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I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALL
In Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than on
going to the cinema or renting videos. But is this (1)_______ a bad thing? For years, newspaper
reports have been (2)_______ that children who spend too much time playing computer games
become unsociable, bad- tempered, even violent as a (3)_______ But new research,
(4)_______ out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be true.
Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve
certain skills. Researchers claim that this is because the games (5)_______ the brain work
harder in certain ways, like (6)_______ sounds and movements quickly and identifying what they
are. The fact that people play the games repeatedly (7)_______ that they get a lot of practice in
these skills which are therefore likely to become highly developed.
Social skills may benefit, too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person shooter
games (8)_______ "Counterstrike" are better than non-players when it comes to building trust
and co-operation, and that this (9)_______ them to make good friendships and become strong
members of their communities. So rather than (10)_______ up computer games, perhaps young
people need to spend more time on them?
1. A. necessarily B. fully C. nearly D. certainly
2. A. saying B. speaking C. informing D. telling
3. A. reason B. conclusion C. product D. result
4. A. turned B. carried C. thought D. worked
5. A. push B. make C. force D. keep
6. A. imagining B. noticing C. realizing D. solving
7. A. means B. asks C. causes D. brings
8. A. such as B. in order to C. due to D. as well as
9. A. shows B. supports C. helps D. serves

10. A. stopping B. ending C. taking D. giving
II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions .
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living
things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing
water are rare. And since man's inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at
frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their
entire lives without a single drop
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to
withstand its desiccating effects. No moist- skinned, water - loving animals can exist there. Few
large animals are found: the giants of the North America desert are the deer, the coyote, and the
bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift - footed, running, and leaping creatures
than the tangled forest. Its population are largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled
by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as
healthy as animals anywhere in the world.
The secret of their adjustment lies in a combination of behavior and physiology. None could
survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a
matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows
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underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun - baked desert
averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees.
11. The word "they" in the last sentence of paragraph 2 refers to
A. forest creatures B. desert creatures C. desert sounds D. men
12. The word "they" in paragraph 3 refers to
A. the forest animals B. water - loving animals

C. the desert population D. large animals
13. The author mentions all of the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals
EXCEPT
A. animals are watchful and quiet B. animal sleep during the day
C. animals dig homes underground D. animals are noisy and aggressive
14. The phrase " those forms" refers to all of the following EXCEPT
A. many large animals B. water - loving animals
C. the bobcat D. moist - skinned animals
15. The word "emaciated" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. unhealthy B. wild C. cunning D. unmanageable
16. Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage?
A. Water is the basis of life
B. Desert life is colorful
C. All living things adjust to their environments
D. Healthy animals live longer lives
17. The author states that one characteristic of animals that live in the desert is that they
A. are less healthy than animals that live in different places
B. can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees
C. live in an accommodating environment
D. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
18. What is the topic of the passage?
A. Desert plants B. Man's life in the desert
C. Animal life in a desert environment D. Life underground
19. The word "greater" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
A. more noticeable B. heavier C. larger D. stronger
20. The word " desiccating" means
A. drying B. humidifying C. killing D. life threatening
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that
expresses the best meaning formed by the given words
21. Never / history / humanity / there / be / more people / live / world

A. Never in the history of humanity are there more people to live in the world.
B. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people to live in the world.
C. Never in the history of humanity there are more people living in the world.
D. Never in the history of humanity have there been more people living in the world.
22. I / used / swimming / every morning / I / be / child.
A. I used to go swimming every morning when I was a child.
B. I got used to swimming every morning when I was child.
C. I am used to swimming every morning when I am a child.
D. I used to going swimming every morning when I was a child
23. She / sister / someone / I / used / play / when I / young
A. She is the sister of someone that I'm used to playing when I was young.
B. She is someones sister I used to play with when I was young.
C. She is someones sister I'm used to playing when I was young.
D. She is the sister of someone I used to play with when I was young.
24. Farming / what / provide / living / nearly 50% / our population
A. Farming is what is provided with a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
B. Farming is something what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
C. Farming is what someone provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
D. Farming is what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.

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25. party/ be much / interest / than / I expect.
A. The party was much more interested than I had expected.
B. The party was much interesting than I had expected.
C. The party was much more interesting than I expect.
D. The party was much more interesting than I had expected.
IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Long ago prehistoric man began to domesticate a number of wild plants and animals for his
own use. This not only provided more abundant food but also allowed more people to live on a

smaller plot of ground. We tend to forget that all of our present-day pets, livestock, and food
plants were taken from the wild and developed into the forms we know today.
As centuries passed and human cultures evolved and blossomed, humans began to
organise their knowledge of nature into the broad field of natural history. One aspect of early
natural history concerned the use of plants for drugs and medicine. The early herbalists
sometimes overworked their imaginations in this respect. For example, it was widely believed
that a plant or part of a plant that resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ,
Thus, an extract made from a heart-shaped leaf might be prescribed for a person suffering from
heart problems.
Nevertheless, the overall contributions of these early observers provided the rudiments of
our present knowledge of drugs and their uses.
26. The word " extract " is closest in meaning to …
A. flavour B. design C. substance D. ailment
27. Domestication of plants and animals probably occurred because of ….
A. need for more readily available food
B. lack of wild animals and plants
C. the desire of prehistoric man to be nomadic
D. early mans power as a hunter
28. The phrase "in this respect" refers to ………
A. the development of the field of natural history
B. the development of human culture
C. the use of plants for drugs and medicine
D. the origin of knowledge of nature
29. An herbalist is which of the following?
A. A dreamer. B. An early historian.
C. Someone who uses plants in medicine. D. A farmer
30. The passage would most likely lead to a more specific discussion in the field of……….
A. anatomy B. astrology C. zoology D. biology
31. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Cures from plants. B. Early plants and animals.

