TEST 23(HL)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Question 1. A. supported B. approached C. finished D. noticed
Question 2. A. suggest B. difficult C. industrial D. supply
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. appeal B. confide C. reserve D. happen
Question 4. A. communicate  B. counterpart C. attention  D. appropriate 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: _______ there is not enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors
have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases.
A. In spite of B. Although C. Therefore D. However
Question 6: _______ , she will go to sleep.
A. By the time she finished the homework B. After she was finishing the homework
C. When she finished the homework D. As soon as she has finished the homework
Question 7: ________ repairing the car, he took it out for a road test.
A. Finish B. To finish C. Having finished D. Finished
Question 8: He was offered the job thanks to his _______ performance during his job interview.
A. impress B. impression C. impressively D. impressive
Question 9. _______ you begin to learn a language, the easier it is.
A. The younger B. Younger C. The youngest D. Youngest
Question 10.Pass me the______cups to have my sister clean them.
A.red big plastic B. big red plastic C. red plastic big D. plastic big blue
Question 11:We ____ to the hospital to visit Mike when he called to say that he was fine.
A. was driving B. drove C. were driving D. driven
Question 12: In Viet Nam, you shouldn't ________ at somebody's house on the first day of the New
Year unless you have been invited by the house owner.
A. show up B.get up C.put up D.go up
Question 13.Michael returned to his hometown last summer, _______? 
A. doesn't he B. didn't he C. won't he D. hasn't be
Question 14. Most of the e-mail accounts at our company ________ by a virus last week.
A. have been affected B. were affected C. affected D. was affected
Question 15.Sometimes she does not agree __________ her husband about child-rearing but they soon
find the solutions. 
A. with  B. of  C. for  D. on 
Question 16. He spent all day yesterday surfing the net, now he say he's tired - must be a touch of
______.
A. dot com B. cybersickness C. keypal D. screenager
Question17. The runners broke into a _______a few hundred yards from the finish.
A. line B. track C. sprint D. race
Question 18.I think that _______ responsibility for human life shouldn’t only be doctors’duty.
A. doing B. rushing C. Joining D. taking
Question 19. My uncle left his job because he did not have _____ of promotion.
A.visions B.prospects C.scenarios D.posts
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of
the following exchanges
Question 20: John is talking to Daisy about her new blouse
- John : "You really have a beautiful blouse, Daisy, I’ve never seen such a perfect thing on you !"
- Daisy : “____________________.”
A. I'm sorry to hear that. B.Thanks, That’s a nice compliment .
C.Don't mention it. D.Thanks for your attention!
Question 21. Jenny and Jimmy are talking about university education
- Jenny: "I think having a university degree is the only way to succeed in life."
- Jimmy: “_____________. There were successful people without a degree”.
A. I can't agree with you more  B. That's life 
C. That's all right. D. I don't quite agree. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question22: The whole village was wiped outin the bombing raids.
A. moved quickly  B. cleaned well
C. destroyed completely  D. changed completely 
Question 23. School uniform is mandatoryin most of Vietnamese schools.
A. divided B. depended C.compulsory D. paid
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: There must be a mutual trust between friends.
A. reliance  B. defendant  C. belief  D.suspicion 
Question 25. In their company, people don't like him because he always poke his nose into other
people's affairs.
A. interfere  B. ignore  C. concern  D. refrain 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 26 to 32
People of every culture tell each other fairy tales but the same story often takes a variety of forms
in different parts of the world. In the story of Little Red Riding Hood that European children are familiar
with, a young girl on the way to see her grandmother meets a wolf and tells him where she is going. The
wolf runs on ahead and disposes of the grandmother, then gets into bed dressed in the grandmother’s
clothes to wait for Little Red Riding Hood. You may think you know the story – but which version?
The universal appeal of these tales is frequently attributed to the idea that theycontain cautionary
messages: in the case of Little Red Riding Hood, to listen to your mother, and avoid talking to strangers.
‘It might be what we find interesting about this story is that it’s got this survival-relevant information in
it,’ says anthropologist Jamie Tehrani at Durham University in the UK. But his research suggests
otherwise. ‘We have this huge gap in our knowledge about the history and prehistory of storytelling,
despite the fact that we know this genre is an incredibly ancient one,’ he says. That hasn’t stopped
anthropologists, folklorists and other academics devising theories to explain the importance of fairy tales
in human society.
