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​Đề Kiểm Tra Chất Lượng Cuối Năm 2020

"Perfection is found in accepting your imperfections" ​

Thời gian làm bài: 120 minutes

I. Listening
Please access the link below to complete the listening exercises:
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“What would happen if you didn’t drink water?”  

- Mia Nacamulli - 
Questions 1-8
Provide TWO answers of ​NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS f​ or each question

Which TWO organs in our body are almost 75% water?

1. ​……………………………………
​2.​ ……………………………………
Which are the two extremes of water consumption?
3. ​……………………………………
4. ​……………………………………
What does the recommended water intake depend on?
​5.​ ​……………………………………
​6. ​……………………………………
Where else can you find your necessary water intake?
7.​ ……………………………………
8.​ ……………………………………
Questions 9-12
For each question choose the correct answer A, B, or C.

9. What percentage of a human baby is made of water at birth?

A. 55%
B. 65%
C. 75%

10. How do we mainly lose water each day?

A. Breathing
B. Urinating
C. Both of the above
11. What problem does a dehydrated brain have?
A. Shrinks
B. Shakes
C. Melts

12. What’s the amount of water consumption recommended for women?

A. 2.5 to 2.7
B. 2 to 2.7
C. 2.5 to 3.7

II. Multiple Choices

A. Idiom, Collocation, Phrasal Verb, Vocabulary:

Question 1: I ………….... my chances in the competition because I know I can run

faster than the other girls.
A. desire B. fancy C. wish D. dream
fancy one’s chances: to think that one is likely to succeed.
the man of the hour: a person currently being celebrated, honored, or admired by
others.
Question 2: ​They were busy so I left - I didn't want to …………... my welcome.
A. outstay B. outlive C. outgrow D. outbid
outstay/overstay your welcome: stay somewhere longer than people want.
Question 3: ​When you take the exam, you should break the …………….. of the
chemical equations first, since they give you the most trouble.
A. back B. rear C. tail D. end
break the back of sth: to get most or the worst part of a particular task done.
Question 4:​ ​You and your family look like the …….…... of happiness in these photos!
A.portrait B. sketch C. delineation D. picture
the picture of something: a very good example of a particular condition or attitude.
Question 5:​ ​ If you are going to town, keep your eyes ……………. for that book I was
telling you about.
A. peeled B. clean C. wide D. fresh
keep one’s eyes peeled: to watch carefully for someone or something.
Question 6: She used every trick in the ……………. to claim his inheritance but to no
avail.
A. tale B. story C. book D. novel
every trick in the book: every possible way.
Question 7: I spent the ……….….. part of a day cleaning that kitchen!
A. greatest B. best C. most D. largest
the best/better part of: most of.
Question 8:​ ​The Secretary of State handled the matter …………….. and prevented a
war.
A. adroitly B. intensely C. abjectly D. slightly
adroitly: 1 cách khéo léo
Question 9: I've been looking for a new stereo system for my car, and this is just
the…………..
​A. business B. job C. work D. task
be just the job: to be exactly what you want or need.
SYN: be just what the doctor ordered.
Question 10: Make sure that personal motivation is not ………….. your judgment.
A. clouding B. fogging C. misting D. storming
cloud someone's judgment: to cause someone to be unable to think clearly
Question 11:​ ​You should know better than to wear a skirt like that to a formal dinner;
it is simply not the ………….. thing!
A. fixed B. completed C. done D. down
not the done thing: not socially acceptable
Question 12: Any experience you can get in dealing with the public will …………… you
in good stead no matter what line of work you go into.
A. erect B. mount C. rear D. stand
something stands/serves/holds someone in good stead: It’s of great use and benefit
to someone.
Question 13:​ ​Though we'd all been close on the school trip, we parted ______ with
one another once we were back home.
A. views B. friendship C. company D. opinions
part company with:
a, to go in different directions after having gone in the same direction: tách ra.
b, end a relationship: chấm dứt 1 mối quan hệ.
Question 14: You can take it as a …………… that there will be champagne at the
wedding.
A. must B. given C. need D. right
given: something that is certain to happen
Question 15: The snowstorm is really ……………. rush-hour traffic.
A. played downed B. played havoc with
C. played itself in D. played up to
play havoc with something/somebody: to cause issues or disruptions for someone or
something.
Question 16: The way she smiles all the time really …………….. me the wrong way. It
seems so fake.
A. bothers B. provokes C. riles D. rubs
rub sb (up) the wrong way: to annoy someone without intending to.
Question 17: Congratulations on your success! How does it feel to be ………….…..?
A. the man of the hour B. a word of honor
C. an egg on the face D. the top of the morning
Question 18: ​When it comes to exciting cities, ​New​ York is in a …………….. of its own.
A. school B. league C. degree D. class
be in a class of yours/its own: to be much better than anyone or anything else.
Question 19: The peace of the public library was ………….. by the sound of transistor
radio.
A. smashed B. fractured C. demolished D. shattered
shatter the peace/silence: to suddenly make a ​lot​ of noise in a place that has been
very quiet.
Question 20: We had to ………….. in the back of the car for an hour to find the missing
keys.
A. bed out B. ransack C. root around D. turn upside down
root around (somewhere): to search for something, especially by looking through
other things.
Question 21: I know you have a good voice and have ambitions to be an opera singer
but do not give up your day …………... yet.
A. situation B. work C. job D. place
don't give up the day job!: used for telling someone that you do not think they are
very good at something.
Question 22: ​My mother’s face ………….. when she saw that the meal she'd spent all
day preparing had burned in the oven.
A. fell B. failed C. declined D. dropped
somebody’s face falls: one's expression suddenly looks disappointed or
disheartened.
Question 23:​ ​Finding the piece of paper I need in this huge pile of documents is like
looking for a ………………….
A. salt of the earth B. sand in the desert
C. needle in a haystack D. drop in the ocean
look for a needle in a haystack: mò kim đáy bể.
Question 24: I only asked for a summary of the main points but she’s making a real
……….... out of it.
A. meal B. food C. dish D. course
make a meal (out) of sth: to spend more time or energy doing something than is necessary.
Question 25:​ ​The littlest thing tends to anger my mother, so I feel like I have to walk
on ______ whenever I'm at her house.
A. eggshells B. nutshells C. bombshells D. seashells
walk on eggs/eggshells: be very careful not to offend someone or do anything wrong.

