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ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA NĂNG LỰC

NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Môn: TIẾNG ANH (PHẦN ĐỌC, VIẾT VÀ SỬ DỤNG TIẾNG ANH)
Thời gian 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Điểm bằng số: ……………………………………...

Giám khảo 1: …………………………...…………..

SỐ PHÁCH
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Điểm bằng chữ: …………………………………...

Giám khảo 2: …………………………...…………..

SECTION B: READING COMPREHENSION
Question 1: Read the text and choose the best option for each question. (8 points)
Police Officer Tidwell left the station just after 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 4. He had spent an uneventful
night on duty and was looking forward to his day of rest. By habit he took a short cut down the path
behind Digby Hall Road and after a minute or two he saw a man climbing down a drain-pipe from
an open bedroom window of number 29. In silence Tidwell crept into the garden. The man reached
the ground and was dusting himself down when he left his arm gripped.

“ It’s 8.15 on a Sunday morning,” said the officer, “and this sort of thing seems an unlikely
adventure at such a time. Would you mind explaining?”
The man was obviously startled but kept calm. He said, “ I know what you are thinking , officer, but
it isn’t true. This is a very funny mistake.”
It’s part of my job to take an interest in unusual events. I think you’ve just left this house in a manner
other than the customary one. That may be quite innocent, but I’d like to make sure.” Tidwell took
out his notebook and a pen. “ Name, address and occupation and then, please, tell me your story.”
“ Charlie Crane, lorry driver, from Nottingham, 51 Brecon Street. My story....”
“Yes. What were you doing like a fly on that wall, MrCrane?”
“ Well, I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay the night here. Bed and breakfast. The
landlady’s name is Mrs Fern. She gave me breakfast at seven, and I was out of here in the right way
and down at the lorry park by half past. It was only when I felt around for a cigarette I realised I’d
left £80 in my pay envelope under the pillow here at number 29. I always put it under my pillow at
night. It’s a habit I’ve got into. I even do it at home...”
“ I see. Why didn’t you miss it when you went to pay Mrs What’s-her-name?”
“I’d paid her last night. You’ve got to pay when you take the room, see? So I came rushing back, but
it’s Sunday, and she’d gone back to bed, and could I wake her? I rang the bell and banged on the
front door for ten minutes before I came round here to the back and spotted my bedroom window
still open. Up I went, then, up this pipe. It’s the trick I learnt in the army. She hadn’t made the bed,
and the money was still there.You know the rest, and I hope you believe it because.....”
“Mrs Crane, whatever are you doing here, I thought you’d gone an hour ago.” It was Mrs Fern,
speaking from the kitchen window at the corner of the house.
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1. Why was Tidwell walking along that path?
A. He usually discovered something suspicious along that way.
B. He had an appointment with a man at number 29,Digby Hall Road.
C. He chose to go that way by chance.

D. He knew he would get home quicker that way.
2. According to the passage, the officer saw a man
A. causing damage to a house.
B. bringing a pipe out through a window.
C. leaving a house.
D. trying to break into a house.
3. The police officer questioned the man because
A. he had seen him doing a strange thing.
B. he thought he recognised him.
C. the man had fallen and needed attention.
D. the man had tried to escape.
4. It is customary to leave a house
A. through the kitchen window.
B. through a bedroom.
C. by the door.
D. down a drain- pipe.
5. Why had Crane stayed the night at number 29?
A. He had lost his way in the dark.
B. His lorry had something wrong with it.
C. Nottingham was too far for him to drive that night.
D. He had suddenly felt ill.
6. When Mr Crane was at home, he
A. kept his cigarettes under his pillow at night.
B. always carried his money about in an envelope.
C. tried to give up the smoking habit.
D. hid his money under his pillow at night.
7. When Crane arrived back at the house,
A. he refused to wake Mrs Fern.
B. he felt ashamed to wake Mrs Fern, but he had to do so.
C. he woke up Mrs Fern , but she refused to get up.

D. he tried to wake Mrs Fern but failed.

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Question 2. You are going to read a magazine article about ways of reducing the
environmental harm we do. For questions 1 -15, choose the people( A-D). The people
may be chosen more than once.(15 points)

Which person
avoids waste by selecting items carefully ?
says other people have followed their example?

1
2

was ill for a short time?

3

believes the climate in their country has changed?

