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PART ONE : READING


SECTION 1: Questions 1-15

Choose one word / phrase given in the box which best completes each sentence. Each word/phrase can be chosen only once.



changed amount complaint performance important

resulted in up show arranged over

rate made prize warned serious

sight watch audience trouble reward

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1- The next _________________ of the school play will be on Monday at 6:30 pm.

2- The bad weather __________________ the plane being delayed.

3- Mr, Jones has taken __________________ painting since he retired.

4- She __________________ for a neighbour to look after her house while she was away.

5- Be quiet. It’s rude to __________________ people when they are speaking.

6- The pass __________________ was 55% of the candidates.

7- When he was at school, he won the first __________________ for good behaviour.

8- Throughout his childhood, he suffered from ____________________ illnesses.

9- If you have a __________________ to make about the food, I’m willing to listen.

10- The children had been __________________ of the danger, but they took no notice.

11- The __________________ at the football match cheered their team on.

12- The __________________ of blood always make him feel sick.

13- Her English was so ________________ though she had never been to an English-speaking country.

14- The traffic lights __________________ to green and the cars drove on.

15- Please __________________ the milk carefully. I don’t want it to boil over.



SECTION 2: Questions 16-35

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions following each passage.


Passage 1Questions 16-20)



Sally Ride was the first American woman astronaut in June 1983. She was accepted into the space programme in 1978. For five years Sally went through the difficult training course that prepared her to go into space on the shuttle Challenger. Completing the lengthy and demanding programme and the space mission took fearlessness, dedication and endurance. According to Sally, all the work was worthwhile the moment the space shuttle took off. Sally, a mission specialist , was joined by 4 other astronauts including mission commander Robert Crippen, Pilot Frederic Haukc, mission specialist John Fabian, and the spacecraft’s doctor Norman Thagard. The mission lasted 146 hours. It was a successful and historic mission. Sally Ride proved that women have an important place in America’s space programme. (131 words)



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20- How long was the mission? What did Sally’s success prove?



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Passage 2: (Questions 21-25)

In Malaysia most of the floods are caused by the annual monsoon, which brings heavy rain to the east coast. If, however, the rain could be made to fall in the China Sea, there would be no more floods. The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR) knew that this was impossible, but thought that it might be possible to reduce the number of times it rained and the amount of rain that fell each time. They thought the total amount of rain damage might be reduced by up to 50%

Rain is caused by air containing water vapour rising and becoming cooler. Tiny drops of water float and become a cloud. When the cloud rises, the drops become colder and bigger. Because of their size, they are no longer able to float. They then fall as rain.

Seeding the clouds with chemical make these drops form earlier than they normally do. The seeding is done by aeroplanes which fly through the clouds.



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24- Explain how rain is caused.



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Passage 3 (Questions 26-30)

Crows are very clever birds which can be trained to be amusing pets, but because of their stealing and the damage that they do to crops , many states offer prizes for killing them. Even though people have been hunting crows for years, experts are sure that there are more crows in the country than ever before.

How is this possible? Crows use an effective means of survival in the face of attack: cooperation. The crow flock posts guards high in the tree tops while the rest of the flock feeds. These guards can spot a gun barrel a kilometer away. Long before the hunter reaches gunshot range, the crows are gone.



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27- Why do some states offer prizes for killing them?



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28- Why are there more crows than ever though people have been hunting them for years?



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29- In what way is the crows’ cooperation successful?



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Passage 4 (Questions 31-35)



Among the longest lived animals are the elephant, the box turtle, the alligator, the raven and the ostrich. These animals have life spans of over 50 years. The elephant, contrary to popular belief, does not have such an extraordinarily long life. The records on the turtle show life spans of twice that expected of the elephant.

Among small creatures some flies die the same day they appear. Mice may live a year or two. Trout, blue jays and chameleons have a maximum life span of about 4 years.

It is often thought that the larger the animal, the longer its lifespan. In shape and size, the grizzly bear, the lion, the canary and the cat are very different. Yet all these animals may live about 20 years, except for accidental death.



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32- How long does an elephant live? How long is the lifespan of a turtle?



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33- Which creature has the shortest life span? How long is its lifespan?



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34- Which has longer lifespan, a chameleon or a mouse?



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35- Is it true that the larger the animal, the longer its lifespan? Why (not)



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Section 3: Cloze test (Questions 41-50)

Find the most suitable word to fill in each numbered blank.



After breakfast I sent the children to school and then I (36)__________________ to market. It was still early (37)__________________ I returned home. The children were at (38)_________________, my husband was at work and the (39)__________________ was quiet. So I decided to make some tarts (40)__________________ tea. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered (41)__________________ sticky pastry. At exactly that moment the telephone (42)__________________. I picked up the receiver between two sticky (43)________________ and was dismayed to recognise the voice of Mrs. Bates. It (44)__________________ me ten minutes to persuade (45)__________________ to ring back later. At last, I hung up the receiver. What a mess!





PART TWO: WRITING

Section 1: (Questions 51-70)

Use the words given and make all the changes necessary to produce correct sentences.



