BỘ sưu tập 100 đề THI vào 10 CHUYÊN ANH CHỌN lọc có đáp án (đề 41 đến 60)

ENGLISH PRACTICE 41 Question 1: a. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. ( 5points) 1. A. tomb B. combatant C. comber D. subtlety 2. A. trustworthy B. theory C. theses D. width 3. A. naked B. beloved C. walked D. hatred 4. A. resource B. encourage C. toward D. horse 5. A. heart B. heard C. church D. circle b. Pick out the word that has the stress syllable differently fromthat of the other words.(5points) 6. A. sentimental B. commonplace C. mathematics D. information 7. A. distraction B. considerable C. description D. recommend 8. A. confidence B. minimize C. complaint D. immitate 9. A. soldier B. American C. pronounce D. prefer 10. A . generous B. pagoda C. address D. control Question 2: Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence ( 10points) 11. She ……….her husband’s job for his ill health. A. available B. capable C. acceptable D. accessible 12. It’s no use………. make him change his mind. A. to try to B. trying and C. trying to D. to trying to 13. In most ……… developed countries, up to 50% of …………population enters higher education at some time in their lives. A. Ø Ø B. Ø the C. the Ø D. the a 14. I wish you …….. me a new one instead of having it……..as you did. A. would give to repair B. gave to repair C. had given to be repaired D. had given repaired 15. Good restaurants serving traditional English food are very hard to …… . A. come into B. come by C. come to D. come at 16 It was a very difficult question and ….. got it right. A. little student B. few students C. a few students D. a little students 17. ………………………..the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horsedrawn. A. With reference B. Akin C. Prior to D. In addition to 18.I have had some summer jobs but I have never been.........employed. A. ever B. occasionally C. rarely D. permanently 19. ……………. long, Im sure you will be speaking English ………………. a native speaker. A. After like B. Before like C. After with D. Before with 20. I don’t think you have been watering the plants near the gate. The soil is ……………………….. A. as dry as rice B. as dry as a tile C. as dry as a bone D. as dry as wood Question 3: Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets (10points) 21. He decided that he (go)…….. to Ho Chi Minh city as soon as possible. 22. I’m sure you (forget)………. me by the time I (be)……… back in five years. 23. If these machines (not invent) ……., we couldn’t live as we do now. 24. Nowaday children would prefer history (teach) ……… in more practical ways. 25. Had I parked my car in the car park, they (not take)…….. it away. 26. The police (pay)……… no attention to Clare’s complaint because she (phone)……… them so many times before. 27. As our new furniture (deliver )……… on Monday morning I will have to stay at home to check that it (not damage)……… during transmit. Question 4: Fill each blank with the correct form of the words given. (10points) 28. We can look forward to a period of ………... (PROSPER) 29. It is said the …… of a Swiss watch is perfect. (PRECISE) 30. In nursing, women tend to …… men by four to one. (NUMBER) 31. We have to decide to interview only the best six ……..… for the job. (APPLY) 32. The damage caused by the terrible storm two days ago was……………………... by the government. The real figures go up every minute. 33. Barack Obama is the first President of the United States with ……………….…... background. 34. Tom spoke…….. because he was so excited 35. Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been ……………………... by an officially recognized body. 36. As a result of her ……….., Ethel has strong sense of the differencee between right and wrong (ESTIMATE) (RACE) (BREATH) (VALID) (BRING) 37. We are discussing the ……… of soil with artificial chemicals (FERTILE) Question 5: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word for each space. (10 points) When you are driving abroad you should make sure that you have all documents with you. These (38)____ your passport, your driving licence and insurace papers. It (39) ____ be very inconvinient if you (40) ____ any of these or if you cannot find (41) ____ quickly. You must also make sure that your car has a nationality plate which showthe country where the car is registered; for (42) ____, GB for Great Britain, F for France, N for Norway. And so on In some (43) ____ you have to pay if you don’t (44) ____ motoring laws and this can sometimes cost you a lot of money. For instance, you may have to pay immediately if you are stopped by a police officer for taking no notice of the traffic lights, speed (45) ____ or if you allow children (46) ____ the age of twelve to (47) ____ in the fron seat of the vehicle. 38. A. include B. make C. mean D. contain 39. A. should B. can C. is D. has 40. A. miss B. hide C. lose D. pass 41. A. that B. those C. their D. them 42. A. once B. example C. general D. fact 43. A. countries B. positions C. ways D. routes 44. A. do B. allow C. obey D. continue 45. A. marks B. spots C. limits D. numbers 46. A. under B. lower C. over D. behind 47. A. follow B. pass C. travel D. wait Question 6: Supply the most suitable word for each blank (10 points) Mr. Brown lived his entire life in a small town in the north of England. He never left the house ____(48) he had been born, never married, never went on holiday and had no friends. He worked in a local factory for ___(49) forty years but even the people who had worked with him for years ____(50) very little about him. He wore the same clothes year in year out, and ___(51) he shopped regularly at the local store he bought only the most basic foodstuffs, never changing his purchases from one week to the next. So when he died last month, neighbors and local people were ___(52) to learn that Mr. Brown was not just a rich man, he was in fact ___(53) millionaire He had no bank, no account, no money invested anywhere but in the various drawers, cupboards and boxes in the house there were hundreds and thousands of bank ___(54) and coins.It took police over two weeks to clear the house and the bank clerks took just as long to __(55) all the money. “We had absolutely no ideas that he had been hiding his money over the years”, one of his neighbors said. “In fact, we used to feel ___(56) for him, we thought he was a poor old man unable to ___(57) Question 7: You are going to read a magazine article about learning how to fly a plane. Eight paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from paragraphs AI the one that fits each gap (5865). There is one extra paragraph that you do not need to use. Write your answers in the numbered table below. (10 points) Learning to Fly I had been testing cars and motorcycles for over twenty years. I couldn’t take any more. It wasn’t terribly exciting and, in any case, new cars were beginning to look identical and drive similarly. What I needed was a new challenge. 58 Unfortunately, I wore glasses. The Royal Air Force wouldn’t consider anyone for pilot training unless they had perfect eyesight. Halfway through an aptitude test, they realised that my eyes were far from perfect. I didn’t stand a chance. 