TRIAL TEST 230

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Mơn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐÊ SỐ 230
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Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 01: A. participate
B. vulnerable
C. absurdity
D. alternative
Question 02: A. altitude
B. allergy
C. academic
D. mediocre
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 03: ~ Atkin: "_____________" ~ Boris: "Yeah, in a bit. I have just read the end of this book."
A. Have you ever read Mark Twain? B. May I borrow your pen?
C. How long have you read it?
D. Can you help me tidy up?
Question 04: ~ Ashley: "Do you fancy coming round for dinner on Sunday? ~ Barn: "_____________"
A. Why not? I’m very hungry.
B. Yes, I’ve dreamed about those heels for ages.
C. No way. I’ve been there lately.
D. I’d love to, but I actually have go round to John’s. It’s his birthday.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 05: It's surprising how few people can________ between margarine and butter.
A. diagnose
B. distinguish
C. separate
D. estimate
Question 06: The scheme sounds excellent in theory, but it's totally________ in a country like this.
A. inaccessible
B. impracticable
C. insoluble
D. impassable
Question 07: Robert is completely________ in his new book on photography.
A. absorbed
B. occupied
C. disappointed
D. interested
Question 08: Digitally________ messages can be delivered via cable direct into our homes.
A. numbered
B. dialled
C. deciphered
D. encoded
Question 09: The old bus slowly________ to a halt outside the school.
A. ground
B. clanked
C. squeaked
D. whizzed
Question 10: We'll have to________ with tea as there isn't any coffee.
A. make over
B. make

C. do up
D. make do
Question 11: There's someone at the door, ________ it.
A. I answer
B. I'm answering
C. I answered
D. I'll answer
Question 12: Frankly, whether he'll come.or not is anybody's________.
A. feeling
B. question
C. guess
D. instinct
Question 13: It is still a good idea to know how to type________ the many technological advances in
typewriters and word processors, a skilled operator remains indispensable.
A. In spite of
B. Because of
C. In case of
D. In addition to
Question 14: There's been a________ in public opinion as far as the arming of the police is
concerned.
A. shift
B. drift
C. turn
D. motion
Question 15: I don't remember________ of the decision to change the company policy on vacations.
When was it decided?
A. being told
B. telling
C. to be told
D. to tell

Question 16: My grandmother was________ by Andrew's cultivated manners.and his charming
smile.
A. captivated
B. captured
C. subjected
D. enslaved
Question 17: Peter enjoys________ science fictions, ________ type of book based on imagined scientific
discoveries in the future.
A. Ø/ Ø
B. the/ Ø
C. Ø/ a
D. the/ the
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 18: It was until midnight that the troupe had time to dine.
A. dine
B. that
C. had
D. It was until
Question 19: Either you or Evans have to finish painting the gate before Dad comes home.
A. have to
B. Either
C. comes
D. painting
Question 20: Hardly had we arrived home than it poured down with hail.
A. Hardly
B. arrived home

C. than
D. hails
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 21: We’re moving, so we have to get rid of a lot of our furniture.
A. throw away
B. put up
C. bring round
D. take up
Question 22: After his failures, he became introverted and depressed.
A. extroverted
B. displeased
C. forlorn
D. angry
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 23 to 29.
GREASE
'Greasy spoons' very rarely appear in guidebooks, but they are an essential part of life in the
UK, especially for people living in the bigger cities. These small restaurants are so common that
they often go unnoticed, but if they were removed, the country would be on its knees.
In London, the capital city of the greasy spoon, there are hundreds of them, fuelling the
population with bacon, egg and sausage. Greasy spoon cafés are so called because any cutlery that
comes into contact with the food they offer is immediately coated with a sticky, greasy layer of
lard. More calories can be found in a cup of tea in a good greasy spoon than in a whole meal at a
normal restaurant.
Greasy spoons are generally found slightly away from the main streets of most towns, they
usually have large glass windows, a plastic sign with the name of the café - usually containing the
name of the owner, e.g. Mario's, Bob's Place, Rita's Café - and a huge menu offering a wide variety
of delights. Inside they are generally clean and functional. You'll see old wooden seats, tables
covered with cracked linoleum and plain walls. Each table has on it a bottle of brown sauce,

