FINAL TEST - KEY Time allowed: 60 I Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions A wisely B definitely C versatile D lighthouse Phát âm /i/, từ lại /ai/ A aloof B hook C food D noodle Phát âm /ʊ/, từ lại /u:/ A poultry B compound C boundary D mountainous Phát âm /əʊ/, từ lại /aʊ/ A submarine B platinum C patent D invalid Phát âm /ə/, từ cịn lại /ỉ/ A fabric B subject C combing D backbone Khơng phát âm, từ cịn lại /b/ II Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions A acupuncture B passionately C complicated D psychology Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, từ lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ A vulnerable B relationship C naturally D rollerblading Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, từ lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ A vacuum B recommend C carbonate D memorise Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 3, từ lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ A convergence B imitate C homemaker D interact Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 3, từ lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ 10 A martyr B laptop C release D cover Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, từ lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ III Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 11 Parents should start teaching them how to manage more complicated duties children graduate from toddlerhood and move toward preschool A yet B when C and D so Time clause với when 12 V-pop's style by the intersection of domestic and Western media in the lives of many young Vietnamese A is influenced B influencing C has influenced D are influenced Passive voice với chủ ngữ số 13 Keeping fit involves your body in activities that maintain it in good condition in terms of health as well as physical appearance A engaging B to engage C to engaging D engage Involve + V-ing: liên quan đến, gồm 14 The music scene in Vietnam is dominated by pop music and ballads A sentiment B sentimentally C sentimentalist D sentimental Adjective + noun; sentimental ballad: ballad nhiều cảm xúc 15 Since he was small, he how to be independent He believes that a man should know how to cook and clean just as much as how to fix a car A has taught B was taught C has been taught D has been teaching Passive voice Present perfect với since 16 After moving to India, Alice to something different and started teaching blind children in the age group of two to five years A has decided B decided C decides D will decide Parallel structure Past simple với started 17 Youngsters more interested in the community development They participate in many non-profit organizations and a lot of charity work A have become B are becoming C became D are going to become Present continuous thay đổi 18 Bill Gates gave away $4.6 billion in Microsoft shares in June his personal charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation A on B for C to D at Give away Sth to sb: hiến tặng cho 19 - 'I have two days off this week Let's help at the orphanage then.' - ‘ ’ A Not really I have classes on those days B That sounds great! I can't wait to go there C Oh I see you have a heart of gold D Thanks for suggesting us Câu nói thể háo hức 20 We home from the shopping mall when we a loud bang A has driven – heard B were driving - heard C drove - were hearing D were driving - were hearing Kết hợp past continuous past simple nói hành động xảy hành động khác chen ngang IV Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions 21 Some researchers believe that other types of wireless technology may also be dangerous to human health, A B C includes cordless phones D → including 22 The early forms of R&B are loud and lively and mostly played on drums, bass, double and electric guitar A B C D → were 23 The popularity of artists is usually measured by the amount of singles and albums they sell, and sales are A B C listed in the music charts D → the number 24 It is believed that in the near future more robots will be used to doing household chores A B C D → will be used for 25 Computerized robots can save human labor, so people will have freer time to creative work or enjoy life A B C D → more free time V Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Twenty years ago, the typical extended family was 'wide' It usually consisted of two or three generations, with several children in each ‘nuclear family People had lots of aunts and uncles but often didn't know their grandparents However, according to a new study by the British research group Mintel, the British family is changing shape The family groups of the future will be 'long and thin', with three or four 'small’ generations in Below are some of their predictions: Most children will know their great-grandparents and even great-great grandparents) because people are living longer Very few children will have brothers or sisters, and it will be common to be an only child As a result, future generations will not have many cousins either Many children will grow up isolated from other children and young adults This will make them more selfish and introverted More couples will divorce and re-marry, some more than once They may have children with their new partners; so many children will have a stepmother or stepfather and half-brothers or sisters There will be many 'boomerang children' These are children who leave home to get married, but then divorce and return to live with their parents There will be more single-parent families Because houses are now expensive, different generations may decide to live together, so parents, grandparents, and adult children may co-own their houses, and many couples will have to live with their in-laws 26 The main idea of the passage is A the typical extended British family was 'wide' B what the typical British families will be like C there will be more generations in the future British family D many British couples will have to live with their in-laws Dựa vào câu the British family is changing shape Below are some of their predictions 27 Which of the following sentences is not true about the future British family? A The 'nuclear family' may consist of a father, a mother and an only child B The extended family is changing shape, from 'wide' to 'long and thin' C When divorced, people will certainly return to live with their parents D There may be more than three generations in some families Câu A, B, D có thơng tin bài: It will be common to be an only child A; the family groups of the future will be 'long and thin' B; with three or four 'small’ generations in D 28 Single-parent families are probably A typical British families of the future B families consisting of one or two generations only C families with only children, who don't have any brothers or sisters D families where the mother or father is bringing up the children on his/her own Families where the mother or father is bringing up the children on his/her own 29 'Many children will have half-brothers or sisters' Half-brother probably means A your uncle's or aunt's son B your sister's or brother's son C a boy who has, for example, the same father as you but a different mother D a boy who was, for example, born from a Vietnamese mother and a Chinese father A boy who has, for example, the same father as you but a different mother 30 'Many couples will have to live with their in-laws' The word "In-laws" in this sentence probably means A the family of your husband or wife B the mother or father-in-law C the brother or sister-in-law D the