59 It was an obvious choice. It’s just twenty minutes’ drive from my home. It’s very quiet, too, so the £90 per hour for the training is spent flying in the air, not waiting on the ground for other planes to take off. 60 It took me a whole year to get my private pilot’s license. It started well, with my first solo flight coming after just seven hours. Then came all the studying, the exams, the hard work. I never thought I’d get to the end of it. 61 Then came last winter and the end of the course was in sight. For weeks, the weather was so terrible that for most of the time it was impossible to fly. Strong winds, heavy rain and even snow and ice made flying conditions extremely hazardous. 62 But finally the first of three practical exams arrived – the navigation test. The examiner sets you a course that you have to plan according to the weather, and then fly with him sitting beside you. 63 I passed this test, but I don’t know how. The second test involves flying crosscountry to two other airports, which you can choose, and landing at both. The important thing is to give the right messages to the airtraffic control people and understand their replies. 64 After this alarming episode, the exercises in the flighthandling test were simple. As we complete the sixth exercise, the examiner suddenly turned to me and said, ‘Congratulations – you’ve passed’ 65 I wasn’t sure why, because we usually land as slowly as possible. Then I turned round and realised straight away: we were being followed by a British Airways jumbo jet A. A week which we had set aside for finishing the course came and went with no possibility of getting in the air at all. And besides the problems with the weather, my second son was born, and that made it even more difficult to find the time for lessons and studying. B. But the real reason I chose this club was that a friend of mine, Andrew Wilkins, is the chief instructor there. He impressed me by taking me out for a free flight just so that I could see what it was like. C. Unfortunately, I got myself lost this time and flew too far east. I completely missed the first airport. However, I flew over a car factory I recognised and managed to get back on course. D. Along the way, he’ll take the controls and fly off course, just to get you lost. Then he’ll hand back the control to you and expect you to find your way home. E. One day I was asked by an airtraffic controller if I could see another aircraft ahead. I said yes, and immediately it disappeared into a cloud. I just didn’t know what to do. F. At the time, taking private lessons to learn how to fly was financially beyond me. So I had to delay my plans to become a pilot for quite a while. It was twenty years, in fact, before I finally enrolled at a flying club in Hertfordshire. G. Since getting my pilot’s license, I’ve been out flying a few times. The highlight so far was flying up to Birmingham International Airport for a motor show with Andrew beside me. As we approached the way, the airtraffic controller came on the radio asking for as much speed as our little plane could manage. H. For months, my head was always in a book and my head hurt from all the facts, figures and flying instructions. I. This feeling of needing a change coincided with my 40th birthday, which started me thinking about what I’d been doing all those years. When I left school all I had really wanted to do was fly. Write your answers here: 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. Question 8: There is ten mistakes in following sentences. Find and correct them.(10points) 0. ..√… 00. will 66. ….. 67. ….. 68. ….. 69. ….. 70. ….. 71. ….. 72. ….. 73. ….. 74. ….. 75. ….. Question 9: a.Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. ( 5 points ) 76. Return the product to the shop if you have any complaints about it.  Should ……………………………………………………………….. 77. Both of the lifts were out of order.  Neither ……………………………………………………………… 78.I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back. Hardly …………………………………………………………… 79.While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time. Despite my …………………………………………………………… 80.They were seasoned travelers, which we hadnt expected them to be Contrary …………………………………………………………… b.Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sen¬tence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. (5 points) 81. I’ve got to get a new computer. (NEED)  What I really .................................... new computer. 82. I can’t describe people as well as you can. (BETTER)  You’re .................................................. I am. 83. It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert. (NO)  We ............................................. tickets for the concert. 84. The two theories appear to be completely different. (COMMON) The two theories…………………………………………………… 87. Money is of little value on a desert island. (COUNTS)  Money …………………………………………………………. Questions 10: Writing an essay about 200 words ( 10 points) Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “The most important aspect of a job is the money a person earns. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..  Keys – practice 41 Question 1: a. 1.B 2.A 3.C 4. B 5. A b. 6.B 7.D 8. C 9. A 10. A Question 2: 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. D 15.B 16.A 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. C Question 3: 21. should go(go) 25. wouldn’t have taken 22. will have forgotten am 26.paid – had phoned 23. were not invented 27. is being delivered has not been damaged 24. being taught Question 4: 28. prosperity 33. multiracial 29. precision 34. breathlessly 30. outnumber 35. validated 31. applicants 36. upbringing 32. underestimated 37. fertilization Question 5: 38. A 39. B 40. C 41. D 42.B 43. A 44. C 45. C 46. A 47. C Question 6: 48. where 49. over 50. knew 51. regularly 52. when 53. a 54. notes 55. count 56. said 57. afford Question 7: 58. I 59. F 60. B 61.H 62. A 63. D 64. C 65. G Question 8: 66. V 67. up 68. more 69. a 70. long 71. from 72. part 73. v 74. to 75. it Question 9: a. 76. Should you have any complaints about the product, return it to the shop. 77. Neither of the lists was working. 78. Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back. 79. Despite my strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time 80. Contrary to what we had expected our expectation, they were seasoned travellers. b. 81. What I really need to get is a new computer. 82. You’re better at describing people than I am. 83. We have no difficulty in getting tickets for the concert. 84. The two theories have nothing in common. 85. Money counts for little on a desert island Question 10Marking scheme: The impression mark should be based on the following scheme: 1.Format: 2 pts ( coherence , cohesion , style ) a. Introduction: should be put in one paragraph in which students’ points of view are expressed clearly b. Body: should consist of at least 2 paragraphs to show your strong defence with reason and evidence about the importance of money or other aspects of a job. c. Conclusion (summary of the main ideas, students’ comment) 2. Content : 5pts 3. Language : 3pts ( grammatical accuracy , wide range of vocabularies and structures )  

