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BÀI TẬP NGÀY 7/10/2019

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. daunted B. installed C. committed D. confided
Question 2: A. core B. more C. pause D. pot
Question 3: A. painting B. daily C. fairly D. faithful
Question 4: A. distinguished B. relaxed C. attacked D. attracted
Question 5: A. duck B. luck C. nurse D. pub
Question 6: A. climbed B. failed C. laughed D. saved
Question 7: A. examined B. serviced C. maintained D. delivered
Question 8: A. dear B. wear C. share D. compare
Question 9. A. pressure B. future C. enthusiasm D. resume
Question 10. A. played B. tried C. smiled D. wanted
Question 11: A. enter B. deter C. prefer D. infer
Question 12: A. expelled B. involved C. proposed D. furnished
Question 13: A. reviewed B. listened C. travelled D. disliked
Question 14: A. foot B. smooth C. loop D. booth
Question 15: A. enjoyed B. shared C. sacrificed D. appalled
Question 16: A. bridegroom B. obliged C. primary D. kindergarten
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 17. A. example B. disaster C. reduction D. penalty
Question 18. A. purchase B. accept C. arrest D. forget
Question 19. A. antique B. brilliant C. casual D. humid
Question 20. A. career B. neighborhood C. opinion D. supporter
Question 21: A. attraction B. advantage C. reference D. infinitive
Question 22: A. opponent B. disappear C. arrangement D. contractual
Question 23: A. critical B. motivate C. horizon D. dominant
Question 24: A. mistake B. unite C. wonder D. behave
Question 25: A. vaccine B. machine C. cuisine D. routine
Question 26: A. persistent B. dynamic C. sensitive D. ambitious
Question 27: A. diverse B. fashion C. justice D. enter
Question 28: A. competent B. advertise C. reconstruct D. implicate
Question 29: A. vulnerable B. compulsory C. diversity D. incredible
Question 30: A. provide B. broaden C. succeed D. pursue
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 BÀI TẬP NGÀY 8/10/2019
Question 1: When there is no conflict between the members of the group, it creates a strong sense of _______
within the group.
A. warranty B. guarantee C. assurance D. security
Question 2: The referee_______ the coin to decide which team would kick the ball first.
A. caught B. cast C. threw D. tossed
Question 3: Amazon.com, Inc, is an America multinational technology company based in_______ Seattle,
Washington that focuses on_______ e- commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.
A. the/the B. Ø / Ø C. the/ Ø D. Ø / the
Question 4: There are two major factors_______ this decrease in the number of students_______ an MBA
degree in their countries today.
A. cause/seek B. cause/to seek C. causing/ to seek D. causing/seeking
Question 5: The captain has not decided yet where to stop on the journey – we’ll just play it by_______ and
see how we feel.
A. mouth B. ear C. eye D. hand
Question 6: What is most striking is that most authors made_______ efforts to secure proper authorization
for their works.
A. laborious B. strenuous C. arduous D. synchronous
Question 7: In sptie of his poor education, he was the most _______speaker I have ever met.
A. ambiguous B. articulate C. primitive D. atmospheric
Question 8: The receptionist didn’t know_______ whom the message was intended.
A. with B. to C. for D. at
Question 9: _______, the would-be thief made quite a commotion, which alerted the soldiers who then
arrested the man.
A. When saw the bear B. That they saw the bear
C. He had seen they bear D. Upon seeing the bear
Question 10: If you think and behave as if you _______ better than everyone else, people may describe you
as stuck – up.
A. have been B. are C. will be D. were
Question 11: Once_______ with the latest technology, many vehicle manufacturing factories are believed to
reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) drastically.
A. being equipped B. having equipped C. equipped D. equipping
Question 12: “Who volunteered to pick up the refreshments for today’s meeting?” – “ ________”
A. I was going to pick them up. B. I did. I’m going to get them.
C. I was picking them up. D. I did. I would get them.
Question 13: I’m afraid I’m not really_______ to comment on the matter which is not related to my major.
A. qualified B. quality C. qualitative D. qualitatively

