Bộ 5 đề thi chọn HSG môn Tiếng Anh 10 có đáp án năm 2021 Trường THPT Xuân Diệu

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BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MƠN TIẾNG ANH 10 NĂM 2021

CĨ ĐÁP ÁN TRƯỜNG THPT XUÂN DIỆU

1. Đề số 1

I. PHONETICS

A. Identify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the

rest.

1. A. machine B. school C. stomach D. chemistry
2. A. description B. question C. attraction D. information
3. A. although B. without C. thank D. these
4. A. food B. good C. tooth D. tool
5. A. heavy B. bear C. measure D. eat
B. Find the word that has stressed syllable different from the others.
6. A. cartoon B. open C. paper D. answer
7. A. manage B. shortage C. village D. teacher

8. A. remain B. convenient C. volunteer D. memorable
9. A. maintain B. marine C. challenge D. device

10. A. important B. community C. organize D. diseases
II. VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR

A. Choose the best answer from the four choices (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence
11. I am going to have my eye……..tomorrow.

A. to test B. test C. testing D. tested
12. Nobody could hear her……..she spoke too quietly.

A. so B. however C. although D. because
13. Keep silent! My father…… in his room.

A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. has slept D. will be slept
14. I’d like to contribute…….the school Red Cross fund.

A. on B. to C. with D. for

15. Hoang Anh Tuan …….injury to win the Olympic silver.

A. recovered B. suffered C. avoided D. overcame
16. In my father’s ……., it is essential to eat vegetable every day.

A. idea B. opinion C. confidence D. principle
17. He showed us the house……….he was born

A. which B. where C. in where D. in that
18. Madrid is famous……..its pulls

A. as B. with C. for D. of

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A. would be B. used to be C. was D. had better
20. Will you …….after the party.

A. call me off B. get me on C. take me up D. pick me up
21. Last summer, we had ……. holiday in Spain

A. a two week’s B. a two – weeks C. two – week D. a two – week
22. . Amy, …….car had broken down, was in a very bad mood.

A. who B. whom C. whose D. that

23. He…….ever goes to bed before midnight.

A. almost B. hardly C. nearly D. scarcely
24. He retired early……..ill – health.

A. on behalf of B. on account of C. believe D. imagine
25. You …… better be careful not to miss the train.

A. had B. would C. should D. did

B. Choose the appropriate sentence from the box below to fill in each gap to complete the
following conversation.

Ann: Goodbye everyone! (26)………..
Jolly: Where are you going?

Ann: To Australia. (27)……….
Jolly: When are you coming back?

Ann: Well, (28)……….
Jolly: It sounds great! (29)……….
Ann. Thanks. (30)……….

a. I’ll send you postcards.

b. We’ve going on a two – week tour of Australia.
c. I’m taking my family to visit the Great Barrier Reef
d. I’m going on holiday

e. Have a good time!

C. Complete the passage with the suitable words from the box

preserved housed labourers outbuildings

village life community fields

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III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION

39. Howdid you manage getting here so quickly?

A. How B. did C. getting D. so

40. Ms Baker , she spent her life working with the health and welfare of the families of worker,
is an successful woman in the world.

A. she B. her life C. welfare D. the

41. Because of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1972, the United States begin to realize the

true value of the Luisiana territory.

A. Because B. begin C. the true value D. territory
42. I rememberto be given a toy drum on my fifth birthday.

A. remember B. to be C. on D. fifth
43. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinking.

A. lead B. but C. make D. drinking

IV. READING

A. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

LOOKING FOR A JOB

I finished university six month (44)………….., I’ve got a degree in business administration.
I enjoyed the course very much (45)…….…….I realize I should have studied a lot harder! A few
of my friends have (46)………got full-time jobs but most, me, are still waiting (47)………..…
something suitable to turn up. Meanwhile, I make sure that I keep myself busy. I look through the
job advertisements (48)……… the newspapers every day and I also ask all the people I know
to tell me if they hear of any vacancies (49)………...they work . What I am looking for is
something challenging and I would certainly be happy to move to another city or even work
abroad for a while. The (50)………….… is not so important at this stage , provided I earn enough
to live on , because I don’t want to continue (51)………. to depend on my parents , although
they are (52)………..generous to me . At the moment, I’m working in a nearby restaurant
two evenings (53)……….... week, washing up and generally helping out, which brings a little
money . The other people working there are very friendly, and many of them are in the same
(54)………as me, so we have lots of to talk (55)………

B. Choose the words or phrases that best complete this passage.

Earlier this morning when some classmates and I were (56) _____ basketball in the park
near our school, it suddenly began to rain (57) _____. We immediately grabbed our basketball
and ran for shelter. At first we stood together under a tree (58) _____ then it began to thunder.
Peter told us that it was (59)_____to stay under a tree in a rainstorm, (60)_____when there is
lighting, so we ran to a nearby store to wait (61)_____the rain stopped.

From (62)_____we were standing, we could see that the (63) ______ was empty. Before
the rain had started, there had been people everywhere but now (64)______was playing
basketball or football or doing (65)_____or sitting on the park (66)______reading the morning
papers or chatting with their friends.

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56. A hitting B kicking C playing D throwing
57. A greatly B heavily C severely D very big
58. A and B so C but D yet
59. A danger B in danger C a danger D dangerous
60. A specially B especially C mostly D chiefly
61. A for B until C when D as
62. A here B where C there D place
63. A park B place C rain D shelter
64. A nobody B none ` C no people D somebody
65. A exercise B nothing C breathing D jogging
66. A chairs B sofas C stools D benches
67. A doorway B door C gate D window
68. A back B up C out D down
69. A filled B full C crowded D plenty

70. A ponds B puddles C reservoirs D springs
C. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers.

They called New York “the Big Apple”. Maybe it is not exactly like an apple, it’s certainly very
big. There are too many people, that’s the problem. The streets are always full of car and trucks,
you can never find a place to park.

If you have enough money, you can take a taxi. New York cabs are yellow. They look all the
same. But the drivers are very different. Some were born and raised in New York, but many are
newcomers to the United States. A few drive slowly, but most go very very fast. Cab driving is

difficult job. It can be dangerous too. Thieves often try to steal the drivers’ money. Drivers
sometimes get hurt.