4

thinks that keeping things for long periods of time harms the

5

environment?
sometimes forgets to do something that they feel they should do?
claims that they are healthier than other people?

7

found it quite easy to change their daily habits?
makes different choices according to the time of year?

8
9

has followed the advice of a colleague?
changed their original plans for environmental reasons?

6

10
11

sometimes feels physically uncomfortable because of a change they

12

made?
says the damage to the environment is permanent?

13

agreed with the others they were with about what they should do first?

14

spent a lot more than they intended?

15

Saving the planet
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A. Carla
School student Carla Ruiz lives in a hot country
and has become very aware of the need to save
water. “ Spring and winter used to be quite wet,
but these days it hardly rains at all,” she says. “
Nearly all the rivers have dried up, destroying all
the wildlife in and around them and no matter
what we do they’ll never be the same again. At
least, though, we can use what little water there
is more sensibly. That’s why at home I recently
decided to do simple things like making sure
there are no dripping taps, or taps left while I ‘m
brushing my teeth or washing food; also having
showers instead of baths and not overwatering
the plants.Within a few days I was regularly
doing these things without even thinking, and I
know they made a different because the water

bills went down quite a bit. My parents noticed
that so they started doing the same, and our bills
are now a lot lower.

C. Lin
While Lin Chen is on a gap year, she is
traveling round Europe with friends. “ We had
intended to fly everywhere,” she says “ but
when we work out just how much extra
pollution that would cause, we decided to do it
by train instead. It was cheaper, too.” They
began their tour in Greece: “ We all left the
obvious place to start was where European
civilisation began, so our first rail journey
began in Athens. We traveled to Patras on the
west coast, taking the ferry across to Bari in
southern Italy. Unfortunately it was very windy
and I had a bad case of sea- sickness, though,
by the time we were on the train to Bologna,
I’d recovered. From there we took the
overnight train to Paris, and a few days later we
went on the Eurostar to London. We saw far
more of the countryside than we would have
done by plane, and it was much more
relaxing ,too.”

B. Vicent
Trainee manager, Vicent Owen is
doing his bit to save the planet by using
less electricity around the home. “ I

was talking to this guy at work and he
told me that we waste a huge amount of
energy every year by leaving things
like TV,DVD and computer on standby
all the time, so nowadays I try to
remember- not always sucessfully- to
switch them off at night. Something I
always do now, though, is keep the airconditioning off, even if I get a bit too
sweaty here in summer.
Incidentally, I’ve now got solar panels
on the roof so that all the hot water is
powered by the sun.That was a big
investment, and it ended well over
budget, but I’m sure I’ll pay for itself
in the end. I was hoping the neighbours
might go for solar energy too, but as
yet there’s no sign they will.
D. Tanya
Tanya Petrov works in a restaurant with an
extensive menu ,but at home she will only
eat local or seasonal food: “ I strongly
believe that transporting food thousands of
kilometers, or storing it under refrigeration
for months on end, ultimately has a highly
negative impact on the climate. I always try
to buy food that is produced locally, and I
have a special calendar to show me which
kinds of food are in season so that I know
what I’m buying is really fresh. And I
always check the “best-before” dates fresh

fruit and vegetables before I choose them
so I don’t end up having to throw any out.
Apart from the environmental
considerations, I’m convinced the food I
eat, which has far fewer chemicals in it,
helps me avoid the kind of illnesses that
seem to be so common these days.”

SECTION C: USE OF ENGLISH
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Question 1: Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. There is an
example at the beginning. (12 points)
ALASKA
When Alaska became one of the United States in 1959, it (0).... the size of the USA by a
fifth. (1).... this huge state, with the largest mountain in North America, has the second
smallest population.This (2).... there are still large numbers of wild animals (3).....as polar
bears, moose and seals, and trapping and hunting are major (4)..... . The largest group of
(5)..... people living in Alaska is the Inuit, who used to be (6).....as Eskimos. Most of them
hunt or fish, but some of those living in cities are (7)......in government work.
Anchorage is the largest city in the state, with a (8)..... of around 230,000. In 1964, large
areas of the city centre were (9)..... in an earthquake but the people soon rebuilt the offices
and apartment buildings. Although it is only 571 kilometers (10)..... of the Artic Circle,
Anchorage has a surprisingly mild (11)..... . Because of its remote location, Anchorage
(12)...... many tourists who want to experience life in the wild. A considerable number of
them fly into Anchorage International Airport before hiring a pilot and setting off into the
remote areas of Alaska.

