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TP HO CHI MINH KH6A NGAY: 13/3/2019 - NAM HQC: 2018-2019
MON: Tl!NG ANH
Thai glan lam bai: 90 phut
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LISTENING (20 pts)

SECTION 1. Usten to the recording. For questions 1 - 5, choose the option (A, B, C, or DJ which best completes the blank
space. '
1. Jeff is described as a very _ _ _ teacher.
A. informed B. good-humored C. patient D. hot-tempered
2. Sheila is quite _ _ _ when talking to other people. _I'"
A. caring B. persuasive C. interesting D. bossy
3. Mary's attitude toward her job is _ __
A. honest B. curious C. bored D. enthusiastic
4. Dave Thomas is believed to be _ __
A. informed B. sensitive C. logical D. hard-working
5. The landlady is good because she's _ __
A. great fun B. strict C. caring D. knowledgeable

SECTION 2. Usten to the recording. Give brief answers to the questions.

6. What is glass mostly made from? from silica

7. At the recycling facilities, what is the first thing people do? separate glass by colour
8. At how many degrees Celsius do manufacturers melt glass? 1500 degrees Celsius
9. What does the whole process of glass recycling conserve? energy and natural resources
10. What does glass recycling reduce by 20 percent?
related air pollution
USE OF ENGLISH (30 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1. They ran all the way to the shop only to realize that they that.
A. didn't need to do B. wouldn't have done ~couldn't have done D. needn't have done
2. ___ he will be ill if he doesn't have a holiday soon. Ir:,
A. In all likeness \!}' It is highly likely that
C. Every probability is that D. The possible chances are
3. The boy will never forget ___ in ·front of the school for his outstanding performance.
@.:ing praised B. to be praised C. having praised D. to have praised
4. In different circumstances, I _ _ _ yes.
A. will say B. may have said C. could be said D. would have said
5. My bike ___, so I have to take the bus to school now.
A. didn't start B. won't start C. doesn't start D. is not starting
6. The coach and not the players ___ for the loss of the last match.
A. was to blame B. were blamed C. was to be blamed D. were to blame
7. The teacher encourages _ _ _ speaking English in and outside the classroom.
A. regular practicing B. to regularly practice C. practicing regularly D. regularly practicing
8. Down on the seabed - - -
A the wreck of the ship still is lying B. is the wreck of the ship still lying
C. is still lying the wreck of the ship D. still is the wreck of the ship lying
9. Many students do ___ jobs during holidays to earn extra money.
A inferior - B. low C. poor D. casual
10. Wild geese always fly in a definite _ __
A figure B. formation C. shape D. formula
11. A report about a new book, a play, or a film is called a _ _ __
A. review B. revision C. relay D. summary

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12. There are very few artists who have _ _ _ much material success in their own lifetimes.
A fulfilled B. enjoyed C. possessed D. realized
13. It is usually impossible to tell the difference between two twins.
A. same B. identical C. alike D. similar
14. The country has ___ supplies of oil.
A. abundant B. plenty C. full D. much
15. He ___ me to a game of tennis.
A won B. beat C. challenged D. invited

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or DJ that is incorrect.

16. Some dentists advocate the use of salt for brushing teeth rather than buying commercial teeth powder or paste.
A B C D
th
17. One of the greatest engineering feats of the 20 centu!Y was the building of Panama Canal.
• A B C D
18. Oil paintings are most commonly done by a canvas surface supported by a frame.
A B C D
19. Psychologists suggest that there is often a connection of the color red with victory in people's mind.
A B C D
20. The scientific method comprises forming hypotheses, collect data, and testing results.
A B C D

WORD FORMS (30 pts)

