SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

THANH HÓA NĂM HỌC 2021 – 2022

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
Ngày thi: 26/12/2021
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
SECTION A: LISTENING
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
 Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau khoảng 20 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi
phần nghe có tín hiệu.
 Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài sau tín hiệu nhạc kết
thúc bài nghe.
 Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. You are going to hear a conversation between a student who is enrolling at university and a
university administrator. Listen and complete the form below. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER.
ENROLLMENT FORM
Name: Peter (1) ……………………………
Course: BSc (2) ……………………………..
Faculty: (3) ………………………………….
University address: Room 112, (4) …………………………… Residence, Duke Street, Newcastle.
Home address: 56, Grove Street, Manchester, (5) ……………………………
Part 2. Listen to Denise and Brian talking about their pets. Listen and mark the statements as true (T) or
false (F). Write true (T) or false (F) on your answer sheet.
6. Denise can take his dogs for a walk. T/F
7. Brian’s hedgehog only eats food he catches in the garden. T/F
8. Both Denise’s dog and Brian’s hedgehog sleep a lot. T/F
9. Denise’s dog is unfriendly. T/F
10. Brian’s hedgehog doesn’t cause trouble. T/F
Part 3. You are going to hear a presentation about Student Union during university orientation week.
Listen and choose the option which fits best according to what you hear. Write A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet.
11. At the Student Union, students can choose to eat from ……………
A. only one cafeteria B. about five venues
C. eight different places D. about three venues
12. Options for vegans and vegetarians include ……………
A. a wide selection of food with special areas to cook it B. a few products at the campus store
C. little to nothing in most places D. some food at the campus store
13. People who choose to drink alcohol ……………
A. don’t need to be in good health condition B. must get parental permission
C. must be a certain age D. must have good health
14. Entertain at the Student Union includes well – known names and ……………
A. unknown people B. music groups from nearby
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C. amateur performances D. all teachers
15. The Movie Appreciation group shows ……………
A. only fiction films.
B. a very limited number of films and documentaries.
C. only light fare, including comedies and musicals.
D. many kinds of movies, including those from other countries.
SECTION B: PHONETICS
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in
the same line and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
16. A. mischief B. relief C. belief D. chief
17. A. expansion B. provision C. precision D. explosion
18. A. decided B. rained C. planted D. needed
Question II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in the same line
and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
19. A. dictation B. repainting C. correction D. apprehension
20. A. interesting B. quality C. domestic D. beautiful
SECTION C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I. Choose the word/ phrase that best fits the gap in each of the following sentences and write A,
B, C or D on your answer sheet.
21. I don’t know …………… of them comes from England as they all speak English.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
22. I don’t think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to get my point
……………
A. across B. along C. about D. around
23. Frogs and ducks were encouraged to …………… the pests in the paddies and the occasional plague of
locusts.
A. snatch B. break C. swallow D. consume
24. Steven and James are aged 10 and 13 ……………
A. respectively B. actively C. individually D. separately
25. Let’s go out for a walk, ……………?
A. will we B. shall we C. do we D. are we
26. My college graduation was a real …………… day for my whole life.
A. red brick B. red ink C. red tape D. red letter
27. Ken: “Where is our study group going to meet next weekend?”
Tom: “……………”
A. We are too busy on weekend. B. The library would be best.
C. Why don’t you look at the atlas? D. Studying in a group is great fun.
28. When someone is down on their ……………, friends are not easy to find.
A. mood B. luck C. fortune D. merit
29. When her alarm clock went off, she shut it off and slept …………… five minutes.
A. another B. the other C. other D. others
30. Japanese people eat a lot of fish and vegetables; ……………, they live longer.
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A. however B. so C. therefore D. moreover
Question II: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your answer
sheet.
31. His new shirt doesn’t seem to fit him well. He (try) ………………………… it on before he bought it.
32. The accident is said (happen) ………………………… on Tran Hung Dao street last night.
33. “I (just/ go) ………………………… out to get an evening paper.” – “But it is raining. Why don’t you wait
till the rain stops?”
34. After the earthquake, the government decreed that all new buildings (build) …………………………
according to the new standards.
35. Neither of the films (show) ………………………… on TV last night was good.
36. My book (lose) …………………………, I had to buy a new one.
37. If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I (work) ………………………… in a bank.
38. In the northern part of our country (majestic mountains/ find) ………………………… and churning
rivers.
Question III: Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your answer
sheet.
