Students at Calday Grange Grammar School for Boys have to wear the school uniform and tie- and those staying on into the sixth form must.. replace it with a similar, smart jacket and t[r]
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năm học 2005-2006 Môn thi:TIếng anh Thêi gian lµm bµi: 180 SECTION I: LISTENING
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Part 1: Listen and circle the correct answer: Q 1-7
1 There were no native animals left when he was…
A 10 B 12 C 14 John stresses that native animals were killed off by……
A the cutting down trees and destroying forests B the cats and foxes
C the farmers and miners
3 Josh chose South Australia for his sanctuary because…… A they were slow to change the law
B it still had many native animals C environmentalists were welcome John was put in jail because he…… A was outspoken about the environment B wanted to kill cats and foxes
C cut down some trees
5 The woman student suggests that you can protect endangered animals by…… A doing research B writing articles C raising money The male student believes…
A introduced animals are pets B all animals have a right to live C Watson’s views are wrong Ultimately, John’s approach is based on……
A reason B science C feeling
Part 2: Listen and label the map using letter A-E: Q 8-12
8 Returns Box ……… Library Computers …… 10 Monograph Collection ………… 11 Reference Desk ………… 12 Advisors’ Desk …………
Part 3: Complete the notes below as briefly as possible Q 13- 18 E
Quiet Study Area
D
A
B
Photocopiers
Circulation Desk Main
entrance
(2)SECTION II: LEXICON-GRAMMAR
International Driving Licenses
FACTS:
have been used since 1949
drivers not have to speak the mother tongue of the country they are visiting
drivers must be (13)…………
drivers must hold a driving license in their home country
SPECIFICATION OF BOOKLET:
Size of license: 10.8 X (14) ……… cms Number of pages: (15)……… Colour inside pages: (16)…………
(3)Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Write your answer in the provided space.
1 He spoke clearly and… so we could understand every word he said
A distinguished B distinguishable C distinctly D distinctively They came to inspect the house… buying it
A in the even of B with a view to C with reference to D on account of
3 The completion of the tunnel has been ……owing to a strike
A held off B held up C held on D held over The heart… like a pump It pushes blood to all parts of the body
A is organized B generates C functions D circulates I slept really badly; I……and turned all night long
A revolved B twisted C turned D tossed
6 We’re hoping to buy a house next year, so we’ve been ….a certain amount of money each month towards the deposit
A putting in B putting together C putting by D putting up Normally he is rather….but sometimes he talks freely about himself
A sociable B reserved C serious D peaceful
8 I wanted to go home but my girlfriend … on going to a night-club
A persisted B insisted C demanded D intended
9 If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable… because it seems too good to be true
A suspicion B doubt C reservation D disbelief
10 The plane was late taking off, due to….mechanical problems
A inevitable B unforeseen C unimagined D unpredictable
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(4)Part 2: Complete the sentences by filling in the blank with the appropriate form of the words in capital Write the answer in the provided space.
1 It’s ………of him to lose his temper like that – he’s usually very calm
(CHARACTER) 1.………
2 Snow in August! How ………! (ORDINARY) 2.………
3 Sales forecasts indicate a poor………for the clothing industry (LOOK) 3.……… We left early in………of heavy traffic (ANTICIPATE)
4……… Because she has ………large feet she finds it difficult to choose suitable
shoes (NORMAL) 5………
6 Jack told everybody that he worked for a large company, but the company
is ……… (EXIST) 6………
7 That’s the most ……… thing I’ve ever heard (RIDICULE) 7……… It would be unrealistic to expect to go straight from leaving school into a
……… position (MANAGE) 8………
9 Work is going on to ………the bridge, which carries a great deal of
traffic (STRONG) 9………
10 Would passengers on Flight SA 721 please go to the……….lounge?
(DEPART) 10………
Part 3: Supply the correct form of the verbs in bracket Write your answer in the space provided under this passage.
Parachutist Tom Dickens (1)…… (make) a simple, fatal error when he jumped from a 350 feet-high tower He failed to enough height to use his reserved parachute In addition, several safety factors (2) …………(not observe) in the jump A legal decision of accidental death was recorded on Mr Dicken, who (3)……… (be) a keen parachutist since 1976, and had made about 400 jumps mostly from the aircraft
He was a member of an organization which practised (4)…… (jump) from building, bridges, and mountains The parachute had (5)……(pack) differently because it had to open more quickly Mr Dickens always packed his own parachute and (6)…… (make) about six or seven jumps of this kind The organization has a minimum height of 2,000 feet, but this jump (7)……(do) from something like 350 feet The reason they have the 2,000 feet is that in the event of something going wrong with the main parachute, there (8)… (be) time to operate a reserve parachute Mr Dicken’s parachute had been packed so the pull-up cord had been left inside, (9)… (cause) the parachute flaps to jam Since he made a serious mistake by not (10)….(take) out the extra loop which closed the flap, he died
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(5)Part 4: Fill each blank with one suitable preposition Write your answer in the space provided.
