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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 1. Jenifer missed her chance to be promoted. What a shame!

1. Jenifer regretted having wasted her chance to be promoted.
2. Despite feeling ashamed, Jenifer lost her chance of promotion.
3. If only Jenifer has seized her chance of promotion.
4. That Jenifer missed her chance to be promoted is shameful.

Question 2. They left the concert hall. The fire alarm went off right afterwards.

1. They left the concert hall just as the fire alarm went off.
2. The fire alarm had gone off before they left the concert hall.
3. They were leaving the concert hall when the fire alarm went off.
4. No sooner had they left the concert hall than the fire alarm went off.

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 the following questions.

Question 3.     A. success       B. balance       C. problem      D. culture

Question 4.     A. commercial B. decisive      C. powerful     D. electric

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 the following questions.

Question 5. Many consumers are prejudiced against commercial goods made in that country. They reject them without even before trying first.

A. fair  B. biased         C. unreasonable          D. distinguishable

Question 6. I’ll spend the weekends hitting the books as I have final exams next week.

A. reviewing the books           B. studying in a relaxing way

C. damaging the books           D. studying in a serious way

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 7–11.

A Working Vacation

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to get your dream job? It can take years to get the education and develop the skills you need for the perfect job. However, there is a way to experience your dream job without having to get the required training or degree. Since 2004, Brian Kurth’s company, Vocation Vacations, has been connecting people with mentors who have the jobs of their dreams.

Kurth had been working for a phone company before starting his own company. He didn’t like his job, and he had a long time to think about it on his drive to and from work. He also thought about his dream job while driving. He was interested in becoming a dog trainer, but he didn’t want to take any chances  and switch to a field he didn’t have experience in. He really wanted to know what the job was like and if  it was realistic for him to work towards his goal. So, he found a mentor – a dog trainer that could tell him about the job and everything it involved. After that, he helped his friends find mentors to explore jobs  they were interested in. They thought it was helpful to talk to people who had their dream jobs before spending lots of time and money getting the training they needed for those jobs.

Kurth saw how much this helped his friends, so he decided to turn it into his business. He started Vocation Vacations in 2004, and by 2005, the company was offering experience with over 200 dream jobs. Today, about 300 mentors work with the company to share their knowledge about their jobs. Customers pay to experience the job of their dreams and work with these mentors to see what a job is really like. A “job vacation” costs between $350 and $3,000 and can be for one to three days. Many people use Vocation Vacations to see if their dream job is a career path they want to continue. Others do  it just to experience the job of their dreams one time.

Vocation Vacations jobs are in the fields of fashion, food, entertainment, sports and animals. Many  people want to try glamorous jobs. For example, they want to try working as actors, music producers, photographers and fashion designers. According to Kurth, some other popular dream jobs are working as bakers, hotel managers and wedding planners.

Source: Summit 2 by Pearson Education, 2017

Question 7. What is the passage mainly about?

1. A company where people can experience their dream jobs
2. A company where people get the training for their dream jobs
3. Brian Kurth’s dream job as a dog trainer
4. Brian Kurth’s company as a dream job provider

Question 8. The word their in paragraph 3 refers to .

A. jobs B. mentors       C. customers   D. experiences

Question 9. What do mentors at Vocation Vacations do?

1. explore jobs that people are interested in        B. train people for their dream jobs
2. give people advice on how to choose a job     D. show people what their jobs are like

Question 10. The word glamorous in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____.

A. uncommon B. attractive    C. unskilled     D. ordinary

Question 11. All of the following are true about Vocation Vacations EXCEPT      _____.

A. it belongs to Brian Kurth   B. the company was started in 2004

C. the company hires about 300 mentors       D. it provides jobs in many different fields

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 12–19.

Scientists have identified two ways in which species disappear. The first is through ordinary or “background” extinctions, where species that fail to adapt are slowly replaced by more adaptable life forms. The second is when large numbers of species go to the wall in relatively short periods of biological time. There have been five such extinctions, each provoked by cataclysmic evolutionary events caused by some geological eruption, climate shift, or space junk slamming into the Earth. Scientists now believe that another mass extinction of species is currently under way – and this time human fingerprints are on the trigger.

How are we are doing it? Simply by demanding more and more space for ourselves. In our assault on the ecosystems around us we have used a number of tools, from spear and gun to bulldozer and chainsaw. Certain especially rich ecosystems have proved the most vulnerable. In Hawaii more than half of the native birds are now gone – some 50 species. Such carnage has taken place all across the island communities of the Pacific and Indian oceans. While many species were hunted to extinction, others simply succumbed to the „introduced predators’ that humans brought with them: the cat, the dog, the pig, and the rat.

