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M thi : 334 thi gm 80 cu, 6 trang. Th sinh lm bi trn phiu tr li trc nghim v khng s dng t in hoc bt c ti liu c lin quan. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to complete each of the following questions. 1. - I wish you wouldnt smoke in here! - _______ A. Theres nothing wrong here. B. Sorry, shall I open the window? C. I dont agree, Im afraid. D. Thank you for telling me. 2. - Are you coming to the party? - Im not sure, but theres a good chance _______ there. A. we would be B. of our being C. of us D. we are 3. _______ he have enough money, he will buy you the violin. A. Should B. Unless C. If D. Provided 4. Because hospitals never shut _______, people with medical problems can turn _______ at any time of the day or night in search of medical care. A. up/to B. out/back C. off/in D. down/up 5. It is _______ that he study hard from now on; otherwise he will fail his examination. A. sufficient B. relevant C. vital D. worthwhile 6. When I arrived on the spot, I found out that I _______ the heavy gas bottle on my back because the campsite now had electric cookers. A. didnt need carry B. neednt have carried C. didnt need to carry D. might not have carried 7. She has a (n) _______ table. A. wood old round French B. round old wood French C. old round French wood D. old French round wood 8. Apart from a flew bad_______, most critics liked his new book. A. summaries B. reviews C. values D. commentaries 9. - _______! - Thank you. A. Thanks for coming B. Please help me with this C. What a nice house D. Sorry 10. _______ was her hatred for her father that she did not forgive him until after he had died. A. However B. So C. Such D. Much as 11. By the end of next month, the author _______ his sixth novel. A. has been writing B. has written C. will be writing D. will have written 12. Although most of their teachers had difficulty _______ them_______, their parents knew which twin was Rebecca and which was Bethany. A. getting/across B. putting/together C. telling /apart D. breaking/up 13. - A: Which one would you like? - B: Oh, _______ will do. They _______ look fine to me. A. each/some B. every/both C. none/neither D. any/all 14. In reference _______ your letter _______ complaint, we apologize for any inconvenience that you may have suffered. A. to/of B. towards/about C. with/for D. for/with 15. We should be able to hire a car on the island, _______ you remember to take your driving license. A. provided B. or else C. unless D. in case 16. - Who did you invite to dinner? - No one _______ than Frank and his family. A. besides B. rather C. other D. except 17. _______ is urgently needed in our company is an effective advertising campaign. A. That B. What C. Who D. Where Trang 1 / 15

18. - Did you remember to give Ann the money you owe her? - Yes, _______ I saw her, I remembered. A. Suddenly B. Momentarily C. While D. The instant 19. The boss came back to work today, _______ fully from his quadruple by-pass operation. A. recovered B. to be recovered C. having recovered D. to have recovered 20. Much of what he said had little _______ to the issue we were discussing. A. accordance B. involvement C. concern D. relevance 21. His reputation has been greatly _______ by the success of his new book. A. heightened B. expanded C. enhanced D. enlarged 22. We had a marvelous holiday; only the last two days were slightly _______ by the weather. A. damaged B. spoiled C. wasted D. ruined 23. The early settlers were completely _______ on the harvest to see them through the winter. A. dependable B. dependent C. depended D. dependant 24. Im not really ill, but I have a _______ headache. A. slight B. dedicate C. temporary D. tiny 25. Byron De La Beckwith _______ having murdered the civil rights leader Medgar Evers for 30 years, but in 1994, a new trial finally convicted him of the crime. A. watched out for B. kept out of C. got away with D. lived up to 26. - It was extremely good of you to give this book. - _______. A. All are correct B. OK C. Dont mention it D. My pleasures 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. Sponsoring great athletic events In the 1998 World Cup, sports fans around the world (27)____ various battles between fierce football rivals but also between the companies that sponsored them. Nike sponsored Brazil. Adidas sponsored France. While the teams (28)____ for the biggest prize in football, the two companies tried to win the biggest battle, the battle of the (29)____ as 500 million people from 195 countries (30)____ in to watch the greatest footballers in the world. Afterwards, the sportswear companies hope was for people to go out and buy some new kits. Adidas paid $20 million for the privilege of being a (n)(31) ____ sponsor of the 1998 World Cup and so one might have (32)____ it would have had the greatest presence at the (33)____. Sometimes, however, sponsoring doesnt (34)____ the company much good. Other times, the sponsors advertising (35)____ are very original. Nike has claimed that if sponsors really want to support athletes, they cant turn up only for the photo opportunities and the media events and smile and (36)____ for the cameras. They have to accept the whole package with its spitting, swearing, sweating and blistering-breaking. They just have to get used to it. 27. A. viewed 28. A. contested 29. A. brands 30. A. switched 31. A. formal 32. A. confirmed 33. A. set 34. A. do 35. A. campaigns 36. A. pose B. attended B. strove B. makes B. tuned B. official B. assumed B. tournament B. carry B. missions B. stand C. remarked C. competed C. marks C. adjusted C. licensed C. accepted C. match C. perform C. exhibitions C. model D. witnessed D. struggled D. types D. regulated D. typical D. attempted D. round D. make D. expeditions D. look

