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(Đề số 6)

A. PHONETICS (10 POINTS)

I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the others in each group. (5 points)

1.

A. climate

B. comic

C. hike

D. website

2.

A. worked

B. laughed

C. hoped

D. naked

3.

A. cover
B. category

C. ancient

D. decorate

4.

A. erupt

B. humor

C. UFO

D. communicate

5.

A. Buddhish

B. bomb

C. viable

D. bulb
II. Choose the word ( A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the
others. (5 points)

1.

A. comprise

B. depend

C. design

D. novel

2.

A. tropical

B. collection

C. tendency

D. charity

3.

A. friendliness

B. occasion

C. pagoda

D. deposit

4.

A. importing

B. specific

C . impolite

D. important

5.

A. federation
B. unpolluted

C. disappearing

D. profitable

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (35 POINTS)

I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. (10 points)

1. All the sentences below use “the”, which is the correct one?

A. Can you pass the sugar please?

B. The crime is a problem in many big cities.

C. The apples are good for you.

D. I love the skiing.

2. Our friends have lived in Ho Chi Minh city_______ 2002.

A. for

B. since

C. in

D. about

3. He prefers soccer______ tennis.

A. from

B. than

C. to

D. or

4. If they worked more carefully, they _____ so many mistakes.

A. won’t make

B. don’t make
C. wouldn’t make

D. didn’t make

5. He _______to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home.

A. goes

B. was going

C. went

D. has gone

6. There’s a strange man behind us. I think ______.

A. we are followed

B. we are being followed

C. we are being following

D. we are following

7. Which of the following is the strongest advice?

A. You should get a hair- cut.

B. If I were you, I’d get a hair-cut.

C. You ought to get a hair- cut.

D. You really must get a hair- cut.

8. ________ you mind if I use your dictionary?

A. Will

B. Do

C. Can

D. Did

9. Mr. Vo Van Kiet, _______ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long.
A. that

B. whose

C. Who

D. whom

10. All that rubbish will have to be ________ at once.

A. get rid of

B. got rid of

C. got rid

D. getting rid of

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10
points)

1. My friend was (make)_____ (pay)_______ back the book.

2. Hardly he (take) ________ up the book when the phone (ring) ________.

3. Can you imagine what I (come) _______ across when I (roll) ________ up the carpet
yesterday?

4. If she wins the prize, it (be) __________because she (write) ______very well.

5. He resented (ask) ______ (wait) _______. He had expected the minister to see him at once.

III. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence. (10 points)

1. A lot of toys encourage children’s_________. (imagine)

2. The factory has provided cheaper__________ lately. (produce)

3. Burning coal is an _______ way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (economy)

4. According to some scientists the earth is losing its outer atmosphere because
of_____. ( pollute)

5. She has one of the biggest art________ in Britain. ( collect)

6. __________ has caused many so-called man-made disasters. (forest)

7. __________ often walk through the streets shouting or singing about something they
sell. (cry)

8. Gas and oil________ always increases in cold weather. (consume)

9. The police are interested in the sudden________ of the valuable painting. (appear)

10. He claimed that his___________ had caused him to become a criminal. (bring up)

IV. Each of the following sentences has four words or phrases underlined. The four
underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, D. You are to identify the one underlined
word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten. (5 points)

1. Preserving natural resources mean reserving them for our future.

A B C D

2. Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.

A B C D

3. Regardless of your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class

should be for students to practice speaking words.

B C D

4. The injured man was taken to the hospital.

A B C D

5. In order for one to achieve the desired results in this experiment, it is necessary
that he work as fastly as possible.

A B
C D

C. READING (30 POINTS)

I. The reading is followed by several questions about it. There are four possible answers (A, B,
C, or D) for each question. Choose the best answer. (15 points)

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived
through almost the whole of the eighteenth century, being born six years after, and dying ten
years before it ended. In this time he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into
a nation, and he also contributed much to the development of the new state.

At the age of 17 Franklin ran away to Philadelphia. He had already received some training as a
printer’s apprentice, and this helped him seven years later, with his first publication, the
Pennsylvania Gazette. He also received a contract to do government printing work, which helped
him to rise from his poor background to become a successful entrepreneur. Some of his
experience in business was shared in his famous Poor Richard’s Almanak, which established his
reputation throughout the American colonies. In another of his works, the Autobiography, which
was written toward the end of his life, he shows the same quiet common sense.

He was deeply interested in science and natural history, and his experiments with electricity and
lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving
the conditions of his fellow men. He was involved in a number of projects in his native
Philadelphia, including the setting up of a library, a university, a philosophical society, and–
because he was a pragmatic man–a fire prevention service. In 1753 he became Postmaster–
General of the colonies. Through this experience he began to develop the idea that the colonies
of North America should be a single nation. Later, he went to London to try to persuade the
British government to change the conditions, especially the taxes, that later led the American
colonists into rebellion.

Whatever Benjamin Franklin’s personal feelings about the rebellion of the American states, he
worked hard to make it succeed. As ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help
George Washington. After the war he attended the American constitutional congress. This was
his last contribution, for he died later that year. He is still fondly remembered by Americans as
one of the creators of the United States.

1. What is a good description for this text?

A. An autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

B. The life of Benjamin Franklin.

C. The works of Benjamin Franklin.

D. Franklin and American Independence.

2. When was Benjamin Franklin born?

A. 1806

B. 1794
C. 1717

D. 1706

3. Which of these happened first?

A. Franklin trains as a painter.

B. Franklin runs away to Philadelphia.

C. the American colonies rebel

D. Franklin starts his first publication.

4. What was Poor Richard’s Almanak about?

A. Franklin’s reputation.

B. How to succeed in business.

C. how to do government printing.

D. The text does not say.

5. In which countries did Franklin live?

A. England and France.

B. Philadelphia and England.

C. London and America.

D. England, America and France.

II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in
each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points)

SAVING THE TIGER.

In 1973, when the tiger appeared to (0) be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for nature
and __(1)____ Indian Government agreed to set ___(2)__ “Operation Tiger” – a campaign
__(3)___ save this threatened creature. They started by creating nine special parks ___ (4) ___
that tigers could live in safety. The first was at Ramthambhore , a region ___(5)__ was quickly
turning into a desert __(6)__ too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle.
At the time there ____(7)__ just fourteen tigers left there. The government had to clear twelve
small villages, which means moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land __ (8) __
be handed back to nature.

Today, Ramthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall ___(9)___ for tigers to hide in,
and There are now at _(10)___ forty of them __(11)__ the park, wandering freely about. Other
animals have also benefited. For example, there are many ___(12)____ deer and monkeys than
before. The people __(13)__ were moved are now living in better conditions. They live in new
villages away __(14)___ the tiger park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies. There are
now sixteen such tiger parks in India and the animals’ future looks ___ (15)____ little safer.

D. WRITING (25 POINTS)

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before
it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase. (20 points)

1. You should review your lessons for the exam.

It’s time___________________________________________________

2.That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.

That’s ____________________________________________________

3.What a pity they close the shops at lunch- time.

I wished __________________________________________________

4. We like ice- cream but we don’t have it every day.

Although _________________________________________________

5.When did you start working in that factory?

How long _______________________________________________

6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach.

The sand _______________________________________________

7. “ Where’ s the station car- park?” Mrs. Smith asked.

Mrs. Smith asked ________________________________________

8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.

He regretted ___________________________________________
9. I advise you not to buy that car.

If ___________________________________________________

10. Why don’t you ask her yourself?

I suggest that _________________________________________

II. Make full sentences based on given cues. (5 points)

1. If you/ not go/ the party/ I / go/ either.

2. Unless/ I/ have/ quiet room/ I/ not/ able/ do/ work.

3. nurse/ kind enough/ help him/ walk.

4. He/ rather spend/ holidays/ a farm/ seaside.

5. I/ return/ visit/ Japan. It/ wonderful trip.

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Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

(Đề số 7)

I. Phonetics. (1,0 point)

a. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?

1. A. borrow B. prow C. growth D. low

2. A. nature B. natural C. native D. nation

3. A. near B. fear C. rear D. pear

D.
4. A. loud B. mouth C. southern boundary

D.
5. A.prohibit B. exhibition C. dishonest dishonor

b. Which word has the different position of stress from the others?

6. A. education B. compulsory C. intelligent D. technology

7. A. decision B. redundant C. assistant D. management

8. A. theory B. delicious C. generate D. confidence

9. A. faithfully B. sincerely C. completely D. extremely

10. A. vegetable B. interesting C. volleyball D. detective

II. Vocabulary and Grammar. (3,0 points)

a. Circle the best one (A, B, C or D) and write it in the blank to complete the
sentence.

11. We locked the door to __________our dog from getting away.

A. prevent B. keep C. block D. stop

12. If we go by the side-roads we can __________ most of the traffic.

A. be away B. avoid C. keep away D. keep distant

13. The child was too tired to walk any further so I had to _________ him.

A. take B. bring C. bear D. carry

14. As the year passed, Joe’s memories of his terrible experience__________ away,
and he began to lead a normal life again.

A. faded
B. backed

C. passed

D. got

15. The new code of practice doesn’t _______________ from the old one although
there are some important changes.

A. different

B. differ

C. difference

D. differentiate

16. This cheese has gone _____________ . We’ll have to throw it away.

A. contaminated

B. decayed

C. muddy

D. stale

17. The ____________________________his doctor is to get a certificate to say that

he can still drive a car.

A. time only my father visits

B. only time my father visits

C. time my father only visits

D. time my father visit only

18. They were such good friends. I am surprised they ______________ and no longer
speak to each other.

A. broke out
B. shut out

C. fell out

D. put out

19. Scientists _____________ a carefully controlled experiment on the mystery virus.

A. carried over

B. measured out

C. carried out

D. put up

20. His writing is so bad that I can’t _____________ what he writes.

A. make out

B. make off

C. make up

D. make for

21. Her father died when she was small so she was ____________ by her aunt and
uncle.

A. brought up

B. grown up

C. looked over

D. taken after

22. Don’t ________________! I haven’t finish explaining yet.

A. hang up

B. hold on
C. hang on

D. call up

23. The two schoolboys were so angry with each other that they had a_________ fight.

A. sit down

B. sit up

C. stand up

D. knock-down

24. There is no time to do anything but ____________ important points.

A. touch

B. run

C. go

D. pick

b. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition or particle.

25. Helen had great admiration ___________ her history teacher.

26. I was ___________ the impression that you liked Indian food.

27. Your performance this term contrasts very favorably ________ last term’s.

28. You are perfectly capable _________ making your own bed, I would have thought.

29. We met at the hotel completely ___________ a coincidence.

30 -31. You should try to cooperate ___________ that organization _________

every way.

