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Câu 1:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 1 to 10.

The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were Câused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920‟s and 1930‟s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.

In the 1940‟s and 1950‟s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied center stage.

You are aware that the enzymes hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genes – the blueprints for each of the enzymes – and are discovering the defective genes that Câuse inherited diseases – diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry.

In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.

What is main topic of the passage? 

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Đáp án là A

toàn bộ đoạn văn nói về quá trình phát triển của các nghiên cứu khoa học chuyên ngành y.


Câu 2:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 1 to 10.

The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were Câused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920‟s and 1930‟s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.

In the 1940‟s and 1950‟s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied center stage.

You are aware that the enzymes hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genes – the blueprints for each of the enzymes – and are discovering the defective genes that Câuse inherited diseases – diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry.

In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.

The word “incriminated” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___________ 

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Đáp án là B

incriminated = blamed (bị buộc tội, bị quy trách nhiệm). 


Câu 3:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 1 to 10.

The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were Câused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920‟s and 1930‟s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.

In the 1940‟s and 1950‟s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied center stage.

You are aware that the enzymes hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genes – the blueprints for each of the enzymes – and are discovering the defective genes that Câuse inherited diseases – diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry.

In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.

Which of the following can be cured by a change in diet? 

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Đáp án là A

dòng thứ 3, đoạn thứ nhất. “But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were caused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet.” (nhưng vẫn tồn tại một số căn bệnh kinh khủng mà không phải do vi khuẩn gây ra: thiếu vitamin C, chứng nứt da, bệnh còi xương, bệnh tê phù. Và rồi người ta phát hiện ra những căn bệnh này gây ra do thiếu vitamin, một chất trong chế độ ăn uống.) 


Câu 4:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 1 to 10.

The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were Câused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920‟s and 1930‟s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.

In the 1940‟s and 1950‟s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied center stage.

You are aware that the enzymes hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genes – the blueprints for each of the enzymes – and are discovering the defective genes that Câuse inherited diseases – diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry.

In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.

The word “strived” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___________ 

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Đáp án là B

strive = try (nỗ lực, cố gắng làm gì). 


Câu 5:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 1 to 10.

The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were Câused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920‟s and 1930‟s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.

In the 1940‟s and 1950‟s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied center stage.

You are aware that the enzymes hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genes – the blueprints for each of the enzymes – and are discovering the defective genes that Câuse inherited diseases – diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry.

In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.

How do vitamins influence health? 

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Đáp án là A

dòng thứ 9, đoạn thứ 2. “They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function.” (Người ta phát hiện ra những enzyme chính trong quá trình trao đổi chất phụ thuộc vào một hoặc một vài vitamin khác làm enzyme phu để tạo ra các chất hoá học cung cấp cho tế bào năng lượng để phát triển và hoạt động.) 


Câu 6:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 1 to 10.

The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were Câused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920‟s and 1930‟s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.

In the 1940‟s and 1950‟s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied center stage.

You are aware that the enzymes hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genes – the blueprints for each of the enzymes – and are discovering the defective genes that Câuse inherited diseases – diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry.

In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.

In the third paragraph, the author compares cells that have been genetically altered by biotechnicians to ___________ 

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Đáp án là B

dòng thứ 14, đoạn thứ 3. “These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture.” (Những thợ săn gene, hay kĩ sư gene, dùng công nghệ ADN tái tổ hợp để xác định và mô phỏng gene rồi cấy chúng vào những tế bào vi khuẩn và cây trồng, để tạo thành ‘nhà máy‟ cho việc sản xuất hormone và vắc xin hàng loạt làm thuốc chữa bệnh và cải thiện năng suất trồng trọt cho nông nghiệp.) 


Câu 7:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 1 to 10.

The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were Câused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920‟s and 1930‟s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.

In the 1940‟s and 1950‟s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied center stage.

You are aware that the enzymes hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genes – the blueprints for each of the enzymes – and are discovering the defective genes that Câuse inherited diseases – diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry.

In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.

The phrase “occupy the spotlight” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___________ 

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Đáp án là A

occupy the spotlight = receive the most attention (nhận được nhiều chú ý nhất). 


Câu 8:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 1 to 10.

The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were Câused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920‟s and 1930‟s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.

In the 1940‟s and 1950‟s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied center stage.

