THI HSG THNH PH 2008 2009 (Vng 1)

I. PHONETICS
a. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different.
1. A. compulsory B. curriculum C. catenary D. calculation
2. A. certificate B. nursery C. typical D. primary
3. A. Chemistry B. Mathematics C. History D. Germany
4. A. electronics B. statistics C. physically D. academic
5. A. Ale!ra B. actually C. commence D. method
b. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest.
". A. in#ite B. shrine C. #illae D. primary
$. A. household B. secondary C. close D. lefto#er
%. A. appeal B. head&uarters C. leaue D. treatment
'. A. medical B. federation C. epidemic D. de#ote
1(. A. isolate B. escape C. island D. especial
II. VOCABULAR AN! GRA""AR
1. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
11. Henry )) into the restaurant *hen his friend *as drin+in coffee.
A. *as oin B. has one C. *ent D. oes
12. ,he player is #ery s+illful )) playin foot!all on the left side.
A. on B. at C. in D. up
13. -t.s +ind )) you to help me do this terri!le *or+.
A. of B. to C. for D. *ith
14. -n the future many thins )) !y computeri/ed control.
A. *ill !e done B. *ill done C. are done D. *ill do
15. ,hat house isn.t !i enouh for us0 and ))0 it.s too e1pensi#e.
A. furthermore B. hence C. althouh D. e#en
1". A ood !asic +no*lede of 2nlish is essential )) ad#anced *or+.
A. *ith B. for C. to*ards D. !y
1$. 3he *anted )) home !ut the !oss made her )) until she finished )) those contracts.
A. to o 4 stay 4 typin B. oin 4 to stay 4 to type
C. to o 4 stayin 4 type D. to o 4 to stay 4 typin
1%. ,his year.s sales fiures o )) our e1pectations. 5hat a mar#elous thin6
A. for B. alon *ith C. !eyond D. a*ay from
1'. -.d rather )) to 2l#is 7resley than Beatles. music.
A. listen B. listenin C. to listen D. listened
2(. - *ant to sin this son to )) all of my friends.
A. dedicated B. dedication C. dedicate D. dedicatin
21. He refused to ta+e *hat he had said )) e#en thouh he +ne* he *as *ron.
A. in B. !ac+ C. off D. out
22. )) people o to the mo#ies no* than 1( years ao.
A. 8e*er B. 8e* C. 9esser D. 9ess
23. 3upposin they )) her the :o!0 *ould she )) it.
A. offered4 accept B. offered4 accepted C. offer4 accept D. offer4 accepted
24. 5hen - reached the place0 - found that the man ))
A. death B. *as died C. *as death D. *as dead
25. ;Are you ta+in )) this term< ;=es0 - li+e coo+in and em!roiderin. ,hat.s *hy
-.m ta+in this course.;
A. house*armin B. homecomin C. housin D. home economics
2". ,he *eather *as terri!le. )) *e decided to delay our trip.
A. 8urthermore B. Besides C. ,herefore D. Ho*e#er
2$. ,he train *as an hour late. ))0 - manaed to et to the meetin in time.
A. 5hile B. -n spite of C. Ho*e#er D. Because
2%. He *as punished !ecause he *as )) to the teachers.
A. impersonal B. disrespectful C. unfriendly D. inattenti#e
2'. 3he feels )) *hen she spea+s in front of the cro*ds.
A. informal B. impersonal C. inconse&uent D. insecure
3(. - *as :ust *al+in alon the street *hen - )) someone - hadn.t seen for years.
