) BO GIAO DUC DAO. TAO CONG HOA XA HOI CHU NGHIA VIET NAM TRIONG DAI HQC SU PHAM HA NOI Doc lap-Ty do- Hanh phic e DE THI TUYEN SINH VAO TRUONG TRUNG HOC PHO THONG CHUYE? Mén thi: Tiéng Anh Ma de: 357 (Danh riéng cho thi sinh thi vao chuyén Anh) Thoi gian lam bai: 120 phiit (Khong ké thoi gian phait dé) M 2020 I. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. There’s an example at the beginning (0). EXAMPLE : (0): A The 1920s saw the (0) __ of widespread car ownership in the US. Assembly line production made cars wonderfully cheap, credit was available on the cheapest terms and the irresistible (1) ____ of the car to the consumer did the rest. The result was a complete transformation of American life. The car began to break (2) the ancient sharp division between town and country. The movement perhaps began with the prosperous middle class, anxious for a holiday from New York, (3) were delighted to discover the rest of their country. But the cheap car also enabled the working class to travel, for pleasure or in (4) of work. Even poor country people, it tumed out, could own cars and when they did so, many of them used the freedom thus (5) to depart to the West or the cities. Even more important, perhaps, was the (6) of the cars on daily life. It came into (7) for all sorts of short trips, to work or to the shops, which had previously been made by trolly bus or railway. It made a whole new pattern of living (8) _. Vast suburbs began to spread over the land. No longer did you have to live in comparatively cramped housing near the railway station. (9) did you have to take your annual holiday at one of the traditional, crowded resorts nearby. (10) _, you could speed over the hills and far away. EXAMPLE 0: A. emergence B. invention C. development D. increase Question 1: A. appeal B. dream C. fancy D. wish Question 2: A. up B. into C. down D. out Question 3: A. what * B. which C. that D. who. Question 4: A. look B. chase C. search D. hunt Question 5: A. gained B. gathered C. benefited D. reached Question 6: A. impact B. trace C. product D. force Question 7: A. operation B. function C. work D. use Question 8: A. impossible B. possible C. inflexible D. flexible Question 9: A. Nor B.So C. And D. But Question 10: A. Instead B. Besides C. However D. Moreover IL. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. Write the answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. Question 11: A. soothe B. south C. baths D. smooth Question 12: A. fool ® foot C. food D. schooli ye Cor D) in the xr to each of the following questions. Write your answer (A, B, ) IIL. Choose the best ans) corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. “a Question 13: The newspaper did not mention th __of the damage caused by the fire. A. extent B. range C. amount D. quantity ee Question 14: The town people were always so well-behaved and___that the police had an idle life A. meticulous B. scrupulous C. orderly D, systematic Question 15: regards sport and leisure activities, our two countries appear to have little in common A. How B, What CAs D. For Question 16: I bought this grammar book ___I could go over all things we have studied this year. A. so that B. that C. seeing that D. so far as Question 17: The Press thought the footballer manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he just A. called it off B. tuned itdown _—_C, laughed it off D. ran it down Question 18: The case for an increase in spending on education has been proved beyond the of doubt. A. shade B. hesitation C. suspicion D. shadow Question 19: the demand for tickets that people had to queue day and night. A. Such was B. That was C. This was D. So was Question 20: In fact, mobile phone companies deciding to create phone billing plans that include message last year, the service might not be so popular today. A. it were not for B. had itnotbeen for C. been forhaditnot D. If it weren’t for Question 21: He was with robbery, found guilty and sent to prison. A. sentenced B. convicted C. accused D. charged Question 22; __ he worked hard for many years, he couldn’t make both ends meet. A. Because of B. Because G. In spite of D. Even though Question 23: It is getting harder and harder to separate among the 3,000 or so titles for children that are published every year. A. the black sheep of the family B. the sheep from the flock C. the sheep and the goats from the family _D. the sheep from the goats Question 24: Lucy's eyes burned and her shoulders ached. She straight hours, Finally, she took a break. at the computer for four Avhas been sitting _B. is sitting C. had been sitting. was sitting Question 25: We acknowledged that students needed more help. the stresses of the exam, A. for coping through B. in coping with C. to coping by D, on coping over Question 26: I was told that the material would not in the wash but it has. A. dwindle B. shrink C. decrease D. contract Question 27; You've lived in the