ĐỀ SỐ 2

PART A. PHONETICS (20.0 pts)

I. Choose the option A, B, C, or D that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others. (10.0 pts)
1. A. external B. expunge C. extenuating D. expurgate
2. A. sprout B. dough C. scowl D. frown
3. A. office B. promise C. service D. expertise
4. A. grandeur B. individual C. soldier D. destiny
5. A. guiltless B. unsuitable C. building D. circuit
6. A. oaths B. wreaths C. months D. youths
7. A. sidle B. thigh C. expertise D. umpire
8. A. chlorophyll B. chloride C.lichen D. chaperone
9. A. cursed B.ragged C. crooked D. accoutered
10. A. accredit B. salamander C. majesty D. saliva
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
II. Choose the option A, B, C, or D that has the different stress pattern from the others. (10.0 pts)
11. A. diplomacy B. intimacy C. peninsula D. pneumonia
12. A. telecommuting B. notwithstanding C. humanitarian D. nevertheless
13. A. coincident B. indicative C. arithmetic D. prosperous
14. A. Arabic B. lunatic C. prolific D. politic
15. A. commentary B. intimacy C. amphibian D. preferable
16. A. impetuous B. pantomime C. orchestra D. corpulent
17. A. painstakingly B. condolence C. communism D. obstinacy
18. A. consensus B. lucrative C. proponent D. proposal
19. A. delicious B. theory C. attractive D. alleviate
20. A. inevitable B. innovate C. innocent D. insecticide
Your answer:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40.0pts)
I. Choose the best word or phrase from A, B, C, or D to complete these sentences. (20.0 pts)
21. In my opinion, Brian’s too much young to get married. But what I think is _______. He never
listens to what I say.
A. the sticking point B. the turning point C. a sore point D. beside the point
Beside the point: không quan trọng, lạc đề
22. He still suffers from a rare tropical disease which he _______ while in Africa.
A. infected B. complained C. gained D. contracted.
Contract disease/ illness: mắc bệnh
23. We sold our house _______ a profit; we made £2,000.
A. at B. with C. by D. in
Sell at a profit: bán có lời
24. As soon as Dad _______ we can leave.
A. has the car starting B. has got the car started
C. got started the car D. was got starting the car
Have/ get sth done
25. There’s no point in telephoning him. He’s certain _______by now.
A. to leave B. to have left C. left D. having left
There’s no point in + V-ing: ko có ích j, thật vô ích
26. She gave up nursing training when she found she had no _______for looking after the sick.
A. vocation B. mission C. service D. ambition
Have (no) vocation for: có (không có) thiên hướng, năng khiếu đối với 1 công việc
27. There is no _______ for hard work and perseverance if you want to succeed.
A. alternative B. substitute C. imitation D. equivalent
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 There is no substitute for sth/ sth is no substitute for sth: ko có j tốt hơn j
Perseverance (n) sự bền chí, kiên trì
28. Why don’t you have a night out? It would _______ your mind _______ your worries.
A. take/off B. take/out of C. get/out D. get/out of
Take s.o’s mind off sth: ko bận tâm đến cái j, ngừng lo lắng về j đó
29. I’d say let’s meet on Sunday but I’m none _______ sure what’s happening at the weekend.
A. so B. too C. very D. that
None too: not very
30. Frankly, I don’t know how he _______ on the small amount he earns.
A. gets back B. gets down C. gets out of D. gets by
Get by: xoay sở để sống qua ngày
31. You have managed to bungle vụng về, làm cẩu thả every task I’ve given you so far, _______ I am
prepared to give you one last chance.
A. regardless B. furthermore C. nevertheless D. notwithstanding
32. The hotel room was _______ furnished with only a bed, a wardrobe, and an ancient armchair.
A. thinly B. sparsely C. lightly D. sketchily
33. ________hundreds of people dead during the evacuation from the war-torn area in the Middle
East.
A. It is estimated to be B. There is estimated to be
C. There are estimated to be D. It is estimated that
34. ________, the meeting stops here.
A. If no question being asked B. Without any question, however
C. No questions asked D. There being no question
35. Could you close the window? There is a bit of a _______.
A. current B. wind C. draught D. breeze
35. Peregrine Thorpe _______ the rewards of his hard work when he was given the chair of classics.
A. got B. obtained C. reaped D. collected
Reap the reward/ benefit: nhận được lợi ích, giải thưởng vì hành động của mình
36. When the lift finally started moving, we were all packed inside like _______.
A. fish B. anchovies C. sardines D. dates
Packed/ squashed like sardnes: vô cùng đông, sát gần nhau, ko thể di chuyển đc
37. Mrs. Taylor decided to buy a new coat by _______ order, as she didn’t have time to look round
the shops.
A. postal B. mail C. banker’s D. standing
Mail order: đặt hàng từ xa
38. The _______ are against her winning a fourth consecutive gold medal.
A. chances B. odds C. prospects D. bets
Odd: cú đánh thêm
39. “Did you know Jim’s car broke down on the highway late at night?”
“Unfortunately, that’s a situation anyone ________.”
A. might have to confront with B. might be confronted with
C. might be confronted D. might have been confronted
Confront with: đối mặt với
Your answer:
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words in parentheses. (20.0 pts)
Mount Mulanje
Mount Mulanje in Malawi is the highest mountain in central Africa, part of a range which
comprises no fewer than twenty peaks over 2,500 metres. The range is readily (41. ACCESS) _
accessible ______ by road and a day’s drive allows a (42. LEISURE) _ leisurely ______
circumnavigation (sự đi vòng quang = đường biển). More energetic visitors, particularly walkers and
climbers, are rewarded with an experience that is (43. FORGET) __ unforgettable _____.

