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ĐỀ LUYỆN TẬP 1
TRÍ PHAN
Lớp: Chuyên Anh Cấp 3
SỐ 32 – 34 BÀU NĂNG 2 – ĐÀ NẴNG
Thời gian: 90 phút
Họ Và Tên: ……………………………………………..
Questions 1 – 20: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each
sentence:
1. He_________ his son of the dangers of driving too fast in his new car
A. warned B. remembered C. threatened D. concerned
2. The child was_________ by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street.
A. knocked out B. run across C. run out D. knocked down
3. The independent arbitrator managed to_________ the confrontation between the union and
the employers.
A. refuse B. confuse C. refute D. defuse
4. When I heard the footsteps behind me I was_________ that I would be attacked.
A. horrified B. terror-struck C. terrorized D. terrified
5. His illness made him_________ of concentration.
A. incompetent B. unable C. incapable D. powerless
6. Medieval travelers’ tales of fantastic creatures were often fascinating but not
always________.
A. credible B. creditable C. credulous D. imaginable
7. An almost________ line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the town.
A. continuous B. constant C. continual D. stopping
8. Somebody ran in front of the car as I was driving. Fortunately I________ just in time.
A. could stop B. could have stopped C. managed to stop D. must be able to stop
9. You are being thoroughly________ in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place.
A. unrequited B. unrepresentative C. unreliable D. unreasonable
10 The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a
very_________position.
A. weak B. unsteady C. vulnerable D. collapsed
11. David: Would you like fish or meat? Mary: I_________ fish, please.
A. would rather B. would prefer C. suppose D. believe
12. Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and_________ when being asked about their
future.
A. depress B. depression C. depressed D. depressing
13. . A part – time job gives me the freedom to_________ my own interests.
A. pursue B. chase C. seek D. catch
14. The new road currently under_________ will solve the traffic problems in the town.
A. design B. progress C. construction D. work
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15. - Daisy: “What a lovely house you have!” - Mary: “_______________.”
A. Lovely, I think so B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
C. Of course not, it’s not costly D. No problem
16. We were shocked to hear the news of your ________.
A. having fired B. being fired C. having been fired D. to have been fired
17. _______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to
18. 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
19. I don’t know French, but I’ll ________.
A. get Tom to translate it B. have it translate
C. have Tom to translate it D. make it translate
20. Doctors advise people who are deficient __________ vitamin C to eat more fruit and
vegetables.
A. from B. of C. in D. for
Questions 21 – 30: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet:
A major American bank is being sued by the US authorities for allegedly discriminating
against its female employees. It has been alleged that women in the firm do not have as good
promotion prospects as the men and that their salaries are not on a par with those of their
male counterparts.
Sexism in the workplace is against the law in America and in many other countries. However,
there are still obstacles in many firms which prevent women from achieving the promotion
that their talents and qualifications deserve. Many women are promoted quite rapidly through
the junior jobs in a firm, but face the glass ceiling, when they apply for any of the most
senior posts. So it is that, although there are many women in middle management positions in
many firms, there are very few in top management posts.
Many women blame this situation on the old-boy network. Others see it as evidence that
many men are resistant to change and are still chauvinists at heart, while some may feel that
failure to promote women to top jobs is a result of feeling of insecurity in the men who are
making the appointments. Perhaps they are afraid of letting women become too powerful.
Not many years ago the power which women have today would have seemed an impossible
dream to many women. Before the rise of the women’s movement there were no such things
as equal rights or equal opportunities for women. For the most part, women were expected to
get married and then be responsible for childcare and for carrying out all the household tasks.
If they worked, it was probably in a part-time, often rather menial, job.

