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Câu 4:

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.

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Câu 5:

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.

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Câu 6:

Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.

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Câu 7:

Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.

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Câu 8:

Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.

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Câu 9:

Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.

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Câu 10:

Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.

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Câu 12:

Paula thought the song would be a big hit,………..?

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Câu 14:

It is essential that all top security documents…………….CONFIDENTIAL.

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Câu 15:

You…………such a long essay. The teacher only asked for 300 words, and you wrote 600 words.

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Câu 17:

A quarter is…………much as 25%.

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Câu 18:

.…………anyone object, the plan will be reconsidered.

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Câu 19:

It’s time she…………promotion, in my view.

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Câu 20:

Peter: “You don’t need a raincoat! The weather’s fine!”

      Mary: “…………, I think I'll take one; you never know.”

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Câu 21:

You’ve got to be…………certain before you make up your mind.

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Câu 22:

By the time he…………out on a Saturday afternoon, the kitchen had been full of water.

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Câu 23:

The cameraman…………tired because he…………through the night.

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Câu 24:

If you need anything during your stay, our staff is…………your disposal.

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Câu 25:

I don’t understand why people can’t just…………instead of trying to bend everyone to their will.

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Câu 32:

You are going to read a newspaper article. Six paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap. There is an example and one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.

Wind of Change

The world’s biggest wind farms are currently being constructed off the coast of Britain after a major policy decision by the government to invest time and money in renewable forms of energy. When the entire project is finished, it is estimated that almost eight percent of the electricity that the country needs will be generated in this way.

For example: (0)…D…

The wind farms themselves will consist of towers with fan-like blades at the top, arranged in groups of as many as 300. As these blades are turned by the wind, they generate electricity. The towers are tall enough to ensure that there will always be enough wind, even on the calmest days, to turn the rotor blades. The electricity generated from these turbines is fed by underground cable to the mainland, where it is incorporated into the national grid.

(81)………

The reason for the delay is due to a conservative approach to new technology as well as economic considerations. Governments are notoriously reluctant to embrace new technology which has not yet proved itself, fearing that if it were to fail, the electorate would blame them. Moreover, until recently it was cheaper to generate electricity by traditional methods. However, now that fossil fuels are becoming more expensive - and the cost of mining them is also rising - the balance has shifted.

(82)………

The way ahead is not without its problems, however. There have been a large number of complaints about wind farms on land, with critics maintaining that the tall towers and gigantic blades are an eyesore. Appearance is less likely to be a problem with offshore wind farms since they will be far enough from the coast to be virtually invisible unless the weather is exceptionally clear.

(83)………

Environmental organizations hope that the government's commitment to wind power will encourage the use of other "green" methods of producing electricity, though some technologies are less likely to be developed than others, at least in this country. The British Isles enjoy relatively few sunny days, so solar energy is hardly going to be a great success here.

(84)………

It now appears likely that funds will be made available for the necessary research, especially since the British government has made it clear that it sees no future for nuclear power. Existing nuclear power stations are to be phased out gradually, though the government has been wary of providing precise dates for decommissioning.

(85)………

In the meantime, it is encouraging to note that energy solutions which would have seemed unlikely, not to say laughable, just a few decades ago are finally starting to make an impact. It is to be hoped that this trend will continue.

(Heinle Exam Essentials CAE Practice Tests, 2nd edition)

Missing paragraphs:

A. The most striking aspect of the project is the simplicity of the fundamental idea. Indeed, it seems odd that the principle, which has, after all, been applied to power windmills for thousands of years, has only very recently been used successfully to generate electricity on a large scale.

B. There has been little attempt up to now to persuade the general public that wind power is the technology of the future. The government no doubt hopes that when the towers are in place and people realize they are neither a threat to the environment nor aesthetically ugly, attitudes will change.

C. Some form of water power would seem a far more likely candidate for development, with tides off the coast of Britain being strong and, of course, regular. As has been the case with wind power, sizeable investment will be needed in order to produce the required technology, but the potential is certainly there.

