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Câu 1:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
She was very angry. She managed to keep herself calm.
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She was so angry that she was not able to control herself. -
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Angry though she was, she managed to keep herself calm. -
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Such was her anger that she managed to keep herself calm.
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Câu 2:
Tom didn’t install an alarm. The thieves broke into his house.
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Had Tom installed an alarm, his house wouldn’t have been broken into. -
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Tom had installed an alarm, the thieves wouldn’t break into his house. -
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If Tom installed an alarm, the thieves wouldn’t break into his house. -
D.
Tom wishes he would installed an alarm and the thieves wouldn’t have broken into his house.
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Câu 3:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Although the “lie detectors” are being used by governments, police departments, and businesses that all want guaranteed ways of detecting the truth, the results are not always accurate. Lie detectors are properly called emotion detectors, for their aim is to measure bodily changes that contradict what a person says. The polygraph machine records changes in heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, and the electrical activity of the skin (galvanic skin response, or GSR). In the first part of the polygraph test, you are electronically connected to the machine and asked a few neutral questions (“What is your name?”, “Where do you live?”). Your physical reactions serve as the standard (baseline) for evaluating what comes next. Then you are asked a few critical questions among the neutral ones (“When did you rob the bank!). The assumption is that if you are guilty, your body will reveal the truth, even if you try to deny it. Your heart rate, respiration, and GSR will change abruptly as you respond to the incriminating questions.
That is the theory: but psychologists have found that lie detectors are simply not reliable. Since most physical changes are the same across all emotions, machines cannot tell whether you are feeling guilty, angry, nervous, thrilled, or revved up from an exciting day. Innocent people may be tense and nervous about the whole procedure. They may react physiologically to a certain word (“bank”) not because they robbed it, but because they recently bounced a check. In either case the machine will record a “lie”. The reverse mistake is also common. Some practiced liars can lie without flinching, and others learn to beat the machine by tensing muscles or thinking about an exciting experience during neutral questions.
This passage was probably written by a specialist in ____________
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sociology -
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mind reading -
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anthropology -
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criminal psychology
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Câu 4:
What is the main idea of this passage?
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How lie detectors are used and their reliability -
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Lie detectors distinguish different emotions -
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Physical reaction reveal guilty -
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Lie detectors make innocent people nervous
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Câu 5:
The word “ones” in paragraph 1 refers to _________.
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evaluations -
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reactions -
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standards -
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questions
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Câu 6:
According to the test, polygraph _________.
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make guilty people angry -
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record a person’s physical reactions -
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always reveal the truth about a person -
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measure a person’s thoughts
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Câu 7:
The word “assumption” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced with _________.
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faith -
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imagining -
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belief -
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statement
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Câu 8:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the three in pronunciation: ancestor, chamber, ancient, danger
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ancestor -
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chamber -
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ancient -
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danger
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Câu 9:
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the three in pronunciation: laughed, explained, sacrificed, cooked
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laughed -
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explained -
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sacrificed -
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cooked
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Câu 10:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress: electric, architect, luxury, mineral
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architect -
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luxury -
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mineral
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Câu 11:
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress: persuade, decade, apply, offer
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persuade -
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decade -
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apply -
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offer
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Câu 12:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
The windows are in _________ frames.
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wooden huge circular -
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huge wooden circular -
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huge circular wooden -
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circular huge wooden
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Câu 13:
_________, I decided to stop trading with them.
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Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealer -
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Even though they were the biggest dealer -
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Though being the biggest dealer -
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Being the biggest dealer
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Câu 14:
There were 30 students in the class who _________ an exam when the bell went off.
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was taking -
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were taking -
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had been taking -
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has been taking
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Câu 15:
Vietnam’s rice export this year will decrease ______ about 10%, compared with that of last year.
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with -
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at -
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on -
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by
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Câu 16:
The architects have made _________ use of glass and transparent plastic.
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imaginative -
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imagination -
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imaginatively -
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imagine
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Câu 17:
It’s very cold in here. Do you mind if I _________ the heating?