B.​ ​Words with multifarious meanings:

Question 1: It was a …………... example of how to deal with the problem.

A. coursebook B. workbook C. textbook D. schoolbook
textbook: (of an ​example​ of something) extremely good or typical.
Question 2:​ ​I ​managed​ to ………… a ​couple​ of ​tickets​ to the ​World​ Cup ​final​.
A. mark B. record C. register D. score
score: to get something.
Question 3:​ ​He's old enough now to earn his …………. and stop living off his parents.
A. intake B. keep C. upkeep D. carry
keep: living expenses
earn one’s keep
Question 4: Clean and …………… the wound immediately.
A. wear B. dress C. clothe D. decorate
dress: treat injury
Question 5: I'm trying to …………… a meeting between them.
A. doctor B. nurse C. engineer D. police
engineer: to arrange for something to happen, especially something that is to your
advantage.
Question 6:​ ​She’s ​certainly​ ……………. the ​goods​. Everything is ​ready​ as she said it
would be.
A. delivered B. carried C. transported D. brought
deliver the goods: to do what one has promised to do
Question 7:​ Heart surgery …………….. tremendous skill and concentration.
A. correct B. exact C. precise D. accurate
exact: to demand something
Eg: The blackmailers ​exacted​ a total of $100,000 from ​t​heir victims.
Question 8: They have ​begun​ to v ​ accinate​ ​children​ in an ​attempt​ to ………… the
spread​ of the ​disease​.
A. prove B. test C. examine D. check
check: prevent something from ​i​ncreasing or continuing.
Question 9:​ ​Three of their players were out injured, but there’s still no excuse for such
a …………….. performance.
A. walking B. strolling C. pedestrian D. striding
pedestrian: not interesting; showing very little imagination.
Question 10:​ ​He …………….... the hope that he would one day be one of the top-notch
singers.
A. gathered B. fetched C. pleased D. entertained
entertain: to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc.
Question 11: Mr Wellbred went to a school which______ good manners and
self-discipline.
A. blossomed B. planted C. harvested D. cultivated.
cultivate: to ​try​ to develop and improve something.
Question 12: A doctor by profession, this is her first …………… into operating.
A. safari B. excursion C. expedition D. exploration
an excursion into something: an attempt to do something different.
Question 13: "He said I looked fat." "That's a bit …….…… coming from him."
A. aplenty B. rich C. poorly D. fatty
that’s rich (coming from him/you etc): used to describe someone's opinions when that
person has the same bad qualities as the person they are criticizing.
Question 14: For a millionaire like him, money is no ……………
A. object B. article C. item D. gadget
be no object: used for saying something is no problem.
Question 15: ​I love kids, but watching 20 of them at once is no ………….., believe me!
A. outing B. sightseeing C. hangout D. picnic
be no picnic: to be a difficult or unpleasant situation.

