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Duyen Hai 10 2013 - 2014 de Xuat
Duyen Hai 10 2013 - 2014 de Xuat
JOB ENQUIRY
Work at: a restaurant
Type of work: 1..........................
Number of hours per week: 12 hours
Would need work permit
Work in the : 2............................branch
Nearest bus stop : next to 3........................
Pay: 4 £ ....................... an hour
B. Listen to the second part of the conversation and answer the questions from 5 to
10 ( NO MORE THAN SEVEN WORDS ) for each answer. LISTEN TWICE
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SECTION III: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (30 pts)
Part 1. Questions 1-20
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D in each sentence to complete it. (5 pts)
1. In spite of our big effort, we have not managed to …………… enough money
for renovation of the school buildings.
A. raise B. compose C. rear D. score
2. I don’t believe a ……………..of what he says.
A. sentence B. word C. phrase D. matter
3. Due to the snowstorm, there was a slight ……… in my flight time.
A. corollary B. plateau C. culprit D. delay
4. Even a few drops of this liquid would represent a ……… dose for a small child.
A. lethal B. mundane C. terminal D. mortal
5. The polite usher ……… us to our seats in the theatre.
A. commanded B. sent C. helped D. directed
6. The accountant ……… the company fund and ran away to another country.
A. swallowed B. confiscated C. embraced D. embezzled
7. The government has been criticised for its new economic ……… .
A. policy B. infrastructure C. constitution D. legislation
8. The silly boy only ……… at the memory, feeling rather embarrassed.
A. laughed B. giggled C. sniggered D. roared
9. Her choice of word, according to the professor, is a bit ……… .
A. obsolete B. antiquated C. elderly D. old-fashioned
10. The road twists and turns—it is ……… .
A. curved B. bent C. wavy D. winding
11. If you go on ………… me like this, I will never be able to finish writing my
report.
A. disturbing B. afflicting C. concerning D. affecting
12. Judy didn’t ………… for a second to agree to Mike’s proposal as she had been
in love with the boy for a long time.
A. decide B. linger C. hesitate D. await
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13. His ………… of the safety regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.
A. disregard B. unfamiliarity C. carelessness D. inattention
14. The first thing for all of you to remember is that ………… your duties may
result in an instant dismissal.
A.escaping B. neglecting C. resisting D. missing
15. Patrick is too ………… gambler to resist placing a bet on the final game.
A. instant B. spontaneous C. compulsive D. continuous
16. We couldn’t stay long, so we only wished Mark many happy………… of his
birthday and hurried to the airport.
A.days B. returns C.moments D. regards
17. Ever since we quarreled in the office, Janice and I have been ……… enemies.
A.assured B. confirmed C.defined D.guanranteed
18. A young tourist has been declared ………… after he got lost in the mountains
last Monday.
A.absent B.deserter C. missing D. vanished
19. Michael was ………… withanger when he saw his car had been scratched.
A.stored B.fixed C.loaded D. filled
20. The schoolboy’s excuse wasn’t ………… at all. nobody in the classroom
believed in the far-fetched story he told.
A. credible B. credential C. creditable D. credulous.
Your answers
1. 6. 11. 16.
2. 7. 12. 17.
3. 8. 13. 18.
4. 9. 14. 19.
5. 10. 15. 20.
Part 2. Questions 1-10
There are ten errors in the following passage. Underline them in the text and
correct them in the numbered box. Question (0)has been done as an example.(5
pts)
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For more than century, robberies of every kinds have plagued nations around the
world. Bank and house robberies were common occurrence. As many were caught
so those who were not and over the year, many continued to turn to these get rich
quick methods. Despite the nature of these ‘occupation’, media reports glorified
the ingenious ways the robbers managed to escape with loot. Then, films, too, were
made about famous robberies and criminals were turned for celebrities.
More and more people began robbing houses and banks and its techniques became
more sophisticating, making it close to impossible for them to get caught. To
compound this problem, many robbers returned to their countries where they were
no rules of extraditions. As a result, many of them simply returned to their home
countries to prevent the foreign countries from punishing them.
Your answers: 0. century → a century
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
1. She left the coffee to boil ……… in the kitchen and had to clean it up
afterwards.
2. I can hardly believe that she actually won in the face of competition ………
such a fiery writer.
3. The worsening condition of the president is giving cause ……… concern.
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4. Local people had to take matters ……… their own hands because the governors
failed to deliver their promise.
5. Some communities, unfortunately, still remains divided ……… religious lines.
6. Their garden is over ten thousand square metres ……… extent.
7. Only when they have discussed the matter ……… great length will they draw
any conclusion.