39. We won’t be able to buy anything if we don’t have any ………..…………... currencies on us. (CONVERT)
40. Many fish ………………………... protect their eggs from their predators. (GENIUS)
41. New immigrants have been successfully ………………………... into the community. (SIMILAR)
42. My friends started going out late tonight clubs, so I decided to ………………………... myself from the
group. (SOCIAL)
43. Multiple ………………………... were situated in strategic locations along the terraces, capturing the sun’s
light as it made its daily path.
44. Most of the ………………………... have lived here all their lives. (VILLAGE)
45. The ………………………... sports stadium is the pride of the city. (FUTURE)
Question IV. The passage below contains 5 mistakes (only ONE word for ONE mistake from 46 to 50).
Find out the mistakes and correct them. Write the correct answers on your answer sheet.
COVID – 19 is the first true global crisis we have seen in our lifetime. No matter where we live, the
pandemic affects every person – children most of all. Millions are missing out on basic health services,
education and protection simply if they were born into poverty or because of their ethnic, religion or race.
COVID – 19 has widened this inequality gap and the social, economic and health impacts of the pandemic will
reverberate for years to come, threaten children’s rights. However, this is not the time to be intimidated or
paralyzed by these challenges. As we kick off UNICEF’s 75th anniversary, we are reminded that this
organization is created in the midst of another historic crisis in the aftermath of World War II. Back then, it
would have been easy to be overwhelmed with the scale of the problems facing children in a war – ravaged
world. But we reimagined what was possible. We built new health and welfare systems around the world. We
defeated smallpox. We built the United Nations.
46. ……………………….............. 49. ………………………..............
47. ……………………….............. 50. ………………………..............
48. ………………………..............
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION
Question I. Read the following passage, then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers
on your answer sheet.

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 Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien of Vietnam has won the Miss Grand International 2021 title, one of the top six
major international (51) ……………………. pageants for women. Tien, 23, finished ahead of 59 contestants at
the grand (52) ……………………. held on Sunday evening in Bangkok, Thailand. “I have to be honest that I
didn’t think I would be standing here.” she said. Either that night, she had been asked: “With the current world
situation, (53) ……………………. are many problems such as those related to human (54)
……………………. and economy, if you choose one person to discuss the problem in order to (55)
……………………. the change, who will you choose and why?” Tien said she would talk to the woman who
invented the AstraZeneca Covid – 19 (56) ……………………. “She doesn’t need money from her invention
and I’m grateful for that. Sometimes you just need to work and don’t care what you get.” Her answer was
applauded by the judges and the (57) ……………………. Tien is the (58) ……………………. Vietnamese
contestant to win the Miss Grand International title. The contest’s organizers also (59) ……………………. first
and second runners – up titles to the contestants from Ecuador and Brazil. Miss Grand, founded in 2013, is one
of the six major global beauty contests held (60) ……………………., the others being: Miss World, Miss
Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth and Miss Supranational.
Question II. Read the passage and choose the most suitable word from the ones given below to fill in each
gap. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
One rather unlikely word that has recently entered the language is "blog", a shortened form of "web log".
A blog is a diary (61) …………… on the Internet by the person writing it – the "blogger" - who presumably
(62) …………… other people to read it. It is ironical that modern technology is being used to (63) ……………
new life into such an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. An now, as the technology behind video
camera is making them easier to use, we have the video log, or "vlog". Vlogging does not require (64)
…………… sophisticated equipment: a digital video camera, a high-speed Internet connection and a host are
all that is needed. Vloggers can put anything that (65) …………. their fancy onto their personal website. Some
vloggers have no ambitions rather than to show films they have (66) …………… while on holiday in exotic
places. (67) …………, vlogs can also serve more ambitious purpose. For instance, amateur film-makers who
want to make a name (68) …………… themselves might publish their work on the Internet, eager to receive
advice or criticism. And increasingly, vlogs are being used to (69) …………… political and social issues that
are not newsworthy enough to cause coverage by the mass media. It is still too early to predict whether
vlogging will ever (70) …………… off in a major way or if it is just a passing fad, but its potential is only now
becoming apparent.
61. A. released B. sent C. mounted D. posted
62. A. expects B. believes C. assumes D. supposes
63. A. add B. breathe C. insert D. inhale
64. A. absolutely B. largely C. utterly D. highly
65. A. grasps B. appeals C. takes D. gives
66. A. shot B. photographed C. snapped D. captured
67. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Although
68. A. to B. of C. for D. on
69. A. emphasize B. publicize C. distribute D. circulate
70. A. fly B. take C. show D. make
Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question that follows. Write A, B, C or
D on your answer sheet.