A. came across B. came o#er C. came !y D. came off
2. Give the correct form of the worth given and fill in the.
A ne* study carried out !y >(? @researchers@ at the Ani#ersity of (. B232ABCH
5ar*ic+ claims to sho* >31? )) that money can !uy 31. CCDC9AD2
you happiness. ,he study0 *hich is !ased on the >32? )) 32. B237CD32
of '0((( families in the 1''(s0 loo+ed at the effects of *indfalls
E such as a lottery *in or the receipt of an >33? )) 33. -DH2B-,
on people.s *ell!ein. -t found that recei#in :ust F 10(((
is enouh to chane the a#erae person.s >34? )) 34. 9CCG
on life0 thouh it *ould ta+e at least 1 million to
:ump from !ein #ery unhappy and >35? )) to !ein #ery happy 35. 3A,-38=
and contented. Ho*e#er0 it seems the happiness ained from
money does not last and the >3"? )) *ears off as you et used 3". 792A32
to it. 7rofessor Andre* Cs*ald0 *ho led the research0 also
points out that money is not the only source of >3$?))0 3$. CCD,2D,
and other factors0 such as a stron marriae0 play an important role.
3. Give the correct tense and form of the verbs in the brackets.
Millions of pounds. *orth of damae >3%. #$%&'? !y a storm *hich >3'. &('')?
across the Dorth of 2nland last niht. ,he Bi#er Bi!!le >4(. *%+&,? its !an+s after
hea#y rain. Half an hour later0 many people >41. +'&#%'? from the floods !y fireEfihters0
*ho >42. +'#'-.'? hundreds of calls for help. 5ind speed >43. +'$#/? ninety miles an
hour in some places. Boads >44. *01#2? !y fallen trees0 and electricity lines >45. *+-ng?
do*n0 lea#in thousands of homes *ithout electricity all that niht. ;2#erythin
possi!le >4" 31? to et thins !ac+ to normal0; a spo+esman >4$. &$4?.
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4. Replace the underlined part in each sentence with the suitable form of a
phrasal verb.
4%. Can - depend on you to *ater the flo*ers *hen - am a*ay<
4'. ,a+in care of the children is #ery hard *or+.
5(. 5e called in the #et as a ne* disease suddenly started amon the cattle.
51. ,he pro:ect didn.t *or+ thouh the in#estors ha#e pro#ided enouh money.
52. 3he has thouht of a ne* idea for increasin sales.
. !ill in the numbered blank with one suitable word.
-n 1%4" an -rish immirant in De* =or+ named Ale1ander opened a !usiness
called the Mar!le DryEGoods 7alace. By >(? doin so0 he a#e the *ord somethin
completely E ne* E the department store. Before this0 no one had tried to !rin toether
such a *ide >53? )) of oods under a sinle roof. ,he !usiness did #ery *ell. -t >54?
)) rapidly and soon had a staff of t*o thousand. 8or 3te*art e#en that *as not
enouh0 ho*e#er. -n 1%"2 he >55? )) to an eihtEstorey !uildin near!y0 >5"? )) he
renamed A.,. 3te*art.s CastE-ron 7alace. -t *as0 and for many years *ould remain0 the
larest shop in the *orld. Cthers follo*ed 3te*art.s e1ample and soon there *ere stores
>5$? )) his in many ma:or cities in the Anited 3tates. 5e don.t +no* *hen people
started >5%? )) them department stores. ,he e1pression *asn.t used >5'? )) print
until 1%'30 *hen it appeared in Harper.s maa/ine0 !ut the *ay that it is used there >"(?
)) it clear that it *as already *idely understood. >"1? )) is certain is that
department stores completely chaned the shoppin e1perience for millions of people.
,hey offered not only an enormous rane of oods0 !ut also le#els >"2? )) comfort0
lu1ury and e1citement pre#iously un+no*n to customers. Almost from the start they had
restaurants0 toilets and many other facilities0 so there *as no need to o else*here for
anythin.
III. REA!ING
a. Read the following maga"ine article about a book and choose one best
answer #$ %$ C or & for each 'uestion.
