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PART ONE: PHONETICS: (10pts)
I Choose the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
others (5pts)
1 A kerosene B tinsel C pessimism D mussel
2 A considerate B candidate C associate D adequate
3 A scowl B frown C sprout D dough
4 A bombard B discard C mustard D retard
5 A intellectual B situation C digestion D Greenwich
II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three (5pts)
6 A mischievous B miscellaneous C intimacy D veterinary
7 A infamous B inventory C negligence D congenial
8 A impotent B ignorant C admirable D affidavit
9 A primate B asset C innate D preface
10 A monetary B paralysis C protagonist D analogous
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60pts)
I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (20pts)
11 You can't believe a word that woman says – she is a _ liar
A dedicated B devoted C committed D compulsive
12 There can be no _ fixes or magic solutions to the problem of unemployment
A fast B speedy C quick D sudden
13 When you come down the hill, do drive slowly because it is not _ obvious where the
turning is
A immediately B directly C instantaneously D quite
14 At her trial in 1431, Joan of Arc was accused of being in _ with the devil
A cooperation B association C league D conjunction
15 The flights are full at the moment, so you'll have to _
A run a stroke of luck B get a better luck
C be down on your luck D take pot luck
16 I heard that Jack has been dropped from the basketball team
A in the woods B on the grapevine C under your feet D on the olive branch
17 Many habitats change the types of plants and animals that live there
A with respect to B in respect for C as for D as against
18 Unfortunately some really ill animals have to be _ by our center
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19 John first dabbled _ buying old maps for his collection
A in B on C at D for
20 It's a matter of urgency to put right at once but nothing suitable _ to mind
A returns B emerges C sprouts D springs
21 When my father was a young student, they were taught to memorize information and _
it for exams Thankfully, those teaching techniques have become outdated
A pinpoint B dock C regurgitate D revise
22 He was arrested for trying to pass _ notes at the bank
A counterfeit B fake C camouflaged D fraudulent
23 Living in the countryside is a far cry from reading about it It _ You have to deal with
_ poverty and go through the bad patch
A is of crass stupidity/ grueling B is no mean feat/ grinding
C goes against the grain/ abject D dwindles away to nothing/ extreme
24 He had his money _ in a secure bank account
A hammered away at B jabbered about
C slaved away D squirreled away
25 The train service has been a _ since they introduced the new schedules
A shambles B rumpus C chaos D fracas
26 'The film was pretty bad, wasn't it?' – 'Yes, I think it was _'
A exemplary B excruciating C expeditious D explicit
27 When the forces on an object are balanced, you can say that the object is in _
A collusion B equilibrium C collision D incubation
28 There were a number of strong candidates for the post but Peter's experience _ the
scales in his favor
A weighted B tipped C balanced D overturned
29 We are conscious that sleeplessness usually _ those who are exposed to a great deal
of stress, anxiety or depression
A betrays B bestows C besets D bemoans
30 I think that the artist's cartoons are usually rather _ as they are intended to
appeal to a mass number of audiences
A lowbrow B highbrow C dearly D impenetrable
II Fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable preposition (10pts)
31 This soup is too hot to eat I'll wait for it to cool _
32 Tim is seventeen and at the moment he doesn't care very much _ anything except
clothes
33 Last year Ross was charged _ a variety of crimes, including assault and car theft
34 It's a long journey so remember to fill _ the petrol tank before you go
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36 A car suddenly pulled _ in front of me and I couldn't stop in time