People appear to be born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so
inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth. Not long
after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impressive accuracy – one plate, one knife, one
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spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs. Soon they are capable of noting that they have placed five knives,
spoons, and forks on the table and, a bit later, that this amounts to fifteen pieces of silverware. Having thus
mastered addition, they move on to subtraction. It seems almost reasonable to expect that if a child were
secluded on a desert island at birth and retrieved seven years later, he or she could enter a second-grade
mathematics class without any serious problems of intellectual adjustment.
Of course, the truth is not so simple. This century, the work of cognitive psychologists has illuminated
the subtle forms of daily learning on which intellectual progress depends. Children were observed as they
slowly grasped or, as the case might be, bumped into concepts that adults that for granted, as they refused, for
instance, to concede that quantity is unchanged as water pours from a short stout glass into a tall thin one.
Psychologists have since demonstrated that young children, asked to count the pencils in a pile, readily report
the number of blue or red pencils, but must be coaxed into finding the total. Such studies have suggested that
the rudiments of mathematics are mastered gradually, and with effort. They have also suggested that the very
concept of abstract numbers – the idea of a oneness, a twoness, a Threeness that applies to any class of objects -
is a prerequisite for doing anything more mathematically demanding than setting a table – is itself far from
innate.
71. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The development of mathematical ability in children.
B. The use of mathematics in child psychology.
C. Trends in teaching mathematics to children.
D. The fundamental concepts of mathematics that children must learn.
72. It can be inferred from the passage that children normally learn simple counting ……………
A. by looking at the clock.
B. soon after they learn to talk.
C. when they begin to be mathematically mature.
D. after they reach second grade in school.
73. The word “illuminated” is closest in meaning to ……………
A. illustrated B. accepted C. lighted D. clarified
74. The author implies that most small children believe that the quantity of water changes when it is transferred
to a container of a different ……………
A. color B. shape C. weight D. quality
75. According to the passage, when small children were asked to count a pile of red and blue pencils, they ……
A. counted the number of pencils of each color.
B. guessed at the total number of pencils.
C. counted only the pencils of their favorite color.
D. subtracted the number of red pencils from the number of blue pencils.
76. The word “They” refers to ……………
A. studies B. children C. pencils D. mathematicians
77. The word “prerequisite” is closest in meaning to ……………
A. reason B. theory C. requirement D. technique
78. The word “itself” refers to ……………
A. the total B. the concept of abstract numbers
C. any class of objects D. settings a table
79. Which of the following statement would the author LEAST agree with?
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A. Mathematical development is subtle and gradual.
B. Children learn to add before they learn to subtract.
C. Most people follow the same pattern of mathematical development.
D. Children naturally and easily learn mathematics.
80. Where in the passage does the author give an example of a hypothetical experiment?
A. Lines 1 – 2 B. Lines 4 – 5 C. Lines 6 – 8 D. Lines 15 – 18
SECTION E: WRITING
Question I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed above it. Write the answers your answer sheet.
81. He didn’t mention our previous conversation at all.
He made ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
82. It appears that they sent us the wrong information.
They ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
83. We only came to this restaurant because you insisted that we did so.
It was at ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
84. A huge investment has been put into the field of hydro – electricity.
They invest ………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
85. Their relationship was doomed because of their incompatibility.
Had ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Question II. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the given words so that it keeps the same
meaning. Do not change the form of the words given. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
86. You are far more practical than I am. (NOWHERE)
I’m …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
87. He tried to study hard so that he would pass the exams. (ORDER)
He ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
88. Mary is unlikely to get the job that she has applied for. (PROSPECT)
There is …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
89. The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness. (ONSET)
The …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
90. Susan believes this job interview is really important. (STORE)
Susan
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Question III. Paragraph writing
Many people believe that playing games online has bad effects on students.
Write a paragraph (about 140 – 150 words) to express your opinion.
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 KEY
SECTION A: LISTENING
Part 1. You are going to hear a conversation between a student who is enrolling at university and a
university administrator. Listen and complete the form below. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER.
ENROLLMENT FORM
Name: Peter (1) … Tayler …
Course: BSc (2) … economics …..
Faculty: (3) … mathematics ….
University address: Room 112, (4) … Ashley … Residence, Duke Street, Newcastle.
Home address: 56, Grove Street, Manchester, (5) … M99JA …
Part 2. Listen to Denise and Brian talking about their pets. Listen and mark the statements as true (T) or
false (F). Write true (T) or false (F) on your answer sheet.
