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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 1:	A. coexist	B. notify	C. prohibit	D. frozen
Question 2:	A. danger	B. devastate	C. parade	D. rational

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. enthusiast	B. philosopher	C. education	D. enlightenment
Question 4:	A. develop	B. rearrange	C. determine	D. distinguish

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: Average world temperatures have risen on half a degree Celsius since the mid-nineteenth century.

            A. world temperatures B. on   C. a degree      D. since

Question 6: John’s wisdom teeth were troubling him, so he went to a dental surgeon to see   about having them pull.

            A. were troubling        B. to see          C. about          D. them pull

Question 7: The early periods of aviation in the United States was marked by exhibition flights made by  individual fliers or by teams of performers at county fairs.

            A. periods of aviation B. exhibition flights    C. individual fliers      D. teams of performers

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: Alright, Johnny , it’s time you ______ to bed.

            A. are going to go       B. would go    C. went           D. will be going

Question 9: Tom refuses ___________Mark  his address.

            A. give B. giving         C. to give        D. gave

Question 10: My relative, ______ you met yesterday , is a talented pianist.

            A. that B. whose         C. whom         D. A and C are correct

Question 11: Your fare , accommodation and meals , are all _____ in the price of this holiday.

            A. composed   B. collected     C. enclosed     D. included

Question 12: If you borrow my bike , don’t get it dirty, ______?

            A. shall you     B. will you      C. do you        D. can you

Question 13: You can go where you like _________  you come back bore dark.

            A. although     B. as long as    C. or else         D. despite

Question 14: I’m sure he wouldn’t mind if we_____ early.

            A. arrive          B. arriving       C. arrived        D. had arrived

Question 15: ______ he had to deliver the performance in front of the whole class.

            A. No sooner had he finished his rehearsal than

            B. No sooner than he had his rehearsal finished

            C. No sooner than he had finished his rehearsal

            D. No sooner he had finished his rehearsal than

Question 16: The living conditions in the rural areas of the country ______ during the past five years.

            A. had been improved             B. have been improved

            C. had improved                     D. were improved

Question 17: _____colleges and____universities are the main institutions that provide tertiary education.

            A. The / Ø       B. Ø / the        C. The/the       D. Ø / Ø

Question 18: "Those eggs of different colors are  so beautiful!".   Yes, they_____ in Russia".

            A. were painted          B. were paint   C. were painting         D. painted

Question 19: If you_____ so busy, I would have shown you how to play.

            A. aren’t          B. weren’t       C. hadn’t been D. wouldn’t be

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 20: In the world of models, every  model girl tries every trick in the book to stop others from succeeding.

            A. every available method      B. all kinds of tricks

            C. all styles of writing            D. every story slot

Question 21: The natives were angry when foreigners came to their country and took over their land.

            A. tourists       B. locals          C. members     D. migrants

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 22: Huy and Steve are classmates . They are talking about their sport hobby Huy: Don’t you like watching football?       Steve: ______________.

            A. Yes, I don’t            B. No, I do .I like it a lot

            C. It’s nice                  D. Yes , I love it

Question 23: This afternoon Hoa is visiting her home town. Mark: “Don’t fail to send your family my regards”        Hoa: ________.

            A. You’re welcome     B. It’s my pleasure      C. Good idea, thanks  D. Thanks, I will

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 24: “I made a mess of the exam .But I think I should pass , as I only need 50%.

            A. to make a big mistake        B. to change your plan

            C. to loose confiddence          D. to do at one’s best

Question 25: Most universities have trained counselors who can reassure and console  students who have academic or personal problems.

            A. discourage  B. please          C. sympathize D. satisfy

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 26: The challenges facing the new committee leader are numerous.

            A. There are numerous challenges facing the new committee leader.

            B. The new committee leader was ready to take numerous challenges.

            C. To succeed, the new committee leader had to face numerous challenges.

            D. Numerous challenges are going to face with the new committee leader.

Question 27: It is not until a Vietnamese girl getting 18 years old that she is allowed to get married legally.

