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1. Đề số 1
SECTION I: LISTENING. (4.0 pts)
PART 1: Questions 1 – 4. You will hear people talking in four different situations.
Choose the best answer A, B or C. (1.6 pts)
1. You hear a man talking about a recent holiday. What is she still angry about?
A. the weather while they were there.
B. the room that they stayed in.
C. the trip from the airport to the resort.
2. You hear a teenage boy and his mother talking. What do they eventually agree about?
A. which illness he has.
B. where he caught the illness.
C. how long the illness will last.
3. You overhear a man talking about a journey. Where is he?
A. at a railway station.
B. at an airport.
C. at a bus station.
4. You hear a man talking to a doctor’s receptionist. What is he doing?
A. trying to make an appointment.
B. asking the receptionist for advice.
C. complaining about the doctor.
PART 2: Questions 5-10. You will hear part of a radio interview with Sonia Evans, an artist whose work first became popular on the internet. Choose the best answer A, B or C. (2.4 pts)
5. What disappointed Sonia about the exhibition in the art gallery?
A. Nobody bought any of her drawings.
B. There was a bad review of her paintings.
C. Not enough people saw her drawings.
6. Sonia decided to use the Internet to show her drawings because …………………………..
A. the gallery refused to hold another exhibition of her work.
B. she did not want to go and live somewhere else.
C. her friend had already promoted his photos that way.
7. What made Sonia's video different from the others?
A. Her work had more artistic quality.
B. It did not show a completed picture.
C. The film was more professionally made.
8. How did Sonia feel when she found out how many people had looked at her video?
A. Rather uncomfortable.
B. Highly delighted.
C. Quite relieved.
9. What happened as a result of success of her videos?
A. She began sleeping less at night.
B. She started to forget what time it was.
C. She drew more and more pictures.
10. How did she react to negative comments about her work?
A. She replied angrily to them.
B. She started to become depressed.
C. She stopped reading them.
SECTION II: LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR (6.0 pts)
Questions 5-10. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. I bought some batteries for my torch only ............................ that they were the wrong type.
A. find B. to find C. finding D. found out
12. The secret knowledge of the profession was .................................. from father to son.
A. handed in B. handed down C. handed over D. handed out
13. ................................ many times I play this game, I'm never able to get the hang of it.
A. However B. Whichever C. Whatever D. Whenever
14. It's important to respect the ................................... development of children and not force them to learn things before they're ready.
A. reasonable B. logical C. natural D. instinctive
15. The city is preparing itself for ........................... dangerous storms. Citizens are being advised to stay indoor.
A. greatly B. virtually C. potentially D. readily
16. Arrival is .......................... the most original science fiction film that I've seen this year. Everything else was so uninteresting.
A. by far B. nothing like C. far D. a great deal
17. In my opinion, success in life goes ................................. with hard work.
A. hand to mouth B. hand in hand C. hand in mouth D. hand to hand
18. With his bright orange hair, Kasim really knows how to ........................ in a crowd.
A. stand up B. stand off C. stand out D. stand around
19. She's really ............................... sculpture in a big way.
A. upon B. into C. within D. onto
20. While I enjoyed the latest film in the series, it didn't really ............................... up to my expectations.
A. come B. fulfill C. accomplish D. live
21. Three men, whose boat disappeared on Sunday, are said to …………………off the coast.
A. be found B. have been found C. were found D. had been found
22. Ask David to give you a hand moving the furniture. He's as strong as ...................................
A. a gorilla B. a horse C. an elephant D. a mountain
23. A young tourist has been declared ................................ after he got lost in the mountains last Monday.
A. missing B. absent C. deserted D. vanished
24. Pippa said she hadn't broken the window, but eventually she confessed ............................. having done it.
A. for B. to C. about D. at
25. .…………………… 90% of Asia's people live in the eastern and southern parts of the continent, which contain some of the most ………………………. regions in the world.
A. Most/ thick-populated B. Almost/ thickly-populated
C. Most/ thickly-populated D. Almost/ thick-populated
26. I broke the screen on my laptop so it needs ………………… before I can use it.
A. fixing B. fix C. fixed D. fixes
27. It's time we ...................... because it's getting dark and I haven't any lights on my bike.
A. left B. leave C. will leave D. 'd left
28. ............................. we known the shops would be closed, we wouldn't have gone into town.
A. Should B. Had C. If D. Did
29. The police conducted a……………..……. hunt for the missing prisoners.
A. nationwide B. nation C. nationally D. national
30. Stop ................................... about the bush, James! Just tell me exactly what the problem is.
A. beating B. rushing C. hiding D. moving
31. We .......................... price of the cinema tickets and we didn't have enough money to get in.
A. understated B. overstated C. overestimated D. underestimated
32. Apart from the constant electricity shortage, we were also deprived ........................... the possibility of taking everyday showers.
A. of B. for C. at D. in
33. The children were covered in mud because they ................................... in the garden all morning.
A. have been playing B. had played C. had been playing D. have played
34. Ricky Gervais ............................... to fame when he wrote and acted in a funny TTV mock-documentary series called The Office.
