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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12 (Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề)

I. Phonetics :( 10pts )

 A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words

1. A. whistled B. laughed C. lodged D. received

 2. A. native B. debate C. facial D. maturity

 3. A. drown B. clown C.grown D. crown

 4. A. spoon B. tool C. blood D. noon

 5. A. character B. chapter C.chimney D. chalk

 B. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.

6. A. mineral B. forbid C. recycle D. discard

7. A. concerned B. pollution C. restrict D. irrigate

8. A. administer B. admissible C. admirable D. advisable

9. A. nominee B. commitee C. employee D. adsentee

10. A. recipe B. recipient C. recital D. redundant

II. Vocabulary and structure: ( 40pts )

A. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence

11. His parents don’t ……………. of his having parties every week.

 A. agree B. support C. approve D. appreciate

12. The next ……………….. of the school play will be on Monday at 6.30 p.m.

 A. drama B. discussion C. exhibition D. performance

13. Beethoven, having composed symphonies at three, is considered……………………

 A. gifted B. ambitious C. determined D. hard-working

14. I couldn’t receive the program very clearly because of ………………… caused by

weather conditions

 A. blocks B. blockage C. leakage D. interference

15. On the first day of our vacation we just ………………… by the hotel swimming-pool.

 A. calmed B. enjoyed C. relaxed D. comforted

16. Salmon eggs can’t ………………. in salt water and baby salmon can’t live in it, either

 A. live B. dive C. swim D. hatch

17. Some parts of Asia are among the most crowded in the world, ………………, there are many forests where few people live.

 A. moreover B. nevertheless C. consequently D. otherwise

18. Let’s go to a different cinema. I’m not very ……………….. on horror films.

A. keen B. interested C. impressed D. enthusiastic

19. Another word for fasten is ……………..

 A. frighten B. loosen C. lengthen D. tighten

20. He was …………….who wanted to continue working on the project

 A. among the few people B. among few C. among of the few D. among the few

21. One ……….. five adults takes physical exercise at least once a wekk.

 A. from B. in C. at D. with

22. This ring is not only made of plastic, so it is quite……………

 A. valuable B. invaluable C. worthless D. priceless

23. The dentist told him to open his mouth …………………

 A. broad B. much C. greatly D. open

24. Extensive sientific studies have illustrated that the overexpansion of urban areas into surrounding coutryside threatens the natural environment rather than ………………

 A. its balance B. balancing it C. balances it D. the balance

25. ………… is extremely dangerous

 A. At very high speeds driving cars

 B. Cars at very high speeds driving

 C. Cars driving at very high speeds

 D. Driving cars at very high speeds

26. At the stage we can not tell you …………… you have been selected for the job or not

 A. whenever B. although C. whether D. unless

27. Unemployment ……………….. by 4% since January and now stands at just under three million.

 A. was raised B. were raised C. has risen D. rose

28. We were all too hungry to wait …………….. longer for supper

 A. the B. any C.some D. more

29. ………………… you study harder, you won’t pass the examination.

 A. Because B. Unless C. if D. Without

30. Five years ………………. a long time, he might already be forgotten.

 A. is B. has been C. may be D. had been

B .Error recognition: choose the underlined part ( A,B,C,or D ) that is incorrect.

31. It was nice to you to take me home.

32. If you know to use this machine, please help her.

 33. Aspirin is recommend to many people for its ability to thin the blood.

 34. Nolonger is scientific discovery a matter of one person alone working.

35. Financial considerations play an important partly in the choice of a college.

36. In spite the terrible weather, tourists keep coming here in large numbers.

37. Many people agree that collecting stamps are enjoyable.

38. The Chinese is very famous for their food.

39. There are forty students in the class. Half of the class is boys.

40. In 1892, the first long- distance telephone line between Chicago and NewYork was

formally opening .

C .Fill each gap in the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.

41.Air …………………………………..(pollute) has had a serious effect on human life.

42..……………………………………(environment) are fighting against the hunting of whales.

43.My teacher is very ……………………………………...(know) about the history of

Vietnam.

44.He always listens ……………………………………...(attention) to what she is told.

45.I have no excuses. My actions were……………………….…..(explain).

46.Playing for the national team for the first time was an

………………………….…..(forget) experience for him

47.The Statue of Liberty in New York is the symbol of ………………………..……..(friend)

between France and America.

48.By the time we get there, the film ………………………………..(start).

49.The giant panda is an ………………………………………...(endanger) species.

50.It may be ………………………………...(risk) for him to carry in his pocket all his

unspent money.

III. Reading : ( 30 pts )

A. Read the text below and decide which answer –A , B, C, D- best fits each space:

 Every teacher knows that not all students are good examinees. Some are too tense, become (51)……… or too stressed and then perform below expectations just when it(52) ……………… most. Teachers try to help by(53)………. , believing that if they boost a student’s academic(54) …………,they will cure his fear of exams.

So, last year, ( 55 ) ………………on my teaching experience and sports psychology skills, I completely rewrote the Business Studies Revision Course at this secondary school. The ( 56 ) ………………idea of the course is to ( 57 ) ………………the examination as an event, a challenge, a ( 58 ) ………………, much like a sports match, a drama production, or perhaps a concert, but bigger and more important and very definitely on the public page. The idea is to show that the exam is not a ( 59 ) ………………but an opportunity to show how good the ( 60) ………………is.

The object is to improve students final performance by increasing ( 61 ) ………………, control and ability to cope. The theme of ‘total preparation for performance’ ( 62 ) ………………them that while knowledge and examination techniques are obviously important, they are only two of the five skills required. The ( 63 ) ………………being coping strategies, mental skills and management skills. These additions give a new ( 64 ) ……………… to a student’s revision, increasing enjoyment and motivation. They widen a student’s focus and help to convince some of the less confident students that there are many ways in which they can actively ( 65 ) ………………towards their self-confidence and self-esteem.

51 A. overanxious B. worried C. blue D. sad

52 A. plays B. gives C. pays D. matters

53 A. adding B. compensating C. claiming D. ensuring

54 A. degrees B. grades C. knowledge D. results

55 A. drawing B. withdrawing C. relying D. depending

56 A. core B. root C. concrete D. central

57 A. consider B. cure C. treat D. remedy

58 A. doing B. performance C. action D. behavior

59 A. test B. measurement C. evaluation D. check

60 A. interviewee B. candidate C. guy D. person

61 A.self-service B. selfconsciousness

C. self-respect D. selfconfidence

62 A. dictates B. informs C. teaches D. advises

63 A. others B. requirement C. skills D. other

64 A. stand B. point C. view D. dimension

65 A. make B. participate C. contribute D. increase

B. Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences. Then choose the answer – A, B, C, D –that you think fits best:

It is a common saying that we do not fully value a thing until we lose it. We often value

the love and worth of a friend when he has been taken from us by death more than when he was with us in the flesh; it is only when we have left school or college that we understand the greatness of our opportunity of education, which has gone forever; it is the sick and the ailing who realize the value of good health. When we are young and strong, we cannot imagine what it  is to be weak and ailing. We are so used to vigorous health that we take it for granted. The organs of our body work so smoothly that we scarcely know we have lungs and liver, heart and stomach. But when any of these gets upset and gives us pain and sickness, we learn by bitter experience what an unspeakable blessing it is to be well.

Loss of health makes us miserable and a burden to ourselves and our friends. It cripples our efforts so that we cannot accomplish many of the good and great things we might have done. It spoils our life. What must we do to keep our health?

We must be moderate in eating and drinking and wise in the choice of plain, wholesome simple food. Gluttony has killed thousands, and strong drink tens of thousands. We must, when young, get plenty of sleep, which is “nature’s sweet restorer”, and not try to burn the candle at both ends. We must live as much as possible in the open air and keep our rooms well ventilated. We must get sufficient and regular physical exercise, and keep our body clean. And we must avoid bad habits and secret sins as we avoid the devil, and keep our thought clean, our bodies pure. Our ideal must be the sound mind in the sound body.

66. According to the passage, we often appreciate our friends only when …..

A. they are with us B. they are good to us

C. they passed away D. they live a long way from us

67. We do not take care of our health because …..

A. we are so accustomed to good health B. we are so busy making a living

C. we are always in good health D. most of the diseases can be cur

 68. Poor health makes us …..

A. useless and selfish B. unable to fulfill our expectations

C. a shame to our friends D. fail to become famous

69. According to the author, having plenty of sleep when young …..

A. is wasting our time B. can help us regain our strength

C. may cause loss of health D. can reduce our vigour

70. The best title for the passage is …..

A. Health and Human Aspirations B. Health and our Success

C. How to Keep our Health D. The Value of Health

C. Fill each gap in the passage with one word from the box.

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1. B 11. C 21. B 31. B

2. D 12. D 22. C 32. B

3. C 13. A 23. D 33. A

4. C 14. D 24. B 34. D

5. A 15. C 25. D 35. C

6. A 16. D 26. C 36. A

7. D 17. B 27. C 37. C

8. C 18. A 28. D 38. B

9. B 19. D 29. B 39. D

10. A 20. D 30. A 40. D

41. pollution 46. unforgetable

42. Environmentalists 47. friendship

43. knowledgeable 48. will have started

44. attentively 49. endangered

45. explainable 50. risky

51. A 56. D 61. D 66. C

52. D 57. C 62. C 67. A

53. B 58. B 63. A 68. B

54. C 59. A 64. D 69. B

55. A 60. B 65. C 70. D

71. biodiversity 76. fauna

72. species 77. mammals

73.vegetation 78. predator

74. flora 79. pheasant

75. plants 80. symbols

81. Thanks, but I’ve already eaten

82. This kind of food must be eaten as soon as it’s cooked

83. This is the earliest train

84. They can’t have been playing in this weather

85. Eva isn’t very interested in organized activities

86. D

87. B

88. C

89. A

90. C

91. I’m very happy that you can join our camping trip this weekend.

92. I’m sure that you will definitely enjoy it.

93. Now, I’m writing to tell you how to get to my house.

94. Well, when you come out of the station, turn right.

95. Then take the first left.

96. Keep going straight ahead for about 100 yards, then you will see the

national bank.

