Phần 1: CÁC CHỦ ĐIỂM LÝ THUYẾT HAY Chủ điểm 1: IDIOMS (THÀNH NGỮ) - cats and dogs: rain heavily: mưa to E.g: It's raining cats and dogs = It's raining heavily - chalk and cheese: very different from each other: khác hoàn toàn E.g: I don't have anything in common with my brother We're like chalk and cheese - here and there: everywhere: nơi E.g: I have been looking here and there for the gift I bought for my girlfriend - a hot potato: a problem, situation, etc that is difficult and unpleasant to deal with (vấn đề nan giải, nóng hổi) E.g: The issue of taxing domestic fuel has become a political hot potato - at the drop of the hat: immediately, instantly; without hesitating: lập tức, không dự E.g: The company can't expect me to move my home and family at the drop of a hat - back to the drawing board: time to start from the beginning ; it is time to plan somethinq over again: bắt đầu lại từ đầu E.g: They rejected our proposal, so it's back to the drawing board - beat about the bush: to talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point: vòng vo tam quốc, khơng tập trung vào vấn đề E.g: Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want - the best thing since sliced bread: a good inventionor innovation; a good idea or plan (ý tưởng hay, tốt) E g: Portable Phones are marketed as the best thing since sliced bread; people think they are extremely good - burn the midnight oil: to study or work until late at night: thức khuya làm việc, học E.g: I will have a big exam tomorrow so I'll beburning the midnight oil tonight - caught between two stools: when someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives: lưỡng lự, lựa chọn nào, dự E.g: I was caught between two stools when I had to choose which shirt to hang out with my girlfriends - break a leg: used to wish somebody good luck (~ good luck) - hit the books ~ to study - let the cat out of the bag: to tell a secret carelessly or by mistake: để lộ bí mật E.g: I wanted it to be a surprise, but my sister let the cat out of the bag - when pigs fly ~ pigs might fly: something will never happen: chuyện viễn vông, không tưởng, điều khó xảy E.g: 'With a bit of luck, we'll be finished by the end of the year."Yes, and pigs might fly!' - scratch someone's back: help someone out with the assumption that they will return the favor in the future: giúp với mong muốn sau người ta giúp lại E.g: "You scratch my back and I will scratch yours," the customer said when we talked about the new sales contact - hit the nail on the head: to say something that is exactly right: nói trúng - take someone/ something for granted: to be so used to somebody/something that you not recognize their true value any more and not show that you are grateful: cho điều hiển nhiên, coi nhẹ, xem thường E.g: Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted - take something into account/ consideration: to remember to consider something: xem xét, tính đến gì, kể đến E.g: Coursework is taken into account as well as exam results - keep an eye on sb/ sth: để ý, để mắt, để tâm đến ai/ điều E.g: We've asked the neighbours to keep an eye on the house for us while we are away - loose touch with sb: liên lạc với - at somebody's disposal: available for use as you prefer/somebody prefers: tùy ý sử dụng, có sẵn cho sử dụng theo ý muốn E.g: He will have a car at his disposal for the whole month - splitting headache (n): a severe headache: đau đẩu búa bổ E.g: I've gota splitting headache I'm going upstairs fora nap - off the peg ~ off the rack: may sẵn (quần áo) E.g: He buys his clothes off the peg - on the house: trả tiền E.g: Have a drink on the house - hit the roof ~ hit the ceiling ~ go through the roof: to suddenly become very angry: giận dữ, tức điên lên E.g: I'm afraid she will hit the roof when she finds out our vacation is cancelled bring down the house: làm cho khán phòng vỗ tay - pay through the nose (for sth): to pay too much for something: trả giả đắt by the skin of one's teeth: sát E.g: He escaped defeat by the skin of his teeth - pull somebody’s leg: play a joke on somebody, usually by making them believe something that is not true: trêu chọc E.g: You don’t mean that.You’re just pulling my leg - it strikes sb as/ that a strange: lấy làm lạ E.g: It sroke me as a strange when she came to class yesterday - high and low ~ here and there: everywhere: nơi E.g: I’ve searched high and low for my purse - the more, the merrier: đông vui - spick and span ~ spic and span: ngăn nắp gọn gàng E.g: Their house is always spick and span - (every) now and then/ again ~ sometimes, occasionally: E.g: Every now and again she checked to see if he was still asleep - part and parcel of sth: an essential and crucial part of sth: phần quan trọng, thiết yếu E.g: Keeping the accounts is part and parcel of my job - go to one's head: to make you feel too proud of yourself in a way that other people find annoying: khiến kiêu ngạo, kiêu căng - be/ go on the wagon: to not drink alcohol, either for a short time or permanently: kiêng rượu - once in a blue moon ~ very rarely: E.g: Once in ablue moon, I stop thinking about him - on the spot: immediately: E.g: He answered the question on the spot - few and far between: not frequent; not happening often: gặp, không thường xuyên - on