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

A. increased
A. Otherwise
A. means
A. same
A. industries
A. starting
A. recognised
A. involved
A. popularity
A. collapsed
A. down
A. temperature
A. appeals

B.
B.

B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.

grew
Despite
proves
similar
companies
first
claimed
occupied
population
dropped
south
warmth
attracts

C. formed
C. Yet
C. demands
C. such

C. firms
C. original
C. called
C. focused
C. people
C. destroyed
C. below
C. weather
C. brings

D. developed
D. Though
D. shows
D. like
D. bodies
D. native
D. know
D. included
D. residence
D. broken
D. under
D. climate
D. fetches

Question 2:Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only one word in each space.( 12 points)

Laughter
You not only laugh more when you are relaxed, but you (1)...................... relax when you
laugh, and it has been found that when you’re (2)..................... holiday it is easier to do both.

But for (3)................. people laughter is not just a pleasure, it is a (4)........................ of
fighting illness. Some hospitals have begun to bring in clowns to relieve the silent,
depressing atmosphere, especially in children’s wards.
This scheme is called “ Medical Smile” and it helps sick children in a (5)...................that
doctors, with all ( 6)...................... knowledge, can’t do. The effect of the clowns is more than
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psychological. Laughter helps strengthen the immune system- that is, the part of our bodies
(7)..................... fights off disease. We take (8)....................... more oxygen when we laugh,
and our heartbeat slows (9)......................
Hospital clowns are becoming more (10)......................... more popular because
(11..................... the possitive effect they have. They both relieve depression, which tends to
(12)........................ illness worse, and give people the will to fight their illness themselves.
Question 3: Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same
line. ( 8 points)

Taking a break
Choosing a holiday can be an (0) exciting and
(1)..........experience. Imagining all the places you
might visit can add a (2)............ touch to the
(3)................routine of everyday life. Long,
(4)...............beaches and a hotel room with a
(5)..............view is what many of us expect of an
enjoyable holiday. Some people prefer a calm,
(6)................time, while to others a more active,
(7).............holiday is more
appealing. Whatever you choose, if you plan carefully,

you’re bound to have an (8).................time.

EXCITE
ENJOY
MAGIC
REPEAT
SUN
SPECTACLE
RELAX
ADVENTURE
FORGET

Question 4: Complete each sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar
meaning to the original sentence. You must not change the word given . Use between
two and five words
1.Thankfully, Andrian doesn’t need to have an operation
( no)
=> Thankfully, there..............................................................to have an operation.
2. She could hardly do the exercises.
(difficult)
=> she........................................................................... the exercises.
3. Shall I bring your meal now?
(me)
=> Would........................................................................ bring your meal now?
4. I’ll pack some juice for the picnic. We may be thirsty later.
(case)
=> I’ll pack some juice for the picnic.........................................................later.
5. Although she is rich, she is extremely mean.
(her)
=> Despite........................................................, she is extremely mean.

6. “ I’m sorry I hurt your feelings, Jane,” I said.
( hurting)
=> I...................................................................................................her feelings.
7. She headed for the exit.
( way)
=> She.....................................................................................the exit.
8. She offered to give them some money to compensate for the damage. (make)
=> She offered to give them some money ...........................................the damage.
SECTION D: WRITING
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Question 1: The following writing task is for grade-8 students. (10 points)
Some information about Hoang Van Nam
Name
Hoang Van Nam
Occupation

student

Appearance thin, short dark hair
Characters

friendly, kind, humorous

Address

26 Nguyen Du street, Vinh City

Family

mother, father, brother

Hobbies

listening to music, reading comics

a. Write a model paragraph (of about 60 words) about Hoang Van Nam for your
students of average abilities for reference.
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b. Write a model paragraph (of about 80 words) about Hoang Van Nam for your good
students for reference.
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2:

a. An one- side argument usually has three parts: Introduction, Series of arguments
and Conclusion. Write the function of each part in the following table. (3points)
Parts of an one- side

Functions

argument
1. Introduction

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2. Series of arguments

3. Conclusion

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………………………………………………………………………

b. Write a paragraph of about 180- 200 words to support the argument : “ People
should travel by bike instead of motorbike or car to save the environment”(14 points)
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