III. Fill in the bank with a suitable preposition:

Question 1:​ I ​feel​ a little uneasy ……….. ​asking​ her to do me such a big favour.
uneasy about something: slightly worried or uncomfortable about a particular
situation.
Question 2: ​My idea of a holiday is to stay in a five-star hotel and just ……… in luxury for a
week.
wallow in something: to allow yourself to enjoy something completely.
Question 3:​ She was rooted ………... the spot with fear.
be rooted to the spot: be unable to move.
Question 4:​ For ​Tony​, owning a big car was a badge ………… success.
be a badge of sth: to be something that shows that you have achieved a particular
thing.
Question 5: ​He ​wrestled​ ………... the ​decision​ for several ​weeks​, ​wondering​ what he should
do.
wrestle with sth: to try very hard to deal with a problem or to make a difficult decision.
Question 6: ​The soldiers were accused of fraternizing …………. the enemy.
fraternize with somebody: to meet someone socially, especially someone who
belo​n​gs​ to an opposing army or team, or has a different social position.
Question 7:​ How could you stand ……………. and watched him beat the children like that ?
stand by: to allow something unpleasant to happen without doing anything to stop it.
Question 8: ​The murderer has been condemned …………….. death.
condemn somebody to something: to make someone suffer in a ​parti​cular way.
Question 9: ​You can't just si​t​ …………. and wait for job offers to come to you.
sit back: to wait for something to happen without making any effort to do anything
yourself.
Question 10:​ I like to think that our love of reading will rub ………..…. on our children.
rub off on somebody: to become part of someone because that person has been in a
place where it was present: lan truyền, tác động đến ai.

IV. READING

A. ​Cloze Test

Cressida Cowell is the author of the widely-praised How to Train your Dragon series
of children’s books. She spent her own childhood holidays on a remote island, where she
was left very much to her own ​(1)________​. As a result, she became an avid reader,
entertaining ​(2)________​ with books and developing a fervent imagination. She even
(3)________ ​up her own secret languages. Cowell believes that today’s children still have a
real ​(4)________​ for language, even though their attention​ (5)________​ may not be as great
as in her day, ​(6)________​ them less tolerant of descriptive passages in stories. Her books
are outlandish and exciting, with vivid imagery, cliffhangers and eye-catching illustrations.
Dragons seem to ​(7)________ ​to children of all nationalities, who also seem to​ (8)________
with her 203 protagonist, Hiccup, quite easily. Hiccup is a boy who battles his way through
life problems, often against the​ (9)________ ​. Cowell is currently planning an illustrated book
for teenagers. In her own words, she enjoys breaking the ​(10)________​ and finds that kids
are open-minded enough to accept this.

devices – herself – dreamt – ear – span – making – appeal – identify – odds –

mould/mold

1. leave sb to their own devices: to allow someone to make their own decisions about
what to do.
2. entertain oneself with something.
3. dream up something: to invent something new by using a lot of imagination.
4. have an ear for something: if someone has an ear for music or languages, they are
good at hearing, repeating, and understanding these sounds.
5. attention span: the length of time that someone can keep their thoughts and
interest fixed on something.
6. make somebody/something adjective.
7. appeal to somebody: to attract somebody.
8. identify with something: to feel you are like someone and understand the way that
person thinks.
9. against (all) the odds: although there were a lot of problems. (bất chấp khó khăn)
10. break the mould/mold: to be new and different.

B. ​Open Cloze Test​ (CPE)

Fear of Flying

Fear of flying is among the most understandable and prevalent of phobias. One
person in four suffers ​(1) …..​ anxiety at the idea of boarding a plane - as a pet​ (2) …..​ it
ranks alongside fear of snakes - and one in 10 refuses to fly under any circumstances. The
agony is not just being five miles high with no visible ​(3) …..​ of support, but having
absolutely no control. Risks aren't the problem, but fear. The argument that we are in greater
(4) …..​ in a car, or boiling an egg, is irrelevant. The phobia cuts sufferers off from friends and
families, and can damage careers.
But most will overcome their fear (even if they will never leap aboard planes with a
(5) …..​ heart) by understanding more about how and why an aircraft flies, and learning how
to cope with anxiety. Every six weeks, two experienced British Airways captains, Douglas
Ord and Peter Hughes, persuade two planeloads of nervous and often terrified passengers
into the sky. About 95 per cent of them are then "cured" ​(6) …..​ the extent that they can
board a plane without feeling overwhelming panic.