C. The beginning of natural history. D. Prehistoric man.
32. The word "rudiments" is closest in meaning to …
A. beginnings B. history C. requirements D. proofs
33. The word "blossomed" is closest in meaning to …
A. learned B. produced flowers C. flourished D. changed
34. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Early herbalists were unimaginative.
B. There is little relation between a cure for illness and the physical shape of a plant.
C. The work of early herbalists has nothing to do with present day medicine.
D. The shape of a plant is indicative of its ability to cure ailments of a similarly shaped organ.
35. The word "this" refers to ……….
A. providing food for man B. mans domestication of plants and animals
C. the earliest condition of prehistoric man D. mans ability to live on a small plot of land
V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
italic part is pronounced differently from that of the rest ones

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36. A. merchant B. commercial C. term D. sergeant
37. A. oblivious B. obsession C. obscure D. obstacle
38. A. blouses B. pleases C. amuses D. purses
39. A. Valentine B. imagine C. discipline D. determine
40. A. touring B. adjourn C. colour D. journal
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that
best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close
meaning to the original one
41. All………….is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A. the thing needed B. what is needed C. that is needed D. for our needs
42. I have English classes …………day - on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
A. each other B. all other C. this and the other D. every other
43. The student ___________ the highest score will be awarded a scholarship.

A. receiving B. receives C. who is receiving D. who receive
44. ……… be needed, the water basin would need to be dammed.
A. Hydroelectric power should B. Hydroelectric power
C. Should hydroelectric power D. when hydroelectric power
45. The policeman explained to us___________________get to the market.
A. how we could B. how C. how could we D. how could
46. She _____ for lost time by studying at weekends.
A. got up B. made up C. set about D. put in
47. According to some historians, if Napoleon had not invaded Russia, he __________ the rest
of the world.
A. would conquer B. would have conquered
C. conquered D. had conquered
48. It was ……… easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.
A. normally B. relatively C. exceedingly D. purposefully
49. We _____ for three hours and are very tired.
A. are walking B. have been walking C. had been walking D. were walking
50. Abraham Lincoln insisted that _______ not just on mere opinion but on moral purpose.
A. whenever democracy is based B. democracy should be based
C. to base democracy D. for democracy to be based
51. He seldom goes fishing, ___________?
A. is he B. doesn't he C. does he D. isn't he
52. Not until a monkey is several years old___________to exhibit signs of independence from
its mother.
A. does it begin B. it begins C. beginning D. and begin
53. I decided to go to the library as soon as I…………….
A. finish what I did B. finished what I did
C. finished what I was doing D. would finish what I did
54. The replacement of shops such as the groceries' and chemist's by cafes………… the
housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.
A. have left B. to have left C. has left D. leave

55. Not only________ much bigger than any other planets, but unlike the planets, it consists
completely of gaseous material.
A. the Sun, which is B. that the Sun
C. is the Sun D. the Sun is
56. The car always breaks down because of its old ………….
A. engine B. . motor C. machinery D. machine
57. He is determined to finish the job ____ long it takes.
A. whenever B. no matter C. whatever D. however
58. _____ an argument that Paul and Steve had earlier won.
A. There was B. Which was C. What was D. It was
59. Up _____, and the people cheered.
A. did the balloon go B. does the balloon goC. goes the balloon D. went the balloon
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60. On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater.
A. For the second time B. For this time only
C. Upon reflection D. After discussing with my wife
61. _______________________ from Bill, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Separate C. Apart D. Only
62. The information is strictly …… and should not be discussed in public
A. believable B. exact C. secret D. valuable
63. My car is quite ___________ .
A. economical B. economics C. economic D. economy
64. Architects involved in big projects must study ______ about the outside world before
conceiving of an idea
A. how their clients think B. whether clients thoughts
C. clients think D. thoughts that clients
65. The Olympic marathon distance _______ in the ancient times to honor a messenger who ran
from Marathon to Athens to deliver vital news and then died.
A. establishing B. which established C. was established D. established

VII. Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C,
and D. Choose the word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be
correct by marking letter A,B C or D and then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
66. The surface conditions on the planet Mars are the more like the Earth's than those of any
A B C
other planet in the solar system
D
67. Although there were a lot of opposition initially, many people now accept that infertile
A B C
couples have the right to medical help.
D
68. I hadn't understood his directions. However, I asked him to repeat what he'd said.
A B C D
69. With the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen do
A B
not hardly have as much traveling as they used to.
C D
70. The midnight sun is a phenomenon in which the Sun visible remains in the sky for twenty-
A B C
four hours or longer.
D
VIII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to each of the following questions
71. The singer has given up performing live.
A. The singer used to perform live.
B. The singer's live performance has been cancelled.
C. The singer's performance has always been live.
D. The singer is accustomed to performing live.
72. But for their help, we couldn't have survived the famine.
A. If only they had helped us, we could have survived the famine.

B. We survived the famine without their help.
C. If they didn't help us, we couldn't survive the famine
D. If they hadn't helped us, we couldn't have survived the famine
73. He makes a better husband than father.
A. He is more successful as a husband than as a father.
B. His father is better than her husbandPage 5 of 26
C. Fathers are usually good husbands

D. He tries to be a good husband than father.

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74. The boy was not intelligent enough to have solved such complex problems alone.
A. The complex problems couldn't be solved because the boy was so stupid.
B. The boy together with someone else solved the complex problems.
C. The boy was not intelligent but he managed to solve such complex problems.
D. The boy, though quite intelligent, couldn't solve the complex problems.
75. Tom told his girlfriend, "Let me tell him if you can't".
A. Tom suggested that I should tell him if his girlfriend couldn't.
B. Tom volunteered to tell him if his girlfriend coundn't.
C. Tom asked his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn't.
D. Tom advised his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn't.
IX. Choose one option A,B,C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the
syllable in the position which is different from that of the others. Identify your choice by
marking letter A, B, C or D on answer sheet.
76. A. necessity B. definition C. incredible D. humidity
77. A. kingdom B. begin C. passage D. mountain
78. A. dinosaur B. calendar C. eternal D. history
79. A. imply B. arrive C. countless D. before
80. A. develop B. astonish C. document D. opponent
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Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Name : ………………………………………Class:……… Candidate’s index number :………


