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ĐỀ THI VÀ ĐÁP ÁN A.
MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS) I.
Grammar and Structures (5 pts) Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
Câu 1: It is strongly recommended that the machines____________ every year. A. will be checked B. to be checked C. are checked D. be checked Đáp án: 1. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 2: ____________ is that a chicken stands up to lay its eggs.
A. That many people don’t realize
B. What many people don’t realize
C. It is that many people don’t realize
D. Because many people don’t realize Đáp án: 2. B (0.5 pt)
Câu 3: We didn’t go out last night. We ____________ to the theatre, but we decided to stay at home. A. could have gone B. could go C. must have gone D. should have gone Đáp án: 3. A ( 0.5 pt)
Câu 4: Having opened the bottle, ____________ for everyone. A. Mike pouring the drink B. the drink was being poured C. Mike poured the drink D. the drink was poured Đáp án: 4. C (0.5 pt)
Câu 5: Not until the end of the 19th century ____________ become a scientific discipline. A. had plant breeding B. plant breeding has C. that plant breeding did D. did plant breeding Đáp án: 5. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 6: I’m __________ my brother is.
A. nowhere near as ambitious as B. nowhere like so ambitious
C. nothing near as ambitious as D. nothing as ambitious than Đáp án: 6. A (0.5 pt)
Câu 7: He was happy to find the kind of job __________.
A. which they had trained him for B. that he had training in
C. for which he had been trained D. that was for his training Đáp án: 7. C (0.5 pt)
Câu 8: It turned out that we __________ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours. A. mustn’t B. needn’t have C. should have D. hadn’t Đáp án: 8. B (0.5 pt)
Câu 9: I remember____________ for the job, but I forget the exact amount. A. to be paid B. that I receive pay C. get paid D. being paid Đáp án: 9. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 10: __________, he couldn’t finish that test in 60 minutes. A. As the boy was intelligent B. As intelligent the boy was C. Intelligent as the boy was D. Intelligent as was the boy Đáp án: 10. C (0.5 pt)
II. Phrasal verbs and Prepositions (5 pts) Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
Câu 11: I’m not friends with Peter any more. We’re __________. A. fallen in B. broken down C. fallen out D. knocked up Đáp án: 11. C (0.5 pt)
Câu 12: Thomas’ petronage stems _________the many churches he built during his pilgrimages. A. for B. in C. at D. from 2 Đáp án: 12. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 13: How are they going to ___________ the time they wasted playing cards in the barracks? A. make up for B. break out of C. brush up on D. cut out for Đáp án: 13. A ( 0.5 pt)
Câu 14: When the police appealed for witnesses, several people came___________. A. forward B. out C. across D. on Đáp án: 14. A (0.5 pt)
Câu 15: BTS’ performances were so exciting that many of their fans were___________ enthusiasm. A. moved to B. carried away with C. taken aback with D. stirred up with Đáp án: 15. B (0.5 pt)
Câu 16: When I got my case back, it had been damaged ___________ repair. A. above B. over C. off D. beyond Đáp án: 16. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 17: If the rain doesn’t __________ soon, we shall have to look for a taxi. A. turn in B. die down C. go off D. let up Đáp án: 17. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 18: She tries to set _________a few minutes a day for her exercises. A. about B. down C. aside D. in Đáp án: 18. C (0.5 pt)
Câu 19: I am _________ the habit of reading in bed. A. on B. in C. of D. from Đáp án: 19. B (0.5 pt)
Câu 20: No smoking is allowed in here. Please _______ your cigarette. A. put out B. put up C. put away D. put on Đáp án: 20. A (0.5 pt)
III. Vocabulary (10 pts) Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
