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ĐỀ THI THỬ TIẾNG ANH – ĐỢT 2 / 2013
Thời gian thi: 90 phút – Mã đề 1302

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of
the main stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. confidence
B. supportive
C. solution
D. obedient
2. A. whenever
B. mischievous
C. hospital
D. regular
3. A. introduce
B. delegate
C. marvelous
D. currency
4. A. healthy
B. remain
C. alone
D. accept
5. A. explain
B. obtain
C. promise
D. suppose
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.

6. The teacher gave some ____ on what could come out for the examination.
A. effects
B. symptoms
C. hints
D. demonstrations
7. I applied for a part-time job at the supermarket. They're going to ____.
A. put on me
B. take me on
C. hold me on
D. carry me on
8. Please add ____ salt to the soup if you think it is bland.
A. a lot of
B. many
C. a little
D. much
9. _ "I've got a headache."
_ "____."
A. I'll get an aspirin.
B. Do you?
C. You're O.K.
D. That's right.
10. George is going to get _____ Mary.
A. married to
B. marry with
C. married with
D. marry to
11. The program _____ a lot of disc space so there wasn’t much room for anything else.
A. took up
B. backed up
C. set up

D. put up
12. Come _____, children! Get your coats on or you'll be late for school.
A. along
B. to
C. across
D. over
13. Africa is quite different from ____ these people believe.
A. what
B. which
C. that
D. who
14. Some 3,000 people die a year in the United States ____ using cocaine, according to a survey.
A. because
B. after
C. before
D. during
15. Calculations which used to take ages can now be _____ in a few seconds.
A. worked out
B. turned out
C. taken out
D. run out
16. _ "Have a drink, Tony".
_ "____".
A. Not yet.
B. Enjoy it.
C. Oh, no I'm possibly.
D. That's ever so good of you, Henry.
17. _ "Can I help you, Madam?"
_ "_____".
A. Well, I'm sure to have a complaint

B. A complaint, please
C. I'm afraid I have a complaint
D. May I have a complaint
18. On the one hand, this job doesn’t pay very well, but on ____ hand I can’t find a better job.
A. the second
B. other
C. the other
D. another
19. These days women are not expected to stay at home ____ their mother did in the past.
A. as
B. like
C. as if
D. even if
20. Every man and woman ____ the right to vote.
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. is
21. Finally, thanks to their parents' help, they found the____ to that problem.
A. way
B. decision
C. condition
D. solution

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22. Metro is a very cheap place to buy ____ goods such as washing powder and other cleaning products.
A. home
B. house

C. household
D. home-made
23. Does your father ____ a hand with cleaning the house?
A. work
B. give
C. try
D. take
24. Do you think doing the household chores is the ____ of women only?
A. task
B. responsibility
C. mission
D. charge
25. As a child, I often came to my neighbors' to collect ____ for the pigs three times a week.
A. remains
B. garbage
C. waste
D. leftovers
26. He is angry because his parents keep him studying ____.
A. from time to time
B. in no time
C. all the time
D. in time
27. Suddenly a taxi ____ and an important-looking official got out.
A. drew up
B. called by
C. leveled out
D. stopped out
28. He _____ to be offered the job.
A. was such inexperienced
B. was too inexperienced

C. not experienced enough
D. B & C
29. He is ____ to take part in the competition.
A. legible
B. legal
C. eligible
D. legitimate
30. Up ____, and the people cheered.
A. went the balloon
B. did the balloon go
C. does the balloon go
D. goes the balloon
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions.
31. Tell me some of the customs of your countries. For example, are there any unusual ways of greeting people?
A. special ideas
B. special opinions
C. special answers
D. special behavior
32. Australia offers a sophisticated, safe, friendly and harmonious multicultural society in which international students
can travel and learn.
A. multi-racial
B. multi-lingual
C. multi-religious
D. multi-ethnic
33. We'd better get the ball rolling or else we will never raise enough money for the blood transfusion equipment for the
International Children's Hospital.
A. start throwing the ball
B. take action immediately
C. start work without delay

D. make a beginning
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
34. It was inevitable that there would be job losses.
A. evident
B. avoidable
C. evitable
D. sure
35. I was surprised that he should consent to his daughter travelling abroad alone.
A. endorse
B. disapprove of
C. accept
D. agree 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 questions from 46 to 55.
Television has transformed politics by changing the way in which information is disseminated, by altering political
campaigns, and by changing citizen's patterns of response to politics. By giving citizens independent access to the
candidates, television diminished the role of the political party in the selection of the major party candidates. By centering
politics on the person of the candidate, television accelerated the citizen's focus on character rather than issues.
Television has altered the forms of political communication as well. The messages on which most of us rely are
briefer than they once were. The stump speech, a political speech given by traveling politicians and lasting 3/2 to 2
hours, which characterized nineteenth-century political discourse, has given way to the 30-second advertisement and
the 10 second "sound bite" in broadcast news. Increasingly the audience for speeches is not that standing in front of the
politician but rather the viewing audience who will hear and see a snippet of the speech on the news.
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In these abbreviated forms, much of what constituted the traditional political discourse of earlier ages has been lost.
In 15 or 30 seconds, a speaker cannot establish the historical context that shaped the issue in question, cannot detail
the probable causes of the problem, and cannot examine alternative proposals to argue that one is preferable to others.

In snippets, politicians assert but do not argue.
Because television is an intimate medium, speaking through it require a changed political style that was more
conversational, personal, and visual than that of the old style stump speech. Reliance on television means that
increasingly our political world contains memorable pictures rather than memorable words. Schools teach us to analyze
words and print. However, in a word in which politics is increasingly visual, informed citizenship requires a new set of
skills.
Recognizing the power of television's pictures, politicians craft staged events, called pseudo-event, designed to
attract media coverage. Much of the political activity we see on television news has been crafted by politicians, their
speechwriters, and their public relations advisers for televised consumption. Sound bites in news and answers to
questions in debates increasingly sound like advertisements.
36. The main point of the passage is that __________.
A. citizens in the United States are now more informed about political issues because of television coverage
B. citizens in the United States prefer to see politicians on television instead of in person
C. politics in the United States has become substantially more controversial since the introduction of television
D. politics in the United States has been significantly changed by television
37. It can be inferred from the passage that before the introduction of television political parties _________.
A. had more influence over the selection of political candidates
B. spent more money to promote their political candidates
C. attracted more members
D. received more money
38. The author mentions the "stump speech" in paragraph 2 as an example of_________.
A. an event created by politicians to attract media attention
B. an interactive discussion between two politicians
C. political presentation typical of the 19th century
D. a style of speech common to televised political events
39. The phrase "given way to" in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by _________.
A. added interest to
B. modified
C. imitated
D. been replaced by

