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PHAN
I
CAC
DE
THI
CHINH
THU^C
DETHI
NAM 1998
PART
ONE:
PHONOLOGY
A.
Pick out the
word
whose sound of the
bold
parts
is pronounced
differently
from
that of the
others
in
each
group.
1.
A.
food
B.
look C. took


D.good
2.
A. than
B.
theatre
C. theory
D.
thorough
3. A. nourish
B.
flourish
C.courageous
D.courage
4.
A. orchestra
B.
orchard C. chasm
D.
chemical
5. A. mouths
B.
cloths
C. booths
D.
months
6. A. vanish
B.
vapid
C. valve
D.

various
7. A. bought
B.
sought
C. drought
D.
fought
8. A. comfortable
B.
come
C.
some
D.
comb
9. A. whistle
B.
little
C. gentle
D.
battle
10.
A. subtle
B.
plumber C.doubt
D.
herbage
B.
Underline the
stressed
syllable of the

following
words.
demonstrative preferential
extravagant prejudice
monopoly
personnel
legitimate
horoscope
impetus
sabotage
PART
TWO:
VOCABULARY
A.
Multiple
choices
Choose the
best
answers.
1.
The
charges
brought against the government
official
finally
hurt nothing
but his vanity.
A.
family
B.

prospects
C. pride D. image
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2.
During the war, the shipping lanes proved vulnerable to be attacked.
A. susceptible B. dangerous C. futile D. feasible
3.
The manager told his assistant to the mistake immediately.
A. rectify B. maltreat C. sanction D. banish
4.
Peter, Harry, and Chuck were first, second, and third in the
school cross-country race.
A. respectively B. actively
C. responsively D. tremendously
5.
Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention .
A. limit B. span C. duration D. time
6. The ticket one person to the museum.
A. allows B. admits C. permits D. accepts
7.
The lamp is to the ceiling by means of a hook.
A. attached B. related C. connected D. installed.
8. The company director's asked the government to in the dispute
and prevent a strike.
A. intervene B. interact C. intercept D. interpose
9. People believe there is a between the two crimes.
A.
joint B. chain C. link D. connector
10.
Some people feel that television should give less to sport.

A. programs B. coverage C. concern D. involvement
B.
Word formation
Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Meiling signed up for the course, (.economy)
2.
Various by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry.
(practice)
3.
She took the job to be independent, (finance)
4.
We can look forward to a period of . (prospects)
5.
You must forgive my in these matters, (experience)
6. I've never known such a person, (quarrel)
7.
She uses a good-quality oil for proper . (lubricate)
8. Like oil, gas is a fossil fuel and is thus a source of energy.
(renew)
9. When Jean made up for the play, she was . (recognize)
10.
Sam was accused of stealing some documents . (confidence)
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PART THREE: GRAMMAR
A. Prepositions and particles
a. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles.
1. Write in pencil then if you make a mistake you can easily rub it
2.
She was the point saying something, but, changing her
mind, remained silent.

3.
My name is WiUiam, they call me Bill short.
4.
The bus was held because a tree had fallen the road.
5.
You'll have to work very hard today to make the time you
wasted yesterday.
6. The police broke the demonstration.
7.
A new magazine has just come .
8. She was converted Catholicism near death-bed.
9. Don't try to cheat in my class, it's useless and you'll never get it.
10.1 was the impression that I had paid you the work
you did for me.
b.
Complete the following sentences, using the verbs and particles provided.
Verbs: show, draw, go, make
Prepositions: through, up, for, off
1. A red car has just in front of our house.
2.
Some women invited to a wedding party always try to their
figures.
3.
It was 10 o'clock when he finally .
4.
My father the two world wars.
5.
It's getting late; we'd better turn round and home.
B.
Verb tenses and forms

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or
form.
1. By the time you (finish) your twelfth grade this summer, I
(graduate) from my university.
2.
I could tell from the (frighten) look on her face that
somethingterribele (happen) .
3.
You (know) nothing (move) since you (send)
______ away (cure) .
4.
He resented (ask) (wait) . He (expect) the minister
(see) him at once.
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5. Once
(bite)
,
twice
shy.
6. I'd rather
(live)
in the eighteenth century than in the nineteenth
century.
7.
The students requested that the test (postpone) , but the
instructor
decided against a postponement.
8.
Next
time we go (house-hunt) , remember (ask) the

agent for clear directions.
9. It was our
fault
to keep
Mary
(wait)
so
long.
We
(inform)
her in advance.
PART
FOUR:
WRITING
A.
Sentence transformation ^
Finish
each of
the
following
sentences in
such
a way that it means the same as
the
printed
one.
1.
He is more a lecturer than a
teacher.
He

2.
You
won't
find
a school anywhere whose pupils get such results.
Nowhere
3. You may be very
intelligent,
but you should be careful about
this.
No matter
4. Even though I admire his courage, I
think
he's
foolish.
Much
.
5. They are soon accustomed to
swimming.
It
is
6. Customs
officials
are stopping more travelers than usual this week.
An
incf^ased
7.
The police arc advising vigilance as there have been more robberies
lately.
8. I'm the

only
child
in my
family.
My
mother gave
9. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
At
no time
lO.I
don't understand a single
word
of this letter.
/
can't make
8
B.
Key-word
transformation
Rewrite the following sentences as directed by using
exactly
the words in
brackets.
1.
I can nearly remember the
word,
(tongue)
2.
She was smoking in the bathroom, I went in to the bathroom and knew
that, (caught)