Tehrani’s analysis focused on Little Red Riding Hood in its many forms, which include another
Western fairy tale known as The Wolf and the Kids. Checking for variants of these two tales and similar
stories from Africa, East Asia, and other regions, he ended up with 58 stories recorded from oral
traditions. First, he tested some assumptions about which aspects of the story alter least as it evolves,
indicating their importance. Folklorists believe that what happens in a story is more central to the story
than the characters in it.
However, Tehrani found no significant difference in the rate of evolution of incidents compared
with that of characters. Neither did his analysis support the theory that the central section of a story is
the most conservedpart.
But the really big surprise came when he looked at the cautionary elements of the story. ‘Studies
on hunter-gatherer folk tales suggest that these narratives include really important information about the
environment and the possible dangers that may be faced there – stuff that’s relevant to survival. Yet in
his analysis such elements were just as flexible as seemingly trivial details. What, then, is important
enough to be reproduced from generation to generation?
The answer, it would appear, is fear – blood-thirsty and gruesomeaspects of the story, such as the eating
of the grandmother by the wolf, turned out to be the best preserved of all. Why are these details retained
by generations of storytellers, when other features are not? Tehrani has an idea: ‘In an oral context, a
story won’t survive because of one great teller. It also needs to be interesting when it’s told by someone
who’s not necessarily a great storyteller.’ Maybe being swallowed whole by a wolf, then cut out of its
stomach alive is so gripping that it helps the story remain popular, no matter how badly it’s told.
Mathias Clasen at Aarhus University in Denmark isn’t surprised by Tehrani’s findings. ‘Habits
and morals change, but the things that scare us, and the fact that we seek out entertainment that’s
designed to scare us – those are constant,’ he says. Clasen believes that scary stories teach us what it
feels like to be afraid without having to experience real danger, and so build up resistance to negative
emotions.
(Adapted from Cambridge English IELTS Academic 15)
Question 26. What best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Why are fairy tales really scary tales?B. Childhood memories are fairy tales
C. Different versions of Little Red Riding HoodD. Case study: Fairy tales and their happy endings
Question 27. The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ______
A. anthropologists B. folklorists C. tales D. storytellers
Question 28. According to the passage, what method did Jamie Tehrani use to test his ideas about fairy
tales?
A. He compared oral and written forms of the same stories
B. He looked at many different forms of the same basic story
C. He looked at unrelated stories from many different countries
D. He contrasted the development of fairy tales with that of regions around the world
Question 29. The word “conserved” in paragraph 4 mostly means ________
A. important B. confusing C. interesting D. maintained
Question 30. The word “gruesome” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to _______
A. filthy B. captivating C. ghastly D. intriguing
Question 31. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. All the fairy tales analysed by Tehrani were originally written rather than spoken
B. In fairy tales, details of the plot show considerable global variation
C. Tehrani rejects the idea that the useful lessons for life in fairy tales are the reason for their
survival.
D. Various theories about the social significance of fairy tales have been developed without factual
basis
Question 32. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Fairy tales are a safe way of learning to deal with fear
B. It is commonly believed that fairy tales are packed with contradictory messages
C. The changing values of our society are more widely accepted thanks to fairy tales
D. The preservation of a fairy tales are attributable to a great narrator
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37.
Since March 16 when the public schools were closed, about 1.800 schools across the city n. tried to
adjust to distance learning - a present situation (33) _______ turned not less than a mi parents into
temporary teachers and changing the relationship between school kids, (34) _______ students, parents,
and teachers in New York City, the largest school district US.
This unexpected adjustment has posed a serious challenge to teachers and educators on how (35)
_______ the individual needs of the students. Mr. de Blasio said that the teachers s ability abruptly
switch to distance learning would be remembered as one of the “heroic achievements of the coronavirus
outbreak. If the schools remain closed in New York City up to that time, it would be a grave (36)
_______ for the most disrupting moment to US education in a generation.
Mr. Bill de Blasio who claimed sole responsibility to the public school kids, along with schools'
chancellor, Richard A. Carranza, disclosed that city was preparing to resume public school activities by
the next academic year, scheduled in September.
