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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)

PART A - LISTENING (3/20 points)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU

• Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau khoảng 15 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.

SECTION 1. QUESTIONS 1 - 10

Questions 1 - 5

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Example Answer

How long has Caroline been waiting? five minutes

1. What does Matt suggest they do?

...........................................................................

2. In which month is the party going to take place?

...........................................................................

3. Where is Nikki?

...........................................................................

4. How long is Matt going to be away for?

...........................................................................

5. What day of the week is the party going to be held?

...........................................................................

Questions 6 - 10

Circle the correct letters A - C

6. The location of Nikki's house on the map is

7. The house has

A. a bridge over the river

B. a large swimming pool

C. gardens leading down to the river.

8. The address is

A. 93 Western Road B. 39 West Road C. 93 West Road

9. The telephone number is

A. 477113 B. 447130 C. 477130

10. Each person has to give

A. Ten pounds B. Refreshments C. A barbecue

SECTION 2. QUESTIONS 11 - 20

Questions 11 - 14

Circle FOUR letters A - F

The Mystery Personality

A. is a French speaker

B. plays for a well - known club

C. has got a famous wife

D. is very rich

E. has played for his national team

F. is a famous footballer

Questions 15 - 19

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each space below

Question 20.

Circle the appropriate the letter A - D

20. Patrick

A. had an accident three years ago.

B. used to excel in archery.

C. has been sponsored by one manufacturer.

D. is not able to walk, but is very good at archery.

PART B – PHONETICS (1/20 points)

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from that of the others. (0.5 points)

1. A. famous B. nervous C. favorite D. mountain

2. A. African B. Japanese C. partner D. Canada

3. A. through B. enough C. rough D. tough

4. A. sacred B. crooked C. ploughed D. blessed

5. A. club B. subtle C. climb D. doubt

II. Circle the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. (0.5 points)

1. A. celebration B. reputation C. machine D. scientific

2. A. attend B. dinosaur C. substantial D. cartoon

3. A. intensive B. original C. mature D. injure

4. A. comprehend B. ability C. incredible D. efficiency

5. A. average B. agricultural C. signature D. supervise

PART C – GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5/20 points)

I. Choose the word or the phrase which best complete each sentence. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate your option. (3.5 points)

1. You had your house decorated, .............. ?

A. hadn't you B. didn't you C. weren't you D. haven't you

2. ..............1920 that the cinema really became an industry.

A. It is not until B. It was not until C. Not until D. Until in

3. ..............are a form of carbon has been known since the late eighteenth century.

A. Diamonds B. Because diamonds C. That diamonds D. Diamonds, which

4. " Sorry, do I know you?"
" ..........................."

A. No, you don't B. I'll be in touch

C. We've met before, haven't we? D. All the best

5. The Masters, one of the most important golf tournaments, .............. every year in Augusta, Georgia.

A. are held B. is held C. held D. hold

6. Because bone loss occurs earlier in women.............., the effect of osteoporosis are more apparent in women.

A. than men do B. than in men C. as men D. similar to men

7. Fast food is very popular. .............., a diet of burgers, pizzas and fried chicken is not very healthy.

A. Consequently B. Moreover C. Unfortunately D. In contrast

8. The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of the pond, .............., and the pond's location.

A. what the quality of the water is B. how is the water quality
C. the quality of water D. what is the water quality

9. ..............the advent of the Industrial Revolution, pollution was virtually unheard of.

A. Previously B. Earlier than C. Formerly D. Prior to

10. If a food label indicates that a food is..............carbonhydrate, it doesn't mean that it is good food to eat.

A. mostly B. most C. almost D. the most

11. It was so foggy that the drivers couldn't..............the traffic signs.

A. make out B. break out C. keep out D. take out

12. Psychologists have found that the number of social contacts we have..............only reason for loneliness.

A. are not the B. is not the C. are not an D. is not an

13. Have I told you about ..............the government is now dealing?

A. the problem B. the problem with which

C. the problem that D. the problem to which

14. I was born in Scotland but I .............. in Northern Ireland.

A. grew up. B. raised C. brought up D. rose

15. Some young children suffer from feeling of..............when they first start school.

A. secure B. security C. insecurity D. insecure

16. The company's website was overloaded with an unexpected surge of emails .............. information on its new product line.

A. request B. in which requests C. requesting D. requested

17. I don't think ..............likes the film. It is so boring.

A. one B. someone C. anyone D. no one

18. Although they are twins, they don't look..............

A. similarly B. likely C. like D. alike

19. Julie was upset because her job application was ..............twice.

A. turned off B. turned down C. turned out D. turned over

20. Only by working hard ..............your goal.

A. you can achieve B. can you achieve C. you will achieve D. will help you achieve

21. "Shall we eat out tonight?" ".............."

A. That's a great idea. B. That's understandable

C. It's very kind of you to invite me. D. You are very welcome.

22. ..............learning a foreign language, John is smarter than Tim.

A. Comparing B. As far as C. Instead of D. In terms of

23. Thomas is..............because he can speak both French and Spanish.

A. bilingual B. bilateral C. monolingual D. linguistic

24. Some fresh herbs can greatly change the way food..............

A. smell B. smelly C. smells D. has smell

25. It's essential that he..............the contract which they have given him.

A. accept B. accepts C. to be accepting D. accepting

26. It was..............that I couldn't put it down.

A. such interesting book B. so interesting a book
C. interesting book D. so interesting

27. I see you have a saw in your hands. .................... you .................... the dry tree branches?

A. Will ... cut off B. do ... cut off

C. Are ... going to cut off D. Will...be cutting off

28. To promote him so quickly, you must have a very high .................... of his ability.

A. view B. opinion C. idea D. feeling

29. Jo was shocked when I disagreed with her. She's so used to getting her own ...................

A. mind B. way C. opinion D. views

30. All people said that they would come to the annual meeting. However, nobody ................ at last.

A. came up with B. turned up C. took over D. get off

31. Only three of the students in my class are girls, ..............are all boys .

A. others B. other students C. the others D. the other

32. ..............two fingerprints have ever been found to be exactly the same.

A. No B. Never C. Not D. None

33. ............. Bill wanted to have dinner in a Mexican restaurant, the rest of his family prefered to eat at a pizzeria.

A. Besides B. However C. While D. In spite of

34 ..............at 2 a.m, he was thought to be the suspect.

A. Seeing and leaving B. Seen and left C. Seen leaving D. To be seen leaving

35. If only I ............... about this service before.

A. had known B. could know C. knew D. could have known

ĐÁP ÁN

PART A: LISTENING (3/20 points)

Section 1.

1. have a coffee 2. September 3. on holiday 4. 2/two weeks

5. Saturday 6. A 7. B. 8. C

9. C 10. A

Section 2.

11 - 14: A, B, E and F in any order 15. up to 16. (kind of) expense

17. volunteers 18. of charge 19. £5,000/ 5,000 pounds

20. D

PART B: PHONETICS (1/20 points)

I. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A

II. 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B

PART C : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5/20 points)

I. 0.1 x 35 = 3.5 points

1. B 2.B 3. C 4. C 5.B 6. B 7. C

8. C 9. D 10. A 11. A 12. B 13. B 14. A

15. C 16. C 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. B 21. A

22. D 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. B

29. B 30. B 31. C 32.A 33. C 34. C 35.A

II. 0.1 x 5 = 0.5 points

36. D 37. C 38. D 39. D 40. A

III. 0.1 x 5 = 0.5 points

41.C 42. B 43. C 44. D 45. B

IV. 0.1 x 5 = 0.5 points

46. A 47. D 48. C 49. D 50. B

PART III : READING (6/20 points)

Mỗi câu đúng = 0.2 points

I. 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. D

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

II. 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B

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

III. 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. A

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

PART E: WRITING (5/20 points)

I. 0.2 x 10 = 2.0 points

1. Mary accused John of damaging her bicycle.

2. We'd rather you didn't smoke.

3. the more he loves her, the more jealous he is.

4. At no time was the outcomeof the entrance exam in doubt.

5. Although he is very strong, he can't lift the that box.

6. Few students paid attention to/ took notice of what the teacher was saying.

7. The explosion was said to have been caused by mine.

8. With a view to passing the exam, they tried hard.

9. Her work resulted in the discovery of eight new comets.

10. But for her interest in wildlifeconservation, she wouldn't have joined Greenpeace.

II. 0.2 x 5 = 1.0 point

1. It is unlikely that they will succeed.

2. The fighting between two gangs came to an end when the police arrested the leaders.

3. The concert didn't meet our expectations.

4. The boss put off the meeting.

5. She found it too diffcult to come to the class on time.

III. Paragraph writing (2.0 points)

The impression mark is based on the following scheme:

1. Format (0.2 points) correct format of a paragraph.

2. Content (1.0 point) provision of main ideas and details as appropriate to support the argument.

3. Language (0.5 points) a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language gifted secodary school students.

4. Presentation (0.3 points) coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English language gifted secodary school students.

SECTION I. LISTENING (3 points)

Part 1. Listen to the Professor Mckenzie giving a lecture on the future of the English language and fill in the gaps from 1-5. Write your answers in the space provided (1 point)

Very soon English will be the (1) ____________language of all the people in the world. This is happening while I am speaking to you. We can't be (2) _____________of how long the process will take but there is no doubt that it will happen and my bet is that it will happen sooner rather than later. First of all English will be an obligatory subject on every school (3) _____________ throughout the world. By the year 2010 around two billion people that about a third of the world's population will speak English as their second language. This isn't my prediction by the way. This is what the experts say. We can see evidence of these changes all the time. Let's take the Eurovision Song Contest as an (4) ____________ Whatever we might think of the contest (5) ___________, one thing that has changed recently is that now countries can opt to sing in English.

Part 2. Listen to the conversation about a cultural heritage site and decide if these statements are T (true) or F (false). Put the tick in the box (1 point)

T F

1. Lynn was working in Western Europe for more than a month. □ □

2. A university paid for her to go there. □ □

3. She didn't feel positive about the work experience. □ □

4. She found a small clay figure. □ □

5. Lynn hasn't to be careful when she's excavating. □ □

Part 3. Listen to a part of a talk about global workforce development and circle the best answer for question 1-5. (1 point)

1. What is the main theme of this talk?

A. How companies can help their employees become global- ready.

B. What students can do to become global- ready.

C. How universities can help students to become global- ready.

D. Students want to become global- ready.

2. What do the universities do to prepare students for the twenty- first century?

A. Extend to all corners of the world.

B. Promote international educational experiences.

C. Give good programs.

D. Operate within Europe.

3. What program in the US enables graduated students to study an conduct research abroad?

A. Fulbright

B. Europe

C. Erasmus

D. Workshop

4. What do we need to do to enable many more students to study abroad?

A. travel abroad

B. analyse other cultures

C. evaluate other cultures

D. expand and add to some schemes

5. How is the marketplace to day?

A. national

B. regional

C. No longer national or regional

D. No longer national

SECTION II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (7 points)

Part 1. Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences. Write your answers in the space provided (2 points):

1. I can't seem to get ................ to him that he's making a terrible mistake.

A. across B. over C.through D. off

2. They took ............... consideration the experience of each candidate before deciding who to offer the job.

A. into B. up C. after D. down

3. I was so ................. before the exams that I couldn't sleep for two weeks.

A. worrying B. nervous C. shocked D. uncomfortable

4. To end or.......................... greatly pollution immediately, people have to stop using many things that benefit them.

