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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.
1. A. fabric B. laptop C. patent D. imitate æ/eɪ
2. A. patent t/ʃ B. patient C. inspiration D. nation
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.
3. A. determined B. examine C. reliant D. medicine 1/2
4. A. international B. interpersonal C. intelligently 2/3 D. intellectually
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.
5. The prices of homes are as high in urban areas that most young people cannot afford to buy
A B so C D
them.
6. The oxygen content of Mars is not sufficient enough to support life as we know it.
sufficent hoặc enough đều có nghĩa là đủ --> dùng 1 trong 2 A B C D
7. People with exceptional high intelligence quotients may not be the best employees since
A B
they become bored of their work unless the job is constantly changing.
C bored with D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
8. He off alone a month ago, and of since then.
A. set - hasn’t been heard B. has set - hasn’t heard
C. had set - hasn’t heard D. set - hadn’t been heard
9. Information on events occurring in the theater the year is available through our
website. xuyên suốt/khắp
A. into B. throughout C. on D. as
more and more + N/ADJ/ADV: càng
10. It gets to understand what the professor has explained.
ngày càng
A. the more difficult B. difficult more and more
C. more difficult than D . more and more difficult
11. A good essay must contain enough interesting ideas and specific examples but
also have good organization. ....not only +... + but also +....: không những mà còn
A. in addition B. either C. not only D. as well
12. You must always have a good breakfast every morning late you are.
A. even if B. whatever C. no matter D. however
13. she could not say anything. so + adj + be + S that + mệnh đề: Quá...đến nỗi --> đảo ngữ
A. Therefore upset was she that B. However upset was she that
C. So upset was she that D. So upset was that
14. The song has been selected for the 22nd Sea Games in Vietnam.
 adv. chính thức n. văn phòng adj.chính thức
A. officially B. office C. official D. officer n.quan chức
15. I called Jenny yesterday with a view asking her about the project. with a view to doing sth
A. of B. to C. in D. for = có ý định làm cái gì
16. The job requires certain . You have to be good at operating computers and dealing
with people. n. kỹ thuật (chuyên môn)
qualification - noun A. qualifications B. knowledge C. techniques D. skills n. kỹ năng
=.bằng cấp/chứng nhận chuyên môn
17. One condition of this job is that you must be to work at weekends.
A. acceptable B. available C. accessible D. capable a. có khả năng --> capable of
a. có khả năng chấp nhận được a. rảnh/có sẵn a. có thể truy cập
18. Quite soon, the world is going to energy resources.
A. get into B. run out of C. keep up with D. come up against đối mặt, đương đầu
bắt đầu (một nghề nghiệp,....) cạn kiệt, hết sạch theo kịp, ngang hàng, không thua kém
19. She never says anything good about me. She is forever running me .
A. over B. down C. out D. off
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.
20. Tom: “Your kitchen is fantastic! Did you do it all by yourself?”
Mary: “No, I by a professional.” have sth + PII: nhờ ai đó làm gì
A. have it designed B. designed it --> câu đang được chia ở thì QK
C. had it designed D. had designed it --> have đổi thành had
21. “How about a small present for little Jimmy after his performance?” “
A. Thank you for being so respectful.
B. It’s a great idea. He would like it.
C. Thanks for your promise. I’m sure he’ll be proud.
D. Not at all.
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.
22. Deer-like figures made from willow shoots are the oldest evidence of human habitation in n. bằng chứng
the Grand Canyon. n. tranh chấp
n. bằng chứng
A. proof B. clue n. manh mối C. dispute tranh cãi D. exhibit n. vật trưng bày/triển lãm
chứng minh
23. Did she get the better of you in the argument? có lợi thế hơn
A. try to be better than B. try to beat
C. gain a disadvantage over D. gain an advantage over
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. improvement - n. sự cải thiện
24. There has been no huge improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned. obvisou - adj. đương nhiên
insignificant - adj. không đáng kể
A. clear B. obvious C. insignificant D. thin thin - adj. gầy
25. Many California mining towns prospered until the gold ran out and prospectors moved on to
new areas, leaving boom towns to become ghost towns.
A. declined giảm B. assembled tâp hợp C. employed thuê D. thrived phát triển mạnh
được sử dung
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.
26. As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
B. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home. No sooner + trợ ĐT + S + V: ngay khi...

C. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.

D. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
27. Anne had the TV on when her parents entered the room.
A. Anne’s parents told her to turn on the TV.
B. Anne noticed her parents watching TV.
C. Anne’s parents found her watching TV.
D. The TV was on a table in Anne’s room.
28. Jane refused to attend his birthday party, which made him feel sad.
A. Jane’s refusal to attend his birthday party made him feel sad.
B. He felt sad not to be able to attend Jane’s birthday party.
C. Jane made him sad despite her refusal to attend his birthday party.
D. Jane refused to attend his birthday party because it made him feel sad.
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.
29. The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.
A. The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.
B. The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.
C. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.
D. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.
30. It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it. - ... + so + adj + that + mệnh đề: rất...nên...
A. The novel was so interesting that I stayed up all night to finish it. - ... + such + N + that + mệnh đề: rất ... nên...
B. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
C. I stayed up all night to finish the novel so it was interesting.
D. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would not stay up all night to finish it.
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.
Motion Pictures: Forever Changed by the Computer
We are truly at a(n) (31) between imagination and reality, especially when it
comes to film. No longer are we able to tell what is real and what isn’t. In the past, it was easy to
tell if a scene in a film was created artificially, as the special effects were never very good. To a
person who grew up with the special effects that Hollywood can create today, the effects in
films from 50 years ago are laughable. The scenes from these films come (32) as so
obviously fake that they are almost painful to watch.
Today, however, a line has been crossed. Computer-generated animation has made it nearly
impossible to (33) between what was actually filmed and what was created by lines
of computer code by a programmer. Not only is scenery created by computers, but also many
actors known as extras. In the past, a film director would have to hire dozens and possibly
hundreds of extras in order to show a crowd scene. This is no longer the (34) , and
 31. at a crrossroads: đến bước ngoặt, đến bước quyết định 34. case - n. trường hợp / vụ án 35. level - n. cấp độ, cấp bậc, trình độ
32. come across as: diễn đạt cái gì đó trong văn chương, phim ảnh, âm nhạc occasion - n. dịp ability - n. khả năng
33. distinguish between - v. phân biệt giữa 2 cái gì argument - n. sự tranh luận, lý lẽ floor - sàn nhà, tầng
differ - v. khác nhau ladder - thang
notice - v. chú ý, để ý / n. sự chú ý, sự để ý
separate - v. chia ra, làm tách ra / a. phân biệt, riêng biệt

the one film that proved thus was achievable was Titanic, directed by James Cameron.
However, years later, computer animation was taken to yet another (35) by the
same director with the movie Avatar.
31. A. place B. crossroads C. junction D. intersection
32. A. across B. up C. on D. along
33. A. differ B. notice C. separate D. distinguish
34. A. occasion B. argument C. case D. problem
35. A. level B. ability C. floor D. ladder
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.
Tourism and Heritage Protection ngành du lịch và việc bảo vệ di sản
Travelling is a great thing to do. It helps us learn about different people and different places.
Some people travel because they want to see nature. Others travel because they want to make
friends and try great food. Of course, a lot of tourists are interested in traditional culture.
36 Tourism can be very good for traditional cultures. This is because when people travel to
another country, they often want to learn more about that country’s traditions, such as music,
food, and history. Therefore, the local people in that country will keep their traditional culture
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alive. They will wear traditional clothing, and sell traditional food. They will also have shows 42
for tourists. These shows can be dances, concerts, plays, or something else.
42 Tourism also helps people respect each other. If you understand another culture well, you 40
will probably respect that culture much more. You will probably want to protect that culture as
well.
36 However, tourism is not always good for traditional culture. Many people say that tourism
creates “fake traditional culture”. This means that the local people wear traditional costumes,
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and do traditional dances only for tourists, but that is not their real lifestyle. Their real lifestyles
42
are similar to the tourists’ lifestyle. They are just pretending because they want to make money.
38 Another problem is that tourists can interfere with the local people’s lives. For example,
sometimes tourists come to watch local people praying in temples. While the local people pray,
tourists take photographs and make noise. This often bothers the local people. Sometimes
tourists also damage local sites. If 500 people enter an ancient temple every day, they may
damage that temple.
No matter what, more and more tourists want to learn about traditional cultures. Most local 37
people want more tourism, because tourists bring money and help local businesses. Tourists
have to respect local culture and places. Local governments have to make laws that protect
places and lifestyles. If everyone is responsible, then tourism will be great for traditional
cultures.
36. What is the main point of the passage? ý chính của đoạn văn