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Question 114: Early to bed and early to rise will __________ you good.
A. make B. bring C. do D. help
Question 15: _________, he walked to the station.
A. In spite being tired B. Despite of tiredness C. Although to be tired D. Despite being tired
Question 16: If Jim hadn’t tried to kill that millionaire, he _________ in prison today.
A. hadn’t been B. won’t be C. wouldn’t be D. wouldn’t have been
Question 17: When preparing a CV, university_________ can consider attaching a separate report about
official work experience during the course.
A. graduates B. applicants C. candidates D. leavers
Question 18: Unfortunately, my trip to France ___________because I couldn’t save enough money.
A. fell through B. turned up C. tried out D. took over
Question 19: I had to borrow some money __________ my friend because I was broke.
A. at B. of C. from D. to
Question 20: ________ busy she is, she manages to pick her children up after school every day.
A. However B. Although C. Despite D. Because
Question 21: If you are paid monthly, rather than weekly, you receive_________.
A. a prize B. a reward C. a salary D. wages
Question 22: When things get wildly busy in the morning, some people ______ breakfast to save time.
A. reduce B. skip C. omit D. quit
Question 23: At this time next week, we _________ for our examination.
A. will have sat B. will sit C. will be sat D. will be sitting
Question 24: Shy people often find difficult to __________ part in group discussions.
A. play B. make C. take D. get
Question 25: Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.
A. communicate B. communication C. communicative D. communicating
Question 26: There are two cars in the yard, a yellow car and a blue one. My car is ______ yellow one.
A. a B. x C. an D. the
Question 27: Whenever I visited my grandmother, she ________ my favorite cake for me.
A. would make B. use to make C. would have made D. have made
Question 28: The city centre was quite a ______ away from my house. It takes me nearly an hour to drive
there.
A. distance B. space C. length D. journey
Question 29: The equator is an ______ line that divides the earth into two.
A. imagination B. imaginative
C. imaginary D. imaginable
Question 30: British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as
different as ______.
A. chalk and cheese B. salt and pepper C. here and there D. cats and dogs

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Question 31: Human activities are also blamed ______ contributing to global warming.
A. at B. with C. for D. on
Question 32: The leaves of the white mulberry provide food for silkworms, ______ silk fabrics are woven.
A. from cocoons B. whose cocoons
C. from whose cocoons D. whose cocoons are from
Question 33: We ____ our classroom for the upcoming Teachers' Day, but there's still a lot to do.
A. decorated B. have been decorating
C. are decorating D. have decorated
Question 34: When ______ about their preferences for movies, many young people say that they are in
favour of science fiction.
A. having asked B. asking C. asked D. are asked
Question 35: A newborn baby can neither walk nor crawl. A newborn tiger, ______, can run within minutes
of birth.
A. therefore B. even though C. otherwise D. however
Question 36: The first week of classes at university was a little ______because so many students get lost,
change classes or go to the wrong place.
A. disarranged B. chaotic C. uncontrolled D. famous
Question 37: Mike accidentally broke the _______ stepping on it. He apologised to them for his carelessness.
A. children’s toy B. child’s toy
C. child’s toys D. children’s toys
Question 38: I don’t like ______ of these two restaurants. I prefer another one.
A. neither B. either C. any D. one
Question 39: If the world’s tropical forests continue to disappear at their present rate, many animal
species _____ extinct.
A. became B. will become
C. would become D. would have become
Question 40: Tom went to the dentist to have his decayed tooth ______ as he couldn’t stand the toothache.
A. relieved B. ruined C. destroyed D. extracted
Question 41: All flights ______ because of the snowstorm, we decided to take the train.
A. having been cancelled B. had been cancelled
C. were cancelled D. having cancelled
BÀI TẬP NGÀY 9/10/2019
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1: Soccer has been slow to catch on in the U.S. This is because most people prefer to watch
baseball, basketball, and football.
A. get popular B. be entertained
C. be frustrating D. be confusing