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 Mulanje is a (44. BREATH) ___ breathtaking ____ sight, visible for miles around. The giant slab of
rock appears to protrude almost vertically from the plain. This impression is borne out by the existence of
the longest sheer rockface in Africa, demanding for even the most skilled (45. MOUNTAIN) __
mountaineers _____ The explanation for this dramatic geography lies in the rock: a hard granite, very
resistant to (chống lại) (46. ERODE) __erosion_____, which contrasts with the softer rocks of the plains.
Most visitors remain on the lower, gentler slopes, making use of forest huts for overnight
accommodation. The trek up the foothills, along clearly defined paths, is not overly (47. CHALLENGE)
__ challenging _____ but may take up to a week. As the climate cools gradually, almost (48.
PERCEPTIBLE) _imperceptibly (ko thể nhận thấy/ cảm thấy)______, with every few metres of altitude
gained, so the full (49. DIVERSE) __diversity_____ of fauna and flora is revealed in all its (50.
SPLENDID) __ splendour (sự tráng lệ huy hoàng rực rỡ) _____.
Your answer:
41. 46.
42. 47.
43. 48.
44. 49.
45. 50.

PART C. READING (50.0 pts)

I. Choose one word from A, B, C or D that best completes each gap in the passage. (10.0 pts)
In the early morning of 23 January, 2009, the most powerful storm for a decade hit western
France. With wind speeds in (51) _______ of 120 miles per hour, it flattened forests, (52) _______ down
power lines and caused massive destruction to buildings and roads. But it also left behind an
extraordinary creation. Seven miles out to sea at the (53) _______ where the Atlantic Ocean meets the
estuary (cửa sông) of the River Gironde, a small island had (54) _______ out of water. Locals soon gave
it the name The Mysterious Isle. What was so remarkable, (55) _______ its sudden apparition (sự xuất
hiện), was the fact that the island (56) _______ intact in what is often quite a hostile sea environment. It
could well become a permanent feature.
Scientists (57) _______ realised that the island's appearance (58) _______ a unique opportunity to
study the creation and development of a new ecosystem. Within months, it had been colonised by
seabirds, insects and vegetation. Unfortunately, however, they were not alone in (59) _______ the island
attractive. It became increasingly difficult to (60) _______ the site from human visitors. In its first year,
day trippers came in powered dinghies, a parachute club used it as a landing strip, a rave party was even
held there one night.
51. A. surplus B. advance C. excess D. put
52. A. fetched B. brought C. carried D. sent
53. A. scene B. mark C. stage D. point
54. A. risen B. growth C. lifted D. surfaced
55. A. in spite of B. instead of C. apart from D. on account of
56. A. prolonged B. remained C. resided D. preserved
57 A. quickly B. briskly C. hastily D. speedily
58. A. delivered B. awarded C. proposed D. offered
59. A. regarding B. finding C. seeking D. deciding
60. A. prevent B. preserve C. protect D. prohibit
Your answer:
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

II. Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (20.0 pts)
As time (61) _passes/ flies______ the power of newspaper seems to be on the (62) __increase/
rise_____. This is odd because in the relatively recent past, people were predicting that the influence of
the written word would diminish in direct proportion to the rate of increase of the spoken word and
moving image through TV and video. As people whole-heartedly embrace the Internet and cable and
satellite (63) _television______, why don’t we see newspapers (64) __dying_____ out? How have these
organs survived, let (65) __alone_____ flourished, particularly on a Sunday? Why don’t people (66)

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__who_____ have watched a football match live on the small screen press the wisdom of rushing out the
next (67) __day_____ to read a potted version of it in four or five columns? Why would anyone who has
seen a film and formed a (68) __vivid_____ impression of it the following day read the review of the
self-same film in a newspaper? To see if s/he is right? Isn’t that what friends are for? Don’t we have
colleagues for just that purpose – to see if our ideas (69) ___on____ any given song, film or program
tally with others? What is this product that (70) __consists_____ of not much more than outrageous
headlines, wayward comment, subjective editorials and hyperbolic sports pages still doing in our lives? It
seems for the time being to be leading a charmed life. When it finally goes, though, many may come to
mourn its passing.