the verge of ~ on the brink of ~ in the edge: bên bờ vực, E.g: These elephants are on the verge of extinction - lead somebody by the nose: to make somebody everything you want; to control somebody completely: nắm đẩu, dắt mũi - at the eleventh hour: at the last possible moment; just in time: vào phút chót E.g: She always turned her term paper in at the eleventh hour - find fault (with sb/ sth): trích, kiếm chuyện, bắt lỗi E.g: It is very easy to find fault with the others - off and on/ on and off ~ from time to time: không đặn, E.g: It rained on and off all day - make believe: giả bộ, giả vờ - make good time: di chuyển nhanh, nhanh E.g: We made good time and arrived in Spain in two days - look daggers at somebody: nhìn cách giận E.g: Their relationship is not free and easy but at least he is no longer looking daggers at her - be out of the question: E.g: Another trip abroad this year is out of the question - all at once ~ suddenly: E.g: All at once she lost her temper - blow one's trumpet ~ boast: bốc phét, khoác loác - sleep on sth: suy nghĩ thêm điều E.g: Could I sleep on it and let you know tomorrow? - fight tooth and nail: to fight in a very determined way for what you want: đánh dội E.g: The residents are fighting tooth and nail to stop the new development - play tricks/ jokes on: chọc phá, trêu ghẹo, chơi khăm E.g: The children are always play jokes on their teachers - (go) down the drain: đổ sông đổ biển (công sức, tiền bạc) E.g: It’s just money down the drain, you know - smell a rat: to suspect that something is wrong about a situation: hoài nghi, linh cảm chuyện khơng ổn, nghi ngờ có âm mưu E.g: The minute I came in, I smelled a rat - the last straw: giọt nước tràn ly E.g: When he showed up late a third time, that was the last straw We had to fire him - get the hang of something: nắm bắt được, sử dụng được, làm E.g: / can’t seem to get the hang of this game - hard of hearing: lãng tai, nặng tai E.g: Mike is hard of hearing Therefore, we have to speak loudly so that he can hear us - have a bee in one’s bonnet (about sth): bị ám ảnh khơng thể ngừng nghĩ chuyện đó, đặt nặng chuyện (dùng lo lắng hay bực tức điều đó) E.g: Our teacher has a bee in his bonnet about punctuation - get/ have cold feet: to suddenly become nervous about doing something that you had planned to do: hết can đảm, chùn bước E.g: He was going to ask her but he got cold feet and said nothing - on second thoughts: suy nghĩ kĩ, sau suy tính lại E.g: I’ll wait here No, on second thoughts, I’ll come with you - in vain: uổng cơng, vơ ích, khơng thành cơng E.g: They tried in vain to persuade her to go - chip in ~ contribute: quyên góp, góp tiền, đóng góp E.g: If everyone chips in we’ll be able to buy her a really nice present - out of/ off one's head ~ crazy: điên, loạn trí E.g: The old man has been off his head for at least a year - run an errand: làm việc vặt E.g: I've got to run an errand I'll be back in a minute - jump the (traffic) lights/ run the lights/ run a (red) light: vượt đèn đỏ E.g: They ignore people who jumps the traffic lights - fly off the handle: dễ giận, phát cáu, nhiên nóng E.g: He seems to fly off the handle about the slightest thing these days - the apple of one's eye: người yêu quý/ đồ quý giá E.g: She is the apple of her father’s eye - bucket down ~ rain heavily: mưa xối xả, mưa to E.g: It’s bucketing down - a close shave/ call: thoát chết gang tấc E.g: David, that was a close shave I was so lucky: - drop a brick/ clanger: lỡ lời, lỡ miệng E.g: I dropped a brick when talking with my best friend, and now he doesn't want to talk to me - get/ have butterflies in one's stomach: cảm thấy bồn chồn E.g: I always get butterflies in my stomach when it comes to taking test - off the record: khơng thức, khơng cơng bố E.g: Strictly off the record, some members of staff will have to be made redundant - (not) one's cup of tea: (khơng phải) người/ thứ mà ta u thích E.g: He’s nice enough but not really my cup of tea - cut it fine: đến sát E.g: Only allowing half an hour to get from the station to the airport is cutting it fine, isn't it? - golden handshake: tiền hậu hĩnh dành cho người nghỉ việc E.g: The manager not early retirement and 800,000$ golden handshake when the company was restructed - come to light: biết đến, phát hiện, đưa ánh sáng E.g: New evidence has recently come to light - take things to pieces: tháo mảnh E.g: He took the clock to pieces - put one's foot in it / put your foot in one's mouth: nói/ làm điều ngu ngốc làm xúc phạm người khác, nói điều không nên E.g: I really put my foot in it with Mary – I didn’t know she’d split up with Tom - pull one’s weight: nỗ lực, làm tròn phẩn trách nhiệm E.g: The rest of the team complained that Mary wasn’t pulling her weight - make (both) ends meet: xoay sở để kiếm sống E.g: Many families struggle to make ends meet - get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick: hiểu nhầm E.g: I think I must explain to her that she got hold of the wrong end of the stick again - cut and dried: định theo cách mà thay đổi E.g: The inquiry is by no means cut and dried - see eye to eye: đồng tình E.g: The two of them have never seen eye to eye on politics - have sb/ sth in mind: suy nghĩ, cân nhắc tới ai/ điều E.g: Watching TV all evening