I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest
in meaning to each of the following questions
1. But for their help, we couldn't have survived the famine.
A. We survived the famine without their help.
B. If they didn't help us, we couldn't survive the famine
C. If they hadn't helped us, we couldn't have survived the famine
D. If only they had helped us, we could have survived the famine.
2. The singer has given up performing live.
A. The singer's performance has always been live.
B. The singer is accustomed to performing live.
C. The singer's live performance has been cancelled.
D. The singer used to perform live.
3. The boy was not intelligent enough to have solved such complex problems alone.
A. The complex problems couldn't be solved because the boy was so stupid.
B. The boy, though quite intelligent, couldn't solve the complex problems.
C. The boy together with someone else solved the complex problems.
D. The boy was not intelligent but he managed to solve such complex problems.
4. Tom told his girlfriend, "Let me tell him if you can't".
A. Tom asked his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn't.
B. Tom volunteered to tell him if his girlfriend coundn't.
C. Tom advised his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn't.
D. Tom suggested that I should tell him if his girlfriend couldn't.
5. He makes a better husband than father.
A. His father is better than her husband

B. He is more successful as a husband than as a father.
C. Fathers are usually good husbands
D. He tries to be a good husband than father.
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that
best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close
meaning to the original one
6. Abraham Lincoln insisted that _______ not just on mere opinion but on moral purpose.
A. whenever democracy is based B. democracy should be based
C. for democracy to be based D. to base democracy
7. My car is quite ___________ .
A. economics B. economy C. economic D. economical
8. The Olympic marathon distance _______ in the ancient times to honor a messenger who ran
from Marathon to Athens to deliver vital news and then died.
A. which established B. establishing C. established D. was established
9. According to some historians, if Napoleon had not invaded Russia, he __________ the rest of
the world.
A. had conquered B. would conquer
C. would have conquered D. conquered
10. The information is strictly …… and should not be discussed in public
A. believable B. exact C. secret D. valuable
11. He seldom goes fishing, ___________?
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A. does he B. doesn't he C. isn't he D. is he
12. ……… be needed, the water basin would need to be dammed.

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A. when hydroelectric power B. Hydroelectric power should
C. Should hydroelectric power D. Hydroelectric power
13. All………….is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A. for our needs B. the thing needed C. what is needed D. that is needed

14. Up _____, and the people cheered.
A. does the balloon go B. did the balloon go C. went the balloon D. goes the balloon
15. Architects involved in big projects must study ______ about the outside world before
conceiving of an idea
A. how their clients think B. whether clients thoughts
C. thoughts that clients D. clients think
16. Not only________ much bigger than any other planets, but unlike the planets, it consists
completely of gaseous material.
A. the Sun is B. the Sun, which is
C. is the Sun D. that the Sun
17. He is determined to finish the job ____ long it takes.
A. no matter B. whenever C. however D. whatever
18. It was ……… easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.
A. purposefully B. normally C. relatively D. exceedingly
19. The student ___________ the highest score will be awarded a scholarship.
A. who is receiving B. receives C. who receive D. receiving
20. The replacement of shops such as the groceries' and chemist's by cafes………… the
housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.
A. leave B. to have left C. has left D. have left
21. The policeman explained to us___________________get to the market.
A. how B. how we could C. how could D. how could we
22. _______________________ from Bill, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Separate C. Apart D. Only
23. I have English classes …………day - on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
A. this and the other B. all other C. each other D. every other
24. On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater.
A. After discussing with my wife B. For this time only
C. For the second time D. Upon reflection
25. She _____ for lost time by studying at weekends.
A. got up B. made up C. put in D. set about

26. _____ an argument that Paul and Steve had earlier won.
A. It was B. Which was C. What was D. There was
27. Not until a monkey is several years old___________to exhibit signs of independence from
its mother.
A. and begin B. does it begin C. it begins D. beginning
28. I decided to go to the library as soon as I…………….
A. finished what I did B. finish what I did
C. would finish what I did D. finished what I was doing
29. The car always breaks down because of its old ………….
A. machine B. machinery C. engine D. . motor
30. We _____ for three hours and are very tired.
A. were walking B. had been walking C. have been walking D. are walking

III. Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C,
and D. Choose the word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be
correct by marking letter A,B C or D and then mark your choice on the answer sheet.

31. Although there were a lot of opposition initially, many people now accept that infertile
A B C
couples have the right to medical help.
D

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32. The midnight sun is a phenomenon in which the Sun visible remains in the sky for twenty-
A B C
four hours or longer.

D
33. I hadn't understood his directions. However, I asked him to repeat what he'd said.
A B C D

34. The surface conditions on the planet Mars are the more like the Earth's than those of any
A B C
other planet in the solar system
D
35. With the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen do
A B
not hardly have as much traveling as they used to.
C D
IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Long ago prehistoric man began to domesticate a number of wild plants and animals for his
own use. This not only provided more abundant food but also allowed more people to live on a
smaller plot of ground. We tend to forget that all of our present-day pets, livestock, and food
plants were taken from the wild and developed into the forms we know today.
As centuries passed and human cultures evolved and blossomed, humans began to
organise their knowledge of nature into the broad field of natural history. One aspect of early
natural history concerned the use of plants for drugs and medicine. The early herbalists
sometimes overworked their imaginations in this respect. For example, it was widely believed
that a plant or part of a plant that resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ,
Thus, an extract made from a heart-shaped leaf might be prescribed for a person suffering from
heart problems.
Nevertheless, the overall contributions of these early observers provided the rudiments of
our present knowledge of drugs and their uses.
36. The passage would most likely lead to a more specific discussion in the field of……….
A. astrology B. anatomy C. zoology D. biology
37. The word " extract " is closest in meaning to …
A. ailment B. design C. flavour D. substance
38. The word "blossomed" is closest in meaning to …
A. produced flowers B. changed C. learned D. flourished
39. What does this passage mainly discuss?

