Bộ 5 đề thi chọn HSG môn Tiếng Anh 12 có đáp án năm 2021 Sở GD&ĐT Lâm Đồng

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BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12 NĂM 2021 CÓ ĐÁP ÁN TRƯỜNG THPT SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO

TẠO LÂM ĐỒNG

1 Đề số 1

SECTION I: LISTENING (4 pts)

Part 1: Listen and choose the correct information about each invitation Write your

answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box

1 A Lynne refuses Dave’s invitation

B The invitation is for Saturday

C Lynne will meet Dave’s parents on Saturday

D Dave will meet Lynne’s parents on Saturday

2 A Paula already has plans

B They will meet at the bookstore

C The invitation is for Friday

D They will meet at the football stadium

3 A There will be free drinks and food

B Rose refuses the invitation

C Rose doesn’t think it will be fun

D Rose has something planned on Saturday

4 A Ron accepts the invitation

B Ron has to study for an important exam

C Ron has to work late

D Ron has to go to an evening English class

5 A They will go downtown after class

B They both hate listening to music

C The invitation is for next month

D They will go dancing after class

6 A The invitation is for Sunday

B George likes those kinds of shows

C They will go to the show in the morning

D They won’t go to the show

Your answers:

Part 2: Listen to four conversations in which people are giving invitations What events

are they talking about? Listen and choose the correct answer Write your answer (A, B,

C, or D) in the numbered box

Part 3:

A Listen to people talking about what they think is fun Complete the numbered blank

with no more than four words

B Listen to the interview with three athletes Complete the numbered blank with no

more than four words

A worthless B worth C worthwhile D worthy

2 One of riding a bicycle is that it’s cheap

A credit B advantage C advance D value

3 People who take on a second job inevitably _ themselves to greater stress

A offer B subject C field D place

4 I keep putting the decision because I can’t make up my mind

A up B down C off D on

5 The new factory must be finished _ as the profitability of the company depends on

it

A on time B in times C at time D for a time

6 To prevent flooding in winter, the water flowing from the dam is constantly by a computer

A managed B graded C monitored D conducted

7 I usually buy the clothes _ It is cheaper than going to a dressmaker

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

8 I was already fed up with the job, but when the boss walked into my office and told me he

expected me to work overtime that was the _ I quit

A final curtain B last straw C end of the line D last waltz

9 The doctor gave the patient _ examination to discover the cause of his

collapse

A a thorough B a universal C an exact D a whole

10 After leaving school , Nigel decided to _ in the army

A register B enrol C sign D enlist

Your answers:

Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided

in the column on the right (0) has been done as an example

JOB INTERVIEWS

Interviews are an (0) (perfect) method of choosing the

best people for jobs, yet human (1) (be) like to examine

each other in this way One of the many problems of

(2) (select) as it is commonly practised is that the forms

filled in by the (3) _(apply) often fail to show people as they

really are This means that you can follow all the best

(4) (advise) when completing your form and still find

that you are (5) ( success) at the next stage – the

interview (6) (similar) in the rare cases where the

interviews are automatic, a candidate with an

(7) _(adequate) form may do surprisingly well

Of course, your form needs to show that you have

(8) _(confident) in your (9) _(able) to do the job ,

but don’t try to turn yourself into someone else – a person you

have to pretend to be at the interview (10) _ (real) and

honesty are definitely the best approach

(0) imperfect

(1)………

(2)………

(3)………

(4)………

(5)………

(6)………

(7)………

(8)………

(9)………

(10)………

Part 3: Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs below Write your answer in the numbered box Each verb is used only once

1 I just can’t _ why President Clinton did that! What a stupid thing to do!

2 If you plan the project well, then everything should place

3 At first the guys were just having a small argument, but their

friends _ them _ until they started fighting

4 The doctor told me to sugar and fat in my diet

5 I’m sorry, I just can’t the game right now I’m thinking about work

6 You _ when you told Sara about her surprise party You shouldn’t have done that

7 In many cultures, it is appropriate _ your shoes when entering a house

8 Most patients find that the numbness from the injection after about an hour

9 We _ milk this morning, so we need to go to the store

10 everyone! The pub is closing in five minutes

Your answers:

Part 4: The passage below contains 10 mistakes Underline the mistakes, correct them

and write your answers in the numbered box (0) has been done as an example

Most of us are interest in one kind of sport or another , even if we don’t go in for it

active Lots of people take up a particular sport at an early age, for example tennis, skiing

or ice-skating If they get up to a suitable high standard, they may go in for local

competitions or even champion But special training is hard works and most young people

don’t keep it up Many of them drop out when they come up against tough competition

To become a professional in sport, you have to go through with a strictness training

schedule And it is not easy It means doing without some of life’s pleasures, too For

example, to build up your physical strong you may have to stick to a special diet and give

up some of your favour foods Smoking and alcohol are out , and to keep fit you have to

work out regular every day

Sometimes it all pays off, but the road to succeed is long and there are no

guarantees No wonder that countless young talents decide to settle for a regular job

instead, and, as far as professional sport are concerned, prefer to look on as spectators

Your answers: Example: 0 interest -> interested

SECTION III : READING (6 pts)

Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap Write your answer in the numbered box

AUDIOBOOKS – BOOKS ON CASSETTE

In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to choose from Entertainment

industries (1) for your leisure time You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art

gallery or concert or, of course, read a book Sometimes it seems that reading is (2)

because, (3) _ you’re a faster reader, it can take a (4)

amount of time to finish a novel, for example But in the (5) _world, time is something that can be in short supply

Book publishers haven’t been (6) _ to realize this and are now selling a

product which needn’t (7) as much of your time but still tells you an excellent story

The new product is the audiobook-cassette recordings of shortened novels, often read by known personalities or the authors themselves Audiobooks are (8) new but people

well-are becoming more awwell-are of them and sales well-are increasing (9) _

One of the attractions of audiobooks is that they’re (10) _ listening to the radio, only better You can listen to what you want when you want, and you won’t ever (11) _ anything Much of their appeal (12) _ in their flexibility They (13) you to

do other things while you’re listening ,such as driving or (14) _ the housework For

some people , audiobooks can be a much more enjoyable way of (15) _ knowledge

than reading

1 A chase B compete C oppose D purpose

2 A neglected B declined C lessened D disposed

3 A in spite B no matter C regardless of D even if

4 A plentiful B broad C considerable D lasting

5 A current B new C present D modern

6 A behind B slow C delayed D overdue

7 A take up B fill out C go through D pass by

8 A partly B approximately C roughly D relatively

9 A ever since then B all the time C up until now D from then on

10 A as B same C like D both

11 A pass B lack C miss D lose

12 A stands B belongs C bases D lies

13 A grant B allow C spare D afford

14 A doing B running C making D cleaning

15 A grasping B catching C gaining D raising

Your answers:

Part 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the four

choices marked (A , B , C or D) Write your answer in the numbered box

The three phrases of human memory are the sensory memory, the short-term memory, and the long - term memory This division of the memory into phases is based on the length of time of the memory

Sensory memory is instantaneous memory It is an image or memory that enters your mind only for a short period of time; it comes and goes in under a second The memory will not last longer than that unless the information enters the short-term memory

Information can be held in the short-term memory for about twenty seconds or as long as you

are actively using it If you repeat a fact to yourself, that fact will stay in your short- term memory

as long as you keep repeating it Once you stop repeating it, either it is forgotten or moves into long -term memory

Long -term memory is the huge memory tank that can hold ideas and images for years and

years Information can be added to your long-term memory when you actively try to put it there through memorization or when an idea or image enters your mind on its own

1 The best title for this passage would be

A The Difference Between Sensory memory and Short-term memory

B How long It Takes to Memorize

C The Stage of Human Memory

D Human Phases

2 The three phases of memory discussed in the passage are differentiated according to

A the location in the brain

B the period of time it takes to remember something

C how the senses are involved in the memory

D how long the memory lasts

3 The expression “is based on” could be best replaced by _

A is on top of B is at the foot of

C depends on D is below

4 According to the passage, which type of the memory is the shortest?

A Sensory memory B Active memory

C Short-term memory D Long-term memory

5 According to the passage, when will information stay in your short-term memory?

A For as long as twenty minutes

B As long as it is being used

C After you have repeated it many times

D When it has moved into long-term memory

6 The word “keep” could be best replaced by

A hold B continue

C retain D save

7 The word “Once” could be best replaced by which of the following?

A Just after B Although

C Just before D Because

8 All of the following are true about long-term memory EXCEPT that _

A it has a very large capacity

B it can hold information for a long time

C it is possible to put information into it through memorization

D memorization is the only way that information can get there

9 The expression “on its own” could be best replaced by

A by itself B in its own time

C with its possessions D in only one way

10 It can be inferred from the passage that if a person remembers a piece of information for

two days , this information is probably in _

A three phases of memory B the sensory memory

C the short-term memory D the long-term memory

Your answers:

