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Ngày thi : 8/11/2015
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (Đề thi gồm 7 trang)
M· ®Ò thi: 132

Họ, tên thí sinh: …………………………………………….. Lớp: ………… Số báo danh: ………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: _____ that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.
A. So was her successful business,
B. So successful was her business
C. Her business was successful
D. So successful her business was,
Question 2: - “Can I carry these suitcases into the room for you?”
- “______”
A. You can’t, I think!
B. No, you can’t.
C. Yes, you can.
D. Can you? That’s very kind.
Question 3: My mother ______ me against staying late night after night to prepare for exams.
A recommended
B. encouraged
C. warned
D. reprimanded
Question 4: She must have been sleepless last night. Otherwise, her eyes _______ so bloody now.
A. won’t look
B. wouldn’t look

C. wouldn’t have looked
D. looked
Question 5: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ______
A. chip off the old block
B. biscuit
C. cup of tea
D. piece of cake
Question 6: After we each had been assigned an installment part of the project, we came back to our
_______ section.
A. respectively
B. respectful
C. irrespective
D. respective
Question 7: Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary _________
A. elements
B. factors
C. ingredients D. substances
Question 8: The last person _____ will have to turn off the lights.
A. left
B. leaving
C. have left
D. to leave
Question 9: This shirt is ______ that one.
A. a bit less expensive
B. as much expensive as
C. not nearly as expensive as
D. much far expensive than
Question 10: My friend bought ___________ from a shop on Tran Phu street.
A. a brown nice leather belt
B. a nice brown leather belt

C. a leather brown nice belt
D. a nice leather brown belt
Question 11: The new manager found the situation so complicated that he couldn’t see the wood for
the _________
A. leaf
B. fruit
C. wood
D. trees

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Question 12: A: I think it is a good idea to have three or four generations living under one roof.
B: _________ Family members can help each other a lot.
A. It's not true.
B. That's wrong.
C. I couldn't agree any more.
D. I don't agree.
Question 13: Ann: How well you are playing, Peter!
Peter: _________.
A. Say it again. I like to hear your words
B. Thank you too much
C. I think so. I'm proud of myself
D. Many thanks, that's a nice compliment
Question 14: The teacher as well as his students____________ at the school meeting yet.
A. arrived
B. hasn’t arrived
C. haven’t arrived

D. not arriving
Question 15: "Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?"
- "He ______ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker."
A. may have attended
B. was to attend
C. should have attended
D. can have attended
Question 16: “We’d better __________ if we want to get there in time”
A. take up
B. turn down
C. speed up
D. put down
Question 17: Nowadays, most students use _______ calculators in their studies and examinations
A. electrical
B. electricity
C. electric
D.electronic
Question 18: It is essential that Alice __________ about his responsibilities in the meeting tomorrow.
A. be reminded
B. must remind
C. will be reminded
D. will remind
Question 19: The use of computers aids in teaching, __________ the role of teachers is still very
important.
A. although
B. yet
C. so that
D. because
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 20: Within a week on display at the exhibition, the painting was hailed as a masterpiece.
A. a down- to – earth work of art
B. an excellent work of art
C. an expensive work of art
D. a large work of art
Question 21: Deer like figures made from willow shoots are the oldest evidence of human habitation
in the Grand Canyon.
A. proof
B. clue
C. dispute
D. exhibit
Question 22: He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
A. frightens me
B. moves me
C. irritates me
D. steers me
Question 23: I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
A. have got home dry
B. have been successful
C. have not got wet
D. have got no water
Question 24: Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by
the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A. unless
B. instead of
C. restricted
D. as well as
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 25: A. resort

B. position
C. pleasure
D. desert
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Question 26: A. helped
B. wicked
C. knocked
D. coughed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 27: The longest mountain range, the Mid-Atlantic Range, is not hardly visible because
A
B
most of it lies under the ocean.
C
D
Question 28: Establishing in 1984 for students who wanted to study art and music subjects,
A
B
LaGuardia was the first public school of its kind.
C
D
Question 29: The abilities to work hard, follow directions, and thinking independently are some of the
A
B
C

criteria for success in the workplace.
D
Question 30: The old woman cannot remember the place which she kept her savings
A
B
C
D
Question 31: I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for
a long time.
A
B
C
D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the question below.
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their
knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming
pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad
effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the
bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one
aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full,
not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that
mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classroom, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups; this gives them the
opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to
cope with the personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and
evaluate, to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes the work on individual tasks and assignments, they can
do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We

encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this
effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced works; it does not matter what age the child is. We
expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this
goal.
Question 32: In the passage, the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ________
A. questioning
B. approving
C. objective
D. critical
Question 33: The phrase “held back” in paragraph 1 means ______
A. prevented from advancing
B. forced to study in lower class
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C. made to remain in the same classes
D. made to lag behind
Question 34: The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the
pupils’ _________
A. learning ability and communicative skills
B. intellectual abilities
C. total personality
D. personal and social skills
Question 35: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers
B. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities
C. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others
D. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability

Question 36: The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to _________
A. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
B. offer advice on the proper use of the school library
C. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class.
D. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
Question 37: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work
B. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual
abilities
C. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class
D. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full
Question 38: According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability
teaching?
A. Formal class teaching is the important way to give pupils essential skills such as those to be used in
the library.
B. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own.
C. A pupil can be at the bottom of a class
D. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development
Question 39: Which of the following statements can best summarize the main idea of the passage?
A. The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and not-so-bright pupils
B. Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class
C. Children, in general, develop at different rates
D. Bright children do benefit from mixed-ability teaching
Question 40: According to the passage, “streaming pupils” ______
A. is the act of putting pupils into class according to their academic abilities
B. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience
C. is quite discouraging
D. will help the pupils learn best
Question 41: According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because _______
A. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems

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B. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils
C. formal class teaching is appropriate
D. its aim at developing the children’s total personality
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions
Throughout history people have always communicated with one another, not only by speech but also
by movements of the hands and body. It is, however, only (42) ______ the last few years that these
aspects of communication have been studied at all widely. This type of communication is known as
body language or non-verbal communication.
People sometimes wonder (43) ______ you can learn how body language works. It is of course
possible to read books on the subject but you also need to (44) ______ time observing people’s
movements. A railway station is a particular good place for such observation, as here people can be
seen openly expressing eagerness, sorrow, delight, impatience and many other human emotions by
(45) _____ of movement.
If you turn down the sound on your television set and try to understand (46) _____ is happening
simply by watching the picture you will learn even more about communication (47) _____ words. By
turning the sound back up every five (48) ______ or so, it is possible to check how accurate your (49)
______ is.
Having studied the art of body language you will have a definite (50) ______ at a boring party. You
will be able to sit on your own for the whole evening and thoroughly enjoy yourself by both watching
(51) ______ interpreting the body language of all the other people there.
Question 42: A. with
B. during
C. for
D. on

Question 43: A. that
B. how
C. what
D. whether
Question 44: A. kill
B. spend
C. give
D. lose
Question 45: A. means
B. gestures
C. health
D. postures
Question 46: A. who
B. which
C. what
D. that
Question 47: A. and
B. including
C. without
D. with
Question 48: A. years
B. minutes
C. hours
D. months
Question 49: A. expression
B. understanding
C. meaning
D. movement
Question 50: A. benefit
B. favour

C. disadvantage
D. advantage
Question 51: A. with
B. and
C. but
D. or
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions.
Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around them.
Within the first month of their lives, babies' responses to the sound of the human voice will be
different from their responses to other sorts of auditory stimuli. They will stop crying when they hear a
person talking, but not if they hear a bell or the sound of a rattle. At first, the sounds that an infant
notices might be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis and that often occur at the ends
of utterances. By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the difference between
syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections. Very soon, these differences in adult stress
and intonation can influence babies' emotional states and behavior. Long before they develop actual
language comprehension, babies can sense when an adult is playful or angry, attempting to initiate or
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terminate new behavior, and so on, merely on the basis of cues such as the rate, volume, and melody
of adult speech.
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues. One
researcher observed babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six
languages, the mothers used simplified syntax, short utterances and nonsense sounds, and transformed
certain sounds into baby talk. Other investigators have noted that when mothers talk to babies who are
only a few months old, they exaggerate the pitch, loudness, and intensity of their words. They also
exaggerate their facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize certain words.

More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is observation that
tiny babies can make relatively fine distinctions between speech sounds. In other words, babies enter
the world with the ability to make precisely those perceptual discriminations that are necessary if they
are to acquire aural language.
Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input, too: even as young as nine months they will listen
to songs or stories, although the words themselves are beyond their understanding. For babies,
language is a sensory-motor delight rather than the route to prosaic meaning that it often is for adults.
Question 52: Which of the following can be inferred about the findings described in paragraph 2?
A. Babies ignore facial expressions in comprehending aural language.
B. Mothers from different cultures speak to their babies in similar ways.
C. Babies who are exposed to more than one language can speak earlier than babies exposed to a
single language.
D. The mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak.
Question 53: According to the author, why do babies listen to songs and stories, even though they
cannot understand them?
A. They can remember them easily.
B. They focus on the meaning of their parents' word.
C. They enjoy the sound.
D. They understand the rhythm.
Question 54: The passage mentions all of the followings as the ways adults modify their speech when
talking to babies EXCEPT ______________.
A. speaking with shorter sentences
B. giving all words equal emphasis
C. using meaningless sounds
A. speaking more loudly than normal
Question 55: The word "diverse" is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. different
B. surrounding
C. stimulating
D. divided

Question 56: The word "They" refers to ______________.
A. words
B. mothers
C. investigators
D. babies
Question 57: Why does the author mention "a bell and a rattle"?
A. To contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds
B. To give examples of typical toys that babies do not like
C. To explain how babies distinguish between different nonhuman sounds
D. To give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry
Question 58: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The differences between a baby's and an adult's ability to comprehend language
B. How babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their earliest stages of language
development
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C. The response of babies to sounds other than the human voice
D. How babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds
Question 59: The word "emphasize" is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. stress
B. leave out
C. explain
D. repeat
Question 60: What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to
acquire language?
A. Babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions.
B. Babies begin to understand words in songs.

C. Babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds.
D. Babies are more sensitive to sounds than are adults.
Question 61: The word "noted" is closest in meaning to______________.
A. requested
B. observed
C. theorized
D. disagreed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
following questions.
Question 62: A. humidity
B. necessary
C. endangered
Question 63: A. economics
B. achievement
C. dependent
Question 64: A. understand
B. expedition
C. electronic

answer to each of the
D. incredible
D. technology
D. insurance

WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
Question 65: He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip to London.
He greatly regretted ______________________________________
Question 66: The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.

No sooner _______________________________________________
Question 67: Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
Despite _________________________________________
Question 68: Most people think Nigel is the best racing driver in the world.
Nigel is considered _____________________________________
Question 69: “Unless I receive her letter tomorrow, I’ll phone her,” said Nam
Nam said that if ______________________________________
Part II: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the importance of family in your life.
The following prompt might be helpful to you.
- supporting us
- sharing feelings, secrets, problems …
- helping us improve our personality
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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN I
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi : 8/11/2015
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (Đề thi gồm 7 trang)
M· ®Ò thi: 194

Họ, tên thí sinh: …………………………………………….. Lớp: ………… Số báo danh: ………
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the question below.
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their

knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming
pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad
effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the
bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one
aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full,
not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that
mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classroom, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups; this gives them the
opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to
cope with the personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and
evaluate, to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes the work on individual tasks and assignments, they can
do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We
encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this
effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced works; it does not matter what age the child is. We
expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this
goal.
Question 1: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class
B. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work
C. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full
D. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual
abilities
Question 2: According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability
teaching?
A. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own.Formal class teaching is
the important way to give pupils essential skills such as those to be used in the library.
B. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development
C. Formal class teaching is the important way to give pupils essential skills such as those to be used in

the library.
D. A pupil can be at the bottom of a class
Question 3: Which of the following statements can best summarize the main idea of the passage?
A. Children, in general, develop at different rates
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B. Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class
C. The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and not-so-bright pupils
D. Bright children do benefit from mixed-ability teaching
Question 4: According to the passage, “streaming pupils” ______
A. is quite discouraging
B. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience
C. is the act of putting pupils into class according to their academic abilities
D. will help the pupils learn best
Question 5: According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because _______
A. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils
B. formal class teaching is appropriate
C. its aim at developing the children’s total personality
D. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems
Question 6: In the passage, the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ________
A. approving
B. questioning
C. critical
D. objective
Question 7: The phrase “held back” in paragraph 1 means ______
A. forced to study in lower class
B. made to lag behind

C. made to remain in the same classes
D. prevented from advancing
Question 8: The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’
_________
A. total personality
B. learning ability and communicative skills
C. intellectual abilities
D. personal and social skills
Question 9: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability
B. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities
C. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others
D. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers
Question 10: The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to _________
A. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
B. offer advice on the proper use of the school library
C. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class.
D. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions
Throughout history people have always communicated with one another, not only by speech but also
by movements of the hands and body. It is, however, only (11) ______ the last few years that these
aspects of communication have been studied at all widely. This type of communication is known as
body language or non-verbal communication.
People sometimes wonder (12) ______ you can learn how body language works. It is of course
possible to read books on the subject but you also need to (13) ______ time observing people’s
movements. A railway station is a particular good place for such observation, as here people can be
seen openly expressing eagerness, sorrow, delight, impatience and many other human emotions by
(14) _____ of movement.
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If you turn down the sound on your television set and try to understand (15) _____ is happening
simply by watching the picture you will learn even more about communication (16) _____ words. By
turning the sound back up every five (17) ______ or so, it is possible to check how accurate your (18)
______ is.
Having studied the art of body language you will have a definite (19) ______ at a boring party. You
will be able to sit on your own for the whole evening and thoroughly enjoy yourself by both watching
(20) ______ interpreting the body language of all the other people there.
Question 11: A. during
B. for
C. on
D. with
Question 12: A. how
B. that
C. what
D. whether
Question 13: A. kill
B. spend
C. give
D. lose
Question 14: A. gestures
B. health
C. postures
D. means
Question 15: A. what
B. which
C. that

D. who
Question 16: A. with
B. without
C. and
D. including
Question 17: A. minutes
B. hours
C. years
D. months
Question 18: A. expression
B. movement
C. understanding
D. meaning
Question 19: A. benefit
B. favour
C. disadvantage
D. advantage
Question 20: CA. or
B. and
C. but
D. with
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions.
Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around them.
Within the first month of their lives, babies' responses to the sound of the human voice will be
different from their responses to other sorts of auditory stimuli. They will stop crying when they hear a
person talking, but not if they hear a bell or the sound of a rattle. At first, the sounds that an infant
notices might be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis and that often occur at the ends
of utterances. By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the difference between
syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections. Very soon, these differences in adult stress