1. A. severe B. harsh C. austere D. stern

2. A. disgust B. distaste C. hate D. horror
3. A. grounds B. resource C. means D. resort
4. A. hazard B. peril C. menace D. threat
5. A. soft B. gentle C. bright D. light
6. A. to B. with C. by D. in

1. A. severe: very serious and very bad.

2. C. pet hate: something that annoys you a lot.
3. C. no means of support.
4. B. in peril = under threat.
5. D. a light heart.
6. A. to the extent that.

A Private Man

Alec Guinness is a difficult subject for a biographer. He has, very deliberately,

covered what he wants to hide with a truth that partly satisfies him and​ (7) ….. ​the curious.
His reaction against revealing himself is deep, instinctive and should be respected. But while
respected, this can also be questioned and not followed in ​(8) …..​ subservience. Guinness
has frequently defended his privacy. He has also complained that some of his
contemporaries have become, in later life, ‘unexpectedly and brutally frank’. There is surely
only one way to (​9) …..​ one’s private life, and that is not to become a public figure. ​Paul
Schofield, another great actor, has done just this, truly ​(10) …..​ himself the attention that
should have been ​(11) …...​ Guinness, on the other hand, has enjoyed the limelight while
claiming not to; he has enjoyed very much on his own ​(12) …..
​Garry O’Connor, Alec Guinness, Master of Disguise

7. A. swerves B. deflects C. veers D. rebounds

8. A. void B. blind C. blank D. bare
9. A. safeguard B. immunize C. harbour D. cage
10. A. denying B. vetoing C. rejecting D. forgoing
11. A. merit B. justification C. due D. credit
13. A. particulars B. requirements C. rules D. terms

7. B. deflect someone (from something): causes them to turn their attention away
from what they are doing or concentrating on.
8. B. blind subservience: automatic, unquestioning obedience.
9. A. safeguard: to protect something
10. A. deny oneself something: to decide not to have something that you would like.
11. C. your/somebody’s due: something that they deserve or something that they
have a right to have.
12. D. on one’s own terms: in the manner that one prefers.

V. Word Form
A. ​Provide the correct form of the words in each sentence.

Question 1: ​Her first novel's _______ success came as a great surprise.​ (RUN)
Runaway success is surprisingly sudden or great.
Question 2: ​When it discovered the loans could not be repaid, the bank became ________
(SOLVE)
insolvent: not having enough money to pay debts.
Question 3:​ The ​low​ ​salary​ is very _______ to our faculty members.​ (MORAL)
demoralizing: making you lose confidence, enthusiasm, and hope.
Question 4:​ As women we tend to be ________ and make light of what we have achieved.
(FACE)
self-effacing: not making yourself noticeable, or not trying to get the attention of other
people.
Question 5:​ Mongolia, although poor, has considerable ________ resources of oil and
minerals. ​(TAP)
untapped: not yet used or taken advantage of.
Question 6:​ It is essential that there is a(n) ________ use of the confidential information.
(AUTHOR)
unauthorized/ised: without someone's official permission to do something.
Question 7:​ The solutions ________ a wide range of options to suit all tastes and pockets.
(COMPASS)
encompass: to include different types of things.
Question 8:​ Much as your brother has established himself as the leading candidate in the
national competition, his arrogance and rudeness are a real __________ for me to start a
new relationship.​ (DEAL)
dealbreaker: a factor or problem that will prevent someone from agreeing to
something, doing something, or buying a particular product.

B. ​Use the correct form of the word in the box to fit each gap.

There are a myriad of lifestyle issues affecting the youth of today. Such is the
pressure heaped on many school-goers to achieve academic excellence by their parents
that these ​(9) _______ (REAL)​ expectations are causing children to become hopelessly
depressed. Indeed, some, in their ​(10) _______ (DESPAIR)​ to escape and their sense of
guilt at being unable reach the levels of success demanded of them by their ​(11) _______
(PUSH)​ parents, either rebel in what is ​(12) _______ (AMOUNT)​ to a cry for help, or, worse
still, engage in ​(13) _______ (HARM)​. It is no coincidence that suicide rates, expecially
amongst young males, have been rising steadily for some time now. These are tough times
to be a teen. Then there are those who get hooked on the internet; the ​14 _______
(VIRTUE)​ world becomes their reality. For these teens, their social circle shrinks ​(15)
_______ (DRAMA)​ until, at last, their friendship sphere is limited solely to their online
(16)_______ (BUD)​. Not alone do they commonly suffer from sleep​ (17) _______
(PRIVATE)​ on account of their destructive addiction to game play and net-surfing, their
behaviour may become so ​(18) _______ (ERR)​ and peculiar over time as to be considered
(19) _______ (SOCIAL)​ . And while they sit at their computer screens hidden away in
splendid isolation from the real world, such is the lack of exercise they get that their calorie
intake far exceeds what is necessary for them to maintain a stable weight. In essence, due
to their sedentary lifestyle, their weight​ 20 _______ (ROCKET) ​until such time as they
become morbidly obese.

