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In xong và nộp lưu ch iểu quý IV năm 2015.
LỜI NÓI ĐẦU
Mỗi năm cứ vào dịp tháng 4, tháng kỉ riiệm M iền N am hoàn toàn giải
phóng, đất nước thống nhất, các em học sinh giỏi lớp 10 và 11 của các trường
THPT chuyên và không chuyên củạ các tỉnh miền Nam, miền Trung và Tây
Nguyên lại nô nức tham dự kì th i'OLYMPIC TRỤYỀN THỐNG 30/4. Kì thi
lần đầu được tổ chức vào năm học 1994-1995 theo sáng kiến của Trường
THPT Chuyên Lê Hồng Phong Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Từ đó đến nay kì thi
đã được tổ chức liên tục với quy mô ngày càng lớn, chất lượng ngày càng cao.
Tháng 4 năm 2015, kì thi OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30/4 LẦN THỨ
XXI KỈ NIỆM 40 NĂM GIẢI PHÓNGjỵiIỀN NAM (1975-2015) đã được long
trọng tổ chức tại Trường THPT Chuyèn Lê Hồng Phong Thành phố Họ Chí
Minh. Kì thi năm nay có quy mô rất lớn gồm 2.500 thí sinh của 64 trường thuộc
42 tỉnh thành, tham gia tranh tài đủ 10 môn thi: Toán, Lí, Hóa, Sinh, Tin học,
Ngữ văn, Sử, Địa, Tiếng Anh và Tiếng Pháp.
Sau khi thi ban tổ chức đã tập hợp, sắp xếp lại bộ đề chính thức và các
đề thi đề nghị của các trường tham dự. Đây là một tư liệu có giá trị, rất cần
thiết cho quý thầy cô và các em học sinh tham khảo trong quá trình giảng
dạy và học tập. Ban tổ chức đã phối hợp với nhà sách Hồng Ân Thành phố.
Hồ Chí M inh và N hà xuất bản Đại học Quốc gia H à Nội xuất bản bộ sách:
TUYẾN TẬ P ĐỀ THI OLYM PIC 30/4 LẦN TH Ứ X XI - 2015. Bộ sách gồm
10 tập, mỗi tập là một môn thi. Trong mỗi tập sách gồm có 2 phần chính:
- Phần ỉ: Đề Ihi chỉnh íhíỷc và đề thi đề nghị khối 10, ỉ ỉ.
- Phần II: Đ áp án đề thỉ chỉnh (hức và đề thi đề nghị khối 10, I ỉ.
Chúng tôi xin trân trọng giới thiệu bộ sách:
TUYÊN TẬ P ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC 30/4 LÀN TH Ứ XXI KỈ NIỆM 40
NĂM GIẢI PHÓNG MIỀN NAM (1975-2015) với quý độc giả. Hi vọng rằng
đây là những tập tư liệu có giá trị giúp cho quý thầy cô và các em học sinh
trong công tác bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi và trong việc tự học tập, tự rèn luyện.
Chúc quý thầy cô và các em học sinh đạt nhiều thành công.
B an tổ chức
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P h ầ n I-
ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC TRUYEN THốNG 3 0 / 4
LẦN THỨ XXI - NẪM 2 0 1 5
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ĐÊ THI CHÍNH THỨC

Thờị gian làm bài : 180 phút
Lưu ý : Đe thi này có 8 trang.

❖ Thí sinh làm phần trắc nghiệm. (MULTIPLE CHOICE) trên phiếu trả
lời trắc nghiệm và phần tự luận (WRITTEN TEST) trên phiếu trả lời
tự luận. ,
❖ Trên phiếu trả lời trẳc nghiệm,‘4 hí‘sinh tô thêm 2 số 00 vào trước số
báo danh (bằng bút chì).
❖ Phần mã đề thi trên phiếu trắc nghiệm, th í sinh tô vào ô 002.
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)

I. PHONOLOGY (5PTS)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. bomber B. subtlety c. indebted D. limber
2. A. asthma B. atheism c. athlete D. anthropology
3. A. accredit B. salamander G. majesty D. saliva
4. A. dogged B. advisedly c. markedly D. plugged
5. A. archetype B. chromatic c. ricochet D. chronicle
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three.
6. A. argumentative B. theoretical c . contributory D. hypersensitive
7. A. ecotourism B. hierarchy c. acropolis D. neighborhood
8. A. hieroglyphics B. horizontal c. revolutionary D. aristocracy
9. A. ingenuity B. guarantee c. caravansary D. committee
10. A. mausoleum B. testimony c. miniature D. meteorite
II. WORD CHOICE (5 PTS):

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
11. We knew Tom was looking for the right tool from th e ________ o f sounds
which came from the shed.
A. sputter B. clatter c. mutter D. flutter
12. The vegetation on the island w as________ .
A. exuberant B. chivalrous c. overcạst D. ingenious
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13. Despite the high divorce rate, th e __________o f marriage remains popular.
A. practice . B. habit c . institution D. state
14. Before the invention of the Internet, people couldn’t ________ of such
universal access to information.
A. reminisce B. conceive c . contemplate D. access
15. A new computer has been produced, which w ill______ all previous models.
A. overdo B. supersede c . excel D. overwhelm
16. Most teenagers go through a rebellious________ for a few years but they
soon grow out o f it.
A. stint B. span c . duration D. phase
17. The match ' in the darkness.
A. glared B. flared c . glowed D. gleamed
18. The use o f v ita m in ______ __and herbs has become increasingly popular
among Americans.
A. components B. materials c . ingredients D. supplements
19. As a matter o f we have six security guards on the premises at all
times.
A. wisdom B. prudence c . foresight D. acumen
20. She marched into the shop, as bold as , and demanded for her
money back.
A. bass B. grass c . brass D. glass
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (SPTS):
21. ■ as taste is really a composite sense made up o f both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to
c . To which we refer D. What do we refer to
22. This car has many features including________ .
A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas
B. good music, safe devices, air conditioning, and gas
c . stereo, safety devices, air conditioned, and good gas
D. stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage
23. There a r e ________ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay
close attention to this fact. ■
A. a large many ' B. quite many c . quite a lot D. a great many
24. In fact, the criminals _ _ _ _ _ in because the front door was wide open and
so they just walked in.
A. needn’t have broken B. shouldn’t have break
c . didn’t need to break D. couldn’t have broken
25. In bas-relief sculpture, a design projects very slightly from its background,
some coins.
A. as on B. because c . the way that D. similarly
26. ________ workers found accidentally while constructing a new subway line
in London yielded new information about previous civilizations in the area
could be well-documented.
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A. Relics that B. That relics that
c . It was relics that D. Not until relics that
27. Declared an endangered species in the United States, _______ .
A. the ginseng root has been gathered almost to the point o f extinction
B. gathering the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction
c . people have gathered the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction
D. the near extinction of the ginseng root to excessive gathering
28. I eventually managed to find the office, .
A. but not until after I’d got lost several times /
B. so I had been looking for ove,r an hour
c . that was easy and didn’t take very long
D. since it w asn’t clearly marked on the map I had
29. Round and roun d ________ .
A. the wheels o f the engine went B. did the wheels o f the engine go
c . went the wheels o f the engine D. going the wheels o f the engine.
30. ' it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste o f time and effort.
A. None of us wanted to go in the firsf. place
B. Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them
c . Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected
D. Seeing that we couldn’t solve anything in the end
IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 PTS)

31. The old lady’s savings were considerable as she had ________ a little
money each week.
A. put by B. put in c . put apart D. put down
32. Half the people in the office have_______________a strange illness.
A. gone in for B, gone along with
c . gone through with D. gone down with
33. I can’t afford t o ________ on another foreign holiday this year.
A. set out B. splash out c . take out D. give out
34. I don’t want to sound like I’m _ the law, but if you don’t keep the
_
noise down, you’ll have to leave.

A. putting in B. passing over c . laying down Đ. giving over
35. I u su ally _______ _ work at about half past five so I’m home by six thirty
most nights.
A. end up B. kick off c . lyiock off D. knuckle down
36. I’m not sure if I’m doing it right, but I’ll try t o _____ ahead with it anyway.
A. drive B. bang c . touch D. press
37. I don’t think she can get her m essage________ to the students. She seems
too nervous.
A. across B. around c . out D. over
38. The weather was fine, and everyone w as________ the coast.
A. going in for B. making for c . joining in D. seeing about
39. When she cam e _____ , she found herself in a hospital.
A. out B. round c . o ff \ D .over
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40. Could you lend me some money t o _____ me over to the end o f the month?
A. hand B. tide c . get D. make
V. GUIDED CLOZE 1 (5PTS):

Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each spacc.
Coincident with concerns about the ( 4 1 ) ___ ______ loss o f species and
habitats has been a growing appreciation of the importance o f biological
diversity, the number o f species in a (42) .______ ecosystem, to the health
of the Earth and human well-being. Much has been written about the diversity of
terrestrial organisms, particularly the exceptionally rich life associated with
tropical rain-forest habitats.. Relatively little has been said, however, about the.
diversity o f life in the sea even though coral reef systems are (43) __________ to
rain forests in terms o f richness o f life,
An alien exploring Earth would probably give ( 4 4 ) _____ _____ to the
planet’s dominant, most-distinctive feature - the ocean. Humans have a bias
toward land that sometimes gets in the way of truly examining global issues.
Seen from far away, it is easy to realize that landmasses occupy only one-third of
the Earth’s surface. Given that two-thirds of the Earth’s surface is water and that
marine life lives at all levels of the ocean, the total three-dimensional living
space o f the ocean is perhaps 100 times greater than that of land and (45)
__________ more than 90 percent o f all life on Earth even though the ocean has
fewer distinct species.
The fact that half o f the known species are thought to inhabit the world’s rain
vorests does not seem surprising, considering the huge numbers o f insects that
comprise the (46) ___________ o f the species. One scientist found many different
species o f ants in just one tree from a rain forest. While every species is different
from every other species, their genetic makeup ( 4 7 ) ___________them to be
insects and to share similar characteristics with 750,000 specics o f insects. If
basic, broad categories such as phyla and classes are given more emphasis than
differentiating between species, then the greatest diversity o f life is (48)
___ _______ the sea. Nearly every major type of plant and animal has some
representation there.
To appreciate (4 9 )___________the diversity of abundance of life in the sea, it
helps to think small. Every spoonful o f ocean water contains life, on the order of
100 to 100,000 bacteria cells plus assorted microscopic plants and animals,
including (50) __________ of organisms ranging from sponges and corals to
starfish and clams and much more.
41. A. accelerating B. ascending c . upgrading D. alleviating
42. A. individual B. single c . particular D. specific
43. A. relative B. comparable c . corresponding D. simulated
44. A. attention B. priority c . reference D. research
45. A. contains B. consists c . covers D. composes
46. A. mass B. gross c . bulk D. load
47. A. deduces B. restricts c . encloses D. constrains
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48. A. doubtlessly B. unchangeably c. inconstantly D. unquestionably
49. A. wholly B. completely c. fully D. entirely
50. A. embryos B. algae c. fungi D. larvae
GUIDED CLOZE 2 (5PTS):

Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each spacc.
LOOKING INTO SPACE

Outer space has (51) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mankind ever since we first gazed upward.
It was easy enough to see stars in the night sky (52) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the naked eyes
and many (53) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ civilizations also noticed that certain groups
appeared to form familiar shapes. They used these constellations to help with
navigation and as a means o f predicting the seasons and making calendars.
Anc.ient astronomers also perceived points o f light that moved. They believed
they were wandering stars and the word “planet” was (54) from the
Greek word for “wanderers”. For much of human history, it was also believed
that the Earth was the center o f the Universe and that the planets circled the
Earth, and that falling meteorites and solar eclipses were (55) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of
disaster.
It w asn't until the 16lh century that Polish mathematician and astronomer
Nicolaus Copernicus presented a mathematical mo'del of how the sun actually
moved around the Earth, challenging the (56) understanding o f how
the solar system worked. The Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei
then used a telescope to prove this theory to be correct.
Many technological advances have allowed us to probe (57) . space
since then, and one of the most pioneering was when the first manned spacecraft,
the Apollo 11, successfully (58) gravity and touched down on the
moon’s surface. Nevertheless, much of OU1' research must be done from far greater
distances. The Hubble Space Telescope was carried into orbit by a space shuttle in
April 1990 and it has allowed cosmologists to gather incredible data.
Most (59) . it has provided a great deal of evidence to support the
Big Bang Theory, that is, the Idea that the Universe originated as a hot, (60)
_________ state at a certain time in the past and has continued to expand since then.
51. A. aroused B. struck c. inquired D. intrigued
52. A. by B. with c . fr»m D. in
53. A. primary B. early c. first D. initial
54. A. derived B. originated c. descended D. inferred
55. A. signals B. images c. heralds D. omens
56. A. domineering B. prevailing c. controlling D. dominating
57. A. at 13. on c. into D. towards
58. A. broke through B. got over c. came off D. went ahead
59. A. magnificently B. brilliantly c. significantly D. expressively
60. A. thick B. dense c. intense 1 D. fraught
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VI. READING PASSAGE 1 (5PTS):
Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question.
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT
For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have
developed a hit-list of our main fears: that natural resources are running out; that
the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat; that species are
becoming extinct in vast numbers, and that the planet's air and water are
becoming ever more polluted.
But a quick look at the facts shows a different picture. First, energy and other
natural resources have become more abundant, not less so, since the book "The
Limits to Growth" was published in 1972 by a group o f scientists. Second, more
food is now produced per head o f the world's population than at any time in
history. Fewer people are starving. Third, although species are indeed becoming
extinct, only about 0.7% o f them are expected to disappear in the next 50 years,
not 25-50%, as has so often been predicted. And finally, most forms o f
environmental pollution either appear to have been exaggerated, or are transient
- associated with thQ. early phases of industrialization and therefore best cured
not by. restricting economic growth, but by accelerating it. One form o f pollution
- the release of greenhouse gases that causes global warming - does appear to be
a phenomenon that is going to extend well into our future, but its total impact is
unlikely to pose a devastating problem. A bigger problem may well turn out to
be an inappropriate response to it.
Yet opinion polls suggest that many people nurture the belief that environmental
standards are declining and four factors seem to cause this disjunction between
perception and reality:
One is the lopsidedness built into scientific research. Scientific funding goes
mainly to areas with many problems. That may be wise policy, but it will also
create an impression that many more potential problems exist than is the case.
Secondly, environmental groups need to be noticed by the mass media. They
also need to. keep the money rolling in. Understanding^, perhaps, they
sometimes overstate their arguments. In 1997, for example, the Worldwide Fund
for Nature issued a Press release entitled: "Two thirds o f the world's forests lqst
forever". The truth turns out to be nearer 20%.
Though these groups are run overwhelmingly by selfless folk, they nevertheless
share many o f the characteristics o f other lobby groups. Thai would matter less if
people applied the same degree o f skepticism to environmental lobbying as they
do to lobby groups in other fields. A trade organization arguing for, say, weaker
pollution controls is instantly seen as self-interested. Yet a green organization
opposing such a weakening is seen as altruistic, even if an impartial view of the
controls in question might suggest they are doing more harm than good.
A third source o f confusion is the attitude of the media. People are clearly
more curious about bad news than good. Newspapers and broadcasters are there
to provide what the public wants. That, however, can lead to significant
distortions o f perception. An example was America's encounter with El Nino in
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1997 and 1998. This climatic phenomenon was accused of wrecking tourism,
causing allergies, melting the ski-slopes and causing 22 deaths. However,
according to an article in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society,
the damage it did was estimated at US$4 billion but the benefits amounted to
some us$ 19 billion. These came from higher winter temperatures (which saved
an estimated 850 lives, reduced heating costs and diminished spring floods
caused by melt-waters).
The fourth factor is poor individual perception; People worry that the endless
rise in the amount o f stuff everyone throws away'will cause the world to run out
o f places to dispose o f waste. Yet, even if America's trash output continues to
rise as it has done in the past, and even if the American population doubles by
2100, all the rubbish America produces through the entire United States.
So what o f global warming? As we know, carbon dioxide emissions are
causing the planet to warm. The best estimates are that the temperatures will rise
by 2-3° in this century, causing considerable problems, at a total cost o f
US$5,000 billion. .
Despite the intuition that something''drastic needs to bè done about such a
costly problem, economic analyses clearly show it will be far more expensive to
cut carbon dioxide emissions radically than to pay the costs of adaptation to the
increased temperatures. A model by one of the main authors of the United
Nations Climate Change Panel shows how an expected temperature increase o f
2.1 degrees in 2100 would only be diminished to an increase o f 1.9 degrees. Or
to put it another way, the temperature increase that the planet would have
experienced in 2094 would be postponed to 2100.
So this does not prevent global warming, but merely buys the world six years.
Yet the cost o f reducing carbon dioxide emissions, for the United States alone,
will be higher than the cost of solving the world's single, most pressing health
problem: providing universal access to clean drinking water and sanitation. Such
measures would avoid 2 million deaths every year, and prevent half a billion
people from becoming seriously ill.
It is crucial that we look at the facts if we want to make, the best possible
decisions for the future. It may be costly to be overly optimistic - but more costly
still to be too pessimistic.
61. What aspect o f scientific research does the writer express concern about
in paragraph 4? r
A. the need to produce results B. the lack of financial support
c. the selection o f areas to research D. the desire to solve every
research problem
62. The writer quotes from the Worldwide Fund fo r nature to illustrate how
A. influential the mass media can be

B. effective environmental groups can be
c. the mass media can help groups raise funds
D. environmental groups can exaggerate their claims
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63. What is the writer's main point about lobby groups in paragraph 6?
A. Some are more active than others
B. Some are better organized than others
c . Some receive more criticism than others
D. Some support more important issues than others
64. The writer suggests that newspapers print items that are intended to _____
A. educate readers B. meet their readers' expectations
c . encourage feedback from readers Đ. mislead readers
65. What does the writer say about America '.S' waste problem?
A. Jt will increase in line with population
B. It is not as important as we have been led to believe
c . It has been reduced through public awareness o f the issues
D. It is only significant in certain areas o f the country
66. Which environmental problem is not mentioned in a hit-list?
A. overpopulation B. air contamination
c . food shortage D. shorter life expectancy
6 7. “Transient” is closest in meaning to _______________ .
A. continuing only for a short time B. permanently existing
c . directly affected D. resulting from another impact
68. “Altruistic” is closest in meaning to ________________.
A. selfless B. optimistic c . skeptical D. obvious
69. Which o f the statements is not true according to the passage?
A. Environmentalists take a pessimistic view of the world for a number of
reasons
B. Optimism and pessimism are equally costly
c. Though scientific funding may wisely go to areas with many problems,
there is an impression that potential problems will exceed the true ones
D. The public’s false perception is partly due to mass'mcdia attitude'
70. Which o f the following is not considered as Ihe consequences o f El Nino
1997 a n d 1998?
A. damaged tourism B. allergy spread
c . increased temperature D. ski-slope melting
READING PASSAGE 2 (5PTS):

LIVESTRONG - BUT WILL TIIE LEGACY?

In the early - to mid - 1990s, Lance Armstrong was on the up -and -up.
Success seemed to be written in his stars; he notched up a stage win at the ’93
Tour de France, then another in ’95. This cyclist was clearly coming of age in
the sport, and he was, at 24 on registering his second tour win, still a relative
baby in cycling terms - most o f his career lay ahead of him. Then, just when it
looked like he would conquer all before him, his '96 tour was cut
disappointingly short due to illness. And, as it would soon emerge, this was no
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ordinary illness; Armstrong had testicular cancer. Farrs were aghast and there
was an outpouring of sympathy for him.
But Armstrong would need more than goodwill to get through this. The
cancer had metastasized to the lungs and the brain. The prognosis was not at all
good. Months o f spirit - and body-breaking chemotherapy followed and a
delicate surgical procedure to remove the malignancies on his brain was
performed. Cycling mourned the surely permanent loss to the sport o f one of its
most promising young disciples. But Armstrong wasn’t finished yet.
In 1998, he made a remarkable, defiant and inspirational return to cycling and
competed in the Tour de France a'gain the following year. But surely his would
now only be a cameo role; after all, what, could one expect from a cancer
survivor with a compromised liver and the other familiar scars of cancer
therapy? Except Armstrong had other ideas.'
Four stage wins, later, the legend o f Armstrong was born; he had claimed the
Tour and defied the odds in the most emphatic of manners. His victory
represented not just his announcement as a force in cycling, but as a force for
hope for millions of cancer sufferers the world over. Indeed, Armstrong threw
himself into campaigning for his newly-established cancer foundation.
Livestrong - so much so that he metamorphosed into a sort o f human-
embodiment o f the cause - he became ihe cause, and his annual battle with the
French Alps came to represent the struggle against the deadly disease. So long as
Lane could succeed, there was hope.
And succeed he did, beyond the wildest expectations of even the most
optimistic of his supporters, amassing a further six titles - so seven in consecution
- before he retired in 2005. His achievements were simply remarkable; his story
absorbing; his book a must-read for all cancer sufferers - their ray o f hope; proof
that hopefulness should never fade and that sanguinity can and does make light of
the odds, the tunnel, though lòng and at times excruciating to pass through, has an
end, and it is a happy o n e - th e light is in sight.
After his seventh victory, he retired and the sporting world entered
congratulatory mode, writing his eulogies. But Armstrong had one more surprise
for us; he wasn’t finished yet. ./There were whispers o f a comeback; confirmed in
2009, and so it was that the legend would ride again.
But the renewed focus on him wasn’t ail good; there were whispers o f another
kind, too; sources, some credible, were dairying he had had an illicit ally all
through his exploits; he was, they claimed, in bed with the syringe. Our
champion laughed off and dismissed these claims but the rumors persisted and a
cloud began to form over his legacy. Surely Armstrong could not -have earned
his victories clean, some said.
We may never know for sure. Fast-forward to 2012 and despite an abandoned
federal case, those sharpening their knives for Armstrong seem to have, finally
nabbed him; ASADA, the U.S. body tasked with cracking down on drug
offenders charged Armstrong with doping and the trafficking of drugs - and
some say his failure to contest is indicative o f his 'guilt. At any rate, because he
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pleaded no-contest, he will now be stripped o f all his titles; his legacy has been
pulled from under him.
And yet he has not, and now may never be tried, so we have not seen the
evidence against him. We do not know if he is guilty or innocent, and it still
remains fact that he never failed an official drug test. Did he cheat? Does it
matter? Does anyone care? Time may tell, but for now, though his legacy is
tainted, his legend, in the eyes o f many o f his loyal supporters, lives on.
71. What does the writer mean when he says in the first paragraph that Lance
Armstrong was “coming o f age in the sport?”
A. he was of the right age to be a competitive cyclist
B. he was nearly at the age at which it is expected that a cyclist should win
c . he was of a mature age for a cyclist and had few years left in the sport
D. he was beginning to figure as a real contender in his sport
72. Which o f the following statements is true about the cancer Armstrong had?
A. he recovered remarkably quickly from it, suffering little
B. It started in the lungs and spread to the brain
c . doctors were optimistic about his chances of survival
D. the generally held view was that it would prevent him from cycling
professionally every again
73. Why does the writer say, “Except Armstrong had other ideas,” at the end
o f the third paragraph?
A. Armstrong was determined to play some role in the Tour de France again
B. Armstrong’s idea o f victory had changed since he’d had cancer
c . Armstrong was determined to defy the odds and become a real contender
in the Tour de France
D. Armstrong didn't want to race for victory, he just wanted to represent
cancer victims
74. What does the writer compare Arm strong’s Tour de France campaign
struggle each yea r after his return to the sport with ?
A. the general fight against cancer
B. a cancer organization
c . his fundraising for cancer
D. Armstrong’s own personal cancer experience
75. What is one o f the ways in which his story became about more than ju st
cycling?
A. his published biography became a source of inspiration for cancer sufferers
B. cycling through a tunnel was like fighting cancer
c . he gave people hope that they could one day be professional athletes, too
D. he gave people the belief to fight the disease that is drug-taking in sport
76. What can be inferred about the rumours o f Arm strong’s druẹ-taking?
A. they were disproved in a state court ease
B. they have not caused Armstrong’s reputation and record any charm
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c . they were eventually proved true beyond doubt
D. he had, but passed up, an opportunity to disprove them
77. Which o f the following is closest in meaning to the word “defiant”?
A. surprising B. unyielding c . emotional D. impulsive
78. Which o f the following is closest itt meaning to the word “sanguinity”?
A. cheerfulness B. persistence c . sympathy D. perseverance
79. Which o f the following is closest in meaning to the word “official”?
A. rough B. formal c . constant D. severe
80. Which o f the follow ing terms has been giveri a definition in the passage?
A. eulogies B. Tour de FranceC. ASADA D. chemotheraphy
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST (20PTS):
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each spacc. Use
only ONE WORD for each spacc.
OPEN. CLOZE 1 (10PTS)
Interpreting the feelings o f other people'is not always easy, as we all know,
and we rely as much on what they seem to be telling us, as ( 1 ) ___________ the
actual words they say. Facial ( 2 ) _____ _____ and tone o f voice are obvious
ways o f showing our reaction to something, and it/may ( 3 ) __________ _ be that
we unconsciously express views that we are trying to hide. The art o f being
tactful ( 4 ) _____ _ in picking up these signals, realizing what the other
person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way.
For example, we may understand that they are in fact reluctant to answer our
question, and so we stop pressing them. Body movements in general may also
indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular attention to the way a.
candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down. However, it is not
difficult to present the right kind o f appearance, while ( 5 ) _________ _ many
.employers want to know relates to the candidate’s character ( 6 ) ___________and
psychological stability. This ( 7 ) ________ _ t h e awkward question o f whether
job candidates should'be asked to complete psychological tests, and the further
problem o f whether such tests Actually produce reliable results. For many people,
being asked to take part in such a test would be an objectionable intrusion (8)
________ __their private lives.
After all, a prospective employer would (9)/^__________ ever ask a candidate
to run a hundred meters, or expect his or her family doctor to provide
confidential medical information. (1 0 )_______ _ apart from this problem, can
such tests predict whether a person is likely to be a conscientious employee or a
valued colleague?
OPEN CLOZE 2 (1 OPTS)
The point at which physical decline with age begins adversely to affect a
driver’s capability has not yet been thoroughly studied. A survey o f more than
3,000 road accidents in Michigan ( 1 1 ) _____ 'drivers aged over 55 showed
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that in eight out o f ten cases, (1 2 )__________ was a driver over the age of 71
who had caused collision by failing to yield, turning carelessly (1 3 )__________
changing lanes.
Older drivers are obviously more susceptible ( 1 4 ) __________ injury in
vehicle crashes, as well as being a potential higher risk, through their own (15)
__________ behavior.
Reactions time in an emergency involves many different physical factors such
as the production o f the (16) J______ impulse, perception of the signal,
choice o f response and transmission to the muscles.
Some o f these deteriorate more than others with age, but the overall effect
increases the time it takes to respond for more ( 1 7 ) ____ ______drivers.
Part o f the aging (18) _______ however, does include the storage of
experience, often In the subconscious, ( 1 9 ) _______ _ triggers earlier danger
warnings than in younger drivers who have not experienced similar situations.
This maturity o f judgment heightens the perception of risk and often (20)
_______ older drivers to avoid a situation which might then put them to the test.
II. WORD FORMATION: (20PTS)

PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. The planning authorities gave the school th e ______________ for an ,
extension. (GO)
2. I want to make sure all my dependants will be financially secure if I’m
_________ _________ in any way. (CAPACITY)
3. He is a bad manager in that factory and everyone is in an attempt to
______________ him. (FAME)
4. The referee who will b e ____________________ at this year's F. A. Club final
is one o f my relatives, you know. (OFFICIAL)
5. 1 was surprised by h is __________________ to break the law. (PREPARE) '
6. It thrives in a vacuum o f consumer information that might give everybody
a (n )____________reason to go somewhere else. (REFUTE)
7. She stood there com pletely____________________ so I had no idea at all
what she was thinking. (EXPRESSION)
8. Throughout the 1790s, he worked hard to secure the interest o f wealthy
patrons. Such _______________ enabled him to concentrate on becoming a
successful composer. ‘ (PATRON)
9. Children who grow up in time of war are more likely to b e ________
than others. (ADJUST)
10. The years in isolation and adversity have deepened his _________ ______ .
(KNOW)
PART 2: Complete the passage with the appropriate forms from the words
given in the box.
regular tour force instrument comment

supposedly fantasia custom substance conceive
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Tourism, holidaymaking and travel are these days more significant social
phenomena than most (11) ______________ have considered. Tourism is a
leisure activity which (12) ______________ its opposite namely regulated or
organized work. It is one manifestation of how work and leisure are organized as
separate and regulated spheres of social practice in modern societies. Indeed,
acting as a tourist is one of the defining characteristics of being modern and the
popular (1 3 ) ______________ o f tourism is that it is organized within particular
places and occurs for (1 4 )___ ___________ periods o f time. Tourist relationships
arise from a movement o f people to and their stạý in various destinations. This
(1 5 )______________ involves some movement that is a new place or places. The
journey and the stay are, by definition, outside the normal places o f residence
and work, and are o f a short term and temporary nature, and there is a clear
intention to return home within a relatively short period of time.
A ( 1 6 ) ______________proportion of the population o f modern societies
engages in such tourist practices. New socialized forms o f provision have
developed in order to cope with the mags character of the gazes o f tourists as
opposed to the individual character of travel.' Places are chosen to be visited and
be gazed upon because there is an anticipation especially through daydreaming
and (17) ______________ of intense pleasures, either on a different scale or
involving different senses from those ( 1 8 ) _______________ encountered. Such
anticipation is constructed and sustained through a variety o f (19)
______________ practices such as films, TV, literature, magazines, records and
videos which construct and (2 0 )____________ this daydreaming.
III. ERROR CORRECTION (10PTS):
The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them.
1 No education medium better serves as a means of spatial communication .
than the atlas. Atlases deal with as invaluable information as population
distribution and density. One o f the best, Pennycooke’s World Atlas, had
been widely accepted as a standard owing to the quality o f their maps
5 and photographs, which not only show various settlements but also
portray them in a variety of scales. In fact, the very first map in the atlas
is cleverly designed population cartogram that projects the size o f each
country if the geographical size is proportional for population. Following
the proportional outlay, a sequence of smaller maps shows the w orld’s
10 population density, each country’s birth and death rates, population
increase or decrease, industrialization, urbanization, gross national
products in terms o f per capital income, the quality of medical care,
literacy, and language. Giving readers a perspective on how their own
country fits in with the global view, additive projections depict the
15 w orld’s patterns in nutrition, calorie and protein consumption, health
care, number o f physicians per unit of population, and life expectancy by
region. Population density maps on a subcontinental scale, as well as
folijtb .. diversely demographic phenomena o f the
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IV.SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20PTS):
Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. Mr. Foster asked me to write this letter to you.

—» It is a t ______ _______________ _______________________ _____________'
2. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of Prime .
Minister.
—> Were i t _____________________________________________________
3. Jane persuaded the others to agree with her point of view.
-> Jane brought •__________________________ ______________________.
4. The inhabitants were far worse-off twenty years ago than they are now.
-» The inhabitants are nowhere______________ ___________ ____________.
5. They designed the stadium to make hooliganism impossible. (SUCH)
-» The stadium ______________________________________out hooliganism.
6. My friend took flfo notice of my advice. (DEAF)
____________ _______________________________________________________ .
7. He didn’t think much of the musical show yesterday. (OPINION)
—» H e ____________________________________________________________ ■
the
musical show yesterday.
8. He was finally able to adjust himself to the new working condition. (SWING)
He finally________________________ _______________________________ .
9. Some airlines cheat people by charging them too much for tickets. (RIP)
- » _________;_____________________ ._________:________________________ .
10. They believe that the hotel was quite near the beach. (THROW)
—> The hotel is
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CÁC ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ THÁNH TÔNG - QUẢNG NAM
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I. PHONOLOGY
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is/^pronounced differently from
that o f the others.
l . A. retake B. rewrite c. recollect D. rearrange
2. A. lyrical B. rhythm c. mythology D. lỵre
3. A. pierrots B. hooks c . coughs D. plants
4. A. thither B.thread c. therapy D. theoretical
5. A. imagined B. rained c. followed D. learned
2. Pick out the word that is stressed differently from the others.
6. A. uptake B. update ' c. upgrade D. upstage
7. A. academic B. amphibian c. apartheid D. aquarium
8. A. argumentative B. psychological c. contributory D. hypersensitive
9. A. conscience B. pension c. pleasure D. antique
10. A. diagram B. diagonal c. diaper D. diamond
II. WORD CHOICE

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. It was such a shock to receive a letter like th a t___________.
A. in the red B. out o f the blue c . in the pink D. over the moon
2. We had been looking for the nest for hours before w e ____________lucky.
A. hit B. made c . struck D. came
3. Before the invention o f the Internet people couldn’t ___________o f such
universal access to information.
A. reminisce B. conceive c . contemplate D. access
4. It is th e ________ of stupidity to go walking in the mountains in this weather.
A. height B. depth c . source D. matter
5. Ĩ supposed he could __________have reached the summit on his own, but I
doubt it.
A. conceivably B. credibly c . imaginatively D. believably
6. John’s observation was a bit wide of th e _________ .
A. target B. mark c . point D. goal
7. Your shoes are a(n)________ _ .You haven’t cleaned them for weeks
A. accident B. disgrace c . blow D. shock
8. The film started with the heroine’s death so most o f it was shot in _____ .
A. backtrack B. reverse c . flashback ; D. switchback
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9. The new student found the informality at school__________ at first •
A. off- putting B. foreign c . mysterious D. blinding
10. Please accept o u r_________ congratulations.
A. finest B. deepest c . dearest D. warmest
III. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR

1. Sally would prefer to pursue her studies________ to look for a job.
A. rather than starting B. to starting
c . rather than start D. than to start
2. Did the minister approve the building plans?- Not really, he turned them down
_________that the costs were too high.
A. in case B. provided c . on the grounds D. supposing
3 . _______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What wc refer to
c . To which we refer D. Whạt do we refer to
4. Don’t tell anyone about this,________ ?
A. do you B. won’t you c . will you I), should you
5. You should not have liked her, b u t ________be quite so rude,
A. should you B. did you dare to
c . would you have to D. did you need to
6. After the accident, there was considerable doubt ~ exactly what had
happened.
A. for B. as to c . in the shape of D. in the question of
7 . _________ the barrier at the side of the road, the car would have crashed into
the valley below.
A. But for B. Apart from c . Except for D. Unless
8 . ________ the increasing depletion o f the earth’s resources, it’s vital to recycle
on a wider scale than we do at present.
A. Given B. In spite o f c . Irrespective o f D. Regardless of
9 . _______ at his lessons, still he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.
A. Hardly as he worked B. Hard as he worked
c . Hard as he does D. Hard as he was
10 . ______ the public concern about the local environment, this new road
scheme will have to be abandoned.
A. As regards B. In the event o f
c . However much D. In view of
IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS

1. After the flash flood, all the drains were overflowing________ storm water.
A. from B. with c . by D. for
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2. The rules are clearly stated and adm it_________ no confusion.
A. to B. for c . of D. from
3. When the funds finally_______they had to abandon the scheme.
A. faded away B. clamped down c . petered out D. foblfed off
4. How many people ____ in the storm a few days ago?
A. called by B. passed on c . broke off D. gave off
5. No one can function properly if he or she i s _________ adequate sleep.
A. took away B. deprived o f c . deprived from D. got rid o f
6. His joke seemed to ________ very well with his audience, if their laughter
was any indication.
A. go off B. go by c . go along D. go down
7. The _________ the family home following the divorce was a great shock to
the children.
A. break- down . B. break-in c . break-up D. break-out
8 . 1 think you need to ’ your ideas more clearly so that the reader doesn’t
get confused. '
A. dawn on B. set out c . get on with D. give in
9 . 1 can’t make anything_________ his writing.
A. from B. in c . out D. of
10. You will have to comply-_________ these rules or you will lose your job.
A. to B. about c . for D. with
V. READING COMPREHENSION
Passage 1 : You are going to read an article containing film reviews. For
questions 1-10, choose from the reviews (A-F). The reviews may
be chosen more than once.
FILM REVIEWS
A Keira Knightley gives “her best performance yet” in Joe W fight’s adaptation
o f the Jane Austen classic “Pride & P r e j u d i c e It snagged her Golden Globe
and Oscar nominations for Best Actress although she was eventually beaten
to the globe by Reese Witherspoon For Walk The Line. Nonetheless this
period romance went down well on both sides o f the pond. While Austen’s
work derives much o f its tension from thẹ. buttoned-down customs o f 18th
century society, Matthew Macfadyen, who plays Mr Darcy, finds it all “quite
releasing” . Naturally the cast offer their interpretations although these tend
towards the obvious; “Elizabeth is very human,” says Keira. She hits closer to
the mark in a separate tribute to the novelist, saying, “She puts across this
absolutely gorgeous fairy tale in a father realistic way.”
B After endless TV runs of “Mr. Bean”, Rowan Atkinson has proved that he's an
inspired physical comedian. Mis second big screen outing as the tweed-donning
doofus was generally better received than the first Bean flick, trading on slapstick
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shtick rather than fart gags as he travels all over France. The film also did brisk
business at home and abroad, raising sacks of cash for Comic Relief.
Cameras follow Bean and company on location across the sun-drenched South
of France in “French Beans”. Director Steve Bendelack confesses he's haying a
lot of “fun”, while poor old Atkinson works up a sweat madly cycling after a
chicken in a complex chase sequence. While critics talk about Atkinson's
“effortless,” ability to make people laugh, the man himself doesn't see it that
way, saying that having to carry a film with so much physicality is “quite
stressful.” Obviously this DVD is very much a love it or hate it proposition, but
for fans of the TV series, it's the perfect escape on a wet afternoon.
c Three years after “Super Size Me’', director Richard^ Linklater put the burger
business through the mincer again. It's just a shame that “Fast Food Nation” is
slathered in self-importance as it takes the point-of-view o f various people
affected by the contamination o f meat at a Texan processing plant. After opening
to mixed reviews, the box office numbers were as flat as a cheap beef patty.
He admits that, going into the project, he knew very little about the politics of
fast food and even dares to confess, “ I eat meat.” Oh, and by the way, the
méat is also a metaphor for the plight o f illegal immigrants. Referring to the
character played by Catalina Sandino Moreno, he says, “It's about her being
turned into a piece o f meat.” Bet you didn't see that coming, eh?
Without question this film is full o f heart, unfortunately the mishmash o f
storylines and speechifying doesn't go down any easier on the small screen.
D Yes, there is a high body count and a lot of stuff gets blown up bụt “Shooter”
was not an entirely mindless film. In it, a world-weary ex-Marine sniper gets
drawn into a plot to assassinate the u s president. Maybe it was this
hackneyed premise that meant it fell slightly below target at the box office.
Stephen Hunter, who wrote the novel on which the film is based, talks about
the inspiration for the story in Survival O f The Fittest. He calls his leading
character Bob Lee Swagger “a Faustian intellectual o f war,” which might be
slightly overstating it. Co-Star Micheál Pepa was apparently thrilled at the
chance to shoot people. “It's really hard not to get into it,” he says, later
adding, “The explosions were really neat.” Somehow we don't think he quite
understood Hunter's intentions...
E “ Monsoon Wedding” director Mira Nair drew on her own experiences for
this poignant family saga “ The Namesake”. Adapted from Jhumpa Lahiri's
Puliter prize-winning novel about the pains o f immigration, it stars
Bollywood actress Tabu and erstwhile movie Stoner Kal ‘Kumar’ Penn.
Although the film didn't break any box office records, glowing reviews
helped to put bums on seats in all comers of the globe. Throughout the film,
Nair picks on scenes that resonate with her own experiences of coming to
America and raising children there, but she is also very instructive on the
technical aspects of filmmaking. She explains why she chooses a close-up
over a wide-angle shot and how that decision feeds the underlying emotion o f
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a scene. Aspiring film-makers will glean lots o f practical advice, and for the
average film fan, you'll be transported across continents from the comfort of
your own sofa.
F A period political drama is never an easy sell at the box office. Take the
example o f “Amuing Grace”, starring loan Gruffudd as bewigged human
rights activist William Wilberforce. For director Michael Apted the challenge
was in trying to show how “heroic politics can be”, while trying to avoid a
dry historical re-enactment o f Wilberforce's life/ and instead put the focus on
the battle between young revolutionaries and a fusty establishment.
About his preparations for the role Gurffudd says that, as well as reading up
on British/African history, there was the matter o f how to age convincingly
on screen. The young actor light-heartedly assures us that lots o f makeup was
involved because making him look old is ‘ very hard to do...
Despite the weighty themes it deals with, the surprise is that, overall, this
/DVD isn't as heavy as you’d think.
In which film review is the following mentioned ?
An actor didn’t win despite performing well. 1.

A character plans to kill the leader of a country. 2.
Is full o f feeling but not successful as a film or DVD. 3.
The plot spans over many years. 4.
The director of the movie was born in a foreign country. 5.
The writers were trying not to dully depict history. 6.
The director sees elements of their own life in the film. 7.
It is only ideal for a specific group of people. 8.
The prospect of violence was exciting. 9.
A lot o f people die in the film. Ỉ0.
Passage 2 :
No Growing Pains for Daniel Radcliffe
A You know those talcs of lốst youth that spring from actors who are too
successful too soon? You will probably not hear any about Daniel Radciiffe,
who conjures up his alter-ego Harry Potter for the fourth boy-wizard film
saga, “Harry Potter and the Goblet o f Fife,” opening Nov. 18 (after its
premiere Saturday in New York City). “If childhood is being surrounded by
people who you love being around and being incredibly happy, then I
absolutely have had that," he says. “It’s been a bizarre childhood. It’s been
strange, but it’s been great.”
B Radcliffe, now an articulate 16-year-old, has not been arrested/ has not
warred with his parents over his millions now tucked away, or thrown hissy
fits on the set. What in the name o f Macaulay Culkin is going on? “They all
know exactly what they’re worth,’' '‘Goblet” director Mike Newell says of
Radcliffe arid co-stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grifit, “but they have not
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become impossible.” Radcliffe became a global icon as a 10-year-old when
he won a worldwide casting call to breathe life into the hero from J.K.
Rowling’s best-selling fantasy books. Despite endless adoration, he seems to
be avoiding that notorious fraternity of thespian lads who turn rotten.
c In a one-one-one conversation at a London hotel, the 5-foot-7 Radcliffe,
without those H.p spectacles, emerges as very much a boy, but with a
showman’s polish that no abracadabra could evoke when he first wielded a
magic warid. He makes small talk before the first question is popped and
later, in a press conference, works the room like a professional comedian. He
has never, been sting by a bad review or an unflattering portrait. That’s
because he’s never read any o f his press: His parents. Alan Radcliffe and
Marcia Gresham have provided a magic carpet ride into puberty by protecting
him from both the adulation and the evisceration.
D Radcliffe remains blissfully ignorant of his riches as well-reported to be next
in line behind fellow young Brits Charlotte Church and Prince Harry. “To be
honest, I don’t actually know how much at this point,” Radcliffe says. “I don’t,
really. In a way, I think that’s right. It’s not something that affects the way I
think about things.” Radcliffe’s Groucho-eyebrow-draped blue eyes lock in
without trepidation. Although he gives relatively few interviews, he does not
flinch at potentially awkward questions, either. He is the kind o f millionaire
action-figure boy-next-door with whom you’d like to take your teen daughter
out for a soda. Radcliffe wears a striped-green dress Shirt, and his only
accessory is his publicist and long-time family friend Vanessa Davies.
E Except for premieres, Radcliffe’s family employs no bodyguards, according
to the actor. At school, the hubbub over his presence dies down after a few
weeks. Fan interest “never got.too aggressive,” he says. “I know there are
people who are slightly obsessed, but it doesn’t really worry me too much. As
long as it stays at the pitch it is now. Occasionally you meet someone slightly
worrying, but never really feel in danger.” The security issue that absorbs him
at the moment is longevity as an actor. For the first time since I began the
“Harry Potter” instalments, Radcliffe is set to work on another feature,
“December Boys,” a eoming-of-age tale in which he plays an orphan. It
begins shooting in Australia in December. .
F Taking a cue from one of his idols, Gary Oldman, who plays Harry’s
godfather Sirius Black in the Potter movies, Radcliffe wants to forge various
onscreen personas. “If I was to complete the series without having done
anything else during that time, it would be harder to be seen as anything
else,” he says. “ It’s just showing people I can do other things.” At the
moment, Radcliffe is preparing for the fifth Potter edition, “The Flight o f The
Phoenix.” It requires him to take tutoring at the leavesden Studios in
Herfordshire. Although he lias aged out of many o f the restrictions o f
England’s child-labour laws, he is determined to stick to his old schedule.
Each film takes 11 months to finish.
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G "It would be too intense if I did that much school and that much filming at the
same time,’' he says. "Both my performance and schoolwork would suffer.”
Radcliffe is prepared to work the same routine if called upon to do No. 6,
“Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince.” (Rowling is at work on a seventh.)
“Ultimately it comes down to whether I feel like doing it,” he says. “ If it’s a
great script, a great director and it will challenge me, there’s no reason for me
not to do it. I’ve read the sixth book. It’s such an amazing part for me if I was
to do it. That would definitely be something that would challenge me.
However, it’s a long way away.”
H No. 5 puts Radcliffe through 'his paces in a hormonally charged setting.
Newell says he crafted it first as a thriller, pitting the budding sorcery prodigy
against Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), who has not appeared since he
killed Harry’s parents 13 years earlier.' Although he is a poor swimmer,
Radcliffe immersed himself in an extended underwater scene. “He w on’t turn
into a stuntman, but he’s a responsible boy,” producer David Heyman says.
Radcliffe seems to enjoy the spotlight more than his co-stars. Piping in with
glib comments as Grint, 17, stumbled'through the afternoon news conference.
I All the while, Radcliffe’s parents sat in the back row, watching with thin smiles
and arms folded. “I might be arrogant and big-headed, but they kept me really
grounded, and I can’t thank them enough for thạt,” Radcliffe says. He is still
just a teenager, more an onscreen dragon slaver than lady-killer. Radcliffe
spoke frankly about his less-than-magical ways with girls, saying their
expectations o f him as Harry dissolve into a "‘grimmer reality.” He knows the
Potter experience will long outlive his awkwardness. After all, millions of
moviegoers have fallen under his spell. “This has given me a feeling of
confidence,” says Radcliffe, “which I might not have had otherwise.”
Questions 1
The text has 9 paragraphs (A-I). Which paragraph fits the following heading?
1. Not a bad star
Questions 2-6
According to the text, FIVE of the following statements arc true.
Write the corresponding letters in answer boxes 2 to 6 in any order
A. The first showing o f “Harry Potter and thefioblet o f Fire” was in New York.
B. Daniel Radcliffe started acting when he was ten years old.
c. Daniel Radcliffe doesn’t talk to reporters often.
D. He is treated specially at school.
E. When filming, he is tutored at the film studio.
F. Daniel Radcliffe gets on with the Harry Potter director. •
G. Daniel Radcliffe seems to be better at dealing with reporters than Rupert Grint.
I I. Daniel Radcliffe’s parents were unhappy with the press conference.
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Questions 7-10
According to the information given in the text, choose the correct answer or
answers from the choices given.
7. The writer says that Daniel Radcliffe
A. looks taller without glasses.
B. behaves very professionally.
c . doesn’t read reviews o f his acting.
8. Daniel Radcliffe says that he
A. has less money than Prince Harry.
B. doesn’t know how much money he has made,
c . doesn’t care how much money he has made.
9. Daniel Radcliffe wants to play roles other than Harry Potter because
A. his idol, Gary Oldman did that.
B. his idol, Gary Oldman, suggested it.
c . he doesn’t want people to think he can only play Harry potter.
10. Daniel Radcliffe says that he has not been successful with girls because
A. he is still teenager.
B. they expect him to be like Harry Potter.
c . his parents won’t let him go dating. ,
VI. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

Read the following passage and decide which option A,B> c or D best fits
each space.
Passage I:
TALKING RUBBISH
Lasanda Kurukudasuriya takes a Sri Lanka view o f recycling.
Reduce! Re-use! Recycle! The message hits Canadian consumers through all
the media. As newcomers from Sri Lanka, we compared the situation here with the
one back home. We must not be the most environmentally (1)_______ citizens in
the world but, compared with this, we do not have a rubbish problem- yet.
Like many shoppers in Colombo, my partner Shahid and 1 used to have a
cane basket we took along with us to the Sunday market or pola every week. No
environmentalist coiild have complained about it. You need a good strong basket
at the pola. There are no supermarket trolleys to push around. Most items- rice,
flour, vegetables, fruit, biscuits, eggs- are bought (2 )_____________ or wrapped
in newspaper. At (3 ) ______wc would carry one plastic bag separately. For eggs
we took a reusable plastic tray with us.
When income (4)______ are low, people need to buy in small quantities. It is
quite normal to ask for a single envelope, two eggs or 100 grams o f sugar. The
(5)______ is that, for the most part, urban consumers in' Sri Lanka cannot afford
the luxury o f waste. Most people do not buy more from the grocers than they
know they will actually consume. They re-use whatever they can and are loath to
discard bags, jars, tins or boxes that can be (6 )______to other uses.
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But in recent years Western-style supermarkets have begun to spring up in
Colombo. They hold out the (7)_______ of a clean, efficient, streamlined service
to customers. A (8)________ o f imported goods, dressed up in their layers of
attractive, colourful (9)_____ _ beckons from the shelves. These are the
(10)_____ products that demand your attention on the TV advertisements. Along
with them, Sri Lanka, like so many other developing countries, may have
imported a problem that once never existed.
1. A. qualified B. concerned c. worried D. experienced

2. A. free B. in pieces c. bit by bit D. loose
3. A. maximum B. most c. highest D. best
4. A. rates B. amounts c. sizes D. levels
5. A. point B. case c.' example- D. question
6. A. made B. set c. given D. put
7. A. promise B. advantage f c. evidence D. sight
8. A. set B. range i,c.-store D. band
9. A. packets B. packs c. packaging D. padding
10. A. very B .just c. similar D. likely
Passage 2:
WATER FOR £50 A LITRE
Claridge’s has taken luxury to a new (1 )_______ by offering its guests more
than 30 (2 )_______ o f water - with prices stretching to as much as £50 a litre.
The opulent hotel in the heart o f London has (3) ____ an extensive menu with
water from places as far flung as Norway, Patagonia, New Zealand and Hawaii.
Customers are given advice on which water is best (4)________ to what
occasion. For those suffering from exhaustion or trying to get over jet lag, OGO
spring water from the Netherlands contains 35 times more oxygen than
(5)________ water (6) the drinker. The most expensive on the menu is
' 420 Volcanic, spring water frorự New Zealand, which can be bought for £21 for
42 cl - the equivalent of £50 a litre. Its low mineral content and “smooth
sensation on the palate” come from its journey from the (7) _____ at the
bottom o f an extinct volcano through 200 metrgs of volcanic rock. Fiuggi from
Italy has (8)______ been admired: Michelangelo wrote about its restorative
effects in 1554 and it is said to be very popular with the Vatican. (9)_______
included on the list is Mahalo Deep Sea Water, from Hawaii, which is £21 for
75cl. Originally a fresh water iceberg, the ice melted thousands of years ago and
sank to the bottom of the ocean floor because ơf its different temperature and
salinity. It is now (10)______ to the surface through a 1,000 meter pipeline. But
among all the grandeur there is one option which is free of charge - a glass of
“old-fashioned London tap water”.
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1. A. height B. peak c. summit D. rate
2. A. varieties B. differences c. variations D. options
3. A. revised B. advised c. comprised D. devised
4. A. appropriate B. suited c. suitable D. linked
5. A. common B. typical c. ordinary D. natural
6. A. revitalising B. revitalised c. is revitalised D. to revitalise
7 . A. source B. foundation c. basis D. beginning
8. A. much B.thoroughly c. once D. long
9. A. Furthermore, B. Also c. Plus, D. Moreover
10. A. dragged B. hauled c. pulled D. pumped
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST: Fill each blank with ONE word.
Cloze Test 1:
CH INESE W H IT E DOLPH IN S
When one thinks o f the colourful creatures of the sea, dolphins are not usually
the first to come tò mind. Though they are born dark gray like other dolphins,
Chinese white dolphins become pink by the time they reach (1)____ There
are a number o f (2)-_____ about why they change colour over time. Some
biologists believe it is because the dolphins eat shellfish. Others say it is their
blood showing through their skin, similar to humans when we (3)______ . The
rarity has led Chinese white dolphins to become both a tourist attraction and an
endangered species.
Despite the damage that has been done to the western waters of Hong Kong,
they are still the preferred habitat of the Chinese white dolphin. The construction
o f Hong Kong’s Cliep Lap Kok Airport in the late 1990s caused a great deal of
stress for the local dolphins. Their population dropped from a ( 4 ) ______ 400 or
so to less than 10Ó. While the airport was under the construction, boat traffic
increased, the water became polluted and the noise (5)_____ the dolphins’
ability to (6)______ and communicate. Most o f the baby dolphins that were born
during the construction of this airport did not survive. Since so few o f these
dolphins reach the age o f (7)____ _ , the species is itvdanger o f (8)______ .
People come from near and far to watch the playful behaviour o f these rare
dolphins, which perform like acrobats in their natural environment. In a move
known as breeching, a dolphin jumps right out o f the water, flopping back in
with a gigantic splash. Though they appear to be playing, dolphins may breech in
order to seare off predators, or simply to scratch an itch. Tourists also love to
spot Chinese white dolphins that are spy hopping. With this trick, dolphins come
(9)_____out o f the water in order to snoop around. The curiosity o f humans
and dolphins combined, however, creates various dangers for these rare animals.
Humans in their boats get too close to the dolphins. Many dolphins are injured or
killed by fishing (10)_____ and boat engines.
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Cloze Test 2:
D RIV ERLESS TAXIS - T IIE FUTURE O F PUBLIC TR A N SPO R T?
The idea of driverless cabs may sound like the stuff o f science fiction but
PRT (Personal Rapid Transport) could soon become a transport (1) A
Bristol - based company, ATS, has developed a system of pod-shaped vehicles
that for the price o f one bus ticket will take a group o f four passengers wherever
they want to go along a fixed (2)______ . They generate zero (3)_________and
they travel at 40 kph, roughly twice the speed/of a city centre bus. But its
promised (4)_______ will be attractive to users, ắs there will be little if any wait
for the use o f the cabs. Another advantage of the system will be safety. CCTV
cameras can be (5)______ operation in every pod and passengers will no longer
have to share (6)________ transport with other unknown people, which could
offer an obvious advantage to women. It almost sounds too good to be true. “We
won’t know whether it will live up to its promises (7) ___after it has been
pụt to the test, which is what is currently happening at Heathrow airport, where
the driverless pods are being used to transport business passengers between the
car park and the (8)_____ . If this test' proves successfully, the system may be
embraced in cities in Britain and the rest of the world. A few cities are already
considering proposals (9)_______ PRT systems. However, the possibility o f
vandalism and the negative visual impact of the elevated tracks may (10)____ _
some investors off the scheme.
II. WORD FORMS

Part 1: Complete the sentence with the correct form o f the given word.
1. For one who has spent his life in town, a trip into the mountains could prove
a n ______ experience. FO R G ET
2. He had b e e n ______ delayed at the office and was now in a hurry to keep his
appointment with the dentist. EX PECT
3. He’s com pletely_______ his opponent and knocked him out in the seventh
round. BOX
4. Children who grow up in the time o f war are more likely to be . than
other children. ADJUST
5. The museum was built in the middle of the last century in the,_____ _ style
popular ạt that time. CLASS ■. ■ . +
6. It is no use asking him about political system or the parties. He doesn’t know
or care. He’s com pletely______ . PO L ITIC S
7. it’s quite normal to complain if you think something is wrong, but I do feel
that you are som etim es______ . C R ITIC ISM
8. Susan found the responsibility of taking care o f her younger brother so
____ _ that she tried to avoid it. BURDEN
9. Let us get this clear: it is not Paul himself that I find_____ but it is his idea
that I cannot accept. O B JE C T
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10. Martha has a _____ attitude towards issues and thinks that things can be
either black or white. SIM PLE
Part 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words given
in the box.
OBSERVE PARENT INTIMATE CHARACTER YOUNG

HUMAN SYMPATHY FAMILIAR SELF APPRECIATE
Very little our lives prepares us for (1)______Suddenly, your life is turned
upside down and all sorts o f (2)______ clemands are placed on you. How we
ourselves were treated by our parents in our (3) can have an (4)_____
effect on who we become as parents. Our own (5)_______ o f how our parents
responded to us creates a model of parenting that is (6)______ connected to the
kind o f parents we become. It’s not uncommon for people to show the same
child-rearing (7)______ as their own parents. If your father was an (8)_______
figure who always seemed too busy to care about how you felt, then there’s a
chance you will repeat the same behaviour. If your mother was utterly (9)______
in her devotion to' her children, there is a chance that you too will be equally
giving and do all that is (10)_______ possible for your offspring..
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION

Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them.
Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is
offering them and a child rarely dislikes food unless it is badly cooked. The way
a meal is cooked and served is most important and an attractive served meal will
often improve a child’s appetite. Never ask a child whether he likes and dislikes
a food and never discuss likes and dislikes in front o f him or allow nobody else
to do so. If the father says he hates ifat meat or the mother refuses vegetables
under the child’s hearing he is likely to copy this procedure. Take it for grant
that he likes everything and he probably will. Nothing healthful should be
omitted out the meal because o f a supposing dislike. At meal time it is a good
idea to give a child a small portion and let him come back for a second helping
other than give him as much as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too
much to the child during meal times, but let him get on with his food, and do not
allow him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will soon learn to
swallow his foocj so that he can hurry back to his toys. Under no circumstance
must a chiỉd be coaxed or forced to eat.
ĨV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that
their meanings remain unchanged.
1. Although Christopher was the stronger o f the two, his attacker soon
overpowered him.
Despite h is...................... .................................................................... .................
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2. It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me.
Not until...................................................................................................................
3. Mr. Foster asked me to write this letter to you.
It is a t ................ .....................................................................................................
4. It is essential' that you tell us everything.
5. The garden party won’t take place if the weather stays bad.
Unless the weather p ic k s ................................... ./..............................................
6. There are plans to close down the cinema due to poor attendance level.
THREAT
The cinema is................................................... due to poor attendance level
7. In her new job, Alison determined to impress anyone from the start. M ARK
8. When they broke the news, she stayed perfectly calm and controlled. H A IR
........................................................................../............................*................. *......... **........
9. She w asn’t speaking seriously. TONG'UE'
10. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed. LEA F
........................................................... ................................. if you want to succeed.
TRỨỜNG THPT CHUYÊN TRAN HƯNG ĐẠO - BÌNH THUẬN

1 .1-10 PHONOLOGY
others.
l. A. jibe B. decisive c . recipe D. impetigo
2. A. expected B. hatred c. sacred D. warned
3! A .turn B. burn c. curtain D. bury
4. A. breathing B. batijfoom c. method D. width
5. A. postcard B. custard c. standard D. drunkard
6. A. mausoleum B. geneticist c. humiliate D. extravagant
7. A. hieroglyphics B. architectonic c. aristocracy D. eventuality
8. A. impetus B. pathetic c. diligence D. stimulus
9. A. elaborate B. ingenuity c. adolescence D. anglomania
10. A. sabotage B. loyaty c. dinosaur D. suspicious
II. 11-20 WORD CHOICE

11. We weren't close friends but sh e __________ me well when I left the college.
A. hoped B. aspired c. wished D. bade
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12. This evidence should pro v e___ that he was telling the truth.
A. once and for all B. now and then
c . over and above D. from time to time
13. A new computer has been produced, which w ill______ all previous models.
A. overdo B. supersede c . excel D. overwhelm
14.1don't want to be to o _________ on Alice, but I think I should tell her that her
work isn't good enough.
A. strict B. firm c . stern D. hard
15. Once the story_________ the headlines, everyone was talking about it.
A. crashed B. struck c . smashed D. hit
16. When he sings, he has th e _____ ability to make even bad songs sound good.
A. sparse B. rare c . infrequentD. scarce
17. The management are m aking________ to increase the company's efficiency,
A. measures B. steps c . moves D. deeds
1 8 .1 know this is a big disappointment but don’t take it to ______ .
A. soul . B. mind c . spirit D. heart
19.1, was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it's broken d o w n _______
again!
A. even B. still c . yet D. right
20. S im on________ in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else.
A. confided B. intimated c . confessed D. disclosed
III. 21-30 GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES

21. I’d sooner th e y ______deliver the new furniture tomorrow.
A. shouldn’t B. wouldn’t c . mustn’t D. didn’t
22. The anthology contains_________ the work o f modern poets, b u t________.
A. mostly / it includes a few significant older works as well
B. almost / which includes a few significant older works as well
c . most / also it contains a few significant older works as well
D. mostly / which also includes a few significant older works as well
23. The coach worked long and hard into the night _______ _ the team ’s strategy
for the next game.
A. for preparing B. for the preparation of
c . to prepare D. in order for proper preparation of
24. Although usually unflappable even in front o f a c ro w d ,__________during
the recital.
A. her anxiety overwhelmed Carla completely
B. Carla being overwhelmed by anxiety
c . Carla’s anxiety overwhelmed her
D. Carla was overwhelmed by anxiety
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25 , we probably would have arrived at the airport in time.
A. Had not we stopped for gas B. If we had stopped for gas
c . Had it not been for our stop for gas D. If not for having been stopped for gas
26 The spectators watched _____ what they were seeing on the playing field.
A. agape, therefore they could not believe
B. agape: they could not believe
c . agape having not believe
D. agape, for the reason that they could not believe
27. I a m __________my classmates,are.
A. nowhere like competitive as B. nothing as competitive like
c . nothing near as competitive as D. nowhere near as competitive as
28. Little Deon: “This herb smells horrible!”,Mommy: “ it will do
you a power o f good.”
A. Be that as it may B. Come what may
c . How much horrible is it , D. Whatever it smells
29. They looked out to the seashore.__ _______a number of ships.
A. On the horizon they could see B. They could on the horizon see
B. They could see on the horizon D. On the horizon could they see
30. Writing a good twenty-page research paper is more difficult th a n _________
two good ten-page papers.
A. when you have to write B. when one must write
c . writing D. the writing of
IV. 31-40 PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS

31. In rough weather the coast guard is _________ constant stand-by to respond
quickly____ ____ distress signals from boats.
A. on / to B. at / with c . for / at D. about / for
32. The workers were rather cynical after the meeting. Most o f them w ere_____
no illusion that the management would take their complaints seriously.
A. with B. under c . at D. beyond
33. The police moved sw iftly_______ _ action to stop fighting_________ rival
groups o f football fans. .
A. into / between B. about / against c. with / for D. for / with
34. It was such a sad film that we were all reduced tears at the end.
A. with B. for c. off D. to
35. All new models have been fitted a safety lock.
A. with B. on c. in D. for
36. Can Y O U tuck your shirt your trousers?
A. with B. around c. into D. at
37. Erica is an excellent worker. She goes her job calmly and efficiently.
A. on B. with c. aboui D. at
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38. The school ra n _________ financial trouble when 80%of the staff went
_________ strike.
A. about / off B. into / on c . with / for D. for / at
39. Jane is out in the garden m ulling________ a problem to d o _________ work.
A. o v er/w ith B. away / without c . in /to D. into / for
40. Oh, it gets dark. I have immersed m yself_________ reading the novel.
A. with B. from c . off D.in
V. 41-60 READING - COMPREHENSION

Read the texts below and choose the best answer to each question.
PASSAGE 1
A useful definition of an air pollutant is a compound added directly or
indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans,
animals, vegetation, or materials adversely. Air pollution requires a very flexible
definition that permits continuous change; When the first air pollution laws were
established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to
compounds that could be seen or smelled-a far cry from the extensive list of
harmful substances known today. As technology has developed and knowledge
of the health aspects o f various chemicals has increased, the list o f air pollutants
has lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air
pollutant under certain conditions.
Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon
monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in nature. As the Earth developed, the
concentrations of these pollutants were altered by various chemical reactions;
they became components in biogeochemical cycles, These serve as an air
purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the
water or soil. On a global basis, natures output of these compounds dwarfs that
resulting from human activities. However, human production usually occurs in a
localized area, such as a city.
In this localized region, human output may be dominant and may temporarily
overload the natural purification scheme of the cycles. The result is an increased
concentration o f noxious chemicals in the air. The concentrations at which the
adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the. pollutants
would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not
be large for a substance to be a pollutant: in fact the numerical value tells us little
until we know how much o f an increase this represents over the concentration
that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has
detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400
times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however, has a natural level o f 0.1
ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm.
41. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The economic impact o f air pollution.
B. What constitutes an air pollutant.
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c . How much harm air pollutants can cause.
D. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere.
42. The word “adversely” is closest in meaning t o ______ .
A. negatively B. quickly c . admittedly D. considerably
43. It can be inferred from the first paragraph th a t______ .
À. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas
B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled
c . the definition o f air pollution will continue tợ change
D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in' cities
44. The word “altered” is closest in meaning to”______ .
A. eliminated B. caused c . slowed D. changed
45. Natural pollutants can play an important role in controlling air pollution
for which o f the following reasons?
A. They function as part of a purification process.
B. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants.
c . They are less harmful to living beiỉịígs than are other pollutants.
D. They have existed since the Earth developed.
46. According to the passage, which o f the following is true about human
generated air pollution in localized regions?
A. It can be dwarfed by nature’s output of pollutánts in the localized region.
B. It can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants,
c . It will damage areas outside o f the localized regions.
D. It will react harmfully with naturally occurring pollutants.
47. The word “noxious” is closest in meaning to ______ .
A. harmful B. noticeable c . extensive D. weak
48. According to the passage, the numerical value o f the concentration level
of a substancc is only useful i f ______ .
A. the other substances in the area are known
B. it is in a localized area
c . the naturally occurring leyel is also known
D. it can be calculated quickly
49. The word “detectable” is closest in meaning t o ______ .
A. beneficial B. special c . rtjeasurable D. separable
50. Which of the following is best supported by the passage?
A. To effectively control pollution, local government should regularly review
their air pollution laws.
B. One of the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better
enforce air pollution laws.
c . Scientists should be consulted in order to establish uniform limits for all
air pollutants.
D. Human activities have been effective in reducing air pollution.
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PASSAGE 2
In the West, cartoons are used chiefly to make people laugh. The important
feature o f all these cartoons is the joke and the element of surprise which is
contained. Even though it is very funny, a good cartoon is always based on close
observation of a particular feature o f life and usually has a serious purpose.
Cartoons in the West have been associated with political and social matters,
for many years. In wartime, for example, they proved to be an excellent way of
spreading propaganda. Nowadays cartoons are often used to make short* sharp
comments on politics and governments as well as on a variety o f social matters.
In this way, the modern cartoon has become a very powerful force in influencing
people in Europe and the. United States.
Unlike most American and European cartoons, however, many Chinese
cartoon drawings in the past have also attempted to educate people, especially
those who could not read and write. Such cartoons about the lives and sayings of
great men in China have proved extremely useful in bringing education to
illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China. Confucius, Mencius and
Laozi have all appeared in very interesting stories presented in the form of
cartoons. The cartoons themselves have thus served to illustrate the teachings of
the Chinese sages in a very attractive way.
In this sense, many Chinese cartoons are different from Western cartoons in
so far as they do not depend chiefly on telling jokes. Often, there is nothing to
laugh at when you see Chinese cartoons. This is not their primary aim. In
addition to commenting on serious political and social matters, Chinese cartoons
have aimed at spreading the traditional Chinese thoughts and culture as widely
as possible among the people.
Today, however, Chinese cartoons have an added part to play in spreading
knowledge. They offer a very attractive and useful way o f . reaching people
throughout the world, regardless of the particular country in which they live.
Thus, through cartoons, the thoughts and teachings o f the old Chinese
philosophers and sages can now reach people who live in such countries as
Britain, France, America, Japan, Malaysia or Australia and who are unfamiliar
with the Chinese culture.
Until recently, the transfer of knowledge and culture has been overwhelmingly
from the West to the East and not vice versa. By means o f cartoons, however,
publishing companies in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore arc now having
success in correcting this imbalance between the East and the West.
Cartoons can overcome language barriers in all foreign countries. The vast
increase in the popularity o f these cartoons serves to illustrate the truth of
Confucius’s famous saying “One picture is worth a thousand words.”
Question 51: Which of the following dearly characterizes Western cartoons?
A. Enjoyment, liveliness, and carefulness.
B. Originality, freshness, and astonishment.
c. Seriousness, propaganda, and attractiveness.
D. Humour, unexpectedness, and criticism.
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Question 52: Chinese cartoons have been useful as an important means
of
A. political propaganda inwartime B. amusing people all the time
c . educating ordinary people D. spreading Western ideas
Question 53: The major differences between Chinese cartoons and Western
cartoons come from th eir______ .
A. styles B. values c . purposes D. nationalities
Question 54: The pronoun “this” in paragraph 4 /mostly refers t o ______ .
A. an educational purpose B. a piece o f art
'C. a funny element D. a propaganda campaign
Question 55: The passage is intended to present .
A. an opinion about how cartoons entertain people
B. án outline of Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons
c . a description o f cartoons o f all kinds the world over
D. a contrast between Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons
Question 56: Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A. A Very Powerful Force in Influencing People
B. Chinese Cartoons and Western Cartoons
c . An Excellent Way o f Spreading Propaganda
D. Cartoons as a Way o f Educating People
Question 57: In general, Chinese cartoons are now aiming at .
A. disseminating traditional practices in China and throughout the world
B. spreading the Chinese ideas and cultural values throughout the world
c . bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people in the world
D. illustrating the truth o f Chinese great men’s famous sayings
Question 58: The word “imbalance” in paragraph 6 refers to ______.
A. the discrimination between the West culture and the East culture
B. the influence o f the East cartoons over the West cartoons
c . the mismatch between the East cartoons and the West cartoons
D. the dominant cultural influence o f the West over the East
Question 59: Which of the following is most likely the traditional subject of
Chinese cartoons?
A. Jokes and other kinds of humour in political and social matters.
B. The philosophies and sayings of ancient Chinese thinkers,
c . The illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China.
D. The stories and features o f the lives of great men the world over.
Question 60: According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Cartoons will replace other forms o f writing.
B. Language barriers restricted cartoons,
c . Cartoons can serve various purposes.
D. Western cartoons always have a serious purpose.
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VI. 61-80 GUIDED C LO ZE TEST
Read the texts below and decide which answer best fits each space.
PASSAGE 1
LONDON - THE STUDENT’S CAPITAL?
London is the city which seems to draw people like a magnet from across the
country, not to ( 6 1 ) ________ from around the world. London is cool,
fashionable and multi-cultural. For the ( 6 2 ) ________ student, it is the most
incredible arts, academic, and entertainment centre.
London is one of the few real student capitals o f the world. Despite the grime,
the high costs, the troublesome transport system, and the (63) ________
sensation o f living with eight million people, students ( 6 4 ) ________ to the
city’s universities. However, rents are steep, with students paying around £75 a
week for a room in a shared house. Halls o f (65) ________ are a little over this
price - but, o f course, include meals and (66) _________. Work is plentiful at the
moment, so a part-time job should be easy to (6 7 )________ across, and there
are all sorts of graduate (68) , with the best (6 9 )________ o f pay in the
country. The Londơn institutions try to play (70) _____ the cost o f living so
as nót to put off future students, but there is no doubt about it, London costs
money and you will be looking at sizable debt on graduating.
61. A. say B. include c. utter D. Mention
62. A. budding B. bidding c. blooming D. Blithering
63. A. overestimated B. overawed c. overwhelming D. Overloaded
64. A. stem B. wave c. pounce D. Flock
65. A. residence B. accommodation c. dormitories D. Wards
66. A. invoices B. bills c. costs D. Receipts
67. A. put B. get c. do D. Come
68. A. chances B. possibilities c. occasions D. Opportunities
69. A. rates B. terms c. conditions D. Means
70. A up B. at c, out D Down
PASSAGE 2
The well-being .of America's rural people and places depends upon maný
things - the availability o f good-paying jobs; (71.)_____ to critical services such
as education, health care, and communication; strong communities; and a
healthy natural environment. And, (72)______ urban America is equally
dependent upon these things, the challenges to well-being look very different in
rural areas than in urban areas. Small-scale, low-density settlement (73)______
make it more costly for communities and businesses to provide critical services.
Declining jobs and income in the natural resource-based industries that many
rural areas depend on (74)______ workers in those industries to find new ways
to make a living. Low-skill, law-wage rural manufacturing industries must find
new ways to challenge the increasing number o f (75)______ competitors.
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Distance and remoteness impede many rural areas from being connected to the
urban centers of economic activity. Finally, changes in the availability and use o f
natural resources located in rural areas (76)______ the people who earn a living
from those resources and those who (77)______ recreational and other benefits
from them.
Some rural areas have met these challenges successfully, achieved some level
o f prosperity, and are ready (78)____ _ the challenges o f the future. Others have
neither met the current challenges nor positioned themselves for the future. Thus,
concern for rural America is real. And, while tiiral America is a producer o f
critical goods and services, the '(79) goes beyond economics. Rural
America is also home to a fifth o f the Nation's people, keeper o f natural
amenities and national treasures, and safeguard of a/an (80)______ part o f
American culture, tradition, and history.
Question 71: A. access . B. challenge c. advantage D. key
Question 72: A. when B. because
t c. since D. while
Question 73: A. tools B. patterns .* c. styles D. means
Question 74: A. offer B. make c. force D.turn
Question 75: A. rural B. foreign c. abroad D. lateral
Question 76: A. encourage B. affect Cf effect D. stimulate
Question 77: A. involve B. bring c. evolve D. derive
Question 78: A. of B. with c. for D. in
Question 79: A. research B. concern G. stimulus D. impatience
Question 80: A. abnormal B. incredible c. simple D. unique
B. WRITTEN QUESTIONS
I. 1-20 OPEN CLOZE TEST
Read the texts below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE WORD for each space.
PASSAGE 1
The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is the Internet, which, has
been ( 1 ) ______ for broken relationships, job losses, financial (2) , and
even suicides. Psychologists now recognize Internet addiction syndrome (IAS)
as new illness that could cause (3 )______ problems and ruin many lives. Special
help groups have been set up to (4 )______ sufferers help and support.
Psychologists have described many worrying ( 5 ) ______ , including one man
who took his own ( 6 ) ______ after borrowing more than $14,000 to ( 7 ) ______
his addiction, and a teenager who had to receive psychiatric (8) ■ for his
twelve-hour-a-day habit. "This illness is not fake and it must be ( 9 ) ______
seriously", said an expert in behavioral addiction at Nottingham Trent university.
"These are not sad people with serious personality (10) ______ They were
people who were fine before they found the Internet.
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PASSAGE 2
A substance produced by disease-transmitting insects may provide the key to
fighting these same diseases. Mosquitoes and blackflies transmit malaria and
river blindness (1 ] ) _________ , both o f ( 1 2 ) __________cause a large number
o f deaths evèry year. However, scientists ( 1 3 ) _________ now discovered, in
some o f these insects, a ( 1 4 ) ____ ____ called a peptide which kills these
viruses and parasites ( 1 5 ) _________ carry. (16) _______ ____ introduced
techniques have allowed researchers to study these minute insects in order to
find out more about the peptides. Professor John Wells said yesterday that if his
team could identify the genes responsible for (17) __________ the peptides, they
could introduce into the world genetically altered mosquitoes which were
incapable o f (1 8 )_________ the disease. In the (1 9 )__________ o f these exciting
developments, it is hope that science will be able to eradicate some major
' tropical diseases (2 0 )_________ rather than later.
II. 21-40 WORD FORMATION

Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
21. Gold i s _________ more preciuos than iron. In fact, there is no really
comparison. (com pare)
22. Until the situation has settled down, it i s _________ to travel to the area-
hardly hit by ebola epidemic. (advise)
23. If looks could kill, I’dbe dead because she just gave me a ____________ glare.
(murder)
24. Every Christmas, they donate some food and clothes to the _________ .
(need)
25. He lost his temper and used disgusting_________ language. (repeat)
26. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to
______ between the two. (different)
27. This machinery has been coated with a certain chemical to make it
_________ . (rust)
28. “This minor mistake i s __ .______ . Be more careful the next time,” said the
teacher. (pardon)
29. Film directors usually ask actors to _______ the scene in their mind, (visual)
30. The ship was __________ off the coast of Sunmatera. 7 (ship)
Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words given in the box. ~
profession height legend controversy sympathy

common estimate perceive psychologist gymnasium
SINGING TEACHERS
Whether you are tone deaf, want to stretch your vocal cords or dream o f playing
an operatic role, there are tutors to help you hit the high notes. Our reporter, Peter
Evans, has been talking to some o f the top teachers in the business.
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CLIVE WALKER
Clive Walker, whose sister is a well-known actor and singer both on '
television and in numerous stage shows, is supportive and (31) ___________
teacher for people who are unsure about their singing ability. He mainly teaches
local schoolchildren, and will help a pupil with anything he or she wants to sing,
from the classics to numbers from musical shows. He has strong but (32)
_______ __ views about the “vocal (3 3 )_________ ” that arc so (3 4 )_________
in singers’ performances nowadays: “I’m very-m,uch against them: they risk
damaging their voices. I want people to sing to express themselves, not to show
off what their voices can do.” Former pupils speak (35) ________ o f his
patience in helping them achieve their full potential.
ROBIN STERN
During his singing career, Robin Stern sang more than sixty lead roles in
musicals and worked with many (36) _________ performers. He is thus (37)
_ to young (3 8 )_________ , knowing the stresses that they encounter.
An occasional hockey coach, Robin thinks singing teachers generally (39)
_________ the importance of fitness and the ability to think positively, which
are essential to successful singing. He works with pupils on the (4 0 )_________
and physical aspects of performing well. Some o f the people he trains have put
his advice to good use and are now to be seen appearing in musical shows
locally. “1 feel very proud o f what they have achieved,” says Robin.
III. 41-50 ERROR CORRFXTION

(0) has been done fo r you : grass -ỳ grassy
All at once it was night. The track was grass and even in daylight showed up
hard at all against the moor, so it was difficult to keep on it now. If only I had
been a smoker with match always to hand, or if my torch had been in my pocket
instead o f in the suitcase, I must have walked with more assurance. As it was, I
was terrifying o f hurling over the. edge in the cliff to the rock below. When I did
stray, however, they was towards the hills. I felt my feet squelching and sticking
in something soggy. There was no bog to my knowledges near the track, sò I
must have wandered the long way off my course. I extricated myself with
difficulty and very cautious edged myself towards the sound o f the sea. Then I
bumped in a little clump o f trees that suddenly loomed up behind me.
IV. 51-60 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
51. He will be returning from Africa quite soon.
It w o n 't_____________________ _____________________ _______ ________ _ .
52. You can use it as long as you like, and it won't wear out.
No matter ___ ______________ ____________.
53. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money.
Were
54. It was not until five years had elapsed that the whole truth about the murder
came out.
Not for another_________ ___________________ ____________________ .
55. Most people know that Britain's economy is heavily dependent on North Sea oil.
It is common__________________________ _______________ _____________ .
56. Don't pay any attention to what she says. notice
57. You couldn’t do anything more stupid than to give up your job now. height
58. My father is not feeling well these days. weather
59. Tom ’s presence at the party always adds to everyone’s enjoyment, soul
60. In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football.
shoulders
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYỂN THOẠI NGỌC HAU - AN GIANG
A. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PHONOLOGY
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounccd differently from
that of the other words in the group.
1. A. modal B. model c . modality D. modem
2. A. dogged B. dragged c . begged D. plugged
3. A. mouths B. baths c . months D. clothes
4. A. montage B. massage c . sabotage D. savage
5. A. cello ' B. concerto c. cede D. cellist
Choose the word, whose stress pattern is different from that o f the other
words in the same group.
6. A. rhetoric B. ancestral c . intimate < D. anecdote
7. A. aftermath B. underlie c . fusillade D. afternoon
8. A. arithmetic B. armadillo c . atmospheric D. adolescence
9. A. advent B. unique c . unite D. command
10. A. commissar B. committee c . communion D. commuter
11. VOCABULARY
Select the best option for each blank.
1. Toby’s extremely.......... ; he turns up every day at nine o ’clock on the dot.
A. temporary B. long-standing c . punctual D. subsequent
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2. Have you considered applying for a job with t h e ................ service?
A. civil B. civic c . national D. governmental
3. Too many people work in the p u b lic ................ in this country, in my opinion,
A. division B. zone c . area D. sector
4. Most teenagers go through a rebellious ................ for a few years but they
soon grow out o f it.
A. stint B. span c . duration D. phase
5 .1 wonder if you could let me know what the ..fare to Berlin is?
A. round B. double c . two-way D. return
6. Maria was just walking along the road when someone on a motorbike
.................her handbag.
A. clutched B. clenched c. grabbed . D. fumbled
7. Fred Astaire is one o f my favourite dancers and I love the way he seems to
................ across the floor.
A. glide B. march c . skid D. dash
8. The conspirators were plotting the o f the government.
A. overthrow B.disaster c . demolition D. catastrophe
9: A: “Were you told to get dinner ready?” - B: “No, I did it o f my o w n ............. ”
A. desire B. accord c . idea D. will
10. Mr. Newrich invited his guests to an expensive restaurant. However, he felt
at ease.
A. sick B. painful c . ill D. unwell
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES

1. Steel ............. with chromium to produce a noncorrosive substance known as
stainless steel.
A. is combined B. that is combined
c . combining D. when combined
2. The assistant suggested.............the next day when the manager would be there.
A. we are coming back / B. to come back
c . we will come back D. we come back
3. A fire must have a readily available supply o f oxygen. ..... , it will stop burning.
A. Consequently B. Furthermore c . Otherwise D. However
4. Margaret was slow at school, but she went o n ............................ Prime Minister.
A. being B. to be c . having been D. to have been
5............... is not clear to researchers.
A. Why dinosaurs having become extinct. B. Why dinosaurs became extinct
c . Did dinosaurs become extinct D. Dinosaurs became extinct
6. ........ the two sisters, Mary i s ..............
A. O f / the prettier B. Between / the prettiest
c . o f / prettier D. Betwẹen / the prettier
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7...........begin their cxistcncc as rice crystals over most of the earth seems likely.
A. Raindrops B. If raindrops c . That raindrops D. What if raindrops
8. Sleeping, resting a n d .............. are the best ways to care for a cold.
A. to drink fluids B. drank fluids
c . one drink fluids D. drinking fluids
9. Not only the child but also the grandparents............. the party.
A. is joining B. joins c . were joining D. has joined
10. I can’t believe Mr. Wilkerson sent us a check for $50,000, I w is h .......... to
get better acquainted with him the day he was there.
A. we had able B. we had been able
c . we are able D. we were able
IV. PR EPO SIT IO N S AND PHRASAL VERBS

1. When she died, she g a v e .................all her money to a charity for cats.
A. out B. away c . on D. off
2. Our new coach is p o p u lar.............. the whole team.
A. for B. to c . by D. with
3. Van Gogh suffered from depression.............. by overwork and ill-health.
A. taken up B. coming about c . brought on D. put through
4. When you are an old-age pensioner, you have to learn t o .............. a very small
income.
A. live on B. live up to c . live out D. live down
5. I couldn't q u ite .............. what they were doing because they were so far away.
A. bear out B. make out c . think out ■ D. try out
6. They struggled.............. the hurricanc-force gusts that swept the pack ice.
A. for B against c . with D. among
7. They had a terrible r o w .......................... who should do the housework.
A. on B. with c . over D. relating
8. it's high tim e Bill got a steady jo b and .............. He's alm ost thirty.
A. settled in B. settled dow n c . turned in D. turned down
9. He w as convicted o f using the firm 's m oney to pay .... gam bling debts.
A. in B. o ff c . back D. for
10. A lthough I'd never made a sandw ich before, my first attem pt turned
quite well.
A. over B. up c . out D. into
Passage A: Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each
of the following questions
An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by
humans to the atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals,
vegetation, or materials adversely. Air pollution requires a very flexible
definition that permits continuous change. When the first air pollution laws were
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established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to
compounds that could be seen or smelled - a far cry from the extensive list of
harmful substances known today. As technology has developed and knowledge
of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants
has lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air
pollutant under certain conditions.
monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in natur(c. As the Earth developed, the
concentration o f these pollutants was altered by various chem ical reactions; they
became components in biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification
scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil. On
a global basis, nature's output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting from
human activities.
However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a
city. In such a region, human output may be dominant and may temporarily
overload the natural purification scheme p f the cycles. The result is an increased
concentration o f noxious chemicals in the a'ir The concentrations at which the
adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants
would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not
be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us
little until we know how much o f an increase this represents over the
concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide
has detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400
times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however, has a natural level o f 0.1
ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm.

A. The economic impact of air pollution.
B. What constitutes an air pollutant.
c . How much harm air pollutants can cause,
D. The effects o f compounds added to the atmosphere.
2. The word "adversely" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning t o ...............
3. It can be inferred from the first paragraph th a t ...............
A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas.
B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled.
c . the definition of air pollution will continue to change.
D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities.
4. The word ''These'' in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ................
A. the various chemical reactions.
B. the pollutants from the developing Earth.
c . the compounds moved to the water or soil.
D. the components in biogeochemical cycles.
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5. For which o f the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important
role in controlling air pollution?
B. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants.
c . They are less harmful to living beings than other pollutants.
6. According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions
A. can be dwarfed by nature's output o f pollutants.

B. can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants,
c . will damage areas outside of the localized regions.
D. will react harmfully with natural pollutants.
7. The word "localized" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning t o ...............
A. specified B. circled c . surrounded D. encircled
8. According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level o f a
substance is only useful i f ....... .............
A. the other substances in the area are known.
B. it is in a localized area.
c . the natural level is also known.
D. it can be calculated quickly.
9. The word ''detectable" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning t o ...........
A. beneficial B. special c . measurable D. separable
10. Which o f the following is best supported by the passage?
A. To effectively control pollution, local government should regularly review
B. One of the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better
air pollutants.
Passage B: 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.
The first animated film Humurous Phases o f Funny Fades, was made, in 1906
by newspaper illustrator James Blackton. He filmed faces that were drawn on
blackboards in progressive stages. In New York City, Winsor McCay exhibited his
most famous film, Litlle Nemo (1910) and Gertie the Dinosaur (1914). His films
featured fluid motion and characters with individual personalities. For the first time,
characters drawn o f life seemed to live on the screen. In 1914, John R. Bray
stream lined the animation process, using assembly line techniques to turn out
cartoons.
By 1915, film studios began producing cartoons series. The Pat Sullivan
studio produced the series featuring Felix the Cat. He became one of the most
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beloved characters o f the silent-film era. The Max Fleischer studio produced
series starring Ko-Ko the Clown and later Betty Boop and Popeye.
The first cartoon with sound was Steamboai Willie (1928), which introduced
Mickey Mouse. This film was produced by Walt Disney, the most famous of
American animators. His early success enabled Disney to train his animators In
anatomy, acting, drawing and motion studies. The results o f this are apparent in
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), the First full- length animated feature.
It became an instant success and still remains popular. Other important Disney
films followed.
Warner Brothers’ Studio challenged Disney for leadership in the field with
cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and other characters. These films
were faster- paced and featured slapstick humor. In the 1950s, a group of
animators splintered off from Disney and formed United Production o f America,
which rejected Disney’s realism and employed a bold, modernistic approach.
,/In the 1950s, children’s cartoons began to be broadcast on Saturday morning
television and, later, in prime time. Among the most successful were those made
by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, such as those featuring Yogi Bear and
the Flinstones.
The full- length animated film became popular again in the 1980s and ‘90s.
Producer Steven Spielberg released his first animated film, American tail (1986),
and Disney began a series of remarkable annual hits with The Little Mermaid
(1989). Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), a joint production o f Spielberg and
Disney, b lu rred the lines between live action and animation. Animation
returned to prime-time television with the Fox Network’s The Simpsons.
Animators had experimented with computer animation as early as the 1950s, but
Toy Story (1955) was the first-full length film to be entirely computer animated.
These developments promise to bring about the most exciting era in animation
since its heyday.
A. the history o f animated filnj
B. the life of Walt Disney
c . the developm ent o f one animated cartoon
D. the use o f computer in animation
2. It can be inferred from the passage that the characters in Little Nemo and
Gertie the Dinosaur ............
A. were first drawn on a blackboard
B. were part of cartoon series
c . seemed to have their own personalities
D. did not look as life- like as Blackton’s characters.
3. The word “stream lined” is closest meaning to ...................
A. simplified B. revolutionized c . bypassed D. invented
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4. The word “ he" refers to.............................
A. Pat Sullivan B. Felix the Cat
c . Max Fleischer D. Ko-Ko the Clown
5. What can be inferred from the passage about animated films produced before
1928?
A. They were notvery popular B. They were longer than later movies
c . They were not drawn by hand D. They were silent films
6. According to the passage, the film Snow White and the Seven D warfs.............
A. showed the benefits o f training the Disney animators.
B. was the first movie produced by Walt Disney.
c . was the last movie Disney made before his death.
D. did not become successful until many.years later.
7. The author did not specifically mention characters produced by.....................
A. Walt Disney . B. Hanna and Barbcra
c . United Production of America D. Warner Brothers
8. The phrase “b lu rred the lines” is closest in meaning to ..............................
A. eliminated the distinctions B. obscured the issues
c . answered the questions D. emphasized the problems
9. The first experiment with computer animation took place during th e ,............
. A. 1950s B. 1960s c. 1980s D .199
10. Which o f the following is closest in meaning to the word “ heyday” ?
A beginning B. dccline c . prime D. rebirth
VI. CLOZE TEST

Passage A. Choose the word that best fits the blank spacc in the following passage.
Many of us are trying to think o f new (1) .............to help the environment.
Groups which are involved in protecting the environment think, they may have
found a long-term (2) .............. Most of the current ways o f getting people
involved in helping the environment mean that people have to (3) ............. a
large organization and they can som etim es feel the- problem is too large or (4)
.............to manage. A new proposal is that groups are set up locally to deal with
small issues that affect just the community they live in. It Is hoped this will make
people more ( 5 ) ...............of the importance of helping. Also, this plan means that
each community works together by contributing (6) .............. the environment
and this makes for a strong community. If every community does this then
organizers are ( 7 ) ............. the effect will be national. The government may even
offer some (8) ...... help for projects set up by these local groups. The idea
came from someone who thought that ( 9 ) ............. the size o f what wc do would
actually be more productive. Also, it should mean that helping becomes a (10)
.............rather than a chore.
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1 .A. access B. approaches c. paths D. routes
2. A. answer B. key c. reply D. solution
3. A. join B. enroll in c. engage in D. involve in
4. A. improbable B. impractical c. impossible D. unrealistic
5. A. conscious B. aware c. capable D .sure
6. A. to B. with c. about D. for
7. A. expecting B. dreaming c. hoping D. imagining
8. A. money B. monetary c. funding D. financial
9. A. lessening B. minimising c. reducing D. dwindling
10. A. happiness B. pleasure c. delight D. enjoyment
Passage B: Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
HELP ALWAYS AT HAND:
A MOBILE IS A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND
If it fits inside a pocket, keeps you sajfe as well as in touch with your office,
your mother and your children, it is ,(!)..■............ worth having. This is the
(2) of the dwelling ranks o f female mobile-phone users who are
beginning to (3).............. the consumer market.
Although Britain has been (4).............. to be one of the most expensive
places in the world to run a m obile phone, both professional w om en and
(5).............. mothers are undeterred. At first, the mobile phone was a rich man’s
plaything, or a businessman’s (6 ).............. symbol. Now women own almost as
many telephones as men do - but for very different reasons.
The main (7).............. for most women customers is that it provides a form of
communications back-up, wherever they are, in case of contingency. James
Tanner o f Tancroft Communications says: “The majority o f people buying
phones from us this year were women - often young women - or men who were
buying for their mothers, wives and girlfriends. And it always seems to be a
question o f (8).............. o f mind.”
“Size is also (9).............. for women. They want something that will fit in a
handbag,” said Mr. Tanner. “The tiny phones coming in are having a very big
(10)..................This year’s models are only half the size o f your hand.”
1. A. totally B. certainly c. absolutely D. completely

2. A. vision B. vista c. view D. conception
3. A. master B. dominate c. overbear D. command
4. A. demonstrated B .seen c. established D. shown
5. A. complete B. total c. absolute D. full-time
6. A. status B. fame c . power D. prestige
7. A. attraction B. enticement c. charm D. lure
8. A. tranquility B. calmness c. peace D. serenity
9. A. necessary B. crucial c. urgent D. essential
10. A. impression B. perception c. impact D. image
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Câu hỏi 1:
Filled each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.
Passage A
There are 3 kinds o f goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals.
Short-term goals are ( 1 ) .................. that usually deal with current activities, which
we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two
weeks or possibly months. (2) .................. should be remembered that just as ạ
building is no stronger (3) ................... its foundation, our long-term goals cannot
amount to very much (4) .................. the achievement o f solid short-term goals.
Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and add new
short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.
The intermediate goals that build ( 5 ) ...................the foundation o f the short-
range goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school
year or ( 6 ) ...................even extend for several years. Any time you move a step
at a time, you should never allow (7) ................... to become discouraged or
overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your
ability to grow and (8) .................. And as your list of compassion dates grows,
your motivation and desire will increase.
Long-range goals may be ( 9 ) ...................to our dreams of future. They might
cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should (10) ..................
allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.
Passage B
Sometimes you know things about people the first (1).................. you see
them, for example, that you want to be friends with them (2).............. that you
don't trust them. But perhaps this kind o f intuition isn't as hard to explain as
(3)................. may seem. For instance, people give out body (4)...................
signals all the time. The way you hold your body, head and arms tells people
about your (5).............. If you hold your arms tightly at your sides, or fold them
across your (6)...................... people will generally feel that you are being
defensive. Holding your head to one side shows interest in the other,
(7)................ an easy, open posture indicates that you are self-confident. All this
affects the way you feel about someone.
Also, a stranger may remind you (8)................. a meeting with someone. This
may be because o f something as simple as the fact that he or she is physically
similar to someone who (9).............. you well or badly. Your feelings about a
stranger could be (10)...................... by a smell in the air that brings to mind a
place where you were happy as a child. Since even a single word can bring back
a memory such as that, you may never realize it is happening.
II. WORD FORMS

A. Use the correct form o f the word given in parentheses to f ill in the blank in
each sentence.
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1. Travelling in big cities is becoming more
........................................................ everyday. (TROUBLE)
2. The situation is s o ........................................................... in some cities now that it
is difficult to see any solution. (CHAOS)
3. I t's ..........................................................for them to pretend that they were
shocked at the news (HYPOCRITE)
4. Profits grew last year by a ........................................................ 5.7%. (HEAD)
5. You can say that she is a .................................. ./................... because she works
very hard and finds it difficult t,0 stop working and do other things. (WORK)
6. She speaks her lines v e ry ............. ....................................(WOOD)
7. It is really q u ite ...........................................................that we should have been at
the same college without having met befpre. (ORDINARY)
8. Supporters w e re ................................... .................... removed from the court.
(FORCE)
9. The outcome o f the vote is a ............. , .................................... discussion (GO)
10. Somehow he always manages t o ......i , i ........................his opponents. (WIT)
B. Complete the following passage by using the correct form s o f the words
given in the box. (0) has been done as an example.
succeed narrate colour knowledge author ordinary

rival picture credit popular bankrupt
Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scot was the key figure in creating a (0) COLOURFUL image of
Scotland's past, initially with his bestselling (1) .................................. poem , then
with his even more celebrated novels, the first o f which was Waverley. It was
published anonymously in 1814 and, in subsequent years, its (2)
........................... ............ were described as being 'by the author o f Waverley',
which accounts for the term 'Waverley novels'. Although Scott made no public
(3)........ ........................ o f his (4) ............... ................... until 1827, the writer's
identity was an open secretiofig before then. He wrote (5).....................................
quickly, and the first collected edition o f the Waverley novels was published as
early as 1819. A set of illustrations by Alexander Nasmyth was produced for the
second collected edition and these drawings were used on the title pages.
Nasmyth has been called the father of landscape painting and, like Walter
Scott, he helped to (6)....................... his country's romantic and (7)..........................
scenery. The drawings were recently presented to the National Library of
Scotland, which now boasts a superb and (8).............................. collection of
manuscripts and papers relating to Scott and his circle.
What is less well known about Sir Walter Scott is that after his (9)...................
in 1826, his last years were spent in frantic literary activity to pay off all the
(10)................ ................. to whom he owed money. \
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The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Find and correct them. (0) has
been done as an example
(from -ỳ in).
The notion that there are two species of African elephant first emerged about a
decade ago. The animals are very different (0) from size; the savannah or bush
elephants stand about a meter taller, and weigh twice as many as their forest-dwelling
cousins. But whether this means they are truly different species hasn’t been clear.
Now a team o f researchers from the UK, Germany and the u s , say they’ve resolved
the issue. Written in the journal Public Library o f Science Biology, they say their
analysis proves the subsistence of two distinctive species. This has been a hotly-
disputed question and it’s entirely possible that other researchers challenge the claim.
If it is confirmed, there may be important implications for conservation. Forest’s
elephants are mainly found in Central and Western Africa, the areas where poaching
and ivory smuggling are most serious. There, populations are declined. Further south,
in the domain of the savannah elephants, the animals are thriving. Conservatives say
proving the species split could help concentrate attention, where it’s most needed, in
nations that have done little to crack out on poachers and smugglers.
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
A. Complete the sentences in such a way that each o f the sentences means
almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this "year.
—» Sad ...........................................................................................................................
2. Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission.
—> W ith o u t.................................................................................. .............. .................
3. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
—> The la s t............................................................................................................. .
4. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
—■» H a d .......................................................... .......................................................
5. Far more people live to retirement age in Britain than in the Philippines.
—»■Not as............. .......................................................... ,.......................... ..............
B. Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write
a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to
the original sentence. Do not change the form o f the given worcl(s).
1. Surely if she hadn’t been strong -m inded, he would have talked her into
committing the wrongdoing (guns)
2. His choice always followed what his wife decided, (step)
3. In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football,
(shoulders)
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4. He w as finally able to adjust h im self to the new w orking condition, (swing)
5, D on ’t run away with the idea that this job is easy, (conclusion)
TRƯỜNG THFT PHAN CHÂU TRĨNH - TP. ĐÀ NANG
A:MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I. PHONOLOGY
A. Choose the word whose sound is different from that of the others in each group.
1. A. sacrificed B. increased c. released D. supposed
2. A. species B. vehicle c, demeanor D. media
3. A. late B. chocolate c. lateral D. lady
4. A. telepathy B. telephone c. television D. telegraph
5; A. acacia B. expand / c. category D. applicant
B. Choose the word which has the stress’ pattern different from the others.
6. A. committee B. bewilder c. referee D. computer
7. A. recommend B. introduce c. comprehend D. interview
8. A. suspect B. influence c. physigal D. character
9. A. educational B. preferentially G. administrative D. abnormality
10. A. familiar B. commercial c. erosion D. conscious
II. VOCABULARY
Select the option that best fits each blank. Write your answers (A, B, c , or D)
in the box for answers.
1. __________ , I like the Rolling Stones
A. No need to say B. Don’t need to say
c . Needless saying D. Needless to say
2. He perceived a change in temperature.
A. was afraid o f B. was fynd o f c . was interested in D. was aware of
3. In a l l___________, he’s already left.
A. odds B. probability c . certainty D. possibilities
4. Many people don’t use their computers to their fu ll___________
A. future B. expectation c . potential D. hope
5. When our friends have bad fortune, we try to show____________
A. love B. sympathy c . affection D. pity
6. I’m afraid there are no seat left. Every seat i s ___ _________
A. reserved B. full c . served Đ. free
7 . is the safeguarding and preservation o f natural resources so
_
that they can be used and enjoyed.

A. conservative B. conservatism- c . conservationist D. conservation
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8. Two o f the boys in the art class were doing self-portraits by looking at
in the mirror.
A. themselves B. oneself c . each other D. one another
9. The Tories won the election in 1979.
A. came into effect B. came into power
c . came to power D. came to the power
10. After several hours on that road, they b ecam e___________to the fact that
they would never reach the hotel by nightfall.
A. dejected B. resigned c . depressed D. disillusioned
III.STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR

1. While attempting to reach his home before the storm, '________.
A. Tom had an accident on his bike
B. the storm caught Tom
c . it happened that Tom ’s'bike broke down
D. the bicycle of Tom broke down
2. Have this o n e ,__ ________?
A. do you B. will you c . don’t you D. haven’t you
3. Look at these two pieces o f material I have just bought. Which do you like
A. better B. best c . more than D. most

4 .1 find h e r ___“_________ . She never stops talking.
A. exhaustion B. exhaust c . exhausting D. exhausted
5. The instructor on the course was hopeless ___________ explaining things.
A. in B. o f c . at D .to
6. It is imperative that this letter_______ _ immediately.
A. were sent B. sent c . be sent D. send
7. It’s high time y o u _____ study seriously.
A. began B. would begin c . did begin D. begin
8. For m e ,_______ is nót important.
A. what a person wearing B. what does a person wear
c . what a person wears D. what will a person wear
9. ‘Why is the ground so wet ?’ - ‘ It ____ last night’
A. should have rained B. would rain
c . would have rained D. must have rained
10. ______ to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
A. Suspecting B. Having suspected
c . Suspected D. To be suspected

1. It’s very g o o d ____ you to help me with the chore.
A. at B. o f c . for D. to
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2. The Police are going t o ____________him very carefully.
■A. check up on B. catch up on c . hold out for D. run away with
3. You have to study harder t o _____________your classmates.
A. keep in touch B. . keep pace with c . keep out of D. keep up
4. Half the people in the office h av e __________ a strange illness.
A. gone in for B. gone along with
c . gone through with D. gone down with
5. The escaped prisoner is s till_______ large and the public are advised not to
approach him.
A. of B. on ■ c . at D. in
6. My application w a s ___ ________ . I ’m thinking about attending a university
abroad.
A. turned up B. turned in c . turned down D. turned on
7. If that boy doesn’t stop stealing, he’ll ____________ _ in jail.
A. end up B. bring about c . get round D. go by
8. There were civil wars th a t_______ ____ >_ in many parts of this country .
A. ended up B. broke up ■' 'C; broke down D. broke out
9 .1 can’t quite___out what the sign says.
A. make B. read c . get D. carry
10. I w a s _______ the impression that coach tickets'w ere more expensive than
train tickets.
A. on B. at c . under D. from
Part 1. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, c , or D)
to each of the questions. Write your answers in the numbered box.
The late 1990s was a volatile time for the Internet entrepreneur. There were a
large number o f new high-tech and Internet-based businesses being started up,
some based on little more than dreams. And, nearly any entrepreneur with a
high-tech or Internet-based business plan could receive a large amount o f money
from investors to develop the /business. These businesses were called “dot
coms” after the last part of th e ir Internet addresses, and that time in business
history has became known as the dot-com era. Most dot-com ventures failed as
the inconsistencies between high-tech dreams and realities clarified, but a
handful o f entrepreneurs from that time remain Successful today.
Many people look back at the dot-com era with a certain amount of
cynicism. Some charge that there were entrepreneurs who deliberately mislead
investors about the potential o f their business plans; that they had the ulterior
m otive o f getting their hands on large amounts o f cash before anything else - a
ploy that some say was common in the dot-com era. By 2001, most o f the dot-
coms had disappeared and were sarcastically referred to as “dot-bombs”. By the
time the hype died down, incredible amounts o f money had been lost. This is an
unfortunate legacy o f the dot-com era. .
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Why did companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Google find success, while
so many others disappeared? There is no concise answer, but one interesting
coincidence is that many of them were started by two or more entrepreneurs
working in conjunction with each other. At Microsoft, Bill Gates and Paul Allen
complemented each other; Apple had SteVe Jobs and Steve Wozniak; and we
owe Google to the rapport between founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
Besides collaborating with others, today’s entrepreneurs need to be able to
think on their feet because the business situation changes so quickly.
Entrepreneurs need to do constant research to keep track of changing trends.
Today’s entrepreneurs need to be hardworking and tenacious - the easy money
o f the dot-com era is history. Experimentation and innovation are critical in a
rapidly changing and highly competitive marketplace.
It seems that the mistakes of the dot-com era have shown the world what the
high- tech economy truly is, and what it isn’t. It isn’t a place where anyone with
a dream can get rich. It is, however, a powerful and flexible business
environment where people with sou nd business ideas and effective business
models can work together to produce successful business innovations,
sometimes very successful ones indeed. But, as it has always been true in the
business world, there is no substitute for thorough planning and hard work.
1. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To expose the negative side o f the-dot-com era.
B. To explain the history and qualities o f a type of entrepreneur,
c. To convince the reader to become an entrepreneur.
D. To show how being an entrepreneur is easier today than ever before.
2. What is most likely the reason that it was easy to get money from investors
in the dot-com era?
A. Investors were mainly Internet entrepreneurs.
B. Investors didn’t expect to get their money back in those days.
c . Investors were confused about the potential o f high-tech business ideas.
D. Investors knew that any idea would succeed.
3. Why dọ many people look back on the dot-com era.with cynicism?'
A. Because many companies misled their investors.
B. Because they are jealous of the success of dot-cqms.
c . Because the level of technology was so much lower than them.
D. Because there were no true entrepreneurs in that era. '
4. Why did some people probably refer to dot-coms as “dot-bombs” by 2001 ?
A. Because most dot-com companies were short-lived failures.
B. Because dot-com companies started up extremely quickly.
c . Because some dot-com companies became extremely successful.
D. Because many people wished to eliminate dot-com businesses.
5. According to the passage, what do Microsoft, Apple, and Google all have in
common?
A. They all produce high-quality computers.
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B. They are all cvnical about dot-coms,
c . They all have a good rapport with each other.
D. They were all developed by more than one person.
6. Which quality o f today’s entrepreneurs is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. They need to be able to think on their feet.
B. they need to work more than one company at a time,
c . They need to collaborate with each other.
D. They need to do constant research.
7. According to the passage, what have we learnt from the dot-com era?
A. That most high-tech and Internet-based business will succeed.
B. That anyone with a dream can get rich in today’s environment.
c . That sound business ideas and effective plans are needed for success.
D. That investors should give money freeJy to new companies.
8. What does the word ‘th e ir’ in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Entrepreneurs B. Businesses c . Investors D. Ventures
9. The word ‘history ’ in paragraph 4 refers to ...... ............
A. something that.was very important'-in the past.;
B. something that is not important now.
c . something that becomes important now.
D. something in the past that attracts a lot of attention now.
10. The wol'd ‘sou n d ’ in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ...................
A. good B. ascoutic c . voice D. unexpected
Part 2. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, c , or D)
to each of the questions. Write your answers in the numbered box.
Most o f us lead unhealthy lives: we spend far too much time sitting down. If,
in addition, we are careless about our diets, our bodies soon become flabby and'
our systems sluggish. Then the guilt feelings start : “I must go on a diet”, “ I
must try to lose weight" “ I must get more fresh air and exercise” , “I must stop
smoking”, “ I must try to keep fit” . There are some aspects o f our unhealthy lives
that we cannot avoid. I’m thinking- o f such features of modern urban life as
pollution, noise, rushed meals and stress. But keeping fit is a way to minimize
the effects o f these evils.
The usual suggestion to a person who is looking for a way to keep fit is to take
some sports. While it is true that every weekend you will find people playing
football and hockey in the local park, they are Outnumbered a hundred to one by
the people who are simply watching them. It is an illusion to think that you will
get fit by going to watch the football match every Saturday, unless you count the
effort required to fight your way through the crowds to get to the best seats.
For those who do not particularly enjoy competitive sports - and it is
especially difficult to do so if you are not good at them - there are such solitary
activities as cycling, walking and swimming. What often happens, though, is that
you do them in such a leisurely way, so slowly, that is doubtful if you are đữing
yourself much good, apart from the fact that you have at least managed to get up
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out of your armchair. Of course you can be very thorough about exercise, even
fanatical. Many sports shops now sell frightening pieces of apparatus, chest-
expanders and other mysterious gadgets of shiny spring steel, which, according
to the advertisements, will bring you up to an Olympic standard of fitness,
provided that you follow a rigorous and regular programme of exercises. Such
programmes generally involve long periods of time bending these curious bits of
metal into improbable shapes.
It all strikes me as utterly boring and also time-consuming. Somebody
suggested recently that all such effort was pointless anyway because if you
spend half an hour every day jogging round the local park, you will add to your
life exactly the number of hours that you wasted doing the ‘jogging’ in the first
place. The argument is false even if the facts are correct, but there is no doubt
that exercise in itself can be boring.
Even after you have found a routine for keeping in shape, through sport or
gymnastics or isometrics, you are still only half way to good health, because,
according to the experts, you must also master the art o f complete metal and
physical relaxation. Now, this does not mean snoozing in the armchair or going
dancing (which is a -gữod form o f exercise in itself). It has to. do with deep
breathing , emptying your mind of all thoughts, meditation, and so on.
Yoga, as practiced in the West, is the most widely known and popular of the
systems for achieving the necessary state of relaxation. Contrary to popular
belief, you do not have to learn a lot of strange words or become a Buddhist in
order to benefit from Yoga. It seems ironical, though, that as our lives have
improved in a material sense, we have found it increasingly necessary to go back
to forms of activity - physical effort on the one hand, and relaxation on the other
- which were the natural way of life of our forefathers.
1. Unfitness is the result o f ____________.
A. lack o f fresh air and exercise
B. overeating, smoking and living in town
c . not eating properly and not getting enough exercise
D. not taking part in sports
2. Pollution, noise and stress are examples o f ____________.
A. causes o f unfitness B. bad features o f living in towns
c . the things we must avoid if we are to stay healthy
D. industrial life and work
3. Our reaction to being out of condition is t o __________
A. give up smoking and go on a diet
B. start a programme of keep-fit exercises
c . make resolutions to lead a healthier life
D. take up a sport
4. A lot of people who go to the park at the weekend a r e ____________.
A. football players B. football spectators
c . keep-fit enthusiasts D. unfit or unhealthy
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5. You cannot really enjoy competitive sports unless you are _ ________.
A. young enough to play them B. very good at them
c . fit enough to play them D. a solitary kind of person
6. The reason we don’t get much out of solitary sports such as walking is that we
do n o t_________ .
A. do them often enough B. have the encouragement of others
c . take them seriously enough D. do them vigorously enough
7*The writer does not like keep-fit programmes because he thinks____________.
A. they take up too much time B. there are/much easier ways of getting fit
c , they are a waste of time ' D. the apparatus is very silly
8. To be healthy we m u st____________.
A. keep fit and active
B. keep fit and learn to relax
c . be active and practise Yoga
D. be very careful about what we eat and drink
9. Many people believe that in order to practise Y o g a __________
A. you must learn a special vocabulary' ' B. it is better to become a Buddhist
c . you must learn to relax completely D. you must wear special clothing
10. Our forefathers were healthy because ■________ .
A. their way of life involved both exercise and r&laxation
B. they were careful to get plenty of fresh air and keep fit
c . they lived in the country and spent time out of doors
D. they had simple work to do and very little to worry about
VI. MULTIPLE-CHOICE CLOZE

Part 1. Select the option which best fits each space in the following passage.
Write your answers (A, B, c or D) in the box provided.
There are so many threats to the wildlife on our planet nowadays that we are
rarely surprised when we are (1)............ about another one. (2)............some
people might find it difficult to (3)................ that small creatures (4)...............
hedgehogs would be the cause,/rather than the victims, of one of these threats.
One resident of an island which (5)............... off the west coast of Scotland
describes how this extraordinary situation has come about. It appears that
hedgehogs are not native to the islands. They were introduced by a gardener who
thought they would be an effective way of controlling the slug population. There
are now so (6)............hedgehogs on the island that they are putting many rare
birds at (7)............. because they eat birds’ eggs. The hedgehogs, it seems, are
everywhere - so what are the local people going to do about it? One group of
conservationists tried to transport hedgehogs to the mainland. The plan might
have (8)............. if residents on the mainland hadn’t pointed out that the
hedgehogs would (9) ........just as much of a threat on the mainland as on the
island. But, unless action is taken soon, the continuing increase in the hedgehog
population will (10)............. in the disappearance of certain rare species o f birds.
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l.A . mentioned B. explained c. told D. said
2. A . Even B. Although c. Yet D. However
3. A. believe B. convince c .suppose D. consider
4. A. so B.such c. like D. as
5. A. extends B. lies c .covers D. stretches
6. A. largely B. much c. many D. far
7. A. danger B . risk c. trouble D. difficulties
8. A. beaten B. won c . caught D. succeeded
9. A. change B. become c . return D. move
10. A. result B. lead c . cause D. turn
Part 2. Select the option which best fits each space in the following passage.
Write your answers (A, B, c or D) in the box provided.
Over 1,700 years ago, Ptolemy Soler, Alexander the Great’s successor in
Egypt, (1)_J___a library at Alexandria that became the centre for learning for
the (2)_____ world. A new library stands on the (3) today - the Bibliotheca
Alexandrina. Opened in 2002, the (4)_____ is equipped with state-of-the-art
technology. Its digital'archive library stores a great number of-volumes, which
are easily (5)_____ , and make it a library for the digital age. The collection
includes both(6)____ _ and historic writings, and the staff is assembling a special
collection of materials about the library and the area. The library is an (7)^J_____
step for Eỉgypt as it is the first library in the country to offer the general (8)_____
access to such a large collection. The design of the building is. meant to (9)____
a sunrise - a new beginning for an old tradition. With nearly 40% of the
population still (10)____ , the library is set to play an important role in Egypt’s
future.
1. A. found B. raised c.founded D. had
2. A. primitive B. ancient c. antique D. aging
3. A. area B. place c. site D. ground
4. A. centre B. successor c. place D. institution
5. A.seen B. understood c. accessible D.read
6. A. contemporary B. geographic c. critical D. antique
7. A. up-to-date B. innovative c. out-of-date D. modern
8. A. audience B. public c. mass D. people
9. A, imitate B. form c. reflect D. symbolize
10. A. ill-mannered B. illiterate c. literary D. illegible
B. WRITTEN TASKS
I.OPEN CLOZE
Part 1, Fill each gap with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the
box provided.
The use of computers has meant students can study language programmes
(1) their own speed when and for how long they want - and no need to
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worry about the teacher having a favorite or doing yet another boring lesson.
What's more, in the virtual classrooms o f the future the student will (2)_______
on their headset, and be transported into an imaginary (3)______ , choose their
class and hold conversations with other computerized students.
They might instead choose to pay a (4)_______ to the supermarket or the
train station, the bank or the restaurant. At the (5)______ o f a button they
would be transported to such realistic settings (6)_______ they could practice
their English, maybe getting a hand from a virtual Ẹnglish companion.
Exciting? Certainly, and an interesting alternative (7)_______ traditional
classroom lessons. But would it ever (8)_____ the classroom? Hopefully not.
Surely the need to relate to real people (9)_______ about real issues and
generally learning a little more about others will always lead language learners to
(1 0 )________ at least a little o f their time with real people.
Part 2. Fill each gap with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the
box provided. ‘
.In the early (1)_o f the 20th century, Bob Tisdall became famous by
winning four events in just two hours in a university athletics (2.)_______ .
Because at that time university athletics made the (3)______ page o f national
newspapers, and as Tisdall was extremely handsỏme, he became very well-
known. He was offered (4)______ in films and attractive jobs in business but he
was more (5)______ in seeing the world and he took up a position in India. He
forgot sport for a while but then someone reminded him that the Olympics were
taking place in four months’ (6) ___ _ . He decided to (7)______ a go and went
to Los Angeles, where' he represented Ireland in the 400 metres hurdles.
Although it was only the third lime he had competed in this event, he won it with
a record-(8)___ time of 51.7 seconds. This is remarkable if we compare
TisdalPs training with the intense training that modern athletes undergo to
(9)______ for the Olympics. Tisdall’s ‘training’ consisted of staying in bed for a
week, going (10)_____ from his bed to the track - and winning!
II. WORD FORM
Part 1. Use the right form o f the words given in capitals to complete the
sentences below. Write your answers in the box provided.
1. He has known Tom for a long time and valued h is ___________. (FRIEND)
2. After all he has done for us, it would be very________ of us if we didn’t do
this for him now. (HELP)
3. The storm caused terrible_________ along the coast. (DESTROY)
4 . _________ is one of the qualities required o f a social worker. (FLEXIBLE)
5. The new leisure centre doesn’t quite come up to m y _________(EXPECT)
6. The floor of the attic needs ______ if we’re going to make it into a
bedroom. (STRONG)
7. Is it possible t o __________ between a hobby and an interest? (DISTINCT)
8. This used to be a rural area but it has become 7 ______. (INDUSTRY)
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9. I’m surprised at what you’ve done. I hope my confidence in you has not been
. (PLACE)
10. This jewel is not simply valuable. It i s _____ _____ . (VALUE)
Part 2: Fill in each blank with the correct form of one appropriate word in the
box. Use each word only ONCE and write your answer in the numbered box.
willing forget expense disappoint enthusiasm

fortunate luxury satisfy determine like
It’s hard to find a place to eat which satisfies the whole family. Perfection is
not an easy thing to find when it comes to restaurants. I remember my parents
taking me as a child to the most (1)............... restaurant they could find. They
didn’t think it was worth spending a lot of money on someone who had no table
manners! Today the choice of restaurants is so great, however, that total
(2)..................... is rare. It’s difficult to explain exactly what I’m looking for in a
restaurant. It’s certainly not (3).......................... surroundings, although I must
admit that I’m usuaHý (4).....................to go into a place which looks dirty or
dingy. In these days of fast food, it takes a lot of (5)..................to persuade my
own children that a bowl of salad is every bit as tasty as a burger and chips!
Some parents I know (6)..................taking their children to fast food restaurants,
but I’ve always made an effort to go and see just what’s available in those
places. I can’t honestly say that some of the experiences were so good that they
were (7)..................., but at least I feel I have given the fast food chains a try. I
would like to be able to say that we go out to dinner once a week. (8)..,............. ,
this is not the case. We either seem to be too busy, or decide that it’s more (9)
.............. to have a family meal at home, which is probably for the best! But one
thing is certain, I am still as ( 1 0 ) ..................about food as I ever was, and intend
to remain so!
III.ERROR CORRECTION
There are 10 mistakes in spelling or use of English in the text. Underline the
mistakes and correct them in the spacc provided.
The big majority of students who make well in the

Cambridge Proficiency Examination have learnt to use a / 2
good monolingual dictionary effectively. Such 3
dictionaries prốvide informations, not just about the 4
meanings for words but about their pronunciation and 5
grammar as well. A student who studies how to use a g
dictionary effectively will be able to work independently
7. .
for much of the time, and will gain considerable insight
8. .
to the workings of the English language. He or she will
be able to confirm to the meanings of words in a text 9. .
where contextual clues are insufficient, pronounce words 10.
accurately by studying the phonological transcriptions, 11.
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and use words accurately both when speaking and 12.........................
writing. Make sure you make the room for at least one 13.........................
good monolingual dictionary on your bookshelf- and
then make sure you use it at a regular basis!____________ __________________
IV. TRANSFORMATION
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as
similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it.
1. They were all arrested because of his incompetence.
- H a d .............................................. ......................... .............................. ..............
2. Please don’t smoke in the kitchen.
- I’d rather .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. “That’s a lovely new dress, Jean”, said hen mother.

- Jean’s mother complimented..................................................................................
4 . 1 don’t really like her even though I admire her achievements.
- M u c h ................................................... ........................ ............................ ........... .
5. I hope you’ll have a good relationship, with the new colleagues soon.
- 1 hope you’l l ............................................................................. ..................... soon.
Part 2. For each o f the sentences, write a new sentence as similar as possible
in meaning to the original sentence, using tlỊe word given in CAPITALS.
This word must not be altered in any way.
1 .1 don’t think this record will ever be popular' (CATCH)
2. A police car has just stopped outside. (UP)
3. Can you help me with the decorating? (GIVE)
4. He has decided to resign, I think. (MIND)
5. His second attempt on the world record was successful. (BROKE)
TRƯỜNG THFT MẠC ĐĨNH CHI - TP. HQ CHÍ MINH
A.MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS '

I. PHONOLOGY
Sound: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from that o f the others.
1. A. dealt B. sweater c. heal D. leather
2. A. dimension B. expansion c. confusion D. tension
3 A. treasure B. treachery c. meadow. D. feature
4. A .,recipe B. apostrophe c, catastrophe D. cantaloupe
5. A. question B. quota c. cjuiet ■ D. racquet
Stress: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
6. A. accommodation B. antiapartheid c. anticlockwise D. deforestation
7. A. argumentative B. psychological c . contributory D. hypersensitive
8. A. tremendous B. luminous c , enormous D. autonomous
9. A. responsibility B. originality c . accommodation D. mischievousness
10. A. stimulate B. television c . interrupt D. register
11. VOCABULARY and STRUCTURES

WORD CHOICE
11. We failed to lay eyes on a tiger during our expedition, ' film one.
A. let alone B. not to mention c . apart from D. but for
12. He’s a nice guy, always already to do somebody a good _______ .
A. present B. play c . turn D. pleasure
13. He didn’t _________ to help her, even though she was very ill.
A. open an eye " B. lift a finger c . bend his arm D. shake a leg
14. Many species of wild life are ________ of extinction.
A. at risk B. on the verge c . on the side D. in dangers
15. Buying a car was an important__________ for them.
A. transformation B. translation c . transaction D. transportation
16. She’s __________ . She tends to think a lot and not to say a lot.
A. an introvert B, inverted c . an extrovert D. subdued
17. T h e ____ of the family following the divorce was a great shock to the children.
A. break-down B. break-in c . break-up D. break-out
18. It’s ______ that he never mentioned our argument; I wonder why he didn’t.
A. special B. rare c . curious -D. eccentric
19. I know you have been working very hard today. Let’s _______ and go home.
A. pull my leg B. call it a day c . put your back up D. pros and cons
20. Sue admitted that she couldn’t concentrate on her w o rk _________due to this
irritating noise.
A. in all B. the bit least c . in the least D. at the least
STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR

21. Peter: “ I’ve got to go, Betty. So long.” - Betty: “So long, Peter. And
A. be careful B. don’t hurry c. take care D. don’t take

22. Released in 1915,___________
A. D.w Griffith’s made an epic film about the Civil War, Birth of a Nation.
B. the Civil War was the subject of D.w. Griffith’s epic film, Birth of a Nation,
c. D.w. Griffith’s epic film “Birth of a Nation” was about the Civil War.
D. the subject of D.w. Griffith’s epic film Birth of a Nation was the Civil War.
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23. __________ an cmcrgcncy arise, call 911.
A~ Should ÍÌ. Can c. Docs D. Will
24. I'd sooner they deliver the new furniture tomorrow.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn't c . didn't D. wouldn't
25. It’s essential that the documents ________ be destroyed immediately.
A. would B. should c . ought to D. had better
26. The professor said t h a t __________.
A. the students can turn over their reports on thọ Monday
B. the reports on Monday could be received from the students by him
c . the students could hand in their reports on Monday
D. the students will on Monday the reports turn in
27. This year will be difficult for this organisation bccause____________ .
A. they have less money and volunteers than they had last year
B. it has less money and fewer volunteers than it had last year
c . the last year it did not have as few afid Ijttle volunteers and money
D: there are fewer money and volunteers that in the last year there were
28. The defendant refused to answer the prosecutor's questions ________
A. because he was afraid it would incriminate him.
B. for fear that they will incriminate him.
c . bccausc he was afraid that his answers would incriminate him
D. fearing that lie will be incriminated by it
29. This car has many features includini>_____ ______ .
A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas
B. good music, safe dcvices. air conditioning, and gas
c . stereo, safety devices, air conditioned, and i>ood uas
D. stereo, safety dcvices. air eonditionint>, and low gas mileage
30. In the kitchcn, there is a tabic.
A. beautiful large round wooden B. large beautiful wooden round
c . wooden round large beautiful D. round large wooden beautiful
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PREPO SITION S AND PHRASAL VERBS

31. I ler enthusiasm her lack of expcriencc.
A. makes up for B. makes off c . makes out at D. makes up
32. We are appreciative________ their efforts.
A. of B. for c . in D. over
33. D o n 't_________ ! Ỉ haven't finished explaining yet.
A. hang up B. hold on c . hang on I), call up
34. I expcct the new trend will soon here.
A. catch up B. catch on c . take up D. take on
35. Family relationships la ter_1 a much greater significance on his !i
A. took on I?, kept up c . built up D. took up
36. lie confessed being somewhat nervous about having to speak in
front of a large crowd.
A. about B. to c . for D. with
37. The strike w a s ____________ ___ owing to a last-minute agreement with the
management.
A. called off B. broken up c. set back D. put down
38. When John was arrested for drunken driving, he cxpectcd to lose his driving
license, but he was with a fine.
A. let through B. let off c. let out D. let down
39. We intend t o _______ ■__ with the old system as soon as wc have developed
a better one.
A. do up [3. do away c . do down ■ D. do in
40. We shal l bring ___________the question of the new swimming pool at the
next committee meeting.
A. about B. up c. round D. off
III. READING COMPREHENSION

Passage 1
THE UNITED NATIONS
In one very long scntcnce, the introduction to the U.N. Charter expresses the
ideals and the common aims of all the peoples whose governments joined
together to form the U.N.
“We, the peoples of the U.N., determined to save succeeding generations
from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold
suffering to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental riíỉhts. in the dignity
and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of
nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and
respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources .of international
law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of
life in larger freedom, and for these events, to practicc tolcrance and live
together in pcacc with one another as good neighbours, and 10 unite our strength
to maintain international peacc and security, and to ensure, by the acccptancc of
principles and the institutions of methods, that armed forcc shall not be used,
save in the common interest, and to employ international machinery for the
promotion of economic and social advancement of all peoples, have resolved to
combine our efforts to accomplish these aims."
The name “United Nations” is accredited to U.S. President Franklin D.
Roosevelt, and the first group of representatives of member states met and
signed a declaration of common intent on New Year’s Day in 1942.
Representatives of five powers worked together to draw up proposals, completed
at Dumbarton Oaks in 1944. These proposals, modified after deliberation at the
conference on International Organization in San Francisco which began in April
1945, were finally ai>reed on and siiỉncd as the U.N. Charter by 50 countries on
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26 June, Poland, not represented at the conicrencc, signed the Charter later and
was added to the list of original members. It was not until that autumn, however,
after the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the U.S.S.R., the U.K. and
the U.S. and by a majority of the other participants that the U.N. officially came
into existence. The date was 24 Octobcr, now universally celebrated as United
Nations Day.
The essential functions of the U.N. are to maintain international peace and
security, to develop friendly relations among nations, to cooperate internationally
in solving international economic, social, cultural and human problems, promoting
respcct for human rights and fundamental freedoms and to be a center for
coordinating the actions of nations in attaining these common ends.
No country takes precedence over another in the U.N. Each member’s rights
and obligations are the same. All must contribute to the peaceful settlement of
international disputes, and members have pledged to refrain from the threat or
use of force against other states. Though the U.N. has no right to intervene in
,any state’s internal affairs, it tries to ensure that non-member states act according
to its principles of international peace afrid security. U.N. members must offer
every assistance in an approved U.N. action and in no way assist states against
which the U.N. is taking preventive or enforcement action.
41. The first stated aim o f the U.N. was ■___ _ ___ J .
A. to supervise pcace treaties B. to revise international laws
c . to prevent a third world war D. to assist the “third world” countries
42. Under its Charier, the Ư.N. guarantees__________ .
A. never to use arms
B. to employ international machines
c . belter standards of life
D. to promote economic and social advancement
43. President Roosevelt ____ .
A. probably devised the name "‘The United Nations"
B. was given the name "The Uniled Nation's”
c . established "The United Nations’'
D. was a crcdit to "The United Nations''
44. Dumbarton Oaks was the place w h ere__________ .
A. the U.N. first met
B. representatives of five powers formulated basic suggestions
c . the final proposals were agreed on and the Charier signed
D. 50 countries signed the U.N. Charter
45. The U.N. came into existence fully in _______ .
A. 1942 B. 1944' ’ c. 1945 D. 1940
46. United N ations' Day is celebrated on _______ .
A. 24 October B. 24 April c 26 October D. 26 June
47. The essential functions o f the U.N. _ ___ ___ .
A. arc limited to discussions and debates
B. include co-ordinating actions where necessary
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c . arc only conccrncd with human rights
D. arc economic and cultural
48. Large member countries like China and the U.S.
A. have precedence over small countries like Poland
B. have more freedom in the U.N. than Poland
c . provide 75% o f U.N. running costs
D. have the same rights and duties as other members
49. A country's domestic policies _____ _____ .
A. cannot be-forcibly changcd by the U.N.
B. are often investigated by the U.N.
c . are often enforced by the U.N.
D. are not allowed to benefit from U.N. advice or assistance
50. A member country cannot ally itself w ith ______ .
A. other U.N. member countries
B. other countries not members of the U.N.
c . countries defying the U.N.
D. states against which Ihc U.N. has ever taken preventive or enforcement action
Passage 2
The first two decades of the 20lh century were dominated by the microbe
hunters. These hunters had trackcd down one after another of the microbes
responsible for the most dreaded scourgcs of many centuries: tuberculosis,
cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no
microbe cơnlổ be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickcts, beriberi. Then it was
discovered that these diseases were caused by the lack of vitamin, a tracc
substance in the diet. The diseases eould be prevented or cured by consuming
foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920‘s and I930's,
nutrition became a lllgflge and the vitamin hunters rcplaccd the microbe hunters.
In the 1940's and 1950's, biochemists strived to learn why each of the
vitamins was essential for health. They discovered that key enzymes in
metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenz.ymes to perform
the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now,
these enzymes hunters occupicd center stage.
You arc aware that the enzyme hunters have been replaced by a new breed of
hunters who are tracking genes - the blueprints for each of the cn/ymes - and
are discovering the effcetive genes that cause inherited diseases .diabetes, cystic
fibrosis. These gene hunters, or gcnetic engineers, use .recombinant DNA
technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bactcrial cells
and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and
vaccines for medicine and for belter crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has
become a imultibillion-dollar industry.
In view of the inexorable progress in scicnce, we can expect that the gene
hunters will be replaced in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of
hunter will dominate the sccnc in the last dccadc of'our warning ccntury and in
the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the
spotlight will be ncurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and
gene hunters to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I
will return to them later.
51. What is the main topic o f the passage ?
A. The microbe hunters
B. The potential of genetic engineering
c . The progress of modern medical, research /
D. The discovery of enzymes ■
52. The word "incriminated” in Ihè,first paragraph is closest in meaning tơ
A. investigated B. blamed c. eliminated D. produced
53. Which of'the following Càn be cured by a change in diet?
A. Tuberculosis B. Cholera c. Cystic fibrosis D. Pellagra
54. The word “strived’’ in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. failed B. tried «/,(êxperimented D. studied
55. How do vitamins influence health?
A. They are necessary for some enzymes to function.
B. They protect the body from microbes,
c . They keep food from spoiling.
D. They are broken down by cells to produce energy.
56. In the third paragraph, the author compares cells that have been genetically
altered by biotechnicians to
A. gardens B. factories c. hunters D. spotlights ,
57. The phrase "occupy the spotlight” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ’
A. receive the most attention B. go to furthest
c . conquer territory D. lighten the load
58 The author implies that the most important medical research topic o f the
future will be
A. the functions of the brain7 B. inherited diseases
c . the operation of vitamins D. the structure of genes
59. Which o f the following best describes the author’s tone in the last paragraph?
A. Critical B. Speculative
c . Appreciative D. Emotional
60. With which o f the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?
A. The focus of medical research will change in the next two decades.
B. Medical breakthroughs often depend on luck.
c . Medical research throughout the twentieth century has been dominated by
microbe hunters.
D. Most diseases are caused by defective genes.
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IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST
1. Read the following passage. Choose the answer (A, B, c or D) that best
fits each space.
THE MIND
A cognitive capacity humans possess is the ability to recognize (61)
________ states in ourselves and in others, and to recognize differences in
belief, desire and intention. This makes us better able to explain the action of
people around us and ( 6 2 ) _______ what they may do next. We can learn to
communicate more effectively and also to (63)_________others. This ability is
known as “Theory of Mind” A (6 4 )________ in Theory of Mind development is
the ability to recognize that others may have beliefs about the world which are
( 6 5 )_______ . Neuroscientists often test this ability in a child by showing them
two dolls. One doll has a basket and the other a box. The basket contains a ball.
The researcher tells the child one of the dolls is leaving the room, removes the
doll and then moves the ball from the doll’s basket to the second doll’s box. The
researcher brings back the first doll and asks the child where the doll will look
for the ball. Children who say the doll will look for the ball in the basket pass the
test. Most children under the age of four will answer “the box’' because they
cannot ( 6 6 ) __ _____ that the first doll wouldn’t know what they have just (67)
______ . Children diagnosed with autism are also likely to fail this test of (68)
________ with other people or characters.
Neuroscientist Rebecca Saxe rcccntly conducted experiments amongst both
sighted and non-sighted volunteers to test the ( 6 9 ) ___ _ . that Theory of Mind
is acquired through visual observation of others over time. She found that
identical brain regions in both groups became active when they are asked to (70)
_______ on the beliefs o f others. This seems to indicate that visual observation
has little to do with 'I’heory of Mind acquisition after all.
61. A. knowledge B. brain c. thinking D. mental
62. A..presume B. guide c. assume D. predict
63. A. deccive B. mislead c. lie D. cheat
64. A. milestone B. signpost c. landmark D. marker
65. A., fake B. pretend c. false D. artificial
66. A. imagine B. dream c. suppose' D. expect
67. A. participated B. witnessed c. regarded J
D. attended
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68. A. comprehension B. realization c. empathy D. trust

69. A. hypothesis B. subject c. research D. case
70. A. consider B. reason c. speculate guess
2. Read the following passage. Choose the answer (A, B, c

or D) that best
fits each space.
WIKIPEDIA
The online encyclopaedia Wikipedia challenges our preconceptions about
factual information.
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Before Wikipedia* it was (71) as read that encyclopaedias were
written by paid experts. In other ( 7 2 ) _____ , before Wikipedia, the "reader”
of an encyclopaedia had no control over the content. Wikipedia has changed all
that, as anyone is allowed to edit and add content. The idea has certainly (73)
on and, for millions of people, Wikipedia (7 4 )________ a vital need.
Wikipedia’s founders ( 7 5 ) ________ that, on the whole, the information on
the site is no less accurate than more traditional encyclopaedias. Despite this,
critics have (76) __ the site for its inaccuracies. Articles on the site have
certainly (77) things which arc not in/fact true. However, although
these have received wide media (78) ___, they essentially (7 9 )_________
the problem. Most people have little ( 8 0 ) ________ how many inaccuracies
there are in traditional printed encyclopaedias too.
71. A. given B.taken c. made D. put
72. A.speech B. ways c. words D. terms
73. A. got B. put c. taken D.caught
74. A. says B.responds c. tells D. answers
75. A. insist B. assist consist D. desist
76. A. pronounced EỈ. renounced c. denounced D. announced
77. A. assented B. assigned c. asserted D. associated
78. A. treatment B. coverage c. handling D. usage
79. A. exaggerate B. boast c. flatter D. extend
80, A. gist B. hint c. hunch D. inkling
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TES I
1. Complete each gap in the following passage with ONE word.
BOOK REVIEW
Rarely ( 1 ) _______ one find as clear an account of social change as Olivia
Harris’s Changing Britain. Those who prefer to burry their heads in the (2)
■ and imagine that Britain is the same as it was even 20 years ago are in for a
shock. Harris convincingly argues that ( 3 ) ________ only have those ( 4 ) _________
authority increased their power, but ordinary people arc also less likely to stand (5)
________ to those in office. At ( 6 ) _______ point in the book (7) ________ any of
Harris’s claims presented without evidence, and neither does she talk (8)
to the non-expert. Her main conclusion, that ( 9 ) _______ until we all realize that
there is a problem and decide to confront the powers that (10) _____ will the
situation improve, is powerful and irresistible.
2. Complete each gap in the following passage with ONE word.
Around 5% of British households now have at least one family member who
is vegetarian, (1) _______ means that in the region of 3 million British people
are vegetarians. About 25% of all females between the ages of 16 and 2-4 are
vegetarian.
Vegetarians do not cat meat, fish or poultry. Among the many reasons (2)
______ being a vegetarian arc health, compassion for animals, and religious beliefs.
A vegetarian diet can meet (3) known nutrient needs. The key to a
healthy vegetarian diet, as with (4) other diet, is to cat a wide variety of
foods, including fruits, vegetables, plenty of leafy greens, whole-grain products,
nuts, seeds and legumes. Sweets and fatty foods should be limited.
Statistically, if you choose ( 5 ) _______ diet, you are choosing an option
which should boost your chances of living a long and healthy life. But why? The
reason (6) _______ that a good vegetarian diet contains more carbohydrate,
more vitamin c and more fibre ( 7 ) ______ one where a high proportion o f the
calories come from meat.
There is documentary evidence of a Vegetarian Day (8) _____ held as early
as 1936, but National Vegetarian Week (9) _______wc know it today has its
roots in the National Vegetarian Day held by the Vegetarian Society in October
1991. it proved (10)_______ successful that they extended it to a whole week.
II. WORD FORM

1. Use the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. How dare th e y ___________ blame without knowing all the facts first?
(PORTION)
2. You might find it hard to answer all the questions in th e _________ time.
(LOT)
. 1 know it's a bit annoying but there’s no need t o _________ to such an extent.
(ACT)
4. I t 's ___________even trying. We'll never get to the hospital in time. (FRUIT)
5. As Ĩ told Rose how I felt she was completely__________ , so I had no idea at
all what she was thinking. (RESPOND)
6. Maybe I am a n ________ but what’s wrong with wanting every human
being to have access to clcan drinking water? (IDEAL)
7. Being director of the National Gallery is a n ___________ responsibility but
thankfully I have a number of highly experienced experts to help me. (AWE)
8. Don’t throw away consumer packaging. Most of it’s ___________ if you use
a little creativity. (USE)
9. Marvin used to be quite wild, but he’s ____ calm these days. (RELATE)
10. Theo and his brother arc always together. They’re completely
(SEPARATE)
2. Use the correct form of the words given in the box to complete these sentences.
loyal - character- familiar - separate - relate

familiar - appreciate - appear race - inherit
One ( 1 ) _________ ,of the modern world is that people increasingly find
themselves living side by side with people from other cultures. While in the past
people with different cultures were able to live quite ( 2 ) ________ , high mobility
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and freedom of movement mean that we are more likely todav to be confronted
with people whose way of life is ( 3 ) _____ to us. In such circumstances, (4)
____is a real danger.
People feci a tremendous (5) __ to their own culture, and are often
unwilling to develop a(n) (6) of the positive aspects of other cultures.
They may feci that another eulture presents a threat to their own ( 7 ) ________ ,
one that could even lead to the (8) of ccrtain aspects of their way of
life. Often, however, this threat is more a matter of ( 9 ) ___ ____ than reality and
different groups live in ( 1 0 ) _____ __ harmony in many parts o f the world.
LINE
1 Normal houses are full of hazardous waste. The most important
2 hazardous waste in the homes is batteries. If you throw them out
, 3 with your other garbage; they are open at the landfill. The
4 poison inside moves through,Tain water and other liquids to the
5 bottom of the landfill. Then they can pollute the natural water in
6 the ground. Wc should use rechargeable batteries.
7 Other hazardous water in homes is motor oil. Don’t throw old
8 motor oil in the ground and throw it on the garbage. It poisons
9 the environment. We should recycle motor oil.
10 Painting is another kind o f hazardous waste in homes. Some
11 cities have “Paint Exchange Day’'. If you bring in open, unused
.12 blue paint and want red, they give you red, sometimes they mix
13 the paints together into strange colours. If you paint walls with
14 them, you help save the environment.
V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. Complete the sentences describing each situation using the phrase given.
1. I can’t find the answer without a calculator. OUT
2. Make yourself at home. CEREMONY
3. He is certainly not a reliable witness. MEAN£
2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not changc the word given. You must
use betweeif three and eight words, including the word given.
4. The young actress was very nervous before the audition. BUTTERFLIES
The young actress ........ ....................................................... audition.
5. Perhaps a high-fibre diet will do you good. BENEFIT
You ........................................ .................. high-fifyre diet.
6. Have you ever thought of changing jobs? MIND
I las ...................................................jobs?
3. Complete each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the
same as the sentence printed before it.
7. We don't think you should have done that.
We'd r a th e r .................................................................................................................
8. 1le never suspected that the bicyclc had been stolen.
At no tim e............................................................................................................ .......
9. None of the passengers was injured becausc of the driver’s quick reaction.
B u t............................................ ...................................................................................
10. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homclcssness.
Urgent...........................................................................................................................
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN TRAN ĐẠI NGHIA

TP. H ồ CHÍ MINH

I. PHONOLOGY
other three.
1. A. advisứí/ly B. mark<?</lv- c . allegedly D. đeterminív/ly
2. A. draught B. gauge c . str«/ght D. chamber
3. A. diagnose B. di.vability c . advcrti.v^ D. pleasantry
4. A. laborious B. economize c . personify D. subconscious
5. A. arc/zctypc B. mcc/ianism c . ricoc/iet D. sc/iolastic
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three.
6. A. geneticist B. expertise c . presentiment D. triathlon
7. A. ecotourism B. hierarchy c . acropolis D. neighborhood
8. A. counterclockwise B. multicolored c . unilateral D. counterculture
9. A. democracy B. predecessor c . inđestruètible D. misconstrue
10. A. north-west B. cyc-catching c . far-sighted D. short-tempered
II. GRAMMAR & STRUCTURES

11. We don't have a secretary_____ , but YVC do have a student who comes in to
do a bit of filing.
A. as such B. the least bit c. whatsoever D.. little more
12. He works until nine o'clock every evening, and that's qu ite_____ the work
he does over the weekend.
A. except for B. apart from c. without D. not for
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13. The report makes the rccommcndation that no more prisons______.
A. must be built B. be built
c. had to be built D. should be building
14. Wc devoured Aunt Lcnora's carrot cakc, ___
A. our fingers scraping the leftover frosting off the plates
B. our fingers scraping the leftover frosted off the plates
c . while our fingers were scraping the leftover having been frosted off the plates
D. as our fingers scraped the leftover which had been frosting off the plates
15. On the island______ the only representative of/ihe Indian's handicraft.
A. does it remain B. did it remain - c . remains it D. remains
16. I _____ a lot as an accountant but the work was just too boring.
A. was supposed to be earned B. ought to be earning
c . could have been earning C! should have earned
17. ___ _ , I’d like to talk about myself as the happiest person in theworld.
A. Be that it may B.-Strange as it might sound
/ c . How much strange it may be ' D. Strange though might it sound
18. A: ‘Is he ready for the school-tcam selection test?' B: ‘He seem s_____ quite
hard.'
A. that she studied B. to have studied
c . having been working D. as if working
19. A: ‘Would you go back to your old job? B: 1___ unemployed.'
A. I should have been B. I’d belter be
c . I’d sooner be D. If only I were .
20. ____ her job, her sons and the housework, she doesn’t have a minute fortherself.
A. What with B. If it weren't for c. Barring D. Given
III. WORD CHOICE

