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ĐỀ 13 A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS I PHONOLOGY: (10ps) A Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A abdominal B abolitionist C abominate D antibiotic A appreciable B atrocious C censorious D cretaceous A fungicide B inductive C mustard D mutinous A raspberry B psychology C paediatrics D ptomaine A schedule B schema C scholastic D chronic B Choose the word whose stress is different from the others A sanitary B tentacle C prosperity D momentary A locate B unique C ballet D metric A differential B preferential C assassinate D complimentary A carnivore B accomplice C bewilder D delusive A prophesy B atmosphere C hemisphere D ideology II VOCABULARY& STRUCTURE: (20ps) Choose the best answer His wife died last year and he still can't to terms with her death A come B go C get D contribute Nobody expected Sally to resign It came out of the A sky B blue C dream D cloud The governments are trying to stamp on behaviour such as vandalism A momentous B dishonest C antisocial D controversial I watched the street performers for a bit with a group of other A witnesses B onlookers C observers D viewers He as a soldier in the army as soon as he quit high school A joined B enrolled C registered D enlisted One of the main in many people's lives is to earn a living A motives B dynamics C characteristics D motivations I am fully prepared for my interview and I am confident that I can answer any questions they may care to me A throw at B drop on C slide to D roll to For food to be , it must be free of added chemicals, both in the growing of the food and in the killing of the pests that might damage the crop A fresh B organic C green D healthy Police have discovered that money was used to pay for the goods A copy B false C fake D counterfeit 10 I'm afraid we have a lot of criticism over our decision to close the hospital A come in for B come round C come out with D come up with 11 arranged a loan from the bank, we couldn't have been able to move house A I hadn't B Hadn't I C Had I not D If I had no 12 The hotel have received our booking as they had no reservation under the name “Wright" A might not B can't C may not D mustn't 13 Only by trying again and again _ to unlock the door A he managed B was he managed C did he manage D had he managed 14 If I you a pet crocodile, what would you with it? A were going to give B could give C were for giving D were to give 15 We have spent all that time looking for a bank- there was a cash machine here! A needn't B mustn't C can't D could 16 Sometimes you can't prove someone is telling the truth- you have to take it on A trust B safety C faith D honesty 17 She was unaware that she had been under since her arrival A review B consideration C discussion D surveillance 18 In his lifetime he was one of the world's richest men, and is believed his fortune by arms dealing A to be making B to have made C to have been made D to make 19 I won't my neighbours parking their cars in front of my house A allow B let C permit D have 20 The car skidded to a halt after its headlights smashed in the crash A having B making C letting D doing III READING COMPREHENSION: (20ps) READING Ismene Brown takes a teddy-bear to work with her She is a sub-editor for a newspaper, and the teddy comes in handy as a preventative measure against repetitive strain injury (RSI) The term describes a variety of musculo-skeletal disorders of the hand, wrist, arms, elbow, shoulder and neck, caused by frequent, identical movements On advice from her physiotherapist, Ismene puts the teddy under her right wrist and it allows the blood to flow more freely throughout her arm RSI is causing acute problems for many journalists who use new technology The Financial Times suffered an epidemic when 35 of the paper's journalists were confirmed by the company doctor as suffering from RSI There were 18 to 20 cases in the serious category, and a further 30 to 40 people who experienced tolerable pains from time to time, according to a National Union of journalists officer at the newspapers "Serious” means they've been off work for many months, with no signs of improvement and no way of even doing other things with their limbs' One production editor describes the symptoms of RSI: “At first, I had a numb feeling in my fingertips, with pins and needles, cold hands, tingling and a general feeling that I wasn't all right Then it got increasingly worse, with more acute pain throughout my wrist” The newspaper used a complex American computer system that caused nearly 100 cases of RSI on the Los Angeles Times Not much hand movement is required to make all the necessary keyboard strokes Sub-editors and writers may keep their hands in the same positions for long periods, preventing a regular blood flow The Financial Times switched off screens for fifteen minutes at pm and pm, when journalists were forced to take breaks This apparently helped, but with constant deadline pressures some argued that it could serve to exacerbate the problem, and more frequent, but shorter breaks might be more effective The term RSI originates from Australia where, in 1985-1986, the country's white collar workers experienced a national outbreak of the syndrome Since then, though, it has subsided, giving rise to two different theoriesthat the medical profession started ignoring it, so it went away, or that people gradually found ways of coping with it The word "sub-edtitor” refers to A an assistant editor B person who checks information C person who correct