46- Roald Amundsend / Norwegian / be / first / person / reach / South Pole



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47- world / be / overpopulated / yet / peopel / keep / have / large / family



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48- party / be / disaster / because / nobody / enjoy themselves



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49- It / be / hard / concentrate / work / when / roomate / play / loud music



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50- it / discover / scientists / average person / spend / 220,000 hours / lifetime / sleep



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51- there / be / no reason / feel / embarrassed / when / you / make / mistake / in class



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52- Pakistan/ women / spend / 60 hours / week / housework / husband / not usually help / them



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53. when / you / have cold / try / avoid / give / it / friends



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54- fortune-tellers / always / tell /truth / as / they / speak /general terms



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55- my son / be / only 5 / but / he / can / tell / time / already



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SECTION 2: (Questions 56-65)

Finish each of the incomplete sentences below in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence given in italics.



56. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult.



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57- Whose does this bag belong to?



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58- The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day.



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59- It’s a 6-hour drive from London to Edinburgh.



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60- Julia cleaned the house but then she fell asleep on the sofa.



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61- I think you should see a doctor, Chris.



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62- I’ll definitely take you to the zoo, children.



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63- The police were following the suspects.



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64- Sam lost his job because he was so lazy.



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65- I like fish but I don’t like catching them myself.



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Section 3: Translation (Questions 66-75)



A. Translate the following sentences intoVietnamese: (Questions 66 -70)





66- More than seven hundred languages are spoken in Africa. Each community developed separately, creating its own language.



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68- Ecology is the study of how plants and animals interact with their environments.



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69- The ancient Egyptians developed their sciences for practical uses. For example, Egyptian astronomers studied the sky to help determine when to plant their crops.



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B. Translate the following sentences into English (Questions 71-75)



71- Từ 1/6/2001 tất cả những người đi xe gắn máy đều phải đội mũ bảo hiểm.



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72- Thức ăn ở nhà hàng Sorrento rất ngon nhưng rất đắt.



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73- Em tôi ăn một quả táo mỗi ngày để giữ sức khoẻ tốt.



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74- Marty Porter, một học viên lớp đêm và là mẹ của 3 đứa trẻ dưới 10 tuổi, đã phải miễn cưỡng từ bỏ việc làm toàn thời gian của mình vì không đủ thì giờ để học, làm việc và chăm sóc con cái.



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PART ONE : READING


SECTION 1: Questions 1-15



Choose one word / phrase given in the box which best completes each sentence. Each word/phrase can be chosen only once.



made solution get used to during threw away

let threatened used to single whispered

told living allow practice problem

for alone worries hurt gave up

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1- The building was badly_________________ in the fire

2- Although she hated the food, her father __________________ her to eat it.

3- She was unhappy __________________ her childhood.

4- It took him ages to __________________ living in the new town.

5- Her parents never __________________ her go out after 8.

6- Are you married or __________________ ?

7- The blackmailer __________________ to send the photograph to the police.

8- I __________________ the violin every day.

9- No one really believes there are __________________ creatures on Mars.

10- Let’s consider how we can solve the __________________.

11- I accidentally ____________________ my ticket and had to buy a new one.

12- They __________________ looking for her when it grew dark.

13- His __________________ had always been to become an architect.

14- I a low voice, she _________________ that someone was moving about upstairs.

15- John ________________ a great deal about examinations.



SECTION 2: Questions 16-35

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions following each passage.

Passage 1: (Questions 16-20)
In 1947, the pilot of a small aeroplane saw nine strange objects in the sky over Washington in the USA. He said that they looked like saucers. Newspapers printed his story under the headline FLYING SAUCERS.

Since then all over the world, people have reported seeing many similar strange objects. No one knows what they are or where they come from. Some people say they do not exist, but many people say they have seen them. Usually people on the ground have seen them, but not always. Airline pilots also have reported seeing them and so have astronauts – the men who fly spaceships. Captain Ed Mitchell, who was the sixth man to walk on the moon, said in 1974 that he believed some flying saucers are real. Many other people now believe that these strange flying objects are visiting the earth from other worlds in space.



16- Who was the first to see strange flying objects? Where was he when he saw them?



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19- Who was Captain Ed Mitchell? What did he think about flying saucers?



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Passage 2 (Questions 21-25)

The hundred inventions made by Thomas Edison include the electric light bulb, the world’s first ‘talking-machine’ – the record- player, and the film projector. Even when he was a small boy, Thomas Edison, the world’s greatest inventor, was always trying to find out more about how things worked. For example, he once fell into a grain store and was nearly killed. There was another time when he prodded a bees’ nest to see what would happened. A goat came from behind and pushed him into the bees’ nest and he was badly stung. His father was usually angry with the boy’s wish to know about things and thought that he would do nothing in life. One day, however, Thomas went too far. He set a farm on fire to see what would happen. What happened was that his father caned him in the market place for everyone to see.



21- What are some of Edison’s inventions?



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22- What was Edison like as a small boy?



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Passage 3: (Questions 26-30)

There are many names for Australia -- Oz, Down Under, and the official name, the Commonwealth of Australia. But the name that the Australians like is ‘the Lucky Country’. It probably didn’t seem very lucky to the first settlers. They were convicts who had been transported from Britain. But after gold was discovered in the 1850’s, thousands of free settlers left the cold dark industrial towns to find their places in the sun.

Australia has a population of about sixteen and a half million people. In a country of over seven and a half million square kilometres – the sixth largest in the world, this is a very small population. Over 80% of Australia’s population is of British origin. This can be seen in many aspects of Australian life. English is the national language, cricket is the national game, and traffic keeps to the left.



26- What are the different names for Australia?