Câu 21: It’s twenty years since I worked in Japan and my Japanese is pretty ________ now. A. scratchy B. stuffy C. sloppy D. rusty Đáp án: 21. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 22: The film is__________ based on a true story, but most of it is fiction. A. casually B. faintly C. loosely D. lightly Đáp án: 22. C (0.5 pt)
Câu 23: I missed the plane back home. I was left _________in Calcutta without a penny to my name. A. high and dry B. high and tight C. long and hard D. safe and sound Đáp án: 23. A (0.5 pt)
Câu 24: They seemed to be ___________ to the criticism and just came on as before. A. indifferent B. disinterested C. uncaring D. sensitive Đáp án: 24. A (0.5 pt)
Câu 25: I don’t usually allow students to leave early, but in your case I’ll __________. A. make an effort B. make an exception C. make an arrangement D. make a different Đáp án: 25. B (0.5 pt)
Câu 26: I know you’re upset about breaking up with Tom, but there are plenty more__________. A. horses in the stable B. cows in the shed C. tigers in the jungle D. fish in the sea Đáp án: 26. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 27: Don’t make a __________ decision. Think about it first. 3 A. jump B. quiet C. snap D. apathetic Đáp án: 27. C (0.5 pt)
Câu 28: Our company was__________ for twenty thousand pounds by a rival on the grounds
of an alleged duplicating of their produce. A. sentenced B. sued C. accused D. tried Đáp án: 28. B (0.5 pt)
Câu 29: “But son, you are my own___________.”
A. body and soul B. heart to heart C. skin and bone D. flesh and blood Đáp án: 29. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 30: No matter how angry he was, he would never ___________ to violence. A. recourse B. resort C. exert D. resolve Đáp án: 30. B (0.5 pt)
Câu 31: The young director was thrilled to discover that his play had attracted a ___________ audience. A. sizeable B. sized C. sizing D. resized Đáp án: 31. A (0.5 pt)
Câu 32: The whole report is a ___________ of lies. A. sack B. load C. house D. pack Đáp án: 32. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 33: Is it far to Stamford? It’s only___________ from here. A. bird’s eye view
B. step in the right direction C. stone’s cut D. short cut Đáp án: 33. C (0.5 pt)
Câu 34: The person who writes symphonies or concertos is a ___________. A. playwright B. composer C. conductor D. pianist Đáp án: 34. B (0.5 pt)
Câu 35: The police finally arrested the ___________criminal. A. notorious B. respectable C. renowned D. famous Đáp án: 35. A (0.5 pt)
Câu 36: Men still expect their jobs to take ___________. A. superiority B. imposition C. priority D. seniority Đáp án: 36. C (0.5 pt)
Câu 37: From time to time he ___________himself to a weekend in a five-star hotel. A. benefits B. treats C. indulges D. craves Đáp án: 37. B (0.5 pt)
Câu 38: Advertisers often claim their campaigns at young people as they have considerable spending ___________. A. ability B. energy C. force D. power Đáp án: 38. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 39: The president visited the area to see the devastation___________. A. at first hand B. on first hand C. by first hand D. with first hand Đáp án: 39. A (0.5 pt)
Câu 40: It’s me who’s at___________, so I have to pay for the damage. A. responsibility B. error C. fault D. guilty Đáp án: 40. C (0.5 pt)
IV. Guided Cloze (10 pts) Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space
PASSAGE A: Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space
A MOBILE IS A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND
If it fits inside a pocket, keeps you safe as well as in touch with your office, your
mother and your children, it is (41)__________ worth having. This is the (42)__________ of
the dwelling ranks of female mobile-phone users who are beginning to (43)__________ the
customer market. Although Britain has been (44)__________ to be one of the most expensive 4
places in the world to run a mobile phone, both professional women and (45)__________
mothers are undeterred. At first, the mobile phone was a rich man plaything, or a
businessman’s (46)__________ symbol. Now women own almost as many telephones as men
do - but for very different reasons.
