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Question 59. More parents teach their children because they completely _____ the current educational system.
A. please with B. object to C. appeal to D. approve of
Question 60. The word ―arguments‖ at the beginning of the third paragraph can be best replaced by
―_____‖.
A. rows B. quarrels C. viewpoints D. discussions Question 61. The attitude of the author towards homeschooling can be best described as _____.
A. acceptable B. favorable C. remarkable D. unfavorable
Question 62. The number of parents who want to teach their own children in the U.S. is _____.
A. remaining unchanged B. remaining the same C. going up D. going down
Question 63. Many parents stop their children from going to school because it is now too _____ for them.
A. explosive B. expensive C. dangerous D. humorous Question 64. Which is the best tittle for the passage?
A. Reasons for Homeschooling in theUSA.
B. The Trend of homeschooling in theUSA.
C. Homeschooling- one of the ways of education in theUSA.
D. Education system in theUSA.
WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as teh sentence printed before it.
Question 65: It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
Alan __________________________________________________________
Question 66: Peter usually drives faster than Mary.
Mary __________________________________________________________
Question 67: The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
Having ________________________________________________________
Question 68: Tom‘s father no longer smokes cigarettes.
No longer ______________________________________________________
Question 69: ―I must have made a mistake in the calculations", Mr Forest said Mr Forest admitted _____________________________________________
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stre ss in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A appearance B. determine C. maintenance D. romantic Question 4. A. financial B. respectful C. percentage D. marital
Question 5. A. prevention B. agreement C. satisfy D. experience
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 6. It is ______ that so many young people leave school without qualifications.
A. to be regretted B. to be regrettable C. to be regretful D. to regret Question 7: Sumerians were the first to invent cuneiform, ______.
A. was s system of writing B. for a system of witting C. a system of writing D. which a system of writing Question 8: After the seventh month of pregnancy, ______ a good chance of survival.
A. there is a premature baby B. a premature baby has C. does a premature baby have D. it has premature baby Question 9: Migratory patterns in births ______ term of seasonal changes.
A. in usually be explained B. can be explained usually in C. can usually be explained in D. can be explained in usually Question 10: He __________ from Da Nang university before he got married
A. had graduated B. graduated C. has graduated D. graduates Question 11: Mary lost one of her running shoes, but won the race despite this ______
A. disaster B. feat C. awkwardness D. handicap
Question 12: Veronica broke the school rules so many times that the headmistress finally had no alternative but to ______ her.
A. eject B. expel C. export D. deport
Question 13: ______ your precious help, I wouldn‘t have certainly overcome most of the practical difficulties
A. If not B. Provided C. Unless D. Without
Question 14: I've applied for several jobs. I don't want to ______.
A. be a good egg B. have an egg on my face
C. kill the goose that lay the golden eggs D. put all my eggs in one basket
Question 15: Everyone is surprised to know that the Korean Vice-prime Minister resigned and he _____ all responsibility for what had happened in the Sewol ferry.
A. captured B. bore C. maintained D. solved
Question 16: Mai: May I borrow your pen for a minute? -Lan: ―________________.‖
A. Yes, certainly B. Yes, thank you C. No, thanks D. No, of course Question 17:We must adopt firm policy on punctuality. We can‘t have people ______ late all the time.
A. arriving B. arrive C. to arrive D. to have arrived
Question 18: Fortunately, several of his colleagues had ______ in his downfall.
A. every hand B. their hands C. a hand D. both hands
Question 19: ______ the French army was defeated at the battle of Dien Bien Phu came a complete surprise to all over the world.
A. Why B. Which C. What D. That
Question 20. ______ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. Hardly had B. No sooner had C. No longer has D. Not until had Question 21. He ______ to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead.
A. must have gone B. couldn‘t go C. didn‘t have to go D. should have gone
Question 22. John paid $2 for his meal, ______ he had thought it would cost.
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A. not so much as B. not so many as C. not as much D. less as Question 23. It is very important for a firm or a company to keep ______ the changes in the market.
A. touch with B. up with C. pace of D. track about
Question 24: Thanks to my friends‘ ______ remarks, my essays have been improved.
A. constructive B. construction C. constructor D. construct
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 questions.
Question 25: I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.
A. hopeless B. hopeful C. successful D. unsuccessful
Question 26: Carpets from countries such as Persia and Afghanistan often fetch high prices in the United States.
A. Artifacts B. Pottery C. Rugs D. Textiles
Question 27: Though many scientific breakthroughs have resulted from mishaps it has taken brilliant thinkers to recognize their potential.
A. accidents B. misunderstandings C. incidentals D. misfortunes Question 28: He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night.
A. easy- looking B. important C. well- known D. impressive.
Question 29: They are going to suffer a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.
A. get into B. stand in with C. come in for. D. put across
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.
Question 30: Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today. A B C D
Question 31: It took me a very long time to recover off the shock of her death A B C D
Question 32 : Because of the high costs of living, life is difficult for an unemployed these days.
A B C D Question 33: There is a species of bird that are threatened with extinction.
A B C D
Question 34. Because of the long questions, Tom could not hardly finish the test on time.
A B C D
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.
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee?
The schools teach a (35)______ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother (36)______ it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people and to (37)______ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (38)______ understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (39)______ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends (40)______ your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (41)______ teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be (42)______ early: an interest in and an ear (43)______ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations (44)______ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Question 35: A. lots B. large C. far D. great
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Question 36: A. learn B. with learning C. learning D. to learn Question 37: A. give out B. present C. interpret D. transfer Question 38: A. as well B. either C. not D. both
Question 39: A. in B. on C. for D. by
Question 40: A. much on B. most on C. on most D. on much Question 41: A. hardly B. quite C. truly D. really
Question 42: A. lay B. laid C. lain D. lied
Question 43: A. if B. in C. for D. by
Question 44: A. when B. of C. during D. for
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 45 to 54.
