ĐỀ 9chN25 – 1- CÔ DUNG CHUYÊN ANH

GRAMMAR : INVERSION
Dh-1: The instructor blew his whistle and ______.
A. off the runners were running B. off ran the runners
C. off were running the runners D. the runners run off
2.At one end of the street……………………
a, is a vacant lot b. a vacant lot c. a vacant lot is d. is where a vacant lot
3. Over the river and through the woods ……………..my grand mother lives
a. the house is where b. where is the house c. is the house where d. where the house is
4. The teacher came into the room
A Into the room came the teacher B into the room the teacher came
C the room the teacher came into D Into the room did the teacher come.
5. Over there …………….the shop that sells souvernirs
A. is B. are C. has D. have
6. Out………………….. from its tiny cage.
A. does the bird fly B. fly the bird
C. did the bird fly D. flew the bird
7. _______ any further information, do not hesitate to contact me.
A. Should you need B. You should need
C. Unless you need D. You will need
8. He is determined to finish the job ________ long it takes.
A. whenever B. whatever C. no matter D. however
9. Not only _______in the project, but he also wanted to become the leader.
A. did Jack involve B. had Jack been involved
C. was Jack involved D. Jack was involved
10.Hardly ---- a word whether her son came back.
a. couldn’t she say b. she could say c. she couldn’t say d. could she say
11……………………….. has the work been so easy.
a. Never b. Only by c. When d. For
12. Rarely ---- professional boxers remain active beyond the age.
a. do b. did c. are d. were
13. Under no circumstances ..............................................
A. are you to leave this room B. you are to leave this room
C. you are not to leave this room D. you are not to leave this room
14. The breach of security has not affected the examination results in any way
A. In no way has the breach of security affected the examination results in any way
B. The breach of security hasn’t affected the examination results in no way
C. Has the breach of security affected the examination results in no way
D. In no way the breach of security has affected the examination results in any way
15................................... ......................there was a knock at the door.
A. Hardly had I got into bed when B. Hardly had I got into bed than
C. Barely I had got into bed when C. Scarely did I get into bed when
16 No sooner …………….the house than the phone started to ring\
A. had she entered b. she had entered c. entered she d. had entered she
17. No longer ……… to do all her housework with her husband because our family now owns some
new labour-saving devices.
A. my mother has B. has my mother C. does my mother has D.does my mother have
18. ______, but it also filters out harmful sun rays.
A. The atmosphere gives us air to breathe
B. Not only does the atmosphere give us air to breathe
C.The atmosphere which .gives us air to breathe
D. Not only the atmosphere gives us air to breathe
19. Not only _____places of beauty, but they also serve scientific and ed ucational purposes.
A. botanical gardens are B. botanical gardens to be
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C. are botanical gardens D. to botanical gardens
20: Only when you grow up ______ the truth.
A.you will know B. you know C. do you know D. will you know
21: make a good impression on her.
A. Only by doing so can I B. Only by so doing I can
C. Only by doing so I can D. Only so doing can I
22: Only after food has been dried or canned .
A. should it be stored for later consumption B. it can be stored for later consumption
C. that it is stored for later consumption D. was it stored for later consumption
23.Only by reproducing at a tremendous rate _____to survive in the sea.
A. many plant and animal species manage B. do many plant and animal species manage
C. manage many plant and animal species D. manage plant and animal species many
24. Only when humans employ nonchemical approaches to pest control …………………….
A. if creatures such as roaches and rodents will be successfully eliminated .
B. creatures such as roaches and rodents be successfully eliminated
C. will creatures such as ,roaches and rodents be successfully eliminated
D. that creatures such as roaches and rodents will be successfully eliminated
25. Only after food has been dried or canned ________
A. should it be stored for later consumption B. should be stored for later consumption
C. that it should be stored for later consumption D. it should be stored for later
consumption

PART A: LISTENING (20 points)