37 Luckily, the rain held _ so we were able to play the match
38 I don't think I'll ever rich, but you live _ hope, don't you?
39 Mr Deacon next door had a very serious operation Apparently, it's a miracle he
decoration points to the conclusion that it is a key factor in our development as the (42
DOMINATE) _ life-form on our planet No human society has ever been found where some form of body decoration is not the norm
By (43 CUSTOM) _ their physical appearance, our ancestors distanced themselves from the rest of the animal (44 KING) _ Within each tribe this helped them to mark
out differences of role, status and (45 KIN) _ Our ancestors developed (46
ORDINARY) _ techniques of body decoration for (47 PRACTICE) _
reasons How to show where on tribe ends and another begins? How to memorably underline
the (48 SIGNIFY) _ of that moment when an individual becomes an adult member of society? (49 ARGUE) _, without the expressive capabilities of such "body language"
we would have been (50 FINITE) _ less successful as a species
IV Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them (20pts)
Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than that
of a computer Researchers approaching the problem from a variation of viewpoints have all
concluded that there is a great deal more storing in our minds than has been generally
supposed Dr Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgery, proved that by stimulating their brains electrically, he can elicit the total recall of specific events in his subjects' lives Even dreams and another minor events supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in details
Although the physical basic for memory is not yet understood, one theory is how the fantastic
capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an almost unlimited combination of
interconnections between brain cell, stimulated by patterns of activity Repeated references with the same information support recall In other word, improved performance is the result of
strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory
PART THREE: READING (70pts)
I Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap (15pts) Reports that the government is about to _ (61) the go ahead to plans for the building of a
new runway at London's Gatwick airport have angered local _ (62) and raised fears of
increased noise and exhaust pollution The _ (63) plans also include permission for
additional night flights and will _ (64) the compulsory purchase of farmland, _ (65) the demolition of a number of private homes According to sources close to the Ministry of
Transport, the government is known to be concerned by the increasing _ (66) of traffic at
London Heathrow, where there are no plans for further runways in the foreseeable _ (67)
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Stansted, which still _ (70) from poor transport links A spokesperson for the Keep Gatwick Quiet association, _ (71) up of local people, accused the government of _ (72) back
on promises made before the General Election 'We were told then that the airport authority had
no _ (73) of building another runway and we believe that the government has a duty to
_ (74) its pledges Prominent figures in the government are also believed to be concerned
at the news, although the Prime Minister, interviewed last night, is _ (75) as saying that
reports were 'misleading' However, he would not give an assurance that plans for building a
runway had definitely been rejected
_ (77) happened in revolutionary France and Weimar Germany; _ (78) bundles of
notes were needed to pay for a loaf of bread But what is inflation? Briefly, it may be defined as
a continual increase in prices affecting the economy The rate of inflation is determined _
(79) changes in the price level, which is an average of all prices When _ (80) prices rise
while others fall, this will not necessarily affect the price level, as inflation occurs _ (81) if
most major prices increase The problem with inflation is that it reduces the value of purchasing power of money, as well as eroding people's savings Wage increases which are below or equal _ (82) the level of inflation will result in a declining or static _ (83) of living for workers, while wage increases above the rate of inflation will merely stoke the fire for further inflation So what can a government do to stop the process? It can increase taxes, raise interest rates,
decrease the money supply, reduce government spending or set a ceiling _ (84) price and wage rises Why none of these is a popular measure is understandable, but if they reduce
inflation _ (85) a mild two to four percent per annum, as opposed to allowing it to rise to
double-digit severe inflation, it is preferable in the long run
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the text Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (12pts)
Orientation and Navigation
To South Americans, robins are birds that fly north every spring To North Americans, the robins simply vacation in the south each winter Furthermore, they fly to very specific places in South America and will often come back to the same trees in North American yards the following
spring The question is not why they would leave the cold of winter so much as how they find
their way around The question perplexed people for years, until, in the 1950s, a German
scientist named Gustavo Kramer provided some answers and in the process, raised new
questions
Kramer initiated important new kinds of research regarding how animals orient and navigate
Orientation is simply facing in the right direction; navigation involves finding ones way from point
therefore, that they were orienting according to the position of the Sun To test this idea, he
blocked their view of the Sun and used mirrors to change its apparent position He found that
under these circumstances, the birds oriented with respect to the new "Sun." They seemed to
be using the Sun as a compass to determine direction At the time, this idea
seemed preposterous How could a bird navigate by the Sun when some of us lose our way
with road maps? Obviously, more testing was in order
So, in another set of experiments, Kramer put identical food boxes around the cage,
with food in only one of the boxes The boxes were stationary, and the one containing food was always at the same point of the compass However, its position with respect to the surroundings could be changed by revolving either the inner cage containing the birds or the outer walls,
which served as the background As long as the birds could see the Sun, no matter how their
surroundings were altered, they went directly to the correct food box Whether the box
appeared in front of the right wall or the left wall, they showed no signs of confusion On
overcast days, however, the birds were disoriented and had trouble locating their food box
In experimenting with artificial suns, Kramer made another interesting discovery If the
artificial Sun remained stationary, the birds would shift their direction with respect to it at a rate
of about 15 degrees per hour, the Sun's rate of movement across the sky Apparently, the birds were assuming that the "Sun" they saw was moving at that rate When the real Sun was visible, however, the birds maintained a constant direction as it moved across the sky In other words, they were able to compensate for the Sun's movement This meant that some sort of biological clock was operating-and a very precise clock at that
What about birds that migrate at night? Perhaps they navigate by the night sky To test the idea, caged night-migrating birds were placed on the floor of a planetarium during their
migratory period A planetarium is essentially a theater with a domelike ceiling onto which a
night sky can be projected for any night of the year When the planetarium sky matched the sky outside, the birds fluttered in the direction of their normal migration But when the dome was
rotated, the birds changed their direction to match the artificial sky The results clearly indicated that the birds were orienting according to the stars
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contradictory and the mechanisms apparently change from time to time Furthermore, one