6. Denise can take his dogs for a walk. T/F
7. Brian’s hedgehog only eats food he catches in the garden. T/F
8. Both Denise’s dog and Brian’s hedgehog sleep a lot. T/F
9. Denise’s dog is unfriendly. T/F
10. Brian’s hedgehog doesn’t cause trouble. T/F
Part 3. You are going to hear a presentation about Student Union during university orientation week.
Listen and choose the option which fits best according to what you hear. Write A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet.
11. At the Student Union, students can choose to eat from ……………
A. only one cafeteria B. about five venues
C. eight different places D. about three venues
12. Options for vegans and vegetarians include ……………
A. a wide selection of food with special areas to cook it B. a few products at the campus store
C. little to nothing in most places D. some food at the campus store
13. People who choose to drink alcohol ……………
A. don’t need to be in good health condition B. must get parental permission
C. must be a certain age D. must have good health
14. Entertain at the Student Union includes well – known names and ……………
A. unknown people B. music groups from nearby
C. amateur performances D. all teachers
15. The Movie Appreciation group shows ……………
A. only fiction films.
B. a very limited number of films and documentaries.
C. only light fare, including comedies and musicals.
D. many kinds of movies, including those from other countries.
SECTION B: PHONETICS
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in
the same line and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
16. A. ‘mischief /i/ B. re’lief /i:/ C. be’lief /i:/ D. chief /i:/
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17. A. expansion B. provision C. precision D. explosion
18. A. decided B. rained C. planted D. needed
Question II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in the same line
and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
19. A. dictation B. repainting C. correction D. apprehension
20. A. interesting B. quality C. domestic D. beautiful
SECTION C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I. Choose the word/ phrase that best fits the gap in each of the following sentences and write A,
B, C or D on your answer sheet.
21. I don’t know …………… of them comes from England as they all speak English.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
22. I don’t think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to get my point
……………
A. across B. along C. about D. around
23. Frogs and ducks were encouraged to …………… the pests in the paddies and the occasional plague of
locusts.
A. snatch B. break C. swallow D. consume
* snatch (v): take sth quickly (= grab)
24. Steven and James are aged 10 and 13 ……………
A. respectively B. actively C. individually D. separately
25. Let’s go out for a walk, ……………?
A. will we B. shall we C. do we D. are we
26. My college graduation was a real …………… day for my whole life.
A. red brick B. red ink C. red tape D. red letter
27. Ken: “Where is our study group going to meet next weekend?”
Tom: “……………”
A. We are too busy on weekend. B. The library would be best.
C. Why don’t you look at the atlas? D. Studying in a group is great fun.
28. When someone is down on their ……………, friends are not easy to find.
A. mood B. luck C. fortune D. merit
* be down on your luck (idm): have no mney because of bad luck
29. When her alarm clock went off, she shut it off and slept …………… five minutes.
A. another B. the other C. other D. others
30. Japanese people eat a lot of fish and vegetables; ……………, they live longer.
A. however B. so C. therefore D. moreover
Question II: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your answer
sheet.
31. His new shirt doesn’t seem to fit him well. He (try) … should have tried … it on before he bought it.
32. The accident is said (happen) … to have happened … on Tran Hung Dao street last night.
33. “I (just/ go) … am just going … out to get an evening paper.” – “But it is raining. Why don’t you wait till
the rain stops?”

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34. After the earthquake, the government decreed that all new buildings (build) … (should) be built …
according to the new standards.
35. Neither of the films (show) … shown … on TV last night was good.
36. My book (lose) … having been lost/ being lost …, I had to buy a new one.
37. If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I (work) … would/ could be working … in a bank.
38. In the northern part of our country (majestic mountains/ find) … are found majestic mountains … and
churning rivers.
Question III: Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your answer
sheet.
39. We won’t be able to buy anything if we don’t have any … con’vertible ... currencies on us. (CONVERT)
40. Many fish … ingeniously (= in a way that uses clever new ideas)... protect their eggs from their predators.
(GENIUS)
41. New immigrants have been successfully … assimilated (= become part of a community)... into the
community. (SIMILAR)
42. My friends started going out late tonight clubs, so I decided to … disassociate ... myself from the group.
(SOCIAL)
43. Multiple … sundials ... were situated in strategic locations along the terraces, capturing the sun’s light as it
made its daily path. (SUN)
44. Most of the … villagers ... have lived here all their lives. (VILLAGE)
45. The … futuristic ... sports stadium is the pride of the city. (FUTURE)
Question IV. The passage below contains 5 mistakes (only ONE word for ONE mistake from 46 to 50).