32. What is his attitude ___________ the plan?

c. Complete the text with words formed from the words in capitals.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I traveled last week on a Transworld Airbus from

London Gatwick to Copenhagen. This was the (33)

___________ journey of a holiday in Denmark, a (34) OUT

___________ tour arranged through a company called PACK

“Sunset”. My (35) ___________ was due to leave at FLY

8.20 a.m. on Tuesday 25th November, but did not in fact

leave until 20.30, a delay of more than eight hours. The

reason given was that vital (36) _________________

work had to be carried out. Although all passengers was MAINTAIN

given a free meal, no other offer of (37) ___________

was given. Such long delay is totally (38) ___________ ASSIST

and I feel justified in circumstances in requesting some ACCEPT

forms of financial (39) _________________ . I have

written to the tour (40) _____________ who denied COMPENSATE

responsibility and advised me to write to you. OPERATE

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

John Brown
III. Write. (3,6 points)

a. Put these words in order to complete the following sentences.

41 -42. If / down / in / there / will / you / forests / be / floods / cut / trees /, / big / the /
every year / the/.

_____________________________________________________

43 -44. With / the / civilization / , / ever / fewer / advance / people / live / in / now /
forests / , / but / are / more valuable / forests /than.

______________________________________________________

45-46. I / think / trash / to / of / we / the / should / to / environment / burn / garbage /

protect / reduce / produce we / the / amount.

______________________________________________________

47-48. The / problem / view / computer / important / universe / of / about / the / is / it /

has / and / will / to/ man’s / of/ himself / what / and / do / his / all / place / most / the /
done.

_______________________________________________________

49-50. Suddenly / , / a huge / thrown / away / up / , / gas / and steam / was / dust / the /
cloud / fifteen / into / the / of / sky / , / ash / miles / and / fell / on / farms / rocks / and
villages / to / twenty / miles / from / volcano.

______________________________________________________

b. Circle the incorrect part (A. B, C or D) in the following sentences and then
correct them.

51-52. Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their
own research paper this semester.

A B C D ______________
53 -54. The recent developments in the field of robotics has been extremely beneficial to
those who are

A B C D

physically
handicapped. ______________

55- Reports on the rise in hotel costs come from authority sources in
56. the industry.

A B C D ______________

57- Because the 70 years old building was structurally unsafe and too expensive to
58. repair, it had

to be
demolished. A B C

D ______________

59- The wooden fence surrounded the factory is beginning to

60. deteriorate from rain.

A B C D ______________

c. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in bold, in such a way that it
means the same as the one given. Do not alter these words in any way.

61 -62. You can stay with us for a few day. (put)

_____________________________________________________________________
_______________

63 -64. They suspended Jackson for the next two matches. (banned)

_____________________________________________________________________
_______________
65 -66. New drugs are being discovered which are helping the fight against this
disease. (discovery)

_____________________________________________________________________
_______________

67 -68. Mary breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that her money hadn’t been
stolen. (relieved)

_____________________________________________________________________
_______________

69 -70. Jane bought the expensive coat without thinking about it first. (spur)

_____________________________________________________________________
_______________

71 -72. Everyone played a part in the football team’s success. (contributed)

_____________________________________________________________________
_______________

73 -74. If a group is so small that it cannot maintain a self-contained unit within the
society, it may be assimilated. (occur)

_____________________________________________________________________
_______________ 75 -76. It is highly likely that language conflict will lead to political
conflict if one linguistic group blocks the social mobility of another. (likelihood)

_____________________________________________________________________
_______________

_____________________________________________________________________
_______________

IV. Read. (2.4 points)

a. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.

The word jeans comes from a kind of material that was made in Europe. The material
(77)

____________ jeans, was named after sailors from Genoa in Italy, because they (78)
_____________ clothes made from it. In the 18 th century jean cloth was made
completely (79) _____________ cotton and workers at that time loved (80)
_____________ it because the material was very strong and it did not wear (81)

_____________ easily. In the 1960s, many university and college students wore jeans.
(82) _____________

made different styles of jeans to (83) _____________ the 1960s’ fashions:

embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on. In the 1970s more and more people
started wearing jeans because they became (84)

_____________ . In the 1980s jeans finally became high fashion (85)

_____________ , when famous designers started making their own styles of jeans,
with their own labels (86) _____________ them. Sales of jeans (87) _____________
up and up. But in the 1990s the worldwide (88) _____________ situation got worse,
and the sale of jeans stopped growing.

b. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know
and we (89)_____________ as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the
(90) _____________ words they say. Facial (91) _____________ and tone of voice
are obvious ways o showing our (92) _____________ to something, and it may well be
that we unconsciously (93) _____________ views that we are trying to hide. The art of
being tactful lies in (94) _____________ these signals, realizing what the other person
is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way. For example,
we may understand that they are (95)_____________ reluctant to answer our
questions, and so we stop pressing them. Body movements in general may also (96)
_____________ feelings and interviewers often (97) _____________ particularly
attention to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down. However,
it is not difficult to present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers
want to know relates to the candidate’s character (98) _____________ and
psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests actually produce
(99) _____________ results. For many people, being asked to take part in such a test
would be an objectionable intrusion into their private lives. Quite (100) _____________
from this problem, can such tests predict whether a person is likely to be a
conscientious employee or a valued colleague?

89
. A. estimate B. rely C. reckon D. trust

90
. A. others B. real C. identical D. actual

91
. A. looks B. expression C. image D. manner

92
. A. view B. feeling C. notion D. reaction

93
. A. express B. declare C. exhibit D. utter

94
. A. taking down B. putting across C. picking up D. going over

95
. A. at least B. above all C. anyhow D. in fact

96
. A. display B. indicate C. simply D. infer

97
. A. have B. show C. make D. pay

98 A. quirks B. mannerisms C. traits D. points

.

99
. A. faithful B. regular C. reliable D. predictable

100. A. different B. apart C. away D. except

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(Đề số 8)

I. Câu 01-05. Chọn từ (ứng với A, B, C hoặc D) có phần gạch dưới được phát âm
khác với những từ còn lại trong mỗi câu.

01
. A. vehicle B. rhythm C. humane D. exhaust

02
. A. contradict B. incessant C. punctual D. calculate

03
. A. salmon B. calm C. walk D. delta

04
. A. necklace B. shoelace C. embrace D. commonplace
05
. A. soothe B. gloomy C. livelihood D.monsoon

II. Câu 06-10 : Chọn từ (ứng với A, B, C hoặc D) có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm
tiết có vị trí khác với những từ còn lại.

06. A. gesticulate B. secondary C. illiterate D. phenomenon

07. A. archaeology B. indispensable C. vocabulary D. pharmaceutical

08. A. repeat B. forbid C. resist D. hurry

08. A. significant B. economic C. comparative D. dangerous

10. A. fantastic B. fortunate C. mountainous D. dangerous

III. Câu 11-20: Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A, B, C hoặc
D) cho mỗi câu dưới đây.

Line Cooperation is the common endeavor of two or more people to

perform a task or reach a jointly cherished goal. Like competition and conflict, there
are different forms of cooperation, based on group organization and attitudes.

In the first form, known as primary cooperation, group and individual fuse. The group
contains nearly all of each individual’s life. The rewards of the group’s work are shared
with each member. There is an identity of individual, group, and task performed. Means
and goals become one, for cooperation itself is valued.

While primary cooperation is most often characteristic of preliterate societies,

secondary cooperation is most often characteristic of many modern societies. In
secondary cooperation, individuals devote only part of their lives to the group.
Cooperation itself is not a value. Most members of the group feel loyalty, but the
welfare of the group is not the first consideration. Members perform tasks so that they
can separately enjoy the fruits of their cooperation in the form of salary, prestige, or
power. Business offices and professional athletic teams are examples of secondary
cooperation.
In the third type, called tertiary cooperation or accommodation, latent conflict underlies
the shared work. The attitudes of the cooperating parties are purely opportunistic; the
organization is loose and fragile. Accommodation involves common means to achieve
antagonistic goals; it breaks down when the common means cease to aid each party in
reaching its goals. This is not, strictly speaking, cooperation at all, and hence the
somewhat contradictory term antagonistic cooperation is sometimes used for this
relationship.

11. What is the author’s main purpose in the first paragraph of the passage?

A. To explain how cooperation differs from competition and conflict

B. To show the importance of group organization and attitudes

C. To offer a brief definition of cooperation

D. To urge readers to cooperate more often

12. The word cherished in line 2 is closest in meaning to ___________.

A. prized

B. agreed on

C. defined

D. set up a

13. The word fuse in line 4 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. react

B. unite

C. evolve

D. explore a

14. Which of the following statements about primary cooperation is supported by

information in the passage?
A. It was confined to prehistoric times.

B. It is usually the first stage of cooperation achieved by a group of individuals

attempting to cooperate.

C. It is an ideal that can never be achieved.

D. Every member shares the reward of the group’s work.

15. According to the passage, why do people join groups that practice secondary
cooperation?

A. To experience the satisfaction of cooperation

B. To get rewards for themselves

C. To associate with people who have similar backgrounds

D. to defeat a common enemy

16. Which of the following is an example of the third form of cooperation as it is defined
in the fourth paragraph?

A. Students from a study group so that all of them can improve their grades.

B. A new business attempt to take customers away from an established company.

C. Two rival political parties temporarily work together to defeat a third party.

D. Members of a farming community share work and the food that they grow.

17. Which of the following is NOT given as a name for the third type of cooperation?

A. Tertiary cooperation

B. Accommodation

C. Latent conflict

D. Antagonistic cooperation

18. The word fragile in line 14 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. inefficient

B. easily broken

C. poorly planned

D. involuntary

19. As used throughout the passage, the word common is closest in meaning to
__________.

A. Ordinary

B. Shared

C. Vulgar

D. Popular

20. Which of the following best describes the overall organization of the passage?

A. The author describes a concept by analyzing its three forms.

B. The author compares and contrasts two types of human relations.

C. The author presents the points of view of three experts on the same topic.

D. The author provides a number of concrete examples and then draws a conclusion.
IV. Câu 21-30: Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A, B, C hoặc
D) cho mỗi chỗ trống.

