Test 4 - THPT Chuyên Ngoại Ngữ

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PRACTICE TEST 4 Time allotted: 90 min

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose stress pattern Is different from the others’ in

each line

Question 2: A democracy B establishment C presidency D environment

Question 4: A apartheid B nonracial C attentive D activist

Question 5: A diversity B experience C interpreter D vaccination

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

from the others’ in each line

Question 7: A dimension B expansion C confusion D tension

Question 10: A beloved B naked C ploughed D dogged

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 11: Our school _ for the summer holidays on June ‘st

Question 12: As the service charge is included in the bill, any further tipping is

A unnecessary B unforgivable C unsatisfactory D unpleasant

Question 13: They talked for three days before finally to a decision

Question 14: Even though he was more than sixty he had very few _ on his face

Question 15: The cat showed her _ for the stale fish by turning her back on it

Question 16: This is such a boring job to do It's areal paininthe —«y

Question 17: He asked her so many times fo do it that_ she did so

A at the end B in the end C to the end D by the end

Question 18: The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes _ for a cup of coffee

Question 19: To make a good omelette, you must _ the eggs very well

Question 20: Although the language was and considered to be inferior to standard English, Robert

Bums wrote his love poetry in the language of the Scots,

A interpreted B, belittled C distinguished D appreciated

Question 21: | don't know what to do this weekend, Perhaps| _ at home and do some work

A will stay B am staying C, stay D would stay

Question 22: There was nothing they coulddo_ _ leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down

Question 23: Everyone in the village _ about the plans for the new road

A, took care B was concemed C had concerned D contacted

Question 24: - Alistair; I'm in an awful mess here Could you give me a hand?

- Alexander: Certainly Whalneeds_ ?

Question 25: A large photograph of the children takes _on the sitting room wall

A place of pride B pride of place C room of pride D pride of room

Question 26: - Sidney: Shall we stay at home or go for a walk? - Margot: Which do yourself?

A do you rather B will you rather C would you rather D did you rather

Question 27: After the police had questioned him for 12 hours, Higgins broke and confessed

Question 28: we had to stand

A There being no seats left B There's being no seats left

C There having been no seats left D There are no seats left

Question 29: There was so much noise that we could hardly what the speaker was saying

Question 30: She have rushed to the airport like that The plane was delayed by several hours

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the

underlined in each of the following questions

Question 31: The current edition of that magazine discusses life in other planets

Question 32: The students arrived promptly at 8 o'clock for their physics class

Question 33: It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger one

Question 34: The 1908 Siberian meteorite explosion brought about considerable depletion of the

northern hemisphere's ozone layer

A was caused by B resulted in C brought back D was initiated by

Question 35: His company empowered him to negotiate the contract

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or the phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the

underlined in each of the following questions

Question 36: We are going to talk with our enemy

Question 37: In the trial the judge declared this person guilty of all the facts

Question 38: The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country

Question 39: We all feel happy as our favorite team has been promoted to the First Division

Question 40: “How you are going to join these wires?” said Ana to Pedro

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D (o indicate the correct answer to each

of the questions

REALITY TELEVISION Reality television is a genre of television programming which, it is claimed, presents unscripted

dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people rather than

professional actors It could be described as a form of artificial or "heightened" documentary Although the

genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television, the current explosion of

popularity dates from around 2000

Reality television covers a wide range of television programming formats, from game or quiz shows

which resemble the frantic, often demeaning programmes produced in Japan in the 1980s and 1990s (a

modem example is Gaki no tsukai), to surveillance- or voyeurism focused productions such as Big

Brother

Critics say that the term "reality television" is somewhat of a misnomer and that such shows

frequently portray a modified and highly influenced form of reality, with participants put in exotic locations

or abnormal situations, sometimes coached to act in certain ways by off-screen handlers, and with events

on screen manipulated through editing and other post-production techniques

Part of reality television's appeal is due to its ability to place ordinary people in extraordinary

situations For example, on the ABC show, The Bachelor, an eligible male dates a dozen women

simultaneously, travelling on extraordinary dates to scenic locales Reality television also has the potential

to turn its participants into national celebrities, outwardly in talent and performance programs such as Pop

