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Mã đề: 132 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

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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 51. A. discussion B. climate C. liveable D. city
Question 52. A. thought B. three C. this D. thigh
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.
Question 53. A. fascinate B. perfection C. fantastic D. computer
Question 54. A. father B. cover C. govern D. perform
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 55. Martin is called the teacher's pet by his classmates because he is taken under his teacher's
_______.
A. arms B. wings C. legs D. hands
Question 56. Mark will book his flight ticket __________.
A. as soon as he had saved enough money B. by the he saved enough money
C. when he saves enough money D. after he is saving enough money
Question 57. She expects that her presentation __________ by many people.
A. will be watched B. was watching C. will watch D. will be watching
Question 58. All her life she had a _______ trust in other people.
A. child B. childlike C. childish D. childless
Question 59. If Bill loses his job, at least they have Mary’s income to _______ on.
A. fall back B. fall under C. fall for D. fall behind
Question 60. Students are restrained from eating bananas prior to an exam for _________ of failing 'like
sliding on a banana skin'.
A. scare B. anger C. cheer D. fear
Question 61. The children __________ loudly when their parents arrived home from work.
A. playing B. play C. were playing D. played
Question 62. Your hat is on the table, __________?
A. isn't it B. does it C. wasn't it D. didn't it
Question 63. The ships had their days of ________ in the 1840s and 1850s.
A. glory B. glorious C. glorify D. gloriously
Question 64. We need to do this __________ than we are at the moment.
A. the quickest B. most quickly C. quickly D. more quickly
Question 65. Could you lend me some more? I’ve spent __________ money you gave me yesterday.
A. Ø B. the C. a D. some
Question 66. Linh is interested cycling to school.
A. on B. about C. in D. of
Question 67. We wish _______ to college next year.
A. go B. going C. shall go D. to go
Question 68. The books _________ by William Shakespeare are interesting.
A. wrote B. writes C. writing D. written
Question 69. She ________ 20 pounds out of the bank every Monday
A. takes B. removes C. draws D. pulls
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word/phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part.
Question 70. People in the mountainous areas are still in the habit of destroying forests for cultivation.
A. wood B. industry C. planting D. farming
Question 71. Paris is the ideal place to learn French; it’s a beautiful and hospitable city with Institutions for
high quality linguistic teaching.
A. affectionate B. friendly C. noticeable D. natural
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 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word/phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part.
Question 72. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese school.
A. depended B. optional C. obligatory D. required
Question 73. My brother has become a bit of couch potato since he stopped playing football.
A. a lazy person B. is painful C. a live wire D. a kind person
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 74. A: "Do you think music can heal sick people?" B: “_______.”
A. The sooner, the better B. Doctors cannot do so
C. I can't agree with you more D. At least they can feel better
Question 75. David is talking to Lucy about her painting.
David: “What a beautiful painting!” Lucy: “ __________________.”
A. I'm glad you like it B. No problem C. It's on the wall D. You're welcome
Read the passage and choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space in the
following passage.
Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being.
A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help to prolong our lives. The
study concentrated (76) _____ the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older
than 70 years. The participants were asked how (77) _____ contact they had with friends, children, relatives
and acquaintances. Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (78) _____ to a far
greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after these
friends had moved away to another city and was independent of factors such as socioeconomic status, health,
and way of life. According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (79) _____ one is
important has a positive effect on physical and mental health. Stress and tendency towards depression are
reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently.
(80) _____, our support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of
self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.
(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell)
Question 76. A. In B. With C. on D. At
Question 77. A. few B. so many C. much D. many
Question 78. A. ExpectationB. Expectancy C. assurance D. Insurance
Question 79. A. Whom B. Who C. what D. That
Question 80. A. Moreover B. However C. For example D. Otherwise
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.
Sweden can be one of the first countries to stop using cash. In most cities, buses do not take any cash. In
Rain pounded down on the roof. I was trying to read but the sound was too loud. I couldn’t help myself from
being a little grumpy. I wanted to be outside playing, but the rain was keeping me inside.
My mom had gone to the grocery store, and my dad was spending Saturday at the office. I had planned to
spend the day hiking, but Mother Nature decided that today was the perfect day for rain.
It meant that I would have to entertain myself. I spent most of the morning playing with my stuffed animals
and reading. I was sitting next to the window staring out when I got a strange idea: why not just go outside
anyway?
I put on my boots and a big raincoat and stepped out into the wet world. It was raining hard but it wasn’t
cold. All I could hear were raindrops and the wind. I decided to go on my hike anyway.
My feet didn’t make any sound on the wet ground and the forest seemed different. I went to my favourite
place and sat down. In the summer, my best friend Ellen and I would come here and sit for hours. It was our
special place. All of a sudden, I thought I heard someone shouting my name. I turned and saw Ellen walking
up behind me.
“Oh my Gosh! It’s really you, Martha!” she said. “I can’t believe that you are out here right now. I thought I
would be the only person crazy enough to go for a walk in the rain.”