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Passage 4 (Questions 31-35)

The spread of the English language is due to colonial and commercial factors. The great colonies of North America and Australia were the commercial springboard which led to English becoming the most important of the international languages. French, once a close rival to English when it was the language of diplomacy , doesn’t figure in the top ten languages. Its international status , however, lingers in the field of postal services.

The dominance of English as an international language is fairly safe. The Japanese adopted English as the language of commerce mainly because their language is so difficult and they were dealing with the American market.

With the break up of the Soviet union and the reunification of Germany, the importance of German is bound to increase. The Japanese have already taken note of this fact and more of their businessmen are learning German to be ready to take advantage of the new European market.



31- Why is English so widely spoken?



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32- What international status did French hold in the past? In what field does French still

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Section 3
Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

Wesley Paul has been called the fastest boy (36)__________________ earth. He was born (37)__________________ 1969 and began running at the (38)__________________ of 3 with his father. (39)__________________ he was 7, he could run 1.6 km in 6 minutes 4 seconds and a marathon in 4 hours and 4 minutes. By the time he was 9, he had taken (40) ______________ in 6 marathons and held 30 world records.

Wesley has a strong (41)_______________. He also trains very (42)__________________. He runs a long race every day to increase his endurance. Wesley is also interested (43)__________________ school subjects and good (44)__________________ all of them. He enjoys being a (45)__________________.



PART TWO: WRITING


Section 1: (Questions 46-55)

Use the words given and make all the changes necessary to produce a series of correct sentences.



46- this church / be / oldest building / town.



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47- I / have / meal / train / so / I / be / not hungry.



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48- she / become / famous / after / appear / TV programme



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49- we / be / delayed / because / there / be / accident



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50- when / I / be / young / I used to / collect / stamp / hobby



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51- Louis / write / letter / complaint / editor / newpaper.



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52- It / be / now / known / cigarettes / can / seriously / damage / health



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53- Look / pumpkin ; it / be / biggest / I / see / this year



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55- it / be / illegal / drive / car / without / licence



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SECTION 2: (Questions 56-65)

Finish each of the incomplete sentences below in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence given in italics.



56- Farmers spray the trees each week.



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57- Cats aren’t as expensive to keep as dogs



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58- The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.



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59- ‘What time does the film start. Peter?”



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60-‘Don’t forget to buy some bread, Mum,’ said Pauline.



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61- Jane gave up smoking because she wanted to save money.



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62- I couldn’t drink the soup, as it was too hot.



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63- The weather is fine, but my flowers haven’t come out.



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64- I advise you not to go.



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65- We hope to see you here again next year, Peter.



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Section 3: Translation (Questions 66-75)

A. Translate the following sentences intoVietnamese: (Questions 66 -70)

66- On October 8, 1871, Chicago was struck by one of the worst fires in history. The exact cause of the fire is not known.



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67- The pollution problem is as complicated as it serious, as much pollution is caused by things that benefit people.



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68- Edgar Allen Poe is regarded as one of the best authors of horror stories, but he received little recognition and almost no money while he lived.



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69- Food is an important part in the development of nations. In countries where food is scarce, people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down progress as men have little time to devote to science, industry, government and art.



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PART ONE: READING


SECTION 1: (Questions 1-20)

Choose one word / phrase given in the box which best completes each sentence. Each word/phrase can be chosen only once.

commits
exact
companions
earns
reserve

opinion
shoot
colony
patient
under control

relieved
article
victim
makes
most

majority
because of
talk
released
continuously

continually
mention
fault
tribes
mistake

from
pack
herbs
parts
shot


1- Did Jenny say anything about her sister? - No she didn’t _____________________ her at all.

2- Roberts and Tom went through a lot of dangers together. They were close __________________.

3- Hong Kong is now independent. It’s no longer a British __________________.

4- Have you seen today’s newspaper? There is an interesting __________________ about Japan.

5- How tall are you? -My ____________________ height is 5 foot 8 and 3 quarters inches.

6- I don’t know what you think of George’s work, but in my ________________, it’s very good.

7- I heard a __________________ and then three men came running out of the bank.

8- If you take your dog to the public park, you have to keep it________________.

9- Peter is in hospital. He was the __________________ of a careless driver.

10- John doesn’t have much money, but he usually __________________ a bit during summer vacations.

11- That man has spent half his life in prison. As soon as he’s let out, he __________________ another crime and is caught again.

12- The appointment of another doctor to help me has __________________ me a lot of work.

13- There are still some __________________ in New Guinea which have never seen a white man.

14- There aren’t many people with blue eyes in Greece. The ____________________ have dark eyes.

15- This rain doesn’t stop. It’s been raining __________________ for the past two hours.

16- Do you suffer __________________ lack of sleep?

17- We have to leave early tomorrow morning, so I’m going to __________________ my bags tonight.

18- We like good food, so we grow various __________________ in our garden.

19- We went to the theatre early to get good seats, because it’s impossible to __________________ them in advance.

20- We were late getting to the party, but it wasn’t our __________________. The car broke down.

SECTION 2: (Questions 21-40)

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions following each passage.


Passage 1Questions 21-25)

Computers are being used more and more to create images that entertain, persuade, inspire, or protect us. You may be most familiar with these images or computer graphics, in movies and advertisements. But computer graphics are being used routinely in fields such as medicine and engineering.

