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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. resentment B. detachment
C. detriment
D. assignment
Question 2:A. providence B. European
C. monument
D. minority
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 3: Well, in my opinion, the child with the dog stole the show.
A. got fierce
B. was the best show
C. was a failure
D. was at large
Question 4: A foul smell of raw sewage permeated the whole building.
A. extended
B. expanded
C. spread
D. filled
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: The village is in a…...location that is difficult to reach.
A. stranded

B. rare
C. remote
D. stable
Question 6: By the time they arrived at the campsite it…...raining.
A. stopped
B. had stopped
C. has stopped
D. stops
Question 7: Jack likes to live his life.....the fullest.
A. in
B. from
C. to
D. at
Question 8: The doctor......first aid to the accident victim.
A. dedicated
B. admitted
C. mended
D. administered
Question 9: Firefighters…...the floodwater out of the building.
A. hurled
B. swept
C. pumped
D. slid
Question 10: Simon......to Brazil next week.
A. has gone
B. has been going
C. is going
D. goes
Question 11:.....people were injured in the earthquake.
A. Plenty

B. Much
C. A lot of
D. Every
Question 12: The earthquake caused the buildings to........
A. shake
B. strike
C. smash
D. trigger
Question 13: Jane was cold because she…...in the rain for an hour.
A. is walking
B. has walked
C. has been walking
D. had been walking
Question 14: The volcano erupted with a…...roar.
A. flaming
B. ringing
C. crashing
D. deafening
Question 15: Tom's making a slow.....from his accident.
A. struggle
B. rescue
C. recovery
D. relief
Question 16: The town didn't have......electricity after the earthquake.
A. none
B. several
C. any
D. some
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.

Question 17: If she had received one of my letters, she would have been here right now.
A. have been
B. right
C. had received
D. one of
Question 18: The new bridge makes possible to cross the river easily and quickly.
A. The
B. cross
C. makes possible
D. easily
Question 19: Since when did you work for that construction company?
A. did you work
B. construction
C. for
D. when
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20: The other investors pulled out of the project and we were left holding the baby.
A. in hot pursuit
B. going to pieces
C. in the lurch
D. holding the whip
Question 21: Tom has been excluded from school for bad behaviour.
A. included
B. enclosed
C. expelled
D. rejected
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 22:A. court

B. tourist
C. contour
D. resource
Question 23:A. steal
B. heal
C. stealth
D. appeal
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 24 to 30.
A TICKET TO A BETTER LIFE
As I departed from my hotel in central Mumbai, the glowing sun lit up the beautiful architecture of India’s richest city. I
marvelled at the majestic Gateway of India and world-renowned Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Here and there, people bustled
around, ready to start their day. But my time in Mumbai would not be spent in this vibrant and affluent city. Instead, I was


headed for one of the largest slums on Earth. Entering the slum was like stepping into a war zone. Endless rows of crumbling
shacks were crammed together amidst piles of rubbish and débris. Here, the sweltering sun only served to intensify the stench
of raw sewage and to add hardship to already difficult lives. I sighed in dismay as I watched children working on the streets.
But fortunately, there was a ray of hope.
A bright yellow school bus rumbled through the busy streets and parked itself beside a row of grubby, splintered shelters.
Immediately, a group of barefoot children rushed and pushed aboard, chatting excitedly. However, the children on this bus
were not going anywhere. While other buses were busy transporting people, this one took its passengers on a different kind of
journey. It brought education to disadvantaged children. So this is where I come in. I’d signed up for a programme called
School on Wheels, which aims to improve literacy in impoverished areas. Although I had volunteered in many disadvantaged
schools around India, teaching on a bus was a first for me! My new classroom was no larger than a hallway, but adequately
equipped
with a blackboard and educational materials. I warmly greeted my new students who had perched themselves on wooden
benches on either side of the bus.
‘‘My name is Mina Kapoor,” I informed the wide-eyed faces before me, “I’m going to teach you how to read and write.” I
referred to an alphabet poster which another volunteer had tacked to the wall and slowly began to introduce the symbols to

the children. As I did so, they each attempted to copy down the letters onto slates on their laps. However, as the lesson
progressed, they became increasingly distracted. Without any previous schooling, these children simply didn’t know how to
sit still. But rather than enforcing discipline, I just took a deep breath and began to sing.
The first time I did this, the children listened and watched in awe. But by the end of my six-month stint, the class would join
in! To my pride, they had also learnt the basics of Hindu and English, and were now ready to enter a public school.
On my last day, I felt incredibly emotional. Although our time together was limited, I felt I had truly got to know my
students, and sincerely hoped that I had made a difference in their lives. Would they go on to enrol in school? And more
importantly, would they stay there and graduate? A quarter of the children who participate in the School on Wheels
programme progress into the public school system. I looked at my class. Of my 24 students, I realised that only eight might
receive a life-changing education. I knew I should have been glad, but I couldn’t help but feel that I could do so much more.
As I pondered this, one of my students approached me with a shiny black pebble. She placed it in my hands with a warm
smile. “Thank you teacher,” she whispered.
[From STARLIGHT 8, Workbook, Express Publishing, 2010]

Question 24: What did the writer find unusual about her new teaching environment?
A. It was an unconventional classroom.
B. It offered no seating for the children.
C. It had substandard teaching equipment.
D. It lacked space for the students.
Question 25: What is the cause of the writer's distress as she enters the slum?
A. The children watching her.
B. The blazing heat of the sun.
C. The smell of waste.
D. The poor housing conditions.
Question 26: What was the writer's first impression of Mumbai?
A. A poor and dirty slum.
B. An overwhelmingly crowded city.
C. A place with stunning architecture.
D. An evidently wealthy area.
Question 27: How does the writer describe the attitude of the children?

A. impatient
B. impulsive
C. apprehensive
D. enthusiastic
Question 28: The writer uses the phrase "this is where I comein" (line 20) to describe......
A. her purpose for being in the slum.
B. the moment she entered the bus.
C. her relationship with the children.
D. the location at which she embarked.
Question 29: How does the writer reflect upon her experience?
A. She was filled with sadness.
B. She wished that she could achieve more.
C. She didn't feel appreciated.
D. She thought it was a life-changing experience.
Question 30: What does the pronoun “It” (line 4, paragraph 2) refer to?
A. the bus
B. the passenger
C. the journey
D. the programme
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 36.
CHILDREN AND COLOUR
Parents tend to assume that the choices they make for their offspring are the right ones. Take the ...(31)... of colour, for
example. Parents are likely to choose the colours for young Jimmy or Jenny's bedroom or clothes, thereby conditioning their
child's ...(32)... of colour from a very early age. ...(33)... choosing a pair of pink trousers for their six-year-old son, for
example, ...(34)... counter to most parents' idea of how to dress a boy.
However, psychologists believe that allowing children to choose their own colours increases their self-confidence and their
ability to express themselves. They use colour as a means of helping children to identify their feelings and discuss them. For
instance, studies have shown that after listening to a sad story, children tend to draw in dark brown, black or grey, whereas
one with a happy ending will ...(35)... a response in yellow or orange. ...(36)... children free rein to choose colours for

themselves may help parents to understand them better.
Question 31:A. theme
B. question
C. type
D. view
Question 32:A. conception B. observation
C. consideration
D. perception
Question 33:A. Willingly B. Energetically
C. Intentionally
D. Enthusiastically
Question 34:A. goes
B. comes
C. plays
D. runs


Question 35:A. reveal
B. evoke
C. lead
D. envisage
Question 36:A. Letting
B. Giving
C. Passing
D. Displaying
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 37 to 43.
RETURN TO GUNNERSBURY
Mary got off the train at Gurmersbury station and walked up towards the road. The suburban London summer hung over the
scene like an old familiar smell and memories made her tremble with recognition at every step. It was many years since she

had been here.
She walked along, and although she could not have pictured the road in her mind before, now she remembered each house:
a gatepost, the coloured glass in a front door, the lamp-post casting a lonely light on the step. These houses, the 'older larger
houses' as she thought of them then, were surprisingly unchanged, in the heat of the afternoon, the remembered road had the
slightly threatening familiarity of a place in a dream when one thinks: I have been here, yet where is it and what is going to
happen? The colours too seemed like dream colours, not reflecting light, as if they were bright colours seen in darkness. And
the streets were empty as in a dream.
Mary turned a corner and for a moment did not recognize the scene at all. Houses had disappeared. Tall blocks of flats and
huge garages had taken their place. Now there were a few cars, but still nobody walking on
the pavements. Mary frowned and thought with a sudden surprised pain, perhaps our house too will have simply disappeared.
But by now she had reached the end of the little road and could see, halfway down upon the left, the small semi-detached
house where she had lived with Alistair during the four years of their marriage.
Mary steadied herself, putting her hand on to the low wall at the corner of the road, aware of her hand's sudden memory of
the wall and its sharp stones. With the touch of her hand upon the wall there came the unexpected image of a piano, their old
upright piano long since sold, which Mary must have thought of once as she paused with her shopping-bag at the corner of
the road. Alistair had a beautiful voice and they had often sung together, he playing the piano, she standing with her hands on
his shoulders. This was a purely happy memory.
Mary now began to walk slowly down the far side of the road. She could already see that the hedge which she and Alistair
had planted had been taken away and a low brick wall had been put there instead. The small front garden, which she and
Alistair had planted with roses, was entirely paved now except for two beds out of which large rosemary bushes leaned to
sweep the paving stones with their blue-green branches.
Now Mary, almost opposite the house, could see with a shock the light of a farther window within the darkness of the front
room. They must have knocked down the wall between the two downstairs rooms, she and Alistair had often discussed doing
so. She stopped and looked across. The house seemed deserted.
[From ‘KNOCKOUT, First Certificate, Workbook, Peter May, Oxford. 2010]

Question 37: The word 'their' in line 11 refers to......
A. the houses
B. the flats
C. Mary and Allstair

D. the garages
Question 38: After turning the corner, Mary was upset because......
A. her old house might have gone.
B. the street was completely deserted.
C. there were so many flats and garages.
D. there were only ugly buildings left.
Question 39: When she touched the wall, Mary......
A. remembered playing the piano with her husband.
B. was reminded of the piano they used to have.
C. wished she had not sold their piano.
D. stopped to rest and listen to the piano.
Question 40: The word ‘frowned” (line 12) implies.......
A. her surprise
B. her disagreement
C. Mary’s annoyance
D. her sorrow
Question 41: As she approached the house, Mary noticed that......
A. the front garden had been swept.
B. the hedge had been replaced with a fence.
C. the roses had been removed.
D. the garden wall had been lowered.
Question 42: When she returned to Gunnersbury, Mary.....
A. recognized the road from the station.
B. recognized the smell of the place.
C. recognized each house as she came to it.
D. expected to recognize everything.
Question 43: When she looked Into the house, Mary could see that.....
A. the front room was darker than before.
B. there was an extra window downstairs.
C. the layout of the rooms was different.