I. You will hear a holiday rep welcoming a new group of guests to a hotel. For each question, fill
the missing information in the numbered space. You will hear the recording twice. (1.5 points)
The Oasis Hotel
You can find Steven in his office between 10 and 11 a.m. or (1) ______________ p.m.
Everything is included in the excursion price except (2) ______________.
Children under the age of (3) _____________ are not allowed to go on the excursion.
It costs (4) ______________ an hour for an aerobics class.
On Sunday you can attend a (5) ______________ class in the pool at 10 o'clock.
II. You will hear a man describing a series of books. For each question, choose the correct
answer among A, B or
6. Why does he like the "The Planet Wars"?
A. It has a believable plot.
B. The story was fascinating.
C. The characters are deeply emotional.
7. What is his problem with "A long Way Home"?
A. It was too long.
B. The idea was bad.
C. The writing was bad.
8. What does he say is original about "Catch a dream"?
A. The happy ending
B. The magical ability
C. The changing emotions of the characters
9. The horror story is about ___________.
A. a war between humans and vampires
B. Dracula trying to use science to take over the world
C. a battle between two groups of vampires
10. What is not true about "A world of stories"?
A. It is a collection of different children's stories.
B. Stories are included from different continents.
C. Forty children from around the world tell their life stories.

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Exercise 3. Listen and fill in a blank with ONE word you hear from the recording. Write your
answers in the table below. (10 pts)
Good morning. My name is Mandy and I am going to tell you a little about the John R Jones
Memorial Library here at Blackwater College. We regard the library as a gateway to the resources
that you as (11)_____________ at the college may need. The majority of you are full-time students –
you may find you spend a lot of time here. Even those of you who are (12)____________ students
will no doubt require the services too. I hope that by the end of this short talk you will know the
services the library has to offer, including the (13)____________. And how to get any further help
you may need. Sorry, I (14)_________ there may be a few distance learners on the tour today. I’ll
(15)__________ about the online facilities and borrowing by post scheme a little later on.
This is the main site of the library, but we also have the Rivergate building and the Fieldhouse
Library. The Rivergate building houses the Geography resources, that is the book (16)__________
and the journal collection as well as the map collection. The hours and days of opening of the
Rivergate collection are the same as this building except that it is closed on (17)____________ and
New Year’s Day. The Fieldhouse Library contains a specialist collection of local history and if you
want to visit it you will need to make (18)___________. Those two facilities are the only exceptions
to the rule that all the Blackwater College libraries are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365
days a year. However, to gain access to the facilities you must have your (19)___________ - no ID
card, no entry. We have heard all the stories and (20)_____________ and we don’t accept any of
them. Just remember your ID card.
PART B: PHONETICS (5 points)
Questions 21 – 23. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
21. A. handbag B. landing C. declare D.
handkerchief
22. A. magna B. guava C. massacre D. caravansary
23. A. houses B. horses C. places D. mouses
Questions 24 – 25. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
24. A. presidential B. characteristic C. aborigine D. penitentiary
25. A. arithmetic B. chronology C. anthropoid D. fanatic
PART C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (25 points)
Questions 26 – 30. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
26. The weather (be) ________ bad, they couldn’t but cancel the camping trip.
27. It was a close call. We (kill) __________.
28. All the evidence suggests that he (steal) _________ the money before he left here.
29. They always get someone ___________(look) after their house when they go away for a few
days.
30. By next month, he_________________ (work) as an assistant in this company for one year.
Questions 31 – 35. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
31. Sales have dropped dramatically, ……………….cuts in production and employment.
(NECESSARY)
32. The management and the union asked a completely…………………… party to mediate between
them. (INTEREST)
33. I’m deeply ……………….. to him for his advice. (DEBT)
34. They frequently …………………. the traffic as they march through the streets. (MOBILE)
35. Jim is one of the most..................... members of the committee. SPEAK
Questions 36 – 40. There are 10 mistakes in the passage. Find out and correct them.
(0) has been done as an example. (10 pts)
0. Line 1: inheriting → inherited

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1 The role of the traditional zoo, inheriting from the 19th century, has
2 undergone a dramatic shift. A growing recognition that zoos ought to be in the
3 vanguard of the fight for the devastation of our natural world has begun a
4 zoologic revolution. The change occurred in the 1960s, when the Jersey zoo was
5 set up to breed endangered species. As a result, the breeding of animals in
6 captive has become a complex science, with zoos around the world co-ordinate
7 their efforts to avoid the genetic dangers of in-breeding small populations.
8 The answer for the question of whether zoos can have much impact on
9 the preservation of endangered species is probably minimal. Zoos do not focus
10 their education efforts on those people in the strongest positions to affect the
11 future of the wildlife being exhibited. For the most part, conservation education
12 is targeted at children and other non-decision makers in a process too slow or
13 too far away to address the extinction crisis which exists now. Furthermore, the
14 efforts of zoos to inform lawmakers and government authorities are usually
15 low-key or un-existent. Campaigns are more likely to be for an animal exhibit
16 other than for the existence of the animal itself.
17 Nevertheless, it does not do to address the future from a foundation of
18 pessimism. A vision of the future is embraced in which the human population
19 has leveled off at about 8.8 billion and wherein human effects upon the
20 environment have been tethered and considerable wildlife remain. It certainly
21 will not be as rich or abundant as today’s wildlife, but with substantially
22 diversity, numbers of more or less wild ecosystems, and the zoos’ work, this
vision can become reality.

