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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question1: The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore based enemies.
A. novel
B. unnecessary
C. exotic
D. vital
Question2: People are now far more materialistic than their predecessors years ago.
A. monetary
B. greedy
C. object-oriented
D. spiritual
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.
You will make the interview process easier for the employer if you volunteer relevant information about
yourself. Think about how you want to present your (3)_______, experiences, education, work style, skills,
and goals. Be prepared to supplement all your answers with examples that support the statements you make.
It is also a good idea to review your résumé with a critical eye and identify areas that an employer might see
as limitations or want further information. Think about how you can answer difficult questions (4)_______
and positively, while keeping each answer brief.
An interview gives the employer a (5)_______ to get to know you. While you do want to market yourself to
the employer, answer each question with an honest response.
Never say anything negative about past experiences, employers, or courses and professors. Always think of
something positive about an experience and talk about that. You should also be (6)_______. If you are
genuinely interested in the job, let the interviewer know that.
One of the best ways to show you are interested in a job is to demonstrate that you have researched the
organization prior to the interview. You can also (7)_______ interest by asking questions about the job, the
organization, and its services and products.
Question3:
A. pressures

B. practices
C. promotions
D. strengths
Question4:
A. accurately
B. hardly
C. rightly
D. sharply
Question5:
A. change
B. way
C. chance
D. practice
Question6:
A. enthusiasm
B. enthusiastic
C. enthusiast
D. enthusiastically
Question7:
A. show
B. appear
C. conceal
D. cover
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.
Question8: He was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented
A. In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals.
B. His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented.
C. It was his determination to pursue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success.
D. His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals.

Question9: There was a serious flood. All local pupils couldn’t go to school on that day.
A. The serious flood prevented all local pupils not go to school on that day.
B. The serious flood hindered all local pupils from going to school on that day.
C. The serious flood made all pupils from not going to school on that day.
D. The serious flood caused all local pupils not go to school on that day.
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.
Question10: I would willingly have lent you the money myself if only I’d known you needed it.
A. I would lend you the money willingly if I were convinced that you really required it.
B. As I realized just how necessary the loan was to you, I naturally lent you what you needed.
C. Had I realized that you were in need of such a loan, I would gladly have lent it to you myself.
D. I was under no obligation to offer you a loan, but nevertheless did so gladly.
Question11: The scene is set in Normandy, but most of the characters in this novel are Londoners.


A. In the novel, the action moves backwards and forwards between Normandy and London.
B. The story is about Normandy, but the leading characters are all Londoners.
C. The main characters in the novel are Londoners on a sightseeing holiday in Normandy.
novel, the story takes place in Normandy but the majority of the characters are from London.
Question12: We got caught in a traffic jam so we were among the last to arrive.
A. Most people got there before us as we were held up by the traffic.
B. The late arrivers all put the blame on the heavy traffic.
C. The traffic was so heavy that nearly everyone arrived late.
D. There was such a congestion on the roads that I thought we never would get there.

D. In this

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question13: When Susan invited us to dinner, she really showed off her culinary talents. She prepared a

feast - a huge selection of dishes that were simply mouth-watering.
A. having to do with food and cooking
B. relating to medical knowledge
C. involving hygienic conditions and diseases D. concerning nutrition and health
Question14: The works of the English theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking helped pave
the way for the framework of general relativity and theoretical prediction of black holes dynamics and
mechanics.
A. terminate
B. lighten
C. initiate
D. prevent
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part needs correction.
Question15: A professor of economy and history at our university developed a new theory of the
relationship between historical events and financial crises.
A. economy
B. developed
C. between
D. financial crises
Question16: The Mediterranean, a large sea surrounded by land, is a mile depth on the average and more
than 2000 miles long.
A. surrounded by land B. depth
C. on the average
D. 2000 miles long
Question17: If you record people spoke a disappearing language, you can keep important information about
both the language and its speaker.
A. spoke
B. disappearing
C. keep
D. about
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each

of the following exchanges.
Question18: Ken and Tom are high-school students. They are discussing where their study group will meet.
Ken: “Where is our study group going to meet next weekend?” – Tom: “___________.”
A. Studying in a group is great fun.
B. We are too busy on weekdays.
C. Why don’t you look at the atlas?
D. The library would be best.
Question19: Peter: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?” –
Jerry: “__________.”
A. Yes, it’s an absurd idea.
B. There’s no doubt about it.
C. Of course not. You bet.
D. Well, that’s very surprising!
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
Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best way to make an important decision,
such as choosing a university to attend or business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision
worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theretical
ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Proponents of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield
optimal, that is, the best decisions. Although there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets
cam take, they are all similar in their essential aspects.
Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible solutions to
the problem. Next, the pertinent considerations that all possible solutions to the problem. Next, the pertinent


considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each
consideration or consequence is determined. Each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its
relative importance. A decision is mathematically calculated by adding these values together. The alternative
with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision.
Since most important problems are multifaceted, there are several alternatives to choose from, each with

unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is
that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember.
On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet can be especially
useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with complex relationships. A realistic example
for many college students is the question "What will I do after graduation?" A graduate might seek a position
that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or travel abroad for a year.
A decision-making worksheet begins with a succinct statement of the problem that will also help to narrow it.
It is important to be clear about the distinction between long-range and immediate goals because long-range
goals often involve a different decision than short-range ones. Focusing on long-range goals, a graduating
student might revise the question above to "What will I do after graduation that will lead to a successful
career?"
Question20: According to decision-worksheet theory, an optimal decision is defined as one that
A. has the fewest variables to consider
B. uses the most decision worksheet
C. has the most points assigned to it
D. is agreed to by the greatest number of people
Question21: Which of the following terms is defined in the passage?
A. Proponents (paragraph 1)
B. Optimal (paragraph 1)
C. Variables (paragraph 3)
D. Long-range goals (paragraph 4)
Question22: The word "essential" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. introductory
B. fundamental
C. changeable
D. beneficial
Question23: The author states that "On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at
once" (paragraph 3) to explain that
A. people can learn to keep more than seven ideas in their minds with practice
B. most decisions involve seven steps.

C. human mental capacity has limitations.
D. some people have difficulty making minor as well as major decisions.
Question24: The word "it" in paragraph 4 refers to
A. worksheet
B. problem
C. distinction
D. decision
Question25: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisions.
B. Research on how people make decisions.
C. A tool to assist in making complex decisions.
D. Differences between long-range and short-range decision making.
Question26: Of the following steps, which occurs BEFORE the others in making a decision worksheet?
A. Listing the consequences of each solution.
B. Writing down all possible solutions.
C. Deciding which consequences are most important.
D. Calculating a numerical summary of each solution.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question27: It’s no longer possible to argue that crime is ______ with unemployment.
A. connecting
B. connect
C. unconnected
D. disconnected
Question28: The authorities have shown no signs of _______ to the kidnappers’ demands.
A. standing up
B. bringing about
C. getting down
D. giving in

Question29: Many of the beautiful buildings in our cities ______ by exhaust gases from cars and factories.
We must do something to stop this.
A. were destroyed
B. are destroyed
C. are being destroyed D. have been destroyed
Question30: Residents were warned not to be extravagant with water, ______ the low rainfall this year.
A. in view of
B. with a view to
C. regardless of
D. irrespective of
Question31: That play was ______ for her to see again.
A. interesting enough B. too interesting
C. enough interesting D. so interesting
Question32: His wife is a terrible snob. She _____ almost all his friends because they have north country
accents.
A. looks up to
B. looks forward to
C. looks out on
D. looks down on
Question33: Upon returning from the class, _______.
A. a letter was found in the mail box
B. a letter was in the mail box
C. he found a letter from the mail box
D. the mail box had a letter in it
Question34: All three TV channels provide extensive _____ of sporting events.
A. broadcast
B. network
C. coverage
D. vision

Question35: According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree, ______.
A. the university will employ me
B. my education will be employed by the university
C. I will be employed by the university
D. employment will be given to me by the university
Question36: There are many ______ in our library.
A. old American interesting history books
B. interesting old American history books
C. interesting American old history books
D. American interesting old history books
Question37: Those letters _____ now. You can do the typing later.
A. need to type
B. need typing
C. needn’t be typing D. needn’t be typed
Question38: The more he tried to explain, _______ we got.
A. the much confused B. the many confusing C. the more confusing D. the more confused
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.
Question39:
A. kissed
B. washed
C. advertised
D. slipped
Question40:
A. casebook
B. briefcase
C. suitcase
D. purchase
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

TRACKING THE SNOW LEOPARD
“When a snow leopard stalks its prey among the mountain walls, it moves softly, slowly,” explains Indian
biologist Raghunandan Singh Chundawat, who has studied the animal for years. “If it knocks a stone loose, it
will reach out a foot to stop it from falling and making noise.” One might be moving right now, perfectly
silent, maybe close by. But where? And how many are left to see?
Best known for its spotted coat and long distinctive tail, the snow leopard is one of the world’s most secretive
animals. These elusive cats can only be found high in the remote, mountainous regions of central Asia. For
this reason, and because they hunt primarily at night, they are very rarely seen.
Snow leopards have been officially protected since 1975, but enforcing this law has proven difficult. Many
continue to be killed for their fur and body parts, which are worth a fortune on the black market. In recent
years, though, conflict with local herders has also led to a number of snow leopard deaths. This is because the
big cats kill the herders’ animals, and drag the bodies away to eat high up in the mountains.
As a result of these pressures, the current snow leopard population is estimated at only 4,000 to 7,000, and
some fear that the actual number may already have dropped below 3,500. The only way to reverse this trend
and bring these cats back from near extinction, say conservationists, is to make them more valuable alive than
dead.


