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of the 19th Century 
Câu 22: The passage implied that to go to a private school, a student needed ______. 
A. a high level of intelligence B. a strong educational background 
C. a lot of money D. good grades 
Câu 23: The word “desperately” in the passage mostly means ______. 
A. obviously B. urgently C. completely D. partly 
Câu 24: The author of the passage puts the word “waste” in quotation marks because he ______. 
A. does not want students to waste their time on education 
B. is quoting someone else who said that education was a waste of time 
C. thinks that education is not really a waste of time 
D. wants to emphasize how much time is wasted on education 
Câu 25: According to the passage, Horace Mann wanted a better educational system for Americans because 
______. 
A. Massachusetts residents needed something to do with their spare time 
B. education at the time was so cheap 
C. all citizens should be educated in a republic 
D. people had nothing else to do except go to school 
Câu 26: The word “reformers” in the passage mostly means ______. 
A. people who try to change things for the better B. people who believe that education is wasted 
C. people who really enjoy teaching D. people who work for the government 
Câu 27: The word “citizen” in the passage mostly means ______. 
A. a person who lives in a particular city 
B. a person who works in a particular place 
C. a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work 
D. a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country 
Câu 28: From 1837 to 1848, Horace Mann ______. 
A. raised money for the educational development in Massachusetts 
B. managed education in the state of Massachusetts 
C. funded many projects to improve the educational system for Americans 
D. worked as a headmaster in a school in the state of Massachusetts 
Câu 29: According to the passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE? 
A. Horace Mann suggested schools prepare children for their life’s work. 
B. Horace Mann was a famous US educational reformer. 
C. Horace Mann brought about changes in many schools in the United States. 
D. Horace Mann began raising teachers’ salaries. 
Câu 30: According to the passage, which of the following is a change that Horace Mann instituted? 
A. Increased pay for students. B. The matching of other districts’ policies. 
C. Better teacher training. D. The five-month school year. 
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Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác với ba từ còn lại trong mỗi 
câu. 
Câu 31: A. writer B. final C. ivory D. widow 
Câu 32: A. cleared B. threatened C. passed D. managed 
Chọn nhóm từ hoặc mệnh đề thích hợp (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau. 
Câu 33: John contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute ______. 
A. another fifty B. one other fifty dollars C. more fifty dollars D. the same amount also 
Câu 34: He agreed to sign the contract ______. 
A. because he didn’t know much about that company’s director 
B. although he didn’t know much about that company 
C. so he didn’t know much about that company 
D. in spite he knew much about it 
Câu 35: _______, they would have had what they wanted. 
A. Supposing they were arriving at the fair early B. If they arrived at the fair early 
C. Unless they arrived at the fair early enough D. Had they arrived at the fair early 
Câu 36: There were two small rooms in the beach house, ______ served as a kitchen. 
A. smallest of that B. the smaller of which C. the smaller of them D. the smallest of which 
Câu 37: John’s score on the test is the highest in the class. He ______. 
A. must have studied very hard B. should study very hard 
C. must have to study well D. should have studied all the time 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 38 đến 47. 
It is hard to think of a world without gas or electricity. Both are commonly used for lighting and heating 
today. We now can instantly flick a lighter or strike a match to make a flame. But it was not long ago that 
there were no such things as matches or lighters. To make fire, it was necessary to strike a piece of iron on flint 
for sparks to ignite some tinder. If the tinder was damp, or the flint old, you had to borrow some fire from a 
neighbor. 
We do not know exactly when or how people first used fire. Perhaps, many ages ago, they found that sticks 
would burn if they were dropped into some hole where melted lava from a volcano lay boiling. They brought 
the lighted sticks back to make their fire in a cave. Or, they may have seen trees catch fire through being struck 
by lightning, and used the trees to start their own fires. 
Gradually people learned they could start a fire without traveling far to find flames. They rubbed two pieces 
of wood together. This method was used for thousands of years. 
