USE OF ENGLISH AND READING 8 points ID: 101597 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the re
Trang 1USE OF ENGLISH AND READING (8 points)
( ID: 101597 ) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1 A courage B honour C favour D labour
2 A false B talk C fall D fond
( ID: 101600 ) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
3 A assign B famous C mention D product
4 A disapprove B accidental C corporation D proportion
5 A distinguish B evidence C currency D auditory
( ID: 101604 ) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks from 6 to 15.
Phobias
The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people (6) ……… everyday situations It is important to distinguish between a fear and a phobia It‘s (7) ……… usual for all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example, being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying However, only a very small proportion of us actually have a phobia of these things When these fears begins to (8) ……… you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to (9) ……… treatment for what could potentially be a phobia By far the most common phobia and potentially the most
disruptive is agoraphobia The word derives from Greek and (10) ……… means ‗fear of the marketplace‘ but we apply to today to describe a distressing (11) ……… in which people (12) ……… going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise
Trang 2Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient ( 13) ……… behavioral therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear Drugs may be ( 14) ……… to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such
as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (15) ……… with their fear and conquer it
6 A face B confront C meet D join
7 A very B absolutely C quite D truly
8 A cause B make C create D give
9 A explore B hunt C search D seek
10 A precisely B specifically C literally D exactly
11 A illness B condition C disease D injury
12 A dodge B avoid C miss D slip
13 A undergoing B taking C experiencing D doing
14 A released B issued C certified D prescribed
15 A acceptance B terms C realization D comfort
( ID: 101633 ) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
16 You can‘t just bury your in the sand and hope that this problem goes away
A book B head C hand D food
17 George saw Michelle in her new dress at the party Choose the most suitable sentence to fill
in the blank in the following exchange
- George: ―……….”
- Michelle: ―Thank you for your compliment
A You‘ve done very well C This is a present for you
B I‘m glad that you‘re well again D You look pretty in this dress
18 As you ……… , the technology on the inside matches the brilliance of the exterior
A expected B would expect C are expecting D have expected
Trang 319 If you are ……… with your goods, contact us within ten days of receipt, and
we shall arrange collection and refund your money in full
A not completely satisfied C not completely satisfactory
B not completely satisfying D not satisfied completely
20 ……… films about writers are so dull is that writers don‘t dress up to practice their craft
A Everybody says B One of the reasons C It is often claimed D Because
21 With ………… 5,000 tigers remaining in the world today, time is quickly running out for this beautiful animal
A As fewer than B so few as C not fewer than D as few as
22 This year it was …… that many of our flowering plants die
A so a dry summer C so dry a summer
B a so dry a summer D such dry a summer
23 You should always check the sell …… date of things you buy in the supermarket
A in B through C by D off
24 When the building was completed, all the workers were paid ……
A off B through C out D over
25 The boss was good enough to …… my mistake
A oversee B overtake C overdo D overlook
26 ―You‘re so lucky to be going abroad for a whole semester!‖
― ……., I‘ll miss my friends and family‖
A That is B On account of that C All the same D But despite
27 …… , the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather
A Leaving uncovered C Having left uncovered
B Left uncovered D Were left uncovered
28 Start reading the story from page 4 and then go on until you …… the end of the chapter
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29 The whole purpose of all these exercises is to …… your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary
A test B probe C investigate D interpret
30 A useful way to …… your vocabulary is to read as much as possible
A amass B increase C collect D gather
31 The contestant ………… the most questions correctly wins the prize
A answering C which is answering
B answered D who answering
32 You should read not only newspaper but also novels so that you can see examples of
……… language
A i diomatic B automatic C axiomatic D symptomatic
33 _ John: ―Would you like to have a get -together with us next weekend?
_ Anne: ― ………
A No, I won‘t C Yes, I‘d love to
B No, I wouldn‘t D Yes, let‘s
34 I need to find some kind of chemical that will …… the weeds in the garden
A keep off B keep out C keep down D keep on
( ID: 101653 ) 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.