Because farming is difficult in Central Asia’s cold, dry landscape, traditional cultures depend mostly on
livestock (mainly sheep and goats) to survive in these mountainous regions. At night, when snow leopards
hunt, herders’ animals are in danger of snow leopard attacks. Losing only a few animals can push a family
into desperate poverty. “The wolf comes and kills, eats, and goes somewhere else,” said one herder, “but
snow leopards are always around. They have killed one or two animals many time. Everybody wanted to
finish this leopard.”
To address this problem, local religious leaders have called for an end to snow leopard killings, saying that
these wild animals have the right to exist peacefully. They’ve also tried to convince people that the leopards
are quite rare and thus it is important to protect them. Financial incentives are also helping to slow snow
leopard killings. The organization Snow Leopard Conservancy–India has established Himalayan Homestays,
a program that sends visitors to the region to herders’ houses. For a clean room and bed, meals with the
family, and an introduction to their culture, visitors pay about ten U.S. dollars a night. Having guests once

every two weeks through the tourist season provides the herders with enough income to replace the animals
lost to snow leopards. In addition, Homestays helps herders build protective fences that keep out snow
leopards. The organization also conducts environmental classes at village schools and trains Homestays
members as nature guides, available for hire. In exchange, the herders agree not to kill snow leopards.
In Mongolia, a project called Snow Leopard Enterprises (SLE) helps herder communities earn extra money in
exchange for their promise to protect the endangered cat. Women in Mongolian herder communities make a
variety of products—yarn for making clothes, decorative floor rugs, and toys—using the wool from their
herds. SLE buys these items from herding families and sells them abroad. Herders must agree to protect the
snow leopards and to encourage neighbors to do the same.
The arrangement increases herders’ incomes by 10 to 15 percent and “elevates” the status of the women. If no
one in the community kills the protected animals over the course of a year, the program members are
rewarded with a 20 percent bonus in addition to the money they’ve already made. An independent review in
2006 found no snow leopard killings in areas where SLE operates. Today the organization continues to add
more communities.
Projects like the Homestays program in India and SLE’s business in Mongolia are doing well, though they
cover only a small part of the snow leopard’s homeland, they make the leopards more valuable to more
people each year. If these programs continue to do well, the snow leopard may just have a figting chance.
Question41: Which of these is NOT true about the Himalayan Homestays program?
A. The organization helps herders to build fences.
B. Herders provide accommodation to guests.
C. Some herders work as nature guides.
D. Visitors pay $10 a week to stay at a herder’s house.
Question42: The purpose of the projects mentioned is
A. to persuade herders to live on eco-tourism not raising animals
B. to elevate the status of the women in the communities
C. to increase the population of snow leopards in wildlife reserves
D. to make local people have a sustainable life to protect snow leopards
Question43: The phrase “this trend” in paragraph 4 refers to
A. the fall in the snow leopard population
B. the pressures caused by the black market

C. increasing conflict with the herders
D. the opinions of conservationists
Question44: What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. Local herders are uncooperative in attempts to save snow leopards.
B. The snow leopard’s endangerment is due to in part to the black market.
C. Snow leopards are killed for their fur and body parts.
D. It is difficult to enforce the laws made to protect the snow leopard.
Question45: The word “address” in in paragraph 6 can be replaced by
A. solve
B. locate
C. discuss
D. change
Question46: Why is the Mongolian women's status in the community “elevated”?


A. They can encourage their neighbours.
B. They are saving money for the snow leopards.
C. They are earning money for the community.
D. They are living higher up in the mountain.
Question47: According to conservationists, what is the best way to save the snow leopard?
A. Create a nature park where they can be free
B. Move herders away from where the snow leopard lives
C. Pass laws to punish people who kill snow leopards for their fur
D. Make people recognize the value of living snow leopards.
Question48: The word “bodies” in paragraph 3 refers to
A. the big cats
B. snow leopards
C. local herders
D. the herders’ animals
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the

position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question49:
A. suspicious
B. marvelous
C. physical
D. argument
Question50:
A. spaciousness
B. solicitor
C. consequence D. separately
1-B
11-D
21-B
31-B
41-D

2-D
12-A
22-B
32-D
42-C

3-D
13-A
23-C
33-C
43-A

4-A
14-C

24-B
34-C
44-D

5-C
15-A
25-C
35-C
45-A

Đáp án
6-B
7-A
16-B
17-A
26-B
27-C
36-B
37-D
46-C
47-D

8-C
18-D
28-D
38-D
48-D

9-B
19-B

29-C
39-C
49-A

10-C
20-C
30-A
40-D
50-B

LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT
Question 1. B
Kiến thức: Từ vựng, từ trái nghĩa
Giải thích:
indispensable (a): không thể thiếu được, thiết yếu
novel (a): mới lạ
unnecessary (a): không cần thiết
exotic (a): kỳ lạ, ngoại lai
vital (a): quan trọng; trọng yếu
=> indispensable >< unnecessary
Tạm dịch: Các tàu sân bay là không thể thiếu trong các hoạt động hải quân chống lại kẻ thù trên biển hoặc bờ
biển.
Question 2. D
Kiến thức: Từ vựng, từ trái nghĩa
Giải thích:
materialistic (a): chủ nghĩa duy vật
monetary (a): [thuộc] tiền tệ
greedy (a): tham lam; thèm thuồng
object-oriented (a): lập trình
spiritual (a): [thuộc] tinh thần, tâm hồn

=> materialistic >< spiritual
Tạm dịch: Con người hiện nay vật chất hơn nhiều so với tổ tiên nhiều năm trước.
Question 3. D
Kiến thức: Từ vựng, đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
pressure (n): sức ép; áp lực
practice (n): sự thực hành
promotion (n): sự thăng cấp; sự thăng chức
strength (n): sức mạnh, điểm mạnh
Question 4. A
Kiến thức: Từ vựng, đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
accurately (adv): [một cách] chính xác, đúng hardly (adv): hiếm khi, hầu như không


rightly (adv): phải; đúng
sharply (adv): [một cách] rõ nét
Question 5. C
Kiến thức: Từ vựng, đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
change (n): sự thay đổi
way (n): cách thức
chance (n): cơ hội
practice (n): sự thực hành
Ta có cụm “a chance to do sth”: có cơ hội làm gì
Question 6. B
Kiến thức: Từ loại, đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
enthusiasm (n): sự nhiệt tình
enthusiastic (a): đầy nhiệt tình

enthusiast (n): người nhiệt tình
enthusiastically (adv): một cách nhiệt tình
Vị trí này ta cần một tính từ, vì phía trước có “be”
Question 7. A
Kiến thức: Từ vựng, đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
show (v): thể hiện, hiển thị
appear (v): xuất hiện, dường như
conceal (v): giấu giếm; che đậy
cover (v): che, phủ
Dịch bài đọc:
Bạn sẽ khiến quá trình phỏng vấn dễ dàng hơn đối với người sử dụng lao động nếu bạn tình nguyện đưa ra
thông tin liên quan về bản thân bạn. Hãy suy nghĩ về cách bạn muốn thể hiện điểm mạnh, kinh nghiệm, giáo
dục, phong cách làm việc, kỹ năng và mục tiêu của bạn. Hãy sẵn sàng để bổ sung tất cả các câu trả lời của
bạn với các ví dụ hỗ trợ các câu bạn đưa ra. Nó cũng là một ý tưởng tốt khi xem xét lý lịch của bạn với một
cách cẩn trọng và xác định các lĩnh vực mà một người sử dụng lao động có thể xem như là hạn chế hoặc
muốn biết thêm thông tin. Hãy suy nghĩ về cách bạn có thể trả lời các câu hỏi khó một cách chính xác và tích
cực, đồng thời giữ cho mỗi câu trả lời ngắn gọn.
Một cuộc phỏng vấn cho người sử dụng lao động cơ hội để biết về bạn. Trong khi bạn muốn tự tiếp thị với
người sử dụng lao động, hãy trả lời từng câu hỏi bằng một câu trả lời trung thực.
Không bao giờ nói bất cứ điều gì tiêu cực về kinh nghiệm quá khứ, người chủ cũ, hoặc các khóa học và giáo
sư. Luôn nghĩ về điều gì đó tích cực về trải nghiệm và nói về điều đó. Bạn cũng nên nhiệt tình. Nếu bạn thực
sự quan tâm đến công việc, hãy để người phỏng vấn biết điều đó. Một trong những cách tốt nhất để thể hiện
bạn quan tâm đến công việc là chứng minh rằng bạn đã nghiên cứu về doanh nghiệp trước cuộc phỏng vấn.
Bạn cũng có thể thể hiện sự quan tâm bằng cách đặt câu hỏi về công việc, tổ chức, dịch vụ và sản phẩm của
họ.
Question 8. C
Kiến thức: Viết lại câu
Giải thích:
Tạm dịch: Anh đã thành công vì anh quyết tâm theo đuổi mục tiêu cá nhân. Anh ấy không tài năng

