. 9. She chooses the kind of hotels she stays in very carefully, — She's very fussy 10. The rocketing prices have proved too much for most salaried Peopie t : oy ~ TRUONG THPT CHUYEN LY TU TRONG - CAN THO a A. MULTIPLE CHOICE I. PHONOLOGY (10pts) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differen tly from the other 1. A. picturesquely B. antiqueness —C. querulously —D, discotheque 2. A. phlebitis B. wily C. poliomyelitis D. Philately 3. A. macabre B.chiromancy — C. chemical D. chivalrous 4. A. paranoia B. papist C. saffron D. travail 5. A. absinthe B. soothe C. loathe D. wreathe Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the othes: 6. A. euphemism B. phenotype C. veracity D. cantaloupe 7. A. matriarchy B. epileptic C. rutherfordium D. diplomatic 8. A. disinter B. cadaver C. cathedral D. attorney 9. A. acupuncturist B. vociferously C. antithesis D. extraordinary 10. A. entrepreneur B. anonymity Cc IL VOCABULARY (10pts): Choose the correc! 1. His strange be . oe . representation D. encyclopedi ‘t word or Phrase A, B, nce a C or D to complete each sent? ‘aviour aroused the —____ Of police. a B. suspicion C. disbelief D. notice * ee : Parents are away, his oldest brother - Knocks it off ae C. draws the line B. calls the shots D. is in the same boat 232the concert, everyone hadto____ home through the thick snow. f \ Afte! tle B. tread C. trace D. trickle A. tru Foasts several climates due to its mountains, warm ocean 4. Anse and frozen seas. ee : B. pious C. ghastly D. lofty . [ finish writing this composition, I’m going to and go to bed. Whe ke time B. hit the hay C. hit the big time D. call it a day A. vn kinds of plants can grow only in soil. 6. Os B. slack C. sparse D. scarce ae got very __ feelings about taking on more responsibility at the moment. 1. 7 puzzled B. mixed C. jumbled D. muddled ‘i's been in Alice’s bad ever since he offended her at the party. ne B. books C. likes D. treats 9. The car was___ Speed. . ; "a. gathering ; B. collecting CC. consuming _D. firing 10. They're having serious problems. Their relationship is on the A. cliffs B. rocks C. stones D. grass Il. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (10pts) I earning all that money if you don’t have time to enjoy it? “A Isit to the good B. What's the good of C.Is it all to the good D. Is it for good 2, She fainted when she heard that her child died. A. rather than B. nothing but —C. all but D. near 3. to interfere in your affairs but I would like to give you just one piece of advice. A. It is far from clear C. Far and wide for me 4.____we just have to wait. A. At this point in time B. On the point of time C. At some point D. That's not the point 5. He gripped his brother’s arm lest he by the mob. A..would be trampled C. were trampled 6.1 don’t know A. what to do of B. Far from it for me D. Far be it from me B. could be trampled D. be trampled the new manager. B. what to make of C. how to do of D. how to make of 1.Don’t tell me 1 till 5 o’clock in the afternoon. A. was to make them to stay B. must have made them stay C. could have made them stay D. was to have made them stay - What | fear most of all is that we _ in what refers to the building of a new Market in West Crane. The local people seem to be very wary about it. A. might misinterpret B. might have misinterpreted C. won't be misinterpreting D. might be misinterpreted 233in the world. 9, Sam looked as ine — B. weren't taken into care A. weren : care! au D. weren’t in the care C. didn’t have a car ‘ 10, What's all this ee B. in aid of A. without the aid o D. within the aid of C. with the aid of HRASAL VERBS (10pts) : : AND P IV. PREPOSITIONS e may find it hard to . $0 W BLEEaeE outspoken person, SO —_his Pinion, 1. He is not a very 7 A. leak out B. come off Gesound out D. bring roung 2 Are you still an illusion that Mr. Spike will agree to your COnditiong “A. in ~~ B. under C.on Dz of ; We all tried to convince our teacher to change his mind about the schoo} tp we and he finally : A. caught on B. set out C. got through —_D. came roung 4, Our grandfather can his war experiences all the day. Sometimes, ye all get truly bored with it. B. vouch for C. figure out D. leaf through A. harp on 5. Father says he’s too after working the nightshift and he won't help us prepare the barbecue. A. run away B. worn out C. taken in D. pulled down 6. They said I'd be probation for the first two or three weeks as they want to find out about my skill. A. for B. on C. in D. at 7. Your report the side