ĐỀ THI DỰ BỊ MÔN ANH VĂN pdf

Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that need correcting 10 points.. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: 5 points 1

ĐỀ THI DỰ BỊ MÔN ANH VĂN

A PHONETICS

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (5 points)

II Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others (5points)

B Grammar and vocabulary

I choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (10 points)

1 Not only was there no tea, there was no food either

2 The mother sat by her child's bedside all night

3 I can lend you 5 pounds to help you until you've had time to go to the bank

4 He's applied for a(n) lot of jobs but he's only been short-listed once

5 There's no point in telephoning him He's certain by now

6 At time did I ever promise you a pay rise

7 Can you tell me the of these shoes?

8 I don't feel well - but I don't know what's the matter me

9 I know this is a big disappointment but don't take it to

10 Their washing-machine was out of , so they couldn't wash any clothes

II Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 points)

1 For one who has spent his life in town, a trip into the mountains could prove an (forget) experience

2 Recently health foods have increased in (popular)

3 The (conclude) is that the plan will fail

4 It's much more (economy) to buy large size packets

5 Tim is one of the most (speak) members of the committee

6 Jackie suffered as a child from a very strict (bring)

7 Kate's exams results turned out to be (disaster)

8 Many children found the film (fascinate)

9 Drinking and driving is no longer (society) acceptable

10 We were late because we (estimate) how long the bus would take

III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that need correcting (10 points)

1 Mushrooms get their food by causing vegetable matter decaying

A B C D

2 Almost medical doctors have had some training in psychology and psychiatry

3 Ninety - seven percent of the world's water is salt water is found in the oceans of the Earth

A B C D

4 Most species of pigeons live in flocks and many of the flocks consist more than one species

A B C D

5 Nearly all chemical agents are harmful to living tissue if enough of them is taken

6 It's estimated that at least a million meterors have hit the Earth's land surface, which is only 25 percent of the

planet A B C D

7 The professor has already given the homework assignment when he had remembered that Monday was

a holiday A B C

D

8 The show was such a success that she went from being an infamous actress to a star overnight

A B C D

9 The Price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn't it?

A B C D

10 When a mineral forms, it grows by the addition of various element to its structure

A B C D

C READING

I Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space (15 points)

an Australian mystery Interest in undiscovered human-like creatures continueds to be widespread Everyone has (1) one of Yetti, and its North American 'cousin' Bigfoot, but since the last century there have been (2) of the existence in Australia of another, less famous creature - the Yahoo In 1912, a Sydney newspaper (3)

an account by Charles Harper of a strang, large animal he observed (4) the light of his campfire: "Its body, legs, and arms were covered with long, brownish-red hair, but what (5) me as most extraordinary was its shape, which was human in some ways, (6) at the same time very different The body was enormous, (7) great strength The arms were extremely long and very muscular.' Harper continued: 'All this obervation (8) a few minutes while the creature stood there, as if frightened by the firelight After a few growls, and beating his breast, he (9) , the first few metres upright, then on all four limbs through the low bushes Nothing (10) persuade my companions (11) the trip a fact at which I must admit I was rather pleased.'

What could Harper and his companions (12) have seen? Such a creature was (13) in south-eastern Australia in the 1980s, but no specimen was ever obtained for scientific (14) , and all we are (15) with today is an historical puzzle

II There are 5 blanks in the passage below From the words given in the box, choose the most suitable word for each blank (There are more words than blanks, so you don’t need all of them) (5 points)

A as B by any standards C get into D

fall into

E the application F unlike G imperfect information H

good news

Decision -thinking is not (1) poker - it often matters not only what you think but also what others

think you think and what you think others think you think Interestingly poker that most subjective of games,

has often been of considerable interest to people who are, (2) , good thinkers

The great mathematician John von Newmann was, among his many other accomplishments, one of the originators of games theory In particular, he showed that all games (3) one of two classes: there are

what he called "games of perfect information", games like chess which are meant to involve no element of

concealment, bluff or luck games where the players can, in principle, discover the best move by (4)

of pure logic to the available data And there are "games of (5) like poker, in which it is impossible

to know, in advance, that one course of action is better than another

III Read the passage and choose the correct answer

Traditionally, mental tests have been divided into two types Achievement tests are designed to measure acquired skills and knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitly taught The proficiency exams required by some states for high school graduation are achievement tests Aptitude tests are designed to measure a person's ability to acquire new skills or knowledge For example, vocational aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would do better as a mechanic or musician However, all mental tests are in some sense achievement tests because they assume some sort of past learning or experience with certain objects, words, or situations The difference between achievement and aptitude tests is one of degree and intended use

1 The author's main purpose in this passage is

A show the importance of testing B relate a story about aptitude and achievement tests

C comapre and contrast achievement and aptitude tests D criticize the use of testing to measure a person's

ability

2 This passage would most likely appear in

A an art journal B a novel C a psychology book D a medical journal

3 Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this passage?