A. reduce B. decrease C. shorten D. lessen

5. Three years ago, there were two million people without jobs. Now there are over three million ................

A. unbusied B. workless C. jobless D. unemployed

6. To practice a foreign language, it is best to ............... with native speakers of that language.

A. communicate B. contact C. inform D. give word

7. I haven't seen your aunt recently.

- Oh, she _____ out of her house since she _____ her color TV.

A. hasn't been – bought B. hadn't been – bought

C. hasn't been – has bought D. hadn't been – had bought

8. They worked hard ________ they could pass the final examination.

A. since B. because C. in case D. so that

9. The weather is terrible. I wish it ________ warmer.

A. were B. was C. has been D. had been

10. Up to now, I ________ a lot of information about her.

A. will learn B. learnt C. would learn D. have learnt

11. Dien Bien Phu is the place ________ our army won a resounding victory in 1954.

A. where B. that C. what D. which

12. He had no ________ of selling the clock – it had belonged to hes grandfather.

A. interest B. intend C. intention D. meaning

13. Wait here until I ________ you.

A. am going to call B. call C. will call D. am calling

14. He talked about the books and the authors________interested him.

A. which B. who C. that D. when

15. When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for _______ 15 minutes.

A. another B. others C. other D. the others

16. 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

17. I'll _________ the idea with the other members in the family and let you know.

A. discuss B. argue C. explain D. talk

18. Are you sure you told me ? I don't recall _________ about it .

A. having told B. having been told

C. to have told D. to have been told.

19. I gave up the job, ...........................the attractive salary.

A. because B. because of C. although D. despite

20. The girl .............................. is our neighbour.

A. talks to the lady over there B. is talking to the lady over

C. was talking to the lady over there D. talking to the lady over there

Part 2. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the space provided (1 point):

Brenda (1. join)..........our firm ten years ago. She (2. work)............for the previous five years with an advertising company and (3. acquire)..............much useful experience. For the first eight years with us she (4. work)..........in the Sales Department, and (5. work).............there when I (6. become)..........the Managing Director. Since then she (7. work) .............as my personal assistant, and she (8. prove)...........herself to be outstandingly capable on many occasions. She (9. work).........on the top floor, in an office next to mine, but at the moment she (10. work).............in London on a special assignment.

Part 3. Supply the correct article or preposition to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space provided (1 point):

The Communist Party of Vietnam is the ruling, as well as (1) ............... only legal political party in Vietnam. It is a Marxist-Leninist Communist Party supported (2) ............... the Vietnamese Fatherland Front. (3)............ most of the cases, the Vietnamese press and people refer (4).............. the Communist Party (5)............... Vietnam as "Đảng" (Party) or "Đảng ta" (our Party). The Party was founded by Hồ Chí Minh and other exiles living in China as (6)............... Vietnamese Communist Party (7)............... a conference in Hong Kong in February 1930. (8) ............... First National Party Congress was held (9) ............... secret in Macau in 1935. The Third National Congress, held in Hanoi in 1960, formalized the tasks of constructing socialism in what was by then North Vietnam, or (10) ............... Democratic Republic of Vietnam and committed the party to carrying out the revolution of liberation in the South.

Part 4. Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in block capitals. Write your answers in the space provided. (0) has been done as an example (1point):

The 2010 Asian Games, also (0) KNOW as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event in Guangzhou, China that began on 12 November and finished on 27 November 2010. A total of 476 (1) EVENT in 42 sports was contested by athletes, making it the (2) LARGE event in the history of the Games. It was also the last (3) ITERATE of the Games to have featured such big events, as the Olympic Council of Asia has enforced new hosting rules for future games, (4) BEGIN with the 2014 Games. The games were co-hosted by Dongguan, Foshan and Shanwei, the three (5) NEIGHBOUR cities.The opening and closing (6) CEREMONY were held along the Pearl River in Haixinsha Island, and was the first time in (7) HISTORICAL that the opening ceremony for a major sports event was not (8) HOLD inside a stadium. The Badminton men's singles gold (9) MEDAL Lin Dan was voted as Most Valuable Player. The President of Olympic Council of Asia hailed the Games as "outstanding" and "one of the (10) GOOD ever".

Part 5. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box. Put the verb into the correct tense form. Write your answers in the space provided (1point):

take after        look round     come across    get over           look after wake up           look out         get on              ring up           break down

1. “ ….. ..…………!” he said. This is not the time for sleeping!

2. …………………….! You're going to hit that car. 

3. The bus was moving too fast and I couldn't ……………….. it.

4. I'm going to ……………….… the station and ask about the trains.

5. My washing machine …………….. this morning so I had to do all the washing by hand.

6. He was very unhappy after his girlfriend left him but I think he is starting to ……………….. it now.
7. We're going on holiday next month. We must find someone to .……………… the cat and the plants.
8. I know you've seen the new part of the town but you should ……..................... the old part , it's very interesting.
9. We were on our way to college when we ……………….. some dancers. They were doing a beautiful dance in the street.
10. He's very good at sport and his mother is, too. He ………………… her.

Part 6. Read the following passage. One word has been omitted from each line. Put an oblique stroke (/) where the word should be and write the missing word in each blank. (0) has been done as an example (1point):

International Women's Day, originally called International Working Women’s                

Day / marked on the 8th of March every year. It is a major day of global                            0……is……

celebration women. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges                       1…………...

from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women a                      2…………...   

celebration women's economic, political and social achievements.Started as                       3…………...

a Socialist political event, the holiday blended the culture of many countries,                     4…………...

primarily Eastern Europe, Russia, and former Soviet bloc. In many regions,                       5…………...                 

the day lost its political flavour, and became simply an occasion for men express               6…………...

their love for women in way somewhat similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and               7……….…..

St Valentine's Day. In other regions, however, the original political human rights               8……………

theme designated the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness          9……….…..

of the struggles of women worldwide brought out in a hopeful manner.                              10………….

SECTION III: READING (4points)

Part 1. Choose the best options to complete the following passage. Write your answers in the space provided (2 points):

In 1973, when the tiger appeared to be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and (1)........... Indian Government agreed to set (2)...................  "Operation Tiger" - a campaign (3).........save this threatened creature. They started by creating nine special parks (4).......... that tigers could live in safety. The first was at Ranthambhore, a region (5)......... was quickly turning into a desert (6)........... too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people's cattle. At the time there (7) ...............  just fourteen tigers left there. The government had to clear twelve small villages, which meant moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle  so   the   land  (8)........ .  be handed back to nature.

Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (9)......  for tigers to hide in, and there are now at I (10).......... forty of them (11)........ the park, wandering freely about. Other animals have also benefited. For example, there are many (12)....... deer and monkeys than before. The people (13)........were moved are now living in better conditions. They live in new villages away (14) ....... the tiger park, with  schools, temples and fresh water supplies. There are now sixteen such tiger parks in India and the animal's future looks (15)...... little safer.

1. A. the                      B.a                               C. with            D. of   

2. A.in                        B.down                        C. up               D.on   

3. A. in order               B. to                            C. so that         D. for 

4. A- for                      B. order                       C. such            D. so

5. A. in which             B. with which             C. for which    D. which

6. A. because               B. although                 C. despite        D. but 

7. A. only                    B. was only                 C. were            D. were little  

8. A. can                      B. could                       C. will             D. might         

9. A. much                  B. enough                   C. too              D. so   

10. A. least                  B. all                           C. first             D. times          

11. A. near                  B. outside                    C. within         D. leaving

12. A. fewer                B. more                       C. better          D. less      

13. A. that                   B. which                      C. whose         D. by whom

14. A. off                     B. to                            C far                D. from

15.A.more                   B. a                              C. the              D. an

Part 2. Read the following passage and choose the answer which is most accurate according to the information given in the passage. Write your answers in the space provided (1point):

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A. Listening (2p)

You will hear Alex Villarreal with an Agriculture Report. For each question, choose the correct answer.

1. Last year how many people were undernourished?

A. thirty percent of the people                                           B. thirteen percent of the people 

C. thirty people                                                                     D. thirteen hundred people

2. In Nairobi, Kenya, Ms Nierenberg found women famers growing vegetables ………..

A. in the garden                                                                    B. outside their doorsteps              

C. on the top floor                                                                D. in the field

3. How many countries did Danielle Nierenberg from the Worldwatch Institute in Washington spend a year visiting?

A. twenty                    B. twenty – five                     C. twelve                    D. twenty - four

4. What did the women use to fill with soil?

A. old bucket             B. plastic bag                                    C. old sacks              D. old pot

5. The reason why food get wasted is………..

A. It rained heavily everyday

B. Farmers lacked good seeds and fertilizer

C. No one wanted to consume their products

D. Their products are not good enough.

6. In Uganda, what was taught in school?

A. how to select seeds                                                        B. how to change production

C. how to earn money                                                         D. how to grow local crop

7. What are the advantages of the breeding of local kinds of livestock in South Africa and Kenya?

A. These animals can survive cold conditions.

B. These animals may produce less milk or meat than other breeds, but they can survive heat and drought conditions. 

C. These animals produce more milk than other breeds

D. These animals can produce more meat than other breeds

8. Sub – Saharan Africa had the world’s highest hunger rate.

A. True                                   B. False                     C. No information

9. People in Kenya didn’t try to find ways to make their live better.

A. True                                   B. False                     C. No information

10. There are a lot of lessons that people in the Western world or developing countries can learn from Africa.  

A. True                                   B. False                     C. No information

B. PHONETICS (2p)

Question I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1p)

1. A. ugali                      B. umpire                  C. ulcer                      D. umber

2. A. etiquette                           B. conqueror           C. statuesque            D. bequest

3. A. measure              B. dreadful               C. treasure                D. breathe

4. A. confusedly            B. wickedly               C. allegedly                D. supposedly

5. A. paths                    B. wither                   C. marathon               D. although

Question II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D.  (1p)

1. A. viticulture              B. concertina            C. preferential           D. misbegotten

2.  A. compromise                      B. picturesque             C. European                 D. guarantee

3.  A. appliance              B. romantic                C. dynamic                 D. homecoming

4.  A. internal                  B. interval                  C. external                  D. interpret

5. A. minority                   B. handicap              C. destiny                  D. voluntary

C. VOCABULARY (4p)

Choose the best word from A, B, C, and D that fits each blank.

1. The general is always …………about his past campaigns.

A. boasting                B. praising                 C. complimenting                 D. congratulating

2. The prospects of picking up any survivors are now………

A. thin                        B. slim                        C. restricted                          D. narrow

3. Sheila couldn’t attend the meeting as the date……..with her holidays.

A. clashed                 B. struck                    C. opposed                D. occurred

4. You had agreed to take part in our anti-war march, why did you cop out?

A. die                          B. retreat                    C. act rashly              D. attend

5. His success……….his mother’s heart.

A. greeted                  B. rejoiced                 C. welcomed                         D. cheered

6. A newspaper’s opinions are given in its……….

A. cartoon                  B. editorial                 C. reports                  D. titles

7. Mr Brown is not a serious investor, but he likes to…….in the stock market.

A. splash                   B. splatter                  C. paddle                   D. dabble

8. ………are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet.

A. Traffic rules          B. Family rules          C. Codes of etiquettes        D. Codes of netiquettes

9. I can’t possibly lend you any more money, it is quite out of the……..

A. impossible                        B. question                C. order                                  D. practice

10. The dish was so tasty that I asked for a second……….

A. portion                   B. helping                  C. ration                                 D. share

D. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR (2p)

1. I use weed-killer to……….the weeds in the garden.

A. get rid of               B. get out of              C. get away with                   D. get in the way with

2. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building……..

A. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully

B. sent faithfully flowers all week to the cemetery

C. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week

D. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.

