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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other three words in each question.. Mark the letter A

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MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICES

I Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has its underlined part

pronounced differently from the other three words in each question.

Question 1 A language B aviation C attraction D applicant

II 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 3 A accomplish B establish C abolish D acronym

competence

Question 5.A mechanic B memorial C mechanism D machine

III Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correcting Question 6 Children’s games, which are amusements involve more than one individual,

appear to be culturally universal

B C D

Question 7 When I came back I realized that my camera had been disappeared

Question 8 If either of you take a vacation now, we won’t be able to finish this work.

Question 9 Computers have made access to information instantly available just by push a few buttons

A B C D

Question 10 Among the world’s 44 richest countries, there has been not war since 1945.

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.

Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours There are two very different

types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious way Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great

“wings” They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “ the right way up”

Conversely, fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way There are bony fish

which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “ taller” than they are wide

They use their whole, vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as

they move Therefore, when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies-

However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively

useless – In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “ moving” around the other side We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish It starts life swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened , but then the skull starts to grow in a strange

asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, an old Picasso- like vision Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side

Question 11 The passage is mainly concerned with:

A symmetrical flatfish B bony flatfish C evolution of flatfish D different types of flatfish

Question 12 The phrase “ hugging the contours” in the line 1 means:

A swimming close to the seabed B hiding in the sand at the bottom of the sea

C Floating just below the surface D Lying still on the sea bottom

Question 13 In lines2à 5, the author mentions skates and rays as examples of fish that:

Question 14 It can be inferred from the passage that horizontal symmetrical fish:

A have one eye each side of the head B have one eye underneath the head

C have two eyes on top of the head D have eyes that move around the head

Question 15 The word “conversely” in line 5 is closest in meaning to:

Question 16 According to the passage, fish such as plaice:

A have difficulties in swimming B live near the surface

C have poor eyesight D have distorted heads

Question 17 The word “ undulate” in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

Question 18 In line 10, the word “ this” refers to

A the migration of the ancestors B the practice of lying on one side

C the problem of the one eye looking downwards D the difficulty of the only one eye being useful

Question 19 According to the passage, the ability of a bony flatfish to move its eyes around is:

Question 20 It can be inferred from the passage that the early life of a flatfish is:

A often confusing B pretty normal C very difficult D full of danger

V Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 21 It seemed an impossible task at times, but we carried on _.

Question 22 He thought the talk was fascinating His friend, _, fell asleep halfway through it.

Question 23 Have you really got no money _the fact that you've had a part-time job this term?

Question 24 The doctor gave the patient examination to discover the cause of his collapse.

Question 25 Her book is about the _between women and men.

Question 26 This section of the car park is _for visitors.

Question 27 The role of women in society has been greatly _in the last few years.

Question 28 Only 40 % of 5-year-olds have _ to pre-school children.

Question 29 He has been _from running a political office for five years.

Question 30 Delegates will meet with _from industry and the government.

A represented B representative C representatives D representers

Question 31 Sports drinks have caught _ as consumers have become more health- conscious.

Question 32 The order _him to appear as a witness.

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A compelled B made C let D discouraged

Question 33 It's a program that give some insight into the _ life of the Victorians.

Question 34 _having a good salary, he also has a private income.

Question 35 - Are you going to John’s wedding ?

- I do not know, it - I might take the exams that weekend

A is all depended B all is depending C all depends D all depend

Question 36 The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.

A removed quickly B cleaned well C changed completely D destroyed completely

Question 37 - Did your brother go to France ?

- No, our parents suggested that we - there at night

Question 38 - Why not open the windows to let - clean air in ?

- I’d rather you didn’t - air in our town is quite polluted ?

Question 39 - at his lessons, still he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.

A Hardly as he worked B Hard as he worked C Hard as he does D Hard as he was

Question 40 “ How long is the seminar ?”

“ - knowledge, it takes about three hours.”

A To my best B To the best of my C In my best of D In my best

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 41 to 50.

In this era of increased global warming and diminishing fossil fuel supplies, we must begin to put a

greater priority on harnessing alternative energy sources Fortunately, there are a number of readily available,

renewable resources that are both cost- effective and earth – friendly Two such resources are solar power and geothermal power

Solar energy, which reaches the earth through sunlight, is so abundant that it could meet the needs of worldwide energy consumption 6,000 times over And solar energy is easily harnessed through the use of photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity In the US alone, more than 100, 000 homes are equipped with solar electric systems in the form of solar panels or solar roof tiles And in other parts of the world,

including many developing countries, the use of solar system is growing steadily

Another alternative energy source, which is abundant in specific geographical areas, is geothermal power, which creates energy by tapping heat from below the surface of the earth Hot water and steam that are trapped in underground pools are pumped to the surface and used to run a generator, which is produces

electricity Geothermal energy is

50, 000 times more abundant than the entire known supply of fossil fuel resources And as with solar power, the technology needed to utilize geothermal energy is fairly simple A prime example of effective geothermal use

in Iceland, a region of high geothermal activity where over 80 percent of private homes are heated by

geothermal power

Solar and geothermal energy are just two of promising renewable alternatives to conventional energy sources The time is long overdue to invest in the development and use of alternative energy on global scale

Question 41.What is the main topic of this passage ?