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Question 2: Every time he opens his mouth, he immediately regrets what he said. He’s always putting his
foot in his mouth.
A. speaking indirectly B. saying something upsetting
C. doing things in the wrong order D. talking too much
Question 3: The student was so tenacious that he finally made it to college.
A. bright B. lucky
C. industrious D. persistent
Question 4: In America, when a woman and a man are introduced, shaking hands is up to woman.
A. replies on B. depends on
C. waits on D. congratulates on
Question 5: “What I’ve got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for
publication,” said the government staff to the reporter.
A. beside the point B. not popular
C. not recorded D. not yet official
Question 6: Think about the interviewer’s comments because they may help you prepare better when
you are called for the next job interview.
A. compliments B. criticism C. remarks D. character
Question 7: Congo's presidential election is hoped to enable the country's first peaceful, democratic
transfer of power since independence from Belgium in 1960.
A. transplant B. removal C. conversion D. shifting
Question 8: We are having a surprise party for Susan next Saturday, so don't give the secret away by
saying anything to her.
A. ask anyone to come B. tell her the secret
C. go to the party D. find out the secret
Question 9: Tim is thinking of leaving his present job because his manager is always getting at him.
A. hitting B. disturbing C. defending D. criticizing
Question 10: You can use a microwave or cook this kind of food in a conventional oven.
A. unique B. modern
C. traditional D. extraordinary
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 11: We should find ways to improve our products in terms of quality and service.
A. for considering aspects B. in spite of
C. with a view to D. in regard to
Question 12: We really appreciate your help, without which we couldn't have got our task done in time.
A. depreciate B. are proud of
C. feel thankful for D. request
Question 13: You’re not trying to suggest I should turn a blind eye and forget all about it?
A. criticize for B. look into
C. wink at D. worried about

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Question 14: If that was done on a national scale, we would wipe out this infectious disease.
A. establish B. retain C. maintain D. eliminate
Question 15: The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.
A. effects B. hints
C. demonstrations D. symptoms
Question 16: He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
A. arrange B. exchange C. complain D. explain
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 17: Population growth rate vary among regions and even among countries within the same
region.
A. restrain B. stay unchanged
C. remain unstable D. fluctuate
Question 18: The US troops are using much more sophisticated weapons in the Far East.
A. expensive B. complicated
C. difficult to operate D. simple and easy to use
Question 19: Americans have been criticized for placing too much emphasis on being on time.
A. activity B. bother
C. assistance D. unimportance
Question 20: The president is hoping to silence critics once and for all with this latest law.
A. temporarily B. for good C. forever D. in the end
Question 21: You’re 25 years old, but you still haven’t cut the apron strings.
A. become independent B. bought a new house
C. relied on others D. started doing well
Question 22: The speaker was asked to condense his presentation in order to allow his audiences have
time to ask questions.
A. cut short B. talk briefly
C. make longer D. give details
Question 23: Telomeres are the tiny caps on the ends of chromosomes that protect our DNA from damage
during cell division.
A. guard B. shape C. attack D. save
Question 24: If you say bad things about the person who give a job you bite the hand that feeds you.
A. be unfriendly B. be ungrateful
C. be thankful D. be devoted
Question 25: Contrary to their expectations, there was widespread apathy among voters on that issue.
A. interest B. obedience
C. resistance D. opposition
Question 26: Doctors and nurses of this hospital have worked round the clock to help those injured in
the recent earthquake.
A. permanently B. interruptedly
C. continuously D. accurately
Question 27: Never punish your children by hitting them. This might teach them to become hitters.
A. bring B. reward C. give D. accept
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Question 28: The first year at university was probably the most challenging year of her life, which caused
her plenty of troubles.
A. tricky B. tough C. difficult D. easy
Question 29: “Do you think it’s OK for me to wear jeans to a job interview or do I need something a bit
more upmarket?”
A. cheap and poor quality B. high quality or expensive
C. trendy and fashionable D. brand-name but old
Question 30: Polish artist Pawel Kuzinsky creates satirical paintings filled with thought-provoking
messages about the world.
A. inspirational B. cost-effective
C. discouraging D. weather-bitten
BÀI TẬP NGÀY 10/10/2019
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 1: By measuring the color of a star, astronomers can tell how hot is it.
A. measuring B. the C. how D. is it
Question 2: A £100 award has been offered for the return of the necklace.
A. award B. has been offered C. for D. the
Question 3: After teaching English in Vietnam for ten years, Nicolas decided to buy a house and spending
the rest of his life there.
A. teaching B. to buy C. spending D. rest of his
Question 4: The problem of inadequate salaries for teachers not only exists in
A B
smaller communities but also in large cities C
D
Question 5: Sweetly smelling perfumes are added to soap to make it appealing.
A B C D
Question 6: Such was the response to our appeal which we had to take on more staff.
A B C D
Question 7: To turn on the light, I was surprised at what I was.
A. To turn on B. was C. at D. what
Question 8: She worked hard so everything would be ready in time.
A. be B. in C. so D. worked
Question 9: The detailed study of fossils, rather like a crime investigation, it involves the piecing together
of many diverse fragments of evidence.
A. the piecing B. it
C. detailed study D. of many diverse
Question 10: The poor old man never was able to explain what was going on to his family. A
B C D
Question 11: “Hollywood's Eve” fills in many of the gaps in our knowledges of Babitz's life and work.
A B C