3.
Many
people nowadays
find
it increasingly
difficult
to exist on the money
they
earn, (ends)
4.
He was forced to apologize, (choice)
5. If it
costs
too much,
we'll
have to consider, (event)
6. The explorers disregarded the mosquitoes, (notice)
7. Try
not to panic even
if you
don't
know
what is
going
to happen,
(your
head)
8. John
inflated
the tires of his

bicycle,
(blew)
9. The
first
sign of the
disease
is a
feeling
of faintness. (onset)
PART
FIVE:
READING
A.
Cloze
test
Fill
in each blank
with
one suitable
word.
In
British
English
this standard accent is
known
as R.P. or Received
Pronunciation.
This coupled
with
the sort of

English
described in grammar books
is
the accepted (1) . Its use, however, is restricted (2)
geographically
and
socially;
it is most (3) used among the middle
classes
in the south of England. Its
speakers,
(4) , carry both a
geographical
and (5)
label,
as do the
speakers
of all its variants,
although
the more
socially
mobile someone is the more complex his accent
becomes, and so the more (6) he is to
label.
Attitudes towards this
vary,
from
the parents (7)
train
their

children
not to
speak
with
a
local
(8)
so that "they
will
have a better chance in
life",
to the
liberal,
trendy
young manager who adopts a
local
accent (9) a
form
of
inverted
snobbery. But
these
stances
are extreme, but, nevertheless, the (10)
between language and social
status
is a
potentially
explosive subject
in

British
society.
B.
Reading comprehension
Read
the following
passage
and choose the
best
answers.
A
Japanese
construction company plans to create a huge independent city-state,
akin
to the legendary
Atlantis
in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The city.
dubbed "marin-nation",
would
have
about one
million
inhabitants, two airports,
and possibly even a
space
port. Marin-nation, if
built,
would
be a
separate

country
but could
serve
as a home for international organizations such as the
United
Nations and the
World
Bank.
Aside
from
the many
political
social problems that
would
have
to be
solved,
the engineering task envisaged is monumental. The
initial
stage
requires the
building
of a circular dam 18 miles in diameter attached to the bed
in
relatively shallow place in international waters. Then, several hundred
powerful
pumps, operating for more than a year,
would
suck out the sea water
from

within
the dam. When empty and dry, the
area
would
have
a
city
constructed on it. The actual land
would
be about 300 feet below sea
level.
According
to designers, the
hardest
task
from
engineering point of
view
would
be to
ensure
that the dam is leak
proof
and earthquake proof.
If
all
goes
well,
it is hoped that marin-nation could be ready for habitation at
the end of the second

decade
of the twenty-first century. Whether anyone
would
want
to
live
in such an isolated and
artificial
community, however, it
will
remain
an open question
until
that time.
1.
To what
does
the underlined
phrase
"the city" refer?
A.
A
Japanese
construction company B.
Atlantis
C.
The
United
Nations D. A future
city

2.
What
kind
of
city
will
marin-nation be?
A.
underground B. underwater
C.
marine D. Legendary
3. The tone of the
passage
is .
A.
sarcastic
B. humorous
C.
judgmental D. informative
4.
The problem of
Marin-nation
focused on
here
is mainly .
A.
human B. engineering
C.
political
D. social

5. By referring to
Atlantis
in the
passage,
the author is saying that
A.
marin-nation
will
never be
built.
B.
marin-nation is a
city
in the ocean.
C.
even if
built,
marin-nation
will
fail.
D.
marin-nation is
only
a dream.
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DETHI
NAM 1999
PART
ONE:
PHONOLOGY

A.
Pick out the
word
whose sound of the
bold
parts
is pronounced
differently
from
that of the
others
in
each
group.
1.
A.
tickled
B.
published C. produced D.replaced
2.
A.
baths
B.
speeds
C.forgoes
D.
drags
3.
A.
break

B.
weight C. plane
D.
said
4.
A.
watch
B.
want
C. bank
D.
what
5.
A.
gaiety
B.
gene
C.
gesture
D
."margarine
6.
A.
says
B.
bays
C.days
D.rays
7.
A.

choke
B.churen C. chirp
D.
choir
8.
A.
foot B.shoot C.cook
D.
shook
9.
A.
keen
B.
deep
C.sheer
D.
meet
Underline
the
stressed
syllables of the
following
words.
photographer
ancestor
documentary
improvement
premium
abyss
prosecute

sympathetically
necessary
employee
PART
TWO:
VOCABULARY
A.
Multiple
choices
Choose the
best
answers.
1.
A person who has drunk too much alcohol
would
.
A.
stagger
B.
swagger
C. tramp D.
prowl
2.
It
takes
roughly 4,000
pounds
of
petals
to make a single pound of

rose
oil.
A.
as much as B. amazingly C. more or
less
D. relatively
3. Six novels a
year,
you
say?
He's certainly a writer.
A.
fruitful
B.
fertile
C.
virile
D.
prolific
4.
The party's election proved to be successful.
A.
campaign B. movement C. struggle D.
fight
5. No one appreciated his
work
during his
lifetime,
but it is clear
that he is a great artist.

