UNIT 1: LIFE STORIES

Part II. VOCABULARY

Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
14. I can't believe she didn't do anything for the company. I will ____ and be in charge.
A. take over B. take on C. take up D. take in
Exercise 3. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
40. Recognizable smaller than most of the kids in his age group, Lionel Messi was diagnosed by doctors as
suffering from a hormone deficiency that restricted his growth.
A. inadequacy B. sufficiency C. abundance D. strength
Exercise 4. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
41. During the Great Depression, many people suddenly found themselves jobless after a night.
A. unemployed B. redundant C. unoccupied D. supplementary
42. I was relieved by the news that they had gone home safe and sound.
A. comforted B. concerned C. relaxed D. lightened
44. They are going to have to amputate his left leg which was badly injured in the accident.
A. remove B. separate C. cut off D. mend
49. It is not fair to give such a challenging task to an inexperienced staff like her.
A. comprehensible B. difficult C. provocative D. intriguing
50. White blood cells help defend the body against infection.
A. fight B. cover C. protect D. abandon
Part III. GRAMMAR
Exercise 5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
63. We are having ____ terrible weather which is quite strange. Usually ____ weather in UK is not this bad.
A. the – the B. a – the C. Ø - the D. the - a
64. Could you please close ____ window? I don't think it is necessary to open all the four.
A. a B. the C. some D. Ø
68. I have visited ____ Portugal but I have never been to ____ Netherlands.
A. the – the B . Ø - the C. a – the D. a - a
70. He left on ____10 o'clock train yesterday to see his father who was taken to ____ hospital last week when
he broke ____ right leg.
A. the - the - the B. the - a - a C. a - a - the D. the - Ø - Ø
Exercise 6. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
73. He can speak French very well and is studying Latin.
A B C D
76. I think a good health is important, and so is education while money, to some extent, is not.
A B C D
80. The biggest problem with eating too much sugar is that it can cause the diabetes.
A B C D
82. The doctor said that she was making a relatively slow progress because she was quite old.
A B C (progress: un) D
86. In contrast to my brother is hardworking, I am quite a lazy boy.
A B C D
87. I went into the city center today because I need to get my phone repaired.
A B C D
88. It was so short-sighted for Mai to leave school.
A B C D
Part IV. SPEAKING
Exercise 7. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
99. Would you mind moving your suitcase?
A. Yes, please! B. No, not at all. C. Of course! D. Oh, I am sorry to hear.
103. What kind of books do you like?
A. No, I don't have any hobbies. B. Nothing special.
C. Novels. I believe. D. I believe novels are boring.
Part V. READING
Exercise 8. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Nowadays, everybody knows Apples and (106) ____ everybody knows that the company was founded by Steve
Jobs, an American inventor and entrepreneur. He is (107) ____ recognized as a pioneer in the field of
microcomputer revolution. He helped design the first Macintosh computer, (108) ____ a small computer
graphics company into Pixar, the company behind Toy Story and The Monster Inc.
His countercultural lifestyle and philosophy was a product of the time and place of his (109) ____. Jobs was
adopted and raised in San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s. In 1972, Jobs attended Reed College from
which he (110) ____ in next to no time. Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 in order to sell Apple I personal
computer. At that moment, he might (111) ____ imagine that only a year later the company tasted impressive
victory with Apple II, one of the first highly successful (112) ____ personal computers. (113) ____, in 1985,
following a long power struggle, Jobs was forced out of Apple. After leaving Apple, Jobs took (114) ____ of its
members with him to found NeXT, a computer development company which was then bought by Apple. The
purchase (115) ____ Jobs to become the company's CEO once again.
Steve Jobs died in 2011 after battling with pancreatic cancer (116) ____ nearly a decade. Millions first learned
of Job's death on a (117) ____ which had been invented by himself.