city for most of your life, so you're used to the noise A. apparently B. presumably C. allegedly D. predictably IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to the questions that follow. Write your answer (A, B, Cor D) in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. In recent years organic farming has made its own effect on the farming community. Encouraged by the general public's awareness of chemical use in the environment, growers are becoming more aware of the demand for organically farmed produce.other 17 growers. The cooperative will decide they need X amount of the potatoes and X amount of onions. They then decide how much of that they can grow. As each participant signs a five-year contract to the cooperative, there is a commitment to the group above personal interest. They hope the interest of the group matches their own It’s important for them to know in advance that there is a market for what they grow, so that all this careful planning will pay off in the end. It is also necessary for them to spread the planting and harvesting cycle, so they don’t end up trying to harvest everything at once According to Laura, a particular problem organic growers face is in educating the public about the appearance of the produce. “There seems to be an obsession with cosmetics. Of course, it’s much more difficult to get continuity in appearance without using chemicals. We hope that eventually people will pay less attention to the cosmetics and simply appreciate the flavour.” Question 28: Why did Laura and Laurence start a farm? A. They had moved together to the country. _B. They knew organic produce was in demand. . They had trained in organic farming. D. They wanted to grow their own food Question 29: When they first started, Laura and Laurence : ‘A. were not sure how much produce to grow _B. did not have enough customers for their produce C. supplied their producs-6 only one customer, had difficulty growing enough produce Question 30: According to Laura, the word “organic” describes A. akind of food from which all chemicals have been removed B. a way of farming that is completely free of chemicals C. a way of growing things without using artificial chemicals D. a kind of food that contains natural but not artificial chemicals. Question 31: The cooperative was formed A. to compete with the produce sold in supermarkets B. to encourage supermarkets to sell organie produce C. to stop organic farmers competing with each other D. to advise people who were starting organie farming Question 32: Laura and Laurence plan their year ‘A. so that they can grow different kinds of produce from the previous year B. according to what kinds of produce they believe there will be a demand for C. so that they can harvest at different times from other cooperative members _ « D. according to the amounts of produce the cooperative instruets them to grow Question 33: What does the Soil Association do? A. It inspects the land used by all new farmers. B. It decides whether land is suitable for agriculture. €. It decides whether produce can be called organic. D. It inspects the food grown on organic farms. Question 34: According to Laura, the public ‘A. are very concerned about the presence of chemicals in food B. expect a certain type of produce to allways look the same C. find the flavour of organic produce unusual D. should be made more aware of what organic produce isV, Choose the word whose primary stress is placed differently from that of the others, Write you answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. Question 35: A. innovative B. accuracy C. voluntary D. tremendous Question 36: A. derogatory _B. intimacy C. descendant D. arithmetic Question 37: A. hotel B. purchase C. argue D. hostile VI. Read the following passage and choose which of the headings from A-J match the numbered gaps. There are two extra headings, which do not match any of the paragraphs. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. ‘Question 38: ___ | Paragraph |: The need for. satisfactory education is more important than ever before. Nowadays, without a qualification from a reputable school or university, | the odds of landing that plum job advertised in the paper are considerably shortened. Moreover, one’s present level of education could fall well short of future career requirements. Question 39:___ | Paragraph 2: tis no secret that competition is the driving force behind the need to obtain increasingly higher qualifications. In the majority of cases, the urge to upgrade is no longer the result of an insatiable thirst for knowledge. The pressure is coming from within the workplace to compete with ever more qualified job applicants, and in many occupations, one must now battle with colleagues in the reshuffle for the position one already holds. ‘Question 40: ___ | Paragraph 3: Striving to become better educated is hardly a new concept. Wealthy parents have always been