That Irish was the most beautiful (1)……….women her relatives (2)……….no time really seriously doubted, not even (3)……… a moment Her good looks she had quite obviously inherited (4) ……….her mother Not for nothing had that lady been chosen as Beauty Queen for three years (5) ……… succession! Iris’s father, interestingly enough, was rather a plain man, though not exactly ugly But what he lacked in physical beauty he made (6)…… in intellectual gift, a gift (7)………which he had endowed his daughter
Such a beautiful gift and gifted girl as Iris was naturally pursued (8)……… many eager suitors But, contrary (9)……….all expectations, she decided to abandon all prospects of marriage (10)…….favour of a life dedicated to those less fortunate than herself
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Part 5:Each line in the following passage contains one mistake (grammar or spelling) Find and correct the mistakes Write your answer in the provided space (0) has been done as an example for you.
It is fairly common in Britain that men these days more homework than they did in previous generate But is this really so? A recent survey has made some interesting discoveries yet
Apperantly, when men help out, they enjoy cooking and shopping, but most are unwilling to the washing A quarter of men thinks that women are better suited to look after the home than men and 19% admit to making no contribution for housework The average man says that he does a third of the housework, while the average woman says she does three-quarter of it, so someone isn’t telling the truth It was inpossible to find any men who shared housework equally with their partners Perhaps it is not so surprised, therefore, that there are some politicians who want the new law forcing men to their share
(0) homework – housework
(6)SECTION III: READING
Part 1: Read the text and choose the answer A, B, C, or D that best fits each space (0) has been done for you as an example Write your answer in the space provided.
HOW WE READ
Why did you decide to read this, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every (0)……part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight’s (1)…….? Common sense (2)…….that the answers to these questions depend on “readability” – whether the (3)……matter is interesting, the argument clear and the (4)……attractive But psychologists are discovering that to (5) …….why people – and often don’t read- technical information, they have to (6)……not so much the writing as the reader
Even the most technically confident people often (7)…….the instructions for the video or home computer in favour of hands-on experience And people frequently (8)……little notice of consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts
Psychologists researching reading (9)……to assume that both beginners and (10)…… readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish There are (11)……among them about the (12)…… of eyes, memory and brain during the process Some believe that fluent readers take (13)…….every letter or word they see; others (14)……that readers rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension (15)……, then reading stops
Example:0 – C
0 A absolute B one C single D unique
1 A term B period C time D gap
2 A suggests B transmits C advises D informs
3 A subject B topic C content D text
4 A pattern B formation C layout D assembly
5 A ensure B determine C value D rate
6 A examine B inquire C trace D calculate
7 A miss B omit C pass D ignore
8 A get B pay C take D make
9 A tend B undertake C lead D consent
10 A competent B sufficient C considerable D valid
11 A objections B arguments C contests D separations
12 A role B concern C share D relation
13 A up B over C out D in
14 A insist B direct C urge D press
15 A sets B occurs C issues D establishes
Your answer:
1……… 4……… 7……… 10……… 13…………
2……… 5……… 8……… 11………… 14…………
(7)Part 2: Read the passage and choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the list given below There are three extra headings that you not need to use Write your answer in the space provided has been done for you as an example.
List of headings A.
