form to refuse the offer of
food or drink. Around the world, to accept such
an offer is considered an act of common
politeness, whether one wants it or not. Among the
nomadic Bedouins of the desert, it has always
been considered a serious breach of etiquete to
ride up to the front of a family’s tent without
stopping and eating their bread.
People everywhere are offended
when a guest ______.
The alternative view ______ that it is no longer
enough merely to possess a standard university
degree and practical work experience.
Although the media frequently reports on things
like the building of moon hotels and provides
images of a typical moon holiday resort, I doubt
whether these are ______ speculative.
Children can be introduced to musical concepts
like pitch and rhythm ______ a number of
activities: dancing, singing and playing
instruments are all appropriate and enjoyable.
In this way they become familiar with music and,
if well guided, go on to enjoy all kinds of music
______ the rest of their lives.
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simple machines


wreath of floweres

doesn’t eat or drinking anything

argues
anything more than

through

throughut


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Between March and August this figure ______
remained
stable but in September there was a sudden rise in
membership numbers.
What does the professor intend to explain?
How the roots of rye plants develop
to such a great length
What had the woman assumed about the man?.
He had moved from a house to an
apartment
Computer software market becomes ______
increasingly
crowded.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in a report.
Income tax has gone up ______ 30% to 40%.
from

Some people argue that the state does not have the not to
right to make parents immunise their children.
However, I feel the question is not whether they
should immunise but whether they have the right
______.
Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete
the following sentence in an essay.
What does professor Martin say about the
student?
What is the professor’s attitude toward the
situation of the Earth stopping suddenly?

His writing must cerntainly be
improved.
He considers it a real possibility.
c. He doubts it would ever happen.
d. He thinks it would solve a lot of
problems.
They can carry water in part of the
water cycle.

Why does the professor mention streams and
rivers?
How many more people are needed to from the team that the
people are discussing?

c. 2

Chọn một câu trả lời:
What does the man mean?

What is the talk mainly about?

What present will the girl receive?

d. He’d like something to drink.

b. A famous historical person
d. A new carpet

What is the weather forecast for tomorrow?

d. Rainy

What does the man imply about the books? . He’s going to give them away.

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THỰC HÀNH TIẾNG TỔNG HỢP
What can be inferred when the professor says, ‘What?’?

a. She is surprised by what the

student said.
What does the man imply? c. He didn’t go because he was sleeping.
Why does the professor say this: ‘You might think of longevity as meaning living for a long time,
but that is not enough?’?

a. To correct a possible misconception by students


What can be inferred when the professor says, ‘What?’?

a. She is surprised by what the

student said.

What does the man imply?

c. He didn’t go because he was sleeping.

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