21. Letters survive th a t_____ us a glimpse into his everyday life.
A. allows B. affords" c. enables D. presents
22. He praised his wife for her dignity under t h e _____ of the tabloid press.
A. onslaught B. assault c. onset D. offensive'
23. The Roundhouse Hotel i s ____ named for its shape.
A. despicably B. eerily c. aptly D. wantonly
24. Commentators should think twice before reviving this ugly stereotype in an
attempt t o ______police for killing a black teenager.
A. apportion B. decriminalize c. exculpate D. discharge
25. Julia fin ally _____and admitted that she had stolen the money.
A. made a clean breast of it B. made herself on the level
c . took her down a peg or two c. buried the hatchet
26. She’s still_____ over whether to acccpt the job she's just been offered.
A. tottering B. doddering c. dithering D. faltering
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27. Several fans have claimed that they were by security guards.
A. inundated B. eloaked c . manhandled D. acquiesced
28. You could feel the child’s _____ rise as wc neared the amusement park.
A. spcctaclc B. exuberance c . abundance D. plethora
29. Brain canccr requires treatment such as surgery.
A. aggressive B. confrontational c . malignant D. rigorous
30. She went on and on about how she admired his work - laid it on a b it_____ ,
if you ask me.
A. sticky B. sick c . soft D. thick
IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPPOSITIONS
31. Her name keeps____ in conversation.
A. pumping up B. filling up c . speaking up D. cropping up
32. This affair does seem to have d r a g g e d ____ J doesn’t it?
A. on B. off c . in D. down
33. We may find we c o m c ______ quite a lot of opposition from local people.
A. ựp against B. up with c . in for D. down with
34. If anyone's _ ___lin e______________promotion, 1 should think it's Helen.
A. in - with B. in - for c . under - for D. between - of
35. Reporters w e r e _____ personal questions ;_____ the newly-crowned Miss
Vietnam.
A. ro llin g -to B. dropping ~ on c . sliding to D. throwing - at
36. The joke was completely lost_____ Chris.
A. behind B. in c. on D. with
37. Such a noisy environment was not conducive_____ a good night's sleep.
A. for B. of c . to D. with
38. You’re pretty good at general knowledge questions. Why don’t you , .
yourself down for the quiz?
A. brace B. set c . make D. put
39. Come see Huong G a ,_____for another week.
A. held over B. set up c. put forth D. made up
40. In matters pertaining_____ the soul, woman does not differ from man.
A. with B. to c. into ' D. within
READING PASSAGE 1:
MARSUPIALS IN AUSTRALIA
Unique among mammals is the subclass known as metalheria, more
commonly called marsupials. This group of mammals consists of animals such
as the kangaroo and the opossum. Marsupials differ from other mammals in one
essential way: unlike other mammals, their young do not fully develop inside the
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womb. Instead, they arc bom without being fully developed, and complete their
development outside of the mother's body. They are able to do this partly
because of a protective pouch that most adult marsupials possess. After being
born, the tiny marsupials instinctively crawl into this pouch, where they safely
feed and rest until fully grown. There arc over 250 specics of marsupials
worldwide, but the vast majority of them inhabit the island continent of
Australia, as well as surrounding islands such as New Zealand and New Guinea.
The reasons for this uneven distribution arc varied ạnd complcx.
Common marsupials like kangaroos and koala bears are readily associated
with Australia, and factor prominently into Australian culture. It might seem
perfectly logical that such a unique type o f mammal would develop on an island,
in total seclusion from other species, but surprisingly, marsupials did not
originate in the South Pacific region. In fact,‘their journey to their final home in
this region was a long and complicated one spanning many millions of years.
The first known marsupials actually appeared in the Americas about 99 million
years ago. Although the first fossil evidence was discovered in North America, it
is more likely that South America was theif place of origin, as a small number pf
marsupial specics still inhabit this rcụion. How marsupials rcachcd Australia ip
such large numbers is still a contentious topic among scientists. To begin tq
answer this question, one must consider the geography of the planet as it looked
millions o f vears at>0 , when marsupials were making their way to Australia.
At this time, the Karth was divided into two major supercontincnts: Laurasia in
the northern hemisphere and Gondwana in the southern. Laurasia included what
would later become North America and much of Asia. Gondwana, on the other
hand, was composed of what would bccomc South America. Antarctica, India,
and Africa.- Marsupials and other mammals evolved together on the same
supercontinent. Gondwana. I'hcn. about 65 million years ago, as these
supercontinents were slowly breaking apart, a giant piccc of Antarctica separated
from the mass to bccomc the island of Australia.
Scientists believe that, by the time this happened, several spccics of
marsupials had already migrated to Australia by way of land connections that led
them from their birthplace in the Americas, across Antarctica, and finally to the
land mass that would become Australia. As the continent of Australia drifted
northward from the supcrcoritincnt of Gondvvana. these prehistoric marsupials
became isolated, and evolved into a vast array ỐĨ’d ifferent species. Today, about
200 different species o f marsupials remain on the continent, greatly
outnumbering native spccics of placcntal mammals. Why marsupials survived in
such great numbers in Australia and not elsewhere is another topic of debate.
Some scientists believe it was because Australia, due to its gradual movement
toward ever warmer climates, was spared some o f the consequences o f the
severe climate change that occurred over the next several million years in most
other parts o f the world. Therefore, its wildlife had a better chancc of surviving
the threat of extinction. \ !
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Despite the long separation of marsupials from most other mammals, the two
groups still share a number of striking similarities. This is a prime example of
convergent evolution, when two different specics in comparable geographical
locations adapt to their environments in similar ways. For example, the flying
squirrels found in the West can be compared to the flying opossum of Australia.
In cach instance, the animal is one that is especially vulnerable to predators on
the ground, and thus has a short lifespan in the wild bccausc it is routinely
preyed upon by snakes and other predators. In order to avoid common predators
on the ground, both animals developed a way to take advantage of their
woodland environment to increase their safety. Each developed a webbing of
skin between their front and hind limbs that allows them to glide through the air
from tree to tree, decreasing the amount of time they spend on the ground.
Though they arc separated by thousands of miles, the similar living conditions
caused the two animals to evolve the same defense mechanism,
41. According to paragraph 1. what can be inferred about marsupials?
A. Their pouch is essential to the survival of their offspring.
B. They can uivc'birth to many offspring at a time.
c .T h e re arc some species of marsupials that do not have the pouch.
D. They live only in Australia.
42. The word SECLUSION in the passage is elosest in meaning to
A. differentiation B. isolation c . opposition D. contrast
43. The word CO NTEN TIOU S in the passage is closest- in meaning to
A. extraneous B. instantaneous c . arguable I), sophisticated
44. According to param’aph 2.the first fossils of prehistoric marsupials were
discovered in
A. Africa B. Antarctica • c . North Ámcrica D. South America
45. Accordine to paragraph 3, which of the following is NOT true of Gondwana?
A. South Amcrica and Antarctica were a part of Gondvvana.
B. Gondwana was part of a Iartier land mass, Laurasia.
c. Modern-day Australia used to be a part ofGondwana.
D. Marsupials lived on Gondwana long before it split apart.
46. Why docs the author discuss supercontinents in paranraph 3?
A. To show that the prehistoric world was a far different place
B. To illustrate the broad range of prehistoric marsupials in Australia
c. To explain how marsupials and other mammals evolved together
I). To explain how marsupials migrated to and bccome isolated in Australia
47. The word DRIFTED in the passage is elosest in meaning to
A. merged B. moved c . sank D. rose
48. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the
underlined sentence in the passage?
A. Scientists debate whether marsupials survived bccausc Australia was more
isolated than other rcuions or bccausc it had a more favorable location.
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B. Some scientists believe that marsupials thrived in Australia more than in
other regions because they were spared some of the hardship of severe
climate changc.
c . Marsupials survived in great numbers in Australia rather than elsewhere
because severe climate change drove competing mammals into extinction.
D. Marsupials came to greatly outnumber other mammals in Australia because
the island drifted away from Antarctica to areas with a colder climatc.
49. According to the passage, CO NV ERG EN T EVO LU TION occurs when
A. species evolve in a way that i§ most appropriate to their environment.
B. species that live in isolation from other animals evolve similar sets of traits.
c. spccics that evolve alongside each other develop differently from other animals.
D. spccics in different placcs with similar environments evolve the same traits.
50. According to paragraph 5, what is one factor that tiuidcd the evolution of
both flying squirrels and flying opossums?
A. They were too easily preyed upon tl)e ”round.
B. Their main source of food was only-in .trees.
c . They were forced to adapt to climatc changc.
D. Their woodland habitat was disappearing.
READING PASSAGE 2:
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Geoff Brown wonders whether film music can ever be regarded as art.
No one can claim such mastery of the fantasy blockbuster sound as British
film music composcr John Williams. It's a style of music he didmuch to define
in Star Wars and then for many other films for the director Steven Spielberg. ,
There are distinctive melodies which iiive the fccline of nvilli’, snatchcs of
music to represent different characters, and intricate illustrative details. In
addition, everything follows the symphonic style of a hundred years ago. It's
what the film industry in Hollywood wants, it's what John Williams supplies,
and what audienccs everywhere cxpecl.
Can we call it art. or is it simplv an interesting artefact, a sort of factory
product? For the cinema-goer sitting with a popcorn bai> the question doesn't
arise. But since film music now spreads to a different audience far outside
cinemas, on lavishly promoted soundtrack CDs<*and serious conccrl platforms, it
may be interesting to answer the question.
Composers themselves have expressed verv diverse opinion's. Interviewed
some years ai>0 . Williams himself proudly referred to film music as 'the opera of
the 20th century'. On the other hand. Richard Rodney Bennett, the composer of
the music for the film M unkr on the Orient Express, dcclarcd that 'in writing
film music one is really usinu only a sixth of one's musical mind'. Everyone
agrees on one point though: the rewards arc pleasingly high. There are royalties.
And if you hit the right buttons you can spin off in,to the lucrative sideline of a
concert career, regularly mounting live performance^ of film compositions. .
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But if you consider the workiim conditions that composers put up with,
superficially the odds (to seem stacked (lưain St Hint music being classed as art.
First of all, film music is composed in snippets, timed to the sccond. and written
after the film is shot. Then there arc insane deadlines - like havinu five days to
compose 50 minutes of music. Next, the composer has to live with the fact that
he/shc wields no artistic control. Finally, the ultimate insult is that what is
written struggles to get-itself noticcd against a background of dialogue, squeals,
and every possible visual delight from cartoon character Shrek's green body to
actor Tom Cruise's chin. It can’t be art. can it?
But think of the German composer Bach in the eighteenth century, satisfying
his employers by writing one cantata a week. Few composers can write without a
commission. And for the true artist, rules and restrictions stimulate. Film scoring
can sharpen a composer's technique, cncouragc experimentation. The composcr
Vauíỉhan Williams was never quite the same .again after his work on the film
Scolt o f the Antarctic causcd him to branch into percussion instruments as a way
of capturing a frozen landscape.
Filrọ music can bè art then, and has been, in fits and starts. The frustrating
thinii is that many film producers have limited expectations of what film music
can be. Once the age of silent movies was over and talkies arrived, music
bccamc an integral part of the projcctcd film and anything was possible. Music
didn't have to be poured over the images like mayonnaise; it could argue with
them, puncture them with irony, or rudely interrupt. In Hurope. various
composers such as Shostakovich and I lanns Kisler experimented with timbre and
form, showing Hollywood (at the time still stuck with the sounds of a late
nineteenth-ccntury symphony orchestra beavering away) that innovative
techniques were possible.
But even in Hollywood, art raised its head. All film composers look up to
Bernard Herrmann, a liiant who coloured cach score with a different sound and let
his music snake throuizh the images in unconventional ways. The power of the
film Veriigo lies not only in the director's imaecs but in Herrmann's worried
woodwind and turbulent strings and the weird harp solos that dog the characters'
footsteps. His scores arc usually so interwoven with their films that it's a futile task
trying to carvc the music into sclcctions for concert use. I lerpnann proves that it's
even possible to write film scores in bulk without hurtling into an artistic decline.
So. what's my conclusion? Art or factory product? Both in fact, although
there's rather more of the factory product than I would like at times.
51. What point is the writer makinu about John Williams' music in the first
paragraph?
A. It is similar to that.produced by other composers.
B. It is too old-fashioned to remain popular for long.
c. It has a better reputation in Hollywood than elsewhere.
D. It has certain characteristics that arc easy to identify.
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52. In the second parauraph, what docs the writer imply about the attitude of
cinema-íỉocrs to film music?
A. They arc only interested in it if tliev can purchase the CD.
B. They pcrccivc it as being mass-produccd.
c . They are not conccrncd about whether it has artistic merit.
D. They, feel music is an important part of the cinema experience.
53. According to the writer, which view of film music do all composers share?
A. They consider that it is a worthy outlet for th,0ir talents.
13.They appreciate the financial gains they make from it.
c . They need it to supplement their main source of income.
I). They can use it as a way into an alternative career.
54. According to the writer, what is the worst aspcct of a film composer's
working conditions?
A. The music has to be composed after the film is completed.
B. The deadlines set for the composer cannot he achieved.
c . The music has to competc for attention .with other elements of the film.
I). The composer has no control over how the music is used.
55. The writer compares modern film composers with Bach to show that
A. some composers work better under pressure.
B. composers have unreasonable demands imposed on them,
c . composers must aim to please their employers.
D. all composers need sonic sort of sponsorship.
56. What point is made about Hollywood film music when the 'talkies' arrived?
A. It used less well-known symphony orchestras than before.
B. It did not constitute a major part of the final production,
c . It didn't generally make use of new ideas.
D. It was not considered to make an artistic contribution to the film.
57. What docs the writer say is spccial about, Bernard Herrmann's music?
A. It is o f high quality bccausc he composed very little.
B. It has a distinctive style which evokes the animal world,
c . It is totally integrated with the visual element of the film.
D. It has considerable potential for conccrt performance.
58. The word IN TR IC A TE is closest in meaning t o ____ .
A. elaborate B. perplexing c . myriad I), diverse
59. What does the writer mean when saying SUPERFICIALITY THE ODDS
DO SEEM STACKED AGAINST FILM MUSIC BEING CLASSED AS ART”?
A, Film music is not at all to everyone's taste.
B. People who opine that film music is not truly a form ofart should have a rethink,
c . Film music is condemned for its superficiality.
D. On the surface, film music docs not seem like a form of art.
60. The word PUN CTU RE is closest in meaning t o _____.
A. discredit B. disparage c. elimiriate D. upgrade
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Read the texts below and decide which answer best fits each space..
GUIDED CLOZE 1:
The Philosophy behind the Monopoly game: lessons for life?
I recently asked my multilingual I’nglish class which board úamcs they most
enjoyed playing. Monopoly won (61) ____ .
Published in 43 countries, Monopoly is available in 26 lanmiaiies worldwide. So,
what is it about this game that makes it (62)__ popular? Searchins> on the
Internet later that dav. 1 was astounded by the number of websites offering'
information, instructions and (63)__ __ advicc on understanding the rules, how
to improve your (64) _______of winning the game, and also inviting you to play
online. Fiesides this, there arc several sites (65)____ ___ the use of Monopoly in the
classroom, to tcach accounting, the laws of economics and even sociology!
And therein (66) the sccret of the game’s succcss. Or at least that's
what some teaching experts will tell you. There are important lessons in life to
be learned from playing a game of Monopoly. Althouiih the I>ame has evolved
over the years, and there arc now several versions, its miidinu (67)
remains the same .. to become the richest player thro LIUh buying. scllini> and
renting property. It is all about money, but doesn't adhere to the ‘get rich quick-
philosophy; ( 6 8 ) _______ it. The most important lesson wc can learn from the
game, say the experts, is not only how to get rich, but how to stay rich, by
investing (69) _______ . And that idea appeals to people the world over,
regardless of nationality, age or gender. Monopoly makes players think not only
about how to make money, but also how to make money work for them.
So. if you're wondcrinu how lo teach your 12 year old child about finance,
you could do a lot (70) than introduce him or her to this uamc.
61 A. from hand to mouth B. hands down c . near at hand D. hands up
62. A. universally B. generally c. overall D. ultimately
63. A. valued B. invaluable c. worthy I), fruitful
64. A. possibilities B.chances c. probabilities I), opportunities
65. A. advising B. sponsoring c . counseling D. advocating
66. A. falls B. hides c. lies, D. runs
67. A. idea B. thought c. conccpt I), principle
68. A. in spite of B. far from c. instead of D. nothing of
69. A. prudently B. opcnhandcdly c. profusely D. riporousiy
70. A. better B. more c . worse IX less
GUIDED CLOZE 2:
When did you last go to a zoo? It’s (71) that many people will reply
'not since I was a child'. Why do so many people stop going to zoos when they
reach adulthood, or at least until they have children of their own? Maybe it's
unease about, or opposition to all those bars.
Organizations such as Zoo Check have campaigned (72)________ in
response to some (73)________ examples of poor animal welfare. The group's
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(74)______ has achieved positive results, with zoos in the 21st century taking
stock and questioning what their purpose is. Such pressure has (75)________ a
much greater awareness of the need for good animal welfare and a role in
conservation. Animals arc now kept in as natural conditions as possible and with
as much space as possible.
Improving animal welfare is one aspcct of work driving zoos into the 21st
century. Bui what about their conservation role? Clearly, education is an area to
which zoos are ideally suited. An extensive collcction of the most popular
animals ensures a (76)________ flow of visitors, while a large (77)_________ of
less well-known but endangered spccics aims to provide conservation education.
More dircct involvement in conservation involves the captive breeding of
endangered species, ranging from snails right up to tigers. Unfortunately, the
way things arc goiníỉ. with rapid loss of wild habitats, (78)______ L___ re-release
of zoo-bred animals is not going to happen. The aim for now is to maintain
stocks of endangered spccies, breeding them in a co-ordinated way with other
zoos so as to maintain their numbers and minimize in-brceding.
Some would prefer zoos to drop their captive breeding, and to pour their
resources back into the protection of wild habitats. Captive breeding
(79)_______ huge costs and cncountcrs massive problems with rc-introduction.
In protecting the natural habitat, the animal, its environment and everything that
lives with it is protected. Thankfully, in-situ, or habitat protection, looks
(80)_____ ; to bccomc a major component of many zoos' work.
71. A. a fair bet B. a going concern c. a far cry I), a loaded question
72. A. grudgingly B. antagonistically c. vociferously D. disagreeably
73. A. blatant B. pronounced c. outright D. ostentatious
. 74. A. resolution B. doggedncss c. willfulness D. steadfastness
75. A. evoked B. induccd c. invoked I), generated
76. A. robust B. sturdy c. healthy D. hale
77. A. habitation B. existence c. presence D. occupancy
78. A. widespread B. sweeping c . far-rcaching D. broad
79. A. incurs B. assumes c . inflicts D. wreaked
80. A. fixed B. set c. definite D. hard and fast
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
Fill ill each blank in the following passages with ONE suitable word.
OPEN CLOZE Ỉ:
Bears are famous for waking up with (1)________ heads, at least
(2)________ to popular belief. Someone who'd disagree with this claim is
Professor Hank Harlow of the University of Wyoming. He has found that bears
wake up (3)________ to go after their winter sleep. 'After 130 days o f winter
sleep; a bear can come straight out of its (4)________\ and climb a mountain,’ he
says. His team is investigating how bears manage to pull (5) this trick,
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in the hope of helping humans with muscle-wasting conditions. There are a
number of possible (6)________ of how bears maintain their strength during
(7)________ . One possibility is that bears sacrifice their ( 8 ) ________ essential
muscles to keep fight or flight' muscles up to (9)________ which is a useful
idea for anyone trying to get back to normal after a plaster (10)________ is
removed.
OPEN CLOZE 2:
Pollution is a threat to many species on earth, bul sometimes it can causc
species to thrive. (11)____ ___ is the case with Pfiesteria piscicida. A one-celled
creature called a dinoflagellate, Pfiesteria inhabits warm coastal areas and river
mouths, especially along the eastern United States. Although scientists have
found evidence of Pfiesteria in 3,000-year-old sea floor .sediments and
dinoflagellates are thought to be one of the oldest life ( 1 2 ) _____on earth,
few people took (13) ________ of Pfiestcria.
Lately, however, blooms - or huge, dense populations - of Pfiesteria are
appearing in coastal'waters, and (14)____ such large concentrations the
dinoflagellates become ruthless killers. The blooms emit powerful toxins that
weaken and entrap fish that swim into the area. The toxins eventually cause the
fish to develop large bleeding sores through (15)_____ ^ ___ the tiny creatures
attack, feasting on blood and flesh. Often the damage is astounding. During a
1991 fish kill that was (16)________ on Pfiesteria on North Carolina’s Neuse
River, nearly one billion fish died and bulldozers had to be ( 1 7 ) _______in to
clear the remains from the river. Of course, such events can have a devastating
effect on commercially important fish, but that is just one way that Pficsteria
causes problems. The toxins it emits affect human skin in much the same way as
they affect fish skin. Additionally, fishermen and others who have spent time
near Pfiesteria blooms report that the toxins seem to get into the air, where once
(18)________ they affect the nervous system, causing severe headaches, blurred
vision, nausea, breathing difficulty, short-term memory loss and even cognitive
impairment.
For a while, it seemed that deadly Pfiesteria blooms were a threat only to
North Carolina waters, but the problem seems to be (1 9 )_________. More and
more, conditions along the east coast seem to be (20) J______ for Pfiesteria.
Researchers suspect that pollutants such as animal waste from livestock
operations, fertilizers washed from farmlands and waste water from mining
operations have probably all combined to promote the growth of Pfiestcria in
coastal waters.
II. WORD FORMATION

Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words given
in parentheses. .
1. A ______ _ agreement between the UK, France and Ireland allows horses
to travel between the three countries without health certificates. (PART)
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2 People can decidc how to carc for their children,__________ by interference
from the state. (CUMBERSOM E)
3. We were amazed by her wonderful skill in t h e __________ of crying infants.
(PEACE)
4. Like many of his generation, he was fascinated by the Internet.
(TEC HN O LOG Y )
5. A strike is unlikely, but some forms o f __________ are being considered.
(O PERATE)
6. The last recession__________ the economy. (VITAL)
7. The results had been _______ by five independent scientists in the same
field, (REVIEW) '
8. Similar changes are happening__________ . (INDUSTRY)
9. Some cxpcricnccs in early life have_____ J___ _ effects. (ERADICATE)
10. Several dead birds had been w ashed__________ . (SHORE)
Complete the passage with appropriate fprms from the words given in the box.
shadow fledge evanescent vary mine
convert manage synthesize error build
Many past societies collapsed or (11)________ „ leaving behind monumental

ruins such as those that the poet Shelley imagined in his sonnet, Ozymndias. By
collapse. I mean a drastic decrease in human population size and/or
poiitical/economic/social complexity, over a considerable area, for an extended
time. By those standards, most people would consider the following past
societies to have been .famous victims o f (Ị2)________ collapses rather than of
just minor dcclincs: the Anasazi and Cahoki within the boundaries of the modern,
u .s , the Maya cities in Central America, Moche and Tiwannaku societies in
South America. Angkor Wat and the Harappan Indus Valley citics in Asia, and
Eastern Island in the Pacific Ocean.
Those past collapses tended to follow somewhat similar courses constituting
Variations on a theme. Writers find it tempting to draw analogies between the
course of human societies and the course of individual human lives - to talk of a
society's birth, growth, peak, old age and eventual death. But that metaphor
proves (13)______ for many past societies: they declined rapidly after
reaching peak numbers and power, and those rapid declines must have come as a
surprise and shock to their citizens. Obviously, too, this trajectory is not one that
all past societies followed ( 1 4 ) ______ to completion: different societies
collapscd to different degrees and in somewhat different ways, while many
societies did not collapse at all. .
Today, many people feel that environmental problems (1 5 )____ __ all the
other threats to global civilization. These environmental problems include the
same eight that (16)____ ___ past societies, plus four new ones: human-caused
climate change, (17)__________of toxic chemicals in the environment, energy
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shortages, and full human utilization of the Earth’s (18) __ capacity. But
the seriousness of these current environmental problems is vigorously debated.
Are the risks greatly exaggerated, or (19)________ are they underestimated?
When we deplete one resource, can we count on being able to substitute some
new resource? Isn't the rate of human population growth declining, such that
w e’re already on course for the world’s population to level off at some
(20)____ _ number o f people?
III. M ISTAKE C O R R E C T IO N
Identify TEN mistakes in the following passage and correct them.
It is well known that in many countries around the world people become ill and
die from an inadequate food supply. A less known but equally troubling problem,
however, is referred as 'hidden hunger,’ which docs not causc feelings o f hunger in
the stomach but instead causcs damage to the immune system, birth defects, and
slower brain activity due to a shortage of vitamin and mineral nutrients.
According to a recent report from the.. United Nations,, ‘hidden hunger' is
having an alarming effect on developing countries, even those where people have
enough to eat. An i-risufficicnt amount of iron in the diet can lower the
intelligence quotient (IQ) of children by five to seven points and an iodine
deficiency cuts it by 13 more points. As a result, the collective brainpower of
entire nations is diminished as the number of children with mental incapacities
grows up. Iron deficiency in adults affects productivity. It is evaluated that the
Gross Domestic Product in the most affcctcd countries has been lower by 2
percent. An Indian study showed that vvhen iron was added to the diets of tea leaf
pickers, its productivity increased by 20 percent.
The report cncouragcs governments to enrich common foods with nutrients
during procedures. Even if people arc instructed to take ạ vitamin pill daily,
many will not comply. Adding nutrients to everyday foods such as soy sauce,
salt, and cooking oil is the most efficient way to access the majority of the
population. In the United States, eases of two serious birth defects dropped by
about 20 percent after the government began adding folic acid, a nutrient found
in nuts, into flour. The tragedy of hidden hunger is that it can be easily solved.
Enriching foods with nutrients is a simple proccss that costs only a few ccnts per
person per year. ' ' •
IV. SENTENCE TRA N SFO RM ATION

their meanings remain unchanged. You MUST NOT change the given
words in any way.
1 . 'Nothing can talk me into sleeping in that house.’ he said.
—> He flatly______________________________ _________________________ .
2. Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success o f the mission.
—> Without
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3. The children arc in disgrace for being so badly behaved.
• > The children arc under • _____ _____ .
4. For the contract to be a valid lci>al document, both parties must sign it.
(BINDING)
—> l;or the contract ____ ____ _______ __ ___________both parties.
5. You had better take a long break. (ABOUT)
—> It's batteries.
6. I will never regret telling the truth. (SPADE)
> Not ' / ___ __.
7. It was not wise o f vou to assume that we would support the project. (READ)
->■ You ________________ _________________________ _________ .
8. Despite their aac. these elderly couplcs do not need anyone to care for them.
■ (FEND) •
-» These elderly couplcs ________________ ;________________ on.
9. When the government turned down the projcct, they had to start from scratch.
/ (GREEN) ;; .
-» Wlicn the government refused
square one.
10. Their work didn't live up to mv expectations from the very beginning.
(SHORT)
—» Their work _ __ ___ _ ____ ____ go.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN TIÊN GIANG - TIÊN GIANG
I. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM

I PHONOLOGY
SECTION 1. Choose the word whose STRESS pattern is different from that
of the others in each group.
1. A. wholesaler B. monastery c. paragraph D. gcncticist
2. A. mcdicinal B. inventory c. infamous D. atmosphere
3. A. pyramid B". adolcscent c. decompound D. complimentary
4. A. underway B. underline c. understand D. undersea
5. A. heroism B. criticism c. alcoholism D. colloquialism
SECTION 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is PRONOUNCED
differently from that of the others in each group.
6. A. gigantic B. gingerly c. J^cnnicide D. geyser
7. A. hatreil B. ragg(id c. alleged D. sacr^í/
8. A. seizure B. measure c . tension D. confu.vion
9. A. iamb B.^comb c. home D. dome
10. A. brca//;c B. worthy c . cn//ius,c D. al//fough
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II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
* VOCABULARY
SECTION 3. Choose the best answer to fin in each blank.
11. I would like to welcome you all on this auspicious___________ . the 25th
anniversary of the foundirm of our company.
A. occasion B. moment c. meeting D. gathering
12. Both parents were unemployed and the family had a __________ lifestyle.
A. cautious B. frugal c . carcful D. tight
13. I was tempted to report his incompctence to my line manager
otherwise the whole team would surfer.
A. hiuhly B. sorely c . ureatly D. urgently
14. W e ___ await yòur rcplv and hope that vour response will be positive.
A. eagerly B. deeply c . desperately D. distinctly
15. 1 am sorry to have bothered you. I was under the ________that you wanted
me to call you.
A. mistake B. miscalculation c . misconccption D. misapprehension
16. The rules stated that anyone who had held the office for three years was not
for rc.-clcclion.
A. permissible B. eligible c . admissible D. inclusive
17. We need guaranteed financial before wc can even start the
design work.
A. aaxccmcnt B. backing c . analysis D. plans
18. I know it's not a problem but i t _____ me and I want to sort it out.
A. strains B. stresses c . presses I), bothers
19. _______ . the people who come to this club arc in their twenties and thirties.
A. By and large B. Altogether c . To a degree D. Virtually
20. Despite the high .divorce rate, the '__ __ of marriage remains popular.
A. practice B. habit c . institution D. slate
* G RAM M AR
21. On the island the only representation of the Indian's handicraft.
A. does it remain B. remains c . did it remain I), remains it
22. - Will three people be criouuh?
- Another th re e _;_____ .
■A. will be B. will do c. will have D. will take
23. One can't think of Africa without thinking of Hgypt.__ _______ of Kgypt
without the Nile.
A. and B. either c . too D. nor
24. Higher and higher and then it was out of sight.
A. flew it B. it flew c . did it fly D. was it flying
25. O f the ten beauty spots mv brother visited. __ left a lasting
impression on him.
A. none of which B. not one of them
c . which none Í). and none of them
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26 travelling is educational, it can also be stressful and expensive.
A. Sincc B. Providinụ c. While 13. liven
27. Judy is smarter than the others that she ought to be in a higher
grade at school.
Ạ. much B. so much c . too much D. such a
28. There arc _____ words in Knclish having more than one meaning.
Pay close attention to this fact.
A. a large many B. quite many c . quite a lot D. a great many
29. "I think wc ought to see the rest of the exhibition as quickly as wc can,
that it closes in half an hour.”
A. granted B. assuming c . íĩivcn D. knowing
30. The enormous size of i'll 11-grown ■mammoths meant that ______ to
attack them.
A. most fearless men dared the only B. only the most fearless men dared
c . to dare the most fearless men only D. dared only the most fearless men
líí. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL'VERBS

SECTION 4. Choose the best answer to f ill in each blank.
31. The company has to ways of reducing costs.
A. take in B. think over c . work out D. look out
32. She takes i>reat pride_ her work. ■< .
A. in B. of c. on D: wilh
33. Jim's a toiiiỉh charactcr and ccrlainly won't let anyone push him _____.
A. up B. around c . off D. through
34. Ian Mills won the election all the odds.
A. beneath B. without c . against D. below
35. - 1 asked Ned which team 1 should try out for.
- But he doesn't know a tennis ball ___; a basketball.
A. than B. out of c. for D. from
36. After our busy day, wc both sal and . ; in front of the TV.
A. nodded off B. slipped out c. flaked off D. knocked ỒỈÍ
37. the nature of things, there is bound to be occasional accideftt.
A. At B. In ' c . On D. To
38. Some people can _____ . out of their shyness as soon as they are 20.
A. move B. chaime c . grow I).-turn
39. I don't think she can get her message _ ^ _____to the students. She
seems too nervous.
A. across B. around c. out D. over
40. If s no good pretending; you've got to ____ reality.
A. bargain for B. comc up against c. get down lo D. facc up to
IV. READING COMPREHKNSION

SECTION 5: Read the following passage and mark the latter A, B, c , or D on
your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
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PASSAGE 1
If wc believe that c loth inti, has to do with covering the body, and
costume with the choicc of a particular form of garment for a particular use.
then YVC can say that clothing depend primarily on such physical conditions as
climatc, health, and textile manufacture, whereas costumc rcflcct social factors
such as religious beliefs, aesthetics, personal status, and the wish to be
distirmuished from or to emulate our fellows.
The ancient Greeks and the Chinese believed that wc first covered our
bodies for some physical reason such as protcctinii ourselves from the weather
elements. Kthnologists and psychologists have invoked psychological reasons:
modesty in the ease of ancicnts, and taboo, magical influcncc and the desire to
please for the moderns.
In early history, costumc must have fulfilled a function beyond that of simple
utility, perhaps through some magical significance, investing primitive man with
the attributes o f other crcaturcs. Ornaments identified the wearer with animals,
gods, heroes or other men. This identification remains symbolic in more
sophisticated societies. We should bear in mind that the theater has its distant
origins in sacrcd performances, and in all period children at play have worn
disuuises. so as to adapt gradually to adult life.
Costu.mc helped inspire fear or impose authority. For a chieftain, costume
embodied attributes expressing his power, while a warrior's costume enhanced
his physical superiority and suggested he was superhuman. In more reccnt
times, professional or administrative costumc has been devised to distinguish
the wearer and express personal or delegated authority; this purpose is seen
clearly in the judge's robes and the police officer’s uniform. Costume
denotes power, and since power is usually equated with wealth, costume came
to be an expression of social castc and material prosperity. Military uniform
denotes rank and is intended to intimidate, to protect the body and to express
membership in a <>roiip. At the bottom of the scale, there arc such compulsory
costumes as th e . convict's uniform. Finally, costumc can possess a ' rcliiiious
significance that combines various elements: an actual or symbolic
identification with a god, the desire to express this in earthly life, and the desire
to cnhancc the wearer's position of rcspcct.
41. The passage mainly discusses costumes in term of its____
A. physical protection B. religious significance
c . social function p. beauty and attractiveness
42. What is the purpose of the paragraph 1?
A. To describe the uses of costume
B. To contrast costume with the clothim>
c. To trade the origins of costume
D. To point out that clothinu developed before costume
43. Psychological reasons for wearing i>arments include__ _
A. protection from cold B. availability of materials
c . prevention of illness D. wishing to give pleasure
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44. The word "investing" could best replaced by,___________
A. endowing B. creating c. wrapping D. frightening
45. The word "Ornaments" \ 1 is eloset in meaning to______
A. garments B. representation c. details D. decorations
46. It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that_____________
A. The function of costume has bccomc very sophisticated
B. Children like to identify with other crcaturc by wearing costumcs
c . Primitive people wore cloths only for sacred performances
D. Costume no longer fulfills a function beyoncỊ'simple utility
47. Why does the author mention the police officer's uniform?
A. To illustrate the acsthctic function of costumc
B. To identify the wearer with a hero
c . To suggest that police are superhuman ‘
D. To show how costumc signifies authority
48. The word "denotes" is elosest in meanini> to______ _____
A. disguises B. dcscribcs 'c..indicates D. denigrates
49. The word ''scale' refers to __________
A. symbolic identification B. military rank
c , social position D. the balance
50. Which of the following would most likely NOT be rcflcctcd in a person’s
costume, as it is defined in the passage?
A. Having a heart condition B. Playiim in abaseball game
c . Workirm in a hospital D. Participating in a religious ccremony
PASSAGE 2
The tides arc a natural phenomenon involving the alternating rise and fall in
the lan>c fluid bodies of the earth causcd by the combined gravitational attraction
of the sun and moon. The combination o f these two variable forces produces the
.complex recurrent cyclc of the tides. Tides mày occur in both occans and seas,
to a limited extent in laruc lakes, the atmosphere, and. to a very minute degree,
in the earth itself. The period between succeeding tides varies as the result of
many factors.
The tide-generating forcc represents the difference between the centrifugal
force produced by the revolution of the earth arpund the center-of-gravity o f the
earth-moon system and the gravitational attraction of the moon acting upon the
earth's waters. Although; the moon is only 238,852 miles from the earth,
compared with the sun's much greater distance of 92,956,000 miles, the moon's
eloser distance outranks the much smaller mass, and thus the moon's tide-
raising force is more than twice that of the sun.
The effcct of the tide-ijcnerating forces of the moon and sun acting along the
earth's surfacc tends lo cause a maximum accumulation of the waters o f the
oceans at two opposite positions on the earth’s surface and to withdraw compensating
amounts of waler from all points 90 degrees away from these tidal bulges. As the
carlh rotates, a sequence of' two hilih tides, separated bv two low tides, is
produced cach day.
Twice in cach lunar month, when the sun, moon, and earth arc dircctly
aligned, with the moon between the earth and sun (at new moon) or on the
opposite side of the earth from the sun (at full moon), the sun and the moon exert
their uravitational force in an additive fashion. Hisiher high tides and lower low
tides arc produced. These arc called spring tides. At two positions 90 degrees in
between, the (gravitational ..forces of the moon and sun tend lo countcract each
other. These are.callcd neap lidcs.
The actual range of tide in the waters of the open ocean may amount to only
one or two feet, However, along the narrow channcl of the Bay of Fundy in
Nova Scotia, the difference between high and low tides may rcach more than 43
feet under spring tide conditions. At New Orleans, the periodic rise and fall o f
the tide varies with Ihe stale o f Ihe Mississippi River, being aboutten inches at-
low stage and zero al high. In every case, uctuul high or low tide can vary
considerably from the average, due tó weather conditions such as strong winds,
abrupt barometric pressure changes, or prolonged periods o f extreme hiqh or
low pressure.
51. The passaee supports all of the following statements E X C E P T ___ .
A. high tides occur everywhere on Karth at the same time
B. tides are largely the result of the moon's gravity
c . tides occur in all of Earth's large bodies of water -
D. the distance between high and low tides varies throughout the vcar
52. The phrase "these two variable fo rces' in the passage refers to ____ _
A. high and low tides B. the alternating rise and fall
c. the gravity of the moon and sun I), oceans and seas
53. The word recurrent" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________ .
A. simultaneous B, repeated c. interrupted D. resistant
54. According to the passage, tides o c c u r ________________ .
Ạ. in the earth's gravity . B. in the earth's atmosphere
c. in large rivers [). in the moon
55. The
'['he word "outranks"
"outranks" in the passage is "closest
closest in meaning
meaning to
A. multiplies B. rcflccts ' c. overcomes D. neutralizes
56. According
AcmrHinp in to thp
the passage,
mscapíV the
thí' moon
mnnn i
A. lias more mass than the sun B. is full at least twice a month
c. is farther from the earth than the sun D. affccts tides more than the sun
57. The word ‘bulges" in the passage is elosest in meaning to ___ ________ .
A. basins B. riducs c. swellings D. pools
58. At full moon, the position of the earth i s ____ ___________ .
A. between the moon and the sun
B. 011 the opposite side of the moon from the sun
c. on the opposite side of the sun from the moon
D. determined by the sun
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59. What is the main purpose of paragraph 5?
A. To discuss the range of'tide in the open ocean
B. To show examples of actual high and low tides
c . To explain the cfYcct of weather on tides
D. To explain tide-generating forces
60. It can be concluded from Ihe italicized lines of the last paraiiraph t h a t __
A. high and low tides remain stable throughout the year
. • B. high tides can cause extreme weather conditions
c . changes in atmospheric pressure influence tides
D. low pressure causes lower tides
CLOZE TEST
*SECTION 6. Read the following passage'and choose the options that best
complete the blanks.
PASSAGE; 1
THE MICROSCOPE
An important invention in the developrhenl of scicnce and medicine was the
microscope. It was (6 1 ) __ the principle that light could be “refracted"
or bent, by a iilass lens. It was soon discovered that tiny objects could be
magnified (62) -_ size when viewed (63) J_______ a glass lens that
had been ground and polished in a specific ( 6 4 ) _____ __ . Although the
principle was known to the-Chinese as early as 1000 A.I), it was not until the
13th and 14th centuries in Europe ( 6 5 ) _______ it was ( 6 6 ) ______ ___ to
practical use in the form of eyeglasses. In Europe the first microscope was
invented by brothers Zacharias and I Ians Janssen, two Dutch eycglass-makers,
around 1590. They built a “compound" microscope, so called because of its two
lenses. The most significant development and use of the microscope during this
period, (67) ____ ___ , belongs to another Dutch optician, Antonie van
Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723). Born in Delft, Holland, he becamc skilled at
grinding very sharp and accuratc magnifying lenses. Some of his single-lens
microscopes were able to magnify up the three hundred times ( 6 8 ) __________
size, and around 1660 he begari serious study using these instruments. He was
the first to discover bacteria and other microscopic organisms, calling these tiny
creatures “animalcules". (6 9 )____ to this discovery, very small creatures
such as fleas and maggots were thought to “spontaneously generate” from a
single source, such as rotting meat in the (70) _ of maggots.
61. A. based upon B. based by c. based in D. based at
62. A. by B. on c. in D. with
63. A. over Ỉ3. as c. across D. through
64. A. procedure 3,. manner c. fashion D. character
65. A. when B.than c. then Đ. that
66. A. put B. made c. set D. laid
67. A. although B. however c . but D. despite
68. A. present B. substantial c. actual ' D. current
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69. A. According B. Due c. Owinii D. Prior
70. A. face B. end c. name D. case
PASSAGE 2
PIRACY
Piracy was not ( 7 1 ) __________ bv men like Blackboard and ‘Black Barf
Roberts. It has been around sincc man first took to the sea, a maritime scourge
that appeared in historical rccords since before the building o f the Egyptian
pyramids. T h e Mediterranean, ( 7 2 ) __ _____ known as the ‘cradle of
civilization’, was also a pirate hot-spot, which we know becausc the Ancient
Egyptians (73) _____ the time lo describe the attacks and their
perpetrators. As in any period . piracy in the ancient world flourished when there
was a lack of central control, and in areas beyond the (74) __ of major
powers such as the Egyptians, the Assyrians or the Myccnaean Greeks. The first
known pirate group was the Lukkans, a group of.sea raiders based on the south
eastern coast of Asia Minor. They first appeared iri the 14th century BC, when
IEgyptian (75) ____ _____ recorded that they raided Cyprus. ( 7 6 ) __________
there arc suggestions that their piratical activities started earlier. By the 13th
ccntury BC they had bccomc a major thorn in the (77) __________ of Egyptians,
and had allied themselves to the I littite l’mpirc, which offered protection in (78)
for naval power. A century later the L.ukkans drop from the historic
records, a disappearance that was probably linked <79) ___ the
emergence of a new maritime threat. It is highly likely that the pirates were
simply (80) into a collection of maritime nomads and raiders known
as the ‘sea people'.
71. A. disclosed IB. invented c. discovered D. devised
72. A. besides B. likewise c. moreover D. otherwise
73. A. passed B. made c. took D. set
74. A. limits B.rcach c. horizon D. frontier
75. A. scribcrs B. scripters c. reporters D. playwrights
76. A. or B. bccause c. although D. despite
77. A. ncck B. back c. head Đ. side
78. A. chaime B. exchange c. terms D. addition
79. A. to B. at c. by D. in
80. A. accomodated B. conformed c. assimilated D. adapted
B. PHẦN Tự LUẬN
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
SECTION 1: Fill in each of the blanks with ONE word.
PASSAGE 1 ' -
THE WONDROUS WORLD OF COFFEE
A cup of coffee, like any ( ! ) __;_______ cxpericnce, can be cnriched by
selection and consciousness. "No beans about it," the best coffce decisions are
the ones most pleasant to one’s own palate - the selection of one’s coffee is a
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matter of personal preference. Choosinu coffee beans can also be a perplexiim
experience. (2) ___ ____ there is a lumc raimc of coffcc types and beans
blends from (3) ______ around the world. The final flavour and quality
involves (4) _______ _ complcx factors, beginning with the coffcc seed, the
beans' botanies, a wide variety of soil and climate conditions, cultivation
altitudes, and the carc (5) ____ in harvest im> the beans. Raw green coffcc
beans arc then subjcctcd (6) •___ many influencing factors, including
various processing, production, roasting, blending and brewing methods. On a
global note, ihc many spccics and varieties of cofice trees from different areas of
the world also offer their own distinctive flavours. There arc more than forty-five
coffee-exportiim countries - all of (7) use different classification
systems - that supply the world (8) coffee beans: in sizes ranging
over sixty known species of coffcc plants. (9) ____ wonder coffee can
involve a puzzling java jargon! Fortunately, the world's coffcc nomenclature,
from mountain to market, can be classified ( 1 0 ) ____ ________simple categories.
'jTiis briefly outlines the basics of blian botanies, coffec cultivation and
processing, and global classifications used' by the coffce trade and coffee-
producinu countries.
PASSAGE 2
PUBLIC s p e a k i n g '
Last vear I started working with a new company. Unfortunately, in mv new
role I was (1) to speak in public, at conferences. The thought filled me
(2 )_____ dread, bceausc I was sure my voice was boring. Also. I wouldn’t
know what to (3) . Anywav. when the time camc I tried not to panic,
and went back to first principles: I made a plan, first deciding my key message:This
gave mc a structure, and was the first step to dispelling my nerves.
Then I found a voicc coach who (4) __ me how to relax and breathe
properly. Suddenly, there was power behind my voice and I found 1 was (5)
_______ control. It was like <»ping to a vocal gym. (6) ________ of
gabbling my sentences, I slowed down and took time to enjoy the words.
I lacked the confidence at first to speak ( 7 ) ___ a script, but I learnt
not to write everything down to the (8) word - the audience
switched off when I did . that. A friend gave me the (9) ________of
memorizinu the first few sentences, then I could/nake eve (1 0 )__________ with
the people I was speaking to - crmauc with them.
II. W ORD FORM S
SECTION 2: Complete the sentences with the correct forms o f the given words.
1. F.ven if you are Rood at a uame, you shouldn't be _______ . CONFIDENCE
2. Tests arc often carried out to detect genetic before birth. NORM AL
3. V arious___ ' by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry.
PRATICE
4. As a result of h e r ___ ____ Ethel has strong sense of the difference
between right and wrong. BRING
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5. In one shop, 1 __ __ a wonderful collodion of 1920s toys. EARTIi
6. The tsunami has caused ___ damage to the Japanese. CALCULATE
7. There arc people whose _____ begins from the moment of their death.
MORTAL
8. The planet Mars is, at present, ___ . INHABIT
9. They never dare to leave their only c h i l d ___ ___ for even a moment.
ATTEND
10. He is a bad manager in that factory and everyone is in an attempt to
___________ him. FAME
SECTION 3: Complete the following passage with the correct form s o f the
given words.
OBSKRVK PREDICT REGULAR FAIR DKSCRIBK

ABSENT OPINION ALTERNATE VARIABLE KNTHUSB
THE MEDIA COMMENTATOR

A live broadcast of any public event, such as a spacc flight or sport no
occasion, is almost (1)____ accompanied by the thoughts of a commentator.
This may be on television, along with the relevant pictures, or (2)_______ _ on
radio. The technique involved differs between the two media, with radio
broadcasters needing to be more explicit and (3)__________ bccause of the
(4)___ _______ of visual information. TV commentators do not need to paint a
picture for their audience; instead their various (5)_________ should add to the
images that arc already there. There will sometimes be silenccs and pauses in TV
commentary, although these arc becoming increasingly rare. Both types of
commentator should try to be informative, but should avoid sounding (6)_______ .
In sports commentary, (7)_ _____ and impartiality to both sides is vital, but
spontaneity and (8 )_________ arc valued by those watching or listening. Sports
commentators usually broadcast live in an essentially unscripted way, although they
may refer to previously prepared materials such as sports statistics. Bccause of the
(9)___________nature of live events, thorough preparation in advance is vital.
The internet has helped enormously with this aspect o f the job. Anyone
interested in becoming a commentator should have excellent orsanisational
skills, the willingness to work (10) hours and a strong voice.

SECTION 4: Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them.
Line Between 1977 and 1981, three groups of American women,
/ numbered 27 in all, between the age of 35 and 65, were given
2 month-long tests to determine how they would response to
3 conditions resembling those abroad the space shuttle.
4 Though carefully selected from among many applicants, the
5 women were volunteers and pay was barely above the minimum
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6 vvaue. They were not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol during tiic
7 tests, and they were cxpccted to tolerate each others' company at
(V elosed quarters for the 10 entire period. Amorm other things, they
9 had to stand pressure three times of the force of gravity and carry
10 out both physical and mental tasks while exhausted from strenuous
11 physical cxercise. At the end of ten days, they had to spend a
12 further twenty davs absolutely con'fincd to bed, during that time
13 they suffered backachcs and other discomforts, 15 and when they
14 were finally allowed up, the more physically active women were
15 especially subject to pains due lo a slightly calcium loss.
16 Results of tests suggest that women will have significant
17 advantages on men in spacc. They need less food and less oxygen
18 and they stand up to radiation well. Men's advantages in terms of
19 strength and stamina, mcanwhrlc, arc virtually wiped out by the
20 zero-gravity condition in spacc.

SECTION 5: Rewrite the sentences with" the given words or beginning in
such a way that their meanings remain unchanged.
1. “Hurrah! I’ve passed the first exam!" he cxclaimcd. “Congratulations!" I said,
“And íỉood luck with the sccond."
—» He cxclaimcd ........................................................................................................
2. The play is so popular that the theatre is likely to be full every night.
—> Such ................................................................................. ......................................
3. Apart from Phillip, everyone else at the meeting was a party member.
-> With ................................ .........................................................................
4. She got down to writing the report as soon as she returned from her walk.
-» No ............................................................................................ ..............................
5. We should waste no words talking to that stubborn guy.
—> We shouldn't lose .............................. ..................................................................
6. She has completely forgotten-him. (MINI))
-> H e ............................... :1 ./ ............. ...............................................................
7. Concerns about jobs and public safety arc more important than other issues.
(SEAT) '
-» Other issues ..................................................... ................................................. .
8. He made too many mistakes to be considered for promotion. (FREQUENT)
-> H i s .... ........................................................................................................... ..........
9. Our boss is absolutely determined not to give us that pay rise. (INTENT)
» Our b o s s ............................................................ ...................................................
10. Smith was about to blurt out mv sccrct when I attracted his attention. (EYE).
> I lad
— ............................................................................................................................ .............................................................................................................................................................................................
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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THĂNG LONG - ĐÀ LẠT - LÂM ĐồNG

I. PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
those o f the others of each group
1 A. genetics B. genicular c. mechanic D. shrewdie
2. A. swarthiness B. interwreathe c. exothecium D. thieveries
3. A. heterochromous B. orchardman c. orchestrator D. unchristianise
4. A. univalency B.carbonaceous c. hackneyism D. unstriated
5. A. cucummiform B. kundiman c. susurration D. toxalbumin
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of
each group
6. A.accoutermcnt B. tenebrousness c. terreplein D. pomiculture
2. A. prognosticable B. graciousness c. outwardness D. windcheater
3. A. thremmatology B. therapeutist . c. terpsichorean D. tarradiddle
4. A. tangential B. abeyance c. showerhead D. persistence
5. A. leguminous B. lcnience c. legendist D. lentitude
II. WORD CHOICE

1. The football team Manchester United paid .............. tồ sign up the Brazilian
twins Rafael and Fabio DaSilva when they were only eighteen!
A. an arm and a leg B. their heart in it
c. a good heart D. their eyes to eyes .
2. An interesting picture by Picasso....... at Sotheby's auction house last week.
A. broke new ground B. came under thehammer
c . put the lid on D. chewed the fat
3. He was blinded by t h e ............of the approaching car's headlights
A. glare B, gleam c . glow D. Hare
4. H e ...................... a yawn as the actor began yet another long spccch
A. squashed B. suffocated c. submerged . D. stifled
5. You will have to g iv e ................ to the manager for your aetions
A. report B. account c . narrative D. explanation
6. There’s no doubt about the outcome of the trial. The man is a ..........criminal
A. self-conscious B. self-contained c . sclf-confcsscd D. self-centred
7. The job you’ve been offered is a(n) .................opportunity to travel and meet
people.
A. sole B. only c . unique D. single
8. Politicians often promise to solve all a country’s problem s......................
A. thick and fast B. on the whole c . of set purpose D. at a stroke
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9 My late grandmother..................me this silver teapot
A. bequested B. willed c. bequeathed D. inherited
10. This is a most peculiar letter. What do y o u .................. of it?
A. gather B. made c. get D. feel
III. GRAMMAR & STRUCTURES

1 .1know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner y o u .........me the whole
truth yesterday.
A. tèll B. to have told c . to ld ' D. had told
2. Now considered an art form, quilt-making originated as a means of fashioning
bed covers from bits o f fabric that otherwise.............
A. not use B. were no use c. had no use D. it was not used
3. Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt
.................. lonely.
/A. nothing but B. anything but c. everything but D. all but
4 ......... the U.S. superiority at that tirnẹ, it was probable that any threatened
U.S. response would have deterred the Soviet Union.
A. If B. Given c . Although D. Since
5. In the 1850’s Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” became the best
seller o f the generation,.....................a host o f imitators
A. inspiring B. inspired c . inspired by D. to inspire
6. She is the g i r l ............. I think will win the first prize in the beauty contest.
A. about whom B. whose c. whom D. who
7; -“Who won the election for mayor?”
- “A m a n ..... to represent every minority group in the city”
A. claim B. claimed c. is claimed D. claiming
8.......... ............as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the
period in which it was created.
A. Ranking B. To be ranked
c . Being ranked D. In order to be ranking
9. In fact the criminals .......... into because the front door was wide open
and so they just walked in.
A. needn't have broken B. shouldn’t have break
c . didn't need to break D. ccfuldn’t have broken
10. We have .................. what action to take.
A. yet decided B. not yet decide c . not yet to decide D. yet to decide
IV. PREPOSITIONS & PHRASAL VERBS
1. When the funds finally ................ , they had to ab a n d o n e e scheme.
A. faded away B. clamped down c. petered out D. fobbed off
2. Within a few weeks all this present trouble will have blown...... .
A. aloníì B. over c . out \ D. away
3. Me was carricd................. with emotion at sccinu his team win the championship
A. over B. forward c . out I), away
4. Sarah is studying hard. She is intent............... getting a good degree
A. to B. for c . on I), with
5. The strikers agreed to s tic k .....................a substantial pay rise
A. up for B. out for c. together D. up to
6. I’m afraid we haven’t got a spare bed. Can you ..............with a mattress on the
floor?
A. made do B. make by c . make up D. make over
7. Mrs. Chapman is always polite and considerate....... ......her employees
A. towards B. with c . for D. about
8. Despite all the interruptions, he .................... with hard work
A. stuck at B. held on c . hung out D. pressed on
9. The Press thought the football manager vvoiild be depressed by his dismissal
but he just ................
A. ran it down B. calledit off c . turned it down I), laughed it off
10. He’s sometimes b’ad tempered but he's a'uood fellow ................ .. heart.
A. by B. at c. with D. in
V. READING CO M PR E H E N SIO N
Reading 1. You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 1-10,
choose the answer (A, B, c or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
Brunetti was at the post office at seven-thirty the next mornina. located the
person in charge of the postmen, show his warrant card, and explained that he
wanted to speak to the postmen who delivered mail to the area in Cannarcgio
near the Palazzo del Cammello. She told him lo to the first floor and ask in
the second room bn the left, where the Cannarcgio postmen sorted their mail.
The room was high-ceilúmcđ, the entire spacc nil with lonu counters with
sorting racks behind them. I'cn or twelve people stood around, pultiniz letter into
slots or pullirm them out and packing them into leather satchels. He asked the
first person he encounter, a loníĩ-haired women with a strani>clv redden
complexion, where he could find the person who delivered the mail to the
Canale della Miscricordia area. She looked at him with open curiosity, then
pointed to a man halfway alone the tabic and callcd out. 'Mario, someone wants
to talk to you".
The man called Mario looked at them, then down at the letters in his hands.
One by one, merely glancing at the names and addresses, he slipped them
quickly into the slots in front of him, then walked over to Brunclti. He was in his
late thirties, Brunctti guessed, with light brown hair that fell in a thick wedge
across his forehead. Brunetti introduced himself and started to take his warrant
card out again, but the postmen stopped him with a ạcsture and suggested they
talk over coffee.
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They walked down to the bar. where Mario ordered two coffcc and asked
Brunetti what he could do for him.
"Did you deliver mail to Maria Battestini at Cannarcgio..
‘Yes. I delivered her mail for three years. I must have taken her, in that time,
thirty or forty items of registered mail, had to climb all those steps to get her to
sign for them.' • '
Brunetti anticipated his anger at never having been tipped and waited for him
to give voicc to it. but the man simply said, /I don't expect tobe tipped,
especially by old people, but she never even said thank you.’
•Isn’t that a lot o f registered mail?' Brunetti asked, i low often did they come?’
‘Oncc a month.’ the postmen answered. "As regular as a Swiss watch. And it
wasn't letter, but those padded envelopes, you know, the sort you send photos or
CDs in.‘ ‘
Or money, thought Brunetti, and asked, ‘Do you remember where they came
from?’
‘ There were a couple of addresses, I think," Mario answered. ‘They sounded
like charity things, you know, Care and Stiarc. and Child Aid. That sort of thing.’
'Can you remember any of them exactly?’
'I deliver mail to almost four hundred people,’ he said by the way of answer.
'Do you remember when they started?’ . J
‘Oh. she was getting them already when I stated on that route.’
‘Who had the route before you? - Brunctti asked.
‘Nicolo Matucci, but he retired and went back to Sicily.’
Brunetti left the subject of the registered packages and asked, ‘Did you bring her
bank statements?’
‘Yes, every month,’ he said, and recited the name of thè feâfiks. 'Those and'
the bills were only things she ever got, except for some other registered letters.’
‘Do you remember where those were from?'
'Most o f them came from people in the neighborhood, complaining about the
television.'
Before Brunetti could askcd,vhim about how he knew this, Mario said, ‘They
all told me about the, wanted to be sure that the letters was delivered. Everyone
heard it, that noise, but there was nothing they could do. She’s old. That it, she
was old, and the police wouldn't do anything. They’re useless.’ He looked up
suddenly at Brunetti and said, 'Excuse me.’
Brunetti smiled and waved it away with an easy smile. ‘No, you’re right,’
Brunetti went on, ‘there's nothing wc can do, not really. The person who
complains can bring ạ case, but that means that people from some department - I
don’t know what its name is, but it takes care o f complaints about noise - have
to go into measuring the decibels of the noise to see if it’s really something
called 'aural aggression', but they don't work at night, or of they were called at
night, they don’t come until the next morning, by which time whatever it was
has been turned down. Like all policemen in the city, he was familiar with the
situation, and like them, he knew it had no solutions.
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1. Who is Brunetti?
A. a postman B. a customer c . a policc officer D. a reporter
2. Which of the following happens in the paragraph?
A. Everybody stops working when Brunetti enters the room
B. Someone wonders why Brunetti is looking for Mario
c . Brunetti is confused by something he is told
D. Brunetti become impatient with someone
3. What do we learn about Mario in the second paragraph?
A. He was ọlder than Brunetti had expectcd
B. He found his work boring
c . He was very experienced at his work
D. He was surprised by Brunetti’s arrival
4. When Mario mentioned getting Maria Battestini to sign for the registered mail,
A. he said that most old people weren’t polite to postmen
B. Brunetti asked him if her reaction had annoyed him
c . he said that his.efforts deserved a tip
D . . Brunetti formed an incorrect opinion about how he had felt
5. Mario mentions a Swiss watch to give an idea of
A. how similar the registered envelopes were
B. the neat appearance o f the registered envelopes
c. the constant pattern o f the arrival of the registered envelopes
D. how unusual the registered envelopes were
6. When asked exactly where the registered envelopes came from, Mario
A. indicated that he could not be expected to remember that information
B. suggested that the addresses had seemed strange to him at first
c . said that someone else might have that information
D. replied that there were too many addresses for him to remember
7. When they discussed other mail that Maria Battestini received, Mario
A. explain why he knew what some of it contained
B. wasn’t sure where some of the bank statement came from
c. expressed surprise at the amount of it sajd that he ad asked other people
about it
8. When Mario mentioned the problem of noise, he make it clear that
A. he sympathized with the police in that situation
B. he didn’t want to criticize Brunetti personally
c . nothing would have had any effect on the old women
D. he had discussed the matter with the police himself
9. When he.talks about complaints about noise, Brunetti
A. suggests that he finds the system for dealing with them ridiculous
B. explains that he is not sure what the system for dealing with them is
c. says that he wishes that the police could deal with them
D. says that the people who deal with them are always very busy
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10. The word "ease" in the last paragraph is elosest in meaning to ....
A. situation B. container c. argument D. problem
Reading 2. You are going to read a magazine article about learning how to
play the drum. For questions 1-10, choose from the sections o f the article
(A-E). The sections may be chosen more than once.
In which section of the articlc are the following mentioned?
1. the writer’s children being shocked by her behaviour ............... .

2. a statistic concerning the amount'of energy used in drumming .................
3. a belief that drumming can be satisfying for almost everybody
4. the fact that the writer’s family learnt something quite quickly .................
5. a desire to attract certain kinds of childrento drumming ..................
6. when the writer realized how enjoyable drumming is ..................
7. ,a comparison illustrating how complicated drumming is ..................
8. a reason why learning how to drum inVolves another subject ..................
9. the attitudes of children in general towards drumming ..................
10. something that the writer’s children were not happy to hear .................
The joys o f drumming

Drumming is a perfect, healthy fam ily activity, says Lucy Atkins
A. There can be few things more therapeutic than hitting something for an
hour. Rock drumming lessons may not seem an obvious family activity,
but an hour with teacher Nigel Ralf turns out to be the best entertainment
money can buy - not just for me, but for my children too. The benefits of
rock drumming are many. First, there is the simple therapeutic joy of
hitting something very hard. The there are the newly discovered health
effects. Researchers recently studied a drummer in a well-known rock
band and discovered that he burned off up to 600 calories per hour. His
fitness, they found, was similar to that of a professional footballer. The
researchers now plan to .develop rock-drumming programmes in schools
as an ingenious way to get non-sporty, computcr-obsessed children to
burn off the calories.
B. Ralf, of course, is already doing this. ‘Drumming is seen as cool’, he
says, ‘and although you work up a definite sweat, no child thinks o f it as
exercise’. They are, after all, still sitting down. There are so many
psychologist benefits - drumming (usually o f the tribal rather than the
rock type) is used to treat depression and other mental illnesses. The idea
is that banging a drum activates the brain’s pleasure centres, tackles
stress, takes your out of your self-obsessed rut and promotes a sense of
community. Best of all, it is enormous fun - for all ages. I first
discovered this at the school summer fete, where Ralf put on a drumming
competition for the children. Having elbowed my offspring out o f the
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way, I bccarne hooked. My children may be horrified to see their mothci
transform into a wild person on a drum kit, but they still agreed to conn
to a family lesson.
Our hour-long session begins with maths. Not a good start - I see my
children’s horrified faces - but, says Ralf, ‘in drumming maths is easy’.
It is all about recognizing multiples of hour so you can go at different
speeds. We are using electronic drum sets, which arc more compact and,
crucially, have volumes control (you can even plug in headphones to
avoid upsetting the neighbours). Next, Ralf introduces us to the basic
■four-beat rock rhythm’.
c . This involves a surprising degree of mental agility: two hands and a bass-
drum foot, each doing something different while your brain keeps a one-
two-three-four rhythm. Ralf likens this to rubbing your tummy and patting
your head at the same time while introducing yourself to a group. It is a
brain-aching exercise in coordination, which, he points out, must have
knock-on effects in sport, not to'mention boosting the brain's synapses.
D. With loud rock music blaring, it is not long before we all get the hang of
the beat. I can see the concentration on the faccs of Sam, seven, and
Isabella, nine. Their faces light up as they arc actually doing it right. At
the end of the song wc arc all out of breath and laughing. ‘Virtuajly any
child '-" or adult - can get some sense of achievement from drumming.’
says Ralf, who left a job in clcctronics to teach drumming in primary and
secondary schools. ‘It's also a great way to get them interested in other
musical instrument.' Though he offers private lessons, most pupils come
to group tutorials after school or to holiday rock schools
IV. CLOZE TESTS

Choose the words or phrases that best fit the blanks t<) make a complete passage
CLOZE TEST 1
Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know,
and wc (1) ................... as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the
actual words they say. Facial (2) .......... .......... and lone of voicc are obvious
ways o f showing our (3) ...................to something, and it may well be that wc
unconsciously express views that wc are trying to hide. The art of being ( 4)
............. . lies in picking up these signals, realizing what the other person is
trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way. For
example, we may understand that they are in fact (5) .............to answer our
question, and so we stop pressing them. Body movements in general may also
indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular attention to the way a
candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down. However it is not difficult
to present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to
know relates to the candidate’s character traits, and ( 6 ) ...................stability. This
raises the awkward question of whether job candidates should be asked to
complete psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests
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ictually produce (7) ....................... results. For manv people, bdnti asked to take
part in such a test would he an objcctionablc (8) ........................... into their
private lives.
After all, a prospective employer would hardly ask a candidate to run a
hundred meters, or cxpcct his or her family doctor to provide (9) ....................
medical information. Quite apart from this problem, can such tests predict
whether a person is likely to be a (10) ......................... employee or a values
colleague? /
Ì. A. reckon B. rely , c . trust D. estimate
2. A. manner B. image c . expression D. looks
3. A. notion B. feeling c . view D. reaction
4. A.successful B. humble . c . good at D. tactful
5. A. hesitancy B. reluctant c . tending D. used
6. A. psychological B. physical c . similar D. relevant
i. A. reliable B. predictable/ c . faithful D. regular
8. A. invasion B. infringement • c. intrusion D. interference
9. A. confidential B. sccretive c. reticcnt [3. classified
10. A. laborious B. particular c. thorough D. conscientious
CLOZE TEST 2
SMART d o c ;
Animal behaviorists used to think that a dog's bark was simply a way of
catching attention. Now a new study suggests that dogs have (1)..................
barks, and that they vary the pitch and pace of these to (2)...................... different
messages. The scientists who carried out the research arc now convinced that
dogs usually use high-pitched single barks when they are (3)....................................
from their owners and a lower, harsher super bark when strangers move towards
them or doorbell rings.
During their research, the scientists also wondered, what other abilities dogs
possessed; for example, were they able to recognize quantity? To lest this, the
dogs were first (6)...................../ treats before a scrccn was lowered so that treats
were out of (7)............. ....... Then the treats were either left as they were, added
to or reduced. O f a treat was added or taken away, the dogs looked at them for
longer, presumably bccausc the numbers did jaot meet their (8).........................
The scientists conducted that dogs know Ihcy are rccciving fewer treats becausc
they have a basic mathematical ability that (9)......................them to tell when one
pile of objects is bigger than another. This ability may be present bccause dogs
arc (10).from wolves, which not only have a large neo-cortcx- the
brain's centrc of reasoning- but live in large social groups.'This mathematical
ability could have been used to work out how many enemies and allies they had
in pack. However, in order to truly 'count’, an animal has to recognize that each
object in a set (11)......................to a single number and that the last number in a
(12)...................represents the total number of objects.
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l . A. specific B. cxact c . detailed D. specialized
2. A. transfer B. convey c . bear D. suggest
3. A. split B. detachcd c . separated D. divided
4. A. tempted B. demonstrated c . shown D. presented
5. A. view B. notice c. perception D. sight
6. A. estimates B. calculations c. suspicions D. expectations
7. A. assists B. facilitates c. enables D. informs
8 . A. descended B. related c. connected D. evolved
9. A. corresponds B. tics c. fits D. complements
10. A. system B.sequence c. progression D. succession
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
Fill in each blank with ONE word to make a complete passage
TEST 1
BAZAARS
A bazaar was originally a public market district of a Persian town. From
Persia the term spread to Arabia, Turkey, and North Africa. In In.dia it came to
(1)................. applied to a single shop; and in current English usage it refers to
(2 )........................a single shop or concession selling miscellaneous articles and to
a fair at which such miscellany is sold, often for charity.
The familiar bazaar of the ancicnt Islamic nations is vividly described
(3)...........................the traditional folktales of ‘The Thousand and One Nights’. It
is a distinct quarter o f the town, assess (4)..................... which is forbidden after
sundown, bustling and noist by day, (5)...................the quieter residential veyors
of one type o f merchandise grouped together. (6)................... the bazaar in
smaller towns is (7)..................a single narrow simple, consisting of many, miles
such as Istanbul it is by no means simple, consisting of many miles and Istafan
in Iran in the 17lh century, were designed with great architectural integrity. They
were usually roofed for the protection (8)......................... the hot desert sun,
(9 )......... ................with a single roof of individual vaulted domes or with
awnings. Most of .these ancient bazaars have gradually been modernized
(10)........................ the centurics.
TEST 2
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION
If you were to hazard a (1)............. ................ at when and the next major
earthquake will strike, there's (2)........................... chance that you’d be almost as
accurate as the experts. The sciencc of earthquake prediction is still in its
infancy, which is uncomfortable, considering the threat posed (3).........................
human civilisation. Even with vast resources at (4).... .............disposal, often the
best that scientists can do is say that (5)....................... odds are that an earthquake
will strike where one occurred before. One reason the chances (6)...................of
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making an accurate prediction arc so low is the nature (7)................ the forces
involved. It seems to be impossible to tell the difference between a small
earthquake and a warning tremor. Scientists need to decide whether to put lives
at (8).................by not issuing a warning, or constantly issue warnings about the
• threat (9).................. an earthquake that may be ignored. In the end, the odds
'seem to be (10)................... us solving this difficult problem any time soon.
II. WORD FORMS

A. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words
1. Do you think these children arc (NOURISH)...................? They look very thin.
2. Don’t be so (DRAMATIC).............. .................
3. Now I can still feel the (GLOW)..........of our victory.
4. We bought legal protection as an (ADD).....'.......to our home insurance policy.
5. Attempts to communicate in a foreign language can easily (FIRE).....................
6. He cast his eyes (HEAVEN)........................asif imploring God for help or pity.
7. Going to the unemployment office and bavmg to wait there for hours is a
(D ESTRO Y)..................... experience.
8. Liskeard and Callington are basically (DISTANT)...................... ....... from here,
so it’ll take about the same time to get to either of them.
9. The workers who were (SIZE)...duritig the recession badly need
. help from the government.
10. I was (TIMID)............................ .by Jane’s loud and aggressive voice and so,
chose to remain silent throughout the discussion.
B. Fill in each blank with the correct form of one suitable word from the list given
avoid solve depend sense result

effect know hand unknown resolve
VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA
There are many moral issue which remain (11)...........................to this day.
One of these is voluntary euthanasia. Let’s say there is a patient who has a
terminal disease. All possible treatments known to science are (12)........... .
There’s no cure, and no hope. The patient’s death from this disease at some point
in the future is (13)........................ ..Most of us would say that, as long as the
patient is fairly comfortable and pain-free, there^s no (14)............. ...moral issue.
But what o f the patient (15)............ ......... ...and continually asks for their life to
be brought to an end by doctors? Should the doctors refuse? At present, in most
countries, there are laws against voluntary euthanasia. But from a moral point of
view, we have to (16).that there is a problem. Do the doctors really
have the right to be (17)........................... to the patient’s wishes?
On the other hand, opponents of voluntary euthanasia argue that scientific
(18)..........................is increasing all the time. An incurable disease one day may
be curable the next. They also argue that if the law wạs changed, the (19).............
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situation would put doctors in a much worse position. They currently have no
choice. Do \vc as a socicty have the right to cxpcct doctors to (20)........................
such a difficult and complex issue? .

There are 10 mistakes in this passage. Underline and corrcct them
The horse and carriage is a thinu of the past, hut love and marriage arc still'
with us and still closely intcrrelatirm. Most American marriages, particular first
marriages uniting younii people, are the result of mutual attraction and affection
rather than practical consideration.
In the United States, parents do nol arrange marriages for their children.
Teenagers begin date in high school and usually find mates through their own
academic and social contacts. Though young people feel free to choose their
friends from different groups, almost choose a mate of similar background. I his
is due in parts to parental guidance. Parents cannot choose spouses for their
children, but they can usually influence choices by voicing disapproval for
someone they consider unsuitable.
However, marriages of members of different groups (intcrclass, intcrfaith,
and interracial marriages) arc increasing, probably bccausc of the greater mobile
of today's youth and the fact that they arc restricted by fewer prejudices than
their parents. Many young people leave their hometowns to attend collcge, serve
in the armed forces, or pursue a career in a bigger city. One away from home and
family, they arc more likely to date and marry outside their own social group.

Rewrite each of the sentences with the given word or the given beginning so
that the new sentence has the same meaning as the previous one
1. She's successful and happy
She has..................................................... ....... .........................................................
2. Before the new manager took over, sales were half what they are now.
Sales............................................................................ ......................took over.
3. No matter how much he was criticised, his confidcncc was not affcctcd.
No........................ ....... ........... .......................................... ......... his confidence.
4. The inhabitants were far worse-off twenty years ago than'thcy are now
The inhabitants arc nowhere.................... .......... .................................................
5. All that stood between John and the gold medal was Jim's greater speed
B u t...................................................... .................. ...................: ............................
6. He hasn’t announced anything, but my take on-the situation is that the Prime
Minister is going to resign soon. lines
He hasn't announced anything, but.......... .............................................., I’d say
thát the Prime Minister is going to resign soon.
7. Ours is the only company allowed to import these chemicals monopoly
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8. There is a bus to the station evcrv half’hour on Saturdays. intervals
There is a bus to the station.................................. ..................... . on Saturdays.
9. To look at him. you would think he was poor. judging
You would think..................................................................................................him.
10. It would be easy to make a film adaptation of Danielle StccTs latest novel
itself
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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG - BÌNH PHƯỚC
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY .
others.
l , A. climber B. slumber /C. plumber D. dumbly
2. A. raise B. rise '•C.rose 1). house
3. A. coverage B. massage c . heritage D. message
4. A. stone B. along c . shone 1). cyclone
5., A. champion B. change c . flame J D. chambcr
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the-others.
6. A. invaluable B. investiuatc c . intimacy D. intensify
7. A. supposedly B. curriculum c . surprisingly D. supernatural
8 . A. prosperous B. vigorous c . tremendous D. envious
9. A. diplomacy B. synonymous c . elephantine 1). petroleum
l(). A. familiarity B. horizontal c . revolutionary D. tcchnolouically
II. WORD CHOICE

11. The scheme is too expensive to be .
A. compatible Li. feasible c. liable I), accessible
12. His mother's illness had placed him under a considerable
A. worry B. tension c. stress I), strain
13. Now that vvc have identified the problem, vvc must dccidc on an appropriate
course of __ .
A. action B. progress c. solution D. development
14. He izavc me a doubtful smile. that he didn't believe me.
A. implicatinu B. attributing c . implementing 1). suggesting
15. Don't to any conclusions before you know the full facts.
A. rush B. reach c. leap D. fly
16. The tornado caused damage to the Florida citrus crop.
A. irresolute B. irresponsible c . irreparable [). irregular
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17. Boys’ club do n o t ________ poor children of the opportunity to participate in
sports.
A. deprive B. rctract c . improvise D. dilute
18. Although the patient received intensive treatment, there was no _______
improvement in her condition.
A. decipherable B. legible c . discernible D. intelligible
19. It was daring robbery, which took place ______ daylight.
A. broad B. total c . wide D. absolute
20. Professor Bajker was a n ________ on the greenhouse effects.
A. author B. authority c . authorized D. authorship

21. So incredible________ o f tti'e Yellowstone area that people,didn’t believe in
its existence.
A. explorer John Colter’s descriptions were
B. was explorer John Colter’s descriptions
c . explorer John Colter's descriptions
D. were explorer John Colter’s descriptions
22. Why arc you so mad? You me you weren’tcoming to dinner. I
waited for you for two hours.
A. should tell B. should’have told c . ought to tell D. should be told
23. The line is busy; someone______ the telephone now.
A. must be usiníì B. must use
c . must have used D. must have been using.
24. On the island________ the only representation of the islands’ handicraft.
A. remains . B. does it remain c . did it remain D. remain it
25. The________ of the family home following the divorce was a great shock to
the children.
A. break-down B. break-in , c . break-up D. break-out
26 . _______ had worsened so quickly surprised the doctor.
A. Which the patient's condition B. The parent's condition
c . That the patient's condition c . As the patient’s condition
27. If y o u _________ keep teasing the dog, you shouldn't be surprised that it snaps
at you.
A. do B. will c . shall D. did
28. Come on. Spill the_______J What is the big secret?
A. peas B. beans c . milk D. dust
29 . ______ he remained optimistic.
A. Though badly wounded he was B. Badly wounded as he was
c . As he was badly wounded D. As badly wounded he was
30. We s a w ____ _beautiful landscapes while on holiday.
A. quite a few B. quite much c . quite many D. quite some
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IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS
31. It seem to be your boss who is________ fault in this ease.
> A. under B. at c . with D. for
32. Her enthusiasm_______ her lack of experience.
A. makes up for B. makes off c . makes out at D. makes up
33. The singer enjoyed being accompanicd___ the flute by her husband.
A. on B. in c . at / D. of
34. We spent an hour trying to p u z z l e __• __ the answer to this problem.
A. off B. out ' c . away D. of
35. His stupidity can be ascribed_____________ hjs extreme age.
A. on B. to c . of D. under
36. My wife backed m e ________ over my decision to quit my job.
A. up B. down c . away D. with
37. If everyone c h ip s______ wc can get the kitchcn painted by noon.
A. out B. on . C.-in D. of
7 38. My doctor wants me to c u t ________ sweets and fatty foods.
A. down on B. up with c . upon D. in for
39. It’s time to d o ________ all of these old tax records.
A. down to B. out of c . away J D. away with
40. I d r o p p e d _______ of Science becausc it was too difficult.
A. o f B. out c . from D. away
V. GUIDED C L O Z E TEST
GUIDED CLOZE TEST 1
Read the texts below and then choose the answer that best fits in each space.
The paintings of Leonardo da Vinci have always attracted controversy. Only
14 works have ever been attributed to him and experts have (41) _____ the
authenticity of several. Not even the Mona Lisa is above ( 4 2 ) ; _______ . The
painting is neither signed nor dated and no ( 4 3 )_____ of payment to
Leonardo has ever been founci. Believed to be the portrait of the wife of
Florentine merchant Francesco del Giaconda dating from 1502, it has been on
public display in the Louvre sincc 1804. Now housed in a bullet- (4 4 ) ________
glass ease, it has always been surrounded by (45>_____ _ security.
Even so, on 24th August 1911. it was stolen. Initial leads camc to nothing and
no (46) __ to the thiefs motives or the whereabouts of the picture
materialized for 15 months. In November 1913, Florentine art. dealer Alfredo
Cieri received a letter from someone (47) __ they had the Mona Lisa and
were prepared to sell it back to Italy for 500.000 lire. Gcri contacted the director
of the Uffi/.i museum who arranged a meeting with the alleged vendor.
He turned out to be an Italian carpenter Vicenza Perugia, who made the
painting's protective wooden box for the Louvre and was able to steal it because
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he knew the museum's (48) . The Vlona l.isa he produced was
proclaimed uenuinc by the UOl/.i and sent back to Paris. But a British con mail,
Jack Dean, later insisted that he had helped Peruguia steal the painting but (49)
a copy before Peruguia look it to Italy. Could it be that the painting
seen bv thousands of visitors every day in the Louvre museum is a total (50)
41. A. questioned' B.asked c . wondered D. enquired

42. A. suspicion B. query c . doubt D. question
43. A. receipt , B. document c. record D. bill
44. A. set’llrc B. strong c. i>uard D. proof
.45. A. careful tight c. safe D. accurate
46. A. indications B. dues c. hints D. tips
47. À. pretending B. armiinu c. pcrsuadin<> I), claimirm
48. A. routine B. doors c. working D. security
49. A. taken over B. copicd c. replaced L). substituted
50. A. false B. fake c. counterfeit I), substitute
GUIDED CLOZE TEST 2

DINOSAUR DISCOVKRN-S
In the late 1930s. a uroup of primary American scientists seeking dinosaur
fossils made some (51) finds Although one of their expeditions
discovered no bones at all, it nonetheless proved to be important in terms of the
information about dinosaurs it provided. Durinti that historic expedition, which
took place alotm the banks of the Paluxy river in Texas, something extraordinary
was revealed: a dinosaur track, clcarlv (52 )_____ in the rock.
These dinosaur footprints (53) ___ their preservation to the salts and
mud that covered them and then hardened into rock, before (54) __ to
liizht 100 million years later. Tracks like these arc (55) to experts.
There have been i>rcat t>aps in scientists' understanding of dinosaur (56)
. and so such footprints arc useful sincc they provide direct evidence
of how dinosaurs actually moved. Scientists have been able to use these
footprints, and others like them, to determine hoyv quickly different spccies
walked, and to concludc that many kinds of dinosaur must have travelled in (57)
(58) . the tracks of four-lcmied dinosaurs seem to (59)

that in spite of being reptiles, these creatures must have moved in a very similar
way to living mammals, such as elephants a pattern of movement distinct from
that of most contemporary reptiles, such as crocodiles. This leads to an
intrmuinii question. Miuht existing mammals have more to tcach us about the
(60) ___ reptiles that oncc walked the earth?
5 1. A. noteworthy B. noticcablc c. notifiable D. notional

52. A. blatant B. substantial c . distinguishable D. ostensible
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53. A. owe I?, derive result D. thank
54. A- coming B. brirminii c. appearing D. surfacini>
55. A. unique B. invaluable c. costly 1). rare
56. A. action IB. manners c . behavior I), customs
57. A. sets B. herds c. masses 1). bunches
58. A. Accordingly B. Characteristically c. Interestingly 1). Alternatively
59. A. point B. specify c . express D. indicate
60. A. abolished B. departed c. extinct D. extinguished
VI. READING COMPREHENSION

Read the texts below and then choose the best answer to each question.
READING PASSAGE 1
DESERT FORMATION
The deserts, which already occupy approximately a-fourth of the Earth's land
sụríầcc, have in recent decadcs been increasing at an alarming pacc. The ‘
expansion of desertlikc conditions into afeas where they did not previously exist
is called dcsertification. It has been estimated that an additional one-fourth of the
Earth's land surfacc is threatened by this process.
Dcsertification is accomplished primarily through the loss of stabilizing
natural vegetation and the subsequent accelerated erosion of the soil by wind and
water. In some cases the loose soil is blown completely away, leaving a stony
surface. In other eases, the finer particlcs may be removed, while the sand-sized
particles arc accumulated to form' mobile hills or ridges of sand.
Even in the areas that retain a soil cover, the reduction of vegetation typically
results in the loss of the soil's ability to absorb substantial quantities of water.
The impact of raindrops on the loose soil tends to transfer finc’clay particles into
the tiniest soil spaccs, scaling them and producing a surface that allows very
little water penetration. Water absorption is greatly rcduccd; consequently runoff
is increased, resulting in acccleratcd erosion rates. The gradual drying o f the soil
caused by its diminished ability to absorb water results in the further loss of
vegetation, so that a cycle of progressive surfacc deterioration is established.
In some regions, the increase in desert areas is occurring largely as the result
of a trend toward drier climatic conditions. Continued gradual global, warmirm
has produced an increase in aridity for some areas over the past few thousand
years. The process may be accelerated in subsequent decades if global wanning
resulting from air pollution seriously increases.
There is little doubt, however, that dcsertification, in most areas results
primarily from human activities rather than natural processes. The scmiarid lands
bordering the deserts exist in a delicate ccological balance and are limited in
their potential to adjust to increased environmental pressures. Expanding
populations arc subjecting the land to increasing pressures to provide them with
food and fuel. In wet periods, the land may be able to respond to these stresses.
During the dry periods that are common phenomena along the desert margins.
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though, the pressure on the land is often far in cxccss of its diminished capacity,
and desertification results.
Four specific activities have been identified as major contributors to the
desertification processes: overcultivation, overgrazing, firewood gathering, and
overirrigation. The cultivation of crops has expanded into progressively drier
regions as population densities have grown. These regions arc especially likely
to have periods of severe dryness, so that crop failures arc common. Since the
raising o f most crops necessitates the prior removal of the natural vegetation,
crop failures leave extensive tracts of land devoid o f a plant cover and
susceptible to wind and water erosion.
Ị70AỊT he raising of livestock is a major economic activity in scmiarid lands, where
grasses arc generally the dominant type of natural vegetation. |70B|Thc consequences
of an excessive number of livestock grazing in an area arc the reduction of the
vegetation cover and the trampling and pulverization of the soil. |70C] This is usually
followed by the drying of the soil and accelcrated erosion. [70DỊ
Firewood is the chief fuel used for cooking and heating in many countries.
The increased pressures of expanding populations have led to the removal of
woody . plants so that many citics and towns are surrounded by large areas
completely lacking in trees and shrubs. The increasing use o f dried animal waste
as a substitute fuel has also hurt the soil because this valuable soil conditioner
and source of plant nutrients is no longer being returned to the land. '
The final major human cause of dcscrtification is soil salinization resulting
from overirrigation. Excess water from irrigation sinks- down into the water
table. If no drainage system exists, the water table rises, bringing dissolved salts
to the surface. 'The water evaporates and the salts are left behind, creating a white
crustal layer that prevents air and water from reaching the underlying soil.
The extreme seriousness of dcsertification results from the vast areas o f land
and the tremendous numbers of people affected, as well as from the great
difficulty of reversing or even slowing the process. Once (he soil has been
removed by erosion, only the passage of centurics or millennia will enable new
soil to form. In areas where considerable soil still remains, though, a rigorously
enforced program of land protection and cover-crop planting may make it
possible to reverse the present deterioration of the surfacc.
61. According to paragraph 3, the loss of natural vegetation has which of the
following consequenccs for soil?
Á. Increased stony content c . Increased numbers of spaccs in the soil
B. Rcduccd water absorption D. Reduced water runoff
62. The word delicate irf paragraph 5 is elosest in meaning t o ___
A. fragile c. complcx B. predictable D. valuable
63. According to paragraph 5, in dry periods, border areas have difficulty___ _ .
A. adjusting to stresses created by settlement
B. retaining their fertility after desertification
c. providing water for irrigating crops
D. attracting populations in search of food and fuel
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64. The phrase devoid of \n paragraph 6 is closest in meaning t o ________ .
A. consisting of B. hidden by c. except for D. lacking in
65. According to paragraph 6, which of the following is often associated with
raising crops?
A. Lack of proper irrigation techniques
B. Failure to plant crops suited to the particular area
; c . Removal of the original vegetation
D. Excessive use of dried animal waste
66. According to paragraph 9, the ground’s absorption o f excess water is a factor
in desertification because it can ^ ______ .
A. interfere with the irrigation of land B. limit the evaporation of water
c. require more absorption of air by the soil D. bring salts to the surface
67. All o f the following are mentioned in the passage as contributing to
desertification EX C E P T ________ .
A. soil erosion c . insufficient irrigation
B. global warming p . the raising of livestock
68; Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the
sentence in bold?
A. Desertification is a significant problem because it is so hard to reverse and
affects large areas ofland and great numbers of people.
B. Slowing down the process of dcsertiíìcatiốn is difficult because of
population growth that has spread over large areas of land.
c . The spread of deserts is considered a very serious problem that can be
solved only if large numbers of people in various countries are involved in
the effort.
D. Descrtification is extremely hard to reverse unless the population is
reduced in the vast areas affected.
69. It can be inferred from the passage that the author mDst likely believes which
of the following about the future of desertification?
A. Governments will act quickly to control further desertification.
B. The factors influencing desertification occur in cycles and will change in
the future. /
c . Desertification will continue tò increase.
D. Desertification will soon occur in all areas of the world.
70. Where would the following sentence best fit in paragraph 7?
This economic reliance on livestock in certain*regions makes large tracts o f
land susceptible to overgrazing.
READING PASSAGE 2
WARNING ON GLOBAL WARMING
Global warming could cause drought and possibly famine in China, the
source o f much o f Hong Kong’s food, by 2050, a new report predicts. Hong
Kong could also be at risk from flooding as sea levels rose. The report
recommends building sea-walls around low-lying areas such as the new port and
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airport reclamations. Published by the World Wide Fund lor Nature (WWT). the
report, which includes work by members of the Chinese Academy of
Meteorological Sciences, uses the most rcccnt projections oil climate change to
point to a iiloomy outlook for China.
By 2050, about 30 to 40 per ccnt of the country will experience changes in
the type of vegetation it supports, with tropical and subtropical forest conditions
shifting northward and hot desert conditions rising in the west where currently
the desert is temperate. Crop-growing areas will expand but any benefit'is
expected to be negated by increased evaporation of moisture, making it too dry
to grow crops such as ricc. The growing season also is expected to alter
becoming shorter in southern .and central China, the mainland's breadbasket. The
rapid changes make it unlikely that plants could adapt.
“China will producc smaller crops. In the ccntral and northern areas, and the
southern part, there will be dccrcased production because of water limitations"
Dr. RikI.eemans, one of the authors of the report, said during a brief visit to the
territory yesterday. Famine could result bccausc of the demands of feeding the
population - particularly if it grows - and the diminished productivity of the land.
“It looks very difficult for the world as a whole”, he said.
Global warmine is causcd by the burning of large amounts of fossil fuels,
such as coal and oil. which release gases that trap heal in the atmosphere. World
temperatures already have increased this ccntury by about 6 degrees Celsius and
are projected to rise by between 1.6 degrees and 3.8 degrees bv 21 GO.
Dr. Leemans said China’s .reliance on coal-fired power for its industrial
growth did not bode we'll for the world climate. "I think lhc political and
economic powers in China arc much greater than the environmental powers, and
[greenhouse gas emissions] could accclcratc." Dr. Lecmans said. "China is not
taking the problem seriously yet, although it is trying to incorporate this kind of
research to sec what is going to happen."
The climate changc repot, which will be released tomorrow, focuscs on China
but Mr. David Melville of WWF-i long Kong said some of the depressing scenarios
could apply to the territory. Food supplies, for instance, could be affected by lower
crop yields. "Maybe we could afford to import food from elsewhere but you have to
keep in mind that the type of changes cxpcricnced in southern China will
take placc elsewhere as well,” he said. Sea levels could rise as glacicrs melted and
the higher temperatures expanded the size of the oceanố, threatening much of
developed [ long Kong which is built on reclaimed land. Current projections arc that
sea levels worldwide will rise by 15 to 90 centimetres..by 2100. depending on
whether action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
■‘Hong Kong has substantia! areas built on reclaimed land and sea level rises
could impact on that, not only on Chek Lap Kok but the West Kowloon
Reclamation and the Central and Western Reclamation - the whole lot," Mr.
Melville said, adding that sea walls would be needed. Depleted fresh water
supplies would be another problem because increased evaporation would reduce
levels.. Mr. Melville said the general outlook could be helped if Hong Kong used
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water less vvastciully and encouraticd energy eiTicicncy to rcducc fuel-burning,
lie also callcd on the West to help China improve its efficiency.
71. Overall, what sort of picture is painted of the future cITccts of global warm in ụ?
A. disastrous B. potentially disastrous
c . relatively optimisticD. on balance things arc going to be satisfactory
72. What is this passage?
A. a report
. . . /
B. a preview 01 a report i
c. an article describing a response to a report
, D! an article previewing a report
73. Mr. David Melville suggests that in future more food could be imported into
Hong Kong. 11c thinks these measures could be________ .
A. cfficicnt B, sufficient c . insufficient D. inefficient
74. The main point of paragraph 3 is to describe________.
A. cffccts. of changes in the climate of China on food production
B. future changes in the climate of China.
c . eficcts o f changes in ihc climate o f China on the growiim season
D. projected future changes in the climatc of China
75. The main point of para<>raph 5 is to describe / __ .
A. global warminu
B. the effects of alobal warming
c . the causcs and projected c Heels of global wanning
D. the causes and cffccts of elobal warming
76. Why does the writer add the information in square brackets in paragraph ,5?
A. bccause the quote is from a sccond laimuage user whose command of
Hnulish is not perfect
B. bccause, although they are not pari of the original quote, the additional
information íỉiven is necessary to understand the statement.
c . bccause the writer is quoting from another source
D. bccausc the writer wants tó cmphasi/c the meaning of these words
77. In paragraph 7. which point is Mr. Melville NOT making?
A. suggesting that there is a potential disaster in Hong Konu
B. suggesting that reclamation areas arc at risk
c . criticising current safeguards
D. makinu a call for action
78. I low would you (dcscribc the Dr. Lceman's attitude towards China?
A. mainly favourable B, critical c . supportive in theory D. admiring
79. In paragraph 2, “negated" is closest in meaning to___________
A. made possible B. made ineffective c . reduced D. paid for
80. In paragraph 7. “depleted" could be replaced by which of the following?
A. reduccd B. poor c . decaying 13. decimated
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B. W R I T T E N T E S T
I. OPEN C LO SE TEST
Read the texts below and write ONE word that best fits each space.
OPEN CLOSE TEST 1
LOOKING INTO SPACE
Outer space has intrigued mankind ever sincc wc first gazed upward. It was
easy enough to see stars in the night sky with the ( 1 ) _____ eye and many early
civilizations also noticed that certain groups appeared to form familiar shapes.
They used these constellations to help with navigation and as a ( 2 ) ____ of
predicting the seasons and making calendars. Ancient astronomers also
perceived points o f light that moved. They believed they were wandering stars
and the word ‘planet’ ( 3 ) _____ from the Greek word for ‘wanderer’. For much
of human history, it was also believed that the Earth was the centre of the
Universe and that the planets circled the Earth, and that falling meteorites (4)
_____ solar eclipses were omens of disaster.
It wasn’t until the 16lh century that Polish mathematician and astronomer
Nicolaus Copernicus- presented a mathematical model of ( 5 ) _____ the sun
actually moved around the Earth, challenging the prevailing understanding of
how the solar system worked. The Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo
Galilei then used a telescope to ( 6 ) _____ this theory to be correct.
Many ( 7 ) _____ advances have allowed us to probe into space since then,
and one of the most pioneering was when the first manned spacecraft, the Apollo
II, successfully ( 8 ) _____through gravity and touchcd down on the moon's
surface. Nevertheless, much of our research must be done from far greater
distances. The Hubble Space Telescope was carried into- orbit by a space shuttle
in April-1990 and it has (9) cosmologists to gather incredible data.
Most significantly, it has provided a great deal of evidence to (1 0 ) _____ the
Big Bang theory, that is, the idea that the Universe originated as a hot, dense
state at a certain time in the past and has continued to expand since then.
OPEN CLOSE TEST 2

IQ TESTS
Psychologists have long been interested in how' we judge intelligence in
strangers. Now scientists have designed tests which try to discover which cues
help people to judge IQ accurately, and which causc them to get (1 1)_ ____
wrong. High school pupils were videotaped answering thought-provoking
questions and the videos were. (12)_____shown to groups of ‘judges’ who were
asked to assess the students’ physical type and monitor a variety of behavioural
cues. Next the judges were asked to rate the students’ intelligence. At the same
time, each student was (1 3 )_____ required to sit a standard IQ test. Certain cues
matched the (14) _____ of the, IQ tests more closely than others. (15)_____
speaking quickly, using a lot of words or displaying case (16)_____ understanding
caused the judges to rate the students' intelligence highly, and was reflected in the
IQ tests,.(17)______ cues seemed to give the judges an entirely false impression of
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intelligence (18) _______ m e a s ur e d by the IQ test. (19)_____ the cues that led
judges to assess students as dull were factors such as using halting speech or slang.
Cues that led j u d g e s to v i e w st udent s as bright included tal ki ng loudly a nd using
proper [{niỉlish. (20)_____ of these traits correlated with measured IQ, however.
II. W ORD F O R M A TIO N

PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correctform o f the word in parentheses.
1. The stock market crash of 1929 left my great-grandfather _______ (PENNY).

2. Every time I think I've beaten you, y o u ______(DO) me!
'3. He w i l l ________ (CORK) the wine as soon as we arc ready for dinner.
4. She thinks that with a little _____ (FLATTER). She can persuade her
husband to change his mind
5. Man really wants to live forever, so he believes in________ (MORTAL).
6. _ (NUTRITIOUS) is one of the most serious problems to the
.developments o f the children that arc taken into consideration.
7. We arc determined to get rid of poverty ạnd not to suffer__ (BACKWARD).
- 8. He is a(n)_______( POLITIC) man because he is not interested in politics.
9. The expert system can do all the mundane operations and s t i l l _______ _
(FACE) with the users in the friendliest manner.
10. The ministry o f education and training dcciđơđ to organize a(n)________
(COLLEGE) football championship to create a common playground for all
student.
PARI 2: Complete the text with appropriate forms from the words given in the box.
IM PRESS REGARD APPROVAL SETTLE EXPECT

BREAK AW E ANNOY W ELCO M E ISOLATE
TH E LIM ITS OF TEC H N O LO G Y

Technology changes fast, making it difficult to keep track of the latest
developments. Yet. there are certain moments when technology makes a big
(1 1 .) ________ on you. Imagine, for example, seeing television or a helicopter
for the first time. It would be an (1 2 .)________ experience. One such revelatory
moment occurred while I was on a group camcHxck across the Sahara desert.
Wc were about fifty miles from the nearest (.13.)________ , feeling that we’d
finally managed to get away from it all. Hardly any technological (14.)
had reachcd this corner of the globe, or so it seemed. There were just
sand dunes as far as the eyes could see. Not yet, despite our ( 1 5 . ) _______the
silence was suddenly broken by the somewhat (16. ) ________ noise of a frog.
Ignoring for the moment the looks of district ( 1 7 . ) ________ my fellow
travellers, I put my hand in my pocket. The (1 8 .) ________ was of course, my
ring tone. And when 1 pressed the button, there was my boss asking me a simple
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question. (19.) __ ___of the fact that it was thousands of miles away. We
were beyond the limits o f cilvilisation. yet had not gone far enough to avoid a(n)
(20.) ______ w o r k call fr om a co l le ag ue .
III. ERROR CORRECTION

The text below contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them.
Line The human mind is like a onion with many layers. The outer layer is
our conscious mind, which helps with our daily dccision-making
process work according to the reality principle. It is intelligent
realistic, logical and proactive, especially in new situations what we
5 have to employ rational thought processes to work out what to do and
how to do it. Moreover, it can only deal with between five and nine
things in any one time and is easily overloaded.
The subconscious or main hide lavcr of the onion works out “auto
pilot" i.e. reading according to the pleasure principle in that it seeks
10 avoiding pain and obtain plcasụre and survival, regardless o f external
considerations. It is concerned with our emotions, imagination, and
memories as well as our autonomic nervous system, that controls our
internal organs automatically. These four main functions are very
closely interlink; in other words, the mind affects the body and the
body affects the mind. It is powerful and vcrv clcver as dealing with
many complex instructions simultaneously, but is not “ intelligent”.
IV. SENTENCE TRA N SFO RM ATION

1. She w a s goi ng to hand in her notice w he n the boss dcc.idcd to p ro mo t e her. point
> _ ___ __ _______________ __________ ____ __ _; _ ■ ______ _______ _
2. He has tried to lose weight before, diet
—> It i s _________________________ ______ __________________________
3. It is certain that he will compensate you for the damage he has done, bound
> .............. ....... J.......... r___ _ ....... _................. * ^ ______ '___
4. I believe that the man you’re looking for is standing right next to me. feeling
- > _____ _ _______ __ _____ __ _______ • _____/_____
5. I believe there will be an economic crisis soon, imminent
—> In my estimation____________________ J________________
6. Jane didn't get the job becausc she wasn’t experienced enough, down
—» Jane’s __ • __
7. In particular, the school library was criticized by the inspectors because of its
poor lighting, singled
>______ _______________ ^___ ____ ____________________
8. The author describes his childhood vividly in the book, account
- » __ ;___________________ _______ _____________________________ '________
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9 It’s onl y af ter a f e w w e e k s that you betiin to feel at h o m e here.
. > Yo u w o n ' t
10. He's almost ccrtain to leave before wc do.
—> By the time
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYỂN NGUYỄN TẤT THẢNH - KON TUM
A- PHẰN TRẮC NGHIỆM

I PHONOLOGY
Part 1. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounccd
differently from the others.
1. A. noisv B. zealous c. lazy D. pizza
2. A. ginger B. gingham c. giggle I), gibboii'
3. A. bomber B. climber c. plumber D. timber
4. A. sergeant B.servant c.sc rv ice D. servile
5. A. greenhouse B. arecdy c. Greenwich D. erect
Fart 2. Choose the word that is stressed differently from the others three.
]. A. accomplishment 13. extracurricular c . colloquialism D. professionalĩy
2. A. competence B. comfortable c.Compliment I), companion
3. A. architecture B. manufacture c. influential . D. manifesto
4. A. therapeutic B. conscientious c. fanaticism D. orthographic
5. A. ambassador B. authoritative c. referring D. mischievous
II.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentences.
1. The small boat drifted helplessly ............... the mcrcv of the wind and waves.
A. in B. with c. to D. at
2. This is an exception ..................the general nilc.
A. with B. to c. on [). over
3. Mr. Jackson is an authority ....... ..........linear programming.
A. on B. in c. for D. at
4, He'll never be able to c o m e .... . with his failure to win the tournament.
A. down B. round c. loênns D. up
5. The meeting didn't until late.
A .end up B. break up C.come about D. fall through
6. She works very hard and finds it difficult to when she gets home
A. give in B. switch off c. let out D. wind up
7. He was very upset when the boss passed him .................. and promoted a
newcomer to the assistant’s job.
A. by B. up c. ov;cr D. aside
8. Prices have been by increases in production.
A. sized up B. set down c. tied lip' D. brought down
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9. A s they c o m c u n d e r the h c a v v fire, the c a p t a i n o r d e r e d his m e n t o ________ .
A. fall away B. fall back c . fall over D. fall out
10. I don't really __________ winter sports verv much
A deal with B facc up to c . go in lor I), get round to
11. We wclcome the new regulations, which becom e......... on the first of next month
A. effective B. efficient c . efficacious D. effete
12. In ah act of defiance he raised a .............................. fist at the .speaker.
A. clenched B. pressed c . gripped D. clasped
13. He's on his own now - he'll have t o ..............................his own canoe!
A. row B.-steer c . paddle D. whose
14. A special committee was set up t o ....■..... on the problem of football hooliganism
A. research B. investigate c . inform D. report
15. She has been taken to hospital suffering from a ...................disc
A. torn B. slipped c . broken D. treats
16. From time to time h e ............... . himself to a weekend in a five star hotel.
A. cravcs " B. indulges c . benefits D. treats
17. Do you know that old saying " A ................stone gathers no moss?"
A. wet B. new c . rolling D. rotating
18. Without written cvidcncc, we don't have a ....................... on.
A. leg to stand B. foot to stand c . leg to lean D. foot to lean
19. I was taking a quiet walk iast nightwhen. ......................., there was a loud
explosion. ^
A. al! in all B. all at once
c . suddenly at once D. once at all
20. " E d w a r d s s e e m s like a do ự with two tails this m o r n i n g " . H a v e n ' t y o u heard
the news? Mis wife gave birth to a baby boy early this morning"
A. very proud B. exhausted
c . extremely pleased D. extremely dazed
2 1. S h e .................you last week, for she was not there.
A. must not have, seen B. should not have seen
c . could not have seen D. hadn't seen
22. Biochemists have solved many of the mysteries about photosynthesis, the
process.................... plants make food.
A. by which B. through which c . which D. in that
23...................... you ticklc me, 1 won't tell you because it's a sccrct.
A. Even though B. liven if c . Whatever D. If only
24. __J_, Americans cat a light breakfast. They usually don’t eat’a lot of
food in the morning.
A. By and large B. Fair and square
c . Ins and outs D. Odds and ends
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25. When his parents arc away, his oldest brother
A. knocks it off B. calls the shots
c . draws the line D. is in the same boat
26............. it were well paid, 1 would accept this proposal.
A. Providing 13. If only c . But for D. Unless
* 2 7 . _______ comes a time when you have to make a decision and stick to it.
Í A. It B. Therefore c. There D. That
28. She wondered _____ her father looked like now, after so many years away.
A. how B. whose c . what/ D. that
29. One of the professor's greatest attributes is______________
A when he iiives lectures B how in the manner that he lectures
c the way which givelectures D his ability to lecture
30. The attorney told his client that_________,__,
A they had little chance of winning the case
B it was nearly impossible to win him the case
c the case was of a small chancc to win
D the case had a minimum chance to be,won by him
III. READING
Part 1. Read the passage below and answer the questions.
INTERNET JOBS -
Contrary to popular belief, one does not have to be a trained programmer to
work online. O f coursc, there arc plenty of jobs available for people with high-
tech Computer skills, but the growth of new media has opened up a wide range of
Internet career opportunities requiring only a minimal level of technical
expertise. Probably one of the most well-known online job opportunities is the
job of webmaster. However, it is hard to define one basic job description for this
position. The qualifications and responsibilities depend on what tasks a
particular organisation needs a webmaster to perform.
To specify the job description of a webmaster, one needs to identify the
hardware and software that the website the webmaster will manage is. running
on. Different types of hardware and software require different skill sets to
manage them. Another key factor is whether the website will be running
internally (at the firm itself) or externally (renting shared space on the company
servers). Finally, the responsibilities of a webmaster also depend on whether he
o r ’she will be working independently, or whether the firm will provide people to
help. All of these factors need to be considered before one can create an accurate
webmaster jo b description.
Webmaster is one type of Internet career requiring in-dcpth knowledge o f the
latest computer applications. However, there arc also online jobs available for
which traditional skills remain in high demand. Content jobs require excellent
writing skills and a good sense of the web as a "new media."
The term "new media" is difficult to define because it encompasses a
constantly growing set of new technologies and ski\lls. Specifically, in includes
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w eb s i t e s e ma il . Internet t c c h no lo u v. C D - R O M . DVD. s t r e a m i n g au di o and
video, interactive' multimedia presentations, e-books, digital music. Computer i
illustration, video uamcs, virtual reality, and Computer artistry.
Additionally, many of today's Internet carccrs arc becoming paid-hv-thc job
professions. With main companies having to downsize in tough economic items,
the outsourcinu and contractiníỉ of freelance workers online -has become “I
common business practice. The Internet provides an infinite pool of huvcrs from ;
around the world with whom freelancers can contract their services. Án added *
'benefit to such online jobs is that freelancers arc able to work on projects with '
companies outside their own country of residence. I low much can a person make *
in these kinds o f careers?•As with many questions related to today's evolving
technology, there is no simple answer. There arc many companies willing to pay
people with technical Internet skills salaries well above $70.000 a year.
Generally, webmasters start at about $30.000 per year, but salaries can vary
iifcally. Freelance writers working online have been known to make between
$40.000 and $70.000 per year. '
1. The word "identify" in paragraph 2 is closest ill meaning to

A. name B. estimate c . discount D. encounter
2. The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to
A. companies ■ B. new job opportunities
c. hardware and software D. webmasters
3. What (Joes "it” in paragraph 4 refers to?
A. Modern technology B. New media
c. The Internet I). A webmaster's carccr
4. According to the passage, which o f the following is true o f webmasters?
A. Thev never work independently.
B. They require a minimal level of expertise.
c . The duties thev perform depend on the organisation they work for.
D. They do not support software products.
5. According to the passage, all o f the following are true EXCEPT
A. There are online job available for workers with jninimal Computer skills.
B. Webmaster must have knowledge of the latest computer applications,
c . Online workers cannot free themselves from the office.
I). "New media" is not easy to define.
6. Which of the following is not mentioned us part o f "new media"?
A. websites H. Internet technology
c . writing skills D. video yames
7. it can be inf erred from the passage that
A. online workers can work full-time online
B. only skilled workers make good money
c . it is easv to become a webmaster J
D. workers with limited Computer skills cannol work online
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8 The word "vary" ill paragraph 6 could best be replaced by which o f the
following?
A. chanuc B. decrease c. increase I), differ
9. What is the purpose o f the passage?
A. To inform people about the tasks and role of a WL'hmastcr
B. To inform people about the computer industry
c . To inform people about employment related to the Internet
D. To explain why webmasters make a lot of mpney
10. Which o f the following is true o f the job o f freelance writers?
A. They may work with others at the company.
B. Thev require in-dcplh knowledge o f applications.
c . They manage hardware and software.
D. It is considered a ’content1job.
Part 2.
Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, lì, c , or I) to
each question. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York Citv. For a
lorm time, it has been the newspaper of record in the United States and one of the
world's tireat newspapers. Its strength is in its editorial cxccllcncc; it has never
been the largest newspaper in terms of circulation.
The Times was established in 1851 as a penny paper whose editors wanted to
report the news in a restrained and objective fashion. It enjoyed early success as
its editors set a pattern for the future bv appealing to a cultured, intellectual
readership instead of a mass audicnce. However, in the late nineteenth centurv. it
camc into competition with more popular, colorful, if not lurid, newspapers in.
New York City. Their publishers ran sensational stories, not because they were
true, but because they sold newspapers. Despite pricc increases, the rimes was
losing £1,000 a week when Adolph Simon Ochs bought it in i 896.
Ochs built the Times into an internationally rcspectcd daily, lie hired Carr
Van Anda as editor. Van Andaplaced urealcr stress than ever on full reporting of
the news of the day. and his reporters maintained and emphasized existing good
coverage of international news. The manaiiement of the paper decidcd to
eliminate fiction from the paper, added a Sunday magazine section, and reduced
the paper's price back to a penny. In April 19*12, the papc-r took many risks to
report every, aspcct of the sinking of the Titanic. This greatly enhanced its
prestige, and in its coverage of two world wars, the rimes continued to cnhance
its reputation for exccllcncc in world news.
In 1971, the rimes was <>iven a copv of the so-callcd "Pentagon Papers.", a
secret government study of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. When it
published the report, it becamc involved in several lawsuits. The U.S. Supreme
Court found that the publication was protected by ihc frcedom-of the-press
clause in the First Amendment of the u . s Constitution. Later in the 1970s, the
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paper, under Adolph Ochs's grandson, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, introduced
sweeping changes in the organization of the newspaper and its staff and brought
out a national edition transmitted by satellite to regional printing plants.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The New York rimes publishes the best fiction by American writers.
B. The New York Times bccame highly respccted throughout the world,
c . The New York Times broadcasts its news to TV stations via satellite.
D. The New York Times lost its prestige after the Vietnam War.
2. It can be inferred from the passage that the circulation of the Times is
A. not the largest in the world B. not the best in the world
c . the smallest in the world D. the worst in the world
3. Which phrase is closest in meaning to the word "restrained" in paragraph 2?
A. Put in prison B. In handcuffs
c . Without education D. With self-control
4. According to the passage, what causcd the loss o f money at the Times?
A. Other newspapers were more colorful.
B. Other newspapers-had better reporters.
c. Other newspapers added a Sunday magazine.
D. Other newspapers were better managed.
5. What word or phrase docs the word "his" in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Van Anda B. Reporters
c. News of the day D. International news
6. Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to the word "enhanced" in
paragraph 3?
A. made the best of B. increased c . reduccd D.made worse
7. To improve its circulation, the management of the Times did all of the
following EXCEPT:
A. emphasized good coverage of international news
B. added a Sunday magazine section
c. increased the number of lurid stories, even if they were not true
D. eliminated fiction from the paper
8. The passage implies that the newspaper's reputation
A. decreased when; it lowered its price to a penny
B. grew because Adolph Ochs bought it in 1896
c . increased because of its coverage of the Titariic's sinkirig-r
D. decreased because it could not compete with other New York papers.
9. What word or phrase does the word 'publication' in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The Tines B. “ The Pentagon Papers'
c . The Report D. The Constitution
10. According to the passage, the Times has a national edition that is
A. protected by the Supreme Court
B. printed in the form of a Sunday magazine
c . shipped by train and air transport daily
D. transmitted by satellite to regional printing plants
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jV. CLOZE-TEXT
part 1: Read the text below and dccidc which word A, B, c or I) that best fit
each space.
THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD
The Thames Barrier is a (1).......... ;..................... part of the flood defence
scheme for protecting London (2)...................................... rising water levels. The
defenses (3 )......................... include raised river embankments and additional
flood gates at strategic points, including the Barking Barrier. The unique
structure that is the Barrier spans the 520-metre wide Woolwich reach and
(4).......... of 10 separate movable gates, each pivoting and supported
between concrete structures which house the operating machinery.
When raised, the four main gates (5) ............. stand as high as a five-storey
building and as wide as the opening of Tower Bridge. Hach (6)..............................
3700 tonnes. During the first twelve years of (7).................................. the Barrier
has been closed twenty nine times to protect London. (8)..................................the
Barrier from the comfortable cafeteria. Pjcnic on the riverside embankment.
Hrijoy beautiful views from the riverside walk. Visit the shop (9)......................
stocks a large selection of souvenirs, books and Barrier information. There is a
children's play area suitable for 4 to 12-ycar-olds. located adjacent to the
riverside walk. A visit to the spectacular Thames Barrier is a ( 1 0 ) .........................
cxpericncc.
1. A. major B. frequent c . similar I), various
2. A. against 13. for G. between D. with
3. A. and B. also c. still D. too
4. A. consists B. includes c . involves I), contains
5. A. which B. every c . cach D. none
6. A. measures 1Ỉ. costs c. calculates D. weighs
7. A. profession B. surgery c. vocation D. operation
8. A. Sight IÌ. View c . I Icar D. Explore
9. A. what B. this c . which D. with
10. A. forgettable 1Ì. memorable c . forgetful D. memorised
c
Part 2. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, or D) best fits each
spacc.
THE SECRETS OF A LONG LIFE
Growing older is a natural (0) process that we cannot avoid. However, some
people manage to keep their looks for longer than others, and live to a (1)
__._____old age. So, what exactly is their sccret? Age is ( 2 ) _______ ___ by
many to be a mental attitude. As our minds and bodies arc not (3) ________
from each other, if you feci content, you are more likely to be healthy and
therefore to live a long life. Others stress the (4) ___ ____ _ of having an
interesting occupation. Having a deep interest in whatever you do ( 5 ) _______ _
to a more fulfilled and active life. Many also recommend yoga or other types of
physical exercise. Everybody, young or old, can (6.) from regular
e xer ci sc and spendi nti time with others. Sonic, on the o t h e r ha nd . (7)
old at>e without taking special carc of their health. But rcscarch has shown that
people who (8) __ lo a low-caloric diet have a greater chancc of livinu
loimer. or course, having acccss to good medical carc (9) a difference
too. Recent studies suggest that people with more high-powered jobs are
healthier, as are people who have (10) __ a good education. But scientific
opinion keeps changing. Maybe longevity just depends on genes or perhaps it's
down simply to good luck.
0. A. process B. operation c. system D. programme
l . A. ripe B. ready c. plump D. prime
2. A. valued B. considered c. suggested D. mentioned
3. A. different B. individual c. separate D. divided
4. Á. greatness B.'strength c. importance D. power
5. A. runs B. results c.-directs D. leads
6. A. take B. advance c. win D. benefit
7. A. get B. rcach c. touch D. grab
8. A. stick IB. stay c. hold D. remain
9. A. shows B. has c. makes D. is
l 0. A. received B. made c. taken D. owned
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST
Part 1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only ONE WORD for each space.
It is now generally rccogniscd that stress is a major (1) .............................. of
heart disease, and contributes (2) ...................................... many other illnesses.
Stress is increased by factors ( 3 ) .........................as worry, overwork and lack (4)
................ exercise or relaxation. For it is just as important from a psychological
point of (5) ................ to relax as it is to take physical excrcise. Relaxing docs
not necessarily (6) .....................just laziny about and doing (7) ............................
The benefits of a weekend away or the diversion of sporting activities (8)
................ .............. .. considerable. If you are suffering from, hi uh stress levels, or
wish to wind down; after a trving day, it is generally, advisable to have a change
of scene. Allhoimh there arc some individuals who thrive (9) .............................
stress, for most of us, it can (10) .................................. exhaustion, mood swings
and even severe depression.
Part 2. Read the text below and fill each blank with ONE word.
BEWARE OF VITAMINS
Vitamins arc good for our health, aren't they? Perhaps not. New research
suggests that (0) rather than ward off disease, high doses of ccrtain vitamins
may (1)....... ....... ...... ..............more harm than good and could even put you in an
early grave. A variety of recent studies suggest that (2) ............................. from
improving health, these vitamins, ( 3 ) .........................................taken in very high
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doses, m a y act ua ll y increase the risks o f c a nc er a nd a ra nge ( 4 ) ..................................
debilitatinu diseases, a discovery that has sent the mcdical world into a spin.
Scientists arc unsure as to why vitamins, so essential to health, can be toxic in
high doses. The most likclv explanation is that the body is only equipped to deal
with the levels found naturally in the environment. If the intake is too far-abovc
the normal raimc, then the body's interna! chemistry can be shunted out of
alignment. ( 5 ) .............. ...............this means is that the commercially sold vitamins
and (6) .................................. provided by nature are not always compatible. The
commercial forms may interfere with the body's internal chemistry (7)
............................. ...... 'crovvdinií out' the (8) ....... 1................ ............ natural and
beneficial forms of the nutrients. The vitamins obtained (9).... :................. ........
food arc also allied ( 1 0 ) .................... .................. a host o f other substances which
may moderate or augment their activity in the body. The latest advicc is to eat a
balanced diet lo ensure you ect all the nutrients you need, and if you must take
supplements, make sure you take the lowest recommended dose and follow the
instructions on the bottle.
VI. W O RD FORM A TIO N: '

PART 1. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the
w ords in brackets.
1. 11c won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later
...........................................when à mcdical chcck proved that he had been
taking drugs. (QUALIFY)
2. Those children look miserable bccausc ih e y 'r c ............................................
(PARENT)
3. Hni>lish is a .......................................... easy language for Swedes to learn.
(COMPARE)
4. Now, don’t tell anyone else what I've just told you. Remember, it's .................
(CONFIDE)
5. The rcccnt hurricanc caused ............................ .............................................damage. (WIDE
6. Industrial robots work with far greater..........................................than most
men. J (PRECISE)
7. A fan is an ardent devotee, an ............... ............................................................... (ENTH
8. T h e ...........................................need our help. (ADVANTAGE)
9. Although the splitting of the atom was one of the greatest scientific
.......................................... of this century, there arc many people who wish it
had never happened. (BREAK)
10. She i s ...................................... . about music. (PASSION)
Part 2. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in
parentheses
opportunity I. technology people prevent

care protect house caution crime sign
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New ( 1 ) ...................................... a d v a n c e s are m a k i n g life m o r e difficult for
(2) as police are making progress on crime (3)................................
Such is the level of expertise among dctectives today that a (4)....................thief
is bound to be caught. There arc also more (5) ................................. that can be
taken by (6).................................... to ensure the safety and (7)...............................
of their homes. People can now mark their belongings so that if they are stolen
by an ( 8 ) ............................... thief they can later be identified. It is like having
your ( 9 ) ................................on all your (10)......................................treasures.
VII. ERROR CORRECTIONS

The following passage contain 10 errors. Identify and correct them
The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still
with us and still closcly(O) interrelating. Most American marriages, particular
first marriages uniting young people, arc the result of mutual attraction and
affection rather than practical consideration.
In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their children.
Teenagers begin date in high school and usually find mates through their own
academic and social contacts. Though young people feel free to choose their
friends from different groups, almost choose a mate o f similar background. This
is due in parts to parental guidance. Parents cannot selcct spouses for their
children, but they can usually influence choices by voicing disapproval for
someone they consider unsuitable.
However, marriages of members of different groups (intcrclass, interfaith,
and interracial marriages) arc increasing, probably bccausc of the greater mobile
of today's youth and the fact that they arc restricted by fewer prejudices as their
parents. Many young people leave their hometowns to attend college, serve in
the armed forces, or pursue a career in a bigger city. One away from home and
family, they are more likely to date and many outside their own social group.
Ex: (0) interrelating -» interrelated
VIII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Complete the sccond sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Don’t change the word given.
1. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth
of their second child. (ONLY WHEN) ,
2. 1 don’t care if Tom doesn't phone me. (DIFFERENCE)

- It makes........................................ :.......................... in touch or not
3. Icy road conditions are thought to have caused the accident. (BROUGHT)
- The accident seem t o ..............................................................the icy road
conditions.
4. One day Tom's mother is going to lose her temper with him. (MATTER)
- It i s ..................................................Tom's mother is i>oing to lose her temper
with him.
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5 If I’m being honest, I have to say that the play wasn’t as good as 1 expected.
(SHORT)
- The play ........................................................................................... , to be honest
with you.
6. I’m quite happy to go on holiday alone. (AVERSE)
- 1 a m .......................................................................... on holiday on my own.
7. David feels uncomfortable in front of all those people. (ILL)
- David seems really.......................................... ...../................................................
8. We suddenly decided to go away for the weekend. (SPUR)
. - We decided .................................................................................. .................................
9. Finding the survivors is our number one priority. (UTMOST)
- It is t h e ........ ...................................................................the survivors.
10. John didn’t feel like going out with his friends. (MOOD)
- Tom ........................................................................... going out with his friends.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYEN QUANG DIÊU

_______________________ ĐỒNGTHẢP _____________________

I. PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that
of the others.
1. A. turn B.burn c . curtain D. bury
2. A. certificate B. delegate c . appropriate D. initiate
3. A. double B. couraacous c . cousin D. country
4. A. houses B. faces c . horses D. sources
5. A. preface B. predatory c . predominate D. prejudice
Choose the word whose main stressed syllabic is placcd differently from
that of the others in the list.
6. A. polities B. musician c . historic D. dynamic
7. A. energetic B. arithmetic c . mausoleum D. economic
8. A. argumentative B. psychological c . hypersensitive D. contributory
9. A. temperature B. asteroid c . picaresque D. vegetable
10. A. lieutenant B. pneumonia c . dividend D. majestic
II. WORD CHOICE

1. You will need a pen and some paper t o _______ this problem. It is too
difficult to do it in your head.
A. discover B. work out c. realise D. find out
2. The little country hotel served them a meal fit for ______ .
A. a king B. a lord c. an empe'ror D. a queen
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3. Let m e _______ the bill before wc leave this restaurant.
A. arrange B. concludc c . settle D. pay up
4. W o u l d y o u p l e a s e ____ fr om s m o k i n g wh il e the lccturc is in p ro gr e ss ?
A. refrain B. keep yourself c . avoid D. stop
5. This coursc________ no previous knowledge of the subject.
A. assembles B. assumes c . assigns D. assures
6. The students p aid ______ attention to the distinguished professor.
A. respectable B. respected c . respectful D. respective
7. Mr. Discontent wanted to complain to the waiter but was afraid of making
a (n ) _________ .
A. act B. drama c . play D. scene
8. Have y o u ______ for any evening classcs next term?
A. enrolled B. engaged c . inscribed D. assigned
9. Gan you pass me a knife? I want t o _______ these onions.
A. fry B. roll c . chop D. grate
10. She had to her dress because she had lost so much weight.
A. shift B. change c . loosen D. alter
III. GRAMMAR& STRUCTURES
1. "We've just been to see Dracula." "__ it a scary movie!"
A. Such is B. So is c . How is D. Isn't
2. "Why was Danny given a month off?" "I think i t 's _______lie's worked so
hard lately."
A. seeing that B. given that
c . due to the fact that D. owing to the fad that
3. "I hear little Isabella is walking now." "Well, she can w a lk _ __ that chair
before falling."
A. as far as IÌ. where c . wherever D. as hii>h as
4. "Can you come away with me for the weekend?"
"I can't as I'm decorating the kitchen. . my mother is ill."
A. Even so B. After all c . All the same D. On top of that
5. "Does Joanna walk to work?" "No, ______ it is, she always takes Ihc bus."
A. Where B. Wherever c . As far as ' D. Far as
6. "Jane is really conscicntious, isn't she?" "Absolutely. _______ , she i-s very
efficient."
Ạ. So ' B. All the same c . What is more D. still
7. "Did the minister approve of the building plans?"
"Not really. Me turned them down _ that the costs were too high."
A. in ease B. on the grounds c . provided I), supposing
8. Our insurance policy offers im mediate_______ against the risk of burglary,
accident or damage by fire.
A. cart B. security c . relief I), cover
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9 Indieo is a vat c ol our . _______ callcd b ec a us e it d o e s not d is s ol ve in wat er .
A. which it B. it is c. but D. so
10. The low er__ in a room, the more slowly our eyes focus.
A. the level of lighting, B. light level
• c. leveling oflight D. lighting in level
11. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS

Complete these sentences by adding the necessary preposition or particle.
<1. Please look through these papers___________________ your pleasure
A. on B. in c. for D. at
2. Nothing can __ the loss of the child.
’ A. make up with B. make up for c , do with D. come up with
3. Melanie w a s pain ,but she couldn't use the painkiller she had at home
_
because it w a s _______ date .

A. in - o u t of B. at - outside c. for - under D. with - up to .
4. At an experimental agricultural station, many types o f grass are grown
various conditions.
A. under B. beneath c. below D. underneath
5 . 1don’t want to sound like I’m _____ _ the law, but if you don’t keep the noise
down, you’llhave to leave.
A. putting in B. passing over c. layingdown D. giving over
6. The teacher gave us fifteen minutes t o ______the math problem.
A.work out B. look out c. findout D. take out
7. Could you move your car? You ' r e ____ the way of the entrance!
A. on B. in c . at D. to
8. Armed terrorists are reported to have_______ the embassy
A. taken up B,taken to c . taken over D. taken into
9. The twins look so much alike that almost no one can ____th e m _____
A. take - apart B. tell -apart c. take - on D. tell - away
10. Could you s t a n d ______ for me and teach my English class tomorrow
morning, John? /
A. down B. in c . up D. out

Read the following passages and choose the bểst answers.
Reading 1
Many o f the most flexible examples o f tool use in animals come from primates
(the group that includes humans, apes, and monkeys). For example, many wild
primates use ob jects to threaten outsiders. But there are many examples of tool use
by other mammals, as well as by birds and other types o f animals.
Tools are used by many species in the capture or preparation of food.
Chimpanzees use sticks and poles to bring out ants and termites from their
hiding places. Among the most complex tool use observed in the wild is the use
of stones by ivory Coast chimpanzees to crack nuts open. They select a large flat
stone as an anvil (a heavy block on which to place the nuts) and a smaller stone
as a hammer. Stones suitable for use as anvils are not easy to find, and often a
chimpanzee may carry a haul o f nuts more than 40 meters to find a suitable
anvil. The use o f tools in chimpanzees is especially interesting because these
animals sometimes modify tools to make them better suited for their.intended
purpose. To make a twig more effective for digging out termites, for example, a .
chimp may first strip it o f its leaves. ;
Surprisingly, there is also a species of bird that uses sticks to probe holes in
the search for insects. One of the species of Galapagos finch, the woodpecker
finch, picks up or breaks off a twig, cactus spine, or leaf stem. This primitive
tool is then held in the beak and used to probe for insects in holes in trees that '
the bird cannot probe directly with its beak. Birds have been seen to carry twigs
from tree to tree searching for prey.
Tools may also be used for defense. Hermit crabs grab sea anemones with their I
claws and use them as weapons to repel their enemies. Studies have demonstrated L
that these crabs significantly improve their chances against predators such as I
octopus by means o f this tactic. Also, many species of forest-dwelling primates
defend themselves by throwing objects, including stones, at intruders.

A. Primates are superior to other animals in using tools.
B. The use of stones as tools is similar across different animal spccies.
c . Birds and primates use tools that arc different from those of sea animals.
D. Many animals have developed effective ways of using tools.
2. Why does the author mention ants and termites in the second paragraph?
A. To give an example of food that chimpanzees collect by using tools.
B. To emphasize that ants and termites often hide together in the same place,
c . To identify an important part of the chimpanzee diet.
D. To point out a difference between two closely related species.
3. According to the passage, Ivory Coast chimpanzees are among the most
remarkable of animal tool users because th e y ______________ .
A. use tools to gather food
B. use more than one tool to accomplish a task
c . transport tools from one place to another
D. hide their tools from other animals
4. The word "haul" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning t o _________ .
A. diet B. type c . load D branch
5. The word "strip" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning t o _________ ■
A. search B. eat c . carry D. remove
6. The word "probe" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning t o __________ .
A. change B. watch c . explore D. create
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7. According to the passage, what is characteristic of the way in which woodpecker
finches hunt insects?
A. The finches use different plant parts as tools to capture insects.
B. The finches make narrow holes in trees to trap insects,
c . The finches pick up insccts that they find on leaves.
D. The finches catch insects in the air as they fly from tree to tree.
8. Which o f the following can be inferred from the passage about the behavior
of the woodpccker finch? ' /
A. It uses its beak as a weapon against its enemies.
B. It uses the same twig to look for food in different .trees,
c . It uses twigs and leaves to build its nest.
D. It avoids areas where cactus grows.
9. According to the passage, studies have shown that hermit crabs manage to
turn octopus away b y ___ ;________
, A. attacking the octopus with their claws
' B. using stones as weapons i, •
c . defending themselves with sea anemones
D. hiding under sea plants
10. Forest primates and certain sea animals are mentioned in the passage as
examples of animals that use tools for _____________.
A. self-protection B. food preparation
c . hunting prey D. building nests or home plants grow
Reading 2
Many ants forage across the countryside in large numbers and undertake
mass migrations; these activities procced because one ant lays a trail on the
ground for the others to follow. As a worker ant returns home after finding a
source of food, it marks the route by intermittently touching its stinger to the
ground and depositing a tiny amount of trail pheromone - a mixture of chemicals
that delivers diverse messages as the context changcs. These trails incorporate no
directional information and may Jbe followed by other ants in either direction.
Unlike some other messages, such as the one arising from a dead ant, a food
trail has to be kept secret from members of other spccies. It is not surprising then
that ant species use a wide variety of compounds as trail pheromones. Ants can
be extremely sensitive to these signals. Investigators working with the trail
pheromone o f the leafcuttcr ant Attatexana calculated that one milligram of this
substance would suffice to lead a column of ants three times around Earth.
The vapor of the evaporating pheromone over the trail guides an ant along the
way, and the ant detects this signal with receptors in its antennae. A trail
pheromone will evaporate to furnish the highest concentration of vapor right
over the trail, in what is called a vapor space. In following the trail, the ant
moves to the right and left, oscillating from side to side across the line o f the
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trail itself, bringing first one and then ihc other antenna-into ihe vapor space. As
the ant moves to the right, its left antenna arrives in the vapor space. The signal
It receives causes it to swing to the left, and the ant then pursues this new course
until its right antenna readies the vapor space. It then swings back to the right
and so weaves back and forth down the trail.
A. The mass migration of ants
B. How ants mark and follow a chcmical trail
c . Different spccics of ants around the world
D. The information contained in phcromoncs
2. The word "‘forage” in the passauc is elosest in meanint> to ____
A. look up 13. walk toward
c . revolve around D. search for food
3. The word “intermittently" in the passage is closest in meaning to ___
A. periodically B. incorrectly c . rapidly I), rouuhly
4. The phrase “the one" in the passage refers to a single _ ______ .
A.'message IB. dead ant c . food trail I), species
5. According to the passage, why do ants use different compounds as trail pheromones?
A. To reduce their sensitivity to some chemicals
B. To attract different tvpes of ants
c . To protect their trail from other spccies
D. To indicate how far away the food is
The author mentions the trail phcromone of the lcalcuttcr ant to point out
A, how little phcromonc is needed to mark a trail
B. the different types of pheromoncs ants can prodụcc
c . a type o f ant that is common in many parts o f the world
D. that certain ants can producc up to one milligram of pheromone
7. According to the passage, how arc ants íỉuidiìd by trail phcromones?
A. They conccntrate on the smell of food.
B. They follow an ant who is familiar with the trail
c . They avoid the vapor spaces by moving in a straight line.
D. They sense the vapor through their antennae.
8. The word "furnish" in the passage is closest in meaning to
. A. include B. provide c. cover D. sclect
9. 7'he word "oscillating'' in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. falling B. depositing c . swinging D. starting
10. According to the passage, the highest amount of pheromone vapor is found
A. in the receptors of the ants
B. just above the trail
c . in the source of food
D. .under the soil along the trail
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IV. GL'i-DKI) C LO Z E TEST
Choose the options that best complete the blanks.
Reading 1:
National Geographic iMaaazinc is a monthly magazine of geography,
archcology, anthropology and (1) . providing the armchair traveler
with literacy and (2) _____ accounts and unexcelled photoyraphs and
maps to comprehend those (3) _______ . The maaazinc was founded in
1888 and is published by a non-proill cooperation, the national ỵcographic
society. The original ( 4 ) ________ of the society was lor the (5) ____
to be orientated towards the United Stated, but the nature of its articles soon
made it a magazine with a.(6) ___ ______ view.
Under the editorship of Gilbert Hovcy Grosvenoiv it attained a circulation of
1000000 by 1926. National Geographic was one of the first magazines to (7)
color photograph of undersea life, views from the stratosphere,
and animals in their natural habit. The magazine became world famous for its (8)
• illustrated articles of the various geoiiraphic reuions of the world.
Its feature include (9) __ _________ information on the environmental, social,
and cultural aspects of the areas covered and their people. Profits from the
magazines help support its ( 10) _______ expeditions.
l . A. biology B. history c. exploration D. travelling
2. A. factual B. fiction c. fairy D. literal
3. A. provided B. described c. pursued D. unclcar
4. A. proposal B. plan c. schcmc D. intention
5. A. periodical B. publication c. issue D. document
6. A. national B. regional c. global D. natural
7. A. show B. introduce c. take D. give
8. A. beautifully B. skillfully c. tactfully D. intensively
9. A. vital B. important G. ncccssarv D. substantial
10. A. adventurous B. scicntific c. marine I), thrilling
Reading 2:
T H E FIRST POSTAL STAMP
Two hundred years ago, no stamps were used in the United Slates. A person
wishing to send letter (1) bring it to the post office and pay for the
postmaster the ( 2 ) _____ for handling i*. The chargc for this Service (3)
__ ________ upon the distance the letter was to be ( 4 ) __________ . For short
distance, the fee was usually ten cents.
An Englishman, Roland Mill, was probably responsible ( 5 ) ____________the
first use of stamps. The Hnglish post office at that time was using a plan similar
to ( 6 ) _______ in the United States and was losing money..Hill suggested
that the pricc for handling letters through the post office be (7) __________ . He
thought if this were done, more people would send letters, thereby making the
handling expense ( 8 ) _____ ^ letter much less so that the post office would
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not lose money. He suggested the use of standard adhesive postage stamps lo
save time and trouble.
The Hnglish lawmakers ( 9 ) ____________the new plan, and in 1840, over 160
years ago, the first stamps for use with letters were made. They were printed (10)
____________a picture of Queen Victoria, and sold for one and two cents. Time
has proved that Roland I lill was right.
1. A. could B. should c. would D. might
2. A. fee B. fare c. expense D. cost
c. focused
Ji
3. A. relied B.depended D. based
4. A.taken B. carried c. brought D. transported
5. A. on B about c. with D. for
6. A. one B.such c. that D. what
7. A. reduced B. decreased c. lessened D. lowered
8 . A. every B. each c. for D. per
9. A. recognized B. acccptcd c. agreed D. approved
10. A. for B. on c. with D. by
PART B: WRITTEN QUESTIONS

I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable
word.
Reading 1:
CRYING
A boyfriend or girlfriend wc love dumps us. How do we react? Most of us go
through a period o f crying our eyes (1) __________ . But have you ever
wondered why humans cry? Most mammals produce tears to clcan and lubricate
the eyes but humans are unique - perhaps with the exception of gorillas and
elephants - in producing tears in response ( 2 ) ___________ emotional stimuli.
We might feel ( 3 ) ____________crying when vvc hear sad news, or even cry (4)
____ happiness. Scientists are unsure what, if any. benefits there are
from crying as it have little or no immediate effect ( 5 ) ____________the situation
that has produced the tears. However, many people do say that they feel the
benefits (6) ____ _ a good cry in that after it they are qmotionally stronger, so
it is possible that crying docs in some ways help US to get (7) ._______
difficult emotional situations.
Some societies look down on adults crying. This attitude is sometimes seen in
the society's language. Expressions such as “there's no point crying over (8)
____________milk" and -i( 9 ) _____________and bear it” in English reflect a
culture that - at least historically - does not value adult crying.
Crying can also be used as a means of deception. If you cry “crocodile tears",
you are (1 0 )____________on an act - pretending to be upset when in fact you
are not.
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R eading 2:
C R IM E AND PUNISHM ENT
The demand for prison ( 1 ) ___________ has steadily increased as more and
more people has come to see that locking people up in ( 2 ) ___ ________ simply
don’t reduce crime. Not only it failed to act as a ( 3 ) ___________ , but it does
very little to help ( 4 ) ____________readjust to life back in the ( 5 ) ____________
after they have served their time. Prisons are isolated places, where prisoners
learn from other criminals, and where bullying, bribery, and other forms o f (6)
spread. Once outside prison, offqnders face (7) _•__________ ,
which tend to force them back ■into a life of crime. Even once the (8)
_____1 recognises the need for change, it is notoriously slow. It usually
demands new ( 9 ) ____________to change the system, and while the slow
processes o f ( 1 0 ) __________ go on, more and more lives are affected.
II. WORD FORM

Complete each o f the following sentences with the correct form of the word
in brackets.
1/. That little charming girl you met yesterday comes from a v e r y _______
family. (ART)
2/. He used to be a n _______ engineer before he came to work for this company.
(ELECTRICITY)
3/. The doctor will b e _____________ unless you call and make an appointment in
advance. (AVAILABILITY)
4/. Those are the company’s strictly ___ _ documents, so you mustn't let
them leak out. (CONFIDENCE)
5/. Since it was first_______ produced at large scalcs, this traditional handicraft
has attracted attention worldwide. (COMMERCE)
ó/. Those street children perform ed ______ _ well at the fund-raising dinner
party. (SURPRISE)
7/. There are s ti l l _______ about how they erected those huge stone on top of
that hill. (CERTAIN)
8/. H e _______ dropped himself^n the grass after shouting loudly again for help.
There seemed to be nobody around. (HOPE)
9/. That guy is absolutely_______ as you never know what he is going to do or
say. (PREDICT)
10/. That athlete w a s _______ as soon as people found that he had used drug.
(QUALIFICATION)
Complete each gap with the suitable form of the word provided
release navigation depart confine crcate migrate(x2)
exact navigale great
One o f the ( 1 ) _______ mysteries o f nature is the instinct to migrate. Every

year millions of (2) ^ feel the need to movíỳ for one reason or another.
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M o s t o f us have seen t he arrival or (3) o f (4) flocks o f birds.
(5) . however, is not (6) ____ to birds, but can be seen in reptiles
(for example turtles, frogs), insects (butterflies, locusts), fish (eels, salmon,
tunny) and mammals (reindeer, seals, lemmings, whales, bats). Many of these
succeed in (7) _J_ ___ over long distances. 1low ( 8 ) _______ they manage to do
this still remains a mystery.
Experiments suggest that these (9) ___ abilities arc partly instinctive. In
one famous experiment a young seabird from the island of Skokholm, off tiie
Wclsc coast, was taken across the Atlantic by plane to Boston, 5100 km away. It
was (10) and was back in its nest twelve and a half days later.

Find and correct ONE mistake in each line of the passage. If the line is
correct, put a tick.
When Ĩ first went to a "uni versitv I studied law. Although both my
' mother and older sister has science degrees no one else in the family
3.......................... I had everI had
beenever
studied
beenlaw beforelawandbefore
studied my parents
and mywere verywere
parents proud
very proud
4.. ........................ i of me. The problem was that I did not know exactly how a lawyer
5.............................. : did. I had very romantic ideas about going to court to protect people
6.............................. I who had falselv accused of committing the crimes. I imagined myself
7... ........................... ! like those lawyers on 'Ạ ’, arguing with the judge and the prosecution
8.............................. I lawver and convincing to the juiy that my client was innocent. After
9.............................. j only a couple weeks of very long qnd difticult lectures I realised t o
10................................ a lot of what a lawyer does is very practical and not all romantic.
I
I__________________________ L_____ ________________ _____________________________ _
IV. WRITING
Rewrite each of the following scntcnccs as guided
1. A new flu vaccine has been on trial sincc the beginning of the year.
T h e y ................ :........ ..................................................... ........................................
2. If anyone succeeds in solving the problem; it will probably him.
l ie is the most ........................................................................................................
3. 1 only heard her husband’s side of the story when 1inet him in France.
it was o n ly ............................................................................ v................................
4. She discovered eight new comcts in the coursc of her work.
1ler work resulted ..................................................................................................
5. I was surprised not to see Met! at the party but I later heard she was ill.
(APPARENTLY)
1 was surprised that Meg ................................................... ■ ................... she was ill.
6. In my opinion, Simon was a fool not to accept their job offer. (DOWN)
I think i t ......................................................................their job offer.
7. The neighbours will look after our house while we are away. (EYE)
The neighbours................................................................ while we arc away.
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jị ] [c said he had w o n as a result o f ” o od luck. ( Á T T R 1 B U T H D )
- l i e .......................................... ..................................................................
9 He maintained his position auainst his adversary. (GROUND)
••> H e ..................................... .............................................................. .......
10. Five boys on a motorbike at the speed of 60 mph arc very likely to end up in
hospital, (RI-CIPK)
—» Five b o y s ..................................................................................................
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUỶÊN NGUYEN DU - ĐĂK LĂK
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. P H O N O LO G Y
Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
I. A. archaic B. archipelago : C.'arch cry D. architcct
2. A. cantaloupe B. catastrophe c. recipe D. apostrophe
3. A. accredit B. salamander c. majesty D. saliva
4. A. obsession B. depression c. proccssion I), possession
5. Á. dogged B.crookcd c . naked D. hacked
Circle the word whose underlined part is stressed differently from the othc
6. A. contraband B.contour c. conceal D.consul
7. A. reconcile B. recompense c. resentment I), rccogni/.c
8. A. irrational B. irritable c. irrelevant D. irreparable
9. A. miraculous B. missile c. probable D. miniature
10. A. epoch B. etiquette c. equivalent D. episode
11. W O RD C H O IC E
Circle the best options to complete the following sentences.
1 I . What I actually earn bears 11.0 to all my needs.
A. link B. relation c. association I), connection
12. He couldn't have been in his right saying that he can fly.
A. thoughts B. brains c . SQÍ1SCS D. mind
13. I know she was not lying when she apologized because she seemed
_ sorry for what she had done.
A. reluctantly B. genuinely c. constantly D. gorgeously
14. Beirm out in the sun all momini> make us fee! quite weak.
Ạ. urilling B. flaming c. blazing D. fryinii
15. It _____ ____ without saying that Mr. Abcrcrombic deserves the prize for
his imposing achievements in the field of archacology.
A. aocs B. comes c. is . \ 1
D. means
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16. The audicncc __________ at the comcdian as his performance went from
bad to worse.
A. flipped B. jeered c . grinned D. ridiculed
17. I cannot stand h e r ___________ talking; nobody else can get a word in.
A. inccssant B. facctious c . overwhelming D. implausible
18. Crowds o f supporters ____ on the stadium where the final games
were being held.
A. converged B. infiltrated c . accumulated D. confronted
19. She told him ,not t o __________ the important part of the discussion.
A. stamp out B. gloss over c . thaw out D. pull through
20. His employer was angered by Paul's___________excuse for not completing
the project.
A. indulgent B. spatial c . concerted D. lame
III. G R A M M A R AND STRUCTURES

Circle the best options to complete the following sentences.
21. "You have hardly been out lately."
" __ ' , I never seem to be at home."
A. On the contrary B. Contrarily c . By contrast D. Contrasting
22. "Why did she give us so many instructions?"
" ______ t___ wouldn't be any need to ask questions."
A. So it B. So c . So they D. So there
23. "Which o f Mike's jokes do you think is the funniest?"
"The one ___
A. last he made it up B. he made it up last
c . he made up it last D. he made up last
25. "Why is this area sealed off." - "This is a testing site f o r ____ ______
A. guide missiles B. guided missiles
c . missile guides D. guiding missiles
26. Nebraska has floods in some years,___
A. in others drought B. droughts are others
c. while other droughts D. others in drought
27. He really deserved the award becausc he performed much better t h a n _____.
A. was cxpected of him B. expected of him
c . expected D. was expected
28. After the Zeeland disaster in 1953, when floods _____many lives,
dams___ across almost all the estuaries in the south-western Netherlands.
A. were claimed / have beenbuilt B. have claimed / had been built
c. would claim / would havebuilt D. claimcd / were built
29 . _________ out o f the water, penguins arc almost always found in groups,
and quile sociable.
A. Before B. Just as c . By the time D. While
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■}(). He sold all his property and went away to America never__ again.
A. hearing of him B. to be heard of
c. to hear of him D. being heard about

31. Don't worry about the lunch. I'll__________it.
A. look to B. see for c. see to D. look over
32. Tom's condition is so serious.that we doubt whether he'll _________ .
A. thaw put B. pull through c. win o.vcr D. buck up
33. The principle promised t o ___ '____ the matter of class size.
A, face up to B. look into c. lash out at D. see through
34; The police officer signaled me t o ____________.
Ạ. backed out B. pull over c. stop off D. gear up
35. The teacher tried to ____________ our confusion about the meaning o f the
difficult paragraph in the reading.
A. make out B. clear up c. catch on D. cut up
36. The boss is in a bad mood today so cion't_________ her with any more
customer complaints.
A. fool around B. dry up c . stir up D. take in
37. Mr. Simpson was so frightened when he heard footsteps behind him on the
lonely, dark street that it took several minutes t o __________ .
A. covcr himself up B. turn himself over
c . pull himself together D. go himself over
38. I'm sorry t o ___ _______ to your conversation but there's an urgent message
for you.
A. comc in B. bump in c . pop in D. butt in
39. It is his versatility that him from other actors of
his generations.
Ạ. puts apart B. makes apart c . sends apart D. sets apart
40. Van Gogh suffered from depression by overwork and ill-health.
A. brought onB. come about c . taken up D. pull through
V. GUIDED C L O Z E
Read the texts below and circle which answer best fits each space.
Passage 1
THE VIDEO LOGGERS
One rather unlikely word that has rcccntly entered the language is "blog", a
shortened form o f "Web log". A blog is a diary (41) _ ______on the Internet
by the person writing it - the "blogger" - who presumably expccts other people to
read it. It is ironical that modern technology is being used to ( 4 2 ) __________
new life into such an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. And now, as
the technology behind video camcras is making them easier to use, wc have the
video loii, or "vloe". VIogging does not require highly sophisticated equipment:
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a digital video camera, a high-speed Internet connection and a host arc all that IS
needed. Vloggcrs can put anything that (43) their fancy onto thtu
personal vveb site. Some vlogycrs have no ambitions (44) __________ than to
show films thcv have shot while on holiday in cxotic places. I lowevcr. vloi>s can
also (45) ______ more ambitious purposes. ỉ;or instance, amateur film
makers who want lo make a (46) __ _ for themselves might publish their
work on the Internet, eager to rcccive advicc or criticism. And increasingly
vlogs arc being used to ( 4 7 ) __________ political and social issues that arc not
newsworthy enough to ( 4 8 ) __________ coverage by the mass media. It is still
too early to predict whether vlogging will ever ( 4 9 ) ________ off in a major
way or if il is just a passing fad, but its (50) ___ is only now becoming
apparent.
4 1. A. released B. sent c . poslcd D. mounted
42. A. add : B. inhale c. insert [). breathe
4 3 . A. erasps B. appeals c . takes D. gives
44. A. exccpt B. apart c. rather D. other
4 5 . A. serve B. employ c . function D. play
46. Ấ. publicity B. fame c. name D. promotion
47. A. emphasize B. publici/.c c. distribute D. circulatc
48.A. earn B. warrant c. C X C IIS C p. causc
49. A; fly B. show c. take D. make
50. A. potential B. possibility . c . ability D. feasibility
Passage 2
RENEWABLE ENERGY COMES OF AGE
The British Wind Kncri>y Association was founded 30 years ago by a íỊroup
of scientists. At that time, the term "alternative energy" was used to describe the
generation of wind, water and solar power. These days, wc tend to (51)
___ lo them as "renewable energy" and the use of this name (52)
a real changc in their status. These sources of energy, apart from
being alternative, have now becomc mainstream and arc (53) to
make a significant contribution to the country's energy needs in the future.
Two closely linked developments (54) __ - behind this ( 5 5 ) ____ in
status. Firstly, over the past decade or so, the price of oil and gas has been rising
( 5 6 ) ___ __ reflecting the extent to which rcservcs'of these fossil fuels are
bccomino, (57) j . I lowcvcr. pricc is only part of the explanation. (58)
as important is the growinu consensus that carbon emissions must
be curbed. The scientific evidence for climatc change is now irrefutable, and
both policy makers and the (59) public arc finally in agreement that
doing nothinu about the prospect of íỉlobal warminii is no Ionizer a viable option.
Renewable energy represents one real wav of (60) both issues.
51. A. consider B. refer c . mention D. rcuard
52. A. rcuards B. reproduces c . reminds D. reflects
53. A‘. set B. held c . put D. stood
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54. A. sit B. reside c. lie D. recline
55. A. move B. shift c. switch D. jump
56. A. equably B. serenely c. habitually D. steadily
57. A. depleted B. dccreascd c. depressed D. debased
58. A. Just B. Still c. Much D. Yet
59 A. deeper B. greater c. larger D. wider
60. A. coping B.engaging c. addressing D. dealing
VI. READING
Read the texts below and circle t-Kc best answer to each question.
Reading passage 1:
THE TRUTH ABOUT TIIE ENVIRONMENT
For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting, worse. They have
developed a hit-list of our main fears: that natural resources arc running out: that
the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to cat; that species are
/becoming extinct in vast -numbers, anfi that the planet's air and water are
becoming ever more polluted.
But a quick look at the facts shows a different picture. First, energy and other
natural resources have becomc more abundant, not less so, since the book "The
Limits to Growth" was published in 1972 by a groưp o f scientists. Sccond. more
food is now produced per head of the world's population than at any time in
history. Fewer people are starving. Third, although species are indeed becoming
extinct, only about 0.7% of them arc expected to disappear in the next 50 years,
not 25-50%, as has so often been predicted. And finally, most forms of
environmental pollution either appear to have been exaggerated, or are transient -
associated with the early phases of industrialization and therefore best cured not
by restricting economic growth, but by accelerating it. One form of pollution -
the release o f greenhouse gases that causes global warming - does appear to be a
phenomenon that is going to extend well into'our future, but its total impact is
unlikely to pose a devastating problem. A bigger problem may well turn out to
be an inappropriate response tq/it.
Yet opinion polls suggest that many people nurture the belief that
environmental standards are declining and four , factors seem to cause this
disjunction betweeh perception and reality. /<•
One is the lopsidedness built into scicntific research. Scientific funding goes
mainly to areas with many problems. That may be wise policy, but it will also
create an impression that many lYiore potential problems exist than is the case.
Secondly, environmental groups need to be noticed by the mass media. They
also need to keep the money rolling in. Undcrstandingly, perhaps, they
sometimes overstate their arguments. In 1997. for example, the Worldwide Fund
for Nature issued a Press release entitled: "Two thirds of the world's forests lost
forever". The truth turns out to be nearer 20%. ■
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Though t h es e groups a rc run overwhelmingly by s el fl ess folk, they
nevertheless share many of the characteristics of other lobby groups. That would
matter less if people applied the same degree of skepticism to environmental
lobbying as they do to lobby groups in other fields. A trade organization arguing for
say, weaker pollution controls is instantly seen as self-interested. Yet a green
organization opposing such a weakening is seen as altruistic, even if an impartial
view of the controls in question might suggest they are doing more harm than good.
A third source of confusion is the attitude of the media. People are clearly
more curious about bad news than good. Newspapers and broadcasters are there to
provide what the public wants. That, however, can lead to significant distortions of
perception. An example was America's encounter with El Nino in 1997 and 1998
This climatic phenomenon was accuscd of wrecking tourism, causing allergies
melting the ski-slopcs and causing 22 deaths. However, according to an article in the
Bulletin of the American Mctcorological Society, the damage it did was estimated at
US$4 billion but the benefits amounted to some u s $ 19 billion. These came from
higher winter temperatures (which saved ali estimated 850 lives, reduced heating
costs and diminished spring floods causcd by mclt-watcrs).
The,fourth factor is poor individual perception. People worry that the endless
rise in the amount of stuff everyone throws away will cause the world to run out
of places to dispose of waste. Yet, even if America's trash output continues to
rise as it has done in the past, and even if the American population doubles by
2100, all the rubbish America produces through the entire United States will
never fill up the dumping ground.
So what of global warming? As wc know, carbon dioxide emissions arc
causing the planet to warm. The best estimates are lhat the temperatures will rise
by 2-3 "C in this ccntury, causing considerable problems, at a total cost of
US$5,000 billion.
Despite the intuition that something drastic needs to be done about such a
costly problem, economic analyses clearly show it will be far more expensive to
cut carbon dioxide emissions radically than to pay the costs o f adaptation to the
increased temperatures. A model by one of the main authors of the United
Nations Climate Change Panel shows how an cxpected temperature increase of
2.1 decrees in 2100 would only be diminished to an increase of 1.9 degrees. Or
to put it another way, the temperature increase that the planet would have
experienced in 2094 would be postponed to 2100. ‘ ,
So this docs not prevent global warming, but merely buys the world six years.
Yet the cost of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, for the United States alone,
will be higher than the cost of solving the world's single, most pressing health
problem: providing universal access to clean drinking water and sanitation. Such
measures would avoid 2 million deaths every year, and prevent half a billion
people from becoming seriously ill.
It is crucial that wc look at the facts if we want to make the best possible'
decisions for the future, it may be costly to be overly optimistic - but more costly
still to be too pessimistic.
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ip o the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading
passage
" Yes (Y) I f the statement agrees with the writer's claims
(N) if the statement contradicts the writer's claims
Mol given (N G )ifit is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
<61. Environmentalists take a pessimistic view of the
world for a number of reasons. : ____________
62. The number of starving people in the world has I
, increased in recent years. ' ______ _____
63. Extinct species are being replaced by new species. ■■
______
64. Some pollution problem have been correctly
■ linked to industrialization. ___________
65. It would be best to attempt to slow down economic growth. _____ ______
Circle the best answer '

/66. What aspect of scientific research does’the writer express concern about in
paragraph 4?
A. the need to produce results
B. the lack of financial support
c . the selection o f areas to research
D. the desire to solve every research problem
67. The writer quotes from the Worldwide Fund for nature to illustrate how
A. influential the mass media can be.