106. A. most B. almost C. the most D. mostly
107. A. widely B. hardly C. legally D. nationally
108. A. translated B. transferred C. transformed D. transited
109. A. increase B. upbringing C. rising D. grow
110. A. dropped in B. dropped up C. dropped out D. dropped by
111. A. hardly B. truly C. effortlessly D. frequently
112. A. massly-produced B. mass-produced C. massive-produced D. mass-producing
113. A. Generally B. Frankly C. Fortunately D. Unfortunately
114. A. few B. a few C. a little D. little
115. A. was allowing B. has allowed C. allowed D. had allowed
116. A. for B. since C. during D. of
117. A. devil B. deviation C. deviant D. device
Exercise 9. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
Born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred and Debbie Phelps, the youngest of three children,
Michael Phelps and his sisters grew up in the neighbourhood of Rodger Forge. His father, Fred, a former all-
rounded athlete, was a state trooper and his mother Debbie was a middle-school principal. When Phelps's
parents divorced in 1994, he and his siblings lived with their mother, with whom Michael grew very close.
Even at the age of 7, Phelps was still a little scared to put his head under water, so his instructors allowed him
to float around on his back. Not surprisingly, despite the fact that later he is very good at butterfly swimming,
the first stroke he mastered was not the easily-practised breaststroke but the backstroke.
At the age of 15, Phelps became the youngest American male swimmer to compete at an Olympic Games in 68
years. While he didn't win any medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he would soon
become a major force in competitive swimming.
In the spring of 2001, Phelps set the world record in the 200-meter butterfly, becoming the youngest male
swimmer in history at the age of 15 years and 9 months. At the 2001 World Championships in Japan, he then
broke his own record with a time of 1:54:58, earning his first international medal. In 2002, Phelps continued to
establish several records including the 100-meter butterfly and the 200-meter individual medley. The following
year, at the same event, he broke his own world record in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of
4:09.09.
After the London Olympics in 2012, Phelps announced he was retiring from his sport. However, at the 2016
Olympic Games, he came out of retirement and returned to professional competition. This was also the event
which he won one silver and five gold medals, becoming the oldest individual gold medalist in Olympic
swimming history, as well as the first swimmer to win four consecutive golds in the same event, the 200-meter
individual medley.
118. Phelps's father used to be a comprehensive ____.
A. principal B. trooper C. athlete D. instructor
119. The first style of swimming Phelps was good at is ____.
A. butterfly B. freestyle C. breaststroke D. backstroke
120. He didn't win any medals at the Olympics of ____
 A. 2002 B. 2000 C. 2012 D. 2016
121. At the 2001 World Championships in Japan, he broke the record of ____.
A. 200-meter butterfly B. 100-meter butterfly
C. 200-meter individual D. 400-meter individual
122. The word consecutive in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. stoppable B. unending C. uninterrupted D. unrestricted
Exercise 10. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
Theresa May, the second female Britain's prime minister following Margaret Thatcher, revealed in 2013 that
she had been given a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, a condition that requires daily insulin injections. Asked later
how she felt about the diagnosis, she said her approach to it was the same as toward everything in her life:
“Just get on and deal with it.” That kind of steeliness brought her to center stage in the aftermath of Britain's
vote to leave the European Union and the feuding that erupted in the Conservative Party over who would
succeed David Cameron.
Ms. May, 59 years old, is the country's longest-serving home secretary in half a century, with a reputation for
seriousness, hardwork and above all, determination. She is one of a growing number of women in traditionally
male-dominated British politics rising to the upper position of leadership.
Born in 1956, Ms. May grew up mainly in Oxfordshire, an only child who was first drawn to the Conservative
Party at age 12. As a conscientious student, she never rebelled against her religious upbringing and remains a
regular churchgoer. Tellingly, her sports hero was Geoffrey Boycott, a solid, stubborn cricketer who specialized
in playing the long game.
Like many other Britain's prime minister including Tony Blair, Sir Robert Peel and Margaret Thatcher, she won
a place at Oxford. But while almost every other political leader got there by way of Eton College and joined
Oxford's hedonistic Bullingdon Club, she attended a state secondary school and had a more sedate university
career. After unsuccessful attempts to be elected to the House of Commons in 1992 and 1994, she finally
became an MP in 1997 general election.
