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PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (50 pts)

MULTIPLE CHOICES (10 pts)
I. Word Choice (2,5 pts):
1. If you carry too much luggage, the airline will charge an ______ baggage fee.
A. extra B. additional C. excess D. over
2. One of the tigers has got _______. Warn everyoone of the danger.
A. loose B. lost C. loosened D.escaped
3. The city was under_________ for six months before it finally fell.
A. siege B. cordon C. blockade D. closure
4. Digitally_______ messages can be delivered via cable direct into our homes.
A. deciphered B. dialed C. numbered D. encoded
5. As she didn’t understand the teachers question, she merely gave him a ______
look.
A. clear B. dim C. blank D.hopeless
II. Structures and Grammar (2,5 pts):
1. Don’y go to the city centre during rush hour. You will be _________ like sardines.
A. canned B. packed C. pressed D. pushed
2. It was Tony who _________ in asking for another glass of bandy and got drunk in
the end.
A. endured B. kept C. persisted D. maintained
3. Schizophrenia, a behavioral disorder typified by a fundamental break with reality,
_______ by genetic predisposition, stress, drugs, or infection.
A. may be triggered B. may triggered C. trigger D. may trigger
4. In perchasing a winter coat, it is important that one_______ it on with heavy
clothing underneath.
A. tries B. to try C. try D. trying
5. By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississipi River,___________
were quite luxurious.
A. many of them B. which many C. many of which D. many that
III. Prepostions and Phrasal Verbs (2,5 pts):
1. I usually _______ work at about 5:30. so I’m home by 6:30 most nights.
A. end up B. kick off C. knock off D. knuckle down
2. We were walking through the woods when we __________ a trap set by hunters.
A. slipped up B. dug up C. chanced upon D. threw out
3. The small boat drifted helplessly________ the mercy of the wind and waves.
A. in B. with C.at D. to
4. We had to ______ pages of legal jargon before we could sign the contract.
A. wade through B. delve into C. dispense with D. blurt out
5. It is necessary to _________ this curse from their country.
A. flare up B. march on C. weed out D. fire away
IV. Collocations and Idioms (2,5 pts):
1. Let me stay at home this morning, please. I’m feeling rather under the _______, so
I won’t be of great use in the office.
A. cloud B. control C. pressure D. weather
2. I’m going for a walk in the park. Would you like to _________ me company?
A. follow B. stay C. ward D. keep
3. Would you ________ a blind eye if you saw a crime being committed?
A. close B. turn C. show D. wink
4. You are not allowed to drive ______the influence______ alcohol.
A. under/of B. in/of C. under/by D. by/in
5. The interviewees are supposed to give their answers to the job offers.
A. on the spot B. all in all C. beyond the joke D. with in reach
READING (30 pts)
Passage 1: This passage was adapted from a book released in the early 1900s about
an author’s respect for nature and disdain for the way humanity treats it.
I do not know of any poetry to quote which adequately expresses my yearning
for the Wild. Approached from this side, the best poetry is tame. I do not know
where to find in any literature, ancient or modem, any account which contents me of
that Nature with which even I am acquainted. You will perceive that I demand
something which no Augustan nor Elizabethan age, which no culture, in short, can
give. Mythology comes nearer to it than anything. How much more fertile a Nature, at
least, has Grecian mythology its root in than English literature! Mythology is the crop
which the Old World bore before its soil was exhausted, before the fancy and
imagination were affected with blight; and which it still bears, wherever its pristine
vigor is unabated. All other literatures endure only as the elms which overshadow our
houses; but my Nature is like the great dragon-tree of the Western Isles, as old as
mankind, and, whether that does or not, will endure as long; for the decay of other
literatures makes the soil in which it thrives. My Nature lies not in books, but in the
stories told by old civilization.
Worse yet are the laws of modern man. While almost all men feel an
attraction drawing them to society, few are attracted strongly to Nature. How little
appreciation of the beauty of the landscape there is among us! In their reaction to
Nature, men appear to me for the most part, notwithstanding their arts, lower than the
animals. It is not often a beautiful relation, as in the case of the animals. We have to
be told that the Greeks called the world Beauty, or Order. Live free, child of the mist
—and with respect to natural knowledge we are all children of the mist. The man who
takes the liberty to live is superior to all the laws, by virtue of his relation to the
lawmaker. “That is active duty,” says the Vishnu Purana, “which is not for our
bondage; that is knowledge which is for our liberation in nature: all other duty is good
only unto weariness; all other knowledge is only the cleverness of an artist, not
Mother Earth herself.”
For my part, I feel that with regard to Nature I live a sort of border life, on the
confines of a world into which I make occasional and transient forays only, and my
patriotism and allegiance to the state into whose territories I seem to retreat are those
of a moss-trooper. Unto a life which I call natural I would gladly follow even a will-
o’-the-wisp1 through bogs and sloughs unimaginable, but no moon nor firefly has
shown me the causeway to it. Nature is a personality so vast and universal that we
have never seen one of her features. The walker in the familiar fields which stretch
around my native town of Concord sometimes finds himself in another land than is
described in their owners’ deeds, as it were in some faraway field on the confines of
the actual Concord, the wild nature, where the city’s jurisdiction ceases, and the idea
which the word “Concord" suggests ceases to be suggested.
And we are landbound. We hug the earth—how rarely we mount! Methinks we
might elevate ourselves a little more. We might scale a tree, at least. I found my
account in scaling a tree once. It was a tall white pine, on the top of a hill; and though
I got well pitched, I was well paid for it, for I discovered new mountains in the