sensory ability may back up another
86 Which of the following can be inferred about bird migration from paragraph 1?
A Birds will take the most direct migratory route to their new habitat
B The purpose of migration is to join with larger groups of birds
C Bird migration generally involves moving back and forth between north and south
D The destination of birds' migration can change from year to year
87 The word ‘perplexed’ in the passage is closest in meaning to _
A defeated B interested C puzzled D occupied
88 Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted
sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information
A Experiments revealed that caged starlings displayed a lack of directional sense and restless movements
B Experiments revealed that caged starlings were unable to orient themselves in the direction
of their normal migratory route
C Experiments revealed that the restless movement of caged starlings had no clear direction
D Experiments revealed that caged starlings' orientation was accurate unless the weather was overcast
89 The word ‘preposterous’ in the passage is closest in meaning to _
A unbelievable B inadequate C limited D creative
90 According to paragraph 3, why did Kramer use mirrors to change the apparent position of
the Sun?
A To test the effect of light on the birds' restlessness
B To test whether birds were using the Sun to navigate
C To simulate the shifting of light the birds would encounter along their regular migratory route
D To cause the birds to migrate at a different time than they would in the wild
91 According to paragraph 3, when do caged starlings become restless?
A When the weather is overcast
B When they are unable to identify their normal migratory route
C When their normal time for migration arrives
D When mirrors are used to change the apparent position of the Sun
92 Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 4 about Kramer’s reason for filling
one food box and leaving the rest empty?
A He believed the birds would eat food from only one box
B He wanted to see whether the Sun alone controlled the birds' ability to navigate toward the
box with food
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their migratory route
D He needed to test whether the birds preferred having the food at any particular point of the
compass
93 According to paragraph 5, how did the birds fly when the real Sun was visible?
A They kept the direction of their flight constant
B They changed the direction of their flight at a rate of 15 degrees per hour
C They kept flying toward the Sun
D They flew in the same direction as the birds that were seeing the artificial Sun
94 The experiment described in paragraph 5 caused Kramer to conclude that birds possess a biological clock because _
A when birds navigate they are able to compensate for the changing position of the Sun in the sky
B birds innate bearings keep them oriented in a direction that is within 15 degrees of the Suns direction
C birds' migration is triggered by natural environmental cues, such as the position of the Sun
D birds shift their direction at a rate of 15 degrees per hour whether the Sun is visible or not
95 According to paragraph 6, how did the birds navigate in the planetarium's nighttime
environment?
A By waiting for the dome to stop rotating
B By their position on the planetarium floor
C By orienting themselves to the stars in the artificial night sky
D By navigating randomly until they found the correct orientation
96 Which of the following best describes the author's presentation of information in the
passage?
A A number of experiments are described to support the idea that birds use the Sun and the
night sky to navigate
B The author uses logic to show that the biological clock in birds is inaccurate
C A structured argument about the importance of internal versus external cues for navigation is presented
D The opposing points of view about bird migration are clarified through the study of
contrasting experiments
97 The word ‘accumulating’ in the passage is closest in meaning to _
A new B increasing C convincing D extensive
IV Read the passage and do the tasks that follow (13pts)
MAKING EVERY DROP COUNT
A The history of human civilization is entwined with the history of the ways we have
learned to manipulate water resources As towns gradually expanded, water was brought from increasingly remote sources, leading to sophisticated engineering efforts such as dams and
aqueducts At the height of the Roman Empire, nine major systems, with an innovative layout of
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is provided in many parts of the industrial world today
B During the industrial revolution and population explosion of the 19th and 20th centuries, the demand for water rose dramatically Unprecedented construction of tens of thousands of
monumental engineering projects designed to control floods, protect clean water supplies, and provide water for irrigation and hydropower brought great benefits to hundreds of millions of
people Food production has kept pace with soaring populations mainly because of the
expansion of artificial irrigation systems that make possible the growth of 40% of the world's
food Nearly one fifth of all the electricity generated worldwide is produced by turbines spun by the power of falling water
C Yet there is a dark side to this picture: despite our progress, half of the world's
population still suffers, with water services inferior to those available to the ancient Greeks and Romans As the United Nations report on access to water reiterated in November 2001, more
than one billion people lack access to clean drinking water; some two and a half billion do not