A. Ngoài quyết tâm của mình, tài năng của anh đã đảm bảo thành công trong việc theo đuổi mục tiêu của
mình.
B. Quyết tâm theo đuổi mục tiêu cá nhân làm cho anh thành công và tài năng.
C. Chính quyết tâm theo đuổi mục tiêu cá nhân, không phải tài năng, là điều góp phần vào sự thành công của
anh ấy.
D. Thành công của anh nằm trong khả năng tự nhiên của anh, không phải trong quyết tâm theo đuổi mục tiêu
cá nhân.
Question 9.
Question 14. C
Kiến thức: Từ vựng, từ đồng nghĩa
Giải thích:
pave the way for (v): mở đường cho


terminate (v): kết thúc, chấm dứt
lighten (v): làm nhẹ bớt
initiate (v): bắt đầu, khởi xướng
prevent (v): ngăn chặn
=> pave the way for = initiate
Tạm dịch: Các công trình của nhà vật lí học và nhà vũ trụ học người Anh Stephen Hawking đã giúp mở
đường cho khuôn khổ thuyết tương đối và dự đoán lý thuyết về động lực và cơ học của hố đen vũ trụ.
Question 15. A
Kiến thức: Từ vựng, sửa lỗi sai
Giải thích:
economy => economics
Ở đây ta cần tên một môn học/một lĩnh vực. “economics”: kinh tế học; “economy”: kinh tế
Tạm dịch: Một giáo sư kinh tế và lịch sử tại trường đại học của chúng tôi đã phát triển một lý thuyết mới về
mối quan hệ giữa các sự kiện lịch sử và khủng hoảng tài chính.
Question 16. B
Kiến thức: Từ loại, sửa lại câu

Giải thích:
depth => deep hoặc in depth
Ở đây ta có thể dùng tính từ “deep”vì phía trước có “to be” hoặc thêm giới từ “in” trước danh từ “depth”
Tạm dịch: Địa Trung Hải, một biển lớn bao quanh bởi đất, trung bình sâu một dặm và dài hơn 2000 dặm.
Question 17. A
Kiến thức: Cụm từ, sửa lại câu
Giải thích:
spoke => speaking
Ta có cấu trúc: record + somebody + Ving = ghi lại/ghi âm lại ai đó làm gì
Tạm dịch: Nếu bạn ghi lại mọi người nói một ngôn ngữ đang dần biến mất, bạn có thể lưu giữ thông tin quan
trọng về cả ngôn ngữ lẫn người nói ngôn ngữ đó.
Question 18. D
Kiến thức: Văn hoá giao tiếp
Giải thích:
Tạm dịch: Ken và Tom là học sinh trung học. Họ đang thảo luận nơi mà nhóm học tập của họ sẽ gặp nhau.
Ken: "Nhóm học tập của chúng ta sẽ gặp nhau vào cuối tuần tới ở đâu?" - Tom: "___________."
A. Học tập trong một nhóm rất vui.
B. Chúng ta quá bận vào ngày thường.
C. Tại sao bạn không nhìn vào bản đồ?
D. Thư viện là tốt nhất.
Question 19. B
Kiến thức
Question 25. C
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Đoạn văn chủ yếu thảo luận gì?
A. So sánh các quyết định thực tế và các quyết định lý tưởng.
B. Nghiên cứu cách mọi người ra quyết định.
C. Một công cụ hỗ trợ đưa ra các quyết định phức tạp.
D. Sự khác biệt giữa việc ra quyết định tầm xa và tầm ngắn.

Bài văn thảo luận về “Một công cụ hỗ trợ đưa ra các quyết định phức tạp” đó là “decision worksheet”
Question 26. B
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Các bước sau, cái nào xảy ra TRƯỚC những cái khác trong việc đưa ra một bảng quyết định?
A. Liệt kê các hậu quả của mỗi giải pháp.
B. Viết ra tất cả các giải pháp có thể.
C. Quyết định hậu quả nào là quan trọng nhất.


D. Tính toán một bản tóm tắt bằng số của mỗi giải pháp.
Thông tin: Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible
solutions to the problem.
Các bước sau đó lần lượt là:
- Listing the consequences of each solution.
- Deciding which consequences are most important
- Calculating a numerical summary of each solution.
Dịch bài đọc:
Các nhà nghiên cứu trong lĩnh vực tâm lý học đã nhận thấy rằng một trong những cách tốt nhất để đưa ra
quyết định quan trọng, chẳng hạn như chọn một trường đại học để theo học hoặc kinh doanh để đầu tư, liên
quan đến việc sử dụng một bảng tính quyết định. Các nhà tâm lý học nghiên cứu tối ưu hóa so sánh các quyết
định thực tế của mọi người với các quyết định lý tưởng về mặt lý thuyết để xem chúng tương tự như thế nào.
Những người ủng hộ bảng tính tin rằng nó sẽ mang lại tối ưu, đó là, các quyết định tốt nhất. Mặc dù có một số
biến thể về định dạng chính xác mà các bảng tính có thể có, tất cả chúng đều giống nhau về các khía cạnh
thiết yếu của chúng.
Bảng tính yêu cầu xác định vấn đề một cách rõ ràng và súc tích và sau đó liệt kê tất cả các giải pháp khả thi
cho vấn đề. Tiếp theo, những cân nhắc thích hợp mà tất cả các giải pháp có thể có cho vấn đề. Tiếp theo,
những cân nhắc thích hợp sẽ bị ảnh hưởng bởi mỗi quyết định được liệt kê và tầm quan trọng tương đối của
từng xem xét hoặc hậu quả được xác định. Mỗi xem xét được gán một giá trị bằng số để phản ánh tầm quan
trọng tương đối của nó. Một quyết định được tính toán bằng cách cộng các giá trị này lại với nhau. Sự lựa

chọn với số điểm cao nhất xuất hiện là quyết định tốt nhất.
Vì hầu hết các vấn đề quan trọng là đa diện, có một số lựa chọn thay thế để lựa chọn, mỗi lựa chọn có những
ưu điểm và nhược điểm riêng. Một trong những lợi ích của quy trình ra quyết định bằng bút chì và giấy là nó
cho phép mọi người đối phó với nhiều biến hơn tâm trí của họ thường có thể hiểu và nhớ. Trung bình, mọi
người có thể giữ khoảng bảy ý tưởng trong tâm trí của họ cùng một lúc. Một bảng tính có thể đặc biệt hữu ích
khi quyết định liên quan đến một số lượng lớn các biến với các mối quan hệ phức tạp. Một ví dụ thực tế cho
nhiều sinh viên đại học là câu hỏi "Tôi sẽ làm gì sau khi tốt nghiệp?" Sinh viên tốt nghiệp có thể tìm kiếm
một vị trí đào tạo chuyên ngành, theo đuổi trình độ cao cấp hoặc đi du lịch nước ngoài trong một năm.
Một bảng tính ra quyết định bắt đầu bằng một câu ngắn gọn về vấn đề cũng sẽ giúp thu hẹp nó. Điều quan
trọng là phải rõ ràng về sự khác biệt giữa các mục tiêu tầm xa và ngay lập tức vì các mục tiêu tầm xa thường
liên quan đến một quyết định khác với các mục tiêu tầm ngắn. Tập trung vào các mục tiêu tầm xa, một sinh
viên tốt nghiệp có thể sửa đổi câu hỏi trên thành "Tôi sẽ làm gì sau khi tốt nghiệp để dẫn đến một sự nghiệp
thành công?"
Question 27. C
Kiến thức: Từ vựng, bị động
Giải thích:
Chủ ngữ là vật, nên ta không dùng chủ động => A, B loại
unconnected (a): không có quan hệ, không có liên quan, rời rạc
disconnected (a): rời rạc (bài nói, bài viết…)
Tạm dịch: Không còn có thể lập luận rằng tội phạm không liên quan đến thất nghiệp.
Question 28. D
Kiến thức: Phrasal verb
Giải thích:
stand up to sth: còn trong điều kiện tốt
bring sth about: khiến điều gì xảy ra
get down to sth: bắt đầu làm gì đó
give in to sth: đồng ý làm điều mà mình ko muốn làm
Tạm dịch: Các nhà chức trách đã cho thấy không có dấu hiệu nhượng bộ trước yêu cầu của kẻ bắt cóc.
Question 29. C
Kiến thức: Thì trong tiếng anh

