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ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: ANH - LỚP : 11 I.PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounces differently from that of the other. 1. A. hatred B. learned C. stopped D. sacred 2. A. leisure B. occasion C. pleasure D. cosy 3. A. dealt B. dreamt C. heal D. jealous 4. A. chronicle B. chorus C. orchard D. orchid 5. A. scowl B. frown C. sprout D. dough
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. 6. A. constituency B. constitution C. presentiment D. subsidiary 7. A. trigonometry B. explanatory C. immediately D. democracy 8. A. argumentative B. psychological C. contributory D. hypersensitive 9. A. privatize B. negligence C. navigate D. heuristics 10. A. rational B. schematic C. probation D. magnetic Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Keys: 1.C 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.A 10.A II. WORD CHOICE
1. There are five _________ mistakes in this picture. Can you find them and win a prize? A. presumptuous B. intensive C. deliberate D. instrumental
2. He looks very aggressive and threatening, and his soft, gentle voice is rather __________. A. disembodied B. disconcerting C. dismissive D. discordant
3. A common cause of __________ is the use of untreated water in preparation for food, which is quite
common in certain underdeveloped countries. A. Displeasure B. Malnutrition C. Eupepsia D. Dysentery
4. The forensic expert ___________ the evidence looking for particles of skin. A. scanned B. glimpsed C. scrutinized D. peered at
5. The renewed interest in the Elizabethan time is evident in the __________ of new Hollywood films set during that period. A. spate B. hypocrisy C. transience D. demise
6. When facing problems, it is important to keep a sense of ___________. A. proportion B. introspection C. relativity D. comparison
7. Seeing her mother shot by a terrorist left an __________ impression on the young child’s mind. A. instant B. indelible C. indefinite D. infinite
8. Sheila couldn’t attend the meeting as the date ___________ with her holidays. A. clashed B. struck C. packed D. opposed
9. It won’t ___________ matter if you arrive a few minutes late. A. greatly B. largely C. grandly D. considerably
10. Because of an unfortunate __________ your order was not dispatched by the date requested. A. hindrance B. oversight C. negligence D. transgression Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Keys: 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.A 10.B III.GRAMMAR STRUCTURE
1. They were given the freedom to take _____ necessary.
A. whichever action they were adjudged
B. that action it has been considered
C. whatever action they deemed
D. whether action it has rated
2. The marathon runner ……………………. .for nearly one hour and a half when she ……………………. .to the pavement.
A. has been running / collapses B. were running / collapsed
C. had been running / collapsed D. ran / had been collapsing
3. ………………………..the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse- drawn. A. With reference B. Akin C. Prior to D. In addition to
4. Suppose she _________ that outrageous story circulating around the office; she’d be furious!” A. has heard B. were heard C. would hear D. had heard
5. I’d rather you __________ a noise last night; I couldn’t get to sleep. A. wouldn’t make B. didn’t make C. haven’t made D. hadn’t made
6. A new generation of performers, ____________ those who by now had become household name,
honed their skills before following the same path onto television. A. no less talented than B. together with talented with C. along with talented with
D. having been more talented than
7. We all wished to be treated ___________. A. as equal B. as equally C. as equals D. as equal as
8. _____________ the US superiority at that time, it was probable that any threatened US response
would have deterred the Soviet Union. A. If B. Given C. Although D. Since
9. Business has been thriving in the past year. Long __________ it continue to do so. A. could B. does C. may D. might
10. The man ___________ of carrying out the burglary was released __________ by police.
A. to be suspected - following questioning B. having been suspected - following questioned
C. suspected - following questioning
D. being suspected - following questioned Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Keys: 1.C 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.C 10.C
IV. PREPOSITION AND PHRASAL VERBS
Complete each of the following sentences with ONE correct preposition. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. My attention was drawn __________ the picture on the wall.
2. The villagers left their homes in the valley and moved to higher grounds as precaution ___________ flooding
3. Dave takes _________ the Prime Minister really well.
4. As she didn’t have a lot of cash she bought the fridge _________ credit.
5. Queen Victoria reigned __________ Britain and Ireland for over sixty years.
6. The new wonder watch from Seiko is guaranteed ___________ any type of breakage
including water damage and accident!
