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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN LẦN THỨ XVIII NĂM 2012
------------------- Khóa ngày 07 tháng 4 năm 2012
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 Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm

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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE

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I. PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the

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other three.

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1. a. canal b. casino c. canary d. canon

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2. a. teenage b. dosage c. voyage d. carriage
3. a. ecosystem b. knowledge c. technology d. commodity
4. a. counterfeit b. courtesy c. drought d. ouster

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5. a. danger b. landscape c. hand d. nature
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other
three.
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6. a. prerequisite b. necessity c. European d. synonymous
7. a. compromise b. correspond c. dominate d. educate
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8. a. metropolis b. descendant c. impetus d. perpetuate

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9. a. vigorous b. scandalous c. victorious d. dangerous

10. a. necessary b. infamous c. automobile d. technique
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II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE

Choose the best answer
11. He tries to ……… himself with everyone by paying them compliments.
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a. gratify b. please c. ingratiate d. commend

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12. Assembly lines are useful for producing a large ……… of identical products.
a. quality b. quantity c. quandary d. qualification
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13. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have ………
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any solutions.
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a. thought over b. come up with c. looked into d. got round to

14. Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the ……… that the matter was
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confidential.
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a. reasons b. excuses c. grounds d. foundations

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15. The VCTV tries to ……… for all tastes with its 4 national programs.
a. cater b. suit c. furnish d. regard
16. When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for ……… 15 minutes.
a. other b. others c. another d. the others
17. Every woman who has enough criteria can join the beauty contest irrespective
of their background.
a. regardless of b. on account of c. under guarantee d. in
consideration of
18. ………, dolphins have no sense of smell.
a. As known as far b. As far as is known
 c. It is known as far d. Known as far as it is
19. “Another cup of coffee?” – “No, but thanks ………”
a. not at all b. for all c. all the same d. you for all
20. ……… I’ve told him not to go out with those people, but he wouldn’t listen.
Just let him face the music now.
a. Many a time b. Many the time c. Quite a time d. For a time
21. Most crimes that are committed are no more than ……… theft.
a. slight b. small c. unimportant d. petty
22. This is ……… the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.

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a. by heart b. by chance c. by far d. by myself
23. No matter how angry he was, he would never ……… to violence.

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a. resolve b. recourse c. exert d. resort

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24. He had to retire from the match suffering from a ……… ligament.

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a. torn b. broken c. slipped d. sprained
25. ………, he felt so unhappy and lonely.

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a. Despite of his riches b. Rich as was he
c. Rich though he was d. Despite of the fact that he was rich

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26. ……… 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
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27. The police ……… a good deal of criticism over their handling of the
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demonstration.
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a. came in for b. brought about c. back out d. back up
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28. Paul’s been in Alice’s bad ……… ever since he offended her at the party.
a. eyes b. books c. likes d. treats
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29. The photocopier in our office needs a complete ………. These copies are
terrible.
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a. maintenance b. repair c. overhaul d. renovation

30. The burglar’s presence was betrayed by a ……… floorboard.
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a. crackling b. crunching c. groaning d. creaking

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III. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

Letter to the editor.
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The Prime Minister’s comments yesterday on education spending (31)…… the

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point, as the secondary education system also needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the
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system only views the weakest learners as having special needs. The brightest and
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most conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full (32)…...
Secondly, there’s too much testing and not enough learning. My fifteen-year-old
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daughter, for example, has just spent the last month or so (33) …… for exams.
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These aren’t even real, important exams, as her GCSEs will be next year. They’re
just (34) …… exams. Is the work she’s been doing really going to make her more
knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget it all tomorrow? I suspect the
(35)…...
Thirdly, the standard (36) …… doesn’t give students any tuition in developing
practical work-related, (37)…… and social skills, or in skills necessary for higher
education. How many students entering university have the first idea what the
difference is between (38) …… someone else’s work and (39)…… good use of
someone else’s ideas? Shouldn’t they have been taught this at school? How many
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 of them are really able to go about (40) ……. – a skill that’s essential at university
because there are no teachers to tell you what to do – in an efficient way? Indeed,
how many students graduate from university totally unable to spell even simple
English words correctly? The system is letting our children down.
31. a. lose b. escape c. miss d. fail
32. a. capacity b. ability c. achievement d. potential
33. a. cramming b. lecturing c. reading d. practising
34. a. false b. mock c. fake d. artificial
35. a. latter b. frontier c. later d. second

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36. a. timetable b. lecture c. seminar d. curriculum
37. a. life b. alive c. living d. live