97. Turn right at the bank, and it’s the second street on your left.

98. My house is the third one on the right.

99. I enclose the map so that you can follow my direction easily.

100. I’m looking forward to seeing you soon.

SECTION A. LISTENING (50pts)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU

- Bài nghe gồm 4 phần. Mỗi phần thí sinh được nghe 2 lần.

- Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh đã có trong bài nghe.

Part 1. For questions 1 – 5, listen to a radio news report about ‘Google’, a popular Internet search engine and answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer.

1.         What way did Google rely on to market its product?

            _________________________________________________________________________

2.         What position did Google achieve last week as the Internet search engine for America Online?

            _________________________________________________________________________

3.         What group of people was mentioned to favour Google as a search engine?

            _________________________________________________________________________

4.         What verb is the word ‘google’ said to be replacing?

            _________________________________________________________________________

5.         Who invented the original term ‘googol’?

            _________________________________________________________________________

Part 2. For questions 6 – 15, listen to a piece of news about future technology and complete the following sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from the recording in each space.

Strange-looking as they are, the robots can help to explore collapsed buildings for 6._________________________ efforts.

Flying robots, going airborne, help engineers inspect 7.___________________________ safely.

The robot goes and collects data; it is acting as 8._________________________ to the inspector.

In the game Eyewire, players could help researchers by tracing brain neurons to create 9._________________________.

The professor says the human brain has 85 billion neurons and that with 10._________________________, they may trace one to two neurons a day.

They take the players’ input and use it to train 11.__________________________ to speed up the process.

New technologies are also exploring our 12._________________________, as our limitations aren’t just physical.

The technology they’re building doesn’t allow us to have 13._________________________ of something really subjective like emotions.

Multi-sense tracks facial expressions and 14.__________________________ to help clinicians diagnose mental illnesses such as depression or PTSD.

What clinicians need is more of a technology to be 15.___________________________ in the real-time.

Part 3. For questions 16 – 20, listen to two nutritionists, Fay Wells and George Fisher, discussing methods of food production and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

16. Looking at reports on the subject of GM foods, Fay feels ____________.

A. pleased to read that the problem of food shortages is being addressed

B. surprised that the fears of the public are not allayed by them

C. frustrated by contradictory conclusions

D. critical of the scientists' methodology

17. What does George suggest about organic foods?

A. Consumers remain surprisingly poorly informed about them.

B. People need to check out the claims made about them.

C. They need to be made more attractive to meat-eaters.

D. They may become more widely affordable in future.

18. What is George's opinion of 'vertical farming'?

A. It could provide a realistic alternative to existing methods.

B. It's a highly impractical scheme dreamt up by architects.

C. It's unlikely to go much beyond the experimental stage.

D. It has the potential to reduce consumption of energy.

19. George and Fay agree that the use of nanotechnology in food production will ____________.

A. reduce the need for dietary supplements

B. simplify the process of food-labelling

C. complicate things for the consumer

D. introduce potential health risks

20. In Fay's view, returning to self-sufficiency is only an option for people who ____________.

A. have no need to get a return on their investment

B. are willing to accept a high level of regulation

C. reject the values of a consumer society

D. already have sufficient set-up funds

Your answers:

16.       17.       18.       19.       20.

Part 4. For questions 21 – 25, listen to a radio discussion on technology in sport and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

21. Geoff thinks the use of cameras for refereeing decisions will add to the excitement of sport.

22. Sally enjoys the speed at which tennis is played nowadays.       

23. Geoff suggests that if everyone has access to doping, then it should be acceptable. 

24. Geoff says that certain banned practices should be made legal.

25. He feels that there are adequate restrictions on the use of technology in sport.          

Your answers:

21.       22.       23.       24.       25.

SECTION B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 points)

Part 1. For questions 1-20, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.  

1. Successful athletes cannot afford to be _________; they need to stay cool and focused.

            A. highly-paid           B. highly-motivated  C. highly-trained      D. highly-strung

2. Her excellent grades in college led _________ a high-paying job after graduation.

            A. to get her  B. in getting her        C. to her getting       D. her getting

3. - “Are you working late again tonight?”

    - “Yes, I’ll be here _________ the report.”

            A. until I finish          B. since I’ve finished           C. when I’ve finished          D. by the time I’ve finished

4. The kind of exercises you can do depends on your _________ of fitness.

            A. stage         B. level           C. step            D. phase

5.  Aware that his pension will be small, he _________ a part of his salary for his old age.

            A. sets apart  B. sets aside C. puts up      D. puts apart

6. I have no appetite and I am lethargic. I've been feeling under _________ for ages.

            A pair B par C stress          D threat

7. I think having a beer during a meeting with your boss is clearly _________ the mark.

            A. overlooking          B. overreaching       C. overstepping        D. overseeing

8. The new soap opera on Channel 3 _________ the depths in terms of tastelessness.

            A plumbs       B reaches      C fills  D achieves

9. We’ll keep you _________ on any further changes in the examination specifications.

            A noticed       B announced            C mailed        D posted

10. We must be sure to make the right decision because there is a lot at _________.

            A. range         B. stake          C. chance      D. expectation

11. His past behaviour had a definite _________ on what the judges decided.

            A. bearing     B. weight       C. decision    D. conclusion

12. If you are a student on a low budget you are probably _________ from paying tax.

            A. except       B. excluded   C. exempt      D. apart

13. The mailing list has done much to _________ the numbers of people attending.

            A. lift   B. encourage C. heighten   D. boost

14. As was _________ predicted, the company has announced hundreds of job losses.

            A. considerably        B. widely        C. substantially        D. amply

15. She felt that travelling had greatly _________ her life.

            A. moved       B. enriched   C. expanded D. increased

16. A study that’s just been published _________ our theory completely.

            A. puts up      B. holds up    C. backs up   D. takes up

17. I recommend reading the books _________, starting with the very first.

            A. by accident           B. at random C. in sequence         D. on impact

18. If we have to pay a £1,000 fine, then ________. We’re not going to win a fight with the Tax Office.

            A. so be it      B. be it so      C. thus be it   D. be it thus

19. He came into the room and sat down without _________ a word to anyone.

            A. as far as    B. too much of          C. very much of        D. so much as

20. The restaurant has _________ recently, and the food is much better now.

            A. had its hands full B. lived hand to mouth        C. changed hands   D. gained the upper hand

Your answers:

1.         2.         3.         4.         5.         6.         7.         8.         9.         10.

11.       12.       13.       14.       15.       16.       17.      18.       19.       20.

Part 2. For questions 21-30, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 0 has been done as an example.

FUSSY EATERS

If there is one thing that is likely to be (0. WORRY) ____________ for first-time parents, it is a young child’s eating problems. Most of these parents’ worries, however, are (21. FOUND)____________ since the incidence of children who do not enjoy their food is far more (22. SPREAD)____________ than the majority imagine and the retention beyond (23. CHILD)____________ of such problems to adolescence is (24. COMPARE)____________ rare.

There are, of course, cases which have perished into adulthood and those which appear to be more than just a (25. PASS)____________ phase. In these cases, professional (26. GUIDE)____________ has to be sought.

Up to now, psychiatrists have (27. CATEGORY)____________ nine distinct types of eating (28.ORDER)____________, each with its own particular treatment. The least serious of these is selective eating, when the child displays his/her (29. WILL)____________ to try anything but a narrow range of foods. This affects about 12% of three-year-olds but it rarely persists. The most serious is persuasive refusal syndrome, which affects only a (30. HAND)____________ of people and requires psychiatric supervision and treatment.

Your answers:

0.         worrying

21.       22.       23.       24.       25.

26.       27.       28.       29.       30.

SECTION C. READING (60 points)

Part 1. For questions 1 – 10, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.                       

