Bộ 5 đề thi chọn HSG môn Tiếng Anh 10 có đáp án năm 2021 Trường THPT Ứng Hòa A

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TRƯỜNG THPT HỨNG HÒA A

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10

(Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề)

1. ĐỀ SỐ 1

Put the verb in the correct form.

A. Marry had to go to New York last week, but she almost(1)...(miss) the plane.
She(2)...(stand) in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly(3)...
(realise) that she(4)...(leave) her passport at home. Fortunately, she doesn’t live very
far from the airport, so she(5)...(have) time to take a taxi home to get it.

She(6)...(get) back to the airport just in time for her flight.

B. Last night I(7)...(just/go) to bed and (8)...(read) a book when suddenly
I(9)...(hear) a noise. I (10)...(get) up to see what it was but I

(11)...(not/see) anything, so I (12)...(go) back to bed.
1... 2... 3... 4...

5...6... 7... 8...
9...10...11...12...

II. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the
printed above sentence.

1. I had only just put the phone down when the Boss rang back.

-> Hardly...
2. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
-> Despite my ...
3. Her hobby is one thing that she doesn’t intend to give up.

-> She has ...
4. They were seasoned travelers, which we hadn’t expected them to be!
-> Contrary ...
5. She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard.
-> However ...
6. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known.
-> I’ve ...
7. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.

-> It was not ...
8. He didn’t return to his native village until the war ended.

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9. “ Don’t do that! Are you mad?” She said to me.

-> She told... and...
10. Someone is going to repair my TV tomorrow.

-> I’m ...
11. People say that he beats his wife.

-> He...
12. I would love to live in Paris for a year.

-> If only...
13. “ You stole the jewels!” the Inspector said to him.

-> The inspector accused...
14. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.
-> There’s no point...
15. “ Why hasn’t Peter phoned?” She wondered.

-> She wondered...

III: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in
each space. After each space you are given a clue to the kind of word that is missing.

Regrets

Most of us (0) are always forgetting important dates, apart (1)...(preposition) the
lucky few

(2)...(relative pronoun) are blessed with a good memory or the ability to organize (3)
...(reflexive pronoun) so they don't forget important obligations. How many times (4)
...

(auxiliary verb) we all said, "I wish I had remembered!" How (5) ... (adverb of frequency)
have we

offended people by failing to remember (6)...(pronoun) birthdays or name

days?(7)...(conjunction) they say it doesn't matter, we know, deep down, that we
(8)...(auxiliary verb) hurt their feelings. We can always try to make it (9) ...
(preposition) to

them next time but unfortunately the damage has (10) ... (auxiliary verb) done and our

relationship

with that person (11) ... (modal verb, future) never quite be the same again.

On the other hand, we sometimes do (12) ... (very or too?) much for someone else
because we

want to please them and then feel we have damaged (13) ... (pronoun) own interests
in doing so.

When friends (14) ... ( auxiliary verb) involved we may find it difficult to say "no" when
they ask

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without risk to relationship.

1... 2...3...4...5...
6... 7... 8...9...10...
11... 12...13...14...15...

IV. Read the text below use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word
that

fits in the space in the same line.

One thing i know is that I wouldn’t like to have an occupation occupy
that has anything to do with physics, (1)... or maths; chemist
I am not the (2) ... type at all. In fact at school, I was a science
Complete (3) ... In these subjects. Neither am I very good fall
at dealing with people, nor am I (4) ... , so jobs in ambition
business, administration and (5) ... don’t really interest Manage

me either, Morever I find it (6) ... to be surrounded by irritate
a lot of people; I would much rather have a job involving creative
work or (7) ...skills of some sort. I would like to have art

the chance of work outdoors (8) ... and perhaps do a bit of occasion
traveling too, I am not (9) ...concerned about becoming paticular
rich but I would like to have a (10) ...inome enough reason
to live completely.

1) ... 2) ... 3) ...4)...
5)... 6)... 7)...8)...
9)... 10)...

V. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
1. He seldom goes to the market, doesn’t he?

2. One of the girls worked in that company was badly injured in the fire.
3. They are doing plans for their picnic in the countryside.

4. It was so good weather that we decided to go to the beach.
5. Thomas asked that Mary should go to see the doctor.

6. Nobody watched, so the boy took the packet of sweets from the shelf and putting it in his
pocket.

7. One of the reasons why he was late for the meeting was because the bad weather.
8. My brother is falling in love on the girl he met at university.

9. He drove enough slowly to stop just in front of the accident on the way home.
10. What did you have for lunch? A few rice and some oranges.

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9)... 10)...

VI. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following set for words
and

phrases, sentences that together make a complete letter or paragraph.
Dear Robert,

1. Thank you/letter/ I receive/ when/ get home/ last night.

...
2. I/ be pleased/ hear your/ after such/ long time.

...
3. I love/ go ballet/ with you/ but I/ not be free/ until 6.30 p.m.
...
4. How about come/ my flat/ and have/ something/ eat/ before/ go?
...
5. I/ not want/ take my car/ because it be/ difficult/ find somewhere/ park.
...
6. Why/ we not go/ taxi?

...
7. Let hope/ dancing be/ good as/ reviews say.

...
8. I look forward/ see you/ tomorrow night.

...

Love,

Jackie

VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each
space.

Computers are helpful in many ways: First, they are fast. They can work with information much
more quickly than a person. (1)..., computers can work with lots of information at

the(2)...time. Third, they can keep(3)... for a long time. They do not forget things
the

way(4)...do.Also, computers are almost always correct. They (5)...

not perfect, of course, but they don’t usually make mistakes. These days, (6)...is
important to

know something about computers. There are a number of ways to(7)...

Some companies have classes at work. Also, most universities offer day and(8)...
Courses in computer science. Another way to learn is (9)...a book. There are many
books about

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can work with (10)... you may not be an expert, but you can have fun.
1... 2... 3... 4... 5...

6... 7... 8... 9... 10...

ĐÁP ÁN

I. Put the verb in the correct form.

A. 1. missed 2. was standing 3. realised 4. had left 5. had 6. got

B. 7. had just gone 8. was reading 9. heard 10. got 11. didn’t see 12. went

II. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the
printed

above sentence.

1.Hardly had i put the phone down when the boss rang.

2. Despite my strong disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
3. She has no intention of giving up her hoppy.

4. Contrary to what we had expected(them to be)/ our expectation, they were seasoned travelrs.
5. However hard she works she never seems to succeed.

6. I’ve never known a more warm- hearted person than my mother(was).
7. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.

8. Not until the war ended did he return to his native village.
9. She told me not to do that and asked (me) if I was mad.
10. I’m going to have my TV repaired tomorrow.

