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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)

I. PHONOLOGY (5 PTS)
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. recourse B. onslaught C. asphalt D. olfactory
2. A. coxswain B. twaddle C. persuade D. unwittingly
3. A. macabre B. chiromancy C. chemical D. chivalrous
4. A. absinthe B. soothe C. loathe D. wreathe
5. A. paranoia B. papist C. saffron D. travail
KEY TO PHONOLOGY 1:
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B

2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
6. A. endothermic B. reciprocity C. caboodle D. spontaneity
7. A. decolletage B. decontaminate C. serendipitous D. taxonomic
8. A. postulate B. mosaic C. gratuity D. deterrent
9. A. diplomacy B. synonymous C. elephantine D. petroleum
10. A. maladroit B. insolent C. processor D. domicile

KEY TO PHONOLOGY 2:
6. C 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. A
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II. WORD CHOICE (5 PTS)

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. The scheme is too expensive to be_____.
A. compatible B. feasible C. liable D. accessible
2. The young African boy was _____. He was nothing but skin and bones.
A. eulogy B. anathema C. emaciated D. amiable
3. No one could contemplate fame these days without knowing beforehand of its _____.
A. laissez-faire B. outburst C. insight D. downside
4. He’s regarded as the _____ favorite to win the prize.
A. warm B. hot C. ardent D. fiery
5. The Red Cross is _____ an international aid organization.
A. intriguingly B. intrusively C. intrinsically D. intrepidly
6. This course _____ no previous knowledge of the subject.
A. assembles B. assumes C. assigns D. assures
7. This evidence should prove _____ that he was telling the truth.
A. once and for all B. now and then C. over and above D. from time to time
8. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but she rose to the _____
wonderfully.
A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion
9. I know it’s got his name on the cover, but he used a _____.
A. correspondent B. model C. ghostwriter D. fellow
10. Her political future is now hanging by a _____.
A. rope B. cord C. string D. thread
KEY TO WORD CHOICE:
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C
6. B 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. D
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III. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (5 PTS)

Choose the best option A, B, C or D.
1. Tickets cost a _____ $6, which for three hours of music is great value for money.
A. few B. bit C. mere D. small
2. That _____ the day we went to Margate because it was raining that day, not sunny.
A. mustn’t have been B. couldn’t have been
C. shouldn’t have been D. needn’t have been
3. _____ I can’t make the presentation myself, I’ve asked my assistant to be prepared to do it
for me.
A. for B. in the event that C. only if D. on the other hand
4. _____ a scholarship, I entered the frightening and unknown territory of private education.
A. to award B. to be awarded
C. having awarded D. having been awarded
5. A sharp frost _____ the beginning of winter.
A. advertised B. predicted C. heralded D. showed
6. To resist corrosion, _____for today’s car to prevent havoc caused by road salts, gravel, and
other materials.
A. new coatings have been developed B. having new coatings been developed
C. new coating developing D. development of new coatings
7. Ancient mountains have been worn away by wind, rain, and _____.
A. with agents of erosion B. other agents of erosion
C. for agents of erosion D. to other agents of erosion
8. For years, researchers have tried to lower the anti-psychotic drug dosage to a level
_____disorders, yet controls psychosis.
A. that they minimize B. the minimum is C. they minimizes D. that minimizes
9. In China, acupuncture is used as an anesthesia, permitting patients to have major surgery
_____.
A. while fully conscious B. what is fully conscious
C. that fully consciousness D. which is fully conscious
10. _____ first place in the women's ten meter platform diving event, Xu Yianmei became
China's first gold medal winner in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul.
A. To win B. Being won C. Won D. Having won
KEY TO STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. D
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IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5 PTS)