and intonation can influence babies' emotional states and behavior. Long before they develop actual
language comprehension, babies can sense when an adult is playful or angry, attempting to initiate or
terminate new behavior, and so on, merely on the basis of cues such as the rate, volume, and melody
of adult speech.
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues. One
researcher observed babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six
languages, the mothers used simplified syntax, short utterances and nonsense sounds, and transformed
certain sounds into baby talk. Other investigators have noted that when mothers talk to babies who are
only a few months old, they exaggerate the pitch, loudness, and intensity of their words. They also
exaggerate their facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize certain words.
More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is observation that
tiny babies can make relatively fine distinctions between speech sounds. In other words, babies enter
the world with the ability to make precisely those perceptual discriminations that are necessary if they
are to acquire aural language.
Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input, too: even as young as nine months they will listen
to songs or stories, although the words themselves are beyond their understanding. For babies,
language is a sensory-motor delight rather than the route to prosaic meaning that it often is for adults.
Question 21: The word "diverse" is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. surrounding
B. stimulating
C. divided
D. different
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Question 22: The word "They" refers to ______________.
A. words
B. mothers

C. investigators
D. babies
Question 23: Why does the author mention "a bell and a rattle"?
A. To give examples of typical toys that babies do not like
B. To contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds
C. To give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry
D. To explain how babies distinguish between different nonhuman sounds
Question 24: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds
B. The differences between a baby's and an adult's ability to comprehend language
C. How babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their earliest stages of language
development
D. The response of babies to sounds other than the human voice
Question 25: The word "emphasize" is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. repeat
B. stress
C. leave out
D. explain
Question 26: What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to
acquire language?
A. Babies begin to understand words in songs.
B. Babies are more sensitive to sounds than are adults.
C. Babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds.
D. Babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions.
Question 27: The word "noted" is closest in meaning to______________.
A. observed
B. requested
C. disagreed
D. theorized
Question 28: Which of the following can be inferred about the findings described in paragraph 2?

A. Babies who are exposed to more than one language can speak earlier than babies exposed to a
single language.
B. The mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak.
C. Babies ignore facial expressions in comprehending aural language.
D. Mothers from different cultures speak to their babies in similar ways.
Question 29: According to the author, why do babies listen to songs and stories, even though they
cannot understand them?
A. They focus on the meaning of their parents' word.
B. They understand the rhythm.
C. They enjoy the sound.
D. They can remember them easily
Question 30: The passage mentions all of the followings as the ways adults modify their speech when
talking to babies EXCEPT ______________.
A. speaking more loudly than normal
B. giving all words equal emphasis
C. speaking with shorter sentences
D. using meaningless sounds
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 31: Establishing in 1984 for students who wanted to study art and music subjects,
A
B
LaGuardia was the first public school of its kind.
C
D
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Question 32: The old woman cannot remember the place which she kept her savings
A
B
C
D
Question 33: I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for
a long time.
A
B
C
D
Question 34: The abilities to work hard, follow directions, and thinking independently are some of the
A
B
C
criteria for success in the workplace.
D
Question 35: The longest mountain range, the Mid-Atlantic Range, is not hardly visible because
A
B
most of it lies under the ocean.
C
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 36: A. understand
B. expedition
C. electronic
D. insurance
Question 37: A. achievement

B. technology
C. economics
D. dependent
Question 38: A. endangered
B. necessary
C. humidity
D. incredible
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 39: A. wicked
B. knocked
C. helped
D. coughed
Question 40: A. resort
B. position
C. pleasure
D. desert
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 41: A: I think it is a good idea to have three or four generations living under one roof.
B: _________ Family members can help each other a lot.
A. It's not true.
B. That's wrong.
C. I couldn't agree any more.
D. I don't agree.
Question 42: Ann: How well you are playing, Peter!
Peter: _________.
A. Many thanks, that's a nice compliment B. Say it again. I like to hear your words
C. Thank you too much
D. I think so. I'm proud of myself

Question 43: The teacher as well as his students____________ at the school meeting yet.
A. haven’t arrived
B. not arriving
C. arrived
D. hasn’t arrived
Question 44: "Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?"
- "He ______ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker."
A. should have attended
B. was to attend
C. may have attended
D. can have attended
Question 45: “We’d better __________ if we want to get there in time”
A. take up
B. put down
C. turn down
D. speed up
Question 46: Nowadays, most students use _______ calculators in their studies and examinations
A. electronic
B. electricity
C. electric
D. electrical
Question 47: The last person _____ will have to turn off the lights.
A. have left
B. to leave
C. left
D. leaving
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Question 48: It is essential that Alice __________ about his responsibilities in the meeting tomorrow.
A. will be reminded
B. will remind
C. be reminded D. must remind
Question 49: The use of computers aids in teaching, __________ the role of teachers is still very
important.
A. although
B. yet
C. so that
D. because
Question 50: _____ that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.
A. Her business was successful
B. So successful her business was,
C. So successful was her business
D. So was her successful business,
Question 51: - “Can I carry these suitcases into the room for you?”
- “______”
A. No, you can’t.
B. Yes, you can.
C. Can you? That’s very kind.
D. You can’t, I think!
Question 52: My mother ______ me against staying late night after night to prepare for exams.
A. recommended
B. reprimanded
C. encouraged
D. warned
Question 53: She must have been sleepless last night. Otherwise, her eyes _______ so bloody now.
A. looked
B. wouldn’t look