A. Prehistoric man. B. The beginning of natural history.
C. Cures from plants. D. Early plants and animals.
40. An herbalist is which of the following?
A. A farmer B. A dreamer.
C. An early historian. D. Someone who uses plants in medicine.
41. The phrase "in this respect" refers to ………
A. the development of human culture B. the development of the field of natural
history
C. the origin of knowledge of nature D. the use of plants for drugs and medicine
42. The word "this" refers to ……….
A. the earliest condition of prehistoric man B. mans domestication of plants and animals
C. providing food for man D. mans ability to live on a small plot of land
43. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Early herbalists were unimaginative.
B. There is little relation between a cure for illness and the physical shape of a plant.
C. The work of early herbalists has nothing to do with present day medicine.
D. The shape of a plant is indicative of its ability to cure ailments of a similarly shaped organ.
44. Domestication of plants and animals probably occurred because of ….
A. early mans power as a hunter
B. need for more readily available food
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C. the desire of prehistoric man to be nomadic
D. lack of wild animals and plants
45. The word "rudiments" is closest in meaning to …
A. beginnings B. history C. proofs D. requirements
V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions .
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living
things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing
water are rare. And since man's inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at

frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their
entire lives without a single drop
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to
withstand its desiccating effects. No moist- skinned, water - loving animals can exist there. Few
large animals are found: the giants of the North America desert are the deer, the coyote, and the
bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift - footed, running, and leaping creatures
than the tangled forest. Its population are largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled
by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as
healthy as animals anywhere in the world.
The secret of their adjustment lies in a combination of behavior and physiology. None could
survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a
matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows
underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun - baked desert
averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees.
46. The word "they" in paragraph 3 refers to
A. the forest animals B. large animals
C. water - loving animals D. the desert population
47. Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage?
A. Water is the basis of life B. Desert life is colorful
C. Healthy animals live longer lives D. All living things adjust to their environments
48. The author mentions all of the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals
EXCEPT
A. animals are noisy and aggressive B. animal sleep during the day
C. animals dig homes underground D. animals are watchful and quiet
49. The phrase " those forms" refers to all of the following EXCEPT
A. moist - skinned animals B. the bobcat C. water - loving
animals D. many large animals
50. The word "they" in the last sentence of paragraph 2 refers to
A. desert sounds B. desert creatures C. men D. forest creatures
51. The author states that one characteristic of animals that live in the desert is that they

A. are less healthy than animals that live in different places
B. live in an accommodating environment
C. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
D. can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees
52. What is the topic of the passage?
A. Desert plants B. Life underground
C. Animal life in a desert environment D. Man's life in the desert
53. The word " desiccating" means
A. drying B. humidifying C. killing D. life threatening
54. The word "emaciated" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. unhealthy B. cunning C. wild D. unmanageable

55. The word "greater" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
A. heavier B. larger C. stronger D. more noticeable
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined italic part is pronounced differently from that of the rest ones
56. A. colour B. journal C. adjourn D. touring
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57. A. imagine B. Valentine C. determine D. discipline
58. A. merchant B. commercial C. sergeant D. term
59. A. blouses B. pleases C. purses D. amuses
60. A. obscure B. oblivious C. obsession D. obstacle
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that
expresses the best meaning formed by the given words
61. party/ be much / interest / than / I expect.
A. The party was much more interested than I had expected.
B. The party was much more interesting than I expect.
C. The party was much interesting than I had expected.
D. The party was much more interesting than I had expected.
62. Never / history / humanity / there / be / more people / live / world

A. Never in the history of humanity there are more people living in the world.
B. Never in the history of humanity have there been more people living in the world.
C. Never in the history of humanity are there more people to live in the world.
D. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people to live in the world.
63. I / used / swimming / every morning / I / be / child.
A. I used to go swimming every morning when I was a child.
B. I used to going swimming every morning when I was a child
C. I am used to swimming every morning when I am a child.
D. I got used to swimming every morning when I was child.
64. She / sister / someone / I / used / play / when I / young
A. She is the sister of someone I used to play with when I was young.
B. She is someones sister I'm used to playing when I was young.
C. She is the sister of someone that I'm used to playing when I was young.
D. She is someones sister I used to play with when I was young.
65. Farming / what / provide / living / nearly 50% / our population
A. Farming is something what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
B. Farming is what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
C. Farming is what is provided with a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
D. Farming is what someone provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
VIII. Choose one option A,B,C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on
the syllable in the position which is different from that of the others. Identify your choice
by marking letter A, B, C or D on answer sheet.
66. A. history B. dinosaur C. eternal D. calendar
67. A. arrive B. before C. imply D. countless
68. A. incredible B. necessity C. humidity D. definition
69. A. astonish B. document C. develop D. opponent
70. A. kingdom B. begin C. passage D. mountain
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALL

In Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than on
going to the cinema or renting videos. But is this (71)_______ a bad thing? For years, newspaper
reports have been (72)_______ that children who spend too much time playing computer games
become unsociable, bad- tempered, even violent as a (73)_______ But new research,
(74)_______ out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be true.
Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve
certain skills. Researchers claim that this is because the games (75)_______ the brain work
harder in certain ways, like (76)_______ sounds and movements quickly and identifying what
they are. The fact that people play the games repeatedly (77)_______ that they get a lot of
practice in these skills which are therefore likely to become highly developed.

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Social skills may benefit, too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person shooter
games (78)_______ "Counterstrike" are better than non-players when it comes to building trust
and co-operation, and that this (79)_______ them to make good friendships and become strong
members of their communities. So rather than (80)_______ up computer games, perhaps young
people need to spend more time on them?
71. A. necessarily B. fully C. nearly D. certainly
72. A. informing B. saying C. telling D. speaking
73. A. conclusion B. result C. reason D. product
74. A. turned B. thought C. carried D. worked
75. A. push B. keep C. force D. make
76. A. solving B. imagining C. realizing D. noticing
77. A. brings B. causes C. asks D. means
78. A. as well as B. in order to C. due to D. such as
79. A. supports B. shows C. serves D. helps
80. A. stopping B. ending C. giving D. taking
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SỞ GD&ĐT PHÚ YÊN Kỳ thi thử ĐH - CĐ ( 2013 – 2014)
TRƯỜNG THPT TRẦN QUỐC TUẤN

ĐỀ THI MÔN: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Name : ………………………………………Class:……… Candidate’s index number :………

Mã đề: 214
I. Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C,
and D. Choose the word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be
correct by marking letter A,B C or D and then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
1. The midnight sun is a phenomenon in which the Sun visible remains in the sky for twenty-
A B C
four hours or longer.
D
2. I hadn't understood his directions. However, I asked him to repeat what he'd said.
A B C D
3. The surface conditions on the planet Mars are the more like the Earth's than those of any
A B C
other planet in the solar system
D
4. With the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen do
A B
not hardly have as much traveling as they used to.
C D
5. Although there were a lot of opposition initially, many people now accept that infertile
A B C
couples have the right to medical help.
D
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that
best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close
meaning to the original one
6. We _____ for three hours and are very tired.