D. an inside wall had been damaged.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 44: John told a lot of humorous stories. I heard most of them long ago.
A. Long ago I heard most of the many humorous stories John told.
B. Most of the many humorous stories John told were heard by me long ago.
C. I heard long ago most of the many humorous stories John told.
D. John told a lot of humorous stories most of which I heard long ago.
Question 45: You won't have a good seat. You should book in advance.
A. You will have a good seat if you keep your book in front of you.
B. You may have a good seat if you book in advance.
C. You can't have a good seat although you book in advance.
D. You won't have a good seat because you didn't book in advance.


Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 46: ~ A: "Hi, I wonder if you could help me." ~ B: ".............."
A. Come over and have potluck with me.
B. I need a book for my IT class.
C. No wonder. You're always busy, Tom.
D. Sure. What's the problem.
Question 47: ~ A: “.................” ~ B: “It was in sale at Cool Clothing. Have you ever been there yet?”
A. Your garden is such an envy.
B. Where did you buy that new coat?
C. Did you borrow it from Mum?
D. I missed coming to the sale on Saturday.
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
following questions.
Question 48: I've had enough of teaching, and would like a change.

A. I've been doing quite a lot of teaching, and I need a holiday.
B. I've changed my boring career as a teacher for another job.
C. I'm tired of teaching, and would like to make a fresh start.
D. I've had a lot of experience of teaching, and am looking for a new post.
Question 49: I'd been worrying about the test, but it was easy.
A. I hadn't expected the test to be so easy.
B. The test was not as difficult as my worry.
C. The test was unexpectedly as easy as I had worried.
D. Not to my worry, the test wasn't too difficult.
Question 50: He was doing well at work, but he suddenly decided to pack it all in and go to live on an island.
A. Due to his success, he decided to give it all up and live on an island.
B. Although he was successful, he gave it all up and went to live on an island.
C. Despite going to live on an island, he was successful.
D. However well was he at work, he quit it and went to settle down on an island.
The End


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ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 366
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 01 to 06.
CHILDREN AND COLOUR
Parents tend to assume that the choices they make for their offspring are the right ones. Take the ...(1)... of colour, for
example. Parents are likely to choose the colours for young Jimmy or Jenny's bedroom or clothes, thereby conditioning their

child's ...(2)... of colour from a very early age. ...(3)... choosing a pair of pink trousers for their six-year-old son, for
example, ...(4)... counter to most parents' idea of how to dress a boy.
However, psychologists believe that allowing children to choose their own colours increases their self-confidence and their
ability to express themselves. They use colour as a means of helping children to identify their feelings and discuss them. For
instance, studies have shown that after listening to a sad story, children tend to draw in dark brown, black or grey, whereas
one with a happy ending will ...(5)... a response in yellow or orange. ...(6)... children free rein to choose colours for
themselves may help parents to understand them better.
Question 1:A. theme
B. question
C. type
D. view
Question 2:A. consideration B. conception
C. perception
D. observation
Question 3:A. Energetically B. Willingly
C. Intentionally
D. Enthusiastically
Question 4:A. runs
B. goes
C. comes
D. plays
Question 5:A. envisage
B. reveal
C. evoke
D. lead
Question 6:A. Giving
B. Letting
C. Passing
D. Displaying
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other

three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 7:A. resource
B. court
C. tourist
D. contour
Question 8:A. stealth
B. appeal
C. steal
D. heal
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 9: ~ A: “.................” ~ B: “It was in sale at Cool Clothing. Have you ever been there yet?”
A. I missed coming to the sale on Saturday.
B. Where did you buy that new coat?
C. Did you borrow it from Mum?
D. Your garden is such an envy.
Question 10: ~ A: "Hi, I wonder if you could help me." ~ B: ".............."
A. I need a book for my IT class.
B. Sure. What's the problem.
C. No wonder. You're always busy, Tom.
D. Come over and have potluck with me.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 11: Well, in my opinion, the child with the dog stole the show.
A. was a failure
B. was the best show
C. was at large
D. got fierce
Question 12: A foul smell of raw sewage permeated the whole building.
A. spread

B. expanded
C. extended
D. filled
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 13: Tom's making a slow.....from his accident.
A. rescue
B. struggle
C. recovery
D. relief
Question 14: Firefighters…...the floodwater out of the building.
A. swept
B. pumped
C. hurled
D. slid
Question 15: The village is in a…...location that is difficult to reach.
A. rare
B. stranded
C. stable
D. remote
Question 16: The earthquake caused the buildings to........
A. trigger
B. strike
C. shake
D. smash
Question 17: The town didn't have......electricity after the earthquake.
A. several
B. none
C. any
D. some
Question 18: The doctor......first aid to the accident victim.

A. administered
B. admitted
C. dedicated
D. mended
Question 19: Simon......to Brazil next week.
A. is going
B. has gone
C. goes
D. has been going
Question 20: Jack likes to live his life.....the fullest.
A. to
B. from
C. at
D. in
Question 21:.....people were injured in the earthquake.
A. Plenty
B. A lot of
C. Every
D. Much
Question 22: By the time they arrived at the campsite it…...raining.
A. stopped
B. had stopped
C. has stopped
D. stops
Question 23: The volcano erupted with a…...roar.
A. ringing
B. flaming
C. deafening
D. crashing

Question 24: Jane was cold because she…...in the rain for an hour.
A. has been walking
B. has walked
C. had been walking
D. is walking
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 25: John told a lot of humorous stories. I heard most of them long ago.
A. I heard long ago most of the many humorous stories John told.
B. Most of the many humorous stories John told were heard by me long ago.
C. Long ago I heard most of the many humorous stories John told.
D. John told a lot of humorous stories most of which I heard long ago.
Question 26: You won't have a good seat. You should book in advance.
A. You will have a good seat if you keep your book in front of you.
B. You won't have a good seat because you didn't book in advance.
C. You may have a good seat if you book in advance.
D. You can't have a good seat although you book in advance.
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 27to 33.
RETURN TO GUNNERSBURY
Mary got off the train at Gurmersbury station and walked up towards the road. The suburban London summer hung over the
scene like an old familiar smell and memories made her tremble with recognition at every step. It was many years since she
had been here.
She walked along, and although she could not have pictured the road in her mind before, now she remembered each house:
a gatepost, the coloured glass in a front door, the lamp-post casting a lonely light on the step. These houses, the 'older larger
houses' as she thought of them then, were surprisingly unchanged, in the heat of the afternoon, the remembered road had the
slightly threatening familiarity of a place in a dream when one thinks: I have been here, yet where is it and what is going to
happen? The colours too seemed like dream colours, not reflecting light, as if they were bright colours seen in darkness. And
the streets were empty as in a dream.

Mary turned a corner and for a moment did not recognize the scene at all. Houses had disappeared. Tall blocks of flats and
huge garages had taken their place. Now there were a few cars, but still nobody walking on
the pavements. Mary frowned and thought with a sudden surprised pain, perhaps our house too will have simply disappeared.
But by now she had reached the end of the little road and could see, halfway down upon the left, the small semi-detached
house where she had lived with Alistair during the four years of their marriage.
Mary steadied herself, putting her hand on to the low wall at the corner of the road, aware of her hand's sudden memory of
the wall and its sharp stones. With the touch of her hand upon the wall there came the unexpected image of a piano, their old
upright piano long since sold, which Mary must have thought of once as she paused with her shopping-bag at the corner of
the road. Alistair had a beautiful voice and they had often sung together, he playing the piano, she standing with her hands on
his shoulders. This was a purely happy memory.
Mary now began to walk slowly down the far side of the road. She could already see that the hedge which she and Alistair
had planted had been taken away and a low brick wall had been put there instead. The small front garden, which she and
Alistair had planted with roses, was entirely paved now except for two beds out of which large rosemary bushes leaned to
sweep the paving stones with their blue-green branches.
Now Mary, almost opposite the house, could see with a shock the light of a farther window within the darkness of the front
room. They must have knocked down the wall between the two downstairs rooms, she and Alistair had often discussed doing
so. She stopped and looked across. The house seemed deserted.
[From ‘KNOCKOUT, First Certificate, Workbook, Peter May, Oxford. 2010]

Question 27: When she returned to Gunnersbury, Mary.....
A. recognized the smell of the place.
B. recognized the road from the station.
C. expected to recognize everything.
D. recognized each house as she came to it.
Question 28: When she touched the wall, Mary......
A. stopped to rest and listen to the piano.
B. was reminded of the piano they used to have.
C. wished she had not sold their piano.
D. remembered playing the piano with her husband.
Question 29: When she looked Into the house, Mary could see that.....