Choose the best option.
1. The teenager took his father’s credit card and _____ 7,000 dollars’ worth of purchases.
A. made up B. took up C. put up D. ran up
2. The small boat drifted helplessly _____ the mercy of the wind and waves.
A. in B. with C. to D. at
3. When Robert ran out of money, he _____ his mother for help.
A. fell in with B. fell upon C. fell behind D. fell back on
4. You shouldn’t have sent Sebastian that Valentine’s card. I think you’ve scared him _____!
A. back B. down C. off D. through
5. The police ran _____ all the people who were near the scene of the horrible crime.
A. in B. over C. on D. through
6. When the president is away, the work devolves _____ the vice president.
A. in B. on C. with D. for
7. At first Tim insisted he was right, but then he began to _____.
A. back down B. follow up C. drop off D. break up
8. A good dictionary is indispensable _____ learning foreign languages.
A. in B. to C. for D. from
9. A ceasefire is an essential precondition _____ negotiation.
A. with B. for C. in D. about
10. There have been further developments subsequent _____ our meeting.
A. with B. on C. under D. to
KEY TO PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
1. D 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. D
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V. READING COMPREHENSION
READING PASSAGE 1 (5 PTS)
When a genetically modified organism (GMO) is created, a target organism is given DNA
from some other living thing, usually of an unrelated species. The goal is to confer upon the
target organism certain traits of the donor organism. This, of course, makes GMOs inherently
“unnatural” in that they have a genetic makeup impossible to attain without deliberate
intervention. This places a human being, the genetic scientist, in a creative position that many
people consider improper, either because they believe such power over living things belongs
only to a divine being, or because they do not trust science too avoid making terrible
mistakes. Perhaps the greatest fear is that some odd, artificial combination of traits will
produce a sort of monster – an unstoppable disease bacterium, for example, or a hyper-
aggressive and venomous spider – that would then reproduce in abundance and cause an
environmental disaster. Not far down the list is the fear that some GMOs meant to be eaten,
such as genetically modified (GM) beef cattle, vegetables, or other crops, will prove toxic.
These fear have formed the foundation of some serious, and sometimes effective, opposition
to GM food technology and its products. Much of this opposition comes from environmental
activists, particularly in Europe. Originally, research on GM foods was undertaken partly for
ecological reasons – to lessen the environmental hazards of conventional farming, particularly
from the use of chemical pesticides. By splicing pest-resistance into the DNA of a food crop,
it was reasoned, agricultural scientists could help lessen the buildup of harmful chemicals in
the soil, water, and food chain. Nonetheless, environmentalists in the late 1990s rushed to
oppose bioengineered crops after a British scientist, Dr. Arped Pusztai, raised concerns that
GM food might have been responsible for immune-system problems in some laboratory rats.
This coincided with a vigorous push by a huge US supplier of seeds and other agricultural
products to market GM varieties of soybeans. A great controversy arose, with conflicting
research claims leaving the issue unsettled. In 1998, the European Union (EU) imposed a 5-
year moratorium on genetically modified food.
Companies significantly engaged in the GM food market were under a great deal of pressure
at the turn of the millennium, not only from environmentalists and consumer advocacy
groups, but also from shareholders. They were worried that risks and uncertainties associated
with GM food might adversely affect the value of the shares they held. One big worry was
that the companies could face ruinous liability lawsuits if a GM product with which they were
involved was shown to cause health problem. These shareholder groups placed resolutions on
company meeting agendas in such market sectors as cereals, fast-food restaurants, soft drinks,
and food retailing to limit cooperate risk in several ways. Some resolutions urged a
moratorium on the purchase of GM food until research could better establish its safety. Others
concentrated on demands for labeling that would let consumers know what, if any, GM
components a product contained.
In most market, prospects for the acceptance of GM food as safe ad practical brightened in the
first years of the new century. The EU moratorium on GM food was partially lifted in 2003,
as a vast majority of GM research to that date showed no evidence of ill effects from GM
food in the Americas (where no ban was in place). The World Trade Organization ruled in
2006 that the EU moratorium on GM food was illegal, making further such trade suspensions
unlikely. By 2006, EU one billion acres worldwide had been planted with GM crops. In terms
of are harvested, estimated are that more than half the world’s soy crop, a quarter of its corn,
and a tenth of its cotton consists of genetically modified stock. In fact, the market for
conventional seeds is weakening. More and more companies are vying for a share of the $5.6
billion market in agricultural biotechnology. Health concerns about GM foods have been
allayed somewhat since the late 1990s by essentially unremarkable research results.
Nothing much appears to happen when GM potatoes, for example, are substituted in one’s
diet for potatoes grown conventionally.
Opposition to GM food on philosophical grounds remains strong. Much recent concern has
focused on the patenting practices or companies that develop genetically modified plants and
on the power these patents confer. Having invested significantly in research on and
cultivation of novel GM foods, agricultural-product companies hope to market them without
competition from rival firms that have not made such an investment. However, this raises the
question of whether it is proper to patent a living thing. The law has so far said that it is. To
enforce their monopoly on novel species, some companies have ever coded a security switch
into the genetics of their products. One highly successful type of GM potato, for instance,
contains genetic material that prevents it from reproducing. Unlike an un-engineered potato, it
cannot sprout and generate next year crop. If a farmer chooses to grow a second year’s crop,
he or she has to purchase new seed stock from the company that holds the patent. The
company, in this instance, is the creator and the source of life.
1. According to paragraph 1, GMOs are “unnatural” because _____.
A. they cannot live outside laboratories
B. natural reproductive processes cannot produce them
C. they might cause an environmental disaster
D. traits from at least two organisms are combined in them
2. The phrase prove toxic in the paragraph is closest meaning to _____.
A. seem to be poisonous B. protect against poisons
C. be discovered to be poisonous D. help researchers find poisons
3. From paragraph 2, it can be inferred that environmentalists _____.
A. did not appreciate the environmental benefits of GM crops
B. developed the first genetically modified food crops
C. believed GM laboratory rats caused immune-system problems
D. have had frequent conflicts with the European Union
4. According to information in paragraph 4, the World Trade Organization _____.
A. has authority over the European Union
B. controls GM research in Europe
C. favors American interests over European interests
D. is a European organization
5. The word conventional in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.
A. altered B. usual C. safe D. unique
6. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted
sentence in the passage? In correct choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out
essential information.
A. Since the late 1990s, there has been little reliable research into the health effects of GM
food.
B. Research since the late 1990s has confirmed that GM foods pose health risks.
C. Research since the late 1990s has shown no dramatic health risks in GM food.
D. Since the late 1990s, researchers have failed to adequately explain the health risks in GM
food.
7. All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 4 as beneficial to the GM-food business
EXCEPT _____.
A. the EU moratorium B. research results
C. a ruling by the World Trade Organization D. less demand for non-GM seeds
8. In paragraph 5, the author mentions philosophical grounds in order to _____.
A. describe research more recent than that mentioned in paragraph 4
B. give an example of a patenting practice
C. introduce an area of consideration different from those in paragraph 4
D. list places where GM crops can most easily be produced
9. Paragraph 5 states that patents for GM crops are _____.
A. improper B. legal C. novel D. creative
10. The word confer in the passage is closest meaning to _____.
A. contain B. give C. take away D. keep out
KEY TO READING PASSAGE 1:
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. B
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READING PASSAGE 2 (5 PTS)

