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1, (A) Sightings of this (B) species of bird have been (C) few and far behind, even in (D) nature reserves.
2, As he engaged (A) in (B) bingy drinking on a daily (C) basis, he gradually (D) developed symptoms of cancer.
3, Once (A) considered meaningless and (B) rather distracting, gesticulation is now being taken more (C)
seriously as a (D) mean of communion, and has been the subject of a great deal of research in recent years.
4, The money I (A) derived from working (B) was paid (C) direct into my (D) banking account.
5, "You (A) didn't need to buy that.", (B) sighed my wife on (C) hearing that I had purchased (D) another vase.
6, When (A) searching for the (B) buried treasure, we noticed a strange (C) inhumane sound (D) coming from a
distant place, warning about an animal lurking somewhere.
7, They (A) had no option (B) but to cut (C) shortly their holiday when a member suddenly fell (D) ill.
8, "Who wants to (A) go through hardships (B) by themselves without friends?", she asked me, her hands closely
(C) tied to (D) my.
9, In (A) the latest edition (B) of the encyclopedia, you can notice (C) a number of up-to-date (D) entrances.
10, You have to abide (A) by several (B) strict codes of (C) practices while (D) working in this enterprise.
11, (A) In search of green canopies, I accidentally found a vast space covered (B) with trees which was the (C)
remain of (D) a wood.
12, (A) In event of a nuclear war, (B) the human (C) race is (D) to blame for the extinction of other species.
13, (A) Unlike him, I did not major (B) in (C) contracted farming at university, (D) which partly accounts for my
lack of knowledge about this subject.
14, I made it (A) clear to them that I (B) would like my house (C) to be painted white (D) through.
15. He was a (A) true (B) originality whose behaviour was (C) diametrically different from (D) others.
16, To the (A) best of my knowledge, when I studied with him, my Japanese was not on (B) a level with (C) his:
he spoke Japanese (D) indefinitely better than me.
17, Among (A) other significant contributions the army (B) made to the improvement of the conditions of life
(C) were the investigation of the relationships (D) among health, climate, and architecture.
18, (A) In the wake of his heroic (B) deeds, Nguyen Ngoc Manh was (C) awarded “Certificate of Honour” (D) in
recognizance of his bravery.
19, The Covid-19 pandemic (A) notwithstanding, (B) the economy of Vietnam witnessed (C) growth in 2020 at a
(D) respective 2.91 percent.
20, I was (A) awoken to the (B) realisation that our marriage was (C) over by my friend’s (D) advice.
21, After (A) putting in (B) a hard day’s work, he arrived home (C) tired, sat on the sofa, and slipped (D)
unawarely into sleep.
22, The editor (A) dropped in, notifying me that our novel (B) would be come out the following month, (C) a
piece of news which made me (D) overjoyed.
23. (A) Having taken a (B) leisurely stroll in the park, we decided to have a (C) sumptuous meal at an opulent
eatery and had to pay a bill just (D) shy from 15,000,000 VND.
24. As revealed by some journalists, people (A) hailed as real-life heroes and their private (B) lives are the (C)
stocks-in-trade of (D) the tabloids.
25. On the spur of (A) the moment, I decided to visit the bookstore on my way (B) home to buy some (C)
stationary and (D) lighted upon a former classmate of mine.
26. (A) In the field of astronomy, (B) cosmic distance is measured (C) on (D) light-years.
27. In the (A) last 10 years, (B) Vietnamese government has increased its GDP (C) growth rate (D) to about
2.91%.
28. Jane Addams, social worker, author, and (A) spokeswoman for the women’s suffrage (B) movements, (C)
she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 for her (D) humanitarian achievements.
29. Nguyen Trai’s poems and (A) literary works, which are to (B) some extent philosophic and humanitarian,
established (C) them as a leading (D) figure in the history of literature.
30. All tournament chess games are (A) played (B) with a chess clock – (C) that is two clocks (D) attached
together.
31. Elon Musk’s Space X company is continuing its exploration of the Solar System, (A) at which rate all (B) the
planets will have been contacted (C) within the (D) near 50 years.
32. Some writing systems (A) were published and achieved a (B) measure of popularity for a while, but almost
all, until the present day, (C) fell eventually (D) in disuse.
33. (A) Dance notation (B) got off to a much later start and has undergone a long (C) success of (D) false
attempts.
34. (A) Those so many successful (B) beginnings were (C) made in the field of film-making (D) is not surprising.
35. There is also an important difference (A) between realism and reality, (B) although this (C) distinct is often
forgotten.
36. The young (A) have the power to change the world, rid it forever (B) with war and injustice and suffering,
(C) provided they know (D) how, know what to do.
37. Many scientists and experts (A) believe the idea of (B) terraforming (C) Mars is extreme (D) and not
ridiculous.
