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Phần 1:
Part 1. You will hear a group of art history students going out an art gallery with their teacher. For
questions 1-5, choose answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear
SOURCE: CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY MASTER CLASS FOR THE 2013 EXAM. PAGE 32
Your answers
1. D 2. B 3. C 4.B 5.C

TAPESCRIPT
Teacher Now, let’s move along the next gallery…whose turn is it to tell us about the next painting?
Amanda, is it you?
Amanda Yes, this is the one I’ve prepared
Teacher Good…now I’ve got one or two questions for Amanda to guide us through this painting,
so if you could all pay attention, we can get started…Brian…thank you. Now, as you can see it’s a
pre-Raphaelite painitng, so we’re talking 1880,1890…and what can you tell us about this-and other
pre-Raphaelite paitings for that matter-compared for what came before?
Amanda well, there was a very definitely a reactiona against some of the earlier concerns –
for example the pre-Raphaelites didn’t believe in the idea that it was important to be true to nature or
realistic… this is a good example – it’s by the painter Burne-Jones, completed in 1884, and it shows a
lot about his philosophy of paiting…
Teacher Ok. And what was it exactly?
Amanda Well in his own words,…is it ok if I use my notes?
Teacher Yes of course
Amanda He said that a painting should be’a beautiful romantic dream of something that never
was, never will be, in a land that no-one can define or remember, only desire’
Teacher So in other words the very opposite of realism – no practical lessons for modern
industrial societies or whatever
Amanda Yes, exactly, and this paiting is in many ways very typical of Burne-Jones – in fact
his wife later said it was his most distinctive work, the one that really summed up what he thought
Teacher OK tell us about the story it tells
Amanda It’s called King Cophetua and the Begga Maid, and it’s based on an old legend from
early medieval times about a king who falls in love with a beggar girl, and finds that his love for her
is grater than all his wealth and power
Teacher Was it a well-known story?
Amanda Yes – most people knew it well, but only through reading Tennyson’s poetry, in which
he wrote about it, rather than from the original story
Teacher So it’s another example of what we were talking about earlier – the link between the
romantic movement in literature and the movements in art … do go on
Amanda In the painting, the artist imagines the King sitting at the girl’s feet, gazing at her
adoration. Burne-Jones said he was determined that the King should look like a king and the beggar
should look like a Queen, and he had certain details such as the crown and the maid’s dress specially
made for him so that he could capture the detail. The setting has echoes of 15th century Itallian art,
particularly Mantegna and Crivelli, and it’s all elaborately decorated with highly wrought textures and
jewel-like colours. If you look at the clothing you can see what I mean. The two characters in the
background have got these rich following clothes, and there’s the same richness in the King’s following
cloak
Teacher So what is he trying to tell us about here… what about these anemones… do they have
any particular significance do you think?
Amanda Yes, the maid is holding a bunch of anemones, and if you look closely you can see that
some of them have fallen on the steps by the King. The flowers are a symbol of unrequited love, and
there’s a lot of personal feeling in this paiting, as there is in much of his work. At the time he was
doing this, Burne-Jones had met and fallen in love with a girl called Frances Graham, but she then
married someone else. So it’s likely that the King represents Burne-Jones and the represents Frances
Graham, and the painting shows his feelings about losing the woman he loved
Teacher Are there any other themes that the audience in 1884 would have recognized apart from
on this personal level?
Amanda Yes, to the general public it would have had a completely different meaning, whichs
they have recognized quite easily – they would interpret the paiting as being about the rejection of
worldly wealt and the elevation of love above everything else
Teacher Yes, absolutely… and that was a message that was very close to Burne-Jone’s heart
and was very relevant for late Victorian Britain… Well thank you Amanda, and now we’ll move on to
the next artist
Part 2. You will hear an interview with Cindy Talbot on the radio program, Young hero or heroine of the
week. For question 1-5, listen and answer the questions
SOURCE: CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY MASTER CLASS FOR THE 2013 EXAM. PAGE 55
1. How did Cindy react when she heard the thunder?
She was worried or she was sort of unnerved.
2. How did Cindy regard her decision to take shelter from the storm?
She said that it was not wise thing to do so
3. What were Rod and Mark doing when they saw Cindy?
They were on their way back home after driving around in the forest.
4. What was Rod and Mark’s initial reaction to Cindy’s story?
They didn’t think there was a grain of truth.
5. What effect has the experience had on Cindy?
She says that she is not really a quitter and she is really determined to go on hiking.
TAPESCRIPT
Exam narrator You will hear an interview with Cindy Talbot on the radio programme, Young hero or
heroine of the week. For the questions 1-5, choose the answer (A,B,C or D) which fits best according
to what you hear
Presenter Hello, and welcome to our programme, Young hero or heroine of the week. The subject
this week is Cindy Talbot, a final-year college student, who was on the third day of her five-day solo-
hiking trip through Colorado’s National Forest when something really extraordinay happened to her –
she was struck by lightning. Apparently, lightning kills nearly a hundred Americans each year, more
than hurricanes or tornadoes, and to survive a direct hit is almost a miracle. Luckily, Cindy was rescued
and we are fortunate to have her with us in the studio today
Cindy Hi!
Presenter Tell me, Cindy, what was atually doing when the lightning struck?
Cindy Well, I’d noticed the thunderclouds gathering and I was, like, resting on a rocky peak
people call Eahle Peak, when I heard the thunder rumbling in the distence, and I was sort of unnerved.
I gotta say I though the thunder sounded kinda ominous. So I said to myself, “Cindy, you’d better get
moving” you see I didn’t want to get caught in a storm like that. But, I was to late, I guess. I remember
when the downpour started… and it must have lasted for about an hour, at least an hour. I knew it
wasn’t going to stop just lik that, so I found shelter under some trees
Presenter I suppose that seemed the best thing to do at the time
Cindy To tell the truth it’s not a very wise thjing to do considering it was an electric storm, or
so I’m told! But I did’nt hav much oppinion. Everything happened so quickly and there didn’t seem to
be anywhere else nearby where I might find shelter. But eventually the sun came out and the rained
strted to move away, so I came out from under the trees to dry off a little bit. And then, I’d just put my
backpack on – it has a metal frame by thw way! – when the whole world explored, and I felt an
electrical charge surging though my body. It was literally’a bolt out of the blue’! i realized that by
some miracle I was still alive and had to get help. But I couldn’t move my legs, so I had to crawl.
