Trang 1/6 – Mã đề thi 246 Môn: TI& A1 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 5 trang) 246 H, tên thí sinh: báo danh: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 1: Her enthusiasm ______ her lack of experience. A. makes up for B. makes off C. makes out at D. makes up Question 2: The ________ boy screamed with fear. A. frighten B. frightened C. frightening D. frightful Question 3: Many rivers have been found ________ with filthy waste from factories. A. pollute B. pollutants C. polluted D. pollution Question 4: If you put your money in a bank now, you may get 11% ________ annually. A. interest B. profit C. money D. income Question 5: Please __ your cigarette. I am going to get choked. A. cut down B. blow out C. put aside D. put out Question 6: The main threat to the ______ of these creatures comes from their loss of habitat. A. survive B. survivor C. survival D. survivable Question 7: They are_________ their house because they need more bedrooms. A. increasing B. extending C. adding D. growing Question 8:This is_______ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do. A. by far B. by chance C. by heart D. by myself Question 9: Last year she earned _______ her brother. A. twice as much as B. twice more than C. twice as many as D. twice as more as Question 10: Little ______ he know how much suffering he has caused. A. didn’t B. should C. won’t D. does Question 11: The politician tried to arouse the crowd, but most of them were ________ to his arguments. A. closed B. indifferent C. careless D. dead Question 12: - Can you take the day off tomorrow? - Well, I’ll have to get _________ from my boss. A. permission B. license C. allowance D. permit Question 13: I do not believe that this preposterous scheme is _____ of our serious consideration. A. worthy B. worth C. worthwhile D. worthless Question 14: Mike: “I have passed all my examinations !” - Joan: “_________” A. My dear! B. Best wishes! C. Well done! D. That’s very well! Question 15: I’ve been ______ advised not to say anything. A. seriously B. greatly C. strongly D. significantly Question 16: Dr. Evans has _________ a valuable contribution to the life of the school. A. done B. created C. caused D. made Question 17: No matter _______, Mozart was an accomplished composer while still a child. A. how it seems remarkable B. how remarkable it seems C. it seems remarkable how D. how seems it remarkable Question 18: It was difficult to guess what her ________ to the news would be. Trang 2/6 – Mã đề thi 246 A. feelings B. reaction C. capital D. opinion Question 19 We need ________ information before we can decide. A. further B. farther C. far D. furthest Question 20: Sportsmen __________ their political differences on the sports field. A. take part B. put aside C. take place D. keep apart Question 21: _______ is to forget all about it. A. At best you can do B. The best thing you can do C. What best you can do D. You can do the best Question 22: No matter how angry he was, he would never ……… to violence. A. refuse B. resist C. resort D. resolve Question 23: He came ………… a lot of criticism for the remarks he made in a television interview. A. in for B. out of C. off D. over Question 24: ________ long thought to have no bones, small amounts of bone were recently found at the bases of the teeth in some species. A. Although sharks were B. Despite sharks being C. In spite of sharks are D. Nevertheless, sharks Question 25: _______ daily promotes physical as well as emotional well-being in people of all ages. A. Having exercised B. Those who exercise C. For exercising D. Exercising Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 26: The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination. A. effects B. symptoms C. hints D. demonstrations Question 27: Although they hold similar political views, their religious beliefs present a striking contrast. A. minor comparison B. significant difference C. complete coincidence D. interesting resemblance Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 28: I have a vague recollection of meeting him when I was a child. A. clear B. indistinct C. imprecise D. ill-defined Question 29: Vietnam’s admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) has promoted its trade relations with other countries. A. restricted B. boosted C. balanced D. expanded Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 30: . that the company has shown rapid growth in the last two ears. A. It is reported B. They are reported C. The report was D. It was reported Question 31: Having been served lunch, __________________ A. the problem was discussed by the members of the committee. B. the committee members discussed the problem C. it was discussed by the committee members the problem D. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee. Question 32: “I am sorry, Jean. I broke your bicycle,” said John. A. John apologized Jean for breaking her bicycle. B. John apologized Jean for having broken her bicycle. C. John apologized to Jean to have broken her bicycle. Trang 3/6 – Mã đề thi 246 D. John apologized to Jean for having broken her bicycle. Question 33: Designers are experimenting with a new material ___________ flexibility and lightness. A. is combining B. has combined C. that combines D. combination of Question 34: Hair color is ___________ characteristics to use in identifying people. A. one of the most obvious that are B. obviously one of the most C. one of the most obvious D. most obvious one of Question 35: ________children were injured. They all came back unharmed. A. Not any of the B. None of the C. Not any of D. None of Question 36: During the time I started to get chest pains, I________ tennis a lot. A. had played B. have played C. would play D. was playing Question 37: ________, he could not lift the trap door. A. As he was strong B. Strong as was he C. As strong he was D. Strong as he was Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. Question 38: A. explanation B. preparation C. considerate D. information Question 39: A. emergency B. concentration C. humanity D. phenomenon Question 40: A. individual B. competitive C. occupation D. documentary Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 41: It is important that you turned off the heater every morning before you leave for class. A B C D Question 42: Going from air condition room to a natural environment can cause respiratory illness. A B C D Question 43: A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered a basic part A B C of the education of every child. D Question 44: The lion has long been a symbol of strength, power, and it is very cruel. A B C D Question 45: So extensive the lakes are that they are viewed as the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. Question 46: Diana ran into her former teacher on the way to the stadium yesterday. A. Diana caused an accident to her teacher while she was going to the stadium. B. Diana’s car ran over her teacher on the way to the stadium. C. Diana happened to meet her teacher while she was going to the stadium. D. Diana’s teacher got run over whole she was going to the stadium. Question 47: You should have persuaded him to change his mind. A. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn’t. B. You didn’t persuade him to change because of his mind. C. You should persuade him to change his mind. D. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn’t listen. Question 48: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high. A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher. B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is. Trang 4/6 – Mã đề thi 246 C. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate. D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime. Question 49: The government does not know what to do with household rubbish in large cities. A. Little does the government know what to do with household rubbish in large cities. B. It is unknown what to do with household rubbish in large cities by the government C. Rarely the government knows what to do with household rubbish in large cities. D. Hardly any government knows what to do with household rubbish in large cities. Question 50: He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work. A. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work. B. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work. C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work. D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions, from 51 to 60. A number of factors related to the voice reveal the personality of the speaker. The first is the broad area of communication, which includes imparting information by use of language, communicating with a group or an individual and specialized communication through performance. A person conveys thoughts and ideas through choice of words, by a tone of voice that is pleasant or unpleasant, gentle or harsh, by the rhythm that is inherent within the language itself, and by speech rhythms that are flowing and regular or uneven and hesitant, and finally, by the pitch and melody of the utterance. When speaking before a group, a person's tone may indicate uncertainty or fright, confidence or calm. At interpersonal levels, the tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen, or may belie them. Here the participant’s tone can consciously or unconsciously reflect intuitive sympathy or antipathy, lack of concern or interest, fatigue, anxiety, enthusiasm or excitement, all of which are .usually discernible by the acute listener. Public performance is a manner of communication that is highly specialized with its own techniques for obtaining effects by voice and /or gesture. The motivation derived from the text, and in the case of singing, the music, in combination with the performer's skills, personality, and ability to create empathy will determine the success of artistic, political, or pedagogic communication. Second, the voice gives psychological clues to a person's self-image, perception of others, and emotional health. Self-image can be indicated by a tone of voice that is confident, pretentious, shy, aggressive, outgoing, or exuberant, to name only a few personality traits. Also the sound may give a clue to the facade or mask of that person, for example, a shy person hiding behind an overconfident front. How a speaker perceives the listener's receptiveness, interest, or sympathy in any given conversation can drastically alter the tone of presentation, by encouraging or discouraging the speaker. Emotional health is evidenced in the voice by free and melodic sounds of the happy, by constricted and harsh sound of the angry, and by dull and lethargic qualities of the depressed. Question 51: What does the passage mainly discuss? A. The function of the voice in performance C. The connection between voice and personality B. Communication styles D. The production of speech Question 52: What does the author mean by staring that, "At interpersonal levels, tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen" in lines 8- 9? A. Feelings are expressed with different words than ideas are. B. The tone of voice can carry information beyond the meaning of words. C. A high tone of voice reflects an emotional communication. D. Feelings are more difficult to express than ideas. Question 53: The word "Here" in line 9 refers to…………… A. interpersonal interactions B. the tone C. ideas and feelings D. words chosen Trang 5/6 – Mã đề thi 246 Question 54: The word "derived" in line 13 is closest in meaning to……… A. discussed B. prepared C. registered D. obtained Question 55: Why does the author mention "artistic, political, or pedagogic communication" in line 14-15? A. As examples of public performance B. As examples of basic styles of communication C. To contrast them to singing D. To introduce the idea of self-image Question 56: According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice may be an indication of a person's……… A. general physical health B. personality C. ability to communicate D. vocal quality Question 57: According to the passage, an overconfident front may hide………… A. hostility B. shyness C. friendliness D. strength Question 58: The word "drastically" in line 21 is closest in meaning to…………… A. frequently B. exactly C. severely D. easily Question 59: The word "evidenced" in line 22 is closest in meaning to…………… A. questioned B. repeated C. indicated D. exaggerated Question 60: According to the passage, what does a constricted and harsh voice