Today the tempo of extinction is picking up speed. Hunting is no longer the major culprit, although rare birds and animals continue to be butchered for their skin, feathers, tusks, and internal organs, or taken as savage pets. Today the main threat comes from the destruction of the habitat of wild plants, animals, and insects need to survive. The draining and damming of wetland and river courses threatens the aquatic  food chain and our own seafood industry. Overfishing and the destruction of fragile coral reefs destroy ocean biodiversity. Deforestation is taking a staggering toll, particularly in the tropics where the most global biodiversity is at risk. The shinking rainforest cover of the Congo and Amazon river basins and such place as Borneo and Madagascar have a wealth of species per hectare existing nowhere else. As  those precious hectares are drowned or turned into arid pasture and cropland, such species disappear forever.

Source: Final Countdown Practice Tests by D.F Piniaris, Heinle Cengage Learning, 2010

Question 12. What does the passage mainly discuss?

1. Human activity and its impact on a mass extinction of species
2. The two ways in which species disappear
3. The tempo of extinction of species today
4. Deforestation as a major cause of mass extinctions of species

Question 13. The word assault in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to        _____.

A. development          B. attack          C. effort          D. influence

Question 14. All of the following are mentioned as a form of habitat destruction EXCEPT           ____.

A. destroying coral reefs         B. cutting down forests

C. damming wetlands and rivers        D. hunting rare birds and animals

Question 15. What was the main threat to biodiversity in Hawaii and other islands in the Pacific and Indian oceans until recently?

A. tools used by human beings           B. human assault on ecosystems

C. vulnerable rich ecosystems D. hunters and introduced predators

Question 16. The word them in paragraph 2 refers to           ____.

A. species        B. oceans         C. predators    D. humans

Question 17. Which is no longer considered a major cause of the mass extinction under way currently?

A. the building of dams across rivers B. the destruction of habitats of species

C. the shrinking of rainforests in the tropics  D. the killing of animals for their body parts

Question 18. The word butchered in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to   .

A. raised          B. traded         C. cooked       D. killed

Question 19. It can be inferred from the passage that           .

1. the current mass extinction is different from the other five in that it is caused by humans
2. hunting is the major contributing factor that speeds up the extinction of species
3. habitat destruction makes a minor contribution to the current mass extinction of species
4. it’s impossible for scientists to identify the causes of mass extinctions of species

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 20. During rush hours, travelling by car is slower than travelling by motorbike.

1. During rush hours, travelling by car is faster than travelling by motorbike.
2. During rush hours, travelling by motorbike is faster than travelling by car.
3. During rush hours, travelling by car is as slow as travelling by motorbike.
4. During rush hours, travelling by motorbike is slower than travelling by car.

Question 21. “What did you do last night?” the policeman asked the woman.

1. The policeman asked the woman what did she do the night before.
2. The policeman asked the woman what she had done the night before.
3. The policeman asked the woman what had she done the night before.
4. The policeman asked the woman what she did the night before.

Question 22. Harry sat there waiting for Lucy, which was not necessary.

1. Harry might not have sat there waiting for Lucy.
2. Harry needn’t have sat there waiting for Lucy.
3. Harry couldn’t have sat there waiting for Lucy.
4. Harry may not have sat there waiting for Lucy.

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 23. Just as the performance ended, all the concertgoers raised to their feet and applauded.

A. Just as         B. ended         C. raised          D. their feet

Question 24. Bowling, one of the most popular indoor sports, are popular all over the United States and  in other countries.

A. of the          B. indoor         C. are  D. other

Question 25. A large number of entries has updated in the latest edition of the encyclopedia recently.

A. large           B. has updated            C. of    D. recently

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

Question 26. John is feeling   because he hasn’t had enough sleep recently.

A. irritate         B. irritation      C. irritably       D. irritable

Question 27. I would never forget     to be the judge in such a well–known competition.

A. being invited          B. having invited        C. to have invited       D. to be invited  Question 28. Once as the World Natural Heritage by UNESCO, Phong Nha – Ke  Bang National Park attracts a great number of visitors worldwide.

A. having recognized  B. recognized  C. recognizing D. is recognized

Question 29.   his physical disability, he managed to finish the course with good results.

A. Although    B. Since           C. Because of D. Despite

Question 30. Sue would suffer obesity if she couldn’t control her   overeating.

A. compulsive B. disastrous   C. exhaustive  D. unbearable

Question 31. Both husband and wife should be responsible             doing the household chores.

A. with            B. to    C. for  D. of

Question 32. It’s considered to interrupt others while they are talking.

A. arrogant      B. impolite      C. helpful        D. distrustful

Question 33. It’s me who is at           , so I’ll pay for the damage.

A. guilt            B. responsibility          C. error            D. fault

Question 34. During our holiday, we were so lucky to stay in a room with a good of the sea.

A. view           B. look            C. sight           D. vision

Question 35.   , the film is still attractive to many people, young and old.

A. Producing many years ago B. Having produced many years ago

C. Although produced many years ago          D. It produced many years ago

Question 36. If the weather is fine this weekend, we            ___to see our grandparents.

A. were going B. will go        C. would do    D. went

Question 37. My brother has been playing     piano since he was a small child.

A. the  B. a      C. no article    D. an

Question 38. Sue and Mira are talking about the use of mobile phone in class.

