đề thi cao học tiếng anh đại học kinh tế tphcm 2003-2006

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“KY THI TUYEN SINH CAO HỌC

` MÔN THỊ: TIẾNG ANH TRÌNH ĐỘ B

- Điểm bai thi _ Chit ki g/v cham 1 : Chữ ký g/v chấm 2 ' Số phách

PART 1: VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSION

SECTION 1: VOCABULARY ( 15 diém }

Instruction : Choose the best word/ phrase in the box below to complete the sentences that follow

Each word / phrase can be used ONE ONLY

i The town stands on the south side of the main read sees netensneereneaneere London

and Iarrived home earlier

to The traffic in tOWA WaS VETY oe

than expected

The child was told (0 www for being mde to his uncle

4 When we visited the zoo on Sunday afternoon it was very crowded, but on a weekday 1's

practically e.eeere TẢ ẤE

5.1 must take this waten co De repaired ; 11 onus OVET tWERLY Minutes a day oO

6 Most people Cam t BÙI cà cesseeeeeerree the day without at least one cup of

tea or colice

7 The whole trip e - ORÏV fif1een minutes

& The world Bank h has eriuci cized Britain for not giving enough finaneial -«-

to developing countries

9, His answer was so confused that I could hardly

sense of it al all

10 We don't sell foreign newspapers because there is no dưmand them

11 If production in that factory exceeds the target the W%OTKETS ĐC (1 .e.ccceeeeeeeeeeree

fast month, so I will have to get a new one

13 If he stopped smoking, he WOUỦ e si rid of lung cancer

14 It does not make any d/ffecrencE LO HC «~—e~iesrier vou leave or SUAV

ha —~ ÐÔ _ our geography teacher nor our mathematics teacher likes

our class as we are too naughty

SECTION 2: READING COMPREHENSION (30 diém)

Instruction: The readin consists of four passages Read each passage carefuily and ‘he

answer the questions inst Deilow Write your answer in the provided space

PASSAGE I

Queen Isabella of Spain was born on 22 April 1451 She helped Columbus and gave him ships and men to sail across the Atlantic Ocean As a result, Columbus discovered the New World However, al] the ships and men cost less than two parties she gave !

Louis Sraille invented a way for the blind to read This great man was born on 4 January 1809, Another great inventor, Thomas Edison, liked reading books wmiten in Braille more than books in normal print, even though he could see perfectly well

The Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen was bom on 16° July 1872 Amundsen was the first man

to reach the South Pole When he set out from Norway, however everyone thought that he was on his

way to the North Pole! - —

Einstein was born in Germany on 14" March 1876 He was one of the greatest scientists and most

intelligent men in the world However, he failed the entrance examination for the Federal Polytechnic

of Zurich when he was a young man!

1 In which year was Queen Isabella of Spain born ?

t2 Veho was born in 1809?

Who was born four vears after Roald Amundsen?

6, How many people arrived al the South Pole before Amundsen?

7 Did Einstein pass the entrance examination for Polytechnic in Zurich?

8 From which country did Amundsen set out for the South Pole?

9 How many explorers are mentioned in the four paragraphs above ?

PASSAGE 2

Sandwiches are common in many countries Where did this strange name come from? The Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792) was an Englishman He liked to play cards One night he played for hours and

got very hungry However, he didn’t want to stop his card game He asked for some roast meat

between two pieces of bread ( People bake roast meat in the oven of a stove) He ate the food while

he played cards People gave his name to this new kind of food

Pizza is another international food A baker probably invented the pizza in Naples, Italy It was at

about the same time as-the first sandwich “ Pizza” means “pie” in Italy People use the name “ pizza

pie” for a long time Now it is just “pizza”

Potato chip came from Saratoga Springs in New York State In 1853 a man ata hotel in that town wanted some French fried potatoes However, he wanted very thin ones> The cook cut some very

thin pieces of potatoes and fried them in oil Then he put salt on them They soon became very popular People called them Saratoga chips for a long time

1 What does “(1718-1792)" means?

to Why did the Earl of Sandwich want roast meat and bread?

