THI TH I HC CAO NG

MN : TING ANH KHI D

(Thi gian lm bi : 90 pht)

I. Mark A,B,C or D to indicate the word pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. sound B. touch C. down . account
!. A. d"sign B. p#"s"#$" C. basic . ph%sical
&. A. occupation B. occasion C. sha'" . mi#aculous
(. A. conc"#n"d B. #"c"i$"d C. attach"d . conc"al"d
). A. t"ach"# B. cl"a# C. #"ason . m"an
II. Mark A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose main stress differs from the rest.
*. A. b"n"+it B. indust#% C. inh"#it . a#chit"ct
,. A. cont#a#% B. g#aduat" C. docum"nt . att"ndanc"
-. A. "mphasi." B. cont#ibut" C. maint"nanc" . h"#itag"
9. A. comp#"h"nd B. "nt"#tain C. d"$"lop . int#oduc"
10. A. imag" B. p#"dict C. "n$% . co$"#
III. Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer
11. /" thin's w"0$" in$it"d too man% gu"sts1 but 2 sa% th" mo#" th" ........
A. nic"# B. happi"# C. m"##i"# . g#"at"#
1!. 3ohn has ta'"n .......... swimming as h" wants to '""p +it.
A. up B. on C. in . o++
1&. 4ou sm"ll aw+ull.2t0s about tim" %ou ....... a bath.
A. ha$" B. will ha$" C. had . to ha$"
1(. 5ac' o+ +unds p#"$"nt"d him ........ with his studi"s.
A. to continu" B.with continuing C. continu" . +#om continuing
1). 2t0s $"#% 'ind o+ %ou to gi$" m" som"thing on m% bi#thda%1 but %ou 66. bought such an "7p"nsi$"
p#"s"nt li'" this.
A. didn0t n""d B. n""dn0t C. n""dn0t ha$" . ha$"n0t n""d"d
1*. 6666. app"a#1 th"% a#" #"all% much la#g"# than th" 8a#th.
A. As th" small sta#s B. Th" sta#s as small
C. "spit" o+ th" small sta#s . 9mall as th" sta#s
1,. A+t"# #unning up th" stai#s1 2 was 6666.. b#"ath.
A. without B. out o+ C. no . awa% +#om
1-. 9"conda#% "ducation is ........... and +#"" in man% count#i"s.
A.comp"l B. compulso#% C. compulso#il% . compulsabl"
19. Th" song has ....... b""n s"l"ct"d +o# th" 9"a :am"s !!1 ;i"tnam.
A. o++ic" B. o++iciall% C. o++icial . o++icibl"
!0. 6..... a#" doing th"i# b"st to ma'" p"opl" awa#" o+ th" dang"# o+ ai# pollution.
A. "n$i#nm"ntalists B. "n$i#onm"nt C. "n$i#onm"ntal . "n$i#onm"ntal
!1. ............. is on" o+ th" <ualiti"s #"<ui#"d o+ a social wo#'"#.
A. =l"7ibilit% B. =l"7ibl" C. =l"7im"nt . 2n+l"7ibilit%
!!. >o$"lists a#" among th" most 66.......p"opl" in th" wo#ld.
A. imaginati$" B. imagin" C. imagination . imagina#%
!&. ?"m"mb"# to go ....... %ou# t"st pap"# to ch"c' +o# g#amma# and sp"lling mista'"s.
A.on B. o$"# C. o++ . into
!(. Th" cat was....... to wait +o# th" mous" to com" out.
A. pati"ntl% B. so pati"nt C. "nough pati"nt . pati"nt "nough
!). @" ha$" to sta#t "a#l%....... w"0ll b" lat" +o# school.
A. o# "ls" B. so that C. although . that
!*. ;"nic" 1 ....... was built on wat"# 1 is a cit% in 2tal%.
A. wh"#" B. that C. who . which
!,. An"mplo%m"nt is a s"#ious p#obl"m in th" a#"aB th"#" a#" ..... Cobs +o# th" p"opl" th"#".
