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Câu 1:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer the correct answer to each of the following questions
The pain of a migraine headache can virtually disable a person who suffers from it. Millions and millions of people suffer from migraines, although many of them do not migraine is different from a regular headache. A migraine is not at all the same as a headache, and it seems to have a very physical cause.
One symptom of a migraine is a precursor, which is a visual aura before an attack. Yet only about a third of patients actually experience that, and it is, therefore, not a requirement in the diagnosis. Other symptoms include increased pain when a person moves, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound.
Scientists now believe that migraines are caused, not by abnormal blood vessels as previously believed, but instead by a unique electrical disorder of brain cells. Physicians used to treat migraines with medicine to constrict blood vessels because of the belief that dilated blood vessels were the cause. The new research has been enhanced by imaging devices that allow scientists to watch patients’ brains during an attack. The results show that sufferers have abnormally excitable neurons, or brain nerve cells. Prior to the attack, the neurons suddenly fire off electrical pulses at the back of the brain, which ripple like waves on a lake after a stone hits the water. They ripple across the top and then the back of the brain, ultimately affecting the brain stem where the pain centers are located. The pain then generates possibly from the brain stem itself or from blood vessels inflamed by the rapidly changing blood flow, or perhaps from both.
Scientists have experimented by applying a powerful magnet to stimulate the neurons and discovered that some people’s brains react differently than others’. When stimulation was applied to the brains of people who had suffered migraines, they saw the initial aura, and some actually suffered migraines. When the same stimulation was applied to the brains of people who had never suffered migraines, they realized no effect and the neurons showed no change.
Scientists and doctors continue to work on the research in an attempt to find the perfect treatment. It is considered important to treat migraines because it is believed that prolonged untreated attacks could cause physical changes in the brain leading to chronic pain.
The author implies that a migraine _____.
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is just a strong headache -
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can be treated with regular aspirin -
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is caused by the same things that cause a headache -
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has a specific scientific cause, unlike a headache
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Câu 2:
The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to _____.
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pain -
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person -
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migraine -
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Suffering
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Câu 3:
The prior treatment for migraines included medicine that _____.
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eliminated stress -
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tightened blood vessels -
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eliminated the aura -
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eliminated any pain
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Câu 4:
Scientists have recently learned more about the cause of migraines from _____.
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using imaging devices that allow one to watch the neurons -
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asking patients to describe the symptoms -
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giving patients aspirin and watching for results -
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taking blood tests
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Câu 5:
Scientists have caused neurons to react by applying _____.
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magnetic field -
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imaging -
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drugs -
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electric charges
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Câu 6:
The best title for this passage would be what?
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New Evidence of How Migraines Are Formed -
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New Treatments for Migraines -
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How Migraines and Headaches are Different -
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Imaging As a Means of Studying Migraine
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Câu 7:
Researchers believe that long-term migraine sufferers _____.
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an suffer physical changes in the brain and be in chronic pain -
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are susceptible to illness -
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can take a migraine medicine and avoid problems in the future -
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are not following instructions about their environment
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Câu 8:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions
My boss doesn’t mind what time I start or finish work.
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My boss does not tell me what time I should start or finish work. -
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It makes no difference to my boss what time I start or finish work. -
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My boss and I are of one mind about what time I start or finish work. -
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I do not tell my boss what time I start or finish work because he has a lot in his mind.
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Câu 9:
They are always talking about it but does nothing.
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I order that they not talk anything about it. -
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I warns them not to talk anything about it. -
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I would rather they did something about it instead of just talking about it. -
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I would rather they had done something about it instead of just talking about it.
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Câu 10:
They expect that recent changes will bring about an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education.
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Recent changes are expected to lead to an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education. -
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The quality of the country’s education was expected to be the consequence of recent changes. -
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It is expected that recent changes are caused by an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education. -
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It was expected that recent changes would result in an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education.
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Câu 11:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that it OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the questions
Choose the word or phrase that it OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part: We asked readers who rush from work to the kitchen to share their quick, family friendly recipes and time-saving techniques.
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highly-respected -
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short-lived -
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economical -
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time-consuming
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Câu 12:
Choose the word or phrase that it OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part: The result of the mock test brought home to me that my knowledge didn’t come up to standard and had to try my best to pass the coming entrance exam.