A.
in the aftermath
B.
by the time
C. in retrospect D. in this eventuality
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6. Who
would
take the Hippocratic
oath?
A.
a barrister B. a priest C. a doctor D. a soldier
7. Nations that
live
in concord are nations that
live
together in
peace.
A.
war B. harmony C. conformity D.
happiness
8. receipt of your instructions, I immediately
sent
a telex
message
to
Algeria.
A.
On B. In C.
With

D. By
9. My
passport
last month, so I
will
have
to get a new one.
A.
elapsed B. expired C. ended D. terminated
10.1
am never free on Tuesday evening as I
have
a
arrangement to go to the cinema
with
a
friend.
A.
long-standing B.
long-lived
C.
long-range D. long-lasting
B.
Word formation
Supply the correct forms
of
the
words
in brackets.
1.

The student
failed
the math exam
because
he forgot the .
(formulaic)
2.
My car is too much to take on a long journey,
(rely)
3. The new has certainly
made
things a lot
easier
in the
town
center since it has taken away the through
traffic,
(pass)
4.
Nobody
gets
treatment in this
office,
(prefer)
5. He's more than expected, (tolerate)
6. The museum
doesn't
charge for on Sundays, (admit)
7. We can
look

forward
to a period of . (prosper)
8. This
kind
of
activity
can be . (benefit)
9. Our education must put an end to . (literate)
10.
Please
our letter of the 14th. We
have
not had a reply,
(know)
PART
THREE:
GRAMMAR
A.
Prepositions
Fill
in each
blank
with
a correct preposition.
1.
After
the operation, he had to get on crutches.
2.
I want you to copy carefully the model.
3. I turned at the meeting but the others didn't come.

4.
My
shoes
wear very
quickly
since I started
walking
to the
office.
5. The
African
elephant
will
be extinct
within
twenty
years
if an
international
campaign the
ivory
trade is not started immediately.
6. The ship was bound
Japan
when it ran into typhoon.
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7. The gun went in his hand while he was cleaning it.
8. This is a very important decision.
All
our lives are

stake.
9. It always
pays
to buy high-quality
goods
the long run it's
cheaper.
B.
Verb
tenses
and forms
Supply
the correct
forms
of
the
verbs
in
brackets.
1.
Does
that road
need
(broad).
2.
It's obHgatory that the voyage (cancel).
3. Were I (know) the truth, I would
tell
you about it.
4.

I'd rather you (keep) your mouth (shut).
5. He
suggested
that a petition (draw) up.
6. We must
take
an umbrella. It - (rain).
7. She (be)
here
but she (go) down
with
flu.
8. Without your
assistant,
we (not be)
able
to complete our last
project in our allotted time.
PART
FOUR:
WRITING
A.
Sentence
transformation
Finish
each
of the
following
sentences
in such a way

that
it
means
the
same
as the
printed
one.
1.
Alternative medicine is a complete mystery to
some
people.
Some people are
2.
The number of people
killed
in industrial
accidents
this
year
is now
fifteen.
Already
this year
3. You may be disqualified if you don't obey the regulations.
Failure
4.
He tried hard so that he would win the
first
prize.

With
5. Having
made
all the
arrangements,
they decided to go any way.
Since
6. Most
students
can work very hard when they feel hke it.
Most
students are capable
7. I only recognized him when he
came
into the
light.
Not until
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8. They declared war on the pretext of defending their
territorial
rights.
The
excuse
9. You
needn't
make
an appointment to see the personnel
manager.
There's
10. Can I

speak
to
someone
about my problem?
Would
it
B.
Key-word transformation
Rewrite
the
following
sentences
using the
given
words.
Do not
alter
these
words.
1.
1
found the story she
told
me very interesting, (fascinated)
2.
I've lost interest in going to the
same
place
all the time, (fed up)
3.

Mass
tourism has
been
one of the
causes
of the problems, (blame)
4.
The rain was coming down in torrents, (cats)
5.
People's
race,
creed or color is not taken into account when they apply for
a job
with
us. (irrespective)
6.
All
teachers
like
Kate, (popular)
7. That jumper you knitted for my
daughter
no longer
fits
her. (grown)
8. He is said to be a very hard bargainer, (reputation)
9. He
doesn't
appreciate
his

wife,
(granted)
10. The amount the
firm
spent
on the project
initially
was $15,000. (outlay)
PART
FIVE:
READING
COMPREHENSION
A.
Cloze
test
Fill
in
each
blank
with
one
suitable
word.
"Being
in
space
is an exhilarating experience", recalls
astronaut
Buzz
Aldrin,

member of the three-man (1) which
made
history 25
years
ago
(2)
they
succeeded
in (3) the
first
men
ever
to set (4)
on
the moon.
Just
being (5) to float around IS amazing.
Unfortunately,
the
space
suits were very restrictive so we weren't (6)
to move about very easily". They
made
the job of (7) moon rock and
soil
to bring (8) to Earth, we were put in quarantine. It was
still
not
known
(9)

life
existed on the Moon, Neil's famous
first
footprint
should (10) be
there
until
it is disturbed by other visitors.
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B,
Reading comprehension
Read
the following
passage
and decide whether the
statements
are
TRUE
(T)
or
FALSE
(F).
The
plan to
join
the
British
Isles to the European continent by
boring
a tunnel

under the sea between Dover, England, and Calais, France, was
originally
proposed in the second
half
of the nineteenth century. The
bill
authorizing the
work
was rejected in 1883. The plan was again proposed in 1930 by many
enthusiastic supporters. The tunnel was to be the longest ever made and an
engineering
wonder. However, the estimated cost, the
military
risks, and the
doubt
as to the
feasibility
of construction lead to the rejection of the proposal in
June
1930.
Finally,
in the 1980s, the proposal was accepted and tunnehng began.
1
The plan to unite the
British
Isles
with
the European continent
has been proposed three times.
2