40. The word "that" in line 8 refers to _________.
A. audience
B. broadcast news
C. politician
D. advertisement
41. According to the passage, traditional political discourse was more successful than televised speeches because it
__________.
A. allows news coverage of political candidates
B. places political issues within a historical context
C. makes politics seem more intimate to citizens
D. provides detailed information about a candidates private behavior
42. By saying that "politicians assert but do not argue", the author means that politicians __________.
A. make claims without providing reasons for the claims
B. take stronger positions on issues than in the past
C. enjoy explaining the issue to broadcasters
D. dislike having to explain their own positions on issues to citizens
43. It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that _________.
A. politicians will need to learn to become more personal when meeting citizens
B. politicians who are considered very attractive are favored by citizens over politicians who are less attractive
C. citizens tend to favor a politician who analyzed the issue over one who does not
D. citizens will need to learn how to evaluate visual political images in order to become better informed

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44. According to paragraph 5, staged political events are created so that politicians can _________.
A. create more time to discuss political issues
B. obtain more television coverage for themselves
C. spend more time talking to citizens in person
D. engage in debates with their opponents

45. The passage supports the statement that _________.
A. Political presentations today are more like advertisements than in the past
B. Politicians today tend to be more familiar with the views of citizens than in the past
C. Citizens today are less informed about a politician's character than in the past
D. Political speeches today focus more on details about issues than in the past
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
46. People respect George Washington because he was an honest man and he turned up to be one of the
A
B
C
D
greatest military leaders.
47. Carl Anderson discovered two atomic particles that he identified while studied cosmic rays.
A
B
C
D
48. Various chemical elements have more than one isotope.
A
B
C
D
49. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he hasn't flown before.
A
B
C
D
50. Would all competitions please make their way to the stadium?
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 word
for each of the blanks from 36 to 45.
A desert is a special (51) ___ where only certain kinds of plants and animals can survive. All deserts have very little
water. This means that only animals and plants that can (52) ___ water for long periods of time can exist in the desert.
Plants in the deserts are particularly (53) ___ to the dry and hot environment. One well-known desert plant is the
cactus. (54) ___ many desert plants, this plant has very tiny leaves. As plants lose most of their water (55) ___ their
leaves, the small leaves of the cactus help to cut down water evaporation. There are some desert plants that do not
have leaves at all.
Some desert plants survive by avoiding the dry season (56) ___. During the dry season, this plant remains a seed
and does not (57) ___ from the soil at all. When the rains come, this seed would grow very quickly into a plant. It would
bloom rapidly and then (58) ___ its seed before the dry season return.
Desert animals have also learnt to adapt well to life in this region. The camel, for example, (59) ___ well in the desert
because water can be stored in its body. Other desert animals include rodents such as mice. These animals need very
little water as they can get all the water they (60) ___ from their food.
51. A. section
B. district
C. part
D. region
52. A. do without
B. keep off
C. stay away
D. give up
53. A. convenient
B. adjusted
C. regulated
D. adapted
54. A. As
B. Similar

C. Like
D. Just as
55. A. by
B. through
C. out of
D. from
56. A. totally
B. entirely
C. altogether
D. wholly
57. A. rise
B. arise
C. awake
D. emerge
58. A. scatter
B. throw
C. fling
D. cast
59. A. exists
B. survives
C. remains
D. subsists
60. A. demand
B. require
C. request
D. ask for

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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 questions from 46 to 55.
The Moon has been worshipped by primitive peoples and has inspired humans to create everything from lunar
calendars to love sonnets, but what do we really know about it? The most accepted theory about the origin of the Moon
is that it was formed of the debris from a massive collision with the young Earth about 4.6 billion years ago. A huge
body, perhaps the size of Mars, struck the Earth, throwing out an immense amount of debris that coalesced and cooled
in orbit around the Earth.
The development of Earth is inextricably linked to the moon; the Moon's gravitational influence upon the Earth is the
primary cause of ocean tides. In fact, the Moon has more than twice the effect upon the tides than does the Sun. The
Moon makes one rotation and completes a revolution around the Earth every 27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes. This
synchronous rotation is caused by an uneven distribution of mass in the Moon (essentially, it is heavier on one side than
the other) and has allowed the Earth's gravity to keep one side of the Moon permanently facing Earth. It is an average
distance from Earth of 384,403 km.
The Moon has no atmosphere; without an atmosphere, the Moon has nothing to protect it from meteorite impacts,
and thus the surface of the Moon is covered with impact craters, both large and small. The Moon also has no active
tectonic or volcanic activity, so the erosive effects of atmospheric weathering, tectonic shifts, and volcanic upheavals that
tend to erase and reform the Earth's surface features are not at work on the Moon. In fact, even tiny surface features
such as the footprint left by an astronaut in the lunar soil are likely to last for millions of years, unless obliterated by a
chance meteorite strike. The surface gravity of the Moon is about one-sixth that of the Earth's. Therefore, a man
weighing 82 kilograms on Earth would only weigh 14 kilograms on the Moon.
The geographical features of the Earth most like that of the Moon are, in fact, places such as the Hawaiian volcanic
craters and the huge meteor crater in Arizona. The climate of the Moon is very unlike either Hawaii or Arizona, however;
in fact the temperature on the Moon ranges between 123 degrees C to 233 degrees C.
61. What is the passage primarily about?
A. the Moon's effect upon the Earth
B. the origin of the Moon
C. what we know about the Moon and its differences to Earth
D. a comparison of the Moon and the Earth
62. Which of the following is the word "massive" closest in meaning to?
A. unavoidable

B. dense
C. huge
D. impressive
63. Which of the following is the word "debris" closest in meaning to?
A. rubbish
B. satellites
C. moons
D. earth
64. According to the passage, which of the following is True about the Moon?
A. It is older than the Earth.
B. It is protected by a dense atmosphere.
C. It is composed of a few active volcanoes.
D. It is the primary cause of Earth's ocean tides.
65. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "uneven" in the passage?
A. Heavier
B. Equally distributed
C. Orderly
D. Not uniform
66. Why does the author mention "impact craters" in the third paragraph?
A. to show the result of the Moon not having an atmosphere.
B. to show the result of the Moon not having active tectonic or volcanic activity.
C. to explain why the Moon has no plant life because of meteorites.
D. to explain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering.
67. Which of the following can best replace the word "erase" in paragraph 3?
A. change
B. impact
C. obliterate
D. erupt
68. Why would a person on the Moon would weigh less than on the Earth?
A. Because of the composition of lunar soil.