11. He is said to beat his wife.

12. If only I could live in Paris for a year.

13. The inspector accused him of stealing jewels.

14.There’s no point in your trying to get him to lend you his car.
15. She wondered why Peter hadn’t phoned.

III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in
each

space. After each space you are given a clue to the kind of word that is missing.
1. from2. who 3. themselves 4. have5. often

6. their 7. although 8.have 9. up 10. been
11. can12. too 13. our 14. are 15.do

IV. Read the text below use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word
that

fits in the space in the same line.

1. chemistry 2. scientific 3. failure 4. ambitious 5. management
6. irritating 7. artistic 8. occassionally 9. particularly 10. reasonable

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1. doesn’t –does 2. worked- working/who worked 3. doing- making
4. so- such 5. asked- suggested 6. putting- put 7. because- because of
8. on – with 9. enough slowly- slowly enough 10. few- little

VI. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following set for words
and

phrases, sentences that together make a complete letter or paragraph.
1. Thank you for the letter that I received when I got home last night.
2. I was pleased to hear from you after such a long time.

3. I’d love to go to the ballet with you but I won’t free until 6.30 p.m.
4. How about coming to my flat and have something to eat before we go?

5. I don’t want to take my car because it will be difficulty to find somewhere to park.
6. Why don’t we go by taxi?

7. Let’s hope the dancing will be good as the reviews say.
8. I’m looking forward to seeing you tomorrow night.

VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each
space.

1. second 2. same 3. information 4. to 5. are
6. it 7. learn8. night 9. from10. computers

2. ĐỀ SỐ 2

PART I: LISTENING

I/ Listen to the passage about gorillas and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D:

1. Which of the following can be a group leader?
A. The biggest and strongest adult male gorilla.
B. A female gorilla.

C. The biggest adult female gorilla.
D. A grown-up gorilla.

2. With whom do baby gorillas sleep at night?
A. Their sisters B. Their mothers

C. Their fathers D. Their mothers and sisters
3. Why do hunters kill mountain gorillas?
A. For their skin B. For their nest

C. For the trees they live D. For food

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Mountain gorillas live in Africa

B. Scientists study gorillas and show a different picture of mountain gorillas
C. Life for mountain gorillas is peaceful

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5. What can be learned from the passage?

A. Mountain gorillas are not as dangerous as they look B. Mountain gorillas live in groups
C. Mountain gorillas eat mainly plants D. All A, B and C are correct

II/ Listen to a radio news story about a 90-year-old American woman climbing Mount
Whitney and fill in each blank with one missing word or number:

A ninety-year-old woman has climbed Mount Whitney in California for the _______(1) time. At
______ (2) metres, Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in California. The woman says the
_______ (3) from the top is __________ (4), so she tries to climb it often. She also says that
the mountain has kept her young and ________ (5). In spite of her old age, the woman tries to
climb the mountain very often.

III/ Listen to the conversation between Bob and Sally. Decide whether the statements are
true (T) or false (F):

1. In 1995 Sally joined the Star Sports Club.
2. There are five people in her family.
3. She has a lot of free time.

4. She likes not only sports but also reading.
5. She wants to be a writer.

PART II: PHONETICS

I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.

1. A. signed B. profited C. attracted D. naked

2. A. writers B. laughs C. loves D. awards

3. A. balance B. challenge C. career D. happy
4. A. intestine B. mind C. spine D. reliable
5. A. banned B. cleared C. kissed D. raised

II/ Choose the word which is stress on different position from the others.

1. A. limitation B. inequality C. entertainment D. eliminate
2. A. satisfy B. expensive C. knowlegde D. primary
3. A. pursue B. enrol C. equal D. become

4. A. student B. police C. listen D. husband

5. A. poverty B. discriminate C. violent D. loneliness

PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I/ Choose the best answers to complete the sentences:

1. Could you _____________ doing the washing up ? – Sure.
A. help me B. mind C. give me a hand with D. do me a favor
2. They will come to our house _____________ ten minutes.
A. in B. to C. for D. during

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4. Tuan: I think we should use shower instead of bath to save water. Lan: - _____________.
A. Yes, I’d love to B. That’s a good idea C. I’m sorry D. Yes, I’ll take it

5. One of my relatives is _____________ to garlic
A. stimulating B. stressful C.sensitive D. allergic

6. Creating a habit requires encoding a new set of automatic behaviors, while _____________
a habit requires a completely different approach.

A. hitting B. sticking C. beating D. kicking

7. She made fun of me because I am from Africa. It was a_______________discrimination.
A. gender B. race C. education D. age

8. His dream of becoming a reputed lawyer finally____________true.
A. makes B. takes C. comes D. goes

9. If your camara is faulty, you should return it to the _____________.
A. creator

B. manufacturer
C. inventor
D. builder

10. I_____________ in the lounge for ten minutes.
A. was told waiting

B. was told to wait

C. was telling to be waited
D. was told to be waited

II/ Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

1. Were you disappointed ____________ your examination results?
2. Why don’t you apply ____________a position in that company?
3. This machine hasn’t been used ____________ ages.

4. Her whole life was devoted ____________ helping the poor and the miserable.
5. She has decided to go ____________ a diet.

III/ Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets:

1. John ( send ) _____________ a box full of chocolate to Jane yesterday?

2. Your windows need (clean) _____________.Would you like me (do) ___________them for
you.

3. It ‘s dark. It (rain) _______________ .

4. I had better (wash) ______________ my clothes today, or they will be very smelly.
5. Max uses his phone (call) _____________ his family and friends

6. More than 10 pages ( type ) ____________ so far.

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8. She ( never / see ) _____________ her parents again.

IV/ Find ONE wrong word in each of the following sentences then correct it:

Eg. To recording your voice, you can download a mobile application.
recording-> record

1. As planned, we will drive from our city to the sea.
2. Long has waited for his friends for noon.

3. Seventeen muscles are use when we smile or frown.
4. The house is built 10 years ago

5. The heart can said to be the most sophisticated and efficient pump as it runs without rest for
one’s whole life.

V/ Give the correct form of the words in the following sentences:

1. Gender____________________cannot prevent a person from pursuing a job. DIFFERENT
2. Studies have shown that ___________ for invention mostly comes from natural world.
INSPIRE

3. Gender_____________________makes women lose a lot of opportunities. DISCRIMINATE
4. She had to face_____________________when she lived far from home. LONELY

5. Women should have ____________________ chances in all areas. EQUALITY

6. Scientists and __________ have observed things in nature to design new products to serve
humans. INVENT

7. It is hard to get rid of__________________completely. POOR

8. __________________at school is more and more common now. It should be eliminated as
soon as possible. VIOLENT

9. Your idea is not practical. Therefore, I_______________with you. AGREE
10. She was_______________when she was very young. SUCCESS

PART IV: READING

I/ Read the text and choose the option A, B, C or D that best fits each blank:

I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (1)_______you about it. I was
very (2)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I
didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (3)_______I met my host family. At first I
couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been
learning English wasn’t much used at all (4)_______we didn’t have real practice at school.
Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (5)_______ ‘l’ and
‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell
them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”.