effects of the venture. Why not write mor about its good points, Mr. Hewitt? A. backs down B. takes to C. dwells on D. makes out 8. | know Pete's conduct was intolerable, but don’t be too hard him. A.on B. with C. at D. to 9. It is said that the corruption can hardly be especially among officials. A. worn off B. rooted out C. gone back D. stringed along 10. Mrs. Black has promised to be service on Monday. I hope she keeps her word or else | won't manage to prepare everything in time. A.in B. on C. of D. within V. READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGE 1: Read the following passage and choose the best option" complete the blank or answer the question. (10 pts) on a - mnllons of shoppers hit the stores in full force - both onlin ee pare ing frantically for the perfect gift. Last year, Americar’ in Hon at retail stores in the month of December alone. Asie 234holiday gifts, most people regularly bu pie pout the Year. including weddings, birthdays. anniversaries, graduations, i10 y showers. This frequent experience of gift-giving can engender J valent feelings in gift-givers. Many relish the Opportunity to buy presents mt 16 gift-giving offers a powerful means to build stronger bonds with one’s pee st peers: At the same time, many dread the thought of buying gifts: they an that their purchases will disappoint rather than delight the intended wort) recipients. . 3 ta ee ale Anthropologists describe gift-giving aS positive social process, serving various political, religious, and Psychological functions. Economists. however, offer a less favourable view. According to Waldfogel (1993), gift-giving represents an objective waste of resources. People buy gifts that recipients would not choose to buy on their own, or at least not spend as much money to purchase (a phenomenon referred to as *‘the deadweight loss of Christmas”). To wit, givers are likely to spend $100 to purchase a gift that receivers would spend only $80 to buy themselves. This ‘deadweight loss” suggests that gift-givers are not very good at predicting what gifts others will appreciate. That in itself is not suprising to social psychologists. Research has found that people often struggle ttake account of others” perspectives — their insights are subject to egocentrism, social projection, and multiple attribution errors. What is surprising is that gift- givers have considerable experience acting as both gift-givers and gift-recipients, but nevertheless tend to overspend each time they set out to purchase a meaningful gift. . resi c si chasin Y presents for other occasions In the present research, we propose a unique psychologica! explanation for this overspending problem — i.e., that gift-givers equate how much they spend with how much recipients will appreciate the gift (the more expensive the gift, the stronger a gift-recipient’s feelings of appreciation). Although a tink between aift price and feelings of appreciation might seem intuitive to gift-givers, such an sumption may be unfounded. Indeed. we propose that gift-recipients will be “ss inclined to base their feelings of appreciation on the magnitude of a gift than §Wers assume, Why do gift- Relings of ap pensive) gj According to “hereby gift, cipient and givers assume that gift price is closely linked to gift-recipients” preciation? Perhaps givers believe that bigger (that is, more fis convey stronger signals of thoughtfulness and consideration. Camerer (1988) and others, gift-giving represents a symbolic ritual, givers attempt to signal their positive attitudes toward i oe Sse git + their willingness to invest resources in a future perp is ‘end 5 aift-givers may be motivated to spend more money on a giit i ‘ ay stronger signal” to their intended recipient. As for gift- van 7 ‘y srg “onstrue smaller and larger gifts as representing smaller and larg © "thoughtfulness and consideration.iscussed in the passage? 