B. Because the surface gravity of the Moon is less.
C. Because the Moon has no atmosphere.
D. Because the Moon has no active tectonic or volcanic activity.

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69. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Moon?
A. It has a wide range of temperatures.
B. It is heavier on one side than the other.
C. It is unable to protect itself from meteorite attacks.
D. It has less effect upon the tides than the Sun.
70. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The Moon is not able to support human life.
B. If the Moon had no gravitational influence, the Earth would not have tides.
C. People living in Hawaii and Arizona would feel at home on the Moon.
D. Mars could have been formed in a similar way to the Moon.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of following questions.
71. Tarn will wash the clothes, ______.
A. iron the shirts, prepare the meal, dusting the furniture.
B. ironing the shirts, preparing the meal, and dusting the furniture
C. iron the shirts, prepare the meal, and dust the furniture.
D. to iron the shirts, prepare the meal, and dust the furniture.
72. ________ your friend, but he's also mine.
A. Not only he is
B. Not is he only
C. Not only is he
D. He only is not
73. ________ when the electricity went out.
A. We had started our lessons

C. Hardly we had started our lessons
B. We hardly had started our lessons
D. Hardly had we started our lessons
74. I don't remember …………….. of the decision to change the company policy on vacations. When was it decided?
A. telling
B. being told
C. to ask
D. being asked
75. ________ that he severed all contact with her.
A. So was his disgust at her behavior
B. Such is his disgust at her behavior
C. Such was his disgust at her behavior
D. Such is his disgust at her behavior
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence closest in meaning to the original
one.
76. The doctor said, "You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine."
A. Jasmine's doctor insisted she rest for a few days.
B. The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest.
C. It is the doctor's recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly.
D. The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days' rest.
77. "You should have finished the report by now," John told his secretary.
A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report.
C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.
D. John suggested his secretary for not having finished the report.
78. Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star, the party couldn't have been a success.
A. The film star didn't attend, so the party was a failure.
B. If the famous film star hadn't attended, the party could have been a success.
C. The party was successful without the attendance of the famous film star.
D. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.

79. I would be very grateful if you could send me the document.
A. I was very grateful for your document.
B. I would appreciate your sending me the document.
C. I'm upset about your not sending me the document.
D. Do not send me the document, please.
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80. "It's too stuffy in this room, isn't it?" said the guest.
A. The guest suggested the room be aired.
B. The guest remarked that the room should be aired.
C. The guest said that the room was too crowded.
D. The guest said that there was too much stuff in the room.
THE END

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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC ĐỢT 3 NĂM 2013
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (khối D, A1)

Mã đề:

Thời gian: 90 phút

135

(Đề thi gồm có 07 trang, 80 câu trắc nghiệm)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Họ và tên: ………………………………………………..
Số báo danh: …………………………………….
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in
the position of the main stress.
Question 1: A. multimedia
B. environment
C. documentary
D. education
Question 2: A. emergency
B. photography
C. miraculous
D. manufacture
Question 3: A. superior
B. tranquility
C. convenience
D. entertainment
Question 4: A. mechanize
B. nonprofit
C. advocate
D. applicant
Question 5: A. insupportable B. experimental
C. centenarian
D. confidentially
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: Tom: “Could you hand me that hammer?”
Jack: “______”
A. It’s not very expensive.
B. Yes, please.

C. I’m about to use it. D. Yes, I’d like to.
Question 7: Are you having a _________ exam before you sit the actual exam in July?
A. fake
B. false
C. mock
D. counterfeit
Question 8: The purpose of the survey was to ______ the inspector with local conditions.
A. inform
B. acquaint
C. instruct
D. notify
Question 9: Most people prefer ________ at home rather than ________out on rainy days.
A. stay, go

B. staying, go

C. to stay, go

D. staying, going

Question 10: When he woke up, he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not _____
have happened.
A. possibly
B. likely
C. certainly
D. potentially
Question 11: She pointed out that her wages ______ no relation to the amount of work she did.
A. held
B. yielded
C. offered

D. bore
Question 12 : Laura: “I’ve got two tickets for the exhibition.” Mary: “______”
A. Oh, let’s go and get the tickets.
B. That’s great! When is it?
C. Oh, anything else?
D. Thanks, I can’t afford the tickets.
Question 13: Time _________ so quickly when you’re doing something enjoyable.
A. passes
B. goes
C. spends
D. takes
Question 14: David: “How have you been recently?”
Alex: “______”
A. Pretty busy.
B. It’s too late now.
C. By bus, I think.
D. No, I’m not that busy.
Question 15: Nobody ______ out much hope of finding the missing climbers alive.
A. holds
B. keeps
C. puts
D. finds
Question 16: Everyone expects Johnson to _________ Smith in today’s final.
A. beat
B. draw
C. win
D. lose
Question 17: It is found that the diet of older people is often ______ in vitamins.
A. short
B. inadequate

C. deficient
D. failing

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Question 18: You want to sell for $120, and I want to buy for $100. Let's _____ the difference and
close the deal at $110.
A. avoid
B. split
C. agree
D. decrease
Question 19: I always enjoy our school __________ to France.
A. excursion
B. journey
C. trip
D. travel
Question 20: Waiter: “______” Mr. Smith: “I ordered boiled chicken. This is fried chicken.”
A. What would you like?
B. Would you like boiled chicken or fried chicken?
C. How would you like it?
D. Is something the matter, Sir?
Question 21: You __________ that book last year – it only came out two weeks ago.
A. can’t have read
B. mustn’t have read C. shouldn’t have read D. needn’t have read
Question 22: A few jokes always ______ up the lecture.
A. raise
B. inspire
C. liven
D. loosen