1. A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak

2. A. exciting B. excites C. excited D. excite

3. A. after B. until C. when D. while

4. A. although B. even C. because D. so

5. A. pronouncing B. speaking C. reading D. Telling

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We know that every year less than 100 people are attacked by sharks and about 5 to 10 of
these people die. But, let's look at the other side of the story - How many sharks do people kill?
Well, I think you already know this: People kill many more sharks. Every year, people hunt and
kill thousands of sharks. One reason people kill sharks is for sport; they hunt them just for fun.
Some people started to have contests to see who kill the most sharks or the biggest sharks.
Another reason that people kill sharks is for food. In some countries, such as the United States
and Great Britain, shark meat is a popular food. In other countries, such as China, people use
shark fins to make soup. Because so many people like to eat shark, fishing boats catch a lot of
sharks to sell for food.

So, for both of these reasons, people are killing many sharks. Some biologists are getting
worried that the number of sharks is getting too small. That's why many biologists think we
should stop killing so many sharks, and instead try to protect them - or else some day they may
all be gone. Some countries have already passed some laws to help protect sharks. The United
States, for example, has passed laws that limit the number of sharks that people can kill for
food or for sport. So even though some people like to hunt sharks, we do need to protect them.
1. How many sharks are hunted and killed every year?

A. thousands B. many C. five to ten D. one hundred
2. People want to kill sharks because________ ___

A. they are afraid of sharks. B. shark meat is a popular food.

C. they get their enjoyment from killing sharks D. B and C are correct.

3. The number of sharks in the world is ___________

A. not getting worried by some biologists. B. being killed.
C. getting bigger. D getting smaller.

4. Why do biologists want to protect sharks?
A. Because they want to learn more about sharks.
B. Because of the number of sharks that were killed.

C. Because they are afraid someday sharks may no longer exist.
D. Because shark fins can be used in medicine.

5. Which of the following is Not mentioned in the passage?
A. The governments prohibited people from killing sharks.
B. Laws have been passed in sharks' defence.

C. People like to hunt sharks.

D. People are killing many sharks for some reasons.

III/ Read the following passage, then fill in each blank with a suitable word:

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PART V: WRITING

I/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.

1. The teacher made her students work hard for the exam.

→ The students ...

2. Maria eats very little so as not to put on weight

→ Maria eats very little because ...
3. Governments must eliminate hunger as soon as possible.

→ Hunger ………..…………..
4. It is said that the robber was caught while climbing up a fence.

→ The robber ...
5. I haven’t been to a night club before.

→ This is ...

II/ Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given:

1. Your hair needs cutting. ( get )

→ You ... cut .
2. The library stays open until seven o’clock. ( close )

→ The library ... until seven o’clock.
3. The teacher scolded Jim for not paying attention. ( by )

→ Jim ... for not paying attention.

4. Mary finds the volunteer work in this charity organisation interesting. (interested)
→ Mary is ………
5. My appointment with Dr. Gibson is at 10 o’clock tomorrow. (have)

→ At 10 o’clock tomorrow, I am ... appointment with Dr.
Gibson.

III/ Write a paragraph of about 80-100 words about the benefits of smartphones.

* The end*
ĐÁP ÁN

PART I: LISTENING

I/ Listen to the passage about gorillas and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D:
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. D

II/ Listen to a radio news story about a 90-year-old American woman climbing Mount Whitney
and fill in

each blank with one missing word or number:

1. twenty-third 2. 4,418 3. view 4. wonderful 5. healthy

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1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F
PART II: PHONETICS

I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C

II/ Choose the word which is stress on different position from the others.
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B

PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I/ Choose the best answers to complete the sentences:
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D

6. D 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. B

II/ Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
1. with 2. for 3. for 4. to 5. on

III/ Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets:
1. Did John send 5. to call

2. cleaning/ to do 6. have been typed

3. is going to rain 7. are washed/ is being done
4. wash 8. will never see

IV/ Find ONE wrong word in each of the following sentences then correct it:
Eg. To recording your voice, you can download a mobile application.

recording-> record
1. will => are going to
2. for => since

3. use => used
4. is => was
5. can => is

V/ Give the correct form of the words in the following sentences:
1. differences 6. inventors

2. insperation 7. poverty
3. discrimination 8. Violence
4. loneliness 9. disagree
5. equal 10. successful
PART IV: READING

I/ Read the text and choose the option A, B, C or D that best fits each blank:
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A

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III/ Read the following passage, then fill in each blank with a suitable word:
1. who 2. cause 3. smokers 4. the 5. than

PART V: WRITING

I/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.

1.→ The students were made to work hard for the exam by the teacher

2.→ Maria eats very little because she wants to lose weight/ she doesn’t want to put on weight.
3. → Hunger must be eliminated by governments as soon as possible.

4. → The robber is said to have been caught while climbing up a fence.
5. → This is the first time I have ever been to a night club.

II/ Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given:

1. ... need to get your hair...

2. ...doesn’t close ...
3. ... was scolded by the teacher ...

4. ... interested in the volunteer work in this charity organization...
5. ... going to have an ...

3. ĐỀ SỐ 3

I. PHONETICS: (10 points)

Part 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others.

1 a. camera b. famous c. glad d. family
2. a. gulf b surface c. submarine d. current
3. a. ocean b. undersea c. beneath d. deep
4. a. pollute b. species c. accept d. receipt
5 a. club b. lamb c. doubt d. bomber

Part 2: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others,

1. a. tobacco b. contented c. buffalo d. transplanting
2. a. scientific b. atomic c. impossible d. professor
3. a. entertain b. communicate c. receive d. complain
4. a. computer b. important c. villagers d. condition
5. a. television b. community c. atmosphere d. damage

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (20 points)

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter

A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase.