horizon which I had never seen before—so much more of the earth and the heavens. I
might have walked about the foot of the tree for threescore years and ten, and yet I
certainly should never have seen them. But, above all, I discovered around me—it
was near the end of June—on the ends of the topmost branches only, a few minute
and delicate red conelike blossoms, the fertile flower of the white pine looking
heavenward. I carried straightway to the village the topmost spire, and showed it to
stranger jurymen who
walked the streets—for it was court week—and to farmers and lumber-dealers and
woodchoppers and hunters, and not one had ever seen the like before, but they
wondered as at a star dropped down. Tell of ancient architects finishing their works
on the tops of columns as perfectly as on the lower and more visible
-A will-o’-the-wisp is a ghost thought to lead travelers deep into the woods.
1. The primary purpose of the passage is to show how the author
A. doesn't think humans are a part of nature B. wants to live outside of society
C. feels about our connection to nature D. has lost his way by ignoring nature
2. In context, the phrase “the best poetry is tame” (paragraph 1) helps to suggest
that
A. writing cannot effectively communicate the power of nature
B. poets have stopped taking chances with their writing
C. poetry must be easy to understand to be considered good
D. very few writers in history were considered naturalists
3. Based on the information in paragraph 1 (“Mythology comes ... literature!”),
which of the following would the author be most likely to read?
A. Science fiction about the future of Earth B. A folk tale about the strength of nature
C. An ancient tale of Roman war and strife D. A comedy about bandits in the woods
4. According the first paragraph, the “laws of modern man” are “worse”
(paragraph 2) than
A. archaic oral tradition B. modem spiritual texts
C. contemporary comedy D. past and present literature
5. In paragraph 2 (“How little ... animals”), the author implies that animals
A. obey their own set of natural laws B. are oblivious to the nature around them
C. help us understand nature’s beauty D. appreciate nature unconditionally
6. In paragraph 2, the “arts” represent
A. a skill possessed singularly by humans B. something that is reserved for animals
C. what the Greeks before us called “Order” D. one way in which humans do connect
to nature
7. According to the second paragraph, the author most likely quotes “Vishnu
Purana” in order to point out that
A. an intimate knowledge of nature is in direct correlation to real freedom
B. the man who lives without law in his life is the most free of all men
C. members of government who can connect with nature will be powerful
D. individuals escaping capture should try hiding deep in the forests
8. The author uses “The walker” in paragraph 3 (“The walker...suggested”) to
make which point about nature and Concord?
A. The boundary between man and nature is hazy at best.
B. All of nature belongs to man at some point or another.
C. The citizens of Concord often find trespassers on their land.
D. City names are never used to describe natural habitats.
9. It can be inferred from the last paragraph (“Nature has ... them”) that the author
believes that
A. humans are a necessary part of nature
B. nature proves the existence of heavenly beings
C. nature does not purposefully grow for human enjoyment
D. humans can cultivate nature for their own needs
10. The author’s perspective on nature reveals that, in general, he views his
contemporary society as
A. adequately in tune with their surroundingsB. too concerned with everyday business
C. decent, hardworking people D. disconnected from a pristine environment
Passage 2: Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C, or D in the
corresponding numbered box providedto indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 10.
Leisure is generally seen as an (1)_____ which takes place outside (2)_____
hours. The peak leisure time for most people is between 6.00 pm and 12.00 am,
although in recent years there has been an increase in people working (3)_____ hours
and shifts, together with more ‘flexitime’.
Leisure is often thought of purely as a (4)_____ activity, i.e. playing sport.
Although many people use their (5)_____ time in this way, there are plenty of other
leisure opportunities that are more (6)_____ in nature, such as watching television or
sunbathing on a beach. It's important to realise that leisure can embrace a whole range
of experiences and activities, although personal choice may be limited due to factors
such as age or provision of local (7)_____.
The leisure emphasis will normally change at different (8)_____ of one's life-
cycle. Different types of leisure activities tend to be popular with varying age groups.
It's probably true, however, that some members of the older (9)_____ are more
capable of pursuing active (10)_____ than they are sometimes given credit for!
1. A event B incident C experience D affair
2. A labour B working C employment D job
3. A unsocial B unreasonable C unsociable D unsuitable
4. A cultural B social C physical D mental
5. A rest B free C unoccupied D empty
6. A creative B selective C productive D passive
7. A conveniences B facilities C capacities D capabilities
8. A parts B levels C sections D stages
9. A generation B era C age D period
10. A entertainments B occupations C pastimes D games
Passage 3: You are going to read some extracts that have been taken from an article
on the Roman statesman, Marcus Porcius Cato. For questions 1-10, choose from the
sentences (A-D). The sections may be chosen more than once.
In which section are the following mentioned?
1. a lack of susceptibility to hardship or ease
2. the view that some attributes which fail to confer prestige are just as admirable as
ones that do
3. a method of acquisition of names in Rome
4. an effect of the expansion of a political entity
5. the attempt to battle against progress and maintain the status quo
6. the conquering of one's appetite for the temptations of vice and luxury
7. pride felt in one's heritage
8. the conviction that power should not be concentrated
9. degree of physical fitness
10. a lack of interest in developing a reputation for legal ability
 CATO THE ELDER
Portrait of a Roman Conservative

