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(Đề thi gồm 13 trang)

(Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể giao đề)

Ngày thi: 22/10/2014
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I. LEXICO – GRAMMAR: (40/ 200 points)
Part 1: For questions 1 - 10, choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes
each sentence. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. Doesn't it ________ you as strange that it's the middle of May and it's snowing?
A. hit
B. occur
C. strike
D. touch
2. If you can't make ______ what's written, change the zoom level and it'll become clearer.
A. for
B. off
C. up
D. out
3. The rain will ______ for most of the morning, but we are expecting a brighter afternoon.
A. persist

B. insist
C. resist
D. consist
4. Deep sea oil exploration is a dirty and dangerous ________.
A. affair
B. situation
C. case
D. business
5. Much of the neighborhood was demolished in the 1940s when living ___________ had
deteriorated.
A. situations
B. conditions
C. circumstances D. states
6. In the mating season, the male of the species calls out with a ________ gu-gu sound.
A. separate
B. distinctive
C. contrasting
D. individual
7. He said that if I looked back far enough in my family tree, I would see that I was _____
related to Charles Darwin.
A. previously
B. tenuously
C. slightly
D. distantly
8. It is often only through long experiments of trial and _____ that scientific progress is
made.
A. failure
B. error
C. mistake
D. fault

9. I am trying to lose weight by ________ bread and sweet things.
A. cutting down on B. cutting up on
C. cutting down at D. stopping down at
10. Just keep ________ on the baby while I cook the supper, will you?
A. a look
B. a glance
C. an eye
D. a care
Your answers
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10

Part 2: For questions 11 - 20, write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the

corresponding numbered boxes. (0) has been done as an example.
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A BALLOON EXPEDITION
In 1897 three Swedes set out from Svalbard on an (0) _____ (EXPEDITE) to the North
Pole by hot air balloon under the (11) ____ (LEAD) of S.A. Andree. Although all three men
were experienced (12)_____ (BALLOON), they continued to have (13) _____ (QUESTION)
faith in the effectiveness of their equipment despite considerable evidence of
the (14)_____(EFFECT) of the balloon's steering system which Andree had designed himself.
Also, the polar balloon had not (15)_____ (GO) the normal testing procedure for hydrogen
balloons but none of the three men, would in any way (16)_____ (KNOW) the serious
(17)_____ (IMPLY) that this had for the likely fate of their voyage. Soon after their departure
on July 7th, it was noticed that (18)_____ (CONSIDER) amounts of hydrogen were escaping
from the balloon but the three men were unconcerned by the amount of (19)_____(LEAK) .
Unfortunately, as the balloon gained altitude, this loss of gas soon (20) _____(QUICK) and
so, after a brief flight of ten hours and twenty-nine minutes the balloon crash-landed on packice where the three explorers attempted to continue their journey on foot. Their bodies were
eventually recovered from the ice thirty-three years later.
Your answers
0. expedition

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

Part 3: The passage below contains 10 errors. For questions 21 - 30, underline the errors

and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0) has been done as an
example.
Line
1

5

10

15

RELAXATION
True relaxation is most certain not a matter of flopping on in front of the
television with a welcome drink. Also is it about drifting into an exhausted sleep.
Useful though these responses to tension and over-tiredness may be, we should
distinguish between them and conscious relaxation in spite of quality and effect.
Regardless of the level of tiredness, real relaxation is a state of alert yet at the same

time passive awareness, in which our bodies are in rest while our minds are awake.
Moreover, it is so natural for a healthy person to be relaxed when moving as
resting. Having relaxed in action means we bring the appropriate energy to
everything we do, so as to have a feeling of healthy tiredness by the end of the day,
more than one of exhaustion.
Unfortunately, as a result of living in today competitive world, we are under
constant strain and have difficulty in coping, feeling alone nurturing our body's
abilities. That needs to be rediscovered is conscious relaxation. With this in mind
we must apply ourselves to understanding stress and the nature of its causes,
however deep-seated.

Your answers
0. certain (line 1) → certainly 21.

22.

23.

24.

25

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.
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Part 4: For questions 31 - 40, fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable
particles. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0) has been done as an
example.
0. John takes __________ his mother in many ways. They are very similar.
31. My mother turned __________ last night without warning and told me she was going to
stay for a month! I'm sleeping on the sofa now.
32. If Jacob dressed more smartly for his job interviews, he wouldn't be turned ________ all
the time!
33. Don't worry about the argument you had with your sister. It will soon blow __________.
34. The wet clay fell into the sink and fell ________ in the water. The pot was ruined and
she had to start again.
35. Sue has very low blood pressure. When she stands up too quickly, she can pass _______.
36. The police in the west of the town blocked _________ four blocks to prevent the public
getting too close to the fire.
37. The group leader stayed calm when the weather got bad and told everyone to make
________ the red light they could see on the horizon.
38. I've used __________all my credit at the local bank. I don't know how I'm going to
afford rent next month. I should e-mail the bank manager.
39. On hearing the news of his mother's death, the boy broke _____and couldn't be consoled.
40. To help your heart Mr. Jones, I suggest you keep _____ all fatty foods for a few months.
Your answers
0. after

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

II. READING: (50/200 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each
gap. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes.
THE CHANGING EARTH
Although the earth was formed about 4,500 million years ago, human beings have
inhabited it for less than half a million years. Within this time, population has increased hugely
and people have had a vast impact upon the earth. They have long been able to (41) ______
the forces of nature to use. Now, with modern technology, they have the power to alter the
balance of life on earth.
Reports back from the first astronauts helped dispel the dangerous (42) ______ that the
world had no boundaries and had limitless resources. (43) ______, ecologists have shown that
all forms of life on earth are interconnected, so it (44) ______that all human activity has an
effect on natural environment.

In recent years, people have been putting the environment under stress. As a result, certain
(45) _____ materials such as timber, water and minerals are beginning to (46) ______ short.
Population and the (47) _____ of waste are already critical issues, and the state of the
environment is fast becoming the most pressing problem (48) ______ us all. The way we
respond to the challenge will have a profound effect on the earth and its life support (49)
______.
However, despite all these threats there are (50) ______ signs. Over the past few decades,
the growth in population has been more than matched by food production, indicating that we
should be able to feed ourselves for some time yet.
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