When people became used to making fires with which to cook food and stay warm at night, they found that 
certain resins or gums from trees burnt longer and brighter. They melted resins and dipped branches in the 
liquid to make torches that lit their homes at night. Iron stands in which torches used to be fixed can still be 
seen in old buildings of Europe. 
There was no lighting in city streets until gas lamps, and then electric lamps were installed. Boys ran about 
London at night carrying torches of burning material. They were called torch boys, or link boys, and earned a 
living by guiding visitors to friends’ houses at night. 
For centuries homes were lit by candles until oil was found. Even then, oil lamps were no more effective 
than a cluster of candles. We read about the splendors and marvels of ancient palaces and castles, but we 
forget that they must have been gloomy and murky places at night. 
Câu 38: The word “lighter” in the passage mostly means ______. 
A. a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that is on fire 
B. a small device that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes, etc. 
C. a device that uses electricity, oil or gas to produce light 
D. the energy from the sun, a lamp, etc. that makes it possible to see things 
Câu 39: To make a fire in times just before the advent of matches, it was essential to have access to ______. 
A. a burning fire or to possess iron B. a magnifying glass 
C. a burning fire or to possess flint D. flint, iron and dry tinder 
Câu 40: The first fire used by people was probably obtained ______. 
A. from heat or fire caused by nature B. by rubbing wood together 
C. from the sun’s heat through glass D. by striking iron against flint 
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Câu 41: Torches for lighting were made from ______. 
A. the wood of gum trees B. iron bars dipped in melted resins 
C. tree branches dipped in melted resins D. wooden poles dipped in oil 
Câu 42: Before the electric lamp was invented ______. 
A. oil lamps and then candles were used 
B. people did not use any form of lighting in their houses 
C. candles and then oil lamps were used 
D. candles and oil lamps appeared about the same time 
Câu 43: The word “splendors” in the passage mostly means ______. 
A. things that fill one with surprise and admiration 
B. wonderful things that have been achieved 
C. places where a lot of people go on holiday 
D. the beautiful and impressive features of a place 
Câu 44: Which sentence is NOT TRUE according to the passge? 
A. We can make a fire by striking a piece of iron on flint to ignite some tinder. 
B. A world is impossible without gas or electricity. 
C. Matches and lighters were invented not long ago. 
D. We know exactly when and how people first used fire. 
Câu 45: The word “gloomy” in the passage mostly means ______. 
A. containing a lot of white B. totally covered with darkness 
C. badly lit in a way that makes one feel sad D. full of light; having the natural light of day 
Câu 46: What form of street lighting was used in London when link boys used to work there? 
A. Gas lighting. B. Electric lighting. C. No lighting at all. D. Oil lighting. 
Câu 47: The best title for the passage could be ______ . 
A. The Advantages of Candles B. Fire: Discovery and Uses 
C. Different Types of Lamps D. Prehistoric People and Fire 
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm tiết có vị trí khác với ba từ 
còn lại trong mỗi câu. 
Câu 48: A. process B. factor C. receive D. proper 
Câu 49: A. possession B. politics C. refusal D. decision 
Câu 50: A. authority B. mathematics C. particular D. community 
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ/ cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa để các câu sau trở thành 
câu đúng. 
Câu 51: Due of the government’s policy, some farming areas have been abandoned. 
 A B C D 
Câu 52: Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments. 
 A B C D 
Câu 53: It is time the government helped the unemployment to find some jobs. 
 A B C D 
Câu 54: My mother doesn’t care how much does the washing machine cost because she 
 A B C 
is going to buy it anyway. 
 D 
Câu 55: The British national anthem, calling “God Save the Queen”, was a traditional song in 
 A B C D 
the 18th century. 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ 56 đến 65. 
Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school 
and hopefully go on to university (56)______? Do I leave and start work or begin a training (57)______?” 
The decision is yours, but it may be (58)______ remembering two things: there is more unemployment 
(59)______ those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right (60)______ will have a big 
advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go (61)______ into a job, there are many opportunities 
for training. Getting qualifications will (62)______ you to get on more quickly in m