Test 1 (Thi Chuyên) I. PRONUNCIATION (5 points) Part 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (3 points) 1. A. cheap B. character C. children D. church 2. A. cough B. though C. laugh D. rough 3. A. tidy B. sighteeing C. slice D. milk Part 2: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others. (2 points) 1. A. jumper B. homework C. trousers D. machine 2. A. dormitory B. category C. priority D. ordinary II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 30 points) Part 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. (10 points) 1. Vinh Yen is the city ……. A. in which I was born. B. in that I was born. C. where I was born in. D. I was born. 2. I didn’t have an umbrella , so I got wet. A. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t get wet. B. If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet. C. I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet. D. Had I had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet. 3. She was poor ……… honest. A. so B. but C. because D. however 4. I cant stand …... in hot weather. A. to walk B. walking C. walk D. to walking 5. The coffee was too hot for me to drink. A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it. B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink. C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink. D. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it. 6. This is the best movie …... I have seen. A. which B. where C. whose D. that 7. You …... open the door before the train gets into the station. Its very dangerous. A. must B. mustnt C. should D. dont have to 8. English is a …… easy language to learn. A. compared B. comparative C. comparatively D. comparable 9. Lets go somewhere else. Theres …... noise in this room. A. too many B. too much C. enough D. too 10. Nobody will go there, …... ? A. will he B. won’t he C. will they D. won’t they Part 2: Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. (10 points) advantage agreement argument attention period complaint contact conversation effect use 1. My teacher made a ........………… about me to the principal. 2. After lengthy negotiations they managed to come to an ........………… . 3. Lots of charities can make ........………… of old clothing and other household goods. 4. I had a stupid ........………… with my brother about which TV programme to watch. 5. I had a long ........………… with Aunt Judith on the phone today. 6. The constant sun is having a terrible ........………… on my skin. 7. Jill finally made ........………… with her brother who was travelling in India. 8. Rod decided to take ........………… of the good weather and go for a long walk. 9. It’s important to pay ........………… to the road signs when driving in a foreign country. 10. Sue felt that her time at college was the most exciting …………… of her life. Part 3: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. The first one has been done for you (0). (10points) EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES A recent report on the (0) eating habits of children in Britain EAT suggests that children from the age of three to sixteen show a strong (1) ......................... for vegetables and only eat LIKE (2) ...........................amounts of fruit and vegetables at Christmas. SUFFICE One researcher says not eating (3) ......................... may have PROPER serious consequences on a child’s (4) .............................and physical SPEAK development, resulting in poorer performance at school. One (5) ............................. is to give children extra iron and vitamins but SOLVE in the long run it is more (6) .................................if children get the EFFECT right ingredients in their (7) .................................diet. DAY (8) ..............................., parents choose food for their children that is FORTUNATE quick and (9) ...............................to prepare, rather than food which CONVENIENCE is fresh and healthy. (10) ............................., it is difficult later to get CONSEQUENCE children to change their habits. III. LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS (5 points) Choose the correct response (A, B, C, or D). 1. “Cigarette?” “_________” A. I smoke five cigarettes a day. B. It’s very expensive. C. Not really. D. No, thanks. 2. “Is it far to the international airport from here?” “_________” A. Yeah, it’s pretty far. B. By taxi. C. None at all. D. Sure, no problem. 