Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.. Read the following passage and mark the letter
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NĂM HỌC 2015-2016 SECTION A
I Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Vincent Van Gogh was born in Groot Zundert, in The Netherlands on March 30th 1853, to parents Theodorus Van Gogh, a preacher, and Ana Cornelia Carbentus In 1869 at the age of 16, Van Gogh began a career, not as a painter, but as an art dealer with the firm Goupil& Cie He spent 7 years at Goupil&Cie where daily contacts with works of art kindled his appreciation of paintings and drawings Gradually Vincent lost interest in his work and decided to try his hand teaching at a Catholic School for boys His growing interest religion and his desire to help the poor eventually drove him to become a clergyman In 1878, he became a lay preacher inone of the most impoverished regions in Western Europe: the coal-mining district of the Borinage in Belgium Vincent sympathized with the poverty-stricken miners and gave away most of his food and clothing to ease their burdened lives His extreme commitment to the miners drew disfavor from the church, which dismissed him of his post Vincent, however, decided to remain with the
miners and began to paint them and their families, chronicling their harsh conditions
Soon after, thanks to his brother’s financial help, Vincent decided to go to Brussels in
1880 to begin studies in art During the next 10 years, Vincent painted around 872 painting In
1882, Vincent began living with Clasina Maria Hoornik, also known as Sien, and her children, in the Hague Their volatile personalities and the strain of living in complete poverty created stormy relationship Vincent was devoted to Sien and her children, but art always came first As
his drawing and painting skills advanced, his relationship with Siendeteriorated and they parted
ways in September 1883
In 1886,Vincent moved in with his brother-Theo in Paris where he met Paul Gauguin and various other artists, who had a tremendous impact on his ongoing evolution as an artist Never truly happy in large cities, Vincent decided to move to Aries Province in the south of France, where he rented a studio and invited Paul Gauguin to live with him In December 1888, Vincent
experienced a psychotic episode in which he cut off a piece of his left ear After his episode, he
was in and out of asylums for the next year It was thought that Van Gogh was actually epileptic and that is why people thought he had fits of insanity throughout his life He painted one of his
best-known painting, Starry Night, during one of his stays in the asylum In mid-1890, Vincent
left the asylum and spent the last few months of his life in Auvers, France On July 27th 1890, Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in the chest Two days later he died with his younger brother-Theo by his side He left behind a wonderful array of paintings that make him one of the most influential painters of our time
1: The word "chronicling" in paragraph 1 is closest meaning to " _".
A recording B classifying C suffering D coloring
2: Van Gogh decided to become a clergyman due to .
Trang 2A his love of art B his teachings at the Catholic School for boys
C the Goupil &Cie art dealer firm D his developing enthusiasm in Christianity
3: Vincent's extreme commitment to the miners resulted in .
A his painting the miners and their families
B his sympathizing with the miners
C the church discharging him of his duty
D the church giving food and clothing to the miners
4: The word "deteriorated" in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to " _".
5: Vincent and Clasina's relationship was stormy because of .
A his devotion to art B the stress of living in poor conditions
C her children D their tame personalities
6: Vincent first went into an asylum because .
A he painted Starry Night B he was epileptic
C he cut off part of his ear D he was insane throughout his life
7: Vincent went to Aries because .
A he did not get along with his brother, Theo
B he wanted to live in Gauguin's house in Aries
C he wanted to live in a bigger city
D he disliked big cities
8: Vincent moved to Paris .
A in order to evolve as an artist B to live with his brother
C to meet other artists D to live with Paul Gauguin
9: Van Gogh was believed to be .
A insane B a loner C epileptic D an inadequate painter
10: The word "episode" in paragraph 3 refers to " _".