• Sue: “Students should not be allowed to use mobile phone in class.”
• Mira: “         . This will distract them from studying.”

A. Not really   B. No way! It’s useful

C. I’m of the opposite opinion           D. I quite agree

Question 39. The children      happily in the park when their parents asked them to go home.

A. played        B. had played  C. were playing           D. would play

Question 40. Tony’s parents check his Facebook account every day, he hates being under             all the time.

A. scrutiny      B. attack          C. pressure      D. control

Question 41. Luke is offering help to Mary.

• Luke: “Shall I help you with your suitcase?”
• Mary: “Yes,             .”

A. not a chance           B. well done

C. I don’t need you    D. that’s very kind of you

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 the following questions.

Question 42. Mike pretended to be sick, but I saw through his deception at once.

A. was used to            B. got angry with        C. got bored with       D. was aware of Question 43. Some newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth just to impress readers with sensational news stories.

A. gathering personal information      B. making changes to facts

C. providing reliable data       D. examining factual data

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 44–48.

It is true that keeping fit will benefit a person’s health in many ways. It has become clear in recent years, that a large number of people are doing less and less exercise and this is now causing many serious illnesses, putting a strain on doctors and hospitals. However, some experts believe that too much exercise can do just as much (44)     ____.

Although it is true that moderate exercise such as walking can be very beneficial to a person’s health, it is not the only one factor (45)    keeps us healthy. Diet is also extremely important and I would argue that it is probably even more important than exercise, although the ideal is for both of these factors to work together. It seems to me that many people are unwilling to put in the effort required to become fitter.

(46)      , too much exercise can also cause problems. So people are urged to take   moderate exercise and eat moderately healthily rather than embarking on extreme diets and training. In too many instances, ultra–fit people have had heart attacks or dropped down dead.

In all, governments need to find ways of (47)           people to take responsibility for their own health. People need to realize that eating healthy food does not have to cost  a (48)        , nor is it difficult to prepare healthy meals themselves. People need to be better educated about their health.

Question 44.	A. ruin	B. destruction	C. damage	D. hurt
Question 45.	A. who	B. when	C. which	D. what
Question 46.	A. For example	B. However	C. Therefore	D. In fact
Question 47.	A. motivating	B. motivational	C. motivate	D. motivation
Question 48.	A. benefit	B. wealth	C. treasure	D. fortune

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 the following questions.

Question 49.	A. looked	B. laughed	C. stepped	D. moved
Question 50.	A. feature	B. measure	C. feather	D. pleasure

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

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions from 1 to 2.

Question 1: When the Titanic crashed into the iceberg, the crew quickly sent out distress signals to alert nearby ships of the disaster and request their help.

A. amusing      B. strange        C. bold            D. help

Question 2: I’m all in favor of ambition but I think when he says he’ll be a millionaire by the time he’s 25, he’s simply crying for the moon.

A. longing for what is beyond the reach        B. asking for what is attainable

C. doing something with vigor or intensity    D. crying a lot and for a long time

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions from 3 to 4.

Question 3: I prefer secure jobs because I don’t like keeping on moving and changing all the time.

A. challenging B. demanding C. stable          D. safe

Question 4: When he passes the entrance exam, his parents will be walking on air.

A. extremely happy     B. extremely light

C. feeling extremely unhappy D. feeling extremely airy

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 5 to 9.

In the past, people bought goods   using (5)   . They rarely borrowed money   from financial institutions and only when they had saved the money did they buy what they wanted.

Recently, however, there have been great changes in the way people purchase goods. To begin with, some people pay for things by cheque, (6) others prefer monthly installments rather  than paying the whole amount at once. Most consumers, though, prefer to buy things using their credit cards. (7)

            , it is thought that there are benefits to having a credit card. Apart   from the fact that credit cards are handy, some stores offer bonus points to people making purchases, while others give discounts on certain products.

On the other hand, credit cards must be used wisely because they can prove disastrous. In the long run, consumers find that they can’t (8)            without their credit cards and constantly rely on them, as they are “easy money”. As a result, some people lose control of their finances spending more than they should end up not being able to (9)      . So they end up in debt and have difficulty in paying it back.

            (“Use of English B2 For All Exam”, by E. Moutsou, MM Publications)

Question 5:     A. cash                        B. currency      C. change        D. notes

Question 6:     A. when          B. while           C. why                        D. what

Question 7:     A. Last but not least               B. Every now and then

C. One by one                         D. By and large

Question 8:     A. be               B. make           C. do               D. go

Question 9:     A. do business                         B. do their best

C. make matters worse           D. make ends meet

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges from 10 to 11.

Question 10: - Nick: “I’m really tired. I’m taking next week off.”   - Michael: “ _  ”

1. Well, you must be telling a lie!
2. Take care, my love. Have a nice weekend!
3. That sounds like a good idea. The break will do you good.
4. Really? I don’t know what you are going to do.

Question 11: Hana and Jenifer are talking about a book they have just read.