3. The incidence of anorexia nervosa,………., is growing in industrially advanced societies.

A. is an eating disorder                   B. an eating disorder which

C. for which an eating disorder     D. an eating disorder

4. The saying that “Misfortunes never ………” means that many problems can happen at the same time.

A. go soon                 B. go at once                        C. come single                     D. come singly

5. ………is lubricated can affect the longevity of the moving parts that rub together

A. How often a machine                 B. A machine often

C. Often a machine                         D. How often machines

6. …….., an author probably most famous for his tales of terror, also dabbled in some science fiction.

A. To Edgar Allen Poe                    B. For Edgar Allen Poe to be

C. Edgar Allen Poe was                  D. Edgar Allen Poe

7. Superconductivity will revolutionize the way that energy is used for the next millennium, and…….the first truly superconductive substance will be remembered as a technological hero.

A. what the discovery of                 B. the discovery of

C. whoever discovers                                  D. whose discovery of

8. In Michigan,………over 600 feet deep.

A. salt deposits                                 B. where salt deposits are

C. having salt deposits                    D. there are salt deposits

9. ………..invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.

A. Although is           B. Although               C. Despite                 D. Even though it

10. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, ……of you is first in line?

A. which                    B. whose                   C. who                        D. whom

E. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (4p)

1. He’s not exactly rich but he certainly earns enough money to…….

A. get through           B. get by                    C. get over                            D. get up

2. I had to ……..90$ for a parking fine.

A. put out                   B. give away             C. squeeze up                                  D. cough up

3. The word “chaos” has………..a special scientific meaning.

A. included in                        B. held of                   C. taken on                           D. gasped up

4. He wasn’t sure if he’d be any good at tennis, but actually he took……..it immediately.

A. out                          B. off                           C. to                                        D. in

5. The teacher at school went………with flu one after the other.

A. down                     B. under                     C. out                         D. on

6. This hotel is so awesome, man. I could just…….on this view for the whole weekend.

A. bliss out                B. bliss into               C. bliss down            D. bliss across

7. The effects of the anesthetic wore………after a couple of hours.

A. out                          B. off                           C. on                          D. up

8. Owing to circumstances ……..our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.

A. beyond                  B. under                    C. of                            D. to

9. If you think I’m wrong, check in the encyclopedia. I’m sure it will bear me……..

A. off                           B. in                            C. out                         D. down

10. This is a very important decision. All our lives are……..stake.

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

F. READING (6p)

Question I: Read the following passages and choose the options that best complete the blanks. (2p)

           People’s personalities (1) …..… ….considerable from one another as there are no two alike. Our ingrained characteristics which determine the patterns of our (2) …………. , our reactions and temperaments are unparalleled on (3) ….….. of the diversified processes that mold our personality in the earliest stages of human development .

          Some (4) ….……. of character may to some extent be hereditary simulating the (5) …….. that identify our parents . Others may (6) ….……. from the conditions experienced during pregnancy and infancy in this way reflecting the parents' approach towards rearing their offspring.

          Consequently, the environmental factor plays a (7) …………. role in strengthening or eliminating certain behavioral systems making an individual more prone to comfort to the patterns that deserve a prize.

          Undoubtedly, human personality (8) ……….. the most profound and irreversible formation during the first period of its development, yet, certain characteristics may still be (9)..................... to considerable changes made by (10) ………. …. circumstances and situations.

1. A. distinguish                   B. differentiate                      C. vary                       D. change

2. A. behaviors                     B. circumstances                 C. hobbies                 D. character

3. A. token                             B. account                             C. virtue                     D. behalf

4. A. items                             B. aspects                             C. items                     D. factors

5. A. issues                           B. circumstances                 C. foundations          D. attributes

6. A. depart                           B. change                              C. rise                                    D. stem

7. A. crucial                           B. fatal                                    C. distinguished       D. lasting

8. A. faces                             B. suffers                               C. undergoes                        D. remains

9. A. open                              B. subject                              C. sure                                   D. obliged

10. A. similar                         B. different                            C. familiar                  D. same

Question II: Read the following  passage  and  mark  the  letter  A,  B,  C  or  D  on  your  answer  sheet  to  indicate the correct answer to each of the questions (4p).

Passage 1 (2p):

In February 2001, at the age of 24, Ellen MacArthur became the youngest and fastest ever woman to sail round the world. After 94 days alone on board yacht Kingfisher, she finished second to Michel Desjoyaux of France in the single-handed Vendee Globe event. 

 
In sport, like life, the winner is usually fetched, and runners-up quickly forgotten. This time the roles were reversed and it was Ellen, weighing just 50 kilos and barely 1m 60 tall, that really captured people's imaginations and emotions. One newspaper in France, where she was and is a real heroine, summed up the national mood there with the headline "Well done, Michel, bravo Ellen".  

As with many spectacular achievers, the signs were there from an early age, even in the unpromising nautical terrain of landlocked Derbyshire. Her great-grandparents were sailing people and a great-uncle was a merchant seaman, but any real link with the sea is tenuous. There was, however, an Auntie Thea who lived on the east coast of England and had a 26-foot sailing boat called Cabaret. It took just one trip on the open sea with her aunt to spark off Ellen's lifelong passion. She was eight years old. After that she began saving her pocket money and spent all her spare time reading sailing books in the library, absorbing information like a sponge. With her savings and the help of her grandmother she bought an 8-foot fiberglass dinghy, and from that moment on there was no keeping her away from the water.

  
Sailing around Britain single-handed at the age of 18 was just the start; Ellen had long since set her sights on the Vendee. But finding the money to undertake round-the-world voyages is no easy feat. She wrote 2,000 letters requesting sponsorship and received just two replies, one, happily, from the Kingfisher company who were looking to expand into France. And in terms of race preparation, if thoroughness was the key of success, Ellen could certainly be considered one of the favourites. In the eight months leading up to the start of the race, she sailed no fewer than 60,000 miles at the helm of her 60-foot Kingfisher, far more than the rest of the fleet put together in the same period.

  
During her three months at sea MacArthur negotiated deadly icebergs, gigantic waves and gale-force winds. She endured the freezing cold of the Arctic and suffered the blistering heat of the windless doldrums. Racing conditions meant sleeping in 10-minute bursts, a survival suit that stayed on for weeks at a time and hands and wrists covered in sores and cuts. Food was dried or frozen. Water came from desalinator, which passes sea water through a membrane. "You don't really wash in the icy waters of the southern ocean", she laughs. "Anyway, there's no one to tell you that you smell."

  
As Kingfisher crossed the fishing line Ellen was surrounded by hundreds of spectator boats and a cheering crowd of 200,000 lined the shore. Stepping off her yacht she looked remarkably composed and seemed to take the change from solitude to public adulation very much in her stride. Her thoughts, she later confessed, were on the realization that she had fulfilled the ambition that had dominated her life for the previous four or five years. "Throughout that time my sole focus had been crossing the finished line, and in the fastest possible time." Now she could savour that moment.  

But despite MacArthur's belief that everyone who finishes the Vendee is a winner, she still feels a sense of disappointment that, having taken the lead from the eventual winner Michel Desjoyaux 10 days from the finish, she did not quite have the energy or good fortune to turn her advantage into victory. "You have to believe you can win from the start." she asserts. "Deep down you're a competitor, you don't climb the mast and come back black and blue just for a cruise. You do it because it's a race." 

The public will now be hoping to see a suitable encore, some new feat of endurance to justify her celebrity status. For Ellen can no longer claim, as she did in her post-race press conference, to be the simple Derbyshare girl with "no mobile, no credit cards, no money, no nothing"; she is a heroine and an inspiration to others of her generation. As if to reinforce this, and despite her reluctance to take on this role, she later commented: "If there's one thing I've learned in this past year, it's that deep down in your heart, if you have a dream, then you can and must make it happen."  

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ĐÁP ÁN

A. Listening (2p)

You will hear Alex Villarreal with an Agriculture Report. For each question, choose the correct answer.

1. Last year how many people were undernourished?

A. thirty percent of the people                                       B. thirteen percent of the people  

C. thirty people                                                                     D. thirteen hundred people

2. In Nairobi, Kenya, Ms Nierenberg found women famers growing vegetables ………..

A. in the garden                                                                    B. outside their doorsteps                     

C. on the top floor                                                                D. in the field

3. How many countries did Danielle Nierenberg from the Worldwatch Institute in Washington spend a year visiting?

A. twenty                    B. twenty – five                   C. twelve                    D. twenty - four

4. What did the women use to fill with soil?

A. old bucket             B. plastic bag                                    C. old sacks             D. old pot

5. The reason why food get wasted is………..

A. It rained heavily everyday

B. Farmers lacked good seeds and fertilizer

C. No one wanted to consume their products

D. Their products are not good enough.

6. In Uganda, what was taught in school?

A. how to select seeds                                                        B. how to change production

C. how to earn money                                                         D. how to grow local crop

7. What are the advantages of the breeding of local kinds of livestock in South Africa and Kenya?

A. These animals can survive cold conditions.

B. These animals may produce less milk or meat than other breeds, but they can survive heat and drought conditions. 

C. These animals produce more milk than other breeds

D. These animals can produce more meat than other breeds

8. Sub – Saharan Africa had the world’s highest hunger rate.

A. True                                  B. False                     C. No information

9. People in Kenya didn’t try to find ways to make their live better.

A. True                                   B. False                     C. No information

10. There are a lot of lessons that people in the Western world or developing countries can learn from Africa.  

A. True                                  B. False                     C. No information

Script:

I’m Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Sub- Saharan Africa has the world’s highest hunger rate. The United Nations says thirty percent of the people were undernourished last year. But a new report says African farmers also have ideas that could help the world fight hunger and poverty. Danielle Nierenberg from the Worldwatch Institute in Washington spent a year visiting twenty-five countries south of the Sahara. In Nairobi, Kenya, for example, Ms, Nierenberg found women farmers growing vegetables just outside their doorsteps in the Kibera settlement. She says the area is crowded, dirty and noisy. But the people are finding ways to make their lives better. The women use old sacks filled with soil. They cut holes in the sides of the tall bags so air gets to the seeds. The women feed the vegetables to their families and sell their surplus. 

They use the money to send their children to school. Last year, an estimated nine hundred twenty-five million people worldwide did not get enough to eat. 

Half of all people in the world now live in and around cities. Researchers like Ms. Nierenberg are looking increasingly at creative ideas to feed those who are malnourished. 

She said there are a lot of lessons that people in the Western world can learn from Africa.  And what they are doing can be done in other developing countries. Farmers in the developing world lose between twenty and forty percent of their harvest before it ever reaches market.  

Asma Lateef from the group Bread for the World says there are many reasons why food gets wasted. 

Farmers are without electricity and cold storage. They lack good seeds and fertilizer. They lack good roads. 

Ms. Lateef says conditions like these keep small farmers in poverty. Danielle Nierenberg says more attention needs to be paid to protecting harvests. 

In Nigeria, village processing centers are helping farmers reduce their losses and earn more money. 

The centers process cassava, a root vegetable, into basic food products. In Uganda, the Worldwatch report says some schools are teaching children how to grow local crops. 

And in South Africa and Kenya the report praises the breeding of local kinds of livestock. 

These animals may produce less milk or meat than other breeds, but they can survive heat and drought conditions. 

The report is called "State of the World 2011: Innovations That Nourish the Planet. 

