ĐỀ 1 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges. Question 1: Binh is talking to Minh after the performance. - Binh: “You've got a lovely voice, Minh.” - Minh: “___________” A. Congratulations! B. Thank you. C. Me too. D. No problem. C. Never mind. D. Good idea. Question 2: Tim is late for the class meeting. - Tim: “Sorry, I'm late, Peter”. - Peter: “___________” A. Thanks a lot. B. Same to you 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. Question 3: A. Writer B. Carefully C. Industry D. Comply Question 4: A. Secondary B. Domestically C. Miraculous D. Immediate 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. Question 5: A. lucky B. punish C. pull D. hungry Question 6: A. planet B. character C. happy D. classmate Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 7: John ____ tennis once or twice a week. A. is playing usually B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. plays usually Question 8: You don't look well. You ____ see a doctor. A. could B. need to C. are to D. should Question 9: It was the third time in six months that the bank had been held ____ A. over B. down C. up D. out Question 10: It is necessary that children ____ of their old parents. A. takes care B. to take care C. take care D. took care Question 11: They take their ______ children to the park every day. A. lovely African small young B. African small young lovely C. small young lovely African D. young lovely African small Question 12: When we came to the stadium, the match _____ A. already begins. B. had already begun. C. already began. D. have already begun. Question 13: She is ___student in my class. A. most hard-working B. more hard-working C. the most hard-working D. as hard-working Question 14: Tom offered ___Jane a ticket to the theater, but she refused to take it. A. to give B. give C. giving D. to be given Question 15: I'm sorry I haven't got any money on me. I wish _____ A. I have got no money on me B. I have some money on me C. I had some money on me D. I had got no money on me Question 16: We are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night. A. the/the B. a/the C. a/a D. the/a Question 17: Faraday made many ______in the field of physics and chemistry. A. discover B. discoveries C. discovered D. discovering Question 18: I’m afraid we no longer sell that model of laptop because we had____ a lot of complaints. A. so B. such C. enough D. too Question 19: This organization is quick ____sending relief goods to the flooded areas. A. with B. at C. for D. about Question 20: When ___ in international trade, letters of credit are very convenient. A. using B. are used C. used D. they used Question 21: The young man ____ was released after the court was found innocent of all the charges against him. A. who B. who he C. which D. whose 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. Question 22: My neighbors are really tight with money. They hate throwing away food, don't eat at restaurant, and always try to find the best price. A. to spend money too easily B. to not like spending money C. to not know the value of money D. to save as much money as possible Question 23: He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime. A. complain B. exchange C. explain D. arrange 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. Question 24: The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer. A. look down on B. put up with C. take away from D. give on to Question 25: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus. A. large quantity B. small quantity C. Excess D. sufficiency 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 from 26 to 30. To start with, airplanes are high-ticket-priced products. (26)___, aircraft manufacturers need more (27)___ components and a huge pool of human resources. This calls for a strong base of heavy industry that not every country can offer on its own. (28)___, the required high level of technical excellence takes a lot of time and training. The return in value, the results, (29)___ worth the effort. As a result, European Union countries (30)___ together to produce aircraft that can compete with their American counterparts. Question 26: A. Therefore B. Howerver C. Because D. But Question 27: A. sophisticating B. sophisticated C. unsophisticated D. sophisticate Question 28: A. So B. Although C. Since D. In addition Question 29: A. were B. was C. is D. are Question 30: A. banded B. banding C. band D. Bands 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. When we were in England last year, I went fishing with my friend, Peter. Early in the morning we were sitting quietly by the side of the lake when we had an unpleasant surprise. We saw a duck come along with three ducklings padding cheerfully behind her. As we watched them, there was a sudden swirl in the water. We caught a glimpse of the vicious jaws of a pike – a fish which is rather like a freshwater shark – and one of the ducklings was dragged below the surface. This incident made Peter furious. He vowed to catch the pike. On three successive mornings we returned to the vicinity and used several different kinds of bait. On the third day Peter was lucky. Using an artificial frog as bait, he managed to hook the monster. There was a desperate fight but Peter was determined to capture the pike and succeeded. When he had got it ashore and killed it, he wieghed the fish and found that it scaled nearly thirty pounds – a record for that district. Question 31: Why do you think Peter was sitting quietly by the lake? A. He was watching the ducks. C. He was waiting for the pike to appear. B. He wasn’t very talkative. D. He