Anger has many (21)__________. Often it is an emotion which is secondary

(22)__________ some other emotion that you are feeling – like fear, guilt or relief. So
the parent who shouts at her kid who gets home late is using anger as a way of
(23)_________ fear. Sometimes it is the result of a sense of great (24)__________ -
such as when someone is wrongly (25)_________ of a crime, finds that their partner
has been (26)__________ to them, or feels as passionate sense of social injustice.
(27)__________, anger may have other causes as well. We know that animals can be
made more aggressive if the limbic parts of their brains are stimulated;
(28)__________, overstimulation of the limbic (emotional) centre of the brain may
override the neo-cortex, the (29)__________ part. Changes in hormone levels seem to
cause anger too, and inheritance plays a part, as does our (30)__________. The more
we are raised in anger, the more anger we are likely to feel later in our lives.

21
. A. sources B. bases C. origins D. foundations

22 A. for B. about C. to D. with

 .

23
. A. overtaking B. overcoming C. overthrowing D. overturning

24
. A. inequality B. unfairness C. disproportion D. inconsistency

25
. A. accused B. condemned C. charged D. punished

26
. A. unbelievable B. questionable C. suspicious D. unfaithful

27
. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. But

28
. A. additionally B. consequently C. furthermore D. so

29
. A. reasoning B. thinking C. considering D. contemplating

30
. A. maturity B. upbringing C. growth D. development

V. Câu 31-40: Chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp (ứng với A, B, C hoặc D) để hoàn thành
mỗi câu sau.

31. If the negotiations hadn’t been so intense, we __________ the contract tomorrow

A. will be signing

B. would be signed

C. would be signing

D. will sign

32. This cloth __________ very thin.

A. feels

B. touches

C. holds

D. handles

33. __________ such an easy exam greatly disappoints me.

A. Your failing

B. You failed in

C. Your fail

D. You failed

34
. __________ the plan ended in failure was no surprise to me.

A. That B. Had C. When D. If

35
. __________ for a second interview will be informed by mail.

A. Who chosen B. Those are chosen C. If you are chosen D. All chosen

36 The plan __________ for a long time was eventually finalized

. yesterday.

A. having been D. to be
developed B. being developed C. developing developed

37 I __________ a five-day trip to London to have a good rest, but I

. couldn’t find time.

A. would take B. could take C. was to take D. was taking

38
. Interesting as __________, I don’t think they are quite educational.
 A. TV shows as C. these are TV D. these TV
these B. these TV shows are shows show

39 So _________ that he is willing to help

. everyone in need.

A. kind a person is D. kind a

he B. kind person he is C. he is kind person

40
. She felt a warm __________ of happiness when he embraced her.

A. heat B. glow C. flame D. fire

VI. Câu 41-50: Sử dụng từ trong ngoặc ở dạng thích hợp để điền vào các chỗ
trống.

In Vietam, one of the best places to spend holiday is the romantic highland city
called Da Lat, which is also know for it (41. TRANQUIL)__________. First, the superb
scenery, complemented by the pleasant climate all year round, provides a (42.
POEM)__________ setting for romance. Just imagine walking among tall of (44.
FRAGRANCE)__________ flowers at sunset. Second, travelling to Da Lat, people can
engage in a wide range of activities. For example, beautiful gardens and buildings in
lovely French (45. COLONY)__________ architecture located in quiet (46.
NEIGHBOR)__________ offer exciting adventure. People can also stroll along tree-
lined boulevards in the shade of huge pine trees, exploring shops that sell traditional
handicrafts unique to Da Lat. Finally, people visiting Da Lat can enjoy luxury because
of its (47. MODERN)__________. By way of illustration, there are (48.
DELIGHT)__________ hotels that have special rooms for them with candles and
beautiful decorations. It is also possible for them to enjoy local specialties to the (49.
ACCOMPANY)__________ of soft music in elegant restaurants which are open until
late at night. In conclusion, Da Lat is the Vietnamese’s first choice for a (50.
MEMORY)__________ holiday.

VII. Câu 51 – 60: Tìm từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống trong đoạn văn. Mỗi chỗ
trống chỉ điền MỘT từ.
One of my uncle’s friends got a job for a building company driving a huge cement mixer
truck. He loved his job, but if often kept him (51)__________ from home for days
(52)__________ a time. And although he loved his young wife dearly, he became
convinced she was having an (53)__________. It was the little things: She had started
wearing new clothes and too much perfume. Apparently, in an effort to catch her out,
he drove home early one day. Sure enough, there was a brand now sports car
(54)__________ outside the house, and the upstairs curtains were closed. Wiping a
tear from his (55)__________ with his fist, he backed up his truck and filled the
(56)__________ with quick-setting cement. Finished with the job, he did round the
corner to see what (57)__________ happen. Sure enough, his wife came out of the
house with a man in a suit. They looked together at the ruined car, and his wife burst
into tears. The husband was surprised to see the man shrug his shoulders, bid his wife
(58)__________ and get into a completely different car. Jumping out of his truck, he
marched to confront his wife and found out the truth. The car was a surprise present
she had (59)__________ him: the man was the salesman who had (60)__________
delivered it.

VIII. Câu 61-70: Viết lại các câu dựa vào từ gợi ý trong ngoặc sao cho ý nghĩa
ban đầu của câu không thay đổi.

61. She paid no attention to my advice and still partied all night. (notice)

_________________________________________________

62. We haven’t received any news from her since June. (heard)

_________________________________________________

63. Some of my friends refused to go on the camping trip. (objected)

_________________________________________________

64. I haven’t contacted my best friend for several months. (touch)

_________________________________________________

65. Was it difficult for you to solve the puzzle? (difficulty)

_________________________________________________
66.Smoking is harmful to your health. (harm)

_________________________________________________

67. Mr. Smith was not at the prize-giving ceremony, so his wife accepted the prize for
him. (behalf)

_____ ____________________________________________

68. If he drives so recklessly, he is certain to have an accident. (bound)

__________________________________________________

69. Why didn’t I remember to send him an email last night? (should)

__________________________________________________

70. I don’t like it when others laugh at me. (laughed)

__________________________________________________

IX. Câu 71-80: Viết lại các câu theo gợi ý sao cho ý nghĩa ban đầu của câu không
thay đổi.

71. He is so intelligent that he always understands everything the teacher says.

Such is ___________________________________________

72. In spite of his hard work, he couldn’t earn enough money to afford a small house.

For all ____________________________________________

73. I have a terrible headache because I stayed up late last night.

If __________________________________________

74. I want you to apologize to him for being rude immediately.

You are to _____________________________________

75. Don’t worry about her. She isn’t worth it.

She is not _______________________________________

76. I had to wait for my best friend for over two hours.

My best friend kept________________________________

77. As I hadn’t prepared carefully, I didn’t have a successful interview.

Not ______________________________________

78. He was a widower when he died.

He died ______________________________________

79. “I wish my daughter were hard-working,” said Mr. Smith.

Mr. Smith complained about ________________________

80. I thought he was my father.

mistook________________________________________

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Kì thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 (khối chuyên)

Năm học 2021

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

(Đề số 9)
A.Ngữ âm

I.Tìm một từ mà phần gạch chân có cách đọc khác với các từ còn
lại (0,5 điểm)

D.
1. A. dead B. bread C. thread bead

D.
2. A. myth B. with C. both tenth

D.
3. A. cough B. enough C. though rough

D.
4. A. prefer B. better C. worker teacher

D.
5. A. needed B. naked C. sacred walked

1.................. 2. .................. 3. ..................... 4. ...................

II. Tìm một từ có vị trí trọng âm chính khác với các từ còn lại (0,5 điểm)

6. A. balcony B. accident C. mechanic D. survey

7. A. result B. imaginary C. annoyed D. politics

8. A. admire B. honor C. title D. difficult

9. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise

10. A. decay B. purpose C. however D. invention

6. .................. 7. ...................... 8. ....................... 9. ...................

B.từ vựng – ngữ pháp

I. Chọn đáp án thích hợp nhất (A, B, C hoặc D) để hoàn thành các câu sau (1,0
điểm)

11. She remembered ........the gas before going out.

A. turn on

B. turning on

C. turn off

D. turning off

12. We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated........... .

A. nationwide

B. national

C. nation

D. native

13. ....... difficult the problem is, he will try to solve it.

A. However

B. Whatever

C. How

D. What

14. Do you know a shop........ I can buy sweets and newspapers?

A. that

B. which

C. where

D. if
15. My mother is one of the women who ............money.

A. enjoys to spend

B. enjoys spending

C. enjoy spending

D. enjoy to spend

16. Their exports are just.......... ours.

A. similar

B. like

C. as

D. same

17. You may put money in a small coin bank, ............ a piggy bank at home to keep it
safe.

A. as such

B. such

C. such as

D. so

18. It is time you..........hard for the exam.

A. to revise

B. revise

C. revised

D. revising

19. I live in Dalat, ........... is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam.
A. who

B. where

C. which

D. that

20. There was only one student in the classroom............ his lesson yesterday.

A. prepares

B. to prepare

C. was preparing

D. preparing

11. .......... 12. ......... 13. ......... 14. ..............15. ..........

16. ......... 17. .......... 18. ......... 19. ............. 20. ..........

IV. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành lá thư sau (1,5 điểm)

Dear Linda,

I’m sorry I (21. not write) ....... to you for so long, but I (22. be) ......... very busy lately.
All last month I (23. have) ....... exams, and I (24. not do) ....... anything else but study
for ages. Anyway, I (25. stop) ......... studying now, and I (26. wait) .......... for my
exam results.

As you can see from the letter, I (27. change) ....... my address and (28. live) ........ in
Croydon now. I (29. decide) ...... that I wanted a change from central London because
it (30. become) ........... so expensive. A friend of mine (31.tell)....... me about this flat,
and I (32. move) ....... here about two months ago. When you (33. come) ........ to
London this summer, please visit me. I (34. stay) .......... here until the middle of
August. Then I (35. go) ........... on holiday to Scotland.

Please write soon

Margaret

21. ..... 22. ...... 23. ......... 24. ........ 25. ........

26. ...... 27. ...... 28. ......... 29. ........ 30. ........

31. ...... 32. ...... 33. ......... 34. ........ 35. ........

V. Điền vào chỗ trống bằng một giới từ thích hợp để hoàn thành các câu sau (1,0
điểm)

36
. We both share a love ...............music..

37
. .............. 3 o’clock, all the runners had arrived.

38
. Robert has been married ..........Deborah for over a year now.

39
. Brenda decided to discuss her problems............ a psychiatrist.

40
. The company blamed the drop in sales .......the economic situation.

41
. This bread tastes ............ fish!

42
. Shall we go ..........your car or mine?

43
. Is it okay if I write .........pencil?

44
. Why can’t you look at the problem .........my point of view?

45 Jessica fell ill while she was .........a trip to Ireland.

 .

36. ....... 37. ......... 38. ........ 39. ........ 40. ........

41. ...... 42. ....... 43. ....... 44. ...... 45. ......

