ĐỀ MINH HỌA 03

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your 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. sake B. cat C. pan D. tap
Question 2. A. burdens B. bottles C. jackets D. liquids
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. contractual B. cultural C. conical D. outermost
Question 4. A. publicise B. interview C. graduate D. guarantee
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. You intended to vote for Mrs Smiths, __________?
A. did you B. don’t you C. didn’t you D. aren’t you
Question 6. These theories are __________ correct and feasible.
A. essential B. essence C. essentials D. essentially
Question 7. Scientists __________ many clinical trials so far.
A. performed B. have performed C. are performing D. were performed
Question 8. __________ the flashlight __________ or the cat will run away.
A. Turn – out B. Put – out C. Get – off D. Make – up
Question 9. _________ from college, Josh started to work in many different positions.
A. Graduating B. Graduated C. Being graduated D. Having graduated
Question 10. It was my naughty son who __________ fire to the pile of dry leaves on the roadside.
A. make B. take C. set D. put
Question 11. I cannot be sure if there is a limit _____ speed on this lane.
A. in B. at C. of D. on
Question 12. Sex education should be emphasised in schools __________ it directly affects the development
of teenagers.
A. despite B. due to C. although D. because
Question 13. Nick made a(n) ______ of himself last night when he poured wine over his head.
A. exhibition B. leaflet C. exposure D. museum
Question 14. The more time you spend on reading, _______ knowledgeable you are.
A. the most B. the more C. more than D. the more than
Question 15. The police found a _______ smartphone in her bag.
A. black Vietnamese high-quality B. high-quality Vietnamese black
C. Vietnamese black high-quality D. high-quality black Vietnamese
Question 16. The couple got their house __________ to prepare for their wedding ceremony next week.
A. to repaint B. repainted C. repainting D. repaint
Question 17. The fire will have consumed the whole forest __________.
A. before firefighters reach it B. when firefighters reached it
C. before firefighters will reach it D. after firefighters had reached reach it
Question 18. The generation gap may be narrowed if the old can tolerate and __________ to the young.
A. relate B. contribute C. intend D. subject
Question 19. She has built her _________ by doing internships at some foreign companies.
A. reference B. journal C. résumé D. invitation
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 20. Lynn with her sisters do aerobics every Sunday at the gymnastic.
A B C D
Question 21. Parents responsibilities play an essential role in nurturing, controlling, and
A B C
shaping kids' attitudes and conduct.
D
Question 22. The positive effects of functional foods cannot be denied, but you must also be
A B C
careful about the side effects it may bring.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.
Question 23. Hung and Huong are talking about further education.
- Hung: “What will you do after graduation?”
- Huong: “___________”
A. By bus. B. I’m jobless.
C. Nothing is better than money. D. I will go to college abroad.
Question 24. Kien and Dat are discussing plastic bags.
- Kien: “I believe that we should cut down on our use of plastic bags.”
- Dat: “________. Unless we do it now, the environment will become worse.”
A. That’s for sure B. No, I think differently
C. No, just go ahead D. It’s worrying to hear that
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 25. Bicycles are prohibited in the park.
A. You shouldn’t ride a bicycle in the park.
B. You will ride a bicycle in the park.
C. You mustn’t ride a bicycle in the park.
D. You have to ride a bicycle in the park.
Question 26. "You should avoid fast food and do more exercise", said the doctor.
A. The doctor asked me to avoid fast food and do more exercise.
B. The doctor advised me to avoid fast food and do more exercise.
C. The doctor warned me against avoiding fast food and doing more exercise.
D. The doctor allowed me to avoid fast food and do more exercise.
Question 27. I last had a job 6 months ago.
A. I’ve had a job for 6 months.
B. The last time I was jobless was 6 months ago.
C. I didn’t have a job 6 months ago.
D. I have been unemployed for 6 months.
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 28. You cannot use cameras during the exhibition show. There are no exceptions whatsoever.