Composers today use a wider variety of sounds than ever before, including many that were
once considered undesirable noises. Composer Edgard Varese (1883-1965) called thus the
"liberation of sound...the right to make music with any and all sounds." Electronic music, for
example – made with the aid of computers, synthesizers, and electronic instruments – may
include sounds that in the past would not have been considered musical. Environmental
sounds, such as thunder, and electronically generated hisses and blips can be recorded,
manipulated, and then incorporated into a musical composition. But composers also draw
novel sounds from voices and nonelectronic instruments. Singers may be asked to scream,
laugh, groan, sneeze, or to sing phonetic sounds rather than words. Wind and string players
may lap or scrape their instruments.
A brass or woodwind player may hum while playing, to produce two pitches at once; a pianist
may reach inside the piano to pluck a string and then run a metal blade along it. In the music
of the Western world, the greatest expansion and experimentation have involved percussion
instruments, which outnumber strings and winds in many recent compositions. Traditional
percussion instruments are struck with new types of beaters; and instruments that used to be
couriered unconventional in Western music – tom-toms, bongos, slapsticks, maracas – are
widely used.
In the search for novel sounds, increased use has been made in Western music of Microtones.
Non-Western music typically divides and interval between two pitches more finely than
Western music does, thereby producing a greter number of distinct tones, or micro tones,
within the same interval. Composers such as Krzysztof Penderecki create sound that borders
on electronic noise through tone clusters – closely spaced tones played together and heard as a
mass, block, or band of sound. The directional aspect of sound has taken on new importance
as well Loudspeakers or groups of instruments may be placed at opposite ends of the stage, in
the balcony, or at the back and sides of the auditorium. Because standard music notation
makes no provision for many of these innovations, recent music scores may contain graphlike
diagrams, new note shapes and symbols, and novel ways of arranging notation on the page.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The use of nontraditional sounds in contemporary music
B. How sounds are produced electronically
C. How standard musical notation has beer, adapted for nontraditional sounds
D. Several composers who have experimented with the electronic production of sound
2. The word "wider" is closest in meaning to _____.
A. more impressive B. more distinctive
C. more controversial D. more extensive
3. The passage suggests that Edgard Varese is an example of a composer who _____.
A. criticized electronic music as too noiselike
B. modified sonic of the electronic instruments he used in his music
C. believed that any sound could be used in music
D. wrote music with environmental themes
4. The word "it" refers to _____.
A. piano B. string C. blade D. music
5. According to the passage, which of the following types of instruments has played a role in
much of the innovation in Western music?
A. String B. Percussion C. Woodwind D. Brass
6. The word “unconventional” could be best replaced by _____.
A. nontraditional B. controversial C. illogical D. irregular
7. The word "thereby" is closest in meaning to _____.
A. in return for B. in spite of C. by the way D. by that means
8. According to the passage, Krzysztof Penderecki is known for which of the following
practices?
A. Using tones that are clumped together
B. Combining traditional and nontraditional instruments
C. Seating musicians in unusual areas of an auditorium
D. Playing Western music for non-Western audiences
9. According to the passage, which of the following would be considered traditional elements
of Western music?
A. Microtones B. Tom-toms and bongos
C. Pianos D. Hisses
10. In paragraph 3, the author mentions diagrams as an example of a new way to _____.
A. chart the history of innovation in musical notation
B. explain the logic of standard musical notation
C. design and develop electronic instruments
D. indicate how particular sounds should be produced
KEY TO READING PASSAGE 2
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. D
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VI. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