have adequate sanitation services Preventable water-related diseases kill an estimated 10,000
to 20,000 children every day, and the latest evidence suggests that we are falling behind in
efforts to solve these problems
D The consequences of our water policies extend beyond jeopardizing human health
Tens of millions of people have been forced to move from their homes - often with little warning
or compensation - to make way for the reservoirs behind dams.' More than 20% of all
freshwater fish species are now threatened or endangered because dams and water
withdrawals have destroyed the free-flowing river ecosystems where they thrive Certain
irrigation practices degrade soil quality and reduce agricultural productivity Groundwater
aquifers are being pumped down faster than they are naturally replenished in parts of India,
China, the USA and elsewhere And disputes over shared water resources have led to violence and continue to raise local, national and even international tensions
E At the Outset of the new millennium, however, the way resource planners think about
water is beginning to change The focus is slowly shifting back to the provision of basic human and environmental needs as top priority - ensuring 'some for all,' instead of 'more for some'
Some water experts are now demanding that existing infrastructure be used in smarter ways
rather than building new facilities, which is increasingly considered the option of last, not first,
resort This shift in philosophy has not been universally accepted, and it comes with strong
opposition from some established water organizations Nevertheless, it may be the only way to address successfully the pressing problems of providing everyone with clean water to drink,
adequate water to grow food and a life free from preventable water-related illness
F Fortunately - and unexpectedly - the demand for water is not rising as rapidly as some predicted As a result, the pressure to build new water infrastructures has diminished over the
past two decades Although population, industrial output and economic productivity have
continued to soar in developed nations, the rate at which people withdraw water from aquifers, rivers and lakes has slowed And in a few parts of the world, demand has actually fallen
G What explains this remarkable turn of events? Two factors: people have figured out how
to use water more efficiently, and communities are rethinking their priorities for water use
Throughout the first three-quarters of the 20th century, the quantity of freshwater consumed per person doubled on average; in the USA, water withdrawals increased tenfold while the
population quadrupled But since 1980, the amount of water consumed per person has actually decreased, thanks to a range of ' new technologies that help to conserve water in homes and
industry In 1965, for instance, Japan used approximately 13 million gallons of water to produce
$1 million of commercial output; by 1989 this had dropped to 3.5 million gallons (even
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withdrawals have fallen by more than 20% from their peak in 1980
H On the other hand, dams, aqueducts and other kinds of infrastructure will still have to be built, particularly in developing countries where basic human needs have not been met But
such projects must be built to higher specifications and with more accountability to local people and their environment than in the past And even in regions where new projects seem
warranted, we must find ways to meet demands with fewer resources, respecting ecological
criteria and to a smaller budget
Choose the correct heading for paragraph B - H from the list of the headings below
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes There has been an example
at the beginning
List of headings
i Scientists' call for a revision of policy
ii An explanation for reduced water use iii How a global challenge was met
iv Irrigation systems fall into disuse
v Environmental effects
vi The financial cost of recent technological improvements vii The relevance to health
viii Addressing the concern over increasing populations
ix A surprising downward trend in demand for water
x The need to raise standards
xi A description of ancient water supplies Your answers
Do the following statements agree with information given in the Reading Passage? In the corresponding numbered boxes, write
YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
105 Water use per person is higher in the industrial world than it was in Ancient Rome
106 Feeding increasing populations is possible due primarily to improved irrigation systems
107 Modern water systems imitate those of the ancient Greeks and Romans
108 Industrial growth is increasing the overall demand for water
109 Modern technologies have led to reduction in the domestic water consumption
110 In the future, governments should maintain ownership of water infrastructures
V You are going to read a newspaper article containing reviews of performances For
questions 111 – 120, choose from the reviews (A-D) (10pts)
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Felix Masterson decided to engage artists to put on performances in his own home for
his family’s private enjoyment Here is his report
A Opera Recital
For the first of our “home performances”, we decided on opera, a form of art that especially
moves me The other art form that I adore – ballet – could hardly be performed in the confined space of a normal house, no matter how much ingenuity was employed! My wife and I were
particularly looking forward to the performance by Footstool Opera, a touring company that
