ĐỀ MINH HỌA SỐ 39
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. snacks
B. follows
C. titles
D. writers
Question 2. A. chamber
B. ancient
C. danger
D. ancestor
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the world that differs from the other three in
the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3.
Question 4.

A. inspire
A. delegate

B. resign
B. fabulous

C. danger
C. external

D. exchange
D. slippery

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. Neither of the boys came to school yesterday, ________________?

A. didn’t he
B. does he
C. did he
D. doesn’t
Question 6. Unless you ______________ all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.
A. is reading
B. reading
C. read
D. was reading
Question 7. Peter _____________ a book when I saw him.
A. whether
B. no matter
C. because
D. although
Question 8. I won’t change my mind _____________ what you say.
A. is reading
B. reading
C. read
D. was reading
Question 9. This book provides students ____________ useful tips that help them to pass the coming exam.
A. at
B. about
C. for
D. with
Question 10. The Perfect Pet Parlor is a chain of stores ________________ a large selection of pet food and pet
accessories at a reasonable price with excellent sales support.
A. sell
B. sells
C. sold
D. selling

Question 11. You should eat more, _____________.
A. you’ll make yourself ill
B. you making yourself ill
C. or you’ll make yourself ill
D. if you’ll make yourself ill
Question 12. You can’t get a soda from that machine. There’s a sign on it says that “_______________”.
A. Out of job
B. Out of hand
C. Out of order
D. Out of mind
Question 13. I find it quite _____________ to talk in front of a group of people.
A. embarrassingly
B. embarrassing
C. embarrassment
D. embarrassed
Question 14. Who will _____________ the children while you go out to work?
A. look for
B. look up
C. look after
D. look at
Question 15. We need _____________ information before we can decide.
A. further
B. farther
C. far
D. furthest
Question 16. My car isn’t ____________. It’s always letting me down.
A. believable
B. reliable
C. colorable
D. conceivable

Question 17. He left the country _____________ arrest when he returned.
A. in fear that
B. with fear of
C. under threat of
D. with threat of
Question 18. When she looked in her purse she found that her money that had been _____________.
A. stolen
B. broken
C. thieved
D. robbed
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 19. After a long lunch hour, business resumes as usual.
A. continues
B. resurfaces
C. delays
D. responds
Question 20. He was asked to account for his presence all the scene of crime.
A. complain
B. exchange
C. explain
D. arrange


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 21. The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.
A. constant
B. changeable
C. objective

D. ignorant
Question 22. My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.
A. be optimistic
B. be pessimistic
C. objective
D. ignorant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 23. John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.”
- Anna: “____________________.”
A. Better luck next time
B. So poor
C. Congratulations
D. That was nice of them
Question 24. Marry: “It’s a nice day today. Let’s play a game of tennis.”
Linda: “____________________.”
A. Will we not play?
B. Why not do we play?
C. Why not?
D. Shall not we play
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 25 to 29.
The warning of the Pacific Ocean has created weather pattern (25) ____________ strongly affect the world.
When the water is warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases. Australia
could (26) ______________ experience a drought in many parts. On the other hand, Chile (which borders the
Pacific Ocean) is preparing for severe rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern
makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much drier.
This happening is called El Nino and is used (27) ______________ weather forecasters to make long-range
weather predictions. They also know that El Nino will bring unusually rain to the southwestern part of the
United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same time.

According to research, weather forecasters (28) _____________ know about the coming weather with
certainty. Now everything has become completely different.
El Nino itself used to be predictable. It would occur every two to seven years. But now this weather pattern
is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or cyclones occur. Scientists are
unsure of the reason for this (29) _______________ on the global scale either.
Question 25.
Question 26.
Question 27.
Question 28.
Question 29.