It was heavy going, but after about an hour I reached a wet, muddy kind of track in a clearing in the
forst
Fortunately for me, Rod and Mark, the two guys who came to my rescue, had just happened to
on their way back home in their pick-up. They run a trapping company, and they… they’d been driving
around in the forest checking their traps, I think. If they hadn’t come along at that moment, I’m not
sure I would have survived the ordeal. When they sew me and heard my story, I don’t think they
thought there was a grain of truth in what I was saying at first! Rod told me later that he thought what
I’d told him was a bit far-fetched, to say the least!
They said they’d seen this weird-looking object- seemed to be kind of sprawling across the road
… not moving, but it wasn’t a fallen tree – it looked human. I though, ‘Gee, thanks!’ Anyway, they’d
jumped out of the truck to get a closer look, and they found me. They managed to get me to the nearest
hospital in record time, and, well, in a few days, I was on my feet again. Thanks to the guys. But I’ve
still got a scars on my back, on my hips and foot, too. And I’m scared to death of lightning now
Presenter I suppose lightning’s not normally something to be terrified about. But you’ve just got
to know what you’re doing, haven’t you? So do you feel the experience has had any long-term effect
on you?
Cindy Hmm, I think it’s made me lealize that I’m not more resilient than i thought. I’m not
really a quitter and I’m determined, really determioned to go hiking
Presenter But perhaps not in electric storms?
Cindy Ican’t promise that, I’m afraid!
Presnter Cindy, thanks for talking to us today

Part 3: You will hear an interview on a train with two friends, Jane and Chris, chefs who both won prizes
in the National Railway Chef of the Year competition. For the questions below, decide whether the
following statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
SOURCE: CAMBRIDGE CERTIFICATE I ADVANCED ENGLISH 6- TEST 1

Your answers
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F
TAPESCRIPT
GREG. Servinq more than 200,000 meals a year would be a challenge for any chef, but step up constraints of
time, space and a demand for culinary excellence and you have the life of a railway chef. Chris and Jane, the idea
of having to cook in cramped surroundings, with limited ingredients and a very tight schedule, as you did in the
recent competition, must have been a terrifying prospect ...
CHRIS. Well, hardly - I actually operate under those restrictions every day!
JANE. That's true, of course, we both do - but there's always the added danger that things can go wrong, and the
challenge of preparing a top-quality, threecourse meal for four - which costs no more than £50 - and in front of
all those judges!
GREG. Well, Jane, you were a runner up and Chris came first. I gather you faced some stiff competition from the
other finalists.
JANE.. No doubt about that. All the chefs who entered the competition were brilliant in their own way - but
someone has to win! But the real problem is trying to be creative as the train hurtles through the countryside at
over 100 miles an hour - there's little room for mistakes - and you have to be able to keep your balance!
CHRIS. Actually, I'd only been a railway chef for three months. And I can tell you that life on board is no easy
ride. There's no nipping out to get the extra bunch of parsley, or a lemon.
GREG. But you're used to working under pressure all the same, aren't you? How do you set about being
organised?
CHRIS.You've just got to make sure you're focused on the job. Being able to keep an eye on a dozen things at
once is also an advantage!
GREG. But do you actually enjoy what you're doing?
JANE. There's plenty of scope to express yourself as a chef in the job - and the open kitchen means that
customers will often compliment you personally on the food. That's one of the biggest highlights of the job.
CHRIS. I'd certainly go along with that. Very few restaurant chefs have the chance to experience that. GREG.
And what about the menus, who decides what to cook?
JANE. They're decided in advance for the whole railway network by two extremely famous chefs, who are
actually brothers. I suppose we both find it restricting.
CHRIS. Hmm. I do get a bit frustrated from time to time - think I could be a little more adventurous - but it's all a
question of adaptability - which I suspect Jane is better at than I am!
JANE. Not at all - I can be quite inflexible when the mood takes me!
GREG. So what would be a typical routine for you both?
CHRIS. You have to start at around 5.30 in the morning - check that all the ingredients have been delivered -
then it's a mad rush to get everything ready.
JANE.. And precious little time to rest any other time during the day, as you often have to set tables on other
trains and help other staff. Timing's particularly tight, you see. In other restaurants orders come in and go out
over two or three hours, but we have to turn round before the passengers reach their stations. It's all a bit nerve-
racking.
GREG. So what motivated you to do this in the first place?
CHRIS. I've been on the move ever since I left college. So when I got engaged, I decided it was time to settle
down. So when I saw this job, it seemed a reasonable compromise between personal commitments and my
reluctance to stay in one place.
JANE. For me it was something that just caught my eye - not just ordinary run of the mill stuff. And, if you get
the time, you get a good view out of the windows!
GREG. And how do you stop things from spilling over when the train moves?
CHRIS. It's not a problem for me. I was a chef on a liner, so I've got plenty of experience of cookery in motion!
JANE. Yes, but I think it helps if you only half fill saucepans with boiling water - even so, they often spillover
and you start saying nasty things to yourself about the driver - and it's not usually his fault!
CHRIS. Let's just say that you quickly learn not to put things under the grill without keeping an eye on them!
GREG. Has either of you had any major disasters?
CHRIS. [laughs] I'd only been in the job for three days and I had this huge roast in the oven. I opened the door,
turned around for a moment, distracted, I suppose, and it just flew out. Fortunately it landed in the sink, so it was
okay.
GREG. And what qualities would you say it was necessary for a railway chef to have?
JANE. From my point of view, dedication and determination - you won't get anywhere without these! CHRIS.