A. the front room was darker than before.
B. the layout of the rooms was different.
C. there was an extra window downstairs.
D. an inside wall had been damaged.
Question 30: As she approached the house, Mary noticed that......
A. the front garden had been swept.
B. the garden wall had been lowered.
C. the hedge had been replaced with a fence.
D. the roses had been removed.
Question 31: After turning the corner, Mary was upset because......
A. the street was completely deserted.
B. there were only ugly buildings left.
C. her old house might have gone.
D. there were so many flats and garages.
Question 32: The word 'their' in line 11 refers to......
A. the flats
B. the houses
C. the garages
D. Mary and Allstair
Question 33: The word ‘frowned” (line 12) implies.......
A. her disagreement
B. Mary’s annoyance
C. her surprise
D. her sorrow


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 34 to 40.
A TICKET TO A BETTER LIFE
As I departed from my hotel in central Mumbai, the glowing sun lit up the beautiful architecture of India’s richest city. I

marvelled at the majestic Gateway of India and world-renowned Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Here and there, people bustled
around, ready to start their day. But my time in Mumbai would not be spent in this vibrant and affluent city. Instead, I was
headed for one of the largest slums on Earth. Entering the slum was like stepping into a war zone. Endless rows of crumbling
shacks were crammed together amidst piles of rubbish and débris. Here, the sweltering sun only served to intensify the stench
of raw sewage and to add hardship to already difficult lives. I sighed in dismay as I watched children working on the streets.
But fortunately, there was a ray of hope.
A bright yellow school bus rumbled through the busy streets and parked itself beside a row of grubby, splintered shelters.
Immediately, a group of barefoot children rushed and pushed aboard, chatting excitedly. However, the children on this bus
were not going anywhere. While other buses were busy transporting people, this one took its passengers on a different kind of
journey. It brought education to disadvantaged children. So this is where I come in. I’d signed up for a programme called
School on Wheels, which aims to improve literacy in impoverished areas. Although I had volunteered in many disadvantaged
schools around India, teaching on a bus was a first for me! My new classroom was no larger than a hallway, but adequately
equipped
with a blackboard and educational materials. I warmly greeted my new students who had perched themselves on wooden
benches on either side of the bus.
‘‘My name is Mina Kapoor,” I informed the wide-eyed faces before me, “I’m going to teach you how to read and write.” I
referred to an alphabet poster which another volunteer had tacked to the wall and slowly began to introduce the symbols to
the children. As I did so, they each attempted to copy down the letters onto slates on their laps. However, as the lesson
progressed, they became increasingly distracted. Without any previous schooling, these children simply didn’t know how to
sit still. But rather than enforcing discipline, I just took a deep breath and began to sing.
The first time I did this, the children listened and watched in awe. But by the end of my six-month stint, the class would join
in! To my pride, they had also learnt the basics of Hindu and English, and were now ready to enter a public school.
On my last day, I felt incredibly emotional. Although our time together was limited, I felt I had truly got to know my
students, and sincerely hoped that I had made a difference in their lives. Would they go on to enrol in school? And more
importantly, would they stay there and graduate? A quarter of the children who participate in the School on Wheels
programme progress into the public school system. I looked at my class. Of my 24 students, I realised that only eight might
receive a life-changing education. I knew I should have been glad, but I couldn’t help but feel that I could do so much more.
As I pondered this, one of my students approached me with a shiny black pebble. She placed it in my hands with a warm
smile. “Thank you teacher,” she whispered.
[From STARLIGHT 8, Workbook, Express Publishing, 2010]

Question 34: How does the writer reflect upon her experience?
A. She was filled with sadness.
B. She thought it was a life-changing experience.
C. She wished that she could achieve more.
D. She didn't feel appreciated.
Question 35: What was the writer's first impression of Mumbai?
A. A poor and dirty slum.
B. An overwhelmingly crowded city.
C. A place with stunning architecture.
D. An evidently wealthy area.
Question 36: What does the pronoun “It” (line 4, paragraph 2) refer to?
A. the bus
B. the journey
C. the passenger
D. the programme
Question 37: The writer uses the phrase "this is where I comein" (line 20) to describe......
A. the location at which she embarked.
B. her purpose for being in the slum.
C. her relationship with the children.
D. the moment she entered the bus.
Question 38: What did the writer find unusual about her new teaching environment?
A. It had substandard teaching equipment.
B. It lacked space for the students.
C. It was an unconventional classroom.
D. It offered no seating for the children.
Question 39: How does the writer describe the attitude of the children?
A. enthusiastic
B. impatient
C. apprehensive

D. impulsive
Question 40: What is the cause of the writer's distress as she enters the slum?
A. The poor housing conditions.
B. The blazing heat of the sun.
C. The children watching her.
D. The smell of waste.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 41:A. detachment B. resentment
C. detriment
D. assignment
Question 42:A. providence B. minority
C. monument
D. European
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 43: If she had received one of my letters, she would have been here right now.
A. have been
B. right
C. one of
D. had received
Question 44: Since when did you work for that construction company?
A. construction
B. when
C. did you work
D. for


Question 45: The new bridge makes possible to cross the river easily and quickly.
A. easily

B. The
C. makes possible
D. cross
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 46: The other investors pulled out of the project and we were left holding the baby.
A. in the lurch
B. going to pieces
C. in hot pursuit
D. holding the whip
Question 47: Tom has been excluded from school for bad behaviour.
A. expelled
B. included
C. enclosed
D. rejected
XII. 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
following questions.
Question 48: I've had enough of teaching, and would like a change.
A. I've had a lot of experience of teaching, and am looking for a new post.
B. I've been doing quite a lot of teaching, and I need a holiday.
C. I'm tired of teaching, and would like to make a fresh start.
D. I've changed my boring career as a teacher for another job.
Question 49: I'd been worrying about the test, but it was easy.
A. Not to my worry, the test wasn't too difficult.
B. The test was not as difficult as my worry.
C. The test was unexpectedly as easy as I had worried.
D. I hadn't expected the test to be so easy.
Question 50: He was doing well at work, but he suddenly decided to pack it all in and go to live on an island.
A. Although he was successful, he gave it all up and went to live on an island.
B. Due to his success, he decided to give it all up and live on an island.

C. However well was he at work, he quit it and went to settle down on an island.
D. Despite going to live on an island, he was successful.
The End


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MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 558
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. minority
B. monument
C. European
D. providence
Question 2:A. detriment
B. resentment
C. detachment
D. assignment
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 3: ~ A: “.................” ~ B: “It was in sale at Cool Clothing. Have you ever been there yet?”
A. Your garden is such an envy.
B. I missed coming to the sale on Saturday.
C. Did you borrow it from Mum?
D. Where did you buy that new coat?

Question 4: ~ A: "Hi, I wonder if you could help me." ~ B: ".............."
A. No wonder. You're always busy, Tom.
B. Come over and have potluck with me.
C. I need a book for my IT class.
D. Sure. What's the problem.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 5: If she had received one of my letters, she would have been here right now.
A. right
B. one of
C. had received
D. have been
Question 6: Since when did you work for that construction company?
A. construction
B. when
C. for
D. did you work
Question 7: The new bridge makes possible to cross the river easily and quickly.
A. makes possible
B. easily
C. cross
D. The
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 8: Tom has been excluded from school for bad behaviour.
A. enclosed
B. included
C. expelled
D. rejected
Question 9: The other investors pulled out of the project and we were left holding the baby.

A. in the lurch
B. going to pieces
C. in hot pursuit
D. holding the whip
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 10:A. stealth
B. steal
C. heal
D. appeal
Question 11:A. resource
B. tourist
C. court
D. contour
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 12: John told a lot of humorous stories. I heard most of them long ago.
A. Most of the many humorous stories John told were heard by me long ago.
B. John told a lot of humorous stories most of which I heard long ago.
C. I heard long ago most of the many humorous stories John told.
D. Long ago I heard most of the many humorous stories John told.
Question 13: You won't have a good seat. You should book in advance.
A. You won't have a good seat because you didn't book in advance.
B. You may have a good seat if you book in advance.
C. You can't have a good seat although you book in advance.
D. You will have a good seat if you keep your book in front of you.
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 14 to 20.
RETURN TO GUNNERSBURY
Mary got off the train at Gurmersbury station and walked up towards the road. The suburban London summer hung over the

scene like an old familiar smell and memories made her tremble with recognition at every step. It was many years since she
had been here.
She walked along, and although she could not have pictured the road in her mind before, now she remembered each house:
a gatepost, the coloured glass in a front door, the lamp-post casting a lonely light on the step. These houses, the 'older larger
houses' as she thought of them then, were surprisingly unchanged, in the heat of the afternoon, the remembered road had the
slightly threatening familiarity of a place in a dream when one thinks: I have been here, yet where is it and what is going to
happen? The colours too seemed like dream colours, not reflecting light, as if they were bright colours seen in darkness. And
the streets were empty as in a dream.
Mary turned a corner and for a moment did not recognize the scene at all. Houses had disappeared. Tall blocks of flats and
huge garages had taken their place. Now there were a few cars, but still nobody walking on
the pavements. Mary frowned and thought with a sudden surprised pain, perhaps our house too will have simply disappeared.
But by now she had reached the end of the little road and could see, halfway down upon the left, the small semi-detached
house where she had lived with Alistair during the four years of their marriage.


