TEST 7

I. WORD CHOICE (5 PTS)

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. Ann’s encouraging words gave me ____ to undertake the demanding task once again.
A. a point B. an incentive C. a resolution D. a target
2. . The misunderstanding is thought to have ________ from an ambiguous article which appeared in yesterday’s
newspapers.
A. stirred B. steered C. strayed D. stemmed
1. ________if you don’t have a lot of money to play with.
A. Put you off B. Bear fruit
C. Err on the side of caution D. Keep your ear to the ground
2. 4 They also have the right to pursue a prosecution of those found to be in _____________ of national
agreements through the courts .
A. eruptive B. crack C. fracture D. breach
5. He seemed very quiet, but it would be a mistake to ______ his intelligence.
A. devalue B. depreciate C. underrate D. minimize
6. Close your eyes and try to ____ up a picture of a place where you feel at peace.
A. store B. eat C. stick D. conjure
7. I was sitting in a train looking out of the window when my mind suddenly ____back to that amazing trip we
made to India.
A. put B. flashed C. stirred D. associated
3. The depths of this understanding - which I had not at all expected - put me in a _____________.
A. doubt B. quandary C. hitch D. complexity
9. The professor’s ____theory is that singing preceded speech.
A. fancied B. fond C. pet D. preferable
10. Social work suits her ____to the ground.
A. for B. down C. out D. round
KEY TO WORD CHOICE:
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. B

III. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (5 PTS)

Choose the best option A, B, C or D.
1. Rebecca Eisenberg argues that patents are supposed to foster innovation, to make wider legal
and political points.
A. while being used B. regardless of being used
C. which can be used D. rather than being used
2. She made it clear that under no circumstances the trip.
A. she would cancel B. she cancelled
C. would she cancel D. did she cancel
3. , only people who agree with her are real Jews.
A. We can infer how she is concerned B. Inferred from what she is concerned
C. We can infer what she is concerned D. We can infer that as far as she is concerned
4. so incredible is that these insects successfully migrate to places they have never seen.
A. That makes the monarch butterflies’ migration
B. The migration of the monarch butterflies is
C. What makes the monarch butterflies’ migration
D. The migration of the monarch butterflies, which is
5. It is imperative what to do when there is a fire.
A. that everyone know B. that everyone knows
C. he must know about D. that he knew
6. This missile is designed so that once nothing can be done to retrieve it.
A. fired B. having fired C. they fired D. firing
7. at his lessons, he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.
A. Hardly as he worked B. Hard as he worked
C. Hard as he does D. Hard as he was
8. She about the time, her friend was also late.
A. needn’t worry B. didn’t need to worry
 C. needn’t have worried D. needn’t worrying
9. It’s good I got interested in that bottle. Granny the poison taking it for her asthma medicine
because the bottle was unmarked.
A. could swallow B. had swallowed
C. might have swallowed D. was able to swallow
10. The sudden expansion of heated air associated with lightning produces often heard during a
storm.
A. thunder is the rumbling sound B. the rumbling sound, thunder is
C. the rumbling sound, thunder, that D. thunder, the rumbling sound

KEY TO STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR

1. D 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. B

IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5 PTS)

Choose the best option.
1. I suspect she's keeping something _______ .
A. away B. back C. behind D. down
2. Although they had only been invited for lunch they until suppertime.
A. stayed on B. stayed out C. stayed up D. stayed in
3. I think she took ______ me when I got the promotion she wanted.
A. about B. aside C. apart D.against
4. Demonstrators nearly __________ with the police during the march.
A. came to blows B. came under fire
C. came into bloom D. came to light
5. I used to try to get him to do some exercise but then decided he was .
A. a lost cause B. a basket case
C. a false dawn D. a dark horse
6. I've how many times she's been late for work this month.
A. lost my marbles of B. lost count of
C. lost my head of D. lost my mind of
7. The party was meant to be a surprise, but Sharon gave it ______.
A. away B. over C. off D. in
8. The doctor all night with the patients in the hospital.
A. sat out B. sat up C. sat in D. sat on
9. I had the interview this morning - they really ________me through the mill.
A. put B. stir C. block D. summon
10. When he heard that the necklace had been stolen, he __________ it like a hot potato.
A. took B. dropped C. brought D. made

