TEST 286

A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (70 điểm)

Part 1. You are going to hear a travel agent talking with a client who is planning her summer holiday.
Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each question. You will hear the recording TWICE.
Question 1: She wants to go on holiday in________.
A. June B. July C. two weeks’ time D. after July
Question 2: The woman doesn’t want to go on safari because________.
A. her husband wouldn’t enjoy it B. the weather would be too hot
C. it would be too expensive D. She had to work in her company
Question 3: When on holiday, all of the woman’s family enjoy________.
A. eating at home B. going to museums
C. going to restaurants D. staying in the city.
Question 4: Who went go to Spain last year?
A. the woman’s husband B. the woman’s friend
C. the woman’s lawyer D. the woman’s daughter
Question 5: The travel agent says that________.
A. the food in Italy is good B. the Italian countryside is beautiful.
C. Italy has a lot of skycrapers D. living costs in Italy are cheap
Part 2. Listen to a talk about yawning and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each question.
You will hear the recording TWICE.
Question 6: It can be inferred that dogs are ________.
A. the only animals besides chimpanzees who experience "infectious" yawning.
B. the only animals who experience "infectious" yawning.
C. the only animals who yawn when chimpanzees experience uncertain infection.
D. the only animals who yawn when chimpanzees are tired.
Question 7: When do Siamese fighting fish yawn?
A. as they see animals of the same species or their own mirror image.
B. when they see that baboons threaten their enemies of the same species.
C. when they display their impressive incisor teeth with the same species.
D. as they see animals displaying anger or their mirror image.
Question 8: What trait do Adelie and Emperor Penguins share?
A. They yawn during their courtship ritual. B. They yawn for respiratory reasons.
C. They yawn when they feel threatened. D. They yawn when they are angry.
Question 9: What are researchers trying to find out about the trait that Adelie and Emperor penguins share?
A. Why they use yawning in this manner despite the fact that they don’t share a habitat.
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 B. Why they share this trait despite the fact that they don't share a habitat.
C. Why they are the only animals to do this when they don’t have the same inhabit.
D. Why they share this trait despite the fact that they don't have the same habits.
Question 10: According to the Maya and Ancient Greeks, what did the act of yawning signify?
A. that the brain needed more air to support the body.
B. that the person's soul was trying to escape.
C. that one shouldn’t try to be tired or bored for his or her body to escape.
D. that the person was so tired of escaping from his or her body.
Part 3. You will hear an interview with two world-class debaters, who have recently taken part in a
competition. Choose the answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to what you hear. You will hear
the recording TWICE.
Question 11: Why does Lijie have difficulty believing that his team won?
A. He doesn’t know anything about bioethics.
B. The topics were too strange.
C. The competition was too long.
D. The other teams were very good.
Question 12: How would Lijie most likely describe his feeling when taking part in the contest?
A. intimidated B. amused C. bored D. exhilarated
Question 13: According to Michael, the topics came from _______.
A. some university courses B. a wide variety of disciplines
C. his own discipline experiences D. a wide variety of professors
Question 14: Micheal’s team were able to get the better of most of their opponents because _______.
A. his opponents could not try their best in the toughest thing
B. his opponents did not prepare well for the games
C. his teammates did not manage to choose difficult games
D. his teammates are very bright and good at thinking on the spot
Question 15: It would be fair to say that Michael’s team _______.
A. feel that they should have won the competition.
B. got into the final four of the competition.
C. got into the final of the competition.
D. won the competition four times.