If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus or you can take the subway. The subway
is quick and it’s cheap, but parts of it are old and dirty. Lights don’t always work and there are
often fire on the track. On some subway lines, there are new, clean, silver trains. But you can’t
see the color of the old trains easily. There is too much dirt and too much graffiti, inside and out
side.

71. What is the problem in New York ?

A. it has too many aples B. it is too big
C. it looked like an apple D. it is too crowded
72. What does a cab mean ?

A. a truck B. a bus C. a taxi D. It is too crowded
73. Cab drivers in New York………..

A. can be dangerous B. look the same

C. can be attacked by thieves D. were all born in New York
74. The world “track” can best be replaced by ………….

A. roadway B. station C. light bulb D. train
75. Subways in New York ………….

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C. are clothes D. often cause fires
V.WRITING

A. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first

76. When did you last ride a bike?

How long………
77. The trip was so interesting that we couldn’t forget it.
It……….
78. “ Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work”
He reminded………..
79. How many books did they buy yesterday?

How many books………
80. I'm sorry I didn’t go to University

I regret………
81. He prefers plain water to coffee.

He’d rather………...
82. Although he wasn’t experienced, he got the job.
Despite……….
83. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.

She left the room………
84. They are going to repair my car tomorrow.

I am going to have……….

85. You can’t travel on this train if you don’t have a reservation.
Unless………..
B. Composition:

Write a paragraph to tell about your recent journey (no more than 150 words)

Good luck to you!
ANSWER KEY
I.PHONETICS (10 points)

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

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

II. VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR (28 points)
A.

11. D 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.D

16.B 17.B 18.C 19.B 20.D

21.D 22.C 23.B 24.B 25.A

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26d 27c 28b 29e 30a
C.

31. outbuildings 32.housed 33. labourers 34.
village

35.fields 36. life 37.

community 38. preserved

III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (5 points)

39. C 40.A 41.B 42.B 43D

IV. READING (32 points)
A.

44. ago 45. although 46. already 47. for 48. in
49. where 50. salary 51 . having 52. very 53. a/per
54. situation 55. about

B.

56.C 57B 58C 59c 60B

61B 62B 63A 64A 65A

66D 67A 68C 69B 70B

C.

71D 72C 73C 74A 75A

V.WRITING
A. (10 points)

76. How long is it since you rode the bike?

77. It was such an interesting trip that we couldn’t forget it.
78. He reminded me to go to supermarket after work
79. How many books were bought yesterday?
80. I regret not going to University.

81. He’d rather plain water than coffee.
82. Despite his inexperience, he got the job
83. She left the room without saying a word.
84. I am going to have my car repaired tomorrow.

85. Unless you have a reservation you can’t travel on this train
B. 15 points

+ Useful language: spelling, vocabulary, connectors (5 points)
+ Grammar: tense (past tense), structures (5 points)

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2. Đề số 2

SECTION A – PHONETICS

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

1. A. adventure B. future C. mature D. figure

2. A. increase B. widespread C. death D. residential
3. A. coughed B. weighed C. laughed D. photographed

4. A. realize B. teacher C. reason D. feature

5. A. treated B. asked C. sacred D. suggested

II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. impossibly B. especially C. naturally D. importantly

2. A. damage B. pollute C. defense D. erode

3. A. recognize B. enemy C. yesterday D. responding

4. A. electrician B. comfortable C. manufacture D.
accidental

5. A. comedy B. collection C. comical D. calculate

SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.

1. Hurry up! They’ve only got _______ seats left.

A. a little B. a few C. a lot
of D. plenty of

2. The children _______ to the zoo.

A. were enjoyed taken B. enjoyed being taken C. were enjoyed

taking D. enjoyed taking

3. I'd rather you _______ anyone what I said.

A. don't tell B. won't tell C. didn't tell
D. not to tell

4. We were so late that we ______ had time to catch the train.

A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply

5. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when ______ next.

A. they met B. they to meet C. to meet D. should they meet
6. Washing machines, dishwashers and vacuum cleaners are _______.

A. working machines B. useless machines C. sewing machines
D. labour-saving machines

7. Both she and her husband are _______ work.

A. out of B. for C. on D. in

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A. bring B. to bring C. bringing D. who brings
9. They were just _______ us about Anna's new boyfriend.

A. talking B. saying C. speaking D. telling

10. You've got to try to keep _______ as you grow older.

A. act B. active C. action D. actor

II. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
1. The sick needs to be looked after. So money must be spent on hospitals.

2. The accident looked seriously at first but nobody was injured.

3. All the students are looking forward to spending their free time to enjoy their Tet holiday.

4. My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Sai Gon.

5. She left her job soon to devote more time into her family.
6. We won't mind your being late. Beside, it's hardly your mistake.
7. Congratulations! You’ve gained the first prize in the competitions!

8. Her well-known film, that won several awards, was about the life of Lenin.

9. Mr. Tam, who has a lot teaching skills at junior level, will be joining our school in August.
10. You've seen her new car, haven't you? What does it like?

III. Fill in the each gap with the most correct forms of the block word on the right.

1. He is behaving in a very _______ way. MYSTERY

2. Marry wants to _______ her knowledge of the subject. BROAD
3. His _______ to retire surprised all of the workers. DECIDE

4. Some people _______ didn't come. INVITE

5. It is _______ to turn off the lights when it is bright enough. ECONOMY
6. My _______ opinion is that the students should be doing more work outside

the classroom. PERSON

7. These workers got a bonus because they did their jobs _______. EFFECT
8. From 1865 to 1875, a remarkable _______ of inventions was produced. VARIOUS

9. She received a lot of _______ from her mother. COURAGE

10. He doesn‘t agree with the _______ that there is life on other planets. BELIEVE
SECTION C – READING

I. Read the following passage, and fill in the numbered gaps with the correct options
(from A, B, C , D and E below) to make a meaningful reading:

Animals live everywhere. (1) _______. They burrow in the ground. They swim in the sea.
They fly through the air. They creep, they leap, they soar, and they dive. A very few - including
corals and barnacles -stay in one place.

