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Câu 1:
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: pursued, attracted, enrolled, achieved
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pursued -
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attracted -
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enrolled -
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achieved
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Câu 2:
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: inner, unite, income, disable
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inner -
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income -
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disable
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Câu 3:
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 stress in each of the following questions
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress: possible, candidate, solution, memory
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solution -
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memory
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Câu 4:
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress: verbal, equal, gender, provide
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verbal -
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equal -
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gender -
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provide
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Câu 5:
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
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s): They are willing to accept a job that is not ideal, but may be a good starting point for their careers.
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perfect -
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stylish -
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elegant -
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cultured
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Câu 6:
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s): She said she hardly recognized her place when she got back to it.
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accepted -
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diagnosed -
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appreciated -
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identified
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Câu 7:
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): As humans, our five senses are basic ways through which we perceive the world.
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ignore -
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create -
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apprehend -
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conceive
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Câu 8:
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): Tammy wanted to yell at John for leaving the toilet seat up again, but after their last fight she decided to let sleeping dogs lie.
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ignore a problem -
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leave a person alone -
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disturb somebody
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Câu 9:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
The picture is so beautiful, _______?
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is that -
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isn’t that -
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isn’t it -
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is it
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Câu 10:
Our boat ________ by storm when we were sailing to Corfu.
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damages -
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damaged -
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has damaged -
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was damaged
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Câu 11:
Children get presents _______ Christmas and for their birthday.
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at -
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in -
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on -
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by
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Câu 12:
My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that __________ it is at night, the louder he plays his music!
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the later -
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more late -
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the latest -
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most late
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Câu 13:
He bought a _____ suit for his grandpa on his birthday.
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British wonderful woollen -
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wonderful British woollen -
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British woollen wonderful -
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woollen wonderful British
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Câu 14:
I ______ when the teacher gave the instructions. As a result, I got a bad mark.
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listened -
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had listened -
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listens -
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wasn’t listening
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Câu 15:
_______ his father was a king, Cyrus was brought up like the son of a common man.
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Because -
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Yet -
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Despite
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Câu 16:
Will she have learned enough Chinese to communicate _______?
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before she moves to Beijing -
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before she moved to Beijing -
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before she was moving to Beijing -
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before she had moved to Beijing
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Câu 17:
______ all the week, Peter passed the examination with the flying colors.
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Had tutoring -
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Having tutoring -
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Having been tutored -
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Have been tutored
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Câu 18:
The two countries agreed to ______ in certain sections of the economy.
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cooperate -
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cooperatively -
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cooperation -
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cooperative
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Câu 19:
The political candidate clearly failed to _____ his message _____ to the public.
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get/about -
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get/in -
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get/across -
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get/through
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Câu 20:
This agreement, once it comes into force, will bring ______ benefits to over 5,000 Canadians by coordinating pension benefits between Canada and Poland.
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immediate -
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oncoming -
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instant -
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prompt
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Câu 21:
He had ______ extensive research in exploring the reasons why pastors leave the ministry.
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made -
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done -
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got -
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taken
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Câu 22:
Men still appear to be labouring under the _______ that women want hairy, muscular men.
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confusion -
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misapprehension -
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misinterpretation -
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misjudgment
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Câu 23:
Alan was excited when he found out that he would have his own front row parking spot at the university, but that was just the icing on the __________.
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candy -
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biscuit -
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ice-cream -
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cake
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Câu 24:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges
Tim and Peter had a quarrel last week and now Tom is giving Tim advice.
– Tom: “I think the best way to solve that problem is to keep silent.”
– Tim: “______. Silence may kill our friendship.”
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That’s a great idea. -
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That’s not a good idea. -
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I’m not wrong. -
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Yes, I think much.
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Câu 25:
Daisy wants to invite her classmate, Joe, to her birthday party.
– Daisy: “Listen, I am having a birthday party next Friday. Do you want to come?”
– Joe: “______ What time does it start?”
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Sure, I’d love to. -
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Sorry. I’m busy then. -
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I can’t agree with you. -
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I like a party.
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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
Ways to Cut Down on Holiday Trash
The holiday season is a time for celebrating with friends and family. It is often called the “giving season” because during the holidays people give gifts and have celebrations. Unfortunately, this can all lead to a lot of waste. (26) _______, there are ways to reduce the amount of waste you create. Experts recently gave some ideas to the Associated Press.