A. Tourism is always good for traditional culture. ngành du lịch luôn tốt đối với văn hóa truyền thống
B. Tourism is always bad for traditional culture. ngành du lịch luôn xấu đối với văn hóa truyền thống
C. Tourism can be good and bad for traditional culture. ngành du lịch có thể tốt và xấu đối với văn hóa truyền thống
D. Tourists don’t care about traditional culture. ngành du lịch không quan tâm tới văn hóa truyền thống
 tourism - n. ngành du lịch --> tourist - n. khách du lịch  perform - v/n. biểu diễn/ màn biểu diễn
 --> tourist guide - n. hướng dẫn viên du lịch  dance - v/n. nhảy/ điệu nhảy
 culture - n. văn hóa --> cultural - a. thuộc về văn hóa  activity - n. hoạt động
 tradition - n. truyền thống --> traditional - a. thuộc về truyền thống -->activate -v. kích hoạt
 business - n. doanh nghiệp/việc kinh doanh --> active - a. chủ động
 lifestyle - n. lối sống, phong cách sống  promote - v. thúc đẩy = boost, encourage
 respect - v. tôn trọng  exchange - v/n. trao đổi/sự trao đổi
  historical site - n. địa điểm, di tích lịch sử
 collapse - v. sụp đổ = fall down

37. Why do local people want tourism? tại sao người dân địa phương muốn ngành du lịch
A. Tourists bring money. khách du lịch đem lại tiền

B. Tourists help teach local people. khách du lịch giúp đỡ giảng dạy người dân địa phương
C. Tourists tell local people about business. khách du lịch kể cho người dân địa phương về kinh doanh
D. Tourists destroy traditional culture. khách du lịch phá hủy văn hóa truyền thống
38. What is one problem that tourists create? 1 vấn đề mà du khách gây ra
họ ăn cắp tiền từ người
họ làm hại người dân địa phương A. They hurt local people. B. They steal money from local people.
dân địa phương
C. They hurt local businesses. D. They interfere with local lifestyles. họ can thiệp vào lối sống của
họ làm hại đến doanh nghiệp địa phương
39. The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to . địa phương
hướng dẫn viên du lịch
A. tourists B. local people C. tourist guides D. dancers
40. What does the second sentence of the third paragraph mean?
A. If you don’t respect other people, then they won’t respect you. nếu bạn k tôn trọng người khác, họ k tôn trọng bạn
nếu bạn hiểu về văn hóa khác, bạn sẽ tôn trọng nó
B. If you understand another culture, then you will respect it more.
hơn
C. If you respect yourself, then other people will respect you, too.nếu bạn tôn trọng bản thân, người khác cũng sẽ tôn
trọng bạn
D. Nobody respects traditional culture anymore. không ai tôn trọng văn hóa truyền thống nữa
41. The word “fake” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .
A. real B. not real C. very good D. very bad
42. All of the following can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that .
A. tourism can create jobs for local people ngành du lịch có thể tạo việc làm cho người dân địa phương
NDL có thể được sử dụng làm phương tiện thúc đẩy
B. tourism can be used as a means to promote cultural exchanges
trao đổi văn hóa
C. in some places local people perform some dances that do not belong to their everyday
activities ở một số nơi người dân địa phương biểu diễn những điệu nhảy không thuộc về những hoạt động hàng ngày của họ
quá nhiều du khách tại di tích lịch sử có thể khiến
D. too many tourists at a historical site can make it collapse at once
nó sụp đổ cùng 1 lúc
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. Người máy: Con người trở thành người máy như thế nào
Cyborgs: How Man Becomes Machine
It’s only natural that people want to use the latest innovations to better themselves. Smart 43
devices can truly do incredible things and help to simplify our day. They can also enhance our
perceptions, arm us with knowledge, and open up a world of new possibilities. A few people
have even decided to make the leap and transform themselves to become cyborgs.
Cyborg is a term used to describe a being that is half human and half machine. This may
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sound like something out of science-fiction novels, but some people have already adapted this
lifestyle. One is artist Neil Harbisson. He was bom completely colour-blind, and could only see
black and white images. It seemed that he would never experience colour. After attending a
cybernetics talk in college, he met an inventor who agreed to make a special device for him.
They designed an eyeborg, a mechanical eye that converted colours into sound frequencies. 45
This enabled Harbisson to hear colour and perceive the world in a different way. He started
going to museums to ‘"hear” classic paintings. In fact, a simple walk down a grocery store filled
with colourful products produces some catchy tunes. Harbisson loves his eyeborg so much that
he rarely takes it off. He now gives talks urging others to consider adding their own mechanical
improvements. 50. ông này thích cái eyeborg. Ông khuyên người khác nên có thêm 1 cái bộ phận bằng máy
--> giúp những người khuyết tật có thêm hi vọng về các thiết bị hỗ trợ phù hợp với họ
 able - adj. có khả năng  permanent - adj. vĩnh viễn, lâu dài >< temporary - adj. tạm thời = short-term
--> disable - adj. không có khả năng = long-term
--> the disabled - n. người khuyết tật  simplify - v. làm đơn giản hóa
 allow - v. cho phép --> allow sb to do sth --> simple - adj. đơn giản
 research - v. tìm kiếm, nghiên cứu
researcher - n. người nghiên cứu, nhà nghiên cứu
 In 1998, British scientist Kevin Warwick conducted his own experiment. He implanted a
chip inside of his arm, which he used to control lights and other appliances at home. He later
expanded the project by placing electrodes inside his nervous system and linking it to the
Internet. This allowed him to control external objects including robotic arms, amplifiers, and.
loudspeakers. His work remains influential as this example of extended sensory input was the
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first of its kind. 46
If you’re interested in becoming a cyborg and you’re willing, a good place to start might be
with a pair of Google Glass. Users wear it like ordinary eyeglasses, yet Google Glass is
equipped with state-of-the-art electronics. Using voice commands you can have it take a picture
of what you see, see directions right in front of you, or translate your voice into other languages.
Hopefully, this experience will help you decide whether becoming a cyborg is right for you, or
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if you’re content to remain a human like the rest of us.
43. What does the passage say about smart devices?thiết bị thông minh
A. They are very dangerous to use. rất nguy hiểm để sử dụng
B. They are quite expensive and not very useful. khá đắt và không quá hữu ích
C. They can make our lives easier. khiến cuộc sống chúng ta trở nên dễ dàng hơn
D. Everyone should put them inside of their bodies. mọi người nên đặt nó vào trong cơ thể của mình