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Zoologists (scientists who study animals) have found more than 2 million species of animals. (3)
_______.

Several things make animals different from other living things. (4) _______. Animals eat other
living things - plants and other animals - to get energy. Animal bodies are made up of more than
one cell, unlike bacteria and other life forms with only one cell. Cells are the building blocks of
living things. (5) _______.

A. Unlike plants, animals cannot make their own food.

B. They think they have discovered only a small portion of all animals on Earth.
C. Animals also have senses, such as eyes or ears, that tell them what is going on
around them.

D. They roam the land.
E. Animals come in all sizes.

II. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word.

Conservation, sustainable use and protection of natural resources including plants, animals,

mineral deposits, soils, clean water, clean air, and fossil fuels (1) _______ as coal, petroleum,
and natural gas. (2)_______ resources are grouped into two categories, renewable and (3)
_______. A renewable resource is one that may be replaced over time by natural processes,
such as fish populations or natural vegetation, or is inexhaustible, such as solar energy. The goal
of renewable resource conservation is to ensure (4) _______ such resources are not consumed
faster (5) _______ they are replaced. Nonrenewable resources are those in limited supply that
cannot be replaced (6) _______ can be replaced only over extremely long periods of time.
Nonrenewable resources (7) _______ fossil fuels and mineral deposits, such as iron ore and gold
ore. Conservation activities for nonrenewable resources focus (8) _______ maintaining an
adequate supply of these resources well into the future. Natural resources are conserved for their
biological, economic, and recreational values, as well as their natural beauty and importance to
local cultures. For (9) _______, tropical rain forests are protected for their important role in both
global ecology (10) _______ the economic livelihood of the local culture; a coral reef may be
protected for its recreational value for scuba divers; and a scenic river may be protected for its
natural beauty...

SECTION D – WRITING

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
1. The painters painted his house last week.

 He

...
2. Gerald is too young to vote.

Geral is not

...
3. Andrew went to the supermarket despite the heavy rain

 Although

...
4. They made him wait for two hours.

He was

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5. David went home before I arrived.
 When I arrived,

...
6. The station clock showed half past ten.

According

…………...
7. I’m always nervous when I take exams.

Taking

...
8. When did you buy your laptop?

How long

...?
9. It is not worth asking Ms. Hoa to help.

There’s no

...
10. If people drive faster, it is more dangerous.

 The

...
II. Make right sentences using the following suggestions.

1. Mike/ offer/ opportunity/ study abroad/ yesterday.


...
2. Why/ you/ not/ consider/ visit/ me?



...
3. Many species/ plants/ animals/ danger/extinction.



...
4. If we/ not/ protect/ wildlife now/ there/ nothing / left/ future generations.



...
5. Remember/ call/ home/ as soon/you arrive/ your destination.



...
III. Write about 120 – 150 words on the following topic:

Imagine you had a friend living abroad and not having been back to the country for along time.
Write to your friend to tell about the changes and invite him/her to come back to to visit the home
towm/ home village. (Notice: Your name is Phuong Lan)

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Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. pardon B. hard C. parent D. Park

2. A. rose B. cover C. nose D. over
3. A. increase B. ink C. pink D. thank
4. A. beloved B. naked C. ploughed D. learned
5. A. thief B. thus C. these D. their
6. A. match B. toothache C. orchestra D. chorus
7. A. guard B. figure C. gamble D. gentle
8. A. spread B. introduce C. destroy D. soldier
9. A. clear B. gear C. bear D. year
10. A. scientiest B. natural C. tiny D. plant
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR

PART II. Choose the answer A, B, C or D which best fits the space in each of the

following sentences.

1. _________ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
A. What the woman was B. That the woman was

C. The woman was D. When was the woman
2. -"Do you mind if I take a seat?" - " _________. "
A. Yes, I don't mind B. No, do as you please
C. No I mind D. Yes, do as you please

3. As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 _________ gave them a standing
ovation.

A. bystanders B. spectators C. viewers D. audiences

4 My parents lent me the money. _________, I couldn't have afforded the trip.
A. However B. Therefore C. Only if D. Otherwise

5. It is interesting to take _________ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing.
A. over B. on C. in D. up

6. Jack made me _________ him next week.

A. promise calling B. to promise calling C. to promise to call D. promise to call
7. "I passed the TOEFL test, Mom. " - " _________. "

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8. The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it _________ warmer.
A. was B. were C. has been D. had been

9. - "Eric is really upset about losing his job." - " Well, once myself, I can understand."

A. Having been fired B. Fired C. Having fired D. Being fired

10. ________________ you, I'd think twice about that decision. I could be a bad move.
A. Were I B. Should I be C. If I am D. If I had been

11. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted _________ a good answer.
A. put up with B. keep pace with

C. made way for D. came up with

12. Not only __________________ to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him
again.

A. she refused B. did she refuse C. she did refuse D. when she refused
13. The judge ________ the pedestrian for the accident.

A. accused B. charged C. caught D. blamed

14. She had to borrow her sister's car because hers was _________.
A. out of work B. out of order C. on duty D. off work

15. We should participate in the movement _________________ to conserve the natural
environment.

A. to organize B. organizing C. which organized D. organized

PART III. From four underlined parts, choose the one that needs correction, then correct
it.

For example : The teacher did not allow the students discussing the take-home exam with each

other.

discussing → to discuss

1. A Geiger counter is an electronic instrument is used to measure the presence and intensity of
radiation.

2. A dolphin locates underwater objects in their path by making a series of clicking and whistling
sounds.

3. In spite of its small size, Europe had a great impact on world history than other continents.
4. Before she moved here, Alene has been president of the organization for four years.

5. That Marta's been chosen as the most outstanding student on her campus make her parents
very happy.

6. My cousin composes not only the music, but also sings the songs for the major Broadway
musicals.

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10. If one had thought about the alternatives, he would not have chosen such difficult a topic for
a term paper.

PART IV. Fill in each space in the following sentences with the most suitable
prepositions.

1. I'm afraid Tom's _________ work. But Jack's in. Would you like to speak to him?
2. Have you been to the theatre recently? ~ Yes, I was _________ the Old Vie last night.
3. At first I found the work very tiring, but _________ a few weeks I got used to it.