B. effective environmental groups can be.
c . the mass media can help groups raise funds,
p . environmental groups can exaggerate their claims.
68. What is the writer's main point about lobby groups in paragraph 6?
A. Some are more active than others.
B. Some arc better organized than others,
c . Some receive more criticism than others.
D. Some support more important issues than others.
69. The writer suggests that newspapers print items that are intended t o ______
A. educate readers. B. meet their readers' expectations,
c . encourage feedback from readers. D. mislead readers.
70. What does the writer say about America's waste problem?
A. It will increase in line with population.
B. It is not as important as we have been led to believe,
c . It has been rcduccd through public awareness o f the issues.
D. It is only significant in certain areas o f the country. ,
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Reading passage 2:
Psychologists who study information processing have identified and described
several memory structures that clarify how our memory works. They include the
sensory register short-term memory, and long-term memory. Hach structure
varies as to how much information it can hold and for how long.
A description of how human process information typically begins with
environmental stimuli. Our sense receptors are constantly stimulated by visual
auditory, tactile, olfactory, and gustatory stimuli: These experiences are initially
recorded in the sensory register, so named because information is thought to be
encoded there in the same form in which it was perccivcd. The purpose of the
sensory register is to hold information one to three scconds. information not
recognized or otherwise selected by Ị1S disappears from the system. The sensory
register can hold about twelve items of information at a time. Typists make
extensive use of the sensory register in order to remember words just long
enough to get them typed. If no further processing takes place, a typist’s ability
to recall that information later is minimal. Similarly, most of us have had the
experience of reading'an entire page of text, only to discover when we got to the
bottom of the page, we couldn’t say anything about it except that we had indeed
“reacT every word.
Once information has been recognized as meaningful, it is sent to short-term
memory. In this case, short-term is approximately 20 scconds. While this may
seem surprising, it can be easily demonstrated. If you were asked to dial an
unfamiliar phone number, received a busy signal, and were then distracted by
something or someone else for 15 to 20 seconds, chanccs arc you would have
forgotten the number at that point. Short-term memory is often referred to as
“working” memory.
Most cognitive psychologists believe that the storage capacity of long-term
memory is unlimited and contains a permanent record of everything an individual
has learned and experienced. Information is encoded there to cnhance its
meaningfulness and organization so that it can be easily retrieved when neccssary.
71. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To explain how our memory processes information.
B. To describe the sensory register.
c . To explain why we sometimes forget information. '
D. To compare short-term and long-term memory.
72. The word “They” in paragraph 1 refers to__________ .
A. psychologists , B. information
c . memory structures D. environmental stimuli
73. The word "‘stimuli” in lines 4 and 5 is closest in meaning t o ________.
A. objects or events that activate our memory.
B. things that help us to later recall what happened.
c . objects we consider attractive.
D. situations in which we experience emotions.
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74. According to the passage, typists arc unable to rccall information they type
if
A. they arc tired.
B. they are distracted by something or someone.
c . they have too much work to be able to process it all.
D. they do not recognizc it as meaningful enough to remember.
75. The word '‘minimal" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to___________.
A. very bie B. very good c . very pretty D. very small
76. According to the passage, which type of information is sent to short-term
memory?
A. Information we need for three scconds or less.
B. Information that is relevant to us.
c . Information that surprises us. •. ■
D. Environmental stimuli we do not perceive.
'77. It can be inferred that short-term memory is called ‘‘working’" memory
bccause_____ ___. ,
A. we use it extensively when wc are working.
B. it holds information we are working on at a given moment,
c . it is very difficult to use effectively.
D. we must work hard to retrieve information from it.
78. The word '‘capacity” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to___________.
A. size B. quality c . location D. time
79. The word "retrieved" in paragraph 4 is elosest in meaning to___________.
A. bought B. interrupted c . recovered D. forgotten
80. Which of the following would we most easily retrieve from long-term memory?
A. A wrong telephone number we dialed.
B. The face of a stranger on the street,
c . The birth date of our child.
D. Voices from the television in the background
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST: Read the texts below and think of the word which best fits
each space. Use only ONE WORD’ for each space.
OPEN CLOZE 1
The pressures of everyday life arc undeniable, but many experts consider the
currcnt strategies we use to dealt with them to ( 1 ) __________ inadequate and
often dangerous. They believe that (2) __ _ of trying to manage our
response to stress by (3) _ of drugs or relaxation techniques, we must
actually exploit stress. Apparently, research shows thal people ( 4 ) __________
create conditions of stress for ( 5 ) _____ ____ by doing exciting and risky sports
or looking for challenges, copc much better with life's problems. Activities of
this type have been shown to create a lot of emotion; people may actually cry or
feel extremely uncomfortable. But there is a point ( 6 ) ___________which they
realize thcv have succeeded and know that it was a'positive experience. This is
because we learn through challenge and difficulty. That's ( 7 ) ___________we get
our wisdom. Few of them, unfortunately, understand ( 8 ) __________ fact. For
example, many people believe they suffer from stress at work, and take time (9)
_________ _ as a result. Yet it has been found in some c o m p a n i e s that by far the
healthiest people are those with the most responsibility. So next time you're in a
stressful situation, just remember that it will be a positive learning experience
and could also (1 0 )__________ your health.
OPEN CLOZE 2
Hawaii, a group of islands (11) ___________about 2,400 miles west of
California, became the fiftieth state of thè United States or America in 1959. The
islands contain many volcanoes, some of ( 1 2 ) _________ _ erupt from time to
time, the lava which flowed from earlier eruptions has developed into very fertile
( 1 3 ) __________ . Many plants thrive there, particularly sugar, pineapple, and
tropical flowers. Hawaii prospers by exporting all of these and also by tourism.
Tourists are ( 1 4 ) __________ by the beautiful scenery and sunny beaches.
Hawaii is particularly fortunate in its climatc, which, ( 1 5 ) ___________it varies
at different altitudes,-i's exceptionally mild (1 6)____ _ a tropical region.
The people o f Hawaii are noted ( 1 7 ) __________ their friendliness and
charm. The population is basically Polynesian, with much intermarriage. There
are also many Japanese and other Far Eastern people (18) __________ settled
there, and about twenty-five percent of the people are Caucasians (whites).
These varied racial and ethnic groups have learned to (19) ___________together
in peace and harmony, (20) _ an example well worth following.
II. WORD FORMATION

PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in
parentheses.
1. The ___________ company sent millions o f dollars marketing their new
wonder drug. (PHARMACY)
2. Although the drug is very effective, it does have some unpleasant________
(EFFECT)
3. This margarine is full of food ______ - just look the label! (ADD)
4. Patients with diseases that are h ig h ly ________ _ are isolated in a special
area. (CONTAGION)
5. The government h a s __________ plans for new.energy legislation. (VEIL)
6. Early man made use o f the mcdical properties of insccts and reptiles to treat
c o m m o n ___________ .(AIL)
7. Scientists are convinccd that, hccausc crocodiles have such a long
; they must have a natural ability to combat infection. (LIFE)
8. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided t o __________ •
myself from the group'. (SOCIAL)
9. University professors both tcach and _ research. (TAKE)
10. These material are highly__________ . (FLAME)
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part 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words
given in the box.
CONVKM: SliNI) HVKNT TASTI-: UNDKRSTAND

i:N I I ỈUSi ; STRESS___ MHANING ___ 'I'l lERAPY___ R H A 1 . __________
In an effort to escapc from iheir hcctic and materialistic city lives, more and
more Northern Europeans are buying houses in rural areas of France, Spain, Italy
and Greecc. Some relocate permanently in search of a more ( 1 1 ) __________
existence. Those who cannot afford to give up their jobs seek a (1 2 )__________
respite from their (13) ___■ lifestyle by relaxing for a lew weeks each
year in their sccond home in the sun.
However, many of those who relocate permanently find that life in the
country is not as quiet and (14) ‘as they had anticipated. Aspects of
villaiic life which seemed delightfully atmospheric in the context of a two-week
holiday can urate on the nerves when you live with them on a daily basis.
Recently a group o f British residents in an Italian village took local farmers to
court bccause they found the smell of the villagers' pigs ( 1 5 ) _______ ___. In
other eases, foreigners have complaincd to neighbours about the (16)
___ __ early-morning crowing of their cockerels, or to the village priest
about the regular tolling of church bells.
(17) ___ . local inhabitants arc somewhat ( 1 8 ) ________ __ o f these
attitudes. They argue that the foreigners have an ( 1 9 ) ___ __view o f what
country life is like and that, since no one forced them to COIĨ1C and live in a
village, they arc being hypocritical by now complaining about the (20)
__________ of rural life.

The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them. There
may be more than error in one line.
Line
Primitive humans lived their Life in tunc with the daily cyclc of I
light and dark. Today wc arc firmly convincing that we can 2
impose schedules over our lives at will. Soon or later, however, 3
wc pay a price for ignoring our nature rhythms. A good example is 4 ■
jet lag, causcd when we confuse OLi r body's biological clocks by 5
crossing several time zones. People suffered from jet lag can take 6
several days to adjust with new time zones, and have a reduced ■7
ability to make decisions, it is a worrying thought, as serious 8
errors of judgment can be dònc. And this may be just the tip of the 9
iceberg. The increasing number of people suffer from seasonal 10
affectivc disordcr(SAD), a form of depression that can be 11
triggering by living in artificial conditions. SAD can be serious, 12
and sufferers may even need to take antidcpressant,drills. 13
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1. My boss doesn't mind what time 1 start or finish work. D1FFKRENCE
I t _______________________________________ ____ ____________what time 1
start or finish work.
2. It was Jane who came up with the idea for the sales promotion. BRAINS
Jane _____________:______ _______•______ _____________ ________ ;___ the
sales promotion.
3. Yesterday I informed my boss in writing that I would be leaving the company
NOTICE
I ________. _______ L___________________________________ ._________
to my boss yesterday.
4. I've been too busy to answer my emails, but I'll do it soon. ROUND
I ______ L____ ____________________________ 1__________ ____________
my emails yet.
5. It won't be easy for anyone to take over John's job when he retires. SHOES
When John retires, it will be difficult for anyone ________ _________ _ .
6. Mike has a more complcx personality than you may think. DEPTHS
M ik e _ __ __ ___ _ _____
than you may think.
7. Zoe always makes spontaneous decisions concerning her travel plans. ACTS
Zoe a l w a y s _______________________ ____ _______ __ ______ ^
her travel plans.
.8. How will the changes affect the company? IMPLICATIONS
What
the company? .
9. Since the advertisement, we've had more applications than wecan deal with.
SWAMPED
Since the advertisement,_____ ___ _ applications.
] 0. Julie always listens, to my complaints about work. EAR
Julie a l w a y s ______ _____ _____ _______ _____ _____ ______ my
complaints about work.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYỂN NGUYEN CHÍ THANH - ĐẢK NỒNG
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY
other three.
1. A. cantaloupe B. catastrophe c . recipc D. apostrophe
2. A. message B. beverage c . massage D. cottage
3. A. chronicIc B. orchid c . orchard D. orchestral
4. A. handcraft B. handbook c . handkerchief D. handbag
5. A. enthusiast B. tsunami c . optim istic I), philosopher
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6 A. trigonometry B. explanatory c. immediately D. democracy
7 A. legislature B. repository c . magnificent D. mistake
8 A. argumentative B. psvchological c . contributory D. hypersensitive
9 A. best-selling B. high-pitchcd c . multi-purpose D. red-hot
10. A. maintenance B. consciousness c . painstakingly D. ecotourism
11. W ORD C H O IC E
11. A meal at the restaurant will cost y o u ___ /
A. a kidney , B. a stomach
c. an arm and a leg D. an eye and an arm
12. 10. After arriving late for the third time in one week. Sam was finally given
t h e ................
A. red slip B. black slip c . yellow slip D. pink slip
13. It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the national .....................
A. inheritance B. heritage c . possessions D. legacy
\4. Mary usually buys her c l o t h e s _____ . It's cheapcr than goirm to a dressmaker.
A. in public B. on the shelf c . off the peỵ D. on the house
15. Many college students arc attracted to the.................. life o f a journalist; the
prospect of exploring the world is very appealing.
A. peripatetic B. conventional c . remunerative D. coordinated
16. Hveryone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have
............any solutions.
A. thought over B. conic up with c . looked into D. got round to
17. Bond managed to break into his adversary's house and plant there.
Ạ. a bug B. a bullet c . a blow D. a knee
18. It mav have ____ your notice, but it's Mrs. Hodge's birthday today.
A. slipped ỈỈ. skipped c . missed I), escaped
19. A military junta has taken over power in the country after the democratic
administration_______ .
A. collapsed B. stumbled c , vanished D. abandoned
20. Ann's encouraging words gayt m e ___ to undertake the demanding task
once again.
A. a point B. an incentive c . a resolution I), a target

21. "Another cup of coffee?" - "No. but thanks ^ ___ ___
A. not at all B. for all c . all the same I), you for all
22. 1 cxpcclcd all of the customers of the change of our address.
A. to be informed B. to inform c . being informed D. informing
23.it was awful, n o t ________to sec you for so loni>.
A. able B. to be able c . bciim able D. have been able.
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24. ] am in favor of his proposal that a spccial committee____to examine the
problem.
A. sets up B. will be set up c . be set up D. to be set up
25 . ___ ___ better working conditions
A What's interesting the workers most is
ÍÌ What's interested the workers most is
c What interest the workers most is
D What interests the workers most is ■
28. My father hạd his le g ________ yesterday when playing football.
A. break B. broke c . broken D. to break
27. All the way along the winding street_____ _____ .
A. he camc I?, came he c . did lie come D. cainc the old man
28. How well you remember things............. on how many different factors.
A. depends B. depend c . depended D. depending
29. I supposed, a s ............wc all, that the meeting would be cancellcd.
A. did . B. would c . only D.just
30. The p la n e..........until 9 p.m.
A. is not due to arrive ỊỈ. is not due arrive
c , is due to arrive D. is due arrive
IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPO SITION S
31. A i>encral amnesty for political prisoners may b e .............the offing.
A. on B. at c . in D. through
32. Thomas is always flying ...............the handle at the slightest thing.
A. off B. over c . around Đ. through
33. Gareth Bale is a brilliant young footballer who i s ................ the up and up.
A. in B. to c . through D. on
34. No agreement was reached. The strikers dccided t o ....... out for a better deal.
A. keep Fỉ. watch c . hold D. draw
35. That dietician is going to b rin g .........a book on healthy eating next month
A. on B. up c . forward D. out
36. H e .............up a lot of debts in the town and thẹn disappeared without a trace.
A. put ■ B. ran c . brought D. made
37. She got a bit h o t ............the collar when a colleague started criticizing her work.
A. under B. on c . beyond D. from
38. Although the antique table looked nice from across the r o o m .............elose
quarters you could see how badly damaged it was.
A. in B. on c . to D. at
39. The press thought.the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal
but he j u s t .......
A. ran it down B. brought it off c . turned it down D. laughed it off
40. If the rain d o e s n 't.............soon, we shall have to look for a taxi.
A. turn in B. let up c. die down D. go off
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V. GUIDED CLOZE TEST
CLOZE TEST 1
Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently (41)______
across words you do not fully understand. Sometimes you chcck the meaning in
, a dictionary and sometimes you (42)______ . The strategy you adopt depends
very much upon the (43)______ of accuracy you require and the time at your
disposal. •
If you are the sort of person who tends to turn/to the dictionary frequently, it
is worth remembering that every dictionary has its (44) . Kach definition
is only an approximation and one builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of
a word only after meeting it in a (45) ____of contexts. It is also important to
recognize the spccial dangers of dictionaries ihat translate from English into your
native language and vicc versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far
safer to (46)______ an English-Knglish dictionary.
In most exams you are not permitted tp use a dictionary. ( 4 7 ) ____you are
allowed lo use one, it is very time-consuming to look up words, and time in
exams is usually limited. You arc, (48)__ _ . forccd 10 sucss the meaning of
unfamiliar words.
When you find unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic.
However, jf you develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will
(49 )______a number of possible problems and help yourself to understand far
more of the text than you at first thought likely.
Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of a word are: using
contextual clues, both within the sentence and outside, and making use of dues
(50 ) _____ from the formation of the word.
41. A. put B. drop c. see D. come

42. A. look B. guess c. examine D. inspcct
43. A. extent B.range ;c. degree D. level
44. A. limitations B. values c. advantages D. entry
45. A. multiple B‘. variety c. variation D. diversity
46. A.survey B. consult c. refer I), inquire
47. A. or else B. Provided c. Although D. Even if
48. A. so B. therefore J2. completely D. so that
49. A.surpass B. get over c . go over D. overcome
50. A. derived B. extracted c . coming D. originated
CLOZE TEST 2
Read the text below and dccide which answer best fits each space.
FUN AND GAMES
Do you think computer games arc just for kids? Then you (51 )../..........think
again. You might be surprised to learn that the gam'es industry now (52) ..........
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m o r e m o n e v t han H o l l y w o o d . ( 53) ............... a famil y b u y a !1C\V PC, all thev
really want to do is to play games.
It is hardly surprising that video gaming has bccoinc one of the most popular
(54)............of entertainment today. A lỉood game is like a t>ood Film; it will hold
your (55)............... capture your imagination and play, with your emotions.
The big difference, however, is that watching a movie is a passive (56)
.......... . You have no say in how the plot develops or which charactcrs dominate
the story. With computer games, you direct the action and that is what makes
them so exciting. Finding the (57).............. game is likely to signal the beginning
of a lasting love (58)............with the interactive world of make-believe.
It is (59) .............. to think of yarning as something simply for children and
teenagers. In fact, the (60) ............. growth area of the market is the 25-35 age
group.
5 ! . A. ought . B. should c. will D. may
52 . A. has B. makes c .d o c s D. gains
53. A. As soon as B. As well as c . As far as D. As long as
54. A. makes - - B. branches c . shapes I), forms
55. A. ija/c B. attention c. breath D. control
56. A. pastime B. task c. routine D. employment
57.A. accurate B. rii>ht c. complete D. proper
58.A. match B. story c. see ret D. affair
59.A. immoral B. wrong c . false D. dishonest
60.Á. longest B. widest c. biguest I), deepest

PASSAGE 1
We are dcscendent of the icc age. Periods of glaciation have spanned the
whole of human cxistcnce for the past 2 million years. The rapid melting of.thc
continental glaciers at the end o f the last ice age spurred one of the most
dramatic climate changcs in the history of the planet. During this interglacial
time, people vvere caught up in a cataclysm of human accomplishment, including
the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. Over the past few
thousand years, the Harth's climatc has been extraordinarily bcncficial, and
humans have prospered exceedingly well under a benign atmosphere.
Ice ages have dramatically af'fectcd life on liarth almost from the very
beginning. It is even possible that life itself significantly changed the climatc.
All living oruanisms pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and eventually
store it in sedimentary rocks within the I ’arth's crusl. If too much carbon dioxide
is lost, too much heat cscapes out into the atmosphere. This can causc the Harth
to cool enough for glacial ice to spread across the land.
In eencral the reduction of the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has
been equalized by the input of carbon dioxide from such events as volcanic
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eruptions. Man. however, is upsetting the equation by burniim fossil fuels and
destroying tropical rain forests, both of which release stored carbon dioxide.
This energizes the greenhouse cffect and causes the Karth to warm, if the
warming is significant enough, the polar ice caps eventually melt.
The -polar ice caps drive the atmospheric and oecanic circulation systems.
Should the icc caps melt, warm tropical waters could circle the globe and make
this a very warm, inhospitable planet.
Over the past ccntury, the global sea level has apparently risen upwards of 6
inches, mainly because of the melting of glacial lice. If present warming trends
continue, the seas could rise as mưch as 6 feet by the next ccntury. This could
flood coastal citics and fertile river deltas, where half the human population
lives. Delicatc wetlands, where many marine species breed, also would-be
reclaimed by the sea. In addition, more frequent and severe storms would batter
coastal areas, adding to the disaster of the higher seas.
The continued melting of the ureat ice sheets in polar regions could cause
massive amounts of icc to crash into the occan. This would further raise the sea
level and release more ice, which could more than double the area of sea icc and
increase correspondingly the amount of sunlight reflected back into spacc. The
cycle would then be complete as this could cause global temperatures to drop
enough to initiate another ice age.
61. Accordinu to the passage, carbon dioxide is stored in each of the following
EX CEPT
A polar ice caps. 1Ỉ. sedimentary rocks,
c , rain forests. D. fossil fuel.
62. What docs the final paragraph of the passage mainly discuss?
A. The relationship between the occan and the sun
IĨ. The amount of sunlight reflected into spacc
c . A rise in global temperatures
D. The conditions that could lead to an icc age
63. Which o f the following does the author NOT mention as aconsequence of a
large rise in global sea level?/
A .'[’he destruction of wetlands B. The flooding of cities
c . A more diversemarine population D. Severe storms
64. According to the passage, what is the relationship between carbon dioxide
and the Earth's climate?
A. Carbon dioxide, which is trapped in glacial icc, is released when warm
temperatures causc the ice melt.
B. The greenhouse effect, which leads to the warming of the climate, is result
of too much carbon stored in the Earth's crust.
c . Rain causes carbon dioxide to be washed out of theatmosphere and into
the ocean.
D. An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide results in the warming of the
climate. . \ !
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65. The word extraordinarily in the first paragraph is elosest in meaning to
A. exceptionally B. inordinately c . oddly D. favorably
66. The word massive can be replaced to
A. immense B. colossal c . scattered D. extensive
67. It can be inferred from the passage that the development of agriculture
A. preceded the development of animal husbandry.
B. withstood vast changes in the Earth's climate.
c . did not take placc during an ice age.
D. was unaffected by the greenhouse effect.
68. The word “this” in the third paragraph refers t o ____________ _______
A. man’s upsetting the equation
B. the reduction of the level of carbon dioxide
c . a volcanic eruption
D. the melting of the polar icc caps
69. The word “inhospitable” is closest in meaning to
A. impcrfcct. Bi’iininhabitablc. c . unlikable D. cruel.
70. What is the main topic of the passàge?
A. The possibility that the popular icc'caps will melt
B. The comirm of another ice age
c . Man’s effcct on the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere
D. The climate of the Earth over the years
PASSAGE 2
Biographies of Mohammed are both numerous and unreliable. Non was
written in his lifetime, and all arc plagued by legends and embellishments. The
best known ones arc, based on the Hadiths, or ‘‘traditions’', which arc dubious
historical value. The Koran may be the only trustworthy account of the major
event of his life.
Mohammed, “the praised One”, founder and prophet of Islam, was born in
Mecca in the years 570. He became an orphan at the age of six and was taken
into the care of his uncle, Abụ-Talib. The tribe of Fihr, to which Mohammed’s
family belonged, was then on the rise. (1) They had become the keepers and
guardians of the Kaaba in Mecca, a site of pre-islamic Arab worship (and now
the holiest place in Islam): Their preeminence made it easier for Mohammed to
accomplish his later religious and political conquest. (2)
(3) Mohammed’s early life was spent as a shepherd and caravan attendant.
He is thought to have been quiet man, much given to fasting and prayer. At the
age 25 he married a rich, older widow, Khadeejah. (4) The frequent commercial
journey he made after his marriage allowed him to learn the rudiments of
Judaism and Christianity.
When Mohammed was forty years old, he received what he believed to be a
call from the Angel Gabriel, inaugurating his career as a prpphet o f Allah and
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the apostle of'Arabia. His first converts included his wife and daughter, his
Ị adopted son All, and his slave Zayd. Mohammed's attacks on traditional Arab
htflief provoked our one and persecution in Mecca, which drove him to the city o f
Ỉ Medina in 622. There he was welcomed as God's prophet, and found a growing
’ number of supporters. With their help he conquered several Arab, Jewish and
L Christian tribes, of' marched triumphantly back to Mecca in 630, destroyed the
F idols, and united all the tribes under one religion. He made his last pilgrimage to
l \ Mecca with 40,000 followers in 632 and died soon afterward of a fever at the
age o f 63.
• After Mohammed's death, his successors, the caliphs, aspired to make Islam a
world religion through the conquest of foreign lands. Ill less than a century they
' succeeded in taking Palestine, Syria, Mesopotania, Egypt, North Africa, and
southern Spain. In 732 the Muslim armies were at last defeated at 'I'ours, where
their western conquests ended. But they went on to conquer Ocrsia, Afghanistan,
and part o f India. When the Mongols and lurks conquered the Muslims in the
thirteenth century, they adopted Islam as ihỹir own religion.
; The succession of the first three caliphs was the source of a schism within the
faith that persists today. The Sunni, or Orthodox, supported the legitimacy of
Abu Bakr, Omar, ạnd Uthman; the Shiah, or Schismatics, upheld the divine right
• of Mohammed’s son All to be his father's successor.
71. Wha! is the topic o f the passage?
A. The founding and spread o f Islam B. the basis o f Islamic belief
c . The tribe of Mohammed D. Islam after Mohammed
72. According to the passage, what is the problem with most accounts o f
Mohammed's life?
A. They were written by non-Muslims
B. They do not describe his early life
c . They contain some false information
D. They have been destroyed
73. Which is the besiplace for the following sentence?
;■ “Of the six children, only their daughter Fatima survived into adulthood"
A. (1) B. ( 2 ) / c . (3) D. (4)
74. The word inaugurating is closest in meaning to
A. Improving B. confirming c. beginning D.expanding
75. Which o f the following best expresses the essential informal ion in the
underlined sentence in the passage?
A. Mohammed's supports in Mccca asked him to go to Media to fight against
attacks on Arab belief.
B. People in Mecca who became angry about Mohammed’s persecution were
forccd to go to Media.
c . Mohammed'S traditional Arab belief led to great anger against Mohammed
in Mecca and later in Medina
D. Mohammed had to go to Medina after angering people in Mecca with his
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7 6 . i t c a n b e i n f e r r e d f r o m p a r a g r a p h 4 t h a t
A. Mohammed's belief did not differ much from traditional Arab beliefs
B. Before Mohammed, Arabs did not all practicc the same religion
c . The Arabs had no religion before Mohammed
• D. Media was a more religious city than Mecca
77. According (o the reading, what helped Mohammed in his conquests?
A. The power of his tribe
B. The support of the caliphs
c . His knowledge o f Christianity and Judaism
D. The conversation of.his wife, daughter and son
78. Which o f the following is true?
A. The Muslim armies won their final victory at Tours
B. The Mongols converted to Islam after being conquered by the Muslims
c . The l urks and Mongols becamc Muslims after their defeat of the Muslim
armies.
D. Becausc of thci-r defeat in 73, the Muslim armies lost most of the territory
■ they had conqucrcd.
79. The Schismatic wanted
A. To make Islam a world religion
B. To choosc the caliphs themselves
c. To let All take Mohammed's place as leader
D. To divide Muslims into various sects
80. The word l e g i t i m a c y is closes! in meaning to:
A. logicality B. legality c . reasonableness Đ. rationality
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN-CLOZE TEST
OPEN-CLOZE TEST 1: Read the text below and think o f the word which
best fits each space. Use only ONE WORD for each space.
SPECTATOR SPORTS
A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football 01'
basketball, started in Kurope or the USA in (81) ...... nineteenth ccntury. This
did not happen by chance. It was the result of changes in the way people lived in
those placcs at that lime.
Until then (82) .... people lived in the country than in towns. They worked in
small groups and had (83) ....... regular time off. All this changed with the
growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and
then in the USA. (84) ...the first lime most people began to live in towns, and
they found themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than
ever before.
This resulted in the need for organized entertainment. Suitable games developed
or (85) ................ invented, typically team games, in (86) ........... the crowded
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could take sides and become involved. This gave people some of the
entertainment they needed in ( 8 7 ) ..... free time.
The rccent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable
channels. (88) ....... caused an increase in demand for sports as entertainment.
The money TV has brought to games (89) ....... as football, tennis and baseball
means that spectator sports (90) ........certainly gọ on playing an important part
in our lives. .
OPEN- CLOZE TEST 2

Read the text below and think o f the word which best fits each space. Use
The captain of a container ship that ran aground on a reef (91)_____ the coast
of New Zealand which is leaking oil into the ẩea has been arrested and charged,
officials say. The captain will appear in (92 )________on Wednesday on the
charge of “operating a vessel in a manner (93) __ unnecessary danger or
risk. "If convicted, he faccs a maximum fine of $7;800, or up to 12 months
(94)^________. New Zealand's oil spill resịiónse agency, Maritime New Zealand
(MNZ), said it is likely more charges will follow.
The Rena, a Liberian- (95)_______ vessel, struck the Astrolabe Reef, about 12
nautical miles off the city of Tauranga, on the lôrth Island, a week ago.
Hundreds of tons o f fuel oil have leaked (96) the ship, leading New Zealand's
environment minister, Nick Smith, to call the spill the country's most significant
maritime environmental disaster. MNZ estimates that 200-300 tons of oil has leaked,
which was carrying 1,700(97) metcrs(450,000 gallons) of fuel. The
agency said a "significant" amount of oil is(98) to come ashore within
days between the towns of Mount Maunganui and Maketu in the North Island's Bay
of Plenty. Clumps of oil have washed onto Mount Maunganui beach near Tauranga
and 53 ( 9 9 )____________birds have been found and 17(100)__________ oil-
soaked birds arc being treated at a rcscue centcr, MNZ said.
II. WORD FORMATION
parentheses.
1. The audience was ___ small bccausc of the heavy rain. (DISAPPOINT)
2. The thing I hate about John is h i s _________ :___ __ (RELIABLE)
3. He is v e ry _________ _______________ in everything he does. (SYSTEM)
4. Fruit ____ __ ______________ ____ as it ripens. (SWEET)
5. My brother lives in a _____ ______________________ _ area. (RESIDE)
6. She is extremely_______ _____ _____________ about art. (KNOWLEDGE)
7. They were brought up to behave in a __________________ way in public.
(CIVILIZATION)
8. His plan i s ........... ................. good, but it won't work in practice. (THEORY)
9. He i s ............................. for his charitable activities than for his business in the
steel industry. ' (KNOW)
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10. It may b e __________ to force them into making a decision, and if you upset
them they are quite likely to overact (PRODUCE)
PART 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words
given in the box.
dismiss relate imagine similar conscious

define talk commit defy critic
A wedding between two strangers who met for the first time when they
exchanged marital vows during a peak time radio broadcast has come in for
widespread (1)..................................... Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were
married after winning each other in a ‘lonely heart’ competition organized by
BRMB radio station. The service, perhaps surprisingly, attracted the highest
ratings figures of the year. The model and salesman were (2)...„............................
of their critics and say they have made a serious (3).................................. to make
their marriage work. ‘Everyone seems to have the expectation that, we will split
up, bụt we’re going to prove them wrong,’ Cordell said (4)................................
The couple were selected from 200 hopeful candidates by a panel including
(5).................................counselors and an astrologer. As well as each other, they
won a free honeymoon in the Bahamas, a sports car and a luxury two bedroom
apartment. Most cat and dog owners would swear their pet was virtually human.
It’s pleased to see you and shows its disapproval when they go. It may not be
particularly (6)...................... .................. or genius mathematics but it sees gras
green and inhabits as rich world o f smells (7)................................. to us. Until
recently such notions of a pet’s inner life, with (8)......................................to our
own in some ways would have been met with a knowing sneer in many
respected scientific circles. Nowadays in fact, claiming (9)..................................
for your pets is commonplace. The problem now is providing an adequate
(10)................................. of what this actually means. Is it about having sensations
like hunger and pain, or is it more about the ability to be aware that you are
experiencing something?

The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and porrect them.
Passage Line
When it comes to the study of the English language, Crystal David l

enjoys cult state. He has written a number of entertaining books for 2
the subject and he is a frequent guest on radio. Over next few issues 3
we will be talking to him about various aspects of the ‘‘world's 4
favorite language” . This month we begin his latest and most 5
successful book, “Spell It out: The Singular History o f English 6
Spelling". Here he discusses a question that is a nightmare for 7 .
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mother tongue speakers and foreign learners like; why is English
spelling so absurdly difficult? The story of English spellings is
essentially the story o f a system originally which was very regular
and very phonetic, you know, you could read Old English very, very
easily indeed, the language of the Anglo Saxons. But then,
progressively, over sequent centuries various people messed it up.
Along come the French in 1066 and they mess it up, introducing all
kinds of French spellings for the Germanic system. A couple of
centuries ago along come the printers and they mess it up a bit,
adding new conventions there. Then along com the classical
language enthusiasts who introduce lots of Latin spellings and they
mess it up, and so it goes on and on and on, with new layers o f
complexion being added to an originally very simple system, and so
these days w e’d been left with a system which is quite complex.

Ấ. Complete the following sentences SQ that it has the same meaning to the
first sentence:
1. My salary is half what I would be in the job I was offered in January.
I f ______________ ____________________ _____________________ 1______________
2. She began to suffer from irrational fears.
She fell_____ __________________________ __________________ _________
3. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
There_____ ^___________________________________________
4. You should always be grateful for what you are given.
You shouldn't look________________________ ______________________ ’
5. He said he had nothing to do with the accident.
He refused____ _ __________ _________________ _____ ____________ _
B. Rewrite the following sentence, using the word given so that it has the
same meaning to the original sentence.
6. She isn't very good at arranging flowers. (FLAIR)
She doesn't__ ____ ______ ^ __;__ ____ _______ _______________
7. Uncle August did not suffer from his experience. (WORSE)
Uncle August w a s _______ _________ ■ __________________________________
8. The impression most people have of him is that he is an honest person.
(COMES)
He ______________ ___________________________________________
9. Fred only himself to blame for losing his driving license for repeated speeding
(SERVES)
It ____________________ _______________ ________________________
10. The incident ruined my chances of promotion. (PAID)
The incident
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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÝ T ự TRỌNG - CẦN THƠ
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounccd differently from the
others.
1. A. anxiety B. complexion c. anxious D. luxury
2. A. confusedly B. wickedly c. allegedly D. supposedly
3. A. macabre B. chiromancy c. chemical D. chivalrous
4. A. paranoia B. papist c . saffron D. travail
5. A. absinthe B.soothe c . loathe D. wreathe
6. A. euphemism B. phenotype c. veracity D. cantaloupe
7. A. matriarchy B. epileptic c. rutherfordium D. diplomatic
8. A. painstakingly B. condolence c. communism D. obstinacy
9. A. acupuncturist B. vociferously c. antithesis D. extraordinary
10. A. entrepreneur B. anonymity c. representation D. encyclopedia
II. WORD CHOICE
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
1 . ___ , Americans eat a light breakfast. They usually don't cat a lot of food in
the morning.
A. By and large B. Fair and square c . Ins and outs D. Odds and ends
2. When hi! pil'fcnts are away, his oldest b ro th e r____ .
c. draws the line D. is in the same boat
3. After the concert, everyone had t o _____ home through the thick snow.
A. trudge B. tread c . trace D. trickle
4. Rows and silences are_____ and parcel of any marriage.
A, packagc B. stamps c . part D. packct
5. When I finish writing this composition, I'm going to ____ and go to bed.
A. make time B. hit the hay c . hit the big time D. call it a day
6. Certain kinds of plants can grow only in soil.
A. loose B. slack c . sparse y D. scarcc
7. John's got v e r y _____ feelings about taking on more responsibility at the
moment.
A. puzzled B. mixed c . jumbled D. muddled
8. Paul’s been in Alice’s bad _____ ever sincc he offended her at the party.
A. eyes IỈ. books c . likes D. treats
9. This court deals only w ith_____ crime.
A. small B. trivial c . petty D. insignificant
] 0. Unfortunately, not all of us obtain our j u s t __ in this life.
A. demands B. gains c . deserts D. wins
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1. If a diamond is heated without oxygen, it will turn to graphite, a form of
that is used as a lubricant.
A. carbon is so soft B. is carbon so soft
c . carbon so soft D. so soft the carbon
2. Indigo is a vat color,_______ called because it does not dissolve in water.
Á. which it B. it is c. but ,/ D. so
3. The first people to live in _____Hawaii wetc the Polynesians, who sailed
there in large canoes from other Pacific Islands about 2,000 years ago.
A. now where is B. what is now c. it is now D. now this is
4. The film is ______released at the end of next year.
A. on the verge of being B.‘ on the point of being
c . due to be D. about to be
5. Such__;____ that we all felt numb.
A. a cold weather was it , B. was a cold weather
c . cold was the weather •'D.'was cold weather
6. I’m _ my brother is.
A. nothing near as ambitious as B. nowhere like so ambitious
c . nothing as ambitious than I), nowhere near as ambitious as
7. Round and round______ .
A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels o f the engine go
c . went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine
8. The coastguard boarded the ship and found_____ .
A. alive four men injured B. four injured men alive
c . four injured alive men D. injured four alive men
9: In its pure state, antimony has no important uses, but _______ with other
substances, it is an extremely useful metal.
A. when combined physically or chemically
B. combined when physically or chemically
c . the physical and c'hcmical combination
D. it is combined physically ớr chemically
10. _______ that took American art out of the romanticism o f the mid-1800’s
and carried it to the most powerful heights o f realism.
A. Winslow Homer’s paintings B. ItAvas Winslow Homer’s paintings
c . When Winslow Homer’s paintings D. paintings of Homer’s paintings
IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS «

1. Make sure y o u _______ up the data on your computer, because you might get
. a vims.
A. back B. store c. copy D. save
2. I usually J____ work at about half past five so I’m home by six thirty most nights.
A. end up B. kick off c. knock b ff D. knuckle down
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3. The Minister was shouted ____ by hecklers and was unable to finish her speech.
A. out B. down c . off D. under
4. You are either lucky_______ nature or you have to work hard all your life.
A. by B. in c . of D. with
5. I can’t believe you bet your c a r _______ the toss of a coin!
A. over B. on c . with D. out
6. We were walking through the woods when w c _______ a trap set by hunters.
A. slipped up B. dug up c . chanced upon D. threw out
7. If you want tickets to the game, you’ll have to be quick_______ the mark.
A. on B. off c . with D, in
8. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is _______ the law
A. beyond B. over c . above D. onto
9. Don’t worry - the documents are safely____________ lock and key at my place.
A. under B. in c . on D. within
10. Dimitri thought he heard a funny noise coiningfrom the car engine, so
he_______ to investigate.
A. headed off B. pulled over c . walked out D. held back
V. GUIDED CLOZE 1
Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space. ,
LANGUAGE LEARNING ADVICE
A recent issue o f a language learning magazine has consulted a number of
experts in the field o f second language acquisition. Their advice may prove
invaluable for those ( 1 ) ........ a language course.
One suggestion is that you ( 2 ) ........... whether you are likely to be successful
at learning a language or not. Did you enjoy studying languages át school, for
example? Do you have enough time to learn a language? The main cost will be
your own time and effort. Therefore, you must make sure that the course on offer
leads to a ( 3 ) ........ qualification.
Also, be realistic in your ( 4 ) ....... If you don't set achievable aims, you are more
likely to give up. Do not be deceived ( 5 ) ............. thinking that the most expensive
courses are the best. ( 6 ) ..........around to get the best possible value for money.
You should also bear in mind that the quicker you learn a language, the more
quickly you forget it. Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German
by enrolling on a (7) ......... course. Already fluent in four languages and with a
sound knowledge of teaching methodology, her chances of (8) ............ progress
were high. Three years ,(9)....... , she remembers very little. She feels her biggest
mistake was riot to build (10) ........... her previous studies. "I should have
consolidated what I'd learnt by continuing to study, even if it were by myself."
1. A. wondering B. thinking c . looking D. considering
2. A. review B. balance c . survey D. assess
3. A. understood B. valued c . regarded D. recognised
4. A. ends B. objects c . goals D. sights
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5. A. about B. into c. in D. by
6. A. Push B. Run c. Shop D. Nose
7. A. rapid B. quick c. fast D. crash
8. A. doing B. gaining c. making D. achieving
9. A. forward B. from c. onward D. on
10. A. on B. through c. out D. up
V I. GUIDED C L O Z E 2
Read the text below and dccidc which answer best fits each space.
Anyone who has gone on a skiing holiday at a ski ( 1 ) ___ _ of any size will
be familiar with the old-aged problem - the eternal wait for ski lifts and cable
cars. Well, there is an alternative. If you feel like something just a ( 2 ) _____
different, why not try heli-skiing in Canada? Somewhere in the snowy (3)
_ ___ of the Rocky Mountains, the helicopter will deposit you and your group
ont'0 a slope of virgin snow that you have all to yourselves. It is all a (4)
cry from the busiest slopes of, say, Switzerland, France, and Italy. You are fifty
fniles from the nearest town and there is nothing remotely ( 5 ) _____ a ski lift, so
you have to ( 6 ) ______ on legs, skis and the chopper. You might see the (7)
_____ mountain-goat or grizzly bear, but there won't be ( 8 ) _______ of other
skiers. There are one or two disadvantages. Your friendly helicopter pilot might
just put you down in a five-metre snow ( 9 ) _____ .'And freezing weather might
ground your helicopter and leave you (1 0 )____ in the wilderness.
1. A.spot B.haunt c. refuge D. resort
2. A. little B. few c. big D. lot
3. A. cover B.county c. wastes D. refuge
4. A. different B. strange c. far D. long
5. A. resembling B. appearing c. seeming D. looking
6. A. count B. trust c. rely D. reckon
7. A. occasional B. sometime c. incidental D. irregular
8. A. bunches B. hordes c. throngs D. swarms
9. A. dune B. pile c. mound D. drift
10. A. deserted B. stranded c. marooned D. aground
VII. READING PASSAGE 1

I O f all modern instruments, the violin is apparently one of the

ị simplest. It consists in essence o f a hollow, varnished wooden sound'
I box, or resonator, and a long neck, covered with a fingerboard, along
Line I which four strings are stretched at high tension. The beauty o f design,
shape, and decoration is no accident: the proportions o f the instrument
are determined almost entirely by acoustical considerations. Its
simplicity of appearance is deceptive. About 70 parts are involved in
the construction of a violin. Its tone and, its outstanding range of
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expressiveness make il an' ideal solo instrument. No less important,
IQ however, is its role as an orchestral and chamber instrument, in
combination with the larger and deeper-sounding members of the same
family, the violins form the nucleus of the modern symphony orchestra.
The violin has been in existence sincc about 1550. Its importance
as an instrument in its own right dates from the early 1600's, when it
15 first bccamc standard in Italian opera orchestras. Its stature as an
1 orchestral instrument was raised further when in 1626 Louis XIII of
France established at his court the orchestra known as Les vinq-quatre
! !. violons du Roy ( The King's 24 Violins), which was to become widely
famous later in the century.
20 I” its early history, the violin had a dull and rather quiet tone
resulting from the fact that the strings were thick and were attached to
I the body of the instrument very loosely. During the eighteenth and
I nineteenth ccntury, exciting technical changes were inspired by such
; composer-violinists as Vivaldi and Tartini. Their instrumental
25 compositions.demanded a fuller, clearer, and more brilliarit tone that
. was produced by using thinner strings and a far higher string tension.
Small changes had to be made to the violin's internal structure and to
1 the fingerboard so that tltev could withstand the extra strain.
i Accordingly, a higher standard of performance was achieved in terms
30 of both facility and interpretation. Left-hand technique was considerably
elaborated, and new fnmcring patterns on the fingerboard were
developed for very high notes.
1. The word ''standard" (line 15) is closest in meaning to _____.
A. practical B. customary c . possible D. unusual
2. ''The King's 24 Violins" is mentioned in line 18 to illustrate __ _.
A. how the violin became a renowned instrument
B. the competition in the 1600's between French and Italian orchestras
c. the superiority o f French violins
I), why the violin was considered the only instrument suitable to be played by
royalty ■ ,
3. What is the main idea presented in paragraph 3?
A. The violin has been modified to fit its evolving musicál functions.
B. The violin is probably the best known and most widely distributed musical
instrument in the world.
c . The violin had reached the height of its popularity by the middle of the
eighteenth ccntury.
D. The technique of playing the violin has remained essentially the same
since the ]600's.
4. The author mentions Vivaldi and Tartini as examples of composers whose
m usic_____.
A. inspired more people to play the violin
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B. had to be adapted to the violin
c . demanded more sophisticated violins
D. could be played only by their students
5. The word "they” (line 23) refers to
A. Vivaldi and Tartini B. thinner strings and a higher string tension
c . small changes D. internal structure and fingerboard
6. The word ''strain'' (line 23) is elosest in meaning t o _____ .
A. struggle B. strength c. strategy D. stress
7. According to the passage, early violins were different from modern violins in
that early violins____
A. were heavier B. broke down more easily
c . produced softer tones D. were easier to play
8. According to the passage, which of the following contributes to a dull sound
being produced by a violin?
/ A, a long fingerboard - B. a small body
c . high string tension . D.. thick strings
9. Which o f the following terms is defined in the passage?
A. resonator (line 2) B. solo (line 7)
c. left-hand technique (line 25) D. fingering patterns (lines 25-26)
10. All of the following arc mentioned in the passage as contributing to the
ability to play modern violin music KXCĨỈPT . ■
A. more complicated techniques for the left hand
B. different ways to use the fingers to play very high notes
c . use of rare wood for the fingerboard and ncck
D. minor alterations to the structure o f the instrument
VIII. READING PASSAGE 2

DESERT FORMATION
The deserts, which already occupy approximately a fourth o f the Earth’s land
surfacc, have in recent decades been increasing at an alarming pace. The
expansion of desert-1 ike conditions into areas where they did not previously exist
is called desertification. It has been estimated that an additional one-fourth o f the
Earth's land surface is threatened by this process.
Desertification is accomplished primarily through the loss o f stabilizing’
natural vegetation and the subsequent accclcrated erosion of the soil by wind and
water. In some cases, the loose soil is blown completely away, leaving a stony
surface. In other cases, the finer particles may be removed, while the sand-sized
particles arc accumulated to form mobile hills or ridges of sand.
Even in the areas that retain a soil covcr, the reduction of vegetation typically
results in the loss of the soil’s ability to absorb substantial quantities of water.
The impact of raindrops on the loose soil tends to transfer fine clay particles into
the tiniest soil spaccs, sealing them and producing a surface that allows very
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little water penetration. Water absorption is greatly reduced, consequently runoff
is increased, resulting in accelerated erosion rates. The gradual drying of the soil
vegetation so that a cycle of progressive surface deterioration is established.
of a trend toward drier climatic conditions. Continued gradual global warming
years. The process may be accelerated in subsequent decades if global warming
There is little doubt, however, that desertification in most areas results
primarily from human activities rather than natural processes. The semiarid lands
bordering the deserts exist in a delicate ecological balance and are limited in
populations are subjecting the land to increasing pressures to provide them with
food and fuel. In wet periods, the land may be able to respond to these stresses.
During the dry periods that are common phenomena along the desert margins,
though, the pressure on the land is often far in excess of its diminished capacity,
and desertification results.
desertification processes: over-cultivation, overgrazing, firewood gathering, and
over-irrigation. The cultivation of crops has expanded into progressively drier
regions as population densities have grown. These regions are especially likely
to have periods of severe dryness, so that crop failures are common. Since the
raising o f most crops necessitates the prior removal of the natural vegetation,
crop failures leave extensive tracts of land devoid o f a plant cover and
The raising o f livestock is a major economic activity in semiarid lands, where
grasses are generally the dominant type of natural vegetation. The consequences
of an excessive number of livestock grazing in an area are the reduction of the
vegetation cover and the trampling and pulverization of the soil. This is usually
followed by the drying o f the soil and accelerated erosion.
Firewood is the chief fuel used for cooking and heating in many countries.
The increased pressures of expanding populations have led to the removal of
woody plants so that many cities and towns arc surrounded by large areas
completely lacking in trees and shrubs. The increasing use ố f dried animal waste
as a substitute fuel has also hurt the soil because this valuable soil conditioner
and source of plant nutrients is no longer being returned to the land.
The final major human cause of desertification is soil salinization resulting
from over-irrigation. Excess water from irrigation sinks down into the water
table. If no drainage system exists, the water table rises, bringing dissolved salts
to the surface. The water evaporates and the salts are left behind, creating a white
crustal layer that prevents air and water from reaching the underlying soil;
The extreme seriousness of desertification results from the vast areas of land
and the. tremendous numbers of people affected, as well as from the great
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difficulty of reversing or even slowing the process. Once the soil has been
removed by erosion, only the passage of centuries or millennia will enable new
enforced program of land protection and cover-crop planting may make it
possible to reverse the present deterioration of the surface.
1. The word threatened in the passage is closest in meaning t o ____
— A. restricted B. endangered c. prevented . D. rejected
2. According to paragraph 3, the loss o f natural vegetation has which o f the
following consequences for soil? /
A. Increased stony content ' B. Reduced water absorption
c . Increased numbers o f spaces in the soil D. Reduced water runoff
3. The word delicate in the passage is closest in meaning to ___ .
A. fragile B. predictable c. complex D. valuable
4. According to paragraph 5, in dry periods, border areas have difficulty_____ .
A. adjusting to stresses created by settlement
: B. retaining their fertility after desertification
c . providing water for irrigating crops ;, ■
D. attracting populations in search of food and fuel
5. The word progressively in the passage is closest in meaning to ■
A. openly B. impressively c . objectively D. increasingly
6. According to paragraph 6, which o f the following is often associated with
raising crops?
A. Lack o f proper irrigation techniques
c . Removal o f the original vegetation
Đ. Excessive use of dried animal waste
7. The phrase devoid o f in the passage is closest in meaning t o ____
A. consisting of B. hidden by c . except for D. lacking in
8. According to paragraph 9, the ground’s absorption o f excess water is a factor
in desertification because it can _
A. interfere with the irrigation of land
B. limit the evaporation of wàter
c . require more absorption o f air by the soil
D. bring salts to the surface
9. All of the following are mentioned in the passage as contributing to
desertification EX CEPT_____ .
A. soil erosion B. global warming
c . insufficient irrigation D. the raising of livestock
10. It can be inferred from the passage that the author most likely believes which
o f the following about the future of desertification?
the future. \ ,
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c . Desertification will continue to increase.
B. WRITTEN TEST
I C LO Z E TEST:
Read the text below and think o f the word which best fits each space. Use
OPEN CLOZE 1
The Science of Volcanology
Watching an erupting volcano is an exciting experience. There are those who
are so fascinated by volcanoes that they have decided to (1) _______________ _ a
carcerin the field called volcanology.
Volcanologists study ( 2 ) ______________ . dormant and extinct volcanoes
in a scientific manner in order to find out how, why, and when volcanoes erupt.
They also study the (3) o f eruptions on the population and environment.
Volcanology is like detcctive work where evidence is gathered together and
the facts worked out. It is a field which overlaps many areas of science, (4)
_____ _________ earth sciences, chcmistry and geography.
The eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia in 1883 was one of the most significant
in the history of volcanology as it was the first to be studied in the moclern era.
The eruption created the largest (5) ___ ever heard and produced
tsunamis, or íỉiant waves which killed more than 30,000 people. Krakatoa
continues to be active to this day, and Indonesia has the most active volcanoes in
the world.
How do you become a volcanologist? Training begins with a Bachelor of
Science degree. Further research may (6) ________________ to a Master of
Science or a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Volcanology is a challenging and an (7) ____ career that offers
much action and suspense. Places of employment also include teaching and
doing research in universities. You can also ( 8 ) __________ ____ in volcano
observatories, or in government departments that create civil defense
contingency plans. .That ( 9 ) ________________ you have to work out plans for
emergency ( 1 0 ) ________________ in times of a dangerous volcano eruption.
OPEN CLOZE 2
Teddy bears
Everyone loves teddy bears, but do you know how they originated?
In November ] 902, American President Theodore Roosevelt went to
Mississippi to h e l p ( l ) ___________ a boundary dispute with Louisiana.
There, he went with some friends on an unsuccessful bear hunt. Knowing that he
was ( 2 ) _______ _________ , a fellow hunter captured a bear, tied it to a tree and
(3) _ the president to shoot it. upon seeing the defenseless
bear, Mr. Roosevelt did not ( 4 ) ________________ the heart to do so. Mr. Clifford
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Perryman, a cartoonist with the Washington Post, drew a (5) ___ ____
depicting the president's refusal tó shoot the bear. The cartoon, callcd Drawing
the Line, was (6) ___ ______ in newspapers across the nation.
Morris and Rose Michtom. a Russian immigrant couple, saw the cartoon.
Rose made small stuffed bears to sell in their slorc. Morris wrote to the president
seeking permission to call the handmade bears 'Teddy's Bears'. The president (7)
___ ____ . giving his permission, but added that he did not think that
- using his name would help sell the bears. The bears proved to be very popular
and soon were mass-(8)______ ________ .
At the same time, jointed plush bears were being designed in Germany by a
family business headed by Margaret Steiff. In 1902, her nephew, Richard Steiff,
developed the first bears with (9) _ __________ limbs and shaggy mohair
fur. At first, the Steiff bears were unsuccessful. In March 1903, however, at the
Leipzig Fair, the New York department store George Borgfeldt and Co. bought
3,000 Steiff teddy bears. By 1907, Steiff was ( 1 0 ) ____ ________ ^ __ 975,000
bears a year, 90 per cent of which were exported to the United States.
I Ii. WORD FORMS

parentheses.
1. Now the governm ent's_______ ___ _____ the papers, wc can find out
what really happened. (CLASS)
2. I want to make sure all my dependants will be financially sccure if I'm
in any way. (CAPABLE:!)
3. Liskeard and Callington are basically ____ __________ from here, so
it’ll take about the same lime to get to cither of them. (DISTANT)
4. Please keep e-mails short. ____ _____ makes everyone’s lives
easier. (BRIEF)
5. It is alm ost__________ ___ ___ ___ for a new band to be offered such a deal.
(HEAR)
6. Any actor who bccomcs known for one role is in danger of becoming
____________ _............... . (TYPK)
7. Wilkinson went on to become a great athlete, his disability _____ .
(STAND) ...~ ........ .
8. These exercises aim t o __________ _______ ___ the cffccts of stress and
tension. (ACT)
9. There was a ___ ___ confrontation between management and
unions. (HEAD)
10. The meeting dragged o n ___ ___ _ . (TKRMI
given in thè box.
broad good self know value depend
signify__ example charily; object ________ ___________
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The RNLI
The RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) is an organisation (1)
_____ _______________ o f government control, dedicated to saving lives at sea
The RNLI hasan active fleet o f several hundred lifeboats around the length and
(2 ) ____________ of Britain coastline.
Since it was founded in 1824, the RNLI has had an extremely (3)
impact on maritime safety, saving over 130,000 lives.
Because the RNLI is not funded by the government, it relies on the (4)
_____________________ of the public to covcr its costs, its income coining from
membership fees and (5) _______________ ___donations. Some people have
raised ( 6 ) _____________ ______to this, saying that such an ( 7 ) __________ _
service should be government-funded.
The lifeboat crews are almost all volunteers. They are generally (8) ________
by the British people as being (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in their (10) __'
frequently putting their lives at risk to save others.

The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them.'
A feminine is a person, usually a woman, who 0: feminine ->
believes that women should be regarded as equally to feminist -
men. She, or he, deplores discrimination against women l._
in the home, place o f work or anywhere, and her 2 ._
principle enemy is the male chauvinist, who believes 3 ._
that men are naturally super. Tired of being referred to 4-1
as “the weaker sex'’, women are becoming more and 5-1
more militancy and are winning the age-old battle of the 6.7
sexes. They are sick to death o f sexy jokes which poke 7 /
fun at women. They are no longer content to be 8-__
regarded as second-class citizens in terms of economic, 9 ._
political and social status. They criticize beauty contests 10 .
and the use of glamour female models in advertisements 11. "
which they describe as the exploit o f female beauty, 12.
since women ỉn these situations were represented as 13...
mere sex objects. We no longer live in the male-dominate 14."
societies o f the past. Let us hope, moreover, that the 15."
revolution stops before we have a boring world in which 16
sex doesn't make much difference. We already have 17. "
unisex hairdressers and fashions. What next? 18.

1. The handling o f the matter has been heavily criticised by the press, (scorn)
The p re s s ............:............................................................................the matter.
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2. Patrick, is not feeling healthy today, (colour)
P atrick ......................................................................................................... today.
3. Joan was not sure if it was a good idea to employ such young staff, (misgivings)
Joan.................................................................................................... young staff.
4. In my opinion, it was an absolute miracle that they survived the accident, (short)
The fact that they survived .......................................................................... . in
my opinion.
5. The direct aim o f the statement is to make the public aware o f the present
situation, (boils)
The statement ..........................................................................................................
the present situation.
6 .1 don’t think the police are going to drop your case so quickly, (hook)
I don’t think the police are going t o ............................................... .....................
7. People legally bccome adults at the age of eighteen in Britain, (come)
In Britain, people don’t .......... ............ ................. ............................. are eighteen.
8. Nobody felt the board members needed to know about the problem, (reason)
There w as felt .....................................................................................:..................... ..........
the board members about the problems.
9. It’s difficult for some people to express their feelings, (words)
P u ttin g .................................................................................... . some people.
10. I don’t really know why, but I don't trust him. (finger)
I ........................................ ...................... ................................................... .......... but
I don’t trust him.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LƯƠNG THẾ VINH - Đ ồN G NẠI

I. PR O N U N CIA TIO N
A. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the others
1. A. bathe B. that c. with D. the
2. A. heat B. sweat c. lijcat D .seat
3. A. monetary B. wobble c. long D. want
4. A. cook B. wood c. look D. soup
5. A. daughter B. cause c. aunty D. autumn
6. A. piece B. guitar c. pretty D .busy
7. A. climb B. comb c. doubt D. black
8. A. pasture B. acquaintance c. constant D. talkative
9, A. cheerfully . B. march c. machinery D. merchant
10. A. swallow B. swaddle c. swing\ D. sword
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B. Put an accent mark over the main stressed syllable.
I. pronoun 2. digital 3. tsunami 4. panacea 5. podium
6. ingot 7. meteorite 8. scrupulous 9. complement 10. commensurate
II. V O C A B U LA R Y & S T R U C T U R E
Choose the most suitable words or phrases.
1. A _o f wind blew the papers off the tabic.
A. gash B. gust c. gush D. gasp
2. Come in. What are you doing, standing out there in the cold?
A. frozen B. froze c. freezing D. freeze
3. The fire was all night.
A. crackling IB. chattering c. firing D. rattling
4. Learning how to defend yourself wi 11 help you avoid attack.
A. vulnerable 13. able c. potential D. harmful
5. Many __ manage to avoid a prison sentence.
A. defenders B. offenders c. barristers D. witnesses
6. Before going to Africa, Graham had him self___agaisnt tenanus, yellow
fevqr, cholera and typhoid. A week later, he died of influenza.
A. discriminated B. inoculated c . prepared D. aspired
7. You know how m u c h ___we place on you, son. Don’t let us down.
A. confidence B. dependence c . anticipation D. credibility
8. To be successful, wc must avoid a scandal at
A. times B. short notice c . a loss D. all costs
9. Can you hear the wind? It’s blowing a _ !
A. drizzle B. gust c . breeze D. gale
10. Despite a number o f ___, the project will still go ahead.
A. shortfalls B. shortages c . shortcomings D. shortcuts
1 1. Rather than escapc from stresses, let's put a bold on them.
A. neck B. shoulder c . face D. fist
12. The dog was frightened by the sound o f thunder____. ■•
A. belt B. bell c . bolt D. bull
13. Believe it or not, there really arc __ of solf drink called Calpis, Pocaris
Sweat, Pschitt, Sic and Dribbly.
A. categories B. irrakcs C: commodities I), species
14. Being out in the _sun all morning made LIS feel quite Weak.
A. blazing IÌ. flaming c . grilling D. frying
15. The whole row ofhouses is scheduled fo r___.
A. confusion B. demolition c . disorder D. commotion
16. Wc arc running o f petrol supplies.
A. short IÌ. low c . high D. little
17. It's a (n )___club to which only members are admitted.
A. particular B. personal c . exclusive I), secluded
18. They didn't foresee the result o f their irresponsible behaviour.
A. feasible B. imminent c . plausible D. infuriating
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19. I’m getting tired, how much is it to the summit?
A. far B. far away c. furthermore D. further
20. During a lecture I try t o ___down the main points that are made.
A. doodle B. sketch c. scribble D. chuckle
21. According to the latest forecast, the tu n n el___.
A. will be finished next year B. will have been finished next year
c. is finishing next year . D. will be finishing next year .
22. You can try asking Martin for help, but . i
A. it won’t do you any good B. it’s nót doing you any good
c . it won’t be doing you any good D. it will do you good
23. The room was cram m ed___furniture o f all descriptions.
A. by B. from c . of D. with
24. we ran into the station and caught the train in time.
A. right B .just c . early D. already
25. The two cars for sale were in poor condition, so I didn’t buy _ _
A. either o f them É. both o f them
c . neither o f them D. each o f them
26. My friend Jonathan has a gold earring in ___.
A. his two ears B. each ear
c . every ear D. the ears'
27.The weather was fine, and everyone w a s __ the coast.
A. going in for B. making for
c . joining in D. seeing about
28. Sheila’s gone t o _____ having a new phone installed.
A, ask after B. deal with c . get round to D. see about
29. The price o f p etro ___by 15% over the past year.
A. rose B. was rising c . has risen D. has been rising
30. I’ve just been offered a new job. Things arc _
A. turning up B. clearing up c . making up D. looking up
III. READING
PART A
TOURISM
A. Tourism, holidaymaking and travel are these days more significant social
phenomena than mostcommentators have considered. On theface o f it there
could not be a moretrivial subject for a book. And indeed since social
scientists have had considerable difficulty explaining weightier topics sueh as
work or politics it might be thought that they would have great difficulties in
accounting for more trivial phenomena such as holiday making. However
there are interesting parallels with the study o f deviance. This involves the
investigation of bizarre and idiosyncratic social practices which happen to be
defined as deviant in some societies but not necessarily in others.
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The assumption is that the investigation o f deviance can reveal interesting and
significant aspects o f normal societies. It could be said that a similar analysis
can be applied to tourism.
B. Tourism is a leisure activity which presupposes its opposite namely regulated

and organised work. It is one manifestation o f how work and leisure are
organised as separate and regulated spheres o f social practice in modern Ỉ'
societies. Indeed acting as a tourist is one of the defining characteristics of f
being modern and the popular concept o f tourism is that it is organised within ■
particular places and occurs for regularised periods o f time. Tourist
relationships arise from a movement o f people to and their stay in various
destinations This necessarily involves some movement that is the journey and
a period o f stay in a new place or places. The journey and the stay are,by
definition, outside the normal places of residence and work, and are o f a short
term and temporary nature, and there is a clear intention to return home
within a relatively short period o f time.
c . A substantial proportion o f the population of modern societies engages in such
tourist practices. New socialised forms o f provision have developed in order to
cope with the mass character of the gazes o f tourists as opposed to the individual
character o f travel. Places are chosen to be visited and be gazed upon because
there is an anticipation especially through daydreaming and fantasy o f intense
pleasures, either on a different scale or involving different senses from those
customarily encountered. Such anticipation is constructed and sustained through
a variety o f non-tourist practices such as films, TV, literature, magazines, records
and videos which construct and reinforce this daydreaming.
D. Tourists tend to visit features o f landscape and townscape which separate
them off from everyday experience. Such aspects are viewed because they are
taken to be in some sense out o f the ordinary. The viewing o f these tourist
sights often involves different forms of social patlerninu with a much greater
sensitivity to visual elements o f landscape or townscape than is normally
found in everyday life. People linger over these sights in a way that they
would not normally do in their home environment and the vision is
objectified or captured through photographs, postcards, films and so on which
enable the memory to be endlessly reproduced and recaptured.
E. One o f the earliest dissertations on the subject of tourism is Boorstirfs
analysis o f the pseudo event (1964) where he argues that contemporary
Americans cannot experience reality directly but thrive on pseudo events.
Isolated from the host environment and the local people, the mass tourist
travels in guided groups and finds pleasure in inauthentic contrived
attractions, gullibly enjoying the pseudo events and disregarding the real
world outside. Over time the images generated of different tourist sights come
to constitute a closed self-perpetuating system o f illusions which provide the
tourist with the basis for selecting and evaluating potential places to visit.
Such visits are made, says Boorstin. within the “environmental bubble of the
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familiar American style hotel which insulates the tourist from the strangeness
o f the host environment."
F. To service the burgeoning tourist industry, an array o f professionals has
developed who attempt to reproduce ever-new objects for the tourist to look
at. These objects or places are located in a complex and changing hierarchy.
This depends upon the interplay between, on the one hand, competition
between înterests involved in the provision o f such objects and, on the other
hand changing class, gender, and generational distinctions o f taste within the
potential population o f visitors. It has been said that to be a tourist is one of
the characteristics o f the “modern experience” .
Not to go away is like not possessing a car or a nice house. Travel is a marker
o f status in modern societies and is also thought to be necessary for good
health. The role o f the professional, there'fore, is to cater for the needs and
tastes o f the tourists in accordance with their class and overall expectations.
Questions 1 to 5
Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the list o f headings
below. Paragraph D has been done for you as an example.
N B There are more headings than paragraphs so you will not use all o f them
You may use any heading more than once.
List of Headings . ' '
I The politics o f tourism
ii The cost o f tourism
iii Justifying the study o f tourism
iv Tourism contrasted with travel
V The essence o f modern tourism
vi Tourism versus leisure
vii The artificiality o f modern tourism
viii The role o f modern tour guides
ix Creating an alternative to the everyday experience
1. Paragraph A
2. Paragraph B
3. Paragraph c
Example Answer: Paragraph D IX
4. Paragraph E
5..Paragraph F
Questions 6 to 10
Do the following statements agree with the views o f the writer in the reading
p\passage? Write
YES i f the statement agrees with the writer
NO if the statement contradicts the writer
N O T GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
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6. Tourism is a trivial subject.
7. An analysis of deviance can act as a model for the analysis o f tourism.
8. Tourists usually choose to travel overseas.
9. Tourists focus more on places they visit than those at home.
10 Tour operators try to cheat tourists.
PARTB.
The Risks o f Cigarette Smoke
Discovered in the early 1800s and named nicotianine, the oily essence now
called nicotine is the main active ingredient o f tobacco. Nicotine, however, is
only a small component o f cigarette smoke, which contains more than 4,700
chemical compounds, including 43 cancer-causing substances. In recent times,
scientific research has been providing evidence that years-of cigarette smoking
vastly increases the risk of developing fatal medical conditions.
In addition to being responsible for more than 85 per cent o f lung cancers,
smoking is associated with cancers of, amongst others, the mouth, stomach and
kidneys, and is thought to cause about 14 per cent of leukemia and cervical
cancers. In 1990, smoking caused more than 84,000 deaths; mainly resulting
from such problems as pneumonia, bronchitis and influenza. Smoking, it is
believed, is responsible for 30 per cent o f all deaths from cancer and eĩearly
represents the most important preventable causc o f cancer in countries like the
United States today.
Passive smoking, the breathing in of the side-stream smoke from the burning
of tobacco between puffs or of the smoke exhaled by a smoker, also causes a
serious health risk. A report published in 1992 by the u s Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) emphasized the health dangers, especially from side-
stream smoke. This type o f smoke contains more, smaller particles and is
therefore more likely to be deposited deep in the lungs. On the basis o f this
report, the EPA has classified environmental tobacco smoke in the highest risk
category for causing cancer.
As an illustration o f the health risks, in the case of a married couple where
one partner is a smoker and one a non-smoker, the latter is believed to have a 30
per cent higher risk o f death from heart disease becausc of passive smoking. The
risk o f lung cancer also increases over the years o f exposure and the figure
jumps to 80 per cent if the spouse has been smoking four packs a day for 20
years. It has been calculated that 17 per cent of cases o f lung cancer can be
attributed to high levels o f exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke during
childhood and adolescence has shown that second-hand cigarette smoke does
more harm to non-smokers than to smokers. Leaving aside the philosophical
question of whether anyone should have to breathe someone else’s cigarette
smoke, the report suggests that the smoke experienced by many people in their
daily lives is enough to produce substantial adverse effects on a person’s heart
and lungs.
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The report, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
(AMA), was based on the researchers’ own earlier research but also includes a
review of studies over the past few years. The American Medical Association
represents about half of all u s doctors and is a strong opponent of S inking. The
study suggests that people who smoke cigarettes are continually damaging their
cardiovascular system, which adapts in order to compensate for the effects of
smoking. It further states that people who do not smoke do not have the benefit
of their system adapting to the smoke inhalation, i
Consequently, the effects o f passive smoking are far greater on non-smokers
than on smokers. This report emphasizes that cancer is not caused by a single
element in cigarette smoke; harmful effects to health are caused by many
components. Carbon monoxide, for example, competes with oxygen in red blood
cells and interferes with the blood’s ability to deliver lifegiving .oxygen to the
heart. Nicotine and other toxins in cigarette smoke activate small blood cells
called platelets, which increases the likelihood of blood clots, thereby affecting
blood circulation throughout the body.
The researchers criticize the practice o f some scientific consultants who work
with the tobacco industry for assuming that cigarette smoke has the same impact
on'sm okers as it does on non-smokers. They argue that those scientists are
underestimating the damage done by passive smokirig and, in support o f their
recent findings, cite some previous research which points to passive smoking as
the cause for between 30,000 and 60,000 deaths from heart attacks each year in
the United States. This means that passive smoking is the third most preventable
cause o f death after active smoking and alcohol-related diseases.
The study argues that the type o f action needed against passive smoking
should be similar to that being taken against illegal drugs and AIDS (SIDA). The
UCSF researchers maintain that the simplest and most cost-effective action is to
establish smoke-free work places, schools and public places.
Questions 1 to 3
Choose (he best answer A, B , c or D
1. According to information in tỊic text, leukaemia and pneumonia
A. are responsible for 84,000 deaths each year.
B. are strongly linked to cigarette smoking,
c . are strongly linked to lung cancer.
D. result in 30 per cent o f deaths per year.
2. According, to information in the text, intake o f carbon monoxide
A. inhibits the flow o f oxygen to the heart.
B. increases absorption o f other smoke particles,
c . inhibits red blóod cell formation.
D. promotes nicotine absorption.
3. According to information in the text, intake o f nicotine encourages
A. blood circulation through the body.
B. activity o f other toxins in the blood.
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c . formation of blood clots.
D. an increase of platelets in the blood.
Questions 4 to 7
Do the follow ing statements reflect the claims o f the writer in the reading
passage? Write
YES i f (he statement reflects the claims o f the writer
NO i f the statement contradicts the claims o f the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say M/hat the writer thinks about this
4. Thirty per cent o f deaths in the United States are caused by smoking-related
diseases.
5. If one partner in a marriage smokes, the other is likely to take up smoking.
6. Teenagers whose parents smoke are at risk of getting lung cancer at some time
during their lives.
7. Opponents o f smoking financed the UCSF study.
Questions 8 to 10
Choose ONE phrase from the list o f phrases A —J below to complete each o f the
following sentences
8. Passive sm oking...
9. Compared with a non-smoker, a sm o k er...
10. The American Medical Association ...
A. includes reviews of studies in its reports.
B. argues for stronger action against smoking in public places,
c . is one o f the two most preventable causes of death.
D. is more likely to be at risk from passive smoking diseases.
E. is more harmful to non-smokers than to smokers.
F. is less likely to be at risk of contracting lung cancer.
G. is more likely to be at risk of contracting various cancers.
H. opposes smoking and publishes research on the subject.
I. is just as harmful to smokers as it is to non-smokers.
J. reduces the quantity o f blood flowing around the,body.
IV. CLOZE TEST

Read the following passage and choose the best word to fill each blank
CLOZE TEST 1
POLAR ADVENTURER
In March 1999, Amyr Klink, a Brazilian yachtsman and polar adventurer, was
the first man to circle Antarctica while staying south of 50 degrees latitude. He
(1)___ the most dangerous sea route in the world. Klink was already (2)____
known because in 1984 he had rowed across the Atlantic in a small boat. The
book which he wrote, based on his experiences on that trip, had by then sold
millions ot copies. For his polar adventure, Klink built his own boat. He (3)___
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off in 1998 trom South Georgia and he arrived back there 88 days later - although
he (4)___eleven o f those days on dry land in Antarctica. He did not stop there out
of (5)____ , but because he wanted to see the Antarctic Peninsula. Klink knew that
his ( 6 ) ___ would be dangerous. On the way he had to be careful to (7) huge
floating blocks ot icc. These icebcrgs, as they are called, were everywhere and
(8)__ one ot them would have been a disaster. As Klink knew that any rescue
mission would have been impossible in the rough seas, he did not bother to take
va life-boat.When he sailed into (9)___winds 750 miles south of Tasmania, he
met waves that were twenty-tive metres high. This meant staying awake most of
the time. He only managed to sleep tor twenty-minute periods at a stretch. But he
succeeded in the end, (1 0 )___all the difficulties that he had to face.
l. A. went B. took c . had D. made
2. A. really B. widely c . broadly D. thoroughly
3. A. set B. put c . left D. got
4. A, passed B. lived G.spent D. remained
5vÁ. necessity B. demand c . urgency D. requirement
6. A. expenditure B. tour C:voyage D. cruise
7. A. expect B. avoid c . escape D. refuse
8. A.crashing B. breaking c . knocking D. hitting
9. A. fast B. strong c . heavy , D. hard
10. A. as far as B. apart trom c . according to D. in spite of
CLOZE TEST 2
Reports that the government is about to ( 1 ) ___the go ahead to plans for the
building o f a new runway at London's Gatwick airport have angered local
residents and raised fears of increased noise and exhaust pollution. The (2)
plans also include permission for additional night flights and will involve the
compulsory purchase o f farmland, ( 3 ) ___ the demolition of a number of private
homes. According to sources close to the Ministry o f Transport, the government
is known to be concerned by the increasing (4) ___of traffic at London
Heathrow, where there are no plạns for further runways in the foreseeable future
Gatwick is widely regarded as a"better ( 5 ) ___for expansion than London's third
airport, Stansted, which still (6) from poor transport links. A spokesperson
for the Keep Gatwick Quiet association, (7)'j___up o f local people, accused the
government o f ( 8 ) __ back on promises made before the General Election. 'We
were told then that the airport authority had no intention o f building another
runway, and we believe that the government has a duty to ( 9 ) ___its pledges.'
Prominent figures in the government are also believed to be concerned at the
news, although the Prime Minister, interviewed last night, is (1 0 )___ as saying
that reports were 'misleading'. However, he would not give an assurance
that plans for building a runway had definitely been rejected.
1. A. sign B. make c . give D. approve
2. A. controversial B. debatable c . notorious D. doubtful
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3. A. further to B. as well as c. moreover D. what's more
4. A. sum B. size c. volume D. length
5. A. potential B. outlook c. prospect D . likelihood
6. A. affects B. undergoes c. experiences D. suffers
7. A. made B. set c. brought D .taken
8. A. getting B. falling c. going D. turning
9. A. bear out B .count on c. pull off D . stand by
10. A. quoted B. known c. thought D. written
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST
Fill each blank with one suitable word
CLOZE TEST 1
The horse in art
There is little doubt that one o f the chief roles of the horse in art, just as in
life, is that o f our servant and companion. We can have very little idea o f (1)__
a horse feels in its natural state. Left to itself, it is unlikely that it would pull a
plough, take a soldier ( 2 ) __ a dangerous situation in battle, or do most o f the
other things that have attracted painters and writers to the anima! ever (3)_,__ the
dawn of history.
The horse is controlled (4)___ the wishes o f its owner. When wc describe it,
we say it has (5)___ virtues and qualities wc most admire in ourselves and it is
as the symbol o f these qualities (6) _ it has so often (7) ___praised by by
painters and poets. Then we must consider the horse’s own beauty, speed and
strength. (8)___truth, the picture we are most frequently moved by, in both art
and literature, is actually a single image that combines all the advantages o f the
animal and its rider. An outstanding example of (9)___ is provided by the school
of sculture and painting in (10)___ the authority and personality o f individuals is
emphasized by the fact that they arc òn horseback.
CLOZE TEST 2
The relationship, between the B'ritish royal family and the popular press is
curious, to (1)___the least. In many respects the press has yet to realise that the
royals arc indeed the goose that lays the golden egg. Royal scandals and royal
divorces illustrated with tasteless photographs and supported by the worst kind
of journalistic excess have proved to be just the thing (2)___ raising newspaper
circulations. The same papers that oozed sentimentality over royal weddings,
and drooled over idealised princesscs later went out o f their way to hound
various royals into separation or divorcc. Every photograph became a
contribution to (3) __ __ new rumour or other; even private telephone
conversations were printed on the front page. What the press has yet to realise is
that these intrusions into the privacy of members of the royal family have also
helped to create an atmosphere in ( 4 ) ___the very existence of the monarchy has
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been called into question. The prestige of' the royal family has undoubtedly
suffered. And how could this not (5) so when their lives have been turned
(6) some absurd soap opera? Just (7) __ the press feeds the illusion that the
characters on television, those awful crceps in 'Kastenders' and 'Neighbours', are
somehow 'real people1, so it has reduced the royal family to the status of a
series of cardboard characters. And if you are secretly thinking, 'Well, that’s what
they arc, anyway,' perhaps you arc yet
( 8 ) __ victim o f the illusion. There arc real issụes still to be debated about the
role, and indeed the survival, of the royal family, issues to which the popular
press has hardly contributed. If the monarchy (1 0 )___lose its constitutional role,
the press will be largely to blame. And ironically it will then (9)__ lost one of
its main circulation boosters, and killed off its golden goose for good.
II. WORD FORM

1 .Give the correct form o f the words in brackets
,1. A list o f ___events for the autumn is tfcing prepared. COME
2. After 23 years o f teaching, I had simply had enough o f a job which is
becoming increasingly _ PR O B LEM
3 . ___ of your new. energy-cfficient domestic gas boiler is free of charge, and
will be performed within 5 days of payment. - INSTALL
4. P ress___ continues over whether the Prime Minister is on the point o f calling
a General Election. SPECU LA TE
5. They struggled for a society based on democracy, pcacc and so cial__________.
JU STIFY
6. Several banks are providing for the housing programme. FINANCIAL
7. T h e ___development ofcom puters and the availability of the Internet will
dramatically change the facc o f the most popular home entcrtainment-
television. STO P
8. Last week a housewife w a s___by her washing machine. E L E C T R IC IT Y
9. Don’t be so critical of the boy. I myself didn't find his behaviour
OBJECT
10. It’s a quiet fishing village with a habour. PIC TU R E
2. Use the words given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a
word that fits in the spacc in the same lineT
This year, (1) in the factory has suffered PRODUCT
becausc of a lack o f expert technical knowledge. As a result
we have made very substantial (2 )_ _ in sending INVEST
employees on training coụrscs. The fact remains that it is
becoming increasingly difficult to get skilled labourers with
the right ( 3 ) ___ . expcricncc. and above all. QUALIFY
(4 )___ The company has also suffered this year EX PERT
from the industrial (5)___in November, which ■ ACT
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saw 340 union members walk out in a pay dispute. Union
(6)__ eventually sat down with management REPRESENT
and negotiated a 4 per cent pay rise, but not until 5 working
days had been lost to the strike. As a result o f such problems wc
recognisc the need to (7)___in certain areas, ECONOM Y
and, on the advicc o f our external (8) , Prior CONSULT
and Young, we have identified the need for at least 3 departments
to be (9 ) ___It is thought that this will mean STREAM
the loss of between 6 and 10 jobs, though the exact figures and
nature o f the redundancies will be ( 1 0 ) in CLEAR
the next report. .
III. MISTAKE CORRECTION

There are ten mistakes in this passage which you have to find and correct.
Line
1. In 200 ], the British Association for the Advancement with Science went on
search o f the world's funniest joke. The experiment involved people from all
over the world posted their jokes on a website and rating the submissions
of their. Among the jokes entered was the following: ‘There were two, cows in
5. a field. One said ‘Moo.’ The other one said ‘I was going to say that/
The joke was then entered into the archive several times, using different
animals and noises. Two tigers said ‘Grr,’ two dogs said 'W o o f and so on.
You would imagine that one animal and noise would be much the same like
another. However, the joke rated the funniest was: ‘Two ducks were sitting on
10. a pond. One o f the duck said ‘Quack.’ The other duck said, ‘I was going to
say that.’
The research supported the wide held theory that some words and sounds
arc distinctly funnier than others. The ‘k’ sound (or the ‘hard c !) as heard in
■quack’ and ‘duck' have always been regarded in the comcdy world as
15. specially funny. Why? It may be down to a rather odd facial phenomenon
known for ‘facial feedback’. When people feel happy they smile but some
evidence suggests that the mechanism also works in reverse. The hard letter
‘k ’ often forccs the facc to smile, which may explain why the sound is
associated with happiness.________________________________________
IV.SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20m)

Rewrite the sentences in such a way that mean almost the same as those
printed before them. You have to use the word in bracket in your sentences,
and you mustn’t change the word in any way . ( 1 0 m)
1. He paid an awful lot of money for those new Armani jeans, (leg)
2. Nowadays, a lot o f couples share the bill when they go out. (Dutch)
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3. MP3 players have bccome very popular around the world, (storm)
4; Some airlines cheat people by charging them too much for tickets, (rip)
5. When the plane left the ground we got really excited, (took)
6. Sue was very helpful during the party preparations, (help)
7. She insured her flat yesterday, (had)
8;The programme was so organized that none o f the talks overlapped, (such)
9. The motor in this machine needs cleaning once a week, (has)
10. Five years later she left Henry and their two bojjfs. (walked)
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYẾN LẺ QUỶ ĐỐN - NINH THUẬN
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY
Part 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
froin other three. ,
1. A. prayer B. layer 'C. player D .conveỵor
2. A. exert B. anxious c. anxiety D. xenophobia
3. A. yashmak B. bachelor c. haggle D. gable
4. A. decoy B. perishable c. benzene
— D. supreme
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5. A. ginger B. gingham c. giggle D: gibbon

Part 2: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that o f the
other three.
6. A. condolence B. obstinacy c. communism D. painstakingly
7. A. possibility B. disappointed c. manufacture D. instrument
8. A. vigorous B.scandalous c. victorious D. dangerous
9. A. cathedral B. organism c. caricature D. captivat
10. A. familiarity B. parliamentarian c. tuberculosis D. complementary
II. WORD CHOICE

Choose the best answer A, B, c or D to complete each blank.
1. Whenever the kids asked him about his girlfriend, he'd go as red as a ........
A. tomato B. beetroot c . strawberry D. chili
2. T h e ............ rich can afford that price, but I can’t.
A. money B. economy c . wealthy D. filthy
3. Ị am afraid that 1 have only a basic knowledge of Physics.
A. lucrative B. scrutinized c . comestible D. rudimentary
4. 1 thought that Wendy’s action was rather out o f ............
A. personality B. character c . characteristic D. behavior
5. The soldiers held out for a while, but in the end were overwhelmed b y .......number.
A. sheer B. mere c . absolute D. bare
6. She likes spoiling people’s fun. She is really a ............
A. crouch potato B. wet blanket c . hard nut D. cold fish
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7. M v c a r w a s so o ld that I c o u ld on ly sell it for.............. Ji
A. rubbish B. scarp c . debris c . waste I
8. Me is a ............ authority on the subject j
A. prominent B.expert c.em inent D.quaiity
9. I used to g e t............ reading comics, but now I’ve grown out o f them ị
A. a buzz out of B. a kick out of c. my head round D. to the bottom of Ị
10. H e 's c o m p l e te o f f .............. to d ra n k SLilfurhydric acid! i
A. his guard B. hisrockcr c . the beaten road D. the top o f his head
III. STRU CTU RES & G RA M M A R [

Choose the best answer A, B, c or D to complete each blank. r
1.................. the Canadian composer Barbara Pentland wrote four symphonies Ị
three conccrtors, and an opera, among others works. ■■ . Ị
A. An artist who, prolific B. Is a prolific artist ■ ;
c . Prolific an artist D. A prolific artist Ỉ-
2. In bas-relief sculpture, a design projects very slightly from its background, i
...... some coins.
A. as on B. bccausc c . the way that D. similarly
3. The sapphire’s transparency to ultraviolet and infrared radiation -makes
............ in optical instruments ' ’;
A. it is o f use B. it uses c . it a useful D. it.useful
4. Would you please be kind enough to ...... me to .the station? ;
A. aim B. turn c . dircct D. singal
5. The Chiso.s Moutains in BigBend National Park inTexas were created by
volcanic eruptions that occurrcd...........;
A. the area in which dinosaurs roamed i
B. when dinosaurs roamed the area
c . did dinosaurs roam the area
D. dinosaurs roaming the area
6. The lawyer insisted that his clicnt........never have been arrested in the first place. :
A. should B.must c . ought D. would
7. Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor the air contains at a certain
tem perature..................with the amount it could hold at thai temperature.
A. to compare B.compared c . comparing D. compares
8. Outside the bright primary rainbow, ........... much fainter secondary rainbow
may be visible. Ễ
A. so B. a c . sincc D. still
9. Indigo is a vat color..............called bccause it docs not dissolve in water.
A. which it B. it is c . but D. so
10. What if your h ab itat ........?
A. were destroyed B. to be destroyed c . destroying D. A & c are correct
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JV. PH RA SA L VERBS AND PREPO SITIO N S
Choose the best answer A, IỈ, c or D to complete cach blank.
1. The weather seems to b e ...........up after heavy rains.
A. tuning B. improving c . picking D. bringing
2. When she c a m e ........... she found herself in a hospital.
A. out B. round c . off D .over
; 3. Because o f the controversy, he p ack s...........his job.
A. out B. in C over , D. up
4. He feels extremely comfortable after ow ning.... :.....
A. out B. in ' c . over D. up
5. She's g ettin g ..... . her old tricks again!
À. out o f B. up to c . round to D. over
6. My c a r ........... up, so I am late for work.
A. put B. go c . add D. play
7. [ think she m a d e .......... the whole story.
A. up B. out £ . tip for D. to
8 .1 ........... my very old friend on the train home. What a surprise!
A. run into B. set in c . take on D. let down
9. James is always s e n d ........... our Math teacher.
A. up B. out c . into D. for
10. We have a lot o f financial difficulties, but at last, we carry i t ...........
A. out B. on c . off D. over
Reading the following passages and choose the best options to complete each
blank.
GUIDED CLOZE TEST 1
Graphology is not a new science but it is being used increasingly by businesses
to assist employers in the ( 1 ) ........... process. Some companies have been using
graphology consultants for years to analyze the handwriting samples o f job
applicants or even employees who arc in (2) ........... for promotion. They claim
that handwriting can reveal a great deal about a person's personality, and this is (3)
............ not only in deciding whom to employ but also which peopte can work
together without friction, (4)........... contributing"!*) a positive atmosphere in the
workplace. By studying a person's handwriting, graphologists ( 5 ) ........... They can
reveal personality (6) ........... more precisely than is possible through a standard
(7 ). A further advantage of handwriting analysis is that assessments are not
affected by any personal ( 8 ) ........... .. as the writer's race, religion and age remain
unknown. '
(1) A. employment B. recruitment c . enrolment D. conscription
(2) A. standby B. track c . review D. line
(3) A. expendable B. dispensable c . priceless V D- invaluable
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(4) A. henceforth B. thereby c. whereby D. wherefore
(5) A. claim B. insist c . demand D. want
(6) A. qualities B. attributes c. traits D. characters
(7) A. interview B. party c. gathering D. group
(8 ) A. biases B. predispositions c. partialities D. suppositions
GUIDED CLOZE TEST 2

When I first arrived here to take up my new job, I stayed in a hotel, but I soon
started looking for a permanent (1) ... , a place to (2) ... my own. The first flat I
came (3) ... was cold and uninviting, and had large (4) ... of damp on the walls.
The flat (5) ... onto a factory, so the view was not exactly inspiring. Then I had a
look at a small flat in a modern apartment (6).., . It had a parking (7) ... and was
fully (8) , but the rent was far to high for me. I didn’t want to end up in a tiny
place, so I answered an ad for house-sharing. The house was in a quiet (9)... ,
and as soon as I saw it I fell in love with it. There was a high overgrown (10)...
around the front garden, and (l 1)... to park cars in the drive. The room to (12)..
looked out over the back garden, and had a big bay window.
1. A, household B. accommodation c. residence D. habitation
2. A. refer B. be c. call D. say
3 . A. over B. across c. up D. by
4. A. patches B pieces c. stretches D. stains
5. A. showed up B. saw through c. gave over D. looked out
6. A. tower B. skyscrapcr c. blogk D. column
7. A. bit B .spot c. location D. space
8. A. furnished B. provided c. supplied D. prevented
9. A. surroundings B. neighborhood c. vicinity D. premises
10. A. fence B. bush c. hedge D. lawn
11. A .space B. capacity c. area D. place
12. A. let B. rent c. hire D. lease
Reading the following passages and answer the following questions
READING COMPREHENSION 1
An Unlikely Muse
A new wave o f music and arts projects has emerged, focusing on someone
who may seem for some a dubious source o f inspiration. Imelda Marcos, former
first lady o f the Philippines, is currently becoming the subject o f musicals, song
cycles and shows on a worldwide arena.
When the Marcos regime collapsed in 1986, and Imelda and her husband
Ferdinand were exiled in Hawaii, they carried with them allegations of
embezzlement, corruption and human rights abuses. Imelda had spent the last
twenty years living o ff a seemingly endless supply o f funds, living an exotic and
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glamorous lifestyle and rubbing shoulders with powerful figures worldwide. In
1972, when the superstar couplc's popularity was fading and they were at risk of
losing their power, Ferdinand Marcos instated martial, leading to an era o f chaos
and plunder, and what is described by some as the second most corrupt regime of
the twentieth century. Ferdinand and Imelda fled in 1986 to escape the People’s
Power Revolution, Imelda leaving behind some 2000 pairs o f shoes.
After her husband died in Hawaii due to ill health, Imclda stood trial in the
United States on behalf-of her husband. Following that, she returned to the
Philippines to face seventy more count's of corruption and tax evasion. She has now
returned to congress in the Philippines, her make-up and gowns as flawless as ever.
So what makes Imelda Marcos such an appealing muse? Undoubtedly, Imelda
Marcos’s resolute character which has withstood exile, legal battles and the
wrath of her enemies makes her an appealing heroine, but film-maker Fenton
Bailey attributes her iconicity to her sense o f glamour and style, and her role as a
cultural trend-setter. And like so many women who let nothing come between
them and their goals, she has gained a cẹrtain iconic status, particularly among
homosexuals, not unlike that of Judy Garland and Lady Gaga.
And now the story of Imelda Marcos can be seen in the format of a musical,
an artistic genre which is quite befitting for this flamboyant, entertaining figure
of beautv and glamour. ’Imclda - A new musical’ has played in Los Angeles and
New York. The artistic director o f the musical, Tim Dang, realises that the
musical glosses over the darker aspects of the Marcos regime, but wanted to
portray Imelda as a person with all her faults on display, leaving the audience to
come to a verdict. However, despite the glitz of the show, reviews were mixed,
stating the ‘the serio-comic spoof... had a vacuum at its centre’.
The story o f Imelda Marcos has also been immortalised as a song cycle,
‘Here Lies Love’ written by David Byrne and Norman Cook, in which Imelda
comes across as both a hero and villain. Their reasoning was to try to understand
the story of how people can attain positions o f such power and greed. They were
also inspired by Imelda’s love of dancing and clubbing, and how her own style
of music could be incorporated into their own. Byrne adds that their story is not
black and white - the couple were very popular at first, and Imelda headed a lot
of public works in the Philippines and added much to the nation’s sense of
culture and identity.
At the Cultural Centre o f the Philippines, a tpur named 'La Vida Imelda’ led
by Carlos Sedran describes the life of Imelda Marcos, the cold war and martial
law, while also portraying the glamour of the Imelda lifestyle. He describes it as
an eternal story, in which her extravagance can be seen as either distasteful or in
some ways estimable.
There is a danger that these new art forms airbrush out the atrocities which
accompanied the ostentation and glamour. It was a time when democracy was
suppressed, political enemies disappeared, and billions of dollars which could
have helped the poverty-stricken country were spent on the Marcos’s extravagant
lifestyle. However, the artists involved are keen to'1make clear that the regime
also resulted in great leaps forward in the country's culture, architecture and
infrastructure. The Marcos lcgacy remains in the form o f hospitals, Heart and
Lung Centres. Folk Art theatres and homes for children and the elderly
notwithstanding that the Marcos couplc set their war-ravaged, poverty-stricken
land onto the world stage.
1. The word “muse’' is closest in meaning to
A. inspiration B. lifestyle c . personality D. adaption
2. Why are Imelda's shoes mentioned in the sccond paragraph?
A. To illustrate how little she cared.for her personal possessions
B. To illustrate her love o f fashion and beauty
c . To indicate how quickly she had to flee the country
D. To illustrate the extravagance o f her lifestyle
3. What aspcct of Imelda’s character is emphasized in paragraph 3?
A. her flamboyance B. her kindness
c . her resolution D. her beauty
4. Why is Imelda compared with Judy Garland and Lady Gaga?
A. Due to her status as a gay icon
B. Due to her ambition and drive
c . Because she has created new fashions
D. Because she has triumphed over legal battles
5. Why was the musical of Imelda’s life criticized?
A. Because it did not portray Imelda's faults
B. Because the show was too shallow
c . Because it was too glamorous and showy
D. Because it was both serious and comedic
6. What was it about Imelda’s story that interested David Byrne and Norman Cooke?
A. The ongoing themes o f power, greed and music
B. The fact that the story had both a clear heroand villain
c . The reasoning why people such asImelda become who they are
D. The fact that her musical taste was similar to theirs
7. According to Carlos Sedran, how do people respond to lmeIda’s expensive lifestyle?
A. Most people are shocked by it.
B. It evokes both positive and negative feelings
c . People want to be like her
D. People realise why she did it
8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text as something Imelda
Marcos did for the Philippines?
A, She made health scrviees available to the people.
B. She gave the country a cultural identity.
c . She reduced the levels o f poverty for Filipino people.
D. She drew the w orld’s attention to the country.
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9. How is the passage organized?
A. Chronological B. Interpretation c . Inductive D. Parallelism
10. What is the tone o f the passage?
A. Informative B. Critical c . Sympathetic D. Surprising
r e a d in g c o m p r e h e n s io n 2
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
In the 16th century, an age o f great marinẹ and terrestrial exploration,
Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young
Portuguese noble, he served the king o f Portugal, but he became involved in the
quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king's favor. After he was
dismissed from scrvice by the king o f Portugal, he offered to serve the future
Emperor Charles V o f Spain.
A papal decree o f 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west o f 50
degrees w longitude to Spain and all tl,ie land east of that line to Portugal.
Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On
September 20. 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a
year later, one o f these ships was exploring the topography o f South America in
search o f a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining
four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they
found the passage they sought near 50 degrees s latitude. Magellan named this
passage the Strait of Air Saints, but today it is known as the Strait o f Magellan.
One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer
sailors were privileged to gaze, at that first panorama o f the Pacific Ocean. Those
who remained crossed the meridian now k'nown as the International Date Line in
the early spring o f 1521 after 98 days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long
days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of starvation and disease.
Later, Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was
killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and 17 sailors under the command o f the
Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and
thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.
1. The 16th century was an age o f g reat______ exploration.
A. cosmic B. land c . mental D, common man
2. Magellan lost the favor of the king o f PortugijJ when he became involved in a
political________ .
A. entanglement B. discussion c . negotiation D. problem
3 The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to
their location on one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50
degrees west o f Greenwich that extends in a _____^ ___direction.
A. north and south B. crosswise c . easterly D. south east
4. One o f Magellan's ships explored t h e __________of South America for a
passage across the continent.
A. coastline B. mountain range c . physical features D. islands
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5. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern_____ .
A. coast B. inland
c . body o f land with water on three sides D. border
6. The passage was found near 50 degrees s o f ________ .
A. Greenwich B. The equator c . Spain D. Portugal
7. In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed th e _______ now called the
International Date Line.
A. imaginary circle passing through the poles
B. imaginary line parallel to the equator
c . area
D. land mass
8. In which course may this passage be assigned?
A. US civil law B. Marine engineering
c . World history D. Finance
9. How is the passage organized?
A. Chronological' B. Interpretation
c . Inductive D. Parallelism
10. What is the tone o f the passage?
A. Informative B. Critical c. Sympathetic D. Surprising
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word
OPEN CLOZE TEST 1
My first holiday in France suddenly made me realize how a child must feel
trying to make him self understood without an(l).................. command of
language. When I went shopping I used to rehearse my various set phrases for
each market stall and choosing ( 2 ) .....................that were not busy, I would edge
near, trying to (3).'................... someone's eye The words never came out as I
intended, but nods, smiles, pointing and a ( 4 ) ...................v. isolated words (with
no refinements such as verbs correctly conjugated) served the (5).....................
well, and I felt wonderfully triumphant. The stallholders were friendly and
unfailingly (6)........................ seeing that I got what 1 wanted and (7).......................
I understood the financial part o f the transaction. They also offered me
(8)........................ encouragement to learn new words and phrases and 1 even
began to talk about the weather, the sea and the sand. And (9)...........................
one of them began to correct my grammar, but I was too young and sensitive and
was (10).................... into confusion. ] reverted to feeling anxious and afraid of
trying in case I was wrong.
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OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
h The director has overall responsibility for the artistic side of a product and
; must (1)...................... all the rehearsal and keep an (2)................... on the
backstage and technical departments (3).................... Directors tend to have
(4)....................... personalities and can be temperamental. But the success or
(5)........................ o f a play is in their (6)............................ It is their jo b to
;(7).... out the imaginative qualities in the actors in order to get the best
response from them. Some director let actors decide on their own interpretation
while (8).........................give detailed instruction as,to (9)................;...... they want
•the parts to.he played. Some directors also (10)..................... on duties, such as
..planning a season's program and supervising the budget.
II. WORD FORMS

Part 1: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given word
1. The idea that the sun "rises' is a popular..... . (CONCEIVE)
2. Local people assembled to welcome back th e ir ..........army (TRIUMPH)
3. Hundreds o f unemployed ... could be pushed back towards crime by the
closure o f job training programs. (PRISON) ■
4. It is not harmful to take that drug because it i s .........(ADDICT)
5. Girls tend to do better academically in single-sex schools than i n .........ones.
(EDUCATE)
6. Having made that morally terrible mistake, they are now...... (CONSCIENCE)
7. Do you really think you have enough ......... to be in the school’s soccer team?
(ATHLETE)
8. Children from a (n) .........background are statistically more likely to become
involved in crime. (PRIVILEGE)
9. It is very difficult to find Mrs.Burton’s shop, for it w a s ........from all others in
the street. (DISTINGUISH)
10. We c o u ld .... . the soil if we overuse it. (POOR)
Part 2: Put the given words ijn the correct blanks. You have to use their
correct forms to make a meaningful passage
WORRY THIEF ĨĨO M Ẽ . BEG FORCE ~

HARD LEGAL DETER OFFENCE ADDICT
One o f the most (1) ........ worrying crime, statistics in Europe is the rise in
juvenile crime. Often the root cause is ( 2 ) ..........drugs, an expensive habit which
often leads young (3)......... intp a life o f petty crime. Some parents, unable to
cope with their children's addiction have thrown them out of home, forcing them
live the lives o f ( 4 ) ..........'Kate' (not her real name) is one such person. (5)...........
since she was 18, Kate has had various brushes with the law, most recently for
(6).........., in order to raise cash to fuel a heroin, habit. As a result o f that
transgression, Kate spent two months in prison, rubbing shoulders with (7)........
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criminals and murderers. After drugs counseling, she is now trying to put her life
back together. 'I know the law has to be (8)..........she says, 'but addicts need
help more than punishment'. She does agree, though, that most drugs should
remain ( 9 ) .......... "I suppose that might stop kids trying drugs, though it wasn’t a
(10)........... in my case. You have to realize that you can get your life sorted out
without drugs. And that can take time.’

The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and corrcct them.
We all know stories about people with exceptional memories who have the
ability to remember hundreds o f numbers after hearing them only one. Now'
experts are saying that such feats can be taught. For example, almost people can
repeat about nine numbers if they are read out one a second. In one experience
ten hours' training produced only a small improvement, but the results after
practising for a thousand hours were amazed. Some people remembered 80 or
even 100 numbers. Similarly, most adults can identity only about five from of a
set of 21 colours thai are only slightly different. But after 80 training hours one
person could recognise 18 of them. Studies of 76 major composers show that it
took at last ten years o f musicai training after any of them wrote a major work.
Psychologists are, however, raising the possibility that genius is the production
of teaching.
VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS

Rewrite the following sentences with the word given
1. Doing regular exercise often helps improve your attitude to life. (DO)
M any.................................................................. on life.
2. I suppose she finally gave way to demands for an interview with the tabloid
press. (CONSENTED)
I dare ............. ............................ by the tabloid press.
3. Due to his repentance o f the sins, as it were, he will not be executed.
. (OWING)
His immunity ....................... over the sins.
4. He needs to obtain the tuition exemption; otherwise he will be forced to leave.
(GOES)
Unless exem pted.................................................... ear.
5. Although the office received a flood o f complaints, it managed to achieve
positive outcomes. (BROUGHT)
The office, deluged ................................................ unturned.
The stadium ......................................................... out hooliganism.
7 The new manager needs more time to finish his incomplete work, so he
assigns the team to recruit more staff before they take over KFC. (HELM)
Pending......................................... on his backlogs.
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We resorted to supporting for clearing the man's name since the public so
strongly protested against the judge's statement. (CLAMOURED)
We m ig h t........................................................... at the judge's statement.
I 9 If he only continued to play the main role when the proposal was drafted.
’ (INSTRUMENTAL)
L o n g ................ ..................................of the proposal.
10. The novel may be outstanding, but I have read a better one of this genre as
yet. (EXCEPTION)
B y ............................................ o f this genre. -
TRƯỜNG. THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - BÌNH ĐỊNH

PART I: PHONOLOGY
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the three other ones in each group.
1. A. applaud B. maul c .a u n t D. clause
'2. A. descendant B. hesitation C’. justice D. disaster
3. A. fatal B. favour c. familiar D. famous
4. A. procedure B. feature c.en d u re D. measure
5. A. physical B. mythology c. rhythmic D. psychology
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the three other
ones in each group.
1. A. terrific B. childbearing c. tsunami D. enthusiast
2. A. Christianity B. temperamental c. experimental D. configuration
3. A. compliment B. tableland c. vulnerable D. gazelle
4. A. advertise B. difficulty c. history D. introduce
5. A. ancestor B. admirable c. comparable D. interpret
PART II: WORD CHOICE
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
1. Hotel rooms must b e ............................. by noon, but luggage must be left with
the porter.
A. vacated B. evacuated c. abandoned D. left
2. The company directors asked the government to...................................... in the
dispute and prevent a strike. 0
A. intervene B. interact c. earned D. deserved
3.1 must take this watch to be repaired; i t ....................over 20 minutes a day.
A. increase B. progresses c. accelerates D. gains
4. Time was running out, so the committee had to make a .....................decision.
A. brief B. snap c . sharp D. curt
5. Because o f an unfortunate ................................ , your order was not dispatched
by the date requested.
A. hindrance B. oversight c . negligence D. transgression
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6 It was a ..................of luck that Jane was available when the job came up.
A. blow B. stroke c . brush D. touch
7. The investigation was instigated............................. the Prime Minister.
a. on the part of b: consequence o f c. subsequent to D. at the behest of
8. H e’s regarded as t h e ...........................................favorite to win the prize.
A. warm B. hot c . ardent D. fiery
9. After eating three helpings o f pudding, Elizabeth felt com pletely...................
A. swollen B. inflated c . bloated D. expanded
10. Even a few drops of this liquid would represent a ......................................... .
dose for a small child.
A. mortal B. terminal c . killing D. lethal
PART III. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR ( 5 PTS)

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1 :_______ he to fail’the test again, he surely give up trying.
A. But for / would. B. Should / will
c . Had / would ..' D. Were / would
2 : 1 think if h e _______ there the other night, th ey _______________signed a deal.
A. had been/ might B. were/ may have
c . had been/ might have D. were/could
3: I lik e _______ French because they are generally very courteous and
hospitable to foreign visitors.
A. the B. a c . one D. an
4: Have you ever v is ite d _______ Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris? It is really
worth seeing.
A. a B. some c . an D. the
5: The Second World War was so terrible,_______ time a large number of
families were separated.
A. during which B. during the c . at the D. on which
6: Only one o f the students who _______ A m erican________ late this morning.
A. are / is B. is / was c . was / were D. are / were
7: Neither the serving bowl nor the plates_______ on that shelf.
A. is going B. goes c . go D. has gone
8: It was recommended that h e _______ at the press conference right after the
controversial victory. '
A. hadn’t presented B. not present
c . didn’t present D. not be present
9: He went to the cinema last night to watch “‘The Killer” and it was not as good
as h e _______ .
A. was expected B. expects
c . had expected D. would expect
10: Y o u _______ when he was in hospital.
A. should have visited B. should visit
c . had visited D. must be visiting
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p a r t IV: PR ESPO SITIO N S AND PHRASAL VERBS
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences
1 Ethan ..................... such a great deal of effort .................. training for the
Í marathon that it is a pity he broke his leg two days before it took place.
A. wore / down B. carried/on c . s e t/o f f D. p u t/in to
B<2 As Annette had never been to an airport before,she wasn’t sure where she
should go t o ................. for her flight to Frankfurt.
A. check in B. give up c . take over D. land on
| : 3. The a la rm ................ when Lionel passed through the security gate because he
was carrying a metal peri in his pocket.
A. set on B. carried out c. went off . D. rang up
4 Rebecca ................. on our conversation to tell us that James had just been
rushed to hospital.
A. cut in B. faced up c . got ahead D. broke up
5. Don’t forget to ......................... yoùr clocks .......................... by one hour
Jt' tonight, as it’s the last Saturday in October.
A. clear ....up B. p u t...d o w n -,c. c o u n t... in D. s e t...b a c k
6. C am ille........... the chance to play Joan of Arc in the local theatre’s production
of Saint Joan, saying that she wouldn’t be able to attend the rehearsals.
A. set off B. pulled away c . turned down D. rolled out
7. According to some stories, werewolves are people who ...... wolves every
time there is-a full moon.
A. change over B. get down c . lead on D. turn into
8. In order to protect his family from possible revenge attacks by Shamil, Hadji
M u ra t.. ....h im s e lf .................... to the Russians.
A. puts off B. gives up c . passes down D. hands out
, 9 .1 waited in Time Square for Alfonzo for more than two hours, but he never.........
A. showed up B. hung around c . pulled off D. turned in
10. Isaac wishes that he c o u ld ..................... what he had said to Christina, because
he really upset her.
A. talk out B. take back c . throw up D. tell off
V. REA D ING C O M PR EH EN SIO N

READING 1
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c , or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to^cach o f the questions
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation o f observed events that are
related. A theory often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture
, the way an observed event could be produced. A good example of this is found
in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of
many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful, theory, in addition to explaining past observation, helps to predict
events that have not as yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized,
scientists design experiments to test the theory. If observations confirm the
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scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm
the predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the
experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting
information and performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not science
As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science is built with facts just
as a house is built with bricks, but a collection o f facts cannot be called science d
any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house." Most scientists start an ■
investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a particular 1
problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of Ằ
the investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the 1
problem are formulated. These possible solutions are called hypotheses. In a
way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist's thinking i
beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs calculations
and makes, observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further ^
investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they
are incorporated into theories.
Question 1: Which of'the following is the main subject o f the passage?
A. The importance of models in scientific theories -
B. The place of theory and hypothesis in scientific investigation
c . The sorts of facts that scientists find most interesting
D. The ways that scientists perform different types o f experiments
Question 2: The word "related" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. connected . B. described c . completed D. identified

Question 3: The word "this" in the first paragraph refers t o ______ .
A. a good example B. an imaginary model
c . the kinetic molecular theory D. an observed event
Question 4: According to the passage, a useful theoi-y is one that helps scientists
to ■
A. find errors in past experiments B. make predictions
c . observe events D. publicize new findings
Question 5: The word "supported" in the second paragraph is closest in
meaning t o _______.
A. finished B. adjusted c . investigated D. upheld
Question 6: Bricks are mentioned in the third paragraph to indicate h o w ___ __.
A. mathematicians approach science
B. building a house is like performing experiments
c . science is more than a collection of facts
D. scientific experiments have led to improved technology
Q uestion 7: In the third paragraph, the author implies that imagination is most
important to scientists when th e y _______ .
A. evaluate previous work on a problem
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w* p. formulate possible solutions to a problem
flsl c. gather known facts
y . I), close an investigation
■ t Question 8: In the third .paragraph, the author refers to a hypothesis as "a leap
WL into the unknown" in order to show that hypotheses_______ .
m A. are sometimes ill-conceived B. can lead to dangerous results
c. go beyond available facts D. require effort to formulate
• Q u e s t i o n 9: A ccording to the passage, one major function o f hypotheses i s _____.
M: A. sifting through known facts
■k B. communicating a scientist's thoughts to others'
c. providing direction for scientific research
■ p D. linking together different theories
■g Question 10: Which o f the following statements is supported by the passage?
JP A. Theories are simply imaginary models o f past events.
K B. It is better to revise a hypothesis than to reject it.
m c . A scientist's most difficult task is testing hypotheses.
|f D. A good scientist needs to be creative.'
Ị Ế READING 2
I Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c , (jr Don your
\ i answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each o f the questions
• Sleep is a natural process, and although a lot have been written about the
I subject, it is still surrounded by mystery. It is used by some as an escape from
' the world, and regarded by others as an irritatin g waste of time: some people
get by on very little, others claim they can not exist without at least ten hours,
but nobody can do without sleep completely.
ị Our night's sleep does not just consist o f ã steady phase o f gradually
; deepening sleep. It alternates between two stages: Non-dreaming or ordinary
I sleep, and REM (rapid eye movement) or dreaming sleep. As soon as we fall
ị asleep, we go straight into non-dreaming sleep for an hour or so, then into REM
I sleep for about 15 minutes, then back into non-dreaming sleep. It alternates in
i this way for the rest o f the night, with non-dreaming sleep tending to last longer
at llic beginning o f the night. Non-dreaming sleep occupies three-quarters o f our
: p night's sleep, about a quarter o f it deep and the rest fairly light. ■
• It is widely believed that sleep repairs the body and makes good the damage
? caused by being awake. However, its main function is to refresh the brain.
• Experts believe that probably only about two-thirds o f our sleep is necessary for
ị repairing and refreshing the brain, with the most valuable sleep coming in the
I first few hours o f the non-dreaming period, the last few hours o f sleep are not so
■ essential. The brain can manage quite well with reduced sleep as long as it is
, uninterrupted sleep.
I ' The quality o f sleep is important. A study conducted in the USA looked at
f short sleepers, who slept for 5.5 hours on average, and long sleepers, who had
V 8.5 hours or more. It is discovered after a variety o f tests that the long sleepers
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were poor sleepers' had twice as much RRM sleep as the short sleepers, appeared
to sleep longer to make up for poor sleep, and did not wake up in the morning
refreshed. Similarly, people who sleep deeply are not necessarily getting a better
quality o f sleep than shallow sleepers. Deep sleepers can feci tired the following
day, so six hours of good sleep is worth more than eight hours o f troubled sleep
Question 11: It can be concluded from the first paragraph that
A. people need equal time o f sleep
c . sleep is among the processes o f the nature
B. sleep remains a puzzle
D. everything about sleep has been brought to light
Q uestion 12: All the following statements are true, EXCEPT for___
A. we spend only 25 percents of our night’s sleeping time to dream.
B. our night’s sleep occurs in a straight line of only two phases.
c . all sleeps are similar in the alternatives of the two stages during the night.
D. we often have no dreams right after we fall asleep.
Q uestion 13: Unlike the common belief, sleep h e lp s ________________ ______
A. not to be awake D. us to fix the damage happening by day
li. us to repair our body c . our brain to rest and rccovcr
Question 14: It can be inferred from the experts’ ideas that___________ _______.
A. Nearly 70 % of our sleep is invaluable
B. REM makes good our brain
c . Dream enables our body to refresh
D. if we can sleep uninterruptedly, it is not necessary to sleep the whole night
Question 15: The study in the USA suggested that_________________________.
A. the fewer hours we sleep, the more we dream
B. the type o f sleep is more important than its length
c . Deep sleep means better sleep
D. Six hours of sleep is better than eight hours.
Question 16: Which o f the following is NOT discussed in the passage?
A. The problem with sleepless people c . The circic of a sleep
B, The role o f the sleep D. Types p f sleep
Question 17: The word“occupies’’ inparagraph 2 could be best replaced b y _.
A. accounts for B. takescare o f c . works out ' D. goes up
Q uestion 18: The word “ irritatin g ” in paragraph I most likely means________ .
A. comforting B. annoying c . calming D. soothing
Q uestion 19: The word "it” in paragraph 2 refers to____________________ .
A. the REM B. the night
c . the ordinary sleep D. our night’s sleep
Q uestion 20: This passage is the most likely taken fro m ________________ .
A. A health magazine IÌ. A doctor’s description
c . A fashion magazine D. An advertisement
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w VI. C LO ZE TEST
j f t CLOZE T E ST 1
M Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c , or D on your
s § answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
w | To most people, landfill site is simply holes in the ground where waste
• - m a te r ia l is buried. To garbologists, however, they provide a valuable (1)
of information about population’s activities in areas such as food
a f t consumption and waste disposal. Garbology is a branch o f ethnography, a
w t science which abandons traditional methods o f ( 2 ) ______ _ market research
am information, such as questionnaires,and focus groups, in favour of ( 3 ) _______
I I I observation o f people and their habits.
li e • The world’s ( 4 ) _______ garbologist, Professor William Rathje, is also an
B ; archaeologist. Archaeologists study past cultures by examining the (5) _ _ _ _ _ of
Mr objects and buildings. But the basic principles of archaeology can also be applied to
w the discarded rubbish of present-day civilizations in order to (6) '■ a better
jp- understanding of how people behave now. As founder and director of the Garbage
§1 Project at the University o f Arizona, Professor Rathjc has (7 )_______ over 30 years
p of his life to the archaeological study of modern refuse.
' His work is o f great interest to commcrce; companies need to understand
the lives o f their consumers in order to creatc brands which will be o f most (8)
_______ to them. Rathje’s (9) __ can help them achieve this. In addition,
ị his analysis o f the composition o f landfill sites reveals a greater need not only to
• V- recycle m ore rubbish, but also to ( 1 0 ) ________ d ow n on the am ount o f rubbish
Ị?wc producẹ in the first place.
■?1. A. spring B. origin c. source Đ. fountain
k 2. A. holding B: meeting c. obtaining D. comprising
\ 3. A. near B. close c. tight D. hard
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4. A. heading B. leading c. charging D. fronting
S. A. rests B. ruins c. relics D. remains
”> 6. A. gain B. learn c. make D: gather
7. A. conveyed B. devoted c. apportioned D .spent
r 8. A. function B. servihg c. use D. purpose
9. A. outcomes B. findings c. implications D. derivations
10. A. lower B. cut c. bring D. get
* CLO ZE T E ST 2 '
: Many species o f animals and plants have disappeared from the earth. They
L have died out, or become extinct . But sometimes animals or plant ( 1 ) _______
’ can be found buried in rocks. These are called fossils. Imprints in rocks (paw
prints, for example) are also called fossils.
Not every creature ( 2 ) _______ as a fossil. Many simply rot away completely
and leave no (3) ________o f their existence. Because many creatures and plants
have disappeared without leaving any fossils, we will never know anything
about them. \
The studv of fossils, or palcontoloav. to i>ivc it its scientific name bccame
established at the beginning of'the nineteenth ccnlury. Before this research began,
people did not believe that fossils had once been ( 4 ) _______ . Large fossil teeth
were seen as evidence of a racc of giants in the past, while ammonites, a very
common type of fossil which you might easily find voursclf on a beach or among
rocks, were called snakcstones bccause of their snake-like ( 5 ) _______ . People
believed that snakes had been (6) to stone by a miracle.
The most famous fossils o f all are the dinosaurs. There are, o f course, no
dinosaurs on (7) ____ _ in zoos. Thev were not hunted to extinction by humans
as some animals have been, but bccamc extinct millions of years before our own
species developed. The reason why the dinosaurs bccame extinct is still a
mystery. Many theories have (8) the disappearance of dinosaurs with
major (9) _____ change.
One possibility is that a gigantic meteorite crashed into the earth (10),_____
_ so much dust into the atmosphere that the amount o f sunlight was reduced. The
temperature would have fallen and, as a consequcncc, many types o f plants and
animals would have bccome extinct
1. A. ones B. remains c. parts D.evidence
2. A. continues B. lasts c. survives IX develops
3. A. proof B. marks c. trace D. remnants
4. A. flesh B. physical c. living D. alive
5. A. manner B. type c. shape D. figure
6. A. ossified B. petrified c. made D. turned
7. A. display B. exhibition c. appcarance D. sight
8. A. joined B. connected c. explained D. initiated
9. A. weather B. temporal c. climatic D.seasonal
10. A. putting B. disturbing c. displacing D. pushing
VII. OPEN CLOZE TESTS

OPEN CLOZE TEST 1
Fill in each blank with one correct word ONLY
Salt, sugar, and fat are things wc arc all careful about when we choose our
food. Nevertheless, these days people are much more fearful about additives and
(I) ..................... substances which are (2) ..................... to food. Doctors have
warned consumers to read the label listing the (3)......................used in making
the products they may want to buy.
Some of these additives are harmful .Some o f these additives are colors,
preservations, thickeners and sweeteners.
(4) EEC (the European Economic Community), has already
begun to look at the ( 5 ) ................ of additives in food. The EEC has established
a list o f additives which are (6) ............................ . and which arc allowed in
member (7)... ......... ........ However, the list is not exhaustive and many.
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additives arc still being considered. Many people bccome ill when they eat (bod
(8) .......................... MSCÌ (Monosodium Glutamate), also known as Ajinomoto.
It was proven that some additives misiht cause certain people lo feel sick, or
(9) ....................from allergies and even more nervous disorders. Some additives
cause children to behave in abnormal ways. Your local library should have
books on additives and their (10).............................. on users.
OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
Fill in each gap with a suitable word ONLY
To be a (1) ...............footballer,must be one of the most difficult jobs to get
and even more, to keep. Three quarters of the boys who became apprentices at
the age o f sixteen will be finishedby the time they are twentv-one.
It is no use telling them that they have jess than a fifty-fifty (2) ............ of
being offered a job as a full-time professional when they arc eighteen bccause,
they believe they will be the lucky. While they are apprentices, they spend most
of their time (3)............. about playing for the first team.
Rob Newman grew up in Newcastle And- left school as soon as he possibly
could as it is not worth staying on to (4)................ any examinations. He was going
to be a professional (5)................. with a top London team, “professional contract
on my sixteenth birthday! 1 could hardly believe it,” he said. "I was (6)............. .
at first, living away from home, down in London. Fn fact, 1 improved a lot as a
player." But then, suddenly, when he was eighteen, the manager calledhim in one
day and told him, “ (7 )....................you arc not good enough".
“You are not (8)............. Rob said. But the manager was. It was no use
arguing. He packed his bag and returned to Newcastle, where threeoutof every
four teenagers are unemployed. So of course he went on the (9)............... '‘but I
cannot stand doing nothing so I keep fit by running every day and by playing for
a local amateur team. And Ỉ still hope a scout from one o f the big clubs will
come along and (10).............. me," he said wishfully. At nineteen, he was already
a failure.
VIII. WORD FORM

WORD FORM 1
Give the correct form o f the words in parentheses
1. I was late becausc I ....................... how muchîme I'll need, (estimate)
2. Do you think these children are ....................? They look very pale and thin.
(nourish)
3. The government is accuscd o f .................... power, (central)
4. T he...................... of land in an industrial society is not as important as it was
when people lived in villages. ( own)
5. The .................. of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance.
(frequent)
6. He was accused o f .........the financial accounts, (false)
7 The pipes in the house started rusting,.................... the water, (color)
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8. Children who grow up in time o f war are more likely to b e ................ than
others, (adjust)
9. It was h e r .......................... charm that won her crown, (resist)
10. Psychologists say that adults should not ac c e p t......................... behavior from
their children, (permit)
W ORD FO R M 2
Choose the suitable word from the box and change the word form o f word
to fill in each blank
cubism tradition Rift delight violent

impress sim ple m ythology colour com pose
Nancy Andrew’s.latest exhibition at the Seagull Gallery proves that she is one
of our most (1) ............. . painters. She has emerged from her (2) ......................
phase, in which the influence of Picasso was apparent, and returned to a more (3)
...................... style .o f painting, but without losing her (4) .............. sense of
colour and form. She has chosen ( 5 ) .................. . themes for this show, and her
portrait of Bacchus, for example, has a wonderful ( 6 ) .......... ............ about it. But
the most (7) ... ............work is the large canvas callcd simply “Mars”.
It is a (8) ..................... study, in various shades of red and gold, and its
balanced (9) ................. gives it a pleasing, even restful feel, despite the (10)
................... of its subject matter.
IX. ERROR IDENTIFICATION

There arc ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them
More than two billions people all over the world are under the threat o f desert
expansion, but few o f whom are aware that they themselves cause it and are also
its victims. People cut down trees for fuel and farmland. Their herds eat up the
grass covers valley floors and hillsides. The climatc and soil quality; therefore,
are affected and forests arc turned out deserts.
Efforts have been done to solve the problem. One common method is called
‘‘dune fixation-’: if a fence is built, it "fixes"' sand dunes. This fence will prevent
the dune from advancing. In Algeria, people planted a green wall o f trees across
the edge o f Sahara to stop desert sarid from spreading. People in any other
countries in the area built fences made o f brushwoods o f dead palm leaves for
the alike purpose. Obviously, the desert will become much larger if something
continues to be done to solve this problem.
X. SEN TEN CE TRA N SFO RM ATION

Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same , using the exact
word given
1. He still hasn’t recovered from losing his job last year.
He still hasn’t got over b ein g ................................................................last year.
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<2 Children and older people arc much more prone to infection than young adults.
Children and older people pick ..............................................................................
easily than young adults,
f j. You must try to accept that you will never he famous.
You must come ................................ ...................................................................
fact that you will never be famous.
4. No one really expected John to do so well in his exams. (TAKEN).
E veryone................................................................./....did so well in his exams.
„5. Susan thinks that the colours are much too bright. (FAR)
As .................................................................. the colours are much too bright.
6. Students must not enter the exam late, whatever the reason might be.
(CIRCU M STAN CES)
U n d er............................... ................................................................ late.
,7. Do you think your father was offended by what I said. (EX CEPTIO N )
'Do you th in k .........................................................................................comments?
'8. This part o f the building can only be aecesscd by authorized staff.
(RESTRICTED )
Access t o .......................... ................................................ ......... authorized staff.
9. He thinks his friends do not appreciate him. (GRANTED)
He dislikes ........................................ ................... ...........................................
10. She had four daughters. The youngest of them was her favourite. (APPLE)
She had four daughters...................... :........... .................... .....................................
TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU

I. PH O N O LO G Y
Pick out the word who underlined part is differently pronounced from that
of the others
1 .A. drag B. draft c. dragon D. drab
2. A. chambermaid B. chancellor c. chandelier D. chaplaincy
■3. A. boa. B .shoal c. hoagie D. roar
4, A. debris B.Jesus c. cactus D. analysis
5. A. nowhere B. noxious c . nozzle D. novice
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
6. A. jetsam B.abbey c. tabby D. harelip .
7. Ạ. kinetics B. vacillate c. trafficker D. xylophone
8. A. favoritism B. bacchanalian c. ecccntricity D. necrophilia
9. A. gabardine B. dalmatian c. machetc D. laconic
10. A. idiocy B. idiolect c. idyllic ■ D. ideogram
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II. W ORD C H O IC E
1. Live perform ance.................... the danger of being a nuisance.
A. carrics B. lakes c . brings D. weighs
2. It is a genuinely happy island. In a week, we did not hear an argument or see a
...................... of'bad-tcmpcr.
A. show B. performance c . demonstration D. display
3. A: 1ỈC looked really angry. B: Yes, he had a facc lik e .........................
A. bolt B. thunder c . lightning D. gust
4. 1 don't worry about what he says - I have a very th ic k .......................
A. skin B. flesh c . facc I), bone
5. Britain..................... . many other industrialized countries, has experienced
major changes over the last 100 years.
A. in cooperation with B. in accordance with
c . in common with I), in reaction to
6. The judi-e ruled that the information should be withheld ........................ that it
would bias the jur-y against the accuscd.
A. on the grounds B. on condition
c . with the exception D. for the perception
7. The phone suddenly w e n t.............. on me.
A. dead B. broken c . silent D. useless
8. Business is u su ally ....................... at this time of year.
A. lag B. laid back c . sinking D. slack
9. The poiicc believed that he was killed bv a ................... . assassin.
A. rented B. hired c. borrowed d. lent-
10. She inarched into the shop, as bold a s ...........and demanded for her money back.
A. bass . b. grass c. brass d. glass
III. STRU CTU RES AND G RAM M AR

]. The whole place was completely deserted and not a c a r ...................
A. for being seen B. scciníí c . to be seen D. be seen
2. She told me not to ask any questions,.................... as she did.
A. just did B. only do c . just to do p . only do much
3. Building new roads will cost a big sum o f money but....................... . there is an
urgent need for them.
A. which inay be B. be that as it may c . be that D. may that be
4. There's ...rum our that ...National Bank is going to take o v e r ..... company I
work for.
A. a / the / the B. a / - / the c . - / - / the D. the / the / a
5. Imagine that vou arc attending a Cup Final ...................enjoys an unexpected
triumph.
A. in which a relatively unsuccessful football team
B. with which an unsuccessful football team
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c . being successful in football
D. to wait for a relatively unsuccessful football team
6. We.........out soon because our old h o u se ......... down when the new road.....
A. are moving / is going to be knocked / is built.
> B. will move / is going to be knocked / will be built,
c . are moving / is being knocked / is going to be built.
D. are going to move / is knocked / built.
7. Aruba is an island where all that is beautiful........ ip the hope o f attracting visitors.
A. preserved B. is being preserved c . preserves D. to preserve
8. S h e ............the children to her, a n d ...............the words s h e ..........to the others.
A. drew / said / had said B. drew / saying / had said
c . had drawn / said / said D. was drawing ^saying / used to say
9. 1 heard her called Toni.
Choose the sentence which keeps the same meaning.
A. She was called Toni. B; She was heard to have called Toni,
c . It was heard that she called Toni. D' That she called Toni was heard by me.
10. .........................came a corresponding increase in the complexity o f the social
and political organization of human groups..
A. Technological changes B. Technologically changing
c . Changes in technology D. With technological changes
IV- PR EPO SIT IO N S AND PHRASAL VERBS

1. If you pay the restaurant bill with your credit card, I w ill.............. : with you later.
A. settle down B. settle up c . pay back D. pay up
2. I have just written ......... .to the Polish Tourist Office for information on
the Mazurian Lake.
A. up B. off c . away D. out
3. For a whole month, Muslims ....................eating and drinking during daylight
hours.
A. abstain from B. keep, from c. stay from . D. stand from
4. The TV station b ro k e ......................to report the news o f the president's death,
A. down B. out c . in D. up
5. If the rain doesn’t ................ soon, we shall have to look for a taxi.
A. set about B. let up c . slow down D. go off
6. You had better bag all this ru b b ish ......................before you put it in the bin.
A. with B. over c . on D. up
7. The children had alread y ............................. under the covers, ready for their
bedtime story.
Á. ushered in B. tailed back c . nestled down D. raffled off
8. All the hotels in to w n ............ .................up their prices for the festival week.
A. jacked B. put c . shot 1 D. kicked
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9. Her husband spends the even in g s................. on the sofa watching television,
whilst she does all the housework.
A. lolling around B. vouching for c. muddling up D. damming up
10. He had oncc been known as the ‘wild boy o f rock ‘n ’ roll’, but old age had
.....................him down.
A. loosened B. softened c. quietened D. cooled
Reading 1
At one time the notion o f a career on stage may have been frowned UD011 by
certain sections of society, but nowadays parents would be well advised to
actually push their offspring into the safe and lucrative world o f comedy. If the
number of awards, the profusion of clubs and the amount of lucrative
broadcasting work available are anything to go by, comedy is the new
accountancy. Where once a stand-up comedian would have to endure years on
the circuit of small-time venues and get paid in free drinks and curled-up
sandwiches, comedians can now work in several media and even be paid a
regular salary for writing jokes for TV and media. The live comedy circuit has
mushroomed and the general public seem to have an insatiable appetite for
comedic talent both in front o f and behind the camera.
'The advent of multi-channel TV is behind this comedy revolution,' says
William Burdett-Goutts, artistic director o f one o f the. top venues for comedy
during the famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe. '1 put it down to when television,
programmers at Channel 4 created a new interest in comedy. That's what sparked
it off, and now with so many channels there are hours of airtime to be filled.
There is a fairly constant demand for new talent.’ The festival sees the
culmination of five comedy awards that are regarded in the industry as one long
audition for lucrative TV work. 'The eventual winners will possibly get
guaranteed runs at the prestigious Montreal and Melbourne comedy festivals but
the ultimate lure for many, though, is the thought of being snapped up by a top
agent,' he says.
Edinburgh is only one of the many comedy festivals in Britain where
comedians can ply their trade. Several other British cities have festivals but
Burdett-Coutts cautions that it's not all milk and honey for those seeking fame
and fortune. 'Manchester struggles to keep its venues going, Newcastle has
closed them all, and London is a hard one to crack as there is so much going on
there all the time. There are many, many comedians who have been around for
years without a breakthrough.’ Nevertheless, he still maintains that there's room
for another comedy festival in a seemingly overcrowded market and points out
that October sees the opening of the Brighton Comedy Festival.
Despite the risk o f obscurity, the openings for talented funny people are many
and varied - and it's not necessarily performers that TV wants to lure. As Lisa
Thomas, director of an agency which handles several top comics, says, 'Not so
long ago, TV producers would want to see someone up there performing live,
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fc and audience reaction was the bottom line. What you have these days is a
Jp concern with the comic's creative potential. They may think someone doesn't
K quite have it on stage, but has a talent that could be put to better use coming up
m vvith ideas for sketches in established TV shows or even for editing scripts.’
fl| While Thomas welcomes the extra money and audience interest that awards
'S attract, she believes they are hardly an automatic guarantee o f well-paid comedy
s life, but rather they act as an industry 'shop window'. T hey are definitely the foot
K in the door,' she says. 'The awards do secure work for newcomers and a lót of
IP th
emfeel theyhavetopaytheird
uesandd
oliveperform
anceforacoupleof
flg years before they can call themselves a comedian. It certainly helps in terms of
® knowing whether a joke is "sayable" or if the timing's right when they go into
*' writing or production."
Wk One comedian who made the deviation from delivering the jokes him self to
]B writing for others is Phil Whelans. Although he does the occasional live
iI performance and voiceover work for commercials, he now considers himself a
I' writer and made the career change in the late 199Qs after his comedy act with a
/p a rtn e r broke up. 'I couldn't face starting over, doing try-out sessions,' says
H VVhelans. 'The scene is so diluted now - there are hundreds o f competent,
* blandish, slightly uninteresting stand-ups who I would be up against and my
L heart sank at the thought.’ And the money? 'The rates vary wildly,' says
; ^Whelans, who is currently devising an improvisedsitcom for TV. ’I’ve seen
f , writers turn ashen with jealousy when they hear what others can earn, but
; believe me, it's a very decent living for most.’
1. What does the writer state about a career in comedy in the past?
A. Comedians used to expect a reasonable salary.
B. There was a range o f awards comedians could aim for.
I c . It offered a longer career than most comedians achieve today.
ị D. It was not always regarded as a respectable profession.
^ 2. According to William Burdett-Coutts, corriedians often take part rn the
Edinburgh Festival ..............................
A. to challenge current notions of comedy.
B. to secure more work in the future.
c . to appear to as diverse an audience as possible.'
D. to compete with each other for money.
3. What does Burdett-Coutts state about the currểnt opportunities for comedians?
A. A career in comedy may not always be rewarding.
B. Comedians should avoid venues in large cities.
c . There are many inadequate comedians seeking work.
D. The launch o f another festival is fairly pointless.
4. According to Lisa Thomas, TV producers are looking for comedians w h o ..........
A. are capable o f producing material for others.
B. come across as confident in live performance,
c . enjoy a good rapport with their audiences.
D. are realistic about their chances o f success.
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5. What does Lisa Thomas say about comedy awards?
A. They ensure comedians gain experience before entering comedy festivals
B. They usually mean that comedians will enjoy a successful career.
c . They lead to opportunities where comedians can experiment with material
D. They help comedians decide which branch of comcdy they are suited to
6. Why did Phil Whelans choose to become a comedy writer?
A. He felt he was no longer at competition standard.
B. He believed he would earn a regular salary as a writer,
c . He had found it difficult to work as part o f a team.
D. He did not have the enthusiasm to develop a new act.
7. The writer's overall purpose in writing this text is t o ......................
A. dissuade people from taking up a career in comedy.
B. explain the steps necessary to gain success as a comedian.
c . highlight the positive and negative aspects of being a comedian.
D. illustrate the kind o f comedy which will have most public appeal.
8. The phrase ‘frowned upon ’ m ean s..................
A. challenged B. questioned c . disapproved of D. protected
Reading 2. 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 thequestions
from 16 to 25.
Amy Tan, the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants, received the
Commonwealth Club Gold Award in 1989 for her first work o f fiction, the best
selling Joy Luck Club. The sixteen interrelated stories that constitute the work
alternate between the tales o f four Chinese immigrant mothers and their
Americanized daughters, in an exploration o f the generational and cultural
tensions experienced by many first-generation daughters of immigrants.
Tan’s parents, like many immigrants, had high expectations for their children
and often set confusing standards, expecting Amy and her two brothers to think
like Chinese but to speak perfect English, exccl academically, and take
advantage of every circumstance that might lead to succcss. Tan, however,
rebelled against her parents’ expectations, which included such exalted
professions as neurosurgery, and devoted herself to being thoroughly American
and dreaming of being a fiction writer.
Tan obtained a bachelor’s degree in English and linguistics and a master’s
degree in linguistics and eventually established herself as a highly successful
business writer. Tan, however, was not satisfied despite her material success.
Turning to her life long dream, she wrote her first short story, “Endgame”, and
then a second, “Waiting between the Trees”. In 1987 'Fan visited her half-sisters
in China with her mother, a trip that proved to be a turning point in her life and
career. Tan felt a sense of completeness, a bonding with the country and its
culture that she.had never expected. Returning from China, Tan was surprised to
learn that on the strength of her short stories she had received an advance from a
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publisher. Tan closed her business and wrote the remaining stories for the Joy
luck Club. It was a resounding success, well received by the critics and appearing
I'on the New York rimes bestseller list. It has been translated into seventeen
i languages, including Chinese, and was made into a movie in 1993.
6 1. What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?
A. To support Amy Tan’s decision to become a fiction writer.
B. To criticize Amy Tan's rebellion against her parents,
c . To present biographical information about Arrjy Tan.
D. To analyze Amy Tan’s literary works.
2. According to the passage, Amy Tan’s visit to China
* A. was a trip she had always dreamed o f taking.
B. was not surprising in the least. -
c . was disappointing.
D. had a profound effect on her,
3. The words “th e tv o rk " refer to
A. Joy Luck Club. li. writing.
' c . stories. D. Commonwealth Club Gold Award,
4. Before becoming a fiction writer, Amy Tan was a successful
A. business writer. B. English teacher, c . neurosurgeon.
I), publisher.
: 5. The expectations o f Tan’s parents included all o f the following EXEPT
S- A. choosing an important profession. B. speaking perfect English,
c . questioning tradition. D. excelling academically.
6. It can bè inferred from the passage that
À. Tan had always wanted to return to China.
B. Tan’s parents understood her dilemma but wanted the best for her.
c . It took Tan a while to summon the courage to pursue her dreams.
I). Tan started writing fiction in order to make more money.
7. The word “exalted” means
A. very difficult. B. highly respected,
c . established. D. common.
8. It can be concluded from this passage that
A. Tan always knew she was Chinese foremost and American only in her
imagination. * .
B. Tan did not use personal experience in her writing.
c . Tan made the right decision when she closed her business.
D. parents don’t know w hat’s best for their children.
9. The word "‘resounding” is closest in meaning to
.-A.'minimal. B. potential. c . certain. D. huge.
10. The word “advance” means
A. congratulations. B. payment. c . offer. D. message.
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VI. C LO ZE TE ST
Cloze test 1
Drivers in central London will soon (1).................................. a $30 fine if they
sit in traffic without turning off their engine. Authorities want to reduce the (2)
......................... o f pollution in England's capital city. The fines could start on
May 1. Throughout April, traffic wardens in the London district o f Westminster
will ask motorists to turn off their car engines if they are not driving. If people
do not follow their advice, the new law will (3).........................................The fines
are (4) ...................................... local residents and businesses complained about
the air quality ill London. Westminster has the second highest proportion of
deaths from air pollution in.Britain. A spokeswoman,. Heather Acton, said: "The
council is (5)...................................... . ÍO improving air quality in Westminster."
Ms Acton told reporters about the importance of (6) ...................................
people moving on the roads and reducing air pollution. She said: "Motor (7)
............... ........plays an important role in keeping our city moving, which is vital
for its economic prosperity. We want to raise motorist awareness o f the impact
engine (8) ............. ............. can have on the environment, with air and noise
pollution ( 9 ) ......................... overall health." Not everyone is happy with the new
fine. The Institute of Advanced Motorists warned that people could see the fine
as a "revenue-raising exercise". It said the traffic wardens should focus on "old
buses, coaches, large trucks, utility company vans or taxis idling for long
periods" and not on energy- ( 1 0 ) ...............................cars.
Cloze test 2
A researcher has made a report that (1 )......................... having a lot of money
Ynakes you a bad person. Professor Paul Piff spent ten years looking at the
personalities of rich people and found that their behavior was very different from
the behavior o f poor people. Dr Piff said rich people are more (2).........................
to break rules, not follow the law, and not care about other people. He also said
wealthy people cheat (3)......................... at games and arc ( 4 ) .............. :...... .
likely to help other people. Professor Piff told the BBC that: "Wealth makes you
more worried about your own interests, your own desires, your own.welfare." He
added that rich people think their own goals and needs (5 )......................... the
most important thing in their life.
Professor Piff also found that poorer people are more generous than'rich
people. The poor give a (6)............. . percentage o f their money to help others
than the rich. He said poorer people give one-and-a-half times as (7) ................
as richer people. He said: "The wealthier you are, the less generous you arc. You
give significantly smaller portions away to other people." However, he did say
that rich people (8)............................. change their behaviour and become nicer
and more generous. He said rich people can help others more (9) .....................
you tell them that.giving and helping is a good thing. He said: "(10) ................. .
people o f the benefits o f cooperation, or the advantages o f community, causes
wealthier individuals to be just as giving as poor people."
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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. GUIDED C L O Z E TEST
Cloze test 1
People have always seen themselves as social animals, with living together as
the norm, but increasing numbers are settling down as singles. Why is this happening?
It's often presented as indicating the undesirable (1) .........................o f society
but, actually, the reality is more interesting and less worrying. One reason more
people (2) ...................... for the single life is they can (3) ...........;.......... it but
since we are able to do many things that we decide not to do, this financial
answer is just one part o f the explanation. Another is the communications and
technological revolution, which allows people to (4) ...................... social events
when they're living alone. But a key (5) ...................... seems to be that today,
young people define living alone in a positiye way, as a (6) ...................... of
success. They see it as a way to ( 7 ) .......... ...........time in developing themselves
personally and professionally. This means that the whole social framework is
being transformed, changing not only how we understand ourselves and our
relationships hut also the way we build jplaces to live and (8) ......................
economic growth.
1. A. damage B. breakage c . splinter D. fragmentation
2. Ạ. pick B. opt c . select D. decide
3. A. afford B. pay c . spend D. provide
4. A. get through with B. put up with c . take part in D keep out of
5. A. contingency B. factor c . enquiry D. question
6. A, mark B. brand c . label D. symptom
7. A. contribute B. make c . invest D. supply
8. A. expose Ị B. outline c . uncover D. promote
Cloze test 2
It might after all be true that you arc only as old as you feel. A British clinic is
carrying out new high-tech tests to calculate the real biological age of patients 1.
................. on their rate o f physical deterioration.
Information on every 2 .........of a patient's health, fitness, lifestyle and
family medical history is 3....... ................. into a computer to work out whether
they are older or younger than their calendar age suggests.
The availability and increasing accuracy of the tests has 4............one leading
British gerontologist to call for biological age ^0 he used to determine when
workers should retire. He 5.......... that if an employee’s biological or 'real' age is
shown, for example to be 5$ when he reaches his 65th birthday he should be
6. to work for another decade. Apparently most employers only take
into 7.............. a person’s calendar years, and the two may differ considerably.
Some o f those prepared to pay substantial sums of money for the examinations
will be able to smugly walk away with medical 8................... showing that they
really are as young as they feel, giving them the confidence to act and dress as if
they were younger. Dr Lynette Yang, resident doctor,at the clinic where the rests
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are offered claims that the purpose of these tests will be to motivate people to
9.......... iher health. The concept of 'real age’ is set to become big 10....... in the
USA with books and websites helping people work out 11.................... their body
is older or younger than their years. Others firmly believe that looks will always
be the best 12........ of age.
1 .A. based B decided c arranged D established
2. A. position B prospect c attitude D aspect
3. A. supplied B fed c provided D planned
4. A. projected B prodded c provoked D prompted
5. A. debates B argues c discusses D empires
6. A. encouraged B supported c incited D promoted
7. A. interest B detail c account D importance
8. A. grounds B signs c demonstration D evidence
9. A. progress B improve c gain D increase
10. A. trade B pursuit c business D concern
11. A. whether B unless c in case D so that
12. A. notice - B indicator c figure D token
II. W O RD FO RM
A.
1. I can’t stand him any longer. What a (b reath)...................................... idiot.
2. Please ask them to speak softer. I can’t put up with these loud- (mouth) .......
teenagers.
3. Eating a rich meal late at night can give you (d ig est)......................................
4. She was wearing a black dress, (accessory)...................................... simply with
a silver necklace.
5. The college was given full (cred it)....................................... in 1995.
6. When he spoke, his voice was (accu se)............................. .......
7. Sung by the w orld’s greatest tenor, this aria is (ach e )............... beautiful-.
8. The achievements o f Roman builders were largely (p a s s )...............................
until the resurgence o f road-building in the 18th century.
9. Our competitive company confirmed that they were not involved in any (act)
.................................activities.
10.The party turned out to be a bit of a(n) (ev en t)............ X.................... - hardly
anybody turned up.
B. Last night Channel 8 brought us the first episode o f the much - (I. public)
....................series on space exploration Dark Voyages. In it there were glimpses
o f defining moments in (2. terrestrial) .................................. travel including the
iaunch o f the Sputnik satellite and the 1969 moon (3. land) ....................... , as
well as the background to each event. Cleverly, the program makers have chosen
to (4. simple) .................................... the technological details o f these missions
and instead draw the audience in by keeping the cxcitement and mystery o f the
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subject in focus, mainly t hrough the striking use o f original film (5. foot)
B ' Where the program is less (6. succeed) .............................. is in its interviews
B with those who have travelled in spacc and to the moon. Given the potential for
Wt bringing to life memories of highly unique and potentially fascinating
B , experiences, the program makers opt to include fragments of interviews
■I interrupted by generally redundant (7. narrate) ............................that prevents the
S | viewer from gaining a real sense of the rnemories that are being (8. call)
I f ...................................... So, although several of the interviewees briefly reflect on
s the overwhelming (9. empty) ............................. o f space and the surreal beauty
wt of the Earth below, we are denied a chance to hear what they may have said in a
9- more (10. meditation) ....................................fashion.
M III. MISTAKE CORRECTION

■ There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Identify the mistakes and
m correct them
s The World Health Organization (WHO.),is worried that 1.1 billions teenagers
if-'and people o f their twenties and early thirties arc damaging their hearing by
w listening to loud music. It says nearly half of the young people in middle- and
Jl higli-income countries risk hearing damages because of the "unsafe use" of
p personal music players, including smart.phones. Loud music in nightclubs, bars
I'
and at sportive events also increases the risk. The WHO recommends a safe limit
Iof listening to music for just one hour 'a. day. The WHO director ior injuring
Iprevention. Dr Etienne Krug, told the BBC that: "What we’re trying to do is raise
Iawareness o f an issue that is not talked about enough." He said hearing loss is
ịeasily preventable.
I Dr Krug said taking the volume down and limiting the use o f personal audio
Idcvices to less than one hour a day would prevent a lot of people's hearing,
if
IHowever, he also said that, "even an hour can be too much unless the volume is
Itoo loud". Ralph Holme, a biomedical researcher, explained how loud rvoisc can
Idamage ears. He said: "Loud sounds damage your hear by killing off thousands
of little hair cells in the inner ear. The ceils detect different pitches o f sound
^ through vibration therefore they "are very fragile and if they vibrate too much due
Í to loud sounds for too long, they get damaged and die." l ie warned that: "The
problem is they don't grow back and the ear can no longer detect sound."
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ị IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
.. '
} 1 .1 think the board should listen to what we want to say. (hearing)
■ I n ....................................................................... : ................................
2. The way the headmaster behaved suggested to me that he didn't approve of
my plans, (formed)
I ............................................................,........... ................................ .................. .
, 3. Tom and Rose have been arguing all the time recently, (cat)
Tom and R o s a ..............................................................V ......... ;..............
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4. The management and the union agree with each other on this issue, (matching)
The management and the union ..........................................................
5. We drove until we ran out of gas and the car coasted to stop, (point)
We d ro v e .......... ................................................. ....................................
6. My father just hasn’t known how to keep himself busy since he retired, (what)
My fa th e r........................ ........................ ...........................................
7. Being the market leader is the long-term aim of the company, (ultimate)
It i s ...............................................................................................................
8. Being in prison seems to have changed Kevin's behavior for the better, (leaf)
Kevin h a s ............................................................................................ .........
9. Being inexperienced was a disadvantage to her when she applied for
promotion, (counted)
H e r........................;.........................................................................................
10. We have run into difficulty at work this week, (sixes)
We h a v e .................................................. ............ ........................ .................
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ H ồN G PHONG ~

;________________ TP. H ồ C H Í M IN H ____________________
A. TRẮC NGHIỆM
I. PHONOLOGY
Pick out the words whose sound is different from that of the others in each group.
1. A. zucchini B. archipelago c . chapcrone D. epoch
2. A. draught F3. fraught c . haughty D. naughty
3. A. gauge B. maul c . staunch D. taut
4. A. lustre 13. pulchritudc c . lumberjack D. numeracy
5. A. phoenix B. foetus c . woebegone D.coeliac
1. A. continuum B. symbolism c . belligerent D. symmetrical
2. A. repertoire B. lubricate c . hierarchy D. flamboyance
3. A. epitome B. eponymous c . equable D. equestrian
4. A. metropolis B. kaleidoscope c . archenèmy D. aristocrat
5. A. dungarees B. internee c . returnee D. committee
11. WORD CHOICE, GRAMMAR, PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.
Choose the best options (A, B, c , or D) that best complete the following sentences.
1. No one could contemplate fame these days without knowing beforehand of
its____ ______
A. laissez-faire B. outburst c . insight D. downside
2. She was watching his fa c e ,_____________ his words.
A. helping out B. hanging on c . getting up D. putting at
3. I was astonished that he turned down the good job. I ________ it would have
been ideal for him.
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A .have thought B. would have thought
c . was thinking D. had been thinking
4. However good Je n n y ______ , I still find his modern music very difficult lo
appreciate.
A. could have been B. may have been
c . should have been D. would have been
5 . by the policeman, his face went pale with fear.
_
A. For being tied BxHaving been tied

c . What he did was seen D. His hands tied
6. • ____workersfound accidentally while constructing a new subway line
in London yielded new information about previous civilizations in the area
could be well-documented.
A. Relics that B.‘That relics that
c . It was relics that D. Not until relics that
7. He w a s______we had expected.
A, By far much more efficient at written work than
B. efficiently working like ''
c . not nearly as efficient at working as a writer as
D. not more efficient in writing than
8. As I opened the door he looked up at me as if he'd just had some great
revelation, something really incisive to im part______ me.
A. to B. at c . for D. down to
9. The government must never fall into th e ____ o f a political party again.
A. clutches B. groups c . heads D. hoofs
10. I am going to make you _________your words.
A. swallow B. eat c . drink Đ. chew
11. He worries too much about his appearance and now he says he's going ___
A. thin on top B. weak at the knees
ị., c . young at heart D. worse off
12. Industry executives balked for y e a rs ___ the idea of program ratings,
fearing a loss of advertising dollars.
A. at B. o f f ,/ c . for D. with
13. The two very dangerous prisoners are n o w ___the loose after a successful
escape last night.
A. in B. on c . a t, D. by
14. Price continued to rise while wages remained lo w ________ the government
became increasingly unpopular.
A. on condition that B. with the result that
c . provided that D. in order that
15. A crime scene, as any budding detective might inform you, must be secured
lest the DNA and forensic evidence____ .
A. will be contaminated B. were contaminated
c . be contaminated D. may be contaminated
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16. When [.aura arrived, she soon at her jokes.
A. I lad e v e r y o n e la u g h e d B. had e v e ry o n e to laugh
c . had laughed everyone I), had everyone laughing
17. Guests were encouraged to c a s t__ their inhibitions.
/V of B. off c . on D. for
18. The film i s _________ released at then of next year.
A. on the verge of B. on the point of
c . due to be D. about to be
19. I ’vc got to the courage to tell my parents I'm not going to the
university of science after all.
A. get at B. pull up c . stand up D. summon up
20. Robbing an old man i s _______ contempt.
A. under B. sub c . below D. beneath
21. 1 don't want t o _______ a finger o f blame at anyone.
A. point B. show c . pull d. raise
22. Mr. Nam is really the salt o f the _ ___ . You can trust him with our plan.
A. world " B. earth c . planet D. universe
23. There was no doubt that the referee had g o n e____ .
A. by the book B. to the law c . in hand D. on the set.
24. The co m m itte e _____ its previous decision and decided to accept the
nomination.
A. accelerated B. braked c . reversed D. steered
25. With so much graduate unemplovment. I'd say her future looks_____ .
A. threatening B. ominous c . innocuous D. disconcerting
26. A wave of bom bings____ through the capital's business district.
A. slashed B. hacked c . incised D. ripped
27. The w orld's first boot camp for teenagers addicted to the Internet may be
th e _____ of things to come.
A. draft B. formula c . character D. shape
28. Although the actress had lived in a large city all her life, she was such a
_____ performer that she became the v irtu al____ _ o f the humble farm girl
she portrayed in the play.
A. melodramatic / understudy B. consummate / incarnation
c . natural / nemesis D. drab / caricature
29. Because the lyrics o f the Beatles weren’t concerned with _____ subject
matter, their music seems a s ___ today as it did 40 years ago.
A. sagacious / wise B. dated / quaint
c . evanescent / nostalgic D. transient / fresh
30. Despite his a p p are n t____ _ lifestyle, the old man was known to drink to
excess when visited by friends.
A. temperate B. laconic c . duplicitous D, voluble
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.III. READING C O M PR EH EN SIO N
■ PASSAGE 1
• I have just come home after viewing some astonishing works of art that were
recently discovered in Church Hole cave in Nottinghamshire. They are not
drawings, as one would expcct, blit etchings, and they dcpict a huge range o f wild
animals. The artists who created them lived around 13,000 years ago, and the images
are remarkable on a variety of counts. First of all, their sheer number is staggering,
there are ninety all told. Moreover, fifty-eight of thpm are on the ceiling. This is
extremely rare in cave art, according to a leading expert, Dr Wilbur Samson of
Central Midlands University. Wall pictures arc the norm, he says. “But more
-importantly, the Church Hole etchings are an incredible artistic achievement. They
can hold their own in comparison with the best found in continental Europe.” I am
not a student o f the subject, so i have to take liis word for it. However, you do not
have to be an expert to appreciate their beauly.
In fact, it is the wider significance of the etchings that is likely to attract most
attention in academic circles, sincc they radically alter our view of life in Britain
during this epoch. It had previously been thốùght that ice-agc hunters in this country
were isolated from people in more central areas of Europe, but the Church Mole
images prove that ancient Britons were part of a culture that had spread right across
the continent. And they were at least as sophisticated culturally as their counterparts
on the mainland.
An initial survey o f the site last year failed to reveal the presence of the etchings.
The reason lies in the expectations o f the researchers. They had been looking for the
usual type o f cave drawing or painting, which shows up best under direct light.
Consequently, they used powerful torches, shining them straight onto the rock face.
However, the Church Mole images are modifications o f the rock itself, and shovv up
best when seen from a certain angle in the natural light of early morning. Having
been fortunate to see them at this hour, 1 can only say that I was deeply-and
unexpectedly-moved. While most cave art often seems to have been created in a
shadowy past very remote from us, these somehow convey the impression that they
were made yesterday.
- Dr Samson feels that the lightirig factor provides important information about the
likely function of these works of art. 'I think the artists knew very well that the
etchings would hardly be visible except early in the morning. We can therefore
deduce that the chamber was used for rituals involuting animal worship, and that they
were conducted just after dawn as a preliminary to the day's hunting.'
To which I can only add that I felt deeply privileged to have been able to view
Church Hole. It is a site o f tremendous importance culturally and is part o f the
heritage, not only of this country, bụt the world as a whole.
1. According to the passage, the images in Church Hole cave a r e _______ .
A. unique examples o f ceiling art
B. particularly beautiful cave paintings
c . superior in quality to other cave art in Britain,
D. aesthetically exceptional
2. What is the cultural significance o f these images?
A. They' indicate that people from central Europe had settled in Britain.
B. They prove that ancient Britons hunted over large areas.
c . They reveal the existence of a single icc-agc culture in Europe.
D. They suggest that people in continental Europe were more sophisticated
than Britons.
3. According to the text,
A. the discovery o f the images should not have been made public.
B. the images in the cave are vulnerable to damage.
c . many people visited, the cave within hours o f its discovery.
D. the measures taken to protect the images have proved ineffective.
4. Why were the images not discovered during the initial survey?
A. Traditional way of viewing was employed.
B. People were not expecting to find any images,
c. Modern equipment was used lo explore the cave.
D. The torches the- researchers used were not powerful enough.
5. What conclusions does Dr. Samson draw from the lighting factor?
A. Animal worship rituals were common in the morning.
B. The artists never intended to make the images visible,
c . The images were intended for early morning rituals.
D. Ice-age hunters used torches in worshipping animals in the cave.
6. According to Dr. Caruthers,
A. we cannot make inferences from cave art.
B. the images in Church Hole do not serve any particular function,
c . experts know nothing about life 13, 000 years ago.
D. the function o f such images is open to question.
7. It is obvious that the w riter_______ .
A. can now fully envisage the life of ice-age hunters
B. was profoundly impressed by the images in the cave
c . has now realized the true significance of most cave art
D. thinks the images should receive more publicity
8. The word “ inadvertently” is closest in meaning to
A. mistakenly B. unintentionally c . recklessly' D. hesitantly
9. The word “preliminary” is closest in meaning to
A. prelude B. preface c . preamble D. precis
10 All the following statements are true EXCEPT
A. Even a layman can recognize the beauty o f the etchings.
B. To protect the site from being damaged, a fence has been set up and
warnings have been posted.
c . Dr. Samson contends that lighting reveals the function of the etchings,
which is animal worship.
D. Hunters in Britain during the Ice-age were more cultured than those on the
mainland.
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PASSAG E 2
Is the Internet making us stupid?

