PART A PHONETICS (5p) I Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions (2p) 1 A baggage B damage C massage D breakage 2 A invention B suggestion C construction D addition Your answers 1 2 II Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions (3p) 3 A power B carpet C answer D police 4 A.
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I Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following
questions (2p)
1 A baggage B damage C massage D breakage
2 A invention B suggestion C construction D addition
Your answers
II Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions (3p)
3 A power B carpet C answer D police
4 A excellent B extensive C exciting D existing
5 A exhibition B stationery C introduction D emigration
Your answers
PART B: VOCABULARY (30p)
I Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions (15p)
6 _, he felt so unhappy and lonely
A Despite of his riches B Rich as was he
C Rich though he was D Despite of the fact that
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A Flows B the flow C is flowing D flowing
8 The city _ to host the championships must have excellent sports facilities
A Choosing B chosen C where is chosen D which chooses
9 No sooner _ in Rome than he _
A Had he arrived/ was being kidnapped B Had he arrived/ was kidnapped
C Had he arrived/ kidnapped D Was he arriving/ had been kidnapped
10 He got an excellent grade in his examination _ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard
A on account of B because of C in spite of D although
11 A policeman suddenly appeared, so the thief quickly _ on a motorbike
A took in B made off C handed in D took over
12 A washing machine of this type will certainly normally domestic use
A stand up for B come up with C get on to D take down in
13 There is _ in my bedroom
A an old wooden square table B a wooden old square table
C a square wooden old table D an old square wooden table
14 Oh, I’m sorry I shouldn’t have said that I guess I really put my _ in my mouth
A foot B hand C elbow D knee
15 We’ve been together through _ in our friendship, and we won’t desert each other now
A bad and good B thick and thin C odds and ends D spick and span
16 I’ve just bought a brand new car with all the latest gadgets and quite honestly it
has cost me an arm and a leg
A a huge amount of money B a fair amount of money
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17 No one mentions him because he is regarded as the black sheep of the family
A the one with the sense of humor B the one with a bad reputation
C the one who is always late D the one who never washes
18 The Women’s World Cup is _ in popularity
A competing B establishing C advancing D growing
19 It is difficult to pay one’s bill when prices keep _
A rising B raising C growing D gaining
20 I prefer _ jobs because I don’t like keep on moving and changing all the time
A demanding B challenging C steady D secure
Your answers
II Give the correct tense/ form of the verb in each bracket (5p)
21 Tom painted his room black It looks dark and dread He (choose) _
another color
22 Fred was pleased (admit) _ to the college
23 His mother together with her friends (just arrive) _ at the station
24 It’s urgent that this letter (post) immediately
25 Not until he had completed the task he (find) _ himself seriously ill
26 If you (do) _ as I told you, you would not be sorry now
27 The old man is said (leave) _ all his money to an old people’s home when
he died
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29 By the time you come back here next month, they (finish) _ the building
30 I don’t know the reason why you always (talk) _ in class noisily, boys
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III Give the correct form of the word in each bracket (5p)
CITY CENTRE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS
The amount of traffic in the crowded central districts of some of our largest cities
is a major problem these days Over the years, (31) (VARY) _ schemes of
traffic management have been tried, none of which can be said to have been
entirely (32) (SUCCESS) _ In order to (33) (COURAGE) _ people to
leave their cars at home, especially on shorter trips, it is becoming increasingly common for cities to impose a fee on those drivers who choose to come into the city centre
Some schemes take advantage of the latest technology – for example, in one city
(34) (PAY) _ is made by a card on the cars windscreen which is canned (35) _ (AUTOMATIC) This is meant to speed up the flow of traffic, but the scheme has a major (36) (ADVANTAGE) _ as the amount that drivers have
to pay changes during the day and, as a result, it is not (37) (USUAL) _ for
long queues to build up just before a cheaper charging period comes into (38)
(OPERATE) _ However, the system is gradually gaining in (39)
(POPULAR) _ with motorists, although it has to be admitted it may not provide a total (40) (SOLVE) _ to the problem of traffic congestion
Your answers
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People began to keep animals in zoos over 3,000 years before when the rulers of China opened an enormous zoo called the Gardens of Intelligent
In much of the early zoos, animals taught to perform for the visitors This
no longer happens and it is accepted that the purpose of the zoos are for people to see animals behaving naturals
Your answer
Mistakes Correction
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PART D READING (30p)
I Read the text below and choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage (5p)
Last night I watched a new TV drama about a writer on a glossy monthly
magazine As a magazine editor myself, I think it captured our lives brilliantly The lead character is very credible She’s friendly and open and wears her heart on her (46) She is a good listener so everyone (47) on her shoulder
People in publishing tend to be very ambitious and Sally is extremely keen to (48) and reach the top of her profession This sometimes drives her to (49) off more than she can chew In one scene, Sally goes (50) met the leader of a criminal gang and gets completely out of her (51) I’ve been in
a similar situation myself So this really rang a (52)
The office she works in has a pleasant atmosphere, which is usually the case in our
sort of job in my experience (53) in mind that people who write for a
magazine become quite close since they spend the day discussing a whole range of personal and social issues If someone in the office is (54) a questionnaire – on diets, for example, or people’s likes and dislikes – they usually try it out on