Giải thích:
Sự việc bị tàn phá vẫn chưa kết thúc, nên không thể dùng quá khứ đơn => A loại
Trong câu không có thời điểm xác định sự việc bắt đầu trong quá khứ, nên ko dùng thì hiện tại hoàn thành =>
D loại
Ta dùng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn nhấn mạnh việc đang diễn ra.
Tạm dịch: Nhiều tòa nhà đẹp ở các thành phố của chúng ta đang bị phá hủy bởi khí thải từ xe hơi và nhà
máy. Chúng ta phải làm gì đó để ngăn chặn điều này.
Question 30. A
Kiến thức: Liên từ, từ vựng
Giải thích:
in view of sth: xem xét cân nhắc cái gì
with a view to sth: để làm gì
regardless of: bất kể, không phân biệt
irrespective of: không phân biệt
Tạm dịch: Cư dân đã được cảnh báo không được lãng phí nước, do cân nhắc lượng mưa thấp trong năm nay.
Question 31.
Question 39. C
Kiến thức: Phát âm “-ed”
Giải thích:
Đuôi /ed/ được phát âm là /t/: Khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là /s/, /f/, /p/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /k/
Đuôi /ed/ được phát âm là /id/: Khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là /t/ hay /d/.
Đuôi /ed/ được phát âm là /d/ với những trường hợp còn lại.
Phần gạch chân câu C được phát âm là /d/ còn lại là /t/
Question 40. D
Kiến thức: Phát âm “-ase”
Giải thích:
casebook /ˈkeɪsbʊk/
briefcase /ˈbriːfkeɪs/

suitcase /ˈsuːtkeɪs/
purchase /ˈpɜːtʃəs/
Phần gạch chân câu D được phát âm là /əs/ còn lại là /eɪs/
Question 41. D
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Điều nào trong số này KHÔNG đúng về chương trình Nhà trọ Himalaya?
A. Tổ chức giúp người chăn nuôi xây dựng hàng rào.
B. Người chăn nuôi cung cấp chỗ ở cho khách.
C. Một số người chăn nuôi làm việc như hướng dẫn viên về thiên nhiên.
D. Du khách phải trả $10 một tuần để ở tại nhà của một người chăn nuôi.
Thông tin: For a clean room and bed, meals with the family, and an introduction to their culture, visitors pay
about ten U.S. dollars a night
Question 42. C
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Mục đích của các dự án được đề cập là
A. thuyết phục người chăn nuôi sống bằng du lịch sinh thái chứ không nuôi động vật
B. nâng cao vị thế của phụ nữ trong cộng đồng
C. để tăng dân số báo tuyết trong dự trữ động vật hoang dã
D. để làm cho người dân địa phương có một cuộc sống bền vững để bảo vệ báo tuyết
Thông tin: To address this problem, local religious leaders have called for an end to snow leopard killings,
saying that these wild animals have the right to exist peacefully. They’ve also tried to convince people that the
leopards are quite rare and thus it is important to protect them.
Question 43. A
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu


Giải thích:
Cụm từ "xu hướng này" trong đoạn 4 đề cập đến

A. sự suy giảm trong dân số báo tuyết
B. áp lực gây ra bởi thị trường chợ đen
C. gia tăng xung đột với những người chăn nuôi
D. ý kiến của các nhà bảo tồn
“this trend” đề cập đến “the fall in the snow leopard population”
As a result of these pressures, the current snow leopard population is estimated at only 4,000 to 7,000, and
some fear that the actual number may already have dropped below 3,500. The only way to reverse this
trend and bring these cats back from near extinction… (Như là kết quả của sức ép này, dân số báo tuyết hiện
tại ước tính chỉ có 4.000 đến 7.000, và một số người lo ngại rằng con số thực tế có thể đã giảm xuống dưới
3.500. Cách duy nhất để đảo ngược xu hướng này và mang những con mèo này trở lại từ gần như tuyệt
chủng…)
Question 44. D
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Ý chính của đoạn thứ ba là gì?
A. Người chăn nuôi địa phương không hợp tác trong nỗ lực cứu báo tuyết.
B. Sự đe doạ của báo tuyết là do một phần thị trường chợ đen.
C. Báo tuyết bị giết lấy lông và bộ phận cơ thể của chúng.
D. Rất khó để thực thi các luật được soạn thảo để bảo vệ báo tuyết.
Thông tin: Snow leopards have been officially protected since 1975, but enforcing this law has proven
difficult.
Question 45.
Question 48. D
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Chữ “bodies” trong đoạn 3 ám chỉ đến
A. những con mèo lớn
B. báo tuyết
C. người chăn nuôi địa phương
D. con vật của người chăn nuôi

“bodies” đề cập đến “the herders’ animals”
This is because the big cats kill the herders’ animals, and drag the bodies away to eat high up in the
mountains. (Điều này là do những con mèo lớn giết động vật của những người chăn nuôi gia súc, và kéo các
xác chết đi để ăn ở cao trên núi.)
Dịch bài đọc:
"Khi một con báo tuyết bám theo con mồi của nó giữa các bức tường núi, nó di chuyển nhẹ nhàng, chậm
chạp", nhà sinh vật học người Ấn Độ Raghunandan Singh Chundawat giải thích, người đã nghiên cứu con vật
này trong nhiều năm. “Nếu nó đụng phải một hòn đá lung lay, nó sẽ vươn một chân ra để ngăn nó rơi xuống
và gây ra tiếng ồn.” Một con có thể đang di chuyển ngay bây giờ, hoàn toàn im lặng, có thể gần kề. Nhưng ở
đâu? Và còn bao nhiêu con để thấy nữa?
Nổi tiếng nhất với lớp lông đốm và đuôi dài đặc biệt, báo tuyết là một trong những loài động vật bí mật nhất
thế giới. Những con mèo khó nắm bắt này chỉ có thể được tìm thấy ở những vùng núi xa xôi hẻo lánh ở Trung
Á. Vì lý do này, và bởi vì chúng đi săn chủ yếu vào ban đêm, chúng rất hiếm thấy.
Báo tuyết đã được chính thức bảo vệ từ năm 1975, nhưng thực thi pháp luật này đã được chứng minh là khó
khăn. Nhiều con tiếp tục bị giết để lấy bộ lông và bộ phận cơ thể của chúng, có giá trị trên thị trường chợ đen.
Mặc dù, trong những năm gần đây, xung đột với các người chăn nuôi địa phương cũng đã dẫn đến một số con
báo tuyết chết. Điều này là do những con mèo lớn giết động vật của những người chăn nuôi gia súc, và kéo
các xác chết đi để ăn ở cao trên núi.
Như là kết quả của sức ép này, dân số báo tuyết hiện tại ước tính chỉ có 4.000 đến 7.000, và một số người lo
ngại rằng con số thực tế có thể đã giảm xuống dưới 3.500. Cách duy nhất để đảo ngược xu hướng này và


mang những con mèo này trở lại từ gần như tuyệt chủng, các nhà bảo tồn nói, là làm cho chúng có giá trị sống
hơn là chết.
Bởi vì canh tác rất khó khăn trong cảnh quan khô và lạnh của Trung Á, nền văn hóa truyền thống phụ thuộc
chủ yếu vào chăn nuôi (chủ yếu là cừu và dê) để tồn tại ở những vùng núi này. Vào ban đêm, khi báo tuyết đi
săn, con vật của những người chăn nuôi có nguy cơ bị tấn công bởi báo tuyết. Chỉ mất đi một ít con vật cũng
có thể đẩy một gia đình vào cảnh nghèo đói tuyệt vọng. "Sói đến và giết, ăn, và đi đến đâu đó khác", một
người chăn gia súc nói, "nhưng báo tuyết luôn ở xung quanh. Chúng đã giết chết một hoặc hai con vật rất
nhiều lần. Mọi người đều muốn kết liễu con báo này."