7. He’s a genius __________ a pencil and can capture a likeness in a few deft strokes.
8. I’m afraid a penalty clause has been written _____________ your contract.
9. The government was finally brought __________ by minor scandal.
10. Her father laid ___________ her when she came home two hours late from a party. Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Keys: 1. to 2. against 3. off 4. on 5. over 6. against 7. with 8. into 9. down 10. into V. READING
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer best fits each numbered gap. Write
your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided.
Since the time of Nostradamus, meteorologists have been trying to decipher the mystery of climate
changes. Their (2) _____ has been to be able to precisely (1) _____ the weather for the days to come.
In the past, meteorologists looked skywards to find hints in the clouds. At present, their eyes are
directed at the spots where the most intriguing climatic transformations (3)_____ about, namely, the
(4) _____ depths of the oceans where swirls, whirlpools and waves generate the patterns for the future weather.
The most efficient way of (5) _____ hold of the ever changing map of the swirling currents circulating
their heat around the planet is from space. Weather satellites (6) _____ with complicated instruments
examine the surface and the bottom of the oceans and determine the exact height of water. The
impressive advantage offered by satellite scanning is that measurements can be (7) _____ even in the
most inaccessible parts of the oceans and can provide daily pictures of the water surface together with
the calculated wave height and wind speed.
Besides being a priceless device for predicting climatic conditions for tourists, farmers or aviators,
weather satellites also (8) _____ advance warnings against storms or typhoons which (9) _____ the
coastal populations to (10) _____ themselves against these destructive forces of nature. 1. A. subject B. objectivity C. subjection D. objective 2. A. unravel B. perceive C. forecast D. explore 3. A. come B. turn C. bring D. get 4. A. utmost B. indefinite C. terminal D. ultimate 5. A. getting B. coming C. finding D. making 6. A. equipped B. delivered C. supplement D. donated 7. A. done B. formed C. fulfilled D. taken 8. A. denote B. proceed C. emerge D. issue 9. A. entitle B. entail C. enable D. enforce 10. A. protect B. ward C. sustain D. preserve Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Keys: 1.D 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.A
Part 2: Read the following passage and decide which answer best fits each numbered gap. Write
your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided.
It only requires the completion of the reconstruction of the human genetic map for a whole host
hereditary diseases to be (1) _______. Originally, it was forecast that the venture would take until the
beginning of the 21st century to be (2) ________. At present, it is clear that the task can be finished
much earlier. Hundreds of scholars have gone to extremes to help (3) _______ the mystery of the
human genetic structure with an ardent hope for (4) _______ mankind from disorders such as cancer, cystic fibrosis or arthritis.
The progress in this incredible undertaking is conditioned by an accurate interpretation of the
information (5) _______ in the chromosomes forming the trillions of the cells in the human body.
Locating and characterizing every single gene may (6) _______ an implausible assignment, but very
considerable (7) __________ has already been made. What we know by now is that the hereditary code
is assembled in DNA, some parts of which may be diseased and (8) ________ to the uncontrollable
transmission of the damaged code from parent to their children.
Whereas work at the completion of the human genome may last for a few years more, notions like
gene therapy or genetic engineering don’t sound much surprise any longer. Their potential application
has already been (9) ______ in the effective struggle against many viruses or in the genetic treatment
of blood disorders. The hopes are, then, that hundreds of maladies that humanity is plagued with an
present might eventually cause to exist in the not too (10) _______ future. 1. A. terminated B. interfered C. eradicated D. disrupted 2. A. accomplished B. discharged C. dismantled D. exterminated 3. A. dissolve B. interrogate C. respond D. unravel 4. A. liberating B. surviving C. insulating D. averting 5. A. associated B. contained C. involved D. derived 6. A. sound B. hear C. voice D. perceive 7. A. headline B. heading C. headway D. headship 8. A. amiable B. conceivable C. evocative D. conducive 9. A. examined B. inquired C. accounted D. corroborated 10. A. far-away B. outlying C. distant D. imminent Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Keys: 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.C
Part 3:Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Write your
answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided.
Meteorite Impact and Dinosaur Extinction
There is increasing evidence that the impacts of meteorites have had important effects on Earth,
particularly in the field of biological evolution. Such impacts continue to pose a natural hazard to life
on Earth. Twice in the twentieth century, large meteorite objects are known to have collided with Earth.