B. C. D. E. F. G. H. J.
Diverse drinking methods
Limited objections to drinking tea An important addition – tea with milk Tea – a beverage of hospitality
The value of tea Tea and alcohol
The fall in the cost of tea Tea on the move
Hospitality among the Bedouin
0 D
The chances are that you have already drunk a cup or glass of tea today Perhaps, you are sipping one as you read this Tea, now an everyday beverage in many parts of the world, has over the centuries been an important part of rituals of hospitality both in the home and in wider society
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Tea originated in China, and in Eastern Asia tea making and drinking ceremonies have been popular for centuries Tea was first shipped to North Western Europe by English and Dutch maritime traders in the sixteen century At about the same time, a land route from the Far East, via Moscow, to Europe was opened up Tea also figured in America’s bid for independence from British rule- The Boston Tea Party
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As, over the last four hundred years, tea-leaves became available throughout much of Asia and Europe, the ways in which tea was drunk changed The Chinese considered the quality of the leaves and the ways in which they were cured all important People in other countries added new ingredients besides tea-leaves and hot water They drank tea with milk, sugar, spices like cinnamon and cardamom, and the herbs such as mint or sage The variations are endless For example, in Western Sudan on the edge of the Sahara Desert, sesame oil is added to milky tea on cold mornings In England tea, unlike coffee, acquired a reputation as a therapeutic drink that promoted health Indeed, in European and Arab
countries as well as in Persia and Russia, tea was praised for its restorative and health giving properties One Dutch physician, Cornelius Blankaart, advised that to maintain health a minimum of eight to ten cups a day should be drunk, and that up to 50 to 100 daily cups should be consumed with safety
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While European coffee houses were frequented by men discussing politics and closing business deals, respectable middle-class women stayed at home and held tea parties When the price of tea fell in the nineteenth century poor people took the drink with enthusiasm Different grades and blends of tea were sold to suit every pocket
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Nomadic Bedouin are well known for traditions of hospitality in the desert According to Middle Eastern tradition, guests are served both tea and coffee from pots kept ready on the fires of guest tents where men of the family and male visitors gather Cups of ‘bitter’ cardamom coffee and glasses of sugared tea should be constantly refilled by the host
Part 3: Read the following article in which a number of students express their opinions about school uniforms For questions 1-15, decide in which of the sections of the article (A-F) this opinion is expressed Some of the sections can be used more than once When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order There is one example that has been done for you Write your answer in the provided space
In which section the following opinions or facts appear? Boys and girls should be treated equally as far as their appearance
is concerned 0 F
It can be good to be told what to wear 1 2 3
Not having a uniform can cause students to feel bad 4 5
Not having a uniform means spending more money 6 7
Wearing a uniform prevents you from developing your character 8
What you wear doesn’t really matter 9
What you wear in school prepares you for dressing later in life 10
It would be better if the actual uniforms were different 11
In some school, students have had problems with the
administration over appearance 12
A school uniform means you have to develop your own
personality 13
Wearing a uniform helps you to build a school identity 14
(9)Do you think school uniforms are an old – fashioned way of suppressing a pupil’s identity or a sensible method of stopping youngsters from turning the classroom into a fashion parade?
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Jenny Keating and Vicky O’Gorman attend Birkenhead Sixth Form College where no uniform is required
Vicky O’Gorman: “ I didn’t like wearing uniforms in secondary school, but it was better than getting your normal clothes dirty In the sixth form you feel like you have to spend more time on clothes to look OK where as in school there was nothing to worry about You just threw on your uniform every day, which was nice.” Vicky believes that, for many students, there is an added financial burden of having to keep up with the latest fashion “In our college most people just wear what they feel comfortable in But there’s always a certain group who get to the new fashions and expensive labels first and expect everyone else to follow them And this often leads to jealousy or resentment It gets on my nerves sometimes having to wear the same clothes at weekend that I during the week, especially if they are all in wash
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Jenny Keating: “ I don’t think sixth formers should wear uniforms Once you get to sixth form college everyone is stronger as an individual and trying to express their individuality If they’ve got a uniform on, it could harm their
development.”
As the saying goes, Jenny doesn’t believe that you should judge a book by its cover “ I don’t think it’s important for us to look smart, we’re here to study Just because you wear a uniform, this doesn’t make you more responsible,” she said
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Students at Calday Grange Grammar School for Boys have to wear the school uniform and tie- and those staying on into the sixth form must
replace it with a similar, smart jacket and tie: “ As one would be expected to wear in business,” explains a teacher
D
Edward Clarke and Tim Roberts have just sat their exams and are moving up to the sixth form in September
Edward Clarke: “I think it can be cruel for some pupils when school has a non uniform day because they feel terrible if they can’t afford decent
clothes A school uniform enforces discipline and gives the student a sense of belonging.” Agreeing with the school sixth form’s ‘jacket and tie’ policy, Edward adds: “I’ll be wearing a sports jacket for the sixth form I think it’s a good idea to have greater choice, but it’s important to have guidelines, otherwise too much emphasis would be placed on what to wear.”
E
Tim Roberts: “I’d rather be wearing a uniform than casual clothes, it saves my Mum a lot of cash.” Tim believes that wearing designer labels does not make you more of an ‘individual.’ “If anything, a school uniform encourages you to develop your own character more Because you all have to wear the same clothes, you have to try harder to make your individual character stand out The one problem with uniform is that it’s not very practical to wear all day It’s also very
uncomfortable in the summer-the blazers are very heavy.”
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* Six Essex boys won a fight to keep their hair on The headmaster wanted the boys to get their hair cut The school found out that it could be breaking the Sex Discrimination Act unless it ordered all the girls to shorten their hair as well
(10)Part 4: Fill each blank with one suitable word Write your answer in the space provided under this passage.
