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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 17 tháng 2 năm 2011

Họ tên và chữ ký giám khảo Điểm

Giám khảo 1: Bằng số Bằng chữ

Giám khảo 2:

Đề thi gồm 08 trang.

Học sinh làm bài trên đề thi và ghi câu trả lời vào ô trống tương ứng cho mỗi câu hỏi.

SECTION A: LISTENING
You will hear a conversation between two flat mates who are looking for a
third person to share their flat. Listen and complete the table below, writing
your answers in the blanks numbered 1-15. Do not write more than TWO words
in each blank. The recording will be played twice.

People interested in sharing the flat

Example: (1) __________ (2) ______________ (4) ________________

Phil Parrot teacher (3) too _______________ because he has lots of
(5)_________________

David Spencer (6) __________ older, quiet and pay less for (8) _______
(7) ____________ and (9)______________

Leo Norris (10)_________ funny, lazy (13) a _____________

(11) not ____________ for his bicycle
or stressed;
(12) _______________

(14) Leo’s phone number: ____________________

(15) He’d like to move in on ____________________

SECTION B: USE OF ENGLISH

I. Select the option that best fits each blank. Write your answers (A, B, C,
or D) in the box for answers.
1. I had a good sleep last night, so I’m as fresh as a …………… this morning.
A. milk B. rose C. bread D. daisy
2. Some people like boxing, …………… others absolutely detest it.
A. even if B. however C. whereas D. as though
3. We wished him many happy …………… of his birthday.
A. returns B. moments C. times D. regards
4. He’s very good at gardening; that’s why people in his village say he’s got green
…………… .
A. hands B. fingers C. mind D. thoughts

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5. There’s so much work for me to …………… on my own.
A. cope with B. make up C. get out D. run down
6. I can’t …………… what he is doing; it’s so dark down there.
A. see through B. make out C. look into D. show
up
7. As a general rule, zoologists prefer to observe animals in the …………… .
A. wild B. captivity C. habitat D. nature
8. The author’s new novel came in for a great deal of …………….
A. attention B. compliment C. advertising D. criticism
9. You don’t have to hurry – take your …………… before you answer.
A. chance B. time C. step D. mind
10. The government has recently …………… the buildings in the old section of the city.
A. reformed B. adjusted C. restored D.
modified
11. It is the …………… in that country for people to marry young.
A. habit B. behavior C. custom D. tradition
12. Tom painted his room black. It looks dark and dreary. He …………… have chosen
another color.
A. should B. could C. must D. may
13. That lady was in deep …………… after her husband died unexpectedly in an
accident.
A. boredom B. mood C. grief D. regret
14. It is not very difficult to distinguish …………… a Chinese and a Japanese.
A. to B. with C. from D. between
15. He was having many difficulties in …………… a large family because he couldn’t earn
enough.
A. raising B. feeding C. providing D. nurturing
16. Could you turn the cassette off? It’s distracting …………… my work.
A. from B. of C. me from D. me of
17. All things ……………, she is the best student to represent our school.
A. considered B. involved C. taken D. dealt with
18. The professor told me that I was doing well, …………… my final grade was awful.
A. yet B. therefore C. instead D. despite
19. He confirmed his strong …………… to charity actions by donating 20,000 dollars.
A. will B. belief C. commitment D. duty
20. …………… the songs on his first album, these are more philosophical.
A. For comparison B. Compared C. In comparison with D. On a comparison
to
Answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

II. Use the right form of the word given in capitals to complete each
sentence. Use only ONE word in eack blank. Write your answers in the box
for answers.
1. His teacher was not happy because he gave a(n) __________ explanation 1. SATISFY
of
his lateness. 2. FORCE
2. This new industrial sector will employ an increasing __________ each 3. ADMIRE
year.
4. NERVE
3. His success was __________ because he was not a professional boxer.
5. NEED
4. Biting one’s nails is a sign of __________ or stress.
6. EMPLOY
5. Driving carelessly causes a lot of __________ accidents every year.
6. __________ is one of the major factors causing the increased number of
7. TAKE
crimes
8. POPULAR
in large cities.
9. HORROR
7. You must check in your mirror before __________ another car on the
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motorway. 10. HIGH
8. It was really Charles Dickens who _______ the celebration of Christmas
in Britain.
9. They were all __________ by the amount of money they had to pay for
the meal.
10. Their anger __________ as they realized their luggage had been taken
to the
wrong airport.
Answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III. Match one word in box A with a word in box B to form a collocation that
can be used to complete each of the sentences below. There are more
words than needed and an example has been done for you. Write the
collocation in the box for answers.