ENGLISH PRACTICE 41Question 1:

a Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line.

( 5points)

b Pick out the word that has the stress syllable differently fromthat of the other words.(5points)

6 A sentimental B commonplace C mathematics D information

7 A distraction B considerable C description D recommend

Question 2: Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence ( 10points)

11 She ……….her husband’s job for his ill health

12 It’s no use……… make him change his mind

13 In most ……… developed countries, up to 50% of …………population enters higher education at some time in theirlives

14 I wish you …… me a new one instead of having it…… as you did

A would give / to repair B gave / to repair

C had given / to be repaired D had given / repaired

15 Good restaurants serving traditional English food are very hard to ……

A come into B come by C come to D come at

16 It was a very difficult question and … got it right

A little student B few students C a few students D a little students

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17 ……… the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.

18.I have had some summer jobs but I have never been employed

19 ……… long, I'm sure you will be speaking English ……… a native speaker

A After/ like B Before/ like C After/ with D Before/ with

20 I don’t think you have been watering the plants near the gate The soil is ………

A as dry as rice B as dry as a tile C as dry as a bone D as dry as wood

Question 3: Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets (10points)

21 He decided that he (go)…… to Ho Chi Minh city as soon as possible

22 I’m sure you (forget)……… me by the time I (be)……… back in five years

23 If these machines (not invent) ……., we couldn’t live as we do now

24 Nowaday children would prefer history (teach) ……… in more practical ways

25 Had I parked my car in the car park, they (not/ take)…… it away

26 The police (pay)……… no attention to Clare’s complaint because she (phone)……… them so many times before

27 As our new furniture (deliver )……… on Monday morning I will have to stay at home to check that it (not damage)

……… during transmit

Question 4: Fill each blank with the correct form of the words given (10points)

29 It is said the …… of a Swiss watch is perfect (PRECISE)

30 In nursing, women tend to …… men by four to one (NUMBER)

31 We have to decide to interview only the best six …… … for the job (APPLY)

32 The damage caused by the terrible storm two days ago was……… by the

government The real figures go up every minute

33 Barack Obama is the first President of the United States with ……….… background

34 Tom spoke…… because he was so excited

35 Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been ……… by an

officially recognized body

36 As a result of her ……… , Ethel has strong sense of the differencee between right and wrong

(ESTIMATE)

(RACE)

(BREATH) (VALID)

37 We are discussing the ……… of soil with artificial chemicals (FERTILE)

Question 5: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word for each space

(10 points)

When you are driving abroad you should make sure that you have all documents with you These (38)

your passport, your driving licence and insurace papers It (39) be very inconvinient if you (40) any ofthese or if you cannot find (41) quickly You must also make sure that your car has a nationality plate whichshowthe country where the car is registered; for (42) , GB for Great Britain, F for France, N for Norway And soon

In some (43) you have to pay if you don’t (44) motoring laws and this can sometimes cost you a lot ofmoney For instance, you may have to pay immediately if you are stopped by a police officer for taking no notice ofthe traffic lights, speed (45) or if you allow children (46) the age of twelve to (47) in the fron seat ofthe vehicle

43 A countries B positions C ways D routes

Question 6: Supply the most suitable word for each blank (10 points)

Mr Brown lived his entire life in a small town in the north of England He never left the house (48) hehad been born, never married, never went on holiday and had no friends He worked in a local factory for _-(49)

forty years but even the people who had worked with him for years (50) very little about him He wore the

same clothes year in year out, and _(51) he shopped regularly at the local store he bought only the most basicfoodstuffs, never changing his purchases from one week to the next So when he died last month, neighbors andlocal people were _(52) to learn that Mr Brown was not just a rich man, he was in fact _(53) millionaire!

He had no bank, no account, no money invested anywhere but in the various drawers, cupboards and boxes

in the house there were hundreds and thousands of bank _(54) and coins.It took police over two weeks to clearthe house and the bank clerks took just as long to -(55) all the money “We had absolutely no ideas that he hadbeen hiding his money over the years”, one of his neighbors said “In fact, we used to feel _(56) for him, wethought he was a poor old man unable to _(57)

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Question 7: You are going to read a magazine article about learning how to fly a plane Eight paragraphs have

been removed from the article Choose from paragraphs A-I the one that fits each gap (58-65) There is one extra paragraph that you do not need to use Write your answers in the numbered table below (10 points)

Learning to Fly

I had been testing cars and motorcycles for over twenty years I couldn’t take any more It wasn’t terribly excitingand, in any case, new cars were beginning to look identical and drive similarly What I needed was a new challenge 58

Unfortunately, I wore glasses The Royal Air Force wouldn’t consider anyone for pilot training unless they had perfecteyesight Halfway through an aptitude test, they realised that my eyes were far from perfect I didn’t stand a chance.59

It was an obvious choice It’s just twenty minutes’ drive from my home It’s very quiet, too, so the £90 per hour forthe training is spent flying in the air, not waiting on the ground for other planes to take off

A A week which we had set aside for finishing the course came and went with no possibility of getting in the air at

all And besides the problems with the weather, my second son was born, and that made it even more difficult tofind the time for lessons and studying

B But the real reason I chose this club was that a friend of mine, Andrew Wilkins, is the chief instructor there He

impressed me by taking me out for a free flight just so that I could see what it was like

C Unfortunately, I got myself lost this time and flew too far east I completely missed the first airport However, I

flew over a car factory I recognised and managed to get back on course

D Along the way, he’ll take the controls and fly off course, just to get you lost Then he’ll hand back the control to

you and expect you to find your way home

E One day I was asked by an air-traffic controller if I could see another aircraft ahead I said yes, and immediately it

disappeared into a cloud I just didn’t know what to do

F At the time, taking private lessons to learn how to fly was financially beyond me So I had to delay my plans to

become a pilot for quite a while It was twenty years, in fact, before I finally enrolled at a flying club in Hertfordshire

G Since getting my pilot’s license, I’ve been out flying a few times The highlight so far was flying up to Birmingham

International Airport for a motor show with Andrew beside me As we approached the way, the air-traffic controllercame on the radio asking for as much speed as our little plane could manage

H For months, my head was always in a book and my head hurt from all the facts, figures and flying instructions.

I This feeling of needing a change coincided with my 40th birthday, which started me thinking about what I’d beendoing all those years When I left school all I had really wanted to do was fly

Write your answers here:

to the doctor, whose surgery is in the center part of a town We live in a suburb in the old quarter

of the city and it is twenty minutes away on foot On the way back, however, it is all up hill and Imust to admit it can be exhausting, especially on a hot day Reluctantly I got the car out of thegarage and we set it off, muttering about the wonders of taxis My heart sank as we hit the firsttraffic jam - I knew we were beginning a long journey

 What I really new computer.

