ĐỀ SỐ 1

PART 1: LISTENING. (15pts)

Question I. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
TAXI FOR YOU
Pick-up: Wed 6th July
Time: (1)______________________
Name of passenger: Sam William
Pick-up point
No.&street: (2) ______________________ Willowside bank
Town: (3) ______________________
Postcode: (4) ______________________
Mobile contact: (5) ______________________
Question II. Listen to what these students say and decide if the statements are true (T) of
false (F) .
6. Tra is interested in history.
7. Nam likes making things with his hands.
8. Nam’s family own a workshop in Bat Trang.
9. The trees in the garden only come from provinces of Viet Nam.
10. Hoa loves nature and quietness.
Question III. Listen and choose the best answer.
11. What is the most serious problem in Bangkok?
A. Pollution B. Bad weather C. Traffic jams
12. How does Suzanne go to work?
A. By car B. By Skystrain C. By metro
13. How long does it take Suzanne to go to work every day?
A. Two hours B. Five hours C. Half an hour
14. In the evening the traffic is _________ .
A. better B. worse C. the same
15. Why is traffic so bad in Bangkok?
A. People move around by boat.
B. There aren’t enough roads.
C. There isn’t a Skytrain or metro.
PART 2: PHONETICS. (5pts)
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently fromthat of the
others)
16. A. endure B. feature C. procedure D. measure
17. A. complete B. command C. common D. community
18. A. comb B. climb C. debt D. cable
Question II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different fromthat of the others
19. A. recommend B. difficulty C. admirable D. document
20. A. encouragement B. interviewer C. acknowledge D. miraculously
PART 3: LEXIO-GRAMMAR. (30pts)
Question I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences
21. Only after the atomic bomb ________ and development in the air travel _______, ______
science fiction really become popular.
A. had created/ had taken off/ was B. had been created/ had been taken off/ has
C. had been created/ had taken off/ did D. had been created/ / had taken off/ had
22. We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.
A. adapting B. adjusting C. bending D. folding
23. I don’t think she can get her message _______ to the students. She seems too nervous.
A. across B. around C. out D. over
24. _______, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.
A. None of us wanted to go in the first place
B. Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them
C. Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected
D. Seeing that we couldn’t solve anything in the end
25. There are ______ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this
fact.
A. a large many B. quite many C. a great many D. quite a lot
26. This car has many features including _________.
A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas
B. good music, safety devices, air conditioning, and gas
C. stereo, safety devices, air conditioned, and good gas
D. stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage
27. Round and round ___________.
A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels of the engine go
C. went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine
28. The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists’ by the café _______ the
housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.
A. leave B. have left C. has left D. to have left
29. Your argument _______ that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case.
A. outlines B. presupposes C. concerns D. presents
30. They are happily married although, of course, they argue _______.
A. most times B. from day to day C. every now and then D. on the occasion
Question II: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided
in the column on the right.
31. The (PLACE) _______ of natural resources is becoming inadequatefor the support of
increasing population.
32. The grammar section provides coverage of all the most (PROBLEM) _______ areas.
33. He has recorded the (NARRATE) _______ for the production.
34. In this profession, women (NUMBER) _______ men by two to one.
35. I’ll never forget the _______ I felt in the situation. (HUMILIATE)
36. The shell are so hard and they are virtually (DESTROY) _______.
37. That was a very _______ thing to say. (HURT)
38. These changes are likely to (POOR) _______ single-parent families even further.
Question III: Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
39. It is vital that no one else (know) _______ about the secret government operation.
40. It seems strange to be standing here, (look) _______ out at SydneyHarbor.
41. Tom had a lucky escape. He (kill) ________ when a car crashed into the front of his house.
42. _____ (Rank) as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which
it was created.
43-44. Her mother (go) ________ abroad last month, so it (not be) ________ her you see at the
threater last Sunday.
45. This English couse (be) ________ ended by the end of 2022.
Question IV: The following passange contains 5errors. Find and correct them (Từ 46-50)
Most of the joggers who are overweigh are reasonable for talking about, worrying about, and
being obsessed with their weight. Since many people start jogging to lose weight, it is not
surprising that body size is important. More and more people are on the diet, 50% of the women
and approximately 25% of the men in the US are watching what they eat. Bodyweight is the
second most talked among joggers – heart disease and high bleeding pressure are the first! There
are many factors that effect your weight. They include: body type, diet, exercise level, sex and
age. What may be an “ideal” weight for you in the age of 27 may not be ideal while you’re 54.
And your ideal weight will probably be different during racing season when you were in a
specific training phase.
PART 4: READING. (40pts)
Question I. Read the following passage and choose the option that indicates the correct
answer to each of the following questions.
In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on
the economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining,
and transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements
such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two
distinct ways; first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements;
second, by providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out to make a
profit.
In the early nineteenth century, state governments also engaged in a surprisinglylarge
amount of direct regulatory activity, including extensive licensing and
inspectionprograms.Licensing targets reflected both similarities and differences between the
economy of the nineteenth century and that of today: in the nineteenth century, state regulation
through licensing fell especially on peddlers, innkeepers, and retail merchants of various kinds.
The perishable commodities of trade generally came understate inspection, and such important
frontier staples as lumber and gunpowder were also subject to state control. Finally, state
governments experimented with direct labor and business regulation designed to help the
individual laborer or consumer, including setting maximum limits on hours of work and
restrictions on price-fixing by businesses.