In an article in Science, Patricia Greenfield, a developmental psychologist
who runs UCLA’s Children’s Digital Mdia Center, reviewed dozens of studies
on how different media technologies influence our cognitive abilities. Some of
the studies indicated that certain computer tasks, like playing video game,
increase the speed at which people can shift their focus among icons and other
image on screens. Other studies, however, found that such rapid shifts in focus,
even if performed adeptly, result in less rigorous and “more automatic” thinking.
In one experiment at an American university, half a class o f students was
allowed to use internet-connected laptops during a lecture, while the other half
had to keep their computers shut. Those who browsed the web performed much
worse on a subsequent test o f how well they retained the lecture’s content.
Karlier experiments revealed that as the number of links in an online document
goes up, reading comprehension falls, and as more types o f information are
placed on a screen, we remember less of wh;át we see.
Greenfield concluded that “every medium develops some cognitive skills at
the expense o f others’. Our growing use of screen-based media, she said, has
strengthened visual-spatial intelligence, which can strengthen the ability to do jobs
that involve keeping track of lots o f rapidly changing signals, like piloting a plane
or monitoring a patient during surgery. However, that has been accompanied by
“new weaknesses in higher-order cognitive processes” including “abstract
vocabulary, mindfulness, reflection, inductive probjem-solving, critical thinking
and imagination,” We’re becoming, in a word, shallower. s
Studies o f our behaviour online support this conclusion. German researchers
found that web browsers usually spend less than ten seconds looking at a page.
Even people doing academic research online tend to “bounce” rapidly between
documents, rarely reading more than a page or two, according to a University
College London study. Such mental jiggling takes a big toll. In a recent
experiment at Stanford University,, researchers gave various cognitive tests to 49
people who do a lot of media multitasking and 52 people who multitask much
less frequently. The heavy multitaskers performed poorly on all the tests. They
were more easily distracted, had less control over their attention, and were much
less able to distinguish important information from trivia. The researchers were
surprised by the results. They expected the intensive multitaskers to have gained
some mental advantages. That wasn’t the case, though. In fact, the multitaskers
weren’t even good at multitasking. “Everything distracts them,” said Clifford
Nass, one o f the researchers.
It would be one thing if the ill effects went away as soon as we turned off our
computers and mobiles, but they don’t. The cellular structure o f the human brain,
scientists have discovered, adapts easily to tools we use to find, store and share
information. By changing our habits of mind, each new technology strengthens
certain neural pathways and weakens others. The alterations shape the way we
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think even when we're not using the technology. The pioneering neuroscientist
Michael Merzcnich believes our brains arc being “massively remodeled'' by our
ever-intensifying use o f the web and related media. In 2009, he said that he Was
profoundly worried about the cognitive consequences of the constant distractions
and interruptions the internet bom bards us with. The long-term effect on the
quality o f our intellectual lives, he said, could be “deadly".
Not* all distractions arc bad. As most o f us know, if we concentrate too
intensively on a tough problem, we can get stuck in a mental rut. However, if We
let the problem sit unattended for a time, we often return to it with a fresh
perspective and a burst o f creativity. Research by Dutch psychologist Ap
Dijksterhuis indicalcs that such breaks in our attention give our unconscious
mind time to grapple with a problem bringing to bear information and cognitive
processes unavailable to conscious deliberation. We usually make better
decisions, his experiments reveal, if wc shift our attention away from a mental
challenge for a time.
. But Dijksterhuis’s work also shows that our unconscious thought processes
don’t engage with a-problem until w e’ve clearly and consciously defined what
the problem is. If we don’t have a particular goal in mind, he writes
“unconscious thoimht does not occur." The constant distractedness that the Net
encourages is very different from the kind of temporary, purposeful diversion of
our mind that refreshes our thinking. The cacophony of stimuli short-circuits
both conscious and unconscious thought, preventing our minds from thinking
either deeply and creatively. Our brains turn into simple signal-processing units,
shepherding information into consciousness and then back again. What we seem
to be scarifying in our surfing and searching is our capacity to engage in the
quieter, attentive modes of thought that underpin contemplation, reflection and
introspection. *
1. What do we learn about Patricia Greenfield’s research in the first paragraph?
A. It focused on problems resulting from use o f media technologies.
B. It did not produce consistent patterns in connection with computer use.
c . It involved collating the results o f work done by other people.
D. It highlighted differences between people when using computers.
2 . Two o f the experiments mentioned in the second paragraph concerned
A. the amount o f attention people pay to what they see on computers.
B. the connection between computer use and memory.
c . the use and non-use o f computers for studying.
D. changes that happen if people’s computer use increases.
3. One of Greenfield’s conclusion was that
A. certain claims about the advantages of computer use are false.
B. computer use has reduced a large number of mental abilities.
c . people do not care about the effects of computer use on their minds.
D. too much emphasis has been placed on the benefits of computer use.
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■4 The word “higher-order” is in closest meaning to
A. more complex B. more attentive c . more Creative D. more elaborate
5 . One of the pieces of research mentioned in the fourth paragraph
indicated that
A. some people are better at multitasking than others.
B. ‘‘mental juggling” increases the mental abilities o f only a few people,
c . beliefs about the effectiveness of multitasking are false.
D. people read online material less carefully than other material.
6 What is the w riter’s purpose in the fifth paragraph?
A. to advise on how tQ avoid the bad effects of new media technology.
B. to present opposing views on the consequences o f use o f new media technology,
c . to warn about the damage done by use o f new media technology.
D. to summarize the findings o f the previously-mentioned research.
7. The writer mentions Ap Dijksterhuis’s research in order to make the
point that
A. not all research supports beliefs about the dangers o f Computer use.
Fi. the mind functions in was that computers cannot,
c . problem-solving can involve very complex metal processes.
D. uninterrupted concentration on something is not always a good thing.
8. The w riter’s main point in the final paragraph is that
A. constant computer use makes people incapable o f complex thought processes.
B. the simulation provided by computer use causes people to become confused,
c . it is natural for some people to want to avoid thinking deeply about problems.
D. both conscious and unconscious thought arc affected by computer use.
9. The word “bombard” is closest in meaning to
A. supersede B. inundate c . overcome D. predominate
10. The word “underpin” is closest in meaning to
A. locate B. support c . establish D. root
IV. GUIDED CLOZE

GUIDED CLOZE I
It is my opinion that literature is at the same time and at once the most
intimate and the most (1 )_____________o f all the art forms. It is impossible for
it to (2) ___________ its effect through the senses or the nerves as can ther
forms o f art; it is beautiful only through the intelligence o f both the reader and
writer; it is the mind speaking to the mind; until it has been put into absolute
terms, o f an invariable significance, it does not exist at all. It is able to (3)
____ ______ _ one emotion in one person and a totally different emotion in
another; if it fails to convey precisely the meaning of the author, if it isn’t an
expression o f him or her, it says nothing, and thus it is nothing. So that when a
poet has put their heart and soul, more or less, into a poem, and has sold it to a
magazine, the scandal is far greater than when a painter has sold a picture to a
paying patron, or a sculptor has modeled a statue to (4) '__________ , or a
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photographer has produced a landscape photograph for a popular magazine.
These are artists less intimate than the scribe; they are more (5)
from the work they produce; they are often less personally involved in their
work; they part with less of themselves.
That Tennyson, Longfellow and Emerson sold their poems and essays -
works in which they had ( 6 ) _____________the most mystical messages their
genius was charged to bequeath to mankind - does not, however, diminish the
virtuosity o f their achievements. They (7) ________________ . to the
conditions from which no one can escape, which are nonetheless the conditions
o f hucksters because they are generally imposed upon poets and writers, if it will
serve to make my meaning clearer, we will suppose that a poet has been crossed
in love, or has suffered some bad fortune or some real sorrow, like the ioss of a
wife or a child. He pours out his broken heart in verse that shall bring tears of
scared sympathy from his readers, and an editor pays him a hundred pounds for
the right o f bringing his verse to their ( 8 ) ______________ _ and for allowing
them to print it in their publications. Obviously, the poet is forced into using his
emotions to pay his bills, he has no other means o f making a living; society does
not propose to pay his bills for him, after all, so what choice does he really have?
Yet, at the end o f the day, the unsophisticated witness finds the transaction
ridiculous, repulsive, and, to a great extent, exploitative. But deep down, they are
(9) aware that if our huckster civilization did not at every moment
violate the relationships we undertake in the world, the poet’s song wouldn’t
have been given to it, and the scribe wouldn’t have been ( 1 0 )_______ by the
whole o f the humanity, as any human should be who does the duty that every
human owes it.
1. A. coherent B. eloquent c. cohesive D. articulate
2. A. impart * B. exert c. disclose D. exercise
3. A. waken B. awaken, c. provoke D. stimulate
4. A. purchase B. order c. request D. custom
5. A. removed B. divorced c. distant D. separated
6. A. verbalized B.couched c . rendered D. composed
7. A. subjected B.exposed c. submitted D. sustained
8. A. attention ; B. consideration c. concern ' D. notice
9. A. remotely B. keenly c. blissfully D. severely
10. A. relished B. unleashed c. extolled D. Hymned
GUIDED CLOZE 2
CHALLENGES OF MODERNITY
Modernity is a crucial element of the intellectual legacy to which we are
(1)_____ . A(n) ( 2 ) ______ o f intellectual, social, and material forces that have
transformed the world over the last quarter millennium, modernity has
introduced new problems and possibilities into human life. Within modernity,
issues of meaning, identity, and morality have been (3) ____ in distinctive
ways. People o f different social classes, racial groups, ethnic backgrounds,
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genders and sexual identities have contributed to an increasingly rich public
discourse. The human (4) _____ has been problematized, and the dynamic
character o f the world, both natural and social, has been explored. Urbanization
and technological development have transformed the patterns o f everyday life.
Imperialism has had a complex and lasting impact on the entire globe. The
human capability to ( 5 ) _____ social and physical ills has increased ( 6 ) _____ ,
and yet so has the human capacity for ( 7 )_____ and exploitation. In this course,
taught by an interdisciplinary staff, students explore texts from a variety of
media that engage with the ideas and (8 )_____ central to modernity. To ensure a
substantially common experience for,student, the staff each year chooses texts to
be taught in all sections o f the course. This ( 9 ) _____ o f the Core Curriculum
encourages students to think broadly and critically about the world that they
inhabit, asking them to see their ( 1 0 ) _____ concerns in the perspective o f the
long-standing discourses o f modernity .
1. Ạ.offspring B. heirs c . descendants D . followers

2. A.substance B. attribute G. matrix D. trait
3. A.critiqued B. talked c. looped D. inserted
4. A.psyche B. chain c. diglossia D. touch
5. A.ameliorate B. opine c. tangle D. rebuff
6. A.extremely B. potentially c. translucently D. exponentially
7. A.public discourse B. mass destruction
c. human resources D. dramatic increase
8. A. symptoms B. signals c. ads D. phenomena
9. A. center B. composition c. component D. contentment
10. A. temporary B. contemporary c. intemperate D. contemplate
B. PHẨNTỰLUẬN
I. O PEN C L O Z E
Open cloze 1
(1) ■ a regular exercise'program is an excellent idea if you want to
avoid ( 2 ) ______ problems when you are older. Many people who complain
about having to take tip some form of physical activity (3) _____ come round
when they realize how much (4 )______ it does them. After doing exercises for a
few weeks, they are usually delighted with the improvement they feel in their
general ( 5 ) _______ and wonder why they did not start sooner. Aerobics, for
example, is an excellent activity which strengthens the muscles in your body,
particularly in your back, helping to prevent ( 6 ) _______ in many parts o f the
body. Aerobic exercises also ( 7 ) ______ certain chemicals in your body which
can relieve pain ( 8 ) ______ providing a welcome alternative to drugs which can
often be addictive. Jogging is also excellent, but try to avoid jogging on hard
surfaces, as this can cause injury to ankles or knees. Many people worry that
aerobics or jogging are too strenuous and (9 )______ harmful, but if you start off
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gently, there (1 0 )______ be no problem. Both activities have advantage of not
needing any special equipment, apart from the corrcct shoes for jogging and
perhaps a tracksuit to put on afterwards to keep warm.
Open cloze 2
Carbohydrates, which arc (1) ______, arc an essential part o f a healthy diet
They provide the main source o f energy for the body, and they also (2) _
to flavor and sweeten foods. Carbohydrates (3) _____ from simple sugars like
glucose to complex sugars such as amvlase and amyl pectin. Nutritionists (4)
______ that carbohydrates should make up about one-fourth to one-fifth of a
person's diet. This (5) _____ to about 75-100 grams o f carbohydrates per day,
A diet that is ( 6 ) ______ in carbohydrates can have an adverse effect on a
person's health. When the body lacks a ( 7 ) ____ amount o f carbohydrates, it
must (8) ............. use its protein supplies for energy, a (9) _______ called
gluconeogenesis. This, however, results in a lack o f necessary protein, and
further (1 0 )______ difficulties may occur. A lack of carbohydrates can also lead
to ketosis, a build-up of ketones in the body that causes fatigue, lethargy, and
bad breath.
II. WORD FORMS

WORD FORMATION 1
Supply the correct forms of the words given.
1. The cargo w a s__________ ____ for safe and efficient shipping.
(CONTENT)
2. She_______________ questions about whether she plans to run, saying she’s
focused on her voter registration and campaign financc initiatives. (STEP)
3. He was a (n )________________who refused to be bound by tradition. (ICON)
4. "I am going to ask that very question of you," said N orton____ ___________ .
(URBAN)
5. Mark, a ___________ ;___ commentator, was often featured on state television
explaining government policy. (TELEVISION)
6. 6. He decided to resign rather than cozy up to ______ in the party. (LINE)
7. I asked h im ________________ whether he wanted the job. (BLANK)
8. At the entrance o f a greasy,________________ kitchen, we met an old woman
who was carefully carrying some putrid tripe in a rag. (ODOR)
9. Politicians and academics pointed to the building's __________ _
contours as a cautionary tale o f architectural overreach. (BECOME)
10. The project was subject to the usual ____________ o f exploratory research.
(VICIOUS)
WORD FORMATION 2
Fill in the blank with an appropriate form of one of the words given to make
a meaningful passage.
bone, with visible center knowledge little seek involve lie suburb
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Unlikely Boomtowns: The World's Hottest Cities
Mcgacitics like London. New York and Tokyo loom large in our
imaginations. They are still associated with fortune, fame and the future. But
with all respect to the science-fiction novelists who have ( 1 ) _________ _ a
future of urban giants, their day is over. The typical growth rate o f the
population within a megacity has slowed from more than eight per cent in the
1980s to less than half that over the last five years. Instead, the coming years will
belong to a smaller, far humbler relation - the Second City.
The emergence o f Second Cities has flowed naturally (if unexpectedly) from
the earlier success o f the megacities. In the 1990s, megacities boomed as global
markets did. This was particularly true in areas with high-tech or ( 2 ) _________
industries like finance. Bonuses got bigger, bankers got richer and real-estate
prices in the world's most (3) __________ cities soared. 'Economically, after
a city reaches a certain size its productivity starts to fall,1 notes Mario Pezzini,
head o f the regional-competitiveness division of the OEỈCD. He puts the tipping
point at about six million people, after1 which costs, travel times and the
occasional chaos create a situation in whicli the centre of the city may be a great
place, but only for the rich, and the (4 )_______ areas become harder to live
and work in.
One reaction to this phenomenon is further sprawl - high prices in the urban
core and traditional suburbs drive people to distant ( 5 ) ____ _____ with
extreme commutes into big cities. Às Frey notes, in the major u s metropolitan
areas, average commuting times have doubled over the last fifteen years.
Why docs one town become a booming Second City while another fails? The
answer hinges on whether a community has the (6) _____ _____to exploit the
forces pushing people and businesses out o f the megacitics. Ỡne key is excellent
transport links, especially to the biggest commercial centres. Though barely a
decade old, Goyang is South Korea's fastest-growing city in part because it is 30
minutes by subway from Seoul.
Another growth driver for Second Cities is the ( 7 ) ______________o f work,
driven in large part by new technologies. While more financial deals are done
now in big capitals like New York and London than ever before, it is also clear
that plenty o f booming service industries are leaving for 'Rising Urban Stars' like
Dubai, Montpellier and Cape Town. These placgs have not only improved their
Internet ( 8 ) _______________ , but often have technical institutes and universities
that turn out the kinds of talent that populate growth industries.
All this means that Second Cities won't stay small, indeed some countries are
actively promoting their growth. Italy, for example, is trying to create tourist
hubs of towns close to each other with distinctive buildings and offering
different yet complementary cultural activities. (9) ___________ ■ of
policymaking power is leaving, many ( 1 0 ) ___ _____ ___ cities more free than
ever to shape their destinies. To them all: this is your era. Don't blow it.
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3. E R R O R C O R R EC TIO N
Identify 10 mistakes in this passage and suggest corrections.
A recent discovery has led scientists to revise their ideas about the ancestors
of early humans. It seems they started to make use o f stone tools nearly one
million years earlier as had previously thought. Archaeologists revised the date
after spotting distinctive marks made by stone tools on animal bones dated back
nearly three and a half million years. The remnants, including a rib from a cow
like creature and a thigh bone from an animal similar in size o f a goat, were
recovered from an old river bed which was being excavated in Europe.
The use o f simple stone tools to remove meat from bones represents a crucial
moment in human history. As a result of turning to meat for sustenance, the early
human developed larger brains, which in part enabled them to make more
sophisticated tools. The bones unearthed in Ethiopia might well represent the
very beginning of that procedure.
What scientists are still hoping to discover is whether the stone tools were
manufactured specifically to meet a need or whether they are natural forces that
by chance had the correct shapes and the necessary sharp edges. Any way, it
seems that the early humans carried the tools around with them rather than
to rely on being able to find suitable one when the need rose.
4. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. He became famous but it did harm his health. (DETRIMENT)
—> He sh o t____________________ ___________________________________
2. She laughed very loudly though she did not intend to. (HERSELF)
—» She roared _________________________________ _____________ .
3. They could play on computer for as long as they wanted to. (HEARTS)
—> They w ere_____________ _______. _content
4. Youtube is believed to have begun its life as a video dating site. (LEGEND)
- » _______________ ______________________________ ____________ . ■
5. Although I could run very fast, I finished second to last in the race. (BUT)
—» A fast __________________________ ________________ .
6. Except for Britain, all the countries have signed the agreement. (LEAVING)
A ll_________ :______ _______ ________ _ limb.
7. According to psychologists, dreams can be explained in different ways.
(STANDPOINT)
—> From ____ __________________________________________interpretation.
8. She can’t attend this morning conference since her flight was delayed. (TAKEN)
—> Were ■
_.
9. His reeent behaviors are outrageous.
-» The way ________________________________________________ordinary.
10. Jenny pretended that she had forgotten his birthday. (MADE)
-» Jenny .______________________________________________ mind.
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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HUỲNH MÂN ĐẠT - KIÊN GIANG
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I.PHONOLOGY
A. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others.
l . A. cost B. post c .ro a s t D. toast
2. A. comfortable B. come c . some j D. comb
3. A. zoology B. pizza c. zipper D .zone
4. A. pear B. fare c. strawberry D. fair
5; A. pronounce B. other c. won D. ton
B. Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the others.
I . A. foreword B. preface c. index D. mature
2. A. character B. procedure c. sophomore D. plagiarize
3. Ạ. photography B. inaccurate c. eligible D. originate
4. A. official B. delicate c. opponent D. diploma
5. A. extracurricular B. auditorium c. recommendation D. cooperation
II. W O RD C H O IC E
1. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed 00 television, but she rose to
th e ________ wonderfully.
A. event B. performance c. incident D. occasion
2 . ________ o f the financial crisis, all they could do was hold on and hope that
things would improve.
A. In the end B. At the height c . On the top D. At the bottom
3 . 1 realized_____ that he was a thief.
A. sooner or laterB. all along c . at the beginning D. eventually
4. I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my
A. piece o f cake B. sweets and candy

c . biscuit / D. cup o f tea
5 . 1 know you have been working very hard today. L et's________ and go home.
A. pull my leg B. call it a day
c . put your back up D. pull your finger out
6. Paul is a v e ry ________character; he is never relaxed with strangers.
A. self-confident B. self-conscious c . self-satisfied D. selfish
7. In my opinion, it’s only com m on________ to wear a seat belt in a car.
A. intelligence B. wit c . judgement D. sense
8. The poor child was in floods of because his bicycle had been stolen.
A. weeping B. crying c . tears D. unhappiness
9 . 1 know you think she’s weak-willed but I’ve always found her v ery ________ .
A. quick-witted B. strong-minded
c . self-centered D. hard-heârted
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10. I left my last job because I had n o _________ to travel.
A. place B. position c . opportunity D. possibility
III. S T R U C T U R E S AND G RAM M A R

1 . _______that she burst into tears. 0
A. Such her anger was B. She was so anger
c . So angry she was D. Such was her anger
2. Out _ from its tiny cage.
A. does the bird fly B. fly the bird
• c . did the bird fly D. flew the bird
3. My supervisor is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I _________ last week.
A. must have done B. can have done
c . may have done D. should have done
4. Reagan ___ 1_____an actor years ago.
A. is said to be B. was said being
c . was said have been D. is said to have been
5. . , 70 percent alcohol is more effective than 100 percent alcohol.
A. An antiseptic used B. How an antiseptic is used
c . When used as an antiseptic D. An antiscptic when used
6 . ____ ___ receipt o f your instructions, I immediately sent a telex message to
Algeria.
A. On B. In c . With D. By
7. I’ll show you around the city, when you ________ to visit me.
A. come B. are coining c . will come D. will be coining
8. We have bought extra fo o d ________ our friends stay to dinner.
A. in case B. if c . provided D. as long as
9. There have been a few eases of Asian flu recently but th e r e _____ _no cause
for alarm.
A. feels to be B. is felt to be
c . has been feltthere is D. was felt being
10. The evidence suggests that single fa th e rs_____ more likely to work than
single mothers.
A. are B. should be c. will be , D. must be
IV. PREPOSITION AND PHRASAL VERB

1. Can you ________ the BBC World Service on your new radio?
A. put on B. take in c . get at D. pick up
2. The old lady’s savings were considerable as she h a d ________ a little money
each week.
A. put by B. put in c . put apart D. put down
3. P lease________ and see us sometime. You’re always welcome.
A. come to B. come about c . come round D. come away
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4. She w e n t _________a bad cold j u s t b e fo re C h ristm a s.
A. in ior B. down with c . over D. through
5. As we waited on the pavement, a black M ercedes________ beside us.
A. pulled off B. pulleddown c . pulled through D.pulled up
6. As children, wc were very poor.When my father finally becamc rich, he told
us that he wanted to ______ all the hardships we had suffered.
A. make off with IỈ. make over to
c. make out with D. make up for
7. The meeting had to be p u t _______until a later date.
A. away B. on c . off D. up
8 .1 w a s_______ by the beautiful music.
A. carried away B. carried out c . carried up D..carried on
9. I got impatient waiting for my turn t o ________ .
A..go out B. set out c . come out D. work out
10, Firew orks___________the attraction o f the festival night.
A. appeared to B. increased to c . added up to D. added to
A. Read the passage and choose the best answer forth e following question
Certainly nọ creature in the sea is odder than the common sea cucumber. All
living creature, especially human beings, have their peculiarities, but everything
about the little sea cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about a
bizarre animal that, among other eccentricities, eats mud, feeds almost
continuously day and night but can live without eating for long periods, and can
be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets?
For some fifty million years, despite all its ecccntricities, the sea cucumber
has subsisted on its diet o f mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks
by its tube feet, under rocks in shallow water, òr on the surface of mud flats.
Corìimon in cool water on both Atlantic and Pacific shores, it has the ability to
suck up mud or sand and digest whatever nutrients are present.
Sea cucumbers comc in a variety of colors, ranging from black to reddish-
brown to sand-color and nearly white. One form even has vivid purple tentacle.
Usually the creatures are cucumber-shaped-hencể their namÊ-and because they
are typically roek inhabitants, this shape, combine with flexibility, enables them
to squeeze into crcvices where they are safe from predators and ocean currents.
Although they have voracious appetites, eating dáy and night, sẹa cucumbers
have the capacity to become quiescent and live at a low metabolic rate-feeding
sparingly or not at all for long periods, so that the marine organisms that provide
their food have a chance to multiply. If it were not for this faculty, they would
devour all the food available in a short time and would probably starve
themselves out of existence; \ ■■■-!■
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But the most spectacular thing about the sea cucumber is the way it defends
itself. Its major enemies are fish and crabs, when attacked, it squirts all its
internal organs into the water. It also casts off attached structures such as
tentacles. The sea cucumber will eviscerate and regenerate itself if it is attached
or even touched; it will do the same if the surrounding water temperature is too
high or if the water becomes too polluted.

A. The reason for the sea cucumber's name
B. What makes the sea cucumber unusual
c . How to identify the sea cucumber
D. Places where the sea cucumber can be found
2. According to the passage, why is the shape o f sea cucumbers important?
A. It helps them to digest their food.
B. It helps them to protectthemselves from danger.
c . It makes it easier for them to move through the mud.
D. It, makes them attractive to fish.
3. The word "this faculty" refers to the sea cucumber's ability t o ________ .
A. squeeze into crevices B. devour all available food in a short time
c . suck up mud or sand D. live at a low metabolic rate
4. The fourth paragraph o f the passage primarily discusses ________.
A. the reproduction o f sea cucumbers B. the food sources o f sea cucumbers
c. the eating habits of sea cucumbers D. threats to sea cucumbers' existence
5. The phrase "casts o f f 1 is closest in meaning to ■
A. grows again B. grabs
c . gets rid o f D. uses'as a weapon
6. O f all the characteristics of the sea cucumber, which o f the following seems to
fascinate the author most?
A. What it does when threatened B. Where it lives
c . How it hides from predators D. What it eats
7. Compared with other sea creatures the sea cucumber is v ery ________ .
A. dangerous B. intelligent
c . strange D. fat/
8. What can be inferred about the defense mechanisms o f the sea cucumber?
A. They are very sensitive to surrounding stimuli.
B. They are almost useless.
c . They require group cooperation.
D. They are similar to those o f most sea creatures.
9. Which o f the following would NOT cause a sea cucumber to,release its
internal organs into the water?
A. A touch B. Food
c . Unusually warm water D. Pollution
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I ...........
10. Which of the following is an example of behavior comparable with the sea
f cucumber living at a low metabolic rate?
1•
A. An octopus defending itself with its tentacles
B. A bear hibernating in the wintering
c . A pig eating constantly
D. A parasite living on its host's blood
I B. Read the passage and choose the best answer for the following question
< Water scarcity is fast becoming one o f the major limiting factors in world
I crop production. In many areas, poor agricultural practices have led to increasing
n desertification and the loss of formerly arable lands. Consequently, those plant
I species that are well adapted to survival in dry climates are being looked at for
§; an answer in developing more efficient crops to grow on marginally arable lands.
1 Plants use several mechanisms to ensure their survival in desert environments.
I Some involve purely mechanical and physical adaptations, such as the shape of
I the plant's surface, smaller leaf size, and extensive root systems. Some of the
- adaptations are related to chemical mechanisms. Many plants, such as cacti, have
internal gums and mucilage which give them water-retaining properties. Another
, chemical mechanism is that of the epicuticular wax layer. This wax layer acts as
an impervious cover to protect the plant. It prevents "excessive loss of internal
moisture. It also protects the plant from external degression, which can come
from inorganic agents such as gases, or organic agents which include bacteria
and plant pests.
Researchers have proposed that synthetic waxes with similar protective
1abilities could be prepared based on knowledge o f desert plants. If successfully
developed, such a compound could bẹ used to greatly increase a plant's ability to
, m
aintainhealthinsuchadversesituationsasinad
equatew
atersupply, lim
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fertilizer availability, attack by pests, and poor storage after harvesting.
1. This passage deals mainly with ________ .
A. desertification B. decreasing water supply
c . factors limiting crop production D. developing efficient plants
2. The word “arable” in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to ’
A. fertile B. parched c . barren D. marsh
3. Which o f the following is a mechanical or physical mechanism that desert
plants use? ..
A. The plant’s shape B. The small root system
c . The vast leaf size D. The high water system
c. It releases gases against plant pests.
D. It guards against bacteria.
6. The word "It" in the 2nd paragraph refers t o ________ .
A. another chemical mechanism B. the epicuticular wax layer
c . an impervious plant like cover D. the loss o f in
ternalmoisture
7. The word “aggression" in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning t o ___
A. attack B. agitation c . conditions I), surroundings
8. What is an example o f an inorganic agent that may attack plants?
A. Bacteria B. Insects c . Gas D. Pests
9. It can be inferred that synthetic stimulate w axes______ _ .
A. have not been developed yet
B. have not succceded
c . have been determined to be impervious to organic and inorganic agents
D. have the quality o f causing bacteria
10. All o f the following are examples o f an adverse situation for crops EXCEPT
A. inadequate water B. insufficient fertilize

c . pest aggression D. proper storage

A. Choose the words that best complete the blanks
A SHIRT OF TWO SPORTS
As nomadic peoples in Asia are known to have been playing the game over
two thousand years ago, polo can lay claim to being the world’soldest team
sport, ( 1 ) __ ___ the modern rules were only set down in the 1850s when British
cavalrymen stationed in India'take up the game.
By the 1930s, polo had become an Olympic sport, popular in South America
as well as in Europe, and big matches could (2) -_____ crowds o f up to 30,000,
It was at this time that the company La Martina, an official supplier o f polo kit
and attire to the Argentina national team amongst others, was established and
with it camc the growth of the polo shirt as a fashion (3 )______ .
It was, however, the French tennis star René Lacoste who invented the shirl
as we know it today; although he did base his design on existing polo shirts. In
1933, he joined ( 4 ) ____ with Andre Gillicr, then owrier o f France's largesl
knitwear company, to manufacture the shirt, which was smart enough to (5)
____ with the dress regulations that tennis players had to follow, ( 6 ) _____
remaining cool and flexible enough to provide an attractive (7) ____ to the
long-sleeved, starched-collar shirts that many players were still (8) ______ to
wear. Indeed, (9) ■■ •• its name, it is now the world of tennis with which the
polo shirt is most commonly (1 0 )______ .
1. A. even if B. apart from c . given that D. cxccpt for
2. A. appeal B. conjure c . attract Di gather
3. A. issue B. matter c . object D, item
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4. A. aims B. forces c . teams D. links
I 5. A. adhere B. conform c. comply D. abide
I 6 A. albeit Fi. whilst c. whereas D. thereby
' 7. A. alternative B. choice c. option D. preference
8. A. obeying B. insisting c. accepting D. tending
9. A. despite B. nonetheless c. otherwise D. although
10. A. concerned Q.regarded c. associated D .respectcd
B. Choose the words that best complete the blankẳ

Television has changed the lifestyle o f people in every industrialized country
Í" in the world. In the United States, where sociologists have studied the cffects,
some interesting observations have been made. TV, although not essential, has
become a(n) (1) _____ part o f most people's lives. It has become a baby- sitter,
art initiator o f conversations, a major transmitter of culture, and a keeper of
Ị, traditions. Yet when what can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it
. becomes evident that TV is not a tcacher bút a sustainer. The poor ( 2 ) _____ of
‘ programs does not elevate people into greater (3) ___, but rather maintains
and encouragcs the status quo.
The ( 4 ) _____reason for the lack of quality in American TV is related to both
the history o f TV programming development and the economics of TV. TV in
American began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first
Ị. experimented with TV. ( 5 ) ______ , the close relationship, which the advertisers
had with radio programs become the system for American TV. Sponsors not
r only pay money for time within programs, but many actually produced the
programs. Thus, (6) _____ from the capitalistic, profit- oriented scctor of
: American society, TV is primarily (7) with reflecting and attracting
. society (8) ; than innovating and experimenting with new ideas.
■ Advertisers want to attract the largest viewing audience possible; to do so
requires that the programs be entertaining rather than challenging.
TV in America todav remains, to a large ( 9 ) _____, with the same
organization and standards as it., had thirty years ago. The hope for some
evolution and true achievement ioward improving society will (10) ____ _ a
change in the entire system.
1. A. integral B. mixed c. fractional D. superior
2. A. quantity B. quality c . effect D. product
3. A. preconception B. knowledge c. understanding D. feeling
4. A. adequate B. unknown c. inexplicable D. primary
5. A. Therefore B. Yet c. Although D. Nevertheless
6. A. going B. leaving c. coming D. getting
7. À. interested B. concerned c. worried D. connected
8. A. more B. rather c. less D. better
9. A. extent B. degree c. size D. amount
10. A. collect B. rise c. require \ D. complete
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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN C L O Z E TEST
A. Fill each blank with ONE suitable word
GLOBAL ENGLISH
Global English exists as a political and cultural reality. Many misguided
theories attempt to explain why the English language should have succeeded.:
internationally, whilst (1) ______ have not. Is it because there is something
inherently logical or beautiful about the structure o f English? Does its simple
grammar make it easy to learn? ( 2 ) ______ ideas are misconceived. Latin was;
once a major international language, (3) ^______ having a complicated’
grammatical structure, and English also presents learners with all manner of real
difficulties, ( 4 ) ______ least its spelling system. Ease o f learning, therefore, has
little to do with it. (5) _ _ ____all, children learn to speak their mother tongue in
approximately the same period o f time, ( 6 ) ____ _ o f their language. English
has spread not (7) ________ much for linguistic reasons, but rather because it has
often found (8 ) ______ in the right place, at the right time. Since the 1960s, two
major developments have contributed to strengthening this global status. Firstly,
in a number o f countries, English is now used in (9) ______ to national or
regional languages. As well as this, an electronic revolution has taken place. It is
estimated that ( 1 0 ) ______ the region o f 80% o f worldwide electronic
communication is now in English
B. Fill each blank with ONE suitablẹ word

Men and women are often considered to be completely at odds with each
other, in terms (1) _______ their attitudes and behaviour. Not so when they are in
love, new research has discovered. As far as their hormone levels are (2 ) ______ ,
when men and women are in love, they are more similar to each other (3)
______ at any other time.
It has ( 4 ) ______ been known that love can ( 5 ) _______ havoc with hormone
levels. For example the hormone cortisol, ( 6 ) ______ is known for its calming
effect on the body, dips dramatically when one person is attracted to ( 7 ) ______ ,
putting the love-struck on a par with sufferers o f obsessive compulsive disorder.
But a new study has found that thè hormone' testosterone, commonly
associated with male aggression, also falls when he is in love. In women, it's
quite the ( 8 ) ______ testosterone levels, which (9) _ to be lower among
females, rise towards (1 0 )______ of the male.
II. WORD FORM

A. Supply the correct word form
1. Many people often make a ____________between London and New York.
COMPARE
2. This b o o k ____________as a series o f lectures about shipwrecks, which were
given two decades ago. ORIGIN ■
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® 3. There are power stations across Europe that use th e ____________rise and fall
I of the ocean tides. DAY
1 4. If you weren't s o _____________ o f Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with
you. CRITIC
5. Don't you find i t ___________how Jeremy always comes to work
looking so untidy? INTRIGUE
6. Doctors say a glass of warm milk before bedtime can result in a more
night’s sleep. REST
7. Tim-Berners Lee has received many awards as,the _________ ■ o f the
World Wide Web. INVENT
8; On the final day, we visited the _____ _____Victoria Falls and then flew
home. MAJESTY
9 .1 hate being around Mary Lou, she is so ‘_____ ■FRIENDLY *
10. The groom m a y _______________the bride only when their vows have been
exchanged. VEIL
H " / *
BP *
p B. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of
8: the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
ị FEARS OF FUTURE GLOBAL HUNGER

ị A recent report has warned of global food (1) S H O k T ......................... unless
the current system o f farming and. food distribution is changed. The report
i highlights fears that currently rapid increases in yields come at the expense o f (2)
ỷ SUSTAIN ...... ................ and that unless action is taken, hunger and (3)
r N U TR IEN T................ ........ will become growing problems.
The population is expected to rise to around 8.3 billion in the next twenty
years, and (4) URBAN ...................... is set to continue, and it is expected that
65-70% o f the w orld’s population will live in cities.
Increasing world (5) PROSPEROUS ........................ will lead to the rise in
demand for energy, food and fresh water. The report also considers the billion
people worldwide who (6) EAT ........................... and are therefore obese to be
another example o f the (7) FAIL .......................of the current system to provide
health and well-being to the world’s population.
The authors believe that the (8) APPLY ......................... of new .technologies
can play a role in (9) MINIMAL ..................... futjjre food shortages. They see
cloning, nanotechnology and genetic (10) MODIFY ......................... as potential
solutions. However,’ although many o f these technologies have been adopted
worldwide, there is still resistance to their use in parts of Europe.

Find out the errors in the passage and then correct
01. Buffalo Bill and men like him hunted the American bison to exhaustion. In 1900,
02. with the West tamed, there were only a few hundred buffalo over. Today,
there are
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03. thousands. There meat is in demand for buffaloburiiers. A buffalo steak is the
04. smart thing to order, and restaurants throughout the United States have supplies
05. flown in daily. One ranchcr, Mr Roy Huck, has 3,500 heads on his 50,000-acre
06. ranch in South Dakota. He says: "We owe a lot to the conservationist which
07. rescued a small herd 70 years ago and saved the buffalo from dying." With the
08. growth of buffalo ranching in rccent years, it is reckoning there are now 50,000,
09. all descended from the handfull who were saved. For a rarichcr, buffalo have many
10. advantages. They are wild animals and look after themselves in their nature
11. habitat. In winter, they don't have to be brought in becausc they can dig
through the
12. snow to find food. They have a strong sense of survival. Unlike cattle, they do not
13. need special care. They are decease-frec, and can live and reproduce longer.

1. The mistake in the accounts was not noticed until the figures were re-checked,
light -
2. I had no problems at all during my trip to France, plan
3. The heavy downpour brought their picnic to an abrupt end. cut
4. The reforms will not succeed unless they arc carefully planned, crucial
5 . 1feel completely exhausted when I've listened to Marion for half-an-hour. leaves
6. Brian was really interested in North American history in his school davs.
Brian h a d ______ _______ ___________ ___________ _________________
7. When it comes to population, Beijing’s is much bigger than Auckland's.
Beijing's population i s _______________________________ '___________
8. The anti-smoking advertisement docs not stop pcoplp from smoking.
The anti-smoking advertisement is ineffective__ ______ _____ people from
smoking . ■ '
9. She has learnt a substantial amount from her university course.
She h a s _________________ knowledge from her university course.
10. They think that Helen's brother stoic the money.
Helen's brother the money
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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LƯƠNG VĂN CHẢNH - PHỦ YÊN

I. PHONOLOGY
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the others.
I. A. executive B. execrable c. exhale D. exhibition
2. A. accredit B. salamander c. majesty' D. saliva
3. A. kumquat B. plumage c. spunky' D. vulnerable
4. A. brute B. brush c . bus D. bunch
5. A. design B. resist c. desire D. consultant
B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that o f the others,
I. A. reconcile B. formidable c. decadent D. vehement
2. A. allegiance ' B. docile c. incipient D. procrastinate
3. Ạ."sanitary B. tentacle c* prosperity D. momentary
4. A. cathedral B. politics c Antarctic D. amass
5. A. nominee B. aristocracy c. abalone D. arduous
Choose the best answer (A, B, c or I)) to complete each of the sentences.
1. When Irene was injured, Janet was chosen as a last-m inute____________for
the hockey team.
A. preference B. change c . alternative D. replacement
2. At the moment we're holding on to our shares b u t______ in value, we would
probably sell them.
A. if they were rise B. for them to rise i
c . if only they rose D. were they to rise
3. If someone wants to do something dangerous, I always advise them to
think________ ! ♦
A. once B. twice c . often D. double
4. Prices at all Paradise Hotels arqto change based on seasonal demand.
A. plain • B. public c . subject D. general
5. Paul managed t o ________ everyone in with elaborate stories about his childhood.
A. have B. put c . take * D. get
6. The wind can a plant's seeds over a large area.
A. disperse B. erupt c . extend D. drop
7. Every business needs t o _______ its strengths and weaknesses periodically.
A. assess B. value c . evaluate D. examine
8. I don't believe what I see on the TV news. I think it's very .
A. accurate B. biased c . objective D. uninterested
9. Parents should be very careful with their baby's____________skin.
A. pretty B. sweat c . fine \ D. delicate
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10. "When do you need the report?" “_________ ”
A. The better the sooner B. The sooner , the better
c . The soonest the best D. Sooner, better
11. Turn off this machine, please. The harsh sound really___________me crazy
A. takes B. worries c . drives D. bothers
12. Let me stay at home this morning, please. I'm feeling rather under the
so I won't be o f great use in the office. ‘
A. cloud B. control c . pressure D. weather
13. Don't get so nervous about his coming late. When you get to know him
better, you'll learn to take i t __.
A. easy B. loose c . nice D. fine
14. I'm going for a walk in the park. Would you like to me company?
A. follow B. stay c . ward D. keep
15. The police arrived within minutes at the___________ of the crime.
A. spot B. area c . scene D. place
16. Would you a blind eye if you saw a crime being committed?
A. close . • B. turn c. show D. wink
17. I ____________ asleep when you called - 1didn't hear the phone.
A. must have B. must have been c. need have been D. should have been
18. You are not allowed to d riv e________ the influence ___________ alcohol.
A. under/of B. in/of c. under/by D. by/in .
19. The staff can’t take leaves at the same time. They have to take holidays
_____ '_______ rotation.
A. on B. under c . by D. in
20. The interviewees are supposed to give their answers to the job offers_____
A. on the spot B. all in all c . beyond the joke D. with in reach
ffl. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS

1. Do you want me t o ___________some lunch?
A. knock up B. knock off c . knockout D. knock on
2. I am going to take a shower to cool myself ___________a bit.
A. away B. off c . down D. over
3. In this economic climate, a lot of business will _______ __
A. go on B. go under c . take up ' D. take over
4. We mustn’t get carried ___________ our enthusiasm. We must exercise
reasonable judgement
A. on with B. away on c . away with D. out with
5. James Blunt i s __________ the crest of the wave in the UK at the moment.
You can hear his music everywhere.
A. over B. off c . at D. on
6. The film was well researched, but it glossed________ _ the important issues.
At parties he always makes a beeline for the prettiest woman in the room.
A. over B. on c . off D. above
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7 B o b ___________his attacker with a quick blow to the chin.
A. laid off B. laid out c . lay off D. lay out
i 8. I’m so sick today to walk to the kitchen, let_______ to go to the zoo with you.
A. alone B. off c . out D. away
9. These two men’s farm are adjacent__________ each other.
A. on B. over c . to D. at
10. I don’t like to make friends with the person who always r u n s ___________
his old friend.
A. off B. down c . into D. on
IV. READING COMPREHENSION

Reading 1: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer
Most forms of property are concrete and tangible, such as houses, cars,
furniture or anything else that is included in one’s possessions. Other forms of
property can be intangible, and copyright deals with intangible forms of
property. Copyright is a legal protection extended to authors o f creative works,
for example, books, magazine articles, maps, films, plays, television shows,
if software, paintings, photographs, music, choreography in dance and all other
j| forms of intellectual or artistic property.
1' Although the purpose o f artistic property is usually public use and enjoyment,
jg copyright establishes the ownership of the creator. When a person buys a
ft copyrighted magazine, it belongs to this individual as a tangible object.
I However, the authors of the magazine articles own the research and the writing
Ỷ that went into creating the articles. The right to make and sell or give away
§ copies of books or articles belongs to the authors, publishers, or other individuals
I or organizations that hold the copyright. To copy an entire book or a part o f it,
i permission must be received from the copyright owner, who will most likely
I expect to be paid.
I Copyright law distinguishes between different types o f intellectual property.
piracy easy and anyone can duplicate a motion picture on videotape, a computer
program, or a book. Video cassette recorders can be used by practically anyone to
copy movies and television programs, and copying software has becomc almost as
easy as copying a book. Large companies zealously monitor their copyrights for
slogans, advertisements, and brand names, protected by a trademark.
A. Legal rights of property owners B. Legal ownership of creative work
c . Examples of copyright piracy D. Copying creating work for profit
2. The word “extended” in paragraph 1is. closest in meaning t o _______
A. explicated B. exposed c . guaranteed D. granted
3. It can be inferred from the passage that copyright law is intended to protect
A. the user’s ability to enjoy an artistic work

B. the creator’s ability to profit from the work
c . paintings and photographs from theft
D. computer software and videos from being copied
4. The word “principle” in paragraph 3 is elosest in meaning t o ____
A. crucial point . B. cardinal role
c . fundamental rule D. formidable force
5. Which o f the following properties is NOT mentioned as protected by copyright?
A. music and plays B. paintings and maps
c . printed medium D. scientific discoveries
6. It can be inferred from the passage that it is legal i f __ ____
A. two songs, written by two different composers, have the same melody
B. two books, written by two different authors, have the same titles
c. two drawings, created by two different artists, have the same images
D. two plays, created by'tw o different playwrights, have the same plot and
characters
7. With which o f the following statements is the author most likely to agree?
A. Teachers are not allowed to make copies of published materials for use by
their students
B. Plays written in 'the Ỉ6lh century cannot be performed in theaters without
permission ,
c . Singers can publicly sing only the songs for which they wrote the music
and the lyrics
D. It is illegal to make photographs when sightseeing or traveling
8. The phrase “ infringing upon” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning t o ______
A. impinging upon B. inducting for c . violating D. abhorring
9. The purpose o f copyright law is most comparable with the purpose of which
of the following?
A. A law against theft B. A law against smoking
c . A school policy D. A household rule
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10. A ccording to the passage, copyright law is
A. meticulously observed B. routinely ignored
c. frequently debated D. zealously enforced
Reading 2: Read the following passage and choose the corrcct answer
The lack of printing regulations and the unenforceability o f British copyright
law in the American colonics made it possible for colonial printers occasionally
to act as publishers. Although they rarely undertopk major publishing project
because it was difficult to sell books as cheaply as ihey could be imported from
Fiurope, printers in Philadelphia did publish work that required only small
amounts o f capital, paper, and type. Broadsides could be published with
minimal financial risk. Consisting of only one sheet o f paper and requiring small
amounts o f type, broadsides involved lower investments of capital than longer
works. Furthermore, the broadside format lent itself to subjects o f high, if
temporary, interest, enabling them to meet with ready sale. If the broadside
printer miscalculated, however, and produced a sheet that did not sell, it was not
likely to be a major loss, and the printer would know this immediately. There
would be no agonizing wait with large amounts o f capital tied up, books
gathering dust on the shelves, and creditors impatient for payment.
In addition to broadsides, books and pamphlets, consisting mainly of political
tracts, catechism s, primers, and chapbooks were relatively inexpensive to print
and to buy. Chapbooks were pamphlet-sized books, usually containing popular
tales, ballads, poems, short plays, and jokes, small, both in formal and number of
pages, they were generally bound simply, in boards (a form o f cardboard) or
merely stitched in paper wrappers (a sewn antecedent of modern-day
paperbacks). Pamphlets and chapbooks did not require fine paper or a great deal
of type to produce they could thus be printed in large, cost-effective editions and
sold cheaply.
By far, the most appealing publishing investments were to be found in small
books that had proven to be steady sellers, providing a reasonably reliable
source o f income for the publisher. They would not, by nature, be highly topical
or political, as such publications'would prove of fleeting interest. Almanacs,
annual publications that contained information on astronomy and weather
patterns arranged according to the days, week, and months o f a given year,
provided the perfect steady seller because their information pertained to the
locale in which they would be used
1. Which aspcct o f colonial printing docs the passage mainly discuss?
A. Laws governing the printing industry. B. Competition among printers
c . Types o f publications produced D. Advances in printing technology
2. According to the passage, why did colonial printers avoid major publishing
projects?
A. Few colonial printers owned printing machinery that was large enough to
handle major projects.
B. There was inadequate shipping available in the c'olonies.
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c . Colonial printers could not sell their work for a competitive price.
D. Colonial printers did not have the skills necessary to undertake large
publishing projects.
3. Broadsides could be published with little risk to colonial printers because
they____ .
A. required a small financial investment and sold quickly
B. were in great demand in European markets
c . were more popular with colonists than chapbooks and pamphlets
D. generally dealt with topics o f long-term interest to many colonists
4. The word "they" refers to . .
A. chapbooks B. tales c . jokes D. broadsides
5. The word "antecedent" is closest in meaning to____ .
A. predecessor B. format c . imitation D. component
6. Chapbooks produced in colonial America were characterized by_____.
A. fine paper B. cardboard covers
c . elaborate decoratioj* D. a large number o f pages
7. The word "appealing" is closest in meaning to____ .
A. dependable B. respectable c . enduring D. attractive
8. What were "steady sellers"?
A. Printers whose incomes were quite large
B. People who traveled from town to town selling Books and pamphlets
c . Investors who provided reliable financial Support for new printers
D. Publications whose sales were usually consistent from year to year
9. The word "locale" is closest in meaning to____ .
A. topic B. season c . interest D. place
10. All of the following are defined in the passage EXCEPT____.
A. "Broadsides" B. "catechisms" c "chapbọoks” D. "Almanacs"

GUIDED CLOZE TEST 1:
Read the passage below and decide which answer A, B, c or D best fits each space.
One rather unlikely word that has recently entered the language is “blog”, a
shortened form of “web log”. A blog is a diary ( 1 ) ___ on the Internet by the
person writing it - the blogger - who presumably ( 2 ) ___ other people to read it.
It is ironical that modern technology is being used to (3) ___new life into such
an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. And now, as the technology about
video camera is making easier to use, we have the video log, or “vlog” . Vlogging
does not require (4 )___ sophisticated equipment: a digital video camera, a high
speed Internet connection and a host are all that is needed, yioggers can put
anything that ( 5 ) ___ their fancy onto their personal website. Some vloggers
have no ambitions rather than to show, films they have ( 6 ) ___ while on holiday
in exotic places. However, vlogs can also (7) ____more ambitious purposes.
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For instance, amateur film-makers who want to make a ( 8 ) ____ for themselves
might publish their work on the Internet. And increasingly, vlogs are being used
to (9) ____ political and social issues that are not newsworthy enough to get
coverage by the mass media. It is still too early to predict whether vlogging will
ever ( 10 ) ____ off in a major way or if it is just a passing fad, but its potential is
only now becoming apparent.
Question 1 A. released B .sent c. posted D. mounted
Question 2 A. believes B. expects c./ assumes D .supposes
Question 3 A. add B. inhale c; insert D., breathe
Question 4 A. absolutely B. largely c. utterly D. highly
Question 5 A. grasps B. appeals c. takes D. gives
Question 6 A. shot B. photographed c. snapped D. captured
Question 7 A. serve B. employ c. function D. play
Question 8 A. publicity B. fame c . name D. promotion
Question 9 A. emphasize B. publicize c. distribute D. circulate
Question 10 A. fly B. show c. take D. make
GUIDED CLOZE TEST 2: Read the following passage carefully and then
choose the best option to fit each space. Identify your choice by circling
c
letter A, B, or D on the answer sheet.
If you’ve been told by your boss to improve your knowledge o f a foreign
language you will know that success doesn’t come quickly. It generally takes
years to learn another language well and constant ( 1 ) __ _ to maintain the high
standards required for frequent business use. Whether you study in a class, with
audiocassettes, computers or on your ( 2 ) ____ sooner or (3 ) _____every language
course finishes and you must decide what to do next if you need a foreign
language for your career.
Business audio Magazine is a new product designed' to help you continue
language study in a way that fits easily into your busy schedule. Each
audiocassette ( 4 ) ____ of an hour - long program packed with business news,
features and interviews in the language of your choice. These cassettes won’t teach
you how to order meals or ask for directions. It’s ( 5 ) ____ that you can do that.
already. Instead, by giving you an opportunity to hear the language as it’s really
spoken, they help you to (6) _____ your vocabulary and improve your ability to use
real language relating to, for example, that all- important marketing trip.
The great advantage o f using audio magazines is that they (7)___ you to
perfect your language skills in ways that suit your lifestyle. For example, you
can select a topic and listen in your car or hotel when away on business. No
other business course is as (8)___and the unique radio- magazine format is as
instructive as it is entertaining. In addition to the audiocassette, this package
includes a transcript with a business glossary and a study (9)___ . The
components are structured so that intermediate and advanced students may use
them separately or together, (10)_____on their ability. .
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1. A. exercise B. performance c. practice D. operation
2. A. self B. individual c. personal D. own
3 . A. after B .then c. later D. quicker
4. A. consists B. includes c. contains D. involves
5. A. insisted B. acquired c. asserted D. assumed
6. A. prolong B.extend c. spread D. lift
7. A. allow B. let c. support D. offer
8. A. adjustable B. flexible c. convertible D. variable
9. A. addition B. supplement c . extra D. anuscript
10. A. according B. depending . c. relating D. basing
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST 1
Read the passage and fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word.
THE MILLENNIUM STADIUM, CARDIFF
A new sport stadium opened in Cardiff, capital of Wales, in June 1999. The
stadium stands proudly over the city as there aren’t many other high buildings.
It was built on the site o f the world’s famous Cardiff Arms Park rugby stadium.
The original Cardiff Arms Park was a piece o f ground next to the River Taff,
(1) to the city residents in 1803 by the Marquis o f Bute. The idea
was that it would be used for (2 ) ____________activities. The first sporting event
on the piece of ground was in 1848 when a cricket match was organized but it
w asn’t until 1881 that the first seating area o f 300 seats was built. Over the next
hundred years, Cardiff Arms Park bccame well- known as a location for many
important rugby matches.
By the 1990s it had become clear that the stadium was no longer big
(3 )________. At that time, there was room for 53,000 people in the Cardiff
Stadium (including 11,000 standing). This total number would soon be
(4)______ by a law on safety which stopped people (5)_____________ in
stadiums. A number of different choices were looked at. One was ( 6 ) _______
the size o f the existing stadium, increasing the number of se a ts(7 )____ one-
third. Another suggestion was to find another site somewhere in Cardiff to build
a new stadium. But in the end it was decided to knock dowri/the old stadium and
build a new one on the same site. Work began on 27 April 1997. It was the first
stadium in Britain to have a ( 8 )___________ roof so the whole stadium can be
covered if it rains or the roof can be left open if it is fine. Another successful
design feature is that wherever you sit in the stadium you have an excellent (9)
______ , even if you’re in one of the corners.
The stadium is just a few minutes’ walk from the Central Station with
bus stops nearby so it is in a perfect location. If you happen to be in Cardiff, you
can take a tour of the stadium. Climb to the top and enjoy the views, run down
the players’ tunnel and imagine yourself being cheered by 72,000 people or visit
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the charming rooms, training rooms and medical rooms. Tours take place
Monday- Saturday (first tour departs 10am, last tour departs 5pm), Sundays and
public holidays (first tour departs 10am, last tour departs 4pm), but there are no
tours on match or event days. Tours leave from Gate 3 (Wcstgate Street). You
should arrive 10 minutes before departure of the tour and payment is due upon
(10)______. For prices of a Millennium Stadium Tour call 029 1082 2228.
II. OPEN CLOZE TEST 2

Read the passage and fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word.
THE SCHOOLGIRL MODEL

A sixteen-year-old model who is determined to stay at school(l) ______
her father's advice has won a cosmetic modeling (2)_____. Sarah Thomas,
who earned £6,500 a day last autumn during her school holidays modeling at
shows in New York, has been chosen as this year's model for Cover Girl, the
international cosmetics firm. She beat thousands of other models to win the
contract,(3)______ a great deal o f money,;ạnd will fly to Miami and New York
to film television (4)_________ to be screened worldwide.
She had refused to fly to New York ( 5 ) ___ _____ to audition at the firm's
request, saying that she thought she had absolutely no chance o f getting the job.
"I thought it was going to be a wasted journey, so I \fyas amazed when I got it. I
still can't believe they chose me," she said yesterday. "I don't know at this stage
cxactly how much money I will be getting as it is still under (6):_________ , but I
(7)________ know that it will be very lucrative." Instead of travelling to New
York, Sarah was interviewed in London and a video of her performance was sent
to New York. Her father, Peter Thomas, who runs a motor repair business and
petrol station has urged her to leave school so that she can take full advantage of
her (8)_________ power. But she has refused to stop studying for her exams
She added: "I should be able to fit most o f the filming around my holidays, so
hopefully 1 won't need to take too much time (9)_____ school. I am finding all
this fuss a little embarrassing. All 1 really want to do is get on with my
schoolwork. Passing my exams i? going to give me more satisfaction than any
(10)_ ______ _ assignment."
III. WORD FORMS

QUESTION 1: Change the word in the gap in fhc correct form.
1. For many people Ludwig van Beethoven is the most (IN FLUENCE)________
figure in the history of western classical music.
2. His (O R D IN A R Y )_________ talent was already clearly ev id en t.
3. He (MERCY) _________ survived a somewhat unconventional upbringing
during which his cccentric father would often force him to take music lessons
in the middle of the night.
4. The young Beethoven's ability won him the admiration o f the (LEAD)
_______ ■___contemporary musical figures.
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5. Throughout the 1790s he worked hard to secure the interest o f wealthy
patrons. Such (PATRON)__________ enabled him to concentrate on
becoming a successful composer.
6. Whatever his awe-inspiring musical (ACHIEVE) __________ , his personal
life was something o f a disaster.
T. His day-to-day (R E L A T E )__________ with people invariably turned out to
be rather turbulent.
8. He (A PPEA R)__________ fell in love with a number o f society women.
9. However, the identity of the girl who lay closest to his heart remains (ELUDE)
___________to this day.
10. Just when Beethoven was beginning to reap the rewards o f his early
endeavours, he had to come to terms with the crushing realization that his
increasing deafness was (10) (CURE ). _____
QUESTION 2
Complete the following sentences with a word formed from those in the list.
understand collect behave culture deliberate
rite polile implicit assume exotically
In most discussions of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible,

explicit aspects, of culture, such as language, dress, food, religion, music, and
social (1)__________ . Although they are important, these visible expressions of
culture, which are taught (2)_________ ___ and learned consciously, are only the
tip of the iceberg of culture. Much o f culture is taught and learned(3)______ , or
outside awareness. Thus, neither cultural insiders nor cultural outsiders are
aware that certain ‘invisible’ aspects o f their culture exist.
Invisible elements o f culture are important to us. For example, how long we
can be late before being (4)____________ what topics we should avoid in a
conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening behavior, what
we consider beautiful or ugly - these are all aspects o f culture that we learn and
use without being aware of it. When we meet other people whose invisible
cultural (5)_________ differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do
not recognize their behavior as cultural in origin.
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in(ổ) relations.
Conflicts may arise when we are unable to recognize others' (7)_____________
differences as cultural rather than personal. We tend to misinterpret other
people's behavior, blame them, or judge their intentions or competence without
realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.
Formal organizations and institutions-such as schools, hospitals, workplaces,
governments, and the legal system-are (8)_________ sites for invisible cultural
differences. If the differences were more visible, we might have less
misunderstanding. For example, if we met a man in a courthouse who was
wearing (9)______ clothes, speaking a language other than ours, and carrying
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food that looked strange, we would not assume that we understood his thoughts
and feelings or that he understood ours. Yet when such a man is dressed
similarly to us, speaks our language, and does not differ from us in other obvious
ways, we may fail to recognize the invisible cultural differences between us. As
a result, mutual (10)_____ ■ may arise.
I IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION

I Find 10 mistakes in the paragraph below, and correct them.
Children's involvement in family decision making
In Britain, as children's rights to citizenship have strengthened over recent
years, a strong presumption in favor o f involving children in decisions on matters
that directly affect them have developed in a number of areas of law, public policy
and professional practice (for example, school councils). Yet surprisingly a little is
known about how far children's participation extends to their home lives and the
routine business o f everyday life. A recent study, basing on group discussions and
in-depth interviews with 117 children age bệtvvẹen eight and ten, examined how
Ịinà to how extent the children were involved in shaping their own and their
families' domestic lives. Many o f the findings were illuminated.
The ways in which families made decisions involved a subtle, complex and
dynamic set o f processes in which children could exert a decisive influence.
Most families operated democratically but children accepted the ultimate
authority o f their parents, so that they felt their parents acted 'fairly'. For
children, 'fairness' had more to do by being treated equitably than simply having
the decision made in their favor. Children could use claims to fairness like a
moral lever in negotiations with parents. Family precedent, especially that was
set by older brothers and sisters, was an influential factor in 'good decision
making' and was a more common point o f reference than the experience of peers
and other families.
Finish the sentence or rewrite it/so that it has a similar meaning. Use the
word given in capital letters and the word mustn’t be altered in any way.
1. The jum per you knitted for my daughter no longer fits her. (GROWN)
My daughter
2. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is a foolish.
M uch______ ________________________ ________________________
3. He sounds as if he has spent all his life abroad.
He gives______________________________________ ____________________
4. If Marc hadn’t taken up politics, he might have become a famous art
historian. (NAME).
5. I found the plot o f the book too complicated to follow. (HEAD).

I couldn’t
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6. The company' profits appear to be improving significantly this vcar. (I’VlDHNCFl
7. Mr. Beaver claimed that hard work was the reason for his succcss.
(ATTRIIBUTED).
8. I’m afraid our problems are only just the beginning. (ICEBERG).
9. We have to settle this matter in a definite manner. (ALL).
lQ.He was finally able to adjust himself to the new working condition. (SWING)
He finally g o t __________________ _________ _____________________
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN PHAN NGỌC HIÊN - CÀ MAU

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
I. PHONOLOGY .
o f the others
1. A. psychiatrist B. psychiatric c. psychics D. psyching,
2. A. subtlety B. indebtedness c. combing D. bombard
3. A. exhausted B. exercise c . extra D. expansion
4. A. tasty B. wastage c . nasty D. hasten
5. A. myth B. both c. month D. with
Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from
that of the others
6. A. ambassador B. authoritative c. mischievous D. referring
7. A. enthronement B. execution c. apparently D. opposed
8. A. adventurous B. advertising c. evaluate D. disqualify
9. A. photograph B. payroll c. acccnt D. regretful
10. A. commodity B. increasingly c. vocational D. systematic
II. VOCABULARY
11. The magpie pecked hard at the ground with i t s ............to get at the worms.
A. beak B. fangs c . lips D. mouth
12. Owing to the fog, his flight from Karachi w a s ............................
A. belated B. unpunctual c . unscheduled D. overdue
13. Local people are conccrncd about pollution fro m ..................oil wells.
A. maritime B. sea-going c . off-shore D. coastline
14. After a six-year relationship, Martha and Billy have dccidcd t o .......................
A. break the bank B. turn the page c. tie the knot D. make the grade
15. Don’t let your succcss go to y o u r ....... ......... , will you?
A. hair B. head c. hand D. leg
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Please accept o u r .................... congratulations!
i Ạ. finest B. warmest c . dearest D. deepest
17. The building work must be finished by the end o f the m o n th ...............o f cost.
A. ignorant B. thoughtless c . uncaring D. regardless
Si]8. My p assp o rt.....................last month, so I will have to get a new one.
I A. elapsed B. expired c . ended D. terminated
19 Jim seems to be ....................... the misapprehension that tomorrow is a
holiday. It isn’t. 7
A. under B. on c . off ' D. over
20. Turn off this radio, please, The harsh sound really ..................me crazy.
A. takes B. worries c . bothers D. drives
"■ III. STRU CTU RES & G RA M M A R

21. The bank is reported in the local new spaper....................... in broad daylight
yesterday.
A. to be robbed B. having been robbed
I' c . to have been robbed Đ: robbed
■' 22. There is a real possibility that theseanimals could be frightened,................... a
sudden loud noise.
‘ A. being there B. should there be
T c . there was D. there have been
Ị 23.................... .. ghost exists in the world. That’s your illusion.
- A. No such a thing as B. No such a thing as a
c . No such thing as a D. No such thing as
r 2 4 . .. .. . .............................. , he remained optimistic.
A. Though-badly wounded he wasB. Badly wounded as he was
• c . As he was badly wounded D. As badly wounded he was
25. Only t w o ......................... five people believe in the paranormal.
A. from B. by c . o u to f D. over
26. S h e .....................fainted when she heard that her mother died.
A. utmost B. most all c . all most D. almost
27. “Did the painter say hewould finish the work?” - “No, he ...................... to
tell me”.
A. yet hasn’t B. has yet c . hasn’t yet D. yet has
28. He kicked the b a ll.......................... hard, and it broke the window.
A. a very little B. a small amount c . a little too D. quite a little
; 29. Her grades have improved, b u t... ..........................
A. in a small amount B. minimum
c . some D. very slightly
30. “Which is more important: luck or effort?” - “Luck i s .....................effort”.
A. o f the same importance B. the same importance as
c . as the same importance as D. o f the sarne importance as
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IV. PR EPO SITIO N S & PHRASAL VERBS:
31.1 will drop in ....................... Danny today. I heard he had fallen off the roof
yesterday and badly injured.
A. for 'B. off c . on D. over
32. Some imaginative people believe that robots will ....................... the world
someday in the future.
A. take over B. get over c . talk over D. go over ■
33. You look pale these days. J u s t.....................your work or you will get sick.
A. cut down on B. take up c . catch on D. look up to
34. I don’t know how we c a n .......... .. ........this problem.
A. do over B. grow up c . show o ff D. passed out
35. My little brother has ........................... collecting stamps and coins from
European countries.
A. taken off B. taken up c . taken over D; taken on
36. 1 ................ my watch to see what was wrong with it, but I couldn’t put it
back together again.
A. take off B. take into c . take apart D. take up
37. I’m s o .....................under with work at the moment - it’s awful.
A. iced B. rained c . snowed D. fogged
38. The company’s announced it’s .................. off over 1,000 workers.
A. leaving B. laying c . setting D. giving
39. I’m not sure if I’m doing it right, but I’ll try to ;............... ahead with it
anyway.
A. drive B. bang c . touch D. press
40. Could you lend me some money t o ..................... me over to the end of the month?
A. hand B. tide c . get D. make
V. READING COMPREHENSION:
Reading 1: Choose the items among A, B, c or D that best answers the
question about the passage
A pilot cannot fly a plane by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at
night and landing in dense fog, a pilot must use radar, an alternative way of
navigating. Since human eyes are not very good at determining speeds of
approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are moving.
The basic principle o f radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts
in a cave. The echo of the sounds against the walls helps a person determine the
size of the cave. With radar, however, the waves are radio waves instead of
sound waves.Radio waves travel at thespeed o f light, about 300,000 kilometers
in one second. Aradar set sends out a short burst of radiationwaves. Then it
receives the echoes produced when the waves bounce off objects. By determining
the time it takes for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can
determine the distance between the radar set and other objects. The word “radar”,
in fact, gets its names from the term “radio detection and ranging”. “Ranging” is
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the term for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set. Besides
being a critical importance to pilots, radar is essential for air traffic control,
tracking ship at sea and for tracking weather systems and storms.
41. What is the main topic o f this passage?
A. the nature o f radarB. types o f ranging
c . alternatives o f radar D. history o f radar
42. According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects?
- A. size B. weight c . speq'd D. shape
43. Which o f the following words fc»est describes the tone of the passage?
A. argumentative B. imaginative c . explanatory D. humorous
44. The phrase “a b u rst” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning in which
o f the following?
A. an attachment B. a discharge c . a stream D. a ray
45. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to which o f the following?
/A . a radar set , B. A short burst
c . a radiation wave •' -D.' light
46. Which o f the following could best replace the word “ bounce” ?
A. overturn B. groove c . extend D. rebound
47. Which types o f waves does radar use?
A. sound B. heat c . radio D. light
48. The word “track in g ” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning in which
o f the following?
A. repairing B. searching for c . glancing at D. fighting
49. Which o f the following would most likely be the topic of the next paragraph?
A. other uses of radar B. uses o f sonar technology
c . other technology used by pilots D. a history o f flying
50. What might be inferred about radar?
A. It takes the place of radio
B. It gave birth to the invention o f the airplane
c . It developed from a study o f sound Waves
D. It has improved navigational safety
Reading 2: Read the passage and choose the most suitable heading from the
list o f the headings below for each section (tjiere are more headings than
sections, so you will not use them all)
51. I ' ■ ■
Almost everyone thinks about the future. We try to imagine life in thirty,
forty or fifty years. What will life on the earth be like? According to many
people, it will not be very pleasant. These people are very worried about the
future. One o f the main problems which worries them is overpopulation. In 1975
there were about four billion people in the world, and the population was
increasing by about 2% every year. At the end o f ,the twentieth century, the
population o f the world reached six billion people.
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Why is this increase in population a problem? First, a large part of the growth
is taking place in countries that do not always have enough food for their present
population. Without a great deal of money, food and medical assistance from
other nations, these countries will not be able to support their growing
population. Many o f their people, perhaps millions of them, will die o f starvation
or disease. But overpopulation is not only a problem for developing countries. It
is also a serious problem for the countries o f the world which do not usually
have food problems. In wealthy, industrial nations, large increases in the
population will have negative effects on life. We will have to heat and cool more
houses, apartment buildings, schools and hospitals. We will have to transport
more people to and from work. For all this, we will have to use more of the
world’s natural resources. Perhaps the world will not have enough oil, water
coal, and wood for all our needs.
53. ~T~ ~~ ~ :Z ~ _
One solution which many people suggest is to limit the number o f children
who are, bom. There are now a number o f safe, modern methods o f birth control.
A married couple who use birth control can choose the size o f their family. A
number o f countries with large populations have government programs for birth
control. India, for example, advertises birth control on the radio and television.
Teams of workers go out into the countryside and teach the people about benefits
of family planning. In China, couples who only have one child or no child get
apartments before couples with three children or more. In many other countries,
birth control is, a subject that school students study in special classes.
54. ~ 1 _ J ____ ~__ _____ ____________
But how successful are these birth control programs? Some are very
successful. In countries like Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and Great
Britain, families are quite small, and the population is increasing very slowly; in
some of these countries, it is not growing at all. But these are wealthy, developed
countries, which can feed their people without difficulty. In developing
countries, many o f the birth control programs are not successful.
.55. ______________ ____________■ ________ _

There are a number o f possible reasons for the failure o f birth control
programs in developing countries. One reason is religion. Many people belong to
religions which do not accept modem method o f birth control. For them, birth
control is wrong, and they naturally refuse to listen to family planning workers.
Another reasons for the failure o f birth control programs is economics. Often a
large number of children are necessary for very poor families in developing
countries. Children can work and help support the family. Also, without a
welfare system, people have to depend on their children for food, clothing, and
shelter in their old age. In these countries, people just cannot see any reason for
small families.
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K For other people, birth control is definitely not the solution the world needs
m for the problem o f overpopulation. In their opinion, government should not
p decide family size. It is not right. The solution which these people suggest is to
B increase world food production. They draw out attention to the progress that
H agricultural scientists are making. With irrigation, for example, we can now
Er produce food in many parts of the world which did not produce anything fifteen
■ or twenty years ago. We can.even grow plants in water without soil. Scientists
K are also doing research into plants which grow quickly and into new farming
p techniques. The governments of rich countries will have to help the poor
I- countries. Without economic assistance from the wealthy nations, poor countries
I will not be able to use the new products and farming techniques that scientists
V are d ev elo p in g .
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T
~ I ............-J
Birth control and an increase in food production are two possible solutions to
1' the problems of overpopulation. Perhaps, there are other solutions. Almost
B certainly there is no one easy answer to 'the problem: we will have to use a
number of solutions. Then perhaps we will be able to solve the problem o f the
I population explotion.
I Headings:
A. Another solution to the problem o f overpopulation,
t B. The rapid increase o f the world’s population.
c . Success and failure o f birth control programs.
D. Disagreement about different solutions.
E. Reasons fo r the failure o f birth control programs.
F. Birth control as one possible solution.
G. Link between poverty and overpopulation.
H. The problem s o f overpopulation.
I. More solutions needed to solve the problem.
Decide which o f the following choices is closest in meaning to the underlined
word in the sentence J
58. Many o f their people, perhaps millions o f them, will die o f starvation or disease.
A. deatlj from lack of food B. suffering from a natural disaster
c . death from overwork *
59. In wealthy, industrial nations, large increases in population will have
negative effects on life.
A. without helpful changes B. without careful planning
c . without active qualities
60. With irrigation, for example, we can now produce food in many parts o f the
world which did not produce anything fifteen or twenty years ago.
A. providing with chemical substances B. supplying water to dry land
c . making full use of the land , ,
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VI. C L O Z E TEST
Cloze test 1:
It is relatively easy for computers to speak. A computer that says “please” and
“thank you” in the right places is no miracle o f science, but recognizing the
words that make up normal, continuous human speech is another matter.
Not until now have computers been ( 6 1 ) ............to react to a range of spoken
(62) .......... Until recently it was thought that computers would have to be
programmed to the accent and speech habits o f each (63) .................... and only
then would be able to (64) .............. accurately to their master’s or mistress s
voice. Now rapid progress is being made with systems programmed to adapt
easily to each new speaker.
The IBM Tangora system, under development at the end of the 1980s, was
claimed to recognize a spoken vocabulary o f 20,000 words with 95 percent (65)
...................The system includes a (66) ...............that can make informed guesses
as to what is a likely sentence. The system has been programmed not only with
grammatical rules, but also with an analysis o f a vast quantity of office
correspondence. On the basis o f this information, the machine'can ( 6 7 ) ....... .
the probability o f one particular word following another.
Statistical probability is (68) ............. for computers to interpret not only
speech but also (69) ............ data. Security systems can (70) .............. between
faces they have been taught to recognize, but never has a computer been able to
match a human’s ability to make sense of a three-dimensional scene by
identifying all objects in it.
61. A. interpreted B. recognized c. identified D. programmed
6 2 .A. speech B. analysis c. commands D. security
63. A. user B. processor c. computer D. system
6 4 .A. set B.respond c. adapt D. distinguish
65. A. accents B. statistically c. accuracy D. relatively
6 6 .A. processor B. keyboard c. speaker D. microphone
67. A. receive B. calculate c. locate D. invent
68. A. responding B. necessary c. interactive D.redundant
69. A. visual B. destroyed c. damaged D. accurate
70. A. analyze B. create c. interpret D. distinguish
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Cloze test 2:
Bats are not the dirty, bloodthirsty (71) ............that they are portrayed to be
in vampire films. O f the hundred o f species of bats, only three rely on blood
meals. In fact, the majority eat fruit, insects, spiders, or small animals. They
consume an enormous number of pests, (72) ..........many varieties o f plant life,
and help reforest ( 7 3 ).........land by ( 7 4 ) ...............millions o f undigested seeds.
Almost all bats use echolocation to ( 7 5 ) ............. . especially at night. As they
fly, they emit a series of high-pitched squeaks at the rate of about fifty per
minute. As these (76) ............. bounce off objects in their path, an echo is
detected by the bats’ sensitive ears which informs them o f the direction and
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distance o f obstacles so that they can (77) ............. corrective or evasive action.
But bats are not blind as widely assumed. In fact, all species of bats can see,
probably about as well as human beings.
It is also a little-known fact that bats are highly social creatures. Thousands or
even millions o f individual bats may belong to a (78) ............, hanging upside
down in caves or in trees. Within their social systems, bats assume specialized
roles. Some may guard the entrance to their caves, others may (79) ........... for
food, and still others may warn the colony of (80) ....... danger.
71. A. counterparts B. extinction c. echolocation D. monsters
72. A. pollinate B. fossilize ' c. navigate D .scout
73. A. barren B. evasive c . belated D. elaborate
74. A. consuming B. excreting c. evacuating D. decreasing
75. A. navigate B .uncover ‘C. accurate D. find
76. A. forests B. factors c. bats D. signals
77. A. excrete B. differ c. undertake D. include
7 8 .A. cave B. colony c . regulation D. reservation
79. A. warn B. adapt c. provide D .scout
80. A. undigested B. evasive c. approaching D. confined
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. C LO ZE TE ST
Cloze test 1:
Fill each blank w ith O NE suitable w ord
One o f the main problems facing the environmental movement is that it may
become a victim o f its own success. It is now generally accepted that issues such
as global warning need to be (1) .....................................................with seriously,
and that the Scandinavian forests are being destroyed ( 2 ) ........................... to the
effects o f (3 )........................ rain. Views ( 4 ) .......................... ........ these have now
become an accepted part of the political scene, and consumers are constantly
bombarded with green or ( 5 ) ....... ............................... friendly products. However,
this does not mean that environmental groups can now afford to relax. On the (6)
................................ . the green movement must consider how the momentum will
(7) sustained when the current enthusiasm has (8) .......... ....................
The environment must not be (9) ....................io fade from people’s minds,
because the progress of ecological collapse has already been (10) ..........................
in train, and so far very little has been done to reverse it.
Cloze test 2:
Many people believe that watching television has resulted in lower reading
standards in schools. ( 1 1 ) ............................ ................ . the link between television
and printed books is not as simple as that. In many (12) ....................................... .
television actually encourages people to read: for example, when a book is
turned into a TV series, its sales often go up. '
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One study o f this link examined six-ycar-old children who were viewing a
special series o f 15-minute programmes at school. The series was designed to
encourage love o f book, as ( 1 3 ) ...........................................as to develop the basic
mechanical skills of reading. Each programme is an animated film of a
children’s book. The story is read aloud while certain key phrases from the book
appear on the screen, beneath the picture. Whenever a word is read, it is also
highlighted on the TV screen.
One finding was (14) ......................................... watching these programmes
was very important to the children. If anything prevented them (15) .................
seeing a programme, they were very disappointed. What’s more, they wanted to
read the books ( 1 6 ) ............. ....................................the different parts o f the series
were based on.
The programmes also gave the children ( 1 7 ) ................................... confidence
when looking at these books. As a result of ( 1 8 ) .................................... familiarity
with the stories, they would sit in pairs and read the stories aloud to (19)
......................other. On one occasion, the children showed great sympathy when
discussing a character in a book because they themselves (20) .... .. ...... been
moved when watching the character on television.
II. WORD FORMS
Complete the following sentences with the correct tenses or forms of the
verbs given in brackets
• Dave (expel) (21) ....................................................................... from school
for his repeated misbehaviors.
• It is essential that each bike (lock) (22) ......................... carefully indoors.
• He got angry because he (not/be) ( 2 3 ) .........................................accustomed
to (make) ( 2 4 ) ............................................. fun of like that before.
• Where do you think Peter is today? - I have no idea, he (sleep) (25)
........... ... .......................................... late.
• The telephone, which is considered (be) (26) ...•................................. one of
the most useful scientific achievements o f the century, is said (invent) (27)
................ ................................................ by A.Bell.
• We asked the librarian for the book the professor (recommend) (28)
............................................... while he (give) (29) .................................... .......
his lectures on the history ọ f World war II.
• You (pass) (3 0 )................................the test. Don’t worry.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the box
skill compare equal injure medicine
profession legal contribute suspect advise
Throughout history, women have had responsibility for healing the sick.
However,- it is only in (31) ............. .................................. . recent times that they
have been allowed to train as doctors at ( 3 2 )..............................................schools
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in Britain. Yet in that short time, they have made an enormous ( 3 3 ) ......................
to modern medicine.
The first female doctors were priestesses who gave (34) ..................................
about diseases and (35) ......................................... and prepared medicines. In
ancient Rome, women healers were considered (36) ...........................................
and respectcd. ,
In Britain, for centuries male doctors were (37) ........................... o f women
who practiced medicine (38) ...... ....... ................ r .. and in 1512 a law was
passed marking it. ( 3 9 ) ...................................................for them to do so. Women
couldn’t study medicine at universities'until the 19th century and they only began
to gain (4 0 ) ............. ............................... with male doctors in the 20th century.
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION:

The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and correct
them in the space provided below
Women can see their doctor on average five times a year in the UK compared
I with men who visit their doctor about three, times. Two o f three women leave
I from their G B ’s surgery clutching a prescription. Yet women have been taking
ị tablets without know what effect they may have, in its bodies, because o f
I scientific anomaly- the most drugs are tested on men. In addition, there are well-
Í known examples o f the way drugs and other substances differently in women.
I The different balance o f fat and muscle in men’s and women’s bodies affect the
ị. speed with which alcohol is absorbed and broken down, for example. It is
1 predicted that natural remedies will continue to gain as popularity as women, in
i particular, become more aware of the possible side-effect o f the powerful drugs
? currently prescribed.
I Rewrite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as the ones before them
Ị 51. I’ve decided that teaching is not the right profession for me. (CONCLUSION)
52. Leaving this dress in the sun has made it fade.

—»• This dress ............... ............... ................................... ......................................... .
53. They painted the wall very well. (MADE)
54. He is unlikely to have the common sense to ask for directions. (SUPPOSE)
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55. Your mistake didn’t influence the way things turned out. (D IFFER EN C E)
56. Could you possibly get here before lunch?

—> Is there ................................................................................................... .................
57. Lan was ill yesterday so she didn’t go to work. (W EA TH ER)
—►................. ...... ................. t............................... .................... ..................................
58. Having to get up so early is so irritating. (NECK)
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59. My dad is not happy with me at all because he heard me swearing. (BOOKS)
—> I ......................................................................................................... ..............
60. They say he’s living in Vancouver.
-> He .......................,7. . . . ' ...................................................................................................................................................
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG - BÌNH DƯƠNG

I. PHONOLOGY
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. A. listen B. temperature fasten D. castle c.
2. A. stopped B. crooked beloved D. naked c.
3. A. Aborigine . B. recipe catastrophe D. secrete c.
4. A. vase B. game cake D. name c.
5. A. gradual B. soldier education D. independent c.
Choose the word that is stressed differently from the others in the list
6' A. absentee B. referee employee D. attendee c.
7. A. institute B. vaccination introduce D. entertain c.
8. A. fortunately B. entertain recommend D. disappear c.
9. A. diplomacy B. delicacy peninsula D. pneumonia c.
10. A. telecommuting B. geophysical hydroelectric D. humanitarian c.
II. VOCABULARY
1. There was n o _________ difference between the original and the copy.
A. knowledgeable B. discoverable c . discernible D. understandable
2. After the interval, the change o f brought a gasp o f surprise from
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the audience.
A. panorama B. scenery c . view D. vista
3. It is hot in the"day-time but the tem perature__________ . sharply át night.
A. slips B. drops c . descends" D. reduces
4. After a lengthy debate, the spokesman announced the boar,d h a d ___________
a unanimoiis conclusion.
A. committed B. solved . c . reached D. compromised
5. There was a _ _ _ _ _ _ thud when the child fell from the tree and hit the ground
A. chaotic B. humiliated c . frightened D. sickening
6. This sad song movingly conveys th e _____________o f the lovers’ final parting.
A. ache B. argument c . anxiety D. anguish
7. The children did not know th e __________ by which the game was played.
A. facts B. laws c . orders D. rules
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8. If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable_______ because it
seems too good to be true.
A. suspicion B. doubt c . reservation D. disbelief
9. There is a ____________difference between these two plans. Tell me what is
better for our project.
A. subtle B. normal c . resemble D. similar
10. The school was closed for a month because o f a serious___________o f fever.
A. outcome B. outburst c . outset / D. outbreak

1. __________ pollution control measures are expensive, many industries
hesitate to adopt them.
A. Although B. However c . Because D. On account o f
2 . _________ , Nathan Hale was a young school-teacher living in Connecticut.
A. When the American Revolution began
The American Revolution began
c . It was when the American Revolution began
D. The beginning of the American Revolution
3.The boss shouted at me as if _____________
A. I had been the only one who were to blame
B. I were the only one to be to blame
c . nobody but I am to blame
D. only I had been blamed
4. "The inflation rate in Greece is five tim es________ my country," he said.
A. as much as B. more than
c . as many as that in D. as high as that in
5. H e ______________ a policeman; he's much too short.
A. can't be B. must be c . looks like D. should be
6 . _______there are more cars in Los Angeles than people.
A. Fact that B. As fact that is
c . The fact that / D. It is a fact that
7. _______ in the schedule, would you please inform me?
A. In case there were achange B. Despite changes
c . As soon as there will be a change D. In the event of any change
8. Not only knowledge and skill, _______ _______ in school for students’ future
adjustment to society.
A. but also do attitudes need to be cultivated
B. but do attitudes also need to be cultivated
c . but also attitudes need to be cultivated
D. attitudes also to be cultivated
9. John left without a word. If only h e __________________ something.
A. said B. had said c was saying D . says
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10.________ is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his
compositions.
A. That Philip Glass B. Philip Glass, who
c . Philip Glass D. Because Philip Glass
IV. PREPOSITION AND PHRASAL VERBS

1. When he finally _______ , he couldn't remember what had happened.
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A. stood back B. came round. c . held back D. wore off
2. Doctors advise people who are d eficien t_____ Vitamin c to eat more fruit
and vegetables.
A. in B. o f c . from D. for
3. Just before closing, the barman asked the customers to d rin k _________ .
A. down B. out c . up D. on
4. A lot o f restrictions on imports have been____________.
A. done away with B, gone away with
c . out away with D. get away with
5. The sl)0W was very funny. They were _________sports commentators.
A. following up B. breaking out c . taking on D. sending up
6. Did you really pay $ 1. 000 for that normal painting? I think you w e r e _____
A. robbed off B. ripped off c . turned off D. broken off
7. This bacon smells a bit funny - do you think it's_______________ ?
A. turned out B. gone off c . broken out D. spoiled off
Ổ. One or two o f the tourists broke ____________ from the tour group.
A. away ‘ B. upon c . down D. off
9. The defendant had b een ________with robbery and assault.
A. guilty B. accused c . blamed D. charged
10. She wouldn't give " ___ until she received a full apology.
A. on B. off c . in D. down
V. READING CO M PREH EN SIO N

Passage 1: Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each
of the question below
1 These stories of killer bees in the news in recent years have attracted a
lot of attention as the bees have made their way frorri South America to
North America. Killer bees are reputed to be extremely aggressive in
nature, although experts say that theif aggression may have been
5 somewhat inflated.
The killer bee is a hybrid - or combination - of the very mild
European strain of honey bee and the considerably more aggressive
African bee, which was created when the African strain was imported in
to Brazil in 1955. The African bees were brought into Brazil because
10 their aggression was considered an advantage: they were far more
productive than their European counterparts in that they spent a higher
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percentage of their time working and continued working longer in
inclement weather than did European bees.
These killer bees have been known to attack humans and animals, and
15 some fatalities have occurred. Experts point out, however, that the mixed
breed known as the killer bee actually not at all as aggressive as the pure
African bee. They also point out that the attacks have a chemical cause.
A killer bee stings only when it has been disturbed; it is not aggressive by
nature. However, after a disturbed bee stings and flies away, it leaves its
20 stinger embedded in the victim. In the vicerạ attached to the embedded
stinger is the chemical isoamyl acetate, which has an odor that attracts
other bees. As other bees approach the victim o f the original sting, the
victim tends to panip, thus disturbing other bees ad causing them to sting.
The new stings create- more o f the chemical isoamyl acetate which
25 attracts more bees and increases the panic level o f the victim. Killer bees
travel in large clusters or swarms and thus respond in large numbers to
/ the production o f isoamyl acetate.
1. The subject o f the preceding paragraph was most likely______________ .
A. ways o f producing honey
B. stories in the media about killer bees
c . the chemical nature of killer bee attacks
D. the creation o f the killer bee
2. The main idea o f the passage is that killer bees _____________ .
A. have been in the news a lot.recently
B. have been moving unexpectedly rapidly through Americas
c . are not as aggressive as their reputation suggests
D. are a hybrid rather than a pure breed
3. The word “ inflated” in line 5 could be best replaced by:
A. exaggerated B. blown c . aired D. burst
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the killer b e e ______________ .
A. travel from Brazil to Africa in 1955
B. was a predecessor o f the African bee
c . was carried from Africa to Brazil in 1955
D. did not exist early in the 20th century
5. Why were African bees considered beneficial? ^
A. they produced an unusual type o f honey
B. they spent their time travelling
c . they were very aggressive
D. They hid from inclement weather
6. A hybrid in line 6 i s _____________ _ .
A. á mixture B. a relative B. a predecessor D. an enemy
7. It is stated in the passage that killer b ees______________ .
A. are more deadly that African bees.B. are less aggressive than African bees
c . Never attack animals. D. always attack African bees.
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8. The pronoun “ they” in line 17 refer t o ______________.
A. killer bees B. humans and animals
c . fatalities D. experts
9. What is NOT mentioned in the passage as a contributing factor in an attack by
killer bees?
A. Panic by the victim B. An odorous chemical
c . Disturbance of the bees D. Inclement weather
10. Where in the passage does the author describe the size o f the groups in which
killer bees move?
A. line 2 - 4 B. line 6 - 9 c . line 1 4 - 1 5 D. line 25 - 2 7
Passage 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c , or D to
indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.
The peregrine falcon, a predatory bird indigenous to North America, was
once in danger of extinction. In the 1960s, scientists discovered byproducts of
the pesticide DDT in the birds' eggs, which caused them to be too soft to survive.
The use of the pesticide had been banned in the United States, but the falcons
were eating migratory birds from other places where DDT was still used. In
order to increase the survival rate, scientists were raising the birds in
laboratories and then releasing them into mountainous areas. This practice
achieved only moderate success, however, because many o f the birds raised in
captivity could not survive in the w ild
There is now, however, a new alternative to releases in the wild. A falcon
that has been given the name Scarlett chose to make her home on a ledge o f the
33rd floor of a Baltimore, Maryland, office building rather than in the wild, and
to the surprise of the scientists, she has managed to live quite well in the city.
Following this example, programs have been initiated that release birds like
Scarlett into cities rather than into their natural wild habitat. These urban releases
are becoming a common way to strengthen the species. Urban homes have
several benefits for the birds that wild spots do not.
First, there is an abundance of pigeons and small birds as food sources. The
peregrine in the city is also protected from its main predator, the great homed
owl. Urban release programs have been very successful in reestablishing the
peregrine falcons along the East Coast. Although they are still an endangered
species, their numbers increased from about 60 nesting pairs in 1975 to about
700 pairs in 1992. In another decade, the species may flourish again-this time
without human help.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Survival o f peregrine falcons B. Releases into the wild
c. Endangered species D. Harmful effects of pesticides
2. The phrase "indigenous to" could be best replaced by:
A. Typical o f B. Protected by c . Adapted to D. Native to
3. The word "byproducts" could best be replaced by which o f the following?
A. Derivatives B. Proceeds c . Chemicals D. Elements
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4. The word "b an n ed " could be best replaced by:
A. Prohibited B. Developed c . Disseminated D. Authorized
5. The word "raisin g " most probably means (replaced by)
A. Breeding B. Elevating c. Collecting D. Measuring
6. Why were the peregrine falcons in danger?
A. Because o f pesticides used by American farmers
B. Because they migrated to countries where their eggs could not survive
c . Because they ate birds from other countries where-DDT was still used
D. Because they were prized by hunters and hunted to near extinction
7. The word "releases" as used most Authorized probably means:
A. Internment B. Regression c. Distribution D. Possessions
8. According to the passage, which o f the following is NOT a reason why a
falcon might choose to live in a city?
A. There are high places to nest. B. There are other falcons nearby,
c . There is a lack o f predators. D. There is abundant food.
9. According to the passage, which of the following are the falcon's main predators?
À. Pigeons B. Rattlesnakes C- Owis D. Humans
10. According to the passage, where have the release programs been the most
successful?
A. In office buildings B. On the East Coast
c . In mountainous areas D. In the w-ild

Passage 1: Read the follow ing passage and choose the options that best
complete the blanks.
DUTCH CHILDREN ENJOY TIIEIR FREEDOM
"Let them be free" is the golden rule for child-rearing in the Netherlands. No
wonder Dutch kids have been (1 )............. Europe's most fortunate by a recent
UNICEF survey. From a tender age, their opinions are (2)............. , their wishes
respected, and there is no homework until their last year in preparatory school.
Some would (3)....... that the tendency o f Dutch society to encourage infants to
experience whatever they please Jhas (4)............ a whole generation into spoilt,
undisciplined brats. Others say family members are remarkably open with one
another, feeling free to say anything, and that the way parents (5)............. with
their children's anxieties means that the children are well-adjusted, which is
(6)................ up by the results o f the survey. "
Dr Gerrit Breeusma, head o f development psychology at the University of
Groningen says the survey's results came as no (7) .................... "Children have
always played a very important role in Holland but there were (8)............within
families during the Sixties, usually over matters o f discipline and conformity.
As a result, the generation growing up at that time have made sure they (9)
.............on better with their kids," he added.
However, in several Dutch police precincts, such liberalism is not viewed
positively. In an attempt to ( 1 0 ) ................ underage heavy drinking, police have
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taken to bringing home teenagers and threatening parents with obligatory
attendance at courses on excessive alcohol problems or hefty fines unless they
keep their children under control.
1. A. rated B. put c. compared D. assessed
2 . A. regarded B. recognized c. valued D. measured
3. A. criticize B. argue c. defend D. judge
4. A. resulted B. created c. bought D. turned
5. A. empathize B. understand c. analyse D. handle
6. A. shown B. held c. made D. backed
7. A. doubt B. difference c. surprise D. consequence
8. A. conflicts B. beliefs c. decisions D. contradictions
9. A. follow B. get c. carry D. continue
10. A. extinguish B. supervise c. tackle D. dispose
Passage 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c , or D to
indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
The Industrial Revolution in Britain was built on the use o f machines in
factories. Since the 1950s, Britain's (1) ^ _______ industries have replaced
machine operators with computers, and this ( 2 ) _______ has led to a decline in
the number of ( 3 ) __________ in many factories. Goods are bought and used
much more than ever before but a lot of these goods are imported. By the
beginning of-lhe 20th century, other industrial countries like the USA were (4)
____ __ ____ with Britain's exports, and countries in the Far East have been able
to provide cheaper ( 5 ) __________;_since the 1970s. Areas located with heavy
industries are suffering high unemployment. During the last 30 years, there has
been a constant rise in smaller industries ( 6 ) _________ as "light.industries".
These ones use electricity and are not ( 7 ) __ __________on raw materials such as
coal so they are "footloose", i.e. they can be located anywhere. They produce
such things as washing machines or spare ( 8 ) __________ . Some of these
industries produce nothing at all, but provide services like distribution. The
consumer boom o f the 1980s and the increased leisure time o f most Britons have
led to rapid (9) ___________ in service industries like banking, tourism,
retailing and information processing, and in industries which distribute,
maintain, and repair (1 0 )__________ consumer goods.
1. A. manufacturing B. big c. large Đ. running
2. A. replacement B. change c. exchange D. automation
3. A. employers B. employees c. labors D. servers
4. A. working B. familiar c. competing D. fed up
5. A. things B. products c. produce D. imports
6. A. considered B. regarded c. known D. worked
7. A. dependent B. reliable c. dependable D. command
8. A. details B. parts c. sections D. gadgets
9. A. growth B. increase c. expansion D. extension
10. A. everyday B. home c. household D. expensive
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B. WRITTEN TEST
[. OPEN CLOZE TEST. Fill each blank with ONE word.
Passage 1: THE FLYING WING: AEROPLANE OF THE FUTURE
What will the aero-plane of the future look like? An increasing number of
journeys are being made (1)______________air, and the airlines are therefore
demanding a new kind of plane to help them cope with increasing passenger
numbers. One o f the revolutionary new designs (2) __ ___________ '_developed
is a "Hying wing"; which is short but very wide, in contrast (3)
__________ most planes, which are long and narrow. It will be capable
( 4 ) ___ _________ carrying 600-800 passengers. It will be built of an extremely
light material, and together (5)__________ the unusual design, this will improve
performance. The new aero-plane will be quieter and more comfortable than
existing planes. It will also cost less to operate and will therefore help to keep
fares (6 )__ ______ _affordable levels.
Computers w ilL(7)__________ an important role in this plane. They would
be Used on the flight as (8)_____________ as on ground: ground crews will simply
plug their laptop computers into the flight Computers to check all functions.
An additional advantage of this plane is (9 )__ __________no new runways
or terminal buildings will have to be built for it, ( 1 0 ) ____________ it is being
designed in such a way that it can use existing ones. ..
Passage 2: Read the text below and type the word which best fits in each
space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example below: (0) does
No other national cuisine enjoys quite the degree o f popularity that Thai
food (0 )_______________ Ten years ago it was a rarity in Europe and the
United States and prior ( 1 ) _______________that it was virtually unknown. Now
Thai cooking has become ( 2 ) ______________ o f the West’s favourite exotic
styles of cooking. ( 3 ) ______ ______ well as the growing popularity o f Thai
restaurants throughout the world, there has been an increase ( 4 ) ________■
by little in the availability of ingredients on supermarket shelves. One of the
things that makes Thai cooking (5) _ ___ _____challenging is the sheer
variety o f types o f dish. Thai food, lies between Chinese and Indian cuisine, with
influences from Burma, Cambodia and Malaysia, all o f ( 6 ) ______________ has
had an effect on Thailand at different stages of its history. Some o f the
ingredients come from ( 7 ) _______ ;_________ ____ afield. Chillies, to give
(8 ) one example, are originally frt)m Central and South America
but were incorporated quickly ( 9 ) _______ __________ the national diet. Taken
all (1 0 )_______________ , these influences from abroad have made Thai cooking
a strongly regional set of cuisincs.
II. WORD FORMS
Part 1: Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the words
given:
complex/ surprise/ artificiality/ speak / success /consider/ appeal /
facility / suppose / nature \
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Although there has always been a need for a lingua franca to (1)
communication between people of different parts o f the world, (2) _
languages have been singularly (3) __________________ at fulfilling this role.
At first glance, this might seem ( 4 ) ___________ because a language such
as Esperanto, which is ( 5 ) ______________ very easy to learn, would seem to
have ( 6 ) ______________ advantages over languages such as English, French or
Spanish. Esperanto is not burdened with a host of irregular verbs and its
grammar has an innate simplicity that makes it very straightforward. The
vocabulary has nope o f the (7 ) _________ _ and ambiguities o f a natural language,
so why has Esperanto not thrived?
There are many reasons why people prefer to learn (8) •______
languages, and these range from the practical to the psychological. Esperanto
speakers are still comparatively little, so there is little reason to study it in
preference to a widely ( 9 ) _________ ____ modern language such as English. In
addition, real languages come with cultures and literary traditions, making them
far more (1 0 )_____ ___________ to the majority o f learners.
Part 2: Complete the sentences with the correct forms o f the given words.
1. This is not an original, but it's a good .________________ . (PRODUCE)
2. The train becam e_____________________ at 60 miles per hour but no one was
seriously hurt. (RAILWAY)
3. A good dictionary i s _____ _______ _ for learning a foreign language.
(DISPENSE)
4. The world is becoming increasingly____________________ . (DEPEND)
5. Low income and little administritative support make teachers_____________
with their profession. (HEART)
6. The jury w a s________________ o f her handling o f the affair. (CRITICIZE)
7. They all cheered_________________as their team came out. (ENTHUSIASM)
8. Her case w a s_____ ' ____________ argued. (CONVINCE)
9. Travelling in big cities is becoming m o re ___ ;________________ every day.
(TROUBLE)
10. Are all th o se ____ _______________they put in food really necessary? (ADD)
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION '

Find out 10 errors in the passage and correct them. Remember that there are
some lines having no m istakes.________________________
If parents bring up a child on the sole aim of turning the 1. on —» with
child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to 2 .
several leading education psychologists, this is one of the 3. '_______ __
biggest mistakes which ambitious parents do. Generally, 4. _________
the child will be only too aware o f what his parents expect, 5 ._________
and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause 6 .
great damaging to c h i l d r e n . ________ ________________ _
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However, if parents are not too unrealistic about that they 7.
expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible 8.
way, the child may succeed on doing very well - especially 9.
if the parents are very supporting of their child. 10.
Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy with music, and 11.
his parents help him a lot in taking him to concerts and 12.
arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They
13.
even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin
14.
lessons. M ichael’s mother knows very few about ửiusic, but
15.
his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. Therefore,
he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is 16.
unwilling. 17.
IV. SEN TEN C E T R A N SFO R M A T IO N (20ps)

A. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it.
1. I will not hesitate to leave if I'm not paid more.
I will have -........—........... -..........—........... .............. ..................... ........... .................
2. You must not leave the iron switched on for a long time.
On — ........ -..........-..........-.............. -.............-........... ...........-............. -...........-—
3. The soap opera was so exciting that I forgot to do my exercises.
S u ch ........... .................... —.............-..................... — ............ -....................... —-------
4. In the end Pauline phoned the insurance company.
W h at...... — ------- -------- ----------------- ------- --— ------ -----------—----------------
B. Write a new sentence, using the word given. Do not alter the word in any way.
5. Thomas was not given details of the company’s new project, (dark)
6. In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football,
(shoulders)
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7. I’m afraid our problems are just beginning, (iceberg)
8. The final version o f the plan was quite different from the initial draft,
(resemblance)
9. I expected the film to be good, but it wasn't at all. (live)
10. You must do something to make sure this doesn't happen again, (steps)
LỚP 11
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ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC

7'hời gian làm bài : 180 phút
Lưu ỷ : Đề thi này có 8 trang.

❖ Thí sinh làm phần trắc nghiệm (MULTIPLE CHOICE) trên phiểu
trả lời trắc nghiệm và phần tự luận (WRITTEN TEST) trên phiếu
trả lời tự luận.
❖ Trên phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm, íltí sinh tô thêm 2 số 00 vào trước số
báo danh (bằng bút chì).
❖ Phần mã đề thi trên phlểu trắc nghiệm, th í sinh tô vào ô 001.

I. PHONOLOGY (5PTS)
others.
1. A. absinthe B.soothe c. loathe D. wreathe
2. A. abstemious B. apotheosis c. abrogate D. apartheid
3. A. assessment B. passage c. passionate D..pessimism
4. A. exhilarate B. pharaoh c. diarrhea D. hauteur
5. A. doubt B. thumb c. subtle D. absorb
6. A. unaccented B. unadjusted c. unarguable D. unbearable
7. A. consortium B. consummate c. operatorship D. cowardice
8. A. discrepancy B. convivial c. gimmickry D. irrevocable
9. A. renaissance B. remonstrate c. rendezvous D. reievance
10. A. orchestrating B. bedevilment c. interchanges D. poignancy
II. WORD CHOICE (5 P I S):
11. Poor management brought the company to the -___o f collapse.
A. brink B, rim c. fringe D. brim
12. My brother takes a(n )______ view of getting a good job.
A. low B. opposing c . dim Đ. gloomy
13. It is public knowledge that new magazines often use free gifts or other
to get people to buy them.
A. gimmicks B. snares c . plots D. scams
14. When his manager went on a business trip, Mario stepped into th e ___
and chaired the meeting.
A. hole B. breach c . pool D. crack
15. The storm ripped our tent t o ____ __.
A. slices B. shreds c . strips D. specks
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16. After the concert, everyone had t o _____ home through the thick snow.
A. trudge B. tread c . trace D. trickle
17. If you have a minor illness, it’s usually better just to let the nature take its___ .
A. time B. path c. way \ . D. course
18. After their catastrophic defeat, th e ______ o f the army made their way back
to their mountain strongholds.
A. survivors B. remnants c . wounded D. deserters
19. Don’t take it a s ______ that you’ll be promoted in your job; other colleagues
stand a good chance too.
A. fixed B. standard , c . read D. word
20. In time-honoured - the chairman offered a toast to the shop-floor workers.
A. protocol B. path c . fashion D. procedure
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5PTS):
21 . _____ , we missed our plane.
A. The train is late . p. The train was late
c . To be late Đ. The train being late
22. The climate in Sapa is much co ld er______ o f Hanoi.
A. than it B .than c . than that D. than this
23 . ______ around stones that are sunwarmed, even the smallest of stones creates
tiny currents o f warm air.
A. The cool air B. If the air is cool
c . That the air cools D. The cooler the air
24. They turned down the proposal______ that it didn’t fulfill their requirement.
A. by reason B. on the grounds c . as a cause D. allowing
25. We all decreed th a t______ .
A. there be an end to their quarrel B. their quarrel should put an end to
c . they ended their quarrel then D. their quarrel be coming to an end.
26. I have never seen _ before. I
A. such good film B. so good film
c . so good a film D. such good a film
27. “ Is Dennis buying a house?”
“Yes. he’s earning more money now, he can afford one.”
A. For B. Due to c . Since D. Because of
28. D ow n____________ for three days. ’
A. the rain poured B. poured the rain
c . did the rain pour D. does the rain pour
29 . _____ that took American art out o f the romanticism o f the m id-1800’s and
carried it to the most powerful heights o f realism.
A. Winslow Homers’ paintings B. It was Winslow Homers’ paintings
c . When Winslow Homers’ paintings D. Paintings o f Winslow Homers’
30. S uch_______ that we all felt numb.
A. a cold weather was it B. was a cold weather
c . cold was the weather D. was cold weather
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IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PR EPO SITIO N S (5 PTS)
31. The children showed no anim osity______ her step mother.
A. over B. up c . towards D. with
32. When the Chairman ran off with his secretary, the Board tried to _____ the matter
A. switch off B. hush up c . calm down D. tuck away
33. I m uddled______ the jigsaw pieces and the children did the puzzle again.
A. up B. off c! over D. for
34. She played_______the fact that I’d enjoyed studying Shakespeare at school
and suggested that I audition for a part.
A. off B. over c . by D. up
35. If yờu don’t switch the lights off for the day, you risk running battery
before the end of the day.
A. out B. off c . down D. through
36. The crowd a ll______ towards to stadium as the time for kick off drew closer.
A. gravitated B. entered c . embarked D. aspired
37. One o f the most disappointing things in life is to b e ______ by a friend when
you truly need his/her support.
A, stood for B. backed out c . let down D. marked up
38. Two o f the students in our class are identical twins and most of the teachers
cannot ■
A. see between them B. tell them apart
c . see them through D. find them between
39. There’s nơ point in d o in g __________the old regulations if you’re going to
introduce equally stupid new ones.
A. up with B. away with c . down against D. up against
40. I really cannot believe that anyone w ould____ _ to such underhand tactics.
A. dabble B. stoop c . reach D. conceive
V. GUIDED C L O Z E (1 OPTS)
Passage 1:
RAISING AWARENESS
In cities around the world a wide range o f schemes is being instigated to
promote environmental awareness. 'It's just as easy to (41) _____ o f litter
properly as it is to drop it on the streets,' says city councilor Mike Edwards, who
has (4 2 )_____ on the governmenfto mount a concerted campaign to deal with
the problem of litter. 'It's just a matter o f encouraging people to do so as a (43)
_____ o f course. Once the habit is ingrained, they won't even ( 4 4 ) ______ they
are doing it. After all, think what we have achieved with recyclable waste in the
home. Sorting paper, glass, aluminium and plastic waste and then depositing it in
the appropriate container outside is (45) _____a great chore any more. People
have become accustomed to doing this, so it doesn't (4 6 )_____ to them that they
are spending any additional time in the process. Only if they have to carry this
waste for some appreciable distance to find a suitable container do they feel they
arc (47)..... .......
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Most people know they should behave in a responsible way and just need (48)
to do so. So a quirky, (49)___gimmick might be enough to change behaviour.
With this in (50) _____ , the city o f Berlin is introducing rubbish bins that say
'danke', 'thank you1 and 'merci’ — Berlin is a cosmopolitan city — when someone
drops an item of rubbish into them. It might just do the trick in this city, too.
41. A. dispose B. discard c. jettison D, throw
42. A. appealed B. called c. approached D. urged
43- A. principle B. system c. matter D. duty
44. A. notice B. remark c. comprehend D. appreciate
45. A. almost B. barely c. virtually D. hardly
46. A. concern B. occur c. impress D. strike
47. A. inconvenienced B. sacrificed c. complicated D. imposed
48. A. ordering B. prompting c. forcing D. obliging
49. A. lighthearted B. mundane c. subjective D. intense
50. A. context B.thought c. spirit D. mind
Passage 2:
SOUND ADVICE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS
experts in the (5 1 )______ o f second language acquisition. Their advice may prove
invaluable for those (5 2 )______ a language course. One suggestion is that you
(5 3 )______ whether you are likely to be successful-at learning a language. Did
you enjoy studying languages at school, for example? Do you have enough time to
learn a language? The major (54)_____ _ will be your own time and effort.
If proof o f your level o f proficiency is important you must make sure that the
course on offer leads to a ( 5 5 ) ______ qualification. Also, be realistic in your
(56) ■ If you don't set achievable aims you are more likely to give up. Do
not be deceived (57) • thinking that the most expensive courses are the 1
best. (5 8 )______ around to get the best possible value for money. You should
also bear in mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly you
forget it. Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by
enrolling on a (5 9 )_____ _ course. Already fluent in four languages and with a
sound knowledge o f teaching methodology her chances o f (6 0 )______ progress
were high. Three years on she remembers very little. She feels her biggest
mistake was not to follow up her first experience. "I should have consolidated
what I'd learn by continuing to study, even if it were by myself."
51. A. domain B. branch c. field D. area
52. A. wondering B. thinking c. looking D. considering
53. A. assess B. review c. balance D .survey
5 4 .A. change B. cost c. price D. evaluation
55. A. recognized B. understood c. valued D.regarded
56. A. sights B .ends c . objects D. goals
57. A by B .about c. into D. in
58. A. Nose B. Push c. Run D .Shop
59. A. rapid B. crash c. quick D. fast
60. A. achieving B. doing c, gaining ' D. making
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VI. READING PASSAGE (10 PTS)
Passage 1:
Line Life originated in the early seas less than a billion years after the Earth
was formed. Yet another three billion years were to pass before the first
plants and animals appeared on the continents. Life’s transition from the
sea to the land was perhaps as much o f an evolutionary challenge as was
the genesis of life.
What forms o f life were able to make such a drastic change in lifestyle?
T he trad itio n al view of the first terrestrial organisms is based on
megafossils-relatively large specimens of essentially whole plants and
animals. Vascular plants, related to modern seed plants and ferns, left the
10 first comprehensive megafossil record. Because o f this, it has been
commonly assumed that the sequence of terrestrialization reflected the
evolution of modern terrestrial ecosystems. In this view, primitive vascular
plants first colonized the margins o f continental waters, followed by
animals that feed-on the plants, and lastly by animals that preyed on the
15 plant-eaters. Moreover, the megafossils suggest that terrestrial life
appeared and diversified explosively near the boundary between the
Silurian and the Devonian periods, a little more than 400 million years ago.
Recently, however, paleontologists have been taking a closer look,át the
sediments below this Silurian-Devonian geological boundary. It turns out
20 that some fossils can be extracted from these sediments by putting the
rocks in an acid bath. The technique has uncovered new evidence form
sediments that were deposited near the shores o f the ancient oceans- plant
microfossils and microscopic pieces o f small animals. In many instances
the specimens are less than one-tenth o f a millimeter in diameter. Although
25 they were entom bed in the rocks for hundreds, of millions o f years, many
o f them fossils consist o f the organic remains of the organism.
These newly discovered fossils have not only revealed the existence of
previously unknown organisms, but have also pushed back these dates for
the invasion o f land by multicellular organisms. Our views about the nature
30 o f the early plant and animal communities are now being revised. And with
those revisions come new speculations aboilt the first terrestrial life-forms.
61. The word “drastic” in line 6 is closest in meaning to ■
A. widespread B. radical c. progressive D. risky
62. According to the theory that the author calls “the trad itio n al view,” what
was the first form o f life to appear on land?
A. Bacteria B. Meat-eating animals
c . Plant-eating animals D. Vascular plants
63. According to the passage, what happened about 400 million years ago?
A. Many terrestrial life-forms died out
B. New life-forms on land developed at a rapid rate
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c . The megafossils were destroyed by floods.
D. Life began to develop in the ancient seas.
64. In what order did the organisms first appear on earth?
A. vascular plants, plant-eating animals, carnivores
B. carnivores, plant-eaters, megafossils
c . mega fossils, prey hunters, plant-eaters
D. seed plants, ferns, megafossils
65. What can be inferred from the passage about the fossils mentioned in lines
17-20? /
A. They have not been helpful in understanding the evolution o f terrestrial life.
B. They were found in approximately the same numbers as vascular plant fossils,
c . They are older than the mega fossils.
D. They consist o f modern Iife-forms.
66. What is the following paragraph likely to discuss?
A. the existence o f previously unknown organisms
,.B- the revision o f human views on the nature of early plant and animal
communities
c . comparison and contrast between the first terrestrial life forms and newly
discovered fossils
D. what the first terrestrial life forms might have been
67. The word ‘‘they” in line 25 refers to ______.
A! rocks B. shores c . oceans. D. specimens
68. The word “entom bed’' in line 25 is closest in meaning t o _____
A. crushed B. trapped c . produced D. excavated
69. Which o f the following resulted from the discovery o f microscopic fossils?
A. The time estimate for the first appearance o f terrestrial life-forms was revised.
B. Old techniques for analyzing fossils were found to have new uses,
c . The origins o f primitive sea life were explained.
D. Assumptions about the locations o f ancient seas were changed.
70. With which o f the following conclusions would the author probably agree?
A. The evolution o f terrestrial life was as complicated as the origin o f life itself.
B. The discovery o f microfossils supports the traditional view of how
terrestrial life evolved.
c . New species have appeared at the same rate over the course o f the last 400
million years.
D. The technology used by paleontologists is too primitive to make accurate
determinations about ages of fossils.
Passage 2:
In the city, we are barraged with images o f the people we might become.
Identity is-presented as plastic, a matter of possessions and appearances; and a
very large proportion o f the urban landscape is taken up by slogans,
advertisements, flatly photographed images of folk heroes - the man who turned
into a sophisticated dandy overnight by drinking ạ particular brand o f drink, the
girl who transformed herself into a femme fatale wịth a squirt of cheap scent.
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The tone o f the wording o f these advertisements is usually pert and facetious
comically drowning in its own hyperbole. But the pictures are brutally exact:
they reproduce every detail of a style o f life, down to the brand of cigarette-
lighter, the stone in the ring, and the economic row of books on the shelf.
Even in the business o f the mass-production o f images of identity, this shift
from the general to the diverse and particular is quite recent. Consider another
line o f stills: the back-lit, sofit-focus portraits of the first and second generations
of great movie stars. There is a degree of romantic unparticularity in the face of
each one, as if they were communal dream-projections o f society at large. Only
in the specialized genres o f westerns, farces and gangster movies were stars
allowed to have odd, knobbly cadaverous faces. The hero as loner belonged to
history or the underworld: he spoke from the perimeter o f society, reminding us
of its dangerous edges.
The stars o f the last decade have looked quite different. Soft-focus photography
has gone, to be replaced by a style which searches out warts and bumps, emphasizes
the uniqueness not the generality of the face. Voices, too, are strenuously
idiosyncratic; whines, stammers and low rumbles are exploited as features of
“star quality” . Instead of romantic heroes and heroines, we have a brutalist, hard-
edged style in which isolation and egotism are assumed as natural social conditions.
In the movies, as in the city, the sense of stable hierarchy has become
increasingly exhausted; we no longer live in a world where we can all share the
same values, the same heroes. (It is doubtful whether this world, so beloved of
nostalgia moralists, ever existed; but lip-service was paid t it, the pretence, at
least, was kept up.) The isolate and the eccentric push towards the centre of the
stage; their fashions and mannerisms are presented as having as good a claim to
the limelight and the future as those o f anyone else. In the crowd on the
underground platform, one may observe a honeycomb o f fully-worked-out
worlds, each private, exclusive, bearing little comparison with its nearest
neighbor. What is prized in one is despised in another. There are no clear rules
about how one is supposed to manage one’s body, dress, talk, or think. Though
there are elaborate protocols and etiquettes among particular cults and groups
within the city, they subscribe to no common standard. For the new arrival, this
disordered abundance is the city’s most evident and alarming quality. He feels as
if he has parachuted into a funfair of contradictory imperatives. There are so
many people he might become, and a suit o f clothes, a make o f car, a brand of
cigarettes, will go some way towards turning him into a personage even before
he has discovered who that personage is. Personal identity has always been
deeply rooted in property, but hitherto the relationship has been a simple one - a
question of buying what you could afford, and leaving your wealth to announce
yo.ur status. In the modern city, there are so many things to buy, such a quantity
of different kinds o f status, that the choice and its attendant anxieties have
created a new pornography o f taste.
The leisure pages o f the Sunday newspapers, fashion magazines, TV plays,
popular novels, cookbooks, window displays all nag at the nerve o f our
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uncertainty and snobbery. Should we like American cars, hard-rock hamburger
joints* Bauhaus chairs...? Literature and art are promoted as personal
accessories: the paintings of Mondrian or the novels of Samuel Beckett “go”
yvith certain styles like matching handbags. There is in the city a creeping
imperialism o f taste, in which more and more commodities are made over to
being mere expressions of personal identity. The piece of furniture, the pair of
shoes, the book, the film, are important not so much in themselves but for what
they communicate about their owners; and ownership is stretched to include
what one likes or believes in as well as what one can/buy.
71. What does the writer say about advertisements ifi the first paragraph?
A. certain kinds are considered more effective in cities than others.
B. the way in'which some of them are worded is cleverer than it might appear,
c . they often depict people that most other people would not care to be like.
D. the pictures in them accurately reflect the way that some people really live.
72. What does a femme fatale refer to?
A. a potential good wife
B. an attractive woman who may bring unhappiness to men.
c . a gorgeous woman who realizes most men’s dream.
D. a beautiful woman who spends her time enjoying herself.
73. The word “facetious” is closest in meaning to
A. impudent B flippant c . complacent.. D. prevalent
74. The writer says that if you look at a line of advertisements on a tube train, it
is clear that
A. city dwellers have very diverse ideas about what image they would like to have.
B. some images in advertisements have a general appeal that others lack.
c . city dwellers are more influenced by images on advertisements than other
people are.
D. some images are intended to be representative o f everyone’s aspirations.
75. What does the writer imply about portraits o f old movie stars?
A. they tried to disguise the less attractive features o f their subjects.
B. most people did not think they were accurate representations o f the stars in them,
c . they made people feel that their own faces were rather unattractive.
D. they reflected an era in which people felt basically safe.
76. What does the writer suggest about the stars of the last decade?
A. some o f them may be uncomfortable about the way they come across.
B. they make an effort to speak in a way that jjiay not be pleasant on the ear.
c . they make people wonder whether they should become more selfish.
D. most people accept that they are not typical of society as a whole.
77. The writer uses the crowd on an underground platform to exemplify his
belief that
A. no single attitude to life is more common than another in a city.
B. no one in a city has strict attitudes towards the behavior o f others,
c . views o f what society was like in the past are often accurate.
D. people in cities would like to have more in common with each other.
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78. The writer implies that new arrivals in a city may
A. change the image they wish to have too frequently.
B. underestimate the importance of wealth.
c . acquire a certain image without understanding what that involves.
D. decide that status is of little importance.
79. The novels of Samuel Beckett is an example of
A. what is wanted by the majority in the society.
B. literature works o f high artistic value.
c . classic literature works that make their owners feel superior to other people.
D. possessions that show owners’ identity.
80. What point does the writer make about city dwellers in the final paragraph?
A. they are unsure as to why certain things are popular with others.
B. they are aware that judgments are made about them according to what they buy.
c . they want to acquire more and more possessions.
D. they are keen to be the first to appreciate new styles.
B. WRITTEN TEST (70 PTS)

I. CLOZE TEST (20 PTS)
Read the texts below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE WORD fo r each spacc.
Passage 1
THE VIDEO LOGGERS
One rather unlikely word that has recently ( 1 ) _____________ the language is
'blog', a shortened form o f'w eb log'. A blog is a diary posted on the Internet by
the person writing it - the 'blogger’ — who presumably expects other people to
read it. It is ironical that modern technology is being used to (2) ____________
new life into such an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. And now, as
the technology behind video cameras is making them easier to use, we have the
video log, or 'vlog'. Vlogging does not require ( 3 ) _____________ sophisticated
equipment: a digital video camera, a high-speed Internet connection and a host
are all that is needed. Vloggers can put anything that (4) ^____________ their
fancy onto their personal web site. Some vloggers have no ambitions ( 5 ) ______
than to show films they have shot while onholiday in exotic places. However,
vlogs can also serve more ambitious ( 6 ) ______________ For instance, amateur
film-makers who want to make a ( 7 ) ______________ for themselves might
publish their work on the Internet, eager to receiveadvice or criticism. And
increasingly, vlogs are being used to publicize political and social issues that are
not newsworthy enough to warrant ( 8 ) _____________by the mass media. It is
still too early to predict whether vlogging will ever ( 9 ) __^__________ off in a
major way or if it is just a (1 0 )_____________fad, but its potential is only now
becoming apparent.
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P assage 2:
IJETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Prime Minister’s (11) _____________ yesterday on education spending
miss the point, as the secondary education system also needs a major overhaul.
Firstly, the system only views the weakest learner as hating special needs. The
brightest and most conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their
(12) ________ potential. Secondly, there’s too much testing and not enough
learning. My fifteen-year-old daughter, for example, has ju st spent the first
month or ( 1 3 ) _____________cramming for ex,ams. These aren’t even real,
important exams, as her GCSEs will be next year. They’re just (14) ______ _
exams. Is the work she’s been doing really going to make her more knowledgeable
about her subjects, or will she forget it (15) ____ ________tomorrow? I suspect
the (1 6 )_____________ .
Thirdly, the standard curriculum doesn’t (17) _____ students any tuition in
developing practical work-related, living and social skills, or in skills necessary
for higher education. How many students' entering university have the first idea
what the difference is between plagiarizing someone else’s work and making
good ( 1 8 ) _____________ of someone else’s ideas? Shouldn’t they have been
taught this at school? How many of them are really able to (19) ^ ______
about self-study - a skill that’s essential at university because there are no
teachers to tell you what to do - in an efficient way? Indeed, how many students
graduate from university totally (2 0 )______________ to spell even simple English
words correctly? The system is letting our children down.
II. WORD FORMATION: (20PTS)
1. I’m afraid that the hospital is desperately________ at the moment. (STAFF)
2. Private school feared losing i t s ________________________________________.___
system. (CRED IT)
3. He gave me a goo d ____________ for forgetting the meeting. (TELL)
4. I think my last statem ent___ _________ the situation pretty well - at least, I
can’t think o f any better surainary. (CAPSULE)
5. When the lab findings and the results w ere_____________ , an amazing
discovery came to light. (RELATE)
6. The small country is faced w ith __________ debt. (M OUNT)
7. Zimbabwe is a ____________ country; so much o f its trade depends on
having access to ports in Mozambique. (LAND)
8. The two pairs o f twins make a p leasan t__________ during the game o f
golf. (FOU R)
9. You’ll never talk him into going swimming because he suffers from
. (PHOBÌC)
10. She bought so m e________________ coffee as she cannot stand caffeine.
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given in the box.
enter construct text conduce dialect
universe whole structure synthesis form ality
The arguments around reading pooled into two different classroom methodologies:
(1 1 ) and behaviorism. The constructivist methodology grew from
a (1 2 )____________ conception o f knowledge creation that understood reading
and writing to be innate, humanistic, and interpretative practices that suffered
when they were Spliced and (13) _____________within rigid doctrines, strict
rules, and universal skill-sets. Constructivists associate words with meanings;
each word might be thought of as a Chinese ideogram. Students are encouraged
to learn individual words and skip over and guess words they do not understand,
or learn to interpret those words by situating them within the lexical (14)
___________ of the sentence and the story’s wider narrative. These practices
materialize as learning processes centered on guided group reading and
independent reading o f high-quality, culturally diverse literature or textual
composition that emphasizes pupils conveying their own thoughts and feelings
for real purposes such as letters for pen pals or journal (1 5 )_____________.
Behaviorism sees the pedagogical process in a less (1 6 )_____________fashion
- words are initially taught not lexically, as vehicles to convey meaning, but rather
sub-lexically, as a combination of features that can be separated and learned in a
schematic process. The behaviorist approach does not focus on words at all in the
early stages o f learning. Rather, it is centered on a (17) ______ applicable method
of teaching students to isolate graphemes and phonemes with the intention that
students will eventually learn to (18)________ these individual parts and make
sense o f spoken words (1 9 )_____________. In this way, individual components
are not equated with the strokes of a brush on a Chinese ideogram, but rather as
the focal pieces of interpretation - as in, for example, learning to read musical
notations or Morse Code. Because of its emphasis on universal rules,
behaviorism is much more ( 2 0 ) _____________to formal examination and the
consolidation of results across regions and countries. The ability to master
language is considered to rest in the acquisition of a set of skills that exist
independently of individuals. Classroom learning is, therefore, based upon the
transmission of knowledge from tutor to student, rather than seen as an
internalized process that erupts within the students themselves.
III. ERROR CORRECTION: (10PTS)
Line We are descendents of the ice age. Periods of glaciation have extended the
whole of human existence for the past 2 million years. The rapid melting of
the continental glaciers at the end of the last ice age spurred one of the
most dramatic climate changes in the history of the planet. During this
5 interglacial time, people caught up in a cataclysm of human accomplishment,
including the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. Over the
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past few thousands years, the Earth’s climate has been extraordinarily
beneficial, and humans have been prospered exceedingly well under a
benign atmosphere.
10 Ice ages have dramatically affected life on Earth mostly from the very
beginning. It is even possible that life itself has significantly changed the
climate. All living organisms pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and
eventually store it in sedimentary rocks within the Earth’s crust. If too much
carbon dioxide is lost, too much heat escapes out into the atmosphere,
15 thus causes the Earth to cool enough for glacial ice to spread across the land.
In general the reduction o f the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has
been equalized by input o f carbon dioxide from such events as volcanic
eruptions. Man, however, is upsetting the equation by burning fossil fuels and
destroying tropical rain forests, all of which release stored carbon dioxide. This
20 energizes the greenhouse effect and causes the Earth to warm. If the warming
is significantly enough, the polar ice caps eventually melt.
The polar ice caps drive the atmospheric and oceanic circulation systems.
Should the ice caps melt, warm tropical waters could circle around the
globe and make this a very warm, inhospitable planet.
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (20 PTS)
1. “There’s no point in writing it all out in longhand-'if you can use a typewriter,
isn’t there?”
She d issu a d e d '_____________ _____ _________________________________
2. If the weather is fine, we may go camping at the weekend.
Weather _J______ __________ ________________________________________
3. Sally distrusts modem technology strongly.
Sally h a s ______ ______ ______________________________ ______________
4. When faced with a fierce opponent, even the most skilled swordsmen must
be careful.
In the _________ ___ ____________ ___________ has to be careful.
5. Do you think we can stew this kind o f meat? (LEND)
6. The group, considered to be One o f the funniest in Canada, performed so well

that its audiences laughed a lot at last night’s concert. (ROLLING)
A s ____________________ ■ ___________ _________________ ■ _______
7. We can’t possibly imagine how we are going to Ểfford a new car. (REMOTEST)
We _________ ;_________________________ . ■■ ___________________ _
8. He may be inexperienced but he makes up for it by being enthusiastic.
(LACKS)
What ____________________________________ ;_______________________
9. There don’t seem to be many talented athletes at the moment. (PAUCITY)
We seem to be suffering _____ _________ ___________________________
10. Normally, the money is released within about three months. (COURSE)
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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. PH O NO LO G Y
A. Pick out the word w hose underlined part is pronounced differently
from those o f the words.
1. A. parachute B. cham pionship c . cham pagne D. sugar I
2. A. inflation B. danger c . angle D. angel
3. A. grandeur B. gaudy c . deck D. day
4. A. comet B. simile c. starlet D. sequence
5. A. fathom B. feather c . anthem D. within
B. Pick out the word w hose prim ary stress is placed differently from
those o f the others.
6. A. sociable - - B. spinifex c. reunite D. habitat
7. A. librarian B. territory c . respectable D. victorious
8. A. argum entative B. psychological c . contributory D. hypersensitive
9. A. hypocrisy B. tem peram ent c . arithm etic D. im pertinent
10. A. technique B. advent c . mature D. bombard
2. Choose the w ord or the phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. The aircraft experienced severe _____ _______ during the final approach,
but the pilot kept his cool and landed it safely.
A. instability B . w avering c . unstead in ess D. turbulence
2. The noise o f m y fo o tstep s_____________ the deer and it ran away.
A. startled B. paralyzed c . shocked D. am azed
3. After their catastrophic defeat th e ________ o f the arm y m ade their
way back to their m ountain strongholds.
A. survivors B. remnants c. wounded D. deserters
4. The aim o f the office m anager is t o _____________enough room on.tfye
building plans so that each em ployee can have space for a personal
computer.
A. arrange B. allocate c . accord ' D. organize
5. The accused man was able to prove his innocence at the trial and w a s ______ .
A. absolved B. forgiven c . acquitted D. abandoned
6. The play is full o f v e ry ____________ remarks made by the main character.
A. hilarious B. jolly c. comic D. witty
7. During the races there were two accidents to motor-cyclists, including one
_____________ accident.
A, deadly B. deathly c . fatal D. final
8. Sociologists believe that these factors w ill______ lead to ayer-population.
A. sullenly B. ultimately c . vigorously D. vehem ently
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9 She i s ________ _____qualified so I’m sure she’ll get the job.
A. com pletely B. amply c . wholly D. fully
10. You will find John rather difficult at first, as he has a slight
in his speech.
A. com plication B. contraction c . difficulty D. im pedim ent
3 . Choose the word or the phrase which best com pletes each sentence.
1. Do you agree? ____ ^ poiAt, but I don’t think you are completely right.
A. To the B. F o ra c .'U p t ọ a D. On the
2. Have you seen this m orning’s paper? There’s a big picture o f y o u ______ _
the front. . ' .
A. on .B. at c. in D. by
3.1 was so tired that I j u s t __________in the armchair.
. A. flaked out B. broke up c .‘ dropped out D. fell over
4. It’s none o f your business; please don’t _____________ things that don’t
concern you.
/ A . bump into B. meddle with / c . tot up D. come across
5. W hen the chairm an ran o ff with his sổeretary, the Board tried t o ________
the matter.
A. switch off B. hush up c. calm down D. tuck away
6. T hat’s the third time y o u ’ve asked me where I got the m oney to buy my
car. I’m not sure what you’r e __________ , but I didn’t steal the money,
if th at’s w hat you mean.
A. coming to B. working on c. making up D. getting at
7. The interrogation seemed to _______ s_____ for ages, but in fact it only
lasted tw enty minutes.
A. fritter away B. drag on c . spin o ff D. play out
8. There is nothing illegal about my business dealings. Everything is strictly
,_________ _ board.
A. on B. by the . c . above D. over
9. I’ve never met my boss’ wife but,______ ;___ , she is a very nice woman.
A. by all accounts B. under discussion
c . out o f kindness D. on bail
10. The m anager drew me _____________ to discuss my promotion.
A. back Ồ. out c. aside D. up
4. READING COMPREHENSION:
PASSAGE 1: You are going to read a magazine article. For questions 1-10,
choose the answer (A, B, c or D) which you think fits best according
to the text.
TH E BEAUTIES OF TH E STONE AGE
JAN E HOW ARD VIEW S SOM E W ORKS OF A NCIENT ART
I have ju st com e home after viewing some astonishing works o f art that
were recently discovered in Church Hole cave in Nottinghamshire. They are
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not drawings, as one would expect, but etchings, and they depict a huge range
of wild animals. The artists who created them lived around 13,000 years ago
and the images are rem arkable on a variety o f counts. First o f all, their sheer
number is staggering: there are ninety all told. M oreover, fifty-eight o f them
are on the ceiling. This is extremely rare in cave art, according to a leading
expert. Dr W ilbur Samson o f Central M idlands University. ‘W all pictures are
the norm ,’ he says. 'But more importantly, the Church Hole etchings are an
incredible artistic achievem ent. They can hold their own in com parison with
the best found in continental Europe.' I am not a student o f the subject, so I
have to take his w ord for it. However, you do not have to be an expert to
•appreciate their beauty.
In fact, it is the wider significance o f the etchings that is likely to attract
most attention in academic circles, since they radically alter our view o f life
in Britain during this epoch. It had previously been thought that ice-age
hunters in this country were isolated from people in more central areas of
Europe, but the Church Hole images prove that ancient Britons were part o f a
culture that had spread right across the continent. And they w ere at least as
sophisticated culturally as their counterparts on the mainland.
N ews o f such exciting discoveries spreads rapidly, and thanks to the
Internet and mobile phones, a great many people probably knew about this
discovery w ithin hours o f the initial expedition returning. As a result, some
etchings may already have been damaged, albeit inadvertently, by eager
visitors. In a regrettably late response, the site has been cordoned off with a
high, rather intim idating fence, and w arning notices have been posted.
A n initial survey o f the site last year failed to reveal the presence o f the
etchings. The reason lies in the expectations o f the researchers. They had
been looking for the usual type o f cave drawing or painting, which shows up
best under direct light. Consequently, they used powerful torches, shining them
straight onto the rock face. However, the Church Hole images are modifications
o f the rock itself, and show up best when seen from a certain angle in the natural
light o f early morning. Having been fortunate to see them at this hour, I can only
say that I was deeply - and unexpectedly - moved. .While most cave art often
seems to have been created in a shadowy past very remote from us, these
somehow convey the impression that they were made yesterday.
D r Samson feels that the lighting factor provides im portant information
about the likely function o f these works o f art. 'I think the artists knew very
well that the etchings would hardly
be visible except early in the morning. We can therefore deduce that the
chamber was used for rituals involving animal worship, and that they were
conducted ju st after dawn, as a preliminary to the day's hunting.'
However, such ideas are controversial in the world o f archaeology and
human origins. Dr Olivia Caruthers o f the Reardon Institute remains
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unconvinced that the function o f the etchings at Church Hole can be
determined with any certainty. 'When we know so little about the social life
o f early hum ans, it would be foolish to insist on any rigid interpretation. We
should, in my view, begin by tentatively assum ing that their creators were
motivated in part by aesthetic considerations - while o f course being prepared
to modify this verdict at a later date, if and when new evidence em erges.'
To w hich I can only add that I felt deeply privileged to have been able to
view Church Hole. It is a site o f trem endous importance culturally and is part
o f the heritage, not only o f this country, but the w orld as a whole.
1. A ccording to the text, the images in Church Hole cave are
A. unique examples o f ceiling art.
B. particularly beautiful cave paintings.
c. superior in quality to other cave art in Britain.
D. aesthetically exceptional.
2. What is the cultural significance of these images?
A. They indicate that people from central Europe had settled in Britain.
B. They prove that ancient Britons hunted over large areas.
c . They reveal the existence o f a single ice-age culture in Europe.
D. They suggest that people in Europe were more sophisticated than Britons.
3. The word “radically” in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by
A. desperately B. thoroughly c. magically D. marginally
4. According to the text,
A. the discovery of the images should not have been made public.
B. the images in the cave are vulnerable to damage.
c. many people visited the cave within hours of its discovery.
D. the measures taken to protect the images have proved ineffective.
5. Why were the images not discovered during the initial survey?
A. They were not viewed from the right angle.
B. People were not expecting to find any images,
c . Artificial light was used to explore the cave.
D. The torches used were too powerful.
6. The w ord “these” in paragraph 4 refers to
A. expectations B. modifications c. researchers D. images
7. What conclusions does Dr Samson draw from the lighting factor?
A. Rituals are common in animal worship. *
B. The artists never intended to make the images visible.
c. The images were intended to be visible at a certain time of day.
D. Ice-age hunters w orshipped animals in the cave.'
8. A ccording to Dr Caruthers,
A. we cannot make inferences from cave art.
B. the images in Church Hole do not serve any particular function,
c . experts know nothing about life 13,000 years ago.
D. the function o f such images is open to question.
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9. It seems that the writer
A. can now envisage the life o f ice-age hunters more vividly.
B. was profoundly impressed by the images in the cave.
c . has now realized the true significance o f cave art.
D. thinks the images should receive more publicity.
10. The word “privileged” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by
A successful B restricted c honored D prosperous
PASSAGE 2: You are going to read an extract from a biography of two
British comedians. For questions 1-10, choose the answer (A, B, c or
D) which you think fits best according to the text.
TH E M ORECAM BE & WISE SHOW
It happened one night. It happened, to be precise, at 8.55 p.m. on the
night o f 25 D ecem ber 1977, when an estimated 28,835,000 people - more
than h a lf o f the total population o f the United Kingdom - tuned their
television sets to BBC 1 and spent the next hour and ten m inutes in the
com pany o f a rather tall man called Eric and a rather short m an called Ernie.
It was. an extraordinary night for British television. It was - at least as far as
that catholic and capacious category known as ‘light entertainm ent’ was
concerned - as close as British television had ever come, in some forty-one
years o f trying, to being a genuine mass medium. None o f the usual rigid
divisions and omissions were apparent in the broad audience o f that
rem arkable night: no stark class bias, no pronounced gender im balance, no
obvious age asym m etry, no generalized dem ographic slant.'
It was also, o f course, an extraordinary night for the two stars o f the
show: Eric M orecam be and Ernie W ise - by far the most illustrious, and the
best-loved, double-act that. Britain has ever produced. Exceptionally
professional yet endearingly personable, they were wonderful together as
partners, as friends, as alm ost a distinct entity: not ‘M orecam be and W ise’
but ‘M orecam bew ise’. There was Eric and there was Ernie: one o f them an
idiot, the other a bigger idiot, each o f them half a star, together a whole star,
forever hopeful o f that ‘brand new, bright tom orrow ’ that they sang about at
the end o f each show. True, Eric would often slap Ernie smartly on the
cheeks, but they clearly thought the world o f each other, and the world
thought a great deal o f them, too.
. Their show succeeded in attracting such a massive following on that
m em orable night because it had, over the course o f the previous nine years or
so, established, and then enhanced,, an enviable reputation for consistency,
inventiveness, unparalleled professional polish and, last but by no means
least, a strong and sincere respect for its audience. The M orecam be & Wise
Show stood for something greater, something far more precious, than mere
first-rate but evanescent entertainment; it had come to stand - ju st as
persuasively and as proudly as any earnest docum entary or any epic dram a -
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/ for excellence in broadcasting, the result not just o f two gifted performers
(great talent, alas, does not o f itself guarantee great television) but also o f a
richly proficient and supremely com mitted production team.
The show, culm inating in the record-breaking trium ph o f that 1977
special, represented an achievement in high-quality popular programme-
rnaking that is now fast assum ing the aura o f a fairy tale - destined, one fears,
to be passed on w ith bem used fascination from one doubtful generation to its
e v e n more disbelieving successor as the seemingly endless proliferation of
new channels and novel forms o f distraction continue to divide and disperse
the old m ass audience in the name o f that remorseless quest for ‘quality
dem ographics’ and ‘niche audiences’. The M orecam be &W ise Show
appeared at a tim e before hom e video, before satellite dishes and cable
technology, before the daw ning o f the digital revolution, a tim e w hen it was
still considered desirable to make a television programm e that m ight - just
might - excite m ost o f the people most o f the time.
N either M orecam be nor W ise ever -looked down on, or up at, anyone
(except, o f course, each other); both o f'th em looked straight back at their
audience on level terms. No celebrated guest was ever allowed to challenge
this comic dem ocracy: within the confines o f the show, the rich and famous
went unrecognised and frequently unpaid (a running gag); venerable actors
with grand theatrical reputations were m ocked routinely by E ric’s sotto voice
comments; and two resolutely down-to-earth w orking-class comedians
gleefully, reaffirm ed the remarkably deep, w arm and sure relationship that
existed betw een them selves and the British public.
‘It w as,’ rem inisced Ernie Wise, ‘a sort o f great big office party for the
whole country, a bit o f fun people could understand.’ From the first few
seconds o f their opening comic routine to the final few notes and m otions of
their closing song and dance, M orecambe and W ise did their very best to
draw people together rather than drive them apart. Instead o f pandering
submissively to the smug exclusivity o f the cognoscenti (they were flattered
when a w ell-regarded critic praised the slỵ ‘oeillade’ that accom panied E ric’s
sarcastic asides, but they still mocked him m ercilessly for his use o f the
word), and instead o f settling - as so many o f their supposed successors
would do w ith unseem ly haste - for the easy security o f a ‘cult follow ing’,
M orecam be and W ise always aimed to entertafn the whole nation.
W hen viewers w atched that show at the end o f 1977, they w itnessed a
rare and rich com pendium o f the very best in popular culture: the happy
summation o f a joint career that had traversed all o f the key developments
associated with the rise o f mass entertainment in Britain, encom passing the
faint but still discernible traces o f Victorian music-hall, the crowded animation
o f Edwardian Variety, the wordy populism o f the wireless, the spectacular
impact o f the movies and, finally, the more intimate pervasiveness of
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television. W hen that career was all over, it was sorely missed. They were ;11
simply irreplaceable. i*
1. The writer implies in the first paragraph that one reason why the show on 25 11
December 1977 was extraordinary was that Jfi
A. light entertainment programmes had been the targets o f criticism before then Jfl
B. no one had thought that a British television programme could appeal to all Wm
classes. Wk
c . its audience included people who might not have been expected to watch it. II
D. people tuning into it knew that they were taking part in a phenomenal event. I I
2. In the second paragraph, the writer implies that Morecambe and Wise 11
A. would probably not have been successful had they been solo performers. m
B. had a different relationship in real life from the one they had on television. 1 I
c . were keen for audiences to realize how professional they were. '
D. probably did not know how popular they were. f
3. The writer says in the third paragraph that one reason why The Morecambe & -
Wise Show remained so popular was that
A. it adapted to changes in audience attitudes to what constituted good entertainment.
B. it appealed to people who normally preferred other kinds o f programme,
c . the people who made it knew that its popularity was guaranteed.
D the contribution of people other than its stars was a key element in it.
4. The word “evanescent” in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by
A. quickly forgotten B. scarcely perceptible
c. mysterious D. insubstantial
5. The writer suspects that The Morecambe & Wise Show will in the future be
regarded as
A. something which might only catch on with certain audiences.
B. something which has acquired an exaggerated reputation.
c . the kind o f programme; that programme-makers will aspire to.
D. the kind of programme that illustrates the disadvantages of technological
advances.
6. According to the writer, one feature of The Morecambe & Wise Show was
A. the way in which it reflected developments in British society.
B. its inclusion ofjokes that only certain people would understand,
c. the consistent way in which other stars were treated on it.
D. its careful choice o f other stars to appear on it. x
7. The word “venerable” in paragraph five could be best replaced by
A. experienced ■B. accomplished c . respected D. worshipped
8. In the sixth paragraph, the writer implies that
A. other comedians have attempted to appeal to only a particular group o f people.
B. Morecambe and Wise usually disregarded what critics said about them.
c . other comedians have not accorded Morecambe and Wise the respect they
deserve.
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•í p Morecambe and Wise realized that there were some people who would
never like them.
9 The word “sly” in paragraph six could be best replaced by
A. embarrassing B. cunning c . intriguing D. dissem bling
j[p In the last paragraph, the writer implies that one remarkable feature o f the
- sho w was that
^ A. it exceeded even the expectations o f its audience.
B. it contained elements that could have been regarded as old-fashioned,
c . it showed the similarities between earlier forms o f entertainment.
D. it contained a hint o f sadness despite being so entertaining.
5. CLOZE TESTS:
TEST 1: For questions 1-10, read the . text below and decide which
answer (A, B, c or D) best fits each gap.
RA ISIN G AW ARENESS
in cities around the w orld a w ide range o f schem es is being instigated to
/promote environm ental awareness. 'It's just as easy to (1).......................... o f litter
properly as it is to drop it on the streets,' says city councillor M ike Edwards,
who has (2 ) .............. . on the government to m ount a concerted cam paign to
Heal with the problem o f litter. 'It's just a m atter o f encouraging people to do
iso as a (3).............. o f course. Once the habit is ingrained, they won't even
(4)........ they are doing it. After all, think what we have achieved, with
recyclable waste in the home. Sorting paper, glass, aluminium and plastic
waste and then depositing it in the appropriate container outside is (5).............. a
great chore any more. People have become accustomed to doing this, so it
doesn’t (6).............. to them that they are spending any additional time in the
process. Only if they have to carry this waste for some appreciable distance to
find a suitable container do they feel they are (7) ............Most people know
they should behave in a responsible way and jụst need ( 8).............. do so. So a
quirky, (9)............ . gimmick might be enough to change behaviour. With this in
(10)..............the city o f Berlin is introducing rubbish bins that say 'danke', 'thank
you' and 'merci' - Berlin is a cosmopolitan city - when someone drops an item of
rubbish into them. It might just do the trick in this city, too.
i. A dispose B discard c jettison D throw
2 . A. appealed B. called c. approached D. urged
3 A. principle B. system c. matter D. duty
4. A. notice B. remark c . com prehend D. appreciate
5. A almost B. barely c. virtually D. hardly
6 . A concern B. occur c. impress D. strike
7 A inconvenienced B. sacrificed c. complicated D. im posed
8. A. ordering B. prom pting c. forcing D. obliging
9. A. lighthearted B. mundane c. subjective D. intense
10. A. context B. thought c. spirit ' D. mind
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CLOZE TEST 2: For questions 1-10, read the text below and d e c id e r s
which answer (A, B, c or D) best fits each gap. JB
THE VIDEO LOGGERS '! ■
One rather unlikely word that has recently entered the language is 'blog' a J l
shortened form o f 'web log'. A blog is a diary posted on the Internet by the J B
person writing it - the 'blogger' - who presum ably ( 1 )..... ........ other people t o i l
read it. It is ironical that modern technology is being used to (2).............. n e w 'f l
life into such an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. A nd now, as the »
technology behind video cameras is m aking them easier to use, we have the n
video log, or 'vlog'. Vlogging does not require (3)........... s o p h is tic a te d '*
equipment: a digital video camera, a high-speed Internet connection and a | B
host are all that is needed. Vloggers can put anything that (4 )..............their i l l
fancy onto their personal web site. Some vloggers have n o . ambitions I I
(5).........than to show films they have shot while on Holiday in exotic places 1*
However, vlogs can also serve more ambitious puiposes. For instance 9
am ateur film -m akers who want tò make a ( 6)..............for them selves might ' 1
publish their work on the Internet, eager to receive advice or criticism. And
increasingly, vlogs are being used to (7 )..............political and social issues
that are not newsworthy enough to ( 8)............. coverage by the mass media. It
is still too early to predict whether vlogging will ever (9) ............ o ff in a
major w ay or i f it is ju st a p assin g fad, but its (1 0 )................ is o n ly now
becoming apparent.
1. A believes B expects c assumes D supposes
2. A add B inhale c insert D breathe
3. A absolutely B largely c utterly D highly
4. A grasps B appeals c takes D gives
5. A except B apart c rather D other
6 . A publicity B fame c name D prom otion
7. A emphasize B publicize c distribute D circulate
8. A earn B warrant c excuse D cause
9. A fly B show c take D make
10. A potential B possibility c ability D feasibility
II. WRITTEN TEST

1. OPEN CLOZE TEST:
TEST 1: Fill each o f the numbered blanks in the following passage with one
suitable word.
1. Standing on North A m erica’s most visited glacier in summer, you can
hear the sound o f the climate changing. Gurgles and babbles (1 ).....................
a crescendo where water cascades down holes in the ice. The Mendenhall
glacier in southeast Alaska is melting and it’s raising a ruckus about it. The
Mendenhall attracts more than 300,000 visitors per year, (2 )...............................
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. '*t oĩie o f the m ost watched glaciers in the world. It has also becom e a poster
'child for global w anning. Before the public (3 )............................, the glacier is
Ĩ shrinking. In the sum m er o f 2000 its end point (4)................. up the valley by
100 metres, freeing land that had been locked (5)................. ice for centuries.
Since the 1930s, the M endenhall has lost nearly a kilom eter o f its length.
V The m essage com ing from the first eight years o f a massive survey o f the
•whole area is ( 6 ) ............................. M easurements show that m ost o f the
glaciers are losing (7 )............................. . so rapidly that some may not survive
' the 21st century. The results could’(8)............ /........... be a sign of how
• greenhouse gas pollution will harm the high Arctic in years to (9 )............
'* But some researchers still see evidence o f (1 0 )................ — potential
reasons for the shrinkages besides global warming.
Test 2: Fill each o f the num bered blanks in the following passage with
I one suitable word.
?> ■ It’s around this tim e o f year that many o f us will be offered the dubious
(1).. of an evening looking through friends’ holiday snaps
(or, if y ou’re particularly lueky, the ■feature-length video version), an
experience that, (2)........................your hosts possess striking photographic
skills, is more often than not a mind-numbing parade o f "That’s me in a
temple. T hat’s John in a temple. T hat’s me and John in a tem ple." No m atter
how stunning or culturally (3)............... ............ the destination may have
been, it alw ays seem s dim inished w h en (4 )................................through som eone
else’s memory.
It m ight be argued that it’s impossible to convey the wonder o f travel
second-hand, and (5)................................. travel writing can n e v e r be more than
the literary equivalent o f a trawl through, someone else’s holiday photos. Now
that cheap flights and backpacking tours have made the rem otest backwaters
o f the planet widely ( 6 ) ................................ the genre m ight even have been in
(7)........ ......... of redundancy; we no longer read descriptions of the
Arabian desert or the foothills o f the Himalayas with wide-eyed
astonishment, becạuse there’s npthing to stop us going there ( 8) .......................
next week. In fact, w e’ve probably been already. Y et in spite o f the fact that
exploratory travel is no longer the exclusive preserve o f professionals such as
T.E. Lawrence or Sir Richard Burton, or perhaps because o f this, ‘travel
writing’ is still a healthy and flourishing genre.
This is,. I think, a direct result o f the present ‘confessional culture’- the
assumption that any personal experience, (9 )................... banal, is o f interest
to the reading public and ought to be shared. Forty years ago, m y mother
travelled alone (10)............ ....................Peru, a fairly unusual undertaking for
a w orking-class W estern w om an before the heyday o f the gap year. I used to
ask why she never thought o f writing about it, and she always am azed m e by
replying, ‘I didn’t think anyone would be interested.’
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2. W O R D F O R M
A. Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. I have a notion that I shall never pass back alive through th e s e _
swamps. (P E S T )
2. A n ___________________ number o f workers have already been exposed to
the danger. (D E T E R M IN E )
3. Gerald was very naughty in your absence. In fact, he behaved most
__________________ ! I refuse to look after your child again! (C R E D IT )
4 . __________________ traces its origins to the first punches and dies used to
make seals and currency in ancient times. (TY PO )
5. O ur c a r _____________ • by $ 1,500 in the first year w e owned it.
(A P P R E C IA T E )
6 . 1 think m y last statem ent __________________ the situation pretty well - at
least, I can ’t think o f any better summary! (C A PS U L E )
7. The latest release by the Bangles has a great ______ . • • o f songs
on it. You should listen to it some time! (C O M P IL E )
8. Look! I know you’ve lost your wallet, but there’s no use in keeping on
• the fact. Someone has stolen it and that’s all there is
to it! (M O A N )
9. The lake near to where I live is one o f the deepest and most
________________ in the world. (V O L U M E )
10. The Prime Minister warned the people o f his country that they must be ready
for a n y _______ ______ ' - even the possibility o f war. (E V E N T )
B. Use the word given in capitals at the end o f some o f the lines to form a
word that fits in the sam e line.
IN G O O D V O IC E
There is little to disagree about in the notion that a
good voice, W hether in opera or rock music , is one
which m oves its audience and brings a sense o f release
and fulfilm ent to the singer. But contemporary pop and
rock music have come about due to ( 1 ) __________ * SU B ST A N C E
advances in technology. Here, the impact o f the
m icrophone should not be (2 ) ________________, as it has E S T IM A T E
( 3 ) ________________the m agnification o f quiet, intimate A B LE
sounds. This, in turn, allows the singer to experiment with
the (4) __ _____________ on m ood rather than on strict E M P H A T IC
(5) ____________ to proper breathing and voice ’ ADHERE
control. Donna Soto-M orettin, a rock and jazz vocal
trainer, feels that ( 6) ______________ _ reasons may ANATOM Y
account for the raspy sound Produced by certain rock
singers. H er ( 7 ) ___________ is that swollen vocal SUSPECT
chords, which do not close properly, m ay allow singers to
produce deeper notes. She does not, however, regard this
as detracting ( 8) ______________ from the value o f the NO TIC E
sound produced. Singing, she maintains, has an almost
(9) quality and so our response to it has SED UC E
more ( 10 ) than its technical qualities. SIG N IFY
3.ERROR ID EN TIFIC ATIO N

Find out and underline 10 mistakes in the follow ing passage.
Ỉ Simply be bilingual does not qualify anyone to interpreting.

