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ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 18 - Khóa Đề

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.

Question 1: A. missed B. coughed C. helped D. seemed

Question 2: A. ancient B. angle C. capable D. danger

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.

Question 3: A. farewell B. famine C. feature D. firewood

Question 4: A. celebrate B. accident C. interrupt D. calendar

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.

Question 5: The conveniences that Americans desire reflecting not so much a leisurely lifestyle as a busy
A B
lifestyle in which even minutes of time are too valuable to be wasted.
C D

Question 6: Helen never does the gardening because she is absolutely terrible of animals such as spiders.
A B C D

Question 7: On the whole, ambitious students are much likely to succeed in their studies than are those
A B C
with little ambition.
D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.

Question 8: I got up early, but I _______ so, because I had no work to do that morning.
A. didn’t need to do B. needn’t have done C. need to do D. need have done

Question 9: ______ the top of a hill, our school is very beautiful with green trees surrounded it.
A. Seen from B. See from C. Seeing from D. Being seen from

Question 10: A teacher’s ________ to education is worth great respect of the whole society because it
brings benefits to the development of society.
A. guidance B. principle C. identity D. devotion

Question 11: In ________ most countries, a university degree can give you ________ flying start in life.
A. the - a B. the - X C. X - X D. X - a

Question 12: Tom was busying doing his homework; ______, his father was watching TV.
A. therefore B. but C. however D. meanwhile
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Question 13: When I got off the crowded bus, I found my pocket picked and the disk in it with the
important documents _______.
A. lost B. stealing C. missed D. robbing

Question 14: The disc, digitally _____ in the studio, sounded fantastic at the party that night.
A. recorded B. recording C. to be recorded D. having recorded

Question 15: Jenny is already in her fifties but many people say she looks very young ______ her age.
A. with B. for C. by D. of

Question 16: There is universal _______ that the programme has failed.
A. commitment B. complement C. acknowledgment D. requirement

Question 17: The doctor ordered him to stop smoking and take _______ exercise for better health.
A. usual B. normal C. ordinary D. regular

Question 18: "I'd like to buy two _______ of soap please," the woman said.
A. balls B. bunches C. bars D. blows

Question 19: The paintings cost the millionaire a _______ deal of money.
A. big B. great C. large D. huge

Question 20: You will be informed of any changes at the earliest _______.
A. chance B. moment C. opportunity D. occasion

Question 21: Thanks to his uncle’s advice, Jimmy has _______ jogging to improve his health.
A. put up B. taken up C. made up D. set up

Question 22: She’s been in _______ heaven ever since she was promised a new shirt.
A. third B. fifth C. seventh D. ninth

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.

Question 23: David is talking to Susan in the class.

David:"-_______"
Susan: "- Not at all. Please take one on my table."
A. Shall I give you my pen? B. May I borrow you pen?
C. Could you return the pen to me? D. Would you mind lending me your pen?

Question 24: A passer-by is looking for the post office and he is asking a local resident.
Passer-by: “_________”
Local resident: “Sure. It’s on Elm Street, between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenue.”
A. Help me, please! Could you tell me where the post office is?
B. Sorry, where is the post office, please?
C. Hey you. Could you please tell me where the post office is?
D. Excuse me. Do you know where the post office is?

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.

Question 25: The country carried on nuclear tests without feeling apprehensive about the consequences.
A. optimistic B. anxious C. uncertain D. scared
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Question 26: Friday night, with his political future hanging by a thread, President Obama tried to come
to his rescue.
A. comfortable B. risky C. successful D. heavy

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.

Question 27: The bank announced that it was to merge with another of the high street banks.
A. separate B. cooperate C. assemble D. associate

Question 28: Mahayana Buddhism is the main religion in China, Japan, Korea, and much of Vietnam.
A. subordinate B. predominant C. commercial D. subsequent

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.

Question 29: “I’ll drop you from the team if you don’t train harder,” said the captain to John.
A. The captain urged that John should train harder in order not to drop out.
B. The captain threatened to drop John from the team unless he trained harder.
C. John was reminded to train harder so as not to dropping from the team.
D. The captain promised to drop John from the team in case he trains harder.

Question 30: The leader of the group came up with the best solution to the problem.
A. The leader of the group found the best time to solve the problem.
B. No one could solve the problem including the leader of the group.
C. The leader of the group thought of the best solution to the problem.
D. No one paid attention to the leader of the group’s solution to the problem.

Question 31: There will be a shortage of water unless it rains.

A. If it doesn't rain, there will be a shortage of water.
B. There will be a shortage of water if it rains.
C. There would be a shortage of water if it rained.
D. If it didn't rain, there would be a shortage of water.

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.

Question 32: Women still cover their heads in some countries. They did so in the past.
A. Women cover their heads in some countries unlike what they did in the past.
B. Women still cover their heads in some countries which they never did in the past.
C. Women still cover their heads in some countries as they did in the past.
D. In the past, women covered their heads but they rarely do so today in some countries.

Question 33: The Postal Service used the Roman god Mercury as its symbol. This was replaced in 1837
with a running pony.
A. The Postal Service which was replaced in 1837 with a running pony used the Roman god Mercury as
its symbol.
B. The Postal Service used the Roman god Mercury as its symbol, which was replaced in 1837 with a
running pony.
C. The Postal Service, which used the Roman god Mercury as its symbol, was replaced in 1837 with a
running pony.
D. The Postal Service used a running pony as its symbol, which was replaced in 1837 with the Roman
god Mercury.
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

Ausubel of Rockefeller University in New York, US. says the key renewable energy sources,
including sun, wind and biofuels, would all require vast (34) ______ of land if developed up to large scale
production – unlike nuclear power. That land would be far better left alone, he says. Renewables look
attractive when they are quite small. But if we start producing renewable energy on a large scale, the fallout
is going to be horrible. Instead, Ausubel argues (35) ______ renewed development of nuclear.

