BAL HOC QUOC GIA TP HOM Tu 4 TRUONG PRO THONG Nove sents DE THI TUYEN SINH LOP 10 HOI DONG TUYEN SINH Naim hoc 2018-2019 : = Mén thi: TIENG ANH (khong chuyén) (Dé thi cd 7 trang, 80 ciu trde nphigm) Thai gian tam bai: 90 phut, Khong ké then gian phdr dé wa adi: SIL Mark the letter A. B.C. or Don your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part thar needs correction in each of the questions fram 1 to 5. ‘Question 1: Had it not been for the tragic accident at Hockenh ), Jim Clark's record will surely A B c DB have been unsurpassable Question 2: It has become more and more difficult to protect our children in the harsh reality of life BR coperly A guutside the home and to take care fio c Question 3: Volunteers af Cleveland Aid for Romanian C g to get together A B everything they need to renovate a $5-bed children’s hospital in the outskirts of Iasi c D ‘Question 4: iat mesoenised by local authorities, however, that to classify as offensive very popular a A B c trade dealing with food was a drastic step, D ‘Question 5; Certainly, initial reports that w simall number threatened resigning in the event of Mes AB ‘Thateher continuing have denied by those involwed. c D Your teacher gives you the following brocinere about crime, Read the information and answer the questions. How to Avoid Being Mugged A surprisingly large number of people have had first-hand experience of some sort of crime in the streets, the most common Of which is mugging. In the city of Chicago alone, there are about 6,000 muggings every year. Here are some tips in order to avoid joining the growing list of people who have been mugged. How can a mugger be spotted? Be wary of loiterers who seem to be window shopping or who aren't really doing anything, Muggers need time to find the right victim, so they neither hide nor walk very quickly. They often ask for spare change or what the time is. These are tricks to distract their victims, and also-to figure out tf you have any expensive jewellery or items worth stcaling. Finally, be suspicious of anyone who is wearing clothing which hides their identity, such as a hooded jacket. ‘What kind of victims do muggers search for? Muggers love solitary individuals, so be sure to stay where the people are. Avoid empty streets and alleyways, and whenever possible, try to walk with a friend. Walk confidently and take long steps. Muggers do not like people who are relaxed and seem sure of themselves. It ts also a good idea to look a potential mugger in the eye, for the same reason. However, if the mugger is an aggressive type, establishing eye contact may backfire, as he/she might see it as a challenge. So if your confident look is met with an angry stare, be the first to look away. Lastly, do not dress in a way that makes you stand out. Ifyou are a tourist, try to dress like a local,‘Whut can you do if you realize you area target? is sometimes a good idea to act unpredictably, perbaps by acting crazy or shouting. If there ate people artund, shouting “Fire!* ix more effective than * However, in the majority of cases fruggers carry dangerous weapons, so it's probably safer to-go along with their demands. If a mugger forces you into your car, You will probably be told to drive to.an ATM and withdraw cash. Don’t worry, though, because most banks will refund any moncy withdrawn while being robbed if you report the incident to the police. Question 6: What is this brochure about? 1B, robberies in the streets D, rising violent ernme ‘Question 7: According 1 the first paragraph, A. mugging ts the most frequent street crime. B. muggings in Chicago are rising by 6,000 per year C. everyone in the US has been mugged at least once, D. there has been a decrease in the number of muggings. Question §: Why do muggers ask people the time? A. to steal their watches B, to avord looking suspicious ©, te sve sf they are worth robbing D. to get their attention Question 9: Which of the following is probably NOT a mugger? A. a person jogging along the sidewalk B. a person walking slowly down the street C, a person who asks you for maney 1D. a person dressed to hide his appearance Question 10: Which phrase is closest in meaning to ‘solitary individuals’ in paragraph 3? A, people who are alane B, inexperienced people €. wealthy people D, sad people Question 11; Muggers preferte attack people whe are__. As together in groups B. hesitant C. relaxed D, on busy streets ‘Question 12: Which phrase is closest in meaning to ‘backfire’ in paragraph 3? A. be the safest option B. be better than talking €. seem unfriendly D. make things worse ‘Question 13; ff'a mugger looks at you angrily, you should : A. stare at him confidently B. avord meeting his eyes C. talk to him ina friendly way D. run away as fast as you can Question 14; What should tounsts try to ayoid doing? ‘A. spending money openly B. looking different from the locals ©. walking on the streets 1, wearing expensive clothes. ‘Question 1S: What is the best thing todo when you are nmgged? ‘A. use a dangerous Weapon B. shout “help” loudly C. call the pahce D, obey the mugger ‘Mark the letter 4. B.C, or Don