35 A conference was held in Geneva, laying down rules for the treatment and protection of the
wounded and the disaster-stricken
A establishing C cancelling
B putting down D putting aside
36 Help and supports are rapidly sent to wherever there are victims of catastrophe.
A sudden great disaster B warfare
C poverty and famine D diseases and illnesses
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peace and development
A had a favourable effect on C interested
B amazed D created strong relation from
38 You must answer the police‘s questions truthfully; otherwise, you will get into trouble.
A exactly as things really happen B with a negative attitude
C in a harmful way D as trustingly as you can
39 My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy.
A feeling embarrassed B talking too much
C very happy and satisfied D easily annoyed or irritated
( ID: 101659 ) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
40 The camp on the inhospitable, mosquito-infested banks of the River Sekonyer, was set up
to track the primates and learn from their habitat, diet and behavior.
41 Woody Guthrie finally died, after a lengthy illness, in October 1967, but this project will help his name live on, and perhaps provoke a revaluation about his influence on popular music
in the 20th century
42 Full-time jobs for men are declining, while more women are finding part- and full-time work The result is declining social status for men so they lose their role as the sole financial
provider
43 Aspen, where the limousines have four-wheel drive and an empty plot can cost ten million dollars, has been declared the more expensive town in America.
44 Italian citizens lead their counterparts in the UK, France and Germany in supporting moves to bring the service standards and practices of government‘s departments closer to those achieved by the best private sector companies.
( ID: 101665 ) 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 from 45 to 54.
In the 20 th century, magazines have been a major growth area of popular publishing
Specialist magazines cater to every imaginable field and activity In the United
Kingdom, over 12,000 periodicals, magazines, bulletins, annuals, trade journals, and
Trang 6academic journals are published on a regular basis There are some 40 women‘s magazines and over 60 dealing with particular sports games, hobbies, and pastimes Although some US
magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, has succumbed to the circulations, The
Reader‘s Digest over 16 million, the National Geographic over 10 million For many people, magazines have been the most available and widely used form of continuing education,
providing information about history, geography, literature, science, and the arts, and as well as guidance on gardening, cooking, home decorating, financial management, psychology, even marriage and family life
Until the rise of television, magazines were the most available form of cheap, convenient entertainment in the English-speaking world Radio served a similar function, but it was more
limited in what it could do Magazines and television, however, both address the more powerful
visual sense During the third quarter of the 20 thcentury, coincident with a dramatic rise in the popularity of television, many generalinterest, especially illustrated magazines went out of business The shift in attention of a mass audience from reading such magazines to watching television has been a major factor in this decline, but it is an implicit tribute to the older genre that its programs are generally organized i n a single format and content
45 The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to …………
A television B publishing C entertainment D radio
46 From the passage it can be inferred that …………
A movies have replaced magazines
B the author is fond of magazines
C Almost all magazines are printed in English
D home decorating magazines are dramatic
47 According to the passage, which of the following magazines is no longer printed?
A The Saturday Evening post C The Nation
B The Reader‘s Digest D The National Geographic
48 The word ―circulations‖ is closest in meaning to …………
A The number of blood banks selling magazines
B The number of readers of a magazines
C The number of international magazines
D The number of sold copies of a magazines
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A are less visual than radio C influence television programs
B put television out of business D have a limited range of subjects
50 Which of the following does the author describe as limited in what it could do?
A radio B magazines C movies D television
51 The word ―succumbed means …………
A set up for B brought up to C taken up by D given in to
52 The passage mainly discusses ………
A the rise and fall of the radio business
B the growth and decline of magazines in the 20 th century
C magazines and continuing education
D the decline of international circulation
53 The phrase “every imaginable field” is closest in meaning to ………
A all imaginable fields in stories and poems
B all images in a camera‘s field of vision
C all professions that one can think of
D all trade journals about farming and psychology
54 What does the author say about mass audiences?
A They have little influence on communication in the 20th century
B They have gone out of business
C They get information about gardening and psychology from radio
D They have shifted their attention from magazines to television
( ID: 101676 ) 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 from 55 to 64.