If an impact is large enough, it can disturb the environment of the entire Earth and cause an
ecological catastrophe. The best-documented such impact took place 65 million years ago at the end of
the Cretaceous period of geological history. This break in Earth’s history is marked by a mass
extinction, when as many as half the species on the planet became extinct. While there are a dozen or
more mass extinctions in the geological record, the Cretaceous mass extinction has always intrigued
paleontologists because it marks the end of the age of the dinosaurs. For tens of millions of years, those
great creatures had flourished. Then, suddenly, they disappeared.
The body that impacted Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period was a meteorite with a mass of
more than a trillion tons and a diameter of at least 10 kilometers. Scientists first identified this impact
in 1980 from the worldwide layer of sediment deposited from the dust cloud that enveloped the planet
after the impact. This sediment layer is enriched in the rare metal iridium and other elements that are
relatively abundant in a meteorite but very rare in the crust of Earth. Even diluted by the terrestrial
material excavated from the crater, this component of meteorites is easily identified. By 1990
geologists had located the impact site itself in the Yucatán region of Mexico. The crater, now deeply
buried in sediment, was originally about 200 kilometers in diameter.
This impact released an enormous amount of energy, excavating a crater about twice as large as
the lunar crater Tycho. The explosion lifted about 100 trillion tons of dust into the atmosphere, as can
be determined by measuring the thickness of the sediment layer formed when this dust settled to the
surface. Such a quantity of material would have blocked the sunlight completely from reaching the
surface, plunging Earth into a period of cold and darkness that lasted at least several months. The
explosion is also calculated to have produced vast quantities of nitric acid and melted rock that sprayed
out overmuch of Earth, starting widespread fires that must have consumed most terrestrial forest sand
grassland. Presumably, those environmental disasters could have been responsible for the mass
extinction, including the death of the dinosaurs.
Several other mass extinctions in the geological record have been tentatively identified with
large impacts, but none is so dramatic as the Cretaceous event. But even without such specific
documentation, it is clear that impacts of this size do occur and that their results can be catastrophic.
What is a catastrophe for one group of living things, however, may create opportunities for another
group. Following each mass extinction, there is a sudden evolutionary burst as new species develop to
fill the ecological niches opened by the event.
Impacts by meteorites represent one mechanism that could cause global catastrophes and
seriously influence the evolution of life all over the planet. According to some estimates, the majority
of all extinctions of species may be due to such impacts. Such a perspective fundamentally changes our
view of biological evolution. The standard criterion for the survival of a species is its success in
competing with other species and adapting to slowly changing environments. Yet an equally important
criterion is the ability of a species to survive random global ecological catastrophes due to impacts.
Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting gallery, subject to random violent events that were
unsuspected a few decades ago. In 1991 the United States Congress asked NASA to investigate the
hazard posed today by large impacts on Earth. The group conducting the study concluded from a
detailed analysis that impacts from meteorites can indeed be hazardous. Although there is always some
risk that a large impact could occur, careful study shows that this risk is quite small.
1. The word “pose” in the passage is closest in meaning to A. claim B. model C. assume D. present
2. In paragraph 2, why does the author include the information that dinosaurs had flourished for
tens of millions of years and then suddenly disappeared?
A. To support the claim that the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous is the best-documented of
the dozen or so mass extinctions in the geological record
B. To explain why as many as half of the species on Earth at the time are believed to have become
extinct at the end of the Cretaceous
C. To explain why paleontologists have always been intrigued by the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous
D. To provide evidence that an impact can be large enough to disturb the environment of the entire
planet and cause an ecological disaster
3. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3 about the location of the meteorite impact in Mexico?
A. The location of the impact site in Mexico was kept secret by geologists from 1980 to 1990.
B. It was a well-known fact that the impact had occurred in the Yucatán region.
C. Geologists knew that there had been an impact before they knew where it had occurred.
D. The Yucatán region was chosen by geologists as the most probable impact site because of its climate.
4. According to paragraph 3, how did scientists determine that a large meteorite had impacted Earth?
A. They discovered a large crater in the Yucatán region of Mexico.
B. They found a unique layer of sediment worldwide.
C. They were alerted by archaeologists who had been excavating in the Yucatán region.
D. They located a meteorite with a mass of over a trillion tons.
5. The word “excavating” in the passage is closest in meaning to A. digging out B. extending C. destroying D. covering up
6. According to paragraph 4, all of the following statements are true of the impact at the end of the Cretaceous period EXCEPT:
A. A large amount of dust blocked sunlight from Earth.
B. Earth became cold and dark for several months.
C. New elements were formed in Earth’s crust.
D. Large quantities of nitric acid were produced.
7. The phrase “tentatively identified” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. identified after careful study
B. identified without certainty C. occasionally identified D. easily identified
8. Paragraph 6 supports which of the following statements about the factors that are essential for the survival of a species?
