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Câu 1 : One difference between mathematics and language is that mathematics is precise _________.

A language is not

B while language is not

C but language not

D while is not language

Câu 2 : Seldom _________ far enough north to disturb South Pacific shipping lanes

A Antarctic icebergs will move

B will Antarctic icebergs move

C will move Antarctic icebergs

D move Antarctic icebergs will

Câu 3 : _________ the United States consists of many different immigrant groups, many sociologists believe there is a distinct national character

A . Even though

B Despite

C Whether

D In spite of

Câu 4 : The article analyzes the impact of the tax base _______ real estate prices and sales.

A in

B on

C at

D with

Câu 5 : She _______ drive to the station every day but then she suddenly decided to walk instead.

A used to

B was used to

C had used to

D didn't use to

Câu 6 : If I ______ following that other car too closely, I would have been able to stop in the time instead of running into it

A wasn’t

B weren’t

C hadn’t been

D would have been

Câu 7 : Our village had _______ money available for education that the schools had to close.

A so little

B such little

C so much

D such much

Câu 8 : Fort Niagara was built by the French in 1762 on land ______ the Seneca Indians.

A they buy from

B bought from

C . buying from

D was bought from

Câu 9 : Experts ______ feel that they are related to the deep wishes and fears of the dreamer.

A study dreams

B who dream study

C . who study dreams

D whose dreams study

Câu 10 : Art critics and historians alike claim that Van Gogh’s art ______ from that of his contemporaries

A is a considerable difference

B is considerably different

C the difference is considerable

D . is considerably and differently

Câu 11 : Most countries spend a large portion of their budgets _______ for their citizens

A education provided

B provide education

C to educational provides

D providing education

Câu 12 : Renoir is one of the most popular French impressionist painters. His paintings _______ masterpieces all over the world

A have considered

B are considering

C considered

D are considered

Câu 13 : Sheila Hammond, who was only twenty-three when she was elected as a Member of Parliament, said she owed her success all to the way she had been ________ by her mother, Margaret.

A brought up

B taken after

C looked for

D caught for

Câu 14 : Ken and Tom are high-school students. They meet each other at a gallery but Ken is in a hurry. Ken: “I’ve got to go, Tom. So long” Tom: “So long, Ken. And _______.”

A be careful

B take care

C don’t hurry

D don’t take it seriously

Câu 15 : We need _______ actions and interventions of the local authorities to prevent national parks from being destroyed by pollution

A excitedly

B approximately

C threateningly

D timely

Câu 16 : Mike and Lane are neighbors. They are talking about Lane’s party. Mike: “Thank you for a lovely evening” Lane: “________”

A It depends on you

B Thank you very much indeed.

C Yeah. I’m really looking forward to it

D You are welcome

Câu 17 : We all seem to have a different opinion, so let’s Joey decide, ______?

A will we

B do we

C shall we

D are we

Câu 18 : No one can decline the _______ of the Alaskan wildness

A breath-taking scene

B breath-taken view

C breath-to-take scene

D breath-taking view

Câu 19 : A quick look would reveal that France has twice ____________ computers

A more television than

B as many television as

C as many as television

D many as television as

Câu 20 : The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was established in 1946

A set up

B found out

C run through

D . put away

Câu 21 : Paris is the ideal place to learn French; it’s a beautiful and hospitable city with Institutions for high quality linguistic teaching

A friendly

B natural

C affectionate

D noticeable

Câu 22 : Species that have already lost habitat because of deforestation are given higher priority in the plan because of their greater risk of extinction

A a thing that you do often and almost without thinking

B the place where a particular type of animal or plan is normally found

C a subject that student don’t understand

D a theme that everyone likes to discuss

Câu 23 : The scholarship that Wilson received to study history at Cambridge presented an unique opportunity

A that

B history

C at Cambridge

D an

Câu 24 : Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, disappeared on June 1937 while attempting to fly around the world

A to fly

B the Atlantic

C on

D attempting

Câu 25 : The closer it gets to December 21, the first day of winter, the short the days become.