specializes in mounting productions in confined spaces, often coming up with a programme to
order as suits the occasion When I was planning the event, I imagined the opera company
would bring with them a high-quality sound system of some sort to provide musical
accompaniment, but the manager informed me that all they required was “a piano in good
working order.” I hastily arranged for our ancient upright to be tuned, and to my relief, pianist
Antonia Holmes pronounced it entirely satisfactory when she tested the instrument before the
performance We had made it clear that no particular requirements would be imposed upon the performers, so they gave us a medley of familiar pieces from popular operas, and my daughter – who had previously been of the view that opera was unspeakably idiotic – was entranced If I were to be brutally honest, I would have to say that the performers, apart from one tenor, were not in the top class But I don’t imagine many people would notice this, and it certainly didn’t
detract from our enjoyment of the evening
B Puppet Show
Having grown up with that curiously British phenomenon of puppet theatre, the Punch and Judy show, I was determined to find one of the traditional practitioners of the art and secure his
services Alas, times have changed There was once a time when no seaside resort in the
country was complete without a Punch and Judy show on the pier, but today puppet theatre of this sort can hardly compete with video games at holiday resorts Besides, who can afford to
work only during the summer months? Consequently, there are, according to the theatrical
agencies I contacted, none of the old-fashioned puppeteers left However, I did manage to find
a puppet theatre company called Little Man Theatre that included traditional Punch and Judy
shows in its repertoire, so I went ahead and booked them They arrived with a surprising
number of boxes and cases Naively, I had expected a miniature theatre to require a minimal
amount of equipment In this case, the size of the venue did indeed present a problem, though the nature of the difficulty was the reverse of what I had feared We actually had some trouble
making out the words of the crocodile character, largely – I suspect – because William Daniels, one of the two puppeteers, was suffering from a terrible cold, complete with high fever and a
voice virtually reduced to a croak Like a true pro, though, he struggled through the
performance bravely And once the first act was under way, I began to appreciate why so many props were needed This wasn’t Punch and Judy as I remembered it but a twenty-first century
version of the story, requiring a staggering number of scene changes A breathtaking
performance, and though I felt sad at the demise of the old-time favorites, our children enjoyed
it immensely
C Jazz Concert
I had initially set myself the task of finding performers of whom I knew absolutely nothing,
simply by sitting down with the Yellow Pages, when a colleague of my wife’s started raving
about a particular jazz ensemble It seemed churlish to do otherwise than engage them and
The Hot Jazz Quintet turned out to be a group of highly professional musicians who appeared
to make a point of being scrupulously polite and tidy It was as though the stereotype image of the egocentric musician were being overturned in front of my very eyes: a surprising experience
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decades ago
Despite being in such close proximity to the musicians, it had not occurred to me that we would
be required to adopt a more active role until the saxophone player handed my son a set og
bongo drums and invited him to join in As luck would have it, Mike is a percussionist with his
school orchestra, and he was able to acquit himself creditably, to the delight of the professional performing for us Not being a connoisseur of this type of music myself, I had frankly not been
prepared to enjoy this evening as much as the other members of my family This perhaps
makes it more of a tribute to the Quintet that I found myself getting quite carried away by the
intricate rhythms and spectacular solos
D Murder Mystery Theatre
We invited Murder Incorporated, a theatre company that specializes in murder mysteries, to
perform Death Calls for us, and to those of you who have not been initiated in the workings of
“murder mystery theatre”, a word of explanation is needed This is no ordinary production In
fact, one could claim that it doesn’t really come under the category of theatre at all, and it is not normally presented on a stage, either The basic idea is that a murder is “committed” just out of sight of the audience After the “body” is found, the task of the audience is to work out who the murderer is by following up on certain clues
A few moments after the actors had arrived, when we were still under the impression that
preparations were being made for the performance, a piercing scream caused us all to rush out into the hall There we stumbled – literally – over a body oozing fake blood that was so
convincing it almost caused my wife to faint Yes, it had started As we followed the actors
around the house for scenes in various locations, we tried to work out who the murderer could
be It was a fascinating experience, and I have to report that my wife proved to be a brilliant
sleuth, solving the mystery in record time Death Calls was a masterpiece of condensed theatre that had me fondly recalling a production of 2001, A Space Odyssey at the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival, which featured a cast of two, an audience of two and an old car as the venue Highly
recommended
In which review are the following stated?