A. what
A. even
A. on
A. used to
A. change

B. when
B. ever
B. by
B. get used to
B. transfer

C. that
C. nevertheless
C. to
C. are used to
C. transformation

D. whether

D. however
D. at
D. used to be
D. shift

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 30 to 34.
Today, more and more women are actively participating in social activities both in urban and rural areas.
Specially, they have shined brightly in even many fields commonly regarded as the man’s areas such as
business, scientific research and social management. In some areas, women even show more overwhelming
power than men. The image of contemporary Vietnamese women with creativeness, dynamism, success has
become popular in Vietnam’s society. The fact reveals that the gender gap has been remarkably narrowed and
women enjoy many more opportunities to pursue their social careers and obtain success, contributing to national
socio-economic development. According to Ms Le Thi Quy, Director of the Gender and Development Research
Centre under the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University, gender equity in
Vietnam has reached a high level over the past decade. The rate of Vietnamese women becoming National
Assembly members from the 9thterm to the 11thterm increased 8.7%, bringing the proportion of Vietnamese
women in authority to 27.3%, the highest rate in Southeast Asia. There is no big gap in the level of literacy and


schooling between men and women. Women account for about 37% of university and college graduates, 19.9%
of doctoral degree holders and 6.7% of professors and associate professors.
The legitimate rights of women and children are ensured more than ever before with more complete legal
documents including laws, conventions and national action plans, among which the laws on “gender equity”
mark a turning-point in the empowerment of women.
Mass media also highlights the continued success of women in every field and horrors their great
importance in modern society, helping to do away with out-dated perceptions about traditional women’s duties.
Many projects on reproductive health care, children protection, and family income improvement jointly
conducted by various mass organizations, sate agencies and non-governmental organizations have created
favorable conditions for women to become involved.

Question 30. The text is about _______________.
A. the changes in the status of Vietnamese women
B. the Vietnamese women’s liberation
C. the Vietnamese sex discrimination
D. the discrimination that Vietnamese women have to face
Question 31. Which adjective is not used to describe Vietnamese women?
A. successful
B. creative
C. narrow
D. dynamic
Question 32. The word “they” in paragraph 1 is refered to ______________.
A. areas
B. fields
C. women
D. activitives
Question 33. Vietnamese women ______________.
A. have few opportunities to develop their intellectual ability
B. have only shined brightly in doing housework
C. can’t do any scientific research
D. are ensured their rights with laws, conventions and national action plans
Question 34. Which is NOT mentioned in the text as a project to create condition for Vietnamese women?
A. Traditional women’s duties
B. Reproductive care
C. Children protection
D. Family income improvement
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 35 to 42.
Rachel Carson was born in 1907 in Springsdale, Pennsylvania. She studied biology at college and zoology
at Johns Hopkins University, where she received her master’s degree in 1933. In 1936, she was hired by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where she worked most of her life.

Carson’s first book, Under the Sea Wind, was published in 1941. It received excellent reviews, but sales
were poor until it was reissued in 1952. In that year she published The Sea Around Us, which provided a
fascinating look beneath the ocean’s surface, emphasizing human history as well as geology and marine
biology. Her imagery and language had a poetic quality. Carson consulted no less than 1,000 printed sources.
She had voluminous correspondence and frequent discussions with experts in the field. However, she always
realized the limitations of her nontechnical readers.
In 1962, Carson published Silent Spring, a book that sparked considerable controversy. It proved how much
harm was done by the uncontrolled, reckless use of insecticides. She detailed how they poison the food supply
of animals, kill birds and fish, and contaminate human food. At the time, spokesmen for the chemical industry
mounted personal attacks against Carson and issued propaganda to indicate that her findings were flawed.
However, her work was proved by a 1963 report of the President’s Science Advisory Committee.
Question 35. The passage mainly discusses Rachel Carson’s work
A. at college
B. at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
C. as a researcher
D. as a writer
Question 36. According to the passage, what did Carson primarily study at Johns Hopkins University?
A. Oceanography
B. Zoology
C. Literature
D. History
Question 37. When she published her first book, Carson was closest to the age of ______________.
A. 26
B. 29
C. 34
D. 45


Question 38. It can be inferred from the passage that in 1952, Carson’s book Under the Sea Wind
A. was outdated