4. _________ the daytime the streets are crowded but at night they are quite deserted.

5. I saw Tom at the bus stop this morning but couldn't speak to him because we were standing
_________ a queue.

6. He is always in a hurry. He drives _________________ a tremendous speed.
7. Write ink and put your name on the top of the page.

8. The man with the pipe and red hair is the brother of the girl __________________ blue.
9. He sits at his desk all day with his head in his hands. It gets __________________ my
nerves.

10. The children hastily changed _________ bathing things and jumped into the river with
shouts of delight.

PART V. Give the correct form of the word in bracket to complete the passage.
1. We found it ________ (thrill) to your wonderful news.

2. He left the room without any __________________ (explain).
3. He didn't feel happy because he worked ________ (success).
4. Many people expressed ________ (disagree) with the whole idea.

5. There was a ________ (wide) dissatisfaction with the government's policies.
6. Her health has ________ (bad) considerably since we last saw her.

7. A lot of plants and animals could be used as medicines against cancer, AIDS, heart diseases
and other (sick).

8. He was (information) of the consequences in advance.

9. I was kept ________ (wake) last night by the noise from a party in the flat above.

10. This road is so bad that it needs ________ (surface).

C. READING

PART VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to each of the
questions

Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the
effects of extreme heat. One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb
the Sun's rays. Desert mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of

maintaining a constant body temperature. Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature
deep inside the body, which would involve the expenditure of water and energy, desert

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since the heat of the first few hours of daylight is absorbed in warming up the body, and an
excessive buildup of heat does not begin until well into the day.

Another strategy of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that
would be fatal for non-adapted animals. The camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight
as water without harm to itself, whereas human beings die after losing only 12 to 13 percent of
their body weight. An equally important adaptation is the ability to replenish this water loss at
one drink. Desert animals can drink prodigious volumes in a short time, and camels have been
known to imbibe over 100 liters in a few minutes. A very dehydrated person, on the other hand,
cannot drink enough water to dehydrate at one session, because the human stomach is not
sufficiently big and because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes death from water
intoxication.

The tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals do not have to
remain near a water hole but can obtain food from grazing sparse and far-flung pastures.
Desert-adapted mammals have the further ability to feed normally when extremely dehydrated,

it is a common experience in people that appetite is lost even under conditions of moderate
thirst.

1. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. Weather variations in the desert B. Adaptations of desert animals
C. Diseased of desert animals D. Human use of desert animals.

2. According to the passage, why is light coloring an advantage to large desert animals?
A. It helps them hide from predators.

B. It does not absorb sunlight as much as dark colors.
C. It helps them see their young at night

D. It keeps them cool at night.

3. The word "maintaining" is closest in meaning to _. A. measuring B. inheriting C. preserving D.
delaying

4. The author uses of Grant's gazelle as an example of _. A. an animal with a low average
temperature

B. an animal that is not as well adapted as the camel

C. a desert animal that can withstand high body temperatures
D. a desert animal with a constant body temperature

5. When is the internal temperature of a large desert mammal lower?
A. Just before sunrise B. In the middle of the day

C. Just after sunset D. Just after drinking

6. The word "tolerate" is closest in meaning to _ . A. endure B. replace C. compensate D.
reduce

7. What causes water intoxication?

A. Drinking too much water very quickly B. Drinking polluted water
C. Bacteria in water D. Lack of water.

8. What does the author imply about desert-adapted mammals?

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C. They easily lose their appetites. D. They can travel long distances looking for
food.

9. Why does the author mention humans in the second paragraph?

A. To show how they use camels. B. To contrast them to desert mammals.

C. To give instructions about desert survival. D. To show how they have adapted to desert life.
10. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an adaptation of large desert animals?

A. Variation in body temperatures B. Eating while dehydrated
C. Drinking water quickly D. Being active at night.

PART VII. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently (1)_ _ across words you do
not fully understand. Sometimes you check the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you (2) .
The strategy you adopt depends very much upon the (3) of accuracy you require and the time
at your disposal.

If you are the sort of person who tends to turn to the dictionary frequently, it is worth

remembering that every dictionary has its (4)_ _. Each definition is only an approximation and
one builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (5)_ _ of
contexts.

It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that translate from English
into

your native language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (6) an
English-English dictionary.

In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary. (7) you are allowed to use one, it
is very time-consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You are, (8) ,
forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.

When you find unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you develop
efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will (9)_ _ a number of possible problems
and

help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first thought likely.

Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of a word are: using contextual clues,
both

within the sentence and outside, and making use of clues (10) from the formation of the word.
1. A. put B. drop C. see D. come

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8. A. so B. therefore C. completely D. so that

9. A. surpass B. get over C. go over D. overcome
10. A. derived B. extracted C. coming D. originated
D. WRITING

PART VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
1. This will be my student's first performance in Canada. → This will be the first time
………...

2. This course will take us six months to complete. → In six months time
………..

3. The number of people who understand his ideas exceed his expectations. → More people
………

4. She'll have to make her presentation at the end of his speech. → The moment he
………..

5. Sharon will finish her exams. Then she will have more free time. → Once

………
6. Both Mary and Peter prefer jazz to classical music. →

Neither………
7. They repaired my car at the garage in town. →

I...
...

8. This is the last time I will speak to you. →

I...
....

9. I prefer staying in to going out. → I'd

rather...
10. They passed the driving test because of the easy questions. → If

………
A. PHONETICS

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

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1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. D
6. D 7. C 8. D 9. A 10.A
11. D 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. D
16. C 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. A
PART II

1. is used → used 6. composes not only → not only composes
2. their path → its path 7. rarely we stop → rarely do we stop

3. great impact → greater impact 8. have difficulty → have had difficulty
4. has been → had been 9. do yearly → make yearly

5. make → makes/made 10. such difficult → so difficult
PART III

1. at 2. at 3. for 4. in 5. in
6. at 7. in 8. in 9. on 10. into
PART IV

1. thrilling
2. explanation
3. unccessfully
4. disagreements
5. widespread
6. worsened
7. sicknesses
8. informed
9. awake
10. resurfacing
C. READING
PART V

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

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

D. WRITING – 5 ĐIỂM

Pa r t IX: 2 điểm = 0,2 / 1 câu đúng

1. This will be the first time my student has performed in Canada. / my student has given the
performance in Canada.

2. In six months time we will have completed this course.

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4. The moment he finishes she'll have to make her presentation.
5. Once Sharon finishes her exams, she will have more free time
6. Neither Mary nor Peter prefers classical music to jazz.