Idol, though frequently Survivor and Big Brother participants also reach some degree of celebrity

Some commentators have said that the name "reality television" is an inaccurate description for

several styles of program included in the genre In competition-based programs such as Big Brother and

Survivor, and other special-living-environment shows like The Real World, the producers design the

format of the show and control the day-to-day activities and the environment, creating a completely

fabricated world in which the competition plays out Producers specifically select the participants, and use

carefully designed scenarios, challenges, events, and settings to encourage particular behaviours and

conflicts Mark Burnett, creator of Survivor and other reality shows, has agreed with this assessment, and

avoids the word "reality" to describe his shows; he has said, "I tell good stories It really is not reality TV It

really is unscripted drama." :

Question 41: In the first line, the writer says “it is claimed” because

A they agree with the statement B everyone agrees with the statement

C no.one agrees with the statement D they want to distance themselves from the statement

Question 42: Reality televisionhas

A always been this popular B been popular since well before 2000

C only been popular since 2000 D been popular since approximately 2000

Quesfion 43: Japan_ _

A is the only place to produce demeaning TV shows

B has produced demeaning TV shows copied elsewhere

C produced Big Brother

D invented surveillance focused productions

Question 44: People have criticised reality television because

C the name is inaccurate D it shows reality

a

Question 45: Reality TV appeals to some because

A it shows eligible males dating women

B it uses exotic locations

C it shows average people in exceptional circumstances

D it can turn ordinary people into celebrities

Question 46: Pop Idol

A turns all its participants into celebrities

B is more likely to turn its participants into celebrities than Big Brother

C is less likely to turn its participants into celebrities than Big Brother

D is a dating show Question 47: The term 'reality television’ is inaccurate

A for all programs B just for Big Brother and Survivor

| C for talent and performance programs D for special-living-environment programs

Question 48: Producers choose the participants

A on the ground of talent B only for special-living-environment shows

C to create conflict among other things D to make a fabricated world Question 49: Mart Burnett_ _

A was a participant on Survivor B is a critic of reality TV

C thinks the term ‘reality television’ is inaccurate D writes the script for Survivor

Question 50: Shows like Survivor

A are definitely reality TV B are scripted

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction

Question 51: | borrowed some milk from a neighbour of us as we didn't have enough for breakfast

Question 52: He is understanding my arguments better now and | think he will support us when a vote is taken

Question 53: Every time | am looking out of the window | am reminded of the fact that |

haven't cleaned it for months

Question 54: Her brother told her that if she couldn't get a place at a teachers’ college she

could better find a job

D " _

Question 55: He was so tired after the party that he overslept himself next moming and

was late for work

D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each

of the questions

THE CREATORS OF GRAMMAR

No student of a foreign language needs to be told that grammar is complex By changing word sequences and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs and suffixes, we are able to communicate tiny

variations in meaning We can turn a statement into a question, state whether an action has taken place

or is soon to take place, and perform many other word tricks to convey subtle differences in

meaning Nor is this complexity inherent to the English language All languages, even those of so-calleq

‘primitive’ tribes have clever grammatical components The Cherokee pronoun system, for example, can

distinguish between ‘you and I, ‘several other people and |' and ‘you, another person and |' In English,

all these meanings are summed up in the one, crude pronoun ‘we’ Grammar is universal and plays a

part in every language, no matter how widespread It Is So the question which has baffled many

linguists is - who created grammar?

At first, it would appear that this question is impossible to answer To find out how grammar is

created, someone needs to be present at the time of a language's creation, documenting its

emergence Many historical linguists are able to trace modem complex languages back to earlier languages,

but in order to answer the question of how complex languages are actually formed, the researcher needs to

observe how languages are started from scratch Amazingly, however, this is possible

