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SECTION A
I .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
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS
Paul Watson is an environmental activist. He is a man who believes that he must do something, not just
talk about doing something. Paul believes in protecting endangered animals, and he protects them in
controversial ways. Some people think that Watson is a hero and admire him very much. Other people think
that he is a criminal.
On July 16th, 1979, Paul Watson and his crew were on his ship, which is called the Sea Shepherd.
However, they had a strange prey, instead of hunting for animals, their prey was a ship, the Sierra. The Sea
Shepherd found the Sierra, ran into it and sank it. As a result, the Sierra never returned to the sea. The Sea
Shepherd, on the other hand, returned to its home in Canada. Paul Watson and his worked thought that they
had been successful.
The Sierra had been a whaling ship, which had operated illegally. The captain and the crew of the Sierra
did not abbey any of the international laws that restrict whaling. Instead, they killed as many whales as they
could, quickly cut off the meat, and froze it. Later, they sold the whale meat in countries where it is eaten.
Paul Watson tried to persuade the international whaling commission to stop the Sierra. However, the
commission did very little, and Paul became impatient. He decided to stop the Sierra and whaling ships in
any way that he could. He offered to pay $25,000 to an one who sank any illegal whaling ship, and he sank
the Sierra. He acted because he believed that he whales must be protected. Still, he acted without the
approval of the government; therefore, his action controversial.
Paul Watson is not the only environmental activist. Other men and women are also fighting to protect the

Earth. Like Paul Watson, they do not always have the approval of their governments, and like Watson, they
have become impatient. Yet, because of their concern for the environment, they will act to protect it.
1: According to the reading, an environmental activist is someone who …………… .
A. runs into whaling ship

B. does something to protect the Earth

C. talks about protecting endangered species

D. is a hero, like Paul Watson

2: When something is controversial , ………………………. .
A. everyone agrees with it

B. everyone disagrees with it

C. people have different ideas about it

D. people protect it

3: The members of a ship’s crew are ………………… .
A. the men and women who work on the ship

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B. the people who work on the airplanes
C. all of the people on a ship, including the passengers
D. the people who own the ship
4: The main idea of paragraph one is that …………….. .
A. Paul Watson is a hero to some people
B. activists are people who do something
C. Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist
D. Paul Watson does not believe in talking
5: The Sea Shepherd was hunting ………………… .
A. the Atlantic Ocean

B. whales

C. the Sierra

D. Portugal

6: The author implies that Paul Watson lives in ……………….. .
A. Portugal

B. a ship on the Atlantic

C. the Sierra

D. Canada

7: The captain and the crew of the Sierra were acting illegally because ………………… .
A. they were not obeying international laws

B. they were whaling

C. they were killing and selling whales

D. All of the above are correct

8: In paragraph 3 the phrase “and froze it” refers to ……………….. .
A. whale meat

B. the Sierra

C. whales

D. the Sierra crew

9: The main idea of paragraph 3 is that ……………………………… .
A. the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries
B. the people on the Sierra didn’t obey international laws.
C. the people on the Sierra killed as many whales as they could.
D. whaling is illegal according to international law.
10: Watson ran into the Sierra because ………………………….. .
A. he wanted to stop the ship’s crew from whaling
B. he was impatient with the government’s actions
C. he wanted to protect the whales from the whalers
D. All of the above are correct
II. Read the following passage on native Americans, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks

The tourist industry is (11) _____ to be the largest industry. Before 1950, one million people traveled abroad
each year but by the 1990s the figure (12) _____ to 400 million every year. (13) _____ large numbers of
tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the

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mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered
(14) _____ old tins, tents, and food that have been (15) _____. But at a time when we have (16) _____
freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (17)
_____ causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (18)_____ called
“Holidays That Don’t Cost The Earth”. It tells you (19)_____ you can help the tourist industry by asking
your travel agent the right questions (20) _____ you go on holiday.
11. A. regarded

B. considered

C. seen

D. figured

12. A. had risen

B. rose

C. has risen

D. were rising

13. A. The

B. Those

C. These

D. Such

14. A. by

B. with

C. under

D. beneath

15. A. disposed

B. littered

C. thrown away

D. launched

16. A. greater

B. bigger

C. larger

D. better

17. A. apart from

B. instead of

C. without

D. hardly

18. A. guidance

B. guide

C. direction

D. instruction

19. A. where

B. what

C. when

D. how

20. A. before

B. when

C. as soon as

D. after

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
21: The barn, _____ with hay, went up in flames.
A. loaded
B. loading
C. it was loaded
22: Beatrice’s mother_____ her against taking too much luggage on her trip.

