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PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM ( 10 điểm)

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:
Câu 1: Dictionaries frequently explain the origin of the defined word, state its part of speech and
indication its correct use.
A. indication B. defined C. frequently D. the origin
Câu 2: My father and my mom joins hands to give us safety, security and a happy family.
A. safety B. security C. to give D. joins hands
Câu 3: He has less friends in his classes now than he had last year.
A. last year B. less C. than D. his
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:
Câu 4: School uniform is compulsory in most Vietnamese schools.
A. paid B. required C. optional D. depended
Câu 5: I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
A. exact B. correct C. unsuitable D. right
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions:
If you are invited to an American friend’s home for dinner, remember these general rules for polite
behaviour. First of all, arrive approximately on time but not early. Americans expect promptness. It will
be all right to be 10 or 15 minutes late, but not 45 minutes late. When you are invited to someone’s home
for meal, it is polite to bring a small gift. Flowers and candy are always appropriate. If you have
something attractive made in your country, your host or hostess will certainly enjoy receiving that gift.
What will you do if you are served some food that you cannot eat or you do not like? Do not make a fuss
about it. Simply eat what you can and hope that no one notices it. Be sure to compliment the cook on the
food that you are enjoying. Do not leave immediately after dinner, but do not over-stay your welcome,
either. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.
Câu 6: If you are invited to American friend’s home,………….
A. politeness is not necessary B. you should go late a bit
C. you should be late at least 45 minutes D. punctuality is appreciated
Câu 7: When you come to someone’s house for dinner,………..
A. bring a lot of gifts
B. bring some flowers, candy or something made in your native country
C. You should never offer any gift
D. do not care about gifts
Câu 8: If there is some food that you cannot eat,………..
A. ask the host to cook you another dish B. do not make a fuss about it
C. make a fuss about it D. do not eat anything
Câu 9: Which sentence is NOT true?
A. You should not make someone notice that you do not like the food.
B. You should not compliment the cook on the food.
C. You should not overstay.

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 D. You should not leave immediately after dinner.
Câu 10: The next day, ……………
A. say nothing to the host B. you shouldn’t say thank-you
C. remember to thank the host for the dinner D. invite the host to your house.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose stress differs from the other three in each of
the following questions:
Câu 11: A. prepare B. police C. repeat D. purpose
Câu 12: A. forgive B. luggage C. improve D. complain
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of
the following exchanges:
Câu 13: Would you mind closing the window please?
A. Yes, of course. Are you cold? B. No, not at all. I will close it now.
C. Yes, I do. You can close it. D. Yes, of course. You can do it
Câu 14: Do you have the time, please?
A. I am very sorry. I am already late. B. I am busy right now. I am afraid.
C. I am sorry. I don’t have a watch here. D. Yes I have some time for you
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks:
When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for
furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (15)
_______________ an old table and chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa which was (16)
______________ old, but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful. Outside,
there was a small garden (17) _____________ the house, but in front of it there was only the road.
Luckily the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there
(18) __________ I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small
when my twin sisters were born. We all (19) ___________ sad when we left.
Câu 15: A. bought B. brought C. became D. sold
Câu 16: A. even B. also C. little D. more
Câu 17: A. through B. before C. behind D. by
Câu 18: A. to B. when C. after D. until
Câu 19: A. felt B. had C. thought D. spent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
Câu 20: John’s mother asked where John…………… the night before.
A. goes B. went C. had gone D. has gone
Câu 21: The man promised that he…………… to Mary as soon as he reached Paris.
A. would write B. can write C. writes D. will write
Câu 22: She asked Mr. Vincent……………
A. what will his job be B. what is his job
C. what was his job D. what his job was
Câu 23: Henry said that his house had been broken into……………
A. the two days before B. two days ago
C. two days before D. since two days
Câu 24: He told me that he ……………
A. the film had already seen B. had already the film seen
C. had already seen the film D. had seen already the film
Câu 25: “I’ll look after the cat for you tomorrow if you like” he said.
→ He …………… to look after the cat for me the next day if I liked.
A. admitted B. told C. asked D. offered
Câu 26: “I’ll visit your parents when I arrive there”, he said

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→ He …………… to visit my parents when he arrived there.