- Hana: “The book is really interesting and educational.”      - Jenifer: “       ”

A. Don’t mention it    B. That’s nice of you to say so.

C. I’d love it.  D. I couldn’t agree more.

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 from 12 to 14.

Question 12: My girlfriend and I drink sometimes coffee in the morning in a café near my school.

A. girlfriend    B. drink sometimes     C. in    D. near my school

Question 13: The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have proved.

A. that B. effects        C. on   D. have proved

Question 14: Physics and mental exercise has been found to be beneficial for our brains, but scientists have now found it could also improve the learning ability of our children.

A. Physics       B. has been      C. it     D. learning ability

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 from 15 to 16.

Question 15: They finished one project. They started working on the next.

1. Not until did they start working on the next project then they finished one.
2. Hardly had they finished one project when they started working on the next
3. Only if they had finished one project did they start working on the next.
4. Had they finished one project, they would have started working on the next.

Question 16: The proposal seemed like a good idea. The manager refused it.

1. Since the proposal seemed like a good idea, the manager refused it.
2. The manager refused the proposal though it seemed like a good idea.
3. The proposal didn’t seem like a good idea, so the manager didn’t accept it.
4. The manager didn’t like to proposal because it didn’t seem a good idea.

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 17 to 24.

Newspapers can be traced back to 16th century Venice. In 1566, handwritten news sheets - called 'avis' or ‘gazette' – filled with information on wars and politics in Europe were distributed weekly in Venice. Similar news sheets soon started to appear in other European countries. By 1615, Germany and Austria were publishing weeklies. And in 1621, the first news sheets appeared in England.

At first, these news sheets only printed news which came from outside the country in which they were printed. Discussion of local or national issues was avoided. Europe’s governments did not tolerate anything negative being said about them as it could lead to national unrest.

Such censorship slowed the development of newspapers. Nevertheless, a belief in the importance of a 'free press’ slowly began to take hold in Europe. England was among the first countries to escape government control of the press. This occurred during the reign of King Charles I in the 17th century, when, during a period of breakdown in the king's authority, people began to publish what they wanted.

Eventually, free press had the right to criticize government and voice other ideas freely. In the middle of the 18th century, Sweden became the first country to make press freedom a part of its law.

In the 19th century, the newspaper industry was transformed by the invention of the telegraph. The telegraph was a communication system that allowed messages to be sent over long distances in a matter  of minutes. It wasn’t long before newspapers became society's primary means of spreading and receiving information. In 1880, the first photographs appeared in newspapers and, by the end of the century, all the basic technical tools for the modern newspaper were in place.

The story of newspapers in the 20th century was one of adaptation to changing consumer and media markets. The invention of radio, TV, and later the Internet, repeatedly drove newspapers to re-invent themselves. Also, during the 20th century, mass-market advertising increased profitability for newspapers. This attracted large, publicly-owned corporations who began buying newspapers from the descendants of company founders.

Over the years, people have periodically predicted the extinction of newspapers. In fact, every time a new media has come into being, dire predictions have been made for existing forms (e.g. television was supposed to have replaced radio, radio was supposed to have replaced newspapers). Yet history has repeatedly shown that new media do not replace existing media. Instead, what happens is that media   consumption grows, which creates the necessary space for the new media to become a part of the media landscape.

According to the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), each day more than 1.5 billion people around the world read a newspaper. The WAN has also estimated the total annual worth of the global newspaper industry and put it at just under 180 billion USD. Such statistics suggest the newspaper industry is healthier than at any other time in its history. Indeed, if the industry proves itself as capable of adapting to change as it has done in the past, it is unlikely that newspapers will be disappearing from newsstands anytime soon.

Question 17: In the 19th century,       .

1. information in newspapers became more technical
2. the newspaper industry invented the telegraph
3. photos signaled the start of the modern newspaper era
4. the role of newspapers became more important

Question 18: In paragraph 1, we learn that   .

1. Europe was at wat in 1566
2. news travelled slowly in Europe
3. newspapers get their name from 16th century news sheet
4. daily editions of newspapers were a later development

Question 19: In the 20th century, newspapers           .

A. invented mass-market advertising B. began to pass to public hands

C. lost many readers to TV     D. used ads to attract investors

Question 20: The extinction of newspapers   

1. would probably have occurred if radio had been more popular.
2. would allow for more media to become part of the media landscape.
3. is a prediction unsupported by past evidence.
4. was original predicted by the media itself.

Question 21: The first news sheet       .

A. were checked by authorities          B. avoided all controversial topics

C. were distributed internationally     D. discussed foreign issues

Question 22: In paragraph 3, we learn that   .

1. England was the first to believe in a free press
2. Sweden’s „press freedom’ law followed England’s
3. King Charles I opposed a free press
4. criticizing governments was the original purpose of a free press

Question 23: The pronoun “it” in the last paragraph refers to          .

A. change                                B. history                                C. the newspaper industry   D. the WAN

Question 24: The word “to take hold” in paragraph 3 mostly means           .

