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Câu 1 : _____ that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.

A So was her successful business,

B So successful was her business

C Her business was successful

D So successful her business was,

Câu 2 : - “Can I carry these suitcases into the room for you?” - “______”

A You can’t, I think!

B No, you can’t.

C Yes, you can.

D Can you? That’s very kind.

Câu 3 : My mother ______ me against staying late night after night to prepare for exams.

A recommended

B encouraged

C warned

D reprimanded

Câu 4 : She must have been sleepless last night. Otherwise, her eyes _______ so bloody now.

A won’t look

B wouldn’t look

C wouldn’t have looked

D looked

Câu 5 : I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ______

A . chip off the old block

B biscuit

C cup of tea

D piece of cake

Câu 6 : After we each had been assigned an installment part of the project, we came back to our _______ section.

A respectively

B respectful

C irrespective

D respective

Câu 7 : Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary _________

A elements

B factors

C ingredients

D substances

Câu 8 : The last person _____ will have to turn off the lights

A left

B leaving

C have left

D to leave

Câu 9 : This shirt is ______ that one.

A a bit less expensive

B as much expensive as

C not nearly as expensive as

D much far expensive than

Câu 10 : My friend bought ___________ from a shop on Tran Phu street

A a brown nice leather belt

B a nice brown leather belt

C a leather brown nice belt

D a nice leather brown belt

Câu 11 : The new manager found the situation so complicated that he couldn’t see the wood for the _________

A leaf

B fruit

C wood

D trees

Câu 12 : A: I think it is a good idea to have three or four generations living under one roof. B: _________ Family members can help each other a lot.

A It's not true

B That's wrong.

C I couldn't agree any more

D . I don't agree.

Câu 13 : Ann: How well you are playing, Peter! Peter: _________.

A Say it again. I like to hear your words

B Thank you too much

C I think so. I'm proud of myself

D Many thanks, that's a nice compliment

Câu 14 : The teacher as well as his students____________ at the school meeting yet.

A arrived

B hasn’t arrived

C haven’t arrived

D not arriving

Câu 15 : "Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?" - "He ______ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker."

A may have attended

B was to attend

C should have attended

D can have attended

Câu 16 : “We’d better __________ if we want to get there in time”

A take up

B turn down

C speed up

D put down

Câu 17 : Nowadays, most students use _______ calculators in their studies and examinations

A electrical

B electricity

C electric

D electronic

Câu 18 : It is essential that Alice __________ about his responsibilities in the meeting tomorrow

A be reminded

B must remind

C will be reminded

D will remind

Câu 19 : The use of computers aids in teaching, __________ the role of teachers is still very important.

A although

B yet

C so that

D because

Câu 20 : Within a week on display at the exhibition, the painting was hailed as a masterpiece.

A a down- to – earth work of art

B an excellent work of art

C an expensive work of art

D a large work of art

Câu 21 : Deer like figures made from willow shoots are the oldest evidence of human habitation in the Grand Canyon

A proof

B clue

C dispute

D exhibit

Câu 22 : He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking

A frightens me

B moves me

C irritates me

D steers me

Câu 23 : I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.

A have got home dry

B have been successful

C have not got wet

D have got no water

Câu 24 : Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.

A unless

B instead of

C restricted

D as well as

Câu 25 : The longest mountain range (A), the Mid-Atlantic Range, is not hardly (B)visible because most of (C) it lies under (D) the ocean.

A mountain range

B not hardly

C most of

D under

Câu 26 : Establishing (A) in 1984 for students (B) who wanted to study art and music subjects, LaGuardia was (C) the first public school of its kind (D).

A Establishing

B for students

C was

D of its kind

Câu 27 : The abilities to work (A) hard, follow directions, and thinking (B) independently are (C) some of the criteria for success (D) in the workplace.

A to work

B thinking

C are

D for success

Câu 28 : The old (A) woman cannot remember (B) the place which (C) she kept (D) her savings.

A The old

B remember

C which

D kept

Câu 29 : I think she will be (A) suitable for (B) the work because she has been working (C) like (D) a teacher for a long time. for

A will be

B for

C has been working

D like

Câu 30 : In the passage, the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ________

A questioning

B approving

C objective

D critical

Câu 31 : The phrase “held back” in paragraph 1 means ______

A prevented from advancing

B forced to study in lower class

C made to remain in the same classes

D made to lag behind

Câu 32 : The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’ _________

A learning ability and communicative skills

B intellectual abilities

C total personality

D personal and social skills

Câu 33 : Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers

B Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities

C Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others

D Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability

Câu 34 : The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to _________

A recommend pair work and group work classroom activities

B offer advice on the proper use of the school library

C argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class.

D emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching

Câu 35 : According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work

B Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual abilities

C It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class

D There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full

Câu 36 : According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability teaching?

A Formal class teaching is the important way to give pupils essential skills such as those to be used in the library

B Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own.

C A pupil can be at the bottom of a class

D Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development

Câu 37 : Which of the following statements can best summarize the main idea of the passage?

A The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and not-so-bright pupils

B Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class

C Children, in general, develop at different rates

D Bright children do benefit from mixed-ability teaching

Câu 38 : According to the passage, “streaming pupils” ______

A is the act of putting pupils into class according to their academic abilities

B aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience

C is quite discouraging

D will help the pupils learn best

Câu 39 : According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because _______

A children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems

B it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils

C formal class teaching is appropriate

D its aim at developing the children’s total personality

Câu 40 : Which of the following can be inferred about the findings described in paragraph 2?

A Babies ignore facial expressions in comprehending aural language

B Mothers from different cultures speak to their babies in similar ways

C Babies who are exposed to more than one language can speak earlier than babies exposed to a single language.

D The mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak.

Câu 41 : According to the author, why do babies listen to songs and stories, even though they cannot understand them?

A They can remember them easily.

B They focus on the meaning of their parents' word.

C They enjoy the sound

D They understand the rhythm.

Câu 42 : The passage mentions all of the followings as the ways adults modify their speech when talking to babies EXCEPT ______________.

A speaking with shorter sentences

B giving all words equal emphasis

C using meaningless sounds

D speaking more loudly than normal

Câu 43 : The word "diverse" is closest in meaning to ______________.

A different

B surrounding

C stimulating

D divided

Câu 44 : The word "They" refers to ______________.

A words

B mothers

C investigators

D babies

Câu 45 : Why does the author mention "a bell and a rattle"?

A To contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds

B To give examples of typical toys that babies do not like

C To explain how babies distinguish between different nonhuman sounds

D To give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry

Câu 46 : What does the passage mainly discuss?

A The differences between a baby's and an adult's ability to comprehend language

B How babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their earliest stages of language development

C The response of babies to sounds other than the human voice

D How babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds

Câu 47 : The word "emphasize" is closest in meaning to ______________.

A stress

B leave out

C explain

D repeat

Câu 48 : What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to acquire language?

A Babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions.

B Babies begin to understand words in songs.

C Babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds.

D Babies are more sensitive to sounds than are adults.

Câu 49 : The word "noted" is closest in meaning to______________.

A requested

B observed

C theorized

D disagreed