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38. a. writing b. going over c. plagiarising d. repeating

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39. a. taking b. making c. having d. creating

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40. a. reviewing b. revision c. distance learning d. self-study

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IV. READING COMPREHENSION
Fill in each gap in the passage with one suitable sentence from A-J

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What You Need to Know about Culture Shock
Most people who move to a foreign country or culture may experience a period
of time when they feel very homesick and have a lot of stress and difficulty
functioning in the new culture. (41)…… D
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First of all, it’s important to know that culture shock is normal. (42)…… If you
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go, for example, to a culture that is far different from your own, you’re likely to
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experience culture shock more sharply than those who move to a new culture
knowing the language and the behavioral norms of the new culture.
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(43)……………………………………………………………………….
The first stage is usually referred to as the excitement stage or the
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‘honeymoon’ stage. (44)…… During this stage you are merely soaking up the
new landscape, taking in these impressions passively, and at this stage you have
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little meaningful experience of the culture.

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But it isn’t long before the honeymoon stage dissolves into the second stage –
sometimes called the withdrawal stage. The excitement you felt before changes to
frustration as you find it difficult to cope with the problems that arise. (45)…… It
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is at this stage that you are likely to feel anxious and homesick, and you will
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probably find yourself complaining about the new culture or country. (46) ……
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Culture shock is only temporary, and at some point, if you are one of those
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who manage to stick it out, you’ll transition into the third stage of cultural
adjustment, the ‘recovery’ stage. At this point, you’ll have a routine, and you’ll
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feel more confident functioning in the new culture. (47)…… Customs and
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traditions are clearer and easier to understand. At this stage, you’ll deal with new
challenges with humor rather than anxiety.
The last stage is the ‘home’ or ‘stability’ stage – this is the point when people
start to feel at home in the new culture. (48)……
There is, in a sense, a fifth stage to this process. (49)…… This means that you
may find aspects of your own culture ‘foreign’ because you are so used to the new
culture that you have spent so long adjusting to. (50)…… Reverse culture shock
rarely lasts for very long.

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 A. At this stage, you’ll function well in the new culture, adopt certain features and
behaviors from your new home, and prefer certain aspects of the new culture to
your own culture.
B. Upon arriving in a new environment, you’ll be interested in the new culture,
everything will seem exciting, everyone will seem friendly and helpful and
you’ll be overwhelmed with impressions.
C. Reverse culture shock is usually pretty mild – you may notice things about
your home culture that you had never noticed before, and some of the ways
people do things may seem odd.

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D. There are four general stages of cultural adjustment, and it is important that
you are aware of these stages and can recognize which stage you are in and

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when so that you will understand why you feel the way you do and that any

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difficulties you are experiencing are temporary, a process you are going

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through rather than a constant situation.
E. You’ll start to feel less isolated as you start to understand and accept the way

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things are done and the way people behave in your new environment.
F. This feeling is often called ‘culture shock’ and it is important to understand

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and learn how to cope with culture shock if you are to adapt successfully to
your new home’s culture.
G. If you decide to return home after a long period in a new culture, you may
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experience what is called ‘reverse culture shock’.
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H. It seems that everything is difficult, the language is hard to learn, people are
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unusual and unpredictable, friends are hard to make, and simple things like
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shopping and going to the bank are challenges.

I. This is the stage which is referred to as ‘culture shock’.
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J. Everyone in a new situation will go through some form of culture shock, and
the extent to which they do is determined by factors such as the difference
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between cultures, the degree to which someone is anxious to adapt to a new

culture and the familiarity that person has to the new culture.
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Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each of the
questions below.
The World and Its Global Economy
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The world as man knows it today is getting smaller and smaller because of
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technology such as the Internet and high speed modems. In fact, on March 3,
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2005, a man flew entirely around the globe without refueling or stopping in a one-
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person jet. The world is changing the world, and as the 21st century continues, the
global economy will play a larger and larger role. As Thomas Friedman so
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eloquently put it in Lexus and the Olive Tree, globalization is “the inexorable
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integration of markets, nation-states, and technologies to a degree never witnessed

before.”
[A] With today’s technology it is possible for people to solicit business from
the far side of the globe. [B] A company like Dell Computers can order parts from
several different countries, take shipment in North Carolina where the new
computer will be assembled, and then ship them to all regions of the globe. [C] An
American oil firm can do a satellite survey in Siberia for oil deposits and then
contract with a Russian oil firm to drill the actual well, while the petroleum
engineer, acting as the project supervisor, remains in the US and runs the project
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 by using a computer, a high speed Internet connection, and a cellular telephone for
quick questions. [D]
A global economy poses some serious problems. If the company doesn’t act
fast enough, it can lose, and if the company loses heavily, what will happen to the
employees working for the company, and then in turn what will happen to the
stores that depend on those employees buying their goods? As can be seen, there
is a definite trickle-down effect. How is the child who is about to graduate from
high school supposed to decide on what career field to enter? A career field that is
here today might gone long before the child can graduate from college, so not only