D. This is in line with the target the government set itself of producing ten percent of Britain's electricity from renewable - wind power being the most significant of these - by the year 2010. Environmental groups have hailed the government's commitment and are claiming that the future is definitely looking greener as far as energy is concerned.

E. It has been pointed out by those who fear the terrible consequence of an accident that this is only a small step in the right direction. Even when the existing power stations are shut down, the huge problem of disposing of the radioactive materials from them will still have to be solved.

F. Another cause for concern is voiced by wildlife organizations, fearful that migrating birds could crash such as Denmark suggests this is unlikely, but the government has promised to monitor the progress of a pilot scheme at present in operation off the coast of Wales.

G. Britain is not being particularly revolutionary in placing its trust in wind power. In fact, there is very little risk involved. The country is fortunate when it comes to this particular source of energy - it has a great deal of wind all year round. In a few years Britain may well become a world leader in offshore wind exploitation.


Đoạn văn 1

Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.

Time Management

Julie Morgenstern's book (36. TITLE)………..Time Management from the Inside Out

aims to help people organize their time better. Julia says that getting organized is a completely ‘learnable’ skill. One common reason she has (37. IDENTITY)………..for people not getting things done, be it tasks at work, study (38. OBJECT)……….., or things they hope to achieve in their free time, is that they don’t set aside a (39. SPECIFY)………..time in which to do these things.

In other words, they're always trying to fit new activities into an already full schedule, or allowing themselves to be distracted by things other than the task in hand. What's more, because they (40. ESTIMATE)………..how long tasks are actually going to take, such people are always running behind schedule, and always having to (41. APOLOGY)………..for not meeting deadlines.

To avoid this, Julie suggests making a list of “must-do” tasks and putting a time estimate next to each. This will allow a direct (42. COMPARE)………..to be made

between time spent on each task and how long you (43. ORIGIN)………..thought it

would take you. In no time at all, you’ll be able to make an expert (44. JUDGE)………..about how long activities really take, allowing you to be more (45. REAL) ………..about how much you set out to achieve in the first place.

Đoạn văn 2

PART C. READING (35 POINTS)

Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

DOLPHIN TO THE RESCUE

People often claim that humans and animals are not as different as they appear.

For example, dolphins are often (51) ………… with human - or even super-human -

intelligence and also a sort of sympathy with human beings. This (52)…………to dolphins

is not surprising in view of incidents like the (53)…………one, which happened in 1983. A lawyer’s wife was bathing alone from a private beach in Florida. She had only just gone into the water when she was (54)…………off by a strong current. She swallowed water and was beginning to lose (55)…………, wishing desperately that someone would come and rescue her. And she tells how at this moment she was given "a tremendous shove" and found herself (56)…………out of the water. She slowly recovered and turned to thank her

rescuer. But there was no one about, only a pair of dolphins playing and leaping out of the water a few metres offshore.

At this point a man came running up to say that he had seen what he had (57)……

for a dead body being pushed ashore by one of the dolphins. Now this is not an obscure (58)…………of an incident which happened in the dim and (59)…………past. It happened in our own times and was witnessed by a number of (60)………….

Câu 4:

She had only just gone into the water when she was (54)…………off by a strong current.

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Câu 5:

She swallowed water and was beginning to lose (55)…………, wishing desperately that someone would come and rescue her.

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Câu 6:

And she tells how at this moment she was given "a tremendous shove" and found herself (56)…………out of the water

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Câu 8:

Now this is not an obscure (58)…………of an incident

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Câu 9:

happened in the dim and (59)…………past.

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Câu 10:

It happened in our own times and was witnessed by a number of (60)………….

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Đoạn văn 3

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

The Recyclists

What do you do to help fight climate change? Two teenage boys from Scotland have just won an award for their efforts. Niall Watson and Roarke Hughes call (61)………….the Recyclists. They pedal (62)………….their neighbourhood on their bikes collecting rubbish to be recycled. In the area (63)………….the boys live, the local council only collects a few types of refuse to be recycled, so the boys help their community to recycle more, in (64)………….for a small fee.

