ENGLISH PRACTICE 47

PART A: PHONETICS
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Write A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet.
1. A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Japanese
2. A. casual B. embroider C. designer D. occasion
3. A. enjoyable B. convenient C. exciting D. interesting
4. A. purpose B. remote C. control D. respond
5. A. appreciate B. experience C. embarrassing D. situation

PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet (2,0 points).
1. Tom made a number of suggestions, most of ____ were very helpful.
A. them B. which C. that D. whom
2. The teacher explained the lesson twice _____ the students understood it clearly.
A. as long as B. so that C. because D. as if
3. Both Mary and Ellen as well as Jean _____ on the tour now.
A. are going B. is going C. has been going D. was going
4. I don’t know whether ______ for the job or not.
A. to applying B. apply C. to apply D. applied
5. ______ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we’re no longer considering our skiing trip.
A. Due to B. Because C. Since D. Thanks to
6. You must leave at once, you ______ miss the train.
A. however B. yet C. still D. otherwise
7. _______ of English learners have real chance to use it every day.
A. A few B. Few C. A little D. Not much
8. _______ becoming extinct is of great concern to zoologists.
A. That giant pandas are B. Giant pandas are
C. Are giant pandas D. Giant panda is
9. I’ve applied for the job ________ in the newspaper last month.
A. advertised B. advertising C. be advertised D. being advertised
10. ________ to Jim myself, I can’t tell why he would do such terrible things.
A. Not to be speaking B. Not to have spoken
C. Because of not being spoken D. Not having spoken
11. The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.
A. turn out B. carry out C. carry on D. keep on
12. I’ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just want to ________ my new tape recorder.
A. try out B. try on C. look up D. take up
13. We can communicate with friends by ______of e-mail.
A. means B. paths C. methods D. uses
14. Learning a foreign language also includes learning the ________ of that country.
A. reputation B. scenery C. culture D. nature
15. We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into ________.
A. practice B. reality C. fact D. deed
16. There were 50 ________ in the talent contest.

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 A. competitors B. examinees C. customers D. interviewees
17. Her job was so ________that she decided to quit it.
A. interesting B. stressful C. satisfactory D. wonderful
18. She ________ her husband’s job for his ill health.
A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
19. Anne: “Make yourself at home.” - John: “__________”
A. Yes, can I help you? B. Don’t mention it.
C. Thanks! Same to you. D. That’s very kind. Thank you.
20. Minh: “Do you mind if I borrow a chair?” - Hung: “__________. Do you need only one?”
A. I'm sorry B. Not at all C. Yes, I do D. Yes, I would

II. Fill in each blank with a suitable word deriving from one of the words in the box. Write them on your
answer sheet.
retire, promote, luck, interviewer, refer,
pensionable, applicant, success, train, employment

ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO START WORK

In these days of high (1)______, it is often difficult for young people to find a job. If they are
lucky enough to be asked to go for a(n) (2)______, they may find that there are at least 20 other
(3)______ for the job. If a company is thinking of offering you a job, they will ask you for at least one
(4)______ from either your previous employer or someone who knows you well. Before taking up your
job, you may have to sign a contract. You will probably have to do some (5)______, which help you to
do the job more (6)______. Once you have decided that this is your chosen career, you will then have to
work hard to try and get (7)______, which usually brings more responsibility and more money! If you
are (8)______, you may be made redundant, 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 C: READING
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write A, B, C or D
on your answer sheet.
Most people feel that when they dream, they are (1)______ off to another world. On the (2)______,
dreams are often connected to our daily lives. When our whole (3)______ is filled with something, when we
are either very upset (4)______ when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent this reality in symbols. It is
often (5)______ that we benefit from dreams because they help the spirit to heal itself, when things (6)______
wrong. Dreams are therefore a kind of escape, almost a holiday from (7)______ life, with its fears and
responsibilities. It is, however, a strange kind of holiday because whether we have a wonderful time or
whether it turns (8)______ to be a nightmare, we quickly forget it. Most dreams disappear forever (9)______
you are one of those people disciplined enough to write them down as soon as you (10)______.
1. A. carried B. brought C. taken D. guided
2. A. opposite B. contrast C. contrary D. other side
3. A. mind B. spirit C. brain D. soul
4. A. else B. or C. but also D. unless
5. A. spoken B. declared C. said D. stated
6. A. go B. turn C. become D. get
7. A. genuine B. real C. actual D. factual
8. A. off B. up C. down D. out
9. A. unless B. except that C. therefore D. thus
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II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to complete the sentences. Write A, B, C or D
on your answer sheet
“Women hold up half the sky”. This is an old Chinese saying. However, research shows that perhaps
women do more than the share of “holding up the sky”.
Fifty percent of the world’s population are women, but in nearly two-thirds of all working hours, the
work is done by women. They do most of the domestic work, for example, cooking and washing clothes.
Millions also work outside the home. Women hold forty percent of the world’s jobs. For this work, they earn
only 40 to 60 percent as much as men, and of course they earn nothing for their domestic work.
In developing countries, where three-fourths of the world’s population live, women produce more than
half of the food. In Africa, 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women.
In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4.45 am she gets up, washes, and eats. It
takes her half an hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3.00 pm. She collects firewood until
4.00 pm then comes back home. She spends the next hour and a half preparing food to cook. Then she
collects water for another hour. From 6.30 to 8.30 she cooks. After dinner, she spends an hour washing the
dishes. She goes to bed at 9.30 pm.
1. What is “domestic work”?
A. housework B. firework C. homework D. gardening
2. The average woman earns ______ the average man.
A. more than B. less than C. the same as D. the most
3. In Africa, women do _______ of all agricultural work.
A. four-fifths B. three-fourth s C. two-thirds D. one-fifth
4. What is NOT mentioned as the work of a village woman in Africa?
A. working in the fields B. collecting firewood
C. bringing water home D. preparing food for children going to school
5. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Women work outside the home. B. Women work in the field.
C. The work of women. D. The role of women.

III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. Write it on your answer sheet.
The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the
country (1)______ the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage
built in a village (2)______that they can go there whenever they can find the time. English villagers are not all
alike, but (3)______ some ways they are not very different from each other. Almost every village has a church,
the round or square tower of (4)______ can be seen for many miles around. Surrounding the church is the
churchyard, (5)______ people are buried.
The village green (6)______ a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are (7)______ round it.
Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages (8)______ water brought through pipes into each
(9)______. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy (10)______ they can’t
find in the village shops.

PART D: WRITING
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. The sum of all chemical reactions in an organism’s living cells are called its metabolism.
A B C D
2. My father has a mechanic to repair his motorbike monthly.
A B C D
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A B C D
4. The lesson that we are learning now is very interested but difficult.
A B C D
5. It is their nearly perfect crystal structure that gives diamonds their hardness, brilliance, and transparent.
A B C D
6. There's hardly no sugar left, so we must get some when we go shopping.
A B C D
7. Mai and Lan have a row because they have misunderstood one another.
A B C D
8. Some children, before going to school, go to kindergartens, officially are called nursery schools.
A B C D
9. Mary Rinehart was a pioneer in the field of journalist in the early twentieth century.
A B C D
10. Needles are simple-looking tools, but they are very relatively difficult to make.
A B C D
II. Using the word given in each bracket and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has
the same meaning as the first. You must use between three and five words. DO NOT CHANGE THE
WORD GIVEN IN CAPITAL. Write your answer on the answer sheet.
1. They’re telling me that I must make a decision soon. (PRESSURE)
 They are putting _______________________________ a decision soon.
2. She was strongly impressed by his trip to India. (IMPRESSION)
 His trip to India _______________________________ her.
3. We needn’t get a visa for Singapore. (NECESSARY)
 It isn’t _______________________________ a visa for Singapore.
4. It would have been better if he had called the police earlier. (SHOULD)
 He _______________________________ the police earlier.
5. As long as you keep calm, you can pass the driving test. (SECRET)
 Keeping calm _______________________ your driving test.

III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1. Nam can describe people far better than me.
 Nam is much better__________________________________________________.
2. The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors.
à The boys would rather _______________________________________________.
3. People say that he sold his house to pay the debt.
 He is _____________________________________________________________.
4. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
 Never in __________________________________________________________.
5. You read a lot. You know much about the world.
à The more __________________________________________________________.
6. Do you have a good relationship with your boss?
 Are ______________________________________________________________?
7. It’s only when you’re ill that you start to appreciate good health.
à It is not until _______________________________________________________.
8. It was her lack of confidence that surprised me.
à What I found _______________________________________________________.
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 We haven’t made ___________________________________________________.
10. The heavy rain prevented us from going camping in the mountain.
 But for____________________________________________________________.
IV. Write a paragraph about how to preserve natural resources in 200 words
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KEYS – PRACTICE 47

Part A: Phonetics (0,5 điểm) Mỗi từ xác định đúng được 0,1 điểm.