82 I can’t describe people as well as you can (BETTER)

 You’re I am

83 It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert (NO)

 We tickets for the concert

84 The two theories appear to be completely different (COMMON)

The two theories………

87 Money is of little value on a desert island (COUNTS)  Money ………

Questions 10: Writing an essay about 200 words ( 10 points) Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “The most important aspect of a job is the money a person earns ………

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Keys – practice 41Question 1:

22 will have forgotten - am 26.paid – had phoned

23 were not invented 27 is being delivered- has not been damaged

a

76 Should you have any complaints about the product, return it to the shop

77 Neither of the lists was working

78 Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back

79 Despite my strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time

80 Contrary to what we had expected/ our expectation, they were seasoned travellers

b

81 What I really need to get is a new computer

82 You’re better at describing people than I am

83 We have no difficulty in getting tickets for the concert

84 The two theories have nothing in common

85 Money counts for little on a desert island

Question 10Marking scheme: The impression mark should be based on the following scheme:

1.Format: 2 pts ( coherence , cohesion , style )

a Introduction: should be put in one paragraph in which students’ points of view are expressed clearly

b Body: should consist of at least 2 paragraphs to show your strong defence with reason and evidence about theimportance of money or other aspects of a job

c Conclusion (summary of the main ideas, students’ comment)

2 Content : 5pts

3 Language : 3pts ( grammatical accuracy , wide range of vocabularies and structures )

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ENGLISH PRACTICE 42

PART A PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

PART B LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D) Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

1 I’m really sorry We _ stop at a service station and phone you, but we didn’t want to waste any more time

to

2 It is not until December 25th _the exam results will be announced

3 I saw a _ scarf in a shop near my house

A sweet little green silk B little green silk sweet

C sweet green little silk D green little sweet silk

4 There has been a recommendation that Peter the president of the country

5 He kept his marriage for years, but eventually the truth

A came out B went out C came through D fell out

6 It was in this house

A I was born in B in which I was born C where I was born D that I was born

7 of half- starving wolves were roaming the snow- covered countryside

A Herds B Flocks C Packs D Swarms

8 When to explain his mistake, the new employee cleared his throat nervously

9 , he felt so unhappy and lonely

A In spite of his being wealth B Rich as was he

10 According to the _of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intend

to leave

11 It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the nation’s _

12 A part-time job gives me the freedom to _ my own interests

13 When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for _15 minutes.

14 I’ve told him not to go out with those people, but he wouldn’t listen Just let him face the music now.

15 _ in this national park declined from a few thousand to a few hundred in ten years

A For a number of tigers B The number of tigers

16 _ every industry in our modern world requires the work of engineers

17 Jane had a problem with her finances, so we talked _ and now it's fine

18 When the electricity failed, he _a match to find the candles

19 I usually buy my clothes _ It’s cheaper than going to the dressmaker

A on the house B off the peg C in public D on the shelf

20 She tried to _

A talk out of me the plan B talk me the plan out of

C talk me out of the plan D talk out me of the plan

II In most lines of this text there is one unnecessary word It is either incorrect grammatically, or does not fit the sense of the text Write the unnecessary word in

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the space beside the text Tick (√) each correct line There are two examples at the beginning Transfer your answers to your answer sheet

Talent scouts are looking for the next generation of supermodels

have realized Africa’s potential Lyndsey Mclntyre, a former model

herself, recently opened one agency’s first African office “African

women are being graceful and serene” she says “These qualities

could to make them do very well in this business.” However, spotting

supermodels is rarely easy, as well Mclntyre discovered when she

visited the Orma tribe of remote north- eastern Kenya, whose women

are reported to be especially striking “The tribal leaders were a bit

suspicious and I wasn’t allowed to be meet many of their girls,” she

explains Another problem is that the reports aren’t always reliable

Mclntyre discovered this when one of village’s “most beautiful girls”

turned out to be its heaviest ones She had to explain that Western

advertisers prefer far slimmer women The Orma are not alone in

believing fat it is beautiful In a recent Africa-wide beauty contest, all

the Uganda contestants were disqualified for being a little too large

around the hips “I don’t understand the fashion industry’s obsession

with small hips,” said one judge for the contest “But because we

want the girls to succeed and to see African models working

internationally, we give the industry what it wants”

III Supply the correct form of the word in capital letter Write your answers

on your answer sheet.

UK companies have received criticism from a business forum for what their reportrefers to as a rather narrow-minded attitude towards the dress code for office workers This

follows a case in which a male (1 EMPLOY) working in the post room of a large (2 ORGANISE) in the United Kingdom received a (3 SUSPEND) for

wearing jeans to work Whilst the report accepts that there is a need for people dealing

with (4 CUSTOM) to look well dressed, it questions whether employees who work behind the scenes necessarily need to dress formally The authors of the report made a (5 COMPARE) _ between the UK and other European nations where employers seem (6 CONCERN) _about the need for their workers to wear smart clothes in the office Their (7 ARGUE) _is based on research that claims workers are far more (8 PRODUCT) _ when they have the (9 FREE) _to dress in a way that they feel most (10 COMFORT) _in.

IV Complete the following sentences with one preposition/particle for each blank Write your answers on your answer sheet

1 Kate fell _ with her boyfriend and they stopped seeing each other

2 I’ve taken this watch _ pieces, and now I can’t put it together again

3 I’m sure my brother will never get married because he hates the feeling of being tied _

4 Deborah is going to take extra lessons to catch up what she missed why she was away

5 I don’t think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting I failed to get my point _

Can you (5) _ in your mind an hour spent in a traffic jam, say, this morning? Doyou light one cigarette after another? Do you sound the horn every few seconds like the otherneurotics? Or do you take a different (6) and make good use of the time drawing up aschedule for the days to come? To withstand the stressful moment you can also do acrossword puzzle, listen to your favorite music or even compose a menu for your Sundaydinner.

In fact, whatever way you (7) to the annoying situation, you can exert noimpact on it as the traffic jam will only reduce in due (8) _ Nevertheless, your reactionmight considerably influence your mood for the rest of the day The inability to confront astressful occurrence like that with a deal of composure and sensibility adds much more strain

to your life and in this way puts your well – being in (9) _ Surprisingly, it is seeminglynegligible hardships we stumble on daily that run double the risk of developing serious healthdisorders rather than our isolated tragedies however painful they may be (10) _that somany of those wretched stresses and inducing troubles affect us in a day, we should, at best,try to avoid them or possibly make radical alterations in the way we lead our daily lifestyles

II Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space Write your answers on your answer sheet

Students frequently complain (1) _ studying for hours on (2) and thennot doing well in their final exams Many factors can (3) _ in poor performances: (4) _illness or a personal problem Getting high grades can also put a terrible strain onstudents (5) _ don’t want to let their parents down

Can students’ knowledge be judged by a (6) _exam? Certainly not! If we want

to be fair, students ought to be (7) _on a regular basic So does that mean moreexams? Yes, but (8) _many written ones In many countries, student do not have to

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take written exams (9) _ they don’t want to, they are (10) _to take oral onesinstead This seems to be fairer way of assessing understanding, not just testing it.

III Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question that follows Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

Quite different from storm surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, whichderive their name from the Japanese expression for “high water in a harbor.” These waves arealso referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to dowith tides Scientists often referred to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate inthat they do result from undersea seismic activity

Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwaterearthquake or volcano for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly

displaced This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves These waves can travel great

distances at speeds close to 700 kilometers per hour In the open ocean, tsunamis have little

noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters It is when they hit the shallow

waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters

Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismicactivity.Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan andHawaii Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the oceanbottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warningand can, therefore, prove disastrous Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian Islands,however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have

a much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for

warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii In 1755, Europe experienced a

calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive

tsunami to sweep onto the Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around

Lisbon The greatest tsunami on record occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when

the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 metershigh onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled aroundthe world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel

1 The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses _

A underwater earthquakes B storm surges C tides D tidal waves

2 According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves EXCEPT that

_

A they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides

B this terminology is not used by the scientific community

C they are the same as tsunamis

D they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves

3 The word “displaced” is closest in meaning to _.

4 It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis _.

A cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean

B generally reach heights greater than 40 meters

C are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean

Dare often identified by ships on the ocean

5 Water that is “shallow” is NOT _.

6 A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunamis in Japan are more likely to _

7 The possessive “their” refers to .

8 A “calamitous” tsunami is one that is _.

expected

9 From the expression “on record”, it can be inferred that the tsunami that accompanied

the Krakatoa volcano

A was not as strong as the tsunami in Lisbon

B might not be the greatest tsunami ever

C was filmed as it was happening

D occurred before efficient records were kept

10 The passage suggests that the tsunami resulting from the Krakatoa volcano _

A was far more destructive close to the source than far away

B resulted in little damage

C was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands

D caused volcanic explosions in the English Channel

PART D WRITING

I Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the words given These words must not be changed in any way.

Write your answers on your answer sheet

1 The reduction in the price of the magazines led to a growth in sales (RESULT)

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Sales of the magazines

2 Georgia hasn’t written to me recently (HEARD)

I _

3 Dinner will be served immediately upon our arrival at the hotel (SOON)

Dinner will be served _.

4 Barbara couldn’t sing or dance (UNABLE)

Besides .

5 It was careless of you to leave without locking the door (OUGHT)

You _.

II Write an essay to express your opinion on the following statement Use specific reasons and details to support your idea.

“Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls”

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END -Keys – practice 42 PART A PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

6 B 7 C 8 B 9 D 10 B

II Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space (10pts)

III Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question that follows Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet (10pts)

2 I haven’t heard /have heard nothing from Georgia for/in a while.

3 Dinner will be served as soon as we arrive at the hotel

4 Besides being unable to sing, Barbara couldn’t dance either.

5 You ought not to have left without locking the door.

II Write an essay to express your opinion on the following statement Use specific reasons and details to support your idea (15pts)

“Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls”

Marking scheme

The impression mark given is based on the following scheme:

1 Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate

2 Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to

the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students

3 Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the

level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students

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ENGLISH PRACTICE 44 PART A PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

PART B: LEXICO - GRAMMAR

I Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete

each sentence

below Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet.

1 The park hundreds of species of endangered animals

2 It’s 4 miles further if you don’t take the cut

3 There are fast-growing of fir tree here in this park

4 “What are you doing?”

5 I like listen to sweet in my free time

6 These pills will your pain

7 He was a(n) man who was determined to be rich by any means

8 She study hard and got a degree with colors.

9 The old manager has just retired, so Jack takes his position

10 It is for you to stay in New York with just a few dollars in your pocket

II Put the words in capitals in the right forms.

SCHOOL REPORT

Margaret started English Literature this term, and I am afraid

that her (1) to the subject has not been entirely

(2) She has not shown much enthusiasm, and does

not always pay (3) in class Her assignments are often

(4) , because she is so untidy, and because of her

(5) to check her work thoroughly She failed to do any

(6) before the end of term test, and had poor results

She seems to have the (7) idea that she can succeed

without studying She has also had many (8) and has

frequently arrived late for class This has resulted in several

(9) Although Margaret is a (10) student in

some respects, she has not had a satisfactory term

1 INTRODUCE

2 SUCCESS

3 ATTEND

4 READ

5 FAIL

6 REVISE

7 MISTAKE

8 ABSENT

9 PUNISH

10 GIFT

III Look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word

which should not be there Tick each correct line If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space.

Supermarkets

The every time I go to a supermarket I ask

myself why I go shopping there so often Last

time I ended up buying all the kinds of things

when the all I really wanted was a packet of

rice and a small loaf, but could find neither of

them I looked in every one corner of the

shop but there was simply no a sign of these

products I looked carefully on either side of

the aisles but it was no any good I ought to

confess here that I had forgotten my glasses!

All of I could see was rows of colorful shapes

of all sizes I decided to ask an assistant

They were all a busy of course and none of

0 ………the………

00 …………√ ….……

1 ………

2 ………

3 ………

4 ………

5 ………

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them was anywhere nearby in any case.

Meanwhile I had been filling my basket with

all the kinds of things I thought I wanted

After I had paid, I had no money left for the

weekend, but I hadn’t bought either of the

Sport is ideal (5) prisoners for many reasons Being (6) punishes people bytaking away their freedom; just because someone gets in (7) with the law, we have

no (8) to take away their health as well Secondly, the (9) that you feelwhen you are (10) up for a long prison (11) can make you very anti-socialand aggressive The (12) thing we want is for people to come out (13) tenyears, or even ten months, and (14) up the first person they see Sport provides away of controlling that (15)

4 A abandoned B remanded C released D charged

9 A uniqueness B remoteness C isolation D individuality

II Read the passages below and choose the best answer from the four options

marked A, B, C or D Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B,

C or D on the answer sheet.

