Đề ôn tập trước kì thi THPT quốc gia môn tiếng anh tuần 3 tháng 5 2015 sở giáo dục và đào tạo bắc giang

SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO BẮC GIANG

ĐỀ ÔN TẬP KỲ THI QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 (Tuần 3)

Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
Họ, tên thí sinh:............................................................ SBD: ......................
(Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu)
Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others in each group
Question 1. A. forged
B. appalled
C. studied
D. noticed
Question 2. A. canoe
B. panda
C. contact
D. catus
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
Question 3. A. enthusiast
B. successfully
C. competitor
Question 4. A. water
B. football
C. begin
Question 5. A. initiate
B. medical
C. rapidly

D. participation
D. meter
D. possible

Choose the word which best fits each gap of the sentence.
Question 6. As soon as the taxi
here, we can leave for the airport.
A. gets
B. is getting
C. will get
D. will have got
Question 7. The plane shook a little when it
. It made me nervous.
A. washed up
B. went away
C. lay down
D. took off
Question 8. The more your daughter grows,
she is.
A. taller
B. tallest
C. the taller
D. the tallest
th century.
Question 9. The house is very old. It
in the early 20
A. must build
B. must be built
C. must have built
D. must have been built
Question 10. The telephone rang many times;
, Henry didn’t wake up.
A. but

B. however
C. therefore
D. so
Question 11.
my keys, I wasn’t able to get into the house and had to wait until Ann got home.
A. To have lost
B. Having lost
C. As I lost
D. Because I was
losing
Question 12. In many families the most important decisions are
by many women.
A. done
B. made
C. arrived
D. given
Question 13. The International Red Cross helps to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and
relieve human _______.
A. protection
B. enjoyment
C. wealthy
D. sufferings
Question 14. Two thieves _______ at a bus stop were arrested yesterday.
A. wait
B. waiting
C. having waited.
D. were waiting
Question 15. Nowadays more and more women go out to work, and they become more ____ than they
used to.
A. independently

B. dependence
C. dependent
D. independent.
Question 16. The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were ____ in Vietnam from 5th to 13th December 2003.
A. conducted
B. taken
C. held
D. carried
Question 17. To solve this problem, it is advisable ________.
A. that a drastic measure is adopted
B. a drastic measure to be adopted
C. that to adopt a drastic measure
D. that a drastic measure be adopted
Question 18. She listened so attentively that not a word_______.
A. she missed
B. she didn't miss
C. she had missed
D. did she miss
Question 19. One's fingerprints are _______ other person.
A. different from
B. different from any C. differ from any
D. different from those
of any
Question 20. A learner of the English language should read comprehensively.________, he should read as
many books as possible.
A. In other words
B. In my own way
C. With this
D. Otherwise
Question 21. The leaves from the trees fell onto the lake and ________ on the surface.

A. flowed
B. floated
C. flew
D. fried
Question 22. “Are you ill? You look terrible!” “Well, I am a bit ______. The doctor says I must rest.”
A. run-down
B. run-off
C. run-out
D. run-up
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Question 23. Cindy has just had a hair cut. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blanking the
following exchange.
- Peter: “ Your hairstyle is terrific, Cindy”
- Cindy: “ ___________________”
A. Oh dear. I’m sorry to hear that
B. Yes, I did
C. Thank you very much
D. I don’t like it
Question 24. He didn’t want any of his trainees to _______the idea that being a postman was an easy job.
A. run away with
B. run up with
C. run away
D. run without
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Making time to read is something we all know we (25) ______ do, but who schedules book reading
time every day? There are very few. That is why adding book reading to your daily schedule and sticking
to it can improve discipline.
Books are (26) ______. You can take them almost anywhere. As such, you can learn almost anywhere

too.
By reading more books and exposing yourself (27) ______ new and more complete information, you
will also be able to come up with more (28) ______ ideas. When you have read so many books on the
subject, you can combine lessons from all of them into new (29) ______.
Reading gives you something to talk about. Have you ever (30) ______ out of things to talk about
with your best friend, wife or husband? This can be uncomfortable. It (31) ______ even make married
couples wonder if their marriage is in trouble. (32) ______, if you read a lot of books, you will always
have something to talk about. You can discuss various plots in the novels you read, you can discuss the
things you are learning in the business books you are reading as well. The possibilities of sharing are
endless.
Books are inexpensive (33) ______ to help you reduces stress. Many readers relax by reading.
Compared with the person who gets home from work and immediately (34) ______ on the TV news, you
are going from work stress to crime stress. TV as a source of relaxation is too full of loud commercials
and fast moving violent images. If relaxation is something you want, turn off the TV or computer and pick
up a book.
Question 25.A. should
B. mustn't
C. needn't
D. might
Question 26. A. durable
B. portable
C. changeable
D. capable
Question 27. A. for
B. with
C. on
D. to
Question 28. A. disapproved
B. dull
C. creative

