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PRACTICE TEST 2
I Choose the most suitable word for each space (Đề thi hsg quốc gia năm 2007)
SECRETARIES
What’s in a name? In the case of the secretary, it can be something rather surprising The dictionary calls a secretary
“anyone who (0) _B correspondence, keeps records and does clerical work for others” But while this particular job
(1) _looks a bit (2) _, the word’s original meaning is a hundred times more exotic and perhaps more (3) _ The word itself has been with us since the 14th century and comes from the medieval Latin word secretaries
meaning “something hidden” Secretaries started out as those members of staff with knowledge hidden from others, the silent ones mysteriously (4) _the secret machinery of organizations
A few years ago “something hidden” probably meant (5) _out of sight, tucked away with all the other secretaries and typists A good secretary was an unremarkable one, efficiently (6) _orders, and then returning mouse-like to his or her station behind the typewriter, but, with the (7) _of new technology, the job (8) _upgraded itself and the role has changed to one closer to the original meaning The skills required are more (9) _and more technical Companies are (10) _that secretarial staff should already be (11) trained in, or at least familiar with, a (12) _of word processing packages In addition to this, they need the management skills to take on some administration, some personnel work and some research The professionals in the (13) _business see all these developments as (14) _the jobs which secretaries are being asked to do
It may also encourage a dramatic (15) _in office practice In the past it was usual to regard the secretary as almost dehumanized, to be seen and not heard
1 A explanation B detail C definition D characteristic
2 A elderly B unfashionable C outdated D aged
3 A characteristic B related C likely D appropriate
4 A operating B pushing C vibrating D effecting
6 A satisfying B obeying C completing D minding
8 A truly B validly C correctly D effectively
10 A insisting B ordering C claiming D pressing
11 A considerably B highly C vastly D supremely
13 A appointment B hiring C recruitment D engagement
14 A improving B intensifying C advancing D heightening
II Choose the most suitable word for each space (Đề thi thử ĐH-CĐ)
Have you ever asked yourself what you are working for? If you have ever had the time to consider this taboo question,
or put it to others in moments of weakness or confidentiality, you (1) _well have heard some or all of the (2) _ It's the money, of course, some say with a smile, as if explaining something to a child Or it's the satisfaction
of a task well-done, the sense of achievement behind the clinching of an important (3) _ I worked as a bus conductor once, and I can't say I (4) _ the same as I staggered along the swaying gangway trying to (5) _ out tickets without falling over to someone's lap It's the company of other people perhaps, but if that is the (6) _, what about farmers? Is it the conversation in the farmyard that keeps them captivated by the job? Work is power and sense
of status say those (7) _ have either attained these elusive goals, or feel aggrieved that nobody has yet recognized their leadership qualities Or we can blame it all on someone else, the family or the taxman, I suspect, and I say this under
my breath, that most of us work rather as Mr Micawber lived, hoping for something to (8) _ up We'll win the pools, and tell the boss what we really think We'll scrape together the (9) _ and open that little shop we have always dreamed of, or go round the world, or spend more time in the garden One day, we'll get that (10) _ we deserve, but until then at least we have something to do And we are so busy doing it that we won't have time to wonder why
2 A below B rest C following D latter
4 A enjoyed B wished C hoped D felt
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7 A people B must C who D may
9 A resources B opportunities C riches D money
10.A ambition B station C vocation D promotion
III Choose the most suitable word for each space (Đề thi thử ĐH-CĐ)
If you’ve been told by your boss to improve your knowledge of a foreign language you will know that success doesn’t come quickly It generally takes years to learn another language well and constant (1) _to maintain the high standards required for frequent business use Whether you study in a class, with audiocassettes, computers or on your (2) _ sooner or (3) _every language course finishes and you must decide what to do next if you need a foreign language for your career
Business audio Magazine is a new product designed to help you continue language study in a way that fits easily into your busy schedule Each audiocassette (4) _of an hour – long program packed with business news, features and interviews in the language of your choice These cassettes won’t teach you how to order meals or ask for directions It’s (5) _that you can do that already Instead, by giving you an opportunity to hear the language as it’s really spoken, they help you to (6) _your vocabulary and improve your ability to use real language relating to, for example, that all-important marketing trip