And, let's admit it - a sense of humour. There have been times when I would have resigned long ago if I hadn't
had that!
GREG And what of the future?
CHRIS. Who knows? - perhaps the first chef on a trip to the Moon?
JANE. Now, that would be a challenge! But somehow, I doubt I'll be with you on that one. I'm terrified of
flying!
GREG. Well, now, if you don't mind, we thought our listeners might be interested in the recipes for your prize-
winning meals ..

Part 4. Listen to the news about Reindeer and fill in the blanks of the news summary with the missing
words
Adapted from “When Their Food Ran Out, These Reindeer Kept Digging”
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/18/514523987/when-their-food-ran-out-these-reindeer-kept-digging
Copyright © 2017 NPR.
Your answers
1.beloved 2. lichen 3. survive 4. native 5. remote
6. rural 7. astronomical 8. underground 9. optimistic 10. habitat
TRANSCRIPT
When Their Food Ran Out, These Reindeer Kept Digging
SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
Reindeer populations are being threatened by climate change. A warming world makes their main winter food
source disappear. But as KUCB's Zoe Sobel reports, reindeer on one Alaskan island are surprising researchers.
ZOE SOBEL, BYLINE: You'd think it'd be easy to spot a herd of 400 reindeer on a treeless island with tundra as
far as the eye can see, but it's not.
LAUREN DEVINE: Yeah, they were right here.
SOBEL: That's Lauren Devine of the Ecosystem Conservation Office. She helps manage the reindeer on St. Paul
Island. Though on this windy day, she's hunting them. So far, no luck. Then a man who works in this remote area
approaches our truck.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Hey, you guys looking for the reindeer?
DEVINE: Yeah.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: You see that green patch right there?
DEVINE: Yep.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: They were just past it.
DEVINE: When?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: About two hours ago.
DEVINE: Oh, perfect.
SOBEL: Reindeer aren't native to Alaska. They were brought to rural villages across the state in the late 1800s.
In communities like St. Paul, where grocery prices are astronomical, Devine says residents depend on reindeer to
feed their families. And to make it through the winter, the reindeer need something, too.
DEVINE: Reindeer all over the world depend on lichen. They're very high in sugars and starch, and they're
considered, like, a Snickers bar for reindeer in the winter.
SOBEL: But the reindeer ate the lichen here faster than it could regrow, and now it's gone. Without lichen,
reindeer experts would expect to see malnourished or starving animals. In some places, that's already happening.
But the animals on St. Paul are thriving. Greg Finstad is with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Reindeer
Research Program. He came to study and evaluate the island's reindeer and environment. On a visit to St. Paul
Island last year, he saw something he'd never witnessed before.
GREG FINSTAD: That the reindeer are doing something really very interesting. They have managed to find
other things to eat. They've gone underground.
SOBEL: Finstad discovered instead of lichen, the reindeer are digging up roots and grazing on grass. He says
that's good news. Lichens thrive in Arctic climates, but the Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the globe.
These higher temperatures mean more wildfires, erratic rainfall and better conditions for other plants that can
crowd out the lichen. All of this could mean less lichen for reindeer.
Plus, a warmer climate means what used to be snow is now rain. In Russia a few years ago, that created an icy
barrier so thick the reindeer couldn't stamp through it to get to the lichen. Tens of thousands starved to death.
That's why Finstad thinks it's important that the reindeer in St. Paul are finding something else to eat.
FINSTAD: There's a lot of scientists, researchers, reindeer producers waving their arms in the world. Oh, climate
change, it's the death of reindeer and caribou. But you know what? We have forgotten to tell the reindeer and
caribou. Things change, and they change with it.
MARK BOYCE: I would say no.
SOBEL: Ecology professor Mark Boyce of the University of Alberta is not convinced.
BOYCE: (Laughter) In the - I mean, it's an island population and a very small sample of our global populations
of reindeer and caribou. And the general pattern has been one of decline, so I guess I'm not very optimistic.
SOBEL: Still, on this Alaska island for now, reindeer are doing just fine. And hunting them is more popular than
ever. For NPR News, I'm Zoe Sobel in St. Paul.
SIMON: And this report comes from Alaska's Energy Desk, a public media collaboration that's focused on
energy and the environment.
(SOUNDBITE OF MIKHAIL SAASKIA'S "LOOKING FOR ALASKA")
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Phần 2:Part 1 :
A.
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C
6.A 7. B 8. A 9.C 10. A
1. The love of life shone______the author’s book, giving me as much inspiration as I could ever ask for.
A. through B. over C. into D. upon
Shine through = If a quality shines through, it is strong and easy to see, usually in a particular situation
2. You shouldn’t take ________ more than you can handle, otherwise you’ll suffer from stress.
A. on B. over C. out D. away
Take on = begin to have, use, or do something
3. He’s so stubborn and stupid. I just couldn’t get ________ him that she can never make money from
gambling.
A. over B. out of C. across to D. out of
Get across to = manage to make someone understand or believe something
4. The success of our project hinges _________ Mike’s ability persuade the locals to move to the renewal
quarter.
A. in B. on C. about D. over
hinge on/upon sth=If one thing hinges on another, the first thing depends on the second thing or is very
influenced by it
5. The government’s plans to reduce crime came _________ for a lot of criticism from freedom groups.
A. across B. around C.in D. with
Cam in for = hứng chịu,nhận ( chỉ trích,kết quả không tốt0
6. Before they open the new factory, a lot of the young people round here were __________ the dole.
A. on B. in C. over D. above
On the dole =sống nhờ tiền trợ cấp của chính phủ
7. The two countries met at the conference to iron _______ their differences.
A. on B. out C. over D. into
Iron out= put something into a finished state by solving problems, removing differences, or taking care of
details
8. He tried to paper _______ the country’s deep-seated problems.
A. over B. with C. into D. down
Paper over = hide an unpleasant situation, especially a problem or disagreement, in order to make people
believe that it does not exist or is not serious
9. Linda chats so much; she could talk the hind leg _______ a donkey.
A. up to B. over C. off D. under
Talk the hind leg off a donkey = nói lải nhải,chuyện không đâu
10. I’m going to put my head _______ for a while as I feel very tired.
A. down B. over C. up D. through
Put one’s head down =sleep
B.