Mary steadied herself, putting her hand on to the low wall at the corner of the road, aware of her hand's sudden memory of
the wall and its sharp stones. With the touch of her hand upon the wall there came the unexpected image of a piano, their old
upright piano long since sold, which Mary must have thought of once as she paused with her shopping-bag at the corner of
the road. Alistair had a beautiful voice and they had often sung together, he playing the piano, she standing with her hands on
his shoulders. This was a purely happy memory.
Mary now began to walk slowly down the far side of the road. She could already see that the hedge which she and Alistair
had planted had been taken away and a low brick wall had been put there instead. The small front garden, which she and
Alistair had planted with roses, was entirely paved now except for two beds out of which large rosemary bushes leaned to
sweep the paving stones with their blue-green branches.
Now Mary, almost opposite the house, could see with a shock the light of a farther window within the darkness of the front
room. They must have knocked down the wall between the two downstairs rooms, she and Alistair had often discussed doing
so. She stopped and looked across. The house seemed deserted.
[From ‘KNOCKOUT, First Certificate, Workbook, Peter May, Oxford. 2010]

Question 14: When she looked Into the house, Mary could see that.....

A. the front room was darker than before.
B. there was an extra window downstairs.
C. an inside wall had been damaged.
D. the layout of the rooms was different.
Question 15: The word 'their' in line 11 refers to......
A. Mary and Allstair
B. the houses
C. the garages
D. the flats
Question 16: The word ‘frowned” (line 12) implies.......
A. her surprise
B. her disagreement
C. her sorrow
D. Mary’s annoyance
Question 17: After turning the corner, Mary was upset because......
A. there were so many flats and garages.
B. the street was completely deserted.
C. her old house might have gone.
D. there were only ugly buildings left.
Question 18: As she approached the house, Mary noticed that......
A. the garden wall had been lowered.
B. the roses had been removed.
C. the front garden had been swept.
D. the hedge had been replaced with a fence.
Question 19: When she returned to Gunnersbury, Mary.....
A. recognized each house as she came to it.
B. recognized the road from the station.
C. recognized the smell of the place.
D. expected to recognize everything.
Question 20: When she touched the wall, Mary......

A. stopped to rest and listen to the piano.
B. remembered playing the piano with her husband.
C. wished she had not sold their piano.
D. was reminded of the piano they used to have.
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 21 to 27.
A TICKET TO A BETTER LIFE
As I departed from my hotel in central Mumbai, the glowing sun lit up the beautiful architecture of India’s richest city. I
marvelled at the majestic Gateway of India and world-renowned Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Here and there, people bustled
around, ready to start their day. But my time in Mumbai would not be spent in this vibrant and affluent city. Instead, I was
headed for one of the largest slums on Earth. Entering the slum was like stepping into a war zone. Endless rows of crumbling
shacks were crammed together amidst piles of rubbish and débris. Here, the sweltering sun only served to intensify the stench
of raw sewage and to add hardship to already difficult lives. I sighed in dismay as I watched children working on the streets.
But fortunately, there was a ray of hope.
A bright yellow school bus rumbled through the busy streets and parked itself beside a row of grubby, splintered shelters.
Immediately, a group of barefoot children rushed and pushed aboard, chatting excitedly. However, the children on this bus
were not going anywhere. While other buses were busy transporting people, this one took its passengers on a different kind of
journey. It brought education to disadvantaged children. So this is where I come in. I’d signed up for a programme called
School on Wheels, which aims to improve literacy in impoverished areas. Although I had volunteered in many disadvantaged
schools around India, teaching on a bus was a first for me! My new classroom was no larger than a hallway, but adequately
equipped
with a blackboard and educational materials. I warmly greeted my new students who had perched themselves on wooden
benches on either side of the bus.
‘‘My name is Mina Kapoor,” I informed the wide-eyed faces before me, “I’m going to teach you how to read and write.” I
referred to an alphabet poster which another volunteer had tacked to the wall and slowly began to introduce the symbols to
the children. As I did so, they each attempted to copy down the letters onto slates on their laps. However, as the lesson
progressed, they became increasingly distracted. Without any previous schooling, these children simply didn’t know how to
sit still. But rather than enforcing discipline, I just took a deep breath and began to sing.
The first time I did this, the children listened and watched in awe. But by the end of my six-month stint, the class would join
in! To my pride, they had also learnt the basics of Hindu and English, and were now ready to enter a public school.

On my last day, I felt incredibly emotional. Although our time together was limited, I felt I had truly got to know my
students, and sincerely hoped that I had made a difference in their lives. Would they go on to enrol in school? And more
importantly, would they stay there and graduate? A quarter of the children who participate in the School on Wheels
programme progress into the public school system. I looked at my class. Of my 24 students, I realised that only eight might
receive a life-changing education. I knew I should have been glad, but I couldn’t help but feel that I could do so much more.


As I pondered this, one of my students approached me with a shiny black pebble. She placed it in my hands with a warm
smile. “Thank you teacher,” she whispered.
[From STARLIGHT 8, Workbook, Express Publishing, 2010]

Question 21: What is the cause of the writer's distress as she enters the slum?
A. The children watching her.
B. The smell of waste.
C. The blazing heat of the sun.
D. The poor housing conditions.
Question 22: What does the pronoun “It” (line 4, paragraph 2) refer to?
A. the programme
B. the bus
C. the passenger
D. the journey
Question 23: The writer uses the phrase "this is where I comein" (line 20) to describe......
A. the location at which she embarked.
B. her purpose for being in the slum.
C. the moment she entered the bus.
D. her relationship with the children.
Question 24: How does the writer reflect upon her experience?
A. She was filled with sadness.
B. She thought it was a life-changing experience.
C. She didn't feel appreciated.

D. She wished that she could achieve more.
Question 25: What did the writer find unusual about her new teaching environment?
A. It had substandard teaching equipment.
B. It offered no seating for the children.
C. It was an unconventional classroom.
D. It lacked space for the students.
Question 26: How does the writer describe the attitude of the children?
A. impatient
B. enthusiastic
C. apprehensive
D. impulsive
Question 27: What was the writer's first impression of Mumbai?
A. An evidently wealthy area.
B. A poor and dirty slum.
C. A place with stunning architecture.
D. An overwhelmingly crowded city.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 28 to 33.
CHILDREN AND COLOUR
Parents tend to assume that the choices they make for their offspring are the right ones. Take the ...(28)... of colour, for
example. Parents are likely to choose the colours for young Jimmy or Jenny's bedroom or clothes, thereby conditioning their
child's ...(29)... of colour from a very early age. ...(30)... choosing a pair of pink trousers for their six-year-old son, for
example, ...(31)... counter to most parents' idea of how to dress a boy.
However, psychologists believe that allowing children to choose their own colours increases their self-confidence and their
ability to express themselves. They use colour as a means of helping children to identify their feelings and discuss them. For
instance, studies have shown that after listening to a sad story, children tend to draw in dark brown, black or grey, whereas
one with a happy ending will ...(32)... a response in yellow or orange. ...(33)... children free rein to choose colours for
themselves may help parents to understand them better.
Question 28:A. theme
B. view

C. type
D. question
Question 29:A. observation B. consideration
C. conception
D. perception
Question 30:A. Enthusiastically B. Intentionally
C. Energetically
D. Willingly
Question 31:A. goes
B. comes
C. runs
D. plays
Question 32:A. reveal
B. evoke
C. envisage
D. lead
Question 33:A. Passing
B. Letting
C. Displaying
D. Giving
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 34: Tom's making a slow.....from his accident.
A. rescue
B. recovery
C. struggle
D. relief
Question 35: Jane was cold because she…...in the rain for an hour.
A. has walked
B. is walking
C. has been walking

D. had been walking
Question 36: By the time they arrived at the campsite it…...raining.
A. stopped
B. had stopped
C. stops
D. has stopped
Question 37:.....people were injured in the earthquake.
A. Every
B. A lot of
C. Much
D. Plenty
Question 38: The doctor......first aid to the accident victim.
A. mended
B. admitted
C. administered
D. dedicated
Question 39: The volcano erupted with a…...roar.
A. flaming
B. crashing
C. deafening
D. ringing
Question 40: The village is in a…...location that is difficult to reach.
A. stranded
B. remote
C. stable
D. rare
Question 41: Simon......to Brazil next week.
A. has gone
B. is going
C. goes

D. has been going
Question 42: Firefighters…...the floodwater out of the building.
A. slid
B. pumped
C. hurled
D. swept
Question 43: Jack likes to live his life.....the fullest.
A. in
B. from
C. to
D. at
Question 44: The earthquake caused the buildings to........
A. smash
B. shake
C. strike
D. trigger


Question 45: The town didn't have......electricity after the earthquake.
A. several
B. none
C. some
D. any
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
following questions.
Question 46: He was doing well at work, but he suddenly decided to pack it all in and go to live on an island.
A. Although he was successful, he gave it all up and went to live on an island.
B. Despite going to live on an island, he was successful.
C. Due to his success, he decided to give it all up and live on an island.
D. However well was he at work, he quit it and went to settle down on an island.