A The family of Marcus Cato, it is said, was of Tusculan origin, though he lived,
previous to his career as soldier and statesman, on an inherited estate in the country of
the Sabines. His ancestors commonly passed for men of no note whatever, but Cato
himself extols his father, Marcus, as a brave man and good soldier. He also says that
his grandfather often won prizes for soldierly valour, and received from the state
treasury, because of his bravery, the price of five horses which had been killed under
him in battle. The Romans used to call men who had no family distinction, but were
coming into public notice through their own achievements, "new men," and such they
called Cato. But he himself used to say that as far as office and distinction went, he
was indeed new, but having regard to ancestral deeds of valour, he was oldest of the
old. His third name was not Cato at first, but Priscus. Afterwards he got the surname
of Cato for his great abilities. The Romans call a man who is wise and prudent, cafus.
B As for his outward appearance, he had reddish hair, and keen grey eyes. His
bodily habit, since he was addicted from the very first to labour with his own hands, a
temperate mode of life, and military duties, was very serviceable, and disposed alike
to vigour and health. His discourse, – a second body, as it were, and, for the use of a
man who would live neither obscurely nor idly, an instrument with which to perform
not only necessary, but also high and noble services, – this he developed and
perfected in the villages and towns about Rome, where he served as advocate for all
who needed him, and got the reputation of being, first a zealous pleader, and then a
capable orator. Thenceforth the weight and dignity of his character revealed
themselves more and more to those who had dealings with him; they saw that he was
bound to be a man of great affairs, and have a leading place in the state. For he not
only gave his services in legal contests without fee of any sort, but did not appear to
cherish even the repute won in such contests as his chief ambition. Nay, he was far
more desirous of high repute in battles and campaigns against the enemy, and while
he was yet a mere stripling, had his breast covered with honourable wounds.
C The influence which Cato's oratory won for him waxed great, and men called
him a Roman Demosthenes; but his manner of life was even more talked about and
noised abroad. For his oratorical ability only set before young men a goal which many
already were striving eagerly to attain; but a man who wrought with his own hands, as
his fathers did, and was contented with a cold breakfast, a frugal dinner, simple
raiment, and a humble dwelling, – one who thought more of not wanting the
superfluities of life than of possessing them, – such a man was rare. The
commonwealth had now grown too large to keep its primitive integrity; the sway
over many realms and peoples had brought a large admixture of customs, and the
adoption of examples set in modes of life of every sort. It was natural, therefore, that
men should admire Cato, when they saw that, whereas other men were broken down
by toils and enervated by pleasures, he was victor over both, and this too, not only
while he was still young and ambitious, but even in his hoary age, after consulship
and triumph. Then, like some victorious athlete, he persisted in the regimen of his
training, and kept his mind unaltered to the last.
D Cato believed that rule was doomed which ignored the collective wisdom of the
past. He believed that Rome's republican government was best, that weakness lay in
rule by a king or tyrant, that it was better to draw from the wisdom of the many, and
he believed that Rome benefited from a balance of power between common people
and the aristocracy. Cato disliked the softer manners of the Greeks. He was fluent in
Greek but opposed to Greek literature, poetry and art. Cato joined other Roman
conservatives in fighting against the spread of Greek sophistication. He wanted to
keep Roman youth puritanical. He thought Socrates had been a babbler justly put to
death for questioning religious faith and the laws of his city. Rather than all the
questions put forth by Eastern doubters and philosophers, Cato preferred what he saw
as the solid answers provided by Roman tradition.
ERROR IDENTIFICATION AND CORRECTION (10 pts)
Identify the five mistakes in the following passage and correct them.

