A.

MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)

I. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5PTS): Choose the best options to complete
the following sentences.

1. He has done things he ought not to have done and________undone things he ought to
have done.
A. leaving B. will leave C. left D. leave
2. The team be the same without him. ( without him, S + wouldn’t + V / wouldn’t have
pp )
A. mustn’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
3. Suppose she that outrageous story circulating around the office, she'd be furious!
A. has heard B. heard C. would hear D. had heard
4. I'd rather you a noise last night; I couldn't get to sleep.( mong muốn ở quá khứ )
A. wouldn't make B. didn't make C. hadn't made D. haven't made
5. The teacher has gone home, so you her at the library.
A. can’t have seen: không thể nào là B. mustn't have seenC. weren't able to see
D. couldn’t see
6. I didn’t get home until well after midnight last night. Otherwise, I your call.
A. returned B. had returned C. would return D. would have
returned
7. –“Did the kids enjoy the circus?”
–“Absolutely! The clown got them all the time.” ( get so + to do sth ) ( have so do sth )
A. laugh B. to be laughing C. to laugh D. laughing
8. –“Have you heard, Samuel has just been awarded his PhD?"
–“Yes, but intelligent he is, he has no basic common sense."
A. although B. though C. however D. while
9. My sister is left-handed, no one else in our family is.
A. which B. who C. that D. for which
10. they couldn’t have told us all that we were likely to lose our jobs because the
business was failing is beyond me.
A. When B. Why C. How D. Whether

11. Greg has, to all intents and , finished his degree course, with the exception of
his final dissertation. ( to all intents and purposes : trong tất cả những điều quan trọng
 nhất )
A. reasons B. aims C. purposes D. proposals
12. Jenny was so unhappy as she was under the of her husband.
Under the thumb of so = under control
A. finger B. skin C. nose D. thumb
13. The team had to of the competition because of injuries.
A. pull out of : rút khỏi B. extract: trích xuất C. renounce D. retract
14. We had a of a time at Jason's party yesterday.
A. whale: khoảng thời gian vui vẻ, dành cho bản thân B. whole C.
period D. week
15. Investors were caught by the sharp drop in share prices.
A. undecided B. unawares C. unsuspecting D. unconscious

II. GUIDED CLOZE (10 PTS): Read the texts below and decide which answer
best fits each space.
Passage A:

The BBC, in the form of the language-teaching arm of the World Service, and Harper
Collins have (41)
forces to publish the BBC English Dictionary, "A Dictionary for the World". It is
(42) at the
120 million listeners to the World Service who cannot find the expressions in (43)
dictionaries. (44)
on 70 million words broadcast at least ten times a year on the World Service, the
compilers, (45)
by Prof. John Sinclair, have included (46) expressions and word usage, without
judging whether they are being used (47) . Elizabeth Smith, the BBC's Controller of
English Services, said: “Our language is (48) on statements by real people, like
politicians and (49) which the BBC has accurately recorded. As broadcasters, we try
to use a few idioms and metaphors but only to show that we (50) _ in the real world.”

41 A. connected B. joined C. attached D. fixed

.
42 A. pointed B. directed C. trained D. aimed
.
43 A. functional B. traditional C. conventional D.
. partial
44 A. Counting B. Trying C. Drawing D.
. Bearing
45 A. headed B. chaired C. dictated D.
. treated
46 A. recent B. current C. nowadays D. late
.
47 A. correctly B. truly C. sincerely D. finely
.
48 A. designed B. made C. formed D. based
.
49 A. so many B. thus far C. as to D. so on
.
50 A. inhabit B. live C. stay D. exist
.

Passage B:
Researchers have been perplexed by the increasing prevalence of allergies in children.
While many (51)
appear to contribute to the (52) of allergies, sensitization to common allergens
has been shown to reduce the risk of allergies persisting from childhood into adulthood.
For example, one recent study shows that exposure early in life to cats and dogs may
protect children against allergies (53) pets, dust mites, ragweed, and grass, among
other things. Some allergists had (54) thought that repeated exposure to pets in
infancy would (55) the likelihood of developing pet allergies. (56)
, it is now believed that endotoxins, substances (57) in the
mouths of cats and dogs, may (58) help to prevent allergies. When a pet
licks a child during play, endotoxins are transferred from the animal’s tongue to the child.
Endotoxins are (59) to help the human immune system
(60)
resistance towards some allergens in the environment. The bottom line is that living
too clean a life may contribute to the increasing number of children with allergies.
51 A. ideas B. factors C. issues D. concerns
.
52 A. development B. sickness C. resistance D. evolution
.
53 A. of B. by C. with D. towards
.
54 A. previously B. already C. usually D. later
.
55 A. improve B. increase C. enrich D. assist
.
56 A. However B. Furthermore C. Moreover D.
. Nevertheless
57 A. placed B. developed C. introduced D. found
.
58 A. also B. actually C. not D. finally
.
59 A. determined B. analyzed C. assumed D. thought
.
60 A. destroy B. maintain C. produce D. contribute
.
 III. READING COMPREHENSION (10 PTS): Read the texts below and
choose the best answer to each question.
Passage A

