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Câu 1 : She _______ down completely on hearing of her friend’s death.

A broke

B turned

C put

D fell

Câu 2 : _______ to the South in the winter is a popular fact.

A Where birds migrate

B Birds migrating

C When birds migrate

D That birds migrate

Câu 3 : My teeth were a little yellow, so I _______ by the dentist.

A had cleaned them

B I have them cleaned

C had them cleaned

D was cleaned

Câu 4 : The mass of the Sun is about 750 times _______ that of all the planets combined.

A the greatest

B as great as

C greatly

D greater

Câu 5 : ___ charge for _ excess luggage is $10 _____ kilo

A The/an/a

B The/X/a

C X/X/a

D X/an/the

Câu 6 : To solve this problem, it is advisable _______.

A that to adopt a drastic measure

B a drastic measure to be adopted

C that a drastic measure is adopted

D that a drastic measure be adopted

Câu 7 : 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 8 : In the kitchen, there is a ______ table.

A beautiful large round wooden

B large beautiful round wooden

C beautiful round large wooden

D large wooden beautiful round

Câu 9 : The more he tried to explain, ______ we got.

A the much confused

B the many confusing

C the more confusing

D the more confused

Câu 10 : Peter: “I thought your game was much better last night.” – Dave: “You’ve got to be kidding! ________!”

A I myself like it very much

B I thought it was terrible

C I’m sure you enjoyed it

D I suppose it was not bad

Câu 11 : They attempted to _________ the painting to its original condition.

A restore

B repair

C renovate

D refurbish

Câu 12 : In a few hours, we ________ the test, and we will go home and rest.

A will be finishing

B have finished

C are finishing

D will have finished

Câu 13 : The flight instructor, ________ at the air base, said that the orders not to flight had been given.

A when interviewed

B when he interviewed

C when his interview

D when interviewing

Câu 14 : My mother _________ when she found out that I’d forgotten to do the washing-up again.

A stood her ground

B felt off color

C hit the ceiling

D made my blood boil

Câu 15 : Luckily, I _________ a new pair of sunglasses as I found mine at the bottom of the bag.

A didn’t need to buy

B needed not to buy

C hadn’t to buy

D needn’t have bought

Câu 16 : _________ at school yesterday when we were informed that there was no class due to a sudden power cut.

A We have hardly arrive

B We had arrived hardly

C Hardly we had arrived

D Hardly had we arrived

Câu 17 : __________ 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 18 : They have considered all the 100 applications, _______ seems suitable for the position.

A none of them

B none of these

C none of which

D none of whom

Câu 19 : I read the contract again and again _______ avoiding making spelling mistakes.

A in terms of

B by means of

C with a view to

D in view of

Câu 20 : The article analyzes the impact of the tax base ______ real estate prices and sales.

A in

B at

C on

D with

Câu 21 : Such characters as fairies or witches in Walt Disney animated cartoons are purely ______.

A unimaginary

B imaginative

C imagining

D imaginable

Câu 22 : Learning English isn’t so difficult once you ________.

A get down to it

B get off it

C get on it

D get down with it

Câu 23 : I didn’t go to work this morning. I stayed at home because of the heavy rain.

A thanks to

B on account of

C in spite of

D in addition to

Câu 24 : Work efficiency has increased exponentially each year, thanks to computers and their ability to multitask.

A slightly

B at a very fast rate

C constantly

D at a very slow rate

Câu 25 : Lack of water or nutrients has impeded the growth of these new cherry tomato plants.

A realized

B assisted

C prevented

D promoted

Câu 26 : No one knew exactly what would happen to a human being in space.

A casually

B flexibly

C wrongly

D informally

Câu 27 : Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

A restrain

B fluctuate

C remain unstable

D stayed unchanged

Câu 28 : The Mediterrannean, a large sea surrounded by land, (A) is a mile deep (B) on average (C) and more than 2000 miles length.(D)

A surrounded by land

B a mile deep

C on average

D 2000 miles length

Câu 29 : The number of (A) the homeless people in Nepal have (B) increased sharply due to (C) the recent severe earthquake.(D)

A of

B have

C due to

D severe earthquake

Câu 30 : Up to the World War II almost all (A) important research (B) in physics had been made (C) in universities, with only university funds for support. (D)

A almost all

B research

C made

D for support

Câu 31 : A novel is a story long enough (A) to fill a complete (B) book, in that (C) the characters and events are (D) usually imaginary.