3 Where do people roast meat ?

+ What city did pizza probably come from?

6 What is Saratoga Springs?

9 Why do people like food they can eat with their hands?

10 When was the frst pizza made?

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SECTION 3: READING CLOZE ( 10 diém )

Instructions : Complete the following passage with the ‘missing words Fill in each blank with ONE

‘suitable word only

Ministry of Transport officials are currently studying a report of a recent near —miss

se C1) Heathrow Airporr when a lambe Jet sa} SƠ SÏOW OVET

houses and ofÍicer ~ ~.~.- (3) eve-witnesses could couni tne bolts on the wings of the plane

-and see the terrifiled exprcssions 0n Lũ€ .ò.~-ees-eeeer-erer (4) of the passceng€rs -

The pHot of the plane eeeeer (5) so nearly crashed into houses remained calm throughout the incident, showing incredible skill to — -ses een (6) what could have been a disaster One

2 smreercrerterrrrerr~emrrreeeeci (7) the plane”s four engincs SIODp€Ổ jUSL ã -—.~. >«cernrrrerrrrer (8) seconds

after the JumDO .-~~— -e- (8) taken off Air traffic conrolÌÌ€fS -.-.« -~c~-eeeeeerrrrrr (10) an emergency call and then saw the Jumho disappear over the houses Everyone thought a crash was inevitable

PART.2: WRITING

SECTION 1: CONTROLLED WRITING (15 diém }

‘Instruction: From the following suggested words and phrases in the given sequences make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences, which together make a complete paragraph Follow the example

Example : my aunt / born / England/ now / she / ive / Perth / Australia

Answer - Mv aunt was born in England but now she lives in Perth, Australia

1 L/delighted/reccive /letier /arrive / this morning

3 mm met/] be sure / vou forget me :

Ậ L7 hardh believe J you mary / six years and / two na

+ dan snotoeraph family /] love /see them / ˆ s " cóc

6 Iv be / wonderful / you / come / wedding

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7, i/send / invitation / as soon as / know / date / place

8 YU look forward / hear / you / again

SECTION 2: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION ( 15diém )

Instruction: Use the words given to rewrite each of the following sentences.in such a way that it means exactly the same as the orginal sentence

EXAMPLE: [haven't enjoyed myself so much for years

ANSWER: — It’s yeurs since I enjoved myself so much

1 Mr Benson is 70 vears oid, but he runs seven miles every morning

Although a

1 My-sister speaks English better than me

Tdon't speak English as seve HH HH0 tre

3 Merry regretted buying the big house

Merry wished ow

+, Reading love stories is one of my interest

No one knows what they

7, He spends two hours a week sorting out the stamps

8 Somebody repaired her car yesterday

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Translate the following sentences into English

1 Tôi hơn cm trai tôi tám tuổi Nó còn nhỏ tuổi quá chưa đi học được

2 Chúng tôi đã quen với việc đi bộ đến trường

3 Anh ta có thể nói tiếng Anh lưu loát như một người Anh chính cống

Transiate the following sentences into Vietnamese

6 On hearing that she had passed the exam to the Foreign Trade University, she was so happy that she left without saying good-bye to anyone

7 Tregret not lending him money If he had had enough monev , he would have bought that car at an

unexpected|y reasonable price

8 Although my father has been abroad many mes, he has never set foot on the Antarctic

9 When choosing an English book, you should make sure that itis suitable for vour level of English

10 It was believed that the natural resources could never be used up

This is the end of the exam paper

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SECTION 2: SENTENCE TRANSFORMA TION ( 15điểm ) fe ,

Instruction: Use the words given to rewrile each of the folowing seatences in such a way that ir: *

means exactly the same as the origenal sentence ` ¬

EXAMPLE: Lhavea'tenjoyed myself so rtúch ÍOT ÿ€3f5 ¬

1 Mr Beason is 70 vears old, but he nuns seven miles every moming ‘ -

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1 My sister speaks English bettez than me