1. We don't allow ... in the classrooms.

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2. What a dangerous thing to do! You ... have been killed!
A. may B. can C. must D. might

3. By the time I applied, all the hoilday vouchers ... used up.
A. had been B have been C. were D. are

4. I felt as if I ... a confidence.

A. have betrayed B. would betray C. had betrayed D. am betraying
5. His job was to...out the good apples from the bad ones.
A. sort B. find C. choose D. share

6. How could you have ... him for your brother?
A. confused B. considered C. thought D. mistaken

7. The book ...consists of 4 parts, has been translated in French.
A. which B. in which C. to which D. on which

8. If we want to ...up with them we’d better be hurry.
A. come B. arrive C. approach D. catch

9. The grocer's shop ... since the supermarket opened.
A. closed B. has closed C. has been closing D. is closed

10. In ten year's time the population of the world... to 500 million.
A. grows B. is growing C. has grown D. will have grown

Part 2: Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a
word that fits in the space in the same line.

My ideal job

One thing I know is that I wouldn't like to have an occupation OCCUPY

that has anything to do with physics, (1) ... or maths; CHEMIST
I am not the (2) ... type at all. In fact at school, I was a SCIENCE
complete (3) ... in these subjects. Neither am I very FAIL

good at dealing with people, nor am I (4) ..., so jobs in AMBITION
business, administration and (5) ... don't really interest MANAGE
me either. Moreover I find it (6) ... to be surrounded by IRRITATE
a lot of people; I would much rather have a job involving creative

work or (7) ... skills of some sort. I'd like to have the ART

chance to work outdoors (8) ... and perhaps do a bit of OCCASION
travelling too. I am not (9) ... concerned about becoming PARTICULAR
rich but I would like to have a (10) ... income - enough REASON
to live comfortably.

III. READING (35 points)

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the numbers. Number 1 has been done for you as an example.

When you want to book a flight to a certain place, visit your nearest travel agent. Tell the
travel agent the date when you want to travel and the destination to which you want to go. The

travel agent will then type the information into a small computer. After checking everything on
the

computer screen, he/she will send the information to a central computer. The central computer
contains all information about bookings and destinations, and sends a reply, showing which are
the

most suitable flights. It also shows whether the flights are fully booked or not. The information
which is now shown on the small computer screen is continually changing as other bookings
are

made in other parts of the world.

The travel agent now types in your booking, then the computer will ask for your name and
address as well as for certain other information. It will also ask how you will pay for your ticket
(by cheque or by credit card). Next the computer confirms the booking and makes a request for
payment. When you have paid for your ticket, the travel agent types the information into the
computer as well. Finally, some computers print out a ticket before you leave the travel agent’s.
A. Details about the flights and seats available are sent back.

B. The computer then wants information about the method of payment.
C. The tickets are issued either at that time or later.

D. The computer asks for personal details.

E. Make your request to the travel agent and give him/her all the details.
F. Your request is then checked and sent to the main computer.

G. Go to a travel agent.

H. The computer asks for payment.

I. The computer asks for the flight number.

J. The travel agent fills your initial request into a small computer.
K. The booking is typed into the small computer.

L. The booking is confirmed.

Part 2: Read the passage and decide whether the following statement s are true or false.
Write the correct answer in each blank. (10 points)

Important information for passengers
Arrival

When the plane lands, you are requested to keep the seat belt fastened until the light goes off
and

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If you are ending your journey at this airport, you should go up to the escalator to passport
control

and custom. If you are travelling further by rail of coach, you will find an information desk
outside

the custom hall, as well as a bank where you can change money.
Catching another flight

If you are planning to change planes, you should follow the signs to the waiting lounge, where
you

should check in and wait to board your connecting flight. There will be announcement when
your

flight is due to take off. Our ground staff will be happy to help you.
Leaving the plane

All passengers leaving the plane should make sure that they take everything with them. If you
have

checked in any luggage, you should remember to collect it from the baggage area inside the
airport.

Continuing on this flight

We regret that passengers who are continuing their journey on this flight may not get off the
plane.

You may not smoke while the plane is on the ground.

Thank you for flying with us. We hope to be able to welcome you on board again soon.
True or false?

1. All passengers must leave the plane .

2. You must wait until the light goes out before undoing your seatbelt.

3. Passengers who are leaving the airport must first go to the passport control.
4. Passengers continuing by another plane must go through custom.

5. You can change money before you go to passport control.

6. You must go up to the escalator to the waiting lounge if you are changing planes.

7. Passengers in the waiting lounge will hear an announcement when their plane is ready to
leave.

8. No one is allowed to smoke in the airport.

9. The plane is going on to another place after some of passengers get off.

10. Passengers who are leaving the plane should check that they have not left anything
behind.4

Part 3: Fill in each numbered space with ONE suitable word from the list below, (there
are more words than needed): out, however,me, or, from, on, when, over, a, is, kind, this, up,
to, real, unless, of, them, go,but.

The world of dreams

Most people feel that when they dream, they are carried off to another world.

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... our whole mind (4)... filled with something, when we are either
very upset (5)... when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent (6)...
reality in symbols. It is often said that we benefit (7) ... dreams because they help
the spirit to heal itself. when things (8)...wrong. Dreams are therefore (9)
... kind of escape, almost a holiday from (10) ... life, with its fears and
responsibilities . It is, (11) ..., a strange (12) ... of holiday because
whether we have a wonderful time or whether it turns (13) ... to be a nightmare, we
quickly forget it. Most dreams disappear forever, (14) ... you are one of those
people disciplined enough to write (15) ... down as soon as you wake up.

IV. WRITING (35 points)

Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence.

1. I won't be able to go on holiday if my parents don't give me the money.

Unless...
2. As soon as I put the phone down, it rang again!

No sooner...
3. What a pity these shops close at lunch-time.

I wish ...
4. How old is your father?

What... ...?
5. We didn't go to the theatre. We stayed at home.

We stayed ...
6. You don’t need to finish all the work today

It’s ...
7. If I had known that peter was in hospital, I would have visited him

Had ...
8. Let’s invite the Browns to the party on Sunday

He suggested ...

9. The refugees continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border

Not until ...
10. We like pasta but we don't have it everyday.

Although ...?

Part 2: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and
some have a word which ̧is not correct. If a line is correct, put a tick (). If a line has a word
which is not correct, write the word.

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Some of the world's biggest mountains has no caves because 3...
they are not made of the right sort of stone. But the low, limestone 4...
hills of the northern of England and the south of France are full of 5...
interest caves. 6...

For hundreds of years, people having enjoyed finding caves 7...
and going inside it. This sport is called "caving", and the people 8...
who do it are called “cavers”. Cave exploration began in Europe and 9...
even today most cavers come from there. That is which we know so 10...
much about European caves. And in many other parts of the world 11...
there are hundreds of caves which few people have ever visited. For 12...
example, there are many caves in Russian and Afganistan, in Albania 13...
and China, but not many cavers in this countries and it is often 14...

very difficult for foreign cavers to get permision to visit. 15...