Part 3: Read the following article and choose the most suitable heading for each of the

following sections of the article from the list A to H There are two extra headings which you do not need to use Write your answer in the numbered box

A Bargain prices B Escaping the crowds C In-flight comfort

D Ensuring availability E Save on taxi fares F Cheap excess

baggage

G Lost lugguage compensation H Changing to a better seat

1

Membership of an airline loyalty club will guarantee you a seat on a flight, even when that flight

is fully booked for ‘normal passangers’ Air France, KLM, Scandinavian Airlines and Singapore Airlines are just four carriers offering this facility to their very best customers Others, like British Airways, Lufthansa and Swissair, are not quite so bold with their claims but all will move heaven and earth to secure a seat for their club members

2

First-class and bussiness-class passengers get the pick of the seating, ‘up front’ away from all the engine noise and vibration Economy passengers are invariably seated in the noisier, back rows of the aircraft, however, and airline seating plans ( displayed in timetables) enable you to choose the best seat

3

Traveling with overweight baggage can cost you dearly On long-haul flights, the airlines give

you a free baggage allowance of between 20 and 64 kilos, depending on the class of travel and the route Every excess kilo is charged at one per cent of the first-class fare One way round

this is to hand over your baggage to an excess company, which can save you as much as 70

per cent on airline fees Your luggage will then travel to your destination unaccompanied, and

you can either collect it from the airport or have it delivered to your destination address It won’t usually arrive the same day, though

4

Booking a first-class or business-class ticket usually entitles you to use the more peaceful

airline executive lounge at the airport Regular passengers with an airline can also use the

lounges, even when flying on cut-price economy tickets

5

The unthinkable has happened You have arrived overseas but your luggage has not appeared

on the airport baggage carousel Keep calm In most cases your bags will turn up, eventually

But, before you leave the airport, contact a member of staff and complete a Baggage

Irregularity Report, which ensures that you will receive compensation However, airlines pay out pitiful compensastion, so do read the small print on your ticket, and it’s essential to take out

adequate insurance beforehand

6

Securing an upgrade is easier than ever before Canadian Airlines will now seat some

transatlantic passengers who have paid the economy fare in business class, while

business-class passengers bound for New York, Toronto, Delhi or Bombay are automatically upgraded to first-class if they have paid the full business-class fare In addition, large companies are

increasingly negotiating an automatic upgrade with airlines

Your answers:

1 2 3 4 5 6

Part 4: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentence from the list

A to H for each gap There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use Write your answer in the numbered box

A A species is a recipe written in DNA; a theology is an idea written in human language;

a steam train is an engineer’s blueprint

B Natural selection creates diversity- a thousand different ways to solve the same problems

C Even if we cannot yet recreate species from their genomes

D But they’ve got taken exactly on schedule

E Despite the munch-vaunted web of ecological connections between all life

F Mankind has now destroyed 90 per cent of Brazil’s coastal rainforest and not a

single endemic species of bird has died out

G Some pachyderms survived on an island

H But it is necessary for island to remain isolated if this is to happen

Island creatures are extremely vulnerable to extinction Except in the island continents like

Australia, mankind has had a far less dramatic impact upon continental

creatures.(1) _ The number of creatures known to have died out in the rainforest of the world is still tiny Nearly all of the extinctions mankind has caused have been on island, and most of those have been achieved by introducing competitors (Lakes are equivalent to islands When Nile perch were put in Lake Victoria, they quickly wiped out half the 300 species in fish in the lake)

What harm is done? There is no diminution of biomass, no increase in the chances of a collapse of all life (2) , the invaders are often better adapted to survive than their

victims So why does such extinction matter at all?