HYPERINFLATION

Inflation may be defined as either a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time, or a fall in the value of money over time. 'Hyperinflation' refers to extremely rapid or (1) ____________ of control inflation. Perhaps the most famous example of hyperinflation in recent history is that which took (2) ____________ in Germany after World War I. Between 1922 and 1923, prices in Germany increased (3) ____________ a factor of 20 billion. Inflation was so out of control that prices rose not just by the day, but by the hour and even minute. A loaf of bread cost just 463 marks in Germany in March 1923, but by November that (4) ____________ year cost over 200,000,000,000 marks. The effect on society was devastating. Because wages received in the morning would (5) ____________ worthless by the afternoon, people spent their money as quickly as possible, buying any physical goods they could get their hands (6) ____________ (whether they needed it or not) in a desperate attempt to get rid of currency units (7) ____________ they lost value. This only had the effect of stoking the fires of inflation further. Savings were wiped out overnight. People lived in constant fear. Bartering and crime became the order (8) ____________ the day. Interestingly, hyperinflation is not a rare event. Since Weimar Germany, there have been 29 additional hyperinflations around the world, including those in Austria, Argentina, Greece and Brazil, to (9) ____________ but a few. On average, that's one every three years (10) ____________ so.

Your answers:

1.         2.         3.         4.         5.

6.         7.         8.         9.         10.

Part 2. For questions 11 – 20, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

THE BYGONE ERA

We live in an era (11) ________ by and increasingly dependent on technological innovations. It is for this reason that younger generations find it (12) _________ impossible to envision a future devoid of the convenience and comfort they provide us with. Small wonder then that when asked to (13) _________ what life will be like in the future, they come up with something that sounds as if it has been taken out of a science-fiction book. But this description is actually not the product of an (14) _________ imagination. Based on the present speed at which breakthroughs are being (15) _________, it is actually a fairly accurate prediction. It looks as if technology will have the (16) _________ hand and that fully automated systems will (17) ________ for people in all areas. People will take the back seat and instead of (18) ________ away at work we will be able to take advantage of the time made available to us to engage in more recreational activities. (19) ________ this time constructively will be a feat in itself. Perhaps, a case of too much of a good thing. Things might just come to the point where, (20) ________ time to time, we will reminisce about the good old days.

11.      A. rivalled      B. dominated            C. surpassed            D. overtaken

12.      A. virtually     B. fully            C. potentially             D. greatly

13.      A. perceive    B. forecast     C. divine        D. enact

14.      A. intrepid      B. ultimate     C. inherent    D. unbridled

15.      A. done          B. happened C. made         D. occurred

16.      A. upper         B. back           C. first            D. high

17.      A. emulate     B. devise        C. substitute D. duplicate

18.      A. beavering B. badgering C. hounding D. monkeying

19.      A. Utilising     B. Manipulating        C. Operating D. Manoeuvring

20.      A. at    B. in    C. for D. from

Your answers:

11.       12.       13.       14.       15.       16.       17.       18.       19.       20.

Part 3. Read the following passage and answer the questions 21 – 30.  

THE HISTORY OF A COOL IMAGE

A         The history of sunglasses can be traced back to ancient Rome around the year AD 60, where the Emperor Nero is said to have watched gladiator fights whilst holding up polished emerald-green gems to his eyes, thus reducing the effect of the sun's glare. The very first actual recorded evidence of the use of sunglasses can be found from a painting by Tommaso da Modena in Italy, 1352, showing a person wearing sunglasses.

Earlier, around the twelfth century in China, sunglasses were worn by court judges, not to protect their eyes from the sun, but in order to conceal any expressions in their eyes as it was important to keep their thoughts and opinions secret until the end of each trial. These were flat panes of quartz that had been polished smooth and then smoked to give their tint. It was not until 1430 that prescription glasses were first developed in Italy to correct vision, and these early rudimentary spectacles soon found their way to China, where they were again tinted by smoke to be used by the judges. The frames were carved out of either ivory or tortoiseshell, and some were quite ornate. During the 17th century, prescription glasses were being used in England to help elderly long-sighted people to see better. The Spectacle Makers Company was founded in England, which started manufacturing prescription glasses for the public and whose motto was "A Blessing to the Aged".

B         The development of sunglasses, however, remained static until the work of James Ayscough, who was known for his work on microscopes in London around 1750. He experimented with blue and green tinted lenses, believing they could help with certain vision problems. These were not sunglasses, however, as he was not concerned with protecting the eyes from the sun's rays.

Prescription spectacles continued to be developed over the next few decades, especially regarding the design of the spectacle frames and how to get them to sit comfortably on the nose. The frames were made from leather, bone, ivory, tortoiseshell and metal, and were simply propped or balanced on the nose. The early arms or sidepieces of the frames first appeared as strips of ribbon that looped around the backs of the ears. Rather than loops, the Chinese added ceramic weights to the ends of the ribbons which dangled down behind the tops of the ears. Solid sidepieces finally arrived in 1730, invented by Edward Scarlett.

C         Sunglasses, as we know them today, were first introduced by Sam Foster in America, 1929. These were the first sunglasses designed specifically to protect people's eyes from the harmful sun's rays. He founded the Foster Grant Company, and sold the first pair of Foster Grant sunglasses on the boardwalk by the beaches in Atlantic City, New Jersey. These were the first mass-produced sunglasses, and from this year onwards, sunglasses really began to take off.

D         In 1936, Edwin H Land patented the Polaroid filter for making polarized sunglasses. This type of tint reduces glare reflected from surfaces, such as water. Later in that same year, Ray-Ban took the design of pilots' sunglasses further by producing the aviator style sunglasses that we know today, using this recently invented polarized lens technology. The edge of the frame characteristically drooped away at the edges by the cheeks in a sort of tear drop shape, to give a full all-round protection to the pilots' eyes, who regularly had to glance down towards the aircraft's instrument panel. The polarized lens reduced the glare from light reflected off the instrument panel. Pilots were given these sunglasses free of charge, but in 1937 the general public were allowed to purchase this aviator-style model that "banned" the sun's rays as Ray-Ban sunglasses.

E         In 1960, Foster Grant started a big advertising campaign to promote sunglasses, and pretty soon famous film stars and pop stars started wearing sunglasses as part of their image. The public began to adopt this new fashion of wearing sunglasses, not just to protect their eyes from bright light, but also as a way of looking good. Today, sunglasses are continuing to be improved with efficient UV blocking tints, cutting out all the harmful ultra-violet light. Various coloured tints are now available and, of course, the frame styles are very varied and exciting. Now you can really make a statement with your fashion sunglasses, transforming your image or creating a new one. Designer sunglasses have certainly come a long way in just a few years, and now not only protect our eyes from the harmful sun's rays, but are also an important fashion accessory - and it all started nearly 2,000 years ago with the Roman Emperor Nero!

For questions 21- 25, choose the correct heading for sections A-E. There are THREE extra headings that you do not need to use. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

List of Headings

i           New developments in sunglasses lenses          

ii          The use of sunglasses in early courts     

iii         How the physical shape of early sunglasses developed         

iv         The introduction of sidepieces on sunglasses

v          The origins and early history of sunglasses

vi         Ways in which sunglasses have become trendy

vii        The arrival of modern sunglasses

viii       Advertising campaigns for sunglasses

Your answers:

21.  Section A           ______           23.  Section C           ______           25.  Section E           ______

22.  Section B           ______           24.  Section D           ______

For questions 26-30, decide whether the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage. Write in the corresponding numbered boxes provided

YES    if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer.

NO      if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer.

NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this.

26.      The earliest reference to sunglasses can be found in early Roman times.              

27.       Early Chinese sunglasses were worn to correct the wearer's eyesight.       

28.      The work of James Ayscough had a profound effect on the development of modern lenses.           

29.      Prior to 1730, sidepieces on glasses were made of many different materials.        

30.      Sam Foster's sunglasses were the first to be made for a mass market.       

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SECTION A: LISTENING ( 50pts)

Part 1: (2 x 5= 10 points)

1. (by) word of mouth                     

2. world largest service provider / the world's largest service provider

3. academics

4. (to) browse          

5. A mathematician’s nephew / An American mathematician’s nephew / A nine-year-old boy /

A nephew of a mathematician

Part 2: (2 x 10= 20 points)

6. search(-)and(-)rescue                                7. bridges and dams       

8. (the) apprentice   9. (a) giant roadmap           

10. 10,000 active users      11. (an)          artificial intelligence

12. psyches  13. objective measures      

14. nonverbal cues  15. multi-sense / multisense

Part 3: (2 x 5= 10 points)

Answers:

16. C  17. D  18. A   19. C  20. B

Part 4: (2 x 5= 10 points)

Answers:

21. T   22. F               23. F   24. F   25. T

SECTION B: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 points)

Part 1: (1 x 20= 20 points)

Answers:

1. D     2. C     3. A     4. B     5. B     6. B     7. C     8. A     9. D     10. B

11. A   12. C  13. D  14. B   15. B   16. C  17. C  18. A   19. D  20. C

Part 2: (1 x 10= 10 points)

Answers

21. unfounded          22. widespread         23. childhood 24. comparatively     25. passing

26. guidance 27. categorized / categorised         28. disorders 29. unwillingness     30. handful

SECTION C: READING (60 points)

Part 1: (1.5 x 10= 15 points)

Answers:

1. out  2. place          3. by   4. same          5. be / become

6. on   7. before        8. of    9. name         10. or

Part 2: (1 x 10= 10 points)

Answers:

11. B   12. A   13. B   14. D  15. C  16. A   17. C  18. A   19. A   20. D

Part 3: (1 x 10= 10 points)

Answers:

21. v   22. iii  23. vii 24. i    25. vi  26. Yes          27. No 28. Not Given           29. No 30. Yes

Part 4: (1 x 10= 10 points)

Answers:

31. C  32. B   33. B   34. B   35. D  36. B   37. A   38. C  39. D  40. B

Part 5: (1.5 x 10= 15 points)

Answers:

41. D  42. B   43. E   44. A   45. C  46. C  47. B   48. A   49. E   50. B

SECTION D: WRITING (60 points)

Part 1: Read the following passage and use your own words to summarise it. Your summary should be between 100 and 120 words long.   