May is known for a love of fashion and in particular distinctive shoes. She even wore leopard-print shoes to her
final Cabinet meeting as Home Secretary in early 2016. However, she has been quite critical of the media
focusing on her fashion instead of her achievement as a politician. May also describes cooking and walking as
primary hobbies, and if someone is raising questions about why walking can be classified as a hobby, she
elaborates in a column for Balance magazine, in which she wrote of her battle with diabetes.
123. According to the passage, who is the prime minister coming before Theresa May?
A. Tony Blair B. Margaret Thatcher
C. Sir Robert Peel D. David Cameron
124. The most prominent characteristic of Theresa May is ____.
A. stubbornness B. seriousness
C. determination D. hard work
125. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. British political life is conventionally controlled mainly by men.
B. The number of women in politics is increasing.
C. Conservative Party didn't have to discuss about who would be the next prime minister.
D. Theresa May's toughness was one of the reasons for the Party to choose her for the prime minister position.
126. Which of the following facts is TRUE about Theresa May?
A. She graduated from Eton College.
B. As a child, she was quite rebellious.
C. She didn't work part time as a university student.
D. She used not to be a home secretary.
127. She first became a member of parliament in ____.
A. 1992 B. 1994 C. 1997 D. 2013
128. Her reason to consider walking as one of her main hobbies is ____.
A. she is quite critical B. it helps her fight diabetes
C. someone asks about it D. it is written on Balance magazine
129. The word approach in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. means B. advance C. technique D. trick
130. The word hedonistic in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. ordinary B. luxurious C. economical D. simple
Part VI. WRITING
Exercise 11. Mark the letter A. B. C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
131. Connor is said to be very ambitious and aggressive.
A. People regard Connor as an ambitious and aggressive person.
132. You can always count on me. (tin tưởng)
A. I'll never take you down.(di dời) B. I'll never let you down. (làm ai buồn, thất vọng)
C. I'll never hold you down.(ngăn cản quyền của ai đó) D. I'll never make you down.
136. I think we should change the topic of our presentation.
A. It's high time that we change the topic of our presentation.
B. I'd rather our presentation change the topic.
C. It's high time that we changed the topic of our presentation.
D. I suggest we to change the topic of our presentation.
138. I only glimpsed her briefly (nhìn thoáng qua), but I am sure it was Mary.
A. Mary only had a brief glimpse, but I am sure.
B. I only had a brief glimpse of her, but I am sure it was Mary.
C. I only glimpsed briefly but I am sure it was Mary.
D. Mary only glimpsed me briefly but I am sure it was her.
Exercise 12. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
141. She looked up. She saw a big tiger approaching.
A. Looking up, a big tiger approached her.
B. Looked up, she saw a big tiger approaching.
C. Looking up, she saw a big tiger approaching.
D. Look up, she saw a big tiger approaching.
142. I have presented about Oprah Winfrey. I hope the story would inspire you all.
A. I have presented about Oprah Winfrey to hope the story would inspire you all.
B. I have presented about Oprah Winfrey hoping the story would inspire you all.
C. I have presented about Oprah Winfrey hope for the story would inspire you all.
D. I have presented about Oprah Winfrey hoped the story would inspire you all.
144. She got so tired of waiting for him. She just got married to another man.
A. She got so tired of waiting for him that at the end she got married to another man.
B. She got so tired of waiting for him while she got married to another man.
C. She got so tired of waiting for him afterwards she got married to another man.
D. She got so tired of waiting for him as a result she got married to another man.
145. Why do you take an umbrella? It is not even raining.
A. You need not to take an umbrella because it is not even raining.
B. You must not take an umbrella because it is not even raining.
C. You need not take an umbrella because it is not even raining.
D. You cannot take an umbrella because it is not even raining.
146. Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world in which we live.
A. Careful environmental planning protects the world we live in.
B. Planning the environment carefully, we can protect the world in which we live.
C. Protecting the world we live in, we plan the environment carefully.
D. We can protect the world we live in only with careful environmental planning.
148. Wouldn't it be better to let them know about the alternations to the plan?
A. Why haven't they have been informed about the new development?
B. Shouldn't they have been consulted before the scheme was changed?
C. Don't they think they should be informed about the changes in the plan?
D. We'd better ask them to change the plan, hadn't we?

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: It was absolutely amazing ______ her use all the kitchen tools and prepare the dishes.
