Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involve the expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what[r]
(1)SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH ĐẮK LẮK TRƯỜNG THPT BUÔN HỒ
(2)I PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM PART I PRONUNCIATION (5pts)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1 A compulsory B suggestion C summary D agriculture A leisure B measure C failure D pleasure A attraction B congestion C passion D construction A mileage B license C kite D wilderness A faces B horses C houses D places
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in the same line
6 A alternative B guitarist C ecosystem D semester A heritage B mysterious C historical D particular A shortcoming B category C eventually D applicant A interview B compulsory C inhabitant D contribute 10 A schedule B orbit C promise D report Your answers:
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6 10
ĐÁP ÁN (5pts)
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.C
6.C 7.A 8.CA 10.D
PART II : LEXICO-GRAMMAR ( 10 pts)
Choose the answer A, B, C or D which best fits the space in each of the following sentences.
1 _ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen A What the woman was B That the woman was
C The woman was D When was the woman -“Do you mind if I take a seat?” - “ _.”
A Yes, I don’t mind B No, as you please C No I mind D Yes, as you please
3 As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 _ gave them a standing ovation A bystanders B spectators C viewers D audiences
4 My parents lent me the money _, I couldn’t have afforded the trip
A However B Therefore C Only if D Otherwise It is interesting to take _ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing
A over B on C in D up
6 Jack made me _ him next week
A promise calling B to promise calling C to promise to call D promise to call “I passed the TOEFL test, Mom.” - “ _.”
A All right B Thank you C Well done D Good luck The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop If only it _ warmer
A was B were C has been D had been - “Eric is really upset about losing his job.” - “ Well, once myself, I can understand.”
A Having been fired B Fired C Having fired D Being fired 10 you, I’d think twice about that decision I could be a bad move
A Were I B Should I be C If I am D If I had been 11 The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted _ a good answer
A put up with B keep pace with C made way for D came up with
12 Not only to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again
A she refused B did she refuse C she did refuse D when she refused 13 The judge the pedestrian for the accident
(3)14 She had to borrow her sister’s car because hers was _
A out of work B out of order C on duty D off work 15 We should participate in the movement _ to conserve the natural environment
A to organize B organizing C which organized D organized 16 His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else’s point of view He is very _
A open-minded B kind-hearted C narrow-minded D absent-minded 17 There is _ in my bedroom
A a square wooden old table B an old square wooden table
C a wooden old square table D an old wooden square table 18 “I am sorry I broke the vase” - “ _.”
A OK Go ahead B Yes, certainly C Don’t worry Things break D I’d rather not
19 One’s fingerprints are _ other person
A different from B different from any
C differ from any D different from those of any 20 He is very happy because he passed his exam with colours
A flying B failing C imagining D changing Your answers:
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6 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
ĐÁP ÁN ( 10 pts)
1 A B B D D
6 D C D A 10.A
11 D 12 B 13 D 14 B 15 D
16 C 17 B 18 C 19 D 20 A
Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs below Write your answer in the numbered box Each verb is used only once (5 pts)
slip up run out of get into figure out drink up wear off fall into cut down on egg on take off
1 I just can’t _ why President Clinton did that! What a stupid thing to do! If you plan the project well, then everything should place
3 At first the guys were just having a small argument, but their friends _ them _ until they started fighting
4 The doctor told me to sugar and fat in my diet
5 I’m sorry, I just can’t the game right now I’m thinking about work
6 You _ when you told Sara about her surprise party You shouldn’t have done that In many cultures, it is appropriate _ your shoes when entering a house
8 Most patients find that the numbness from the injection after about an hour We _ milk this morning, so we need to go to the store
(4)Your answers:
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6 10
ĐÁP ÁN ( pts)
READING
PART I Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to each of the questions( pts).
Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of extreme heat One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb the Sun's rays Desert mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of maintaining a constant body temperature Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involve the expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be fever height, and temperatures as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been measured in Grant's gazelles The overheated body then cools down during the cold desert night, and indeed the temperature may fall unusually low by dawn, as low as 34 degrees Celsius in the camel This is an advantage since the heat of the first few hours of daylight is absorbed in warming up the body, and an excessive buildup of heat does not begin until well into the day
Another strategy of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that would be fatal for non-adapted animals The camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight as water without harm to itself, whereas human beings die after losing only 12 to 13 percent of their body weight An equally important adaptation is the ability to replenish this water loss at one drink Desert animals can drink prodigious volumes in a short time, and camels have been known to imbibe over 100 liters in a few minutes A very dehydrated person, on the other hand, cannot drink enough water to dehydrate at one session, because the human stomach is not sufficiently big and because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes death from water intoxication
The tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals not have to remain near a water hole but can obtain food from grazing sparse and far-flung pastures Desert-adapted mammals have the further ability to feed normally when extremely dehydrated, it is a common experience in people that appetite is lost even under conditions of moderate thirst
1 What is the main topic of the passage?
A Weather variations in the desert B Adaptations of desert animals C Diseased of desert animals D Human use of desert animals According to the passage, why is light coloring an advantage to large desert animals?
A It helps them hide from predators
B It does not absorb sunlight as much as dark colors C It helps them see their young at night
D It keeps them cool at night
3 The word "maintaining" is closest in meaning to _
A measuring B inheriting C preserving D delaying The author uses of Grant's gazelle as an example of _
A an animal with a low average temperature
B an animal that is not as well adapted as the camel
C a desert animal that can withstand high body temperatures D a desert animal with a constant body temperature
1 figure out fall into egged them
(5)5 When is the internal temperature of a large desert mammal lower?
A Just before sunrise B In the middle of the day C Just after sunset D Just after drinking The word "tolerate" is closest in meaning to _
A endure B replace C compensate D reduce What causes water intoxication?
A Drinking too much water very quickly B Drinking polluted water C Bacteria in water D Lack of water
8 What does the author imply about desert-adapted mammals?
A They not need to eat much food B They can eat large quantities quickly
C They easily lose their appetites D They can travel long distances looking for food Why does the author mention humans in the second paragraph?
A To show how they use camels B To contrast them to desert mammals
C To give instructions about desert survival D To show how they have adapted to desert life 10 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an adaptation of large desert animals?
A Variation in body temperatures B Eating while dehydrated C Drinking water quickly D Being active at night Your answers:
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6 10
ĐÁP ÁN ( pts)
1 B B C C A
6 A A D B 10 D
2: Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the four choices marked (A , B , C or D) Write your answer in the numbered box. ( pts)
The three phrases of human memory are the sensory memory, the short-term memory, and the long - term memory This division of the memory into phases is based on the length of time of the memory
Sensory memory is instantaneous memory It is an image or memory that enters your mind only for a short period of time; it comes and goes in under a second The memory will not last longer than that unless the information enters the short-term memory
Information can be held in the short-term memory for about twenty seconds or as long as you are actively using it If you repeat a fact to yourself, that fact will stay in your short- term memory as long as you keep repeating it Once you stop repeating it, either it is forgotten or moves into long -term memory
Long -term memory is the huge memory tank that can hold ideas and images for years and years Information can be added to your long-term memory when you actively try to put it there through memorization or when an idea or image enters your mind on its own
1 The best title for this passage would be
A The Difference Between Sensory memory and Short-term memory B How long It Takes to Memorize
C The Stage of Human Memory D Human Phases
2 The three phases of memory discussed in the passage are differentiated according to A the location in the brain
B the period of time it takes to remember something C how the senses are involved in the memory
D how long the memory lasts
(6)4 According to the passage, which type of the memory is the shortest? A Sensory memory B Active memory C Short-term memory D Long-term memory
5 According to the passage, when will information stay in your short-term memory? A For as long as twenty minutes
B As long as it is being used
C After you have repeated it many times D When it has moved into long-term memory The word “keep” could be best replaced by
A hold B continue
C retain D save
7 The word “Once” could be best replaced by which of the following? A Just after B Although C Just before D Because
8 All of the following are true about long-term memory EXCEPT that _ A it has a very large capacity
B it can hold information for a long time
C it is possible to put information into it through memorization D memorization is the only way that information can get there The expression “on its own” could be best replaced by
A by itself B in its own time C with its possessions D in only one way
10 It can be inferred from the passage that if a person remembers a piece of information for two days , this information is probably in _
A three phases of memory B the sensory memory C the short-term memory D the long-term memory Your answers:
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6 10
ĐÁP ÁN( 5 pts)
1.C 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.B
6.B 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.D
PART II Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space ( pts)
When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently (1) across words you not fully understand Sometimes you check the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you (2) The strategy you adopt depends very much upon the (3) of accuracy you require and the time at your disposal
If you are the sort of person who tends to turn to the dictionary frequently, it is worth remembering that every dictionary has its (4) Each definition is only an approximation and one builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (5) of contexts It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that translate from English into your native language and vice versa If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (6) an English-English dictionary
In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary (7) you are allowed to use one, it is very time-consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited You are, (8) , forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words
When you find unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic However, if you develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will (9) a number of possible problems and help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first thought likely
(7)1 10 A put A look A extent A limitations A multiple A survey A or else A so A surpass A derived B drop B guess B range B values B variety B consult B Provided B therefore B get over B extracted C see C examine C degree C advantages C variation C refer C Although C completely C go over C coming D come D inspect D level D entry D diversity D inquire D Even if D so that D overcome D originated Your answers:
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6 10
ĐÁP ÁN ( pts)
1 D B C C B
6 B D B D 10 A
PART III.
I Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank ( pts)
In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase into happiness The researchers have come up a number of factors which contribute to a definition of happiness
First of all, there is, in some people, a moderate genetic predisposition to be happy, in other words, happiness (1) _ in families And happiness seems to correlate quite strongly with the main dimensions of personalities: extroverts are generally happier, neurotics are less so
Second, people often report good social relations as a reason for their happiness In particular, friends are a great (2) of joy, partly because of the agreeable things they together, partly because of the way friends use positive non-verbal (3) such as caressing and touching, to affirm their friendship Marriage and similar (4) relationships can also form the basis of lasting happiness
Third, job satisfaction undoubtedly (5) overall satisfaction, and vice versa - perhaps this is why some people are happy in boring jobs: it (6) both ways Job satisfaction is caused not only by the essential nature of the work, but (7) _ by social interactions with co-workers Unemployment, on the contrary, can be a serious cause of unhappiness
Fourth, leisure is important because it is more under individual (8) than most other causes of happiness Activities (9) _ sport and music, and participation in voluntary work and social clubs of various kinds, can give great joy This is partly because of the (10) themselves, but also because of the social support of other group members – it is very strong in the case of religious groups
1 A runs B arrives C goes D descends A source B origin C base D meaning A movements B signals C slogans D motions A near B tight C close D heavy
5 A consists of B applies to C counts on D contributes to A works B effects C makes D turns
7 A too B as well C also D plus A check B power C choice D control A so B such C like D thus 10 A facilities B activities C exercises D Amenities
Your answers:
1
(8)ĐÁP ÁN ( pts)
1 A B D C C
2 A C A D 10 B
II PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
PART I Read the passage carefully then fill in the blank a suitable word ( 10pts)
As swimming became a popular recreation in England during the 1860s and 1870s, several (1) sports developed, roughly patterned after land sports (2) them were water football (or soccer), water rugby, water handball, and water polo, in which players rode on floating barrels, painted to look (3) horses, and struck the ball with a stick
Water rugby became most popular of these sports, but somehow the water polo name became attached to it, and it's been attached (4) since
As played in England, the object of the sport was for a player to touch the ball, with both (5) , at the goal end of the pool The goaltender stood on the pool deck, ready to dive on any opponent who was about to score
Water polo quickly became a very rough sport, filled (6) underwater fights away from the ball, and it wasn't unusual for players to pass out for lack of air
In 1877, the sport was tamed in Scotland by the addiction of goalposts The Scots also replaced (7) original small, hard rubber ball with a soccer ball and adopted (8) that prohibited taking the ball under the surface or, "tackling"a player unless he had the ball
The Scottish game, which emphasized swimming speed, passing, and (9) work, spread to England during the early 1880s, to Hungary in 1889, to Austria and Germany in 1894, to France in 1895, and (10) Belgium in 1900
Water polo was the first team sport added to the Olympic program, in 1900
Your answers:
1
6 10
ĐÁP ÁN ( 10 pts)
1 water Among like ever hands with the rules team 10 to
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only one word in each space.