wasn’t exactly what I had in mind! - a lost cause: hết hy vọng, không thay đổi E.g: The game looked a lost cause when the score reached 6-0 - to be bound to sth: chắn làm E.g: You’re bound to be late if you don’t hurry - at heart: thực chất, theo cách E.g: He's still a socialist at heart - know sb by sight: nhận (recognize) E.g: She said that she would know the thief by sight if she ever saw him again - now and then ~ now and again ~ at times ~ from time to time ~ off and on ~ (every) once in a while ~ every so often- sometimes: thỉnh thoảng, không thường xuyên E.g: Every so often I heard a strange noise outside - take (great) pains to sth: dốc sức để làm E.g: The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret - take (great) pains with/over sth: làm cẩn thận tận tâm E.g: He always takes great pains with his lectures - make do: xoay sở, đương đầu (to manage, to cope) E.g: We were in a hurry so we had to make with a quick snack - sell somebody short: đánh giá thấp E.g: When you say that Nam isn’t interested in music, you’re selling him short - face the music: chịu trận E.g: The others all ran off, leaving me to face the music - let the cat out of the bag: để lộ bí mật E.g: I wanted it to be a surprise, but my sister let the cat out of the bag - on probation: thời gian quản chế E.g: The prisoner was put on probation - sell/ go like hot cakes: bán đắt tôm tươi E.g: The book has only just been published and copies are already selling like hot cakes all over the world - it never rains but it pours ~ when it rains, it pours: used to say that when one bad thing happens to you, other bad things happen soon after: họa vơ đơn chí - salt and pepper: (having a mixture of a dark colour and a light one) màu tóc hoa râm - a penny for your thoughts: used to ask somebody what they are thinking about: dùng để hỏi xem họ nghĩ - home and dry ~ be home free: (adj): have done something successfully, especially when it was difficult: êm xi, hồn thành thành cơng (đặc biệt khó) E.g: / could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry - down and out (adj): thất lỡ vận E.g: a novel about being down and out in London - learn by heart: học thuộc lòng E.g: I learnt this poem by heart - a red- letter day ~ an important day: ngày quan trọng, ngày đáng nhớ E.g: birthdays, wedding anniversaries and other red-letter days - as high as a kite: kiêu căng, tự phụ E.g: She is always as high as a kite - sleep like a log: ngủ say, ngủ ngon E.g: The baby is sleeping like a log - fit like a glove: vừa in E.g: The dress fits me like a glove be green with envy: ghen tị E.g: She was green with envy because her mother bought a new hat for her sister - go up the wall: giận E.g: I mustn't be late or Dad will go up the wall - put on an act: giả vờ, giả E.g: You could tell she was just putting on an act - break the news (to sb): nói cho biết tin quan trọng, tin xấu; tiết lộ E.g: The doctor had to break the news to Mary about her husband's cancer - cost/ pay an arm and a leg: đắt E.g: I think the robot will not cost an arm and a leg in the future - look on the bright side: to be cheerful or positive about a bad situation, for example by thinking only of the advantages and not the disadvantages: lạc quan lên E.g: A: I failed the exam again Maybe I will never pass it B: Look on ths bright sids If you study hdrd snough, you will pass the exam - easier said than done: nói dễ làm E.g: Why don’t you get yourself a job?”That’s easier said than done.’ - take it easy ~ relax: đừng lo lắng, thư giãn E.g: Take it easy! Don't panic The doctor told me to take it easy for a few weeks - go into business: bắt đầu công việc kinh doanh E.g: When he left school, he went into business with his brother - in a bad mood: không vui E.g: After breaking up with her boy friend, she was in d bad mood for serveral days - out of this world: ngon E.g: The meal was out of this world - time and tide wait for no man: thời thấm thoi đưa, có chờ đợi ai, thời gian không đợi - back to square one: trở lại từ đầu E.g: If this suggestion isn't accepted, we'll be back to square one - a great one for sth: đam mê chuyện gì, thích làm E.g: I’ve never been a great one for writing letters - one in the eye for somone: làm gai mắt E.g: The appointment of a woman was one in the eye for male domination - be in two minds about something/about doing something; be of two minds about something/about doing something: chưa định E.g: She's in two minds about accepting his invitation - in two shakes ~ very soon: loáng xong, sớm E.g: We’ll be there in a couple of shakes - at sixes and sevens: tình rạng rối tinh rối mù E.g: I haven’t had time to clear up, so I’m all at sixes and sevens - on cloud nine ~ extremely happy: tầng mây - dressed (up) to the nines: ăn mặc bảnh bao - ten to one ~ very probably: E.g: Ten to one he’ll be late - nineteen to the dozen: ~ talk, etc without stopping: nói huyên thuyên E.g: She was chatting away, nineteen to the dozen - kill two birds with one stone: công đôi việc - by a hair's breath: a very small amount or distance: đường tơ kẽ tóc E.g: We won by a hair's breadth - keep one's finger crossed for somebody: cầu mong điều tốt đẹp cho - (like) water off a duck's back: nước đổ đầu vịt E.g: / can't tell my son what to do; it's water