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TEST 14

A MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)

I GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5 pts) Choose the best option to complete the following sentences

Câu 1: We have what action to take

A yet decided B not yet decide C not yet to decide D yet to decide

Câu 2: _, I would give a party

A Were she to come B Were she coming C Were she come D She were coming

Câu 3: He said it was imperative that we _on time

Câu 4: Vietnam has about 80 newspapers, 25 are issued daily

A about which B which are about C of which about D which is about

Câu 5: My new glasses cost me _the pair that I bought last month

A more than three times B three times as much as

C as much three time as D more three times than

Câu 6: It turned out that we rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by

several hours

Câu 7: My plane was delayed I had to wait at airport for three hours

Câu 8: I told you _the computer just before leaving, didn’t I?

A to not switch off B don’t switch off C to switch off D switch off

Câu 9: Under no circumstances or exchanged

A goods will be returned B goods should be returned

C can goods be returned D are good being returned

Câu 10: I don’t remember _of your decision to change our vocation plan Nobody

told me

II PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 pts) Choose the best option to complete the following sentences

Câu 11: We received a call from the teacher who was _charge of our course

Câu 2: The article analyzed the impact of the tax base _real estate prices and sales

Câu 13: Everyone was _to explain how Vietnam lost 2-1 to Indonesia

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Câu 14: I can count on my parents to help me in an emergency

Câu 15: I hate the way Carol _people down behind their back

Câu 16: I can’t come to your birthday party because something has _

A done away with B come off C dropped off D cropped up

Câu 17: The Press thought the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he

just

A ran it down B called it off C turned it down D laughed it off

Câu 18: Thanks to her regular workouts and sensible diet, she certainly strikes me as in the

_

Câu 19: At first they refused but I managed to _them round to my way of thinking

Câu 20: We put his rude manner ignorance of our British customs

III VOCABULARY (10 pts) Choose the best option to complete the following sentences

Câu 21: He is a little bit _ in his left ear, but if you speak clearly he will hear what you say

Câu 22: Don’t _ to any conclusions before you know the full facts

Câu 23: Let me _ the bill before we leave this restaurant

Câu 24: These tax cuts will give industry _

Câu 25: A few years ago, a fire _much of an overcrowded part of the city

Câu 26: She love tennis and could watch it till the _ came home

Câu 27: Everything could be done by

A a nod and bow B a nod and wink C a wink and a nod D a nod and a wink Câu 28: Environmental groups are locked in with the council over the proposed new

bypass through parts of Charmy Wood

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Câu 29: During the evening football match, the stadium was illuminated by _

A flashlights B floodlights C highlights d spotlights

Câu 30: Can I pick your on the subject before the meeting?

IV GUIDED CLOZE (10 pts) Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space

Passage A

Environmental Concerns

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support life (31) _ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on As the western world (32) _

on consuming two-thirds of the world’s resources while half of the world’s population do so (33) _to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the (34) _resource we have by people can survive and prosper Everywhere fertile soil is (35) _ built on or washed into the sea Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (36) _ We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences As a result the planet’s ability to support people is being (37) _at the very time when rising numbers and consumption are (38) _increasingly heavy demands on it

The Earth’s natural resources are there for us to use We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (39) _us fed, comfortable, healthy and active, if we are sensible in how we use the resources they will (40) _indefinitely But

if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon run out and everyone will suffer

Câu 31: A Although B Still C Yet D Despite Câu 32: A continues B repeats C carries D follows

Câu 34: A alone B individual C lone D lonely

Câu 36: A completely B greatly C utterly D quite Câu 37: A stopped B narrowed C reduced D cut Câu 38: A doing B having C taking D making

Passage B:

In the past people suffered (41) a disease called scurvy Their gums bled, their skin became rough, their wounds did not (42) _ and their muscles wasted away

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The (43) _ of these symptoms was a lack of vitamin C; people ate preserved meats and foods and could not get fresh vegetables and fruits

