DE THI THU SO 22 (bộ cơ bản)

SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part) Part You will hear a radio interview with a ballet dancer called Elena Karpov, who is talking about her life and career For each question, put a tick in the correct box Elena decided to become a dancer when she was A seven B nine C eleven At ballet school in New York, Elena A was the only student from Bulgaria B found learning the language hard C learned to be independent What does Elena say about the ballet called Cinderella? A Children will enjoy it B The music was unfamiliar to her C She saw it when she was a child In her free time, Elena likes to A go sightseeing B go to clubs C go shopping What does Elena often for her fans? A She gives them a flower B She signs one of her photographs C She sends them a free ticket What does Elena like best about her job? A appearing on television B doing something she loves C travelling to different countries Part You will hear a group leader talking to some students who are going to visit an important athletics event in Birmingham For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space Athletics Championships * Date of college trip: 15th of (7) …………………………… * It’s the largest single sports competition in (8) …………………………… * The number of national teams take part in is: (9) …………………………… * Number of sports people who will compete: (10) …………………………… * How the group will travel to Birmingham: by (11) …………………………… * They don’t hire coach because of the (12) …………………………… * What group members must take on that day: (13) …………………………… * Name of the website page: (14) …………………………… * The day that other details will be available to students is on: (15) …………………………… SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points) Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36 (3.0 points - 0.15/ each) Choose the best answer to each question 16 The family could not because they had forgotten their passports A check up B check out C check through D check in 17 You’d better drive I’m too for such traffic A experienced B experiencing C inexperienced D inexperiencing 18 during the storm A They were collapsed the fence B the fence was collapsed C They collapsed the fence D The fence collapsed 19 The reviewer Mathew's new novel as a new style of modern science fiction A chewed B digested C described D drew 20 She is wearing a/an ring A expensive nice gold B nice gold expensive C gold nice expensive D nice expensive gold 21 Mary has trouble her homework A to remember B to remembering C remember D remembering 22 She her neighbor’s children for the broken window A accused B blamed C denied D complained 23 Children should be taught that they have to everything after they use it A put away B pick off C collect up D catch on 24 Whenever problems we discuss frankly and find solutions quickly A make up B come up C put up D turn up 25 Many young people nowadays are prepared to getting married to pursue their professional careers A satisfy B sacrifice C prefer D confide 26 , we tried our best to complete it A Thanks to the difficult homework B Despite the homework was difficult C Difficult as the homework was D As though the homework was difficult 27 A learner driver must be by a qualified driver A connected B accompanied C involved D associated 28 A wedding is a good opportunity for off new clothes A wearing B carrying C showing D putting C on behalf of D in front of 29 He retired early ill-health A on account of B ahead of 30 I have had some summer jobs but I have never been employed A ever B occasionally C rarely D permanently 31 Mary attempted to herself with her new boss by volunteering to take on extra work A gratify B please C ingratiate D commend 32 The injured man was taken to hospital and for internal injuries A cured B healed C operated D treated 33 The soldier was punished for to obey his commanding officer’s orders A refusing B regretting C objecting D resisting 34 I love this painting of an old man He has such a smile A childhood B childish C childless D childlike 35 Nowadays children would prefer history _ in more practical ways A to be taught B teach C be taught D to be teaching Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45 (2 points - 0.2/ each) Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences 36 Reduction in government spending will ……………………….………further cuts in public NECESSARY services 37 Good hygiene helps to ………………………………… the risk of infection MINIMUM 38 She at first wanted to be a ………………………………… but now she works as a doctor LAW 39 In many countries it is ……………………………… to smoke cigarettes under the age of LEGAL sixteen 40 An investigation has been under way for several days into the …………………………… APPEAR of a thirteen-year-old boy 41 Nicholas ………………………………… admitted that the report was a pack of lies FRANK 42 There's a high ………………………………… that the children will follow a different career PROBABLE 43 The northern part of our country was slow to ………………………………… INDUSTRY 44 She has always been ………………………………… on our educational issues recently SPEAK 45 The ………………………………… of the trains and the buses causes frustration and FREQUENT annoyance Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50.(1 point - 0.2/ each) Each of the following sentences has an error Find the errors and correct them 46 The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired 47 The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already 48 Insulin, using treat diabetes and is secured chiefly from the pancreas of cattle and hogs 49 The people tried of defend their village, but they were finally forced to retreat 50 The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55.(1 point - 0.2/ each) Fill in each of the sentences with correct prepositions 51 They enjoyed a popularity scarcely commensurate …………………… their actual merits 52 You are …………………… no obligation to buy the product Take it home and try it out for a week 53 she was very sad because her father passed …………………… last week 54 But I am surprised …………………… how much money they want to pay him! 55 I'm afraid; we have run …………………… of apple juice Will an orange juice do? SECTION III: READING (6.0 points) Part Questions 56 – 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question CAREERS Work should be a meaningful and (56) part of one’s life The (57) _ of a career is, therefore, one of the most serious decision anyone can (58) It is important to take in consideration your (59) _ and personal preferences For instance, adventurous people who enjoy an outdoor life shouldn’t choose a (60) _ in an office If you like to work alone, you shouldn’t look for employment which requires working with the public If you enjoy working with people, you may like a career in a (61) such as human resources You should (62) about finding out as much as possible about intended career before you finish your education It may take time to (63) for the career you want Don’t accept a job if you haven’t got a clue what your working conditions will be or how much you can expect to (64) Future disappointment can be avoided by talking to professionals with (65) in the career you are interested in as well as visiting different companies and institutions 56 A comfortable B productive C exported D efficient 57 A thought B advice C choice D interest 58 A B set C have D make 59 A facilities B skills C references D contracts 60 A work B job C pension D business 61 A branch B department C workplace D firm 62 A set B work C look D find 63 A run B practise C train D learn 64 A bring B earn C obtain D win 65 A reputation B employment C experience D experiment