2ach month *e as+ one of our e1perts to tell us *hat *ildlife !oo+E no#el0 uide
or te1t!oo+E has most influenced on him or her. Here0 Martha Holmes0 marine !ioloist0
,H presenter and film producer0 re#eals all. ;-.m #ery +een reader0 !ut selectin the
!oo+ *ith a naturalEhistory theme *hich has influenced on me most *as some
challene0 until - thouht !ac+ to my childhood. ,hen it *as easy. 5here the !oo+ came
from is a mystery0 and - ha#e ne#er met anyone *ho has heard of it. -t is Bita Bichie.s
I,he Golden Ha*+s of Genhis Ghan.. - read it *hen - *as 1( years old and - remem!er
to this day the effect it had on me. 3et in 121%0 it is a story of a rich !oy *hose parents
are dead. He is ro*in up in the splendid city of 3amar+and and has a fascination for
ha*+s0 those manificent huntin !irds. ,here is a reat deal of mystery surroundin his
past0 !ut he is led to !elie#e that a !and of Monols +illed his father to steal a rare type
of !irdEthe olden ha*+s. Determined to et these !irds !ac+0 he runs a*ay from
3amar+and and :oins a roup of people tra#elin to the country of Monolia. 5hat
follo*s is a rand ad#enture centered on the city of Gara+orum0 *here the reat Monol
chief Genhis Ghan *as then !ased.
,he !oo+ com!ines ad#enture0 mystery0 honor0 friendship0 daner0 sufferin J
all seen throuh the eyes of the youn hero0 Main - still find this fantasy a thrillin read.
Kalair.s reat lo#e for the !irds *as en#ia!le and inspirin. But most of all it *as the
sense of place that stayed *ith me. ,he !oo+ i#es the reader an idea of the #ast open
spaces of central Asia and its hue s+ies0 *ithout the use of the lon descripti#e
passaes. ,he emptiness of the Go!i Desert0 the ,ian 3han Mountains and the
e1citement of ridin throuh forests and o#er rollin hills fascinated me. ,he !oo+ a#e
me more than ha*+s0 horses and a desire for *ild places. -t also a#e me a set of #alues.
,he Monols in .,he Golden Ha*+s. *ere totally uninterested in possessions0 a
characteristic that is a!solutely essential for people *ho spent their li#es tra#elin from
place to place. ,hey *ere ne#er mean. Generosity0 ood*ill and optimism *ere hihly
#alued0 hard *or+ *as en:oyed and the rest *as pure fun. ,hey simply lo#ed life. ,*o
years ao0 - fulfilled a. lifeElon am!ition and *ent ridin in Monolia.s mountains. -
*as not disappointed.;
"3. 5hen first as+ed to choose a !oo+ Martha Holmes ))
A. *as influenced !y the e1perts B. chose one she had read recently
C. had difficulty in ma+in a decision D. *as pleased to ha#e !een approached
"4. 5hat does ;it; refer to< E ))
A. the choice B. Martha.s childhood C. the !oo+ D. the theme
"5. Martha says the !oo+ .,he Golden Ha*+s of Genhis Ghan.
A. *as recommended !y a friend B. *as #ery popular *hen she *as a child
C. is +no*n to #ery fe* people D. is one of many mystery !oo+s she has read
"" ,he main interest ofthe hero of the !oo+ is ))
A. *hat happened to his parents B. the desire to see different countries
C. the !eauty of his homeland D. his passion for particular !irds
"$. 5here does most ofthe story ta+e place< E ))
A. -n 3amar+an B. -n Gara+orum
C. Cn the *ay to Gara+orum D. -n the ,ian 3han mountains
"%. 5hat did Martha en:oy a!out the !oo+< E ))
A. ,he rane of characters B. ,he eoraphical settins
C. ,he descripti#e *ritin D. ,he chanes of atmosphere
"'. 5hat #alues did Martha learn fromthe !oo+< E ))
A. ,he importance of a sense of humor B. Ho* to !e a successful tra#eler
C. ,he need to protect your oods D. Ho* to et the most out of life
b. () *(. Read thefollowing te+t about Children ,sing Computer Games. -he
reading passage below has si+ paragraphs .#*!/. -he opening sentence in each
paragraph has been taken out Complete the article by putting the sentences 1* ( into
the labeled gaps #*!. -here is one e+tra sentence.