8. Without any prior preparation, Peter sailed ……… his final exams.
9. I am afraid to say that the notes do not seem to hang ……… .
10. For sufficient records are kept, Helen can trace her ancestry ……… to the
1700s.
Your answers
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
2. Questions 11-20
Put the correct prepositions in the gaps in the text below.
I must admit that I cringe (11)………… the prospect of going to see my brother.
He is, I suppose, fairly well-read (12) ………… his field, which is medicine.
However, the way he insists (13) ………… always being right all the time,
regardless (14) ………… how well-informed his conversational adversary may be,
makes me quite angry. Whenever anything concerned (15) ………… medicine
crops up in conversation, he puffs himself up and prepares to ‘inform’ people. His
attitude (16) ………… people who get their facts slightly wrong is insufferable. He
cannot just let things go, he is just not comfortable (17) ………… inaccuracies. It
is almost as if he is dropping (18) ………… status if he fails to pick someone up
on a point. I remember him once arguing with a dinner guest for over an hour on
the difference (19) ………… the hard and soft palate! No wonder his wife is
always complaining (20) ………… him!
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Your answers
11. 16.
12. 17.
13. 18.
14. 19.
15. 20.
Your answers
1. 6. 11. 16.
2. 7. 12. 17.
3. 8. 13. 18.
4. 9. 14. 19.
5. 10. 15. 20.
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Archaeologists working at an (1) ....... on the island of EXCAVATE
Cyprus have discovered what are thought to be the world's
oldest known perfumes.Remnants of fourteen different
fragrances were found in a selection of mixing jugs, bottles
and stills which were (2) ....... on the site of an ancient EARTH
perfumery. The building was destroyed by an earthquake
nearly four thousand years ago, at a time when Cyprus
already enjoyed a (3) ....... as a centre of perfume - making. REPUTED
After undergoing scientific (4) ....... , the perfumes were ANALYSE
found to contain a range of (5) ....... available ingredients, LOCAL
such as extracts of anise, pine, coriander, lemon, orange,
bergamot, almond and parsley, amongst others.
Having (6) ....... what each perfume contained, the scientists INDETITY
then set about remaking them using (7) ....... techniques to TRADITION
find out what they would actually have smelt like. They
first (8) ....... up the extracts, then mixed them with olive oil GRIND
in clay jugs before distilling them. This method is the one
recorded by writers in Ancient Roman times. Although (9) ADMIT
....... simple by today's standards, the resulting aromas
provide us with an olfactory window onto the ancient
world, and are evidence of the loving craftsmanship that
must have been applied by their (10) ....... CREATE
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Reef Encounter
Tropical fish look very colorful to our eyes, but is that how they look to each
other? Our reporter Penny gosh met the man who may have the answer.
If you are snorkeling around a coral reef, you’ll see the local marine life in all its
carnival colours. (1).........the show clearly isn’t just a tourist attraction. For the fish
that live on the reef, it’s more a matter of life and death. (2)........., the survival of a
fish species depends on two things – food supplies and breeding success.
The trouble is that eating and not being eaten both need stealth. Therefore, it is
helpful for a fish to blend into the background. To attract a mate, (3).................,
requires a certain flamboyance.
Seeing a coral reef in all its glory, you can’t help feeling that fish have completely
failed to solve this dilemma. The picture, however, only comes into focus when
you take the fish’s-eye view. (4)...............fish, according to Justin Marshall from
the Vision, Touch and Hearing Research Centre at the University of Queensland in
Brisbane, see things differently. (5) ..................our visual system is a primate one,
he says. It’s very good at seeing yellows and reds versus greens. (6) .............., 30
metres below sea level there is no red light. (7)...................fish tend to see blues
and ultraviolets well-and to be less sensitive to reds and yellows. (8)............... the
carnival looks quite different to the marine life itself. To help him discover exactly
how different it looks, Marshall has designed a unique underwater
‘spectrophotometer’, which analyses the colours of things objectively in terms of
their physical reflection. He is (9)............... measuring the light available in
different micro-habitats. Together with information about the visual sensitivity of
individual fish species and their behavior, this equipment enables him to begin
seeing things as fish do. And it is starting to reveal how the showy and the shy can
make use of the same bright colours.
The general shift towards the blue end of spectrum in underwater light explains
why most nocturnal reef fish, such as soldierfish, squirrelfish and big-eyes, are
mainly red in colour. According to Marshall, some reef fish might see red in which
case they could capitalize on the colour blindness of others and use red markings
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for private communication. (10).............., red species are surprisingly
inconspicuous.