The main (47) __________ for most women customers is that it provides a form of
communications back-up, wherever they are, in case of emergency. James Tanner of Tancroft
Communications says: ‘The majority of people buying phones from us this year were women
- often young women - or men who were buying for their mothers, wives and girlfriends. And
it always seems to be a question of (48)__________ of mind. ‘Size is also (49) __________
for women. They want something that will fit in a handbag,’ said Mr. Tanner, ‘The tiny
phones coming in are having a very big (50) __________. This year’s models are only half the size of your hand.’ Câu 41: A. totally B. absolutely C. certainly D. completely Đáp án: 41. C (0.5 pt) Câu 42: A. conception B. vision C. view D. vista Đáp án: 42. C (0.5 pt) Câu 43: A. master B. overbear C. command D. dominate Đáp án: 43. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 44: A. demonstated B. shown C. established D. seen Đáp án: 44. B (0.5 pt) Câu 45: A. full-time B. complete C. absolute D. total Đáp án: 45. A (0.5 pt) Câu 46: A. prestige B. fame C. status D. power Đáp án: 46. C (0.5 pt) Câu 47: A. attraction B. enticement C. charm D. lure Đáp án: 47. A (0.5 pt)
Câu 48: A. tranquility B. peace C. calmness D. serenity Đáp án: 48. B (0.5 pt) Câu 49: A. necessary B. urgent C. essential D. crucial Đáp án: 49. D (0.5 pt) Câu 50: A. impact B. image C. perception D. impression Đáp án: 50. A (0.5 pt)
PASSAGE B: Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space
Getting friends and family to pose for photos is hard enough, but how would you cope
with a rabbit, an owl or a butterfly that simply (51)__________ to keep still? Simon King,
wildlife film-maker and photographer, says you don't need any formal (52) __________ to get
started. "The whole idea is that photographing wildlife should be fun". Simon offers the following (53) __________.
Specialize from the start. You're more likely to get good result sooner if you (54)
__________ on one type of wildlife – insects for instance – (55) __________ than just going
off to the woods or park with your camera and snapping whatever you see. Pick something
that isn't hard to photograph. Choosing an animal that's hard to (56) __________ or will run
away if it sees you (57) __________ unnecessary problems. How about flowers or a group of birds?
Search second-hand camera shops and local papers for quality (58) __________. You
don't need to (59)__________ a fortune – Simon started with just a second-hand camera that 5
cost around $30. But you will need a single lens reflex camera. Remember it's the whole
photograph that counts, nor just the subject. (60) __________ you're composing a picture and
try to be as artistic as possible. Câu 51: A. disobeys B. refuses C. dislikes D. avoids Đáp án: 51. B (0.5 pt) Câu 52: A. education B. exercise C. lecture D. training Đáp án: 52. D (0.5 pt) Câu 53: A. tips B. facts C. warnings D. lessons Đáp án: 53. A (0.5 pt)
Câu 54: A. concentrate B. think C. limit C. depend Đáp án: 54. A (0.5 pt) Câu 55: A. better B. rather C. other D. more Đáp án: 55. B (0.5 pt) Câu 56: A. notice B. meet C. spot D. glance Đáp án: 56. C (0.5 pt) Câu 57: A. starts B. puts C. creates D. leads Đáp án: 57. C (0.5 pt)
Câu 58: A. instruments B. material C. tools D. equipment Đáp án: 58. D (0.5 pt) Câu 59: A. cost B. make C. spend D. lose Đáp án: 59. C (0.5 pt) Câu 60: A. invent B. guess C. think D. imagine Đáp án: 60. D (0.5 pt)
V. Reading Comprehension (10 pts) Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question PASSAGE A
No educational medium better serves as a means of spatial communication than the
atlas. Atlases deal with such invaluable information as population distribution and density.