The (27) _______ about paper waste have caused many people to look at other choices for wrapping a present. You can use reusable bags for gifts. Vaccariello recommends keeping gift bags and other decorations that you receive. You can reuse them the next time you give a gift. You can buy from companies (28) _______ make environmentally-friendly gift wrap. Some companies make recyclable wrapping paper and do not use materials that are not recyclable. You can also wrap gifts in old maps, pages from magazines, and art paper. The person receiving the gift could use the wrapping for something else. Ozawa, editor at Martha Stewart Living, says she likes the Japanese tradition of furoshiki. This is where gifts are wrapped in cloth. The pretty and strong wrapping cloths can be used for (29) _______ things, instead of just being thrown away. You could also wrap a gift in a colorful scarf or tablecloth. This makes the wrapping cloth part of the gift itself. Instead of decorating a gift with something plastic, you can use something (30) _______ such as pine cones, rosemary, or other evergreen.
(https://learningenglish.voanews.com)
(26) _________
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Moreover
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Câu 27:
(27) _________
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conditions -
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interests -
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concerns -
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disregards
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Câu 28:
(28) _________
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that -
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who -
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whom -
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whose
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Câu 29:
(29) _________
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another -
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one -
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every
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Câu 30:
(30) _________
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ordinary -
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common -
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natural -
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familiar
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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 following questions from 31 to 35
We have been making cheese for millennia, but researchers are only now getting to grips with how bacteria, fungi and viruses combine to create its characteristic flavours and textures. When it comes to finding new and exotic species, there is no need to travel to the rainforest or trawl the deep ocean. Just open your fridge. The cheeses in there contain a wealth of surprises, if you look closely enough.
Although cheese production began at least 7000 years ago, we are only just beginning to understand what is really going on in this complex ecosystem that we delight in devouring. “Cheese is a fascinating ecological niche,” says Paul Cotter, a microbiologist at food and agricultural research body Teagasc who is based in Cork, Ireland. New work on the cheese microbiome is revealing a riot behind the rind, with complex interactions between a diverse array of bacteria, moulds and yeasts helping to create characteristic flavours and textures. “There are a lot of microbes that we’re eating every day on some of our favourite cheeses, and we know incredibly little about what they’re doing to drive the flavour of those cheeses,” says Benjamin Wolfe at Tufts University in Massachusetts. Understanding this better will not only help control the flavours of existing cheeses, but also help us develop tasty new ones.
Here’s a tour of some of the surprises hidden in your cheeseboard. Cheeses are dominated by bacteria that digest the main sugar in milk, lactose, and turn it into an acid. But they are also home to a menagerie of other microbes that develop as cheese matures, and exactly how many organisms cheese contains is only just being revealed. Studies using gene-sequencing technologies keep finding new bacteria, some previously unknown to science.
(https://www.newscientist.com)
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
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Benefits of cheese -
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New ideas in manufacturing cheese -
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The secret life of cheese -
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Ways to create new kinds of cheese
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Câu 32:
The word there in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
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fridge -
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rainforest -
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species -
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ocean
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Câu 33:
According to paragraph 2, understanding more about the way microbes affect the flavours of the cheeses will help _______.
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produce delicious new kinds -
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know how bacteria, fungi and viruses combine -
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master the number of organisms cheese contains -
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find new types of bacteria
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Câu 34:
The word characteristic in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_______.
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normal -
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distinctive -
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actual -
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perfect
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Câu 35:
According to the passage, all of the following are true, EXCEPT ______.
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human beings started to make cheese a long time ago -
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there are some species existing in cheese that scientists don’t have knowledge about -
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environment inside cheese is comparatively simple and easy to get to know -
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bacteria play an important part in creating special flavours of cheese
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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 following questions from 36 to 42
When corals are mentioned, many people think of rock-life forms in the sea filled with colorful fish. But corals are made up of hundreds of thousands of small organisms which live and feed like any other sea life. For the past five years, researchers in Hawaii and Australia have been engineering corals inside a lab to see if they could better resist the effects of climate change. They say it is now time to see how their creations perform in nature. The scientists say climate change linked to human causes has led to warming oceans that can harm sea life. They say if the more heat-resistant corals they developed do well in the ocean, the method can be used to help save suffering and dying reefs.