For VOA Special English I'm Alex Villarreal 

B. PHONETICS (2p)

Question I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1)

1. A. ugali                     B. umpire                  C. ulcer                      D. umber

2. A. etiquette                           B. conqueror           C. statuesque            D. bequest

3. A. measure              B. dreadful               C. treasure                D. breathe

4. A. confusedly          B. wickedly               C. allegedly                D. supposedly

5. A. paths                    B. wither                   C. marathon                          D. although

Question II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D.  (1)

1. A. viticulture             B. concertina           C. preferential           D. misbegotten

2. A. compromise         B. picturesque            C. European                 D. guarantee

3.  A. appliance              B. romantic               C. dynamic                 D. homecoming

4.  A. internal                  B. interval                  C. external                 D. interpret

5. A. minority                  B. handicap              C. destiny                  D. voluntary

C. VOCABULARY (4p)

Choose the best word from A, B, C, and D that fits each blank.

1. The general is always …………about his past campaigns.

A. boasting             B. praising                 C. complimenting                 D. congratulating

2. The prospects of picking up any survivors are now………

A. thin                        B. slim                        C. restricted                          D. narrow

3. Sheila couldn’t attend the meeting as the date……..with her holidays.

A. clashed                B. struck                    C. opposed                D. occurred

4. You had agreed to take part in our anti-war march, why did you cop out?

A. die                          B. retreat                  C. act rashly              D. attend

5. His success……….his mother’s heart.

A. greeted                  B. rejoiced                C. welcomed                         D. cheered

6. A newspaper’s opinions are given in its……….

A. cartoon                  B. editorial               C. reports                  D. titles

7. Mr Brown is not a serious investor, but he likes to…….in the stock market.

A. splash                   B. splatter                  C. paddle                   D. dabble

8. ………are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet.

A. Traffic rules          B. Family rules          C. Codes of etiquettes        D. Codes of netiquettes

9. I can’t possibly lend you any more money, it is quite out of the……..

A. impossible                        B. question              C. order                                  D. practice

10. The dish was so tasty that I asked for a second……….

A. portion                   B. helping                 C. ration                                 D. share

D. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR (2p)

1. I use weed-killer to……….the weeds in the garden.

A. get rid of              B. get out of              C. get away with                   D. get in the way with

2. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building……..

A. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully

B. sent faithfully flowers all week to the cemetery

C. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week

D. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.

3. The incidence of anorexia nervosa,………., is growing in industrially advanced societies.

A. is an eating disorder                   B. an eating disorder which

C. for which an eating disorder     D. an eating disorder

4. The saying that “Misfortunes never ………” means that many problems can happen at the same time.

A. go soon                 B. go at once                        C. come single                     D. come singly

5. ………is lubricated can affect the longevity of the moving parts that rub together

A. How often a machine               B. A machine often

C. Often a machine                         D. How often machines

6. …….., an author probably most famous for his tales of terror, also dabbled in some science fiction.

A. To Edgar Allen Poe                    B. For Edgar Allen Poe to be

C. Edgar Allen Poe was                  D. Edgar Allen Poe

7. Superconductivity will revolutionize the way that energy is used for the next millennium, and…….the first truly superconductive substance will be remembered as a technological hero.

A. what the discovery of                 B. the discovery of

C. whoever discovers                   D. whose discovery of

8. In Michigan,………over 600 feet deep.

A. salt deposits                                 B. where salt deposits are

C. having salt deposits                    D. there are salt deposits

9. ………..invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.

A. Although is           B. Although             C. Despite                 D. Even though it

10. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, ……of you is first in line?

A. which                    B. whose                   C. who                        D. whom

E. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (4p)

1. He’s not exactly rich but he certainly earns enough money to…….

A. get through           B. get by                   C. get over                            D. get up

2. I had to ……..90$ for a parking fine.

A. put out                   B. give away             C. squeeze up                                  D. cough up

3. The word “chaos” has………..a special scientific meaning.

A. included in                        B. held of                   C. taken on              D. gasped up

4. He wasn’t sure if he’d be any good at tennis, but actually he took……..it immediately.

A. out                          B. off                           C. to                           D. in

5. The teacher at school went………with flu one after the other.

A. down                    B. under                     C. out                         D. on

6. This hotel is so awesome, man. I could just…….on this view for the whole weekend.

A. bliss out              B. bliss into               C. bliss down            D. bliss across

7. The effects of the anesthetic wore………after a couple of hours.

A. out                          B. off                          C. on                          D. up

8. Owing to circumstances ……..our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.

A. beyond                 B. under                    C. of                            D. to

9. If you think I’m wrong, check in the encyclopedia. I’m sure it will bear me……..

A. off                           B. in                            C. out                         D. down

10. This is a very important decision. All our lives are……..stake.

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

F. READING (6p)

Question I: Read the following passages and choose the options that best complete the blanks. (2p)

           People’s personalities (1) VARY… ….considerable from one another as there are no two alike. Our ingrained characteristics which determine the patterns of our (2) BEHAVIOURS………. , our reactions and temperaments are unparalleled on (3) ACCOUNT….. of the diversified processes that mold our personality in the earliest stages of human development .

          Some (4) TRAITS……. of character may to some extent be hereditary simulating the (5) ATTRIBUTES …..that identify our parents . Others may (6) STEM……. from the conditions experienced during pregnancy and infancy in this way reflecting the parents' approach towards rearing their offspring.

          Consequently, the environmental factor plays a (7) CRUCIAL role in strengthening or eliminating certain behavioral systems making an individual more prone to comfort to the patterns that deserve a prize.

          Undoubtedly, human personality (8) UNDERGOES…….. the most profound and irreversible formation during the first period of its development, yet, certain characteristics may still be (9) SUBJECT..................... to considerable changes made by (10) DIFFERENT …. circumstances and situations.

1. A. distinguish                   B. differentiate                      C. vary                       D. change

2. A. behaviors                   B. circumstances                 C. hobbies                 D. character

3. A. token                             B. account                            C. virtue                     D. behalf

4. A. items                            B. aspects                             C. items                     D. factors

5. A. issues                           B. circumstances                 C. foundations          D. attributes

6. A. depart                           B. change                              C. rise                                    D. stem

7. A. crucial                         B. fatal                                    C. distinguished       D. lasting

8. A. faces                             B. suffers                               C. undergoes                      D. remains

9. A. open                              B. subject                             C. sure                                   D. obliged

10. A. similar                         B. different                           C. familiar                  D. same

Question II: Read the following passage  and  mark  the  letter  A,  B,  C  or  D  on  your  answer  sheet  to  indicate the correct answer to each of the questions (4p).

Passage 1 (2p):

In February 2001, at the age of 24, Ellen MacArthur became the youngest and fastest ever woman to sail round the world. After 94 days alone on board yacht Kingfisher, she finished second to Michel Desjoyaux of France in the single-handed Vendee Globe event.  
In sport, like life, the winner is usually fetched, and runners-up quickly forgotten. This time the roles were reversed and it was Ellen, weighing just 50 kilos and barely 1m 60 tall, that really captured people's imaginations and emotions. One newspaper in France, where she was and is a real heroine, summed up the national mood there with the headline "Well done, Michel, bravo Ellen".  
As with many spectacular achievers, the signs were there from an early age, even in the unpromising nautical terrain of landlocked Derbyshire. Her great-grandparents were sailing people and a great-uncle was a merchant seaman, but any real link with the sea is tenuous. There was, however, an Auntie Thea who lived on the east coast of England and had a 26-foot sailing boat called Cabaret. It took just one trip on the open sea with her aunt to spark off Ellen's lifelong passion. She was eight years old. After that she began saving her pocket money and spent all her spare time reading sailing books in the library, absorbing information like a sponge. With her savings and the help of her grandmother she bought an 8-foot fiberglass dinghy, and from that moment on there was no keeping her away from the water.  
Sailing around Britain single-handed at the age of 18 was just the start; Ellen had long since set her sights on the Vendee. But finding the money to undertake round-the-world voyages is no easy feat. She wrote 2,000 letters requesting sponsorship and received just two replies, one, happily, from the Kingfisher company who were looking to expand into France. And in terms of race preparation, if thoroughness was the key of success, Ellen could certainly be considered one of the favourites. In the eight months leading up to the start of the race, she sailed no fewer than 60,000 miles at the helm of her 60-foot Kingfisher, far more than the rest of the fleet put together in the same period.  
During her three months at sea MacArthur negotiated deadly icebergs, gigantic waves and gale-force winds. She endured the freezing cold of the Arctic and suffered the blistering heat of the windless doldrums. Racing conditions meant sleeping in 10-minute bursts, a survival suit that stayed on for weeks at a time and hands and wrists covered in sores and cuts. Food was dried or frozen. Water came from desalinator, which passes sea water through a membrane. "You don't really wash in the icy waters of the southern ocean", she laughs. "Anyway, there's no one to tell you that you smell."  
As Kingfisher crossed the fishing line Ellen was surrounded by hundreds of spectator boats and a cheering crowd of 200,000 lined the shore. Stepping off her yacht she looked remarkably composed and seemed to take the change from solitude to public adulation very much in her stride. Her thoughts, she later confessed, were on the realization that she had fulfilled the ambition that had dominated her life for the previous four or five years. "Throughout that time my sole focus had been crossing the finished line, and in the fastest possible time." Now she could savour that moment.  
But despite MacArthur's belief that everyone who finishes the Vendee is a winner, she still feels a sense of disappointment that, having taken the lead from the eventual winner Michel Desjoyaux 10 days from the finish, she did not quite have the energy or good fortune to turn her advantage into victory. "You have to believe you can win from the start." she asserts. "Deep down you're a competitor, you don't climb the mast and come back black and blue just for a cruise. You do it because it's a race." 
The public will now be hoping to see a suitable encore, some new feat of endurance to justify her celebrity status. For Ellen can no longer claim, as she did in her post-race press conference, to be the simple Derbyshare girl with "no mobile, no credit cards, no money, no nothing"; she is a heroine and an inspiration to others of her generation. As if to reinforce this, and despite her reluctance to take on this role, she later commented: "If there's one thing I've learned in this past year, it's that deep down in your heart, if you have a dream, then you can and must make it happen."  

Dinghy: /ˈdɪŋi/a small open boat that you sail or row.

Gale-force winds: extremely strong winds.

Blistering: extremely hot in a way that is uncomfortable.

Doldrums: a lack of activity or improvement.

Encore: an extra short performance given at the end of a concert or other performance; a request for this made by an audience calling out.
Bursts: a short period of intense activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly.
Questions.  
1. Ellen MacArthur was the winner in the Vendee Globe event?