the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 16 to 30 Question 16; I need to go the hairdresser's because my hairlooks A. pretty terribly Beenough temible ——C. terribly D.termible ‘Question 17: We had weather on our trip that we had to stay indoors, AL such a bad ‘B. so-bad a C, stich bad I, so bad Question 18: According to the victim, she was attacked ___a knife, Ain B. with ©. from D. by Question 19: It was disease that very few people survived. “A.such temnble B.soterriblea C.asuch terrible 1D. so terribleQuestion 20; You look tired. _ ih sleep these days? A. You ate getting B. Have you been geting ©. Do you get D, Have you got ‘Question 21; __ countries have promised to help save the environment A. The most oi B. Most of C. The most D. Most Question 22: 11! get my secretary ____ you a call tomorrow A. give B. will give C. giving Dito give ‘Question 23: The travel agem asked the couple which sights __to visit when they went to Paris. A. they wanted B. want them C.did they want D. they did want Question 24: There are many similarities between his beliefs and _—_, A. ones of her B. hers Cy those of her D. hee ones Question 28: Don't do that again! You ___have hunt yourself? A. could B. needed Chad to. D. should Question 26: I'drather you ___in my office. A. did not smoke Bde not smoke ©. not smoke D. not to smoke Question 27: ___going to the new museum as it has very few exhibits A. There’s no worth —-B. It doesn't worth = It's not worth D. W's no worth ‘Question 28: If these weren't tom, I them away. A. wouldn't throw B. don’t throw C. won't throw. D. didn’t throw ‘Question 29: We saw the ship ___ over the horiza A.was disappeared ——_B. disappear C. being disappeared —D. to disappear Question 30; ___after the race, the runners sat on the grass. A. Exhausted 1. They were exhausted ©. To exhaust D, Exhausting Mark the letter A, BC. or Dom the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to cach of the questions from 31 to 40, Question 31: Hob’s doctor advised him to ___ smoking. cup B. do up C. end up D. go off Question 32: ‘The accused was found guilty of murder and ___ to life imprisonment A. put B. sentenced ©. conviered D. accused Question 33: She is so_ that in the end she will get what she wants, Avembarrassed — BSfetermined . exhausted D, selected Question 34: ‘The wedding reception is going to be __ next Saturday A. made eld taken place D, done Question 35: It was very quiet in the classroom and the teacher wondered what her students A. broke down, B. accustomed to. C. were up to ved up ‘Question 36; Janine was such a cheerful person that Oliver ___ her immediately. ‘A. tured out B. took to let in D.t00k after Question 37; The workers” demands were not and they decided to go on strike, A. done 1B. pleased C. happened D, satisfied Question 38: Currently only 40 per cent of three to five-year-olds in Britain have to pre-school education. AL access B, condition Question 39: Our had taken it for granted that v Minute. Av referees B. spectators C. opponents D. contestants ‘Question 40: My cousin from Canada is. 10 Visit us next month. pe B. probable C.likely D. arranged =. potential D. chance tory was theirs, but we scored a goal in the lastRead the text below ard mark the letier A. B.C, or Bon your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 50. Language Change Language changes over time, but (41) ___ don't realise it. We may hear young people (42)_ differently trom us and (43)___by the way they speak. For example, we may notice new words, new expressions or even grammatically incorrect sentences, We will not, however, (44)___these different speech forms as language changes. We are most likely to attribute these forms to the uresponsibility of the youth and hope that they will speak correctly when they (45). They may never do this, (46) The new words, expressions and grammatical forms they use may become part of the language, and future generations will bring more changes to the language. Se if members of the same community of country could speak to (47) across five hundred years, they may be unable te communicate Imagine a group of people moving away from (48)____ they live. They will undoubtedly come inta contact with other languages or dialects. They will borrow a lot of linguistic elements from those Tanguages and eventually their own language will change to such a degree that what they say will be unintelligible to the people back home. Another example is a community which is (49) into two different classes: an upper class and a lower class. [f the children of the upper class have (50) differeat education from those of the lower class, the kinds of jobs they choose will also be different. AN a result, different dialects will develop and the spocch of the two groups will differ. Question 41:4. most ofus ——_B. us most C. the most D. the most of us ‘Question 42; A. speaking B. to speak about speaking —_D. spoken Question 43: A.be annoying B. are annoying ——_—C. get annoyed D. have annoyed Question 44: A. think B, believe C. regard D. value Question 45: A. grow up B.had grownup C. will grow up. grew up Question 