2 Interpreting does not merely a mechanical process o f converting one
3 sentence in language A into a same sentence in language B. Rather, it
4 is a com plex art in that thoughts and idiom s which have no obvious
5 analogues from tongue to tongue or words w hich have multiple
6'm eanings - m ust quickly be transformed in m any a w ay that the
7 m essage is clearly and accurately expressing to the listener.
8 There are tw o kinds o f interpreters, sim ultaneous and consecutive,
9 each requires separate talents. The former, sitting .in an isolated booth,
10 usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing
11 headphones, interpreting that a foreign-language speaker says as he
12 says it - actually a sentence afterwards. Consecutive interpreters are
13 the one m ost international negotiators use. They are m ainly employed
14 for sm aller meetings without sound booths, headphones, and another
15 high-tech gear _________________ ______________________________
4, SENTENCE TRANSFORM ATION:

Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning as the
provided sentences, beginning with the words provided or using the
words in brackets:
1. The children ignored all the other food and directly went for the cakes
beautifully decorated in the middle o f the room. (M A D E)
The children ignored all the'other food a n d ............... ...................................
2. He m oved recently to a fantastic house which has all the modern
conveniences for a comfortable and easy life (C O N S )
He moved recently to a fantastic house with...........................................
3. Doing som ething different is always risky, but for the Los Angeles Times,
introducing a new style to a long-established publication has been the right
decision. (B R E A K IN G )
There a r e ..................................................................................................................
4. Good w orking relations depend on effective management.
The m o r e ................................................................................................................
5. There had been allegations of drug-taking by members of the team.
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6. People have rumored that vou might be getting married soon. (GRAPEVINE)
I ................................ ............................ ........ ........... ......
7. Although you adm ire her, you shouldn’t treat her as if she is better than
anyone else. (PU T)
H o w e v er............................................................ ........................................................ .
8 . People became aware o f the damage to the ozone layer when an enormous
hole was discovered over the South Pole.
t was the ........................................................................................................ ...........
9. Kevin W ard is determined to defeat W igan in'the match on Sunday.
(T A K IN G )
Kevin Ward will ....................................................... ...............................
10. The group, considered to be one o f the funniest in Canada, performed so
well that its audiences laughed a lot at last night’s concert. (R O L L IN G )
A s ..................... .......................7 .................................. .7..................... ........................
T R Ư Ờ N G T H P T C H U Y Ê N T H O Ạ I N G Ọ C H A U - A N G IA N G

I. P H O N O L O G Y
Identify the w ord that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from that of the other words in the group
1. A. sure B. advance c . appreciate D. show
2. A. pure B. manure c . mature D. cure
3. A. sculpture B. suggestion G. question D. heritage
4. A. souvenir B. through c. group D. should
5. A. club B. doubt c. lamb D. bomber
Identify the word whose main stress is in a different position from that of
the other w ords in the same group.
6 . A. overcom e B. photograph c . picturesque D. karaoke
7. A. mathem atics B, agriculture c . Understand D. introduce
8. A. register B. influence c. referee D. commune
9. A. cartoon B. persuade c . ca n a l' D. channel
10. A. electricity B. com m entary c . docum entary D. photogenic
11. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES.
Choose the best option to com plete each o f the follow ing sentences:
1. My p a s s p o rt........................ last month, so I will have to get a new one.
A. elapsed B. expired c . ended D. term inated
2. He earns his living b y ........................old paintings.
A. reviving B. restoring c. reforming D. replenishing
3. Although he was under n o ..............., the shopkeeper replaced the defective
battery free o f charge.
A. urgency B. guarantee c. obligation D. insistence
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4 This book gives a b r ie f ........................o f the history o f the castle and
details o f the art collection in the main hall.
A. outline B. reference c . article D. research
5 He gave me a furious look a n d ........................out o f the room.
A. stormed B. hurled c . surged D. burst
6 ‘I know that you have an appointment in ten minutes, so I shall not........
you long,’ the professor remarked.
A retard B. withhold c . postpone D. detain
7 In the legal profession, m e n .....................................w om en by five to one.
A. outnum ber B. supersede c . overcom e D. outclass
8 Luckily m y w allet was handed in to the police with all its c o n te n ts ..........
A. preserved B. unscathed c . contained D. intact
9 . If you w alk along this lane, you will see the s ig n p o s t.........................to the
beach.
A. pointing B. showing c. directing D. indicating
10.1 am w ell............ with the problems encountered in starting a business.
A. aware B. informed ' c . acquainted D. knowledgeable
III.
Choose the best option to com plete each o f the following sentences:
1 . Tom had a lucky escape. He ..................killed when a car crashed into
the front o f his house.
A. could have been B. must have been
c . should have been D. had been
2 cold and exhausted, Andrew m anaged to w alk home.
A. D espite B. Although c . In spite o f D. W hatever
3. Marie Curie was the first w o m a n ........................two Nobel prizes.
A who aw arded B. to be awarded
c . awarding D. that was awarding
4 . 1 applied for the jo b that I saw . : ................in the paper.
A. advertised B. advertising
c . being advertising ; D. to be advertised
5. ..... ........ down to dinner than the telephone rang again.
A. No sooner I sat B. Not only had I sat
c . Not only I sat D. No sooner had I sat
6. It’s recom m ended that h e ........................ his course.
A. take B. taking c . took D. takes
7. Under no circu m stan ces........... to play with fireworks without
parental supervision.
A. a child be allowed B. a child should be allowed
c . should a child be allowed D. a child shouldn’t be allowed
8. W h e n ............... ........is not known.
A. was the wheel invented B. the invention o f the wheel
c . it was invented the wheel D. the wheel was invented
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9. “You should stop working too hard.................... you’ll get sick.”
A. or else B. if c . as long as D. whereas
10. “N ever say that again,........................?”
A. won’t you B. do you c. don’t you D. will you
IV. PREPO SITIO NS AND PH RASAL VERBS:
Choose the best option to com plete each o f the follow ing sentences:
1. The child has been d e p riv e d ........................affection for so long that he
hardly knows how to respond to love.
A. w ith B. o f c . for D. from
2. Five hundred men were la i d ............................. work w hen the factory closed
A. off B. in c. on D. with
3. We didn’t expect to come u p ........................many problem s.
A. about B. against c. with D. for
4. The police appealed.................... all people for leaving the building
because o f security caution.
A. for B. to c. at D. of
5. We didn't have any appointment, we just m et each o th e r ........................
A. on purpose B. by mistake c . by accident D. in á hurry
6 . He told everyone that he had flu, but in fact, he had ju s t....................a cold.
A. come up w ith B. come dow n with
c . gone in for D. made up for
7. He drives so quickly that I am afraid that one day he w i l l ... .............
crossing the street.
A. crash down B. knock down c . turn over D. run across
8 . I can ......... w ith most things, but I cannot stand noisy children.
A. put up B. put on c . put aside D. put o ff
9 .1 cam e................. this earring as I was cleaning behind the sofa.
A. round B. across c . past D. on
10. It’s high time Bill got a steady job a n d ......................... H e’s alm ost thirty.
A. settled in B. settled down c . turned in D. turned down
V. READING CO M PREH ENSIO N
Passage A. Read the follow ing passage and choose the best answer for
each o f the follow ing questions
In addition to their m ilitary role, the forts o f the nineteenth century
provided num erous other benefits for the Am erican West. The establishment
o f these posts opened new roads and provided for the protection o f d arin g
adventurers and expeditions as well as established settlers. Forts also served
as bases w here enterprising entrepreneurs could bring com m erce to the West,
providing supplies and refreshments to soldiers as well as to pioneers. Posts
like Fort Laram ie provided supplies for wagon trains traveling the natural
highways tow ard new frontiers. Some posts became stations for the pony
express; still o th e rs, such as Fait Davis, were stagecoach stops for weary
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travelers. All of these functions, of course, suggest that the contributions of
i the forts to the civilization and development o f the W est extended beyond
Í- patrol duty.
Through the establishm ent o f military posts, yet other contributions were
Ì jnade to the developm ent o f western culture. M any posts m aintained libraries
i'or reading rooms, and some - for example, Fort Davis - had schools. Post
- chapels provided a setting for religious services and weddings. Throughout
the w ilderness, post bands provided entenainm cnt and boosted morale.
During the last part o f the nineteenth century, t <3 reduce expenses, gardening
was encouraged at the forts, thus making experimental agriculture another
activity o f the military. The military stationed at the various forts also played
a role in civilian life by assisting in maintaining order, and civilian officials
often called on the army for protection.
Certainly, am ong other significant contributions the army made to the
improvement o f the conditions o f life was the investigation o f the
relationships am ong health, climate. •and architecture. From the earliest
colonial tim es throughout the nineteenth century, disease ranked as the
foremost problem in defense. It slowed construction o f forts and in h ib ited
their m ilitary function. Official documents from many regions contained
innumerable reports o f sickness that virtually incapacitated entire garrisons.
In response to the problem s, detailed observations o f architecture and climate
and their relationships to the frequency o f the occurrence o f various diseases
were recorded at various posts across the nation by m ilitary surgeons.
1. Which o f the following statements best expresses the main idea o f the passage?
A. By the nineteenth century, forts were no longer use4 by the military.
B. Surgeons at forts could not prevent outbreaks o f disease.
c . Forts w ere im portant to the developm ent o f the Am erican West.
D. Life in nineteenth-century forts was very rough .
2. The w ord "daring" is closest in meaning to ; .............
A. lost B. bold c. lively D. foolish
3. W hich o f the following would a traveler be LEAST likely to obtain at Fort
Laramie?
A. Fresh w ater B. Food c . Formal clothing D. Lodging
4. The word "others" refers t o ................... *
A. posts B. wagon trains c . frontiers D. highways
5. The word "boosted" is closest in meaning t o ....................
A. influenced B. established c. raised D. maintained
6 . W hich o f the following is the m ost likely inference about the decision to
promote gardening at forts?
A. It was expensive to import.produce from far away.
B. Food brought in from outside was often spoiled.
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c . G a r d e n i n g w a s a w a v to o c c u p y o t h e r w i s e idle s o ld ie r s .
D. The soil near the forts was very fertile.
7. According to the passage, which o f the following posed the biggest obstacle
to the developm ent o f military forts?
A. Insufficient shelter B. Shortage o f m aterials
c . A ttacks by wild animals D. Illness
8. The word "inhibited" is closest in meaning t o ....................
A. involved B. exploited c. united D. hindered
9. How did the military assist in the investigation o f health problems?
A. By registering annual birth and death rates
B. By experimenting w ith different building materials
c . By maintaining records of diseases and potential causes
D. By m onitoring the soldiers' diets
10. The author organizes the discussion o f forts b y .................
A. describing their locations
B. com paring their sizes
c . explaining their dam age to the environm ent
D. listing their contributions to western life
Passage B. 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.
Birds that feed in flocks commonly retire together into roosts. The reasons
for roosting communally are not always obvious: but there are some likely
benefits. In winter especially, it is im portant for birds to keep warm at. night
and conserve precious food reserves. One way to do this is to find a sheltered
roost. Solitary roosters shelter in dense vegetation or enter a cavity - horned
larks dig holes in the ground and ptarm igan burrow into snow banks - but the
effect o f sheltering is m agnified by several birds huddling together in the
roosts, as wrens, swifts, brown creepers, bluebirds, and anis do. Body contact
reduces the surface' area exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep each other
warm. Two kinglets huddling together were found to reduce their heat losses
by a quarter, and three together saved a third of.their heat.
The second possible benefit o f communal roosts, is that they act as
"information centers." During the day, parties o f birds will have spread out to
forage over a very large area. W hen they return in the evening some will
have fed well, but others may have found little fo eat. Some investigators
have observed that when the birds set out again next morning, those birds that
did not feed well on the previous day appear to follow those that did. The
behavior o f com mon and lesser kestrels may illustrate different feeding
behaviors o f similar birds with different roosting habits. The com mon kestrel
hums Vertebrate animals in a small, familiar hunting ground, whereas the very
similar lesser kestrel feeds on insects over a large area. The com mon kestrel
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roosts and hunts alone, but the lesser kestrel roosts and hunts in flocks,
possibly so one bird can learn from others where to find insect swarms.
Finally, there is safely in numbers at com munal roosts since there will
always be a few birds awake at any given mom ent to give the alarm. But this
increased protection is parrially co u n teracte d by the fact that mass roosts
attract predators and are especially vulnerable if th e y are on the ground. Even
those in trees can be-attacked by birds o f prey. The birds on the edge are at
greatest risk since predators find it easier to catch small birds perching at the
margins o f the roost.
1 . W hat does the passage m ainly discuss?
A. H ow birds find and store food
B. IIow birds maintain body heat in the winter .
c . W hy birds need to establish territory
D. W hy some species o f birds nest together
2., Ptarnigan keep warm in the winter b,y ..................
' A. huddling together on the ground with olher birds
B. building nests in trees
c . burrow ing into dense patches o f vegetation
D. digging tunnels into the snow
3. The w ord "magnified" is closest in meaning to ..................
A. caused B. modified c. intensified D. combined
4. The author mentions kinglets in paragraph 1 as an example o f birds th a t..
A. protect them selves by nesting in holes.
B. nest w ith other species o f birds
c . nest together for w arm th ■ ,
D. usually feed and nest in pairs
5. The w ord "forage" is closest in meaning t o ...................
• A. fly B. assemble c. feed D. rest
. 6. Which o f the following statements about lesser and common kestrels is true?
A. The lesser kestrel and the com mon kestrel have sim ilar diets.
B. The lesser kestrel feeds sociably but the com m on kestrel does not.
c . The com m on kestrel nests in larger flocks than does the lesser kestrel.
D. The common kestrel nests in trees; the lesser kestrel nests on the ground.
7. The word "counteracted" is elosest in meanfhg t o ...................
A. suggested B. negated c . m easured D. shielded
8 . W hich o f the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage
derived by birds that huddle together while sleeping?
A. Some m em bers o f the flock warn others o f im pending dangers.
B. Staying together provides a greater am ount o f heat for the whole flock,
c . Some birds in the flock function as inform ation centers for others who
are looking for food. '
D. Several m em bers o f the flock care for the voung. !
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9. Which o f the following is a disadvantage o f communal roosts that is
mentioned in the passage?
A. Diseases easily spread am ong the birds.
B. Groups are more attractive to predators than individual birds are.
c . Food supplies are quickly depleted.
D. Some birds in the group will attack the others.
10. The w ord "they" refers t o ...................
A. a few birds B. mass roosts c . predators D. trees
VI. CLOZE TEST Sj

Passage A. Choose the best option to com plete the reading text. w
Village in the foothills o f the Italian Alps that sees no sun for nearly three 11
months a year is to ( 1 ) ..................... its winters by using a giant m irror to
reflect sunshine onto its (2 ) . .................... square.
This week, the 197 inhabitants o f Viganella, w hich is buried in the (3)
.............. Antronà valley, north o f Turin, will gather for the arrival o f a •
tailor-made (4)......................o f steel 8m wide and 5m high. It will be flown by
helicopter to a (5 )......................spot on the mountainside.
The mayor, Pierfranco Midali, who is spearheading the project, is (6 ) ........
that the ham let will no longer have to suffer from the complete absence of
direct sunlight for 83 days a year, from N ovember 11 to February 2.
Midali first set the ball rolling with a (7)......................he made seven years
ago, after he commissioned a sundial for the faẹade o f the parish church. He
told the architect who made this that if he could think o f a solution to bring
the sun to Viganella, he would ( 8) ..................... it all the way.
W eighing m ore than a ton, and (9 )..................... on the nearby Colna Peak,
the mirror will reflect the sun’s rays onto the village square h a lf a m ile away
and light up an area o f 30 square metres for at least six hours a day. The
m irror’s m aker has ( 10 ) ......... ... .. .. .i t will stand up to the strongest winds
and will last at least 30 years.
1. A. enlighten B. reduce c. brighten D. lift
2. A. first B. main c. important ' D. open
3. A. narrow B. thin c. shallow D. brief
4. A. material B. blanket c. cover D. sheet
5 A. concluded B. designated c. best D. specialized
6 . A. confident B. ensured c. convincing D. ascertaining
7. A. word B. comment c . saying D. speech
8. A. hold B. carry c. support D. stand
9. A. held B. positioned c. lain D. dropped
10. A. insured B. thought c. guaranteed D. hoped
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Passage B. C hoose the best option to complete the reading text.
Students and jobseekers keen to get onto the course or into the workplace
/ 0f their choice, hope that voluntary work will help them ( 1 ) ......................from
the crowd. This chance to (2 )........experience - personally and professionally
', _ is (3 ) ......................on the wish-list o f young people.
ị A survey carried out last year revealed that young and old (4)...... ...............
said volunteering had im proved their lives, particularly those involved in
conversation or heritage work.
5 - Businesses recognize its importance and get tó ( 5 ) ...................... their profile
■" in the com munity, while staff get á break from their daily routine to develop
*soft skills’, such as initiative and decision making. One volunteering
organization is ( 6) .....................another survey to find out if volunteering does
make a difference in the w orkplace, or if it is som ething businesses do simply
to improve their (7 )......................
N ot ( 8) ...... .............. are business-sponsored placem ents becom ing more
ọommon, the governm ent is also investing money and aiming to (9 ).................
volunteers. The push is clearly on to make volunteering as attractive as
possible to everyone.
' And the m ore people who participate, the more the act fulfills its (1 0 )......
of m aking the w orld a better place.
1. A. stand out B. lift out c. pick out D. point out
2; A. win B. achieve c. collect D. gain
3. A. extrem e B. high c. sharp D. strong
4. A. sim ilar B. the same c. alike D. too
5. A. raise B .increase c. arouse D. motivate
6. A. governing B. guiding c. conducting D. directing
7. A. representation B. look c. image D. figure
8. A. only B. ju st c. merely D. simply
9. A. claim B. recruit c. bring D. enter
10. A. aim B. direction c. mark D. design
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN C LO ZE TEST
Passage A. Fill each num bered blank with ONE suitable word.
Thom as Edison was bo m on February 11,^1847 in M ilan, Ohio. Edison
had a late start in his schooling ( 1 ) ........................................to childhood illness.
His m ind often wandered and his teacher called him "addled". This ended
Edison's three months o f formal (2) ......................................... His m other had
been a school teacher in Canada and happily took over the jo b o f schooling
her son. She encouraged and taught him to read and experiment. He recalled
later, "My m other was the m aking o f me. She was so true, so sure o f me; and
I felt I had som ething to (3) ....................................... for, som eone I m ust not
disappoint." M any o f his lessons came from reading R.G. Parker's School o f
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natural philosophy. Edison's life in Port Huron was bittersweet. Partially deaf
(4 ) adolescence, he bccame a telegraph operator after
________ It
he saved Jim m ie M ackenzie from being struck by a train. Jim m ie's father, a
station agent, was so grateful (5) ................................... he chose Edison his
assistant and trained him as a telegraph operator. Edison's ( 6 ) .......................... -
aided him as it blocked out noises and prevented Edison from hearing the j
telegrapher sitting next to him. Some o f his earliest ( 7 ) ...................................... I
related to electrical telegraphy, including a stock ticker. Edison applied for
his first patent, the electric vote recorder, on October 28, 1868. Thomas
Edison began his career as an inventor in Newark, N ew Jersey, with the
automatic repeater and other improved telegraphic devices, but the invention
which first gained Edison fame was the phonograph in 1877.
On Decem ber 25, 1871, he ( 8) ....................................... M ary Stilwell, and
they had three children. His wife Mary died in 1884. On February 24, 1886,
he married 19-year-old M ina Miller. They had three more children. Charles
Edison took (9) ........................................ the company upon his father's death,
and who later was (10) ............ .......................... Governor o f N ew Jersey.
Thomas Edison died on Oct. 18th, 1931 in New Jersey at 84 years o f age. His
final words to his beloved Mina were, "It is very beautiful over there."
P assage B
* Fill each o f the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word.
The capital o f Japan’s northernm ost island attracts a cavalcade o f visitors
every year at the beginning o f February. (1 )........this being the coldest
time o f the year, visitors flock to the city, which transform s (2 ) .................into
a w inter dream w orld having with glittering figures and beautiful palaces.
More than two m illion people come to marvel (3 )............ the frosted statues.
The festival, w hich (4 ).......................... extrem ely hum ble origins, is today a
high profile international event. It began in 1950 (5 )............ ... a couple of
young students fashioned six snow statues in Odori Park. Five years
(6) ............................................. members o f Sapporo’s Defcnce Force sowed the
seeds (7)................................... the now world- famous festival by building the
first statue, which was m egalithic in ( 8) .............................................proportions.
Snow sculpting m ight sound (9 )............................................one o f those skills
best suited to the school playground, but it actually takes a lot o f patience
and artistic talent to form these snow giants. First, a wooden structure is built.
Large blocks o f snow are then cut from the ground. The blocks, which are
hammered into place around the scaffolding, are then hosed dow n with water
to freeze them into hard-as-rock mortar. It is only then that the painstaking
job o f sculpting the masterpiece begins.
The com bined result o f (1 0 )................. ............this sculpting and carving is
a crystal-like dreamscape o f frosted versions o f many famous buildings, such
as the Statue o f Liberty and the Leaning lower o f Pisa.
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ỊI W ORD FORM S
A Put the correct form of the words in brackets.
"11 They say that the secret o f .............................................lies in leading a simple
' life. (content)
12 One o f the m ost important qualities o f effective writing i s ................(clear)
^3 Fach com m ittee m em ber m ust be sworn t o ............................................ prior
' to the cerem ony, (secret)
4 Experts consider t h e ................................... .........o f the manuscript to be under
"i serious doubt, (authentic) ’ /
!5 Which of these paintings is the original? They’re completely................
to me. (distinguish)
; 6 Due to torrential w eather conditions the mountain pass i s .................... ..........
: via this route, (access)
7. Please.....................................our letter of the 25th. We have not had a
reply, (know)
8' Paul is a good employee, and is very . ...... . (conscience)
' 9, From the hotel there is a ....................... ...view across the canyon, (breath)
10. Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been
...........................................by an officially recognized body, (valid)
B. Give the correct form o f the words in the box for each gap.
a. produce b. effect c. energy d. benefit e. criticize
f- fin d g. member h. reduce i. difficult j. intense
, For those w ith insufficient time to spend hours working out in the gym,
there is some good news. Fitness enthusiasts can (1 )............................. ...........
reduce their fitness workout tim e by two-thirds, according to recent research.
Gym (2)............................... has soared in recent years, much to the delight of
the health and fitness industries, and doctor are hoping the (3 )......................
will encourage even m ore people to take up exercise.
The results suggest that it is iiot (4 )............ .............................. ..'to spend long
and exhausting hours exercising when working out for a shorter time and
more (5 )................................ achieves the same results. Participants were
required to cut their exercise time, but increasefthe level o f ( 6 ) ..........................
of their w orkout. Those who exercised for the shorter tim e found that a
significant (7 ).................................. in body fat had occurred. Experts believe
that this proves that a stream lined exercise program m e is m ore ( 8) .................
and also gives you more free time.
Some ( 9 ) .. .. . ..................................p o in t out, however, that in order to
achieve goals like these, you need a good level o f fitness before tackling
exercise o f such ( 10 ) ........................................................
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III. ER RO R IDENTIFICATION
Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them:
It seems that the mystery o f why the Pyramids were built may
have solved. Until quite recently people got used to think that they
w ere just tom bs for pharaohs. Instead, the connection with
astronom y seem too much m ore important. Egyptologists have
often asked them how long it spent to build them and why people
built them in the first place. Experts cam e up with a suggestion
that the .Egyptians may have believed in the River N ile was the
earthly equivalent o f the M ilky Way. M any agree that the sizes of
the three G iza pyram ids are in proportion to the three stars of
Orion, Nothing, thẹn, was by the chance. Rather, the souls o f dead
pharaohs were deliberately being project through shafts to reach at
their goal o f the O rion constellation._____________ ^__________ '
IV. SEN TENC E TR AN SFO R M A TIO N

A. Complete the sentences in such a way that each of the sentences means
alm ost the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. Tim insisted on being told the complete story.
—> N o th in g .................................................................................................................
2. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
-» The Iasi......................................................................... ..................................
3.'R ita doesn’t realize how serious her husband’s operation is going to be.
-> L ittle ................. ....................................................................................................
4.. Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success o f the mission. ,
-» W ithout..................................................................................................................
5. Are they likely to pass Proficiency?
-» Is there ........... ....................................... ...............................................................
B. Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write
a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to
the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given word(s).
1. The crops were badly affected by the storm. (EFFECT)
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—^ ..........................................................................................................................
2. The project received unanimous approval o f the com m ittee.(FAV O UR)
...... ............................ , ............................................................................
3. The personnel officer promised him that she wouldn’t tell any one that he
had been in the prison. (WORD)
—^.................... i ........................... ....... ...................... .................................
4 .1 enjoy being the boss of a small company. (FISH)
—^ ...............................................................................................................................
5. The success o f our local theater has made our city famous. (MAP)
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TRƯỜNG THPT THự HÀNH CAO NGUYÊN - ĐĂK LĂK
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY
others:
1. A. surgical B. surround c. surrender D. survival
2. A. opportunity B. menu c. attitude D. muscular
3. A. physical B. mythology c. rhythm D. psychology
4 . A. apartheid B. thorough c. cathedral D. ethnic
5 . A. exhausted B. cheetah c . rhinoceros D. alcoholic.
Find the word whose main stress is different from that of the others.
6. A. Admission "B. requirement
' c.
- copyright '• —D. vocational
7. A. representative B. satisfactory c. documentary D. deforestation
8/ A. acquaintance B. government c. development D. interpret
9. A. misbehavior B. generational c, disciplinary D. education
10. A. intensity B. apprentice c. attendance D. atmosphere
11. VOCABULARY:
11. Nowadays, with the help of the computer, teachers have developed a ______
approach to teaching.
A. multilateral B. multilingual c . multiple-choice D. multimedia
12. James could no longer bear th e _____ surroundings o f the decrepit old house.
A. oppressive B. domineering c . pressing D. overbearing
13. Does Mr. Ba bring his farm ______ to the local market every day?
A. productivity B. product c . production D. produce
14. According to a Government spokesman, further in the public sector
are to be expected.
A. cutbacks B. breakdowns c . out-takes D. layouts
15. You shouldn't have criticized him in front of the class. It was extremely
______o f you.
A. sensible B. insensitive c . insensible D. sensitive
16. He will be sued f o r _____ o f contract if he does not do what he promised.
A. fracture B. crack c . rupture D. breach
17. You shouldn’t _into other’s people private lives.
A. prowl B. prod c. proceed D. pry
18. Some romantic novelists_____ out books with the same old formula every year.
A. churn B. spill c . ladle D. pour
19. Even the best medicines are n o t_____ .
A. infallible B. unfailing c. fail-proof D. falsified
20. The dog was a little subdued yesterday, but she’s full o f _____ this morning.
A. sprouts B. beans c . chips D. berries
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III. G RAM M AR AND STRUCTURES
21 ._____ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
A. On B. At c . With D. O f
22. That style of d re s s ______ have been designed by Titian, because it wasn’t
worn till after his death.
A. wouldn’t B. shan’t c . can’t D. oughtn’t
23. When reaching the top o f the h ill,_____ .
A. we suddenly caught sight of the sea
B. it was the'sea that extended below us
c . we extended the sea below us
D. the sea came into view
24. Before he was 20, he developed _______ for the personal computer.
A. the world first computer's language
B. the computer language for the firstworld
c . the world's first computer language
D. the first world's computer language
25. The superstar, accompanied by the other members o f the b a n d ,______ to
visit our school next week.
A. are going B. is going c . are D. has had .
26 . ___ o f that book has been missing.
A. The chapter two B. A second chapter
c . Chapter two D, A chapter two
27 . ______ was the tea that we couldn’t drink it.
A. No longer B. So strong c . Hardly ever D. How strong
28. As a millionaire who liked to show off her wealth, Mrs. Smith p a id ______
we asked.
A. four time much than B. four times as much as '
c . four times much as D. four time as many as
29 . _____ , she continued to carry out her duties.
A. Although in poor health B. Although she is in good health
c . Despite her good health D. No matter how poor her health
30. In no circum stances___ on campus.
A. should smoking be allowed B. should allow'Smoking
c . smoking should be allowed D. we should allow smoking
31. During the lesson, the children were passing notes to each other but the
teacher didn't ________ .
A catch up B catch on c catch out D catch over
32. Before the concert, many o f the fans w ere______________with eeitement.
A bubbling up B bubbling off
c bubbling through D bubbling over
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"33 During the lead-up to Christmas, many teachcrs have so much work that they
get com pletely_______ _____.
Ạcovered up B washed off c snowed under D rubbed out
34 Class tests didn't use to be fun until one o f our teachers the idea of
: giving us tests on the computer.
A hit bn B came up c brought up D moved with
Í 35 In light o f his growing unpopularity, the president has decided t o _________
before the end of his five-year term o f office. /
A set down B get down c step (down I) hop down
*36Most politicians are quite flattered that actors and comedians want to
___ because it makes them feel more important.
A send them up B send them o f c show them up D show them off
3 7 .1 have to say I was very ___ by‘the way she totatlly ignored me and
refused to answer my questions.
A screwed up B bristled with c brushed up D taken aback
3&. Two o f the students in our class are identical twins and most o f the teachers
can't__________ ______ . :'
A see between them B tell them apart
c see them thorugh D find them between
39. They used to be best friends but a few weeks ago Sue and A m y ________
and now they're not on speaking terms.
A fell apart B fell out c broke out D came apart
40. I've always found that after a frustrating day at the office, a good way to
_____ your agression is to go on the motorway and drive at a hundred and
twenty miles per hour.
A work out B work up c simmer down D eat away
V. GUIDED CLOZE 1
Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
As time (1)______ , the power of newspapers seems to be on the ( 2 ) ____ _
This is odd because in the relatively j-ecent past, people were predicting that the
influence o f the written word would diminish in direct proportion to the rate of
increase o f the spoken word and moving image through TV and video. As
people whole-heartedly (3) _____ the Internet and cable and satellite tefevision,
why don’t we sec newspapers (4) _ ___out? How have these organs survived,
let alone (5)______ , particularly on a Sunday? Why don’t people who have
watched a football match live on the small screen (6)______ the wisdom of
rushing out the next day to read a (7)______ version o f it in four or five
columns? Why would anyone who has seen a film and formed a ( 8 ) ______
impression o f it the following dav read the review o f the self-same film in a
newspaper? To see if s/he is right? isn’t that what friends are for? Don’t we have
colleagues for just that purpose to see if our ideas on any ( 9 ) ______ song, film
or program tally with others’? What is this product that (1 0 )______ o f not much
more than outrageous headlines,- wayward comment, subjective editorials and
hyperbolic sports pages still doing in our lives? It sồems for the time being to be
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leading a charmed life. When it finally goes, though, many may come to mourn
its passing
l . A. flies B. passes c. goes D. drags
2. A. increase B. rise c. expansion D. build
3. A. embrace B. view c . agree D. win
4. A. going B. decreasing c. dying D. declining
5. A. flourished B. bloomed c. flowered D. rooted
6. A. press B. question • c. ask D. increase
7. A. curtailed B. cut c. reduced D. potted
8. A. vivid B.coloured c. bright D. direct
9. A. given B.taken c. subjected D. written
10. A. comprises B. contains c. consists D. informs
VI. GUIDED CLOZE 2
Read the text below and decidc which answer best fits each space.
CONVERSATIONAL TURNS
Probably the m ost..... (1)......... recognized conversational convention is that
people take....... (2)..'... speaking. But how do they know when it is their turn?
Some..... (3)...... must be present, otherwise conversations would be continually
breaking down into a disorganized jumble o f interruptions and simultaneous talk.
Turn-taking cues are usually quite subtle. People do not simply ....(4)..... talking
when they are ready to yield the floor. They usually signal in advance that they are
about to conclude. The clues may be semantic “ So anyway,...” or “Last but not
least,...”; but more commonly the speech itself can be modified to show that a turn
is about t o ..... (5)..... typically, by lowering its pitch, loudness, or speed.
Body movements and patterns o f eye ....... (6)........ are especially important.
While speaking, we look at any away from our listener in about equal ...(7)...;
but as we approach the end o f a turn, we look at the listener more steadily.
Listeners are not passive in all o f this. Here too there are several ways of
...(8)... that someone wants to speak next. One way is through an observable
increase in body tension by learning forward or producing an audible intake of
breath. A less subtle approach is simply to ..... (9)........ a strategy that may be
tolerated, if the purpose is to ..... (10).... what the speaker is saying, but that
more usually leads to social disapproval.
1. A. widely B. completely c. easily / D. largely
2. A. sides B. eare c. interest D. turns
3. A. regulations B. rules c. norms D. laws
4. A. stop B. end c . start D. give up
5 . A. end B. stop c. complete D. final
6. A. movement B. contact c. look D. appearance
7. A. parts B.shares c . turns D. proportions
8. A. signing B. signaling c. hinting D .saying
9 . A. break B. cut c. interrupt D. interfere
10. A. clear B. paraphrase c. repeat D. clarify
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II. READING PASSAGE 1 (5PTS)
éãd the text below and choose the best answer to each question.
METEORITE IMPACT AND DINOSAUR EXTINCTION
W-
In There is increasing evidence that the impacts o f meteorites have had
Important effects on Earth, particularly in the field of biological evolution. Such
pacts continue to pose a natural hazard to life on Earth. Twice in the twentieth
éntury, large meteorite objects are known to have collided with Earth.
If an impact is large enough, it can disturb the environment o f the entire Earth
ànd cause an ecological catastrophe. The best-documented such impact took
place 65 million years ago at the end o f the Cretaceous period o f geological
ihistory. This break in Earth’s history is marked by a mass extinction, when as
ị fnany as half the species on the planet became extinct. While there are a dozen or
• more mass extinctions in the geological record, the Cretaceous mass extinction
"'has always intrigued paleontologists because it marks the end o f the age o f the
Ĩ'dinosaurs. For tens of millions o f years, those great creatures had flourished.
'Thén, suddenly, they disappeared.
ế-y' The body that impacted Earth at the :ẹnd o f the Cretaceous period was a
meteorite with amass o f more than a trillion tons and a d iam etero f at least 10
kilometers. Scientists first identified this impact in 1980 from the worldwide
layer of sediment deposited from the dust cloud that enveloped the planet after
the impact. This sediment layer is enriched in the rare metal iridium and other
elements that are relatively abundant in a meteorite but very rare in the crust of
Earth. Even diluted by the terrestrial material excavated from the crater, this
component o f meteorites is easily identified. By 1990 geologists had located the
impact site itself in the Yucatan region o f Mexico. The crater, now deeply buried
in sediment, was originally about 200 kilometers in diameter.
This impact released an enormous amount o f energy, excavating a crater
about tw ic e rs large as the lunar crater Tycho. The explosion lifted about 100
trillion tons o f dust into the atmosphere, as can be determined by measuring the
thickness o f the sediment layer formed when ,this dust settled to the surface.
Such a quantity o f material would have blocked the sunlight completely from
reaching the surface, plunging JEarth into a period o f cold and darkness that
lasted at least several months. The explosion is also calculated to have produced
vast quantities o f nitric acid and melted rock that sprayed out overmuch o f Earth,
starting widespread fires that must have consumed most terrestrial forest sand
grassland. Presumably, those environmentaf disasters could have been
responsible for the mass extinction, including the death o f the dinosaurs.
. Several other mass extinctions in the geological record have been tentatively
identified with large impacts, but none is so dramatic as the Cretaceous event.
But even without such specific documentation, it is clear that impacts o f this size
do occur and that their results can be catastrophic. What is a catastrophe for one
group o f living things, however, may create opportunities for another group.
Following each mass extinction, there is a sudden evolutionary burst as new
species develop to fill the ecological niches opened by the ẹvent.
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Impacts by meteorites represent one mechanism that could causc global
catastrophes and seriously influence the evolution of life all over the planet.'
According to some estimates, the majority o f all extinctions of species may be
due to such impacts. Such a perspective fundamentally changes our view of
biological evolution. The standard criterion for the survival o f a species is its
success in competing with other species and adapting to slowly changing
environments. Yet an equally important criterion is the ability o f a’ species to
survive random global ecological catastrophes due to impacts.
Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting gallery, subject to random violent
events that were unsuspected a few decades ago. In 1991 the United States
Congress asked NASA to investigate the hazard posed today by large impacts on
Earth. The group conducting the study cbncluded from a detailed analysis that
impacts from meteorites can indeed be hazardous. Although there is always
some risk that a large impact could occur, careful study shows that this risk is
quite small.
1. The word “pose” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. claim . B. model c . assume D. present
2. In paragraph 2, why does the author include the information that dinosaurs
had flourished for tens o f millions o f years and then suddenly disappeared?
A. To support the claim that the mass extinction at the end o f the Cretaceous
is the best-documented of the dozen or so mass extinctions in the
geological record
B. To explain why as many as half o f the species on Earth at the time are
believed to have become extinct at the end of the Cretaceous
c . To explain why paleontologists have always been intrigued by the mass
extinction at the end of the Cretaceous
D. To provide evidence that an impact can be large enough to disturb the
environment of the entire planet and cause an ecological disaster
3. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3 about the location of
the meteorite impact in Mexico?
Ạ. The location o f the impact site in Mexico was kept secret by geologists
from 1980 to 1990.
B. It was a well-known fact that the impact had occurred in the Yucatan region,
c . Geologists knew that there had been an impact before they knew where it
had occurred. '
D. The Yucatan region was chosen by geologists as the most probable impact
site because of its climate.
4. According to paragraph 3, how did scientists determine that a large meteorite
had impacted Earth?
A. They discovered a large crater in the Yucatan region o f Mexico!
B. They found a unique layer o f sediment worldwide.
c . They were alerted by archaeologists who had been excavating in the
Yucatan region.
D. They located a meteorite with a mass o f over a trillion tons.
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5. The w o r d " e x c a v a t in g " in th e p a ssa u e is c lo se s t in m e a n in g to
A. digging out B. extending c . destroying D. covering up
6. According to paragraph 4, all of the following statements are true o f the
impact at the end of the Crctaccous period EXCEPT:
A. A large amount o f dust blocked sunlight from Earth.
B. Earth became cold and dark for several months,
c . New elements were formed in Earth’s crust.
D. Large quantities o f nitric acid were produced.
7. The phrase “tentatively identified” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. identified aftercareful study B. identified without certainty
c . occasionally identified D. easily identified
8. Paragraph 6 supports which o f the following statements about the factors that
are essential for the survival o f a species?
A. The most important factor for the survival o f a species is its ability to
compete and adapt to gradual changes in its environment.
B. The ability o f a species to compete and adapt to a gradually changing
environment is not the only ability that is essential for survival.
c . Since most extinctions o f species are due to major meteorite impacts, the
ability to survive such impacts is the most important factor for the survival
o f a species.
D. The factors that are most important for the survival of a species vary
significantly from one species to another.
9. Which o f the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the
following sentence?
"Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting gallery, subject to random violent
events that were unsuspected a few dccades ago."
Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out
essential information.
A. Until recently, nobody realized that Earth is exposed to unpredictable
violent impacts from space.
B. In the last few decades, the risk o f a random violent impact from space has
increased.
c . Since most violent events on Earth occur randomly, nobody can predict
when or where they will happen.
D. A few decades ago, Earth became thc'Ttarget o f random violent events
originating in outer space.
10. According to the passage, who conducted investigations about the current
dangers posed by large meteorite impacts on Earth?
A. Paleontologists B. Geologists
c . The United States Congress D. NASA

Since the world becamc industrialized, the number of animal species that
have either become extinct or have neared extinction has increased. Bengal
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tigers for instance, which once roamed the jungles in vast numbers, now number
only about 2,300. By the year 2025, it is estimated that they will become extinct.
What is alarm ing about the case o f the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will
have been caused almost entirely by poachers who, according to some sources,
are not always interested in material gain but in personal gratification. This is an
example of the callousness that is contributing to the problem of extinction.
Animals, such as Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species, are valuable
parts o f the w orld’s ecosystem. International laws protecting these animals must
be enacted to ensure their survival and the survival o f our planet.
Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various
ways. Some countries, in an effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated
large amounts o f land to animal reserves. They then charge admission prices to
help defray the costs o f maintaining the parks, and they often must also depend
on world organizations for . support. This money enables them to invest in
equipment and patrols.to protect the animals. Another response to the increase in
animal extinction is an international boycott of products made from
endangered species. This has had some effect, but by itself it will not prevent
animals from being hunted and killed.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. the Bengal tiger B. international boycott
c . endangered specics D. problems with industrialization
2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the world “alarm in g ” in the
first paragraph?
A. dangerous B. serious c . gripping D. distressing
3. The word “poachers” as used in the first paragraph could best be replaced by
which of the following?
A. illegal hunters B. enterprising researchers
c . concerned scientists D. trained hunters
4. The word “callousness” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which
of the following?
A. indirectness B. independence c . incompetence D. insensitivity
5. The above passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast_______ .
A. a problem and a solution B. a statement and an illustration
c . a comparison and contrast D. specific and géneral information
6. What does the word “This” in the first paragraph refers to in the passage?
A. Bengal tigers
B. Interest in material gain
c . Killing animals for personal satisfaction
D. The decrease in the Bengal tiger population
7. Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated” in the second
paragraph?
A. set aside B. combined c . organized D. taken off
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g The word “defray" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to which of
the following?
A. lower B. raise
c . make a payment on D. make an investment toward
9 What does the term “international boycott” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. buying and selling o f animal products overseas
B. a refusal to buy animal products worldwide
c a global increase in animal survival /
D. defraying the cost o f maintaining national parks
10. Which o f the following best describes the author’s attitude?
A. forgiving B. concerned c . vindictive D. surprised
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE W O RD for each space. ' .
SKATEBOARD
Some sports or activities have traditionally been (1 )................with people, even
though it is not always clear why. Skateboarders, for instance, are expected to
(2) teenagers wearing clothes four sizes too big for them. When you
come to think o f it, there’s nopractical reason why people over the age o f 21
shouldn’t take.upthe sport.
Skateboarding involves a certain (3)............. of falling off the board, (4)...........
can of course be painful, but this also (5).............to other sports like skiing or
surfing. Sports should not be restricted (6)................ teenagers. There is
(7)............. wrong with a grown - up gliding down the road on his or her board.
(8)......... the same time, I must confess that I felta certain sympathy for
my niece Emily when her father, my older brother Tom, announced that he was
going skateboarding with her. At the age o f 14 you are very conscious of
whatother people think o f you. She knew all her friends would laugh at her if she
arrived for the regular Saturday tjiorning skateboarding sessions in. the local park
with her dad.
Emily felt (9)................ embarrassment would be more than she could bear, so
she kindly asked her father ifhe could go skateboarding somewhere else. Tom
realized how embarrassed Emily must felt and (it) )......................out laughing.
11. WORD FORMATION

A. Complete the sentences with the correct form o f the word given:
1. Patrician and charming, he controls his empire with quite.......................from
his office in St Remy, his native town. (PATERNAL)
.2. Some spring flowering bulbs prefer to start th e....... ............... stage o f leaf
development before their cold period (LONG)
3. The..'............. ...im ages were still vivid in her mind, playing out like some
cleverly orchestrated cellular illusion, (HORROR)
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4. A s tw ilig h t bci>an t o ..........o v e r the d u n , she found it im p o s s ib le to stay in
her chambcr alone, as she usually did. (DEHP)
5. That kind o f l i n k a g c d i p lo m a c y is a lw a y s d a n g e r o u s a n d ( A G R E R )
.
6. And then she mistily realized what she should have known at oncc: that she
had reached the c liffs edge.............. (HINDRANCE)
7 pain or pain in the belly is the reason for around 5% o f all
emergency department visits. (ABDOMEN)
8. Women after childbirth arc naturally............. .......o f their appearance
(CRITICIZE)
9. There is a craze for........ foods in our country these days. (CANCER)
10. Still, if the success of novels is to be measured by their galloping pace and
sheer....... .............. you can’t put this one down. (READ)
B. Complete the passage with the appropriate forms from the words given
in the box.
adopt terror t h i e f ' escape data

propose . neighbour necessity likely liberal ____
One of the most divisive issues in UK politics today concerns the proposed
(1 ) .......... o f an identity card system similar to that already in use in many
(2 ) ____ Furopean Union countries. The (3)............. o f ID cards base their
arguments partly on the increased risk of (4)............. attacks and the current rise
in the new crime of identity (5 )....... They point to many countries around the
world who already have such schemes and consider the storing of personal dala
by the state to be a(n) (6 )............. part o f living in the modern world. The
opponents of their introduction talk of the (7)............. intrusion into people’s
lives and strongly object to the idea of personal information being stored in a
vast (8)...........They point to several recent cases o f the government’s failure to
keep people's private details safe and secure and worry about the (9)............ of
such data failing into the hands of criminals. Other critics suggest that requiring
everybody to be registered in this way is an erosion of our civil (10)............and
say that such a system is incompatible with the idea that wc live in a free society.
III. ERROR CORECTION

The following passage contains ten errors. Find and correct them.
Thirty years ago, the TV series UFO envisions 1999 as an era when space
fighters were launched from submarines, the world was in threat from alien
invaders -and everyone carried a slide rule in a holster on their belts.
Even as the programmer was being made, pockct calculators were coming
onto the market. There was a lesson about the future: it will overtake your
wildest imaginings. If you focus on what existing technologies will
'"develop, you miss the real changes - and threats. This autumn sees the
changeover between keyboards and mice to using the human voicc to dictate
directly onto the screcn. and to command the computer. Wonderful, you may
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'think A cure for repetitive strain injure (RSI), caused by repeated physical
actions. E x c e p t th a t it will not be. It will tra n sfe r RSI fro m the w rist to th e throat.
The voice box is a very delicate instrument and we are not used to speak all the
time. Even 200 words (taking a little over a minute to say) leaves us clearing our
throats and sipping a drink. There will be catastrophes unless we learn how to
tise oùr voices safe. Students who get up on the morning of an essay deadline
to compose 4,000 words on a voice-operated computer could permanently
damage their voices.
Bach new technological development tends to bi/ing problems with it. Nobody
had heard o f RSI until word processors exploded onto the market. Long hours
spent stare into a computer monitor led to complaints o f eyestrain, backache and
even worries about radiation leaks from the screen. Repetitive computer related
tasks are such a common features of mocỊcrn work that many companies
are calling in ergonomic consultants to recommend ways to avoid RSI
conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, a wrist condition commonly found in
people who use keyboards. Companies found that by following their advices,
éìaims for injury or illnesses suffered by: employees were greatly diminished.

1. His smooth manner didn’t deceive us. (TAKEN)
-> We................................ ................................ ..........................................................
2. The President was impeached because of his financial misconduct.
(GROUNDS)
-» The President....................... :...............................................................................
3. The jum per you knitted for my daughter no longer fits her. (G ROW N)
-> My daughter.........................................................................................................
4. Oskar didn’t feel like going out last night. (M OOD)
—> Oskar.....................................................................................................................
5. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night. (EARS)
—> What the politician..................................... ................................................. ......
6. He thinks that the accident was his fault. (RESPO NSIBLE)
-» He...................................................................................................................... ......
7. The refugees continued to feel unsafe until they had crosscd the border.
-> Not until...................................................... .....................................................
8. Because he didn’t study hard, he failed the exam.
—» Had............................. ...................................................................... .....................
9. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.
So.................................................... .......................................................................
10. I just had time to put up my umbrella before the rain came down in torrents. '
—> No sooner....................... ......... ............................................................. ............
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TRƯỜNG THPT PLEIKU - GIA LAI
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I. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
A. PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced diferently from the others '■
l . A. mince B. cipher c. demand D. cinema
2.A. question B. quota c. racquet D. quieten
3.A. Polaroid B. polecast c. fossil D. ghost
4.A. executive B. execrable c. exhale D. exhibition
5.A. stooge B. proof c . gooey D. hookworm
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that o f the others.
l . A. laborious B. geological c. delicious D. experiment
2. A. immune B. pneumonia c. delicate D. insistent
3. A. delicacy B. literature G. temperate D. supremacy
4. A. majesty B. machine c. magnificent D. manure
5. A. redundant B. microscopic c. reluctant D. acquaintance
B. LEXICOLOGY
1. Only when air and water seep through its outer co at_______
A. Does a seed germinate B. to the germination o f a seed
c . a seed germinates D. for a seed to germinate
2 . ______ seasonal rainfall, especially in regions near the tropics, is winds that
blow in an opposite direction in winter than in summer.
A. Causing B. That cause c . To cause D. What causes
3. The extinct Martian volcano Olympus Mons is approximately three times as
_____ Mount Everest.
A. high B. high as isc . higher than D. the highest of
4. The flight instructor,_______ at the air base, said that orders not to fight had
been given.
A. when interviewed B. when he interviewed
c . when his interview D. when interviewing
5. In the northern and central parts of the state o f Idaho and churning
rivers.
A. majestic mountains are found B. found majestic mountains
c . are found majestic mountains D. finding majestic mountains
6. The flowers will soon start to bloom ___winter is gone and the weather is
beginning to get warmer.
A. even if B. now that c . so D. even though
7. The disappointing results of the job interviews came as no surprise__the
unsatisfactory guidance at home.
A. in vision o f B. in sight of c . in glimpse o f D. in view of
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8 Don't get yourself_______ over such a trivial matter.
A. done up B. worried up c . whipped up D. worked up
9 Different h o rm o n es____________ at the same time on a particular target issue.
A. usually act B. usually acting
c . they usual act D. the usual action .
10. The tidal forces on the Earth due to _____ only 0.46 of those due to the Moon.
A. the Sun is B. the Sun they are
c . the Sun it is D. the Sun are
11. Most radioactive elements occur in igneous aựd metamorphic _ fossils occur
in sedimentary rocks. '
A. rocks, nearly all B. rocks, but nearly all
c . rocks, nearly all are D. rocks, which nearly all are
12. radioisotope is encountered, the first step in its identification is the
determination o f its half-life.
A. An unknown B. Afterwards, an unknown
c . When an unknown ' D. During an unknown
13. The Missouri ______ longest river in the United States, flows through seven
states from its source in Montana to its confluence with the Mississippi.
A. River, the B. River is the
c . River is one o f the D. Rivec, one o f the
14. Coral islands such as the Maldives are the tips o f reefs built during periods o f
warm climate, w h en _____ higher.
A. were sea levels B. sea had levels,
c . having sea levels D. sea levels were
15. Hail forms within large, dense cumulonim bus_______ develop on hot,,
humid summer days.
A. clouds B. clouds that c . clouds that are D. clouds that they
c. READING COMPREHENSION
PASAGE 1: Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences.
Then choose the answer - A, B, c , or D - that you think fits best.
It is estimated that over 99 percent of all species that ever existed have
become extinct. What causes extinction? When a species is no longer adapted to
a changed environment, it may perish. The exact causes o f a species’death vary
from situation to situation. Rapid ecological change may render an environment
hostile to a species For example, temperatures may change and a species may
not be able to adapt. Food resources may be affected by environmental changes,
which will then cause problems for a species requiring these resources. Other
species may become better adapted to an environment, resulting in competition
and, ultimately, in the death o f a species.
The fossil record reveals that extinction has occurred throughout the history
of Earth. Recent analyses have also revealed that on some occasions many
species became extinct at the same time - a mass extinction. One of the best-
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known examples o f mass extinction occurred 65 million years ago with the
d e m is e o f d in o s a u r s and m a n y o th e r fo rm s of. life. P e r h a p s the largest mass
extinction was the one that occurred 225 million years ago, when approximately
95 percent o f all species died. Mass extinctions can be caused by a relatively
rapid change in the environment and can be worsened by the close
interrelationship o f many species. If, for example, something were to happen to
destroy much of the plankton in the oceans, then the oxygen content o f Earth
would drop, affection even organisms not living in the oceans. Such a change
would probably lead to a mass extinction.
One interesting, and controversial, finding is that extinctions during the past
250 million years have tended to be more intense every 26 million years. This
periodic extinction might be due to intersection o f the Earth’s orbit with a cloud
of comets, but this theory is purely speculative. Some researchers have also
speculated that extinction may often be random. That is, certain species may be
eliminated arid others may survive for no particular reason. A species’ survival
may have nothing to do with its ability or inability to adapt. If so, some of
evolutionary history may reflect a sequence of essentially random events.
1. The underlined word “ultimately” is closest in meaning to
A.exceptionally B. dramatically c.eventually D. unfortunately
2. What does the author say in paragraph 1 regarding most species in Earth’s history?
A. They have remained basically unchanged from their original forms.
B. They have been able to adapt to ccological changes,
c . They have caused rapid change in the environment.
D. They are no longer in existence.
3. Which o f the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 1 as resulting from
rapid ecological change?
A. Temperature changes B. Availability o f food resources
c . Introduction o f new specics D. Competition among species
4. The underlined word “demise” is closest in meaning to
A change B. recovery c . help D. death
5. Why is “plankton” mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. To demonstrate the interdependence o f different species
B. To emphasize the importance of food resources in preventing mass extinction
C.To illustrate a comparison between organisms that Jive on the land and
those that live in the ocean
D.To point out that certain species could never become extinct
6. According to paragraph 2, evidence from fossils suggests that
A. extinction o f species has occurred from time to time throughout Earth’s
history.
B. Extinctions on Earth have generally been massive.
c . there has been only one mass extinction in Earth’s history.
D. dinosaurs became extinct much earlier than scientists originally believed.
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7 The underlined word "finding" is closest in meaning to
A. published information. B. research method,
c.ongoing experiment. D. scientific discovery.
8 Which o f the following can be inferred from the theory o f periodic extinction
metioned in paragraph 3?
A. Many scientists could be expected to disagree with it.
•" B. Evidence to support the theory has recently been found
' c . The theory is no longer seriously considered,'
D. Most scientists believe the theory to be accurate.
9. In paragraph 3, the author makes which o f the following statements about a
species’ survival?
A. It reflects the interrelationship o f may species.
B. It may depend on chance events.
c . It does not vary greatly from species to species.
D. It is associated with astronomical conditions.
10. According to the passage, it is believed'that the largest extinction of a species
occurred
A. 26 million years ago B. 65 million years ago
c . 225 million years ago D. 250 mj 11ion years ago
PASSAGE 2: Read the following passage and choose the best answers to
the questions.
TH E RIV ERS OF T H E AM AZON
There are three different types o f rivers associated with the Amazon
rainforest. O f course, these typesexist elsewhere in the world, yet, in the
Amazon, they are most distinct. They are classified as whitewater, Clearwater,
and blackwater rivers, and each displays elements that make it ecologically
distinct from the others. Clearly, one of the main reasons they have been named
as such is due to the qualities o f their appearance, but there are also fundamental
differences in everything from their water pland, and consistency to abundance
or lack o f organisms within eaclytype of river.
While whitewater and blackwater rivers occupy areas on the floor o f the
forest at minimal elevations, Clearwater rivers tend to be present at higher
elevations in mountainous regions. Still, each contributes in its own way to one
of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, the Amazon.
The Clearwater rivers o f the Amazon region, also called biuewater rivers, are
noted for their crystal-clear water and are typically found flowing through the
rocks o f the highlands and at upper elevations. One o f the main reasons why the
waters are so clear is that the rocks they flow through and over are extremely
old, making erosion by the river waters difficult. This lack o f erosion lends to a
lack o f sediment in the water and its more transparent nature. Clearwater rivers
are also much swifter than whitewater or blackwater rivers due to their abrupt
changes in gradients. Overall, C l e a r w a t e r rivers have'a very high mineral content.
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which allows plant life as well as algae to proliferate. Because o f the abundance
o f algae, many other types o f species of fish are able to thrive as well.
A second major type o f river found in the Amazon is the whitewater river
The formidable Amazon River itself is in this class. Ironically, whitewater rivers
are usually light-chocolate colored and have extremely low visibility because:
they contain heavy loads o f sediment. Two o f the main causes of their high :
sediment content are the natural erosion o f the river basin itself as well as the
deforestation of the rainforest. As deforestation continues, soil is no longer
anchored by the roots o f vegetation and trees and is instead washed into the river
during the heavy rains that frequent the rainforest. Still, whitewater rivers are
inherently rich in nutrients and therefore support numerous types o f aquatic
organisms. In contrast to Clearwater rivers, whitewater rivers such as the
Amazon tend to flow much more slowly because of the low gradients involved.
For example, the Amazon itself experiences only a 107- meter change in
elevation from Peru to its mouth, a distance that covers over about 3,219
kilometers.
The final major type o f river in the Amazon is known as a blackwater river,
of which the Rio Negro in Brazil is a prime example and also the largest in the
world. Blackwater rivers are the most common type in the Amazon. They exhibit
a deep, dark brown color due to the decomposition of leaves and vegetation in
the. waters. Most vegetation contains the chemical tannin, which is released into
biackwater rivers as it begins to decompose. Blackwater rivers have excellent
water clarity due to their highly acidic nature, which also benefits the river in a
couple of other ways. A high acid content is an excellent trait for a river to have
because.it keeps the river clean and, in many ways, more sanitary than others.
The acid kills parasites and bacteria which can threaten fish populations, as well
as insect larvae such as that of mosquitoes, reducing the spread o f dangerous
diseases such as malaria.
While the Amazon is a highly diverse ecosystem, one o f the reasons this is so
is due to the different types of river systems within it. The Amazon is the main
vein, and m ost blackwater and Clearwater rivers are estuaries or branches o f it
until they finally link at certain points along the Amazon’s main route. For
example, the Amazon and the Rio Negro finally meet at Manaus, Brazil, and,
once they do, their distinct ecosystems are combined to form an evenmore
complex river system of life and water quality until it eventually empties into
the ocean.
1. In paragraph 1, the author's description o f the major types o f Amazon rivers
mentions which o f the following?
A. They are classified by what is able to exist in them.
B. They are determined by their length and breadth.
c . They are unique only to the area of the Amazon.
D.They are all located at altitudes at or beneath sea level.
2. The word “transparent” in the 2nd passage is closest in meaning to
A. veneered B. refreshing c . glassy D. beneficial
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M Which o f the follow ing can be inferred from paragraph 2 about Clearwater rivers?
Ạ Their water is not really as clear as their name implies.
B They flow at a slower pace than blackwater rivers.
, C.There is not much algae present in Clearwater rivers.
ỊÍ D.They do not exist on more level areas in the Amazon.
4( According to paragraph 2, which o f the following is NOT true o f Clearwater
à?' rivers? •
A.They eventually connect with the Amazon River itself.
J B.They have very high levels of nutrients and minerals.
'1 C.They have enough sedim ent for algae to multiply.
D.They often occur where ancient stones or boulders are present,
j) The author discusses “natural erosion” in,paragraph 3 in order to
L‘ A.indicate the types o f threats the Amazon region faces
B. relate why whitewater rivers are not as clear as some others
c . show how deforestation contributes Jittle to whitewater rivers
7 D. suggest that sediment is not the main cause of the color o f rivers
6. According to paragraph 3, deforestation is:a negative factor in the Amazon
because
. A. too many trees are cut down, aever to grow back
B. valuable soil is washed away into the rivers
c . other species o f animals will not have a natural habitat
D. rivers become more erosive without strong boundaries
7. The word “inheren tly ” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. partially B. subsequently c . naturally D. externally
8. According to paragraph 4, blackwater rivers are named so bccause
A. they lack the necessary nutrients needed to produce life
B. they are in direct contrast to the two other types o f river
c . they are colored by the decomposition o f vegetation
D. they are the most common type o f river in the Amazon
9. The word “it” in the passage refers to
A. vegetation B. chcmicaì c . tannin D. rivers
10. The word “vein” in the passage is elosest in meaning to
A. clasp B. diversion c . appendage D. thread
PASSAGE 3: Read through the following text and then choosc from the list
(A-K) the best phrase to fill each of the blanks. Some o f the
suggested answers do not fit at all. One answer (0)has been
given as an example. Write one letter (A- J) in the numbered
spaccs provided under the passage
English was first written down in the sixth century. At that time, writers had
to use the twenty- three letters o f the Latin alphabet ( 0 ) __J ■Because English
has sounds that do not exist in Latin, they added letters ( 1 ) ___ . This resulted in
some irregular spellings. After the Norman invasion'of England in 1066, French
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became the language spoken by the King and other people in positions o f power
and influence. Many French words were introduced and the spelling o f many
English words changed (2 )___.The result was a rich and irregular mix of spellings
The printing press was invented in the fifteenth century. Many early printers
of English texts spoke other first languages, especially Dutch. They often paid
little attention ( 3 ) ___ . Sometimes technical decisions were made ( 4 ) __ . To dot
this, letters were taken o ff the ends o f words and som etim es added to words
With time, people became used (5)___.
Fixed spellings were therefore created by the printers’ decisions. Spoken
English, however, was not fixed. It continued ( 6 ) ___ . It is no wonder that
English spelling seems irregular. Words such as although, through and cough
for example, all have the same spelling at the end, but are pronounced
differently. Words such as feet, meat and seize, on the other hand, are spelled
differently but have the same sound in the middle.
A. to have a great influence

B. to seeing words spelled in the same way
c . to follow French patterns ' ■ '
D. to change, as it still does
E. to show the spellings • / ■
F. to influence the French
G. to how English words were spelled
H. to represent the forty-four sounds o f English
I. to g ive colum ns o f print straight edges
J, to write down what they heard
PASSAGE 4: You are going to read a newspaper article about sleep. Sewn
paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the
paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra
paragraph which you do not need to use.
A. Beyond this, certainties blur into theories. It is often suggested, for example,
that sleep repairs body tissue, or restores muscles, or rests the frontal section
o f the brain that controls speech and creativity. But all of this may happen
more quickly during relaxed wakefulness, so no one is really sure.
B. Part of this interest is in sleep in general: in its rhythms, its uses and in
problems with sleeping. But a central preoccupation remains. "People need
more sleep," says one leading sleep researcher. "People cut back on sleep
when they’re busy. They get up too early to avoid the rush hour."
c . By the 17th century, however, as artificial light became more common, the
rich began to switch to .the more concentratcd. and economically more
efficient, mode o f recuperation that we follow today. Two centuries later, the
industrial revolution pushed back the dusk for everyone cxccpt some country-
dwellers, by making most people work longer hours in lighted buildings.
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p The sleep researchers seem interested in this theory. But the laboratory is not
funded to investigate such matters. Its sponsors I I want its research to lead to
?sy p ra c tic a l solutions such as deciding where Take a Break signs should be
placed on motorways, and how different kinds of food and drink can affect
driving and sleepiness.
Ẹ A coffee might have helped. Two cups, Dr Reyner says, even after no sleep at
*sr . all- can make you a safe driver for half an hour or more. She recommends a
whole basket of alertness products: tablets, energy drinks, caffeinated
"t chewing gum. Shift workers, she is quite sure, cpuld probably use them.
J=. Moreover, people may have had different sleep patterns in the past. A history
professor has investigated nocturnal British life between 1500 and 1850 and
K.Ĩ discovered that sleeping routines were very different. People went to bed at
nine or ten, then woke up after midnight, after what they called their "first
sleep", stayed awake for an hour, and then' had their "morning sleep".
G. In fact, the laboratory's interest is more physical. In a darkened room stands a
motorway simulator, the front section o f a car facing a wide projection
/ screen. The subjects are always told to arrive at 2pm, in the body's natural
mid-afternoon lull, after a short night's: sleep or no sleep at all. The projector is
switched on and they are asked to drive, while answering questions. An
endless road rolls ahead, sunlight glares; and the air is warm.
ÍI. In Europe, such propositions are perhaps most thoroughly tested in a small,
unassuming building on a university campus in the English Midlands. The
university sleep research laboratory has investigated, among many subjects,
the effects o f fatigue on sailors, the effects o f airport noise on sleepers, and
the dangers o f motorway driving for flagging drivers.
Tiredness, it is often claimed, has become the modern condition. As the ,

richer, busier countries have grown, so sleeplessness and anxiety have also
grown in the popular psyche. Research in the USA has found 40 million
Americans to be chronically affected, and some recent best-selling novels in
Britain have featured insomniacs as protagonists, or sleep research laboratories
as their settings.
( ! ) ......... 7 .
Recently, a sleep researcher tried an experiment. He offered his subjects the
opposite o f the modern routine. ""I allowed them to sleep for up to 14 hours a
night for a month. It took them three weeks to reach an equilibrium o f eight-and-
a-quarter hours.-That indicates a great rebound o f sleep - sleep that the\ hadn't
been getting."
(2)...........
1 or guinea pigs, they advertise in the student newspapers. Subjects are picked
up by taxi, paid £5 an hour, and asked to adjust their sleeping patterns according
to instructions. Dr Louise Reyner provides reassurance: "Some people are quite
worried, because you're putting electrodes on their heads, and they think you can
see what they're dreaming or a thinking." ,
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(3)
The young men all deny they are going to fall asleep. Dr Reyner has a video
recording o f one trying not to. At first the person at the wheel is very upright ^
wet and bleary eyes determinedly fixed on the windscreen. Then he begins to^
blink briefly, every now and again; then for longer, and more often, with a slight
drop o f the head. Each nod grows heavier than the last. The blinks become a 10-
second blackout. Every time, he jerks awake as if nothing has happened. But th |
car, by the second or third occasion, has shot off the carriageway.
(4)... ......
But apart from these findings, what-else do we know about human sleep with:
any kind o f certainty'.' It is known that humans sleep, like other mammals
according to a daily cycle. Once asleep, they switch between four different stages of
unconsciousness, from stage one sleep, the shallowest, to stage four, the deepest
When dreams occur, which is usually during the lightest sleep, the brain paralyses
the body except for the hands and eyelids, thus preventing injuries.
(5). ......
However, there is a strong degree of certainty among scientists that women
sleep for half an hour longer than men. and that older people require less sleep
though they don't know why. When asked what sleep is for, some sleep
researchers reply in cosmic terms: "Sleep is a tactic to travel through time
without injury."
(6).... :.....
The interlude was a haven for reflection, remembering dreams, or even
night-time thieving. The poorest were the greatest beneficiaries o f this quiet
time, fleetingly freed from the constraints and labours that ruled their daytime
existence.
(7).............
Yet beyond Europe and America, the old pattern was widespread until quite
recently, and according to a leading anthropologist, in some non- western
settings there are still no rigid bedtimes. People go to bed for a few hours, and
then get up again. The idea o f a.night's solid sleep does not apply. For certain
tribal societies, human and animal noises and the need to supervise the lire and
watch out for predators combine to make continuous sleep impossible. It seems
that people all round the world are badly in need of sleep.
D. GUIDED CLOZE TEST
PASAGE 1: Read the passage and choose A, B, c or D for each o f the
following blanks.
THE WASTE GENERATION
One o f the most statistics that I have seen in a long ( 1 ) ______ _ is that 5
percent o f all the energy used in the United States is (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ by computers
that have been left on all night.
I can’t confirm this personally, but I can (3) ______ tell you that on
numerous occasions I have looked out o f hotel rooms late at night, in a (4)
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o f American sites and been struck by the fact that every light in very
èighboring office building is still on, and that computer ( 5 ) _____ are indeed
' ickering.
eating on so hot - because, in short, electricity, petrol and other energy sources
fe so. (8) _______ cheap, and have been for so long that it doesn’t occur to them
Ip (9) ■ otherwise. /
Why, after all, put up with the annoying experience o f having to wait 20
-[Seconds for your computer to ( 1 0 6 )_______ up each morning when you can
fhave it at your immediate command by (1 1 )_______ it on all night?
. We are terribly (12) ______ of resources in this country. The average
American uses tw ice as much energy to gfet (13) ________ life as the average
European. With just 5 percent of the world’s (14) ________ we consume 20
ị percent o f its resources. These are not statistics to be proud of.
Ạ . A. period B. was c. time D. day
2. A. made B. consumed c. destroyed D. won
3. A. firmly B. certainly c. doubtlessly D. well
4. A. centre B. part c. variety D. well
5. A. controls B. screens c. rooms D. workers
6. A. out B. down c. away D. off
7. A. central B. hot c. useful D. energy
8. A. interestingly B. proportionally c. relatively D. definitely
9. A. manage B. carry out c. behave D. perform
10. A. warm B .go c . turn D. be
11. A. letting B. allowing c . running D. leaving
12. A. consuming B. carefree c . wasteful D. useful
13.A. by B. over c. along D. through
14. A. market B. population c . resources D. goods
PASSAGE 2: Choose the wprd that best fits each of the blanks in the
following passage. Circle A, B, c , or D to indicate your
answer. (0 ) has been done as an example.
Every day one quarter o f the total population o f Vietnam is directly (1)
______ in formal education and training activities, ( 2 ) ______ as students or
teachers. Education is an important part o f the society. It is a major
preoccupation o f government and is a highly valued and respected ( 3 ) ______ in
Vietnamese society. The Vietnam education and training sector is large, present
in almost every village and (4 )______ virtually every family. There are almost 18
million students in the education system and over 0.5 million teachers and
instructors. The (5) _ _ _ _ _ o f the education system is 5-4-3 i.e., five years of
primary education (grades 1-5) ( 6 ) ______ by four years o f lower secondary
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(grades 6-9), and three years of upper secondary (grades 10-12). Higher education
programs ( 7 ) ______ between two and six years.
Government spending ( 8 ) _____ education and training grew rapidly during
the 1990's and in 1995 education and training's share o f the overall discretionary
State (9) ______ was about 12 percent or about 3.5% o f GDP. Household
expenditure on education and.formal cost recovery adds a (10) ______2.5% of
GDP. Thus, aggregate expenditures of education in 1995 were approximately
6% of GDP with households meeting 43% of overall educational expenditures
1A. focused B. included c. involved D. combined
2A. either B. both c. neither D. also
3A. performance B. activity c. occupation D. business
4A. meets B.reaches c. touches D.conquers
5A. formation B. target c. construction D. structure
6A. followed B.reduced c. increased D .changed
7A. extend B. last c. widen D. form
8A. at B. for c. with D. on
9A. budget B. loan c. pocket D. allowance
10A. more B. farther c. further D, fewer
II. WRITTEN TEST
A. VERB FO R M / TENSES
Put the verbs given in brackets into their appropriate tenses or forms.
I. The little boy had a lot o f trouble ( c o n v in c e ) _______everyone that he
(see)______ a mermaid.
2.1 was terribly disappointed (discover)_____that he (lie)________ to me.
3. I really didn't expect (introduce)_______ to the president.
4. The sunlight (come)_____ _ through the window (wake) ________ me up early
every morning.
5. The girl got into a lot of trouble. She (not, tell)_________ a lie.
6 . 1 appreciate (tell)____ ___the news.
7. The anthropologist (leave)___ the village when she (co llect)________
enough data.
8. He saves £500 a year. By the time he (retire)______ he (save)_______ £20.000.
9. The fog (co m e )_ ____down suddenly and I suppose they(not, k n o w )_____
which way (tu rn )________ . If only they (have)_______ a map and compass
with them, 'they (not, drown) _____
10. You (telephone)_______ for ages. You (not, finish) ?
B. ARTICLES, PREPOSITIONS & PHRASAL VERBS
Part 1: Insert A, AN, THE or <l> (zero article) where necessary. Write your
answers in the numbered spaces provided under the passage.
I did not feel good. I had ( 1 ) ________ headache and (2) _________ sore
throat, and I went to ( 3 ) ________ bed at eight o ’clock with some lemon and
honey. When I woke up in (4) _________morning 1 was so full o f ( 5 ) _________
cold that I hardly breathe. I got up and took my temperature, and upon finding it
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was (6 ) ________ hundred point four. 1 went straight to (7 )_________ bed again.
(g) __ l a th e r w a n te d to sent for ( 9 ) __________ do c to r, an d 1 sa id i d id not
want (1 0 )________ doctor.
Part 2: Fill the gaps in the following text with the correct prepositions or
particles.
T H E PO W E R O F TH E UNCONSCIOUS MIND
Suddenly you find that you have lost all awareness (1) what you were
'gớing to say next, though a moment ago the thought was perfectly clear. Or
perhaps you were (2)______ the verge of introducing a friend, and his name
escaped you, as you were about to utter it. You may say you cannot remember;
(3 )___ all probability, though, the thought has become unconscious, or
(4)______ least momentarily separated from consciousness. We find the same
phenomenon (5) __ our senses. If we concentrate hard (6) ________ a
continuous note, which is (7) ____ the edgfe of audibility, the sound seems to
stop (8)______ regular intervals and then start again. Such oscillations are the
result o f a periodic decrease and increase (9)______ our attention, not due to any
variation (10)______the. note. '
But when we are unconscious (11) : something it does not cease to
exist, any more than a car that has disappeared round a corner has vanished into
thin air. It is simply ( 1 2 ) ______ of sight. Just as we may later see the car again,:
so we come across thoughts that were temporarily lost (1 3 )_____ us.
Thus, part o f the unconscious consists of a multitude of temporarily obscured
thoughts, impressions, and images that, in spite of being lost, continue to have an
influence (14)___ our conscious minds. A man who is distracted or 'absent-
minded' will walk across the room (15)______ search o f something. He stopped,
in a quandary - he Has forgotten what he was (16)____ His hands grope
(17)__ ___the objects on the table as if he were sleepwalking or (18) _ _ _ _ _ _
hypnosis; he is oblivious (19) his original purpose, yet he is unconsciously
guided by it. (20) the end, he realizes what it is that he wants. His
unconscious has prompted him.
c. WORD FORMATION
PASSAGE 1: Use the correct form of each of the words given in parentheses to
fill in the blank in the following passages.
More than half the world's population consider (1. them )_____ shy. delegates
to the first international (2. confer) on shyness, being held in Cardiff, will be
told today. One in 10 cases is severe. Effects include mutism, speech problems,
(3. lo n e ly )____ blushing, shaking and trembling, lack o f eye contact, (4.
difficult)______ in forming relationships and social phobia - the most extreme
form of shyness, defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a pronounced
and (5. persist)_____ fear o f social or performance situations in which (6. embarrass)
_____ may occur. Shy people tend to blame themselves for social (7. fail)
and attribute success to (8. out) ;____ factors. They expect their behavior to be
(9; adequate)_____remember only negative information about themselves and
accept without challenge adverse comments from others.
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The causes are complex and not fully understood. The latest theory is that it
can be traced to genes as well as to social (10. condition) ■One estimate- 5
based on research with twins, is that around 15 per cent of the population are
born with a (11. dispose)______ to shyness. Some (12. psychology) __
believe there are tw o types: an early developing, fearful shyness and a later'
developing, (13. conscious)_____ shyness. The fearful version emerges often 5
in the first year o f life and is (14. think)______ to be (15. part)_______inherited.'!
PASSAGE 2: Complete each space in the text with a word formed from the!
word in capitals.
Last year I resigned my post as a Head o f Department at a
large comprehensive school. After 23 years o f teaching, I had
simply had enough of a job which is becoming increasingly
(1) ________ . As a Departmental Head, I saw at close hand the Problem
effect o f the government's Increased (2)_________ in educational Involve
matters; the job is now ten times more (3)____________than it B ureau
was when I started out.
Not content with loading teachers down with paperwork, the
government has also imposed standard national tests on pupils as
young as six, a fact which has left many teachers (4 )_________ Enchant
with their profession. But that side o f things is by no means all.
There is also the growing (5) __ of the pupils, including Aggressive
the girls. There are the frequent little acts o f (6 )_______ which Rude
teachers have become almost (7 )_________ to stop, now that the Power
right to discipline pupils has been all but taken from them. There
is the restlessness and sheer (8) ____________ of children brought Boring
up on a diet of computer games and violent videos. Some people
dismiss any link between computer games and a (9 )____________ Reduce
in attention span, but few o f them are teachers.
When I started out, I used to enjoy teaching history, my chosen
discipline, to (10)_________ pupils; now I do so every Tuesday Respect
evening, teaching local history to pensioners.
D. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Each line o f the following passage contains one error. Find and correct it.
Underline the error and write the corrcction in the spacc provided. (0) has
been done as an example.
An endangered species is a population of an organism who is at 0/ which
risk o f becoming extinct because it is both few in numbers, or 1/..
threatened by changed environmental or predation parameters. An 2/
endangered species is usually a taxonomic species, though may be 3 /
another evolutionary significant unit, The World Conservation 4/
Union (IPCN) was calculated the percentage o f endangered species ■jy"
as 40 percent o f all organisms based at the sample o f species that gỵ
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' have been evaluating through 2006. Many nations have laws 7/..
' ’offering protection to this species: for example, forbidding hunting, 8/..
Ỉ restricting land development or creating preserves. Only a little o f 9 /....
-the many species at risk of extinct actually make it to the lists and 10/
obtain legal protection. Much more species become extinct, or
^potentially will become extinct, without gaining public notice.
JiOPEN CLOZE TEST
f ill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word.
r GETTING ON WITH PEOPLE
I ' Most o f us have to cope with the .everyday world, (1)______or not we go out
«- to a full time job. Even a trip to the supermarket brings us ( 2 ) _______ against
people who could easily upset our equilibrium. There are those who jum p the
n) bash us with their trolleys or block the gangways with ( 4 ) ______
thought for those who want to get past. The secret o f stress-free shopping, (5)
___ __with all other aspects o f getting along with people, (6)______ surely lie
within ourselves.
/ (7)_______ considerate you may be yourself, you are constantly faced by
tired or neurotic folk who cannot. (8) will not. play their {9)______ in making
life as easy and pleasant as possible. Some people simply do not care how (10)
trouble they cause. They have probably been subjected to (11)______
unkindness themselves that they get a perverse pleásure (12) . o f being
difficult. They subconsciously believe that they deserve to suffer and they invite
: friction when (13).___is no need for it. "I'm not happy," they seem to think, "so
why should anyone else (1 4 )_______ ?”
I think we should avoid nervous tension as far as (15) _________ by
disregarding most o f the offensive behaviour we encounter in everyday life.
(16)_____________ someone bang your leg with their supermarket trolley, you can
shout at them or (17)______ them an angry stare, or you can take no notice,
try to ignore the pain, and remind ( 1 8 ) ______ ,___that there must have (19)
_____ __occasions when you have accidentally, hurt someone with a trolley. If
you take the latter option, you will go ( 2 0 ) _______ your way feeling more
relaxed than if you flared up /
F. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means
the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you w on’t succeed.
—» There’s no p o in t............................................... .............................................
2. John didn’t celebrate until he receive the offer o f promotion in writing
-» Not u n til.............................................................................................................
3. When the police caught him, he was climbing.over the garden wall.
—» The police ca u g h t..................:............................................................. ............
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4. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.
-> He received a ....... ............................................................................................
5. The only thing keep us out o f prison was the way he spoke the local dialect
-»B ut f o r ............................................................................. ............................ Ix
Part 2: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is à
similar its possible in meaning to the originalsentence. Use tf
word given and other words as necessary. Don’t change the form
the given word.
1. These rainy Monday mornings make me feel miserable. GET
—y ................................................... ............................................. ........................................................................ ................................................................................................ '
2. I would like to thank you from all the staff. BEHALF >}-,
- » .......................................................................... ....................... ................................
3. How can you bear to work with all this noise? VP I
- > ......................................................................................................... ........... ...........
4. Before he came here he worked for Mr.Smith. PREVIOUS
-> ....................................................... ........ ................................................... ...............
5. His criticisms are .quite unfair. JUSTIFICATION
......................... .................................................................................................................................
TRƯỜNG NGUYỄN THƯỢNG HĨẺN - TP. H ồ CHÍ MINH
PHÀN TRẮC NGHIỆM (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)

Ị. Ngũ’ âm (Phonology) (Pronunciation and stress pattern) (10 đỉềm)
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the rest:
1. A.ban B. inflation c. endangered D. landscapes
2. A. within B. fathom c. anthem D. with
3. A. brood B. broomstick c. foolscap D. brooch
4. A. contribute B. syndrome c. home D. microphone
5. A. mosaic B.conserve c. reserve D. poison
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
6. A. unpolluted ; B. disappointmentc. infrastructure ,D. intermediate
7. A. astonished B. obstacle c. difficulty , D. industry
8. A. enthusiasm B. fertilizer c. indicator D. socializing
9. A. interviewer B. encouragementc. acknowledge D. interpreter
10. A. photography B. minority c. heroic D. amateur
H. WORD CHOICE:
11. Even after I washed the coat, it still had some marks on it.
A. thin B. weak c. faint D. uncertain
12. The car burst in to ___ ___ but the driver managed to escape.
A. heat B. flames c. fire D. burning
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What he told me was a of lies.
ÍẠ load B. mob c . flock D. pack
'4? The p o lic e have been ordered not t o ________ i f the students attack them .
jẠ . c o m b a t B. r e b u f f c . retaliate D. c h a lle n g e
ị. Em ployees w ho have a ________are encouraged to discuss it with the
4 .management.
A. hindrance B. grievance c . disadvantage D. disturbance
• Our host has prepared a ______meal with seven courses to celebrate our arrival.'
vX ' generous B. profuse c . lavish D. spendthrift
Ệt,>Architectural pressure groups 'fought unsuccessfully to save a terrace of
) eighteenth century houses from ____
A. disruption B. abolition c . demolition D. dismantling
18. ; My sunburnt nose made me feel rather J ______ for the first few days o f the
holiday.
j2;Ạ. self-effacing B. self-centered c . self-conscious D. self-evident
\Ệ. In many places in Wales we found that place-names in English had been
_______ with green paint - the work bf ardent Welsh Nationalists.
A. suppressed B. disguised c . obliterated D. destroyed
*20. Unfortunately, I’m rather __ to forgetfulness in my old age.
’ < Ạ. apt B. prone c . open D. prey
III. STRU CTU RE
21. She caught a _______ o f the thief as he made his get-away.
A. glance B. sight c . glimpse D. flash
22. All my children have grown up and _____ the nest. They haven’t returned
home to visit me for ages.
A. flown B. thrown c . escaped D. eaten
23. Writing rhymes for birthday cards is really easy. It's money for o ld ______ .
A. boot B. rubbish c . bread D. rope
24. It n ever_______ her to put away the book before she finished it.
A. seemed to B. appeared to c . occurred to D. worked on
25. Do you think there will be any chance of your brother_______ his job?
A. quit B. to quit c . quitting D. for quitting
26. ___ __ your precious help, we wouldn't have been able to pay for our debt.
A. If riot with B. Had it not beénc. Were it D. If it was
27. It was touch and _____ whether he coulfl make the cake in time for the,
wedding.
A. go B. taste c . hit D. guess
28. _____________ you find yourself in any difficult situations, just let me know.
A. Do B. Should c . Even if D. Although
29 L eg e n d _______ that Robin Hood fired an arrow from his death-bed and
was'buried where the arrow landed.
A. tells it B. says it c . makes it D. has it
30. She was at the __ of her fame when tragedy struck.
A. height B. point c . advantage D. profit
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IV. PHRASAL VERBS
31. She's decided t o _______ her German by attending an evening course.
A. brush up B. patch up c . polish off D. dust off
32. What her problems all seemed t o _______ to was lack o f money.
A. analyse B. condense c . boil down D. sum up
33. They decided t o _______ the meeting as the director was away.
A. put up B. put forth c . call down D. call off
34. Children come u p _______ incredible excuses when they are late for schooli
A. with B. into c. to D. forI
35. Parents are not always right and they should b a c k _____ when they realised 1
they’ve made a mistake. !
A. o ff B. down c . up D. on
36. A bowl o f hot soup really set u s _____ for our hunting trip in the mountains
A. on B. off c . up D. in
37. I’ve arranged to meet Sue for a cup o f coffee and catch ______ on the latest
news in our neighbourhood.
A. up B. over c . in D. to
38. Alice proudly showed her engagement to everybody in the office.
À. on B. up c . off D. at
39. Mike was very upset about my decision to change jobs, but when we talked
i t _______ , he calmed down.
A. up B. off c . over D. into
40. It’s no surprise that students don’t g o _______ with the idea of taking more
exams than they already do.
A. along B. over c . through D. on
READING 1
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation o f observed events that are
related. A theory often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture
the way an observed event could be produced. A good example o f this is found
in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of
many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observation, helps to predict
events that have not as yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized,
scientists design experiments to test the theory. If observations confirm the
scientists’ predictions, the theory is su p p o rted . If observations do not confirm
the predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the
experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting
information and performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not science.
As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: “Science is built with facts just
as a house is buiit with bricks, but a collection o f facts cannot be called science
any more than a pile o f bricks can be called a house.”
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—• -Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have
earned about a particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the
cientist comes to the part of the investigation that requires considerable
'•pagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated. These possible
plutions are called hypotheses.
• In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist’s
(linking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs
llculations, and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses,
rther investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are
confirmed, they are incorporated into theories.
Which o f the following is the main subject o f the passage?
^ A. The importance of models in scientific theories
I 1 B. the place of theory and hypothesis in scientific investigation.
Ĩ' 1 c . The sorts o f facts that scientists find most interesting.
?.*v D. The ways that scientists perform different types o f experiments.
A2 The word “related ” in line 1 is closest'in meaning to
u A. connected B. described c . completed D. identified
'43. The word “this” in line 3 refers to
A. a good example B. an imaginary model
c . the kinetic molecular theory D. an observed event
44. According to the second paragraph, a useful theory is one that helps
scientists to
A. find errors in past experiments B. make predictions
c . observe events D. publicize new findings
45. The word “su p p o rted ” in line 7 is closest in meaning to
A. finished B. adjusted c . investigated D. upheld
46. Bricks are mentioned in lines 11-12 to indicate how
- A. mathematicians approach science
B. building a house is like performing experiments
c . science is more the a collection of facts
D. scientific experiments have led to improved technology
47. In the fourth paragraph, the author implies that imagination is most important
to scientists when th e y .....................
A. evaluate previous work on a problem „
B. formulate possible solutions to a problem
c . gather known facts
D. close an investigation
48. In line 17, the author refers to a hypothesis as “a leap into the unknow n” in
order to show that hypotheses
A. are sometimes ill-conceived B. can lead to dangerous results
c . go beyond available facts D. require effort to formulate
49. In the last paragraph, what does the author imply is a major function o f hypotheses?
A. sifting through known facts
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B. C o m m u n i c a t i n g a s c ie n tis t’s th o u g h ts to o th e rs :ag
c . providing direction for scientific research ijl
D. linking together different theories :lm
50. Which o f the following statements is supported by the passage? if®
A. Theories are simply imaginary models of past events. 'ỉ;ể|
B. It is better to revise a hypothesis than to reject it.. II
c . A scientist’s most difficult task is testing hypotheses.
D. A good scientist needs to be creative. ill
PASSAGE 2: '4
Carbohydrates, which are sugars, are an essential part o f a healthy diet. Theli
provide the main source ơ f energy for the body, and they also function to flavolj
and sweeten food. Carbohydrates range from simple sugars like glucose tci
complex sugars such as amylase and amyl pectin. Nutritionists estimate that!
carbohydrates should make up about one-fourth to one-fifth o f a person’s diet 1
This translates to about 75 - 100 grams o f carbohydrates per day. 1
A diet that is deficient in carbohydrates can have an adverse effect on a
person’s health. When the body lacks a sufficient amount of carbohydrates it
must then use its protein supplies for energy, a process called gluconeogenesis.
This, however, results in a lack of necessary protein, and further health
difficulties may occur. A lack of carbohydrates can also lead to keto?is, a build
up o f ketoses in the body that causes iatigue, lethargy, and bad breath.
51. What is the main idea o f this passage? !
A. Carbohydrates are needed for good health.
B. Carbohydrates prevent a build-up o f proteins,
c . Carbohydrates can lead to ketosis.
D. Carbohydrates are an expendable part of a good diet.
52. The word ‘ran g e’ is closest in meaning to .......
A. change B. extend c . proceed D. progress
53. According to the passage, what do most nutritionists suggest?
A. Sufficient carbohydrates will prevent gluconeogenesis.
B. Carbohydrates are simple sugars called glucose.
c . Carbohydrates.should make up about a quarter of a person’s daily diet
D. Carbohydrates should be eaten in very small quantities.
54. Which of the following do carbohydrates NOT do?
A. prevent ketosis B. cause gluconeogenesis
c. provide energy for the body D. flavor and sweeten food.
55. Which of the following words could best replace ‘deficient’ as used in the
passage?
A. outstanding B. abundant c . insufficient D. unequal.
56. What does the word "this’ refer to?
A. using protein supplies for energy
B. converting carbohydrates lo energy
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? having a deficiency in carbohydrates
’pihaving an insufficient amount of protein.
According to the passage, which o f the follow in g does 1SOT describe
parbohydratcs?
>' a protein supply B. a necessity
■'i:a range o f sugars D. an energy source
ijik Word ‘lack’ is most similar t o .........................
rv. emission B. shortage c. removal D . cutting
s.Which o f the following best describes the author’s tone?
Á. sensitive B. emotional c . informative D. regretful
.Which o f the following best describes the organization of this passage?
4a . cause and result B. cpmparison and contrast
^C; specific to general D. definition and example
„ GUIDED C L O Z E TE ST
F AN O RAN G E A DAY K EEPS T H E D O C TO R AWAY
JS/Iost people today know how important it is to have a (61) ................ diet. If
i r some reason this is not possible we have available to us a wide (62) ............
PÔietary!supplements including vitamins and minerals. One o f the earliest
Ịsẹầrchers to recognize the role dietary deficiencies (63) ............. in disease
the Scottish surgeon, James Lind. Lind analysed the diets o f thousands of
jBfitish sailors who had taken long sea voyages and discovered that they ate (64)
. Or no fresh fruit such as lemons or oranges. He (65) .............. to the
' conclusion that a lack o f these fruits led to the disease (66) .............. was a
Scurvy”. Scurvy had'occurred (67) .............. human history during times of
warfare and famine when people could not get fresh foods like fruit, vegetables
• a'n'd meat. However, when Europeans began to make long voyages of exploration
ih1the fifteen and sixteen centuries the problem (68) ............ more acute. By the
eighteenth century, more sailors were dying of scurvy on British ships than as a
result of warfare. Lind proved his theory by (69) ............ the crew of one ship
with a supply o f fresh lemon juice and comparing the health of the sailors at the
end o f a long voyage with a second crew that had had only conventional meals.
: Many of this second group of sailors developed scurvy while the crew who had
had (7 0 ) ............ to the lemon juice were healthy.
61.A. equal B. even c . careful D. balanced
Ồ2. A. range B. collection c . set D. series
63. A. do B. make c . play D. affect
64. A. little B. few c . scarce D. less
65. A. reached B. came c . arrived D. got
66. A. called B. named c . known D. well-known
67. A. along B. over c . in D. throughout
68. turned B. turned out c . came D. became
69. A. providing B. giving c . delivering D. bringing
70. A. access B. right c . permission 'D. admission
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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. O PEN CLO ZE:
Passage 1:
Loneliness is a curious thing. Most o f us can remember (1) rjjQ
lonely when we were not in fact alone at all, but when we were surrounded by peopl
Everyone has experienced, at ( 2 ) _______ time, that utter sense o f isolation t
comes over you when you are at a party, in a room full o f happy laughi
people, or in an ( 3 ) _______ at a theatre or a lecture. It suddenly (4) 1
you as if everybody knows everybody (5) _______ , everybody is sure
himself, everybody knows what is going on; everybody, that is, except you. \
This feeling of loneliness which can overcome you when you are in a cro
is very difficult to get rid of. People living alone - divorced, widowed are sing
people - are advised to tackle their loneliness by joining a club or society %
going out and meeting people. Does this really help? And what do you do if yỏ
are (6 )______ _ surrounded by people? f
There are (7) ______ easy solutions. Your first day at work, or at ne
school or university, is a typical situation in which you are likely to feel lonef
You feel lonely because you feel ( 8 ) ______ _ out o f things. You feel that oth-
people are full o f confidence and know what to do, (9)_______ you are adn
and helpless. The fact o f the matter is that, in order to survive, we all put on
show o f self confidence to (10)_______ our certainties and doubts. So it i
wrong to assume that you are alone.
Passage 2:
DREAMS :;1
Dreams have always fascinated human beings. The idea that dreams proVid
us with useful information about our lives goes (11)................ thousands 0
years. For the greater part of human history (12)................ was taken for grantẹ’
that the sleeping mind was in touch with the supernatural world and dreams weif
to be interpreted as messages with prophetic or healing functions. In tl\
nineteenth century, (13).................... was a widespread reaction to this way 0
thinking and dreams were widely dismissed as being very (14)...... ........
more than jumbles of fantasy brought about by memories o f the previous day,
It was not (1,5)................... . the end ‘o f the nineteenth century that an.
Austrian neurologist, Sigmund Freud, pointed out that people who have simila7
experiences during the day, and who are then subjected ( 1 6 ) ......................... tif
same stimuli when they are asleep produce different dreams. Freud (17
................ _ on to develop a theory of the dream process which (18) ................. >
enable him to interpret dreams as clues to the conflicts taking place within th|
personality. It is also by no (19) ......................... an exaggeration to say that
hardly any other theories have had (20) ......................... great an influence on
subsequent thought
III. W O RD FO R M S:
A .(10)
1. Workers have voted for a tw o-hour_______ in protest over wage cuts, (stop) ’
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ị-ỉe must be drunk. He is m aking_______ remarks, (sense)
^‘The article gives us a few interesting ___ on life in Japan in general.
\\ She reacted angrily to m y ______ remarks, (intend)
L fruit juice contained no extra sugar, (sweet)
; Lisa is v e ry ___ She always manages to look good in photographs, (photo)
ifShe was the finest dancer in the country. S h e_______ all the others, (shine)
ỉỴou can ask a _______ for advice on what kind o f food you should eat to
•keep you healthy, (diet)
'Cigarettes, coffee, alcohol and o th er_______ are known to have an adverse
<influence upon human health, (add)
0. All nations a re _______ in the modern world, (depend)
/Read the following passage and fill in each blank with the correct form of
the word chosen from the box: (10)
h ■ ______________________________ ;____________________ __________
i/bad diet special fortunate qualify
' relate nutrition stimulate : adverse essence
TT~ " ""
i:- The way people live, their habits and behaviours, affects mental and physical
jiealth. ( 1 1 ) _______ , many people only seriously examine their lifestyle when
ÍỊỊỊÌey fall ill or injured can seriously disrupt life, restrict daily activities and affect
brk, (1 2 )_______ and leisure. Some lifestyle factors can add to this already
Jfressfiil situation by hindering recovery or, (13) _______ still, increasing
Symptoms.
‘3 Diet, exercise and sleep are three lifestyle factors that most often add to
ftiedical problems. Symptoms and treatments can (14)._______ affect appetite,
energy levels and sleeping patterns. When coping with medical conditions it is
important to:
Eat well
Eat regularly and choose (1 5 )_______ foods that you enjoy.
If you don’t feel like eating, continue to nibble at foods you can tolerate.
If your diet is restricted, discárd .(16)_______ foods to remove temptation.
If possible, tell family and friends about your diet to gain your support.
Exercise regularly
Keeping active is (1 7 )_______ for preventing injury and promoting health.
If your medical condition prevents you from doing your preferred exercises,
it is vital to learn other exercises and do them regularly. See your medical (18)
_______ for advice.
Sleep well
Having regular, (1 9 )___ sleep is critical when you have a medical condition.
Sleeping well is promoted by minimizing naps during the day, avoiding (20)
such as tea and coffee from mid-afternoon onwards, and exercising to
physically tire your body.
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IV. E R R O £ ID EN TIFIC A TIO N :
SO C IA L N ETW O R K IN G SITES I
If there is a single quality that separates those in their late teens and early 20s
from early generations of young people, it is a willingness border on compulsio
to broadcast the details o f their private lives to the general public.
But it turns out that even among the MySpace generation, there is such;1
thing like too much information, ỉn September 2006, the social networking sit
Facebook launched a new feature: a “new feed”. It automatically sends details 0
any changes to your facebook page to everybody in your circle of online friend-
But within flours o f the new feature’s appearance, thousands o f Faceboolc
members had organised a desperately angry plea: make it stop! “It’s like someoty
listening to my conversations,” said Emily Bean, a pharmacy student an
Facebook user at Ohio Northern University who signed the anti-Facebook petition;
While much o f the anger was directed specially at Facebook and its chief
executive and co-founder, the 22-year-old Harvard drop-out, Mark Zuckerbcrg
some o f the site’s users saw the episode as a chance to reflect. “We didn’t realise
so much of our personal information we were putting out there,” said Tim"
Mullowney, a 22-year-old actor in New York and a Facebook user. r
It didn’t take very long for Mr Zuckcrberg to respond. Only a day after the5
feature was launched and he was inundated by protests, he acknowledged the:
outcry to his Facebook blog. “We really messed this one up,” he began.
The solution was a page o f privacy options that allow Facebook members to
opt out for the feed feature, or to protect specific bits of their lives from public
broadcast. For Tim Mullowney, and perhaps many other, the whole episode
opened his eyes to a surprising conclusion: “I don’t need to know every little
detail o f every’s life.”
VI.SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
1. He is the competitor most likely to win the race.
No o n e .................................................................. . ...................... ........................
2. We have nearly reached the deadline for this job!
T im e ...................................................................................................................... .
3. They don’t know much about music.
Their knovvledgẹ ....................................................................................................
4. Ann’s dedication to her work has always been exemplary, (herself)
A n n ................ .................. ............................................
5. Henry was very pleased to be selected for the team, (delight)
Much .......................................................................................................................
6. She wore headphones in order not to disturb-anyone.
She wore headphones lest....................................................................................
7. This is the first time I’ve seen her in my life, (set)
8. He’s a bit tired and lifeless now, but after a nap, I’ll have a lot of energy and
vitality, (beans)
I advise you riot to believe what you read in the papers about me. (reliance)
0 people say that there s hardly any d i f f e r e n c e between love and hatred, (line)
TRƯỜNG THPT LONG XUYẺN - AN GIANG________
, MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

PHONOLOGY
hoose the word whose underlined pari is pronounced differently from the others.
‘1 A . conjunctive B. hallelujah C: jabberwocky D. majestic
2 A. gaiety B. gelatin c. genie D. margarine,
‘3 A. basilis B. bison c . basic D. basin
'4 A. conscienc B. bronchitis c . shuttle D. Chauffeur
5. A. absinthe B. soothe c. loathe D. wreathe
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
6. A. caravanserai B. encephalitis :, c. electrolysis D. haberdashery
7. A. overemphasis B. overgeneralise c. overlord D. overstaffed
8. A. empowerment B. omnisciently c. ludicrousness D. momentum
9. A. discrepancy. B. convivial c. gimmickry D. irrevocable
10. A. negligible B. perceptible c. collapsible D. discernible
Choose the best answer.
1. There was a lot o f ____ as throngs of people tried to see the famous actor
walking through the mall.
A. stamina B. discipline c . counsel D. commotion
2. He has been trying to improve his grades but instead, they have remained as
_____ as possible.
A. static B. oncoming c . parasitic D. virtual
3. They were said to b e _____ lovers but were never caught kissing in public.
A. favourable B. arcane c . ardent D. pervasive
4. She goes for a _____ once/a week to ensure that her hands and nails are in
' good condition.
A. massage B. trimming c . manicure D. filing
5. It is impossible to miss the _ o f the Gerieration X in America.
A. manifestation B. advancement
C; initiation D. acknowledgement
6. Anna chats so much, she could talk th e _____ legs off a donkey.
A. back B. rear c . hind D. left
7. Bruce is a (n )_____ alec - he’s always telling others how to do things better.
A. smart B. clever c . wise D. intelligent
8. When Tim stole my doll, I my own back by stealing his favourite toy car.
A. retrieved B. sot c . fetched D. regained
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9. That m an’s alibi rang _____ so the pử.Uce decided to find out whether tí
not he was lying.
A. void B. vacant C- empty D. hollow
10. Detecfrvte' Armstrong wanted to be g iven____ verse on the
backgrounds o f murder victims.
A. page B. chapter c . poem D. section
III. STRU CTU R E AND G RAM M AR
Choose the best answ er.
1. They go to the seaside _ they should be disturbed by the noise o f the city^
A. in order that B. for c . so that D. lest
2. O n _______ he had won, he jumped for joy.
A. telling B. being told c . he has told D. having told
3. You will have to pay at least 100 pounds to get this camera.
A. You’ll be impossible to get this camera for less than 100 pounds.
B. You’ll find it impossible to get this camera for less than 100 pounds,
c . You’ll be impossible to get this camera less than 100 pounds.
D. You’ll have to.be paid at least 100 pounds to get this camera.
4. George won five medals at the competition. His parents_______ very proud o f him
A. can’t be B. can’t have c . must have been D. could have been
5. Having passed the entrance exam, ___ go away for a holiday.
A. hè is allowing to B. his parents allow him to '
c . his parents allow him D. he is allowed to
6. Laser disc provide images o f _______ either television signals or video tapes.
A. better than B. better quality than
c . better quality than those of D. better quality than o f
7 . _________ migrate long distances is well documented.
A. That it is birdsB. That birds c . Birds that D. It is that birds
8. Many lists o f “Wonders o f the World” _________during the Middle Ages.
A. said to be existed B. are said to exist
c . said to exist D. are said to have existed
9 . _____________ , she was quite confident the first time she practiced this sport.
A. Though a disabled girl B. Because she was unable to walk
c . In spite o f disabling girl D. she was a disabled girl.
10. Public education is so good in European countries that there is almost no
demand for private schools.
A. Even the excellence o f public education in Europe does not stop people
from sending their children to private schools.
B. People still send their children to private schools in Europe although the
public education system is excellent.
c . Hardly anyone sends their children to private schools in Europe because
state schools are excellent.
D. In Europe, there is no reason for parents to send their children to private
schools because state schools are so good.
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R E P O S IT IO N a n d p h r a s a l v e r b
oSe the best answ er.
^Washing machine of this type will certainly________ normal domestic use.
Hi, stand up for B. come up with c . get on to D. take down with
'oliccmen are som etim es________ patrol at night.
Ễị'in B. from c . at D. on
criminal knows th e ________ of successful robberies.
Ệ . trash and treasure B. part and parcel c . ins and outs D. close all
e was tried for forgery in a law court but was lucky enough to_______
get by B. get to , c . get through D. get off
fro w n ’s business is not going well; he is finding it difficult to keep his head
ỹ" 1' water.
+A. on B. in c . ọff D. above
^ t ’s a serious operation for a woman as old as uiy grandmother. She is very
'frail. 1 hope she
•/k. gets away B. comes round p. pulls through D. stands up
pJ haven’t got the time to do my own vvorkị, ________ help you with yours.
~j\A- leaving aside B. let alone c . apart from D. not counting
ỊjjỊ;sHe was very ta k e n ________ by her aggressive attitude
A. about B. aside c . apart D. aback
,-No one knows how much he earns a month, but $2,500 can’t be far_________
Jfithe mark.
■h A. at B. off c . away D. in
io . Nothing c a n _____________the loss o f the child.
^ Â. make up with B. make up for c . do with D. come up with
y . GUIDED C LO ZE 1
ệp [ •
;Read the passage and then choose the best option that best completes the blanks.
/ Rock carvings suggest that Stone Age people were hunting whales for food as
garly as 2200 B.C. Such (1) - hunting is still practiced today in a
number o f ( 2 ) ________ including the Inuit people of Greenland and North
America. /
Whaling became big business from the seventh century as the (3) ■_
for whalebone and whale oil rose, and humpback and sperm whales were hunted
in ( 4 ) ________ large numbers. But just as stocks of these species began to fall,
the explosive harpoon-gun was ( 5 ) ________ . This weapon, together with the
development o f steam-power ships, ( 6 ) ________ the whalers to hunt the fast-
moving fin and blue whales.
In 1905 the whaling ( 7 ) __ _____ moved to the waters o f Antarctica. The
introduction of massive factory ships enabled the whales to be processed at sea.
As a result, the blue whale had ( 8 ) ________ disappeared by the 1950s. In 1946
the International Whaling Commission was established to maintain the declining
whale populations. Quotas were (9 ) _______ but these were often (10)_________
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a n ilnumoers continued to fall. Hunting of many species continued until lậỉ
"'t'an
when t-ỈT
thef' IWC
ỈW P finally responded to in tern ational p ressu re cinđ 'ả ban
finoiixi
commercial whaling was introduced.
1. A. survival B. essential c . basic D. subsistence
2. A. groups B. societies c . races D. nationalities
3. A. demand B. desire c . request D. reliance
4. A. repeatedly B. frequently c . continually D. increasingly
5. A. invented B. discovered c . assembled D. applied
6. A. managed B. employed c . enabled D. empowered
7. A. lines B. troops c . staff D. fleets
8. A. virtually B. possibly c . uniquely D. commonly
9. A. made B. set c . placed Đ .done
10. A. refused B. denied c . ignored D. exempted
GUIDED C L O Z E 2
Read the passage and then choose the best option that best completes the blanks.
Reports that the government is about to _________ ( 1) the go ahead to plan
for the building of a new runway at London’s Gatwick airport have angered local;
residentsandraisedfears of increasednoiseandexhaust pollution. The(Ị)
_________ plans'also include permission for additional night flights and will (3)-
__ _______ the compulsory purchase of farmland, as well as the demolition of á
number o f private homes. According to sources close to the Ministry of
Transport, the government is known to be concerned by the increasing (4)
•_______o f traffic at London Heathrow, where there are no plans for further
runways in the foreseeable (6 5 )_________ . Gatwick is widely (6 ) _________ as
a better ( 7 ) _________ for expansion than London’s third airport, Stansted,
which still suffers from poor transport links. A spokesperson for the Keep.
Gatwick Quiet association, (8) _____ up o f local people, accused ihe
government o f going back on promises made before the General Election. 'We
were told then that the airport authority had no (9) ________ _ of building
another runway, and we believe that the government has a duty to (10)
_________ its pledges. “Prominent figures in the government are also believed
to be concerned at the news, although the Prime Minister, interviewed last night;
is quoted as saying that reports were “misleading”. However, he would not give
an assurance that plans for building a runway had definitely been rejected.
1. A. sign B. make c. give D. approve
2. A. controversial B. debatable c. notorious D. doubtful
3. A. involve B. concern c. assume D. need
4 / A. sum B. size c. volume D. length
5 A. years B. period c. time D. future
6. A.regarded B. believed c. felt D. held
7. A. potential B. outlook c. prospect ■ D. likelihood
8. A. made B> set c. brought D. taken
9. A. desire B. intention c. wish D. objective
10. A. bear out B.count on c. pull off D. stand by
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Ỉ. READING PASSAGE 1
Read the passage and choose the correct answ er for the following questions:
'The response o f most animals when suddenly faccd with a predator is to flee.
''Natural selection has acted in a variety of ways in different species to enhance
the efficacy o f the behaviours, known as "flight behaviours" or escape
behaviours that are used by prey in fleeing predators. Perhaps the most direct
Adaptation is enhanced light speed and agility.
% Adaptations for speed, however, are-iikciy to require sacrifices biter attributes,
io we might expect only some species to adopt a sifnple fast flight strategy.
'V. Another way o f enhancing the effectiveness of flight is to move in an erratic
"and unpredictable way. Many species, like ptarmigans, snipes, and various
’antelopes and gazelles, flee from predators in a characteristic zigzag fashion.
Rapid unexpected changes in flight direction make it difficult for a predator to
■track prey.
In some species, like the European hare, erratic zigzag flight might be more
effective in the presence of predators that are faster than they are and straight
light more effective against predators ihat are slower. One observation that
supports this suggestion is the recorded1tendency for slow-flying black-beaded
; gulls, which are normally able to escape predators by means o f direct flight, to
show frequent changes in flight direction when they spot a peregrine falcon
(peregrines are adept at capturing flying birds).
A quite different way o f enhancing escape by flight is to use so-called "flash"
behaviour. Here, the alarmed prey flees for a short distance and then "freezes."
Some predators are unexcited by immobile prey, and a startling flash o f activity
followed by immobility may confuse them. "Flash" behaviour is used in
particular by frogs and orthopteran insects, which make conspicuous jum ps and
then sit immobile. In some species, "flash" behaviour is enhanced by the display,
of bright body markings. Good examples of insects with colourful markings are
the red and yellow underwing moths. At rest, both species are a cryptic brown
color. When they fly, however, brightly coloured hind wings are exposed, which
render the moths highly conspicuous. Similarly, some frogs and lizards have
brightly coloured patches or frills that may serve a 'flash" function when they
move quickly. Some specics eVen appear to possess "flash" sounds. The loud
buzzing and clicking noises made by some grasshoppers when they jum p may
serve to emphasize the movement.
1. The word "enhance" is closest in meaning to*.........
A. encourage B. resist c. increase D. reveal
2. The description o f the prey's movement as "zigzag" suggests that the
movement is...........
A. reliable B. fast c. constant D. unpredictable
3. It can be inferred from the passage that the European hare.........
A. is faster than most o f its predators
. B. is capable o f two kinds o f flight
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c . is more likely to escape using straight flight
D. is preyed upon by gulls and falcons ^
4. The behaviour of black-beaded gulls is most comparable to that of....... •
A. gazettes B. European hares c . peregrine falcons D. frogs
5. It can be inferred that black-beaded gulls change direction when they spot a
peregrine falcon for which o f the following reasons?
A. The falcons are faster than the gulls.
B. The gulls want to capture the falcons.
c . The falcons are unpredictable. I
D. The gulls depend on the falcons for protection.
6. The word "alarmed' is closest in meaning to ..........
A. moving B. selected c . frightened D. exhausted
7. All o f the followings are mentioned as characteristics o f "flash" behaviour
EXCEPT...........
A. brief conspicuous activity B. immobility
c . bright body markings D. aggressive fighting
8. The phrase "in particular" is closest in meaning to ...........
A. especially - ' B. with difficulty c . expertly D. frequently
9. The hind wings o f red and yellow underwing moths function in a way that is
most similar to ...........
A. the hind wings of peregrine falcons B. the zigzag flight o f European hares
c . the colored patches on frogs D. the clicking o f grasshoppers
10. Why does the author mention "grasshopper" in the last line?
A. To contrast animals that "flash” with animals that "freeze".
B. As an example of an animal whose "flash" behaviour is a sound,
c . To compare the jumping behaviour o f insects and reptiles.
D. As an example of a predator that moths escape by using "flash” behavior.
READING PASSAGE 2
Read the passage and choosc the correct answer for the following questions:
Perhaps the most striking quality of satiric literature is its freshness and its
originality o f perspective. Satire itself, however, rarely offers original ideas.
Instead, it presents the familiar in a new form. Satirists do not offer the world
new philosophies. What they do is look at familiar conditions from a perspective
that makes these conditions seem foolish, harmful, ór affected. Satire jars us out
of complacence into a pleasantly shocked realization that many o f the values we
unquestioningly accept are false.
Don Quixote makes chivalry seem absurd; Brave New World ridicules the
pretensions o f sciencc; A Modest Proposal dramatizes starvation by advocating
cannibalism. None o f these ideas is original. Chivalry was suspect before
Cervantes, humanists objected to the claims o f pure science before Aldous
Huxley, and people were aware offam ine before Swift.
It was not the originality o f the idea that made these satires popular. It was the
manner of expression, the satiric method, that made them interesting and
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lining Sstires are read because thev are aesthetically satisfying works of
;ot because they are morally wholesome or etriically instructive. They are
Iilating and refreshing because with commonsense briskness they brush
V illusions and secondhand opinions. With spontaneous irreverence, satire
angcs perspectives, scrambles familiar objects into incongruous
position, and speaks in a personal idiom instead o f abstract platitude.
Ềíire exists because there is need for it. It has lived because readers
epiate a refreshing stimulus, an irreverent reminder that they live in a world
iátitudinous thinking, cheap moralizing, ancị foolish philosophy. Satire
Is to prod people into an awareness of truth, though rarely to any action on
Ilf o f truth. Satire tends to remilid people that much of what they see, hear,
read in popular media is sanctimonious, sentimental, and only partially true,
^resembles in only a slight degree the popular image of it.
•^hat does the passage mainly discuss?
^.D ifficu lties o f writing satiric literature.
■È; Popular topics o f satire.
» c. New philosophies emerging from satiric literature.
"t .p. Reasons for the popularity of satire.
), The last sentence o f the first paragraph refers to __ as a result o f reading satire.
A. a long fact-finding quest B. a pleasant surprise
'ị c . a process o f disillusionment D. a process of total confusion
ụ Don Quixote, Brave New> World, and A Modest Proposal are cited by the
'• author as_______ .
, A. classic satiric works B. a typical approach to satire
ỉí c. best satirists o f all time D. good critiques by satirists
4; What satires fascinates readers is how __ .
y A. ideas are expressed B. ideas are organized
c. realistic they arc D. plots are created
5*. Which o f the following can be found in satiric literature?
’ A. Newly emerging philosophies.
'' B. Odd combinations of objects and ideas,
c. Abstract discussion o f morals and ethics.
D. Wholesome characters who are unselfish.
6. According to the passage, there is a need for satire because people need to
be_______ . ■ ■ 0 '
A. informed about new scientific developments
B. exposed to original philosophies when they are formulated
c . reminded that popular ideas may often be inaccurate
D. told how they can be o f service to their communities
7. The word ''refreshing'' in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______ .
A. popular B. revitalizing c . common D. awakening
8. The word "sanctimonious" probably means " ___ " in this context.
A.exaggerated B. good c . educational D. moderate
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y. R eaders ot satiric literature w ill be m ost likely to
A. teach them selves to Write fiction
B. accept conventional points o f view
c . become better informed about current affairs
D. re-examine their opinions and values
10. The various purposes o f satire include ailof the following EXCEPT___ _'ĨỊ
A. introducing readers to unfamiliar situations B. brushing away illusions ■;
c . reminding readers o f the truth D. exposing false values !
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B. WRITTEN TEST
Ỉ. CLOZE TEST:
Read the following passages and fill the blank with ONE suitable word
Write your answers in the space provided below the passage.
OPEN CLOZE 1
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Re
List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive'
inventory of the ẹlobal conservation (1)_______ of biological species
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (ỈUCN) is the world's
main (2)______on the conservation status of species. A series o f Regional Red
Lists are produced by countries or organizations, which (3X__________ the risk of,
extinction to species within a political management unit.
The IUCN Red List is set upon precise ( 4 ) _________ _________ to evaluate'
the extinction risk of thousands of species and subspecies. These criteria are
(5) to all species and all regions of the world. The aim is to (6)______ _
the urgency o f conservation issues to the public and policy (7)_______, as well
as help the international community to try to reduce specics extinction.
According to IUCN (1996), the formally stated (8)__________ o f the Red List are
to provide scientifically based information on the status o f species and
subspecies at a global level, to draw attention to the magnitude and importance
o f threatened (9)____________ , to influence national and international policy
and d e c i s io n - m a k i n g , and to p r o v id e in fo r m a tio n to ( 10 ) ________________ a c tio n s to
conserve biological diversity.
OPEN CLOZE 2
Writing is a medium o f communication that represents language through the
(1)______of signs and symbols. In most languages, writiftg is a (2) ______ to
speech or spoken language. Writing is not a language but a form o f (3)______
______. Within a language system, writing relics on many o f the same s tructures
as speech, such as vocabulary, grammar and semantics, with the added dependency
of a system of signs or symbols, usually in the (4)_______ of a formal alphabet.
T h e re su lt o f w r itin g is g e n e r a lly called text, a n d the re c ip ie n t o f tex t is called a
reader. Motivations for writing include publication, storytelling, correspondence
and (5)_ Writing has been instrumental in keepinghistory, dissemination of
knowledge through the (6)___________ and the formation of legal systems.
Ạ s h um an s o c i e t i e s e m e r g e d , the d e v e l o p m e n t o f w r it in g w a s ( 7 ) __________
' pragm atic e x i g e n c i e s su ch as e x c h a n g in g in fo r m a tio n , m a in t a in in g finan cial
flin ts, codifying laws and recording (8)___ ■ Around the 4th millennium
CB the c o m p l e x i t y o f trade and ad m in istration in M e s o p o t a m ia o u tg r e w
itian (9)___________ , and writing becamc a more dependable method of
ồórding and presenting transactions in a permanent form. In both Ancient
gypt and Mesoamerica writing may have evolved through calendrics and a
Jjitical necessity for recording historical and envirpnmental (10) _______
WORD FORMS
ạ RT 1: Complete the following sentences with correct form of the words
jr ■ in brackets.
ji The little girl’s .......... . face moves many hearts. (ANGEL)
They could not bear his ............. which surfaced in every meeting and voted
■' him out o f the committee. (SARCASTIC)
® Few activc steps were taken to measure, understand or manage the occurance
p o f . . . .........(A BSEN CE) ;
M, He’s just trying t o ............. you into paying him more. (GUILTY)
l u s t year I had a .............. (APPENDICAL)
....... ..........fans crowd near the stage the moment the pop; star appears. ( A W E )
|7. The rocks appear to be stationary but in the high winds that whip across this
j„ desert landscape, they are in reality moving.............. (SCRIPT)
•8.......................might have proved that the suspect was at the scene o f the crime.
I (FINGER)
|9. If you arc interested in being considered to serve on a board or council, please
i fill out an ..............application (APPOINT)
10. We can’t make decision based on.........and guesswork. (HHAR)
I•
PART 2: Fill in each blank with the correct form o f a word in the box.
act hospital inflame inhibit venous

short irritate __ __ ____ cqnirol_ _____ __ dispose^_________ sense_________
Asthma is a common chronic (1) disease o f the airways characterized by
variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction and bronchospasm.
■Common symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and (2)______
of breath. -
Asthma is thought to be caused by a combination o f genctic and environmental
factors. Its diagnosis is usually based on the pattern of symptoms, response to
therapy over time andspirom ctry.lt is clinically classified according to the
frequency o f symptoms, forced expiratory volume in one sceond (FEV1),
and peak expiratory flow rate. Asthma may also be classified as atopic (extrinsic) or
non-atopic (intrinsic) where atopy refers to a ( 3 ) _____ toward developing type
1 (4) reactions.
Treatment of acutc symptoms is usually with an inhạled (5)____ __ beta-2 agonist
(such as salbutamol) and oral corticosteroids. In very severe cases, ( 6 ) _____
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corticosteroids, magnesium sulfate, and ( 7 ) _____may be required. Symptcr
can be prevented by avoiding triggers, such as allergens and ( 8 ) ____
the use of inhaled corticosteroids. Long-acting beta agonists
or antileukotriene agents (arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase ( 9 ) ______ or CysLTf
antagonists) may be used in addition to inhaled corticosteroids if asthml
symptoms remain
_____ (10) __ _. The occurrence lrrp n o p i i O t h m a ' V iac
o f asthma' iM rtH n -.'.i
has increases
significantly sincc the 1970s. In 2011, 235-300 million people globally w e j
diagnosed with asthma, and it causcd 250,000 deaths.
III. ERROR CORRECTION:
Early last week, a photo quickly caught attention and aroused
controversy among Vietnamese Facebookers just a few hours
after there was posted on Facebook. Attracting thousands o f
likes, comments and shares, the photo captures a little sad girl
and a dog already killed for meat. The girl, ages around four
to five, sits with one leg on a flat bamboo basket and one
hand on the back-of the dog, crying, while the dog is seen
lying dead on the basket. The photo has sparkled a debate on
the social media and online forum about whether or not
should people cat dog meat and let children learn that their
pets are butchered for food.
According to news sites Vietnamnet and VnExprcss, most
people have expressed their sympathies towards the little girl,
saying they know how painful the girl feels as they used to
lose their dogs by the same way.A person with nickname Doan
Ngoc Linh wrote a comment: “My mom sold my dog to a
neighbor for slaughtering when I was a kid. The sight o f my
dog being tied and looking at me to ask for help has haunted
me until now. I love dogs and can never eat dog meat. Looking
at the photo, I felt the same as those old days.” This comment
which attracted 3,000 likes. Sharing the same idea as Doan
Ngoe Linh, many Vietnamese Facebookers and members of
forums such as Vitalk.vn said they do not agree with killing
dogs for meat and call them an unacceptable behavior.
their meaning remain unchanged.
1. The discovery of how to light fires gave man a new control over his
environment.
—> Man was able................... ......................................................... !.........................
2. There are no problems o f communication between o f the members o f the same
social class.
—> It is e a s y .................................................. ...............................................................
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3 It’s what people eat that betrays their social background, not their tabic manners.
•J What gives...........................................................................................................
4 She answered the policeman’s question as accurately as she could.
She gave...............................................................................................................
5 The average family surveyed expects to spend £28,246 on education over the
, years
-> Education............. ............ ............................... ........................................ .........
*5 We did not have to lean on him much before hq'agreed. PRESSURE.
-* W e ...:................. ...................... ......................................................................
It will be a long time before mini-skirts come back into fashion.
’ FASHIONABLE.
—^ .................................................................*.......................................... ................
' 8. It was the telephonist’s fault that they didn’t get the message. BLAME
-> T h e .......................................................................................................................
Ộ The reason for the high proportion of the old is births rather than deaths.
CAUSE.
Births...............................................................................................................
10. Marjorie Proops as considered to be Britain’s most famous advice columnist.
RECOGNIZED.
-» Marjorie Proops................................................................... ......................... .
TRƯỜNG THPT GIA ĐỊNH - TP, H ồ CHÍ MINH

I. PHONOLOGY
1. Mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word
whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each
question:
1. A. recourse B. onslaught c. asphalt D. olfactory
2. A. coxswain B. twaddle c. persuade D. unwittingly
3. A. diffuse B. rehearsal c. absolve D. absorb
4. A. concerto B. ensconce c. contemptuous D, intellectual
5. A. dilute B. spindly c. unsightly D. aspirate
2. Mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word with
the stress pattern different from that of the others in each question.
6. A. courgette B. compere c. pardon D. outcry
7. A. confiscate B. overhead c. perusal D. negligee
8. A. solicitude B. pedometer c. antipathy D: momentary
9. A. claimant B. perfume G. sentient D. alert
10. A. alternative B. unionize c. substantiate D. congenital
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II. VOCABULARY AND G RAM M AR
Mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer
th a t best fits each gap:
11. When the ship docked at Hamburg, they found a ....... in the hold.
A. gate-crasher B. stowaway c . interloper D. trespasser
12. If you have a minor illness, it’s usually better just to let nature take i t s ......
A. course B. time c . path D. way
13. He to o k ....... with many of the points she made, claiming they were incorrect.
A. exception B. issue c . account D. trouble
14. “My husband just never lifts a /a n ....... to help me - I have to do everything
myself,” she complained.
A. hand B. arm c . finger D. index
15. I won’t act in films that are too violent - I ....... the line at that.
A. make B. cross c . underline D. draw
16. Before they opened the new factory, a lot o f young people round here were
the dole.
A. in ' B. up c . at D. on
17. I’d like to buy the radio, but ] haven't got any money on me at the moment.
Could y o u ....... for me for a day or two?
A. bringit round B. lay it in c . take it in D. put it on one side
18. “ Were you told to get dinner ready?” - “No, I did it o f my o w n .........”
A. desire B. accord c . idea D. will
19. The sights o f so many sweets made the children’s m o u th .........
A. drip B. water c . moisten D. wet
20. After the boy broke the window, he w a s ....... from school.
A. exiled B. excluded c . extracted D. expelled
2 1. After considering the case, the judge put the young offender ... for 2 years.
A. in charge B. in control c . on trial D. on probation
22. Suddenly I understood perfectly and everything fell ... place.
A. down B. for c . into D. out
23. Unfortunately state schools don’t have much ... the way of sports facilities
compared to private schools.
A. to B. of c . by D. in
24. On Sundays Vivian often studied seven hours ....
A. on end B. at once c . in full D. at length
2 5 .1 don’t think they’ll be ta k in g ...any more teachers this term because there
aren’t many students.
A. up B. in c . on D. over
26. Could you sp e a k ....... a little bit? We can’t hear you at the back o f the room.
A. out B. loud c . over D. up
27. Everyone laughed when he to o k ....... the teacher so well.
A. over B. up c . off D. out
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The conductor....... the boys off for misbehaving on the bus.
Ạ told B. said c . shouted D. cried
Ị)! vye used t o ....... all sorts o f things when our parents went out.
'A get through to B. get over c . get up to D. get on with
Í The traffic policeman let her ....... with a warning though she was driving
■‘‘way over the speed limit.
VẠ. up B. off c . on D. out
‘This missile is designed so that once ... nothing can be done to retrieve it.
P'A fired B. having fired c . theyfired D. firing
2 We all decreed th a t...
1 A. there be an end to their quarrel* B. their quarrel should put an end to.
c. they ended their quarrel then. D. their quarrel be coming to an end.
^3 He is the boy ..... I think scored the winning point for our team,
it,” A. whom B. of whom c . who D. about whom
After my explanation, she still had a slightly.............. look on her face.
Á. surprising B. puzzled 'c..confusing D. interested
35. He said He’d got his license ................
; A. two days earlier B. two days ago c . Tuesday before D. last Tuesday
36.'................ a fire, hotel guests are asked to remain calm.
A. As a result o f B. In the event of c . In case o f D. In the time of
37. “I locked myself out o f my apartment, I didn’t know what to do.” - “You ...
p. your roommate.”
A. could have called B. may have called
‘ c . would have called D. must have called
38. Unlike most o f the old people in here, he ... the town to the country.
Á. ‘d prefer B. much prefer c . ‘d rather D. prefer
39. Spring is ... to visit the island.
Ạ. very the best time B. far and away the best time
c . by far best time D. rr)arginally the best
40. “How often do you travel to Portland?” - Y: “ ... month.”
. A. every once B. every other c. once D. the other one
III GUIDED CLOZE
Read the following passages, then mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fifs each numbered blank:
PASSAGE 1:
Trees are amongst the biggest and longest-living things on Earth, some (41).......
back longer than the oldest buildings. But ( 4 2 ) ..... being nice to look at, trees
also play an important role in improving the quality o f our lives.
On a world-wide (43) ..... . forests help to slow down the effects of global
warming by using up the gas known as carbon dioxide and giving (44)........ the
oxygen we need to breathe. At local neighborhood level, trees also bring
important environmental benefits. They offer shade ạnd shelter, which in (45) ...
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reduces the amount o f energy needed to heat and cool nearby buildings- at til
same time, they also (46Ì ... other impurities from the air we breathe. n
Urban trees are especially important because for many people they provilf
the only daily contact with the natural world. What’s (47) urban trees alii
provide a home for birds, small animals and butterflies. Without the trees wl
would lose the pleasure of seeing these creatures in our cities. Regrettably!
however, trees in cities are now coming under threat. There is a limit to the l e v l
o f pollution they can (48) ... and, down at street level, their roots are beiiff
seriously (49) ... by the digging needed to make (50) ... for modern telephoni
television and other cables.
41. A. dating B. ageing c. growing D. stretching
42. A, as far as B. as long as . c. as soon as D. as well as
43. A. scale B. size c. range D. area
44. A. in B. away c. up D. out
45. A. turn B. place c. order D .reach
46. A. derive B. stop c. prevent D. remove
47. A. more B. else c. most D. other
48. A. stand in for..' B. face up to c. put up with D. fall back on
49. A. concerned B. disturbed c. interfered D. involved
5 0 .A. space B. room c. place D. way
PASSAGE 2: I
A (51) ... is a person, usually a woman, who believes that women should be
regarded as equal to men. She, or he, (52) ... discrimination against women in
the home, place o f work or (53) and her principal enemy is the male
chauvinist, who believes that men are naturally superior. (54) ... being referred
to as “the weaker sex”, women are becoming more and more militant and are
winning the age-old battle o f the sexes. They are sick to (55) ... of sexist jokes
which poke fun at women. They are no longer content to be regarded as second-
class citizens (56) ... economic, political and social status. They (57) ... beauty-
contests and the use of glamorous female models in advertisements, (58) ... they
describe as the exploitation of female beauty, since women in these situations are
represented as mere sex objects. We no longer live in the male dominated
societies o f the past. Let us hope, (59) ... that the revolution stops before we.
have a boring world in which sex doesn’t (60) ... much difference. We already
have unisex hairdressers and fashions. What next? , .
51. A. feminist B. female c. feminine D. woman
52. A. fights B. approves c. deplores D. struggles
53. A. some places B. everywhere c. publicity D. anywhere
54. A. Tired from B. Tired o f c. Tiring from D. Tiring of
55. A. death B. die c . hear D. ear
56. A. in terms for B. in terms o f c. on terms with D. for terms of
57. A. praise B.support c. join D. criticize
5 8 .A. because B. which c. although D. however
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. Ạ therefore B. h o w e v e r c . so D. but
Ạ. play B. work c . mean D. make
J r EADING COMPREHENSION:
la the following passages, then mark the letter A, B, c or D on your
%er sheet to indicate the best answer to each question: (40 pts)
p ilN G PASSAGE 1:
' hen the stars are playing at a festival, Valerie may have to cook for up to a
fjsand people which includes all the crew and thp people who work backstage.
Ệerects a marquee - a huge tent - and the food is served buffet style from a
fltral serving area. She has to cater for different tastes, so there are normally
Ur or more choices o f menu. She also has to look after people who may be on a
ecial diet or some singers who don’t eat diary food before a concert.
^She drives an enormous truck full o f kitchen equipment and hires at least
ree walk-in refrigerators, a dishwashing unit and portable cabins which act as
ieferooms and office.
. All the bands have to queue up to be served and everyone has to have a meal
icket. The stars are more usually more relaxed when they are eating as no one is
Bothering them for autographs, although Valerie says that sometimes the security
en and the stars’ managers are more trouble than the stars themselves.
I There are certain things which she always has to keep in stock like herbal teas
fid her own particular mixture o f honey, lemon and ginger which singers like to
eep in flasks on stage with them when they’re singing. Years ago bands used to
rink quite a lot of alcohol, but these days they’re much healthier. Most bands
Hrink fresh fruit juice and prefer to eat salads.
A lot o f people in the bands are quite young and they’re not used to very
expensive food, so Valerie prepares plain food unless a band sends her a “rider”.
.This is a list of special requirements. When people are tired, unwell or homesick
they like to have familiar “comfort’’ food so she keeps a stock of people’s
requirements ju st in case. As a result o f all this, Valerie says she has become an
expert shopper and.in less than an hour in a supermarket she can spend $1,000.
A lot o f bands w on’t eat before a concert because they’re too nervous,, so
Valerie and her staff can end up working very long hours as they have to be
around to provide what people want at two or three in the morning. One thing
Valerie has noticed is that the more mad a band is on stage, the more normal
they are when they are off it. She says she is amazed at the change in behavior.
A really wild singer can turn out to be really quiet and polite off stage.
61. Valerie has to provide a wide range o f fo o d becau se..............
A. people are very fussy about what they eat
B. people are used to eating in restaurants
c . there is such a wide variety of preferences
D. there is such a demand for special menus .!
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62. Which of the following best describes the refrigerators Valerie hires for her work?
A. enormous B. portable c . replaceable D. up-to-date
63. The singers are less nervous when they are eating becau se...............
A. their security men are with them B. there are no fans hanging around
c . their managers fuss over them D. the bands enjoy eating together
64. Why does Valerie have to keep a supply o f certain drinks?
A. The bands rely on a special recipe. B. The bands prefer herbal tea to coffee
c . The bands take fruit juice on stage. D. The bands like to drink alcohol.
65. The word flasks in the 4lh paragraph is closets in meaning t o .............
A. pots B. pockets c . hands D. bottles
66. What do most bands like best to eat?
A. rich food B. cheap food c . junk food D. simple food
67. What does “ju st in case” in the 5th paragraph refer to?
A. Valerie’s supply o f more expensive food
B. Valerie’s list o f riders from the different bands
c . Valerie’s supply o f special food for various people
D. Valerie’s understanding o f people feeling sick
68. Why do you think Valerie has become an “expert shopper”?
A. She has a lot of money to spend each week.
B. She has learnt to find what individuals want,
c . She has to buy as much as possible for $ 1,000.
D. She has to shop very quickly in a supermarket.
69. Why is ạ band likely to be hungry after playing?
A. They fggl more relaxed after a concert.
B. They work long hours with little food,
c . They only have a snack before a concert.
D. They like to Wilit Mntil they eat together.
70. What does Valerie think about the singers?
A. They are completely crazy on and off stage.
B. They behave differently on and off stage,
c . They are less rude when they are off stage.
D. They are more noisy on stage.
READING PASSAGE 2:
When someone smokes a. cigarette, he produces three different types of
smoke. The first, mainstream smoke, is the smoke directly inhaled by the
smoker. The second type is exhaled mainstream smoke, the smoke breathed
out by the smoker. Third is sidestream smoke, the smoke which drifts from the
end of a lit cigarette. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), or secondhand
smoke, consists o f exhaled mainstream smoke and sidcstream smoke. ETS is
harmful too.
Mainstream and sidestream smoke both contain a large number o f chemical
carcinogens and other toxic substances, but undiluted sidestream smoke
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carries greater amounts o f ammonia, benzene, carbon monoxide, nicotine and
carcinogens than mainstream smoke. In addition, the particles of sidestream
smoke are smaller than those o f mainstream smoke. This means that these
particles can be inhaled more deeply into the lungs.
In addition to the irritant effects of tobacco smoke to the eyes, nose, throat,
k and air passages, nonsmokers who breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke (passive
I smoking) may suffer from serious health problems, such as increased
[ susceptibility to bronchitis, pneumonia, lung cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
^ Research has shown that people exposed to secondhand smoke are 10 times
more likely to develop heart disease than lung cancer. For example, in
Australia, it has been shown that exposure to ETS at home more than doubles
• a nonsmoking woman’s risk of heart attack and coronary death. Nevertheless,
while over 80% smoke in an average room is composed of sidestream smoke,
the most serious damage is still sustained by the active smoker, whose lungs
retain the carcinogens he has inhaled in addition to those breathed from the
smoke-filled room.
'71. According 10 the passage, secondhand smoke ...
I '■ A. is more harmful than mainstream smoke, inhaled by the smoker.
; B. is to cause the most serious damage.
c . consists o f a large, number of smaller harmful particles than inhaled
mainstream smoke. •
D. is composed o f the smoke breathed out by the smoker and the smoke
which drifts from the end o f a lit cigarette.
* 72. Smoke is more dangerous when ...
A. it is inhaled by the smoker. B. it is exhaled by the smoker,
c . it irritates the air passages. D. it consists of mainstream smoke.
73. Mainstream and side stream smoke are comprised o f ...
I' A. particles of tobacco. ' B. smoke from a smoker’s lung,
c . carcinogens and toxins. D. smoke from a lit cigarette.
74. The word “th ose” in the second paragraph refers to ...
' A. carcinogens. B. chemical substances.
c . particles. D. the particles of sidestream smoke.
75. The phrase "irritant effects’ in the third paragraph refers to the effects th a t...
A. make people annoyed and impatient. B. cause pain and discomfort.
c . are harmful and dangerous. D. are added to tobacco smoke.
76. According to the passage, "passive smoking*’ is ...
A. nonsmokers’ breathing air filled with tobacco smoke.
B. tobacco smoke that smokers are exposed to.
c . another type of smoke which is a combination of mainstream and
sidestream smoke
D. the act of smoking passively by the smokers.
77. How does sidestream smoke differ from mainstream smoke?
A. Its particles are smaller. B. It can be inhaled into the lungs,
c . It contains poisonous substances. D. It can have irritant effects.
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78. Why is breathing smoke-polluted air dangerous?
A. It causes 10 times the risk of illness.
. B. It doubles the risk of illness. •!
c . It has irritant effects on women.
D. It causes serious lung and heart diseases.
79. Research has proven that ...
A. passive smoking causes more heart disease than lung cancer. i
B. mainstream smoking is as dangerous as passive smoking.
c . in Australia there is a great risk o f cardiovascular disease.
D. ETS .consists o f inhaled mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke.
80. The phrase "the active sm oker’’ in the Iasi paragraph mostprobably;
means the person ...
A. who is exposed to secondhand smoke.
B. who smokes actively.
c . who smokes a cigarette.
D. who breathes air in a smoke-filled room
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. O PEN C L O Z E TE ST ■
Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word (40 pts)
OPEN C L O Z E 1:
People can lose their hearing at any age - before they are born, ás infants, ■
during childhood, or as (1) .... Each age of onset has a different name and the
deafness may have different origins.
Prenatal deafness means that a baby is born (2) .... There are several reasons
why this can happen. If parents are deaf, they may have a deaf baby. There are
genes related to deafness that hearing parents can also (3) ... on to their child.
Genes control the way we look and all o f our characteristics. If the baby gets the
right genes from hearing parents, it will be born deaf. Other prenatal (4) ... of
deafness can include: accidents; medicine or drugs that the mother takes;
illnesses; and genetic syndromes.
Genetic syndromes are a group of characteristics that a child (5) ... from its
parents. There are two very common types o f genetic syndromes related to
deafness. One is Waardenburg's Syndrome. Its characteristics are very (6) ....
The person may have pigment disorders: a streak of white hair; two different
color eyes; or streaks o f white (7) ... a man's beard. Most residential schools
have children with these characteristics. It is possible to have the physical traits
o f Waardenburg's Syndrome but not be deaf.
Usher's Syndrome is also fairly common. Children with Usher's Syndrome
are born with a hearing loss and later lose their vision'. The first symptoms of this
genetic syndrome occur at (8) .... A person with Usher's Syndrome will
experience problems seeing well in the dark. Later, they will lose their peripheral
vision and see only within a tunnel area in front o f them. This is called "tunnel
vision." Persons may eventually lose more and more of their vision and become
blind or partially blind.
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I , thatp
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iôn who has Usher's Syndrome is to stand directly in front and to sign (1 0 )....
EN C LO ZE 2:
People don’t like getting their (1) ... dirty. Rubbish (2) ... has always been
.to society’s lower ranks, with an “out o f sight, out of mind” attitude from
ople not directly (3)....Today, however, both the increase in the amount and
§ complexity o f wasted produced are threatening human health and the
’vironment as never before. The composition q f waste has altered, the most
ạrnatic change being in the (4) of chemicals we dump. Chemicals in the (5)
| o f pills, pesticide or paint are an essential part o f our lives. The disposal of
*aste from this chemical feast has amplified existing shortcomings in the way
é; treat rubbish, forcing us to (6) ... what we would rather throw away,
ontamination of water, air and soil is widespread. Lead in the air affects our (7)
Heavy metals in the soil are taken (8) ... by plants and passed on to us when
e eat them. The environment (9) ... a toll as well. Trees are dying from acid
ram Rivers run (10) ... with pollution.! Mysterious green waste from petro-
Ihemical factories mar fields where children play.
Jl w ord fo r m
1. Fill each o f the following sentences with the correct form o f the given
i ; 1 word in capital -
]. B ein g .............. can be very catching. SOCIETY
'2. She finally left her husband because of h i s ............... ADULT
'3. Be careful, the virus w ill.............. your computer. ABLE
4. Safety must be g iv e n .............. in all cases. PRECEDE
f5; Ị think that this plan i s .............. ridiculous! RIGHT
“6 .1 don’t understand how he got the job. He’ s far t o o .............. to be put in
1 charge o f a school. COMPETE
/7. Her work has b e e n ..............for its sensitivity o f style and imaginative use of
■* imagery. CLAIM
8. Her performance at work was considered .............. and her contract was not
renewed. SATISFY ■ J
;■9. Although several companies m a d e ........ ... losses, the market as a whole was
buoyant. SUBSTANCE
'10. The bookcase was p la ced ..............near the door to hide a huge crack in the
wall. STRATEGY
2. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in the box: (20 pts)
FASHION ACTIVE TURN AFFECT PRESCRIPTION
COMPREHEND BALANCE HUMAN DOUBT NEW
The use o f plants for healing is (1)... the w orld’s oldest and most (2)...
therapy. Since the dawn o f (3)... a knowledge o f herbal remedies has been
handed down from generation to generation. With the growth of artificial drug
manufacture, the direct use o f plants became (4) for ,a while, but in recent
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times there has been (5)... interest in herbalism as a system o f medicine that is
safe, natural and cheap. The main purpose o f herbal remedies is to (6). thg
body’s own natural healing abilities by (7) ... and cleansing it. Like the artificial
drugs o f orthodox or scientific medicine, many herbs also have antibiotic
properties, but unlike the artificial ones they rapidly (8) ... the body to a healthy
state without damaging side (9) .... When correctly (10) herbs can b |
combined to heal any organ of the body unless it has been totally destroyed. -|
III. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 2
Rewrite the following sentences in no more than 6 words using the word given i
1. If the bank refuses to lend us money, we might have to ask your parents
instead. REQUEST
—»■If the bank tu r n s .............. we might have to ask your parents instead.
2. Having a holiday together was a mistake because we argued all the time. NEVER
—> I ..............on holiday together because we argued all the time.
3. You were not supposed to tell anyone about my news! SECRET
I’d ra th e r.............. instead o f telling everyone!
4. Although I wanted to quit smoking gradually, my doctor told me to slop
immediately. PREFERED
—» I ......... up smoking gradually but my doctor told me to stop immediately.
5 . 1would find Andy more attractive if he didn’t laugh at strange things. SENSE
—» If it w e re .............. humor, I I would find Andy quite attractive.
6. If you should ever come to France, please feel free to visit us. HAPPEN
—* Please feel free to visit US .............to France.
7. Patrick is going to lose his job if he insists on arriving late for work. KEEP
—» If . . . . . . . . . up late for work, he is going to lose his job.
8. The most likely reason for the scientists getting the conclusion wrong is that
they were not thorough enough with their research. PROBABLY
—> If their research had been more thorough, the scientists ......... ... to the
wrong conclusion.
9. Tom should have admitted his mistake, because the company usually gives
employees another chance. SECOND
—> The company m ig h t........ .. if he had admitted his mistake.
10. The Emperor Hadrian ordered his men to begin building the wall in 120 AD.
ORDER
—> Construction o f the wall began in 120 A D ..............
IV. ERROR CORRECTION;
This passage consists of 10 mistakes. Find them out and correct them. One
example is given.
Example: Line 1: the —>a
I Garlic, the member of the lily family with its distinctive odor and
taste, has been used throughout recorded history because it was
considered to have beneficial properties. The earliest known record o f its
use is in Sanskrit records in 3,000 B.C.
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It was used as a medicine in the Ancicnt Egypt, where it was used to
Ề cure 22 different ailments. It was also fed to the slaves who were
bliilding the pyramids because the Egyptians believed that, in addition to
keep the slaves healthy so they could continue to work, garlic would
make the slaves stronger so that they could work harder.
0 The ancient Greeks and Romans found even more uses for garlic than
the Egyptians did. In addition to using garlic to cure illnesses, as the
Egyptians had, the Greeks and Romans believed that garlic had magic
powers, that it could ward away evil spells and curses. Garlic was also
fed to soldiers because it was believed to make men more courageous.
1 1 A good few seafaring cultures have also used garlic because they
r believed that it was beneficial in helping sailors to suffer long voyages.
H. Homer used it on his odysseys, the Vikings always carried garlic on their
long voyages in the northern seas, and Marco Polo left records to show
ệ that garlic was carried on his voyages to the Orient.
ĨỀ0 Finally, even as late as early in the 20th century, it was believed that
garlic could fight infection. Because o f this belief, garlic juice was
V applied to soldiers’ wounds in World War I to keep infection from bay
and to prevent gangrene.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN ĐÌNH CHIEU - DONG THẢP

