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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – BÀI SỐ 2
MÃ ĐỀ 208
 I. Read the passage, choose the best answer marked A, B, C or D to the following questions.
One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to become successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called “Arrangement in Grey and Black,” but known to most of us as “Whistler’s Mother.” Whistler’s brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print.
01. What made Whistler’s work more valuable?
A. His signature on the prints 	B. His brother-in-law’s prints
C. His painting of his mother	D. His fame as an artist
02. The word “distinguish” is closest in meaning to_____________.
A. recognize differences	B. allow exceptions
C. making improvement	D. accept changes
03. What was James Abbott McNeill Whistler famous for?
A. His painting of sight. 	B. His mother’s work. 
 C. His painting of portrait. 	 D. His mother’s picture.
04. The word “speculated” could be best replaced by_____________.
A. denied	B. noticed	C. announced	D. guessed
05. Which of the following would be a better title for the passage?
A. Whistler’s Greatest Works	B. Copying Limited Edition Prints
C. Whistler’s Mother	D. The Practice of Signing Prints 
II. Choose the letter marked A, B, C, or D that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Drought, storms, and fires can change ecosystems. Some changes (06)________ the ecosystem. If there is too little rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant die off, the animals that (07)________ it may also die or move away. Some changes are good for ecosystem. Some pine forests need burning for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds (08)________. 
Polluting the air, soils, water can harm ecosystems. Building dams on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems (09)________ the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down forests destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of catching fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and other products for people (10)________ causing harm to ecosystems.
06. A. harmful	B. harms	C. harm	D. harmless
07. A. feed on	B. fed up with	C. fed with	D. feed
08. A. from	B. out	C. in	D. over
09. A. on	B. over	C. around	D. under
10. A. not	 B. without 	 C. no	 D. avoid
III. Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D that is SYNONYMOUS to the bold italic one. 
11. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
A. arrive	B. clean	C. encounter	D. happen 
12. American children customarily go trick-or-treating on Halloween. 
 A. readily	 B. happily 	 C. traditionally 	 D. inevitably
IV. Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D whose stress pattern is different from others. 
13. A. deliver	 B. discover	 C. communicate 	 D. gratitude 
14. A. begin	B. borrow	C. behave	D. enter
V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase marked A, B, C or D that need correcting.
15. To grow well, a tree must be well-suited to the area where is it planted.
 A. is it 	 B. must be	 C. well-suited D. To grow
16. There's no point having a car if you never use it.
A. There's	B. never	C. use	D. having
17. Having lived here for seven years, my friend is used to speak English with all her classmates.
A. for	B. Having lived	C. all her 	D. speak
18. Approximately 70 percent of all parents let their children to attend school.
A. their	B. to attend	C. Approximately	D. of all
VI. Choose the word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence 
19. - Student: “_______________.” 	- Teacher: "No worries. Come in, please.”
A. I’m late B. I want to come in	C. I'm sorry I'm late D. I've just arrived
20. ________ by the boys' behaviour, she complained to the head teacher.
 A. Annoyed	 B. She annoyed	 C. She was annoyed	 D. Annoying
21. The boys were taken________ a fishing trip last weekend.
A. in	B. to	C. for	D. on
22. Many_________ men remarry and have second families.
A. divorced	B. single	C. married 	D. family
23. Jim wishes he_________ Jane to his birthday party last night.
A. had invited	B. have invited 	C. invited	D. would invite
24. The charity is appealing for volunteers________ elderly patients to and from hospital.
A. taken	B. taking	C. who take	D. to take
25. A friend of mine phoned_________ me to a party.
A. for invite 	B. to invite 	C. inviting	D. for inviting
26. A lot of children participated in________ performances.
A. fundraising 	B. raising-fund	C. fundraise D. funding-raise
27. He volunteered his________ as a driver.
A. help	B. job	C. work 	D. service
28. He eventually________ his disability to achieve some business success.
A. overcame	B. destroyed	C. overwhelmed	D. suffered 
29. They're having a party in_________ of his 84th birthday.
A. memory 	B. ceremony 	C. celebration	D. honor
30. - Mai: "Thank you so much." 	- Sue: “_______________”
A. Don’t take it.	B. Don’t think so.	C. Don’t mention it. 	D. Don't say so. 
31. Let's have a party to celebrate our third successive win, __________?
A. shall we 	B. do we 	C. don't we	D. will we 
VII. Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D that is ANTONYMOUS to the bold italic one. 
32. He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night.
A. impressive	B. easy - looking	C. humble 	D. well- known
33. Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 
 A. reveal 	 B. conserve	 C. presume	 D. cover 
VIII. Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
34. A. decorate	B. candle	C. celebration	D. cake
35. A. honest	 B. happy	 C. hour	 D. vehicle 
IX. Choose the word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
36. ________ all citrus fruit originated with the Chinese orange.
A. To believe that	B. That the belief 	C. It is believed that D. The belief that
37. _________ all matter is formed of molescutes. 