Ausubel draws his conclusions by analysing the amount of energy renewables, natural gas and
nuclear can produce in terms of power per square metre of land used. Moreover, he claims that as
renewable energy use increases, this measure of efficiency will (36) ______ as the best land for wind,
biofuels, and solar power gets used up.

Using biofuels to obtain the same amount of energy as a 1000 megawatt nuclear power plant would
require 2500 square kilometres of farm land, Ausubel says. “We should be sparing land for nature, not
using it as pasture for cars and trucks,” he adds.

Solar power is much more efficient than biofuel in terms of the area of land (37) ______, but it would
still require 150 square kilometres of photovoltaic cells to (38) ______ the energy production of the 1000
MW nuclear plant. In another example, he says meeting the 2005 US electricity demand via wind power
alone would need 780,000 square kilometres, an area the size of Texas.

Question 34: A. figures B. amounts C. numbers D. digits

Question 35: A. at B. over C. for D. against

Question 36: A. expand B. minimize C. enlarge D. decrease

Question 37: A. leased B. cultivated C. used D. purchased

Question 38: A. patch B. match C. catch D. fetch

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 36 to 42.

Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of
communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech.
When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions
stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to resort to this form of
expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used
internationally, spelling, however, cannot.

Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally.
A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies approval, while
shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.

Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the
fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warm,
and instruct people.

While verbalization is most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express
human thoughts and feelings.
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Question 39. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The importance ofSign Language.
B. Ways of Expressing Feelings.
C. The Forms of Communication.
D. Picturesque Symbols of Communication.

Question 40. What can be inffered from the passage?

A. Nonlinguistic language is invaluable to foreigners
B. Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is thefastest
C. When language is a barrier, people will find other forms ofcommunication.
D. Everybody uses only one form of communication

Question 41. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language.
B. There are many forms of communication in existence today
C. The deaf and mute use an oral form ofcommunication
D. Verbalization is the most common form ofcommunication

Question 42. Which form other than oral speech would be the most commonly used among blind people?
A. Picturesigns B. Braille C. Signal flags D. Body language

Question 43. Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally
EXCEPT for_______ .
A. spelling B. ideas C. whole words D. expressions

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 43 to 50.

William Henry Gates III (Bill) was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. Bill was the
second of three children in an upper-middle class family. He enjoyed playing games with the family and
was very competitive. He also loved to read. Bill became bored in public school so his family sent him to
Lakeside School, a private school, where he excelled in math and science and did well in drama and
English.

Gates became interested in computer programming when he was 13. His school allowed students to
use donated computer time. Using this time, Gates wrote a tic-tac-toe program using BASIC, one of the
first computer languages. Later he created a computer version of Risk, a board game he liked. At Lakeside,
Bill met Paul Allen, who shared his interest in computers. In early 1973, Bill Gates was accepted by
Harvard University. Meanwhile, Paul Allen dropped out of Washington College to work on computers at
Honeywell Corporation and convinced Gates to drop out of Harvard and join him in starting a new
software company. They called it Micro-Soft which was soon changed to Microsoft.

In 1980, IBM, one of the largest technology companies of the era, asked Microsoft to write software
to run their new personal computer, the IBM PC. Microsoft kept the licensing rights for the operating
system (MS-DOS) so that they earned money for every computer sold first by IBM, and later by all the
other companies that made PC computers. Microsoft grew quickly from 25 employees in 1978 to over
90,000 today. Over the years, Microsoft developed many new technologies and some of the world’s most
popular software and products such as Word and Power Point. Although some have criticized Gates for
using questionable business practices, he built Microsoft into one of the largest companies in the world.
He has been described as brilliant but childlike, driven, competitive, intense, fun, but lacking in empathy.

Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world. In 2012, his $61 billion dollars in assets made him
the world’s second richest man according to Forbes Magazine. In 2006, Gates announced that he would cut
back his involvement at Microsoft to spend more time on philanthropy and his foundation. The Bill and
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Melinda Gates Foundation supports many causes including the quest to eradicate Polio, fighting AIDS,
malaria and tuberculosis; providing vaccinations for children; and even reinventing the toilet among many
other things.

Question 44: Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The Friendship Of Bill Gates And Pall Allen.
B. A Story Of A Man And His Role In Computer Industry.
C. How Microsoft Defeated Its Opponents.
D. Bill Gates And His Charitable Activities.

Question 45: Which is NOT true about Bill Gates in the first paragraph?
A. He enjoyed public school B. He was involved in drama
C. He was competitive D. He was born in Seattle, Washington

Question 46: According to paragraph 2, which of the following ways were Bill Gates and Paul Allen NOT
alike?
A. They both liked computers B. They went to the same school
C. They both went to the same college D. They both dropped out of college

Question 47: According to paragraph 3, Microsoft earned money every time _________.
A. Word or Power point was used B. IBM built a computer
C. IBM sold a computer running MS-DOS D. Gates had a new business practices.

Question 48: The word “questionable” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. unbelievable B. measurable C. impossible D. debatable

Question 49: What does the word “involvement” paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to?
A. participation B. development C. impression D. movement

Question 50: According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about Bill Gates?
A. He built Microsoft without any criticism.
B. He became the world’ richest man in 2012.
C. He invented vaccinations to cure a lot of diseases.
D. He has been considered to be unsympathetic.

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