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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 from 1 to 2.
Câu 1:       A. root                         B. school                     C. food                        D. wood
Câu 2:       A. necessity                 B. society                    C. facility                    D. economy
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 from 3 to 4.
Câu 3: We decided to pay for the car on the installment plan.
A. credit card                   B. monthly payment        C. cash and carry             D. piece by piece
Câu 4: I told you clearly and definitely not to write your answers in pencil, Smith!
A. thoroughly                  B. considerably                C. specifically                  D. altogether
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 from 5 to 6.
Câu 5: If he gets to university, his parents will be walking on air.
A. upset                           B. promising                    C. disgusted                    D. hopeful
Câu 6: She rarely smiles because she’s shy about exposing her crooked teeth.
A. pulling                         B. hiding                          C. brushing                      D. showing
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 from 7 to 8.
Câu 7:       A. uncertain                 B. impatient                C. familiar                   D. arrogant
Câu 8:       A. forgettable              B. objectively              C. philosophy              D. humanism

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 9 to 13.
The final stage before adulthood is adolescence. This is a period of transition for teenagers and there are many crucial milestones. Socially and emotionally, teens worry that they may not be developing at the same rate (9)            their peers. They become extremely self-conscious and may be sensitive about their appearance. Teens may rebel (10)         their parents but are also more able to accept the consequences of their actions.
This is also a period of enormous physical changes and adolescents experience changes in their physical development at a rate unparalleled since infancy. These changes include significant gains in height and weight. Within a year, boys and girls can gain an (11)                   of 4.1 inches and 3.5 inches respectively. This growth spurt typically 2 years earlier for girls than for boys and can tend to make both sexes go through a clumsy phase. (12)                      their cognitive development, adolescents have greater reasoning skills and have developed the ability to think logically and hypothetically. They are also able to discuss more abstract concepts. They should also have (13)          strategies to help them study.

Câu 9:       A. like                          B. along                       C. just                          D. as
Câu 10:     A. for                           B. a to                          C. against                    D. with
Câu 11:     A. increase                  B. average                   C. addition                   D. amount
Câu 12:     A. In terms of              B. In addition to           C. Regardless of          D. In spite of
Câu 13:     A. grown                     B. developed               C. achieved                 D. advanced

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 14 to 21
Rachel Carson was born in 1907 in Springsdale, Pennsylvania. She studied biology at college and zoology at Johns Hopkins University, where she received her master’s degree in 1933. In 1936, she was hired by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where she worked most of her life.
Carson’s first book, Under the Sea Wind, was published in 1941. It received excellent reviews, but sales were poor until it was reissued in 1952. In that year she published The Sea Around Us, which provided a fascinating look beneath the ocean’s surface, emphasizing human history as well as geology and marine biology. Her imagery and language had a poetic quality. Carson consulted no less than 1,000 printed sources. She had voluminous correspondence and frequent discussions with experts in the field. However, she always realized the limitations of her nontechnical readers.
In 1962, Carson published Silent Spring, a book that sparked considerable controversy. It proved how much harm was done by the uncontrolled, reckless use of insecticides. She detailed how they poison the food supply of animals, kill birds and fish, and contaminate human food. At the time, spokesmen for the chemical industry mounted personal attacks against Carson and issued propaganda to indicate that her findings were flawed. However, her work was proved by a 1963 report of the President’s Science Advisory Committee.
(Source: TOEFL Reading)

Câu 14:  The passage mainly discusses Rachel Carson’s work                 .
A.  as a writer                                                           B. as a researcher
C. at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service                  D. at college
Câu 15: According to the passage, what did Carson primarily study at Johns Hopkins University?
A.  zoology                      B. literature                      C. history                         D. oceanography
Câu 16:  When she published her first book, Carson was closest to the age of                 .
A. 34                                B. 45                                C. 29                                D. 26
Câu 17:  It can be inferred from the passage that in 1952, Carson’s book Under the Sea Wind                 .
A. became  more  popular  than   her other books                        B. was outdated
C. was praised by critics                                                                D. sold many copies
Câu 18: Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a source of information for The Sea Around Us?
A. printed matter                                                      B. talks with experts
C. letters from scientists                                          D. a research expedition
Câu 19:  The word “reckless” in line 11 is closest in meaning to                   .
A. limited                         B. irresponsible                C. unnecessary                 D. continuous
Câu 20:  The word “flawed” in line 14 is closest in meaning to                 _.
A. deceptive                    B. offensive                     C. faulty                          D. logical
Câu 21:    Why does the author of the passage mention the report of the President’s Science Advisory Committee (lines 14-15) ?