It is well known that adequate sleep is important in the formation of memories. Two recent
studies indicate that performance of motor skills tasks was greatly enhanced if subjects were
allowed to sleep immediately following training. In one study students were taught a series
of finger-tapping sequences and then tested for their memory of the tasks. Performances
were 34% faster for the first group of students, who slept for eight hours immediately after
learning the sequences, as compared to the second group, who were kept awake during that
time. Furthermore, error rates were 30% lower for the group that slept after learning.
Performance on the tasks was shown to be unaffected by sleep deprivation prior to the
training. Differences in performance persisted two days later, after the second group of
students had also had a full night’s sleep. This indicates that a window of opportunity exists
for sleep to be effective in aiding the memory of motor skills.
In the other study, a group of people who were taught keyboarding sequences in the
morning, and then tested 12 hours later without a period of sleep, improved their typing
ability by 2%. Another group, who were taught the sequences in the evening, and then
tested 12 hours later after a night’s sleep, improved their typing ability by 20%. This study
found that performance improvement is linked to Stage 2 sleep, or non-rapid eye movement
(NREM) sleep, typically experienced late at night or in the early morning hours. According
to this study, those who get up earlier than usual, thus interrupting their Stage 2 sleep, may
have difficulty remembering motor skills tasks they had learned the day before.
61. According to the studies, what improves motor skills performance?
A. Waiting two days before continuing instruction
B. Learning tasks in the correct sequence
C. Learning a skill and then sleeping
D. Getting a good night’s sleep before learning a skill
62. The findings of the first study indicate that .
A. sleep deprivation before learning a task has a negative effect on performance
B. sleeping immediately after learning a task has a positive effect on performance
C. sleep deprivation immediately after learning a task has no effect on performance
D. sleeping immediately before learning a task has a positive effect on performance
63. The results of the second study .
A. are unrelated to the first study
B. contradict the results of the first study
C. confirm the results of the first study
D. explain the results of the first study
64. According to the passage, what is the importance of NREM sleep?
A. A decrease in NREM improves the formation of memories.
B. Too much NREM slows down the formation of memories.
C. There is no relationship between NREM and the formation of memories.
D. Lack of NREM inhibits the formation of memories.
65. According to the studies, which strategy would be best for learning to play the piano?
A. Learning in the evening, and then getting a good night’s sleep
B. Learning immediately after getting up very early
C. Learning in the morning, and then doing something else
D. Learning late in the evening and then taking a short nap