Để giải quyết vấn đề này, các nhà lãnh đạo tôn giáo địa phương đã kêu gọi chấm dứt các vụ giết báo tuyết,
nói rằng những động vật hoang dã này có quyền tồn tại một cách hòa bình. Họ cũng đã cố gắng thuyết
phục mọi người rằng con báo khá hiếm và do đó điều quan trọng là phải bảo vệ chúng. Ưu đãi về tài chính
cũng giúp làm chậm việc giết báo tuyết. Tổ chức Bảo tồn Báo tuyết - Ấn Độ đã xây dựng nhà ở
Himalayan, một chương trình đưa du khách đến khu vực, đến nhà của những người chăn nuôi. Với một
căn phòng sạch sẽ và giường, bữa ăn với gia đình, và giới thiệu về văn hóa của họ, du khách trả khoảng
mười đô la Mỹ một đêm. Có khách hai tuần một lần thông qua mùa du lịch cung cấp cho những người
chăn nuôi có đủ thu nhập để thay thế những con vật bị mất bởi báo tuyết. Ngoài ra, nhà trọ giúp những
người chăn nuôi xây dựng hàng rào bảo vệ để tránh những con báo tuyết. Tổ chức này cũng tổ chức các
lớp học môi trường tại các trường làng và huấn luyện các thành viên ở nhà dân như các hướng dẫn viên
thiên nhiên, có sẵn để thuê. ……… – Website chuyên để xem chi tiết
Question 49. A
Kiến thức: Trọng âm của từ có 3 âm tiết trở lên
Giải thích:
suspicious /səˈspɪʃəs/
marvelous /ˈmɑːvələs/
physical /ˈfɪzɪkl/
argument /ˈɑːɡjumənt/
Câu A trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, còn lại là thứ nhất
Question 50. B
Kiến thức: Trọng âm của từ có 3 âm tiết trở lên
Giải thích:
spaciousness /ˈspeɪʃəsnəs/
solicitor /səˈlɪsɪtə(r)/
consequence /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/
separately /ˈseprətli/
Câu B trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, còn lại là thứ nhất


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MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 001
7
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 underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 1: Beneath the deep oceans that cover two-thirds of the Earth, intriguing secret of the planet
are concealed.
A. concealed
B. secret
C. cover
D. Beneath
Question 2: It is said that Einstein feels very bad about the application of his theories to the creation of
weapons of war.
A. to the creation
B. is said
C. feels
D. bad
Question 3: Animals that live in cold climates often hibernate throughout the winter when food is
scarcely.
A. climates
B. is scarcely
C. that live
D. throughout
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 4:A. mountain B. maintenance
C. maintain
D. fountain
Question 5:A. preferential B. intelligent
C. potential
D. apprentice
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 6: Your house is always so neat - how do you manage it with three children?
A. dirty
B. tidy
C. cleanly
D. messy
Question 7: She's working on her father to get him to take her new boyfriend home.
A. coaxing
B. imploring
C. preventing
D. discouraging
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 8: I consider Ted's habit of smiling shyly to be his most charming feature.
A. The way that Ted smiles at me shyly makes me like him even more.
B. What is more charming for me about Ted than anything else is his shy smile.
C. The most charming smile that I think I have ever seen is Ted‘s.
D. I think Ted is more charming than other people because of his shy smile.
Question 9: We're still debating whether or not he deserves to be promoted.
A. We haven‘t yet come to an agreement as to if he should be promoted.
B. The question of whether he‘s entitled to promotion has not yet been discussed.
C. There was much disagreement among us as to whether he‘s a suitable candidate for promotion.
D. His promotion will certainly cause a great deal of disagreement among us.

Question 10: Barely had the boat passed out of the harbour than it was struck by an enormous wave.
A. A huge wave collided with the boat just before it was able to exit the harbour.


B. Almost immediately after the boat had left the harbour, a very large wave crashed into it.
C. The very large wave which smashed into the boat passed right in front of the harbour.
D. By the time the boat departed from the harbour, it had already been hit by a huge wave.
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.
Michelle Whiteman has dedicated her life to protecting the orang-utan. For ten months of the year she
works in the jungles of Borneo, watching and studying the great apes in their natural ...(11).... The rest of
the time she spends in the UK raising ...(12)... of the need for help. Like many of the animals in the islands
of Indonesia, the orang-utan is in grave danger.
The destruction of the jungles is so severe that according to some experts the species may be extinct
within ten years. In addition to the destruction of their jungle homes, the animals are also at ...(13)... due to
hunting and the capture of wild animals for the pet trade. Furthermore, their population does not increase
rapidly: a female orang-utan has a single baby only once every eight years. Orang-utans are solitary
animals which spend almost all of their time in the trees, ...(14)... for food or sleeping. They can weigh up
to 77 kilos, which means they are also the largest tree-living animals in the world.
Michelle learnt about the orang-utans while studying zoology at Bristol University. 'When I read about
the terrible situation in Indonesia, I could ...(15)... believe it. There are a great number of new animal
species there that could become extinct before we have had a chance to discover them! I knew I ...(16)...
do something, so I came out here. If we don't find a way soon to stop the destruction of their habitat, the
orang-utan will simply disappear.'
Question 11:A. locations B. habitats
C. places
D. sites
Question 12:A. realisation
B. knowledge
C.

awareness
D. appreciation
Question 13:A. risk
B. hazard
C. trouble
D. threat
Question 14:A. searchingB. seeking
C. locating
D. finding
Question 15:A. absolutely
B. almost
C. just D.
hardly
Question 16:A. can
B. had to
C. must
D. ought
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 17: ~ Mary: "Do you live far from here?" ~ Bill: "............."
A. Take a taxi and you'll be here in ten minutes.
B. Yes, next door to mine.
C. Not too far to reach with a hook.
D. No. About fifteen minutes by bus.
Question 18: ~ Andrew: "............." ~ Hanna: "Today? Awful. It's raining and cold."
A. I'd rather stay in and watch some videos.
B. How's the weather there in Tokyo?
C. Why not going out on such a nice day?
D. Let's get out and find something to pass the
time, Hanna.

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 19:A. frighten B. threaten
C. beaten
D. moisten
Question 20:A. sucrose B. such
C. succulent
D. sucker
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.
The train was at a standstill, some twenty minutes outside Kolkata, when an unexpected stroke of luck
presented Piya with an opportunity to go for a seat beside a window. She had been sitting in the stuffiest
part of the train compartment, on the edge of a bench, with her backpacks arrayed around her: now,
moving to the open window, she saw that the train had stopped at a station called Champahati.
Looking over her shoulder, Piya spotted a tea-seller patrolling the platform. Reaching through the bars
of the window, she sununoned him with a wave. She had never cared for the kind of chai, Indian tea, sold
in Seattle, her hometown in the USA, but somehow, in the ten days she had spent in India she had


developed an unexpected taste for milky, overboiled tea served in earthenware cups. There were no spices
in it for one thing, and this was more to her taste than the chai at home.
She paid for her tea and was trying to manoeuvre the cup through the bars when the man in the seat
opposite her own suddenly flipped over a page, jolting her hand. She turned her wrist quickly enough to
make sure that most of the tea spilled out of the window, but she could not prevent a small trickle from
spilling over his papers.
'Oh, I'm so sorry!' Piya was very embarrassed; of everyone in the compartment, this was the last person
she would have chosen to scald with her tea. She had noticed him while waiting on the platform in
Kolkata and she had been struck by the self-satisfied tilt of his head and the way in which he stared at
everyone around him, taking them in, sizing them up, sorting them all into their places.
'Here,' said Piya, producing a handful of tissues. 'Let me help you clean up.'

'There's nothing to be done,' he said testily. 'These pages are ruined anyway.'
For a moment she considered pointing out that it was he who had knocked her hand. But all she could
bring herself to say was, 'I'm very sorry. I hope you'll excuse me.'
'Do I really have a choice?' he said in a tone more challenging than ironic. 'Does anyone have a choice
when they're dealing with Americans these days?'
Piya had no wish to get into an argument so she let this pass. Instead she opened her eyes wide and, in
an attempt to restore peace, came out with, 'But how did you guess?'
'About what?'
'About my being American? You're very observant.'
This seemed to do the trick. His shoulders relaxed as he leaned back in his seat. 'I didn't guess,' he said. 'I
knew.'
'Was it my accent?' she said.
'Yes,' he said with a nod. 'I'm very rarely wrong about accents. I'm a translator you see, and an interpreter
as well, by profession. I like to think that my ears are tuned to the nuances of spoken language.'
'I'm afraid English is my only language. And I wouldn't claim to be much good at it either.'
A frown of puzzlement appeared on his forehead. 'And you're on your way to Canning?'
'Yes.'
'But tell me this,' he said. 'If you don't know any Bengali or Hindi, how are you planning to find your
way around over there?'
'I'll do what I usually do,' she said with a laugh. 'I'll try to wing it. Anyway, in my line of work there's not
much talk needed.'
'And what is your line of work, if I may ask?'
'I'm a cetologist,' she said. 'That means - ' She was beginning, ahnost apologetically, to expand on this
when he interrupted her.
'I know what it means,' he said sharply. 'You don't need to explain. It means you study marine mammals.
Right?'
'Yes,' she said, nodding. 'Dolphins, whales and so on. I'm hoping to wangle a permit to do a survey of
the marine mammals of the Sundarbans.
Question 21: Piya asks 'But how did you guess?' in order to......
A. find out what the man really thought about Americans.