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was up-to-date -
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wasn’t better than necessary -
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was standardized -
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was good enough
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Câu 13:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following sentences
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: resot, desert, position, pleasure
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resot -
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desert -
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position -
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pleasure
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Câu 14:
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: coughed, wicked, knocked, helped
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coughed -
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knocked -
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helped
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Câu 15:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part: Dad was always out, Mum was often poorly, and I had to look after the rest of the kids.
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broke -
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ill -
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short of money -
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well
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Câu 16:
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part: Car owners who live by the sea are well aware of the havoc that salt water causes to a car’s finish.
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care -
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maintenance -
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destruction -
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service
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Câu 17:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Higher cigarette prices do not seem to discourage people _____.
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smoke -
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to smoke -
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from smoking -
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against smoking
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Câu 18:
There will not be any redundancies in the _____ future.
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foreseeable -
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known -
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foreseen -
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predictable
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Câu 19:
_____ Flight 307, as was arranged for him in the itinerary, he would have arrived in time for the luncheon.
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Did he take -
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Should he take -
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If he had taken -
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If he took
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Câu 20:
_____ one of the greatest pianists, Martha Argerich won the International Chopin Piano Competition at the age of 24 and is now arguably the greatest living pianist who can sell out concerts in minutes.
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Considered -
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Considers
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Câu 21:
She _____ him to translate the document into French because she herself cannot speak French.
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couldn’t have helped -
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shouldn’t have helped -
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needn’t have helped -
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mustn’t have helped
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Câu 22:
_____ is leave a note for Mum to tell her we won’t be back till late.
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That we will do -
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We will do -
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What being done by us -
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What we will do
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Câu 23:
I don’t think she thought very hard before deciding to leave her job, _____?
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didn’t she -
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don’t I -
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do -
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did she
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Câu 24:
Archie doesn’t even _____ an effort to help out around the house.
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solve -
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address -
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do -
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make
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Câu 25:
Carter was saying all the right things, but his smile was _____, and I knew I couldn’t trust him.
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unreal -
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fake -
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artificial -
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false
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Câu 26:
Modernization and _____ have contributed to later marriages, for example, as have improvements in educational and employment opportunities for women.
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industrialization -
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industry -
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industrialized -
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industrial
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Câu 27:
I ran _____ some old love letters while I was clearing out a cupboard.
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into -
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on -
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off -
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across
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Câu 28:
Late 20th-century criticisms of urban _____ led to new interest in the efficiencies of urban centralization.
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management -
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sprawl -
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respect -
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running
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Câu 29:
My request that everyone _____ seated was ignored.
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remains -
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be remained -
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must remain -
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remain
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Câu 30:
Just mentioning his ex-wife’s name was like waving a red rag in front of _________.
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a buffalo -
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a horse -
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a pig -
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a bull
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Câu 31:
Not until his father threatened to punish him _____ the truth.
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had the boy told -
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that the boy told -
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did the boy tell -
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the boy told
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Câu 32:
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 sentences
This house was famous for its huge marble staircases. It was completed in 1856.
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This house, which was completed in 1856, was famous for its huge marble staircases. -
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This house that was completed in 1856 was famous for its huge marble staircases. -
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This house which was completed in 1856 was famous for its huge marble staircases. -
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This house was famous for its huge marble staircases which was completed in 1856.
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Câu 33:
All are eligible for the contest. There is no discrimination of race and sex.
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All are eligible for the contest despite the discrimination of race and sex. -
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All are eligible for the contest, when it comes to race and sex. -
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All are eligible for the contest, regardless of race and sex. -
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All are eligible for the contest due to the discrimination of race and sex.
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Câu 34:
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: It was his behaviour yesterday that she doesn’t answer his phone now.
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doesn’t answer -
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his behaviour -
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that -
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now
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Câu 35:
Find the mistake: Karen’s sister works at the New York Ballet and she’s managed to get us some complementary tickets.
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and -
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complementary tickets -
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works at -
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to get
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Câu 36:
Find the mistake: She has been promoted five years ago therefore, her request for a raise is definitely worth reviewing.
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has been promoted -
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reviewing -
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therefore -
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request for
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Câu 37:
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: courageous, institute, character, internet
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institute -
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character -
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internet
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Câu 38:
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: cancer, treatment, disease, tissue
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cancer -
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disease -
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tissue
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Câu 39:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable complete each of the following exchanges
Daniel and Anthony are discussing the causes of air pollution.
