Dạng đề thi anh văn đầu vào cao học hành chính

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP
TUYỂN SINH CAO HỌC NĂM 2011
Môn Tiếng Anh (B)
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I. NỘI DUNG BÀI THI
A. PHẦN ĐỌC HIỂU :
I. Phần điền từ cho từng câu: kiểm tra khả năng đọc hiểu ở cấp độ câu.
Để hoàn thành phần này thí sinh cần phải nắm vững ngữ pháp và có vốn từ
vựng.
II. Phần đọc hiểu đoạn văn: kiểm tra khả năng đọc hiểu 1 đoạn văn theo
các chủ đề:khoa học cơ bản, môi trường, sức khoẻ, dân số thế giới, công nghệ
tiên tiến’ khoa học. Ngoài ra, thí sinh phải viết câu trả lời đúng nội dung và đúng
ngữ pháp.
III. Phần điền từ cho một đoạn văn: kiểm tra khả năng đọc hiểu 1 đoạn
văn theo chủ đề về xã hội.
B. PHẦN VIẾT:
I. Xây dựng câu: kiểm tra khả năng viết câu đơn và câu phức hợp.
II. Biến đổi câu: kiểm tra khả năng viết câu đơn và câu phức có câu trúc
tương đương với câu đã cho.
III. Dịch:
a. Dịch từ tiếng Anh sang tiếng Việt theo chủ đề khoa học cơ bản, môi
trường, sức khoẻ, dân số thế giới, công nghệ tiên tiến, giáo dục;
b. Dịch từ tiếng Việt sang tiếng Anh theo chủ đề :
- Tiếng Anh,
- Cuộc sông hàng ngày.
- Sức khỏe
- Giáo dục;
+ Thời gian làm bài thi: 120 phút.
II. THANG ĐIỂM
A. PHẦN ĐỌC HIỂU ĐIỂM ĐIỂM
TỔNG

I. Cho trước 25-30 từ hoặc cụm từ và cho sẵn 15
câu, mỗi câu có 1 chỗ trống. Thí sinh chọn 1 từ
hoặc 1 cụm từ thích hợp cho ở trên điền vào chỗ
trống để hoàn thành câu.
1 điểm cho
1 câu đúng
15
II. Cho 4 bài đọc có nội dung khác nhau. Sau mỗi
bài có 5 câu hỏi. Tổng số 20 câu hỏi. Thí sinh đọc
và trả lời câu hỏi.
1,5 diểm
cho một câu
đúng
30
III. Cho một bài đọc hiểu khoảng 150- 200 từ,
trong đó có 10 ô trống, thí sinh tự tìm từ hoặc
cụm từ thích hợp điền vào ô trống để hoàn chỉnh
1điểm cho 1
câu đúng
10
1
bài đọc
B.PHẦN VIẾT
I. Xây dựng câu có hướng dẫn theo các từ cho
trước. Tổng số 10 câu.
1,5 điểm
cho 1 câu
đúng
15
II. Viết lại câu nhưng phải giữ nguyên ý chính của

câu cho sẵn.
1,5 điểm
cho 1 câu
đúng
15
III. a. Dịch 5 câu tiếng Anh sang tiếng Việt.
b. Dịch 5 câu tiếng Việt sang tiếng Anh
1,5 điểm
cho 1 câu
đúng
15
Tổng số điểm đạt được 100
III. TRỌNG TÂM NGỮ PHÁP
1. Verb tenses :
a. Present Simple, Prsent Continuous, Present Perfect, Present perfect
Continuous.
b. Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past perfect
Continuous.
c. Going to future, Future Continuous, will Future, Future Perfect.
2. Passive voice.
3. Modal verbs :
can, could, must, may, shall, should, would, will, ought to .
Modal Example Uses
Can They can control their own budgets.
We can’t fix it.
Can I smoke here?
Can you help me?
Ability / Possibility
Inability / Impossibility
Asking for permission