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Question 12: It was in 1896 in Athens, Greece where the first modern Olympics were held. A B
C
D
Question 13: Ninety-seven percent of the world’s water are salt water found in the oceans.
A. percent B. world’s C. are D. found
Question 14: Fred Astaire is said to have been the most popular dancer of his time, but he was also a
talented actor, a singer, and choreographer.
A. is said B. to have been C. of his time D. a singer
Question 15: Jane’s friends insist that she will stay at their house when she visits Toronto next weekend.
A. will stay B. at
C. visits D. next weekend
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 16: I saw (A) the blind woman (B) crossed the busy road (C) without any (D) help.
Question 17: (A) A paragraph is a portion of a text (B) consists of one or more (C) sentences related (D)
to the same idea.
Question 18: (A) While the campaign, young volunteers helped (B) build bridges, (C) roads and houses
for some of Viet Nam's most (D) disadvantaged families.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 19: We should participate in the movement who is organized to conserve the natural
environment.
A. should private B. who C. to conserve D. individual
Question 20: Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practice because those clothes that a person
likes are rarely the one that fit him or her.
A. are B. a very time-consuming
C. because D. are rarely the one
Question 21: Chandler was shocked when his entire class seemed to come down with the same
imaginative disease.
A. was shocked B. entire class
C. come down with D. imaginative disease
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 22: “Thanks for helping me with my homework, John.” - “__________________.”
A. Don’t mention it. B. Please, don’t blame yourself.
C. No harm done. D. I don’t mean so.
Question 23: Lisa and Susan are talking about Lisa’s new shirt.
Susan: That's a nice shirt you are wearing, Lisa! -Lisa: _________
A. Oh, I disagree with you B. Of course.
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Question 24: Jenny and Victor are colleagues but rarely meet each other and today, she would like to chat
with him after work.
Jenny: Hi, Victor, do you think it’s possible for us to have a talk sometime today?
Victor: I’d love to, but _________
A. I’ve got a pretty tight schedule today. B. I’m free now.
C. Is tomorrow ok? D. I’m pretty scheduled today.
Question 25: Harry is talking to Judy over the phone.
Harry: “Thank you for helping me prepare for my birthday party, Judy.”
Judy: “______.”
A. It’s my pleasure B. Of course not
C. Never mention me D. That’s out of this world
Question 26: Thang was asking Huong, his classmate, for her opinion about the novel he had lent her. Select
the most suitable response to fill the blank.
Thang: “What do you think about the novel?” - Huong: “______ ”
A. I can’t agree with you more. B. Yes, let’s.
C. The best I’ve ever read! D. I wish I could.
Question 27: Jane and Janet are talking about their favorite sports.
Jane: “Are you interested in scuba diving?” - Janet: “ _____ .”
A. Very. Undersea life is being strongly contaminated.
B. Very. Undersea life is fascinating.
C. Not any. Undersea life is too expensive.
D. Well, things are much different, now.
Question 28: Mary is talking to her professor in his office.
- Professor: “Congratulations on your award.”
- Mary: “______.”
A. I like it that you understand.
B. I do appreciate your supervision.
C. I can't agree more with yours.
D. I feel so sorry for you, professor.
Question 29: Anne is seeing Mary off at the airport.
Anne: “Don’t fail to look after yourself, Mary!”
Marry: “_____”
A. Of course, you are an adult. B. Oh, I knew about that.
C. The same to you. D. Thanks, I will.
Question 30: Frank is inviting William to go to the waterpark.
Frank: “What about going to the waterpark?”
William: “_____”
A. That’s good idea. B. That’s right.
C. Of course! D. Right! Go ahead.
Question 31: “Can I have a look at that pullover, please?” - “___________________________.”
A. Sorry, it is out of stock. B. Which one? This one?
C. It’s much cheaper. D. Can I help you?