1, What is the main idea d a ts uneconomical downsides, cultivate Sa A. Gift-giving, despite i social process. B. Gift- recipient gift-giving. C. Gifts can serve as imp! D. Gift-giving may have ce! 2. The author most likely uses the e7 to highlight the. : A. regularity with which people shop for gifts B. recent increase in the amount of money spent on gifts C. anxiety gift shopping causes for consumers D. number of special occasions involving gift-giving 3. In paragraph 1. the word “ambivalent” most nearly means. A. unrealistic B. apprehensive C. conflicted “D. supportive 4, The author indicates that people value gift-giving because they feel it A. functions as a form of self-expression B. is an inexpensive way tod appreciation WW C. requires the gift-recipient to reciprocate D. can serve to strenghten relationship a 5. The “social psychologists” mentioned in paragraph 2 would likely describe ty “deadweight loss” phenomenon as licit signals of thoughtfulness and onside; tain drawbacks alongside its positive xamples of gift-giving occasions ain, Ualltigg Parra A. predictable B. unprecedented C. disturbing D. questionable 6. In paragraph 3, the authors indicate that the assumption made by gift-gies may be___. : A. insincere B. unreasonable C. incorrect D. substantiated 7. The word “convey” in paragraph 4 most nearly means A. transport B. counteract C, exchange D. communicate 8. : paragraph 4, the author refers to works by Camerer and others in onde 7 oo B. introduce an argument ene motive ll ; D. support a conclusion i P i fee 4, the word “construe” most probably means__- A Whak i B. understand CC. consider D. take ich of the following best characterizes the tone of th hor? A. authoritative B imisti gee iiiT eee - pessimistic — C, ironic D. informative Posi s I « are widely acknowledged as considerably exp,,, . Tey Med PASSAGE 2: Reg ; ; ea following passage and choose the best option © C or answer the questi Accord arti question. (10pts) ar poe sociologists, there are several different ways in which a a the family. ee as the leader of a social group in the United site Saat: te itional cultural patterns confer leadership on one or of : ler cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons ! 236gradually emerge as leaders, although there is no formal process of selection. In larger groups, leaders are usually chosen formally through election or recruitment. Although leaders are often thought to be people with unusual personal ability. decades of research have failed to produce consistent evidence that there is any category of “natural leaders.” It seems that there is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have in common; rather, virtually any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group. Furthermore, although it is commonly supposed that social groups have a single leader, research suggests that there are typically two different leadership roles that are held by different individuals. Instrumental leadership is leadership that emphasizes the completion of tasks by a social group. Group members look to instrumental leaders to “get things” done. Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership that emphasizes the collective well-being of a social group’s member. Expressive leader are less concerned with the overall goals of the group than with providing emotional support to group members and attempting to minimize tension and conflict among them. Group members expect expressive leaders to maintain stable relationships within the group and provide support to individual members. Instrumental leaders are likely to have a rather secondary relationship to other group members. They give orders and may discipline group members who inhibit attainment of the group’s goals. Expressive leaders cultivate a more personal or primary relationship to others in the group. They offer sympathy when someone experiences difficulties or is subjected to ‘discipline, are quick to lighten a serious moment with humor, and try to resolve issues that threaten to divide the group. As the differences in these two roles suggest, expressive leaders generally receive more personal affection: from group members; instrumental leaders, if they are successful in promoting group goals, may enjoy a more distant respect. |. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. The problems faced by leaders B. How leadership differs in small and large groups C. How social groups determine who will lead them D. The role of leaders in social group 2. The Passage mentions all of the following ways by which people can become leaders EXCEPT : A. recruitment B. formal election process C. specific leadership training D. traditional cultural patterns 3. In mentioning “natural leaders” in line 7,.the author is making the point that A. few people qualify as “natural leaders” B. there is no proof that “natural leaders” exist C. “natural leaders” are easily accepted by the members of a social group D. “natural leaders” share a similar set of characteristics 237the following statements about leadership can be infer fo 4, Which of paragraph 2? A. A person effective leader in B. Few people succee! C. A person can best lea on leadership. D. Most people desire t qualifications. 