KEY TO PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. B
V. READING COMPREHENSION
READING PASSAGE 1 (5 PTS)
Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places, it is considered unusual not to use one. In
many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a
means of communication – having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried. Some doctors
are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In
England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the
negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health. On
the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones.
Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one
case, a traveling salesman had to retire at young age because of serious memory loss. He couldn’t remember even
simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about
six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone
use, but his employer’s doctor didn’t agree. What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer
is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone
companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about. As the
discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it’s best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular
phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can
be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label
that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it’s wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
1. According to the passage, cell phones are especially popular with young people because _______.
A. they are indispensable in everyday communications B. they make them look more stylish
C. they keep the users alert all the time D. they cannot be replaced by regular phones
2. The changes possibly caused by the cell phones are mainly concerned with _______.
A. the mobility of the mind and the body B. the smallest units of the brain
C. the arteries of the brain D. the resident memory
3. The word “means” in the passage most closely means _______.
A. meanings B. expression C. method D. transmission
4. The word “potentially” in the passage most closely means _______.
A. obviously B. possibly C. certainly D. privately
5. “Negative publicity” in the passage most closely means _______.
A. information on the lethal effects of cell phones
B. widespread opinion about bad effects of cell phones
C. the negative public use of cell phones
D. poor ideas about the effects of cell phones
6. Doctors have tentatively concluded that cell phones may _______.
A. damage their users’ emotions B. cause some mental malfunction
C. change their users’ temperament D. change their users’ social behavior
7. The man mentioned in the passage, who used his cell phone too often, _______.
A. suffer serious loss of mental ability B. could no longer think lucidly
C. abandoned his family D. had a problem with memory
8. According to the passage, what makes mobile phones potentially harmful is _______.
A. their radiant light B. their power of attraction
C. their raiding power D. their invisible rays
9. According to the writer, people should _______.
A. only use mobile phones in urgent cases B. only use mobile phones regularly
C. keep off mobile phone regularly D. never use mobile phones in all cases
10. The most suitable title for the passage could be _______.
A. “The Reasons Why Mobile Phones are popular” B. “Technological Innovations and Their Price”
C. “The Way Mobile Phones Work” D. “Mobile Phones: A Must of Our Time”
KEY:
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. B

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 non-electronic 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
greater 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 graph like 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 noise like
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