A. In no way are you permitted to use cameras during the exhibition show.
B. Under no circumstances are you prohibited from using cameras during the exhibition show.
C. On no account were you allowed to use cameras during the exhibition show.
D. At no time are you prevented from using cameras during the exhibition show.
Question 29. I didn't say goodbye to Victor at the airport. Now I regret it.
A. If I said goodbye to Victor at the airport, I wouldn’t regret it.
B. I wished I had said goodbye to Victor at the airport.
C. If only I had said goodbye to Victor at the airport.
D. I wish I said goodbye to Victor at the airport.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 30. Jack wrote so carelessly that his handwriting was almost illegible.
A. comprehensive B. observable C. intellectual D. readable
Question 31. Isn't uncle Dan a little long in the tooth to wear that sportswear? I think it is suitable for the
young.
A. too young B. too old C. too short D. too tall
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.
Question 32. He conceded to having an affair because he felt guilty about it.
A. denied B. permitted C. declared D. admitted
Question 33. He was determined to apply himself to attain remarkable success during his career in
medicine.
A. achieve B. retain C. claim D. enquire
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
BABYLAND
(33) ______ the UN's Human Development Index, Norway is the best place to live on the planet. It certainly
seems to be one of the best places to be a baby. In contrast to (34) ______ European countries, the
Norwegian birth rate is a healthy 1.9. Norway's (35) _______ as a child friendly society is partially founded
on a succession of government initiatives to improve parents' rights and economic circumstances. Maternity
leave is 42 weeks with full pay, and paternity leave 4 weeks. There is financial support for those (37)
_______ choose to look after their children rather than return to the workplace. And the baby industry is (38)
______, giving birth to a plethora of new activities: baby-massage, baby-cinema, baby 'n' book days at the
library, even baby-au-lait, a term for breastfeeding-friendly cafes.
Question 34. A. In spite of B. According to C. In addition to D. Except for
Question 35. A. others B. each C. most D. almost
Question 36. A. capacity B. power C. sustainability D. reputation
Question 37. A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
Question 38. A. shaking B. unfolding C. unravelling D. booming
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 39 to 42.
As the pace of today’s working life blurs the line between personal time and work time, so it
increasingly mixes personal lifestyle and work style. And as companies concentrate on attracting and keeping
a younger workforce for its technical skills and enthusiasm for change, office culture is becoming an
extension of youth culture. This may be no bad thing. Along with the company games room come things that
matter deeply to young people: opportunity, responsibility, respect. For most of human history the middle-
aged have ruled. With years came wisdom, experience, connections and influence. Rarely did they change
jobs, years of loyal service counted most. However, in the future, older workers will not disappear, or even
reduce in numbers, but they will have to share power with fresh-faced youths.
There have been a number of reasons for this change; the most dramatic of these is technology.
Children have always been more expert than their parents at something, but usually a game or a fashion, not
the century’s most important business tool. The Internet has triggered the first industrial revolution in
history to be led by the young. This is the age group that created Netscape, the first commercial web browser;
Napster, the music-sharing technology that shocked the music industry; Yahoo! and many of the other web
giants.
In many companies, rigid seniority-based hierarchies have given way to hierarchies based on merit.
No longer are the abilities to navigate internal bureaucracies and please your superiors the most valued skills.
Today’s employees are free agents who stay with companies only as long as they feel challenged and
rewarded; moving from job to job is now a sign of ambition and initiative. Today’s young people are valued
as workers for different reasons than their predecessors: they welcome change; they think differently; they
are independent; they are entrepreneurial; they want opportunity more than money and security and finally,
they demand respect.
Question 39. Which could be the best title for the passage?
A. Youth Works B. The Domination of Senior Employees
C. A Job that Challenges the Young D. Welcome to the Era of Initiatives
Question 40. The word they in paragraph 1 refers to ________.