Read the following passages and choose the options that best complete the blanks.
GUIDED CLOZE TEST 1 (5 PTS)
THE EARLY RAILWAY IN BRITAIN
In 1830, there were under 100 miles of public railway in Britain. Yet within 20 years, this
figure had grown to more than 5,000 miles. By the end of the century, almost enough rail
track to (1) _____ the world covered this small island, (2) _____ the nature of travel for ever
and contributing to the industrial revolution that changed the (3) _____ of history in many
parts of the world.
Wherever railways were introduced, economic and social progress quickly followed. In a
single day, rail passengers could travel hundreds of miles, (4) _____ previous journey times
by huge margins and bringing rapid travel within the (5) _____ of ordinary people.
Previously, many people had never ventured (6) _____ the outskirts of their towns and
villages. The railway brought them greater freedom and enlightenment.
In the 19th century, the railway in Britain (7) _____ something more than just the
business of carrying goods and passengers. Trains were associated with romance, adventure
and, frequently, (8) _____ luxury. The great steam locomotives that thundered across the land
were the jet airliners of their day, carrying passengers in comfort over vast distances in
unimaginably short times. But the railways (9) _____ more than revolutionise travel; they also
left a distinctive and permanent mark on the British landscape. Whole towns and industrial
centres (10) _____ up around major rail junctions, monumental bridges and viaducts crossed
rivers and valleys and the railway stations themselves became desirable places to spend time
between journeys.
1. A. revolve B. enclose C. encircle D. orbit
2. A. altering B. amending C. adapting D. adjusting
3. A. route B. way C. line D. course
4. A. cancelling B. subtracting C. cutting D. abolishing
5. A. reach B. capacity C. facility D. hold
6. A. further B. over C. beyond D. above
7. A. served B. functioned C. represented D. performed
8. A. considerable B. generous C. plentiful D. sizeable
9. A. caused B. did C. produced D. turned
10. A. jumped B. stood C. burst D. sprang
KEY TO GUIDED CLOZE TEST 1
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D
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GUIDED CLOZE TEST 2 (5 PTS)