The term “art deco” has come to encompass three distinct but related design trends of the 1920‘s and 1930‘s The first was what is frequently referred to as “zigzag moderne” –the
Trang 8exotically ornamental style of such skyscrapers as the Chrysler Building in New York City and related structures such as the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California The word “zigzag” alludes to the geometric and stylized ornamentation of zigzags, angular patterns, abstracted plant and animal motifs, sunbursts, astrological imagery, formalized fountains, and related themes that were applied in mosaic relief and mural form to the exterior and interior of the
buildings Many of these buildings were shaped in the ziggurat form, a design resembling an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower that recedes in progressively smaller stages to the summit,
creating a staircase-like effect
The second manifestation of art deco was the 1930‘s “streamlined moderne” style—a
Futuristic-looking aerodynamic style of rounded corners and horizontal bands known as
“speed stripes” In architecture, these elements were frequently accompanied by round
windows, extensive use of glass block, and flat rooftops
The third style, referred to as “international stripped classicism” also came to the forefront
during the Depression, a period of severe economic difficult in the 1930‘s This was a more conservative style, blending a simplified modernistic style with a more austere form
of geometric and stylized relief sculpture and other ornament, including interior murals May buildings in this style were erected nationwide through government programs during the Depression
Although art deco in its many forms was largely perceived as thoroughly modern, it was strongly influenced by the decorative arts movements that immediately preceded it For example, like “art nouveau” (1890-1910), art deco also used plant motifs, but regularized the forms into abstracted repetitive patterns rather than presenting them as flowing, asymmetrical foliage, Like the Viennese craftspeople of the Wiener Werkstatte, art deco designers worked with exotic materials, geometricized shapes, and colorfully ornate patterns Furthermore, like the artisans of the Arts and Crafts Movement in England and the United States, art deep practitioners considered it their mission to transform the domestic
environment through well-designed furniture and household accessories
55 What aspect of art deco does the passage mainly discuss?
A The influence of art deco on the design of furniture and household accessories
B Ways in which government programs encouraged the development of art deco
C Architectural manifestations of art deco during the 1920‘s and 1930‘s
D Reasons for the popularity of art deco in New York and California
56 The word “encompass” in line 1 is closest in meaning to …………
A separate B include C replace D enhance
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A the term “art deco” B design trends C the 1920‘s and 1930‘s D skyscrapers
58 In line 8, the author mentions “an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower” in order to ………
A describe the exterior shape of certain “art deco” buildings
B explain the differences between ancient and modern architectural steles
C emphasize the extent of architectural advances
D argue for a return to more traditional architectural design
59 The streamlined moderne style is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT ………
A animal motifs B flat roofs C round windows D “speed stripes”
60 The phrase “came to the forefront” in line 15 is closest in meaning to …………
A grew in complexity C went through a process
B changed its approach D became important
61 According to the passage, which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between art deco and art nouveau?
A They were art forms that competed with each other for government support during the Depression era
B They were essentially the same art form
C Art nouveau preceded art deco and influenced it
D Art deco became important in the United States while art nouveau became popular in England
62 According to t he passage, a building having an especially ornate appearance would most probably have been designed in the style of …………
A zigzag modern C streamlined moderne
B classical modern D the Arts and Crafts Movement
63 According to the passage, which of the following design trends is known by more than one name ?
A Zigzag modern C Streamlined modern
Trang 10B International stripped classicism D Arts and Crafts Movement
64 The passage is primarily developed as ………
A the historical chronology of a movement
B a description of specific buildings that became famous for their unusual beauty
C an analysis of various trends within an artistic movement
D an argument of the advantages of one artistic form over another
E 64 Đáp án là C Mà ở đây có ba loại xu hướng được đề cập: zigzag modern, Streamlined modern, international stripped classicism
WRITING (2 points)
( ID: 101734 ) Part 1 Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
65 We last went abroad a long time ago
We have not ………
66 He didn‘t study enough for his exams, so he failed two of them
He didn‘t study enough for his exams, which ………
67 As it got darker, we had more difficulty seeing
The darker it got, the harder ………
68 They were looking for their lost dog all week
They spent ………
69 We had to go up the stairs because someone was using the lift
The lift was ………
( ID: 101735 ) Part II In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your future plans after you leave school.
Lời giải chi tiết trường chuyên Long An
1 Đáp án là A Từ courage có phần gạch chân được phát âm là / ʌ/; các từ còn lại có phần gạch chân được phát âm là / ə/