38. Tourism is always considered (A) a key element in the (B) economics of (C) Arctic zones and many (D)
desert areas.
39. Just as causes and (A) quantities of stress are (B) subject to personal factors, so is the way in (C) which a
person deals with (D) them.
40. Stress is (A) said to be the culprit (B) in a high (C) percent of heart problems and stomach (D) disorders.
41. (A) Squadrons of planes can save fuel by flying in a V (B) formation, and many scientists (C) suspect that
migrating birds do the (D) similar.
42. Speech is really (A) such integral a form of human activity (B) that it cannot be regarded (C) as an entity in
(D) itself.
43. This is the vital point (A) about their discovery: there is (B) at last a (C) theoretical possibility that smaller
planets (D) could be orbiting inside the orbit of this planet.
44. The global (A) recording industry has launched its largest wave of legal (B) activity against people (C)
suspected of sharing (D) music files on the internet.
45. (A) Everyday we get (B) cold calls on the phone from total strangers (C) trying to sell us something. That’s
(D) annoying!
46. There’s a coffee shop (A) called Highlands near here (B) where the customers spend hours (C) discussing (D)
about the food.
47. The (A) standard length of the marathon is 42.5 kilometers but this one is 240 kilometers (B) long and (C)
spends seven days (D) to complete.
48. According to recent (A) estimation, about (B) three million people worldwide have died (C) because of (D)
the COVID-19 pandemic.
49. The best (A) deterrent against shoplifting is the (B) present of staff properly (C) trained (D) in how to
identify potential shoplifters.
50. H-C Travel Motorcycle Tours (A) to India, Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet (B) offer something for everyone: (C)
from the beauty of Sikkim to the (D) splender of Rajasthan.
51. Uranus is the (A) alone planet in (B) the solar system (C) which is tipped on (D) its side.
52. A new battery (A) for domestic appliances (B) in the house is (C) as thin and flexible as (D) paper.
53. Communication satellites (A) can be either (B) launched by rockets (C) and carried into (D) space by space
shuttles.
54. We are reluctant (A) to order more (B) equipment from that firm because the last (C) shipment was received
so (D) lately.
55. Converse All Star is offering substantial (A) savings on athletic footwear this month, but not (B) all types are
available (C) in all (D) shoes sizes.
56. Joseph Priestley is (A) immortal in the (B) history of (C) chemistry as the (D) discovery of oxygen in 1774.
57. Tyrannosaurus rex (A) grew to (B) a (C) height similar to a (D) giraffe.
58. When in a (A) relaxed state, the muscles in (B) an asleep bird’s feet (C) contract, holding the bird on (D) its
perch.
59. The most frequently (A) sung song in the world, ‘ Happy bday to you’, was actually (B) written with (C)
other set of words by the Hill (D) sisters in 1893.
60. The kiwi, a (A) nocturnal bird in the country (B) of New Zealand, is (C) alive only after (D) nightfall.
61. (A) The reader may (B) be gaining an impression that this text is (C) being written to criticise, not to (D)
complement.
62. After the workshop, (A) the majority agreed that they gained a new appreciation (B) of life and the (C)
relationships they had (D) formally taken for granted.
63. Most schools (A) are based on the fundamental (B) principal that each child (C) should develop (D) its full
potential.
64. Many people have to (A) rely on the government to cover the (B) bear (C) necessities such as rent and (D)
emergency medical treatment during the pandemic.
65. Last week, I visited (A) the beach in Kitty Hawk (B) where the Wright brothers (C) made their (D) historical
first airplane flight.
66. A (A) classical novel is a novel that represents a (B) genre or a writing style, (C) or it can be a novel that
makes a (D) contribution to literature.
67. (A) Beside music appreciation and singing, girls also (B) scored higher responding (C) means than boys (D)
for playing the recorder and other instruments.
68. The test is initiated by the driver (A) placing the sensor head in (B) his mouth then taking a few deep (C)
breathes and (D) blowing into the device.
69. Whether you (A) crave sweet, savory, decadent or (B) healthy, we have hundreds of top-rated (C) desert
recipes (D) to satisfy your taste buds.
70. (A) The curricula of American public schools (B) is determined by individual states, (C) not by the (D)
federal government.
71. Neither the mathematics department nor the biology department at State University (A) requires that the
students (B) must write a thesis in order (C) to graduate with a (D) master’s degree.
72. (A) The wild area (B) to the north of the lake (C) comprises of (D) conifer forests and small lakes.
73. (A) The rose has (B) long been (C) a symbol of love, romance, and (D) it is very beautiful.
74. Up the World War II (A) almost all important (B) research in physics had been (C) made in universities, with
only university funds (D) for support.