A. No matter how complex 	B. It's not a complex matter
C. How complex is not a matter	D. It doesn't matter if the complex
38. Although most cats hate to swim, _________ if necessary. 
A. they do so can	B. so they can do	C. they can do so D. cap they do so
39. _________ the promotion of health and to helping people avoid injury and disease.
A. The Red Cross is committed to	B. Committed to the Read Cross is
C. The Red Cross to commit	D. To commit the Red Cross
40. With a television audience of 25 billion, World Cup Soccer has_________ ten times the Olympic Games. 
A. the most viewers 	B. more viewers	C. the most viewers D. more viewers than 
_____________THE END______________
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I. Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
01. A. candle	B. celebration	C. decorate	D. cake
02. A. happy	 B. hour	 C. honest	 D. vehicle 
II. Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D whose stress pattern is different from others. 
03. A. gratitude 	 B. discover	 C. communicate D. deliver
04. A. behave	B. begin	C. enter	D. borrow
III. Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D that is SYNONYMOUS to the bold italic one. 
05. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
A. happen 	B. encounter	C. arrive	D. clean
06. American children customarily go trick-or-treating on Halloween. 
 A. readily	 B. inevitably	 C. traditionally 	 D. happily 
IV. Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D that is ANTONYMOUS to the bold italic one. 
07. He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night.
A. humble 	B. well- known	C. easy - looking	D. impressive
08. Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 
 A. reveal 	 B. presume	 C. cover 	 D. conserve
V. Choose the word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence 
09. - Student: “_______________.” 	- Teacher: "No worries. Come in, please.”
A. I'm sorry I'm late 	B. I want to come in	C. I’m late D. I've just arrived
10. A friend of mine phoned_________ me to a party.
A. to invite 	B. for inviting	C. for invite 	D. inviting
11. A lot of children participated in________ performances.
A. fundraise	B. raising-fund	C. fundraising D. funding-raise
12. Let's have a party to celebrate our third successive win, __________?
A. shall we 	B. do we 	C. don't we	D. will we 
13. Many_________ men remarry and have second families.
A. family	B. single	C. married 	D. divorced
14. He volunteered his________ as a driver.
A. help	B. work 	C. job	D. service
15. The boys were taken________ a fishing trip last weekend.
A. on	B. in	C. for	D. to
16. ________ by the boys' behaviour, she complained to the head teacher.
 A. She annoyed	 B. Annoyed	 C. Annoying	 D. She was annoyed
17. Jim wishes he_________ Jane to his birthday party last night.
A. have invited 	B. would invite	C. invited	D. had invited
18. The charity is appealing for volunteers________ elderly patients to and from hospital.
A. taking	B. to take	C. who take	D. taken
19. - Mai: "Thank you so much." 	- Sue: “_______________”
A. Don't say so. 	B. Don’t think so.	C. Don’t mention it. 	D. Don’t take it.
20. He eventually________ his disability to achieve some business success.
A. overwhelmed	B. destroyed	C. overcame	D. suffered 
21. They're having a party in_________ of his 84th birthday.
A. honor	B. celebration	C. ceremony 	D. memory 
VI. Identify the one underlined word or phrase marked A, B, C or D that need correcting.
22. To grow well, a tree must be well-suited to the area where is it planted.
 A. is it 	 B. well-suited C. must be	 D. To grow
23. Having lived here for seven years, my friend is used to speak English with all her classmates.
A. Having lived	B. speak	C. all her 	D. for
24. Approximately 70 percent of all parents let their children to attend school.
A. to attend	B. Approximately	C. of all	D. their
25. There's no point having a car if you never use it.
A. having	B. never	C. use	D. There's
VII. Read the passage, choose the best answer marked A, B, C or D to the following questions.
One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to become successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called “Arrangement in Grey and Black,” but known to most of us as “Whistler’s Mother.” Whistler’s brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well-known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that there were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print.
26. What made Whistler’s work more valuable?
A. His fame as an artist	B. His brother-in-law’s prints
C. His signature on the prints 	D. His painting of his mother
27. The word “distinguish” is closest in meaning to_____________.
A. accept changes	B. recognize differences C. making improvement D. allow exceptions
28. The word “speculated” could be best replaced by_____________.
A. announced	B. noticed	C. denied	D. guessed
29. Which of the following would be a better title for the passage?
A. Whistler’s Mother	B. Copying Limited Edition Prints
C. The Practice of Signing Prints 	D. Whistler’s Greatest Works
30. What was James Abbott McNeill Whistler famous for?
A. His painting of sight. 	B. His painting of portrait. 
C. His mother’s work. 	D. His mother’s picture.
VIII. Choose the word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
31. _________ all matter is formed of molescutes. 
A. No matter how complex 	B. It's not a complex matter
C. It doesn't matter if the complex	D. How complex is not a matter
32. _________ the promotion of health and to helping people avoid injury and disease.
A. To commit the Red Cross	B. The Red Cross is committed to
C. Committed to the Read Cross is	D. The Red Cross to commit
33. ________ all citrus fruit originated with the Chinese orange.
