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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80)

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 following questions.
The initial contact between American Indians and European settlers usually involved trade,
whereby Indians acquired tools and firearms and the Europeans obtained furs. These initial events usually
pitted Indian tribes against each other as they competed for the European trade and for the lands
containing fur-producing animals. When the furs had been depleted, the Europeans began a campaign to
obtain the lands the Indians occupied. The Indians often formed confederations and alliances to fight back
the Europeans; however, the Indians’ involvement in the white people’s wars usually disrupted these
confederations. Indians resisted the attempts by the whites to displace them. They fought defensive wars
such as the Black Hawk War in 1832. Indian uprisings also occurred, like the Sioux uprising in the 1860s.
Despite the resistance of the Indians, the Europeans were destined to win the conflict. After Indian
resistance was crushed, the whites legitimized the taking of Indian lands by proposing treaties, frequently
offering gifts to Indian chiefs to get them sign the treaties. Once an Indian group had signed a treaty, the
whites proceeded to remove them from their land. Often the Indians were forced west of the Mississippi
into Indian Territory-land the whites considered uninhabitable. If only a few Indians remained after the
conquest, they were often absorbed by local tribes or forced onto reservations.

B.
Contact with Europeans caused opposition among Indian tribes.

C.
Athletic events were popular with the Indian tribes.

D.
Indians used European-made firearms in their shooting competitions.

Question 3:
The word “legitimized “in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to__________.
A.
encouraged
B.
wrote to support
C.
justified
D.
coordinated

Question 4:
It can be concluded from the lines 9-11 that__________.
A.
Both Indians and Europeans wanted to end the conflict by signing treaties.

B.
Indian chiefs were easily bribed by economic offerings.

C.
Europeans showed great speaking skill in their treaty proposals.

Indians rebelled against European settlers.

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Question 7:
In lines 15-17, the author implies that__________.
A.
Indian treaties and removal were minor events in American history.

B.
new treaties promised Indians more land than had the earlier treaties.

C.
many accounts of Indian removal are not true.

D.
Indian removal was a shameful tragedy of American history.

Question 8:
The word “futility” could be best replaced by__________.
A.
uselessness
B.
expense
C.
importance
D.
advantage

Question 9:

washed
C.
walked
D.
warned

Question 12: A.
future
B.
refuse
C.
abuse
D.
fussRead 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 following questions.
The election of Andrew Jackson to the presidency in 1928 marked the political ascendancy of the
“common man” in American politics. Whereas all previous presidents had been Easterners from well-to-do
families, Jackson was a self-made man of modest wealth from the West. Born in 1767, Jackson fought in
the American Revolution, in which many of his relatives died. Afterwards, he studied law and moved to the
Western District of North California. When that territory became the state of Tennessee, Jackson was
elected the state’s first congressman. His name became a household word during the war of 1812,
when, as a U.S Army major general, he led troops against the Creek Indians in the Mississippi Territory
and later defeated the British at New Orleans.
After his presidential inauguration, Jackson rode on horseback to the White House to attend a
private party. Crowds of well-wishers suddenly appeared at the reception and nearly destroyed the White
House as they tried to glimpse the new president. The common man had made a dramatic entrance onto
the national political scene.

B.
Jackson acquired fame.

C.
people criticized Jackson.
D.
Jackson was a popular boy’s name

Question 15:
The author suggests that Jackson’s election and inauguration __________.
A.
destroyed the White House.

B.
brought a new style to the presidency.

C.
made a lot of common people angry.

D.
put a military man in the White House for the first time.

Question 16:
The word “institution” in paragraph 3 refers to__________.
A.
the presidency of the United States
B.
American society.

C.

considered progressive at the time.

Question 19:
The word “brutal” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to__________.
A.
tearful
B.
abrupt
C.
humane
D.
harsh

Question 20:
The word “legacy” in lines 22 and 25 in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to_____.
A.
philosophy
B.
trend
C.
contribution
D.
legend

Question 21:
Which of the following is
NOT
attributed to Andrew Jackson?
A.
The Whig Party.

warm
C.
lazy
D.
dirty

Question 24:
He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week.
A.
fresh
B.
disobedient
C.
obedient
D.
understandingRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.
Reference books are not designed to be read from the first page to the last but rather to be
consulted to answer the questions and provide both general and specific pieces of information.
One of the most (25)_______-used reference books is a dictionary, which provides information
about words. It lists meanings and spellings, (26)_______ how a word is pronounced, gives (27)_______
of how it is used, may reveal its origins and also lists synonyms and (28)_______. To help you find the
words faster, there are guide words at the top of each page showing the first and last words on that page-
and of course it (29)_______ to know the alphabet!
There may be numerous special sections at the back with (30)_______ about famous people and
places, lists of dates and scientific names, etc. There is usually a section at the front (31)_______ how to
use the dictionary, which includes the special abbreviations or signs.

