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CÔNG TY CỔ PHẦN ĐẦU TƯ CÔNG NGHỆ
GIÁO DỤC IDJ
ĐỀ THI CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM - 2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

I/ Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words.
Question 1.
A. fierce B. beard C. fear D. heart
Question 2.
A. fire B. hire C. thigh D. dirt
Question 3.
A. fort B. distort C. pottery D. award
Question 4.
A. funny B. hungry C. study D. monster
Question 5.
A. leave B. instead C. heap D. steep

II/ Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
Question 6. To ………. is to become, or make something become, twice as much or as many.
A. double
B. increase
C. decrease
D. rise up
Question 7. Farming is the ………. of managing or working on a farm.
A. action
B. act
C. duty
D. business
Question 8. Some people are ………… interested in animals than in other people.
A. further

B. far more
C. much
D. most
Question 9. Lots of people …………. yoga to relax.
A. give up
B. take up
C. do
D. make
Question 10. The mouse family avoided …………. by coming out only when the house was
empty and the two
cats were outside.
A. catching
B. to be caught
C. being caught
D. to have been caught
Question 11. Bob walked straight into a wall. He ……………. where he was going.
A. couldn’t be looking
B. couldn’t be looked
C. couldn’t have been looking
D. couldn’t have been looked
Question 12. She was the last applicant ……………
A. to interview
B. to be interviewing
C. to be interviewed
D. to have interviewed
Question 13. We try to profit ……… our mistakes.
A. in
B. at
C. from
D. by

Question 14. They recommended that the windows …………… opened.
A. had to
B. not be
C. ought not to
D. should not
Question 15. I often give ……… some common stamps to my friends.
A. up
B. away
C. by
D. for
Question 16. This car is ……… fast ……… comfortable.
A. not either – or
B. not either – nor
C. either – or
D. neither – nor
Question 17. Somebody’s forgotten their coat, …………… ?
A. haven’t they
B. has it
C. have they
D. hasn’t it

Question 18. The playing area for tennis, volleyball and basketball is a …………….
A. court
B. stadium
C. pitch
D. course

Question 19. She joined the local tennis club, ………. were at least 60.
A. most of its members
B. most whose members

C. most of whose members
D. most members

Question 20. So thick and rich ………… of Illinois that early settlers there were unable to force
a plow through it.
A. as the soil
B. the soil was
C. was the soil
D. the soil

III/ Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D – that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
A Famous Humourist
One of the best- known of American writers is Samuel Clemens, whose (2 1) …………… is
Mark Twain. Born in 1835, Twain grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri.
As (22) …………. many other boys of his day, Twain dreamed of travelling on river boa ts and
of someday becoming a riverboat pilot. Twain used his (23) …………. of the life of a river town
in his two most famous books, Huckleberry Fin and Tom Sawyer.
As a young man Twain (24) ………… many jobs. He was a printer, a gold miner, for a time, he
was a river -boat pilot. During his pilot (25) ………… , he adopted th e name Mark twain. This
was a (26) ………… used by the boatmen to mean that the water measured two fatho ms, or
twelve feet, which was (27) ……… enough for safe passage.
Finally Twain became a successful writer. He traveled a great deal, writing and speaking, and
became very (28) ……… both in the United States and in Europe.
Twain’s (29) ……………… of writing was simple and direct. Among the things he wrote about
were superstitious people and people who were easily fooled. He used his unusual (30)
…………… for humour to write about many things of importance.
Question 21.
A. brand name
B. nickname

C. label
D. pen name
Question 22.
A. was
B. did
C. would
D. had
Question 23.
A. memorizing
B. remembrance
C. memories
D. imagination
Question 24.
A. kept
B. held
C. proceeded
D. took part in
Question 25.
A. days
B. period
C. era
D. stages
Question 26.
A. synonym
B. noun
C. title
D. term
Question 27.
A. large
B. deep

C. shallow
D. tall
Question 28.
A. likable
B. favorite
C. lovable
D. popular
Question 29.
A. style
B. manner
C. ways
D. methods
Question 30.
A. resource
B. skill
C. gift
D. ability
IV/ Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D – that needs correcting.

Question 31.
I would like to buy some earrings as yours.
A B C D
Question 32.
Germany is one of most highly industrialized nations in the world.
A B C D
Question 33.
It was believed that fresh air to be bad for sick people.
A B C D
Question 34.
There is a fashionable decorated revolving restaurant, so that clients are able to see the

A B C
impressive views through the glass windows.
D
Question 35.
The writer, who autobiography has recently been published, is giving a speech tomorrow.
A B C D
V/ Choose the correct sentence which is made from the suggested words.
Question 36. It/ be/ yesterday/ that/ secretary/ send/ Jake/ photos //.
A. It was yesterday that the secretary sends Jake the photos.
B. It was yesterday that the secretary sent Jake the photos.
C. It was yesterday the secretary sending Jake the photos.
D. It is yesterday that the secretary to send Jake the photos.
Question 37. Last/ night/ storm/ damage/ power/ lines/ so/ town/ without/ electricity/ several/
hour //.
A. Last night a storm damaged power lines. So town had without electricity several
hours.
B. Last night the storm had da maged power line so town has been without electricity for
several hours.
C. Last night’s storm has damaged the power line; so the town is without electricity in
several hours.
D. Last night’s storm damaged the power lines, so the town was without electricity for
several hours.
Question 38. Because/ snowstorm/ only/ five/ student/ come/ class/ teacher/ therefore/ cancel/
class //.
A. Because of the snowstorm only five students came to class. The teacher, therefore,
cancelled the class.
B. Because of a snowstorm only five students have come to the class, teacher therefore
has cancelled class.
C. Because the snowstorm only five students came to class the teacher, therefore, had to
cancel the class.