One use of computer graphics in medicine is the CAT scan, short for computerized axial tomography. The CAT scan allows the doctor to see what is going on inside a patient’s body. For example, a doctor may order a CAT scan to see if a patient has a brain tumor. First the patient lies flat on a table while the brain is x-rayed from several angles. Then the computer puts the x-ray images together and creates a cross-section of the brain. This helps the doctor to make a diagnosis without having to perform surgery.

An engineer who is designing a bridge will use computer graphics to show how all the pieces of the bridge fit together. Then the engineer can manipulate the computer image to show what will happen to the bridge under certain conditions, such as high winds, heavy traffic, and earthquakes. The engineer can then change the design of the bridge to help it meet these conditions.

What began as a time-saving tool has become a life-saving tool and a life-enhancing tool as well.



21- In what fields are computer graphics most common?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



22- What do doctors use CAT scan for?

__________________________________________________ _________________



23- How can doctors diagnose a brain tumor without having to perform surgery?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



24- How do computer graphics help an engineer who is designing a bridge?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



25- How do computer graphics help an engineer to improve his design?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



Passage 2: (Questions 26-30)

Are you a leftie? If you are, you are one of millions in the world who prefer to use their left hands. There would be millions more left-handed people if their societies did not force them to use their right hands.

To understand left-handedness, it is necessary to look at the brain. The brain is divided into 2 hemispheres. In most right-handers, the left hemisphere is the center of language and logical thinking, where they do their math problems and memorize vocabulary. The right hemisphere controls how they understand broad, general ideas, and how they respond to the five senses – sight, smell, taste and touch.

The left hemisphere of the brain controls the right side of the body, and the right hemisphere of the brain controls the left side. Both sides of the body receive the same information from the brain because both hemispheres are connected. However, in right-handed people the left hemisphere is stronger. In left-handed people, it is the right hemisphere that is stronger.

Different handedness causes differences in people. Although the left hemisphere controls language in most right-handers, 40% of left-handers have the language center in the right hemisphere. The other 60% use the left side of the brain or both sides for language.

Left-handedness can cause problems for people. Some left-handed children see letters and words backwards. They read d for b and was for saw. Another problem is stuttering. Some left-handed children start to stutter when they are forced to write with their right hands.



26- What is a leftie?

__________________________________________________ _________________



27- How do the two hemispheres of the brain function?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



28- Why is it said that both sides of the brain receive the same information? Which side of the brain is the center for language in most right-handers?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________

29- Do left-handers always have the language center in the right hemisphere?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



30- What are some problems that left-handed children suffer from?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________





Passage 3 (Questions 31-35)

Visitors to The New Orleans Cotton Exposition of 1884 saw a new tropical plant that had been brought from Venezuela. The new plant floated on the surface of a pond or stream, supported by air-filled bladder in the stalk of each leaf. Each plant bore clusters of very beautiful orchid-like blossoms.

Some exposition visitors obtained cuttings of the plant to take home with them because they wanted the beautiful, pale-violet flowers floating on their garden pools. They got what they wanted and more, for the water hyacinth escaped from cultivation and soon became a troublesome weed. Today, it chokes many streams and rivers in the Southern United States, from Florida west to Texas. Water hyacinths grow very quickly, covering the surface of the stream from bank to bank. One plant can produce 1,000 more plants in less than 2 months. The plants often form a tangled mass so thick that a boat cannot force a way through it.

In the United States, a great deal of money has been spent on projects designed to control water hyacinths. Poisons will kill the plants and dredges can scoop them out of the water, but they soon reappear. Some scientists have suggested establishing the manatee, or sea cow, in the afflicted regions. The manatee is a large aquatic mammal that can consume up to 100 pounds of vegetation a day, and it will eat water hyacinths.

But since manatees are endangered, it is unlikely that they will provide a permanent solution. Therefore, scientists are trying to discover uses for the water hyacinth. Some researchers are experimenting with using dried water hyacinths as livestock feed. Others are experimenting with using these plants in water purification systems because water hyacinths can absorb many chemicals, including industrial wastes. (292 words)



31- What was the water hyacinth like?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



32- Why did some of the visitors try to take home cuttings of the plant?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



33- Why did the plant soon become a troublesome weed?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



34- Why have some scientists suggested establishing the manatee in the afflicted regions? Why isn’t this solution long-lasting?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



35- What may water hyacinths be used?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________





Passage 4 (Questions 35-40)

Although most universities in the United States are on a semester system, which offers classes in the fall and spring, some schools observe a quarter system comprised of fall, winter, spring and summer quarters. The academic year, September to June, is divided into three quarters of eleven weeks each, beginning in September, January, and March; the summer quarter, June to August, is composed of shorter sessions of varying length.

There are several advantages and disadvantages to the quarter system. On the plus side, students who wish to complete their degrees in less than the customary four years may take advantage of the opportunity to study year round by enrolling in all four quarters. In addition, although most students begin their programs in the fall quarter, they can enter at the beginning of any other quarters. Finally, since the physical facilities are kept in operation year round, the resources are used efficiently to serve the greatest number of students. But there are several disadvantages as well. Many faculty complain that the eleven-week term is simply not enough for them to cover the material required by most college courses. Students also find it difficult to complete the assignments in such a short period of time.