examples
D.
cases

Question 28: A.
antonyms
B.
closest
C.
opposite
D.
controversies

Question 29: A.
assists
B.
pays
C.
helps
D.
works

Question 30: A.
events
B.
stories
C.
facts
D.
materials

B.
signs
C.
signals
D.
symbolsMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in
the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 35: A.
employment
B.
assimilate
C.
relative
D.
tomorrow

Question 36: A.
memory
B.
weather
C.
criticize
D.
potential

Question 37: A.
mosquito

Question 42:
People live in big cities often have trouble making friends.
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best joins each of
the following pairs of sentences in each of the following questions.
Question 43:
Joe does a lot of exercise. He’s still very fat.
A.
Despite the fact that doing a lot of exercise, Joe’s still very fat.

B.
Joe does a lot of exercise, so he’s very fat.

C.
Even though Joe does a lot of exercise, he’s very fat.

D.
Joe’s very fat, but he does a lot of exercise.

Question 44:
Canada does not require US citizens to obtain passports to enter the country. Mexico does
not require US citizens to do the same.
A.
Canada does not require US citizens to obtain passports to enter the country, and Mexico does,
either.

B.
Canada does not require US citizens to obtain passports to enter the country, and Mexico does not,
either.

Now that

Question 47:
When exactly did the war _________between the two countries?
A.
go off
B.
set in
C.
break out
D.
call off

Question 48:
I’ll never _________the King of pop music for the first time.
A.
forget meet
B.
forget met
C.
forget to meet
D.
forget meeting

Question 49:
Many women find it hard to _________both a job and a family.
A.
catch up with
B.
deal with

Question 52:
You must remember not to _________ from the point when you write an essay.
A.
go astray
B.
wander
C.
diverge
D.
go off

Question 53:
I have never seen _________ festival in my life.
A.
so spectacular a
B.
a so spectacular
C.
a such spectacular
D.
such spectacular

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Question 54:
The views that the London Eye affords across London make it all________.
A.
impossible
B.
worthwhile

the Sun lies
B.
is where the Sun lies

C.
does the Sun lie
D.
lies the Sun

Question 58:
The movie was really ________but was still pleasurable.
A.
amusing
B.
terrified
C.
scary
D.
interesting

Question 59:
They’ve just taken on 200 people, _________the number that was taken on last year.
A.
twice bigger as
B.
twice as many as

C.
as twice as
D.

B.
legs
C.
skin
D.
bones

Question 63:
Poor management brought the company to _________of collapse.
A.
the edge
B.
the foot
C.
the brink
D.
the ring

Question 64:
Peter: “I’m having some friends over for lunch this Saturday. Would you like to join us?”
Mary: “_________________”
A.
Can I take a rain check?
B.
Come on. It’s your turn.

C.
Thanks, but I mustn’t.
D.
As a matter of fact, I do.


C.
the most silliest mistake
D.
a sillier mistake than

Question 68:
Not much happened yet, _________?
A.
did they
B.
didn’t it
C.
did it
D.
didn’t they

Question 69:
A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself _________its enemies cannot find it.
A.
therefore
B.
so that
C.
due to
D.
because

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.


Question 72:
“No, I didn’t come to see her that night!”
A.
He denied having come to see her that night.

B.
He denied to have come to see her that night.

C.
He denied not having come to see her that night.

D.
He refused to have come to see her that night.

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Question 73:
If she had no intention of going to the wedding, she should not have accepted the invitation.
A.
She must not have accepted the invitation, because she is definitely not going to the wedding.

B.
If she’s already accepted the invitation, she’ll probably go to the wedding.

C.
It was wrong of her to say she’d go to the wedding when she knew that she would not.

D.
If she won’t be able to make it to the wedding, then she doesn’t need to get an invitation.


D.
Brenda no longer lives in this neighborhood.

Question 76:
It was obvious that the old house was past its prime.
A.
Obviously, the old house used to be more unattractive.

B.
The old house had obviously known worse days.

C.
The old house had obvious seen better days.

D.
Obviously, the house is much better now.

Question 77:
You should have studied electrical engineering, as it would have made it much easier for
you to find a job.
A.
It is very easy for qualified engineers to find jobs, so keep this in mind when choosing your career.

B.
If I were you, I would study electrical engineering, since there are plenty of jobs for people in that
profession.

C.
If you chose to study electrical engineering, you wouldn’t have much trouble finding a job.

Question 80:
The augmentation in the population has created a fuel shortage.
A.
increase
B.
necessity
C.
demand
D.
decrease
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