A. The most important factor for the survival of a species is its ability to compete and adapt to gradual changes in its environment.
B. The ability of a species to compete and adapt to a gradually changing environment is not the only
ability that is essential for survival.
C. Since most extinctions of species are due to major meteorite impacts, the ability to survive such
impacts is the most important factor for the survival of a species.
D. The factors that are most important for the survival of a species vary significantly from one species to another.
9. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the following sentence?
"Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting gallery, subject to random violent events that were
unsuspected a few decades ago."
Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A. Until recently, nobody realized that Earth is exposed to unpredictable violent impacts from space.
B. In the last few decades, the risk of a random violent impact from space has increased.
C. Since most violent events on Earth occur randomly, nobody can predict when or where they will happen.
D. A few decades ago, Earth became the target of random violent events originating in outer space.
10. According to the passage, who conducted investigations about the current dangers posed by
large meteorite impacts on Earth?
A. Paleontologists B. Geologists C. The United States Congress D. NASA Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Keys: 1.D 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.D 10.D
Part 4: Read the following passage and choose the correct answers to the questions that follow.
COMMUNICATING WITH THE FUTURE
In the 1980s the United States Department of Energy was looking for suitable sites to bury
radioactive waste material generated by its nuclear energy programs. The government was considering
burying the dangerous wastes in deep underground chambers in remote desert areas. The problem,
however, was that nuclear waste remains highly radioactive for thousands of years. The commission
entrusted with tackling the problem of waste disposal was aware that the dangers posed by radioactive
emissions must be communicated to our descendants of at least 10,000 years hence. So the task
became one of finding a way to tell future societies about the risk posed by these deadly deposits.
Of course, human society in the distant future may be well aware of the hazards of radiation.
Technological advances may one day provide the solutions to this dilemma. But the belief in constant
technological advancement is based on our perceptions of advances made throughout history and
prehistory. We cannot be sure that society won’t have slipped backward into an age of barbarism due to
any of several catastrophic events, whether the result of nature such as the onset of a new ice age or
perhaps mankind’s failure to solve the scourges of war and pollution. In the event of global
catastrophe, it is quite possible that humans of the distant future will be on the far side of a broken link
of communication and technological understanding.
The problem then becomes how to inform our descendants that they must avoid areas of
potential radioactive seepage given that they may not understand any currently existing language and
may have no historical or cultural memory. So, any message indicated to future reception and
decipherment must be as universally understandable as possible.
It was soon realized by the specialists assigned the task of devising the communication system
that material in which the message was written might not physically endure the great lengths of time
demanded. The second law of thermodynamics shows that all material disintegrates over time. Even
computers that might carry the message cannot be expected to endure long enough. Besides, electricity
supplies might not be available in 300 generations. Other media storage methods were considered and rejected for similar reasons.
The task force under the linguist Thomas Sebeok finally agreed that no foolproof way would be
found to send a message across so many generations and have it survive physically and be
decipherable by a people with few cultural similarities to us. Given this restriction, Sebeok suggested
the only possible solution was the formation of a committee of guardians of knowledge. Its task would
be to dedicate itself to maintaining and passing the knowledge of the whereabouts and dangers of the
nuclear waste deposits. This so-called atomic priesthood would be entrusted with keeping knowledge
of this tradition alive through millennia and developing the tradition into a kind of mythical taboo
forbidding people to tamper in a way with the nuclear waste sites. Only the initiated atomic priesthood
of experts would have the scientific knowledge to fully understand the danger. Those outside the
priesthood would be kept away by a combination of rituals and legends designed to warn off intruders.
This proposal has been criticized because of the possibility of a break in continuity of the original
message. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that any warning or sanction passed on for millennia
would be obeyed, nor that it could survive with its original meaning intact. To counterbalance this
possibility, Sebeok’s group proposed a “relay system” in which information is passed on over relatively
short periods of time, just three generations ahead. The message then to be renewed and redesigned if
necessary for the following three generations and so on over the required time span. In this way
information could be relayed into the future and avoid the possibility of physical degradation.