In order to combine the advantages of the quarter system with those of the semester system, some colleges and universities have instituted a three-term trimester system. In fourteen weeks faculty and students have more time to cover material and finish course requirements, but the additional term provides more options for admission during the year and accelerates the degree programs for those students who wish to graduate early. (270 words)



36- How does a semester system differ from a quarter system?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



37- What are the advantages of the quarter system for students?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



38- What are the disadvantages of the quarter system for teachers and students?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



39- What solution has been suggested to limit the disadvantages?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



40- What are the advantages of a three-term trimester system?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________





Section 3: Cloze test (Questions 41-50)

Find the most suitable word to fill in each numbered blank.

For many centuries, Budapest was two cities, with Buda on the west side of the (41)_______________ Danube and Pest on the east (42)_________________. Budapest became one city (43)____________1872, and it has been the (44)_____________ city of Hungary for about 80 years.

The (45)__________________ of Budapest is about 3 million, and (46)________________ city is a very popular place (47)_______________ tourists. Visitors like to take boat rides along the Danube. Budapest is also known for (48)_________________ exciting nightlife. The best (49)______________ to visit is the summer since Budapest is (50)__________________ in the winter.



PART II. WRITING

SECTION 1. CONTROLLED WRITING (Questions 51 – 60)

Instructions: Use the words / phrases provided below to write complete sentences. You should make all the necessary additions and alterations so that your sentences are correct. Study the example carefully before you begin.

Ex: I just have / wonderful holiday / some friends / Northern Ireland.

I’ve just had a wonderful holiday with some friends in Northern Ireland.



51. You / happen / see Lan / you / be / Long An yesterday?



__________________________________________________ _________________________



52. I/ be born / small village / not far / Hanoi.



__________________________________________________ _________________________



53. I / spend two hours / wait / bus / arrive.



__________________________________________________ ________________________



54. We / pay / visit / our aunt / her birthday.



__________________________________________________ _________________________



55. police / watch / house / several weeks.



__________________________________________________ _________________________



56. I / look forward / hear / you / soon / possible.



__________________________________________________ _________________________



57. He / offer / replace / old battery / new one.



__________________________________________________ _________________________



58. Many / us / be afraid / lose / our jobs.



__________________________________________________ _________________________



59. We get / lot / homework / it / difficult / finish it.



__________________________________________________ _________________________



60. You usually have / pay / tickets / advance.

__________________________________________________ _________________________



SECTION 2. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (Questions 61 – 65)

Instructions: Using the words given, rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original sentence.



61. ‘Why don’t we go home and have a cup of coffee?’ suggested Delia.

Delia suggested __________________________________________________ _____



62. Sally regrets not sending a postcard to her family when she was on holiday.

Sally wishes __________________________________________________ _________.



63. ‘Don’t forget to take your toothbrush,’ she told me.

She reminded me __________________________________________________ ___.



64. I’ll see you, not tomorrow, but the next day.

I’ll see you the __________________________________________________ _____________.



65. Today is the hottest day of the month.

No other day __________________________________________________ ___________.



66. Jim had a headache, but he still read until late.

In spite of __________________________________________________ _________________.



67. Did you manage to stop him?

Were you __________________________________________________ ________________?



68.Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.

Penicillin __________________________________________________ __________.



69. Most of the class walks to school.

Most of the class comes to school ________________________________________________.



70.The Browns finally managed to buy their own flat after years of saving up.

Only after years_____________________________________________ ___________.



SECTION 3. TRANSLATION (Questions 71 – 80)

Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.



71. Children in technologically developed societies have stronger characters than those from rural communities.

__________________________________________________ _______________________________

__________________________________________________ _______________________________

72. Several medical wonders of the twentieth century came from plants found only in rain forests.

__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ____________

73.A comfortable environment is one of the most important factors in helping to reduce crime committed by the young.

__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ____________

­74. I work hard carrying out two jobs, one as a housewife and mother and one from 9 to 5 and I always try to put my family first.

__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ _________





75. The ocean contains perhaps 60 times as much carbon as exists in all the atmosphere.

__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ____________

Translate the following sentences into English.

76. Tôi và Quang đã quen biết nhau hơn 10 năm nay.

__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ____________

77. Khói thải từ các quốc gia công nghiệp sẽ khiến nhiệt độ trên thế giới gia tăng đến 50C.

__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ____________78. Hút thuốc lá nơi công cộng có thể bị phạt tới 10 triệu đồng.

__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ____________

79. Hiện mỗi năm Đại học Huế có hơn 4000 sinh viên tốt nghiệp nhưng có đến 40% không tìm được việc làm.

__________________________________________________ _____________________________

__________________________________________________ _____________________________

80. Số lượng máy tính cá nhân ở châu Á đạt 6,3 triệu máy trong 3 tháng đầu năm nay, tăng 10% so với cùng kỳ năm ngoái.

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KEY


SECTION 1: (Questions 1-20)

1-mention 2- companions 3- colony 4- article

5- exact 6- opinion 7- shot 8- under control

9- victim 10- earns 11- commits 12- relieved

13- tribes 14- majority 15- continuously 16- from

17- pack 18- herbs 19- reserve 20- fault

SECTION 2: (Questions 21-40)

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions following each passage.


Passage 1Questions 21-25) (222 words)

21- In what fields are computer graphics most common? (In movies and advertisements)

22- What do doctors use CAT scan for? (To see what is going on inside a patient’s body.)

23- How can doctors diagnose a brain tumor without having to perform surgery? They can order a CAT scan. First, the brain is x-rayed from several angles. Then the computer puts the x-ray images together and creates a cross-section of the brain. In this way doctors can make a diagnosis with having to perform surgery.)