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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 stress in each of the following questions.
Question 16: A. exhilarate B. manufacture C. descendant D. magnificent
Question 17: A. diagonal B. temperature C. memorable D. intimacy
Question 18: A. occurence B. explanatory C. detrimental D. discovery

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 19: A. pursed B. long-legged C. wretched D. accursed
Question 20: A. necessitate B. inadequate C. communicate D. ameliorate

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
Question 21: You have failed to pay the outstanding bill and, __________, we have been forced to take the
matter further.
A. finally B. consequently C. subsequently D. eventually
Question 22: ___________ hired on short-term contracts.
A. The rest of the staff have been B. The rest staff has been
C. The rest of the staff has been D. The rest staff have been
Question 23: My brother is ___________ I am.
A. nothing near as ambitious as B. nowhere like so ambitious as
C. nothing as ambitious as D. nowhere near as ambitious as
Question 24: He bought three shirts: one for him and ___________ for his children.
A. the other B. others C. the others D. another
Question 25: The sheep was huddled into a ___________ to protect them from overnight frosts.
A. pen B. barn C. kennel D. hutch
Question 26: He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without _____________.
A. fail B. failure C. trouble D. mistake
Question 27: The speech was ___________ by the music coming from the next room. We couldn’t hear a
word she said.
A. dropped out B. pulled out C. broken out D. drowned out
Question 28: The Vauxhall, ___________ to be economical, has recently regained popularity among car
collectors.
A. automobile, being designed B. automobile being designed
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 C. automobile, a car designed D. automobile, designed
Question 29: David is talking to Linda about their friend Tim.
- David: “Tim has a very easy job. He’s paid a lot of money to do.
- Linda: “___________”
A. He crossed his fingers for luck B. Wish him good luck
C. It's the luck of the game D. It's an incredible piece of luck
Question 30: This was when he evolved the working method, ___________.
A. which he has never departed B. in which he has never departed
C. from which he has never departed D. for which he has never departed
Question 31: I know you’re upset about breaking up with Tony but there are plenty more ___________.
A. horses in the stable B. tigers in the zoo
C. fish in the sea D. cows in the field
Question 32: The flights are full at the moment, so you will have to ___________.
A. be down on your luck B. get a better luck
C. run a stroke of luck D. take potluck
Question 33: Remember not to cough or sneeze at the table. __________, excuse yourself.
A. For necessary B. As necessary
C. With all the need D. If need be
Question 34: Rebecca Eisenberg argues that patents are supposed to foster innovations, ___________ to make
wider legal and political points.
A. while being used B. regardless of being used
C. which can be used D. rather than being used

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 35: It is common knowledge that solar heating for a large office building is technically different
from a single-family home.
A. common knowledge B. large office
C. is technically D. from a single-family home
Question 36: The Green Garden Restaurant uses fresh produce on their dishes, much of which the owners
grow in their own garden.
A. produce B. their C. much D. the owners
Question 37: While many people moved to big cities with a view to turning over a new leaf, some people
flew the big cities in search of the rural idyll.
A. in search of B. turning over a new leaf
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 C. flew D. While
Question 38: Owing to their superior skills, highly competitive athletes have been known to win contests
and break records even when suffered from injuries, physical disorders, and infections.
A. when suffered B. highly competitive
C. Owing D. have been known
Question 39: Despite numerous challenges they are facing, they have been making great efforts to do what
they can realize their dreams.
A. Despite B. numerous C. great efforts D. can realize

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 40: The abominable custom of women sacrificing themselves with the pyres of their dead
husbands was abolished during the right of William Bentinck.
A. social B. sacred C. disgusting D. moral
Question 41: The atmosphere at work was so bad that Brian eventually decided to hand in his notice.
A. apply for another job B. give up his job
C. be given a better job D. notify the boss

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 42: Sure, I've tried to live a benign life, putting my shoulder to the wheel for peace.
A. being indifferent to B. feeling tired of
C. looking happy in D. becoming strong in
Question 43: The information you have got is actually off the record, so be careful if you intend to use it
for publication.
A. confidential B. important C. official D. private

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 44: The fire fighters didn't arrive at the blazing house in time to save it from burning down.
A. The fire fighters didn't think that it was such a big fire, so they were slow arriving there.
B. The fire consumed the house completely, because the fire fighters were not quick enough in arriving
there.
C. When the fire fighters arrived, the flames were so big that it took them a long time to put the fire out.
D. When the fire fighters arrived at the blazing house, the fire was burning fiercely.