He further said the expected the turn of new education era in New York City would go with the
support for school kids to catch up on lost time in classroom teaching and learning (30) _______
supportive efforts may come too late for the graduating high school seniors.
Question 33. A. that B. who C. where D. when
Question 34. A. every B. another C. other D. others
Question 35. A. give B. meet C. adjust D. provide
Question 36. A. turning-point B. turning C. point D. landmark
Question 37. A. even though B. and C. so D. but
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions
Question 38: She last visited her home country ten years ago.
A. She hasn't visited her home country for ten years.
B. She didn’t visit her home country ten years ago.
C. She has visited her home country for ten years.
D. She was in her home country for ten years.
Question 39: Conan said to me, “If I were you, I would read different types of books in different ways.”
A. Conan ordered me to read different types of books in different ways.
B. I said to Conan to read different types of books in different ways to me.
C. I read different types of books in different ways to Conan as he told me.
D. Conan advised me to read different types of books in different ways.
Question 40. It is required by law that those who are in close contact with covid-19 are isolated.
A. Those who are in close contact with covid-19 may be isolated.
B. Those who are in close contact with covid-19 should be isolated.
C. Those who are in close contact with covid-19 will be isolated.
D. Those who are in close contact with covid-19 must be isolated.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 41: Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the café. She now regrets it.
A. Susan wishes that she had applied for the summer job in the café.
B. Susan wishes that she applied for the summer job in the café.
C. Susan feels regret because she applied for the summer job in the café.
D. If only Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the café.
Question 42: I had just arrived home. I was called immediately back to the head office 10 kilometers
away
A. Hardly had I arrived home when I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.
B.Because I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.
C.Should I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.
D.Whenever I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 47
Managing Your Learning
Successful students often do the followings while studying. First, they have an overview before
reading. Next, they look for important information and pay greater attention to it (which often needs
jumping forward or backward to process information). They also relate important points to one another.
Also, they activate and use their prior knowledge. When they realize that their understanding is not
good, they do not wait to change strategies. Last, they can monitor understanding and take action to
correct or “fix up” mistakes in comprehension.
Conversely, students with low academic achievement often demonstrate ineffective study skills.
They tend to assume a passive role, in learning and rely on others (e.g., teachers, parents) to monitor
their studying, for example, low-achieving students often do not monitor their understanding of content;
they may not be aware of the purpose of studying; and they show little evidence of looking back, or
employing “fix-up” strategies to fix understanding problems. Students who struggle with learning new
information seem to be unaware that they must extent effort beyond simply reading the content to
understand and remember it.
Children with learning disabilities do not plan and judge the quality of their studying. Their
studying may be disorganized. Students with learning problems face challenges with personal
organization as well. They often have difficulty keeping track of materials and assignments, following
directions, and completing work on time. Unlike good studiers who employ a variety of study skills in a
flexible yet purposeful manner, low-achieving students use a restricted range of study skills. Theycannot
explain why good study strategies are important for learning; and they tend to use the same, often
ineffective study approach for all learning tasks, ignoring task content, structure or difficulty.
(Source:Adapted from Study Skills - Managing Your Learning — NUI Galway)
Question 43. What is the topic of the passage?
A. Successful and low-academic achieving students
B. Successful learners and their learning strategies
C. Study skills for high school studentsD. Effective and ineffective ways of learning
Question 44:The word “prior” in the first paragraph is closest meaning to__________?
A. Important B.earlier C. forward D.good
Question 45. According to the passage, what can be learnt about passive students?
A. They depend on other people to organize their learningB. They are slow in their studying
C. They monitor their understandingD. They know the purpose of studying
Question 46.In compared with low-achieving students, successful students use__________.
A. aimless study techniques B. various study skills
C. restricted strategies D. inflexible study ways
Question 47.The underlined pronoun “They” in the last paragraph refers to__________.
A. study strategiesB. study skillsC. low-achieving studentsD. good studiers
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 48:My younger sister start learning English when she was at primary school.
A B C D
Question 49: They are havinghishouse painted by a construction company.
A B C D
Question 50: In Italy public opinion as a whole wasfavorite to the visit, especially as it was not
A B C
considered an obstacle to the protected increase of the army and navy.
D