The answer is that it standardizes the world (3) It meant sheep and cattle

in Eurasia, giant birds in New Zealand and Madagascar, elephants in Africa, and bison in North America Now most of them are extinct or marginalized The same also applied to other forms

of extinction Where once there were hundreds of African theologies, now Christianity and Islam dominate Where once there were more than a thousand mutually unintelligible languages on

the island of new Guinea alone, soon there will be just pidgin Where once there were different kinds of cars in every country on earth, now everybody drives a clone It is not so much

extinction itself that matters – does it matter that nobody speaks Linear B drives a Model T or

worships Ra? It is the standardizing of the world, the disappearance of diversity that matters

True, nature flights back Worldwide species are evolving into separate kinds; it could be only a few thousand years before starlings in Hawaii cannot breed with starlings in London and are therefore technically a different species (4) _ Islands have been called nature’s laboratories: they take a few, monotonous, global species and fragment them into experimental forms, a few of which later inherit the earth In just the same way, for a new language to be born the speakers must be isolated by a mountain range or a stretch of sea for several centuries;

that is impossible today

How do you save diversity of species, theologies, languages and technologies? The answer

must lie in information technology All of these things are really just chunks of unique

information (5) Each needs to be virtually saved before it is physically lost

Read the genome of a Hawaiian goose: take down the lexicon of a Fore language; film the

tricks of a brilliant watchmaker

(6) _, we should save them for a time when our descendants can Petrarch grumbled that he was surrounded by books in Ancient Greek that neither he nor anybody else

could read The skill was later reacquired

Your answers:

SECTION IV: WRITING (5 pts)

Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the

same as the sentences printed before it

1 It was overeating that caused his heart attack

If

2 You’re under no obligation to accept their offer

You can please _

3 It seems as if there is a slight deterioration in his physical condition

Part 2: Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to complete

a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original

sentence Do NOT change the form of the given word(s)

1 I find it surprising that she didn’t like her present (thought)

I would

2 The new plans for the school have been approved by the authorities (met)

The new plans

Part 3: Write an essay (about 250 words) on the following topic: Why is education the

top priority of all people? (Do not include your personal information.)

………

………

- HẾT- ĐÁP ÁN SECTION I: LISTENING (4đ)

B (1 đ) Mỗi đáp án đúng 0.2 (0.2 x 5 = 1)

and (his) leg

SECTION II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR ( 5đ )

1 figure out 2 fall into 3 egged them on 4 cut down on 5 get into

Part 4 : (1.5đ) Mỗi đáp án đúng 0.15 (0.15 x 10 = 1.5)

Most of us are interest in one kind of sport or another , even if we don’t go in for it active Lots

of people take up a particular sport at an early age, for example tennis, skiing or ice-skating If

they get up to a suitable high standard, they may go in for local competitions or even champion But special training is hard works and most young people don’t keep it up Many of them drop

out when they come up against tough competition

To become a professional in sport, you have to go through with a strictness training

schedule And it is not easy It means doing without some of life’s pleasures, too For example,

to build up your physical strong you may have to stick to a special diet and give up some of

your favour foods Smoking and alcohol are out , and to keep fit you have to work

out regular every day

Sometimes it all pays off, but the road to succeed is long and there are no guarantees

No wonder that countless young talents decide to settle for a regular job instead, and, as far as professional sport are concerned, prefer to look on as spectators

SECTION III: READING (6đ)

SECTION IV: WRITING (5đ)

Part 1: (1đ) Mỗi câu đúng 0.2 (0.2 x 5 = 1)

1 If he hadn’t overeaten, he wouldn’t have had/ got/ suffered from a heart attack

2 You can please yourself (as to/ about) whether you accept their offer or not

3 His physical condition seems to be deteriorating slightly

4 No sooner had the announcement been made than everyone started complaining

5 To the best of my knowledge, there’s no reason for James to be so unhappy

Part 2: (1đ) Mỗi câu đúng 0.2 (0.2 x 5 = 1)

1 I would have thought that she would have liked her present

2 The new plans for the school are have met with the approval of the authorities/ the

authorities’ approval

3 Somehow he managed to get away with the technical design from the company

4 Have you got round to finalising those delivery dates yet?

5 Eating fewer sweets will save you having to visit the dentist so often

Part 3: (3đ)

Content and

format

0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4

-3 main parts and four ideas –supporting ideas(and example)

-3 main parts and three ideas –supporting ideas(and example)

-3 main parts and two ideas –supporting ideas(and example)

-3 main parts and one ideas –supporting ideas(and example)

Length

0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1

-About 250 words -About 200 words -About 150 words -About 100 words

Fluency

0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3

-Flowing style-very easy to understand –both complex and simple sentences- very effective

