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1 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC SECTION 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE A. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES. Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. 1. Jack: Did you know Jim's car broke down on the highway late at night? Jane: Unfortunately, that's a situation anyone ______. A. might have to confront with B. might be confronted with C. might be confronted D. might have been confronted 2. ______, I haven't seen Catherine all day. A. Come to think of it B. To come to think of it C. Coming to think it D. Coming to think of it 3. ______ earning a great deal of money as a painter, Ivan Aivazovsky opened an art school and gallery in his hometown of Feodosiya. A. Rather B. Since C. Upon D. Until 4. In your place, I ______ to others for help. There's no way of getting the project finished yourself. A. would have turned B. must have turned C. will turn D. would turn 5. ______ chair the meeting. A. John was decided to B. It was decided that John should C. There was decided that John should D. John had been decided to 6. We all wished to be treated ______. A. as equals B. as equally C. as equals D. equals 7. The great French novelist Honore de Balzac would make ______ revision when he was proofreading his work that ______ was left of the original text in the end. A. too many / not enough B. such a lot of / a few C. plenty of / not manyD. so much / little 8. She ______ fainted when she heard that her son had died. A. rather than B. nothing but C. all but D. near 9. I'll be kind to her ______ she decides to leave me. A. in case B. whereas C. so as not D. lest 10. Jasmine's parents died when she was just a baby, so I ______ family she ever had. A. was all the B. was the whole C. have the whole D. have all the B. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS. Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. 1. He's a tough politician – he knows how to ______ the storm. A. run down B. keep up C. push back D. ride out 2. Don't take ______ your bad friends any more or you'll regret it. A. up with B. in for C. down at D. for 3. He was unaware that he was being ______ with out-of-date stock. A. faded away B. clamped down C. petered out D. fobbed off 4. I was so tired that I just ______ in the armchair. A. flaked out B. broke up C. dropped out D. fell over 5. I thought she was being serious, but she was only having me ______. A. up B. on C. over D. round 6. Peter: How old do you think Perkins is? Patrick: Oh, he must be getting ______ eighty, I'd say. A. away with B. about at C. down to D. on for
2 7. Nobody from the President down should imagine they are ______ the law. A. beyond B. over C. within D. above 8. At first the children enjoyed the game but quite soon the novelty ______. A. went off B. died out C. died down D. wore off 9. When attacked by his opponents, the general ______ with a strong justification for his policy. A. hit back B. struck up C. leapt up D. pushed forward 10. The free tickets for the band's concert were ______ within seconds by the enthusiasts flocking at the hall door. A. run up B. broken up C. drawn up D. snapped up C. VOCABULARY. Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. 1. I found the information for the project in the encyclopedia but I couldn't give ______ and verse on it. A. chapter B. unit C. poem D. extract 2. During the riots, hundreds of people broke into the city's main department store ______ and it. There was almost nothing left after the night had finished. A. mugged B. looted C. conned D. stole 3. When his manager went on a business trip, Smith stepped into the ______ and chaired the meeting. A. hole B. pool C. breach D. crack 4. The country has few natural resources and its economy has been ______ for some time now. A. diseased B. unwell C. sickening D. ailing 5. Every time the government meets their demands, the union leaders shift the ______. A. goalposts B. lamp-posts C. bus stops D. roadblocks 6. They worked from dawn to dusk with such ______ that they were exhausted. A. boredom B. zeal C. crack D. debility 7. The Prime Minister will decide whether to release the prisoner or not; that’s his ______. A. prerogative B. contortion C. derogatory D. abdication 8. The sheep were huddled into a ______ to protect them from overnight frosts. A. pen B. hutch C. kennel D. barn 9. That human rights are ______ is unacceptable in a civilized society. A. infringed B. impeached C. abrogated D. quashed 10. I overslept this morning and caught the last bus to school by ______. A. the hair of my head B. the skin of my teeth C. the nail of my fingerD. the skin of my heels 11. Since he is too old to be a porter, they have decided to put him out to, A. the door B. grounds C. grass D. the kerb 12. Andrew Johnson was the first president of the US ever to be. primarily because of his violent temper and unyielding stubbornness. A. impeached B. overthrown C. overpowered D. dethroned 13. If she wins the prize again this year, it'll be a real ______ in her cap. A. nutshell B. gemstone C. feather D. landmark 14. Maggie is so moody and unpredictable. She's apt to fly off the ______ without any real cause. A. handle B. strap C. catch D. belt 15. Despite a string of ______ performances he retained his place in the side. A. promising B. reasonable C. satisfactory D. moderate 16. The earthquake ______ 6.5 on the Richter scale. A. weighed B. measured C. achieved D. counted 17. It was ______ clear to me what they meant by their cold manner.