Questions 41 – 50. Choose the word/ phrase that best fits the gap in each of the following
sentences and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (10 points)
41. Losing my job was ........................... I never would have found this one if it hadn’t happened.
A. a bone to pick with B. a breath of fresh air
C. a bleeding heart D. a blessing in disguise
42. My decision to drop out of university after a year is one I now ……………………..regret.
A. painfully B. harshly C. heavily D. keenly
43. We managed to…………………the last economic depression by cutting down our workforce.
A weather B surmount C override D float
44. He promised me an Oxford dictionary and to my great joy, but he ………………….his word.
A. stood by B. stuck at C. went back on D. held onto
45. The young have a completely different set of _______ and expectations.
A. arts B. values C. wealth D. trade
46. To make a profit, we’ll have to add a few thousand new customers to our list, which is_____.
A. a piece of cake B. out of order C. out of our depth D. a tall order
46. The government‟s plans have brought about considerable results in the economic field such ashigh
economic growth, stability and significant poverty _________over the past few years.
A. development B. prevention C. alleviation D. achievement
47 His unresolved difficulty left him absolutely ___________
A frustrated B unwind C inevitable D aggressive
48 He was a strong ________ of free market policies and a multi-party system.
A quest B advocate C forgery D fraud
49 A good architect ____________ the building's surroundings.
A raises the question of B takes into account
C takes side of D take a dim view of
50 If you __________ the long view, of course, you can regard staff training as an investment for
the company.
A take B make C consider D do
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PART D: READING (30 points)
Questions 1 – 10. Read the following passage then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
The majority of lottery winners change their lives (1) _______ little, and continue on their
settled way happy ever after. A couple of years ago, a Mr. David won a million. He had been
struggling to (2) _______ a success of his dry cleaning shop for the past 12 months. He accepted his
cheque in a small ceremony (3) _______ the premises at 2.30, and by three o’clock he had reopened
for business. The reaction of Mr. Pasquale Consalvo who won $30 million in the New York state
lottery was very (4) _______.He was unhappy not to be able to fulfill his desire to go to work as (5)
_______ on the day he won. He also said that if the money made him ( 6) _______ he would give it
back. In fact, the chances of his life being made a misery by his new-found wealth are almost ( 7)
_______ slim though not quite as the sixty million-to-one odds he beat to take a jackpot (8) _______
had remained unclaimed through six previous draws. Gambling small amounts (9) _______ the
lottery is a harmless if futile hobby. (10) ______, gambling can become an addition, increasingly so
as the activity becomes socially acceptable.
11 – 18. Read and choose the most suitable word from the ones below to fill in each gap.
Alaska is disappearing slowly, but surely. It is estimated that since the 19505, as much as
fifteen percent of Alaska's land area has disappeared. How can a whole state be disappearing? The
problem is that Alaska’s glaciers are melting. The state has more than 100,000 glaciers. These
glaciers account for about 75,000 square kilometers, or five percent, of the state’s area. That is an
area of land larger than Ireland!
According to a recent report by the US Geological Survey, ninety-nine percent of Alaska's
glaciers are either retreating or diminishing. This diminishing seems mainly due to the increase in
global temperatures. Since the 19605, the average year-round temperature has increased by almost
3°C. Additionally, the average winter temperature has increased by over 6°C. Presently, an estimated
100 cubic kilometers of ice is disappearing from Alaskan glaciers every year. It may be even more in
the near future, as some scientists predict that the average world temperature could go up 4 to 7°C by
the year 2100.
Another problem facing Alaska is its thawing permafrost. Much of the land in Alaska used to
be permanently frozen or frozen for most of the year. Now, the thawing permafrost is causing a
number of problems for people living in Alaska. Roads and utility poles are collapsing as the ground
around and under them warms and soften. Also, the hard permafrost that originally prevented beaches
from eroding during violent storms is now melting. People who live along Alaska's coasts are being
forced to relocate. For villages on small low islands, one terrible storm could wipe out the entire
community.
The melting permafrost and increasing temperatures are both affecting the forests of Alaska.
As the permafrost under the forests melts, insects that normally do not turn up until the warmer
seasons are appearing sooner. The spruce-bark beetle, for example, is increasing in numbers as a
result of warmer winter temperatures. It usually takes about two years for these beetles to grow and
reproduce in. very cold weather. However, due to the increase in temperatures, spruce-bark beetles
are reproducing faster and damaging as many trees in one year as they previously damaged in two. If
something cannot be done to change things, Alaska's forests will not survive the turn of the century.
Some scientists believe that human activity is linked to a global increase in weather
temperature.
Whatever the cause of rising temperatures may be, the fact remains that temperatures are warming,
affecting Alaska for the worse. Horribly, this could be a preview of what will happen to the rest of the
world in the next century.
Question 11: Which of the following could be the main topic of the passage?
A. Alaska’s glaciers are reducing.
B. The reasons Why Alaska is disappearing.
C. The areas of Alaska’s glaciers are thawing.
D. The problems Alaska is facing.
Question 12: As mentioned in the first paragraph, the glaciers in Alaska made up .
A. over 100,000 square kilometers B. more than 75,000 square kilometers
C. about 5 % of the area of the state D. an area smaller than Ireland