B. ensure the man realised that she had apologised.
C. try to calm the situation down by starting a conversation.
D. make sure the man knew he was being rude.
Question 22: When Piya had first seen the man she had thought that......
A. he had been looking for someone he knew on the station platform.
B. he was someone she should avoid if she could.
C. he seemed to think he was better than other people.
D. he had tried to keep his distance from his fellow passengers.
Question 23: Piya has found that the tea or chai she has bought while she has been in India......


A. reminds her of her home in Seattle.
B. is disappointingly bland in taste.
C. would have tasted better if served fresh.
D. is preferable to the chai she has had in the
past.
Question 24: What is Piya's attitude to the work ahead of her in Canning?
A. She knows that it will be a working environment she is familiar with.
B. She is hoping to learn enough of the local languages to cope.
C. She is a little worried about what she might find there.
D. She is doubtful whether there will be anyone there who speaks English.
Question 25: In the first paragraph, Piya is relieved when she gets a window seat because it means
that.....
A. there is less chance that she will miss her stop.
B. she doesn't have to stand up for the rest of the train journey.
C. there is more room for her backpacks.
D. she no longer has to suffer from a lack of air.
Question 26: How does the man react when Piya tells him her profession?
A. He is irritated that she thinks he doesn't understand.
B. He is pleased she is apologetic in her reply.

C. He is relieved that she is not just an American backpacker.
D. He is keen to point out that he knows quite a bit about it.
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 27: The mayor and her deputy locked horns over plans for the new road.
A. collaborated
B. began to argue
C. shared ideas
D. feasted on
Question 28: When I opened the fridge, I realised the milk had gone off.
A. vapourized
B. been rotten
C. frozen
D. melted
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 29: Please don't.....it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement.
A. judge
B. take
C. think
D. assume
Question 30: Parliament has now ..... a law making skateboarding illegal on Sunday.
A. billed
B. legislated
C. voted
D. passed
Question 31: Tom tried his best to get good results in the exam.......please his parents.
A. in order that
B. so as he
C. in order to

D. so that he
Question 32: The easiest way to get this nut off the bolt would be to use a......
A. spanner
B. winch
C. jack
D. screwdriver
Question 33: I must confess I was.....myself with rage.
A. beside
B. outside
C. beyond
D. above
Question 34: .......the temperature, ........water turns into steam.
A. The higher - the fast B. The more higher - the faster
C. Higher - faster the D. The higher - the faster
Question 35: Stained glass becomes even more beautiful when it......because the corrosion diffuses
light.
A. ages
B. will age
C. had aged
D. are aging
Question 36: Natural gas often occurs........petroleum in the minute pores of rocks such as sandstone
and limestone.
A. both with
B. both together with
C. both together
D. with
Question 37: I succeeded in my job through sheer hard.......
A. effort
B. industry
C. work

D. labour
Question 38: Rarely.......to work on his own.
A. he is seen
B. is he seen
C. does he
D. does he seen


Question 39: If you wait a moment, there'll be another......of loaves, fresh from the oven.
A. bunch
B. bundle
C. batch
D. collection
Question 40: It is the greatest happiness on earth........
A. loving and to be loved
B. to love and
being loved
C. to love and to be loved
D. love and be
loved
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.
MY FIRST BIKE
Film star, Ewan McGregor, recently rode round the world on a motorbike.
He talks about how he first took up riding motorbikes.
My biking beginnings can be summed up in two words: teenage love. My first girlfriend was small with
short, mousy blonde hair, and I was mad about her. Our romance came to an abrupt end, however, when
she started out with another guy in my hometown, Crieff. He rode a 50cc road bike first and then a 125.
And whereas I had always walked my girlfriend home, suddenly she was going back with this guy.
I was nearly sixteen by then and already heartbroken. Then one day, on the way back from a shopping

trip to Perth with my mum, we passed Buchan's, the local bike shop. I urged my mother to stop the car. I
got out, walked up the short hill to the shop and pressed my nose to the window. There was a light-blue
50cc bike on display right at the front of the shop. I didn’t know what make it was, or if it was any good.
Such trivialities were irrelevant to me. All I knew was that I could get it in three or four months' time
when I was sixteen and allowed to ride it. Maybe I could even get my girlfriend back.
I’d ridden my first bike when I was about six. My father got hold of a tiny red Honda 50 cc and we
headed off to a shot off to a field that belonged to a family friend. I clambered on and shot off. I went all
over the field. I thought it was just best thing. I loved the smell of it, the sound of it, the look of it, the rush
of it, the high-pitched screaming of the engine. Best of all, there was a Land Rover parked next to two
large piles of straw with about a metre and a half between them. I knew that from where the adults were
standing it looked as if there was no distance between them. Just one large heap of straw. I thought I
would have a go. I came racing towards the adults, and shot right through the gap in the straw. I was
thrilled to hear the adults scream and elated that it had frightened them. It was my first time on a
motorbike. It was exciting and I wanted more.
So when I looked through Buchan's window in Perth that day, it suddenly all made sense to me. It was
what had to happen. I can't remember whether it was to win back my ex-girlfriend's heart or not, but more
than anything else it meant that, instead of having to walk everywhere, I could ride my motorbike to
school and the games fields at the bottom of Crieff and when I went out at weekends.
I started to fantasise about it. I spent all my waking hours thinking about getting on and starting up the
bike, putting on the helmet and riding around Crieff. I couldn't sleep. Driven to desperation by my desire
for a bike, I made a series of promises to my mum: I won’t leave town. I'll be safe. I won't take risks. I
won't do anything stupid. But, in fact I was making the promises up - I never thought about keeping them.
At the time that I was begging for a bike, I'd already had an accident with a bike belonging to George
Carson, the school laboratory technician. When I asked him if I could borrow it, he agreed, not knowing
that I didn't have a clue how to ride it. The bike was in an alleyway up the side of the school hall. I
managed to start it and zoomed down the alleyway until I crashed smack into a wall, bending the wheel
and snapping the handlebars. Mr Carson came out to find me looking very red-faced. The bill for the
damage came to more than £80, a fortune to a fifteen-year old in those days and one that took me months
of working as a dish washer and waiter at the Murray Park Hotel to pay back.
[Adapted from 'Long Way Round' by Ewan McGrego and Charley Boorman]

Question 41: In paragraph 5, Ewan's desire for the bike meant he......
A. started behaving more carefully.
B. spent more time with his mother.
C. evented reasons for buying the bike.
D. thought about nothing else.


Question 42: What was Ewan's main reason for buying the motorbike?
A. It would be exciting to ride.
B. It was good for his image.
C. It would improve a friendship.
D. It was a useful means of transport.
Question 43: The phrase “it suddenly all made sense to me” is closest in meaning to.....
A. I got sense
B. I came round
C. I became sensible
D. I came to
understood
Question 44: One result of Ewan's accident was that he......
A. was punished.
B. lost interest in bikes.
C. had to get a job.
D. was injured.
Question 45: What does 'Such trivialities' refer to in line 10?
A. the bike's price
B. the bike's size and colour
C. the bike's quality and its manufacturer
D. his mother's attitude to the bike
Question 46: The pronoun ‘one’ in the last sentences refers to.....

A. a bill
B. the damage
C. a fortune
D. one pound
sterling
Question 47: Ewan did not buy the bike straightaway because......
A. He was too young to ride it.
B. He was uncertain about its quality.
C. He had to ask his girlfriend first.
D. He did not have enough money.
Question 48: The adults were frightened the first time Ewan rode a motorbike because.....
A. he disappeared from view.
B. they thought he was going to have an
accident.
C. the bike was making too much noise.
D. he seemed too small for the bike.
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: Dad invited ten guests to the house-warming party. Three of them were my teachers at
highschool.
A. Ten guests Dad invited to the house-warming party among whom three were my teachers at
highschool.
B. Three of ten guests Dad invited to the house-warming party were my teachers at highschool.
C. Three of ten guests were my teachers at highschool Dad invited to the house-warming party.
D. Dad invited ten guests three of whom were my teachers at highschool to the house-warming party.
Question 50: We’re expecting Helen. Her asistance is indispensable to our project.
A. We’re expecting Helen, whose asistance is indispensable to our project.
B. We’re expecting Helen, whose asistance to our project is indispensable.
C. We’re expecting Helen, the asistance of hers is indispensable to our project.
D. We’re expecting Helen, the asistance of her is indispensible to our project.