Part 3: COMPOSITION (You should spend about 30 minutes on this task.)

In an essay of about 200 words, state the reasons why you want to live in the city or in the

country

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I. Phonetics:
Part 1:
Q # 1 2 3 4 5
Key B B A D A
Part 2:

Q # 1 2 3 4 5
Key C A A C B

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: 20 points

Part 1. (10 points) one point for each correct answer
Q # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Key C D A C A D A D C D
Part 2. (10 points)

1. chemistry 3. failure 5. management 7. artistic 9. particularly
2. scientific 4. ambitious 6. irritating 8. occasionally 10. reasonable
III. READING: 35 points

Part 1: ( 10 points) one point for each correct answer
2. E 3. J 4. F 5. A 6. K

7. D 8. B 9. L 10. H 11. C

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1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5.F
6. F 7. T 8. F 9. T 10. T

Part 3 ( 15 points) : 1 point for each correct word
1. on 2. to 3. when 4. is 5. or 6. this 7. from 8. go 9. a
10. real 11. however 12. kind 13 out 14. unless 15. them
IV. WRITING(30 points)

Part 1 . (15 points)

1. Unless my parents give me the money, I won't be able to go on holiday.
2. No sooner did/had I put the phone down than it rang again.

3. I wish these shops opened at lunch-time..
4. What is your father’s age?

5. We stayed at home instead of going to the theatre.
6. It’s not necessary (for you) to finish all the work today

7. Had I known that Peter was in hospital, I would have visited him

8. He suggested that we should invite the Browns to the party on Sunday.
9. Not until had they crossed the border did they feel safe.

10. Although we like pasta, we don't have it everyday.
Part 2. (20 points)

1.x 9.x 2.place 10.which 3.has 11.x 4. 12. 5. northern 13.Russian 6.interest 14. this
7. having 15.permision 8. X

4. ĐỀ SỐ 4

QUESTION I: (10 points)

A. Identify the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
other words in the group.

1. A. experience B. expensive C. exhausted D. exclusive
2. A. vision B. measure C .usually D. pleasant

3. A. clean B. death C. head D. heavy
4. A. dinosaur B. launch C. nausea D. laurel

5. A. equation B. education C. contribution D. nomination

B. Identify the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in the
same group.

1. A. trigonometry B. explanatory C. immediately D. democracy
2. A. legislature B. repository C. magnificent D. mistake

3. A. argumentativeB. psychological C. contributory D. hypersensitive
4. A. photograph B. payroll C. accent D. regretful

5. A. majority B. ceremony C. astronomy D. investiture

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A. PHONETIC
1.C 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.A
B. STRESS

1. A 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B

QUESTION II. :Reading ( 40 points)

A. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions:

On the tiny island of Flores, east of Bali and midway between Asia and Australia, the scientists
have discovered the remain of a small, hobbit-like species of humans. These people grew no
larger than the modern three-year-old child. They lived about 18,000 years ago and are
completely different species of human.

[1] This remarkable discovery shows that the human species is more varied and flexible in its
ability to adapt than previously thought. These hobbit-like people join a short list of other type of
human.[2] [3] The researchers believe that these hobbits evolved from a normal size, human
population that reached Flores around 840,000 years ago. [4] One likely explanation is that,
over thousands of years, the species became smaller because the environmental conditions
favored a smaller body size. The dwarfing of mammals on islands occurs frequently. Islands
limit food supply and predators and species compete for the same environmental space.
Survival would depend on minimizing energy requirements.

1. Which is the main topic of this passage?

A. the discoveries of a hobbit-like species of human and its significance.
B. the reason for the dwarfing of mammals

C. detailed information about the features of a different species of human
D. a fictitious character in world history

2. What makes this discovery so significant?

A. It shows that hobbits may have existed.

B. It shows that human can change a great deal according to the demands of the environment.
C. It shows that humans do not need a lot of different foods.

D. This shows that small islands are good place for smaller species
3. The word “remain” in the passage is closest in meaning to

A. fossils
B. pictures
C. descendants
D. records

4. Which of the following best favors a smaller body size?
A. s small, isolated area where there is a limited food supply
B. a mainland where there is a little competition for survival
C. an environment where there are many predators

D. an island that has a large and varied food supply

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A. limited land
B. little food
C. few predators

D. a deeply forested area with little sunshine

6. Which of the following is true of the newly discovered species?
A. They are the only human species to live with modern man.
B. They were only as intelligent as a three-year-old child.
C. They moved from island to island.

D. They needed less food than modern human.

7. We learn from the passage that dwarfing has occurred
A. on every continent

B. on other islands as well

C. only on the island discussed in the passage
D. none of the above

8. According to the passage, why does a smaller size help species survive under certain
condition?

A. It allows them to consume less food.

B. It makes them more difficult for predators to see.
C. It allows them to move more quickly.

D. All of the above

9. In the passage, the term “the same environmental space” means
A. the island

B. Asia

C. The mountains
D. Australia

10. Which of the best place for the following sentence?

“ This discovery has taught scientists a lot about the human species”
A. [1]

B. [2]
C. [3]
D. [4]

B. Read the passage and then decide which word (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space.

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(6)_______ he will usually only do this in the regards of safety. Many famous actor like to do the
dangerous part by themselves, which produces better shots, since stuntmen don’t have to
(7)______ in for the actors. Actors like to become (8)______in all the important aspects of the
character they are playing, but without the recent process in safety equipment, insurance
companies would never (9) _______them take the risk. To do their own stunts, actors need to
be good athletes, but they must also be sensible and know their (10)_______. If they were to be
hurt, the film would come to a sudden halt.

1. A. remarkedB. known C. referred D. named
2. A. Everyone B. Someone C. Anyone D. No-one
3. A. detailed B. plain C. straight D. precise

4. A. period B. minute C. part D. stage
5. A. led B. taken C. drawn D. called

6. A. despite B. so C. although D. otherwise
7. A. work B. get C. put D. stand

8. A. connected B. arranged C. involved D. affected
9. A. allow B. let C. permit D. admit

10. A. limits B. ends C. frontiers D. borders

C. Read the passage and fill in the gaps, using one word in each:

Whenever you are football crazy or keen on tennis, working out to music can improve the
co-ordination of your mind and body. The suggestion that rock or pop music that may ever (1)
________a part in sports training would have been (2)________ as a joke not so long ago. But
today modern music is increasingly filling the gym as well as the front room. The (3)_______of
exercise to music is not new. For years, especially in eastern Europe, the benefits of sportsmen
and sportswomen receiving instruction in ballet and classical dance, with their stress

(4)________total body control and balance, have been (5)________ recognized. Figure-
skating and ice-dance are (6)__________to music and can be said to be specialized forms of
this type of exercise. But ballet and classical dance can be applied to other sports than are also
(7)_________ to the eye, such as gymnastics and skiing, both of (8) ________ demand high
standard of balance, co- ordination and suppleness.