A The benefits of solar and wind power over conventional energy sources

B How energy resources are tapped from nature

C Two types of alternative energy sources that should be further utilized

D Examples of the use of energy sources worldwide

Question 42 According to the passage, why should we consider using alternative energy sources ?

A Because fossil fuels are no longer available

B Because global warming has increased the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth

C Because they are free and available worldwide

D Because conventional energy resources are being depleted, and they cause environmental damage

Question 43 Which of the following words could best replace the word “ harnessing”

Question 44 According to the passage, what can be inferred about solar roof tiles?

A They are being used in many undeveloped countries

B They can convert geothermal energy to electricity

C They are more expensive than solar panels

D They contain photovoltaic cells

Question 45 According to the passage, how is solar energy production similar to geothermal energy production

?

A They both require the use of a generator B They both use heat from the earth’s surface

C They both require fairly simple technology D They are both conventional and costly

Question 46 Where is the best place in the passage to insert the following sentence:

“ Although the US is not utilizing geothermal resources to this extent, the Western US has a similar capacity to generate geothermal power”

A after the phrase ” earth-friendly” B after the phrase “ growing steadily”

C after the phrase “ by geothermal power” D after the phrase “ global scale”

Question 47 According to the passage, which of the following is true about solar power ?

A There is very little of it available in Iceland

B It is being used in 100, 000 private homes worldwide

C It is 6,000 times more powerful than energy from fossil fuels

D There is enough of it to far exceed the energy needs of the world

Question 48 What can be inferred about the use of geothermal energy in Iceland?

A It is widely used form of energy for heating homes

B Twenty percent of the geothermal energy created is used to heat businesses

C It is not effective for use in private homes

D It is 80 times more effective than traditional forms of energy

Question 49 What does the author imply about alternative energy sources ?

A Many different types of alternative energy sources exist

B Most alternative energy sources are too impractical for private use

C Alternative energy is too expensive for developing countries to produce

D Solar and geothermal energy are the effective forms of alternative power

Question 50 What best describes the author’s purpose in writing the passage ?

A To warn people about the hazards of fossil fuel use

B To describe the advantages and disadvantages of alternative energy use

C To convince people of the benefits of developing alternative energy sources

D To outline the problems and solutions connected with global warming

Put a suitable word in the blank by marking the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet.

Everybody has heard about the Internet, do you know that an “ intranet” is? It is this : just as the Internet connects people around the world, intranets connect people within a (51) company In fact, intranets make use of the same software programs as the Internet to (52) computers and people This (53) that you do not have to buy a lot of additional programs to set up an intranet service If your intranet is working properly, it

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can link together a huge amount of (54) which is stored in different places in the company In this way, people can get the information they need, regardless (55) where it comes from A company intranet can , of course, be used for unimportant information like office memos or canteen menus But an intranet should (56) - important information which people need to make decision about new products, costs and so on The intranet is (57) share their information with other people (58) , many departments don’t want to share their specialist knowledge with others Another problem which often occurs is (59) top managers like to use the intranet to “ communicate down” rather than to “ communicate across” That is, they use the intranet to give orders, not to (60) information between themselves and others working in the same organization

Question 52 A contact B introduce C distinguish D compare

Question 58 A Luckily B Consequently C However D Unfortunately

Question 60 A change B exchange C transform D transit

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

Question 6 1. poor results but also may cause accidents.

A Haste does not only produce B Haste had not only produced

C Haste not only produces D Haste produces not only

Question 6 2.It is important that .

A an exact record should be kept B an exact record to be kept

C to keep an exact record D keeping an exact record

Question 6 3.Jill has received several scholarships

A not only because of his artistic but his academic ability B for both his academic ability as well as his artistic

C because of his academic and artistic ability D as resulting of his ability in the art and the academy

Question 6 4 The moon is not a

planet -A resembling the planets in many respects B which resembles the planets in many respects

C but resemblance to the planets in many respects D although it resembles the planets in many respects

PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)

I Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the provided one.

65 The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough

=> The sea was too _

66 The mechanic serviced my car last week

=> I _

67 I’m always nervous when I travel by air

=> Travelling _

68 He couldn’t afford to buy the car,

=> The car _

69 “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked

=> He suggested _

II TOPIC: Write a letter to Vinatour, applying for the job mentioned in the advertisement in a newspaper.

Flat 3,324, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi

October 16 th , 2014

Hanoi Vinatour

250, Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing in reply to your advertisement in the Vietnam News for experienced English-speaking local guides

to accompany foreign visitors on trips throughout Vietnam To tell the truth, I am very much interested in the post and hope to get it.

After reading the requirement for applicants, I can say by sure that I meet all of the qualifications that you specify I was awarded High School Certificate two years ago with flying colors After leaving high school, I worked as an accountant in a small travel agency for one year, where I was given a training course on tourism Then I had one year of experience as a tour guide so I know many tourist areas in Vietnam arid have a basic knowledge of Vietnamese culture, history, geography and the people Moreover, I was a good student at English at school and achieved some prizes for English-speaking and English-in-use contests, so I can say that

I speak English fluently and be able to communicate effectively with English speaking partners In addition, I

am a sociable and confident person and can work hard for long hours I would like to work for you and would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this position with you in person

I am looking forward to hearing from you at your convenience.

Yours faithfully,

Nguyen Quoc Anh

-The

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