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48 A get on B get up C get along D get over
50 A undercover B red-handed C in disguise D in secret
54 A carving up B drawing up C doing up D setting up
55 A full B attention C entirety D detail
(Source: Tuyển tập đề thi Olympic)
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II Read the text below and fill each blank with ONE suitable word (10p)
Before the start of their season, most sports teams, regardless of whether they are professional, college, or high school teams, hold a training camp The training
camp can last anywhere from two months (56) _ three months
Training camps serve several purposes Obviously, they are intended to (57)
_ the players and improve their skills, but they also help coaches make (58) _ about the team As they watch their players in the training
camps, coaches can see what players they will keep (59) _ the team and who will be dropped They can also see what game strategies will work (60) _ for their team Training camp generally starts with about two weeks
of conditioning The intention of this phase of training camp is (61) _
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conditioning basically involves a lot of running and exercises to make (63)
_ heart stronger Strength training involves exercise to strengthen specific muscles Most athletes agree that this is the most physically (64)
_ part of training camp, and this is (65) _ the majority of training camp injuries occurs
(Source: Tuyển chọn đề thi HSG THCS: Nguyễn Ngọc Yên – Phạm Thị Thuỷ Hương)
Your answer
III Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (10p)
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars
of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term
“reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud Only during the nineteenth century did
silent reading become commonplace
One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud was a distraction to others Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character
The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers As the number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials
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hand and by books and periodicals for a specialized readership on the other
By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not
impossible, for the oral reader The social, cultural and technological changes in
the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied
66 Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because _
A there were few places available for private reading
B people relied on reading for entertainment
C few people could read to themselves
D silent reading had not been discovered
67 The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “ _”
A most preferable B widely used
C for everybody’s use D attracting attention
68 The development of silent reading during the last century indicated _
A an increase in the number of books
B a change in the nature of reading
C a change in the status of literate people
D an increase in the average age of readers
69 Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of _
A the decreasing number of listeners B the decreasing need to read aloud
C the development of libraries D the increase in literacy
70 It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialized reading
materials was an indication of _
A a change in the readers’ interest
B a decline of standards of literacy
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D an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes
71 The phrase “a specialized readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “ _”
A a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge
B a reading volume for particular professionals
C a status for readers specialized in mass media
D a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge
72 The phrase “oral reader” in the last paragraph mostly means “a person who
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A is good at public speaking B practices reading to an audience
C takes part in an audition D is interested in spoken language
73 All of the following might be the factors that affected the continuation of the
old shared literacy culture EXCEPT _
A the printed mass media B the diversity of reading materials
C the specialized readership D the inappropriate reading skills
74 Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today
B The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and
technological changes
C The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect
D Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud
75 The writer of this passage is attempting to _
A encourage the growth of reading
B explain how reading habits have developed
C show how reading methods have improved
D change people’s attitudes to reading
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IV You are going to read an article in a magazine about shopping Five
sentences have been removed from the article Choose from the sentences A-E the one which fits each gap (1-5) (5p)
A If I spent more than five minutes in this environment, I’d have a nervous
breakdown!
B They’d rather wait to be given a pair for Christmas, even if it’s only July
C Press some buttons and the shopping is delivered to your door
D There’s nothing worse than enthusiastic shop assistants
E They become depressed if they haven’t been shopping for a week
SHOPPING - A PERSONAL VIEW
There are many different types of shops - department stores, supermarkets, market stalls, traditional shops, the list is endless But whether I'm in a huge modern
shopping centre, a cosy village shop or an outdoor market in Morocco, it’s all the same to me It’s shopping It bores me stiff and I can’t stand it
There are three types of people Those who love shopping, those who don’t have
an opinion, and those who hate it Those who love it are ‘shopaholics’ They buy anything, anytime, anywhere, and at any price (76) Those who don’t have
an opinion will usually do enough shopping for a comfortable life They know how
to say no to a bargain and when their credit card is reaching its limit
Those who hate it will try anything to get out of doing it They ask their family, they ask their friends They happily go without milk or sugar in their coffee rather than go to buy some more They wear socks with holes in them and don’t buy new ones (77)