off a duck's back with him - every nook and cranny ~ every nook and corner: every part of a place; every aspect of a situation: ngóc ngách E.g: The wind blew into every nook and cranny Although the rise in the global temperature by per cent predicted by many scientists may not sound like much, it is the difference between now and the last Ice Age, when huge glaciers covered Europe and most of Britain Nobody knows (1) what would happen in a warmer world, but we (2) know some things Heat a kettle and the (3) inside it expands.The (4) of the wor|d has climbed more than half a degree this century, and the oceans have (5) by at least 10 cm But (6) as it takes several minutes for a kettle to begin warming, (7) it may have taken the ocean thirty years to swell This (8) that the global warming we are now experiencing is a result only of the carbon dioxide we have dumped into the atmosphere (9) to the 1960s Since then, the (10) of fossil fuels has increased rapidly Scientists (11) for the United nations and European governments have been warning that (12) the Dutch and the people of East Anglia will need to will (13) to build more extensive sea defenses Many of the world's great cities are (14) risk, because they are (15) at sea level Miami, (16) entirely built on a sandbank, could be (17) away But the effect of rising sea levels will be much (18)for the developing countries With a meter rise in sea levels, 200 million could become homeless There are other fears too, (19) to a recent United Nations report The plight of the hungry in northern Africa could (20) , as rainfall in the Sahara and beyond is reduced by 20 per cent Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions: (5 points) All at once Hazel was coming in through the French windows, pulling off gardening gloves, and Bill was entering through the door, both at once So I only had time to take one quick look at her before I turned to face him All very confusing What that first glimpse showed me was that time had thickened her figure but didn't seem to have made much difference to her face It still had good skin and youthful outlines She was holding a bunch of roses - must have been cutting them in the garden while waiting for me The gardening gloves lent a delightfully informal touch It was quite an entrance, though Bill spoilt it a bit by making his at the same time Bill seemed longer and thinner His tightly massed hair had a tinge of grey Apart from that, twenty years had done nothing to him, except deepen the lines of thoughtfulness that had already, when I knew him, begun to spread across his face Or was that all? I looked at him again, more carefully, as he looked away from me at Hazel Weren't his eyes different somehow? More inward looking than ever? Gazing in not merely at his thoughts, but at something else, something he was keeping hidden or perhaps protecting Then we were chattering and taking glasses in our hands, and I came back to earth For the first ten minutes we were all so defensive, so carefully probing, that nobody learnt anything Bill had forgotten me altogether, that much was clear He was engaged in getting to know me from scratch, very cautiously so as not to hit a wrong note, with the object of getting me to contribute a big subscription to his African project I kept trying to absorb details about Hazel, but Bill was talking earnestly about African education, and the strain of appearing to concentrate while actually thinking about his wife proved so great that I decided it would be easier just to concentrate So I did I let him hammer away for about ten more minutes, and then the daughter, who seemed to be acting as parlourmaid, showed in another visitor Evidently we were to be four at lunch ■ ■ • ;' ■Hi What effect had time had on Hazel and Bill? B They were more withdrawn A They had both lost weight D They had changed in subtle They hadn't changed at all ways When they all started talking, the writer A relaxed at last B stopped dreaming spoke most to Hazel D began to remember things The writer found the first part of their conversation A sentimental B irritating uninformative D trivial Why did Bill speak seriously? A He wanted some money from the writer B He did not remember the writer His wife was present D He was talking about the past In the end the writer found Bill's conversation monotonous B convincing thought-provoking D instructive You are going to read a text about closed-circuit television (CCTV) in public places Seven paragraphs have been removed from the text Choose from the paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap (1 -7) There is one extra paragraph which you not need to use (7 points) WE'VE ALL BEEN FRAMED Everybody's on television now We are routinely filmed as we walk down the high street and enter the shop to buy & newspaper Police cameras take over as we drive down the road to drop our children at school Another hidden eye watches the playground for anything suspicious And so it goes on - in the office, at the cashpoint, at shopping malls, stations, airports, car parks, football grounds, public squares, even public conveniences Do the claims for drastic crime reduction attributed to CCTV by the government and local authorities stand up to independent