A. True                                   B. False                     C. No information

2. At the time of her achievement we learn that Ellen …………… 

A. Enjoyed only short-lived success. 

B. Was more famous in France than anywhere else. 

C. Attracted more attention than Michael Desjoyaux. 

D. Became popular because of her size.  

3. Where did Ellen's initial interest in sailing come from?  

A. She came from a family of sailing enthusiasts. 

B. She went to see one of her relatives. 

C. She read widely on the subject . 

D. She lived near the sea.  

4. The writer suggests that one cause of discomfort for Ellen at sea was  ………..

A. The shortage of water. 

B. Her failure to sleep. 

C. Extremes of temperature. 

D. A lack of cooking facilities.  

5. According to the writer, when Ellen finished the race, she was  …………

A. Overwhelmed by her new-found fame. 

B. Surprised by the number of people who came to greet her. 

C. Able to reflect on her achievement. 

D. Delighted to be amongst people again.  

6. According to the writer, Ellen  ……….

A. Thinks she deserved to win the race. 

B. Has mixed feelings about the outcome of the race. 

C. Knew she would win the race. 

D. Thinks Michel Desjoyaux was lucky to beat her.  

7. Which of the following views does the writer express in the last paragraph?  

A. She has the power to motivate. 

B. She has no right to fame yet. 

C. Her comments lack depth. 

D. She needs to change her lifestyle.  

8. The word “single-handed” in the fourth paragraph means…….

A. without any help from anyone else

B. using only one of one’s hands to row

C. on a boat with only one paddle

D. on a boat with only one sail

9. Ellen MacArthur wrote 2000 letters requesting sponsorship and only Kingfisher Company replied.

a. True                                                           B. False                                 C. No information

10. Ellen MacArthur was a good-looking, caring and intelligent girl when she was small.

a. True                                                           B. False                     C. No information

Passage 2 (2p):
The rules of etiquette in American restaurants depend upon a number of factors: the physical location of the restaurant, e.g., rural or urban; the type of restaurant, e.g., informal or formal; and certain standards that are more universal. In other words, some standards of etiquette vary significantly while other standards apply almost anywhere. Learning the proper etiquette in a particular type of restaurant in a particular area may sometimes require instruction, but more commonly it simply requires sensitivity and experience. For example, while it is acceptable to read a magazine in a coffee shop, it is inappropriate to do the same in a more luxurious setting. And, if you are eating in a very rustic setting it may be fine to tuck your napkin into your shirt, but if you are in a sophisticated urban restaurant this behavior would demonstrate a lack of manners. It is safe to say, however, that in virtually every restaurant it is unacceptable to indiscriminately throw your food on the floor. The conclusion we can most likely draw from the above is that while the types and locations of restaurants determine etiquette appropriate to them, some rules apply to all restaurants.

1. With what topic is this passage primarily concerned?

A. Rules of etiquette                        B. Instruction in proper etiquette

C. The importance of good manners        D. Variable and universal standards of etiquette

2. According to the passage, which of the following is a universal rule of etiquette?

A. tucking a napkin in your shirt                                        B. not throwing food on the floor 

C. reading a magazine at a coffee shop                          D. eating in rustic settings

3.  According to the passage, ________ requires sensitivity and experience.

A. learning the proper etiquette                                                 B. asking for instructions 

C. knowing the type of restaurant                                     D. knowing about an area

4. The word "sophisticated" in the passage could best be replaced by ________

A. expensive                         B. cultured               C. famous                 D. exclusive

5. The author uses the phrase "safe to say" in order to demonstrate that the idea is ____.

A. somewhat innocent       B. quite certain               C. very clever         D. commonly reported

6. The word "indiscriminately" could best be replaced by ________.

A. randomly                         B. angrily                   C. noisily                  D. destructively

7.  What is the author's main purpose in this passage?

A. to assist people in learning sophisticated manners 

B. to describe variations in restaurant manners 

C. to simplify rules of restaurant etiquette 

D. to compare sophisticated and rustic restaurants

8. What does the word “it” in the passage refer to?

A. Learning the proper etiquette                        B. Clear instruction

C. Knowing the type of restaurant                        D. Sensitivity

9. Which of the following could best replace the word “luxurious” in the passage?

A. lurid                                   B. austere                  C. elegant                 D. romantic

10. Which of the following words is most similar to the meaning of “rustic” in the passage?

A. agricultural                       B. ancient                  C. unsophisticated                        D. urban

A. Listening (2p)

You will hear Alex Villarreal with an Agriculture Report. For each question, choose the correct answer.

1. Last year how many people were undernourished?

A. thirteen percent of the people                                       B. thirty people

C. thirty percent of the people                                                       D. thirteen hundred people

2. In Nairobi, Kenya, Ms Nierenberg found women famers growing vegetables ………..

A. outside their doorsteps                                                   B. in the field

C. on the top floor                                                                D. in the garden

3. How many countries did Danielle Nierenberg from the Worldwatch Institute in Washington spend a year visiting?

A. twenty – five                     B. twenty                    C. twelve                    D. twenty - four

4. What did the women use to fill with soil?

A. old bucket                         B. old pot                   C. plastic bag                        D. old sacks             

5. The reason why food get wasted is………..

A. It rained heavily everyday

B. No one wanted to consume their products

C. Their products are not good enough.

D. Farmers lacked good seeds and fertilizer

6. In Uganda, what was taught in school?

A. how to earn money                                                         B. how to grow local crop

C. how to select seeds                                                        D. how to change production

7. What are the advantages of the breeding of local kinds of livestock in South Africa and Kenya?

A. These animals can produce more meat than other breeds

B. These animals can survive cold conditions.

C. These animals may produce less milk or meat than other breeds, but they can survive heat and drought conditions. 

D. These animals produce more milk than other breeds

8. People in Kenya didn’t try to find ways to make their live better.

A. True                                   B. False                     C. No information

9. Sub – Saharan Africa had the world’s highest hunger rate.

A. True                                   B. False                     C. No information

10. There are a lot of lessons that people in the Western world or developing countries can learn from Africa.  

A. True                                   B. False                     C. No information

B. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR (2p)

1. I use weed-killer to……….the weeds in the garden.

A. get rid of               B. get out of              C. get away with                   D. get in the way with

2. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building……..

A. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully

B. sent faithfully flowers all week to the cemetery

C. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week

D. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.

3. The incidence of anorexia nervosa,………., is growing in industrially advanced societies.

A. is an eating disorder                   B. an eating disorder which

C. for which an eating disorder     D. an eating disorder

4. The saying that “Misfortunes never ………” means that many problems can happen at the same time.

A. go soon                 B. go at once                        C. come single                     D. come singly

5. ………is lubricated can affect the longevity of the moving parts that rub together

A. How often a machine                 B. A machine often

C. Often a machine                         D. How often machines

6. In Michigan,………over 600 feet deep.

A. salt deposits                                 B. where salt deposits are

C. having salt deposits                    D. there are salt deposits

7. ………..invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.

A. Although is           B. Although               C. Despite                 D. Even though it

8. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, ……of you is first in line?

A. which                    B. whose                   C. who                        D. whom

9. …….., an author probably most famous for his tales of terror, also dabbled in some science fiction.

A. To Edgar Allen Poe                    B. For Edgar Allen Poe to be

C. Edgar Allen Poe was                  D. Edgar Allen Poe

10. Superconductivity will revolutionize the way that energy is used for the next millennium, and…….the first truly superconductive substance will be remembered as a technological hero.

A. what the discovery of                 B. the discovery of

C. whoever discovers                                  D. whose discovery of

C. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (4p)

1. He’s not exactly rich but he certainly earns enough money to…….

A. get through           B. get by                    C. get over                            D. get up

2. I had to ……..90$ for a parking fine.

A. put out                   B. give away             C. squeeze up                                  D. cough up

3. The word “chaos” has………..a special scientific meaning.

A. included in                        B. held of                   C. taken on                           D. gasped up

4. He wasn’t sure if he’d be any good at tennis, but actually he took……..it immediately.

A. out                          B. off                           C. to                                        D. in

5. The teacher at school went………with flu one after the other.

A. down                     B. under                     C. out                         D. on

6. This hotel is so awesome, man. I could just…….on this view for the whole weekend.

A. bliss out                B. bliss into               C. bliss down            D. bliss across

7. The effects of the anesthetic wore………after a couple of hours.

A. out                          B. off                           C. on                          D. up

8. Owing to circumstances ……..our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.

A. beyond                  B. under                    C. of                            D. to

9. If you think I’m wrong, check in the encyclopedia. I’m sure it will bear me……..

A. off                           B. in                            C. out                         D. down

10. This is a very important decision. All our lives are……..stake.

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

D. READING (6p)

Question I: Read the following passages and choose the options that best complete the blanks. (2p)

People’s personalities (1) …..… ….considerable from one another as there are no two alike. Our ingrained characteristics which determine the patterns of our (2) …………. , our reactions and temperaments are unparalleled on (3) ….….. of the diversified processes that mold our personality in the earliest stages of human development .

Some (4) ….……. of character may to some extent be hereditary simulating the (5) …….. that identify our parents . Others may (6) ….……. from the conditions experienced during pregnancy and infancy in this way reflecting the parents' approach towards rearing their offspring.

Consequently, the environmental factor plays a (7) …………. role in strengthening or eliminating certain behavioral systems making an individual more prone to comfort to the patterns that deserve a prize.

Undoubtedly, human personality (8) ……….. the most profound and irreversible formation during the first period of its development, yet, certain characteristics may still be (9)..................... to considerable changes made by (10) ………. …. circumstances and situations.

1. A. distinguish                   B. differentiate                      C. vary                       D. change

2. A. behaviors                     B. circumstances                 C. hobbies                 D. character

3. A. token                             B. account                             C. virtue                     D. behalf

4. A. items                             B. aspects                             C. items                     D. factors

5. A. issues                           B. circumstances                 C. foundations          D. attributes

6. A. depart                           B. change                              C. rise                                    D. stem

7. A. crucial                           B. fatal                                    C. distinguished       D. lasting

8. A. faces                             B. suffers                               C. undergoes                        D. remains

9. A. open                              B. subject                              C. sure                                   D. obliged

10. A. similar                         B. different                            C. familiar                  D. same

Question II: Read  the  following  passage  and  mark  the  letter  A,  B,  C  or  D  on  your  answer  sheet  to  indicate the correct answer to each of the questions (4p).

Passage 1 (2p):

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ĐÁP ÁN

A. Listening (2p)

You will hear Alex Villarreal with an Agriculture Report. For each question, choose the correct answer.

1. Last year how many people were undernourished?

A. thirteen percent of the people                                       B. thirty people

C. thirty percent of the people                                       D. thirteen hundred people

2. In Nairobi, Kenya, Ms Nierenberg found women famers growing vegetables ………..

A. outside their doorsteps                                                          B. in the field

C. on the top floor                                                                D. in the garden

3. How many countries did Danielle Nierenberg from the Worldwatch Institute in Washington spend a year visiting?

A. twenty – five                   B. twenty                    C. twelve                    D. twenty - four

4. What did the women use to fill with soil?

A. old bucket                         B. old pot                   C. plastic bag                        D. old sacks            

5. The reason why food get wasted is………..

A. It rained heavily everyday

B. No one wanted to consume their products

C. Their products are not good enough.

D. Farmers lacked good seeds and fertilizer

6. In Uganda, what was taught in school?

A. how to earn money                                                         B. how to grow local crop

C. how to select seeds                                                        D. how to change production

7. What are the advantages of the breeding of local kinds of livestock in South Africa and Kenya?

A. These animals can produce more meat than other breeds

B. These animals can survive cold conditions.

C. These animals may produce less milk or meat than other breeds, but they can survive heat and drought conditions. 

D. These animals produce more milk than other breeds

8. People in Kenya didn’t try to find ways to make their live better.

A. True                                   B. False                     C. No information

9. Sub – Saharan Africa had the world’s highest hunger rate.

A. True                                  B. False                     C. No information

10. There are a lot of lessons that people in the Western world or developing countries can learn from Africa.  

A. True                                  B. False                     C. No information

Script:

I’m Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Sub- Saharan Africa has the world’s highest hunger rate. The United Nations says thirty percent of the people were undernourished last year. But a new report says African farmers also have ideas that could help the world fight hunger and poverty. Danielle Nierenberg from the Worldwatch Institute in Washington spent a year visiting twenty-five countries south of the Sahara. In Nairobi, Kenya, for example, Ms, Nierenberg found women farmers growing vegetables just outside their doorsteps in the Kibera settlement. She says the area is crowded, dirty and noisy. But the people are finding ways to make their lives better. The women use old sacks filled with soil. They cut holes in the sides of the tall bags so air gets to the seeds. The women feed the vegetables to their families and sell their surplus. 