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction. 37. Toms three favorite pastimes are playing chess, working out in the gym, and he likes to read detective stories. A. and he likes to read detective stories B. are C. playing D. Toms Trang 2 / 15

38. Sometime air pollution in cities causes a greenhouse effect, in which the atmosphere is warmed because of the buildup of carbon dioxide. A. Sometime B. in which C. in D. is warmed 39. A rock laying on the top of a cliff has potential energy and so does the cartridge in a loaded rifle. A. laying B. so does C. has D. loaded 40. Chinas war with Vietnam seemed to be its final stages and Peking was considering a Vietnamese suggestion that talks on their disputes hold in Hanoi. A. a Vietnamese suggestion B. final C. to be D. hold 41. Bob calling Jane made her angry, so she hung up on him. A. hung up B. Bob calling C. angry D. so Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to complete each of the following questions. 42. On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, speaking from notes on an old _______ the famous Gettysburg Address in only two minutes time. A. gift of and envelope B. envelope giving C. envelope, gave D. gave the envelope 43. _______ prohibited in many countries. A. The hunting of certain rare animals is B. Hunting certain rare animals are C. The hunting of certain rare animal is D. Hunting of certain rare animals are 44. A large lorry, _______ was parked nearby. A. of which on the side the owners name was painted B. on the side of which the owners name was painted C. the owners name was painted on the side of which D. of which on the side was painted the owners name 45. _______ but he also proved himself a good athlete. A. Not only he showed himself a good student B. Not only did he show himself a good student C. He did not show himself only a good student D. He showed himself not only a good student Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one. 46. Ive a good mind to start learning Russian. A. I think Ill start learning Russian B. The Russian Ive learnt is very useful to me. C. Im clever enough to start learning Russian. D. Ive started learning Russian and I enjoy it. 47. The bad weather prevented the train from running. A. The train was precluded from running by the nasty weather. B. The running of the train prevented by the bad weather. C. The bad weather stopped the running train. D. The train prevented the bad weather from running. 48. It was a mistake for her to marry Roger. A. She and Roger werent married in the right way. B. She ought to think again before she marries Roger. C. Roger didnt want to get married so it was a mistake. D. She did the wrong thing when she married Roger. 49. The police all but caught the smugglers. A. The police almost caught the smugglers. B. The police caught all the smugglers. C. The police did not catch all the smugglers. D. The police caught one of the smugglers. 50. The two boys took photographs of each other. A. The boys photographs were taken by someone else. B. Both boys took photographs of the others. C. Each of the boys took photographs of the other. D. The two boys gave each other photographs. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions. Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men. Discrimination against women in business, the demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of women entrepreneurs small. Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than $40 billion in annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s. As Carolyn Doppelt Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration, has noted. The 1970s was the decade of women entering management, and the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the woman entrepreneur. Trang 3 / 15