7. I had my car repaired at the garage in town.
8. I will not/never speak to you (again).

9. I'd rather stay in than go out.

10. If the questions hadn’t been easy, / the questions had been (more) difficult, / It hadn’t been
for the easy questions, they would have failed the driving test. / they wouldn’t have passed the
driving test.

4. Đề số 4

SECTION B. PHONETICS

Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words. Identify
your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. alarming B. criticize C. excellent D. arrogant
2. A. presentation B. confidential C. controversial D. communicate

3. A. ambitious B. appearance C. development D. introduce
4. A. economical B. alternative C. miraculous D. ability
5. A. ingratiate B. politics C. courageous D.
conspicuous

SECTION C. LEXICO-GRAMMAR

Part 1. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1. ________ daily promotes physical as well as emotional well-being in people of all ages.
A. Having exercised B. Those who exercise

C. Exercising D. For exercising

2. The new production of Othello is very ambitious and extremely interesting, but somehow it
doesn't quite ________ .

A. come off B. come through C. come out D. come
round

3. These tablets are really ________. My headache’s much better now.

A. affective B. effective C. efficient D. affected
4. Doctors advise people who are deficient ________ vitamin C to eat more fruit and

vegetables.

A. from B. of C. in D. for
5. “But son, you are my own ________. ”

A. flesh and blood B. body and soul C. heart to heart D. skin and

bone

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A. will have been spent B. is to be spent
C. will be spending D. is going to spend

8. Linda: “It’s really the end of the holiday already.” ~ Alice: “________!”
A. How time flies B. Let’s call it a day
C. It’s a small world D. There’s nothing to it
9. Harold would sooner we ________ the meeting on Sunday.

A. shouldn’t hold B. wouldn’t hold C. didn’t hold D. won’t hold
10. Susan will graduate in June, ________ she submits her dissertation on time.

A. unless B. provided C. otherwise D.
supposing

Part 2. Supply the correct form of the word provided in each blank.

Many (1. RESEARCH) ________ believe that apes can communicate with human beings.
Investigations made at several laboratories in the United States and elsewhere indicate that
chimpanzees and gorillas are capable of understanding language and line using

(2. LANGUAGE) ________ responses at the level of a four – year – old child. Washoe, an adult
chimpanzee who was raised as if she were a deaf child, can translate words she hears into
American Sign Language. Loko, a 400-pound lowland gorilla, is claimed to have understood a
poem (3. WRITE) ________ about her. Tests of Koko’s auditory comprehension show that she
is able to make discriminations between such words as “funny”, “money”, and “bunny”.

The (4. SCIENCE) ________ at the forefront of this research admit that their work has been
severely criticized. The skeptics in general claim that apes’ language (5. BEHAVE) ________ is

merely imitative. For this behavior to be called “language”, it must also be (6. COMMUNICATE)
________. The proponents of ape language counter that those who deny the (7. VALID)

________ of this research have never worked with apes. They point out that new fields of
investigation always create (8. CONTROVERSIAL) ________. They add that (9. HUMAN)
________ primates have not been taught to speak, however, because the outer layer of their
brain hemispheres is not (10. SUFFICIENT) ________refined.

Part 3. The passage below contains five mistakes. Write down the line numbers, the
corresponding mistakes and correct them.

It is a sad fact that adults laugh farly less than children, sometimes by as much as a couple
of hundred times a day. Just take a look at people's faces on the way to work or in the office:
you'll be lucky to see a smile, let alone hear a laugh. This is a shame - especially in view of the
fact that scientists have proved that laughing is good at you. "When you laugh" says

psychologist David Cohen, "it produces the feel-good hormones, endorphin. It counters the
effects of stress and enhances the immune system."

They are many reasons why we might laugh less in adult life: perhaps we are too
work-obsessed, or too embarrassed to let our emotions shown. Some psychologists simply believe
that children have more native responses and like adults we naturally grow out of spontaneous
reactions. Luckily, however, it is possible to relearn the art of laughter.

No Line Mistake Correction

1
2

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Part 1. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer by writing the

corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

The history of clinical nutrition, or the study of the relationship between health and how the
body takes in and utilizes food substances, can be divided into four distinct eras: the first began
in the nineteenth century and extended into the early twentieth century when it was recognized
for the first time that food contained constituents that were essential for human function and that
different foods provided different amounts of these essential agents. Near the end of this era,
research studies demonstrated that rapid weight loss was associated with nitrogen imbalance
and could only be rectified by providing adequate dietary protein associated with certain foods.
The second era was initiated in the early decades of the twentieth century and might be
called "the vitamin period." Vitamins came to be recognized in foods, and deficiency syndromes
were described. As vitamins became recognized as essential food constituents necessary for
health, it became tempting to suggest that every disease and condition for which there had
been no previous effective treatment might be responsive to vitamin therapy. At that point in
time, medical schools started to become more interested in having their curricula integrate
nutritional concepts into the basic sciences. Much of the focus of this education was on the
recognition of vitamin deficiency symptoms. Herein lay the beginning of what ultimately turned
from ignorance to denial of the value of nutritional therapies in medicine. Reckless claims were
made for effects of vitamins that went far beyond what could actually be achieved from the use
of them.