1 My course involves research, design, and a lot of experimenting with different

2 materials and techniques. We also do cultural studies and academic writing, but
3 the focus is in actually making things. In the first year we don't have any
4 contact with the fashion industry, but make projects that are assessed and
5 monitored by our tutors. They're very helpful and experience, and when we're
6 working on a project, they give us a topic, and then let us go wherever we like
7 with it. It's an opportunity to experiment within a supportive environment,
8 which is ideal. My classmates come from a wide variety of backgrounds and
9 some of whom already have experience of working in the industry. We're all
10 part of a community, and it's a great feeling to walking into the building every
11 morning and see lots of people I know and like.

Line Mistakes Correction

1 Should parents be allowed to bring their young baby to an upscale restaurant?

2 Recently there has been some debate about this issue. Restaurant customers
3 sometime complain that a crying baby can ruin their special evening out. They
4 say that it is not acceptable that they have paid a lot of money at a special
5 evening and then a crying baby spoils their experience. Some parents say that
6 everyone has the right to eat in any restaurant. For them, the price of the meal
7 should not determine what can and cannot eat at that restaurant. Restaurant
8 owners find them in a difficult situation because they do not want to lose
9 affluent customers who are willing to spend a lot of money at their places of
10 business. However, these same owners do not want to appear to be cold-
11 hearted when it comes to children. It is indeed a difficult situation. In the
12 meantime, there appears that different restaurants will have different policies
13 about customers bringing young babies with them.