The plan to unite the
British
Isles
with
the European continent
has been rejected three times.
3 It was believed by
some
that the tunnel posed a threat to national
security.
4
Some people did not
beheve
that the tunnel was a viable idea in
the 1930s.
5
Tunneling
originally
began in Calais, France.
6 The plan was rejected in 1883
because
the people were bored.
7
The
construction
of the tunnel
led
to
the rejection of the proposal
in

1930.
8 The tunnel made in 1930 was the longest ever made.
9 The supporters of the tunnel wanted to hire a
onderful
engineer.
10 The estimated cost of the tunnel was
prohibitive
in 1930.
DE
THI NAM
2000
PART
ONE:
PHONOLOGY
A.
Pick
out the word whose sound of the bold parts is pronounced
differently from that of the others in each group.
1.
A. canary
2.
A.
pug
3. A. chaperon
4.
A. this
5. A.
furl
B.share
B.

puke
B.
charity
B.
mother
B.
fur
C.
baron
C.
pumice
C.
challenge
C.
think
C.
furze
D.
pharaoh
D.
pustule
D.
Charlie
D.that
D.
furrier
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6. A. course
7. A. telecast
8. A. resign

9. A. complete
10.
A. nib
B.
telemetry
B.
telemetry
B.resound
B.
command
B.
sob
C.
telefilm
C.
telefilm
C.
resonant
C.
common
C.
comb
D.
teleology
D.
teleology
D.resource
D.
community
D.

curb
B.
Underline the stressed syllables of the following words.
formica
comparable
ambuscade
decimeter
abacus
synonymous
revenue tarpaulin
fertile
epticaemia
PART
TWO:
VOCABULARY
A.
Multiple choices
Choose
the
best
answers.
1.
They began constructing the bridge in 1960, but several
years
before the project was completed.
A.
advanced B. clasped C. proceeded D. progressed
2.
The pointed of the church
could

be
seen
from
miles away.
A.
dome B.
building
C. summit D.
steeple
3. 1
wish
we'd never bought him a TV.
All
he ever
does
is sit
the box.
B.
stuck C. glued D. sealed
to
A.
fixed
4.
1
was proud to be
A.
selected
5. She was
Director.
out

for special praise for my performance.
B.
singled C.
separated
D. distinguished
_
out of 115 applicants for the position of Managing
A.
short-changed
C.
short-sighted
B.
short-listed
D.
short-handed
6.
You'll
feel
better after you have taken a of cough medicine.
A.
ration B. helping C.
dose
D.
portion
7. In recent years, many
hills
have been to give way to
buildings.
A.
demolished B. levelled C. flattened D.

felled
8. The
house
possesses
extensive
with
gardens, tennis courts, and
an orchard.
A.
grounds B. property C. fields D. surroundings
9. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people
into
icy water.
A.
drowned B. emerged C. plunged D. repulsed
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lO.No one knows precisely how much he earns a month, but $2,500 can't be
of the mark.
A. wide B. far C. broad D. distant
B.
Word formation
Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. I was late because I how much time I would need, (estimate)
2.
I don't care if you'd had too much to drink. Your behaviour last night was
quite . (defend)
3.
The cat is in the sunshine . (luxury)
4.
Don't judge the matter by my opponent's statement, but wait

till you have heard the other side, (lateral)
5.
Some phones can recognize your voice and be by it. (act)
6. Are all those they put in food really necessary? (add)
7.
The bicycle I lent Tom had been in good condition, but he returned it in
. (repair)
8. She complained about his rudeness . (cease)
9. I try to an occasion when I might be 600 feet below sea level
.
(vision)
10.
and overpopulation are two of the most difficult problems in the
Third World countries, (forest)
PART THREE: GRAMMAR
A. Prepositions
Fill in each blank with a correct preposition.
1. He lost his job no fault of his own.
2.
Her bright red hair made her stand from the others.
3.
There should be some news the hour.
4.
Stop wasting time! Get to my office the double.
5.
Ihaveakeady told her that
I
won't go to Spain, but she's still trying
to
talk

me
.
6. Before they hire anyone they should check his background.
7.
You must account the manager for the money you used.
8. I met him at the party and he asked
you.
9. I applied for a part-time job at the supermarket. They're going to take me
10.
He had taken over an old compatty_y£i:giiig. liquidation.
THU ViHN TIMHBiNHTHUAM
17
B.
Verb
tenses
and forms
Supply the
correct
forms
of
the verbs in brackets.
1.
Congress
has
decreed
that the
gasoline
tax (abolish) .
2.
I could