analysis? Could the £1bn spent on monitoring and system costs over the past decade have been used more effectively? If viewing surveillance is a form of power, what limits are placed on its operation by the democratic and legal processes? When we meet in Hull, Norris and I travel to his home, where there are 10 cameras focused on various parts of the high street While I pay the cab driver, Norris is switching off the burglar alarm Aha! So he's not against using modern technology to prevent crime? Of course not Nor does he appear enthusiastic when I ask if he would like to get rid of all CCTV cameras tomorrow I've never been convinced, though', he continues, 'that there could be a simple solution to crime One of my main complaints is that the last government invested 80% of the crimeprevention budget on technology which was never properly evaluated Norris and Armstrong felt it was high time to some evaluating themselves They spent days, nights, and weekends in three different control rooms - one in a poor, multi-racial inner-city area, one in a prosperous country town and one in a major city center.'In a busy street', says Norris, 'there are hundreds of issues to focus on So how you decide who's a likely troublemaker and who's not? The answer, in all cases, is that it's based on crude stereotypes.' Norris is slightly surprised that a country where the concept of Big Brother has become part of the language should accept so many'little brothers and sisters'to the point where its citizens are, he says, the most filmed in the world 'without any democratic or legal controls' To which I point out that most people assume that if they've done nothing wrong then they have nothing to fear State concern? What has the state got to with it?'People think of a camera operator watching over them kindly but all the information is being stored Real-time images can be connected to computers to be analyzed.' What he sees as the possible long-term implications can best be summed up by the penultimate paragraph of the book: 'The history of the 20th century should remind us that democratic institutions are not assured.They can be, and have been,.captured by totalitarian regimes of both left and right We should not trust in the myth of a benevolent government, for while it may be only a cynic who questions the benign intent of their current rulers, it would surely be a fool who believed that such benevolence! is assured in the future.' A 'No, probably not,'he replies after a pause They can be effective in limited circumstances in car parks, for instance And with the new generation of speed cameras, we have a chance to reduce pedestrian deaths in urban areas Their use on railway crossings seems highly sensible and when cameras allow the police to find a bomber, a mugger or a murderer then none of us could say it wasn't a social good B Norris disagrees 'We all have something to hide,' he says 'People have affairs People hide their true feelings about others Are these really matters of state concern?' nw Chuyên Gia ^ Mắỉ:WÊỊf I Thi C Answers to these andSách manyLuyện other questions are to be found in Norris and Armstrong's book, The Maximum Surveillance Society: The Rise of CCTV I decided to meet one of them in person D So where is all this leading? Should we be alarmed about what is likely to happen in the future - not tomorrow or the next day, perhaps, but some years from now? E In other words the targets are men rather than women, young men rather than middle- aged or elderly men If you're a young man in a baseball cap, then your every move is likely to be under observation 'Older men are largely ignored,' Norris says F Occasionally, we catch sight of ourselves on a screen in one of these places But the real addicts of closed-circuit television are the ones who are paid to watch, day and night Dr Clive Norris and Dr Gary Armstrong have spent a total of 600 hours in control rooms watching the people who watch us Both are lecturers in criminology and both are worried about the phenomenal growth of CCTV surveillance in recent years Accordingly, they set out to ask some questions G If the control room spots one of these crimes taking place, it doesn't mean that the police or the security guards will respond, he says They have their own agendas In our 600 hours they went into action just 43 times.' H The present government, on the other hand, has begun a massive program of crime reduction and they should be congratulated on providing a lot of money for evaluation But while the use of CCTV continues to spread, there still hasn't been a properly conducted survey into its effectiveness.' Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (10 points) ' Tim insisted on being told the complete story Nothing but She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard However Andrew is the most generous person I have ever met I've yet She never seems to succeed even though she studies much Much never thought that I would win a prize It had 23 3: Write a new sentence using the word given (10 points) don't think the television's likely to blow up at any minute LIKELIHOOD This car only cost me five hundred pounds PICKED Someone paid five thousand pounds for the painting WENT We have made neither a profit nor a loss this year EVEN In 1967 programs began to be transmitted in color ADVENT ỊỊỊjJF Chuyên Gia Sách Luyện ĩhi KgnBÉSỊlr ĐỂ số m m PHONETICS (10 POINTS) I lU.