A. a littl" B. a +"w C. +"w . littl"
!-. onDt l"t this oppu#tunit% go .......
A. b% B. up C. o++ . o$"#
!9. 2t was impossibl" +o# h"# to t"ll th" t#uth1 so sh" has to ....... a sto#%.
A. combin" B. manag" C. in$"nt . li"
&0. @" ha$" to ....... allowanc" +o# this di++icult ci#cumstanc"
A. do B. ma'" C. wo#' . act
&1. Th" "7planation o+ th" accid"nt is $"#% .......
A. con+using B. con+us"d C. con+usal . con+us"
&!. En" o+ th" ......... o+ 8nglish is that it is b"coming simpl" and simpl".
A. st#ong B. st#"ngth C. st#"ngths . st#"ngth"n
&&. 2n anci"nt :#""c"1 th" owl was a s%mbol o+ 6......
A. wis" B. unwis" C. wis"l"ss . wisdom
&(. =#""dom o+ ....... is on" o+ th" +undam"ntal #ights.
A. sp"a' B. sp""ch C. sp"a'ing . sp""chl"ss
&). @hat old p"opl" +"a# most is .......
A. lon"lin"ss B. lon"l% C. alon" . alon"n"ss
&*. Ann": FGa'" %ou#s"l+ at hom"H. 3ohn: F 6666. H
A. 4"s1 can 2 h"lp %ou B. >ot at all. on0t m"ntion it
C. Than'sI 9am" to %ou . That0s $"#% 'ind. Than' %ou
&,. FThan' %ou $"#% much +o# a lo$"l% pa#t%H J F 6666666H
A. /a$" a good da% B. >ot at all C. Than's . 4ou a#" w"lcom"
&-. F/ow long do"s it ta'" to g"t to th" Cit% 5ib#a#% +#om h"#"KH J F6666..H.
A. 4ou can go th"#" b% bus. C. 2 am so##%. 2 don0t 'now.
B. 4"s1 it0s a long wa%. . 2t isn0t +a#.
&9. L2s that a n"w coatKL L4"s1 what 666666 itKH
A. a#" %ou thin'ing o+ B. do %ou thin' o+ C. is %ou# id"a about . did %ou thin' about
(0. /ow do %ou doK 666666..
A 2Dm $"#% +in"1 than's B. Than's to m% moth"# C. /ow do %ou doK . @ith m% b#oth"#.
IV. Identify one mistake in the following sentences:
(1. G% t"l"phon" has b""n out o+ wo#' +o# a +"w da%s. Ga% 2 us" %ou#s1 dadK
A B C
(!. 2+ %ou mo$" <ui"t1 %ou can s"" small wild animals in this a#"a.
A B C
(&. Thi#t% hou#s a w""' a#" a h"a$% wo#' sch"dul".
A B C
((. 4ou mustn0t l"a$" so soon. Th" show do"snDt sta#t till "ight.
A B C
(). Comp"titi$" c%clists must #"act calm du#ing tou#nam"nts.
A B C
V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one:
(*. 2t is a pit% %ou didnDt t"ll us about this.
A. 2 wish %ou ha$" told us about this. B. 2 wish %ou would t"ll us about this.
C. 2 wish %ou had told us about this . 2 wish %ou would ha$" told us about this.
(,. 2D$" n"$"# gon" to th" ca# wash b"+o#".
A. This is th" +i#st tim" 2 ha$" had m% ca# wash"d. B. This is th" +i#st tim" 2 ha$" wash"d m% ca#.
C. >"$"# ha$" 2 wash"d m% ca# b"+o#". . >"$"# has m% ca# b""n wash"d.
(-. A+t"# h" had +inish"d th" #"po#t1 h" submitt"d it to th" di#"cto#.
A. =inishing th" #"po#t1 it was submitt"d to th" di#"cto#.
B. /a$ing +inish"d th" #"po#t1 it was submitt"d to th" di#"cto#.
C. /a$ing +inish"d th" #"po#t1 h" submitt"d to th" di#"cto#.
. /a$ing +inish"d th" #"po#t1 h" submitt"d it to th" di#"cto#.