A gets to

B first day

C short

D become

Câu 26 : Alice in Wonderland, first published in 1865, has since being translated into thirty languages.

A published

B has

C being

D languages

Câu 27 : Modern art is on display at the Guggenheim Museum, a building with an unusually design

A Modern art

B display

C a building

D unusually

Câu 28 : The purpose of the passage is to __________.

A explain how Lake Vostok was discovered

B provide satellite data concerning Antarctica

C discuss future plans for Lake Vostok

D present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica’s geography

Câu 29 : The word “lies” in the first paragraph could be best be replaced by ______.

A sleeps

B sits

C tells falsehoods

D inclines

Câu 30 : What is true of Lake Vostok?

A It is completely frozen

B It is not a saltwater lake

C It is beneath a thick slab of ice

D It is heated by the sun

Câu 31 : Which of the following is closest in meaning to “ Frigid” in the first paragraph?

A extremely cold

B never changing

C quite harsh

D rarely recorded

Câu 32 : All of the following are true about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it________.

A was conducted by air

B made use of radio waves

C did not measure the exact size of the lake

D was controlled by a satellite

Câu 33 : It can be interfered from the passage that ice would not be flat if _______.

A there were no lake

B the lake were not so big

C Antarctica were not so cold

D radio waves were not used

Câu 34 : The word “microbes” in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?

A pieces of dust

B trapped bubbles

C tiny organism

D rays of light

Câu 35 : The passage mentions which of the following as a reason for the importance of Lake Vostok to scientists?

A It can be studied using radio waves

B It may contain uncontaminated microbes

C It may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light

D It has already been contaminated

Câu 36 : The word “downside” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_________.

A bottom level

B negative aspect

C underside

D buried section

Câu 37 : The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses________.

A further discoveries on the surface of Antarctica

B problems with satellite-borne radar equipment

C ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating it

D the harsh climate of Antarctica

Câu 38 : There have been significant changes in women’s lives since the women’s liberation movement

A unimportant

B controlled

C political

D disagreeable

Câu 39 : In 1989, a ban was given on all international trade in ivory

A a destruction

B an allowance

C an exploitation

D a prohibition

Câu 40 : The main idea of this passage is that_________.

A Harvard is one of the world’s most prestigious universities

B What is today a great university started out small

C John Harvard was key to the development of a great university

D Harvard University developed under the auspices of the General Court of Massachusetts

Câu 41 : The passage indicates that Harvard is___________.

A One of the oldest universities in the world

B the oldest university in the world

C one of the oldest universities in America

D the oldest university in America

Câu 42 : It can be inferred from the passage that the Puritans who traveled to the Massachusetts colony were__________.

A Rather well educated

B rather rich

C rather supportive of the English government

D rather undemocratic

Câu 43 : The pronoun “they” in the second paragraph refers to_____.

A Oxford and Cambridge universities

B university graduates

C sons

D educational opportunities

Câu 44 : The “pounds” in the second paragraph are probably_______.

A Types of books

B college students

C units of money

D school campuses

Câu 45 : The “ English cousin” in the second paragraph refers to a_______.

A City

B relative

C person

D court

Câu 46 : Which of the following is NOT mentioned about John Harvard?

A What he died of

B Where he came from

C Where he was buried

D How much he bequeathed to Harvard

Câu 47 : The word “fledgling” in the third paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?

A Newborn

B flying

C winged

D established

Câu 48 : The passage implies that_______.

A Henry Dunster was an ineffective president

B Someone else really served as president of Harvard before Henry Dunster

C Henry DUnster spent much of his time as president managing the Harvard faculty

D The position of president of Harvard was not merely an administrative position in the early ears

Câu 49 : The word “somewhat” in the last paragraph could best be replaced by_______.

A Back and forth

B to and pro

C side by side

D more or less