44. What is a cyborg?Người máy là gì?

A. A computer that’s able to talk Máy tính có khả năng nói
B. A human who refuses to use technology người từ chối sử dụng công nghệ
C. A person who uses technology to extend their senses người sử dụng công nghệ để mở rộng giác quan của họ
D. A machine that behaves exactly like a human being Máy móc có thể cư xử y hệt như con người
45. What did Harbisson’s eyeborg do? Người máy của Harbission đã làm gì?
A. It allowed him to see colours very clearly. Nó khiến ông ấy có thể nhìn rất rõ các màu sắc

B. It gave him a way to hear colour as sound. nó giúp ông ấy có thể nghe thấy màu sắc giống như âm thanh
C. It improved his vision so he could see for miles.nó cải thiện tầm nhìn của ông ấy để từ đó ông có thể nhìn xa hàng dặm
D. It made his sense of touch a little bit better.Nó khiến xúc giác của ông ấy trở nên tốt hơn một chút
46. Why was Kevin Warwick’s work important? Tại sao công việc của Kevin Warwick lại quan trọng?
A. It helped researchers to build the first ever cyborg. nó giúp các nhà nghiên cứu xây dựng người máy đầu tiên

B. It was the first time that anyone was able to use a robotic arm. đây là lần đầu tiên có thể sử dụng cánh tay robot
C. It was the first time that someone controlled an outside object with their mind. đây là lần đầu tiên ai đó có thể điều
đây là lần đầu tiên có thể gắn khiển 1 vật thể bên ngoài với suy nghỉ
D. It was the first time that anyone could attach a machine to their body.
máy móc vào cơ thể của họ
47. Why does the author suggest that people should use Google Glass?tại sao tác giả gợi ý mọi người sử dụng kính Google
A. It is the best permanent decision that they can make. đây là quyết định lâu dài nhất họ có thể đưa ra
B. It is extremely cheap compared to other cyborg devices. nó rất rẻ so với các thiết bị người máy khác
Nó có mọi tính năng của người máy mà một thiết bị có
C. It has every single cyborg feature that a device could offer.
thể cung cấp.
D. It gives them a chance to test out basic cyborg technology. Nó cho họ cơ hội thử nghiệm công nghệ người máy cơ bản.

48. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to .

A. the nervous system hệ thống thần kinh B. a chip inside an arm cái chip bên trong cánh tay
C. extended sensory input đầu vào giác quan được D. the electric system hệ thống điện
mở rộng
 = hiện đại, tối tân = mordern
49. The word “state-of-the-art” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. best available B. cheaply priced
C. old but reliable D. out of fashion = lỗi thời = out of date
50. It can be inferred from passage that .
A. the eyeborg helps Harbisson experience colour comfortably as other people
B. Google Glass offers you a good place to try out various robotic kinds of devices
C. Harbisson’s eyeborg makes the disabled hope there will be suitable devices for them
soon
D. cyborg is the next stage of the developments in modem times

A. Mắt bằng máy giúp Harbission trải nghiệm màu sắc thoải mái như những người khác
B. Kính Google cung cấp cho bạn một nơi tuyệt vời để dùng thử nhiều loại thiết bị robot khác nhau
C. Eyeborg của Harbisson khiến người khuyết tật hy vọng sẽ sớm có thiết bị phù hợp cho họ
D. Người máy là bước phát triển tiếp theo trong thời hiện đại