VII. Viết dạng đúng của các từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành các câu sau (0,5 điểm)

56
. The machine stopped working due to............fault . (electricity)

57
. They had a quarrel after.................... about who was responsible. (agree)

58
. Her parents ..............her to apply for the job.(courage)

59
. I was late because I ............how much time I’d need.(estimate)

60
. He is very generous and everyone admired his .................. .(self)

56. ....... 57. ....... 58. ....... 59. ....... 60. .......

VIII. Mỗi câu dưới đây có một lỗi sai. Hãy tìm và gạch chân lỗi sai đó rồi sửa
lại (0,5 điểm)

61. I found living in the country rather bored.

62. A friend of him got married at the age of eighteen.

63. Jane, would you like to have a toast with your coffee?

64. Don’t you wish you would have blue eyes?

65. No sooner had he arrived home when the phone rang.

61. ....... 62. ....... 63. ....... 64. ....... 65. .......
C. Đọc hiểu

IX. Chọn đáp án thích hợp nhất (A, B, C hoặc D) để điền vào mỗi chỗ trống trong
đoạn văn sau. (1,0 điểm)

the language of clothes

We don’t only choose clothes to make us look (66)......, we also use them to tell the
world (67)......our personality. The clothes we wear and our appearance (68).....a whole
give other people useful information about what we think and (69).....we feel. If we feel
cheerful, we usually wear (70)......clothes and if we feel (71)..... we sometimes put on
dark clothes. But why do teenagers wear black so (72)...... ? Is it because they feel
miserable all (73)..... ? This is unlikely the case. It is probably just because it is (74).....
to wear black, and young people they are real fans (75).....fashion.

66. A. attract B. attractive C. attractively D. attraction

67. A. of B. with C. by D. about

68. A. on B. as C. for D. in

69. A. which B. what C. how D. when

70. A. colorful B. colors C. colorfully D. colorless

A.
71. depress B. depressed C. depressing D. depression

A.
72. frequent B. frequency C. frequently D. infrequency

A. the
73. time B. the times C. the week D. the month

74
. A. fashion B. fashionable C. fashioner D. fashioned

75 A. of B. in C. from D. with
.

.
66 ...................... 67........................ 68. ...................... 69. ....................... 70. ........................
. . . . ..

71 ...................... 72........................ 73. ...................... 74. ....................... 75. ........................

. . . . ..

X. Tìm một từ thích hợp điền vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau (1,0 điểm)

Laura, the woman (76).....works in our office, wanted to phone Mr. Robinson, but she
dialed the (77).....number. The number she (78).....turned out to be the number of a
public call box in the street. A man, (79)..... was passing (80)..... the time, heard the
phone (81)..... and answered it. “ Is that Mr. Robinson ?” Laura asked. “Speaking”, the
man answered. It turned (82).....that the man she was speaking (83).....was actually
(84)..... Robinson and had just happened to be passing the call box (85)..... she rang!

76. ......... 77. ......... 78. ......... 79. ......... 80. .........

81. ......... 82. ......... 83. ......... 84. ......... 85. .........

D. Viết

XI. Dùng từ gợi ý để viết lại các câu dưới đây sao cho nghĩa không đổi so với
câu cho trước (1,0 điểm)

86. It is thought that the Prime Minister is considering raising taxes.

The Prime Minister ..............................................

87. Mary told the police about the burglary.

Mary reported ........................................

88. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.

If ............................................................
89. The bank lent him the money.

He .....................................................

90. The chairs and the tables have to be moved from this room.

The furniture ..........................................................

91. She’s very pleased to be going away on holiday soon.

She’s looking ............................................................

92. I’m sure that someone forgot to lock the door.

Someone ............................................................

93. Someone has stolen her bike.

She ......................................................................

94. If you changed your mind, you’d be welcome to join us.

Were you .............................................................

95. “ I didn’t attack anybody!” said the accused.

The accused denied .............................................

XII. Dùng từ gợi ý trong ngoặc để viết lại các câu dưới đây sao cho nghĩa không
đổi so với câu cho trước (Lưu ý không được thay đổi hình thức của từ trong
ngoặc) (0,5 điểm)

96. I always admire my teacher for his hard work. (look)

............................................................................................

97. I said to the waiter : “ Could I have another coffee?” (bring)

............................................................................................

98. Tim is out of work at the moment. (job)

...........................................................................................

99. This city seems very crowded. (people)

...........................................................................................

100. Can you tell me about guided tours of the city? (information)

.........................................................................

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Kì thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 (khối chuyên)

Năm học 2021

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

(Đề số 10)

A. pronunciation (10 points).

I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from
the others in each group. (5 points)

1. A. author B. other C. there D. they

2. A. forest B. control C. product D. ecology
3. A. industry B. translate C. construction D. satisfy
4. A. baggage B. courage C. damage D. invasion
5. A. advantage B. addition C. advertise D. adventure

II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the
others. (5 points)

A. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident

A. surprising B. astonishing C. amazing D. interesting
A. interview B. industry C. essential D. difficult
A. extreme B. generous C. lonely D. clothing
A. friendly B. extra C. along D. orphanage

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 points).

I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. (10 points)

1. One problem for teacher is that each student has his/ her own ________ needs.

A. separate B. divided C. individual D. distinctive

2. I was ________ in the book I was reading and didn’t hear the phone.

A. submerged B. distracted C. gripped D. engrossed

3. If we hurry, we might get there ________ to catch the early train.

A. right B. in time C. on time D. before time

4. To get a passport, you must send in your birth ________ and two photos.

A. certificate B. licence C. paper D. card

5. She tries to set ________ an hour a week for practice.

A. about B. down C. aside D. in

6. ________ stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home.

A. At all costs B. By all means C. In all D. On the whole

7. Robert and his wife ________ to my house for tea yesterday evening.

A. came round B. came about C. came down D. came away

8. Each of the guests ________ a bunch of flowers.

A. are given B. is given C. were given D. give

9. To everyone’s surprise, Mr Brown ________ at the Trade Union meeting.

A. turned in B. turned over C. turned up D. turned round

10. Everyone burst out laughing. There was a lot of ________.

A. laughs B. laughter C. laughings D. laugh

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)

1. I (meet) ________ John before I (be) ________ a fortnight in Paris.

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

3. What tune (play) ________ when we (come) ________ in?

4. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (wear) ________ her seat belt, she
(not hurt) ________ so badly.

5. Coming into the room he (see) ________ Mary where he (leave) ________ her.

III. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (10 points)

1. We go to the restaurant for ________ whenever we ‘re tired of eating meat. (vegestable)

2. Don’t worry. I ‘ll be waiting for you at the ________ to the pagoda . (enter)

3. The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ________. (modern)

4. Advertisements acount for three fourths of the ________ of the newspaper. (come)
5. What is the ________ of the adjective “solid”. ( oppose)

6. ________ should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they
recieve. (Consume)

7. If your work is ________ you won’t get a raise. (satisfy)

8. ________ are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforest are being destroyed.
(Conserve)

9. The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of ________. (sport)

10. You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so ________. (predict)

IV. Arrange these sentences to make a complete passage (10 points).

a. As they built bigger and bigger ships, they were able to sail further and further away.

b. They don’t really mean that the world is getting smaller, of course.

c. They found that as they sailed further away from their home countries, the world became
bigger.

d. Then men began to use ships to explore the world.

e. Today there are no undiscovered countries left to put on the map, but there are many new
worlds to discover out in space.

f. But 2,300 years ago the Egyptians and the Greek thought that the world was very small and
flat that around it was the ocean.

g. We often hear people saying that the world is getting smaller.

h. So they had to make new maps to show the countries that they found.

i. And they discovered new countries that they didn’t know about.

j. What they mean is that with modern means of transport, we can now reach every part of
the world very quickly.

C. READING (30 points).

I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. (5 points)

People have been playing with marbles for thousands of years. The first marbles were probably
either river stones that happened to be naturally round enough to roll or, more likely, rounded
globs of clay that were baked hardness. Such very old clay marbles have been found in both
Greek and Roman ruins, and quartz spheres have been dated at around 6000 B.C. Harder and
more durable marbles tend to inspire different kinds of games than soft clay marbles, which
crack very easily. So with the advent of hand rounded and polished marbles made of agate or
some other rugged, igneous rock, the ‘golden age’ of marbles and marble play flowered. Stone
marbles began to appear in the early 1800s in what is now the southern part of Germany. Shortly
after, handmade glass marbles appeared in the same part of Europe. For the next 120 years,
marbles and marble playing-there were literally hundred of games - flourished in both Europe
and America. Marble players developed their own vocabulary for different sizes and materials of
marbles, as well as for the many kinds of games to be played and the way marbles were used in
the games. For example, if you were going to play a game of Ring-Taw, one of the most popular
and enduring marbles games, you would lag for the first shot, and then knuckle down from the
baulk, trying your best to get a mib or two with your opponent’s immie.

1. The author makes the point in the passage that playing with marbles __________.

A. has been going on since ancient times C. is losing popularity

B. is a relatively recent phenomenon D. is a very expensive pastime

2. According to the passage, which of the following was the least used substance for making
marbles?

A. agate B. glass C. rock D. clay

3. It can be inferred from the passage that the use of marbles became very popular in Europe and
America __________.

A. in the 18th century C. in 6000 B.C

B. in the 1970s D. after glass marbles were developed

4. We can infer from the passage that marble playing __________.

A. is a game only for children C. is played according to one set of rules

B. has many variations in games D. uses only one kind of marble

5. We can conclude from lines 11-12 of the passage that the terminology of marble playing is
__________.

A. specialized C. easy to understand

B. used only by children D. derived from an ancient language

II. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (15 points)
Look on the bright side

Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, some one who always (1) _______ to be
successful? Having some one around who always (2) _______ the worst isn’t really a lot of (3)
_______ we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says,b “It looks (4)
_______ rain.” But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it’s important to do something (5)
_______ it. You can change your view of life, (6) _______ to psychologists, it only takes a little
effort, and you’ll find life more rewarding as a (7) _______ . Optimism, they say, is partly about
self-respect and confidence, but it’s also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to
(8) _______ . Optimists are more (9) _______ to start new projects and generally more prepared
to take risks.

Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (10) _______ to the world. Some people
are brought up to (11) _______ too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people
when anything (12) _______ wrong. Most optimists, on the (13) _______ hand, have been
brought up not to (14) _______ failure as the end of the world-they just (15) _______ with their
lives.