Box A Box B
illegal conscious solar rare petrol habitat policy
film lifespan
forest national long poaching effort species
natural shortage
conservation water logging lead- time fire rights stars
free parks

Example: Many young people go to Hollywood to look for opportunities to become

film stars.

1. Climate change and desertification is leading to serious ______ ______ for people,
animals and plants in some countries.
2. The use of ______ ______ is being promoted to improve air quality in many large cities
with a
great deal of traffic.
3. Every developing country needs a clear ______ ______ to avoid destroying their natural
resources for quick money.
4. A large area of vegetation and many animals were destroyed in the ______ ______.
5. The White Rhino is now a very ______ ______ indeed with only a few thousand animals
still
alive.
6. ______ ______ for ivory accounts for the slaughter of hundreds of ‘protected’ adult
elephants
every year.
7. Larger mammals often have a very ______ ______ - some live for over 120 years!
8. Selling the ______ ______ to ancient forests results in only short-term wealth and long-
term
environmental disaster.
9. With so many forest areas being destroyed, a great deal of wildlife is losing its _____
______.
10. Many countries now see the advantages of setting up ______ ______ in which animals
and
plants are legally protected.
Answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

IV. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the box for answers.
Where Life Is Long
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 The Italian island of Sardinia holds the world record for the highest percentage of
people who (1)______ to be over 100 years old. Most of the locals (2)______ that the
reason lies in the place itself – the air of the food, for example. But scientists (3)______
another hypothesis. For centuries, the islanders (4)______ rarely intermarried with
outsiders, so it is very likely that Sardinians are genetically similar to each other.
Therefore, it’s logical to assume that they (5)______ a gene for longevity. A team of
doctors and biologists (6)______ the proteins which (7)______ contained in the Y
chromosome. They (8)______ the key gene, but the research coordinator confidently
(9)______ his team to come up with an answer some time in the near future. As soon as
they do, the discovery (10)______ a great deal of interest.

1. A. have lived B. are living C. are going to live D. will live

2. A. are believing B. will believe C. have believed D. believe
3. A. are now B. do now C. are due to D. now
investigating investigate investigate investigate
4. A. are B. will be C. have D. are being
5. A. are sharing B. have been C. have shared D. share
sharing
6. A. have been B. have been C. are analyzed D. analyze
analyzing analyzed
7. A. is B. has been C. are D. will be
8. A. have found B. are to find C. are finding D. found
9. A. is expecting B. is going to expect C. will expect D. expects
1 A. generated B. is generating C. has generated D. will generate
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Answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
V. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Underline the
mistake and write your correction in the corresponding box for answers.
1. The boy was falsely accused of stolen the money from the safe.
2. My doctor is famous for forgetting people’s names – I’m surprised he can remember
their
own!
3. MANUFACTURER’S WARNING: Always wear safe helmets when operating this
machine.
4. Being a doctor means working very long hours and having a fragmented society life.
5. It’s not worth risky getting a fine by parking the car here.
6. Overeating and lack of exercise can lead to serious healthy problems in later life.
7. Hi Lucy! I’m just ringing up to say I’ve got two tickets for the theatre on Friday
night. Fancy to come?
8. Do you think the boy takes after his uncle? They both have equal blue eyes and blond
hair.
9. I had known nothing about the treasure hiding in my garden until it was discovered by
the
workmen who were digging some holes in it.
10. We don’t have any exact data, but in average, we serve a thousand customers a
day.
Answers
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

VI. Fill each blank with a preposition. Write your answers in the box for
answers.
1. In response _______ the rising prices recently, they have to cut down the bills.
2. They didn’t intend to send the e-mail to their opponent; it was done _______ mistake.