What are some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as more women earn advanced degrees in business and enter the corporate world, they are finding obstacles. Women are still excluded from most executive suites. Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant, had noted, In the 1970s women believed if they got an MBA and worked hard they could become chairman of the board. Now they have found out that isnt going to happen, so they go out on their own. In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in womens fields- cosmetic and clothing, for example. But this is changing. Consider ASK Computer Systems, a $22-million-a-year computer software business. It was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtizg, who was then a housewife with degrees in math and engineering. When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was software that let weekly newspapers keep tabs on their newspaper carriers- and her office was a bedroom at home, with a shoebox under the bed to hold the companys cash. After she succeeded with the newspaper software system, she hired several bright computer-science graduates to develop additional programs. When these were marketed and sold, ASK began to grow. It now has 200 employees, and Sandra Kurtzig owns $66.9 million of stock. Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often do. They still face hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money; the banking and finance world is still dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard. Most businesses owned by women are still quite small. But the situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtizig in the years ahead. 51. The word hurdles can be replaced by _______. A. fences B. small groups C. obstacles D. questions 52. The expression keep tabs on is closest in meaning to _______. A. pay the salaries of B. recognize the appearance of C. keep records of D. provide transportation for 53. What is the main idea of the text? A. Women are better at small businesses than men are. B. The computer is especially lucrative for women today. C. Women today are opening more businesses of their own. D. Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the businesses world. 54. The word excluded is closest in meaning to _______. A. not permitted to B. decorators of C. often invited to D. charged admissions to 55. All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business world EXCEPT_______. A. women lacked ability to work in business B. women were required to stay at home with their families C. women were not trained in business D. women faced discrimination in business 56. The word that in the passage refers to _______. A. women working hard B. a woman becomes a chairman of the board C. women believing that business is a place for them D. women achieving advanced degrees 57. The authors attitude about the future of women in business is _______. A. skeptical B. negative C. frustrated D. optimistic 58. Charlotte Taylor believes that women in the 1970s _______. A. were still more interested in education than business opportunities B. were able to work hard enough to succeed in business C. were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management D. had fewer obstacles in business than they do today 59. The author mentions the shoebox under the bed in order to _______. A. point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzigs business were limited B. show the frugality of women in business C. show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig D. suggest that the company needed to expand 60. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that businesses operated by women are small because _______. A. women are not able to borrow money easily B. many women fail at large business C. women prefer a small intimate setting D. women cant deal with money Trang 4 / 15

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 61. A. Canada B. dynamic C. stimulate D. continent 62. A. condolence B. encounter C. consonant D. determine 63. A. abundant B. behavior C. requirement D. estimate 64. A. mature B. culture C. measure D. nature 65. A. hypersensitive B. psychological C. contributory D. argumentative 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. 66. In an effort to eliminate dense fog from airports, weathermen utilize several measures. A. perceive B. remove C. create D. move 67. They plan to erect an office block here. A. buy B. rent C. find D. build 68. - Can I have a rise? - Out of the questions! A. What a stupid thing to ask for! B. Impossible. C. I dont understand exactly what you mean. D. Of course! Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions. Scientists believe that dinosaurs came into being about 180 million years ago and died out about 60 million years ago. Since dinosaurs were reptiles, they must have developed from reptiles that lived before them. The first reptiles appeared long before the dinosaurs. They were able to live in water and on land. They hatched eggs and the young ones had legs and lungs. They could breathe air and probably ate insects. Then the other reptiles became larger and stronger. Some looked like big lizards and others like turtles. They had short tails, thick legs and big heads. They ate plants. The first dinosaurs to develop resembled their reptile ancestors. They were slender and probably no bigger than a turkey and, like a turkey, they walked on their hind legs. Some kinds remained small, but others grew heavier and longer. There were even a few that were six meters long, weighing as much as an elephant. They had small heads and short, blunt teeth, which were only good for eating plants. They lived in low, swampy places. Then came the next period in the Age of the Reptiles. Some of the plant-eating dinosaurs became so large that even four legs could not support them on land. These were the largest of all the reptiles. The largest dinosaurs were probably the biggest animals that ever walked the Earth. They had to spend most of their lives in rivers and swamps. One of these giants was the Brontosaurus, 25 meters long and weighing about 40,000 kilograms! At the same time, other dinosaurs were able to walk about on land. One of these, the Allosaurus, was 10 meters long, had sharp teeth and claws and fed on the Brontosaurus and other plant eaters! Dinosaurs developed in many different ways, but none of them ever developed a good brain. One of the reasons dinosaurs disappears may be that they were just not bright enough to know how to survive and escape from all their natural enemies. But some scientists believe that changes in the Earth and in climate killed off the dinosaurs. Swamps dried up and mountains appeared, making life difficult for dinosaurs that couldnt live on dry land. Also, changes in climate produced changes in vegetation, and since many dinosaurs were plant eaters, their food supply disappeared. Finally as the Earth began to have seasons, shifting from hot summers to snowy winters, dinosaurs could not fit themselves to these changes and gradually became extinct. There are other scientists who believe that the dinosaurs disappeared because of an incident that happened 65 million years ago. An enormous and very heavy asteroid hit the Earth. There was a huge explosion and this caused tons of dust to be blasted into the Earths atmosphere. There was such a thick layer of dust covering our Earth that it blocked out sunlight for as long as five years. That was how plants died and the dinosaurs were deprived of food. Eventually they starved to death. 69. Which of the following statements about the first reptiles is NOT true? A. They laid eggs. B. They were the ancestor of dinosaurs. C. They were both land and sea animals. D. They existed about 180 million years ago. 70. What did the earliest reptiles feed on? A. insects B. reptiles C. plants D. mammals Trang 5 / 15