tomato ketchup and vinegar, and pots of salt and pepper.
In a typical greasy spoon, you will find people from all walks of life. Poets, builders,
hurrying businessmen, students lazing around with huge mugs of tea. Some read novels, some
stare into space, and others catch up on the day's news. At weekends, there will always be large
groups of friends, recovering from a night on the town.
The meals here are dangerously unhealthy, and absolutely delicious. All kinds of fried food
can be bought for incredibly low prices. The centre piece is usually the traditional English
breakfast. Although it's called a breakfast, you have to be really brave to eat it first thing in the
morning, because it is huge. At least two pieces of bacon, two sizzling sausages, two fried eggs,
fried mushrooms, baked beans and bread soaked in hot oil and fried. The English breakfast is full
of meat and fat. If you want something less filling, there's still a lot to choose from; particular
specialities are bacon or fried egg sandwiches (or, of course, bacon and egg sandwiches). There is
also often a range of vegetarian sausages and burgers.
Greasy spoons have some devoted followers. Typing 'greasy spoon' into an Internet search
engine will bring up hundreds of entries. With pictures, reviews, menus and stories, it's the next
best thing to going to a greasy spoon café yourself. But of course, nothing can beat going to the
real thing - especially on an empty stomach.
[Source: Oxford Excellent Exams, 2010]
Question 23: The phrase “all walks of life” is closest in meaning to________.
A. other countries
B. everywhere
C. all over the world
D. different jobs or levels of society
Question 24: Which is synonymous with “Nothing beats”?
A. It’s worth…
B. It’s a must when… C. Nothing is better than… D. Waste no time….
Question 25: The traditional English breakfast is________.
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A. recommended for vegetarians.
B. served in huge portions.
C. not very tasty.
D. not very cheap.
Question 26: The characteristic feature of greasy spoons is that they________.
A. are furnished in a sophisticated way.
B. are not very clean.
C. offer a lot of dishes to choose from.
D. use a special type of cutlery.
Question 27: People who come to greasy spoons________.
A. come from various backgrounds.
B. are often in a hurry.
C. usually meet friends there.
D. sometimes spend the night there.
Question 28: According to the article, greasy spoons are________.
A. important to many British people.
B. going to be removed from city centres.
C. only found in big cities.
D. advertised as a to urist attraction.
Question 29: The author of the article________.
A. thinks they should be moved away from the main streets.
B. is a great fan of greasy spoons.
C. believes greasy spoons represent British tastes in food.
D. learned about greasy spoons on the Internet.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 30: We'd better book tickets. They may sell out.
A. We'd better book tickets so that they may not sell out.
B. We'd better book tickets in case they may sell out.
C. We'd better book tickets because they may sell out.

D. We'd better book tickets; however, they may sell out.
Question 31: He helped with the work. We could finish it soon.
A. Without his help with the work, we couldn’t have finished it soon.
B. Except for his help with the work, we couldn’t have finished it soon.
C. But for his help, we wouldn’t have been able to finish the work soon.
D. Despite his not helping with the work, we could finish it soon.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 32: “Don't stay out after 10 p.m.,” my father said to me.
A. My father warned me against staying out after 10 p.m.
B. My father did not permit me to stay out after 10 p.m.
C. My father warned me not to staying out after 10 p.m.
D. My father ordered me not to stay out after 10 p.m.
Question 33: He broke up with her but now he thinks that was a mistake.
A. He was mistaken with breaking up with her.
B. He feels a pity that he had broken up with her.
C. He wishes not to have broken her up.
D. He regrets having broken up with her.
Question 34: I'd like to be at university now.
A. I like studying at university now. B. I wish I were present at university now.
C. I want to be at university now. D. If only I were at university now.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 35: A. pleasure
B. leisure
C. ensure
D. measure
Question 36: A. falcon
B. walk
C. folk