( 10pts)
The worry about salt is that it may (1) high blood pressure Chemically, salt (2) of sodium and chloride ions, both of (3) are common in the human (4) and are important for many physiological and biochemical (5) We not only need salt, we eat salt, but too (6) may still be bad for us Although the idea of a (7) between salt and high blood pressure (8) back to 2000 BC, there is still no scientific (9) as to whether this so or not One reason for this (10) to agree is that individual salt intake varies enormously from day to day, and so reliable measures of intake are hard to come by
Your answers:
1
(9)ĐÁP ÁN ( 10 pts) 1. cause
2. consists
3. which
4. body
5. processes
6. much
7. link/relationship/connection
8. goes/dates
9. agreement/consensus/evidence/proof
10.failure/inability
PART III: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the right (0) has been done as an example. ( 10pts)
JOB INTERVIEWS
Your answers:
Interviews are an (0) (perfect) method of choosing the best people for jobs, yet human (1) (be) like to examine each other in this way One of the many problems of
(2) (select) as it is commonly practised is that the forms filled in by the (3) _(apply) often fail to show people as they really are This means that you can follow all the best
(4) (advise) when completing your form and still find that you are (5) ( success) at the next stage – the interview (6) (similar) in the rare cases where the interviews are automatic, a candidate with an
(7) _(adequate) form may surprisingly well Of course, your form needs to show that you have
(8) _(confident) in your (9) _(able) to the job , but don’t try to turn yourself into someone else – a person you have to pretend to be at the interview (10) _ (real) and honesty are definitely the best approach
(0) imperfect
(1)……… (2)……… (3)……… (4)……… (5)……… (6)……… (7)……… (8)……… (9)……… (10)………
ĐÁP ÁN ( 10 pts)
(1) beings (6)Similarly (2) selection (7) inadequate (3) applicants (8) confidence (4) advice (9) ability (5)unsuccessful (10) Realism
PART IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 points).
1 We found it (thrill) to your wonderful news He left the room without any (explain)
3 He didn’t feel happy because he worked (success) Many people expressed (disagree) with the whole idea
5 There was a (wide) dissatisfaction with the government’s policies Her health has (bad) considerably since we last saw her
7 A lot of plants and animals could be used as medicines against cancer, AIDS, heart diseases and other (sick)
(10)9 I was kept (wake) last night by the noise from a party in the flat above 10 This road is so bad that it needs (surface)
ĐÁP ÁN ( 10 pts)
1 THRILLING EXPLANATION UNSUCCESSFULLY DISAGREEMENTS WIDESPREAD WORSENED SICKNESSES INFORMED AWAKE
10 RESURFACING
PART V In the following passage, some numbered lines contain a word that shouldn’t be there Tick (√) the sentences that are correct and write the words that shouldn’t be there in the numbered space. ( 10pts)
KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE
Personal space is a term that refers to the distance we like to keep between ourselves and other people When someone we not know well gets too close that we usually begin to feel uncomfortable If such a business colleague comes closer than 1.2 meters, the most common response is to move away Some interesting studies have been done in libraries If strangers will come too close, many people get up and leave the building, others use to different methods such as turning their back on the intruder Living in cities has made people to develop new skills for dealing with situations where they are very close to strangers Most people on so crowded trains try not to look at strangers; they avoid skin contract, and apologize if hands touch by a mistake People use newspapers as a barrier between themselves and other people, and if they not have one, they stare into the distance, making sure they are not looking into anyone’s eyes
0 _√_ 00 someone 10 _
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6 10
ĐÁP ÁN ( 10 pts)
1 that √ to √ a
2 such will to so 10 √ WRITING
Part Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it (10 pts)
1 I am only interested in why he did it
→ The only thing House prices have risen dramatically this year
→ There has been I can’t understand how this new computer works
(11)→ Her uncle didn’t I only recognized him when he came into light
→ Not until
Part Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between two and five words, including the word given (10 pts)
6 People claim that he was the best tennis player of his times said
→ He the best tennis player of his times
7 They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic avoid
→ They left early in order in the traffic
8 Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier? should
→ I about these changes earlier
9 He had a very traditional upbringing, didn’t he? traditionally
→ He , wasn’t he?
0 I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me thankful
→ I’d like to say am for everything you have done for me ĐÁP ÁN ( 20 pts)
:
1 The only thing I am interested in is why he did it
2. There has been a dramatic rise (increase) in house prices this year This new computer works in the way I can’t understand
4 Her uncle didn’t leave her anything in his will 5 Not until he came into light did I recognize him is said to have been
7 to avoid getting/being caught should have been told
9 was traditionally brought up/ was brought up traditionally 10 how thankful I