They use the money to send their children to school. Last year, an estimated nine hundred twenty-five million people worldwide did not get enough to eat. 

Half of all people in the world now live in and around cities. Researchers like Ms. Nierenberg are looking increasingly at creative ideas to feed those who are malnourished. 

She said there are a lot of lessons that people in the Western world can learn from Africa.  And what they are doing can be done in other developing countries. Farmers in the developing world lose between twenty and forty percent of their harvest before it ever reaches market.  

Asma Lateef from the group Bread for the World says there are many reasons why food gets wasted. 

Farmers are without electricity and cold storage. They lack good seeds and fertilizer. They lack good roads. 

Ms. Lateef says conditions like these keep small farmers in poverty. Danielle Nierenberg says more attention needs to be paid to protecting harvests. 

In Nigeria, village processing centers are helping farmers reduce their losses and earn more money. 

The centers process cassava, a root vegetable, into basic food products. In Uganda, the Worldwatch report says some schools are teaching children how to grow local crops. 

And in South Africa and Kenya the report praises the breeding of local kinds of livestock. 

These animals may produce less milk or meat than other breeds, but they can survive heat and drought conditions. 

The report is called "State of the World 2011: Innovations That Nourish the Planet. 

For VOA Special English I'm Alex Villarreal 

B. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR (2p)

1. I use weed-killer to……….the weeds in the garden.

A. get rid of              B. get out of              C. get away with                   D. get in the way with

2. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building……..

A. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully

B. sent faithfully flowers all week to the cemetery

C. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week

D. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.

3. The incidence of anorexia nervosa,………., is growing in industrially advanced societies.

A. is an eating disorder                   B. an eating disorder which

C. for which an eating disorder     D. an eating disorder

4. The saying that “Misfortunes never ………” means that many problems can happen at the same time.

A. go soon                 B. go at once                        C. come single                     D. come singly

5. ………is lubricated can affect the longevity of the moving parts that rub together

A. How often a machine               B. A machine often

C. Often a machine                         D. How often machines

6. In Michigan,………over 600 feet deep.

A. salt deposits                                 B. where salt deposits are

C. having salt deposits                    D. there are salt deposits

7. ………..invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.

A. Although is           B. Although             C. Despite                 D. Even though it

8. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, ……of you is first in line?

A. which                    B. whose                   C. who                        D. whom

9. …….., an author probably most famous for his tales of terror, also dabbled in some science fiction.

A. To Edgar Allen Poe                    B. For Edgar Allen Poe to be

C. Edgar Allen Poe was                  D. Edgar Allen Poe

10. Superconductivity will revolutionize the way that energy is used for the next millennium, and…….the first truly superconductive substance will be remembered as a technological hero.

A. what the discovery of                 B. the discovery of

C. whoever discovers                   D. whose discovery of

C. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (4p)

1. He’s not exactly rich but he certainly earns enough money to…….

A. get through           B. get by                   C. get over                            D. get up

2. I had to ……..90$ for a parking fine.

A. put out                   B. give away             C. squeeze up                                  D. cough up

3. The word “chaos” has………..a special scientific meaning.

A. included in                        B. held of                   C. taken on              D. gasped up

4. He wasn’t sure if he’d be any good at tennis, but actually he took……..it immediately.

A. out                          B. off                           C. to                           D. in

5. The teacher at school went………with flu one after the other.

A. down                    B. under                     C. out                         D. on

6. This hotel is so awesome, man. I could just…….on this view for the whole weekend.

A. bliss out              B. bliss into               C. bliss down            D. bliss across

7. The effects of the anesthetic wore………after a couple of hours.

A. out                          B. off                          C. on                          D. up

8. Owing to circumstances ……..our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.

A. beyond                 B. under                    C. of                            D. to

9. If you think I’m wrong, check in the encyclopedia. I’m sure it will bear me……..

A. off                           B. in                            C. out                         D. down

10. This is a very important decision. All our lives are……..stake.

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

D. READING (6p)

Question I: Read the following passages and choose the options that best complete the blanks. (2p)

           People’s personalities (1) VARY… ….considerable from one another as there are no two alike. Our ingrained characteristics which determine the patterns of our (2) BEHAVIOURS………. , our reactions and temperaments are unparalleled on (3) ACCOUNT….. of the diversified processes that mold our personality in the earliest stages of human development .

          Some (4) TRAITS……. of character may to some extent be hereditary simulating the (5) ATTRIBUTES …..that identify our parents . Others may (6) STEM……. from the conditions experienced during pregnancy and infancy in this way reflecting the parents' approach towards rearing their offspring.

          Consequently, the environmental factor plays a (7) CRUCIAL role in strengthening or eliminating certain behavioral systems making an individual more prone to comfort to the patterns that deserve a prize.

          Undoubtedly, human personality (8) UNDERGOES…….. the most profound and irreversible formation during the first period of its development, yet, certain characteristics may still be (9) SUBJECT..................... to considerable changes made by (10) DIFFERENT …. circumstances and situations.

1. A. distinguish                   B. differentiate                      C. vary                       D. change

2. A. behaviors                   B. circumstances                 C. hobbies                 D. character

3. A. token                             B. account                            C. virtue                     D. behalf

4. A. items                            B. aspects                             C. items                     D. factors

5. A. issues                           B. circumstances                 C. foundations          D. attributes

6. A. depart                           B. change                              C. rise                                    D. stem

7. A. crucial                         B. fatal                                    C. distinguished       D. lasting

8. A. faces                             B. suffers                               C. undergoes                      D. remains

9. A. open                              B. subject                             C. sure                                   D. obliged

10. A. similar                         B. different                           C. familiar                  D. same

Question II: Read the  following  passage  and  mark  the  letter  A,  B,  C  or  D  on  your  answer  sheet  to  indicate the correct answer to each of the questions (4p).

Passage 1 (2p):

In February 2001, at the age of 24, Ellen MacArthur became the youngest and fastest ever woman to sail round the world. After 94 days alone on board yacht Kingfisher, she finished second to Michel Desjoyaux of France in the single-handed Vendee Globe event.  

In sport, like life, the winner is usually fetched, and runners-up quickly forgotten. This time the roles were reversed and it was Ellen, weighing just 50 kilos and barely 1m 60 tall, that really captured people's imaginations and emotions. One newspaper in France, where she was and is a real heroine, summed up the national mood there with the headline "Well done, Michel, bravo Ellen".  

As with many spectacular achievers, the signs were there from an early age, even in the unpromising nautical terrain of landlocked Derbyshire. Her great-grandparents were sailing people and a great-uncle was a merchant seaman, but any real link with the sea is tenuous. There was, however, an Auntie Thea who lived on the east coast of England and had a 26-foot sailing boat called Cabaret. It took just one trip on the open sea with her aunt to spark off Ellen's lifelong passion. She was eight years old. After that she began saving her pocket money and spent all her spare time reading sailing books in the library, absorbing information like a sponge. With her savings and the help of her grandmother she bought an 8-foot fiberglass dinghy, and from that moment on there was no keeping her away from the water.  

Sailing around Britain single-handed at the age of 18 was just the start; Ellen had long since set her sights on the Vendee. But finding the money to undertake round-the-world voyages is no easy feat. She wrote 2,000 letters requesting sponsorship and received just two replies, one, happily, from the Kingfisher company who were looking to expand into France. And in terms of race preparation, if thoroughness was the key of success, Ellen could certainly be considered one of the favourites. In the eight months leading up to the start of the race, she sailed no fewer than 60,000 miles at the helm of her 60-foot Kingfisher, far more than the rest of the fleet put together in the same period.  

During her three months at sea MacArthur negotiated deadly icebergs, gigantic waves and gale-force winds. She endured the freezing cold of the Arctic and suffered the blistering heat of the windless doldrums. Racing conditions meant sleeping in 10-minute bursts, a survival suit that stayed on for weeks at a time and hands and wrists covered in sores and cuts. Food was dried or frozen. Water came from desalinator, which passes sea water through a membrane. "You don't really wash in the icy waters of the southern ocean", she laughs. "Anyway, there's no one to tell you that you smell."  

As Kingfisher crossed the fishing line Ellen was surrounded by hundreds of spectator boats and a cheering crowd of 200,000 lined the shore. Stepping off her yacht she looked remarkably composed and seemed to take the change from solitude to public adulation very much in her stride. Her thoughts, she later confessed, were on the realization that she had fulfilled the ambition that had dominated her life for the previous four or five years. "Throughout that time my sole focus had been crossing the finished line, and in the fastest possible time." Now she could savour that moment.  

But despite MacArthur's belief that everyone who finishes the Vendee is a winner, she still feels a sense of disappointment that, having taken the lead from the eventual winner Michel Desjoyaux 10 days from the finish, she did not quite have the energy or good fortune to turn her advantage into victory. "You have to believe you can win from the start." she asserts. "Deep down you're a competitor, you don't climb the mast and come back black and blue just for a cruise. You do it because it's a race." 

The public will now be hoping to see a suitable encore, some new feat of endurance to justify her celebrity status. For Ellen can no longer claim, as she did in her post-race press conference, to be the simple Derbyshare girl with "no mobile, no credit cards, no money, no nothing"; she is a heroine and an inspiration to others of her generation. As if to reinforce this, and despite her reluctance to take on this role, she later commented: "If there's one thing I've learned in this past year, it's that deep down in your heart, if you have a dream, then you can and must make it happen."  

Dinghy: /ˈdɪŋi/a small open boat that you sail or row.

Gale-force winds: extremely strong winds.

Blistering: extremely hot in a way that is uncomfortable.

Doldrums: a lack of activity or improvement.

Encore: an extra short performance given at the end of a concert or other performance; a request for this made by an audience calling out.

Bursts: a short period of intense activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly.

Questions.  

1. Ellen MacArthur was the winner in the Vendee Globe event?

A. True                                   B. False                     C. No information

2. At the time of her achievement we learn that Ellen …………… 

A. Enjoyed only short-lived success. 

B. Was more famous in France than anywhere else. 

C. Attracted more attention than Michael Desjoyaux. 

D. Became popular because of her size.  

3. Where did Ellen's initial interest in sailing come from?  

A. She came from a family of sailing enthusiasts. 

B. She went to see one of her relatives. 

C. She read widely on the subject . 

D. She lived near the sea.  

4. The writer suggests that one cause of discomfort for Ellen at sea was  ………..

A. The shortage of water. 

B. Her failure to sleep. 

C. Extremes of temperature. 

D. A lack of cooking facilities.  

5. According to the writer, when Ellen finished the race, she was  …………

A. Overwhelmed by her new-found fame. 

B. Surprised by the number of people who came to greet her. 

C. Able to reflect on her achievement. 

D. Delighted to be amongst people again.  

6. According to the writer, Ellen  ……….

A. Thinks she deserved to win the race. 

B. Has mixed feelings about the outcome of the race. 

C. Knew she would win the race. 

D. Thinks Michel Desjoyaux was lucky to beat her.  

7. Which of the following views does the writer express in the last paragraph?  

A. She has the power to motivate. 

B. She has no right to fame yet. 

C. Her comments lack depth. 

D. She needs to change her lifestyle.  

8. The word “single-handed” in the fourth paragraph means…….

A. without any help from anyone else

B. using only one of one’s hands to row

C. on a boat with only one paddle

D. on a boat with only one sail

9. Ellen MacArthur wrote 2000 letters requesting sponsorship and only Kingfisher Company replied.

a. True                                                           B. False                                 C. No information

10. Ellen MacArthur was a good-looking, caring and intelligent girl when she was small.

a. True                                                           B. False                     C. No information

Passage 2 (2p):

The rules of etiquette in American restaurants depend upon a number of factors: the physical location of the restaurant, e.g., rural or urban; the type of restaurant, e.g., informal or formal; and certain standards that are more universal. In other words, some standards of etiquette vary significantly while other standards apply almost anywhere. Learning the proper etiquette in a particular type of restaurant in a particular area may sometimes require instruction, but more commonly it simply requires sensitivity and experience. For example, while it is acceptable to read a magazine in a coffee shop, it is inappropriate to do the same in a more luxurious setting. And, if you are eating in a very rustic setting it may be fine to tuck your napkin into your shirt, but if you are in a sophisticated urban restaurant this behavior would demonstrate a lack of manners. It is safe to say, however, that in virtually every restaurant it is unacceptable to indiscriminately throw your food on the floor. The conclusion we can most likely draw from the above is that while the types and locations of restaurants determine etiquette appropriate to them, some rules apply to all restaurants.