You are aware that the enzymes hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genes – the blueprints for each of the enzymes – and are discovering the defective genes that Câuse inherited diseases – diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry.

In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.

The author implies that the most important medical research topic of the future will be ___________ 

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Đáp án là C

dòng thứ 20, đoạn cuối cùng. “I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the
spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain.” (Tôi tự hỏi liệu có phải thợ săn sẽ nhận được nhiều chú ý nhất sẽ là những nhà thần kinh học, người áp dụng công nghệ enzyme và gen lên hoạt động của não bộ hay không.) 


Câu 9:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 1 to 10.

The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were Câused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920‟s and 1930‟s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.

In the 1940‟s and 1950‟s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied center stage.

You are aware that the enzymes hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genes – the blueprints for each of the enzymes – and are discovering the defective genes that Câuse inherited diseases – diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry.

In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.

Which of the following best describes the author‟s tone in the last paragraph of the passage?

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Đáp án là D

đoạn cuối cùng lời của tác giả mang tính chất suy đoán. 


Câu 10:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 1 to 10.

The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were Câused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920‟s and 1930‟s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.

In the 1940‟s and 1950‟s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied center stage.

You are aware that the enzymes hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genes – the blueprints for each of the enzymes – and are discovering the defective genes that Câuse inherited diseases – diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry.

In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.

With which of the following statements would be the author be most likely to agree? 

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Đáp án là C

Đoạn cuối cùng tác giả nói rằng thợ săn gene rồi sẽ bị thay thế để một loại thợ săn mới


Câu 13:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

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Đáp án là B

toàn bộ bài viết nói về những quyển từ điển của Webster đã ra đời như thế nào


Câu 14:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

The word “inadequate” in the passage could be best replaced by ___________ 

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Đáp án là D

inadequate = unsatisfactory (không phù hợp, không thoả đáng). 


Câu 15:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

Why did Webster write A Grammatical Institute of the English Language?

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Đáp án là A

dòng thứ 6, đoạn thứ 2. “In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language,…” (Để đáp lại nhu cầu về những quyển sách giáo khoa Mỹ đúng nghĩa, Webster đã xuất bản A Grammatical Institute of the English Language.


Câu 16:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

From which publication did Webster earn a lifetime income? 

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dòng thứ 8, đoạn thứ 2. “The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life.” (Quyển tập 1, thường được biết đến là The American Spelling Book đã rất phổ biến đến mức cuối cùng bán được hơn 80 triệu bản và cho ông ấy một thu nhập đáng kể cho cả phần đời còn lại.) 


Câu 17:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

In how many volumes was An American Dictionary of the English Language published?

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dòng thứ 14, đoạn thứ 3. “Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States.” (Được xuất bản 2 tập năm 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language đã trở thành một tài liệu đáng tin cậy được công nhận để sử dụng ở Mỹ.) 


Câu 18:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

When was An American Dictionary of the English Language published?

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dòng thứ 14, đoạn thứ 3. “Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become…” 


Câu 19:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

According to author, what was Webster‟s aim in writing An American Dictionary of the English Language? 

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Đáp án là A

dòng thứ 16, đoạn thứ 3. “Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English.” (Mục đích của Webster khi viết cuốn từ điển là để chứng minh rằng tiếng Mỹ phát triển những ý nghĩa, cách phát âm và đánh vần riêng biệt so với tiếng Anh.)


Câu 20:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

The word “it” in the passage refers to ___________ 

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“Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English.” (Mục đích của Webster khi viết cuốn từ điển là để chứng minh rằng tiếng Mỹ phát triển những ý nghĩa, cách phát âm và đánh vần riêng biệt so với tiếng Anh.) 


Câu 21:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

The word “distinct” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___________ 

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Đáp án là D

distinct = different (khác biệt, riêng biệt). 


Câu 22:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

According to this passage, which one of the following spellings would Webster have approved in his dictionaries? 

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Đáp án là C

theatre sửa thành theater.


Câu 23:

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 numbered blanks from 23 to 32.

Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect miniatures, grown in pots small enough to sit on a windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself that these trees are (23) ___________ real and identical to their larger cousins in all respects except their size. Rather like other small and perfectly-formed artifacts, bonsai trees, (24) ___________ quite a high price in the marketplace and so it doesn‟t come as a great surprise to find that they also attract the attention of thieves. It seems that quite a flourishing business has (25) ___________, in which they are stolen from the homes of grower and collectors, then reported and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, to be sold on, at good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.