willing to spend the vast amounts of extra money necessary to send their children to schools with a perceived educational edge. Working adults have long attended night schools and refresher courses. Competition for employment has been around since the curse of working for a living began. Is the present situation so very different to that of the past? [Quesion 41: | Paragraph 4- Tie difference now is that the push is universal and from without as well as within. A student ata comprehensive school receiving low grades is no longer as easily accepted by his or her peers as was once the case. Similarly, in the workplace, unless employees are engaged in part-time study, they may be’ frowned upon by their employers and peers and have difficulty even standing ‘still. In fact, in these cases, the expectation is for careers to go backwards and eaming capacity to take an appreciable nosedive. Paragraph 5: At first glance, the situation would seem to be laudable; a positive response to the exhortations of politicians for us all to raise our intellectual ave : m of issues that affect the individual as well a society in general.lveocsa = = relevant to the undertaking of a sought-after job are being neglected by employers not interviewing candidates without qualifications on paper. These two areas of concern for the individual are causing physical as well as emotional stress. | Question 44: | Paragraph 7: Gatsby also argues that there are attitudinal changes within. | society to the exalted role education now plays in determining how the spoils of | | working life are distributed. Individuals of all ages are being driven by social | | pressures to achieve academic success solely for monetary considerations instead of for the joy of enlightenment. There is the danger that some universities are becoming degree factories with an attendant drop in standards, | Furthermore, our education system may be rewarding doggedness above | creativity; the very thing tutors ought to be encouraging us to avoid. But the most undesirable effect of this academic paper chase, Gatsby says, is the disadvantage that “user pays” higher education confers on the poor, who invariably lose out to the more financially favored. Paragraph 8: Naturally, although there is agreement that learning can cause stress, Gatsby’s comments regarding university standards have been roundly | criticized as alarmist by most educationists who point out that, by any standard | of measurement, Britain's education system overall, at both secondary and | tertiary level s equal to that of any in the world. | Headings: *\, Causes of concern for the individual R The struggle for better education results in parents sending children to costlier schools C. Doubts as to whether competition is a modern phenomenon ‘R, The value of education in securing employment E. Questions raised concerning the over-emphasis placed on paper qualifications ‘, Reaction to criticism of perceived bias toward paper qualifications 1, Social consequences of the push for further education *X, Comprehensive school students no longer receive low grades ‘X_ Competition in the workplac creasing the need for higher qualifications J. Pressure to perform well at school and continue study while working VIL. Supply the correct form of the word given in bracket. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. There is an example at the beginning (0). EXAMPLE: 0. exceedingly It is (0. EXCEED) ifficult to ascertain precisely what is meant by the word “culture”, The word is commonly used to refer to almost anything connected with a person’s (46. CUSTOM) _ behavior when (47. CONSIDER), distinctive in form to that of @ person from another background. The problem is that this definition begs the questions. Is it race that determines the difference in culture? Or is it nationhood? Certainly,there are (48.NOTICE) cultural differences between citizens of various nations, although they may share (49. MEMBER) of the same race, Is language perhaps the (50. DETERMINE) of culture? Or class? After all, even within the same nation there are extreme differences between the lifestyle and language of the classes that make up a (S1.SOCIAL) _, as well asarying attitudes towards acceptable behavior and manners. The problem appears to be that, on closer (52s ANALYSE) , each and every one of us belongs to a unique culture, regardless of the apparent general culture into which we are categorised. It all depends on how (53. NARROWNESS) - the word is defined for its intended purpose. By analyzing the word “culture”, (54. ANTHROPOLOGY) are beginning to accept that the word is much (55.LOOK) VIIL. Read the text below and think of ONE word which best fits each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. There is an example at the beginning (0). EXAMPLE: 0. most One of the (0) __ mysterious things in nature is the ability of certain creatures to find their way home, sometimes