Question 23: ______ they make show that young children are capable of arriving at surprisingly
subtle grammatical generalizations.
A. The mistake
B. The very mistakes C. Very some mistakes
D. Very mistakes
th
Question 24: At the start of the 20 century, it became __________ that science was becoming more
complicated and more expensive.
A. accurate
B. actual
C. true
D. clear
Question 25: Do you know who ___________ the fact that sound travels in waves?
A. invented
B. discovered
C. developed
D. found
Question 26: The party was a total disaster. I would rather _______________ there.
A. not have come
B. you have not come
C. you didn’t come D. not come
Question 27: The newspaper didn’t mention the _____ of the damage caused by the fire.
A. range
B. extent
C. amount
D. quantity
Question 28: The postman couldn’t make out ______ addressed to, so he took it back.
A. the letter
B. who the letter was
C. where the letter was

D. the letter was
Question 29: Not only ______, it also performs an essential function in the reproduction of the plant.
A. the flower looks beautiful
B. the flower is looking beautiful
C. does the flower look beautiful
D. the beautiful flower
Question 30: After the accident, there was considerable doubt ______ exactly what had happened.
A. in
B. as to
C. with
D. for
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 questions.
In most discussions of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible, explicit aspects of culture,
such as language, dress, food, religion, music, and social rituals. Although they are important, these
visible expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned consciously, are only the tip of
the iceberg of culture. Much of culture is taught and learned implicitly, or outside awareness. Thus,
neither cultural insiders nor cultural outsiders are aware that certain “invisible” aspects of their culture
exist.
Invisible elements of culture are important to us. For example, how long we can be late before
being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention
through listening behaviour, what we consider beautiful or ugly- these are all aspects of culture that we
learn and use without being aware of it. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural
assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behaviour as
cultural in origin.
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-cultural relations. Conflicts may arise
when we are unable to recognize others’ behavioural differences as cultural rather than personal. We
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tend to misinterpret other people’s behaviour, blame them, or judge their intentions or competence
without realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.
Formal organizations and institutions, such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, governments, and
the legal system are collection sites for invisible cultural differences. If the differences were more visible,
we might have less misunderstanding. For example, if we met a man in a courthouse who was wearing
exotic clothes, speaking a language other than ours, and carrying food that looked strange, we would not
assume that we understood his thoughts and feelings or that he understood ours. Yet when such a man
is dressed similarly to us, speaks our language, and does not differ from us in other obvious ways, we
may fail to recognize the invisible cultural differences between us. As a result, mutual misunderstanding
may arise.
Question 31: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture.
B. To describe cultural diversity.
C. To point out that much of culture is learned consciously.
D. To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs.
Question 32: The word “rituals” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. aspects
B. assumptions
C. formalities
D. cultures
Question 33: The phrase “the tip of the iceberg” in paragraph 1 means that ___________.
A. other cultures seem cold to us
B. visible aspects of culture are learned in formal institutions
C. we usually focus on the highest forms of culture
D. most aspects of culture cannot be seen
Question 34: Which of the following was NOT mentioned as an example of invisible culture?
A. What food to eat in a courthouse
C. What topics to avoid in conversation
B. How late is considered impolite
D. How people express interest in what others are saying

Question 35: The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers to__________.
A. people who speak a different language
C. people from a different culture
B. invisible cultural assumptions
D. topics that should be avoided in conversation
Question 36: It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that conflict results when ___________.
A. people compete with those from other cultures
B. people think cultural differences are personal
C. some people recognize more cultural differences than others
D. one culture is more invisible than another culture
Question 37: The author implies that institutions such as schools and workplaces ____________.
A. are aware of cultural differences
C. teach their employees about cultural differences
B. reinforce invisible cultural differences
D. share a common culture
Question 38: Which of the following would most likely result in misunderstanding?
A. Learning about our own culture in school
B. Strange behaviour from someone speaking our language
C. Strange behaviour from someone speaking a foreign language
D. Unusual food being cooked by foreign visitors
Question 39: The word “exotic” in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by__________.
A. formal
B. informal
C. foreign
D. expensive
Question 40: The following sentence can be added to paragraph 2 of the passage.
Rather, we see them as rude or uncooperative, and we may apply labels to them, such as “passive
aggressive.”
Where would it best fit in the paragraph? Choose A, B, C or D.

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A. Invisible elements of culture are important to us. B For example, how long we can be late before
being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention
through listening behaviour, what we consider beautiful or ugly- these are all aspects of culture that we
learn and use without being aware of it. C When we meet other people whose invisible cultural
assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behaviour as
cultural in origin. D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning
to each of the original sentences.
Question 41: The deciding match of the series will take place tomorrow afternoon, weather permitting.
A. The match that will determine the series’ winner will be played tomorrow afternoon if the
weather is fine.
B. Even if the weather is bad, tomorrow’s match, which will decide the winner of the series, will be
played.
C. The weather will probably not permit the match to be played tomorrow afternoon.
D. It would be unfortunate if the weather did not permit tomorrow’s match to be played, as it will
determine the winner.
Question 42: “Why don’t we stay for another two days in this fantastic resort?” said Nancy to her
husband.
A. Nancy asked her husband the reason why they wouldn’t be able to stay at that beautiful resort
for two days.
B. Talking to her husband, Nancy suggested extending their holiday in that marvellous resort two
more days.
C. Nancy and her husband liked the resort so much that they wanted to extend their holiday two
more days.
D. Nancy couldn’t think of a reason why they couldn’t stay at that wonderful resort for two days.
Question 43: Almost everybody in the hotel took advantage of its free bus to the beach.
A. Hardly anybody who was staying in the hotel travelled to the beach on its free bus.