Although the states dominated economic activity during this period, the federal
government was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement andthe
development of native industries. Toward these ends, the federal government pursued several
courses of action. It established a national bank to stabilize banking activities in the country and,
in part, to provide a supply of relatively easy money to the frontier, where it was greatly needed
for settlement. It permitted access to public western lands on increasingly easy terms,
culminating in the Homestead Act of 1862, by which title to land could be claimed on the basis
of residence alone. Finally, it set up a system of tariffs that was basically protectionist in effect,
although maneuvering for position by various regional interests produced frequent changes in
tariff rates throughout the nineteenth century.
51. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. States's rights versus federal rights.
B. The participation of state governments in railroad, canal, and turnpike construction.
C. The roles of state and federal governments in the economy of the nineteenthcentury.
D. Regulatory activity by state governments.
52. The word “effect” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. value B. argument C. influence D. restraint
53. All of the following are mentioned in the passage as areas that involved statevernments in the
nineteenth century EXCEPT _________.
A. mining B. banking C. manufacturing D. higher education
54. The word “distinct” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. separate B. innovative C. alarming D.
provocative
55. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that in the nineteenth century canals and
railroads were _________.
A. built with money that came from the federal government
B. much more expensive to build than they had been previously
C. built predominantly in the western part of the country
D. sometimes built in part by state companies
56. The regulatory activities of state governments included all of the following
EXCEPT_______.
A. licensing of retail merchants B.inspecting materials used in turnpike maintenance
C. imposing limits on price-fixing D. control of lumber
57. The word “setting” in bold in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________.
A.discussing B. analyzing C.establishing D.avoiding
58. The word “ends” in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A.benefits B.decisions C.services
D.goals
59. According to the passage, which of the following is true of the Homestead Act of 1862?
A. It made it increasingly possible for settlers to obtain land in the West.
B. It was a law first passed by state governments in the West.
C. It increased the money supply in the West.
D. It established tariffs in a number of regions.
60. Which of the following activities was the responsibility of the federal government in the
nineteenth century?
A.Control of the manufacture of gunpowder.
B. Determining the conditions under which individuals worked.
C. Regulation of the supply of money.
D. Inspection of new homes built on western lands.
Question II. Read the text below and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
The British are widely (1) _____ to be a very polite nation, and in (2)______ respects this
is true. An Italian journalist once commented of the British that they need (3) _____ fewer than
four “thank you” merely to buy a bus ticket. The first, from the bus conductor means, “I’m here.”
The second accompanies the handing over of the money. The third, again from the conductor, (4)
____ “Here is your ticket.”, and then the passenger utters a final one as he accepts the tickets.
Such transactions in most (5) ____ parts of the world are usually conducted in total silence. In
sharp contrast to this excessive politeness with strangers, the British are strangely lacking (6)
_____ ritual phrases for social interaction. The exhortation “Good appetite”, uttered in so (7)
______ other languages to fellow-diners before a meal, does not exist in English. The nearest
equivalent – Enjoy your dinner! – is said only by people who will not be partaking of the meal in
question. What’s more, the British (8) ____ happiness to their friends or acquaintances only at
the start of a new year and at (9)_____ such as birthdays, (10) _____ the Greeks routinely wish
all and sundry a “good week” or a “good month”.
Question III. Read the passage and choose the best option for each of the following blanks.
Media and advertising
After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is
here to (1) ______. There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2)
______ a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3) ______ bombarding us with
radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more?
Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4) ______ programmes
taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the
hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive ( 5) ______
drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6) ______ ? On the other hand did it increase
anxiety by sensationalizing the news [or the news which was (7) ______ by suitable pictures]
and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8) ______ in all, television
proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything,
but above all, eagerly watched. For no (9) ______ how much we despised it, feared it, were
bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies
such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off. We kept staring at the screen, aware that our
own tiny (10) ______ was in if we looked carefully.
1. A. be B. stay C. exist D. prolong
2. A. with B. over C. by D. on
3. A. screen B. danger C. machine D. reason
4. A. that B. far C. many D. what
5. A. programme B. personality C. audience D. tense
6. A. comedies B. programmes C. perhaps D. consequently
7. A. taken B. presented C. capable D. accompanied
8. A. Taken B. All C. Somewhat D. Thus
9. A. one B. matter C. difference D. reason
10. A. fault B. reflection C. situation D. consciousness
PART FOUR: WRITING (6.0 POINTS)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (2.0 pts)
81. If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home.
Get_______________________________________________________________________________
_
82. You haven’t done your work, have you?
It’s about___________________________________________________________________________
83. The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.
Only on his __________________________________________________________________
84. He said that he had won as a result of good luck.
He attributed________________________________________________________________________
85. That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
That takes
me________________________________________________________________________
Question II: Use the word given in brackets and make any necesary additions to write a
new sentences in such a way that it is a similar as possible in meaning to the original
sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word.
86. From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent. (TERMS)
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87. He's very good at tennis and he's also a very good footballer. (ADDITION)
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88. Why does everything seem to be difficult to me? (ONLY)
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89. If you work without a break, you are more likely to make an error. (PRONE)
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90. They were very keen to hear the president’s speech. (EARS)
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Question III: Write a paragraph within 150 words on the following topic.
Do you agree or disagree with the following saying? Why/ Why not?
The Internet can help students entertain a lot.
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