A second defect is more difficult to dismiss, however. This is the problem of social exclusiveness
brought about through possession of vital knowledge. Critics point out that the atomic priesthood could
use its secret knowledge to control those who are scientifically ignorant. The establishment of such an
association of insiders holding powerful knowledge not available except in mythic form to
nonmembers would be a dangerous precedent for future social developments.
1. The word "chambers" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________ . A. partitions B. openings C. cavities D. fissures
2. What problem faced the commission assigned to deal with the burial of nuclear waste?
A. How to reduce the radioactive life of nuclear waste materials
B. How to form a committee that could adequately express various nuclear risks
C. How to notify future generations of the risks of nuclear contamination
D. How to choose burial sites so as to minimize dangers to people.
3. In paragraph 2, the author explains the possible circumstances of future societies________ .
A. to warn about the possible natural catastrophe
B. to question the value of advances
C. to highlight humankind's inability to resolve problems
D. to demonstrate the reason nuclear hazards must be communicated
4. The word "scourges" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________ . A. pressures B. afflictions C. worries D. annoyances
5. In paragraph 4, the author mentions the second law of thermodynamics __________ .
A. to support the view that nuclear waste will disperse with time
B. to show that knowledge can be sustained over millennia
C. to give the basic scientific reason behind the breakdown of material objects
D. to contrast the potential life span of knowledge with that of material objects
6. The word "Its" in the passage refers to _________ . A. knowledge B. committee C. solution D. guardians
7. In paragraph 5, why is the proposed committee of guardians referred to as the "atomic priesthood"?
A. Because they would be an exclusive group with knowledge about nuclear waste sites.
B. Because they would use rituals and legends to maintain their exclusiveness
C. Because they would be an exclusive religious order
D. Because they would develop mythical taboos surrounding their traditions
8. According to the author, why did the task force under Sebeok propose a relay system for passing on information?
A. To show that Sebeok 's ideas created more problems than they solved
B. To support the belief that breaks in communication are inevitable over time
C. To contrast Sebeok's ideas with those proposed by his main critics
D. To compensate for the fact that meaning will not stable over long periods of time
9. According to paragraph 7, the second defect of the atomic priesthood proposal is that it could lead to _________ .
A. the nonmembers turning knowledge into dangerous mythical forms
B.the possible misuse of exclusive knowledge
C. the establishment of a scientifically ignorant society
D. the priesthood's criticism of points concerning vital knowledge
10. All of the following are mentioned in the passage as difficulties in devising a communication
system with the future EXCEPT __________.
A. the failure to maintain communication link
B. the loss of knowledge about today's civilization
C. the inability of materials to endure over time
D. the exclusiveness of priestho Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Keys: 1.C 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.D B. WRITTEN TEST I. WORD FORM
1. Supply the correct forms of the words in the parentheses
1. If the participation mode is adopted, the farmers will be kept away from the disappointment
or_______________________. ( ILLUSION)
2. Worse, it is making unforced errors which make it look ___________________ and incompetent. (AMATEUR)
3. Smoke and CS grenades can be used to flush out men in cellars and sewers, while white
phosphorous grenades can be used to create smoke or as an_________________ weapon. 4. ( PERSON)
5. In the country's capital city, Santo Domingo, much of the housing is ________________
and the quality of the water is poor. (STANDARD)
6. There is no significant ______________ between modern and primitive societies.( CONTINUE)
7. People must know that they all can have a say in the preservation and _________________ of this
way of life. (MAINTAIN)
8. The scheme can only accept household paint and not car paint, varnish, wood ______________
or other chemicals. (PRESERVE)
9. He was supposed to be the __________________ of a trust fund left by his mother when she died in 1983.(BENEFIT)
10. She ______________________ him and offered support after reading about the 1995 case in the news.( BEFRIEND)
11. By that time, Catrin was an undergraduate student studying___________________ and criminal
justice as part of a broader social sciences degree.(CRIMINAL) Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Keys: 1. disillusion 2. amateurish 3. anti-personnel 4. substandard 5. discontinuity 6. maintenance 7.preservatives 8.beneficiary 9.befriended 10.criminology
2. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the
space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
NATIONAL INDIA THROUGH THE RAILWAY
Not only can the railway be seen as a (0. MOBILE) mobiliser of ( 11. NATION) ________________,
but (2. CONTERNINOUS) conterminously as a mobiliser of (12. CAPITAL)
___________________. As Ian Kerr suggests in Building the Railway of Raj, the building of the
railway in India introduced the framework of (13.CONTRACT)________________ employment-of
the labour market- and, the knowledge of the saleability of that labour, (14. ARGUE)
______________, lays the (15. FOUND) _________________for unions, The Congress Party and
ultimately independence. Independence and the conceiving of the nation internationally can be (16.
