The hydrologic cycle is the transfer of water from the oceans to the atmosphere to the land and back to the oceans.. The processes involved include evaporation of water from ocean: prec
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family
2 I have been in England since the beginning of October and this was my first invitation to dinner with an English family
3 I found the conversation interesting and I was glad to practise my English
4 I would also like to congratulate you on your excellent cooking
5 I was/am very grateful for the helpful information you gave (to) me about the courses in English
6 I hope to find a suitable school in the next few days
(I hope I will find a suitable school in the next few days.)
7 Would you please give my best wishes to your parents?
8 I look forward to seeing you next month
Section 2: 3 điểm
Đúng chủ đề
Đảm bảo nội dung
Đúng chính tả và ngữ pháp
Diễn đạt ý trôi chảy; có kết nối ý
(NH: 20092010) 120’
I Choose the word or phrase that fit the space in each of the following sentence: (20pts)
1 The room was _noisy that no one was able to hear the announcement
2 There is construction going on outside today, so please _the window closed
3 The house Mr Tuan is thinking about living is located _Lam Van Ben Street
4 Please inform the leader that we suggest she her presentation for at least
a week
A postpone B is postponing C postpones D will postpone
5 The suspect _the detective’s accusation that he was involved with organized crime
A denied B declined C exclaimed D unclaimed
6 There is no need to bring anything to the exam; you will be provided _ all required materials
7 The class discussion was concluded _precisely 11:03 pm on November 27th
8 Dr An is about to complete his research, the result of he hopes to have published in the newspaper by the end of this year
A whose B it C which D that
9 My teacher Mr Adam may not be the most speaker but he always
succeeds in getting his point across
A elemental B eloquent C eclectic D essential
10 Vietnam has the _of being one of the nation’s safest places to live in
A reputes B reputed C reputing D reputation
11 Everyone Mrs Lien has opinion on the matter
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12 Because he knew he was being observed, Tom had trouble _on his work
A concentrated B concentrates C concentrating D concentration
13 The speech quite long, succeeded in holding the interest of the
audience from the beginning to end
A though B needless C factually D however
14 They probably _dinner by the time we get there
A had finished B have finished C will have finished D will have been finished
15 It should be understood that the _of the belief is not something that
occurs overnight
A creativity B creation C creature D creator
16 Of course, there have been negatively consequences, but the whole,
the development of the automobile has been of tremendous benefit to human kind
17 Hardly surveyed expressed interest in either of the project offerings
being considered
18 While I was sitting outside the classroom yesterday, I overheard someone
that your plan had been rejected, though I am not certain who it was I heard speaking
A say B said C to say D had said
19 My teacher wishes to express her concern the decision not to review the
safety procedures
A regard B regarding C regards D regardless
20 We regret your course of the changes to the program earlier and
apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused
A to inform B not having informed C not to inform D the informing of
21 If she _sick, she would have gone out with me to the meeting
A hasn’t been B wasn’t C weren’t D hadn’t been
22 Prizes are awarded _the number of points scored
A according to B because of C adding up D resulting in
23 While southern area is densely populated live in the Northern part of
the country
A a number of people B many people C few people D a few of people
24 The building has a smoke detector any of fires can be detected
immediately
25 It was announced that neither the passenger nor the driver in the crash
A were injured B are injured C was injured D have been injured
26 The two countries have reached an agreement through dialogues described as _
A counterproductive B unproductive
27 Jane persisted her research for the truth about what had happened
28 Ensure there is at least a 3 cm space _allow adequate ventilation
A so as to B so that C in view of D with a view to
29 Why don’t you ask the man where to stay?
A he would rather B he feels likeC would he like D he would like
30 My car is getting unrealizable; I think I will trade it for a new one
31 The old houses were down to make way for a block of flats
32 _that she burst into tears
A Her anger was such B So angry she was
C She was so anger D Such her anger was
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33 I hadn’t realized she was English _she spoke
A until B when C only after D in case
34 My father hasn’t had much with my family since he moved to New York
A business B contact C meeting D connection
35 Nowadays children would prefer history _in more practical ways
A be taught B teach C to be taught D to teach
36 Thuy: “Thank you for your present!” Tommy: “ _.”
A in fact that is the gift B I’m glad you like it
C It’s your pleasure D But do you know how much is costs?