ị u Identify the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the other words in the group B A arrived linked C lived D opened B A explanation main C faint D paint B A copious obese C drone D clamorous B A germ gesture C gene D gear B A manufacture mature C pasture D nature Identify the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in the same group C A trigonometry B explanatory A legislature B repository A argumentative B psychological A photograph B payroll A majority B ceremony D democracy D mistake D investiture immediately C magnificent C contributory C accent C astronomy hypersensitive D regretful D W/ VOCABULARY (10 POINTS) Select the best option for each blank Employees who have a are encouraged to discuss it with the management A hindrance B grievanceC disadvantage D disturbance The police are certain who the culprit is A in some ways B more or less C here and there D by and by Women's participation in the workforce was lower in the countries which had less-developed economies A scale B speed C velocity D.rate Although the patient received intensive treatment, there was no improvement in her condition A decipherable B legible C discernible D intelligible I've been doing my best to reduce the backlog but I must admit that I've hardly put in the problem so far A a dent B a foot C a brave face D damper From time to time he himself to a weekend in a five-star hotel A craves B indulges C treats D benefits Men still expect their jobs to take A superiority B imposition C priority D seniority According to a recent survey, most people are on good with their neighbours A terms B relations C relationships D acquaintance The police have been ordered not to if the students attack them A combat B rebuff C retaliate D challenge The police finally arrested the criminal A famous B renownedC respectable D notorious j|j|> GRAMMAR (20 POINTS) Put each verb in brackets in an appropriate form (1 Opoints) She has made up her mind (have) a garage (build) next to the house The statue (break) while it (move) to another room in the museum The highway patrol advised (take) the old route through the city The bell is ringing I must stop (do) my homework (answer) the phone Why you all (laugh)? Roger (tell) you his funny stories? Don't worry We (finish) the report by 11 Put the suitable preposition(s) in each of the following blanks (10 points) We're all very obliged you He's quite carelessdanger She's very nervous the new boss I'm faithful my principle I've been so anxious you This service is free charge They went ahead contrary my advice He was married Sue for a day the devil and the deep blue sea Have a card your sleeve m READING (30 POINTS) Read the text below and then answer the questions - (10 points) THE WORLD AND ITS GLOBAL ECONOMY The world as man knows it today is getting smaller and smaller because of technology such as the Internet and high speed modems In fact, on March 3,2005, a man flew entirely around the globe without refueling or stopping in a one-person jet The world is changing the world, and as the 21st century continues, the global economy will play a larger and larger role As Thomas Friedman so eloquently put it in Lexus and the Olive Tree, globalization is"the inexorable integration of markets, nation-states, and technologies to a degree never witnessed before." With today's technology it is possible for people to solicit business from the far side of the globe A company like Dell Computers can order parts from several different countries, take shipment in North Carolina where the new computers will be assembled, and then ship them to all regions of the globe An American oil firm can a satellite survey in Siberia for oil deposits and then contract with a Russian oil firm to drill the actual well, while the petroleum engineer, acting as the project supervisor, remains in the US and runs the project by using a computer, a high speed Internet connection, and a cellular telephone for quick questions A global economy poses some serious problems If a company doesn't act fast enough, it can lose, and if the company loses heavily, what will happen to the employees working for the company, and then in turn what will happen to the stores that depend on those employees buying their goods? As can be seen, there is a definite trickle-down effect How is the child who is about to graduate from high school supposed to decide on what career field to enter? A career field that is here today might be gone long before the child can graduate from college, so not only does It become vital that a person gain the needed knowledge to enter a given career field, but the person also needs to learn howto learn Learning howto learn may prove to be even more necessary than' the knowledge needed to enter a given career field A person who is good at learning how to learn can quickly adapt to changes in the global economy by quickly preparing to enter other career fields if his job is here today, but gone in the morning If the world turns into a global economy, a person will need to be able to get along and work with people