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PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM : TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 64 8 điểm Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined words in each of the

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I PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM : TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 64 (8 điểm)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 1: When the protestor entered the meeting clad only in a beach towel, the audience was dumbfounded

Question 2: The factory is fined for discharging dangerous chemicals into the river

Question 3: Prior to his appointment as secretary of state, Henry Kissinger was a professor of government and

international affairs at Harvard

Question 4: They are going to suffer a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much

A get into B put across C come in for D stand in with

Question 5: You ought to send two hours as a minimum in the fresh air every day

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 6 to 10

Most people think that lions only come from Africa This is understandable because in fact most lions do come from there but this has not always been the case If we went back ten thousand years, we would find that there were lions roaming vast sections of the globe However now, unfortunately only a very small section of the lion's former habitat remains

Asiatic lions are sub-species of African lions It is almost a hundred thousand years since the Asiatic lions split off

and developed as a sub-species At one time the Asiatic lion was living as far west as Greece and they were found from there, but in a band that spreads east through various countries of the Middle East, all the way to India In museums now, you can see Greek coins that have clear images of the Asiatic lion on them Most of them are dated

at around 500 B.C However, Europe saw its last Asiatic lions roaming free two thousand years ago Over the next nineteen hundred years the numbers of Asiatic lions in the other areas declined steadily, but it was only in the nineteenth century that they disappeared from everywhere but in India

The Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in India was established especially to protect the Asiatic lion There are now around three hundred Asiatic lions in India and almost all of them are in this sanctuary However, despite living in a sanctuary, which makes them safe from hunters, they still face a number of problems that threaten their survival

One of these is the ever-present danger of disease This is what killed more than a third of Africa’s Serengeti lions

in 1994, and people are fearful that something similar could happen in the Gir Sanctuary and kill off many of the Asiatic lions there

India's lions are particular vulnerable because they have a limited gene pool The reason for this is interesting - it

is because all of them are descended from a few dozen lions that were saved by a prince who took a particular interest in them He was very healthy, and he managed to protect them; otherwise they would probably have died out completely

When you see the Asiatic lion in India, what you sense is enormous vitality They are very impressive animals and you would never guess that they have this vulnerability when you look at them

Question 6: According to the passage, many people believe that lions come from _

Question 7: Ten thousand years ago _

A lions came mainly from Africa

B lions did not live in small forests

C lions roamed much more than nowadays

D there were much more lion habitats than nowadays

Question 8: The phrase "split off" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _

A changed the original species B divided

C developed into different species D spotted animals

Question 9: According to the passage, nowadays we can find the Asiatic lion _

C nowhere in the world D only in India

Question 10: The word "vulnerable" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _

Question 11: The Asiatic lion _

A was looking for food mainly in the Middle East

B was searching for food in a wide range of countries

C was searching for food mainly in India and Africa

D was looking for food mainly in India

Question 12: According to the author, the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary _

A protects the Asiatic lion from hunters and diseases

B can make the Asiatic lion become weak

C cannot reduce the Asiatic lion's risk of catching diseases

D is among many places where the Asiatic lion is well protected

Question 13: The author refers to all of the following as characteristics of the Asiatic lion EXCEPT _

Question 14: The following statements are correct EXCEPT that _

A a rich prince sponsored the protection of Asiatic lions

B the current Asiatic lions come from a great number of lions

C the Asiatic lion was loved by a wealthy prince

D although the Asiatic lion looks strong from appearance they are easily attacked by diseases

Question 15: The passage was written to _

A provide an overview of the existence of the Asiatic lions

B describe the developmental history of the Gir Sanctuary

C persuade readers to protect the Asiatic lions

D explain why the Gir Sanctuary is the best habitat for the Asiatic lions

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

Question 16: I suggest we _ outside the cinema tomorrow at 8:30

Question 17: _ pack can have as big an impact on your holiday as your destination

A How do you B However you C How did you D How you

Question 18: Although _ satisfied with the contract, the officials hesitatingly agreed to sign it

Question 19: We regret _ you that we cannot approve your suggestion

Question 20: When there are small children around, it is better to put breakable ornaments out of _

Question 21: Michael’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he _ hard last night

A should have studied B may have to study C must have studied D could have studied

Question 22: I’d like to _ this old car for a new model but I can’t afford it

Question 23: I always get _ in my stomach before visiting the dentist

Question 24: _ further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers

Question 25: _ other mammals, whales do not have a sense of smell

Question 26: Cindy wanted to drive her best friend to have dinner at an Italian restaurant but her car couldn't start

Therefore, she had to borrow one from Nancy Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the

- Cindy: "Would you mind lending me your car?"

- Nancy: " _."

A Yes Here it is B Yes, let's C Great D No, not at all

Question 27: What university will you take an _ examination into?