A. had been walking B. are walking C. were walking D. have been walking
7. _______________________ from Bill, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Separate D. Apart
8. The information is strictly …… and should not be discussed in public
A. believable B. valuable C. secret D. exact
9. Not only________ much bigger than any other planets, but unlike the planets, it consists
completely of gaseous material.
A. is the Sun B. the Sun is C. the Sun, which is D. that the Sun
10. The car always breaks down because of its old ………….
A. machine B. engine C. machinery D. . motor
11. _____ an argument that Paul and Steve had earlier won.
A. There was B. It was C. What was D. Which was
12. According to some historians, if Napoleon had not invaded Russia, he __________ the rest
of the world.
A. would have conquered B. had conquered
C. would conquer D. conquered
13. The policeman explained to us___________________get to the market.
A. how B. how could C. how we could D. how could we
14. ……… be needed, the water basin would need to be dammed.
A. Should hydroelectric power B. when hydroelectric power
C. Hydroelectric power should D. Hydroelectric power

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15. She _____ for lost time by studying at weekends.
A. made up B. set about C. got up D. put in
16. My car is quite ___________ .
A. economics B. economical C. economic D. economy
17. Not until a monkey is several years old___________to exhibit signs of independence from
its mother.
A. it begins B. does it begin C. beginning D. and begin

18. He is determined to finish the job ____ long it takes.
A. no matter B. whenever C. whatever D. however
19. I decided to go to the library as soon as I…………….
A. would finish what I did B. finished what I was doing
C. finished what I did D. finish what I did
20. The student ___________ the highest score will be awarded a scholarship.
A. who receive B. who is receiving C. receiving D. receives
21. All………….is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A. the thing needed B. what is needed C. that is needed D. for our needs
22. Architects involved in big projects must study ______ about the outside world before
conceiving of an idea
A. whether clients thoughts B. how their clients think
C. thoughts that clients D. clients think
23. It was ……… easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.
A. purposefully B. relatively C. exceedingly D. normally
24. The replacement of shops such as the groceries' and chemist's by cafes………… the
housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.
A. have left B. leave C. has left D. to have left
25. On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater.
A. After discussing with my wife B. For the second time
C. Upon reflection D. For this time only
26. The Olympic marathon distance _______ in the ancient times to honor a messenger who ran
from Marathon to Athens to deliver vital news and then died.
A. was established B. established C. which established D. establishing
27. I have English classes …………day - on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
A. all other B. every other C. each other D. this and the other
28. Up _____, and the people cheered.
A. went the balloon B. goes the balloon C. did the balloon go D. does the balloon go
29. He seldom goes fishing, ___________?
A. is he B. doesn't he C. isn't he D. does he

30. Abraham Lincoln insisted that _______ not just on mere opinion but on moral purpose.
A. to base democracy B. for democracy to be based
C. whenever democracy is based D. democracy should be based
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined italic part is pronounced differently from that of the rest ones
31. A. blouses B. purses C. pleases D. amuses
32. A. adjourn B. journal C. touring D. colour
33. A. term B. merchant C. commercial D. sergeant
34. A. discipline B. Valentine C. imagine D. determine
35. A. obsession B. obscure C. obstacle D. oblivious
IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Long ago prehistoric man began to domesticate a number of wild plants and animals for his
own use. This not only provided more abundant food but also allowed more people to live on a
smaller plot of ground. We tend to forget that all of our present-day pets, livestock, and food
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As centuries passed and human cultures evolved and blossomed, humans began to
organise their knowledge of nature into the broad field of natural history. One aspect of early
natural history concerned the use of plants for drugs and medicine. The early herbalists
sometimes overworked their imaginations in this respect. For example, it was widely believed
that a plant or part of a plant that resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ,
Thus, an extract made from a heart-shaped leaf might be prescribed for a person suffering from
heart problems.
Nevertheless, the overall contributions of these early observers provided the rudiments of
our present knowledge of drugs and their uses.
36. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The work of early herbalists has nothing to do with present day medicine.
B. Early herbalists were unimaginative.

C. The shape of a plant is indicative of its ability to cure ailments of a similarly shaped organ.
D. There is little relation between a cure for illness and the physical shape of a plant.
37. The word "this" refers to ……….
A. providing food for man B. the earliest condition of prehistoric man
C. mans domestication of plants and animals D. mans ability to live on a small plot of land
38. Domestication of plants and animals probably occurred because of ….
A. early mans power as a hunter B. lack of wild animals and plants
C. need for more readily available food D. the desire of prehistoric man to be nomadic
39. The word " extract " is closest in meaning to …
A. flavour B. ailment C. substance D. design
40. The phrase "in this respect" refers to ………
A. the use of plants for drugs and medicine
B. the development of human culture
C. the origin of knowledge of nature
D. the development of the field of natural history
41. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Cures from plants. B. The beginning of natural history.
C. Prehistoric man. D. Early plants and animals.
42. The word "rudiments" is closest in meaning to …
A. beginnings B. proofs C. requirements D. history
43. The passage would most likely lead to a more specific discussion in the field of……….
A. zoology B. astrology C. biology D. anatomy
44. The word "blossomed" is closest in meaning to …
A. learned B. produced flowers C. flourished D. changed
45. An herbalist is which of the following?
A. A dreamer. B. A farmer
C. An early historian. D. Someone who uses plants in medicine.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that
expresses the best meaning formed by the given words
46. Never / history / humanity / there / be / more people / live / world

A. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people to live in the world.
B. Never in the history of humanity are there more people to live in the world.
C. Never in the history of humanity there are more people living in the world.
D. Never in the history of humanity have there been more people living in the world.
47. I / used / swimming / every morning / I / be / child.
A. I got used to swimming every morning when I was child.
B. I used to going swimming every morning when I was a child
C. I am used to swimming every morning when I am a child.
D. I used to go swimming every morning when I was a child.
48. party/ be much / interest / than / I expect.
A. The party was much interesting than I had expected.
B. The party was much more interesting than I had expected.
C. The party was much more interesting than I expect.