            A. A Vietnamese girl is not allowed to get married legally only when she gets18 years old. 

            B. They never allow a Vietnamese girl to get married legally when she is 18 years old.

            C. The legal allowance for a Vietnamese girl to get married will be issued in 18 years.

            D. A Vietnamese girl is allowed to get married legally only when  she gets 18 years old.

Question 28: “Don’t leave the house until I get back, Jack” said his sister.

            A. Jack’sister told him not to leave the house when she got back. 

            B. Jack’s sister told him to stay at home till she got back.

            C. Jack’s sister told him to stay at home when she got back.

            D. Jack’s sister told him not to go out until she gets back.

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 29: The driver in front stopped so suddenly.Therefore , the accident happened.

            A. If the driver in front  didn’t stop so suddenly , the accident wouldn’t happen. 

            B. If the driver in front hadn’t stopped so suddenly, the accident wouldn’t have happened.

            C. If the driver in front hadn’t stopped so suddenly, the accident would  have happened.

            D. If the driver in front had  stopped so suddenly, the accident would  have happened.

Question 30: A drug may affect several functions, even though it’s targeted at only one.

            A. Despite various other uses, a drug usually has a function for a special effect.

            B. A drug is taken for a specific purpose, but it may have a range of other effects.

            C. The functions expected of a drug are various even if it is used for a specific disease.

            D. However effective a drug may be, its functions have to be several.

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.

            The current global extinction rate is estimated at about 20,000 species per year, exponentially greater than the background extinction rate. Many (31) _____ believe that we are in the middle of the greatest mass extinction episode since the disappearance of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

From what is known about present-day populations and from (32) _____ theory, the change in either the physical or the biological environment is the key to extinction. However, the vulnerability of a species depends (33) _____ a wide variety of factors, such as its total population size, geographical distribution, reproductive ability, ecological relations with other species, and genetic characteristics. For example, more emphasis is put on the greater vulnerability of species that reproduce slowly as contrasted with those that reproduce (34) _____. Other factors, such as food-plant specialization, may make many fast reproducers more vulnerable than species that reproduce more slowly. No matter (35) _____ fast an insect species that depends on  a certain plan can reproduce; it will still go extinct if that plant's habitat is destroyed.

It has been estimated that about one half billion species have lived at one time or another, and today's existing species are only 2% of those that have ever evolved. The other 98% have either died out or evolved into something sufficiently different to be called a new species.

Question 31:	A. biology	B. biologists	C. biological	D. biologically
Question 32:	A. evolve	B. evolution	C. evolutionary	D. evolutionist
Question 33:	A. in	B. on	C. at	D. about
Question 34:	A. cheerfully	B. cheaply	C. lastly	D. rapidly
Question 35:	A. how	B. what	C. when	D. which

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.

              It is hard to get any agreement on the precise meaning of the term "social class". In everyday life, people tend to have a different approach to those they consider their equals from which they assume with people they consider higher or lower than themselves in social scale. The criteria we use to 'place' a new acquaintance, however, are a complex mixture of factors. Dress, way of speaking, area of residence in a given city or province, education and manners all play a part.

        In ancient civilizations, the Sumerian, for example, which flourished in the lower Euphrates valley from 2000 to 5000 B.C. social differences were based on birth, status or rank, rather than on wealth. Four main   classes   were recognized. These were the rulers, the priestly administrators, the freemen (such as craftsmen, merchants or farmers) and the slaves.

        In Greece, after the sixth-century B.C., there was a growing conflict between the peasants and the aristocrats, and a gradual decrease in the power of the aristocracy when a kind of ‘middle class’ of traders and skilled workers grew up. The population of Athens, for example, was divided into three main classes which were politically and legally distinct. About one-third of the total population were slaves, who did not count politically at all, a fact often forgotten by those who praise Athens as the nursery of democracy. The next main group consisted of resident foreigners, the, ‘metics’ who were freemen, though they too were allowed no share in political life. The third group was the powerful body of ‘citizens”, who were themselves divided into sub-classes.

       The medieval feudal system , which flourished in Europe from the ninth to the thirteenth century , gave rise to a comparatively simple system based on birth. Under the King , there were two main classes – lords and “vassals” , the latter with many subdivisions.