One of the best, Pennycooke's World Atlas, has been widely accepted as a standard owing to
the quality of its maps and photographs, which not only show various settlements but also
portray them in a variety of scales. In fact, the very first map in the atlas is a "cleverly"
designed population cartogram that projects the size of each country if geographical size were
proportional to population. Following the proportional "layout", a sequence of smaller maps
shows the world's population density, each country's birth and death rates, population increase
or decrease, industrialization, urbanization, gross national product "in terms of" per capita
income, the quality of medical care, literacy, and language. To give readers a perspective on
how their own country fits in with the global view, additional projections depict the world's
patterns in nutrition, calorie and protein consumption, health care, number of physicians per
unit of population, and life expectancy by region. Population density maps on a sub-
continental scale, as well as political maps, "convey" the diverse demographic phenomena of
the world in a broad array of scales.
Câu 61: What is the main topic of this passage? A. Physical maps in an atlas
B. The ideal in the making of atlases
C. Partial maps and their uses
D. The educational benefits of atlases Đáp án: 61.D (0.5 pt)
Câu 62: Which of the following sentences is TRUE about the atlas?
A. A country's population growth is presented clearly in the very first map in the atlas.
B. The atlas provides readers with not only each country's life expectancy by religion but
also its language and literacy. 6
C. The atlas isn't as good as other educational medium in term of spatial communication.
D. The atlas deals with such worthless information as population distribution and density. Đáp án: 62. B (0.5 pt)
Câu 63: The word "cleverly" in the passage is closest in meaning to _______. A. intelligently B. clearly C. immaculately D. accurately Đáp án: 63. A (0.5 pt)
Câu 64: The phrase "in terms of" used in the passage is closest in meaning to _______. A. in spite of B. for considering aspects C. with a view to D. in regard to Đáp án: 64. B (0.5 pt)
Câu 65: It can be inferred from the passage that maps can be used to_______.
A. give readers a new perspective in their own country
B. pinpoint ethnic strife in each country
C. identify a shortage of qualified labour
D. show readers photographs in a new form Đáp án: 65. A (0.5 pt) PASSAGE B
Deep brain stimulation (DBS), an experimental technology that involves implanting a
pacemaker-like device in a patient’s brain to send electrical impulses, is a hotly debated
subject in the field of medicine. It is an inherently risky procedure and the exact effects on the
human brain aren’t yet fully understood.
But some practitioners believe it could be a way to alleviate the symptoms of depression
or even help treat Alzheimer’s — and now they suspect it could help with drug addiction as
well. In a world’s first, according to the Associated Press, a patient in Shanghai’s Ruijin
Hospital had a DBS device implanted in his brain to treat his addiction to methamphetamine.
And the device has had an astonishingly positive effect, the patient says. “This machine is
pretty magical. He adjusts it to make you happy and you’re happy, to make you nervous and
you’re nervous,” he told the Associated Press. “It controls your happiness, anger, grief and joy.”
Other studies in China have yielded mixed results trying to treat opioid addictions using
DBS, according to the AP. In the United States, at least two studies that tried to treat
alcoholism with DBS were dropped for not being able to justify the risks. The idea of using
DBS to treat drug addiction has raised concerns in medical communities across the globe
about brain hemorrhage, seizures, or personality changes.
Câu 66: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Symptoms of depression B. Curing addiction
C. Deep brain simulation D. Brain diseases Đáp án: 66.C (0.5 pt)
Câu 67: The word “alleviate” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to__________. A. devalue B. demolish C. destroy D. ease Đáp án: 67. D (0.5 pt)
Câu 68: According to the passage, the use of DBS __________.
A. has achieved both positive and negative results
B. has been thoroughly studied by scientists
C. has been approved by all Chinese practitioners
D. has successfully cured opioid addictions in China Đáp án: 68. A (0.5 pt)
Câu 69: All of the following are mentioned in the passage as concerns about the use of DBS
to treat drug addiction in medical communities worldwide EXCEPT __________. A. Seizures B. Alcoholism C. Personality changes D. Brain hemorrhage 7 Đáp án: 69. B (0.5 pt)
Câu 70: The word “It” in paragraph 3 refers to ______ .