37 He was _speaker!
A so good a B what a good C so a good D how good a
38 I just took it that he’d always be available
A for granted B into consideration C easy D into account
39 The case against the corruption scandal was
A discarded B refused C eliminated D dismissed
40 She nearly lost her own life _attempting to save the child from drowning
II Use the correct forms of the words given: (10pts)
Most people would regard chess and boxing as so different that they are almost
opposites: one relies on physical (1) _(strong), courage and aggression, the other of mental (2) (concentrate) planning and tactics But despite (or perhaps because of) these (3) (different) a new sport has been
invented which combines the two: Chessboxing In a chess boxing match, the two
(4) (compete) take part in alternating rounds of chess and boxing The
contest starts with a round of chess, followed by a round of boxing, followed by another round
of chess and so on, up to a maximum of eleven rounds: six of chess and five of boxing The
rounds of chess are a minute (5) _(long) than the rounds of boxing You achieve victory in a chess boxing match by (6) (win) either the chess or
the boxing In the chess rounds, you can win by checkmate, or by your opponent running out of time on the clock In the boxing, you can win by a knockout or by the referee’s
(7) (decide) If there is no winner at chess or boxing, the (8) (play) with the black chess pieces wins Chessboxing is a minority sport, but it is growing (9) (steady) The first world championship was
held in Berlin in 2007 and was won by a 37 yearoldGerman policeman
(10) _(name) Frank Stoldt thanks to a checkmate in the chess in round
seven
III Read the following passage and fill one blank with ONE appropriate word: (10pts)
It looks just (0) like an ordinary carrot, it tastes the (1) _too, but
the “supercarrot” is in fact the result of years of scientific work And the scientists who developed it claims that it is much healthier (2) a normal carrot because
it has been genetically modified to contain high levels of calcium Calcium is a necessary part of
a healthy diet and is mostly found in highfat foods (3) cheese Supercarrots offer the chance to get plenty of Calcium without eating too (4) _fat
GM (genetically modified) food is a controversial topic, and many people claim that (5) is unnatural and even dangerous Environmental groups often campaign against GM food and (6) scientists who are developing them But it (7) worth remembering that GM food could perhaps bring major health benefits In addition (8) _ “supercarrot” scientists are also working
on a new kind of potato which makes much healthier chips and crisps This could cause a big reduction in rates of obesity and heart disease
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Probably the most significant new GM food is “golden rice” (9) _contains a lot of Vitamin A At present, more than a million people, mostly women and children die every year in poorer regions of Africa and South East Asia and 500,000 go blind, because they do not get enough vitamin A (10) farmers
in these regions grew “golden rice” instead of ordinary rice, the effect on people’s health would
be dramatic
IV Read the passage and put a cross on the letter of the correct words to use: (10pts)
While medical scientists are always on the lookout for new and deadly forms of the influenza virus, a few psychologists (1) _started to talk and write about the dangers of a completely different kind of epidemic: affluenza The word itself is a mixture of
“influenza” and “affluent” (2) _means wealthy or rich It describes an unhealthy obsession with money and material possessions
British psychologist Oliver James (3) has written two books
on the subject, defines affluenza as “placing a high value on money, possessions, appearances and fame” He believes that the condition is more common in English speaking countries (4) _in other parts of the world The reason for this, according to James, is that the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada are more obsessed with making money than other nations This leads to stress and (5) _ In support of his theory, James points (6) _that people in English speaking countries are twice as likely to suffer mental health problems as people who live in mainland Europe
Perhaps the most worrying aspect of affluenza is that it is starting to affect people at younger and younger ages Teenagers and (7) _young children, make constant demands for possessions, and become genuinely unhappy if they do not have these things (8) _for them Some experts blame advertising in school; (9) _think that Hollywood and TV shows are the cause The only cure seems to be for parents to spend time (10) their children the value of the other things in life, like friendship, charity and laughter
1 A will have B have C had D were
5 A unhappy B unhappily C unhappier D unhappiness
9 A another B others C each other D otherwise
10 A teaching B taught C to teach D teach
V Read the following passage carefully, decide whether each of the statements below True or False or Not mention: (10pts)
1 The hydrologic cycle is the transfer of water from the oceans to the atmosphere to the land
and back to the oceans The processes involved include evaporation of water from ocean: precipitation on land, evaporation from land, and runoff from streams, rivers and subsurface groundwater The hydrologic cycle is driven by solar energy which evaporates water from oceans, freshwater bodies, and vegetation Of the total 1.3 billion km water on earth, about 97%
is in oceans, and about 2% is in glaciers and ice caps The rest is in fresh water on land and in the atmosphere Although it represents only a small fraction of the water on Earth, the water on land is important in moving chemicals, sculpturing landscape, weathering rocks, transporting sediments, and providing our water resources The water in the atmosphere – only 0.001% of the total earth – cycles quickly to produce rain and runoff for our resources
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2 Especially important from an environmental perspective is that rates of transfer on land are