A. to take place           B. to make a mess       C. to become very strong        D. to lose control

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

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 1.     A. emergency  B. corruption   C. fashionable D. detergent

Question 2.     A. executive    B. opposite      C. customer     D. supervisor

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

The development of genetically modified (GM) plants and animals had led to a huge global controversy. Opponents say that GM “Franken foods” are a threat to our well-being, and proponents say that the risks are minimal. There is one aspect of the war over GM that is often overlooked. Anyone who wears a cotton shirt these days is using a GM crop. Cotton is the only major non-food GM crop at present, but others are coming.

GM cotton plants that is not food has not stopped the most passionate GM opponents from objecting. If GM cotton is grown in a field next to fields of non-GM cotton, they argue, then how to keep genes from being transferred from field to field. This danger, however, is not as compelling to the public as possible health hazards in food, so there is no great fury over GM cotton.

GM cotton seeds produce higher yields, and they do without the need for pesticides. Planting of GM cotton has increased five fold since 1997; three-quarter of cotton in America, and over half in China, is now GM. Farmers like it because it increases their profits.

Other options for non-food GM include new variety of flowers with different colors or scents, tougher grasses for lawns, and plants designed to soak up pollutants from the soil. The paper industry provides another example of potential for GM to help produce better and cheaper products. Paper is made from pulp, and pulp is generally made from trees. Researchers in New Zealand and Chile have been working on insect-resistant pines, and a Japanese firm has combined carrot genes with tree genes to make them grow better in poor soil.

Another interesting case is that of tobacco. It is not food crop, but it is consumed, and GM tobacco plants with both more and less nicotine have been created. The tobacco plant, however, is an ideal target for GM, since its genetics are very well understood and it produces a lot of leaves. The value of the drugs that could be produced by GM tobacco is so high, many farmers could switch from growing tobacco for

cigarettes to growing it for medicine. Since medical cost is rising, consumers would also be happy to use drugs produced in bulk by GM tobacco.

Question 3. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

1. There are several major non-food GM products at present.
2. GM cotton has no significant advantage over controversial cotton.
3. There have been no objection to GM cotton.
4. GM cotton is less controversial than other GM products.

Question 4. The word “compelling” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

A. dangerous   B. obvious       C. interesting  D. annoying

Question 5. It can be inferred from the passage that GM tobacco    .

1. can have lower or higher levels of nicotine.
2. produces drugs that are very expensive.
3. makes cigarettes harmless to smokers.
4. is already in the market.

Question 6. According to the passage, why are researchers developing GM trees?

A. To improve or make paper less expensive. B. To find a way to make paper without pulp.

C. To produce more fruit.       D. To replace trees cut down for paper.

Question 7. Why does the author mention a cotton shirt in paragraph 1?

1. To show that cotton is one of the most popular materials for clothing
2. To show that the risk of GM products are minimal.
3. To give an example of a common GM product that is not a food.
4. To give an example of a controversy surrounding GM products.

Question 8. Which options for non-food GM is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. grass           B. rubber         C. tobacco       D. flowers

Question 9. What is the topic of the paragraph?

A. The hazards of GM products.        B. Controversial GM products.

C. Non-food GM products.    D. GM cotton and tobacco.

Question 10. The word “that” in paragraph 1 refers to          .

A. aspect         B. GM C. war D. risk

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 11. Susan will be ready any minute, and then we must leave.

1. We must leave as soon as Susan will be ready.
2. We must leave the moment Susan must be ready
3. We must leave as soon as Susan is ready.
4. We will leave any minute when Susan will be ready.

Question 12. “Please, let my child go!” she begged the kidnapper.

1. She begged the kidnapper to let her child to go.
2. She pleaded with the kidnapper to release her child.
3. She solemnly ordered the kidnapper to set her child free.
4. She pleaded the kidnapper to let her child go.

Question 13. I expect you were fully satisfied with the results by the end of the display.

1. You were fully satisfied when the display came to an end.
2. By the end of the display you must have been quite happy.
3. You must be completely satisfied with the results by the end of the display.
4. By the end of the display you must have been fully satisfied.

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 14. You have to finish this work. You don't want to do it though.

1. Although you have to finish this work, you should want to do it.
2. As you don't feel like doing this work, you have to finish it.
3. You have to finish this work, however much you don't feel like doing it.
4. Unless you want to do it, you don't have to finish this work.

Question 15. She fell over in the last minutes. She didn't win the race.

1. If she didn't fall over in the last minutes, she would win the race.
2. She didn't win the race even though she fell over in the last minutes
3. Not having won the race, she fell over in the last minutes

       D. She could have won the race if she hadn't fallen over in the last minutes.

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

The United States and China have (16) ..............a deal that allows the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE to stay in business in exchange for paying an additional $1 billion in fines and agreeing to let US regulators monitor its operations. The fine comes (17) _________ Donald Trump stepped in to save the company after US regulators barred it from doing business in the US, an effective death blow for the company.