C. wouldn’t have looked
D. won’t look
Question 54: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ______
A. cup of tea B. piece of cake
C. chip off the old block
D. biscuit
Question 55: After we each had been assigned an installment part of the project, we came back to our
_______ section.
A. irrespective
B. respective
C. respectively
D. respectful
Question 56: Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary _________
A. substances
B. elements
C. factors
D. ingredients
Question 57: This shirt is ______ that one.
A. as much expensive as
B. not nearly as expensive as
C. much far expensive than
D. a bit less expensive
Question 58: My friend bought ___________ from a shop on Tran Phu street.
A. a leather brown nice belt
B. a nice leather brown belt
C. a nice brown leather belt
D. a brown nice leather belt
Question 59: The new manager found the situation so complicated that he couldn’t see the wood for
the _________
A. leaf

B. fruit
C. wood
D. trees
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 60: I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
A. have got no water
B. have got home dry
C. have been successful
D have not got wet
Question 61: Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by
the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A. unless
B. instead of
C. restricted
D. as well as
Question 62: Within a week on display at the exhibition, the painting was hailed as a masterpiece.
A. an excellent work of art
B. a large work of art
C. a down- to –earth work of art
D. an expensive work of art
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Question 63: Deer like figures made from willow shoots are the oldest evidence of human habitation
in the Grand Canyon.
A. dispute
B. exhibit

C. proof
D. clue
Question 64: He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
A. moves me
B. steers me
C. irritates me
D. frightens me
WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
Question 65: He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip to London.
He greatly regretted ______________________________________
Question 66: The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
No sooner _______________________________________________
Question 67: Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
Despite _________________________________________
Question 68: Most people think Nigel is the best racing driver in the world.
Nigel is considered _____________________________________
Question 69: “Unless I receive her letter tomorrow, I’ll phone her,” said Nam
Nam said that if ______________________________________
Part II: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the importance of family in your life.
The following prompt might be helpful to you.
- supporting us
- sharing feelings, secrets, problems …
- helping us improve our personality

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Ngày thi : 8/11/2015
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (Đề thi gồm 7 trang)
M· ®Ò thi: 258

Họ, tên thí sinh: …………………………………………….. Lớp: ………… Số báo danh: ………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1: Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by
the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A. restricted
B. instead of
C. unless
D. as well as
Question 2: Within a week on display at the exhibition, the painting was hailed as a masterpiece.
A. an excellent work of art
B. an expensive work of art
C. a down- to –earth work of art
D. a large work of art
Question 3: Deer like figures made from willow shoots are the oldest evidence of human habitation in
the Grand Canyon.
A. proof
B. dispute

C. exhibit
D. clue
Question 4: He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
A. irritates me
B. frightens me
C. moves me
D. steers me
Question 5: I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
A. have not got wet
B. have been successful
C. have got no water
D. have got home dry
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
Question 6: It is essential that Alice __________ about his responsibilities in the meeting tomorrow.
A. must remind
B. be reminded
C. will remind
D. will be reminded
Question 7: The use of computers aids in teaching, __________ the role of teachers is still very
important.
A. yet
B. although
C. because
D. so that
Question 8: _____ that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.
A. So successful her business was
B. So was her successful business,
C. Her business was successful
D. So successful was her business,

Question 9: - “Can I carry these suitcases into the room for you?”
- “______”
A. Can you? That’s very kind.
B. You can’t, I think!
C. No, you can’t.
D. Yes, you can.
Question 10: My mother ______ me against staying late night after night to prepare for exams.
A. encouraged
B. warned
C. recommended
D. reprimanded
Question 11: She must have been sleepless last night. Otherwise, her eyes _______ so bloody now.
A. wouldn’t look
B. looked
C. won’t look
D. wouldn’t have looked
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Question 12: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ______
A. piece of cake
B. chip off the old block
C. cup of tea
D. biscuits
Question 13: After we each had been assigned an installment part of the project, we came back to our
_______ section.
A. respectively
B. respective

C. respectful
D. irrespective
Question 14: Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary _________
A. factors
B. elements
C. substances
D. ingredients
Question 15: The last person _____ will have to turn off the lights.
A. to leave
B. have left
C. leaving
D. left
Question 16: This shirt is ______ that one.
A. much far expensive than
B. a bit less expensive
C. as much expensive as
D. not nearly as expensive as
Question 17: My friend bought ___________ from a shop on Tran Phu street.
A. a leather brown nice belt
B. a brown nice leather belt
C. a nice brown leather belt
D. a nice leather brown belt
Question 18: The new manager found the situation so complicated that he couldn’t see the wood for the
_________
A. tree
B. wood
C. leaf
D. fruit
Question 19: A: I think it is a good idea to have three or four generations living under one roof.
B: _________ Family members can help each other a lot.