small relative to what’s happening in the ocean For example, most of the water that elaborates from the ocean falls again as precipitation into the ocean On land, most of the water that falls as precipitation comes from evaporation of water from land This means that regional land – use changes, such as the building of large dams and reservoirs, can change the amount of water evaporated into the atmosphere and change the location and amount of precipitation on land – water we depend on to raise our crops and supply water for our urban environments Furthermore, as we pave over large areas of land in cities, storm water runs off quicker and in greater volume, thereby increasing flood hazards Bringing water into semi arid cities by pumping groundwater or transporting water from distant mountains through aqueducts may increase evaporation, thereby increasing humidity and precipitation in a region
3 Approximately 60% of water that falls by precipitation on land each year evaporates to the
atmosphere A smaller component (about 40%) returns to the ocean surface and subsurface runoff This small annual transfer of water supplies resources for rivers and urban and agriculture lands Unfortunately, distribution of water on land is far from the uniform As human population increases, water shortages will become more frequent in arid and semi acid regions where water is naturally non abundant
4 At the regional and local level, the fundamental hydro logical unit of landscape is the
drainage Basin (also called a water shed or catchments) A drainage basin is the area that contributes surface runoff to a particular stream or river The term drainage basin is usually used
in evaluating the hydrology of an area, such as the stream flow or runoff from hill slopes Drainage basins vary greatly in size, from less than a hectare (2.5 acres) to millions of square kilometers A drainage basin is usually named for its main stream or river, such as the Mississippi River drainage basin
5 The main process in the cycle is the global transfer of water from the atmosphere to the land
and oceans and back to the atmosphere Together, the oceans, ice caps and glaciers account for more than 99% of the total water, and both are generally unsuitable for human use because of salinity (seawater) and location (ice caps and glaciers) Only about 0,001% of the total water on earth is in the atmosphere at anyone time However, this relative small amount of water in the global water cycle, with an average atmospheric residence time of only about 9 days produces all our fresh water resources through the process of precipitation
6 On global scale, then total water abundance is not the problem; the problem is water’s
availability in the right place at the right time in the right form Water can be found in either liquid, solid, or gaseous from at a number of locations at or near Earth’s surface Depending on the specific location, the residence time may vary from the few days to many thousands of years However as mentioned, more than 99% of Earth’s water in its natural state is unavailable or unsuitable for beneficial human use Thus, the amount of water for which all the people, plants, and animals on Earth compete is much less than 1% of the total
7 As the world’s population and industrial production of goods increase, the use of water will
also accelerate The world per capita use of water in 1975 was about 185,000 gal a year And the total human use of water was about 10/15 gal/year Today world use of water is about 6000 which is a significant fraction of the naturally available freshwater
True False
1 Solar energy is the source of the power for the hydrologic cycle, which
begins by evaporating from plants, soil, oceans and freshwater source
2 Hydrologic is the movement of water from fresh water bodies into the oceans
3 Manmadewater resources cause changes in the pattern of rain fall in the
immediate area
4 The rest in the passage refer to water
5 Fresh water is considered important because it is the large source of water
on earth
6 Word “fundamental” is closest meaning to “basis”
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7 The Mississippi River is an example of drainage basin
8 Not less than 1% of the water can be used for human consumption
9 Distribution of water where it is needed makes water is a problem
10 World consumption is a small fraction of the naturally available fresh water
VI Complete the unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one above it: (20pts)
1 My mother just had time to turn her bike before the dog came out
No sooner _
2 She was sorry she hadn’t been to her mother’s birthday celebration
She regretted _
3 Jane tried her best to complete the course, so she passed it
Because _
4 Tim is a bad boy He always forgets his mother’s birthday
Tim never _
5 It is extremely difficult for me to draw with both hands at the same time
I find _
6 We are going to her party next Sunday, but I won’t see her before there (until)
I _
7 You may get thirsty on arrival, so take some bottles of natural water
In
8 My father delayed paying for goods until he got them
Only
9 Teachers have tried very hard to find the best methodology to help their students
Enormous
10 It was wrong of you to think that you couldn’t do well on your example
You ought
VII Ten out of eleven lines in the following passage contains one mistake Underline 10 mistake words and correct them: (20pts)
Size zero
At the age of 22, Luisel Ramos was a top fashions model who spent 0
_
her time to fly to many countries to take part in the shows She followed 1
_
a strict diet of lettuce leaves and diet Coke Once day the audience 2
_
cheered as she walked down the catwalk to wear the latest fashions 3
_
from some of the world’s top designers, but as she was returned 4
_
to her dressing room, she was collapsed and died Doctors blamed 5
_
her died on her very low bodyweight and lack of essential nutrition 6
_
A month after her death, the Madrid Fashion Weak banned models 7
_
who were too thin from taking part, and Italy fashion designers also 8 _
refused to use “size zero” models People often blame the fashion 9
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industry for using unhealthy thin models, thereby encouraging girls 10
_
to become obsessed with the weight, but perhaps the tragic dead 11
_
of Luisel Ramos was a turning point 12
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