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3. Apart _______ a three-week intensive training course, we had to pass a very tough test
by the
end of the program.
4. If he gets promoted, he’ll be _______ charge of the Sales Department.
5. During his summer vacation, John turned out to be very helpful _______ the farm.
6. He was having a hard time traveling around because his car was _______repair.
7. The players got very upset because the spectators started shouting _______ them.
8. I want to stay at home today because I’m feeling rather _______ the weather.
9. “You should apologize _______ your sister, Tom!” said the mother.
10. I can understand why he isn’t happy with his modest wage, but _______ the other
hand, he
isn’t a full time worker.
Answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION

I. Choose the best option to fill each blank. Write your answers (A, B, C, or
D) in the box for answers.

Five Ways To Improve Your Memory

 Pay better attention at the time. Rehearse the information immediately (1)______ ,
allowing (2)______ longer gaps between each repetition. Thus, when you hear a
name, say it to yourself, then say it again a minute later, and so on.
 Tax your brain in a (3)______ of ways. One researcher found that rats given many
interesting things to do had better memories than (4)______ rats.
 Attach (5)______ to memory – the more significant an event is, the better it will be
remembered.
 Attach what you want to remember to something (6)______ familiar to you. Let’s
(7)______ you need to remember ten words: start by memorizing things that are
well known to you (8)______ , such as objects in your house, then associate one of
the words with each.
 Have (9)______ in your ability to remember things. Don’t (10)______ your brain.

1. A. then B. after C. later D. afterwards

2. A. undoubtedly B. increasingly C. incredibly D. terribly
3. A. heap B. variety C. number D. range
4. A. ‘fat’ B. ‘old’ C. ‘lazy’ D. ‘bored’
5. A. importance B. meaning C. attention D. information
6. A. is B. already C. instead D. yet
7. A. say B. example C. take D. suppose
8. A. manually B. locally C. personally D. individually
9. A. determination B. trust C. belief D. confidence
10 A. underestimate B. uphold C. degrade D. overtake
.
Answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
II. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
Write your answers in the box provided.
While many nineteenth reformers hoped to bring about reform through
education or by eliminating specific social evils, some thinkers wanted to start
over and remake society by founding ideal, cooperative communities. The United
States seemed to them a spacious and unencumbered country where models of
5 a perfect society could succeed. These communitarian thinkers hoped their
success would lead to imitation, until communities free of crime, poverty, and
other social ills would cover the land. A number of religious groups notably the
Shakers, practice communal living, but the main impetus to found model
communities came from nonreligious, rationalistic thinkers.
10 Among the communitarian philosophers, three of the most influential
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 were Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, and John Humphrey Noyes. Owen, famous
for his humanitarian policies as owner of several thriving textile mills in Scotland,
believed that faulty environment was to blame for human problems and that
these problems could be eliminated in a rationally planned society. In 1825 he
15 put his principles into practice at New Harmony, Indiana. The community failed
economically after a few years but not before achieving a number of social
successes. Fourier, a commercial employee in France, never visited the United
States. However his theories of cooperative living influenced many Americans
through the writings of Albert Brisbane, whose Social Destiny of Man explained
20 Fourierism and its self-sufficient associations or “phalanxes.” One or more of
these phalanxes was organized in every Northern state. The most famous were
Red Bank, New Jersey, and Brook Farm, Massachusetts. An early member of the
latter was the author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Noyes founded the most enduring
and probably the oddest of the utopian communities, the Oneida Community of
upstate New York. Needless to say, none of these experiments had any lasting
effects on the patterns of American society.
1. The main topic of the passage is
A. nineteenth-century schools B. American reformers
C. the philosophy of Fourierism D. model communities in the nineteenth century
2. Which of the following is NOT given in the passage as one of the general goals of
communitarian philosophers?
A. To remake society B. To spread their ideas throughout the United
States
C. To establish ideal communities D. To create opportunities through education
3. The Shakers are mentioned in line 7 as an example of
A. a communal religious group. B. radical reformers.
C. rationalistic thinkers. D. an influential group of writers.
4. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word impetus in line 7?
A. Stimulus B. Commitment C. Drawback D. Foundation
5. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word thriving in line 11?
A. Prosperous B. Famous C. Failing D. Pioneering
6. The “phalanxes” described in the second paragraph were an idea originally conceived
by
A. Albert Brisbane B. Robert Owen C. Charles Fourier D. John
Humphrey Noyes
7. Why does the author mention Nathaniel Hawthorne in line 20?
A. He founded Brook Farm in Massachusetts. B. He was a critic of Charles
Fourier.
C. He wrote a book that led to the establishment of model communities.
D. He was at one time a member of the Brook Farm community.
8. Which of the following communities lasted longest?
A. New Harmony B. The Oneida Community C. Red Bank D. Brook Farm
9. The word oddest in line 21 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Earliest B. Most independent C. Largest D. Most unusual
10. Why did the author probably divide the passage into two paragraphs?
A. To compare nineteenth-century reforms with twentieth-century reforms
B. To present an overview of a concept in the first paragraph and specific examples in
the second
C. To contrast the work of utopian thinkers with that of practical reformers
D. To give the causes for a phenomenon in the first paragraph and its
consequences in the second
Answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III. Read the passage then choose from the list A-L given below the best
phrase to fill each space. Write one letter (A-L) in the box for answers.
Indo-European Languages
Today, most European languages, and many Asian languages (1)________ , are very
similar to each other. (2)_________ about memorizing French word lists in school, these so-
called ‘Indo-European’ languages resemble English and each other in terms of vocabulary
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and grammar (3)_______ . Only 140 of the modern world’s 5,000 tongues belong to this
language family, (4)_______ . (5)________ – especially people from England, Spain, Portugal,
France and Russia – nearly half of the world’s present population now speaks an Indo-
European language (6)________ .
When, however, we go to parts of the world (7)________ , we realize how unusual
Europe’s linguistic similarity is, and how it calls for explanation. For example, in areas of
the New Guinea highlands (8)______ , we find languages as different as English from
Chinese (9)______ . Eurasia must have originally been as diverse until some people
speaking the mother tongue of Indo-European language family began to dominate and
pushed almost all other European languages (10)_______ .