A. That's wrong.
B. I couldn't agree any more.
C. I don't agree.
D. It's not true.
Question 20: Ann: How well you are playing, Peter!
Peter: _________.
A. Say it again. I like to hear your words
B. Many thanks, that's a nice compliment
C. Thank you too much
D. I think so. I'm proud of myself
Question 21: The teacher as well as his students____________ at the school meeting yet.
A. not arriving
B. arrived
C. haven’t arrived
D. hasn’t arrived
Question 22: "Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?"
- "He ______ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker."
A. was to attend
B. may have attended
C. should have attended
D. can have attended
Question 23: “We’d better __________ if we want to get there in time”
A. speed up
B. turn down
C. take up
D. put down
Question 24: Nowadays, most students use _______ calculators in their studies and examinations
A. electricity
B. electronic
C. electric

D. electrical
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions
Throughout history people have always communicated with one another, not only by speech but also by
movements of the hands and body. It is, however, only (35) ______ the last few years that these aspects
of communication have been studied at all widely. This type of communication is known as body
language or non-verbal communication.
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People sometimes wonder (36) ______ you can learn how body language works. It is of course possible
to read books on the subject but you also need to (37) ______ time observing people’s movements. A
railway station is a particular good place for such observation, as here people can be seen openly
expressing eagerness, sorrow, delight, impatience and many other human emotions by (38) _____ of
movement.
If you turn down the sound on your television set and try to understand (39) _____ is happening simply
by watching the picture you will learn even more about communication (40) _____ words. By turning the
sound back up every five (41) ______ or so, it is possible to check how accurate your (42) ______ is.
Having studied the art of body language you will have a definite (43) ______ at a boring party. You will
be able to sit on your own for the whole evening and thoroughly enjoy yourself by both watching (44)
______ interpreting the body language of all the other people there.
Question 25: A. for
B. during
C. with
D. on
Question 26: A. whether
B. what
C. that

D. how
Question 27: A. kill
B. give
C. spend
D. lose
Question 28: A. health
B. postures
C. means
D. gestures
Question 29: A. which
B. who
C. that
D. what
Question 30: A. without
B. and
C. including
D. with
Question 31: A. minutes
B. hours
C. months
D. years
Question 32: A. movement
B. meaning
C. expression
D. understanding
Question 33: A. disadvantage
B. advantage
C. benefit
D. favour
Question 34: A. and

B. but
C. or
D. with
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the question below.
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their
knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It
does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both
the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top
grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one
aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not
just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixedability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classroom, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups; this gives them the
opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope
with the personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate,
to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes the work on individual tasks and assignments, they can do
this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We
encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this
effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced works; it does not matter what age the child is. We
expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this
goal.
Question 35: The phrase “held back” in paragraph 1 means ______
A. forced to study in lower class
B. made to remain in the same class
C. prevented from advancing
D. made to lag behind
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Question 36: The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’
_________
A. total personality
B. intellectual abilities
C. personal and social skills
D. learning ability and communicative skills
Question 37: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others
B. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities
C. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers
D. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability
Question 38: The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to _________
A. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
B. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
C. offer advice on the proper use of the school library
D. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class.
Question 39: In the passage, the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ________
A. critical
B. questioning
C. approving
D. objective
Question 40: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class
B. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work
C. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual abilities
D. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full
Question 41: According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability

teaching?
A. Formal class teaching is the important way to give pupils essential skills such as those to be used in the
library.
B. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development
C. A pupil can be at the bottom of a class
D. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own.
Question 42: Which of the following statements can best summarize the main idea of the passage?
A. Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class
B. Bright children do benefit from mixed-ability teaching
C. The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and not-so-bright pupils
D. Children, in general, develop at different rates
Question 43: According to the passage, “streaming pupils” ______
A. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience
B. is the act of putting pupils into class according to their academic abilities
C. is quite discouraging
D. will help the pupils learn best
Question 44: According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because _______
A. formal class teaching is appropriate
B. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils
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C. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems
D. its aim at developing the children’s total personality
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions.
Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around them.
Within the first month of their lives, babies' responses to the sound of the human voice will be different

from their responses to other sorts of auditory stimuli. They will stop crying when they hear a person
talking, but not if they hear a bell or the sound of a rattle. At first, the sounds that an infant notices might
be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis and that often occur at the ends of utterances. By
the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the difference between syllables pronounced
with rising and falling inflections. Very soon, these differences in adult stress and intonation can
influence babies' emotional states and behavior. Long before they develop actual language
comprehension, babies can sense when an adult is playful or angry, attempting to initiate or terminate
new behavior, and so on, merely on the basis of cues such as the rate, volume, and melody of adult
speech.
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues. One
researcher observed babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six languages,
the mothers used simplified syntax, short utterances and nonsense sounds, and transformed certain sounds
into baby talk. Other investigators have noted that when mothers talk to babies who are only a few
months old, they exaggerate the pitch, loudness, and intensity of their words. They also exaggerate their
facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize certain words.
More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is observation that
tiny babies can make relatively fine distinctions between speech sounds. In other words, babies enter the
world with the ability to make precisely those perceptual discriminations that are necessary if they are to
acquire aural language.
Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input, too: even as young as nine months they will listen to
songs or stories, although the words themselves are beyond their understanding. For babies, language is a
sensory-motor delight rather than the route to prosaic meaning that it often is for adults.
Question 45: The passage mentions all of the followings as the ways adults modify their speech when
talking to babies EXCEPT ______________.
A. giving all words equal emphasis
B. speaking with shorter sentences
C. speaking more loudly than normal
D. using meaningless sounds
Question 46: The word "diverse" is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. stimulating