Find out the mistakes and correct them. Write the correct answers on your answer sheet.
COVID – 19 is the first true global crisis we have seen in our lifetime. No matter where we live, the
pandemic affects every person – children most of all. Millions are missing out on basic health services,
education and protection simply if they were born into poverty or because of their ethnic, religion or race.
COVID – 19 has widened this inequality gap and the social, economic and health impacts of the pandemic will
re'verberate (= have a strong effect on people for a long time) for years to come, threaten children’s rights.
However, this is not the time to be intimidated or paralyzed by these challenges. As we kick off UNICEF’s 75 th
anniversary, we are reminded that this organization is created in the midst of another historic crisis in the
aftermath of World War II. Back then, it would have been easy to be overwhelmed with the scale of the
problems facing children in a war – ravaged world. But we reimagined what was possible. We built new health
and welfare systems around the world. We defeated smallpox. We built the United Nations.
46. ... if -> because .... 49. … is -> was ....
47. … ethnic -> ethnicity .... 50. … with -> by ......
48. … threaten -> threatening ....
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION
Question I. Read the following passage, then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers
on your answer sheet.
Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien of Vietnam has won the Miss Grand International 2021 title, one of the top six
major international (51) … beauty …. pageants for women. Tien, 23, finished ahead of 59 contestants at the
grand (52) … final …. held on Sunday evening in Bangkok, Thailand. “I have to be honest that I didn’t think I
would be standing here.” she said. Either that night, she had been asked: “With the current world situation, (53)
… there …. are many problems such as those related to human (54) … rights …. and economy, if you choose
one person to discuss the problem in order to (55) … make …. the change, who will you choose and why?”
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Tien said she would talk to the woman who invented the AstraZeneca Covid – 19 (56) … vaccine …. “She
doesn’t need money from her invention and I’m grateful for that. Sometimes you just need to work and don’t
care what you get.” Her answer was applauded by the judges and the (57) … audience(s) …. Tien is the (58) …
first/ 1st …. Vietnamese contestant to win the Miss Grand International title. The contest’s organizers also (59)
… awarded …. first and second runners – up titles to the contestants from Ecuador and Brazil. Miss Grand,
founded in 2013, is one of the six major global beauty contests held (60) … annually …., the others being:
Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth and Miss Supranational.
Question II. Read the passage and choose the most suitable word from the ones given below to fill in each
gap. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
One rather unlikely word that has recently entered the language is "blog", a shortened form of "web log".
A blog is a diary (61) …………… on the Internet by the person writing it – the "blogger" - who presumably
(62) …………… other people to read it. It is ironical that modern technology is being used to (63) ……………
new life into such an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. An now, as the technology behind video
camera is making them easier to use, we have the video log, or "vlog". Vlogging does not require (64)
…………… sophisticated equipment: a digital video camera, a high-speed Internet connection and a host are
all that is needed. Vloggers can put anything that (65) …………. their fancy onto their personal website. Some
vloggers have no ambitions rather than to show films they have (66) …………… while on holiday in exotic
places. (67) …………, vlogs can also serve more ambitious purpose. For instance, amateur film-makers who
want to make a name (68) …………… themselves might publish their work on the Internet, eager to receive
advice or criticism. And increasingly, vlogs are being used to (69) …………… political and social issues that
are not newsworthy enough to cause coverage by the mass media. It is still too early to predict whether
vlogging will ever (70) …………… off in a major way or if it is just a passing fad, but its potential is only now
becoming apparent.
* breathe (new) life into sth: improve sth by introducing new ideas and make people more interested
* take off (idea/ product): become successful or popular quickly
61. A. released B. sent C. mounted D. posted
62. A. expects B. believes C. assumes D. supposes
63. A. add B. breathe C. insert D. inhale
64. A. absolutely B. largely C. utterly D. highly
65. A. grasps B. appeals C. takes D. gives
66. A. shot B. photographed C. snapped D. captured
67. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Although
68. A. to B. of C. for D. on
69. A. emphasize B. publicize C. distribute D. circulate
70. A. fly B. take C. show D. make
Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question that follows. Write A, B, C or
D on your answer sheet.