from great distances. Birds are not the (56) __ ones who can do this, Bees, eels, and salmon are (57) to return to a particular place after long journey, too. Many experiments have been made with birds in an attempt to find out what guides them on their way home. In one case, seven swallows were taken 400 miles from home. When they were set (58) , five of them returned to their nests, In another case, a certain kind of sea bird was taken from its nest off the Welsh coast to Venice by plane. When it was (59) , it made its way home to its nest, a distance of 930 miles if it flew in a straight line (60 birds offer an even more amazing example of this ability. There are swallows that migrate from England to South Africa every year. They not only return to England the next spring, but many of them come back to nest in the very same house where they (61) ___the year before. They fly the incredible distance of 6,000 miles, one way. Certain types of butterflies migrate, too, and find their way home over long (62) _In the tropics one can sometimes see great mass flights of butterflies and all flying steadily in one (63) ___. They may go a thousand miles and more, and then return again to explain how these creatures find their way home, we still have no sure (64) . Since many of the birds fly over great bodies of water, we can’t explain it by saying they use landmarks to guide them. Just to say they have an “instinct” doesn’t really explain the right conditions. The reason they do it may be to obtain food or to reproduce under the right conditions. But the signals and guideposts they use on their flights are still a (65) tous. IX, Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Pick out the unnecessary word in most lines of the passage. If the line is correct put the Tick (\) by the number of the question on the answer sheet. If, the line has the unnecessary word, write the unnecessary word by the number of the question on the answer sheet. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00). 0. play 00. V Many outdoor enthusiasts enjoy play canoeing or Kayaking for recreation on ponds, lakes, and rivers. Some people use canoes and kayaks to travel across bodies of water to remote camping locations. They carry their supplies, such as in tents, sleeping, bags and food, in their boats. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wildemess and Voyageurs, National Park both located along the border between Minnesota and Ontario, Canada, are two of the most best popular canoeing areas in North America, Whitewater 70. | canoeing and kayaking on fast-flowing rivers is one another popular activity. (The termburbling foam which © 71. | Whitewater refers ied when fast- moving water 72, | spills over and running around rocks or other obstructions.) Whitewater enthusiasts al 73. | maneuver their boats around the rock, logjams and other natural obstacles. If the current 74, | and obstacles make a passage too difficult to not navigate, a Canoeist might make | 75. | a portage or carry the canoe over land for a short distance, thereby avoiding ‘only danger. X. Complete the second sentence, using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it. Write between THREE and EIGHT words, including the words given in bracket, in the space provided on the answer sheet. Do not change the word given in brackets in any way. Write ‘your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. Question 76: Debbie bought the big house because she wanted to open a hotel. (VIEW) —+Debbie bought the bighouse_ a hotel. Question 77: “If you don’t apologise immediately, rm ee » she told him. (THREATENED) — She_ he apologised immediately. Question 78: I never thought that I would win a prize. (CROSSED) eal that I would win a prize. Question 79: Mike will give you lots of excuses for being late, don’t believe any of them. (MANY) — No Bearer Mike gives you for being late, don’t believe any of them. Question 80: The incident ruined my chances of promotion. (PAID) — The incident i promotion XI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it, Write your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. Question 81: Tom didn’t celebrate until he received the job offer in writing. Not until Question 82: The number of students applying to this university has increased by 10% — There Question 83: They believe that the manager absconded with the company’s pension fund money. — The manager Question 84: You pay $ 20 a month for a period of one year. = You pay in Question 85: It wasn’t necessary for you to go to so much trouble on my behalf. — You needn’t XII. During the coronavirus crisis, many people did courageous and meaningful deeds. Write a paragraph of about 140 words about one of the deeds that impressed you most. Write your paragraph ‘on your answer sheet. THE END. Ghi chit: Thi sink khong duoc phép sit dung tai ligu. Cdn b6 coi thi khong gidi thich gi them. Ho vai tén thi sir