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Bài 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer for
each of the questions.
A WALK IN THE MIDDLE SUN
(When the heat is on, walkers need to be on their guard)
Hot weather makes your heart pump harder, and you are not very fir, you start to understand why
the majority of mountain rescue statistics are made up from summer walkers suffering heart attacks. Heat
exhaustion is quite east to get when you are making a great physical effort. It happens where your body
can’t produce enough sweat to keep you cool.
The answer is to keep up your water intake. It’s good idea to drink a pint of water for every 10
degrees Fahrenheit every hour. So, if the temperature is in the 70s, and you are doing a five hour walk,
you will need a minimum of around one and a half pints of water. It is vital that you don’t wait until you
develop a raging thirst before you stop for a drink-keep taking regular swigs from your water bottle.
Many walkers flavor their eater with fruit juice, which makes it a lot more palatable. You could
even use one of the isotonic drink made for athletes, which replace the body’s salts lost through swearing.
Powders such as Dioralyte, which you may have in the house as a treatment for diarrhea, will do the job
just as well, as its main aim is also effective rehydration.
Given that evaporation is your body’s cooling mechanism, you can help things along with an
external application of water. Soaking your hat with water id a great way to cool the head, though if the
sun id beating down, it will probably dry of almost immediately. Better still then if you can plunge into a

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-Question 1: The writer says that hot weather ________.
A. is the main cause of heart attacks.

B. Requires walkers to have frequent drinks.
C. Is the worst type of weather for mountain walking.
D. Ensures that mountain walkers stay fit.
Question 2: What does the writer say about ‘Dioralyte’?
A. It helps to reduce sweating.
B. It prevents the loss of body salts.
C. It prevents you getting diarrhea.
D. It works in the same way as an isotonic drink.
Question 3: “It” in line 23 refers to ___________.
A. the sun
B. your hat C. the head D. water
Question 4: According to the text, when might your feet suffer?
A. when they cool down
B. if you are wearing tightly-fitting boots

C. when they are wet.
D. If you have to walk through water.
Question 5: According to the writer, it is better to wear loose-fitting clothing because ________.
A. it keeps you cool.
B. it is very light.

C. It is less likely to create problems for your skin.
D. It lasts longer than tight-fitting clothing.

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-indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were
introduced about 10,000 years ago.
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their
numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and
arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant
life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and
waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has
provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environment differences have
restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies.
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from
the observation of modern hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and
gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party
harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has become
exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns
evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns
of behavior may be similar to those practiced by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.

Question 1: The word “domestication” in the first paragraph mostly means ______.
A. adapting animals to suit a new working environment
B. hatching and raising a new species of wild animals in the home
C. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home

D. making wild animals used to living with and working for humans
Question 2: According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on ______.
A. hunter-gatherers’ tools
B. nature’s provision

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- B. they don’t have a health and balanced diet
C. they don’t have a strong sense of community

D. they often change their living places
Question 8: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?
A. Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up.

B. The environment differences produce no effect on subsistence societies.
C. The number of hunter-gatherers decreases where farming is convenient.
D. Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons.
Question 9: According to the author, most contemporary and prehistoric hunter-gatherers share ______.
A. some methods of production
B. some patterns of behavior
C. some restricted daily rules D. only the way of duty division
Question 10: Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage?

A. Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies
B. Evolution of Human’s Farming Methods
C. A Brief History of Subsistence Farming
D. Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move

Bài 3: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer for each of the questions.
PLANET EARTH
The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous

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-Question 3: The author is mainly interested in __________.
A. the time when the man first evolved from apes.

B. what has happened since the Industrial Revolution.
C. the effects of farming.
D. the period before the last Ice Age.
Question 4: It would appear that the main danger ahead is that _________.

A. man will destroy everything on Earth.
B. man will use up all the fuels.
C. there will be a population explosion.
D. more species of animals may die out.
Question 5: The author’s general view of man seems to be that _________.

A. he has no right to be so destructive.
B. he has been the most successful animal.
C. he will be able to control the environment.
D. he has learnt a lot from past mistakes.

Bài 4: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer for each of the questions.
Probably the most famous film commenting on the twentieth-century technology is Modern Times,
made in 1936. Charlie Chaplin was motivated to make the film by a reporter who, while interviewing him,
happened to describe the working conditions in industrial Detroit. Chaplin was told that healthy young
farm boys were lured to the city to work on automotive assembly lines. Within four or five years, these

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-Question 3: The phrase “jostling one another” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. running against each other

B. pushing one anther
C. hurrying up together
D. jogging side by side
Question 4: According to the passage, the opening scene of the film is intended ______.
A. to reveal the situation of the factory workers

B. to produce a tacit association
C. to introduce the main characters of the film
D. to give the setting for the entire plot later
Question 5: The word “vainly” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. effortlessly B. recklessly
C. hopelessly D. carelessly
Question 6: The word “This” in the fourth paragraph refers to ______.
A. the situation of young workers in a factory
B. the scene of an assembly line in operation