Your answers
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Your answers
1. 6. 11.
2. 7. 12.
3. 8. 13.
4. 9. 14.
5. 10. 15.
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this protection of our wildlife heritage should be funded by international sources.
However, in the early 1990s the development agencies favoured "community-
based" conservation. Leakey's stand on protection of parks was seen as a lack of
respect for local communities, and used against him when he resigned as head of
the KWS in 1994. Recently donors and conservationists have come to recognise
the limitations of purely local conservation programmes; there is a growing
consensus that the poor are unlikely to manage wildlife resources wisely for the
long term because their needs are immediate.
Wildlife Wars continues where Leakey's memoir One Life left off. It spans a 13-
year period, beginning in 1989 when Leakey became head of the KWS. Then the
elephant slaughter was at its height across Africa; it is estimated that between 1975
and 1989 the international markets for ivory in Europe, the United States and Asia
led to the death of 1.2 m elephants, slaughtered for their ivory to make piano keys,
games and fashion accessories. Kenya's herds were reduced by more than 85% by
armed poachers, who turned their guns on anything and anyone. To stop this
killing required changing the perceptions of ivory users so as to eliminate the
markets, as well as mounting an armed force against the poachers.
With both humour and seriousness, Leakey explains the sacrifices he had to make
in order to see his vision succeed.
Despite the gravity of the situation, Leakey makes light of the sometimes
comical circumstances, although it is clear that his life was at risk many times and
he worked under tremendous pressure. For many, however, the real question is
why this paleoanthropologist should risk his life for wildlife. The answer may lie
in Leakey's own depiction of himself, although obviously aggressive and driven
while running KWS, as essentially reflective. Presenting in moving terms his
introduction to elephant emotions and society, he describes his outrage at the moral
and ethical implications of poaching and culling for ivory, arguing that elephants,
apes, whales and dolphins have emotions so like those of humans that they
deserve to be treated as such.
Hard-core wildlife groups sniggered at his 'bunny- hugging' tendencies, but they
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underestimated his impact. It is impossible to put a value on Leakey's work during
those years. As the elephant population began to recover, Kenya's tourist industry
revived to become the country's main source of revenue. An international
awareness campaign centred on an ivory bonfire, which led to the ban on ivory
trade and the collapse of ivory prices.
1. Richard Leakey is most well-known for
A. increasing wildlife budgets.
B. successfully stopping illegal hunting.
C. removing the ban on the ivory trade.
D. helping to identify man’s origins.
2. The word poaching in paragraph 1 is closest meaning to
A. cooking
B. approaching
C. hunting illegally
D. stealing
3. The word fragile in paragraph 2 has the opposite meaning to
A. sturdy
B. delicate
C. flimsy
D. brittle
4. In paragraph 3, Leakey makes the point that
A. conservation should be global responsibility.
B. a war must be fought against poverty.
C. Africa’s wildlife is an international attraction.
D. There is insufficient money to establish parks.
5. It is now becoming accepted that
A. Leakey had no regard for local communities.
B. conservation programs should be under local control
C. donors have not yet received sufficient recognition.
D. poverty makes regional conservation programmes unreliable.
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6. The writers says that between 1975 and 1989
A. the perceptions of the use of ivory changed.
B. elephants were used to make piano keys.
C. the elephant population was decimated.
D. demand for ivory began to decrease.
7. Leakey considers himself
A. amusing
B. sentimental
C. contemplative
D. obsessive
8. The word gravity in paragraph 6 is closest meaning to
A. importance
B. force
C. weight
D. seriousness
9. What does the writer imply in the last paragraph?
A. a disease had affected elephants.
B. Leakey’s views are overly sentimental.
C. Leakey’s success in doubt.
D. Leakey’s work had wide-range effects.
10. This passage is taken from
A. an article about endangered species.
B. a book about Richard Leakey.
C. an article about Kenya.
D. a book review
Your answers
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
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4. 9.
5. 10.
Part 4:Questions 1-6 (10 pts)
Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-H for
each part ( 1- 6) of the passage.There are two extra headings you do not need to
use.
List of Headings
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of their olfactory likes and dislikes were based on emotional assoclations. Such
associations can be powerful enough so that odours that we would generally label
unpleasant become agreeable, and those that we would generally consider fragrant
become disagreeable for particular individuals. The perception of smell, therefore,
consists not only of the sensation of the odours themselves, but of the experiences and
emotions associated with them.