Their business venture started three years (65)………….as a way of making some extra (66) …………. money. Now Niall and Roarke have expanded their business. They have invested (67)………….some chickens and now also sell their own organic eggs (68)………….they cycle round the town.

The judges of the "Ethical Kids Award", (69)………….the boys won, were very impressed by them, saying: "The Recyclists captured our imaginations straightaway. Their idea was innovative and green at the (70)………….time."

(Cambridge English First Practice Tests Plus 2)

Đoạn văn 4

Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

The History of London

The Roman invasion of Britain in 43 CE brought the pre-Roman ancient Britons under Roman rule, but it also resulted in founding the Roman's first major British settlement called Londinium, which meant "he settlement on the wide river" and in fact, the settlement was established where a bridge was built across the Thames. The area that was later called London was first believed to have served as a fort for defending the Roman army; however, archaeological digs in the area pointed to the real reason - Londinium was used for private enterprise. In 1981, the vestiges of an enormous Roman pier, which had probably been used for trade, were discovered. This ancient London was burned to the ground by a Celtic tribe in 61 CE, and then it was rebuilt, becoming the capital of the Roman province of Britannia for 4 decades. However, by the 2nd century CE, the city suffered gradual deterioration as a result of the Roman Empire's decline. It was abandoned for 3 centuries.

By the 6th century CE, the Anglo-Saxons re-established the city, then called Lundenwic, about a mile west of its original founding. The city prospered as an international trading and political centre under a succession of English kings, but suffered opposition as well. Although the Scandinavian Vikings and the Danish would raid and besiege the city, the Anglo-Saxons ultimately maintained control of the city. The Anglos-Saxons inhabited it for centuries, and by the 10th century, they managed to make London England's largest and wealthiest city. During the Middle Age, London, then the country's centre of commerce and Westminster, the seat of the royal court and government, grew together and became central London, replacing Winchester as England's capital in the 12th century. The city's population continued to grow, but the bubonic plague struck London in the mid-14th century. It was no wonder that the streets of the city were extremely filthy, and rats were a constant presence. The disease wiped out about 30% of the city’s people; it did not, however, destroy the city and its political ambitions. By the late 16th century, England defeated the Spanish Armada, a large fleet of ships sent by King Philip II of Spain to protect its interests in the New World. The subduing of the Spanish Armada strengthened England’s political stability and facilitated its continued growth. Even an outbreak of a hemorrhagic fever from 1665 and 1666 and a subsequent catastrophic fire in 1666 did not slacken the city’s development.

The Industrial Revolution played a huge role in London's economic development, and London's expansion and urbanization in the 18th century was such that it gained prominence as the world’s largest city. London's first railway in 1836 allowed people in countryside towns easy access to the city. London's metro system, the world's first underground railway transit system, eased the city's overfilled streets. The local government’s priority was to provide London, whose population was 5 million by the late 19th century, with the infrastructure it needed. Prosperous as the middle and upper classes were, however, the city was highly socially stratified, and the poor were crowded into slums in the eastern part of the city. The World Wars of the 20th century desolated buildings and homes across London. London rehabilitated and continued to grow after the wars, but it was believed that the lack of architectural unity resulted in the construction of buildings that were a continuum of the architectural styles. Economic restoration in the 1980s revived London’s place as the world’s foremost international centre. Today, the city is one of the world's leading business, political, financial and cultural centres.

(TOEFL iBT ACTIVATOR Reading - Expert

Câu 1:

The word “deterioration” in the passage is closest in meaning to………..

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Câu 2:

According to paragraph 1, which of the following is mentioned as the incentive for making Londinium a settlement?

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Câu 3:

Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the underlined sentence in the passage?

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Câu 4:

Which of the following can be inferred about London prior to the 10th century?

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Câu 5:

According to the passage, Westminster contributed which of the following to the development of London?

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Câu 6:

The word “its” in the passage refers to………...

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Câu 7:

The author mentions the outbreaks of bubonic plague and hemorrhagic fever as……...

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Câu 8:

According to paragraph 3, all of the following characterized London EXCEPT      ……...

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Câu 10:

Which of the following statements best expresses the author’s opinion about London’s buildings?

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