One of Britain‟s top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Widdington, believes that he has found a solution, however. After losing his life‟s work, (26) ___________ at £250,000, when burglars broke into his home one night, Paul decided to (27) ___________ the possibilities of electronically tagging the trees he bought as a replacement. This (28)___________ injecting a microchip the size of a (29) ___________ of rice intro trunk of each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information which is (30) ___________ in a central register held by the police. Paul is quite aware that this kind of datatagging doesn‟t prevent thieves from stealing the trees in the first (31) ___________, although it may increase the (32) ___________ of getting them back. So he‟s also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-red detectors, in his home.

Điền vào ô số 23

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Đáp án là C

actually (thực sự) là hợp nghĩa nhất


Câu 24:

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 numbered blanks from 23 to 32.

Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect miniatures, grown in pots small enough to sit on a windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself that these trees are (23) ___________ real and identical to their larger cousins in all respects except their size. Rather like other small and perfectly-formed artifacts, bonsai trees, (24) ___________ quite a high price in the marketplace and so it doesn‟t come as a great surprise to find that they also attract the attention of thieves. It seems that quite a flourishing business has (25) ___________, in which they are stolen from the homes of grower and collectors, then reported and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, to be sold on, at good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.

One of Britain‟s top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Widdington, believes that he has found a solution, however. After losing his life‟s work, (26) ___________ at £250,000, when burglars broke into his home one night, Paul decided to (27) ___________ the possibilities of electronically tagging the trees he bought as a replacement. This (28)___________ injecting a microchip the size of a (29) ___________ of rice intro trunk of each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information which is (30) ___________ in a central register held by the police. Paul is quite aware that this kind of datatagging doesn‟t prevent thieves from stealing the trees in the first (31) ___________, although it may increase the (32) ___________ of getting them back. So he‟s also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-red detectors, in his home.

Điền vào ô số 24

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Đáp án là A

command a high price = charge high prices (có giá cao). 


Câu 25:

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 numbered blanks from 23 to 32.

Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect miniatures, grown in pots small enough to sit on a windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself that these trees are (23) ___________ real and identical to their larger cousins in all respects except their size. Rather like other small and perfectly-formed artifacts, bonsai trees, (24) ___________ quite a high price in the marketplace and so it doesn‟t come as a great surprise to find that they also attract the attention of thieves. It seems that quite a flourishing business has (25) ___________, in which they are stolen from the homes of grower and collectors, then reported and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, to be sold on, at good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.

One of Britain‟s top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Widdington, believes that he has found a solution, however. After losing his life‟s work, (26) ___________ at £250,000, when burglars broke into his home one night, Paul decided to (27) ___________ the possibilities of electronically tagging the trees he bought as a replacement. This (28)___________ injecting a microchip the size of a (29) ___________ of rice intro trunk of each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information which is (30) ___________ in a central register held by the police. Paul is quite aware that this kind of datatagging doesn‟t prevent thieves from stealing the trees in the first (31) ___________, although it may increase the (32) ___________ of getting them back. So he‟s also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-red detectors, in his home.

Điền vào ô số 25

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Đáp án là C

evolve (tiến triển) là hợp nghĩa nahats. 


Câu 26:

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 numbered blanks from 23 to 32.

Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect miniatures, grown in pots small enough to sit on a windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself that these trees are (23) ___________ real and identical to their larger cousins in all respects except their size. Rather like other small and perfectly-formed artifacts, bonsai trees, (24) ___________ quite a high price in the marketplace and so it doesn‟t come as a great surprise to find that they also attract the attention of thieves. It seems that quite a flourishing business has (25) ___________, in which they are stolen from the homes of grower and collectors, then reported and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, to be sold on, at good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.

One of Britain‟s top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Widdington, believes that he has found a solution, however. After losing his life‟s work, (26) ___________ at £250,000, when burglars broke into his home one night, Paul decided to (27) ___________ the possibilities of electronically tagging the trees he bought as a replacement. This (28)___________ injecting a microchip the size of a (29) ___________ of rice intro trunk of each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information which is (30) ___________ in a central register held by the police. Paul is quite aware that this kind of datatagging doesn‟t prevent thieves from stealing the trees in the first (31) ___________, although it may increase the (32) ___________ of getting them back. So he‟s also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-red detectors, in his home.