9. unrealistic : phi thực tế 10. desperation: sự tuyệt vọng

11. pushy: thúc ép
13. self-harm: tự làm hại bản thân
15. dramatically
17. deprivation: sự tước đoạt
19. antisocial : khó gần
12. tantamount: tương đương với
14. virtual: ảo
16. buddies: bạn
18. erratic: thất thường
20. skyrockets: tăng mạnh

VI. Writing

A. ​For questions 1-5, finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it
means exactly the sentences printed before it.

1. As there are no more questions, we think we can end the meeting.

There _______________________________________________.
There ​being no more questions, we think we can end the meeting.
2. I’m absolutely sure that he took the money on purpose.
He couldn’t ___________________________________________.
He couldn’t ​possibly have taken the money by mistake/accident/chance.
 3. We only came to this restaurant because you insisted that we did so.
It was at _____________________________________________.
It was at​ your insistence that we came to this restaurant.
- at someone’s insistence: because someone has ​said​ that something must
happen.
4. Should there be no qualified paramedic on the premises, call this number.
In the _______________________________________________.
In the ​event of there being no qualified paramedic on the premises, call this
number.
- ​In the event of Noun/ Ving.
5. In a nutshell, Thomas’s not up to the job.
The long and _________________________________________.
The long and ​short of it is that Thomas’s not up to the job.
- the long and the short of it: in a nutshell.
B. ​Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between three and six words, including the word given.

6. Julie meant well so you mustn’t be offended by her comments. AMISS

Please ……………………………………. because she meant well.
Please ​don’t take Julie’s comments amiss​ because she meant well.
- take sth amiss: to be offended by something that someone has said to you.
7. Lending Sally so much money was a rather foolish thing to do. BETTER
You should ………………………………….. Sally so much money.
You should ​know better than to lend​ Sally so much money.
- ​know better (than to do sth): to be wise enough, experienced enough not to
have done something wrong

8. Your empty promises won’t have any effect on her. ICE

Your …………………………………………………….
Your​ empty promises won’t cut any ice/ will cut no ice with her.
- not cut any ice with/ cut no ice with somebody: to not cause someone to
change their opinion or decision
9. The reason why the two cars collided has been unknown. NO
There’s …………………………………………………………
There’s ​no knowing/telling/saying why the two cars collided.
- there's no knowing/telling/saying: it is impossible to know/say/tell.
10. I’ve become extremely good at organizing the timetables recently. ART
I’ve got organizing the timetables …………………………. late.
I’ve got organizing the timetables ​down to a fine art of​ late.
- ​have/get something down to a fine art: to be able to do something very well or
quickly, often because you have done it so many times.
- of late: recently.

​ ​"​ ​ ​BIÊN SOẠN VÀ SƯU TẦM

Thịnh
Phùng Quang Thịnh ​"
Họ và tên thí sinh : ……………………………………….. 
Lớp  : …………   
Số điểm  : ……./ 115 câu = ……./ 23 điểm 
 
Nhận xét đề thi:
- Phần nghe được trích trong Mini Ielts Tests, từ bài nghe thông tin khoa
học của TED Talks.
- Bao trùm rộng các kiến thức chuyên sâu về thành ngữ, cụm cố định, cụm
động từ, từ vựng (nghĩa nổi và nghĩa chìm), giới từ, cấu tạo từ, kiến thức
ngữ pháp (viết lại câu).
- Phần bài đọc điền 4 đáp án được trích từ sách CPE Practise Tests, cùng
với các phần Use of English đã liệt kê trên ở mức độ ôn thi học sinh giỏi
thành phố tới quốc gia.

Nhận xét thang điểm:

- Từ 1 - 2 điểm: kém
- Từ 3 - 5 điểm: yếu
- Từ 6 - 8 điểm: trung bình
- Từ 9 - 12 điểm: trung bình khá
- Từ 13 - 16 điểm: khá
- Từ 17 - 20 điểm: giỏi
- Từ 21 - 22 điểm: xuất xắc
- 23 điểm: thành thạo