(9. 3"an could not h"lp w""ping wh"n sh" h"a#d th" bad n"ws.
A. 3"an could not stop h"#s"l+ +#om w""ping at th" bad n"ws.
B. 3"an could not allow h"#s"l+ to w""p at th" bad n"ws.
C. 3"an could not h"lp h"#s"l+ and so sh" w"pt at th" bad n"ws.
. 3"an could not h"lp h"#s"l+ b"caus" sh" was w""ping.
)0. Th" b"st solution was thought o+ b% th" monito#.
A. Th" monito# cam" up with th" b"st solution.
B. Th" monito# was good with th" b"st solution.
C. >o on" could sol$" th" p#obl"m "7c"pt th" monito#.
. Th" b"st solution was monito#"d b% th" thought.
VI. READING
Read te !a""a#e a$d %&&"e te 'e"t a$"(e):
Cl"an +#"shwat"# #"sou#c"s a#" "ss"ntial +o# d#in'ing1 bathing1 coo'ing1 i##igation1 indust#%1 and +o#
plant and animal ()1) MMMM. An+o#tunat"l%1 th" global suppl% o+ +#"shwat"# is ()!) MMMM un"$"nl%. Ch#onic
wat"# sho#tag"s ()&) MMMM in most o+ A+#ica and d#ought is common o$"# much o+ th" glob". Th" ()() MMMM
o+ most +#"shwat"# suppli"s N g#oundwat"# (wat"# locat"d b"low th" soil su#+ac")1 #"s"#$oi#s1 and #i$"#s N a#"
und"# s"$"#" and ())) MMMM "n$i#onm"ntal st#"ss b"caus" o+ o$"#us"1 wat"# pollution1 and "cos%st"m
d"g#adation. E$"# 9) p"#c"nt o+ u#ban s"wag" in ()*) MMMM count#i"s is (),) MMMM unt#"at"d into su#+ac"
wat"#s such as #i$"#s and ha#bo#sB
About *) p"#c"nt o+ th" global +#"shwat"# suppl% is us"d in ()-) MMMM and !) p"#c"nt is us"d in
indust#%. =#"shwat"# ()9) MMMM th"#"+o#" #"<ui#"s a #"duction in wast"+ul p#actic"s li'" (*0) MMMM i##igation1
#"+o#ms in ag#icultu#" and. indust#%1 and st#ict pollution cont#ols wo#ldwid".
)1. A. su#$i$" B. su#$i$"d C. su#$i$ing . su#$i$al
)!. A. d"li$"#"d B. dist#ibut"d C. p#o$id"d . gi$"n
)&. A. "7ist B. li" C. show . l:ita%
)(. A. #"sou#c"s B. sp#ings C. sou#c"s . sta#ting
)). A. inc#"asing B. g#owing C. climbing . asc"nding
)*. A. g#owing B. mis"#abl" C. po$"#t% . d"$"loping
),. A. #"cha#g"d B. discha#g"d C. cha#g"d . discha#ging
)-. A. +a#ming B. planting C. ag#icultu#" . g#owing
)9. A. #"s"#$ation B. cons"#$ation C. p#"s"#$ation . #"t"ntion
*0. A. in"++"cti$" B. illogical C. i##ational . in"++ici"nt
Read te !a""a#e a$d %&&"e te 'e"t a$"(e):
2n th" Anit"d 9tat"s1 p#"sid"ntial "l"ctions a#" h"ld in %"a#s "$"nl% di$isibl" b% +ou# (1---1
19001 19*(1 "tc.). 9inc" 1-(01 Am"#ican p#"sid"nts "l"ct"d in %"a#s "nding with ."#o ha$" di"d in
o++ic"1 with on" "7c"ption. @illiam /. /a##ison1 th" man who s"#$"d th" sho#t"st t"#m1 di"d o+
pn"umonia onl% s"$"#al w""'s a+t"# his *$a+#+)at*&$.