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 I was very happy to have some company. We decided that hiking in the rain was just as fun as hiking in
the sunshine. We planned on hiking in the rain again. (Adapted from Navigate)
Question 81. The word “company” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. time B. friend C. business D. space
Question 82. What is the best title for the story?
A. Rainy Day Work B. Rainy Day Homework C. A Rainy Day Indoors D. Rainy Day Hike
Question 83. What was keeping Martha inside?
A. The heat B. Her parents C. Lots of homework D. Bad weather
Question 84. What does Martha mean when she says “It meant that I would have to entertain myself”?
A. She had to find something to do B. She was bored with doing homework
C. She was feeling sick. D. She was tired.
Question 85. The word “grumpy” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. uninterested B. bad-tempered C. unsatisfactory D. stupid
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.
We get great pleasure from reading. The more advanced a man is, the greater delight he will find in
reading. The ordinary man may think that subjects like philosophy or science are very difficult and that if
philosophers and scientists read these subjects, it is not for pleasure.
But this is not true. The mathematician finds the same pleasure in his mathematics as the school boy in an
adventure story. For both, it is a play of the imagination, a mental recreation and exercise. The pleasure
derived from this activity is common to all kinds of reading. But different types of books give us different
types of pleasure. First in order of popularity is novel-reading. Novels contain pictures of imaginary people
in imaginary situations, and give us an opportunity of escaping into a new world very much like our world
and yet different from it. Here we seem to live a new life, and the experience of this new life gives us a thrill
of pleasure. Next in order of popularity are travel books, biographies and memoirs. These tell us tales of
places we have not seen and of great men in whom we are interested.
Some of these books are as wonderful as novels, and they have an added value that they are true. Such
books give us knowledge, and we also find immense pleasure in knowing details of lands we have not seen
and of great men we have only heard of. Reading is one of the greatest enjoyments of life. To book-lovers,
nothing is more fascinating than a favorite book. And, the ordinary educated man who is interested and
absorbed in his daily occupation wants to occasionally escape from his drudgery into the wonderland of
books for recreation and refreshment.
(Source: http://www.importantindia.com)
Question 86. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Reading as an exercise for the brain B. Reading as a pleasurable activity
C. Different types of books D. Different kinds of reading
Question 87. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. our world B. a new life C. an opportunity D. a thrill of pleasure
Question 88. The word “immense” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. controlled B. limited C. personal D. great
Question 89. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT true?
A. A more advanced person takes greater pleasure in reading.
B. Reading about mathematics is mentally entertaining for a mathematician.
C. Philosophers and scientists do not read for pleasure.
D. Ordinary people may think that philosophy and science are difficult.
Question 90. According to paragraph 4, which of the following is the most fascinating to booklovers?
A. The wonderland B. A favorite book
C. A daily occupation D. An ordinary educated man
Question 91. According to the passage, travel books, biographies and memoirs ______.
A. are wonderful novels B. tell stories of well-known places
C. are less popular than novels D. are more valuable than novels
Question 92. The word “derived” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. differed B. established C. bought D. obtained
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.
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Question 93. My mother and her friends always went out together every weekend.
A. went B. together C. and D. friends
Question 94. Tom’s jokes are inappropriate but we have to put up with it just because he’s the boss.
A. inappropriate B. the C. It D. because
Question 95. While many people moved to big cities with a view to turning over a new, some people flew
the big cities in search of the rural idyll.
A. turning over a new B. flew C. While D. in search of
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 96. I’m sure Linda was very upset when you left.
A. Linda must have been very upset when you left.
B. Linda must be very upset when you left.
C. Linda may be very upset when you left.
D. Linda could have been very upset when you left.
Question 97. The last time I saw Peter was when I ran into him at the station on my way to Glasgow.
A. When I last saw Peter at the station when I was on my way to Glasgow, I ran after him.
B. The last time I went to Glasgow, I happened to meet Peter at the station.
C. I finally saw Peter at the station when I was on my way to Glasgow
D. I haven't seen Peter since a chance meeting with him at the station when I was setting off for Glasgow.
Question 98. "What did you eat for dinner last night?" asked my friend.
A. My friend asked me what had I eaten for dinner last night.
B. My friend asked me what I ate for dinner the previous night.
C. My friend asked me what I had eaten for dinner the previous night.
D. My friend asked me what did I eat for dinner last night.
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 99. I’m not rich. I can’t help other people.
A. If I were rich, I can help other people. B. If I were rich, I could help other people.
C. If I am rich, I can help other people. D. If I am rich, I could help other people.
Question 100. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
A. Hardly had he returned from his walk when he got down to writing the letter.
B. No sooner had he returned from his walk when he got down to writing the letter.
C. Only after he had returned from his walk did he get down to writing the letter.
D. Not until he returned from his walk did he get down to writing the letter.

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