Passage B
Scientists at a Texas university have successfully cloned a cat for the first time. DNA
obtained from a female donor cat named Rainbow was transplanted into an egg cell whose
nucleus and chromosomes had been previously removed. The egg cell was then implanted
into a surrogate mother, Allie. Sixty-six days later, a kitten, later named Copy Cat, was
born. The breakthrough in cloning a household pet was greeted with excitement by pet
lovers, many of whom have already “banked” their pets’ DNA and even made financial
contributions to the university in the hope of one day obtaining a clone. The news was also
welcomed by scientists interested in the preservation of endangered species.
Although scientists now have the technology to clone animals, Copy Cat’s birth came only
after several unsuccessful attempts at cloning a cat. Researchers first tried using skin cells
from a donor cat to create a clone, but only one pregnancy resulted out of 188 embryos, and
this ended in a miscarriage. Scientists then tried using cells from cats’ ovarian tissue. Out of
87 such embryos, only Copy Cat survived. Although comparable to the success rate in
sheep, cows, goats and pigs, these odds must be reduced to make pet cloning feasible.
Animal rights activists claim that pet cloning is dangerous for the animals involved, and that
it could needlessly increase the pet population of the country. Also, activists say that
believing cloning will bring the same animal back is a fallacy.
Although Copy Cat’s coat color is similar to Rainbow’s and a genetic match confirms that
she is indeed a clone, her behavior and personality are very different. Rainbow is reserved,
while Copy Cat is playful and curious. In reality, social environment and upbringing are
more likely to determine the personality of an animal than genetic material and blood type.
66. The main purpose of this passage is to .
A. advocate further research into pet cloning
B. encourage pet lovers to bank their pets’ DNA
C. generate funds for the university’s pet cloning project
D. present the pros and cons associated with cloning pets
67. What is Allie’s relationship to Copy Cat?
A. She gave birth to Copy Cat.
B. She was cloned from Copy Cat’s DNA.
C. She has the same personality as Copy Cat.
D. She provided the donor cells used to create Copy Cat.
68. According to the passage, what important fact should pet lovers keep in mind before
cloning their pet?
A. Banking a pet’s DNA is expensive.
B. Cloning will bring back the same animal.
C. The clone could be different from the original animal.
D. Cloning sheep, cows and pigs is easier than cloning a cat.
69. What beneficial effect might cloning have in the future?
A. It could be used to prevent miscarriages.
B. It could be used to prevent the extinction of rare animals.
C. It could reduce the number of unwanted pets in the country.
D. It could reduce the impact of upbringing on a pet’s behavior.
70. According to the passage, which factor is most important in determining a pet’s behavior?
A. Its DNA
B. Its donor tissue
C. Its environment
D. Its surrogate
mother Passage C
Brood parasitism, an unusual practice among birds, involves one species laying its eggs in
another species’ nest, leaving the host to raise the intruder’s young. For instance, female
European Cuckoos lay their eggs only in the nests of other birds. A cuckoo egg usually
closely mimics the eggs of the host, one of whose eggs is often removed by the cuckoo.
The host may recognize the intruder’s egg and abandon the nest, or she may stay and raise
the young. Soon after the cuckoo hatches, if there are any host bird’s young in the nest, the
cuckoo will toss them out, using a scooplike depression in its back. The host parents are
then left to raise the young cuckoo.
Brown-headed cowbirds are another brood parasitic species. They have been known to
parasitize over 200 other species of birds. Their eggs do not closely mimic host eggs, and
they do not oust host eggs and young from their nests. Instead, cowbirds tend to hatch
earlier than hosts and grow faster, thus crowding out and reducing the food intake of the
host’s young.
Some host species have learned, however, to reject invader eggs. Scientists do not fully
understand how these rejector species have developed, or why some species still accept
invader eggs even when the eggs look different. Some scientists believe that acceptors are
birds that do not want to risk damaging or accidentally removing one of their own eggs
when trying to eject an invader. Others believe that beak size influences rejection, allowing
birds with large beaks to eject invader eggs more easily. Still other scientists claim that
chance plays a big role in deciding which birds will be acceptors and which will be
rejectors.

71. What do European Cuckoos and brown-headed cowbirds have in common?

A. They are both rejector species.
B. Their eggs do not closely mimic host eggs.
C. They lay their eggs in the nests of other birds.
D. They have been known to parasitize over 200 other species.
72. What is the “scooplike depression” mentioned at the end of paragraph one used for?
A. to remove host birds’ young
B. to remove host birds’ eggs
C. to remove a parasite’s young
D. to remove a parasite’s egg
73. What is one difference between European Cuckoos and brown-headed cowbirds?
A. Cuckoos raise their own young.
B. The baby cuckoo eats the host birds’ eggs.
C. The baby cuckoo crowds out host bird babies.
D. The baby cuckoo ejects host birds’ young from nests.
74. What advantage do young cowbirds have in another bird’s nest?
A. They toss out the host birds’ young.
B. They develop faster than the host birds’ young.
C. They are very similar to the host birds’ young.
D. The mother cowbird removes one of the host birds’ eggs.
75. According to the passage, birds with large beaks .
A. tend to accept invader eggs
B. are able to remove invader eggs
C. tend to damage their own eggs
D. are rejected by birds with small beaks