C. the scene of the malfunction of the feeding machine
D. the malfunction of the twentieth-century technology
Question 7: According to the author, about two-thirds of Modern Times ______.
A. is more critical than the rest B. is rather discouraging

C. was shot outside a factory D. entertains the audience most

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-the laboratory have already succeeded in growing a material that has many of the characteristics of human
skin. The next step may be biotech hearts and eyes which can replace diseased organs in human beings.
These will not be rejected by the body, as is the case with organs from humans.
The applications of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising. In 1996 the
famous science – fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, many of whose previous predictions have come true,
said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap and renewable sources of energy. Some of
these power sources will be biological. Clarke and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later
we will have to give up our dependence on non-renewable power sources. Coal, oil, and gas are indeed
convenient. However, using them also means creating dangerously high levels of pollution. It will be
impossible to meet the growing demand for energy without increasing that pollution to catastrophic levels
unless we develop power sources that are both cheaper and cleaner.
It is tempting to think that biotechnology or some other ‘science of future’ can solve our problem
for us. Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear power. Only a few generations
ago it seemed to promise limitless, cheap and safe energy. Today those promises lie burred in a concrete
grave in a place call Chernobyl, in the Ukraine. Biotechnology is unlikely, however, to break its promises
in quite the same or such a dangerous way.
Question 1: According to the text, the science of the future is likely to be _____________.
A. electronics
B. biotechnology
C. genetic engineering D. nuclear technology
Question 2: Organic chemistry helps to produce materials that are ______________.
A. almost as strong, light and flexible as an insect’s body
B. almost as good as wool
C. not as good as natural materials

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-C. Because of biotechnology, nuclear power and other scientific achievements, the future will be much
better.
D. Despite the problems we have had with nuclear technology, it is still the best way to produce power.

Bài 6: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer for each of the questions.
VOLUNTARY SERVICE OVERSEAS VSO
VSO is a registered charity dedicated to assisting in developing countries. More specifically,
selects and places volunteers in response to overseas requests. This work makes it distinctive among other
charities and organizations in the UK. It sends people, not money, to that its services are, in effect, entirely
complementary to the efforts being made by agencies like Oxfam, Christian Aid and Save the Children
Fund with whom it often works directly.
VSO tries to respond to request from overseas which ask for volunteers. Its bias is firmly towards
the poorest members on the community and it takes great care to avoid undermining job opportunities for
local people. Both staff and volunteers also play a special attention to women’s role in development
projects. This is because women’s role in child-rearing, in education and community cohesion are
essential in any healthy process of change.
Over the past 38 years, more than 21,000 volunteers have worked abroad with VSO. There are
now over 1,900 volunteers working in 59 of the less developed countries in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and
the Caribbean.
The application of each volunteer is carefully considered in order to select and interview candidates
against each job request from the field, to seek the person with the right blend of skills and personality.
VSO, the work
VSO volunteers do not go to developing countries as visiting experts with all the answers. It is
always a process of sharing and learning. The aim is that when the volunteer returns home, there exists a
community with a stronger sense of independence and self-reliance… and a volunteer with a new
C. They refer applications to countries requesting volunteers.

D. They match all applicants to jobs very carefully.
Question 5: The volunteers chosen to go out to a developing country _______________.
A. must have experience of working overseas.
B. Will quickly become an expert in the field.
C. will gain more knowledge about the world we live in.
D. must leave the country before it becomes independent.

Bài 7: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer for each of the questions.
Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery
has been. Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power. It was used to drive engines and was
passed through pipes and radiators to warm rooms. Petrol mixed with air was the next invention that
provided power. Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine. Beyond these simple and direct uses,
those forms have not much adaptability.
On the other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways. From the powerful voltages
that drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and from the huge
electric magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a doorbell, all are powered
by electricity. An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat a huge mass of molten metal in a
furnace, or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee.
Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the greatest
power in the world. It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted. It travels so easily
and with incredible speed along wires or conductors that it can be supplied instantly over vast distances.
To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned. In Australia they use coal or
water to drive this machinery. When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the turbines without
polluting the atmosphere with smoke from coal.
Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident. A tragedy


Question 4: What do we call machines that make electricity?
A. Voltages. B. Electric magnets.

C. Generators or turbines. D. Pipes and radiators.
Question 5: The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are ______.
A. atomic power and water
B. water and coal
C. sunlight and wind power D. wind and gas
Question 6: The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A. harmful effects
B. the tides
C. scientists D. new ways
Question 7: Electric magnets are used in steel works to ______.

A. lift heavy weights up to ten tons B. test the steel for strength
C. heat the molten steel D. boil a jug of water
Question 8: The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is
that they ______.