Request
Could Could I borrow your dictionary?
Could you say it again more slowly?
We could try to fix it ourselves.
I think we could have another Gulf War.
He gave up his old job so he could work for us.
Asking for permission.
Request
Suggestion
Future possibility
Ability in the past
May May I have another cup of coffee?
China may become a major economic power.
Asking for permission
Future possibility
Might We'd better phone tomorrow, they might be eating
their dinner now.
They might give us a 10% discount.
Present possibility
Future possibility
Must We must say good-bye now.
They mustn’t disrupt the work more than
necessary.
Necessity / Obligation
Prohibition
Ought to We ought to employ a professional writer. Saying what’s right or
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correct
Shall
(More

common
in the UK
than the
US)
Shall I help you with your luggage?
Shall we say 2.30 then?
Shall I do that or will you?
Offer
Suggestion
Asking what to do
Should We should sort out this problem at once.
I think we should check everything again.
Profits should increase next year.
Saying what’s right or
correct
Recommending action
Uncertain prediction
Will I can’t see any taxis so I’ll walk.
I'll do that for you if you like.
I’ll get back to you first thing on Monday.
Profits will increase next year.
Instant decisions
Offer
Promise
Certain prediction
Would Would you mind if I brought a colleague with me?
Would you pass the salt please?
Would you mind waiting a moment?
"Would three o`clock suit you?" - "That’d be
fine."

Would you like to play golf this Friday?
"Would you prefer tea or coffee?" - "I’d like tea
please."
Asking for permission
Request
Request
Making arrangements
Invitation
Preferences
4. Verb patterns
1. VERB + -ing 2. VERB + to +
infinitive
3. VERB + object + to +inf.
verb + -ing
admit
adore
allow
avoid
can´t stand
carry on
consider
deny
delay
(don´t) mind
enjoy
fancy
finish
give up
imagine
afford

agree
allow (passive)
appear
arrange
ask
attempt
choose
dare
decide
expect
fail
forget
help
hope
learn
advise
allow
ask
beg
encourage
expect
force
invite
order
permit
persuade
recommend
remind
teach
tell

want
3
involve
keep
keep on
postpone
practise
put off
recommend
risk
suggest.
eg.
He avoided writing the
test.
Keep smiling!
Did you enjoy reading
the book?
He denied stealing the
purse.
I don´t mind helping
you.
He doesn´t allow
smoking in his house.
He recommended
staying in that
hotel.
manage
offer
plan
pretend

promise
refuse
seem
tend
threaten
want
would like to
eg.
I can´t afford to go
on holiday.
She´s decided to
give up her job.
It seems to be a nice
day.
He agreed to lend
me some money.
You are not allowed
to smoke here.
warn
would like
eg.
They invited us to stay in their
house.
She told me to come on time.
They asked us not to make
such a
noise.
4. VERB + -ing / to inf.
- no change in meaning
begin

continue
intend
start
eg. It started to rain /
raining.
5. VERB + object +
inf.
- no TO in this
structure
help
let
make
Let me show you.
The news made her
6. VERB + -ing / to + inf.
-change in the meaning
REMEMBER
doing sth.
- when you did something
and now you remember it;
after you did sth.
Eg. I don´t know how the
burglar got in. I clearly
remember locking the door
and shutting the windows.
to do sth
- you remembered that you
had to do sth, so you did
it; before you did it
eg. I remembered to lock the

door but I forgot to shut the
windows.
TRY
doing sth.
- try something to see if it
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works or solves the
problem
eg. – I´ve got a terrible
headache.
- Why don´t you try taking an
aspirin?
to do sth.
- attempt to do, make an
effort to do sth.
Eg. I tried to keep my open
but I couldn´t.
STOP
doing sth.
- to give up, finish with sth
completely
eg. I stopped smoking two
years ago. (I don´t do it
anymore)
to do sth.
- stop doing what you are
doing at the moment in
order to do sth else
eg. I was reading a book. The
phone started to ring. I

stopped to answer it.
NEED
doing sth.
- sth. needs to be done
about sth else (the
meaning is passive_
eg. Look at this room. It
needs painting.
to do sth
- it is necessary for me to do
it
eg. He put on weight. He
needs to take more exercise.
I need to do the shopping
today.
REGRET
doing sth.
- I did sth and now I am
sorry about it.
Eg. I now regret saying what
I said.
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to do sth.
- regret to say/tell/inform
you = I´m sorry I have to
say…
eg. I regret to tell you that
you have failed the test.
MEAN
doing sth.