-Quite flowing style-mostly easy to understand –a few complex sentences- effective

-Reasonably smooth style-not to hard to understand –mostly(but not all) simple sentences –fairly effective

-Jerky style-and effort needed to understand-confusing complex sentences – mostly simple sentences

-Very jerky –hard to understand –almost simple sentences

Grammar

0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1

-Master grammar-only one or two minor mistakes -A few minor mistakes (only prepositions, articles, etc.) -Only one or two minor mistakes

-Major mistakes which lead to difficulty in understanding- lack of mastery of sentence constructions

0.3 0.2

-Restricted vocabulary- imprecise and vague-affects meaning

Spelling

0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1

-No error -1 or two minor errors only -Several errors –do not interfere significantly with communication –not too hard to understand

-Several errors- some interfere significantly with communication –some words are very hard to recognize Suggested ideas:

The reason why education is important to life

- main purpose is to help people to read and write and how to behave towards others and

society, provide people with relevant knowledge, widen knowledge,develop intelligence ,etc

- a good education intends to get the young ready for life

- a key to many high positions in society, help to earn living more easily than the uneducated

people

- bring up intellectual ability and personal skills for people

- play a very important role to civilization, prosperity and power of a country,etc

2 Đề số 2

I VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (15 points)

1 These figures give you some idea of the cost of … your car for one year

A controlling B handling C managing D maintaining

2 It can take up to three months to … a man to do this specialist work

A guide B raise C train D learn

3 In today’s paper it … that we shall have an election this year

A says B admits C expresses D proposes

4 I had to pay … on a carpet I bought in through the Customs today

A taxes B rates C fines D duty

5 Tropical diseases are comparatively … in Europe

A scarce B rare C slight D few

6 The … charged by the architect for the plans of the new building were unusually high

A hire B price C fees D sum

7 It takes a great deal of … for the class to make a trip abroad

A arrangement B organisation C expense D business

8 You shouldn’t eat so many sweets They’re … for you

A bad B unhealthy C unsuitable D disagreeable

9 I wondered whether you would like to … to the theatre tomorrow

A visit B go away C go out D walk out

10 Do you think he is … of doing the job?

A capable B competent C able D suited

11 I bought these shoes in the sale They were a real ………

A cheap B economy C bargain D purchase

12 If you put your money in the bank, it will earn ten per cent ………

A investment B profit C deposit D interest

13 Edward was named after one of his father ‘s distant ………

A family B brothers C members D relations

14 Jane and Brian got married a year after they got ………

A divorced B proposed C engaged D separated

15 Julie had a terrible ……… with her parents last night

A row B discussion C argue D dispute

Part 2: Read the text and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line (10 points)

Margaret started English Literature this term, and I’m afraid that

her (1) INTRODUCE ……… to the subject has not bee entirely (2) SUCCESS ……… She has not show much enthusiasm and does not always pay (3) ATTEND …… … in class Her assignments are often (4) READ… … , because she is so untidy, and because of her

(5) FAIL … to check her work thoroughly She failed to do any (6) REVISE … … before

the end of term test, and had poor results She seems to have the (7) MISTAKE …… … idea that she can succeed without studying She has also had many (8) ABSENT … … and has frequently arrived late for class This has resulted in several (9) PUNISH… Although

Margaret is a (10) GIFT … … student in some respects, she has not had a satisfactory term Part 3: Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct Circle your answers (5 points)

1 We sent a present for the children living next door

4 The unemployment rate has increased considerably since last

year Another two millions are jobless

(A) (B) (C) (D)

5 The President often contradicts himself He often says something which doesn’t

agree with what he says earlier

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Part 4: The following sentences are badly constructed Rewrite them in better style and correct any grammatical errors (5 points)

1 All students must pay their fees, except foreigners, to the university bursar

2 Swimming is a sport to any healthy person I would recommend

3 The president said that the new education programme was essential addressing a large

audience in the provincial capital yesterday

4 Talks have begun to plan a railway linking the provincial capitals between the representatives

of the provincial assemblies

5 The advertisement said that they wished to employ a secretary for an expanding company

with good shorthand and typing speeds at their head office

II READING

Part 1: Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions:

