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TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) — Hoàng Văn Thụ — 150 phút — 8 trang — 06/06/2022

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B. PHONETICS — Pronunciation (11–15)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

Pronunciation (11) · imitate / tsunami / biography / evidence

Pronunciation (12) · returned / ploughed / beloved / gained

Pronunciation (13) · creative / threaten / breadwinner / heavy

Pronunciation (14) · position / disease / composer / consume

Pronunciation (15) · oxygen / agriculture / energy / charger

B. PHONETICS — Stress (16–20)

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern.

Stress (16) · obvious / suspicious / personal / handicap

Stress (17) · priority / contribution / disadvantage / independent

Stress (18) · patient / diverse / machine / divide

Stress (19) · charity / processor / computer / benefit

Stress (20) · complicated / mathematics / accidental / centenarian

C. LEXICO & GRAMMAR I (21–40)

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Women no longer have to do hard work nowadays as they used to, ______?

Which songs do they often sing ______ Christmas?

She will call you to confirm ______.

I have sent you a lot of letters but you have never been ______.

He was offered the job ______ his qualifications were poor.

I'm not sure if I know her, but the name ______ a bell.

The problem is easy enough, but ______ students could solve it.

He was the last man ______ the ship.

Many plant and animal species are now on the ______ of extinction.

Please help me with this math problem. I can't ______ the answer.

Beneath the streets of a modern city ______ of walls, columns, cables, pipes, and tunnels required to satisfy the needs of its inhabitants.

I'm not going to go ice skating! I'd only fall over and ______ a fool of myself.

Peter knows New York like the back of his ______. He used to be a taxi driver there for 10 years.

The curtains have ______ because of the strong sunlight.

The new manager is ______ easy-going. He is always very serious about the work.

It's a good idea to make a ______ of switching off the lights when you leave a room.

“Edwards seems like a dog with two tails this morning.”

She had never seen such discourtesy towards the director…

Linda: “Thanks for the book…” Daniel: “______”

Maria: “Our environment is getting more and more polluted. Do you think so?” Alex: “______. It’s really worrying.”

C. II — Verb forms (41–50)

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

He (always enter) ______ the room without knocking first, which is annoying.

By the end of next month he (be) ______ here for ten years.

No sooner he (arrive) ______ than he had to leave again.

I've got a terrible headache. If only I (not drink) ______ that wine.

If you don't mind, I'd sooner you (practise) ______ your violin somewhere else.

(Not know) ______ where the theater was, she asked for directions at the hotel reception.

Have you ever met the man (stand) ______ over there?

He will go to Ho Chi Minh City with a view to (give) ______ a chance of promotion.

It is essential that he (arrive) ______ before six.

Neither industries nor the garbage disposal (account) ______ for the pollution in this city.

C. III — Word form (51–60)

Supply the correct forms of the words in bold.

Deforestation and excessive farming have ______ the soil. (POOR)

Hoi An Ancient Town gained UNESCO's ______ as a World Heritage Site in 1999. (RECOGNISE)

Travelling in big cities is becoming more ______ every day. (TROUBLE)

The doctor gave him some tablets to ______ the pain. (RELIEF)

The government cannot be ______ to public opinion. (DIFFER)

The mother of the child ran ______ to her neighborhood drugstore. (BREATH)

The successful candidate will have super ______ skills. (LEAD)

The ______ of the land has been affected by intensive farming. (FERTILE)

How can you ______ the fact that some people live in mansions while others live in slums? (JUST)

The damage caused by the terrible storm two days ago was ______ by the government. (ESTIMATE)

D. I — Guided cloze: Silence is golden (61–70)

Choose one correct answer for each blank.

The combination of music and study has long been a source of disagreement between adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, (61) youngsters insist that their favourite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been (62) all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the (63). They found that the sounds (64) progress down by about sixty words per hour. “This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to cope with listening and writing at the same time,” said Dr Sarah Randall. She also (65) to the conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less distracting than vocals. “All types of music had the same effect,” she said in her report. “One’s ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be (66) by both vocal and instrumental music,” she added.
Dr Randall claimed the research (67) that the idea that music could improve performance was wrong. “Writing an essay is a complex (68). You are recalling information and putting it in (69). An additional stimulus in the form of music is bound to distract. But music is not the only distractor. What is (70) worrying is that more and more teenagers are studying in front of the television.”

(61) youngsters insist

grown-ups have been (62) all along

music in the (63)

the sounds (64) progress down

She also (65) to the conclusion

ability … (66) by both vocal and instrumental music

the research (67) that the idea … was wrong

Writing an essay is a complex (68)

putting it in (69)

What is (70) worrying

D. II — Open cloze: Animals (71–80)

Fill each blank with one suitable word.

Man probably could not live without the help of animals. The (71) balance of nature ranks as their most important service to man. Animals also (72) man by supplying him with many foods and other useful products. (73) animals, man would have no meat, milk, eggs, or honey, or wool, fur, or silk. For thousands of years, man has caused changes in the animal kingdom. He has tamed many kinds of animals and used them for food and clothing. He has killed and driven (74) animals that once attacked him or interfered with his use of land. Today, he tries to (75) many kinds of animals that are in danger of dying out. (76) man, most plants depend on animals for many of their basic needs. Without animals, many plants could not (77) reproduce. For example, many plants with flowers depend on bees and other insects to (78) their pollen from plant to plant. Many oak trees grow from acorns that squirrels bury and then forget, or from acorns that deer step on and push deep into the soil. Birds often fly from one place to (79) with seeds clinging to their feet. The seeds may sprout a great (80) from the parent plant.

