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.

 The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on 16 May, 1929 over dinner in Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel. (30) ______ was attended by 270 people, each paying 5 dollars to bring a guest, and hosted by silent-movie actor Douglas Fairbanks, who gave out the awards in a few minutes. The 12 winners had been (31) ______ three months beforehand and the very first “Oscar” - a 34 cm-tall gold-plated statuette designed by MGM's art director, Cedric Gibbons - had already been handed to German actor Emil Jannings, who had sailed to Europe a few weeks before. Actually, Jannings was the runner-up in the Best Actor category, the real winner was Rin Tin Tin, a celebrity dog, but the new awards ceremony wanted to be (32) ______ place seriously.

 According to (33) ______ a librarian in the offices of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the prizes, saw a statuette and said “Gee! He looks just like my Uncle Oscar." The name stuck, and (34) ______ did the "Little Man", who remains the single most prized object in the entire multi-billion-dollar movie business.

Câu 30 (TH): (30) ______

Câu 15 (TH): If you practice regularly, you can learn this language skill in a short ________ of time.

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.

Câu 47 (VD): “My father doesn't work in the factory any more,” Bella told us.

Câu 12 (VD): People in this country have ________ good progress in eliminating domestic violence.

Câu 13 (VD): The Professor ________ his ideas clearly in the lecture.

Câu 17 (TH): The news was ________ to them that they were all dead silent.

Câu 6 (VD): In general, the company receives hundreds of ________ for a post they offer.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Câu 5 (VD): I have two brothers. One of them is in high school, ________ is in college.

Câu 8 (TH): His English teacher recommends that he ________ a regular program.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Câu 21 (VD): Studying for new qualifications is one way of advancing your career.

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.

Câu 45 (TH): Please (A) remember when you are (B) on duty, your uniform (C) must have been worn (D) at all times.

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.

Câu 46 (VDC): But for the dog, we would have got completely lost.

Câu 7 (TH): It was not until August ________ the two sides finally reached an agreement.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underline word(s) in each of the following questions

Trả lời cho các câu 19, 20 dưới đây:

Câu 19 (VD): If two people in a romantic relationship are lovey-dovey, they show their love for each other in public by touching each other and saying loving things.

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.

Câu 1 (TH):

Câu 18 (VD): Yesterday, my sister bought a ________.