- an impersonal subject,
refers to what is involved
eg. If we catch an early train,
it will mean getting up at
6.00.
to do sth
- to intend
eg. Sorry, I meant to tell you
about the party.
GO ON
doing sth.
- to continue doing the same
thing
eg. The minister paused for a
moment and then went on
talking about the education
5. Complex sentenses :
a. Relative clauses
b. Noun clauses
c. Time clauses
d. Conditionals
6. Some other structures:
+ Get / have something done
+ Be / get used to
+ too, very, enough , so, such
+ Have to verb.
IV. BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH
PAPER 1. READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A:
From the list of words and phrases given, choose the most suitable one for

each blank. Write it in each blank. Use each word or phrase ONCE ONLY.
1.
on picked out pollutes catch invented
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listening
long
designed
listen
short
out of order
revised
violent
clean
out of work
chimney
environment
a well
place
moon
go
comfortable
a while
a sea
blend
opponent
foreign
languages
children
gets
home

1. Some farmers have to dig to get water.
2. Air, water, and soil are all part of our .
3. Dirty water from rivers in big cities the ocean.
4. A swimming pool can be a dangerous for small
children.
5. University students are not……… They are adults.
6. We had to use our neighbour's telephone because ours was
…………
7. Children usually pick up …………… very quickly.
8. Tom was … of money, so he borrowed $200 from me.
9. When Mary gets home she likes to listen to music for
10.Sometimes I watch TV or out with friends after dinner.
11.The dictionary was …………… and then published in a more expensive
edition
12. When some animals are not fed on time they become very …………………
13. The chess player underestimated his ………………. and lost.
14. The colours of the rainbow ………………………… into one another.
15. I can't stand ………………………… to his complaints any longer.
2.
of
from
from /to
to/ until
of / for
children
picked
made
did
whom
by /on

by / at

within
on
capable
defer
cheaters
thought
possible
revised
out of
order
for which
short
a while
depend
opponent
about whom
violent
came
foreign languages
1. He climbed the tree and picked all the fruit reach.
2. Has the committee a decision yet?
3. Do you think he is of doing the job?
4. We will have to the decision until Mr. Johnson gets
back from holiday.
5. She has been banned ……… driving for six months.
6. There is a wide range of nutritious food in the world. However, eating habits
differ…… country………… country.
7. I've had so many refusals. Now I'm frightened ……… applying ……… a

job.
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8. The chess player underestimated his ……………. and lost.
9. University students are not……… They are adults.
10. We had to use our neighbour's telephone because ours was
…………
11.Children usually pick up …………… very quickly.
12. Tom was of money, so he borrowed $200 from me.
13.When Mary gets home she likes to listen to music for
14.The dictionary was ……………… and then published in a more expensive
edition
15. When some animals are not fed on time they become very
…………………….
3.
of /for
for/on
pick up
designed
short
advised
pick out
revised
violent
out of work
blurred
happy
terms
vivid
expired
cure

semesters
cancel
comfortable
a while
when
compared
underestimated
thunder
prevention
melts/ floods
ranks
children
convince
understood
phrase
1. They always kept on good …… …………with their next door neighbours.
2. He couldn’t …………………….his father that he was telling the truth.
3. Children usually …………… foreign languages very quickly.
4 ………… with the size of the whole earth, the highest
mountains do not seem high at all.
5. The majority of nurses are women, but in the high……………………. of the
medical profession women are in minority.
6. I've had so many refusals. Now I'm frightened ……………. applying………
a job.
7. When there are lightning and ………………during a storm, it is called an
electrical storm.
8. When snow…… ……………….in the mountains, it can cause …………….in
the lowlands.
9. When Mary gets home she likes to listen to music for …….
10. To be a good short story writer one needs, among other things,a

very…………………. imagination.
11. The dictionary was …………… and then published in a more expensive
edition.
12. When some animals are not fed on time they become very …………………
13. The chess player …………………………….his opponent and lost.
14. My passport ………………… last month , so I will have to get a new one.
15. People say that prevention is better than …………………………….
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4.
tailor
shepherd
plumber
substitute
understudy
be
traitor
absent-minded
thoughtless
would have visited
would visit
are
had being stung
so
less
kind
appreciate
take on
reduce
had been stung
1. The took his sheep up the mountain.