I don’t speak English as eee +8 +22 <1s+ê@+ f Acer 5

3 Merry regretted buying the big house Tử \

Merry wished a 2e, Aresinlt, bought mene hs , Ầ

4 Reading love stories is ane of my interesl

No one knows what they -AL& bees Lali 22 OS

7 He spends two hours 2 week sorting oul the siamps oo:

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Sorting out his stamps taxed Ansan 4 fae et :

8_Somebody repaired her car yesierday

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10 Henry is a brilliant swimmer She represented America in te Qlvmpic Games

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SECTION 3: TRANSLATION (15 điểm )

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Translate the following sentences into English ~

1 Tôi hơn cn ưai tôi tím tuổi Nó còn nhỏ tôi quá chưa đi học được

2 Chúng tôi đã quzn với việc đi bộ đến trườn

Ve get ed de walking te solace

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3 Anh ta cế thể nói tiếnš Anh lưu loát như rnột người Anh chính công

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4 Tôi mong ước ở " một kĩ sƯ có trình độ chuyên raỗn giỏi để phục vụ đất nước

3 wily te became a taltnttd Engi nien to Serve my ce C1 -

JD duke —- xia Game cheat wiaa ewhan aad crite aber 7 Pe

Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese AGS ne

6 On hearing that she nad passed lhe exam to the Foreign Trade University, she was so happy that

she lef, withoul saying good- -bye lo anyone

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7 Iregretns: lending him money If he had had enough money , he would have bought that car atan

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8 Although mv ‘father has { been abroad many times, he has never set foot on+ae Antarctic

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9 When-chossing an English book vn should make sure that it is suitable for your level of English ˆ

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10 It was believed that the natural resources could never be used up ,

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` This is the end of ihe exam papes

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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC KINH TẾ TP HO CHÍ MINH

KÌ THỊ TUYỂN SINH CAO HỌC

MÔN THỊ : TIẾNG ANH TRÌNH ĐỘ B

TP Hồ Chí Minh 5/2004

Điểm bai thi Chữ kí g/v chấm 1 | Chữ ký gív chấm 2 |_ Số phách Bằng số Bằng chữ

PART 1: VOCABULARY “ND READING COMPREHENSION

SECTION 1: VOCABULARY ( 15 diém )

* Instruction : Choose the best word/ phrase in the box below to complete the

_ sentences that follow Each word / phrase can be used ONE ONLY

on remaining as long as ready - explained

1 Spectators are reminded that it is forbidden

during the match

2 After the party the children were allowed to finish off the — 22 eee

3 When the time came Í0 _ ~~=~—~ the bill at the hotel she found her `

ˆ purse had been siolen

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4 He always did well ai school .~—.~~.—~.—=——.~ having his oarly education

5 I'd rather you fo her why we can’t go

6 Over recent years there has been a marked reduction ._ _ the number of

people having foreign holidays

7 Everyone expects me to my exams, but {’m not so optimistic : there

- were several very difficult questions -

8 i'm afraid your car won'tbe@ —-— HH tomorrow- we he had

& We had hardly sat down when she plats of food for us

~0 The student worked —. ._ - -— a barman during his holiday

4 She is travelling to work by train today because her car is being ~~——~— -

12 If you saw a lawyer, he'd 2 eee YOU to take legal action

13 | am unable to come to the meeting on Monday evening, please

for my absence

14 Johnny’s parents will not take him to Australia

he does wellin his examinations:

15 You can use my bicycle WW you bring it back tomorrow

Luana holiday unless

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SECTION 2: READING COMPREHENSION (30 diém)

2.1, instruction: The reading consists of two passages Read each passage

carefully and the answer the questions that bellow Write your answer in the praviced

space (15d)

There is a lot of salt on the earth, and it mixes very well with water There is some salt in all water Water on the land runs into lakes and rivers These rivers run

into the seas and oceans They carry a little salt with them Some of the ocean

water moves into the air and clouds It evaporates Salt cannot evaporate It stays

in the ocean

.The water in the oceans has more salt than river water Ocean water is

about 3-1/2% (three and a half percent ) salt Some seas have more salt than others

Some takes do not have a siver to carry the water and salt away Some of the water leaves the lakes It evaporates , but the salt cannot These lakes are very salty There are two famous iakes like this They are the Dead Sea in the Middie East and Great Sait Lake in the state of Utah in the United States They are

much saltier than the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

1.What does salt mix well this ?