In western Europe and North American, much more interest has been shown in working out to
classical music. Even sports which seem to (9)_______ muscular strength more than other
physical requirement have taken (10)__________ exercise to music as a valuable addition to
(11) ______ own specialized training schemes. Devotees of soccer, rugby and rowing now
regularly train to music: even those who take part in weightlifting, which demands enormous
physical strength, and (12)_____in athletics field events, find that exercise to music is beneficial
and (13)______ their movements more fluid.

Sport is benefiting form the keep-fit boom of recent years. Since the early 1980s, the

advantages aerobics, (14)________ particular, have been brought home to (15)________ mass
audience by television,

tapes and books.

D. Read the article. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A - I for each part (1 -
7) of the article. There is one extra heading that you do not need. There is an example at
the beginning (0).

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Larry Walters was a lorry driver, but he had always wanted to fly. After leaving school, he
wanted to become an Air Force pilot, but unfortunately, he was turned down because of his
poor eyesight. So he had to do with watching others fly the fighter jets that criss - crossed the
skies over his backyard. As he sat there in his garden chair, he dreamed about the magic of
flying.

1

Then one day, Larry came across an advertisement in the local paper and realized there was a
way of making his dreams come true. He went to a specialist store and bought forty - five
weather balloons and several tanks of helium. These were not brightly - coloured party

balloons, but large spheres measuring more than one metre when fully inflated. His plan was to
float lazily into the sky, and spend the afternoon running himself 10m above his girlfriend's
garden before eventually coming back down to earth.

2

When he returned home, he attached the balloons to his garden chair, tied the chair to his car,
and filled the balloons with helium. Then he packed a few sandwiches and drinks and took his
air gun so that he could burst a few balloons when it was time to return to earth.

3

When his preparations were complete, Larry sat in his chair and cut the cord. But he made a
mistake in his calculations and things did not turn out quite as he had planned. He did not float
up as gently as he had expected: within seconds, he passed the 10m altitude that he had
hoped to reach, rising quickly to 30m and then 300m. he climbed and went on climbing until he
finally leveled at 3,000m.

4

At that height, he did not want to risk shooting any of the balloons because he was afraid it
might unbalance his aircraft and send him, crashing to the ground. So he stayed up there
among the clouds, sailing around for fourteen hours desperately trying to come up with a
solution to the problem of how to get back to earth.

5

Eventually, many hours later, he drifted into the main approach corridor for Los Angeles

International Airport. Fortunately, a Pan Am flight passed him and air traffic control was alerted.
The pilot explained that he had just seen an armed man floating in a garden chair at 3,000m
just outside the plane. Understandably, the air traffic controller found this difficult to believe, but
a few minutes later a Delta Airlines pilot called with the same message. Radar confirmed the
existence of an unidentified flying object above the airport and the authorities sent for a Navy
helicopter to investigate.

6

As night began to fall, offshore breezes began to blow Larry out to sea, and when the helicopter
arrives, the wind from the propeller kept pushing his home - made aircraft further away.

Eventually, they hovered several hundred metres above him and managed to drop down a line,
with which they were able to pull him gradually back to safety.

7

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I just got tired of waiting".

A. No way down F. A bright idea

B. An incredible report G. Heading for the clouds
C. A difficult rescue H. Getting ready for take - off
D. Free as a bird I. A lifelong ambition

E. Under arrest

ĐÁP ÁN

QUESTION 2

A 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.C 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.A
B. 1. A 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.B 8. A 9.A 10.A
C.

1. play 2. considered / regarded
3. idea / concept 4. on

5. widely 6. performed

7.pleasing / satisfying 8. which
9.demand 10. up

11.their 12. competitors
13.makes / keeps 14. in
15.a

D. 1. F 2. H 3. G 4. A 5.B 6.C 7.E

QUESTION III: Grammar ( 20 points)

A. Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form.

1. "You have just missed the last train." "Never mind, I (walk)..."
2. "When we (take)... our exams, we (have) ...a holiday."
3. "You (know)... the way to the Global Theatre?" "No." "Then I (show)
...you."

`4. Thousands of people (see)... this exhibition by the end of the month.
5. By the time you (finish)... cooking they (do)... their homework.
6. I don't think he (change)... in the thirty years I (know)... him.
7. Then about a year ago he (disappear)... and I (never hear)

...from him since.

8. My father (fight)... for four years in the last war.

9. I'm taking my daughter out tonight. She (not have)... fun for a long time.
10. You're just in time to hear a nice bit of news. Our neighbor is engaged to get married.
He (bring)... me the news himself this morning.

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GIVE DRAW BRING GET COME

PUT SHOUT NOTE ADD DRIFT

1. The lady ... the bus, walked toward the shop and entered it.
2. The victim didn't have the least idea how he ... the plane crash.
3. I'll tell you what, she will soon ... the secret ...

4. The serious face of teacher ... the lazy student ... cheating in
the exam room.

5. The goalkeeper asked something and the captain ... a reply.
6. I think a sip of wine can ... him.

7. His comment only ... her resentment toward him.
8. At the moment they ... a plan for their next picnic.
9. After the argument, they were ... from each other.

10. The students were trying to ... the explanation given by the famous lecturer.
C. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. She nodded her head ... assent.

2. These new TV sets are ... great demand.

3. I've been away so long I feel ... touch with things.
4. The favourite will win, he is ... very good form.

5. He bought the property ... a view to building a factory on it.
6. It's unbelievable. The under - dog is ... the lead.

7. They are ... league ... our enemies.

8. I disagreed with his ideas ... principle.

9. In those days people concealed their beliefs ... pain of death.
10. I am not ... the least interested.

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QUESTION 3
A.

1. will walk

2. have taken – shall show
3. Do ... know – will show
4. will have seen

5. finish – shall have done
6. has changed – have known
7. disappeared – have never heard
8. fought

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B.

1. got off 6. bring – round

2. came through 7. adds // added to
3. give - away 8. drawing up

4. put - off 9. drifting apart
5. shouted back 10. note down

C.

1. in 6. in
2. in 7. in – with
3. out of 8. in
4. in 9. on // under
5. with 10. in

QUESTION IV: word form(20 points)

A. Choose the right verbs provided in the box, then use the most suitable forms of the
verbs to fill in the numbered blanks.