Ab#aham 5incoln was on" o+ +ou# p#"sid"nts who w"#" a""a""*$ated. /" was "l"ct"d in 1-*01
and his untim"l% d"ath cam" Cust +i$" %"a#s lat"#. 3am"s A. :a#+i"ld1 a +o#m"# Anion a#m% g"n"#al +#om
Ehio1 was shot du#ing his +i#st %"a# in o++ic" (1--1) b% a man to (&, h" wouldnDt gi$" a Cob. @hil" in
his s"cond t"#m o+ o++ic" (1901)1 @illiam GcOinl"%1 anoth"# Ehioan1 att"nd"d th" PanNAm"#ican
87position in Bu++alo1 >"w 4o#'. u#ing th" #"c"ption1 h" was assassinat"d whil" sha'ing hands with
som" o+ th" gu"sts. 3ohn =. O"nn"d% was assassinat"d in 19*& in allas onl% th#"" %"a#s a+t"# his
"l"ction.
Th#"" %"a#s a+t"# his "l"ction in 19!01 @a##"n :1 /a#ding di"d in o++ic". Although it was n"$"#
p#o$"d1 man% b"li"$" h" was poison"d. =#an'lin . ?oos"$"lt was "l"ct"d +ou# tim"s (19&!1 19&*1 19(0
and 19(()1 th" onl% man to s"#$" so long a t"#m. /" had %&$t)a%ted polio in 19!1 and "$"ntuall% di"d
o+ th" illn"ss in 19().
?onald ?"agan1 who was "l"ct"d in 19-0 and #""l"ct"d +ou# %"a#s lat"#1 su++"#"d an
assassination att"mpt but did not succumb to th" assassinDs bull"ts. /" was th" +i#st to b#"a' th" long
chain o+ un+o#tunat" "$"nts. @ill th" candidat" in th" "l"ction o+ !0!0 also b" as luc'%K
*1. All o+ th" +ollowing w"#" "l"ction %"a#s 8QC8PT MMMM
A. 19*0 B. 19&0 C.1--- .1-!(
*!. @hich p#"sid"nt s"#$"d th" sho#t"st t"#m in o++ic"K
A. Ab#aham 5incoln B. @a##"n :. /a#ding
C. @illiam GcOinl"% . @illiam /. /a##ison
*&. @hich o+ th" +ollowing is t#u"K
A. All p#"sid"nts "l"ct"d in %"a#s "nding in ."#o ha$" di"d in o++ic".
B. Enl% p#"sid"nts +#om Ehio ha$" di"d in o++ic".
C. =#an'lin . ?oos"$"lt compl"t"d +ou# t"#ms as p#"sid"nt.
. =ou# Am"#ican p#"sid"nts ha$" b""n assassinat"d.
*(. /ow man% p#"sid"nts "l"ct"d in %"a#s "nding in ."#o sinc" 1-(0 ha$" di"d in o++ic"K
A. , B. ) C. ( . &
*). Th" wo#d L*$a+#+)at*&$L in th" +i#st pa#ag#aph m"ans most n"a#l% th" sam" as
A. "l"ction B. acc"ptanc" sp""ch
C. sw"a#ingNin c"#"mon% . campaign
**. All o+ th" +ollowing p#"sid"nts w"#" assassinat"d 8QC8PT MMMM
A. 3ohn =. O"nn"d% B. =#an'lin . ?oos"$"lt
C. Ab#aham 5incoln . 3am"s A. :a#+i"ld
*,. Th" wo#d L(&,L in th" s"cond pa#ag#aph #"+"#s to MMMM
A. :a#+i"ld B. :a#+i"ldDs assassin C. a Anion a#m% g"n"#al . GcOinl"%
*-. Th" wo#d La""a""*$atedL in th" s"cond pa#ag#aph is clos"st in m"aning to
A. mu#d"#"d B. d"co#at"d C. hono#"d . sic'"n"d
*9. 2n th" thi#d pa#ag#aph1 L%&$t)a%tedL is clos"st in m"aning to MMMM
A. communicat"d about B. d"$"lop"d C. ag#"" about . noti+i"d
,0. /ow long did @a##"n :1 /a#ding wo#' as a p#"sid"ntK
A. ! %"a#s B. & %"a#s C. ( %"a#s . ( %"a#s
Read te !a""a#e a$d %&&"e te 'e"t a$"(e):
Th" plan"t 8a#th is (1*00 million %"a#s old. 2t is di++icult +o# us to thin' about such an "no#mous
l"ngth o+ tim" b"caus" it has littl" m"aning +o# us. @" can1 how"$"#1 simpli+% th" id"a to ma'" it mo#"
und"#standabl". @" can compa#" th" plan"t 8a#th to a p"#son o+ +o#t% si7 %"a#s o+ ag".