5. The passage indicates that instrumental leaders generally focus on A. ensuring harmonious relationships B, sharing responsibility with group members C. identifying new leaders D. achieving a goal 6. The word “collective A. necessary 7. The word “them” refers to__ A. expressive leaders B. goals of the group C. group members D. tension and conflict 8. A “secondary relationship” between a leader and the members of a group could best be characterized as ho is an effective leader of a particular group may a © a another group. : ; din sharing a leadership role with another person, m how to be an effective leader by studying re Scary 0 be leaders but can produce little evidence oft it is closest in meaning to__ B. typical C. group D. particular A. distant B. enthusiastic C. unreliable D. personal 9. The word “resolve” is closest in meaning to A. avoid repeating B. talk about C. avoid thinking about D. find a solution for 10. feet 3 and 4 organize the discussion of leadership primarily in terms ol . é examples that illustrate a problem _B. cause and effect analysis ar , narration of events D. comparison and contrast VI. GUIDED CLOZE PASSAGE 1: Read the followi : lowing passage 2 ions the complete the blank. (10pts) ee “ Until about 250 THE VACUUM CLEANER 0 now - it was a fi years ago, households did not take dirt as seriously 48 we a ‘act of life and that was that. Cleaning often consist ise and all the linen modu me cleaning’ when the furniture was ne am in the house were cleaned. Carpets and rugs weil outside, hung on roy : 1 ropes and h and messy process. ad the dust (2) ____ out of them - 2" ex 5 bes The industrial revoluti 7 rod came available to ake bs brought about a major change - 3S new Ea om : : ‘ 238 es cleaner, a corresponding interest ™ behygiene’ appeared in households, This in turn led to the (3) of further products, one of which was the vacuum cleaner. oS (4) __ has it that when one of the first vacuum cleaners was demonstrated, akindly scientist took the proud inventor (5) , and offered a bit of advice . that was to become crucial to the future evolution of the product - 'make it suck, not blow’. The first vacuum cleaners appeared in the 1860s in the United States. They were operated by hand pumps and were almost as (6) as spring cleaning. It was only when electric motors had become sufficiently (7) to become portable that vacuum cleaners became common household items. Most of today's major (8) - including Electrolux and Hoover - were born in the 1920s. The household dirt that vacuum cleaners suck up is mostly dead skin cells - humans (9) ___millions of cells every day. A much smaller proportion comes from dust and soil carried into the house from (10) é 1. A. ritual B. result C. resolution D. scrub 2. A. cleaned B. taken C. beaten D. sucked 3. A. fabrication B. appearing C. recreation D. development 4. A. Story B. Epics C. Legend D. Tale 5. A. away B. aside C. aback D. along 6. A. laborious B. hard C. nefarious D. straining 7.A. scientific B. forward C. technological D. advanced 8. A. brand B. marks C. makes D. trademarks 9. A. lose B. outgrow C. omit D. shed 10. A. external B. outside C. beyond D. indoors PASSAGE 2: Read the following passage and cheose the options that best complete the blank. (10 pts) CARNIVOROUS PLANTS All plants rely on nutrients taken from the soil in order to survive. However, in areas where the soil does not contain enough vital nutrients, some plants have adapted to (1) their diets from another source: living organisms. Though they are few in number, carnivorous plants are nonetheless fascinating beings that eat anything from one-celled organisms to insects in order to survive. They are commonly found in marshlands. Carnivorous plants feature one of several 'ypes of traps to ensnare prey, which they consume to (2) nutrients that tay be missing from the soil. While there are over 400 species of carnivorous Plants in the world today. some are more (3) than others. The most well-known of these plants are the snap traps, which include the Venus flytrap. Snap traps are easily identified by their leaves, which are Separated into two lobes that have the ability to fold together. Inside the lobes, the Surface is covered with tiny hairs that are (4) to Movement. When the Plant's prey brushes against the hairs, it triggers a closing mechanism that "apidly brings the two lobes together, trapping the prey (5) inside. 