1.A 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.C
6.D 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.D
1. I had to get through a lot of__________tape, but I finally got the documents I needed.
A. red B. blue C. link D. yellow
Red tape = official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delay results: thủ tục lằng nhằng
2. The hospital staff pulled out all the _______ to make sure the children had a wonderful day.
A. roadblocks B. barricades C. plugs D. stops
pulled out all the stops = do everything you can to make something successful: nổ lực hết mình
3. Neither side is prepared to _____ an inch in the negotiations.
A. stir B. budge C. push D. bend
Won't budge an inch' nghĩa là không động đậy, không nhúc nhích; ngoài ra còn nghĩa bóng là không thay
đổi ý định, ý đã quyết -> không suy chuyển/lay chuyển
.4. Congressman Saunders fired the opening _______ during a heated debate on capital punishment.
A. salvo B. barrage C. cannonade D. burst
opening salvo: một tràng khởi đầu formal=the first in a series of questions, statements etc that you use to try
to win an argument
5. I like the way people here always queue up. Back home we just push and shove, and the devil take the
________!
A. outermost B. foremost C. hindmost D. utmost
The devil take the hindmost' = ác quỷ sẽ bắt người chạy sau cùng, vậy nên bạn phải chạy thật nhanh -> mỗi
người phải tự thân tìm kiếm thành công cho chính mình, đặc biệt trong các tình huống gặp phải cạnh tranh
Trở về nhà, chúng tôi chỉ cần đẩy và xô, và ma quỷ đưa sau cùng
6. The manager attached himself to the luncheon club and became a _______ fixture there.
A. perennial B. enduring C. stable D. permanent
be a (permanent) fixture=to be always present and not likely to move or go away
7. I was so hungry, and that meal was absolutely delicious! It was just what the _______ ordered.
A. scientist B. doctor C. expert D. healer
just what the doctor ordered=exactly what is wanted or needed
8. Although the Government has increased allocations to the social sector by as much as 40 per cent, State
funding still falls ________ short of needs.
A. well B. totally C. severely D. abjectly
fall well short of =to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing
disappointment:
9. Last week’s violence was _______ condemned by foreign governments.
A. grimly B. roundly C. roughly D. bitingly
roundly condemn/criticize etc=to condemn, criticize etc someone strongly and severely
10. . Let me know of any pertinent developments, keep me in the ______.
A. sphere B. ring C. circle D. loop
keep sb in the loops: cập nhật thông tin cho ai đó biết
inform SO: cập nhật TT cho ai biết
Part 2:
Line Mistake Correction
Exampl 1 other another
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1. 2 president presidential
2. 3 neither either
3. 5 shows show
4. 6 Addressed Addressing
5. 8 announced were announced
6. 8 laughed at laughed off
7. 12 markedly marked
8. 15 formal former
9. 16 respectedly respectively
10. 19 do make
Part 3:
Your answers:
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.A
6.C 7.D 3.A 9.B 10.C
Part 1: For questions 1 - 10, choose the correct answer to fill each space. Write your answers in the
corresponding boxes provided below the passage.
Very few of us would admit putting much trust in horoscopes and the fact that the movements of
astronomical bodies _________ (1) to earthly occurrences affecting peoples' everyday lives.
We all know about the zodiac signs which reflect the position of the sun, the moon and the planets at the
moment of a man's birth and about the peculiar characteristics _________ (2) to them by astrologers. We say
we will take these phenomena with a pinch of salt while we keep _________ (3) our eyes over them in every
tabloid we lay our hands on. Most frequently, we expect horoscopes to predict the future, to ___________
(4) our optimistic mood with a piece of comforting information or to ___________ (5) our ego by
confirming the superlative features that we tend to attribute to our zodiacs.
However, there's no scientific evidence to ___________ (6) the assumption that human existence is so
closely __________ (7) with the parameters of the celestial bodies. Our curiosity in horoscopes may, then,
_________(8) our sheer fascination with the unexplained or the unpredictable as well as in the enticing
insight into the future that the horoscopes offer, thus establishing the sense of our __________ (9) an
extreme power over our own lives. An additional explanation is that humans tend to have a soft
____________ (10) for any form of flattery, which is the fact to which astrologers and the horoscope writers
seem to attach the greatest deal of weight.
1.  A. rely B. correspond C. match D. Compare
closely/directly correspond to/with sth: match something, or be similar or equal to something: tương ứng với
2.  A. identified B. associated C. incorporated D. Ascribed
Ascribe to : believe or say that something is caused by something else
3.  A. running B. sending C. fixing D. Putting
run one's eye over: look quickly at the whole of something: lướt qua
4.  A. restore B. adjust C. upgrade D. reassure
Restore: make it possible for someone to have a quality or ability again that they have not had for a long
time
5.  A. boost B. escalate C. revitalize D. improve
Boost one’s ego : khẳng định,đề cao cái tôi của bản thân
6.  A. conclude B. concede C. corroborate D. confound
Coroborate the assumption/theory : add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information
7.  A. fused B. adhered C. coalesced D. intertwined
Intertwine with : twisted together or closely connected so as to be difficult to separate
8.  A. stem B. crop C. rear D. dawn
Stem: stop something unwanted from spreading or increasing
9.  A. disposing B. wielding C. effecting D. committing
wield power/influence/authority etc:to have a lot of power or influence, and to use it
10.  A. pit B. dot C. spot D. nick
Have soft spot for : có sự yêu thương, có lòng thương cảm hay nhân ái đối với một người hay một vật.
Part 4:
1. error 2. adults/people 3. after 4. teaching 5. road
6. include 7. reduce 8. for 9. the 10. them
Part 5. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions. (12 pts)
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train
carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had
to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the
skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to
cross the "Great American Desert" to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the
United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when
cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the
West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even
hopeless.
Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to
feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully
convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo
grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually
preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses,
but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on
the ground. When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter.
Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the
fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the
melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing
in a bam cured the cultivated grasses.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A type of wild vegetation B. Western migration after Civil War
C. The raising of cattle D. The climate of the Western United States
1. Đoạn văn chủ yếu bàn về điều gì?
A. Một kiểu thảm thực vật hoang dã B. Sự di cư của phương Tây sau Nội chiến
C. Việc chăn nuôi gia súc D. Khí hậu miền Tây Hoa Kỳ
Clue: in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought.... Who
could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed
themselves all winter => Toàn bộ bài này chủ yếu nói về loại cỏ hoang dại.
2. What can be inferred by the phrase "Legend has it" in line I?·
A. Most history book include the story of the train.
B. The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period.
C. The driver of the train invented the story.
D. The story of the train may not be completed factual.
Clue: Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying
oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be
abandoned.( Người ta kể rằng vào khoảng cuối Nội chiến (1861-1865), một đoàn tàu của chính phủ chở bò
đi qua vùng đồng bằng phía bắc của miền đông Wyoming đã gặp phải bão tuyết và phải bỏ dở)
3. The word "they" in line 4 refers to ………….. .
A. plains B. skeletons C. oxen D. Americans
Clue: Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had
they survived?( Thay vì những bộ xương mà anh ta mong đợi sẽ tìm thấy, anh ta nhìn thấy con bò của mình,
sống, béo và khỏe mạnh. Làm thế nào họ sống sót?)
 4. What can be inferred about the "Great American Desert" mentioned in line 7?
A. Many had settled there by the 1860's.
B. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.
C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War.
D. It was not discovered until the late 1800's.
4. Có thể suy ra điều gì về "Great American Desert" được đề cập ở dòng 7?
A. Nhiều người đã định cư ở đó vào những năm 1860.
B. Ban đầu nó không được cho là một khu vực màu mỡ.
C. Đây là một nơi phổ biến để chăn nuôi gia súc trước Nội chiến.
D. Nó không được phát hiện cho đến cuối những năm 1800.
Clue: The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to
cross the "Great American Desert" to reach lands that sometimes proved barren
Nghĩa là khoảng những năm 1861-1865 khi bò bị bỏ lại vì bão tuyết,năm sau (hiểu là những năm cuối 1800)
khi con người quay lại thì thấy chúng vẫn sống tốt.Bằng cách nào?Câu trả lời nằm ngay ở nguồn tài nguyên
ở vùng đất chưa đc biết đén mà họ đã vội cã đi qua vùng Great America Desert để đến những nơi mà thực
chất là cằn cỗi-> Nghĩa là vùng đất này chưa đc iết đến cho đến tận cuối những năm 1800.
5. The word "barren" in line 7 is closed in meaning to …………… "
A. lonely B. uncomfortable C. infertile D. dangerous
Barren = cằn cỗi,khô cằn =infertile
6. The word "preferred" in line 8 is closed in meaning to ………….. .
A. favored B. available C. ordinary D. required
Prefer= favor = yêu thích
7. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second
paragraph?
A. Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it.
B. It had to be imported into the United States.
C. It would probably not grow in the western United States.
D. It was difficult for cattle to digest.
7. Điều nào sau đây có thể được suy ra về loại cỏ trồng được đề cập trong đoạn văn thứ hai?
A. Gia súc được nuôi ở miền Tây Hoa Kỳ không chịu ăn thịt.
B. Nó đã phải được nhập khẩu vào Hoa Kỳ.
C. Nó có thể sẽ không phát triển ở miền Tây Hoa Kỳ.
D. Gia súc khó tiêu hóa.
Clue: . But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar blue joint grass was often killed by drought
(Nhưng ở những vùng đất chăn thả khô hạn của phương Tây, loài cỏ chung xanh quen thuộc thường bị chết
do hạn hán.)
8. Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
A. Mesquite grass B. Bluejoint grass C. Buffalo grass D. Grama grass
Clue: Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to
drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains.
9. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A. They contain little moisture B. They have tough stems
C. They can be grown indoors D. They are not affected by dry weather
Đặc điểm nào sau đây KHÔNG được đề cập đến như một đặc điểm của các loại cỏ phương Tây?
A. Chúng chứa ít độ ẩm B. Chúng có thân cứng
C. Có thể trồng trong nhà D. Không bị ảnh hưởng bởi thời tiết khô hạn
Clue: not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and
autumn rains. => D
They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems.=> A,B

10. According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by ……………"
A. eating only small quantities of grass.
B. continually moving from one grazing area to another.
C. naturally fertilizing the soil.
D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground.
10. Theo đoạn văn, gia súc giúp thúc đẩy sự phát triển của cỏ hoang bằng cách …………… "
A. chỉ ăn một lượng nhỏ cỏ.
B. liên tục di chuyển từ bãi chăn thả này sang bãi chăn thả khác.
C. bón phân tự nhiên vào đất.
D. giẫm lên và ép hạt xuống đất.
Clue: Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant
the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the
melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring.( Gia súc được thả ra ngoài trời để tự lo cho bản
thân chúng phát triển mạnh trên cỏ khô này. Và chính những con gia súc đã giúp trồng cỏ tươi năm này qua
năm khác để chúng giẫm mạnh những hạt giống tự nhiên vào đất để được tưới bởi những trận tuyết tan của
mùa đông và những cơn mưa bất chợt của mùa xuân.)
Part 6. Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. (12 pts)
1. ix 2. viii 3. vii 4. vi 5. iv 6. iii
7. deter crime
8. (air) pollution
9. block light
10. education
A ix. Approaching the city
 After hours of driving south in the pitch-black darkness of the Nevada desert, a dome of hazy gold suddenly
appears on the horizon. Soon, a road sign confirms the obvious: Las Vegas 30 miles. Looking skyward, you
notice that the Big Dipper is harder to find than it was an hour ago.( Sau nhiều giờ lái xe về phía nam trong
màn đêm tối đen như mực của sa mạc Nevada, một vùng sáng ánh vàng lấp lánh bỗng hiện ra nơi chân trời.