A important event in his life B unbelievable fact
C unfortunate time D one of several parts of a story on television
II Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Level of Vocabulary
Most languages have several levels of vocabulary that may be used by the same speakers
In English, at least three have been identified and described
Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality As such, these words and expression are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in informal speed or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal situations Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial language Slang,
Trang 3refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted
asappropriate formal usage by the majority
Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will be
so identified Both colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than writing Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech Some slang also passes into standard
speech, but other slang expressions enjoy momentary popularity followed by obscurity In some cases, the majority never accepts certain slang phrases but nevertheless retains them in their
collective memories Every generation seems to require its own set of words to describe familiar objects and events
It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural conditions are necessary for the creation of a large body of slang expressions First, the introduction and acceptance of new objects and situations in the society; second, a diverse population with a large number of subgroups; third, association among the subgroups and the majority population
Finally, it is worth noting that the terms “standard”, “colloquial”, and “slang” exist only as abstract labels for scholars who study language Only a tiny number of the speakers of any language will be aware that they are using colloquial or slang expressions Most speakers of English will, during appropriate situations, select and use three types of expressions
11: The word "appropriate" in line 10 is closest in meaning to .
12: Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A Standard speech B Different types of vocabulary
C Idiomatic phrases D Dictionary usage
13: The word "obscurity" in line 16 could best be replaced by .
A tolerance B influence C qualification D disappearance
14: How is “slang” defined by the author?
A Words and phrases accepted by the majority of formal usage
B Words or phrases understood by the majority but not found in standard dictionaries
C Words or phrases that are understood by a restricted group of speakers
D Words or phrases understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as formal
15: Where in the passage does the author explain where colloquial language and slang are most
commonly used?
A Line 26-28 B Line 19-20 C Line 12-13 D Line 3-5
16: Which of the following is true of standard usage?
A It is constantly changing
B It is limited to written language
C It is only understood by the upper classes
D It can be used in formal and informal settings
17: The word “them” in line 17 refers to .
A slang phrases B words C the majority D memories
18: The author mentions all of the following as requirements for slang expressions to be created
EXCEPT .
A new situations B a number of linguists
Trang 4C interaction among diverse groups D new generation
19: It can be inferred from the passage that the author .
A does not approve of either slang or colloquial speech in any situation
B approves of slang and colloquial speech in appropriate situations
C approves of colloquial speech in some situations, but not slang
D does not approve of colloquial usage in writing
20: What does the author mean by the statement in line 6-8: "Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal situations."?
A Informal language contains colloquialisms, which are not found in more formal language
B Familiar situations that are experienced by most people are called colloquialisms
C Familiar words and phrases are found in both speech and writing in formal settings
D Most of the speakers of a language can used both formal and informal speech in their appropriate situations
III Read the following passage on native Americans, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on
sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
A FAMOUS WRITER
Joanne Rowling became famous almost overnight She is the (21) _of a highly successful series of books for young people
Joanne has dreamt of being a writer for as long as she can remember In fact, she has been(22) _ stories and characters ever since she was a schoolgirl When she was still quite young, the family moved to a town called Chepstow A family who lived (23) were called Potter, and she used their name for the hero of her books She and her sister, Di, (24) _a state school in town At school, she was hard-working and rather reserved She was (25) _good at English and languages Her talent for telling stories made her popular figure in the school During breaks between (26) _she was often surrounded by a crowd of friends, excited to hear the (27) _story she had written She often included her classmates in her stories though they were not always aware of this!
When she left school, Joanne succeeded in getting a place at university After graduating, she got a(28) _in French Then Joanne started to work as a teacher in a school in Portugal She married a journalist but, sadly, the couple soon (29) _and she moved to Edinburgh She had (30) _and couldn’t even afford a plastic folder to send her new book to potential publishers However, one wonderful day a publisher said “yes” It was the greatest day of her life
Trang 526: A tutorials B lectures C sessions D lessons
30: A never something B neither income C no income D not at all
IV Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
31: When I mentioned the party, he was all ears.