"The economic history of the United States", one scholar has written, "is the history of the rise and development of the capitalistic system". The colonists of the eighteenth century pushed forward what those of the seventeenth century have begun: the expansion and elaboration of an economy born in the great age of capitalist expansion.
Our excellent natural resources paved the way for the development of abundant capital to increase our growth. Capital includes the tools - such as: machines, vehicles, and buildings - that makes the outputs of labor and resources more valuable. But it also includes the funds necessary to buy those tools. If a society had to consume everything it produced just to stay alive, nothing could be put aside to increase future productions. But if a farmer can grow more corn than his family needs to eat, he can use the surplus as seed to increase the next crop, or to feed workers who build tractors. This process of capital accumulation was aided in the American economy by our cultural heritage. Saving played an important role in the European tradition. It contributed to American‘s motivation to put something aside today for the tools to buy tomorrow.
The great bulk of the accumulated wealth of America, as distinguished from what was consumed, was derived either directly or indirectly from trade. Though some manufacturing existed, its role in the accumulation of capital was negligible. A merchant class of opulent proportions was already visible in the seaboard cities, its wealth as the obvious consequence of shrewd and resourceful management of the carrying trade. Even the rich planters of tidewater Virginia and the rice coast of South Carolina finally depended for their genteel way of life upon the ships and merchants who sold their tobacco and rice in the markets of Europe. As colonial production rose and trade expanded, a business community emerged in the colonies, linking the provinces by lines of trade and identity of interest.
Question45: The word ‗it‘ in the third sentence of paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. resource B. capital C. labour D. growth
Question46: According to the passage, capital includes all of the following EXCEPT ______.
A. factories B. tractors C. money D. workers
Question 47: According to the passage, the emergence of a business community in the colonies was a result of ______.
A. efficient saving B. the immigration
C. the existence of manufacturing D. the success of production and trade Question48: The word ‗negligible‘ in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. able to be neglected B. very important
C. necessary to be neglected D. not very important
Question49: The phrase ‗put aside‘ in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. hidden B. reviewed C. saved D. consumed
Question50: With what subject is this passage mainly concerned?
A. Geography B. Economics C. Finance D. Culture
Question51: The phrase ‗paved the way‘ in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. accumulated B. supported C. resembled D. paid for
Question52: It can be inferred from the passage that the European ancestors of early Americans ____.
A. were accustomed to saving B. were good farmers
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C. sent many tools to America D. taught their skills to their offspring Question53: The word ‗funds‘ in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. capital B. money C. resource D. labour
Question54: According to the passage, which of the following would lead to accumulating capital?
A. Training workers who produce goods. B. Consuming what is produced
C. Planting more of a crop than what is needed D. Studying the culture history of the country
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 55 to 64
Water scarcity is fast becoming one of the major limiting factors in world crop production. In many areas, poor agricultural practices have led to increasing desertification and the loss of formerly arable lands.
Consequently, those plant species that are well adapted to survival in dry climates are being looked at for an answer in developing more efficient crops to grow on marginally arable lands.(có thể trồng trọt)
Plants use several mechanisms to ensure their survival in desert environments. Some involve purely mechanical and physical adaptations, such as the shape of the plant's surface, smaller leaf size, and extensive (mở rộng) root systems. Some of the adaptations are related to chemical mechanisms. Many plants, such as cacti, have internal gums and mucilage (dịch nhầy) which give them water-retaining properties. Another chemical mechanism is that of the epicuticular wax layer (lớp mô, sừng ngoài). This wax layer acts as an impervious (trơ, không thấm) cover to protect the plant. It prevents excessive loss of internal moisture. It also protects the plant from external aggression, which can come from inorganic agents such as gases, or organic agents which include bacteria and plant pests.
Researchers have proposed that synthetic waxes (sáp tổng hợp) with similar protective abilities could be prepared based on knowledge of desert plants. If successfully developed, such a compound could be used to greatly increase a plant's ability to maintain health in such adverse situations as inadequate water supply, limited fertilizer availability, attack by pests, and poor storage after harvesting.
Question 55: This passage deals mainly with ________
A. desertification B. decreasing water supply
C. factors limiting crop production D. developing efficient plants Question 56: The word ―arable‖ in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to ________
A. fertile B. parched C. barren D. marsh
Question 57: Which of the following is a mechanical or physical mechanism that desert plants use?
A. The plant‘s shape B. The small root system C. The vast leaf size D. The high water system Question 58: The word ―extensive‖ in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to _________
A. spongy B. shallow C. widespread D. comprehensive
Question 59: Which is one of the ways in which the epicuticular wax protects the plant?
A. It helps the plant to avoid excessive moisture intake B. It helps the plant to attack aggressors.
C. It releases gases against plant pests. D. It guards against bacteria.
Question 60: The word ―It‖ in the 2nd paragraph refers to________
A. another chemical mechanism B. the epicuticular wax layer
C. an impervious plant like cover D. the loss of internal moisture Question 61: The word ―aggression‖ in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to_________
A. attack B. agitation C. conditions D. surroundings
Question 62: What is an example of an inorganic agent that may attack plants?
A. Bacteria B. Insects C. Gas D. Pests
Question 63: It can be inferred that synthetic stimulate waxes________
A. have not been developed yet B. have not succeeded C. have been determined to be impervious to organic and inorganic agents D. have the quality of causing bacteria
Question 64: All of the following are examples of an adverse situation for crops EXCEPT________
A. inadequate water B. insufficient fertilize C. pest aggression D. proper storage WRITING.
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