3 A. blatantly B. fully C. abundantly D. acutely 18. The international conference of the Cardio-logical Association has been ______ in Cairo to discuss the revolutionary discovery of doctor Gonzales from Mexico. A. deployed B. collected C. mobilized D. summoned 19. I had a small accident with the car. One of the wings is a little ______. A. stained B. jammed C. dented D. cracked 20. I've only been here for a week so I haven't got into the ______ yet. A. swings of things B. groove of things C. rut of things D. swing of routine D. GUIDED CLOZE PASSAGE A: Plants are (1) ______ to attack and infection by a remarkable variety of symbiotic species and have evolved a diverse array of mechanisms designed to frustrate the potential colonists. These can be divided into preformed or passive defense mechanisms and (2) ______, or active systems. Passive plant defense comprises physical and chemical barriers that prevent entry of pathogens, such as bacteria, or (3) ______ tissues unpalatable or toxic to the invader. The external surfaces of plants, in addition to being covered by an epidermis and a waxy cuticle, often carry spiky hairs known as trichomes, which either prevent feeding by insects or may even puncture and kill insect (4) ______. Other trichomes are sticky and glandular and effectively trap and (5) ______ insects. If the physical barriers of the plant are breached, then preformed chemicals may inhibit or kill the intruder, and plant tissues contain a diverse array of toxic or potentially toxic substances, such as resins, tannins, glycosides, and alkaloids, many of which are highly effective (6) ______ to insects that feed on plants. The success of the Colorado beetle in infesting potatoes, for example, seems to be correlated with its high tolerance (7) ______ alkaloids that normally repel potential pests. Other possible chemical defenses, while not directly toxic to the parasite, may inhibit some essential step in the establishment of a parasitic relationship. For example, glycoproteins in plant cell walls may inactivate the enzymes that degrade cell walls. These enzymes are often produced by bacteria and fungi. Active plant defense mechanisms are comparable to the immune system of vertebrate animals, although the cellular and molecular bases are (8) ______ different. Both, however, are triggered in reaction to intrusion, implying that the host has some means of recognizing the presence of a foreign organism. The most dramatic example of an inducible plant defense reaction is the hypersensitive response. In the hypersensitive response, cells undergo rapid necrosis — that is, they become diseased and die — after being penetrated by a parasite; the parasite itself (9) ______ ceases to grow and is therefore restricted to one or a few cells around the entry site. Several theories have been (10) ______ to explain the bases of hypersensitive resistance. 1. A. likely B. inclined C. flexible D. subject 2. A. inducible B. causative C. influential D. medicinal 3. A. convert B. render C. alternate D. reimburse 4. A. embryos B. larvae C. larva D. caterpillars 5. A. immobilize B. demobilize C. deactivate D. depreciate 6. A. hindrances B. repellents C. deterrents D. expurgations 7. A. to B. for C. within D. under 8. A. efficaciously B. phenomenally C. fundamentally D. originally 9. A. following B. substantially C. procedurally D. subsequently 10. A. brought about B. worked out C. put forward D. laid down PASSAGE B MOUND-BUILDER THEORIES Some of the most impressive geographical features in North America are the many earth mounds (1) ______ around the continent. These earthworks are enormous artificial hills constructed by various Native American civilizations for (2) ______ purposes, such as burials and worship, and they are thousands of years old, with the latest ones being finished hundreds of years before Europeans explored America. Upon their arrival, European explorers were impressed with the structures, but prejudice against the native tribes prevented them
4 from (3) ______ Native Americans with their construction. Instead, American settlers developed several theories that claimed a superior but (4) ______ "mound-builder" civilization made the earthworks. Moreover, particular details of different mound-builder theories reflected the specific prejudices of the people who supported them. For example, devout Christian groups like the Mormons argued that a (5) ______ Israeli society was responsible, and while Americans argued that only the Vikings could have built such mounds because they believed that their European (6) ______ was far superior to Native Americans. The (7) ______ of these myths showed how for centuries Americans selectively examined evidence and distorted science in order to support their own agendas (8) ______ the natives. Prior to the 20th century, many Americans accepted the mound-builder theories as despite the dubious evidence that supported them. For instance, most believers argued that the presence of metal artifacts beneath the mounds showed that the natives couldn't have them because they had no knowledge of metallurgy. Some tribes did in fact possess such skills, and the presence of defensive walls around tribal lands indicates that Native Americans could indeed construct structures such as earth mounds. Nonetheless, most Americans (9) ______ such evidence and instead considered other potential candidates for the mound builders. Popular choices were ancient Chinese, Greek, or African civilizations, none of which were in prehistoric America. Other people argued that mystical (10) ______ such as God or people from mythical Atlantis, built the mounds. 1. A. scattered B. extended C. stretched D. covered 2. A. philosophical B. infinite C. ritualistic D. opportunistic 3. A. commemorating B. accrediting C. recognizing D. endowing 4. A. bygone B. disrupted C. exhausted D. extinct 5. A. secretive B. divine C. celestial D. sacred 6. A. forefather B. ancestors C. foregoer D. ancestry 7. A. persistence B. perseverance C. insistence D. determination 8. A. for B. towards C. against D. from 9. A. missed B. refuted C. dispatched D. disposed 10. A. rites B. vigors C. powers D. motivations E. READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGE A MUSICAL TALENT Among all the abilities with which an individual may be endowed, musical talent appears earliest in life. Very young children can exhibit musical precocity for different reasons. Some develop exceptional skill as a result of a well-designed instructional regime, such as the Suzuki method for the violin. Some have a good fortune to be born into musical family in a household filled with music. In a number of interesting cases, musical talent is part of an otherwise disabling condition such as autism or mental retardation. A musically gifted child has an inborn talent, however, the extent to which the talent is expressed publicly will depend upon the environment in which the child lives. Musically gifted children master at an early age the principal elements of music, including pitch and rhythm. Pitch — or melody — is more central in certain cultures, for example, in Eastern societies that make use of tiny quarter tone interval. Rhythm, sounds produced at certain auditory frequencies and grouped according to a prescribed system, is emphasized in sub-Saharan Africa, where the rhythmic ratios can be very complex. All children have some aptitude for making music. During infancy, normal children sing as well as babble, and they can produce individual sounds and sound pattern. Infants as young as two months can match their mother's songs in pitch, loudness, and melodic shape, and infants at four months can match rhythmic structure as well. Infants are especially predisposed to acquire these core aspects of music, and they can also engage in sound play that clearly exhibits creativity. Individual differences begin to merge in young children as they learn to sing. Some children can match segments of a song by the age of two or three. Many others can only approximate pitch at this age and may still have difficulty in producing accurate melodies by the age of five or six. However, by the time they reach school age, most children in any culture have a schema of what a song should be like and can produce a reasonably accurate imitation of the songs commonly heard in their environment.