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Câu 1:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
You are going to come to my party, _______?
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do you -
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aren’t you -
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won’t you -
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will you
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Câu 2:
The city _______ during the war has been rebuilt.
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destroyed -
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was destroyed -
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destroy -
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was destroying
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Câu 3:
She is looking _______ a new place to live because she does not want to depend on her parents anymore.
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up -
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at -
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for -
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after
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Câu 4:
_______ he studies, the better results he gets.
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The harder -
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Harder -
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The hardest -
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Hardest
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Câu 5:
Helen has just bought two _______ scarves.
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black new wool -
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black wool new -
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new black wool -
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new wool black
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Câu 6:
Their son _______ his English recently because he attended a three-month English course.
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had improved -
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has improved -
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is improving -
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improved
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Câu 7:
_______ the very hot weather, they continued playing football.
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Because -
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Because of -
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In spite of -
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Although
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Câu 8:
I am reading this novel. _______ back from work, I will have finished it.
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As soon as you came -
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By the time you come -
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After you had come -
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When you came
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Câu 9:
_______ every major judo title, Mark retired from international competitions.
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Winning -
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Having won -
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Won -
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To win
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Câu 10:
The atmosphere at the international meeting was very _______ and everyone was on first name terms.
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informal -
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informality -
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formality -
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formal
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Câu 11:
I’m not sure if my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being _______.
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tied in -
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tied down -
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tied up -
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tied in with
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Câu 12:
The director has _______ some famous films but I think this one is the best.
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done -
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conducted -
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made -
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composed
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Câu 13:
I like this photo very much. Could you make an _______ for me?
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extension -
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expansion -
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enlargement -
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increase
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Câu 14:
I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera, they’re not really my _______.
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piece of cake -
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sweets and candy -
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biscuit -
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cup of tea
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Câu 15:
Fire crews have been operating at full _______.
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effort -
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power -
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strength -
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energy
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Câu 16:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges
Peter is thanking Michelle for giving him the gift on his birthday.
– Peter: “Thanks for the nice gift you brought to me!”
– Michelle: “_____________”
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Welcome! I’m glad you like it -
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Not at all -
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Actually, I myself don’t like it -
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All right! Do you know how much it costs?
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Câu 17:
In a restaurant. The waiter is asking a customer about the menu.
– Waiter: “How would you like your steak?”
– Customer: “______________.”
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I really like eating steak -
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Rare, please -
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Steak is my favourite food -
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Steak? No, thanks
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Câu 18:
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
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: toured, jumped, solved, rained
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toured -
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jumped -
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solved -
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rained
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Câu 19:
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: decorate, candle, celebration, cake
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candle -
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celebration -
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cake
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Câu 20:
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
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: future, involve, prospect, guidance
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future -
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involve -
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prospect -
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guidance
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Câu 21:
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: motivate, furniture, advantage, ambulance
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motivate -
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furniture -
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advantage -
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ambulance
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Câu 22:
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): My neighbor is a reckless driver. He has been fined for speeding and has his license suspended for 3 months.
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famous -
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enormous -
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dangerous -
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cautious
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Câu 23:
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): You should pat yourself on the back for having achieved such a high score in the graduation exam.
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criticize yourself -
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wear a backpack -
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praise yourself -
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check up your back
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Câu 24:
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: Corn, domesticated by the American Indians, was bro to Europe by Columbus.
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implanted -
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cultivated -
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reared -
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trained
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Câu 25:
Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word: When the Titanic crashed into an iceberg, the crew quickly sent out distress signals to alert nearby ships of the disaster and request their help.
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amusing -
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strange -
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bold -
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help
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Câu 26:
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 26 to 30
“Parents today want their kids to spend time on things that can bring them success, but (26) _______ we’ve stopped doing one thing that’s actually been a proven predictor of success – and that’s household chores,” says Richard Rende, a developmental psychologist in Paradise Valley, Ariz, (27) _______ co-author of the forthcoming book “Raising Can-Do Kids.” Decades of studies show the benefits of chores – academically, emotionally, and even professionally. Giving children household chores at an early age helps to build (28) _______ lasting sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance, according to a research by Marty Rossmann, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota. In 2002, Dr. Rossmann analyzed data from a longitudinal study (29) _______ followed 84 children across four periods in their lives – in preschool, around ages 10 and 15, and in their mid-20s. She found that young adults who began chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely to have good relationships with family and friends, to achieve academic and early career success and to be self-sufficient, as (30) _______ with those who didn’t have chores or who started them as teens. Chores also teach children how to be empathetic and responsive to others’ needs, notes psychologist Richard Weissbourd of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
(Adapted from http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-children-need-chores)
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brutally -
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especially -
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ironically -
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bitterly
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Câu 27:
(27) __________
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but -
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therefore -
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or -
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and
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Câu 28:
(28) __________
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every -
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a -
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many -
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much
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Câu 29:
(29) __________
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whom -
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when -
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what -
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that
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Câu 30:
(30) __________
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compared -
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competed -
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reflected -
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compassed
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Câu 31:
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 31 to 35
It used to be that people would drink coffee or tea in the morning to pick them up and get them going for the day. Then cola drinks hit the market. With lots of caffeine and sugar, these beverages soon became the pick-me-up of choice for many adults and teenagers. Now drink companies are putting out so-called “energy drinks”. These beverages have the specific aim of giving tired consumers more energy.
One example of a popular energy drink is Red Bull. The company that puts out this beverage has stated in interviews that Red Bull is not a thirst quencher. Nor is it meant to be a fluid replacement drink for athletes. Instead, the beverage is meant to revitalize a tired consumer’s body and mind. In order to do this, the makers of Red Bull, and other energy drinks, typically add vitamins and certain chemicals to their beverages. The added chemicals are like chemicals that the body naturally produces for energy. The vitamins, chemicals, caffeine, and sugar found in these beverages all seem like a sure bet to give a person energy.