D. required
Question 29. A. solutions
B. problems
C. troubles
D. difficulties
Question 30. A. put
B. had
C. walked
D. run
Question 31. A. should
B. might
C. need
D. must
Question 32. A. So
B. Therefore
C. However
D. Although
Question 33. A. entertainment
B. tension
C. machinery
D. media
Question 34. A. gets
B. turns
C. takes
D. makes
Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
Question 35. The car park is free, so you mustn’t pay to park your car there.
A
B
C

D
Question 36. Some bacteria are extremely harmful, but others are regular used in producing foods.
A
B
C
D
Question 37. Many species of wild animals would become extinction if people continued to cut down forests.
A
B
C
D
Question 38.Vietnamese cultural heritages, especially that recognized by UNESCO are of great importance not
A
B
C
only to Vietnamese people but also to mankind.
D
Question 39. Women's movements work for the purpose of guaranteeing women the enjoyment of human rights
A
B
C
and fundamental freedoms on a basis of equal with men.
D

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 40. The measures have been proposed as a way of improving standards.

A. put aside
B. put down
C. put up with
D. put forward
Question 41. It may be that women, particularly older women who are widowed or divorced, are more
likely to be exposed to poverty and powerlessness, which makes them vulnerable to anxiety.
A. secure
B. defended
C. susceptible
D. disadvantaged
Question 42. The organization was established in 1950 in the USA.
A. come around
B. set up
C. made out
D. put on
Question 43. An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League
of Red Cross Societies in 1991.
A. started
B. helped
C. treated
D. dedicated
Question 44. The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed.
A. advanced
B. sprinted
C. played
D. excluded
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into genuis, they will cause a disaster.
According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious
parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic

parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a
sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well-especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.
Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and
arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 km twice a week for violin lessons.
Michael's mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he
never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Winston Smith, Michael's friend, however, is not so
lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high standard for Winston. They want their son to be
as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does
not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
Question 45. The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means ______.
A. "getting ready to do something"
B. "not objecting to doing anything"
C. "eager to do something"
D. "not wanting to do something"
Question 46. Parents' ambition for their children is not wrong if they ______.
A. understand and help their children sensibly
B. force their children into achieving success
C. arrange private lessons for their children
D. themselves have been very successful
Question 47. The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means____.
A. "surprised at"
B. "extremely interested in"
C. "completely unaware of"
D. "confused about"
Question 48. Michael Collins is fortunate in that _____.
A. his parents are quite rich
B. his father is a musician
C. his mother knows little about music
D. his parents help him in a sensible way

Question 49. Winston's parents push their son so much and he ____.
A. has won a lot of piano competitions
B. is afraid of disappointing them
C. cannot learn much music from them
D. has become a good musician
Question 50. All of the following people are musical EXCEPT____.
A. Michael's father
B. Michael's mother
C. Winston's father
D. Winston's mother
Question 51. One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to _____.
A. push their child into trying too much
B. make their child become a musician
C. help their child to become a genius
D. neglect their child's education
Question 52. Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Unrealistic parents
B. Their children
C. Successful musicians
D. Educational psychologists
Question 53. The two examples given in the passage the principle that ____.
A. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
B. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
C. successful parents always have intelligent children
D. parents should spend more money on the child's education
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Question 54. The word "They" in line 8 refers to ___.
A. concerts

B. violin lessons
C. Michael's parents

D. parents in general

Read the passage and then choose the correct answer.
The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had
tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many
centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no
microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these
diseases were caused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be
prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920’s
and 1930’s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.
In the 1940’s and 1950’s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for
health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as
coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these
enzyme hunters occupied center stage.
You are aware that the enzyme hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are
tracking genes – the blueprints for each of the enzymes – and are discovering the defective genes that
cause inherited diseases – diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use
recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and
plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better
crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry.
In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced
in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of
our waning century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy
the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the
functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.
Question 55. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The microbe hunters