D. which loaded

A. recommended
B. encouraged
23: It is not _____to be drunk in the street.

C. reprimanded

D. respectable

A. respecting

B. respectably
24: My nephew is _____more polite than my niece.

C. respectful

D. respectable

A. too
B. better
25: I am sorry I offended you. I _____ what I said.

C. far

D. very

A. take back
B. get back
26: “I’m lost! Is this the way to Brighton?” - “______”

C. come back

D. get away

A. No, I’m afraid it isn’t
B. You’re wrong
C. You’ve made a serious mistake.
D. Why not?
27: Something tells me that you ____ to a single word I _____ in the past ten minutes.
A. haven’t been listening/ have said
B. haven’t listened/ had said

C. hadn’t listened/ said
D. didn’t listen/ was saying
28: _____ I am aware, there were no problems during the first six months.
A. So much as
B. As far as
29: He couldn’t afford to _____ his car repaired.

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A. pay
B. make
C. do
D. get
30: Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than
_____
A. man
B. the man’s

31: Nowadays it is not easy to find a_____ job.

C. the one of man’s

D. that of man

A. good-pay
B. well-paid
C. good-paid
D. well-paying
32: Associated with the Danish Company from 1916 until 1923, Martha Graham developed a powerful,
_____ that was integral to the foundations of modern dance.
A. expressively stylish
B. stylishly expressive
C. expressive style
D. style expressive
33: Tony is so _____ that his friends tend to tell him all their problems.
A. confident
B. critical
34: “Could I speak Susie, please?” – “Yes, _____”

C. optimistic

D. sympathetic

A. answering
B. talking
C. saying
D. speaking
35: Machala Jackson, _____ combined powerful vitality with great dignity, was one of the best known

gospel singers in the United States.
A. It washer singing
B. which songs
C. whose singing
36: Smoking is _____ forbidden everywhere in that factory.

D. who sang

A. strictly
B. hardly
C. severely
37: If you need any support, you can rely on me to _____

D. harshly

A. set you down
B. face up to you
C. back you up
D. put you through
38:He spent part of ____afternoon telling them ___news he could not tell them by ___telephone.
A. the/the/Ø
B. an/ Ø/the
C. an/the/the
39: I’m afraid I’m not really_____ to comment on this matter.

D. the/ Ø/the

A. qualifying
B. qualified
C. quality

D. qualitative
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSET
in meaning to the bold and italicized part in each of the following questions.
40: The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well-informed.
A. easily seen
B. beautiful
C. popular
41: I prefer to talk people face to face rather than to talk on the phone.

D. suspicious

A. facing them
B. in person
C. looking at them
D. seeing them
42:The tiny irrigation channels were everywhere and along some of them the water was running
A. flushing out with water
B. washing out with water
C. supplying water
D. cleaning with water
43:For a decade,Barzilai has studied centenarians, looking for genes that contribute to longevity
A. who are vegetarians
B. who want to be fruitarians
C. who are extraordinary
D. who live to be 100 or older
44: As children we were very close, but as we grew up we just drifted apart.
A. not as friendly as before
B. not as serious as before
C. not as sympathetic as before
D. not as childlike as before

V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in

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the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
45. A. conomy

B. villager

C. interesting

D. industry

46. A. guidebook

B. interviewer

C. managerial

D. profitable

47. A. integrate

B. implement

C. flexible

D. humanities

48. A. relatively

B. environment

C. laboratory

D. experiment

49. A. eradicate

B. technology

C. incredible

D. pessimistic

VI. 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
For many years, scientists have speculated that the cataclysmic impact of an asteroid with the earth was
responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs approximately 65 million years ago. Previous discoveries and
results have hinted that an asteroid two kilometers in diameter struck the Yucatan peninsula in Eastern
Mexico. This impact, stronger than one thousand nuclear explosions, is speculated to have cast a cloud of
dust and debris into the atmosphere, covering the entire surface of the earth and blocking out the sun and