FAR) _____________ perceived in the participation of Indian construction workers in the building of
railway throughout Africa. The knowledge of the saleability of labour internationally anticipated the
falling of border through (17. GLOBAL) _____________ before their construction. As Barrack
Obama arrives at the old Nairobi train station in the post aspect of (18. COLONY)
_____________________, he write upon a railway line that had taken ‘ the lives of several hundred (9.
IMPORT) ___________________ Indian workers’ for the ‘ line track that helped usher in Keya’s
colonial history’ (10. INFER) ______________________ an interconnectivity within the Empire, and
an interconnectivity within the constructing of railways and furthermore, how that ‘ colonial history’
relied upon the introduction of the railway. Your answers: 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Keys 1.nationhood 2. capitalism 3. contractual 4. arguably 5. further 6.globalization 7. colonialism 8. imported 9. inferring 10.foundations II. OPEN CLOZE
1. Read the passages below and think of ONE word which best fits each space.
When it comes to determining your total health condition, physicians need various data on
(1)_______your body has enough, too much or too little of. And when it comes to establishing your
mineral status – especially levels of potentially poisonous heavy metals (2)__________as lead,
cadmium and mercury – blood, urine and tissue samples do not display cumulative levels. Instead,
doctors may check your hair condition to make a diagnosis. Minerals and metals are moved from the
body into hair in concentration approximately ten (3)___________higher than in blood or urine. They
are trapped and stored there. A close analysis of hair is assumed to reveal the recent and long-term
accumulations of harmful substance. To get a hair sample is as (4)_____________as pie. Just snip a
spoonful or so close to the head near the base of the neck. Hair specimens are later sent to laboratories
(5)____________analyses. There are numerous obstacles that doctors have to take into consideration
before forming the final evaluation. First of all, hair dyes and permanent waving can deceive the
analyzing devices into false readings. Some shampoos can leave zinc or selenium residues on the hair
making the job more difficult for the analyses. (6)___________addition, different techniques of
analysis are used in different laboratories. This is why doctors can come (7)____________with varying
results while analyzing the same hair sample. On (8)_____________of that, analysis can be deceptive.
Certain minerals showing high level of accumulation in the hair can actually be deficient in the body.
Therefore, hair analysis can only be performed by doctors (9)____________thorough experience.
There are numerous possibilities that hair analysis creates but its effectiveness still needs to be proven.
So far doctors who claim to be able to determine your nutritional profile from the hair test do
(10)______________but pull wool over your eyes. Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Keys: 1. what 2. such 3. times 4. easy 5 for 6. In 7. up 8. top 9. with 10. nothing
2. Read the passages below and think of ONE word which best fits each space. WORLD BOOK DAY
This year's World Book Day (WBD), which is taking (1)________on March 2, hopes to encourage
everyone, and especially children, to discover the joy of reading.
Schools and libraries are getting involved, with a packed schedule of events designed to bring books to
life. (2)_____________ will be writers popping (3)______________ schools to read from their books
and answer questions, and story-telling events. Children will also be able to take part in readings
(4)_______________ that they really have a chance to engage with the books.
As a further incentive to pick up a book, WBD has joined forces with National Book Tokens to offer
schoolchildren a free £1 book token. The token can be put (5)_____________ the cost of any book or
audio book of their choice, or used to buy one of the six WBD £1 books. These books have been
specially chosen (6)______________ of their appeal to different age groups.
As (7)_____________ as hoping to encourage children to catch the reading bug, WBD also hopes to
get reluctant adults hooked on books. So, for the first time, World Book Day will also (8)
______________ an adult focus, with the launch of Quick Reads, (9) ______________ selection of
short, fast-paced stories by well-known authors. The first set of Quick Reads will be published on
World Book Day, (10)_____________ a further collection of books being released later in the summer. Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Keys: 1. place 2. There 3. into 4. so 5. towards 6. because 7. well 8. have/include 9. a 10. with III.ERROR CORRECTION
There are 10 errors in the following passage. Underline the errors in the passage, supply the lines
in which the errors are and correct them. One example is done for you.