Man probably could not live without the help of animals. The (71) balance of nature ranks as their most important service to man

not (77) reproduce. For example, many plants with flowers depend on bees and other insects to (78) their pollen from plant to plant

et, or from acorns that deer step on and push deep into the soil. Birds often fly from one place to (79) with seeds clinging to their feet

D. III — Reading: Cultural diffusion (81–85)

Choose the correct answer.

Diffusion, the process of introducing cultural elements from one society into another, occurs in three basic patterns: direct contact, intermediate contact, and stimulus diffusion.
In direct contact, elements of a society’s culture may be adopted first by neighboring societies and then gradually spread farther afield. The spread of the manufacture of paper is an example of extensive diffusion by direct contact. The invention of paper is attributed to the Chinese Ts’ai Lun in A.D. 105. Within fifty years, paper was being made in many places in central China. By 264 it was found in Chinese Turkmenistan, and from then on the successive places of manufacture were Samarkand (751), Baghdad (793), Egypt (about 900), Morocco (about 1100), and France (1189). In general, the pattern of accepting the borrowed invention was the same everywhere. Paper was first imported into each area as a luxury, then in ever-expanding quantities as a staple product. Finally, usually within one to three centuries, local manufacture started.
Diffusion by intermediate contact occurs through the agency of third parties. Frequently, traders carry a cultural trait from the society that originated it to another group. As an example of diffusion through intermediaries, Phoenician traders spread the alphabet which may have been invented by another Semitic group to Greece. At times, soldiers serve as intermediaries in spreading a culture trait. During the Middle Ages, European soldiers acted as intermediaries in two ways: they carried European culture to Arab societies of North Africa and brought Arab culture back to Europe. In the nineteenth century Western missionaries brought Western-style clothing to such places as Africa and the Pacific Islands.
In stimulus diffusion, knowledge of a trait belonging to another culture stimulates the invention or development of a local equivalent. A classic example of stimulus diffusion is the creation of the Cherokee syllabic writing system by a Native American named Sequoya. Sequoya got the idea from his contact with the English; yet he did not adopt the writing system nor did he even learn to write English. He utilized some English alphabetic symbols, altered others, and invented new ones.

A change that occurred in Africa and the Pacific Islands as a result of missionaries was ______.

According to the passage, what did Sequoya do?

The origins of the Greek and Cherokee writing systems were discussed because both systems ______.

Which statement about the three types of diffusion is NOT true?

The author organized the discussion by ______.

D. IV — Reading: Walnut (86–90)

Choose the best answer.

The walnut tree produces wood that is used for countless purposes, and is considered the finest wood in the world. The wood is easy to work with, yet it is very hard and durable and when it is polished, it produces a rich, dark luster. It also shrinks and swells less than any other wood, which makes it especially desirable for fine furniture, flooring, and even gun stocks.
In fact, just about every part of the walnut is unusually hard and strong. The nut of the tree is encased inside a very hard shell, which itself is enclosed in a leathery outer covering called a husk. It requires real effort to break through those layers to get at the tasty meat inside.
Yet every part of the walnut is useful to people. The outer husk produces a dark reddish stain that is hard to remove from the hands of the person who opens the nut, and this pigment is widely used in dyes and wood stains. The inner shell is used as an abrasive to clean jet engines. And the meat of the nut is extensively used in cooking, ice cream, flavorings and just eaten raw.
Walnut trees exude a chemical into the soil near their roots which can be poisonous to some trees and shrubs. Fruit trees, for example, will not survive if planted too close to a walnut. Many other plants, such as maple trees or ivy, are not affected by the walnut’s presence, and are well-suited to grow in its vicinity.

The underlined word “It” in the first paragraph refers to ______.

The walnut tree is believed to produce ______.

The underlined word “pigment” most nearly means ______.

The author of the passage probably believes that ______.

What is the main idea of the passage?

E. I — Error identification (91–100)

Identify one mistake and correct it. The four underlined parts are A–D.

Camping in the country is usually greatly fun, but sometimes things can go wrong.

Not until his mother passed away then he realize how important she was.

Most students succeeded in passing the exam, but a few was failed.

Cool temperatures, shade, moist, and the presence of dead organic material provide the ideal living conditions for mushrooms.

I was in disguise when I met them, as the result, of course they didn't recognise me.

One of the most famous and respective learners of the country is said to have founded this school.

As soon as the singer came onto the stage, there had been a round of applause.

There are more than two hundred applications for this job vacancy, and most of them can speak English very well.

The interviewer told me which university in the U.K I had graduated from.

Geothermal energy is energy to obtain by using heat from the Earth’s interior.

E. II — Sentence transformation (101–105)

Finish the second sentence so that it means the same.

"You've broken my radio, Frank!" said Jane.
Jane accused __________.

Mrs. Taylor regretted buying the second-hand washing machine.
Mrs. Taylor wishes __________.

Their chances of success are small.
It is not __________.

This affair does not concern you.
This affair is no __________.

They believe that the wanted man was living in London.
The wanted man __________.

E. III — Keyword transformation (106–110)

Rewrite using the given word. Do not change it.

The boy was about to cry when he was punished by his teacher. (POINT)
The boy __________.

I'm sure it isn't Mrs. Smith you saw because she's in Singapore. (BEEN)
It __________.

I cannot afford to buy a train ticket. (HAVE)
__________

These days, she is very cheerful. (SPIRITS)
She __________ these days.

There were very few people at the concert last year. (CAME)
Hardly __________.

E. IV — Essay (111)

Some people think that parents have no right to control the lives of their children above 16. Do you agree or disagree? About 250 words.

Some people think that parents have no right to control the lives of their children above 16. Do you agree or disagree? (about 250 words)

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