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Question 45: It will take some time before the impact of the new legislation is brought home to people in
the street.
A. The new legislation will affect home lives of many people in the city for a long time.
B. The new law will be effective only for the people who are brought home to work.
C. It will take some time before the impact of the new legislation is felt by ordinary people
D. In the future street people will be able to take advantage of the new legislation for long.
Question 46: Naturally, a person prefers to make friends with people who accept him as he is.
A. It isn’t natural to choose friends from those who behave unacceptably.
B. It’s natural for one to choose friends from those who won’t criticise the way one is.
C. The selection of one’s friends usually comes from those with the same personalities as one’s own.
D. If a person doesn’t like the way you are, then you shouldn’t form a relationship with him.

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 47: Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news. She was surprised
at it.
A. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news, which she was surprised.
B. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him, surprising by the unexpected news.
C. Surprised to hear the unexpected news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately.
D. Surprised as she was to hear the unexpected news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him
immediately.
Question 48: Thanks to the efforts of environmentalists, people are becoming better aware of the problem of
endangered species.
A. People owe their growing awareness of the problem of endangered species to the efforts of
environmentalists
B. Environmentalists are expressing their gratitude toward people who are better aware of the problem of
endangered species.
C. Environmentalists are doing their best to make people aware of the problem of endangered species.
D. People have no idea about the problem endangered species in spite of the of environmentalists

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions
Less than a year ago marketing director, David Smith, 33 was behaving like a secret agent. He used to
secretly taped all his conversations, he refused to sign his name and he would ask his secretary to check all
his emails. Anything he wrote was photocopied and kept as “evidence”. But David isn’t mad, or even mildly
eccentric. He suffers from ‘responsibility OCD’, one of more common form of obsessive compulsive

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disorder, or OCD, as it is usually known.
OCD is now recognized as the second most prevalent mental-health problem, after depression – and
the number of reported cases is soaring. Experts estimate that 2% - 3% of the population suffer from the full-
blown syndrome, with as many as one in five suffering from a milder form.
OCD sufferers are tortured by obsessional thoughts, such as worrying that their hands are
contaminated by germs. The terrible anxiety is only relieved by performing a particular set of behaviours.
Unfortunately, any sense of relief is short-lived, which is why the behaviour must be repeated again and
again. OCD sufferers know their behavior is irrational, yet feel powerless to stop.
Common treatments are either antidepressants or behavioral therapy with a psychologist, but only 60%
of patients show some improvement. However, a new treatment from America is bringing fresh hope to
sufferers.
One of the OCD gurus and neuropsychiatrists, Jeffrey Schwartz, has designed the Four Steps program
which employs meditation teachniques with the aim of teaching sufferers to manage their symptoms by
themselves. “The goal is to learn to override false brain messages”, explains Schwartz.
There are different theories about what causes the disorder. Most experts recognize a genetic element
that can be triggered by a stressful event. Schwartz believes that the OCD ‘worry circuit’ is a
direct result of faulty brain chemistry. ‘When someone experiences an OCD thought, one part of the brain
knows quite clearly that the hands are not dirty’, explains Schwartz ‘Some part of the brain is standing apart
from the symptoms, reflecting on the sheer bizarreness of it all. The objective is to harness this impartial
spectator so that patients can use this healthy part of their brain to resist the compulsions.’
David Smith is delighted with the results of Schwartz’s treatment. ‘Now I can sign cheques without a
problem’, he says brightly. ‘And I don’t photocopy them either. OCD used to feel like a huge stigma, but I
don’t feel handicapped by it any more. You just deal with it.’
Question 49: Which could be the best title for the passage?
A. A day in the life of an OCD sufferer B. The misery of living with OCD
C. Living with new OCD patients D. Good news for OCD sufferers
Question 50: What do experts say about OCD?
A. It has become more common than depression.
B. The treatment doesn’t seem to be working.
C. There are more cases now than ever before.
D. A third of population suffers from it.
Question 51: Why do OCD sufferers repeatedly perform the same action?
A. to clear their problems off their mind B. to be relieved from their thoughts
C. to decrease their anxiety D. to keep their hands clean
Question 52: What does the word ‘override’ in paragraph 5 closest in meaning to?
A. correct B. overact C. stimulate D. stop
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Question 53: Jeffrey Schwartz believes that OCD is caused by ___________.
A. a stressful event B. a malfunction of the brain
C. a biochemical malfunction D. a genetic imbalance
Question 54: The healthy part of an OCD sufferer’s brain ___________.
A. cannot resist the person’s new obsessions
B. is tricked into believing that there is no problem
C. recognizes that the person’s behaviors is strange
D. needs to be protected in order to treat OCD