People appear to be born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so
inexorably (= in a way that can’t be stopped/ changed) that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of
mathematical maturity guiding their growth. Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with
impressive accuracy – one plate, one knife, one spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs. Soon they are
capable of noting that they have placed five knives, spoons, and forks on the table and, a bit later, that this
amounts to fifteen pieces of silverware. Having thus mastered addition, they move on to subtraction. It seems
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later, he or she could enter a second-grade mathematics class without any serious problems of intellectual
adjustment.
Of course, the truth is not so simple. This century, the work of cognitive psychologists has illuminated
the subtle forms of daily learning on which intellectual progress depends. Children were observed as they
slowly grasped or, as the case might be, bumped into concepts that adults that for granted, as they refused, for
instance, to concede (= admit sth is true after denying it) that quantity is unchanged as water pours from a
short stout glass into a tall thin one. Psychologists have since demonstrated that young children, asked to count
the pencils in a pile, readily report the number of blue or red pencils, but must be coaxed into (= persuade sb to
do sth by talking to them in a kind/ gentle way) finding the total. Such studies have suggested that the
rudiments of mathematics are mastered gradually, and with effort. They have also suggested that the very
concept of abstract numbers – the idea of a oneness, a twoness, a Threeness that applies to any class of objects -
is a prerequisite for doing anything more mathematically demanding than setting a table – is itself far from
innate.
71. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The development of mathematical ability in children.
B. The use of mathematics in child psychology.
C. Trends in teaching mathematics to children.
D. The fundamental concepts of mathematics that children must learn.
72. It can be inferred from the passage that children normally learn simple counting ……………
A. by looking at the clock.
B. soon after they learn to talk.
C. when they begin to be mathematically mature.
D. after they reach second grade in school.
73. The word “illuminated” is closest in meaning to ……………
A. illustrated B. accepted C. lighted D. clarified
74. The author implies that most small children believe that the quantity of water changes when it is transferred
to a container of a different ……………
A. color B. shape C. weight D. quality
75. According to the passage, when small children were asked to count a pile of red and blue pencils, they ……
A. counted the number of pencils of each color.
B. guessed at the total number of pencils.
C. counted only the pencils of their favorite color.
D. subtracted the number of red pencils from the number of blue pencils.
76. The word “They” refers to ……………
A. studies B. children C. pencils D. mathematicians
77. The word “prerequisite” is closest in meaning to ……………
A. reason B. theory C. requirement D. technique
78. The word “itself” refers to ……………
A. the total B. the concept of abstract numbers
C. any class of objects D. settings a table
79. Which of the following statement would the author LEAST agree with?
A. Mathematical development is subtle and gradual.
B. Children learn to add before they learn to subtract.
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C. Most people follow the same pattern of mathematical development.
D. Children naturally and easily learn mathematics.
80. Where in the passage does the author give an example of a hypothetical experiment?
A. Lines 1 – 2 B. Lines 4 – 5 C. Lines 6 – 8 D. Lines 15 – 18
SECTION E: WRITING
Question I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed above it. Write the answers your answer sheet.
81. He didn’t mention our previous conversation at all.
He made … no reference to our previous conversation (at all) …
82. It appears that they sent us the wrong information.
They … appear to have sent us the wrong information …
83. We only came to this restaurant because you insisted that we did so.
It was at … your insistence/ request that we came to this restaurant …
84. A huge investment has been put into the field of hydro – electricity.
They invest … a big fund into the field of/ a huge sum of money into/ a great deal of money into hydro –
electricity …
85. Their relationship was doomed because of their incompatibility.
Had … they not been incompatible, their relationship might/ could/ would not have been dooming …
Question II. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the given words so that it keeps the same
meaning. Do not change the form of the words given. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
86. You are far more practical than I am. (NOWHERE)
I’m … nowhere near as/ so practical as you are …
87. He tried to study hard so that he would pass the exams. (ORDER)
He … tried to study hard in order to pass the exams …
88. Mary is unlikely to get the job that she has applied for. (PROSPECT)
There is … little/ no prospect that Mary will get the job (that/ which) she has applied for …
There is … little/ no prospect of Mary (‘s) getting the job (that/ which) she has applied for …
89. The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness. (ONSET)
The … onset of the disease is (shown by) a feeling of faintness …
90. Susan believes this job interview is really important. (STORE)
Susan … sets/ puts great store by this job interview …
* set/ put (great) store by sth: consider sth to be important
 She sets/ puts great store by her appearance
Question III. Paragraph writing
Many people believe that playing games online has bad effect on students.
Write a paragraph (about 140 – 150 words) to express your opinion.

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