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C©u 1: Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ/cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa trong câu sau:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

After John eaten (A) dinner, he wrote (B) several letters (C) and went to bed (D).

A. eaten                        B. wrote                               C. several letters                  D. went to bed

C©u 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

I regret _________ you that you failed the test.

A. to tell                        B. tell                                   C. telling                              D. having told

C©u 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

Somebody repaired her bicycle last week.

A. She had her bicycle to be repaired last week.        B. She had her bicycle to repair last week.

C. She had her bicycle repaired last week.                 D. She had to repair her bicycle last week.

C©u 4: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which has the same meaning to the underlined word given.

There is an alarming increase in population in this area

A. interesting                B. exciting                           C. thrilling                           D. worrying

C©u 5: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

A. accepts                     B. electronics                       C. hooks                              D. bloggers

C©u 6: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

"_________" Daisy complimented.

A. How pretty you are in the new dress!                   B. What about the new dress?

C. How about the new dress?                                    D. Buy me the new dress, will you?

C©u 7: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress pattern from the rest.

A. collaborate               B. ornamental                      C. disqualify                        D. recipient

C©u 8: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

A: "You have done a really good job.      B: "_________."

A. Thanks. How nice of you to say so                      B. Thank you. You really deserve it

C. Thanks. I'm proud of you                                     D. Thank you. It's going to be alright

C©u 9: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

Hardly had I gone out when my friend phoned me.

A. My friend had phoned me and then I went out.

B. I had no sooner gone out than my friend phoned me.

C. I had gone out before my friend had phoned me.

D. After my friend had phoned me, I went out.

C©u 10: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

I haven't gone to the dentist for three years.

A. The last time I have gone to the dentist for three years.

B. The last time I have gone to the dentist for three years ago.

C. It is three years since I went to the dentist.

D. I have gone to the dentist for three years now.

C©u 11: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

Mai is talking to the boy whose father was badly injured _________ the accident yesterday.

A. during                      B. for                                   C. on                                   D. in

C©u 12: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

Do you know that China is the most _________ country in the world?

A. population                B. populous                         C. populate                          D. populated

C©u 13: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

There aren't (A) much (B) milk in (C) the (D) refrigerator.

A. aren't                       B. much                               C. in                                    D. the

C©u 14: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

In the long run (A), the future population growth (B) of the world is difficulty (C) to predict (D).

A. in the long run          B. growth                             C. difficulty                         D. to predict

C©u 15: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Competition can have (A) both beneficial (B) with (C) detrimental effects (D).

A. can have                  B. beneficial                        C. with                                 D. effects

C©u 16: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

People use the Internet _________ many different purposes in their daily life and work.

A. to                             B. for                                   C. with                                 D. of

C©u 17: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

By this time next year, our daughter _________ her training course.

A. have finished           B. is going to finish              C. will have finished           D. will finish

C©u 18: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress pattern from the rest.

A. withdraw                  B. solemn                            C. swimsuit                          D. urgent

C©u 19: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

What do you think about the eloquence ________ held in our school last month?

A. contest                     B. contestants                      C. contesting                        D. contested

C©u 20: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

It is important that she _________ on time for class everyday.

A. be                             B. was                                  C. being                               D. had been

C©u 21: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

A. Monday                   B. population                       C. encourage                       D. tough

C©u 22: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

A: "I think parents who have more than two children shouldn't be given full-time jobs."  B: "______."

A. I'm dead against it          B. That is untrue            C. It doesn't matter              D. Don't worry about it

C©u 23: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

_________ our lessons carefully, we feel it very easy to do this test.

A. Having learnt           B. had learnt                        C. have learnt                      D. Learning

C©u 24: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

What did you buy mom on the________?

A. Day's Mother           B. Day of Mother                C. Mother's Day                  D. Mother Day

C©u 25: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

They had to _________ the match until next Sunday because of the bad weather.

A. call on                      B. turn over                         C. put off                            D. carry on

C©u 26: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

His advice was _________ if I listened carefully, I would easily understand the lessons.

A. that                           B. there                                C. about                               D. which

C©u 27: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress pattern from the rest.

A. connection               B. ancestor                           C. benefit                            D. challenging

C©u 28: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

Don't you realize that this book is mine and that   _________ is yours?

A. ones                         B. one                                  C. book                               D. thing

C©u 29: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

I hope the parcel will come (A) today. If (B) it arrives today (C) we'll have to complain (D).

A. will come                 B. If                                     C. today                               D. to complain

C©u 30: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

On New Year's Eve, people make________ to their ancestor, go to church or pagoda.

A. speeches                  B. offerings                         C. preparations                    D. a cake

C©u 31: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

You _________ better be careful not to miss the train.