from different cultural backgrounds However, unless a person has spent time living in different parts of the world, this might be hard to While many students from foreign countries, especially the Asian countries, come to the US to earn a graduate degree, how many students from the US spend even a semester abroad studying in another country? The answer to this question is of course a very small percentage While individuals from some of foreign countries and some individuals from the US and the US economy will adjust to globalization, will the rest of the world? Mass media are more than willing to continue to stir the pot of controversy as they not only have to learn how to report the positive news, but also dole out a continuous stream of negative news When a person in a developing country sees all the cars on the streets of Beijing, of course that person wants a car so he can show his neighbor how wealthy he is, and all this does is promote unneeded consumption Why does the person who has nowhere to go and no money to spend for travel want to own a car? The simple answer is because the media paint owning a car as a symbol of wealth and it is human nature to want to become wealthy or at least to appear wealthy On the positive side, as prices rise due to increased demands on scarce resources, there will be an incentive to find affordable alternatives For example, as the price of oil rises and along with it the price of a gallon of gasoline, a point will be reached at which people are no longer willing to purchase gasoline so they can drive their cars, and they will demand both alternative transportation methods and cars which use another source of energy A current online survey says $2.50 per gallon of gasoline is the point at which the people in the US will start making demands on the auto manufacturer, which will open up new career fields in a few countries that have the technology needed to meet the demands; however, people around the globe will work together on it The word "inexorable" in the passage is closest in meaning to A upward B recent C inevitableD preposterous The word "solicit" in the passage is closest in meaning to A* lure B sellC.help D ask for According to par.2, what can be inferred about the role of a project supervisor? To make sure the project is finished correctly and on time To hand-check each of the steps in a project To assign each of the items that needs to be done in a project To talk to everyone on a daily basis According to the passage, people need to learn how to learn, otherwise they will not move from the first grade to the second grade in elementary school they will not be able to work in the same job throughout college they will not be able to switch from one career to another as the global economy changes they will not be able to graduate from college and become a member of the global economy Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the underlined sentence in the passage? The mass media are like a witch stirring her cauldron B* The mass media always report the truth since this keeps the ratings up and brings in the most advertising revenue The mass media will report half-truths if it will keep their ratings up so they can sell advertising The mass media report every angle of a story since reports are apolitical and never present only one viewpoint ■■■■■■■I ỊilM§Ì8ĩMBII88§Sj88gB§l§l Chun Gia Sách In paragraph 5, what can be inferred from the description of the media about owning a Luyện Thi car? A car needs to be painted certain colors if it is going to show others a person is wealthy The media are so biased that they will provide paint if a person needs to paint his car so as to project the car as a symbol of wealth The media slant the stories, so it will appear to viewers that only wealthy people own a car The members of the media don't own cars, so they are jealous of those wealthy people who own cars Look at the four squares [■] in par.2 that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage E-businesses will be the lucrative businesses in the future since they are available to everyone with an Internet connection Where would the sentence best fit? Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage Some sentences not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage The Internet and technology are making the world a smaller and smaller place today, and this is creating a global economy As Thomas Friedman so eloquently put it in Lexus and the Olive Tree, globalization is "the inexorable integration of markets, nation-states, and technologies to a degree never witnessed before," A global economy poses some serious problems and if a company doesn't act fast enough, it can lose, and if the company loses heavily, the employees working for the company and the stores that depend on those employees buying their goods can go out of business A person who is good at learning how to learn can quickly adapt to changes in the global economy by quickly preparing to enter other career fields, if his job is here today but gone in the morning A career field that is here today might be gone long before the child can graduate from college, so it becomes vital People are always going to be willing to pay any price they