24- How do computer graphics help an engineer who is designing a bridge? (An engineer can use computer graphics to show how all the pieces of the bridge fit together.)

25- How do computer graphics help an engineer to improve his design? (The engineer can manipulate the computer image to show what will happen to the bridge under certain conditions. The engineer can then change the design of the bridge to help it meet these conditions.)

Passage 2: (Questions 26-30) (250 words)

26- What is a leftie? (One who prefers to use their left hands.)

27- How do the two hemispheres of the brain function? (The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body. It is the center of language and logical thinking. The right hemisphere controls the left side of the body. It accounts for how people understand broad, general ideas, and how they respond to the five senses.)

28- Why is it said that both sides of the brain receive the same information? Which side of the brain is the center for language in most right-handers? (Because the two hemispheres are connected. The left side.)

29- Do left-handers always have the language center in the right hemisphere? (only 40% of left-handers have the language center in the right hemisphere. The other 60% use the left side of the brain or both sides for language.

30- What are some problems that left-handed children suffer from? (Some left-handed children see words backward. Some start to stutter when they are forced to write with their right hands.)

Passage 3 (Questions 31-35) (292 words)

31- What was the water hyacinth like? (It floated on the surface of a pond or stream, supported by air-filled bladder in the stalk of each leaf. Each plant bore clusters of very beautiful orchid-like blossoms.)

32- Why did some of the visitors try to take home cuttings of the plant? (Because they wanted the beautiful, pale-violet flowers floating on their garden pools.)

33- Why did the plant soon become a troublesome weed? (Water hyacinths grow very quickly, covering the surface of the stream from bank to bank and often form a tangled mass so thick that a boat cannot force a way through it.)

34- Why have some scientists suggested establishing the manatee in the afflicted regions? Why isn’t this solution long-lasting? (The manatee is a large aquatic mammal that can consume up to 100 pounds of vegetation a day, and it will eat water hyacinths. But manatees are endangered, so this doesn’t seem to be a long-lasting / permanent solution.)

35- What may water hyacinths be used? Why? (Water hyacinths may be used as livestock feed or in water purification systems because water hyacinths can absorb many chemicals, including industrial wastes.)

Passage 4 (Questions 35-40) (270 words)

36- How does a semester system differ from a quarter system? (A semester system consists of only 2 major sessions a year - in the fall and spring, while a quarter system is composed of 3 regular terms and one summer term.)

37- What are the advantages of the quarter system for students? They can study all year round and graduate early. In addition, they can begin not only in fall but also at any other quarters. Finally the resources are used efficiently to serve the greatest number of students, because they are kept in operation year round.

38- What are the disadvantages of the quarter system for teachers and students?

Teachers complain that the eleven-week term is simply not enough for them to cover the material required by most college courses. Students also find it difficult to complete the assignments in such a short period of time.

39- What solution has been suggested to limit the disadvantages? (To combine the advantages of the quarter system with those of the semester system, some colleges and universities have established a three-term trimester system.)

40- What are the advantages of a three-term trimester system? (Faculty and students have more time to cover material and finish course requirements; the additional term provides more options for admission during the year and accelerates the degree programs for those students who wish to graduate early.)

Section 3: Cloze test (Questions 41-50)

Find the most suitable word to fill in each numbered blank.

41- river 42- side 43- in 44- capital 45- population

46- the 47- for 48- its 49- time 50- cold

WRITING:

51. Did you happen to see Lan when you were in LA yesterday?

52. I was born in a small village not far from Hanoi.

53. I spent two hours waiting for the bus to arrive.

54. We paid a visit to my/our aunt on her birthday.

55. The police have been watching the house for several weeks.

56. I look (am looking) forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

57. He offered to replace the old battery with the new one.

58. Many of us are afraid of losing our jobs.

59. We get a lot of homework and it is difficult to finish it.

60. You usually have to pay for the tickets in advance.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:

61 Delia suggested going home and having a cup of coffee..

62. Sally wishes she had sent a postcard …

63 She reminded me to take my toothbrush..

64.I’ll see you the day after tomorrow.

65.No other day of the month is as hot as today

66.In spite of having a headache, Jim read until late.

67. Were you able to stop him?.

68.Penicillin was discovered (by A. Fleming)in 1928.

69.Most of the class comes to school on foot.

70 Only after years of saving up did the Browns manage to buy their own flat..

TRANSLATE:

In Vietnamese:

71. Trẻ em trong những nước công nghiệp phát triển có tính cách mạnh mẽ hơn trẻ em ở các vùng thôn quê

72.Nhiều thần dược trong thế kỷ 20 xuất phát từ những loại thảo mộc chỉ được tìm thấy ở rừng mưa nhiệt đới.

73. Một môi trường sống an tâm là một trong những yếu tố quan trọng nhất giúp thanh thiếu niên giảm phạm tội.

74. Tôi vất vả đảm đương hai việc: làm mẹ và làm nội trợ, việc kia ở cơ quan từ 9 giờ đến 5 giờ chiều và tôi luôn cố đặt gia đình lên ưu tiên hàng đầu.

75. Lượng carbon chứa trong đại dương có lẽ gấp 60 lần trong không khí.

In English:

76.Quang and I have known each other for 10 years.

77. Smoke emissions from industrial nations will cause temperatures around the world to rise by as much as 50C.

78. Those who smoke in public places may be fined as much as VND 10 million.

79.More than 4000 students graduate from Hue University every year but 40% of them are unable to find jobs.