A. arose B. raise C. rose D. raised
35. They ............................ got to the airport so early. They'll end up waiting there for hours.
A. needn't have B. didn't need to C. mustn't have D. can't have
36. ........................... severe weather warnings, all flights to and from the airport have been cancelled.
A. Due B. As a result C. Owing to D. Because
Questions 37 - 38. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
37. We often take medication and receive vaccinations to boost our immune system, making it stronger than it is by itself. The underlined is OPPOSITE in meaning to ...........................
A. destroy B. treat C. improve D. change
38. The voters felt they had been let down by the government. The underlined is OPPOSITE in meaning to ...........................
A. encouraged B. instructed C. disappointed D. fined
Questions 39 - 40. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
39. At first, I felt like going to the concert, but it was the price of the ticket that discouraged me in the end. The underlined is CLOSEST in meaning to ...........................
A. let off B. put off C. turned off D. called off
40. The transport minister told reporters that the flight recorders from flight 302 were recovered in a good condition that enabled us to extract almost all the data inside. The underlined is CLOSEST in meaning to ...........................
A. destroy B. remove C. obtain D. analyze
SECTION III: READING (6.0pts)
PART 1: Questions 41 - 50, read the text below and decide which option (A, B, C, or D) best fits each of the numbered gaps. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (2.0 pts)
A LUCKY BREAK
Actor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones, and it always seems to happen when he’s (41) ………………. sport.
In the film Play it to the Bone, he (42) ………………. the part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harrelson. During the making of the film Harrelson kept complaining that the fight (43) ………………. weren’t very convincing, so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for real. The Spanish actor wasn’t (44) ………………. on the idea at first, but he was eventually persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring. However, when he realized how seriously his (45) ………………. was taking it all, he began to regret his decision to fight. And then in the third round, Harrelson hit Banderas (46) ………………. hard in the face that he actually broke his nose.
He was (47) ………………. of the time he broke his leg during a football match in his native Malaga. He had always (48) ………………. of becoming a soccer star, of performing in front of a big crowd, but doctors told him his playing days were probably over. “That’s when I decided to take (49) ………………. acting; I saw it as (50) ………………. way of performing, and achieving recognition. What happened to me on that football pitch was, you might say, my first lucky break.”
41. A. showing B. making C. doing D. losing
42. A. does B. fights C. plays D. gives
43. A. actions B. matches C. stages D. scenes
44. A. enthusiastic B. interested C. happy D. keen
45. A. participant B. competitor C. opponent D. contender
46. A. very B. so C. more D. such
47. A. reminded B. replayed C. recorded D. remembered
48. A. looked forward B. pretended C. dreamed D. hoped
49. A. up B. to C. over D. on
50. A. different B. another C. further D. additional
PART 2. Questions 51-60, read the text below and decide which option (A, B, C, or D) best fits each of the numbered gaps. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (2.0 pts)
ARCTIC PASSION
Cruising over the pack-ice with our heavy snowmobiles, my guide, Arne, and I looked out across the dazzling expanse of snow. We had come to the tiny, remote island of Svalbard, northeast of Greenland, to photograph polar bears, but now we were exhausted with searching. The day had been particularly frustrating, as every bear we'd slowly approached had run away from us. Fed up and hungry, we decided to abandon our search for the afternoon and stop for a snack beside one of the many tall, blue icebergs.
As always, a good meal was followed by an intense desire to sleep, and we decided to give in to it, even though the temperature was down to -30°C. Sleeping at the same time would be unwise with our furry friends around, so we decided to take it in turns. As Arne slept, I scanned the snow with my binoculars, looking for anything moving. An hour passed, I was just about to wake my companion, when I noticed a dot on the horizon. I wiped the lens, but it was still there. I began to make out the typical mayonnaise colour and the striding walk - it was a polar bear, and it was coming our way.
I awoke Arne instantly and he confirmed that it was a bear and it was indeed heading in our direction. For the next thirty minutes, the bear continued on its direct course towards us, which was strange because the wind was blowing our scent straight towards him, so he must have been aware of our presence.
When he was a couple of hundred metres away, I decided to lie down in the snow so as to get a better photograph. 'You realise you look just like seal like that, don't you?' warned Arne, for once sounding a bit worried. Seals are what polar bears like to have for dinner. Onwards the bear came, and by now I could hear the crunching sound of his feet on the ice. It struck me that this was a big bear, travelling at some speed. I turned to speak to Arne, and saw him pulling a gun from his bag. Polar bears are incredibly unpredictable animals, and to be in their environment without protection is foolish. But Arne had strict instructions from me only to use the gun to frighten the bear away, and then only if necessary.
By now the animal was only 25 metres away and the atmosphere had changed. Arne sat up on the snowmobile calmly awaiting the bear's next move, while I struggled to change the film in my camera with my cold, shaking hands. Then, just as I was thinking that there was no escape, as I tensed myself for the inevitable attack, the bear veered off to one side and then went straight past us. 'Look!' whispered Arne. 'Behind us!' I turned and saw a second creamy head with two black eyes peering around the corner of an iceberg a few hundred metres behind us. A female bear. Our friend's goal had clearly been in his sight the whole time, and we were the only thing between him and his beloved.