tell
at a
glance
that the pile of letters on my
desk
(disturb) while I (be) out.
3. He took a risk investing money
with
them. I'd
rather
he (not do) it.
4.
- He had two bottles of Coke and got drunk.
-
He (not gel) drunk on Coke.
5. The laundry has a nice fresh smell
from
(dry).
. in the sun.
6. He was far
from
satisfied
with
the way things (turn) out. He sat
(lose)
:^
in thoughts.
7. Before changing hfestyles (begin) to
separate
modern families,

several
generations
of the
same
family
(often
live)
together.
PART
FOUR:
WRITING
A.
Sentence
transformation
Finish
each
of the
following
sentences
in such a way
that
it
means
the
same
as the
printed
one.
1.
It was a red-letter day.

That day
2.
Our
present
financial problems
will
soon
be a thing of the
past.
We shall
3. Fancy you and I meeting in the middle of
Africa
like
this.
It's
really odd
4.
We
regret
to
inform
you that your application has not
been
successful.
Much
to
5. You've got a nerve,
implying
that it was all my fault.
How dare

6. He
made
no
bones
about
helping me.
He
didn 't
7. Its lack of irregular
verbs
makes
Esperanto
a unique
language.
Unlike
8. He
never
thought of
telling
her
It
never
9. The
dress
was so tempting that I bought it.
/
couldn't resist
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10.
The idea no longer interests her.

She
has
f>one
B.
Key-word
transformation
Rewrite the following sentences using the
given
words. Do not
alter
these
words.
1.
Very
Httle
money was raised by the charity appeal, (response)
2.
His irresponsible attitude is endangering his
career
as a doctor, (jeopardy)
3. That wasn't what I meant at all. You've completely misunderstood me as
usual, (stick)
4.
I don't
like
him
because
he
boasts
a lot. (mouth)

5. He
liked
the new job straight away, (duck)
6.
Your
attitude
will
have
to
change
if you want to
succeed,
(leaf)
7. The new musical has delighted theatre
audiences
throughout the country,
(storm)
8. Even though the election is tomorrow, many voters
still
haven't decided
on
the candidate they are going to vote for. (fence)
9. He's not
sure
whether to go or not. (minds)
lO.She has extensive knowledge of ancient Egypt, (very)
PART
FIVE:
READING
A.

Cloze
test
Fill
in each
blank
with
one
suitable
word.
Society
does
not
encourage
crying
as a
form
of (1) expression.
The shedding of
tears
to make people feel uncomfortable and
embarrassed.
The
(2)
race
is the
only
species
that
sheds
emotional

tears.
What (3)
does
crying
serve?
It
has
been
suggested
that emotional
tears
play a role in the (4) of
stress.
Scientific studies
have
revealed that emotional
tears
contain a chemical
which
is one of the body's natural (5)
killers.
The chemical is not
found
in
tears
(6) as a
response
to
slicing
onions. Scientists

think
that
tears
may (7) to remove
substances
that accumulate in the body under
stress.
This
would
explain why many people feel much better after
crying.
As a
result of the
view
that it is not (8) to cry, men tend to
hold
back their
tears.
This may explain when men develop more
stress
- related
diseases
than
women.
19
(9)
emotion,
be
if
a

feeling
of
sadness
or happiness, is stressful. Tears
are therefore shed as a
response
to sorrow, anger or
joy.
It is natural to
cry.
Indeed,
it
may be (10) to
hold
back
tears.
B.
Reading
comprehension
Rearrange the following sentences
into
the correct order to
make
a
passage.
EYEWITNESS
GUIDES
1.
It all started just six
years

ago
with
Birds.
Since then. Eyewitness Guides
have become a publishing sensation - 50 subjects covered, 40 countries
conquered, 15
million
copies sold.
2.
We
live
in an age of
television,
video and interactive computing, in
which
children
are
skilled
at absorbing data
from
images at a glance.
While
this
makes them respond favourably to visual learning, the disadvantage is that
they sometimes lack confidence
with
words.
3. One of the main
reasons
behind the books'

success
is the discovery that,
against a white background, even the most famiUar objects can
look
wonderful.
4.
Eyewitness Guides are the outcome of a unique approach, in
which
photographs, models,
maps
and diagrams are specially produced.
5. But the
success
of Eyewitness Guides cannot be measured in statistics
alone, for
these
high-quality reference books have established a
completely
original
way of presenting
information.
6. Everything is done to make certain that they compete
with
the impact of
television
images.
7. So, what the Eyewitness Guides have done is to combine the two
elements, words and pictures, treating them as just one
thing
-

entertainment.
8. Often a single photographic image
will
take up an entire double
page
spread grabbing your attention.
9. But
these
books have one major advantage children can return to them again
and again,
finding
something fresh to read every
time.
10.
Whatever the image,
you'll
always
find
the text
right
along side,
building
your
understanding of the subject.
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DE
THI
NAM
2001
PART

ONE:
PHONOLOGY
A.
Pick
out the
word
whose sound is
different
from
that of the others in
each group.
1.
A.
ransom
B.
ancient C.danger
D.
change
2.
A.
putsch
B.
putt
C.
pussy
D.
pulpit
3.
A.
debt