D. half
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 37 to 41.
Studying on your own outside class is just as important as the work you do in class with
your teacher.
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Learning a language is not something which (37)________ immediately or when you want it
to happen! Learning takes time. You can make the process faster and more efficient if you study at
home.
This Workbook has been specially designed to make sure you really learn how to use the
language you meet in class. It gives you more (38)________ to practise grammar, it helps you check
your understanding of how to use new vocabulary in typical, everyday ways and it helps you
develop your written English, too.
Here is some general advice for how to get the most out of this book:
° Do a little every day rather than a lot once a week.
° Try to do the exercises first without using the answer key, but don’t be afraid to use the
answer key, if you (39)________ a problem.
° Look back at earlier units in the book after you have finished them. It is important to
make (40)________ you remember what you have already studied. Sometimes, just rereading exercises you did a few weeks before can help you to remember things.
° Before you start working on (41)________, study the exercises on page ...
Question 37: A. happens
B. turns
C. comes
D. establishes
Question 38: A. time
B. sense
C. space
D. opportunities

Question 39: A. meet
B. have
C. get
D. run
Question 40: A. out
B. sure
C. use
D. up
Question 41: A. helpless
B. your own
C. alone
D. yourself
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 42 to 48.
RISE OF THE ‘INNER-NET’
For most people, keeping track of emails and staying on top of their calendar might be hard
enough, but for American software developer Chris Dancy, life doesn’t feel complete without being
connected to several hundred devices and applications that collect data about his life at all times.
"I’ve been called the most connected human on Earth, " he says. "I’ve spent the last four years
connecting all the devices that I wear to all the smart technology in my home and transmitting all
that data through to a single online platform, so I can search my entire life. I call it my “inner-net”.
On a normal day, Dancy ‘travels light’, only wearing six devices: above his eyes sits a headset,
which records everything he sees. Around his neck hangs a narrative camera, which requires no
photography skills because it takes a picture automatically every thirty seconds. On his wrist is a
smart watch, which sends him alerts from his two smart phones, while around the upper arm is a
fitness armband, tracking his movement and sleep patterns twenty four hours a day. And then
there’s the stuff you can’t see: a heart-rate monitor strapped to his chest to measure his heart
beats and beneath his waistband, a posture sensor, "which vibrates when I get tired and I forget
my posture and slouch," he beams. Back in Denver, Colorado, all the data from these devices feeds
directly into his home environment, which automatically adjusts according to his mood and needs.

"The house knows my moods," he says. "If I’ve been dashing around all day and get really stressed
out so that I don’t sleep well, when I wake up, the light is a certain colour, the room a particular
temperature and certain music plays."
[Source: FOCUS 4, Student’s Book, Pearson 2015]
Question 42: Dancy is called the most connected man because he________.
A. wears smart clothes all the time.
B. uses technology to track every detail of his life.
C. has a personal online platform at home. D. checks his emails and calendar regularly.
Question 43: Which word below is the closest in meaning to "dashing" in the last sentence?
A. flying away
B. moving up
C. flashing on
D. going quickly
Question 44: Which is the best summary of Dancy’s attitude to wearable technology?
A. It’s difficult to use personal data to your own advantage.
B. You can use personal data to improve the quality of your life.
C. It’s only large companies that benefit from data analysis.
D. Wearable technology can be used to control your environment and people around you.
Question 45: Dancy thinks that in the future wearable technology will________.
A. look stupid.
B. be worn in the shoes.
C. be less visible.
D. disappear.
Question 46: One of the devices that Dancy wears________.
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A. improves his photography skills.
B. helps him to travel without too much luggage.
C. wakes him up when he’s falling asleep.

D. alerts him when he isn’t standing or sitting up straight.
Question 47: Dancy maintains that technology has enabled him to________.
A. improve the quality of his sleep.
B. find out what other people think of him.
C. de-stress and lose weight.
D. live in a more secure environment.
Question 48: Dancy thinks people should________.
A. share their data with others online.
B. create more data to give away.
C. improve the economy by sharing data. D. protect personal data from big companies.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 49: All my confidence deserted me when I walked into the exam room.
A. disappeared
B. left behind
C. turned away
D. lost
Question 50: There are times when you must decide and take the bull by the horns.
A. make a bold decision
B. make the wrong decision
C. make a final decision
D. make the right decision
_________THE END__________

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