239traps is phenomenal (6) ___ speed: the time hut is less than a second. As the Prey st Nee, hairs, causing the leaves to tights 7 the The response of the Phe triggering the hairs and snapping sl inside the trap, it only triggers more ‘ iqui fcals from special glands j then secrets liquid chemicals pe glands into the The plant the: d absorb all of its nutrients. Besides the Venus Avra tray dissolve the prey an , fl one other type of snap trap exists today. (8) to as the Wwaterwhee| Onh The two share a common ancestor and differ only in a few ways. (9) fe waterwheel is an aquatic plant, while the flytrap is exclusively terresirig addition, the flytrap feeds primarily on arthropods like spiders, while. waterwheel lives (10) simple invertebrates, like certain types of plan ‘On, 1. A. feed B. enlarge C. supplement : D. modify 2. A. break in on B. make up for C. get through with D. drop out of 3. A. dominant B. prevalent C. recessive D. popular 4. A. prone B. liable Cc. vulnerable D. sensitive 5. A. closely B. furiously C. steadily D. securely 6. A. in accordance with B. in regard to C. in preference to D. on merits of 7. A. grip B. snail C. fist D. seizure 8. A. implicated B. indicated C. referred D. denoted 9. A. For instance B. Asa result C. In contrast D. Otherwise 10. A. onto B. with C. for D. off. B. WRITTEN TEST I. OPEN CLOZE TEST PASSAGE 1: Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.(10pts) ALTERNATIVE FAST FOOD It is generally agreed upon that fast food is a great solution to the problem of what to eat. However, it’s (1) ___as_ less nutritional than a healthy meal, which is what growing children need. For years, nutritionists have been trying © get children into the (2) of eating healthy food. Without a doubt, this hs not been easy, getting in (3) that they have to compete with numer fast food restaurants which are very popular with young people. Nutritionists have lately come up with an idea which could (4) ___— successful. This involve (5) children how to cook and in the proces enjoy the taste of fresh food. In the long (6) , this may keep them off fas seomilige are already a number of school projects throughout Britain that peau fe Sauces making vegetarian ee made pizzas, (7) ie 7 were impressed with their ao differ <7) —— Mey compared their pizzas with ready-made one" resi ni noticeable. They found the (8) greasy and 1 i ie ae islecaee ones. Throughout the lesson, the children lea _ me skillful in the different techniques involved in cae tobe 5 10 240They become interested in cooking and in no (9) Jook after themselves by eating nutritious food Finally. nutritionists would like to get chi fF be messy. but. it's also an (10) their children. pasSAGE 2: Fill in each gap with ONE Suitable word. (10pts) Every spring and fall, you can probably look up into the sky and larg flocks of birds either coming or going. This dy of flyine so he nthe winter and north for the summer is called Migration. Birds nae ae a of reasons. One reason is of course to escape the (2) conditions of winter. Although they have feathers. most birds are poorly (3) ; i 2 to deal with extremely cold temperatures. Their (4) are open to the wind and snow and do little to keep the birds warm. Furthermore. birds often find it extremely difficult to gather enaugh food during the winter. By flying south (3) ; warmer climates during winter, birds avoid the cold temperatures and food shortages that other animals have to (6) during the winter months. Another reason is mating. Many birds will only lay their eggs in certain places and at certain times of the year. So, migration also occurs at mating times. One of the amazing things about birds is the distances and the accuracy (7) which they migrate. Many birds are able to find their way back. to the exact same spots year after year despite having flown thousands of kilometres. The bar goose, for example. migrates over 30,000 kilometres each year without they even learn how to Idren cooking at home. too. It may for parents to spend quality time with (8) its way. In order to travel such long distances without getting lost. birds use a variety of methods to help them (9) . One of the most important of these methods is the use of landmarks. From high in the air. birds have an excellent view of the land below them. They can see mountains, rivers and other (10) land features and use them to find their way. Il. WORD FORMS PART 1: Give the correct forms of the words in brackets. 