        In the later Middle Ages, however, the development of a money economy and the growth of cities and trade led to the rise of another class, the ‘burghers’ or city merchants and mayors. These were the  predecessors of the modern middle classes. Gradually high office and occupation assumed importance in determining social position, as it became more and more possible for a person born to one station in life to move to another. This change affected the towns more than the country areas, where remnants  of feudalism lasted much longer.

Question 36: According to the passage, we evaluate other people's social position by _____ .

            A. questioning them in great details

            B. their dress, manners, area of residence and other factors

            C. finding out how much their salary is

            D. the kind of job they do

Question 37: The four main classes of Sumerian civilization ________.

            A. did not include slaves         B. took little account of financial standing

            C. took little account of status or rank            D. were not clearly defined

Question 38: The decline of the Greek aristocracy's power in the sixth century B.C _____.

            A. caused international conflicts in the area 

            B. lasted for only a short time

            C. was assisted by a rise in the number of slaves

            D. coincided with the rise of a new "middle class" of traders and peasants

Question 39: Athens is often praised as the nursery of democracy ________.

            A. even though slaves were allowed to vote 

            B. because its three main classes were politically and legally distinct.

            C. in spite of its heavy dependence on slave labor

            D. because even very young children could vote

Question 40: The word "predecessors" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.

            A. supporters   B. authorities   C. descendants           D. ancestors

Question 41: The word "remnants" in the third paragraph is most likely to correspond to ________.

            A. remains       B. opponents   C. clothing      D. garments

Question 42: The passage is mainly about ________.

            A. the human history

            B. the division of social classes in the ancient world

            C. the social life in ancient Greece

            D. the modern society

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 43 to 50.

Simply being bilingual doesn’t qualify someone to interpret. Interpreting is not only a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into the same sentence in language B. Rather, it’s a complex art in which thoughts and idioms that have no obvious counterparts from tongue to tongue _ or words that have several meanings must be quickly transformed in such a way that the message is clearly and accurately expressed to the listener.

        At one international conference, an American speaker said, “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sows ear”, which meant nothing to the Spanish audience. The interpretation was, “A monkey in a silk dress is still a monkey” _ an idiom the Spanish understood and that expressed the same idea. 

      There are 2 kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive. The former, sitting in a separated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting  what a foreign language speaker says actually a sentence behind. Consecutive interpreters are the ones most international negotiations use. They are employed for smaller meetings without sound booths and headphones.   Consecutive   interpretation   also   requires   two-person   teams.   A   foreign   speaker   says   his piece while the interpreter, using a special shorthand, takes   notes and during  a pause, tells the   client what was said.

Question 43: What is the purpose of the passage?

            A. To explain the scope of interpreting 

            B. To differentiate between simultaneous and consecutive interpreters.

            C. To state the qualifications of an interpreter.

            D. To point out the importance of an interpreter.

Question 44: The author implies that most people have the opinion that the skill of interpreting is ______.

            A. simpler than it really is      B. very complex and demanding

            C. highly valued and admired D. based on principles of business

Question 45: The example “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sows ear” is used to________.

            A. stress the importance of word for word translation 

            B. point out the difference in attributes of animals in English and Spanish

            C. emphasize the need for translation of the meaning of what is said

            D. show the differences in language A and language B

Question 46: A precondition of being a translator is ______.

            A. being a linguist                   B. being bilingual

            C. working well with people  D. being able to use high-tech equipment

Question 47: Which of the following would a consecutive interpreter be used for?

            A. A large meeting of many nations.

            B. A translation of a foreign book.

            C. A business transaction between 2 foreign speakers.

            D. An interpretation of a major literary work.

Question 48: The word “converting” is closest in meaning to…...

            A. understanding        B. changing     C. reading       D. concluding

Question 49: The word “ the former” in the last paragraph refers to_____.

            A. simultaneous interpreters   B. the conference

            C. consecutive interpreters.    D. both A & B.

Question 50: What is a difference mentioned  between a simultaneous interpreter  and  a  consecutive interpreter?