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does it become vital that a person gain the needed knowledge to enter a given
career field, but the person also needs to learn how to learn. Learning how to learn

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may prove to be given more necessary than the knowledge needed to enter a given

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career field. A person who is good at learning how to learn can quickly adapt to
changes in the global economy by quickly preparing to enter other career fields if

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his job is here today, but gone in the morning.

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If the world turns into a global economy, a person will need to be able to get
along and work with people from different cultural backgrounds. However, unless

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a person has spent time living in different parts of the world, this might be hard to
do. While many students from foreign countries, especially the Asian countries,
come to the US to earn a graduate degree, how many students from the US spend
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even a semester abroad studying in another country? The answer to this question
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is of course a very small percentage.
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While individuals from some of foreign countries and some individuals from
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the US and the US economy will adjust to globalization, will the rest of the world?
Mass media are more than willing to continue to stir the pot of controversy as
they not only have to learn how to report the positive news, but also dole out a
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continuous stream of negative news. When a person in a developing country sees

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all the cars on the streets of Bejing, of course that person wants a car so he can
show his neighbour how wealthy he is, and all this does is promote unneeded
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consumption. Why does the person who has nowhere to go and no money to spend
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for travel want to own a car? The simple answer is because the media paint
owning a car as a symbol of wealth and it is human nature to want to become
wealthy or at least to appear wealthy.
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On the positive side, as prices rise due to increased demands on scarce

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resources, there will be an incentive to find affordable alternatives. For example,

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as the price of oil rises and along with it the price of a gallon of gasoline, a point
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will be reached at which people are no longer willing to purchase gasoline so they
can drive their cars, and they will demand both alternative transportation methods
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and cars which use another source of energy. A current online survey says $ 2.50
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per gallon of gasoline is the point at which the people in the US will start making
demands on the auto manufacturer, which will open up new career fields in a few
countries that have the technology needed to meet the demands; however, people
around the globe will work together on it.

51. The word inexorable in the passage is closest in meaning to

a. upward
b. recent
c. inevitable
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 d. preposterous
52. The word solicit in the passage is closest meaning to
a. lure
b. sell
c. help
d. ask for
53. The word them in the passage refers to
a. parts
b. the new computers

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c. all regions
d. several different countries

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54. According to paragraph 2, what can be inferred about the role of a project

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supervisor?

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a. to make sure the project is finished correctly and on time
b. to hand-check each of the steps in a project

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c. to assign each of the items that needs to be done in a project
d. to talk to everyone in a daily basis

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55. Based on the information in paragraph 3, which of the following best explains
the trickle-down effect?
a. Water runs downhill.
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b. What happens at the top eventually affects those at the bottom.
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c. The people who have things get more and those without anything continue to
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go without.
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d. If a person gets yelled at when he is at work, he should go home and kick the
furniture since it will make him feel better.
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56. According to the passage, people need to learn how to learn, otherwise
a. they will not move from the first grade to the second grade in elementary
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school
b. they will not be able to work in the same job throughout college
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c. they will not be able to switch from one career to another as the global
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economy changes
d. they will not be able to graduate from college and become a member of the
global economy
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57. In paragraph 3, why does the author mention the phrase “If his job is here
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today, but gone in the morning”?

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a. To suggest that he is going to lose his job in the morning

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b. To give an example of losing the job when he has reached the mandatory
retirement age.
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c. To explain that he is a part time worker and only works when the company
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needs him
d. To support the claim that learning how to learn is important to a person.
58. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the
sentence in italics in the passage?
a. The mass media are like a witch stirring her cauldron.
b. The mass media always report the truth since this keeps the ratings up and
brings in the most advertising revenue.
c. The mass media will report half-truths if it will keep their ratings up so they
can sell advertising.
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 d. The mass media report every angle of a story since reports are apolitical and
never present only one viewpoint.
59. In paragraph 5, what can be inferred from the description of the media about
owning a car?
a. A car needs to be painted certain colors if it is going to show others a person is
wealthy.
b. The media are so biased that they will provide paint if a person needs to paint
his car so as to project the car as a symbol of wealth
c. The media slant the stories, so it will appear to viewers that only wealthy

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people own a car.
d. The members of the media don’t own cars, so they are jealous of those wealthy

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people who do own cars.