In addition to the fine, a compliance team chosen by the US will be embedded at ZTE and the Chinese company must change its board and executive team. “ZTE is essentially on

(18) _______,” said Amanda DeBusk, chair of the international trade and government regulation practice at Dechert LLP and a former commerce official. “It’s unprecedented to have US agents as monitors … It’s (19)___________ a good precedent for this situation. ZTE is a repeat offender.”

            The news did little to appease critics. Senator Mark Warner, vice-chairman of the Senate select committee on intelligence, said: “It is the unanimous conclusion of our nation’s intelligence community that ZTE poses a significant threat to our national security. These concerns aren’t new; back in 2012, the House permanent select committee on intelligence released a report (20)_______ the serious counterintelligence concerns associated with ZTE equipment.

Question 16.   A. reached       B. solved         C. passed         D. come

Question 17.   A. after            B. while           C. before         D. by the time

Question 18.   A. test             B. trial             C. experiment  D. probation

Question 19.   A. relatively    B. certainly      C. frantically   D. cautiously

Question 20.   A. by               B. in                C.on                D. with

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 21. I could only propose a partial solution to the crisis in the company.

A. halfway      B. half C. whole          D. effective

Question 22. Viking sailors landed in North America just under a thousand years ago.

A. upwards of B. only just      C. just on        D. not quite

ĐÁP ÁN

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

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. bread          B. dream         C. cream         D. clean

Question 2:     A. dislikes       B. exchanges   C. completes   D. escapes

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

Question 3:     A. company     B. instrument  C. business      D. adventure

Question 4:     A. suffer          B. differ          C. prefer          D. offer

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

Question 5: She hasn’t read any technological books or articles on the subject for a long time. She’s afraid that she may be with recent developments.

A. out of touch           B. out of condition     C. out of reach            D. out of the question

Question 6: Before a long journey, people normally take their cars to service stations to     .

A. keep the oil refill    B. make the oil refilled

C. have the oil refill    D. get the oil refilled

Question 7: The online game “Dumb ways to die” quickly   with young people after being released in 2013.

A. took on       B. caught up    C. caught on   D. took up

Question 8: No one on the plane was alive in the accident last night,           ?

A. wasn’t he    B. weren’t they           C. were they   D. was he

Question 9: “Have you seen Jack? He’s the man wearing a bow tie.”

A. woolen lovely red  B. lovely red woolen   C. lovely woolen red  D. red lovely woolen

Question 10: The more you practice speaking in public,        .

A. the more you become confident    B. the more you become confidently

C. the greater confidence you become           D. the more confident you become

Question 11: He looks for any excuse he can to blow off his           to do housework.

A. commitment           B. obligation   C. assignment D. responsibility

Question 12: “You     the report yesterday as the director won’t need it until next week.”

A. should have finished          B. needn’t have finished

C. could have finished            D. mustn’t have finished

Question 13: It is hardly possible to the right decision all the time.

A. do   B. arrive          C. make           D. take

Question 14: Not until he did he       realize that he was adopted by his parents.

A. has grown up          B. grew up      C. grows up    D. had grown up

Question 15: Peter: “Have you ever been to a live concert?”

Mary: “No, I haven’t. But I’d very much like to,       .”

A. yet  B. although     C. though        D. moreover

Question 16: They have planted a row of trees         a natural protection from the sun’s ray.

A. that form    B. formed        C. that is formed         D. forming

Question 17: Of all the world’s major oceans,           Arctic Ocean is the shallowest.

A. an   B. the  C. a     D. Ø

Question 18:   as the representative at the conference, she felt extremely proud of herself.

A. Be chosen   B. Having been chosen

C. On choosing           D. Having chosen

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 19: Alex is talking to his teammate, Tim, about aquatic sports.

Alex:  “Do you think windsurfing is a dangerous sport?”

Tim: “________________”

A. You’re right. There’s no doubt about it.    B. No, I don’t think so. It’s perfectly safe.

C. You can say that again but it’s still true.   D. I see what you mean but that’s a good idea.

Question 20: The teacher is talking to Laura about her presentation in class today.

Teacher: “Your speech this morning was beyond my expectation.”

Laura: “_________________”

A. Thanks. Without your help, I couldn’t have.         B. Are you kidding me? It’s terrible.

C. It’s OK. It was the least I could do.          D. That’s alright. I’m glad I could help.

ĐÁP ÁN

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

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 first each of the numbered blanks from 01 to 05.

Nowadays people are more  aware  that  wildlife  all  over  the  world  is  in (01) ________.  Many species of animals  are  threatened,  and  could  easily  become (02)__________if we do not make an effort to protect them. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (3)_________and sold as pets. For many animals and birds the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is disappearing. More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them to grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (4) _______ wildlife. The most successful animals on earth – human beings - will soon be the only ones (5) ___    , unless we can solve this problem.