1. A. counted B. expected C. felt D. waited

2. A. worries B. cares C. fears D. doubts
3. A. musement B. play C. enjoyment D. fun
4. A. so B. to C. for D. like
5. A. with B. against C. about D. over
6. A. judging B. according C. concerning D. following
7. A. result B. reason C. purpose D. product
8. A. supply B. suggest C. offer D. propose
9. A. possible B. likely C. hopeful D. welcome
10. A. opinion B. attitude C. view D. position
11. A. trust B. believe C. depend D. hope
12. A. goes B. falls C. comes D. turns
13. A. opposite B. next C. other D. far
14. A. regard B. respect C. suppose D. think
15. A. get up B. get on C. get out D. get over

III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (10 points)

Travelling to all corners of the world is (1) _______ easier and easier. We live (2) _______ a
global village, but how well do we know and understand each other ? Here is (3) _______ simple
test. Imagine you have arranged a meeting at 4 p.m . What time should you expect your foreign
business colleagues to arrive? If they are German, they ‘ll be exactly (4) _______ time. If they
are American, they ‘ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Bristish, they be 15 minutes (5)
_______, and you should allow up to an hour for the Indians. Therefore, these are some small
advice in (6) _______ not to behave badly abroad. In France you shouldn’t sit down in a cafard
untill you are shaken hands with everyone you know.In Afghanistan you ‘d better spend at last 5
minutes (7) _______ hello. In Pakistan you mustn’t wink. It is offensive. In the Middle East
you must never use the left hand for greeting, eating, drinking or smoking. Also, you should care
not to admire (8) _______ in your host’s home. They will feel that they have to give it to you.In
Russia you must your hosts drink for drink or they will think you are unfriendly. In Thailand you
should clasp your hands (9) _______ and lower your head and your eyes when you greet
someone. In America you should eat your hamburger with both hands and as quickly as (10)
_______. You shouldn’t try to have a conversation until it is eaten.

D. WRITING (20 points).

I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed
before them. (10 points)

1. My brother studies now harder than he used to.

My brother .............................................................................................................................

2. Please don’t ask me that question.

I’d rather ................................................................................................................................

3. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.

I haven’t .................................................................................................................................

4. John only understood very little what the teacher said.

John could hardly ..................................................................................................................

5. Tom will be twenty next week.

It’s Tom’s ..............................................................................................................................

6. She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly.

She is fond of her nephew in .................................................................................................

7. He prefers reading books to watching TV.

He would ...............................................................................................................................

8. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the bus.

If ............................................................................................................................................

9. The train takes longer than the plane.

The plane ...............................................................................................................................

10. I don’t suppose you have change for 2 pounds, do you?

Do you happen .......................................................................................................................

II. Use the promps provided to write full sentences to make a complete letter. (10 points)

Dear Sir / Madam,

1. I / like / express / concern / increasing number / karaoke bars / city.

2. There be / lot / reason / I object / places.

3. Firstly, / owners / take / much money / those / come / sing.

4. Secondly, / they cause / much noise / neighborhood.

5. Thirdly, / there / number / pupils / play truant / just / go / those places / sing.

6. Last / least / these bars / do harm / appearance / city / because / their / ugly flashing lights.

7. I want / say / I / not / old fashioned person.

8. I hope / authority / take / matter / careful consideration.

9. I / not mean / ban them / but / there should / effective way / control / this kind / entertainment
places.

10. I / look / see / city council / do / this master.

Yours truly, Thomas Cruise.

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(Đề số 11)

I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 35 points)

Part 1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D. (15 points)

1. My mother used to ………. research in this library when she was a student.

A. make

B. do

C. making

D. doing

2. Let’s go to the beach this weekend, ………… ?

A shall we

B. do we

C. don’t we

D. will we

3. I wish he ……….. that.

A. doesn’t say

B. didn’t say

C. hasn’t said

D. hadn’t said

4. My father has gone away. He’ll be back ……… a week.

A. for

B. at
C. until

D. in

5. Don’t do this all at once; Do it little .................... little.

A. by

B. to

C. from

D. with

6. They are both good ............. because they type carefully.

A. typewriters

B. typists

C. typers

D. typemen

7. We didn’t ...............to the station in time to catch the train.

A. get

B. reach

C. arrive

D. approach

8. I don’t think that purple shirt .............. with your yellow skirt.

A. suits

B. fits

C. goes

D. wears

9. We had to stop for gasoline at a filling ............... .

A. garage

B. service

C. station

D. pump

10. ................ you study harder, you won’t pass the examination.

A. If

B. Although

C. Despite

D. Unless

11. He ordered them …….. it again.

A. don’t do

B. not do

C. not to do

D. didn’t do

12. Quite soon, the world is going to ...................... energy resources.

A. run out of

B. get into

C. keep up with

D. come up again

13. We decided not to go camping because of the ………rain.

A. great

B. strong

C. heavy
D. extra

14. Mary works at a supermarket. She ………. $ 5 an hour.

A. pays

B. brings

C. takes

D. earns

15. The students have got ……….. news about their exams.

A. many

B. some

C. few

D. a few

Part 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form. (10 points)

1. Quang ......................................... (talk) to another student when I ...................................

(see) him today.

2. That proposal ........................................( consider) by the members right now.

3. Less than half of the cans of paint ......................................(use) up to now.

4. A: I ................................. (lose) my glasses. I can’t find them anywhere. I

................................. (look for) them for hours.

B: Don’t worry. I .................................(do) the same thing the other week but
I .......................... (find) them a few days later.

5. He is working tomorrow. If he .................................(have) a day off tomorrow,

he ....................

(go) to the beach.

. Part 3: Correct the words in bold. (10 points)

0. Ex: Jane did a lot of mistakes in her composition.

…..made……...…
 1. I’m afraid you’ve lost your test. You only got 23%.
……………………

2. Congratulations! You’ve gained first prize in the competitions!

……………………

3. I’ve asked everyone where Jane is, but none can tell me.
……………………

4. I’m a bit short of cash. Can you borrow me some until tomorrow?
……………………

5. Gills has got a good job and wins a good salary.

……………………

6. Do you mind if I make a photograph of you?

……………………

7. Our school is nearby to the town centre.

……………………

8. It’s so peaceful living in the nature away from the city.

……………………

9. I feel asleep. Do you mind if I go to bed?

……………………

10. My mother tried to avoid me from going to the club. .

…………………..

II. READING COMPREHENSION ( 35 points)

Part 1: Use one of these words in its correct form to complete the text. (10 points)

retire, promote, redundant, interview, contract, reference,

pensioner, applicant, career, train, employment

ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO START WORK

In these days of high (0) unemployment, it is often difficult for young people to find a job. If
they are lucky enough to be asked to go for a(n) (1)…………………….………… , they may
find that there are at least 20 other (2) ………………………..……for the job. If a company is
thinking of offering you a job, they will ask you for at least one (3) ………………………....
……from either your previous employer or someone who knows you well. Before taking up
your job, you may have to sign a (4) …………………………. You will probably have to do
some (5) ………………………… , which help you to do the job more successfully. Once you
have decided that this is your chosen (6)…………………………, you will then have to work
hard to try and get (7) …………………………, which usually brings more responsibility and
more money! If you are unlucky, you may be made (8)…………………………, and not be able
to find another job. It is also a good idea to pay some money into a (9) …………………………
scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are (10)
…………………………. Finally, good luck!

Part 2: Read the passage below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D (10
points)

GREEK THEATRES

The word theatre comes from Greek and literally means seeing place. The theatre has been
popular in ancient times. People did not go to the theatre simply to see an interesting ........
(1)........ for the plays formed part of religious festivals. ........(2)........ early Greek theatres
consisted of no more than a flat space with an altar at the foot of a hillside. ........(3)........ that
time, there were no........(4)........ as there are in modern theatres, so the ........(5)........ stood or sat
on the slopes of the hillside. Gradually, special theatres were made by building large stone or
wooden steps one ........(6)........ another up the hillside. In later times, a hut was built at the far
side of the acting area where it formed a background for the actors ........(7)........ the parts of the
different characters. Eventually, a ........(8)........ platform was built so that the actors could be
seen more clearly. This was the first appearance of anything ........(9)........ our modern stage. As
well as these permanent theatres, there were simple wooden stages .........(10)........ around by
actors wandering from one place to another. There was also a hut with curtains that served both
as background scenery and as a dressing room.

1.

A. scene

B. performance

C. scenery

D. stage

2.

A. Whole

B. Complete

C. Full

D. All
3.

A. In

B. For

C. At

D. On

4.

A. chairs

B. benches

C. seats

D. stools

5.

A. watchers

B. players

C. viewers

D. audiences

6.

A. among

B. between

C. around

D. behind

7.

A. playing

B. making
C. doing

D. being

8.

A. lifted

B. raised

C. moved

D. pulled

9.

A. as

B. like

C. equal

D. similar

10.

A. carried

B. held

C. brought

D. fetched

Part 3: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word in each space. (15 points)

A POP STAR

John Lennon was (0)born in Liverpool in 1940. He was always

(1).................................on music and played in a pop group (2) ........................................ school
and Art college .

John (3).................................. married to Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son

(4)............................... name was Julian. At that time, John was a member of a group
(5)................................“ The Beatles” . Many beautiful songs (6) .................................. written by
John and wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them . They
(7).................................... scream and faint when “ The Beatles” played and lots of people have
their hair cut in a Beatles style. Soon, everyone had heard (8)..................................... “The
Beatles” and John was (9).............................. richer than he had ever thought.

Having achieved world-wide success, John started to make records

(10)................................. his own after 1968 , and it was in the same year when
(11).................................... marriage to Cynthia came to an end. He had met Yoko Ono
(12).......................... he married the following year. John lost weight and grew his hair long , as
can (13) ................................ seen on the covers of the records that he made with Yoko. He set
up home in the United States and had a son called Sean.

Many people considered John Lennon to be (14) ............................... most talented of

all “The Beatles”. He sang about peace and love and so when he was murdered by one of his
fans, outside his New York apartment , the whole world (15).................................... shocked .
More than 50,000 fans turned up to a ceremony in his memory. He was only forty when he died.

III. WRITING: ( 30 points)

Part 1: There is a mistake in each sentence below. Underline the mistake and write the
correct sentence. (10 points)

EX: I am reading a book which it is very interesting.

→ I am reading a book which is very interesting.

1. My mother, that is nearly 60, is coming to live with us.

…………………………………………………..................................…...............…...…..

2. Andrew has been a teacher of English since a very long time.

…………………………………………………….......................................................……

3. It is not easy to grow up children in a modern world.

……………………………………………………..........................................................…

4. I think we should go some sightseeing this afternoon.

………………………………………………………............................….....................….

5. The room where I am staying in is very noisy.

……………………………………………………………...............................................…
 6. This is Peter, who his sister works at your school.

