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ĐỀ MINH HỌA HẢI PHÒNG – TEST 25 I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. 1. A. casts B. moulds C. weaves D. dyes 2. A. brown B. town C. money D. hour II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group. 3. A. weather B. sentence C. explain D. chemist 4. A. celebration B. considerate C. disappointment D. resolution III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word. 5. This group of chemicals is known to be harmful to people’s health. A. dangerous B. safe C. natural D. risky 6. To an American, success is the result of hard work and self-reliance. A. devotion B. industry C. laziness D. enthusiasm IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word. 7. After a very short time, this kind of music becomes wildly popular among the youth. A. beautiful B. rare C. unknown D. common 8. The street food in Hoi An is delicious and affordable. A. cheap B. expensive C. awful D. tasty V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that completes each of the sentences. 9. I went to the beach and __________ in the ocean during my summer vacation. A. swim B. swims C. swam D. swum 10. Lisa has been working on her project __________ early morning. A. in B. on C. for D. since 11. My sister decided __________ the world after graduating from college. A. traveling B. travel C. to travel D. to traveling 12. This term, Mary is staying with Ms. Kelly, __________ is a close friend of her mom.

Living in Viet Nam today (23) ______________ greatly from the lifestyle of 100 years ago. People in the past mainly worked in agriculture (24) ______________ today there are significantly less people working in this sector of the economy. These days, by comparison, people are more likely to be employed in manufacturing and tourism than in the rice fields. Moreover, Viet Nam, which was (25) ______________ agrarian, is transforming into an entirely different country. While agriculture is still an important component of the Vietnamese economy, other enterprises are (26) ______________ an increasing amount of economic activity. However, along with the differences, similarities also exist. The people of Viet Nam have retained many of the characteristics of their forefathers. The Vietnamese people are as friendly today as they were in the past. This is best exemplified in the way they welcome foreigners to their unique country. (27) ______________, the resilience and determination of the people of Vietnam has not changed. The Vietnamese work collectively and happily towards the development of their country. 23. A. compares B. differs C. becomes D. offers 24. A. however B. therefore C. whereas D. when 25. A. traditionally B. gradually C. occasionally D. presently 26. A. grasping for B. holding for C. making up for D. accounting for 27. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Nonetheless VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions that follow. After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to humanity. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace. Economics was added in 1968. Just sixty- seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges’ decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have