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D. The party was much more interested than I had expected.
49. Farming / what / provide / living / nearly 50% / our population
A. Farming is what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
B. Farming is something what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
C. Farming is what someone provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
D. Farming is what is provided with a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
50. She / sister / someone / I / used / play / when I / young
A. She is the sister of someone I used to play with when I was young.
B. She is someones sister I'm used to playing when I was young.
C. She is someones sister I used to play with when I was young.
D. She is the sister of someone that I'm used to playing when I was young.
VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALL
In Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than on

going to the cinema or renting videos. But is this (51)_______ a bad thing? For years, newspaper
reports have been (52)_______ that children who spend too much time playing computer games
become unsociable, bad- tempered, even violent as a (53)_______ But new research,
(54)_______ out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be true.
Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve
certain skills. Researchers claim that this is because the games (55)_______ the brain work
harder in certain ways, like (56)_______ sounds and movements quickly and identifying what
they are. The fact that people play the games repeatedly (57)_______ that they get a lot of
practice in these skills which are therefore likely to become highly developed.
Social skills may benefit, too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person shooter
games (58)_______ "Counterstrike" are better than non-players when it comes to building trust
and co-operation, and that this (59)_______ them to make good friendships and become strong
members of their communities. So rather than (60)_______ up computer games, perhaps young
people need to spend more time on them?
51. A. necessarily B. fully C. certainly D. nearly
52. A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. informing
53. A. result B. reason C. conclusion D. product
54. A. carried B. worked C. thought D. turned
55. A. make B. keep C. push D. force
56. A. imagining B. noticing C. solving D. realizing
57. A. means B. causes C. brings D. asks
58. A. as well as B. such as C. in order to D. due to
59. A. supports B. helps C. shows D. serves
60. A. giving B. taking C. stopping D. ending
VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions .
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living
things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing
water are rare. And since man's inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at
frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their

entire lives without a single drop
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to
withstand its desiccating effects. No moist- skinned, water - loving animals can exist there. Few
large animals are found: the giants of the North America desert are the deer, the coyote, and the
bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift - footed, running, and leaping creatures
than the tangled forest. Its population are largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled
by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere environment, they are
as healthy as animals anywhere in the world.

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The secret of their adjustment lies in a combination of behavior and physiology. None could
survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a
matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows
underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun - baked desert
averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees.
61. The author states that one characteristic of animals that live in the desert is that they
A. can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees
B. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
C. live in an accommodating environment
D. are less healthy than animals that live in different places
62. The author mentions all of the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals
EXCEPT
A. animals dig homes underground B. animals are noisy and aggressive
C. animal sleep during the day D. animals are watchful and quiet
63. The phrase " those forms" refers to all of the following EXCEPT
A. moist - skinned animals B. the bobcat
C. many large animals D. water - loving animals
64. What is the topic of the passage?
A. Life underground B. Man's life in the desert
C. Desert plants D. Animal life in a desert environment

65. The word "emaciated" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. wild B. unhealthy C. cunning D. unmanageable
66. The word " desiccating" means
A. killing B. humidifying C. drying D. life threatening
67. Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage?
A. All living things adjust to their environments
B. Desert life is colorful
C. Healthy animals live longer lives
D. Water is the basis of life
68. The word "greater" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
A. heavier B. more noticeable C. stronger D. larger
69. The word "they" in paragraph 3 refers to
A. water - loving animals B. the desert population
C. the forest animals D. large animals
70. The word "they" in the last sentence of paragraph 2 refers to
A. desert creatures B. forest creatures C. desert sounds D. men
VIII. Choose one option A,B,C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on
the syllable in the position which is different from that of the others. Identify your choice
by marking letter A, B, C or D on answer sheet.
71. A. opponent B. develop C. astonish D. document
72. A. eternal B. history C. calendar D. dinosaur
73. A. before B. imply C. countless D. arrive
74. A. definition B. necessity C. humidity D. incredible
75. A. mountain B. kingdom C. passage D. begin
IX. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to each of the following questions
76. The singer has given up performing live.
A. The singer's performance has always been live.
B. The singer is accustomed to performing live.
C. The singer's live performance has been cancelled.

D. The singer used to perform live.
77. He makes a better husband than father.
A. His father is better than her husband
B. He tries to be a good husband than father.

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C. He is more successful as a husband than as a father.
D. Fathers are usually good husbands

78. The boy was not intelligent enough to have solved such complex problems alone.
A. The boy, though quite intelligent, couldn't solve the complex problems.
B. The complex problems couldn't be solved because the boy was so stupid.
C. The boy was not intelligent but he managed to solve such complex problems.
D. The boy together with someone else solved the complex problems.
79. Tom told his girlfriend, "Let me tell him if you can't".
A. Tom asked his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn't.
B. Tom volunteered to tell him if his girlfriend coundn't.
C. Tom advised his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn't.
D. Tom suggested that I should tell him if his girlfriend couldn't.
80. But for their help, we couldn't have survived the famine.
A. We survived the famine without their help.
B. If they didn't help us, we couldn't survive the famine
C. If they hadn't helped us, we couldn't have survived the famine
D. If only they had helped us, we could have survived the famine.
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SỞ GD&ĐT PHÚ YÊN Kỳ thi thử ĐH - CĐ ( 2013 – 2014)
TRƯỜNG THPT TRẦN QUỐC TUẤN ĐỀ THI MÔN: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Name : ………………………………………Class:……… Candidate’s index number :………