………………………………………………………...................................................……

7. Do you want to see the pictures that we took them on holiday?

……………………………………………………………...............................................…

8. Have you ever considered to become a professional footballer?

…………………………………………………………..................................................…

9. I’ll give Tania your letter if she will come to school tomorrow.

…………………………………………………………………………...............................

10. I’ve really got to cut up smoking.

…………………………………………………………..................................…..........….

Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence
using the word given. Do not change the word given. ( 10 points)

1. Could you possibly help me with this box? mind

Would ……………………………………………………………………………...................

2. “Who ate the cake?” she asked. had

She wanted...………………………………………………………………....…....................

3. What sort of weather did you have on holiday? like

What ……………………………………………………………………….……....................

4. I am not good at skiing, but I’d like to learn. not

I do……………………………………………………………………………........................

5. The exam wasn’t as hard as I expected. than

The exam…………………………………………………………………………..................

6. Don’t forget to contact me if you come to London. touch

Don’t forget to…………………………………………………………………………........

 7. Make sure that you don’t arrive late. turn

Make sure that…………………………………………………………………………........

8. Your English will improve if you keep practising. get

Your English…………………………………………………………………………...........

9. Normally I have a ten-minute journey to school. me

Normally…………………………………………………………………………...............…

10. She is keen on meeting people from other countries. who

She wants………………………………………………………………………….............….

Part 3: In about 250 words, write about the advantages and disadvantages of a child in a
large family. (10 points)

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(Đề số 12)

PART ONE: PHONETICS – GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (55 pts)

II. Questions 1-5: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D and write your answers
into the box below. (5.0 pts)

1. A. there B. appear C. wear D. prepare

2. A. climate B. comprise C. notice D. divide

3. A. kicked B. fixed C. pleased D. missed

4. A. ring B. benefit C. wander D. wonderful

5. A. slavery B. last C. guest D. towards

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

II. Questions 6-25: Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the
following sentences and write your answers into the box below. (20 pts)

6. That famous book of five chapters.

A. comprises

B. makes

C. has

D. consists

7. He used to his living by delivering vegetables to city hotels.

A. earn

B. gain

C. get

D. make

8. The shop promised to keep the goods for me if I a deposit.

A. made

B. paid

C. gave

D. left

9. We’ll play tennis and we’ll have lunch.

A. so

B. so that
C. then

D. after

10. Nobody was injured in the accident, ?

A. was he

B. wasn’t he

C. were they

D. weren’t they

11. I wouldn’t like to have a snake or a spider as a pet.

A. neither

B. both

C. nor

D. either

12. being ill, she still went to class yesterday.

A. Even though

B. Despite

C. Because

D. Since

13. On the to the town, there is a beautiful wood.

A. way

B. direction

C. street

D. entrance
14. We should try to study hard to our knowledge.

A. better

B. farther

C. lessen

D. strengthen

15. I didn’t her as she was wearing a blond wig.

A. perceive

B. know

C. realize

D. recognize

16. Women's Aid is a UK charity aim is to end domestic violence against

women and children.

A. who

B. whose

C. which

D. whom

17. Passover is also an spring festival.

A. ancient

B. anxious

C. annual

D. official

18. The two friends always back up in everything they do.

A. each other

B. one another

C. themselves

D. ourselves

19. Dinosaurs are believed to millions of years ago.

A. have gone out

B. have died out

C. have run off

D. died out

20. –“I’m taking my first exam next week.” –“ .”

A. Cheers

B. Good luck

C. Well done

D. Congratulations

21. – “Something is worrying me?” –“ ”

A. Well, what are you doing?

B. Well, tell me who’s that?

C. Well, tell me what’s worrying you?

D. Well, I know.

22. Wait you get home before you unpack your parcel.

A. during

B. until
C. when

D. after

23. The hotel has been built on the of the lake.

A. border

B. boundary

C. edge

D. front

24. does it take you to do the washing?

A. How fast

B. What time

C. How often

D. How long

25. Due to bad weather, the picnic has been until next Sunday.

A. put off

B. taken off

C. put down

D. switched off

Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

III. Questions 26-35: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete
sentences and write your answers into the box below. (10 pts)

26. Recently, health foods have increased in .

(POPULAR)

27. She presented her ideas clearly and .

(LOGIC)

28. Nowadays knowledge of English can be a problem in business.

(SUFFICIENCY)

29. Sorry about the mistakes, I the instruction you gave me.
(UNDERSTAND)

30. He is interested in the of old building.

(PRESERVE)

31. Housework has been regarded as women’s work.

(TRADITION)

32. The whole country is trying to get rid of .

(POOR)

33. We will live happier and life if we keep our environment clean.
(HEALTH)

34. It is of you to cheat in the exam. (HONEST)

35. is now a serious problem in many countries. (FOREST)

Your answers:
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

IV. Questions 36-45: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense and
write your answers into the box below. (10 pts)

- He (36. wear) the same old coat since he (37. move) here.

- A lot of people (38. kill) by AIDS recently, and I wish nobody (39. die)
any more.

- After (40. stop) by the police, the man admitted (41. steal) the car but
denied driving at 100 miles an hour.

- We (42. have) our house (43. repair) next month.

- My sister is going to graduate from Hanoi University in July. By then, I

(44. complete) my entrance examination.

- His doctor advised (45. cut) down on the amount of fat food.

Your answers:
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

V. Questions 46-55: Fill each gap with a suitable preposition to complete each of
the sentences. (10 pts)

46. Wearing uniforms helps poor students feel equal others.

47. He made a good impression his first day at work.

48. Egypt is famous ancient Pyramids.

49. Where is Anna? She should be here now.

50. There are usually a lot of parties New Year’s Eve.

51. They revealed that he had supplied terrorist organization weapons.

52. The certificates can be exchanged goods in any of our stores.

53. We plan to impose limitations the use of cars in the city.

54. Their stated aim was to free women domestic slavery.

55. I think they’ve gone to the airport to see their boss .

Your answers:
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

PART TWO: READING (25 pts)

I. Questions 56-65: Read the passage carefully, then fill in each blank with ONE
suitable word and write your answers into the box below. (10 pts)

People appear to learn in different ways. Some people expect to make mistakes
in their studies and are capable (56) _ benefiting from their
mistakes. They don’t mind (57) corrected by their teacher and
indeed often ask to be corrected.

Others, (58) , dislike making mistakes. They try to avoid doing

anything (59) they might do badly. They would (60)
perfect something in small steps and be sure they have got it right than attempt to
do task (61) on a subject they don’t feel they
have finished exploring yet.

Both (62)
of learning seem to be equally valid, but a combination of the two may be the

(63) solution. In order to learn effectively, students have to remember to take

risk sometimes. But they also have to feel comfortable and secure with (64)
they’re doing so as not to become demotivated. All students should at (65)
think about questioning the way that they approach learning.

Your answers:
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

II. Questions 66-75: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D
best fits each numbered blank and write your answers into the box below. (10
pts)

Environmental Concerns

Earth is the only (66) we know of in the universe that can support human
life. (67) human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As
the western world (68)
on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population
do so (69) to stay alive, we
are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and p
rosper. Everywhere

fertile soil is (70) built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are
exploited so much that they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge
pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a (71)
the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising
human numbers and consumption are (72) 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 (73) us fed,
comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources they
will (74) indefinitely. But if we use them
wastefully and excessively they will soon run (75) and everyone will suffer.

66. A. situation B. place C. position D. site

67. A. Although B. Still C. Yet D. Despite

68. A. continues B. repeats C. carries D. follows

69. A. already B. just C. for D. entirely

70. A. sooner B. neither C. either D. rather

71. A. B. result C. reaction D. product

development

72. A. doing B. having C. taking D. making

73. A. hold B. maintain C. stay D. keep

74. A. last B. stand C. go D. remain

75. A. out B. off C. over D. down

Your answers:

66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

III. Questions 76-80: Read the following passage and choose

the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers into the
box below. (5pts)
Each nation has many good people who take care of others. For example, some
high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as
volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the aged. They read books to the
people in these places, or they just visit them, play games with them or listen to
their problems.

Other young volunteers work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They
clean up their houses, do their shopping or mow their lawns. For boys who no longer
have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other
men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to
know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

Some high school students take part in helping disadvantaged or handicapped

children. They give care and comfort to them and help them to overcome their
difficulties. Young college and university students participate in helping the people who
have suffered badly in wars or natural disasters. During summer vacations, they
volunteer to work in remote mountainous areas to provide education for children.

Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or
learn craft. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to interest. Most of
these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they
are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls.

Volunteers believe that some of the happier people in the world are those who
help to bring happiness to others.

76. Volunteers usually help those who are sick or old in their homes by
.

A. moving the lawns, doing shopping and cleaning up their houses

B. telling them stories, and singing and dancing for them

C. cooking, sewing or washing their clothes

D. taking them to the baseball games

77. Big Brother is .

A. the name of a club

B. a home for children who have no brothers

C. the name of a team

D. an organization for boys who no longer have fathers

78. Most of the boys’ and girls’ club use many high school and college students
as volunteers because

A. they have a lot of free time

B. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls

C. they know how to the work

D. they are good at playing games and learning crafts

79. Volunteers believe that .

A. in order to make others happy, they have got to be happy

B. the happiest people in the world are those who make themselves happy

C. the happiest people in the world are those who are young and healthy

D. bringing happiness to others makes them the happiest people in the world

80. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Taking care of others

B. Volunteers: the happiest people in the world

C. Voluntary work in the United States

D. Helping old and sick people in the United States

Your answers:
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

PART THREE: WRITING (20 pts)

I. Questions 81-85: Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) that is made from
the words given. Write your answers into the box below. (5pts)
81. very / few / airports / United States / modern / as that / Atlanta.

A. Very few airports in the United States are as modern as that of Atlanta.

B. Very a few airports in the United States are more modern as that Atlanta.

C. Very few of airports in the United States are moderner as that in Atlanta.

D. Very a few of the airports in the United States are as modern as that of Atlanta.

82. both / term paper / final exam / often require / college class.

A. Both a term paper as well as a final exam have often required for a college class.

B. Both a term paper and a final exam are often required for a college class.

C. Both term paper and final exam as well is often required for a college class.

D. Both a term paper and also a final exam has often required for a college class.

83. people / competitive / more likely / suffer / effects / stress / health.

A. People are competitive and more likely suffering by the effects of stress for their
health.

B. People, competitive and more likely, suffer from the effects of stress on their health.

C. People are competitive and more likely to be suffered from the effects of stress for
their health.

D. People who are competitive are more likely to suffer from the effects of stress on
their health.

84. color / star / depend / heat / energy / produce.