Question 01: A. threat	B. problem	C. danger	D. vanishing
Question 02: A. disappeared	B. vanished	C. extinct	D. empty
Question 03: A. for life	B. alive	C. lively	D. for living
Question 04: A. spoil	B. wound	C. wrong	D. harm
Question 05: A. left	B. over	C. staying	D. survive

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 ofprimary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 06: A. confidence   B. dependence                        C. reference                D. conference

Question 07: A. comedian     B. military                   C. authentic                D. eventual

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

As heart disease continues to be the number-one killer in the United States, researchers have become increasingly interested in identifying the potential risk factors that trigger heart attacks. High-fat diets and "life in the fast lane" have long been known to contribute to the high incidence of heart failure. But according to new studies, the list of risk factors may be significantly longer and quite surprising.

Heart failure, for example, appears to have seasonal and temporal patterns. A higher percentage of heart attacks occur in cold weather, and more people experience heart failure on Monday than on any other day of the week. In addition, people are more susceptible to heart attacks in the first few hours after waking. Cardiologists first observed this morning phenomenon in the mid-1980, and have since discovered a number of possible causes. An early-morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and concentration of heart stimulatin hormones, plus a reduction of blood flow to the heart, may all contribute to the higher incidence of heart attacks between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M.

In other studies, both birthdays and bachelorhood have been implicated as risk factors. Statistics reveal that heart attack rates increase significantly for both females and males in the few days immediately preceding and following their birthdays. And unmarried men are more at risk for heart attacks than their married counterparts. Though stress is thought to be linked in some way to all of the aforementioned risk factors, intense research continues in the hope of further comprehending why and how heart failure is triggered .

Question 08. What does the passage mainly discuss?

1. Risk factors in heart attacks            B. Seasonal and temporal pattern of heart attacks

C. Cardiology in the 1980s     D. Diet and stress as factors in heart attacks

Question 09. The word “trigger” as used in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A. involve       B. affect          C. cause          D. encounter

Question 10. What do the second and the third paragraphs of the passage mainly discuss?

1. The link between heart attacks and marriage
2. Unusual risk factors in heart attacks
3. Age and gender factors in heart attacks
4. Myths about lifestyles and heart attacks

Question 11. The phrase “susceptible to” in the second paragraph could best be replaced by _______.

A. aware of     B. affected by C. accustomed to        D. prone to

Question 12. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a possible cause of any heart attacks?

A. Decreased blood flow to the heart                        B. Increased blood pressure

3. Lower heart rate                                          D. Increase in hormones

Question 13. Which of the following is NOT cited as a possible risk factor?

A. Having a birthday                                      B. Getting married

C. Eating fatty foods                                      D. Being under stress

Question 14. Which of the following does the passage infer?

1. We now fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks.
2. We recently began to study how risk factors trigger heart attacks.
3. We have not identified many risk factors associated with heart attacks.
4. We do not fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks.

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

Question 14: James is always good    as he’s so easy-going.

A. companion              B. associate                 C. company                 D. partner

Question 15: You should                    documents displaying personal information before you throw them away.

A. shred                      B. slice                                    C. rip                           D. tear

Question 16: Milan is_           for fashion and shopping.

A. prominent               B. renowned               C. notorious                D. distinguished

Question 17: My friend lives in a (n)                          warehouse in a very fashionable part of town.

A. transformed            B. altered                    C. changed                  D. converted

Question 18: Ecology is the study of our      environment.

A. physical                  B. ordinary                  C. normal                    D. natural

Question 19: There’s an art                on at the gallery in town that we really shouldn’t miss.

A. exhibition               B. showing                  C. presentation            D. screening

Question 20: The sales are                  this Monday; I hope I can find that skirt I had my eye on!

A. opening                  B. returning                 C. establishing            D. starting

ĐÁP ÁN

Question 1: C

A.đe doạ                     B.vấn đề                      C.nguy hiểm                D.vanishing: biến mất

(be) in danger: đang gặp nguy hiểm

Tạm dịch: Ngày nay con người có ý thức hơn về việc động vật hoang dã trên toàn thế giới đang gặp nguy hiểm.

Question 2: C

A.disappeared: đã biến mất

B.vanished: đã biến mất

C.extinct: tuyệt chủng

D.empty: trống rỗng

Tạm dịch: Nhiều loài đang bị đe doạ, và rất có thể sẽ tuyệt chủng nếu chúng ta không bảo vệ chúng.

Question 3: B

A. for life: vì cuộc sống                      B. alive: còn sống

C. lively: sống động                            D. for living: vì sự tồn tại

Tạm dịch: Một vài loài chim, như vẹt, bị bắt khi còn sống và bị bán làm thú cảnh.

Question 4: D

A.spoil: làm hư, hỏng

B.wound: làm bị thương

C.wrong: sai sót

D.harm: làm hại

Tạm dịch: Người nông dan sử dụng hoá chất liều mạnh để trồng trọt tốt hơn, nhưng những hoá

chất ấy lại làm ô nhiễm môi trường và làm hại sinh vật hoang dã.

Question 5: A

A.left: còn lại

B.over: quá

C.staying: ở lại

D.survive: tồn tại

Tạm dịch: Loài vật cấp cao nhất trên trái đất – con người – sẽ sớm trở thành giống loài duy nhất còn lại, trừ khi ta có thể giải quyết vấn đề này.