2. She got a to mend the leaking pipe.
3. After forgetting his keys three days running, Adrian began to worry about
how he was getting.
4. Had I known she was sick, I her.
5. For the first night ‘s performance, the _________ had to be called to take the
part, because the leading actor was ill.
6 People are not so honest as they once were. They are ________ honest.
7. I would______it if you make a booking for me I am too busy .
8 It is imperative that you ______ there in person.
9. Either we’ll have to increase overtime working or…………………. new
staff.
A. increase B. C. train D. employ
10. When he heard a terrible noise, he asked me what was …………………
on.
A. going B. happening C. getting D. being
11.The child's arm was swollen because he …………………… by a bee.
SECTION B:
Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.
Passage 1
During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to.
They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to
talk about their work in school. This is a normal development at this age,
though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming
independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up.
Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions
are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up
on them.
Parents should do their best to talk to their sons and daughters about
school work and future plan but should not push them to talk if they don’t want
to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young people trying to

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be adult may experiment with sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents need to
watch for any sighs of unusual; behaviour which may be connected with these
and get help if necessary.
Questions:
1- Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to?
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
2- Why do some teenagers experiment with drinking and smoking?
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
3- What does the word “behaviour” in the passage mean?
………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
…
4- When can we expect young people to be more talkative than usual?
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
5- How should parents deal with their teenage children?
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
……………………………………………………………………………………
…
Passage 2

People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know
this will not happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are
advantages and disadvantages to a long life.
In the first place, people who live longer can spend more time with their
family and friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward
to a long; relaxing retirement when they can do all the things they have never
had time for.
On the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many
people become ill and consequently have to spend time in hospital or become
dependent on their children and friends. Many of them find this dependence
annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the older people get, the fewer
friends they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it's often
difficult to make new friends.
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To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people
who stay healthy enough to remain independent and enjoy life.
Questions
1. What have people always dreamed of?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………
2. What is the disadvantage of living a long life in the first place?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………
3. Why do some people look forward to a long, relaxing retirement?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………
4. What are the advantages of living a long life?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………
5. For whom is living to a very old age worthwhile?

……………………………………………………………………………………
……………
Passage 3
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847, but when he was a
young man of twenty-three he moved with his parents to Canada. Before the
year was over, young Graham had left his family and gone to Boston. Though
Bell was a dreamer, he was also a practical thinker and a man of action. In
Boston, where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf, he worked far into
the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of sound. "You can't
make an owl sleep at night," he once wrote in a letter. "The more I explore the
wonderful subject of electricity, the more boundless seem the prospects before
me."
Questions
1. When and where was Bell born?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………
2. How old was he when he moved to Canada.
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………
3. What kind of man was Bell?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………
4. What did he do in Boston?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………
5. What did he write in the letter?
……………………………………………………………………………………
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……………
Passage 4

The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although
science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the
same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps
eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of
cancers are related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different
cultures are more prone to contract certain illnesses because of the food that is
characteristic in these cultures. That food related to illness is not a new
discovery.
Questions
1. What does the food we eat have effects on?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………
2. What are the human illnesses related to?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………
3. How has science done a disservice to mankind?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………
4. Why are different cultures more prone to contract certain illnesses?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……….
5. Is the food related to illness a new discovery?
……………………………………………………………………………………
………
Passage 5.
Radio waves are a mystery. Though scientists assume that they are a form of
electric energy, no one as yet has been able to prove it. But even though
scientists are not quite sure what radio waves are, they are constantly learning
how to make use of them.
One of the first scientists to experiment with their use was an Italian named

Macroni. In 1897 he formed a wireless company to install wireless sets in ships
at sea, in light ships, and in lighthouses along the coast of England. With such
equipment, he believed that a ship in danger of sinking could radio for help.
Two years later he was proved right. A light ship, pounded and damaged by
heavy seas, radioed a nearby station and got help in time to prevent loss of life.
Questions
1. What are the scientists learning?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
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2. What nationality was Macroni ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
3. What did he install in ships?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
4. Why were radio waves a mystery ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
5. How could the light ship get help ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
Passage 6
Among the more than 1.5 million species of living things that have been
described and named, the human species is unique in that its members adapt to
the environment primarily by a complicated form of learned behavior called
culture, which is transmitted from generation to generation by the symbol
system of language. For all practical purposes, geographic variation in our
species is now irrelevant because people adapt to the environment primarily by
means of behavior, whose biological basis is in the brain and is not reflected in