1. There is little hope that Maurice's behavior will ever improve. It will probably remain so till he grows up. (CORRECT) 2. The project has just been launched in that university. (DEPARTMENT) 3. Matt says you must be good at restaurant owner. (TASK) 4. Everyone marveled at his SS _____ field trips for students. (OBJECT) 5. He gets w 6. She looked absolutely _ ~~ ————_—_ happened. She could hardly say 2 word. (DUMB) 7. New immigrants have been successfully community. (SIMILAR) responsibilities of a idea of organizing more henever he hears that song. (EYE) when I told her what had into the 2418. This school was once the war. (REQUIRE) 9, In Scotland, there is greate! schools. (VALUE) that no one 10, He stood at the door to make sure ——_, party. (GATE) as a military hospital g tin, r emphasis on caine indi e following passage with the correct forms of the given y, 0 PART 2: Complete th front except secure labour check solid tend affirm alter sure EXTRACT FROM A BOOK ABOUT MEETING We are (1) by the experts that we are, asa species, design for face-to-face communication. But does that really mean having every meeting i person? Ask the bleary-eyed sales team this question as they struggle Oo through their weekly teambuilding session and that answer is unlikely to bein the (3) . Unless you work for a very small business or have an (4) high boredom threshold, you doubtless spend more time sitting in meetings than you want to. Of course, you could always follow busines Norman's example. He liked to express (5) with customers queuing at the (6) by holding management meetings standing up. Is email a realistic (7) 2 It’s clearly a powerful tool for disseminating information, but as a meeting substitute, it's seriously flawed. Words alone can cause trouble. We're all full of (8) that can be unintentionally triggered by others and people are capable of reading anything they like into an email. There is also a (9) fase for email to be used by people'who wish to avoid ‘real’ encounters because they don’t want to be (10) with any awkwardness. il. ERROR IDENTIFICATION Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them. BEETHOVEN Line Ludwig Van Beethoven, one of the most popular classical composer | of all time, is sometimes known as ‘the Shakespeare of music’. He was born in Bonne in 1770, and publishing his first work at the age of thirteen. Mozart was his teacher for a short time and they did not get on | very well together; Beethoven was a difficult student. : | ae a composer, Beethoven was a genius — but as a person, he was eee sd eel fo like. He was a passionate man who controlled his Per very, easily. He was also arrogant. The upper classes of Vienna Lused to invite him to parties, when he was often quite rude. He was once 242heard to say (0 a prince: ‘There will alway. > S De many ce ere js uniquely one Beethoven.” Ys be many princes, but there 10 Nevertheless, Beethoven played some of the most beautiful symphonies the world has never heard. How was such an arrogant. bad- cempered man inspired to the write such romantic music? Perhaps the answer lies in the three letters that were found after his death. They | 1 were addressed 2 his ‘immortal Beloved". Nobody knows that this Se deeply in love with her for most of his adult life. a an 1 2. i 4 5. . 1 8. 9. 10._ IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their meanings remain unchanged. |, My new job is much more satisfying than any job I’ve ever had. — My new job is far I've ever had. 2. If Tom hadn‘t acted promptly to extinguish the fire, there might have been more damage to the house. — But the fire out, there might have been more damage to the house. 3. A child of his age is too young to be deceitful. = So deceitful. 4. I've become extremely good at missing the rush hour over the last few weeks. (FINE) ee liVe Ob cuacucc ae cuanamuanesuenan eee 5.1 feel that to brand her ideas unworkable ai this stage would be wrong. (WRITE) > 1 don't think 6. It's crucial for us to control the juvenile inmat over the last few weeks. at this stage. es in a very strict way. (KEEP) > It’s crucial for us inmates. 7. You've done nothing but look miserable all day. (AROUND) a — You've done all day. ave survived. (HOLD) 8. We don’t expect that the tourists in that accident h in that accident. — We don’t 9. Your story is different from the facts. (DOES) > Your story : 10. His excuse for such bad behavior has litt ~ His excuse fee the facts. le effect on her. (NO) her. 243