1. To validate the chemical industry’s claims.

2. To support Carson’s ideas.

3. To provide an example of government propaganda.

4. To indicate a growing government concern with the environment.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions from 22 to 24.
Câu 22: Some underground water is enough safe to drink, but all surface water must be treated.
A. enough safe                B. but                               C. must be treated           D. some
Câu 23: Electric wires carry current for lighting and outlets designing for household applicances.
A. carry current               B. electric                        C. lighting                        D. designing
Câu 24: Sweetly smelling perfumes are added to soap to make it appealing.
A. appealing                     B. Sweetly smelling         C. perfumes                     D. added

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 25 to 31.
FAMILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES
Family life in the United States is changing. Fifty or sixty years ago, the  wife  was  called  a  “housewife”. She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned the money for the family. He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework. And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends.
These days, however, more and more women work outside the home. They cannot stay with the children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the laundry. So who is going to do the housework now? Who is going to take care of the children?
Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the husband and wife agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job. For example, the husband always  cooks  dinner  and  the  wife  always  does the  laundry.  Or  the  wife  cooks  dinner  on some  nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights.

Then there is the question of the children. In the past, many families got help with child care from grandparents. Now families usually do not live near their relatives. The grandparents are often too far away to help in a regular way. More often, parents have to pay for child care help. The help may be a babysitter or a day-care center. The problem with this kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well.
Parents may get another kind of help form the companies they work for. Many companies now let people with children work part-time. That way, parents can  spend  more  time  with  their  children. Some  husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new word: they are called “househusbands”. In the USA more and more men  are  becoming househusbands every  year.
These changes in the home mean changes in the  family.  Fathers  can  learn  to  understand  their  children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage. They, too, may have a better understanding of each other.

Câu 25:  Sixty years ago, most women                 .
A. did not do much housework                                B. had no children
C. went out to work                                                 D. were housewives
Câu 26:  Nowadays, there are               _.

1. more work outside the home than before

2. more and more women staying with the children all day

3. more housewives than before

4. more women going out to work than before

Câu 27:  The word “laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to                 .
A. tidying up                                                            B. shopping
C. cooking and washing up                                     D. washing and ironing
Câu 28:  It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that_                .

1. in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care

2. couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care center

3. all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center

4. grandparents can help care the children in a regular way

Câu 29:  The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to                   .

1. husbands who stop working to stay with the children

2. parents who work part-time

3. children who spend more time with fathers than mothers

4. fathers who spend more time with their children

Câu 30:  The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may                   .
A. help families                                                        B. not happen
C. not change the children at all                              D. cause problems for a marriage
Câu 31:  This article is about                 .
A. American men as househusbands                       B. how family life in America is changing
C. housewives in America                                       D. how more American women are working
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 from 32 to 34.
Câu 32: The thief wore gloves so as to avoid leaving any fingerprints.

1. The thief wore gloves in order to not leave any fingerprints.

2. The thief wore gloves so as to not leave any fingerprints.

3. The thief wore gloves in order not to leave any fingerprints.

4. The thief wore gloves so that not leave any fingerprints.

Câu 33: I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.

1. I am used to finding it difficult to get up early in the morning.

2. I am used to getting up early in the morning.

3. I am used to get up early in the morning.

4. I used to get up early in the morning.

Câu 34: Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework anymore.

1. Housework will never be done by housewives any more.

2. No longer do housewives have to spend a lot of time doing houseworks.

3. Never have housewives spent as much time doing housework as they do now.