Australian Aborigines Demand Return of Remains Line Correction
Like a former British colony, Australia has close cultural and historical links 0 As
with the United Kingdom, due to the British and Irish settlers who arrived in
droves in the 19th and 20th century. One aspect of this contact is the role of
Britain, and Britain archaeologists and collectors, in taking Aboriginal bones,
relics and artefacts from Australia to museums and collections in the UK. Now
leaders of the indigenous people of Australia, the Aborigines, are demanding that
any Aboriginal remains in the UK are returned to Australia.
In 19th century Britain, there was a mania for collection all kinds of objects
from another countries. These were sent home, which they were kept in museums
such as the British Museum and the Natural History Museum. Museums in the
UK have the huge number of such objects - objects which, say protesters, were
basical stolen during Britain's long colonial history, with little or no regard for the
feelings or rights of the people from whom the objects originally belonged.
Now the Australian Prime Minister is supporting Aboriginal calls for the
objects and remains to be returned to its original home. A spokesman for the
Aboriginal Council of New South Wales, Stevie McCoy, said: "The bones do not
belong abroad. They belong here. This is about beliefs, and a traditional
Aboriginal belief is that our ancestors can only find peace if their remains are burying in the homeland."
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Like a former British colony, Australia has close cultural and historical links 0 As
with the United Kingdom, due to the British and Irish settlers who arrived in
droves in the 19th and 20th centuries. One aspect of this contact is the role of
Britain, and British archaeologists and collectors, in taking Aboriginal bones,
relics and artefacts from Australia to museums and collections in the UK. Now
leaders of the indigenous people of Australia, the Aborigines, are demanding that
any Aboriginal remains in the UK are returned to Australia.
In 19th century Britain, there was a mania for collecting all kinds of objects
from other countries. These were sent home, where they were kept in museums
such as the British Museum and the Natural History Museum. Museums in the
UK have a huge number of such objects - objects which, say protesters, were
basically stolen during Britain's long colonial history, with little or no regard for
the feelings or rights of the people to whom the objects originally belonged.
Now the Australian Prime Minister is supporting Aboriginal calls for the
objects and remains to be returned to their original home. A spokesman for the
Aboriginal Council of New South Wales, Stevie McCoy, said: "The bones do not
belong abroad. They belong here. This is about beliefs, and a traditional
Aboriginal belief is that our ancestors can only find peace if their remains are
buried in the homeland."
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exam.net/docs/reading/IELTS_Reading_Academic_28.htm Keys:
1.Line 3: century->centuries 2.Line 4: Britian->British
3.Line 8: collection-> collecting 4.Line 9: another->other 5.Line 9:which->where 6.Line 11:the huge-a huge
7.Line 12: basical->basically
8.Line 13: from whom-> to whom
9.Line 15:its origional -> their origional 10.Line 19: bury-> buried IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMTION:
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.
1. I am not interested in buying a new iPhone this year. (MARKET)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Thank God, you are home alive and kicking. (SOUND)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Money is the only thing that she cares about. (NOTHING)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The view from the hotel is absolutely breathtaking. (BREATH)
 …………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. She was a little upset about the abrupt change in our plan. (HAPPY)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it.
6. The movie on The Star Movie Channel last night was so horrifying that I had to tune in to another.
 I couldn’t ………………………………………………………………………………………
7. It came into my mind that you might be hungry after your long journey.
 It occurred ……………………………………………………………………………………
8. The girl is looking forward to going home for the coming summer vacation.
The girl is anxious …………………………………………………………………………….
9. I don’t care whether she will come or not.
It makes no …………………………………………………………………………………….
10. The mob went away when the police came along.
Along……………………………………………………………………………………………. Keys:
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.
1. I am not in the market for a new iPhone this year.
2. Thank God, you are home safe and sound.
3. She cares (seems to care) about nothing but money.
4. The view from the hotel will take your breath away.
5. She wasn’t happy about /with the abrupt change in our plan.
Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it.
6. I couldn’t bear to watch the (horrible) movie on The Star Movie Channel last night, so/and I had to tune in to another.
7. It occurred to me that you might be hungry after your long journey.
8. The girl is anxious to go home for the coming summer vacation.
9. It makes no difference to me whether she will come or not.
10. Along came the police and away went the mob/the mob went away.
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