Passage D
There are more than 500 carnivorous plant species growing naturally in the world, ranging
in size from a fraction of an inch to vines that are over 60 feet tall. While often biologically
quite different from each other, these plants all share a common trait, carnivorousness.
This is the ability to capture animals and digest them. Why have some plant species
developed this extraordinary property? Most carnivorous plants grow in acid soils or water
that is poor in mineral salts. In order to survive, these plants have devised ingenious traps
over several thousands of years of evolution. Some use pools of water to drown unlucky
visitors, others have sticky surfaces that work like flypaper, and some have “snap traps” that
clamp down on insects in a matter of milliseconds. The prey captured by these traps supply
the vitamins and minerals that other plants would normally absorb through their roots.
Even though these plants may have diverse appearances and grow in different
environments, they are often closely related to each other. In the 19th Century, Charles
Darwin believed that landbased Venus flytraps, found in North and South Carolina, and
aquatic waterwheels, which grow in Europe, Asia and Australia, were closely related
because they both depend on snap traps to catch their prey. A century later, British
researchers looking more closely at the form and structure of the waterwheel, decided that
its closest kin was not the Venus flytrap but the terrestrial sundew. The sundew consumes
insects caught with its flypaper trap.
However, it has recently been proved that Darwin’s hunch was right after all. Scientists at
the New York Botanical Garden studied the DNA of about a dozen carnivorous plants.
They concluded that the world’s only two snap-trapping plants really are sibling species,
whereas the sundew is no closer than a cousin, sharing a more distant common ancestor.
76. How does a snap trap work?
A. It drowns an insect.
B. It encloses an insect.
C. It traps an insect on its sticky surface.
D. It digests an insect through its roots.
77. Why did Darwin think the Venus flytrap and the waterwheel were related?
 A. They live in similar environments.
B. They have similar DNA.
C. Both are siblings of the sundew.
D. Both have snap traps.
78. British researchers decided that the two species most closely related to each other are
.
A. waterwheels and sundews
B. flytraps and snap traps
C. Venus flytraps and sundews
D. Venus flytraps and waterwheels
79. How are non-carnivorous plants different from carnivorous plants?
A. Non-carnivorous plants get nutrients through their roots.
B. Non-carnivorous plants can live in acid soils.
C. Non-carnivorous plants are less biologically diverse than carnivorous plants.
D. Non-carnivorous plants evolved more slowly than carnivorous plants.
80. What are the two snap-trapping plants mentioned in the last sentence?
A. The aquatic waterwheel and the terrestrial sundew
B. The Venus flytraps from North and South Carolina
C. Venus flytraps and the aquatic waterwheel
D. Venus flytraps and the terrestrial sundew

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST (20 PTS): Read the texts below and complete each space with
ONE
suitable word.
 Passage A
It is common knowledge that rainfall in the mountains directly influences nearby river
levels. Yet recent research has revealed that some efforts are not seen (1) fifty years
after the rain has fallen. A study by a civil engineering professor investigated the (2) it
takes for precipitation to travel from mountains to valleys (3) underground aquifers,
or water passages. Using a computer model, this scientist (4) on the water levels of a
major river in the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico. His model showed that a drought that
occurred fifty years ago could be partly to (5) for current low water levels. The
model assumed a fifty-year wet climate cycle followed by an abrupt change in which
precipitation was cut in half. For decades, there was no change in the base flow of the Rio
Grande, (6) after fifty years that dry cycle (7) up in the river. Previously, (8) such as
how much water to store and
(9) from reservoirs have been based on a conservative view, because it has been hard to
predict streamflows years (10) . However, if additional research supports this study,
the much-delayed impact of droughts on underground water levels would have significant
implications for water management.

Passage B
Over one hundred brightly colored and diverse frog species have recently been identified on
the tropical island of Sri Lanka. The new species were identified by noticeable (11) in
physical features, habitat, development, and genetic make-up. Some are tiny and dwell on
the ground, whereas (12) are large and inhabit trees. Five of the new (13) lay
eggs in homespun baskets suspended above water, so that when the eggs (14) the
tadpoles have no difficulty taking their first (15) . The remaining new frog species
give birth to their young by producing eggs on the forest floor. These frogs (16) the tadpole
stage and emerge as miniature (17) of their parents.
Frogs and other amphibians are important indicators of ecological balance; therefore a
decline in their numbers would be considered a warning that (18) of the natural
environment for a particular area is needed. (19) that Sri Lanka has already lost 95% of
its forests, measures to protect the remaining forest fragments are crucial. Since many frogs
produce chemicals that could have practical applications in health care and medical
treatment, they are a potential source of new drugs. Thus, ensuring that frogs are protected
by preserving and restoring their (20) is very important.

II. WORD FORMATION: (20PTS)

PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. Another nuclear accident in the same place is virtually . (CONCEIVE)
inconceivable
2. Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, she ___her efforts. (LITTLE)
Belittled : xem nhe
3. Smoking has caused damage to his lungs. (REVERSE) irreversible : không thể
tránh khỏi
4. –“Was it a good read?" –“Oh, totally ! I finished it in two days." (PUT)
unputdownable: không thể cưỡng lại
5. The police file was because of new evidence. (ACT) reactivated : được kích hoạt lại
6. The war has nearly two-thirds of the country's population. (ROOT) uprooted: giết
chết
7. Premature disclosure of the test sites might lead to of the experiment. (VALID)
( invalidation: không còn có hiệu lực
8. Their ten-point lead puts the team in an almost position. (ASSAIL) unassailable:
không thể vượt qua
9. The poet fell in love with her and her in his verse. (MORTAL) immortalized:
10. He was able to pass through several military checkpoints. (HINDER) unhinderedly
: không bị ai cản trở

PART 2: Complete the passage with the appropriate forms from the words given in the box.

