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MOCK TEST
Ngày: 27/10/2017

I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK. (font

Tahoma – size 14)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.

1: During the rush hour the traffic _____ in the city centre is terrible.
A. condensation B. congestion
C. accumulation D. concentration

2: The play was not _____ what we had expected.

A. just B. absolutely C. at all D. very

3: The head is _____ proportion with the body.

A. out of B. outside C. off D. away from

4: Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention

_____.
A. limit B. duration C. span D. time

5: I’ll be kind to her _____ she decides to leave me.

A. in case B. so that C. for fear that D. lest

6: How exactly did you set _____ training the dogs to work well
together?

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A. up B. to C. about D. out

7: This is a _____ example of what not to do.

A. critical B. pure C. simple D. prime

8: I don’t suppose there is anyone there, _____?

A. is there B. isn’t there C. do I D. don’t I

9: It really gets me _____ having to work so much overtime.

A. up B. on C. by D. down

10: _____, the people who come to this club are in their twenties
and thirties.
A. By and large B. Altogether C. To a degree D. Virtually

11: _____, I would give a party.

A. Were she to come next month B. She were to come next month

C. If she comes next month D. Should she come next month

12: It seems to be your boss who is _____ fault in this case.

A. under B. at C. with D. for

13: The little boy was left in _____ of his grandmother during his
parents’ absence.

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A. charge for B. the charge of C. care for D. care of

14: The parcel I sent you _____ by now.

A. is supposed to arrive B. should arrive
C. should have arrived D. would arrive

15: The red light goes on outside the studio door to let people
know that you are _____ air.
A. on the B. by C. in D. through the
II. CLOZE TEST

i. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

Choose a word or phrase that best fits each space in the following passage:

Unemployment
Stop and consider for a moment how you would feel if you were willing
and (1)___ to work, and yet day after day you have (2)___ though all
kinds of weathers to get to the local employment office you are told –
once again – that there is nothing available for you. Initially, you would
probably feel a (3)___ sense of disappointment, a slight feeling of being
(4)___ down. However, as the days pass and you have still not found
even the most (5)___ of jobs, you would probably become increasingly
angry and incensed at the injustice of it all. What kind of a society allows
an able-bodied individual to sit around and twiddle his (6)___ all day?
Obviously, one which cannot understand how important it is for a person
to feel useful and productive.
1. A capable B efficient C suitable D able
2. A trudged B strolled C sauntered D strutted
3. A pale B low C dim D faint
4. A pushed B set C let D laid
5. A basic B fundamental C rudimentary D menial
6. A fingers B toes C hands D thumbs

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ii. OPEN CLOZE TEST

Supply each blank with one suitable word.
Ageism
I used to be an ordinary member society running from meeting to meeting
just like anybody (1)___. But then some kind (2)___ misguided friends
laid on a surprise birthday party when I was 70.
Until then they had called me Old Indestructible, so I was told but
overnight their behavior towards me changed. Do you need a chair, dear?
Would you like a cup of tea, love? (3)___ cruel of all, whatever would I do
with (4)___ myself now that I was retired? My life as an ordinary citizen
(5)___ to an abrupt end.

III. READING
Read the text below and choose the best answer to each of the following
questions.
Passage 1:
Getting the best out of our children
There is a strange paradox to the success of the Asian education model.
On the one hand, class sizes are huge by western standards with on
average between 30 and 40 students per class in countries like Japan and
Korea. On the other hand, school children in developed Asian economies
rank among the highest in the world for academic achievement in the
areas of science and mathematics. Especially on standardised tests.
Meanwhile, British secondary school students fail to shine in conditions
most educational researchers would say are far more likely to help them
succeed.

Why do Asian students seem to perform so well then? Is it their legendary

discipline? Certainly, classroom management seems to be a whole lot
easier in places like Korea, and perhaps lessons are more effective as a
direct consequence. After all, we are only too aware of the decline in
discipline standards in our own school; belligerent and disrespectful
students appear to be the norm these days. Teacher in Britain seem
powerless to control what happens any more. Surely this situation cannot

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create a very effective learning environment, so perhaps the number of
students is far less relevant than is the manner in which they conduct
themselves.

But there are other factors to consider, too. Korea students spend a lot
more time with their teachers. It seems logical to suggest, therefore, that
they might form stronger bonds and greater trust, and that Korea
teachers, in understanding their pupils better, might be able to offer them
respect as well, so Korea students are probably less likely to ignore their
teachers’ advice.