>othing is 'nown about th" +i#st s"$"n %"a#s o+ this p"#son0s li+". ;"#% littl" in+o#mation "7ists
about th" middl" p"#iod "ith"#. 2t was onl% at th" ag" o+ +o#t% J two that th" 8a#th b"gan to +low"#.
inosau#s and g#"at #"ptil"s did not app"a# until on" %"a# ago1 wh"n th" plan"t was +o#t% +i$". Gammals
onl% a##i$"d "ight months ago. 2n th" middl" o+ last w""'1 man J li'" ap"s b"cam" ap" J li'" m"n and
b"gan to communicat" with "ach oth"#. 5ast w""'"nd1 th" 2c" Ag" co$"#"d th" 8a#th.
God"#n man has onl% b""n a#ound +o# +ou# hou#s. u#ing th" last hou# man disco$"#"d
ag#icultu#". Th" indust#ial ?"$olution and th" #is" o+ la#g" citi"s b"gan Cust si7 s"conds ago. u#ing th"
sho#t tim"1 mod"#n man has mad" a #ubbish tip o+ th" 8a#th. 2n on" minut"1 h" has inc#"as"d his
numb"#s to t"##ibl" p#opo#tions1 and has caus"d th" d"ath o+ hund#"ds o+ sp"ci"s o+ animals. /" has
#obb"d and d"st#o%"d th" plan"t in his s"a#ch +o# +u"ls. >ow h" stands1 li'" a $iol"nt1 spoilt child1
d"light"d at th" sp""d o+ his #is" to pow"#1 on th" "dg" o+ th" +inal mass d"st#uction and o+ 'illing all th"
li+" which "7ists in th" sola# s%st"m.
,1. Th" passag" t"lls us that
A. A g#"at d"al is 'nown about how th" 8a#th was c#"at"d.
B. li+" on 8a#th b"gan #"lati$"l% #"c"ntl%.
C. mo#" is 'own about th" +i#st pa#t o+ th" 8a#th0s li+" than th" middl" pa#t.
. sci"ntists a#" w"llJin+o#m"d about th" middl" pa#t o+ th" 8a#th0s li+".
,!. @" a#" in+o#m"d b% th" autho# that
A. th" dinosau#s app"a#"d du#ing th" middl" p"#iod
B. mammals and g#"at #"ptil"s both app"a#"d at th" sam" tim"
C. th"#" w"#" mo#" than +o#t% J +i$" 'inds o+ g#"at #"ptil"s
. ap" Nli'" man app"a#"d b"+o#" th" last 2c" Ag".