80. The number of personal computers in Asia reached 6,3 million in the first three months of this year, an increase of 10% over the same period of last year.



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PART ONE: READING


SECTION 1: (Questions 1-20)

Choose one word / phrase given in the box which best completes each sentence. Each word/phrase can be chosen only once.

for the sake of
suits
strike
continual
depends

avoid
stroke
famine
affected
swollen

practice
afford
model
costs
medium

experience
fashion
popular
license
favourite

permission
suburbs
experiment
continuous
charged

worth
qualified
accused
fits
reality




1- After no rain for several years, there was ___________________ in parts of Northeast India.

2- Before you’re allowed to drive, you have to get a driver’s ________________.

3- Climbing that mountain was a new interesting __________________ for me.

4- Do you want a soft pencil or a hard one? - Neither. I want a ____________one.

5- Everyone in college likes Helen. She’s the most __________________ girl in the whole place.

6- David had a very good job in the Middle East, but he came home ______________________ his children.

7- Tim’s long illness __________________ his performance in the examinations a lot.

8- George wants $1000 for his old car, but I don’t think it’s __________________ as much as that.

9- Tom isn’t rich and can’t __________________ a new car every year.

10- Cinderella left the prince at the __________________ of midnight.

11- How should I go to Chicago? – That __________________ on how fast you want to get there.

12- I don’t like John. His _________________ complaints, day after day, make me angry.

13- I don’t want those narrow shoes, although I know they are the latest __________________.

14- When you see Ali, you’d better _________________ talking about Sue’s trouble with the police.

15- In some countries, employers are __________________ of exploiting their workers by paying them low wages.

16- A lot of people like to move out to the ___________________ of the city these days.

17- Roger knows all about airplanes, but he can’t fly. There’s a big difference between theory and __________________.

18- I don’t think Peter is well __________________ for this job.

19- Ellen’s face is __________________ on one side because she has had a bad toothache.

20- That dress is very pretty, but it __________________ you badly over the shoulders.



SECTION 2: (Questions 21-40)

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions following each passage.


Passage 1: (Questions 21-25)

Karl Jansky was an engineer working for a telephone company. In 1931 he was given a hard task. His company told him that it was needed to know why so much noise, or static, came over its telephone line.

To find the answer, Jansky built a funny-looking antenna. He hoped the antenna would find the cause of the static. Up to that time, people believed that static came from thunderstorms. Jansky discovered that some of the static indeed came from storms. But one kind of static was always there and was not caused by thunderstorms. This static came from stars far out in space. Radio waves given off by the stars caused the static.

Other people want to study these waves, too. They built new antennas, which were the first radio telescopes. Using radio telescopes, scientists were able to find groups of stars that were too far away to be seen with other telescopes.

Today, scientists send new kinds of telescopes into space. NASA launched the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) in 1991. Instead of listening to the stars, CGRO ‘feels’ them. A collision creates a shower of particles. When these particles hit the CGRO it gives off a burst of light. Scientists can use these bursts to figure out where the gamma rays came from. When they find the source of the gamma rays, they know they have found a star! By 1996, CGRO had recorded 1,400 bursts.



21- What task was Jansky given in 1931?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



22- What did people believe caused static? What did Jansky discover with his antenna?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



23- What were the new antennas? What were they used for?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



24- What is CGRO? How does it operate?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________







25- How can scientists find stars with the help of CGRO?

__________________________________________________ _________________

__________________________________________________ _________________



Passage 2: (Questions 26-30)

A hermit crab does not have a hard shell as most crabs do. Its long soft body makes a nice meal for a hungry fish. It needs a way to protect itself. It moves into the empty shell of a snail or other sea animals.

The hermit crab lives safely inside its borrowed house. Only its legs and eyes stick out from the shell opening. It can move around with its house on its back and still see where it is going.

The hermit crab has only one problem. The shell cannot grow inside as it grows larger. There comes a time when its house is too small.

The hermit crab must keep its old house until it finds another. But finding the right home is not always easy. The crab is like a person shopping for a new coat. It must make sure that it gets one that fits properly.

When the hermit crab sees a shell that looks right, it leaves its old one. It backs into the new seashell and tries it on for size. If it is too large, a fish might pull the crab out. If it picks a house that is too tight, it will not be comfortable. The hermit crab searches until it finds a house that is just right.



26- In what way is the hermit crab different from most crabs?

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27- What does the hermit crab do to protect itself?

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28- How does the hermit crab ‘live’ in its borrowed house?

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29- Why does a hermit crab have to look for a new house?

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30- Why should the hermit crab make sure that it gets a house that fits properly?

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Passage 3 (Questions 31-35)

Algae are plants without roots or leaves that grow in wet places. You may have seen algae on top of the water in a pond or lake. Algae will even grow in fish bowls. Most algae are green or blue-green, but some are red, brown or black.

Often, you buy algae at the drugstore, but you do not know it. Some kinds of algae are used in making cream, toothpaste, skin creams and medicine.

Algae do not look or taste good, but they are high in food value. They can be made into flour. People are working to make algae taste better so that they can be used for food.

Tomorrow more people will live in the world. They will need more food to eat. Algae are easy to grow. They may become an important food.

Algae can grow on spaceships. The people who go out into space may have their own algae gardens. Then they will not run out of food.



31- What are algae?

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32- What colour are algae?

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33- What are algae used for?

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34- Why is it said that algae can be an important food?