Contents (10 points)

- The summary MUST cover the following points:

•           The increasing popularity of vegetarianism today

•           The three reasons why people choose a vegetarian diet (health issues (claim by non-vegetarians vs doctors and medical experts’ ideas); awareness of environmental problems (less or no meat = fewer environmental problems); and moral issues (It’s unfair to raise animals in bad conditions and then kill them for meat to feed humans.)

- The summary MUST NOT contain personal opinions. 

Language use (5 points)

The summary should:

-           show attempts to convey the main ideas of the original text by means of paraphrasing (structural and lexical use), 

-           demonstrate correct use of grammatical structures, vocabulary, and mechanics (spelling, punctuations,...),

-           maintain coherence, cohesion, and unity throughout (by means of linkers and transitional devices). 

Penalties

-           A penalty of 1 point to 2 points will be given to personal opinions found in the summary.

-           A penalty of 1 point to 2 points will be given to any summary with more than 30% of words copied from the original.  

-           A penalty of 1 point will be given to any summary longer than 130 words or shorter than 90 words.

Part 2:  The pie charts below show the expenditure of two technology companies of similar size in the UK in 2012.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.        

Contents (10 points)

-           The report MUST cover the following points: 

•           Introduce the pie charts (2 points) and state the striking features (2 points)

•           Describe main features with relevant data from the charts and make relevant comparisons 

(6 points)

-           The report MUST NOT contain personal opinions. (A penalty of 1 point to 2 points will be given to personal opinions found in the answer.)

Language use (5 points)

The report should:

-           demonstrate a wide variety of lexical and grammatical structures, have correct use of words (verb tenses, word forms, voice,…); and mechanics (spelling, punctuations,...). 

Part 3: Write a composition of about 350 words on the following topic:  

Drug addiction is becoming an increasing problem. In order to reduce this problem, anyone caught using drugs should be automatically sentenced to time in prison.

Do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

The mark given to part 3 is based on the following criteria: 

1.         Task achievement/ fulfillment (10 points) 

a.         All requirements of the task are sufficiently addressed.

b.         Ideas are adequately supported and elaborated with relevant and reliable explanations, examples, evidence, personal experience, etc.

2.         Organization (10 points)

a.         Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and unity.

b.         The essay is well-structured:

•           Introduction is presented with a clear thesis statement introducing the points to be developed.

•           Body paragraphs develop the points introduced with unity, coherence, and cohesion. Each body paragraph must have a topic sentence and supporting details and examples when necessary.

•           Conclusion summarises the main points and states personal opinions (prediction, recommendation, consideration,…) on the issue. 

3.         Language use (5 points)

a.         Demonstration of a variety of topic-related vocabulary 

b.         Excellent use and control of grammatical structures

4.         Punctuation, spelling, and handwriting (5 points)

a.         Correct punctuation and no spelling mistakes

b.         Legible handwriting

Markers should discuss the suggested answers and the marking scale thoroughly before marking the papers.

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LISTENING TRANSCRIPTS

Part 1: You will hear a radio news report about ‘Google’, a popular Internet search engine. For questions 1 – 5, answer the questions. Use NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS for each answer.

Presenter: Internet browsing is not conceivable without search engines – the various web pages which help us find our way around the stupendous amount of cyber-locations in the World- Wide Web. And, since the early nineties, hundreds of search engines have come and gone. One, however, has achieved a kind of success that even New-Tech giants Microsoft are envious of: its name has become synonymous with the verb “search”. Anna Mills has the report.

Woman: He may seem the most powerful man on the planet, but Bill Gates has not yet managed the ultimate achievement in the New Technology industry: turning a product into a common word. The first such honour is falling to Google, the Internet search engine devised by two Stanford PhD nerds, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The success of Google has come about through the most timeless form of marketing: word of mouth. The site has for some time been the default tool for millions of people looking for anything they want to find online, from obscure quotations to brass lamps. And there are increasing signs that the business is growing a commercial sharpness to match the blade it uses to cut through Internet junk. Last week, Google secured a place as the Internet search engine for America Online, the world's largest service provider, capping its stealthy rise to the top.

But its success stretches far beyond the world of the Internet. In these dog days of the long university summer break, I was up in the nearly deserted university library when I heard one professor say to another, "Me, I'm just googling around". I knew what he meant. It wasn't that he was totally idle, but he wasn't really engaged in sharply focused research, either. He was following leads from one source to another, happily wandering through the archive, not knowing quite what he would find next.

Google – the search engine favoured by most academics – seems destined to be one of those proprietory labels that becomes a word, a brand (like Hoover) that loses its initial capital letter. And the word itself is, slowly but surely, replacing the verb "to browse", the paper-based metaphor that electronic catalogues use, as if you were fingering the spines at some antiquarian bookstall. "Googling" is a different kind of sampling, coming across relevant findings amongst an impossibly huge amount of information.

The company name is a corruption of "googol", spelt g- double o-g-o-l, the word apparently coined by the nine-year-old nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner to refer to the number represented by one followed by 100 zeros, back in the 1940s. Little did he know that in the early 21st century, the use of the term would become so commonplace amongst academics and laymen alike.

Part 2: You will hear a piece of news on future technology. Listen and complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER in each space.

P = Presenter, M = Man, W = Woman

Future Combines Human and Machine intelligence ….

P:        Believe it or not these strange-looking robots are really you. Well, more like an extension of you.

M:        They can get into areas where humans really can't fit or be dangerous for humans to go.

P:        That means the ability to explore collapsed buildings for search-and-rescue efforts or going airborne with flying robots like this one which help engineers inspect bridges and dams safely.

W:       We see that the robot acting as the apprentice to the inspector and the inspector tells the robot to go and collect data.

P:        For scientists at the recent frontiers conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the future combines human intelligence with machine intelligence. Eyewire is a game where players trace brain neurons to create a giant roadmap that could help researchers.

M:        The human brain has 85 billion neurons and with 10,000 active users we trace maybe one to two neurons a day. We're gonna be here a long time which is why we take the players’ input and we use it to train an artificial intelligence so that we can speed up that process.

P:        And since human limitations aren't just physical, new technologies are also exploring our psyches.

M:        We're not building technology that allows us to have objective measures of something that can be really subjective: emotions.

P:        Multi-sense tracks facial expressions and nonverbal cues to help clinicians diagnosed mental illnesses such as depression or PTSD.

M:        They already have the knowledge of medical knowledge; what they need is more of a technology to be multi-sense in the real-time, these behaviors.

P:        Technologies that have your back, physically and mentally, it's the next frontier.

Tina Terran VOA news Pittsburgh

Part  3:  You will hear two nutritionists, Fay Wells and George Fisher, discussing methods of food production. For questions 16 – 20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.

M1 = Presenter, M2 = George, F = Fay

M1:     Food, we might say, is always on our minds! Here today in the studio we have nutritionists Fay Wells and George Fisher, who’ll be talking about methods of food cultivation and related issues that concern us all. Fay, let’s kick off with the ‘hot potato’ of the day, genetically-modified foods.

F:        Yes, you do hear a lot of hype from certain quarters on this topic. But let’s face it, public concern isn’t helped by the fact that the various scientific reports available seem to leave you none the wiser. On the one hand, you’ve got a group that’s finding GM foods to be quite safe and actually applaud them as a way of dealing with food shortages in certain countries. Then, there’s another view that condemns them as potentially dangerous to health and insufficiently trialled; whilst at the same time pointing out, quite reasonably by the way, that the use of GM crops hasn’t actually made a dramatic difference to levels of food production worldwide. In my view, it’s high time that science spoke with one voice on this issue.

M1:      So, George, are organic foods the safest option then?

M2:     Well, people are horrified to hear the level of herbicide and pesticide residues that remains in fruit and vegetables, even after they’ve been carefully washed, because they go straight into our system. Organic foods are one way round that. They don’t come cheap though, so it’s not currently an option for low income groups, although that could come if mass production brings economies of scale. And the residues retained in fruit and vegetables do vary, so some are safer to buy non-organically than others. It’s not an area that many consumers are clued up about, but there’s no excuse for that ‘cos there’s plenty of factual information available online. The other aspect of eating organically, by the way, that people often forget about is meat-eating. Many people prefer to buy organic meat since it doesn’t contain the amount of antibiotics and growth hormones that normal meat does.

M1:     So what else is new on the food production front?