B. divided
C. surrounding
D. different
Question 47: The word "They" refers to ______________.
A. words
B. investigators
C. mothers
D. babies
Question 48: Why does the author mention "a bell and a rattle"?
A. To give examples of typical toys that babies do not like
B. To explain how babies distinguish between different nonhuman sounds
C. To contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds
D. To give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry
Question 49: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their earliest stages of language development
B. How babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds
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C. The differences between a baby's and an adult's ability to comprehend language
D. The response of babies to sounds other than the human voice
Question 50: The word "emphasize" is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. leave out
B. stress
C. repeat
D. explain
Question 51: What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to acquire
language?

A. Babies begin to understand words in songs.
B. Babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions.
C. Babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds.
D. Babies are more sensitive to sounds than are adults.
Question 52: The word "noted" is closest in meaning to______________.
A. requested
B. disagreed
C. theorized
D. observed
Question 53: Which of the following can be inferred about the findings described in paragraph 2?
A. The mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak.
B. Mothers from different cultures speak to their babies in similar ways.
C. Babies ignore facial expressions in comprehending aural language.
D. Babies who are exposed to more than one language can speak earlier than babies exposed to a single
language.
Question 54: According to the author, why do babies listen to songs and stories, even though they cannot
understand them?
A. They can remember them easily.
B. They focus on the meaning of their parents' word.
C. They understand the rhythm.
D. They enjoy the sound.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 55: A. resort
B. desert
C. pleasure
D. position
Question 56: A. knocked
B. helped
C. coughed

D. wicked
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 57: A. endangered
B. necessary
C. humidity
D. incredible
Question 58: A. electronic
B. expedition
C. understand
D. insurance
Question 59: A. economics
B. technology
C. achievement
D. dependent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 60: The old woman cannot remember the place which she kept her savings
A
B
C
D
Question 61: I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for a
long time.
A
B
C
D
Question 62: The abilities to work hard, follow directions, and thinking independently are some of the
A

B
C
criteria for success in the workplace.
D

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Question 63: The longest mountain range, the Mid-Atlantic Range, is not hardly visible because
A
B
most of it lies under the ocean.
C
D
Question 64: Establishing in 1984 for students who wanted to study art and music subjects,
A
B
LaGuardia was the first public school of its kind.
C
D
WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
Question 65: He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip to London.
He greatly regretted ______________________________________
Question 66: The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
No sooner _______________________________________________
Question 67: Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.

Despite _________________________________________
Question 68: Most people think Nigel is the best racing driver in the world.
Nigel is considered _____________________________________
Question 69: “Unless I receive her letter tomorrow, I’ll phone her,” said Nam
Nam said that if ______________________________________
Part II: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the importance of family in your life
The following prompts might be helpful to you.
- supporting us
- sharing feelings, secrets, problems …
- helping us improve our personality
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MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi : 8/11/2015
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (Đề thi gồm 7 trang)

M· ®Ò thi: 457

Hä, tªn thÝ sinh: …………………………….. Líp: ………… Sè b¸o danh: ………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. pleasure
B. desert
C. resort
D. position
Question 2: A. knocked
B. helped
C. wicked
D. coughed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 3: A. technology
B. economics
C. achievement
D. dependent
Question 4: A. necessary
B. endangered
C. humidity
D. incredible
Question 5: A. electronic
B. insurance
C. understand
D. expedition
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: The last person _____ will have to turn off the lights.
A. leaving
B. have left
C. to leave
D. left
Question 7: This shirt is ______ that one.

A. much far expensive than
B. a bit less expensive
C. as much expensive as
D. not nearly as expensive as
Question 8: My friend bought ___________ from a shop on Tran Phu street.
A. a nice brown leather belt
B. a brown nice leather belt
C. a leather brown nice belt
D. a nice leather brown belt
Question 9: The new manager found the situation so complicated that he couldn’t see the wood for the
_________
A. wood
B. trees
C. leaf
D. fruit
Question 10: A: I think it is a good idea to have three or four generations living under one roof.
B: _________ Family members can help each other a lot.
A. That's wrong.
B. I couldn't agree any more.
C. I don't agree.
D. It's not true.
Question 11: Ann: How well you are playing, Peter!
Peter: _________.
A. Say it again. I like to hear your words
B. Thank you too much
C. Many thanks, that's a nice compliment
D. I think so. I'm proud of myself
Question 12: The teacher as well as his students____________ at the school meeting yet.
A. not arriving
B. arrived

C. hasn’t arrived
D. haven’t arrived
Question 13: "Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?"
- "He ______ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker."
A. was to attend
B. may have attended
C. should have attended
D. can have attended
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Question 14: “We’d better __________ if we want to get there in time”
A. turn down
B. speed up
C. take up
D. put down
Question 15: Nowadays, most students use _______ calculators in their studies and examinations
A. electricity
B. electric
C. electronic
D. electrical
Question 16: It is essential that Alice __________ about his responsibilities in the meeting tomorrow.
A. must remind
B. will be reminded
C. will remind
D. be reminded
Question 17: The use of computers aids in teaching, __________ the role of teachers is still very
important.