B. Nearly everyone who was on the beach had taken the free bus from the hotel.
C. Everyone in the hotel saw its free bus to the beach as the best way to get there.
D. Only a few of the guests didn’t use the hotel’s bus, which was free, to get to the beach.
Question 44: You can cancel your ticket with a full refund only if you do so one week before your
scheduled departure.
A. You can apply for a full refund for your ticket within a week if you’ve had a change of plans and
can’t make the flight.
B. When you purchase a ticket for a flight, it’s impossible to get a refund on it in advance of the date
that your flight will be leaving.
C. In order to get all the money you’ve paid for the ticket back, the cancellation has to be done
seven days prior to your plane’s scheduled take-off.
D. When a flight has been cancelled by the airlines, you must ask for a full refund within one week
of the date of departure.
Question 45: It seems to me that we’ve taken the wrong train.
A. The train turned out to be not the one we were supposed to have taken.
B. I have a feeling that this train is not the one we should be on.
C. I wish we had been more careful and taken the right train from the station.
D. There is no chance that we’ll catch the train that we are supposed to.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks.
First-time visitors to India are 46. _________ to be impressed by how profoundly astrology influences
almost every facet of life on the subcontinent. In fact, the belief that the motions of remote heavenly
bodies can affect events on Earth is so 47.________ that several Indian universities 48. ________courses
in the subject. It is not, therefore, surprising that many people will 49.__________ an astrologer before
they take any important step. For example, Indian marriages are arranged with the aid of an astrologer,
who will cast the horoscopes of the bride and groom, and also 50.___________ out the best date for the

wedding to take place. A few years ago in Delhi, thousands of couples rushed to get married on a
particularly auspicious day, with the result that priests, brass bands and wedding photographers were
51. __________ short supply.
The role of astrology is not confined only to the social aspects of Indian life. Few people conduct
business without 52. __________ to their astrologer. Major films are only 53.__________on auspicious
dates. Even 54.____________ of state are not exempt from its influence: when India gained her
independence from Britain in 1947, the 55.__________ of power was carefully timed to take place after
a particularly inauspicious period had passed.
Question 46: A. probable
B. possible
C. likely
D. potential
Question 47: A. widespread
B. overwhelming
C. intensive
D. capacious
Question 48: A. offer
B. afford
C. supply
D. serve
Question 49: A. interrogate
B. confer
C. interview
D. consult
Question 50: A. make
B. work
C. calculate
D. determine
Question 51: A. in
B. on

C. of
D. for
Question 52: A. resigning
B. resorting
C. resolving
D. reserving
Question 53: A. published
B. released
C. aired
D. revealed
Question 54: A. affairs
B. cases
C. issues
D. topics
Question 55: A. delivery
B. inheritance
C. succession
D. transfer
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction.
Question 56: Fiber is important (A) element in (B) nutrition, and it aids in protecting (C) the digestive
tract as well (D).
Question 57: A (A) million of (B) tourists all over (C) the world visit (D) New York every year.
Question 58: That (A) cats have (B) nine lives (C) have been believed (D) for centuries.
Question 59: “Would (A) you like another drink (B)?” - “I wouldn’t speak (C) no (D).”
Question 60: Of the two lectures, the first (A) was by far the best (B) partly because the person who (C)
delivered it had such a (D) dynamic style.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combibes each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 61: Jane Eyre is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It is one of my favourite books.

A. I like Jane Eyre because it is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë.
B. Jane Eyre, a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, is one of the books I like most.
C. One of my favourite books is a novel entitled Charlotte Brontë by Jane Eyre.
I only like novels in English by Charlotte Brontë, one of which is Jane Eyre.
Question 62: Mary was sick. She didn’t leave the meeting until it ended.
A. In spite of the fact that Mary’s sickness, she didn’t leave the meeting until it ended.
B. Mary didn’t leave the meeting until it ended despite she was sick.
C. When the meeting ended, Mary left because she was sick.
D. Though sick, Mary didn’t leave the meeting until it ended.
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Question 63: He wanted to give the ball a powerful kick. He used the top of his foot.
A. He gave the ball a powerful kick to use the top of his foot.
B. Using the top of his foot, he kicked a powerful ball.
C. He used the top of his foot to give the ball a powerful kick.
D. What he wants to do is give the ball a powerful kick and use the top of his foot.
Question 64: Our flight was delayed. We decided to take a long walk around the terminal.
A. Since our flight was delayed, we decided to take a long walk around the terminal.
B. We have been taking a long walk around the terminal since our flight was delayed.
C. We have been walking around the terminal for a long time since the delay of our flight.
D. We decided to take a long walk around the terminal in case our flight was delayed.
Question 65: Pollution diminishes the quality of our lives. That is hard to deny.
A. It’s pollution that diminishes the quality of our lives is hard to deny.
B. It’s hard to deny pollution that diminishes the quality of our lives.
C. It’s hard to deny that pollution diminishes the quality of our lives.
D. Pollution diminishes the quality of our lives is hard to deny.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 66: I think the medicine is beginning to wear off.

A. stop being effective B. take effect
C. be put in a bottle
D. be swallowed
Question 67: “What I’ve got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for
publication,” said the government official to the reporter.
A. beside the point
B. not recorded
C. not popular
D. not yet official
Question 68: A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.
A. impediment
B. encouragement
C. impetus
D. assistance
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 69: It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.
A. obvious
B. indistinct
C. transparent
D. evident
Question 70: My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.
A. be optimistic
B. be pessimistic
C. be confident
D. be smart
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 questions.
On March 25, 1911, one of the five hundred employees of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York
noticed that a rag bin near her eighth- floor work station was on fire. Workers immediately tried to

extinguish the flames. Their efforts prove futile, as piles of fabric ignited all over the eighth floor. The
manager of the factory ordered his employees to unroll the fire extinguisher hose, but they found it
rotted and useless.
The shirt factory occupied the top three floors of the ten- story Asch Building. The seventy employees
who worked on the tenth floor escaped the fire by way of the staircases or climbed onto the roof, where
students from New York University, located across the street, stretched ladders over to the Asch
Building.
The 260 workers on the ninth floor had the worst luck of all. Although the eighth- floor workers tried
to warn them by telephone, the call did not reach them, and by the time they learned about the fire,
their routes of escape were mostly blocked. Some managed to climb down the cables of the freight
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constructed fire escape. But that spindly structure could not support the weight of hundreds of people,
and it separated from the wall, falling to the ground and carrying many people with it.
To combat the disaster, the New York Fire Department sent thirty five pieces of equipment, including
a hook and ladder. The young women trapped on the ninth- floor window ledge watched in horror as the
ladder, fully raised, stopped far below them, reaching only as far as the sixth floor.
Within minutes, the factory- a fire trap typical of the period’s working conditions- was consumed by
flame, killing 146 workers, mostly immigrant women. City officials set up a temporary morgue on 26th
Street, and over the next few days streams of survivors filed through the building to identify the dead.
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire brought a public outcry for laws to regulate the safety of working
conditions. The New York Factory Investigating Commission was formed to examine the working
conditions in factories throughout the state. Their report introduced many new regulations. The fire had
occurred during an era of progressive reform that was beginning to sweep the nation, as people decided
that government had a responsibility to ensure that private industry protected the welfare of working
people.
Question 71: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The causes of a fire in a shirt factory
C. Escaping from a fire in a shirt factory
B. Working conditions in New York City
D. The events surrounding a tragic fire
Question 72: The word “ignited” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by____________.
A. became wet
B. caught fire
C. exploded
D. spread
Question 73: According to the passage, the fire began__________.
A. on the ninth floor
C. when some rags started burning
B. when a worker dropped a cigarette
D. when a pile of fabric rotted
Question 74: Why does the writer mention the fire extinguisher hose in paragraph 1?
A. To emphasize the unsafe working conditions
B. To show the manager’s competence
C. To illustrate the factory’s modern technology
D. To explain how the fire was eventually put out.
Question 75: How did many workers on the top floor manage to escape?
A. On the fire escape
B. On the elevator
C. On ladders
D. On ropes
Question 76: The phrase “Still others” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
A. The eighth floor workers
C. the routes of escape
B. The ninth floor workers
D. the people in the freight elevator
Question 77: It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that__________.