Some of the most recent languages evolved due to the Atlantic slave trade At that time, slaves

from a number of different ethnicities were forced to work together under colonizer's rule Since they had

no opportunity to learn each other's languages, they developed a make-shift language called a

pidgin Pidgins are strings of words copied from the language of the landowner They have little in the

way of grammar, and in many cases it is difficult for a listener to deduce when an event happened, and

who did what to whom [1] Speakers need to use circumlocution in order to make their meaning

understood [2] Interestingly, however, all it takes for a pidgin to become a complex language is for a

group of children to be exposed to it at the time when they learn their mother tongue [3] Slave children

did not simply copy the strings of words uttered by their elders, they adapted their words to create a new,

expressive language [4] Complex grammar systems which emerge from pidgins are termed creoles, and

they are invented by children

Further evidence of this can be seen in studying sign languages for the deaf Sign languages are

not simply a series of gestures; they utilise the same grammatical machinery that is found in spoken

languages Moreover, there are many different languages used worldwide The creation of one such

language was documented quite recently in Nicaragua Previously, all deaf people were isolated from

each other, but in 1979 a new government introduced schools for the deaf Although children were taught

speech and lip reading in the classroom, in the playgrounds they began to invent their own sign system,

using the gestures that they used at home It was basically a pidgin Each child used the signs

differently, and there was no consistent grammar However, children who joined the school later, when

this inventive sign system was already around, developed a quite different sign language Although it was

based on the signs of the older children, the younger children's language was more fluid and compact,

and it utilised a large range of grammatical devices to clarify meaning What is more, all the children used

_ the signs in the same way A new creole was born

Some linguists believe that many of the world's most established languages were creoles at

first The English past tense -ed ending may have evolved from the verb ‘do’ ‘It ended’ may once have

been ‘It end-did' Therefore it would appear that even the most widespread languages were partly

created by children Children appear to have innate grammatical machinery in their brains, which springs

to life when they are first trying to make sense of the world around them Their minds can serve to create

logical, complex structures, even when there is no grammar present for them to copy

Question 56: In paragraph 1, why does the writer include information about the Cherokee language?

A To show how simple, traditional cultures can have complicated grammar structures

B To show how English grammar differs from Cherokee grammar

C To prove that complex grammar structures were invented by the Cherokees

D To demonstrate how difficult it is to learn the Cherokee language

Question 57; What can be inferred about the slaves' pidgin language?

A It contained complex grammar

B It was based on many different languages

C It was difficult to understand, even among slaves

D It was created by the land-owners

Question 58: All the following sentences about Nicaraguan sign language are true EXCEPT _

A The language has been created since 1979

B The language is based on speech and lip reading

C The language incorporates signs which children used at home

D The language was perfected by younger children

Question 59: In paragraph 3, where can the following sentence be placed?

It included standardised word orders and grammatical markers that existed in neither the pidgin

language, nor the language of the colonizers

Question 60: 'From scratch’ in paragraph 2is CLOSEST in meaningto —«j

A from the very beginning B in simple cultures

C by copying something else D by using written information

Question 61: Make-shift' in paragraph 3is CLOSEST in meaning to —i«y

A complicated and expressive B simple and temporary

Question 62: Which sentence is closest in meaning to the highlighted sentence?

“Grammar is universal and plays a part in every language, no matter how widespread it is.”

A All languages, whether they are spoken by a few people or a lot of people, contain grammar

B Some languages include a lot of grammar, whereas other languages contain a little

C Languages which contain a lot of grammar are more common that languages that contain a little

D The grammar of all languages is the same, no matter where the languages evolved

Question 63: All of the following are features of the new Nicaraguan sign language EXCEPT

A All children used the same gestures to show meaning

B The meaning was clearer than the previous sign language

C The hand movements were smoother and smaller

D New gestures were created for everyday objects and activities

Question 64: Which idea is presented in the final paragraph?

A English was probably once a creole

B The English past tense system is inaccurate

C Linguists have proven that English was created by children

D Children say English past tenses differently from adults

Question 65: The word ‘consistent’ in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by which of the following?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word(s) for

each of the blanks

THE FASTEST DINOSAURS According to computer models that were used to estimate the running speeds of dinosaurs, the