In the third era of nutritional history in the early 1950's to mid-1960's, vitamin therapy began
to fall into disrepute. Concomitant with this, nutrition education in medical schools also

became less popular. It was just a decade before this that many drug companies had found
their vitamin sales skyrocketing and were quick to supply practicing physicians with generous
samples of vitamins and literature praising the virtue of supplementation for a variety of
health-related conditions. Expectations as to the success of vitamins in disease control were

exaggerated. As is known in retrospect, vitamin and mineral therapies are much less effective

when applied to health-crisis conditions than when applied to long-term problems of under
nutrition that lead to chronic health problems.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The effects of vitamins on the human body

B. The history of food preferences from the nineteenth century to the present
C. The stages of development of clinical nutrition as a field of study

D. Nutritional practices of the nineteenth century

2. It can be inferred from the passage that during the first era in the history of
nutrition________.

A. protein was recognized as an essential component of diet
B. vitamins were synthesized from foods

C. effective techniques of weight loss were determined
D. certain foods were found to be harmful to good health

3. It can be inferred from the passage that medical schools began to teach concepts of nutrition
in order to________.

A. convince medical doctors to participate in research studies on nutrition

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C. convince doctors to conduct experimental vitamin therapies on their patients
D. support the creation of artificial vitamins

4. The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to________.

A. therapies B. claims C. effects D. vitamins
5. Why did vitamin therapy begin losing favor in the 1950's?

A. Because the public lost interest in vitamins.

B. Because medical schools stopped teaching nutritional concepts.
C. Because nutritional research was of poor quality.

D. Because claims for the effectiveness of vitamin therapy were seen to be exaggerated.
6. The phrase "concomitant with" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to________.
A. in conjunction with B. prior to C. in dispute with D. in regard to
7. The word "skyrocketing" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to________.
A. internationally popular B. increasing rapidly

C. acceptable D. surprising

8. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses________.

A. the fourth era of nutrition history B. problems associated with under nutrition
C. how drug companies became successful D. why nutrition education lost its appeal
Part 2. Read the passage and fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word.

Fog is a cloud in (1) ________ with or just above the surface of land or sea. It can be a major
environmental hazard. Fog on highways can cause chain-reaction accidents involving dozens
of cars. Delays and shutdowns at airports can (2) ________ economic losses to airlines and
inconveniences to thousands of travelers carrying vast quantities of oil, increases the possibility
of catastrophic oil spills.

The (3) ________ common type of fog, radiation fog, forms at night, when moist air near the
ground loses warmth through radiation on a clear night. This type of fog often occurs in valleys,

(4) ________ as California's San Joaquin Valley. (5) ________ common type, advection fog,
results from the movement of warm, wet air over cold ground. The air loses temperature to the
ground and condensation sets in. This type of fog often occurs along the California coast and
the shores of the Great Lake. Advection fog also forms when air (6) ________ with a warm
ocean current blows across the surface of a cold current. The thick fogs of the Grand Banks of
Newfoundland, Canada, are largely of this origin, (7) ________ here the Labrador Current
comes in contact with the warm Gulf Stream.

Two other types of fog are somewhat (8) ________ unusual. Frontal fog occurs when two fronts
of different temperatures meet, and rain from the warm front falls (9) ________ the colder one,
saturating the air. Steam fog appears when cold air picks (10) ________ moisture by moving
other warmer water.

Part 3. Choose the correct answer to complete the following passage by writing the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

Of the myriad of Japanese ceremonies introduced to the West, the Japanese tea ceremony
would have to be the least accessible. (1) __________ many other aspects of Japanese

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ago. In Japan, green tea developed its own character, and the Japanese tea ceremony has
evolved (3) __________ a peculiarly Japanese phenomenon.

The modern tea ceremony can be (4) __________back to the 17th century when it developed
alongside another singular Japanese adaption of Chinese culture: the philosophy of Zen. The
tea ceremony eventually became established as a recognized form of high art, where it was
practiced in (5) __________ locations, from a Zen temple to an ordinary home. Even today, the
simplest and most secular tea ceremony still embraces the Zen aesthetics of (6) __________,
austerity and devotion. During the ceremony strictly prescribed words of invitation and gratitude
are murmured quietly; tea maker and guests (7) __________ their roles with humility and
respect. A brief moment of (8) __________ tranquility has been communally created and

shared. It is simultaneously an aesthetic, social and spiritual moment. Significantly it is a
Japanese moment, fleeting and poignant with its own peacefulness (9) __________ the noise
and confusion of the everyday world is temporarily suspended as a vague, indefinable (10)
__________ of the eternal pervades.

1. A. Like B. As C. Similar D. Alike

2. A. brought up B. brought in C. brought about D. brought down
3. A. off B. into C. about D. for

4. A. detected B. tracked C. ignored D. traced
5. A. disparate B. diverse C. equal D. unlike
6. A. simply B. simplify C. simplicity D. simplification
7. A. play B. take C. set D. have
8. A. heavy B. serious C. profound D. difficult
9. A. where B. when C. which D. who

10. A. sense B. thought C. capacity D. atmosphere
SECTION E. WRITING

Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar
meaning to the original one.

1. Although I love you, I cannot let you have any more money.

→ Much _________________________________________________.
2. She was unaware that they were watching her every move.

→ Little did ______________________________________________.
3. It was a bad idea to invite them to the party.

→ You should ____________________________________________.
4. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.

→ I am __________________________________________________.
5. The letter arrived completely unexpectedly this morning.

→ The letter arrived completely out ____________________________.
Part 2. Essay writing:

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To what extent do you agree with this proposal?

Write an essay within 250 words to express your own idea.
---THE END---

ĐÁP ÁN
SECTION A. LISTENING (4 points)

Part 1: (1.4 points. 0.2 points/ item)

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A

Part 2. (1.2 points. 0.2 points/ item)

8. C 9. C 10. A 11. B 12. B 13. A

Part 3. (1.4 points. 0.2 points/ item)

14. 473 15. smooth 16. 180 kilometers 17. 30

18. light aircraft/ plane 19. wings 20. rear wheels
SECTION B. PHONETICS (1 point. 0.2 points/ item)

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

SECTION C. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (5 points)
Part 1. (2 points. 0.2 points/ item)

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

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

Part 2. (2 points. 0.2 points/ item)

1. researchers 2. linguistic 3. written 4. scientists 5. behavior
6. communicative 7. validity 8. controversy 9. subhuman 10. sufficiently
Part 3. (1 points. 0.2 points/ item)

No Line Mistake Correction

1 1 farly far

2 4 at for

3 6 They There

4 7 shown show

5 8 like as

SECTION D. READING (6 points)
Part 1. (2 points. 0.25 points/ item)

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

5. D 6. A 7. B 8. A

Part 2. (2 points. 0.2 points/ item)

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6. associated 7. because 8. more 9. into 10. up
Part 3. (2 points. 0.2 points/ item)

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

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

SECTION E. (4 points)

Part 1. (1 point. 0.2 points/ item)

1. Much as I love you, I cannot let you have any more money.
2. Little did she know that they were watching her every move.
3. You should not have invited them to the party.