A. New York had a well-equipped fire department
B. fire fighters were able to rescue the women on the ninth floor
C. the women on the window ledge probably died
D. the women probably took the stairs down to the sixth floor
Question 78: According to the passage, most of the workers who died in the fire ___________.
A. were university students
C. worked on the tenth floor
B. had only worked there for a short time
D. were immigrant women
Question 79: The phrase “beginning to sweep the nation” in paragraph 6 means ___________.
A. changing politics
C. investigating the government
B. becoming more popular
D. starting a controversy
Question 80: Which of the following could NOT be inferred from the passage?
A. The Triangle Shirtwaist fire influenced public opinion.
B. The Triangle Shirtwaist factory was rebuilt.
C. After the fire, new regulations improved working conditions in factories.
D. Disasters can lead to a demand for reform.
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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC ĐỢT 3 – NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Khối D)
Thời gian: 90 phút
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Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích đề thi.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each
of the blanks.

One rather unlikely word that has recently entered the language is “blog”, a shortened form of “web
log”. A blog is a diary (1) _____ on the Internet by the person writing it – the blogger – who
presumably (2) _____ other people to read it. It is ironical that modern technology is being used to
(3) _____ new life into such an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. And now, as the
technology about video camera is making easier to use, we have the video log, or “vlog”. Vlogging
does not require (4) _____ sophisticated equipment: a digital video camera, a high-speed Internet
connection and a host are all that is needed. Vloggers can put anything that (5) _____ their fancy
onto their personal website. Some vloggers have no ambitions rather than to show films they have
(6) _____ while on holiday in exotic places. However, vlogs can also (7) _____ more ambitious
purposes. For instance, amateur film-makers who want to make a (8) _____ for themselves might
publish their work on the Internet. And increasingly, vlogs are being used to (9) _____ political and
social issues that are not newsworthy enough to get coverage by the mass media. It is still too early
to predict whether vlogging will ever (10) _____ off in a major way or if it is just a passing fad, but its
potential is only now becoming apparent.
1
2

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

A. released
A. believes
A. add
A. absolutely
A. grasps
A. shot
A. serve
A. publicity
A. emphasize
A. fly

B. sent
B. expects
B. inhale
B. largely
B. appeals
B. photographed
B. employ
B. fame
B. publicize
B. show

C. posted
C. assumes
C. insert
C. utterly
C. takes
C. snapped
C. function
C. name
C. distribute
C. take

D. mounted
D. supposes
D. breathe
D. highly
D. gives
D. captured
D. play
D. promotion
D. circulate
D. make

Mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

11 We are indebted to the Arabs not only for reviving Greek works but also ______ from India.
A. to introduce useful ideas
C. for useful ideas introduced
B. introducing useful ideas
D. for introducing useful ideas

12 “I’m sorry. I couldn’t come to your party last night.”
“______.”
A. That’s all right
C. Excuse me
B. You’re welcome
D. Don’t mention it

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13 I can’t understand how your father managed to ______ that man. He had deceived all the rest of us.
A. see off
B. see through
C. see to
D. see out
14 “You missed a good chance in your career.”
“Yes, I ______ that job when Mr. Johnson offered.
A. shall take
B. shall have taken C. should take
D. should have taken
15 Fast food is very popular. ______, a diet of burgers, pizzas and fried chicken is not very healthy.
A. Consequently

B. Moreover
C. Unfortunately
D. In contrast
16 Before the product is put on the market, the company must ______ whether it complies with safety
standards.
A. calculate
B. ask
C. argue
D. ascertain
17 Although the new library service has been very successful, its future is ______ certain.
A. at any rate
B. by no means
C. by all means
D. by any chance
18 The Press thought the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he just ______.
A. ran it down
B. called it off
C. turned it down
D. laughed it off
19 This excellent photograph has been ______ in many leading magazines around the world.
A. featured
B. displayed
C. portrayed
D. disseminated
20 - “Why did you leave the dog outside last night?”
- “______.”
A. For a good answer
C. I was not going to but I think it enjoyed it
B. To fill in the gaps
D. Because our neighbor complained this morning

I think you should choose ______ color. This one is too dark.
A. another
B. other
C. the other
D. others
The increase ______ unemployment is a characteristic feature of a crisis.
A. for
B. of
C. by
D. in
23 - “What is the new computer program’s name?”
- “______.”
A. I use a laptop
C. I’ll need a copy of the program
B. We haven’t been introduced
D. Yes. It was true
24 Mr. Granger began his speech by thanking Mr. Takase, who has been teaching him Japanese ______
his arrival in Tokyo.
A. since
B. at
C. to
D. when
25 To attract applicants who ______ might not be interested, Phantom Chemical Laboratories is
offering each new hire a relocation allowance.
A. otherwise
B. except
C. whether
D. besides
26 My son has ______; he loves cakes, chocolate, ice-cream – anything which is sweet.
A. a sweet mouth

B. sweet lips
C. a sweet tongue
D. a sweet tooth
27 - “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti, or something different?”
- “______.”
A. I’m afraid not
B. Never mind
C. Yes, please
D. Anything will do
28 John’s observation was a bit wide of the ______.
A. target
B. mark
C. point
D. goal
29 We couldn’t have afforded to buy the house if our parents hadn’t helped us to ______ the cost.
A. devise
B. meet
C. manage
D. achieve
30 Nicotine, ______ found in tobacco, is named after the French diplomat Jean Nicot.
A. it is a chemical compound
C. a chemical compound
B. is a chemical compound
D. chemical compound is

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31 ______ energy for growth or repair, a plant must carry out photosynthesis.
A. To obtain
B. It obtains
C. It is obtaining
D. Obtaining
32 I ran to answer the phone, but ______, it had stopped ringing.
A. no sooner I got to it B. while I was doing so C. before I could get to it D. until I’d got to it
33 Many Australians can trace their ______ back to their arrival as convicts from England.
A. ancestors
B. relatives
C. relations
D. families
34 The village was completely ______ in an earthquake.
A. collapsed
B. destroyed
C. ruined
D. broken
35 When the fire broke out, an electric alarm ______.
A. came in
B. opened up
C. went off
D. put out
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to
each of the questions.