DISPENSE PORTRAY NOBLE MIME COMPANY

NUMBER SYMBOL COMPREHEN RIDICULE FACE
D
SILENT ACTING
Mime and pantomime was a Greek and Roman dramatic entertainment representing scenes
from life, often in a (11) manner. Currently, the art has evolved into the (12) of
a character or the narration of a story solely by means of body movement. The Greco-
Roman mime was a farce that stressed (13)
action but which included song and spoken dialogue. In Roman pantomime, unlike
the mime actor, the players wore (14) masks, which identified their characters but
deprived them of speech and of the use of (15) gestures. Thus hand movements were
particularly expressive and important. Pantomimus, dressed like a tragic actor in a cloak and
long tunic, usually performed solo, (16) by an orchestra. In the theatre of China and Japan,
mime acquired a role unknown in the West, becoming a(n)
(17) part of the major dramatic genres. In Chinese drama the conventions of
as the gesticulation, as well of the stage properties, are immense in scope and
(18) (19) to those unfamiliar
with
the traditional forms. The high art of modern mime was (20) philosophically by
such artists as Marcel Marceau, who defined mime as lithe art of expressing feelings by
attitudes and not a means of expressing words through gestures.

III. ERROR CORRECTION: (10PTS) The following passage contains 10 errors.

Identify and correct them.

A SPORTING GOAL FOR

1 WOMEN
Football is traditionally, a man's sport, but now the women are muscling in on
their act, or so it seems. Because ( so ) many top male footballers have been
5 transferred for astronomical sums of money that the game has become more a
( rather ) highly-powered business than a sport. This is where the women come
in, more motivated, more interested in the game more than ( rather ) in
promoting themselves and generally better behaved both on and in the pitch,
10 ( on and off the pitch ) trong sân cỏ making a strong contrast to their male
counterparts' greed and cynicism. Indeed, as to ( according ) FIFA, the world
football governing body, the future of football belongs to women, and the
organization has put out ( set up: thành lập ) to actively promote women's
15 football. Perhaps, in view of the fact that women are half the world's
population, this is how it should be. In the USA, many members of national
women's football teams are well ( better ) known than male footballers, and
some professional female players in both North America and Europe have
attracted lucrative sponsor ( sponsorship ) deals. Generally, two problems beset
women's football: the need to be taken more serious and ( seriously ) for more
funding to be made available. Once these have already achieved along with the
( been achieved ) blessing of FIFA, we should see footballers who are
accessible, cooperative, decent and sporting in place of the
spoiled mercenary star boys of sport.

Rather than : có 2 vật ( pizza hoặc là gà )

 More than : có 2 vật ( cả 2 em đều thích nhưng mà thích cái nào hơn )

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (20 PTS) Rewrite the following sentences

using the words given.

1. He realised how much he cared for her only when she had been away for a long
time. (HOME)
Her prolonged absence brought it home to him how much he cared for her .
Bring it home to so : make so reaslise sth
2. So that she would be able to leave the room quickly, Kathy stood by the door.
(POSITIONED)
Kathy positioned herself by the door so that she would be able to leave the
room quickly .
3. This essay shows a slight improvement on the last.
(MARGINALLY)
This essay is marginally better than the last .
Slight = marginal
4. If they discover your role in the incident, you will go to
prison. (LIGHT)
If your role in the incident comes to light, you will go to
prison .
Shed light on sth
5. No one could stand in for Bob when the proposal was drafted.
(INSTRUMENTAL
Bob was instrumental in the drafting of the proposal
Be instrumental in sth : have an effect on sth
6. My boss says I can use his car whenever I want to, so long as I'm careful.
(DISPOSAL)
My boss says his car is at my disposal so long as I’m careful .
At my disposal
7. If she hadn’t interfered, there would have been no problems.
(SMOOTHLY)
Without her interference, everything would have run
smoothly .
8. She didn't understand the situation and so made a terrible
 mistake. (STICK)
She got the wrong end of the stick and made a terrible mistake .
Get the wrong end of the stick = misunderstand
9. I tried as hard as I could to make sure that this problem would not
arise. (POWER)
I did everything in my power to make sure that his problem would
not arise .

10. Karen's bad mood is totally unconnected with the matter in hand.
(BEARING) The matter in hand has no bearing on Karen’s bad
mood
Have no bearing = not connect .

END OF TEST – BEST

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