C. The progress of modern medical research
B. The potential of genetic engineering
D. The discovery of enzymes
Question 56. The word “incriminated” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. investigated
B. blamed
C. eliminated
D. produced
Question 57. Which of the following can be cured by a change in diet?
A. Tuberculosis
B. Cholera
C. Cystic fibrosis
D. Pellagra
Question 58. The word “strived” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. failed
B. tried
C. experimented
D. studied
Question 59. How do vitamins influence health?
A. They are necessary for some enzymes to function
C. conquer territory
B. They protect the body from microbes
D. They are broken down by cells to
produce energy
Question 60. In the third paragraph, the author compares cells that have been genetically altered by biotechnicians to
A. gardens
B. factories
C. hunters
D. spotlights
Question 61. The phrase “occupy the spotlight” in the passage is closest in meaning to

A. receive the most attention
C. They keep food from spoiling
B. They protect the body from microbes
D. lighten the load
Question 62. The author implies that the most important medical research topic of the future will be
A. the functions of the brain
C. the operation of vitamins
B. inherited diseases
D. the structure of genes
Question 63. Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in the last paragraph of the passage?
A. Critical
B. Speculative
C. Appreciative
D. Emotional
Question 64. With which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?
A. The focus of medical research will change in the next two decades
B. Medical breakthroughs often depend on luck
C. Medical research throughout the twentieth century has been dominated by microbe hunters
D. Most diseases are caused by defective genes

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WRITING
Part 1: Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. The man making the impressive speech on TV last night is my uncle.
 The man who _______________________________________.
2. My son didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
 If my son ___________________________________________.
3. I can’t cook as well as my mother can.

My mother __________________________________________.
4. She last wrote to me seven months ago.
She hasn’t ___________________________________________.
5. It is reported that two people were killed in the car accident.
Two people___________________________________________.
Part 2: Paragraph writing.
In about 140 words, write a paragraph about measures for protecting endangered animals.
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO BẮC GIANG

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ ÔN TẬP KỲ THI QUỐC GIA
NĂM 2015 (Tuần 3)

Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others in each group
Question 1. A.forged
B.appalled
C.studied
D.noticed
Question 2. A.canoe
B.panda
C.contact
D.catus
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
Question 3. A. enthusiast
B. successfully
C. competitor
D. participation
Question 4. A. water
B. football
C. begin
D. meter
Question 5. A. initiate
B. medical
C. rapidly
D. possible
Choose the word which best fits each gap of the sentence.
Question 6. As soon as the taxi
here, we can leave for the airport.
A. gets
B. is getting
C. will get

D. will have got
Question 7. The plane shook a little when it
. It made me nervous.
A. washed up
B. went away
C. lay down
D. took off
Question 8. The more your daughter grows,
she is.
A. taller
B. tallest
C. the taller
D. the tallest
Question 9. The house is very old. It
in the early 20th century.
A. must build
B. must be built
C. must have built
D. must have been built
Question 10. The telephone rang many times;
, Henry didn’t wake up.
A. but
B. however
C. therefore
D. so
Question 11.
my keys, I wasn’t able to get into the house and had to wait until Ann got home.
A. To have lost
B. Having lost
C. As I lost

D. Because I was
losing
Question 12. In many families the most important decisions are
by many women.
A. done
B. made
C. arrived
D. given
Question 13. The International Red Cross helps to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and
relieve human _______.
A. protection
B. enjoyment
C. wealthy
D. sufferings
Question 14. Two thieves _______ at a bus stop were arrested yesterday.
A. wait
B. waiting
C. having waited.
D. were waiting
Question 15. Nowadays more and more women go out to work, and they become more ____ than they
used to.
A. independently
B. dependence
C. dependent
D. independent.
Question 16. The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were ____ in Vietnam from 5th to 13th December 2003.
A. conducted
B. taken
C. held
D. carried

Question 17. To solve this problem, it is advisable ________.
A. that a drastic measure is adopted
B. a drastic measure to be adopted
C. that to adopt a drastic measure
D. that a drastic measure be adopted
Question 18. She listened so attentively that not a word_______.
A. she missed
B. she didn't miss
C. she had missed
D. did she miss
Question 19. One's fingerprints are _______ other person.
A. different from
B. different from any C. differ from any
D. different from those
of any
Question 20. A learner of the English language should read comprehensively.________, he should read
as many books as possible.
A. In other words
B. In my own way
C. With this
D. Otherwise
Question 21. The leaves from the trees fell onto the lake and ________ on the surface.
A. flowed
B. floated
C. flew
D. fried
Question 22. “Are you ill? You look terrible!” “Well, I am a bit ______. The doctor says I must rest.”
A. run-down
B. run-off
C. run-out