The performance reminded the writer of an unusual performance he had once
The performance prompted someone to reconsider a prejudice about an art
PART FOUR: WRITING (60pts)
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121 “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said
123 Alternative medicine is a complete mystery to some people
=> Some people are
Do not change the word given (5pts)
126 There’s not that much difference between irony and sarcasm (line)
=> There’s _ between irony and
sarcasm
127 I sincerely promise you that I’m telling you the truth (bottom)
=> I promise you that I’m telling you the truth
128 As far as I know, no one’s talking about you behind your back (best)
=> To , no one’s talking about you behind
your back
129 Maybe I didn’t explain exactly what I mean – our relationship is over (clear)
=> Maybe I didn’t - our relationship is over
130 I’m finding it difficult to cope with all the work I have to do (top)
=> All the work I have to do _ me III The graphs below show the amount of money spent on protecting crops in three
different regions of the world in 2005
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words (20pts)
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- THE END - ĐÁP ÁN Total points: 200
PART ONE: PHONETICS: (10pts)
I Choose the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
others (5 x 1p = 5pts)
II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three (5 x 1p = 5pts)
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60pts)
I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (20 x 1p = 20pts)
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II Fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable preposition (10 x 1p = 10pts)
III Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 x 1p = 10pts)
V Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them (10 x 2pts = 20pts)
PART THREE: READING (70pts)
I Read the text below and then decide which word best fits each space by circling the
letter A, B, C or D (15 x 1p = 15pts)
II Fill each gap in the passage below with ONE appropriate word (10 x 2pts = 20pts)
III Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to
the text Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (12 x 1pt = 12pts)
86 C 87 C 88 D 89 A 90 B 91 C 92 B 93 A 94 A 95 C 96 A 97 B
IV Read the passage and do the tasks that follow (13 x 1pt = 13pts)
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V You are going to read a newspaper article containing reviews of performances For
questions 111 – 120, choose from the reviews (A-D) (10pts)
PART FOUR: WRITING (60pts)
I Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one (5 x 1pt = 5pts)
121 She flatly refused to sleep in that haunted house
122 Of grave concern are confirmed cases of cholera that originated in the makeshift shelters
123 Some people are completely mystified by alternative medicine
124 Failure to obey the regulations may lead to/result in disqualifications
125 The excuse for the declaration was defending/the defense of …
II Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word given You must use between three and eight words, including the word given
Do not change the word given (5 x 1pt = 5pts)
126 a fine line
127 from the bottom of my heart
128 the best of my knowledge
129 make myself clear/make it clear/make (clear) exactly what I mean (clear)
130 is getting on top of
III Chart description (20pts)
IV Essay writing (30pts)
The mark given to these parts is based on the following criteria:
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English language gifted upper-secondary school students
Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in the same line (2pts)
1 A famous B nervous C favourite D mountain
2 A through B enough C rough D tough
Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three
words in each question (3pts)
3 A passion B encourage C occasion D depend
4 A participant B publicity C competitive D Individual
5 A limitation B documentary C government D interactive
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (45pts)
Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence (15pts)
6 .1915 that the cinema really became an industry
A It is not until B It was not until C Not until D Until in
7 I really appreciate to help me, but I am sure I'll be able to manage by myself
A you to offer B you are offering C your offering D that you offer
8 My friend's uncle has been MP ( Member of Parliament) for five years
A a B an C the D Ø
9 - Daisy: "What a lovely house you have!" - Mary: " "
A Lovely, I think so B No problem
C Of course not, it's not costly D Thank you Hope you will drop in
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A more than three times C more three times than
B three times as much as D as much three times as
11 We bought some
A German lovely old glasses B German old lovely glasses
C lovely old German glasses D old lovely German glasses
12 After years of neglect, there was a huge _ program to return the city to its former glory
A restoration B preservation C conservation D Refurbishment
13 We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is _ the law
A beyond B over C above D Onto
14 On the _, optimists believe that life will be much better than it is today
A contrary B contrast C opposition D opponent
15 You had your house decorated, ?
A hadn't you B didn't you C weren't you D haven't you
16 A part – time job gives me the freedom to my own interests
A pursue B chase C seek D catch
17 The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of the
pond, , and the pond's location
A what the quality of the water is B how is the water quality
C the quality of water D what is the water quality
18 its accuracy, laser is very useful in medicine
A In view of B As a result of C Thanks to D Despite
19. for their strong fiber include flax and hemp
A Plants are grown B Plants grown
C Plants that grow D To grow plants
20 appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an
optical illusion
A What the Moon B.The Moon which
C When the Moon D That the Moon
ĐÁP ÁN A- ĐÁP ÁN
PART A: PHONETICS (5 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
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demoralized PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
(Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in the same line (2pts)
1 A famous B nervous C favourite D mountain
2 A through B enough C rough D tough
Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other
three words in each question (3pts)
3 A passion B encourage C occasion D depend
4 A participant B publicity C competitive D Individual
Trang 205 A limitation B documentary C government D interactive
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (45pts)
Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence (15pts)
6 .1915 that the cinema really became an industry
A It is not until B It was not until C Not until D Until in
7 I really appreciate to help me, but I am sure I’ll be able to manage by myself
A you to offer B you are offering C your offering D that
you offer
8 My friend’s uncle has been MP ( Member of Parliament) for five years
A a B an C the D Ø
9 - Daisy: “What a lovely house you have!” - Mary: “………….”