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2. Odours are also essential cues in social bonding. One respondent to the survey
believed that there is no true emotional bonding without touching and smelling a loved
one. In fact, infants recognise the odours of their mothers soon after birth and adults
can often identify their children or spouses by scent. In one well-known test, women
and men were able to distinguish by smell alone clothing worn by their marriage
partners from similar clothing worn by other people. Most of thé subjects would
probably never have given much thought to odour as a cue for identifying family
merribers before being involved in the test, but as the experiment revealed, even when
not consciously considered, smells register.
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3. In splte of its importance to our emotional and sensory lives, smell is probably the
most undervalued sense in many cultures. The reason often given for the low regard in
which smell is held is that, in comparison with its importance among animals, the
human sense of smell is feeble and undeveloped. While it is true that the olfactory
powers of humans are
nothing like as fine as those possessed by certain animals, they are still remarkably
acute. Our noses are able to recognise thousands of smells, and to perceive odours
which are present only in extremely small quantities.
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4. Smell, however, is a highly elusive phenomenon. Odours, unlike colours, for instance,
cannot be named in many languages because the specific vocabulary simply doesn’t
exist. ‘It smells like . ...’ we have to say when describing an odour, struggling to
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express our olfactory experience. Nor can odours be recorded: there is no effective way
to either capture or store them over time. In the realm of olfaction, we must make do with
descriptions and recollections. This has implications for olfactory research
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5. Most of the research on smell undertaken to date has been of a physical scientific
nature. Significant advances have been made in the understanding of the biological and
chemical nature of olfaction, but many fundamental questions have yet to be answered.
Researchers have still to decide whether smell is one sense or two — one responding to
odours proper and the other registering odourless chemicals in the air. Other unanswered
questions are whether the nose is the only part of the body affected by odours, and how
smells can be measured objectively given the non- physical components. Questions like
these mean that interest in the psychology of smell is inevitably set to play an increasingly
important role for researchers.
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6. However, smell is not simply a biological and psychologlcal phenomenon. Smell is
cultural, hence it is a social and historical phenomenon. Odours are invested with cultural
values: smells that are considered to be offensive in some cultures may be perfectly
acceptable inothers. Therefore, our sense of smell is a means of, and model for, interacting
with the world. Different smells can provide us with intimate and emotionally charged
experiences and the value that we attach to these experiences is interiorised by the
members of society in a deeply personal way. Importantly, our commonly held feelings
about smells can help distinguish us from other cultures. The study of the cultural
history of smell is, therefore, in a very real sense, an investigation into the essence of
human culture.
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Questions 7-10 :
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Complete the sentences below. Choose ONLY ONE WORD from the passage for
each answer
7. Tests have shown that odours can help people recognise the................. belonging
to their husbands and wives.
8. Certain lingustic groups may have difficulty describing smell because they lack
the appropriate....................
9. The sense of smell may involve response to.................which do not smell, in
addition to obvious odours.
10. Odours regarded as unpleasant in certain.....................are not regarded as
unpleasant in others.
Your answers
1................................ 4................................
2................................ 5................................
3................................ 6................................
SECTION V: WRITING
Part 1: Questions 1-10
Use the word given in bold and make any necessary additions to write a new
sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original
sentence. Do not change the form of the given word. (5 pts)
1. We suppose the new models are about ten thousand dollars. VICINITY
The new models …………………………………………………ten thousand
dollars.
2. Managers intend to consult their staff about job descriptions. ARE
Staff ………………………………………………… job descriptions by their
managers.
3. It is impossible to predict how long it will take to do this. TELLING
There ………………………………………………… time it will take to do this.
4. We wouldn’t want to restrict the freedom of the students in any way.
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We wouldn’t want ………………………………………………… the freedom of
the students.
5. I feel I am not being treated fairly.
I feel I am ………………………………………………….
6. John has taken it upon himself to look after the baby tomorrow. COMMITTED
John……………………………………………looking after the baby tomorrow.
7. I reported him to the police because I assumed he was guilty of theft.
ASSUMPTION
I reported him to the police………………………………..he was guilty of theft.
8. Nobody died in the accident. FATALITIES
There ……………………………………………………….. the accident.
9. When I started work, I was so inexperienced that I couldn’t send a fax. CLUE
I didn’t …………………………………..how to send fax when I started work.
10. There is a risk that the black rhino will become extinct. THREATENED
The black rhino ………………………….................
Part 2: Write a composition of about 150 words on the following topic. (15 pts)
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
The best way to teach is by example
Support your position with details and examples.
