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Created by Tran Ho Quoc Khanh – Viet Bac high school PRACTICE TEST 2 I. Choose the most suitable word for each space. (Đề thi hsg quốc gia năm 2007) SECRETARIES What’s in a name? In the case of the secretary, it can be something rather surprising. The dictionary calls a secretary “anyone who (0)___B____correspondence, keeps records and does clerical work for others”. But while this particular job (1)_______looks a bit (2)_______, the word’s original meaning is a hundred times more exotic and perhaps more (3)_______. The word itself has been with us since the 14 th century and comes from the medieval Latin word secretaries meaning “something hidden”. Secretaries started out as those members of staff with knowledge hidden from others, the silent ones mysteriously (4)_______the secret machinery of organizations. A few years ago “something hidden” probably meant (5)_______out of sight, tucked away with all the other secretaries and typists. A good secretary was an unremarkable one, efficiently (6)_______orders, and then returning mouse-like to his or her station behind the typewriter, but, with the (7)_______of new technology, the job (8)_______upgraded itself and the role has changed to one closer to the original meaning. The skills required are more (9)_______and more technical. Companies are (10)_______that secretarial staff should already be (11)______trained in, or at least familiar with, a (12)_______of word processing packages. In addition to this, they need the management skills to take on some administration, some personnel work and some research. The professionals in the (13)_______business see all these developments as (14)_______the jobs which secretaries are being asked to do. It may also encourage a dramatic (15)_______in office practice. In the past it was usual to regard the secretary as almost dehumanized, to be seen and not heard. 0. orders handles runs controls 1. explanation detail definition characteristic 2. elderly unfashionable outdated aged 3. A. characteristic B. related C. likely D. appropriate 4. operating pushing vibrating effecting 5. kept covered packed held 6. satisfying obeying completing minding 7. advent approach entrance opening 8. truly validly correctly effectively 9. thorough demanding severe critical 10. insisting ordering claiming pressing 11. considerably highly vastly supremely 12. group collection cluster range 13. appointment hiring recruitment engagement 14. improving intensifying advancing heightening 15. turn change switch swing 1-C 2-C 3-D 4-A 5-A 6-B 7-A 8-D 9-B 10-A 11-B 12-D 13-C 14-A 15-B II. Choose the most suitable word for each space. (Đề thi thử ĐH-CĐ) Have you ever asked yourself what you are working for? If you have ever had the time to consider this taboo question, or put it to others in moments of weakness or confidentiality, you (1)_________well have heard some or all of the (2)_________. It's the money, of course, some say with a smile, as if explaining something to a child. Or it's the satisfaction of a task well-done, the sense of achievement behind the clinching of an important (3)_________. I worked as a bus conductor once, and I can't say I (4)_________ the same as I staggered along the swaying gangway trying to (5)_________ out tickets without falling over to someone's lap. It's the company of other people perhaps, but if that is the (6)_________, what about farmers? Is it the conversation in the farmyard that keeps them captivated by the job? Work is power and sense of status say those (7)_________ have either attained these elusive goals, or feel aggrieved that nobody has yet recognized their leadership qualities. Or we can blame it all on someone else, the family or the taxman, I suspect, and I say this under my breath, that most of us work rather as Mr. Micawber lived, hoping for something to (8)_________ up. We'll win the pools, and tell the boss what we really think. We'll scrape together the (9)_________ and open that little shop we have always dreamed of, or go round the world, or spend more time in the garden. One day, we'll get that (10)_________ we deserve, but until then at least we have something to do. And we are so busy doing it that we won't have time to wonder why. 1. A. might B. can C. will D. should 2. A. below B. rest C. following D. latter 1 1 Created by Tran Ho Quoc Khanh – Viet Bac high school 3. A. deal B. position C. job D. engagement 4. A. enjoyed B. wished C. hoped D. felt 5. A. make B. turn C. issue D. give 6. A. one B. case C. question D. problem 7. A. people B. must C. who D. may 8. A. move B. turn C. ease D. end 9. A. resources B. opportunities C. riches D. money 10.A. ambition B. station C. vocation D. promotion 1-A 2-C 3-A 4-D 5-D 6-B 7-C 8-B 9-D 10-D III. Choose the most suitable word for each space. (Đề thi thử ĐH-CĐ) If you’ve been told by your boss to improve your knowledge of a foreign language you will know that success doesn’t come quickly. It generally takes years to learn another language well and constant (1)_______to maintain the high standards required for frequent business use. Whether you study in a class, with audiocassettes, computers or on your (2)_______ sooner or (3)_______every language course finishes and you must decide what to do next if you need a foreign language for your career. Business audio Magazine is a new product designed to help you continue language study in a way that fits easily into your busy schedule. Each audiocassette (4)_______of an hour – long program packed with business news, features and interviews in the language of your choice. These cassettes won’t teach you how to order meals or ask for directions. It’s (5)_______that you can do that already. Instead, by giving you an opportunity to hear the language as it’s really spoken, they help you to (6)_______your vocabulary and improve your ability to use real language relating to, for example, that all- important marketing trip. The great advantage of using audio magazines is that they (7)____ you to perfect your language skills in ways that suit your lifestyle. For example, you can select a topic and listen in your car or hotel when away on business. No other business course is as (8) ____ and the unique radio- magazine format is as instructive as it is entertaining. In addition to the audiocassette, this package includes a transcript with a business glossary and a study (9)_______. The components are structured so that intermediate and advanced students may use them separately or together, (10)_______ on their ability. 