superficial differences in body surfaces. When they first evolved, people who
had dark-colored skin were better adapted to climatic conditions near the
equator than those who had light-colored skins, but few human beings now live
under natural conditions. Also, technological advances have assured that at the
present time, human beings of various races are as likely to reproduce in one
environment as in another. The superficial differences between existing human
races are thus largely relics of the past and are not of much functional
significance today.
Questions
1. How many species of living things have been described and named?
…………………………………………………………………………
2. Who was better adapted to climatic conditions near the equator when people
first evolved?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
3. According to the passage , why is geographic variation in our species
irrelevant now ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
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4. Do many human beings now live under natural conditions?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
5. What have the technological advances assured?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
Passage 7
Traditionally, mental tests have been divided into two types. Achievement tests
are designed to measure acquired skills and knowledge, particularly those that
have been explicitly taught. The proficiency exams required by some states for

high school graduation are achievement tests. Aptitude tests are designed to
measure a person’s ability to acquire new skills or knowledge. For example,
vocational aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would do better as a
mechanic or musician . However,
All mental tests are in some sense achievement tests because they assume some
sort of past learning or experience with certain objects, words or situations . The
difference between achievement and aptitude tests is one of degree and intended
use.
Questions
1.What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
2. How many types of the mental tests are there and what are they?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
3. What are achievement tests designed to measure?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
4. What are aptitude tests designed to measure?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
5. What is the difference between aptitude and achievement tests?
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………
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Passage 8.
During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to
talk to. They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling
to talk about their work in school. This is a normal development at this age,
though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming

independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up.
Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are
asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them.
Parents should do their best to talk to their sons and daughters about
school work and future plan but should not push them to talk if they don’t want
to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs : some young people trying to
be adult may experiment with sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents need to
watch for any sighs of unusual, behaviour which may be connected with these
and get help if necessary.
Questions :
1.Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to?
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
2.Why do some teenagers experiment with drinking and smoking?
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
3.What does the word “behaviour” in the passage mean?
………………………………………………………………………
……
……………………………………………………………………………………
…
4.When can we expect young people to be more talkative than usual?
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
……………………………………………………………………………………
…

5.How should parents deal with their teenage children?
……………………………………………………………………………
…………
……………………………………………………………………………………
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…
Passage 9.
To be successful, a business traveler must be able to maintain contact with the
office, no matter what the time or place. Negotiations often involve decisions
based on the latest figures. New telecommunications products and services now
on the market make staying in touch easier than ever before.
The most widespread device is the cellular telephone, the price of which has
dropped from several thousand dollars to a few hundred, including installation.
There are over two million mobile cellular phones in use today, including both
car phones and cordless transportable units. Car phones have proven
indispensable for road emergencies as well as routine business transactions.
Phone service is also available on airplanes and on the rails.
Recently introduced pocket- side organizers help business travelers with heavy
schedules keep track of clients. These are tiny computers that can store all kinds
of information. They can serve as phone and address directories, calendars,
electronic memo pads, and calculators, among other uses.
Another invaluable telecommunications tool is smaller, lighter fax machines that
plug into any standard electrical outlet and phone line. The devices allow
instantaneous transmission of hard copy to any location having a compatible fax
machine. It is expected that faxing will soon become the primary means of
sending and receiving short documents requiring prompt attentions.
1 What should a business traveller do to be successful?
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2 How many mobile cellular phones in use are there today?
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3. .What is the best title for this passage?
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4 According to the passage, why so business travelers need to keep in touch
with the office?
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5.Pocket-sized computers are especially useful for businessmen who
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Passage 10.
Health Effects Of Tea
A recent international meeting held in Washington explored the health
effects of drinking tea . Researchers from the United States, Japan, China,
Britain and the Netherlands presented the latest studies about the effects of tea
on health. Scientists say tea contains natural chemicals.These chemicals block
the action of some substances produced in the body that cause cancer.They say
tea contains the same substances in fruits and vegetables which are now being
studied for possible use in fighting cancer . This means that drinking tea could
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protect people’s health .
Our scientists at the meeting presented a study that was done in Beijing,
China. A professor at the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine studied 59
people with growths in their mouth which were expected to become cancers.
About 30 received 6 months of treatment with a mix of green tea and black tea .
The others received a neutral substance. The area of cell growth was reduced
38% in the treated patients. The area of cell growth was reduced 10% in the
patients who were not treated with tea .
Questions:
1. What did the international meeting in Washington mention?
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2. According to the scientists, what does tea contain?