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ANSWER KEY
SECTION 1: LISTENING:
Part 1:
A.Complete the note:
1. answer(ing) (the) phone
2. Hillsdunne Road
3. library
4. 4.45
B.Answer the questions:
5. on national holidays / When the man works on national holidays.
6. working after 11 o’clock / When (if) he works after 11o’clock.
7.( a) clear voice.
8. ability to think quickly / He must be able to think quickly.
9. 22 October.
10. (Samira) Manuja.
Part 2:
11. B
12 C
13 B
14 A
15 C
Part 3: Preposition
1.
1. over 2. from 3. for 4. Into 5. along
6. in 37. at 8. through 9. together 10. back
2.
11.at 12.in 13.on 14.of 15 with
16.towards 17.with 18.in 19.between 20.about
Part 4: Verb form
1.improved 2. To book 3. Were 4. Rang 5. Leaves
6. will get 7. Is always turning up/always turns up 8. To catch
9. had been sitting 10. Was going 11. Wouldn’t be 12. Shut
13. had just collapsed 14. Hasn’t still been repaired 15. Won’t get
16. gave 17. Will go 18. Haven’t you heard? 19.came 20.had listened
Part 3:
1. B 2. C 3.A 4.A 5.D
6.C 7.C 8.D 9.D 10.D
Part 4: Headings
1H
2B
3F
4A
5C
6E
7. clothing
8. vocabulary
9. chemicals
10.cultures
SECTION V: WRITING
Part 1: Sentence Transformation
1. are supposed to be/are supposedly in vicinity of
2. are (going) to be consulted on/for/over/about
3. is no telling how much
4. to impose any restrictions on
5. getting / being given a raw deal.
6. has been committed to
7. on the assumption that
8. were no/weren’t any fatalities in the accident.
9. have any clue about
10.is (being) threatened with extinction
WOMAN: We feel it’s pretty good and we also offer some good fringe benefits.
MAN: Really?
WOMAN: Well, we give you a free dinner, so you eat well.
MAN: Right, better than hostel food!
WOMAN: We certainly hope so! And we also offer extra pay for working on
national holidays. Q 5
MAN: Oh, That’s a really good perk, isn’t it?
WOMAN: Yes, we think so. And then because of difficulties in getting public
transport,
if you’re working after 11 o’clock, we drive you home. Q 6
MAN: Oh, that’s good to know.
WOMAN: Well, we’d certainly interested in inviting you for an interview if
you’re still interested?
MAN: Oh yes, certainly. Could I just also ask what qualities you’re looking
for?
WOMAN: Well, for this particular job we want a clear voice, which you obviously
do have!
MAN: Thanks. Q7
WOMAN: And you must be able to think quickly, you know? Q 8
MAN: Well, I hope I’d............
WOMAN: So, when could you come in for an interview? We’re actually quite
quiet tonight.
MAN: Sorry, I couldn’t come tonight. Or tomorrow I’m afraid. Thursday’s
okay-That’d be 22th of October. Q 9
WOMAN: Fine, after 5 p.m?
MAN: Yes, fine. Would 6 o’clock be Ok?
WOMAN: Perfect. And could you bring along the name of two referees?
MAN; Yes, that’s fine, no problem.
WOMAN: Good. I look forward to seeing you.
MAN: Oh, by the way, who should I ask for?
WOMAN: Oh yes, of course, sorry. My name is Samira Manuja Q 10
MAN: Can you spell that please?
WOMAN: M-A-N-U-J-A
MAN: Ok, I’ve got that. Thank very much.
WOMAN: Look forward to seeing you.
TAPESCRIPS
SECTION 2
TEACHER: Before we start, Spiros and Hiroko, thanks for coming in today to talk
about your recent study experiences and congratulations to you both in
doing so well in your first semester exam! I’d like to discuss with you
the value of the English for Academic Purposes course you did here last
year before starting your university course. Spiros, if I could start with
you, what part of the programme have now proved to be particularly
valuable for you?
SPIROS: I think that having to do a seminar presentation really helped me. For
example, a couple of week ago in our marketing subject, when it was
my turn to give a presentation I felt quite confident. Of course, I was
still nervous but because I had done one before, I knew what to expect.
Also, I know I was well-prepared and I had practiced my timing. In fact,
I think that in relation to some of the other people in my group, I did
quite a good job because my overall style was quite professional. What
about you Hiroko? Q 11
HIROKO: Mmm, that’s interesting. In my group, I was really surprised by the way
the students did their presentations- they just read their notes aloud! Can
you believe that? They didn’t worried about their presentation style or
keeping eye contact with their audience- And I remember that these
things were really stressed to us in the course here. Q 12