A vitamin is a complex substance that is essential to the human body (1)… health and growth But human beings not need vitamins for fuel Fuel is supplied by (2)… and carbohydrates The human body (3)……some vitamins itself, but often in amounts (4)… small to meet its needs Others are not made in the body at all, and must be supplied All the functions of many of the vitamins are not completely known But doctors know that vitamins have such (5)… uses that one cannot replace, or act for, another The continued lack of one (6)… in an otherwise complete diet results in a deficiency disease, such as rickets, scurvy, and pellagra
The best way to obtain vitamins is to eat foods in which they occur (7) … There are also preparations of pure vitamins that contain a single vitamin, or a (8)… of several vitamins Vitamin preparations should be used only if (9)…… by a doctor
Scientists have discovered about 25 different vitamins that are important to the (10)…… needs of human beings, animals, and microorganisms Investigators believe that further study will show there actually are many more vitamins
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(11)SECTION IV: WRITING
Part 1: Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it
1 Postal deliveries were delayed because of industrial action
Industrial action resulted in……… He said that he had won as a result of good luck
He attributed……… Their engagement party is on the same date as another one she’s been invited to
Their engagement party coincides……… If nothing unfortunate happens, I’ll see you next week
All being……… The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money
Were………
Part 2: Write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence Use the word given in bracket and other words as necessary Do not change the form of the given word.
1 She finds it very easy to speak English (EASE)
……… I assume you’re hungry (GRANTED)
……… Because of good advice, he was able to make the right decision (ENABLED)
……… Mary prefers not to get too involved with him (DISTANCE)
……… I don’t mind whether we have the meeting today or tomorrow (DIFFERENCE)
(12)Part 3: The bar chart below shows the results of a survey conducted by a personnel department at a major company The survey was carried out on two groups of workers: those aged from 18-30 and those aged 45-60, and shows factors affecting their work performance.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown.
(13)Part 4: “A good book is a good friend.” Discuss the statement Give specific example(s) to support your point(s) (250-300)
(14)ANSWER:
SECTION I: LISTENING
Part 1: Listen and circle the correct answer 1m x = 7M
1 C B A C A B C
Part 2: Label the map 1m x = 5M
8 C B 10 A 11 E 12 D
Part 3: Complete the note 1m x = 6M
13 at least 18 years old/of age 14 15.25
15 17 16 white
17 authorized travel agencies/ associations 18 $ 80
18 / = 3M
SECTION II: LEXICON-GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase 1m x 10 = 10M
1 C B B C D C B B C 10 B
Part 2: Put the words in brackets in the correct form 1m x 10 = 10M
(15)Part 3: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form 1m x 10 = 10M
1 made
2 had not been observed had been
4 jumping to be packed had made was done is
9 causing 10 taking
Part 4: Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition 1m x 10 = 10 M
1 of for in with to
2 at from up by 10 in
Part 5: Find and correct the errors 1m x 10 = 10 M (1) generate – generations
(2) yet – ø
(3) Apperantly – Apparently
(4) thinks – think
(5) look – looking
(6) for – to
(7) three-quarter – three-quarters
(8) inpossible – impossible
(9) surprised – surprising
(10) the – a
50 / 10 = M
SECTION III: READING
Part 1: Choose the most suitable word or phrase m x 15 = 15 M
1 C C D 10 A 13 D
2 A B C 11 B 14 A
3 A A A 12 A 15 B
Part 2: Choose the most suitable heading m x = 10 M
1 – H: Tea on the move
2 – A: Diverse drinking methods – G: The fall in the cost of tea
4 – B: Limited objections to drinking tea – J : Hospitality among the Bedouin
Part 3: Finding sections expressing ideas or opinions 1 m x 15 = 15 M
1 A A E 10 C 13 E
2 D D B 11 E 14 D
(16)Note:When marking, please pay attention to the questions such as (1, 2, 3); (4, 5); (6, 7) which require more than one answer The answers can be given in any order, e.g., for questions 1, 2, the answers can be A, D, E or D, E, A or E, D, A and so on
Part 4: Fill in the blank with the most suitable word 1m x 10 = 10 M
1 for makes/produces specific naturally prescribed
2.fats too vitamin combination 10 nutritional
50 / 10 = M
SECTION IV: WRITING
Part 1: Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it 2 m x = 10M
1 Industrial action resulted in the delay of postal deliveries He attributed his win/victory/success to good luck
3 Their engagement party coincides with another one she’s been invited to All being well, I’ll see you next week
5 Were it not for the money, the job wouldn’t be worthwhile
Part 2: Rewrite the sentences, using the words given in capital letters 2m x = 10M
1 She speaks English with great ease I take it for granted you’re hungry
3 Good advice enabled him to make the right decision Mary prefers to keep her distance from him
5 It makes no difference to me whether we have the meeting today or tomorrow
Part 3: Translating the given chart 20M Part 4: Writing essay 30M
70/10 = 7M
Total: + + + = 20M