A. a pacemaker-like device
B. the field of medicine
C. Deep brain simulation D. a patient’s brain Đáp án: 70. C (0.5 pt) PASSAGE C
THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN'S PLAY
Brick by brick, six-year-old Alice is building a magical kingdom. Imagining fairy-
tale turrets and fire-breathing dragons, wicked witches and gallant heroes, she's creating an
enchanting world. Although she isn't aware of it, this fantasy is helping her take her first steps
towards her capacity for creativity and so it will have important repercussions in her adult life.
Minutes later, Alice has abandoned the kingdom in favor of playing schools with her
younger brother. When she bosses him around as his 'teacher', she's practicing how to regulate
her emotions through pretence. Later on, when they tire of this and settle down with a board
game, she's learning about the need to follow rules and take turns with a partner.
'Play in all its rich variety is one of the highest achievements of the human species,'
says Dr David Whitebread from the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge,
UK. 'It underpins how we develop as intellectual, problem-solving adults and is crucial to our
success as a highly adaptable species.
'Recognizing the importance of play is not new: over two millennia ago, the Greek
philosopher Plato extolled its virtues as a means of developing skills for adult life, and ideas
about playbased learning have been developing since the 19th century.
But we live in changing times, and Whitebread is mindful of a worldwide decline in
play, pointing out that over half the people in the world now live in cities. 'The opportunities
for free play, which I experienced almost every day of my childhood, are becoming
increasingly scarce,' he says. Outdoor play is curtailed by perceptions of risk to do with
traffic, as well as parents' increased wish to protect their children from being the victims of
crime, and by the emphasis on 'earlier is better' which is leading to greater competition in
academic learning and schools. International bodies like the United Nations and the European
Union have begun to develop policies concerned with children's right to play, and to consider
implications for leisure facilities and educational programmes. But what they often lack is the evidence to base policies on.
'The type of play we are interested in is child-initiated, spontaneous and
unpredictable- but, as soon as you ask a five-year-old "to play", then you as the researcher
have intervened,' explains Dr Sara Baker. 'And we want to know what the long-term impact of
play is. It's a real challenge.
'Dr Jenny Gibson agrees, pointing out that although some of the steps in the puzzle of
how and why play is important have been looked at, there is very little data on the impact it
has on the child's later life.
Now, thanks to the university's new Centre for Research on Play in Education,
Development and Learning (PEDAL), Whitebread, Baker, Gibson and a team of researchers
hope to provide evidence on the role played by play in how a child develops.
'A strong possibility is that play supports the early development of children's self-
control,' explains Baker. 'This is our ability to develop awareness of our own thinking
processes - it influences how effectively we go about undertaking challenging activities.' In a
study carried out by Baker with toddlers and young preschoolers, she found that children with
greater self-control solved problems more quickly when exploring an unfamiliar setup
requiring scientific reasoning. 'This sort of evidence makes us think that giving children the
chance to play will make them more successful problem-solvers in the long run.' 8
If playful experiences do facilitate this aspect of development, say the researchers, it
could be extremely significant for educational practices, because the ability to self-regulate
has been shown to be a key predictor of academic performance. Gibson adds: 'Playful
behavior is also an important indicator of healthy social and emotional development. In my
previous research, I investigated how observing children at play can give us important clues
about their well-being and can even be useful in the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism.'
Whitebread's recent research has involved developing a play-based approach to
supporting children's writing. 'Many primary school children find writing difficult, but we
showed in a previous study that a playful stimulus was far more effective than an instructional
one.' Children wrote longer and better structured stories when they first played with dolls
representing characters in the story. In the latest study, children first created their story with
Lego*, with similar results. 'Many teachers commented that they had always previously had
children saying they didn't know what to write about. With the Lego building, however, not a
single child said this through the whole year of the project.'
Whitebread, who directs PEDAL, trained as a primary school teacher in the early
1970s, when, as he describes, 'the teaching of young children was largely a quiet backwater,
untroubled by any serious intellectual debate or controversy.' Now, the landscape is very
different, with hotly debated topics such as school starting age.