The best (44) _ of vitamin C are oranges, lemons, grapefruit, cantaloupes, strawberries, and fresh vegetables These fruits must be fresh because vitamin C is destroyed

by heat, storage, or exposure (45) air

Although today more people (46) _ vitamin C pills than any other supplement, some people still have scurvy, (47) _ some of the elderly, alcoholics, and the chronically ill

Research shows that vitamin C reduces the (48) _ of colds and can help prevent cancer There is also evidence that vitamin C prevents heart disease, (49) wound healing, helps prevent gum disease, and helps protect us from pollutants such as cigarette smoke Some recent research also shows that vitamin C has a positive effect on some mental (50) _ and increases life span

Câu 44: A store B resources C provider D sources

Câu 46: A consume B drink C take D have

Câu 47: A containing B including C consisting D like

Câu 48: A severity B seriousness C gravity D importance Câu 49: A hastens B hurries up C quickens D speeds

Câu 50: A chaos B confusions C disorders D disturbances

V READING COMPREHENSION (10 pts) Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question

Passage A:

Commuting is the practice of travelling a long distance to a town or city to work each day, and then travelling home again in the evening The word commuting comes from commutation ticket, a US rail ticket for repeated journeys, called a season ticket in Britain Regular travelers are called commuters

The US has many commuters A few, mostly on the East Coast, commute by train or subway, but most depend on the car Some leave home very early to avoid the traffic jams, and sleep in their cars until their office opens Many people accept a long trip to work so that they can live in quiet bedroom communities away from the city, but another reason is “white flight”

In the 1960s most cities began to desegregate their schools, so that there were no longer separate

schools for white and black children Many white families did not want to send their children

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to desegregated schools, so they moved to the suburbs, which have their own schools, and where, for various reasons, few black people live

Millions of people in Britain commute by car or train Some spend two or three hours a day travelling, so that they and their families can live in suburbia or in the countryside Cities are surrounded by commuter belts Part of the commuter belt around London is called the stockbroker belt because it contains houses where rich business people live Some places are becoming dormitory towns, because people sleep there but take little part in local activities

Most commuters travel to and from work at the same time, causing the morning and evening rush hours, when buses and trains are crowded and there are traffic jams on the roads Commuters on trains rarely talk to each other and spend their journey reading, sleeping or using their mobile phones, though this is not popular with other passengers Increasing numbers of

people now work at home some days of the week, linked to their offices by computer, a practice

called telecommuting

Cities in both Britain and the US are trying to reduce the number of cars coming into town each day Some companies encourage car pooling (called car sharing in Britain), an arrangement for people who live and work near each other to travel together Some US cities have a public service that helps such people to contact each other, and traffic lanes are reserved for car-pool vehicles But cars and petrol/gas are cheap in the US, and many people prefer to

drive alone because it gives them more freedom In Britain many cities have park-and-ride

schemes, car parks on the edge of the city from which buses take drivers into the centre

Câu 51: All of the following are measures to reduce the number of cars coming into town each

day in the US and / or Britain EXCEPT _

C park-and-ride schemes D free car parks in the city centre

Câu 52: The word “desegregate” in paragraph 2 most probably means _

A end racial discrimination B become worse in quality

Câu 53: As mentioned in the passage, commuters usually _

A talk to each other during train journeys B go to work at different hours

C cause traffic congestion on the roads D go home from work at different hours

Câu 54: Which of the following is NOT true about the London commuter belt?

A It is like “bedroom communities” in the US B It surrounds London

C It is home to some wealthy business people D It is in central London

Câu 55: It can be inferred from the passage that dormitory towns in Britain are places where

people _

A take part in local activities B contribute to the local community

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Câu 56: The passage mentions that many Americans are willing to travel a long distance to

work in order to be able to live in _

Câu 57: The phrase “linked to” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _

A related to B connected to C satisfied with D shared with

Câu 58: The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _

A driving alone B car pool C travelling together D petrol/gas

Câu 59: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A Both the US and Britain have a great number of commuters

B Britain has considerably more commuters than the US

C Commuting helps people in the US and Britain save a lot of time

D The US has considerably more commuters than Britain

Câu 60: Which of the following definitions of commuting would the author of this passage most

probably agree with?