D. run-up
Question 23. Cindy has just had a hair cut. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blanking the
following exchange.
- Peter: “ Your hairstyle is terrific, Cindy”
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- Cindy: “ ___________________”
B. Oh dear. I’m sorry to hear that
B. Yes, I did
D. Thank you very much
D. I don’t like it
Question 24. He didn’t want any of his trainees to _______the idea that being a postman was an easy
job.
A. run away with
B. run up with
C. run away
D. run without
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Making time to read is something we all know we (25) ______ do, but who schedules book reading
time every day? There are very few. That is why adding book reading to your daily schedule and sticking
to it can improve discipline.
Books are (26) ______. You can take them almost anywhere. As such, you can learn almost anywhere
too.
By reading more books and exposing yourself (27) ______ new and more complete information, you
will also be able to come up with more (28) ______ ideas. When you have read so many books on the
subject, you can combine lessons from all of them into new (29) ______.
Reading gives you something to talk about. Have you ever (30) ______ out of things to talk about
with your best friend, wife or husband? This can be uncomfortable. It (31) ______ even make married
couples wonder if their marriage is in trouble. (32) ______, if you read a lot of books, you will always

have something to talk about. You can discuss various plots in the novels you read, you can discuss the
things you are learning in the business books you are reading as well. The possibilities of sharing are
endless.
Books are inexpensive (33) ______ to help you reduces stress. Many readers relax by reading.
Compared with the person who gets home from work and immediately (34) ______ on the TV news, you
are going from work stress to crime stress. TV as a source of relaxation is too full of loud commercials
and fast moving violent images. If relaxation is something you want, turn off the TV or computer and pick
up a book.
Question 25.A. should
B. mustn't
C. needn't
D. might
Question 26. A. durable
B. portable
C. changeable
D. capable
Question 27. A. for
B. with
C. on
D. to
Question 28. A. disapproved
B. dull
C. creative
D. required
Question 29. A. solutions
B. problems
C. troubles
D. difficulties
Question 30. A. put
B. had

C. walked
D. run
Question 31. A. should
B. might
C. need
D. must
Question 32. A. So
B. Therefore
C. However
D. Although
Question 33. A. entertainment
B. tension
C. machinery
D. media
Question 34. A. gets
B. turns
C. takes
D. makes

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
Question 35. The car park is free, so you mustn’t pay to park your car there.
A
B
C
D
Question 36. Some bacteria are extremely harmful, but others are regular used in producing foods.
A
B
C
D

Question 37. Many species of wild animals would become extinction if people continued to cut down
forests.
A
B
C
D
Question 38.Vietnamese cultural heritages, especially that recognized by UNESCO are of great
importance not
A
B
C
only to Vietnamese people but also to mankind.
D
Question 39. Women's movements work for the purpose of guaranteeing women the enjoyment of human
rights
A
B
C
and fundamental freedoms on a basis of equal with men.
D
7


Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 40. The measures have been proposed as a way of improving standards.
A. put aside
B. put down
C. put up with
D. put forward

Question 41. It may be that women, particularly older women who are widowed or divorced, are more
likely to be exposed to poverty and powerlessness, which makes them vulnerable to anxiety.
A. secure
B. defended
C. susceptible
D. disadvantaged
Question 42. The organization was established in 1950 in the USA.
A. come around
B. set up
C. made out
D. put on
Question 43. An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League
of Red Cross Societies in 1991.
A. started
B. helped
C. treated
D. dedicated
Question 44. The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed.
A. advanced
B. sprinted
C. played
D. excluded
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into genuis, they will cause a disaster.
According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious
parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic
parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a
sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well-especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.
Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and

arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 km twice a week for violin lessons.
Michael's mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he
never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Winston Smith, Michael's friend, however, is not so
lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high standard for Winston. They want their son to be
as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does
not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
Question 45. The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means ______.
A. "getting ready to do something"
B. "not objecting to doing anything"
C. "eager to do something"
D. "not wanting to do something"
Question 46. Parents' ambition for their children is not wrong if they ______.
A. understand and help their children sensibly
B. force their children into achieving success
C. arrange private lessons for their children
D. themselves have been very successful
Question 47. The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means____.
A. "surprised at"
B. "extremely interested in"
C. "completely unaware of"
D. "confused about"
Question 48. Michael Collins is fortunate in that _____.
A. his parents are quite rich
B. his father is a musician
C. his mother knows little about music
D. his parents help him in a sensible way
Question 49. Winston's parents push their son so much and he ____.
A. has won a lot of piano competitions
B. is afraid of disappointing them
C. cannot learn much music from them