Question 47: I've had enough of teaching, and would like a change.
A. I've changed my boring career as a teacher for another job.
B. I've had a lot of experience of teaching, and am looking for a new post.
C. I've been doing quite a lot of teaching, and I need a holiday.
D. I'm tired of teaching, and would like to make a fresh start.
Question 48: I'd been worrying about the test, but it was easy.
A. I hadn't expected the test to be so easy.
B. The test was unexpectedly as easy as I had worried.
C. The test was not as difficult as my worry.
D. Not to my worry, the test wasn't too difficult.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 49: Well, in my opinion, the child with the dog stole the show.
A. got fierce
B. was a failure
C. was the best show
D. was at large
Question 50: A foul smell of raw sewage permeated the whole building.
A. extended
B. spread
C. expanded
D. filled
The End


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MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 654
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. European
B. minority
C. monument
D. providence
Question 2:A. detriment
B. resentment
C. assignment
D. detachment
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 3: ~ A: “.................” ~ B: “It was in sale at Cool Clothing. Have you ever been there yet?”
A. I missed coming to the sale on Saturday.
B. Where did you buy that new coat?
C. Did you borrow it from Mum?
D. Your garden is such an envy.
Question 4: ~ A: "Hi, I wonder if you could help me." ~ B: ".............."
A. No wonder. You're always busy, Tom.
B. Come over and have potluck with me.
C. Sure. What's the problem.
D. I need a book for my IT class.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 05 to 10.
CHILDREN AND COLOUR
Parents tend to assume that the choices they make for their offspring are the right ones. Take the ...(5)... of colour, for
example. Parents are likely to choose the colours for young Jimmy or Jenny's bedroom or clothes, thereby conditioning their

child's ...(6)... of colour from a very early age. ...(7)... choosing a pair of pink trousers for their six-year-old son, for
example, ...(8)... counter to most parents' idea of how to dress a boy.
However, psychologists believe that allowing children to choose their own colours increases their self-confidence and their
ability to express themselves. They use colour as a means of helping children to identify their feelings and discuss them. For
instance, studies have shown that after listening to a sad story, children tend to draw in dark brown, black or grey, whereas
one with a happy ending will ...(9)... a response in yellow or orange. ...(10)... children free rein to choose colours for
themselves may help parents to understand them better.
Question 5:A. type
B. view
C. question
D. theme
Question 6:A. conception B. observation
C. consideration
D. perception
Question 7:A. Intentionally B. Willingly
C. Energetically
D. Enthusiastically
Question 8:A. comes
B. goes
C. plays
D. runs
Question 9:A. evoke
B. envisage
C. reveal
D. lead
Question 10:A. Displaying B. Passing
C. Giving
D. Letting
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 11: Well, in my opinion, the child with the dog stole the show.
A. was a failure
B. got fierce
C. was the best show
D. was at large
Question 12: A foul smell of raw sewage permeated the whole building.
A. extended
B. filled
C. expanded
D. spread
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 13: The earthquake caused the buildings to........
A. smash
B. trigger
C. shake
D. strike
Question 14: Firefighters…...the floodwater out of the building.
A. hurled
B. pumped
C. slid
D. swept
Question 15: The village is in a…...location that is difficult to reach.
A. stable
B. stranded
C. remote
D. rare
Question 16: Tom's making a slow.....from his accident.
A. relief
B. struggle
C. rescue

D. recovery
Question 17: The town didn't have......electricity after the earthquake.
A. none
B. some
C. several
D. any
Question 18: The volcano erupted with a…...roar.
A. crashing
B. deafening
C. flaming
D. ringing
Question 19: Jane was cold because she…...in the rain for an hour.
A. has walked
B. has been walking
C. is walking
D. had been walking
Question 20: Simon......to Brazil next week.
A. has gone
B. goes
C. has been going
D. is going
Question 21: Jack likes to live his life.....the fullest.
A. from
B. to
C. at
D. in
Question 22: By the time they arrived at the campsite it…...raining.
A. had stopped
B. stops
C. stopped

D. has stopped
Question 23:.....people were injured in the earthquake.
A. Every
B. Much
C. Plenty
D. A lot of


Question 24: The doctor......first aid to the accident victim.
A. mended
B. administered
C. admitted
D. dedicated
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 25 to 31.
RETURN TO GUNNERSBURY
Mary got off the train at Gurmersbury station and walked up towards the road. The suburban London summer hung over the
scene like an old familiar smell and memories made her tremble with recognition at every step. It was many years since she
had been here.
She walked along, and although she could not have pictured the road in her mind before, now she remembered each house:
a gatepost, the coloured glass in a front door, the lamp-post casting a lonely light on the step. These houses, the 'older larger
houses' as she thought of them then, were surprisingly unchanged, in the heat of the afternoon, the remembered road had the
slightly threatening familiarity of a place in a dream when one thinks: I have been here, yet where is it and what is going to
happen? The colours too seemed like dream colours, not reflecting light, as if they were bright colours seen in darkness. And
the streets were empty as in a dream.
Mary turned a corner and for a moment did not recognize the scene at all. Houses had disappeared. Tall blocks of flats and
huge garages had taken their place. Now there were a few cars, but still nobody walking on
the pavements. Mary frowned and thought with a sudden surprised pain, perhaps our house too will have simply disappeared.
But by now she had reached the end of the little road and could see, halfway down upon the left, the small semi-detached
house where she had lived with Alistair during the four years of their marriage.

Mary steadied herself, putting her hand on to the low wall at the corner of the road, aware of her hand's sudden memory of
the wall and its sharp stones. With the touch of her hand upon the wall there came the unexpected image of a piano, their old
upright piano long since sold, which Mary must have thought of once as she paused with her shopping-bag at the corner of
the road. Alistair had a beautiful voice and they had often sung together, he playing the piano, she standing with her hands on
his shoulders. This was a purely happy memory.
Mary now began to walk slowly down the far side of the road. She could already see that the hedge which she and Alistair
had planted had been taken away and a low brick wall had been put there instead. The small front garden, which she and
Alistair had planted with roses, was entirely paved now except for two beds out of which large rosemary bushes leaned to
sweep the paving stones with their blue-green branches.
Now Mary, almost opposite the house, could see with a shock the light of a farther window within the darkness of the front
room. They must have knocked down the wall between the two downstairs rooms, she and Alistair had often discussed doing
so. She stopped and looked across. The house seemed deserted.
[From ‘KNOCKOUT, First Certificate, Workbook, Peter May, Oxford. 2010]

Question 25: When she returned to Gunnersbury, Mary.....
A. recognized the smell of the place.
B. expected to recognize everything.
C. recognized the road from the station.
D. recognized each house as she came to it.
Question 26: As she approached the house, Mary noticed that......
A. the roses had been removed.
B. the front garden had been swept.
C. the hedge had been replaced with a fence.
D. the garden wall had been lowered.
Question 27: After turning the corner, Mary was upset because......
A. there were so many flats and garages.
B. her old house might have gone.
C. the street was completely deserted.
D. there were only ugly buildings left.
Question 28: When she touched the wall, Mary......

A. was reminded of the piano they used to have.
B. remembered playing the piano with her husband.
C. stopped to rest and listen to the piano.
D. wished she had not sold their piano.
Question 29: The word ‘frowned” (line 12) implies.......
A. Mary’s annoyance
B. her disagreement
C. her sorrow
D. her surprise
Question 30: When she looked Into the house, Mary could see that.....
A. there was an extra window downstairs.
B. the front room was darker than before.
C. the layout of the rooms was different.
D. an inside wall had been damaged.
Question 31: The word 'their' in line 11 refers to......
A. the houses
B. the flats
C. the garages
D. Mary and Allstair
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 32: Since when did you work for that construction company?
A. construction
B. did you work
C. for
D. when
Question 33: The new bridge makes possible to cross the river easily and quickly.
A. cross
B. easily
C. The

D. makes possible
Question 34: If she had received one of my letters, she would have been here right now.
A. have been
B. right
C. one of
D. had received
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 35 to 41.
A TICKET TO A BETTER LIFE


As I departed from my hotel in central Mumbai, the glowing sun lit up the beautiful architecture of India’s richest city. I
marvelled at the majestic Gateway of India and world-renowned Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Here and there, people bustled
around, ready to start their day. But my time in Mumbai would not be spent in this vibrant and affluent city. Instead, I was
headed for one of the largest slums on Earth. Entering the slum was like stepping into a war zone. Endless rows of crumbling
shacks were crammed together amidst piles of rubbish and débris. Here, the sweltering sun only served to intensify the stench
of raw sewage and to add hardship to already difficult lives. I sighed in dismay as I watched children working on the streets.
But fortunately, there was a ray of hope.
A bright yellow school bus rumbled through the busy streets and parked itself beside a row of grubby, splintered shelters.
Immediately, a group of barefoot children rushed and pushed aboard, chatting excitedly. However, the children on this bus
were not going anywhere. While other buses were busy transporting people, this one took its passengers on a different kind of
journey. It brought education to disadvantaged children. So this is where I come in. I’d signed up for a programme called
School on Wheels, which aims to improve literacy in impoverished areas. Although I had volunteered in many disadvantaged
schools around India, teaching on a bus was a first for me! My new classroom was no larger than a hallway, but adequately
equipped
with a blackboard and educational materials. I warmly greeted my new students who had perched themselves on wooden
benches on either side of the bus.
‘‘My name is Mina Kapoor,” I informed the wide-eyed faces before me, “I’m going to teach you how to read and write.” I
referred to an alphabet poster which another volunteer had tacked to the wall and slowly began to introduce the symbols to
the children. As I did so, they each attempted to copy down the letters onto slates on their laps. However, as the lesson

progressed, they became increasingly distracted. Without any previous schooling, these children simply didn’t know how to
sit still. But rather than enforcing discipline, I just took a deep breath and began to sing.
The first time I did this, the children listened and watched in awe. But by the end of my six-month stint, the class would join
in! To my pride, they had also learnt the basics of Hindu and English, and were now ready to enter a public school.
On my last day, I felt incredibly emotional. Although our time together was limited, I felt I had truly got to know my
students, and sincerely hoped that I had made a difference in their lives. Would they go on to enrol in school? And more
importantly, would they stay there and graduate? A quarter of the children who participate in the School on Wheels
programme progress into the public school system. I looked at my class. Of my 24 students, I realised that only eight might
receive a life-changing education. I knew I should have been glad, but I couldn’t help but feel that I could do so much more.
As I pondered this, one of my students approached me with a shiny black pebble. She placed it in my hands with a warm
smile. “Thank you teacher,” she whispered.
[From STARLIGHT 8, Workbook, Express Publishing, 2010]