I. PHONOLOGY
Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the same
group.
1. A. realize B. improve c. possible D. comfortable
2. A. important B. especially c. prefer D. influence
3. A. mineral ' B. example c. diamond D. popular
4. A. republic B. collector c . situation D. inscription
5. A. protection B. separate c . develop D. encourage
6. A. recognize B. stimulate c . activity D. adult
7. A. intelligent B. direct c. desire D satisfactory
8. A. relationship B. command c . vocabulary D. island
9. A. define B. idea c . express D. figure
10. A. suppose B. expcct c . unusual D. literary
11. VOCABULARY AND STRU CTU RE
I .We try to ______ to see our parents at least twice a month .
A. drop in B. come on c . call up D. go up
2. is called erosion.
A. The wearing away o f land B. Wearing away land
c. When land wears away D. Land that wears away
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............ uiai sn irt_______________________ with your yellow skirt '
A. fits B. suits c . wears D. goes
4. To apply for the scholarship, the students are required to Write a
essay about their future plans.
A. two hundred words B. two hundred-word
c . tw o-pages D. double pages
5. He wants to pay the bill him self,but Í won’t h e a r_______ i t .
A. from B. about c . of D. for
6. Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons
A. money beside B. money besides c . beside money D. besides mon
7. I hope this headache w ill___________ soon.
A. pass away B. wear off c . come away D. go out
8. You are under no obligation to help as assistance in purely_______ .
A. charitable B. free c . donated D. voluntary
9 . __________of the financial crisis, all they could do was hold on and hope t
things would improve.
A. At the height B. At the bottom c . On the top D. In the end
10. Last year, Matt earned_____________his brother , who has a better position-
A. twice as more as B. twice as much as
c . twice as many as D. twice more than
11. Sheila will inherit everything_________her uncle’s death.
A. on account of B. in spite of
c . in the event of D. in place of
12. His poor handling o f the business_______ on negligence. i
A. neared B. edged c approached D. bordered
13. D ow n_____ _ for three days.
A. the rain poured B. poured the rain
c . did the rain pour D. do the rain poor
14. Can I ______ your brains for a moment? Ĩ can’t do this crossword by myself.
A. have B. pick c . mind D. use
15. The job w asn’t giving th e ________ o f the experience he wanted.
A. width B. depth c . length D. breadth
1 6 .1 suppose I co u ld _______ advertising.
•A. catch on B. get out of c . go in for D. work out
17. The storm ripped our tent t o ___________________ < ,
A. slices B. shreds c . strips D. specks
18. She travelled the world in _________ o f her dreams.
A. pursuit B. finding c . chase D. trail
19. The agency i s ________ and not run for profit.
A. charitable B. donated c . voluntary D. free
20. M ike,_______ , will you switch off that television!
. A. once and for all B. now and then
c . over and above D. from time to time
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a d in g c o m p r e h e n s io n
Ihe following passage and choose the best answer to the questions:
(lay’s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their
lessors, but the car o f the future will be far more pollution-free than those
•g;road today. Several new types of automobile engines have already been
oped than run on alternative sources o f power, such as electricity,
fessed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity,
Ver, is the only zero-emission option presently available. .
Ệhough electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful,
act battery or other dependable source of current is available, transport
its foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles entering everyday life:
er-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric
fyery vans, bikes and trolleys,
s automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners
utility engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make
'best use o f the new cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as
t'imon as today’s gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in
jimercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to
arge their batteries while they stop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the
e of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centers
ght be reserved for electric cars.
'planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses and neighborhood
ehicles all meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and
pnting. Commuters will be able to rent a variety o f electric cars to suit their
Beds: light trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small cars, or electric/gasoline
vbrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated
reeways capable o f handling five times the number of vehicles thát can be 1
carried by freeway today.
f31: The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT___.
• A. vans B. trains c . planes D. trolleys
s32: The author’s purpose in the passage is to__
A. criticize conventional vehicles
B. support the invention o f elếctric cars
c . narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles
D. describe the possibilities for transportation in the future
33: The passage would most likely be followed b.y details about___ .
A. automated freeways B. pollution restrictions in the future
c . the neighborhood o f the future D. electric shuttle buses
34: The word “compact” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to__
A. long-range B. inexpensive c..concentrated D. squared
35: In the second paragraph, the author implies that___ .
A. a.dependable source o f electric energy will eventually be developed.
B. everyday life will stay much the same in the future.
c. a single electric vchicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation
D. electric vehicles are not practical for the future ' 1
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36: A cco rding to the passage, public parking lots o f the future will be
A. more convenient than they arc today B. equipped with charging devices^
c . much larger than they are today D. as common as today's gas stations
37: The word “charging’- in this passage refers to___ .
A. electricity B. credit cards c . aggression D. lightning
38: The word "foresee” in this passage could best be replaced with
A. count on B. invent c . imagine D. rely on
39: The word “commuters” in paragraph 4 refers to___.
A. daily travelers B. visitors c . cab drivers Đ. shoppers
40: The word “hybrid” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to___.
A. combination B. hazardous c . futuristic D. automated
Read the following passage and choose the best answer to the questions:
A pilot cannot fly by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at nig
and landing in dense fog, a pilot must use radar, an alternative way 0
navigating. Since human eyes are not very good at determining speeds 0
approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are movirr
The basic principle of radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts 1
a cave. The echo of the sounds against the walls helps a person determine til
size of the cave, with radar, however, the waves are radio waves instead of soiin
waves. Radio waves travel at the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in one
second. A radar set sends out a short burst o f radio waves. Then it receives the
echoes produced when the waves bounce off objects. By determining the time it
takes for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can determine
the distance between the radar set and other objects. The word “radar”, in fact, gctắ
its name from the term “radio detection and ranging” . “Ranging” is the term for
detection of the distance between an object and the radar set. Besides being of
critical importance to pilots, radar is essential for air traffic control, tracking shipi’
at sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms.
41. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The nature o f radar. B. History o f radar,
c . Alternatives to radar. D. Types o f ranging.
42. According to the passage, what can radar dctect besides location o f objects?
A. Shape. B. Size. c . Speed. D. Weight.
43. The word “exemplified” in the passage can be replaced b y _______ .
A. “specified’' ; B. “resembled" c . "illustrated” D. “justified”
44. The word “shouts5' in the passage most closely means,_______ .
A. “exclaims” B. “yells” c . “shoots” D. “whispers”
45. Which o f the following words best describes the tone o f this passage?
A. argumentative B. explanatory c . humorous D. imaginative
46. According to the passage, the distance between a radar set and an object can
be determined b y _______ .
A. the time it takes for a burst of radio waves to produce echoes when the
waves bounce off the object
B. the term “ranging” used for detection of the distance between an object
and the radar set
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the time it takes for the radio waves to produce echoes and bounce off the objcct
H m ) the time it takes for the echoes produced by the radio waves to return to
M L the radar set
Which type of waves does radar use?
H ạ tidal B. sound c . heat D.
M f r h c word “tracking” in the passage most closcly m eans______
H e V sending B. searching for c . ranging D.
B K w h ich o f the following would most likely be the topic o f the next paragraph?
H |y \ A history of flying. B. Othet/ uses o f radar.
The technology used by pilots, D. Uses o f some technology.
B it.What might be inferred about radar?
E a . It takes the place of a radio.
H ub . It has improved navigational safety.
[ K g . It was developed from a study o f sound waves.
K p . It gave birth to the invention o f the airplane.
K 'G U I D E D C LO SE TESTS ,
Hftibosc the best answers to fill in the blanks. Identify-your choice by
fp n rking Aj B, c or I) on your answer sheet.
Bpyrhe expression on your face can actually dramatically alter your feelings and
llịrceptions, and it havS been proved that (5Ị)____ smiling or frowning can create
llSĩresponding emotional responses. The idea was first ( 5 2 ) ____ by a French
Ipíỵsiologist, Israel Way Baum, in 1906. He believed that different facial (53)
y affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or
JK ativ e feelings. A happy smile or irrepressible ( 5 4 ) ___increased the blood
ilpw and contributed to joyful feelings. But sad, angry expressions decreased the
How o f oxygen-carrying blood, and created a vicious circle o f gloom and
fcpression by effectively starving the brain of essential fuel.
Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early ( 5 5 ) ____ , and suggests
|hat the temperature of the brain could affect the production and synthesis of
:hcurotransmitters — which definitely influence our moods and energy levels. He
ầrgụes that an impaired blood flow could not (56) __ deprive the brain of
-oxygen, but create further cheiTỊĨcal imbalance ( 5 7 ) ____ inhibiting these vita]
hormonal messages. Zajonc goes on to propose that our brains remember that
Sjniling is associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smiling through
your tears you can (58) your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters —
replacing a depressed condition (59) .a happier one. People suffering from
psychosomatic illness depression and anxiety states could (6 0 )____ from simply
exercising their zygomatic muscles which pull the corners o f the mouth up and
back to form a smile several times an hour.
51. A. desperately B. determinedly c . deliberately D. decidedly
‘52. A. put off . B. put down c . put by D. put forward
53. A. aspects B. looks c . expressions D. appearances
54. A. laughter B. sadness c . humour D. depression
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55. A. result B. subject c. research D. experiment
5 6 .A. even B. only c. ever D. always
57 A. by B. without c. when D. from
58. A. make B. persuade c. allow D. decide
59. A. through B. by c. after D. with
60. A. recover B. improve c. benefit D. progress
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES/FO RM S
On the afternoon o f February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido, a farmer in the
Mexican state o f Michoacan, (1) ____ ___ (work) in his cornfield when the
ground suddenly opened. Smoke, dust, and ashes were thrown out into the air
and a cone of rock ( 2 ) ______ ^______(begin) to form. Under the farmer’s feet
a volcano was being born. Today the Paricutin volcano, named after the town it
almost buried in 1945, (3)________ (stand) at 1345 feet high and became
(4 ) ________ (know) as one of the Seven Natural Wonders o f the World;
Scientists (5 )__________(study) volcanoes for many years have found that there
are so many vocanoes eruptions around the world that they (6) ________ ____ _
(consider) commonplace. However, the birth o f an entirely new volcano
(7 ) ________ (be) rare. In North America, only two new volcanoes appear in
historic times (8) ____________ (include) Paricutin. As a result, .the new
volcano ( 9 ) _____________(observe) carefully since it was born. Equally, no
doubt, witnesses and their relatives in the stade o f Michoacan (10)
1____________ (tell) the story of the volcano in the cornfield for years.
II. PR EPO STIO N S AND PHRASAL VERBS (10 pts)
ASTROLOGY ANALYSED
Books on astrology and its influence on our lives abound, so when Astrology
Analysed landed (1) my desk, I can’t say [ was exactly fired (2)_______
enthusiasm. Until, that is 1 began to read it.
(3)_______ ___here, at last, is a book that offers a genuine critical
evaluation of the claim astrologers have been making for thousands o f years. The
author, Tom Maine, is an internationally acclaimed expert (4)____________ __
the philosophy o f science. In this book, he successfully brings together historical
and scientific research in an account that is both informative and challenging
(5) _________ the readers.
Believers in astrology are often all too ready to blindly accept comments on
their personality, suggestions about who is suitable match (6 ) _______
them, and predictions about their career, love life, etc. On the other hand, sceptics
can be positively scathing (7) their determination to highlight
astrology’s flaws and inadequacies. Few people are willing to examine the
subjects emperically or objectively. Tom Maine is one of the few who has
attempted to do so.
His approach is impartial yet probing, providing readers with a unique insight
(8) __________ ___ this ancient art, and at the same time allowing them to draw
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their own conclusions regarding its value. Tracing its historical origins, he
analyses how astrology works, and scrutinises various experiments that have
; been carried (9)________________ to ascertainthe accuracy o f its claims. It
' jnakes for a fascinating read. As to my conclusion regarding the validity of
' astrology, I am keeping that ( 1 0 ) _______________ myself!
VJII. WORD FORMS (10 pts)
'^hoose the suitable word given bellow and supply its correct form to
complete the gaps.
XỈ* able cell company conclude ' find
fine pari period ' strategic task
t' It is possible to predict your performance on a video game simply by
'rrieasuring the volume o f specific structures in your brain, a multi-institutional
team o f researchers announced this week. The study, headed by Kirk Erickson, a
*professor o f psychology, adds to the evidence that specific parts o f the brain (1)
...................... influence a person’s ability to (2) ...................... his or her motor
skills, learn new procedures, develop useful (3) ...................... and adapt to a
"quickly changing environment.
■ Participants in the study were taught to play Space Fortress, a video game
developed at the University o f Illinois. Half of the participants were asked to
focus on maximizing their overall scorc in the game while also' paying attention
to the various components o f the game. The other participants had to (4)
...................... shift priorities, improving their skills in one area for a period of
time while also maximizing their success at other tasks. The latter approach,
wCalled “variable priority training”, encourages the kind of ( 5 ) ...................... that is
common required in daily life.
The researchers' found that players who had a larger nucleus accumbens (an
area of the brain) did better than their ( 6 ) ..................... in the early stages o f the
training period. This makes sense, Erickson said, because the nucleus accumbens
in part o f the brain’s reward center, and a person’s motivation for ( 7 ) ...................
at a video game includes the pleasure that results from achieving a specific goal.
This sense o f achievement and tile emotional reward that (8) ...................... it is
likely to be higher in the earliest-átages of learning, he said.
Players with a larger caudate and putamen (two other areas o f the brain), learn
more quickly and learned more over the training period. “This study tells us a lot
about how the brain works when it is trying to leanr a complex task,” Erickson said
at the (9) ..................... of the research, which was conducted in Illinois. Such
information might be useful in education or in treating (1 0 ).......... or dernentia.
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION

The following passage contains 10 errors. Underline and correct them in the
numbered box.
Beds play an important role on allowing a person to get a good night sleep.
Many different types o f beds in the market today provide with a source of comfort
that are tailored to individual needs. Most o f them are'soft enough to ensure that
thfc bed follows the contours o f a person's body, yet allowing a person to icel
comfortable when he is tossing and turning in bed. There are mattresses filling
with different types of materials and sewn with different types o f clothes. The ni ed
to further improve the quantity of mattresses shows the importance o f the bed as a
peace o f furniture in a home. Whether it is reclining, sleep or even have a meal!
people seek to buy the most comfortable beds for themseves.
A latex foam bed is one such bed. Latex is obtained from the rubber tree and'
it solidifies quickly and becomes rubbery and elastic. These rubber particles a r|
suspended by soap in water and the liquid will then whip into foam and poured
into a mould.' Hundreds of heated pins pierced the result to create air chambers'
for natural ventilation. The core o f this mixture is then rinsed, washed anể
squeezed until it is damp. The dampness is removed with a hot air oven and
further frozen to cool it. Latex foam mattresses therefore have a spring-likei
resilience that not only follow the contours o f a person body whenjhe is asleep-
but is also able to revert to the original shape without taking on the body'!
impression of anyone. ,1
V. O PEN TEST _ . . ' /1
Fill in each of the following gaps (1— 10) with one suitable word. Write yourI
answers in the numbered box.
Man is a unique being. Me is (1) ............ from all other creatures in that he i|
does not merely form part o.f the environment. Man reshapes his environment J
(2) will to suit his purposes. He does not have a natural habitat and is
able to adapt (3) ......... to living in different environments. Among the many
ways in which Man has changed his environment are the building o f cities,!
and roads, the (4) ....... o f land for farming and the reclaiming o f land from
the sea. (5) ............ some o f the changes are harmless, some are-extremely
harmful to the environment.
An example o f a harmful conscqucncc o f Man's actions is (6) ........ . of ?
pollution. Through the use of scientific knowledge and advanced technology, Man
has increased his well-being and life ( 7 ) .........In the process, ( 8 ) ______ he has
also brought about the growing problem o f worldwide pollution. One o f the main
sources o f air pollution is motor vehicles. Gases emitted from the car ( 9 ) ........... do
contain many chemicals, which are harmful to people^ animals and plants. Industry
also contributes significantly to the pollution o f the environment. There is no
majority city in the world today in which wc can breathe írésh, clean ( 1 0 ) .............
It is, therefore, important for us to be environment-conscious and avoid actions,
which bring about harmful effects to our environment.
VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
one. Use and don’t change the word given
1. I tried to talk to Jack about the problem, but he was too busy. WORD
I tried to !..........................,................. about the problem ,but he was too busy
2. “ I don’t mind which film wc sec”, 1 said M ATTER
Isaid t h a t .................................................me which film we saw.
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ị was too scared to tell him what I really thought. COURAGE
J J ........................................................................... to tell h im w h a t I re a lly th o u g h t.
I people say that the pyramids are worth visiting. SUPPOSED
' The pyram ids...........................................................................worth visiting.
;I was so shocked that I couldn’t react. W ASN’T
I I ..................... :....................... ......................................................react
f From the educational point, o f view his childhood years had been well spent
j;:. ‘ . / (TERMS)
■ ?h
He's very good at tennis and he's also a very good footballer. (ADDITION)
3 f « r ............................................................ ................... ............ .................... ............................
8 Why does everything seem to be difficult to me? (ONLY)
9. If you work without a break, you are more likelv to make an error. (PRONE)
0. They were very keen to hear the president’s speech. (EARS)
T R Ư Ờ N G T H P T C H U Y Ế N LÝ T ự T R Ọ N G - C A N T H Ơ
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I.
others.
1. A. anxiety B. complexion anxious D. luxury c.
2. A. confusedly B. wickedly G. allegedly D. supposedly
3. A. macabre B. chiromancy chemical D. chivalrous c.
4. A. paranoia B. papist saffron D. travail c.
5. A. absinthe B. soothe loathe D. wreathe c.
6. A. euphemism B. phenotype veracity D. cantaloupe c.
7. A. matriarchy B. epileptic rutherfordium D. diplomatic c.
8. A. painstakingly B. condolence communism D. obstinacy c.
9. A. acupuncturist B. vociferously antithesis D. extraordinary c.
10. A. entrepreneur B. anonymity representation D. encyclopedia c.
II. WORD CHOICE
1. __Americans eat a light breakfast. They usually don’t eat a lot o f food in
the morning.
A. By and large B. Fair and square
c. Ins and outs D. Odds and ends [
2. W h e n his p a r e n ts a re a w a y , his o ld e s t b r o t h e r ______ .
c. draws the line D. is in the same boat
3. After the concert, everyone had t o ____ home through the thick snow.
A. trudge B. tread trace c. D. trickle
4. Rows and silences are_____ and parcel o f any marriage.
A. package B. stamps c . part D. packet
5. When Ỉ finish writing this com position,! ’m going to and go to bed.
A. make time B. hit the hay c.
hit the big time D. call it a day
6. Certain kinds of plants can grow only in __ soil.
A. loose B. slack c . sparse D. scarce
7. John’s got very feelings about taking on more responsibility at the momen
A. puzzled B. mixed c . jumbled D. muddled
8. Paul’s been in A lice’s b a d ___ ever since he offended her at the party,
A .eyes B .books c . likes D. treats
9. This court deals only w ith ___ crime.
A. small B. trivial c . petty D. insignificant
10. Unfortunately, -not all of us obtain our ju s t_____ in this life.
A. demands B. gains c . deserts D. wins
Choose the best option to com plete the following sentences.
1. If a diamond is heated without oxygen, it will turn to graphite, a form of
that is used as a lubricant.
A. carbon is so soft B. is carbon so soft
c . carbon so soft D. so soft the carbon
2. Indigo is a vat c o l o r , _____ called because it does not dissolve in water.
A. which it B. it is c . but D. so
3. The first people to live i n _______ Hawaii were the Polynesians, who sailed
there in large canoes from other Pacific Islands about 2,000 years ago.
A. now where is B. what is now c . it is now D. now this is
4. The film is _______ released at the end o f next year.
A. on the verge o f being B. on the point of being
C; due to be D. about to be
5- Such _ that we all felt numb.
A. a cold weather was it B. was â cold weather
c. cold was the weather D. was cold weather
6. I’m _____ my brother is.
A. nothing near as ambitious as B. nowhere like so ambitious
c. nothing as ambitious than D. nowhere near as ambitious as
7. Round and round ______
A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels o f the engine go
c. went the wheels o f the engine D. going the wheels of the engine
8. The coastguard boarded the ship and found
A. alive four men injured B. four injured men alive
c . four injured aiive men Đ. injured four alive merr
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0. In its pure state, antimony has no important uses, b u t _______ with other
y substances, it is an extremely useful metal.
A. when combined physically or chemically
. B. combined when physically or chemically
c . the physical and chemical combination
D. it is combined physically or chemically
q.'O. • that took American art out of the romanticism o f the mid-1800’s
Ỳ-' and carried it to the most powerful heights o f realism.
v A. Winslow Homer’s paintings B. It was Winslow Homer’s paintings
\ c . When Winslow Homer’s pairitings D. paintings o f Homer’s paintings
PHRASA L VERBS AND PR EPO SITIO N S
^Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
'1. Make sure you ■_ ___ up the data on ydur computer, because you might get
1 a virus.
' A. back B. store c . copy D. save
J/2.1 usually_______ work at about half âst.five so I’m home by six thirty most
nights.
A. end up B. kick off c . knock off D. knuckle down
3. The Minister was shouted_______ by hecklers and was unable to finish her
speech.
A. out B. down c . off D. under
4. You are either lucky_______ _ nature or you have to work hard all your life.
A. by B. in c. o f D. with
5 .1 can’t believe you bet your c a r ___ the toss o f a coin!
A. over B. on c . with D. out
6. We were walking through the woods when w e _______ a trap set by hunters.
A. slipped up B. dug up c . chanced upon D. threw out
7. If you want tickets to the game, you’ll have to be q u ick_______ the mark.
A. on B. off c . with D. in
8. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is ■ the law.
A. beyond B. over . c . above D. onto
9. Don’t worry - the documents are safely_______ lock and key at my place.
A. under B. in c . on D. within
10. Dimitri thought he heard a funny noise Coming from thẽ’ car engine, so
he________ to investigate.
A. headed off B. pulled over c . walked out D. held back
V. G UIDED C L O Z E 1
Read the text below and dccide which answ er best fits each space.
LANGUAGE LEARNING ADVICE
A recent issue o f a language learning magazine has consulted a number o f
experts in the field of second language acquisition. Their advice may prove
invaluable for those ( 1)........ a language course. \
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One suggestion is that you (2)........... whether you are likely to be successful^
at learning a language or not. Did you enjoy studying languages at school f0r4
example? Do you have enough lime to learn a language? The main cost will be s
your own time and effort. Therefore, you must make sure that the course on offer
leads to a (3)........qualification.
Also, be realistic in your (4).... If you don't set achievable aims, you are
more likely to give up. Do not be deceived (5)........... thinking that the most
expensive courses are the best. (6)........... around to get the best possible value
for money.
You should also bear in mind that the quicker you learn a language, the more
quickly you forget it. Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself
German by enrolling on a (7)............ course. Already fluent in four languages and
with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology, her chances of (8)........
progress were high. Three years (9)........, she remembers very little. She feels her
biggest mistake was not to build (10).......... her previous studies. "I should have
consolidated what I'd learnt by continuing to study, even if it were by myself.
2. A. review B. balance c . survey D. assess
3. A. understood B. valued c . regarded D. recognised
4. A .ends B. objects c. goals D. sights
5. A. about B. into c. in D. by .
6. A. Push B. Run c. Shop D. Nose
7. A. rapid B. quick c. fast D .crash
8. A. doing B. gaining c. making D. achieving
9. A. forward B. from c. onward D. on
10. A. on B. through c. out D. up
VI. GUIDED CLOZE 2
Read the text below and dccide which answer best fits each space.
Anyone who has gone on a skiing holiday at a ski ( 1 ) _____ o f any size will
be familiar with the old-aged problem - the eternal wait for ski lifts and cable
cars. Well, there is an alternative. If you feel like something just a ( 2 ) ___ _
different, why not try heli-skiing in Canada? Somewhere in the snowy (3)
______ o f the Rocky Mountains, the helicopter w iirdeposit you and your group
onto a slope of virgin snow that you have all to yourselves. It is all a ( 4 ) _____
cry from the busiest slopes of, say, Switzerland, France, and Italy. You are fifty
miles from the nearest town and there is nothing remotely (5 ) _____a ski lift, so
you have to (6) _____ on legs, skis and the chopper. You might see the (7)
- mountain-goat or grizzly bear, but there won't be ( 8 ) ______ o f other
skiers. There are one or two disadvantages. Your friendly helicopter pilot might
just put you down in a five-metre snow (9) ■■ ■And freezing weather might
ground your helicopter and leave you (1 0 )____ in the wilderness.
1. A. spot • B. haunt c . refuge D. resort
2. A. little B. few - c . big D* lot
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3 A .cover B. county c. wastes D. refuge
A. different B. strange c far D. long
5 A. r e s e m b lin g B. appearing c. seeming D. looking
6. A. count B. trust c. rely D. reckgfl
■q A, occasional B. sometime c. incidental D. irregular
'g, A. bunches B. hordes c. throngs B. swarms
A. dune B. pile c. mound D. drift
10. A. deserted B. stranded c. marooned D. aground
line ' O f all modern instruments, the violin is apparently one o f the
! -simplest. It consists in essence o f a hollow, varnished wooden sound
box, or resonator, and a long neck, covered with a fingerboard* along
Ịw
hichfourstringsarestretchedathig
htension.Thebeautyofdesign,
5 Ishape, and decoration is no accident: the proportions of the instrument
I are determined almost entirely by acoustical considerations. Its
I simplicity o f appearance is deceptive. About 70 parts are involved in
I the construction o f a violin. Its tone and its outstanding range of
ị expressiveness make it an ideal solo instrument. No less important,
10 \ however, is its role as an orchestral and chamber instrument. In
I combination with the larger and deeper-sounding members o f the
! same family, the violins form the nucleus of the modern symphony
I orchestra,
ị
I The violin has been in existence since about 1550. Its importance
15 Ịas an instrument in its own right dates from the early 1600's, when it
I first bccame standard in Italian opera orchestras. Its stature as an
i orchestral instrument was raised further when in 1626 Louis XIII of
! France established at his court the orchestra known as Les vinq-quatre
I violons du Roy (The King's 24 Violins), which was to become widely
20 Ifamous later in the century.
In its early h is to ry th e violin had a dull and rather quiet tone
I resulting from the fact that the strings were thick and were attached to
ị the body o f the instrument very loosely. During the eighteenth and
I nineteenth century, exciting technical changes were inspired by such
25 Icomposer-violirrists as Vivaldi u n it Tartini. Their instrumental
Í compositions demanded a fuller, clearer, and more brilliant tone that
i was produced by using thinner strings and a far higher string tension,
i Small changes had to be made to the violin's internal structure and to
; the fingerboard so that they could withstand the extra strain.
30 \ Accordingly, a higher standard o f performance was achieved, in terms
of both facility and interpretation. Left-hand technique was considerably
elaborated, and new fingering patterns on the fingerboard were
developed for very high notes. _
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1. The word "standard" (line 13) is closest in meaning t o _____ .
A. practical Q. customary c . possible D. unusual
2. "The K ing’s 24 violins'' is mentioned in line 19 to illustrate ____ .
A. how the violin became a renowned instrument
B. the competition in the 1600's between French and Italian orchestras
c . the superiority o f French violins
D. why the violin was considered the only instrument suitable to be played by
royalty
3. What is the main idea presented in paragraph 3?
A. The violin has been modified to fit its evolving musical functions.
B. The violin is probably the best known and most widely distributed musical
instrument in the world.
c . The violin had reached the height of its popularity by the middle o f the
eighteenth century.
D. The technique o f playing the violin has remained essentially the same
since the 1600's.
4. The author mentions Vivaldi and Tartini as examples o f composers whose
m usic_____ .
A. inspired more people to play the violin B. had to be adapted to the violin
c . demanded more sophisticated violins D. could be played only by their
students
5. The word "they" (line 29) refers t o _____.
A, Vivaldi and Tartini B. thinner strings and a higher string tension
c . small.changes D. internal structure and fingerboard
6. The word "strain" (line 29) is closest in meaning t o ____ .
A. struggle B. strength c . strategy D. stress
7. According to the passage, early violins were different from modern violins in
that early violins_____ .
A. were heavier B. broke down more easily
c . produced softer tones D. were easier to play
8. According to the passage, which of the following contributes to a dull sound
being produced by a violin?
A. a long fingerboard B. a small body
c . high string tension D. thick strings '
A. resonator (line 2) B. solo (line 7)
c . left-hand technique (line 25) D. fingering patterns (lines 25-26)
10. All o f the following are mentioned in the passage as contributing to the
ability to play modern violin music E X C E P T _____.
A. more complicated techniques for the left hand
B. different ways to use the fingers to play very high notes
c . use o f rare wood for the fingerboard and neck
D. minor alterations to the structure o f the instrument
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yiJI. r e a d i n g p a s s a g e 2
§tead the text below and choose the best answer to each question.
I D ESERT FO R M A TIO N
■The deserts, which already occupy approximately a fourth o f the Earth’s land
ụrface, have in recent decades been increasing at an alarming pace. The
xpansion o f desert-like conditions into areas where they did not previously exist
called desertification. It has been estimated that an additional one-fourth o f the
Srth’s land surface is threatened by this process.
^ 'D e s e r tific a tio n is a cco m p lish ed prim arily through the lo ss o f sta b ilizin g
natural vegetation and the subsequent accelerated erosion of the soil by wind and
ívvạter. In some cases, the loose soil is blown completely away, leaving a stony
'Surface. In other cases, the finer particles may be removed, w h ile the sand-sized
ị particles are accumulated to form mobile hills .or ridges o f sand.
S ' Even in the areas that retain a soil cover, the reduction of vegetation typically
r results in the loss o f the soil’s ability to absorb substantial quantities o f water.
> Tjhe imPact ° f raindrops on the loose soil tẹnds to transfer fine clay particles into
y ihe tiniest soil spaces, sealing them and producing a surface that allows very
• little water penetration. Water absorption is greatly reduced, consequently runoff
is increased, resulting in accelerated erosion rates. The gradual drying o f the soil
vegetation so that a cycle o f progressive surface deterioration is established.
of a trend toward drier climatic conditions. Continued gradual global warming
years. The process may be accelcrated in subsequent decades if global warming
There is little doubt, however, that desertification in most areas results
primarily from human activities rather than natural processes. The semiarid lands
bordering the deserts exist in a delicate ecoiogical balance and are limited in
populations are subjecting the land to increasing pressures to provide them with
food and fuel. In wet periods, thé land may be able to respond to these stresses.
During the dry periods that are common phenomena along the desert margins,
though, the pressure on the land is often far in excess o f its diminished capacity,
and. desertification results.
desertification processes: over-cultivation, overgrazing, firewood gathering, and
over-irrigation. The cultivation o f crops has expanded into progressively drier
regions as population densities have grown. These regions are especially likely
to have periods o f severe dryness, so that crop failures are common. Since the
raising of most crops necessitates the prior removal o f the natural vegetation,
crop failures leave extensive. tracts o f land devoid o f a plant cover and
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The raising of livestock is a major economic activity in semiarid lands, where
grasses are generally the dominant type o f natural vegetation. The consequenccs Ị
of an excessive number o f livestock grazing in an area are the reduction of the ;
vegetation cover and the trampling and pulverization o f the soil. This is usually
followed by the drying of the soil and accelerated erosion. I
Firewood is the chief fuel used for cooking and heating in many countries
The increased pressures o f expanding populations have led to the removal of I
woody plants so that many cities and towns are surrounded by large areas i
completely lacking in trees and shrubs. The increasing use o f dried animal waste i
as a substitute fuel has also hurt the soil because this valuable soil conditioner "
and source o f plant nutrients is no longer being returned to the land. Ị
The final major human cause o f desertification is soil salinization resulting :
from over-irrigation. Excess water from irrigation sinks down into the water ị
table. If no drainage system exists, the water table rises, bringing dissolved salts I
to the surface. The water evaporates and the salts are left behind, creating a
white crustal layer that prevents air and water from reaching the underlying soil. 5
The extreme seriousness of desertification results from the vast areas of land Ỉ
and the tremendous numbers o f people affected, as well as from the great
difficulty o f reversing or even slowing the process. Once the soil has been
removed by erosion, only the passage of centuries or millennia will enable new
enforced program o f land protection and cover-crop planting may make It 'ỉ
possible to reverse the present deterioration of the surface. 1
1. The word threatened in the passage is closest in meaning to ____ . 1
A. restricted B. endangered c . prevented . D. rejected 5
2. According to paragraph 3, the loss o f natural vegetation has which of the ị
following consequences for soil? Ị
A. Increased stony content B. Reduced water absorption Ị
c . Increased numbers o f spaces in the soil D. Reduced waterrunoff J
3. The word delicate in the passage is closest in meaning to ■ j
A. fragile B. predictable c . complex D. valuable I
4. According to paragraph 5, in dry periods, border areas have difficulty_____ .
A. adjusting to stresses created by settlement I
B. retaining their fertility after desertification
c . providing water for irrigating crops
D. attracting populations in search of food and fuel ' ị
5. The word progressively in the passage is closest in meaning t o _____ . •
À. openly B. impressively c . objectively D. increasingly
6. According to paragraph 6, which of the following is often associated with
raising crops?
A. Lack o f proper irrigation techniques
c . Removal of the original vegetation j
D. Excessive use o f dried animal waste \
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7 The phrase devoid o f in the passage is closest in meaning to ____ .
A. consisting o f Ỉ3. hidden by c. exccpt for D. lacking in
8 According to paragraph 9, the ground’s absorption o f excess water is a factor
in desertification because it can __ .
A. interfere with the irrigation of land B. limit the evaporation o f water
c . require more absorption o f air by the soil D. bring salts to the surface
9 All o f the following are mentioned in the passage as contributing to
desertification EX CEPT_____ .
A. soil erosion B. global warming
c . insufficient irrigation D. thè raising of livestock
10. It can be inferred from the passage that the author most likely believes which
of thẹ following about the future of desertification?
the future.
{c . Desertification will continue to increase.
B. WRITTEN TEST
■I. CLOZE TEST
only ONE WORD for each space.
OPEN CLOZE 1
THE SCIENCE OF VOLCANOLOGY
Watching an erupting volcano is an exciting experience. There are those who
are so fascinatcd by volcanoes that they have decided to (1 )______ ■ __________a
career in the field called volcanology. . ■
Volcanologists study (2) ________, dormant and extinct volcanoes
in a scientific manner in order to find out how, why, arid when volcanoes erupt.
They also study the ( 3 ) ____ of eruptions on the population and environment.
Volcanology is like detective work where evidence is gathered together and
the facts worked out. It is a field which overlaps many areas of science, (4)
_______ _ earth sciences, chemistry and geography.
The eruption o f Krakatoa in Indonesia in 1883 was one of the most significant in
the history of volcanology as it was the first to be studied in the modem era. The
eruption created the largest ( 5 ) ___________*____ e v e r. heard and produced
tsunamis, or giant waves which killed more than 30,000 people. Krakatoa continues
to be active to this day, and Indonesia has the most active volcanoes in the world.
How do you become a volcanologist? Training begins with a Bachelor of
Science degree. Further research may (6) ________to a Master of Science
or a Doctor o f Philosophy degree.
Volcanology is a challenging and an ( 7 ) ___________ _____ career that offers
much action and suspense. Places o f employment also include teaching and
doing research in universities. You can also (8) \ in volcano observatories,
or in government departments that create civil defense contingency plans. That
( 9 ) _________ you have to work out plans for emergency (10) I
in times of a dangerous volcano eruption.
OPEN CLOZE 2
‘ Teddy bears Í
Everyone loves teddy bears' but do you know how they originated? J
In November 1902, American President Theodore Roosevelt went to M ississippi
to help (1 )__ _____ _______ a boundary dispute with Louisiana. There, he went 1
with some friends on an unsuccessful bear hunt. Knowing that he was (2) 1
__________ 1 _ , a fellow hunter captured a bear, tied it to a tree and (3) Ỉ
________________ the president to shoot it. Upon seeing the defenseless hear
Mr. Roosevelt did not (4) ______________ _ th e heart to do so. Mr. Clifford
Berryman, a cartoonist with the Washington Post, drew a ( 5 ) _____________
depicting the president's refusaf to shoot the bear. The cartoon, called Drawing
the Line, was (6 ) ..L__________ in newspapers across the nation.
Morris and Rose Michtom, a Russian immigrant couple, saw the cartoon.
Rose made small staffed bears to sell in their store. Morris wrote to the president
seeking permission to call the handmade bears Teddy's Bears'. The president (7)
________________ giving his permission, but added that he did not think that
using his name would help sell the bears. The bears proved to be very popular
and soon were m ass-(8)___
At the same time, jointed plush bears were being designed in Germany by a
family business headed by Margaret Steiff; In 1902, her nephew, Richard Steiff,
developed the first bears with ( 9 ) ________________ limbs and shaggy mohair
fur. At first, the Stciff bears were unsuccessful, in March 1903, however, at the
Leipzig Fair, the New York department store George Borgfeldt and Co. bought
3,000 Steiff teddy bears. By 1907, Steiff was (10) ___________ _ 975,000
bears a year, 90 per cent of which were exported to the United States.
II. WORD FORMS
1. Now the government’s _____________________ the papers, we can find out
what really happened. (CLASS)
2. I want to make sure all my dependants will be financially secure if I’m
in any way. (CAPABLE) '
3. Liskeard and Callington are basically_____ ________ ________from here, so
it’ll take about the same time to get to either of them. (DISTANT)
4. Please keep e-mails short. _____ ____ makes everyone’s lives
easier. (BRIEF)
5. It is alm ost__ _____ for a new band to be offered such a deal. (HEAR)
6. Any actor who becomes known for one role is in danger o f becoming
________ ____________. (TYPE)
7. Wilkinson went on to become a great athlete, his disability______ . (STAND)
8. These exercises aim t o _____________the effects o f stress and tension. (ACT)
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^There was a _______________ confrontation between management and
Í u ni ons. ( H E A D )
f0 The meeting dragged o n _____________________ . (TERMINATE)
ART-2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words
given in the box.
broad good self know value
ý depend___ signify_______ e x a m p le ____ charity________ object
The RN LI
sỪThe RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) is an organisation (1)
Ĩ '. o f government control, dedicated to saving lives at sea.
iịhe RNLI has an active fleet o f several hundred lifeboats around the length and
2 )______________ ___ o f Britain coastline.
Since it was founded in 1824, the RNLI has had an extremely ( 3 ) ________
Irftpact on maritime safety, saving over 130,000 lives.
Because the RNLI is not funded by the government, it relies on the (4)
f _ o f the public to cover its costs, its income coming from
Membership fees and ( 5 ) ______________ " ____ donations. Some people have
jfised ( 6 ) _______________ to this, saying that such an ( 7 ) _________________
service should be government-funded.
' The lifeboat crcws arc almost all volunteers. They, are generally (8) _ _ _ _ _ _
.’by the British people as being (9) __ in their ( 1 0 )__________ ' ' ,
.frequently putting their lives at risk to save others.
i l l . ERROR CORRECTION
"The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them.
A feminine is a person, usually a woman, who believes 0. feminine —>
ị that women should be regarded as equally to men. She, or feminist
;'he, deplores discrimination against women in the home, 1.___________
X- place of work or anywhere, and her principle enemy is the 2.________•
Vmale chauvinist, who believes that men are naturally super. 3.___________ _
Ỉ Tired o f being referred to as “the weaker sex”, women are 4.___________
' becoming more and more militancy and arc winning the 5.____________
!age-old battle o f the sexes. They arc sick to death o f sexy 6.___ •______ _
t jokes which poke fun at women. They are no longer content 7.___________
ị to be regarded as second-class citizens in terms of 8.________ ■
‘ economic, political and social status. They criticize beauty 9.___________
? contests and the use o f glamour female models in 10.__________ -
advertisements which they describe as the exploit o f female
beauty, sincc women in these situations were represented as
mere sex objccts. Wc no longer live in the male-dominate
societies o f the past. Let us hope, moreover, that the
revolution stops before we have a boring world in which sex
doesn’t make much difference. We already have unisex
hairdressers and fashions. What next? , . '
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IV. S E N T E N C E T R A N SFO R M A TIO N
1. The handling o f the matter has been heavily criticised by the press, (scorn)
The p re s s ..................................... .................................................... the matter.
2. Patrick is not feeling healthy today, (colour)
P atrick .........................................................................................................today.
3. Joan was not sure if it was a good idea to employ such young staff, (misgivings)
J o a n ........ ................................................ .........................................young staff.
4. In my opinion, it was an absolute miracle that they survived the accident, (short)
The fact that they survived....................................................... , in my opinion.
5. The direct aiin o f the statement is to make the public aware of the present
situation, (boils)
The statem ent..................................................................... the present situation.
6 . 1don't think the policc are going to drop your case so quickly, (hook)
I don’t think the policc arc going to ......................... ;........... ... ......................
7. People legally become adults at the age o f eighteen in Britain, (come)
In Britain, people don’t .......................................................................................
are eighteen.
8. Nobody felt the board members needed to know about the problem, (reason)
There was felt .......................................................................................... . the
board members about the problems.
9. It’s difficult for some people to express their feelings, (words)
P u ttin g ................................... ..................................... ................. some people.
10. I don't really know why, but I don’t trust him. (finger)
I but I don’t trust him.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYỀN LƯƠNG THE VĨNH - Đ ồN G NAI
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the w ords whose underlined p a rt is pronounced differently from
the others
1. A. foul B. brooch c. soul D. foal
2. A. plumber • B. climber c. bomber D. somber
3, A. breather B. feather c. heather D. leather
4. A ache B. orchestra c. charity D. chorus
5. A. dramatic B. dragoon c. draft D. draconian
6. A. sin B. shiver c. singe D. sigh
7. A. realm B. reason c. beast D. feature
8. A. prcttv B. pleasant c. friendly D. bury
9. A. dealt B. dreamt c. heal D .jealous
10. A.brute B. brush c. bus D. bunch
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JJ Put an accent m ark over th a main stressed syllable
'1 diaphanous 2. impudent 3. metropolis 4. mezzanine 5. recur
6 deciduous 7. domain 8. prodigal 9, ingot 10. pendulous
ỊI. VOCABULARY & STRU CTU RE
Choose the most suitable words or phrases.
I . 1thought that Wendy’s action was rather out of...............................
A. personality B. character c . being D. role
2. Paul was easy to manage when he was crawling, but now he is a / an..........
It’s a little more difficult. .
A. infant B. youngster c . brat D. toddler
3. Tim has been visiting some distant.. ........ in the country.
A. parents B. family c.-relatives D. relationships
4. Mary later became a / an ........... of some importance in the academic world.
A. figure 'B. adult c . being D. character
5. With the end o f childhood, and the onstít o f................ young people experience
profound changes.
A. teenage B. childhood c . middle age D. adolescence
6. Do you think that.........will ever be able to live on other planets ?
A. population B. human beings c . masses D. human races
7. Jean has a very easy-going........... , which is why she is so popular.
A. role B. characteristic c . personality D. reputation
8. I’m sorry t o ............. , but did you happen to mention the name “ Fiona “ ?
A. butt in B. cut you c . intercede D .jum p
9. John w a s .........: .something under his breath, but I didn’t catch what he sẩid.
A. whispering B. muttering c . growling D. swallowing
10. The two people involved in the accident were b o th ............dead on arrival at
Kingham Hospital.
A. pronounced B. called c . defined D. stated
II. The drunken soldier w as......icrazily from one side of the street to the other.
A. marching B. racing , c . staggering D. scrambling
12. George suddenly....... into the room waving a telegram.
A. dashed B. slunk c . rambled D. arrived
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13. Sue found it very difficult to ....... ............ the busy street.
A. pass B. overtake c . surpass D. cross
14. The police have warned tourists to look...for pick pockets in the town centre
A. up B. down c . forward D. out
15. The children....... ..at the beautiful picture with a sense of wonder.
A. gazed B. admired c . glared D. glanced
16. If you want to be healthy, you should cut....... on your smoking.
A. down B. up c . through ; D. out ,
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17. T h e r e w e r e o v e r 2 0 . 0 0 0 ...........at th e m a tc h .
A. spectators B. viewers c. witnesses D. watchers
18. The.........of the murderer lasted six weeks.
A. process B. trial c . charge D. conviction
19. A chicken can ............ up to three eggs a dav.
A. lie B. lay c. put D. place
20....................playing professional basketball, she also enjoys tennis.
A. Besides B. Moreover c . Apart D. Together
21. We’ve bought some..... chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away
A. adapting B. adjusting c . bending D. folding
22. Demand for the product is expected to peak five years from now and then
to ..............
A. taper off B. fall down c . set back D. drift away
23. We were working overtime to cope with a sudden....... in demand.
A. surge B. boost c . impetus D. thrust
24. Alan’s photo was slightly too large for the frame so he decided to....it.
A. hack " B. chop c . slice D. trim
25. The area is famous its.........gardens, where all kinds o f different vegetables
are grown.
A. market B. hothouse c . trade D. greenhouse
26. In court she w as..... to have stolen company money.
A. claimed B. accused c . charged D. alleged
27. Although the patient received intensive treatment, there was no..........
improvement in her condition.
A. decipherable B. legible c . discernible D. intelligible
28. The new speed restrictions were a ....... debated issue.
A. heavily B. hotly c . deeply D. profoundly
29. Lack o f sleep over the last few months is finally.........Jane.
A. catching up with B. getting on with c . coming over D. putting on
30. The train.from side to side as it went round a series o f bends.
A. turned B. curved c . lunged D. swayed
III. READING
PART A. Read the passage and then choose the correct answers to the questions
Cuisine and probably also music are the most accessible parts of a culture
and,at the same time, the most resistant to outside influence. They are the first
points of real physical contact with a different society. Part o f knowing how to
travel is to have an appreciation for other cuisines : this is still one o f the rare
ways in which people of different backgrounds can learn easily from each other.
It is in this sense that I am interested in other cuisines. In more than fifteen
years o f travelling over the last quarter o f a century, I have had direct experience
(in on-the-spot investigation and by studying both political struggles and poetry)
o f societies in the Middle East, South East Asia, Africa, Europe and the
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Ạmericas. I have tried over the years to rapture as much as possible o f their
differences’, and among them the difference between cuisines : this is the very
ẹssence o f the pleasure o f travelling. Almost everywhere I have learned how to
■jnake the local dishes that most appealed to me.
Cuisine is an art which (discounting a handful o f outstanding professionals)
has always been developed by amateurs or, to be more precise, by professionals
svho have never been recognized as such because they were women. Perhaps
'rriost o f the European cuisine o f the leisured classes o f the nineteenth century is
so unnecessarily complicated and pretentious because it was elaborated by the
.great chefs. Elsewhere even the most subtle Cliisine, whether aristocratic or
popular in origin, are relatively simple apart froin a few dishes.
The art o f cooking calls for a little patience,’organization and precision : that
.customary precision o f traditional societies that seems so vague in quantified
terms. It derives from an interest in the taste of food and the sheer delight of
satisfying the guest. There is one other essential requirement one must cook with
natural foods.
/ The search for provisions, from indispensable staples to the luxury o f spices,
has shaped the development o f human societies. Through the ages, the problems
of food, whether o f sheer necessity or of idle indulgence, have led to conflicts,
growth, trade and the discovery o f the New World. (All this time most o f the
world has been short o f food, and will continue to be so.). The culinary heritage
of the world, in the sense of haute cuisine, is, however, the product of abundance.
1. The author is interested in other cuisines because they are
A. material products of different cultures.
B. artistic endeavours in their own right,
c . essential for the traveller.
D, accessible to any traveller.
2. The author suggests that women cooks
A. are unprofessional.
B. have been undervalued.
c . do not take cooking seriously.
D. cannot compete with male'chefs.
3. What style o f cooking does the writer approve o f ?
A. nineteenth century European. B. that developed by famous cooks,
c . simple D. popular
4. The precision demanded by traditional, non-European cuisines results from
A. careful measurements. B. the local produce.
c . pleasure D. necessity
5. The author argues that elaborate cuisines are a product o f
A. world-wide trade.
B. luxuries such as spices
c . a plentiful supply of foodstuffs.
D. the availability o f leisure for all classes.
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PART B. Read the following passage and choose the best answer.
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language o f few speakers 1
to become the dominant language o f international communication. English as We Ì
know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of '
French that was introduced following the Norman invasion o f 1066. Until the i
1600s, English was for the most part, spoken only in England and had not M
extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course Í
of the next two centuries. English began to spread around the globe as a result of I
exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization and missionary work 1
Thus, small enclaves o f English speakers became established and grew in ;
various parts of the world.. As these communities proliferated. English gradually -
became the primary language of international business ; banking, and diplomacy Ị
Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems -
worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world’s science writing is in English Ị
and English is the main language o f technology, advertising, media, international 1
airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English ị
users in the world and over half o f these are nonnative speakers, constituting the *
largest number of nonnative users than any languagein theworld. Ị
1. What is the main topic o f this passage ? ;
A. the number o f nonnative users of English
B. the French influence on the English language.
c . the expansion of English as an international language.
D. the use of Cnulish for science and technology. ■ "1
2. The word emerged in paragraph 1 could be replaced by which o f the following :
A. appeared B. hailed c . frequented Đ. engaged ị
3. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England ?
A. in 1066 B. around 1350 c. before 1600 D. after 1600 .
4. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word stored in paragraph 2 ? j
A. bought B. saved c . spent D. valued
5. According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of ■
English are there in the world today ?
A. a quarter million B. half a million c . 350 mllion D. 700 million
PART c. READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and then choose the correct answers to the questions
EARTHQUAKE
Earthquakes can rip apart entire cities and outlying districts, as the 1995
disaster in Kobe, Japan showed. Seismologists, scientists who study earthquakes
and related phenomena, have records dating back to 1556, from the Chinese
province of Shensi, which indicate that earthquakes have been devastating our
world for centurics. In that instance, a major earthquake is estimated to have I
killed nearly 830,000 people while destroying whole towns and villages. More I
recently, a death toll of more than 66,000 was recorded in northern Peru in 1970,
and 23,000 died in the Guatemala quake o f 1976.
The destructive forces, which producc earthquakes, usually begin deep below
■the ground, along a fault in weaker areas of the earth’s rocky outer shell, where
sections o f rock repeatedly slide past each other. The speed at which the fracture
spreads at point of weakness depends upon the type of rock but may average
about 3 km a second in granite or other strong rock. At that rate, a fracture may
^spread more than 560km in one direction in less than a minute. As the fracture
-extends along the fault, blocks o f rock on one side o f the fault may drop down
below the rock on the other side, move up and over the other side, or slide
forward past the other. The violent shattering o f roek releases energy that travels
,in waves, and these seismic waves move out from the focus, they grow gradually
weaker, generally resulting in the ground shaking less as distances increase.
Geological movements are not the only occurrences to trigger an earthquake.
Human activity, most often the filling of reservoirs with extraordinarily large
amounts o f water, cạn also causc earthquakes. Lake Mead, on the Colorado
River in the United States, was filled in 193.5 and was the first example o f an
artificial lake being responsible for earthquake activity. Similarly, massive
explosions, such as quarry blasting, and nuclear tests, can also wreak havoc.
Earthquakes almost never kill people directly, although that fact is not of
much consolation to relatives and friends who have lost loved ones in an
earthquake. Instead,many deaths and injuries result from falling objects and
collapsing buildings, while fire resulting from brokẹn gas or falling power lines
is another danger. The Kobe earthquake in January 1995 lasted only 20 seconds,
yet resulted in a death toll o f over 5,000 and injured approximately 26,000
people. Fires burnt out of control for several days after the earthquake, which
was followed by hundreds o f aftershocks. Because o f fears of damage to gas
pipelines and any leaks being potentially disastrous, inhabitants endured freezing
winter conditions.
Even though earthquake -prone countries spend enormous human and
financial resources on seismographic measurement, as a means o f predicting
earthquakes, there is a danger in paying too much heed to seemingly high-risk
zones and erecting less stable buildings solely because of their being in a low -
risk zone Prior to the earthquake, Kobe was not regarded as at serious risk, but
after the disaster, investigation'of the damage revealed that nearly all deaths
occurred in small buildings that shattered rather than twisted when stressed.
Coupled with the problem o f soft soils, the buildings had little firm support and
many crumbled. If countries wish to withstand the devastating forces of
substantial earthquakes and reduce death, injury, and property damage, it is
important to design and construct buildings that are earthquake-resistant, as well
as monitor scismic forces.
1. In 1556,
A. an earthquake devastated a city in Japan.
B. An earthquake killed 66,000 people.
c . 23,000 people died in Guatemala
D. 830,000 people died in an earthquake.
2 Twenty-five years before the earth q u ak e in Kobe,
A. an earthquake kiiled 66,000 people.
B. an earthquake killed 23,000 people. ị
c . an earthquake killed 830,000 people. 1
D. an earthquake destroyed many villages in Shensi.
3. in earthquake terminology, a ‘fault’ is
A. the earth’s rocky outer shell.
B. a kind o f granite or other strong rock.
c . an area o f rock sections that slide over each other.
D. a destructive force that produces earthquakes.
4. When a fracture spreads along a fault,
A. it moves at 560km a second
B. blocks o f rock on either side o f the fault may move,
c . the point o f weakness depends on the type of rock.
D. seismic waves move along the direction o f the fault only.
5. With the increasing distance from the focus,
A. the fracture speed drops.
B. the fracture speed increases.
c . the earthquake becomes stronger.
D. the earthquake becomes weaker.
6 . Earthquakes are seldom caused by
A. nuclear tests. B. quarrying. c . rivers. D. dams.
7. Earthquakes causc a large number of deaths when
A. the fracture lines move at high speeds.
B. they are causcd by dams and explosions,
c . people live near the fault line.
D. they cause buildings to fall.
8 . The residents of Kobe had to endure cold weather bccausc
A. o f the hundreds o f aftershocks. B. the earthquake only lasted 20 seconds,
c . they were scared to use heating. D. of the high death toll.
9. Countries that often experience earthquakes
A. can usually predict when an earthquake will occur.
B. are unable to measure seismographic activity.
c . avoid building high-risk structures such as dams.
D. often concentrate too much on certain risk zones.
10. One of the factors that led to the high death toll in Kobe was
A. the soft soil of the area.
B. the lack o f heating after the initial earthquake.
c . the fact that the buildings twisted when the earthquake occurred.
D. the fact that buildings were earthquake-resistant.
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% C LO ZE TEST 1
&“cad the following passage and choose the best word to fill each blank ( 1 0 m)
, When faced with some new and possibly bewildering technological change,
Jrtost people react in one o f two (1 ).................... They cither recoil from anything
pvv claiming that it is unnecessary, or too (2)................ or that it somehow
akcs life less than (3).............. Or they learn to (4 )............. to the new invention,
%d eventually (5)............. how they could possibly have existed without it.
1)1...... • computers as an example. For many o f us, they still represent a
................ to our freedom, and give us a frightening sense o f a future in which
II (8). ............. will be taken by machines. This' may be bccause they seem
Mysterious, and difficult to understand. Ask most people what you can(9)..........
home computer for, and you usually gel (1 0 )...........answers about how “they
ìịịye you information “ .in fact, even those of us who are familiar with computers,
nd use them in our daily work, have very little idea o f how they work.
.jji A .m o m e n ts B. kinds c. ways D. types
% A. complicated B. much c. obscurc D. tiresome
:jj;. A. formerly B. lively 'C. personal D. human
lệ. A. adapt B. react c. conform D. use
:5 A. dccidc B. wonder c. suppose D. admit
6. A. Discuss B. Propose c. Take D. Thus
7. A. hazard B. risk c. control" D. threat .
8. A. measures B. decisions c . chanccs D. instructions
9. A. run B. apply c. learn D. use
'10.A. vague B .search c. up with D. hundreds
CLOZE T E ST 2.
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word.
ILLITERACY
Illiteracy may be considered more as an abstract concept than a condition.
When a famous Knglish writer used (1).... ...word over two hundred years ago,
’ he was actually (2)............to people who could (3)......... read Greek or Latin.
(4).......... it seems unlikely that university examiners had (5).....................sort of
■disability in (6 ).............when they reported on ‘creeping illiteracy’ in a report on
their students5 final examination in 1988.
Over the years, university teachers have (7)............ aware o f an increasing
tendency (8).......grammatical sloppiness, poor s e llin g and general impression in
their students’ ways ( 9 ) ............writing and sloppy writing is all (10).................
often a reflection of sloppy writing.
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. C LO ZE TE ST 1
Fill each blank with one suitable word
It is a fairly common (1).............. in Britain that men these days do more
"housework than they did in previous (2)............. But is this really so? A recent
survey has made some interesting discoveries. ,
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Apparently, when men do help out, they enjoy cooking and shopping
most are (3).............. to do the washing. A quarter of men think that women arei
better (4).............. to looking after the home than men and 19 % admit to making!
no (5)................ to housework. The average man says that he does a (6)........ 3
of the housework, while the average women says she does three quarters of it s o l
someone isn’t telling the (7);............! It was impossible to find any men whof
shared housework (8).................. with their partners. Perhaps it is not so (9)... ,J|
therefore, that there are some (10)....... ..............who want a new law forcing mefti
to do their share. m
CLOZE TEST 2. i
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word11
Because we feel tired at bed time. It is natural to assume that we sleep!
because we are tired. The points seem so obvious that ....... (1) anyone has ever-
sought to question..................... (2). Nevertheless we must ask “ tired............. - i
(3) what “ People certainly feel tired at the end o f a hard day’s mannual work
but it is a ls o .......(4) that office workers feel equally tired when bed-time comes 'Í
Even invalids,.........................(5)..tó beds in wheelchairs, become tired as the ;
evening wears ...............(6). Moreover, the manual worker..........................(7)
still feel tired e v e n ..... (8) an evening spent relaxing in front o f the television or
................. (9) a book, activities which...............(10) to have a refreshing effect
There is no proven conncction between physical exertion and the need for sleep.
II. WORD FORM
1. Give the correct form o f the words in brackets :
1. In this essay you have said the same thing several times. It’s v e ry ...... (repeat)
2. She’s very efficient, a n d ................... ............polite to the customers, ( fa il)
3. The control centrc is deep underground and com pletely.......................... except
by a direct hit from a nuclear missile. ( destroy )
4. The project was cancelled while it was still in i t s ............. ........... ( infant)
5. Noise from the factory has reachcd a n ......................level. ( accept)
6. You won’t persuade him to change his mind. His decision is............. ( revoke )
7. Since his bad habits were never broken when he was a child, they are
now .............. ( correct)
8. The school has won f iv e ............................. games. ( succession )
9. Many fabrics arc specially treated so as to be.............( shrink )
10. He has many years’ experiences of the crim in al............. ......... ( m ental)
2. Use the words given in capitals at the end of some o f the lines to form a
word that fits in the space in the same line.
For many people, the London underground is a grim necessity
that gets them from A to B.But for (1)....... author Prccthi Nair, it BUD
is a source of inspiration. She has just published her first
novel,Gypsy Masala a tale she dreamt up whilst commuting on
the Metropolitan 1vine/H ave you observed people on thetube V
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asks ( 2 ) .........'E v e r y o n e is in th eir o w n little w o rld. 1 ju s t u s e d ENTHUSE
\ sit there and imagine what kind of lives they led.’
f Gypsy Masala charts the adventures and (3)........ thoughts of INNER
|ree members of an Indian family living in London, as they search
^r,happiness.’It is a story about following your dreams,’ says Preethi,
jio gave up her high pressure job as a management (4).... in CONSULT
Ider to go in (5)..,....o f her ambition o f becoming a writer.’It PURSUE
fas a big risk but it was definitely the right decision in terms of
lèạce of mind and (6)....... she explains. Preethi ,was born in a CONTENT
Ifiall village in the Indian state o f Kerala and moved to London
*ifh her parents at the age of three. She says the striking contrast
cultures made a (7).... impression and is reflected in her story, LAST
pvhich flits between the suburbs of London and (8)........ India. FAR
,:Many of the scenes in the book arc based on the place where she
Ivas born and spent long summer holidays.
is a tiny village that is lost in time. There is still no (9).......... RUN
ter and it is quite difficult to get to. It is completely (1 0 )......., TOUCH
and so beautiful,’ she sa y s . _______________________________
III. M ISTAKE C O R R EC TIO N
There are ten mistakes in this passage which you have to find and correct.
- The potential of computers for increasing the control in organizations or
society over their members and for invading the privacy of those members has
caused considerable concern.
The privacy issue has been raised most insistently to respect to the creation
and maintenance of data flies that assemble information about persons from a
multitude o f sources. Files of this kind would be high valuable for many kinds of
economic and s,ocial search, but they arc bought at too high a price if they
endanger human freedom or seriously enhance the opportunities of blackmailers.
With such dangers should not be ignored, it should be noted that the lack of
comprehensive data files has never before been the limiting barrier for the
suppression of human freedom.
Making the computer the villa7in the invasion of privacy or encroachment on
civil liberties simply divert attention from the real dangers. Computer data banks
can and must be given the highest degree of protection from abuse. Ẹut we must
be careful, also, that we do not employ such ruê methods o f protection on to
deprive our society of important data it needs to understand its own social
processes and to analyse its problems.
Perhaps the most important question o f all about the computer is when it has
been done and will do to man’s view of himself and his place in the universe.
A. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first
one. ( 1 0 m)
- W ithout.......................... ......................................... ........... ..................................
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2 He would never agree to sell his business, even if he received a very tempting offer
- H ow ever..............................................................................................................
3. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
- U rg en t..................................................... ...........................................................
4. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
- Refusal ................................................................................................................ ,T
5. Philip’s inability to make decisions dates from his accident. •}
- E v e r....................................................................................................................
B. R ew rite the sentences in such a way th a t mean alm ost the sam e as those’
printed before them. You have to use the word in bracket in your
sentences, and you m ustn’t change the w ord in any way.
1. You shouldn’t take his help for granted, (assume)
2. This contract is not binding until we both sign it. (bound)
3. The architect’s new design was heavily criticised, (criticism)
4. We have no idea where he is. (whereabouts)
5. There are several categories of people who do not have to pay the new tax.
(exempt)
~ TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LONG AN - LONG AN
A.MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I. PH O N O LO G Y
Choose the w ord whose underlined p a rt is pronounced differently from the
other three.
1. A. question B. protection c. aviation D. exception
2. A. junkyard B. summit c. hallucination D. hunting
3. A. expunge B. expurgate c. external D. extenuating
4. A. dispose B. chastise c. depose D. obese
5. A. doubt B. thumb c. subtle D. absorb
Choose the w ord whose stress pattern is different from that of the other th r
6. A. botanist B. infamous c. automobile D. technique
7. A. obsolete B. complete c. compete D. deplete
8. Ạ. antonym B. consequence c. phenomenon D. ingot
9. A. destination B. enthusiast c. hallucinate D. technology
10. A. coherent B. permanent c. continent D. sentiment
II. VOCABULARY AND STRU CTU RE
Choose the best answ er
1. There was no _ difference between the original and the copy.
A. knowable B. discoverable c. discernible D. understandable
2. The actors have t o ________ before they appear in front o f the strong lights
on stage.
A. cover up B. do up c. make up D. paint up
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3 After the interval, the change o f _______ 'brought a gasp of surprise from the
> audience.
I A. panorama B. scenery c . view D. vista
§4 When he finally____ ____, he couldn’t remember what had happened.
ji A. stood back B. came round c . held back D. wore off
% Although there is no official censorship in our country, the press is still
_ the laws of the land.
*' A. subject to B. accountable to c . restrained by D. controlled by
6. Private printing was simply a m eans________ 'he could increase his income.
A. whereupon B. whereby c . wherewithal D. whereabouts
7. What he told me was a ______ of lies.
A. pack B. load c . mob D. flock
8. He was pleased to have t h e _______ tò hear such a fine musician play his
favourite piece o f music.
x A. occasion B. possibility c . opportunity D. fate
'9. Doctors advise people who are deficient ^ _______Vitamin c to eat more fruit
and vegetables.
A. in, B. of c. from D. for
10,1 copied down the directions that he gave me.
A. verbatim B. by word c . by heart D. finely
11. A dividend i s _____________the only benefit a corporation can offer its
shareholders.
A. no B. nor c . none D. not
12. In the 1960s, pop art _ to discover artistic significance in the
_
commercial artifacts o f the consumer culture.

A. seeking B. to seek c . has sought D. sought
13 . ______ as taste is really a composite sense made up o f both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to.
c . To which we refer D. What do we refer to
14. _____ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.
A. Now that B. For/how c . Ever since D. By now
15. When I stopped talking, Sam finished my sentence for me as though he
my mind.
A. would read B. can read c . reads D. had read
16. The old castle is a ( n ) _______________attractive place to see at sunset.
A. absolutely B. extremely
c . completely D. A and B are correct
17. _____had we seen such a huge wolf.
A. Little B. Not c . People D. Never
18. I w ould _____ you didn’t interrupt me when I’m speaking.
A. rather B. love c . like D. want
19. Is this the first time you ___ _ Spanish food?
A. taste B. are tasting c . have tasted D. tasted
20. He d i d n ’t k n o w a n y o n e at th e partv th a n the b rid e a n d the g ro o m .
A. other B. rather c . except D. much
III. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
Choose the best options.
1. “I’ll c a ll_____ you at 6 o’clock,” said James.
A. by B. up c . for Đ. in
2. I don’t want to go, but there is no way o f getting______ it.
A. out o f B. from c . off D. away
3. Just before closing, the barman asked the customers to d rin k________
A. down B.. out c . up D. on
4. My anti-sports tendencies were reinforced_the years by reports of
injured sports enthusiasts.
A. for B. over c . by D. in
5. The rain seems to have set __ __ for the evening.
A. upon B. about c . down D. in
6. Luggage may be placed here ___ the owner’s risk.
A, by B. under c . with D. at
7. The teachers at my school w e n t____ with flu one after the other.
A. down B. off c . out D. under
8. The students were slow to catch ___ , but gradually they began to understand.
A. on B. in c . up D. out
When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to c u t_____
the gas supply to the flat.
A. down B. off c . away D. out
10. When you are an old age pensioner, you have to learn to liv e _____ a very
small income.
A. up to B. on c . out D. down to
IV. READING C O M PR EH EN SIO N
Reading 1: Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete
the blank or answer the question.
Since water is the basis o f life, composing the greater part o f the tissues of all
living things, the crucial problem o f desert animals is to survive in a world where
sources o f flowing water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to
absorb large quantities o f water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely
comprehend that many creatures o f the desert pass their entire lives without a
single drop.
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those
form s unable to withstand its desiccating effects. No moist-skinned, water-
loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are found : the giants of the
North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert
country is open, it holds more swift-footed, running, and leaping creatures than
the tangled forest. Its population are largely nocturnal, silent, filled with
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reticence, a n d ruled by stealth. Y et th e y are n o t emaciated. H a v in g a d a p te d to
their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere in the world.
The secret of their adjustment lies in a combination of behavior and
physiology. None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out
Éjn the midday sun; many would
"die in a matter o f minutes. So most o f them pass the burning hours asleep in
cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The
surface o f the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches
down the temperature is only 60 degrees.
An example o f a desert animal that has adapted to subterranean living and
'lack o f water is the kangaroo rat. Like many desert animals, kangaroo rats stay
underground during the day. At night, they go outside to look for food. As
evening temperatures drop, moisture from the air forms on plants and seeds.
they absorb some of this moisture and kangaroo rats take in the life-giving
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’water as they eat.
1. What is the topic o f this passage?
y A. Desert plants :B. Life underground
' c . Animal life in a desert environment D. M an’s life in the desert
2. The word “greater" is closest in meaning t ó __ ___ __
, A. stronger B. larger
c , more noticeablc D. heavier
3. The phrase “those forms" refers to all o f the following except
A. water-loving animals B. the bobcat
• c . moist-skinned animals D. many large animals
'4; •“D esiccating’ means
‘ A. drying B. humidifying
1 c . killing D. life threatening
5. The author mentions all of the following as examples of the behavior of desert
’ animals EXCEP T
A. animals sleep during the day B. animals dig homes underground
c . animals are noisy and aggressive D. animals are watchful and quiet
6. The word “em aciated' is closest in meaning t o ________
A. wild B. cunning
, c. unmanageable D. unhealthy
7. The author states that qne characteristic o f animals who live in the desert is
that th e y __
■ A. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
B. are less healthy than animals who live in different places
c . can hunt in temperatures o f 150 degrees
D. live in an accommodating environment
8. The word “subterranean” is elosest in meaning t o _______ _
A. underground B. safe c. precariqus D. harsh
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9. T h e w o r d “th e y ” refers to
A. kangaroo rats B. the desert population
c. plants and seeds f D. the burrows of desert animals .
10. Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage?
A. Water is the basis o f life
B. All living things adjust to their environments
c . Desert life is colorful <
D. Healthy animals live longer lives
Reading 2: Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete
the blank o r answ er the question.
Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places, it is actually
considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cell phones are very
popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of
communication- having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health
professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many
people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England,
there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are
worried about the negative publicity o f such ideas. They say that there is no
proof that mobile phones arc bad for your health. On the other hand, medical
studies have shown changcs in the brain cells o f some people who iise mobile
phones. Signs o f changc in the tissues o f the brain and head can be detected with
modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at
young age becausc of serious memory loss. He couldn’t remember even simple
tasks. He would often forget the name o f his own son. This man used to talk on
his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day o f his working week, for a
couple o f years. Mis family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his
employer’s doctor didn’t agree. What is it that makes mobile phones potentially
harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small
amounts o f radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that
there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about. As
the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it’s best to use mobile
phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to. talk for a long time.
Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very
useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones
may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it’s
wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
1. According to the passage, cell phones are especially popular with young
people because
A. they are indispensable in everyday communications
B. they make them look more stylish
c . they keep the users alert all the time
D. they cannot be replaced by regular phones
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2 The changes possibly caused by the ccll phones are mainly concerned w ith_____
Ị A. the mobility o f the mind and the body B. the smallest units o f the brain
c . the arteries o f the brain D. the resident memory.
3 The word “means" in the passage most closely m pans_______
A. meanings B. expression c . method D. transmission
4. The word “potentially” in the passage most closely m eans__________
A. obviously B. possibly c . certainly D. privately
•'5. “N egativepublicity' in the passage most closely/m eans_________
A. information on the lethal effects of cell phones
B. widespread opinion about bad effects o f cell phones
c . the negative public use of cell phones
D. poor ideas about the cffects o f cell phones
6. Doctors have tentatively concluded that cell phones m ay ________ _
A. damage their users' emotions B. cause some mental malfunction
c . change their users’ temperament D. change their users’ social behavior
'7. The man mentioned in the passage, whq ..used his cell phone too often ,______
A. suffer serious loss of mental ability B. could no longer think lucidly
c . abandoned his family D. had a problem with memory
8. According to the passage, what makes mobile phones potentially harmful is
A. their radiant light B. their power o f attraction

c . their raiding power D. their invisible rays
9. According to the writer, people should_____________
A. only use mobile phones in urgent cases
B. only use mobile phones regularly
c . keep off mobile phones regularly
D. never use mobile phones in all cases
10. The most suitable title for the passage could b e _____________
A. “The Reasons Why Mobile Phones Are popular”
B. “Technological Innovations and Their Price”
c . “The Way Mobile Phones Work”
D. “Mobile Phones: A Must of Our Time”
V. C L O Z E TEST * • • ■
Read each passage and choose the options that best complete the blanks. (20 pts)
Passage 1
Humans arc commonly believed to be ( 1 ) _____ animals that can consume
both plant and animal products. Evidence suggests that early Homo Sapiens
employed hunter-gathcrcr as their primary means o f ( 2 ) _____ collection. This
involves combining stationary plant and fungal food sources (such as fruits,
grains, roots, and mushrooms) with mobile animals, which must be ( 3 ) _____
and killed in order to be consumed.
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At least te n thousand years (4) , humans developed agriculture, which
has altered the kind of food people ,’èạt. This has led to a variety of important
historical consequences, such as increased population, the development of cities
and the wider spread of infectious diseases.
A portion of food or the act o f eating a portion of food is considered a meal
Often named and pallcrncd, meals play a role in an important social occasion
such as the celebration of many key cultural and religious festivals. A ( 5 ) ____
can be used as means for feeding^ a single individual or shared and eaten
simultaneously by two or more people.
The number of meals consumed bv (6 )____ in a day, their size, composition
when and how they arc prepared and.eaten varies (7) ____ . around the world.
This ( 8 ) _____ can be attributed to aihumber of local factors, including climate
ecology, economy, cultural traditions ;\)id industrialization.
In societies where the availabiỈityjof food has ( 9 ) _____ above subsistence
levels and beyond staple foods, mẹals are also pre-prepared for (10)
consumption in restaurants and other similar retail premises.
1. A. carnivorous B. omnivorous c. herbivorous D. social
2. A. nutrient B. vitamin c. food D. meat
3. A. hunted B. captured c. captivated D. tracked
4. A. ago 13. later c. after D. before
5. A. food 13. vitamins c. meat D. meal
6. A. humans B. individuals c. persons D. people
7. A. all over I?, huge c. greatly D. almost
8. A. diversity B. bewilderment c. variety D. kind
9. A. arose B. aroused c. risen D. raised
10; A. quick B. immediate c . synchronous D. fast
Passage 2
experts in the (1) of sccond language acquisition. Their advice may prove
invaluable for those considering the course.
One suggestion is that you (2) whether you are likely to be successful
at learning a language or not. Did you enjoy studying languages at school, for
example? Do you Have enough time to learn a language? The main ( 3 ) _____
will be your time and effort. Therefore, you must make sure the course on offer
leads to (4 ) _____ qualification.
Also, be realistic in your goals. If you don’t set achievable aims you are more
likely to give up. Do not be dcccivcd (5) ___thinking that the most expensive
courses are the best. (6) around to get the best possible value for money.
You should also bear in mind that the quicker you learn a language the more
quickly you forget it. Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself
German by enrolling'on a (7 )____ course. Already fluent in four languages and
with a sound knowledge o f teaching methodology her chances o f (8)
progress were high. Three years (9) _____ she remembers very little. She feels
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her biggest mistake was not to bu'ld (10) her previous studies. “I should
have consolidated what I’d learnt by continuing tó study, even if it were by
myself’
A. domain B. branch c. field D. area
A. assess B. review c. balance D .survey
A. charge B. cost c, price I), valuation
A. recognized B. understood c. valued D .regarded
A. by B .about c. into D. in
A. Nose B. Push c. Run 1 D .Shop
A. rapid B. crash c. quick D. fast
A. achieving B. doing c. gaining D. making
A. on B. forward c . from D. onward
. A. up B. on c. through D. out
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN C L O Z E TEST I
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
CLOZE TEST 1 ị
Little packcts o f silica gel are found in al;l sorts of products because silica gel
is a desiccant — it adsorbs and holds water Vapor. In leather products and foods
( 1 ) _____ pepperoni, the lack o f moisturệ can limit the growth o f mold and
reduce spoilage. In electronics it prevents condensation, (2 )_____ might damage
the electronics. (3) ' a bottle of vitamins contained any moisture vapor and
were cooled rapidly, the condensing moisture would ruin the pills. You will find
little silica gel packets in (4) that would :ê affected by excess moisture or
condensation. .
Silica gel is nearly ( 5 ) _____ , which is,why you find it in food products.
Silica, or silicon dioxide (SÌ02), is the same material found in quartz. The gel
form ( 6 ) _____ millions o f tiny pores that can adsorb and hold moisture. Silica
gel (7 )___ __ essentially porous sand. r
Silica gel can (8) about 40 perccnt o f its weight in moisture and can
take the relative humanity in a closed container down (9) _____ about 40
percent. ( 1 0 ) ___ saturated, you can drive the moisture o ff and reuse silica
gel by heating it above 300 degrees F (150 C).
CLOZE TEST 2
TIIE SOLAR SYSTiEM
The solar system may be defined as consisting o f all those objects that are
governed by the Sun’s gravitational field. (1 )_____effects arising ( 2 ) ______ the
proximity o f the Sun could equally well be used as criteria, such as radiation
pressure or interaction with the solar wind. With any of these definitions the
Solar System extends ( 3 ) _____to a distance of about two light-years; the
closest star, Proxima Centauri, (4) ____lying at a distance o f slightly more than
four light-years. Our knowledge of this region of space certainly does not reach
as far as this, ( 5 ) ____ , because the most distant Solar-system objects that we
know about, the comets, seem to originate at a distance of no more than 50,000
astronomical units, or less than a third of the total distance. As for the other
Solar-System bodies known to us, they lie at distances of less than a (6)
hundred AU. Our study is ( 7 ) _____ confined to ( 8 ) ______ is primarily the Ỉ
central region of the Solar System. The first thing to note is that the total mass of
the objects in the Solar System represents a negligible fraction o f the mass of
the Sun itself and the second is that most o f ( 9 ) ______ objects close to the plane
of the solar equator. The Solar System thus forms a disc, essentially empty, (10)
_____ which the planets and their satellites, the asteroids and the comets orbit at -
considerable distances from one another.
II. WORD FORMS
1 . complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words.
1. They usually order • amounts o f the valves that get installed in their
vehicles. (COPY)
2. I will never agree to that. It’s absolutely_____ to me that the rubbish dump
should be placed behind my house. (THINK)
3. My grandfather's g re a t_____ is a feature to be jealous of. This week he has
completed a new model o f a peeling devicc. (INVENT)
4. His childhood spent in the harsh conditions o f the civil war has completely
the boy to the sight of blood and cruelty. (SENSE)
5. How can you explain the of your statements? There’s not a grain of
truth in any of them. (VALID)
6. The specialists have been very busy working out the new technologies of
w ater___ __ which will be more efficient and less time consuming. (PURE)
7. He says he had no intention o f hurting me, but I’m sure he hit m e _____.
(PURPOSE)
8. Many years had gone by until the Africans captured by the English colonizers
managed to break free from to their masters. (SERVE)
9. It would be hard to find word to tell you about my impressions. The Scottish
landscapes are sim ply_____ (DESCRIBE)
10. T h e _____ of zoology is vacant and has been advertised. (PROFESSOR)
2. Fill in each blank with the correct form of a word in the box.
supply - prize - view - credit - forest finance - a ssess-
______________________ respective - depend - profession ____________
NURSERY
The nursery industry is literally a growing industry. It produces billions of
plants every year, making major contributions to the ( 1 ) _____ , vegetable, fruit,
landscape, cut flower and park industries. There will always be a demand for
plants and, in turn, there will be a need for nurseries. Throughout the world, ị
nurseries cpme in all types and sizes. Many arc small family businesses,
sometimes just a small hobby business to (2) the family’s normal source
of income. At the other end of the scalc arc large commercial ( 3 ) __ __ that
employ dozens o f people and grow millions o f plants. No matter what size, a
nursery always needs good management if it is to be ( 4 ) _____ viable. This aims
- to show how to make a difference to the financial viability o f any nursery (5)
of size and type. Nursery (6) ____ schemes are an important new
' development in both the production and retail sectors. The schemes operate in
-many countries, with the aim o f raising the status and ( 7 ) _____ o f the nursery
industry. The programs differ in their technical focus and ( 8 ) _____ procedures.
Depending on the schem e guidelines and ( 9 ) _____advice m ay be provided to
■promote best management practice. Assessment procedures generally involve
êxternal and internal (10) ■ to measure such things as product quality,
■‘safety procedures o f facilities, staff knowledge and training, marketing and
customer service.
’.Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them.
Cambridge was important long before the University has existed. In the first
century BC an Iron Age built a settlement on what is now known Castle Hill. This
dite was taken over by the Romans around :40 AD; the Saxons had followed, then
the Normans under William the Conqueror, who raised a castle on a steep mound
as a base for fighting the Saxon rebels at Ely. The earthworks o f William’s castle
are still stand, and Ely Cathedral is visible from the top on a clear day.
The first scholars didn’t arrive until 1209, and another 75 years passed before
'Hugh de Balsham founded Peterhouse, the first college. Five more colleges were
being established in the first Half of the 14th century, the another ten during the
15th and 16th centuries were.'
Henry VI took off nearly a quarter o f the medieval city for King’s College;
Henry VIII united two existed colleges to make Trinity grand enough to rival
Christ Church in Oxford. But these women didn’t have a proper college building
until Girton was first founded in 1869.
Rewrite the sentences with the given words, beginning or ending in such a
way that their meanings remain unchanged.(20 points)
1. These new machines have put4n end to queuing.
Before t h e s e ________________ _________________ ________
‘ 2. The instructions say you just add boiling water to the soup powder.
The soup p o w d er_____ _ ___________ 0___________________________ _______
3. I do not enjoy cooking for five hungry children.
', C ooking_______________________________ .________________________________ ___
4. Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of $40,000 he was ableto buy the house he wanted.
Had h is ________________________________________________
5. The girl’s behavior was incomprehensible to the Head Teacher. LOSS
6. John was shocked to hear that he had failed his driving test. CAME
7. It was Dcrck who pointed the mistake out to me. ATTENTION
8. To tell you the truth, I bought these shoes on the cheap

_________ _____ ________ ______ _____ . . . ______ song.
9. 1 couldn't understand a word of what he said. FAIL
10. Her role in the plot was of secondary importance. SECOND FIDDLE
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - NINH THUẬN

I. PHONOLOGY
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that o f the others in each group.
1. A. proposed B. enclosed c. based D. desired
2. A. chicanery B. diabetes c. parenthesis D. psychiatrist
3. A. exhilarate B. pharaoh c. diarrhoea D. carbohydrate
4. A. siblings B. lubricant c. subtle D. tambourine
5. A. asjgersivc B. raspberries c. wasj)ishly D. sgaciousncss
2. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placcd differently from
that o f the others in the list.
6. A. variorum B. switchcroo c. sastruga D. butyraccous
7. A. inutile B. P ickw ickian c. dcmassify D. glitterati
8. A. thaumaturge B. effulgent c. polymathy D. coinmensai
9. A. epistolize B. pigsncy c. succorancc D. hierarchy
10. A. paralysis B. paradoxical c. archaeologist D. prespiracular
11. WORD CHOICE
1. Life is so full o f both good fortune and misfortunes that you have to learn to
take the rough with the ____.
A. smooth B. ready c . calm D. tough
2. Believing that the firm had given him a raw 7 he took his ease to an
industrial tribunal.
A. deal B. meal c. apple D. nerve .
3. It was a hot summer holiday and ice crcam salesmen were doing a ______trade.
A. busy B. bustling c . lucrative D. roaring
4. The entire staff was thrown off when the news of’the takeover was
announced.
A. composure B. disarray c . stable I>. balance
5. Could 1 pick y o u r_____ on the subjcct before the meeting?
A. brains B. mind c . head D. intellect
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6. I’m used to being woken in the morning by the birds____ outside my window.
A. snarling B. howling c . bleating D. twittering
7. It was impossible for me to make a decision, so I _______ a coin.
A. tossed B. threw c . flung D. cast
8. The Oscar winning actress sim ply____ charm and professionalism in her
acceptance speech.
A. exuded B. excluded c . expunged D. extricated
9. Although she was able to walk with the aid of crutches, having a broken ankle
______ her movements considerably. I
A. barred B. hindered c . intervened D. blocked
10. The judge’s ruling_____ a wave o f protest campaigns across the country.
A. provoked B. instigated c . launched D. commenced
Choose the best option to complete the following scntcnccs.
1. “So, what did the President have to say?” - “He mentioned pension reform
and went o n ____ that he would reduce ûnemployment figures.”
A. adding B. add :■ c . to be addi
2. “What would you do in my place?” - “Were ________ treated like that, I’d
complain to the manager.”
A. I to be B. I have been c . I to had been D. to I be
3. I don’t think it would be wise to try to make Max change his mind about
divorcing Narnara. Well, in his place I_______ her at all.
A. would never have married B. needn’t have married
c . would never marry D. must never have married
4. The government has decided to spend billions o f dollars on y e t______
agricultural subsidies.
A. Extra B. other c . more Đ. additional
5. I have several problems at the m om ent,_______ the least of which is lack of
money.
A. But B. not c . otily D. far
6. To solve this problem, it is adyisable__________
A. a drastic measure to be adopted B. that to adopt a drastic measure
c . that a drastic measure be adopted D. that a drastic measure is adopted
7. It was Mr. Harding _______ the bill to yesterday.
A. who sent my secretary B. tcAvhom my secretary sent
c . that my secretary sent D. my secretary sent
8. My supervisor is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I ____ last week.
A. must have done B. can have done
c . may have done D. should have done
9. The draw took place yesterday, but the competition w inners_______________ .
A. are yet to be announced B. haven’t been yet announced
c . yet are to be announced D. haven’t announced yet
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10. When he realized the police had spotted him, the m a n ________the exit as
quickly as possible.
A. made out B. made for c . made up D. made off
1. All the plans have been p u t_________ for the time being.
A. down B. up c . aside D. low
2. The staff can’t take leaves at the same time. They have to take holidays____
rotation.
A. oil B. under c . by D. in
3. Learning English isn’t so difficult once you_____
A. get down to it B. get off it c . get on it D. get down with it
4. The small boat drifted helplessly______ the mercy o f the wind and waves.
A. in B. with c . to D. at
5. He is a freelance journalist. He says he’d feel tie d ______ if he worked for
just one paper.
A. up with B. up c . down D. in with
6. He cam e______ a rash after eating a kilo of strawberries.
A. about B. out in c . round to D. off
7. She feels it i s __:_____ her to socialize iwh uneducated people.
A. up to B. into c . beneath D. down on
8. Mr. Jones wants twenty copies o f this letter______ o ff on the photocopier.
A. put B. run c . taken D. turned
9. Both her novels can lay som e______ to being classics o f modern literature.
A. right B. claim c . foundation D. notion
10. If you don’t switch the lights off for the day, you risk running battery____
before the end o f the trip.
A. out B. off c . down D. through
V. G UIDED C L O Z E TESTS
TEST 1
LISTENING
Human beings have a strong need to put their experiẹnces and problems into
words. That is why everyone........1......... a “friendly ear”- someone who is
....... 2 ........ to listen to their troubles and joys. But few people____ 3 ........ what a
complex skill listening is. To be a good listener requires great powers of
concentration, which can only be gained through practice.
There are two reasons why listening is often such hard....... 4 ........ The first is
simply that people much prefer to speak. How often have you missed what
someone has said because you were thinking about what you were going to
say....... 5........ ? The second reason is that people speak too slowly. The average
speed is about 125 words per minute, ....... 6 ........ is. not fast enough for the
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■[úirnan brain. It ....... 7 ........ too much time for the concentration to fail, as the
■brain tries to keep itself busy with other, irrelevant thoughts.
’ Next time you are in a listening....... 8 ......... try to predict what the speaker is
going to say. Ask yourself questions about what is being said, a n d ....... 9........ if
ithe speaker answers them. Finally, make quick summaries in your head o f the
jriain points that have been made. All o f these things will........10......... you to
II concentrate and make you a better listener.
A. approves B. attracts c. appreciates D. applauds
I 2.' A. capable B. willing c. agreed D. wanting
I' 3.A.realise B. relate c. believe D. detect
I 4. A. task B. work c. act D. job
A. in turn B. in reply c. through answerD. by report
6. A. this B. that c. which D. what
7. A. makes B. allows c. lets D. admits
8. A. atmosphere B. situation c. circumstance D. station
l" 9. Ấ. see B. watch 'C. look D. tell
!/10: A. serve B. give c. help D. aid
TEST 2
I NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE PHILOSOPHY
Illness is the body’s way o f letting us know that something is wrong, and
according to believers in Naturopathic Medicine we should listen to the
£ messages. This form o f medicine (1) ____ the treatment o f disease by
ị stimulating, enhancing and supporting a person’s own healing (2 ) _______ .
I One o f the main underlying ( 3 ) _______ o f naturopathic*healing is to trust in
£ the healing power o f nature. The body has the (4) _____ ability to establish,
I. maintain, and ( 5 ) _______ health by itself. It is also important to remember that
k "no illness (6) ______ without a reason, and thus it is essential to identify and
ị treat the cause o f that illness. If the underlying causes of the disease are not
Ì removed or treated, a person cannot recover completely. A further directive that
Ị naturopathic doctors must consider is to do no harm to the body. Symptoms are
■. actually an expression o f the hpaling process and therapeutic actions should
ị allow them to ( 7 ) _____ their course Obstructing a symptom, or ( 8 ) ________ it,
£, will only force itto reappear later, perhaps in a more damaging form. ( 9 ) ______
I |forms of treatment, which allows the body to heal itself, are encouraged.
It is also a key consideration in naturopathic hfcaling to treat the whole person.
Í Health and disease are conditions o f the whole organism, and the complex
!■.interaction o f physical, spiritual, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental,
I .social and other factors, all of which should be taken into account. Finally, let’s
!■Jnot forget the old adage that “Prevention is better than cure” . The ( 1 0 )_____
goal o f any health-care system should be prevention, which can be accomplished
.through education and the promotion o f healthier habits. The emphasis is
'"(therefore on building health rather than fighting disease. This is not so profitable
j for the pharmaceutical companies, but that’s another story.
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1. A. approves B. endorses c . backs D. sanctions
2. A. facility B. gift c. aptitude D. capacity
3. A. codes B. principles c. moralities D. ethics
4. A. inherent B. incoherent c. incompetent D. inconvenient
5. A. restore B. remake c. reinstate D. renovate
6. A. transpires B. establishes c. instigates D. occurs
7. A. go B. do c . run D. make
8. A. aggressing B. oppressing c. suppressing D. depressing
9. A. Balancing B. Corresponding c. Harmonious D. Complementary
10. A. final B. consequential c. subsequent D. ultimate
Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank
or answer the question.
Reading I:
MOUND-BUILDER THEORIES
Some o f the most impressive geographical features in North America are the
many earth mouads scattered around the continent. These earthworks are
enormous artificial hills constructed by various Native American civilizations
for ritualistic purposes, such as burials worship, and they are thousands o f years
old, with the latest ones being finished hundreds o f years before Europeans
explored America. Upon their arrival, European explorers were impressed with
the structures, but prejudice against the native tribes prevented them from
accrediting Native Americans with their construction, instead, American settlers
developed several theories that claimed a superior but extinct "mound-builder"
civilization made the earthworks. Moreover, particular details o f different
mound-builder theories reflected the specific prejudices o f the people who
supported them. For example, devout Christian groups like the Mormons argued
that a sacred Israeli society was responsible, and white Americans argued that
only the Vlkinqs.could have built such mounds because they believed that their
European ancestors were far superior to Native Americans. The persistence of
these myths showed how for centuries Americans selectively examined evidence
and distorted science in order to support their own agendas against the natives.
Prior to the 20th century, many Americans accepted the mound-builder theories
as despite the dubious evidence that supported them. For instance, most:
believers argued that the presence o f metal artifacts beneath the mounds showed
that the natives couldn't have them because they had no knowledge of
metallurgy. Some tribes did in fact possess such skills, and the presence of
defensive walls around tribal lands indicates that Native Americans
could indeed construct structures such as earth mounds. Nonetheless, most
Americans dismissed such evidence and instead considered other potential
candidates for the mound builders. Popular choices were ancient Chinese, Greek,
or African civilizations, none o f which were in prehistoric America. Other
people argued that mystical forces, such as God or people from mythical
Atlantis, built the mounds.
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A common presupposition for all o f these theories was that the natives were
too unskilled and primitive to build these intricate and complex structures.
Ironically, by proclaiming the natives’ ignorance, these theorists often displayed
their own ignorance: they didn't recognize that the writings on m a i^ artifacts
excavated from the mounds were Native American, particularly because they
didn't know that these tribes had written languages. However, the popularity of
these myths wasn't solely the result of racism and ignorance: these theories also
served the Americans' agenda o f seizing native lands. During the 19th century,
i when these theories were most popular, Americans expanded throughout the
continent and eventually gained total control o f all native territory. The settlers
often justified their conquests by claiming that the natives themselves had stolen
the land after they eradicated the mound- builders, so the Americans were
essentially avenging these vanisfied peoples..
In order to support these agendas, proponents of the mound-builder theories
would point to any bit of evidence, no matter how weak, that lent credence to their
daims, and some even planted false evidence. Throughout the 19th century,
excavations at many mound sites produced forged tablets, and these supported
theories that either the natives had killed the original builders of the earth mounds or
that the mounds were indeed built by a sacred people. All of these were inscribed
with different languages, such as Mayan, Chinese, Hebrew, and Egyptian, and this
supposedly proved that non-native civilizations built thdse mounds.
□ While these findings were eventually exposed as frauds, the mound-
builder theories persisted, even this
day, especially among groups that claim racial superiority over the natives. □
Regardless o f the misinformation and domineering prejudice that supported
mound- builder theories, there has always been support for the idea that natives
constructed the earthworks. □ The early American president Thomas Jefferson
reached this conclusion when he performed excavations at these sites and
recognized similarities between native burials and mound burials.□ Also, early
evidence includes accounts by Spanish and French explorers who stayed with
various native tribes and learned of the construction o f many mounds. The myths
finally ceased to be the dominatifig view after ethnologist Cyrus Thomas proved
that native tribes constructed the mounds. At the end of the 19lh century, this
also became the United States government's official position.
1. According to paragraph 1, the earth mounds m
(A) still pose many questions as to who built them
(B) show that an American people preceded the natives
(C) were scoffed at by the first European settlers
(D) were misunderstood for hundreds o f years
2. In paragraph 1, what does the author imply about (he mound-builder theories?
(A) They were based on native history.
(B) They didn't find many supporters.
(C) They confirmed pre-existing beliefs.
(D) They are widely accepted today. \
3. The word dubious in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) solid (B) technical (C) confusing (D) doubtful
4. The word resupposition in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) assumption (B) conclusion (C) contradiction (D) question
highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in
important ways or leave a t essential information. '
(A) Many Native American tribes could actually write in their own languages-
which several believers o f the mound-builder theories wouldn't realize
until decades later.
(B) By claiming that the natives were too ignorant to write language, the
myths' believers actually showed that they were too ignorant to recognize
native writing.
(C) The people who argued in favorof the mound - builder myths showed
that the discovery o f inscribed artifacts proved no Native American tribe
ever built earthworks.
(D) Proponents-of myths surrounding the earth mounds lacked crucial
knowledge o f the various native cultures, and this showed in their
support for such ignorant theories.
6. The phrase these vanished peoples in the passage refers to
(A) mound-builders (B) Americans (C) natives (D) settlers
7. ỉn paragraph 3, (he author describes the American conquest o f native lands in
order to
(A) show how important the mounds were to white Americans
(B) explain how settlers were able to excavate the mounds
(C) prove that natives couldn't build effective walls or mounds
(D) discuss how the mound-builder theories were exploited
8. According to paragraph 4, how did the fake tablets allegedly prove that Native
Americans didn't build the earth mounds?
(A) They supposedly existed before any native society.
(B) They featured writing from other civilizations.
(C) They were metal, which natives couldn't make.
(D) They resembled sacred tablets described in the Bible.
9. According to the passage, all o f the following are true ajboui mound-builder
theories EXCEPT:
(A) Most expressed racist attitudes. (B) They became government policy.
(C) Some involved fictional societies. (D)Thcy relied on shaky evidence.
10. Look at the four squares o that indicate where the following sentence could
be added lo the passage.
For instance, some black nationalist groups believe that an African
civilization responsible for constructing the pyramids also built the earth
mounds; like the Viking theory, this myth serves to stress pride in ạ
particular race.
Where would this sentence best fit?
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Reading 2:
' Experiment have shown that in selecting personnel for a job, interviewing is
at best a hindrance, and may even cause harm. These studies have disclosed that
the judgments of interviewers differ markedly and bear little or no relationship to
ịỊie adequacy o f the job applicants. O f the many reasons why this should be the
|ase, three in particular stand out.
fe The first reason is related to ari error o f judgement known as the halo effect. If
a person has one noticeable good trait, their other characteristics will be judged
as better than they really are. Thus, an individual who dresses smartly and shows
-self- confidence is likely to be judged capable of doing a job well regardless of
his or her real ability. '
Interviewers are also prejudiced by an effect called the primacy effect. This
'error occurs when interpretation o f later information is distorted by earlier
' connected information. Hence, in an interview situation, the interviewer spends
most o f the interview trying to confirm the impression given by the candidate in
the first few moments. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that such an
impression is unrelated to the aptitude of the applicant.
The phenomenon known as the contrast effect also skews the judgm ent of
interviewers. Asuitable candidate may be underestimated because he or she
contrasts with a previous one who appears exceptionally intelligent. Likewise, an
average candidate who is preceded by one who gives a weak showing may bè
judged as more suitable than he or she really is.
Since interviews as a form of personnel selection have been shown to be
inadequate, other selection procedures have been devised which more accurately
predict candidate suitability. O f the various tests devised, the predictor which
appears to do this most successfully is cognitive ability as measured by a variety
of verbal and spatial tests.
1. This passage mainly discusses the
A. effects o f interviewing on job applicants.
B. Inadequacy o f interviewing job applicants,
c . Judgments o f interviewers concerning job applicants.
D. Techniques that interviewers use for judging job applicants.
2. The word “hindrance” is closest in meaning to
A. encouragement B. assistance c . procedure D. interference
3. The word “they” refers to “
A. judgments B. applicants c . interviewers D. characteristics
4. According to the passage, the hallo effect
A. stands out as the worst judgmental error
B. takes effect only when a candidate is well dressed
c . examplifies how one good characteristic color perceptions
D. helps the interviewer’s capability to judge real ability
5. The word “ confirm ” is closest in meaming to
A. verify B. conclude c . recollect D. misrepresent
6. According to the passage the First impression
A. can easily be altered
B. is the one that stays with the interviewer
c . is unrelated to the interviewer’s prejudices
D. has been repeatedly demonstrated to the applicant
7.Thew
ord“skews”isclosestinm
eaningto
A. biases B. opposes c . improves D. distinguishes
8. The word “ this” refers to
A. devisse personnel selection B. measure cognitive ability
c . predict candidate suitability D. devise accurate tests
9. The author mentions all o f the following reasons why interviewing is not an
accurate way to predict candidate suitability EXCEPT the
A. halo effect B. primacy effect c . contrast effect D. cognitive effect
10. The paragraphs following the passage most likely discuss which of the
following?
A. Other reasons for misjudgments of applicants
B. More information on the kinds of judgmental effects
c . More infonnatiobn on cognitive ability tests
D. Other selection procedures included in interviewing
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. C L O Z E T E S T : Read the text below and think of one word which best fits
each space. Use only ONE WORD for each space.
O PEN C L O Z E 1
SECO N D L I F E
Until now, the word “travel” has always conjured (1) _____visions o f packed
bags, the open road, and generally the idea of escape. ( 2 ) ___ , an exciting new
concept is changing all that. Not only may you now travel to another country*
but to another “world’', (3 ) ____ even leaving home.
“Second Life” is an ( 4 ) _____ stimulated world on the Internet which offers
visitors the ultimate form o f escapism: the ability tp reinvent ( 5 ) ____ and live
their dream life. First you creatc your persona, called an avalor, and give it a
name. Then you (6) ___ exploring the virtual environment, and choose to
interact, or not, with the other avatars you meet. For many, the beauty of the
avatars is that they can fly. You can travel great distances, gaining a bird’s eye
view o f various “environments”, (7) ____ the effect is rather surreal. The world
changes while you watch, as other more experienced “gamers” buy and sell
property, using for currency the Linden dollar, which has an exchange rate
against the us dollar. Never before has a game ( 8 ) ______ players so many
options! You can shop, work, travel and form relationships, go to parties, or hold
your own parties if you want to.
“Second Life” is expanding rapidly, as more and more people are becoming
(9 )_______ to it, so don’t miss out! Simply allow your PC to transport you there
and let your (10) ___ do the rest!
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open c l o z e 2
A LANGUAGE EXPERIMENT
; Language is thought to be a mechanism for transmitting the information (1)
thoughts. One experiment used to demonstrate this idea requires (2)
___ to listen to a short passage o f several sentences, then to repeat the
passage. Most people will accurately convey the ( 3 ) ______o f the passage in the
sentences they produce, but will not come (4 ) ______to repeating the sentences
Verbatim. It appears that two transformations are occuring. ( 5 ) _____ hearing the
passage, the subjects convert the language of the /passage into a more abstract
representation o f its meaning, which is more easily (6) ■ within memory.
Then in order to recreate the passage, the subject recalls this representation and
iconverts its (7 )______ back into language.
s This separation of ( 8 ) ______ and language is less intuitive than it might be
(because language can be a powerful tool ( 9 ) ___ ' which to manipulate
'thoughts. It provides a mechanism to internally rehearse, critique and modify
(thoughts. This internal form o f communication is essential for a social animal
land could certainly be, in (10)^responsible for the strong selective
I pressures for improved language use.
II.WORD FORMATION
iPART 1: Complete each scntencc, using the correct form of the word in
Ỉparentheses. (1 0 pts)
1. On the moon, there’s no air because the moon’s __________field is too weak to
retain an atmosphere. (GRAVITY)
\2. The Smiths are living in the city. Their garden in the country is a _______ of
grass and weeds. (WILD)
3. I can’t put up with y o u r____ _______ complaining ! (CEASE)
■ 4. Visitors complained about the ______________in the old museum.
(ORGANISE)
5. The pain becam e____ ____ _ _ __during the night so I called the doctor.
(ENDURE)
6. This statu e__________________ the soldiers who died in the war.
(MEMORY)
7. The diea that the sun “rises” is a popular ______________ __ . (CONCEIVE)
8. Jim is one of the most members o f the committee. (SPEAK)
9. The inquiry decided that the police were not entirely ____ : ____ .
(BLAME)
10. How do you like my latest____ ___for my stamp collection? (ACQU IRE)
PART 2: Give the correct form of the capitalized word.
ANCIENT PARK UNDER THREAT

PoUtefract Heritage Group is so concerned with the level
of (])................... at their ancient park that it has written to VANDAL
Council Leader Peter Box asking him to tackle the
(2) worrying problem. In one o f the most recent INCREASE
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incidents, eight birch, ash and maple trees were sawn
down, Pontefract's bowling club is planning to create an
( 3 ) ..... zone by fencing off the greens to prevent further EXCLUDE
extensive damage to them, These attacks come hot on the -ịệ
heels of damage inflicted on Pontefract Castle by gangs of

youths who have ripped masonry (4)........... from the ruins, DISCRIM INATE
Michael Holdsworth, Chairman o f the Heritage group,
yesterday commented:
'( 5 ) ............... damage has occurred over several vears in NOTICE
the gardens and action taken to stop the culprits entering at
night has so far been (6)...................And it’s not just the EFFECT
bad behaviour o f teenagers which is wreaking havoc with
the gardens.A dults (7).................them too in the daytime USE
by parking on the grass and flower-beds.'
Earlier this year, English Heritage, gave the gardens Grade
II status as a site o f (8).......... interest in a national register HISTORY
of parks and gardens. The gardens date back to the thirteenth
century, when the land formed part of the 'monastery
gardens o f Pontefract's Dominican Friary. Earning a place inI
the register means that the local council is required to make ■1;
(9).............. for the protection of the gardens. PROVIDE
(10 ) .. , this means that more investment is now needed to UNDERSTAND
tackle the problems facing the gardens and provide much-
needed facilities. ________ ______________ ______
III. E R R O R C O R R EC TIO N
There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them.
The word processor and calculator are with doubt here to stay, and in many
respects o f our lives are much richer for them. But teachers and other academics ‘Ỉ
are claiming that we arc now starting to feel the first significant wave o f their ị
effects on a generation for users. It seems nobody under the age of 20 can spell,
nor add up any more. Even several professors at leading universities have >
commented about the detrimental effect the digital revolution has had at the most
intelligent young minds in the country. The problem, evidently, lies with the
automatically spell-check now widely available on worti processing software.
Professor John Silver of the Sydney University, Australia, said, “Why should ^
we bother to learn how to spell correctly or to learn even if the most basic of
mathematical sums, when at the press of a button we have our problem
answering for us? The implications are enormous. Will adults o f the future look I
on the computer to make decisions for them, to tell them who to marry or what
house to buy? Are we heading for a future individually incapable o f independent
human thought?"
Example: 0. with —> without
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y SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
omplete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first,
Slng the word given. Use between three and eight words,including the
ord given.
The lecturer is an expert on modern art. W ide
T h e ......................................... ................. ..................................................... art.
'He behaved in an incomprehensible way at the party. Beyond
His . ....................................... ............................. . .f..................comprehension.
‘ The company tried unsucessfully to secure a bank loan. Avail
The company’s ...................... ........................... ...................... . .. .. a bank loan.
: Ray’s good work record enabled him to get promotion. Strength
R a y ......................... ..................................................................good work record.
' Travellers may bring as much luggage as they require. Amount
T h ere........................................ ............................................................... travellers
/m ay bring.
■*. The government has tried to make the incident seem less serious. Played
The government ............................................................................ of the incident.
We couldn’t understand the film at all. Sense
We could ..... ....................................................................................... the film.
‘8. She was an excellent playwright whose work didn’t get the recognition it
deserved. Renown
She was an excellent playw right......................................................... her work.
9 .1 knew the project would not succeed from the start. Doomed
I knew the p ro jec t................................................................ from the start.
10. Those o f us at the back couldn’t hear most o f the play. To
Most o f the p la y .............................................................. those o f us at the back.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - BÌNH ĐỊNH

I. PHONOLOGY
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the rest.
1. A. damask B. facile c. macaw D. tabbouleh
2. A. tambourine B. crouton c. touche' D. plateau
3. A. acetylene . B. credence treble D. nebular c.
4. A. saboteur B. amateur c. entrepreneur D. hauteur
5. A. badinage B. assuage c. aubergine D. beige
B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other
words.
1. A. endothermic B. reciprocity c . caboodle D. spontaneity
2. A. decolletage B. decontaminate c. serendipitous D. taxonomic
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3. A. c a n tilc v e r B. carambola c. chandelicr D. centenarian
4. A . d e b u t a n t e B. damncdist c . daredevil D. daguerreotype
5. A . def ibrill ator B. dem onology c. delineate D. discernible
1. His rise from the shop floor to the management w as...........................
A. supersonic B. meteoric c . lightning D. overnight
2. She is an excellent......................... model for children to follow.
A. type B. success c . role D. work ;
3. The athlete w a s ................ by his desire not just to be good, but to be the best.!
A. pushed B. driven c . impelled D. forced
4. H is ................ for the future is to retire at fifty and buy a house next to the sea. '
A. sight A B. outlook c . view D. vision
5. His behavior was always b ey o n d .......................
. A. criticism B. recrimination, c. fault D. reproach
6. The décor was out o f .................... with the architecture of the building.
A. style • B. design c . match D. keeping
7. The controversy has been.................. ....by the arrival o f foreign businesses
which are seen as a threat to the local econom y.
A. spurred B. charged c . fuelled D. inspired
8. The trekkers w e r e ......................... on reaching the village by the evening.
A. determined B. bent c . persevering D. persistent Ị
9. As development o f remote areas continues, adventure holidays for the
traveller are harder to set up.
A. intrepid B. undaunted c . undismayed D. intensive
10. The courier was alw ay s............. to deal with any problems that might arise.
A. on hand B. to hand c . by hand D. in hand
1. As 1 stepped o ff the bus on to the snow-covered pavement, I fe ll__ my back.
A. flatly on B. flat to c . flatly to D. flat on
2 we missed our plane.
A.The train is late B. The tráin was late i
c . To be late D. The train being late
3.. It’s time we had a .................talk with each other as you used to be such good
friends.
A. eye-to-eye B. heart-to-heart c . face-to-face D. cheek-to-cheek
4. It’s strange that y o u ...... ............................... such a thing. :
A. would say B. should say c . will say D. said
5. The z o o .................... by the time wc rcach there.
A. closes B. will clổsc c . will have closed D. is closing J
6........................... are famous for their cheese and butter.
A. The Dutch people ỈB. Dutches c . The Dutches D. The Dutch
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7 I had to p a v ..............................on a carpct 1 brought in through Customs today.
A. taxes B. rates c . fines D. duty
íg I find his behavior towards me q u ite ................... He treats me like an idiot.
A. offending B. insulting c . crude D. ill-mannered
'9. This university's program m es.....................those o f Harvard.
r A. come second to B. are first
c . are second only to D. are in second place
10. The c a ttle ......... in the field now. /
■ A. is grazing B. graze c . are grazing D. has grazed
IV. PRESPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
;,1. At least 200 people have been persuaded to a n te ............. big money for the
charity event.
Á. for B. up c . on . D. forward
2. I know you look on me as a good friend, so I just don’t want you to dam
r j, ........... your feeling like that. ■ .
A. up B. off *c ..in D. away
3. At the last minute, they ta c k e d ............. . a couple o f visits to my schedule.
, A. away B. up c. into D. on
A. It’s getting late and I have animportant test tomorrow. I’d better sack....... ........
. A. up B. upon c . out , D. beyond
[5. He fell................ the wagon after his wife died in a car crash. .
A. off B. into c . in D. with
<6. The head teacher was eased .. his job after students and parents
accused him o f autocratic.
A. in for B. away from c . off D. out of
7. We have been really busy, but things are starting to slack en.............. now.
A. away B. off c . out D. on
8. We had an argument about it and she got all fire d .................
A. up B. on c . against D. away
9. Twenty-five senators have admitted they are still uncommitted ................the
taxation question.
' , A. about B. for c . forward D. on
ỉ1 10. In those days doctors ladled...........................antibiotics to patients.
A. with B. out c . on D. in
PASSAGE 1
Read the following passage on hints for reading practice, and mark the
letter A, B, c , or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
, Most people c a n remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds. When
this short amount o f time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the
memory. How did the information get there in the first place? Information-that
makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage
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area. The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that [s o f immediate interest j
to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory. I
There is much debate about the c a p a c i t y and duration of the short term I
memory. The most accepted theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive 1
psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven
chunks o f information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit o f information
such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modern theorists Ỉ
suggest that one can increase the Capacity o f the short term memory by
chunking, or classifying similar information together. By organizing ’
information, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances o f a memory
being passed on to long term storage.
When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information
for an exam, many people engage in "rote rehearsal". By repeating something :
over and over again, one is able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type "■<
of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a
person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a '
pen and paper are nọt handy, people often attempt to remember a phone number
by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before a
person has the opportunity to make a phone call, he will likely forget the number
instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information
from the short term to long term memory. A better way is to practice "elaborate
rehearsal". This involves assigning sem antic meaning to a piece o f information 5
so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories. For
example, a reader engages in elaborate rehearsal when he brings prior
knowledge of a subject to a text.
Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving
information can be done by recognition or recall. H um ans can easily recall
memories that arc stored in the long term memory and used often: however,
if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by
prom pting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a
memory can be retrieved. This is why multiple choice tests are often used for
subjects that require a lot of memorization.
Question 1: According tổ the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?
A. They revert from the long term memory.
B. They are filtered from the sensory storage area,
c . They get chunked when they enter the brain.
D. They enter via the nervous system.
Question 2: The word elapses in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:
A. passes B. adds up c . appears D. continues
Question 3: All o f the following are mentioned as places in which memories are
stored EXCEPT the:
A. STM B. long term memory
c. sensory storage area D. maintenance area
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■Question 4: Why does the author mention a dog's bark?
§L A. To g*ve an example o f a type o f memory
f c ., c . To prove that dogs have better memories than humans
Ẽ B. To provide a type of interruption
§§!.; D. To compare another sound that is loud like a doorbell
KQuestion 5: How do theorists believe a person can remember more information
Mfl-a short time?
I l k A. By organizing it B. By repeating it
B ' C. By giving it a name D. By drawing it
(fouestion {>: The author believes that'rote rotation is:
R* A. the best way to remember something B. more efficient than chunking
It c . ineffective in the long run D. an unnecessary interruption
^Question 7: The word it in the last paragraph refers to:
r A. encoding B. STM .... c . semantics D. information
pQuestion 8: The word elaborate in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:
I A. complex B. efficient c . pretty D. regular
^Question 9: Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
I' A. The working memory is the same as the short term memory.
I; . B. A memory is kept alive through constant repetition.
’ c . Cues help people to recognize information.
Ệ D. Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.
K Q uestion 10: Which o f the following best provides the important information in
!> the underlined sentence from the passage. Incorrect answer choices leave out
I essential information or change the meaning o f it
I ' A. Prompting is the easiest way to retrieve short term memory after an
i extended period of time.
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B. A memory can be retrieved by prompting, in a case where it has been
r rarely used.
§■ c . It's easier to remember short term memories than long term memories due
f, to regular prompts.
í' D. Recalling a long term memory that is often used is easy, while forgotten
? memories often require prompting.
I PASSAGE 2:
ị Read the following passage and mark the letterẠ , B, c , or D on your answer
f sheet to indicate the correct answer to each o f the questions.
During the 19th century, women in the u . s organized and participated in a
large number o f reform movements, including movements-to reorganize the
prison system, improve education, ban the sale o f’alcohol, and most importantly
to free slaves. Some women saw similarities in the social status o f women and
slaves. Women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone were feminists and
abolitionists who supported the rights of both women and blacks. A number of
male abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips also
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supported the rights of women to speak and participate equally with men in anti I
slavery activities. Probably more than any other movement, abolitionism offered ‘
women a previously denied entry into politics. They became involved primarily
in order to better their living conditions and the conditions o f others. 1
When the Civil war ended in 1865, the 14tli, and 15th, Amendments to the J
Constitution adopted in 1868 and 1870 granted citizenship and suffrage to blacks I
but not to women. Discouraged but resolved, feminists influenced more and I
more women to demand the right to vote. In 1869, the Wyoming Territory had'S
yielded to demands by feminists, but eastern states resisted more stubbornly than I
ever before. A woman's suffrage bill had been presented to every Congress since t
1878 but it continually, failed to pass until 1920, when the 19th Amendment *
granted women the right to vote.
1. What is the topic o f the passage?
A. Women's suffrage B. Abolitionists Ị
c . The Wyoming Territory. D. The 14th and Ĩ5th Amendment
2. What is not among the reformation movements o f women? ;
A. reorganizing the prison B. passing the laws ]
c . freeing the slaves D. prohibiting the sale o f alcohol \
3. According to the passage, why did women become active in politics?
A. to improve the conditions o f life that existed at the time.
B. to support Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c . to amend the Declaration of Independence
D. to be elected to public officc.
4. The word" prim arily" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to................ ;
A. somewhat B. above all c . always D. finally
5. What had occurred shortly after the Civil War?
A. The eastern states resisted the end o f the war.
B. Black people were granted the right to vote.
c . The Wyoming territory was admitted to the Union.
D. A women's suffrage bill was introduced in Congress.
6. The word " suffrage" could be best replaced by....................
A. citizenship, B. right to vote c . pain D. freedom
7. What does the 19th Amendment guarantee?
A. Citizenship for women B. Citizenship for blacks ' ■
c . Voting rights for women D. Voting rights for blacks
8. When were women allowed to vote throughout the u s ?
A. After 1920 B. After 1878 c . After 1870 D. After 1866 j
9. What is wrong about William Lloyd Garrison?
A. He was living at the same time with Lucy Stone and Wendell Phillip.
B. He used to be a slave.
c . He supported the rights of women
D. He believed in equality between men and women.
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^Êm Ị(I W hat can not be inferred from the passage?
S k A. The blacks were given the right to vote before women.
B. The abolitionists believed in anti- slavery activities,
c . a women's suffrage bill had been discussed in the Congress for 50 years.
M L D. The eastern states did not like the idea of women's right to vote.
I j B K l . CL/OZE TESTS
Ig^BtPASSAGE 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c , or D on
l|H K rour answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 10
s H fe ' In the north-west corner o f the island paradise Isia Perlita, nestling in the
isp ish ad o w o f Mount Machu, lies the sleepy village of San Lorenzo. O ff the beaten
M tk (1Ì there is nothing out o f the ordinary about this quaint little village -
a f -nothing, that is apart from the magnificent five - (2)______ Bay Hotel. The Bay,
U L a s it is known local,ly, is a recent development catering for (3)______ . travellers
iB 'w h o enjoy luxury holiday-making. Famous throughout the island for the
outstanding quality of its accommodation and the excellence o f its cuisine, the
m k !Baý (4)______ 30 guest suites, each with a charm and character of its own. Each
* p /su ite looks (5) _ Faimer Beach, commanding breathtaking views o f the
■ f - four miles o f white sand, which gently shelves into the (6)_______ clear waters of
m the Crepuscan Sea. At the heart of the Bay Hotel is personal, efficient and
m- unobtrusive service. (7)______staff anticipate your every need in an atmosphere
I I of quiet professionalism and genuine friendliness. (8)______ , the Bay Hotel is a
f t place to get (9)______from the stresses of everyday life, and whether it is
m , (10) __away the. hours soaking up the sun or taking advantage o f the wide
R range o f recreational activities that the hotel has on offer, you can be sure that a
Jgp holiday at the Bay truly is the holiday o f a lifetime.
fES?
1. A. path B. track c. road D. way
tBs 2. A. starred B. stars c. star D. starring
r 3. A. disconcerting 1Ỉ. discerning c. distinctive D. discriminated.
Ỉ I 4. A .announces B. claims c. asserts D. boast
& 5. A. back on ỈĨ onto c. into D. down
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*1■■ 6. A. crystal B. sky c. diamond D. pearl
7. A. Preoccupied B. Attentive c. Concentrated D. Undivided
Ỉ 8 . A. All over B. For all c. Above all D. All along
fe
ll 9. A. out B. over c. off D. away
l 10. A. whiling 1Ỉ. wearing c. wending 1). winding
E PASSAGE 2: Read the following passage on Oxford and mark the letter A, B,
c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each o f the
blanks from 1 to 10
SOUND ADVICE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS
A recent issue of a language learning magazine has consulted a niimber of
experts in the (1)........o f second language acquisition. Their advice may prove
invaluable for those (2)........ a language course. One suggestion is that you
(3)........... whether you are likely to be successful at learning a language. Did you
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enjoy studying languages at school, for example? Do you have enough time to ^
learn a language? The major (4)........ will be your own time and effort ỵ|
If proof of your level o f proficiency is important you must make sure that the i
course on offer leads to a (5)........qualification. Also, be realistic in your (6) J
If you don't set achievable aims you are more likely to give up. Do not be '9
deceived (7)........... thinking that the most expensive courses are the best'm
(8 )........... around to get the best possible value for money. You should also bean s
in mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly you forget it IS
Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by enrolling on a ' l i
(9 )..........course. Already fluent in four languages and with a sound knowledge 'H
o f teaching methodology her chances o f (10)............ progress were high. Three. :||
years on she remembers very little. She feels her biggest mistake was not to fj
follow up her first experience. "I should have consolidated what I'd learn by i
continuing to study, even if it were by myself." *1
.' _ .. .. - ' -7M
1. A. domain B. branch c. field D. area
3. A. assess B. review . c. balance D .survey
4. A. change B. cost c. price D. evaluation
5. A. recognised B. understood c. valued D. regarded
6. A. sights B. ends c. objects D. goals
7. A by 13. about c. into D. in
8. A. Nose B. Push c. Run D .Shop
9. A. rapid B. crash c. quick D. fast
10. A. achieving B. doing c. gaining D. making
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TESTS
Fill each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word.
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
Some say you can do it in seven days, others promise success in 24 hours, or ‘Ị
you may prefer to take their time and do it in 5 weeks. What are we talking
about? Believe it (1)...................... . not, these periods (2)........................... time
refer to language' learning courses that promise excellent results in less time
(3 ) ......................... it takes to say 'Bonjour'!
However, the advertisements of these companies are not necessarily Ỉ
(4 )......................... best guide and if you don't know what ỈO look for in a good
course you could be left with little ( 5 ) ...... ....................than a large bill. ■
A complaint was rcccntly made to a consumer rights group (6)....... .................. •;
WhizzLearn Systems, a language school chain, and the company has been forced
: to remove its claim that its technique is ten times better than any (7)......................
'method. The Managing Director o f WhizzLearn Systems said (8) "...................... i
we still believe our claim is true, we are willing to change our advert. But the
.fact remains, if you spend 3 hours (9).......... ................ day for 5 weeks on our Ị
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gnguage course you will soon be speaking the language. (10)..........................
Iiould have done was to make it clearer in the advert. Then we wouldn't have
ltd these annoying complaints
•ASSAGE 2:
lead the following passage and fill in the gaps, writing one word only.
Vrite your answers on the blank lines provided under this passage.
‘ In many old cities in Europe, there are narrow roads (1) _ many
bps lying together along the two sides. These commercial places are not so
od’ern and convenient ( 2 ) ___ those called1shopping centres in modern
llies, especially in the suburbs o f thẹ big cities in the United States.
Shopping centres have developed rapidly because o f the ( 3 ) ________ o f the
filiation to the suburb, the growing use o f and dependence ( 4 ) ________ the
fitomobiles and the heavy traffic in downtown areas. A shopping centre is a
lĩge group o f stores facing a huge central mall which may be covered, heated
nd air-conditioned. A shopping centre is also surrounded by a ( 5 ) ________
firea with space for thousands o f cars.
We can buy all kinds of food and get anything 6 ) _______ need in a shopping
centre. Unlike a supermarket ( 7 ) ___ ___ groceries are chiefly sold, a shopping
>,centre provides us with all services
1,f! (8) ________ food. We can get our hair cut, eyes tested, clothes washed, we
1can book our tickets for a world tour and ( 9 ) __ _____enroll in special classes.
Shopping centres arc therefore, very convenient for the customers, but they lack
“the sense o f closencss” as (10) in older commercial centres.
II. WORD FORMATION
PART 1: Write the correct form of each word in the numbered space provided.
1/ The victims o f the mistaken bombing are ju st the latest .....................o f an
increasingly bloody war. (casual)
2 /As a gesture o f .................., the commission tested our products, too. (partial)
3/ Most o f the stunts in this movie are performed by ...................... (stand)
I? The journalist refused to reveal the identity o f h i s ................ (inform )
Õ/....................... development is the first step in rebuilding the area, (stru ctu re)
6/ We h a v e ....................... obligations to control prices, (contract)
Ệ The project went over budget because o f .............. at the planning stage.
':' ị (calculate)
ỀkÒuĩ branch.officcs a r c .......... .......their weekend services, (continue)
9/The doctors a r e .....................about when I can play football again after the
, ‘ operation, (commit)
10/ A lot o f water is wasted th ro u g h ................. (leak)
PART 2: Write the correct form of each word in the numbered space provided.
,1. Behind the...................... door is room for a spacious, plastic trash container
that keeps your daily household waste out o f sight and out o f mjijid. (DROP)
2. As a result, we h a v e .................................spirituality and sexuality. (DUAL)
3. He wouldn’t wince, not even when you pursed your lips in a pose worthy of a f l
............. magazine. (CENTRE) 2
4. The German................ . and foreign office also welcomed similar comments!
made just a few days ago by the head of the u s Senate Foreign Relations!
Committee (CHANCEL) ,‘a
5. You can type the command as one long line without the ..............or use them/
to break up a long pipeline into multiple lines on the screen. (SLASH)
6. This passage, however, demonstrates the uneven way in which many
environm
entalsociologistshaverejectedhum
an..................-.(EXEMPT)
7/ If you look on the other side o f the cup you will find a s m a ll....... ............ with'i
the name of the original manufacturer. (GRA VE) I
8/ 2. Despite the striking similarities between the two paintings, the court
decided the artist was not guilty of making a ............. . copy. (FRAUD) ^
9/ The stray dog spent his days following tourists hoping to .........one of themi’l
(FRIEND) A
10/ The fact that numerous factories dumping waste into the area's rivers has led *
to high levels o f...................... (TOXIC)
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION J
Most of the lines in the passage below contain a mistake. There are ten of them.
Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the space provided
Line
Miss Earth '2010, the 10th editorial of Miss Earth beauty pageant, 1
will be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam in November. The announcement 2
was made in a ceremony at a Legend Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh 3
City, Vietnam in January 28, 2010. This event is being organized by 4
Thanh Nien newspaper, Thanh Nien Media Corp. and Carousel 5
Production Ine. After a month of competition, delegations from 84 6
countries and territories competed for the title o f Miss Earth 2010 in 7
beautiful Vietnam. Miss India, Nicole Faria was announced like 8
Miss Earth 2010, taking over the reign of Larissa Ribeiro Ramos, 9
Miss Earth 2009. Unlike other pageant, there was no "runner-up" in 10

that sense. Instead the titles o f Miss Earth-Air, Miss Earth-Water and 11
Miss Earth-Fire arc bestowed up the next three contestants. Tonight, 12
the titles went to Miss Ecuador, Jennifer Pazmino Miss Thailand, 13
Watsaporn Wattanakoon and Miss Puerto Rico, Yeidy Bosques, 14

representatively. 15
Miss Japan Marina Kishira, Miss South Africa Nondyebo Dzingwa 16
and Miss Venezuela Maria Angela Bonanni completed the final seven 17
who competed in the final interview competition, where questions 18
from the previous Miss Earth finals were asked. Including in the 19
semi-finals were: Miss Czech Republic Carmen Justova, Miss Italy 20
llenia Arnolfo, Miss Netherlands Desiree van den Berg, Miss Russia 21
Victoria Schukina, Miss Ukraine Valentyna Zhytnyk, Miss USA 22
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pũĩiẽlle Bounds and Miss Vietnam Luu Thi Diem Huong. The
C o n te s t comes for the theme “Beauties For a Cause”, which means
liot just admiring beauty but raising awareness o f environmental
^protection as well.
1. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
These days people tend to file lawsuits without thinking carefully about it.
(drop)
People tend to file lawsuits................................... ./...............................these days.
.. You don’t have to worry too much. We will deal with it when it really
happens, (bridge)
You don’t have to worry too much. We will ....................................................to it.
- If he can’t deal with the problem, we will have to hiresomebody else, (cut)
If he can’t...................................................... :.............................. we will have to
hire somebody else.
4.VWait until she finishes, then you will see that she has good reasons for
that, (m adness)
Wait until she finishes, then you........... .................. .................................................
'5. You shouldn’t feel frustrated. Be strong and get your own back on her.
(medicine)
You shouldn’t feel frustrated. Be strong and give her.........................................................
6. She wants nothing less than to get that job. It would be a dream come true,
(set)
She has ......... ............................................................................getting that job.
1. Don’t believe what he said. It is just something to fool you. (bull)
Don’t believe him. It i s .......................... .......................... ..............................
8. It*s impossible to predict how long it will take to do this kiftiJ of job. (telling)
There is..................................................... ................................ ..................... will take.
9. Nobody expected Natalia to resign, (came)
Natalia’s........................................ ................................................................everyone.
10. I was about to hand in my notice when I was unexpectedly offered
promotion, (on)
I was....................... ................/....when I was unexpectedly offered promotion.
TRƯỜNG CHUYỀN LẼ QUỶ ĐÒN - BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU

A.MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. PHONOLOGY
others
1. A. migraine B. maestro c. migrate D. fiber
2. A. placebo B. surface c. embrace* D. replace
3. A. waist B. drain c . plait D. refrain
4. A. cartouche B. touch c . r ough D. enough
5. A. sangfroid B. exploit c. broiler' Đ. spoil
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Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three
1. A. maladroit B. insolent c . processor D. domicile
2. A. predatory B. predecessor c . precancerous D. precedence
3. A. postulate B. mosaic c . gratuity D. deterrent
4. A. rambutan B. contravene c . attache D. referee i
5. A. calibre B. detriment c . hexagon D. mascara
2. WORD CHOICE
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences
1.The young'African boy was .................... He was nothing but skin and bones.
A. eulogy .B. anathema c . emaciated D. amiable
2. The hippopotamuses spent the hot day joyously....................in the mud on
the banks o f the river.
Ầ. strolling B. wallowing c . wading D. stroking
3. None of the girls at the bar were impressed by the guy’s ........................... .joke.
It wasn’t original or funny.
A. cheesy . B. lanky c . moudly D. meaty
4. Instead of describing the river as a potential killer, he explains t o ....................
Hindus that Mother Gnages is not feeling well.
A. compulsive B. confirmed c . devout D. heavy
5. Barb’s desk was filled w ith .........................She had band-adis, old letters and
even a toothbrush in there.
A. clutter B. left-over c . treasures D. reserves
6. The recent terrorists attack has............................relations between the two
neighbouring countries.
A. seized B. strained c . augmented D. emphasized
7. A companycar and a mobile phone are some of t h e ....................... that come
with the job.
A. perks B. drawbacks c . niches D. bid
8. The rukes o f the competition do not give m u c h ....... ............... ...fo r creativity.!
A. domaine B. span c . sphere D. scope
9. Don’t you think she bears a n .........................resemblance to his first wife?
A. identical B. uneasy c . uncạnny D. indifferent
10. By being rude to hi ssupcriors he is considered to h a v e .....................................
the mark. '
A. transcended B. outrun c . surpassed D, overstepped tỊ
3. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES:
1 .1 was shoked that s h e ...........n ’t have invited Phyllis.
A. could IÌ. would c . might D. should
2. I’m afraid that these reports of your son’s school work are .................too true.
A. some B. each c . all D. every
3. She’s not thin - .......................... she’s on the plump side.
A. if ever B. if so c . if not D. if anything
4 ................................. gas tanks connected to welding equipment, one full of
oxygen and the other full of acetylene.
A. It is two B. O f the two c . There are two D. Two
5....................................as the most important crop in Hawaii is sugar cane.
A. It ranks B. It is raned c . What ranks D. The rank
,6 Automobiles, airplanes and buses use more energy per passenger ....................
V A. like trains B. than do trains c. like trains do D. all are correct
7. .........................................get there in time, we have to leave early.
A. Should we B. If we are to. c . Were we to D. If we
8. A s..................................................often the case with children, Amy was
\ completely better by the time the doctor arrived.
A. is B. it is c . what is D. being
:9. If she spent five years in P a ris,.................... she can’t speak a word o f French?
»■ A. why B. how come c . for what D. what if
10. There were a couple o f bags full of old records, magazines a n d ........... .........
ị "À. what you have B. what have you c . you have what D. have you what
4 . PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS
,;1, We had to ................ ......................pages of legal jargon before we could sign
the contract.
A. wade through B. delve into c . dispense with D. blurt out
2. She is one of those film stars w h o ........................*:........everywhere, on TV, in
magazines, on Broadway.
A. bottles up B. pops up c . chokes back D. shoots down
3. I spent most o f the m orning ...................................... my sick husband.
A. whiping up B. sweeping around c . fending off D. ministering to
4. The film studio is being accused o f ..................... .......... the singer’s death.
, A. cashing in on B. teasing out o f c. cut in on D. bailing out of
,,5. I need some time t o ....................................... before making a decision.
A. pull it off B. mull it over c . cone it off D. pad it out
'6. Things were going along quite smoothly until you ......................... and
muddied the water.
A. leveled off B. came along c . set in D. shook up
' 7. The floor o f the car h a s ......................... so I was careful where I put my feet.
A. rusted away B. slacked off c . toiled away D. dropped off
, 8. She was given a magic charm t o ................................evil spirits.
t' A. soak up B. bounce off c . pift on D. ward off
' 9. It is necessary to ................................this curse from their country.
f A. flare up B. weed out c . march on D. fire away
!10, S h e ...................... a reply to the letter before she left for the meeting.
A. tossed away B. conjured up c . buzzed off D. paid off
5. GUIDED C LO ZE
Passage A: Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space
For many people doing physical exercise may (1)............ ...a painful
‘torturing o f the body. Therefore, there’s usually something we come up with that
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is o f bigger importance than putting one's muscles through their (2)............
Unless we are forced to go in for a physical training, we are (3).....................to
treat it was something of a lower (4)....................... than staying in front o f the TV
set, spending time in a pub (5).................. alcoholic beverages or consuming
excessive quantities of fattening confcctionery in a café. We need to be considerably
motivated to take up a body workout and build our physical fitness. What
usually (6)................ individuals from committing themselves to (7).......................
exercise is the fear o f fatigue, discomfort or even the (8).......................... o f being
outdone by true fitness zealots.
However, getting fit is fully a matter of common sense. Different forms of
exercise may be o f great benefit to the human body increasing its performance of
the heart and the lungs improves the blood circulation making an individual
more resistant to stressful situations as well as more (9)...................to infections
and diseases.
In the first place, self-discipline that is requisite for proceeding with such
physical effort ought ot be attained to ensure that the intention of becoming
healthier and more vigorous isn’t suppressed by any trivial (10) — ..................
l.A .incorporate B. entail c . administer D. correspond
2. A. paces B. efforts c . labours D. burdens
3. A. tended B. implied c . affirmed D. inclined
4. A. superiority B. privilege c. advantage D. priority
5. A. smacking B. sipping c . seething D. sniffing
6 . A . rejects , . B. denies c. opposes D. repels
7. A. strenuous B. hilarious c. gruelling D. prolific
8. A. hindrances B. impairments c. preventions D. inhibitions
9. A. irresistible B. preventative c. immune D. wary
10. A. impediments B. panaceas c. incentives D. disposition
Passage B: Read the text below and decide which anwer best fits each space
One of the hazards that electronic media like the television, radio or computers
(1)...................... these days is the (2)...........................in book reading.
The concern mainly to the younger generations who are strongly tempted by
the (3)................... ..........o f the silver screen and, consequently, don’t recognize
the importance of acquiring (4) .................. information from books.
To encourage reading for pleasure and to propagate ạ wide (5).................... .
o f publications like encyclopaedias, reference books, manuals or fiction, radical
solutions should be applied. Firstly, more emphasis ough to be put on the
educational factor. Youngster should be made to feel comfortable while reading
either for information or self-satisfaction in public places like airports, buses or
on the beach. Secondly, libraries must be subsidized more accurately in order to
provide the potential reader with (6).........................choice of publications and to
become more publically active so,as to put books at people’s (7)........................
rather than keep them under lock and key. Fund collecting actions organized by
libraries might also raise the public awareness o f the advantages o f becoming
(8 )................... in a good book.
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t Finally, the mass media themselves might contribute substantially by
Ị recommending the purchase of valuable best-sellers and (9)............................their
I viewers to enrich ther knowledge and erudition, (10)................ helping them to
f, develop the habit o f spontaneous everyday reading.
if ||. A.denote B. play c. arise D. pose
Ẹ
ị 2. A. rarity B. dccline c. shortage D. deficiency
l 3. A. glamour
ff B. splendor c. grandeur D. significance
f4. A. off-hand B. beforehand c. first-hand D .handy
5. A. array B. plenty c. abundance D. wealth
6. A. profilic B. ample c. lavish Đ. lush
ị3 7. A. availability B. usage c. benefit D. disposal
J 8. A. occupied B. inhaled c. engrossed D. incorporated
F 9. A. inspring B. triggering c. evoking D. inciting
10.A. then B. so c. thus D. as a result
6 . READING COMPREHENSION
Reading passage 1: Read the text below :and choose the best answer to each
Y question
Most researchers believe that modern humans, Homo sapiens, evolved from
Í H.erectus, but they differs as to the details. The hypothesis that Homo sapiens
evolevd separately from n.crcctus in Asia, Africa', and Europe is called the
Ị multiregioilal continuity hypothesis. This hypothesis proposes that evolution to
F modern humans was essentially similar in several different places. If so, each
I region should show a continuity of its own anatomical characteristics from the
f time when H. erectus first arrived.
■ Opponents argue that it is likely that evolution would have produced
essentially the same result in these different places. They suggest, instead, the
\ out-of-Africa hypothesis which proposes that H.sapiens eloved from H.erectus
ị only in Africa, and thereafter II.sapiens migrated to Europe and Asia about
! 100,000 years before present (BP). If so, fossils dated 200,000 years before
! present and 100,000 years before present are expected tp me markedly different
’ . from each other. /
According to which hypothesis would modern humans be most genetically’
alike? The multircgional hypothesis states that human populations have
been evolving separately for a long time; therefore, gcnetic differences are
expected between groups. According to the out-of- Africa hypothesis, we all
descended from a few individuals from about 100,000 years BP. These opposing
hypotheses have sparked many other innovative studies to test them. The final
conclusion are still being determined, but evidence is leaning toward the out-of-
Africa hypothesis.
Two o f the most recognized Homos are Neanderthals and CroMagnons. The
former take their name from Germany’s Neander Valley, where one of the first
■ Neanderthal skeletons, dated some 200,000 years ago, was discovered. The
’ Neanderthal had massive brow ridges, and th e .nose, jạws, and teeth protruded far
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forward. The forhead was low and slopping, and the lower jaw lacked a chin 'Ỉ
New fossils show that the public bone was long compared to modern humans
According to the out-of-Africa hypothesis, archiac Homos, including
Neanderthals, were supplanted by modern humans.[AJSurprisingly, however the
Neanderthals brain was, on the average, slightly larger than that o f Homo '
sapiens. [B] The Neanderthals were heavily muscled, especially in the shoulders
and neck, and the bones o f the limbs were shorter and thicker than those of ’
modern humans. Ic j It is hypothesized that a larger brain than tat of modern
humans was required to control the extra musculature. [D] j
The Neanderthals give evidence o f being culturally advanced. Most lived in
caves, but those living in the open may have built houses. They manufactured a ■
variety o f stone tools, including spear points, which oculd have been used for
hunting, and scrappers and knives, which would have been helped in food I
preparation. They most likely successfully hunted bears, woolly mamoths ;
rhinoceroses, reinder, and other contemporary animals. They used and could
control fire, which probably helped in cooking frozen meat and in keeping warm
They even buried their dead with flowers and tools, and may have had religion.
Cro-Magnons are the oldest fossils to be designated Homo sapiens. In
keeping with the out-of-Africa hypothesis, the Cro-Magnons, who are named
after a fossil location in France, were the modern humans who entered Asia and j
Europe from Africa 100,000 years ago or even earlier. Cro-Magnons had a ị
thoroughly modern appearance. They made advanced stone tools,' including ị
compound tools, as when stone flakes were fitted to a wooden handle. They may 1
have been the first to make knifelike blades and to throw spears, enabling them
to kill animals from a distance. They were such accomplished hunters that some
researchers believe they were responsible for the extinction o f many larger
mammals, such as the giant sloth, the mammoth, the saber-toothed tiger, and the
giant ox, during the late Plcistoccnc epoch.
Cro-Magnons hunted cooperatively, and perhaps they were the first to have a
language. They are believed to have lived in small groups, with the men hunting
by day while the women remained at hoem with the children. It’s quite possible
that this hunting way o f life among prehistoric people influences our behaviour
even today. The Gro-Magnnon culture included art. They sculted small figures
out of reindeer bones and antlers. They also painetd beautiful drawing o f animals
on cave walls in Spain and France. '
1. Based on the information in paragraph 1, which o f the following best explains
the term “multiregional continuity hypothesis”?
A. Humans all comc from the same species.
B. Humans look similar despite different geography.
c . From different parts of the world, primitive man evolved similarly into
modern humans.
D. Humans underwent similar experiences despite geographical distances.
2. Based on the imformalion in paragraph 1 and paragraph 2, how is the out-of-
Africa hypothesis different from the multiregional hypothesis?
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A. It has generated a lot of controversy in relation to the other hypothesis.
B. It claims that migration is responsible for the evolution o f H. sapiens in
Europe and Asia.
c . It has gained more attention from the general public.
D. It is a sounder hypothesis than the multiregional one.
highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change in the meaning
in important ways or leave out essential information.
A. According to the multiregional hypothesis,'humans are different because
they live in different regions.'
B. Scientists do nt cxpcct much difference between humans because the
multiregional hypothesis claims that we all are descended from one species.
c . Because humans are fundamentally different, scientists are right in
proposing the multiregionạl hypothesis theory.
D. According to the multitregional hypothesis, humans are different because
they have adapted and developed separately.
4. The word sparked in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. incited B. expanded c . exploded D. engaged
5. According to the passage, all o f the following are true about the out-of-Africa
hypothesis except
A. It has more favourable cvidcncc to support its claims.
B. Homo sapiens evolved in Africa and migrated to Europe and Asia.
c . Homo sapiens migrated to Kuropc and Asia about 100,000 years before present.
D. We all are dcsccndcd from a few individuals about 200,000 years before.
6. All o f the following arc mentioned in paragraph 4 as the characteristics of
Neanderthals exccpt
A. they take their name from Germany’s Neander Valley where evidence of
them was found.
B. the skeleton found in Germany dates from 200,000 years ago.
c . they were not very attractive and looked simian in appearance.
D. their lower jaw laeked a cilin, and the forehead was low and sloping.
7. What can be inferred from paragraph 5 about the Neanderthal brain?
A. The Neanderthals were more intelligent than modern man.
B. People did not cxpect Neanderthals to be significant in human evolutionary
history.
c . Less developed species were not expected to have larger brains than more
developed ones.
D. Brains size has little to do with one’s ability to survive and adapt.
8. According to paragraph 6, why were Neanderthals considered advanced?
A. They had large brain sizes.
B. They didn’t let the dead rot in the open.
c . They knew the difference between life and death.
D. They liked certain kinds o f animals over others.
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9. Why does the author mention the extinction of some big animals?
A. To give a better picture of the environment in which Cro-Magnons lived
B. To explain that Cro-Magnons were mainly carnivores.
c . To give a more precise historical date for Cro-Magnons.
D. To show how advanced Cro-Magnons were in their hunting.
10. Look at the four squares [....] that indicate where the following sentence
could be added to the passage.
The Neanderthals lived in Europe and Asia during the last Ice Age, and
their sturdy build could have helped conserve heat.
Where would the scntencc best fits.
A. A B.B c. c D. D
Reading passage 2: Read the text below and choosc the best answer to each
question
Trees are not always as strong as they appear. In fact, many different things
can damage trees. Rainstorms, iee, snow, animals, wind, excess weight
temperature extremes, and chemicals can all injure a tree. So can improper
pruning. Pruning, which requires the cutting away of tree parts, can benefit a
tree by improving its appearance and helping maintain its balance. But removing
the top of a tree, callcd topping, removing a portion of the roots, and flushcutting
a number o f branches al one time are injurious to trees. A tree reacts to improper
pruning, ill the same manner it rcacts to all injuries, no matter what the cause.
The wounding of a tree subjects it to disease. Trees, like humans, have defensive
strategies against bactcrial and fungal invasions that occur when a tree is
wounded. Here is a brief overview o f defense strategies that tree use.
A defense strategy is a mechanism that has arisen through the evolutionary process.
It is known that defense strategies are beneficial - and they are ■- bụt the manner in
which trees react to disease, callcd compartmentalization o f decay, can still weaken
them. Therefore, improper pruning practices should be avoided at all cost.
Just as with humans, trees have a series o f defense strategies again! t
infection. Each one is belter than others at stopping the progress o f disease
organisms. First, when a tree is injured, the tracheas and vessels elements of
xylem immediately plug up with chemicals that block thèm off above and below
the site of the injury. In trees that fail tó effectively close off vessel elements,
long columns of decay run up and down the trunk and into branches, which
eventually become hollow.
The second defense strategy is a result o f tree structure. As is well known, a
tree trunk has annual rings that tell its age. A dark region at the edge of an
annual ring in the cross section o f a trunk tells people that this tree was injured,
and that the disease organisms could not advance inward on their way to the
pith. It appears, therefore, that disease organisms have a harder time moving
across a trunk due to annual ring construction than they do moving through the
trunk in vessel elements. A ring act as a wall or barrier to halt invasion by
disease-causing organisms.
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fcf The third defense strategy involves rays. Rays take their name from the fact
■•that they project radically from vascular cambium. Here, trees use a defense
|i strategy similar to the ring method just mentioned. Just like the slices o f a pie,
f. rays divide the trunk of'a tree. Disease organisms can’t cross rays either, and this
I* keeps them in a pic piccc o f the trunk and prevents them from moving
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completely around the trunk. The fourth defense strategy is a so-called reaction
zone that developed in the region of the injury along the inner portion o f the
cambium next to the youngest annual ring. The reaction zone can extend from a
few inches to a few feel above and below the injury, and partway or all the way
ạround the trunk. The reaction /ọne doesn’t wall off any annual rings that
develop after the injury, but it docs wall off any annual rings that were present
before the injury occurred;
§ Although the fourth defense strategy more effectively reta rd s disease, it has
I* a severe disadvantage. IA] Cracks can develop along the reaction zone, and
1'radial cracks also occur from the reaction zone to and through the bark. [B]
rC rácks can severely weaken a tree and make it more susceptible to breaking. [C]
ệ/h closure crack is one that occurs at the. site o f the wound. [D] Some trees are
better defenders against disease than others. Trees that effectively carry out
strategies 1-3 need never employ strategy 4, which can lead to cracking.
1 1. According to the paragraph 1, all of the following injure a tree except
A. ice B. snow c . pruning D. sun
2. Based on the information in paragraph 1, which o f the following is mentioned
as an example of improper pruning?
A. Maintaining a tree’s balance
B. Creating a tree's appcarancc
c . Removing a portion of a tree's roots.
D. Cutting away heavy parts of the tree.
3. What can be inferred from paragraph 2 about a defense strategy?
A. It can weaken a tree by building toxic substance inside o f it.
B. It can destroy the roost that feed the tree.
c . It can weaken a tree by decaying parts o f it.
D. It can shorten the life of a tree drastically
4. According to the passage, why does the author compare a tree to human being?
Ạ. To emphasize that the tree is as valuable as a human being
B. To create the cffcct that the tree is a living thing rather than dead.
c . To show how the tree has many things in common with a human being
D. To suggest how valuable trees are to human beings.
5. According to paragraph 3, what happens when trees cannot close off vessels?
A. They die slowly
B. They contain the decay in one particular placc.
c . The insects and other small animals cat the decay.
D. They becomc hollow eventually.
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6. T he p h ra s e “ to the p ith " is e lo se s t in m e a n in g to
A. slowly B. severely c . easily D. completely
7. All o f the followini> arc a tree's defense strategies except
A. The roots o f the tree absorb the disease organisms and stop them from
travelling upward.
B. The structure of the tree such as the trunk prevents the disease from
advancing further.
c . The tree plugs up with chcmicals that block off the disease organisms.
D. The rays o f the trees contain disease organisms and do not allow them to
move beyond their /one.
8. The word retards is closest in meaning to
A. exterminates B. prevents c . slows D. gets rid of
9. According to paragraph 6, why is the fourth strategy more dangerous than the
first three?
A. Because it can lead to cracking
B. Because it kills the tree , •
c . Because it leads to further dccay
D. Because it spreads the disease to other trees.
10. Look at the four squares that indicate where the following sentence
could be added to the passage.
Sometimes this crack never actually closes.
Where would the scntcncc best fits?
A. A B. B c. c D. D
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEXT: Read the text below and think o f the word which best fits
each space. Use only ONE word for each space
OPEN CLOZE 1
Not allsounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn
to (1)............................ extraordinary discovery o f echo-location in bats to see a
case in which the voicc plays a strictly utilitarian role.
To get a (2)..................... appreciation of what this means we must turn first to
some recent human inventions. Rvcryone knows that if he shouts in the
(3 ) ................. o f a wall or a mountainside, an echo will come back. The further
(4 ) ....................this solid obstruction, the longer time will'elapse for the return of
the echo. A sound made by tapping on the hull of a ship will be reflected from
the sea bottom, and bv measuring the time (5).......................... between the taps
and the receipt o f the cchocs the depth o f the sea at that point can be calculated.
(6).............. was bom the ccho-sounding apparatus, now in general use in ships.
Every solid object will reflect a sound, (7).............. according to the size and
nature o f the objcct. A shoal o f fish will do this. So it is a comparatively simple
step from locating the sea bottom to locating a shoal o f fish. With experience,
and with improved apparatus, it is now possible not only to locate a shoal but to
tell if .it is herring, cod. or other well-known fish, by the pattern o f its echo.
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A few years ago it was (8).....................that certain bats emit squeaks and by
receiving the echoes they could locate and (9)....................... clear o f obstacles -
or locate flying insects on which they feed. This eeho-location in bats is often
compared with radar, the principle o f (10).................. is similar.
OPEN CLOZE 2
I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates (1)............
letween the nations, and that if only the common peoples o f the world could
neet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet
ròn the (2)........................... Even if one didn’t know/from concrete examples (the
11936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international contests (3)...................... to
f^rgies o f hatred, one could deduce (4).................. from general principles.
6 (5)....... .................. all the sports practised nowadays are competitive. You
I'play to win, and the game has little meaning unless you do your (6 )................ to
f'vvjn. On the village green, where you pick up (7)..................... and no feeling of
r iocal patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise:
but as soon as the question o f prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and (8)
7 ...............larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative
‘instincts are aroused. Anyone who has played even in a school football match
knows this. A t the international level sport is frankly mimic (9)....................... But
^ ,ịhe significant thing is not the behaviour o f the players but the attitude o f the
inspectors: and, behind the spectators, o f the nations who (10)............ .
themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe - at any
rate for short periods that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of
; national virtue.
ị II. WORD FORMATION:

Part 1:
Complete each sentence, using the correct form o f the word in parentheses
1. The police said his car had been weaving all over the road, so they pulled him
f over and gave him a (SOBER)................ -.test.
Ĩ 2. She is (FAIL)............. .............. ....... ..chcerful no matter what the
' circumstances. J
r ‘3. She was a medical (PRACTICE)..................... ibefore she entered politics.
I 4. Many years had gone by until the Africans captured by the English colonizers
ỊT managed to break free from (SERVE)............. ......... to their masters.
1^5. Gradually, almost (PKRCEỈVK)................ ............ her condition had worsened.
k"6. The (M ENTION)......................................was seen waiting outside the building.
t. *1. He was fined for (FACK) ...............................................................library books.
! 8. Public support is a (require).............................. for the success o f this project.
i,, $. Gathered all together in this church, we (M EM ORY)............................ those
fX who lost their lives in the great war.
N o . We offered the hand of’ friendship after the (LATE)............. ........apology,
but had no reply. \
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Great architecture has never been dependent on the expenditure of vast sums
of money. One of the greatest buildings o f all time is the monastery o f Sainte-
Marie de la Tourettc near Lyon, consecrated in 1960 and the built cheaply from
that most (1)............................ .of building materials- concrete. Yet here is a
building that at oncc as poor and as rich as the mendicant monks for whom it
was designed and built. Poor in terms of cost and the materials used to build it
rich in ideas and (2)...............................
Today, much new architecture is slick and polished, erected by teams of
(3 ).,.................. working to designs fed through very (4 ).............................
computer programs. The buildings, whether office blocks, shopping malls or
schools, are (5)....................................in absolute terms, yet generally good value
for money. Most, however, arc (6).............................. or even cynical.
La Tourette, by contrast, is a tour de force. Set high on a ridge (7).......... .
the vineyards of Beaujolais country, this college and monastery was (8).............
from the great architcct Lc Corbusier in 1953. La Tourette marked a profound
change in Le Corbusier's approach to architecture; a move away from the severe,
white geometry o f his pre-war years. It also (9)..................a new architecture for
a church trying to come to terms with a world of (10)............and progress.
The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them
Simply put, hay-fcver is an allergic reaction to grass pollen. If that was the
beginning and end o f it you wouldn't feel so miserable each summer. Nor it would
seem so difficult to manage. So let’s put the easy terms aside and focus on what
really happens. Bccausc hay-fevcr is far from simple problem. For some it’s a
nightmare.
It is an aggressive allergic reaction to grass pollen grains (10,000 grass pollen
grains would fit on the tip o f a pin). But it’s what happens to the sufferer that
(until recently) has been poorly understood which made it so difficult to
manage. And sheer misery for the patient. . '
W hat’s new that makes me confident hay-fever can be beaten? New drugs?
New nose clips and sunglasses? Glass bubbles that fit over the head and filter
the air we breathe during the pollen season? No, more important and simpler
than that. Doctors now know cxactly what happens inside the nose during an
allergy attack. And they know (at long last) how to reverse it.
Flexible fiber optic with camcra chip attached is inserted into the nose and
threaded all the way to ihc vocal cords. The fiberscope is no longer than 3 mms
in diameter so passes easily and painlessly. The state o f the nose and all
structures within the nose can be seen and recorded. The sinus openings can be
observed. The usefulness o f this instrument cannot be underestimated though it
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allows the treating doctor to have a better understanding of what the patient is
Complaining about and likely to cause.
During an attack of' hay-fever there shows dramatic swelling of the delicate
membrane which lines the nose. So you get a blocked nose. The lining also
becomes extremely irritable making you sneeze. It secretes mucus, giving you a
running nose and using boxes of tissues like there’s no tomorrow. Fiber optics
also show how the narrow openings into the sinuses become totally blocked
jving sinus pain and congestion. And as the allergic challenge progresses extra
Celling occurs in the upper part o f the nose. This squeezes the nerve ending for
taste and smells loeated there and .soon it ceases functioning. So severely
troubled hay-fever sufferers may lose their senses of taste and smell, important
quality o f life sensations. You mightn't notice you’ve left the gas on. Flick a
switch and suddenly you've got third degree burns as well as a blocked nose. Or
you might miss the sccnt o f summer rose blooms or notice that your food tastes
'quite bland and that you're using more salt than it is good only to get a taste of
what you’re eating. If the nasal obstruction progresses beyond the upper nose it
*gan partially obstruct the Kustachian tube , ;3 narrow channel at the back of the
-■'throat connecting to Ihc inner car. Now you may not hear properly and get a
feeling your ears arc popping.

