common D. popular until D. even transmitted D. transformed that D. this by D. at

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A. Linda has not been seen since the day of the party. C. The party is going on without

Linda.

B. Linda is nowhere to be seen at the party. D. No one has seen Linda for

ages. Question 28: I should have finished my work last night but I was exhausted. A. Last night I was exhausted but I tried to finish my work. B. My work was finished last night but I was exhausted. C. I did finished my work last night thought I was exhausted. D. I was exhausted so I didn’t finish my work yesterday as planned. Question 29: My friend Albert has decided to buy a motorbike. His car was stolen last week. A. My friend Albert whose car was stolen last week has decided to buy a motorbike. B. My friend Albert, whose car was stolen last week, has decided to buy a motorbike. C. My friend Albert has decided to buy a motorbike has his car stolen last week. D. My friend Albert has decided to buy a motorbike which car stolen last week. Question 30: The children ran to the field to see the dragon, but it was no longer there. A. The dragon had gone by the time the children ran to the field.

B. The dragon went by the time the children ran to the field.

C. When the children ran to the field, the dragon went.

D. The dragon had gone after the children ran to the field.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phases that best fits each of the numbered blanks. American folk music originated with 31 _____ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not 32______spread by radio, records, or music video. It was 33 _____by oral traditional and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional impact. The major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, 34______ soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s, singer – composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez continued this tradition by urban folk music. Many of these songs deal 35 _____ important social issue, such as racial integration and the war in Vietnam. Question 31: A. typical B. ordinary

C. common D. popular

Question 32: A. yet B. still

C. until D. even

Question 33: A. transferred B. transited

C. transmitted D. transformed

Question 34: A. who B. which

C. that D. this

Question 35: A. with B. in

C. by D. at

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer correct answer to each of the questions. Smart cards and mobile phones are becoming an increasingly popular way to make all sorts of payments. Even now, in Japan thousands of transactions, from paying rail tickets to picking up the groceries, take place every day with customers passing their handsets across a small flat- screen device. And predictions in the world of finance reckon that payments using mobile phones will have risen to more than 50 billion in the very near future. Whats the appeal of e-cash? Compared to cheques or credit cards, it offers the speed of cash, but more so. It takes just one tenth of a second to complete most transactions and as no change Website học Tiếng Anh miễn phí: https:thichtienganh.com Tham gia nhóm để nhận thêm tài liệu : https:www.facebook.comgroups606269169568376 Tham gia nhóm học Tiếng Anh: https:www.facebook.comgroupsEnglishLearnerGroups \ is required, errors in counting are eliminated. Fraud and theft are also reduced and for the retailer, it reduces the cost of handling money. Sonys vision of having a chip embedded in computers. TVs and games consoles means that films, music and games can be paid for easily and without having to input credit card details. And what about the future of the banks? Within their grip on the market, banks and credit-card firms want to be in a position to collect most of the fees from the users of mobile and contactless-payment systems. But the new system could prove to be a ‘disruptive technology’ as far as the banks are concerned. If payments for a few coffees, a train ticket and a newspaper are made every day by a commuter with a mobile, this will not appear on their monthly credit card statements but on their mobile phone statements. And having spent fortunes on branding, credit-card companies and banks do not want to see other payment systems gaining popularity. Its too early to say whether banks will miss out and if so, by how much. However, quite a few American bankers are optimistic. They feel there is reason to be suspicious of those who predict that high-street banks may be a thing of the past. They point out that Internet banking did not result in the closure of their high-street branches as was predicted. On the contrary, more Americans than ever are using local branches. So, whether well become a totally cash- free society remains open to contention. Question 36: What is the main idea of the first paragraph? A. The absence of traditional payment methods. C. Japans advanced forms of payment.

B. Predictions of future payment methods. D. The increasing popularity of new