Question 35: What did the writer find unusual about her new teaching environment?
A. It had substandard teaching equipment.
B. It lacked space for the students.
C. It was an unconventional classroom.
D. It offered no seating for the children.
Question 36: How does the writer reflect upon her experience?
A. She wished that she could achieve more.
B. She was filled with sadness.
C. She thought it was a life-changing experience.
D. She didn't feel appreciated.
Question 37: The writer uses the phrase "this is where I comein" (line 20) to describe......
A. the moment she entered the bus.
B. her relationship with the children.
C. her purpose for being in the slum.
D. the location at which she embarked.
Question 38: How does the writer describe the attitude of the children?
A. impulsive

B. apprehensive
C. enthusiastic
D. impatient
Question 39: What is the cause of the writer's distress as she enters the slum?
A. The children watching her.
B. The poor housing conditions.
C. The blazing heat of the sun.
D. The smell of waste.
Question 40: What was the writer's first impression of Mumbai?
A. A place with stunning architecture.
B. An evidently wealthy area.
C. A poor and dirty slum. D. An overwhelmingly crowded city.
Question 41: What does the pronoun “It” (line 4, paragraph 2) refer to?
A. the passenger
B. the journey
C. the bus
D. the programme
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 42: The other investors pulled out of the project and we were left holding the baby.
A. in the lurch
B. holding the whip
C. in hot pursuit
D. going to pieces
Question 43: Tom has been excluded from school for bad behaviour.
A. enclosed
B. rejected
C. included
D. expelled
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other

three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 44:A. appeal
B. heal
C. stealth
D. steal
Question 45:A. resource
B. court
C. tourist
D. contour
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
following questions.
Question 46: I've had enough of teaching, and would like a change.


A. I've been doing quite a lot of teaching, and I need a holiday.
B. I've changed my boring career as a teacher for another job.
C. I'm tired of teaching, and would like to make a fresh start.
D. I've had a lot of experience of teaching, and am looking for a new post.
Question 47: He was doing well at work, but he suddenly decided to pack it all in and go to live on an island.
A. Although he was successful, he gave it all up and went to live on an island.
B. However well was he at work, he quit it and went to settle down on an island.
C. Despite going to live on an island, he was successful.
D. Due to his success, he decided to give it all up and live on an island.
Question 48: I'd been worrying about the test, but it was easy.
A. I hadn't expected the test to be so easy.
B. The test was unexpectedly as easy as I had worried.
C. Not to my worry, the test wasn't too difficult.
D. The test was not as difficult as my worry.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.

Question 49: John told a lot of humorous stories. I heard most of them long ago.
A. Long ago I heard most of the many humorous stories John told.
B. I heard long ago most of the many humorous stories John told.
C. John told a lot of humorous stories most of which I heard long ago.
D. Most of the many humorous stories John told were heard by me long ago.
Question 50: You won't have a good seat. You should book in advance.
A. You won't have a good seat because you didn't book in advance.
B. You may have a good seat if you book in advance.
C. You can't have a good seat although you book in advance.
D. You will have a good seat if you keep your book in front of you.
The End


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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. European
B. monument
C. providence
D. minority
Question 2:A. resentment B. detriment
C. assignment
D. detachment

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 3: The new bridge makes possible to cross the river easily and quickly.
A. cross
B. The
C. makes possible
D. easily
Question 4: Since when did you work for that construction company?
A. did you work
B. construction
C. for
D. when
Question 5: If she had received one of my letters, she would have been here right now.
A. right
B. one of
C. have been
D. had received
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 06 to 12.
A TICKET TO A BETTER LIFE
As I departed from my hotel in central Mumbai, the glowing sun lit up the beautiful architecture of India’s richest city. I
marvelled at the majestic Gateway of India and world-renowned Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Here and there, people bustled
around, ready to start their day. But my time in Mumbai would not be spent in this vibrant and affluent city. Instead, I was
headed for one of the largest slums on Earth. Entering the slum was like stepping into a war zone. Endless rows of crumbling
shacks were crammed together amidst piles of rubbish and débris. Here, the sweltering sun only served to intensify the stench
of raw sewage and to add hardship to already difficult lives. I sighed in dismay as I watched children working on the streets.
But fortunately, there was a ray of hope.
A bright yellow school bus rumbled through the busy streets and parked itself beside a row of grubby, splintered shelters.
Immediately, a group of barefoot children rushed and pushed aboard, chatting excitedly. However, the children on this bus
were not going anywhere. While other buses were busy transporting people, this one took its passengers on a different kind of

journey. It brought education to disadvantaged children. So this is where I come in. I’d signed up for a programme called
School on Wheels, which aims to improve literacy in impoverished areas. Although I had volunteered in many disadvantaged
schools around India, teaching on a bus was a first for me! My new classroom was no larger than a hallway, but adequately
equipped
with a blackboard and educational materials. I warmly greeted my new students who had perched themselves on wooden
benches on either side of the bus.
‘‘My name is Mina Kapoor,” I informed the wide-eyed faces before me, “I’m going to teach you how to read and write.” I
referred to an alphabet poster which another volunteer had tacked to the wall and slowly began to introduce the symbols to
the children. As I did so, they each attempted to copy down the letters onto slates on their laps. However, as the lesson
progressed, they became increasingly distracted. Without any previous schooling, these children simply didn’t know how to
sit still. But rather than enforcing discipline, I just took a deep breath and began to sing.
The first time I did this, the children listened and watched in awe. But by the end of my six-month stint, the class would join
in! To my pride, they had also learnt the basics of Hindu and English, and were now ready to enter a public school.
On my last day, I felt incredibly emotional. Although our time together was limited, I felt I had truly got to know my
students, and sincerely hoped that I had made a difference in their lives. Would they go on to enrol in school? And more
importantly, would they stay there and graduate? A quarter of the children who participate in the School on Wheels
programme progress into the public school system. I looked at my class. Of my 24 students, I realised that only eight might
receive a life-changing education. I knew I should have been glad, but I couldn’t help but feel that I could do so much more.
As I pondered this, one of my students approached me with a shiny black pebble. She placed it in my hands with a warm
smile. “Thank you teacher,” she whispered.
[From STARLIGHT 8, Workbook, Express Publishing, 2010]

Question 6: What is the cause of the writer's distress as she enters the slum?
A. The poor housing conditions.
B. The blazing heat of the sun.
C. The children watching her.
D. The smell of waste.
Question 7: The writer uses the phrase "this is where I comein" (line 20) to describe......
A. the location at which she embarked.
B. the moment she entered the bus.

C. her relationship with the children.
D. her purpose for being in the slum.
Question 8: How does the writer reflect upon her experience?
A. She thought it was a life-changing experience.
B. She didn't feel appreciated.
C. She was filled with sadness.
D. She wished that she could achieve more.
Question 9: What was the writer's first impression of Mumbai?
A. A poor and dirty slum.
B. An overwhelmingly crowded city.
C. An evidently wealthy area.
D. A place with stunning architecture.
Question 10: What did the writer find unusual about her new teaching environment?


A. It lacked space for the students.
B. It offered no seating for the children.
C. It was an unconventional classroom.
D. It had substandard teaching equipment.
Question 11: What does the pronoun “It” (line 4, paragraph 2) refer to?
A. the bus
B. the programme
C. the journey
D. the passenger
Question 12: How does the writer describe the attitude of the children?
A. impatient
B. impulsive
C. enthusiastic
D. apprehensive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined

word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 13: A foul smell of raw sewage permeated the whole building.
A. filled
B. extended
C. expanded
D. spread
Question 14: Well, in my opinion, the child with the dog stole the show.
A. was a failure
B. was the best show
C. was at large
D. got fierce
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
following questions.
Question 15: He was doing well at work, but he suddenly decided to pack it all in and go to live on an island.
A. Although he was successful, he gave it all up and went to live on an island.
B. Despite going to live on an island, he was successful.
C. Due to his success, he decided to give it all up and live on an island.
D. However well was he at work, he quit it and went to settle down on an island.
Question 16: I've had enough of teaching, and would like a change.
A. I've changed my boring career as a teacher for another job.
B. I've had a lot of experience of teaching, and am looking for a new post.
C. I've been doing quite a lot of teaching, and I need a holiday.
D. I'm tired of teaching, and would like to make a fresh start.
Question 17: I'd been worrying about the test, but it was easy.
A. The test was not as difficult as my worry.
B. I hadn't expected the test to be so easy.
C. Not to my worry, the test wasn't too difficult.
D. The test was unexpectedly as easy as I had worried.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.