4. I am not used to/ not in the habit of sleeping in the afternoon.
5. The letter arrived completely out of the blue this morning.

5. Đề số 5

SECTION A: USE OF ENGLISH

I. Select the best option to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers (A, B,

C or D) in the box provided.

1. I find her ___________ . She never stops talking.

A. exhaustion B. exhaust C. exhausting D. exhausted

2. Look at these two pieces of material I have just bought. Which do you like __________ _?
A. better B. best C. more than D. most

3. Have this one, __________ ?

A. do you B. will you C. don’t you D. haven’t you
4. Half the people in the office have __________ a strange illness.

A. gone in for B. gone along with C.gone through with D. gone down with
5. The Police are going to __________ him very carefully.

A. check up on B. catch up on C. hold out for D. run away with
6. Many people don’t use their computers to their full ____________.

A. future B. expectation C. potential D. hope
7. When our friends have bad fortune, we try to show___________.

A. love B. sympathy C. affection D. pity
8. She should have been here but she’s _____________ flu.

A. come in for B. gone through with C. gone down with D. come up against
9. The instructor on the course was hopeless __________ explaining things.

A. in B. of C. at D. to

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A. reserved B. full C. served D. free
11. You have to study harder to ____________ your classmates.

A. keep in touch B. keep pace with C. keep out of D. keep up

12. ____________ is the safeguarding and preservation of natural resources so that they
can be used and enjoyed.

A. conservative B. conservatism C. conservationist D. conservation
13. It is imperative that this letter __________ immediately.

A. were sent B. sent C. be sent D. send

14. Two of the boys in the art class were doing self-portraits by looking at ________ in the
mirror.

A. themselves B. oneself C. each other D. one another
15. The Tories won the election in 1979.

A. came into effect B. came into power C. came to power D. came to the power
16. While attempting to reach his home before the storm, ____________.

A. Tom had an accident on his bike
B. the storm caught Tom

C. it happened that Tom’s bike broke down
D. the bicycle of Tom broke down

17. After several hours on that road, they became __________ to the fact that they would
never reach the hotel by nightfall.

A. dejected B. resigned C. depressed D. disillusioned
18. He perceived a change in temperature.

A. was afraid of B. was fond of C. was interested in D. was aware of
19. In all __________, he’s already left.

A. odds B. probability C. certainty D. possibilities
20. __________, I like the Rolling Stones

A. No need to say B. Don’t need to say C. Needless saying D. Needless to say

Answers

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

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

II. Use the right form of the word given in CAPITALS to complete the sentences. Write your

answers in the box provided.

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3. The storm caused terrible _________ along the coast. (DESTROY)
4. __________ is one of the qualities required of a social worker. (FLEXIBLE)
5. The new leisure centre doesn’t quite come up to my __________. (EXPECT)

6. The floor of the attic needs _________ if we’re going to make it into a bedroom.

(STRONG)

7. Is it possible to __________ between a hobby and an interest? (DISTINCT)
8. This used to be a rural area but it has become ___________. (INDUSTRY)
9. I’m surprised at what you’ve done. I hope my confidence in you has not been ________.

(PLACE)
10. This jewel is not simply valuable. It is __________. (VALUE)
Answers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III. Read the text and look carefully at each line. Tick (Ö) the lines which are correct and pick

out the unnecessary words. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00). Write your

answers on the right lines provided.

CAMPING

0. You’ve finally arrived at your destination place and you’re looking

for somewhere ____place_

00. to set up your tent. So what should you be looking for? You need to look

for _____Ö___

1. relatively level ground, and, whatever you do, never pitch your tent on a

slope __________

2. or you will find yourself rolling around out of your sleeping bag all night. __________
3. Don’t forget to check it that there is a water source nearby. Water is

essential for __________

4. camping: you’ll need it for the drinking and cooking. You don’t want to

have to __________

5. walk far with a twenty-litre container, do you? Find a suitable area for

cooking. __________

6. Don’t cook in you tent. Locate a flat area away from some leaves, grass or __________
7. twigs, which can make fire. Another thing you must do is keep the

campsite clean. __________

8. After meals, wash the whole dishes, and put the rubbish in an appropriate

place. __________

9. Remember to follow the campsite rules, which they were made so that

everyone __________

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SECTION B: READING COMPREHENSION

I. Read the text below and choose the best word or combination of words to fill in each blank.

Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the box provided.

AUDIOBOOKS - BOOKS ON CASSETTE

In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to choose from Entertainment
industries (1) __________ for your leisure time. You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art
gallery or concert or, of course, read a book. Sometimes it seems that reading

is (2) __________ because, (3) __________ you’re a fast reader, it can take a (4) __________
amount of time to finish a novel, for example. But in the modern world, time is something that
can be in short supply.

Book publishers haven’t been (5) __________ to realize this and are now selling a
product which needn’t (6) __________ as much of your time but still tells you an excellent story.
The new products is the audiobook - cassette recordings of shortened novels, often read by
well-known personalities or the authors themselves. Audiobooks are relatively new but people
are becoming more aware of them and sales are increasing (7) __________.

One of the attractions of audiobooks is that they’re (8) __________ listening to the
radio, only better. You can listen to what you want when you want, and you won’t ever miss
anything. Much of their appeal (9) ________ in their flexibility. They allow you do to other things
while you’re listening, such as driving or (10) __________ the housework. For some people,
audio books can be a much more enjoyable way of gaining knowledge than reading.

1. A. chase B. compete C. oppose D. pursue
2. A. neglected B. declined C. lessened D. disposed
3. A. in spite B. no matter C regardless of D. even if
4. A. plentiful B. broad C. considerable D. lasting
5. A. behind B. slow C. delayed D. overdue
6. A. take up B. fill out C. go through D. pass by
7. A. ever since then B. all the time C. up until now D. from then on

8. A. as B. same C. like D. both

9. A. stands B. belongs C. bases D. lies
10. A. doing B. running C. making D. cleaning
Answers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

II. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. Write your answers (A, B,

C or D) in the box provided.