A. would                       B. should                             C. did                                  D. had

C©u 32: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

Internet connectivity has helped bloggers share their experiences _________ opinion easily and quickly.

A. also                          B. as                                    C. like                                  D. and

C©u 33: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

They don't bring raincoats, so they get wet and have a cold.

A. If they bring raincoats, they won't get wet

B. If they brought raincoats, they wouldn't get wet.

C. If they had brought raincoats, they wouldn't have got wet.

D. If they brought raincoats, they would get wet.

C©u 34: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

He has been training hard _________he will be able to win the contest.

A. thanks to                  B. so as to                            C. although                          D. so that

C©u 35: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

Only best wishes and positive comments are __________ exchanged on the New Year's first three days.

A. expectedly               B. expected                          C. expectation                     D. expecting

C©u 36: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

He insisted on _________ me to the airport last night but I said that it wasn't necessary.

A. drove                       B. driving                             C. having driven                  D. to drive

C©u 37: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

Her ex- husband is living in India, _________ population is second only to China.

A. which                       B. where                              C. whose                             D. its

C©u 38: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

Late marriage, late child________, a one- child family, and a four- year period between two births are some of the birth control programs that the government should implement in this area.

A. bear                          B. bearing                            C. bore                                D. born

C©u 39: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

If our car hadn't broken down on the way, we _________ late for his party.

A. wouldn't have been            B. weren't being        C. mustn't have been           D. won't have been

C©u 40: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

The water was so cold that the children couldn't swim in it.

A. It was such a cold water that the children couldn't swim in it.

B. The water was too cold for the children to swim in it.

C. The water was cold enough for the children to swim in.

D. The water wasn't warm enough for the children to swim in.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

Nearly all people have a fear of examinations.

Examinations, (41) ____________, are a part of our lives and all schools in Singapore have examinations.

Some examinations are set and (42) ____________by the school's own teachers. Others, like the "O" levels, are set by special examination boards.

Examinations were first held in China about three thousand years ago. Scholars had to memorize long passages taken (43) ____________several books. Those who did well in the examination were allowed to enter the government service.

Nowadays, the main purpose of examinations is to test how (44) ____________a person understands the subjects which have been (45) ____________. They are also used to find out how well students perform under pressure.

C©u 41:                

A. but                            B. moreover                          C. however                           D. nevertheless

C©u 42:                

A. test                            B. marked                             C. pointed                             D. made

C©u 43:                

A. on                             B. from                                 C. for                                    D. by

C©u 44:                

A. long                          B. many                                C. good                                 D. well

C©u 45:                

A. taught                        B. teaching                            C. written                              D. remarked

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.

What is life like for today's students? As the university and college terms began, I talked to a few students about their lives.

Sarah James is a second year biology student. "Money is a big problem." said Sarah. "I can eat quite cheaply at the university, but I spend quite a lot on clothes, as I like to wear things that are in fashion."

Colin Peters, who is studying engineering, disagrees. "I don't spend anything on clothes." he said, "unless you count climbing boots. I'm very keen on climbing, and you do need special equipment, some of which is very expensive. Luckily, my parents gave me money for my birthday in November. Not much of my money goes on transport, because I have a bicycle."

Diana Bell is a first year fashion student. "I make all my own clothes. This should save me money, but in fact, the materials are very expensive. I don't know how I would manage if I didn't sell some of the dresses and hats I make to the other students. Everything is expensive," she said "That includes the rent, food, transport and heating for the flat in winter."

Jack is a science student in his final year. "What do I spend my money on? Well. Not on clothes, and not a lot on going out in the evening. My rent is expensive, and I suppose I spend quite a lot on books."

C©u 46: This is from __________.

A. a student's notebook                                             B. a letter to a friend

C. a magazine article                                                 D. an advertisement

C©u 47: The aim of the writer is to__________.

A. explain that students work hard                            B. give advice to students

C. complain about student's way of life                    D. show how students live

C©u 48: The students' main problem is __________.

A. living on the money they receive                          B. finding enough time to study

C. cooking their own food                                         D. deciding what to wear

C©u 49: Colin is different from Sarah because__________.

A. his clothes and transport cost less                         B. he has generous parents who help him

C. he doesn't need to study very hard                       D. he is not a second year student

C©u 50: Which of the following is true for Diana?

A. "I haven't bought any clothes this year but I will have to next year when I start work."

B. "I'm going to buy a new pair of boots this winter, after my birthday."

C. "I bought a new jacket and trousers yesterday, so I haven't any money."

D. "A friend is going to pay me to make a jacket for her, so I will have enough money after all."

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