was fishing Question 32: To what does surprise in line 3 probably refer? A. to the duck. B. to the ducklings. C. to the action of the pike. D. to the time of the day. Question 33: What were Peter’s feelings about the incident two days later? A. He caught and killed the pike. C. He vowed that he would catch the remaining Ducklings B. He remained determined to catch the pike. D. He caught a frog and used it as bait for the pike. Question 34: How much was the pike worth? A. about thirty pounds. B. about two hundred and forty dollars. C. the passage contains no information on this point. D. the passage says that the fish scaled nearly thirty pound. Question 35: Which of the following titles best sums up the whole passage? A. Mysterious disappearance of ducklings. C. Record pike caught by an angry fisherman. B. Revenge on a duck. D. Huge pike caught by fisherman after desperate struggle atsea. 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. It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises, that they talk too much about certain problems, and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships. I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when they were young. Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then if it turns out that their music or entertainers of vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste. Sometimes you are resistant and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog, you cannot win; but at least you keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself. If you plan to control your life, cooperation can be part of that plan. You can charm others, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. You can impress others with your seme of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do. (202-194-48 102/englishonlinews's Graduate English gerec 2r.htm) Question 36: The author of the passage is primarily addressing A. parents B. newspaper readers C. teenagers' advisors Question 37: The first paragraph is mainly about____ A. the teenagers' criticism of their parents B. misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents D. teenagers C. the dominance of the parents over their children D. the teenagers' ability to deal with crises Question 38: Teenagers to have strange clothes and hairstyles mainly because they____ A. want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own B. have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste C. have no other way to enjoy themselves better D. just have a wish to irritate their parents and live on their own Question 39: The word "which" in the passage refers to A. their motive B. adult world C. Culture D. society Question 40: Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they A. have already been accepted into the adult world B. feel that they are superior to the adults C. are not likely to win over the adults D. have a desire to be independent Question 41: To improve parent-child relationship, the author suggests A. children behave more responsibly B. teenagers be persistent in having their own ways C. parents learn modern styles and tastes D. parents give children more autonomy Question 42: In discussing parent-child relationships, the author seems A. supportive of the adult world C. sympathetic with teenagers B. critical of the society D. pessimistic about any solution 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. Question 43: I didn't want to disturb the meeting. I left without saying goodbye. A. Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye. B. I disturbed the meeting because I said goodbye. C. I would rather disturb the meeting than leaving without saying goodbye. D. The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye. Question 44: We don't allow anyone to use their cell phones during the examination. A. Nobody is allowed to use their cell phones during the examination. B. Nobody is allowed using their cell phones during the examination. C. Nobody isn't allowed to use their cell phones during the examination. D. Nobody isn't allowed using their cell phones during the examination. Question 45: He was driving very fast because he didn't know the road was icy. A. If he knew the road was icy, he wouldn't drive so fast. B. He hadn't been driving very fast if he would have known the road was icy. C. If he had known the road was icy, he wouldn't have been driving so fast. D. He wasn't driving very fast if he would know the road was icy. 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. Question 46: If I had knew the time when the match started, I would have told you. A B C D Question 47: Miranda still has trauma from the tragic accident, that took away her closest friend. A B C D Question 48: Many of the pictures were sent from outer space are presently on display in the public library. A B C D 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. Question 49: She helped us a lot with our project. We couldn't continue without her. A. Unless we had her contribution, we could continue with the project. B. But for her contribution, we could have continued with the project. C. If she hadn't contributed positively, we couldn't have continued with the project. D. Provided her contribution wouldn't come, we couldn't continue with the project. Question 50: It's not fair to put all the blame on him. He's not the only one at fault. A. He doesn't deserve to be blamed for everything as there were others involved. B. He deserved to be punished, but the others don't. C. It wouldn't be right to punish those who, like him, were not involved. D. Only the one who were involved should be punished.