71. In the passage, the word resembled means _______. A. lived as long as B. existed at the same time as C. survived in the same way as D. had similarities to 72. How were the first dinosaurs similar to reptiles? A. They walked on their fore legs. B. They were plant eaters. C. They were of the same size. D. They had big heads. 73. When did the Earth begin to have seasons? A. 100 million years ago B. 65 million years ago C. 180 million years ago D. 60 million years ago 74. From the fifth paragraph, we know that _______. A. the Brontosaurus fed on other smaller dinosaurs B. the Brontosaurus had sharp claws and teeth C. the largest of the dinosaurs had two legs that couldnt support them. D. giant dinosaurs lived mostly in swamps and rivers 75. Which of the following statements that appear in the passage is considered a fact? A. Dinosaurs were developed from reptiles. B. Dinosaurs became extinct 60 million years. C. The Age of the Reptiles was the period when reptiles ruled the Earth. D. The first reptiles ate insects. 76. When an asteroid hit the Earth 65 million years ago, the following things happened, EXCEPT _______. A. many types of vegetation died B. there were tons of dust on Earth C. there was no sunlight on Earth for a long period D. there was a big explosion 77. According to the passage, dinosaurs disappeared NOT because_______. A. they were killed by enemies B. they were killed in an explosion C. they couldnt adapt to climatic changes D. they died of starvation 78. According to the next text, which is the correct order of appearance of the dinosaurs? I. The first dinosaurs were about the size of a turkey. II. Then came the large reptiles that ate plants. III. The earliest reptiles ate insect. IV. Then some dinosaurs grew to be as big as elephants. A. I, III, IV, II B. IV, III, II, I C. II, III, I, IV D. III, II, I, IV

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(8) ________ techniques to control pests as well, like planting certain crops together because one crop repels the other's pests. Organic farmers do not need a lot of land;(9) ______organic farming is perfectly (10) ________to small farms and is relatively inexpensive. Finally, many organic farmers' average yields compare favorably with other farmers' yields. Question 1. A. alteration B. alternate C. alternative D. alternation Question 2. A. more B. less C. better D. worse Question 3. A. also B. for C. not D. all Question 4. A In .spite of B. On account of C. In favour of D. Instead of Question 5. A resource B. source C. matter D. substance Question 6. A of B. to C. for D. from Question 7. A. Then B. If C. Because D. Though Question 8. A others B. another C. the others D. other Question 9. A instead B. in one way C. on one hand D. in fact Question 10. A. suitable B. open C. likely D. suited Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions from 11 to 20. Question 11: When I picked up my book I found that the cover had been torn. A. Picking up my book, the cover had been torn. B. On picking up the book, I saw that the cover had been torn. C. The cover had been torn when my book picked up. D. Picked up, I saw that the cover of the book was torn. Question 12: You're always making terrible mistakes, said the teacher. A. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes. B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes. C. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes. D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes. Question 13: I had no problems at all during my trip to France. A. No problems were there during my trip to France at all. B. Everything went according to plan during my trip to France. C. My trip to France was not at all went as planned. D. No problems during my trip had I at all in France. Question 14: the author/ released/eared/last year/the book/a lot of money. A. Released last year, the book earned the author a lot of money. B. Released last year, the author earned the book a lot of money. C. The author released the book last year a lot of money earned. D. The released book last year earned the author a lot of money. Question 15: The police were told that the use of unnecessary force was forbidden. A. The police were forbidden not to use unnecessary force. B. The police were forbidden to use unnecessary force. C. The police were instructed not use unnecessary force. D. The police were instructed to use unnecessary force. Question 16: Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive. A. The new cinema was more expensive than we expected. B. We were very impressed by the new cinema, but we found it rather expensive. C. We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive. D. The new cinema impressed us because it was rather expensive. Question 17: A child is influenced as much by his schooling as by his parents. a. Schooling doesnt influence a child as much as his parents do. b. A childs parents have greater influence on him than his schooling. Trang 9 / 15