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions

If food is allowed to stand for some time, it putrefies. When the putrefied material is examined
microscopically, it is found to be teeming with bacteria. Where do these bacteria come from, since they are
not seen in fresh food? Even until the mid-nineteenth century, many people believed that such
microorganisms originated by spontaneous generation, a hypothetical process by which living organisms
develop from nonliving matter.
The most powerful opponent of the theory of spontaneous generation was the French chemist and
microbiologist Louis Pasteur(1822-1895). Pasteur showed that structures present in air closely resemble the
microorganisms seen in putrefying materials. He did this by passing air through guncotton filters, the fibers
of which stop solid particles. After the guncotton was dissolved in a mixture of alcohol and ether, the
particles that it had trapped fell to the bottom of the liquid and were examined on a microscope slide. Pasteur
found that in ordinary air these exists a variety of solid structures ranging in size from 0.01 mm to more than
1.0mm. Many of these bodies resembled the reproductive structures of common molds, single-celled
animals, and various other microbial cells. As many as 20 to 30 of them were found in fifteen liters of
ordinary air, and they could not be distinguished from the organisms found in much larger numbers in
putrefying materials. Pasteur concluded that the organisms found in putrefying materials originated from the
organized bodies present in the air. He postulated that these bodies are constantly being deposited on all
objects.
Pasteur showed that if a nutrient solution was sealed in a glass flask and heated to boiling to destroy
all the living organisms contaminating it, it never putrefied. The proponents of pontaneous generation
declared that fresh air was necessary for spontaneous generation and that the air inside the sealed flask was
affected in some way by heating so that it would no longer support spontaneous generation. Pasteur
constructed a swan-necked flask in which putrefying materials could be heated to boiling, but air could re-
enter. The bends in the neck prevented microorganisms from getting in the flask. Material sterilized in such a
flask did not putrefy.
Question 55: What does the passage mainly discuss?
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 A. Pasteur’s influence on the development of the microscope.
B. The effects of pasteurization on food.
C. Pasteur’s argument against the theory of spontaneous generation .
D. The origin of the theory of spontaneous generation.
Question 56: The phrase “teeming with” is closest in meaning to___________.
A. full of B. resistant to C. hurt by D. developing into
Question 57: Which of the following questions did the theory of spontaneous generation attempt to answer?
A. How many types of organisms can be found on food?
B. How long can food stand before it putrefies?
C. What is the origin of the living organisms seen on some food?
D. What is the most effective way to prepare living organisms for microscopic examination?
Question 58: The purpose of the “guncotton” mentioned in paragraph 2 was to___________.
A. increase the airflow to the microscopic slide
B. trap particles for analysis
C. aid the mixing of alcohol and ether
D. slow the process of putrefaction
Question 59: The author mentioned “1.0mm” in order to describe the ___________.
A. thickness of the microscope slides that were used
B. size of the particles that that were collected
C. diameter of the fibers that were in the guncotton filters
D. thickness of a layer of organisms that was deposited on an object
Question 60: The objects that Pasteur removed from the air in his experiment were remarkable because they
were___________.
A. able to live in a mixture of alcohol and ether
B. primarily single-celled organisms
C. not different from objects found in putrefying materials
D. fairly rare
Question 61: According to paragraph 3, proponents of spontaneous generation believed that which of the
following was important for the process to succeed?
A. Heat B. The presence of nutrients
C. A sealed container D. Fresh air
Question 62: It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that Pasteur employed a swan-necked flask
to___________.
A. prevent heat from building up in a solution
B. store sterilized liquids for use in future experiments