'Somehow the importance of play has been lost in recent decades. It's regarded as
something trivial, or even as something negative that contrasts with "work". Let's not lose
sight of its benefits, and the fundamental contributions it makes to human achievements in the
arts, sciences and technology. Let's make sure children have a rich diet of play experiences.' Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage above for each answer.
Uses of children’s play
• building a ‘magical kingdom’ may help develop creativity
• board games involve (71) __________ and turn-taking
Recent change affecting children’s play
• population of (72) __________ have grown
• fear of (73) __________ • fear of crime
• increased (74) __________ in schools
International policies on children’s play
• it is difficult to find evidence to support new policies
• research needs to study the impact of play on the rest of the child’s (75) __________ Câu 71: Đáp án: 71. rules (0.5 pt) Câu 72: Đáp án: 72. cities (0.5 pt) Câu 73:
Đáp án: 73. traffic (0.5 pt) Câu 74:
Đáp án: 74. competition (0.5 pt) Câu 75: Đáp án: 75. life (0.5 pt)
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage above?. TRUE
if the statement agrees with the information FALSE
if the statement contradicts with the information 9 NOT GIVEN
if there is no information on this
Câu 76: Children with good self-control are known to be likely to do well at school later on. Đáp án: 76. True (0.5 pt)
Câu 77: The way the child plays may provide information about possible medical problems. Đáp án: 77. True (0.5 pt)
Câu 78: Playing with dolls was found to benefit girls’ writing more than with boys’ writing.
Đáp án: 78. Not Given (0.5 pt)
Câu 79: Children had problems thinking up ideas when they first created the story with Lego. Đáp án: 79. False (0.5 pt)
Câu 80: People nowadays regard children’s play as less significant than they did in the past. Đáp án: 80. True (0.5 pt) B. WRITTEN TEST (70 pts) I. Cloze test (20 pts)
PASSAGE A Fill in each blank with one word to make a complete passage CONSERVATION PLANNING
Planners everywhere rely (81) __________ models; conservation planning is no
exception. It is also no easy task – especially (82) __________ planning for conservation on
large landscapes. Just making a list (83) __________ the ingredients one might want to
include in a model can be exhausting. (84) __________ a start, one will almost certainly
need to model the population dynamics, perhaps even the meta-population dynamics, of one
(85) __________ more species. Their habitat preferences will be important, so they (86)
__________ must be modeled, and this (87) __________ turn creates a need for vegetation
and landscape modeling. Events may (88) __________ an important role in the landscape
dynamics, so the model might need (89) __________ include flood, drought, wildfire,
harvesting, high winds and hurricanes. The model will likely be used by multiple
stakeholders with conflicting objectives, (90) __________ their concerns must be addressed. Câu 81: Đáp án: 81. on (1pt) Câu 82:
Đáp án: 82. when (1pt) Câu 83: Đáp án: 83. of (1pt) Câu 84: Đáp án: 84. For (1pt) Câu 85: Đáp án: 85. or (1pt) Câu 86:
Đáp án: 86. too/ also (1pt) Câu 87: Đáp án: 87. in (1pt) Câu 88:
Đáp án: 88. play (1pt) Câu 89: Đáp án: 89. to (1pt) Câu 90:
Đáp án: 90. so (1pt) PASSAGE B
Fill in each blank with one word to make a complete passage 10
THE WONDROUS WORLD OF COFFEE
A cup of coffee, like any (91) __________ experience, can be enriched by selection
and consciousness. "No beans about it," the best coffee decisions (92) __________ the ones
most pleasant to one's own palate - the selection of one's coffee is a matter of personal
preference. Choosing coffee beans can also be a perplexing experience, (93) __________
there is a huge range of coffee types and beans blends from all around the world. The final
flavor and quality (94) __________ many complex factors, beginning with the coffee seed,
the beans' botanics, a wide variety of soil and climate conditions, cultivation altitudes, and the
care (95)_________ in harvesting the beans. Raw green coffee beans are then
subjected (96)_________ many influencing factors, including various processing, production,
roasting, blending and brewing methods. On a global note, (97) __________ many species
and varieties of coffee trees from different areas of the world also offer their own distinctive
flavors. There are more than forty-five coffee-exporting countries - all of (98)__________ use
different classification systems - that supply the world with coffee beans, in sizes ranging over
sixty known species of coffee plants. No wonder coffee can involve a puzzling java jargon!