Daniel: “I think urbanization has led to air pollution.”
Anthony: “__________.”
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Can I help you? -
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I don’t think so. I can’t agree with you more. -
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I can’t agree with you more. -
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Absolutely. I am not with you there.
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Câu 40:
It’s time for Patricia and Sandra go to school.
Patricia: “Do you think it is about to rain?”
Sandra: “__________.”
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It’s hopeless. -
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I hope not. -
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I don’t hope. -
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I don’t hope so.
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Câu 41:
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 following questions
The elephants left the shatle crossed an open piece of grass between bushes, and came towards the mud-pool where my truck was parked. One by one they arrived on the shore, but, just as they seemed to be about to bathe in the inviting muddy liquid, they became aware of the silent truck with its tell-tale smell of man. The leading elephant merely spread her ears and cautiously backed away taking the young elephants with her.
A smaller mother elephant continued to stand next to the pool, however, swinging her long trunk and swaying her dead from side to side always keeping an eye on the truck. The baby elephant behind her held up his head, waving his trunk to sample the suspicious smell in the wind. The mother elephant seemed to be uncertain about whether to come on and investigate the truck or to back away with the other. Finally, she made up her mind and slowly advanced on the truck. Her ears were half out, and her trunk moved inquiringly towards the vehicle and then back under her stomach in a rhythmic swing.
I was fascinated by this close approach. Never before had I been able to see the hairiness around the jaw, nor smell the warm scent of elephant, which now reached me in concentrated waves. The mother elephant’s steps were slow but determine, and brought her to within a couple of metres of me.
She gave the impression of being intensely curious about this metal object with had appeared in her world and behaved as if it were itself an animal. I wondered how far she would accept the situation and, if after all the centuries of men killing elephant, she would ever allow me to approach her on foot. To be able to move freely among the elephants without their minding was an exciting thought, but I certainly did not expect it would ever be possible.
It had been the elephants’ intention to _____.
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Avoid the mud -
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Feed on the grass -
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Swim in the pool -
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Lie in the sunshine
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Câu 42:
The presence of the writer and his vehicle _____.
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Made the adult elephants curious -
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Frightened all the elephants away -
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Was not noticed by the elephants -
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Made the leading elephant suspicious
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Câu 43:
How did the smaller mother elephant react the truck?
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After some hesitation she moved away with the other elephants. -
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She kept her baby away from it. -
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She showed more curiosity than the other elephants. -
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She rushed up to it excitedly.
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Câu 44:
While he watched the mother elephant approaching, the author _____.
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was worried that the elephants were too close -
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was impressed by the elephant’s size -
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found the smell very unpleasant -
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saw details he had not noticed before
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Câu 45:
The author did not expect he would ever be able to _____.
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walk about freely near the elephants -
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touch the elephants -
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drive his truck close to the elephants -
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shoot the elephants
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Câu 46:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose to the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Design is everywhere. It’s what attracted you to the last car or piece of furniture you bought and it’s what _____ (46) _____ online banking possible. It means that London taxis are easier to get in and out of and that Stella McCartney is a _____ (47) _____ name. Design is driving whole business cultures forward as well as making sure that it’s easier to find your way around places such as hospitals and airports. The single word ‘design’ encompasses an awful lot, and that’s why the search for a single definition leads to lengthy debate to say the least.
There are broad definitions and specific ones – both have _____ (48) _____. Either they’re too general to be meaningful or they exclude too much. One definition, suggested by designer Richard Seymour, is ‘making things better for people’. It emphasizes that design activity is mostly concerned with human behavior and quality of life. But nurses or road sweepers could be justified in saying that they, too, ‘make things better for people’. Meanwhile, an alternative definition that _____ (49) _____ on products or 3D realizations of ideas doesn’t include the work of graphic designers, service designers and many other disciplines. There may be no absolute definition of design _____ (50) _____ will please everyone, but attempting to find one does help us to pin down the unique set of skills that designers bring to the world.
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helped
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Câu 47:
(47) __________
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proper -
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family -
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band -
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household
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Câu 48:
(48) __________
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ruins -
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advantages -
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rights -
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drawbacks
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Câu 49:
(49) __________
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deals -
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refers
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Câu 50:
(50) __________
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what -
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where
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