Rewrite the following scntcnccs using the words given
1. Hè even divulged the sccrct o f good feta.(far)
■ He................ ............................ 7.......................................................................... ......
2 They were playing so well there were no way they would lose the last match,
(bound)
■ S u ch ................................................................................ ............................................
3. They want to cscapc from whal they hate, whether it be the boring job itself
or the demanding boss.
They want to escapc from what they hate, be ,
:4. It is good to sec their goalkeeper still performing as well as he could.
It.......... .......................................y.'.........................................N
....... .................. touch.
5. Judging by the numerous awards on his walls, we can be sure o f his great
success, (testim ony)
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6. Do you think wc can slew this kind of meat? (lend)
......................... ; ...................................................................................................................................
7. My parents were always on the move and so as a child, I was forced to keep
moving from one placc to another, (pillar)
My parents were always o n ..................................................................................
8. As far as their daughter's wedding is concerned, nothing was too much for them,
(stops)
They............................................................................................................................
9. Despite her disappointment at his decision, Karen did not think badly of him
(bore) !
Although she...... .........................................................feelings over his decision
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Having
aving three children to look aafter lte r every day had taken its toll on Elke. (grind)
o n bike,
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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HUỲNH MAN ĐẠT - KIÊN GIAN(f<
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE tfj

1. PHONOLOGY
A. Choose the,word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A., plaguy B. buy c . guy D. guywire
2. A. cypress B. social c . spacious |)
D. conscience
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3. A. chablis B. cheyalier c . charoset D. chicanery
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4. A. militia B. hasten c . potential D. exception if
5. A. plague B. argue c . tongue D. dialogue <1
B. Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the others.
D. ephemeral -i
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6. A. mascara B. cicada c . sanctuary
7. A. overtime B. overseas c . overboard D. overview f
8. A. biped B. biscct c . bijou D. inquest [
9. A. blockade B. comrade c . marmalade D. subtext
10. A. tuberculosis B. Aborigine c . kleptomania D. memorandum1
2. WORD CHOICE
11. The bloodthirsty wanted to avenge the leader’s death.
A. mop B. mob c . clog D. flog
12. Too m any trees round a house it o f air and light.
A. deprive B. deprave c . deride D. derive
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13. I’ve got something of i>reat importance to to you.
A. impair B. compare c . impart D. deport
14. The police J _^___ the district o f the thief.
A .scoured B. brushed c . ran D. penetrated
15. The kidnapper had tried to her before.
A. speculate B. abduct c . dispel D. infer
16. During the , he was afraid none o f his would survive.
A. famine I?, destitution c . subsidy D. eloquence
17. The whole forest area was devastated by
A. plague B. famine c . insanity D. conflagration
18. It was so hot and _ that day that we couldn't possibly have gone
for an outing.
A. moist B. sultry c . frozen D. soggy
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19. God i s _________
A. omnivorous !?. omnipotent c . herbivorous D. carnivorous
20. We're at a loose end; wc'rc going through a(n)____________ period in
business right now.
A. slack B. dearth c . fast D. indolent
3. STRU CTU RES AND G RAM M AR
21. In ________, it was a bad idea to pay him in cash.
A. hindsight B. retrospect c . consideration D. knowledge*-
22. The woman’s elothes gave n o ___________ tó her origin.
ị A. sign B. signal c . clue D. hint
23. we are prepared to overlook the error on this o ccasio n_____ ______ your
previous good work.
A. in the light o f B. thanks to c . with a view to D. with regard to
24. They turned down the proposal______ that it didn’t fulfill their requirement.
,'A . by reason B. on the grounds c . as a cause D. allowing
25 He is our idol, , the man we all want to be.
A. as it is B. as things stand c . as you can see D. as it were
26. He agreed to acccpt the position____________that he would be given a share
o f his com pany’s profits.
A. in the agreement B. on the understanding
c . with the purpose D. with the aim
27. The Meteorological Office reported 20 centimeters of rain in October this
year only 14 last year.
A. in comparison B. as against c . in contrast D. contrary to
28. You may put on a brave _b u t________ you are fearful and anxious.
A. outside/ inside B. bearing/ inner
c . look/interior D. front/ inside
29. In th e _______ , o f security, personnel must wear their identity badges at
; all times.
A. requirement B. interests c . demands D. assistance
3 0 .1 a m __________ aware o f the need to obey the rules of the competition.
A. well B. far c . much D. greatly
4. P R E P O SIT IO N AN1) PHRASAL VERB
31. The girl only _ _ over her room &ith a duster.
A. went B. cleared c . cleaned D. did
32. No'sooner had I tuckcd Sam up in bed than he went __ ________ like a light.
A up B. out c . about D. over
33. I’m not doing it bccausc Meyer h a s ___________ the arm on me because of
our family relationship.
A. placed B. made c . set D. put
34. It i s _________ , wc need somewhere to shelter.
A. teeming down B. pouring out c . runnirig down D. letting out
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35. We must have struck him as rather ___________ . You know, no proper
social background.
A. put aside B. set down c . covered out D. bumped up
36. After years being a surgeon, he seems t o ____ ___ himself for bloody scene
A. steel B. iron up c . accustom D. get
37. After some discussions, they were ____________to our side.
A. talked in B. won over c . get'into D. go in
38. See if you can winkle anything _ ______ the wife.” - I asked the husband.
A. out of , B. into c . in on D. outside
39. Trouble -m akers could b e _________ in prison and kept for several
months without trial. ■
A. clapped B. put c . pull D. expelled
40. Realizing he could do nothing to save his aircraft, the p ilo t________ _ out.
A. shut H. filed c . jumped D. baled
5. READING COMPREHENSION .
A. Read the passage and choose the best answer for the following question
C L IP CULTURE
Could the short films on video-sharing sites such as YouTube ever rival films
at the cinema? ,
In parallel with its own exponential growth, my fascination with YouTube has
galloped into a raging obsession. Whole evenings, theoretically dedicated to
writing, have been hijackcd by a terrible need to click away from YouTube is
inevitable. W hat’s not to be fascinated by? However slick o f however rickety,
the best of these mini-movics have an unm ediáted quality, a found-object
realness that is completely lacking in anything available in the cinema or on TV.
For a growing number of people, time spent surfing the web cxceeds the time
spent watching TV. so who knows if this way of making and watching movies
might not become a huge and serious rival to the mainstream.Many
contemporary films-makcrs have bccome fascinated by the video aesthetic, and
by camera work with a deadpan surveillance feel, which has risen in parallel to
this Internet revolution.
The cinema, though, docs have something in common with the confessional,
video blog aspect of You lube. The popularity of the horror film The Blair Witch
Project was inflamed by a vast, grassroots Internet campaign which
mischievously suggested that the film’s horrors were real. Plus there’s a cousin
to this blurring of fact and fiction in YouTube - confessional blogs which turn
out to be faked by ingenious actors. In the past, some documentaries that you
could see on TV or at the cinema had YouTube qualities, in that the footage was
shot by the participants themselves, although they needed a professional cinema
practitioner to bring it to light. If the unhappy heroes of these films were making
their videos now, they would probably bypass these directors and take them
straight to YouTube.
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Where straight cinema and YouTube come more closely into parallel is the
use of the continuoùs shot: the persistent, unjudging, almost uncomprehending
gaze; an edited, deep-focus scene in which our attention as audience is not
■ coerced or directed. The true YouTube gems are not the digitally QMpentered
t mini-features. The most gripping material is raw, unedited footage in one
!'continuous take. Outstanding examples range from domestic events in the home
■-to windows on international events. Watching these, and going through the
Jcvents in real time, is riveting yet disturbing at the same time.
I' Many film directors have tried exploiting thợ eerie, disquieting quality o f
‘ video-surveillance footage. But they should look further as they might all be
fascinated by, and even learn something from, what I think o f as YouTube’s
.'.comedy genre: bizarre things captured more by accident than design, which
Í often have a sublime quality. One such clip of a woman falling down a hole was
'\captured by CCTV; the camera is apparently fixed above a bar in a busy pub.
Someone opens up a trap door directly behind a woman serving drinks, with
j results that Buster Keaton himself would have admired. The scene is shot and
'</rained with unshovvy formal perfection; 'a professional director and crew could
ị work for months on a slapstick scene'and not get is as right as this. It’s
. something in the way the woman disappears so utterly from view,
f Unlike the cinema, where we have to wait for reviews, you can get your
material reviewed on YouTube instantly since there is a ratings and comments
V section for each video. Just as the videos are more real than films, this type of
reviewing is also more honest. Cinema reviews may comment on the predictable
elements, such as plot, setting, actors, etc.. but YouTube reviews are boiled
, down to the essence of entertainment appeal. Are you interested enough to watch
, it to the end? Would you rccommend it to your friends? Do yougo back in and
watch it again?
The cinema o f YouTube has, as its best, an appealing amateurism, un
restricted by the conventions of narrative interest of good taste. It is a quality to
; be savoured, and quite different from documentary of the attempts at realism in
feature films. What makes it so involving is that the viewers extend this amateur
process in choosing, playing and sharing the flies. Consequently, they
supplement production with a' new type of distribution. It’s this that makes
YouTube so addictive and unless the cinema learns from it, it may be outclassed.
41. What does the writer say about his interest in YouTube?
■I- A. He enjoys watching YouTube while he is writing.
B. He prefers the short films on YouTube to the cinema.
c . He finds it hard to resist watching YouTube films.
D. He likes the fact that the films on YouTube are short.
42. The writer suggests YouTube will become more popular because_________
A. the films in it capture people when they arc unaware.
B. people have changed how they use their leisure time.
c . people no longer have time to watch full-length films.
D. the films on it mimic real life with real people.
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43. The word “unm ediated” is closet meaning t o ______________________ .
A. direct B. surreal c . of high standard D. mesmerizing
44. In this third paragraph, the writer says the similarity between YouTube
videos amifceommercial films is th a t_____________________________
A. they both produce realistic horror films.
B. they both have directors who are also actors,
c . they both depend on the Internet for publicity.
D. they are both effective at faking reality.
45. The word “coerced” is closet in meaning to _____________________ .
A. pressed B. terrorized c . forced D. bullied
46. The word “eerie” is closet in meaning t o _________________________
A. awesome B. strange c . obliging D. dom inant
47. What does the writer say is the appeal o f the continuous shot?
A. that nobody is managing the events on screen.
B. that it can be used effectively in any.setting.
c . that we can see things we wouldn’t otherwise see.
D. that the camera acts as our eyes on the event.
48. In the fifth paragraph, the writers uses the example o f the woman falling to
show th a t______________
A. YouTube uses a range o f sources for its films.
B. it is difficult to replicate real-life comcdy.
c . YouTube has funnier films than those at the cinema.
D. it is better when participants are unaware they are being filmed.
49. Why does the writer use questions at the end of the sixth paragraph?
Ả. to suggest what questions cinema reviews should address.
B. to illustrate how YouTube reviews have a single focus,
c . to guide the reader about what a review should contain.
D. to show the board range of views on YouTube.
50. The writer concludes that YouTube is addictive because
A. it has so many potential viewers.
B. it offers films which have unique qualities.
c . it shows better films than those available commercially.
D. it has become part of the process of making films. ,
B. Read the passage and choose the best answ er for the following question
AQU A TIC SC H O O L
Many species of fish, particularly smaller fish, travel in schools, moving in
tight formations often with the precision of the most highly disciplined
m ilitary unit on parade. Some move in synchronized hordes, while others move
in starkly geometric forms. In addition to the varieties o f shapes o f schools of
fish, there are countless varieties of schooling behaviors. Some fish coalesce into
schools and then spread out in random patterns, while others move into close
formations at specific times, such as feeding times, but are more spread out at
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■wither times. Some move in schools composed o f members o f all age groups,
fcu/hile others move in schools predominantly when they are young but take up a
Wiriore solitary existence as they mature. Though this behavior is quite a regular,
8rfatrtil>ar phenomenon, there is much that is not completely known about it,
particularly the exact function that it serves and what mechanisms fish use to
Mmake it happen.
J k Numerous hypotheses have been proposed and tested concerning the purpose
■ o f schooling behavior in fish. Schooling certainly promotes the survival o f the
B species, but questions arise as to the way the schopling enables fish to have a
IBIetter chance o f surviving. Certainly, the fact that fish congregate together in
flich o o ls helps to ensure their survival in that schooling provides numerous
jjly p e s of protection for the members o f the school. One form o f protection
■fierives from the sheer num bers in the school. When a predator attacks a school
■Containing a huge number o f fish, the predator will be able to consume only a
I p mall percentage o f the school. Whereas some o f the members o f the school will
B b e lost to the predator, the majority of the school will be able to survive. Another
jBffprtin o f protection comes from the special'coloration and markings o f different
w types of fish. Certain types o f coloration or markings such as stripes or patterns in
jjlvibrant and shiny colors create a visual effect when huge numbers of the fish are
i clustered together, making it more difficult for a potential predator to focus on
; i specific members o f the school. A final form of protection comes from a special
sense that fish possess, a sense that is enhanced when fish swim in schools. This
special sense is related to a set of lateral line organs that consist o f rows o f pores
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h leading to fluid-filled canals. These organs are sensitive to minute vibrations in the
'ỉ water. The thousands o£ sets of those special organs in a school of fish together
?Ncan prove very effective in warning the school about an approaching threat.
|j> It is also unclear exactly how fish manage to maintain their tight formation.
: ^ Sight seems to play a role in the ability o f fish to move in schools, and some
! scientists believe that, at least in some species, sight may play the principal role.
I However, many experiments indicate that more than sight is involved. Sortie fish
ị school quite well in the dark or in murky water where visibility is extremely
t< limited. This indicates that senses other than eyesight must be involved in
» enabling the schooling behavior. The lateral line system most likely, plays a
I significant role in the ability of fish to school. Because these lateral line organs
\ arc sensitive to the most minute vibrations and currents, this organ system may
I be used by fish to detect movements among meifibers o f their school even when
f their eyesight is limited or unavailable.
I 51. The author mentions the most highly disciplined military unit on parade
in paragraph 1 in order t o _____ .
A. describe the aggressive nature of a school o f fish
B. provide an example o f a way that military units travel
ỹ c . create a mental image of the movement of a school of fish
I D. contrast the movement of a military unit with thato f a school of fish
IS
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52. All o f the following are stated in paragraph 1 about schooling EXCEPT that .^
A. it is quite common ~~~
B. it can involve large numbers o f fish ,I
c . it can involve a number of.different fish behaviors I
D. it is fully understood 1
53. Which fish would be least likely to be in a school?
A. A large, older fish B. A smaller, colorful fish
c . A young, hungry fish D. A tiny, shiny fish lee
54. Which of the sentences below expresses the essential information in the firsts
highlighted sentence in paragraph 2?
A. After an attack, the fish that survive tend to move into schools.
B. The survival of fish depends upon their ability to bring new members into'!
the school. *
c . Many facts about the way that fish congregate in schools have been studied. ;
D. Fish travel in schools to protect themselves in various ways.
55. The phrase ‘sheer n u m b ers’ in paragraph 2 could best be replaced b y ____. :
A. solitude B. interlude c . multitude D. similitude
56. It can be inferred from the passage that, when a predator attacks,_____ .
A. it cannot possibly consume all members o f a school if the school is large
enough.
B. it rarely manages to catch any fish that are part o f a school
c . it is usually successful in wiping out the entire school
D. it attacks only schools that lack sense organs
57. It is stated in paragraph 2 that._____ . i
A. fish in schools rarely have distinct markings
B. the effect o f coloration is multiplied when fish are massed together
c . schooling fish tend to have muted coloration
D. the bright coloration makes it easier for predators to spot fish
58. The author begins paragraph 3 with It is also unclear in order to indicate
th a t_____ .
A. contradictory information is about to be presented
B. it is necessary to clarify a previously made point
c . a second issue is about to be presented
D. it is unclear how a problem can be resolved "
59. According to paragraph 3 ,_____ .
A. fish cannot see well
B. not all fish use sight to remain in schools
c . sight Is the only sense used by fish to remain in schools
D. fish can see quite well in the dark
60. It is NOT stated in the passage that the lateral line system _____ .
A. contains lines or pores
B. can detect movement in the water
c . quite possibly helps fish to remain in schools
D. in fish is similar to sense organs in other animals
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6. GUIDED CLOZE TEST
■ A. Choose the words that best complete the blanks
The game of solving (1)______ puzzles has always (2 )_______people with
the feeling o f a profound excitement. No wonder, then, that the (3)______ of
treasure hunting has invariably been associated with the possibilities of realizing
the most impropable dreams. According to what the psychologists claim, there is
a little boy in every treasure hunter. Yet, the chase of hidden valuables has
■recently become a serious (4 )___.__ with amateur and professional seekers
equipped with highly sophisticated devices like nietal detectors, radas, sonars or
underwater cameras.
What raises the (5)____ level in these treasure-obsessed fanatics are
legends, myths, old maps and other variety o f clues promising (6 )______
fortunes buried beneath the earth’s surface or (7 )______in the ancient galleys.
For many treasure hunters the struggle of hint searching is even more
(8)_____than digging out a treasure trove composed of golden or silver objects,
jewellery and other priceless (9)______ . The job is, however, extremely
strenuous as even the most puzzling clues must be thoroughly (10)______ .
Failures and misinterpretations occur quite, frequently, too. Yet, even the most
unlikely clue or the smallest find is enough to reinforce the hunter’s self-
confidence and passion.
61. A. intricate B. fierce c. complex D. vehement
62. A. satisfied B. congested c. imbufcd D. aroused
63. A. trauma B. fascination c. mania D. uproar
64. A. riddle B .toil c. venture D. strain
65. A. adrenalin B. adhesive c. adversarial D. adroit
66. A. ceaseless B. unaccountable, c. inestimable D. countless
67. A. buried B. hidden c. remained D. drowned
68. A. fatal B. gruelling c. escalating D. intriguing
69. A. utilities B. artefacts c. utensils D. antiques
70. A. unveil B. disclosed c. Verbalized D. scrutinized
B.Choose the words that best complete the blanks
The thrill o f gambling has accompanied mankind throughout its whole
complex history. The ancient people whose (71) _ __ o f life was (72)___ ___
by a belief in mysterious phenomena considered their existcncc a game o f
chance governed by their god’s (73)______ . Therefore, the objects of gambling
frequently became the items o f a (74)______ offering which were supposed to
influence the god’s decisions on the events to come. In the course o f time,
gambling turned into a highly favoured pastime among (75)____ _ members of
many societies and at present it is said to be one o f the most rapidly developing
(76)______ of the entertainment industry.
Unfortunately, on many occasions practice o f gambling turns into an
addictive habit. (77)_____ players find it an irresistible (7 8 )_______ to place a
bet so as to provide themselves with the desirable thrill. The alluring prospect o f
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winning vast fortunes drives the notorious gamblers to seek for excitement often
at the cost o f a disrupted family life and darriaged psyche. Those who escape into
the (79)_____ world of gambling successes experience the (80)________feeling
of being independent, unbeatable and always within reach o f a stroke of good luck.
71. A. view B. sensation c . perception D. conscience
72. A. determined B. pertained C:. detected D. foretold
73. A. decision B. benevolence Cl blessing D. charity
74. A. extraterrestrial B.sacred c. heavenly D. divine
75. A. prolific B. bountiful c. efficacious I), privileged
76. A. sections' B. segments c. parts D. branches
77. A. compulsive B. assured c. ceaseless D. compelling
78. A. captivity B. determination G. enticement D, eagerness
79. A. incredible B. illustrious c. hallucinationary D. fictitious
80. A. imaginary B. illusory c. daydreaming D. artificial
II. WRITTEN TEST
1. OPEN C L O Z E TEST
A. Fill each blank with ONE suitable word
ESPORTS
Electronic sports (also known as esports or competitive gaming) is a term for
organized multiplayer video game competitions. The most common video game
(1 )______associated with electronic sports are real-time strategy, fighting, first-
person shooter, and multiplayer online battle arena. ( 2 ) _________ __ such as
the. The International, League o f Legends World Championship, theBattle.net
World Championship Series, the Evolution Championship Series, and the Intel
Extreme Masters provide ( 3 ) ___________ live broadcasts o f the competition,
and (4) •________ prizes to competitors.
Although esports have long been a part of video game culture, competitions
have seen a large surge in popularity in recent years. While competitions around
2000 were largely between amateurs, the ( 5 ) _____________ o f professional
competitions and growing viewer ship now supports a significant number of
professional players and teams, and many video game developers now build
features into their games designed to facilitate such competition.
The increasing availability of online video streaming platforms, particularly
Twitch, has become central to current esports competitions. In 2014, sports
broadcaster ESPN broadcast the The International finals, marking the first time
an esports event had been ( 6 ) ________ broadcast on a ( 7 ) ___________ channel.
Historically, fighting games and arcade fighters like Mortal Kombat,
Tekken and Super Smash Bros, have been popular in amateur tournaments,
although the fighting game community has often distanced themselves from the
esports label. In 2012, the most popular titles featured in ( 8 ) ________ '
competition were real time strategy and ( 9 ) ____________online battle arena
games Do la 2, League o f Legends, and IStar Craft II. ( 1 0 ) ____________games
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[jce Counter Strike and Call o f Duty have enjoyed some success as esports,
[though their viewer numbers have remained below those of their competitors
Fill each blank with ONE suitable word
YOUTH VIOLENCE
I Following the World Health Organization, youth are defined as people
4tvveen the ages o f 10 and 29 years. Youth violence refers to violence occurring
'tween youths, and ( 1 ) _____ ______ acts that range from bullying and physical
ghting, through more severe sexual and physical assault to homicide.
? Worldwide some 250,000 homicides occur (2 )'___ •________youth 10-29
<>ars o f age each year, which is 41% o f the total number of homicides globally
ạch year ("Global Burden of Disease", World Health Organization, 2008). For
ạch young person killed, 20-40 more sustain injuries requiring hospital
eạtment. Youth violence has a serious, often lifelong (3) on a
erson's (4)
« v-v / yl \ A M o rt 1 r\ I
and social functioning. Youth violence greatly
A IM m /v \ / / \ » 1+
creases the costs o f health, welfare and criminal justice services; reduces
pductivity; ( 5 ) ____________the value 0,f property; and generally undermines
ẹ fabric o f society. :
Prevention programmes shown to be effective or to have promise in reducing
youth violence include life skills and social development programmes (6)
7__________ to help children and (7) _____________manage anger, resolve
lonflict, and develop the necessary social skills to solve problems; schools-based
Inti-bullying prevention programmes; and programmes to reduce access to (8)
illegal drugs and guns. Also, given significant neighborhood
ẻffects on youth violence, ( 9 ) ____________involving relocating families to less
'oor environments have shown promising results. Similarly, urban (10)
projects such as business improvement districts have shown a
.reduction in youth violence.
& WORD FORM
A. Supply the correct word form
James is a _______. He eats chocolate as a hobby, (chocolate).
'2. I n ____________, descent and relationship are determined through the female
line, (matri)
p . Im pedance____________is a plethysmography technique o f using sensors to
detect the properties o f the blood flow in the thorax, (graph)
|4. Last year I had a ____________. (appendical) m
g'5. My house is ____________from the two pubs in the village, (distance)
*6. lie felt ashamed of h i s _____ ______ in not coming forward to support his
friend (coward).
r7 . You can see the display o f __________ in the exhibition. (Wellington)
jj|8. The Federal Reserve Bank denied any __________ (wrong).
ĩ f9. They won the case because o f the _ in court o f the defendant.
(disappear)
i 10- 1 beg you to reconsider your snap decision (earn).
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B. Complete the following passage with the correct from of the word given
in the box (10 m ark s) ___ ______________________ ,
reside structure manufacture sh elf inhabit \
solid architect space round reside :
TA K IN G YOUR HOUSE W ITH YOU i
For most o f us, our (1 ) _______ j____ is a permanent structure. Whether a flaty
or a mansion, our ( 2 ) ____________are not built to move. For these who prefer à'-í
mobile lifestyle, but want more ( 3 ) ____________than a tent can offer, there is'^
an intriguing (4 ) ____________solution: the shipping container. 1
Shipping containers are large metal boxes that (5) use for transporting goods’ ’
by ship. One of these containers can form the basic o f a surprisingly (6)'' \
___________ dwelling, and one which can be easily shipped to different parts of 1
the world. It’s easy to design the inside: wooden panels can be used to create t
separate areas and to make ( 7 ) ____________. More difficult is creating the (8)!
___________that all home need to make them ( 9 ) _____________: connection to ’
electricity and water. As long as your container isn’t too far away from a (10) 1
____________area,- and as long as you are prepared to adapt to local conditions :
it mãv well be possible to connect to local supplies. When you decide to move ’
simply pack up and arrange for your house to be delivered to your destination!
3. ERROR IDENTIFICATION :
Find out the errors in the passage and then correct
Everyday life today is much more complicated than in the past. Even in our
leisure time we have to make so many choicc about what to do or even what to
watch on TV. We are often spoilt for choice and this can leave us feeling
confused and dissatisfied. We all know that it is important to get a balance
between work and play, but many o f us do not succeed. Instead, we make exlra
pressure for ourselves by trying to be as successful in our work life as in our !
personal life. J
Life in the past was much simpler as many people work to get their basic ‘
needs. Today, for many of us, our job is not just a way o f making a life. For •
many, work is an important role in our everyday life and gives us a strong sense I
of personal fulfillment. What is more, we have become much more materialistic.
Many people get themselves goal such as buying a new house or car and so we
measure our success by the material things we own. Desiring these luxuries is
what motivates us to work much harder than in the past, so in many ways we
choose this way of life. Í
We have worked hard to improve our level of living, but it may have come at
a very high price. We need to make some changes in our priorities so that family
occasions are as important as business meetings. We should also take every
possible opportunity to relax and enjoy our leisure time. Once you have made
the decision to do this, you should find that your quality o f life also improves.
My ultimate aim is to have a happy family life. If I get this goal then I know I
will not regret any chances I have lost to stay longer at the office.
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4 s e n t e n c e t r a n s f o r m a t io n
1 My son’s getting up every morning always happens at the same time in the
same way.
=> My son’s getting u p .............................................................................................
2 He wasn’t present at the party, which made her very happy. However, no one
jr expected to welcome him.
I => Had........ ............................................................... .................... .............................
Seeing these pictures makes me remember something, (memory)
j; => Seeing these pictures.................,........................^................................................
4 I’m sure he didn’t help you on purpose.
I He............................................................................................................................
' I only bought some small items which were not really valuable at the shop.
Ị. => What I b ought....................... :..............................................................................
6 .1have heaps of money in my bank account.
, I a m ......................................................../..................... ..........................................
"j. Peter pretends not to know about Mary’s:absence, (eye)
=> Peter.......... .............................................................................................................
8. People with knowledge believe that Michael will win the race, (monkey)
=> T h e............ ;............................................... ..............Í.............................................
9. Despite difficulties there may be, I promise to protect her.
=> A gainst.......................................... ........................... .............................................
1 10. They would often sit chattering over a beer, resolving the world properly, (put)
=> They would often s i t ............................................................... ...........................
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYỀN BẾN TRE - BẾN TRE ___
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

I. PHONOLOGY
of the others in each group. j
1. A. possession B. massage c . impressive D. passage
2. A. dealt B. meant c . heal D. threat
3. A. eventually B. invention c . preparation D. shyness
4. A. surplus B. surgery c . surprise D. surface
5. A. watches B. picture c . cheque D. choir
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others in
each group.
6. A. television B. arithmetic c . catholic D. agriculture
7. A. generous B. poetics c . lunatic D. influence
8. A. industrial B. economic c . preservative D. statistical
9. A. grasshopper B. dragonfly c . mosquito D. butterfly
10. A. eccentric B. exterior c . memorial D. oceanic
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1. Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on th e ............that the matter Was
confidential.
A. reasons B. excuses c . grounds D. foundations
2. Mr. Jones gave his son some money t o ....................... them up in business.
A. get B. set c . put D. make
3. The forecasters take a g lo o m y ............... o f the economic future.
A. regard B. aspect c . view D. outlook
4. Douglas to o k .......... o f his meeting with the Prime Minister to argue his case
A. opportunity B. advantage c . chance D. knowledge
5. After a month of g ettin g ...................., the detective began to feel that they
were onto something.
A. somewhere B. everywhere c . nowhere D. anywhere
6. Could you ta k e ................ o f the shop while Mr. Bental is away?
A. m anagem ent. B. running c . charge D. operation
7. ‘We h a v e .................!’ said the controller, as the rocket rose into the air.
A. lift-off B. take-off c . go-off D. break-off
8. Mrs. Nelson’s baby is now two w e e k s...................
A. late B. overdue c . delayed D. expected
9. At the scene o f the disaster the Prince said some comforting woi;ds to
.................... the relatives.
A. lamenting B. wailing c . complaining D. grieving
10. Every worker gets an extra month’s salary as an end-of-year.................
A. bonus B. addition c . reward D. donation
III. G RA M M A R AND STRUCTURES
1. The clim ate in Sapa is much colder ______ _ o f Hanoi.
A. than it B. than c . than that D. than this
2. __________ difficulties you may encounter, I'm sure you'll succeed.
A. how great ; B. whatever c . howpver D. how
3. Diligently___________Mary studied, she never got best marks.
A. while B. when c . as ' D. since
4. Anne's work was __ ______.
A. as good as, if not better than, ours B. so good as, if not better than ours
c . as good like, if not better than qur's D.as well as, if not better than, ours
5. _______ of the shop, my friend come in.
A. Coming out B. On coming out
c. When coming out D. As I came out
6. ____ all attempts at negotiation had failed did the men decide to go on strike.
A. Not until B. No sooner c . Only by D. Only then
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7. O u t______ when the bell rang.
A. run the children B. do the children run
c . ran the children D. did the children run
8. “You’re probably too tired to play another game of racquetball, right?”
“I’m not that tired, really.______ , I’d enjoy another game.”
A. As a matter o f fact B. As a matter
c . As a fact D. As a fact matter
9. _______ comes a time when you have to makẹ' a decision and stick to it.
A. It B. Therefore c . There D. That
10. He bought the cottage______ renovating it and then selling at a large profit.'
A. with a view to B. with a target of c . his goal being D. aiming to
1. He's a bit slo w ___________the uptake, so you may have to repeat the
instructions a few times.
A. on B. within : ' c . for D. to
2. As the years passed, the memories faded _______.
A. out B. in c . away D. off
3. Her name keeps cropping in conversation.
A. against B. up C; about D. In
4. I try not to let my problems at work carry_________ into my private life.
A. out B. on c . over D. o f
5. I thought she looked somehow older, weighed___by all her new responsibilities.
A. down B. up c . in D. on
6. Sadly, their success was just a flash in th e ____________ .
A. pan B. kettle c . bowl D. bucket
7. She was given a magic charm to »?,, off evil spirits.
A. kick B. ward c . tell D. put
8. He managed to ________ his exam with 52%.
A. get over B. pasố oụt c . carry out D. scrape through
9. They were very unhappily married but _____ appearances for the sake of
their children.
A, showed off B. kept up c . take out D. come about
10. Van Gogh suffered from depression by overwork and ill-health.
A. brought on B. coming about e . taken up D. put through
V. G UIDED C L O Z E TE ST
Complete the following text with the words provided:
DISNEYLAND AND DISNEY WORLD
Have you met Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse? If you have, you’ve (1)
________ been to Disneyland or Disney World. These popular theme parks are
based on Walt Disney cartoons and motion (2) \ _■You can see Mickey,
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M in n ie , a n d all th e o th e r c a rto o n re sid e n ts o f th e se fantasy k in g d o m s . Y ou can
enjoy rides and other attractions, too.
WHAT IS DISNEYLAND LIKE?

Disneyland was the first Disney theme park. It opened in Anaheim
Califofnia, in 1955. Disneyland was created by cartoonist Walt Disney. He
invented Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and many other cartoon
characters. (3 )___ died in 1966. The company he founded runs the theme parks.
Walt Disney wanted rides at Disneyland to be like stepping into a fantasy
world. You can ride around and around in a giant teacup at the Mad Tea Party.
it’s ( 4 ) ________ from the Mad Hatter’s party in Alice in Wonderland. You can
fly through the air on the Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride. You can glide in a
boat and watch pirates fight in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. You can
ride an old-time train ( 5 ) ________ : the park. You can stroll down Main Street
an old-time town display. You can also stay at Disneyland hotels.
WHAT IS DISNEY WORLD LIKE?

Disney World opened near Orlando, Florida, in 1971. It has (6) ______ _
different theme parks. The Magic Kingdom came first. It has many o f the same
rides and attractions as Disneyland. The spires o f Cinderella’s castle soar above
the Magic Kingdom.
You and your family might enjoy Epcot, a Disney World theme park that (7)
________ countries and cultures of the world. It also has some science (8)
________ . Ạt Epcot, you can “visit” such countries as China, England, France,
Morocco, Japan, and Mexico. You can eat the foods o f these countries or buy
gifts made there.
The other two theme parks at Disney World are Disney-MGM Studios and
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park. At Disney-MGM Studios, you can enjoy rides
and ( 9 ) ________ based on Hollywood movies. At Animal Kingdom, you can
take a safari ride tó see elephants, giraffes, hippos, rhinos, and lions. There are
also two Disney water parks: Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon. Both parks
have water slides and other water ( 10) _______ .
1. A. perhaps B. probably c. surely D. already
2. A. photos B. images c. pictures D. paintings
3. A. Mickey Mouse B. Donald Duck c. Goofy D. Walt Disney
4. A. borrowed B. brought c. bought D. derived
5. A. round B. around c. through D. into
6. A. th re e . B. four c. five D. six
7. A. means B. tells c. introduces D. features
8. A. parks B. products c. gifts D. exhibits
9, A. flights B. tours c. shows D. trips
10. A. adventures B. sports c. places D. rides
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VI. Complete the following text with the words provided:
M A RK TW AIN
Mark Twain is one of the greatest American writers. His books are full of
American places, everyday language that Americans speak, ( 1 ) ________
American characters, and a hatred o f injustice. Most o f all they’re full o f humor.
T A L L TALES AND LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
Twain’s real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, and he was born in 1835
in Florida, Missouri. His childhood in Hannibal, Missouri, a port ( 2 ) ________
Mississippi River, influenced his writing. Before jw a in became a writer, he tried
being a newspaper printer, a steamboat (3) ________ , and a miner o f silver.
During the California Gold Rush, he failed to find anything o f value.
He found success in words, once he began writing down his experiences.
With a story called “The Celebrated Jumping Frog o f Calaveras Countv,” he
became a national (4) ________ . The story was based on a tall tale; Tall tales
form the basis o f much o f Twain’s humor. (5) , he w as'signing his
stories with the name Mark Twain. This Mississippi River riverboat phrase
means “two fathoms deep.” (Fathom is a measure o f water depth.)
Twain married Olivia Langdon in 1870. They had three daughters and lived
with their children in Hartford, Connecticut.
Twain’s books brought him fame. In The Adventures o f Tom Sawyer and The
Adventures o f Huckleberry Finn, Twain wrote about some o f his own childhood
adventures. Both Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn ( 6 ) ________ risks in order to
help others. Huckleberry Finn is considered Twain's masterpiece. Huck is a boy
who flees his cruel father by rafting down the Mississippi River with a runaway
(7) ■ Jim. The book'shows what life was like along the Mississippi
before the Civil War. The story is told through the eyes o f Huck.
In later life, Twain was a frequent speaker on ( 8 ) __________o f the day. He
was probably the most famous American by the time he died in 1910.
• TW AIN’S IMPORTANCE
Twain helped create a truly American literature. His language was humorous
(9 )________ poetic. His book? helped American writers ( 1 0 )_________ away
from the influence o f European culture. His use o f American themes and settings
had a powerful effect on later writers such as Ernest Hemingway, William
Faulkner, and many, many others.
.1. A. favorite B. remarkable c. memorable D. popular
2. A. on B. on the c. in D .in the
3. A. pilot B. captain c. rider D. Driver
4. A. feeling B. sensation c. figure D. citizen
5. A. Long time ago B. in the past c. By this time . D. At the IT
6. A. have B .get c. hold D. take
7. A. worker B. farmer c. slave D. thief
8. A. themes B. topics c. news , D. issues
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9. A. yet B. and c. or D. however
10. A. take B. break c. do D. go
IIV. READING COMPREHENSION

Read the following passages and choose the correct answer to each of the
questions that follow by blackening A, B, c, or D.
Line
(5) In Death Valley, California, one of the hottest, most arid places in
North America, there is much salt, and salt càn damage rocks
impressively. Inhabitants of areas elsewhere, where streets and
highways are saỉted to control ice, are familiar with the resulting rust
(10) and deterioration on cars. That attests to the chemically corrosive
nature o f salt, but it is not the way salt destroys rocks. Salt breaks
rocks apart principally by a process called crystal prying and wedging.
This happens not by soaking the rocks in salt wạter, but by moistening
their bottoms with salt water. Such conditions exist in many areas
(15) along the eastern edge o f central Death Valley. There, salty water rises
from the groundwater table by capillary action through tiny spaces in
sediment until it reaches the surface.
Most stones have capillary passages that suck salt water from the wet
ground. Death Valley provides an ultra-dry atmosphere and high daily
(20) temperatures, which promote evaporation and the formation of salt
crystals along the cracks or other openings within stones. These
crystals grow as long as salt water is available. Like tree roots
breaking up a sidewalk, the growing crystals exert pressure on the
rock and eventually pry the rock apart along planes o f weakness, such
(25) as banding in metamorphic rocks, bedding in sedimentary rocks, or
preexisting or incipient fractions, and along boundaries between
individual mineral crystals or grains. Besides crystal growth, the
expansion o f halite crystals (the same as everyday table salt) by heating
and of sulfates and similar salts by hydration can contribute additional
(30) stresses. A rock durable enough to have withstood natural conditions for
a very long time in other areas could probably be shattered into small
pieces by salt weathering within a few generations.
The dominant salt in Death Valley is halite, or sodium chloride, but
other salts, mostly carbonates and sulfates, also cause prying and
(35) wedging, as does ordinary ice. Weathering by a variety o f salts,
though often subtle, is a worldwide henomenon. Not restricted to arid
regions, intense salt weathering occurs mostly in salt-rich places like
the seashore, near the large saline lakes in the Dry Valleys of
Antarctica, and in desert sections of Australia, New Zealand, and
(40) central Asia.
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i What is th e p assage m ainly about?
I A. The destructive effects of salt on rocks.
1 B. The impressive salt rocks in Death Valley,
c. The amount o f salt produced in Death Valley.
D. The damaging effects of salt on roads and highways.
The word "it" in line 17 refers to
|i\. salty water B. groundwater table
J'C. capillary action D. sediment
I'The word "exert" in line 23is closest in meaning to
; A. reduce . B. put c . replace D. control
ijn lines 22-28, why does the author compare tree roots with growing salt crystals?
' A. They both force hard surfaces to crack.
iB . They both grow as long as water is available.
\C. They both react quickly to a rise in temperature.
•• D. They both cause salty water to rise from the groundwater table.
p n lines 27-29, the author mentions the "expansion o f halite crystals...by heating
% and o f sulfates and similar salts by hydration" in order to
|<A. present an alternative theory about crystal growth
} B. explain how some rocks are not affected by salt
0 c. simplify the explanation o f crystal prying and wedging
1 D. introduce additional means by which crystals destroy rocks
’.'The word "durable" in line 30 is closest in meaning to
? A. large B. strong c . flexible D. pressured
>The word "shattered" in line 31 is closest in meaning to
9 A. arranged B. dissolved
. c. broken apart D. gathered together
. The word "dominant" in line 33 is closest in meaning to
,A. most recent B. most common
•,c. least available D. least damaging
...According to the passage, whic,h of the following is true about the effects of
“1;salts on rocks?
A. Only two types o f salts cause prying and wedging.
ìB. Salts usually cause damage only in combination with ice.
I'C. A variety o f salts in all kinds of environmenfs ean cause weathering.
"D: Salt damage at the seashore is more severe than salt damage in Death Valley.
. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about rocks that are
found in areas where ice is common?
A. They are protected from weathering.
B. They do not allow capillary action o f water.
c. They show similar kinds o f damage as rocks in Death Valley.
1D. They contain more carbonates than sulfates.
VIII. Read the following passages and choose the correct answer to each of
the questions that follow by blackening A, B, c, or D.
Line
1 Many prehistoric people subsisted as hunters and gatherers. Undoubtedly,
game animals, including some very large species, provided major
components o f human diets. : e
An important controversy centering on the question o f human effects on'
prehistoric wildlife conccrns the sudden disappearance o f so many
species o f large animals at or near the end o f the Pleistocene epoch..
Most paleontologists suspect that abrupt changes in climate led to the"
mass extinctions. Others, however, have concluded that prehistoric
people drove many o f those species to extinction through overhunting
10 In their "Pleistocene overkill hypothesis," they cite what seems to be a
remarkable coincidence between the arrival o f prehistoric peoples in
North and South America and the time during which mammoths, giant
ground sloths, the giant bison, and numerous other large mammals
became extinct. Perhaps the human species was driving others to-
15 extinction long before the dawn of history. Hunter-gatherers may have
contributed to Pleistocene extinctions in more indirect ways. Besides
overhunting, at least three other kinds of effccts have been suggested:
direct competition, imbalances between competing speciẹs of game
animals, and early agricultural practices. Direct competition may have
20 brought about the demise of large carnivores such as the saber-toothed cats.
These animals simply may have been unable to compete with the
increasingly sophisticated hunting skills of Pleistocene people.
Human hunters could have caused imbalances among game animals,
leading to the extinctions of species less able to compete. When other
25 predators such as the gray w olf prey upon large mammals, they
generally take high proportions of cach year s crop o f young. Some
human hunters, in contrast, tend to take the various age-groups of large
animals in proportion to their actual occurrence. If such hunters first
competed with the larger predators and then replaced them, they may
30 have allowed more young to survive eaẹh year, gradually increasing
the populations of favored species As these populations expanded, they
in turn may have competed with other game species for the same
environmental niche, forcing the less hunted species into extinction.
This theory, suggests that human hunters played an indirect role in
35 Pleistocene extinctions by hunting one spccies more than a n o th e r .___
A. The effects of human activities on prehistoric wildlife
B. The origins o f the hunter-gatherer way o f life
c. The diets o f large animals of the Pleistocene epoch
D. The change in climate at the end o f the Pleistocene epoch
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The word "Undoubtedly" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
ữ A. occasionally B. unexpectedly c . previously D. certainly
"■The word "components" in line 3 is closest in meaning to
Ĩ' A. parts B. problems c . changes D. varieties
' Which o f the following, is mentioned as supporting the Pleistocene overkill
ft'hypothesis?
f\. Many o f the animals that became extinct were quite large.
t B. Humans migrated into certain regions around the time that major extinctions
occurred.
I Q. There is evidence that new specie's were arriving in areas inhabited by humans.
' D. Humans began to keep and care for certain animals.
The word "Besides" in line 16 is closest in meaning to
( A. caused by B.whereas c . in addition to D. in favor o f
%. The author mentions saber-toothed cats in line 20 as an example of a carnivore that
Í A. became extinct before thè Pleistocene epoch
: B. was unusually large for its time \
c. was not able to compete with humans
*’ D. caused the extinction o f several species
■7. The word "they" in line 25 refers to
t A. human hunters B. game animals
' c . other predators D. large mammals
8. According to the passage, what is one difference between the hunting done by
‘ some humans and the hunting done by gray wolves?
'■ A. Some humans hunt more frequently than gray wolves.
B. Gray wolves hunt in larger groups than some humans.
c. Some humans can hunt larger animals than gray wolves can hunt.
D. Some humans prey on animals o f all ages, but gray wolves concentrate
their efforts on young animals.
if. The word "favored" in line 31 is closest in meaning to
A. large B. escaping c . preferred D. local
10.According to the passage, the imbalances discussed in paragraph 3 may have
resulted from
A. the effect o f climate changes on large game animals
B. large animals moving into a new environment
c . humans hunting some species more than others
D. older animals not being able to compete with younger animals
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. Fill in each o f the following blanks with ONE suitable word.
EVENING CLASSES
In the 1960s, going to evening class was something that poor people might do
for a night out; it was a leisure thing, something ( 1 ) ...................... . be enjoyed.
You tried your hand at anything that took your fancy, (2) ..................... with a
view to im proving y o u r career prospects but sim ply (3) ............................... y0l) ■
<
wanted to see (4) ............................. it was like. The central theme guiding further
education was strictly non-vocational; there was never a particular goal (5)
..............................the end of it - it was all done simply (6) ............................... flIn ■
A woman once wandered into my poetry class by mistake looking for the pottery
class and stayed on to become a pretty good poet. She was even published at the '
point. Non-vocational courses meant freedom to experiment because no 'ị
qualifications or commitments were involved. It (7) ......................... meant ’
freedom for teachers for (8) .......................... teaching was more o f a hobby (9) i
...................... ........a career. The teachers often had no more education than their ■'
students, but they came with practical experience in their particular art of craft. It .
was a wonderful idea while it lasted.
That has all changed. The leisure-learning culture has been dealt an almost
fatal blow (1 0 )...... ........... ................ the need for cost cutting. In many institutes of
further education, creative courses have been replaced by courses in practical
skills; book-keeping, literacy, or English as a foreign language to name but a few.
COFFEE IN THE DOCK

Coffee is probable the world’s most popular beverage, and, ( 1 ) .................. on
many occasions throughout history it has been criticised and (2) ....................
consumption even made illegal, (3) ............................... can surely be no other
drink that holds the distinction o f having been put on trial.
The case (4) ............................. coffee was heard in Naples, Italy, before a
mock court presided over by university law professors. The prosecution claimed I
that the bean was (5) ............................. of over-stimulating the nervous system,
casing sleeplessness, and disrupting work as employees demanded ( 6 ) ...............
many coffee breaks.
The defence put (7) ............ ......... a strong case, pointing (8) ..........................
that it was well known that the caffeine naturally present in eoffee had a
stimulating effect and made peopl.e feel more awake and alert. Expert witnesses
maintained that coffee consumed (9) ....................... moderate quantities is
actually beneficial to our health as it offers protection against (10) ....................
number o f ailments, including forms of cancer, liver disease, diabetes and
Parkinson’s Disease.
II. WORD FORMATION

Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. T h e ________ o f his knowledge surprised the (extend).
2. In design and quality o f manufacture they w ere________by Italians, (class)
3. ___ _______ fish always live in lakes and rivers, (water)
4. IQ stands fo r_________ quotient, (intelligent)
5. Scholarships and awards are usually given on th e ________ . (day)
6. Everyone admired h e r_____beauty. She’s old but she is still beautiful, (time)
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7. She is extrem ely___________ of heights and will feel faint when she only on
the fifth floor, (fear)
8. It was sheer______________ riding in the roller coaster and I would like to try
it again, (ecstatic)
9. T hom as___________broke the expensive vase, (accident)
10. Part o f the building has been__________ into offices, (divide)
III. Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words given in
the box.
Laugh Appear Rehearse Night Speak
Think Back Energy Create National
It’s 8.30 at the headquarters o f the BOOGY WOOGERS dance group, a (11)
________studio in Geneva. Dancers o f all shapes and sizes begin to tumble (12)
.______ though the doors. Some begin limbering up, others splinter off into
groups to try out new moves. One woman, lost in her own (1 3 )_____ __sits with
her headphones on, preparing for the punishing routines to follow. A long-haired
man with a goatee beard outs a tape in the hi-fi, and rap music blares out of the
(14) _________ . Soon the room is alive with whirling, spinning bodies and (15)
________ fills in the air.
The BOOGY WOOGERS are the brainchild o f TOMAS SEELER, who
handpicked many o f his troupe from local street dancers. Seeler’s own (16)
_______ was in gymnastics, but others come from the worlds o f marital art:;,
bodybuilding and ballet. Many different (17)_________ are represented in the
group, including Chilean, Fijian and Senegalese dancers. The group has been
performing all over Europe, most notably in Paris, where they became (18),
_________ celebrities. Famous for their (1 9 )________ and novel interpretations,
the Boogy Woogers have made several ( 2 0 )________ on TV, and look set to
remain the “ in” thing for many years to come.
IV.ERROR CORRECTION
The passage below contains 10 errors in grammar and word form. Underline
the errors and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes.
There are TWO examples at the beginning (0,00).
Line While the amount o f adults who remain illiterate are fewer than ever, it is
becoming increasing clear that they are much inconvenienced than such
people were in the past. Nowadays the written word is so important that
without it much informations that is vital for the running o f our everyday
5 lives become inaccessible. Ashamed to admit it, illiterate adults often
become accustomed to conceal their ignorance, and seemingly many do
so with remarkable success. This may be one o f the reasons why Bristol's
'Literacy for You' scheme has been received rather less than enthusiastic.
Not surprisingly, adults have some reservations about coming forward
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10 and o p e n ly a d m ittin g that th e y find in c o m p r e h c n s iv e a p a g e o f p rint that i
a child of seven could read without effort. Programmes for teaching basic
literacy skills to adults need to be sensitive assembled so as not to
discourage or humiliate the learner, who is probably already experienced
high levels o f frustration on a day to day basis. Reading materials need to
be graded carefully in term of complexity and some authentic texts may
require considerate simplification before the learner is able to handle them.
V. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means
exactly the same as the one given
1. H alf the afternoon was spent on clay-modelling.
=> C lay-m odelling........................................ ....................................................... .
2. They declared w ar on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.
=> The excuse ............ ............................................ ................................ ..................
3; The subject of productivity bonuses has been mentioned at every management I
and workers’ meeting. ị
=> The subject o f productivity bonuses has cro p p ed ........................................
4. There was hardly any movement in the traffic in front o f us.
=> The traffic in c h ed ..........................................................................]......... ..........
5. The staff hated Frank’s new policies intensely and so went on strike.
=> So intense .................. .................................. .......................................................
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given
6. Sam was really anxious, waiting to see if he had got a place in the cricket
team. T E N TE R H O O K S
=>..................... ........................................................................ .................. ............................................
7. The boys hurled lots of snowballs at their next-door neighbor. PELTED
■ ....... ............................................................................................... ................. .............................
8. The board had a secret meeting in order to discuss changes in company policy.
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9. So many people were really delighted when the government lost the election.
JU B IL A T IO N
........ ...................... ........................................................
10. The waiters in the new restaurant were very inefficient. SHODDY
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T R Ư Ờ N G T H P T CH UY ÊN BẢO LỘ C - LÂM Đ ồ N G
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different form that of the other three.
f.l. A. transvestite B. serpentine c. usufruct D. corporal
(2. A. nemesis B. implement c. explicate D. admonish
13. A. pedant B. abscond c. lupine/ D. cognate
Í4. A. cosmopolitan B. hypercritical c. pediatrician D. subterranean
5. A. referendum B. attenuate c. encomium D. virility
other three.
6. A. abstemious B. apotheosis c. abrogate D. apartheid
7. A. wicked B. wretched c . sacred D. cooked
8. K wreathe B. absinthe G. soothe D. loathe
By$. A. haza rd B. bomba rd ' Ử. custard D. mustard
10. A. precession B. across c. associate D. possible
11. I’ll reserve__________ on Nguyen Nhat Anh latest story until I’ve read it.
A, condemnation B. thought c. criticism D. judgment
12. We were all on a _______________ _ - edge until the very end o f the “The
Man With The Golden Gun” film.
A. razor B. knife , c. cliff ' D. chair
13. The audience were in ___________ _ as they .watched the latest Mr. Bean
comedy.
A. stitches B. pleats c . tears D. shreds
14. My teacher asked me to make a speech but I couldn’t speak because I had
___ _______________ in my throat.
A. a rat B. a fish / c . a frog D. a bird
15. _______________________ if you don’t have a lot o f money to play with.
A. Put you off B. Bear fruit
c . Err on the side o f caution D. Keep your ear to the grqund
16. He decided to and tell his wife exactly what had happened.
, À. bark up the wrong tree B. come as a bolt from the blue
c . ring a bell D. make a clean breast of it
17. When her boss criticizes her work, she never complains and -______ .
A. takes it on the chin B. keeps it in check
c . gives chapter and verse D. makes common cause with him
18. The whole holiday turned out to be a n _________________ disaster.
A. unmatched B. unmitigated c . ujndilutecl D, unmindful
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19. In tim e-honoured__________________________ ________ , the chairman
offered a toast to the shop-floor workers.
A. protocol B. path c . fashion D. procedure
20. The two countries have been ________ _________________ for months over
the issue of trade.
A. face to face B. at loggerheads
c . eye to eye D. on tenterhooks i
III. G RA M M A R AND STRU CTU RES

21. I’m working long hours this w eek.____________________ , the au-pair girl
has asked for a few days’ leave. 5
A. Even so B. All the same c . On top o f that D. After all
22 . __i_____________the last guests had left___________ _ th e dishes. -
A. No sooner......thanshe washed B. Only after......... did
c . Scarcely............when did she wash D. Hardly ....than she washed
23. Many people are attracted by _ _ _ _ _ _ unknown and _ __________ _
unexplained i n ____________nature.
A. th e - t h e - no article B. t h e - t h e - t h e
c . no article - noa rtic le -th e D. no article - no article- nó article
24; I’d rather you _________________ _ a noise. I couldn’t get to sleep.
A. wouldn’t make B. didn’t make
c . hadn’t made D. haven’t made
25. In such a plight________ ______that we had no choice but to radio for help.
A. we found ourselves B. did we find ourselves
c . we ourselves found D. did we ourselves find
26. For my . ________ o f mind, please do not drink while you are driving.
A. contentment B. peace c . satisfaction D. calmness
27 . ___________________________________________________________________ '___
was once a common belief.
A. Malaria B. That malaria c . Why malaria D. Because malaria
28. “Kelly's late; that's not like her.” - "S h e_____ _1_________ about your date."
A. might forget c . might havp forgotten
B. could be forgetting D. could forgotten
29. Did the minister approve the building plans?"
-"Not really. He turned them down__________ ;_______ that the costs were
too high."
A. on the grounds B.provided c . in case D. supposing
30. His anger_________________________ _ a s Gloria Craig’s husband was
that he remained speechless for a while.
A. on addressing him B. at addressing him
c . to have been addressed D. at being addressed
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31. The children showed no anim osity_______her step mother.
32. If you can bear_________________ me a little longer, I’ll try to explain the
reasons behind my actions.
33. I was completely b o w l e d ___________ by their warm reception.
34. Do you think he could be prevailed______;_______ to make a speech after
the presentation?
35. He was cheated________ his full holiday ẹntitlement due to a change in
company policy.
36. The teacher was deaf_________ Nick's explanation o f why he hadn't done
his homework.
37. I'm sure there's a jin x _______________this dress. Whenever I wear it I have a
terrible time.
3 8 .1 don't think there's enough fruit to go_________________ . Could you get
some more?
39. Can't you h o ld ___________ those repớrtẹrs until I've finished the rehearsal?
4 0 .1 muddled________ the jigsaw pieces and the children did the puzzle again.
V. GUIDED C L O Z E 1
Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space
A Q U ESTIO N OF SAFETY
Life involves a certain (0)__________________ of risk, or at least it did. These
days, however, governments seem to have become (41)______________ with the
idea o f protecting us from it. As a result, what we actually risk most is not being
allowed to live at all.
(42) ___________ take a recent edict whieh emerged from the British'
government’s health and safety department. It would be amusing if it w asn’t so
serious. Circus artistes performing on tightropes or the flying trapeze are being
(43)__________to wear the type of hard hats more usually (44)
with the construction industry. Under a relatively new law known as the
'temporary work at heights direọtive’, such a hat must be worn for any working
activity taking place above the height of an ‘average stepladder’. Now you might
think that sounds (45)_______________reasonable, but the absurd thing is that the
rule is being (46)___________________to circus performers as well.
The first to be hit by this rule were baffled members o f the Moscow State
Circus, who were touring England at the time. Used to flying through the air
without even the (47)_________________ of a safety net, they (48)__________
that trapeze artistes often break arms and legs, but (49)_____________
_______ heads. This simple fact was apparently (50)__________on the bureaucrats.
at the government department, however, who insisted that the rule be followed.
0. A. am ount B. quantity c . volume D. extent
41. A. prone B. obsessed c . addicted D, devoted
42. A. In other words B. Such as c . What's more D. For example
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43. A. proposed B. challenged c. required D. demanded
44. A. regarded B. associated c. recognized D. concerned
45. A. fairly B. duly c. widely D. closely
46. A. presided B. enforced c. directed D. applied
47. A. profit B. benefit c. remedy D. welfare
48. A. pointed out B. came forward c. put across D. cleared up
49. A. barely B. merely c. rarely D. unusually
50. A. passed B. lost c. missed D. left
VI. GUIDED CLOZE 2

Read the text below and deride which answer best fits each space
UNIVERSAL WET WEEKEND
The weather across much o f the British Isles (0~) settled last week,
with a good (51) ________ o f sunshine. On Saturday, the lunchtime
temperature at Bridlington on the north-east (52)____________of England was
28.2°c, which compared favorably with Alicante in southern Spain at 29°c. The
rest o f the world, however,-was coping with' some (53)_____________
conditions. A tropical storm, given the name Helen, hit Hong Kong on Saturday
morning, though her presence had been felt in advance. From noon on Friday,
the showers and (54)_______________ of rain became more and more frequent
so that by midnight on Sunday, thirty- six hours later, there had been 333 mm of
rainfall, not far off the (55)__________ for the month of. August, at 367 mm.
Even on Sunday there was a (56)___ _______ in Helen’s tail. The town centre of
Shanwei, near Hong Kong, was flooded when 468 mm o f rain fell in the sixty
hours leading up to midday on Sunday, (5 7 )________ twice the normal August
rainfall. On the other side o f the globe, tropical storm Gabrielle moved across the
Gulf o f Mexico and overnight rain (58)____________ J h e usual rainfall for the
(59)____________month. Although most of Europe enjoyed sun, the high
temperatures were sufficient to set off some (60)___________ showers. On
Tuesday morning, a thunderstorm at Lyons in eastern France deposited 99 mm
of rain in just six hours.
0. A. kept B. remained c. lasted D. held
51. A. extent B. quantity c. proportion D. deal
52. A. shore B. coast c. sands ' D. beach
53. A. extreme B. extravagant c. excessive D. exaggerated
54. A. outbursts B. outbreaks c. outputs D. outlets
5 5 .A. general B. standard c. medium D. average
56. A. sting B. prick c. stab D. poke
57. A. only B. fairly c. hardly D. nearly
58. A. overtook B. exceeded c. passed D. beat
59. A. total B. sole c. single D. whole
60. A. huge B. weighty c. heavy D. strong
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Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question
“EXOTIC AND ENDANGERED SPECIES”
When you hear someone bubbling enthusiastically about an exotic species,
you can safely bet the speaker isn’t an ecologist. This is a name for a resident of
an established community that was deliberately or accidentally moved from its
home range and became established elsewhere. Unlike most imports, which
can’t take hold outside their home range, an exotic species permanently
insinuates itself into a new community.
Sometimes the additions are harmless and even have beneficial effects. More
often, they make native species endangered species, which by definition are
extremely vulnerable to extinction. O f all species on the rare or endangered lists
or that recently became extinct, close to 70 percent owe their precarious
existence or demise to displacement by exotic species. Two examples are
included here to illustrate the problem.
/ During the 1800s, British settlers in, Australia just couldn’t bond with the
koalas and kangaroos, so they started :to import familiar animals from their
homeland In 1859, in what would be the start of a wholesale disaster, a northern
Australian landowner imported and then released two dozen wild European
rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Good food and good sport hunting - that was the
idea. An ideal rabbit habitat with no natural predators was the reality.
Six years later, the landowner had killed 20,000 rabbits and was besieged by
20,000 more. The rabbits displaced livestock, even kangaroos. Now Australia
has 200 to 300 million hippityhopping through the southern half o f the country.
They overgraze perennial grasses in good times and strip bark from shrubs and
trees during droughts. You know where they’ve been; they transform grasslands
and shrublands into eroded deserts. They have been shot and poisoned. Their
warrens have been plowed under, fumigated, and dynamited. Even when all-out
assaults reduced their population size by 70 percent, the rapidly reproducing
imports made a comeback in less than a year. Did the construction of a 2,000-
mile-long fence protect western Australia? N o’. Rabbits made it to the other side
before workers Finished the fenẹè.
In 1951, government workers introduced a myxoma virus by wav o f mildly
infected South American rabbits, its normal hosts. This virus causes
myxomatosis. The disease has mild effects on South American rabbits that
coevolved with the virus but nearly always had lethal cffects on o. cimicuius.
Biting insects, mainly mosquitoes and fleas, quickly transmit the virus from host
to host. Having no coevolved defenses against Ihc novel virus, the European
rabbits died in droves. But, as you might cxpeet, natural selection has since
favored rapid growth o f populations o f o. cuniculus resistant to the virus.
In 1991, on an uninhabited island in Spencer Gulf, Australian researchers
released a population o f rabbits that they had injected with a calcivirus. The
rabbits died quickly and relatively painlessly from blood clots in their lungs,
hearts, and kidneys. In 1995, the test virus escaped from the island, possibly on
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inscct vectors. It has been killing 80 to 95 percent of the adult rabbits in
Australian regions. At this writing, researchers are now questioning whether the
calcivirus should be used on a widespread scale, whether it can jum p boundaries
and infect animals other than rabbits (such as humans), and what the long-term
consequences will be.
A vine called kudzu (Pueraria lobạta) was deliberately imported from Japan
to the United States, where it faces no serious threats from herbivores
pathogens, or competitor plants, in temperate parts o f Asia, it is a well-behaved
legume with a well-developed root system. It seemed like a good idea to use it to
control erosion on hills and highway embankments in the southeastern United
States. [A] With nothing to stop it, though, kudzu’s shoots grew a third of a
meter per day. Vines now blanket streambanks, trees, telephone poles, houses,
and almost everything else in their path. Attempts to dig up or burn kudzu are
futile. Grazing goats and herbicidcs help, but goats eat other plants, too, and
herbicides contaminate water supplies. [B] Kudzu,could reach the Great Lakes
by the year 2040.
On the bright side, a Japanese firm is constructing a kudzu farm and
processing plant In Alabama. The idea is to export the starch to Asia, where the
demand currently exceeds the supply. [CỊ Also, kudzu may eventually help
reduce logging operations. [D] At the Georgia Institute o f Technology,
researchers report that kudzu might bccome an alternative source for paper.
1. Based on the information in paragraph 1, w hich o f the following best explains
the term “exotic species'”?
A. Animals or plants on the rare species list
B. A permanent resident in an established community
c . A species that has been moved to a different community
D. An import that fails to thrive outside of its home range
2. The word itself in the passage refers to
À. most imports B. new community
c . home range D. exotic species
3. According to the author, why did the plan to introduce rabbits in Australia fail?
A. The rabbits were infected with a contagious virus.
B. Most Australians did not like the rabbits.
c . No natural predators controlled the rabbit population.
D. Hunters killed the rabbits: for sport and for food. /
4. All o f the following methods were used to control the rabbit population in
Australia EXCEPT
A. They were poisoned B. Their habitats were buried
c . They were moved to deserts D. They were surrounded by fences
5. Why does the author mention mosquitoes and fleas in paragraph 5?
A. Becausc they are the origin of the myxoma virus
B. Because they carry the myxoma virus to other animals
c . Because they die when they are infected by myxoma
D. Because they have an immunity to the myxoma N .
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J According to paragraph 6, the Spencer Gulf experiment was dangerous because
A. insect populations were exposed to a virus
p B. rabbits on the island died from a virus
Ý c . the virus may be a threat to humans
5 D. some animals are immune to the virus
Why does the author give details about the kudzu farm and processing plant in
i’ paragraph 8?
À. To explain why kudzu was imported from abroad
B. To argue that the;decision to plant kudzu was a' good one
^ c . To give a reason for kudzu to be' planted in Asia
fy D. To offer partial solutions to the kudzu problem
Which o f the following statements most accurately reflects the author’s
i; opinion about exotic species? ■ '.
A. Exotic species should be protected by ecologists.
i B. Importing an exotic species can solve manyproblems.
fu c . Ecologists should make the decision tó import an exotic species.
D. Exotic species are often disruptive to the ecology.
I. Look at the four options [A], [B], [C], and [D] that show where the following
; ■ sentence could be inserted in the passage
'* Asians use a starch extract from kudzu in drinks, herbal medicines, and
candy.
Si Where could the sentence best be added?
irections: An introduction for a short summary o f the passage appears

. Complete the summary by selecting the T H R E E answer choices that
)n the most important points in the passage.1Some sentences do not belong
summary because they express ideas that are not included in the passage
minor points from the passage.
: species often require containment because they displace other species
they become established in a new environment.
......... „bbits were able to cross a fence 2,000 miles long that was constructed to
I keep them out o f western Australia
Ĩ-B. Methods to control exotic species include^ fences, viruses, burning, herbicides,
‘ natural predators, and harvesting.
. c. Rabbits that were introduced in Australia and kudzu which was introduced
f in the United States, are examples of species that caused problems
4 D. Researchers may be able to develop material from the kudzu vine that will be
5 ■' an alternative to wood pulp paper.
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E. The problem is that exotic specics make native species vulnerable to extinction -
F. A virus that is deadly to rabbits may have serious effects for other animals. I
READING COMPREHENSION
Read this passage carefully and choose the best answer for each of the questions
In many developing countries, literacy skills are under siege. This is true ;
even in societies where access to primary education is universal and ■<
governments invest heavily in education. New Zealand, for example, was \
leading the world in literacy rates in 1970, but tumbled to thirteenth place in
2001 and thẹn again to twenty-fourth just a few years later. Test scores in the '
USA also slumped 10 per cent during the 1990s despite the country riding an
economic boom for much o f the decade. In sorrie cases, these statistics reverse '
trends that were in motion for over a century and a half. The steady, gradual ■
expansion o f literacy across social groups and classes was one o f the greatest
successes of the period of industrialization that began in the mid-1850s.
This reversal of fortunes has led to widespread contention over the pedagogy ;
of teaching literacy. What was once a d ry and technical affair - the esoteric ;
business of linguists and policy analysts ■- rapidly escalated into a series of !
skirmishes that were played out in high-visibility forums: Newspapers ran ;
special features, columns, and letters to the editor on the literacy crisis; i
politicians successfully ran their national campaigns on improving reading test
scores; and parents had their say by joining Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) ■
and lobby groups.
The arguments around reading pooled into two different classroom ■
methodologies: constructivism and behaviorism. The constructivist methodology ;
grew from a holistic conception of knowledge creation that understood reading ;
and writing to be innate, humanistic, and interpretative practices that suffered •:
when they were spliced and formalized within rigid doctrines, strict rules, and :
universal skill-sets. Constructivists associate words with meanings; each word
might be thought o f as a Chinese ideogram. Students arc encouraged to learn :
individual words and skip over and guess words they do not understand, or learn
to interpret those words by situating them within the lexical infrastructure of the
sentence and the story’s wider narrative. These practices materialize as learning
processes centered on guided group reading and independent reading o f high-
quality, culturally diverse literature or textual composition that emphasizes'
pupils conveying their own thoughts and feelings for real purposes such as '
letters for pen pals or journal entries.
Behaviorism sees the pedagogical process in a less dialectical fashion - ,
words are initially taught not lexically, as vehicles to convey meaning, but rather
sub-lexically, as a combination of features that can be separated and learned in a
schematic process. The behaviorist approach does not focus on words at all in
the early stages of learning. Rather, it is centered on a universally applicable
method of teaching students to isolate graphemes and phonemes with the
intention that students will eventually learn to synthesize these individual parts
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■ rand make sense o f spoken words textually. In this way, individual components
» are not equated with the strokes o f a brush on a Chinese ideogram, but rather as
K the focal pieces o f interpretation - as in, for example, learning to read musical
f t notations or Morse Code. Because o f its emphasis on universal rules,
f t behaviorism is much more conducive to formal examination and the
B . consolidation of results across regions and countries. The ability to master
■^language is considered to rest in the acquisition o f a set o f skills that exist
■ independently of individuals. Classroom learning is, therefore, based upon the
■ transmission of knowledge from tutor to student, rather than seen as an
s Internalized process that erupts within the students themselves.
HI So, who comes out on top? It is not easy to say. Champions o f behaviorism
i , have claimed victory because constructivist learning took over in the late 1800s, just
I before the test scores on literacy began sinking across the West. Constructivists,
I however, can make the valid claim that the 'behaviorist approach has a heavy
I methodological bias towards testing and examination, and that test results do not
I represent the ability of individuals to use and interpret language freely and
I creatively. Furthermore, different socio-econfomic groups respond in different ways
|/to cach method. Those from wealthier families tend to do well regardless o f the
w- method, but thrive on the constructivist approach implemented in the 1990s.
f Children from poorer families, however, are better served by behaviorism. These
I outcomes have ramped up levels o f socio-economic-baged educational disparities in'
I educational systems that have pushed the constructivist methods.
I It is unlikely that either constructivism or behaviorism will be permanently
I sidelined from curricula in the near future. Most teachers will find it easier to
I incorporate aspects o f each approach. Constructivism may ultimately hold the
I triumph card because of its proven success with pupils who come from families
I where they are introduced to reading and writing in various forms from a young age
I - this process o f ‘living and learning’ and immersing oneself in language is a sound
principle. In a world rife with social inequities, households with illiterate parents and
a scarcity o f funding for education, however, the behaviorist approach may have the
I
upper hand in teaching children to access the basic skills of literacy quickly and
efficiently, even if some linguistic creativity is crushed in the process.
ĩ 1. With which o f the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
I A. The rise and fall of literacy in countries around the world
I B. Reasons why language teaching has been on firm ground
í c . Main features o f two language teaching approaches
Ị Đ. Best classroom methodologies in literacy education
s 2. Which o f the following describes one attitude towards a teaching method
• mentioned in the text?
A. Too many rules and regulations can hinder natural knowledge mastery.
B, Dependence on learning assistants is no longer praiseworthy now.
c . Understanding deserves much more emphasis than putting knowledge to use.
D. Universal rules must be appreciated if individual interpretation o f ideas is
to be achieved.
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3. By was once a dry and technical affair....” (paragraph 2), the writer means l!
th a t__________.
A. Literacy education was less flexible and cultural than it is.
B. There was one time when language teaching was very technological,
c . Nobody but linguists and politicians found literacy a matter of interest.
D. Literacy teaching methods used to be entitled to specialists only.
4. Which o f the following is one feature o f constructivism? ' 'Ị
A. People are naturally inclined to develop language abilities.
B Students learn best by working on their own.
c . It is vital that a disciplined and regulated approach is used.
D. Everyone learns to read and write in a similar manner.
5. Which o f the following is one feature o f behaviorism?
A. There is hardly a common set o f conventions. :
B. Meaning is created by connecting word fragments.
c . Linguistic capacities are built into people. ':
D. Self-study is crucial in acquiring language knowledge. • \
6 . Which o f the following is NOT a feature of constructivism?
A. Context can provide helpful cues to understanding words.
B. Language is best learned as a single, organic process.
c . Practical means are used to encourage individual self-expression. ,
D. It is crucial that students understand every word they encounter.
7. The phrase “hold the triumph card” (paragraph 6 ) in the passage mostly
means “_____________ ”
A. achieve dominance B. be described in documents
c . maintain its originality D. overcome challenges
8 . Which o f the following is NOT a feature of behaviorism?
A. Students often learn by receiving information from teachers.
B. The whole word is less important than its parts.
c . It is difficult to judge how well students are doing collectively.
D. Test results, rather than real abilities, are more likely to be achieved.
9. What is one disadvantage of behaviorism teaching and learning? n
A. It is only suitable to children with a good financial background. M
B. It may discourage learners’ creative abilities in langùage acquisition. n
c . It seems to overemphasize the needs for tests and examinations. m
D. It lessens the possibility o f equality in education between social classes. m
10. Which of the following statements best summarizes the writer’s general conclusion? n
A. Constructivism is better, while behaviorism leads to negative social effects. 11
B. Ideally, constructivism would be used, but behaviorism is more pragmatic, n
c . Neither is particularly useful, and there needs to be new alternative. m
D. Each method complements the other, and their application should be integrated, n
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B. WRITTEN TEST
I CLOZE TEST
Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space Use only
ONE WORD for each space.
OPEN CLOZE TEST 1
GARDEN WILDLIFE
The age o f a garden (0) has a great effect on the abundance o f its wildlife.
Since most animals depend ultimately on plants for their food, animal life cannot
easily establish (,1)_______ ;____________ in the absence o f plant life. A plot of
land behind a newly-built house, evèn if covered with a layer o f good soil, will
support very (2)_____________ resident species other (3)___________________
microscopic organisms. Apart from the odd worm or spider, not many creatures
will be able to (4^) a living in the garden at this stage. Colonisation
takes (5)____________________ gradually. Humans may introduce plants, and
weed seeds will arrive on the breeze or be dropped by passing birds. Insects and
other animals visit the garden and, given suitable conditions, they take (6)___
_______________ residence there. (7) ________ all this activity, however, it
takes years for a garden to become fully" populated, and it cannot really be
regarded as mature until it is ( 8) _ _ _ _ _ _____ of supporting fully-grown shrubs
and trees. On this basis, a large number of British gardens are immature, (9)__
___________ as much as they do not support (15)______ a variety o f w ildlifeas
an older garden.
OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
As (( D a result o f the recent discovery o f lunar water, the moon has suddenly
become a far more interesting place for investors, who must now view the long-
(term prospects with optimism. The last manned mission to the moon drew (11)
_____________ a close in 1973, when two astronauts from Apollo 17 climbed
back into their lunar module, ( 12 )___________ collected a lot o f moonrock, but
bereft o f any future plans. Now the moon shines brighter for astronauts and
scientists alike, (13)___________ / to the existence o f what might be billions
of tones of water at the poles.
There is (14)______ high-tech substitute for water in space exploration. To
support the international space station, (15)___hifs cost at least $ 100,000 a day
to send water (1 6 )___________orbit. Not (17)___________ would lunar wateir cut
these costs, but it would additionally be used for rocket fuel, (1 8 )_________ _
two components, liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, are the elements
found in water.
Scientists are particularly excited (191 __ , given the absence o f an
atmosphere, lunar water has never been recycled and they believe, therefore, that
is (20 ) ' very well hold clues to the formation o f the solar system itself.
II. WORD FORMATION
PART 1: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of
some of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
SILENT ACTING
Mime and pantomime was a Greek and Roman (0. DRAMA) dramatic.
entertainment representing scenes from life, often in a (1. R ID IC U LE)
___________________________ manner. Currently, the art has evolved into the
(2. PORTRAY)________________ _________ o f a character or the narration o f a
story solely by means o f body movement.
The Greco-Roman mime was a farce that stressed (3. M IM E)
action but which included song and spoken dialogue. In Roman pantomime
unlike the mime actor, the players wore (4. N U M B E R )_________________ _
______ masks, which identified their characters but deprived them o f speech
and of the use o f (5. FACE)____________ _______gestures. Thus hand
movements were particularly expressive and important. Pantomimus, dressed
like a tragic actor in a cloak and long tunic, usually performed solo (6.
CO M PANY)_______ by an orchestra.
In the theatre o f China and Japan, mime acquired a role unknown in the West,
becoming a(n) (7. D ISP E N S E )__________________________ part o f the major
dramatic genres. In Chinese drama the conventions o f gesticulation, as well as
the (8. S Y M B O L )_________________ o f the stage properties, are immense in
scope and (9. C O M P R E H E N D )_____________ to those unfamiliar with the
traditional forms.
The high art o f modern mime was (10. NOIĨLE)_____________________ _
philosophically by such artists as Marcel Marceau, who defined mime as "the art
o f expressing feelings by attitudes and not a means o f expressing words through
gestures."
PART 2: Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the given words
institute lonely commit deny see
access appear exclude immerse infant
ANTHROPOLOGY
One o f the most challenging aspects o f the science anthropology comes from
its fieldwork. Certainly, in its (11) ______ as a profession, anthropology
was distinguished by its concentration on so-called “pf-imitive societies” in
which social ( 12 ) _ _______________________ appeared to be fairly limited and
social interaction to be conducted almost (13)_____________ face-to-face. Such
societies, it was felt, provided anthropologists with a valuable (14X_________
into the workings o f society that contrasted with the many complexities of more
highly developed societies. There was also a sense that the ways o f life
represented by these smaller societies were rapidly (1 5 )______________ and that
preserving a record of them was a matter o f some urgency. The (16) of
anthropologists to the first-hand collection o f data led them to some o f the most
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(17)___________________________ p la c c s o n Earth. M o st ofte n th e y w o r k e d alone.
Such lack o f contact with other people created feelings o f intense (18)_______
_________ __________ in som e anthropologists, especially in the early stages of
fieldwork. Nevertheless, this process of (19)_____________________ _ in a
totally alien culture continues to attract men and women to anthropology, and is
(20 )_______________________ the most effective way o f understanding in depth
how other people see the world.
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10PTS)
Line
Historically, Mars was thought to be the most like planet to harbour 1
life! There is a reflection o f such beliefs in popular culture as expressed 2
in literature, radio and film. ' 3
Public fascination with Martians began in the late 19th century when, 4
in 1877, astronomer Giovanni Sciaparelli reported observations o f large 5
channels on Mars. In 1 897, H. G. Wells The War o f the Worlds was the 6
first major work to explore the concept :ơf the "extraterrestrial invade" 7
and exerted a substance influence on the public psyche. A few years 8
later, even knowledge astronomers such as Percival Lowell seriously 9
advocated the possibility o f life forms as described in his book Mars as 10
the Abode o f Life (1910). Consequently, Mars began to take a special 11
place in popular culture around the turn o f the 20 th century, continuing Ỉ2
until today. 13
However, this does not little the unique role ơf Mars in the history o f 14 •
science. Specific the documentation o f the movement of Mars, by 15
Johannes Kepler (1571 -1630), led to the formulation o f his three laws o f 16 ,
planet motion who shattered mediaeval anthropocentric notions o f 17
astronomy and laid the foundations to the discoveries o f Isaac Newton 18
(1643-1727). Like no other planet, Mars has left a(n) replaceable mark 19
on human imagination and thought. 20
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20PTS)
their meanings remain unchanged.
1. Brenda doesn’t get on well with her next-door neighbor any more.
Brenda has _______________________*__________________________.
2. It would have been possible for Jane to take us in her car.
J a n e ______________________________________ • ______ .
3. Tim had no idea what he was letting himself in for.
-* Little________________.____________________________________ _____
4. There is a risk that he will miss the plane if he waits.
-* He r i s k s ____________ ____
5. The plain clothes officer's boots showed he was a policeman.
-♦ The plain clothes policeman’s real__________ 1 !______ _________ !
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W rite a new sentence sim ilar in m eaning to the one given, using the word
given on brackets. Do not alter the w ord in any way.
6 . The staff hated M ichael’s policies intensely and so went on strike, (hatred)
-» So
7. It was only because she persisted that she managed to get the job. (for)
- If___________________________________________________ ,
8 . It is incredible how he managed to survive, (beyond)
-* It’s ___________ __________________________ ■ _______ . ,
9. The government received many criticisms concerning their housing policy,
(few)
-* The government came_______________________________________•
1 0 . 1 feel it’s wrong that this site is going to be redeveloped by the council,
(earm arked)
-> I feel
T R Ư Ờ N G T H P T N G U Y ỄN T R U N G TR Ư C - BẠC LIÊU

I. PH O N O LO G Y
Choose the w ord whose underlined p a rt is pronounced differently from that
of the others in each group.
1. A .agog B.agony c. agrarian D. aglow
2. A. draught B. yoghurt c. ghastly D. gherkin
3. A. sword B. sworn c. torsion D. horrific
4. A. sizzle B. quit c. wily D. pidgin
5. A. carriage B .voyage c. massage D. dosage
Pick out the word that is stressed differently from others in the list.
6 . A. pilgrimage B. hermitage c . brokerage D. encourage
7. A. picturesque B. kangaroo c . handkerchiefD. employee
8. A. bronchitis B. tsunami c . sanctuary D. pernicious
9. A. heritage B. diadem c . hibernạte D.cachexy
10. A. escalate B. consequent c . percentage D. etiquette
II. VOCABULARY
Choose the option th a t best completes the blank.
1. The victorious team w a s_______ with praise.
A. maneuvered B. erupted c. overwhelmed D. retreated
2. The worker w as______ from the company after he was caught stealing.
A. abrogated B. interfered c. manipulated D. expelled
3. There must be a large number o f stars with planets which c o u ld ______ living
intelligent beings in the universe.
A. assist B. exist c. support D .survive
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4. The rise i n _______ was attributed to drugs, guns and gangs.
A. concussion B. wreckage c . espionage D. homicide
5 . The director________ by stressing the need for cooperation and dedication.
A. retaliated B. panicked c . recapitulated D. alleged
6. The family stock had b een ______ as collateral on loans.
A. settled B. pledged c . safeguarded D. regarded ■
7 . If you advertise at airports, you have a _____ _ audience.
A. captured B. slave c . captivated D. captive
8. T h e _____ was effective in influencing the people to vote for the party.
A. propaganda B. presumption c . punishment D. constitution
9. All parties who sign an agreement m ust___ with the terms of that agreement.
A. dispose B. veto c . deploy D. comply
10. Litigation is on th e _____ as consumers become more conscious o f their rights.
A, surge B. escalation c . development D. rise
III G RA M M A R
Choose, the option that best completes pie blank.
1. Nowadays children would prefer history in more practical ways.
A. be taught B. teach c . to be taught D. to teach
2. He w a s ________ speaker!
A. so good aB. what a good c. so a good D. how good a
3. Having been delayed by heavy traffic,_______ .
A. it was difficult for her to arrive on time
B. her being late was intolerable
c . it was impossible for her to arrive on time
D. she was unable to arrive on time
4. - “Why w asn’t your boyfriend at the party last night?”
- “He _____ _ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear
the speaker.”
A. should have attended B. can have attended
c . was to attend D. may have attended
5. What happened_____ their/Car broke down on the motorway so they didn’t
get to Kim’s wedding on time.
A. to be that B. to that c . being that D. was that
6. The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but we still had a
good time. *
A. on the contrary B. by the same token
c . on top o f all that D. for all that
7. I’m ______ my brother is.
A. nowhere like ambitious as B. nothing near as ambitious as
c . nothing as ambitious like D. nowhere near as ambitious as
8. _J____ , he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
A. However tired B. Tired as he might feel
c . As he might feel tired D. He fe|t very, tired though
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9. to interfere in y o ur affairs but I would like to give you just one picce
o f advice.
A. It is far from clear B. Far from it for me
c. Far and wide for me D. Far be it from me
10. I’ve y e t______ a person as Tom.
A. to meet as infuriating B. to have meet such infuriating
c. been meeting as infuriating D. been meeting such infuriating
Choose the option that best completes the blank.
1. The weather was fine, and everyone was the coast.
A. going in for B. making for c. joining in D. seeing about
2 . 1 don’t really ___ winter sports very much.
A. deal with B. face up to c. go in for D. get round to
3. Sheila’s gone to _ _ having a new phone installed.
A .see about B. deal with c. get round to D. ask after
4. I’ve had t o _____ a lot o f insulting behaviour from you.
A. look down on B. put up with c . stand up for D. get on with
5. Jack has decided t o _______ thetime he spends watching television.
A. run out o f B. see to c . cut down on D. come up with
6. B rian_____ at our dinner party wearing a pink bow tie.
A. wore out B. showed off c . turned up D. tried out
7. David’s wife is bound t o ______ the truth sooner or later.
A. find out B. come out c . make up D. give up
8. You don’t have to decide now, you c a n _____.
A. put it aside B. call it up c . tear it up D. think it over
9. I’ve just been offered a new job! Things a r e _____ .
A. turning up B. clearing up c . making up D. looking up
10. I was interested in buying the car, but a fr ie n d ______.
A. put me off B. turned me down
c . showed me around D. gave me away
Read the following passages and choose the best answer for each of the
questions below. /
Passage 1
Psychologists have debated.a long time about whether a child’s upbringing
can give it the ability to do outstandingly well. Some think that it is impossible
to develop genius and say that it is simply something a person is born
with. O thers, however, argue that the potential for great achievement ean be
developed. The truth lies somewhere between these two extremes.
It seems very obvious that being born with the right qualities from gifted
parents will increase a child’s ability to do well. However, this ability will be
fully realized only with the right upbringing and opportunities. As one
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p s y c h o lo g is t s a y s , "To have a fast cur, you need both a good engine and fuel.
‘‘Scientists have recently assessed intelligence, achievement, and ability in 50
gets of identical twins that were separated shortly after birth and brought up by
different parents. They found that achievement was based on intelligence, and
ilater influenced by the child’s environment.
One ease involving very intelligent twins was quoted. One o f the twins
received a normal upbringing, and performed well. The other twin, however,
was brought up by extremely supportive parents and given every possible
opportunity to develop its abilities. That twin, though starting out with the same
degree of intelligence as the other, performed even better.
This case reflects the general principle o f intelligence and ability. The
!more favorable the environment, the more a child’s intelligence and ability are
developed. However, there is no link, between intelligence and the
socioeconomic level of a child’s family. In other words, it does not matter how
poor or how rich a family is, as this does not affect intelligence.
/G ifted people cannot be created b y , supportive parents, but they can be
/developed by them. One professor of music said that outstanding musicians
usually started two or three years earlier than ordinary performers,
often because their parents had recognized their ability. These musicians then
needed at least ten years’ hard work and training in order to reach the level they
were capable of attaining.
People who want to have very gifted children are given the following advice:
■ Marry an intelligent person.
■ Allow children to follow their own interests rather than the interests o f the
parents.
■ Start a child’s education early but avoid pushing the child too hard.
■ Encourage children to play; for example, playing with musical instruments
is essential for a child who wants to become an outstanding musician.
I 1. When scientists studied intelligence and ability in twins, they found th at____ .
I A. different twins generally have different levels of ability
® B. ability depends mainly on intelligence and achievement
c . intelligence and development are irrelevant to ability
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D. ability depends both on intelligence and on environment
:2. Scientists chose twins for their study because________ .

A. they have the same gcnctic background, Usually with similar intelligence
B. they are born into the same family, hence the same upbringing
c . they have the same economic background and hence the same opportunities
í D. each twin has the same environment as his/her twin
* 3. How were great musicians different from ordinary musicians in their development?
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I B. They were exceptionally intelligent and artistic,
4. The writer advises that gifted children should be allowed to follow
A. only their interests in computer games
B. only their interests in musical instruments
c . their own interests
D. their parents’ interests
5. When encouraging their gifted children, parents should avoid_________ ____ _
A. letting them play their own way
B. starting their education at an early age
c . pushing their children too hard.
D. permitting them to follow their own interests
6. The remark: “To have a fast car, you need both a good engine and fuel.” in
the passage means that in order to become a genius
A. you need to have good health and good nourishment
B. you need intelligence and you need to develop it
c . you should try to move quickly and efficiently
D. you must nourish your brain and train your muscles hard
7. The word “favorable” in the passage mostly means
A. “of high quality or an acceptable standard”
B. “under the control or in the power o f somebody else”
c . “good for someone and making him/her likely to be successful” . -
D. “helping somebody to be more intelligent compared to other people”
8. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT __________ .
A. a child’s intelligence is influenced by that o f his/her parents
B. studying different twins is a useful scientific procedure
c . educational development depends completely on economic well-being
D. to become successful, a child needs both native intelligence and development
9. The upbringing o f highly intelligent children requires______ .
A. parental support and encouragement B. an expensive education
c . wealthy and loving parents D. good musical instruments
10. The word “o th ers” used in the first paragraph refers to_______ .
A. other people B. other scientists c . other geniuses D. other children
Passage 2
Though harvesting ice is not a new concept, recently'it has been considered
in a new way. Scientists have been studying this idea o f harvesting ice as a
possible solution to' the problem o f the world’s dwindling fresh water supply.
Ninety percent of the Earth’s fresh water is in the icecap o f Antarctica. If only 10
percent of that icc could be towed to civilization, it could provide water for 500
million people. But the problem, o f course, is one of melting. How can a giant
iceberg be towed across the sea without melting? The answer could lie in
enclosing the floating ice in a huge cylindrical container made o f a high-strength
synthetic fabric. If the iceberg were nudged into the fabric container, which is
opened at both ends, then the ends could be sealed and the sea water pumped
out. After that it could be towed to civilization. The melting rate would be
;Ịowed down and the synthetic cocoon would act as a holding tank for the water,
"ngineering this project, which might include a container up to one kilometer in
length and 100 meters in diameter, would be a feat, but engineers say it is
possible. After all, fishermen in North Australia sometimes use nets 8 kilometers
Ịong and 20 meters across,
j . What is the main subject of this passage?
A. The dwindling water supply on Earth B. Fresh water in the Antarctic
' c . A solution to fresh water needs D. The making of a synthetic cocoon
2 . The word ‘harvesting’ as used in line 1 most likely refers to which o f the
/ following?
Ỉ A. cutting and gathering B. sorting and assembling
G. producing and selling D. accumulating and storing
*■'3 . O f all the Earth’s water, the icecaps o f Antarctica contain___________.
i Ạ. 10 percent o f the fresh water B. 10 percent o f the salt water
5 Ế. 90 percent o f the fresh water D. 90 percent o f the salt water
4. The word ‘dwindling’ in line 3 could best be replaced b y __________
A. developing B. insignificant c . inferior D. declining
5. How does the author propose to transport the ice?
A. by pulling it B. by piping it c . by chopping it D. by melting it
6. According to the passage, the purpose o f the fabric container is t o _________ .
A. protect the ice B. diminish the speed of melting
c . cause the ice tố float D. pump out the sea water.
7. In line 8, the word 1nudged" is closest in meaning t o __________ .
A. imagined B. glued c . melted D. pushed
8. As used in line 10, the word ‘cocoon’ refers t o __________.
A. protection against insects B. a tank in the boat.
c . a very large net I), a protective covering
9. The word ‘f ea t’ in line Ỉ 2 is most similar in meaning to which o f the following?
A. expensive undertaking B. difficult task
c . disagreeable job / D. critical step
10. The purpose o f the last sentence is t o _______
A. reinforce the feasibility o f the project
B. compare fishermen to engineers *
c . contrast iceberg containers and fishing nets
D. define the size of the container
Read the following passages and choose the options that best complete the blank.
Passage 1
Looking for an unforgettable way to celebrate that special occasion? Well, the
( 1 )_______ o f options open today’s youngster - or even “ oldster” for that
matter, is a far cry from the traditional party or restàurant!vịsit. No longer is it
(2)_ sufficient to invite your friends round, buy some food and get a
IinQ an cake. Mrt
1
barker to produce No, tnWnii'n
today’s U!i*fU/in\/
birthday boy or4* girl
r Ir\
is/\Llooking
! _ rt for
something out o f the ordinary, ranging from the (3)_______ expensive to the
downright dangerous. Anything goes, as long as it is unusual and impressive \
Top o f this year's popular (4)_______ are as follows: taking some friends ■
rally driving, helicopter lessons, plane trip and parachuting, and hot air
ballooning. Then there is always group bungee jumping or taking your buddies
on a stomach - churning, while water rafting (5)________down rapids.
The desire o f adventurous celebration is not restricted to the (6)
I recently met an octogenarian who celebrated (7) the milestone of eighty
by having a fly lesson. O f course, if you have money the world is your oyster. A
very rich relation of mine flew fifty o f his friends to a Caribbean island to mark
the passing of his half century. Unfortunately I was only a ( 8)________ relation.
Undoubtedly, the more traditional forms o f celebration do continue to
(9) the less extravagant or less adventurous among us. However, with
my own half century looming on the horizon I would not say no to a weekend in
Paris and a meal at the Eiffel Tower. I can (10)_______ dream. Perhaps by the
time I’m eighty I’ll be able to afford it.
1. A. scale B. degree c. range D. variance
2. A. hoped B. decided c. marked D considered
3. A. perfectly B. dearly c. outrageously D. explicitly
4. A. experiments B. extravagances c. exposures D. expenses
5. A. ride B. travel c. voyage D. crossing
6 . A. adolescents B. teenagers c. youth D .young
7. A. attaining B. arriving c. reaching D. getting
8 . A. distant B. remote c . faraway D. slight
9. A. pacify B. satisfy c. distract D. absorb
10. A. however B. but c. nevertheless. D. anyway
Passage 2
If you can roll a ball, you can play bowls. Everyone ean play: young and old,
men and women, the fit and the not so fit. It is the ( 1 ) _______ outdoor game -
that really is a sport for all. What other sports can grandparents play on equal
terms with their grandchildren? What other game is so simple that you could
take up it today and be ( 2 )_______ in the national championship tomorrow?
Simple? Perhaps that is not the (3)_______ word. There are bowls players in
their thousands (4) will tell you that, although bowls is a game that
anyone can (5)_______ in five minutes, it takes a lifetime to ( 6 ) it. They
are the people who have developed a passionate interest in the game. (7)_______
for outsiders, bowls is another word, and a strange and puzzling one. They see a
bowl game in action and wổnder what is going on.
What the players arc trying to do is easy to explain. Their ( 8) . is to
roll their bowls, called wood, as near as possible to the little white ball, called the
jack. If one of your bowls finishes nearer to the jack than your opponent’s, you
score one point and he or she scores (9) ______ . If you have the two nearest, you
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Fscore two, and so on. The skill involved in rolling a howl that weighs around 2
Itfjlos across about 40 meters so that it stops only a very short (10) from
?the target is just as impressive as the skills required in other sports.
A. special B. one c. alone D. individual
| 2 . A. entering B. precisely c. competing D. accurately
A. right B. genuine c .ju s t D. suitable
14. A. when B. whose c. which D. who
15. A. see through B. pick up c. catch on D. find out
16. A. tame B. manage c. master D. control
§7. A. However B. A lthough, c. Unlike D. Besides
18. A. point B. attempt c. scheme D. aim
f 9, A. something B. anything c. nothing D. everything
ho. A. extent B. distance c. range D. length
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
Fill in each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word to make
'meaningful passages. i
I Cloze test 1 -
Dinosaurs died out more than 60 million years ago, so how on earth can we
tell what they used’to eat? Find out at the Cameron Museum, where you can step
1 ( 1 ) _______ in time and join some dinosaurs enjoying their lunch. ( 2 )____ ^___
you enter the new Meet the Dinosaurs exhibition, you’ll meet four full-size
I dinosaur heads, (3)_______ of them munching away on their favorite food. The
model dinosaurs are (4) _______ realistic that you could easily forget that
Mhey’re (5)_______ real.
Scientists have pieced (6) _______ information from fossils to work out that
I dinosaurs with large claws and sharp teeth ate meat; while flatter teeth were used
i (7 )_______ grinding plants. So Tyrannosaurus rex, with its prehistoric table
I manners ( 8) _____ teeth as sharp as razors; might not have been the (9)
I _______ relaxing dinner guest!
But, (1 0 )_______ you’re a meat eater or a vegetarian, why not come along
to the exhibition and make sure you don’t miss an incredible day out!
Cloze test 2
Every year people'throw away millions o f tonfies o f plastic bottles, boxes and
wrapping. These create huge mountains of waste that are extremely hard to get
(1) of. Now a new recycling process promises to reduce this problem by
turning old plastic (2 ) new.
Scientists have taken a long time to develop their ideas because waste plastic
has always been a bigger problem (3) substances like waste paper. You can
bury plastic, but it takes years to break down. If you bum it, it just becomes another
form o f pollution. A ( 4 )_______ products, for example bottles, can be re-used, but
it is expensive or difficult to do this (5) _ a lot o f plastic, products.
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Now a group o f companies has developed a new method (6)
recycling that couid save almost ( 7 ) _______ plastic waste. Nearly every type of
waste plastic can be used: it does not have to be sorted. In addition, labels and
ink may be left ( 8) _______ the products. Everything is simply mixed together
(9) _______ heated to more than 400 degrees centigrade ( 1 0 ) _______ that it
melts. It is then cooled, producing a waxy substance that can be used to make
new plastic products, including computer hardware.
II. WORD FORMS

Part 1: Give the correct form of words in brackets.
1. The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat _______ . What a
shame! (HEART)
2. The tourists were impressed by t h e _______ o f the jewelry in the museum
(SPLENDID)
3. Crimes o f violence w ere_______ rare until a few years ago. (COMPARE)
4. H e’s just received ________ payments for the contract broken.
(COMPENSATE)
5. Thousands o f African children are undernourished; they suffer fro m _______
(NUTRITION)
6. Small children are very _________ in their behavior. They just copy what they
see. (IMITATE) ' ..•
7. “John has been v e ry _________ these past few days. I wonder what he is trying
to hide from us,” Helen said. (SECRET)
8. Lisa is v e r y ________ . She always manages to look good in photographs.
(PHOTO)
9. After listening to his sad story, the old woman shook her head ________ .
(SYMPATHY)
10. My grandmother cannot recognize me sometimes. She is probably affected
b y ________ , (SENILE)
Part 2: Supply each gap with the correct form of the word given in the box
retail press critic avoid variable

efficient • centre logic essen ce' exceed
In Britain, what is described as ‘food miles’, the distance which food is

transported from the place where it is grown to its point o f sale, continues to rise.
This has major economic, social and environmental consequences, given the
traffic congestion and pollution which ( 1 ) ______ follow.
According to (2) ________ groups, the same amount o f food is travelling
50% further than twenty years ago. What’s more, the rise in the demand for road
haulage over this period has mostly been due to the transport o f food and drink.
The groups assert that the increase in the number o f lorry journeys is (3)
- and that many of these are far from (4 )________ .
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[n the distribution systems employed by British food ( 5 ) ________ , fleets of
\ lorries bring all goods into more ( 6 ) ________ located warehouses for
. redistribution across the country. (7 )________ as this might appear, the situation
“ whereby some goods get sent back to the same areas from which they came is
i* In response to scathing (9) ________ from environmentalists, some food

distributors now aim to minimize the impact o f food miles by routing vehicles,
wherever possible, on motorways after dark. This encourages greater energy (10)
whilst also reducing the impact on the residential areas through which
they would otherwise pass.
' III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Ị The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and correct
Ã them in the space provided below. (0) has been done as an example.
CHANNEL TUNNEL WILL NOT MEET
Red-faced executives at Europe tunnel were trying making light o f a report
I? that the two sides o f the channel tunnel, which have been under construction for
y the last five years, will not meet in the middle. Not until the latest surveyor’s
report published they realized the terrible truth: the two ends will be
approximately 300 meters apart when the digging is completed at the end o f the
year, which will cost an additional £20 million to put right. The error is thought
to stem from the fact that while English engineers have been doing calculations
in feet and yards, the French have been used centimeters and meters. An Europe
tunnel spokesman denied this a serious matter and said: “We never actually
expected the two ends would meet up exactly. It could be a lot worse, and we
absolutely delighted to have got so closely. All we need to make is to put in a
few sharp corners and everything will be all right.
0. trying making -ỳ trying to make
Rewrite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as the ones before them.
1. You brought the umbrella along but it didn’t rain.
—» You needn ’t _____________________________________ J ___.
2. She was so attractive that every boy in the class ran after her.
—> Such___________________________ ______________________
3. Although the ticket may seem expensive, it is good value for money.
—> Expensive_____________ _______________ _________________ .
4. Hẹ only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
—> But f o r _____________________ ____________________________________ .
5. She was so beautiful that I couldn’t stop looking at her.
—> She was so beautiful that I couldn ’t______________ ____________ . (EYES)
6. Winning that prize has made him very conceited.
—» Winning that p r iz e _________ ________________________ ■(HEAD)
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7. He surprised me very much when he said he loved me.
—> He took
8. Someone paid five thousand pounds for the painting.
—> The painting____________________________________________________ <_(WEN
9. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed.
—> You will h a v e __________________________________ if you want to
succeed. (LEAF)
10. Did you see Alan at the party last night?
-> Did y o u ____ ___________________________________________ . (CATCH)
TRựỜNG THPT c h u y ê n lẽ q u ỵ đ ồ n - KHÁNH HÒẠ
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. PHONOLOGY
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the others.
1. A. bachelor B. angel c . amoral D. chamber
2 . A. exacerbate B.exuberant c . exodus D. exotic
3. A. unique B. building c . stimulate D. limitless
4. A. inventory B. secretary c . cemetery D. contributory
5. A. perfect B. termination c . purpose D. currant
B. Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.
1. A. antelope B. eternal c . contribute D. gorilla
2, A. luxurious. B. hazardous c . interpreter D. courageous
3 . A. overdue B. overdose c . overdrawn D, overeat
4. A. insight B. monetary c . bedchamber D. manageress
5. A. register B. temperament c . eucalyptus D. politics
2. WORD CHOICE
Choose the word or phrase that best fits each space.
1. My neighbour has threatened to ......... over our dispute about property
boundaries. ; .
A. take legal action B. take legal aid c. try me D. bring me to trial
2. Lei's make a dash for the train now as the rain seems to b e .........off.
A. reducing B. slowing c. easing D. running
3 .1 know you're upset aboụt breaking up with Tony but there are plenty more ....
A. horses in the stable B. cows in the field
c. tigers in the zoo D. fish in the sea
4. On Sunday Vivian studied for seven h o u rs .........
A. on end B. at once c. in full D. át length
5. “ Were you told to get dinner ready?” - “No I did it of my o w n .........”
A desire B. accord c . ideas D. will
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' 6 The p o lic e .........off the street where the bomb had gone off.
A. battened B. cordoned c . fastened D. shuttered
7 The smell of the burnt cabbage was s o ...........that it spread to every zoom.
A pervasive B. effusive c . extensive D. diffuse
g. Why did you ......... and mention the party to Roger? It was supposed to be a
surprise.
A. have kittens B. put the cat among the pigeons
c . let the cat out o f the bag D. kill two birds with one stone
9. The judge released him on .... but he'll have to appear in court again next week.
A sentence B. bail * c . punishment D. fine
i 10. You will be putting your life on t h e .........if you take up skydiving.
A. ground B. way c . lane D. line
3. STRUCTURES AND GRAM M AR
You are to choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence or has
the same meaning as the original sentence.
/1. Not o n ly ................ more brittle than liard maples, but they are also less able
to withstand high winds.
A. soft maples are B. they are soft maples
c . are soft maples D. soft maples
2. ....... ” - “ It’s not likely.”
A. How important is it to attend university?
B. Is it possible to get a good job without attending university?
c . Would you be interested in attending university in a foreign country?
D. Is it very important to attend a university in a foreign country?
3. We hire our bicycle .................
A. by the hour B. by hours c . by an hour D. for hours
4. In 1870, ................ John D. Rockefeller and others created the Standard Oii
Company.
A. that oil prices fluctuated B. despite fluctuating oil prices
c . but the oil prices fluctuatcdl D. oil prices were fluctuating
5. Computers are said to be for the development o f mankind.
A. here to stay B. neither here nor there
c . here and there D. here today, gone tomorrow
6. In Thailand, the further you go towards the border with Laos, the higher the
risk o f malaria.
A. There is a great risk to you catching malaria around the far - o ff Thai
border with Laos.
B. The border with Laos has a higher risk to you of malaria than anywhere
else in Thailand.
c . Although there is malaria all over Thailand, the risk of catching it gets
higher in Laos.
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D. The danger of getting malaria in Thailand increases the closer you get to
its border with Laos.
7 ....................that he felt that he didn’t have to revise any more.
A. So confident in passing was that arrogant student
B. Such confidence in passing did that arrogant student have
c . So confident was that arrogant student o f passing
D. Such was the confidence o f that arrogant student on passing
8 . The purpose o f any invention is to make our lives better, so good or bad, it
depends on the way by which we use these inventions.
A. Whether an invention is good or bad depends on the way by which we use
it because the purpose o f any invention is to make our lives better.
B. We can use either good or bad inventions to make our lives better.
c . The purpose of any invention, whether good or bad, is to make our lives
better. This depends on the way by which we use these inventions.
D. Good or bad as they are, all inventions have the same purpose to make our
lives better.
9. Thomas has a garden which i s ............... mine.
A. double as large B. semi-larger than
c . twice as large as D. as two-time as large
10. “When can you get it all done? ” - “ ................. ”
A. How much time do I need? B. Two hours ago
c . I used to do it on Monday. D. “How does next Monday sound?
4. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS

Choose the word that best fits each gap:
1. Could you move your car? Y ou’re ... the way of the entrance!
A. on ■ B. in c . at D. to
2. He kept his marriage for years, but eventually the tr u th ................
A. came out B. went out c . came through D. fell out
3 . 1 usually buy my clothes...... the peg. It's cheaper than going to a dress maker.
A. in B. on c . off D. with
4. David's leaving on Friday. I suggest we all ...................and get him a going-
away present. £1 each should do.
A. dish out B. chip in c . pass the buck D. pay on the nail
5. It was a good idea, but I'm afraid it didn't q u ite ..................
A. break up B. follow up c . drop off D. come off
6 . I bought a computer last year, but I've had nothing bụt trouble with it. As far
as I'm concerned it was £800 ...................the drain.
A. to B. on c . down D. up
7. He has a quick temper and easily f lie s ...................the handle.
A. off B. up c . away D. with
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8. Neil was too embarrassed to b rin g .................. the question of who would pay.
A. in B. up c. away D. down
9. When I took over the business I got more than I.................
A. asked after B. bargained for c . drew up D. came in for
' 10. This novelis beginning t o ..... .................. me.
A. get on B. pick up c. come out D. grow on
15 . READING COMPREHENSION
READING 1:
Read the following magazine article and choose the best answer to each
question.
SIIRĨNE OF AMERICA'S LEADERS
After hours o f waiting, the crowd is suddenly husfied, flexed in a silent
countdown. The orchestra strikes up the opening chords, the initial volleys
thunder from the mountain, the first vast sprays o f red and yellow burst into the
night sky, trailing swathes o f crimson clouds. And as the music settles into its
patriotic medley and the falling stars explode into myriad more stars, the clouds part
to reveal one o f the most familiar - and alien - vistas in the world, the faces o f four
American presidents, hewn out of the granite cliff and now aglow in the darkness o f
the summer night. Seventeen minutes later, the fireworks at an end and the
floodlighting switched on, the presidents gaze out, earnest and heroic across the
rolling plains, and some 25,000 happy Americans make for their cars and buses.
Dutifully dressed in the light-colored clothing recommended by the National
Park Service, they are a picture o f America as many still see it, family oriented,
classless and uncynically patriotic. They have had, in many ways, a perfect eve-
of-Independence Day* at the country's foremost shrine, the Mount Rushmore
National Memorial.
Yet the same all-American self-congratulatory uniformity and contentment
that prevailed at Mount Rushmore this holiday week has an exclusive and
somewhat dated side to it that raises questions over how successfully the United
States is adapting to a more international world. Common language or not, there
are times when an English-speaking foreigner - even at the end o f a four-year
posting - can feel very foreign in America. Thanksgiving Day almost anywhere
in the country is one, Independence Day is another, and not primarily because it
signifies independence from us. At Mount Rushmore, in the lee of Presidents
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore itoosevelt, that foreignness and an
attendant unease is multiplied many times over.
Immortalizing national leaders at many times their natural size, even
posthumously, is a risky business, demonstrated by the many Lenins and Stalins
now lying face down and in pieces in the former Soviet Union. And hints of
unease can be glimpsed through the troubled history o f Mount Rushmore,
approved against strong opposition in the economic heyday o f the Twenties,
begun during the Depression, inaugurated in the year America entered the
Second World War, and finally conquering its critics only when it became “a
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shrine to American democracy.’' Nor has the composition of the line-up been
uncontested. While the merits of Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln, as “fathers”
respectively o f independence, the constitution and national reconciliation are
rarely questioned, Theodore Roosevelt's place in the cliff has been less secure
Augmenting Mount Rushmore, and if so, by whom, is a perpetual parlor game
that has Ronald Reagan in pole position, and even an organized lobby behind
him whose voice will surely grow louder after the arch-Cold Warrior's death.
O f more enduring concern perhaps even than the concept and composition of
Mount Rushmore is the make-up o f the crowds who flock to celebrate their
patriotism there. Although almost every state is represented in the licence plates
in the vast car parks, the visitors are predominantly white and blue collar, with
scarcely a black, brown or oriental face to be seen. A shrine Mount Rushmore
may be, but it is a shrine to a shrinking part of an ever more diverse population
that is starting to look to shrines of its own.
A bare half-hour's drive from Mount Rushmore, the Sioux Indian tribe and
the family o f a second generation emigre Polish sculptor, Korczak Ziolkowski
are collaborating on another immense rock carving. This one is to Crazy Horse
the Indian warrior leader who, as the story goes, never surrendered or dealt with
the white man and was bayoneted to death by an American soldier in
September 1877, while observing a truce. The hero's giant head is now complete,
and blasting is in progress before work begins on carving the tossing head of his
horse. Crazy Horse - begun in 1949 - will not be complete for years, even
decades. And while many people combine visits to both monuments, the crowds
are more m ultifarious across race and class, less established and decidcdly less
complacent.
The two groups, the National Park Service at Mount Rushmore and the
determinedly private sector effort at Crazy Horse, refer to ơach other in their
literature and . speak w arily o f complementing each other. But Crazy Horse, if
and when complete, will be bigger and more aggressive than the presidents, who
seem at first sight and in daylight to be smaller and less dominant than all the
many pictures suggest. Given all the disparities, it is hard to believe their
respective adherents will find sharing the territory any easier than their real-life
heroes before them.
1 . What is the writer describing in the first paragraph?
A. The inauguration of a national monument
B. The beginning o f an annual celebration
c . The climax of an annual celebration
D. A reunion in honor of some past presidents o f the United States
2. What does the writer tell us about herself in the third paragraph?
A. She speaks English although it is not her native language.
B. She is a British journalist sent by her newspaper to report this event.
c . She resents the fact that Americans celebrate independence from Britain.
D. She finds celebrations o f this kind disquieting and rather old-fashioned.
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3 . What is the main risk involved in building such monuments?
A. People may object to the expense when the national economy is in crisis.
B. There may be controversy over which presidents should be commemorated,
c . Pressure groups may insist on honoring unpopular presidents.
D. Present leaders may not be favorably regarded in the future.
4. What sort of people forms the majority of the crowd at Mount Rushmore?
A. Representatives o f all the United State's
B. People of all races and complexions
c . Middle-class white people
D. Working-class white people '
5. Why does it appear that the Sioux people chose to honor Crazy Horse?
A. He was their opponents’ paramount chief.
B. He never gave in to the whites. '
c . He was treacherously killed.
D. He came from that part o f the country.
6. What difference between the crowds' visiting the two monuments does the
writer emphasize?
The Crazy Horse g ro u p .....................
A. are not nearly so contented with the way things are.
B. are more working class.
c . only visit the monument to their own people.
D. are much more insecure because o f their varied background.
7. What can we infer from the phrase “was bayoneted to death” in the 4th passage?
A. Crazy Horse was killed by the Indian opponents’ warriors.
B. Crazy Horse agreed to surrender to the white Americans,
c . Crazy Horse was deceitfully killed by an American soldier.
D. Crazy Horse never agreed to be killed by Americans.
8 . The word “m u ltifa rio u s ” in the 4th passage mostly m e an s........ .
A. having a great fury ;
B. consisting o f parts all of the same kind
c . relating to various different races
D. having great variety
9. What is her view o f the relationship between the people who look after the
two monuments? m
A. They are on very good terms, praising one another.
B. They are respectful but not altogether trusting.
c . There is a good cooperation between public service and private enterprise
D. The Mount Rushmore group is afraid that the Crazy Horse group will
eventually dominate them.
10. The word “w a rily ” in the last passage m ostly m eans.............
A. suspiciously B. aggressively
c . respectfully D. honestly
READING 2:
Read the following magazine article and choose the best answer to each
question.
HOW WILL ADVERTISERS REACH us?
It's Superbowllive in 2020. Record-setting numbers o f viewers are tuned in to
watch the game by using handheld devices that allow them to project the
transmissions onto any flat surface. And in 2020, not unlike today, viewers are
interested in the game, but they're actually more absorbed by the advertising
The commercials on screen are far better than they are now. Directors make sure
they are moving, exciting, entertaining and technicians make sure the effects are
breathtaking. It's not the commercials on screen that are the most interesting part
though: the really crucial advertising is hiding in plain sight on the field. Brand
names blaze from each player's shirt. The game is held at U-tech Stadium in U-
tech town - formerly known as Philadelphia. Corporations will pay big money
for the right to digitize logos onto the T-shirts o f the fans in the stands. Logos of
sponsors won't be painted on stadium signs or on the field any more. Thanks to
technology that is already emerging, logos of sponsors will be digitally
embedded in the image on your screen. The logos you see will be chosen
depending on your personal interests and profile, and they'll be different from the
ones aimed at your next-door neighbors.
Advertising will change profoundly over the next couple of decades,, although
there's a good chance you won't notice the difference, since the most meaningful
changes won't be visible to the casual observer. It's the changes that are
happening underground that will count, and they're the ones we should be aware
of. Advertising in the future will be stealthily and eerily targeted, disturbingly
omnipresent and inescapable. Technology, naturally, will be the engine. User-
tracking software that records your TV and Internet viewing habits in minute
detail - and crosses it with your purchasing history - will allow the advertiser to
know that you have children, that you eat meat, that your native tongue is
Spanish and that your dishwasher is however many years old. That way you will
be shown commercials for mini-vans, cheeseburgers and replacement
dishwashers, all in Spanish, and not for sports cars, tofu and replacement
refrigerators, in English. In fact, this technology already exists. Refined with
data that track what kinds of online ads you tend to click on - funny, sentimental,
fact-laden - every commercial will hit home.
Say what you will, that's a nifty trick. In the future, people won't be bothered
with advertising messages irrelevant to them. They'll'tend to like advertising
better because it's so carefully tailored to their tastes and will begin to feel less
like an intrusion. This works for the advertiser too because fewer dollars will be
wasted. While it's a little dispiriting to think we can be so predictably
m anipulated, maybe that's a fair price to pay to avoid the pollution o f messages
you don't care about.
Nevertheless, it seems clear that the advertising outlets that exist today - TV
and radio commercials, prints ads, billboards and taxi tops - will be inadequate'
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jfor accommodating all the commercial messages that are agitating to get out.
'Â dvertising w ill th e re f o r e in ev itab ly slip b e y o n d th e b o u n d a rie s o f th e 30-
second commercial and the full-page ad and migrate to the rest o f the world,
including entertainment, journalism and art. You can glimpse the future now.
^Product placement in movies is an obvious instance of where advertising has
flipped outside its traditional container into entertainment. The music channels
which are an entertainment medium designed expressly to sell records are
ậnother classic example. Every time an artist mentions a brand in their lyrics,
advertising slips into art. If you have a tattoo o f yoụr team's name, you're already
sthere. If you wear a T-shirt with a logo on it, you're also there but with less pain.
Eventually, every surface that can display a message will be appropriated for
advertising. A backlash is inevitable. Perhaps people will pay a premium lo live
in advertising-free zones.
, People get very nervous when they see the line blurring between advertising
and other forms o f content; they think advertising is some kind o f infection that
Í pollutes the purity o f art, ruins objectivity and distracts from the pleasure of
•entertainment. Yet this is missing the point. Surely consumers are smart and
perfectly aware when they're being sold: something; surely people who go to
• company websites are happy to find worthwhile information there and are
i capable of distinguishing between a commercial message and an editorial one?
Art and journalism, until they became pretentious in the late 20th century, always
relied on direct subsidy from private sources. Don't think for a minute that
commercial interests didn't enter into it. The genuinely disturbing aspect o f the
ubiquity of advertising is that it has begun to supplant what was formally civic. Even
the parks are gradually being renamed after corporations. The venerable Boston
Garden was replaced not so long ago by the Fleet Centre: a city erased, its role
played by a bank. A little town in the Pacific Northwest just renamed itself after a
dotcom company in return for a generous donation. I won't mention the name here,
■since I figure advertising should be paid for. That's when advertising has gone too
far: when it's become something we are, rather than something we see.
1. According to the writer, the greatest difference about TV audiences in 2020 is
that they will
A. require spectacular special effects to be persuaded to purchase anything.
B. have the right to choose the kind of commercials they wish to receive,
c . be exposed to different mediums of advertising than are common today.
D. appreciate certain programmes to a lesser<extent than current audiences.
2. In paragraph 2, 'om nipresent' is closest in meaning to
A. present everywhere B. chosen c . definite D. popular
3. The writer suggests that over the next couple o f decades, viewers will probably
A. be unaware o f the effect that advertising has on them.
B. fail to realise how advertisers are promoting products,
c . resent the lack o f privacy they have in their own homes.
D. feel pressurised to consume more disposable pfoducts.
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4. In paragraph 3, 'nifty' is closest in meaning to
A.unacceptable B. unfair c . common D. stylish
5. In paragraph 3, what does the writer feel about the consumer being
'predictably m an ip u lated 1? .
A. He condemns it as a form o f deception.
B. He states that consumers will appreciate the precision of this approach,
c . He suggests that this is a cost-effective approach for the consumer.
D. He believes people will be indignant at the removal o f choice.
6'. What does the writer state aboutthe future of advertising outlets?
A. Current outlets will no longer be used for promotional purposes.
B. Advertisements will take on a globally similar style and approach.
c . Advertising will overtake the importance of artistic value in music channels.
D. The high-level of outlets will result in some people turning against advertising
7. In paragraph 4, what does the writer imply when mentioning 'A backlash'?
À. A change B. A disapproval
c . A negative reaction D. A support
8. In paragraph 5, the writer warns that
A. advertising has turned what belonged to the public into commercial enterprise.
B. some consumers are not able to discriminate between truth and subjectivity,
c . journalists have always regarded their readers as kinds o f consumers.
D. people should be more wary about the invasion of advertising into art.
y, In writing this article, the writer's aim is to
A. highlight which consumers will be most vulnerable.
B. dispel unnecessary fear about the impact of advertising.
c . warn people against becoming part o f an advertising culture.
D. discredit certain companies and expose their tactics.
10. Which sentence in paragraph 5 shows the writer's true feelings about the
advertising culture?
A. Line 2 - 3 B. Line 4 - 6
c . Line 9 - 10 D. Line 1 4 - 15
VI. C L O Z E TE ST 1
Read the text below and dccidc which answer (A, B, c or D) best fits each gap.
Although the earth was formed about 4,500 million years ago, human beings
have inhabited it for less than half a million years. Within this time, population
has increased hugely and people have had a vast impact upon the earth. They
have long been able to (1).....the forces of nature to use. Now, with modern
technology, they have the power to alter the balance of life on earth.
Reports back from the first astronauts helped dispel the dangerous (2)....that
the world had noboundaries and had limitless resources. Moreover,ecologists
have shown that all forms o f life on earth are interconnected, so it (3).... that all
human activity has an effect on the natural environment.
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In recent vears, people have been putting the environment under stress. As a
result, certain (4).... materials such as timber, water and minerals are beginning
to (5).... short. Pollution and the (6)...... of waste are already critical issues, and
the (7).... o f the environment is fast becoming the most pressing problem ( 8)......
us all. The way we respond to the challenge will have a profound cffcct on the
earth and its life support (9)......
However, despite all these threats there are (10)..... signs. Over the past few
decades, the growth in population has been more than matched by food
production, indicating that we should be able to feed ourselves for some time yet.
]. A. put B. make , c. place D. stand
2. A. judgement B. notion c. reflection D. concept
3. A. results B. follows c. compiles D. develops
4. A. raw B. coarse c. crude D. rough
5 . A. turn B. come c. go D. run
6. A. disposal B. displacement c. dismissal D. disposition
7. A. state B. situation <c. case D. circumstance
' 8. A. encountering B. opposing : c. meeting D. confronting
9. A. projects B. systems c. methods D. routines
10. A. stimulating B. welcoming c. satisfying D. reassuring
CLOZE TEST 2:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c , or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were considered to be one o f the Seven
Wonders o f the (1) ......................... World. They are believed to have been built
by King Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth century BC as a present for his wife, Amytis.
The gardens were ( 2 ) .............................in layers - one on top o f the other, much
like a modern multi-storey car (3) .............. ............, although a lot more (4)
......................... to look at. Each layer was alarge terrace filled with tropical
flowers, plants and trees. The large (5) ................... of water which these
plants.required was ( 6) ............ from the river Euphrates nearby, it is said-
that Nebuchadnezzar and his wife would sit in the (7) ......................... o f the
gardens and look down on the city o f Babylon below.
The gardens’ fame quickly ( 8) ..............f...... and travelers would come
from far and wide to admire them. Even thousands o f years ago, people used to
'go ( 9 ) ................... .....! The eity o f Babylon itself was also famous throughout the
whole world for its beautiful buildings, huge tiled walls and magnificent gates
made of brass.
Sadly, nothing (10) ......................... today o f the beautiful hanging gardens,
and the city o f Babylon lies in ruins in what is modern-day Iraq.
1. A. Ancient B. Antique c. Historical D. Traditional
2. A. constructed B. assembled c . collected D. invented
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3 . A. garage B. stop c. station D. park
4. A. good-looking B. handsome c. attractive D. adorable
5. A. total B. amount c. sum D. number
6 . A. dragged B. pulled c. pushed D. pumped
7. A. shade B. shadow c. gloom D. glow
8. A. distributed B. spread c. extended D. moved
9. A. glimpsing . B. staring c. glancing D. sightseeing
10. A. waits B. stays c. remains D. continues
B. WRITTEN TEST
1. OPEN CLOZE TEST
OPEN CLOZE TEST 1
only one word in each space.
THE FIRST CARTOONS
The technique of telling a story through a (1)...................... o f pictures, though
associated with modern cartoons, was in fact in use about 500 years ago. Some
wonderful examples o f these early cartoons can now be seen at an exhibition in
London, all o f (2)............... were produced to order for wealthy clients.
(3)...................... makes this art form so interesting is that it flourished in one
small part of Europe - Flanders, today a region o f northern Belgium - (4).......... ...........
to die out as printing was developed.
Many of the tiny pictures were (5)...................... larger than a postage stamp.
They were painted by hand in books about the size o f a modern paperback. The
artists, whose skills were (6) ................ ..... by high salaries, worked slowly, and
the buyers sometimes had to wait years for the work to be completed. In the
(7)......... . o f one four-volume example, the buyer waited for more than a decade.
(8).......................the majority of these cartoons depict religious stories, other
subjects are illustrated, too. Episodes from history were popular, as were fairy
tales. And yet the artists had a visual style that seems oddly modern. They made
(9).............. ....... use o f perspective and techniques familiar to us today from
films, such as following a long ( 10 )...................... with a dramatic close-up.
OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
It is not difficult to ( 1 ) ....................... an unknown anirpal. Spend a day in the
tropical forests of South America, turning over logs, looking beneath bark,
sitting through the moist litter of leaves, followed by an evening shining a
mercury lamp on a white screen, and one way and another you will (2 )
........................hundreds of different kinds o f small creatures. Moths, caterpillars,
spiders, long-nosed bugs, luminous beetles, harmless butterflies (3) ...................
as wasps, wasps shaped like ants, sticks that walk, leaves that open wings and fly
- t h e variety will be ( 4 ) ............... and one of these creatures will almost certainly
be underscribed by science. The difficulty will be to find (5) .......... . who
know enough about the groups concerned to be able to single out the new one.
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No one can say ( 6) ........................... how many species of animals there are in
these greenhouse-humid dimly lit jungles. They c o n t a i n the (7) ........................
and the most varied assemblage o f animal and plant life to be found anywhere on
earth. Not only are there many categories of creatures - monkeys, rodents,
spiders, hummingbirds, butterflies, but most of those types ( 8) ........................ in
many different (9) .......................... There are over forty different species of
parrot, over seventy different monkeys, three hundred hummingbirds and tens of
thousands o f butterflies. If you are not careful, you can even be ( 1 0 ) ....................
by a hundred different kinds of mosquito.
2. WORD FORMS
A. Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
1 . He threw his b a g s ...............:................on the floor. (CEREMONY)
2. As the climate cools gradually, almost ........................... ..., with every few
metres o f altitude gained, so the full diversity o f fauna and flora is revealed in
all its spIendour.(PERCEPTION)
3. Although he read them time and time 'again, he could not understand these
..............................of this economic policies' (INTRICATE)
4. It's true that ............................ originates from the Orient, (REFLEX)
5. Owing to the intrusion into the footwear market o f modern-style trainers,
many o f us have fallen arches ọ r ............. ..............*toes. (SHAPE)
6. Millions o f people like ........... and property owners depend onthe
tourist industry for their livelihood. (HOTEL)
7. According to recent studies, the methods that couples use to settle their
differences are crucial to the success o f the..................................................(OUT )
8. The couple should discuss the specific problem indetail,taking care not to
rake up o l d .................................... (GRIEVE )
9. His book was appreciated for the detailed description o f ...... .....................
characteristics o f herbs. (THERAPY)
[0. It is v e r y .................................. to wear charity bracelets these days. (TREND)
B. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in the blanks. (10ms)
sensual honest poetry know suspect

face loathe voluntary character sly
Most snap judgements about people are formed on the basis o f their (1).........
features. The eyes, regarded as clues to one's true character, are said
(2 ).................. to-be the windows of the soul: closely positioned, they imply
(3)................... ; set wide apart they suggest (4)......................and directness. Thin
mouths are equated with meanness and full mouths with (5)...."...............
Unconsciously, we make such instant judgements and they are made about us.
There is no hiding place for the face. Always exposed and vulnerable, it
(6)......... expresses happiness, desire and joy, anger, fear, shame and (7)............
Precisely for that re a so n , a m a s k e d face e v o k e s fear a n d ho rror: o n c e someone's
distinguishing ( 8)...................are hidden, wc cannot read or recognise the person
and fear of the (9).......;.......... immediately arouses (10)....................
3. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
There are ten mistakes in the passage. Detect and correct them.
YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE NET!
Over the last few years, the use o f the Internet increases dramatically in French
schools, offices and homes and this irend continues to grow up. That could have
imagined, even in the last decade, that we would be able to contact with our
friends, colleagues and clients around the world simply to the click of a mouse-
and a modem? There's no doubt, like any invention, that the Internet can use for
good or bad but it's here to stay and has revolutionized the way we communicate.
In the world of business, no corporation can be competitive if it has the access
to the Internet. It's become essential to advertise your product and serve in this
way and an increased number of companies are using this opportunity to reach a
greater number of potential consumers, indeed, the bigger the web site, the more.
professional the company seems to be.
Similar in education, the opportunities that the Internet can provide us are
vast. More and more students are relying on the Internet for their researches; for
instance, a physics graduation in Paris can download inform ation, from a
university library in the States in minutes. From the latest research iirscientific
and linguistic fields to new theories in psychology and history; all this may be
published on the world-wide web. Children, students and professionals will be
able to log and explore the world as they have never done before!
4 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the sentence with the given word or the given beginning so that the
new sentence has the same tncamng as the previous one.
1. I have only had to have .this car repaired once.
On o n ly ........., . :t. ...................... ...............................................................................
2 . 1 hope it’s not inconvenient for me to phone you so late.
I hope I'm n o t ...... ........................................................ ....... :..................
3. We only came to this restaurant because you insisted that we did so.
It w a s .......................... .................. ................................ .........................................
4.They coped as well as they could in a difficult situation.
G iven........................................................... that they could.
5 .1 don’t give up this job right away because I can’t find.a better job now. (hat)
I would give u p ......................................................... .......................... .......
6. This sum o f money will make him keep our secret, (tongue)
We will g e t ................ ........................ .......................... ........................with this
sum of money
7 .1 won't change my mind about this whatever happens.
C o m e............................................... .............. .................................... ...............
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g O u r lim ite d b u d g e t m e a n t v e r y fe w re a l c h a n e c s w e r e p o s s ib le , ( s c o p e )
»' Our limited budget left......................... ...................................changcs.
1 9 You need to keep an eye onthechildren at all times if you take them out.
(sight)
You mustn't le t.............................................................if you take them out.
10. The total amount was lessthan thecharity had hoped to raise, (fell)
The total amount....................................................the charity had hoped to raise.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYẾN HỪNG VƯƠNG - GIA LAĨ____

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. PHONOLOGY
Ị others.
1 . A. Illinois B. viscount c . bourgeois D. Persian
■2\ A, plague B. argue 'C. tongue D. dialogue
3. A. island B. aisle c . conserve D. debris
1 4. A. absinthe B. soothe c . loathe D. wreathe
5. A. sanctuary B. casino c . canary D. canon
I Choose the word which is stressed differently from thè other three.
I 6. A. triathlon B. maidservant c . pragmatic D. precarious
7. A. mischievous B. algorithm c . calligraphy D. heliograph
8. A. retrovirus B. indestructible c . advantageous D. abnormality
1 9. A. gasometer B. agriculture c . nostalgic D. enthronement
1.0. A. monetary B. paralysis c . protagonist D. analogous
2 WORD CHOICE
f 1. Stephen really lost his J ____when his dental appointment was cancelled yet
again.
A. head B. voice/ c . calm D. rag
2. Don’t take it a s ____ that you'll be promoted in your job; other colleagues
stand a good chance too.
A. fixed B. standard c . read D. word
3. The weekend is over, so tomorrow morning it's back to the_____ .
A. grind B. labor c . drudgery D. toil
4. Looking after a house, four children, a lazy husband and two dogs is real _____.
A. labor B. drudgery c . toil D. grind
5. The experimental play was only a ____success, which disappointed the playwright.
A. local B. qualified c . reserved D. cautious
6. It takes time to get a financial system up and__ after the introduction o f a
new currency.
A. walking B. proceeding c. running', : D. going
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7. The professor's_________theory is that singing preceded speech.
A. fancied B. fond c . pet D. preferable
8 . If he tries t o ignorance as his excuse, just tell him we've got a copy of
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the authorization with his signature on it.
A. defend B. plead c . pretend D. protest
9. We were working overtime to cope with a sudden _____ in demand. /
A. boost B. impetus c . surge D. thrust
10. The confidence trickster the old lady out of her life savings.
A. deceived, B. misled c . robbed D. swindled ■
3. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
1. Created by the dissolution o f limestone, the underground cave system ____
Mammoth Cave is noted for its stalactites and stalagmites.
A. is known as B. it is known to be
c . known as D. to be known
2. In the northern and central parts of the states o f Idaho_____ and churning rivers.
A. majestic mountains are found B. found majestic mountains
c . are found majestic mountains D. finding majestic mountains
3. The film Lawrence o f Arabia is three hours and forty-one minutes long, one
minute___ _ Gone with the Wind.
A. in length like B. long is c . is longer than D. longer than is
4. The surrealistic movement in art in the 1920s and 1930s placed is pictured
in the unconscious and often incorporated dreamlike images.
A. to emphasize it B. an emphasis on it
c . emphasize what D. an emphasis on what
5. The genus Equus became extinct in North America during the glacial period,
and it was not reintroduced until_________________________by the Spaniards.
A brought there B. was brought there
c . bringing it there D. it brought there
6 . Most radioactive elements occur in igneous and metamorphic_____ fossils
occur in sedimentary rocks.
A. rocks, nearly all B. rocks, but nearly all
c . rocks, nearly all are D. rocks, which nearly all are
7. In the seventeenth century, North America was vast and unconquered,_____
only at great cost.
A. it promised riches but yielded its bounty
B. promising riches but yielding its bounty
G. by promising riches but by yielding its bounty
D, its riches were promised but its bounty yielded
8 . I don't think it would be wise to try to make Max change his mind about
divorcing Barbara. Well, in his place I_____ her at all.
A would never have married B. needn't have married
c . would never marry D. must never have married
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9 Nobody could have predicted that the show would arouse so much interest and
that over two hundred people___________________________________away.
A. would have turned B. would turn
I c . had been turned D. would have to be turned
:|0. _____business managers plan the tasks that their employees are to carry out.
A, It is the organizing process B. They process the organizing
c . While the organizing process D. Through the organizing process
4 . PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS /

Í.Ị. He______ a big fortune when he was young, so he didn't have to work hard.
A. came into B. came up c . came across D. came round
-2. Are you taking_____ all o f these phrasal verbs?
A. for B. down c . off D. in
3 . The medicine takes one hour to___
A. bear with B. kick in c . make out D. get by
4. Have you_____ with your homework yet?
A. gotten through B. taken over
c . thought up D. checked over
5. Jennifer_____ the invitation to join us for dinner.
A. called on B. come out c , got out-of D. passed on
6. If he's clumsy, he can bump_____ the desk.
A. by B. over c . into D. through
7. We can put you for a few days if you have nowhere else to live.
A. on B. out ,, c . up D. off
8. Mary was astonished that she was_____ for the counselor's position.
A. got by B. turned down c . caught on D. come to
9. After running up the stairs, I was_____ breath.
A. without B. out of c . no D. away from
10. She nearly lost her own life_____ attempting to save the child from drowning.
A. with B. for , c . at D. in
5. READING COMPREHENSION
Reading passage 1:
THE BODY CLOCK
Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less
tired than flying to London to New York? The answer may be a clear case of
biology, not being able to keep up with technology.
Deep inside the brain there is a "clock" that governs every aspect o f the body's
functioning : sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood,
hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all o f these
functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadiah clock.
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This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m
and again between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural
responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon.
One o f the major causes of the travelers' m alady known as jet lag is the non-
alignment of a person's internal body clock with clocks in the external world.
Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to
adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more
complcx, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep 01-
wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts
at a different pâce. Your digestion may be on a different schedule, altogether.
Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to
extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to
shrink our day.
That is why travelling in westward direction is more body-clock friendly than
flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was
associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights.
When flying west, you are "extending" your day, thus, travelling in the natural
direction o f your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve "shrinking" or reducing
your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock's natural tendency.
One o f the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes
disrupted. There are many reasons for this: changing time zones and schedules,
changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is
programmed to be awake, disruptions o f the internal circadian clock and working
longer hours. ’
Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well.
Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75%,
memory by 20% and communication by 30%.
It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane,
supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination's schedule as soon as you
arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust
to a new time zone.
1. The main function of the body clock is to_____ .
A. help us sleep B. help us adapt toa 24-hour cycle
c . regulate the body's functions D. govern all the body'sresponses
2. The word " It" in paragraph 2 refers to ___
A. the programme B. the body clock
c . the function B. the brain
3. Jet lag_____ . .
A. makes our body clock operate badly B. causes our body clock to change
c . extends the hours o f our body clock D. upsets our body’s rhythms
4. The word ‘m alady” in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to_____ .
A. feeling B. bore c . illness D. thought
5, The direction you fly in_____.
A. extends or shrinks your body clock B. alters your body's natural rhythms
g.- ị c . helps the degree of jet lag D. affects the degree of let lag
I 6. According to the article,_____ .
A. je t lag can affect different abilities differently
B. flying seriously affects your judgment and decision-making
c . travelers complain about the negative effects o f flying
D. various factors stop us sleeping when we fly
On the subject of avoiding jet lag, the article____ J_.
A. suggests changing the time on your watch
B. proposes gradually adjusting your body clock
c . says there is nothing you can do
D. makes no suggestions
8. According to the author, which of the following reasons disrupt travelers' sleep?
A. Travelers try to sleep between 3-5 p.m.
B. Travelers'attention is reduced by 75 percent,
c . Travelers fly in the natural direction of their internal clock.
D. The traveler's internal clock has to adjust to patterns of light and activity.
9. It can be inferred from the passage that_____.
A. there are more travelers in westward flights than in eastward ones
B. westward travelers become friendlier than eastward ones
c . travelers have to spend more money flying westward than eastward
D. travelers do not sleep as well in eastward flights as in westward one
10. The word “ fatigue” in paragraph 10 is closet in meaning to_____ .
i< A. exhaustion B. obsession C; frustration D. sleeplessness
8 READING PASSA GE 2:
Before man had flown in space, it was thought that his physical and mental
capabilities might be affected by long periods of weightlessness, and that he
might be endangered by high levels o f radiation- Yuri Gagarin's first space flight
in April 1961 showed that man .could live in space and although this journey
only lasted for 108 minutes, it gave encouragement to those interested in the
future o f manned space flight. In fact, most o f the early fears about man's health
in space have proved groundless, and although several odd medicaLeffects have
been observed, none has seriously affected mart's ability for useful work. All
astronauts undergo strenuous training to prepare them for the experience of
space flight but, despite this, most astronauts suffer from space sickness, soon
wears off, and there appears to be no medical reason why man cannot live in
space for long periods of time. A constant check is kept on the health of all
astronauts during their mission. Small medical detectors which monitor their
heartbeats, pulse rates, breathing and temperatures are taped to their bodies.
All food eaten in space so far has been prepared on Earth. The alternative
possibilities o f making food from waste products or growing it in space nave
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received little serious consideration. The first space foods were simply bab'
foods. In the first American space flights, astronauts ate natural foods in dried
bite-sized squares or in a form that could be mixed with cold water and squeezed
into the mouth. The squares were coated to prevent them from breaking up into
small pieces, and their corners were rounded to prevent them cutting th»
astronauts' mouths. Later astronauts ate "sticky" foods with a spoon, and hot as
well as cold water was available for making up the dried meals. These two
developments have made eating in space much more pleasant.
1. The word "strenuous" is closest in meaning t o _______ .
A. careful B. serious c . laborious D. hardly
2. How is the health of human beings affected in space?
A. The effects can be unpleasant but harmless.
B. Longer space flights are more dangerous to health,
c . Space sickness lasts throughout the flight.
D. There is a slight risk of heart problems.
3. How has space food improved since the first space flights?
A. The food is rrow produced in bite-sized squares.
B. There is a greater variety o f foods available,
c . Baby food has been cut from the diet.
D. Some normal food is now available.
4. All of the following sentences are true EXCEPT______ .
A. Man's health in space is not unsolvable problem ..
B. Before flying into space, all astronauts had to practice very hard.
c . Gagarin's flight encouraged people who were interested in the future of
manned space flight.
D. M ost astronauts suffer from space sickness during their flights.
5. Before Yuri Gagarin's first space flight,_____________ .
A. it showed that man's health was not affected by weightlessness
B. he was afraid of being endangered by high levels o f radiation
c . he thought that man couldn't live in space for long periods o f time
D. man thought that his physical and mental capabilities might be affected by
many factors that were not present on earth -
6 . For many astronauts, space sickness_____ .
A. appears at the first stage o f their flights
B. has no effect at all
; c. affects their health seriously
D. has been considered a part of their flights
7. What do we learn of early space food?
A. It was eaten cold.
B. It was inconvenient because it dissolved,
c . It was surprisingly tasty.
D, The edges cut the astronauts’ mouths.
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8. The word "w ears o f f ’ is closest in meaning to_______ .
A. disappear B. put off c . come up D. appear
9. Astronauts' health is constantly checked b y __________ .
H A. some medical devices B. some modern machines
c . a small monitor D. a medical specialist
10. Yuri Gagarin's first space flight showed______ _ .
A. all the scientific equipment worked well
B. human beings could survive well in space
c . astronauts would not suffer from space sickness
D. scientists could develop weapons in space
6. GUIDED C L O Z E TEST
Passage A : Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Human beings have a strong need to put their experiences and problems into
words. That is why everyone (1) a "friendly ear" - someone who is
(2 )______ to listen to their troubles and joys. But few people ( 3 ) ______ what a
complex skill listening is. To be a good listener requires great powers of
concentration, which can only be gained through practice.
There are two reasons why listening is often such hard ( 4 ) ______ . The first
is simply that people much prefer to speak. How often have you missed what
someone has said because you were thinking about jwhat you were going to say
( 5 ) ______ ? The second reason is that people speak too slowly. The average
speed is about 125 words per minute, (6) ______ is not fast enough for the human
brains. It ( 7 ) ______ too much time for the concentration to fail, as the brain tries
to keep itself busy with other, irrelevant thoughts.
Next time you are in a listening ( 8) _______ , try to predict what the speaker is
going to say. Ask yourself questions about what is being said, and (9)______ if
the speaker answers them. Finally, make quick summaries in your head o f the
main points that have been made. All of these things will ( 1 0 )______ you to
concentrate and make you a better a. listener.
1. A. approves B. attracts c. appreciates D. applauds
2. A. capable B. willing c. agreed D. wanting
3. A. realize B. relate c. believe D. detect
4. A. task B. work c. act D. job
5. A. in turn B. in reply c. through answer D. by report
6. A. this B .that c. which D. what
7. A. makes B. allows c. lets D. admits
8. A. atmosphere B. situation - c. circumstance D. station
9. A. see B. watch c. look D. tell
10 . A. serve B. give c. help D. aid
Passage B : Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
He was once a textile designer for a leading fashion house, but these days
Andrew Ruffhead turns seaside rubbish into art. Andrew is what is sometimes
(1)_____ a beachcomber. He goes out gathering rụbbish on his local beach,
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where all sorts of interesting things are (2) _ _ J j p . He later uses these as the
( 3 ) ______ materials for his artwork, mostly sculptures and collages in the shape
of fish, like tuna, and crustaceans, ( 4 ) _____ crabs and lobsters. Andrews's eye
catching work, which looks equally good in kitchens, bathrooms and gardens
has been a great success with seaside fans all over the globe, with his funky fish
drifting as (5) ■ afield as Greece and Cape Cod in New England.
(6 ) as Andrew can tell you which beach the materials from each
sculpture came from, he is also ( 7 ) ____ to know where his work will be
hung. It is this interaction with the public that he particularly enjoys. Open to the
public by ( 8) his small informal studio also (9) ■ him ’
opportunity to get direct ( 10 ) from his customers.
1. A. named B. known c. entitled D. called
2. A. thrown B. washed c. dumped D .tossed
3. A. natural B. crude c. plain D. raw
4. A. such as B. for instance c. for example D much as
5. A. distance B. long ■ c. far D. remote
6. A. Indeed B. Quite c. Rather D. Just
7. A. desire B. fond c. keen D. wish
8. A. schedule B. appointment c. timetable D. booking
9. A. provides B. gains c. gives D. produces
10. A. review B. feedback c. opinion D. report -
II. WRITTEN TEST

1. OPEN CLOZE TEST
CLOZE TEST 1: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits
each space. Use only ONE WORD for each space.
The universal fantasy about being a rock star, at least the tame part, goes
something like this: you make wildly popular new music, see ( 1 ) ______ likeness
splashed across magazine covers, and worry occasionally (2 )_____ _ becoming
old. But according to a new list o f the fifty top-earning pop stars, old rock stars.
are enjoying the (3)______ success. Half the top ten earners are older than fifty,
and two are (4)______ sixty. Only one act has members under thirty.
The annual list reverses the common perception (5)______ pop music. Not
only is it not the province o f youth, it's also (6) the province o f CD sales,
hit songs and music videos. While young stars (7)______ 'their turn on the charts,
which rank popular artists, songs and albums, the real pop pantheon, ( 8)______
seems, is an older group, no (9)______ producing new hits, but re-enacting
songs that are older than many of today's pop idols.
“This always (10)_____ as a shock to fans,” said Joe Levy o f Rolling Stone
magazine. “The biggest-selling artists aren't the ones who make the most money.
Cloze test 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only ONE WORD for each space.
This year's World Book Day (WBD), which is taking place on March 2, hopes
to encourage everyone, and especially children, to discover the joy o f reading.
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Schools and libraries are Retting involved, with a packed schedule of events
designed ( 1 )______ bring books to life. (2 )______ will be writers popping
(3) ______ schools to read from their books and answer questions, and story
telling events. Children will also be able to take (4)______ in readings (5)______
that they really have a chance to engage with the books.
(6)______a further incentive to pick up a book, WBD has joined forces with
National Book Tokens to offer Schoolchildren a free £1 book token. The token
Ì can be put (7)______ the cost o f any book or audio book ( 8)_______ their choice,
or used to buy one of the six WBD £1 books. These books have been specially
chosen (9)______ o f their appeal to different age groups.
As (10)______ as hoping to encourage children to catch the reading bug,
; WBD also hopes to get reluctant adults hooked on books. So, for the first
time, World Book Day will also an have adult focus, with the launch o f Quick
Reads, a selection o f short, fast-paced stories by well-known authors. The first
set of Quick Reads will be published on World Book Daỵ. with a further
collection o f books being released later in the summer.
2. WORD FORMS
Part 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. The private school feared losing it s ______ with the state's university system.
(credit)
2.„ It was found that some aromas made people feel drowsy, others made them
feel______ . (lift)
3. The workers who w e re ______ during the recession badly need help from the .
government, (size)
4. That the child behaved______ made the couple happy, (dear)
5. His performance in the match today______ his reputation as a great player, (lie)
6. So________ was her passion for coin collecting that it wouldn't run in her blood.'
(live)
7. That the referee _ such a spectacular goal met with public opposition, (allow)
8. The candidate made a ( n ) ______ speech that incensed all Iftpse who heard it.
(flame)
9 . _____ beautiful, Hue. the former capital of Vietnam, is steeped in history. (Breathe)
10. Even a pilot with_____judgment can be surprised by sudden changes in the
weather, (error)
in the box.
face intensity critique union precede
wish apartheid remind race coalescence
South Africa's first black president and (1)______ icon Nelson Mandela has
died at the age o f 95. Mr. Mandela led South Africa's transition from white -
minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison for his political activities. He
had been receiving (2 ) ___ __ medical care at home for a lung infection after
spending three months in hospital. \
Nelson Mandela's death may, in the short term, unite South Africa in ways
that have never been seen before. The sentiments expressed by ( 3 ) ______ of all
races and backgrounds outside the hospital in Pretoria as he lay ( 4 ) ______ ill for
nearly three months - the wall o f deeply personal messages, the paintings, the
choirs who Game from across the country to sing for Mr. Mandela - were a (5)
______ of his (6) _______ influence. We can clearly expect so much more in the
coming days in this country where the emotional charge is so powerful. This
unity may (7).______ around a determination to push South Africa further down
the road o f ( 8)______ of equality o f opportunity and the eradication o f poverty
all o f them ampng Nelson Mandela's most cherished ambitions for the country
But South Africa is only months away from a general election, 20 years after the
historic one o f 1994. And Nelson Mandela's ANC has been facing (9)_____
levels of criticism, with new parties ( 10) to challenge its hold on power
since the days of apartheid.
1 Let us suppose, that you are in the position o f a parent. Would you allow •
your children read an book they wanted to without first checking their
content? Would you take them to see any film without first finding whether
it is suitable for them? If your answer o f these questions is yes, then you are
5 either extremely permissive, or just plain irresponsible.
If your answer is not, then you arc exercising your right as a parent to
protect your children from what you consider to be desirable influences. In
other words, by acting as a censor yourself, you are admitting that there is a
strong case for censorship.
10 Children need protection and it is the parents' responsibility to provide it.
But what about adults? Aren't they old enough to decide that is good for,
them? The answer is that many adults are, but don't make the mistake of
thinking that all adults are as yourself. Censorship is for the good o f society
as a whole. Highly civilized people might find it possible to live together
without laws o f any kind: they would just rely on good sense to solve their
problems. But imagine what chaotic there would be if we live in a society
without laws! Like the law, censorship contributes to the common good.
Rewrite the following sentences using the words given
1. Immediately after his arrival home a water-heater exploded.
Hardly...... .................................................................................................................
2 . It was only when the body was found that the police believed her.
Not until:....... ...................................................... ....................................................
3. You must never mention this to him.
U nder.................................................... .....................................................................
4. His condition improved so rapidly that he went home four days after the operation.
There..........................................................................................................................
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The performance would never have been a success without the famous actor's
appearance.
Had it not.............................................................................................................
K; I was exasperated when the appointment was cancelled once again.
Imagine..........................................................................................................................
They arrived at their destination alive and kicking. (SOUND)
18: I enjoy being the boss o f a small company. (FISH)
The girl's behavior was incomprehensible to the head teacher. (LOSS)
§0. That United will beat City is a foregone conclusion. (BOUND)
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG - SÓC TRĂNG
Ị MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