Chẳng bao lâu sau, một tấm biển chỉ đường xác nhận lại sự thật quá rõ ràng: Las Vegas chỉ còn cách đó 30
dặm. Ngước lên trời, bạn phát hiện ra chòm sao Bắc Đẩu đã không còn dễ tìm như cách đây một tiếng đồng
hồ nữa)=> Tiếp cận thành phố
B viii. More light than is necessary
Light pollution—the artificial light that illuminates more than its intended target area—has become a
problem of increasing concern across the country over the past 15 years. In the suburbs, where over-lit
shopping mall parking lots are the norm,( Ô nhiễm ánh sáng — ánh sáng nhân tạo chiếu sáng một vùng rộng
lớn hơn dự định – đã trở thành một vấn đề ngày càng khiến nhiều người lo ngại trong vòng 15 năm qua. Ở
vùng ngoại ô, nơi các bãi đỗ xe thuộc các cửa hàng mua sắm luôn được thắp sáng chói chang như một tiêu
chuẩn) only 200 of the Milky Way’s 2,500 stars are visible on a clear night. Even fewer can be seen from
large cities. In almost every town, big and small, street lights beam just as much light up and out as they do
down, illuminating much more than just the street. Almost 50 percent of the light emanating from street
lamps misses its intended target, and billboards, shopping centres, private homes and skyscrapers are
similarly over-illuminated.( Gần 50 phần trăm ánh sáng phát ra từ đèn đường không chiếu sáng khu vực mục
tiêu ban đầu của chúng, và các biển hiệu, các trung tâm mua sắm, nhà riêng và những tòa nhà chọc trời cũng
sử dụng đèn chiếu sáng quá mức giống nhau.)
 Nhiều ánh sáng hơn mức cần thiết
C vii. Seen from above
 America has become so bright that in a satellite image of the United States at night, the outline of the
country is visible from its lights alone.( Nước Mỹ đã được thắp sáng nhiều đến nỗi chỉ cần nhìn vào một bức
ảnh vệ tinh chụp vào ban đêm, có thể thấy rõ biên giới quốc gia nhờ vào ánh đèn) The major cities are all
there, in bright clusters: New York, Boston, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, and, of course,
Las Vegas. Mark Adams, superintendent of the McDonald Observatory in west Texas, says that the very fact
that city lights are visible from on high is proof of their wastefulness. “When you’re up in an airplane, all
that light you see on the ground from the city is wasted. It’s going up into the night sky. That’s why you can
see it.”( Mark Adams, giám đốc Đài thiên văn McDonald tại miền tây Texas nói rằng, thực tế việc có thể
nhìn thấy ánh đèn thành phố từ trên cao như vậy chính là bằng chứng cho thấy sự phí phạm của họ. “Khi bạn
đi máy bay và nhìn xuống, tất cả ánh sáng mà bạn thấy từ thành phố dưới mặt đất đều bị lãng phí. Chúng đã
chiếu lên bầu trời đêm. Đó là lý do tại sao bạn có thể nhìn thấy chúng)
 Nhìn từ trên cao
D vi. A problem lights do not solve
 But don’t we need all those lights to ensure our safety? The answer from light engineers, light pollution
control advocates and astronomers is an emphatic “no.” Elizabeth Alvarez of the International Dark Sky
Association (IDA), a non-profit organization in Tucson, Arizona, says that overly bright security lights can
actually force neighbours to close the shutters, which means that if any criminal activity does occur on the
street, no one will see it. And the old assumption that bright lights deter crime appears to have been a false
one: A new Department of Justice report concludes that there is no documented correlation between the
level of lighting and the level of crime in an area. And contrary to popular belief, more crimes occur in
broad daylight than at night.( ánh sáng quá mạnh với mục đích bảo vệ an ninh thực ra lại có khả năng buộc
những người dân sống xung quanh phải đóng rèm cửa lại, tức là nếu có hoạt động tội phạm nào xảy ra trên
phố, sẽ chẳng có ai nhìn thấy được. Và giả định lỗi thời rằng đèn sáng ngăn ngừa tội phạm là một sự sai lầm:
Một báo cáo mới của Sở Tư pháp kết luận không có mối liên hệ nào được ghi nhận giữa mức độ thắp sáng
và tình hình tội phạm trong một khu vực. Và trái với niềm tin phổ biến, nhiều tội ác xảy ra ngay giữa thanh
thiên bạch nhật hơn là vào ban đêm.)
 Một vấn đề về ánh sáng không giải quyết được
E iv. People at risk from bright lights
For drivers, light can actually create a safety hazard. Glaring lights can temporarily blind drivers, increasing
the likelihood of an accident(Đối với người lái xe, ánh sáng thực sự có thể tạo ra mối nguy hiểm về an toàn.
Ánh sáng chói lóa có thể làm người lái bị mù tạm thời, làm tăng khả năng xảy ra tai nạn). To help prevent
such accidents, some cities and states prohibit the use of lights that impair night-time vision. For instance,
New Hampshire law forbids the use of “any light along a highway so positioned as to blind or dazzle the
vision of travellers on the adjacent highway.”
 Mọi người gặp nguy hiểm do đèn sáng
F iii. The environmental dangers
Badly designed lighting can pose a threat to wildlife as well as people.( Ánh sáng được thiết kế không tốt có
thể gây ra mối đe dọa cho động vật hoang dã cũng như con người). Newly hatched turtles in Florida move
toward beach lights instead of the more muted silver shimmer of the ocean. Migrating birds, confused by
lights on skyscrapers, broadcast towers and lighthouses, are injured, sometimes fatally, after colliding with
high, lighted structures. And light pollution harms air quality as well: Because most of the country’s power
plants are still powered by fossil fuels, more light means more air pollution.( Và ô nhiễm ánh sáng cũng gây
hại cho chất lượng không khí: Bởi vì hầu hết các nhà máy điện của quốc gia này vẫn chạy bằng nhiên liệu
hóa thạch, nhiều ánh sáng hơn đồng nghĩa với ô nhiễm không khí nhiều hơn.)
