Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (26).
Most of the greatest cities in the world are (23) ______ near oceans, rivers, or lakes. New York City, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires are on the Atlantic Ocean, (24) ______ San Francisco, Tokyo, and Santiago are on the Pacific Ocean. Singapore is located on an island in the South China Sea and Venice is on an island in the Adriatic Sea. London is (25) ______ the Thames River. Paris is on the Seine River. Cairo is on the Nile River and Budapest is on the Danube River. Chicago, Cleveland, and Toronto are on the Great Lakes: Chicago on Lake Michigan, Cleveland on Lake Erie, and Toronto on Lake Ontario.
(26) ______ their location, most of these cities have famous (27) ______ associated with water. New York City has the Statue of Liberty Island. San  Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge and Venice has the Grand Canal, to name only a few.
 
 A:
Because of
 B:
Because 
 C:
Since
 D:
As
19
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
More schools and hospitals are ______ to meet the demand of the increasing                   
‎number of people in this area.
 
 A:
set up ( thiết lập ) 
 B:
turned up
 C:
made up
 D:
put up
20
Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
We have never seen such a pretty flower display.
 A:
This flower display isn’t as pretty as those we’ve ever seen.
 B:
This flower display is prettier than some we’ve ever seen.
 C:
This is one of  the prettiest flower displays we’ve ever seen.
 D:
This is the prettiest flower display we’ve ever seen.
21
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (25).
Most of the greatest cities in the world are (23) ______ near oceans, rivers, or lakes. New York City, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires are on the Atlantic Ocean, (24) ______ San Francisco, Tokyo, and Santiago are on the Pacific Ocean. Singapore is located on an island in the South China Sea and Venice is on an island in the Adriatic Sea. London is (25) ______ the Thames River. Paris is on the Seine River. Cairo is on the Nile River and Budapest is on the Danube River. Chicago, Cleveland, and Toronto are on the Great Lakes: Chicago on Lake Michigan, Cleveland on Lake Erie, and Toronto on Lake Ontario.
(26) ______ their location, most of these cities have famous (27) ______ associated with water. New York City has the Statue of Liberty Island. San  Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge and Venice has the Grand Canal, to name only a few.
 làm câu 26 
 A:
in
 B:
at
 C:
from
 D:
on
22
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
 
 A:
convenient
 B:
metropolitan
 C:
multicultural
 D:
cosmopolitan
23
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Many city dwellers are suffered from ______ every day but they have no way out.
 
 A:
unpleasure and inconvenience
 B:
pleasant and convenient
 C:
unpleasant and inconvenient ( không thoải mái và bất tiện )
 D:
pleasure and convenience
24
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
A lot of things have been done to save natural resources but it seems not enough.
 
 A:
exploit ( khai thác )
 B:
explore
 C:
protect
 D:
discover
25
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My father has just given up ______ .
 
 A:
smoke
 B:
smoked
 C:
to smoke
 D:
smoking ( give up ving: từ bỏ làm gì  )

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (26).
Most of the greatest cities in the world are (23) ______ near oceans, rivers, or lakes. New York City, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires are on the Atlantic Ocean, (24) ______ San Francisco, Tokyo, and Santiago are on the Pacific Ocean. Singapore is located on an island in the South China Sea and Venice is on an island in the Adriatic Sea. London is (25) ______ the Thames River. Paris is on the Seine River. Cairo is on the Nile River and Budapest is on the Danube River. Chicago, Cleveland, and Toronto are on the Great Lakes: Chicago on Lake Michigan, Cleveland on Lake Erie, and Toronto on Lake Ontario.
(26) ______ their location, most of these cities have famous (27) ______ associated with water. New York City has the Statue of Liberty Island. San  Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge and Venice has the Grand Canal, to name only a few.
 
 A:
Because of
 B:
Because 
 C:
Since
 D:
As
19
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
More schools and hospitals are ______ to meet the demand of the increasing                   
‎number of people in this area.
 
 A:
set up ( thiết lập ) 
 B:
turned up
 C:
made up
 D:
put up
20
Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
We have never seen such a pretty flower display.
 A:
This flower display isn’t as pretty as those we’ve ever seen.
 B:
This flower display is prettier than some we’ve ever seen.
 C:
This is one of  the prettiest flower displays we’ve ever seen.
 D:
This is the prettiest flower display we’ve ever seen.
21
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (25).
Most of the greatest cities in the world are (23) ______ near oceans, rivers, or lakes. New York City, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires are on the Atlantic Ocean, (24) ______ San Francisco, Tokyo, and Santiago are on the Pacific Ocean. Singapore is located on an island in the South China Sea and Venice is on an island in the Adriatic Sea. London is (25) ______ the Thames River. Paris is on the Seine River. Cairo is on the Nile River and Budapest is on the Danube River. Chicago, Cleveland, and Toronto are on the Great Lakes: Chicago on Lake Michigan, Cleveland on Lake Erie, and Toronto on Lake Ontario.
(26) ______ their location, most of these cities have famous (27) ______ associated with water. New York City has the Statue of Liberty Island. San  Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge and Venice has the Grand Canal, to name only a few.
 làm câu 26 
 A:
in
 B:
at
 C:
from
 D:
on
22
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
 
 A:
convenient
 B:
metropolitan
 C:
multicultural
 D:
cosmopolitan
23
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Many city dwellers are suffered from ______ every day but they have no way out.
 
 A:
unpleasure and inconvenience
 B:
pleasant and convenient
 C:
unpleasant and inconvenient ( không thoải mái và bất tiện )
 D:
pleasure and convenience
24
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
A lot of things have been done to save natural resources but it seems not enough.
 
 A:
exploit ( khai thác )
 B:
explore
 C:
protect
 D:
discover
25
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My father has just given up ______ .
 
 A:
smoke
 B:
smoked
 C:
to smoke
 D:
smoking ( give up ving: từ bỏ làm gì  )