D. Because a snowstorm only five students came to the class; teacher, therefore,
cancelled class.
Question 39. Henry Johnson/ honest/ politician/ but/ I/ never/ vote/ him/ because/ not/ agree/
position/ foreign/ policy //.
A. Henry Johnson is a honest politician. But I never vote him because I do not agree of
his position at foreign policy.
B. Henry Johnson is an honest politician, but I would never vote for him because I do not
agree with his position on foreign policy.
C. Henry Johnson was an honest politician; but I would never vote him because I didn’t
agree with his position about foreign policy.
D. Henry Johnson is a honest politician but I will never vote for him because I won’t
agree with his position in foreign policy.
Question 40. Joe/ not/ good/ swimmer/ however/ jump/ river/ rescue/ little/ girl/ who/ drown //.
A. Joe wasn’t a good swimmer however jumping in the river rescuing a little girl who
was drowning.
B. Joe wasn’t a good swimmer, however jumping in the river to rescue a little girl who
drowned.
C. Joe wasn’t a good swimmer. However, he jumped into the river to rescue a little girl
who was drowning.
D. Joe wasn’t a good swimmer; however, he jumped into the river rescuing a little girl
who drowned.

VI/ Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question .
Social parasitism involves one species relying on another to raise its young. Among
vertebrates, the best known social parasites are such birds as cuckoos and cowbirds ; the
female lays an egg in a nest belonging to another species and leaves it for the host to rear.
The dulotic species of ants, however, are the supreme social parasites. Consider, for
example, the unusual behavior of ants belonging to the genus Polyergus. All species of
this ant have lost the ability to care for themselves. The workers do not forage for food,
feed their brood or queen, or even dean their own nest. To compensate for these deficits,

Polyergus has become specialized at obtaining workers from the related genus Formica to
do these chores.
In a raid, several thousand Polyergus workers will travel up to 500 feet in search of a
Formica nest, penetrate it, drive off the queen and tier workers, capture the pupal brood,
and transport it back to their nest. The captured brood is then reared by the resident
Formica workers until the develo ping pupae emerge to add to the Formica population,
which maintains the mixed-species nest The Formica workers forage for food and give it
to colony members of both species. They also remove wastes and excavate new
chambers as the population increases.
The true extent of the Polyergus ants' dependence on the Formica becomes apparent
when the worker population grows too large for the existing nest. Formica scouts locate a
new nesting site, return to the mixed -species colony, and recruit additional Formica
nest mates. During a period that may last seven days, the Formica workers carry to the
new nest all the Polyergus eggs, larvae, and pupae, every Polyergus adult, and even the
Polyergus queen.
Of the approximately 8,000 species of ants in the world, all 5 species of Polyergus and
some 200 species in other genera have evolved some degree of parasitic relationship with
other ants.

Question 41. Which of the following statements best represents the main idea of the passage?
A. Ants belonging to the genus Formica are incapable of performing certain tasks.
B. The genus Polyergus is quite similar to the genus Formica.
C. Ants belonging to the genus Polyergus have an unusual relationship with ants
belonging to the genus
Formica.
D. Polyergus ants frequently leave their nests to build new colonies.

Question 42. The word "raise " in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to …………
A. rear
B. lift

C. collect
D. increase

Question 43. The author mentions cuckoos and cowbird s in paragraph 1 because they
…………
A. share their nests with each other
B. are closely related species
C. raise th e young o f other birds
D. are social parasites

Question 44. The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to …………
A. species
B. nest
C. egg
D. female

Question 45. What does the author mean by stating that “ The dulotic species are
supreme social parasites"?
A. The Polyergus are more highly developed than die Formica.
B. The Formica have developed specialized roles.
C. The Polyergus are heavily dependent on the Formica.
D. The Formica do not reproduce rapidly enough to care for themselves.

Question 46. Which of the following is a task that a n ant of the genus Polyergus
might do?
A. Look for food.
B. Raid another nest.
C. Care for the young.
D. Clean its own nest.

Question 47. The word " excavate " in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to …………….
A. find
B. clean
C. repair
D. dig

Question 48. The word "recruit" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning ……………….
A. create
B. enlist
C. endure
D. capture

Question 49. What happens when a mixed colony o f Polyergus and Formica ants
becomes too large?
A. The Polyergus workers enlarge th e existing nest.
B. The captured Formica workers retur n to their original nest.
C. The Polyergus and th e Formica build separate nests.
D. The Polyergus and th e Formica move to a new nest.

Question 50. According to th e informatio n i n the passage, all of th e following terms
refer to ants belonging to
th e genus Formica EXCEPT the …………….
A. dulotic species of ants
B. captured brood
C. developing pupae
D. worker population