Question 18: ~ A: "Hi, I wonder if you could help me." ~ B: ".............."
A. Come over and have potluck with me.
B. Sure. What's the problem.
C. I need a book for my IT class.
D. No wonder. You're always busy, Tom.
Question 19: ~ A: “.................” ~ B: “It was in sale at Cool Clothing. Have you ever been there yet?”
A. Did you borrow it from Mum?
B. Where did you buy that new coat?
C. Your garden is such an envy.
D. I missed coming to the sale on Saturday.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 20 to 25.
CHILDREN AND COLOUR
Parents tend to assume that the choices they make for their offspring are the right ones. Take the ...(20)... of colour, for
example. Parents are likely to choose the colours for young Jimmy or Jenny's bedroom or clothes, thereby conditioning their
child's ...(21)... of colour from a very early age. ...(22)... choosing a pair of pink trousers for their six-year-old son, for
example, ...(23)... counter to most parents' idea of how to dress a boy.
However, psychologists believe that allowing children to choose their own colours increases their self-confidence and their
ability to express themselves. They use colour as a means of helping children to identify their feelings and discuss them. For
instance, studies have shown that after listening to a sad story, children tend to draw in dark brown, black or grey, whereas
one with a happy ending will ...(24)... a response in yellow or orange. ...(25)... children free rein to choose colours for
themselves may help parents to understand them better.
Question 20:A. type
B. theme
C. view
D. question
Question 21:A. conception B. observation
C. perception
D. consideration
Question 22:A. Enthusiastically B. Willingly

C. Intentionally
D. Energetically
Question 23:A. plays
B. goes
C. comes
D. runs
Question 24:A. envisage B. lead
C. reveal
D. evoke
Question 25:A. Displaying B. Giving
C. Passing
D. Letting
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 26: Firefighters…...the floodwater out of the building.
A. hurled
B. slid
C. swept
D. pumped
Question 27: The town didn't have......electricity after the earthquake.
A. some
B. any
C. several
D. none
Question 28: Simon......to Brazil next week.
A. has gone
B. has been going
C. is going
D. goes
Question 29: The earthquake caused the buildings to........

A. strike
B. trigger
C. shake
D. smash
Question 30: Jack likes to live his life.....the fullest.
A. in
B. from
C. at
D. to
Question 31: The doctor......first aid to the accident victim.
A. administered
B. mended
C. admitted
D. dedicated
Question 32: The volcano erupted with a…...roar.
A. deafening
B. ringing
C. crashing
D. flaming
Question 33: By the time they arrived at the campsite it…...raining.
A. stops
B. has stopped
C. had stopped
D. stopped
Question 34: Tom's making a slow.....from his accident.
A. relief
B. rescue
C. struggle
D. recovery

Question 35:.....people were injured in the earthquake.
A. Every
B. A lot of
C. Much
D. Plenty
Question 36: Jane was cold because she…...in the rain for an hour.
A. has walked
B. has been walking
C. is walking
D. had been walking
Question 37: The village is in a…...location that is difficult to reach.
A. rare
B. remote
C. stable
D. stranded
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 38:A. resource
B. contour
C. court
D. tourist
Question 39:A. heal
B. steal
C. stealth
D. appeal
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 40: The other investors pulled out of the project and we were left holding the baby.
A. in hot pursuit
B. in the lurch

C. holding the whip
D. going to pieces
Question 41: Tom has been excluded from school for bad behaviour.
A. expelled
B. enclosed
C. rejected
D. included
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 42: You won't have a good seat. You should book in advance.
A. You won't have a good seat because you didn't book in advance.
B. You may have a good seat if you book in advance.
C. You will have a good seat if you keep your book in front of you.
D. You can't have a good seat although you book in advance.
Question 43: John told a lot of humorous stories. I heard most of them long ago.
A. Long ago I heard most of the many humorous stories John told.
B. Most of the many humorous stories John told were heard by me long ago.
C. I heard long ago most of the many humorous stories John told.
D. John told a lot of humorous stories most of which I heard long ago.
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 44 to 50.
RETURN TO GUNNERSBURY
Mary got off the train at Gurmersbury station and walked up towards the road. The suburban London summer hung over the
scene like an old familiar smell and memories made her tremble with recognition at every step. It was many years since she
had been here.
She walked along, and although she could not have pictured the road in her mind before, now she remembered each house:
a gatepost, the coloured glass in a front door, the lamp-post casting a lonely light on the step. These houses, the 'older larger
houses' as she thought of them then, were surprisingly unchanged, in the heat of the afternoon, the remembered road had the
slightly threatening familiarity of a place in a dream when one thinks: I have been here, yet where is it and what is going to
happen? The colours too seemed like dream colours, not reflecting light, as if they were bright colours seen in darkness. And

the streets were empty as in a dream.
Mary turned a corner and for a moment did not recognize the scene at all. Houses had disappeared. Tall blocks of flats and
huge garages had taken their place. Now there were a few cars, but still nobody walking on
the pavements. Mary frowned and thought with a sudden surprised pain, perhaps our house too will have simply disappeared.
But by now she had reached the end of the little road and could see, halfway down upon the left, the small semi-detached
house where she had lived with Alistair during the four years of their marriage.
Mary steadied herself, putting her hand on to the low wall at the corner of the road, aware of her hand's sudden memory of
the wall and its sharp stones. With the touch of her hand upon the wall there came the unexpected image of a piano, their old
upright piano long since sold, which Mary must have thought of once as she paused with her shopping-bag at the corner of
the road. Alistair had a beautiful voice and they had often sung together, he playing the piano, she standing with her hands on
his shoulders. This was a purely happy memory.
Mary now began to walk slowly down the far side of the road. She could already see that the hedge which she and Alistair
had planted had been taken away and a low brick wall had been put there instead. The small front garden, which she and


Alistair had planted with roses, was entirely paved now except for two beds out of which large rosemary bushes leaned to
sweep the paving stones with their blue-green branches.
Now Mary, almost opposite the house, could see with a shock the light of a farther window within the darkness of the front
room. They must have knocked down the wall between the two downstairs rooms, she and Alistair had often discussed doing
so. She stopped and looked across. The house seemed deserted.
[From ‘KNOCKOUT, First Certificate, Workbook, Peter May, Oxford. 2010]

Question 44: When she looked Into the house, Mary could see that.....
A. the front room was darker than before.
B. there was an extra window downstairs.
C. an inside wall had been damaged.
D. the layout of the rooms was different.
Question 45: The word 'their' in line 11 refers to......
A. Mary and Allstair
B. the flats

C. the houses
D. the garages
Question 46: When she touched the wall, Mary......
A. was reminded of the piano they used to have.
B. wished she had not sold their piano.
C. stopped to rest and listen to the piano.
D. remembered playing the piano with her husband.
Question 47: When she returned to Gunnersbury, Mary.....
A. recognized each house as she came to it.
B. recognized the smell of the place.
C. recognized the road from the station.
D. expected to recognize everything.
Question 48: As she approached the house, Mary noticed that......
A. the front garden had been swept.
B. the roses had been removed.
C. the hedge had been replaced with a fence.
D. the garden wall had been lowered.
Question 49: After turning the corner, Mary was upset because......
A. there were so many flats and garages.
B. the street was completely deserted.
C. her old house might have gone.
D. there were only ugly buildings left.
Question 50: The word ‘frowned” (line 12) implies.......
A. Mary’s annoyance
B. her disagreement
C. her sorrow
D. her surprise
The End

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ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
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MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 161
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. resentment B. detriment
C. detachment
D. assignment
Question 2:A. minority
B. monument
C. European
D. providence
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 3: ~ A: “.................” ~ B: “It was in sale at Cool Clothing. Have you ever been there yet?”
A. Did you borrow it from Mum?
B. Where did you buy that new coat?
C. Your garden is such an envy.
D. I missed coming to the sale on Saturday.
Question 4: ~ A: "Hi, I wonder if you could help me." ~ B: ".............."
A. I need a book for my IT class.
B. No wonder. You're always busy, Tom.
C. Come over and have potluck with me.
D. Sure. What's the problem.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 5: Jack likes to live his life.....the fullest.
A. in
B. to
C. from
D. at
Question 6: The volcano erupted with a…...roar.
A. flaming
B. deafening
C. ringing
D. crashing
Question 7: By the time they arrived at the campsite it…...raining.
A. has stopped
B. had stopped
C. stops
D. stopped
Question 8: The town didn't have......electricity after the earthquake.
A. none
B. any
C. some
D. several
Question 9: The earthquake caused the buildings to........
A. smash
B. trigger
C. shake
D. strike
Question 10: Simon......to Brazil next week.
A. has been going
B. is going
C. has gone
D. goes

Question 11: The village is in a…...location that is difficult to reach.
A. stable
B. remote
C. rare
D. stranded
Question 12: Firefighters…...the floodwater out of the building.
A. hurled
B. pumped
C. swept
D. slid
Question 13: Jane was cold because she…...in the rain for an hour.
A. had been walking
B. is walking
C. has walked
D. has been walking
Question 14: Tom's making a slow.....from his accident.
A. struggle
B. rescue
C. relief
D. recovery
Question 15: The doctor......first aid to the accident victim.
A. mended
B. dedicated
C. admitted
D. administered
Question 16:.....people were injured in the earthquake.
A. Much
B. Every
C. Plenty
D. A lot of