his own pieces of writing for publication D person who edits his own texts RSI is treated as A long-lasting illness in which the muscles become gradually weaker B symptoms which make muscles stiff C disorders of muscles and framework of bones D disturbance of the normal working of the body RSI is caused by a movement which is both A jerky and sporadic B unchanging and recurrent C mechanical and varied D awkward and irregular Why does Ismene take a teddy bear to work? A To keep her company when work becomes repetitive B To protect her from the glare of her computer screen C To prevent injury to her arm while she is working D To tuck under her arm for support while working Serious cases of RSI are defined as A necessitating a long period of absence from work B the inability to perform other functions at work C experiencing bearable pain on a constant basis D the inability to enjoy the work which they are doing What caused the cases of RSI on the Los Angeles Times? A An out-of-date computer system B A lack of adequate training in the use of equipment C A sophisticated computer system necessitating little physical input D An over-complicated computer system requiring frequent repetitive movement Although journalists on The Financial Times took two short breaks, A this had no effect whatsoever on performance B the number of breaks was considered to be over-generous C most people were convinced it made the problem worse D this did not completely resolve the problem White-collar workers are A rescue workers B social workers C office workers D workers who wear white costumes According to the writer, it appears that since 1985 RSI A has increased dramatically B has spread to the medical profession C is no longer so widespread D is undergoing intense medical research 10 The syndrome RSI seems to have disappeared _ A because people have found out a cure for it B because there has been occupational therapy C because there have been medical advances in the treatment D but people haven't been sure about its adequate reasons READING For the questions 1-10 read through the following text and then choose from the list A-J the best phrase to fill each of the blanks A It was abandoned briefly in the 1970s B Trademark designs C The version with which we are familiar now was introduced in 1924 D Universal certainly chose their name for this reason E In the era of silent films F The Warner Brothers trademark began life as a rather austere shield G The trademarks which we would recognise today have undergone many transformations over the years H Paramount's snowy peak has survived virtually unchanged I It has gone through many transformations J The logo was used at the start of every film (1) - or logos- identifying film companies have been around since cinema's early days (2) , viewers looked for the name of the company before they looked for who the stars were and they were rarely interested in the director (3) by many film companies and it was an important part of each studio's publicity (4) and quite detailed accounts survive concerning some of them (5) since the original company was founded The image was taken from a childhood memory of a mountain in Utah, where its founder grew up, while the title was borrowed from the name of a construction site down the road from his office (6) but was soon redesigned into the form we would recognise today (7) but the company soon returned to it, coloured blue and orange and floating in front of a blue sky Logos that feature blue skies form a kind of species within the field of film company trademarks, with Warner Brothers, Columbia and Paramount all using it as a background (8) - they are want to be the greatest and the largest and to become part of the everyday landscape (9) and their logo also features the sky in another sense seeing it all from outer space (10) , with the early orbiting plane being replaced by the famous mirrored globe IV GUIDED CLOZE TEST: (10ps) Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space Did you know that on average we take home 150 plastic bags annually? In other words, that means a global figure of one million plastic bags taken home every minute We are sure you'll agree this is a truly (1) statistic Plastic bags can't be simply (2) of along with your domestic rubbish- they can blow off landfill sites and become highly (3) litter which can remain in the environment for a number of years They are not only an eyesore but they are a (4) to the environment too For example, plastic bags almost dammed the Buriganga river in Bangladesh, and they are widely (5) responsible for causing devastating floods there on two occasions They also (6) a particular threat to wildlife More and more (7) dead turtles and whales are discovered washed up on beaches, killed by swallowed plastic bags To marine life, a plastic bag closely (8) a jellyfish These are the reason why you should reuse plastic bags you already have or take a small rucksack on trips to the supermarket Why not take (9) now and show how much you care about the environment (10) taking this small step A striking B shocking C astonishing D terrifying A disposed B thrown C finished D used A evident B observable C visible D marked A risk B danger C difficulty D problem A shown B taken C made D held A model B set C pose D generate A repeatedly B frequently C usually D generally A resembles B reminds C equates D appears A responsibility B advantage C action D account 10 A by B from C with D via B.WRITTEN TEST I VERB TENSES/ FORMS: (10ps) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form