2.is there salt in lake and river ? —

3.Where does river water go?

'4.Where does some of the ocean water go?

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5.Where does the salt in the ocean go ?

6.Which has more sait , rivers or oceans ?

7.Why are some lakes very salty ?

8.What is Utah ? Where is it?

9.Name two famous salty fakes ?

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10.Which is saitier , the Atlantic Ocean or the Dead Sea ?

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2.2.Instruction: The reading consists of two passages Read each passage

_carefully and the answer the questions that bellow Write your answer in the provided

space.(15 d)

Farmers grow plants and animals on their farms {gs it also possible to have a farm in

People in many countries grow fresh water fish from eggs They move the smail fish

into lakes and rivers The fish live and grow there People go fishing in these lakes and

rivers They enjoy catching fish Fish is also good foad

Now Japan grows salt water fish Most of them are yellowtail fish Workers grow the

‘fish from eggs Every time they feed the fish , they play tapes of piano music The fish

learn that piano musi¢ means food

When the fish are small , the Japanese put them in the ocean near the land The fish find some of their own food Workers also feed them They play the same piano music The fish already know this music They swim toward it and find the food In a few months the fish are large The Japanese play the same music The fish swim toward it and the

workers catch them

The Japanese get about 15 percent of their seafood from farms In ihe ocean |

1 Is it possible to have a farm in the ocean ? A

2 Why do people ‹ grow tresh water fish ? ?

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4 "What do the Japanese do when they feed the fish ?

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6 When do the workers put t the fish in the, ocean ?

7 When do the workers play the same piano music ?

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9 Why do the workers play music when tl the 2 fish are large ?

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10 How much food does Japan get from fish farms in the ocean ?

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SECTION 3: CLOZE TEST (10 điểm )

Instructions : Complete the following passage with the missing words Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word only

Many people believe that watching television had resulted in lower reading

standards in schools However the link -~ .~.~~.-— ~ _(1) television and printed

books is not as simple as that In many ce ~„—~~~= (2), television actually

encourages people to read: for example, when a book is turned into a TV series

pee ee wee een (3) sales often go up

One study of this link examined six-year-old children Who ~ Ắ ~ (4)

viewing a special series of 15-minute programmes at school The series was designed to encourage love cf books as well_ -. (5) to develop the basic mechanical skills of

reading Each programme is animated film of a children’s book The story is read aloud

Oe eee ena (6) Certain key phrases trom the book appear on the screen, beneath the picture Whenever a word is read, it is also highlighted on the TV_ -~ .- ~ (7)

One finding was that watching these programmes was very important to children lÍ anything prevented them —_ _ -~~- (8) seeing a -. -~ - (9) , they

we @ very disappointed What's more, they wanted to read the books which the different pets of the series were based A )

PART 2: WRITING

‘SECTION 1: CONTROLLED WRITING (15 diém )

instruction: From the following suggested words and phrases in the given

sequences, make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences,

which together make a complete paragraph Follow the example

Example » my aunt / born / England/ now / she / live / Perth / Australia

Answer : My aunt was born in England, but now she lives in Perth, Australia -

1 conservation / be / safeguarding and preservation / natural resources

2 the past /most people / believe / world's resources /can/never/ use up

3 today7/ we / know / this / be / not/ true,

4 There / be / serious waste / forests, soil/ wildlife and minerals

5 Therefore / prevention / waste / be / important part / conservailon

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