3. “No one can play football as well as Bill.” “_________” A. You’re right. He doesn’t play it well. B. Yes, he’s a professional player. C. No, de doesn’t like football. D. Yes, about once a week. 4. “Would you mind turning down the volume?” “_________” A. Of course. B. I’d be glad to. C. Not at all. D. Yes, sure. 5. “Why don’t you take a break?” “_________” A. Because I’m tired. B. I don’t agree. C. Sure, go ahead. D. I guess I should. IV. READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points) Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (10 points) GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION For many years now, British girls have performed much better in exams than boys. Most theories about the causes of this gap (1) the sexes have blamed the education (2) . However, new research suggests that boys’ poor performance has nothing to do (3) internal practices at schools. Instead external factors, such as different learning styles and how children are (4) up, have to be considered. For this (5) ,many educationalists are now studying how boys and girls learn to read. They believe that, since reading is (6) taught either by mothers or by female primary school teachers, many boys (7) reading as a woman’s activity and this puts them (8) it. Another factor could be that boys are generally more (9) than girls. When they can’t be the best, they would rather (10) up on education than be considered average. Girls seem much happier to be second best. 1. A. among B. between C. beside D. beyond 2. A. method B. style C. technique D. system 3. A. by B. from C. at D. with 4. A. brought B. raised C. given D. grown 5. A. cause B. purpose C. reason D. objective 6. A. hardly B. generally C. rarely D. lately 7. A. look B. notice C. see D. watch 8. A. off B. on C. across D. through 9. A. determined B. optimistic
Trang 1Test 1 (Thi Chuyên)
I PRONUNCIATION (5 points)
Part 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (3 points)
3 A tidy B sighteeing C slice D milk
Part 2: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others (2 points)
II GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 30 points)
Part 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D (10 points)
1 Vinh Yen is the city ……
A in which I was born
B in that I was born
C where I was born in
D I was born
2 I didn’t have an umbrella , so I got wet
A If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t get wet
B If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet
C I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet
D Had I had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet
3 She was poor ……… honest
4 I can't stand … in hot weather
A to walk B walking C walk D to walking
5 The coffee was too hot for me to drink
A The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it
B The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink
C The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink
D The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it
6 This is the best movie … I have seen
7 You … open the door before the train gets into the station It's very dangerous
8 English is a …… easy language to learn
A compared B comparative C comparatively D comparable
9 Let's go somewhere else There's … noise in this room
10 Nobody will go there, … ?
A will he B won’t he C will they D won’t they
Part 2: Choose the correct word to complete each sentence (10 points)
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complaint contact conversation effect use
1 My teacher made a ………… about me to the principal
2 After lengthy negotiations they managed to come to an …………
3 Lots of charities can make ………… of old clothing and other household goods
4 I had a stupid ………… with my brother about which TV programme to watch
5 I had a long ………… with Aunt Judith on the phone today
6 The constant sun is having a terrible ………… on my skin
7 Jill finally made ………… with her brother who was travelling in India
8 Rod decided to take ………… of the good weather and go for a long walk
9 It’s important to pay ………… to the road signs when driving in a foreign country
10 Sue felt that her time at college was the most exciting ……… of her life
Part 3: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line The first one has been done for you (0) (10points)
EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
A recent report on the (0) eating habits of children in Britain EAT
suggests that children from the age of three to sixteen show a
strong (1) for vegetables and only eat LIKE
(2) amounts of fruit and vegetables at Christmas SUFFICE
One researcher says not eating (3) may have PROPER
serious consequences on a child’s (4) and physical SPEAK
development, resulting in poorer performance at school One
(5) is to give children extra iron and vitamins but SOLVE
in the long run it is more (6) if children get the EFFECT
right ingredients in their (7) diet DAY
(8) , parents choose food for their children that is FORTUNATE
quick and (9) to prepare, rather than food which CONVENIENCE
is fresh and healthy (10) , it is difficult later to get CONSEQUENCE
children to change their habits
III LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS (5 points)
Choose the correct response (A, B, C, or D).