B.
nib
C.
absorb
D.
absent
4.
A.
fluoride
B.
hide
C.
arid
D.
miserly
5.
A.
wicked
B.
hatred
C.
sacred
D.
looked
6
A.
laugh
B.
plough
C.enough

D.
cough
7.
A.
delicate
B.
concentrate
C.
private
D.
accurate
8.
A.
thunderstorm
B.
greengrocer
C.
prefer
D.
louder
9.
A.
carriage
B.voyage
C.
massage
D.
dosage
10.
A.

months
B.
paths
C.
wreaths
D.
youths
B.
List
the words
given
in
each
column
according
to
their
stress
patterns.
petrof>enecist, cumulative, cinematof^rapher, suffragette, monetarism,
gastronomy, educator, memorabilia, chivalrous, luxuriance, pharmaceutical,
demonstrative, voluntary, personify, presidium, ascertain,
tattoo,
documentary,
triangle, incomprehensible
PART
TWO:
VOCABULARY
A.
Multiple

choices
Choose
the
best
word from A, B, C, or D
that
fits
each blank.
1.
The drivers have rejected proposals to end the
strike
and the other
workers
have come out
in
.
A.
consent
B.
return
C. sympathy D.
collaboration
2.
If
you
make her
laugh
while
she's
eating,

she'll
.
A.
choke
B.
gasp
C.
sneeze
D.
swallow
3.
The ending of
the
joke
was so that no one laughed.
A.
predictable
B.
potential
C. foreseen D. anticipated
4.
Her
allergy
to
fish
is so severe that the sight of it makes her
feel
sick.
A.
simple

B.
easy
C.
plain
D. mere
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5.
After
leaving school,
Nigel
decided to in the army.
A.
enlist B.
enroll
C. register D. sign
6. Unless you give up
smoking,
you'll
the
risk
of damaging your
health.
A.
bear
B. suffer C. make D. run
7.
I'm not to your plan, but it
needs
modifying.
A.

objected B. disputed C. opposed D.
conflicted
8. The audience his
appearance
on
stage
with
thunderous applause.
A.
clapped B. protested C. rewarded D. hailed
9. The shop assistant was arrested thefts
from
the store.
A.
in
response
to B. in connection
with
C.
referring
to D.
with
regard to
10. For
a
while
I was at a to
know
what to say.
A.

blank B. pain C. loss D. crisis
B.
Word
formation
Use
the correct form of the word given in parentheses to fill in the blank in
each sentence.
1.
The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat
(heart).
What a shame!
2.
A
list
of (come) events
will
be posted on the notice board.
3.
She's
quite an (eye)!
4.
Listening
to that doctor's
talk
was a very
(rich)
experience.
5. His
family
suffered

from
his (expend).
6. We have (zero) temperatures every
night
in
mid-winter.
7.
The
(edit)
staff
consists of ten experienced
journalists.
8. The
Iwo
nations
finally
agreed to sign a(n) (aggressive) pact to
normalize
their
diplomatic
relations.
9. This leads to more
pressure
being put on the (adequate)
public
transport system.
10.
(accompany)
children
will

not be
allowed
to cross busy roads.
PART
THREE:
GRAMMAR
A.
Prepositions and particles
Fill
in each blank
with
an appropriate preposition or particle to make
meaningful sentences.
1.
He was punctual the minute.
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2.
Paul won't do anything
without
asking his
wife
first.
She's
really got him
her thumb.
3. You need to show that picture a dark background.
4. I'll
keep
your application
file

for the time being.
5. Now that everybody is here. Let's come to
business.
6. He looks
like
his father
appearance.
7. Geology is a
science
I am not conversant .
8. I'm always so shy strangers. I know I should
have
more
confidence
myself
but I can't help it.
9. The
milk
smells horrible. It must
have
gone , so you
have
to
put
lemon in your tea.
10.1
think
he's not serious becoming a
teacher.
He just plays

the idea.
11.
His aunt just died, so he
will
come a lot of money.
12.
first,
they couldn't make who was the plan.
13.
Nowadays, many youngsters try to
keep
the
Joneses.
14.
If you
have
any
difficulty,
I
will
help you .
15.
He
still-worked
although it was
well
in the night.
B.
Verb
tenses

and forms
Put the
verbs
given
in
brackets
into
their
appropriate
tense
or form.
1.
The accident (report)
(cause)
by a reckless motorist.
2.
When I get my
degree,
I (study) at this school for four years.
3. I don't know why you always
(talk)
in
class,
boys.
4.
I didn't do the
test
well.
I (prepare) it very carefully at home.
5. Who was that

girl
you
(talk)
to when I
(pass)
you in
the
street?
6. Today is the
first
anniversary of Grandpa Max's death, and I
(think)
about him all day. How fortunate I (be)
(have) a Grandpa
like
him!
7. - I found that everything I said on the phone had
been
reported to the
police.
-
Your
phone (tap) .
8. This time next year I probably
(live)
on the other side of the
world.
9. By the time the war was over,
thousands
of innocent people

(kill).
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10.
My uncle
would
rather that I
(not,
leave) yesterday.
(finish)
all her exam.
11.
When I see my sister again, she
12.
The weather
(be) bad, they couldn't but (cancel)
the camping
trip.
13.
It's a great
pity
you
Sunday. As you (never, see) the sea before, it
(not,
come) to
Brighton
with
us last
(be) a new experience.
PART
FOUR:

WRITING
A.
Sentence transformation (structure)
Complete the sentences in such a way
that
each of the sentences
means
almost
the
same
as the sentence
printed
before it.
1.
We were very impressed by the new camera but found it rather expensive.
Impressed
2.
He brought the umbrella along but it didn't
rain.
He
needn 't
3. "I'm innocent," she said, and the court believed her.
She
convinced
4.
Under no circumstances should you phone the poHce.
The
last
5. I
would

like,
moreover, to
choose
my own clothes.
What's
6. The team is the
same
as it was for last Saturday's match.
There
have
7. Couldn't you
have
got a bus to the station?
Wasn
7
8. You were so
gullible!
How could you believe the lies he
told
you?
Weren
't
9.
Success
in the academic
field
depends
on your
ability
to

amass
qualifications.
The
more
10.
While
I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I
will
help you this time.
Despite
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B.
Key-word
transformation
Rewrite the sentences by using the words
given
in
bold
type,
keeping the
meaning of each sentence as close to
that
of the sentence printed before it.
Do
not
alter
the word
given
in any way.
1.

It was obvious that the old
house
was
past
its
time,
(days)
2.
I'm
telling
you this for you not to make a mistake, (fear)
3. They have security guards so that people won't try to steal, (discourage)
4.
500 pounds is too much to pay for that
painting,
(worth)
5. This government has changed its taxation
policy
completely since the last
general election, (undergone)
6. We won't get to the airport in
less
than 30 minutes. (least)
7. Claire suddenly realized what a blunder she had made, (dawned)
8.
Collecting
stamps
is
Peter's
great passion, (crazy)

9. Don't run away
with
the idea tnat
this
job is
easy,
(conclusion)
10.
Every possible
effort
was made by the boy to
find
the missing photo of
his
mother, (stone)
PART
FIVE:
READING
A.
Cloze
test
Fill
each numbered blank
with
ONE
suitable
word.
Some hundred
years
ago there was no equality between men and women

because
people then (1) women to be the weaker sex.
This
(2) against women had its
origin
in the dawn of
mankind's (3) when men
lived
in
caves
and went hunting
for
food.
The task of
food
gathering and hunting needed great (4)
of
body. Therefore, the
best
place for women was not in the forest,
but
at home (5) they
could
satisfactorily do their job,
namely
(6) their children and
looking
after them.
Things
havechanged much since

those
early days. In the modern
life
of the 20th
century,
more (7) are needed not more strength of the
muscle. It's a
consequence
that women play an (8)
important
role in the (9) society. They
have proved repeatedly they are equal and often (10)
to
men in almost every
field.
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B.
Reading comprehension
Read the following
passa}>e
carefully, then answer the
questions
below
it.
Unhke
the eye the ear has no hd; therefore noise
penetrates
without
protection.
Loud

noises
instinctively
signal
danger
to any organism
with
a
hearing mechanism,
including
human beings. In
response,
heart
beats
and
respiration
accelerates.
In fact, there is a genera]
increase
in functioning
brought about by the
flow
of adrenaline
released
in
response
to fear.
Because
noise is unavoidable in a complex, industrial society, we are
constantly responding in the
same

way that we
would
respond to
danger.
Recently,
researchers
have
concluded that noise and our
response
may be much
more than an annoyance. It may be a serious threat to physical and
psychological
health and well-being, causing
damage
not
only
to the ear and
brain
but also to the heart and stomach. We
have
long known that hearing loss is
America's number one nonfatal health problem, but now we are learning
some
of
us
with
heart
disease
and ulcer may be victims of noise as
well.

1. What is the author's main point?
A.
Loud
noi-scs signal
danger.
B.
The ear is not
like
the eye.
C.
Noise may
pose
a serious threat to our
physical
and
psychological
health.
D.
Hearing loss is America's number one nonfatal health problem.
2.
According to the
passage,
people respond to
loud
noises
in the
same
way
that they respond to .
A.

annoyance B.
danger
C.
damage
D.
disease
3. It can be inferred
from
this
passage
that the eye .
A.
responds
to fear
B.
is damaged by noise
C.
l;njoys
greater protection than the ear
D.
increases
functions
4.
Noise is .
A.
a complex problem
B.
an unavoidable problem in an industrial society
C.
not a serious problem today