 Những mối nguy hiểm về môi trường
G
 So what can be done? Tucson, Arizona is taking back the night. The city has one of the best lighting
ordinances in the country, and, not coincidentally, the highest concentration of observatories in the world.
Kitt Peak National Optical Astronomy Observatory has 24 telescopes aimed skyward around the city’s
perimeter, and its cadre of astronomers needs a dark sky to work with.
H 
For a while, that darkness was threatened. “We were totally losing the night sky,” Jim Singleton of Tucson’s
Lighting Committee told Tulsa, Oklahoma’s KOTV last March. Now, after retrofitting inefficient mercury
lighting with low-sodium lights that block light from “trespassing” into unwanted areas like bedroom
windows, and by doing away with some unnecessary lights altogether, the city is softly glowing rather than
brightly beaming. The same thing is happening in a handful of other states, including Texas, which just
passed a light pollution bill last summer. “Astronomers can get what they need at the same time that citizens
get what they need: safety, security and good visibility at night,” says McDonald Observatory’s Mark
Adams, who provided testimony at the hearings for the bill.
I And in the long run, everyone benefits from reduced energy costs. Wasted energy from inefficient lighting
costs us between $1 and $2 billion a year, according to IDA. The city of San Diego, which installed new,
high-efficiency street lights after passing a light pollution law in 1985, now saves about $3 million a year in
energy costs.
J Legislation isn’t the only answer to light pollution problems. Brian Greer, Central Ohio representative for
the Ohio Light Pollution Advisory Council, says that education is just as important, if not more so. “There
are some special situations where regulation is the only fix,” he says. “But the vast majority of bad lighting
is simply the result of not knowing any better.” Simple actions like replacing old bulbs and fixtures with
more efficient and better-designed ones can make a big difference in preserving the night sky.
Part 7. You are going to read some reviews of art events. For questions 1 - 10, choose from the
reviews (A-F). The reviews may be chosen more than once. (12 pts)
 1.D 2.F 3.B 4.C 5.E
6.A 7.D 8.B 9.E 10.C
Institutions could suffer because of a thoughtless act. 1
Many different styles offered by artists in Europe. 2
A substantial amount of time needed to complete one piece of work. 3
Land and sea treated very differently. 4
Paintings about other paintings. 5
Man's negative impact on the environment. 6
Finding ways to payoff debts. 7
A primitive style of interior decoration. 8
Showing how something is set up for public viewing. 9
Fantasy images based on a real environment. 10
Reviews of art events
A Ben Cook and Phil Whiting
Landscape, such a dominant theme in Cornwall, has the chalk and cheese treatment from two artists
showing in Penzance this month. At Cornwall Contemporary Gallery Ben Cook " uses abstract vocabulary
to make almost entirely conceptual references. His use of found objects and time spent surfing drew him to
look at the processes involved in surfboard manufacture. Based on these, his constructions and paintings
combine areas of high resist, high speed, water deflecting sheen with those tempered by wax to produce
mottled, opaque, non-slip surfaces that smack of stone and solidity. Phil Whiting is a painter. His vigorous
use of materials - acrylics in thick impasto inks, charcoal applied with a brush, knife and 'whatever' - recalls
a terrain smarting from the brute force of man's misuse of it. This is not the celebrated, picturesque Cornwall
we so often see but its dirty, rain-soaked underbelly, a landscape left bereft by voracious mining and
haphazard industrial development.( Đây không phải là thành phố Cornwall nổi tiếng đẹp như tranh vẽ mà
chúng ta thường thấy mà là phần dưới đầy mưa, bẩn thỉu của nó, một cảnh quan bị bỏ lại bởi hoạt động khai
thác phàm ăn và sự phát triển công nghiệp hỗn loạn.)=> Q6
B Shanti Panchal
I It is almost thirty years since Shanti Panchal first came from India to study art in London, where he has
lived ever since. This retrospective at Chelmsford Museum elucidates his distinctive, radical water-
colourist's achievement. Growing lip in a Gujarati village, he decorated local houses with Images of birds
and animals. As a Bombay art student, cave paintings and images from Jain temples inspired him, and as a
student in Europe, he was drawn to medieval icons(Là một sinh viên nghệ thuật Bombay, các bức tranh hang
động và hình ảnh từ các ngôi đền Jain đã truyền cảm hứng cho anh ấy, và khi còn là một sinh viên ở Châu
Âu, anh ấy đã bị thu hút bởi các biểu tượng thời Trung cổ). It is erroneous to say that his work is
characterised by poignant nostalgia for India. The paintings are not nostalgic. Rather they evoke with subtle
clarity what it is like to be exiled and dispossessed while at the same time rooted inalienably in nature and
the cosmos.
Every watercolour is multi-layered, giving a similar surface to Buddhist cave paintings. It can take days in
order to face What is going to happen in a piece. Each picture takes weeks and sometimes months(Có thể
mất nhiều ngày để đối mặt với Nhat sắp diễn ra một cách phức tạp. Mỗi bức ảnh mất hàng tuần và đôi khi

I hàng tháng). => Q3 Recent pictures include portraits and even a homage to Frida Kahlo, a painter that Shanti
respects immensely.
C Iwan Gwyn Parry
Ian Gwyn Parry's first solo exhibition at Martin Tinney Gallery in Cardiff is a significant event. Until now
the artist has shown mostly in North Wales. Now there is an opportunity to experience, further south, a
coherent and powerful assemblage of his latest work. It is clear the show will be something special. For
these remarkable landscapes and seascapes appear to have emerged from deep within his psyche and are a
highly imaginative response to a coastal terrain familiar to the artist(Đối với những phong cảnh và cảnh biển
đáng chú ý này dường như đã xuất hiện từ sâu trong tâm hồn của anh ấy và là một phản ứng giàu trí tưởng
tượng đối với địa hình ven biển quen thuộc với nghệ sĩ.). There is a strong sense of mysticism, the painting
suffused with ethereal vapours and incandescent light; there are restless swathes of deep orange and yellow.