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A I smoke five cigarettes a day B It’s very expensive
2 “Is it far to the international airport from here?” - “ _”
A Yeah, it’s pretty far B By taxi
C None at all D Sure, no problem
3 “No one can play football as well as Bill.” - “ _”
A You’re right He doesn’t play it well B Yes, he’s a professional player
C No, de doesn’t like football D Yes, about once a week
4 “Would you mind turning down the volume?” - “ _”
A Of course B I’d be glad to C Not at all D Yes, sure
5 “Why don’t you take a break?” - “ _”
A Because I’m tired B I don’t agree
C Sure, go ahead D I guess I should
IV READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)
Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space (10 points)
GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION
For many years now, British girls have performed much better in exams than boys Most theoriesabout the causes of this gap -(1) - the sexes have blamed the education -(2) - However, newresearch suggests that boys’ poor performance has nothing to do -(3) - internal practices at schools.Instead external factors, such as different learning styles and how children are -(4) - up, have to beconsidered
For this -(5) - ,many educationalists are now studying how boys and girls learn to read Theybelieve that, since reading is -(6) - taught either by mothers or by female primary school teachers,many boys -(7) - reading as a woman’s activity and this puts them -(8) - it
Another factor could be that boys are generally more -(9) - than girls When they can’t be thebest, they would rather -(10) - up on education than be considered average Girls seem much happier to
be second best
9 A determined B optimistic C possessive D competitive
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Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space (15 points)
FAMILY LIFE
In a big family like mine you have a (1) ………… of arguments (2) ………… weekend,for example, we have been trying to decide on our summer holiday (3) ………… is amazing howdifficult this kind of decision can be when you have to consider so (4) ………… different ideas It can
be hard enough for two people to agree, but (5) ………… are eight of us! My mum wants to go to themountains, but (6) ………… else does (7) ………… three of my brothers want to go to thebeach, but that’s the (8) ………… place my dad refuses to go (9) ………… of my parentswants to go abroad – (10) ………… say it’s too expensive Unfortunately, my sister Sonya wants to
go to Disney World Dad says fine, so long as she pays for (11) ………… Of course, my oldersister wants to go away with her friends, but Mum says she is too young to go on holiday on her (12)
WHO IS REALLY ON THE INTERNET?
One of the great things about the Internet, as well as one of its biggest problems, is that people are
basically anonymous on it In Internet chat rooms and web cafés, people can use a different name and
even create an entirely different identity if they want to
In some ways, this is a good thing For many people, it gives them the chance to do things that
they could never do in real life For example, a person might be very shy in real life, but that same person
may find the courage to make friends on the Internet because it feels safer In addition, people in somecountries are not free to express their opinions, especially if they don’t like the government By using adifferent identity on the Internet, they can express their opinions without worrying about getting introuble
That same freedom to be ‘another person’ on the Internet, however, causes many problems as well.The major problem is Internet fraud Many dishonest people use the Internet to pretend to be a differentperson Then they trick a person into trusting them in some way and take their money In one case, twoJapanese men lied to Filipinos who wanted to travel to Japan The two Japanese men told them that theycould help them get visas to Japan for a small price (about $ 400 per person) The two Japanese men took
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$ 350 million from trusting people When you consider that only $ 57 million was stolen in bank robberies