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Question 13: According to the report by the US Geological Survey, which of the following is NOT
true about Alaska?
A. Climate change is the major reason for the decrease of Alaska’s glaciers.
B. The average winter temperature has risen by nearly 3°C.
C. Every year, there is about 100 cubic kilometers of ice melting.
D. The majority of Alaska’s glaciers are lessening.
Question 14: The word “permafrost” in the third paragraph mostly means
A. an area of land permanently frozen below the surface
B. fuels formed underground from plants and animals remains millions of years ago
C. a large mass of ice that moves slowly
D. a very large mass of ice that floats in the sea
Question 15: The word "relocate" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. remain B. restore C. disappear D. displace
Question 16: What is predicted in the last paragraph?
A. Human activities are likely to increase the weather temperature.
B. The Earth is getting worse due to the influences of global warming.
C. There will be other reasons why the temperature is rising.
D. Alaska's forests will disappear in the next century.
Questions 17 – 28. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question that follows.
LIGHT POLLUTION
Some years ago, when I was working as an astronomer at the Greenwich Observatory in
London, I received a letter from an elderly lady living nearby who said: "When I was a girl, we could
see so many stars, but they're not there anymore. Have they faded?". Walking down the hill on (17)
____ the observatory stands, I realized the truth of what she said. (18) ____ me were all the lights of
London and above me was the orange glow they sent up into the night sky. But I could (19) ____ see
any stars.
If light pollution, as this effect is known, continues to increase (20) ____ its present rate, our
grandchildren will only get the chance to see the stars if they visit an observatory like the one in
Greenwich. Light pollution is almost (21) ____ for granted in most cities, and it is fast spreading into
rural areas, too. (22) ____ recent research, almost half of all Europeans and two-thirds of North
Americans can no (23) ____ see the Milky Way. And this type of pollution doesn’t only destroy our
view of the night sky, it also (24) ____ money and causes environmental pollution. For example, a
single light bulb, (25) ____ all year, releases around a quarter of a ton of carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere, (26) ____ global warming even worse.
17. A. which B. where C. that D. what
18. A. Across B. Between C. Aside D. Beneath
19. A. clearly B. surely C. hardly D. mainly
20. A. at B. in C. on D. from
21. A. brought B. taken C. felt D. passed
22. A. According to B. Apart from C. Instead of D. In addition to
23. A. better B. further C. sooner D. longer
24. A. loses B. wastes C. spends D. makes
25. A. set off B. lit in C. left on D. turned off
26. A. letting B. resulting C. causing D. making
Questions 27– 30. Read the following passage and choose the most suitable phrase from A – G
to fill in each gap.
A During the day, parties of birds will have spread out to feed over a very large area
B Roosters struggle to find their own reserves.
C One way to do this is to find a sheltered, roost
D Body contact reduces the surface area exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep each other
warm
E The common kestrel hunts vertebrate animals in a small, familiar hunting ground, whereas
the very similar lesser kestrel feeds on insects over a large area