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Feminists saw this as sexism and a waste of women’s talents, and set out to change things.
Although some people, women as well as men, now do not have a high regard for feminism,
women owe to feminists many of the improvements in their work situation. Without them,
there would be no positive discrimination, no job-sharing and no parity with men in the
workplace.
21: Which of the following statement is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Women can easily be appointed to high management positions nowadays.
B. In spite of their ability and qualifications, women are hard to be promoted.
C. Discrimination against women in the workplace is illegal in America.
D. There are very few women who hold top management posts in many firms.
22: The pronoun “them” in the penultimate line of the last paragraph refers to______ .
A. women B. men C. people D. feminists
23: What does “the glass ceiling “ used in the second paragraph mean?
A. the bosses’ indifferent attitude towards women in the workplace.
B. the unstated thing that prevents women from getting a promotion.
C. the law that does not allow female workers to get promoted.
D. the top inside surface of a room that is transparent and invisible.
24: The phrase "on a par with” as used in the first paragraph can be best replaced by
______.
A. so low as B. better than C. compared with D. equal to
25: It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A. having power is still an impossible dream for many women nowadays.
B. women in the past could not do any jobs whether they were part-time or menial.
C. since the women’s liberation movement, women have had equal opportunities.
D. women’s current tasks include taking care of children and doing housework.
26: The word “parity” as used in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______?
A. relationship B. competition C. equality D. responsibility
27: What could be the best title of the passage?
A. Sex Equality B. Gender discrimination
C. Men and Women D. Jobs for Women
28: In which paragraph does the writer give an example of a business that commits sexism?
A. Paragraph 3 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 1 D. Paragraph 4
29: The word “ this” in the last paragraph refers to the fact that women______.
A. wasted their talents and time doing unimportant jobs.
B. could not do full-time jobs, just household chores.
C. expected to get married and give birth to children.
D. fought for their equal rights and equal opportunities.
30: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason for sexism at the workplace?

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 A. Male chauvinism B. Men’s feelings of insecurity
C. Women’s weakness D. The old-boy network
Questions 31 – 40: Use the word in capitals at the end of these sentences to form a word
that fits in the blank space.
31. The main goals of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are to promote peace
and________ in the region. STABLE
32. The security of the earth can be threatened by________ groups. TERROR
33. I don’t care if you had had too much to drink. Your behaviour last night was______.
DEFEND
34. Her son is always mischievous and________ which annoys her very much. OBEY
35. The Americans are much more concerned than the Indians and the Chinese with
physical________ when choosing a wife or a husband. ATTRACT
36. You can never be sure what my sister is going to do. She is so________. PREDICT
37. He is completely________. Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too. EMPLOY
38. His boss told him off because he had behaved________ RESPONSIBLE
39. He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later________ when a medical
check proved that he had been taking drugs. QUALIFY
40. The trouble with Mr. Brown is that he’s so________. One minute he goes mad when you
come late; the next he says nothing. You never know where you are! CONSIST
Questions 41 – 50: Read the text below and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
TSUNAMI IN JAPAN
Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east
coast,triggering a massive tsunami. Cars, ships and buildings were (41)________ away by a
wall ofwater after the 8.9 - magnitude tremor, which struck about 400 kms (250 miles) north-
east ofTokyo. A state of emergency has been declared at a nuclear power plant,
(42)________pressure has exceeded normal levels. Officials say more than 10,000 people are
dead and about 5,000 (43)________, but it is feared the final death toll will be (44)________
higher. Inone ward alone in Sendai, a port city in Miyagi prefecture, 200 to 300 bodies were
found.“The quake has been the fifth-largest in the world (45)________ 1900 and nearly
8,000(46)________ stronger than the one which devastated Christchurch, New Zealand, last
month”, said scientists. Thousands of people (47)________ near the Fukushima nuclear
power plant have been ordered to evacuate. Japanese nuclear officials said that pressureinside
a boiling water reactor at the plant was running much higher than normal after the cooling
system failed. Officials said they might need to deliberately (48)________ some radioactive
steam to relieve pressure, but that there would be no health risk. US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton had earlier said the US Air Force had flown emergency coolant to the site. But US
officials later said (49)________ coolant had been handed over because the Japanese had