1. With what topic is this passage primarily concerned?

A. Rules of etiquette                                                B. Instruction in proper etiquette

C. The importance of good manners                    D. Variable and universal standards of etiquette

2. According to the passage, which of the following is a universal rule of etiquette?

A. tucking a napkin in your shirt                                        B. not throwing food on the floor 

C. reading a magazine at a coffee shop                          D. eating in rustic settings

3.  According to the passage, ________ requires sensitivity and experience.

A. learning the proper etiquette                                                 B. asking for instructions 

C. knowing the type of restaurant                                     D. knowing about an area

4. The word "sophisticated" in the passage could best be replaced by ________

A. expensive                         B. cultured               C. famous                 D. exclusive

5. The author uses the phrase "safe to say" in order to demonstrate that the idea is ____.

A. somewhat innocent       B. quite certain               C. very clever         D. commonly reported

6. The word "indiscriminately" could best be replaced by ________.

A. randomly                         B. angrily                   C. noisily                  D. destructively

7.  What is the author's main purpose in this passage?

A. to assist people in learning sophisticated manners 

B. to describe variations in restaurant manners 

C. to simplify rules of restaurant etiquette 

D. to compare sophisticated and rustic restaurants

8. What does the word “it” in the passage refer to?

A. Learning the proper etiquette                        B. Clear instruction

C. Knowing the type of restaurant                        D. Sensitivity

9. Which of the following could best replace the word “luxurious” in the passage?

A. lurid                                   B. austere                  C. elegant                 D. romantic

10. Which of the following words is most similar to the meaning of “rustic” in the passage?

A. agricultural                       B. ancient                  C. unsophisticated                        D. urban

E. PHONETICS (2p)

Question I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1)

1. A. ugali                     B. umpire                  C. ulcer                      D. umber

2. A. etiquette                           B. conqueror           C. statuesque            D. bequest

3. A. measure              B. dreadful               C. treasure                D. breathe

4. A. confusedly          B. wickedly               C. allegedly                D. supposedly

5. A. paths                    B. wither                   C. marathon                          D. although

Question II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D.  (1)

1. A. viticulture             B. concertina           C. preferential           D. misbegotten

2. A. compromise         B. picturesque            C. European                 D. guarantee

3.  A. appliance              B. romantic               C. dynamic                 D. homecoming

4.  A. internal                  B. interval                  C. external                 D. interpret

5. A. minority                  B. handicap              C. destiny                  D. voluntary

F. VOCABULARY (4p)

Choose the best word from A, B, C, and D that fits each blank.

1. The general is always …………about his past campaigns.

A. boasting             B. praising                 C. complimenting                 D. congratulating

2. The prospects of picking up any survivors are now………

A. thin                        B. slim                        C. restricted                          D. narrow

3. Sheila couldn’t attend the meeting as the date……..with her holidays.

A. clashed                B. struck                    C. opposed                D. occurred

4. You had agreed to take part in our anti-war march, why did you cop out?

A. die                          B. retreat                  C. act rashly              D. attend

5. His success……….his mother’s heart.

A. greeted                  B. rejoiced                C. welcomed                         D. cheered

6. A newspaper’s opinions are given in its……….

A. cartoon                  B. editorial               C. reports                  D. titles

7. Mr Brown is not a serious investor, but he likes to…….in the stock market.

A. splash                   B. splatter                  C. paddle                   D. dabble

8. ………are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet.

A. Traffic rules          B. Family rules          C. Codes of etiquettes        D. Codes of netiquettes

9. I can’t possibly lend you any more money, it is quite out of the……..

A. impossible                        B. question              C. order                                  D. practice

10. The dish was so tasty that I asked for a second……….

A. portion                   B. helping                 C. ration                                 D. share

B. PHONETICS (2p)

Question I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1)

1. A. etiquette                           B. conqueror           C. statuesque            D. bequest

2. A. measure              B. dreadful               C. treasure                D. breathe

3. A. confusedly            B. wickedly               C. allegedly                D. supposedly

4. A. ugali                      B. umpire                  C. ulcer                      D. umber

5. A. paths                    B. wither                   C. marathon               D. although

Question II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D.  (1)

1. A. compromise         B. picturesque            C. European                 D. guarantee

2.  A. appliance              B. romantic                C. dynamic                 D. homecoming

3.  A. internal                  B. interval                  C. external                  D. interpret

4. A. viticulture               B. concertina            C. preferential           D. misbegotten

5. A. minority                   B. handicap              C. destiny                  D. voluntary

C. VOCABULARY (4p)

Choose the best word from A, B, C, and D that fits each blank.

1. The prospects of picking up any survivors are now………

A. thin                        B. slim                        C. restricted                          D. narrow

2. Sheila couldn’t attend the meeting as the date……..with her holidays.

A. clashed                 B. struck                    C. opposed                            D. occurred

3. The general is always …………about his past campaigns.

A. boasting                B. praising                 C. complimenting                 D. congratulating

4. You had agreed to take part in our anti-war march, why did you cop out?

A. die                          B. retreat                    C. act rashly                          D. attend

5. His success……….his mother’s heart.

A. greeted                  B. rejoiced                 C. welcomed                                     D. cheered

6. A newspaper’s opinions are given in its……….

A. cartoon                  B. editorial                 C. reports                              D. titles

7. Mr Brown is not a serious investor, but he likes to…….in the stock market.

A. splash                   B. splatter                  C. paddle                               D. dabble

8. ………are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet.

A. Traffic rules          B. Family rules          C. Codes of etiquettes        D. Codes of netiquettes

9. I can’t possibly lend you any more money, it is quite out of the……..

A. impossible                        B. question                C. order                                  D. practice

10. The dish was so tasty that I asked for a second……….

A. portion                   B. helping                  C. ration                                 D. share

D. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR (2p)

1. I use weed-killer to……….the weeds in the garden.

A. get rid of               B. get out of              C. get away with                   D. get in the way with

2. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building……..

A. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully

B. sent faithfully flowers all week to the cemetery

C. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week

D. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.

3. The incidence of anorexia nervosa,………., is growing in industrially advanced societies.

A. is an eating disorder                   B. an eating disorder which

C. for which an eating disorder     D. an eating disorder

4. The saying that “Misfortunes never ………” means that many problems can happen at the same time.

A. go soon                 B. go at once                        C. come single                     D. come singly

5. ………is lubricated can affect the longevity of the moving parts that rub together

A. How often a machine                 B. A machine often

C. Often a machine                         D. How often machines

6. …….., an author probably most famous for his tales of terror, also dabbled in some science fiction.

A. To Edgar Allen Poe                    B. For Edgar Allen Poe to be

C. Edgar Allen Poe was                  D. Edgar Allen Poe

7. Superconductivity will revolutionize the way that energy is used for the next millennium, and…….the first truly superconductive substance will be remembered as a technological hero.

A. what the discovery of                 B. the discovery of

C. whoever discovers                                  D. whose discovery of

8. In Michigan,………over 600 feet deep.

A. salt deposits                                 B. where salt deposits are

C. having salt deposits                    D. there are salt deposits

9. ………..invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.

A. Although is           B. Although               C. Despite                 D. Even though it

10. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, ……of you is first in line?

A. which                    B. whose                   C. who                        D. whom

E. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (4p)

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B. PHONETICS (2p)

Question I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1)

1. A. etiquette                           B. conqueror           C. statuesque            D. bequest

2. A. measure              B. dreadful               C. treasure                D. breathe

3. A. confusedly          B. wickedly               C. allegedly                D. supposedly

4. A. ugali                     B. umpire                  C. ulcer                      D. umber

5. A. paths                    B. wither                   C. marathon                          D. although

Question II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D.  (1)

1. A. compromise         B. picturesque            C. European                 D. guarantee

2.  A. appliance              B. romantic               C. dynamic                 D. homecoming

3.  A. internal                  B. interval                  C. external                 D. interpret

4. A. viticulture                           B. concertina           C. preferential           D. misbegotten

5. A. minority                  B. handicap              C. destiny                  D. voluntary

C. VOCABULARY (4p)

Choose the best word from A, B, C, and D that fits each blank.

1. The prospects of picking up any survivors are now………

A. thin                        B. slim                        C. restricted                          D. narrow

2. Sheila couldn’t attend the meeting as the date……..with her holidays.

A. clashed                B. struck                    C. opposed                            D. occurred

3. The general is always …………about his past campaigns.

A. boasting             B. praising                 C. complimenting                 D. congratulating

4. You had agreed to take part in our anti-war march, why did you cop out?

A. die                          B. retreat                  C. act rashly                          D. attend

5. His success……….his mother’s heart.

A. greeted                  B. rejoiced                C. welcomed                                     D. cheered

6. A newspaper’s opinions are given in its……….

A. cartoon                  B. editorial               C. reports                              D. titles

7. Mr Brown is not a serious investor, but he likes to…….in the stock market.

A. splash                   B. splatter                  C. paddle                               D. dabble

8. ………are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet.

A. Traffic rules          B. Family rules          C. Codes of etiquettes        D. Codes of netiquettes

9. I can’t possibly lend you any more money, it is quite out of the……..

A. impossible                        B. question              C. order                                  D. practice

10. The dish was so tasty that I asked for a second……….

A. portion                   B. helping                 C. ration                                 D. share

 

D. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR (2p)

1. I use weed-killer to……….the weeds in the garden.

A. get rid of              B. get out of              C. get away with                   D. get in the way with

2. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building……..

A. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully

B. sent faithfully flowers all week to the cemetery

C. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week

D. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.

3. The incidence of anorexia nervosa,………., is growing in industrially advanced societies.

A. is an eating disorder                   B. an eating disorder which

C. for which an eating disorder     D. an eating disorder

4. The saying that “Misfortunes never ………” means that many problems can happen at the same time.

A. go soon                 B. go at once                        C. come single                     D. come singly

5. ………is lubricated can affect the longevity of the moving parts that rub together

A. How often a machine               B. A machine often

C. Often a machine                         D. How often machines

6. …….., an author probably most famous for his tales of terror, also dabbled in some science fiction.

A. To Edgar Allen Poe                    B. For Edgar Allen Poe to be

C. Edgar Allen Poe was                  D. Edgar Allen Poe

7. Superconductivity will revolutionize the way that energy is used for the next millennium, and…….the first truly superconductive substance will be remembered as a technological hero.

A. what the discovery of                 B. the discovery of

C. whoever discovers                   D. whose discovery of

8. In Michigan,………over 600 feet deep.

A. salt deposits                                 B. where salt deposits are

C. having salt deposits                    D. there are salt deposits

9. ………..invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.