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put off -
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put up with -
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put on -
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put down with
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Câu 18:
Many young people in rural areas don’t want to spend their lives on the farm like their _________ parents. So they leave their home villages to find well-paid jobs in the fast-growing industrial zones.
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up-to-date -
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weather-beaten -
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wide-ranging -
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long-term
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Câu 19:
If we didn’t _________ any measures to protect whales, they would disappear forever.
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make -
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take -
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use -
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do
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Câu 20:
It seems that you have to cope with the stresses and strains of the job, _________?
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don’t you -
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haven’t you -
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doesn’t it -
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isn’t it
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Câu 21:
The more challenging the job is, _________
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the more interesting he finds -
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he finds it more interesting -
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the more he finds it interesting -
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the more interesting it is to him
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Câu 22:
_________ his term paper before the deadline, he delivered it to the professor before the class.
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Having finished -
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Being finished -
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To finish -
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Finishing
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Câu 23:
The preparation _________ by the time the guest _________.
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will have finished – are arriving -
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will have been finished – arrives -
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will have finished – arrive -
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will have been finished – are arrived
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Câu 24:
The lady along with her friends _________ because of using drugs.
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have arrested -
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were arrested -
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was arrested -
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arrested
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Câu 25:
I _________ sight of the robber just before he disappeared around the corner.
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took -
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got -
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caught -
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had
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Câu 26:
He was a natural singer with a voice that was as clear as _________.
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a mirror -
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a waterfall -
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a bell -
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a lake
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Câu 27:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions
Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word: New books are displayed in a prominent position on tables at the front of the store.
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incredible -
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enjoyable -
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noticeable -
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memorable
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Câu 28:
Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word: Peter is the black sheep of the family, so he is never welcomed there.
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a bad and embarrassing member -
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the eldest child -
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a beloved member -
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the only child
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Câu 29:
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
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): It was necessary to divide the movie “Roots” into five parts in order to show it on television.
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transact -
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adapt -
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merge -
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segment
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Câu 30:
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.
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busy with -
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relaxed about -
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free from -
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interested in
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Câu 31:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes the following exchanges
Grace: “Your hairstyle is terrific, Ariana!”
– Ariana: -“________________”
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Never mention it -
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Thanks, Grace. I had it done yesterday -
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Thanks, but I’m afraid -
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Yes, all right
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Câu 32:
Mary is talking to her professor in his office.
– Mary: “Can you tell me how to find material for my science report, professor?”
– Professor: “_____________”
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You mean the podcasts from other students? -
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You can borrow books from the library -
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Try your best, Mary -
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I like it that you understand
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Câu 33:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each other numbered blanks
SPORTS IN SOCIETY
The position of sport in today’s society has changed out of all recognition. People no longer seem to think of sports as ‘just a game’ – to be watched or played for the (33) ________ of enjoyment. Instead, it has become big business worldwide. It has become accepted practice for leading companies to provide sponsorship. TV companies pay large sums of money to screen important matches or competitions. The result has been huge rewards for athletes, some of (34) ________ are now very wealthy, particularly top footballers, golfers and tennis players.
(35) ________, it is not unusual for some athletes to receive large fees on top of their salary, for advertising products or making personal appearances. A trend towards shorter working hours means that people generally tend to have more free time, both to watch and to take in sporting activity; sport has become a significant part of the recreation industry that we now rely (36) ________ to fill our leisure hours. Professional sport is a vital part of that industry, providing for millions of (37) ________ people all over the world
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benefit -
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good -
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sake -
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advantage
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Câu 34:
(34) _________
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whom -
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who -
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whose -
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that
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Câu 35:
(35) _________
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In contrast -
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Therefore -
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In addition
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Câu 36:
(36) _________
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or -
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on -
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with -
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in
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Câu 37:
(37) _________
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ordinary -
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abnormal -
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mighty -
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extremist
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Câu 38:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
The need for a surgical operation, especially an emergency operation, almost always comes as a severe shock to the patient and his family. Despite modern advances, most people still have an irrational fear of hospitals and anesthetics. Patients do not often believe they really need surgery- cutting into a part of the body as opposed to treatment with drugs.