Several hundred million years ago, plants similar to modern ferns covered vaststretches of the land Some were as large as trees, with giant fronds bunched at the top of

trunks as straight as pillars Others were the size of bushes and formed thickets of

undergrowth Still others lived in the shade of giant club mosses and horsetails along theedges of swampy lagoons where giant amphibians swan

A great number of these plants were true ferns, reproducing themselves without fruits

or seeds Others had only the appearance of ferns Their leaves had organs of sexualreproduction and produced seeds Although their “flowers” did not have corollas, these falseferns (today completely extinct) ushered in the era of flowering plants Traces of these flora ofthe earliest times have been preserved in the form of fossils Such traces are most commonlyfound in shale and sandstone rocks wedged between coal beds

Today only tropical forests bear living proof of the ancient greatness of ferns The

species that grow there are no longer those of the Carboniferous period, but their variety andvast numbers, and the great size of some, remind us of the time when ferns ruled the plantkingdom

1 What does the passage mainly discuss?

A Plant reproduction B How to locate fossils

C An ancient form of plant life D Tropical plant life

2 The word “others” in bold refers to

3 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of the plants

described in the passage?

A They once spread over large areas of land

B They varied greatly in size

C They coexisted with amphibians, mosses, and horsetails

D They clung to tree trunks and bushes for support

4 The author states that fossils of early plant life are usually found in rocks

located between

deposits of

5 The word “bear” in bold could best be replaced by which of the following?

III Read the passages below and choose the best answer from the four options

marked A, B, C or D

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Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

Most of us tend to think of production when we think of mass media industries After all,

it is the output of this production – the papers we read, the cable TV shows we watch – thatgrab our attention, make us happy or angry, interested or bored Moreover, most publicdiscussion about mass communication tends to be about production The latest gossip aboutthat actor will be in what film, the angry comments a mayor makes about the violence onlocal TV news, the newest CDs by an up-and-coming group – these are the kinds of topics thatfocus our attention on the making of content, not its distribution or exhibition

Media executives know, however, that production is only one step in the arduous and

risky process of getting a mass media idea to an audience Distribution is the delivery of theproduced material to the point where it will be shown to its intended audience The activitytakes place out of public view We have already mentioned the NBC acts as a distributor when

it disseminates television programming via satellite to TV stations When Philadelphia

Newspapers Inc delivers its Philadelphia Inquirer to city newsstands, when Twentieth – Century

– Fox moves its Musicland stores, they are involved in distribution to exhibitions

1 In this passage, “arduous” means .

2 The passage states that people tend to focus on production because _.

A it takes place out of public view

B mass media companies do not own production divisions

C the output of mass media is intended to grab our attention

D companies can function as both producers and distributors

3 In this passage, to “disseminate” means to _.

4 This passage states that distribution is _.

A the first step in mass media production

B the most talked-about step in mass media production

C at least as important as production

D not as important as exhibition

5 The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to .

A tell an interesting story B define a concept clearly

C describe a scene vividly D argue with the reader

IV WRITING

I Rewrite the following sentences using the given words so that they have the

same meaning as the

given sentences Do not change the words given in any way.

1 Be careful of thieves if you go to that part of town (Watch)

II Wring a topic

“There are some advantages and disadvantages of the cinema ”

Do you agree with this statement? Write an essay about 250 – 300 words to an educated non– specialist audience on this topic You should give reasons for your answers and include anyrelevant examples from your own knowledge and experience

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Keys – practice 44 PART A PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

1 Watch thieves if you go to that part of town.

2 Please make yourself at home

3 I built this on my own

4 I’m not really keen on this kind of music

5 Most university students depend on the financial support of their parents

II 20 points

The candidate’s essay should include the following points:

- The writing passage should be well-organized: introduction, body and ending of the passage: 2.5 pts

- The ideas should be clarified with relevant and specific examples: 12.5 pts

- The writing passage is supposed to be free of grammatical and spelling errors: 5.0 pts

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ENGLISH PRACTICE 45SECTIONI–PHONETICS

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line.( 5p)

II Pick out the word that has the stress syllable differently from that of the other words.(5p)

1.A application B certificate C biology D security

2 A university B punctuality C agricultural D.mathematician

3 A identify B secondary C luxuriously D majority

4 A academic B engineering C availabe D.sympathetic

5.A obligatory B geographical C international D undergraduate

SECTION II- VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I Choose the best option ( A, B, C or D) to complete sentence below and write your answers in the answer sheet ( 10p)

1 She refused to eat meat under any ………

A circumstances B occasion C opportunity D reason

2 It was difficult to guess what he ……… to the news would be

3 Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually …… to its original splendour

4 He didn’t know anyone at the wedding ………… than the bride and the groom

5 When you are an old age pensioner, you have to learn to ………… a very small income

6 I felt so much better, my doctor ………… me to take a holiday by the sea

7 He said that the plane had already left and that I ……… arrived an hour earlier

A must have B had to C should have D was supposed to

8 Alice didn’t expect ……… to Bill’s party

9.The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it’s worth ……… a packed lunch

10 When the alarm went off, Mick just turned ……… … and went back to sleep

II.Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense.( 10p)

1.When he ( not arrive) ……… by 6.00, I ( know) ……… He ( miss) ………… the bus

2 Something ( tell) ………… me that you ( not listen) ……… to a single word I (say) ……… in the past tense minutes

3 Same ( not receive) ……… …… the parcel the last time I ( speak) ……… to him

4 When you ( feel) ……….… hungry, room service ( bring) ………… you whatever you want

III Give the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the blank space ( 10p)

1.The judges describe Jones as a … criminal who was a danger to members of the public HARD

2 Rescue team held out little hope of finding other ………… SURVIVE

5 This type of behaviour is no longer ………… acceptable SOCIETY

8 Our school set up a project to ……… the library system COMPUTER9.The breakdown of the negotiations was not ……… EXPECT

10 Those countries are …… on other countries for most of their food DEPEND

IV Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition (10 points)

1.……… behalf of the department I would like to thank you all

2 Many people expressed a strong preference ………… the original plan

3 They were refused entrance ………… the exhibition

4 He graduated ……… York with a degree in Psychology

5 We had an argument ………… the waiter about the bill

6 She complimented him ………… his exellent German

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7 She sacrificed everything ……… her children.

8 Sit down and make yourself ……… home

9 He works away ……… home during the week

10 The searchers spread ………… to over the area faster

SECTION III – READING

I.Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions below.(10p)

Traditionally the United States has been described as a melting pot, a place where the previous identities of

each immigrant group are melted down to create an intergrated, uniform society Since the 1960s, many Americans

have rejected the melting pot metaphor in favour of the image of the mosaic, a picture created by assembling many

small stones or tiles In a mosaic, each peace retains its own distinctive identity, while contributing to a larger design.Advocates of the mosaic metaphor assert that it better represents the diverse multicultural society of the United States Today, may Americans value their immigrant heritage as an important part of their identity More recent immigrant groups from Asia, such as Vietnamese Americans and Korean Americans, have established communities alongside those populated by the descendants of European immigrants, such as French Americans, German

Americans, Irish Americans and Italian Americans

1.Why has the United States often been described as a melting pot?