A. The color of a star depends on the heat and the energy it produces.

B. The color from a star is depended on the heat and the energy to produce.

C. The color of a star that depends on the heat and the energy produces.

D. The color star depends on the heat and the energy it produces.
85. those / us / smoke / have lungs / x-ray / regularly.

A. Those of us who smoke should have our lungs x-rayed regularly.

B. Those of us smoke and have the lungs x-ray regularly.

C. Those of us who smoke and have the lungs x-rayed regularly.

D. Those of us smoke and so have our lungs x-ray regularly.

Your answers:
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.

II. Questions 86-90: Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that needs
correcting and CORRECT IT. (5 pts)

86. (A) Asking about the date of the election, the prime minister (B) commented that
(C) no decision (D) had yet been made.

87. Why (A) do you think (B) you are allowed (C) to criticize me (D) as that?

88. Buying clothes (A) are often (B) a very time-consuming practice because those
clothes that a person likes (C) are rarely the ones that fit (D) him or her.

89. The (A) fish and chips that my mother (B) is cooking in the kitchen
(C) taste (D) delicious.

90. Many theories on (A) conserving the purity of water (B) has been proposed but no
one (C) has been as

(D) widely accepted as this one.

Your answers:
86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
III. Questions 91-95: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it
means the same as the sentence printed before it. Use the bold words given in
brackets. Do not alter the given words in any way. (5 pts)

91. It took us three hours to find a room for the night. (SPENT)

→We

92. Would you rather I stayed with you during the holidays? (PREFER)

→Would you

93. The English test was not easy enough for me to do well. (SO)

→ The English test

94. The police said Jim had stolen the money. (ACCUSED)

→ The police

95. Because of his illness he could not work effectively. (IMPOSSIBLE)

→ His illness

IV. Questions 96-100: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that
it means the same as the sentence printed before it. Use the bold words given in
brackets. Do not alter the given words in any way. (5 pts)

96. New Year comes near. People are busy.

→ The nearer

97. Both Peter and John don’t like tea.

→ Neither

98. Mary will only come to the party if Peter is invited.

→ Unless

99. In spite of the bad weather, we went swimming.

→ Although

100. He is very sorry he didn’t come to the meeting yesterday.

→ He apologies

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Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Trường THPT Chuyên Nguyễn Huệ

Kì thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 (khối chuyên)

Năm học 2021

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

(Đề số 13)

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.

1. The newspaper’s ………. has been falling for a number of years.

a. Audience

b. readership

c. reputation

d. status

2. I prefer ………. newspaper to tabloid.

a. Broadsheet

b. widespread

c. expansive
d. extensive

3. He was one of the BBC’s best known war ……….

a. Reporters

b. journalists

c. followers

d. correspondents

4. The advertising space that is divided into sections is commonly known as the
………. ads.

a. Small

b. confidential

c. classified

d. small print

5. The Prime Minister is considering a cabinet ……….

a. Reorganisation

b. rearrangement

c. reshuffle

d. reconstruction

6. I suscribe to a ………. literary journal.

a. Three-monthly

b. quarterly

c. seasonal

d. quartered
7. They want to erect a huge satellite ………. right opposite my house

a. Plate

b. record

c. platter

d. dish

8. I cant give you that information, you have to speak with the press………. .

a. Officer

b. official

c. executive

d. administrator

9. We will take a short ………. break and we will be right back.

a. Commercial

b. advertising

c. promotional

d. publicity

10. To find out what is on Tv, just look in the TV&radio ……….

a. Programmes

b. schedules

c. listings

d. records

11. The match will be screened on TV, with ………. commentary by Gray.

a. Lively
b. live

c. alive

d. living

12. There will be ………. coverage of the games on most channels.

a. Complete

b. general

c. widespread

d. extensive

13. His supporters did everything they could to ………. him on the race.

a. Push

b. spur

c. drive

d. prod

14. One of the guests stood up to the ………. virtues of the fine food.

a. Worship

b. admire

c. appreciate

d. extol

15. He did not mean to be offensive; it was quite an ………. remark.

a. Innocuous

b. inaugral

c. intergral
d. insidious

16. The job creation scheme is still in its ……….

a. Childhood

b. babyhood

c. opening

d. infancy

17. The Prime Minister gave an………. response to the question.

a. Evading

b. invasive

c. evasive

d. invading

18. She had a(n)………. interest in holding a bank account.

a. Vested

b. invested

c. shadowed

d. implied

19. I assure you that I………. no hostile feelings towards you.

a. Shelter

b. harbour

c. embrace

d. cover

20. I am sick of hearing the same old ………. in meetings.

a. Plenitudes

b. placidities

c. pliabilities

d. platitudes

21. The passenger cabins which were on the upper ………. were renovated last year.

a. Floor

b. deck

c. level

d. ground

22. A note in the Captain’s log stated that it was the roughest………. he had ever
experienced.

a. Passage

b. crossing

c. crossroad

d. passing

23. Enormous swells roused by ferocious winds made it impossible to………. the ship
to safety.

a. Direct

b. control

c. steer

d. drive

24. The stricken vessel ran………. on a large reef.

a. Aside

b. ashore

c. aground

d. around

25. Of those on ………. , few survived to relate the tragedy of the Pacific Queen.

a. Board

b. side

c. hand

d. aboard

26. Without delay, she booked a(n)………. flight to Manila so as to be in time for the
meeting.

a. Instant

b. direct

c. straight

d. even

27. Poor ………. led to the pilot’s decision to request a landing at an alternative airport.

a. Sight

b. clarity

c. visibility

d. vision

28. Julia preferred to sleep rather than partake of the………. entertainment.

a. Flying
b. flight

c. in-flight

d. in-flying

29. She was rudly awakened by a sudden bout of ………. turbulence.

a. Stern

b. somber

c. weighty

d. heavy

30. Their ………. from the airport to the hotel was speedily arranged.

a. Transfer

b. translocation

c. move

d. relocation

II. GUIDED CLOZE TEST: Choose the word or phrase that best fits each space in the
following passage.
Scientists have been investigating chimpanzee culture for several decades, but too
often their studies contained a crucial (01) _____. Most attempts to document cultural
diversity among chimpanzees have (02)_____ solely on officially published (03) _____
of the behaviors recorded at each research site. But this approach probably (04) _____
a good deal of cultural variation for three reasons. First, scientists typically don't
publish a(n) (05) _____ list of all the activities they do not see at a particular location.
Yet this is exactly what we need to know-which behaviors were and were not observed
at each site. Second, many reports describe chimpanzee behaviors without saying (06)
_____ common they are; with- out this information, we can't determine whether a
particular action was a once-in-a-lifetime aberration or a routine event that should be
considered part of the animals' culture. Finally, researchers' descriptions of potentially
significant chimpanzee behaviors frequently lack (07) _____ detail, making it difficult
for scientists working at other spots to record the presence or absence of the activities.
To (08) _____ these problems, the two of us decided to take a new approach. We
asked field researchers at each site for a list of all the behaviors they suspected were
local traditions. With this information in hand, we pulled together a comprehensive list
of 65 (09) _____ for cultural behaviors. Then we distributed our list (10) _____ the
team leaders at each site. In consultation with their colleagues, they classified each
behavior (11) _____ of its occurrence or absence in the chimpanzee community (12)
_____. The key categories were customary behavior (occurs in most or all of the able-
bodied members of at least one age or sex class, such as all adult males), habitual
(less common than customary but occurs repeatedly in several individuals), present
(seen at the site but not habitual), absent (never seen), and unknown. Our inquiry
concentrated on seven sites with chimpanzees habituated to human onlookers; all told,
the study compiled a total of more than 150 years of chimpanzee observation. The
behavior patterns we were particularly interested in, of course, were those absent in at
least one community, yet habitual or customary in at least one other; this was our
criterion for denoting any behavior a cultural variant. (Certain behaviors are absent for
specific local reasons, however, and we excluded them from consideration. For
example, although chimpanzees at Bossou scoop tasty algae from pools of water with
a stick, chimpanzees else- where don't do this, simply because algae are not present.)
The extensive survey turned up (13) _____ 39 chimpanzee (14) _____ of behavior that
should be labeled as cultural variations, including (15) _____ forms of tool use,
grooming techniques and courtship gambits, several of which are illustrated throughout
this article. This cultural richness is far in excess of anything known for any other
species of animal
01: A. flaw B. defect C. wrong-doing D. error

02: A. put B. imposed C. relied D. elaborated

03: A. flies B. packs C. accounts D. history

04: A. ignores B. dismisses C. excludes D. overlooks

05: A. tense B. intensive C. intense D. extensive

06: A. how B. what C. whether D. how often

07: A. subsequent B. substantial C. sufficient D. sustainable

08: A. heal B. cure C. condition D. remedy

09: A. replicas B. candidates C. contestants D. items

10: A. to B. for C. into D. towards

11: A. on behalf of B. in accordance with C. with respect of D. in terms of

12: A. studied B. constituted C. facilitated D. learned

13: A. less than B. no fewer than C. in sum D. more or so

14: A. sets B. styles C. norms D. patterns

15: A. numerable B. numeric C. numerous D. outnumbered

III. READING:

Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm on October 21,1833. His father, Immanuel Nobel,
was an engineer and inventor who built bridges and buildings in Stockholm. In
connection with his construction work, Immanuel Nobel also experimented with
different techniques for blasting rocks. Alfred's mother, born Andriette Ahlsell, came
from a wealthy family. Due to misfortunes in his construction work caused by the loss
of some barges of building material, Immanuel Nobel was forced into bankruptcy the
same year Alfred Nobel was born. In 1837 Immanuel Nobel left Stockholm and his
family to start a new career in Finland and in Russia. To support the family, Andriette
Nobel started a grocery store which provided a modest income.

Meanwhile, Immanuel Nobel was successful in his new enterprise in St. Petersburg,
Russia. He started a mechanical workshop which provided equipment for the Russian
army, and he also convinced the Tsar and his generals that naval mines could be used
to block enemy naval ships from threatening the city. The naval mines designed by
Immanuel Nobel were simple devices consisting of submerged wooden casks filled
with gunpowder. Anchored below the surface of the Gulf of Finland, they
effectively deterred the British Royal Navy from moving into firing range of St
Petersburg during the Crimean War (1853-1856). Immanuel Nobel was also a pioneer
in arms manufacture and in designing steam engines.