VI. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

Read the following passages and choose the options that best complete the blanks.
GUIDED CLOZE TEST 1 (5 PTS)
Most traditional human life in deserts is nomadic. It (1) ______ in hot deserts on finding water, and on
following infrequent rains to (2) ______ grazing for livestock. In cold deserts, it depends on finding good hunting
and fishing grounds, on sheltering from blizzards and winter (3) ______, and on storing enough food for winter.
Permanent settlement in both kinds of deserts requires permanent water, food sources and adequate shelter, or
the technology and energy sources to (4) ______ it.
Many deserts are flat and featureless, lacking landmarks, or composed of repeating landforms such as sand
(5) ______ or the jumbled ice-fields of glaciers. Advanced skills or devices are required to navigate through such
landscapes and (6) _____ travelers may die when supplies run (7) ______ after becoming lost. In addition,
sandstorms or blizzards may cause disorientation in severely-reduced visibility.
The (8) ______ represented by wild animals in deserts has featured in explorers' accounts but does not cause
higher (9) ______ of death than in other environments such as rainforests or savanna woodland, and generally
does not affect human distribution. Defense against polar bears may be advisable in some areas of the Arctic.
Precautions against snakes and scorpions in choosing (10) ______ at which to camp in some hot deserts should
be taken.
Câu 1: A. locates B. selects C. follows D. depends
Câu 2: A. earn B. demand C. obtain D. require
Câu 3: A. extremes B. poles C. tops D. heights
Câu 4: A. grow B. supply C. comfort D. bring
Câu 5: A. dunes B. piles C. valleys D. stores
Câu 6: A. inconsistent B. incapable C. inexperienced D. independent
Câu 7: A. of B. out C. in D. over
Câu 8: A. danger B. dangerous C. endanger D. endangered
Câu 9: A. level B. rate C. scale D. standard
Câu 10: A. sight B. lies C. sites D. seats
KEY TO GUIDED CLOZE TEST 1
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. C
GUIDED CLOZE TEST 2 (5 PTS)
Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every industrialized country in the world. In the United
States, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting observations have been made.
TV, although not essential, has become a(n) (1)_____ part of most people’s lives. It has become a baby-
sitter, an initiator of conversations, a major transmitter of culture, and a keeper of traditions. Yet when what can
be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it becomes evident that TV is not a teacher but a sustainer. The
poor (2)_____ of programs does not elevate people into greater (3)_____, but rather maintains and encourages
the status quo.
The (4)_____ reason for the lack of quality in American TV is related to both the history of TV
programming development and the economics of TV. TV in American began with the radio. Radio companies and
their sponsors first experimented with TV. (5)_______, the close relationship, which the advertisers had with radio
programs become the system for American TV. Sponsors not only pay money for time within programs, but many
actually produced the programs. Thus, (6)_____ from the capitalistic, profit- oriented sector of American society,
TV is primarily (7)_____ with reflecting and attracting society (8)_____ than innovating and experimenting with
new ideas. Advertisers want to attract the largest viewing audience possible; to do so requires that the programs
be entertaining rather than challenging.
TV in America today remains, to a large (9)_____, with the same organization and standards as it had
thirty years ago. The hope for some evolution and true achievement toward improving society will (10)_____ a
change in the entire system.
Câu 1: A. integral B. mixed C. fractional D. superior
Câu 2: A. quantity B. quality C. effect D. product
Câu 3: A. preconception B. knowledge C. understanding D. feeling
Câu 4: A. adequate B. unknown C. inexplicable D. primary
Câu 5: A. Therefore B. Yet C. Although D. Nevertheless
Câu 6: A. going B. leaving C. coming D. getting
Câu 7: A. interested B. concerned C. worried D. connected
Câu 8: A. more B. rather C. less D. better
Câu 9: A. extent B. degree C. size D. amount
Câu 10: A. collect B. rise C. require D. complete
KEY TO GUIDED CLOZE TEST 2
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. C
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) _____ recognizes 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
OPEN CLOZE TEST 2 (10 PTS)
Robbie Williams and his school day story
 On my first day at school I saw all these kids crying as they said _____ (1) to their mums, but I was more
concerned with playing with the boys. I told Mum to go home; she was_____ (2) upset than I was!
After Millhill Primary School I went _____ (3) to St Margaret Ward which was the local High School. I was
there until sixteen and _____ (4) with eight or nine GCSEs. I was a good boy at school because I never got
caught. I did the normal things that you would expect from a fourteen-year-old _____(5). I didn’t smoke, but I
went to the smokers’ corners. And you won’t be allowed to wear sport shoes, so I’d always _____ (6) them on. I
always used to be the one that would _____ (7) the class laugh. Then as soon as the teacher turned _____ (8),
I’d sit straight and the rest of the class would be _____ (9) and the teacher would tell _____ (10) off.
KEY TO OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
1. goodbye 6. put
2. more 7. make
3. on 8. round
4. graduated 9. laughing
5. boy 10. them
II. WORD FORMS (20 PTS)
1. Supply the correct word form (10PTS)
1. He was in a job where he felt unappreciated and___________. (UNDERVALUED)
2. Unless we do research on solar energy, wind power, ___________ power, our fossil fuels will run out. (TIDAL)
3. The escaped___________ were put in prison at last. (CRIMINALS)
4. As twilight began to ___________ over the dun, she found it impossible to stay in her chamber alone, as she
usually did. (DEEP)
5. That kind of linkage diplomacy is always dangerous and ___________ (DISAGREEABLE)
6. Dr. Monica, who has just published a book about murder, learned ___________ in many years.
(CRIMINOLOGY)
7. Tom’s parents were angry with him for ___________ at the party. (MISBEHAVING)
8. College ___________ have increased for the past years. (DROPOUTS)
9. Power naps are especially useful for those whose sleep is constrained by a demanding schedule: for example,
mothers of small children or travelling business ___________ (EXECUTIVES)
10. These ___________ produced antibiotics are only available by prescription. (SYNTHETICALLY)
Key:
1. UNDERVALUED 2. TIDAL 3. CRIMINALS 4. DEEPEN 5. DISAGREEABLE
6. CRIMINOLOGY 7. MISBEHAVING 8. DROPOUTS 9. EXECUTIVES
10. SYNTHETICALLY
2. Supply each gap with the correct form of the word given in the box (10PTS)
COPING SKILLS FOR HAPPIER COUPLES
Psychologists agree that conflicts are inevitable in almost any long-term (1) __________ (RELATE);
however, what matters most is the way in which they are resolved rather than the sources of the (2)___________
(AGREE) themselves. According to recent studies, the methods that couples use to settle their differences are
crucial to the success of the outcome.
One of the interesting findings is that although (3)___________(EXCESS) aggressive behavior patterns are
obviously (4)___________ (DESIRE), what must be avoided at all costs is the (5)___________(SUPPRESS) of
anger, as feelings of resentment can lead a relationship to break down (6)___________(RETRIEVE).
It is essential for couples to communicate when things start going wrong, and successful conflict
(7)___________ (RESOLVE) involves a three stage process. Firstly, one partner should explain precisely what the
problem is and should try and remain as calm and (8)___________ (EMOTION) as possible. Secondly, the couple
should discuss the specific problem in detail, taking care not to rake up old grievances. Finally, and perhaps most
(9)___________ (IMPORTANCE), there should be negotiation until a (10)___________ (SATISFY) agreement is
reached. This may not mean that their problem will be solved, but even this is preferable to allowing a problem to
rankle.
KEY
1. relationship(s) 6. irretrievably
2. disagreements 7. resolution
3. excessively 8. unemotional
4. undesirable 9. importantly
5. suppression 10. satisfactory
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Read the following passage. There are 10 errors. Identify the errors and then correct them. (10 PTS)
 Air pollution is a cause of ill – health in human beings. It a lot of countries, there are laws limited the amount
of smoke which factories can produce. Because there isn't enough information on the amount of smoke in the
atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution makes lung cancer. The gases from the exhausts of cars have
also risen air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisoned gas which often collects in busy
streets surrounding by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere
cannot think as quick as other children and they are clumsy where they use their hands. There are long-term effects
of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continues to increase, the earth's climate will become warmer. A lot of ice near
the Poles may water and may cause serious floods.
KEY
1. limited  limiting 6. surrounding surrounded
2. Because Although 7. quick quickly
3. makes causes 8. wherewhen
4. risen increased 9. continues continue
5. poisoned poisonous 10. water melt