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 BÀI TẬP NGÀY 11/10/2019
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 1. All of the courses I have taken, this one is the hardest but most interesting.
A. All of the courses I have taken are easier than and as interesting as this one.
B. All of the courses I have taken are tougher and more fascinating than this.
C. No other course I have taken was harder nor less fascinating than this.
D. No other course I have taken was as tough nor as fascinating as this one.
Question 2. “Let’s give her more information about our plan next week,” said Michael.
A. Michael suggested giving her more information about their plan the following week.
B. Michael proposed that he would give her more information about their plan next week.
C. Michael blamed them for not giving her more information about their plan the following week.
D. Michael wanted to have permission to give her more information about next week’s plan.
Question 3. It was wrong of you to criticize her in front of her colleagues.
A. You are wrong about criticizing her in front of her colleagues.
B. You shouldn’t have criticized her in front of her colleagues.
C. You didn’t need to criticize her in the presence of her colleagues.
D. You must be mistaken about criticizing her with her colleagues.
Question 4. “What have you done to your hair?” she said to her son.
A. She asked her son what to do to his hair.
B. She wanted her son to know what he had done to his hair.
C. She wanted to know what did her son do to his hair.
D. She asked her son what he had done to his hair.
Question 5. Children tend to learn English better than adults.
A. Adults tend to be the best at learning English.
B. Children do not learn English as well as adults.
C. Adults tend to learn English worse than children.
D. Children tend to learn English more than adults.
Question 6. The Smiths sent their first child to a boarding school, which was not a good idea.
A. The Smiths shouldn’t have sent their first child to a boarding school.
B. The Smiths could have well sent their first child to a boarding school.
C. The Smiths didn’t need to have sent their first child to a boarding school.
D. The Smiths can’t have sent their first child to a boarding school.
Question 7. It would have been better if the teacher had reminded us of the deadline.
A. It doesn’t matter that the teacher didn't remind us of the deadline.
B. The teacher might have reminded us of the deadline.
C. Reminding us of the deadline was a good way for the teacher.
D. The teacher should have reminded us of the deadline.
Question 8. Just after the play started there was a power failure.
A. Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure.
B. No earlier had the play started than there was a power failure.
C. Hardly did the play start then there was a power failure.
D. No sooner did the play start before there was a power failure.
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Question 9. Many students regret not having taken the opportunity to learn English when they were at
high school.
A. Many students are sorry that they had taken the opportunity to learn English at high school.
B. Many students should have chosen to learn English when they were at high school.
C. It’s a pity that many students have never been able to learn English at high school.
D. Many students wish that they had learned English when they were at high school.
Question 10. The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
A. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
B. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon.
C. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon.
D. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned.
Question 11. “If I were in your shoes, I would try to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the
experiment” said the professor to his research student.
A. The professor told his student that he wished he could finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the
experiment.
B. The professor advised his student to try to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment.
C. The professor complained that his student didn’t finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the
experiment.
D. The professor regretted that his student didn't try to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the
experiment.
Question 12: Right after the boy got out of his house, it started to rain heavily.
A. It had rained heavily before the boy got out of his house.
B. No sooner had the boy got out of his house than it started to rain heavily.
C. Not until it started to rain heavily did the boy got out of his house.
D. Hardly had it started to rain heavily when the boy got out of his house.
Question 13: Many people think that Steve stole the money.
A. It was Steve who stole the money.
B. Steve is thought to have stolen the money.
C. The money is thought to be stolen by Steve.
D. Many people think that the money is stolen by Steve.
Question 14: "Have a drink!" said Mr Smith.
A. Mr Smith recommended me with a drink.
B. Mr Smith offered me a drink.
C. Mr Smith said that I should have a drink.
D. Mr Smith asked me for a drink.
Question 15: As soon as she had passed her driving test, Maria received a car.
A. No sooner had Maria passed her driving test than she was given a car.
B. It was not until Maria received a car that she passed her driving test.
C. Maria got a car and quickly passed her driving test.
D. Maria was not able to get a car until she passed her driving test.
Question 16: Several studies have confirmed that appropriate sun exposure actually helps prevent skin
cancer.