75. The schoolboy’s excuse wasn’t (A) creditable at all - Nobody (B) in the classroom believed in the (C) far-
fetched story he (D) told.
76. (A) When I got my case back from my friend, it (B) had been damaged (C) over repair - (D) How annoying!
77. This last lesson (A) on survival skills came (B) into (C) handy when a group of soldiers nearly found us
along (D) a riverbank.
78. (A) Having finished his term paper (B) before the deadline, (C) it was delivered to the (D) professor before
the class.
79. Such characters (A) as fairies or witches in Walt Disney (B) animated cartoons, which (C) are loved by most
children, are purely (D) imaginative.
80. I (A) have lived near the harbour for (B) so long that I’ve grown (C) familiar to the noise (D) of the ships and
boats.
81. (A) The new librarian (B) has been found to be not only inefficient (C) but also lazy (D) has been sacked.
82. Neither of the (A) girls (B) have turned in the term papers (C) to the instructor (D) yet.
83. The deadbolt is (A) the best lock for entry doors (B) because it is (C) not only inexpensive but (D)
installation is easy.
84. Life insurance, (A) before available (B) only to young, healthy persons, can now (C) be obtained for old
people and (D) even for pets.
85. The head proctor tells the students when they should (A) begin the exam, how long (B) they have to complete
it, and what (C) the procedures are for (D) turning in.
86. Comets, which are (A) heavenly bodies with star-like (B) nuclei and tails, appear (C) luminously when
visiting our (D) skies as many as five or more times each year.
87. Ice (A) covers roughly ten percent of the (B) earth’s land surface, which is (C) about the same (D) number as
farms.
88. Experts believe that (A) governments will be hesitant (B) to allow large (C) payments to be made
anonymously (D) by bitcoin.
89. (A) Whichever the weather, and (B) however far from the farmhouse they are working, our neighbours come
home (C) at midday (D) to their dinner.
90. A major collection like (A) those of London’s National Gallery (B) is housed in numerous rooms, each with
dozens of (C) works, (D) any one of which is very expensive.
91. Today’s viewer is deterred (A) against trying to (B) extend that spontaneous, immediate, self-reliant kind of
reading (C) which would originally (D) have met the work.
92. (A) Just think! Next month you will be in your (B) teenage and it seems like (C) only yesterday you (D) were
a baby.
93. President Clinton’s proposal will help (A) ensure (B) which parents in (C) every state have access (D) to the
information .
94. They need (A) to determine the quality of their schools and (B) identity areas (C) in which improvement (D)
is needed.
95. Psychologists are therefore (A) raising the (B) possibility that genius (C) is the (D) production of teaching.
96. The argument that (A) personable presenters help (B) draw viewers into shows is now (C) outweighed by the
fashion for making them the (D) focus on the programmes.
97. A sequence of smaller maps (A) shows the world’s population density, (B) each country’s birth and (C) death
rates and gross national product in terms of (D) per capital income.
98. In our Vietnamese (A) tradition, women are more (B) certainly (C) to bow the head than (D) to shake hands.
99. (A) In the beginning of the twentieth century, (B) a new science emerged, (C) in which many theories of the
past (D) were disproved by the scientific method.
100. Even (A) invalids, (B) confined to beds or wheelchairs, (C) become tired as the evening (D) wears out.
101. For the (A) past eight years, many musicians (B) have gathered together (C) in Switzerland’s (D) most
glitzy ski resort to play, to teach and socialise.
102. Verbier is home (A) for three weeks (B) to more than 100 young musicians, (C) starried-eyed about getting
a (D) crashing course at the highest possible level.
103. Today’s African savannah grasshopper manages (A) to remain largely undetected by (B) its predators, (C)
by changing color (D) at the spot.
104. (A) Talk show producers say they provide useful information and (B) have helped to create (C) a more
sensitive and (D) educational public.
105. In the harsh economic (A) climax that exists at present, (B) very few people are lucky enough (C) to find a
job in the first (D) place.
106. The Internet makes (A) it easier for educators to check (B) for plagiarism as a simple Internet (C) search for
a quote will be enough to (D) impose copying.
107. In many TV (A) commercials, men are often seen as useless, (B) childlike oafs who are unable (C) to
perform the simplest household (D) tasks.
108. Alexander Calder, who was (A) originally interested in (B) mechanical engineering, (C) later became a (D)
sculpture.
109. (A) The first national park (B) in world, Yellowstone National Park, (C) was established (D) in 1872.
110. Globes and maps (A) have always been important throughout history, (B) but never (C) as more so (D) than
today.
111. (A) Studying the (B) science of logic is one (C) way to cultivate one’s (D) reason skills.
112. Because vitamins (A) are contained (B) in a wide variety of (C) foods, people seldom (D) lack of most of
them.