The End


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NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 002
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 answer to each of the questions.
The train was at a standstill, some twenty minutes outside Kolkata, when an unexpected stroke of luck
presented Piya with an opportunity to go for a seat beside a window. She had been sitting in the stuffiest
part of the train compartment, on the edge of a bench, with her backpacks arrayed around her: now,
moving to the open window, she saw that the train had stopped at a station called Champahati.
Looking over her shoulder, Piya spotted a tea-seller patrolling the platform. Reaching through the bars
of the window, she sununoned him with a wave. She had never cared for the kind of chai, Indian tea, sold
in Seattle, her hometown in the USA, but somehow, in the ten days she had spent in India she had
developed an unexpected taste for milky, overboiled tea served in earthenware cups. There were no spices
in it for one thing, and this was more to her taste than the chai at home.
She paid for her tea and was trying to manoeuvre the cup through the bars when the man in the seat
opposite her own suddenly flipped over a page, jolting her hand. She turned her wrist quickly enough to
make sure that most of the tea spilled out of the window, but she could not prevent a small trickle from
spilling over his papers.
'Oh, I'm so sorry!' Piya was very embarrassed; of everyone in the compartment, this was the last person
she would have chosen to scald with her tea. She had noticed him while waiting on the platform in

Kolkata and she had been struck by the self-satisfied tilt of his head and the way in which he stared at
everyone around him, taking them in, sizing them up, sorting them all into their places.
'Here,' said Piya, producing a handful of tissues. 'Let me help you clean up.'
'There's nothing to be done,' he said testily. 'These pages are ruined anyway.'
For a moment she considered pointing out that it was he who had knocked her hand. But all she could
bring herself to say was, 'I'm very sorry. I hope you'll excuse me.'
'Do I really have a choice?' he said in a tone more challenging than ironic. 'Does anyone have a choice
when they're dealing with Americans these days?'
Piya had no wish to get into an argument so she let this pass. Instead she opened her eyes wide and, in
an attempt to restore peace, came out with, 'But how did you guess?'
'About what?'
'About my being American? You're very observant.'
This seemed to do the trick. His shoulders relaxed as he leaned back in his seat. 'I didn't guess,' he said. 'I
knew.'
'Was it my accent?' she said.
'Yes,' he said with a nod. 'I'm very rarely wrong about accents. I'm a translator you see, and an interpreter
as well, by profession. I like to think that my ears are tuned to the nuances of spoken language.'
'I'm afraid English is my only language. And I wouldn't claim to be much good at it either.'
A frown of puzzlement appeared on his forehead. 'And you're on your way to Canning?'
'Yes.'
'But tell me this,' he said. 'If you don't know any Bengali or Hindi, how are you planning to find your
way around over there?'
'I'll do what I usually do,' she said with a laugh. 'I'll try to wing it. Anyway, in my line of work there's not
much talk needed.'
'And what is your line of work, if I may ask?'
'I'm a cetologist,' she said. 'That means - ' She was beginning, ahnost apologetically, to expand on this
when he interrupted her.


'I know what it means,' he said sharply. 'You don't need to explain. It means you study marine mammals.

Right?'
'Yes,' she said, nodding. 'Dolphins, whales and so on. I'm hoping to wangle a permit to do a survey of
the marine mammals of the Sundarbans.
Question 1: Piya asks 'But how did you guess?' in order to......
A. try to calm the situation down by starting a conversation.
B. make sure the man knew he was being rude.
C. find out what the man really thought about Americans.
D. ensure the man realised that she had apologised.
Question 2: How does the man react when Piya tells him her profession?
A. He is irritated that she thinks he doesn't understand.
B. He is pleased she is apologetic in her reply.
C. He is relieved that she is not just an American backpacker.
D. He is keen to point out that he knows quite a bit about it.
Question 3: What is Piya's attitude to the work ahead of her in Canning?
A. She is a little worried about what she might find there.
B. She knows that it will be a working environment she is familiar with.
C. She is hoping to learn enough of the local languages to cope.
D. She is doubtful whether there will be anyone there who speaks English.
Question 4: In the first paragraph, Piya is relieved when she gets a window seat because it means
that.....
A. she no longer has to suffer from a lack of air.
B. there is more room for her backpacks.
C. she doesn't have to stand up for the rest of the train journey.
D. there is less chance that she will miss her stop.
Question 5: When Piya had first seen the man she had thought that......
A. he had been looking for someone he knew on the station platform.
B. he had tried to keep his distance from his fellow passengers.
C. he seemed to think he was better than other people.
D. he was someone she should avoid if she could.
Question 6: Piya has found that the tea or chai she has bought while she has been in India......

A. reminds her of her home in Seattle.
B. would have tasted better if served fresh.
C. is disappointingly bland in taste.
D. is preferable to the chai she has had in the
past.
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. mountain B. maintain
C. maintenance
D. fountain
Question 8:A. potential B. intelligent
C. preferential
D. apprentice
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 9: Barely had the boat passed out of the harbour than it was struck by an enormous wave.
A. The very large wave which smashed into the boat passed right in front of the harbour.
B. A huge wave collided with the boat just before it was able to exit the harbour.
C. By the time the boat departed from the harbour, it had already been hit by a huge wave.
D. Almost immediately after the boat had left the harbour, a very large wave crashed into it.
Question 10: I consider Ted's habit of smiling shyly to be his most charming feature.
A. The way that Ted smiles at me shyly makes me like him even more.
B. I think Ted is more charming than other people because of his shy smile.
C. What is more charming for me about Ted than anything else is his shy smile.
D. The most charming smile that I think I have ever seen is Ted‘s.


Question 11: We're still debating whether or not he deserves to be promoted.
A. We haven‘t yet come to an agreement as to if he should be promoted.
B. His promotion will certainly cause a great deal of disagreement among us.

C. The question of whether he‘s entitled to promotion has not yet been discussed.
D. There was much disagreement among us as to whether he‘s a suitable candidate for promotion.
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 12: Beneath the deep oceans that cover two-thirds of the Earth, intriguing secret of the
planet are concealed.
A. Beneath
B. secret
C. cover
D. concealed
Question 13: It is said that Einstein feels very bad about the application of his theories to the creation
of weapons of war.
A. feels
B. bad
C. to the creation
D. is said
Question 14: Animals that live in cold climates often hibernate throughout the winter when food is
scarcely.
A. is scarcely
B. throughout
C. that live
D. climates
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.
MY FIRST BIKE
Film star, Ewan McGregor, recently rode round the world on a motorbike.
He talks about how he first took up riding motorbikes.
My biking beginnings can be summed up in two words: teenage love. My first girlfriend was small with
short, mousy blonde hair, and I was mad about her. Our romance came to an abrupt end, however, when
she started out with another guy in my hometown, Crieff. He rode a 50cc road bike first and then a 125.

And whereas I had always walked my girlfriend home, suddenly she was going back with this guy.
I was nearly sixteen by then and already heartbroken. Then one day, on the way back from a shopping
trip to Perth with my mum, we passed Buchan's, the local bike shop. I urged my mother to stop the car. I
got out, walked up the short hill to the shop and pressed my nose to the window. There was a light-blue
50cc bike on display right at the front of the shop. I didn’t know what make it was, or if it was any good.
Such trivialities were irrelevant to me. All I knew was that I could get it in three or four months' time
when I was sixteen and allowed to ride it. Maybe I could even get my girlfriend back.
I’d ridden my first bike when I was about six. My father got hold of a tiny red Honda 50 cc and we
headed off to a shot off to a field that belonged to a family friend. I clambered on and shot off. I went all
over the field. I thought it was just best thing. I loved the smell of it, the sound of it, the look of it, the rush
of it, the high-pitched screaming of the engine. Best of all, there was a Land Rover parked next to two
large piles of straw with about a metre and a half between them. I knew that from where the adults were
standing it looked as if there was no distance between them. Just one large heap of straw. I thought I
would have a go. I came racing towards the adults, and shot right through the gap in the straw. I was
thrilled to hear the adults scream and elated that it had frightened them. It was my first time on a
motorbike. It was exciting and I wanted more.
So when I looked through Buchan's window in Perth that day, it suddenly all made sense to me. It was
what had to happen. I can't remember whether it was to win back my ex-girlfriend's heart or not, but more
than anything else it meant that, instead of having to walk everywhere, I could ride my motorbike to
school and the games fields at the bottom of Crieff and when I went out at weekends.
I started to fantasise about it. I spent all my waking hours thinking about getting on and starting up the
bike, putting on the helmet and riding around Crieff. I couldn't sleep. Driven to desperation by my desire
for a bike, I made a series of promises to my mum: I won’t leave town. I'll be safe. I won't take risks. I
won't do anything stupid. But, in fact I was making the promises up - I never thought about keeping them.
At the time that I was begging for a bike, I'd already had an accident with a bike belonging to George
Carson, the school laboratory technician. When I asked him if I could borrow it, he agreed, not knowing


that I didn't have a clue how to ride it. The bike was in an alleyway up the side of the school hall. I
managed to start it and zoomed down the alleyway until I crashed smack into a wall, bending the wheel

and snapping the handlebars. Mr Carson came out to find me looking very red-faced. The bill for the
damage came to more than £80, a fortune to a fifteen-year old in those days and one that took me months
of working as a dish washer and waiter at the Murray Park Hotel to pay back.
[Adapted from 'Long Way Round' by Ewan McGrego and Charley Boorman]

