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d early-twentieth-century United States
C. scarcity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
D. income-producing activities in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
Câu 34: The word “others” in paragraph 4 means_______.
A. other women B. other homes C. other children D. other employees
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V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following question from 35 to 37.
Câu 35: He passed his exams with flying colours
A. badly B. easily C. successfully D. difficult
Câu 36: Gradually more children were sent to the class as their parents realized that the young
teacher was trying her best to help their poor kids.
A. Progressively B. Firstly C.Weakly D. Slowly
Câu 37: She harboured the thought of being a member in the Parliament to struggle for women’s
rights.
A. determined B. passed C. took charge of D. keep in mind
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following question from 38 to 39.
Câu 38: Which ones do you think would be difficult for blind and deaf people?
A. easy B. slight C. soft D. light
Câu 39: As a brilliant and mature student with a rare gift of concentration, Marie harbored the
dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.
A. dark B. ugly C. dull D. dirty
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 40: Before he retired last month, Mr. Smith has been working as a secretary in the House of
Parliament.
A. has been working B. a secretary C. Before D. as
Câu 41: He was one of the first inventor to apply the principles of mass production to the process of
invention.
A. mass production B. to apply
C. the process of invention D. one of the first inventor
Câu 42: Sometimes it is difficult to avoid to drink when we enjoy an informal party.
A. Sometimes B. to drink C. an informal party D. it is difficult
Câu 43: Despite there is a lot of stress and pressure in my job, I have never thought of quitting it.
A. of quitting B. have never thought C. there is D. pressure
Câu 44: Education, whether it happens at school or anywhere else, is a important part in our life
A. or B. a important part C. Education D. whether
VIII. 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.
READINGWITH THE FINGERS
Blindness is one of the most difficult of human (45) ____. The fact that our eyes are so important
(46) ____ our learning is one of the key problems. One thing making education (47) _____ and life
more pleasant for the blind is the development of a system by (48) ____ they are able to learn to read.
Since the blind cannot use their eyes, they are taught to use the (49) _____ of touch in their fingers.
Reading raised printed matters of the common type is very, very difficult. A special system now used
was invented by a Frenchman, Louis Braille. This reading device is called Braille, (50) ______ Louis
Braille, who made it usable for the blind. In the Braille plan, the letters are (51) ______ by raised
dots. The Braille alphabet uses from one to five dots. These dots are arranged upon a six-dot plan.
Different patterns are used for (52) _____ letters.
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Many thousands of books are now printed in Braille and sent to most countries in the world. A
blind person who has (53) ____ this system passes the ends of his fingers along the line of Braille
print. At first his reading may be painfully slow, but it becomes faster with (54) _____.
Câu 45: A. drawbacks B. handicaps C. sufferings D. shortcomings
Câu 46: A. with B. for C. to D. on
Câu 47: A. easy B. possible C. probable D. enabled
Câu 48: A. what B. whom C. which D. that
Câu 49: A. sense B. feeling C. sensitivity D. sensation
Câu 50: A. after B. by C. on D. for
Câu 51: A. represented B. taken over C. made D. symbolized
Câu 52: A. another B. each C. all D. every
Câu 53: A. mastered B. learned C. taught D. received
Câu 54: A. training B. use C. practice D. direction
IX. 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.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a
disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes
which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect,
and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are
ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are
very supportive of their child.
Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking
him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50
kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his
father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music
competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful
musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as
they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does
not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet
and unhappy.
Câu 55: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to ______.
A. help their child to become a genius B. push their child into trying too much
C. make their child become a musician D. neglect their child’s education
Câu 56: Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they ______.
A. force their children into achieving success B. arrange private lessons for their children
C. understand and help their children sensibly D. themselves have been very successful
Câu 57: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Successful musicians. B. Educational psychologists.
C. Their children. D. Unrealistic parents.
Câu 58: Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.
A. his parents are quite rich B. his father is a musician
C. his mother knows little about music D. his parents help him in a sensible way
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Câu 59: The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means ______.
A. "confused about" B. "surprised at"
C. "completely unaware of" D. "extremely interested in"
Câu 60: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he ______.
A. has become a good musician B. cannot learn much music from them
C. is afraid to disappoint them D. has won a lot of piano competitions
Câu 61: The word "They" in the passage refers to ______.
A. concerts B. parents in general C.Michael’s parents D. violin lessons
Câu 62: All of the following people are musical EXCEPT _____.
A.Winston’s mother B.Winston’s father C.Michael’s father D.Michael’s mother
Câu 63: The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means ______.
A. " not objecting to doing anything " B. "eager to do something"
C. " not wanting to do something " D. " getting ready to do something"
Câu 64: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that ______.
A. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
B. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
C. successful parents always have intelligent children
D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one, beginning with
the given word.
1. It is a difficult question. I’m trying to puzzle it out. Nobody has answered it yet.
 The difficult question that __________________________________________________________
2. The house is very beautiful. Its gate was painted blue.
 The house, the ___________________________________________________________________
3. The lesson was so boring that she fell asleep.
 It _____________________________________________________________________________
4. "If Brian doesn't train harder, I won't select him for the team," said the manager.
 The manager threatened ___________________________________________________________
5. I couldn’t be in time for the meeting because of the traffic.
 The traffic ______________________________________________________________________
1. It is a difficult question. I’m trying to puzzle it out. Nobody has answered it yet.
 The difficult question that I’m trying to puzzle out has not been answered yet.
2. The house is very beautiful. Its gate was painted blue.
 The house, the gate of which was painted blue, is very beautiful.
3. The lesson was so boring that she fell asleep.
 It was such a boring lesson that she fell asleep
4. "If Brian doesn't train harder, I won't select him for the team," said the manager.
 The manager threatened Brain NOT to select him for the team if he did not train harder
5. I couldn’t be in time for the meeting because of the traffic.
 The traffic was so heavy that I couldn’t be in time for the meeting.
II. Write a paragraph to tell about your recent journey. (About 150 words)
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