Successful in his industrial and business ventures, Immanuel Nobel was able, in
1842, to bring his family to St.Petersburg. There, his sons were given a first class
education by private teachers. The training included natural sciences, languages and
literature. By the age of 17, Alfred Nobel was fluent in Swedish, Russian, French,
English and German. His

primary interests were in English literature and poetry as well as in chemistry and
physics. Alfred’s father, who wanted his sons to join his enterprise as engineers,
disliked Alfred’s interest in poetry and found his son rather introverted. In order to
widen Alfred’s horizons, his father sent him abroad for further training in chemical
engineering. During a two-year period Alfred Nobel visited Sweden, Germany, France
and the United States. In Paris, the city he came to like best, he worked in the private
laboratory of Professor T. J.

Pelouze, a famous chemist. There he met the young Italian chemist Ascanio Sobrero
who, three years earlier, had invented nitroglycerine, a highly explosive
liquid. Nitroglycerine was produced by mixing glycerine with sulfuric and nitric acid, it
was considered too dangerous to be of any practical use. Although its explosive power
greatly exceeded that of gunpowder, the liquid would explode in a very unpredictable
manner if subjected to hesft and pressure. Alfred Nobel became very interested in
nitroglycerine and how it could be put to practical use in construction work. He also
realized that the safety problems had to be solved and a method had to be developed
for the controlled detonation of nitroglycerine. In the United States he visited John
Ericsson, the Swedish American engineer who had developed the screw propeller for
ships. In 1852 Alfred Nobel was asked to come back and work in the family enterprise
which was booming because of its deliveries to the Russian army. Together with his
father he performed experiments to develop nitroglycerine as a commercially and
technically useful explosive.

The market for dynamite and detonating caps grew very rapidly and Alfred Nobel
also proved himself to be a very skillful entrepreneur and businessman. By 1865 his
factory in Krummel - near Hamburg, Germany was exporting nitroglycerine explosives
to other countries in Europe, America, and Australia. Over the years he founded
factories and laboratories in some 90 different places in more than 20 countries.
Although he lived in Paris much of his life, he was constantly traveling. Victor Hugo at
one time described him as “Europe’s richest vagabond”. When he was not traveling or
engaging in business activities, Nobel himself worked intensively in his various
laboratories, first in Stockholm and later in Germany, Scotland, France, Karlskoga,
Sweden, and Italy. He focused on the development of explosives technology as well as
other chemical inventions, including such materials as synthetic rubber, leather, and
silk. By the time of his death in 1896. he had 355 patents.

Intensive work and travel did not leave much time for a private life. At the age of 43
he was feeling like an old man. At this time he advertised in a newspaper “Wealthy,
highly-educated elderly gentleman seeks lady of mature age, versed in languages, as
secretary and supervisor of household.” The most qualified applicant turned out to be
an Austrian woman. Countess Bertha Kinsky. After working a very short time for Nobel,
she decided to return to Austria to marry Count Arthur von Suttner. In spite of this
Alfred Nobel and Bertha von Suttner re¬mained friends and kept writing letters to each
other for decades. Over the years Bertha von Suttner became increasingly critical of
the arms race. She wrote a famous book, Lay Down Your Arms and became a
prominent figure in the peace movement.

Alfred Nobel died in San Remo, Italy, on December 10,1896. When his will was
opened it came as a surprise that his fortune was to be used for Prizes in Physics,
Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace. The executors of his will
were two young engineers, Ragnar Sohlman and Rudolf Liljequist. They set about
forming the Nobel Foundation as an organization to take care of the financial assets
left by Nobel for this purpose and to coordinate the work of the Prize-Awarding
Institutions. This was not without its difficulties since the will was contested by relatives
and questioned by authorities in various countries.
1. The author’s perspective toward Alfred Nobel could best be described as......

A. personal

B. historical

C. critical

D. emotional

2. The word “they” in paragraph 2 refer to....

A. British Royal Navy

B. steam engines

C. naval mines

D. the Tsar and his generals

3. According to the passage, why did Alfred Nobel become a chemist?

A. His father pushed him in that direction

B. He wanted to follow in his father's footsteps

C. He had no other options

D. He had lost interest in becoming a poet

4. The word “introverted” in the passage is closest in meaning to.....

A. gregarious

B. outgoing

C. reserved

D. sociable

5. How many patents did Alfred Nobel have by the time of his death?

A. 355
B. 1896

C. 90

D.1865

6. Which of the following could best replace the phrase “widen Alfred’s horizons” in
paragraph 3?

A. provide Alfred with more experience

B. show Alfred a beautiful sunset

C. limit Alfred's exposure to the world

D. maintain Alfred's current level of knowledge

7. Which of the following is NOT a Nobel Prize category?

A. Chemistry

B. Physics

C. Literature and Peace

D. Psychiatry

8. It can be inferred that Alfred Nobel’s most famous invention was.....

A. nitroglycerine

B. synthetic silk

C. the steam engine

D. dynamite

9. Which of the following words or phrases is LEAST accurate in describing Alfred

Nobel?

A. visionary
B. innovative

C. prosaic

D. altruistic

10. The word “versed” in the passage is closest in meaning to....

A. awkward

B. accomplished

C. incompetent

D. graceiess

IV. OPEN CLOZE TEST: Supply each blank with one suitable word.

PASSAGE 1:

Many educators believe that it is better for students to (1) _____ school all year round
than to have a long summer vacation. Ideally, the summer can (2) _____ every bit as
productive as the time spent in a classroom. The vacation should be a carefree time,
spent outdoors or with family, but, (3) _____ that most parents work, it is all too often
the case that children are left unsupervised. All students forget a certain amount of
(4)_____ they have learned so teachers are obliged to spend time at the beginning of
the year reviewing parts of the curriculum from the (5) _____ grade. Studies have
shown that children from low-income families fall (6)_____ behind during the summer
than children from wealthier backgrounds. One study found that while middle-class
children slightly improved their reading skills over the summer months, their (7)
_____from low-income families lost more than two months in reading achievement.

In order to (8) _____ the problem, some school districts have adopted a year-round
schedule with a series of shorter breaks (9)_____ of a three-month summer vacation.
A national study (10) _____ out by the Ohio State University found, however, that year-
round schools had no significant impact (11) _____ how much students learn. They
found that children learned about as (12) _____ in year-round schools using a nine-
month calender. And while poorer students at the beginning suffers learning loss
during the summer months, those at the year-round schools also did (13) _____ during
the shorter breaks. The author of the (14)_____ suggested that poor students (15)
_____ to attend more days of school, otherwise they will fall behind.

PASSAGE 2:

Also sgraffito, in art, a technique of producing a design by incising or (01) _____

through a surface layer of paint or plaster to reveal a contrasting undercoat. The term
is (02) _____ from an Italian word meaning “scratched”. True graffito techniques are
found primarily in (03) _____, medieval, and Renaissance art, but the (04) _____ is
usually extended to include any technique that involves scratching a design on stone or
plaster with a sharp instrument. Graffiti are abundant in ancient Egyptian and Roman
art and have been found in Pompeii and the Roman catacombs. Many (05) _____
ancient graffiti, scratched on walls by passersby, have been unearthed, the most
famous of which is a caricature of Christ on the (06) _____, found on the walls of the
Domus Gelotiana on the Palatine Hill in Rome in 1856. Graffito techniques involving
the incising of gold leaf in illustrated manuscripts were common in the Middle Ages,
and the facades of Renaissance palaces often sported differently colored coats of
plaster (07) _____ graffito effects. In the 20th century (08) _____ have used a free
style of graffito technique in (09) _____ large areas are cut away from the surface
layer, often producing graduated tones midway between the overlay and the (10)
_____.

V. ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

1. Although most known (A) for her prose works, (B) Maya Angelou also published © several
collections of poetry. (D)
2. Technically (A) speaking, astronauts can be able (B) to visit © the moon and live
there briefly. (D)

1. There are (A) many species of birds in danger of extinction, (B) with a large number of which,
(C) in all, found on oceanic islands. (D)
2. If it is kept (A) dry, a seed can still sprout (B) up to © forty years after their (D) formation
 1. Some (A) snakes have hollow teeth they are called (B) fangs that they use (C) to poison
their victims.

(D)

VI. WORD FORMS: Supply the appropriate forms of the words in the brackets.

1. All the students who misbehaved have been kept in _____. (DETAIN)
2. Even if you’re a regular _____ when it comes to the art of lightning design you’re probably,
well, in the dark. (THEATRE)
3. The darkness _____ him, so he doesn’t know where the murder hid. (ORIENT)
4. The inkling of support I felt for an invasion came from the _____ fact that Saddam Hussein
was a vicious, squalid tyrant, and that he was making life unbearable for the majority of
Iraqis. (DOUBT)
5. The heat was becoming _____. (BEAR)
6. "Was it a good read?" "Oh, totally _____ - I finished it in two days." (PUT)
7. The smell of lavender is proven to be _______ and helps you sleep better at night
(THERAPY)
8. He is literally an _____ ,who a person who does less well than they could do, especially in
school work (ACHIEVE)
9. Young children are usually _____ because they haven’t learnt other forms of behaviour.
(EGO)
10. He still hopes to win his claim against unfair _____. (MISS)

VII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: Rewrite the following sentences without

changing the meaning.

You have to use the exact word given in brackets for each sentence.

1. He sings well and plays the guitar well.

Not
only__________________________________________________________________
_______

2. In spite of his serious sickness, he did well in the exam.

Although
_____________________________________________________________________
___

3. They came to the concert late, so they didn’t have good seats.

If____________________________________________________________________
____________

4. Do your homework first, and I’ll let you play the computer games.

I won’t
allow_________________________________________________________________
____

5. It was a long time ago when I saw a movie.

It
has__________________________________________________________________
__________

6. My younger brother was finally able to get a job.

My younger brother finally succeeded

____________________________________________

7. They have just sold the old house at the end of the road.

The old house

___________________________________________________________________

8. You don’t have to finish the work today.

It____________________________________________________________________
____________

9. Liz is a better pianist than Mai.

Mai does
_____________________________________________________________________
___

10. He was annoyed because his son often came home late.

He
objected______________________________________________________________
___________

VII. SENTENCE REARRANGEMENT

1. The campaign aims to emphasise a woman’s academic as opposed to her chronological age
so that, after raising a family, she will be compared to men with the same amount of work
experience.
2. To start with,it is a lamentable truth that women are sometimes presented with impossible
choices between advancement and family commitment.
3. This is where a newly-launched campaign to attract female scientists back into the fold
comes in.
4. This dilemma is perhaps sharpest for female scientists who leave their profession in order to
reaise children and find themselves at a disadvantage compared with men on returning to
work years later
5. In addition to that, working conditions for scientists with unsociable hours, do not favour the
family.
6. Women in science get left behind because scientific developments move so fast and
knowledge needs to be updated