            A. The money they are paid.  B. The size of group with whom they work.

            C. Their proficiency in the language. D. The type of dictionary they use.

ĐÁP ÁN

1-C	2-D	3-C	4-B	5-B	6-D	7-A	8-C	9-C	10-C
11-D	12-B	13-B	14-C	15-A	16-B	17-D	18-A	19-C	20-B
21-B	22-D	23-D	24-D	25-A	26-A	27-D	28-B	29-B	30-B
31-B	32-C	33-B	34-D	35-A	36-B	37-B	38-D	39-C	40-D
41-A	42-B	43-B	44-A	45-C	46-B	47-C	48-B	49-A	50-B

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.

1. The wooden fence surrounded the factory is beginning to fall down because of the rain.

            A. is beginning            B. wooden      C. surrounded D. because of

2. The amounts of oxygen and nitrogen in the air almost always remain stable, but the amount of water vapor vary considerably.

            A. vary            B. almost always         C. The amount of       D. stable

3. Quinine, cinnamon, and other useful substances are all derived of the bark of trees.

            A. are  B. bark of trees

            C. derived of   D. other useful substances

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 4 to 10.

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.

Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.

During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women's organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women's history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later Generations of historians.

Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth Century, most of the writing about women conformed to the "great women" theory of History, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on "great men." To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women's right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published.

4. In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of nineteenth- century "great women" EXCEPT ________.

            A. reformers    B. politicians

            C. activists for women's rights           D. authors

5. The word "they" in the 2^nd paragraph refers to ________.

            A. sources       B. efforts         C. authors       D. counterparts

6. In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that ________.

            A. even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored

            B. poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women

            C. only three women were able to get their writing published

            D. a woman's status was changed by marriage

7. The word "representative" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to________.

            A. satisfied      B. typical         C. distinctive  D. supportive

8. In the 2 paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?

            A. The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.

            B. They were printed on poor-quality paper.

            C. They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics.

            D. They put too much emphasis on daily activities.

9. What use was made of the nineteenth-century women's history materials in the Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection?

            A. They provided valuable information for twentieth- century historical researchers.

            B. They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century.

            C. They were shared among women's colleges throughout the United States.

            D. They were combined and published in a multi volume encyclopedia.

10. What does the passage mainly discuss?

            A. The place of American women in written histories

            B. The "great women" approach to history used by American historians

            C. The keen sense of history shown by American women

            D. The role of literature in early American histories

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.

11. I would rather you wore something more formal to work.

            A. I'd prefer you wearing something more formal to work.

            B. I'd prefer you to wear something more formal to work.

            C. I'd prefer you should wear something more formal to work.

            D. I'd prefer you wear something more formal to work.

12. Had we left any later, we would have missed the train.

            A. We didn't miss the train because it left late.

            B. We left too late to catch the train.

            C. Because the train was late, we missed it.

            D. We almost missed the train.

13. "Why can't you do your work more carefully? " said Henry's boss.

            A. Henry's boss criticized him for doing his job carelessly.

            B. Henry's boss asked him not to do his job with care.

            C. Henry's boss suggested doing the job more carefully.

            D. Henry's boss warned him to do the job carefully.

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.

14.       A. lives            B. plays           C. works         D. buys

15. A. picked  B. worked       C. naked         D. booked

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.

16. He felt tired. However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

            A. Tired as he might feel, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain

            B. He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

            C. Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

            D. As a result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

17. The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday.

            A. The agreement which ends six-month negotiation was signed yesterday.

            B. The negotiation which lasted six months was signed yesterday.

            C. The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted six months.

            D. The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation.

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.

18. A. cosmetics          B. fertility       C. experience  D. economics

19. A. informality       B. appropriate C. situation     D. entertainment

ĐÁP ÁN

1. C	2. A	3. C	4. B	5. C	6. A	7. B	8. A	9. A	10. A
11. B	12. D	13. A	14. C	15. C	16. A	17. D	18. D	19. B	20. C
21. B	22. B	23. D	24. A	25. D	26. A	27. A	28. C	29. D	30. D
31. B	32. C	33. D	34. C	35. A	36. B	37. C	38. C	39. C	40. B
41. B	42. B	43. A	44. D	45. D	46. B	47. D	48. B	49. C	50. D

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 1 to 5.

