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IV PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5PTS) Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence: A on B at C in D through B over C around D through B to C through D on B watch C hold D draw B up C forward D out 32 Th A off A in 34 No agreement was reached T A keep A on he town and then disappeared without a trace A put B ran C brought D made B on C beyond D from B on C to D at B brought it off C turned it down D laughed it off B let up C die down D go off A under 38 Although the antique how badly damaged it was A in A ran it down A turn in V GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10PTS) CLOZE TEST Read the passage and choose the best answer: The quality of life these days is something most of us take for (4 different experience to (4 aboard a yacht with twelve other people, competing in a major sailing race (4 guest, it was (45 I'd have to (4 as officially a For the first few nights, none of us was able to sleep for more than a couple of hours at a (47) wave we couldn't see coming I shared sleeping (4 room to stretch my legs Soon I found myself (5 chocolate and a warm bath DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên for my comfortable sheets back home, a hot b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! 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VI READING COMPREHENTION: (10PTS) Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each of the questions below Passage 1: Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical ng aloud Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud was a distraction to others Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers As the number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialised readership on the other By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader The social, 61 Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because A people relied on reading for entertainment B silent reading had not been discovered C there were few places available for private reading D few people could read to themselves 62 commonplace A B most preferable C attracting attention D widely used 63 The development of silent reading during the last century indicated A an increase in the average age of readers B an increase in the number of books C a change in the nature of reading D a change in the status of literate people 64 Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of A the decreasing need to read aloud B the development of libraries C the increase in literacy D the decreasing number of listeners 65 It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialised reading materials was an indication of A a decline of standards of literacy DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên DeThiHSG.Com - b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! B C an alteration i D an improvement of printing techniques 66 a specialised readership A a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge B a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge C a reading volume for particular professionals D a status for readers specialised in mass media 67 oral reader A is good at public speaking B practises reading to an audience C takes part in an audition D is interested in spoken language 68 All might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy culture EXCEPT _ A the inappropriate reading skills B the specialised readership C the diversity of reading materials D the printed mass media 69 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today B Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud C The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect D The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes 70 The writer of this passage is attempting to A explain how reading habits have developed B C show how reading methods have improved D encourage the growth of reading Passage 2: It is estimated that over 99 percent of all species that ever existed have become extinct What causes extinction? When a species is no longer adapted to a change environment, it may perish The environment hostile to a species For example, temperatures may change and a species may not be adapt Food resources may be affected by environmental changes, which will then cause problems for a species requiring these resources Other species may become better adapted to an environment, resulting in competition and, ultimately, in the death of a species The fossil record reveals that extinction has occurred throughout the history of Earth Recent analyses have also revealed that on some occasions many species became extinct at the same time - a mass extinction One of the best - known examples of mass extinction occurred 65 million years ago with the demise of dinosaurs and many other forms of life Perhaps the largest mass extinction was the one that occurred 225 million years ago, when approximately 95 percent of all species died Mass extinctions can be caused by a relatively rapid change in the environment and can be worsened by the DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! 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A Availability of food resources B Introduction of new species C Temperature changes D Competition among species 74 demise A help 75 B death plankton C recovery D change tioned in the second paragraph? A To emphasize the importance of food resources in preventing mass extinction B To illustrate a comparison between organisms that live on the land and those that live in the ocean C To point out that certain species could never become extinct D To demonstrate the interdependence of different species 76 A There has been only one mass B Extinction of species has occurred from time to t C Extinctions on Earth have generally been massive D Dinosaurs became extinct much earlier than scientists originally believed 77 finding A published information B research method C scientific discovery D ongoing experiment DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! 78 Which of the following can be inferred from the theory of periodic extinction mentioned in paragraph 3? 