All at once Hazel was coming in through the French windows, pulling off gardening gloves, and Bill was entering through the door, both at once So I only had time to take one quick look at her before I turned to face him All very confusing What that first glimpse showed me was that time had thickened her figure but didn’t seem to have made much difference to her face It still had

good skin and youthful outlines She was holding a bunch of roses – must have been cutting

them in the garden while waiting for me The gardening gloves lent a delightfully informal touch

It was quite an entrance, though Bill spoilt it a bit by making his at the same time

Bill seemed longer and thinner His tightly massed hair had a tinge of grey Apart from that,

twenty years had done nothing to him, except deepen the lines of thoughtfulness that had

already, when I knew him, begun to spread across his face Or was that all? I looked at him

again, more carefully, as he looked away from me at Hazel Weren’t his eyes different

somehow? More inward looking than ever? Gazing in not merely at his thoughts, but at

something else, something he was keeping hidden or perhaps protecting

Then we were chattering and taking glasses in our hands, and I came back to earth For the

first ten minutes we were all so defensive, so carefully probing, that nobody learnt anything Bill had forgotten me altogether, that much was clear He was engaged in getting to know me from scratch, very cautiously so as not to hit a wrong note, with the object of getting me to contribute

a big subscription to his African project I kept trying to absorb details about Hazel, but Bill was

talking earnestly about African education, and the strain of appearing to concentrate while

actually thinking about his wife proved so great that I decided it would be easier just to

concentrate So I did I let him hammer away for about ten more minutes, and then the

daughter, who seemed to be acting as parlourmaid, showed in another visitor Evidently we

were to be four at lunch

1 What effect had time had on Hazel and Bill?

A They had both lost weight B They were more withdrawn

C They hadn’t changed at all D They had changed in subtle ways

2 When they all started talking, the writer

A relaxed at last B stopped dreaming

C spoke most to Hazel D began to remember things

3 The writer found the first part of their conversation

A sentimental B irritating C uninformative D trivial

4 Why did Bill speak seriously?

A He wanted some money from the writer B He did not remember the

writer

C His wife was present D He was talking about the

past

5 In the end the writer found Bill’s conversation

A monotonous B convincing C thought-provoking D instructive

Part 2: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable word for each space

According to a magazine article I read recently, we (1) live in an age of increasing leisure Not only are more and more people reaching (2) age with their taste for

enjoyment and even adventure relatively (3) but the working week is becoming shorter

and the opportunities for (4) are becoming greater and greater all the time Not to mention the fact that people (5) to spend less time travelling to work or may even be working from home What I can't understand, however, is who these people are As far as I can (6) the whole thing is another one of (7) journalistic fictions I admit that there are a lot of retired people (8) but I am not sure that all of them are dashing about learning hang-gliding or

sailing single-handed (9) the world My own parents seem to (10) most of their time gazing at the television And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone (11) remind

my company about it I seem to be working longer and longer hours (12) the time The

little leisure time I have is eaten into by sitting in the traffic jams or waiting for trains to (13)

up at rain-swept platforms I haven't noticed any dramatic improvements in my (14) either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my (15)

1 A presently B at the moment C now D at this time

2 A retirement B their C later D third

3 A present B survived C free D intact

4 A this B longer C leisure D people

5 A use B tend C have D demand

6 A concern B imagine C expect D tell

7 A the B those C these D some

8 A in our days B in these times C nowadays D now and again

9 A round B over C through D into

10 A have B use C the D spend

11 A would B to C had D might

12 A at B for C take D all

13 A keep B line C show D set

14 A cost of living B lifestyle C lifeline D livelihood

15 A pension B retirement C insurance D salary

Part 3: Read the text and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word

Our classes take place for three hours every morning from Monday to Friday The maximum

class size is twelve (1) the average is ten We use modern methods of (2)

and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and

recorders You will only be successful in improving (3) English, however, if you

work hard and (4) speaking English as much as you can You will take a short (5)

in English as soon as you arrive In this way, we can put you in a (6)

at the most suitable level

There are two classes at the Elementary level; one is for complete (7) and the other is for students who know only a little English, in both classes you will practise simple

conversations In the class (8) the intermediate level you will have a lot of practice

in communication in real-life situation because we help you to use the English you have

previously (9) in your own country, You will also have the chance to improve your

(10) of English grammar and to build up your vocabulary

III PRONUNCIATION

Part 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (05 points)

1 a technical b change c much d exchange

2 a weapon b increase c threat d spread

3 a requirements b subject c secondary d levels

4 a prohibit b exhibit c habit d hunting

5 a elephants b decades c poachers d actions

Part 2: Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others

1 a continent b however c elephant d tropical

2 a represent b intensive c domestic d employment

3 a social b proportion c industry d easily

4 a habitat b century c difficult d prohibit

5 a generally b secondary c education d specialize

III WRITING

Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in

meaning to the sentence printed before it 1 It's a long time since we spoke to your sister

We

2 "Why don't you leave now That's what I'd do."