SMART SHOES
Smart shoes that adjust their size throughout the day could soon be available. A prototype of
such a shoe has already been produced and a commercial (1) _____ may be in production
within a few years. The shoe contains sensors that constantly check the amount of (2) _____
left in it. If the foot has become too large, a tiny valve opens and the shoe (3) _____ slightly.
The entire control system is about 5mm square and is located inside the shoe. This radical
shoe (4) _____ a need because the volume of the average foot can change by as much as 8%
during the course of the day. The system is able to learn about the wearer's feet and (5) _____
up a picture of the size of his or her feet throughout the day. It will allow the shoes to change
in size by up to 8% so that they always fit (6) _____. They are obviously more comfortable
and less likely to cause blisters. From an athlete's point of view, they can help improve (7)
_____ a little, and that is why the first use for the system is likely to be in a sports shoe.
Eventually, this system will find a (8) _____ in other household items, from beds that
automatically change to fit the person sleeping in them, to power tools that (9) _____
themselves to the user's hand for better grip. There is no reason why the system couldn't be
adapted for use in hundreds of consumer (10) _____.
1. A. assortment B. version C. style D. variety
2. A. room B. gap C. area D. emptiness
3. A. amplifies B. develops C. expands D. increases
4. A. detects B. finds C. meets D. faces
5. A. build B. pick C. grow D. set
6. A. exactly B. absolutely C. completely D. totally
7. A. achievement B. performance C. success D. winning
8. A. function B. part C. way D. place
9. A. shape B. change C. respond D. convert
10. A. commodities B. possessions C. goods D. objects
KEY TO GUIDED CLOZE TEST 2
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C
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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 PTS)
Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word.
OPEN CLOZE TEST 1(10 PTS)
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
The demand for prison (1) _____ has steadily increased as more and more people has come to
see that locking people up in (2) _____ simply don’t reduce crime. Not only it failed to act as
a (3) _____ but it does very little to help (4) _____ readjust to life back in the (5) _____ after
they have served their time. Prisons are isolated places, where prisoners learn from other
criminals, and where bullying, bribery, and other forms of (6) _____ spread. Once outside
prison, offenders face (7) _____, which tend to force them back into a life of crime. Even
once the (8) _____ recognises the need for change, it is notoriously slow. It usually demands
new (9) _____ to change the system, and while the slow processes of (10) _____ go on, more
and more lives are affected.
KEY TO OPEN CLOZE TEST 1
1. reform 2. institutions 3. deterrent 4. convicts 5. community
6. corruption 7. prejudice 8. state 9. legislation 10.
bureaucracy
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OPEN CLOZE TEST 2 (10 PTS)

A substance produced by disease-transmitting insects may provide the key to fighting these
same diseases. Mosquitoes and blackflies transmit malaria and river blindness (1)_____, both
of (2)_____cause a large number of deaths every year. However, scientists (3)_____now
discovered, in some of these insects, a (4) _____called a peptide which kills these viruses and
parasites (5)_____carry.(6) _____ introduced techniques have allowed researchers to study
these minute insects in order to find out more about the peptides. Professor John Wells said
yesterday that if his team could identify the genes responsible for (7)_____the peptides, they
could introduce into the world genetically altered mosquitoes which were incapable of (8)
_____the disease. In the (9)_____ of these exciting developments, it is hope that science will
be able to eradicate some major tropical diseases (10) _____ rather than later.
KEY TO OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
1. respectively 2.which 3. have
4. substance 5. They 6. Recently / newly
7. producing 8. spreading /transmitting 9. light / wake
10. sooner
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KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30-4 LẦN THỨ XXII

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH; LỚP: 10

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II. WORD FORMS (20 PTS)