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(94) _ ask They calmly believe that others would take their place What these people (95) _not realize is that it will (96) _ millions of years before a set of species is evolved to replace (97) _ we are rapidly losing These species are (98) _national heritage We should not let (99) _die off They (100) _ be preserved for our descendants DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! VIII WORD FORM (10PTS) Give the correct form of the words in brackets 101 Visitors complained about the (organize) _ in the old museum 102 When Jenny made up for the play, she was (recognize) 103."Time of our lives" was the (office) song of the World Cup 2006 104 Tom was accused of stealing some (confidence) documents 105 The cost of (admit) to the show is quite reasonable 106 I watch the news everyday because it very (inform) 107 I (sleep) this morning and was late for school 108 He hoped the (employ) _ agency would find him a job 109 Our school has a lot of (qualify) teacher 11 IX ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10PTS) The following passage contains 10 errors Identify and correct them Passage Line When it comes to the study of the English language, Crystal David enjoys cult state He has written a number of entertaining books for the subject and he is a frequent guest on radio Over next few issues we will be talking to him about various aspects o Spell It out: The Here he discusses a question that is a nightmare for mother tongue speakers and foreign learners like; why is English spelling so absurdly difficult? The story of English spellings is essentially the story of a system originally which was very regular and very phonetic, you know, you could read Old English very, very easily indeed, 10 the language of the Anglo Saxons But then, progressively, over sequent 11 centuries various people messed it up Along come the French in 1066 and 12 they mess it up, introducing all kinds of French spellings for the Germanic 13 system A couple of centuries ago along come the printers and they mess it 14 up a bit, adding new conventions there Then along com the classical 15 language enthusiasts who introduce lots of Latin spellings and they mess it 16 up, and so it goes on and on and on, with new layers of complexion being 17 added to an originally v 18 with a system which is quite complex 19 DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! X SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20PTS) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it: 121 The keeper had no sooner opened the cage door than the lion attacked him Hardly _ 122 When you lie, some gestures can show you are lying Some gestures _ 123 He never suspected that the money had been stolen At no _ 124 My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band's decision to stop playing The moment 125 The only way to eliminate world terrorism is by untied opposition Only by _ Rewrite the sentences, use the given words and not change them 126 We have made neither a profit nor a loss this year (EVEN) (ACCOUNT ) 12 128 Someone paid five thousand pounds for the painting (WENT) 129 He unwillingly asked her for help (TURNED) 130 He is different form his brother in almost all respects (BEARS) -THE END DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id 10 ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! 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CLOZE TEST 2: 51 B 52 A 53 C 54 A 55 B 56 B 57 C 58 D 59 A 60 A VI READING COMPREHENTION: (10PTS) Passage 1: 61 D 62 D 63 C 64.C 65 B 66 B 67 B 68 A 69 C 70 A 71 C 73 B 75 D 77 C 79 B 72 D 74 B 76 B 78 C 80 C Passage 2: B: WRITTEN TESTS (60PTS) VII OPEN CLOZE TESTS (20PTS) OPEN CLOZE TEST 81 in 82 out 83 from 84 be 85 by 86 with 87 which 88 the 89 long 90 as OPEN CLOZE TEST 91 of 92 been 93 why 94 they 95 96 take 97 those 98 our 99 them 100 should VIII WORD FORM (10PTS) 101 organization 106 informative 102 unrecognizable 107 overslept 103 official 108 unemployment 104 confidential 109 qualified 105 admission 110 childish 12 DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! IX ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10PTS) Answer key: 10pts When it comes to the study of the English language, Crystal David enjoys cult state ( status) He has written a number of entertaining books for ( on) the subject and he is a frequent guest on radio Over next ( over the next) begin ( begin with) his latest and most succ mother tongue speakers and foreign learners like ( alike) ; why is English spelling so absurdly difficult? The story of English spellings is essentially the story of a system originally which ( which originally) was very regular and very phonetic, you know, you could read Old English very, very easily indeed, the language of the Anglo Saxons But then, progressively, over sequent ( subsequent) centuries various people messed it up Along come the French in 1066 and they mess it up, introducing all kinds of French spellings for ( into) the Germanic system A couple of centuries ago ( later) along come the printers and they mess it up a bit, adding new conventions there Then along com the classical language enthusiasts who introduce lots of Latin spellings and they mess it up, and so it goes on and on and on, with new layers of complexion ( complexity) being added to an originally very 111 line 2: state -> status 112 line 2: for -> on 113 line 3: over next -> over the next 114 line 5: begin -> begin with 115 line 7: like -> alike 116 line 9: originally which -> which originally 117 line 11: sequent -> subsequent 118 line 13: for -> into 119 line 14: ago -> later 120 line 17: complexion -> complexity X SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20PTS) 121 Hardly had the keeper opened the cage door when the lion attacked him 122 Some gestures can give you away when you lie 123 At no time did he suspect (that) the money had been stolen 124 The moment I got up to dance the band stopped playing 125 Only by united opposition can/will/could we eliminate world terrorism 126 We have broken even this year 127 On no account / Not on any account should the house be left unlocked 128 The painting went for five thousand pounds 129 He unwillingly turned to her for help 130 He bears little/ hardly any resemblance to his brother DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id 13 ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! ... 99 them 100 should VIII WORD FORM (10PTS) 101 organization 106 informative 102 unrecognizable 107 overslept 103 official 108 unemployment 104 confidential 109 qualified 105 admission 110 childish... extinctions can be caused by a relatively rapid change in the environment and can be worsened by the DeThiHSG.Com - thi h c sinh gi i, chuyên b id ng HSG mi n phí c p nh t liên t c! 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