Fortunately, the world's coffee nomenclature, from mountain to market, can be
classified (99)__________ simple categories. This briefly outlines the basics of bean botanics,
coffee cultivation and processing, and global classifications used (100) __________ the
coffee trade and coffee-producing countries. Câu 91: Đáp án: 91. other (1pt) Câu 92: Đáp án: 92. are (1pt) Câu 93:
Đáp án: 93. because (1pt) Câu 94:
Đáp án: 94. involves (1pt) Câu 95:
Đáp án: 95. taken (1pt) Câu 96: Đáp án: 96. to (1pt) Câu 97: Đáp án: 97. the (1pt) Câu 98:
Đáp án: 98. which (1pt) Câu 99:
Đáp án: 99. into (1pt) Câu 100: Đáp án: 100. by (1pt)
II. Word formation (20 pts)
Part 1: Complete each of the following sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals.
Câu 101: Amongst__________ and commentators, Frankenstein has long been
acknowledged as a powerful piece gothic fiction. ACADEMY
Đáp án: 101. academics (1pt)
Câu 102: The results of the medical tests showed that the patient had several __________ of
the brain that required urgent treatment. NORMAL
Đáp án: 102. abnormalities (1pt) 11
Câu 103: He is engrossed in doing __________ research. SCIENTISTS
Đáp án: 103. scientific (1pt)
Câu 104: You should make a list of all the jobs you have to do and ___________them. PRIOR
Đáp án: 104. prioritize (1pt)
Câu 105: When a currency ___________ , it is worthless internationally. VALUE
Đáp án: 105. devalued (1pt)
Câu 106: They won the case because of the __________ in course of the defendant. APPEAR
Đáp án: 106. non-appearane (1pt)
Câu 107: I wasn’t paying attention and ___________ I threw the receipt in the dustbin. THINK
Đáp án: 107. thoughtfully (1pt)
Câu 108: The road is said to be____________ due to flood. PASS
Đáp án: 108. impassable (1pt)
Câu 109: She is so ___________ that she won’t let anything stand in her way of her ambition. MIND
Đáp án: 109. single-minded (1pt)
Câu 110: We __________ go to the pub before lunch on Sunday. VARY
Đáp án: 110. invariably (1pt)
Part 2: Use the word given in the box below to form a word that fits in each space. compare young criticize employ abound size collect prosper pursue tend
Ask any adult over forty to make a (111)__________ between the past and present and
most will tell you that things have been getting steadily worse for as long as they can
remember. Take the weather for example. Everyone remembers that in their (112)__________
the summers are considerably hotter, and that winter always included (113)__________ fall of
snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in those days was far
superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh. (114)__________ was
negligible, the money in your pocket really was worth something, and you could buy a
(115)__________ house even if your means were limited. And above all, people were
somehow nicer in those days, and spent their free time on innocent (116)__________ making
model boats and tending their stamp (117)__________ rather than gazing at the television
screen for hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past simply cannot be true, and there
are plenty of statistics dealing with heath and (118)__________ which prove that it is not
true. So, why is it that we all have a (119)__________ to idealize the past and to be so
(120)__________ of the presents? Câu 121:
Đáp án: 111. comparison (1pt) Câu 112:
Đáp án: 112. youth (1pt) Câu 113:
Đáp án: 113. abundant (1pt) Câu 114:
Đáp án: 114. Unemployment (1pt) Câu 115: 12
Đáp án: 115. sizeable (1pt) Câu 116:
Đáp án: 116. pursuits (1pt) Câu 117:
Đáp án: 117. collections (1pt) Câu 118:
Đáp án: 118. prosperity (1pt) Câu 119:
Đáp án: 119. tendency (1pt) Câu 120:
Đáp án: 120. critical (1pt)
III. Error correction (10 pts)
There are ten mistakes in this passage. Find and correct them. line 1
Instead of giving endless advice, learn to listen more. Listening is an line 2
underestimating skill, and it is easy to forget when you are worrying about other line 3