1. C. benefit 2. A. casual 3. D. interesting 4. A. purpose 5. D. situation

* Lưu ý: Thí sinh chỉ cần viết đáp án A, B, C hoặc D

Part B: Vocabulary and grammar (3,0 điểm)

I. (2,0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm.

1. B. which 2. B. so that 3. A. are going 4. C. to apply 5. A. Due to

6. D. otherwise 7. B. Few 8. A. That giant 9. A. advertised 10. D. Not having
pandas are spoken
11. B. carry out 12. A. try out 13. A. means 14. C. culture 15. A. practice
16. A. competitors 17. B. stressful 18. B. blamed 19. D. That’s very 20. B. Not at all
kind. Thank you.

* Lưu ý: Thí sinh chỉ cần viết đáp án A, B, C hoặc D

II. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi từ viết đúng được 0,1 điểm.

1. unemployment 2. interview 3. applicants 4. reference 5. training

6. successfully 7. promotion 8. unlucky 9. pension 10. retired

Part C: Reading (2,5 điểm)

I. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm.

1. A. carried 2. C. contrary 3. A. mind 4. B. or 5. C. said

6. A. go 7. B. real 8. D. out 9. A. unless 10. D. wake up

* Lưu ý: Thí sinh chỉ cần viết đáp án A, B, C hoặc D

II. (0,5 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm.

4. D. preparing food for 5. C. The work of

1. A. housework 2. B. less than 3. A. four-fifths
children going to school women

* Lưu ý: Thí sinh chỉ cần viết đáp án A, B, C hoặc D

III. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm.

1. for 2. so 3. in 4. which 5. where

6. is 7. built 8. have 9. house 10. what
Part D: Writing (4,0 điểm)

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I. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm.

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D
6. B 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. C

* Lưu ý: Thí sinh chỉ cần viết đáp án A, B, C hoặc D

II. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi câu viết đúng được 0,2 điểm.

1. They’re telling me that I must make a decision soon. (PRESSURE)

 They are putting PRESSURE ON ME (ME UNDER PRESSURE) TO MAKE a decision soon.
2. She was strongly impressed by his trip to India. (IMPRESSION)
 His trip to India MADE A STRONG IMPRESSION ON her.
3. We needn’t get a visa for Singapore. (NECESSARY)
 It isn’t NECESSARY FOR US TO GET a visa for Singapore.
4. It would have been better if he had called the police earlier. (SHOULD)
 He SHOULD HAVE CALLED the police earlier.
5. As long as you keep calm, you can pass the driving test. (SECRET)
 Keeping calm IS THE SECRET OF PASSING your driving test.

* Nếu có sai sót, tuỳ theo mức độ Giám khảo có thể trừ 1/2 số điểm thành phần.

III. (2,0 điểm) Mỗi câu viết đúng được 0,2 điểm.

1. Nam can describe people far better than me.

 Nam is much better at describing people than me.
2. The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors.
à The boys would rather play soccer than stay indoors.
3. People say that he sold his house to pay the debt.
 He is said to have sold his house to pay the debt.
4. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
 Never in my life have I seen such a mess.
5. You read a lot. You know much about the world.
à The more you read, the more you know about the world.
6. Do you have a good relationship with your boss?
 Are you getting along (getting on well) with your boss?
7. It’s only when you’re ill that you start to appreciate good health.
à It is not until you are ill that you start to appreciate good health.
8. It was her lack of confidence that surprised me.
à What I found surprising was her lack of confidence.
9. We haven’t decided where to go this weekend yet.
 We haven’t made up our mind where to go this weekend yet.
 We haven’t made a decision about (on) where to go this weekend yet.
10. The heavy rain prevented us from going camping in the mountain.
 But for the heavy rain, we would (could) have gone camping in the mountain.

* Nếu có sai sót, tuỳ theo mức độ Giám khảo có thể trừ 1/2 số điểm thành phần.

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