A Lovely, I think so B No problem
C Of course not, it’s not costly D Thank you Hope you will drop in
10 My new glasses cost me _ the last pair I bought last month
A more than three times C more three times than
B three times as much as D as much three times as
11 We bought some
A German lovely old glasses B German old lovely glasses
C lovely old German glasses D old lovely German glasses
12 After years of neglect, there was a huge _ program to return the city to its former glory
A restoration B preservation C conservation D Refurbishment
13 We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is _ the law
A beyond B over C above D Onto
14 On the _, optimists believe that life will be much better than it is today
A contrary B contrast C opposition D opponent
15 You had your house decorated, ?
A hadn’t you B didn’t you C weren’t you D haven’t you
16 A part – time job gives me the freedom to ………… my own interests
A pursue B chase C seek D catch
17 The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of the
pond, , and the pond’s location
A what the quality of the water is B how is the water quality
C the quality of water D what is the water quality
18 its accuracy, laser is very useful in medicine
A In view of B As a result of C Thanks to D
Despite
19. for their strong fiber include flax and hemp
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C Plants that grow D To grow plants
20 appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an
optical illusion
A What the Moon B.The Moon which
C When the Moon D That the Moon
Question II: The following passage contains 10 unnecessary words Find and write the
word(s) on your answer sheet (10 pts) (Questions 21-30)
As you will see from my curriculum vitae, I have attended university, where I studied
English and Law After finishing my course, I took a job in a travel agency in Paris and
now I organise few hours for people who wanting to go to Australia and the United
States Although I enjoy this very much, I feel I need to get more experience and it
would seems to me that working as a specialized tour guide in England would help me for do that I would rather work in an English-speaking country, as I need to practise
my English I spend one year at London University, which it was most useful I did
much conversation classes and at first I thought that I would find them difficult
However, they turned out to be very enjoyable I will have no any difficulty in coming to England for an interview if you will let me know in plenty of the time I enclose details
of my present employer who will be too pleased to send you a reference
Question III: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form (10pts)
31 By the time the war is over, thousands of innocent people (kill) _
32 Tom will never forget (send) to a boarding school when he was just 8 years old
33-34 The accident (report) _(cause) by a reckless motorist
35 Many people (invite) to the party couldn’t come because it rained heavily
36 In her report, she mentioned (treat) at a hospital abroad last year
37 Hardly our teacher (enter) the classroom when it started to rain
38 Bi Rain, together with 58 members of the South Korean National Military Symphony
Orchestra and 17 traditional musicians, (come) _to Vietnam since yesterday
39 The police are stopping all the cars They (look) _ for the escaped prisoner
40 My uncle would rather that I ( not leave) _ yesterday
Question IV: Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form (10pts)
41 Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save _ species (danger) 42.There are some and differences between the New Year in Japan and that in
Vietnam
(SIMILAR)
43 He resigned for a _ of reasons (various)
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45 Her son is always mischievous and , which annoys her very much (obey)
46 Sugar is the _ of healthy teeth (DESTRUCTION)
47 What percentage of the city’s _ live in poverty? (HOUSE)
48 When confronted with a mass of red tape, many people feel a sense of (POWER)
49 Mr Pike has _ his wife by three years (LIVE)
50 I was a bit _ by my performance in the first exam, but I
decided (MORAL)
to make an extra effort in the ones left
PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (30pts)
Question I: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or
phrase for each space (10pts)
Childhood is the time when there are (51) _ responsibilities to make life difficult If a
child has good parents, he is (52) _ , looked after and loved, whatever he may do It
is improbable that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything
in return In (53) _, life is always presenting new things to the child- things that have
lost their interest for older people because they are too well- known A child finds pleasure
playing in the rain , or in the snow His first visit to the seaside is a marvellous adventure But a child has his (54) _ He is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks older people
are: he is continually told not to do things, or being punished (55) _ what he has done wrong His life’s therefore not perfectly happy
When a young man starts to (56) _his own living, he becomes free from the discipline
of school and parents, but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities He can no
longer expect (57) _ to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but he has to work
if he wants to live comfortably If he spends most time playing about in a day he used to as a
child, he will be hungry And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good
health, he can have the greatest happiness of seeing himself make steady (58) _ in
his job and of building up for himself his own position in society
Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old
to be unhappy With old age (59) _wisdom and the ability to help others with advice
wisely given The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life: they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them, and perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come (60) _ the battle of life
safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight
51 A little B a few C a little D few
52 A eaten B fed C feeded D fetched
53 A short B term C addition D reality
54 A injury B difficulty C problem D pain
55 A because B by C at D for
56 A take B have C create D earn
57 A other B another C others D someone
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accomplishments
59 A coming B come C came D had come
60 A out B across C through D back
Question II: Supply the most suitable word for each blank (10pts)