A. because
B. although
C. yet
D. so that
Question 18: _____ that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.
A. So successful was her business
B. So was her successful business,
C. Her business was successful
D. So successful her business was,
Question 19: - “Can I carry these suitcases into the room for you?”
- “______”
A. Can you? That’s very kind.
B. You can’t, I think!
C. No, you can’t.
D. Yes, you can.
Question 20: My mother ______ me against staying late night after night to prepare for exams.
A. encouraged
B. warned
C. recommended
D. reprimanded
Question 21: She must have been sleepless last night. Otherwise, her eyes _______ so bloody now.
A. won’t look
B. looked
C. wouldn’t look
D. wouldn’t have looked
Question 22: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ______
A. piece of cake
B. chip off the old block
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea

Question 23: After we each had been assigned an installment part of the project, we came back to our
_______ section.
A. respective
B. respectively
C. respectful
D. irrespective
Question 24: Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary _________
A. factors
B. ingredients
C. substances
D. elements
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: Deer like figures made from willow shoots are the oldest evidence of human habitation
in the Grand Canyon.
A. clue
B. dispute
C. exhibit
D. proof
Question 26: He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
A. irritates me
B. frightens me
C. moves me
D. steers me
Question 27: I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
A. have been successful
B. have not got wet
C. have got no water
D. have got home dry
Question 28: Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by

the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A. restricted
B. as well as
C. unless
D. instead of
Question 29: Within a week on display at the exhibition, the painting was hailed as a masterpiece.
A. a down- to –earth work of art
B. an expensive work of art
C. an excellent work of art
D. a large work of art
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 30: The abilities to work hard, follow directions, and thinking independently are some of the
A
B
C
criteria for success in the workplace.
D
Question 31: The longest mountain range, the Mid-Atlantic Range, is not hardly visible because
A
B
most of it lies under the ocean.
C
D
Question 32: Establishing in 1984 for students who wanted to study art and music subjects,

A
B
LaGuardia was the first public school of its kind.
C
D
Question 33: The old woman cannot remember the place which she kept her savings
A
B
C
D
Question 34: I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for
a long time.
A
B
C
D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions
Throughout history people have always communicated with one another, not only by speech but also
by movements of the hands and body. It is, however, only (35) ______ the last few years that these
aspects of communication have been studied at all widely. This type of communication is known as
body language or non-verbal communication.
People sometimes wonder (36) ______ you can learn how body language works. It is of course
possible to read books on the subject but you also need to (37) ______ time observing people’s
movements. A railway station is a particular good place for such observation, as here people can be
seen openly expressing eagerness, sorrow, delight, impatience and many other human emotions by
(38) _____ of movement.
If you turn down the sound on your television set and try to understand (39) _____ is happening
simply by watching the picture you will learn even more about communication (40) _____ words. By
turning the sound back up every five (41) ______ or so, it is possible to check how accurate your (42)

______ is.
Having studied the art of body language you will have a definite (43) ______ at a boring party. You
will be able to sit on your own for the whole evening and thoroughly enjoy yourself by both watching
(44) ______ interpreting the body language of all the other people there.
Question 35: A. for
B. on
C. with
D. during
Question 36: A. that
B. what
C. whether
D. how
Question 37: A. spend
B. give
C. kill
D. lose
Question 38: A. health
B. postures
C. means
D. gestures
Question 39: A. which
B. what
C. that
D. who
Question 40: A. with
B. and
C. including
D. without
Question 41: A. minutes
B. hours

C. months
D. years
Question 42: A. understanding
B. meaning
C. expression
D. movement
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Question 43: A. disadvantage
Question 44: A. and

B. advantage
B. but

C. benefit
C. or

D. favour
D. with

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the question below.
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their
knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming
pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad
effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the
bottom of the top grade!

Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one
aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full,
not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that
mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classroom, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups; this gives them the
opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to
cope with the personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and
evaluate, to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes the work on individual tasks and assignments, they can
do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We
encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this
effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced works; it does not matter what age the child is. We
expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this
goal.
Question 45: In the passage, the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ________
A. critical
B. questioning
C. approving
D. objective
Question 46: The phrase “held back” in paragraph 1 means ______
A. forced to study in lower class
B. prevented from advancing
C. made to remain in the same classes
D. made to lag behind
Question 47: The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the
pupils’ _________
A. learning ability and communicative skills
B. intellectual abilities
C. personal and social skills
D. total personality

Question 48: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities
B. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others
C. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers
D. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability
Question 49: The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to _________
A. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
B. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
C. offer advice on the proper use of the school library
D. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class.
Question 50: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class
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