in all of Europe, it is easy to see that Internet crime is a serious problem
1 The word ‘anonymous’ in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _
A nameless B dishonest C trusting D criminal
2 According to paragraph 2, all of the following are true of the Internet EXCEPT _
A it allows people to safely oppose their government
B it makes it easier for people to express themselves
C it gets people in trouble
D it helps shy people make friends
3 The word ‘they’ in bold in paragraph 2 refers to _
4 The author mentions two Japanese men in order to _
A suggest that there is a lot of Internet crime in Japan
B show that getting a visa is very difficult in Japan
C give an example of fraud on the Internet
D show that you shouldn’t trust anyone on the Internet
5 Why does the author mention bank robberies?
A To show that there is more money in Internet crime than in robbing banks
B To suggest that Internet crime is easier than robbing banks
C To show that Internet crime is much more common than other types of crime
D To show that banks are safer than the Internet
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millions of years to produce, we quickly beginning 1
to exhaust these supplies Recently UN committee 2
reported that world’s oil and gas supplies 3
would about 100 years if used carefully The report 4
stated that there be enough oil and gas for a century 5
only if the present demand could controlled If the 6
demand continued grow, the report said that fuel 7
supplies would last for less forty years According 8
to the report, governments must now steps to 9
control the amounts of fossil fuels are used 10
THE END
Trang 7Test 2 (Thi Chuyên)
Part 1 Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet (5 pts)
2 A theatre B bathing C breathe D southern
4 A cholera B character C mechanic D charity
10 A psychology B photography C geology D classify
Part 2 Choose the word whose stress position is different from that of the others in each group
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet (5 pts)
1 A expectation B introduction C volunteer D foundation
2 A extensive B exciting C excellent D existence
3 A successful B wonderful C beautiful D plentiful
4 A university B understand C geography D biological
5 A mechanic B official C preference D convenience
6 A residential B volunteer C Vietnamese D dramatic
8 A professional B environmental C responsibility D mathematician
9 A constant B control C contrary D concert
10 A miracle B employment C atmosphere D company
Part 3 Choose the best word or phrase to complete each of the sentences below
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet (10 pts)
1 He always takes full of the mistakes made by these competitors
A advantage B benefit C profit D advice
2 The girl must be very _ to draw such a beautiful picture
A imaginative B imaginable C imaginary D imagination
3 Everyone in the house woke up when the burglar alarm
A got out B went off C put down D set out
4 Some of the survivors spoke to reporters about their in the air crash
A occasion B happening C event D experience
5 Bill has _ a very good idea for the next class party
A looked up to B come up with C gone in for D made up of
6 No one helped him; he did it _
A himself all B all by himself C by all himself D by himself all
7 Many of the minerals near the Earth’s surface exist in small
8 She wondered her father looked like now, after so many years away
9 Alice Freeman, president of Wellesley College at the age of 27, is one of the youngest presidents inhistory
A who is appointed B who was appointed C that is appointed D whom hasbeen appointed
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11 Of the two drivers, Mr Blake is very experienced and _
A the others are not B the other is not C another is not D other is not
12 The weekend football match was cancelled _ the heavy rain
A as a result from B on account of C due for D because with
13 It’s urgent that the boss _ a meeting to discuss the problem
14 Either you or Daisy _ the vase
A has broken B have broken C has been broken D have been broken
15 Mary, give her my best regards
A If you had seen B Do you see C By seeing D Should you see
16 In the US, the states but Hawaii is an island
A neither of B none of C no of D all of
17 I'm a bit busy right now, can you _?
A recall me B return my call C rephone D call back
18 Now, boys Just watch me, and do _ I tell you
A whatever B whoever C however D whenever
19 The Olympic Games are held
A four years once B each four years C every four years D once four years
20 _ I admire his intelligence, I can’t stand his stubbornness
A Much as B Whatever C Despite D As long as
Part 4 Choose the word or phrase which best fits each of the numbered blanks in the passage below Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet (5 pts)
In this age of -(1) - telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer peopleare taking time to sit down and write letters -(2) - friends and relatives For hundreds of years, letterswere the only way to keep -(3) - with people who were any distance away and letter-writing was seen
as an important skill for all learned people -(4) -
Gradually, -(5) -, the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a point that the majority of us have
to -(6) - a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we apply for a job or make a complaint
In the business world, the tendency is for routine communications to become shorter -(7) - clients mayappreciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letters is often regarded as -(8) - Manypeople prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its speed is essential in many situations but -(9) -have you put the telephone down, dissatisfied with what you have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw
my -(10) - away yet
1 A progressive B advanced C highly-developed D all are correct
3 A in step B in contact C on good terms D up
4 A to be mastered B mastering C to master D mastered
5 A therefore B however C in short D for example
7 A Even though B As though C Despite D However
8 A unimportant B inefficient C unusual D impossible
9 A how often B how long C how much D how about
Part 5 Choose the most suitable heading from the list (A-K) for each part (1-10) of the article There isone extra heading which you do not need to use Write your answers (A K) on the answer sheet.(10 pts)
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5
If you are going to live in a hall of residence, you may need to provide your own sheets, pillows andtowels Some schools furnish bed linen; in other schools you can purchase a service that will provide linenand also launder it Some schools provide nothing but your bed If you don't know what you will find,bring soap and a towel for the first night, then buy anything else you need after you have settled in
What else to bring?