indicate? A. Lethargy B. Depression C. Boredom D. Anger Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks, from 61 to 70. NEIGHBOURS INFLUENCE BUYING DECISIONS However objective we believe ourselves to be, most of us do not judge a product solely on its merits, considering quality, value and style before making a decision. (61)________, we are easily influenced by the people around us. There is nothing (62)___________ with this. It is probably a smarter way to make decisions than (63)________ on only our own opinions. But it does make life hard for companies. They have long understood that groups of friends and relatives tend to buy the same products, but understanding the reasons has been tricky. It is because they are so similar with (64)_______ to how much money they make and what television ads they watch that they independently (65)________ at the same decision? Or do they copy one another, perhaps (66)______ envy or perhaps because they have shared information about the products? Research in Finland recently found overwhelming evidence that neighbours have a big influence on buying decisions. When one of a person’s ten nearest neighbours bought a car, the chances that that person would buy a car of the same brand during the next week and a half (67)__________ by 86 per cent. The researchers argued that it was not just a (68)_________ of envy. Used cars seemed to attract neighbours even more than new cars. This suggested that people were not trying to (69)_______ up with their neighbours, they were keen to learn from them. Since used cars are less reliable, a recommendation of one can (70)________influence a buying decision. Question 61: A. What’s more B. Instead C. Unlike D. In place Question 62: A. wrong B. silly C. bad D. daft Question 63: A. basing B. trusting C. supposing D. relying Question 64: A. connection B. regard C. relation D. concern Question 65: A. reach B. come C. arrive D. get Question 66: A. for B. as to C. out of D. about Question 67: A. boosted B. rose C. enlarged D. lifted Question 68: A. thing B. point C. matter D. fact Question 69: A. keep B. stay C. hold D. follow Question 70: A. fiercely B. strongly C. firmly D. intensely Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions, from 71 to 80. Trang 6/6 – Mã đề thi 246 As heart disease continues to be the number-one killer in the United States, researchers have become increasingly interested in identifying the potential risk factors that trigger heart attacks. High-fat diets and "life in the fast lane" have long been known to contribute to the high incidence of heart failure. But according to new studies, the list of risk factors may be significantly longer and quite surprising. Heart failure, for example, appears to have seasonal and temporal patterns. A higher percentage of heart attacks occur in cold weather, and more people experience heart failure on Monday than on any other day of the week. In addition, people are more susceptible to heart attacks in the first few hours after waking. Cardiologists first observed this morning phenomenon in the mid-1980, and have since discovered a number of possible causes. An early-morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and concentration of heart stimulating hormones, plus a reduction of blood flow to the heart, may all contribute to the higher incidence of heart attacks between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M. In other studies, both birthdays and bachelorhood have been implicated as risk factors. Statistics revealthat heart attack rates increase significantly for both females and males in the few days immediately preceding and following their birthdays. And unmarried men are more at risk for heart attacks than their married counterparts. Though stress is thought to be linked in some way to all of the aforementioned risk factors, intense research continues in the hope of further comprehending why and how heart failure is triggered. Question 71: What does the passage mainly discuss? A. risk factors in heart attacks B. seasonal and temporal patterns of heart attacks C. cardiology in the 1980s D. diet and stress as factors in heart attacks Question 72:In line 2, the word "potential" could best be re-placed by which of the following? A. harmful B. primary C. unknown D. possible Question 73:The word "trigger" as used in line 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following? A. involve B. affect C. cause D. encounter Question 74: Which of the following could best replace the word "incidence" as used in line 3? A. increase B. rate C. chance D. factor Question 75: The author uses the word "temporal" in line 4 to mean A. affected by B. of a certain date C. expected D. regularly Question 76: Which of the following does the passage infer? A. We now fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks. B. We recently began to study how risk factors trigger heart attacks. C. We have not identified many risk factors associated with heart attacks. D. We do not fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks. Question 77: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a possible cause of many heart attacks? A. decreased blood flow to the heart B. increased blood pressure C. lower heart rate D. increase in hormones Question 78: The word "phenomenon" in line 6 refers to which of the following? A. habit B. illness C. occurrence D. activity Question 79: Which of the following is NOT cited as a possible risk factor? A. having a birthday B. getting married C. eating fatty foods D. being under stress Question 80: As used in line 10, which of the following could best replace the word "reveal"? A. show B. observe C. mean D. explain THE END . ill-defined Question 29: Vietnam’s admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) has promoted its trade relations with other countries. A. restricted B. boosted C. balanced D. expanded . persuaded him to change his mind. A. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn’t. B. You didn’t persuade him to change because of his mind. C. You should persuade him. is nothing (62)___________ with this. It is probably a smarter way to make decisions than (63)________ on only our own opinions. But it does make life hard for companies. They have long understood