D. has become a good musician
Question 50. All of the following people are musical EXCEPT____.
A. Michael's father
B. Michael's mother C. Winston's father
D. Winston's mother
Question 51. One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to _____.
A. push their child into trying too much
B. make their child become a musician
C. help their child to become a genius
D. neglect their child's education
Question 52. Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Unrealistic parents
B. Their children
C. Successful musicians
D. Educational psychologists
Question 53. The two examples given in the passage the principle that ____.
A. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
B. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
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C. successful parents always have intelligent children
D. parents should spend more money on the child's education
Question 54. The word "They" in line 8 refers to ___.
A. concerts
B. violin lessons
C. Michael's parents

D. parents in general

Read the passage and then choose the correct answer.
The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had
tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many
centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no
microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, beriberi. Then it was discovered that these
diseases were caused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be
prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920’s
and 1930’s, nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters.
In the 1940’s and 1950’s, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for
health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as
coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now,
these enzyme hunters occupied center stage.
You are aware that the enzyme hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are
tracking genes – the blueprints for each of the enzymes – and are discovering the defective genes that
cause inherited diseases – diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use
recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacterial cells and
plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for
better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry.
In view of the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced
in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade
of our waning century and in the early decades of the next? I wonder whether the hunters who will
occupy the spotlight will be neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters
to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters. I will return to them later.
Question 55. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The microbe hunters
C. The progress of modern medical research
B. The potential of genetic engineering
D. The discovery of enzymes
Question 56. The word “incriminated” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. investigated

C. eliminated
D. produced
B. blamed
Question 57. Which of the following can be cured by a change in diet?
A. Tuberculosis
B. Cholera
C. Cystic fibrosis
D. Pellagra
Question 58. The word “strived” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. failed
B. tried
C. experimented
D. studied
Question 59. How do vitamins influence health?
A. They are necessary for some enzymes to function
C. conquer territory
B. They protect the body from microbes
D. They are broken down by cells to
produce energy
Question 60. In the third paragraph, the author compares cells that have been genetically altered by biotechnicians to
A. gardens
C. hunters
D. spotlights
B. factories
Question 61. The phrase “occupy the spotlight” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. receive the most attention
C. They keep food from spoiling
B. They protect the body from microbes
D. lighten the load
Question 62. The author implies that the most important medical research topic of the future will be

A. the functions of the brain
C. the operation of vitamins
B. inherited diseases
D. the structure of genes
Question 63. Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in the last paragraph of the passage?
A. Critical
C. Appreciative
D. Emotional
B. Speculative
Question 64. With which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?
A. The focus of medical research will change in the next two decades
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B. Medical breakthroughs often depend on luck
C. Medical research throughout the twentieth century has been dominated by microbe hunters
D. Most diseases are caused by defective genes
WRITING
Part 1: Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. The man making the impressive speech on TV last night is my uncle.
 The man who _______________________________________.
2. My son didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
 If my son ___________________________________________.
3. I can’t cook as well as my mother can.
My mother __________________________________________.
4. She last wrote to me seven months ago.
She hasn’t ___________________________________________.
5. It is reported that two people were killed in the car accident.
Two people___________________________________________.
Part 1: Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. The man making the impressive speech on TV last night is my uncle.
 The man who made the impressive speech on TV last night is my uncle.
2.My son didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
 If my son had left the car keys, I could/ would have picked him up .........
3. I can’t cook as well as my mother can.
My mother can cook/ cooks better than I can/ me.
4. She last wrote to me seven months ago.
She hasn’t written to me for seven months.
5. It is reported that two people were killed in the car accident.
Two people are reported to have been killed in the car...........
Part 2: Paragraph writing: write a paragraph about measures for protecting endangered animals.
Sample writing:
Nowadays a number of animals are on the verge of extinction because of human beings’
interference. Therefore, measures should be taken to protect endangered animals. Firstly, it is vital to raise
people’s awareness about the importance of animals and ecosystem. Conference, forum and seminars and
the like about the roles of animals in biodiversity should be regularly organized because a lot of people do
not know much about the need to protect rare animals. Moreover, the national curriculum should include
the subject about how to protect the enviroment so that children will be aware of saving wild animals still
young. Secondly, each nation should enforce strict laws to prevent people from poaching and hunting
animals illegally. People should be discouraged from buying and using fashionable wildlife products. In
addition, illegal traders must be financially punished or put into prison, depending on the extent of their
commitment. Last not least, wildlife habitat reserves should be established in all nations all over the world

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in order that endangered animals have chances to survive and perish well. In conclusion, protecting
endangered animals is not only the task of one person but also the task of all people in the world.

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