A Travelling to work and then home again in a day within a rural district

B Travelling for hours from a town or city to work in the countryside every day

C Regularly travelling a long distance between one’s place of work and one’s home

D Using a commutation ticket for special journeys in all seasons of the year

Passage B:

Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of extreme heat One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb the Sun's rays Desert mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of

maintaining a constant body temperature Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature

deep inside the body, which would involve the expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be fever height, and temperatures as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been measured in Grant's gazelles The overheated body then cools down during the cold desert night, and indeed the temperature may fall unusually low by dawn, as low as 34 degrees Celsius in the camel This is an advantage since the heat of the first few hours of daylight is absorbed in warming up the body, and an excessive buildup of heat does not begin until well into the day

Another strategy of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that

would be fatal for non-adapted animals The camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight

as water without harm to itself, whereas human beings die after losing only 12 to 13 percent of

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their body weight An equally important adaptation is the ability to replenish this water loss at one drink Desert animals can drink prodigious volumes in a short time, and camels have been known to imbibe over 100 liters in a few minutes A very dehydrated person, on the other hand, cannot drink enough water to dehydrate at one session, because the human stomach is not sufficiently big and because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes death from water intoxication

The tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals do not have to remain near a water hole but can obtain food from grazing sparse and far-flung pastures Desert-adapted mammals have the further ability to feed normally when extremely dehydrated, it is a common experience in people that appetite is lost even under conditions of moderate thirst

Câu 61: What is the main topic of the passage?

A Weather variations in the desert B Adaptations of desert animals

C Diseased of desert animals D Human use of desert animals

Câu 62: According to the passage, why is light coloring an advantage to large desert animals?

A It helps them hide from predators

B It does not absorb sunlight as much as dark colors

C It helps them see their young at night

D It keeps them cool at night

Câu 63: The word "maintaining" is closest in meaning to _

Câu 64: The author uses of Grant's gazelle as an example of _

A an animal with a low average temperature

B an animal that is not as well adapted as the camel

C a desert animal that can withstand high body temperatures

D a desert animal with a constant body temperature

Câu 65: When is the internal temperature of a large desert mammal lower?

Câu 66: The word "tolerate" is closest in meaning to _

Câu 67: What causes water intoxication?

A Drinking too much water very quickly B Drinking polluted water

Câu 68: What does the author imply about desert-adapted mammals?

A They do not need to eat much food

B They can eat large quantities quickly

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C They easily lose their appetites

D They can travel long distances looking for food

Câu 69: Why does the author mention humans in the second paragraph?

A To show how they use camels

B To contrast them to desert mammals

C To give instructions about desert survival

D To show how they have adapted to desert life

Câu 70: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an adaptation of large desert animals?

A Variation in body temperatures B Eating while dehydrated

B WRITTEN TEST (70 pts)

I CLOZE TEST (20 pts) Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE WORD for each space

Passage A:

LAUGHING IS GOOD FOR YOU - SERIOUSLY

It is a sad fact that adults laugh far less than children, sometimes by (71) _ much as a couple of hundred times a day Just take a look at people’s faces on the way to work

or in the office: you’ll be lucky to see a smile, let (72) _ hear a laugh This is a shame – especially in (73) of the fact that scientists have proved that laughing is good for you “When you laugh,” says psycologist David Cohen, “it produces the feel-good hormones, endorphins, countering the effects of (74) _ and inhancing the immune system.” There are many reason why we might laugh (75) in adult life: perhaps we are too work-obessed, or too embarrased to let our emotions show Some psycologists simply believe that children have more nạve responses, and as adult we naturally grow (76) _

of spontaneous reactions Luckily, however, it is possible to relearn the art of laughter In India,