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 A. It has been confirmed that several studies actually help prevent skin cancer with appropriate sun
exposure.
B. Appropriate sun exposure has been affirmed to prevent skin cancer and confirmed several studies.
C. Several studies have confirmed that skin cancer can be actually prevented with appropriate sun
exposure.
D. Several studies with appropriate sun exposure have confirmed to help prevent skin cancer.
Question 17: It was overeating that caused his heart attack.
A. If he had overeaten, he would have had a heart attack.
B. If he didn’t overeat, he wouldn’t have a heart attack.
C. If he hadn’t overeaten, he wouldn’t have had a heart attack.
D. If he overate, he would have a heart attack.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions.
Question 18: I didn’t get admitted to Harvard University. It would have been fantastic otherwise.
A. That I got admitted to Harvard University was fantastic.
B. If only I gained admission to Harvard University.
C. I regretted having been admitted to Harvard University.
D. I wish I had gained admission to Harvard University.
Question 19: John got a terminal illness. He couldn’t get out of the bed on his own.
A. Such was John’s illness that he could never get out of the bed on his own.
B. John’s illness is too terminal for him to get out of the bed on his own.
C. Were it not for his terminal illness, John would be able to get out of bed on his own.
D. No sooner had John’s illness got terminal than he could not get out of the bed on his own.
Question 20. The snowfall was so heavy. All the trains were delayed.
A. Had it been for heavy snowfall, all the trains would have been delayed.
B. Only by a snowfall was heavy did all the trains were delayed.
C. So heavy was the snowfall that all the trains were delayed.
D. Not until all the trains were delayed was the snowfall heavy.
Question 21. I didn’t come to his wedding party last week. I feel sorry for that.
A. I wish I came to his wedding party last week.
B. I would prefer having come to his wedding party last week.
C. I would rather to have come to his wedding party last week.
D. I would sooner have come to his wedding party last week.
Question 22. They encouraged him a lot in the competition. He didn’t give up because of that.
A. Having encouraged considerably during the competition, he didn’t stop trying.
B. But for their great encouragement in the competition, he would have given up.
C. Their great encouragement made it impossible for him to be in great despair.
D. Provided that they have encouraged him, he couldn’t have thought of giving up.
Question 23. His wife gave birth to their first child. He understood what true responsibility meant.
A. Never has he understood true responsibility before he became a parent himself.
B. Were his first child not to be born, he wouldn’t understand true responsibility.
C. Hardly had he understood true responsibility when their first child was born.
D. Not until he became a parent did he understand what true responsibility meant.

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Question 24: We arrived at airport. We realized our passports were still at home.
A. It was until we arrived at the airport that we realize our passports were still at home.
B. We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports are still at home.
C. Not until had we arrived at the airport we realized our passports were still at home.
D. Not until we arrived at the airport did we realize that our passports were still at home.
Question 25: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
Question 26. Marie didn’t turn up at John’s birthday party. I feel so sorry for that.
A. If only Marie turn up at John’s birthday party.
B. I wish Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party.
C. I wished Marie wouldn’t turn up at John’s birthday party.
D. It’s a shame Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party.
Question 27. Their team performed excellently at the elimination tournament. They didn’t win the trophy
nevertheless.
A. Subsequent to their performance at the elimination tournament, they afraid to win the trophy
excellently.
B. Were it not for their excellent performance at the elimination tournament, they wouldn’t have won the
trophy.
C. Notwithstanding their excellent performance at the elimination tournament, they didn’t win the
trophy.
D. Given that they didn’t win the trophy, their performance at the elimination tournament was however
excellent.
Question 28: The children were attracted by the show. It was performed by the animals.
A. The children were attracted by the show performed by the animals.
B. Performing by the animals, the show attracted the children.
C. The children were attracted by the show to have been performed by the animals.
D. The children attracted by the show which was performed by the animals.
Question 29: You cannot completely avoid stress in your life. You need to find ways to cope with it.
A. As you cannot completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
B. After you can completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
C. Because stress can completely be avoided in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
D. As long as you can completely avoid stress in your lives, you need to find ways to cope with it.
Question 30: The essay is too short. It can’t be given a high grade.
A. It is too short an essay to earn a high grade.
B. The essay needs to be shorter to receive a high grade.
C. Even if it were longer, the essay wouldn’t get a high grade.
D. The essay is so short that it can be given a high grade.
Question 31: Edward booked the tickets without asking us first. It was wrong of him to do so.
A. Before asking us, Edward should have booked the tickets.
B. Edward need not have asked us before he booked the tickets.