A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. having
watched
Question 7: Neighbors were asked ______ they had noticed anything suspicious.
A. though B. as C. that D. whether
Question 11: After a long journey I was looking forward to sleeping in ______ comfortable bed.
A. a B. an C. some D. the
Question 12: It is vital that he ______ all his homework before going to school.
A. finish B. be finished C. finishes D. has
finished
Question 13: The teacher ______ notify parents if their children do not arrive at school.
A. ought to B. would C. need to D. shall
Question 15: He has been ______ by the Green Party as their candidate in the next election.
A. nominated B. succeeded C. awarded D.
distinguished
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20: Problems of helping the poor and also the less prosperous communities will be
discussed in the next agenda.
A. industrial B. natural C. rural D. wealthy
Question 21: I was turning to the left lane when a car came out of nowhere and hit me.
A. stopped gradually B. suddenly appeared C. left quickly D.
amazingly passed
Reading the following passage and mark the letter on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word that best fits each of the numbered blank from 34 to 38
MICHAEL FARADAY
During the last 400 years, most scientists have based on mathematics in their development of
their inventions or discoveries. (26) ______, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not
make use of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and
had no training beyond reading and writing.
In 1812, Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphry Davy. Later,
Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy's life bitter with (27)
______. Faraday made the first electric motor in 1821, a device (28) ______ used electricity to
produce movement. Then Faraday became interested in the relationship between electricity and
magnetism. In 1831 he discovered that when a magnet is moved near a wire, electricity flows in the
wire. With this (29) ______ he produced a machine for making electricity called a dynamo. Faraday
then went on to show how electricity affects chemical substances.
Because Faraday believed that money should be given to the poor, when he grew old, he was
destitute /ˈdestɪtjuːt/. However, Queen Victoria (30) ______ him for his discoveries by giving him a
stipend and a house. He died in 1867.
Question 26: A. Nor B. Although C. However D. Yet
Question 27: A. sympathy Β. victory C. Jealousy lòng ghen tỵ D. quantity
Question 28: A. whose Β. when C. that = which D. what
Question 29: A. discover Β. cover C. uncovered D. discovery
 Question 30: A. rewarded Β. blamed C. accounted D. chose
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
An urban area is an area where many people live and work close together. The population density
is higher than in the surrounding area. It is where buildings are close together. Urban is the opposite
of rural, where farmlands and nature are. Urban areas are usually cities and towns. Most of the work
available in urban areas is factory and office work. Agricultural work is rare because buildings are
close together and there is no space for farmlands.
There are different urban area definitions for each country. They mostly depend on how
populated the country is and if the definition shows a true percentage of how urbanized the country
is. For example, in Poland an urban area is any place that has the status of a town, whereas in China
it is any district, city, or town with a population density higher than 1500 people per square
kilometer. The urban population definition for Canadian and Scandinavian countries depends on
density. If there is a house every 200 meters it is classified as urban.
A large urban area, with all connected areas usually developed around some city, is called a
Metropolitan area.
(Adapted from https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_area)
Question 31: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Population density B. Urbanization in populated countries
C. Urban area D. The growth of urban
Question 32: There is little farming work in urban area because ______.
A. there is no room for farmlands B. buildings are so huge
C. agriculture brings less profits D. it lacks water resource
Question 33: The word “classified” in paragraph 2 is CLOSEST in meaning to ______.
A. powered B. ranked C. scored D. denied
Question 34: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. definitions B. countries C. areas D. urbans
Question 35: According to paragraph 2, a district is an urban area if ______.
A. it has the status of a town
B. the area is connected with surrounding cities
C. more than 1500 people live per square kilometer
D. There is a house every 200 meter
1. nominate somebody/something (for something) She has been nominated for the presidency.
nominate somebody/something (as) something | nominate somebody/something + noun He
was nominated (as) best actor.
nominate somebody/something to do something I nominated Paul to take on the role of
treasurer.