Tyrannosaurus Rex would have been able to (66) a footballer The study shows that the dinosaur

could reach a top speed of 8 metres a second, which is (67) _ faster than the average professional

footballer There has been a lot of (68) —s about whether the Tyrannosaurus Rex was a predator or a

scavenger; some believe that its highly developed sense of smell indicates that it was a scavenger, while

others say that is (69) _ — eyesight shows that it was a hunter The (70) group will appreciate the

recent study, as a hunter is more likely to require such speed

The University of Manchester study used a powerful supercomputer to calculate the running

speeds of five meat-eating dinosaurs and used data taken directly from dinosaur fossils, (71) _ than

referring to previous work on modern animals The Tyrannosaurus Rex, (72) _ , was not the fastesf

dinosaur A small dinosaur (73) _ Compsognathus, which was about the size of a chicken, could run

at 18 metres a second, which is faster than the ostrich, the fastest (74) _ animal today It could run

100 metres in a little over six seconds, which would (75) _ modern Olympic athletes more than a third

of the track behind

Question 66: A.surpass B.outshine C outrun D beat

Question 67: A fraction B fractional C fractionally D fractionals

Question 68: A debate B discussion C conversation D controversy

Question 74: A two-leg B two-legs C two-legging D two-legged

Question 75: A leave B chase C run D drop

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in

the following questions

Question 76: Your parents will help you with the problem You should tell them

A Because your parents will help you with the problem, you should tell them the story

B Your parents will help you with the problem since you should tell them the story

C If your parents will help you with the problems, you should tell them the story

D Your parents will help you with the problems because you should tell them the story

Question 77: Billy did not find his cat in the garden He found it in the garage

A It was the garden and garage that Billy found his cat

B It wasn’t the garden that Billy did not find his cat

C It wasn’t the garden but the garage that Billy found his cat

D Billy could not find his cat anywhere, even in the garage

Question 78: Mary broke up with her boyfriend She couldn't stand his complaining

A Although Mary broke up with her boyfriend, she couldn't stand his complaining

B Mary broke up with her boyfriend because she couldn’t stand his complaining

C Mary broke up with her boyfriend; however, she couldn't stand his complaining

D Mary broke up with her friend in case she couldn't stand his complaining

Question 79: He worked the whole night His eyes are red now

A If he didn’t work the whole night, his eyes wouldn't be red now

B Unless he worked the whole night last night, his eyes were red now

C If he hadn't worked the whole night, his eyes wouldn't be red now

D He worked the whole night last night otherwise his eyes were red now

Question 80: Our school started building a new canteen in June They are still building it now

A Our school have started building a new canteen from June till now

B Our school have been building a new canteen since June

C Our school have built a new canteen now since starting in June

D Our school are building a new canteen which started in June

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the

following questions

Question 81: Up to a hundred thousand people were crowded into the stadium for the closing ceremony

of the games

A A packed crowd of almost a hundred thousand was present in the stadium for the concluding

ritual of the games

B There must have been at least a hundred thousand people who came to the stadium to see the games

C The stadium had room for no more than the hundred thousand people who wanted to watch the

concluding ceremony

D Hundreds of thousands of people observed the final events of the games

Question 82: Had you let me know in time, | would have been able to meet you

A If you told me in time, | could meet you

B You should have let me know in time; then | could have got together with you

C You were too late to let me know that you wanted to meet me

D You never let me know in time to meet you, as was the case the last time

Question 83: /t was the wooden acting in the film that made me leave the cinema before end

A | couldn't bear to stay in the cinema till the end of the film because the acting was so dull

B There were so many wooden scenes in the film that | could hardly face staying to the end

C | would have left the cinema right away if | had realized how bad the acting was going to be

D The acting in the film was so dull that | wish | hadn't wasted my time watching it till the end

Question 84: /t was nice of her to get me a gift, even though she didn't have to

A Had she known what a nice thing to do it would be, she would have got me a present

B It wasn’t necessary for her to give me a present, yet it was good of her to do so

C She was going to give me a gift, but it was actually better for me that she didn't

D She probably didn’t know how nice it would have been for her to have actually got me a present

Question 85: /t’s possible that the plane has been delayed because of the bad weather

A It's certainly that the bad weather which has resulted in the plane's being late

B The weather must have been very bad, or else their plane wouldn't have been delayed

C It may be the bad weather that has caused the plane to be delayed

D The obvious reason for the plane’s being delayed for so long is the bad weather