D.
America's number one problem
5. What was the topic of the paragraph that preceded this
passage?
A.
Fear
B. Ulcer C. The eye D. Heart
disease
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C.
Paragraph
understanding
Read
the
passage
and
decide
which
of
the sentences
given
from A to G
best
fits
each space.
Sand: as children we play on it and as adults we relax on it. It is something
we complain about when it
gets
in our
eyes

on a
windy
beach, and praise when
it
is
made
into sand
castles.
(I) If we did, we
would
discover an account of a geological
past
and a history of sea
life
that
goes
back
thousands
and, in
some
cases,
miUions of years. Sand covers not just
seashores,
but
also ocean
beds,
deserts
and mountains. (2) And it is
a major element in manufactured products too _ concrete is large sand,
while

glass
is
made
of
little
else.
(3)
Well,
it is larger than
fine
dust and smaller than shingle. In fact, according to the most generally accepted
scheme
of measurement, grain can be called sand if their diametre is greater
than 0.06 of a
millimetre
and
less
than 0.6 of a
millimetre.
Depending on its age and
origin,
a particular sand can consist of
tiny
stones
or
porous grains through
which
water can
pass.
(4) They

have
come
from
the breaking down of rocks, or
from
the dead bodies of sea
creatures,
which
collect on the bottom of the
oceans,
or even volcanic eruption.
(5)
If it is a dazzling
white,
its grains may come
from
nearby coral,
from
crystalline quartz rocks or
from
gypsum,
like
the white sand
of
New
Mexico.
On Pacific Islands, jet black
sands
form from
volcanic minerals.

Other black
beaches
are magnetic and are mined for
iron
ore.
A.
These
may
have
the
shape
of
stars
or
spiral,
their
edges
are rough or smooth.
B.
It is one of the most common
substances
on earth.
C.
Rain is an important force in the creation of
beaches.
D.
In the great slow cycle of the earth, sand that was
once
rock can
turn

to
rock
again.
E.
What exactly is
sand?
F.
Colour is another clue to the origins of sand.
G.
But we don't often
look
at it.
D.
Mistake correction
There
are
eleven
mistakes
in the following paragraph. Identify and correct
them.
The first one has
been
done for you as an
example.
A
newspaper
make its money
from
the price people pay for it and also
from

the advertisings it carries. A popular
newspaper
with
a circulation of over
five
millions
daily
makes
a lot of money.
Less
seriously
newspapers
are probably
read just for entertainment. They
have
big headings above the new stories,
27
funny
cartoons to
look
at and sensational photos of
violent.
The gossip columns
are
full
of stories of private
live
of famous people. No one
takes
the

political
views
of such
papers
serriously. On an other hand, in a free country where there
is
no censorship, serious
papers
are read
principle
for their news,
sent
to
themselves by their correspondents round the
world
and by the big news
agencies. People also read
these
papers
for their revisions of new books,
films
and plays and for their editorials what represent the
opinion
of the newspaper
itself
about the important events and
issues
of the moment.
Example:
0. make - makes

DE THI NAM
2002
PART
ONE:
PHONOLOGY
A.
Pick
out the word whose sound of the bold parts is pronounced
differently from that of the others in each group.
1. A. crocodile
B.
signature
C.
deny
D.
dinosaur
2.
A. clothes
B.
cloths
C.
mouths
D.
youths
3, A.
chooses
B.
houses
C.
rises

D.
horses
4. A. dishonour
B.
historic
C.
honesty
D.
rhythm
5. A.
parade
B.
companion
C.
apathetic
D.
marmalade
6. A. permission
B.
decision
C.
leisure
D.
measure
7. A. tearing
B.
beard
C.
fear
D.

rear
8. A. tomb
B.
combatant
C.
comber
D.
subtlety
9. A. trustworthy
B.
theory
C.theses
D.
width
10. A. infamous
B.
fame
C.
stranger
D.
danger
B.
List
the words given in each column according to their stress patterns.
interviewee
grammatically trigonometry fraternal hello
communism
thermometer inalienable wholesaler liberator
PART
TWO:

VOCABULARY
A.
Multiple choices
Choose
the best answers.
1. He was
from
the champion after they discovered he had been
taking
drugs.
A.
defeated B. disquahfied C. lost D. aimed
2.
No, I didn't know his
address,
I
would
have
written
to him.
A.
because
B. otherwise C. consequently D. therefore
3. You didn't
think
I was serious, did you, Brian? - It was a joke. I was
pulling
your .
A.
thumb B. hair C. toe D. leg

4.
I was _____ by the wording of the advertisement.
A.
mistaken B. misled C. misunderstood D. misguided
5. When you do something, you should .
A.
weigh up the pros and
cons
B. turn over a new leaf
C. go down
well
with
D. get through to
6. The
speaker
went on
with
his lengthy accounts, therefore, we could not
make of his topic.
A.
any
sense
B.
from
top to bottom
C.
head
or
tail
D. any knowledge

7. It's time we had a talk
with
each
other in an
effort
to clear the air.
A.
eye-to-eye
B. face-to-face
C. heart-to-heart D. cheek-to-cheek
8. We
will
have
to the decision
until
John
gets
back
from
his
holiday.
A.
confer B. defer C. refer D. infer
9. It suddenly his
mind
that he had forgotten to
tell
his
wife
he

would
be late.
A.
passed
B.
filled
C.
crossed
D. occurred
10.
The
final
result of the
football
game
was a(n) .
A.
equal B. draw C.
same
score
D.
same
point
B.
Word
formation
Supply
the correct form
of
the

words
in
brackets.
1.
I'll
resign if you continue to everything I say. (regard)
2.
She is very efficient and polite to the customers,
(fail)
3. His busy
schedule
made
him completely to his
students.
(acceSS)
4.
Various by police officers were brought to
light
by the enquiry.
(practice)
5. He works for UNESCO in a purely role, (advice)
6. There was a
sudden
of clapping and cheering as h
rose
to receive
the Nobel
Peace
Prize, (burst)
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