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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs fromthe other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

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.

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.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Had she realised just how potentially dangerous her discovery was, she would surely have suppressed it, ________?

___________________, we will have moved in a new house.

When Bill was fired from his job, he knew he would be eligible ______ unemployment benefits since he met the criteria.

It’s true that happiness ________ with money, but some money makes life easier.

Last night, I __________ in bed when I suddenly heard a scream.

We bought a(n) _________ rug on our holiday to Iran last year.

_________________________, the more likely he or she is to die young.

They could easily afford to stay at the best hotels, ______ they preferred to stay at small family run guest houses.

Customer reviews indicate that many modern mobile devices are often unnecessarily______.

__________his work successfully, he went to collect his payment.

The chairman ______ a very controversial idea which had little chance of being accepted.

The proposal to save the environment by collecting waste was _______ by the majority of the public.

Maxwell was in _________ heaven when he learned that he had been promoted.

Mr. Doan Ngoc Hai is held in high __________ for his dedication to the society.

An election in which all members of a political party are ________ to select candidates is called a direct primary.

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 of the following questions. We got tired of our humdrum routine and decided to take a week’s vacation on a tropical island.

You should pat yourself on the back for having achieved such a high score in the graduation exam.

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. These numbers are off base. Please check the formulas in Excel to make sure there aren't any errors.

He bent over backwards to please his new girlfriend but she never seemed satisfied.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges. Alex is asking Chris about the bank. - Andy: “How late will the bank be open?”  - Chris: “__________”

Max and Rose are talking about learning English.

- Max: “Do you think English is easy to learn?”

- Rose: “ __________________. I’m not fluent in English although I have learned it for a long time.”

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.

     Cats of all kinds are present in the legends, religion, mythology, and history of many different cultures. Cave paintings created by early humans display different types of wild cats (26) _______ are now extinct, or no longer around. Many of these great beasts saw humans as food, but were hunted by humans in return. Cats (27) ________ to the ones kept as pets today started showing up in artwork thousands of years ago. For example, the ancient Egyptians believed cats were the sacred, or special, animal of a goddess named Bast. They believed that Bast often appeared as a cat, so many ancient Egyptians respected and honoured cats and kittens. (28) ________, other cultures feared cats or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck. Today, with millions kept as pets in homes around the world, cats have become important members of (29) _______ families. No one knows for sure when or how cats became very popular household pets. It's possible that people noticed how cats hunted mice and rats, so they set food and milk out to keep the cats near their homes. This helped to prevent too many of these rodents from coming into homes and eating people's food or (30) _________ sickness.

Cats (27) ________ to the ones kept as pets today started showing up in artwork thousands of years ago.

They believed that Bast often appeared as a cat, so many ancient Egyptians respected and honoured cats and kittens. (28) ________, other cultures feared cats or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck.

Today, with millions kept as pets in homes around the world, cats have become important members of (29) _______ families.

This helped to prevent too many of these rodents from coming into homes and eating people's food or (30) _________ sickness.

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 from 31 to 35.

    Humans generally spent more time working than do other creatures, but there is greater variability in industriousness from one human culture to the next than is seen in subgroups of any other species. For instance, the average French worker toils for 1,646 hours a year; the average American for 1,957 hours; and the average Japanese for 2,088.

    One reason for human diligence is that people, unlike animals, can often override the impulses they may feel to slow down. They can drink coffee when they might prefer a nap or flick on the air-conditioning when the heat might otherwise demand torpor. Many humans are driven to work hard by a singular desire to gather resources far beyond what is required for survival. Squirrels may collect what they need to make it through one winter but only humans worry about collect bills, retirement, or replacing their old record albums with compact discs.

    Among other primates, if you don't need to travel around to get food for that day, you sit down and relax, said Dr.Frans de Waal of Emory University in Atlarita. "it's typically human to try to accumulate wealth and get more and more.”

     Much of the acquisitiveness is likely to be the result of cultural training. Anthropologists have found that most hunter-gatherer groups, who live day to day on the resources they can kill or forage and who stash very little away for the future generally work only three to five hours daily.

     Indeed, an inborn temptation to reduce may lurk beneath even the most work-obsessed people, which could explain why sloth ranks with lust and gluttony as one of the seven deadly sins.

What is the main idea of this reading?

According to the author, humans are so industrious because ___________.

The word “They” in paragraph 2 refers to ___________.

The word “override” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___________.

The passage is a combination of contrast and ________________.

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 from 36 to 42.

     What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?

      Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields, from entertainment to technology. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared. Instead, people will choose a program from a 'menu' and a computer will send the program directly to the television.

Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.

      In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems. In many places, agriculture is changing and farmers are growing fruit and vegetables to export.  This uses a lot of water. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don't act now.

      In transport, cars running on new, clean fuels will have computers to control the speed and there won't be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. On the other hand, space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours. Nowadays, the United States Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.

      In the domain of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots - they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere - in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.

       Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. Today, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again. Scientists have discovered how to control genes. They have already produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have.

The passage mainly discusses ______________.

What can be inferred about the life in 2050 according to the passage?

Why does the author use "prefer robots" in paragraph 5?

The word "This" in paragraph 3 refers to __________________.

What may NOT be true about life in 2050?

The word “domain” in paragraph 5 mostly means ___________.

The word “conquered” in the last paragraph mostly means ___________.

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. In 1619, the first African slaves arrived in Virginia, USA, and by 1790, their numbers reached nearly 700,000.

The researchers who are conducting an experiment on MountainEverest follow strict rules to insure that their researches are correct, reliable, and valid.

When students realize you are paying attention to its actions, it can encourage them to stick to their commitments.

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.

The last time I went to the gym was five months ago.

“It’s very kind of you to help me with my project.”, said Andrea.

It was impossible for him to commit the crime, according to the report.

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.

The manager didn’t know about the change of the schedule. He was late for the meeting yesterday.

The “chasing cheese” race this year is becoming a farce. Many people decide not to participate.