51. How did the writer feel when he stopped for a meal?
A. excited B. disappointed C. anxious D. doubtful
52. What does "abandon" mean?
A. start B. cancel C. continue D. carry out
53. Why did the writer stay awake while his guide slept?
A. There might have been a change in the weather.
B. They needed to contact their colleagues.
C. The temperature was dangerously low.
D. They might have been approached by animals.
54. What does 'it" refer to?
A. the dot B. the lens C. the companion D. the horizon
55. What surprised the writer about the bear's behaviour?
A. It was moving against the wind. B. It didn't seem put off by them
C. It wasn't looking towards them. D. It was moving very strangely.
56. What is polar bear's favourite food?
A. seal B. vegetation C. penguin D. fish
57. What was Arne concerned about as the bear continued to approach them?
A. the writer's courage B. the size of the bear C. the speed of the bear D. the writer's safety
58. What did the writer feel about the gun?
A. He was keen that the bear shouldn't be hurt.
B. He was surprised that Arne didn't use it.
C. He was worried about frightening the bear.
D. He was annoyed that Arne took it out.
59. How did the writer feel when the bear got very close?
A. too cold to think B. surprisingly calm C. extremely nervous D. too afraid to move
60. What does "veered off" mean?
A. changed direction B. looked around C. slowed down D. stopped suddenly
PART 3. Questions 61 - 70, read the text below and decide which option (A, B, C, or D) best fits each of the numbered gaps. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (2.0 pts)
BLACK HOLES
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ĐÁP ÁN
SECTION I: LISTENING. (4.0 pts)
PART 1:You will hear people talking in four different situations. Choose the best answer A, B or C. (1.6 pts) (4Qs x 0.4pt)
| 1B | 2A | 3C | 4A |
PART 2: You will hear part of a radio interview with Sonia Evans, an artist whose work first became popular on the internet. Choose the best answer A, B or C. (2.4 pts) (6Qs x 0.4pt)
| 5C | 6B | 7B | 8A | 9A | 10C |
SECTION II: LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR (6.0 pts)
Questions 11 – 40, mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. (30Qs x 0.2pt)
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| B | B | A | C | C | A | B | C | B | D |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| B | B | A | B | B | A | A | B | A | A |
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| D | A | C | C | A | C | A | A | A | C |
READING (6.0 pts)
PART 1: Questions 41 - 50, read the text below and decide which option (A, B, C, or D) best fits each of the numbered gaps. (2.0 pts) (10 Qs x 0.2pt)
| 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
| C | C | D | D | C | B | A | C | A | B |
PART 2. Questions 51-60, read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, or D best fits each of the questions. (2.0 pts) (10 Qs x 0.2 pt)
| 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
| B | B | D | A | B | A | D | A | C | A |
PART 3. Questions 61 - 70, read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, or D best fits each of the questions. (2.0 pts) ( 10 Qs x 0.2 pt)
| 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 |
| D | B | D | D | C | A | C | C | C | B |
SECTION IV: WRITING (4.0 pts)
PART 1: Questions 71-80, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. You must use between TWO AND FIVE words. DO NOT CHANGE the word given. (2pts)
(10 Qs x 0.2pt)
71. It is likely that he will travel to Europe. (TO)
He ………………………………………………………………………………….. to Europe.
is likely to travel
72. I prefer watching westerns to watching romances. (THAN)
I would prefer to watch……………………………………………………………..romances.
westerns rather than (watch)
73. They made him work overtime. (WAS)
He…………………………………………………………………………………….overtime.
was made to work
74. Lying on the beach all day is an unusual experience for me. (USED)
I ………………………………………………………………………… on the beach all day.
am not used to lying
75. She started writing a novel a year ago. (BEEN)
She …………………………………………………………………………………..for a year.
has been writing a novel
76. Tom didn’t feel like going out. (MOOD)
Tom wasn’t………………………………………………………………………………..out.
in the mood to go/for going
77. A shark bit Tony’s leg off. (GOT)
Tony………………………………………………………………………………. by a shark.
got his leg bitten off
78. Under no circumstances must you remove books from the library. (REMOVED)
Under no circumstances………………………………………………………. from the library.
must books be removed
79. Do you have any idea about how Jack made enough money to buy that new sports car? (LIGHT)
Can you ………………………………………………………….. how Jack made enough money to buy that new sports car?
cast/shed/throw some/any light on
80. Tim looks nothing like his father. (TAKE)
Tim …………………………………………………………………………………………..
Tim doesn’t take after his father (at all).
PART 2: Questions 81-90, combine the given sentences, using the clues in brackets to make meaningful ones. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers in the Answer Sheet. (2.0 pts) (10 Qs x 0.2pt)
81. That’s the hotel. We stayed there last summer. (use “WHERE”)
…………………………………………………………………………………
That’s the hotel where we stayed last summer.
82. She has a class of twenty students. Half of them are of Canadian origin. (use “WHOM”)
……………………………………………………………………………
She has a class of twenty students, half of whom are of Canadian origin.