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10
Have a good trip, and enjoy your educational adventure
Part 6 Point out one of the four underlined parts in each of the sentences below which is not correct Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on the answer sheet (5 pts)
1 When I entered the laboratory, everyone were doing experiments
Part 7 Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the passage below with ONE suitable word
Write your answers on the answer sheet (10 pts)
Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild places -(1) - they live are seriously threatened almosteverywhere on our earth One species has become -(2) - in each year of this century, but many hundredsare now being -(3) - Lack of attention would -(4) - to the rapid advance of the process ofextinction
Already many kinds of wild animals have been -(5) - reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem
is forgotten Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals etc., -(6) - thought to be in danger ofextinction
But even more important, perhaps, -(7) - individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats are indanger of vanishing: marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially the tropical forests, arebeing -(8) - down to satisfy man's need of timber and paper
What would our world be like -(9) - all the wild animals and wild plants vanished? -(10) - our lifestill exist then?
Part 8 Supply the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete each of the sentences below Write your answers on the answer sheet (10 pts)
1 The manager spoke (PERSUADE) about his plan for the restructure of the department
2 John admitted that his cruel joke to his friend was (INTEND)
3 When he retired, he took up (CARPENTER) as a hobby
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5 The rule is not (APPLY) in this case
6 Dian Fossey was an American (ZOO)
7 I’d lost my key so I couldn’t (LOCK) the door when I got home
8 The meeting began in (AGREE), but finally everyone accepted the manager’s proposal
9 We live in a(n) (REAL) world, so don’t be too disappointed if things go wrong!
10 I’m applying for (MEMBER) of the tennis club
Part 9 Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets Write your answers on the answer sheet (10 pts)
a It’s high time you (1 have) the house (2 repaint).
b He (3 usually see) (4 walk) with his niece in the park on Sundays.
c He (5 work) in this office for 30 years by the time he (6 retire) next October.
d At that moment I (7 not know) what (8 say) I was too shocked, you know.
e Not until we (9 arrive) at his house (10 we know) that he was seriously ill.
f By the time the police (11 get) to their house, the burglar (12 disappear) into the dark.
g (13 Work) in the garden all day that day, my mother (14 be) totally exhausted.
h I can’t remember (15 meet) this man His face (16 not look) familiar to me at all.
i I’d rather you (17 tell) me what you (18 do) over the last 2 weeks.
j I (19 hear) the explosion while I (20 jog) in the street.
Part 10 Fill in each blank in the sentences below with a suitable preposition or adverb particle
Write your answers on the answer sheet (10 pts)
a (1) weekends, the library is crowded (2) students.
b I am not ashamed (3) what I have done; neither am I proud (4) it.
c Mr Jones is (5) charge (6) the planning department.
d After being informed (7) the accident, the police quickly arrived (8) _ the
scene
e I’m (9) the impression that Thomas is guilty (10) _ the crime.
f (11) some reason, the boss is opposed (12) my suggestion.
g They usually stay in (13) Christmas, but go out (14) _ New Year’s Eve.
h (15) my opinion, the old vase is worth $20,000 (16) _ least.
i It’s obvious (17) _ everyone that Peter is eager (18) _ a chance to play in the final
match
j (19) my relief, my mother has got (20) her illness.