,&. Th" autho# is mainl% int"#"st"d in
A. th" tim" wh"n man +i#st "$ol$"d +#om ap"s. C. th" "++"cts o+ +a#ming.
B. what has happ"n"d sinc" th" 2ndust#ial ?"$olution . th" p"#iod b"+o#" th" last 2c" 8a#th
,(. 2t would app"a# that th" main dang"# ah"ad is that
A. man will d"st#o% "$"#%thing on "a#th C. th"#" will b" a population "7plosion
B. man will us" up all th" +u"ls . mo#" sp"ci"s o+ animal ma% di" out
,). Th" autho#0s g"n"#al $i"w o+ man s""ms to b" that
A. h" has no #ight to b" so d"st#ucti$". C. h" will b" abl" to cont#ol th" "n$i#onm"nt
B. h" has b""n th" most succ"ss+ul animal . h" has l"a#nt a lot +#om past mista'"s
Read te !a""a#e a$d %&&"e te 'e"t a$"(e):
/isto#% boo's #"co#d that th" +i#st +ilm with sound was The Jau Singer in 19!,. But sound +ilms1 o#
Ftal'i"sH1 did not sudd"nl% app"a# a+t"# %"a#s o+ sil"nt sc#""nings. =#om th" "a#li"st public p"#+o#manc"s in
1-9*1 +ilms w"#" accompani"d b% music and sound "++"cts. Th"s" w"#" p#oduc"d b% a singl" pianist1 a small
band1 o# a +ullNscal" o#ch"st#aB la#g" mo$i" th"at"#s could bu% soundN"++"cts machin"s. ?"s"a#ch into sound that
was #"p#oduc"d at "7actl% th" sam" tim" as th" pictu#"s J call"d Fs%nch#oni."d soundH J b"gan soon a+t"# th"
$"#% +i#st +ilms w"#" shown. @ith s%nch#oni."d sound1 cha#act"#s on th" mo$i" sc#""n could sing and sp"a'. As
"a#l% as 1-9*1 th" n"wl% in$"nt"d g#amophon"1 which pla%"d a la#g" disc ca##%ing music and dialogu"1 was
us"d as a sound s%st"m. Th" bigg"st disad$antag" was that th" sound and pictu#"s could b"com"
uns%nch#oni."d i+1 +o# "7ampl"1 th" g#amophon" n""dl" Cump"d o# i+ th" sp""d o+ th" p#oC"cto# chang"d. This
s%st"m was onl% "++"cti$" +o# a singl" song o# dialogu" s"<u"nc".
2n th" FsoundNonN+ilmH s%st"m1 sounds w"#" #"co#d"d as a s"#i"s o+ ma#'s on c"lluloid which could b"
#"ad b% an optical s"nso#. Th"s" signals would b" plac"d on th" +ilm alongsid" th" imag"1 gua#ant""ing
s%nch#oni.ation. 9ho#t +"atu#" +ilms w"#" p#oduc"d in this wa% as "a#l% as 19!!. This s%st"m "$"ntuall%
b#ought us Ftal'ing pictu#"sH.
C-+ ./: Th" passag" is mainl% about th"
A. d"$"lopm"nt o+ sound with mo$i"s 0. #"s"a#ch into #"p#oduction
C. disad$antag"s o+ s%nch#oni."d sound D. histo#% o+ sil"nt mo$i"s
C-+ ..: Acco#ding to th" passag"1 +ilms using sound "++"cts w"#" sc#""n"d
A. in 19!, 0. as "a#l% as 1-9* C. as "a#l% as 19!! D. b"+o#" 1-9*
C-+ .1: 2t can b" in+"##"d that MMMMMMMMM
A. o#ch"st#as couldn0t s%nch#oni." sound with th" pictu#"s
0. soundN"++"cts machin"s w"#" not common b"caus" th"% w"#" "7p"nsi$"
C. g#amophon"s w"#" d"$"lop"d about th" sam" tim" as mo$ing pictu#"s
D. most mo$i" th"at"#s had a pianist
C-+ .2: Acco#ding to th" passag"1 g#amophon"s w"#" in"++"cti$" b"caus" th"%
A. w"#" too la#g" +o# most mo$i" th"at"#s 0. got out o+ s%nch#oni.ation with th" pictu#"
C. w"#" n"wl% in$"nt"d and still bad imp"#+"ctions D. chang"d sp""ds wh"n th" n""dl" Cump"d
C-+ 13: Acco#ding to th" passag"1 soundNonN+ilm gua#ant""d s%nch#oni.ation b"caus" th" #"co#ding was
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