M2:     Well, there’s a movement afoot in the direction of something called ‘vertical farming.’ It’s an attempt, as the name suggests, to make use of vertical, mainly citycentre, space. Architects have designed skyscrapers filled with orchards and fields that have the potential to produce crops all the year round! The only drawback, as things stand at the moment, would be the prohibitive cost of the artificial lighting required! I know the idea sounds a bit farfetched – pie in the sky, we might say! – but it’s not impossible that this vision might become a reality one day. Already, urban rooftop farming is being developed, plus some special greenhouses containing multiple racks of vegetables are in use in various parts of the world.

F:        Another development, which sounds a bit spooky to me, is that of using nanotechnology in this area. Basically we’re talking here about ‘atomically-modified’ foods containing invisibly small additives. Some nano-scale additives and pesticides are already on the market and this looks as if it might change the face of the large-scale food industry. To me, it seems like it will confuse the picture even more as regards what we’re putting in our stomachs! What will be classified as ingredients?

M2:     Yes, you’re not wrong there. I believe some dietary supplements are also being manufactured using nanotechnology. Personally, I think that if people follow a reasonably healthy, well-balanced diet, they don’t really need to take extra vitamins – certainly not on a long-term basis, anyway.

M1:     So where would you stand on all this, Fay?

F:        Actually, I’m just wondering whether people might not just react against all these developments and, to be on the safe side, go back to more traditional forms of selfsufficiency! I’m feeling quite tempted, myself, to go and buy a goat and a few chickens and start planting lots of vegetables! In fact, I’ve been doing some personal research into this area and I’ve picked up a few valuable ideas. Like, if you set up a self-sufficient smallholding or farm, you’ve got to be prepared to deal with an incredible barrage of rules and red tape, and you’ve no choice but to toe the line. Secondly, organic horticulture on a large scale needs quite a bit of investment. Though, of course, you can simply concentrate your energies on cultivating enough crops for your own use.

Part 4: You will hear a radio discussion on technology in sport. Decide which of the following statements are true and which are false. For questions 6 – 10, write T for true and F for false in the space provided.

P = Presenter           GW = Geoff Winning          SP = Sally Plumtree

P:        Now, let’s pick up on one or two of those points you made there. Interestingly, you both mentioned the role of technology in decision-making during football and tennis matches. Sally said it reduces the spectator’s enjoyment. Would you agree with that, Geoff?

GW:    Not at all, no. I’m absolutely certain that the cameras will only serve to heighten interest, to intensify the drama and the tension. And we’ll still see the same displays of passion and anger from competitors – but they’ll be directed more at themselves rather than at the referee or the umpire.

SP:      Hmm, they’ll certainly be good for match officials, but I really cannot see that they’ll make a game more exciting. Anyway, I think there are other reasons why tennis in particular no longer captivates spectators like it used to. And it’s all down to technology.

P:        In what way?

SP:      Well, it was always such an exciting sport before, with long rallies that had everyone on the edge of their seats. Then in the late 1970s, early 80s, players began using the oversize racket – the one with the very large head. And sure, tennis became a much faster sport, but there aren’t so many of those rallies now, and there’s a lot more dead time without any action, time when nothing’s happening. And as a spectator, I find that dull.

Gw:     Maybe, but the oversize racket makes it easier to hit the ball, and that can only be a good thing for amateur players – let’s not forget them.

P:        OK. Some interesting points there. Geoff, let’s go back to what you said about technology helping us to push out the boundaries of human achievement. Are all forms of technology acceptable in your book?

GW:    Yes, I think if everyone has access to the same equipment, then virtually any technological innovation is acceptable.

SP:      Oh right. So presumably then, doping is acceptable, as long as everyone has access to it. That’s brilliant.

GW:    I’m not suggesting that at all. That should be obvious. There is no way we can justify the use of performance-enhancing drugs or any kind of interference with our blood or genetic make-up. These practices are not permitted by sporting authorities, and for good reason. There are moral issues involved here, quite apart from the legal aspects and the potential dangers to our health.

P:        Yes, you did use the word equipment, perhaps we should emphasise that.

GW:    That’s right. And its use has to be standardized by the relevant sporting authority. A good example of this is in the sport of cycling. Radical new designs in the 1980s and 90s meant that previous records were being smashed beyond recognition. The International Cycling Federation felt these so-called ‘superbikes’ were having too much influence on the sport and their huge cost gave richer countries an unfair advantage. So consequently they were banned from certain competitions such as the Olympics or the world hour record. It just shows that there are controls on the use of technology and we should feel safe in that knowledge.

P:        Anything to say on that, Sally?

SP:      Well, I’m pleased the Federation saw sense in the end, but I just think the whole episode highlights the uneasy relationship that exists ...

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Question 1. A. psychiatrist B. psychiatric C. psychics D. psyching

Question 2. A. wicked B. learned C. hatred D. cooked

Question 3. A. foot B. shoot C. cook D. wool

Question 4: A. mechanics B. choir C. chimney D. archivist

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others.

Question 5. A. marvellous B. solidify C. catalogue D. infrastructure

Question 6. A. magazine B. Japanese C. document D. necessarily

Question 7: A. historical B. librarian C. entertain D. phenomenon

Question 8: A. marine B. machine C. malign D. engine

 Choose the best options to complete the following sentences

Question 9. My brother is a real ……….potato. She wathes TV all the time.

A. sofa B. armchair C. cushion D. couch

Question 10. He did not share his secrets with many people, but he__________ in her.

A. confessed B. concealed C. consented D. confided

Question 11. Give me your telephone number ……I need your help.

A. in case B. so that C. unless D. whether

Question 12. Why didn’t you ask for help, ………………to do it on your own ?

A. in view of trying B. nowhere near trying C. rather than trying D. far from trying

Question 13. …………..with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn’t want to answer his phone call.

A. Because of her quarreled B. Having quarreled

C. Because having quarreled D. Quarreled

Question 14. It goes ……………saying that you’ll be paid for all this extra time you’re spending on the project.

A. for B. like C. with D. without

Question 15. Her health has improved in………

A. odds and ends B. leaps and bounds C. sick and tired D. trial and error

Question 16. I caught the last bus by the skin of my……….

A. mouth B. teeth C. neck D. leg

Question 17. There is no point in telephoning him. He’s certain……………….by now.

A. to leave B. left C. to have left D. having left

Question 18. Sometimes a postman……some terrible handwriting and didn’t know where the letter should go.

A. ran up against B. ran up with C. ran without D. ran away with

Question 19. I won’t pay 80 dollars for the coat. It is not worth……………

A. all that much B. that all much C. much that all D. that much all

Question 20. Because we hadn’t seen each other for ages, we sat………….for hours.

A. to have talked B. to have been talking C. talking D. to be talked

Question 21. The young lady was the…………of his father.

A. image B. likeness C. picture D. portrait

Question 22. Would you be……………..?

A. kind enough in order to answer the phone for me. B. so kind as to answer the phone for me

C. too kind to answer the phone for me D. that too kind and answer the phone for me

Question 23. ………….., I could attend the conference now.

A. Were the flight to have taken off on time B. Were it not for the abrupt delay

C. Were the flight not have been postponed at last minutes D. Were it to be a punctual flight.

Question 24. It must be true. I heard it straight from the…………….mouth.

A. dog’s B. horse’s C. camel’s D. cat’s

Question 25. Ellen decided that election to the local council would provide a …..to a career in national politics.

A. springboard B. melting-point C. milestone D. highway

Question 26. That is (a/an)……………

A. yellow small beautiful Chinese gold jewellery box

B. beautiful small yellow Chinese gold jewellery box

C. beautiful small yellow Chinese gold box jewellery

D. small beautiful yellow gold Chinese jewellery box

Question 27 You should……….at least three days for the journey.

A. expect B. permit C. accept D. allow

Question 28. It was too late to…….of the contract.

A. back away B. back down C. back out D. back up

Question 29. This information…………….to a great many people.

A. was proved to be useful B. has proved it useful

C. has been proved to be useful D. has proved useful

Question 30. Of all the economically important plants, palms, have been………

A. the least studied B. studied the least

C. study less and less D. studied the less

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the

underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 31: Mary was exactly the same as everybody else but this particular night she wanted to let her hair down.

 A. comb her hair B. wash her hair C. really enjoy herself D. really comb her hair

Question 32: They believe that judges are too lenient with terrorist suspects.

 A. flaccid B. severe C. strong D. sympathetic

Question 33: Our new house is modern but there is not enough room to swing a cat.

A. no playground for cats B. very small

 C. no space for children D. no room to keep cats

Question 34. The increase in sales at the end of the year proved to be a false dawn.

A. dubious profit B. imminent success C. wished-for thing D. possible failure

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the

underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 35: She luxuriated in the sensuous feel of the silk sheets.

 A. imaginary B. heavenly C. spiritual D. ephemeral

Question 36. Our farmland was very adjacent to the river, which is quite an advantage, especially in the dry season.

A. inconvenient for B. handy for C. disadvantaged at D. distant from

Question 37: The economy has shuddered to a halt because of the civil war.

A. stopped suddenly B. gone to the moon C. lingered to success D. been flying high

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of

the followingexchanges.