The team tested three methods for making corals that would be strong and healthy in nature. One was the method of selective breeding. This method involves scientists choosing parents with desirable characteristics for reproductive purposes. A second method subjected the corals to increasing temperatures to condition them to be able to survive in warm ocean environments. The third involved making changes to the algae that provide corals with necessary nutrients. The leader of the project, University of Hawaii researcher Kira Hughes, said all the methods proved successful in the lab. She told The Associated Press that some scientists might worry that such methods go against the natural processes of nature. But with the planet continuing to warm more and more, she does not see any better options.
“We have to intervene in order to make a change for coral reefs to survive into the future,” Hughes said. When ocean temperatures rise, corals release algae that supplies nutrients and gives them color. This causes them to turn white, a process called bleaching. When this happens, corals can quickly become sick and die. But for years, scientists have been observing corals that have survived bleaching, even when others have died on the same reef. They are now centering on those healthy survivors and hoping to further increase their resistance to heat. Those corals were used as the parents for the newly created kinds.
(https://learningenglish.voanews.com)
What is the main idea of the passage?
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A new kind of algae helps to bring more nutrients for corals. -
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Bleaching, a process where coral reefs turn white and die.
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Câu 37:
The word resist in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______.
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confuse -
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preserve -
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withstand -
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frighten
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Câu 38:
The word they in paragraph 1 refers to_______.
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the effects of climate change -
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corals -
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organisms -
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researchers
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Câu 39:
According to paragraph 2, _______.
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three methods, although contrasting, are tested effective in reality -
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the first method is concerned with selecting advantageous breeds -
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the scientific community reach a consensus about making these new types of corals -
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Kira Hughes is optimist about finding a quite number of choices to solve the loss of corals
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Câu 40:
The word subjected in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_______.
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pull through -
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put through -
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break through -
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see through
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Câu 41:
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
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The research has come to an end and new types of corals will soon be introduced in dying reefs. -
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Human activities lead to higher temperatures in oceans which do damage to coral reefs. -
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Coral reefs are comprised of not only corals but also a wide range of other creatures. -
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The aim of the experiment is to make corals accustomed to warmer ocean environments.
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Câu 42:
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
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Hawaii and Australia have the most biodiverse coral reefs on Earth. -
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The scientists want to reduce the resistance ability of corals. -
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Algae have a crucial role to play in maintaining the life of corals. -
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No corals can remain alive through the process of turning white.
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Câu 43:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underline part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Find the mistake: We would like to thank everyone who contribute to our group’s success last year.
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would like -
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who -
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contribute -
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success
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Câu 44:
Find the mistake: We ought to be responsible in trying to help all the authorities concerned to reach amiable settlements.
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trying -
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concerned -
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reach -
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amiable
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Câu 45:
Find the mistake: I heard that Jeremy and Kate were cut from the team just because Tyler doesn’t like her.
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heard -
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just -
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her
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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
It is over twenty years since I last got in touch with them.
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I can’t help keeping getting in touch with them for over 20 years. -
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I haven’t gotten in touch with them for over 20 years. -
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I used to get in touch with them for over 20 years. -
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I have been getting in touch with them for over 20 years.
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Câu 47:
A new accounting system will soon become compulsory for all departments.
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The departments needn’t choose another accounting system right now. -
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All departments aren’t required to apply a new accounting system.
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Câu 48:
“I worked as a waiter before becoming a chef,” he said.
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He said he’d worked as a waiter before becoming a chef. -
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He said he worked as a waiter before becoming a chef. -
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He said I worked as a waiter before becoming a chef.
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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 lost her phone number. I couldn’t call her.
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I wish I had her phone number so that I could call her. -
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If I had her phone number, I could have called her. -
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As long as I had had her phone number, I couldn’t call her. -
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If only I hadn’t lost her phone number and I could have called her.
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Câu 50:
The delivery of gas cylinders will be allowed only if it is contained in an appropriate device.
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Only if gas cylinders are contained in an appropriate device the delivery will be allowed. -
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Should gas cylinders be contained in an appropriate device, they will be allowed to deliver in large quantity. -
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Only when gas is contained in an appropriate device will the delivery of cylinders be forbidden. -
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On no account will the delivery be forbidden if gas cylinders are contained in an appropriate device.
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