Part 11 Finish each of the sentences below in such a way that it means the same as the original sentence
Write your answers on the answer sheet (10 pts)
1 The children should be working by now → It’s time _
2 Galileo is considered to be the father of modern astronomy → Galileo is regarded
3 They had to go by air because there was no train → If
4 People say she has been to the island of Nagua many times → She
5 She asked where I had bought the shirt → She asked, "
6 I'm sure Jane did not break your glasses on purpose → Jane must _
7 Why didn't they tell us about the delay earlier? → We should
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9 Tom failed the exam, which surprised all of us → All of us
10.The exam is so easy! → What
Part 12 Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning stays the same, using the word given in capitals Do not change this word in any way Write your answers on the answer sheet (10 pts)
1 My father spent two hours planting the trees in the garden yesterday TOOK
2 The motor in this machine needs cleaning once a week HAS
3 She always has a good relationship with the children GETS
4 "I'm sorry, but I can't lend you my laptop today, David," Mary said REFUSED
5 Nobody can take better care of me than my mother BEST
6 He did the math problem in only two minutes SOLUTION
7 The price of oil has increased considerably in the last two months RISE
8 The new teaching method strongly influences children’s way of thinking INFLUENCE
10 The question was so difficult that he couldn’t answer it TOO
The end
Trang 13Test 3 (Thi Chuyên)
A pronunciation (10 points).
I Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the others ineach group (5 points)
II Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others (5points)
2 A permanent B power C permission D carpet
3 A photography B minority C heroic D amateur
4 A practicality B politician C uncontrollable D comfortable
5 A managerial B determination C unbelievable D inability
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 points).
I Choose the best answers to completes each sentence (10 points)
1 _ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser
A Being not B Not having been C Have not been D Having not been
2 Herbs _ in soups and sauces
A are used to be B are often used C often use D get used to being
3 _ finds the treasure is entitled to twenty five percent of it
4 The passage _ that the first settlers were Spanish
5 There are not many interesting _ of news in the ‘Evening’
6 Jane likes watching films, but she is not _ keen on any kind
A specially B certainly C largely D particularly
7 If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the _ to get in
8 From now on, you have to _ responsibility for the sales figures
9 _, the reports are not good enough to be printed
A Out of the ordinary B On my own C If you ask me D Telling the truth
10 During the war, we _ many relatives
A set an example for B take for granted C lost touch with D made a mention of
II Give the correct form/ tense of the verbs in brackets (10 points)
Although some groups of people (1 always live) _ outdoors in tents, camping as we (2.know) _ it today (3 begin) _ to be popular about 50 years ago The increase in theuse of cars and improvements in camping equipment (4 allow) _ more people to travel longerdistances into the countryside and (5 stay) _ there in greater comfort Many campers like (6.be) _ themselves in quiet areas, so they take their tent and food and walk or cycle into theforests or the mountains Others, (7 prefer) _ to be near people, (8 drive) _ to a public
or privately-owned campsite which (9 have) _ up-to-date facilities, like hot shower andswimming pools
Whether campers are separate in the mountain or on a busy site, they should remember to keep thearea clean and tidy In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid (10 attract) _ animals
Trang 14III Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage (10 points)
1 At the end of the concert, the audience gave the young pianist a _ ovation (stand)
2 The university has _ the use of dictionaries during language examinations (author)
3 A dilemma is a situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two, sometimes unpleasant,
_ (alternate)
4 It is very difficult to find Mrs Burton’s shop, for it was _ from all others in the street
(distinguish)
5 When we arrived at the hotel, we were amazed at the _ hospitality of the fans (compare)
6 The teacher’s criticism has _ Tom’s interest in learning (die)
7 The staff’s bad behavior has brought to the whole company (graceful)
8 Panda is _ to China only (nation)
9 Traditional _are a good source of fun and entertainment (celebrate)
10 The public were angry with the Minister’s _ to tell the truth about the bribery (refuse)
C READING (45 points).
I Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question (5 points)
As far back as 700 B.C, man has talked about children being cared for by wolves Romulus andRemus, the legendary twin founders of Rome, were purported to have been cared for by wolves It is
believed that when a she-wolf loses her litter, she seeks a human child to take its place
This seemingly preposterous idea did not become credible until the late nineteen century when a
French doctor actually found a naked ten-year-old boy wandering in the woods He did not walk erect,could not speak intelligibly, nor could he relate to people He only growled and stared at them Finally thedoctor won the boy’s confidence and began to work with him After many long years of devoted andpatient instruction, the doctor was able to get the boy to clothe and feed himself, recognize and utter anumber of words, as well a write letters and form words
1 The French doctor found the boy
A wandering in the woods
B at his doorstep
C growling at him
D speaking intelligibly
2 In this passage, the word “litter” most nearly means
3 The doctor was able to work with the boy because
A the boy was highly intelligent
B the boy trusted him C the boy liked to dress upD the boy was dedicated and patient
4 Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A She-wolves have been said to substitute human children for their lost litters
B Examples of wolves’ caring for human children can be found only in the nineteenth century
C The French doctor succeeded in domesticating the boy somewhat
D The young boy never was able to speak perfectly
5 In this passage, the word “preposterous” most nearly means .
II Read the text below and look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct, and some have
a word which should not be there If a line is correct, put a tick () by the number If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word by the number (15points)
ADVENTURE IN PERUI’ve just been to see a film is called Touching the Void It’s
about two climbers who decided to go climbing in the mountains
in Peru It took them two days to reach the mountain they
had been decided to climb because it was in such a remote place
They left a companion and the most of their supplies at a base camp,
optimistically thinking about they would be back in a couple of
days After a difficult climb, they reached at the top of
the mountain It was then that everything started to go wrong
Because of one climber had broken his leg, he had to be
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much painful that he couldn’t stand on it After a very exciting bit
of the film, which I won’t describe, he found by himself alone
at the bottom of a crevasse He managed to climb out and eventually
crawl to safety The cold was so intense that he got frostbite in his hands,
but he was carried on, dragging himself down a glacier and across rocks
When he arrived at the base camp, his friends were too amazed to see him
They couldn’t believe that in despite his broken leg, he had managed to reach
In 1905 the whaling (7) moved to the waters of Antarctica The introduction of massivefactory ships enabled the whales to be processed at sea As a result, the blue whale had (8) disappeared by the 1950s In 1946 the International Whaling Commission was established to maintain thedeclining whale populations Quotas were (9) but these were often (10) and numberscontinued to fall Hunting of many species continued until 1986 when the IWC finally responded tointernational pressure and a ban on commercial whaling was introduced
4 A repeatedly B frequently C continually D increasingly
5 A invented B discovered C assembled D applied
IV Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage (15 points)
In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting anxiously for news Two of theirfishing-boats (1) been caught in the storm (2) had blown up during the night In thecottages round the harbour people stood (3) their door, (4) worried to talk
The rest of the fishing fleet had (5) the harbour before dark, and the men from these shipswaited and watched with the wives and families of (6) missing men Some had (7) thick blankets and some flasks to hot drinks, knowing that the men (8) be cold and tried Asdawn began to break over (9) the east, a small point if light was (10) in the darkness
of the water and a (11) minutes later, (12) was a shout Before long, the two boats(13) turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbour The men (14) helpedout of their boats, and although they were stiff (15) cold and tiredness, they were all safe
3 Mrs Green is proud of her son’s contribution to the play
Mrs Green is proud of what
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Hardly
5 Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning
We have booked five rooms, only
6 Jane seems to come to the performance lat
II Use the prompts provided to write full sentences (5points)
1 Regular exercise / only help in / control weight/ but / prevent / illness
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A
pronunciation (10 points).
I Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the others ineach group (5 points)
3 A industry B translate C construction D satisfy
II Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others (5points)
2 A surprising B astonishing C amazing D interesting
3 A interview B industry C essential D difficult
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 points).