A Aptitude and achievement tests are interchangeable

B An aptitude test might be helpful to a person contemplating a career move

C All high school students should take proficiency exams

D Tests are a means of acquiring skills and knowledge

4 The paragraph preceding this one most likely deals with

A other types of psychological testing B the relation between education and achievement

C career choices D the requirements for high school graduation

5 The author's attitude toward the subject of testing is

D WRITING

I Complete the following sentences by choosing the best option A, B, C, or D (5 points)

1 fact / her so/ out / danger/ bring / her / some relief.//

A The fact that her son was out of danger which brought her some relief

B The fact that her son was out of danger brought her some relief

C The fact that her son is out of danger which brought her some relief

D The fact that her son is out of danger which has brought her some relief

2 Binh / better / apologise / her friend / lose / pearl necklace

A Binh had better apologise to her friend for having lost her pearl necklace

B Binh had better to apologise to her friend for having lost her pearl necklace

C Binh had better apologise her friend for having lost her pearl necklace

D Binh had better apologise her friend for being lost her pearl necklace

3 Only by/ operate / immediately / we / can / save / eyesight

A Only by having operated immediately we can save your eyesight

B Only by operating immediately we can save your eyesight

C Only by being operated immediately can we save your eyesight

D Only by operating immediately can we save your eyesight

4 But for / Cathy / meanness / we / have / really / good time.//

A But for Cathy's meanness, we would have a really good time

B But for Cathy's meanness, we had a really good time

C But for Cathy's meanness, we would have had a really good time

D But for Cathy has meanness, we had a really good time

5 Factory / close down / account / economic / depression.//

A The factory had to close down on account of the economic depression

B The factory had to close down on account for the economic depression

C The factory was closed down on account of the economic depression

D The factory had to close down on account of economic depression

II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (10 points)

1 He had no idea how difficult the exercise would be until he was halfway through it

- Only when

2 Is it better for me to leave?

- Would you ?

3 Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish

- Much

4 "Go on Jack, apply for the job," said Sally

- Sally encouraged

5 What I earn in a month, he earns in a week

- He earns

6 Please don't give me an injection

- I'd rather

7 Brenda really hates staying in expensive hotels

- Brenda can't

8 As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful

- The

9 During his childhood, he used to climb trees and mountains

- When

10 It is impossible that some of the students saw the exam paper last week

- Some of the students may III Complete the sentences with the suggested words to make a meaningful paragraph (10 points)

1 Many people / buy / use copied programs / their computer

2 This illegal copying / computer software / become / huge industry / because / software / much cheap / than /

original programs

3 Illegal software / find / sale / any part of the world / although / more readily available / Asia / Western

countries

4 Software manufacturers / try/ get governments / stop / copying or "pirating"

5 an attempt / get rid / "software pirates", police / seize / software / stores / fine / owners

6 This / partially successful, but manufacturers / still lose / a lot of money

7 By / use this kind / software, computer owners / risk / damage / computer

8 Illegally copied software / carry / computer viruses / wipe out / information / store / computer's hard ware

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Answer Key

A PHONETICS

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:

5 points (1 point for each correct answer)

II Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others: 5 points (1 point for each correct answer)

B GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence: 10 points (1 point for each correct answer)

II Give the correct form of the words in brackets: 10 points (1 point for each correct word)

OUTSPOKEN

6 UPBRINGING 7 DISASTROUS 8 FASCINATING 9 SOCIALLY 10 UNDERESTIMATED III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting: 10 points

1 D 2 A 3 C 4 C 5 D 6 D 7 B 8 C 9 D 10 C

C READING

I Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space: 15 points (1 point for each correct answer)

1 C 2 B 3 D 4 A 5 B 6 D 7 C 8 A 9 D 10 D 11 B 12 C 13 B 14 D 15 A

II There are 5 blanks in the passage below From the words given in the box, choose the most suitable word for each blank There are more words than blanks, so you don’t need all of them: 5 points (1 point for each correct answer)

1 F 2 B 3 D 4 E 5 G

III Read the passage and choose the correct answer: 10 points (2 point for each correct answer)

1 C 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 C

D WRITING

II 1 B 2 A 3 D 4 C 5 A

II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it: 10 points (1 point for each correct sentence)

1 Only when he was halfway through the exercise did he have idea how difficult it would be

2 Would you rather I left?

3 Much as I admire his courage, I think he is foolish

4 Sally encouraged Jack to apply for the job

5 He earns as much in a week as I do in a month

6 I'd rather you didn't give me an injection

7 Brenda can't stand staying in expensive hotels

8 The older he grew, the more forgetful he became

9 When he was a child, he used to climb trees and mountains

10 Some of the students may have seen the exam paper last week

III Complete the sentences with the suggested words to make a meaningful passage (15 points)

1 Many people buy and use copied programs for their computer (1.0 point)

2 This illigal copying of computer software has become a huge industry(1.0 point) because the software is much cheaper than the original programs (1.0 point)

3 Illigal software can be found on sale in any part of the world (1.0 point) although it is more readily available

in Asia than in Western countries (1.0 point)

4 Software manufacturers have been trying to get governments to stop this copying or "pirating" (2 points)

5 In an attempt to get rid of "software pirates" (1.0 point), police have seized software from stores and fined the owners (1.0 point)

6 This has been partially successful (1.0 point), but manufacturers are still losing a lot of money (1.0 point)

7 By using this kind of software (1.0 point), computer owners risk damaging their computer (1.0 point)

8 Illegally copied software can carry computer viruses (1.0 point) which could wipe out information stored on the computer's hard ware (1.0 point)

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