Part 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in

meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given This word must not be altered in

Part 1

Part 2

1 introduction 2 successful 3 attention

4 unreadable 5 failure 6 revision

7 mistaken 8 absences 9 punishments 10 gifted Part 3:

Q # 1 2 3 4 5

Key B C C D D

Part 4

1 All students, except foreigners, must pay their fees to the university bursar

2 Swimming is a sport I would recommend to any healthy person

3 Addressing a large audience in the provincial capital yesterday, the president said that the

new education programme was essential

4 Talks have begun between the representatives of the provincial assemblies to plan a railway linking the provincial capitals

5 The advertisement said that an expanding company wished to employ a secretary with good shorthand and typing speeds at their head office

1 and 3 your 5 test 7 beginners 9 learnt

2 teaching 4 practise 6 class 8 at 10

1 We haven't spoken to your sister for a long time

2 If I were you, I'd leave now

3 Everyone was on time except for Jill

4 So complicated is this matter that we don't know how to deal with it

5 If only you had asked us to spend the time with you

Part 2:

1 I'm afraid we have run out of eggs

2 Let me give you some advice on what you should do

3 We must cut down on the numbers of cars on the roads

The numbers of cars must be cut down on the roads

4 Come on Thursday or Friday It makes no difference to me

5 Amanda has made good/great progress/ made a lot of progress this term

3 Đề số 3

PART ONE: PHONETICS (1.0POINT)

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the

others.(0.5pt)

1 A supposedly B markedly C allegedly D determinedly

2 A endure B feature C procedure D measure

3 A complete B command C common D community

4 A comb B climb C debt D cable

5 A neighbour B height C sleigh D weight Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.(0.5pt)

1 A possibility B disappointed C manufacture D

instrument

2 A environment B mystery C contribute D terrific

3 A deficiency B psychology C ecological D competitor

4 A recommend B difficulty C admirable D document

5 A encouragement B interviewer C acknowledge D miraculously

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

PART TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (7.0POINTS)

I Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences (2.5pts)