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35- How useful are algae to people who go out into space?

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Passage 4 (Questions 35-40)

In 1989, educators in the USA began to call attention to a national problem: most students leave American schools without the mathematical skills needed for higher education. The Education Testing Service reported that, in an international survey, American teenagers had the lowest math scores.

This situation has been defined as “innumeracy”, or the inability to grasp the basic idea of mathematics. Mathematicians, teachers, and scientists were alarmed by these findings because the modern world depends upon math and science technology. They looked for the reasons for innumeracy and decided that, in addition to poor education, there are many psychological blocks to acquiring an understanding of mathematics.

Embarrassment about not knowing math can lead to fear in the classroom. Fear can lead to silence because students do not want to draw attention to their lack of knowledge. As a result, those students fall further and further behind. Low visibility in the classroom has not always been recognized as a silent call for help.

Math educators decided to try to change that. In 1990, the Mathematical Sciences Education Board called for a change in the way math is taught in the USA.

Math reform is beginning with the educators themselves. Teachers are now being trained to recognize and to help students work through “math anxiety” - the roadblocks on their way to gaining competence in mathematics. In addition, math textbooks are being updated to help students understand that math is not a sort of foreign language of numbers. Math is a tool that helps us to analyze patterns and structures, and to discover relationships.



36- What problem did the USA face in 1989?

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37- What is meant by “innumeracy”?

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38- Why were mathematicians, teachers, and scientists alarmed by the findings?

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39- What are the reasons for innumeracy?

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40- What does math reform consist of?

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Section 3: Cloze test (Questions 41-50)

Find the most suitable word to fill in each numbered blank.



As the world population increases, countries must produce more (41)__________________. However, deserts are growing, and millions of people are building houses that used to be farms. How can we solve a problem that seems to have no (42)_________________?
One way (43)__________________ to start eating different plants. There are more than 350,000 kinds of plants in (44)__________________ world. Of these, approximately 80,000 are suitable (45)__________________ humans to eat. But today over one-half of all human food energy and protein (46)________________ from just three kinds of plants: corn, wheat and rice. In fact it is common in developing countries for people to depend (47)_________________ only one or two plants for (48)__________________ food. A disease or bad (49)_________________ can destroy these crops and the people have nothing to (50)__________________.







PART II. WRITING

SECTION 1. CONTROLLED WRITING (Questions 51 – 60)

Instructions: Use the words / phrases provided below to write complete sentences. You should make all the necessary additions and alterations so that your sentences are correct. Study the example carefully before you begin.

Ex: I just have / wonderful holiday / some friends / Northern Ireland.

I’ve just had a wonderful holiday with some friends in Northern Ireland.



51. Nam / apply / job / new restaurant / last week.



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52. He / be / so bored / lecture / he / decide / leave.



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53. She / look / forward / see / mother again / months / away / home.



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54. There / be / no need / tell / police / accident.



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55. You / better / report / matter / police.



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56. We / go / have / this wall / knock down.



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57. She / have difficulty / understand him / first.



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58. It / take / her / long time / get accustomed / live alone.



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59. She / come back / next week / Tuesday / Wednesday.



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60. Most / books / we use / belong / school.



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SECTION 2. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (Questions 61 – 65)

Instructions: Using the words given, rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original sentence.



61. My mother never complained although she was ill.

In spite of her __________________________________________________ _________.



62. She probably won’t object too much.

She is unlikely __________________________________________________ _______.



63.‘Why don’t you get a dog, John?’ said Mary.

Mary suggested __________________________________________________ ______.



64.‘Do you know Mr Trout’s phone number, Liz?’ asked Tracy.

Tracy asked Liz if __________________________________________________ _____.



65. ‘I wish I hadn’t eaten so much cake’ said Ricky.

Ricky regretted __________________________________________________ ______.

66. I’m sure the butler didn’t do it.

The butler can’t __________________________________________________ _____



67. This book is much more interesting than the last one.

The last book was not __________________________________________________ __



68. Our company sells more than a thousand cars a week.

More than a thousand cars _________________________________________________



69. Tina felt unhappy and she cried.

Tina felt so __________________________________________________ ___________



70. I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone.

Unless you __________________________________________________ ___________



SECTION 3. TRANSLATION (Questions 71 – 80)

Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.



71. Far from cutting down on the amount of paper used, we now use 10% more paper than we did before.

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72. Highly gifted children have the ability to work independently and are interested in adult topics such as religion, war, politics and so on.

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73. It is generally accepted that the experiences of the child in his first years largely determine his later personality.

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74. Naturalists have long known that monkeys, our nearest relatives in the animal kingdom, communicate with one another through gestures, sounds and facial expressions.

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75. Children need protection but what they need even more is the confidence to cope with normal difficulties on their own.

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Translate the following sentences into English.



76. Khi còn trẻ tôi hút thuốc rất nhiều nhưng nay thì thôi.

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77. Chọn lựa nghề nghiệp là yếu tố quyết định thành công trong tương lai của mỗi cá nhân.

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78. Nhiều học sinh vẫn mơ ước được học tại các trường đại học nổi tiếng.

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79. Ngân hàng Phát triển châu Á (ADB) đã quyết định cho VN vay 90 triệu đô la để phát triển ngành nông nghiệp.

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80. Từ nay đến 2005, TPHCM cần phải xây dựng trên 28,000 căn phòng, căn hộ mới đáp ứng tương đối nhu cầu của người dân.

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