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60. Look at [A] [B] [C] [D] that indicate where the following sentence could be

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added to the passage:
E-businesses will be the lucrative businesses in the future since they are

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available to everyone with an Internet connection.
Where would the sentence best fit? [A] [B] [C] [D]

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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES / FORMS
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Supply the correct forms or tenses of the verbs given.
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1. If there aren’t any tickets left when we reach the front of the queue, we (wait)
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……………….all the time for nothing.
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2. I haven’t decided yet about whether to buy a new car or a second hand one.
But I (think) ……………….about it.
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3. There (be) ……………….any errors, let me know.

4. We have just got to the top in time. The sun (rise) ……………….in a minute.
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5. By midnight he (be) ……………….unconscious for forty-eight hours.

6. It (not be) ……………….Anna who cooked that food. She was out all day
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yesterday.
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7. It is highly desirable that from every product in regular production, samples

(withdraw) ……………….periodically.
8. The portrait is widely known (paint) ……………….by an Italian.
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9. Can you keep calm for a moment? You (always make) ……………….noise in
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class.
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10. You (visit) ……………….Aunt Mary while you were in Paris.

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Complete the following passage with the correct forms or tenses of the verbs
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given.
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A year ago, Laura reached her lowest point. (11.utterly exhaust) ………… after a
short walk, she was picked up off the pavement and driven home by the police.
‘My feet felt (12. nail) …………to the ground,’ she recalls. With permanent flu
symptoms panic stricken and confined to a wheelchair, she was eventually
diagnosed as (13. have) …………chronic fatigue syndrome, the term doctors now
use for her illness. Laura, a 30-year-old marketing manager, (14. since make)
………… a remarkable recovery in her health. She is now able to walk for an
hour, swims twenty lengths three times a week and (15. contemplate) …………
going back to work. She puts her new-found sense of well-being down to a
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 technique called cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). CBT (16. aim) …………to
help people understand how the beliefs they hold about themselves and others
influence mood and behaviour - and how re-evaluating negative beliefs can help
them to feel and behave differently. It (17. be) ………… successful in dealing
with problems ranging from depression to chronic, unexplained pain. Research
shows that CBT can also help people like Laura. Yet many sufferers are bitterly
opposed to the treatment, (18. argue) …………that their condition is physical not
psychological. Psychological therapy, they believe, implies that they are to blame
and their disorder is not genuine. Laura says CBT (19. help) ………… her change

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the way she thought about her problems without implying that they were her fault
‘I was an “all-or-nothing” thinker and felt I had to be perfect in everything. The

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therapy (20. encourage) …………a less perfectionist approach to life and helped

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me gradually to build up more physical activity.’

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II. WORD FORMS

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Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words given
21. It’s undeniable that the …………… of the local incompetent healer was

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responsible for her sudden death (DIAGNOSE)
22. A few jokes can …………. up a lecture. (LIFE)
23. He is ………… late for meetings. He is always on time. (VARY)
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24. Nothing wrong will happen to you as long as you follow the strict …………
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set by the inspector. (GUIDE)
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25. I’m thinking of giving Anna and Mathew a ………… vase for her silver
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wedding. (CRYSTAL)
26. A renewable resource is one that may be replaced overtime by natural process
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or is ………… (EXHAUST)
27. It is said that the problem of rapid climate change has been caused by too
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drastic ………… (FOREST)

28. The mother of the child hurried ………… to her neighborhood drugstore.
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(BREATH)
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29. The workers who were ………… during the recession badly need help from
the government. (SIZE)
30. His performance in the match today ………… his reputation as a great player.
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(LIE)
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Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the words given
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As Philadelphia grew from a small town into a city in the first half of the
eighteenth century, it became an (31.INCREASE)___________ important
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marketing center for a vast and growing agricultural hinterland. Market days saw
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the crowded city even more crowded, as farmers from within a radius of 24 or
more kilometers brought their sheep, cows, pigs, vegetables, cider, and other
products for direct sale to the (32.TOWN) ______. The High Street Market was
continuously (33.LARGE)_________ throughout the period until 1736, when it
reached from Front street to Third. By 1745 New Market was opened on Second
Street between Pine and Cedar. The next year the Callowhill Market began
operation. Along with market days, the institution of twice-yearly fairs persisted
in Philadelphia even after similar trading days had been (34.CONTINUE)
__________ in other colonial cities. The fairs provided a means of bringing
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 (35.HAND)__________ goods from outlying places to would-be buyers in the
city. Linens and stockings from Germantown, for example, were popular items.
Auctions were another popular form of occasional trade. Because of the
competition, retail merchants opposed these as well as the fairs. Although
(36.GOVERNMENT)_____________ attempts to eradicate fairs and auctions
were less than successful, the ordinary course of economic development was on
the merchants' side, as increasing business specialization became the order of the
day. Export merchants became (37.DIFFERENCE)_____ from their importing
counterparts, and (38.SPECIAL)_________ shops began to appear in addition to