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decided to handle the situation (50)________.The UN's nuclear agency said four nuclear
power plants had been shut down safely.
Questions 51 – 60: Read the passage and choose the best option for each of the following
blanks.
Women nowadays have more (51)________ than those in the past. For example, ourgreat
grandmothers were not allowed to go to school or to work to earn their own
living.(52)________, they had to depend on their husbands financially. Modern women, on
thecontrary, can get good education, have their own careers, and (53)________ their
interests.They can even take good positions in politics if they are competent (54)________ it.
However,women living in our modern society have their (55)________ too. Today women
work harderthan their great grandmothers so that they can gain the (56)________ between
working lifeand family life. Many people predict that by 2032, most (57)________ positions
at work willbe taken by women. Then, it is possible that women will have more (8)________
life because, (59)________ in a very modern society, the women can’t (60)________ their
role inthe family.
51. A. advances B. advantages C. benefits D. conveniences
52. A. Therefore B. However C. As a result D. Although
53. A. pursue B. support C. promote D. stimulate
54. A. to B. at C. with D. of
55. A. obstacles B. disputes C. profits D. problems
56. A. equality B. stables C. balance D. steadiness
57. A. senior B. junior C. inferior D. superior
58. A. sheltered B. healthy C. strenuous D. active
59. A. though B. even C. ever D. never
60. A. perform B. adopt C. fulfill D. neglect
Questions 61 – 70: Find one mistake in each sentence below by choosing the letter A, B, C
or D. (10 pts)?
61. Jill (A) mustn’t have arrived (B) yet, (C) otherwise she (D) would have phoned me
62. (A) Not many people (B) realize that apples (C) have been cultivating for (D) over 3,000
years.
63. The building manager (A)is having all the windows and doors (B) replace on the second
and third floor (C) as well as in (D) the restaurant
64. Having (A) live here (B) for seven years, my friend is used to (C) speaking English with
(D) all her classmates.
65. If (A) only we (B) knew (C) all this information about the market (D) many weeks ago
66. Peter (A) apologized me (B) for not working (C) hard for the (D) final exam.
67. John had (A) so interesting and creative (B) plans that everyone (C) wanted to work (D)
with him.

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68. (A) Species become (B) extinct or endangered for (C) the number of reasons, but the
primary cause is the destruction of habitat by (D) human activities .
69. Were she (A) be invite to their (B) wedding nniversary, she (C) would be very (D) happy.
70. Not until (A) the end of prehistoric times (B) that (C) did the first (D) wheeled vehicles
appear.
Questions 71 – 80: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it.
71. I am sure it wasn’t Mrs. Brown you saw yesterday because she had gone abroad.
It can’t …………………………………………………………………………………….
72. Some scientists report that dolphins have a brain capacity larger than human beings’
Dolphins are ……………………………………………………………………………
73. They think that someone started the fire on purpose
The fire is …………………………………………………………………………………..
74. After Louie had written his composition, he handed it to his teacher.
Having …………………………………………………………………………………….
75. If only I had studied hard enough to pass the final exam.
I regret …………………………………………………………………………………….
76. John speaks Chinese fluently because he used to live in China for ten years.
Had …………………………………………………………………………………….
77. "How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.
Peter complimented ……………………………………………………………………….
78. "You’re always making terrible mistakes," said the teacher.
The teacher complained ………………………………………………………………………
79. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.
So …………………………………………………………………………………….
80. Although it was expected that he would stand for election, he didn’t.
Contrary to ………………………………………………………………………………….
Questions 81 – 90: Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the given one, using the
word given in the brackets. Do not alter the word in any way.
81. You looked tired. Why don’t you go to bed early tonight? (better)
You …………………………………………………………………………………….
82. Zoe has a job which makes her feel very stressful. (less)
Zoe …………………………………………………………………………………….
83. Simon wants to be left alone because he’s upset. (rather)
Simon …………………………………………………………………………………….
84. He’d rather eat with friends than eat alone.. ( prefers)
He …………………………………………………………………………………….
85. He is too irresponsible to run the department. (charge)