need to pay in order to buy something they want, which is why the price of gasoline will not be a factor in the global economy Individuals from some foreign countries, some individuals from the US and the US economy will adjust to globalization, but the real question is, how is the rest of the world Chuyên Gia Sách going to react to living in a global Luyện economy? Thi Close test (20 points) ART AS A CAREER Many celebrated artists have found (1) hard to (2) ends meet early on in their careers (3) a few well-known exceptions, however, (poor Van Gogh being perhaps the most famous one) (4) went on to find recognition within their own lifetime Picasso's life story is the kind of rags-to-riches tale (5)gives hope to many (6) unknown artist In 1904, he was sharing a draughty and primitive studio complex (7) thirty other artists But (8) his death, he was a multi-millionaire and probably the most celebrated modern artist ever Nevertheless, (9) every success story, there must be dozens of artists (perhaps some potential 'greats') who have endured a lifetime (10) hardship in obscurity (11) they were never recognised because their work was (12) of sympathy with the prevailing fashion, or (13) they lacked talent, is impossible to say Most people see art (14) a vocation rather (15) a career.There (16) indeed be some truth in the idea (17) artists need to (18) exceptionally dedicated to succeed, and even relatively successful artists sometimes have (19) supplement their income by working (20) other areas occasionally m USE OF ENGLISH (30 POINTS) Sentence transformation (20 points) ^ PARTI: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (10 points) Someone has suggested the resignation of the minister * It I have frequently made stupid mistakes like that Many's You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong Contrary : You should have called the doctor at once It was Gary is proud of the fact that he is never late Gary prides Y PART 2: Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the one given, using the word given in brackets Do not alter the word in any way (10 points) Many customs restrictions within the EC have been abolished.AWAY 24 wt ' Chuyên Gia Sách Luyện Thi At the moment I can't afford to buy a new car QUESTION A I assume you're hungry GRANTED I know I can convince Dave that I'm right about this matter BRING Students at the school are not allowed to go into the Rainbow Disco BOUNDS Error correction (10 points) Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct The bus (A) was plenty of people who had spent (B) many a happy hour in the stores (C) doing (D) their Christmas shopping (A)Weather and (B) geography conditions may determine the (C) type of transportation (D) used in a region When you talk (A) to the old man, please remember (B) to speak out (C) as he's (D) hard of hearing (A) The old and the new in transportation also (B) contrast (C) sharply in (D) Middle East The ocean (A) probably distinguishes the earth (B) from other planets of the solar system, for scientists believe that large bodies of water (D) are not existing on the other planets Geothermal (A) energy is energy (B) to obtain by (C) using heat from (D) the Earth's interior (A) In general the only kinds of cells (B) thM cannot replace (C) itself are (D) nerve cells Historians (A) believe that some (B) forms of (C) advertising must be as old as (D) barter and trade (A) Many television newscasters make the public(B) an eyewitness to the news (C) by means of on-the- spot, (D) alive reports Dams are used (A) to control flooding, provide water for (B) irrigation, and (C) generating electricity for the (D) surrounding area ¡¡D* REWRITE THE SENTENCE, USING THE WORD IN THE BRACKET SO THAT THE SECOND SEN * TENCE HAS EXACTLYTHE SAME MEANING Question 56.1 didn't expect to enjoy the concert performance as much as I did (SURPASSED) The concert performance , Question 57.That the company is losing money is something that must be accepted (FACE) The company mustit is losing money Question 58.Diseases such as smallpox have still to be eradicated.(STAMPED) Diseases such as smallpox yet 1)1 Mega book 24 Question 59 James was nominated forthe post oftreasurer by two committee members (FORWARD) James has the post of treasurer by two committee members Question 60 The color of that dress showed off her complexion (ENHANCED) Her complexion the color of that dress Question 61 As part of his new year's resolution he has renounced cigarettes and bad food (UP) He decided cigarettes and bad food in the new year Question 62 We are building a new car park next to the shopping center (PUT) A new car park_ next to the shopping center 24 ... (nâng cao/ cải thi n chất lượng)   Subject  bring up a subject (đưa đề tài)  cover/ discuss/ talk about/ touch a subject (đề cập/ thảo luận đề tài)  drop a subject (thơi nói đề tài)  get... in the eye for male domination - be in two minds about something/about doing something; be of two minds about something/about doing something: chưa định E.g: She's in two minds about accepting... he showed up late a third time, that was the last straw We had to fire him - get the hang of something: nắm bắt được, sử dụng được, làm E.g: / can’t seem to get the hang of this game - hard of