1. A. exercise B. performance C. practice D. operation 2. A. self B. individual C. personal D. own 3. A. after B. then C. later D. quicker 4. A. consists B. includes C. contains D. involves 5. A. insisted B. acquired C. asserted D. assumed 6. A. prolong B. extend C. spread D. lift 7. A. allow B. let C. support D. offer 8. A. adjustable B. flexible C. convertible D. variable 9. A. addition B. supplement C. extra D. manuscript 10.A. according B. depending C. relating D. basing 1-C 2-D 3-C 4-A 5-D 6-B 7-A 8-B 9-B 10-B IV. Read the text below and then answer the questions. (Kiểm tra trắc nghiệm tiếng anh – Đỗ Tuấn Minh) THE EMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM International students who come to the United States may wonder about their American classmates’ prior education. Due to its local variations, the American education system appears confusing. In addition, the structure and procedures at American universities differ somewhat from other systems, such as the British model. This is a brief overview of the American school and university systems. To begin, because the country has a federal system of government that has historically valued local governance, no country-level education system or curriculum exist in the United States. The federal government does not operate public schools. Each of the fifth states has its own Department of Education that sets guidelines for the schools of that state. Public schools also receive some funding from the state, although much of the funding comes from local property taxes. Public colleges and universities receive funding from the state in which they are located. Each state’s legislative body decides how many tax dollars will be given to public colleges and universities. Students in grades 1-12 do not pay tuition. College and university students do pay tuition, but many earn scholarships or receive loans. Much of the control of American public schools lies in the hands of each local schools district. Each school district is governed by a school board, a small committee of people elected by the local community or appointed by the local government. The school board sets general policies for the school district and insures that state guidelines are met. Generally, school districts are divided into elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. Elementary schools are composed of students in kindergarten and grades 1-6. Many children attend kindergarten when they are five years old. Children begin 1 st grade at age six. Middle school is composed of students in grades 6-8 and high school contains grades 9- 12. 2 2 Created by Tran Ho Quoc Khanh – Viet Bac high school High school students are required to take a wide variety of courses in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science. They may also be required to take foreign language or physical education, and they may select to take music or art courses. A course can be one semester or two semesters in length. The academic year generally begins in late August and ends in early June. In the United States, education is compulsory for all students until age sixteen. According to the U.S Cencus Bureau, 85% of students graduate from high school. Most high school students graduate at the age of seventeen or eighteen. A student graduates after he or she has successfully passed all of the required courses. Grades are given to students for each course at the end of each semester. The grading scale is A (excellent), B (above average), C (average), D (below average), and F (failing). A student who fails a required course must take the course again. In 1970, about half of all American students who graduated from high schools went to community college or university. Today, nearly three out of four American high school graduates go to college or university. Students have the option of attending a two-year community college (also known as a junior college) before applying to a four-year university. Admission to a community college is easier, tuition is lower, and class sizes are often smaller than in a university. Community college students can earn an Associate’s degree and transfer course credits to a university. Question 1. What is true about the American education system? A. Public universities receive the financial aids from the Federal Department of Education. B. The committee of people controlling the public schools come from the local school district. C. The states share no same curriculum; they only follow the guidelines by the Department of Education of their own states. D. The federal government decides how much from local property taxes each public school may receive. Question 2. What can inferred from the passage? A. More and more students in America go to college or university than they used to. B. All the students are entitled to a free education. C. Vocational training courses are very important for high school studentswho don’t want to take an entrance exam to university. D. If a student gets an F for his course, he may take a makeup test. Question 3. Which of the following subjects is optional in the American high schools? A. Literature B. Music C. Chemistry D. A&B Question 4. The word “variations” is closest in meaning to__________. A. varieties B. differences C. mixtures D. combinations Question 5. Why does writer use the phrase “historically valued” 8? A. To contrast the way of governance at present with that in the past. B. To remind the readers of one successful period of local governance in the past. C. To emphasize that the local governance has been effective so far. D. To present the historic values of local governance. Question 6. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage? A. A discussion of American education system. B. An examination of American education system. C. A criticism of American education system. D. A description of American education system. 1-C 2-A 3-B 4-B 5-C 6-D V. Read the text below and then answer the questions. (TOEFL) Line 3 3 Created by Tran Ho Quoc Khanh – Viet Bac high school 5 10 15 Perhaps the most striking quality of satiric literature is its freshness, its originality of perspective. Satire rarely offers original ideas. Instead, it presents the familiar in a new form. Satirists do not offer the world new philosophies. What they do is look at familiar conditions from a perspective that makes these conditions seem foolish,harmful, or affected. Satire jars us out of complacence into a pleasantly shocked realization that many of the values we unquestioningly accept are false. Don Quixote makes chivalry seem absurd; Brave New World ridicules the pretensions of science; A Modest Proposal dramatizes starvation by advocating cannibalism. None of these ideas is original. Chivalry was suspect before Cervantes, humanists objected to the claims of pure science before Aldous Huxley, and people were aware of famine before Swift. It was not the originality of the idea that made these satires popular. It was the manner of expression, the satiric method, that made them interesting and entertaining. Satires are read because they are aesthetically satisfying works of art, not because they are morally wholesome or ethically instructive. They are stimulating and refreshing because withcommonsense briskness they brush away illusions and secondhand opinions. With spontaneous irreverence, satire rearranges perspectives, scrambles familiar objects into incongruous juxtaposition, and speaks in a personal idiom instead of abstract platitude. Satire exists because there is need for it. It has lived because readers appreciate a refreshing stimulus, an irreverent reminder that they live in a world of platitudinousthinking, cheap moralizing, and foolish philosophy. Satire serves to prod people into an awareness of truth, though rarely to any action on behalf of truth. Satire tends to remind people that much of what they see, hear, and read in popular media is sanctimonious, sentimental, and only partially true. Life resembles in only a slight degree the popular image of it. Soldiers rarely hold the ideals that movies attribute tothem, nor do ordinary citizens devote their lives to unselfish service of humanity. Intelligent people know these things but tend to forget them when they do not hear. 40. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Difficulties of writing satiric literature B. Popular topics of satire C. New philosophies emerging from satiric literature D. Reasons for the popularity of satire 41. The word "realization" is closest in meaning to_______. A. certainty B. awareness C. surprise D. confusion 42. Why does the author mention Don Quixote, Brave New World, and A Modest Proposal? A. They are famous examples of satiric literature. B. They present commonsense solutions to problems. C. They are appropriate for readers of all ages. D. They are books with similar stories. 43. The word "aesthetically" is closest in meaning to_______. A. artistically B. exceptionally C. realistically D. dependably 44. Which of the following can be found in satiric literature? A. Newly emerging philosophies B. Odd combinations of objects and ideas C. Abstract discussion of morals and ethics D. Wholesome characters who are unselfish 45. According to the passage, there is a need for satire because people need to be_______. A. informed about new scientific developments B. exposed to original philosophies when they are formulated C. reminded that popular ideas are often inaccurate D. told how they can be of service to their communities 46. The word "refreshing" is closest in meaning to_______. A. popular B. ridiculous C. meaningful D. unusual 47. The word "they" refers to_______. A. people B. media C. ideals D. movies 48. The word "devote" is closest in meaning to_______. A. distinguish B. feel affection C. prefer D. dedicate 49. As a result of reading satiric literature, readers will be most likely to_______. A. teach themselves to write fiction B. accept conventional points of view C. become better informed about current affairs D. reexamine their opinions and values 50. The various purposes of satire include all of the following EXCEPT_______. A. introducing readers to unfamiliar situations B. brushing away illusions C. reminding readers of the truth D. exposing false values 40. D 41. B 42. A 43. A 44. B 45. C 46. D 47. A 48. D 49. D 50. B -THE END- 4 4 . packages. In addition to this, they need the management skills to take on some administration, some personnel work and some research. The professionals in the. ethically instructive. They are stimulating and refreshing because withcommonsense briskness they brush away illusions and secondhand opinions. With spontaneous