B. became more popular than her other books
C. was praised by critics
D. sold many copies
Question 39. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a source of information for The Sea
Around Us
A. Printed matter
B. Talks with experts
C. A research expedition
D. Letters from scientists
Question 40. The word “reckless” in line 11 is closest in meaning to _______________.
A. unnecessary
B. limited
C. continuous
D. irresponsible
Question 41. The word “flawed” in line 14 is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. faulty
B. deceptive
C. logical
D. offensive
Question 42. Why does the author of the passage mention the report of the President’s Science Advisory
Committee?
A. To provide an example of government propaganda.
B. To support Carson’s ideas.
C. To indicate a growing government concern with the environment.
D. To validate the chemical industry’s claims.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs corrections in
each of the following questions.
Question 43. He bought a lot of books, none of them he has ever read.
A. bought
B. none

C. them
D. has ever read
Question 44. There is few evidence that the children in language classrooms learn foreign languages any better
than adults in similar classroom situation.
A. few evidence
B. in languages classrooms
C. any better
D. classroom situation
Question 45. The theory isn’t sounding persuasive anymore because it had been opposed by many scholars.
A. isn’t sounding
B. anymore
C. had been opposed D. scholars
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 46. How well you’ll understand the lesson depends on how much you pay attention.
A. The better you’ll understand the lesson, the more you pay attention.
B. The more you pay attention, the worse you’ll understand the lesson.
C. The much you pay attention, the good you’ll understand the lesson.
D. The more you pay attention, the better you’ll understand the lesson.
Question 47. Tom said to girl: “When did you have this picture taken?”
A. Tom asked the girl when you had that picture taken.
B. Tom said to the girl when she had that picture taken.
C. Tom asked the girl when she had that picture taken.
D. Tom asked the girl when she had had that picture taken.
Question 48. It is possible that one of the men died on the mountain.
A. One of the men must have died on the mountain.
B. One of the men could have died on the mountain.
C. One of the men should have died on the mountain.
D. One of the men may have died on the mountain.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate that best combines each pair of sentences in

the following questions.
Question 49. She helped us a lot with our project. We couldn’t continue without her.
A. Unless we had her contribution, we could continue with the project.
B. But for had her contribution, we could have continued with the project.


C. If she hadn’t contributed positively, we couldn’t have continued with the project.
D. Provided her contribution wouldn’t come, we couldn’t continue with the project.
Question 50. I didn’t realize her illness when I came into the class.
A. Had I come into the class, I would have realized her illness.
B. Not until I came into the class did I realize her illness.
C. No sooner did I come into the class than I realized her illness.
D. Only when I realized her ill ness did I come into the class.


ĐÁP ÁN
1. A
11. C
21. B
31. C
41. A

2. D
12. C
22. B
32. C
42. B

3. C
13. B

23. A
33. D
43. C

4. C
14. C
24. C
34. A
44. A

5. C
15. A
25. C
35. D
45. A

6. B
16. B
26. A
36. B
46. D

7. D
17. C
27. B
37. C
47. D

8. B
18. A

28. A
38. D
48. D

9. D
19. A
29. A
39. C
49. C

10. D
20. C
30. A
40. D
50. B

Câu 1: Đáp án A
Câu 2: Đáp án D /ỉ/
Các đáp án cịn lại là /ei/
Câu 4: Đáp án C
Đáp án C có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai, các từ còn lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất
Câu 5: Đáp án C
S + V (thể phủ định), trợ động từ (dạng khẳng định) + S?
Neither (không ai trong số 2 người/ vật này) mang nghĩa phủ định → câu hỏi đuôi dạng khẳng định
Câu 7: Đáp án D
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn: was/were + Ving
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn diễn tả 1 hành động đang diễn ra thì có 1 hành động khác xen vào. Trong ngữ cảnh này thì
hành động “nhìn thấy” xen ngang vào hành động “đọc sách” đang diễn ra trong quá khứ → động từ “read” chia
ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn.
Câu 8: Đáp án B

- No matter what = whatever: dù có gì … đi chăng nữa
E.g: Whatever happens, you know that I’ll stand by you.
- Whether … or: hoặc … hoặc
- Because: bởi vì
- Although + : mặc dù
Câu 9: Đáp án D
Cấu trúc: provide sb with sth ~ provide sth for sb: cung cấp cho ai cái gì
Câu 14: Đáp án C
- Look for: tìm kiếm
- Look up: chăm sóc