Điền vào ô số 26

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Đáp án là B

be valued at (được định giá là) 


Câu 27:

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 numbered blanks from 23 to 32.

Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect miniatures, grown in pots small enough to sit on a windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself that these trees are (23) ___________ real and identical to their larger cousins in all respects except their size. Rather like other small and perfectly-formed artifacts, bonsai trees, (24) ___________ quite a high price in the marketplace and so it doesn‟t come as a great surprise to find that they also attract the attention of thieves. It seems that quite a flourishing business has (25) ___________, in which they are stolen from the homes of grower and collectors, then reported and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, to be sold on, at good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.

One of Britain‟s top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Widdington, believes that he has found a solution, however. After losing his life‟s work, (26) ___________ at £250,000, when burglars broke into his home one night, Paul decided to (27) ___________ the possibilities of electronically tagging the trees he bought as a replacement. This (28)___________ injecting a microchip the size of a (29) ___________ of rice intro trunk of each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information which is (30) ___________ in a central register held by the police. Paul is quite aware that this kind of datatagging doesn‟t prevent thieves from stealing the trees in the first (31) ___________, although it may increase the (32) ___________ of getting them back. So he‟s also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-red detectors, in his home.

Điền vào ô số 27

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Đáp án là D

look into (điều tra) là ngữ động từ (phrasal verb). 


Câu 28:

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 numbered blanks from 23 to 32.

Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect miniatures, grown in pots small enough to sit on a windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself that these trees are (23) ___________ real and identical to their larger cousins in all respects except their size. Rather like other small and perfectly-formed artifacts, bonsai trees, (24) ___________ quite a high price in the marketplace and so it doesn‟t come as a great surprise to find that they also attract the attention of thieves. It seems that quite a flourishing business has (25) ___________, in which they are stolen from the homes of grower and collectors, then reported and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, to be sold on, at good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.

One of Britain‟s top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Widdington, believes that he has found a solution, however. After losing his life‟s work, (26) ___________ at £250,000, when burglars broke into his home one night, Paul decided to (27) ___________ the possibilities of electronically tagging the trees he bought as a replacement. This (28)___________ injecting a microchip the size of a (29) ___________ of rice intro trunk of each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information which is (30) ___________ in a central register held by the police. Paul is quite aware that this kind of datatagging doesn‟t prevent thieves from stealing the trees in the first (31) ___________, although it may increase the (32) ___________ of getting them back. So he‟s also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-red detectors, in his home.

Điền vào ô số 28

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Đáp án là B

involve doing something (liên quan đến việc làm gì). 


Câu 29:

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 numbered blanks from 23 to 32.

Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect miniatures, grown in pots small enough to sit on a windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself that these trees are (23) ___________ real and identical to their larger cousins in all respects except their size. Rather like other small and perfectly-formed artifacts, bonsai trees, (24) ___________ quite a high price in the marketplace and so it doesn‟t come as a great surprise to find that they also attract the attention of thieves. It seems that quite a flourishing business has (25) ___________, in which they are stolen from the homes of grower and collectors, then reported and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, to be sold on, at good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.

One of Britain‟s top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Widdington, believes that he has found a solution, however. After losing his life‟s work, (26) ___________ at £250,000, when burglars broke into his home one night, Paul decided to (27) ___________ the possibilities of electronically tagging the trees he bought as a replacement. This (28)___________ injecting a microchip the size of a (29) ___________ of rice intro trunk of each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information which is (30) ___________ in a central register held by the police. Paul is quite aware that this kind of datatagging doesn‟t prevent thieves from stealing the trees in the first (31) ___________, although it may increase the (32) ___________ of getting them back. So he‟s also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-red detectors, in his home.

Điền vào ô số 29

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Đáp án là A

a grain of rice (hạt gạo). 


Câu 30:

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 numbered blanks from 23 to 32.

Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect miniatures, grown in pots small enough to sit on a windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself that these trees are (23) ___________ real and identical to their larger cousins in all respects except their size. Rather like other small and perfectly-formed artifacts, bonsai trees, (24) ___________ quite a high price in the marketplace and so it doesn‟t come as a great surprise to find that they also attract the attention of thieves. It seems that quite a flourishing business has (25) ___________, in which they are stolen from the homes of grower and collectors, then reported and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, to be sold on, at good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.