marriage laws The family of your husband or wife VI Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks THE SECRETS OF SPEECH The study of speech is a fascinating topic for research Scientists (31) to unravel the workings of the human brain have discovered for the first time how it picks out speech from (32) noises and works out (33) just the meanings of words As Britain's research councils launch a push to understand exactly (34) makes humans master communicators, the results so far are startling What has puzzled researchers over the years is how we are so good (35) language and are able to convey and (36) information not just by using words, but with more subtle devices (37) as intonation and rhythm Among the big guns rolled out by researchers to crack the mystery of human language is the brain scanning technique called fMRI Able to take snapshots of brain activity, fMRI gives a fascinating insight (38) the inner workings of the brain Using fMRI, Dr Sophie Scott, an expert in speech neurobiology, has (39) that the brain takes speech and separates it into words and melody' Her studies suggest that words are then moved over to the left temporal lobe for processing, (40) the melody is channeled to the right side of the brain, a region more stimulated by music 31 A trying B try C tried D to try Dạng rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ 32 A another B other C others D the other other + plural noun 33 A as much as B most of C more than D more more than just không 34 A whether B that C what D which what = the thing that 35 A in B at C for D on Be good at Sth: giỏi 36 A notice B perceive C present D illustrate Perceive: nhận thức, hiểu 37 A such B so C similar D like Such as dùng liệt kê ví dụ 38 A around B over C into D at Insight into sth: hiểu biết sâu sắc 39 A known B discovered C invented D found discover: khám phá ra; invent: tạo ra, phát minh 40 A since B during C while D although While hai vế câu có ý nghĩa đối lập VII Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions 41 My family decorated our house for to celebrate Christmas A friend of mine dropped in A While my family was decorating our house for to celebrate Christmas, a friend of mine was dropping in B When my family was decorating our house for Christmas, a friend of mine dropped in C When family decorated our house for to celebrate Christmas, a friend of mine was dropping in D While decorated our house for to celebrate Christmas, a friend of mine dropped in Kết hợp cách dùng liên từ when với past continuous past simple nói hành động xảy hành động khác chen ngang 42 Taking regular exercise is very challenging in such cold weather We all realize that A We all realize how challenging in such cold weather is taking regular exercise B How the coming university entrance examination is challenging is realized by all of us C We all realize how challenging taking regular exercise in such cold weather is D Such cold weather makes us realize that taking regular exercise is very challenging Kết hợp câu cách triệt tiêu yếu tố lặp dư thừa 43 Many artists still collect antique musical instruments It is difficult to maintain them in good condition A Because it's difficult to maintain musical instruments in good condition, many artists collect antique them B Many artists still collect antique musical instruments although it's difficult to maintain them in good condition C But for the difficulties in maintaining antique musical instruments in good condition, many artists would not have collected them D The difficulties in maintaining antique musical instruments in good condition discourages many artists from collecting them Kết hợp câu cách sử dụng liên từ although 44 The ethnic minority people make wine to enjoy themselves It is wine that has bad effects on their mental and physical health A Despite making wine to enjoy themselves, it is wine that has bad effects on ethnic minority people's mental and physical health B In spite of having bad effects on their mental and physical health, ethnic minority people make wine to enjoy themselves C Even though ethnic minority people make wine to enjoy themselves, it has bad effects on their mental and physical health D Both A & C are correct Kết hợp câu cách sử dụng liên từ even though VII Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions 45 The volunteers could not get access to the remote area because of the heavy rain A The heavy rain stopped them getting access to the remote area B The heavy rain made it possible for them to get access to the remote area C The heavy rain encouraged them to get access to the remote area D They were able to get access to the remote area thanks to the heavy rain Dùng cấu trúc tương đương could not V → stopped V-ing 46 I'd prefer to donate old clothes rather than throw them away A Donating old clothes is more generous than throwing them away B I like donating old clothes instead of throwing them away C I would like to donate old clothes and throw them away D Throwing old clothes away is better than donating in my opinion Dùng cấu trúc tương đương would prefer → like 47 No one has used that learning method for twenty years A That learning method has not been used for twenty years B That learning method has been not used for twenty years C That learning method has been used by none of them for twenty years D That learning method wasn't used for twenty years Dùng cấu trúc bị động present perfect 48 They ordered all the programmers to practise harder before taking part in the competition last week A All the programmers are ordered to practise harder before taking part in the competition last week B All the programmers were made to practise harder before taking part in the competition last week C All the programmers are made to practise harder before taking part in the competition last week D All the programmers were ordered practising harder before taking part in the competition last week Chuyển sang câu bị động với cấu trúc động từ tương đương order → be made 49 The singer performed the traditional song beautifully but she didn't pass the audition A The singer's performance of a traditional song was too traditional to pass the audition B The singer performed the traditional song beautifully, yet she didn't pass the audition C The singer performed the traditional song beautifully enough to pass the audition D The traditional song she performed was so beautiful that she did not pass the audition Dùng liên từ có nghĩa tương đương yet 50 You should take in more fruits and vegetables instead of eating too much fast food A Eating too much fast food day and taking in more fruits and vegetables are advisable B Don't take in more fruits and vegetables, just eat too much fast food instead C Eating too much fast food helps you take in more fruits and vegetables D Taking in more fruits and vegetables is better than eating too much fast food Thay đổi cách diễn đạt should instead of → is better than ... following questions 21 Some researchers believe that other types of wireless technology may also be dangerous to human health, A B C includes cordless phones D → including 22 The early forms of... đổi 18 Bill Gates gave away $4.6 billion in Microsoft shares in June his personal charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation A on B for C to D at Give away Sth to sb: hiến tặng cho 19 -... guitar A B C D → were 23 The popularity of artists is usually measured by the amount of singles and albums they sell, and sales are A B C listed in the music charts D → the number 24 It is believed