c. A child can influence his parents as much as his schooling. d. A childs schooling influences him as much as his parents do. Question 18: Rarely has a 15-year-old earned so much money. a. 15-year-old rarely earns money. b. A 15-year-old rarely earns lots of money. c. A 15-year-old has seldom earned that much money. d. A 15-year-old has never earned that much money. Question 19: After the operation, she recovered far quicker than any of us had expected her to. A. She recovered from the operation just as quickly as anybody could have hoped. B. Once the operation was over, her recovery was as fast as could be expected. C. To our great surprise, she was back to normal again as soon as the operation was over. D. We were all surprised at how fast her health returned after the operation. Question 20: They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them. A. So fierce a dog did they had that nobody would visit them B. So fierce was their dog that nobody would visit them. C. Their dog was fierce enough for anybody to visit them. D. If their dog werent fierce, somebody would visit them Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions from 21 to 25. Question 21: A. company B. atmosphere C. customer D. employment Question 22: A. tomorrow B. continue C. popular D. informing Question 23: A. picturesque B. company C. element D. beautiful Question 24: A. ambitious B. chocolate C. position D. occurrence Question 25: A. successful B. attractive C. arrangement D. humorous Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest from question 26 to question 30. Question 26: A. pairs B. sports C. sea D. parks Question 27: A. talked B. laughed C. stopped D. moved Question 28: A. shift B. sure C. sugar D. pleasure Question 29: A. smooth B. though C. thought D. without Question 30: A. many B. women C. peasant D. sell Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 40. Until recently, hunting for treasure from shipwrecks was mostly fantasy; with recent technological advances, however, the search for sunken treasure has become more popular as a legitimate endeavor. This has caused a debate between those wanting to salvage the wrecks and those wanting to preserve them. Treasure hunters are spurred on by the thought of finding caches of gold coins or other valuable objects on a sunken ship. One team of salvagers, for instance, searched the wreck of the RMS Republic, which sank outside the Boston harbor in 1900. The search party, using side-scan sonar, a device that projects sound waves across the ocean bottom and produces a profile of the sea floor, located the wreck in just two and a half days. Before the use of this new technology, such searches could take months or years. The team of divers searched the wreck for two months, finding silver tea services, crystal dinnerware, and thousands of bottles of wine, but they did not find the five and a half tons of American Gold Eagle coins they were searching for. Preservationists focus on the historic value of a ship. They say that even if a shipwreck's treasure does not have a high monetary value, it can be an invaluable source of historic artifacts that are preserved in nearly mint condition. But once a salvage team has scoured a site, much of the archaeological value is lost. Maritime archaeologists who are preservationists worry that the success of salvagers will attract more Trang 10 / 15