I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions .
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living
things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing
water are rare. And since man's inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at
frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their
entire lives without a single drop
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to
withstand its desiccating effects. No moist- skinned, water - loving animals can exist there. Few
large animals are found: the giants of the North America desert are the deer, the coyote, and the
bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift - footed, running, and leaping creatures
than the tangled forest. Its population are largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled
by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as
healthy as animals anywhere in the world.
The secret of their adjustment lies in a combination of behavior and physiology. None could
survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a
matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows
underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun - baked desert
averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees.
1. The word "greater" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
A. more noticeable B. heavier C. stronger D. larger
2. The word " desiccating" means
A. life threatening B. humidifying C. killing D. drying
3. The word "emaciated" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. unmanageable B. unhealthy C. wild D. cunning
4. The author mentions all of the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals
EXCEPT
A. animal sleep during the day B. animals are watchful and quiet
C. animals are noisy and aggressive D. animals dig homes underground

5. The word "they" in the last sentence of paragraph 2 refers to
A. forest creatures B. men C. desert sounds D. desert creatures
6. What is the topic of the passage?
A. Desert plants B. Man's life in the desert
C. Life underground D. Animal life in a desert environment
7. The phrase " those forms" refers to all of the following EXCEPT
A. the bobcat B. moist - skinned animals
C. water - loving animals D. many large animals
8. Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage?
A. Healthy animals live longer lives
B. Water is the basis of life
C. All living things adjust to their environments
D. Desert life is colorful
9. The author states that one characteristic of animals that live in the desert is that they
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A. live in an accommodating environment
B. can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees
C. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
D. are less healthy than animals that live in different places
10. The word "they" in paragraph 3 refers to

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A. large animals B. the forest animals
C. the desert population D. water - loving animals
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to each of the following questions
11. Tom told his girlfriend, "Let me tell him if you can't".
A. Tom asked his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn't.
B. Tom advised his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn't.
C. Tom suggested that I should tell him if his girlfriend couldn't.

D. Tom volunteered to tell him if his girlfriend coundn't.
12. The boy was not intelligent enough to have solved such complex problems alone.
A. The boy, though quite intelligent, couldn't solve the complex problems.
B. The boy was not intelligent but he managed to solve such complex problems.
C. The complex problems couldn't be solved because the boy was so stupid.
D. The boy together with someone else solved the complex problems.
13. He makes a better husband than father.
A. His father is better than her husband
B. Fathers are usually good husbands
C. He is more successful as a husband than as a father.
D. He tries to be a good husband than father.
14. The singer has given up performing live.
A. The singer used to perform live.
B. The singer's live performance has been cancelled.
C. The singer is accustomed to performing live.
D. The singer's performance has always been live.
15. But for their help, we couldn't have survived the famine.
A. We survived the famine without their help.
B. If they didn't help us, we couldn't survive the famine
C. If they hadn't helped us, we couldn't have survived the famine
D. If only they had helped us, we could have survived the famine.
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALL
In Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than on
going to the cinema or renting videos. But is this (16)_______ a bad thing? For years, newspaper
reports have been (17)_______ that children who spend too much time playing computer games
become unsociable, bad- tempered, even violent as a (18)_______ But new research,
(19)_______ out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be true.
Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve

certain skills. Researchers claim that this is because the games (20)_______ the brain work
harder in certain ways, like (21)_______ sounds and movements quickly and identifying what
they are. The fact that people play the games repeatedly (22)_______ that they get a lot of
practice in these skills which are therefore likely to become highly developed.
Social skills may benefit, too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person shooter
games (23)_______ "Counterstrike" are better than non-players when it comes to building trust
and co-operation, and that this (24)_______ them to make good friendships and become strong
members of their communities. So rather than (25)_______ up computer games, perhaps young
people need to spend more time on them?
16. A. necessarily B. certainly C. nearly D. fully
17. A. speaking B. saying C. telling D. informing
18. A. product B. reason C. result D. conclusion
19. A. carried B. thought C. worked D. turned
20. A. make B. keep C. force D. push
21. A. realizing B. noticing C. solving D. imagining
22. A. causes B. asks C. means D. brings

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23. A. as well as B. in order to C. due to D. such as
24. A. serves B. shows C. helps D. supports
25. A. ending B. stopping C. taking D. giving
IV. Choose one option A,B,C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the
syllable in the position which is different from that of the others. Identify your choice by
marking letter A, B, C or D on answer sheet.
26. A. history B. dinosaur C. eternal D. calendar
27. A. astonish B. document C. develop D. opponent
28. A. definition B. incredible C. humidity D. necessity
29. A. mountain B. passage C. kingdom D. begin
30. A. imply B. before C. countless D. arrive

V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Long ago prehistoric man began to domesticate a number of wild plants and animals for his
own use. This not only provided more abundant food but also allowed more people to live on a
smaller plot of ground. We tend to forget that all of our present-day pets, livestock, and food
plants were taken from the wild and developed into the forms we know today.
As centuries passed and human cultures evolved and blossomed, humans began to
organise their knowledge of nature into the broad field of natural history. One aspect of early
natural history concerned the use of plants for drugs and medicine. The early herbalists
sometimes overworked their imaginations in this respect. For example, it was widely believed
that a plant or part of a plant that resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ,
Thus, an extract made from a heart-shaped leaf might be prescribed for a person suffering from
heart problems.
Nevertheless, the overall contributions of these early observers provided the rudiments of
our present knowledge of drugs and their uses.
31. The word "blossomed" is closest in meaning to …
A. flourished B. changed C. learned D. produced flowers
32. An herbalist is which of the following?
A. An early historian. B. Someone who uses plants in medicine.
C. A farmer D. A dreamer.
33. Domestication of plants and animals probably occurred because of ….
A. lack of wild animals and plants B. the desire of prehistoric man to be nomadic
C. need for more readily available food D. early mans power as a hunter
34. The word "this" refers to ……….
A. mans domestication of plants and animals B. the earliest condition of prehistoric man
C. mans ability to live on a small plot of land D. providing food for man
35. The word " extract " is closest in meaning to …
A. design B. substance C. flavour D. ailment
36. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Cures from plants. B. Early plants and animals.