2 Why have people been in favour of the image of the “ mosaic”?

3 What does the word “mosaic” mean?

4 What have immigrant groups from Asia done to maintain their identity?

5 Name some recent immigrant groups from Asia in the United States?

II.Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word for each space (10 p)

CAR CATCHES FIRE

Three people jumped ………( 1) a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnet this morning.They were just able to rescue their possessions before the car burst into ………… (2) Mr Peter Collins, 25, of WeyRoad, Berinsfield ……….(3) his Avenger astate car home ………….(4) work with two friends when he noticed smokecoming into the car He stopped, …………(5) was unable to open the bonnet He poured a bottle of water over theradiator where the smoke was coming from, but could not put out the flames He then ………… (6) to get fireextinguishers from a nearby…………(7) , but ………….(8) also failed to have any effect ……….(9) he telephoned for a

…… (10) , but by the time it arrived, the car was totally burned out

8 A this B those C that D these

10 A police car B ambulance C taxi D fire engine

III.Read the passage below carefully Then choose the correct answer: A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage (5p)

When we were in England last year, I went fishing with my friend, Peter Early in the morning we were sitting

quietly by the side of the lake when we had an unpleasant surprise We saw a duck come along with three ducklings

padding cheerfully behind her As we watched them, there was a sudden swirl in the water We caught a glimpse ofthe vicious jaws of a pike- a fish which is rather like a freshwater shark- and one of the ducklings was dragged belowthe surface

This incident made Peter furious He vowed to catch the pike On three successive mornings we returned tothe vicinity and used several different kinds of bait On the third day Peter was lucky Using an artificial frog as bait,

he managed to hook the monster There was a desperate fight but Peter was determined to capture the pike andsucceeded When he had got it ashore and killed it, he wieghed the fish and found that it scaled nearly thirty pounds-

a record for that district

1.Why do you think Peter was sitting quietly by the lake ?

A He was watching the ducks C He was waiting for the pike to appear

B He wasn’t very talkative D He was fishing

2 To what does surprise in line 3 probably refer?

A to the duck B to the ducklings C to the action of the pike D to the time of the day

3 What were Peter’s feelings about the incident two days later?

A He caught and killed the pike C He vowed that he would catch the remaining ducklings

B He remained determined to catch the pike.D He caught a frog and used it as bait for the pike

4 How much was the pike worth?

A about thirty pounds B about two hundred and forty dollars

C the passage contains no information on this point D the passage says that the fish scaled nearly thirty pound

5 Which of the following titles best sums up the whole passage?

A Mysterious disappearance of ducklings C Record pike caught by an angry fisherman

B Revenge on a duck D Huge pike caught by fisherman after desperate struggle at sea

3 I don’t normally go into town by car ( USED)

- I ………into town by car

4 Nobody plays this piece as beautifully as he does (MORE)

- He plays this piece……….else

5 I couldn’t go to work because of the transport strike ( PREVENTED)

- I ………to work by the transport strike

III Using the cues below to complete each sentence of the following passage (5p)

1.Teacher/ Day/ Vietnam/ fall/ twenty/ November/ each year

Living in a tranditional family of three or four generations has both advantages and disadvantages What do you think of that matter? Write an essay of about 180- 200 words to support your points.

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Keys – practice 45SECTION I: Phonetics (10 POINTS)

I A (1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points)

B (1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points)

SECTION II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS)

I (1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points)

II ( 1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points)

1 didn’t arrive/ knew/ hadn’t missed

2 tells/ haven’t been listening/ have said

3 hadn’t received/ spoke

4 feel/ will bring

III ( 1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points)

SECTION III.reading (25 POINTS)

I.(10 points): 2 pts/ each correct answer.

1 Because the United States is a place where the previous identities of each immigrant group are melted down

to create an intergrated, uniform society

2 Because it better represents the diverse multicultural society of the United States

3.It means a picture create by assembling many small stones or tiles

4 They have established communities alongside those populated by the descendants of European immigrants

5 They are Vietnamese Americans and Korean Americans

II (10 points): 1 pts/ each correct answer.

1.C 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 A

III.(5 points): 1 pts/ each correct answer.

SECTION IV : WRITING (25 POINTS)

I.( 1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points)

1 If it hadn’t been for your unsuspected talents as a mechanic, we would have been stranded there for hours

2 He suggested inviting the Browns to the party on Sunday

3 Had it not been for the death of the Prime Minister, the bill would have been passed

4 That commentator, whose name I’ve forgotten, is very well-known

5 Not until he came into the light did I recognise him

II.( 1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points)

1 It’s worth asking George to help.

2 I haven’t seen him since I lived in London.

3 I am not used to going into town by car.

4 He plays this piece more beautifully than anybody/ anyone else.

5 I was prevented from going to work by transport strike.

III.( 1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points)

1.Teacher’s day in Vietnam falls on the twentieth of November each year

2 Generally/ In general, it is meant for schoolchildren to show their appreciation to their teachers who have guided them in their studies

3 It is a time to forget the bad experiences students may have of their teachers scolding and punishing them

4 Students give their teachers flowers and small gifts

5 Small parties are held and there is an atmosphere of fun and amazenment in the school

II.10 points

Gợi ý cách cho điểm:

1 Form: an essay (2points)

+ Easy to read+ Coherent

2 Content: ( 4 points)

+Successful fulfillment of the task

3 Language: ( 4 points)

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+ Appropriate vocabulary (1 point )

+ Suitable connectors (0.5 point )

+ Correct grammar (2 points )

+ Punctuating/ Spelling (0.5 point)

ENGLISH PRACTICE 46

I Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

II Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others

7. A preparation B decoration C television D exhibition

10. A discovery B calculator C aero-plane D difficulty

III Fill each blank with a suitable word or phrase.