SHE STUDIES WHILE HE PLAYS: TRUE OF CHILDREN AND CHIMPS

[…]Chimpanzees in the wild like to snack on termites, and youngsters learn to fish for them by pocking long sticks and other (1)……..tools into the mounds that large groups of termites build. Researchers found that (2)…………average female chimps in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania learnt how to do termite fishing at the age of 31 months, more than two years earlier than the males.

The females seem to learn by watching mothers. Researcher Dr. Elisabeth V. Lonsdorf, director of field conservation at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, said that it is (3)………….to find that, when a young male and female are near a mound, ‘she’s really focusing on termite fishing and he’s spinning himself round (4)………..circles’. Dr Landsdorf and colleagues are studying chimpanzees at the zoo with a new, specially created termite mound, filled with mustard (5)…….than termites. […]

Question 1:	A. relative	B. similar	C. close	D. connected
Question 2:	A. at	B. by	C. on	D. for
Question 3:	A. typical	B. regular	C. ordinary	D. frequent
Question 4:	A. in	B. with	C. to	D. through
Question 5:	A. other	B. else	C. instead	D. rather

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 6 to 12.

Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop

Uncompromising as it is, the dessert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects. No moist- skinned, water – loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are found: the giants of the North America desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift – footed, running, and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its populations are largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere in the world.

The secret of their adjustment lies in a combination of behavior and physiology. None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun – baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees.

(Source: ―Reading Challenge 2‖, Casey Malarcher & Andrea Janzen, Compass Publishing)

Question 6: What is the topic of the passage?

            A. Life underground               B. Animal life in a desert environment

            C. Desert plants                      D. Man’s life in the desert

Question 7: The word “desiccating” means .

            A. humidifying           B. killing         C. drying         D. life threatening

Question 8: The phrase “ those forms” refers to all of the following EXCEPT .

            A. water – loving animals       B. moist – skinned animals

            C. many large animals            D. the bobcat

Question 9: The author states that one characteristic of animals that live in the desert is that they _____.

            A. are less healthy than animals that live in different places

            B. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals

            C. can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees

            D. live in an accommodating environment

Question 10: Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage?

            A. All living things adjust to their environments. 

            B. Healthy animals live longer lives.

            C. Water is the basis of life. 

            D. Desert life is colorful.

Question 11: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to . 

            A. large animals                      B. . the forest animals

            C. water – loving animals       D. the desert population.

Question 12: The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals EXCEPT________.

            A. they dig home underground           B. they are noisy and aggressive

            C. they are ready to hunt after sunset             D. they sleep during the day

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 13 to 20.

Baseball evolved from a number of different ball-and stick games (paddle ball, trap ball, one-old-cat, rounders, and town ball) originating in England. As early as the American Revolution, it was noted that troops played “baseball” in their free time. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright formalized the New York Knickerbockers’ version of the game: a diamond shaped infield, with bases ninety feet apart, three strikers – you’re – out, batter out on a caught ball, three outs per inning , a nine man team. “The New York Game” spread rapidly, replacing earlier localized forms. From its beginnings, baseball was seen as a way of satisfying the recreational needs of an increasingly urban – industrial society. At its inception it was it was played by and for gentlemen. A club might consist of 40 members. The president would appoint two captains who would choose teams from among the members. Games were played on Monday and Thursday afternoons, with the losers often providing a lavish evening’s entertainments for the winners

During the 1850- 70 period the game was changing, however, with increasing commercialism (charging admission), under – the – table payments to exceptional to players, and gambling on the outcome of games. By 1868 it was said that a club would have their regular professional ten, an amateur first - nine, and their” muffins“ (the gently duffers who once ran the game) . Beginning with the first openly all – salaried team (Cincinnati’s Red Stocking Club) in 1869, the 1870- 1890 period saw the complete professionalization of baseball, including formation of the National Association of Professional baseball players in 1871. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed in 1876, run by business-minded invertors in joint-stock company clubs. The 1880s has been called Major League Baseball’s “Golden Age”. Profits soared, player’s salaries rose somewhat, a season of 84 games became one of 132, a weekly periodical “The sporting News” came into being, wooden stadiums with double-deck stands replaced open fields, and the standard refreshment became hot dogs, soda pop and peanuts. In 1900 the Western League based in the growing cities of the Mid-west proclaimed itself the American League.