Then there is the home environment. The traditional family unit still
remains relatively intact in Korea. Few children come from broken homes,
so there is a sense of security, safety and trust both at home and at
school. In Britain meanwhile, one in every two marriages fails and divorce
rates are sky high. Perhaps children struggle to cope with unstable family
conditions and their only way to express their frustration is by
misbehaving at school. Maybe all this delinquent behaviour we are
complaining about is just a cry for help and a plea for attention.

But while the Japanese, Korea and Asian models generally do seem to
produce excellent results, the statistics don’t tell the whole truth. Asian
students tend to put their education before literally everything else. They
do very few extracurricular activities and devote far more time to their
studies than their British peers. And this begs the question: is all that
extra effort justified for a few extra percentage points in some
meaningless international student performance survey? So Asian students
are on average 3-5% better at maths than Britons - big deal! What is their
quality of life like? Remember, school days are supposed to be the best,
are they not?

There has been a lot of attention and praise given to these Asian models
and their ‘impressive’ statistics of late. And without question, some of this
praise is justified, but it seems to be a case of two extremes in operation

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here. At one end, there is the discipline and unbelievably hard work ethic
of the Asian students – success in education before all else. At
comparison, but at least they DO have the free time to enjoy their youth
and explore their interests. Is either system better outright? Or is it
perhaps about time we stopped comparing and started trying to combine
the best bits of both, so that we can finally offer our students a balanced,
worthwhile education? We are not just dealing with statistics; never forget
that every statistic is a little human being somewhere who desperately
needs our help and guidance – who deservers it.

Question 1: What does the writer mean when he says there is a

‘paradox’ in the Asian education model?
A.There are too many students in each class.
B.Larger classes are expected to lead to poorer results but they do not
C.Asian students outperform their peers in other countries.
D.Class sizes in Asia are much smaller in other parts of the world.
Question 2: British secondary school students .
A. do better on standardised tests B. have larger class sizes
C. fail at school more than they succeed D. enjoy better classroom
conditions
Question 3: What does the writer suggest might make lessons in Korean
schools more successful than Britain?
A. stricter classroom discipline B. better school Boards of Management
C. More effectively lesson planning D. better teachers
Question 4: What can be inferred from the utterance ‘perhaps the
number of students is far less relevant than is the manner in which they
conduct themselves’?
A.Class size does not affect student performance.
B.Class size is important to maintaining control.
C.How students behave might be more important than class size.
D.How teachers conduct classes affects student performance.
Question 5: The traditional family unit .
A.is unstable in Korea due to conditions in the home
B.is bad for children that come from broken homes
C.is disappearing in Korea due to high divorce rates

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D.is more common in Korea than in Britain
Question 6: According to the writer, Asian students .
A.focus too much on recreational activities
B.don’t allow themselves much time to relax and have fun
C.don’t have as good a work ethic as British ones
D.make a big deal of their good results
Question 7: What are the ‘two extremes’ mentioned in the last
paragraph?
A.good discipline and a hard work ethic
B.success and failure
C.carelessness and indiscipline
D.neglecting school and neglecting free time
Question 8: Which conclusion about the two education systems
discussed would the author most probably agree with?
A. Neither system is perfect. B. Both systems are quite satisfactory.
C. The Asian system is obviously better. D. The British system is too strict
Passage 2:

IV. WORD FORMATION

Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms from the words given.
1. You should ____ the essay before you hand it in to the teacher, just in
case you made some mistakes. (READ)
2. He is a ____ who really loves his job, I’ve never seen him not working.
(WORK)
3. He doesn’t work for any company, he started his business himself. You
can say he is ____. (EMPLOY)
4. You shouldn’t make friends with him. He’s a ____ (SKIN)
5. Without color dyes people would find a lot of processed food rather
____. (APPETITE)

V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. Winning the prize has made him very conceited. (HEAD)
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2. You were supposed to be grateful for what you had been given. (GIFT)
 You should
3. He had no idea what was going to happen to him when he walked
through that door. (LAY)
 Little
4. She allows her colleagues to take her attention from her work.
(DISTRACTED)
 She lets herself
5. The police are arriving at the crime scene as we speak. (BLUE)
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VI. ERROR IDENTIFICATION

1. (a)Tropical forests exist (b)close to the equator, (c)which both high
temperature and (d)abundant rainfall occur all year round.
2. The Smiths are very proud(a) of that (b)their son always gets high
marks (c)in his (d)courses.
3. We called the baseball park (a)up to ask (b)that when the game was
(c)scheduled to begin that (d)afternoon.
4. The American Indians (a)killed the buffalo (b)only when (c)necessity
to obtain food, (d)clothing and shelter.
5. Some relatives (a)of mine like (b)staying at their cabin (c)on Lake
Omega every summer (d) holidays.

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