The great advantage of using audio magazines is that they (7) you to perfect your language skills in ways that suit your lifestyle For example, you can select a topic and listen in your car or hotel when away on business No other business course is as (8) and the unique radio- magazine format is as instructive as it is entertaining In addition to the audiocassette, this package includes a transcript with a business glossary and a study (9) _ The components are structured so that intermediate and advanced students may use them separately or together, (10) _ on their ability
1 A exercise B performance C practice D operation
2 A self B individual C personal D own
3 A after B then C later D quicker
4 A consists B includes C contains D involves
5 A insisted B acquired C asserted D assumed
6 A prolong B extend C spread D lift
8 A adjustable B flexible C convertible D variable
9 A addition B supplement C extra D manuscript
10.A according B depending C relating D basing
IV Read the text below and then answer the questions (Kiểm tra trắc nghiệm tiếng anh – Đỗ Tuấn Minh)
THE EMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
International students who come to the United States may wonder about their American classmates’ prior education
Due to its local variations, the American education system appears confusing In addition, the structure and procedures at
American universities differ somewhat from other systems, such as the British model This is a brief overview of the American school and university systems
To begin, because the country has a federal system of government that has historically valued local governance, no
country-level education system or curriculum exist in the United States The federal government does not operate public schools Each of the fifth states has its own Department of Education that sets guidelines for the schools of that state Public schools also receive some funding from the state, although much of the funding comes from local property taxes Public colleges and universities receive funding from the state in which they are located Each state’s legislative body decides how many tax dollars will be given to public colleges and universities Students in grades 1-12 do not pay tuition College and university students do pay tuition, but many earn scholarships or receive loans
Much of the control of American public schools lies in the hands of each local schools district Each school district is governed by a school board, a small committee of people elected by the local community or appointed by the local government The school board sets general policies for the school district and insures that state guidelines are met
Generally, school districts are divided into elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools Elementary schools are composed of students in kindergarten and grades 1-6 Many children attend kindergarten when they are five years old Children begin 1st grade at age six Middle school is composed of students in grades 6-8 and high school contains grades 9-12
High school students are required to take a wide variety of courses in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science They may also be required to take foreign language or physical education, and they may select to take music or art courses A course can be one semester or two semesters in length The academic year generally begins in late August and ends in early June
In the United States, education is compulsory for all students until age sixteen According to the U.S Cencus Bureau, 85% of students graduate from high school Most high school students graduate at the age of seventeen or eighteen A
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student graduates after he or she has successfully passed all of the required courses Grades are given to students for each course at the end of each semester The grading scale is A (excellent), B (above average), C (average), D (below average), and F (failing) A student who fails a required course must take the course again
In 1970, about half of all American students who graduated from high schools went to community college or university Today, nearly three out of four American high school graduates go to college or university Students have the option of attending a two-year community college (also known as a junior college) before applying to a four-year university
Admission to a community college is easier, tuition is lower, and class sizes are often smaller than in a university
Community college students can earn an Associate’s degree and transfer course credits to a university
Question 1 What is true about the American education system?
A Public universities receive the financial aids from the Federal Department of Education
B The committee of people controlling the public schools come from the local school district
C The states share no same curriculum; they only follow the guidelines by the Department of Education of their own states
D The federal government decides how much from local property taxes each public school may receive
Question 2 What can inferred from the passage?
A More and more students in America go to college or university than they used to
B All the students are entitled to a free education
C Vocational training courses are very important for high school studentswho don’t want to take an entrance exam to university
D If a student gets an F for his course, he may take a makeup test
Question 3 Which of the following subjects is optional in the American high schools?