Question 13: What is the passage mainly about? 

            A. the origin of baseball.

            B. the influence of the “New York Game” on baseball

            C. the commercialization of baseball. 

            D. the development of baseball in the nineteenth century

Question 14: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? 

            A. the “New York “spread rapidly because it was better formalize.

            B. hot dogs would not have become as popular as they did, without the professionalism and commercialism that develop in baseball.

            C.the wealthy gentlemen who first played baseball, later needed to find another recreational opportunity if they did not want to mix with other or become a “muffin”.

            D. business – minded investors were only interested in profits.

Question 15: The word “inception” in line 8 is closest in meaning to .

            A. requirements           B. rules            C. insistence   D. beginning

Question 16: Which of the following is true of the way the game was played by wealthy gentlemen at its inception?

            A. they didn’t play on weekend 

            B. the president would choose teams from among the members 

            C. a team might consist of 40 members 

            D. they might be called “duffers” if they didn’t make the first nine.

Question 17: According to the second paragraph, all of the following are true except .

            A. commercialism became more prosperous  B. the clubs are smaller

            C. outstanding players got extra income        D. people gambled on the outcome of game

Question 18: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a feature of the 1880s “Golden Age”?

            A. profits soared

            B. a weekly periodical news

            C. wooden stadiums replaced open fields

            D. the National Association of Professional Baseball Players was formed.

ĐÁP ÁN

1-B	2-C	3-A	4-A	5-D	6-B	7-C	8-C	9-B	10-A
11-D	12-B	13-D	14-A	15-D	16-A	17-C	18D-	19-A	20-A
21-C	22-C	23-D	24-A	25-C	26-B	27-B	28-D	29-D	30-C
31-C	32-D	33-A	34-B	35-A	36-B	37-C	38-A	39-C	40-B
41-B	42-C	43-B	44-B	45-B	46-B	47-D	48-D	49-A	50-A

Choose the word or phrase that needs correction in each of the following questions

Question 1: Each of the members of the group were made to write a report every week.

            A. were           B. members     C. to write       D. week

Question 2: The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.

            A. worst          B. the  C. before         D. tried

Question 3: My father asked me where had I gone the night before.

            A. the  B. asked me     C. had I           D. before

Choose the option to indicate the correct answer for each of the following question

Question 4: John paid for $2 for his meal, …..he had thought it would cost.

            A. less as         B. not so much as        C. not as much            D. not so many as

Question 5: It is essential that he …..an extra job to increase his income

            A. does            B. will do        C. do   D. must do

Question 6: He failed in the election because he ….his opponent.

            A. overestimated         B. underestimated       C. understated            D. undercharged

Question 7: I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth. I don’t like …………

            A. deceiving    B. to deceive   C. to have deceived    D. being deceived

Question 8: The United States consists of fifty states, …..has its own government.

            A. they each    B. each of which         C. hence each  D. each of that

Question 9: There is nothing they could do ……leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.

            A. but  B. unless          C. instead of   D. than

Question 10: Please, will you just tidy up your room, and stop ….excuses

            A. making       B. doing          C. taking         D. having

Question 11: This library card will give you free access ….in the Internet eight hours a day.

            A. from           B. on   C. to    D. in

Question 12: Tony would have forgotten the appointment if I hadn’t ……….him

            A. reminded    B. regarded     C. remembered           D. recommended

Question 13: Under no circumstances………in many areas where poisonous snakes are known to live

            A. one should not climb rocks            B. one should be climbing rocks

            C. should one climb rocks      D. should be climbing rocks

Question 14: Such relaxing days were few and far…..in her hectic life

            A. off  B. between      C. beyond       D. out

Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges

Question 15: Brian was late for school        

- Brian: “Sorry, I was late again this morning” 

- Pete: “……….”