1 Only after the atomic bomb and development in the air travel _,

science fiction really become popular

A had created/ had taken off/ was B had been created/ had been taken off/ has

C had been created/ had taken off/ did D had been created/ / had taken off/ had

2 We’ve bought some chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away

A adapting B adjusting C bending D folding

3 I don’t think she can get her message _ to the students She seems too nervous

A across B around C out D over

4 _, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort

A None of us wanted to go in the first place

B Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them

C Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected

D Seeing that we couldn’t solve anything in the end

5 There are words in English having more than one meaning Pay close attention to

this fact

A a large many B quite many C a great many D quite a lot

6 This car has many features including _

A stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas

B good music, safety devices, air conditioning, and gas

C stereo, safety devices, air conditioned, and good gas

D stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage

7 Round and round _

A the wheels of the engine went B did the wheels of the engine go

C went the wheels of the engine D going the wheels of the engine

8 The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists’ by the café _ the

housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping

A leave B have left C has left D to have

left

9 Your argument _ that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case

A outlines B presupposes C concerns D presents

10 They are happily married although, of course, they argue _

A most times B from day to day C every now and then D on the

occasion

11 He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without _

A fail B failure C trouble D mistake

12 One of the first exercises in math class is measure the radius of a circle

A to learn and B to learn how to C learning to D learn to

13 We were shocked to hear the news of your

A having fired B being fired C having been fired D to have been fired

14 I don’t know French, but I’ll

A get Tom to translate it B have it translate

C have Tom to translate it D make it translate

15 _ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell

A That we refer to B What we refer to

C To which we refer D What do we refer to

16 _ have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water

supply

A Wherever people B There are people who

C Where people D People

17 Politicians should never lose of the needs of the people they represent

A view B sight C regard D prospect

18 _ team sports require cooperation

A Of all B They are all C Why all are D All

19 Studies indicate _ collecting art today than ever before

A there are that more people B more people that are

C that there are more people D people there are more

20 Doctors advise people who are deficient vitamin C to eat more fruit and

vegetables

A from B of C in D for

21 Dick put ball in net in _ second half but goal was disallowed

A a - a - a - a B the - the - the - the

C the - the - a - a D a - a - the - the

22 There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened _ a sudden loud

noise

A being there B should there be C there was D there have

been

23 The computer has dramatically affected photographic lenses are constructed

A is the way B that the way C which way do D the way

24 Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a writer

A fruitful B fertile C virile D

prolific

25 The handwriting is completely This note must have been written a long time ago

A inedible B indellible C illegible D

II Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets (1.5pt)

a The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (1 go) out and they (2 sit) in the dark

b What tune (3 play) when we (4 come) in?

c She was badly hurt when her car hit another car If she (5 wear) her seat belt, she (6 not hurt) so badly

d It is vital that no one else (7 know) _ about the secret government operation

e It seems strange to be standing here, (8 look) _ out at Sydney Harbor

f Tom had a lucky escape He (9 kill) when a car crashed into the front of his

III There are ten mistakes in the following passage Find and correct them (1.5 pt)

It seems that the mystery of why the Pyramids were built may have solved Until quite recently people got used to think that they were just tombs for pharaohs Instead, the connection with

astronomy seem much more important Egyptologists have often asked them how long

it spent to build them and why people built them in first place Experts came up with a

suggestion that the Egyptians may have believed in the River Nile was the earthly equivalent of the Milky Way Many agree that the sizes of the three Giza Pyramids are in propotion to the

three stars of Orion Nothing, then, was by the chance Rather, the souls of dead pharaohs

were deliberatedly being project through shafts to reach at their goal of the Orion constellation Your answers:

IV Give the correct form of the word in each of the following brackets (1.5pt)

It was not so long ago that we dealt with colleagues through face-to-face (1

INTERACT) and with counterparts and customers by phone or letter But the world of communication has undergone a dramatic transformation, not for all the good Email, while (2

DOUBT) _ a swift means of communication providing your server is fully (3 FUNCTION) and that the address you have contains no (4 ACCURATE) _ has had a (5

SIGNIFY) _ effect on certain people’s behaviour, both at home and business For those

people, the use of email has become irresistibly (6 ADDICT) _ to the extent that it is (7

THREAT) _ their mental and physical health Addicts spend their day (8 COMPULSION) _ checking for email and have a (9 TEND) to panic if their server goes down It is estimated that one in six people spend four hours a day sending and receiving messages, the

equivalent to more than two working days a week The negative effect on (10 PRODUCE)

is something employers are well aware of

PART THREE: READING (6.0 POINTS)

I Read the following passage and choose the option that indicates the correct answer to each of the following questions.(2.0pts)

In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the economy than did the federal government States chartered manufacturing, banking,

mining, and transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal

improvements such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads The states encouraged internal

improvements in two distinct ways; first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies

setting out to make a profit

In the early nineteenth century, state governments also engaged in a surprisingly large

amount of direct regulatory activity, including extensive licensing and inspection programs

Licensing targets reflected both similarities and differences between the economy of the

nineteenth century and that of today: in the nineteenth century, state regulation through

licensing fell especially on peddlers, innkeepers, and retail merchants of various kinds The

perishable commodities of trade generally came understate inspection, and such important

frontier staples as lumber and gunpowder were also subject to state control Finally, state

governments experimented with direct labor and business regulation designed to help the

individual laborer or consumer, including setting maximum limits on hours of work and

restrictions on price-fixing by businesses

Although the states dominated economic activity during this period, the federal government was not inactive Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the development of native industries Toward these ends, the federal government pursued several courses of action It

established a national bank to stabilize banking activities in the country and, in part, to provide a supply of relatively easy money to the frontier, where it was greatly needed for settlement It

permitted access to public western lands on increasingly easy terms, culminating in the

Homestead Act of 1862, by which title to land could be claimed on the basis of residence alone Finally, it set up a system of tariffs that was basically protectionist in effect, although

maneuvering for position by various regional interests produced frequent changes in tariff rates throughout the nineteenth century

1 What does the passage mainly discuss?