Fill In the blank with the appropriate form of the word given In brackets.
1. Our plastic bottles are 100% _ _ _ _ _ and use 50% less plastic. (cycle)
2. The _break-in
recyclable
_ _ _ _ has been reported to the police, and is now under investigation. (break)
3. Parents should keep their children's _ _ _ _ _ to the Internet in check. (expose)
4. Her _ _ _ _ _ acclaimed novel has exposure
won many literary prizes worldwide. (nation)
internationally worried
5. He looked at his son with a slightly _ _ _ _ _ frown. (worry)
6. Smoking is fatally _ _ _ _ _ to people's health. (Injure)
7. Your last essay was injurious
full of grammatical _ _ _ _ _. Reduce them in the next one. (accurate)
inaccuracies
8. Rubber bullets are designed to _ _ _ _ _ people rather than kill them. (capable)
incapacitate
9. All he ever eats are oranges, guavas, etc. We can call him a(n) _ fruitarian
_ _ _ _. (fruit)
10. The have devoted all their time to _ _ _ _ _ into a possible cure for AIDS. (search)
researching
11. All children can make progress, _ _ _ _ _. (educate)
12. They produced some rather _ _ educationally
_ _ _ explanations for the system failure. (convince)
unconvincing
13. Look at that girl performing on the stage. She's a Toe Tien _ lookalike
_ _ _ _. (look)
14. We sent her a copy of the physics book in _ _ _ _ _ of her part in its creation. (knowledge)
acknowledgement
15. I _ _ _ _ _ for Jane on Tuesday evening while she was at her friend's wedding. (baby)
babysat
GUIDED CLOZE TEST (30 pts)
Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or DJ for each blank space.
Consulates ( 1)___ to help citizens abroad to help themselves. Every year millions of people go abroad for
(2)__ or profit. There are consular officers ready to do what they can to help if people get into difficulties, but for all
sorts of reasons there are (3)_ _ to what they can do. Most of the {4)_ _ things go well for travelers abroad but
occasionally things go wrong.
So, if you are an experienced traveler or a first (5)_ _ , going by yourself, with a family or a group, there are
things you should do before you go. Think about money and tickets well (6)_. Take enough money including enough
to pay your return (7)_ _, and hold on to it. Better (8)_ _ , buy return tickets in the first place. In a(n) (9)_ _ a
Consul will (10)_ _ relatives or friends and ask them to help you with money or tickets. But there's no (11)_ that
says a Consul has to lend you money and if he (12)_ _ does (and it will have to be repaid) he will want to be (13)_ _
first that you really are penniless and that there is no one else you know who can help.
It is also important to take out proper insurance for everything from car breakdowns to (14}_ _ of life. A Consul
cannot pay your medical or any other (15)_ _ , nor can he do the work of local travel representatives or motoring
organizations.

1. A. maintain B. live C. exist D.support

2. A.joy B. pleasure C. play D. attraction
3. A. hints -B. limits C. problems D. weaknesses
4. A. time B. moment C. condition D. situation
5. A. person B. mover C. doer D. timer

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6.• A. in advance B. before C. prior hand D. beyond time
7. A. price B. transport C. account D. fare
8. A. much B. than C. yet D. still
9. A. danger B. emergency C. disaster D. problem
10. A. contact B. talk C. face D. communicate
11. A. law B. regulation C. authority D. power
12. A. initially B. after that C. eventually D. consequently
13. A insured B. confirmed C. satisfied D. certified
14. A loss B. death C. ending D. lack
15. A. taxes B. properties C. documents D. bills

READING COMPREHENSION {20 pts)

Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement about the passage.
There are desert plants which survive the dry season in the form of inactive seeds. There are also desert insects
which survive as inactive larvae or pupae. In addition, difficult as it is to believe, there are desert fish which can survive
through years of drought in the form of inactive eggs. These are shrimps that live in the Mojave Desert, an intensely dry
region in the southwest of the United States where shade temperatures of over 50 degrees Centigrade are often
recorded.
The eggs are the size and have the appearance of grains of sand. When sufficient spring rain falls to form a lake,
once every two to five years, these eggs hatch. Then the water soon swarms with millions of tiny shrimps about a
millimeter long which feed on microscopic plant and animal organisms which grow in the temporary desert lake. Within a
week, the shrimps grow from their original 1 millimeter to a length of about 1.5 centimeters.
Throughout the time that the shrimps are rapidly maturing, the water in the lake equally rapidly evaporates.
Therefore, it is a race against time. By the twelfth day, when they are about three centimeters long, hundreds of tiny
eggs form on the underbodies of the females. Usually, by this time, all that remains of the lake is large, muddy patch of
th
wet soil. On the 13 day and the next, during the final hours of their brief lives, the females lay their eggs in the mud.
Then, having ensured that their species will survive, the shrimps die as the last of the water evaporates.
If sufficient rain falls the following year to form another lake, the eggs hatch, and once again the cycle of growth,
adulthood, egg-laying, a death is rapidly passed through. If there is insufficient rain to form a lake, the eggs lie dormant
for a year, or even longer if necessary. Occasionally, perhaps twice in a hundred years, sufficient rain falls to form a deep
lake that lasts a month or more. In this case, the species passes through two cycles of growth, egg-laying and death.
Thus, the species multiplies considerably, which further ensures its survival.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The effects of drought in the desert B. The lifespan of fish eggs in desert condition
C. The survival of insects in a desert climate D. The importance of deep lakes in the desert
2. The word 'form' is closest in meaning to
A. style B. shape C. nature D. design
3. From the passage, it can be inferred that the Mojave Desert is unusual because
A. it is hot even in the shade. B. rain rarely falls there.
C. it shelters inactive life. D. very little survives there.
4. The author compares inactive eggs to
A shrimps B, sand C. larvae D. seeds
5. The word 'These" refers to
A plants B. eggs C. insects D.fish
6. According to the passage, the eggs originate
A in the sand B. on the female C. in the mud D. in the lake
7. The word ·swarms' could be best replaced by
A abounds B. grows C. crowds D.supports
8. According to the passage, approximately how long does a shrimp live?
A a week B. 12 days C. 13 days D. 14 days plus
9. The word "dormant" is closest in meaning to
A dead B. asleep C. passive D. empty
10. What does the author mean by the phrase "a race against time"?
A The shrimps are in intense competition to reproduce.
B. The shrimps must reproduce before the water recedes.
C. The shrimps do not have enough time to reproduce.
D. Death occurs before the shrimps can reproduce.