83. He was saving all his money. He intended to buy a house. (use “WITH THE AIM”)
………………………………………………………………………
He was saving all his money with the aim of buying a house.
With the aim of buying a house, he was saving all his money
84. They fell behind with the project. They had to work overtime. (use “AS A RESULT”)
…………………………………………………………………………
They fell behind with the project, and as a result, they had to work overtime.
They fell behind with the project and as a result, they had to work overtime.
They fell behind with the project, and as a result they had to work overtime.
They fell behind with the project, and they had to work overtime as a result.
They fell behind with the project; as a result, they had to work overtime.
As a result of falling behind with the project, they had to work overtime.
85. He always kept a spare tyre in the boot. He might have a puncture. (use “FEAR”)
…………………………………………………………………………………
He always kept a spare tyre in the boot for fear (that) he might have a puncture.
He always kept a spare tyre in the boot for fear of having a puncture.
86. Pauline trained hard every day. He wanted to be the best. (use “AS”)
……………………………………………………………………………
Pauline trained hard every day so as to be the best / as he wanted to be the best.
So as to be the best / as he wanted to be the best, Pauline trained hard every day.
87. The children were playing in the garden all day. They are very dirty now. (use “IF”)
………………………………………………………………………………
If the children hadn’t been playing in the garden all day, they wouldn’t be very dirty now.
The children wouldn’t be very dirty now if they hadn’t been playing in the garden all day,
88. As long as you are very careful, you can use my CD player. (use “PROVIDED”)
…………………………………………………………………………………
You can use my CD player provided (that) you are very careful.
Provided (that) you are very careful, you can use my CD player
89. She did her best. She failed the exam. (use “YET”)
………………………………………………………………
She did her best, yet she failed the exam.
90. I didn’t tell her the bad news. I didn’t want to upset her. (use “AVOID”)
……………………………………………………………………
I didn’t tell her the bad news to avoid upsetting her.
To avoid upsetting her, I didn’t tell her the bad news.
Thank you for your cooperation!
2. Đề số 2
II. PRONUNCATION
Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. dolphin B. honest C. lost D. occasion
2. A. works B. stays C. discovers D. bans
3. A. photograph B. phobia C. Stephen D. Philippines
4. A. missing B. scissors C. messenger D. massage
5. A. established B. recognized C. orphaned D. endangered
III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Exercise 1: Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank.
1. When was Cuc Phuong forest _________Cuc Phuong National Park?
A. built B. named C. born D. developed
2. Unfortunately, about 5000 species of plants and animals are already being ________ each year.
A. eliminated B. developed C. visited D. found
3. Without plants, water would run off and take away________ soil.
A. poisonous B. bad C. forest D. valuable
4. __________ of our poor condition, we tried to cure the injured dolphin.
A. Despite B. Because C. In spite D. Although
5. Look at that girl swimming ___________ the sea.
A. on B. under C. across D. in
Exercise 2: Read the passage below and put the words in capitals into the correct forms to complete the passage.
Exercise 3: Choose the option that has the same meaning as the underlined word/phrase above.
1. Try to eliminate fatty foods from your diet.
A. limit B. prevent C. get rid of D. add
2. The cattle drank from a river polluted with toxic chemicals.
A. waste B. colorless C. odorless D. poisonous
3. Whales feed on krill.
A. tiny shellfish B. small animals C. sea plants D. small fish
4. Sperm whale populations are at risk due to hunting.
A. in extinction B. in danger C. on the decrease D. in fewness
5. We had an accidental meeting with an old friend at the party last night.
A. unpleasant B. unexpected C. unacceptable D. unlucky
Exercise 4: Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
1. Because the expense of traditional fuels, many countries have been investigating alternative sources of power.
A B C D
2. Sharks can detect minute electrical discharges come from their prey.
A B C D
3. The oceans contain many forms of life that has not yet been discovered.
A B C D
4. The song to that we listened last night was beautiful.
A B C D
5. Not only my teacher but also my close friend are here.
A B C D
IV. READING COMPREHENSION
Exercise 1: Read the text and choose the best answer.
Although both Luther Burbank and George Washington Carver drastically changed American agriculture and were close friends besides, their methods of working could hardly have been more dissimilar. Burbank’s formal education ended with high school, but he was inspired by the works of Charles Darwin. In 1872, on his farm near Lunenberg, Massachusetts, he produced his first “plant creation” – a superior potato developed from the Early Rose variety. It still bears his name. After moving to Santa Rosa, California, in 1875, Burbank created a stream of creations, earning the nickname “the plant wizard.” He developed new varieties of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants, many of which are still economically important. He began his work some thirty years before the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel’s work on heredity, and while he did not participate in the developing science of plant genetics, his work opened the country’s eyes to the productive possibilities of plant breeding. However, the value of his contributions was diminished by his methods. He relied on his keen memory and powers of observation and kept records only for his own use. He thus thwarted attempts by other scientists to study his achievements.