Question 38: Cynthia: “Hi, Victor. Do you think it’s possible for us to have a talk sometime today?"

 Victor: “I’d love to, but ."

A. it's pretty tight schedule today. B. I'm pretty tight schedule today.

C. it has a pretty tight schedule today. D. I’ve got a pretty tight schedule today.

Question 39: John: “What time did the meeting end?'' Laura: “ ."

A. As soon as possible. B. For half an hour. C. In a minute. D. Just before lunch

Question 40: - “I’ve got some amazing news.”

 - “ ………………”

 A. That’ll teach you. B. Get a life!

 C. Fire away, I’m all ears. D. No way! You’re pulling my leg!

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 41. You mustn’t wear your best clothes. You can wear whatever you like.

Question 42: Jim Thorpe, a football, track, and baseball stars from Pennsylvania, is considered by many to be the greatest all-around athlete of modern times.

Question 43. The cultural heritage of the Louisiana Cajuns was origin based on that of the Acadians of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada.

Question 44. Cattle egrets follow herds of cattle or other grazing animals to food on insects stirred up by the bigger animals.

Question 45. In an adult human, the skin weighs about seven pounds and covers it about thirty-six square feet.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

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1A 2D 3B 4C 5B 6C 7C 8D 9D 10D 11A 12C 13B 14D 15B 16B 17C 18A 19A 20C

21A 22B 23A 24B 25A 26B 27D 28C 29D 30A 31C 32A 33B 34B 35A

36D 37D 38D 39D 40C 41A 42B 43B 44A 45C 46B 47D 48B 49D 50B

51D 52C 53D 54C 55C 56B 57B 58A 59B 60A 61A 62C 63B 64A 65B

66C 67C 68D 69D 70B 71D 72A 73D 74B 75A 76C 77B 78D 79A 80C

SECTION I. LISTENING (4.0 points)

Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần thí sinh được nghe 2 lần. Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) có trong bài nghe.

Part 1: You will hear a man talking to the customer service manager at the bank and complete the table below. Write no more than three words and/or a number for each answer on your answer sheet. You will hear twice. First you will have some time to look at the questions from 1 to 10. (2.0 points)

OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT

Application for a: Current bank account

Type of current account: The (1) “___________” account

Full name of applicant: Pieter Henes

Date of birth: (2) ___________

Joint account holder(s): No

Current address: (3) ___________Exeter

Time at current address: (4) ____________

Previous address: Rielsdorf 2, Utrecht, Holland

Telephone: work (5) ___________

home 796431

Occupation: (6) ___________

Identify (security): Name of his (7) ___________: Siti

Opening sum: (8) € ___________

Statements: to be transferred from Fransen Bank, Utrecht

Every (9) ___________

Requests: Supply information about the bank’s (10) ___________ service.

Part 2: You will hear Sarah Brown talking about her work as a television weather forecaster. Listen to

her talk and do exercise. (2.0 points)

Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

1. How long has Sarah worked as a weather forecaster?

A. two years B. thirty years C. thirteen years D. seven years

2. What does Sarah say about her job?

 A. She sometimes has to work at night. B. She enjoys getting up early.

 C. She works ten or twelve hours a day. D. She normally stays up late to manage the department.

3. When Sarah does a weather forecast, ____________.

A. She prepares it in advance B. She sometimes forgets her words

C. She worries about making a mistake D. There is much time for her to prepare

4. Sarah’s husband ____________.

A. works on the same days each week B. wants to move nearer his work

C. spends a lot of time travelling D. is often on short-distance flights

5. Sarah is pleased because she ____________.

A. has got her pilot’s licence B. took part in a long race

C. taught her husband to play tennis D. skis all the time

SECTION II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.0 points)

Part 1: Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D on

your answer sheet. (2.0 points)

1. I'm sure it's not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning. I don't remember ________

anyone about it.

A. to tell B. being told C. having told D. to be told

2. ________appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.

A. What the Moon B. The Moon which C. When the Moon D. That the Moon

3. Tim looks so frightened and upset. He ________ something terrible.

A. must experience B. can have experienced

C. should have experienced D. must have experienced

4. My friend has just bought ________ from a shop on Tran Phu street.

A. a digital useful alarm clock B. an alarm useful digital clock

C. a useful alarm digital clock D. a useful digital alarm clock

5. ________ we invested in telecommunication industry, we would be rich now.

A. Should B. Were C. Would D. Had

6. ________ we have finished the course, we should start doing more revision work.

A. For now B. Now that C. Ever since D. By now

7. There are two small rooms in the beach house, ________ served as a kitchen

A. the smaller of which B. the smallest of which

C. the smaller of them D. smallest of that

8. People who are unemployed can receive the ________.

A. pension B. dole C. scholarship D. allowance

9. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have ________ any solutions.

A. looked into B. thought over C. got round to D. come up with

10. The car burst into ________ but the driver managed to escape.

A. fire B. burning C. heat D. flames

11. The little boy pleaded ________ his mother not to leave him alone in the dark.

A. on B. in C. with D. at

12. It is the recommendation of many psychologists ________ to associate words and remember names.

A. that a learner uses mental images B. that a learner use mental images

C. that a learner must use mental images D. mental images are used

13. Sarah delivered a/an ________ appeal to the court and asked for mercy.

A. sensational B. sentimental C. emotional D. affectionate

14. Of course I’ll play the piano at the party but I’m a little ________.

A. out of use B. out of reach C. out of turn D. out of practice

15. She ________ modern art. She visits all the local exhibitions.

A. looks down on B. goes in for C. fixes up with D. catches up with

16. Unfortunately, I might have to leave for Boston ________.

A. for short notice B. under short notice C. at short notice D. to short notice

17.Many habitats change ________ the types of plants and animals that live there.

A. with respect to B. in respect for C. as for D. as against

18. My old riding boots served me well for eleven years before they finally ________.

A. wore off B. broke down C. wore out D. broke up

19. ________, the catfish is prized for its state.

A. With ugly look B. As looking ugly C. As it is looking ugly D. Ugly looking as it is

20. He has been unable to find a job ________ with his ability as an accountant.

A. appropriate B. suitable C. requisite D. commensurate

Part 2: Supply the appropriate form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences. Write

them on your answer sheet. (2.0 points)

1. After hours of going from one hotel to another, we ________ found one which

was not fully booked. (EVENT)

2. Librarians spend a lot of their time _________ books. (CLASS)

3. Ants and bees are described as _________insects. (INDUSTRY)

4. The lovers stood, hand in hand, gazing at the _________sky. (STAR)

5. The soil has been _________ by erosion. (POVERTY)

6. The bookcase was placed _________ near the door to hide a huge crack in the wall. (STRATEGY)

7. I don’t like to be visited or phoned too much at home. I like my _______. (PRIVATE)

8. Nobody wanted to _______ the obnoxious boy, so he was always alone. (FRIEND)

9. I think it’s sheer _______ to get married in church if you don’t believe in God. (HYPOCRITE)

10. The English term café, borrowed from French, is ultimately a _________ of the Turkish kahve, meaning coffee. (DERIVE)

Part 3: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction. Write them on your answer sheet. (1.0 point)

1. Families who are enough fortunate to own a historic home may be able to get restoration funds from the government.

2. The most Americans were killed in World War II than in any other war since the birth of the nation.

3. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was seventeen years old.

4. Many people are afraid that in the future there will be no space leaving for human beings and they

express the idea of robots replacing human beings.

5. Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been

forced to alter their eating habits.

6. A turtle differs from other reptiles in that its body is encased in a protective shell of their own.

7. It is important that cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure a successful cure.

8. The Vermont Elementary Science Project, according to its founders, are designed to challenge some of the most widely held beliefs about teaching.

9. All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance, and

they work hard.

10. All the candidates for the scholarship will be equally heated regarding of their age, sex or nationality.

SECTION III. READING (6.0 points)

Part 1: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write them on your answer sheet. (1.0 point)

Save money on the book that aims to save animals

Have you ever raised such a question “Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s

wildlife?” Animal Watch is a book which will (1) _______ you in the fight for survival that faces many of

our endangered animals and show how they struggle on the (2) _______ of extinction.

As you enjoy the book’s 250 pages and over 150 color photographs, you will have the (3) _______

of knowing that part of your purchase money is being used to help animals (4) _______. From the comfort of your armchair, you will be able to observe the world’s animals close-up and explore their habitats. You will also discover the terrible results of human (5) _______ for land, flesh and skins. Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bears cover their black noses with their (6) _______ so they can hunt their prey in the snow without being seen, for example? Or that (7) _______ each orange-utan which is captured, one has to die? This superb publication has (8) _______ impressed Britain’s leading wildlife charity that it has been chosen as Book of the Year, a title awarded to books which are considered to have made a major contribution to wildlife conservation. You will find Animal Watch at a special low (9)_______ price at all good bookshops, but hurry while (10) _______ last.