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OPEN CLOZE TEST (40 pts)

Fill In each blank with ONE suitable word to make a meaningful passage.
PASSAGE A
person
Bullying does not always happen in (1)_ _ _. Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that happen online or through
text (2)___ or emailing. There are things you can do to protect yourself.
messaging
- Always think about what you post. You will never know what someone will (3)_ _ _. Being kind to others
forward
online will help to keep you safe. Do not (4)_ _ _ anything that could hurt or embarrass anyone.
share
- Keep your password a (5)___ from other kids. Even kids that seem like friends could give your password
secret
ways
away or use it in (6}___ you don't want. Let your parents have your password.
- Think about who sees what you post online. (7).___ strangers? Friends? Friends of friends? (8)._ __
settings let you control who sees what. complete
,
Privacy
loop
- Keep your parents in the (9).___. Tell them what you're doing online and who you're doing it with. Let them
friend or (10)___ you. Listen to what they have to say about what is and what isn't okay to do.
follow
PASSAGEB
searching
Every team needs leadership. In difficult times players are left (1)___ out the leaders in their team, but not
everyone can pick up to the baton and lead a team away from a (2)___ period. It takes a special range of
testing
characteristics to excel as a sports leader. If you want to take on the mantle at your club, make sure you tick two boxes
below.
Motivational skills reponse
Your position as a sports leader means, in times of trouble, heads will start to turn towards you. In (3).___ to
that, you first have to show a stomach for a fight yourself, before turning into Mr Motivator to turn that (4)___ ship
sinking
top
around. Honing your motivational skills should be a (5)___ priority as you look to become a better leader. Not only can
but
it squeeze out those little margins between winning and losing, (6)___ it challenges players to be better every day.
Will to win
One common theme runs through the finest sports leaders - an insatiable will to win. Good leaders are the ones
best
that win every 50/50, bring their absolute (7)___ when the team needs it, pushes their teammates on and never gjve
an (8)___ to the opposition. Bringing energy to everything they do as they hunt out victory, leaders are winners as
inch
they put the required time and (9)___ into what needs to be done to win. As long as these ruthless character
effort
(10)___ don't spill over into aggression or the use of unethical methods of victory, a complete and utter will to win
traits
should be high on the list of must-haves for sports leadership.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (30 pts)

Rewrite each sentence in such a way that it means almost the same as the one printed before it. Use the word in
brackets without making any change to it.

1. "What? Mike passed the test; it's great." said the man. (Mike's)
7 The man expressed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
2. I'd rather go to the cinema than watch TV tonight. (instead)
7 Shall _ _ __,,.._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3. We appreciate whatever you contribute to the success of the school. (matter)
~Weare _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
appreciative of no matter what ..
4. How did you persuade Mark to participate in the contest? (part)
7 How did you talk _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
5. I was upset that they didn't help us with that task. (hand)
7 They could _have ___ given
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
us a hand with...
6. Welcome you all and please feel relaxed! (make)
7 Please feel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
welcome and make yourselves at home
7. By being absent so often, Jim failed his examination. (cost)
7 Jim's frequent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ him
absence cost _ _ _
8. I don't feel like going to the party now. (attending)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
his chance of passing his examination
7 I'm not in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
9. You may have no money left, so take this ATM card with you. (along)
7 In case you run _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
10. He was able to study overseas because his parents had been very economical. (could)
7 Had it
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