I Choose the best answers to completes each sentence (10 points)
1 One problem for teacher is that each student has his/ her own needs
A separate B divided C individual D distinctive
2 I was in the book I was reading and didn’t hear the phone
3 If we hurry, we might get there to catch the early train
4 To get a passport, you must send in your birth and two photos
5 She tries to set an hour a week for practice
6 stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home
A At all costs B By all means C In all D On the whole
7 Robert and his wife to my house for tea yesterday evening
A came round B came about C came down D came away
8 Each of the guests a bunch of flowers
A are given B is given C were given D give
9 To everyone’s surprise, Mr Brown at the Trade Union meeting
A turned in B turned over C turned up D turned round
10 Everyone burst out laughing There was a lot of
II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (10 points)
1 I (meet) John before I (be) a fortnight in Paris
2 The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (go) out and they (sit)
in the dark
3 What tune (play) when we (come) in?
4 She was badly hurt when her car hit another car If she (wear) her seat belt, she (not hurt) so badly
5 Coming into the room he (see) Mary where he (leave) her
III Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage (10 points)
1 We go to the restaurant for whenever we ‘re tired of eating meat (vegestable)
2 Don’t worry I ‘ll be waiting for you at the to the pagoda (enter)
3 The old theater of our city is being enlarged and (modern)
4 Advertisements acount for three fourths of the of the newspaper (come)
5 What is the of the adjective “solid” ( oppose)
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7 If your work is you won’t get a raise (satisfy)
8 are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforest are being destroyed.(Conserve)
9 The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of (sport)
10 You can never be sure what he is going to do He is so (predict)
IV Arrange these sentences to make a complete passage (10 points).
a As they built bigger and bigger ships, they were able to sail further and further away
b They don’t really mean that the world is getting smaller, of course
c They found that as they sailed further away from their home countries, the world became bigger
d Then men began to use ships to explore the world
e Today there are no undiscovered countries left to put on the map, but there are many new worlds todiscover out in space
f But 2,300 years ago the Egyptians and the Greek thought that the world was very small and flat thataround it was the ocean
g We often hear people saying that the world is getting smaller
h So they had to make new maps to show the countries that they found
i And they discovered new countries that they didn’t know about
j What they mean is that with modern means of transport, we can now reach every part of the worldvery quickly
C READING (30 points).
I Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question (5 points)
People have been playing with marbles for thousands of years The first marbles were probably eitherriver stones that happened to be naturally round enough to roll or, more likely, rounded globs of clay thatwere baked hardness Such very old clay marbles have been found in both Greek and Roman ruins, andquartz spheres have been dated at around 6000 B.C Harder and more durable marbles tend to inspiredifferent kinds of games than soft clay marbles, which crack very easily So with the advent of handrounded and polished marbles made of agate or some other rugged, igneous rock, the ‘golden age’ ofmarbles and marble play flowered Stone marbles began to appear in the early 1800s in what is now thesouthern part of Germany Shortly after, handmade glass marbles appeared in the same part of Europe Forthe next 120 years, marbles and marble playing-there were literally hundred of games - flourished in bothEurope and America Marble players developed their own vocabulary for different sizes and materials ofmarbles, as well as for the many kinds of games to be played and the way marbles were used in the games.For example, if you were going to play a game of Ring-Taw, one of the most popular and enduringmarbles games, you would lag for the first shot, and then knuckle down from the baulk, trying your best toget a mib or two with your opponent’s immie
1 The author makes the point in the passage that playing with marbles
A has been going on since ancient times
B is a relatively recent phenomenon
C is losing popularity
D is a very expensive pastime
2 According to the passage, which of the following was the least used substance for making marbles?
3 It can be inferred from the passage that the use of marbles became very popular in Europe and America
A in the 18th century
B in the 1970s
C in 6000 B.C
D after glass marbles were developed
4 We can infer from the passage that marble playing
A is a game only for children
B has many variations in games
C is played according to one set of rules
D uses only one kind of marble
5 We can conclude from lines 11-12 of the passage that the terminology of marble playing is
A specialized
B used only by children
C easy to understand
D derived from an ancient language
II Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space (15 points)