Question 28: It’s only a small flat but it _ my needs perfectly

Question 29: When Helen agreed to run the school play, she got more than she _

A bargained for B faced up to C got round to D came down to

Question 30: It was a horrible ride through pouring rain _, he had a puncture and for the last hour had to

push the bicycle

A As a matter of fact B To make matters worse C Even so D In fact

Question 31: _ the can, my hand was cut

A As I was trying to open B Having tried to open

Question 32: It should be easy for Peter to find more time to spend with his children _ he no longer has to

work in the evenings and on weekends

Question 33: Although he claims to have left his job voluntarily, he was actually _ for misconduct

Question 34: The company received _ complaints about the quality of its products

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction

Question 35: Not only were there methods and strict rules but he needs to practise them as well

A B C D

Question 36: Ceramic can be harder, light, and more resistant to heat than metals

A B C D

Question 37: Professor Layton was equally fond of the two children, but he had to admit that he found

A B

the youngest an easier child to handle

C D

Question 38: Building thousands of years ago, the ancient palace is popular with modern tourists

A B C D

Question 39: Hands must keep very clean at all times, and the correct hand washing procedure is

A B C

essential

D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the

other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer from 42 to 51

Federal Express is a company that specializes in rapid overnight delivery of high-priority packages The first company of its type, Federal Express was founded by the youthful Fred Smith in 1971, when he was only 28 years

old Smith had actually developed the idea for the rapid delivery service in a term paper for an economics class

when he was a student at Yale University The term paper reputedly received a less-than-stellar grade because of the infeasibility of the project that Smith had outlined The model that Smith proposed had never been tried; it was

a model that was efficient to operate but at the same time was very difficult to institute

Smith achieved efficiency in his model by designing a system that was separate from the passenger system and could, therefore, focus on how to deliver packages most efficiently His strategy was to own his own planes so that

he could create his own schedules and to ship all packages through the hub city of Memphis, a set-up which

resembles the spokes on the wheel of a bicycle With this combination of his own planes and hub set-up, he could get packages anywhere in the United States overnight

What made Smith’s idea difficult to institute was the fact that the entire system had to be created before the company could begin operations He needed a fleet of aircraft to collect packages from airports every night and

deliver them to Memphis, where they were immediately sorted and flown out to their new destinations; he needed

a fleet of trucks to deliver packages to and from the various airports; he needed facilities and trained staff all in place to handle the operation Smith had a $4 million inheritance from his father, and he managed to raise an additional $91 million dollars from venture capitalists to get the company operating

When Federal Express began service in 1973 in 25 cities, the company was not an immediate success, but success did come within a relatively short period of time The company lost $29 million in the first 26 months of operations However, the tide was to turn relatively quickly By late 1976, Federal Express was carrying an average

of 19,000 packages per night and had made a profit of $3.6 million

Question 42: The most appropriate title for this passage is _

A The Capitalization of Federal Express

B The Importance of Business Studies

C The Implementation of a Successful Business

D The Problems and Frustrations of a Business Student

Question 43: The word "developed" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by _

A come up with B come into C come across D come about

Question 44: What is stated in the passage about Smiths' term paper?

A It was written by a student of Smith’s B Smith submitted it through a deliver service

C The professor thought it had great potential D Its grade was mediocre

Question 45: What was a key idea of Smiths?

A That he should focus on passenger service

B That packages could be delivered on other companies’ planes

C That package delivery should be separate from passenger service

D That passenger service had to be efficient

Question 46: A "hub city" in paragraph 2 is _

A a centralized city with destinations emanating from it

B a city that is the final destination for many routes

C a large city with small cities as destinations

D a city where many bicycle routes begin

Question 47: It can be inferred from the passage that Smith selected Memphis as his hub city because it _

A already had a large package delivery service B had a large number of passenger aircraft

C was near the middle of the country D was a favorite passenger airport

Question 48: The pronoun "they" in paragraph 3 refers to _

Question 49: It is NOT mentioned in the passage that, in order to set up his company, Smith needed _

Question 50: How long did it take Federal Express to become profitable?

Question 51: Which paragraph explains what made Smith’s model effective?

A The second paragraphB The third paragraphC The last paragraph D The first paragraph

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

Question 52: A continue B contestant C example D sensible

Question 53:A education B independence C entertainment D impractical

Question 54:A competence B comfortable C companion D compliment

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

HIGH DAYS AND HOLIDAYS

In the UK holidays began as religious festival days or ‘holy days’ The idea of a holiday as a ‘no-work’ day seems

to have first (55) around five hundred years ago In 1871 the Bank Holidays Act established (56) days when, by law, banks closed Bank Holidays soon became public holidays, but by (57) , not law

In fact, working people (58) took holidays For many people, paid holidays remained a (59) until the second half of the twentieth century Instead, people enjoyed outings for the day to (60) places

The (61) of the railways made it possible for working people and their families to go further afield on their day trips, (62) wealthy people had, for many years, taken holidays As soon as outings became possible for more people, (63) of them travelled to the seaside Seaside towns started to boom Piers were built out over the sea, funfairs opened and boat trips were (64) by local fishermen Many of the towns that benefited from all these day trippers were near to large cities or were at the end of railway lines

Question 56: A absolute B possible C odd D certain

Question 57: A tradition B habit C practice D desire

II PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (2 điểm)

Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it

Question 65: It's not my fault that the car was damaged

Don't blame

Question 66: I lost my way because I didn't take a map

If I

Question 67: Bill Gates is thought to be among the richest men in the world

It is

Question 68: In 2016 my parents will celebrate twenty-five years of marriage

By 2015 my parents

Question 69: It isn't worth waiting for the bus

There

Part II In about 140 words, write about the kind of work you would like to do when you finish your education and give some reasons to explain why you like it

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I PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 64 (0,125 x 64 = 8 điểm)

Mã đề 132:

II PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (2 điểm)

Part I: (0,1 x 5 = 0,5 điểm)

65 Don't blame me for the car being damaged

Don't blame me for the damaged car

Don't blame the damaged car on me

Don't blame the car being damaged on me

66 If I had taken a map, I wouldn't have lost my way

67 It is thought (that) Bill Gates is among the richest men in the world/among the world's richest men

It is thought (that) Bill Gates is one of the world's richest men/is among the richest men in the world

68 By 2015 my parents will have been married for 24 years

69 There is no point in waiting for the bus

Part II: (1,5 điểm)