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 17:A. stealth
B. heal
C. steal
D. appeal
Question 18:A. contour
B. tourist
C. court
D. resource
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 19 to 25.
A TICKET TO A BETTER LIFE
As I departed from my hotel in central Mumbai, the glowing sun lit up the beautiful architecture of India’s richest city. I
marvelled at the majestic Gateway of India and world-renowned Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Here and there, people bustled
around, ready to start their day. But my time in Mumbai would not be spent in this vibrant and affluent city. Instead, I was
headed for one of the largest slums on Earth. Entering the slum was like stepping into a war zone. Endless rows of crumbling
shacks were crammed together amidst piles of rubbish and débris. Here, the sweltering sun only served to intensify the stench
of raw sewage and to add hardship to already difficult lives. I sighed in dismay as I watched children working on the streets.
But fortunately, there was a ray of hope.
A bright yellow school bus rumbled through the busy streets and parked itself beside a row of grubby, splintered shelters.
Immediately, a group of barefoot children rushed and pushed aboard, chatting excitedly. However, the children on this bus
were not going anywhere. While other buses were busy transporting people, this one took its passengers on a different kind of
journey. It brought education to disadvantaged children. So this is where I come in. I’d signed up for a programme called
School on Wheels, which aims to improve literacy in impoverished areas. Although I had volunteered in many disadvantaged
schools around India, teaching on a bus was a first for me! My new classroom was no larger than a hallway, but adequately
equipped


with a blackboard and educational materials. I warmly greeted my new students who had perched themselves on wooden

benches on either side of the bus.
‘‘My name is Mina Kapoor,” I informed the wide-eyed faces before me, “I’m going to teach you how to read and write.” I
referred to an alphabet poster which another volunteer had tacked to the wall and slowly began to introduce the symbols to
the children. As I did so, they each attempted to copy down the letters onto slates on their laps. However, as the lesson
progressed, they became increasingly distracted. Without any previous schooling, these children simply didn’t know how to
sit still. But rather than enforcing discipline, I just took a deep breath and began to sing.
The first time I did this, the children listened and watched in awe. But by the end of my six-month stint, the class would join
in! To my pride, they had also learnt the basics of Hindu and English, and were now ready to enter a public school.
On my last day, I felt incredibly emotional. Although our time together was limited, I felt I had truly got to know my
students, and sincerely hoped that I had made a difference in their lives. Would they go on to enrol in school? And more
importantly, would they stay there and graduate? A quarter of the children who participate in the School on Wheels
programme progress into the public school system. I looked at my class. Of my 24 students, I realised that only eight might
receive a life-changing education. I knew I should have been glad, but I couldn’t help but feel that I could do so much more.
As I pondered this, one of my students approached me with a shiny black pebble. She placed it in my hands with a warm
smile. “Thank you teacher,” she whispered.
[From STARLIGHT 8, Workbook, Express Publishing, 2010]

Question 19: What was the writer's first impression of Mumbai?
A. An evidently wealthy area.
B. A poor and dirty slum.
C. A place with stunning architecture.
D. An overwhelmingly crowded city.
Question 20: How does the writer describe the attitude of the children?
A. apprehensive
B. impulsive
C. impatient
D. enthusiastic
Question 21: What does the pronoun “It” (line 4, paragraph 2) refer to?
A. the journey
B. the programme

C. the passenger
D. the bus
Question 22: What is the cause of the writer's distress as she enters the slum?
A. The blazing heat of the sun.
B. The poor housing conditions.
C. The children watching her.
D. The smell of waste.
Question 23: What did the writer find unusual about her new teaching environment?
A. It offered no seating for the children.
B. It was an unconventional classroom.
C. It lacked space for the students.
D. It had substandard teaching equipment.
Question 24: The writer uses the phrase "this is where I comein" (line 20) to describe......
A. the moment she entered the bus.
B. her relationship with the children.
C. the location at which she embarked.
D. her purpose for being in the slum.
Question 25: How does the writer reflect upon her experience?
A. She thought it was a life-changing experience.
B. She was filled with sadness.
C. She wished that she could achieve more.
D. She didn't feel appreciated.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 31.
CHILDREN AND COLOUR
Parents tend to assume that the choices they make for their offspring are the right ones. Take the ...(26)... of colour, for
example. Parents are likely to choose the colours for young Jimmy or Jenny's bedroom or clothes, thereby conditioning their
child's ...(27)... of colour from a very early age. ...(28)... choosing a pair of pink trousers for their six-year-old son, for
example, ...(29)... counter to most parents' idea of how to dress a boy.
However, psychologists believe that allowing children to choose their own colours increases their self-confidence and their

ability to express themselves. They use colour as a means of helping children to identify their feelings and discuss them. For
instance, studies have shown that after listening to a sad story, children tend to draw in dark brown, black or grey, whereas
one with a happy ending will ...(30)... a response in yellow or orange. ...(31)... children free rein to choose colours for
themselves may help parents to understand them better.
Question 26:A. type
B. theme
C. question
D. view
Question 27:A. conception B. observation
C. consideration
D. perception
Question 28:A. Energetically B. Intentionally
C. Enthusiastically
D. Willingly
Question 29:A. plays
B. comes
C. runs
D. goes
Question 30:A. evoke
B. lead
C. reveal
D. envisage
Question 31:A. Passing
B. Giving
C. Letting
D. Displaying
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 32: The other investors pulled out of the project and we were left holding the baby.
A. in hot pursuit

B. holding the whip
C. going to pieces
D. in the lurch
Question 33: Tom has been excluded from school for bad behaviour.
A. included
B. enclosed
C. rejected
D. expelled
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
following questions.
Question 34: He was doing well at work, but he suddenly decided to pack it all in and go to live on an island.


A. Despite going to live on an island, he was successful.
B. However well was he at work, he quit it and went to settle down on an island.
C. Due to his success, he decided to give it all up and live on an island.
D. Although he was successful, he gave it all up and went to live on an island.
Question 35: I've had enough of teaching, and would like a change.
A. I've changed my boring career as a teacher for another job.
B. I've been doing quite a lot of teaching, and I need a holiday.
C. I'm tired of teaching, and would like to make a fresh start.
D. I've had a lot of experience of teaching, and am looking for a new post.
Question 36: I'd been worrying about the test, but it was easy.
A. The test was not as difficult as my worry.
B. I hadn't expected the test to be so easy.
C. The test was unexpectedly as easy as I had worried.
D. Not to my worry, the test wasn't too difficult.
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 37 to 43.
RETURN TO GUNNERSBURY

Mary got off the train at Gurmersbury station and walked up towards the road. The suburban London summer hung over the
scene like an old familiar smell and memories made her tremble with recognition at every step. It was many years since she
had been here.
She walked along, and although she could not have pictured the road in her mind before, now she remembered each house:
a gatepost, the coloured glass in a front door, the lamp-post casting a lonely light on the step. These houses, the 'older larger
houses' as she thought of them then, were surprisingly unchanged, in the heat of the afternoon, the remembered road had the
slightly threatening familiarity of a place in a dream when one thinks: I have been here, yet where is it and what is going to
happen? The colours too seemed like dream colours, not reflecting light, as if they were bright colours seen in darkness. And
the streets were empty as in a dream.
Mary turned a corner and for a moment did not recognize the scene at all. Houses had disappeared. Tall blocks of flats and
huge garages had taken their place. Now there were a few cars, but still nobody walking on
the pavements. Mary frowned and thought with a sudden surprised pain, perhaps our house too will have simply disappeared.
But by now she had reached the end of the little road and could see, halfway down upon the left, the small semi-detached
house where she had lived with Alistair during the four years of their marriage.
Mary steadied herself, putting her hand on to the low wall at the corner of the road, aware of her hand's sudden memory of
the wall and its sharp stones. With the touch of her hand upon the wall there came the unexpected image of a piano, their old
upright piano long since sold, which Mary must have thought of once as she paused with her shopping-bag at the corner of
the road. Alistair had a beautiful voice and they had often sung together, he playing the piano, she standing with her hands on
his shoulders. This was a purely happy memory.
Mary now began to walk slowly down the far side of the road. She could already see that the hedge which she and Alistair
had planted had been taken away and a low brick wall had been put there instead. The small front garden, which she and
Alistair had planted with roses, was entirely paved now except for two beds out of which large rosemary bushes leaned to
sweep the paving stones with their blue-green branches.
Now Mary, almost opposite the house, could see with a shock the light of a farther window within the darkness of the front
room. They must have knocked down the wall between the two downstairs rooms, she and Alistair had often discussed doing
so. She stopped and looked across. The house seemed deserted.
[From ‘KNOCKOUT, First Certificate, Workbook, Peter May, Oxford. 2010]

Question 37: When she touched the wall, Mary......
A. wished she had not sold their piano.

B. remembered playing the piano with her husband.
C. was reminded of the piano they used to have.
D. stopped to rest and listen to the piano.
Question 38: When she returned to Gunnersbury, Mary.....
A. recognized the road from the station.
B. recognized each house as she came to it.
C. recognized the smell of the place.
D. expected to recognize everything.
Question 39: When she looked Into the house, Mary could see that.....
A. the layout of the rooms was different.
B. an inside wall had been damaged.
C. the front room was darker than before.
D. there was an extra window downstairs.
Question 40: After turning the corner, Mary was upset because......
A. the street was completely deserted.
B. her old house might have gone.
C. there were only ugly buildings left.
D. there were so many flats and garages.
Question 41: The word 'their' in line 11 refers to......
A. the houses
B. the flats
C. Mary and Allstair
D. the garages
Question 42: The word ‘frowned” (line 12) implies.......
A. her disagreement
B. her surprise
C. her sorrow
D. Mary’s annoyance
Question 43: As she approached the house, Mary noticed that......
A. the hedge had been replaced with a fence.

B. the front garden had been swept.
C. the roses had been removed.
D. the garden wall had been lowered.


Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 44: Since when did you work for that construction company?
A. construction
B. for
C. did you work
D. when
Question 45: The new bridge makes possible to cross the river easily and quickly.
A. easily
B. The
C. cross
D. makes possible
Question 46: If she had received one of my letters, she would have been here right now.
A. right
B. one of
C. had received
D. have been
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 47: Well, in my opinion, the child with the dog stole the show.
A. was the best show
B. was a failure
C. got fierce
D. was at large
Question 48: A foul smell of raw sewage permeated the whole building.

A. spread
B. filled
C. expanded
D. extended
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 49: You won't have a good seat. You should book in advance.
A. You can't have a good seat although you book in advance.
B. You won't have a good seat because you didn't book in advance.
C. You may have a good seat if you book in advance.
D. You will have a good seat if you keep your book in front of you.
Question 50: John told a lot of humorous stories. I heard most of them long ago.
A. I heard long ago most of the many humorous stories John told.
B. Most of the many humorous stories John told were heard by me long ago.
C. John told a lot of humorous stories most of which I heard long ago.
D. Long ago I heard most of the many humorous stories John told.
The End