113. In addition to traditional (A) treatments such as strawberry (B) shortcakes, strawberry tarts and strawberries
dipped (C) into chocolate, (D) there is strawberry pizza!
114. (A) Included in this list of ‘tools’ are: education, social skills, cultural awareness and the acquisition of (B)
languages, the most important of these (C) being the (D) later.
115. This (A) one-language phenomenon could be (B) contributed to a combination of factors, (C) in which the
monolingual environment (D) played a strong role.
116. Many individuals are sick (A) to death of (B) sexy jokes from their peers which (C) poke fun (D) at women.
117. Perhaps those who argue the (A) contrast are guilty of a (B) stick-in-the-sand mentality (C) which is often
not (D) confined to their own language.
118. E-book technology is (A) evolving rapidly, and (B) with some of the latest (C) handholds you will even get
(D) internet access.
119. The production process (A) from first plan by author (B) until delivery to the printer has been (C) doing (D)
electrically for a while now.
120. (A) Surviving in the music industry requires an (B) intricate knowledge of (C) how a record company (D) is
functioned.
121. The (A) principle cause of the (B) whirlwind is intense insulation, which produces an (C) overheated air
mass just (D) above the ground.
122. What makes (A) those educated people leave their countries should (B) be considered and a (C) distinct
between push and pull factors must be (D) made.
123. With more entrepreneurs (A) taking their (B) investments abroad, developing countries are (C) missing an
opportunity of (D) wealthy creation.
124. (A) Most of the measures (B) made so far have not had any (C) success in alleviating the (D) effects of
brain drain.
125. A more global (A) sight must take into consideration the (B) provision of adequate working and living (C)
conditions in the (D) sending countries.
126. (A) This was one of the (B) limits of the technique: life (C) could not exist on such (D) large planets.
127. A growing (A) recognition that zoos ought to be in the (B) vanguard of the fight (C) for the devastation of
our natural world (D) has begun a zoological revolution.
128. (A) Health experts warn that this (B) winter’s breakthrough could be as severe as the 1989 epidemic, which
(C) killed 25,000 people in Britain (D) only.
129. An (A) environmental story of mankind would (B) have to be a history of the (C) spiral demand for natural
resources and their inevitable (D) depletion.
130. Entrepreneurs are now looking (A) into the limits of land, sea, (B) and sky; the new target is (C) the stars
and, more especially, (4) asteroids.
131. (A) Seasonal thawing at the (B) basis of the glacier helps (C) facilitate the (D) slippage of the ice along the
ground surface.
132. An endangered species is a population of an organism which is (A) both few (B) in numbers, or threatened
by (C) changing environmental or (D) predation parameters.
133. The expert (A) saw bureaucracy as both the most (B) efficient possible system, and a threat (C) to the basic
liberties he (D) felt dear.
134. Real relaxation is (A) a state of alert (B) yet at the same time passive awareness, (C) in which our bodies are
(D) in rest while our minds are awake.
135. The need to (A) farther improve the quantity of mattresses (B) shows the importance of (C) the bed as a
piece of furniture in (D) a home.
136. A student who (A) studies how to (B) use a dictionary effectively will be able to work (C) independently for
much of (D) the time.
137. Biologists tend (A) to assume that the (B) compelling qualities of human activities are (C) derivatives of
basic (D) drives.
138. If any (A) given activity can (B) be seen to facilitate adaptation (C) with the environment, it makes sense in
(D) biological terms.
139. When a blue whale is (A) completely grown, its heart is the same (B) height as a tall man and (C) weighs as
much as a horse (D) does.
140. It’s certainly too soon to say (A) if the (B) sight of several tigers (C) in wildlife is an indication of a (D)
populous recovery.
141. (A) Once you have calmed (B) down, things won’t look half as (C) badly as you first (D) thought.
142. (A) Again and again it (B) may be a good idea (C) to give your opponent an opportunity (D) to make a
mistake.
143. The first (A) casualty of the (B) reorganization will be the bus service, (C) which will be stopped (D) all
together.
144. A good food wine (A) would be a nice (B) compliment to (C) grilled dishes or (D) ones with cream sauces.
145. A panel of (A) uninterested judges who (B) had never met the contestants (C) before judged the (D) singing
contest.
146. Chester (A) visited the beach in Kitty Hawk (B) where the Wright brothers (C) made their (D) historical
first airplane flight.
147. Solar eclipse can have an (A) effect on plants and animals that are (B) used to the regular (C) circle of (D)
day and night.
148. It is (A) designed to help each (B) applicant to make an (C) informative decision before applying for a
particular (D) programme of study.
149. Now most of (A) the paint had been (B) peeled away by (C) successful seasons (D) of sun and rain.
150. People who watched a (A) sports event on TV, with all (B) their movement and action, (C) valued the still
image as a (D) reminder of the game.