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t to read right after they have learnt to walk. This is 
fine if the child shows a real interest but (24)______ a child could be counter-productive if she or he isn't ready. Wise 
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parents will have a relaxed (25)______ and take the lead from their child. What they should provide is a selection of 
(26)______ toys, books and other activities. Nowadays there is plenty of good (27)______ available for young 
children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also (28)______ them to read. 
Of course, books are no longer the only (29)______ of stories and information. There is also a huge range of 
videos, which can (30)______and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are (31)______ valuable in helping 
to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad press as far as children are concerned, mainly 
because too many (32)______ too much time watching programmes not intended for their age group. 
Câu 23: A. could not B. must not C. had to D. should 
Câu 24: A. making B. insisting C. forcing D. starting 
Câu 25: A. attitude B. competition C. decision D. pastime 
Câu 26: A. expensive B. stimulating C. bright D. adult 
Câu 27: A. produce B. games C. amusement D. sense 
Câu 28: A. encourage B. provide C. provoke D. attract 
Câu 29: A. search B. basis C. source D. site 
Câu 30: A. watch B. assist C. enjoy D. reinforce 
Câu 31: A. equally B. perfectly C. properly D. worthily 
Câu 32: A. pay B. devote C. save D. spend 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 33 đến 42. 
A pilot cannot fly by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at night and landing in dense fog, a pilot must 
use radar, an alternative way of navigating. Since human eyes are not very good at determining speeds of 
approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are moving. The basic principle of radar is 
exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The echo of the sounds against the walls helps a person 
determine the size of the cave. With radar, however, the waves are radio waves instead of sound waves. Radio 
waves travel at the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in one second. A radar set sends out a short burst of 
radio waves. Then it receives the echoes produced when the waves bounce off objects. By determining the time it 
takes for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can determine the distance between the radar set 
and other objects. The word “radar”, in fact, gets its name from the term “radio detection and ranging”. “Ranging” is 
the term for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set. Besides being of critical importance to 
pilots, radar is essential for air traffic control, tracking ships at sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms. 
Câu 33: What is the main topic of this passage? 
A. Alternatives to radar. B. History of radar. C. Types of ranging. D. The nature of radar. 
Câu 34: According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects? 
A. Size. B. Shape. C. Speed. D. Weight. 
Câu 35: The word “exemplified” in the passage can be replaced by _______. 
A. “resembled” B. “specified” C. “justified” D. “illustrated” 
Câu 36: The word “shouts” in the passage most closely means _______. 
A. “yells” B. “whispers” C. “exclaims” D. “shoots” 
Câu 37: Which of the following words best describes the tone of this passage? 
A. explanatory B. humorous C. argumentative D. imaginative 
Câu 38: According to the passage, the distance between a radar set and an object can be determined by _______. 
A. the time it takes for the radio waves to produce echoes and bounce off the object 
B. the time it takes for the echoes produced by the radio waves to return to the radar set 
C. the time it takes for a burst of radio waves to produce echoes when the waves bounce off the object 
D. the term “ranging” used for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set 
Câu 39: Which type of waves does radar use? 
A. heat B. tidal C. sound D. radio 
Câu 40: The word “tracking” in the passage most closely means _______. 
A. ranging B. searching for C. repairing D. sending 
Câu 41: Which of the following would most likely be the topic of the next paragraph? 
A. Other uses of radar. B. A history of flying. 
C. The technology used by pilots. D. Uses of some technology. 
Câu 42: What might be inferred about radar? 
A. It has improved navigational safety. B. It was developed from a study of sound waves. 
C. It takes the place of a radio. D. It gave birth to the invention of the airplane. 
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ/ cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa trong các câu sau: 
Câu 43: Folk artists have few or no formal art training. 
 A B C D 
Câu 44: Many people have complain about the dirt from the factory. 
 A B C D 
Câu 45: A huge amount of tourists come to this city every year. 
 A B C D 
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Câu 46: The film was so bored that all the audience had gone home before it ended. 
 A B C D 
Câu 47: She refused to tell us why was she crying. 
 A B C D 
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với câu có nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi câu cho sẵn sau đây: 
Câu 48: Unlike his sister, Bob exercises every day. 
A. Bob and his sister exercise every day. B. Bob exercises every day, but his sister doesn’t. 
C. Bob doesn’t like his sister to exercise. D. Bob’s sister exercises every day, but he doesn’t. 
Câu 49: Barbara didn’t wear the raincoat, so she got a cold. 
A. If Barbara worn the raincoat, she didn’t get a cold. 
B. If Barbara had worn the raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold. 
C. If Barbara has worn the raincoat, she won’t get a cold. 
D. If Barbara wore the raincoat, she wouldn’t get a cold. 
Câu 50: “If I were you, I would go to see the doctor”, David said to Claudia. 
A. David advised Claudia not to go to see the doctor. 
B. David told Claudia to become a doctor. 
C. David advised Claudia to go to see the doctor. 
D. David told Claudia that he would go to see the doctor. 
Câu 51: The bread was too stale to eat. 
A. It was stale to eat the bread. B. We cannot eat the bread because it was burnt. 
C. Eating the bread was stale. D. The bread was not fresh enough to eat. 
Câu 52: John Smith is a farmer. I bought his land. 
A. John Smith, whose land I bought, is a farmer. B. John Smith, who is a farmer, whose land I bought. 
C. John Smith, whom I bought his land, is a farmer. D. John Smith, who is a farmer, bought his land. 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 53 đến 62. 
 Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A 
little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have 
been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for 
much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings. 
 When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today 
there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; 
any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being 
cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many 
intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with 
writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only 
imperfectly. 
 To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing 
has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if 
speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized. 
Câu 53: We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because ______. 
A. writing is secondary to language 
B. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years 
C. it has become very important in our culture 
D. people have been writing since there have been human beings 
Câu 54: The author of the passage argues that ______. 
A. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write 
B. speech is more basic to language than writing 
C. writing has become too important in today’s society 
D. all languages should have a written form 
Câu 55: Normal human beings ______. 
A. learn to write and to talk at the same time B. learn to talk before learning to write 
C. learn to write before learning to talk D. learn to talk after learning to write 
Câu 56: According to the passage, writing ______. 
A. developed from imperfect speech B. represents speech, but not perfectly 
C. is imperfect, but less so than speech D. is represented perfectly by speech 
Câu 57: Learning to write is ______. 
A. not easy B. too difficult C. easy D. very easy 
Câu 58: In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of ______. 
A. people who learn the rudiments of speech B. severely handicapped children 
C. people who speak many languages D. intelligent people who couldn’t write 
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Câu 59: In the author’s judgment, ______. 
A. speech is essential but writing has important benefits 
B. writing is more real than speech 
C. writing has more advantages than speech 
D. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does 
Câu 60: According to the author, one mark of any civilized society is that it ______. 
A. teaches its children to speak perfectly B. keeps written records 
C. affirms the primacy of speech over writing D. affirms the primacy of writing over speech 
Câu 61: Which of the