consequently lowering the surface temperature of the earth. With such a radical change in the earth’s
environment, scientists believe that over 99% of all animal and plant species were eradicated. Only after
millions of years did plants and animals even begin to recover and develop into forms that were better
adapted to survive changes in their environment. But, the reign of the dinosaurs had ended and the age of
mammals had begun.
The crucial link that has held this theory together has been the element iridium. Iridium is not
commonly found on either the surface of the earth or inside the crust. It is more commonly found in
asteroids or meteorites throughout the solar system. Scientists have hypothesized that after the asteroid
impacted the earth, an even layer of iridium sediment settled over the globe and eventually became part of
its surface. The theory, of course, has depended on the discovery of such an existing layer of iridium.
Unfortunately, scientists have never been able to offer absolute proof that this asteroid impact ever
occurred. Recently, however, a discovery may go a long way toward validating these scientists’ theories. In
1996, a team of marine biologists excavated samples of rock from the Atlantic Ocean just off the cost of
Bermuda. Found thousands of meters below the sea, these samples contain iridium similar to those found in
the Yucatan peninsula thousands of kilometers away. At first, scientists were skeptical whether the samples
were from the same time period. But since carbon dating placed them to 65 million years ago, their doubts
were quickly alleviated. Since then many of the other theories for the demise of the dinosaur have been
finally laid to rest.
50: This passage mainly discusses a theory about…………………………….. .
A. which type of dinosaur roamed freely
B. archeological evidence from Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean
C. why the dinosaurs turned into birds and reptiles
D. the extinction of the dinosaurs
51: According to the passage, approximately how large was the asteroid that scientists believe struck the
Earth?
A. 2 kilometers in diameter
C. 1000 kilometers in diameter

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B. 65 kilometers in diameter
D. 99 kilometers in diameter
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52: The word “hinted” is closest in meaning to ………………………………. .
A. disproved

B. flirted

C. denied

D. implied

53: The word “cast” is closest in meaning to ……………………………….. .
A. shone

B. climbed

C. dispersed

D. excused

54: What can be inferred from the passage about asteroid impact mentioned in lines 6 – 8?
A. New plants and animals evolved with the changed environment.

B. The gravitational force from the earth’s core is altered.
C. A planetary defense system formed.
D. The climate remained fairly constant.
55: The word “reign” is closest in meaning to ……………………………………… .
A. understanding

B. dominance

C. denial

D. extremity

56: The word “It” in line 10 refers to ………………………………………… .
A. crust

B. asteroid

C. earth

D. iridium

57: What does fourth paragraph of the passage mainly discuss?
A. The major processes that have created the Earth’s crust.
B. The composition of the ocean floor in the Atlantic Ocean.
C. Recent discoveries that may confirm the asteroid impact hypothesis.
D. The discovery of ancient fossils located far beneath the ocean floor.
58: According to the passage, the iridium found beneath the ocean floor near Bermuda ………..
A. can be refined into fossil fuels.
B. is similar to the iridium found on the Yucatan peninsula.
C. originated from dinosaur remains.

D. was chemically manufactured by miners
59: The paragraph following the passage probably discusses ………………………………..
A. the relationship between volcanic activity and dinosaur extinction.
B. why dinosaurs lived where they did.
C. recent computer imagery of dinosaur movement.
D. the possibility of a future asteroid impact.

VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underline part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.

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60: It is estimated that at least a million meteors have hit the Earth’s land surface, which is only
A

B

C

25 percentage of the planet.
D

61: Unless we don’t come home on time, our step-mother will be angry.
A

B

C

D

62: A traveler can reach some of the village along the Amazon only by riverboat.
A

B

C

D

63: Early balloonists remained aloft in the air for relatively short periods.
A

B

C

D

64: Two experiments were completed in a like fashion, but the results of the experiments were
A

B

C

not at all like.
D

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SECTION B

KEY GIẢI CHI TIẾT
CÂU
HỎI
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8
9
10
11
12
13

ĐÁP
ÁN
B
C
A
C
C
D
D
A
D
D
B
A
D

CÂU
HỎI
14
15
16
17
18

19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

ĐÁP
ÁN
B
C
A
C
B
D
A
A
D
D
C
A
A

CÂU
HỎI
27
28
29

30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39

ĐÁP
ÁN
A
B
D
D
B
C
D
D
C
A
C
A
B

CÂU
HỎI
40

41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52

ĐÁP
ÁN
A
B
C
D
A
A
C
D
A
D
D
A
D

CÂU

HỎI
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65

ĐÁP
ÁN
C
A
B
D
C
B
D
D
A
B
B
D

II. VIẾT LUẬN
1.5 (point ) Mô tả tiêu chí đánh giá:
1. Bố cục (0,40 điểm)
Câu đề dẫn chủ đề mạch lạc
Bố cục hợp lí rõ ràng phù hợp yêu cầu của đề bài o Bố cục uyển chuyển từ mở bài đến kết luận
2. Phát triển ý (0,25 điểm)
Phát triển ý có trình tự logic
Có dẫn chứng, ví dụ, … đủ để bảo vệ ý kiến của mình
3. Sử dụng ngôn từ (0,30 điểm)
Sử dụng ngôn từ phù hợp nội dung
4. Nội dung (0,30 điểm)
Đủ thuyết phục người đọc
Đủ dẫn chứng, ví dụ, lập luận
Độ dài: Số từ không nhiều hơn hoặc ít hơn so với quy định 5%
5. Ngữ pháp, dấu câu, và chính tả (0,25 điểm)

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