Carver, on the other hand, was a careful researcher who took thorough notes. Born a slave, he attended high school in Kansas, Simpson College in Iowa, and Iowa State College, which awarded him a master’s degree. When the eminent black educator Booker T. Washington offered him a position at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he accepted. While Burbank concentrated on developing new plants, Carver found new uses for existing ones. He produced hundreds of synthetic products made from the soybean, the sweet potato, and especially the peanut, helping to free Southern agriculture from the tyranny of cotton.
1. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?
A. To compare the products created by two agricultural scientists
B. To demonstrate how Carver and Burbank influenced American agriculture
C. To contrast the careers and methods of two scientists
D. To explain how Charles Darwin inspired both Carver and Burbank
2. The word drastically in bold is closest in meaning to___________.
A. dramatically B. initially C. unintentionally D. potentially
3. According to the passage, which of the following best describes the relationship between Burbank and Carver?
A. They were competitors. B. Carver was one of Burbank’s teachers.
C. Burbank invited Carver to work with him. D. They were personal friends.
4. It can be inferred that Burbank’s first “plant creation” is known as the___________.
A. Early Rose potato B. Burbank potato C. Lunenberg potato D. Wizard potato
5. The word his in bold refers to___________.
A. George Washington Carver’s B. Gregor Mendel’s C. Luther Burbank’s D. Charles Darwin’s
6. Which of the following a closest in meaning to the word thwarted in bold?
A. restored B. predated C. nurtured D. defeated
7. The word thorough in bold is closest in meaning to
A. complete B. general C. puzzling D. precise
8. The author implies that a significant difference between the techniques of Burbank and those of Carver is that___________.
A. while Carver kept careful research records, Burbank did not.
B. Carver popularized his achievements, but those of Burbank were relatively unknown
C. unlike Burbank, Carver concentrated mainly on developing new varieties of plants
D. Burbank bred both plants and annuls, but Carver worked only with plants
9. According to the passage, what school awarded Carver a master’s degree?
A. Simpson College B. Iowa State College C. Tuskegee Institute D. The University of Alabama
10. Carver developed new uses for all of the following crops EXCEPT _____.
A. cotton B. soybeans C. sweet potatoes D. peanuts
Exercise 2: Choose the best option to fill in the blank in the following passage.
Sleep
By the time we (1)________old age most of us have (2)________ twenty years sleeping. Yet nobody knows why we do it. Most scientists believe that by resting our bodies, we allow time for (3)________ maintenance work to be done. Any (4)________ that there is can be put right more quickly if energy isn’t being used up doing other things.
Sleep is controlled by certain chemicals. These build up during the day, eventually reaching peaks that cause tiredness. We can control the effects of these chemicals to some extent. Caffeine helps to (5)________us awake while alcohol and some medicines make us sleepy.
By using electrodes, scientists are able to (6)________what goes on in people’s heads while they sleep. They have (7)________ that when we first drop off everything slows down. The heart (8)________ more slowly and our breathing becomes shallow. After about 90 minutes our eyes start to twitch and we go into what is called REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, which is a (9)________that we’ve started to dream .You have dreams every night, even if you don’t remember them. There are many theories about why we dream, none of them conclusive. A lot of people say they have to have eight hours’ sleep every night while others seem to (10)________on a lot less. One thing’s for sure – we all need some sleep. Going without it can have some very strange effects.
1. A. arrive B. become C. reach D. get
2. A. passed B. used C. occupied D. spent
3. A. essential B. elementary C. needed D. main
4. A. harm B. suffering C. damage D. hurt
5. A. stay B. maintain C. make D. keep
6. A. exhibit B. study C. work D. think
7. A. seen B. researched C. watched D. discovered
8. A. beats B. hits C. moves D. trembles
9. A. clue B. proof C. sign D. signal
10. A. manage B. need C. get D. deal
Exercise 3: Fill in each blank with the most suitable word.
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ĐÁP ÁN
II. PRONUNCIATION (5 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
| 1. D | 2. A | 3. D | 4. B | 5. A |
III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (25 points)
Exercise 1: (5 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
| 1. B | 2. A | 3. D | 4. C | 5. D |
Exercise 2: (10 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
| 1. SIMPLY | 2. CONTESSTED | 3. GOVERNING | 4. COMPETING | 5. QUALIFICATION |
| 6. NATIONAL | 7. WINNERS | 8. WIDELY | 9. ESTIMATED | 10. HOSTED |
Exercise 3: (5 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
| 1. C | 2. D | 3. A | 4. B | 5. B |
Exercise 4: (5 points: 1 point/each)
| 1. A | 2. C | 3. C | 4. B | 5. C |
IV. READING COMPREHESION (35 points)
Exercise 1: (10 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
| 1. C | 2. D | 3. C | 4. A | 5. B |
| 6. A | 7. B | 8. D | 9. A | 10. A |
Exercise 2: (10 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
| 1. C | 2. D | 3. A | 4. C | 5. D |
| 6. B | 7. D | 8. A | 9. C | 10. A |
Exercise 3: (10 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
| 1. of | 2. been | 3. why | 4. they | 5. do |
| 6. take | 7. those | 8. our | 9. them | 10. should |
V. WRITING (20 points)
Exercise 1: (5 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
1. The concerts are usually held at the university by the students
2. She asked Tim when he would return to his hometown.
3. Because of (their) missing the first train, they were late for school.
4. Not until he phoned us did we find out about the meeting.
5. The man is believed to have been killed by terrorists.
Exercise 2: (15 points)
The letter should be written in the form in informal style.