One of Britain‟s top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Widdington, believes that he has found a solution, however. After losing his life‟s work, (26) ___________ at £250,000, when burglars broke into his home one night, Paul decided to (27) ___________ the possibilities of electronically tagging the trees he bought as a replacement. This (28)___________ injecting a microchip the size of a (29) ___________ of rice intro trunk of each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information which is (30) ___________ in a central register held by the police. Paul is quite aware that this kind of datatagging doesn‟t prevent thieves from stealing the trees in the first (31) ___________, although it may increase the (32) ___________ of getting them back. So he‟s also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-red detectors, in his home.

Điền vào ô số 30

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Đáp án là D

be stored in (được cất giữ ở). 


Câu 31:

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 numbered blanks from 23 to 32.

Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect miniatures, grown in pots small enough to sit on a windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself that these trees are (23) ___________ real and identical to their larger cousins in all respects except their size. Rather like other small and perfectly-formed artifacts, bonsai trees, (24) ___________ quite a high price in the marketplace and so it doesn‟t come as a great surprise to find that they also attract the attention of thieves. It seems that quite a flourishing business has (25) ___________, in which they are stolen from the homes of grower and collectors, then reported and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, to be sold on, at good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.

One of Britain‟s top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Widdington, believes that he has found a solution, however. After losing his life‟s work, (26) ___________ at £250,000, when burglars broke into his home one night, Paul decided to (27) ___________ the possibilities of electronically tagging the trees he bought as a replacement. This (28)___________ injecting a microchip the size of a (29) ___________ of rice intro trunk of each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information which is (30) ___________ in a central register held by the police. Paul is quite aware that this kind of datatagging doesn‟t prevent thieves from stealing the trees in the first (31) ___________, although it may increase the (32) ___________ of getting them back. So he‟s also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-red detectors, in his home.

Điền vào ô số 31

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Đáp án là C

in the first place (ngay từ đầu). 


Câu 32:

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 numbered blanks from 23 to 32.

Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect miniatures, grown in pots small enough to sit on a windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself that these trees are (23) ___________ real and identical to their larger cousins in all respects except their size. Rather like other small and perfectly-formed artifacts, bonsai trees, (24) ___________ quite a high price in the marketplace and so it doesn‟t come as a great surprise to find that they also attract the attention of thieves. It seems that quite a flourishing business has (25) ___________, in which they are stolen from the homes of grower and collectors, then reported and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, to be sold on, at good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.

One of Britain‟s top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Widdington, believes that he has found a solution, however. After losing his life‟s work, (26) ___________ at £250,000, when burglars broke into his home one night, Paul decided to (27) ___________ the possibilities of electronically tagging the trees he bought as a replacement. This (28)___________ injecting a microchip the size of a (29) ___________ of rice intro trunk of each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information which is (30) ___________ in a central register held by the police. Paul is quite aware that this kind of datatagging doesn‟t prevent thieves from stealing the trees in the first (31) ___________, although it may increase the (32) ___________ of getting them back. So he‟s also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-red detectors, in his home.

Điền vào ô số 32

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Đáp án là D

chance of doing something (cơ hội làm gì).


Câu 33:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

The Federal Reserve System, ___________ under President Wilson, plays a key role in regulating the U.S. economy

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Đáp án là B

mệnh đề rút gọn đại từ quan hệ, ở thể bị động, sử dụng V3 ‘established‟.


Câu 34:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

Tim looked so frightened and upset. He ___________ something terrible

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Đáp án là C

người nói sử dụng ‘must have done‟ (hẳn là đã) cho dự đoán mang tính chắc chắn về những điều trong quá khứ, vì có bằng chứng ở hiện tại. “Tim looked so frightened and upset.”


Câu 36:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

He ___________ when the bus came to a sudden stop. 

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Đáp án là B

hurt (bị đau) là tính từ (adjective). 


Câu 37:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

My father doesn‟t allow anyone ___________ his garden to prevent the fruits from _________. 

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Đáp án là C

allow somebody to do something – ‘trái cây bị đánh cắp‟ là dạng bị động “being stolen”. 