46: A. despite B. yet too D. though Question 47: A. every other Ball other C. one another D. cach the other Question 48: A, what B, why ©. where D. which ‘Question 49: A. constructed —_B. associated C. removed D. divided ‘Question 50: A, very B. any C. the Dea Mark the letter 4. B. C. or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word i tha: lifters: Jrom: the other three in promanciation in each of the questions fram 51 ae se underlined part diff ‘Question 51: A. change B. chance ©; chant i D. Question §2: A, frjend B. peace ©. pigce D, a Question $3: A. power B. flown C. towel D. clown Question 54 refers to section A.on the next ‘Question 84: What is the purpose of section A? A. to emphasize the multiple uses of the iBrain B. to give information about a prizewinning gadget C.to explain how to use this device at home D. to compare the iBrain with other similar devices Questions 35-36 refer to section Bom the next page. Question 53: According to Sei it A. commie business. ow’ HO likely a benefit most from the ‘Brain? C. Dr Hawking B. young scien D. De Low ‘Question $6: Inthe fourth sentence, wha : Acfinancial aid me ht does the ord “cha refer? a jab of C. technological support D. medical supplies[a The iBrain; Winner of the Most Innovative New Product Award The iBrain device was developed by Dr Philip Low, of Stanford University, who took out a personal loan to fund it. 1 | is a tool that records brain acti Tis) : The Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind by Gary Smal & Gigt Vorgan Small. and: Vorgan's ‘iBrain’ is a fascinating book that describes how new technologies are changing our brains. | Their main point is that our brains and the brains of our easy to use, comforable, pomable, and | ren are much easier to shape than we have been led to | allows for more efficient data collection. : ae digital i een ie a tiny clociranice, box | believe. They differentiate between digital immigra The i 2 OX | people who had to learn technology such as computers fiached to an elastic head band, with is See 2 | cell phones as adults, and digital natives; people who h | electrodes that can easily be applied 10 | ee ech csiaay all mcr lives, The pod news for dig the head. It has a oe long-life | ramigrants is that they find it easier to form relationships, battery, The date. and time ae | communicate with others and adapt to the demands of automatically recorded, and its data is | scr society. In other words, they retain the social skills azily trapelerred via the intemet | that digital natives sometimes don’t develop. Moaltering and Diaguos\s | ‘The message of “iBrain’ is not that technolog; The iBrain can provide easy-tO-U8, | 4° 44 hut that itis both. Flectronic devices can change the accirale,athome monitoring. The data it| °" Note of cau brains and kave us dconnected. and collects ean be used to help understand a | jhe but they can also help us accomplish much in terms number of medical problems and 10 | oF work, economies and social connection. ‘monitor a patients b | is: good | B D (Q&A.COM The Washington Post | TOPIC: Science and Technology ‘Stephen Hawking to Demonstrate What is your opinion of iBrain Technology Next Month | Ry Emi Kolo it_aNsWer: Submitted by] Scientists may have discovered a way to read the brain of one ‘Seiencefreak of the world's most famous scientists. Stephen Hawking, a The iBrain is an amzing | yyeretical physics, who was diagnosed wit a serious mosculat development! If this device | giscase, lost the ability to speak 30 years ago. Up to now, a achieves its purpose, it will be great | Computerized voice generated by a sensor inside Hawking's for Dr Hawking, and many others | uth has allowed him to communicate. However, the muscles like him whose medical problems | -onirolling the device have weakened, limiting his speech to as | prevent them from communicating | jinte as gne word per minute nonmally. It is always a pleasure © | Without a new means of communication, Hawking runs the | see people pursuing their passion. | 7... of total isolation. This is a horrifying prospect not only for | My congratulations must go t Dr Hawking himself, but also for the scientific community, who | Low for refusing to accept capital |p... benefitted greatly from his work. from commercial businesses. Now. a new device called the iBrain may significantly | Science must be used to elt improve Haveking’s ability to communicate, Developed by society or there will be no society. 