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Birds that feet in flocks commonly retire together into roosts. The reasons for roosting communally
are not always obvious, but there are some likely benefits. In winter especially, it is important for
birds to keep warm at night and conserve precious food reserves._________ (27). Solitary roosters
shelter indense vegetation or enter a cavity - horned larks dig holes in the ground and ptarmigan
burrow into snow banks - but the effect of sheltering is magnified by several birds huddling together
in the roosts, as wrens, swifts, brown creepers, bluebirds, and anis do._________(28). Two kinglets
huddling together were found to reduce their heat losses by a quarter, and three together saved a
third of their heat.
The second possible benefit of communal roosts is that they act as "information
centers”.__________ (29). When they return in the evening some will have fed well, but others
may have found little to eat. Some investigators have observed that when the birds set out again
next morning, those birds that did not feed well on the previous day appear to follow those that did.
The behavior of common and lesser kestrels may illustrate different feeding behaviors of similar
birds with different roosting habits.__________(30). The common kestrel roosts and hunts alone,
but the lesser kestrel roosts and hunts in flocks, possibly so one bird can learn from others where to
find insect swarms.

PART E: WRITING (20 points)

Questions 1 –5. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
Exercise 1. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the
original one. (10 pts)
1. Jack doesn’t know all the answers, though he pretends to.
→ Jack acts…………………………………………………………………………….
2. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided.
→ You ought ………………………………………………………………………….
3. What Anna hates most about these school reunions is posing for photos.
→ There is nothing……………………………………………………………………
4. It was Nick’s advice that saved me from bankruptcy.
→ Had ………………………………………………………………………bankrupt.
5. It was difficult to understand her colleagues’ open hostility towards her proposal.
→ That her colleagues ……………………………………………………………….
Questions 6 – 10. Rewrite each sentence using the given words so that it keeps the same
meaning.
6. John cannot possibly borrow the car tonight. (QUESTION)
→ It’s …………………………………………for John to borrow the car tonight.
7. We suppose the new models are about ten thousand dollars. (VICINITY)
→ The new models ………………………………………………………………
8. I only called the police when I had tried everything else. (RESORT)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………...
9. Anthony wasn’t at all discouraged by this bad experience. (PUT)
→ This bad experience…………………………………………………….. least.
10. They have discovered some interesting new information. (LIGHT)
→ Some …………………………………………………………………………
Essay: ESSAY 31 - ANIMAL TESTING

Nowadays animal experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of
other products. Some people argue that these experiments should be banned because IT IS
MORALLY WRONG TO CAUSE ANIMALS TO SUFFER (sai trái về mặt đạo đức khi gây ra
những đau đớn cho động vật), while others are in favour of them because of their benefits to
humanity.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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It is true that medicines and other products are routinely tested on animals before they are cleared for
human use. While I tend towards the viewpoint that ANIMAL TESTING IS MORALLY WRONG
(thí nghiệm trên động vật là sai về mặt đạo đức), I would have to support a limited amount of
animal experimentation for the development of medicines.
On the one hand, there are clear ethical arguments against animal experimentation. To use a common
example of this practice, laboratory mice MAY BE GIVEN AN ILLNESS (có thể bị cho nhiễm
bệnh) so that THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A NEW DRUG CAN BE MEASURED (tính hiệu quả
của một loại thuốc mới có thể được đánh giá). Opponents of such research argue that humans have
no right to subject animals to this kind of trauma, and that the lives of all creatures should be
respected. They believe that THE BENEFITS TO HUMANS DO NOT JUSTIFY THE
SUFFERING CAUSED (những lợi ích của con người không nên là lý do biện hộ để khiến cho
động vật phải chịu đau đớn), and that scientists SHOULD USE ALTERNATIVE METHODS
OF RESEARCH (nên sử dụng các phương pháp nghiên cứu thay thế).
On the other hand, RELIABLE ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION (những
phương thức nghiên cứu đáng tin cậy khác thay cho phương thức thử nghiệm trên động vật)
may not always be available. Supporters of the use of animals in medical research believe that a
certain amount of suffering on the part of mice or rats can be justified if human lives are saved. They
argue that opponents of such research might feel differently if a member of their own families needed
a medical treatment that had been developed through the use of animal experimentation. Personally, I
agree with THE BANNING OF ANIMAL TESTING FOR NON-MEDICAL PRODUCTS (việc cấm
thí nghiệm trên động vật cho những sản phẩm phi y tế), but I feel that it may be a necessary evil
where new drugs and medical procedures are concerned.
In conclusion, it seems to me that it would be wrong to ban testing on animals for vital medical
research until equally effective alternatives have been developed.