The letter should include:
- Expression about the birthday party
- Expression about the agreement to help and suggestion for the time and place to go to the market together
- Confirmation
Organization& presentation: 25%
Coherence & clarity: 50%
Expression: 25%
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3. Đề số 3
PART II. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below
1. A. random B. canal C. many D. anaesthetic
2. A. provide B. product C. production D. procedure
3. A. death B. ease C. breath D. leather
4. A. ambitious B. background C. humanitarian D. journalist
5. A. turn B. suburb C. curry D. resurface
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below
1. A. powerful B. composer C. musician D. traditional
2. A. lyrical B. emotion C. favorite D. classical
3. A. entertain B. atmosphere C. serious D. joyfulness
4. A. understand B. appearance C. remember D. employer
5. A. nation B. nature C. nationality D. national
PART III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones.
1. Those interested in the post of Assistant Manager are requested to apply _______.
A. as a person B. in person C. as persons D. by person
2. I don’t care _______ you go or not.
A. where B. when C. why D. whether
3. If it wasn’t you who took my pen, it must have been _______.
A. somebody B. somebody else C. another one D. anybody
4. Did the man _______ by the committee accept the job?
A. appointing B. appointed C. was appointed D. to appoint
5. Don’t leave your clothes _______ about on the bedroom floor.
A. lie B. lay C. lying D. laying
6. She raced by in a car, with her hair _______ behind.
A. streamed B. stream C. streams D. streaming
7. I had my younger brother _______ the newspaper to me while I was abroad.
A. to send B. sent C. send D. sending
8. Joe, I am inclined _______ Appiah’s complicity in the big fraud.
A. about believing B. to believe C. for believing D. in believing
9. Now listen to me John. As far as your examination results are concerned, you needn’t worry so much, _______?
A. isn’t it B. need you C. do you D. aren’t they
10. His arrogance makes him _______ whenever he goes.
A. hate B. hated C. to hate D. hating
II. The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been done as an example. Write your answers in the numbered blanks below
After an absence in thirty years, I decided visiting my old school again. I had expected to find changes, but no a completely different building. As I walked up the school drive, I wondered for a moment if I had come to right address. The grimy, red brick fortress with their tall windows that had looked up grimly on the playground and playing fields had swept away. In its place stood a bright, modern block risen from the ground on great concrete stilts. A huge expanse of glass extending across the face of the building, and in front, there was a well-kept lawn where previous there had been untidy gravel yard.
Answers: 0. in ⇒ of
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage.
1. Without a fridge, fresh food will go _________ very quickly.
2. I haven’t heard_________ Mandy since she wrote in July.
3. This service is free ___________ charge.
4. They went ahead contrary ____________ my advice.
5. The monk told me that the old woman had not really dies. He said that she simply passed _______ her next life
6. BBC stands _______ British Broadcasting Corporation
7. When I was looking through my papers, I came ______ this picture
8. The taxi driver decided to go ___________ duty as he was beginning to feel sleepy.
9. The band was __________ the verge of stardom.
10. Jim won’t be coming tonight because he’s feeling a bit ________________ the weather.
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ĐÁP ÁN
PART II. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (5pts)
| 1. C | 2. B | 3. B | 4. D | 5. C |
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (5pts)
| 1.A | 2.B | 3.A | 4.A | 5.C |
PART III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones. (10pts)
| 1. B | 2.D | 3.B | 4.B | 5.C |
| 6.D | 7.C | 8.B | 9.B | 10.B |
II. The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been done as an example. Write your answers in the numbered blanks below (10pts)
1. visiting -->to visit 2. no --> not 3. right address -->the right address
4. their --> its 5. up --> down 6. had swept --> had been swept
7. risen --> raised 8.extending --> extended
9. previous --> previously 10. untidy gravel yard --> an untidy gravel yard
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage.(10pts)
| 1. off | 2. from | 3. of | 4. to | 5. into |
| 6. for | 7. across | 8. off | 9. on | 10. under |
IV. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below (10pts)
| 1. chaotic | 2. immeasurably | 3. indispensable | 4. electrification | 5. disregarding |
| 6.underestimated | 7. handful | 8. differentiate | 9. ill/bad- mannered | 10. annoying |
PART IV. READING
I. Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space (10pts)
| 1.B | 2.B | 3.A | 4.D | 5.B |
| 6.C | 7.C | 8.D | 9.D | 10.A |
II. Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word. (10pts)
| 1. who | 2. what | 3. at | 4. in | 5.with |
| 6. ability | 7. to | 8.on | 9. overcome | 10. his |
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (10pts)
| 1.D | 2.C | 3.B | 4.A | 5.A |
| 6.B | 7.D | 8.D | 9.B | 10.A |
PART V. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (10pts)
1. was robbed of her hand bag.
2. is based on a true story.
3. your test completed/ finished and you can go home.
1. a full bonus would satisfy the employee.