C. The beginning of natural history. D. Prehistoric man.
37. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. There is little relation between a cure for illness and the physical shape of a plant.
B. Early herbalists were unimaginative.
C. The work of early herbalists has nothing to do with present day medicine.
D. The shape of a plant is indicative of its ability to cure ailments of a similarly shaped organ.
38. The passage would most likely lead to a more specific discussion in the field of……….
A. anatomy B. astrology C. zoology D. biology
39. The word "rudiments" is closest in meaning to …
A. proofs B. beginnings C. requirements D. history
40. The phrase "in this respect" refers to ………
A. the use of plants for drugs and medicine
B. the origin of knowledge of nature
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C. the development of human culture
D. the development of the field of natural history
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that
best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close
meaning to the original one
41. The replacement of shops such as the groceries' and chemist's by cafes………… the
housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.
A. have left B. to have left C. leave D. has left
42. Not only________ much bigger than any other planets, but unlike the planets, it consists
completely of gaseous material.
A. the Sun is B. the Sun, which is C. is the Sun D. that the Sun
43. It was ……… easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.
A. exceedingly B. relatively C. normally D. purposefully
44. I have English classes …………day - on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
A. all other B. each other C. this and the other D. every other
45. _____ an argument that Paul and Steve had earlier won.

A. What was B. Which was C. There was D. It was
46. We _____ for three hours and are very tired.
A. are walking B. had been walking C. were walking D. have been walking
47. He seldom goes fishing, ___________?
A. is he B. isn't he C. does he D. doesn't he
48. He is determined to finish the job ____ long it takes.
A. whenever B. whatever C. however D. no matter
49. Up _____, and the people cheered.
A. goes the balloon B. did the balloon go
C. does the balloon go D. went the balloon
50. The policeman explained to us___________________get to the market.
A. how could we B. how we could C. how D. how could
51. All………….is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A. that is needed B. for our needs C. the thing needed D. what is needed
52. According to some historians, if Napoleon had not invaded Russia, he __________ the rest
of the world.
A. had conquered B. conquered
C. would have conquered D. would conquer
53. The information is strictly …… and should not be discussed in public
A. valuable B. secret C. believable D. exact
54. The student ___________ the highest score will be awarded a scholarship.
A. receives B. who is receiving C. receiving D. who receive
55. Abraham Lincoln insisted that _______ not just on mere opinion but on moral purpose.
A. to base democracy B. whenever democracy is based
C. democracy should be based D. for democracy to be based
56. The Olympic marathon distance _______ in the ancient times to honor a messenger who ran
from Marathon to Athens to deliver vital news and then died.
A. was established B. which established C. established D. establishing
57. My car is quite ___________ .
A. economic B. economics C. economical D. economy

58. She _____ for lost time by studying at weekends.
A. made up B. put in C. got up D. set about
59. _______________________ from Bill, all the students said they would go.
A. Separate B. Only C. Apart D. Except
60. On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater.
A. After discussing with my wife B. Upon reflection
C. For the second time D. For this time only
61. I decided to go to the library as soon as I…………….
A. would finish what I did B. finished what I did

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C. finish what I did D. finished what I was doing
62. Not until a monkey is several years old___________to exhibit signs of independence from
its mother.
A. and begin B. beginning C. does it begin D. it begins
63. ……… be needed, the water basin would need to be dammed.
A. when hydroelectric power B. Hydroelectric power
C. Should hydroelectric power D. Hydroelectric power should
64. Architects involved in big projects must study ______ about the outside world before
conceiving of an idea
A. how their clients think B. thoughts that clients
C. clients think D. whether clients thoughts
65. The car always breaks down because of its old ………….
A. machine B. machinery C. engine D. motor
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that
expresses the best meaning formed by the given words
66. party/ be much / interest / than / I expect.
A. The party was much more interested than I had expected.
B. The party was much more interesting than I expect.
C. The party was much interesting than I had expected.

D. The party was much more interesting than I had expected.
67. I / used / swimming / every morning / I / be / child.
A. I got used to swimming every morning when I was child.
B. I used to going swimming every morning when I was a child
C. I used to go swimming every morning when I was a child.
D. I am used to swimming every morning when I am a child.
68. Farming / what / provide / living / nearly 50% / our population
A. Farming is what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
B. Farming is something what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
C. Farming is what is provided with a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
D. Farming is what someone provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
69. She / sister / someone / I / used / play / when I / young
A. She is someones sister I used to play with when I was young.
B. She is the sister of someone I used to play with when I was young.
C. She is someones sister I'm used to playing when I was young.
D. She is the sister of someone that I'm used to playing when I was young.
70. Never / history / humanity / there / be / more people / live / world
A. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people to live in the world.
B. Never in the history of humanity there are more people living in the world.
C. Never in the history of humanity are there more people to live in the world.
D. Never in the history of humanity have there been more people living in the world.
VIII. Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B,
C, and D. Choose the word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to
be correct by marking letter A,B C or D and then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
71. Although there were a lot of opposition initially, many people now accept that infertile
A B C
couples have the right to medical help.
D
72. The midnight sun is a phenomenon in which the Sun visible remains in the sky for twenty-
A B C

four hours or longer.
D
73. With the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen do
A B
not hardly have as much traveling as they used to.
C D
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74. The surface conditions on the planet Mars are the more like the Earth's than those of any
A B C
other planet in the solar system
D
75. I hadn't understood his directions. However, I asked him to repeat what he'd said.
A B C D
IX. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined italic part is pronounced differently from that of the rest ones
76. A. amuses B. blouses C. pleases D. purses
77. A. discipline B. determine C. Valentine D. imagine
78. A. oblivious B. obsession C. obscure D. obstacle
79. A. merchant B. sergeant C. term D. commercial
80. A. adjourn B. journal C. colour D. touring
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