Question 6: B confident /'kɒnfidənt/                         dependence /di'pendənt/

reference /'refrənt/                               conference /'kɔnfərəns/

Ở đáp án B, trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai. Các đáp án còn lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất.

Chọn B.

Question 7:      B comedian /kə'miːdiən/                     military /'milətri/                     

authentic /ɔː'θentik/                             eventual /i'ventjuəl/

Ở đáp án B trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất. Các đáp án còn lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai.

Chọn B.

Question 8: A

Đoạn văn trên chủ yếu bàn luận về vấn đề gì?

A.Những yếu tố rủi ro với chứng đau tim.

B.Hiện tượng theo mùa và ngắn hạn của chứng đau tim.

C.Bệnh học tim vào những năm 1980.

D.Chế độ ăn và sự căng thẳng tác động tới chứng đau tim.

Question 9: C

Từ “trigger” trong đoạn 1 gần nghĩa với từ nào nhất?

A.liên quan tới                        B.tác động đến                        C.gây ra                       D.gặp phải

Question 10: B

Đoạn 2 và đoạn 3 chủ yếu bàn luận điều gì?

A.Mối liên quan giữa chứng đau tim và hôn nhân.

B.Những yếu tố bất thường gây ra chứng đau tim.

C.Tác động của tuổi tác và giới tính đối với chứng đau tim.

D.Sự bí ẩn giữa phong cách sống và chứng đau tim.

Dẫn chứng: liệt kê các yếu tố bất thường nhưng gây ra đau tim: cold weather, Monday, morning, birthdays, bachelorhood, stress

Question 11: D

Cụm “susceptible to” ở đoạn 2 có thể được thay thế bằng?

A.biết đến                   B.ảnh hưởng bởi                     C.quen với                  D.dễ mắc

Question 12: C

Theo đoạn văn, thứ nào dưới đây không phải là một nguyên nhân gây ra đau tim?

A.Lượng máu truyền vào tim giảm.                           B.Tăng áp suất máu.

C.Nhịp tim thấp.                                                         D.Bị căng thẳng.

Dẫn chứng: (đoạn 2) rise in blood pressure, heart rate; (đoạn 3) stress is thought to be linked in some way to all the aforementioned risk factors

Tạm dịch: tăng áp suất máu, tăng nhịp tim; căng thẳng được cho rằng có mối liên quan đến tất cả những yếu tố được nói ở trên

Question 13: C

Thứ nào sau đây không được nhắc đến là yếu tố rủi ro?

A.Sinh nhật.                B.Kết hôn.                  C.Ăn đồ dầu mỡ.        D.Chịu áp lực.

Dẫn chứng: (đoạn 3): birthdays, bachelorhood, stress

Question 14: D

Thứ nào sau đây được rút ra từ đoạn văn?

A.Giờ chúng ta hiểu hơn về cách yếu tố rủi ro gây ra chứng đau tim.

B.Gần đây chúng ta đã bắt đầu tìm hiểu về cách yếu tố rủi ro gây ra chứng đau tim.

C.Chúng ta chưa xác định được nhiều nguyên nhân gây ra đau tim.

D.Chúng ta không hiểu hết cách mà yếu tố rủi ro gây ra chứng đau tim.

Question 15: D

A.companion (n): bạn, người đồng hành

B.associate (n): bạn đồng nghiệp

C.company (n): bè bạn

D.partner (n): người cùng hợp tác

Tạm dịch: James luôn là người đồng hành dễ chịu, vì anh ấy rất cởi mở.

Question 16: A

A.shred (v): phá huỷ                                       B.slice (v): thái

C.rip (v): làm rách                                           D.tear (v): xé

Tạm dịch: Bạn nên phá huỷ tài liệu lưu trữ thông tin cá nhân của mình trước khi vứt chúng đi.

Question 17: B

A.prominent (adj): nổi trội                  B.renowned (adj): nổi tiếng

C.notorious (adj): khét tiếng               D.distinguished (adj): kiệt xuất

Tạm dịch: Milan nổi tiếng với thời trang và mua sắm.

Question 18: D

A.tranformed: thay đổi                       B.altered: thay đổi

C.changed: thay đổi                            D.converted: chuyển đổi (thường dùng với nhà)

Tạm dịch: Bạn tôi sống trong một căn nhà sửa lại từ nhà kho cũ ở một vùng rất thời thượng của thị trấn.

Question 19: D

A.physical (adj): thuộc về vật lí          B.ordinary (adj): bình thường

C.normal (adj): bình thường               D.natural (adj): tự nhiên

Tạm dịch: Sinh thái học là môn nghiên cứu về môi trường tự nhiên.

Question 20: A

A.exhibition (n): triển lãm                   B.showing (n): buổi cho xem

C.presentation (n): bài thuyết trình     D.screening (n): chiếu lên màn hình

Tạm dịch: Ở thị trấn đang có một buổi diễn lãm nghệ thuật mà chúng ta không nên bỏ lỡ.

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