treasure-hunting expeditions and thus threaten remaining undiscovered wrecks. Preservationists are lobbying their state lawmakers to legally restrict underwater searches and unregulated salvages. To counter their efforts, treasure hunters argue that without the lure of gold and million-dollar treasures, the wrecks and their historical artifacts would never be recovered at all. Question 31: What is the main idea of this passage? A. Searching for wrecks is much easier with new technologies like side-scan sonar. B. Maritime archaeologists are concerned about the unregulated searching of wrecks. C. The search of the RMS Republic failed to produce the hoped-for coins. D. The popularity of treasure seeking has spurred a debate between preservationists and salvagers. Question 32: The word "sunken" in line 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following words? A. broken B. underwater C. ancient D. hollow Question 33: Which of the following could best replace the phrase "a profile" as used in line 7? A. a projection B. an execution C. a highlight D. an outline Question 34: Which of the following statements is best supported by the author? A. The value of a shipwreck depends on the quantity of its artifacts. B. Preservationists are fighting the use of technological advances such as side-scan sonar. C. Side-scan sonar has helped to legitimize salvaging. D. The use of sound waves is crucial to locating shipwrecks. Question 35: The author uses the phrase "mint condition" in line 12-13 to describe A. something perfect B. something significant C. something tolerant D. something magical Question 36: All of the following were found on the RMS Republic EXCEPT A. wine bottles B. silver tea services C. American Gold Eagle coins D. crystal dinnerware Question 37: From the passage, you can infer that a preservationist would be most likely to A. shun treasure-seeking salvagers B. be a diver C. put treasures in a museum D. do archaeological research Question 38: The word "scoured" in line 13 is most similar to which of the following? A. scraped away B. scratched over C. scrambled around D. searched through Question 39: In line 17, what is the closest meaning to the word "lure"? A. knowledge B. attraction C. luxury D. glare Question 40: The second and third paragraphs are an example of A. chronological order B. explanation C. specific to general D. Definition Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction from question 41 to question 45. Question 41: Marie Curie, whose discover of radium made her famous, was a French physicist. A B C D Question 42: The meeting was so length that many people had to leave before it ended. A B C D Question 43: If you find my book, could you possible return it to me? A B C D Question 44: I dont think I can get the job because there are many applicant for it. A B C D Question 45: My uncle lived in Ha noi since 1990 to 1998, but he is now living in Hue. A B C D Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 46 to 55. Trang 11 / 15

Lighthouses are towers with strong lights that help mariners plot their position, inform them that land is near, and warn them of dangerous rocks and reefs . They are placed at prominent points on the coast and on islands, reefs, and sandbars. Every lighthouse has a distinctive pattern of light known as its characteristic . There are five basic characteristics: fixed, flashing, occulting, group flashing, and group occulting. A fixed signal is a steady beam. A flashing signal has periods of darkness longer than periods of light, while an occulting signals periods of light are longer. A group- flashing light gives off two or more flashes at regular intervals, and a group occulting signal consists of a fixed light with two or more periods of darkness at regular intervals . Some lighthouses use lights of different colours as well, and today, most lighthouses are also equipped with radio beacons . The three types of apparatus used to produce the signals are the catoptric, in which metal is used to reflect the light; the dioptric, in which glass is used ; and the catadioptric, in which both glass and metal are used. In the daytime, lighthouses can usually be identified by their structure alone . The most typical structure is a tower tapering at the top, but some , such as the Bastion Lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River , are shaped like pyramids , and others , such as the Race Rock light , look like wooden houses sitting on high platforms . Still others, such as The American Shoal lighthouse off the Florida Coast, are skeletal towers of steel . Where lighthouses might be confused in daylight, they can be distinguished by day- marker patterns designed of checks and stripes painted in vivid colors on lighthouse walls. In the past, the job of lighthouse keeper was lonely and difficult, If somewhat romantic. Lighthouse keepers put in hours of tedious work maintaining the lights. Today, lighthouses are almost entirely automated with humans supplying only occasional maintenance. Because of improvements in navigational technology, the importance of lighthouses has diminished. There are only about 340 functioning lighthouses in existence in the United States today, compared to about 1,500 in 1900, and there are only about 1,400 functioning lighthouses outside the United States. Some decommissioned lighthouses have been preserved as historical monument. Question 46: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the functions of lighthouses? A. To help sailors determine their location B. To warn of danger from rocks and reefs C. To notify sailors that bad weather is approaching D. To indicate that land is near Question 47: The word prominent is closest in meaning to A. dangerous B. conspicuous C. picturesque D. famous Question 48: In the context of this passage, the author uses the term characteristic to refer to a A. period of darkness B. person who operates a lighthouse C. pattern painted on a lighthouse D. distinctive light signal Question 49: According to the passage, what kind of signal has long periods of light that are regularly broken by two or more periods of darkness? A. Group occulting B. Flashing C. occulting D. Group flashing Question 50: According to the passage, a catoptric apparatus is one that uses A. lights of various colors B. metal C. glass D. a radio beacon Question 51: For which of the following does the author NOT provide a scientific example in the third paragraph ? A. A lighthouse shaped like a pyramid B. A lighthouse made of steel C. A lighthouse with day-marker patterns D. A lighthouse that resembles a house on a platform Question 52: The word tapering is closest in meaning to which of the following ? A. Narrowing B. Soaring C. Opening D. Rotating Question 53: It can be concluded from the passage that lighthouses with day- marker patterns would most likely be found in areas where A. the weather is frequently bad B. the structure themselves cannot be easily seen by passing mariners Trang 12 / 15