The faulty goods had better (return) _ to the shop by Friday This castle (must /build) over 200 years ago Recent advances in human embryology and genetic engineering (raise) _ the issue of how this knowledge ought to be used There are two main areas in which such research (regard) as being beneficial, and the first of these is in the field of conception The second area is that of research into genetically (transmit) _ diseases This time next week, he (attend) _ a press conference in Geneva I'm on the island for my two-week vacation and I (love) every minute of it They (should let) us know they were changing their plans He is exhausted because he (ski) _ all day 10 He was the first suspect (question) II PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS: (10ps) A Supply the missing preposition I advised you _ going to the dangerous moutainous area Your hands smell _ perfume, don't they? The audience threw a lot of empty bottles _ the footballers Who'll compensate me _ my loss of property? They charge him murder B Fill in the blank with a suitable phrasal verb in its correct tense or form The car on the way to the airport and I had to take a taxi When did Jane first _ acupressure? _ leaflets on the streets has to be one of the most boring jobs Two people by a car on a pedestrian crossing this morning You can me for support in the meeting III WORD FORMS: (10ps) Give the correct form of the word in brackets (Enter) to museums and galleries should be free so that everyone can take advantage of them He (hear) _ my phone call to the bank but I didn't know this Almost everyone has some idea of what (globe) warming is all about, but no one is quite sure about its consequences (Immigrate) to the US must complete all appropriate forms before entering the country The results suggest that it is not productive to spend long and exhausting hours exercising when working out for a short time and more (energy) achieves the same results (Compete) sports and a team spirit build up one's character She is also a regular (contribute) to cookery programmes on national television Research in many areas needs to be regulated rather (ban) _ The monster in the films are only (imagine) ones 10 Gym (member) _ has soared in recent years, much to the delight of the health and fitness industries IV ERROR IDENTIFICATION: (10ps) There are 10 mistakes in the short passage Find them and correct them Young people are extreme critical of decisions made by person authority This attitude is not always accept to the more powerful members of a society They may feel threatened with the idealism of some university students; an idealism which often prevents the latter from viewing an issue objectively Yet without student protests, certain injustices within society might never be expose Although the community and the media usually attack student unrest at the time, many years latter, as community attitudes change, the reasons for that student action become clearer, and generally their ideas, if not their methods, are considered more acceptable, if we can understand that it is probably in societies best interest for the young people to question existing attitudes and injustices, we might realise that we would well to listen more closely to which they have to say Perhaps older people should become more tolerant of the ideas and creative expression of the youth generation Too often the ideas they express are dismissed simply because they are new In the other hand, young people ought to recognize when they are being impossibly selfish and their demand are tog impractical V OPEN CLOSE TEST: (10ps) Read the passage and fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word One of the most (1) archaelogical finds in the world must be the Terracotta Army The clay figures that guard the tomb of the first Chinese (2) , Qin Shihuangdi, were actually found accidentally by Chinese peasants while (3) _ a well Further excavations were carried (4) _ and it was shown that they had been placed around the tomb after Qin Shinhuangdi's burial Qin Shihuangdi came to power at the age of thirteen and during his (5) _ there were three attempts to assassinate him This may explain why, (6) _ being such a young age, he had begun making arrangements for an (7) tomb to be built for his death Included in these plans were, of course, the warriors that made up the army The figures (8) the tomb were made with incredible attention to detail - each one has a face that is unmistakable and individual In fact, it is believed that each one has the (9) of a real soldier For over two thousand years, (10) amazing figures have kept a continual watch over the tomb VI SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (20ps) Finish the sentence or rewrite it so that it has a similar meaning Use the word given in capital letters and the word mustn't altered in any way It is alleged that the manager of the club is considering resignation The manager _ If you don't pay on time, your booking will be cancelled Failure They realized that something was wrong when they set foot in the room Only when _ My grandfather had completely forgotten that he phoned me last night My grandfather didn't have any In his previous job, Ted travelled a lot Ted would _ The view from the summit is spectacular (WORLD) Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed (LEAF) Our boss gets very annoyed when we criticize him (BULL) Thunder and lightning terrify me (DEATH) 10 Apparently the entire market was destroyed in a fire a few months ago (UP)