Part Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question One of the factors contributing to the intense nature of twenty-first-century stress is our continual exposure to media – particularly to an over abundance of news If you feel stressed out by the news, you are far from alone Yet somehow many of us seem unable to prevent ourselves from tuning in to an extreme degree The further back we go in human history, the longer news took to travel from place to place, and the less news we had of distant people and lands altogether The printing press obviously changed all that, as did every subsequent development in transportation and telecommunication When television came along, it proliferated like a population of rabbits In 1950, there were 100,000 television sets in North American homes; one year later there were more then a million Today, it’s not unusual for a home to have three or more television sets, each with cable access to perhaps over a hundred channels News is the subject of many of those channels, and on several of them it runs 24 hours a day What’s more, after the traumatic events of September 11, 2001, live newscasts were paired with perennial text crawls across the bottom of the screen – so that viewers could stay abreast of every story all the time Needless to say, the news that is reported to us is not good news, but rather disturbing images and sound bytes alluding to disaster (natural and man-made), upheaval, crime, scandal, war, and the like Compounding the problem is that when actual breaking news is scarce, most broadcasts fill in with waistline, hairline, or very existence in the future This variety of story tends to treat with equal alarm a potentially lethal flu outbreak and the bogus claims of a wrinkle cream that over promises smooth skin Are humans meant to be able to process so much trauma – not to mention so much overblown anticipation of potential trauma – at once? The human brain, remember, is programmed to slip into alarm mode when danger looms Danger looms for someone, somewhere at every moment Exposing ourselves to such input without respite and without perspective cannot be anything other than a source of chronic stress 66 According to the passage, which of the following has contributed to the intense nature of twentyfirst-century stress? A An overabundance of special news B The degree to which stress affects our life C Our inability to control ourselves D Our continual exposure to the media 67 In the past, we had less news of distant people and lands because A means of communication and transprotation were not yet invented B the printing press changed the situation to slowly C printing, transportation, and telecommunications were not developed D most people lived in distant towns and villages 68 The pronoun “them” in paragraph refers to _ A TV channels B television sets C TV news D cable access 69 The word “traumatic” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A boring B fascinating C upsetting D exciting 70 According to the passage, when there is not enough actual breaking news, broadcasts _ A are full of dangerous diseases such as flu B send out live newscasts paired with text across the screen C send out frightening stories about potential dangers D are forced to publicize an alarming increase in crime 71 As stated in the passage, a flu outbreak and the bogus claims of a wrinkle cream tend to A involve natural and man-made disasters B be treated with equal alarm C be scarce breaking news D be warmly welcomed by the public 72 Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage? A The news that is reported to us is not good news B Many people are under stress caused by the media C Many TV channels supply the public with breaking news D The only source of stress in our modern life is the media 73 The word “slip” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A release B bring C fail D fall 74 According to the passage, our continual exposure to bad news without perspective is obviously A the result of human brain’s switch to alarm mode B a source of chronic stress C the result of an overabundance of good news D a source of defects in human brain 75 What is probably the best title for this passage? A Effective Ways to Beat Stress B More Modern Life - More Stress C The Media - A Major Cause of Stress D Developments in Telecommunications Part 3: Questions 76 – 85 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each) Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap The honey bee is a very unusual kind of insect (76) …………………… other insects which live alone, the honey bee lives as a member of a community These bees live (77) …………………… in what is known as a bee colony The head of the colony is called the (78) …………………… bee She is larger than the rest of the bees Her main task in the colony is to (79) …………………… eggs Most of the other bees are the worker bees These bees collect nectar and pollen (80) …………………… flowers The nectar thatis carried by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then converted into honey The worker bees also help look (81) …………………… the young bees as soon as the eggs are hatched, the worker bees feed the young bees (82) …………………… pollen and nectar The third (83) …………………… of bee found in the colony is the drone or male bee The main task of such a bee is to mate with a new queen The queen bee has a life span of about three years During this period, she would have laid more than (84) …………………… a million eggs When the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed This new queen would eventually take (85) …………………… the 'duties' of the old queen when the latter dies SECTION IV: WRITING (4.0 points) Part 1: Questions from 86 to 90.(2 point- 0.4/ each) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it 86 He told me that it was wrong of me to leave early  He criticized 87 It is believed that his father died in a car accident  His father 88 When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment  On 89 As she grows older, she becomes increasingly cheerful  The older 90 Although Jack took a taxi, He still arrived late for the conference  In spite Part 2: Questions from 91 to 92 (2 points - 0.4/ each) 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 91 In the end, I felt I had been right to leave the club regrets  In the end, I …………………………………………………………………… left the club 92 The company didn’t decide to replace this model no  The company had …………………………………………………………………… this model 93 Paula said I had caused the accident for  Paula …………………………………………………………………… the accident 94 She has always had a good relationship with her children got  She has …………………………………………………………………… her children 95 You can get Tim to lend you his car but you won't succeed point  There is …………………………………………………………………… Tim to lend you his car Part Essay writing “Deforestation one of the main causes that lead to global warmings.” To what extend to you agree with this and state your solution to this problem You should write at least 150 words ... company didn’t decide to replace this model no  The company had …………………………………………………………………… this model 93 Paula said I had caused the accident for  Paula …………………………………………………………………… the accident 94... switch to alarm mode B a source of chronic stress C the result of an overabundance of good news D a source of defects in human brain 75 What is probably the best title for this passage? A Effective... governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already 48 Insulin, using treat diabetes and is secured chiefly from the pancreas of cattle and hogs 49 The people tried of defend their