$(. A. )) ,he computer ames rane from hih educational0 creati#e0 delihtful ones
such as 3im City0 *hich is trainin a *hole ne* eneration of enlihtened city planners0
#ia ames of s+ills such as s+i0 fliht0 s+ate!oard0 and sailin simulations0 to pretty
disustin #iolent ones such as the Carmaeddon series and Carpocalypse Do* and
,om Baider0 artfully desined to lure teenaers and alarms parents. -t al*ays ama/es me
to hear the parents of a nine or tenEyearEold sayin .He.s up playin ames.. And *hen
you as+ *hich ames he Les they do not +no*. 5ould these people0 if as+ed *ho *as
!a!ysittin0 say .Ch0 some uys from the par+.<
B. )) 5al+ past0 discuss *hat the ame is a!out *hile you et on *ith the supper.
2ncourae sharin *ith other children. Any ame usin t*o controllers is !etter than the
lonely one.
C. )) Gi#e *arnin0 let a le#el !e finished0 !ut enforce it.
D. )) -f you ha#e a teenaer *ho spends a lot of time playin computer ames0 you
pro!a!ly need the soft*are that records e#ery *e!site #ia time spent0 you may *ant one
of the .filter. prorammes out dody sites. Anfortunately0 these appear to ca#eman
simple thins such as cuttin out anythin *ith the *ord .se1. in it0 *hich can seriously
rot your AEle#el !io student.s research material and cause undue resentment.
2. )) ,his0 durin teenaer years0 can !e a pro!lem !ut it is *orth preser#in it. -f a
parent or relati#e is around enouh time0 slo* to leap to :udment or hysteria and
*illin to listen0 then important issues e#entually come up.
$5. 8 . 3o is an alternati#e0 socia!le0 physical pastime. 5e all +no* ho* a healthy
small child ets more fun out of a socia!le ame and relishes a roundEandEtum!le
amin than a tele#ision proramme. 5e need to e1tend common sense into older aes
too.
9ist of headinsM
1. Probably the best guarantee against damage or confusion is the normal
communication you have with your child
2. Enforce screen breaks for the sake of the eyes and the nerves.
3. When the children get to the age for games, try to know what they are playing.
. !ndeed, personal happiness and reasonable self"esteem are best weapons against any
kind of computer brain invasion.
#. $s a parent, ensure that your child only use computer for educational purposes.
%. $s with television set, keep the computer gaming in one of the shared parts of the
house.
&. !t is self"evidenced that parental responsibility has to be applied to Web"surfing 'ust
as it must to every other kind of encounter.
IV. 5RITING
a. Circle the incorrect part in the following sentences .#$ %$ C or &/ and
correct them.
$". 2#ery!ody in the house >A? comes to help of the shoppin >B? on 3aturday0 e1cept
Brad0 >C? !ecause he has to do >D? foot!all practice.
$$. ()welfth *ight( *as *ritten >A? !y 3ha+espeare in >B? 1( days after he in#ited >C? to
*rite >D? a play for Nueen 2li/a!eth 1.
$%. 2#idence has !een put for*ard >A? sho*in >B? that astronauts e1posed >C? to lon
periods of *eihtlessness ha#e effected >D? &uite se#erely.
$'. After the social science lecture >A? all students are in#ited to ta+e part in >B? a
discussion of the issue >C? *hich *ere raised in >D? the tal+.
%(. 7assports are leal >A? documents issued !y >B? o#ernments to i#e their !earers
an authori/ation cross nation !orders >C? and see+ protection >D? in an emerency.
b. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in bold$ in such a way that
it means the same as the one given. &o not alter these words in any way.
%1. 7auline isn.t tryin to sol#e her financial pro!lems. >'661+,?
%2. Kohn has !ecome confident as a result of his success. >,%+n'3?
%3. A summary cannot !rin out the hih &uality of the no#el. >7%&,-#'?