THE THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in _61 _.Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become 62 if we do not make an _63 _ to protect them There are many reasons for this In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur
or for other valuable _64 _ of their bodies Some birds, such as parrots, are caught
_65 _ and sold as pets For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat-the
place _66 they live-is disappearing More _67 _ is used for farms, for houses or
industry, and there are fewer open spaces _68 _ there once were Farmers use powerful
chemicals to help them grow better crops but these chemicals _69 the environment and
harm wildlife The most successful animals on earth - human beings- will soon be the only ones _70 _ unless we can solve this problem
Question III: Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below (10 pts)
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For many people who live in cities, parks are an important part of the landscape
They provide a place for people to relax and play sports, as well as a refuge from the often harsh environment of a city What people often overlook is that parks also provide considerable environmental benefits
One benefit of parks is that plants absorb carbon dioxide—a key pollutant—and emit oxygen, which humans need to breathe According to one study, an acre of trees can absorb the same amount of carbon dioxide that a typical car emits in 11,000 miles of driving Parks also make cities cooler Scientists have long noted what is called the Urban Heat Island Effect: building materials such as metal, concrete, and asphalt absorb much more of the sun’s heat and release it much more quickly than organic surfaces like trees and grass Because city landscapes contain so much of these building materials, cities are usually warmer than surrounding rural areas
Parks and other green spaces help to mitigate the Urban Heat Island Effect
Unfortunately, many cities cannot easily create more parks because most land is already being used for buildings, roads, parking lots, and other essential parts of the urban environment However, cities could benefit from many of the positive effects of parks by encouraging citizens to create another type of green space: rooftop
gardens While most people would not think of starting a garden on their roof, human beings have been planting gardens on rooftops for thousands of years Some
rooftop gardens are very complex and require complicated engineering, but others are simple container gardens that anyone can create with the investment of a few hundred dollars and a few hours of work
Rooftop gardens provide many of the same benefits as other urban park and garden spaces, but without taking up the much-needed land Like parks, rooftop gardens help to replace carbon dioxide in the air with nourishing oxygen They also help to lessen the Urban Heat Island Effect, which can save people money In the summer, rooftop gardens prevent buildings from absorbing heat from the sun, which can significantly reduce cooling bills In the winter, gardens help hold in the heat that materials like brick and concrete radiate so quickly, leading to savings on heating bills Rooftop vegetable and herb gardens can also provide fresh food for city
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following word groups?
A exacerbate, aggravate, intensify B obliterate, destroy, annihilate
C allay, alleviate, reduce D absorb, intake, consume
72 Using the information in paragraph 2 as a guide, it can be inferred that
A cities with rooftop gardens are cooler than those without rooftop gardens
B some plants are not suitable for growth in rooftop gardens
C most people prefer parks to rooftop gardens
D most people prefer life in the country over life in the city
73 According to the passage, the Urban Heat Island Effect is caused by the fact(s) that
a cities are warmer than nearby rural areas
b building materials absorb more of the sun’s heat than organic surfaces
c building materials release the sun’s heat more quickly than organic surfaces
A b and c B a and b C a D a, b, and c
74 Based on the information in paragraph 3, which of the following best describes the main
difference between parks and rooftop gardens?
A Parks are expensive to create while rooftop gardens are not
B Parks are public while rooftop gardens are private
C Parks absorb heat while rooftop gardens do not
D Parks require much space while rooftop gardens do not
75 The author claims all of the following to be the benefits of rooftop gardens except
A increased space for private relaxation
B savings on heating and cooling costs
C better food for city dwellers
D improved air quality
Trang 2576 According to the author, one advantage that rooftop gardens have over parks is that they
A decrease the Urban Heat Island Effect
B replenish the air with nourishing oxygen
C do not require the use of valuable urban land
D are less expensive than traditional park spaces
77 The author’s tone in the passage is best described as
A descriptive B passionate C informative D argumentative
78 Which of the following pieces of information would, if true, most weaken the author's claim
that rooftop gardens are good for the environment?
A Parks have many benefits that rooftop gardens do not share
B More pollution is produced during rooftop garden construction than rooftop plants can
remove from the air
C Extremely high winds atop tall city buildings can severely damage some plants
D The overall environmental benefits that result from driving less exceed those of planting a
rooftop garden
79 Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A A hypothesis is stated and then analyzed
B A proposal is evaluated and alternatives are explored
C A viewpoint is established and then defended
D A thesis is presented and then supported
80 It can be inferred from the passage that the author would most likely endorse a program
that
A permitted the construction of buildings in city park land provided they have rooftop
gardens
B extended discounts on plants to customers who use them to create rooftop gardens
C offered free admission to schools willing to take their students on field trips to the city
park
D promised vacation getaways to cooler destinations for those trapped in the city at the
peak of summer
PART D: WRITING (20pts)
Question I: 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 (5pts)
81 The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic
à Had _
82 People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to
àThe _