1. A. combine B. involve C. bring D. lead

2. A. edge B. start C. limit D. end

3. A. value B. enjoyment C. virtue D. satisfaction

4. A. survive B. raise C. observe D. explore

5. A. interest B. greed C. care D. concern

6. A. feet B. claws C. paws D. toes

7. A. for B. by C. with D. from

8. A. too B. enough C. so D. such

9. A. beginning B. preparatory C. original D. introductory

10. A. stores B. stocks C. goods D. fund

Part 2: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write them on your answer sheet. (2.0 points)

What I love about my job is the variety. I get enquiries from people all over the world asking me how they should go about setting up their own website. I’ve been asked about so many subjects – anything from someone wanting to teach people how to throw boomerangs to another people selling paper flowers which they make at home in their spare time.

Obviously with all the thousands of websites available at the click of a button, you want to create an impression with your website so that it becomes a must-see destination. Not everyone is prepared, however, for the way in which a website can become so popular that it actually has to be closed down. When people first set up their websites they probably pay their web advertiser a monthly fee based on the number of hits or page impressions their site receives. If they can pay their monthly fee without it costing them too much, that is the best that most people hope for. One guy, Pete Bennett, whom I helped, wanted to set up a one-stop shop to provide decent images of the world’s flags. He’d been fascinated by flags since his boyhood and had no idea that thousands of other people share his passion. Anyway, in one month his web page had over 1.5 million hits. As a result his internet provider trebled the fee that he was being charged. He wasn’t a rich person and he couldn’t afford to spend that amount of money on a hobby without any benefit to him, so he decided to carry advertising on his site. He found a company which specializes in smaller sites and adverts were added to the pages on his website. So, although he doesn’t make a huge profit, at least his hobby provides him with a small income.

If you have specialist skills or expertise, it can pay you to sell the products that people want. I helped one woman design a page to advertise the fact that she tells fortunes, based on the information that her clients supply her with. If you want her to tell your fortune, you fill in a questionnaire online – your age, date of birth, hobbies, interests and so on and for a small fee she e-mails you back your fortune. You can print it out and it looks really good, decorated with moons and stars, your zodiac sign and your  birthstone. I tried it myself and although I’m not sure I believe it, my future according to her is positive and exciting. I also found out that for someone born in August, like me, the birthstone is a period, a pale green stone which I’d never even heard of! I also get a fair number of complaints from people e-mailing me to say that they can’t access the website. When they click on the site a message appears on their screen saying ‘An error has occurred in the script on this page’. This usually happens when someone has tried to achieve fancy effects on their website by using programming techniques based on a scripting language. This means that unless they really know what they are doing, whoever designed the site has probably made a mistake in their programming. This is where people like me come in. Most computer instruction guides make things appear quite straightforward, but unless you’re very skilled, you’re likely to run into problems. It’s generally worth getting a professional to help you set up your site in the first place - otherwise people like me would be out of work. And let’s face it, this is big business.

1. What does Paul Howells enjoy most about his job?

A. Dealing with different people. C. His worldwide contacts.

B. The range of topics. D. Teaching design skills.

2. What does Paul mean by ‘a must-see destination’ in paragraph 2?

A. A website that can no longer be seen. C. A website that everyone wants to visit.

B. A website that does not make a charge. D. A website that has been well prepared.

3. Why did Pete Bennett set up a website on flags?

A. He knew lots of people shared his interest. C. He hoped to make a lot of money.

B. A web advertiser wanted to sell flags. D. He’d been interested in flags for years.

4. What word can best replace the word “hits” in paragraph 3?

 A. bad effects B. beats C. attacks D. visits

5. Why did Pete Bennett accept advertising on his website?

A. To attract more hits. B. To add more interest.

C. To repay the huge fee. D. To help him earn some money.

6. Who are the “clients” in paragraph 4 referred to?

 A. Interested people B. Web page designers C. Internet providers D. Product advertisers

7. Why do error messages sometimes appear?

 A. People make a mistake in their e-mail address. B. People try to put too much on the web page.

 C. People have used a program incorrectly. D. People have clicked on the wrong button.

8. What comment does Paul make about setting up a website?

 A. It is usually fairly easy to do. B. You must use a good instruction guide.

 C. It can be quite complicated. D. You should rely on your own skills.

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I. LISTENING (4.0 points)

Part 1: (2.0 điểm) Mỗi phương án đúng được 0,2 điểm.

1. select 2. 27.1.1973 3. 15 Riverside 4. 2 weeks 5. 616295

6. engineer 7. mother 8. 2,000 9. month 10. internet

Part 2: (2.0 điểm) Mỗi phương án đúng được 0,4 điểm.

1. D 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. B

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.0 points)

Part 1. (2.0 points ). Mỗi phương án đúng được 0,1 điểm

1.C 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. D

6. B 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. D

11. C 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B

16. C 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. D

Part 2. (2.0 points). Mỗi phương án đúng được 0,2 điểm

1. eventually 2. classifying 3. industrious 4. starry 5. impoverished

6. strategically 7. privacy 8. befriend 9. hypocrisy 10. derivarion

Part 3. (1.0 points). Mỗi phương án đúng được 0,1 điểm

1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A

6. D 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. C

III. READING (6.0 points)

Part 1: (1.0 points) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm

1. B. involve 2. A. edge 3. D. satisfaction 4. A. survive 5. B. greed

6. C. paws 7. A. for 8. C. so 9. D. introductory 10. B. stocks

Part 2: (2 points) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm

1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. B

Part 3: (1.0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,2 điểm.

1. C 2. E 3. A 4. D 5. F

Part 4: (2.0 point) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm

1. considered 2. extinct 3. off 4. variety 5. however

6. factors 7. consequence 8. impact 9. animals 10. to

IV. WRITING (5.0 points)

Part 1. (1.5 point). Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,15 điểm

1. She is too old to have any more children.

2. No matter how old she is, I will marry her.

3. I had all my crops completely wiped out by the storm.

4. The boss apologized to me for being rude to me the day before/ the previous day.

5. He attributed his victory/ success to good luck.

6. Only when the general’s personal diaries were published did the truth come out.

7. It is not (very) likely (that) they will succeed.

8. I’m not in the habit of sleeping in the afternoon.

9. Whoever you ask in this office will say the same as I did.

10. Of no consequence (to us) is the fact that the press heaped scorn on the handling of the crisis.

Part 2. (1.0 point). Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,2 điểm

1. They persisted in suggesting that I was lying.

2. He have never set eyes on her before.

3. His irresponsible attitude is putting his career as a doctor in jeopardy.

4. The police caught the thieves red – handed. The thieves were caught red – handed.

5. Tsiolkovsky is/ has been credited with having invented/ the invention of the space rocket

SECTION 2: LEXICO – GRAMMAR.

I. Complete the following sentences by choosing option A, B, C or D.

12. David: Would you like fish or meat? Mary: I __________fish, please.

A. would rather B. would prefer C. suppose D. believe

13. Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and ___________when being asked about their future.

A. depress B. depression C. depressed D. depressing

14. There was a huge decline ___________the number of tigers.

A. in B.for C. of D. about

15. I’d rather you _________anything about the garden until the weather improves.

A.don’t make B. didn’t do C. don’t do D. didn’t make

16. A part-time job gives me the freedom to _________my interests.

A. pursue B. chase C. seek D. catch

17. The new road currently under____________will solve the traffic problems in the town.

A. design B. progress C. construction D. work

18. Daisy: What a lovely house you have! Mary: ___________

A. Lovely, I think so B. Thank you. I hope you will drop in.

C. of course not, it’s so costly. D. No problem.

19. Brian asked Judy________ to dinner and a movie.

A. out B. on C. for D. of

20. No news ___________ good news.

A. is B. are C. were D. have been

21. Yesterday he missed the lesson. He wishes he______ it.

A. didn't miss B. hadn't miss C. hasn't missed D. hadn't missed

22. Such ______ that he would stop at nothing.

A. his ambition was B. did his ambition C. does his ambition D. was his ambition

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brachkets.

23. Bi Rain, together with 58 members of the South Korean National Military Symphony Orchsetra and traditional musicians, (come) _______to Viet Nam since last week.

24. He suggested that his son (be) ________on time for the interview.

25. Tom will come home as soon as he (finish) _______his test .

26. ASEAN (found)________in 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand.

27. Hardly our teacher (enter)_______the classroom when it started to rain.

28. I must just go and wash, I (garden)___________ .

29.30. I (never, forget)___________ the time when I first (work)_________as a teacher.

31. They thought that he (play)________________football for 10 years.

32. It’s high time you (concentrate) ___________________on your study.

III. Give the suitable form of the word in parentheses.

33. On my salary, we have to live as _________as possible. ECONOMY

34. Different consevationefforts have been made in order to save ________species. DANGER

35. It is reported that humans are the main reason for most species’ declines and habitat ________DESTROY

36. Her son is always mischievous and _______, which annoys her very much. OBEY 37. The Americans are much more concerned than the Indian and Chinese with physical ________when

choosing a wife or a husband. ATTRACT

IV. In each of the following sentences, there is ONE mistake. Find and correct these mistakes.

38. The package containing books and records were sent last week.

39. He didn’t forget filling petrol on the way home yesterday.

40. Helen has never met such good person who is ready to help others.

41. Everybody in class has to choose a topic of your own to write an essay of 500 words.

42. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction.