A. Although is           B. Although             C. Despite                 D. Even though it

10. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, ……of you is first in line?

A. which                    B. whose                   C. who                        D. whom

E. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (4p)

1. He’s not exactly rich but he certainly earns enough money to…….

A. get through           B. get by                   C. get over                            D. get up

2. I had to ……..90$ for a parking fine.

A. put out                   B. give away             C. squeeze up                                  D. cough up

3. The word “chaos” has………..a special scientific meaning.

A. included in                        B. held of                   C. taken on              D. gasped up

4. He wasn’t sure if he’d be any good at tennis, but actually he took……..it immediately.

A. out                          B. off                           C. to                           D. in

5. The teacher at school went………with flu one after the other.

A. down                    B. under                     C. out                         D. on

6. This hotel is so awesome, man. I could just…….on this view for the whole weekend.

A. bliss out              B. bliss into               C. bliss down            D. bliss across

7. The effects of the anesthetic wore………after a couple of hours.

A. out                          B. off                          C. on                          D. up

8. Owing to circumstances ……..our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.

A. beyond                 B. under                    C. of                            D. to

9. If you think I’m wrong, check in the encyclopedia. I’m sure it will bear me……..

A. off                           B. in                            C. out                         D. down

10. This is a very important decision. All our lives are……..stake.

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

F. READING (6p)

Question I: Read the following passages and choose the options that best complete the blanks. (2p)

           People’s personalities (1) VARY… ….considerable from one another as there are no two alike. Our ingrained characteristics which determine the patterns of our (2) BEHAVIOURS………. , our reactions and temperaments are unparalleled on (3) ACCOUNT….. of the diversified processes that mold our personality in the earliest stages of human development .

          Some (4) TRAITS……. of character may to some extent be hereditary simulating the (5) ATTRIBUTES …..that identify our parents . Others may (6) STEM……. from the conditions experienced during pregnancy and infancy in this way reflecting the parents' approach towards rearing their offspring.

          Consequently, the environmental factor plays a (7) CRUCIAL role in strengthening or eliminating certain behavioral systems making an individual more prone to comfort to the patterns that deserve a prize.

          Undoubtedly, human personality (8) UNDERGOES…….. the most profound and irreversible formation during the first period of its development, yet, certain characteristics may still be (9) SUBJECT..................... to considerable changes made by (10) DIFFERENT …. circumstances and situations.

1. A. distinguish                   B. differentiate                      C. vary                       D. change

2. A. behaviors                   B. circumstances                 C. hobbies                 D. character

3. A. token                             B. account                            C. virtue                     D. behalf

4. A. items                            B. aspects                             C. items                     D. factors

5. A. issues                           B. circumstances                 C. foundations          D. attributes

6. A. depart                           B. change                              C. rise                                    D. stem

7. A. crucial                         B. fatal                                    C. distinguished       D. lasting

8. A. faces                             B. suffers                               C. undergoes                      D. remains

9. A. open                              B. subject                             C. sure                                   D. obliged

10. A. similar                         B. different                           C. familiar                  D. same

Question II: Read the following  passage  and  mark  the  letter  A,  B,  C  or  D  on  your  answer  sheet  to  indicate the correct answer to each of the questions (4p).

Passage 1 (2p):

In February 2001, at the age of 24, Ellen MacArthur became the youngest and fastest ever woman to sail round the world. After 94 days alone on board yacht Kingfisher, she finished second to Michel Desjoyaux of France in the single-handed Vendee Globe event.  

In sport, like life, the winner is usually fetched, and runners-up quickly forgotten. This time the roles were reversed and it was Ellen, weighing just 50 kilos and barely 1m 60 tall, that really captured people's imaginations and emotions. One newspaper in France, where she was and is a real heroine, summed up the national mood there with the headline "Well done, Michel, bravo Ellen".  

As with many spectacular achievers, the signs were there from an early age, even in the unpromising nautical terrain of landlocked Derbyshire. Her great-grandparents were sailing people and a great-uncle was a merchant seaman, but any real link with the sea is tenuous. There was, however, an Auntie Thea who lived on the east coast of England and had a 26-foot sailing boat called Cabaret. It took just one trip on the open sea with her aunt to spark off Ellen's lifelong passion. She was eight years old. After that she began saving her pocket money and spent all her spare time reading sailing books in the library, absorbing information like a sponge. With her savings and the help of her grandmother she bought an 8-foot fiberglass dinghy, and from that moment on there was no keeping her away from the water.  

Sailing around Britain single-handed at the age of 18 was just the start; Ellen had long since set her sights on the Vendee. But finding the money to undertake round-the-world voyages is no easy feat. She wrote 2,000 letters requesting sponsorship and received just two replies, one, happily, from the Kingfisher company who were looking to expand into France. And in terms of race preparation, if thoroughness was the key of success, Ellen could certainly be considered one of the favourites. In the eight months leading up to the start of the race, she sailed no fewer than 60,000 miles at the helm of her 60-foot Kingfisher, far more than the rest of the fleet put together in the same period.  

During her three months at sea MacArthur negotiated deadly icebergs, gigantic waves and gale-force winds. She endured the freezing cold of the Arctic and suffered the blistering heat of the windless doldrums. Racing conditions meant sleeping in 10-minute bursts, a survival suit that stayed on for weeks at a time and hands and wrists covered in sores and cuts. Food was dried or frozen. Water came from desalinator, which passes sea water through a membrane. "You don't really wash in the icy waters of the southern ocean", she laughs. "Anyway, there's no one to tell you that you smell."  

As Kingfisher crossed the fishing line Ellen was surrounded by hundreds of spectator boats and a cheering crowd of 200,000 lined the shore. Stepping off her yacht she looked remarkably composed and seemed to take the change from solitude to public adulation very much in her stride. Her thoughts, she later confessed, were on the realization that she had fulfilled the ambition that had dominated her life for the previous four or five years. "Throughout that time my sole focus had been crossing the finished line, and in the fastest possible time." Now she could savour that moment.  

But despite MacArthur's belief that everyone who finishes the Vendee is a winner, she still feels a sense of disappointment that, having taken the lead from the eventual winner Michel Desjoyaux 10 days from the finish, she did not quite have the energy or good fortune to turn her advantage into victory. "You have to believe you can win from the start." she asserts. "Deep down you're a competitor, you don't climb the mast and come back black and blue just for a cruise. You do it because it's a race." 

The public will now be hoping to see a suitable encore, some new feat of endurance to justify her celebrity status. For Ellen can no longer claim, as she did in her post-race press conference, to be the simple Derbyshare girl with "no mobile, no credit cards, no money, no nothing"; she is a heroine and an inspiration to others of her generation. As if to reinforce this, and despite her reluctance to take on this role, she later commented: "If there's one thing I've learned in this past year, it's that deep down in your heart, if you have a dream, then you can and must make it happen."  

Dinghy: /ˈdɪŋi/a small open boat that you sail or row.

Gale-force winds: extremely strong winds.

Blistering: extremely hot in a way that is uncomfortable.

Doldrums: a lack of activity or improvement.

Encore: an extra short performance given at the end of a concert or other performance; a request for this made by an audience calling out.

Bursts: a short period of intense activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly.

Questions.  

1. Ellen MacArthur was the winner in the Vendee Globe event?

A. True                                   B. False                     C. No information

2. At the time of her achievement we learn that Ellen …………… 

A. Enjoyed only short-lived success. 

B. Was more famous in France than anywhere else. 

C. Attracted more attention than Michael Desjoyaux. 

D. Became popular because of her size.  

3. Where did Ellen's initial interest in sailing come from?  

A. She came from a family of sailing enthusiasts. 

B. She went to see one of her relatives. 

C. She read widely on the subject . 

D. She lived near the sea.  

4. The writer suggests that one cause of discomfort for Ellen at sea was  ………..

A. The shortage of water. 

B. Her failure to sleep. 

C. Extremes of temperature. 

D. A lack of cooking facilities.  

5. According to the writer, when Ellen finished the race, she was  …………

A. Overwhelmed by her new-found fame. 

B. Surprised by the number of people who came to greet her. 

C. Able to reflect on her achievement. 

D. Delighted to be amongst people again.  

6. According to the writer, Ellen  ……….

A. Thinks she deserved to win the race. 

B. Has mixed feelings about the outcome of the race. 

C. Knew she would win the race. 

D. Thinks Michel Desjoyaux was lucky to beat her.  

7. Which of the following views does the writer express in the last paragraph?  

A. She has the power to motivate. 

B. She has no right to fame yet. 

C. Her comments lack depth. 

D. She needs to change her lifestyle.  

8. The word “single-handed” in the fourth paragraph means…….

A. without any help from anyone else

B. using only one of one’s hands to row

C. on a boat with only one paddle

D. on a boat with only one sail

9. Ellen MacArthur wrote 2000 letters requesting sponsorship and only Kingfisher Company replied.

a. True                                                           B. False                                 C. No information

10. Ellen MacArthur was a good-looking, caring and intelligent girl when she was small.

a. True                                                           B. False                     C. No information

Passage 2 (2p):

The rules of etiquette in American restaurants depend upon a number of factors: the physical location of the restaurant, e.g., rural or urban; the type of restaurant, e.g., informal or formal; and certain standards that are more universal. In other words, some standards of etiquette vary significantly while other standards apply almost anywhere. Learning the proper etiquette in a particular type of restaurant in a particular area may sometimes require instruction, but more commonly it simply requires sensitivity and experience. For example, while it is acceptable to read a magazine in a coffee shop, it is inappropriate to do the same in a more luxurious setting. And, if you are eating in a very rustic setting it may be fine to tuck your napkin into your shirt, but if you are in a sophisticated urban restaurant this behavior would demonstrate a lack of manners. It is safe to say, however, that in virtually every restaurant it is unacceptable to indiscriminately throw your food on the floor. The conclusion we can most likely draw from the above is that while the types and locations of restaurants determine etiquette appropriate to them, some rules apply to all restaurants.

1. With what topic is this passage primarily concerned?

A. Rules of etiquette                                                B. Instruction in proper etiquette

C. The importance of good manners                    D. Variable and universal standards of etiquette

2. According to the passage, which of the following is a universal rule of etiquette?

A. tucking a napkin in your shirt                                        B. not throwing food on the floor 

C. reading a magazine at a coffee shop                          D. eating in rustic settings

3.  According to the passage, ________ requires sensitivity and experience.

A. learning the proper etiquette                                                 B. asking for instructions 

C. knowing the type of restaurant                                     D. knowing about an area

4. The word "sophisticated" in the passage could best be replaced by ________

A. expensive                         B. cultured               C. famous                 D. exclusive

5. The author uses the phrase "safe to say" in order to demonstrate that the idea is ____.

A. somewhat innocent       B. quite certain               C. very clever         D. commonly reported

6. The word "indiscriminately" could best be replaced by ________.

A. randomly                         B. angrily                   C. noisily                  D. destructively

7.  What is the author's main purpose in this passage?

A. to assist people in learning sophisticated manners 

B. to describe variations in restaurant manners 

C. to simplify rules of restaurant etiquette 

D. to compare sophisticated and rustic restaurants

8. What does the word “it” in the passage refer to?

A. Learning the proper etiquette                        B. Clear instruction

C. Knowing the type of restaurant                        D. Sensitivity

9. Which of the following could best replace the word “luxurious” in the passage?

A. lurid                                   B. austere                  C. elegant                 D. romantic

10. Which of the following words is most similar to the meaning of “rustic” in the passage?

A. agricultural                       B. ancient                  C. unsophisticated                        D. urban

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