About two hundred years ago man lived in greater harmony with his environment because
industry was not much developed. Today the situation is quite (1) _________. People all over
the world are worried about what is happening to the environment, because of modern industry
and the need for more and more energy. Newspapers and magazines

write (2) _________water pollution, air pollution and land pollution. Why is there so

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and (4) ________of room in the world so they could move to another place when their

settlements became dirty.

Now, however, many parts of the world are (5)_________, people live in big cities and much
of our waste, especially waste from factories, electric (6) _______ stations, the chemical
industry and heavy industry is very dangerous. Fish die in the lakes, rivers and seas; forest
trees die (7)_______. Much of this dangerous waste goes into the air and is carried by the wind
for great distances. The earth is (8) ________home . We must take care of it for ourselves and
for the next generations. This means (9) _________our environment clean.

The importance of this task is pointed out by ecologists, the scientists who study

the (10)_______ between living things and the environment. However, each of us must do
everything possible to keep the land, air and water clean.

Answers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III. Read the passage carefully and choose the best option for each
sentence.

Most of us lead unhealthy lives: we spend far too much time sitting down. If, in addition, we
are careless about our diets, our bodies soon become flabby and our systems sluggish. Then
the guilt feelings start : “I must go on a diet”, “ I must try to lose weight” “ I must get more fresh
air and exercise”, “I must stop smoking”, “I must try to keep fit” . There are some aspects of our
unhealthy lives that we cannot avoid. I’m thinking of such features of modern urban life as
pollution, noise, rushed meals and stress. But keeping fit is a way to minimize the effects of
these evils.

The usual suggestion to a person who is looking for a way to keep fit is to take some

sports. While it is true that every weekend you will find people playing football and hockey in the
local park, they are outnumbered a hundred to one by the people who are simply watching
them. It is an illusion to think that you will get fit by going to watch the football match every
Saturday, unless you count the effort required to fight your way through the crowds to get to the
best seats.

For those who do not particularly enjoy competitive sports – and it is especially difficult to
do so if you are not good at them – there are such solitary activities as cycling, walking and
swimming. What often happens, though, is that you do them in such a leisurely way, so slowly,
that is doubtful if you are doing yourself much good, apart from the fact that you have at least
managed to get up out of your armchair. Of course you can be very thorough about exercise,
even fanatical. Many sports shops now sell frightening pieces of apparatus, chest-expanders
and other mysterious gadgets of shiny spring steel, which, according to the advertisements, will
bring you up to an Olympic standard of fitness, provided that you follow a rigorous and regular
programme of exercises. Such programmes generally involve long periods of time bending
these curious bits of metal into improbable shapes.

It all strikes me as utterly boring and also time-consuming. Somebody suggested recently
that all such effort was pointless anyway because if you spend half an hour every day jogging
round the local park, you will add to your life exactly the number of hours that you wasted doing
the ‘jogging’ in the first place. The argument is false even if the facts are correct, but there is no
doubt that exercise in itself can be boring.

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snoozing in the armchair or going dancing ( which is a good form of exercise in itself ) . It has to
do with deep breathing , emptying your mind of all thoughts, meditation, and so on.

Yoga, as practiced in the West, is the most widely known and popular of the systems for

achieving the necessary state of relaxation. Contrary to popular belief, you do not have to learn
a lot of strange words or become a Buddhist in order to benefit from Yoga. It seems ironical,
though, that as our lives have improved in a material sense, we have found it increasingly
necessary to go back to forms of activity – physical effort on the one hand, and relaxation on
the other – which were the natural way of life of our forefathers.

1. Unfitness is the result of ___________.

A. lack of fresh air and exercise
B. overeating, smoking and living in town

C. not eating properly and not getting enough exercise
D. not taking part in sports

2. Pollution, noise and stress are examples of ___________.

A. causes of unfitness B. bad features of living in towns
C. the things we must avoid if we are to stay healthy D. industrial life and work

3. Our reaction to being out of condition is to ___________.

A. give up smoking and go on a diet B. start a programme of keep-fit exercises
C. make resolutions to lead a healthier life D.take up a sport

4. A lot of people who go to the park at the weekend are ___________.
A. football players B. football spectators
C. keep-fit enthusiasts D. unfit or unhealthy
5. You cannot really enjoy competitive sports unless you are ___________.
A. young enough to play them B. very good at them
C. fit enough to play them D. a solitary kind of person

6. The reason we don’t get much out of solitary sports such as walking is that we do not
_________.

A. do them often enough B. have the encouragement of others
C. take them seriously enough D. do them vigorously

enough 7. The writer does not like keep-fit programmes because he thinks
___________.

A. they take up too much time B. there are much easier ways of getting fit
C. they are a waste of time D. the apparatus is very silly

8. To be healthy we must ___________.

A. keep fit and active B. keep fit and learn to relax

C. be active and practise Yoga D. be very careful about what we eat and
drink

9. Many people believe that in order to practise Yoga ___________.

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C. you must learn to relax completely D. you must wear special clothing
10. Our forefathers were healthy because ___________.

A. their way of life involved both exercise and relaxation
B. they were careful to get plenty of fresh air and keep fit
C. they lived in the country and spent time out of doors
D. they had simple work to do and very little to worry about
Answers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION D: WRITING

I. Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before
it.

1

. His second attempt on the world record was successful
He

broke_____________________________________________________________________.
2

. They were all arrested because of his incompetence.

Had______________________________________________________________________
___.

3

. Please don’t smoke in the kitchen.
I’d rather

____________________________________________________________________.
4

. “That’s a lovely new dress, Jean”, said her mother.
Jean’s mother complimented

_____________________________________________________.
5

.

I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievements

Much_____________________________________________________________________
___.

II. For each of the sentences, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence, using the word given in CAPITALS. This word must not be altered in any
way.

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_________________________________________________________________________.
4. What are you trying to say? (AT)
_________________________________________________________________________.
5. Graham stopped talking to deal with a customer. (OFF)

_________________________________________________________________________.

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