TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC CẦN THƠ
KHOA KHOA KHỌC XÃ HỘI & NHÂN VĂN
BỘ MÔN NGOẠI NGỮ
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Tài liệu hướng dẫn ôn thi
ANH VĂN B1
(dành cho học viên cao học)
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BAN BIÊN SOẠN Lưu hành nội bộ
Tháng 8, 2011
MỤC LỤC
ĐỌC HIỂU
Phần 1: Trắc nghiệm ngữ pháp và từ vựng
Phần 2: Đọc biểu bảng
Phần 3: Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời câu hỏi
Phần 4: Đọc và điền khuyết
VIẾT
Phần 1: Chuyển đổi câu (theo gợi ý)
Phần 2: Viết thư
NGHE
Phần 1: Nghe và xác nhận thông tin đúng /sai
Phần 2: Nghe và điền khuyết
NÓI
Phần 1: Giới thiệu bản thân
Phần 2: Trình bày 1 chủ đề
Phần 3 Thảo luận

A. exercises B. exercise C. an exercise D. the exercise
9. My office is large and crowed, so ____________ is a problem.
A. a noise B. noises C. the noise D. noise
10. This is a good year for a lot of small ____________ like Lifestyle.
A. businesses B. business C. a business D. the businesses
11. Fares on the no-frills airlines are usually ____________ on the traditional airlines.
A. lower than B. more lower than C. more low than D. lower
12. Best Flight’s website is ____________ Skyline’s.
A. as good B. as good so C. as good as D. as good than
13. In 2003, we said goodbye to ____________ passenger airliner in the world: Concorde.
A. the beautifullest B. the most beautiful
C. the more beautiful D. the beautiful than
14. Barbara Jones ____________in the school office as a secretary.
A. work B. working C. workes D. works
15. Everyday, she answers the phone, types letters, and ____________other secretarial jobs too.
A. does B. do C. dos D. doing
16. There ____________two other secretaries in my college.
A. is B. have C. are D. has
17. My best friend ____________at my college.
A. not B. is not C. not be D. not studies
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18. She ____________a small school near her home.
A. goes B. come to C. studies D. goes to
19. Jane Azar ____________chemistry at a high school in Florida. Students never feel bored in
her class.
A. teaches B. teach C. should teach D. can teach
20. Ann would like to make some new friends. I think she____________some clubs so she can
meet people who have similar interests.
A. should joins B. joins C. should join D. join
21. Ellen is having a lot of troubles in her chemistry class. She’s failed the last two tests. I think

B. have been working D. have been worked
34. The local authorities are trying to raise ____________ public awareness about how to reduce
environmental pollution.
A. more B. less C. fewer D. than
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35. I advise my family members to use ____________plastics bags when they go shopping.
A. more B. less C. fewer D. than
36. To help protect the environment, farmers should use ____________fertilizers when farming.
A. more B. less C. fewer D. than
37. If there are ____________greenhouse gases released into the air, the ozone layer will not be as
damaged.
A. more B. less C. fewer D. littler
38. There is some milk in the fridge. There isn’t _________ bread left.
A. some B. any C. no D. no much
39. Overpopulation may lead to ____________space for living.
A. more B. less (correct) C. fewer D. than
40. The better the public transportation service is, the ____________people use it.
A. more B. less C. fewer D. better
41. What ____________your favorite food as a child? – Oh, I loved all kinds of food.
A. was B. were C. is D. did
42. Last night, Tony ____________television because he had a lot of lessons to study.
A. didn’t watched B. didn’t watch C. watched D. watches
43. Can I talk to Mary? – I’m afraid you can’t, sir. She ____________a bath.
A. has B. is have C. having D. is having
44. Look! Two butterflies ____________near the window.
A. is flying B. fly C. are flying D. flew
45. There are ____________sugar and ____________apples on the table.
A. some/any B. some/some C. any/any D. any/some
46. ‘Where’s the nearest post office?’ ____________
A. ‘Turn left and then right’ C. ‘It’s about two kilometers’