4. denied causing/having caused harm to anybody.
II. There is a fact that a number of parents now increasingly desire to send their children to study overseas. What are the reasons for this trend? You should write a paragraph of about 150 words on this topic. (20pt)
Marking scheme
The impression mark given is based on the following scheme:
1. Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate
2. Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students
3. Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students.
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4. Đề số 4
II. PRONUNCATION
Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. dolphin B. honest C. lost D. occasion
2. A. works B. stays C. discovers D. bans
3. A. photograph B. phobia C. Stephen D. Philippines
4. A. missing B. scissors C. messenger D. massage
5. A. established B. recognized C. orphaned D. endangered
III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Exercise 1: Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank.
1. When was Cuc Phuong forest _________Cuc Phuong National Park?
A. built B. named C. born D. developed
2. Unfortunately, about 5000 species of plants and animals are already being ________ each year.
A. eliminated B. developed C. visited D. found
3. Without plants, water would run off and take away________ soil.
A. poisonous B. bad C. forest D. valuable
4. __________ of our poor condition, we tried to cure the injured dolphin.
A. Despite B. Because C. In spite D. Although
5. Look at that girl swimming ___________ the sea.
A. on B. under C. across D. in
6. -A: ______________________. -B: I'd be glad to.
A. Would you like to drive me to class today? My car doesn’t start.
B. Would you please drive me to class today? My car doesn’t start.
C. Why don't you drive me to class today? My car doesn’t start.
D. What about driving me to class today? My car doesn't start.
7. __________is a chemical used for killing weeds.
A. Pesticide B. Herbicide C. Fertilizer D. Antibiotic
8. We all enjoyed the waters of Timor Sea and the coral reefs that lie __________.
A. under B. behind C. beneath D. beside
9. Sperm whales are __________, which means they eat meat.
A. herbivores B. carnivores C. omnivores D. mammals
10. You are _________ to clean the bathroom.
A. declared B. imagined C. supposed D. spoken
11. There’s a _________ look on his face. I’m _________ of him indeed.
A. frightening/scared B. frightening/scaring
C. frightened/ scaring D. frightened/scared
12. _________ Vietnamese are patriotic. Many were _________ heroes in the wars against foreign invaders.
A. x/x B. The/the C. x/the D. The/x
13. “What would you like for your birthday?” – “________ will do.”
A. Anything B. None C. Something D. Somebody
14. We have run out of water. – Really? Give me the bucket and I _______ some.
A. will fetch B. am going to fetch C. can fetch D. am fetching
15. The band has gone on tour to ________ their new album.
A. increase B. strengthen C. promote D. spread
16. I have a monthly bank _________ sent to me, so that I know how much there is in my account.
A. balance B. overdraft C. statement D. cheque
17. The marshes provide a rich ___________ for water plants.
A. habitant B. inhabitant C. habitat D. habitation
18. It upset him that nobody had __________ to tell him about it.
A. bothered B. even C. minded D. cared for
19. Many children are being taught in __________ classes.
A. oversize B. oversized C. size over D. sized over
20. The temperature has ________ by five degrees.
A. rose B. raised C. arose D. risen
Exercise 2: Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English and CORRECT them.
1. Because the expense of (B)traditional fuels, many countries (C)have been investigating alternative (D)sources of power.
2. Sharks (A)can detect minute (B)electrical discharges (C)come from (D)their prey.
3. The (A)oceans contain many (B)forms of life that (C)has not (D)yet been discovered.
4. (A)The song to (B)that we (C)listened last night (D)was beautiful.
5. (A)Not only my teacher (B)but also my close friend (C)are (D)here.
Exercise 3: Read the passage below and put the words in capitals into the correct forms to complete the passage.
ĐÁP ÁN
II. PRONUNCIATION (2.5 points: 0.5 point/each correct answer)
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. A
III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (22.5 points)
Exercise 1: (10 points: 0.5 point/each correct answer)
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. D
13. A
14. A
15. C
16. C
17. C
18. A
19. B
20. D
Exercise 2: (5 points: 0.5 point/each finding + 0.5 point/each correcting)
1. A => because of
2. C => coming
3. C => have
4. B => which
5. C => is
Exercise 3: (5 points: 0.5 point/each correct answer)
1. simply
2. contested
3. governing
4. competing
5. qualification
6. national
7. winners
8. widely
9. estimated
10. hosted
Exercise 4: (2.5 points: 0.5 point/each correct answer)
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. B
IV. READING COMPREHESION (35 points)
Exercise 1: (5 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
1. G
2. H
3. A
4. E
5. C
Exercise 2: (10 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. A
Exercise 3: (10 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. A
9. C
10. A
Exercise 4: (10 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
1. of
2. been
3. why
4. they
5. do
6. take
7. those
8. our
9. them
10. should
V. WRITING (20 points)
Exercise 1: (10 points: 1 point/each correct answer)
1. The concerts are usually held at the university by the students
2. She asked Tim when he would return to his hometown.
3. Because of (their) missing the first train, they were late for school.
4. Not until he phoned us did we find out about the meeting.
5. If he could save/saved enough money, he might/would spend the holiday in Japan.
6. The man is believed to have been killed by terrorists.
7. If he hadn’t joined the party, he wouldn’t have been drunk last night.
8. If I were you, I wouldn’t have asked my friend for helping me in my test.
9. There is nothing interesting on at the cinema/on TV this week.
10. This kind of food tastes really delicious.
Exercise 2: (10 points)
The letter should be written in the form in informal style.
