Câu hỏi:

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

Vietnamese footballing history has been rewritten by the country's U23 team, which secured a place in the final of the Asian Football Confederation Under-23 (AFC U23) Championship thanks to a dramatic victory (31)______ Qatar.

The Qatari team, which had won all its previous matches in the (32)______, opened the score-board with a successful penalty in the first half. (33)______, Vietnam equalized halfway through the second half with a goal from Nguyen Quang Hai. The last few minutes of the second half saw Qatar take the lead, before Hai once again scored the equalizer for Vietnam to bring the match to (34)______ time, which ended goalless.

In the penalty shootout, the Vietnamese team (35)______ victorious after successfully converting four out of its five penalty kicks, while keeper Bui Tien Dung managed to save two penalties from the Qatari side.

Question 33:

A. Although

B. Because

C. However

D. Despite

Câu 1:

She had to pass all her exams, or _____ she would not have a holiday.

A.  instead

B.  else

C.  though

D.  therefore

Câu 2:

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

The police questioned two men but neither of them could speak English.

A.  The police questioned two Englishmen in English.

B.  The police questioned two men who could not speak English.

C.  Neither of the Englishmen was questioned by the police.

D.  Either of the men could answer the police questions in English.

Câu 3:

"_____ anyone ring while I’m away, please take a message."

A. Will

B. May

C. Should

D. Would

Câu 4:

The streets are (A) crowded with (B) a population who (C) has no interest (D) in learning.

A.  are

B. with

C.  who

D.  no interest

Câu 5:

_____ wooden buildings helps to protect them from damage due to weather.

A.  The paint

B.  Painted

C.  By painting

D.  Painting

Câu 6:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following question

He made one last futile effort to convince her and left home.

A. favorable

B. difficult

C. ineffectual

D. firm