1. Supply the correct word form (10PTS)
1. Why are you so ___________ to other people’s problems? (SENSE)
2. The ___________ assumption is that the amount of money available is limited. (LIE)
3. All the students who misbehaved have been kept in ___________. (DETAIN)
4. Separating the fiber - or lint - from the seed was a ___________ process. (LABOUR)
5. The ___________ child is very knowledgeable and knows five different foreign languages
at a time. (GIFT)
6. Because they are ___________ dishes, they cost a lot of money. (HOT)
7. The train ___________ and plunged into the river. (RAIL)
8. Dr. Butt Katter, who has just published a book about murder, learned ___________ in
many years. (CRIME)
9. He became ___________ in his opposition in the plan. He gave up his viewpoint after his
boss criticized. (RESOLVE)
10. The darkness ___________ him, so he doesn’t know where the murder hid. (ORIENT)
KEY TO WORD FORM 1
1. insensitive 2. underlying 3. detention 4. laborious
5. gifted 6. heatproof 7. derailed 8. criminology
9. irresolute 10.disorientated/ disoriented
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2. Supply each gap with the correct form of the word given in the box (10PTS)
STRAIN VIGOR PREVENT TOLERATE SEDENT
PART ADDICT TREAD PRESS FIND
A (1) _________ medicine specialist may have found the reason for the “addictive” properties
of regular exercise. The (2) _________may also explain why athletes often fail to notice an
injury until after the competition is over. Dr. Lee S. Berk has found that the persons who
exercise regularly produce high levels of a natural opiate called beta-endorphin in response to
(3) _________activity. This substance, a hormone produced by the brain and the pituitary
gland, increases pain (4) _________counters stress, and (5) _________a feeling of well-
being. In his study of six men and six women who were tested on a (6) _________, those who
jogged regularly and were physically fit produced beta-endorphin more rapidly and in far
greater amounts than those who were usually (7) _________. After the activity was finished,
when it was ineffective. Dr. Berk noted that beta-endorphin production may also account for
other benefits of (8) _________ exercise, such as its ability to lower blood pressure and (9)
_________ appetite, both of which are known effects of the hormone. “Beta-endorphin may
also explain why people become (10) _________ to exercise,” Dr. Berk said.
KEY TO WORD FORM 2
1. preventive 2. finding 3. strenuous 4. tolerance
5. imparts 6. treadmill 7. sedentary 8. vigorous
9. suppress 10. addicted
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III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION

Read the following passage. There are 10 errors. Identify the errors and then correct
them. (10 PTS)
RELAXATION
True relaxation is most certainly not a matter of flopping on in front of the television with
a welcome drink. Also is it about drifting into an exhausted sleep. Useful though these
responses to tension and over-tiredness may be, we should distinguish between them and
conscious relaxation in spite of quality and effect. Regardless of the level of tiredness, real
relaxation is a state of alert yet at the same time passive awareness, in which our bodies are in
rest while our minds are awake.
Moreover, it is so natural for a healthy person to be relaxed when moving as resting.
Having relaxed in action means we bring the appropriate energy to everything we do, so as to
have a feeling of healthy tiredness by the end of the day, more than one of exhaustion.
Unfortunately, as a result of living in today competitive world, we are under constant
strain and have difficulty in coping, feeling alone nurturing our body's abilities. That needs to
be rediscovered is conscious relaxation. With this in mind we must apply ourselves to
understanding stress and the nature of its causes, however deep-seated.
KEY TO ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Line 1: flopping on  flopping down Line 2: Also  Nor
Line 4: in spite of  in terms of Line 5-6: in rest  at rest
Line 7: it is so  it is as Line 8: Having relaxed  Being relaxed
Line 9: more than  rather than Line 10: today  today’s
Line 11: feeling alone  let alone Line 11: That  What
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IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:

Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their
meanings remain unchanged. (20 PTS)
1. My boss says I can use his car whenever I want to, so long as I’m careful. DISPOSAL
My boss_______________________________________________so long as I’m careful.
2. The news was a shock to us. ABACK
We ______________________________________________________________news.
3. James realised that he could never be an architect. CUT
James realised ________________________________________________an architect.
4. What he told me made me very curious to hear the rest of the story. APPETITE
What he told me_________________________________________________the story.
5. I don’t mind staying in on a Saturday night if I have good company. AVERSE
I’m___________________________________________night if I have good company.
6. What put me off the idea was simply how expensive it was going to be.
The sheer_______________________________________________________________
7. Trudy was quite relieved when she found out the truth.
It was something___________________________________________________________
8. The brochure gives hardly any useful information.
Precious_________________________________________________________________
9. If you don’t pay on time, your booking will be cancelled.
Failure __________________________________________________________________
10. You’ll have to spend at least $ 500 to get that sort of camera.
You won’t _______________________________________________________________
KEY TO SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
1. says his car is at my disposal
2. were taken aback by the
3. that he wasn’t cut out to be
4. whetted my appetite for the rest of
5. not averse to staying in on a Saturday
6. The sheer expense / cost was what put me off the idea.
7. It was something of a relief to Trudy when she found out the truth.
8. Precious little useful information is given in the brochure.
9. Failure to pay on time will result in your booking being cancelled.
10. You won’t get that sort of camera less than $ 500.