A. youths B. years C. the middle-aged D. jobs
Question 41. According to paragraph 1, office culture is changing as ________.
A. it is mainly dominated by senior workers
B. more and more young people quit their jobs
C. companies want to keep their younger workforce
D. work-life balance cannot be achieved easily
Question 42. The word triggered in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. maintained B. combined C. caused D. recovered
Question 43. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Young people are generally better at technology than their parents.
B. Today employees tend to switch their jobs if they aren’t very satisfied.
C. A lot of popular websites have been created by young people.
D. A majority of young workers want to find jobs that are financially stable.
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 44 to 50.
Even if the term ‘appropriate technology’ is a relatively new one, the concept certainly isn't. In the
1930s Mahatma Gandhi claimed that the advanced technology used by western industrialised nations did not
represent the right route to progress for his homeland, India. His favourite machines were the sewing
machine, a device invented 'out of love', he said, and the bicycle, a means of transport that he used all his life.
He wanted the poor villagers of India to use technology in a way that empowered them and helped them to
become self-reliant.
More recently the term 'appropriate technology' has come to mean not just technology which is suited
to the needs and capabilities of the user, but technology that takes particular account of environmental,
ethical and cultural considerations. That is clearly a much more difficult thing to achieve. Often it is found in
rural communities in developing or less industrialised countries. For example, solar-powered lamps that
bring light to areas with no electricity and water purifiers that work simply by the action of sucking through a
straw. But the principle of appropriate technology does not only apply to developing countries. It also has
its place in the developed world.
Wherever it is deployed, there is no guarantee, however, that so-called 'appropriate technology' will in
fact be appropriate. After some visiting engineers observed how labour-intensive and slow it was for the
women of a Guatemalan village to shell corn by hand, they designed a simple mechanical device to do the
job more quickly. The new device certainly saved time, but after a few weeks the women returned to the old
manual method. Why? Because they valued the time they spent hand-shelling: it enabled them to chat and
exchange news with each other.
In another case, in Malawi, a local entrepreneur was encouraged to manufacture super-efficient wood
burning stoves under licence to sell to local villagers. Burning wood in a traditional open fire, which is a
common method of cooking food in the developing world, is responsible for 10-20% of all global CO2
emissions, so this seemed to be an excellent scheme. However, the local entrepreneur was so successful that
he went out and bought himself a whole fleet of gas-guzzling cars. 'We haven't worked out the CO2
implications of that yet,' said a spokesman from the organisation that promoted the scheme.
Question 44. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Why Is Appropriate Technology Sustainable?
B. One Size Doesn’t Fit All
C. Long-Term Implications of a Novel Technology
D. Back to the Future of an Old Technology
Question 45. The word empowered in paragraph 1 mostly means ________.
A. gave support to B. posed a threat to
C. made a contribution to D. produced a response to
Question 46. According to paragraph 1, what is said about Mahatma Gandhi?
A. He began to use ‘appropriate technology’ in the 1930s.
B. He rejected the idea of applying advanced technology to his country.
C. He was brought up in a small and poor village in India.
D. He became self-reliant after learning to use some technologies.
Question 47. The word principal in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by ________.
A. simple solution B. basic idea
C. important figure D. surprising fact
Question 48. The word they in paragraph 3 refers to ________.
A. weeks B. devices C. engineers D. women
Question 49. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Mahatma Gandhi used different means of transportation during his life.
B. Appropriate technology is mainly used in western industrialised nations.
C. Burning wood has led to an increase in global emissions by 10-20%.
D. Women of a Guatemalan village enjoyed the time they shelled corn by hand.
Question 50. Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. The businessman in Malawi was fully aware of the purpose of his scheme.
B. A super-efficient wood burning stove hadn’t been invented in Malawi before.
C. Gas-guzzling cars contribute to a greater amount of CO2 than wood burning.
D. Wood burning stoves have changed the lives of people in Malawi for the worse.