The development of advanced radio telescopes has allowed astronomers to attempt to answer a
question that has long intrigued scientists, philosophers, and laypersons alike: Do other forms of
intelligent life exist elsewhere in the universe? Although the legends of many ancient cultures hold
that divine beings created the heavens and controlled such cosmic events as eclipses, the idea that
other planets harbor life similar in development and intelligence to our own did not become popular
until the nineteenth century, when a few scientists considered ways in which earthlings might contact
other beings. One plan envisioned the building of huge canals in the desert in the shape of easily
recognizable geometric symbols; when filled with gasoline and ignited, the canals would signal the
presence of life on Earth to neighboring worlds. Since then, many astronomers have become
seriously interested in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or SETI. They assume that alien
beings elsewhere in the galaxy will probably try to contact earthlings, using flashes of light to carry
their messages. In 1960 one astronomer performed one of the first serious searches for
extraterrestrial life, called Project Ozma. The astronomer turned a sensitive radio telescope in the
direction of nearby stars Tau Ceti and Epsilon Eridani but found no transmissions that might be
beacons from extraterrestrial civilizations. Since Project Ozma, about four dozen other searches have
been conducted. No one has yet received an unambiguous signal from an extraterrestrial civilization,
and numerous false alarms have been caused by interference from radio-wave sources here on Earth.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, has also been involved in SETI and sought
funding from the United States Congress to build a complete receiver and to undertake a ten-year
search program. One half of this search plan calls for using radio telescopes in its Deep-Space
Network to repeatedly scan the entire sky. The other half involves using its 1,000-foot telescope to
listen to nearby stars similar to the Sun that may have Earthlike planets orbiting around them.
Although scientists realize their survey will be far from complete, they believe the search must begin
with small efforts. Said one scientist: "We're new at this business, and when you walk into a dark,
unfamiliar forest, you should probably listen before you shout."

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36 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Planets harboring extraterrestrial life
C. Developments in NASA's Deep-Space Network
B. Types of extraterrestrial civilizations
D. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence
37 The word envisioned in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. interfered with
B. conceived of
C. authorized
D. facilitated
38 According to the passage, which of the following ideas first became popular in the nineteenth century?
A. Divine beings created the heavens.
C. Intelligent life might inhabit other planets.
B. Building canals could make desert regions habitable. D. Eclipses were caused by alien beings.
39 According to the passage, astronomers have assumed that intelligent life-forms will try to contact
earthlings by
A. sending spaceships to Earth
C. sounding loud alarms
B. igniting geometrically shaped canals
D. transmitting flashes of light
40 The word scan in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. measure

B. photograph
C. map
D. examine
41 The word them in the passage refers to
A. telescopes
B. planets
C. stars
D. scientists
42 The word orbiting in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. glowing
B. developing
C. exploding
D. revolving
43 According to the passage, NASA plans to direct its 1,000-foot telescope toward
A. stars near the Earth
C. planets in our solar system
B. distant galaxies
D. the Sun
44 In the passage, walking into a dark, unfamiliar forest is being compared to studying
A. the Universe
C. ancient civilizations
B. the Earth's desert regions
D. human intelligence
45 Paragraph 3 answers which of the following questions?
A. How might a search for extraterrestrial life be conducted?
B. When will extraterrestrial life probably be discovered?
C. Why should a search for extraterrestrial life be implemented?
D. On which planets will extraterrestrial life most likely be found?
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to
each of the questions.

The word robot first appeared in a 1921 stage play by Czech writer Karel Capek. In the play, a man
makes a machine that can think, which he calls a robot and which ends up killing its owner. In the
1940s, the American science fiction writer Isaac Asimov wrote a series of stories about robots and
invented the term robotics, the science of robots. Meanwhile, in the real world, the first robots were
developed by an engineer, Joseph F. Engelberger, and an inventor, George C. Devol. Together they
started Unimation, a manufacturing company that produces the first real robot in 1961, called the
Unimate. Robots of this type were installed at a General Motors automobile plant and proved to be a
success. They worked reliably and saved money for General Motors, so other companies were soon
acquiring robots as well.
These industrial robots were nothing like the terrifying creatures that can often be seen in science
fiction films. In fact, these robots looked and behaved nothing like humans. They were simply pieces
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of computer-controlled machinery, with metal “arms” or “hands”. Since they were made of metal,
they could perform certain jobs that were difficult or dangerous for humans, particularly jobs that
involve high heat. And since robots were tireless and never got hungry, sleepy, or distracted, they
were useful for tasks that would be tiring or boring for humans. Industrial robots have been improved
over the years, and today they are used in many factories around the world. Though the use of robots
has meant the loss of some jobs, at the same time other jobs have been created in the design,
development, and production of the robots.

[1]  Outside of industry, robots have also been developed and put to use by governments and
scientists in situations where humans might be in danger. For example, they can be sent in to
investigate an unexploded bomb or an accident at a nuclear power plant. [2] In space exploration,
robots have performed many key tasks where humans could not be present, such as on the surface of
Mars. [3] In 2004, two robotic Rovers-small six-wheeled computerized cars were sent to Mars. [4]
46 When did the word “robot” appear?
A. in the 1920s
B. in the 40s
C. in the 60s
D. in the 19th century
47 What can be said about Karel Capek?
A. He is an American writer
C. He made a robot
B. He was the first to create the word “robot” D. He made a robot in order to kill a person
48 What is Unimation?
A. It’s the name of a robot
C. It’s a robot making program
B. It’s the producer of the first robot
D. It’s the name of a robot inventor
49 What are industrial robots like?
A. They look like humans
C. They are computer-controlled machines
B. They behave like humans
D. They controlled machinery
50 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of robots?
A. They don’t need food
C. They are tiring
B. They are not distracted
D. They can do jobs involving high heat
51 What can be said about robots?