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general stores selling a variety of goods. One of the reasons Philadelphia's
merchants generally (39.PROSPERITY)_______ was because the surrounding

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area was (40.GO)________ tremendous economic and demographic growth. They

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did their business, after all, in the capital city of the province. Not only did they

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cater to the governor and his circle, but citizens from all over the colony came to
the capital for legislative sessions of the assembly and council and meetings of the

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courts of justice.

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III. GAP-FILLING
Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
The knowledge and eloquence that people gain through travelling is usually
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perceived (41)…… the best fulfillment in life. It is the inquisitive human nature
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(42)……impels people to seek thrilling experiences and to set out on an
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exploration trip. Those who travel frequently and to diverse places benefit from
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establishing new relationships and (43)……a better knowledge about other

cultures and lifestyles. However, there is a grain of truth in the assumption that
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people are prone to cherishing clichés and unfounded prejudices about other
nations and their characteristics. Sometimes, it is only the first-hand encounter that
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can help change the approach towards the (44)…… 'inferior communities'. This
direct (45)……with a different civilization enables travelers to drop their baseless
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assumptions and get acquainted with the real concept of life in all four (46)……of
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the globe. Beyond question, travelling facilitates friendship and makes

(47)……easier for many individuals to acknowledge the true value of different
traditions and customs. Yet, it does not always (48)……enjoyment. It
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(49)……also involve coming close with the atrocities of real existence as well as
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becoming aware of the challenges and hardships that other people have to struggle
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with. Hence, a true voyage is the one with a good deal of experience to reminisce
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about, (50)……often combined with exposure to abhorrent sights and incredible

ordeals. The learning to be complete, thus, requires an ability to observe and
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analyze the surroundings, both their glamour and brutality.

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IV. PREPOSITIONS & PHRASAL VERBS

Fill in each gap with one suitable preposition or particle
51. The couple broke ……… their engagement after they had a huge argument.
52. At school, Luis got into a lot of trouble for something I did, and now he holds
it ……… me.
53. Do you have to go already? Can’t you stick ……… for a few minutes?
54. Josh can while ……… a whole day playing online computer games with his
mates.
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 55. The company’s announced it is laying ……… over 1,000 workers.
56. The music blared ……… and it was impossible to have a conversation.
57. My plans for starting a restaurant fell ………
58. After a week on the run, he gave himself ……… to the police.
59. The students were slow to catch ………, but gradually they began to
understand.
60. We made ……… that we had forgotten Jane’s birthday, though it was not true.

V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

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61. Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument. (LIKENED)
 …………………………………………………………………………………

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62. When she sold the jewelry at such a low price, she was cheated. (RIDE)

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 …………………………………………………………………………………

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63. Suppose we make no changes at all for the time being?
What ……………………………………………………………………………

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64. It’s rumored that we will have a new manager.
Rumor has ……………………………………………………………………...

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65. They arrived at their destination alive and kicking. (SOUND)
 …………………………………………………………………………………
66. At this moment I only have time to think about my university thesis.
(PREOCCUPIED) D
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…………………………………………………………………………………
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67. Do you have any idea about how Jack made enough money to buy his new
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house? (LIGHT)
Can you ………………………………………. Jack made enough money to
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buy his new house?

68. My salary is half what I would be in the job I was offered in January.
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If………………………………………………………………………………
69. Our boss is absolutely determined not to give us that pay rise. (INTENT)
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Our boss …………………………………………………………. the pay rise.

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70. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
There ……………………………………………………………………………
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VI. ERROR IDENTIFICATION

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Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them

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Water scarcity is fast becoming one of the major limited factors Line 1:
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in world crop production. In many areas, poor agricultural Line 2:

practices have led to increasing desertification and the loss of Line 3:
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formerly arable lands. Consequently, those plants species that are Line 4:
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