ENVIRONMENT DEEP EASY LONG ABLE EXPLORE
BEGIN INDUSTRY FAR WORRY FREEZE

If the worst fear of Russian and Western(0) environmentalists turn out to be true, as seem likely,
the(1)...of a single major (2)...plant to poison a
take containing one-fifth of the planet’s fresh water will be (3)...new evidence of
just how(4)...the Earth’s life support system can be harmed. Lake Baikal,400
miles in(5)...and the deepest in the world, is one of the last

few(6)...places on Earth.(7)...over in winter. it curves through a part
of Siberia where Asia is spiltting apart ,the(8)...of a future ocean. More than 5,000
feet in (9)...with another four-mile-thick layer of

mud(10)...down ,the lake’s cold, oxygen-rich water are full of strange life forms.
B. Complete these sentences, using the suitable form of the words in brackets :

1. There will be a special ...for these patients of bird flu.( separated )

2. I think you should write something more for your instruction. It is ... (complete )
3. ...is very important in scientific experiments .( accurate )

4. ...is a person who follows or attends a course for doing something.( train )
5. I don’t want to go at first, but later I have to because of her...( persuade )

6. The ... problem should be solved before the end of this month.( theory ) The forest fire
seemed to be...by the rain yesterday.( weak )

7. They worked ...after their demand had been refused.( patient )
8. The ABC company has had a very ...year.(success)

9. The new schedules are not ...with the night shift workers in our factory.( popular)

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A.
1. ability
2. industrial
3. worrying
4. easily
5. length
6. unexplored
7. frozen
8. beginning
9. depth
10. further
B.

1. separation 2. uncompleted
3. accuracy 4. trainee

5. persuasion 6. theoretical
7. weakened 8. impatiently
9. successful 10. popularized

QUESTION V: Error Correction( 10 points)

Most of the lines in this text contain an unnecessary word. A few of the lines are correct.
Read the text carefully, find the extra words and mark them. Tick any lines that are correct.
Two examples are given.

...the... 0 It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like the sports.
...

... 00 When you are young, you know how important it is to do

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... 13 you are young ,then one day you will find it that you are
... 14 very good at your sport but too old to study ,and what you

... 15 will find it impossible to get good job. Somehow , it doesn’t seem fair.
QUESTION 5: ERROR CORRECTION

1. only
2. V
3. of
4. even
5. when
6. for

7. V
8. being
9. V
10. will
11. much
12. have
13. it
14. what
15. V

QUESTION VI: Transformation( 10 points)
1.Is this the only way to reach the city center?

Isn’t...?
2.I have never seen such a mess in my life!

Never...
3.The weather is probably not going to change.

...

4.I’d made up my mind, but at the last minute I lost my confidence. (FEET)
...

5.I couldn’t help smiling when he told me of his plan. (A STRAIGHT FACE)
...

6.He seemed to be worried about something. (IMPRESSION)
...
7.Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.

The very...
8.Their chances of success are small

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9. I really want to see her again. (DYING)

...
10.This house is very different from the little flat we used to live in. (CRY)
...

ĐÁP ÁN

QUESTION 6:

1. Isn’t there any another way to reach the city center?
2. Never in my life have I seen such a mess!

3. There will probably be no change in the weather.

4. I’d made up my mind, but at the last minutes I got/had cold feet.
5. I couldn’t keep a straight face when he told me of his plan.
6. I had/got the impression that he was worried about something.
7. The very thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh.
8. It’s not likely that they will succeed.

9. I am dying to see her again.

10. This house is a far cry from the little flat we used to live in.

5. ĐỀ SỐ 5

PART II. PHONETICS

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.

1. A. traditional B. composer C. musician D. powerful
2. A. lyrical B. emotion C. favorite D. classical

3. A. entertain B. atmosphere C. serious D. joyfulness
4. A. understand B. appearance C. remember D. employer
5. A. nation B. nature C. nationality D. national

PART III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones.

1. Those interested in the post of Assistant Manager are requested to apply _______.
A. as a person B. in person C. as persons D. by person

2. I don’t care _______ you go or not.
A. where B. when C. why D. whether

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6. She raced by in a car, with her hair _______ behind.
A. streamed B. stream C. streams D. streaming

7. I had my younger brother _______ the newspaper to me while I was abroad.
A. to send B. sent C. send D. sending

8. Joe, I am inclined _______ Appiah’s complicity in the big fraud.
A. about believing B. in believing C. for believing D. to believe

9. Now listen to me, John. As far as your examination results are concerned, you needn’t worry

so much, _______?

A. isn’t it B. need you C. do you D. aren’t they

10. His arrogance makes him _______ whenever he goes.
A. hated B. hate C. to hate D. hating

II. The passage below contains 5 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been
done as an example.

After an absence in thirty years, I decided visiting my old school again. I had expected to find
changes, but no a completely different building. As I walked up the school drive, I wondered for
a

moment if I had come to the right address. The grimy, red brick fortress with their tall windows
that

had looked down grimly on the playground and playing fields had swept away. In its place stood
a

bright, modern block raised from the ground on great concrete stilts. A huge expanse of glass
extended across the face of the building, and in front, there was a well-kept lawn where
previous there

had been an untidy gravel yard.
Answers: 0. in ⇒ of

III. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE.

1. Without a fridge, fresh food will go _________ very quickly.

2. I haven’t heard_________ Mandy since she wrote in July.
3. This service is free ___________ charge.

4. They went ahead contrary ____________ my advice.

5. The monk told me that the old woman had not really died. He said that she simply passed
_______ her next life.

IV. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word.

1. The situation is so ___________ (CHAOS) in some countries now that it is difficult to see any
solution.

2. Computers are now considered ________________ (DISPENSE) in the business world.
3. I will resign if you continue (REGARD) ________________ what I say.

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5. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to
(DIFFERENT)_______________ the two.

PART IV. READING

I. Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.
A Success Story

At 19, Ben Way is already a millionaire and one of a growing number of teenagers _______ (1)
have made their fortune through the Internet. _______ (2) makes Ben's story all the more
remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was told by teachers ________ (3) his junior school that
he would never be able to read or write properly. "I wanted to prove them wrong", says Ben,
creator and director of Way search, a net search engine which can be used to find goods
_______ (4) online shopping malls. When he was eight, his local authorities provided him

________ (5) a PC to help with schoolwork. Although he was unable to read the manuals, he
had a natural ________ (6) with the computer, and encouraged by his father, he soon began
charging people E10 an hour for his knowledge and skills. At the age of 15 he set up his own
computer consultancy, Quad Computer, which he ran from his bedroom, two years later he left
school _______ (7) devote all his time to business. "By this time the company had grown and I
needed to take ________ (8) a couple of employees to help me," says Ben. “That enabled me
to start doing business with bigger companies.” It was his ability to consistently _______ (9)
difficult challenges that led him to win the Youth Entrepreneur of the Year award in the same
year that he formed Way search, and he has recently signed a deal worth £25 million with a
private investment company, which will finance _______ (10) search engine.

II. Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space.
Stress-related hair loss

When stress levels become so high that they affect the immune system it can have a profound
effect on the body and the hair. Hair loss itself causes immense stress and then it can become
a vicious (1)_______. Bonnie Kinnear, 50s, housewife: “Last year my life was quite stressful
due to my husband’s high-profile career being constantly in the (2) ________. At this time I
began to develop an intense scalp which was wrongly diagnosed as psoriasis, for which I was
prescribed steroids. Over the next two months my scalp become worse, and hair began to fall
out, leaving hairy patches, which was devastating.

Having to look good and be a support to my famous husband was stressful because wherever
we went people would look at us. I had lost at (3) ________ one third of my hair and, in hope,
visited a high-profile Mayfair trichologist. Without any diagnosis I was ordered to buy £300 worth
of products and my head was massaged by a girl who proceeded to turn my hair into what is
seen as ‘bird’s-nest syndrome’. It took four hours to (4) ________.

My GP convinced me to seek help from Andrew Bernie. I was diagnosed with a stress-triggered
condition where the skin cells multiply fast, grow down the hair shaft and bind with sebaceous

matter to strangle the hair. I visit Andrew regularly for treatments. I am also trying to (5)
________ my stress levels, which is easier now my hair is returning.

1. A. effect B. cycle C. closure D. circle

2. A. daylight B. searchlight C. spotlight D. starlight
3. A. once B. all C. least D. first

4. A. replace B. untangle C. return D. reset
5. A. destroy B. assess C. manage D. measure

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As Christmas evolved in the United States, new customs were adopted and many old ones
were reworked. The legend of Santa Claus, for example, had origins in Europe and was

brought by Dutch settlers to New York in the early 18th_{century. Traditionally, Santa Claus - from}
the Dutch Sinter Klaas - was depicted as a tall, dignified, religious figure riding a white horse
through the air. Known as Saint Nicholas in Germany, he was usually accompanied by Black
Peter, an elf who punished disobedient children. In North America he eventually developed into
a fat, jolly old gentleman who had neither the religious attributes of Saint Nicholas nor the strict
disciplinarian character of Black Peter. Santa’s transformation began in 1823, when a New York
newspaper published the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas, which Clement Clark Moore had
written to amuse his daughter. The poem introduced many Americans to the story of a kindly
saint who flew over housetops in a reindeer-drawn sleigh. Portraits and drawings of Santa
Claus by American illustrator Thomas Nast further strengthened the legend during the second
half of the 19th century. Living at the North Pole and assisted by elves, the modern Santa
produced and delivered toys to all good children. By the late 19th century he had become such
a prominent figure of American folklore that in 1897, when Virginia O’Hanlon wrote to the New
York Sun newspaper asking if Santa was real, she received a direct answer: “Yes, Virginia,
there is a

Santa Claus”.

1. Who brought the legend of Santa Claus to the USA according to the passage?
A. Sinter Klaas B. Saint Nicholas C. A German D. Dutch settlers

2. Santa Claus was traditionally described as a __________.
A. tall man who could walk through the air B. fat, jolly, old man
C. religious figure D. fat man riding a white horse

3. Santa Claus in North America was depicted as ___________.
A. a man with the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter
B. a good old man with less religious character

C. one with religious attributes of Saint Nicholas
D. a jolly man on horseback

4. Who was Black Peter?

A. an elf accompanying Saint Nicholas C. one of the disobedient children
B. an elf who rode a white horse D. a popular traditional figure

5. What word is closest in meaning to “attributes”?

A. symbols of a person B. natural qualities C. effects D. outer appearance
6. Where did the legend of Santa Claus come from?

A. the North Pole B. Europe C. North America D. the City of New York
7. 1823 was mentioned as a year when ____________.

A. Clement Clark Moore wrote his first poem

B. Clement Clark Moore’s poem made him popular
C. Saint Nicholas visited New York

D. the image of Santa Claus was transformed

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A. Santa Claus had nothing different in appearance from the traditional one
B. Santa Claus had wings and could fly

C. Santa Claus liked poetry

D. Santa Claus was a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a sleigh

9. The answer “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is an illustration for the fact that________.
A. the New York Sun was popular with children

B. Santa Claus was a prominent figure at that time
C. newspapers are unreliable

D. Virginia O’Hanlon was a reader of the New York Sun
10. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Santa Claus was an imaginary old man created by artists based on traditional figures.
B. Living in the North Pole, Santa Claus visited children at Christmas.

C. Santa Claus was a real figure living in northern America.

D. Santa Claus was a story based on Saint Nicholas and Black Peter.

PART V. WRITING

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.

1. Someone stole the old lady’s handbag.

The old lady was ___________________________.
2. A true story forms the basis of Mary’s new novel.
Mary’s new novel _______________________________.
3. If you have completed your test, you can go home.
Get ___________________________.

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4. The employee insisted on being given a full bonus.
Nothing but __________________________________.
5. ‘I didn’t harm anybody!’ cried the accused.

The accused _____________________________.

II. There is a fact that a number of parents now increasingly desire to send their children
to study overseas. What are the reasons for this trend? You should write a paragraph of
about 120 words on this topic.

THE END
---ĐÁP ÁN

PART II. PHONETICS

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PART III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones. (10pts)
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. C

6. D 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A

II. The passage below contains 5 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been done as
an example. (5pts)

1. visiting --> to visit 2. no --> not 3. their --> its

4. had swept --> had been swept 5. previous --> previously

III. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. (5pts)
1. off 2. from 3. of 4. to 5. into

IV. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. (5pts)

1. chaotic 2. indispensable 3. disregarding 4. underestimated 5. differentiate
PART IV. READING

I. Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word. (10pts)
1. who 2. what 3. at 4. in 5. with

6. ability 7. to 8. on 9. overcome 10. his

II. Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space. (10pts)
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A

III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. (10pts)

1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A

6. B 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. A
PART V. WRITING

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. (5pts)

1. was robbed of her hand bag.
2. is based on a true story.

3. your test completed/ finished and you can go home.
4. a full bonus would satisfy the employee.

5. denied causing/having caused harm to anybody.

II. There is a fact that a number of parents now increasingly desire to send their children to
study overseas. What are the reasons for this trend? You should write a paragraph of about
100 words on this topic. (15pt)

Marking scheme

The impression mark given is based on the following scheme:

1. Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate.

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