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He is …………………………………………………………………………………….
86. His arrival was completely unexpected. (took)
His arrival …………………………………………………………………………………….
87. If I help you now, don’t assume I’ll help you next time.(count)
If I help you now, …………………………………………………………… next time.
88. He owes his life to that surgeon. (indebted)
He …………………………………………………………………………………… life
89. Don’t pay any attention when she complains. (notice)
Don’t ………………………………………………………………………………….
90. A rejection of their offer would have been unwise. (accepted)
Not …………………………………………………………………………………… unwise.
Questios 91 – 95: There are FIVE blanks in the passage below. From the phrases /
sentences in the box, choose the most suitable for each blank. There is ONE EXTRA
option that you DO NOT need to use:

A. by attracting as many as several hundred thousand international students to their

countries
B. so are not classed as international students
C. as defined by the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
D. in accordance to its own national education system
E. preferred by international students are the United States, United Kingdom, Germany,
France, Canada and Australia
F. by sending hundreds of thousand students to study abroad

The definition of "international student" varies in each country (91) ______. In

Australia, international students are defined as those studying onshore only with visa
subclasses 570 to 575, excluding students on Australian-funded scholarships or sponsorship
or students undertaking study while in possession of other temporary visas. New
Zealand citizens do not require a visa to study in Australia, (92) ______. In Japan,
international students are defined as foreign nationals who study at any Japanese university,
graduate school, junior college, college of technology, professional training college or
university preparatory course on a “college student” visa, (93) ______.
According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) in their 2009 World Conference on Higher Education report, over 2.5 million
students were studying outside their home country. UNESCO also predicted that the number
of international students might rise to approximately 7 million by the year 2020. The main
destinations (94) ______. Overall, the number of international students more than doubled to
over 2 million between 2000 and 2007.
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 However, the sharpest percentage increases of international students have occurred in
New Zealand, Korea, the Netherlands, Greece, Spain, Italy and Ireland. In recent years, some
Asian and Middle East countries have started to attract more international students. These
regions have entered the market with declared ambitions to become regional education
centers (95) ______.
Questions 96 – 100: Choose the most suitable heading from the box for each paragraph
below. There is ONE EXTRA heading that you DO NOT need to use:
HEADINGS
A. The amount that American eat
B. Americans even getting fatter
C. Changing meal times everywhere
D. Why Americans love fast food
E. Unhealthy American schools
F. How American schools deal with obesity among teenagers

96: ______
In the past year, the adult obesity rate rose in 48 of America’s 52 states. Despite the
campaigns to make people aware of the dangers of over-eating, about 119 million, or 64% of
US adults are either overweight or obese. Worryingly, this figure is predicted to rise to 73%
by the end of this year. What does this mean for America? Already 300,000 deaths each year
are caused by obesity (only smoke kills more people), and the annual cost to the country is
around $100 billion.

97: ______
Many people blame for the fast food industry, along with sedentary life styles, for the
worrying increase. The average American now consumes about three hamburgers and four
portions of French fries every week. That’s 90 grams of fat and 2.250 calories (the average
person needs about 2.000 calories a day). A recent survey found that every month 90% of
America children eat at least one meal in fast food restaurant.

98: ______
Most Americans know that fast food isn’t good for them. It is high in calories, fat, salt
and sugar. Yet fast-food restaurants are part of American life. After World War II, higher
salaries and productivity, together with technological developments and increased
consumerism, made fast food restaurants popular. It presented a modern lifestyle, and is still
a popular place for teenagers to get together with friends. The food is cheap, and many say
they love the taste. The advertising is often aimed at children, with offers of entertainment
and free gifts.
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99: ______
Another in fast food sales – not only in the USA, but all over the world – is our
increasingly busy lifestyles. In the past, families ate a home-cooked meal together at dinner
time. These days, meals can be eaten at any hour of the day, and people rely on easy, instant
food – not always nutritious – that is available “24/7”. America invented the “TV dinner”,
and it is something most people around the world now enjoy.

100: ______
Finding nutritious food is also difficult in schools, which is often have contracts with
fast food supplies and drinks companies. Teenage boys in the US each drink an average of
868 cans of fizzy drinks per year. Exercise in school has become less important too. A recent
report showed that half of all US teens aged 12 – 21 got only America’s problem – Europe is
also getting faster. It is estimated that over one million children in the UK are obese and this
number has trebled over the past 20 years.
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