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3. How useful are the natural chemicals in tea ?
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4. How many patients were treated by a professor at the Chinese Academy of
Preventive Medicine?
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5. What was the result of the treament with tea at the Chinese Academy of
Preventive Medicine?
SECTION C
Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use ONLY
ONE word in each space.
1.
He was born in a very poor part of London. His father was a comedian
and his mother worked ________(1) a dancer and a singer. Neither of them
were very successful, however, and the family had very ________(2) money; at
one time they were so poor that he and his brother had only one pair of shoes
________(3) them and they had to take turn wearing them. The first time he
himself earned any money, ________(4) dancing and singing, he was only five
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years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved most was working in
the theatre.
________(5) he was about 15 he joined a traveling theatre company and
went on trips to America. On one such tour he was offered a part in a film, so he
went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both an actor and a film
director. He was known to be a perfectionist, and sometimes made the other
actors repeat a scene many times ________(6) he was finally satisfied with it.
Many people found ________(7) difficult and some accused him of being

mean, but it was really his early experiences of poverty ________(8) made him
careful with his money.
He died in Switzerland in 1977, ________(9) the age of 88. ________(10)
is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and
early upbringing. His name was Charlie Chaplin.
2.
The ecosystems of the Earth provide an array of free public services that
are
………………(1) for the support of civilizations. (2) maintain
the quality of the atmosphere, provide food from the sea,
manufacture (3) replenish soils, recycle wastes and nutrients,
control the overwhelming majority of crop pests and disease vectors,
(4) so on. People have no idea (5) to take over these activities
satisfactorily. They do know, however, that the theory once advanced in the
nineteenth (6) – that the productivity of the land can be
infinitely increased (7) the application of capital, labour, and
science- is wrong. History has (8) that once the natural life-support
systems of a civilization have been sufficiently damaged, they cannot
usually (9) repaired. The ancient deforestation or overgrazing of the
Mediterranean region is a famous example. And today, a global civilization
is……………… ( 10) the global environment.
3.
There is really no such thing as “London is such a huge_______(1), and
so many people live there that the life of the city is made_______(2) of many
different elements. There are small village communities, working _______(3)
communities, “trendy” areas such as Chelsea and Fulham, quiet residential
districts-all_______(4) of ways of live are encompassed by the great metropolis.
Let’s start_______(5) life in the city. Just_______(6) half a million people
commute into the city of London each _______(7) to work in this great financial
centre. This is famous “rush_______(8).”

On the 07.25 train from Warlinghani or Bromley, or perhaps_______(9)
Brighton on the south coast is the familiar sight_______(10) the “citygent” on
his_______(11) to work, regular as clockwork. Dressed in bowler hat, white-
collar shirt and dark, sometimes pin-striped suit, he silently_______(12) the pink
Financial Time, occasionally nodding_______(13) some regular fellow travelers
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Some older members of bowler-hat bridage even_______(14) on their special
seats, on the train, perhaps occupied_______(15) twenty five years.
4.
My mother and my father are very _______ (1). Mum is always very
_______(2), not exactly_______(3), because she does take everything seriously
sometimes, but she doesn’t get excited. When we were small she almost
never_______(4) at us. When we did something wrong, she_______(5) to us
about it very firmly, but in a calm tone of voice. If we shouted and _______(6),
she made us go and sit by_______(7) in her sewing room until we calmed down.
So when the news came, she acted in her_______(8) way, quietly seeing what
she could do to prepare for the_______(9) that were coming.
Dad, on the other hand, shouted, kicked a chair, and_______(10) for a
long walk to try and cool off. During the next few days he was _______(11)
with us a lot of time, which_______(12) us, as nothing was our fault. All of us
kids were _______(13) about what was going to happen, and a bit afraid, but we
didn’t talk to our parents much. Most of all we were_______(14) about having
to_______(15) all of our school friends.
5.
After_______(1) dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very
rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers_______(2)
late. Nobel preferred not to_______(3) remembered as the inventor of dynamite,
so in 1895, just two weeks before his_______(4) he created a fund to be used for
awarding_______(5) to people who had made worthwhile
contributions_______(6) mankind. Originally there were_______(7) awards:

literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was_______(8) in
1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony.
Nobel’s original legacy of nine million_______(9) was invested, and the
interest of this sum is used for the awards which vary_______(10) 30,000
dollars to 125,000 dollars.
Every year on December 10, the_______(11) of Nobel’s death, the
awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma and money) are presented to
the_______(12). Sometimes politics plays an important_______(13) in the
judges’decisions. Americans have _______(14) numerous science awards, but
relatively few literature prizes.
No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World
War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; other
have_______(15) their prizes.
6.
The country is_______(1) beautiful than a town and pleasanter to live in.
Many people think so and go to the country_______(2) the summer holidays
though they can’t live_______(3) all the year round. Some have a cottage built
in a village_______(4) that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
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English villages are not all alike, but_______(5) some ways they are not
very different_______(6) each other. Almost every village has a church, the
round or square tower of_______(7) can be seen many miles around.
Surrounding _______(8) church is the churchyard_______(9) people are buried.
The village green_______(10) a wide stretch of grass, and houses or
cottages are _______(11) to it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many
villages_______(12) water brought through pipes each_______(13).
Most villages are so close to some small towns_______(14) people can go
there to buy_______(15) they can’t find in the village shop.
7.
My day usually_______(1) at six thirty. I get up and _______(2) some

exercises_______(3) about fifteen minutes. _______(4) I take my shower. After
that _______(5) dressed and have breakfast with my family. I usually have
a_______(6) breakfast, consisting_______(7) toast and coffee. At seven thirty I
leave_______(8) school. I generally_______(9) the bus to school. I catch the
bus near my house and then walk_______(10) the bus stop to school. My first
class is at eight thirty and I usually_______(12) school at three. Sometimes I
stay_______(13) to have a game of volleyball or to work in the library. I usually
reach home at round four o’clock. When I get home I like to watch TV for
a_______(14). Then I start my homework. I have dinner at seven o’clock. After
that I often have_______(15) homework to do. Sometimes I watch TV or go out
with friends after dinner. I generally go to bed around ten thirty.
8.
A recent experiment has shown that the British postal service is less
efficient ________(1) it was 150 years ________(2). A national newspaper sent
a letter to Eristol ________(3) is in the south-west of England. They posted the
letter in London ________(4) Tuesday the 4
th
April, using a first class stamp,
________(5) means that it should arrive the ________(6) day. On the same day,
they hire a horse and carriage, and ________(7) another letter to the driver.
________(8) they sat back to see what would happen.
________(9) letter which was taken by horse and carriage arrived after
three days. It was impossible for the horse to________(10) Eristol in a single
day, so both the horse and driver stayed overnight in a hotel – not in the same
room, we hoped!
________(11) the letter which went by Royal Mail didn’t arrive until six days
later. Naturally, the Post Office was very embarrassed, and ________(12) that
the vast majority of first class letters would arrive the next day; this one was
________(13) an unfortunate mistake but so ________(14) people have had the
same experience with the post that you begin to wonder if we ________(15) be

better off transporting all the post by host again.
9.
My town, Santo Tomas is about 180 kilometers north of Manila. When I
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was a ________ (1), we used to say how ________(2) in minutes or hours to a
place, but life is changing. If you ________(3) along main road going north you
pass endless miles of rice ________(4) before you enter Santo Tomas. The first
thing you ________(5) of the town is the cemetery ________(6) my ancestors
are ________(7). It’s on the left next to a church. The next place of ________(8)
as you go towards the town centre is Santo Tomas High School ________(9)
comes the junction at the Mola road, and on the left corner is Pinipig Transport
where you can ________(10) a bus. The junction ________(11) the Beverly
road is on the right ________(12), PLDT on the corner. If you go over the river
bridge and ________(13) again you’re out to the open country. But this time
you’re________(14) up between two steep mountains to the ________(15)
province.
10.
Agriculture is the world’s most important industry. It provides us
with_______(1)all our food. It also________(2) materials for two other basic
human needs –clothing and shelter. _________( 3), agriculture provides
materials ________ (4) in making many industrial products, such as paints and
medicines. About half the world’s workers are employed in agriculture – far
more than in __________(5) industry.
Agriculture is one of the world’s oldest industries. It began about 10,000
years ago in the Middle East. ________(6) that time, certain Middle Eastern
tribes had discovered how to grow plants from seeds and how to raise animals in
capacity. Having mastered these skills, they could begin to practice agriculture.
Before the development of agriculture, people got all their food by
gathering wild plants, hunting, and fishing. They had to search for food
continually, ________(7) left them little time for other activities. But as