1) sisnford University professor, Philip Low, the device can record hope medicine and helping human. | brain function at a level of detail never achieved before. The two beings will always be Dr Low’s | .ciontists, Hawking and Low, have been working on the device | first priority. for over a year, and plan to demonstrate 1t in Hawking’s home town of Cambridge, England, next month. Si 578 V 256Questions 57-58 refer to section C on the previous page. ¢ f paragraph 1, what Question $7: In the third sentence of paragrap iors te? dls j ce Be atria D. new technologies Ce the authors estion $8; What is truc about digital immigrant ca They are better at tasks related to work and economic: ae B. They have less difficulty than digital natives in learning to =o +, They can cope with technology without losing their social ski Phey may find themselves unable to socialize with digital native does “they” refer to? an digital natives. puters or cell phones zations 59-61 refer to section D on the previous pipe. , : jee Pee 59: In ae 2, what does the author mean by the phi nt aE oe ‘A. an awful experience B. a scicntific risk Cea destnu ie o lity D. - 1 el ae : According to section D, what are scientists hoping ‘ Se diagavets ofimnacilar disease B, find a cure for Dr este — 50 C. communicate more casily with Dr Hawking. increase Dr Hawking's level o estian 61; What do we learn about Hawking and Low? : A. They both suffer from the same dises B. They first met each other a year ea ina CC. They both grew up in Cambrid D. They have been cooperating for some ti (Questions 62-03 refer to sections A, B, C and Don the previous page . Question 62: Which sections refer to an amazing technological gadget with great potential ce A. sections B,C and DB. scetions A,CandD C. sections A, Band DD. sections A, B and ‘Question 63: What is probably trie about Dr Low? ‘A. Stephen Hawking has helped sponsor his device. B. He has collaborated with Sciencefreak. . He was the inspiration behind Small and Vorgan’s book D. He ts more interested in doing research than making a profit. Read the text below and mark the letter A,B, C. or D an your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits cach of the numbered blanks front 64 to 73. Writers’ Motivation ‘The reasons that motivate a writer or a post to write can (64) __ Not all writers want to become famous (65 ‘create works of art. Some of them write in order to make a living (66) others are ‘driven by creative inspiration Anthony Trollope, a successful 19 century writer, (67) to the first category. He believed that a writer's main aim was to make money. (68) he 18605 and 1870s, his navels camed him a lot of money. Harold Robbins was (69) _ wealthy writer. Despite the fact that his novels often received bad ‘riticism, he used to call himself the world’s best writer since his books (70) thousands of copies a eay worldwide John Keats, on the other hand, is an excellem example of a poet (71). was driven by creative pabtation. He would write a lot of things on seraps of paper and then hide them away. Fortunately, a Trend of his, who. knew of his strange behaviour, (72) to save several of his greatest pocins by searching his house from tap to bottom, All wniters, however, (73)____ they write for a living or for art itself, want recognition and can get deeply hurt when crities are hostile towards them, Question 64: A. differentiate B. look like C. vary D. resemble ‘Question 65: A. as. B. for Cor D. then ‘Question 66: A. until B. while Cy in contrast D. because ‘Question 67: A. fits B. comes C. owns D. belongs Question 68: A. At B.On ©. During D. While Question 69: 4. another B. also C.the D. other‘Question 70: A. bought B, printed C. published D, sold Question 71: 4. B. for whom C.that he who Question 72: A.succeeded Babe ©. had D, managed Question 73; A. in case: B. whether Cit D. either Choose the semence A, B.C, of D which is closest in meaning to the first sentence of each of the questions from 74 t0 78. ‘Question 74; The workers are going on strike next week. ‘A. The workers have decided fo go on strike next week B, The workers haven't arranged to go on strike next week yet It’s not certain that the workers will go on strike nent week, D. The workers doubt that they will go on strike next week ‘Question 75: She is very fond of playing jokes on her friends. |A, She accuses her friends of playing jokes en her B. She likes playing jokes on her friends. C. She hates it when her friends play jokes on her. D. She loves making fiun of her friends. Question 76: She told me that she had done all her homework the day before. A. “We did our homework two days ago,” she said to me, did my homework yesterday,” she said to me. have been doing my homework since yesterday,” she said. D. “She had me do her homework yesterday,” she said to me. Question 77: As soon as | finished writing it, [ thought of sending it to you. A. Sending it to you, I thought of writing to you. B, After I thought of sending it to you, I started writing to you. C.1 finished writing it and immediately I thought of sending it to you. D. Finishing writing it made me think of sending it to you. Question 78: It has been fourteen years since we last heard from Bridget. ‘A. We had never heard from Bridget until fourteen years ago, B. It was fourteen years ago that we decided not to receive news from Bridget. C. We haven't heard from Bridget for fourteen years. D. We have received news from Bridget for fouricen years. Mark the letter A.B, C. or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the ather three in the position of the primary stress in each of the questions from 79 to 80. Question 79: A. recycle B, detergent C. instruction D. chemical Question 80: A. compost B. comprise C. campus D. comment