A. offered B. said C. promised D. suggested

Câu 27: “If I were you, I would go to the doctor”, Minh said to Lan.
→ Minh …………… Lan to go to the doctor
A. wanred B. advised C. asked D. encouraged
Câu 28: We might raise our hands and wave to our friend as a _______ that we see her or him.
A. sign B. signature C. sigh D. signal
Câu 29: When you see your brother _______ a plane, you may _______ to call his name.
A. get off/ clap your hands B. pass by / whistle and clap your hands
C. get off / jump up and down D. look at/ throw a stone to him
Câu 30: There are some social _______ where smaller, non-verbal signals are more appropriate.
A. situations B. signatures C. attractions D. documents
Câu 31: Probably the most common way of attracting someone’s attention is by _______
A. yelling B. waving C. singing D. dancing
Câu 32: Although they are twins, they have almost the same appearance, they are seldom in _______.
A. agreement B. agreeable C. agreeably D. agree
Câu 33: The more _______ and positive you look, the better you will feel.
A. confide B. confidence C. confidently D. confident
Câu 34: My parents will have celebrated 30 years of _______ by next week.
A. married B. marriageable C. marriage D. marry
Câu 35: My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. was looking B. is looking C. looked D. has been looking
Câu 36: Socially, the married _______ is thought to be the basic unit of society.
A. couple B. double C. pair D. twins
Câu 37: Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.
A. variety B. changes C. conservation D. number
Câu 38: A woman can never have a happy married life without _______ her husband.
A. agreeing B. demanding C. determining D. trusting
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions:
Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like the term broadcasting,
from the treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it. It is directly related to cultivation and
the adjectives cultural and cultured are part of the same verbal complex. A person of culture has
identifiable attributes, among them a knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature, and music. Yet
the word culture does not refer solely to such knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to education. At
least from the 19th century onwards, under the influence of anthropologists and sociologists, the word
culture has come to be used generally both in the singular and the plural (cultures) to refer to a whole
way of life of people, including their customs, laws, conventions, and values
Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced culture and cultures,
between elite and popular culture, between popular and mass culture, and most recently between
national and global cultures. Distinctions have been drawn too between culture and civilization; the
latter is a word derived not, like culture or agriculture, from the soil, but from the city . The two words
are sometimes treated as synonymous. Yet this is misleading. While civilization and barbarism are
pitted against each other in what seems to be a perpetual behavioural pattern, the use of the word
culture has been strongly influenced by conceptions of evolution in the 19th century and of
development in the 20th century . Cultures evolve or develop. They are not static. They have twists
and turns. Styles change. So do fashions. There are cultural processes. What, for example, the word
cultured means has changed substantially since the study of classical (that is, Greek and Roman)
literature, philosophy, and history ceased in the 20th century to be central to school and university
education. No single alternative focus emerged, although with computers has come electronic culture,
affecting kinds of study, and most recently digital culture. As cultures express themselves in new
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 forms not everything gets better or more civilized.

The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it difficult to define. There is
no single, unproblematic definition, although many attempts have been made to establish one. The
only nonproblematic definitions go back to agricultural meaning (for example, cereal culture or
strawberry culture) and medical meaning (for example, bacterial culture or penicillin culture). Since in
anthropology and sociology we also acknowledge culture clashes, culture shock, and counter-culture,
the range of reference is extremely wide.
Câu 39: According to the passage, the word culture
A. is related to the preparation and use of land for farming
B. develops from Greek and Roman literature and history
C. comes from a source that has not been identified
D. derives from the same root as civilization does
Câu 40: It is stated in paragraph 1 that a cultured person
A. has a job related to cultivation B. takes care of the soil and what grows on it
C. has knowledge of arts, literature, and music D. does a job relevant to education
Câu 41: The author remarks that culture and civilization are the two words that ___________
A. share the same word formation pattern
B. are both related to agriculture and cultivation
C. have nearly the same meaning
D. do not develop from the same meaning
Câu 42: It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century __________
A. schools and universities have not taught classical literature, philosophy, and history
B. classical literature, philosophy, and history have been considered as core subjects
C. classical literature, philosophy, and history have not been taught as compulsory subjects
D. all schools and universities have taught classical literature, philosophy, and history
Câu 43: The word “attributes” in paragraph 1 most likely means
A. aspects B. fields C. qualities D. skills
Câu 44: The word “static” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “ ”
A. regular B. unchanged C. balanced D. dense
Câu 45: It is difficult to give the definitions of the word culture except for its ___________
A. agricultural and medical meanings. B. historical and figurative meanings.
C. philosophical and historical meanings. D. sociological and anthropological meanings.
Câu 46: Which of the following is NOT true about the word culture?
A. It is a word that cannot be defined.
B. Its use has been considerably changed.
C. It differs from the word civilization.
D. It evolves from agriculture.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions
Câu 47: A. annoyed B. played C. preferred D. hoped
Câu 48: A. loves B. meets C. needs D. kills
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning in
each of the following questions
Câu 49: Mr. Pike held his wife's hands and talked urgently to her in a low voice, but there didn't seem to
be any response.
A. reply B. emotion C. effect D. feeling
Câu 50: It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding.
A. frankly B. approximately C. generally D. simply

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