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.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the position of the main 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.
Câu 5:
Câu 5. It’s necessary to listen to opinions that are ______ from ours.
Câu 6:
Câu 6. Those boys were excited about the new game in the beginning, but now they have ____ it.
Câu 7:
Câu 7. You often walk to school, ______ ?
Câu 8:
Câu 8. A fashionista herself, Helena is ______ about her clothes, especially when making her appearance in public.
Câu 9:
Câu 9. Polar bears are in danger of going extinct ______ climate change.
Câu 10:
Câu 10. The city has changed a lot since I last ______ it.
Câu 11:
Câu 11. I can't give chapter and ______ but to the best of my knowledge, it’s a line from “Romeo and Juliet”.
Câu 12:
Câu 12. Fathers can ______ a good example to their children by helping with the household chores.
Câu 13:
Câu 13. The football team has waited ______ the championship for 30 years.
Câu 14:
Câu 14. If I ______ you, I wouldn't go out in this weather.
Câu 15:
Câu 15. My mother is often ______ first person to get up in the family.
Câu 16:
Câu 16. The local shop deals in many kinds of hair products ______ from reasonably priced shampoos to rather expensive dyes.
Câu 17:
Câu 17. My daughter sometimes practises ______ English with her friends after school.
Câu 18:
Câu 18. You may not see how important your family is ______ .
Câu 19:
Câu 19. Applications for admission to this university are not processed without a high school ______ .
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 20:
Câu 20. Gini and Adrian are talking about a book they have read lately.
- Gini: “That wasn’t an interesting book.”
- Adrian: “ ______ . I couldn’t go further than chapter 2.”
Câu 21:
Câu 21. Dave is talking to Hannah after their school’s English speaking contest.
- Dave: “Congratulations! You've given a great performance.”
- Hannah: “ ______ ”
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.
Câu 22:
Câu 22. Everyone was secretly rehearsing a surprise performance for Alex's proposal, but annoyingly Jim let the cat out of the bag at the last minute.
Câu 23:
Câu 23. The internal structure of the ancient palace is complicated like that of a maze.
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.
Câu 24:
Câu 24. The beautiful sandy beach with a lot of sunshine and good foods made his holiday complete.
Câu 25:
Câu 25. The candidate was rejected as he could not meet all the requirements for this position.
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.
TEENAGERS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
In many countries, there is a widespread perception that teenagers’ lives nowadays are dominated by technology. However, the information (26) ______was gathered in a recent study of Australian teenagers' use of and attitudes towards technology suggests that this view doesn't reflect the reality of their everyday existence. The research by academics from the University of Canberra in Australia found that, while most teenagers had ready access to home computers, mobile phones and (27) ______electronic devices, they generally spent more time on traditional (28) ______such technology. Accessing social media and playing computer games ranked as low as ninth and tenth respectively among the ten most common after-school activities.
Fifteen-year-old Laura Edmonds is one of the teenagers surveyed. She admits to being very (29) ______ to her smartphone and makes full use of various apps, (30) ______ if she needs to unwind after a hard day at school, she tends to “hang out with my friends, listen to music or chat with my mum and dad”.
(Adapted from Exam Essentials Practice Tests - Cambridge English by Tom Bradbury and Eunice Yeates)
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.
More and more people are choosing to take a gap year between finishing school and starting university. Alternatively, they may decide to take a gap year between graduating from university and starting a career feeling the need for some time out before joining the rat race. Most students see the time as an opportunity to travel. The idea of travelling to as many foreign places as possible appeals greatly.
A large percentage of gap-year students have wealthy parents who can easily subsidize their travel. Others have to save up before they go, or look for some form of employment while travelling. For example, they may work on local farms or in local hotels. By doing so, they not only earn some money, but they are likely to meet local people and acquire some understanding of their culture.