            A. No problem                        B. Well, don’t let it happen again

            C. Yes, I know                        D. It’s OK

Question 16: Jane has just finished up a cup of coffee and some sweets John offered. 

- John: “………” 

- Jane: “No, thank you, that’ll be all”

            A. What would you like?        B. Would you like anything else?

            C. It’s very kind of you to help me     D. What kind of food do you like?

Question 17: Alice: “I think we should recycle these bags. It will help protect the environment”

Peter: “……”

            A. it’s rubbish. We shouldn’t use it    B. never mind

            C. I can’t agree with you more           D. you can say that again

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 18: He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.

            A. politeness   B. rudeness     C. measurement          D. encouragement

Question 19: The World Health Organisation was established on April 7th 1948.

            A. made up      B. set up          C. built up       D. put up

ĐÁP ÁN

1-A	2-A	3-C	4-B	5-C	6-B	7-D	8-B	9-A	10-A
11-C	12-A	13-C	14-B	15-B	16-B	17-C	18-B	19-B	20-D
21-A	22-B	23-D	24-A	25-A	26-D	27-D	28-D	29-D	30-D
31-D	32-B	33-A	34-A	35-D	36-C	37-C	38-A	39-D	40-C
41-B	42-C	43-C	44-C	45-D	46-B	47-C	48-C	49-B	50-C

Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part different from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1:	A. hope	B. stop	C. slope	D. cope
Question 2:	A. dates	B. coughs	C. rides	D. looks

Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the preposition of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3:	A. permanent	B. amazement	C. tournament	D. qualify
Question 4:	A. scenery	B. musician	C. endangered	D. location

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: Neither of the men arresting as terrorists would reveal information about his group

            A. Neither       B. arresting      C. would reveal          D. his group

Question 6: The number of students who knew the answer on the last question was very low

            A. The number            B. students      C. knew          D. on

Question 7: Despite of the pills which are available, many people still have trouble sleeping.

            A. Despite of   B. which          C. still D. sleeping

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: Psychologists have found that the number of social contacts we have________only reason for loneliness

            A. are not the  B. is not the     C. are not an   D. is not an

Question 9: ________pack can have as big an impact on your holiday as your destination.

            A. How do you           B. How you     C. However you          D. How did you

Question 10: The polar bear’s________depends on its ability to catch fish.

            A. survive        B. survival       C. surviving    D. survivor

Question 11: You may find doing this job very ________. Try it!

            A. relaxed       B. relaxing      C. relax           D. relaxation

Question 12: After visiting several areas, he realized that ________hunger was not________only problem in that country.

            A. the – the     B. the – a         C. x – the        D. x – x

Question 13: I would advise you________this young man despite his charming manner.

            A. to trust        B. not trust      C. not to trust  D. don’t trust

Question 14: ________had they left________their parents came.

            A. No sooner – when  B. No sooner – than    C. Hardly – when       D. b and c are correct

Question 15: Dinosaurs are thought to________millions of years ago.

            A. die out        B. have died out          C. having died out      D. dying out

Question 16: By the time Sam got home from school, his brother________all the cake.

            A. had eaten    B. has been eating       C. was eating  D. have eaten

Question 17: Don’t make up your mind at once; ________it over with your lawyer first.

            A. discuss        B. debate         C. argue          D. talk

Question 18: Michael ________care of himself. He left home when he was 15 and has been on his own ever since.

            A. used to take            B. was used to taking  C. is used to taking     D. is used to take

ĐÁP ÁN

1-B	2-C	3-B	4-A	5-B	6-D	7-A	8-B	9-B	10-B
11-B	12-C	13-C	14-D	15-B	16-A	17-D	18-C	19-B	20-D
21-A	22-A	23-C	24-C	25-A	26-B	27-C	28-B	29-B	30-A
31-B	32-A	33-D	34-A	35-D	36-C	37-C	38-A	39-C	40-B
41-D	42-D	43-B	44-D	45-D	46-B	47-D	48-A	49-B	50-C

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