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Read the following passage and choose the best answers A, B, C, or D.
 
Many people think that we can learn a lot about the culture of a foreign country simply by living in that country. However, this is not necessarily true. Often, the longer we stay in a foreign country, the more we realize how little we actually know about the culture of that country. Books and talks about other people’s culture can even be dangerous because they concentrate on cultural differences and exaggerate national character, and sometimes a lot of information they contain is untrue. In a study recently carried out in Britain, people were asked to make a list of anything that they thought was typical of Britain and would interest a foreign visitor there. Most mentioned Shakespeare, the Queen, villages inns, English folk dancing, English castles, and fish chips wrapped in newspaper. Although all of these characters can be found in British culture, they do not show the real interests of ordinary British people: (They are, in fact, simply stereotype - that is, general character which people wrongly think are typical.) What is surprising is that they were suggested by British people themselves as representing their culture. If people have such a wrong impression of their own culture, how much false would their impression of other culture be! 

Text 2:

 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
 
If dancing isn't your thing, perhaps you ...(34)... singing? Everyone knows that karaoke comes from Japan, but it is not the Japanese for 'drunk and tone-deaf' as you might think. It actually means 'empty orchestra'. It all started in a small music ...(35)... in the city of Kobe. One night, when usual guitarist didn't turn ...(36)..., the desperate bar owner recorded some music and invited his ...(37)... to sing instead. The craze soon spread and special karaoke machines were invented. The idea was that, however badly you sang everyone applauded at the end and it proved the perfect ... (38)...for stressful Japanese businessmen to relax. Today, you can find karaoke bars all over the world. It is so ...(39)... in China that restaurants normally have several karaoke machines going at the same time. As one karaoke fan ...(40)..., it's something everyone should try at least once in their life.

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Câu 2:

Dad is willing to give a hand with cleaning the house

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Câu 3:

Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.

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Câu 4:

Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words

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Câu 5:

She asked if I had passed the English test the week before

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Câu 6:

The secret to success is hard work.

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Câu 7:

Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children

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Câu 8:

It isn't necessary for you to finish the work right now.

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Câu 9:

“You'd better apologize for being so rude,” said my friend to me.

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Câu 10:

My mother reminded me to remember to water her house plants.

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Câu 11:

It is difficult to write rules that tell exactly when we should apologize, and it is not difficult to learn how.

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Câu 12:

Indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentence.

The audience responded to his suggestion with a big clap

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Câu 13:

In most social situations where some informality is allowed, a brief raise of the hand or a small wave is fine

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Câu 14:

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Which of the following is true?

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It can be inferred from the last paragraph that it’s easy to.........

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If we stay a long time in a foreign country, .........

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Câu 17:

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When asked about their own culture, many British people........

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It is hard to learn about a country's culture from books because such books........

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Câu 20:

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words

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Câu 21:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges
A: May I sit here? ~ B: ..........

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Câu 22:

“What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary” ~ B: ...........

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Câu 23:

We are a very close-knit family and very supportive........one another.

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Câu 24:

Body language is quiet and secret, but .......most powerful language of all.

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Câu 25:

Most Americans use the first name very quickly when.......their new acquaintance

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Câu 26:

Did Pat........she would be late?

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Câu 28:

We must tackle the problem with........and understanding

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Câu 29:

Mathematics.........my most difficult subject so far this year.

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Câu 30:

The host asked Peter........tea or coffee

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Câu 31:

I .......there once a long time ago and.......back since.

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Câu 32:

.......special occasions such as weddings, gifts are an expected part of courtesy

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Câu 33:

Our newest franchise........in two months, so we need to start hiring new employees.

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Câu 34:

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If dancing isn't your thing, perhaps you ...(34)... singing?

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Câu 35:

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small music ...(35)... in the city of Kobe

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didn't turn ...(36)..., the desperate bar owner

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Câu 37:

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and invited his ...(37)... to sing instead

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(38)...for stressful Japanese businessmen to relax.

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is so ...(39)... in China that restaurants normally

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As one karaoke fan ...(40)..., it's something

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