“laughter of clinics” have been growing (77) popularity over the last few years, according to the efforts od Dr Madan Kataria, whose work has won (78) a devoted following Dr Kataria believes that his laughing techniques can help to strengthen the immune system and lower stress levels, (79) _ other things He teaches his patients different laughs or giggles to relax specific parts of the body In 1988, when Dr Kataria organised a World Laughter Day at Bombay racetract, 10,000 people (80) up

Passage B:

The computer has brought nothing (81) problems to the world of the twentieth century Chief among the problems has (82) the dehumanization of society People are no (83) human Each of us is a series of numbers, numbers to be fed into computers There are our credit

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card numbers, our bank account (84) , our social security numbers, our telephone and electricity numbers - the computer number game is endless

What happens to these computerized numbers ? They are distributed to a network of government agencies and business (85) can use them to invade our privacy The Internal Revenue Service stores millions of facts about every citizen Credit agencies exchange (86) on the spending and saving practices of nearly every American adult Mailing lists are (87) _ available by computers to dozens of organizations, public and private, who bombard us with unwanted mail

Just let the computer which stores (88) concerning our accounts, let us say with a credit card company, make an error and it is almost impossible to correct it The result is an avalanche

of bills, threads, and loss of credit standing

The computer has thrown thousands of people out of (89) The gamut of computer- generated unemployed runs from highly skilled technicians to typists

These are some of the reasons why I feel that the (90) of the computer has been detrimental to the quality of our life in the twentieth century

II WORD FORMATION (20 pts)

Part 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses Câu 91: Be careful You may be to put all your eggs in one basket (ADVICE) Câu 92: The groom may the bride only when their vows have been exchanged (VEIL)

Câu 93: The of the good relationship between the two countries was brought

up in the conference.(MAINTAIN)

Câu 94: We have already made progress towards solving the problem (SUBSTANCE)

Câu 95: What you may think is _ is really just over-enthusiasm He would never harm anyone (HOSTILE)

Câu 96: I am looking to leave in order to find a new job, _ of whether Mr Perkins offers me more money or not (REGARD)

Câu 97: Eddie just can't stop working and relax any more, he's turning into a real (WORK)

Câu 98: There has been a _ increase in recovery from leukemia in the last 30 years (MIRACLE)

Câu 99: The new BMW has a more powerful engine than its (PRECEDE) Câu 100: She is one of those _people who never get angry or upset

(PERTURB)

Part 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words given in the box

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REGULAR LONG CHECK APPLY ARRIVE

LET CODED POTENTIAL INSPIRE WORK

THE INVENTOR OF THE BAR CODE

Although you may never have heard of Joe Woodland, you almost certainly use his invention on a daily basis For Joe was the man who came up with the idea of the bar code - that little box containing parallel lines of (101) _ width and (102) _that you find on the packaging of most products that are offered for sale at retail (103) worldwide Joe Woodland actually invented the bar code way back in

1949, when the manager of a supermarket in Philadelphia asked him to design an electronic (104) system which would be both simple and effective The purpose of the bar code is to store (105) information about the product, which (106) speeds up the process of recording sales and restocking the shelves

Joe's (107) _came from Morse code and he formed his first barcode in the sand on the beach one day The idea was way ahead of its time however, and didn't find any immediate practical (108) _Convinced that the system was (109) _with further development, however, Woodland didn't give up It was the (110) of laser gun technology decades later which allowed Joe's invention

to come into everyday use

III ERROR CORRECTION (10 pts) The following passage contains 10 errors Identify and correct them

Air pollution is a cause for ill – health in human beings In a lot of

countries, there are laws limited the amount of smoke which factories can

produce Because there isn't enough information on the amount of smoke in

the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution makes lung cancer

The gases from the exhausts of cars have also risen air pollution in most cities

The lead in petrol produces a poisoned gas which often collects in busy streets

surrounding by high buildings Children who live in areas where there is a lot

of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quick as other children and they are

clumsy where they use their hands There are long-term effects of pollution If

the gases in the atmosphere continues to increase, the earth's climate will become

warmer A lot of ice near the Poles may water and may cause serious floods

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IV SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 pts)

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

Câu 121: The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of Prime Minister

Were it _