The seascapes are haunting and elemental while the landscapes are more reflective studies in grey, black
and white.( Cảnh quan biển gây ám ảnh và nguyên sơ trong khi cảnh quan là những nghiên cứu phản chiếu
nhiều hơn với màu xám, đen và trắng.) Q4 His oil The Irish Sea, for example is on an awesome scale, its
seething waters of churning paint intensely lit by a low sun. Definitely a show not to be missed.
D Art auctions
Of the top three Modern British sales last month, it was Christie's who kicked off the, proceedings, but not
without controversy. Bury district council, in their wisdom, auctioned a major painting by LS. Lowry so as
to cover a £10 million shortfall in their finances(.Hội đồng quận Bury, với sự khôn ngoan của họ, đã bán đấu
giá một bức tranh lớn của LS. Lowry để trang trải khoản thiếu hụt 10 triệu bảng trong tài chính của họ.) Q7.
The £1.2 million hammer price, less expenses, will not make all that much difference but the
issue has raised the wrath of the Museums Association, who in future, could block lottery and National Arts
Collection Fund resources in all aspects of museum and gallery development. Bury may well live to regret
their foolhardy action as current and future donators will also not be encouraged to gift works of art which
could be sold on a whim.( Bury sống tốt để hối tiếc về hành động dại dột của họ vì các nhà tài trợ hiện tại và
tương lai cũng sẽ không được khuyến khích tặng các tác phẩm nghệ thuật có thể được bán theo đột ngột,tùy
thích) Q1Bonhams followed ten days later with a good but not exceptional sale of which a solid 70% was
sold and totaled £2.3 million.
It was then Sotheby's turn to shine which they succeeded in doing, with 80% of lots sold and an impressive
total of £7.7 million, though some way behind their arch rival. Records were broken for works by Sir
Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister.
E Andrew Grassie
Andrew Grassie's exhibition at Maureen Paley Gallery is aptly entitled 'Installation', since it provides a look
backstage at the rituals involved in hanging an exhibition before it officially opens to the public(.Triển lãm
của Andrew Grassie tại Phòng trưng bày Maureen Paley có tên là 'Sắp đặt', vì nó cung cấp một cái nhìn về
hậu trường về các nghi lễ liên quan đến việc treo một triển lãm trước khi nó chính thức mở cửa cho công
chúng) Q9 To achieve this, Grassie devised and followed a pre-determined strategy, namely: "Install a
series of paintings at the gallery depicting last year's previous exhibitions during their installation. Each
painting should hang at the very spot from which the image was taken, enabling the viewer to compare
views of the space." The result is five jewel-like paintings, each one painstakingly copied from a mid-
installation photograph taken by Grassie before the opening of the previous year's shows. The paintings are
executed with such detail that it is difficult at times to uncover the illusion that these are photographs rather
than paintings.( Kết quả là năm bức tranh giống như ngọc, mỗi bức được sao chép một cách cẩn thận từ một
bức ảnh sắp đặt giữa do Grassie chụp trước khi khai mạc các buổi trình diễn năm trước. Các bức tranh được
thực hiện với độ chi tiết đến nỗi đôi khi rất khó để phát hiện ra rằng đây là những bức ảnh chứ không phải là
bức tranh.) Q5
F Story
Alexia Goethe has selected fourteen artists, including six resident in the UK and four from Leipzig, for
her show 'Story'. She seeks to demonstrate that whatever technique is used - painting, text, video,
photograph or concept - and regardless of style, the artist is telling a story.( Cô ấy tìm cách chứng minh rằng
bất kỳ kỹ thuật nào được sử dụng - hội họa, văn bản, video, ảnh chụp hay khái niệm - và bất kể phong cách
nào, người nghệ sĩ đều đang kể một câu chuyện.)=> Q2The tales being told made me come away feeling a
sense of recovery. Tales of politics, war, social unrest, personal tragedy, to name just a few, are depicted
here. Jin Meng who now resides in Europe, produces exquisitely framed views from the present onto China's
past. Political statues, glimpsed from a deserted bedroom, evoke the vast changes sweeping his birthplace.
Jean Tinguely's kinetic assemblages illustrate how the mechanical is subverted into the amusing and the
desirable. This is an eclectic mix of treasures that can't fail to shock, amuse and move

Part 8:
1. It is open to dispute what the black spot of the decline in the competition’s popularity is.
the black spot :a place on a road that is considered to be dangerous because several accidents have happened
there
2. I’m not in favor of the people who can talk the hind leg of a donkey.
Talk the hind leg off a donkey: nói lải nhải chuyện không đâu
3. I would like to have pulled my weight (in the job).
Pull one’s weight ; hoàn thành ,làm tròn trách nhiệm của mình
4 It is advisable that this celebrity keep a low profile.
keep a low profile: tránh gây sự chú ý, xem xét kĩ lưỡng từ mọi ngườ
5, In retrospect, I have a feeling that they cooked/might have cooked the books about the case.
cooked the books: thay đổi số liệu kế toán một cách không trung thực hoặc vi phạm luật pháp
6,. It is of no / little consequence + to me which / what make of car you choose.
Be of no / little consequence + tosb: not important in any way/not very important
7,You should never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Not look a gift horse in the mouth: đừng chê bai, soi xét mòn quà bạn được tặng, hãy biết ơn/cảm kích
8,He gave me an / his assurance that he would look into my case personally.
Give sb an assurance : đưa cho ai sự đảm bảo rằng,hứa rằng
9. The prisoner seemed to show / have no remorse over / about / for the suffering he had caused.
Have remorse over/about/for: có sự hối cải về vc gì đã làm
10. She‘s only happy when somebody dances attendance on her.
Dance attendance on somebody: to be with somebody and do things to help and please them.