people problems. How many times do we say, “Oh yeah, that happen to me and line 4
…” before we give the other person a chance to explain what happened to him. line 5
Sometimes a friend may just want to talk something about with someone else to line 6
sort things out in his own mind – so listen hardly to what he is saying, and try to line 7
offer advices only when you think he is asking for it. line 8
We often feel we have been let down by a friend at some points in our life. line 9
Perhaps they let out a secret we trusted them to keep under wraps, or sudden sided line 10
with the opposition during an argument. Nobody is perfect, so try to have realistic line 11
expectation. Friendships don’t develop over night; they deepen over time as you line 12
begin to trust one other. Don’t place unrealistic demands on your friendship.
Đáp án: (Mỗi câu đúng 1pt) Lines Mistakes Correction Lines Mistakes Correction Câu 121: underestimat- underestimat- Câu 126: advices advice ing ed Line 2 Line 7 Câu 122: people people’s Câu 127: points point Line 3 Line 8 Câu 123: happen happened Câu 128: sudden suddenly Line 3 Line 9 Câu 124: about over Câu 129: expectation expectations Line 5 Line 11 Câu 125: hardly hard Câu 130: one other one another/ each other Line 6 Line 12
IV. Sentence Transformation (20 pts)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentence printed before it. 13
Câu 131: The last time there was such an environmental catastrophe as a thousand years ago.
 Not________________________________________________________.
Đáp án: 131. (2pts) Not since a thousand years ago has there been an environmental
catastrophe of such proportion.
Câu 132: We found it easy to do the test.
 We had______________________________________________________.
Đáp án: 132. (2pts) We had no difficulty (in) doing the test.
Câu 133: All that stood between John and the gold medal was Jim’s greater speed.
 But_________________________________________________________.
Đáp án: 133. (2pts) But for Jim’s greater speed, John would have won the gold medal.
Câu 134: The film was so interesting that I had seen it many times.
 It was_______________________________________________________.
Đáp án: 134. (2pts) It was such an interesting film that I had seen it many times.
Câu 135: His efforts to find a solution didn’t deserve such savage criticism.
 He shouldn’t_________________________________________________.
Đáp án: 135. (2pts) He shouldn’t have been so savagely criticized for his efforts to find a solution.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. DO NOT change the word given.
Câu 136: You should observe the task carefully before you decide. WEATHER
 You should _______________________________________________________.
Đáp án: 136. (2pts) You should keep the weather eye on/open for the task before you decide.
Câu 137: People always hold fate responsible for whatever’s going wrong in their life. UNTOWARD
 People always pin_______________________________________________ happens.
Đáp án: 137. (2pts) People always pin the blame on fate whenever something untoward in
their life happens.
Câu 138: Whatever difficulties Anna had, she still attended university. SHINE
 Anna______________________________________________________.
Đáp án: 138. (2pts) Anna still attended university (come) rain or shine.
Câu 139: It seems to me that my parents cope calmly with everything I do. STRIDE
 I’m under__________________________________________________.
Đáp án: 139. (2pts) I’m under the impression that my parents take everything I do in their stride.
Câu 140: When Mary starts talking, no one else can say anything because she is speaking too much. EDGEWAYS
 When Mary starts talking, no one else can get________________________________.
Đáp án: 140. (2pts) When Mary starts talking, no one else can get a word in edgeways.
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