%4. ,he Minister didn.t o into details a!out the casualties. >)+'#-&'?
%5. ,he more - read a!out the history0 the more it ma+es me reali/e ho* rele#ant history
is for us today. >*+-ng&?
c. 01*1)). 23ast or 4est$ home is the best2. 5ow do you understand this
3nglish statement6 3+press your opinion in 2)) words inside this space.
ANS5ER 8E
1. D. calculation
2. A. certificate
3. B. Mathematics
4. C. physically
5. C. commence
". C. #illae
$. B. secondary
%. B. head&uarters
'. D. de#ote
1(. C. island
11. C. *ent
12. B. at
13. A. of
14. A. *ill !e done
15. A. furthermore
1". B. for
1$. A. to o 4 stay 4
typin
1%. C. !eyond
1'. A. listen
2(. C. dedicate
21. B. !ac+
22. A. 8e*er
23. A. offered4 accept
24. D. *as dead
25. D. home
economics
2". C. ,herefore
2$. C. Ho*e#er
2%. B. disrespectful
2'. D. insecure
3(. A. came across
31. conclusi#ely4
conclusion
32. responses
33. inheritance
34. outloo+
35. dissatisfied
3". pleasure
3$. contentment
4contentedness
3%. has !een caused
3'. s*ept
4(. !urst
41. *ere rescued
42. recei#ed
43. reached
44. *ere !loc+ed
45. *ere !rouht
4". is !ein done
4$. said
4%. count on4count upon
4'. 9oo+in after
5(. !ro+e out
51. fell throuh
52. has come up *ith
53. rane
54. e1panded
55. mo#ed
5". *hich
5$. li+e
5%. callin
5'. in
"(. ma+es
"1. 5hat
"2. of
"3. C. had difficulty in ma+in a
decision
"4. A. the choice
"5. C. is +no*n to #ery fe* people
"". D. his passion for particular !irds
"$. B. -n Gara+orum
"%. B. ,he eoraphical settins
"'. D. Ho* to et the most out of life
$(. AE 3. 5hen the children et to the ae for ames0 try to +no* *hat they are playin.
$1. BE ". As *ith tele#ision set0 +eep the computers amin in one of the shared parts of
the house.
$2. CE 2. 2nforce screen !rea+s for the sa+e of the eyes and the ner#es.
$3. DE $. -t is selfEe#idenced that parental responsi!ility has to !e applied to 5e!E
surfin :ust as it must to e#ery other +ind of encounter.
$4. 2E 1. 7ro!a!ly the !est uarantee aainst damae or confusion is the normal
communication you ha#e *ith your child.
$5. 8E 4. -ndeed0 personal happiness and reasona!le selfEesteem are !est *eapons
aainst any +ind of computer !rain in#asion.
$". B. of the shoppin OP *ith the shoppin
$$. C. in#ited OP *as in#ited4 had !een in#ited
$%. D. ha#e effected OP ha#e !een effected
$'. C. of the issue OP of the issues
%(. C. cross nation !orders OP 4 to cross nation !orders
%1. 7auline is ma+in no effort to sol#e her financial pro!lems.
%2. Kohn.s success has turned him into a confident person.
%3. A summary can.t do :ustice to the hih &uality of the no#el.
%4. ,he Minister a#e no precise fiures a!out the casualties.
%5. ,he more - read a!out the history0 the more it !rins home to me ho* rele#ant
history is for us today.
01 * 1)). 23ast or 4est$ home is the best2. 5ow do you understand this 3nglish
statement6 3+press your opinion in 2)) words inside this space.
3tudent.s ans*er
a. ContentM 5(Q of total mar+ a pro#ision of all main ideas and details as
appropriate.
!. 7anguageM 3(Q total mar+ a #ariety #oca!ulary and structures appropriate to
the le#el of 2nlish lanuae ifted school students.
c. 8resentationM 2(Q of total mar+ coherence0 cohesion0 and style appropriate to the
le#el of 2nlish lanuae ifted school students.