As mentioned in paragraph 3, what should the states do to decrease the effects of the fires after this fire season?

A. They should professionalize their firefighting capabilities.

B. They should invest in improved training that educates firefighters and local leaders.

C. They should take steps to minimize their destruction.

D. They should oversee how and where rebuilding occurs, including restricting redevelopment of particularly fire-prone areas.

The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ________________.

A. local levels

B. communities

C. firefighting capabilities

D. local leaders

According to paragraph 2, which of the following is NOT the solution taken by the Australia’s government?

A. improving early warning systems and fire prediction capabilities

B. raising public awareness of the dangers of bushfires and essential prevention measures

C. limiting the number of controlled burns

D. developing more stringent building codes to address climate risk.

The word “rage” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ___________.

A. stop

B. spread

C. change

D. maintain

What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Australia’s measures to reduce the forest fires’ damage

B. The harmful effects of the Australia’s forest fires

C. The causes of forest fires in Australia

D. How Australia reconstructs the forests

Like their (33) ____________ in other countries, American educators continue to debate these questions.

A. friends

B. supporters

C. counterparts

D. opponents

This trend raises questions (32)___________ apply to the educational philosophy of all industrialized countries.

A. which

B. what

C. who

D. whose

(31)____________, students were choosing major fields designed to prepare them for specific jobs

A. alternatively

B. consequently

C. additionally

D. frequently

The report also (30) __________ that college education may no longer be developing in students “the shared values and knowledge” that traditionally bind Americans together.

A. threatened

B. urged

C. warned

D. expected

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Like high schools, American colleges are sometimes criticized for discarding requires courses and offering too (29)____________ electives. In the mid-1980s, the Association of American Colleges issued a report that called for teaching a body of common knowledge to all college students. A similar report, “Involvement in Learning,” issued by the National Institute of Education, concluded that the college curriculum had become “excessively work-related”. The report also (30) __________ that college education may no longer be developing in students “the shared values and knowledge” that traditionally bind Americans together.

These reports coincided with a trend away from the liberal arts. (31)____________, students were choosing major fields designed to prepare them for specific jobs. In 1992, 51 percent of the bachelor’s degrees were conferred in the fields of business and management, communications, computer and sciences, education, engineering, and health sciences.

This trend raises questions (32)___________ apply to the educational philosophy of all industrialized countries. In an age of technological breakthroughs and highly specialized disciplines, is there still a need for the generalist with a broad background and well-developed abilities to reason and communicate? And if the answer to that question is yes, should society take steps to encourage its colleges and universities to produce more such generalists? Like their (33) ____________ in other countries, American educators continue to debate these questions.

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A. a lot of

B. many

C. lots of

D. a great man

If you want to be a successful gardener, of course you’ve got to have green fingers.

A. make plants grow well

B. bad at doing the gardening

C. lack skills in gardening

D. don’t have a good head for gardening

Some research has shown that acupuncture might help with the alleviation of headaches and migraines.

A. eradication

B. aggravation

C. prevention

D. reduction

When I came across him in front of the office, he was conspicuous as usual with a big yellow bow tie.

A. easily seen

B. popular

C. unnoticeable

D. open

A. intense

B. alert

C. rapid

D. precise

How does the organization address the problems identified and found out the best solution to them.

A. How

B. address

C. found

D. to

In the 1980s, actress Sarah Bernhardt made an important attribution tothe role of Lady Macbeth when she displayed an overt sensuality that has been stressed by her twentieth-century successors.

A. attribution to

B. when

C. has been

D. twentieth-century

Câu 22: Jonas, along with his friend Joseph, are travelling to Portland next week.

A. along

B. are travelling

C. Portland

D. next week

Stark goes to the bank for a money change.

- Stark: “Do you have a change for a 100-dollar note, please?”

- Bank clerk: “___________”

A. What kind of money do you want?

B. How much money do you want?

C. How do you want your money?

D. How many notes do you want?

Câu 20: Tony and Steve are friends. They have just finished dinner in a restaurant.

- Tony: “The food is great. I’ll get the bill.”

- Steve; “ _________________”

A. Yes, speak to you soon.

B. It’s nothing

C. No, it is on me.

D. Don’t mention it.

We couldn’t find the hotel _________ we used google map.

A. so

B. but

C. and

D. if

Indonesia got off to a ____________ start with a goal in the first half, but Vietnam still won the match in the end.

A. jumping

B. flying

C. leaping

D. kicking

The Hurricane laid _______________ to the entire village and left the villagers homeless.

A. waste

B. rubbish

C. garbage

D. trash

One of the ____________________related to weddings is that the bride should wear something blue.

A. superstition

B. superstitious

C. superstitiously

D. superstition

It is important that Mike ___________ a training course if he wants to participate in scuba-diving.

A. make

B. hold

C. take

D. has

_______________, she was visibly happy after the birth of her child.

A. Because the woman was tired

B. When the woman was tired

C. Despite tired

D. Tired though the woman was

Although his first book was a roaring success, his later ones never really ______________.

A. took in

B. took on

C. took up

D. took off

If you are caught cheating, half of your total score will be ______________.

A. reduced

B. deducted

C. deduced

D. distracted

My father’s company, which has its base _______ Ho Chi Minh city, plans to set up an office in Quang Binh.

A. on

B. in

C. out

D. up

Mathematics, _______________ by many students as a difficult subject, is actually very fascinating.

A. which are considered

B. considered

C. considering

D. to be considered

Kate Bouman is __________________ scientist whose algorithm allowed researchers to take ___________ first ever image of a black hole.

A. a/a

B. a/the

C. the/the

D. the/a

______________ some assistance with your essay, feel free to ring me up.

A. Were you to need

B. Had you needed

C. Should you need

D. Will you need

We ____________ for three hours straight! Where’s the bus?

A. have been waiting

B. had been waiting

C. has been waiting

D. has waited

Barney stopped ____________ when doctors told him he had lung cancer.

A. to smoke

B. smoking

C. smoke

D. to smoking

Câu 5: You have to leave early, ___________?

A. haven’t you

B. don’t you

C. have you

D. do you

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A. hopes

B. changes

C. cakes

D. hates

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A. control

B. unfold

C. record

D. hold

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

A. information

B. comparative

C. economic

D. independence

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

A. admit

B. reply

C. cancel

D. discuss

B. in the 40s

B. They are computer-controlled machines