59. Among the bad students in my school, he is ____________,
A. badder B. as bad as C. worse D. the worst
60. This book is $20. That dictionary is $25. So the dictionary is____________the book.
A. as expensive as (correct) C. not as expensive as
B. more expensive than D. the most expensive
II. VOCABULARY
Choose the word that has the closest meaning to the underlined words/phrases. Circle the
answer (A, B, C, or D) for your choice.
61. James likes French cuisine, and specializes in French and Italian wine.
A. food B. goods C. culture D. fashion
62. She lives in London but commutes regularly to Paris.
A. communicates B. goes C. lives D. works
63. There are giant rainforest trees in the biomes.
A. small B. big C. huge D. old
64. After eight days at sea, Andrew Veal began to have panic attacks.
A. heart B. pain C. fear D. fun
65. Debra works every hour to check for supertankers.
A. very big tanks B. very big cars C. very big ships D. very big planes
66. Cultural awareness is vital for success in the global market.
A. important B. unnecessary C. normal D. dangerous
67. Could you please reserve ten single rooms for Friday 18?
A. keep B. return C. serve again D. clean again
68. Unfortunately , I will not be able to attend the seminar in Prague on 19 September.
A. Luckily B. Unluckily (correct) C. Hopefully D. Unnecessarily
69. This email is to get in touch again after a long time.
A. receive B. touch C. contact D. send
70. I apologized for the delay in reply.
A. checked B. was sorry C. was happy D. sent
71. Carlo Petrini was horrified when McDonald’s opened its first fast food outlet in Italy.
A. hopeful B. frightened C. terrific D. interested

85. Four and a half million farmers in 36 countries benefit from Fairtrade.
A. get advantages B. get disadvantages C. have drawbacks D. have problems
86. In general, global trade has helped people in developed countries most.
A. rich B. poor C. old D. new
87. Since 1988, Fairtrade has expanded in 17 countries.
A. become bigger B. become smaller C. exported D. imported
88. In the last decade the wages of workers on many banana plantations have decreased.
A. trees B. farms C. forests D. greenhouses
89. In the last decade the wages of workers on many banana plantations have decreased.
A. went up B. went down C. rose D. improved
90. Keymed was one of the first companies in UK to set up a high-quality crèche.
A. cream B. cake C. nursery D. heath care
91. Punctuality is very important in work.
A. Being on time B. Taking some time off
C. Being late D. Being at the wrong time
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92. Colleagues usually prefer to use family names in work.
A. College students B. Workers in the same company
C. Family members D. Classmates
93. A lot of communication is non-verbal during a business meeting.
A. not using verbs B. using verbs C. not using words D. using words
94. It’s important not to interrupt another speaker.
A. interview B. introduce C. stop D. continue
95. His business grew rapidly in the early years.
A. quickly B. slowly C. carefully D. steadily
96. Consumers buy more goods on credits.
A. Sellers B. Buyers C. Shop owners D. Shop assistants
97. In less than three decades there have been enormous economic and social changes in China.
A. time of 10 years B. time of 20 years C. time of 30 years D. time of 90 years
98. In less than three decades there have been enormous economic and social changes in China.

A. easy to expand B. easy to treat C. easy to cure D. easy to study
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111. Big cities try to reduce traffic congestion and improve public transport.
A. being noisy B. being narrow C. being crowded D. being quiet
112. Cork has been used in ancient time.
A. modern B. traditional C. old D. new
113. Cork is an excellent material for heat insulation.
A. increasing temperature B. decreasing temperature
C. avoiding temperature change D. making temperature change
114. The cork is not removed from the oak until it is 25 years old.
A. moved again B. given C. taken D. changed
115. Some wine producers have had the same vineyards for hundreds of years.
A. playgrounds B. place to plant grapes
C. techniques to make wine D. wine festivals
116. If we cannot reduce global warming, our planet won’t survive.
A. live B. change C. become better D. service
117. Rubber is heated with chemicals to make it stronger.
A. mixed B. put in a stove C. healed D. taken from a tree
118. About 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed each year.
A. sold B. drunk C. borrowed D. exported
119. Don’t worry! The dog is __________ and won’t bite you.
A. harmful B. harmless C. harmed D. harm
120. We can buy duty-free goods in some airports.
A. with high tax B. with low tax C. without tax D. free to choose
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PHẦN 2: ĐỌC BIỂU BẢNG
Look at the text in each question (1-5). What does it say? Circle the letter next to the correct
explanation – A, B, C or D
Practice 1
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