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D. Edward oughtn’t to have booked the ticket without asking us first

BÀI TẬP NGÀY 12/10/2019

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.
NOISE POLLUTION
Noise is more than a mere nuisance. At certain levels and durations of exposure, it can cause physical
damage to the eardrum, and (1) ___________ in temporary or permanent hearing loss. In addition to causing
hearing loss, (2) __________ noise exposure can also (3) ___________ blood pressure and pulse rate, cause
irritability, anxiety, and mental fatigue, and interfere with sleep, recreation, and personal communication.
Noise pollution control is, (4) _________, of importance in the workplace and in the community.
Noise effects can be (5) ___________ by a number of techniques, for example, increasing the distance or
blocking the path between the noise source and the recipient, reducing noise level at the source, and
protecting recipients with earplugs or earmuffs.
Question 1: A. bring B. result C. create D. affect
Question 2: A. exceedingly B. excess C. excessively D. excessive
Question 3: A. enlarge B. maximize C. raise D. rise
Question 4: A. therefore B. however C. meanwhile D. in spite of
Question 5: A. minimized B. created C. brought D. done
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 6 to 10.
People of different countries have quite different life styles. We American are wasteful people, (6)
_______ saving.
Our grandfathers began this pattern, for nature’s resources seemed so plentiful that no one ever
imagined a shortage. Within a few years of the first Virginia settlement, for example, pioneers burned down
their houses when they were ready to move to west. They only wanted to have the nails for (7) _______ use.
No one ever gave a thought to the priceless hardwoods that went up in smoke. We the people in the United
States destroy many things that other peoples save. I (8) _______ this when I was living in Britain. I received
a letter from one of England’s largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelop that had been readdressed
to me. Such a practice would be (9) _______ in the United States. American banks, (10) _______ the smallest,
always use expensive stationery with the names of all twenty-eight vice-presidents listed on one side of
the page.
Question 6: A. accustomed to B. dislike C. enjoy D. not used to
Question 7: A. urgent B. practical C. various D. future
Question 8: A. noticed B. notified C. remembered D. reminded
Question 9: A. common B. aggressive C. unthinkable D. inadequate
Question 10: A. excluding B. however C. even D. usually
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 from 11 to 18.
As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States increased.
The frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities.
Industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon

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credentials and expertise to make schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility.
Increasingly, too, schools were viewed as the most important means of integrating immigrants into
American society.
The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the century
coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920 schooling to age
fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year was greatly lengthened.
Kindergartens, vacation schools, extracurricular activities, and vocational education and counseling
extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in the larger industrial
cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adult immigrants were sponsored by public schools,
corporations, unions, churches, settlement houses, and other agencies.
Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs
of specific populations. Immigrant women were once such population. Schools tried to educate young
women so they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many
educators considered appropriate for women was the home.
Although looking after the house and family was familiar to immigrant women, American education
gave homemaking a new definition. In preindustrial economies, homemaking had meant the production as
well as the consumption of goods, and it commonly included income-producing activities both inside and
outside the home, in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States, however,
overproduction rather than scarcity was becoming a problem. Thus, the ideal American homemaker was
viewed as a consumer rather than a producer. Schools trained women to be consumer homemakers
cooking, shopping, decorating, and caring for children "efficiently" in their own homes, or if economic
necessity demanded, as employees in the homes of others. Subsequent reforms have made these notions
seem quite out-of-date.
Question 11: It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance
of education in the United States was _____.
A. the growing number of schools in frontier communities
B. an increase in the number of trained teachers
C. the expanding economic problems of schools
D. the increased urbanization of the entire country
Question 12: The word “means” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. advantages B. probability C. method D. qualifications
Question 13: The phrase "coincided with" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. was influenced by
B. happened at the same time as
C. began to grow rapidly
D. ensured the success of
Question 14: According to the passage, one important change in United States education by the 1920's
was that _____.
A. most places required children to attend school
B. the amount of time spent on formal education was limited
C. new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education
D. adults and children studied in the same classes
Question 15: Vacation schools and extracurricular activities are mentioned in paragraph 2 to illustrate