In the early year of the 20th century, there was little specialization in surgery. A good surgeon was capable of performing almost every operation that had been advised up to that time. Today the situation is different. Operations are now being carried out that were not even dreamed of fifty years ago. The heart can be safely opened and its valves repaired. Clogged blood vessels can be cleaned out, and broken ones mended and replaced. A lung, the whole stomach, or even part of the brain can be removed and still permit the patient to live a comfortable and satisfactory life. However, not every surgeon wants to, or is qualified to carry out every type of modern operation.
The scope of surgery has increase remarkable in the past decades. Its safety has increased, too. Deaths from most operations are about 20% of what they were in 1910 and surgery has been extended in many directions, for example, to certain types of birth defects in new born babies, and at the other end of the scale, to life-saving operation for the octogenarian. The hospital stay after surgery has been shortened to as little as a week for most major operations. Most patients are out of bed on the day after an operation and may be back at work in two or three weeks.
One of the most revolutionary areas of modern surgery is that of organ transplants. Until a few decades ago, no person, except an identical twins, was able to accept into his body the tissues of another person without reacting against them and eventually killing them. Recently, however, it has been discovered that with the use of X-rays and special drugs, it is possible to graft tissues from one person to another which will survive for periods of a year or more. Kidneys have been successfully transplanted between non-identical twins. Heart and lung transplants have also been reasonably successful.
“Spare parts” surgery, the simple routine replacement of all worn-out organs by new ones, is still a dream of the future but surgery is ready for such miracles. In the meantime, you can be happy if the doctors say to you: “Yes, I think it is possible to operate on you for this condition”
Today, compared with 1910, __________.
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20% of all operation patients recover -
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operation deaths have increased by 20% -
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20% fewer of all operation patients die -
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five times fewer patients die after being operated on
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Câu 39:
You can be happy if your surgeon can operate because it means __________
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he is a good doctor -
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he thinks your condition may be curable -
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he knows you will survive -
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you are getting better already
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Câu 40:
The main difficulty with organ transplants is __________
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only identical twins can give permission for their organs to be exchanged -
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the body’s tendency to reject alien tissues -
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the patient is not allowed to use drugs after them -
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it is difficult to find organs of the same size
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Câu 41:
Surgeons in the early 20 century compared with modern ones __________
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had less to learn about surgery -
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were more trusted by their patients -
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could perform every operation known today
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Câu 42:
Most people are afraid of being operated on __________.
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in spite of improvements in modem surgery -
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unless it is an emergency operation -
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because they do not believe they need anesthetics -
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because they think modern drugs are dangerous
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Câu 43:
A patient can still live a comfortable life even after the removal of __________
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part of the stomach or the whole liver -
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his brain -
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his lungs -
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a major organ such as the stomach or one lung
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Câu 44:
The word “Clogged” is most likely to correspond to __________
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clean -
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unwashed -
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blocked -
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covered
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Câu 45:
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
Find the mistake: Several people had apparently tried to change the man’s mind, but he refuses to listen.
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refuses -
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apparently tried -
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to listen
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Câu 46:
Find the mistake: Rabbit and hares look much like and are often mistaken for each other.
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like -
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look -
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mistaken for -
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each other
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Câu 47:
Find the mistake: No one bought jeans from her since its color was not trendy.
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her -
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jeans -
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its -
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not trendy
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Câu 48:
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
No one has seen Linda since the day of the party.
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No one has seen Linda for ages. -
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Linda is nowhere to be seen at the party. -
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The party is going on without Linda. -
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Linda has not been seen since the day of the party.
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Câu 49:
John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.
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John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here. -
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John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here. -
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John couldn’t be here yesterday because he was ill. -
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Because of his illness, John shouldn’t have been here yesterday.
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Câu 50:
“How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!” Peter said to Mary.
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Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress. -
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Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress. -
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Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.
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