Question 15: The pronoun ‘one’ in the last sentences refers to.....
A. the damage
B. a bill
C. one pound sterling
D. a fortune
Question 16: Ewan did not buy the bike straightaway because......
A. He did not have enough money.
B. He was uncertain about its quality.
C. He was too young to ride it.
D. He had to ask his girlfriend first.
Question 17: The adults were frightened the first time Ewan rode a motorbike because.....
A. the bike was making too much noise.
B. he seemed too small for the bike.
C. they thought he was going to have an accident.
D. he disappeared from view.
Question 18: In paragraph 5, Ewan's desire for the bike meant he......
A. started behaving more carefully.
B. spent more time with his mother.
C. evented reasons for buying the bike.
D. thought about nothing else.
Question 19: What does 'Such trivialities' refer to in line 10?
A. the bike's price
B. his mother's attitude to the bike
C. the bike's quality and its manufacturer
D. the bike's size and colour

Question 20: One result of Ewan's accident was that he......
A. had to get a job.
B. was injured.
C. was punished.
D. lost interest in
bikes.
Question 21: What was Ewan's main reason for buying the motorbike?
A. It was a useful means of transport.
B. It would improve a friendship.
C. It would be exciting to ride.
D. It was good for his image.
Question 22: The phrase “it suddenly all made sense to me” is closest in meaning to.....
A. I got sense
B. I became sensible
C. I came to understood
D. I came round
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 23: ~ Andrew: "............." ~ Hanna: "Today? Awful. It's raining and cold."
A. How's the weather there in Tokyo?
B. Why not going out on such a nice day?
C. Let's get out and find something to pass the time, Hanna.
D. I'd rather stay
in and watch some videos.
Question 24: ~ Mary: "Do you live far from here?" ~ Bill: "............."
A. Not too far to reach with a hook.
B. Yes, next door to mine.
C. No. About fifteen minutes by bus.
D. Take a taxi and you'll be here in ten minutes.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

following questions.
Question 25: I must confess I was.....myself with rage.
A. beyond
B. outside
C. beside
D. above
Question 26: Natural gas often occurs........petroleum in the minute pores of rocks such as sandstone
and limestone.
A. both with
B. both together with
C. both together
D. with
Question 27: .......the temperature, ........water turns into steam.
A. The higher - the fast
B. Higher - faster the
C. The higher - the faster
D. The
more
higher - the faster
Question 28: Parliament has now ..... a law making skateboarding illegal on Sunday.
A. voted
B. passed
C. legislated
D. billed


Question 29: I succeeded in my job through sheer hard.......
A. effort
B. industry
C. labour

D. work
Question 30: If you wait a moment, there'll be another......of loaves, fresh from the oven.
A. batch
B. bunch
C. collection
D. bundle
Question 31: The easiest way to get this nut off the bolt would be to use a......
A. spanner
B. screwdriver
C. jack
D. winch
Question 32: Stained glass becomes even more beautiful when it......because the corrosion diffuses
light.
A. will age
B. ages
C. are aging
D. had aged
Question 33: It is the greatest happiness on earth........
A. love and be loved
B. to love and being loved
C. to love and to be loved
D. loving and to
be loved
Question 34: Please don't.....it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement.
A. take
B. assume
C. judge
D. think
Question 35: Rarely.......to work on his own.
A. does he seen

B. is he seen
C. he is seen
D. does he
Question 36: Tom tried his best to get good results in the exam.......please his parents.
A. in order to
B. so that he
C. in order that
D. so as he
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 37:A. sucker B. succulent
C. such
D. sucrose
Question 38:A. beaten B. threaten
C. frighten
D. moisten
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.
Michelle Whiteman has dedicated her life to protecting the orang-utan. For ten months of the year she
works in the jungles of Borneo, watching and studying the great apes in their natural ...(39).... The rest of
the time she spends in the UK raising ...(40)... of the need for help. Like many of the animals in the islands
of Indonesia, the orang-utan is in grave danger.
The destruction of the jungles is so severe that according to some experts the species may be extinct
within ten years. In addition to the destruction of their jungle homes, the animals are also at ...(41)... due to
hunting and the capture of wild animals for the pet trade. Furthermore, their population does not increase
rapidly: a female orang-utan has a single baby only once every eight years. Orang-utans are solitary
animals which spend almost all of their time in the trees, ...(42)... for food or sleeping. They can weigh up
to 77 kilos, which means they are also the largest tree-living animals in the world.
Michelle learnt about the orang-utans while studying zoology at Bristol University. 'When I read about
the terrible situation in Indonesia, I could ...(43)... believe it. There are a great number of new animal

species there that could become extinct before we have had a chance to discover them! I knew I ...(44)...
do something, so I came out here. If we don't find a way soon to stop the destruction of their habitat, the
orang-utan will simply disappear.'
Question 39:A. locations B. habitats
C. sites
D. places
Question 40:A. appreciation B. knowledge
C. realisation
D. awareness
Question 41:A. threat
B. trouble
C. risk
D. hazard
Question 42:A. finding B. locating
C. seeking
D. searching
Question 43:A. almost B. just
C. absolutely
D. hardly
Question 44:A. must
B. had to
C. can
D. ought
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 45: The mayor and her deputy locked horns over plans for the new road.


A. collaborated
B. shared ideas

C. began to argue
D. feasted on
Question 46: When I opened the fridge, I realised the milk had gone off.
A. melted
B. vapourized
C. been rotten
D. frozen
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 47: She's working on her father to get him to take her new boyfriend home.
A. preventing
B. discouraging
C. coaxing
D. imploring
Question 48: Your house is always so neat - how do you manage it with three children?
A. messy
B. dirty
C. cleanly
D. tidy
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: We’re expecting Helen. Her asistance is indispensable to our project.
A. We’re expecting Helen, the asistance of her is indispensible to our project.
B. We’re expecting Helen, whose asistance is indispensable to our project.
C. We’re expecting Helen, the asistance of hers is indispensable to our project.
D. We’re expecting Helen, whose asistance to our project is indispensable.
Question 50: Dad invited ten guests to the house-warming party. Three of them were my teachers at
highschool.
A. Ten guests Dad invited to the house-warming party among whom three were my teachers at
highschool.

B. Three of ten guests Dad invited to the house-warming party were my teachers at highschool.
C. Three of ten guests were my teachers at highschool Dad invited to the house-warming party.
D. Dad invited ten guests three of whom were my teachers at highschool to the house-warming party.
The End


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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
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NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 003
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. beaten
B. moisten
C. frighten
D. threaten
Question 2:A. succulent B. sucker
C. sucrose
D. such
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 3:A. apprentice B. intelligent
C. potential
D. preferential

Question 4:A. maintenance
B. mountain
C.
maintain
D. fountain
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 5: Your house is always so neat - how do you manage it with three children?
A. dirty
B. tidy
C. cleanly
D. messy
Question 6: She's working on her father to get him to take her new boyfriend home.
A. coaxing
B. imploring
C. discouraging
D. preventing
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.
The train was at a standstill, some twenty minutes outside Kolkata, when an unexpected stroke of luck
presented Piya with an opportunity to go for a seat beside a window. She had been sitting in the stuffiest
part of the train compartment, on the edge of a bench, with her backpacks arrayed around her: now,
moving to the open window, she saw that the train had stopped at a station called Champahati.
Looking over her shoulder, Piya spotted a tea-seller patrolling the platform. Reaching through the bars
of the window, she sununoned him with a wave. She had never cared for the kind of chai, Indian tea, sold
in Seattle, her hometown in the USA, but somehow, in the ten days she had spent in India she had
developed an unexpected taste for milky, overboiled tea served in earthenware cups. There were no spices
in it for one thing, and this was more to her taste than the chai at home.
She paid for her tea and was trying to manoeuvre the cup through the bars when the man in the seat
opposite her own suddenly flipped over a page, jolting her hand. She turned her wrist quickly enough to

make sure that most of the tea spilled out of the window, but she could not prevent a small trickle from
spilling over his papers.
'Oh, I'm so sorry!' Piya was very embarrassed; of everyone in the compartment, this was the last person
she would have chosen to scald with her tea. She had noticed him while waiting on the platform in
Kolkata and she had been struck by the self-satisfied tilt of his head and the way in which he stared at
everyone around him, taking them in, sizing them up, sorting them all into their places.
'Here,' said Piya, producing a handful of tissues. 'Let me help you clean up.'
'There's nothing to be done,' he said testily. 'These pages are ruined anyway.'
For a moment she considered pointing out that it was he who had knocked her hand. But all she could
bring herself to say was, 'I'm very sorry. I hope you'll excuse me.'
'Do I really have a choice?' he said in a tone more challenging than ironic. 'Does anyone have a choice
when they're dealing with Americans these days?'
Piya had no wish to get into an argument so she let this pass. Instead she opened her eyes wide and, in
an attempt to restore peace, came out with, 'But how did you guess?'
'About what?'
'About my being American? You're very observant.'