A. To believe that	B. That the belief	C. It is believed that D. The belief that
34. With a television audience of 25 billion, World Cup Soccer has_________ ten times the Olympic Games. 
A. more viewers than 	B. the most viewers	C. the most viewers D. more viewers
35. Although most cats hate to swim, _________ if necessary. 
A. they can do so	B. cap they do so	C. so they can do D. they do so can
IX. Choose the letter marked A, B, C, or D that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Drought, storms, and fires can change ecosystems. Some changes (36)________ the ecosystem. If there is too little rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant die off, the animals that (37)________ it may also die or move away. Some changes are good for ecosystem. Some pine forests need burning for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds (38)________. 
Polluting the air, soils, water can harm ecosystems. Building dams on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems (39)________ the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down forests destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of catching fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and other products for people (40)________ causing harm to ecosystems.
36. A. harmful	B. harms	C. harm	D. harmless
37. A. feed on	B. fed up with	C. fed with	D. feed
38. A. from	B. out	C. in	D. over
39. A. on	B. over	C. around	D. under
40. A. not	 B. without 	 C. no	 D. avoid
_____________THE END______________
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 I. Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D whose stress pattern is different from others. 
01. A. communicate 	 B. deliver	 C. discover	 D. gratitude 
02. A. behave	B. enter	C. borrow	D. begin
II. Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
03. A. vehicle	 	 B. hour	 C. honest	 D. happy
04. A. celebration	B. cake	C. decorate	D. candle
III. Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D that is SYNONYMOUS to the bold italic one. 
05. American children customarily go trick-or-treating on Halloween. 
 A. inevitably	 B. traditionally 	 C. readily	 D. happily 
06. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
A. clean	B. arrive	C. happen 	D. encounter
IV. Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D that is ANTONYMOUS to the bold italic one. 
07. Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 
 A. cover 	 B. conserve	 C. presume	 D. reveal 
08. He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night.
A. humble 	B. impressive	C. easy - looking	D. well- known
V. Choose the letter marked A, B, C, or D that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Drought, storms, and fires can change ecosystems. Some changes (09)________ the ecosystem. If there is too little rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant die off, the animals that (10)________ it may also die or move away. Some changes are good for ecosystem. Some pine forests need burning for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds (11)________. 
Polluting the air, soils, water can harm ecosystems. Building dams on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems (12)________ the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down forests destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of catching fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and other products for people (13)________ causing harm to ecosystems.
09. A. harmful	B. harms	C. harm	D. harmless
10. A. feed on	B. fed up with	C. fed with	D. feed
11. A. from	B. out	C. in	D. over
12. A. on	B. over	C. around	D. under
13. A. not	 B. without 	 C. no	 D. avoid
VI. Identify the one underlined word or phrase marked A, B, C or D that need correcting.
14. There's no point having a car if you never use it.
A. There's	B. having	C. never	D. use
15. Approximately 70 percent of all parents let their children to attend school.
A. to attend	B. Approximately	C. of all	D. their
16. Having lived here for seven years, my friend is used to speak English with all her classmates.
A. all her 	B. for	C. Having lived	D. speak
17. To grow well, a tree must be well-suited to the area where is it planted.
 A. To grow	 B. must be	 C. is it 	 D. well-suited 
VII. Choose the word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence 
18. - Mai: "Thank you so much." 	- Sue: “_______________”
A. Don’t mention it. 	B. Don’t take it.	C. Don't say so. D. Don’t think so.
19. A lot of children participated in________ performances.
A. raising-fund	B. fundraising 	C. fundraise D. funding-raise
20. The charity is appealing for volunteers________ elderly patients to and from hospital.
A. to take	B. who take	C. taking	D. taken
21. - Student: “_______________.” 	- Teacher: "No worries. Come in, please.”
A. I’m late	B. I want to come in	C. I'm sorry I'm late D. I've just arrived
22. Let's have a party to celebrate our third successive win, __________?
A. don't we	B. will we 	C. shall we 	D. do we 
23. A friend of mine phoned_________ me to a party.
A. for inviting	B. for invite 	C. to invite 	D. inviting
24. Jim wishes he_________ Jane to his birthday party last night.
A. would invite	B. have invited 	C. had invited	D. invited
25. He eventually________ his disability to achieve some business success.
A. overcame	B. suffered 	C. destroyed D. overwhelmed
26. They're having a party in_________ of his 84th birthday.
A. ceremony 	B. memory 	C. honor	D. celebration
27. Many_________ men remarry and have second families.
A. single	B. divorced	C. married 	D. family
28. The boys were taken________ a fishing trip last weekend.
A. for	B. on	C. to	D. in
29. He volunteered his________ as a driver.
A. service	B. work 	C. job	D. help
30. ________ by the boys' behaviour, she complained to the head teacher.
 A. Annoyed	 B. She annoyed	 C. She was annoyed	 D. Annoying
VIII. Read the passage, choose the best answer marked A, B, C or D to the following questions.
One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to become successful. The practice of signing and numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth-century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called “Arrangement in Grey and Black,” but known to most of us as “Whistler’s Mother.” Whistler’s brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less w