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 C. estimate the number of organisms in a liter of air
D. disprove a criticism of his conclusions

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

FEELING TIRED
A year ago, Laura reached her lowest point. Utterly exhausted after a short walk, she was (63)______
up off the pavement and driven home by the police. “My feet felt nailed to the ground’’, she recalls. With
permanent flu (64)______, panic stricken and confined to a wheelchair, she was eventually diagnosed as
having chronic fatigue syndrome, the term doctors now use for her illness. Laura, a 30-year old marketing
manager, has since made a remarkable recovery in her health. She is now able to walk for an hour, swim
twenty lengths three times a week and is (65)______ going back to work. She puts her new- found sense of
well-being down to a technique called cognitive behaviour therapy. CBT aims to help people understand
how the beliefs they (66)______ about themselves and others influence mood and behaviour -and how re-
evaluating negative beliefs can help them to feel and behave differently. It has been successful in dealing
with problems ranging from depression to chronic, unexplained pain. Research shows that CBT can help
people like Laura. Yet many sufferers are (67)______ opposed to the treatment, arguing that their
(68)______ is physical not psychological. Psychological therapy, they believe, implies that they are to
(69)______ and their disorder is not genuine. Laura says CBT helped her change the way she thought about
her problems without implying that they were her fault. I was an “all-or nothing” thinker and felt I had to be
perfect in everything. The therapy has encouraged a less perfectionist approach to life and helped me
gradually to (70)______ up more physical activity.
Question 63: A. picked B. moved C. taken D. collected

Question 64: A. indications B. characteristics C. signs D. symptoms

Question 65: A. regarding B. judging C. contemplating D. reflecting

Question 66: A. carry B. hold C. posses D. keep

Question 67: A. extremely B. intensively C. severely D. bitterly

Question 68: A. condition B. state C. circumstance D. case

Question 69: A. accuse B. disapprove C. criticise D. blame

Question 70: A. develop B. grow C. mount D. build

B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (30 điểm)

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Part I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use NO MORE THAN SIX WORDS, including
the words given in capital. (15 điểm)
1. Margaret is said to be a very good cook. REPUTATION
 Margaret__________________________________________a very good cook.
2. Each new generation is given the family jewels. DOWN
 The family___________________________________each new generation.
3. Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier? SHOULD
 I________________________________ about these changes earlier.
4. He surprised me very much when he said he loved me. BREATH
 He ________________________________________when he said he loved me.
5. He didn’t hesitate to recommend me for the job. BONES
 He_______________________________________ me for the job.
6. If you don’t get to work ontime, you’ll be given the sack. PUNCTUAL
 Unless___________________________________be given the sack.
7. You must accept that you will never be famous. TERMS
 You must_______________________________ that you will never be famous.
8. There is a rumour that the company lost over 20 million dollars during the price war. SUSTAINED
 The company is ____________________ of over 20 million dollars during the price war.
9. Nobody expected it of him but Sam became the most successful student in his year. TURNED
 Against ______________________________to be the most successful student in his year.
10. The doctors are keeping an eye on my brother in hospital. OBSERVATION
 My brother ________________________________________ in hospital.

Part II. Write an essay (15 điểm)

As children grow older, they become increasingly involved with their peer group, a group whose
members are about the same age and have similar interests. The peer group – along with the family and the
school is one of the three main solialising agents. The peer groups is both a positive and negative influence
in our life.
Write an essay of about 250 words to discuss the effects of peer group on children.
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