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_____.
A. alternatives to formal education provided by public schools
B. the importance of educational changes
C. activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs
D. the increased impact of public schools on students
Question 16: According to the passage, early-twentieth century education reformers believed that _____.
A. different groups needed different kinds of education
B. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them
C. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress
D. more women should be involved in education and industry
Question 17: The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to _____.
A. consumption B. production C. homemaking D. education
Question 18: All of the following statements are true EXCEPT _____ .
A. immigrants played a part in changing American education system in the 20th century
B. many foreign people found it easier to settle down in American thanks to schools
C. prior to the 20th century, public education had never had any influence on students’ lives
D. among the changes in American education system last century, one centred on women.
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 from 19 to 25.
Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around
them. Within the first month of their lives, babies' responses to the sound of the human voice will be
different from their responses to other sorts of auditory stimuli. They will stop crying when they hear a
person talking, but not if they hear a bell or the sound of a rattle. At first, the sounds that an infant notices
might be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis and that often occur at the ends of utterances.
By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the difference between syllables pronounced
with rising and falling inflections. Very soon, these differences in adult stress and intonation can influence
babies' emotional states and behavior. Long before they develop actual language comprehension, babies
can sense when an adult is playful or angry, attempting to initiate or terminate new behavior, and so on,
merely on the basis of cues such as the rate, volume, and melody of adult speech.
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues. One
researcher observed babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six languages,
the mothers used simplified syntax, short utterances and nonsense sounds, and transformed certain
sounds into baby talk. Other investigators have noted that when mothers talk to babies who are only a few
months old, they exaggerate the pitch, loudness, and intensity of their words. They also exaggerate their
facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize certain words.
More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is observation
that tiny babies can make relatively fine distinctions between speech sounds. In other words, babies enter
the world with the ability to make precisely those perceptual discriminations that are necessary if they are
to acquire aural language.
Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input, too: even as young as nine months they will listen
to songs or stories, although the words themselves are beyond their understanding. For babies, language
is a sensory-motor delight rather than the route to prosaic meaning that it often is for adults.
Question 19: What does the passage mainly discuss?

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 A. How babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds.
B. The differences between a baby's and an adult's ability to comprehend language
C. How babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their earliest stages of language development
D. The response of babies to sounds other than the human voice
Question 20: Why does the author mention a bell and rattle in paragraph 1?
A. To contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds.
B. To give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry.
C. To explain how babies distinguish between different nonhuman sounds.
D. To give examples of typical toys that babies do not like.
Question 21: The word “diverse” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. surrounding B. divided C. different D. stimulating
Question 22: The word “They” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. mothers B. investigators C. babies D. words
Question 23: The passage mentions of the following as ways adults modify their speech when talking to
their babies EXCEPT _______.
A. giving all words equal emphasis B. speaking with shorter sentences
C. speaking more loudly than normal D. using meaningless sounds
Question 24: What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to acquire
language?
A. Babies begin to understand words in songs.
B. Babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions.
C. Babies are more sensitive to sounds than are adults.
D. Babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds.
Question 25: According to the author, why do babies listen to songs and stories, even though they cannot
understand them?
A. They understand the rhythm.
B. They enjoy the sound.
C. They can remember them easily.
D. They focus on the meaning of their parents’ words.

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