Line Mistakes Correction

 B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (50 pts)
OPEN CLOZE (20 pts)
Passage 1
Holidays en masse
Spending a fortnight on holiday with other people can either be great fun or a
(1)_____ for disaster. Success can best be achieved if the trip is planned well in
(2)_____. One person should be in (3)_____ of organization, on condition that they
consult all parties before making a final decision on anything. (4)_____should be
appointed to deal with money matters, so that there is no disagreement or bad feeling.
Sleeping arrangements may be unclear (5)_____ you see the accommodation.
Therefore, it is vital to make a list beforehand to establish who has priority for the
best beds. As far as housework is (6)_____, you may be lucky enough to have the
accommodation cleaned twice a week. If not, it can be organized on a rota (7)_____,
so that everyone does their bit.
Although you are all on holiday together, it doesn’t (8)_____ that you have to
spend every minute together. You won’t (9)_____ anyone’s feelings if you go for a
walk on your own for a change.
(10)_____ all you shouldn’t expect a stress-free holiday, nor should you expect
everyone to enjoy themselves every second. Even very close families have the odd
row. But you’ll know you’ve got it right when you hear on the journey home: ‘Let’s
do it again next year.’
Passage 2
Break FREE!
These days we seem to be spending more time planning our holidays than
enjoying them. With the plethora of travel websites and blogs at our (11)_____,
offering the (12)_____ scoop on the most luxurious accommodation and how to get
unbeatable prices on practically all your travel needs, there is more choice than ever.
(13)_____ happened, though, to throwing (14)_____ to the wind and just heading off
to some far-flung location completely plan free?
These kinds of holidays can be extremely refreshing and full of adventure as you
have no idea (15)_____ will happen next. They offer you the chance to discover
something out of the (16)_____ in places which can often lie off the beaten (17)_____
and are populated by vibrant communities full of fun-loving, colourful people. These
receptive locals are ready to welcome you (18)_____ and show you an authentic
cultural experience. Spur-of-the-moment travel sometimes (19)_____ in long and
extremely tedious journeys but it’s (20)_____ all the trouble when you return home
with some amazing stories to tell.
WORD FROMATION (10 pts)
Astronomers have a reputation for bringing us (1) _____ (INSPIRE) discoveries:
new planets, exploding stars, galaxies on the edge of the known Universe. But now
they are on the trail of most (2) _____ (BOGGLE) finding of all: evidence for a
whole new universe beyond your own.
For millennia, philosophers have insisted that everything we see is part of the (3)
_____ (COMPASS) totality called the Universe. Since the discovery of cosmic
expansion around a century ago, astronomers believed there must be a final (4) _____
(FRONT), an ultimate barrier beyond which objects were receding so fast their light
would simply never reach us. According to the latest theories of the forces that rule
the cosmos, what has been regarded as the Universe may in fact just be one of an
infinite number making up something far grander: the true universe – or Multiverse.
The theories state that our Universe is just one of the “bubble universes”
constantly budding off one another, and inflating after their own Big Bang. Each
bubble universe could be radically different from our own with its own set of
fundamental forces and types of sub-atomic particles. Even so, they may be able to
affect our Universe, with (5) _____ (DETECTION) consequences. Theory predicts
that if our Universe is stuck by one of its cosmic neighbor, the energy of the impact
would leave a faint (6) _____ (RING) pattern in the Cosmic Microwave Background.
The orbiting space (7) _____ (OBSERVE) Planck maps the intensity and (8) _____
(POLAR) of the CMB radiation left over from the Big Bang, looking for (9) _____
(TELL) signs of a collision between our Universe and others. Theorists speculate that
different bubbles universes may be also connected by (10) _____ (CALL) “space-
time wormholes”.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 pts)
1. How would you deal with such a challege? (PRESENTED)
-> What_____________ a challege?
2. In my opinion, Simon was a fool not to accept their job offer. (DOWN)
-> I think_____________ offer.
3. I didn’t expect to the journey to the airport to take so long.
-> I didn’t_______________ so long.
4. It is impossible to walk from the hotel to the city center? (WITHIN)
-> Is________________ of the hotel?
5. He seemed to be enjoying himself very much. (APPEARANCE)
-> He_______________ a time.
6. Visitors are prohibited from importing animal products for fear of spreading
infectious diseases.
-> Lest________________________
7. I made friends immediately with Jane but I didn’t like her husband.
-> Jane and I__________________
8. The ministers were clearly felt by the president not to have acted swiftly enough.
(OPINION)
-> The president______________________
9. He is a complete hypocrite, in public he condemns smokers, yet he smokes a packet
a day himself.
-> So______________________________
10. If the school basketball team hadn’t performed badly in the semi-finals, they
would have won the prize.
-> Theirs________________