11 The car can't have broken down I _ serviced last week.

12 If I _ in that situation, I certainly wouldn't have had the courage to do what you did.

13 Although he had a difficult time during the war, it _ harm.

14 It's no _ the cold and wet, you'll just have to put up with it.

15 I won't have _ their cars in the street outside the entrance to my house!

16 In times of hardship we have to learn to do _ some basic necessities.

17 I'm _ death of spiders!

18 I heard the thunder _ in the distance.

19 He's been _ weather for ages and still isn't back at work.

20 We made the uniforms ourselves as we couldn't _ made.

IV Find one underlined part marked A, B, C, or D that needs correcting.

21 Musical comedies, as an American form of entertainment, often take its subjects from America’s

V Give the right form of the word in each blanket in the following passage.

From what we had read in the (26 ADVERTISE) , it promise to be the holiday of a lifetime – not only a quality hotel in a top (27 SEA) _ resort, but also (28 SURPRISE) _

cheap with it! We should have known it was too good to be true! We arrived at the airport to discover

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we only had (29 STAND) _ tickets and there was no guarantee we would be flying Luckily, two places became free at the last minute and we took off The flight lasted at least (30 TWO) _ as long as it should have and by the time we arrived, we were both feeling rather (31 POOR) _ ,

probably because of the dubious in-flight meal we had had We were met by our guide, who seemed

(32 LANGUAGE) _ incompetent and understood very little of what we said to him Instead of

the hotel we had seen in the photograph back home, he took us to a squalid little guesthouse much

(33 FAR) _ away from the resort than we were expecting We wanted to explain that there had been a (34 DREAD) _ mistake but it was (35 USE) _ trying to complain – nobody could

understand us.

VI Choose among A, B, C, or D the one that best fits each of the blanks.

36 The child was told to for being rude to his uncle.

37 This is the of the bicycle which was stolen.

38 Some drives, after annoy their fellow-motorists by slowing down again immediately.

39 It is unlikely that the Queen agree to open the new Town Hall.

40 I don't think he'll ever the shock of his wife's death.

41 Some school have very rules of behavior which must be obeyed

42 It was difficult to a date which was convenient for everyone.

43 It's difficult to pay one's bills when prices keep .

44 You may not have to stay the night but take a toothbrush just in .

45 She remembered the correct address only she had posted the letter.

VII Choose from A, B, C, or D the one that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage.

The Internet bus

In the desert areas that surround Tucson city, USA, students spend hundreds of hours on yellow buses each year getting to and from their schools But when mobile internet equipment was (46) on a yellow school bus, the bored, often noisy, teens were transformed into quiet, studious individuals.

District officials got the idea during (47) drives on school business to Phoenix, two hours each way, when they (48) that, when they went in pairs, one person could drive and the other could work using a laptop and a wireless card They (49) if internet access on a school bus could (50) students’ academic productivity, too.

But the idea for what students call ‘the internet bus’ really took shape when the district’s chief information officer (51) across an article about having internet across in cars He thought,

“What if you could put that in a bus?”

The officials have been delighted to see the (52) of homework getting done, morning and evening, as the internet bus (53) up and drops off students along the 70- minute drive (54) some students spend their time playing games or visiting social networking sites, most students do make (55) their travel time to study.

53 A brings B picks C rides D catches

VIII Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

TRAVEL INSURANCEWhen going on holiday, it is always a good idea to take out travel insurance This is just in case

something goes (56) along the way You could lose your luggage, you could be robbed, or even become ill

and need expensive medical treatment For millions of holiday makers, travel insurance is just a precaution

(57) will help them have an enjoyable and worry-free holiday But for (58) , travel insurance is a way of earning money (59) making false claims against insurance companies For (60) some people pretend that they have had expensive equipment stolen which in (61) never even existed, and then claim large sums in compensation Such claims cost insurance company a total (62) £ 50 million per year But the cheats’ luck is about to run (63) (64) to a new computer system, companies will be able to tell at a glance (65) someone has made a claim within the last three years Honest travelers will

no longer have to pay through the nose for other people’s dishonesty

IX Choose from A, B, C, or D the one that best answers each of the questions in the following passage.

A pilot cannot fly by sight alone In many conditions, such as flying at night and landing in dense fog, apilot must use radar, an alternative way of navigating Since human eyes are not very good at determiningspeeds of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are moving The basic principle of

radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave The echo of the sounds against the walls

helps a person determine the size of the cave With radar, however, the waves are radio waves instead of soundwaves Radio waves travel at the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in one second A radar set sends out ashort burst of radio waves Then it receives the echoes produced when the waves bounce off objects Bydetermining the time it takes for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can determine thedistance between the radar set and other objects The word “radar”, in fact, gets its name from the term “radiodetection and ranging” “Ranging” is the term for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set

Besides being of critical importance to pilots, radar is essential for air traffic control, tracking ships at sea, and

for tracking weather systems and storms

66 What is the main topic of this passage?

A The nature of radar B History of radar

C Alternatives to radar D Types of ranging

67 According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects?

68 The word “exemplified” in the passage can be replaced by _

A “specified” B “resembled” C “illustrated” D “justified”

69 The word “shouts” in the passage most closely means _

70 Which of the following words best describes the tone of this passage?

A argumentative B explanatory C humorous D imaginative

71 According to the passage, the distance between a radar set and an object can be determined by _

A the time it takes for a burst of radio waves to produce echoes when the waves bounce off the object

B the term “ranging” used for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set

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C the time it takes for the radio waves to produce echoes and bounce off the object

D the time it takes for the echoes produced by the radio waves to return to the radar set

72 Which type of waves does radar use?

73 The word “tracking” in the passage most closely means _

A sending B searching for C ranging D repairing

74 Which of the following would most likely be the topic of the next paragraph?

A A history of flying B Other uses of radar

C The technology used by pilots D Uses of some technology

75 What might be inferred about radar?

A It takes the place of a radio B It has improved navigational safety

C It was developed from a study of sound waves

D It gave birth to the invention of the airplane.

X Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one, using the word in capital letters which must not be altered in any way.

76 You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not (consideration)

→ You should .

77 People don’t want to buy cars with large engines any more (call)

→ There isn’t .

78 Twenty years ago this region produced twice as much coal as it does now (halved)

→ The coal produced _.

79 The prime minister in unlikely to call an early general election (likelihood)

→ The likelihood .

→ The policeman’s .

XI Rewrite each of the sentences without changing its meaning, using the cue given

81 We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.

XII Writing an essay.

“Soft-skills are more and more needed for future jobs”.

What do you think of that matter? Write an essay of about 280- 300 words to support your points

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