§ . PHONOLOGY
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
Jfrom the rest.
11. A. handbag B. landing c. rfeclare D. handkerchief
p . A. magna B. gu«va c. massacre D. caravansary
3. A. peso B. metric c. storyteller D. demonstrate
4. A. houses B. horses c. places D. mouses
5. A. annwity B. ambiguity c. angw/’sh D. circuitous
Choose the word that is stressed differently from the others in the list.
16. A. apostle B. advocate G. panoply D. genocide
•7. A. presidential B. characteristic c . aborigine D. penitentiary
8. A. arithmetic B. chronology c. anthropoid D. Fanatic
9. A. ornamental B. lemonade c . kangaroo D. nevertheless
fio. A. infamous B. marigold c. newspaper D. inertia
|ll. WORD CHOICE
| Choose the word or phrase (A, B, c , or D) which J?est completes each sentence.
1. Your son has the .......... of a fine musician.
A. beginnings B. makings c . looks D. talents
- 2. In the ............. climate, it is difficult to anticipate what the political reaction
will be.
A. current B. topical c . contemporary D. actual
3. People expect their representatives on the council to be ready and willing
to ........... ......the important local issues.
A. address B. target c . hit D. criticise
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4. The children have su c h .......... appetites that I have to cook them double portions
A. devouring B. delicious c . voracious D. omnivorous
5. He found that the test was child's..............
A. play B. games c . matches D. delight
6. Although they had suffered heavy losses, the commander refused to.......... defeat.
A. grant B. assent c . concede D. acquiesce
7. Her ability, ............. with a determination to succeed, should make her very
successful.
A. connected B. coupled c . joined D. related
8. The troops were positioned i n ............. for action.
A. anticipation B. alert c . standby D. readiness
9. Householders were told not to use hose-pipes as a(n) ..............against a serious
water shortage.
A. preparation B. precaution c . attempt D. provision
10. If you wait a moment, there will be another.................. o f loaves, fresh from
the oven.
A. collection B. bunch c . batch D. bundle
III. STRU CTU RE AND G R A M M A R
1 to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number o f ways.
A. Although is invisible B. Even though it invisible
c . Despite invisible D. Although invisible
2 . ................known as “ Stonehenge” has never been determined. •
A. The stone circle B. There is the stone circle
c . Who built the stone circle D. That stone circle
3.Feathers are formed fi,om keratin, which is the same horny substance
............. and our own nails.
A. a reptile’s scales are formed B. a reptile’s scales forms
c . forms a reptile’s scales D. that forms a reptile’s scales
4. “The inflation rate in Greece is five times.............. my country,” he said.
A. as much as B. as high as that in
c . more than D. as many as that in
5. Excessive logging o f forests in the past century has resulted in............................
A. that is known as deforestation '
B. what becomes known as deforestation
c . which it is known as deforestation
D. knowing this as deforestation
6 . ..... ......... I’d like to help you out, I’m afraid I just haven’t got any spare
money at the moment.
A. Even B. Despite c . Try as D. Much as
7. H e _______ to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead.
A. should have gone B. must have gone
c . couldn’t go D. didn’t have to go
8. I _________ happy to see him, but I didn’t have time.
A. will be B. would be c . will have been D. would have been
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9 . _________, w e tried ou r best to com p le te it.
A. Despite the homework was difficult
B. Difficult as the homework was
c . Thanks to the difficult homework
D. As though the homework was difficult
10. No matter_________ , Mozart was an accomplished composer while still a child.
A. how it remarkable seems B. how it seems remarkable
c . how seems it remarkable D.how remarkable it seems
1. The pavement cafes have suddenly sprouted........... ....... all over the town.
A. up B. out c . in D. over
2 . the crowd started shouting and protesting but the protests soon petered
............. when they saw the armed police.
A. down B. up c . over D. out
3. Jack intends to wind................. his business.
A. over ' B. down , c . up D. back
4. The share price fell steadily last year but has now bottomed........................
A. over B. in c . out D. back
5. I listen................for you car and come down to the street so you don’t have to park.
A. to B. in c . out D. away
6. The noise of a plane passing overhead drowned............. ..... the radio and I
missed the news.
A. away B. over c . out D. back
7. Could you make..................the cheque to 'A. Wilkins', please?
A. for B. up c . out D. off
8. You've got me by saying I’ve got ink on my face before. I'm not going to
fa ll.............. that old trick again
A. for B.out c . over D. off
9. Apparently one p e rso n _____ ten now attends a university in this country
A of B over c in D from
10. We flicked............... a few magazines while we waited in the doctor's waiting
room /
A. through B on ' C at D over
V. REA D ING CO M PR EH EN SIO N
1. Reading 1: Read the following passage an^ choose the best answer
A useful definition o f an air pollutant is a compound added directly or
indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such quantities as to affcct
humans, animals vegetations, or materials, adversely. Air pollution
Line requires a very flexible definitionthat permits continuous change. When the
(5) first air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth
century, air pollutantswere limited to compounds that could be seen or
smelled-a far cry from the extensive list o f harmful substances Known
today. As technology has developed and knowledge o f the health aspects
of various chemicals has increased, the list o f air pollutants has lengthened.
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(10) In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under
certain conditions.
monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in nature. As the Earth
developed, the concentrations of these pollutants were altered by various
(15) chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycle.
These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to
move from the air to the water or soil on a global basis, nature's output of
these compounds dwarfs that resulting form human activities. However
human prơduction usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city.
(20) In this localized regions, human output may be dominant and may temporarily
overload the natural purification scheme o f the cycle. The result is an
increased concentration of noxious chemicals in the air. The concentrations
at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations
that the pollutants would have in the absence o f human activities.
(25) The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant;
in fact the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an
increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally
in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health effects at 0.08
II parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon
monoxide, however, ahs a natural level o f 0.1 ppm and is not usually a
pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm.
A. The economic impact of air pollution
B. What constitutes an air pollutant
c . How much harm air pollutants can cause
D. The effects o f compounds added to the atmosphere
2. The word "adversely" in line 3 is closest in meaning to
3. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that
A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas
i| B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled
c . the definition of air pollution will continue to change
Ị D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities ,
4. The word "altered" in line 14 is closest in meaning to
A. eliminated B. caused c . slowed D. changed
5. Natural pollutants can play an important role in controlling air pollution for
which o f the following reasons?
B. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants,
c . They are less harmful to living beings than are other pollutants.
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6. According to the passage, which of the following is true about human
generated air pollution in localized regions?
A. It can be dwarfed by nature's output o f pollutants in the localized region.
B. It can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants.
: c . It will damage areas outside o f the localized regions.
I D. It will react harmfully with naturally occurring pollutants.
7. The word "noxious" in line 22 is closest in meaning to
* A. harmful B. noticeable c . extensive D. weak
8. According to the passage, the numerical valued d f the concentration level of a
substance is only useful if
A. the other substances in the area are known
B. it is in a localized area
c . the naturally occurring level is also known
D. it can be calculated quickly
9* The word "detectable" in line 28 is closest in meaning to
A. beneficial B. special c . measurable D. separable
10. Which o f the following is best supported by the passage?
A. To effectively control pollution local government should regularly review
B. One o f the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better
air pollutants.
2. READING 2: Read the following passage and choose the best answer
Researchers in the field o f psychology have found that one o f the best
ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university
to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision
■Line worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual
(5) decisions made by people to theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar
they are. Proponents o f the/ worksheet procedure believe that it will yield
optimal, that is, the best decisions. Although there are several variations ơn
the exact format that worksheets can take, they are all similar in their
essential aspects. 0
'(10) Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and
then listing all possible solutions to the problem. Next, the pertinent
considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the
relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined.
Each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative
(15) importance. A decision is mathematically calculated by adding these
values together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges
as the best decision.
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Since most important problems are multifaceted, there are several
alternatives to choose from, each with unique advantages and disadvantages.
(20) One of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is that
it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can
generally comprehend and remember. On the average, people can keep
about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet can b eespeciallỳ
useful when the decision involves a large number o f variables with
(25) complex relationships. A realistic example for many college students is the
question "What will I do after graduation?" A graduate might seek a
position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or
travel abroad for a year.
A decision-making worksheet begins with a succinct statement o f the
problem that will also help to narrow it. It is important to be clear about the
distinction between long-range and immediate goals because long-range
goals often involve a different decision than short-range ones. Focusing on
long-ranee goals, a graduating student might revise the question above to
"What will I dq after graduation that will lead to a successful career?"
A. A tool to assist in making complex decisions.
B. A comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisions
c . Research on how people make decisions
D. Differences between long-range and short-range decision making
2. The word "essential" in line 9 is closest in meaning to.
A. introductory B. changeable c . beneficial D. fundamental
3. The word "pertinent" in line 11 is closest in meaning to
A. relevant B. preceding c . insightful D. responsive
4. O f th e fo llo w in g ste ps, w h ic h 'O c c u r s b e fo re the o th e rs in m a k in g a decision
worksheet?
A. Listing the consequences of each solution
B Calculating a numerical summary of each solution
c . Deciding which consequences are most important
D. Writing down all possible solutions
5. According to decision-worksheet theory, an optimal decision is defined as one that
A. has the fewest variables to consider
B. uses the most decision worksheets ,
c . has the most points assigned to it
D. is agreed to by the greatest number of people
6 . The author develops the discussion in paragraph I by means of
A. describing a process b ! classifying types o f worksheets
c . providing historical background D. explaining a theory
7. The author states that "On the average,-people can keep about seven ideas in
their minds at once (lines 20 -2 1 ) to explain that
A. most decisions involve seven steps
B. human mental capacity has limitations
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c . so m e p e o p le h a v e d iffic u lty m a k in g m in o r as w ell as m a jo r d e c isio n s
D. people can learn to keep more than seven ideas in their minds with practice
8. The word "succinct" in line 29 is closest in meaning to
A. creative B. satisfactory c . personal D. concise
A. Proponents (line 6) B. Optimal (line 7)
c . Variables (line 20) D. Long-range goals (line 31)
10. The word "revise" in line 33 is closest in meaning to
' A. ask B. explain , c . change D. predict
VI. C L O Z E TEST
CLO ZE T E ST 1
Most ghost stories are (1) ............. in mysterious, old houses or castles. The
ghosts themselves whose (2 ) ............. wander the earth all night, are usually the
victims of some horrible crime. This is not always the case as the following story
(3)........... ••
When my friend, Paul, was a schoolboy, he often used to chat to Mr. Scott, an
elderly gentle man living on his own. Mr. Scott was a keen gardener. He would
always be looking after his lawn or his flowers and Paul was (4) ............. the
habit o f saying a few words to him over the fence.
One summer's evening, as Paul was on his way home from school, he saw, as
( 5 ) ............. , Mr. Scott in his garden. The old man was busy weeding his flower
beds. When he saw Paul, he invited him into the garden with a (6) ............. o f his
hand. Slowly, they strolled all round, admiring the various flowers. Then, to
Paul's surprise, Mr. Scott bent down and picked a (7).............. of his finest dahlias.
"Here bòy," he said. "Give these to your mother.”
No sooner had he arrived home than he ( 8) ............. the flowers to his mother.
He then told her that they were with Mr. Scott's compliments. His mother's face
went red with anger. "You wicked boy!" she shouted. "How ( 9 ) ............. you say
such a thing! 1 ( 10) ............. into his daughter in the supermarket this morning.
She told me that the poor old chap had passed away in his sleep last Friday."
1. A. set B. put c. fixed D. programmed
2. A. bodies B. minds c. spirits D. phantoms
3. A. points B. indicates c. states D.“ shows
4. A. on B. in c. within D. with
5. A. frequent B. common c. often D .usual
6. A. rise B. spread c. wave D .shake
7. A. carton B. bunch c. roll D. packet
8. A. submitted B.turned c. presented D. demonstrated
9. A. should B. dare c. would D. wrong
10. A. bumped B. struck c. rushed' D. knocked
CLOZE TEST 2
Read the following passage and choose the best answers given bellow to fill
in the blanks.
SM ART SHOES
Smart shoes that adjust their size throughout the day could soon be available
A prototype o f such a shoe has already been produced and a commercial ( 1 )
............. may be in production within a few years. The shoe contains sensors that
constantly check the amount o f (2) ............. left in it. If the foot has become too
large, a tiny valve opens and theishoe (3) ............. slightly. The entire control
system is about 5 mm square and is.(4) ..............inside the shoe. This radical shoe
(5 ) a need because the volume of the (6) ..............foot can change by as
much as 8 % during the course of the day. The system is able to learn about the
wearer's feet and ( 7 ) ............. up a picture o f the size o f his or her feet throughout
the day. It will allow the shoes to change in size by up to 8% so that they always
fit exactly. They are obviously more comfortable and less likely to cause blisters.
From an athlete's point of view, they can help improve ( 8) ............. a little, and
that is why the first use for the system is likely to be in a sports shoe. Eventually
this system will find a (9) ............. in other household items, from beds that
automatically change to fit the person sleeping in them, to power tools that ( 10)
.............themselves to the user's hand for better grip. There is no reason why the
system couldn't be adapted for use in hundreds o f consumer commodities
l. A. assortment B. version c. style D. variety
2 . A. room B. gap c. area D. emptiness
3. A. amplifies B. develops c. expands D. increases
4. A .located B. sited c. established D. laid
5. A. detects B. finds c. meets D. faces
6. A. average B. general c. usual D. medium
7. A. build B. pick c. grow D. set
8. A. achievement B. performance c. success D. winning
9. A. function B. part c . way D. place
10 . A .shape B. change c. respond D. convert
II. WRITTEN TEST

1. O PEN C L O Z E T E ST
C LO ZE TE ST 1:
Kill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage.
T IIE STORY O F FIR E
There is a sense in (0) W H ICH the story o f fire is also that o f the Earth itself.
Moreover, if mvths and legends are to be believed, it is also the story o f ourselves.
( 1 ) ......... ....varying degrees, fire has been an environmental presence during
almost the whole span o f terrestrial life. There (2)..................., of course, exist a
time when the Earth did not burn, in order for combustion to (3)...........................
place, both oxygen and plant life are required in sufficient quantities, because
together with heat, these (4).......................up the prerequisites o f fire:
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E v e n o n ( 5 ) ................................ a d istinctive p lan et as ours, th e story o f fire is
special. Fire is unique to Earth and ( 6) ........................... exploitation unique to
humanity. Some o f the components of combustion on other planets have
(7)............ to light during space exploration, but ( 8) . ..........................
other has them all, at (9)............................ not in a context where the explosive
reaction that (10)............................by the name 'fire' can occur. Similarly, while
all species modify their immediate environments, only humans can, within
limits, start and stop fire at will. Some organisms breed, forage or hunt in or
around fires, but it is humans alone who are capable o f kindling it, sustaining it
and spreading it. Only humanity, therefore, can lay claim to the title 'keeper of
the vital flame'.
CLOZE TEST 2
TH E PSYCH O LO GY OF SUCCESS
The need to be challenged. The need to be valued: A desire (1).................
financial independence. These are all powerful motivating factors for young
people, an increasing number o f (2 ) . . . . , . . . . . ............. are setting up their own
businesses and ( 3 ) .....................a success-of it. But (4).......................drives young
entrepreneurs? The industrial society has reseached the views o f 10,000 young
people, aged 12 to 25, on attitudes on (5) ......................... from work to the
family. Its study published under the Society's 2020 vision campaign, found a
number o f factors. The first is the legacy of the bouyant 1980s where people
(6)............................ encouragcd to take risks. The youngest people in our survey
will have only caught the tail end of Thatcher's Britain but will have grown up
watching (7).......elders strike out or their( 8) ...........................A second factor is
the change in the nature o f work - the decline ( 9 ) ................................... long-term
employment prospects and the rise in contract and freelance work. No more jobs
for life. Many, people have realised that the few real advantages of employment
- occupational pensions, sick pay, company cars- are (10).........eroded. They
have seen people around them struggle to adjust to their lives in line with their
changing work circumstances. And they have fẹlt the pain it causes.
2. WORD FORMS
Part 1: Complete the sentenced with the correct forms of the given words
1. My mother wants me to have this photograph.............................. LARGE
2. The policy is................ and so will cost the government a lot o f money.
„ ECONOMY
3. He examed the p a rc e l...................... , as he had no idea what it could be
SUSPECT
4. He always tells lies. His words a r e ................................... f VALUE
5. His boss told him off because he had behaved........... ........... RESPONSIBLE
6 . If you eat too much rich food, you often g e t......................... DIGEST
7. The stain on her dress was........,but Magaret felt uncomfortable about it.
CONSPICUOUS
8 . He was turned down for the job because he i s ............................................
QUALIFY
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9. p resign if you continue t o .....................everything Ĩ say. REGARD
10. Mr Madill started that t h e .................................... against him were unfounded
ALLEGE
PART 2: Supply each gap with the correct form of the word given in the box.
sphere case surprise absorb custom
botany succulent_____ subtle combine bewilder
AƯBERGĨNES
The aubergine or egg-plant has played an important part in oriental cookery
for centuries. It belongs to the family o f plants known as Solanaceae that also
includes the fiery chilli and the deadly nightshade, yet it is a ( 1 ) ..........................
versatile ingredient.
In fact, (2) .................................... , the aubergine is not really a vegetable at all,
but a fruit. It has pale flesh ( 3 ) ............................... in an edible skin, which varies
in colour from ivory through violet to a deep, dark purple. In predominantly
vegetarian southern India, the aubergine is prized for its ( 4 ) .................................... ;
its ready acceptance o f spices and its rapid (5) ............................. . of butter
and oil. In raitas - dishes made from yoghurt - it enlivens the rice and lentils that
provide the (6) ................................... dinner for most o f the population. In China
and Japan, where ( 7 ) ................................... of flavour is valued for its own sake,
it is cut into thin strips and stir-fried in ( 8) .......................... with ginger and chilli.
The first aubergines to arrive in Europe were purple. However, in the u s , the
first aubergines imported from their homeland by Chinese railway workers were
ivory-coloured and (9) .................................... and this is why it also became
known as the egg plant, a cause of ( 10) ............................... among cookery
writers and readers ever since.
Read the following passage carcfully. There are 10 mistakes and you have to
find them out and corrcct them.
line THEME HOLIDAYS IN SCOTLAND
1 If you like to build your holiday round a theme or particular activity,
2 there are many opportunities open for you..The Scottish Tourist Board
3 publishes an excellent brochure, Adventure and Special Interest
4 Holidays in Scotland, containing details of dozeri o f ideas for different
5 holidays together with addresses to contact. Write for a copy to any of
6 their offices. You can, for example, go on an archaeology holiday and be
7 introduced to the many historic sites on the Solway Coast and the Early
8 Christian remains at Whithorn. For creative people, tHere arc ạny
9 number of arts and crafts courses that offer instruction as well, as relaxation.
10 Prices vary, depending on the quality o f teaching and accommodations.
11 Subjects range from painting and music to wood-carving, silver-
12 smithing and stone-cutting. Indoor enthusiasts can choose from a wide
13 range too - from bird watching to camping, from gliding to golf.______
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14 If you've always wanted to see the west coast of Scotland from the
15 sea but haven't got your own boat and prefer an experience hand on the
16 helm, try STA Schooners. They run weeks long voyages in the Tail
17 Ship Malcolm Miller, a 300-ton schooner, and part o f the experience is
18 that you are one o f the crew - a pleasure for which you pay quite a lot.
19 Hebridean Island Cruises offer a variety o f cruises to many o f the most
20 beautiful spots on the western seaboard in the Hebridean Princess, a
21 luxury floated hotel with a crew o f thirty to look after forty passengers.
22 If you're lucky with the weather and cạn afford it, this could be the
23 ideal holiday for you.____ ____ __ ' ___________________.
4. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION ,
Rewrite the following sentences in such a waỵ that its meaning remains unchanged.
1. Most o f the problems arose because there was no leadership on the committee.
It was the ...................... .................................................................................... .......
2 You have to be very patient to work as a primary school teacher these days.
Working as a primary school teacher calls .........................................................
3. The play is so popular that the theatre is likely to be full every night.
S u c h .......................................................................................... .................................
4. I'm always inviting him for a weekend with us but he's always too busy.
No m a tte r............................... ................................. ................................................
5. 'Hurrah! I've passed the first exam!' he exclaimed. 'Congratulations!' I said,
'and good luck with the second.'
He exclaim ed......................... ...................................................................................
6. 1 had no problems at all during my trip to France. (PLAN)
Everything my trip to F rance..................................................................................
7. You have said exactly the right thing. (NAIL)
8. He maintained his position against his adversary. (GROUND)
9. Since she met that boy, she's been thinking only about him. (WRAPPED)
10. My husband will be angry when I tell him/tROOF)
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Đ Á P ÁN ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀlN THốNG 3 0 / 4
LẦN THỨ XXI - NẮM 2 0 1 5
Lflp lũ
A. M U LTIPLE CH O ICE
1. D 2. A 3. c 4. D 5. c 6. c 7. c 8. A 9. D ’ 10. A
11. B 12. A 13.c 14. B 15. B 16. D 17. c 18. D 19. B 20. c
21. B 22. D 23. D 24. c 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. A 29. c 30. D
31. A 32. D 33. B 34. c 35. c 36. D 37. A 38. B 39. B 40. B
41. A 42. c 43. B 44. B 45. A ,46. c 47. D 48. D 49. c 50. D
51. D 52. B 53. B 54. A 55. Đ 56. B 57. c 58. A 59. c 60. B
61. c 62. D 63. c ' 64. B 65. B 66. D 67. A 68. A 69. B 70. c
71. D 72. D 73. c 74. A 75. A 76. D 77. B 78. A 79. B 80. c
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. C LO ZE TE ST
OPEN CLOZE 1
I . on 2 . expression 3. well 4. lies/consists 5. what
6 . traits 7. raises/poses 8 . into 9. hardly 10. Quite
OPEN CLOZE 2
I I , involving 1 2 .it 13. or 14. to 15. driving
16. nerve 17. elderly 18. process 19. which 20 . leads
II. W ORD FO R M A TIO N
PART 1:
I . go-ahead 2 . incapacitated 3. defame 4. officiating
5. preparedness 6 . irrefutable 7. expressionless 8 . patronage
9. maladjusted 10 . self-knowledge
PART 2:
I I . commentators 1 2 . presupposes 13. concept 14. regularized
15. instrumentally 16. substantial 17. fantasy 18. customarily
19. non-tourist 20 . reinforce
III. E R R O R C O R R E C T IO N
Line E rro r Line E rro r
2 as -» such 9 outlay —> layout
4 had been -» has been 12 products —» product
4 their —> its 13 Giving —> To give
7 "is cleverly » is a cleverly ... 14 additive —» additional
8 for (population) -> to (population) 18 diversely —> diverse
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1 . Mr. Foster asked me to write this letter to you.
—> It is at Mr. F oster’s request that I am writing this letter to you.
2. The only thing that prevented the passing o f the bill was the death o f Prime
Minister.
-» Were it not to have been fo r the death o f the Prime Minister, the bill
would have been passed/got through.
3. Jane persuaded the others to agree with her point/of view.
—> Jane brought the others around/round to her point o f view.
4. The inhabitants were far worse-off twenty years ago than they are now.
-» The inhabitants are nowhere near as badly-off as they were twenty years ago.
—> The stadium was designed in such a way (as) to stam p/ rule/iron out
hooliganism.
6. My friend took no notice of my advice. (DEAF)
—» My frien d turned a deaf ear to my advice.
7. Me didn’t think much o f the musical show jjestfcrday. (OPINION)
—> He had a low opinion o f the musical show yesterday.
8. He was finally able to adjust himself to the new working condition. (SWING)
—> He finally got into the swing o f the new working condition.
9. Some airlines cheat people by charging them too much for tickets. (RIP)
-> Some airlines rip people o f f by charging them too much fo r tickets.
10. They believe that the hotel was quite near the beach. (THROW)
—> The hotel is believed to have been ju st a stone’s throw from /away from
the beach.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYẾN LẼ THẢNH TỒNG - QUẢNG NAM

I. PHONOLOGY
1C 2. D 3. A 4. A 5,.D 6. A 7. A 8. c 9. D 10. B
II. WORD CHOICE
l.B 2. c 3. B 4. A 5 .A 6. B 7. B 8. c 9. A 10.D

l.c 2. c 3. B 4. c 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. A .9. B 10. D
l.B 2. c 3. c 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. c 8. B 9. D 10. D
Passage 1 :
1. A 2. D 3. c 4. F 5. E 6. F 7. E 8. B 9. D 10. D
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Passage 2 :
l.B 2. A 3. c 4. E 5. F 6. G 7. B,c 8. B , c 9. A, c 10. B
VI. GUIDED C L O Z E TEST

Passage 1:
l.B 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. c 10. A
Passage 2:
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. c 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. D
B. WRITTEN TEST
Cloze Test I:
1 . maturity 2 . theories 3. blush 4. mere 5. disrupted
6. navigate 7. reproduction 8 . extinction 9. halfway 10 . gear
Cloze Test 2.
1 . reality 2 . route 3. emissions 4. convenience 5. in.
6. public 7. Until ffi.tterminal 9. for 10 . put
II. W O RD FO R M S
Part I :
1. unforgettable 2. unexpectedly 3. out boxed 4. maladjusted 5. neoclassical
6. apolitical 7. hypercritical 8. burdensome 9. objectionable 10. simplistic
Pari 2:
1. parentirỊg/tparenthood 2. unfamiliar 3. youth 4. appreciate
5. o b s e r v a t io n ^ ) 6. intimately 7. characteristics
8. unsympathetic 9. selfless 10. humanly
1 . offering -» offereil'to 2 . attractive -» attractively
3 . and -» or . 4 . nobody —» anybody
5. under —> in/within 6 . grant —> granted
7 . out -» from 8 . supposing -» supposed
9. other than -> rather thấn 10. circumstance —> circumstances

1. Despite being stronger o f the two, Christopher was soon overpowered (by his
attacker.)
Despite his (superior) strength, Christopher was soon overpowered (by his
attacker.)
2. Not until I left home did I realize how much my father meant to me.
3. It is at Mr. Foster’s request that I am writing this letter to you.
4 It is of the utmost importance that we be kept fully informed.
5. Unless the weather picks up, the garden party won’t take place.
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6. The cinema is under threat o f closure due to poor attendance level.
I 7. In her new job, Alison determined to make her mark from the start.
8. When they broke the news, she didn’t turn a hair.
9. She was speaking with her tongue in her cheek.
10. You have to turn over a new leaf.
I TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN TRAN HƯNG ĐẠO - BÌNH THUẬN

■ " 7 • /
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (40 points)
; 1 .1-10 PHONOLOGY
I.c . 2. D 3. D 4 A 5 . A 6. A 7. c 8. B 9. A 10.D
11. 11-20 WORD CHOICE
II.c 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. D 16. B 17. c 18. D 19. c 20. A
III. 21-30 G R A M M A R AND STRUCTURES

21. D 22. A 23. c 24. D 25; c 26.: B 27. D 28. A 29. A 30. c
f IV. 31-40 PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS

I 31. o n - t o 32. under 33. into - between 34. to 35. with
I 36. into 37. about 38. in to - o n 39. o v e r-w ith 40. in
V. 41-60 READING - COMPREHENSION

PASSAGE 1
41. B 42. A 43. c 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. A 48. c 49. c 50. D
PASSAGE 2
51. D 52. c 53. c 54. c 55. D 56. B 57. B 58. D 59. B 60. c
VI. 61-80 G UIDED C LO ZE TEST

I PASSAGE 1
I 61. D 62. A 63. c 64. D 65. A 66. B 67. D 68. D 69. A 70. D
I PASSAGE 2
I 71. A 72. D 73. B 74. c 75. B 76. B 77. D 78. c 79. B 80. D
B. WRITTEN QUESTIONS -
1 .1-20 OPEN CLOZE TEST
PASSAGE 1
I. blamed 2. ruins 3. serious 4. offer 5. examples
6. life 7. feed/satisfy 8 . treatment • 9. taken 10. defects
PASSAGE 2
II. respectively 12.which Í3. have 14. substance
15. they 16. Recently / newly 17. producing
18. spreading /transmitting 19. light / wake 2 '0 . sooher
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II. 21*40 WORD FORMATION
2 1 . incomparably 22. inadvisable 23. murderous 24. needy
25. unrepeatable 26. differentiate 27.rustproof 28. pardonable
29. visualize 30. shipwrecked
31. perceptive 32. controversial ' 33. gymnastics 34. commonplace
35. highly 36. legendary 37. sympathetic 38. professionals
39. underestimates 40. psychological
III. 41-50 ERROR CORRECTION
41. hard —» hardly 42. match -» matches 43. must could
44. terrifying —> terrified 45. in —> o f 46. They -» It
47. knowleges —> knowledge 48. the —> a 49. cautious -> cautiously
50. in —» into
IV. 51-60 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
51. It won't be long / before he returns from America.
52. No matter how long you use it, / it won't wear out.
53. Were it not for "the money, / I wouldn't do this job OR this job would not be
worthwhile.
54. Not for another five years did the whole truth about the murder come out.
55. It .is common knowledge that./ Britain's economy, is heavily dependenton
North Sea .oil.
56. Don't.take any notice of O R Take no..notice.of / vyh.ạt she says...
57. Giving up your job now would be the height of stupidity.
58. My.hrpther is feeling (a bit) under thc wc
59. Tom is the Jife.and s o u l/o f the .party.
60. In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other countries in football.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THOẠI NGỌC HAU - AN GIANG
A. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PHONOLOGY
l.B 2. A 3. c 4. D 5. c 6. B 7. A, 8. A 9. A 10. A
II. VOCABULARY
l . c 2. A 3. D 4.D 5. D 6. c 7. A 8. A 9, B 10. c

1. A 2. D 3. c 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. c 8. D 9. c 10. B
IV. PR EPO SIT IO N S AND PHRASA L VERBS

l.B 2. D 3. c 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. c 8. B 9. B 10. c
Passage A:
l .B 2. A 3. c 4. D 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. c 9. c 10. D
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Passage B:
1. A 2. c 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. c 8. A 9. A 10. c
VI. CLOZE TEST
Passage A
IB 2. D 3. A 4. c 5. B 6. A 7. c 8. D 9. c 10. B
Passage B
l.B 2. c 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. A 7 .Ạ 8. c 9. B 1Ố. C
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
Passage A
1 . those 2. It 3 . than 4. without 5. on
6. they 7. yourself 8 . succeed 9 . related 10 . never / not
Passage B
I . time 2 . or 3. it 4. language 5. mood
6 . chest 7. while 8 . of 9. treated 10 . influenced
II. Word forms
A.
1. Troublesome 2. Chaotic 3. Hypocrisy 4. Heady
5. Workaholic 6 . Woodenly 7. Extraordinary 8 . Forcibly
9. Foregone 10. Outwit
B.
1 . narrative 2. successors 3. acknowledgement 4. authorship ,
5. extraordinarily 6 . popularise/ popularize 7. picturesque
8. unrivalled/ unrivaled 9. bankruptcy 10. creditors
3. E R R O R ID EN T IFIC A T IO N
1 . many —> much 6 . Forest’s -> Forest
2 . written —> writing ' 7. declined -> declining
' 3. subsistence -> existence 8 . Conservatives —> Conservationists
4. distinctive -» distinct 9. in -» on.
r 5. challenge —> will challenge 10 . out —> down
A.
1. It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
—> Sad as it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year
—► Without absolute secrecy, the mission wouldn’t have succeeded
. 3. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
—>The last thing you should do is to phone the police.
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4. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended
—>Had it not been for the attendance o f a famous film star, the party
wouldn’t have been a success.
5. Far more people live to retirement age in Britain than in the Philippines.
—► Not as many people live to retirement age in the Philippines as in Britain.
B.
1. Surely if she hadn’t been strong -m inded, he would have talked her into
committing the wrongdoing (gun)
—» She must,have stuck to her gúns, or/otherwise he would have led her astray. .
2. His choice always followed what his wife decided, (step)
—* His choice was always in step with his wife’s decision/what his wife decided.
3. In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football, (shoulders)
—> I n the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other countries in football.
4. He was finally able to adjust himself to the new working condition, (swing)
—* He finally got into the swing o f the new working condition
5. Don’t run away with the idea that this jo b is easy, (conclusion)
—» Don’t come to/draw a conclusion that this job is easy.
TRƯỜNG THPT PHAN CHÂU TRINH - TP. ĐẢ NANG

A. M ULTIPLE C H O ICE Q U ESTIO N S
Ĩ PH O N O LO G Y
D 2. c 3. B 4. A 5 .A 6. c 7. D 8. A 9. c 10.D
Ĩ1. VOCABULARY
l. D 2. D 3 .B 4. c 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. B
m .S T R U C T U R E S AND G RAM M AR
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. c 5. c 6. c . 7. A 8. c 9. Đ 10. c
IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5pts )
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. D 5 .C 6. c 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. c
V READING CO M PR EH EN SIO N
Pari 1.
l. B 2. c 3. A ,4. A 5 .Đ 6. B 7. c 8. B 9. B 10. A
Part 2.
l. c 2. B 3. c 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. A
VI MULTIPLE CHOICE CLOZE
Part 1.
i.c 2. D 3. A 4. c 5. B 6. c 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. A
Part 2.
l.c 2. B 3. c 4. D 5.C 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. B
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B. WRITTEN TASKS
I. OPEN CLOZE
Part 1.
1 . at 2. put 3. school 4. visit 5. push
6. where 7. to 8 . replace 9. talking 10 . spend
Part 2.
1 . part/ years 2 . competition 3. front / first :4. parts/ roles 5. interested
6. time 7. have 8 . breaking ' 9. prepare 10. straight
II. WORD FORM

Part 1.
1. friendship 2. unhelpful 3. destruction 4. flexibility 5. expectations
6. strengthening 7. distinguish 8.industrialized 9. misplaced 10. invaluable
Part 2:
1 . inexpensive 2. disappointment 3. luxurious 4. unwilling 5. determination
6. dislike 7. unforgettable 8.Unfortunately 9. satisfying 10. enthusiastic
1 . big —> vast 6 . insight to -> insight into
2 . make well do well 7. confirm to —> confirm
3. informations —» information 8 . phonological -> phonetic
4. meanings for -> meanings of 9. make the room for -> make room for
5. studies how —» learns how 10 . at a regular basis —> on a regular basis,
IV. TRANSFORMATION
Part 1.
1 . Had he been more competent, they wouldn’t have been all arrested.
2. I’d rather you didn’t smoke iivthe kitchen.
3. jean ’s m other's complimented her on her(the) lovely new dress.
4. Much as I admire her achievements, Ị don’t really like her.
5. I hope you’ll get on well with the new colleagues soon.
Part 2.
1.1 don’t think this record will ever catch on.
2. A police car has just drawn up outside.
3. Can you give me a hand with the decorating?
4. He has made up his mind to resign, I think.
5. He broke the world record at (on) his second attempt.
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TRƯỜNG THPT MẠC ĐĨNH CHI - TP. H ồ CHÍ MINH

I. PHONOLOGY
1 .c 2. c 3. D 4. D 5. D 6. c 7. c 8. B 9. D 10. c
II. VOCABULARY and STRUCTURES
WORD CHOICE
I I.A 12. c 13. B 14. B 15.c 16.A 17. c 18.C 19. B 20. c
STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR
21. c 22. c 23. A 24. c 25. B 26. c 27. B 28. c 29. D 30. A
PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
31. A 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. B 39. B 40. B
III. R E A D IN G C O M P R EH EN SIO N
Passage 1
41. c 42. D 4 3 ..A 44. B 45. c 46. A 47. B 48. D 49. A 50. D
Passage 2
51. c 52. B 53. D 54. B 55. A 56. B 57. A 58. A 59. B 60. A
1.
61. D 62. D 63. A 64. A 65. c 66. A 67. B 68. c 69. A 70. c
2.
71. B 72. c 73. D 74. D 75. A 76. c 77. A 78. B 79. A 80. D
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
1. 1. does/can/w ill 2. sand 3. not 4. in 5. up
6. no 7. are 8. down9. not 10.be
2. 1. which 2. for 3. all 4. any 5. this/that
6. is 7. than 8. being 9. as (include) 10. so
II. WORD FORM
1. 1. apportion 2. alotted 3. overreact 4. fruitless 5. unresponsive
6. idealist 7. awesome 8. reusable 9. relatively 10. inseparable
2.
1. characteristic 2. separately 3. unfamiliar 4. racism 5. loyalty
6. appreciation 7. heritage 8. disappearance 9. perception 10. relative
1. Normal :=> Ordinary (line 1); 2. If => When (line 2);
3. are => move (line 3); '4. inside => inside them (line 4);
5. they => it (line 5); 6. Other => another (line 7);
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7. in => o n (lin e 7 ); 8. a n d => o r ( lin e 8);
9. Painting => paint (line 10); 10. have => have a (line 11)
1. I can’t work out the answer without a calculator.
2. D o n ’t stand on cerem ony.
3. He is by no means a reliable witness.
4 . had butterflies in her stomach before t h e .........
5. ... may benefit from a ...... /
6......it ever crossed your mind tO'Change
7...... you hadn’t done that.
8..did he suspect that the bicycle had been stolen.
9 ... .for the driver’s quick reaction, (some of) the passengers would have been injured.
10. ...action must be taken to solve the problem o f homelessness.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYẾN TRAN ĐẠI NGHĨA - TP. H Q CHÍ M INH

I. PHONOLOGY
I.D 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. c 6. B 7. c„ 8. D 9. A 10. B
11. GRAMMAR & STRUCTURES
II. A 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. c 17. B 18. B 19. c 20. A
III. WORD CHOICE
21. B 22. A 23. c 24. c 25.-A 26. c 27. c 28. B 29. A 30. D
IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPPOSITIONS
31. D 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. D 36. c 37. c 38. D 39. A 40. B
V. R E A D IN G C O M P R EH EN SIO N
READING PASSAGE 1:
41. A 42. B 43. c 44. c 45. B 46. D '47. B 48. B 49. D 50. A
READING PASSAGE 2:
51. D 52. c 53. B 54. c Ồ5..A 56. c 57. c 58. A 59. D 60. B
GUIDED CLOZE 1:
61. B 62. A 63. B 64. B 65. D 66. c é7. D 68. B 69. A 70. c
GUIDED CLOZE 2:
71. A 72. c 73. A 74. B 75. D 76. c 77. c 78. A 79. A 80. B
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
OPEN CLOZE 1:
l. sore 2. according 3. raring 4. den 5. off
6. explanations 7. hibernation 8. less , 9. scratch 10. cast
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OPEN C LO ZE 2:
11. Such 12. forms 13.noticc 14. in 15. which
16. blamed 17. brought 18. inhaled 19. spreading 20. favorable
II. WORI) FORMATION

I. tripartite 2. unencumbered 3. pacification 4. technophiles
5. non-cooperation 6. devitalized 7. peer-reviewed 8. industry-wide
9. ineradicable ' 10. ashore
Complete the passage with appropriate form s from the words given in the box.
II. vanished 12. full-fledged 13. erroneous
14. unvaryingly / invariably 15. overshadow 16. undermined
17. buildup 18. photosynthetic 19. conversely 20. manageable

1. Line 2: less (known) —> lesser (known)
2. Line 3: referred as —» referred to as
3. Line 5: shortage (of vitamin) —y lack (o f vitamin)
4. Line 12: grows up -> grows
5. Line 12: evaluated —> estimated
6. Line 13: lower lowered
7. Line 16: its (productivity) —> their (productivity)
8. Line 18: procedures —> processing
9. Line 22: access -» ■ reach
10, Line 25: into (flour) —» to (flour)

1. He flatly refused to sleep in that house.
2. Without absolute sccrecy, the mission wouldn’t / couldn’t have succeeded /
been successful.
3. The children are under a cloud because o f / due to / owing to / as a result of
their bad behaviòr.
4. For the contract to be legally binding, it must be signed by both parties.
5. It’s about time you recharged your batteries.
6. Not once will I regret calling a spade a spade.
7. You shouldn’t have taken it as read that we would support the project.
8. These elderly couples can fend for themselves (al)though they are getting on.
9. When the government refused to give the green light.to the projcct, they were
back to / had to go back to square one.
10. Their work fell short of my expectations (right) from the word go.
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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN TIÊN GIANG - TÍÊN GIANG
A. PHẦN TRẤC NGHIỆM
I. PHONOLOGY
I .D 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. c 8. D 9. A 10. c
II. V OCABULARY AND STRU CTU RE
VOCABULARY
1. A 12. B 13. B 14. A > 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. c
GRAMMAR
21. B 22. B23. D 24. B 25. B 26. c 27. B 28. D 29. c 30. B
31. c 32. A 33. B 34. c 35. D 36. A 37, B 38. c 39. A 40. D
IV . READING C O M PR E H E N SIO N
PASSAGE 1
41. c 42. B43. D 44. A 45. D 46: B 47. D 48. c 49. c 50. A
PASSAGE 2
51. A. 5 2 . c . 53.B . 54. B. 55. c 56. D. 57. c. 58. Á. 59. B. 60. c.
V. CLOZE TEST
PASSAGE 1
61. A 62. c 63. D 64. B 65. D 66. A 67. B 68. c 69. D 70. D
PASSAGE 2
71. B 72. D 73. c 74. B 75. A 76. c 77. D 78. B 79. A 80. B
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
PASSAGE 1
1. other 2. because 3. all 4. many 5 . taken
6. to 7. which 8. with 9. no 10. into
PASSAGE 2
1. required 2. with 3. say 4. taught 5. in
6. instead 7. without 8. last 9. tip 10. contact
II. WORD FORMS

1. overconfident 2. abnormalities 3. malpractices 4.upbringing
5. unearthed 6. incalculable 7. immortality 8. uninhabiatble
9. unattended 10. defame
SECTION 3:
1. invariably 2. alternatively 3. descriptive 4. absence
5. observations 6. opinionated 7. fairness 8. enthusiasm
9. unpredictable 10. irregular
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1. Line 2: numbered —» numbering 2. Line 2: age —> ages
3. L in e 3: r e sp o n se —> resp on d 4. L in e 8: c lo s e d —> c lo s e
5. Line 9: o f —> 0 6. Line 11: exercise exercises
7. Line 12: that -> which 8. Line 15: slightly —> slight
9. Line 17: on —> over 10. Line 18: well —» better
IV . S E N T E N C E T R A N S F O R M A T I O N
1. H
eexclaim
edwith delight that he had passed the first exam and I congratulated
him and wished him good luck with the second
2. Such a popular play is it that (he theater is likely to be full every night.
3. With the exception o f Phillip, everyone else at the meeting was Clparty member.
4. No sooner had she returned from her walk than she got down to writing the
report.
5. We shouldn’t lose our breath talking to lhal stubborn guy.
6. He is completely out o f her mind.
1. Other issues take a back seat other than concerns about fobs and public safety.
8. Mis mistakes were too frequent to be considered for prom otion.
9. Our boss is not intent on giving us that pay rise.
10. / not caught his eye, Smith would have blurted out my secret.
T R Ư Ờ N G THPT CHUYỀN T H Ả N G LO N G - Đ À TẠT - LẢM Đ Ỏ N G

PART 1. PH O N O LO G Y
l.D 2. c 3. B 4. c 5. B 6. A 7.A 8.C 9.C 10. A
PART 2. WORD CHOICE
l.A 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7.C 8.D 9. c 10. B
PART 3. G R A M M A R & STRU CTU RES
l.D 2. c 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. D 7.D 8.B 9.C 10. D
PART 4. PREPOSITIONS & PHRASAL VERBS
l.c 2. B3. D ; 4. c 5. B 6. A 7.A 8.D 9.D 10. B
PART 5. READING COMPREHENSION
Reading I
l.c 2. B 3. c 4. D 5. c 6. A 7.A 8.B 9,A 10. D
Reading 2
1.13 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. A 6. B 7.C 8.C 9.13 10. c
PART 6. CLOZE TESTS
Cloze test 1
l.B 2. c 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. A 7.A 8.C 9. A 10. D
Cloze test 2
.1. A 2. B 3. c 4. c 5. D 6. D 7.C 8.A 9. A 10. B
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B. WRITTEN TEST
PART 1. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 marks)
T est1 l.b e 2. both 3. in 4. to 5. while 6. w hile
7. composed / comprised 8. against 9. either 10. over
Test 2
1. guess 2. every 3. to 4. their 5. the
6. o f 7. o f 8. risk 9. of 10. against
PART 2. WORD FORMS
A. 1. undernourished 2. melodramatic 3. afterglow 4. add-on 5. misfire
6. heavenwards 7. soul-destroying 8. equidistant 9. downsize
10. intimidated.
B. 1. unresolved 2. ineffective 3. unavoidable 4. indepently
5. resolutely 6. acknowledge 7. insensitive 8. knowledge
9. resulting /resultant 10. handle
PART 3. ERROR IDENTIFICATION .
. interrelating —> interrelated 2. particular —> particularly
I 3. consideration -» considerations 4. date —> dating 5. almost —> most
6. parts —> part 7. for -» of 8. of -> between
9. mobile —> mobility 10. One —> Oncc
PART 4. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. She has the world by tail.
2. Sales have doubled since the new manager took over.
3. No amount o f criticism affccted his confidence.
4. The inhabitants are nowhere near as badly-off as that were twenty years ago
5. But for Jim ’s greater speed, John would have won the gold medal.
6. Me hasn’t announced anything, but reading between the lines, I’d say that the
Prime Minister is going to resign soon.
7. Our company has/holds (the/a) monopoly oĩ/o n /over the import o f these
chemicals. /
8. There is a bus to the station at half-hour intervals on Saturdays.
9. You would think he was poor judging by the look o f him .
10. Danielle Steel’s latest novel lends itself to being made into a film
TRƯỜNG TIIP J CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG - BÌNH PHƯỚC
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY
I. B 2. D 3. B 4. c 5. A 6. c 7. D 8. c 9. c 10. A
11. WORI) CHOICE
I I . B 12. D 13.A 14. D 1 5 .c 16.C 17.A 18. c . 19. A ' 20. B
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IỈL G RA M M A R AND STRUCTURES
21. D 2 2 . B 2 3 . A 2 4 . A 2 5 . c 2 6 . c 27. B 28. B 29. B 30. A
IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PR EPO SIT IO N S
31. B 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. B 36. A 37. c 38. A 39. B 40. B
GUIDED C L O Z E TEST 1
41. A 42. A 43. c 44. D 45. B 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. D 50. B
GUIDED C L O Z E TE ST 2
51. A 52. c 53. A 54. A 55. B 56. c 57. B 58. c 59. D 60. c
VI. READING C O M PR EH EN SIO N
READING PASSAGE 1
61. B 62. A 63. A 64. D 65. c 66. D 67. c 68. A 69. c 70. B
READING PASSAGE 2
71. B 72. D 73. D 74. A 75. D 76. B 77. c 78. B 79. B 80. A
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN C LO SE TEST
OPEN CLO SE T E ST 1
I. naked 2. means 3. derived/s 4. and 5. how
6. prove 7. technological 8. broke 9. allowed/ enabled 10. support
O PEN CLO SE T E ST 2
II. it 12. then 13. also 14. results 15. while
16. o f 17. other 18. as 19. among/amongst 2 0 .none
II. W O RD FO R M A TIO N
P A R T I:
I. penniless 2. outdo 3. unpork 4. flattery 5. immortality
6. Malnutrition 7. backwardness 8. apolitical 9. interface 10. intercollegiate
PA R T 2:
II. impression 12. awesome 13. settlement 14. breakthroughs
15. isolation 16. unexpected 17. disapproval 18. annoyance
19. regardless 20. unwelcomed
III. E R R O R C O R R EC TIO N
1. work (line 3) —> working 2. what (line 5) —> where / when
3. Moreover (line 6) -» However 4. in (line 7) -> at
5. hide (line 8) —> hidden 6. out (line 8) —> on
7. avoiding (line 10) -» to avoid 8. that (line 12) —» which
9. interlink (line 14) —» interlinked 10.as (line 15) at
IV. SEN TEN CE TR A N SFO R M A TIO N
1. She was on the point of handing her notice when the boss decided to promote her.
2. It’s not the first time he has gone on a diet.
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3. He’s bound to make it up to you for the damage he has done.
4. I have a feeling that the man standing next to me is the one you're looking for.
5. In my estimation an economic crisis is imminent.
6. Jane’s failure to get the job was down to lack of experience.
7. The inspectors singled out the school library for criticism because o f its poor
lighting.
8. The author’s book has/includes/contains/gives/ is a vivid account o f his childhood.
9. You won’t feel at home here until a few weeks have gọne by/until after a few weeks.
10. By the time we leave he’ll almost certainly have left.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYEN TAT THÀNH - KON TUM
A. PHẨN TRẮC NGHIỆM

I. PH O N O L O G Y
P a rt 1. 1. D 2. A 3. D , 4. A 5. c
P a rt 2. 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. c 5. D
II.V O CABU LA RY AND GRAM M AR:
l.D 2.B 3. A 4.C 5. B 6. B 7.C 8. D 9.B 10.C
ll.A 12.A 13.c 14.D 15.B 16.D 17.C -Ỉ8.A 19.B 20.c
21.C 22. A 23.B 24.A 25.B 26.A 27.c 28.c 29.D 30 A
III. REA D IN G
P a rt 1
l.A 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.D
P a rt 2.
l.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5. A 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.D
IV. C LO ZE -T EX T
P a rt 1:
l.A 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.C, 6.D 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.B
Part 2.
1. A 2. B 3. c 4. c 5.D 6.D 7.B 8. A 9.C 10.A
B. PHÀN Tự LUẬN
V. O PEN C L O Z E TEST
P art 1
1. cause 2. to 3 . such 4. of 5. view
6. mean 7. nothing 8 .Are 9. on 10. lead
Part 2.
1. cause / do 2. far ; 3. when 4. of 5. what
6. those 7. by 8. more/ most 9. from 10. with
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VI. WORD FORMATION
P A R T I.
1. disqualified 2. parentless 3. comparatively 4. confidential
5. widespread 6. precision 7. enthusiast 8. disadvantaged
9. breakthroughs 10. passionate
Part 2.
1.technological 2.criminals 3. prevention 4.careless 5. precautions
6.householders 7.protection 8. oppotunist(ic) 9.signature 10. personal
VII. ERROR CORRECTIONS
No ERROR CORRECTIONS
1 particular particularly
2 consideration considerations
3 date dating
4 almost most
5 parts part
6 for of
7 of between
8 mobile mobility
9 as than
10 One Once
VIII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 points)

1. Only when Alice and Charles (had) had their second child did they decide to
move to a bigger house.
2. It makes no difference to me if Tom stays/keeps in touch or not.
3. The accident seem to have been brought ab o u t the icy road conditions.
4. It is a m a tter o f tim e Tom ’s mother is going to lose her temper with him.
5. - The play fell sh o rt of my expectation, to be honest with you.
6. I am not averse to going on holiday on my own.
7. David seems really ill a t ease in front o f all those people
8. We decided to go away for the weekend on the spur o f the m om ent
9. - It is the utm ost im portance th a t we find the survivors'.
10. - Tom w asn’t in the mood fo r going out with his friends.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYẾN NGUYEN QUANG DIẾU - ĐồNG THẮP

I. PHONOLOGY (5pts)
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. c
6. A 7. B 8. D 9. c 10. c
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I II. WORD CHOICE
f l.B 2. A 3. c 4. A 5. B 6. c 7. D 8. A 9. c 10. D
III. G RA M M A R & STRUCTURES
1. D 2. c 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. c 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. A
IV. PR E PO SIT IO N S AND PHRASAL VERBS
I.D 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B / 8.C 9.B 10.B
V. REA D IN G C O M PREH EN SIO N
Reading 1
■1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. c 7. A 8. B 9. c 10.B
Reading 2
j.B 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. c 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. c 10. B
Reading 1:
I ' l.c 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. c 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. B
Reading 2:
l.c 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. c 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. c
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
Reading I:
l.o u t 2. to 3. like 4. with 5. on
6. of 7. over 8. spilt 9. grin 10. putting
Reading 2:
I. reform 2. institutions 3. deterrent ■4. convicts 5. community
6. corruption 7. prejudice 8. state 9. legislation 10. bureaucracy
II. WORD FORM
1. artistic 2. electrical 3yunavailable 4. confidential 5. commercially
6. surprisingly 7. uncertainties 8. hopelessly 9. unpredictable 10. disqualified
Complete each gap with the suitable form of the word provided
1. greatest 2. creatures 3. departure 4.*nigrating 5. migration
6. confined 7. navigating 8. exactly 9. navigation 10. released
1. a university -> university 6. accused -> been accused
2. has -» have/ had 7. V
3. been studied -» studied 8. to the jury -> the jury
4. how what 9. a couple —> a couple o f
5. protect -» defend 10. all —> at all
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IV. WRITING
1. .. .have been trying out/ testing a new flu vaccine.
2. .. .likely person to succeed in solving the problem.
3. ...when I met her husband in France did I heard his side of the story.
4. .. .in the discovery o f eight new comets.
5. didn't come to the party by apparently
6. was foolish of Simon to turn down
7. will keep an eye on our house
8. He said he had won as a result o f good luck.
—> He attributed his victory/success to good luck.
9. He maintained his position against his adversary.
—>He held/ kept/ stood his ground against his adversary.
10. Five boys on a motorbike at the speed o f 60 mph are very likely to end up in
hospital.
—> Five boys on a motorbike at the speed of 60 mph is a recipe for disaster. -
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYẾN NGUYEN DU - ĐĂK LẢK
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY
I.c 2. A 3. c 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. c 8. B 9. A 10. c
11. WORD CHOICE
II. B 12. D 13. B 14.c 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. D
III. G RAM M AR AND STRUCTURES

21. A 22.D 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. D
31.c 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. B 36. c 37. c 38. D 39. D 40. A
V. GUIDED C LO ZE
Passage 1
. 41.C 42.B 43. c 44. D 45. A 46. c 47. B 48. B 49. c 50. A
Passage 2 ‘
51. B 52. D 53. A 54. c 55. B 56. D 57. A 58. A 59. D 60. c
VI. READING
Reading passage 1:
61. Y 62. N 63. NG 64 Y 65. N
66. c 67. D 68. c 69. B 70. B
Reading passage 2:
71. A 72. c 73. A 74. D 75. D
' 76. c 77. B 78. A 79. c 80. c
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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST:
OPEN CLOZE 1
I.b e 2. instead 3. means 4. who 5. themselves ,
6. at 7. how 8. this/that 9. off 10. benefit
OPEN CLOZE 2
II. located 12. which 13. soil 14. attracted 15. although
16. for 17. for 18. settled 19. live 20. setting
II. WORD FORMATION
PA R T I:
1. pharmaceutical 2. sidc-effects/after-effects 3. additives 4. contagious
5. unveiled 6. ailments 7. lifespan 8. dissociate
9. undertake 10. in/non-flammable
PART 2:
11. meaningful 12./therapeutic 13. stressful 14. uneventful
15. distasteful 16. enthusiastic 17 / understand ingly 18. resentful
19. unrealistic 20. inconveniences
1. Line 1: life —* lives 6. Line 7: with —> to
2. Line 2: convincing —» convinced 7. Line 8: it —> which
3. Line 3: over —» on 8. Line 9: done —> made
4. Line 4: nature —> natural 9. Line 9: the —> a
5. Line 6: suffered —> suffering 10. Line 12: triggering —> triggered

1. it makes no difference to my boss what time I start or finish work.
2. Jane was the brains behind the sales promotion.
3 . 1 handed in / gave my notice to my boss yesterday.
4 . 1 haven't got round to answering my emails yet.
5. When John retires, it will be difficult for anyone tO'Stcp into his shoes.
6. Mike has greater depths to hÍỊTi than you may think.
7. Joe always acts on impulse when she makes / making her travel plans. .
8. What im plications will the changes have on / for the company?
9. Since the advertisement, wc have been sw am ped with applications.
10. Julie always lends an car to my complaints ẩbout work.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYEN CHÍ THANH - ĐĂK NÔNG
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. A 2. c 3. c 4. c 5. A 6. A - 7. A 8. c 9. c 10. D
II. WORD CHOICE
ll.c 12. D 13. B 14. c 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. D 19. A 20. B
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21. c 22.A 23. c 24. c 25. D 26. c 27. D 28. A 29. A 30. A
31. c 32.A 33.D 34. c 35. D 36.B 37.A 38.D 39. D 40. B
CLOZE TEST 1
41. D 4 2 . B4 3 . c 44. c 45. B 46. B 47. D 48. B 49. D 50. A
CLOZE TEST 2
51. B 52. B 53. A 54. D 55. B 56. A 57. B 58. D 59. B 60. c
VI. REA D ING C O M PR EH EN SIO N
PASSAGE 1
61. A 62. D 6 3.c 64. D 65. A 66. B 67. c 68. A 69. B 70. A
PASSAGE 2
71. A 72. c 73. D 74. c 75. D 76. B 77. A 78. c 79. c 80. B
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN-CLOZE TEST
OPEN-CLOZE TEST 1
81. the 82. more 83.no 84. For 85. were
86. which 87. their 88. has 89. such 90. will
OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
91. off 92. court 93. causing 94. imprisonment 95. flagged
96. from 97. cubic 98. expected 99. dead 100. other
II. WORD FORMATION

PA R T I:
1. disappointingly 2. unreliability 3. systematic 4. sweetens
5. residential 6. knowledgeable 7. civilized 8. theoretically
9. better-known. 10. counter-productive
PART 2:
1. criticism 2. dismissive 3. commitment 4. defiantly ' 5. relationship
6. talkative 7. unimaginable 8. similarities 9. consciousness 10. definition
1. line 2: state —» status 2. line 2: for —> on
3. line 3: over next —> over the next 4. line 5: begin —» begin with
5. line 8: like —> alike 6. line 10: originally which —» which originally
7. line 13: sequent —> subsequent 8. line 15: for —> into
9. line 16: ago —> later 10. line 20: c o m p le x io n c o m p le x ity
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IV. SEN TEN CE TR A N SFO R M A TIO N
A.
1. If I had taken/ accepted the job I was offered in January, I would be on twice
the salary I am now/ 1 would be earning twice as much as I am now.
2. She fell prey to irrational fears.
3. There has been a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past week.
4. You shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.
5. He refused to take the blame for the accident.
B.
6. She doesn't have much (of a) flair Tor arranging flowers.
7. Uncle August was none the worse for his experience.
8. He comes across over as an honest person.
9. It serves Fred to lose his driving liccnsc (for repeated speeding).
10. The incident put paid to my chances of promotion.
T R Ư Ờ N G T H PT C H U Y Ê N LÝ T ự T R Ọ N G - C A N T IIƠ
A. M ULTIPLE CH O ICE
I. PHONOLOGY
I. A. 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. c 7. A - 8. B 9. A 10. B
IL W O RD C H O IC E
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. c 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. c 10 . c
III. G R A M M A R AND STRU CTU RES
l.c 2. D 3. B 4. c 5. D 6 .1) 7. c 8. B 9. A 10. B
IV. PH R A SA L VERBS AND PR EPO SITIO N S
1. A 2. c 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. c 7. B 8. c 9. A 10. B
l.D 2. D 3. D 4. c 5. IB 6. c 7. D 8. c 9. D 10. A
VI. GUIDED C L O Z E 2
1. D 2. A 3. c 4. c 5VA 6. c 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. B
VII. REA D IN G PASSAGE 1
l.B 2. A 3. A 4. c 5. D 6. D 7. c 8. I) 9. A 10 . c
V III. REA D IN G PASSAGE 2 *
1.IỈ 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. c 7. D 8. D 9. c 10 . c
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. C L O Z E TEST:
OPEN C L O Z E 1
K pursue 2. active 3. effects/impact 4. including
5. explosion 6. lead 7. cxciting 8. work
9. means 10. evacuation ,
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OPEN C LO ZE 2
I. settle/resolve 2. disappointed 3. summoned/told/called 4. have
5. picture/cartoon 6. published 7. replied 8. produced
9. movable 10. making/producing
II. WORD FORMS
PART 1:
1. declassified 2. incapacitated 3. equidistant 4. brevity
5. unheard-of 6. typecast 7. notwithstanding 8. counteract
9. head-on 10. interminably
PART 2:
1. independent 2. breadth 3. significant 4. goodwill
5. charitable 6. objections 7. invaluable 8. acknowledged/known
9. exemplary 10. selflessness
1. Line 2. equally —> equal , 2. Line 5. principle—>principal
3. Line 6. super —* superior 4. Line 8. militancy —>militant
5. Line 9. sexy —» sexist 6. Line 13. glamour —» glamorous
7. Line 14. exploit —> exploitation 8. Line 15. were —> are
9. Line 16. male-dominate —> male-dominated 10. Line 17. moreover —> however
1. The press has poured scorn on the handling o f the matter.
2. Patrick is feeling o f f colour today.
3. Joan had misgivings about employing such young staff.
4. The tact that they survived the accident was nothing short o f a miracle, in my
opinion.
5. The statement boils down to making the public aware o f the present situation.
6.1 don’t think the police are going to let/g et you o ff the hook so quickly.
7.in Britain, people don’t come o f age until they are eighteen.
8. There was felt to be no reason to tell/inform the board members about the
problems.
9. Putting their feelings into words is difficult fo r some people.
10. I cannot p u t my finger on the reason but I don’t trust him.
/
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYỂN LƯƠNG THẾ VINH - ĐỎNG NAI
I. PRONUNCIATION
A.
l.c 2. B 3.A 4. D 5. c 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. c 10. D
B.
1. pronoun 2. digital 3. tsunami 4. panacea 5. podium
6. ingot 7. meteorite 8. scrupulous 9. complement 10. commensurate
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II. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE
I.B 2. c 3. A 4. c 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. c
II.c 12. c 13. B 14. A 1 5 . B 16. A 17, c 18. B 19. D 20. c
21 A 22. A 23 D 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. B 28. D 29. c 30. D
III. READING
PART A
Ị.iii 2. V 3. iv 4. vii 5. viii
6. no 7. yes 8. not given 9.yes ị 10. not given
PART B i
IB 2. A 3. c 4. NO 5. NOT GIVEN
6. YES 7. NOT GIVEN 8. Ẹ 9. G 10. H
IV. CLOZE TEST
Cloze test 1
l .B 2. B 3. A 4. c 5. A 6. c 7. B 8. D 9. B ]0 . D
Cloze Test 2
l. c 2. A 3. B 4. c 5. c 6. D 7. A 8. c 9. D 11 0 . A
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST
Cloze Test 1
1. how/ that 2. into/ to/ through 3. since 4. by- 5. the/those
6. that 7. been 8. In 9. this 10. Which
Cloze Test 2
l.s a y 2. for 4. Some 7. which 8. be
9. into 10. as 12. another 14. does/ should 15 .have
II. WORD FORM
Part 1
1. forthcoming 2. problematic 3. installation 4. speculation
.5. justice 6. finances 7. unstoppable 8. Electrocuted
9. objectionable 10. picturesque
Part 2
1. productivity 2. Investments 3. qualifications 4. expertise
5. action 6. representatives 7. economise 8. consultants
9. streamlined 10. clarified
MISTAKES CORRECTIONS MISTAKES CORRECTIONS
1. on (line 1) in 6. (One OÍ) the (One of) the ducks
duck (line 10)
2. posted (line 3) posting 7. wide (line 12) widely
3. their (line 4) tỊieirs 8. have (line 14) has
4. like (line 8) as 9. specially (line 15) especially
5 on (line 9) ill 10. for (line 16) as
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1. He paid an arm and a leg for those new Armani jeans
2. Nowadays, a lot o f couples go Dutch when they go out.
3. MP3 players have taken the world by storm.
4. Some airlines rip people off by charging them too much for tickcts.
5. When the plane took off, we got really excited
6. She had her flat ensured yesterday.
7. Sue was o f great help during the party preparations.
8. It was such an. organized programme that none of the talks overlapped.
9. The motor in this machine has to be eleaned once a week.
10. Five years later she walked out on Henry and their two boys.
TRƯỜNG THFT CHUYẾN LỂ QUỶ ĐỒN - NINH THUẬN
A. M ULTIPLE CH O ICE
I. PHONOLOGY
1. A 2. A 3. D '4 . B 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. c 9. A 10. D
11. W O RD C H O IC E
l.B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. c 9. B 10. B
III. STRU CTU RES & G RA M M A R
l.D 2.A 3.D 4.C 5 13 6.A 7.13 8.B 9.D 10.A
IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PR EPO SITIO N S
l.c 2. B 3. B 4. D 5 . B 6 D 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. c
V. G UIDED C LO ZE TEST
GUIDED CLOZE TEST 1
l.B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. c 7. A 8. A
GUIDED CLOZE TEST 2
l.c 2. c 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. c 7. D 8. A 9. B
10. c 11. A 12. A
VI. READING C O M PR EH EN SIO N
l.A 2. D 3. c 4. A 5. B 6. c 7. B 8. c 9 . A 10. A
l.B 2. A 3. A 4. c 5. c 6. B 7. A 8. c 9. A 10. A
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
OPEN CLOZE TEST 1
1. adequate 2.Those/stalls 3.Catch 4. Few 5. Purpose
6. In/at 7. That/ensuring(that)
8. The/every/grcat/further/more/some/sufficient 9. Then 10. Thrown
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OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
1. conduct 2, eye 3. involved 4. strong 5. failure
6. hands 7. draw 8. others 9. how 10. takes
II. W O RD FO R M S
P a rt 1:
1. misconception 2. Triumphant 3. Ex-prisoners
4. Non-addictive 5.co-educational 6.coscience-stricken
7. athleticism 8. underprivileged 9 'indistinguishable
10. impoverish
P a rt 2:
1. worrying 2. addiction 3. offenders 4. beggars
5. Homeless 6. theft 7., hardened 8. enforced
9. illegal '10. deterrent
III. E R R O R C O R R E C T IO N
1/only one —> only once 2. almost people —> most people
3. Experience ->• experiment 4. Amazed —> amazing
5. Indentity -» identify 6. From o f —» out of
7. At last -> at least 8. After —> before
9. However —>■ therefore 10. Production product
VI. SEN TEN CE TR A N SFO R M A TIO N S
1. Many a time docs regular exercise do wonders for your outlook on life.
I 2 . 1 dare say she finally consented to be/being interviewed by the tabloid press.
I 3. His immunity from execution was somewhat/partly owing to his remorse over
I the sins.
I 4. Unless exempted from the tuition, out he goes on his ear.
I 5. The office, deluged as/though it was with complaints, brought off leaving no
I stone unturned.
I 6. The stadium was designed in such a way as to stamp/rule out hooliganism.
I 7. Pending the takeover o f KFC, the new manager, at whose helm the team
J recruits more staff, needs to cạtch up on his backlogs.
I 8. We might as well have clamored to clear the man's name, so great was the
I public outcry at the judge's statement.
I 9. Long may he be instrumental in the drafting of the proposal.
I 10. By no means is it without exception thebest7 most outstanding novel yet of
this genre.
~ T R Ư Ờ N G T H P T C H U Y Ê N LẼ QUỶ Đ Ồ N - B ÌN H Đ ỊN H
I. PHONOLOGY
: l.c 2. B 3.C 4. c 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. D
I II. WORD CHOICE
I 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. I) 8. B 9. c 10. D
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1. D 2. c 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. c 8. D 9. c 10. A
IV. PR ESPO SITIO N S AND PHRASAL VERBS
1. D 2. A 3.C 4. A 5. D 6. c 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. B
V. READING C O M PR EH EN SIO N
I. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. c 7 ,B 8. c 9. c 10. D
I I .B 12. B 13. c 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. A
VI. C L O Z E TEST
CLOZE TEST 1
l.c 2. c 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. c 9. B 10. B
CLOZE TEST 2
IB 2C 3C 4D 5C 6D 7A 8B' 9G 10A
VII. OPEN C L O Z E TESTS
O PEN C L O Z E TE ST 1.
1. chemical . 2. added 3. ingredients 4. The
5. problem 6. harmful 7. countries 8. containing
9. suffer 10. effects
OPEN C LO ZE TE ST 2
1. professional 2. Chance 3. dreaming 4. take
5. footballer/player 6. homesick 7. Sorry 8. serious
9. dole 10. Notice
V III. W O RD FO R M
W ORD FO R M 1
1. underestimated 2. mal-nourished / undernourished 3. centralizing
4. ownership 5. infrequency 6. falsifying 7 . discoloring
8. maladjusted 9. irresistible 10. impermissible
W ORD FO R M 2
1. gifted 2. cubist 3. traditional 4. delightful
5. mythological 6. simplicity 7. impressive colourful
9. composition 10. violence
IX. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
■1. billions - billion 2. w h o m -th e m 3. covers - covering
4. out “ into 5. d o n e -m a d e 6. Sahara - the Sahara
7. countries - country. 8. brushwoods -brushwood 9. alike - same
10. if-u n le s s
X.
1. made redundant/ fired/ sacked/ dismissed
2. up infections much more
3. to terms with the ị
4. was taken by surprise/ was taken aback when John
5. As far as Susan is concerned.
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6. Under no circumstance can/ may students enter the exam
7. your father took exception to my
8. this part o f the building is restricted to
9. being taken for granted by his friends
10. the youngest o f whom was the apple o f her eye/ the eye.
TRƯỜNG CHUYẺN LẺ QUỶ ĐỒN - BÀ RỊA VỮNG TÀU

I. PHONOLOGY
1. B 2. c. 3, D. 4. A 5. A. 6. D. 7. A. 8. A. 9. A. 10. c.
II. WORD CHOICE
1. A 2. D 3. B
4. A 5. c 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. c
III. STRU CTU RES AND G RA M M A R
L/C 2. c 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D
IV. PR EPO SIT IO N S AND PHRASAL V e r b s
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. c 5. B 6. D 7. c 8. A 9. A 10. c
Reading 1
l.D 2. B. 3. A.. 4. A. 5. c 6 D 7. c 8. c
R eading 2
l.c 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. c 6. c B 8. c 9. D 10. c
VI. C L O Z E TEST
Cloze test 1
1. face 2. amount 3. start. The fines are 4. because 5. committed
6. keeping 7. traffic 8. idling 9. affecting 10. efficient
Cloze test 2
1. says 2. likely 3. more 4. less 5. are
6. higher 7. much 8. could 9. if 10. Reminding
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. G UID ED C L O Z E TE ST
Cloze test 1
l.D 2. B 3. A 4. c 5. B. 6. A 1. c 8. D
Cloze test 2
I. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. c 8. D 9. B 10. c
I I . A 12. B
II. W O RD FO R M
A. 1. mouth breathing 2. mouthed 3. indigestion 4. accessorized
5. accreditation 6. accusatory 7. achingly 8. unsurpassed
9. actionable 10. non-event
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B. Last night Channel 8 brought us the first episode o f the lnuch-nublici/.pri
series on space exploration Dark Voyages. In it there were glimpses o f defining
moments in extraterrestrial travel including the launch of the Sputnik satellite and
the 1969 moon landings, as well as the background to each event. Cleverly, the
program makers have chosen to simplify the technological details o f these missions
and instead draw the audience in by keeping the excitement and mystery of the
subject in focus, mainly through the striking use of original film footage.
Where the program is less succcssful is in its interviews with those who have
travelled in space and to the moon. Given the potential for bringing to life memories
of highly unique and potentially fascinating experiences, the program makers opt to
include fragments o f interviews interrupted by generally redundant narration that
prevents the viewer from gaining a real sense o f the memories that are being
recalled. So, although several o f the interviewees briefly reflect on the
overwhelming emptiness o f space and the surreal beauty of the Earth below, we are
denied a chance to hear what they may have said in a more m editative fashion
III. M ISTA K E C O R R EC TIO N
1. billions —> billion - 2. o f —> in 3. damages —> loss
4. sportive —> sporting i 5. njuring —> injury 6. taking—>■keeping
7. prevent -» save 8. unless —> if 9. hear -» hearing
10. therefore —> but

1. In my opinion, the board should give us a (fair) hearing.
2.1 formed the impression from the headmaster’s behavior that he didn’t
approve of my plans.
3. Tom and Rosa have been fighting cat and dog recently.
4. The management and the union are matching in lockstep on this issue.
5. We drove until we ran out of gas, at which point the car coasted to stop.
6. My father just hasn’t known what to do with himself since he retired.
7. It is the ultimate aim o f the company to be the market leader.
8. Kevin has turned over a new leaf since he got out o f prison.
9. Her lack o f experience / inexperience counted against her when she applied
for promotion.
10. We have been at sixes and sevens at work this week.
TR Ư Ờ N G TH PT CHUYỂN LẺ H O N G P H O N G - TP. H Q CHÍ M IN H
1. PH O N O LO G Y
l.c 2. A- 3. A 4. D 5. c 6. B 7. D 8. c 9. D 10. D
2: W ORD CHOICE, GRAM M AR, PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.
l.D 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. c 7. B 8. c 9. A 10. B
11. A 12. A 13. B ‘ 14.13 15. c 16. D 17. B 18.C 19. D 20 D
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. c 25. B 26. D 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. A
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j 3. READING COMPREHENSION
I PASSAGE 1
]. D 2. c 3. c 4. B 5. c 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. D
PASSAGE 2
l.c 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. c 6. c 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. B
r 4. GUIDED CLOZE
- GUIDED CLOZE 1
f 'l . D 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. c 8. D 9. B 10. c
GUIDED CLOZE 2
1. B 2. G 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. c 10. B
PHẦN Tự LUẬN
1. OPEN CLOZE
Open cloze I
1. ,Following 2. health 3. soon ' 4 . good 5. fitness
6. injury 7. release 8. naturally 9. maybe 10. should
Open cloze 2
1. sugars 2.
2. function
function 3. range 4. suggest/estimate
5. translates 6. lacking/deficicnt 7. sufficient
8. instead 9. process 10. health
2. WORD FORMS
WORD FORMATION 1
1. containerized 2. sidestepped 3. iconoblast urbanely
5. tclegenic 6. hardliners 7. point-blank malodorous
9. unbecoming 10. vicissitudes
WORD FORMATION 2
1. envisioned/envisaged 2. knowledge-based sought-after
4. outlying 5. exurbs wherewithal
7. decentralization 8. backbones Devolution 10. lesser
3. ERROR CORRECTION
Line Correction Line Correction
1. 3 as —> than . 6.
7 — 12- - procedure —> process
2. 4 dated —> dating 15 correct —>right
! ■1
1
cr\ !j !i
3. remnants —» remains 8. 15 Any -» Either

1
4.” of —> to 9. .. 17 to rely -> relying

5. 10 pari -> turn 10. 17 rose —> arose
1. He shot to stardom to the detriment o f his health.
2. She roared with laughter in spite of herself.
3. They were permitted to play on PC to their hearts’ content.
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4. Legend has it that Youtube began its life as a video dating site.
5. A fast runner, I finished last but one in the race.
6. All the countries have signed, leaving Britain out on a limb.
7. From a psychological standpoint, dreams can be open to interpretation.
8. Were her flight to have taken off on time, she could attend the morning conference
9. The way he has recently behaved are out o f the ordinary.
10. Jenny made out that his birthday had slipped her mind.
T R Ư Ờ N G T H P T C H U Y Ê N H U Ỳ N H M A N Đ Ạ T - K IÊ N G I A N c T
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY
A. 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. c S..A
B. 1. D 2. B 3. c 4. B 5. B
II. WORD CHOICE
1. D 2. B 3. B 4.D 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. c 9. B 10. c
III. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR
l.D 2. D 3. D 4. D 5 .C 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. c 10. B
l.D 2. A 3. c 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. c 8. A 9. c 10,D
A
l.B 2. B 3. D 4. c 5. c 6. A 7. c 8. A 9. B 10. B
B.
1. D 2. A 3. A 4 .C 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. c 9. A 10. D
A.
1. A 2. c 3. D 4. B 5 .C 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. c
B.
1. A 2. B 3. c 4. D 5. A 6. c 7. B 8. B 9. A 10 . c
B. WRITTEN TEST
1. OPEN CLOZE TEST
A. ,
1. others 2. Such .3. despite 4. not 5. after
6. regardless / irrespective 7. so 8. itself 9. addition 10. in
B.
1. of 2. concerned 3. than 4. long 5. play
6. which 7. another 8. reverse 9. tend 10. those
2. WORD FORM
A.
1. comparison 2. originated 3. daily 4. critical 5. intriguing
.6. restful 7. inventor 8. majestic 9. befriend 10. unveil
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B.
1. shortage 2. sustainability 3. malnutrition 4. urbanisation
5. prosperity 6. overeat 7. failure 8. application
9. minimising 10. modification
3. E R R O R ID EN TIFIC A TIO N
01. Wrong word: use “extinction” instead o f “exhaustion”
02. Wrong word: use “left5' instead o f “over"
03. Spelling: write “their” instead o f “there’’
05. Singular: “head”
06. Use “who” instead of "which” tó refer to person
07. Omission: “out” after "dying”
08. reckoning -> reckoned
09. Spelling: handfull —> handful
10. nature —» “natural”
137 Spelling: decease -» "disease”
4. SEN TEN CE TRA N SFO RM A TIO N ;
1. The mistake in the accounts only came to light when./after/ once the figures
were re-checked.
2. Everything went according to plan during my trip to France.
3. They had to cut short their picnic because of the heavy downpour.
4. Careful planning is crucial to the success o f the reform.
5. Half-an-hour o f listening to Marion leaves me feeling / listening to Marion
leaves me feeling completely exhausted.
6. Brian had an interest in North American history in his school days.
7. Beijing’s population is much larger than Auckland’s.
8. The anti-smoking advertisement is ineffective at stopping people from smoking.
9. She has gained a substantial amount of knowledge from her university course.
10. Helen’s brother was suspceted o f having stolen the money.
T R Ư Ờ N G T H PT C H U Y Ê N L Ư Ơ N G V Ă N C H Á N H - P H Ú YÊN
I. PH O N O LO G Y
A. 1. A 2. c 3. B 4. A 5. D
B. I B 2. B 3. c 4. B 5. D
II. VOCA BU LA RY AND STRU CTU RE
l.D 2. D 3. B 4. c 5. c 6. A 7. c 8.B 9. D 10. B
11. c 12. D 13. A 14. D 15. c 16. B 17.13 18. A 19.D 20. A
1. A 2. c 3. B 4. c 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. c 10. B
Reading 1:
l.B 2. D 3. B 4. c 5. D 6. B 7. A ■ 8 . 0 9. À 10. B
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Reading 2:
l.c 2. c 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. D 9. D 10. B
l. c 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. c 6. A 7. A 8. c 9. B 10. c
l.c 2. D 3. c 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. B
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN C LO ZE T E ST 1
1 given 2 leisure 3 enough 4 reduced 5 standing
6 . expand 7 by 8 moving 9 view 10.arrival
II. OPEN C L O Z E TEST 2:
1 against 2.contract 3 .worth 4 commercials 5. earlier
6. negotiation 7. do 8. earning 9. off 10. modeling
III. WORD FORMS
Q UESTION 1:
1. influential 2. extraordinary 3. mercifully 4. leading
5. patronage 6. achievements 7. relationships 8. apparently
9. elusive 10. incurable
Q U ESTIO N 2
1. rituals 2. deliberately 3. implicitly 4. impolite
5. assumptions 6. cross-cultural 7. behavioral 8. collection
9. cxotic 10. misunderstanding
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
1. have - has 2. a little - little 3. basing - based
4. age - aged 5. how - what 6. illuminated - illuminating
7. so that - provided/ providing 8. by - with
9. like - as 10. that was set- that set
V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIION
1. My daughter has grown out of the jum per you knitted for her.
2. Much as I admire his couragc, I think he is a foolish
3. Me gives an impression that he has spent all his life abroad.
4. If Marc hadn’t taken up politics, he might have made / gotten a name for
him self as an art historian.
5. I couldn’t make head nor tail o f the plot o f the book.
6. The company’s profits show evidence o f significant improvement this year.'
7. Mr. Beaver attributed his succcss to hard work
8. Our problems arc just the tip o f the iceberg
9. Wc havp to settle this matter oncc and for all.
10. He finally got into the swing of the new working condition.
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T R Ư Ờ N G T H P T C H U Y Ê N P H A N N G Ọ C H IỂ N - C À M A U
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST:

I. PHONOLOGY:
I. A 2. D 3. A 4. c 5. D 6. c 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. D
ỊI. VOCABULARY:
II. A 12. D 13. c 14. c 15. B 16. B 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. D
III. STRU CTU RES & G RA M M A R
21. c 22. B 23. c 24. B 25 .0 26. D 27. A 2 8 . c 29. D 30. D

31. c 32. A 33. A 34..D 35. B 36. c 37. c 38. B 39. D 40. B
V. R EA D IN G C O M PR E H E N SIO N
Reading I:
41. A 42. c 43. c 44. B 45. A 46. Q 47. c 48. B 49. A 50. D
Reading 2:
51. B 52. H 53. F 54. c 55. E 56. A 57.1 58. A 59. c 60. B
VI. C L O Z E TEST:
Cloze test 1:
61. D 62. c 63. A 64. B 65. c 66. A 67. B 68. B 69. A 70. D
Cloze test 2:
71. D 72. A 73. A 74. B 75. A 76. D 77. c 78. B 79. D 80. c
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST:
Cloze test 1:
I. dealt 2. due 3. acid 4. like 5. environmentally
6. contrary 7. be 8. passed 9.allowed / permitted 10. set
Cloze test 2:
II. However 12. cases / instances 13. well 14. that 15. from
16. which / that 17. more / somợý greater / increacd 18. their
19.each 2 0 .had
I. WORD FORMS:
21. has been expelled 22. (should) be lơtked 23. hadn’t been
24. being made 25.'may have slept 26. to be
27. to have been invented 28. had recommended 29. was giving
30. will pass
Fill in the blanks with the correct form o f the words in the box
31. comparatively 32. medical 33. contribution 34. advice
35. injuries 36. skilled / skillful 37. suspicious 38. professionally
39. illegal 40. equality
f

M istake C orrection M istake C orrection
41. can see see 42. two o f three two out of
three
43.. leave from leave 44. know knowing
45. in its bodies in their bodies 46. the most drugs most drugs
47. differently work differently 48. affcct affects
49. as popularity as in popularity as 50. side-eflect side-effects
Rewrite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as the ones before them
51. I’ve come to/arrived at/reached the conclusion that teaching is not the right
profession for me.
52. This dress has faded in the sun. \
53. They made a good job o f painting.
54. I don’t suppose h e’ll have the comirion sense to ask for directions.
55. Your mistakes didn’t make any differences to the way things turned out.
56. Is there any way ! chance you could get here before lunch?
Is there any possibility of your getting here before lunch?
57. Lan was under the weather yesterday so she didn’t go to work.
58. Having to get up early is a pain in the neck.
59. I’m not in my dad’s good books / I’m in my dad’s bad books.
60. He’s said to be living in Vancouver.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYỀN HÙNG VƯƠNG - BÌNH DƯƠNG
A. M ULTIPLE CH O ICE QUESTIONS

I. PH O N O LO G Y
l.B . 2. A 3. D 4. A . 5. D . 6. c . 7. A 8. A . 9. B . 10 .B .
II. VOCABULARY
l.c 2. B 3. B 4.C 5.D 6. D 7. D 8. c 9. A 10. D
III. STRU CTU RE AND G RAM M AR
l.c 2. A 3. B ; 4 .D 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. c 9. B 10. A
IV. PR E PO SIT IO N AND PHR ASA L VERBS
l.B 2. A 3. c 4.A 5.D 6. B 7. B 8. A 7 9. D 10. c
Passage 1:
1. B 2. c 3. A 4. D 5. c 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. D
P assage 2:
1. A 2. D 3. A 4.A 5. A 6. c 7. c 8. B 9.C 10. B
VI. GUIDED C L O Z E TEST
Passage 1:
1. A 2. c 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. c 8. A 9. B . 10 . c
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Passage 2:
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. c 5. B 6. c 7. A 8. B 9. A. 10. c
B. WRITTEN TEST
I OPEN C L O Z E TEST: Fill each blank with ONE w ord
P assage 1:
I. by 2. being 3. to 4. of 5. with
6. at 7. play 8. well 9. that 10. as/since/because
P assage 2:
I.T o 2. one 3. As 4. little 5. so
6. which 7. far 8. just 9. into / in / within 10. together
II. W O RD FO R M S
P a rt 1
1. facilitate 2. artificial 3. unsuccessful 4. surprising
5 . supposedly 6. 'considerable 7. complexity 8. natural
9. spoken 10. appealing
Part 2:
] .reproduction 2. derailed 3. indispensable 4. interdependent
5. disheartened 6. critical 7. enthusiastically 8. convincingly
9. troublesome 10. additives
III. E R R O R ID EN TIFIC A TIO N
2. none 3. education- educational 4. do —> make 5/none
6. damaging —> damage 7. that —> what 8. none 9. on —> in
10. supporting —> supportive 11. with —>about 12. in -> by
1 3 .none 14. few —> little 1 5 .none
16. Therefore —> However 17. none
IV. SEN TEN C E T R AN SFO R M A TIO N
A. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it.
1 .1will have no hesitation in leaving if I'm not paid more.
2. On no account miist you leave the iron switched on for a long time.
3. Such was the excitement o f the, soap opera that I forgot to do my exercises.
Or Such an interesting soap opera was it that I forgot to do my exercises.
4.What Pauline did in the end was (to) phone the insurance company.
B. Write a new sentence using the word given. Do Jiot alter the word in any way.
5. Thomas was kept in the dark about the company’s new projects.
6. Thailand is/ stands head and shoulders above all other countries in football
7. These problems o f ours are just the tip of the iceberg.
8. The final version of the plan bore/had no/little resemblance to the initial draft.
Or There was no (little/ not) much resemblance between the final version of
the plan and the initial draft.
9. The film didn’t live up to my expectations at all.
10. You must take steps to make sure/ ensure (that) this doesn't happen again.
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1..A 2. c 3. c 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. c 9. A 10. B
11.. A 1 2 . c 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. c 20 . c
21.. D 22 . c 23. B 24. B 25. A 26. c 27. c 28. B 29. B 30. D
31.. c 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. c 36. A 37. c 38. B 39. B 4 0 . B
41., A 42. B 43. c 44. A 45. D 46. B 47. A 48. D 49. A 50. D
51. c 52. D 53. A 5 4 / B 55. A 56. D 57. c 58. D 59. B 60. D
61. B 62. D 63. B 64. A 65. c 66. D 67. D 68. B 69. A .70. A
71. D 72. B 73. B 74. A 75: D 76. B 77. A 78. c 79. D 80. B
B. WRITTEN TE ST (70 PTS)
1. OPEN C L O Z E (1 pt each)
1. entered 2. breathe 3. highly 4. takes 5. other
6. purposes 7. name 8. coverage 9. take 10. passing
11. comments 12. full 13. so 14. mock 15. all
16. latter 17. give/provide 18. use 19. go 20. unable
2. W ORD FO R M A TIO N (1 pt each)
I. short-staffed 2. accreditation '3. telling-off 4> encapsulates
5. correlated 6. insurmountable 7. landlocked 8. foursome
9. aquaphobia/ hydrophobia 10. decaffeinated
II. constructivism 12. holistic 13. formalized 14. infrastructure
15. entries 16. dialectical 17. universally 18. synthesize
19. textually 20. conducive
3. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (1 pt each)
1. line 1: extended -» spanned 2. line 5: caught up -» were caught up
3. line 7: thousands —> thousand 4. line 8. have been prospered —> have prospered
5. line 10: mostly —> almost 6. line 15: thus causes —> thus causing
7. line 17: by input —> by the input 8. line 19: all o f which —> both o f which
9. line 21: significantly —> significant 10. line 23: circle around —> circle
4 SEN TEN CE TR A N SFO R M A TIO N (2 pts each),
1. She dissuaded me from writing it all out in longhand (and told me to use a
typewriter) ,
2. Weather permitting, we may go camping ...
3. Sally has a strong distrust o f modern technology.
4. In the face o f competition from a fierce opponent, even the most skilled
swordsman / every swordsman has to be careful.
5. Do you think this kind o f meat can lend itself to stewing?
6. As one of the funniest in Canada, the group had its audiences rolling in the
aisles at last night’s concert.
7. We haven’t / don’t have the remotest idea how we are ...
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8. What he lacks in experience, he makes up for it by being enthusiastic / with
his enthusiasm.
9. We seem to be suffering from a paucity of talented athletes at the moment.
10. In the normal course of events, the money is released within about three months.
ĐỀ TH I ĐÊ NGHỊ
T R Ư Ờ N G T H F T C H U Y Ế N T R A N H Ư N G Đ Ạ O - B ÌN H T H U Ậ N
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY:
A . 1. B 2 . c 3. A 4. D 5. c
B. 6. c 7. B 8. c 9. B 10. B
II. l.D 2. A 3.B 4.B 5. c 6. D 7.C 8. B 9. D 10. D
I I I . 1. c 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. c 9. A 10. c
IV. READING COM PREHENSION
PASSAGE 1
l.D 2. c 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. D l.Q 8, D 9. B 10. c
PASSAGE 2:
1C 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.C ■8.A9
V. C L O Z E TESTS
6' TEST 1:
1. A 2. B 3. c 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.D
TEST 2:
l.B 2. D 3. D 4.C 5.D . 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.A
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST:
TEST 1:
1. reach 2. making 3. eyes 4. retreated 5. Under
6. disturbing 7. Weight 8. Well 9. Come 10. other
TEST 2:
I. pleasure 2. Unless 3. Diverse 4. Filtered 5.That
6. Accessible 7. Danger 8. Ourselves 9. However 10.Through
II. WORD FORM
A.
1. pestilenư pestilential 2. Indeterminate 3. Discreditably
4. Typography 5. Depreciated 6. Encapsulates
7. Compilation 8. Bemoaning 9. voluminous 10. eventuality
B
1. substantial/substantive 2. underestimated/under-estimated 3. enabled
4. emphasis 5. adherence 6. anatomical 7. suspicion 8. noticeably
9. seductive 10. significance
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III. ER R O R ID EN TIFIC A TIO N
1. Line 1: to —> for 2. Line 2: does —> be
3. Line 3: a —> the 4. Line 4: that -> which
5. Line 6: Many -» such 6. Line 7: expressing —» expressed
7. Line 9: Requires —> requiring 8. Line 11: That -> what
9. Line 13: One -» ones 10.Line 14: Another —> other
IV. SEN TEN CE TRA N SFO RM A TIO N :

1. The children ignored all the other food and made a beeline for the cakes
beautifully decorated in the middle of the room.
2. He moved recently to a fantastic house with all the mod cons.
3. There are always some risks in breaking the mould, but for the Los Angeles
Times, introducing a new style to a long-established publication has been the
right decision.
4. The more effective management is, the better working relations are / will be.
5. It had been alleg ed th at m em b ers o f th e team had ta k en / w ere
ta k in g /to o k drugs
6 . 1have heard through the grapevine that you might be getting married soon.
7. However much you admire her, you shouldn’t try and put her on a pedestal.
8. It was the discovery o f an enormous hole over the South Pole that made
people become aware o f the damage of the ozone.
9. Kevin Ward will be taking no prisoners against Wigan in the match on Sunday.
. ... As one o f the funniest in Canada, the group had its audiences rolling in the
aisles at last night’s concert.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THOẠI NGỌC HẠƯ - AN GIANG
A, MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I. P H O N O L O G Y
I .B 2. c 3. D 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. c 9. D 10. B
II. V O C A B U L A R Y AND S T R U C T U R E S
l. B 2. B 3. c ; 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. A .8. D 9.A' 10. c
III.
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. c 8. D '■ 9. A 10. D
IV. PR EPO SITIO N S AND PHRASAL VERBS
l.B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. c 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. B
Passage A
l.c 2. B 3. c 4. A 5. c 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. c 10. D
Passage B
l.D 2. D 3. c 4. c 5. c 6. B 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. B
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VI. CLOZE TEST
Passage A
l.c 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. c 9. B 10. c
Passage B
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. c 5. A 6. c 7. c 8. A 9. B 10. A
B. W RITTEN T E S T
Passage A /
1. due 2. Schooling 3. live 4. Since 5. That
6. deafness 7. Inventions 8. Married 9. Over 10. Elected
Passage B
I. Despite 2. Itself 3. at 4. has 5. w hen/ as
6. later/on 7. o f 8. Its 9. like 10. all
II. W ORD FO RM S
A A . contentm ent 2. clarity 3. Secrecy 4. authenticity
5. indistinguishable 6. inaccessible : 7. acknowledge 8. conscientious
9. breathtaking 10. validated
B.
1. effectively 2. m em bership 3. findings 4. productive
5. energetically 6. difficulty 7. reduction 8. beneficial
9. critics 10. intensity
III. ER R O R IDEN TIFIC ATIO N
1. Line 2: have -» have been 2. Line 2: got used to -» used to
3. Line 4: seem —» seems 4. Line 4: too much —>• much
5. Line 5: them -» them selves 6. Line 5: spent -» took
7. Line 7: believed in —» believed (that) 8. Line 10: by the chance —> by chance
9. Line 11: project —> projected 10. Line 11: reach at -> reach
VI. SEN TENC E TR AN SFO R M A TIO N
A,
1. Tim insisted on being told thg complete story.
-» Nothing but the com plete story w ould satisfy Tim.
2. U nder no circum stances should you phone the police.
-» The Iasi thing you should do is to phoneJ:he police.
3. Rita doesn’t realize how serious her husband’s operation is going to be.
-» Little does Rita realize how serious her husband’s operation is going to be.
-» Without absolute secrecy, the mission wouldn’t have succeeded.
5. Are they likely to pass Proficiency?
-» Is there any likelihood that they pass Proficiency?
B.
1. The crops were badly affected by the storm. (EFFECT)
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—» The storm had a bad effect on the crops.
2. The project received unanimous approval o f the com m ittee.(FAV O UR)
—* The whole com m ittee was/were in favour o f the project.
3. The personnel officer promised him that she w ouldn’t tell anyone that he
had been in the prison. (W ORD)
—> The personnel officer gave him her word that she wouldn’t tell anyone
that he had been in the prison.
4. I enjoy being the boss o f a small company. (FISH)
—*■I enjoy being a big fish in a small pond.
5. The success o f our local theater has made our city famous. (M AP)
—» The success o f our local theater has put our city on the map.
TRƯỜNG THPT THựC HÀNH CAO NGUYỀN - ĐẴK LĂK ~
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PH O N O LO G Y :
l.c 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. c 7. D 8. B 9. c 10. D
II. VOCABULARY
11. D 12. A 13. D 14. A 15.B 16. D 17. D 18. A 19. A 20. B
21. A 22. c 23. A 24. c 25. B 26 . c 27. B 28. B 29. A 30. A
31. B 32. D 33. c 34. A 35. c 36. A 37. D 38. B 39. c 40. A
V. GUIDED CLOZE 1
1. B 2.A 3.A 4. c 5.A 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. c
VI. GUIDED CLOZE 2
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. B 7.D 8. B 9. c 10. D
l.D 2. c 3 .C 4. B 5. A 6. c 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. D
l.c 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. c 7. A 8. c , 9. B 10. B
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. C LO ZE TEST:
A. 1. paternalism 2. elongation 3.‘horific 4. deepen
5. disagreeable 6. unhindered 7. A bdom inal 8. hypercritical
9. anti-carcinogenic 10. readability
B.
1. adoption 2. neighbouring 3. proponents 4. terrorist
5. theft 6 inescapable 7. unnecessary 8. database
9. likelihood 10. liberties
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III. ERROR CORECTION
Line 1: envision -> envisioned Line 14: speak—>■speaking
Line 2: in threat -> under threat Line 17: safe —» safely
Line 6: what —> how Line 21: stare —> staring
Line 8: between —> from Line 23: features feature
Line 10: injure —> njury Line 26: advices —> advice
1. We were not taken in by his smooth manner. /
2. The President was impeached on the grounds oirhis financial misconduct.
3. My daughter has grown out o f the jum per you knitted for her.
4. Oskar was in no mood/ wasn’t in the mood for going out last night.
5. What the politician was saying last night feel on deaf ears.
6. He feels responsible for the accident.
7. Not until the refugees had crossed the border did they feel safe.
8-'Had he studied hard, he wouldn’t have failed the exam.
9. So great was her grief that she almost fainted.
10. No sooner had I put up my umbrella than the rain came down in torrents.
_____________ TRƯỜNG THPT PLEĨKU - GIA LAĨ__________

I. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
A. PHONOLOGY
1. B 2. c 3. c 4. A 5. D
l.B 2. c 3. D 4. A 5. B
B. LEXICOLOGY
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. c 6. B 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. D
11. 12.c 13.A 14. D 15.B
c . REA D ING C O M PR EH EN SIO N
P A S A G E 1:
1. c 2. Đ. 3. c. 4. D. 5. A. 6. A. 7. D. 8. A. 9. B. 10 . c
PASSAGE 2:
1. A 2. c 3. D 4. c 5. B 6. B 7. c 8. c 9. A. 10.. D
PASSA GE 3: 1. H 2. c 3. G 4 .1 5. B 6. D
PASSAGE 4: I B 2. H 3. G 4. E 5. A 6. F 7. c
D. G UIDED C L O Z E TEST
PASSAGE I: l . c 2. B 3. B 4. c 1 B 6. D. 7. A. 8. c.
9. c 10. A 11. D 12 . c 13. D 14. B
PASSAGE 2:
l.c 2. A 3. B 4. c 5.P 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10.C
II.WRITTEN TEST
A. VERB FORM / TENSES
1. convincing / had seen 2. to discover / had lied
3. to be introduced 4. coming / wakes
5. shouldn’t have told 6. having been told
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7. left / had collected 8. retires /w ill have saved
9. came / didn't know / to turn / had 10. have been telephoning / haven't
had / wouldn’t have been drowned you finished
IỈ. A RTICLES, PR EPO SIT IO N S & PHRASAL VERBS
P a rt 1: 1. a 30 5. 0 7 .0 9. a
2. a 4. the 6. a 8 .0 10. a
P a rt 2: 1. of 2. on 3. in 4. at 5. with 6. on 7. at/on Ì. at
9. in 10. in 1 1. of 2. out 13. from 14. on 15, in 16. after
17. about / around 1.8. under 19. to 20. in
c . W O R D F O R M A T IO N
PASSAGE 1:
!. themselves 2. conference 3. loneliness 4. difficulty/difficulties
5. persistent 6. embarrassment 7. failure 8. outside
9. inadequate 10. conditioning 11. pre-disposition 12. psychologists
13. self-conscious 14. thought 15. partly
PASSAGE 2:
1. problematic 2. involvement 3. bureaucratic 4. disenchanted
5. aggression 6. rudeness 7. powerless 8. boredom
9. reduction 10. respectful
D. E R R O R ID E N T IF IC A T IO N
Q. who —» which 1. both —» either 2.changed -» changing
3 . though —» but 4. was -» has 5. at on
6. evaluating -> evaluated 7. this -» these 8. little —»• few
9. extinct —> extinction 10. Much —» Many
E. OPEN CLOZE TEST
1. whether 2. up 3.queue(s) 4. No / little
5. as / long / together 6. must 7. However 8. or / and
9. part - 10. much 11. such 12. out
13. there 14.be 15. possible 16. should
17. give 18. yourself 19. been 20. on
F. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Pari I:
1. There’s no point (in) (you/your) trying to get Tim to lend you his car /to
borrow his c a r
2. Not until John (had ) received the offer of promotion in w riting did he
celebrate.
3. T he police caught him (as he was ) climbing over the garden wall.
4. He received a sentence o f six months for his part in the robbery.
5. But for his command o f the local dialect we would have been failed /put
into jail.
P a rt 2:
1. These rainy Monday mornings get me down.
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2. I would like to thank you on behalf o f all the staff.
3. How can Y O U put up with all this noise when you work?
4. Before he came here his previous boss was Mr.Smith.
5. There is no justification for his criticisms.
T R Ữ Ơ N G N G U Y Ễ N T H Ư Ợ N G H IẾ N - T P. H ồ C H Í M I N H
A. PHÀN TRẮC NGHIỆM (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)

I. PH O N O L O G Y
1. A 2. c 3. D 4.A 5. B 6. c 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. D
II. W O RD C H O IC E :
11.c 12.B 13. D 14. c. 15. B 16.C 17. c 18 . c 19. c 20. B
III. STR U CTU RE:
21. c 22. A 23. D 24. c 25. c 26. B 27. A 28. B 2 9 .1) 30. A
IV. PHRASA L VERBS:
31. A 32. c 33. D 34. A 35. B 36. c .37. A 38. c 39. c 40. A
III. READING CO M PR EH EN SIO N :
41. B 42. A 43. B 44. B 45. D 46. c 47. B 48. c 49. c 50. D
51. A 52. B 53. c 54. B 55. c 56. A 57. A 58. B 59. c 60. D
61. D 62. A 63. c 64. A 65. B 66. c 67. D 68. D 69. A 70.A
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN C L O Z E :
1. being/ feeling 2. some 3. audiencc 4. appears/ seems
5. else 6. already 7. no 8. left
9. bụt/ while 10. hide 11. back 12. it
13. there 14. little 15. until 16. to
17. went 18. would 19. means 20! so
III. W ORD FO R M S:
Á:
1.stoppage 2. nonsensical 3. outsider 4. well-intentioned
5. unsweetened 6. photogenic 7. outshone 8. diettician
9. addictions 10. interdependent
B:
] 1. unfortunately 12. relationships 13. worse 14. adversely
15. nutritious 16. non-diet(ary) 17. essential 18. specialist
19. quality 20. stimulants
IV. E R R O R ID EN TIFIC A TIO N :
0. line 1: earlv - previous 1. line 2: border - bordering
2. line 5: like - as 3. line 6: new - news
4. line 8: desperate - desperate 5. linel 1: specially - specifically
6. line 13: so - how 7. line 16: to - on
8. line 18: for - o f 9. line 20: other - others IQ. line 21: every everyone
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VI. SEN TEN CE TRA N SFO RM A TIO N :
1.No one stands a better chance of winning the race than him.
2. Time is running short before the deadline for this job!
3. Their knowledge o f music is limited
4. Ann has dedicated herself in thc/a most exemplary manner.
5. Much to his delight, Henry was selected for the team
6. She wore headphones jest she ('should) disturb anyone.
7. I’ve never set eves on her before.
8.Though he’s a bit tired, he’ll be full of beans after a nap.
9.You shouldn’t place any reliance on what you read in the papers about me.
10. It is said that there’s a thin line between love and hatred.
TRƯỜNG THPT LONG XUYẺN - AN GIANG

I. PHONOLOGY
l.B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. c 8. c 9. c 10. A
II. WORD CHOICE
l.D 2. A 3. c 4. c 5. A 6. c 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. B
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. c 5. D 6. c 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. c
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. c 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. B
V. GUIDED CLOZE 1:
l.D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. c 7. D 8. A 9. B 10 . c
GUIDED C LO ZE 2:
] .c 2. A 3. A 4. c 5. D 6. A 7. c 8. A 9. B 10. D
VI. READING PASSAGE 1:
l.c 2.D 3. B 4. B 5 . A 6. c 7. D 8. A 9. c 10. B
1. D 2. c 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. c 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. A
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. C LO ZE TEST:
OPEN C L O Z E 1
1. status 2. authority 3. assess 4. criteria 5. relevant
6. convey 7. makers 8. goals 9. biodiversity 10. guide
OPEN C LO ZE 2
I. inscription 2. complement 3. technology 4. form 5. diary
6.media 7. driven 8. history 9. memory 10. events
II. W O RD FORM S:
PART 1
1. angelic 2. sarcasm 3. absenteeism 4, guilt-trip 5. appendectomy
6. awestruck 7. impcrccptibly 8. fingerprint 9. appointee 10. hearsay
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PART 2:
1. inflammatory 2. shortness 3. predisposition 4. hypersensitivity
5. short-acting 6. intravenous 7. hospitalization 8. irritants
9. inhibitors 10. uncontrolled
III ERROR CORRECTION:
1. there —> it 2. little sad —> sad little
f 3. ages —> aged 4. forum —►forums
5. should people -» people should 6. how -» how ỊTiuch
7. by —> in 8. sight -» ima£e
9. w hich->then 10. th e m -> it
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (20 points)
1. Man was able to control his environment in a new way/ further after/ through
the/ his discovery o f how to light/ kindle fires'.
2. It is easy for members of the same social class to. communicate with one
another/ among themselves.
3. What gives (away) people’s social background (away) is what they eat, not
their tabic manners.
4. She gave the policeman as accurate an answer as she could.
5. Education costs the average family surveyed £28,246 over the years.
6. We did not have to put the pressure on him for too long before he agreed.
7. It will be a long time before mini-skirts are fashionable again.
8. The telephonist was to blame for the fact that they didn’t get the message.
9. Births rather than deaths cause the high proportion o f the world.
10. Marjorie Proops is recognized as Britain’s most famous advice columnist.
TRƯỜNG THPT GIA ĐỊNH - TP. H ồ CHÍ MINH

I. PHONOLOGY
1. D 2. A 3 . ]B 4. B 5. c 6 . / V 7. c 8. D 9. D 10, B
II. V O C A B U ] L A R Y A N D 1 G R A M M A R
11. B 12. A 13.. B 14. c 15. D 16. D 17. D 18. B 19. B 20. D
2 1 D 22 . c 2 3 , . D 24. A 2 5 . c 2 6 . D 27. c 2 8 . A 2 9 . c 30. B
31,, A 3 2 . A 33. c 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. B 39. B 4 0 . B
I I I . G U I D E D C L OZE
41. A 4 2 . D 43,, A 44. D 45. A 46. D 47. A 48. c 49. B 50. D
5 1 . A 52. c 5 3 , . D 5 4 . B 5 5 . A 5 6 . B 57. D 58. B 59 B 60. D
IV . R E A D IN G C O M P R E H E N S IO N :
61. c 62. A 6 3 . . B 64. A 65. D 66. D 67. c 68. B 69. A 70. B
71. D 72. A 73.. c 74. c 75. B 76. A 77. A 78. D 79. A 80. c
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
; OPEN CLOZE 1:
1. adults 2. deaf 3. pass 4. causes 5. inherits
6. obvious 7. in 8. night 9. side 10. Clearly
OPEN C LO ZE 2:
I. hands 2. disposal 3. involved 4. number 5. form
6. confront 7. brains 8. up 9. takes 10. black
II. WORD FORM
1. Fill each o f the following sentences with the correct form of the given
word in capital
1. B e in g ........... can be very catching. SOCIETY (unsociable)
2. She finally left her husband because of h i s ............... ADULT (adultery)
3. Be careful, the virus will.......... .. your computer. ABLE (disable)
4. Safety must be g iv e n ..............in all cases. PRECEDE (precedence)
5 . 1 think that this plan i s ..............ridiculous! RIGHT (downright)
6.1 don’t understand how he got the job. He’ s far too ...............to be put in
charge o f a school. COMPETE (incompetent)
7. Her work has b e e n ..............for its sensitivity o f style and imaginative use of
imagery. CLAIM (acclaimed)
8. Her performance at work was considered..............and her contract was not
renewed. SATISFY (unsatisfactory)
9. Although several companies m a d e .............. losses, the market as a whole was
buoyant. SUBSTANCE (substantial)
10. The bookcase was placed . . . . . . ... near the door to hide a huge crack in the
wall. STRATEGY (strategically)
2.
1. undoubtedly 2. comprehensive 3. humanity 4. unfashionable
5. renewed 6. activate 7. rebalancing 8. return
9. effects 10. prescribed
III. SEN TEN CE TRA N SFO RM A TIO N
1. —> If the bank turns [down o u r request fo r ạ loan], we might have to ask
your parents instead.
2. —> 1 [wish we had never gone] on holiday together bccause we argued all the time,
3. —> I’d rather [you had kept my news sccretị instead of telling everyone!
4. — I [would have p referred to give] up smoking gradually but my doctor told
me to stop immediately.
5. —> If it were [not fo r his stran g e sense of] humor, I I wbuld .find Andy quite
attractive.
6. —» Please feel free to visit us [should you happen to comej to France.
7. —» If [P atrick will/does keep on turning/show ing] up late for work, he is
going to lose his job.
8. —> If their research had been more thorough, the scientists [probably would
probably not have com c/jum pedj to the wrong conclusion.
9. —►The company might [have give Tom a second chance/opportunity] if he
had admitted his mistake.
10. —>Construction of the wall began in 120 AD [by order of the Em peror Hadrian].
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IV.
ILine l : the —>a 2. Line 4: in—> FROM
3: Line 8: keep;-* KEEPING 4. Line 11: did -» HAD
5. Line 12: magic —> MAGICAL 6. Line 12: away —> OFF
7. Line 16: suffer -> ENDURE 8. Line 18: to show SHOWING
9. Line 21: infection ->• INFECTIONS 10. Line 22: from —» AT
trường THPT c h u y ê n n g u y ễ n đ ì n h c h iế u - ĐỒNG THÁP
f è MULTIPLE CHỚĨỚE QUESTIONS

I. PHONOLOGY
l.B. 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.D 10.D
11. A 12. A 13.D ■ 14.B 15.c 16.D 17.B 18.D 19. A 20.B
2i.,e 22.D 23.B 24.B 25.D 26.c 27.B 28.A 29.c 30.A
ll.c 32.D 33.A 34.C 35.A 36.B 37.A 38.C 39.A 40.A
Read the following passage and choose the best answer to the questions:
41 .A ' 42.c 43.c 44.B 45.B 46.D 47.D 48.B 49.B 50.B
IV. GUIDED C LO SE TESTS (10 pts)
5 I .e . 52.D 53.c 54.A 55.C 56.B 57.A 58.B 59.D 6Q.C
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES/FORMS
I. working 2. began' 3. stands 4. known 5. studying
6. are considered 7. is 8. including 9. has been observed
10. have told/have been telling •
II. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
l.on 2.with 3.For 4.on 5.to 6.for 7.in 8.into 9.out lO.to
III. W O RD FO R M S
1. profoundly 2. refine 3. strategies 4. periodically
5. multi-tasking 6. counterparts 7. excelling 8. emotional
9. conclusion 10. disability
IV. E R R O R ID EN TIFIC A TIO N
1. a good night’s 2. provide with 3. is tailored
4. body hence allowing 5. mattresses filled 6. the quality o f
7. as a piece 8. it it to recline 9. then be whipped
10.not only follows
V. OPEN TE ST
1. different 2. at 3. successfully 4. using
5. while/whereas/etc. 6. that 7. span/expectancy , 8. however
9. exhausưengine 10. air
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VI. SENTENCE TR A N SFO R M A TIO N (10 pts)
1. Ĩ tried to have a word with Jack about the problem, but he was too busy.
2. I said that it didn’t matter to me which film we saw.
3. I didn’t have the courage to tell him what I really thought.
4. The pyramids are supposed to be worth visiting.
5 . 1 wasn't calm enough to react.
6. ỉn terms ớ/education, his childhood years had been well spent.
7. He’s a very good footballer/ tennis player in addition to being a very good
tennis player/ footballer.
Or: He’s a very good footballer/ tennis player in addition (is) a good tennis
player/ footballer.
8. If only everything weren’t difficult to me!
9. Working without a break makes you more prone to error.
10.They were all ears to the president’s speech.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÝ T ự TRỌNG - CAN THƠ

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. c 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. B
II. WORD CHOICE
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. c 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. c 10 . c
l.c 2. D 3. B 4. c 5. D 6. D 7.C 8. B 9. A 10. B
1. A 2. c 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. c 7. B 8. c 9. A 10. B
V. GUIDED CLOZE 1
1. D 2. D 3. D 4. c 5. B 6c 7. D 8. c 9. D 10. A
VI. GUIDED CLOZE 2
l. D 2. A 3. c 4. c 5. A 6. c 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. B
l.B 2. A 3. A 4. c 5. D 6. D 7. c 8. D 9. A 10 . c
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. c 7. D 8. D , 9. c 10 . c
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST:
OPEN CLOZE 1
1. pursue 2. active 3. effects/impact 4. including 5. explosion
6. lead 7. exciting 8. work 9. means 10. evacuation
OPEN CLOZE 2
1. settle/resolve 2. disappointed 3. sụmmoned/told/called 4. Have
5. picture/cartoon 6. published 7. replied 8. produced
9. movable 10. making/producing
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II. W ORD FO R M S
PART 1:
1. declassified 2. incapacitated 3. equidistant 4. brevity
5. unheard-of 6. typecast 7. notwithstanding 8. counteract
9. head-on 10. interminably
PART 2:
1. independent 2. breadth 3. significant 4. goodwill 5. charitable
6. objections 7. invaluable 8. acknowledged/known 9. exemplary
10. selflessness
1. equally —» equal 2. principle —» principal 3. super —> superior
4. militancy —» militant5. sexy —» sexist 6. glamour —> glamorous
7. exploit —> exploitation 8. were —> are .
9. male-dominate —> male-dominated'
10. moreover —> however
[V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION , ' .
1. The press has poured scorn on the handling o f the matter.
2. Patrick is feelin g o ff colour today.
3. Joan had misgivings about employing such young staff.
4. The fact that they survived the accident was nothing short o f a miracle, in my
opinion.
5. The statement boils down to making the public aware o f the present situation.
6. I don’t think the police are going to let/ get you o ff the hook so quickly.
7. In Britain, people don’t come o f age until they are eighteen.
8. There was felt to be no reason to tell/inform the board members about the
problems.
9. Putting their feelings into words is difficult fo r some people.
10. I cannot p u t my fin ger on the reason but 1 don’t trust him,
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LƯƠNG THẾ VINH - Đ ồN G NAI
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I. PR O N U N C IA TIO N
A.1.A2.D 3. A 4. c 5. c 6. D 7. A 8. A 9. c 10. A
B. -
I. diaphanous 2. impudent 3. metropolis 4. mezzanine 5. recur
6. deciduous 7. domain 8. p ro digal 9. ingot 10. pendulous
II. VOCABULARY & STRU CTU RE
I.B 2. D 3. c 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. c 8. A 9. B 10. A
II. c 12. A 13. D 14. D 15. A 16. A 17. A 18. B 19. B 20. A
21. D 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. c 28. B 29, A 30. D
III. READING
PART A l.A 2. B 3. c 4. D 5. c
PART B l. c 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. c \!
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PART c.
l.D 2. A 3. c 4. B 5. D 6. c 7. D 8. c 9. D 10. A
IV. C L O Z E TE ST 1
CLOZE TEST
l.c 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. c 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. A
CLOZE TEST 2
1. the / this 2. referring 3. not
4. However/ Nevertheless / Nonetheless 5. this / that 6. mind
7. become / been / grown 8. to / toward(s)
9. of 10. too
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. C LO ZE T E ST ,
I. C LO ZE T E ST 1
1. belief 2. generations 3. unwillingly 4. suited 5. contribution
6. thjrd 7. truth 8. equally 9. surprising 10. politicians
CLOZE TEST 2
I. hardly / scarcely ~2. it 3. from / o f 4. enable / unquestionable
5. confinied / restrict 6. on 7. will / can / may / might / could
8. after 9. reading / with / enjoying 10. ought
II. WORD FORM
Part 1
1. repetitive 2. unfailingly 3.indestructible 4. infancy 5. unacceptable.
6. irrevocable 7. incorrigible. 8. successive 9. unshrinkable 10. mentality
Part 2
1. budding 2. enthusiastically 3. innermost 4. consultant
5. pursuit 6. contentment / contentedness 7. lasting
8. far-away / far-off 9. running 10. untouched
III. M ISTA K E C O R R E C T IO N
Line 1 : control in —» control o f Line 4 : to respect —>• with respect
Line 6 : high —> highly Line 7 : social search —» social research
Line 9 : With —» While Line 10 : barrier for —» barrier to
Line 13 : divert —» diverts Line 15 : rude —>crude
Line 15 : on to —> as to Line 18 : when ' —> what
Part A
1. Without absolute secrecy this mission would not have succeeded / been
successful / been a success / would have failed.
2. However tempting the / an offer (was) much he was offered / much an offer
might be he would never agree / tempting an offer may be he will never agree
to sell his business .
3: Urgent action is / measures are necessary / essential / steps / action must be taken
/ measures must be adopted to solve the problem / if the problem is to be solved.
4. Refusal to give a breath sample (to the police) could lead to your arrest.
5. Ever since (he had) his accident Philip has been unable to make decisions.
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Part. B
1. You should not assume (that) he will help you.
Don’t
2. We are not bound by this contract until we both sign it.
Neither o f us is bound
Neither one o f us is bound
3. There wạs strong / heavy / a lot o f / much / great criticism of.
The architect’s design came in for / received attracted / heavy criticism.
4. We have no idea o f / as to / We don’t know his whereabouts / His whereabouts
are / is unknown to us.
5. (There are) several categories o f people (who) are exempt from (paying)
the new tax.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYỂN LONG AN - LONG AN

I. PHONOLOGY:
1/A 2. c 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. c 9. A 10. A
l. c 2. c 3. B 4. B 5. A 6.B 7. A 8. c 9. A 10. A
ll.D 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.D 16.B 17.D 18.A 19.c 20.A
l.c 2. A 3. c 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. B
Reading 1:
LC 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. c 6. D 7. A 8. A 9. c 10. B
R eading 2:
1. B 2. B 3. c 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. n 8. D 9. A 10. B
V. CLOZE TEST
Passage 1
1. B 2. c 3. A 4.A 5. D 6. B 7. c 8. A 9. c 10. B
Passage 2
l.c 2.A 3.B 4. A 5.C 6.D 7 .B „ 8.D 9.A 10.B
B. WRITTEN TEST
CLOZE TEST 1
1. like 2. which 3. If 4. anything 5. harmless
6. contains 7. is 8. adsorb 9. to 10. Once
CLOZE TEST 2
1. Other 2. from 3. out 4. itself 5. however
6. few 7. therefore 8. what 9. these , 10. within'
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II. W ORD FORM S:
1
1. copious 2. unthinkable 3. inventiveness 4. desensitized
5. invalidity 6. purification 7. purposefully 8. servitude
9. indescribable 10. professorship
2.
1. forestry 2. supplement 3. enterprises 4. financially
S. irrespective 6. accreditation 7.professionalism
8.assẹssment 9. independent 10. reviews
1. has existed —> existed 2. is now known —>• is now
3. had followed —> followed 4. are still stand still stand
5. w er e b e in g e s ta b lis h e d - > w e r e e s ta b lish e d 6. w ere - > X
7. took o ff —> took 8. existed colleges —> existing colleges
9. building -» built 10. was first founded —» was founded
IV. SENTENCE TR A N SFO R M A TIO N
1. Before these machines were invented people had to queue.
2. The soup powder jụst needs boiling water added to it according to the instructions.
3. Cooking for five hungry children is no fun/ gives me no pleasure.
4. Had his aunt not died and left/ given him (a legacy of) $40,000 he would not
have been able to buy the house he wanted.
5. The head teacher was at loss to comprehend/ understand the girls’ behavior.
6. It came as a shock/ surprise to hear that he had failed his driving test.
7. (It was) Derek (who) drew my attention to the mistake.
8. To tell the truth, I bought these shoes for a song.
9. I couldn’t make head or tail o f what he said.
10. She played the second fiddle in the plot.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LẺ QUỶ ĐỒN - NINH THUẬN

I. PHONOLOGY
l.c 2. A 3. D 4. c 5. B 6. c 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. A
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. A ,9 . B 10. A
l.D 2. A 3. A 4. c 5. B 6. c 7. c 8. D 9. A 10. B
IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PR EPO SITIO N S
l . c 2. D 3. A 4; D 5. c 6. B 7. c 8. B 9. B 10 . c
V. G UIDED C L O Z E TESTS
TEST 1
1. c 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. c 7. B 8. B 9. A 10 . c
TEST 2
l.B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. c 8. c 9. D 10. D
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Reading I: 1. D 2. c 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. A ' D
7. 8. B
9. B 10. The sentence should be placed affthe second place.
Reading 2:
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. c 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. c 9. D I Of c
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST:
OPEN CLOZE 1
l.up 2. However 3. w ithout 4. interactive
5. themselves 6. begin / start 7. although / but 8. offered
9. attracted 10. imagination
OPEN CLOZE 2
I. within 2. Subjects 3. Gist 4. close 5. Upon / On
6. Stored 7. Meaning 8. thought 9. with 10. part
II./WORD FORMATION
PA R T I:
1. gravitational 2. Wilderness 3, Ceaseless 4. disorganization
5. unendurable 6. Commemorates 7. Misconception 8. outspoken
9. blameless 10. acquisition
PART 2:
1. vandalism 2. increasingly 3. exclusion 4. indiscriminately
5. Noticeable 6. ineffective 7. misuse 8. historic / historical
9. provision 10. Understandably
1. respects - aspects 2. them - us 3. generation for - generation o f
4. nor - or 5. commented about - commented on
6. lies with - lies in 7. at - on 8. even if - even
9. answering - answered 10. look on - depend on
1. lecturer has a wide knowledge o f
2. behaviour at the party was beyond (our)
3. attempts / efforts were to no avail in securing
4. got promotion on the strength o f his
5. is / are no restriction(s) on the amount o f luggage
6. has played down the seriousness 7. «iake absolutely no sense o f
8. who achieved / gained little renown for 9. was doomed to failure / to fail
10. was inaudible to
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYỀN LẼ QUỶ ĐÔN - BÌNH ĐỊNH

I. PHONOLOGY
A. l . B 2. A 3. B 4..B 5. B
B. 1. c 2. A 3. A 4. D ; , 5. B
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II. WORD CHOICE
l.B 2. c 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. c 8. B 9. A 10. A
l.D 2. D 3. B 4. B 5 .C 6.D 7. D 8. A 9. c 10. c
IV. PR ESPO SITIO N S AND PHRASAL VERBS
l.B 2. A 3. D 4. c 5. A 6.D 7. B . 8. A 9. D Ỉ0. D
V. READING CO M PR EH EN SIO N
PASSAGE 1
l .B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. c 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. Đ
1. A 2.B 3. A 4.B 5. B 6. B 7.C 8. A 9. c 10 . c
VI. C L O Z E TESTS
PASSAGE 1:1. B 2.C 3.B 4.D 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. c 9. D 10. A
PASSAGE 2: l . c 2.D 3.A 4.B 5. A 6. D 7. c 8. D 9. B 10. D
PART B: WRITTEN TEST
I. O PEN C L O Z E TESTS
PASSAGE 1:
l . or, 2. of, 3. than, 4. the, 5. more, 6. againsưabout/concerning,
7. other/similar, 8. although/while/whilst: 9. a/per/every, 10. What,
PASSAGE 2:
I. with 2. as 3. shift/movemenưmoving 4. on/upon 5. parking
6. we 7. where 8. besides 9. even 10. felt
II. W O R D FO R M A TIO N
P A R T I:
1. casualties 2. Impartiality 3. Stand-ins 4. informant
5. infrastructural 6. contractual 7. miscalculation 8. discontinued
9. noncommittal 10. leakage
PA RT 2:
1. drop-down 2. dualized 3. Centrefold 4. Chacellery
5. backslashers 6. exemptionalism 7. Engraving 8. Fraudulènt
9. Befriend 10. toxicity
1. Line 1: editorial - edition 2. Line 3: A Legend - the Legend
3. Line 4: In January - on January 4. Line 6: delegations - delegates
5. Line 8: Like - as 6. Line 10: Pageant - pageants
7. Line 12: Bestowed up —bestowed on/ upon
8. Line : representatively —respectively
9. Line : Including - included
10. Line : Comes for - comes with
1. at the drop of a hat 2. cross that bridge when we come
3. cut the mustard 4. she has method in/to her madness
5. a just a cock-and-bull strory
8. there is no telling how long doing this kind o f work
9. resignation came as a surprise/ shock to
10. on the verge/point o f handing in my notice
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TRƯỜNG CHỤYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU
A.MULTIPLE CHOICE
1 PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1.A 2. A 3. c 4. A 5. A
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three
1. A 2. c 3. A 4. A 5. D
2 WORD CHOICE
l.c 2. B 3. A 4. c 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. c 10. D
3 G R A M M A R AND STRUCTURES:
l .D 2.C 3. D 4. c 5. c 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. B
4. PH R A SA L VERBS AND PREPO SITIO N S
l.c 2. B 3. A 4. c 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. c 10. D
5. GUIDED C L O Z E
Passage A:
Ị.B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. D 9. c 10. A
Passage B:
l.D 2. B 3. A 4. c 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. c 9.A 10. c
6 READING COMPREHENSION
Reading passage 1:
l.c 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. c 7. c 8. B 9. D 10. D
Reading passage 2:
1. A 2. c 3. c 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. c 9. A 10. c
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEXT
OPEN CLOZE 1
l . t hat 2. full 3. vicinity 4. off 5. interval
6. so 7. varying 8. found 9..steer 10. which
OPEN CLOZE 2
I. goodwill 2. battlefield 3 ./lead 4. it 5. Nearly
6. utmost 7. sides 8. some 9. warfare 10. work
II. WORD FORMATION:
P a r ti:
1. The police said his car had been weaving all o fer the road, so they pulled him
over and gave him ạ (sober)........................... test.(sobriety)
2. She is (fail)............ cheerful no matter what the circumstances, (unfailingly)
3. She was a medical (practice)..........before she entered politics, (practitioner)
4. Many years had gone by until the Africans captured by the English colonizers
managed to break free from (serve).......................to their masters.(servitude)
5. Gradually, almost (perceive)................................. her condition had worsened.
(imperceptibly)
6. The (mention)........was seen waiting outside the building, (aforem entioned)
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7. He was fined for (face)......................... library books.(defacing)
8. Public support is a (require)...............................for the success o f this project.
(prerequisite)
9. Gathered all together in this church, we (memory)............................... those who
lost their lives in the great war.(com mem orate)
10. We offered the hand of friendship after the (late). . ............................ apology,
but had no reply, (belated)
Part 2:
1.unpretentious 2. spiritually 3. contractors 4. reliable 5. costly
6. soulless 7. overlooking 8. commissioned 9. represented 10. modernity
III ERROR CORRECTION
1. Line 2: it would —> would it 2. Line 4: fever is far —» fever is a far
3. Line 7: what happens —> happens 4. Line 16: longer more
5. Line 19: though ->■ as 6. Line 21: likely to cause —> causes
7. Line 25: running -> runny 8. Line 29: functioning —> to function
9. Line 34: than it is -> than is 10. Line 34: only/just
1. He went so far as to divulge the secret o f good feta.
2. Such was the standard o f their play that they were bound to win the last match
o f the season.
3. They want to escape from what they hate, be it the boring job itself or the
demanding boss.
4. It is good to see their goalkeeper not losing his touch.
5. The numerous awards on his walls bear a testimony to his great success.
6. Do you think this kind o f meat can lend itself to stewing?
7. My parents were always on the move and so as a child, I was dragged from
pillar to post.
8. They pulled out all the stops for their daughter’s wedding.
9. Although she was disappointed at his decision, Karen bore no ill feelings over
his decision.
10. Elke was worn down to the daily grind o f looking after three children.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HUỲNH MẪN ĐẠT - KIÊN GIANG
1. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. PHO N O LO GY
1. A 2. A 3.C 4. B 5. B 6. c 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. A
2 WORD C H O IC E
l l . B 12. A 13. c 14. A 15. B 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. B 20. A
3. STRU CTU R ES AND GRAM M AR
21. B 22. c 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. A
4. PREPO SITIO N AND PH R A SA L V ER B
31. A 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. D 36. A 37, B 38. A 39. A 40. D
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A. 41 .c 42.B 43.A 44.D 45.c 46.B 47.A 48.B 49.B 50.D
B. 51.C 52.D 53.A 54.D 55.c 56.A 57.B 58.c 59.B 60. D
6. GUIDED CLOZE TEST
A. 61.A 62.c 63.B 64.C 65.A 66.c 67.D 68.D 69.B 70.B
B.71.C 72.A 73.B 74.D 75.D 76.D 77.A 78.C 79.D 80.B
II. WRITTEN TEST

1. OPEN CLOZE TEST ’
A. 1. genres 2. Tournaments 3. both 4. cash
5. proliferation 6. simultaneously 7. mainstream 8. professional
9. multiplayer 10. Shooting
B.
1. includes 2. among 3. impact 4. psychological 5. decreases
6. designed 7. adolescents 8. alcohol 9. interventions 10. renewal
2. WORD FORM
A. 1. chocoholic 2. matriarchy 3. cardiograph 4. appendectomy
5. equidistant 6. cowardice 7. Wellingtoniana 8. wrongdoing
9. non-appearance 10.earnestly
B. 1, residence 2. surroundings 3. solidity - 4. architectural
5. manufacturers 6. spacious 7. shelving 8. infrastructure
9. (in) habitable 10. residential
Inco rrect w ords C orrected w ords In co rrect w ords C orrected w ords
1. get achieve 6. is plays
2. make put 7. get set
3. for on 8. level standard
4. get meet 9. get achieve
5. life living 10. lost missed
4. Sentence transformation
Ị . My son’s getting up is as regulár as clockwork.
2. Had he been present, she wouldn’t have been happy, nor would he have been
welcomed.
3. Seeing these pictures jogs my memory. ■*
4. He can’t have helped you on purpose.
5. What I bought are just odds and ends.
6 .1 am in the black.
7. Peter turns a blind eye to Mary’s absence.
8. The smart monkey is on Michael to win the race.
9. Against all odds, I promise to protect her.
10. They would often sit chattering over a beer, putting the world to rights.
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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BÊN TRE - BẾN TRE

I. PH O N O LO G Y
l.A 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.D
l.c 2. B 3. c 4. B 5.C 6. c 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. A
l.c 2. B 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.A
IV. PR E PO SIT IO N S & PHRASA L VERBS
1. A 2. c 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.B 10. A
1. B 2. c 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. D 9. c 10. A
VI.
l.c 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. c 6. D 7. c 8. D 9. A 10. B
VII. REA D IN G C O M PR EH EN SIO N
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. c 8. B 9. c 10 . c
VIII:
1. A 2. D 3.A 4. B 5. c 6. c 7. c 8. D 9. c 10 . c
B. WRITTEN TEST
I.
EVENING CLASSES
1. To 2. Not3. Because 4. What 5. at
6. For 7. Also8. Whom 9. Than 10. by
C O FFE E IN T H E D OCK
I. Although 2. Its3. There 4. Against 5.guilty/capable
6. so/too 7. Forward8 Out 9. In 10. a
II. W O RD FO R M A TIO N
1. extensiveness 2. outclassed 3. freshwater 4. intelligence
5. speech-day 6. timeless 7. fearful 8. ecstasy
9. accidentally 10. subdivided
m i.
1. rehearsal 2; energetically 3. thoughts 4. speakers
5. laughter 6. background 7. nationalities 8. overnight
9. Creative 10. appearances
IV. E R R O R C O R R E C T IO N
0. number (line 1) 00. increasingly (line 1)
1. Much (line 2) - more 2. Informations ( line 3) - information
3. Become (line 4) - becomes 4. Conceal (line 5) -concealing
5. Enthusiastic (line 7) - enthusiastically
6. Incomprehensive (line 8 - incomprehensible
7. Sensitive (line 10) - sensitively 8. Experienced 91( line 11) - experiencing
9. Term (line 12) - terms 10. Considerate (line 14) - considerable
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V.
1. Clay-modelling was timetabled for/ took up half the afternoon.
2. The excuse for the declaration of war was the defense of their territorial rights.
3. The subject o f productivity bonuses has cropped up at every meeting between
management and workers
4. The traffic inched along in front of us.
5. So intense was the hatred for Frank’s new policies that the staff went on strike
6 Sam was on tenterhooks, waiting to see if he had got a place in the cricket team.
7. The boys pelted their next-door neighbour with snowballs.
8. The board met behind closed doors to discuss changes in company policy.
9. There was much jubilation when the government lost the election.
10. We received shoddy service from the waiters in the new restaurant.
T R Ư Ờ N G T H P T CH U Y ÊN BẢO LỘ C - LÂM Đ ồ N G
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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY
I. A 2. D 3. B 4. c 5. A 6. c 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A
II. WORD CHOICE
II.D 12. B 13. A 14. c 15. c 16. D 17. A 18. B 19. c 20. B
III. G R A M M A R AND STRU CTU RES
21. c 22. B 23. A 24. c 25. B 26. B 27. B 28. c 29. A 30. D.
31. tow ards/against 32. with 33. over 34. upon/on
35. out o f 36. to 37.011 38. round 39. off 40. up
0. A 41. B 42. D 43. c 44. B 45.A 46.D 47. B 48.A 49. c 50. B
VI. G UIDED C L O Z E 2
0 .B 5 1 . D 52. B 5 3 .A 54. B 55. D 56. A 57. D 58. B 59. D 60. c
V II. REA D IN G PASSAGE 1
1 .c 2. D 3. c 4. c 5. B 6. c 7. D 8. D 9. c 10.B,C,E
READING COMPREHENSION
l.c 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. D *7. A 8. c 9. B 10. D
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST 1
I. itself 2. few 3. than 4. make/ scrape 5. place/ hold/ root
6. up 7. despite 8. capable 9. in 10. such
OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
I I. to 12. having 13. due/thanks/ow ing 14.no 15.it
16. into 17. only 18. whose
19. because/as/since 20. could/m ight/m ay \
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II. WORD FORMATION
PARTI :
I. ridiculous 2. portrayal 3. mimetic 4. numerous 5. facial
6. accompanied 7. indispensable 8. symbolism 9. incomprehensible
10. ennobled
PART 2:
II. infancy 12. institutions 13. exclusively 14. insight 15. disappearing
16. commitment 17. inaccessible 18. loneliness 19. immersion 20. undeniably
I. Line 1: lik e —>• likely 2. Line 2: of —» in
3. Line 7: invade-> invader 4. Line 8: substance -» substantial
5. Line 9: knowledge —> knowledgeable 6. Line 14: little —> belittle
7. Line 15: Specific -> Specifically 8. Line 17: planet -> planetary
9. Line 18: to -> for 10. Line 19: replaceable -»• irreplaceable
IV. SEN TEN CE TRA N SFO R M A TIO N
1. Brenda has fallen out with her next-door neighbor.
2. Jane could have given us a lift/ taken us in her car.
3. Little did Tim know what he was letting himself in for.
4. He risks missing the plane if he waits.
5. The plain clothes policeman’s real identity was given away by his boots.
6. So intense was the hatred for M ichael’s policies that the staff went on strike.
7. If it hadn't been for her persistence she wouldn’t have gat the job.
8. It’s beyond belief how he managed to survive.
9. The government came in for a good few criticisms of their housing policy.
10. I feel it’s wrong that the site has been earmarked for redevelopment by the council.
TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYEN TRUNG TRựC - BẠC LIỀU

I. PHONOLOGY
l.B 2. A 3-D 4. c 5. c 6. D 7. c 8. c 9. D 10. c
11. VOCABULARY
l.c 2. D 3. c '4. D 5. c 6. B 7. D 8: A 9. D 10. D
III. G RA M M A R
r .c 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. B ' 9. D 10. A
l.B 2. c 3. A 4. B 5. c 6. c 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. A
V. REA D IN G C O M PR EH EN SIO N
l.c 2. A 3. c 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. A
VI. G UIDED C L O Z E TEST
Passage 1
T7C 2. D 3. c 4. B 5. A 6 D 7. c 8. A 9. B 10. B
Passage 2
l.D 2. c 3. A 4. D 5.13 6. c 7. A 8. D 9. c 10. B
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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
CLOZE TEST 1
1. back / backwards 2. As/When 3. each 4. so 5. not
6. together 7. for 8. and 9. most 10. whether/if
CLOZE TEST 2
I.rid 2. into 3. than 4. few 5. with
6. of/for 7. all/any 8. on 9. arid/then 10. so
II. WORD FORMS
Part 1:
1. disheartened 2. splendor 3. comparatively 4. compensatory / compensative
5. malnutrition 6. imitative 7. secretive 8. photogenic
9, sympathetically 10. senility '
Part 2:
Ị. invariable 2. pressure 3. excessive 4. essential 5. retailers
6. éentrally 7. illogical 8. unavoidable 9. criticism(s) 10. efficiency
1. which have been — which has been 2. published —> was published
3. they realized —» did they realize 4. to stem —> lo have stemmed
5. have been used —> have been using 6. An Europe —>A Europe
7 .this a -> this was a 8. could Be -> could have been
9. closely —=►close 10. make —> do
1. You needn’t have brought the umbrella along because it d id n ’t rain.
2. Such was her attractiveness that every boy in the class ran after her.
3. Expensive as the ticket may seem, it is good value fo r money.
4. But for his fa th e r’s early retirement he would not have taken over the family
business.
5. She was so beautiful that I couldn’t take my eyes o ff her.
6. Winning that prize has gone to his head.
7. He took m y breath away when he said he loved me.
8. The painting went fo r fiv e thousand pounds.
9. You will have to turn over a new leaf if you want to succeed.
10. Did you catch sight o f Alan at the party last night?
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LẺ QUỶ-ĐỎN - KHẢNH HÒA

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. PHONOLOGY
A. 1. A 2. c 3. A 4 .D 5. D
B .l .A 2. B 3.B 4. D 5. c
2. WORD CHOICE
1. A 2. c 3.D. 4. A 5.B . 6. B 7. A 8. c 9. B 10. D
3. STRU CTU RES AND G R A M M A R
l.c 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. c 8. A 9. c 10. D
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4. PREPO SITIO NS AND PH RASAL VERBS
I B 2. A 3. c 4. B 5. D 6. c 8.7. BA 9. B 10. D
5.READING C O M PR EH ENSIO N
READING 1:.
1. B 2. D 3. A 4.D 5. B 6. A 7. c 8. D 9. B 10. A
READING 2:
l.c 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. c 8. A 9. c 10. D
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CLOZE TEST 1
1. A 2. B 3 : b 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. D
CLOZE TEST 2:
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. c 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. c
II. WRITTEN TEST
1. OPEN GLOZE TEST
OPEN CLOZE TEST
1. sequence 2. which 3. What 4. only 5. no/little 6. rewarded
7. case 8. Whiie/Whereas/Although/Though 9. full 10. shot
OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
1. discover/ find/ come across 2. collect/ discover/gather
3. disguised 4. enormous/ huge/immense
5. specialists/ experts/ people 6. just/ exactly/ precisely/ quite
7. richest/ biggest/ strangest 8. exisư remain/ survive
9. forms 10. bitten/attacked/stung
2. W ORD FO R M S
A.
1. unceremoniously 2. imperceptibly 3. intricacies 4. reflexology
5. misshapen 6. hoteliers 7. outcome 8. grievances
9. therapeutic 10. trendy
B.
1. facial . 2. poetically 3. slyness 4. honesty 5. sensuality
6. involuntarily 7. loathing 8. characteristics 9. unknown 10. suspicion(s)
3. ERROR IDENTIFICATION:
1. Line 1: increases -» has increased 6. line 8: serve service
2. line 2: that ->-> who 7. line 9: increased —» increasing
3. line 4: to —» through 8. line 12: similar —> similarly
4. line 5: can use -* can be used 9. line 14: graduation -» undergraduate
5. line 7: if —> unless 10. line 18: log -> log on / in
1. On only (the) one occasion/ a single occasion/ have I had to have this car repaired.
2 .1 hope I'm not putting you out / you to any inconvenience by phoning so late.
3. It was at your insistence that we came to this restaurant.
4. Given the situation, they did the best that they could.
5. I would give up my job at the drop o f a hat if I could find a better job.
6. We will get his tongue tied with this sum o f money.
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7. Come w h at m ay I won't change my mind about this.
8. Our limited budget left little scope fo r (real) changes.
9. You m ustn't let the children out of your sights if you take them out.
10. The total amount fell short o f what/the sum/the amount the charity had
hoped to raise.
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HÙNG y ư ơ N G - GIA LAĨ

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. PHONOLOGY
1.D 2. B 3. c 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. c 8. A 9. B 10. A
2.WORD CHOICE (5pts)
l.D 2. c 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. c 7. c 8. B 9. c 10. D
3. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
l. G 2.C 3.D ■ 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. D
4. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS
l . A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. c 7. c 8. B 9. B 10. D
READING PASSAGE 1:
l.c 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.D , 8.D 9. D 10. A
READING PASSAGE 2:
l.B 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.D 6.A 7.A 8.A 9.A 10.B
6. G U ID ED C L O Z E T E ST
Passage A
l.c 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.C
Passage B :
l.D 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.Đ 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.B
11. WRITTEN T EST
1. O PEN C L O Z E TEST
Cloze test 1
1. your 2. about 3. m o st/ẹreatesưbiggest 4. over 5. o f
6. not 7. take/have 8. it 9. longer 10. comes
Cloze test 2:
1.to 2. There 3. into 4. part 5. so 6. As
7. towards 8. o f 9. because 10. well
2. WORD FORMS
Part 1:
1. accreditation 2. uplifted 3. downsized 4. endearingly
5. belies 6. short-lived 7. disallowed 8. inflammatory
9. Breathtakingly 10. unerring
Part 2:
1. anti-apartheid 2. intensive 3. well-wishers 4. critically
5. reminder 6. unifying 7. coalesce 8. non-racialism
9. unprecedented 10. surfacing \
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Line C orrection Line C orrection
2 read —> to read 7 desirable —» undesirable
2 their —> its 10 that is good —> what is good
3 finding —» finding out 12 as yourself —> like yourself
4 answer o f —» answer to 16 chaotic -> chaos
6 not —» no 16 live —»• lived
4. S E N T E N C E T R A I N S r U K M A T I O N
1. H ardly had he arrived home when a water-heater exploded.
2. Not until the body was found did the police believe her
3. U nder no circumstances must you mention this to him.
4. T here was such a rapid improvement in his condition that he went home four
days after the operation.
5. H ad it not been for the famous actor’s appearance, the performance would
never have been a success..
6. Im agine my exasperation / how exasperated I was/ felt when appointment
was cancelled once again.
7. They arrive at their destination safe and sound.
8. I enjoy being a big fish in a small pond.
9. The head teacher was at a loss to comprehend/ understand the girl’s behavior
10. United are/ is bound to beat City
T R Ư Ờ N G T H P T CH U Y ỂN H Ù N G V Ư Ơ N G - SÓ C T R Ả N G
I. PH O N O LO G Y
l.D 2..B 3.A 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.Đ 10.D
l . B. makings 2. A. current 3. A. address 4. c , voracious 5. A. play
6. c . concede 7. B. coupled 8. D. readiness 9. B. precaution 10. c . batch
III. STRU CTU RE AND G RA M M A R
l.D 2. c 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. D
1. A 2. D 3. c 4. c 5. c 6. c 7. c 8. A >9. c 10. A
1. Reading 1:
1.B 2. A 3. c 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. c 9. c 10. D
2. Reading 2:
1. A 2. D 3. A ' 4. D 5. c 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. B 10.B
VI. C L O Z E TEST:
C LO ZE TE ST 1:
1. A 2. c 3.. D 4. B 5. D .6. c 7. B 8. c 9. B 10. A
C LO ZE TE ST 2:
1. B 2. A 3. c 4. A 5. c 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. A
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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST
CLOZE TEST 1:
1. to/in 2. did 3. take 4. make 5 . such
6. its 7. come 8. no 9. least 10. goes
CLOZE TEST 2:
l. f or 2. whom 3. making 4. what 5. everything
6. were 7. their 8. own 9. ini 10. being
II. WORD FORMS
Part 1
1. enlarged 2. uneconomical 3. suspiciously 4. valueless
5. irresponsibly 6. indigestion 7. inconspicuous 8. unqualified
9. disregard 10. allegations
Part 2:
1. surprisingly 2. botanically encased 4. succulence
5. absorption 6. customary 7. subtlety/ subtleness 8. combination
9. spherical 10. bewilderment
1. Line 2: for —> to 2. Line 4: dozen —» dozens
3. Line 6: archaeology —* archaeological 4. Line 7,: historic —>■prehistoric
5. Line 10: accommodations —> accommodation.
6. Line 12: indoor s —> Outdoor 7. Line 15: experience hand —» experienced
8. Line 15: on —> at 9. Line 16: weeks long —> week-long
10. Line 21: floated —* floating
1. It was the lack/ absence o f (any) leadership that caused most o f the problems
o f the committee.
2. Working as a primary school teacher calls for a great/ good deal of patience
these days
3. such is the popularity of the play that the theatre is likely to be full every night.
4. No matter how often i invite him for a weekend with us, he’s always too busy
to come. >
5. He exclaimed with delight that he had passed the first exam. I congratulated
him and wished him luck with the second.
6. Everything WENT ACCORDING TO PLAN during my trip to France
7. You have hit the nail on the head.
8. He held / stood his ground against his adversary, (ground)
9. Since she met that boy, she's been wrapped in him.
10. My husband will go through/ hit the roof when I tell him.
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LỚP 10
ĐẺ THI CHÍNH TH Ứ C ..................................................... .................... ...... .... ...... 5 ........................ 514
CÁC ĐÈ TH I ĐÈ NGHỊ ............... .................. ............. .................. ............19 ....................... 515
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ THÁNH TÔNG - QỤẢNG NAM 19 ..... ...........515
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUỴÊN TRẰN HƯNG ĐẠO - BÌNH THUẬN.... ...31:.................... 517
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THOẠI .NGỌC HẦU - AN GIANG............ 4 2 ....................,518
TRƯỜNG THPT PHAN CHÂU TRINH - TP. ĐÀ NẴNG' ...................... 53 ................ ............ 520
TRƯỜNG THPT MẠC ĐĨNH CHI - TP. HỔ CHÍ MINH .......................6 3........ ......... 522
TRƯỜNG THPÍ CHUYÊN TRẦN ĐẠI NGHĨA -T P. Hồ CHÍ MINH .7 4 .... ....................... 523
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN TIỀN GIANG-- TIẺN GIANG .................. ............... 87 . . . . . . . . . . . V ............ 525
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THẢNG LOròG - ĐÀ LẠT - LÂM ĐỎNG 9 8 ...................526
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUY'BN'QUANG TRUNG - BÌNH PHƯỚC .........109.................. 527
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN TẤT THÀNH - KON TUM ..... 121...... . 529
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGŨYỄN ỌUANG DIÊỤ -ĐỎNG THÁP 131.................530
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN Du - ĐĂK LĂK „.... ................141................... 532
TRƯỜNG TIÍPT CHUYÊN NGUYHN CHÍ THANH - ĐĂK. NÔNG .... 152..................... 533
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN'LÝ T ự TRỌNG - CẦN THƠ ...................164...... ............. 535
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LƯƠNG THẾ VINH - ĐÒNG NAI ...........175....................536
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐỐN - NlNHỊ THUẬN ......... ..187 .................... 538
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - BÌNH ĐỊNH ............ 197'....... ........ 539
TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN LÊ QỰÝ ĐÔN - BÀ RỊÁ VŨNG TÀU ...............207...................541
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ HÔNG PHONG - TP. Hồ CHÍ MINH 2 1 8 ...... 742
TRƯỜNG THPT CHỤYỆN HŨỲNH MẪN ĐẠT - KIÊN GIANG...... 231...................544
TRƯỜNG T11PT CHUYÊN LƯƠNG VĂN CHÁNH - PHÚ YÊN....... 241..........545
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN PHAN NGỌC HIÉN - CÀ MAU ..............252............... 547
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYỂN HÙNG VƯỚNG - BÌNH DƯƠNG ...........262 ............... 548
L Ớ P 11
ĐÊ THI CHÍNH THỨC ...... ............... .................................................................2 7 2 .............................. ........... 55
CÁC ĐÈ THI ĐÈ N G IIỊ.............. .............................. ............ ............... 2 8 4 ......................... 551
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN TRẤN HUÌMG ĐẠO-BÌNH THUẬN.......... 284..............,.....551
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THOẠI NGỌC HẦU - AN GIANG....... . 296 ......... ........ 552
TRƯỜNG THPT THỰ HÀNH CAO NGUYÊN - ĐẢK LĂK ..... ........ 3 0 7 ............554
TRƯỘNG THPT PLEIKU - GIA LAI .......... .........................................318 .............. 555
TRƯốNG NGUYỄN THƯỢNG HIỀN-TP.. HỒ CHÍ MINH ...............332...................557
TRƯỜNG THPT LONG XUYÊN - AN GIANG.................. .................341......................558
TRƯỜNG THPT GIA ĐỊNH -TP. Hổ CHÍ MINH ...............................351...................... 559
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUỸÊN NGUYỄN ĐÌNH CHIẾU - ĐỒNG THÁP........ 361............. ......561
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÝ Tự TRỌNG - CẦN THƠ ....369................... 562
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYỆN LựơNG THẾ VINH - ĐỒNG NAI ...... 380...........:...... 563
TRƯỜNG THP-T CHUYỆN LONG AN - LONG AN ...........................390...................565
TRƯỜNG THPT CÍ IUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - NINH THUẬN ...............400......................566
TRƯỜNG THPTCHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - BÌNH ĐỊNH ....... ......... .411 ....... .567
TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU............ ....421..................... 569
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HUỲNH MẪN ĐẠT - KIÊN GIANG .......434....... ...........570
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BẾN TRE - BẾN TRE................................ 445.......... ....... 572
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BẢO LỘC - LÂM ĐỒNG ..........................457......................573
TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRUNG TRựC - BẠC LIÊU .................. 470......................574
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - KHANH HÒA............... 480................ 575
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG - GIA LAI .......................493.....................577
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG - s ó c TRĂNG ................ 503 .... ...... ........ 578
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BAN TỔ C H Ứ C KÌ T H I

TUYỂN TẬP ĐỀ THI

TUYÊN Tập ĐẾ THỈ

NHÀ XUẤT BẢN ĐẠÍ HỌC QUỐC GIA HÀ NỘI

C hịu trá c h n h iệm x u ấ t bản:

Biên tập: NGÔ BÍCII VÂN

Trình bày bìa: NHẢ SÁCH HỒNG ÂN

Đối tác liên kết xuất bản:

NHÀ SÁCH HỒNG ÂN

______________________________________________ :_______•_______ SÁCH LIÊN KKT .

ĐÊ THI CHÍNH THỨC

Lưu ý : Đe thi này có 8 trang.

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)

II. WORD CHOICE (5 PTS):

IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 PTS)

noise down, you’ll have to leave.

V. GUIDED CLOZE 1 (5PTS):

GUIDED CLOZE 2 (5PTS):

LOOKING INTO SPACE

A. influential the mass media can be

READING PASSAGE 2 (5PTS):

LIVESTRONG - BUT WILL TIIE LEGACY?

II. WORD FORMATION: (20PTS)

regular tour force instrument comment

1. Mr. Foster asked me to write this letter to you.

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ THÁNH TÔNG - QUẢNG NAM

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

II. WORD CHOICE

III. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR

IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS

An actor didn’t win despite performing well. 1.

VI. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

1. A. qualified B. concerned c. worried D. experienced

II. WORD FORMS

OBSERVE PARENT INTIMATE CHARACTER YOUNG

III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION

ĨV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

TRỨỜNG THPT CHUYÊN TRAN HƯNG ĐẠO - BÌNH THUẬN

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

II. 11-20 WORD CHOICE

III. 21-30 GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES

IV. 31-40 PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS

V. 41-60 READING - COMPREHENSION

41. What does the passage mainly discuss?

II. 21-40 WORD FORMATION

profession height legend controversy sympathy

III. 41-50 ERROR CORRFXTION

IV. 51-60 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

58. My father is not feeling well these days. weather

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYỂN THOẠI NGỌC HAU - AN GIANG

III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES

IV. PR EPO SIT IO N S AND PHRASAL VERBS

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. can be dwarfed by nature's output o f pollutants.

VI. CLOZE TEST

1. A. totally B. certainly c. absolutely D. completely

II. WORD FORMS

succeed narrate colour knowledge author ordinary

Sir Walter Scott

2. His choice always followed what his wife decided, (step)

TRƯỜNG THFT PHAN CHÂU TRĨNH - TP. ĐÀ NANG

A:MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

that they can be used and enjoyed.

III.STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR

A. better B. best c . more than D. most

IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS

VI. MULTIPLE-CHOICE CLOZE

__________________________________________ :_•_____ SÁCH LIÊN KKT .

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