Health professionals are not so sure, though. For one thing, there is not enough evidence to show that all of the vitamins added to energy drinks actually raise a person’s energy level. Another problem is that there are so many things in the beverages. Nobody knows for sure how all of the ingredients in energy drinks work together. Dr. Brent Bauer, one of the directors at the Mayo Clinic in the US, cautions people about believing all the claims energy drinks make. He says, “It is plausible if you put all these things together, you will get a good result.” However, Dr. Bauer adds the mix of ingredients could also have a negative impact on the body. “We just don’t know at this point,” he says.
(Source: Reading Challenge 2, Casey Malarcher & Andrea Janzen, Compass Publishing)
What is the passage mainly about?
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Teenagers should not choose energy drinks. -
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Caffeine is bad for people to drink -
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Red Bull is the best energy drink -
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It is uncertain whether energy drinks are healthy.
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Câu 32:
According to the passage, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT ______.
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Colas have been on the market longer than other so-called “energy drinks -
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The makers of Red Bull say that it can revitalize a person -
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Bauer does not seem to believe the claims of energy drink makers -
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It has been scientifically proved that energy drinks work
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Câu 33:
The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
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one example -
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Red Bull -
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the company -
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thirst quencher
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Câu 34:
Researchers find it difficult to know if an energy drink gives people energy because of ______.
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the number of beverage makers -
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the average age of the consumers -
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the mixture of various ingredients -
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natural chemicals in a person’s body
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Câu 35:
The word “plausible” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
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reasonable -
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unlikely -
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typical -
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impossible
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Câu 36:
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
Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery has been. Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power. It was used to drive engines and was passed through pipes and radiators to warm rooms. Petrol mixed with air was the next invention that provided power. Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine. Beyond these simple and direct uses, those forms have not much adaptability.
On the other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways. From the powerful voltages that drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and from the huge electric magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a doorbell, all are powered by electricity. An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace, or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee.
Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the greatest power in the world. It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted. It travels so easily and with incredible speed along wires or conductors that it can be supplied instantly over vast distances.
To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned. In Australia they use coal or water to drive this machinery. When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the turbines without polluting the atmosphere with smoke from coal. Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident. A tragedy once occurred at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make electricity. The reactor leaked, which caused many deaths through radiation.
Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to the environment. They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays. Most importantly, they hope to trap sunlight more efficiently. We do use solar heaters for swimming pools but as yet improvement in the capacity of the solar cells to create more current is necessary. When this happens, electric cars will be viable and the world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off by trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels.
The best title for this passage could be ______
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Types of Power Plants -
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Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life -
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How to Produce Electricity -
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Why Electricity Is So Remarkable
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Câu 37:
It can be inferred that the author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in paragraph 1 to ______.
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suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy -
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emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity -
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imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy -
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discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity
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Câu 38:
“Electric magnets” in paragraph 2 are used in steel works to ______.
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lift heavy weights up to ten tons -
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test the steel for strength -
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heat the molten steel -
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boil a jug of water
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Câu 39:
What does the author mean by saying that electricity is “flexible”?
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It can be made with ease.
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Câu 40:
What do we call machines that make electricity?
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Voltages -
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Electric magnets -
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Generators or turbines -
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Pipes and radiators
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Câu 41:
The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are ______.
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atomic power and water -
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water and coal -
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sunlight and wind power -
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wind and gas
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Câu 42:
The word “they” in paragraph 5 mentions __________
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harmful effects -
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the tides -
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scientists -
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new ways
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Câu 43:
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: Our new neighbors have been living in Paris for ten years before moving to New York.
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before moving -
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to
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Câu 44:
Find the mistake: In an effort to solve the problem of extinction, many countries have allocated large amounts of its land to animal reserves.
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to solve -
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extinction -
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its -
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to
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Câu 45:
Find the mistake: The villagers are highly appreciable of the volunteers’ efforts in reconstructing their houses after the devastating storm.
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highly appreciable -
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volunteers’ efforts -
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reconstructing -
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devastating
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Câu 46:
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
All the guests will have dinner before we arrive tonight.
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All the guests will have dinner when we arrive tonight. -
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By the time we arrive, all the guests will start dinner tonight. -
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All the guests will be having dinner by the time we arrive tonight. -
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By the time we arrive tonight, all the guests will have started dinner.
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Câu 47:
“I’ll drop you from the team if you don’t train harder,” said the captain to John.
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John was reminded to train harder so as not to be dropped from the team. -
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The captain threatened to drop John from the team unless he trained harder. -
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The captain urged that John should train harder in order not to be dropped from the team. -
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The captain promised to drop John from the team in case he trained harder.
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Câu 48:
He must speak English well as he has lived in England since his childhood.
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Perhaps he speaks English well as he has lived in England since his childhood. -
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He may speak English well as he has lived in England since his childhood. -
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I am sure he speaks English well as he has lived in England since his childhood. -
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He speaks English well though he has not lived in England since his childhood.
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Câu 49:
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
I made two minor mistakes. That’s why I did not get full marks for the test.
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If I didn’t make two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test. -
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I would have got full marks for the test if there hadn’t been two minor mistakes. -
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Had I made two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test. -
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If the mistakes hadn’t been minor, I could have got full marks for the test.
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Câu 50:
The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.
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Since the substance is very toxic, so protective clothing must be worn at all times. -
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So toxic is the substance that protective clothing must be worn at all times. -
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The substance is such toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times. -
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The substance is too toxic to wear protective clothing at all times.
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