C. there are not many lighthouses D. there are a number of lighthouses with similar structures Question 54: The author implies that, compared to those of the past, contemporary lighthouses A. employ more powerful lights B. require less maintenance C. are more difficult to operate D. are more romantic Question 55: There is information in the fourth paragraph to support which of these statements? A. There are more lighthouses in the United States now than there were in 1900. B. There are more lighthouses in the United States today than in any other single country. C. There are more functioning lighthouses in the United States today than there are lighthouses preserved as historical monuments D. There were more lighthouses in the United States in 1900 than there are elsewhere in the world today. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions from 56 to 80. Question 56: I hope I havent hurt his feelings! - No, dont worry. Hes so.that he probably thought you were talking about someone else. A. absent-minded B. kind-hearted C. thick-skinned D. open-minded Question 57: If only I hadnt lent him all my money! -. A. Well, you did, so its no use crying over spilt milk. B. All right. You will be OK. C. Sorry, I have no idea. D. Im afraid you will have to do it. Question 58: . .....have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and the Internet is widely recognized. A. It is that computers B. That computers C. Computers that D. That its computers Question 59: Some animals are on the of becoming extinct. A. tip B. verge C. edge D. side Question 60: Hmmm, the kids are very quiet, I wonder what theyre getting ________ to? A. down B. by C. up D. through Question 61: The football match tomorrow evening will be broadcast........on TV and radio. A. simultaneously B. communally C. uniformly D. jointly Question 62: You need to support your ideas with facts and __________. A. numbers B. figures C information D. material Question 63: By and __________, the pupils are well-behaved. a) by b) from c) forward d) large Question 64: Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop ______ excuses! A. making B. doing C. having D. taking Question 65: Only when you grow up ______ the truth. A. do you know B. you will know C. will you know D. you know Question 66: Id rather you .. absent from the meeting yesterday. Things might have been different . A. not be B. werent C. hadnt been D. havent been Question 67: I saw him . round the corner and . A. turn/disappear B. to turn/to disappear C. turning/ disappear D. turn/ disappearing Question 68: Im sorry I couldnt come to your party last night. A. Thats all right B. Excuse me C. youre welcome D. Dont mention it Question 69: Nothing can ____________ the loss of the child. A. make up with B. make up for C. do with D. come up with Question 70: Let me see. Will five oclock do? the nurse answered the patient who wanted an appointment. The most appropriate response is . A. Exactly! B. Not at all C. Maybe, it will D. Fine Question 71: Barry: Were you involved in the accident? Daniel: Yes, but I wasnt to ___________ for it. A. charge B. accuse C. blame D. apologize Question 72: ____________ no proof, the judge refused to sentence him to death. Trang 13 / 15

A. It having B. There being C. Being D. There having Question 73: The baby had a sound sleep ................... his father's TV was on with loud music. A. despite the fact that B. not paying attention to C. however D. in spite of Question 74: How kind, you really shouldnt have bothered. ______________. A. It was nothing, really B. Dont worry, I didnt bother C. Why not? I was happy D. It was a very good thing Question 75: Down into the cave A. did the rescue party go B. the rescue party we C. went the rescue party D. did go the rescue party Question 76: Determining the mineral content of soil samples is an extracting process; , experts must perform detailed tests to analyze soil specimens. A. so that B. afterwards C. therefore D. however Question 77: The best way of writing a composition in a foreign language is to try and write . thinking in your own language. A. expect B. unless C. apart from D. without Question 78: Do you mind if I ask you one or two questions? . A. Not at all. Fire away. B. Thats quite all right. C. Why not? D. Im sorry. I have no idea. Question 79: The restaurant is very popular with film stars, artists, and the . A. same B. similar C. such D. like Question 80: Their migration may be halted if fog, clouds, or rain hides the stars. A. postponed B. spoiled C. stopped D. endangered -------------------------------------------------------------------------The end

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