The letter should include:
- Expression about the birthday party
- Expression about the agreement to help and suggestion for the time and place to go to the market together
- Confirmation
- Organization& presentation: 25%
- Coherence & clarity: 50%
- Expression: 25%
5. Đề số 5
SECTION B. PHONETICS
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. alarming B. criticize C. excellent D. arrogant
2. A. presentation B. confidential C. controversial D. communicate
3. A. ambitious B. appearance C. development D. introduce
4. A. economical B. alternative C. miraculous D. ability
5. A. ingratiate B. politics C. courageous D. conspicuous
SECTION C. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1. ________ daily promotes physical as well as emotional well-being in people of all ages.
A. Having exercised B. Those who exercise
C. Exercising D. For exercising
2. The new production of Othello is very ambitious and extremely interesting, but somehow it doesn't quite ________ .
A. come off B. come through C. come out D. come round
3. These tablets are really ________. My headache’s much better now.
A. affective B. effective C. efficient D. affected
4. Doctors advise people who are deficient ________ vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. from B. of C. in D. for
5. “But son, you are my own ________. ”
A. flesh and blood B. body and soul C. heart to heart D. skin and bone
6. The TV documentary was so informative that we were all ________ to the set until it ended.
A. glued B. secured C. hooked D. united
7. By the time the bridge is complete, over $20 million ________ on the project.
A. will have been spent B. is to be spent
C. will be spending D. is going to spend
8. Linda: “It’s really the end of the holiday already.” ~ Alice: “________!”
A. How time flies B. Let’s call it a day
C. It’s a small world D. There’s nothing to it
9. Harold would sooner we ________ the meeting on Sunday.
A. shouldn’t hold B. wouldn’t hold C. didn’t hold D. won’t hold
10. Susan will graduate in June, ________ she submits her dissertation on time.
A. unless B. provided C. otherwise D. supposing
Part 2. Supply the correct form of the word provided in each blank.
Many (1. RESEARCH) ________ believe that apes can communicate with human beings. Investigations made at several laboratories in the United States and elsewhere indicate that chimpanzees and gorillas are capable of understanding language and line using (2. LANGUAGE) ________ responses at the level of a four – year – old child. Washoe, an adult chimpanzee who was raised as if she were a deaf child, can translate words she hears into American Sign Language. Loko, a 400-pound lowland gorilla, is claimed to have understood a poem (3. WRITE) ________ about her. Tests of Koko’s auditory comprehension show that she is able to make discriminations between such words as “funny”, “money”, and “bunny”.
The (4. SCIENCE) ________ at the forefront of this research admit that their work has been severely criticized. The skeptics in general claim that apes’ language (5. BEHAVE) ________ is merely imitative. For this behavior to be called “language”, it must also be (6. COMMUNICATE) ________. The proponents of ape language counter that those who deny the (7. VALID) ________ of this research have never worked with apes. They point out that new fields of investigation always create (8. CONTROVERSIAL) ________. They add that (9. HUMAN) ________ primates have not been taught to speak, however, because the outer layer of their brain hemispheres is not (10. SUFFICIENT) ________refined.
Part 3. The passage below contains five mistakes. Write down the line numbers, the corresponding mistakes and correct them.
It is a sad fact that adults laugh farly less than children, sometimes by as much as a couple of hundred times a day. Just take a look at people's faces on the way to work or in the office: you'll be lucky to see a smile, let alone hear a laugh. This is a shame - especially in view of the fact that scientists have proved that laughing is good at you. "When you laugh" says psychologist David Cohen, "it produces the feel-good hormones, endorphin. It counters the effects of stress and enhances the immune system."
They are many reasons why we might laugh less in adult life: perhaps we are too work-obsessed, or too embarrassed to let our emotions shown. Some psychologists simply believe that children have more native responses and like adults we naturally grow out of spontaneous reactions. Luckily, however, it is possible to relearn the art of laughter.
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ĐÁP ÁN
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| 4 | 7 | shown | show |
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1. Much as I love you, I cannot let you have any more money.
2. Little did she know that they were watching her every move.
3. You should not have invited them to the party.
4. I am not used to/ not in the habit of sleeping in the afternoon.
5. The letter arrived completely out of the blue this morning.
Part 2. (3 points)
| The mark is based on the following criteria: 1. Content (1,2 pts) a. Providing all main ideas and details as required. b. Communicating intentions sufficiently and effectively. 2. Organization and presentation (0,7 pt) a. Ideas are well-organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and clarity. b. The essay is well-structured. 3. Language (0,7 pt) a. Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structure appropriate to level of English language of gifted students. b. Good use and control of grammatical structures. 3. Punctuation, spelling and handwriting (0,4 pt) a. Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes. b. Legible handwriting. |
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