agriculture developed and farm _______(8) increased, fewer people were
needed to produce food. The non-farmers could then develop the arts, crafts,
trades, and other activities of civilized–life. Agriculture ______(9) not only
greatly________(10) food supply but also made civilization possible.
PAPER 2: WRITING
SECTION A
Make all changes and additions necessary to produce correct sentences from
the following sets of words and phrases.
1.
1. Mary/ not speak/ me/ today/ yesterday/ I / say/ she/ stupid.
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2. I /remembered/ lock / car door/ before leaving.
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3. It / take / them / half / an hour / go / factory.
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4. accident/ happen / while / drive / highway.
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5. doctor / whom / see / party friends.
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6. you hear / news / radio this morning?
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7. Nowhere else/ these plants/ grow /so fast.
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8. Farmers/ have/ irrigate/ if/ not rain.
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9. Because / heavy rain / students / late / school.
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10. you know / Mary / engaged / friend / mine ?
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11. When I / to station / train / already left.
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12. There be / three accidents / road this week.
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13. She dance / beautiful now than / used to.
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14. Mary / not old / get married.
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15. Nowhere else/ these plants/ grow /so fast.
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16. Mary/ not speak/ me/ today/ yesterday/ I / say/ she/ stupid.
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17. I / remembered/ lock / car door/ before leaving.
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18. It / take / them / half / an hour / go / factory / .
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19. accident happen / while / drive / highway.

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20. doctor / whom / see / party friends.
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21. Farmers/ have/ irrigate/ if/ not rain.
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22. Because / heavy rain / students / late / school.
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23. I/ not mind help/ you.

24. He / wait / her / hour.

25. He / leave Sydney/ Canberra / Sunday morning.

26. worker try/ put/ fire/ control.

27. Someone/ knock / door.

28. I sit / late / night.

29. Jane / beautiful / her sister.

30. They/ try/ look/ job/ since June.

2.
Dear John,
1. Thank /letter, I/sorry /not write/ two weeks,

2. but/ have/ to do /lot/ homework.

3. My exam/ four weeks and/ can’t speak French well enough yet,

4. I/ very glad/ you /able/come/ Paris.

5. You be able/ come soon?

6. I want/ show you round and/ meet all/ my friends.

7. I/ made/ lot/ friends since/ come/ here.

8. You must speak French because some / them can’t/ English very well.

9. It/ be too difficult/ you, will it?
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10. Write/ me soon.


Love,
Mary
3.
Dear Carol,
1. I be / glad/ receive/ letter.

2. I / just / wonderful news.

3. I/ pass/ final examination/ university.

4. My father/ be very please/ when / he hear this.

5. He/ already promise/ pay/ holiday abroad if I pass.

6. So I/ come/England.

7. I / like study English/ school near/ home.

8. I/ look for/ advanced course/ perhaps/ three/ four/ hours/ day.

9. You help me/ find one?

10. I/ look forward/ see/ you soon.

Yours,
Alan
SECTION B
Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
Alan
2. Mrs. Taylor does not like living in such a small house.
Mrs. Taylor wishes
3. I couldn’t understand why he refused to come to my party.
His
4. People often argue about things that are happening at the present.
Things…………………………………………………………………………
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…….…

5. Someone brought tea into England in the seventeenth century.
Tea …………………………………………………………
6. Drinking too much at his girlfriend’s birthday party, he found it difficult to
drive home.
As
7. I can meet you if you arrive before eleven.
So………………………………………………………………………………
…….
8. When I picked up my pen I found that the nib had broken.
On……………………………………………………………………………
……….……
9. He has to pay the bills before the fifth of the month.
The bills ………………………………………………………………
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10. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
I apologise……………………………………………………….
…………………….
11. I couldn’t understand why he refused to come to my party.
His ………
12. People often argue about things that are happening at the present.
Things…………………………………………………………………………
…
13. Elizabeth got a bad cough because she started smoking cigarettes.
If Elizabeth
……………………………………………………………………………….
14. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car.
In spite
…………………………………………………………………………………
…
15. Turn off all switches before leaving the workshop.

All the switches …………
16. I ‘ve warned you not to go near that dog.
I‘ve warned you about …………
17.I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.
If
…………………………………………………………………………………
…… …
18.When I picked up my pen I found that the nib had broken.
On …………
19.There is no danger that you will fall from the verandah.
There is no danger of …………
20.He is a man of extreme honesty.
He is an …………
21.If I had not had help, I should not have been able to find my way.
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