1. Take st for granted (v)
3. destitute /ˈdestɪtjuːt/ thiếu thốn, nghèo túng, cơ cực
4. a stipend/ˈstaɪpend/ (n) an amount of money that is paid regularly to somebody, especially a priest,
as wages or money to live on
5. A hospice/ˈhɒspɪs/(n) a hospital for people who are dying  She founded an AIDS hospice with
the help of a local doctor.
6. A personable touch (n) an original or special quality , or something that is done for
every single person in a group in order to make them feel special :
 The chairman of the bank believes in the personal touch and
always sends a signed letter to each customer .

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
Diana was born to royalty on 1 July 1961 as Diana Frances Spencer. She left school when she
was 16 and moved to London when she was 18. In 1981, Diana married Prince Charles at St. Paul's
Cathedral. They had two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. Charles and Diana separated in
1992, and divorced in 1996.
Throughout her life, Diana was something of a rebel /ˌrebl. Her work with victims of AIDS
could, in some ways, be seen in this regard. She was one of the first very high profile people to be
pictured touching those afflicted with AIDS, and this had a significant impact in changing people's
opinions and attitudes to the disease. It was certainly a charity not following the protocol
/ˈprəʊtəkɒl/ and tradition of the Royal family. As Princess Diana said: “HIV does not make people
dangerous to know. You can shake their hands and give them hug heaven knows they need it”
Diana had a very personable touch. She was very at ease in meeting people from any
background and even if they were ill or in hospices. The patients would react (= reacted) very
favorably to her meetings; they warmed to her life energy and heartfelt sympathy. Part of her appeal
was her sympathy and natural compassion 1. lòng thương, lòng trắc ẩn. She could empathize with
people’s suffering, having suffered much herself.
As well as working on charities such as AIDS she lent her name to the campaign to ban
landmines. Her personal support is said to have been a significant factor in encouraging Britain and
then other countries to support the Ottawa Treaty which sought to introduce a ban on the use of anti-
personnel landmines. When Robin Cook brought the second reading of the landmines bill to the
house in 1998 he made a point of paying tribute to the contribution of Princess Diana.
Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Al-Fayed, died in a car crash in Paris, France, in the early
morning of 31 August 1997. She was 36-years-old when she died. Many people left flowers, candles,
cards and personal messages for her in public places.
(Adapted from https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales)
Question 36: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Princess Diana and her charity work B. The tragic accident of Princess Diana in Paris
C. Princess Diana’s royal life D. Princess Diana’s work with victim of AIDS
Question 37: As mentioned in paragraph 2, Diana was one of the first people with very high profile
to ______.
A. have a rebellious life B. say about the danger of AIDS
C. change others’ opinions and awareness D. be pictured when touching AIDS victim
Question 38: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Robin Cook brought the second reading of the landmines bill to the house to remind Diana’ car
crash.
B. Patients from different backgrounds reacted favorably to meetings with Diana. (đ2d4)
C. The ways Diana did her charity work were different from those of the Royal family. (đ2d4)
D. Many people left flowers, cards and personal messages in the places where Diana visited.
Question 39: The purpose of the Ottawa Treaty is to ______.
A. support charitable projects in Britain B. prohibit the use of anti-personnel landmines
C. ban the production of landmines D. pay tribute to the contribution of Princess Diana
Question 40: The word “appeal” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. attractiveness B. fame C. change D. devotion
Question 41: All of the following people are mentioned in the passage as member of the Royal
family EXCEPT ______?
A. Charles B. Harry C. Robin D. William
Question 42: The word “significant” in paragraph 2 is CLOSEST in meaning to ______.
A. conservative B. major C. slight D. potential
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 43: He (A) spent hours finding (B) a clean shirt that looked (C) respective enough (D) to
be seen in.
Question 44: It's (A) a shame that (B) the apartment (C) hasn't got (D) their own parking space.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions
Question 50: We couldn't solve the problem until we read the document.
A. No sooner had we solved the problem than the document was read.
B. So difficult was the problem that we couldn’t solve it.
C. Only when we solved the problem did we have time to read the document.
D. Not until we read the document could we solve the problem.

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