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:

Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their meanings remain unchanged.
(20 PTS)
1. Miss Hoai should have been praised by her boss when she finished the project. (BACK)
Miss Hoai’s boss should have given ____________________________________________
2. They felt anxious while waiting for the results of their exams. (BREATH)
They waited __________________________________________
3. Don’t try to do something more than you can manage. BITE
Don’t _______________________________________________
4. She was so beautiful that I couldn't stop looking at her. EYES
She _______________________________________________
5. Our classmates were extremely happy when we got three medals at 21 st Olympic competition. (TAILS)
Our classmates were _______________________________________
6. Jane persuaded the others to agree with her point of view.
Jane brought _____________________________________________
7. These problems of ours are just the tip of the iceberg
I’m afraid our problems _____________________________________________
8. The minister’s involvement in that corruption scandal has tarnished his reputation.
The minister is _______________________________________________
9. Brenda never takes the trouble to help anyone.
Brenda never puts ______________________________________________.
10. Sally is much disorganized, so she has no chance of getting that secretarial job.
Were it _______________________________________________
KEY
1. Miss Hoai’s boss should have given me a pat on the back when she finished the project.
2. They waited with bated breath for the results of their exams.
3. Don’t bite off something more than you can chew.
4. She was so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off her.
5. Our classmates were like a dog with two tails when we got three medals at 21 st Olympic competition.
6. Jane brought the others round to her point of view.
7. I’m afraid our problems are only just beginning.
8. The minister is under a cloud because of his involvement in that corruption scandal.
9. Brenda never puts herself out for everyone.
10. Were it not for the fact that Sally is much disorganized, she would have a chance of getting that secretarial job.