A Literature B Music C Chemistry D A&B
Question 4 The word “variations” is closest in meaning to .
A varieties B differences C mixtures D combinations
Question 5 Why does writer use the phrase “historically valued” 8?
A To contrast the way of governance at present with that in the past
B To remind the readers of one successful period of local governance in the past
C To emphasize that the local governance has been effective so far
D To present the historic values of local governance
Question 6 Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A A discussion of American education system
B An examination of American education system
C A criticism of American education system
D A description of American education system
V Read the text below and then answer the questions (TOEFL)
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Perhaps the most striking quality of satiric literature is its freshness, its originality of perspective Satire rarely offers original ideas Instead, it presents the familiar in a new form Satirists do not offer the world new philosophies What they do is look at familiar conditions from a perspective that makes these conditions seem foolish,harmful, or
affected Satire jars us out of complacence into a pleasantly shocked realization that many of the values we
unquestioningly accept are false Don Quixote makes chivalry seem absurd; Brave New World ridicules the
pretensions of science; A Modest Proposal dramatizes starvation by advocating cannibalism None of these ideas is
original Chivalry was suspect before Cervantes, humanists objected to the claims of pure science before Aldous Huxley, and people were aware of famine before Swift It was not the originality of the idea that made these satires popular It was the manner of expression, the satiric method, that made them interesting and entertaining
Satires are read because they are aesthetically satisfying works of art, not because they are morally wholesome or
ethically instructive They are stimulating and refreshing because withcommonsense briskness they brush away illusions and secondhand opinions With spontaneous irreverence, satire rearranges perspectives, scrambles familiar objects into incongruous juxtaposition, and speaks in a personal idiom instead of abstract platitude Satire exists
because there is need for it It has lived because readers appreciate a refreshing stimulus, an irreverent reminder that
they live in a world of platitudinousthinking, cheap moralizing, and foolish philosophy Satire serves to prod people into an awareness of truth, though rarely to any action on behalf of truth Satire tends to remind people that much of
what they see, hear, and read in popular media is sanctimonious, sentimental, and only partially true Life resembles
in only a slight degree the popular image of it Soldiers rarely hold the ideals that movies attribute tothem, nor do
ordinary citizens devote their lives to unselfish service of humanity Intelligent people know these things but tend to
forget them when they do not hear
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40 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A Difficulties of writing satiric literature B Popular topics of satire
C New philosophies emerging from satiric literature D Reasons for the popularity of satire
41 The word "realization" is closest in meaning to _.
A certainty B awareness C surprise D confusion
42 Why does the author mention Don Quixote, Brave New World, and A Modest Proposal?
A They are famous examples of satiric literature B They present commonsense solutions to problems
C They are appropriate for readers of all ages D They are books with similar stories
43 The word "aesthetically" is closest in meaning to _.
A artistically B exceptionally C realistically D dependably
44 Which of the following can be found in satiric literature?
A Newly emerging philosophies B Odd combinations of objects and ideas
C Abstract discussion of morals and ethics D Wholesome characters who are unselfish
45 According to the passage, there is a need for satire because people need to be _
A informed about new scientific developments B exposed to original philosophies when they are formulated
C reminded that popular ideas are often inaccurate D told how they can be of service to their communities
46 The word "refreshing" is closest in meaning to _.
A popular B ridiculous C meaningful D unusual
47 The word "they" refers to _.
A people B media C ideals D movies
48 The word "devote" is closest in meaning to _.
A distinguish B feel affection C prefer D dedicate
49 As a result of reading satiric literature, readers will be most likely to _
A teach themselves to write fiction B accept conventional points of view
C become better informed about current affairs D reexamine their opinions and values
50 The various purposes of satire include all of the following EXCEPT _
A introducing readers to unfamiliar situations B brushing away illusions
C reminding readers of the truth D exposing false values
40 D 41 B 42 A 43 A 44 B 45 C 46 D 47 A 48 D 49 D 50 B
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