A long enough

B complete

C that

D are

Câu 32 : It was in 2006 when (A) she got (B) married to (C) a well-known (D) movie star.

A when

B got

C to

D well-known

Câu 33 : What does the passage mainly discuss ?

A The keen sense of history shown by American women.

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

C The role of literature in early American histories.

D The place of American women in written histories.

Câu 34 : The word “contemporary” in line 5 means that the history was _______.

A informative

B written at that time

C thoughtful

D faultfinding

Câu 35 : In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that

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

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

C even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored.

D a woman’s status was changed by marriage.

Câu 36 : The word “celebratory” in line 11 means that the writings refers to ______.

A related to parties

B full of praise

C religious

D serious

Câu 37 : It can be inferred from the passage that during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

A both male and female writers had no writing about women.

B women had right to vote and could take seats of power.

C women’s contribution to the society was not highly appreciated.

D women had a great influence on the politics, literature and history.

Câu 38 : In the second paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?

A They put too much emphasis on daily activities.

B They left out discussion of the influence on money on politics

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

D They were printed on poor quality paper.

Câu 39 : What use was made of the nineteenth-century women’s history materials in the Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection?

A They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia about women.

B They were shared among women’s colleges throughout the United States.

C They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth-century.

D They provided valuable information for twentieth century historical researchers.

Câu 40 : In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of nineteenth-century “great women” EXCEPT

A activists for women’s rights

B politicians

C authors

D reformers

Câu 41 : The word “representative” in line 24 is closest in meaning to

A typical

B satisfied

C supportive

D distinctive

Câu 42 : (47) ______

A do

B plan

C make

D prepare

Câu 43 : (48) ______

A should

B means

C helps

D tries

Câu 44 : (49) ______

A wishes

B dreams

C satisfactions

D interests

Câu 45 : (50) _______

A almost

B mostly

C most

D plenty

Câu 46 : (51) ______

A enough

B available

C possible

D enormous

Câu 47 : (52) ______

A that

B whom

C they

D which

Câu 48 : (53) _______

A distributed

B concerned

C cared

D worried

Câu 49 : (54) _______

A bloods

B capacities

C muscles

D physics

Câu 50 : (55) _______

A little

B few

C a few

D many

Câu 51 : The phrase “these traits” refers to

A observations

B how Americans think, feel, and act

C traditional American beliefs and values

D visible and meaningful observations

Câu 52 : What is the passage primarily about?

A the progress achieved in America within about 40 years after adoption of the U.S. Constitution

B “Democracy in America”

C Alexis de Tocqueville

D the impact of the book “Democracy in America”

Câu 53 : The word “unique” in the passage is closest in meaning to

A clearly identifiable

B outstanding

C unmatched

D positive

Câu 54 : According to the passage, when did de Tocqueville visit America?

A in 1831

B in the 1830s

C from 1831 to 32

D in 1835

Câu 55 : Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A the English don’t like the French

B the book was most important because it was the first time that American values had been clearly documented

C de Tocqueville was a slow writer

D de Tocqueville was primarily motivated by an interest in his own country

Câu 56 : According to the passage, “Democracy in America” consisted of how many volumes?

A three

B one

C two

D four

Câu 57 : Which of the following is true, according to the passage?

A the visit lasted only five months.

B the visit coincided with American industrialization.

C the first part was published in 1835; the second part in 1840.

D the second part was more optimistic than the first.

Câu 58 : What in the passage is mentioned as being truly remarkable?

A the book was so detailed and thorough after only such a comparatively short visit.

B de Tocqueville’s powers of observation

C many of his observations are still visible and meaningful today.

D that the second volume should be so pessimistic in comparison with the first.

Câu 59 : All of the following fields of professional interest and activity are used to describe de Tocqueville EXCEPT

A politician

B political scientist

C philosopher

D author