A. do not pollute the environment B. are more reliable
C. are more adaptable D. do not require attention
Question 9: Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?
A. Sunlight.
B. Petrol. C. Water. D. Wind.
Question 10: The best title for this passage could be ______.
A. “Types of Power Plants”
B. “Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life”
C. “How to Produce Electricity”
D. “Why Electricity Is So Remarkable”

- C. make their child become a musician.
D. neglect their child’s education.
Question 2: Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong it they ______.
A. force their children into achieving success
B. themselves have been very successful

C. understand and help their children sensibly
D. arrange private lessons for their children
Question 3: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Successful musicians. B. Unrealistic parents.
C. Their children.
D. Educational psychologists.
Question 4: Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.
A. his father is a musician
B. his parents are quite rich
C. his mother knows little about music

D. his parents help him in a sensible way
Question 5: The phrase “crazy about” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. “surprised at”
B. “extremely interested in”
C. “completely unaware of” D. “confused about”
Question 6: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he ______.
A. has won a lot of piano competitions
B. cannot learn much music from them
C. has become a good musician



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-We are excited about our new line of infant clothes this year. The following will give you a general
outline of the marketing strategies we have planned to help promote our new clothes. As you all know,
this is our first attempt in this market, and we are anticipating great results. And to add to this, we have put
together our biggest and most expensive ad campaign in several of the country’s largest media.
Television spots: A thirty-second commercial on 3 of the largest networks during the primetime
hours (7 – 9 p.m) for three months. A total of four showings on each stations daily. Also five showings
between 9 – 11 p.m. on Saturday and 6 showings on Sundays.
Newspaper adds ins: Will feature a three-page advertisement complete with colorful illustrations
and discount coupons. Will be inserted into the middle of all majors newspapers in the city on weekend
editions for two months.
Subways and Bus ads: Advertising posters on major routes around the city. A total of 5,000 posters will be
posted for 1 month.
Everyone is encouraged to submit comments and ideas to the Marketing Department.
Question 1: What is the main purpose of the memorandum?
A. To recruit talented people to work on an advertising project

B. To announce the company’s future plans
C. To inform the staff members about a television documentary
D. To find a model spokesperson for the posters
Question 2: Who is the target audience for the new products being launched?

A. Babies B. Children C. Adults D. Seniors
Question 3: What can be inferred from the memorandum?


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-Question 1: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Carbohydrates needed for good health
B. Carbohydrates prevent a build-up of proteins
C. Carbohydrates can lead to ketosis
D. Carbohydrates are an expendable part of good diet
Question 2: The word ‘function’ as used in paragraph 1 refers to which of the following?
A. neglect
B. serve C. dissolve D. profess
Question 3: The word ‘range’ as used in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____________.
A. probe B. proceed C. hail
D. extend
Question 4: According to the passage, what do most nutritionists suggest?
A. sufficient Carbohydrates will prevent gluconeogenesis.
B. Carbohydrates are simple sugar celled glucose

C. Carbohydrates should make up about a quarter of a person’ daily diet
D. Carbohydrates should be eaten in very small quantities
Question 5: Which of the following do Carbohydrates NOT do?
A. prevent ketosis
B. cause gluconeogenesis
C. provide energy for the body D. flavor and sweeten food
Question 6: Which of the following words could best replace “deficient” as used in paragraph 2?
A. outstanding B. abundant

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-During the carving, many changes in the original design had to be made to keep the carved heads
free of large fissures that were uncovered. However, not all the cracks could be avoided, so Borlgum
concocted a mixture of granite dust, white lead, and linseed oil to fill them.
Every winter, water from melting snows gets into the fissures and expand as it freezes, making the
fissures bigger. Consequently, every autumn maintenance work is done to refill the cracks. The repairers
swing out in space over a 500-foot drop and fix the monument with the same mixture that Borglum used
to preserve this national monument for future generations.
Question 1: This passage is mainly about ______.
A. the visitors to the Mount Rushmore monument
B. the faces at the Mount Rushmore monument
C. the sculptor of the Mount Rushmore monument
D. the creation of the Mount Rushmore monument
Question 2: According to the passage, Borglum’s son ______.

A. is dead B. was a president
C. did maintenance work D. spent a million dollars
Question 3: The word ‘these’ in paragraph 1 refers to ______.
A. faces B. dollars
C. times D. workers
Question 4: The men who Borglum hired were ______.
A. trained sculptors B. laid-off stone masons
C. Black Hills volunteers

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-What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been caused
almost entirely by poachers who, according to some sources, are not always interested in material gain but
personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness that is contributing to the problem of
extinction. Animals such as the Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species, are valuable parts of the
world’s ecosystem. International laws protecting animals must be enacted to ensure their survival - and the
survival of our planet.
Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some countries,
in an effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal reserves. They then
charge admission prices to help defray the costs of maintaining the parks, and they often must also depend
on world organizations for support. This money enables them to invest in equipment and patrols to protect
the animals. Another response to the increase in animal extinction is an international boycott of products
made from endangered species. This has had some effect, but by itself will not prevent animals from being
hunted and killed.
Question 1: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The Bengal tiger B. International boycotts.

C. Endangered species D. Problems with industrialization
Question 2: Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word ‘alarming’ in paragraph 2?
A. dangerous B. Serious C. Gripping
D. Distressing
Question 3: Which of the following could best replace the word ‘case’ as used in paragraph 2?

A. Forgiving B. Concerned
C. Vindictive D. Surprised
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