A. They take away some jobs but offer some in return
B. Their appearance negatively affects the job market
C. They put jobs in relation to designers in danger
D. They develop weapon industry
52 Outside of industry, how are robots used?
A. to replace human in dangerous jobs
C. to be performed in key shows
B. to work in nuclear plants
D. to investigate unexploded bombs
53 Look at the squares () numbered 1 – 4 in the final paragraph of the passage. Where does the
following sentence best fit?
“Researchers also robots to collect samples of hot rocks or gases in active volcanoes.”

A. [1]
B. [2]
C. [3]
D. [4]
54 Which of the following best paraphrases the final sentence of the first paragraph (in bold and
italics)?
A. Because robots were reliable and economical to General Motors, other companies started to use
robots
B. Other companies produced reliable and efficient robots for General Motors
C. Robots saved money for all companies that used them
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D. Robots only worked well for General Motors
55 What is the author’s attitude towards robots?
A. He appreciates them
B. He dislikes them

C. He thinks they are a nuisance
D. They annoy him

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the rest in the same line.

56
57
58
59
60

A. originate
A. emergency
A. continuous
A. appeal
A. eradication

B. evacuate
B. concentration
B. malicious

B. cigarette
B. similarity

C. sanitary
C. humanity
C. scandalous
C. irrelevant
C. resolution

D. certificate
D. phenomenon
D. delicious
D. machine
D. contradiction

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

61 The first rockets to go into space carry no living creatures, but later ones had mice or even dogs
A
B
C
on them.
D
62 When a Vietnamese wants to work part-time in Australia, he needs to get a work permission.
A
B
C
D
63 Please accept our sincere apology for the inconvenience this delay causing the passengers here at
A

B
C
D
Pearson International Airport.
64 It will be next to impossible to return the product again to the shop once you have used it.
A
B
C
D
65 If you want to receive additional information regarding the services we offer, please log for our
A
B
C
D
website.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best sentence built from the given words or phrases.

66 I certainly won’t be lending Bruce any books again anytime soon.
A. I may be lending some books to Bruce this time, but I probably won’t do so anymore.
B. It’s certain that I won’t let Bruce borrow any books for such a long time again.
C. Bruce definitely won’t be returning any books that he borrowed from me soon.
D. It’ll be definitely be a long time before I allow Bruce to borrow any more books.
67 I see no reason to change my clothes so long as they are not excessively dirty.
A. If my clothes were a bit dirty, then probably I would think about changing them.
B. Provided my clothes are not too dirty, I do not think it necessary to change them.
C. I will have to change my clothes if they get any less clean than they currently are.
D. It is illogical to change my clothes when they are not actually dirty.
68 So as not to forget to take his pills at the correct times, Bill set the alarm on his watch to go off at
those times, 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.
A. Bill never actually forgot to take his medication at the right time, but he still put his watch alarm

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on for 10 o’clock in the morning and at night, just in case.
B. Twice a day, at ten a.m. and p.m., Bill had to take his pills, and in order to remember to do so, he
programmed his watch alarm for these times.
C. Bill prepared his watch alarm to sound at 10.00 and 22.00, because otherwise, he would certainly
have forgotten to take his medication.
D. Without the alarm on his watch sounding at 10 o’clock in the morning and at night, Bill wouldn’t
have remembered to take any of his pills.
69 Under no circumstances can you use the telephone that is on the manager’s desk.
A. There are no circumstances in which you’ll need to use the telephone which is on the manager’s
desk.
B. You are under no obligation to use the telephone which the manager keeps on his desk.
C. You are completely forbidden from ever using the telephone that is on the manager’s desk.
D. You are able to use the manager’s telephone, which is on his desk, in certain circumstances.
70 Barely had Laura sat down at her computer in her office when she was called away to deal with an
unhappy customer.
A. Because Laura was instructed to sort out the complaint of an annoyed customer, she had no time
to sit down at her computer.
B. Someone called Laura out of her office to try and sort out the problem of a dissatisfied customer

just after she had sat down in front of her computer.
C. An unhappy customer called Laura out of her office to deal with his complaint, just as she was
getting into her seat in front of her computer.
D. Laura was ordered to help resolve the problem of an upset customer before she was able to go
into her office and sit down at the computer.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet that best completes each sentence.

71 The American Academy of Poets, _____ the 1930’s, provides financial assistance to support working
poets.
A. when it was founded
C. was founded
B. which was founded in
D. was founded in
72 The first NASA sub-orbital space flight was made by
A. a trained careful African chimpanzee
C. a African carefully trained chimpanzee
B. carefully trained African chimpanzee
D. a carefully trained African chimpanzee
73 Although he was already in very poor health, _____.
A. the 1994 Yalta meeting with Churchill and Stalin was attended by Roosevelt
B. Churchill and Stalin attended the 1944 Yalta meeting with Roosevelt
C. Roosevelt attended the 1994 Yalta meeting with Churchill and Stalin
D. Roosevelt with Churchill and Stalin attended the 1994 Yalta meeting
74 _____, ozone levels in the ionosphere appear to have dropped recently.
A. However the reason
C. What is the reason
B. It is the reason
D. Whatever the reason
75 _____, the gorilla has recently been the subject of several in-depth studies.
A. It is the primate closest to man

C. The fact that it is the primate closest to man
B. The primate closest to man, it is
D. The closest of the primate to man

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.

76 Mother and her daughter-in-law have been on amazingly amicable terms for years.
A. equal
B. hostile
C. happy
D. friendly
77 The hostess was affronted by Bill’s failure to thank her for dinner.
A. affable
B. insulted
C. afflicted
D. confronted
78 The power failure at dinnertime caused consternation among the city’s housewives.
A. disability

B. deliberation
C. dismay
D. distaste
79 Her disapproval was implicit in her response to his behavior.
A. implicated
B. important
C. implied
D. impious
80 That the government ought to develop a jobs program seemed to the Congress an indisputable fact.
A. indefinite
B. indispensable
C. irresponsible
D. undeniable

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