There are some students who choose to work for the whole of their gap year. A number may decide to get work experience, either at home or abroad, in an area which they hope to make their career, such as medicine or computers. A large proportion of students are now choosing to work with a charity which arranges voluntary work in various parts of the world. The projects would hands-on experience of a very varied nature, from teaching to helping build roads or dams.
The gap year is not just an adventure. Young people can benefit great from encountering new and varied experiences and from communication with a wide range of people. Perhaps most importantly, gap year students have to learn to stand on their own two feet.
(Adapted from Thematic Vocabulary & Comprehension by Betty Kirkpatrick and Rebecca Mok)
Câu 31:
Câu 31. What could be the best title for the passage?
Câu 32:
Câu 32. The word “subsidize” in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by ______ .
Câu 33:
Câu 33. The word “their” in paragraph 2 refers to ______ .
Câu 34:
Câu 34. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
Câu 35:
Câu 35. According to the passage, what is perhaps the most important benefit of students’ taking a gap year?
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.
“I have not paid a single electricity bill since the year 1970,” says Richard Perez with noticeable glee. He can afford to be smug. He lives “off-grid” - unconnected to the power grid and the water, gas and sewerage supplies that most people in the world rely on. He generates his own electricity, sources his own water and deals with his own water disposal - and he prefers it that way. “They are times when the grid blacks out,” he says, “I really like the security of having my own electricity company.”
Perez is not alone. Once the preserve of mavericks, hippies and survivalists, there are now approximately 200,000 off-grid households in the United States of America, a figure that Perez says has been increasing by a third every year for the past decade. For all of the people who live off-grid, self-sufficiency mean guiltfree energy consumption and peace of mind. “It feels brilliant to make use of clean, free energy that is not from fossil fuels,” says Suzanne Gallant, a writer who lives off-grid in a rural area in Wales. “And if something goes wrong we can fix it ourselves.” Now even urbanites are seeing the appeal of generating some if not all off their own power needs. So is energy freedom and eco pipe-dream or the ultimate good life?
Well, there is only one way to find out: begin to explore the possibilities of solar, wind and hydro power. But unless you live on a sunny, south-facing hillside with access to a nearby river or stream, that might prove prohibitively expensive!
There is no doubt that being off-grid has its problems, and it is not always the cheapest way to get the energy you need. Even so, pioneers like Perez have proved that it can be done and without giving up a 21st century lifestyle: “I have got five personal computers, two laser scanners, two fridge-freezers, a microwave a convention oven, vacuum cleaners - you name it”, says Perez. “There is an external beams antenna on the roof for the phone and a satellite for an Internet connection. I have got 70 kWh in batteries that could last me five days. I have too much electricity.” Too much electricity and no more bills. That has got to be worth aiming for.
(Adapted from English Unlimited by Adrian Doff and Ben Goldestein)
Câu 36:
Câu 36. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
Câu 37:
Câu 37. The phrase “blacks out” in paragraph 1 mostly means ______ .
Câu 38:
Câu 38. According to paragraph 1, Richard Perez has managed to ______ .
Câu 39:
Câu 39. The word “pipe-dream” in paragraph 2 mostly means ______ .
Câu 40:
Câu 40. The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to ______ .
Câu 41:
Câu 41. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
Câu 42:
Câu 42. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
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.
Câu 43:
Câu 43. Single-use plastic products are convenient. They are detrimental to the environment.
Câu 44:
Câu 44. They were unexpected twists in the movie. It was so fascinating.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Câu 45:
Câu 45. Peter is more successful than his sister.
Câu 46:
Câu 46. “I'm going on a picnic tomorrow”, he said.
Câu 47:
Câu 47. It is compulsory for all the students to hand in their assignments on time.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Câu 48:
Câu 45. Peter is more successful than his sister.
Câu 49:
Câu 46. “I'm going on a picnic tomorrow”, he said.
Câu 50:
Câu 47. It is compulsory for all the students to hand in their assignments on time.