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Tiếng Anh THPT – Bảng A 2 Part 2. You will hear an interview with a designer of clothing. For questions 16-20, choose the answer (А, В, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. You will listen twice. 16. How does the designer explain her interest in the fashion industry? A. Both parents were actively involved in it. B. She was encouraged to pursue her passion. C. She’s always been interested in her own clothing. D. Her sewing teacher was very good. 17. The reason the designer changed focus of her college studies was because_________ A. she became interested in something different. B. she focus on her employment prospects. C. she was a part of a class where a teacher inspired her. D. her initial enthusiasm faded. 18. What does the designer say about her apprenticeship experience? A. It proved quite useful when running a business of her own. B. It was more relevant than whatever she learned at college. C. She believes that such apprenticeships should be made mandatory. D. She feels fortunate about being given such a good placement. 19. What part of her character does Sam say attracted her to designing clothes? A. A desire to be more attractive. B. Her interest in others. C. Social awkwardness. D. Her love for colour. 20. What would be the summary of the designer’s view on fashion? A. Practicality should come before artistry. B. You can show different moods using clothing. C. Fashion should be used to make people look better. D. Fashion helps bring art into our life. Your answer 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Part 3. Listen to a piece of BBC news “Apple-FBI iPhone argument getting bigger” and decide the statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. You will listen twice. 21. The iPhone belonged to someone who killed people last month. T / F 22. Apple said unlocking the iPhone would be a threat to its customers. T / F 23. America's Department of Justice (DOJ) is on Apple's side. T / F 24. The DOJ said Apple was putting up technological barriers. T / F 25. The DOJ said Apple was an evil company. T / F Your answer 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. SECTION B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (20 points) Part 1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes. 1. We believe that the cumulative effects of renewed prosperity will expectations. A. overcome B. undermine C. surpass D. succeed 2. I’ve applied for the job I saw in the newspaper last month A. advertised B. advertising C. be advertised D. being advertised 3. I felt that he lacked the to pursue a difficult task to the very end. A. persuasion B. obligation C. engagement D. commitment 4. Check the apparatus carefully to make sure it has not been_________ A. broken into B. tempered with C. touched up D. taken out 5. I am afraid that you have _________ the deadline, so we can't take your application into account. A. missed B. met C. delayed D. put off 6. Mrs John was in deep_________ after her husband’s unexpected death A. regret B. grief C. lament D. disturbance

Tiếng Anh THPT – Bảng A 4 Your answers: Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction 13 . 17. 14 . 18. 15 . 19. 16 . 20. SECTION C. READING (70 points) Part 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes. Why people laugh Sunday May 4 th will be World Laughter Day. Dr Madan Kataria, who introduced this annual event, says we need more laughter in our lives to (1) _____ the global rise of stress and loneliness. But surely that strange sound that we make periodically can’t be the (2) _____ to such problems. If an alien were to land on our planet and (3) _____ a stroll among a crowd of earthlings, it would hear a lot of ‘ha-ha’ noises. It might wonder what (4) _____ this strange habit served. If we ask ourselves what (5) _____ a good laugh, the obvious answer is that it is a response to something funny. (6) _____ one scientist, Robert Provine, says humour has surprisingly little to (7) _____ with that. Instead, it lies at the (8) _____ of such issues as the perception of self and the evolution of language and social behaviour. Provine realised that you cannot capture (9) _____ laughter in the lab because as soon as you (10) _____ it under scrutiny, it vanishes. So, instead, he gathered data (11) _____ hanging around groups of people, noting when they laughed. He collected 1,200 laugh episodes – and episode being (12) _____ as the comment immediately preceding the laughter and the laughter itself. His analysis of this data (13) _____ some important facts about laughter. “It’s a message we send to other people – it (14) _____ disappears when we’re by ourselves,” he says. “And it’s not a choice. Ask someone to laugh and they’ll either try to (15) _____ a laugh or say they can’t do it on command.” 1. A. struggle B. combat C. threaten D. contest 2. A. way B. answer C. end D. response 3. A. make B. get C. walk D. take 4. A. reason B. purpose C. idea D. meaning 5. A. results B. leads C. prompts D. concludes 6. A. However B. Therefore C. As D. But 7. A. go B. bring C. do D. set 8. A. root B. stem C. head D. back 9. A. complete B. authentic C. contemporary D. current 10. A. place B. lay C. stand D. keep 11. A. in B. for C. down D. by 12. A. defended B. decided C. defined D. depicted 13. A. revealed B. investigated C. displayed D. declared 14. A. absolutely B. constantly C. undoubtedly D. virtually 15. A. offer B. pretend C. fake D. imagine