43. It is likely that all people in Hanoi live in skyscrapers by 2050.

44. In 1961, America’s first manned spacecraft launched.

45. Paris has been well-known about its famous monuments, beautiful music, and wonderful restaurants for over 100 years. A B C D

46. In France people drive on the left, so making sure you go on the right side.

47. Up to now he wrote five novels and over sixteen short stories.

SECTION THREE: READING

I. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with a suitable given word.

able invitations firm impolite common punctual polite reschedule location set

 Americans tend to be very (48) ____________ people. This is often expressed in Conversations. It is (49)___ for an American to end a conversation by saying: “Let’s get together sometime,” “Come by for a visit when you have a chance,” or “Let’s meet for coffee.” However, these (50)_____ are usually not intended to be taken literally. An Invitation is not (51)_____ unless a time and place is (52).

If you have accepted an invitation or if a meeting has been set, Americans usually expect you to arrive at

the agreed (53)_____at the right time. It is considered (54)_____ to accept an invitation and not show up or to arrive more than 10 to 20 minutes late. Americans tend to be quite (55)_____. If you have to cancel an appointment or know that you will not be (56) to be on time, you should call your friend or host to cancel or (57)_____

II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill in each of the blanks.

Everybody want to have a happy family. It is a (58) ______ of all people in this earth to have a happy

family. Comforts in life are (59) ______ when your family is not happy. Here’s the ingredients of a happy

family:

 Unconditional love - Unconditional love means showing love (60) _______may happens. Expressing

love through actions and words is a very important factor to have a happy family life. Understanding - A big room of understanding is a great (61) ______ also to have a happy family life. Understand the need of each family members. Wife should understand the need of her husband and vice versa. Parents should understand their kids (62) _______ they are growing up.

 Quality time - This is very important to have a happy family life. Most happy families have time for (63) _____. Parents give priority to spending time with their kids during (64) ______ hours from work rather than having fun with their friends and associates. Honesty - Being honest to each other would also (65)________ to a happy family life.

Care - A (66) _______ family is a happy family. Care for the need of each other. Patience and consideration - Consider minor differences, don’t make it a big deal. Have patience to (67) _____ with it and this will contribute to a happy family life.

58. A. right B. dream C. way D. priority

59. A. hopeless B. meaningful C. helpful D. useless

60. A. whatever B. whenever C. wherever D. however

61. A. equipment B. fact C. tool D. result

62. A. since B. if C. because D. as

63. A. other B. each other C. each D. others

64. A. all B. for C. off D. out of

65. A. contribute B. dispense C. distribute D. concentrate

66. A. caring B. careless C. cared D. careful

67. A. manage B. apply C. divide D. deal

III. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indecate the correct answer to each of the questions.

A.

Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don’t talk. Gestures are the “silent language” of every culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say. It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood. In the United States, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other’s arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug.

Space is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If Americans touch another person by accident, they say, “Pardon me.” or “Excuse me.” Americans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don’t do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. But when you are stare at someone, it is not polite. For Americans, thumbs-up means yes, very good, or well done. Thumbs down means the opposite. To call a waiter, raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper. It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger. Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them. Learning a culture’s body language is sometimes confusing. -If you don’t know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile.

68. From the passage we can learn that __________

A. gestures don’t mean anything while talking

B. gestures can help us to express ourselves

C. American people often use body language in communication

D. It’s confusing to understand a culture’s body language

69. If you are introduced to a stranger from the USA, you should _________

A. greet him with a hug B. place a hand on his shoulder

C. shake his hand weakly D. shake his hand firmly

70. American people often __________ .

A. show their friendship by touching each other

B. glance at each other when they are talking

C. get uncomfortable when you stand or sit too close to them

D. say “Pardon me.” to each other when they are talking

71. When your friend give you a thumbs-up, he; in fact, _________

A. shows his rudeness to you B. shows his anger to you

C. expresses his worries about you D. expresses his satisfaction to you

72. Which of the following is NOT true about the culture of the United States?

A.Pointing at someone is usually considered rude.

B. It’s rude to stare at the other person.

C. It’s impolite to look the other person in the eyes while talking.

D. It’s all right to raise your hand slightly when you want to attract the waiter’s attention.

B.

Before the mid-nineteenth century, people in the United States ate most foods only in season. Drying, smoking, and salting could preserve meat for a short time, but the availability of fresh meat, like that of fresh milk, was very limited; there was no way to Line prevent spoilage. But in 1810 a French inventor named Nicolas Appert developed the cooking-and-sealing process of canning. And in the 1850's an American named Gail Borden developed a means of condensing and preserving milk. Canned goods and condensed milk became more common during the 1860's, but supplies remained low because cans had to be made by hand. By 1880, however, inventors had fashioned stamping and soldering machines that mass-produced cans from tinplate. Suddenly all kinds of food could be preserved and bought at all times of the year. Other trends and inventions had also helped make it possible for Americans to vary their daily diets. Growing urban populations created demand that encouraged fruit and vegetable farmers to raise more produce. Railroad refrigerator cars enabled growers and meat packers to ship perishables great distances and to preserve them for longer periods. Thus, by the 1890's, northern city dwellers could enjoy southern and western strawberries, grapes, and tomatoes, previously available for a month at most, for up to six months of the year. In addition, increased use of iceboxes enabled families to store perishables. An easy means of producing ice commercially had been invented in the 1870's, and by 1900 the nation had more than two thousand commercial ice plants, most of which made home deliveries. The icebox became a fixture in most homes and remained so until the mechanized refrigerator replaced it in the 1920's and 1930's.

Almost everyone now had a more diversified diet. Some people continued to eat mainly foods that were heavy in starches or carbohydrates, and not everyone could afford meat. Nevertheless, many families could take advantage of previously (25) unavailable fruits, vegetables, and dairy products to achieve more varied fare.

73. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Causes of food spoilage B. Commercial production of ice

C. Inventions that led to changes in the American diet D. Population movements in the nineteenth century

74. The phrase “in season” in line 2 refers to

A. a kind of weather B. a particular time of year

C. an official schedule D. a method of flavoring food

75. The word “prevent” in line 4 is closest in meaning to

A. estimate B. avoid C. correct D. confine

76. During the 1860's, canned food products were

A. unavailable in rural areas B. shipped in refrigerator cars

C. available in limited quantities D. a staple part of the American diet

77. It can be inferred that railroad refrigerator cars came into use

A. before 1860 B. before 1890 C. after 1900 D. after 1920

78. The word “them ” in line 15 refers to

A. refrigerator cars B. perishables C. growers D. distances

79. The word “fixture” in line 22 is closest in meaning to

A. luxury item B. substance C. commonplace object D. mechanical device

80. The author implies that in the 1920's and 1930's home deliveries of ice

A. decreased in number B. were on an irregular schedule

C. increased in cost D. occurred only in the summer

81. The word “Nevertheless” in line 26 is closest in meaning to

A. therefore B. because C. occasionally D. however

82 Which of the following types of food preservation was NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Drying B. Canning C. Cold storage D. Chemical additives

83. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?

A. Tin cans and iceboxes helped to make many foods more widely available.

B. Commercial ice factories were developed by railroad owners.

C. Most farmers in the United States raised only fruits and vegetables.

D. People who lived in cities demanded home delivery of foods.

SECTION FOUR: WRIITNG

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ĐÁP ÁN

SECTION 2: LEXICO – GRAMMAR.

I. Complete the following sentences by choosing option A, B, C or D.

12. B 13. B 14. A

15. B 16. A 17. C

18. B 19. A 20. A

21. D 22. D

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brachkets.

23. has come 24. be 25. has finished/finishes 26. was founded

27. had our teacher entered

28. have been gardening 29. will never forget 30. worked

31. had played 32. concentrated

III. Give the suitable form of the word in parentheses.

33. economically 34. endangered 35. destruction

36. disobedient 37. attractiveness

IV. In each of the following sentences, there is ONE mistake. Find and correct these mistakes.

Mistake Correction Mistake Correction

38. C was 43. C Will have lived

39. A To fill 44. D Was launched

40. B Such a good 45. B For

41. C Their own 46. C. make sure

42. C Had been driving 47. B has written

SECTION THREE: READING

I. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with a suitable given word.

48. polite 49. common 50. invitations

51. firm 52. set 53. location

54. impolite 55. punctual 56. able

57. reschedule

II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill in each of the blanks.

58. B 59. D 60. A 61. C 62. D

63. B 64. B 65. A 66. A 67. D

III. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indecate the correct answer to each of the questions.

A.

68. B 69. D 70. C 71. D 72.C

B.

73. C 74. B 75. B 76. C 77. B

78. B 79.C 80. A 81. D 82. D

83. A

SECTION FOUR: WRIITNG

I. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. (84-88)

84. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.

Only after had all the guests gone home, we could relax.

85. House prices have risen sharply this year.

There has a sharp rise/ increase in house prices this year.

86. Henry regretted buying the second-hand car.

Henry wishes he had bought the secod-hand car.

87. Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves.

All dogs are thought to have evolved from wolves.

88. Would you mind not smoking in my house?

I would rather you didn’t smoke in my house.

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