Your answer:
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each
sentence. (20.0 pts)
Suddenly international trade has become a very controversial issue. When the representatives of
about a hundred states met in Uruguay to form the World Trade Organisation the response of the public
in general was a big yawn. Most people did not think that complicated agreements on things like import
taxes could have very much effect on their lives, and they were just not interested. How different it was at
the last meeting of the WTO in Seattle!
This time the delegates were met by a rainbow coalition of protesters, from members of trade
unions to anarchists and environmentalists. Many of the protests were passive and peaceful, or consisted
of demonstrators blocking roads and making it difficult for delegates to get to meetings. However, other
demonstrations were violent, and by the end of the first day, shop windows had been broken, cars
wrecked and police had fired tear gas at the demonstrators.
What was all the fuss about? The demonstrators themselves would not have been able to agree.
The environmentalists were afraid that looser trade laws would allow big business to work from countries
which allowed them to pollute the environment. Trade unions were afraid that cheaper labor in the third
world would take their jobs, and the anarchists were, well, just being anarchists.
So with all these objections why did anyone want to increase global trade anyway? Well, it is a
fact that the opening of the markets of the world, and world prosperity have increased together, and
countries that have closed their economies from outside trade, like India, have done much worse than
open countries like Thailand and Singapore.
So who is right? Perhaps both sides have a point. In any case at some time the two groups will
have to talk, so that agreement can be reached so that world trade can become freer while still meeting
the concerns of those opposed to it. But the sudden interest of ordinary people in world trade has been
caused by one thing - people realize that what is decided at these inter-government meetings can change
their lives; and not necessarily for the better.
71. This article is _______.
A. critical of efforts to liberalize world trade
B. a discussion of the world economy
C. a review of the arguments about world trade
D. about world trade and the environment
72. At the Uraguay talks _______.
A. the WTO was born B. 100 countries joined the WTO.
C. mainly import taxes were discussed D. the environment was not discussed
73. The author suggests that _______.
A. world trade has recently become controversial
B. that the WTO is part of the United Nations
C. that demonstrations in Uruguay were peaceful
D. world trade is unfair to many countries
74. The demonstrators were _______.
A. worried about the environment B. worried about their jobs
C. mainly anarchists D. concerned about different things
75. The advantage of world trade is that _______.
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 A. it gives businesses less environmental laws B. it helps countries to become richer
C. people can travel more easily D. it has helped countries like India and Singapore
76. The author thinks that _______.
A. the two sides will never agree
B. we must choose between free trade and the environment
C. the two sides must negotiate
D. the WTO should listen to its critics
77. The article concludes that _______.
A. now most people think world trade is important
B. world trade must become freer
C. trade has been better for Thailand than for India
D. inter-government meetings interest ordinary people
78. Where would you find this sort of article?
A. In a work of fiction B. In an economics magazine
C. In a political journal D. In an anarchist newsletter
79. Which word can replace the word “coalition” in paragraph 2?
A. coal mining B. coeducation C. combination D. coexistence
80. “anarchists” (người theo chủ nghĩa vô chính phủ) in paragraph 2 are those who _______.
A. establish laws in a particular state.
B. excite revolts against the established rule, law, or custom
C. believe in the current government
D. promote order where necessary
Your answer:
71. 71. 73. 74. 75.
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

PART D. WRITING (50.0 pts)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before. (10.0 pts)
81. Many creatures still survive and thrive in the harsh conditions of the deserts.
 Harsh as/ though the conditions in the deserts are, many creatures still survive and thrive
82. The thought passed through his mind and the decision was taken a moment later.
 The thought had no sooner passed through his mind than the decision was taken
83. That makes me think of something that happened to me.
 That brings to mind something that happened to me
84. Alternative medicine is a complete mystery to some people.
 Some people are completely mystified by alternative medicine.
85. Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the environmental problems.
 Mass tourism is partly responsible for/ to blame for the environmental problems
II. For each of the sentence below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. (10.0pts)
86. By the end of the meeting, the committee had agreed on the next step. (REACHED)
 By the end of the committee meeting, an agreement had been reached on/ about what to do next
87. Paul couldn’t stop thinking about the argument he had had with his brother. (WENT)
 Paul went over and over thr argument he had had with his brother
88. Local residents said they were against the new traffic scheme. (DISAPPROVAL)
 Local residents expressed their disapproval of the new traffic scheme
89. The challenger just wasn’t talented enough to provide a good contest with the reigning champion.
(MATCH)
 The challenger was no match for the reigning champion
90. It was Jane who came up with the idea for the sales promotion. (BRAINS)
 Jane was the brains behind the sales promotion

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III. Writing an essay (30.0 pts)
Write an essay of about 150 -180 words to argue on the following topic:
With the development of online communication, people will never be alone and will always be able
to make new friends.
Your answer:
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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