A. as well as French
B. out of existence
C. with great linguistic diversity
D. as its native tongue
E. but their importance is far out of proportion to their numbers
F. being spoken in neighboring areas
G. as far as east India
H. which must have originated outside Europe
I. Thanks to the global expansion of Europeans since 1492
J. No matter how much we complain
K. where contact with the outside world began only in the 20th century
L. yet differ in this respect from all the world’s other languages

Answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

IV. Fill each gap with one suitable word. Write your answers in the box for
answers.
Bob Tisdall
In the early (1)______ of the 20th century, Bob Tisdall became famous by winning four
events in just two hours in a university athletics (2)_______ . Because at that time university
athletics made the (3)______ page of national newspapers, and as Tisdall was extremely
handsome, he became very well-known. He was offered (4)______ in films and attractive
jobs in business but he was more (5)______ in seeing the world and he took up a position in
India. He forgot sport for a while but then someone reminded him that the Olympics were
taking place in four months’ (6)______ . He decided to (7)______ a go and went to Los
Angeles, where he represented Ireland in the 400 metres hurdles. Although it was only the
third time he had competed in this event, he won it with a record-(8)______ time of 51.7
seconds. This is remarkable if we compare Tisdall’s training with the intense training that
modern athletes undergo to (9)______ for the Olympics. Tisdall’s ‘training’ consisted of
staying in bed for a week, going (10)______ from his bed to the track – and winning!

Answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION D: WRITING
I. For each sentence, write a new sentence as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence, using the word given. This word must not
be altered in any way.
1. It doesn’t make any difference if you take a bus or a taxi – it’s too late now.
(matter)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………. .
2. Half an hour after the show started, the main singer of the band had still not arrived.
(sign)
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……………. .
3. He never has enough time.
(short)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………….. .
4. The doctor told the patient to eat less sugar.
(intake)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………….. .
5. The lady was totally unaware of being watched by a detective.
(idea)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………. .
6. Have you thought of a name for your dog yet?
(come)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………?
7. “Would you like me to carry your bags, mother?” asked Jim.
(offered)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………… .
8. He wore an extra jumper because he didn’t want to get cold. (so
as)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………… .
9. Their relationship seems very good.
(get)
It looks as
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
.
10. It’s possible that the neighbors saw someone leaving the house.
(might)
The neighbors
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .
II. Finish each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentence printed before it.
1. We haven’t seen him since October, 2008.
The last time
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
2. Candidates cannot change the questions in any circumstances.
Under
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………. .
3. My uncle drives more carefully than my father.

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 My uncle is
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
.. .
4. Her closest friend failed to keep his promise to help her.
Her closest friend let
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. .
5. Nobody remained in the boat after the team leader had left it.
The team leader was
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. .
6. No one has challenged his authority before.
This is the first time
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .
7. Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
But for
his ............................................................................................................................. .
8. People think that all dogs evolved from wolves.
All dogs are
……...................................................................................................................... .
9. Although Judy was severely disabled, she participated in many sports.
Despite her .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
. .
10. These two boxers weigh exactly the same.
There is no ……..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
III. Short Essay Writing:
The Vietnamese New Year is associated with many cultural customs
and traditions. Write a short essay describing one tradition or custom
which you think is typical and explain how it is important to Vietnamese
people.
You should write about 200 words.

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