A partially deaf B listening attentively
C listening neglectfully D deaf
32: The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be
well-informed
A easily seen B suspicious C popular D beautiful
V Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
33 A architecture B argument C artificial D arrogantly
34 A reliable B dependable C desirable D memorable
35 A diameter B diamond C diagnose D diagram
37 A minority B majesty C machine D courageous
VI Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underline part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
38: After searching for evidence in the house, the police concluded that the thief must have
come in through the window and stole the property while the family was asleep
39: The film we saw last night was different from that I had expected
40: It is believed that the more frequent you exercise, the greater physical endurance you will
have
41: I’m just going on to the shops; if anyone rings, tell them I will be back for a few minutes 42: That lecture, his name I have forgotten, is very well-known
VII Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
meaning to each of the following questions.
43: The teacher gave Mary permission to leave the classroom.
A “You must leave the classroom,” the teacher told Mary
B “You may leave the classroom,” the teacher told Mary
C “You ought to leave the classroom,” the teacher told Mary
D “I give you permission leaving the classroom,” the teacher told Mary
44: As soon as they got home, it started to rain.
A No sooner had they got home, it started to rain
B When they were getting home, it started to rain
C They got home after it had stopped raining
Trang 6D Hardly had it started to rain when they got home.
45: I was not surprised to hear that Peter had failed his final exam.
A By having failed his final exam, Peter made no surprise
B Peter’s having failed his final exam is not my surprise
C It came as no surprise to me that Peter had failed his final exam
D If Peter had not failed his final exam, I would have been surprised
VIII Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
following questions.
46: “He’s not interested in Physics, is he?” -“ _”
A No problem! B No, he isn’t I’m afraid
C Yes, he is not at all D I promise he isn’t
47: “How kind, you really shouldn’t have bothered!”- “ _”
A It was nothing, really B Don’t worry, I didn’t bother
C Why not? I was happy D It was a very good thing
48: -“The exam test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this term!” -“ _ but I think it’s quite
easy.”
A I couldn’t agree more B You’re absolutely right
C I don’t see in that way D I understand what you’re saying
49: -“How would you like your steak?” -“ _”
A Very good B Yes, sir C Rare, please D Not too bad
50: Managers of small businesses prefer _on doing their management work.
A centrality B centralization C centralism D centre
51: With the end of childhood and the onset of _, young people experience profound
changes
A teenage B adulthood C adolescence D middle age
52: I don’t know how they managed _ us though we lived far away from their place.
A on finding B finding C to find D with finding
53: _gene in the human genome to be thoroughly understood, many human diseases could
be cured or prevented
54: While southern California is densely populated, _live in the northern part of the state.
A Many people B A few of people C A number people D Few people
55: You’d rather speak to him yourself, _?
56: Diamonds are often found in rock formations called pips, _the throats of extinct
volcanoes
A They resemble B There is a resemble to
C In which they resemble D Which resemble
57: In his lifetime he was one of the world’s richest men, and is believed his fortune by arm
dealing
A to be making B to have made C to make D to have been made
Trang 758: Mohandas K Gandhi, _Mahatma, lived a noble life of poverty to work for
independence
A called B calling C was called D that was called
59: By the time Brown’s daughter graduates, _retired.
60:The hotel _ have received our booking as they had no reservation under the name
“Wright”
61: Many habitats change _ the types of plants and animals that live there.
A in respect for B with respect to C as for D as against
62: Quite honestly, Mr Mitt, I think you’ve _the whole story.
63: Her husband is a real jerk How does she _him?
A put through B put up with C put away D put on
64: There was so much snow that our village was completely _and food had to be brought
in by helicopter
A gone out B let up C broken down D cut off
SECTION B
I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before it Write your answers on your answer sheet.
1 Somebody repaired her car yesterday
=>She
2 You must see the manager tomorrow morning
=>You’ve
3 I’ve warned you no to go near that dog
=>I’ve warned you about
4 She can meet him if he arrives before eleven
=>So
5 There was never any answer when he rang
=>Every
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KEY ĐÁP ÁN
Trang 87 D 20 A 33 C 46 B 59 C
13 D 26 D 39D 52 C
VIẾT LẠI CÂU
1 She got her car repaired yesterday
2 You’re got to see the manager tomorrow morning
3 I’ve warned you about your going near that dog
4 So long as he arrives before eleven she can meet him
5 Every time he rang there wasn’t any answer