Câu 38:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

If it ___________ more humid in the desert of the Southwest, the hot temperatures would be unbearable

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Đáp án là A

câu điều kiện loại 2 (conditional sentence) diễn tả điều không thể xảy ra ở hiện tại. Mệnh đề if chia ở thì quá khứ đơn (nếu động từ chính là động từ to be => ‘were‟ cho tất cả chủ ngữ). Mênh đề chính S + would + V


Câu 40:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

The company has to ___________ ways of reducing costs.

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Đáp án là B

work out (tiến hành, vạch ra kế hoạch) là ngữ động từ (phrasal verb). 


Câu 41:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

It was such a shock to receive a letter like that ___________. 

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Đáp án là B

out of the blue (đột ngột, không thể biết trước). in the red (trong tình trạng nợ nần). in the pink (trong tình trạng sức khoẻ tốt). over the moon (rất vui và hài lòng). 


Câu 44:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

John lost the ___________ bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with him because of his carelessness

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Đáp án là C

thứ tự tính từ: Opinions (beautiful) – Shape – Age (new) – Color (blue) – Original (Japanese) – Material – Purpose. 


Câu 45:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.

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Đáp án là D

lest (để không). “I left without saying goodbye lest I should disturb the meeting.” (Tôi đã rời đi mà không chào tạm biệt để tôi không cắt ngang buổi họp)


Câu 46:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

Mary: “I still haven‟t heard from Columbia University yet.” Tom: “___________”

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Đáp án là B

khi Mary chia sẻ nỗi lo lắng của mình, câu trả lời tốt nhất là một lời an ủi. “Tôi biết có vẻ bây giờ khắc nghiệt, nhưng đừng bỏ cuộc.” 


Câu 47:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

Peter: “Susan told me she was really interested in social work.” Daisy: “___________”

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Đáp án là B

“Susan nói với tôi là cô ấy rất thích công việc xã hội.” “Phải, nhưng khi trình bày chuyên môn của mình, cô ấy đã chọn ngành giáo dục.” B là đáp án trả lời phù hợp nhất


Câu 48:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

___________ of great apes, the gibbon is the smallest. 

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Đáp án là D

Ở đây cần một trạng từ bổ nghĩa cho mệnh đề phía sau => Of the four types of great apes (trong 4 loại linh trưởng lớn). 


Câu 50:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

The tourists ___________ on the beach when a big wave swept ashore, carrying everything to the sea.

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Đáp án là C

khi trong quá khứ có một hành động đang xảy ra liên tục, thì đột ngột có một hành động khác chen vào, thì hành động liên tục chia ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, hành động đột ngột chia ở thì quá khứ đơn. 


Câu 51:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 51.

Did your train leave from ___________? 

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Đáp án là D

Platform 8 (ga số 8) là đúng cấu trúc nhất.


Câu 52:

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

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Đáp án là B

trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, những từ còn lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ ba


Câu 53:

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

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Đáp án là C

trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, những từ còn lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai.


Câu 54:

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

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Đáp án là A

trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai, những từ còn lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất.


Câu 55:

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

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Đáp án là A

phát âm là /ei/, những từ còn lại phát âm là /æ/.


Câu 57:

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.

Only after food has been dried or canned that it should be stored for later consumption

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Đáp án là B

cấu trúc Only after: khi trong câu có 2 mệnh đề thì dùng đảo ngữ ở mệnh đề thứ hai. => sửa ‘that it should be stored‟ thành ‘should it be stored‟. 


Câu 59:

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.

The new model costs twice more than last year‟s model

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Đáp án là D

so sánh gấp nhiều lần. Khi nói ‘đắt gấp đôi‟, người ta sử dụng ‘costs twice as much as…‟ hoặc ‘two times more than…” => sửa ‘more than‟ thành ‘as much as‟. 


Câu 60:

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.

The purpose of the United Nations, broad speaking, is to maintain peace and security and to encourage respect for human rights

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Đáp án là D

trước ‘speaking‟ cần 1 trạng từ (nói 1 cách rộng rãi). Sửa ‘broad speaking‟ thành ‘broadly speaking'


Câu 61:

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.

Although we are concerned about the problem of energy sources, we must not fail recognizing the need for environmental protection

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Đáp án là B

fail to do something (thất bại trong việc làm gì đó) là cấu trúc cố định. => sửa ‘recognizing‟ thành ‘to recognize‟.


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