- Look up: tra cứu
- Look at: nhìn

Câu 15: Đáp án A
- Further (adv): xa hơn (khoảng cách), nhiều hơn (mức độ)
- Father (adv): xa hơn (khoảng cách)
- Far (adv): xa
- Furthest (adv): xa nhất (khoảng cách)
Câu 16: Đáp án B
- Reliable (adj): đáng tin cậy
- Believable (adj): có thể tin được
- Conceivable (adj): có thể tưởng tượng được
Câu 19: Đáp án A
- Restime ~ Continue (v): bắt đầu lại, tiếp tục
- Resurface (v): làm lại bề mặt, đặt lại lớp mới (con đường)
- Delay (v): trì hỗn
- Respond (v): phản ứng lại, đáp lại
Câu 21: Đáp án B
- Stable (adj): ổn định



- Constant (adj): liên tục, không ngừng, không thay đổi
- Changeable (adj): dễ thay đổi
- Objective (adj): ngu dốt, không biết
Câu 24: Đáp án C
Trả lời bằng “why not” để đồng tình với một lời đề nghị, rủ rê
Câu 25: Đáp án C
Từ cần điền vào là đại từ quan hệ which/that để thay thế cho “weather pattern” ở phía trước.
Câu 26: Đáp án A
- Nevertheless ~ However: tuy nhiên
- Ever: đã từng (thường dùng trong thì hiện tại hồn thành)
- Even: thậm chí
Câu 27: Đáp án B
Phía trước chỗ trống có dạng “be+PP” → cấu trúc bị động. do đó từ cần điền vào là “by” (by + O)
Câu 28: Đáp án A
- Used to + V (bare-inf): đã từng làm gì đó (thói quen ở q khứ, giờ khơng cịn nữa)
Câu 29: Đáp án A
- Change: sự thay đổi (từ cái này thành cái khác)
- Shift: sự thay đổi về vị trí
- Transfer: sự di chuyển, dời chỗ
- Transformation: sự biến đổi
Câu 35: Đáp án D
Câu đầu đoạn 2: “Carson’s first book, Under the Sea Wind, was published in 1941.”
Câu đầu đoạn 3: “In 1962, Carson published Silent Spring, a book that sparked considerable controversy.”
Câu 36: Đáp án B
Dẫn chứng: “She studied biology at college and zoology at Johns Hopkins University”
Câu 37: Đáp án C
Dẫn chứng: “Rachel Carson was born in 1907”
“Carson’s first book, Under the Sea Wind, was published in 1941.”

Câu 38: Đáp án D
Dẫn chứng: “It received excellent reviews, but sales were poor until it was reissued in 1952.”
Câu 39: Đáp án C
Dẫn chứng: “Carson consulted no less than 1,000 printed sources. She had voluminous correspondence and
frequent discussions with experts in the field.”
(correspondence ~ letters) ⇒ chỉ có phương án C khơng được đề cập.
Câu 40: Đáp án D
- Reckless ~ Irresponsible (adj): coi thường, vô trách nhiệm
- Unnecessary (adj): không cần thiết
- Limited (adj): hạn chế
- Continuous (adj): liên tục, không ngừng
Câu 41: Đáp án A
- Flawed ~ Faulty (adj): sai, có lỗi
- Deceptive (adj): dối trá, lừa bịp
- Logical (adj): logic, hợp lí
- Offensive (adj): xúc phạm, khó chịu
Câu 42. Đáp án B
Dẫn chứng: “However, her work was proved by a 1963 report of the President’s Science Advisory Committee.”


Câu 43: Đáp án C
Kiến thức về đại từ quan hệ: Cần đại từ quan hệ thay thế cho danh từ chỉ vật “books” trước đó.
them ⇒ which
Câu 44: Đáp án A
Kiến thức về lượng từ/ từ chỉ định lượng
Few + danh từ số nhiều: một ít
Little + danh từ khơng đếm được: một ít
Evidence: bằng chứng ⇒ danh từ không
Đếm được few ⇒ little
Câu 45: Đáp án A

Kiến thức động từ tình thái: Những động từ tình thái như: sound, hear, appear, taste, smell, feel, … khi dùng để
diễn tả cảm xúc và trạng thái khơng được chia thì tiếp diễn mà phải dùng thì đơn.
isn’t sounding ⇒ doesn’t sound