KEY FOR TEST 14

PART I- LISTENING
Question 1. (14 points)
1. Shirley Sutto 2. Leeds University 3. 1990 4. 1992-1993
5. £500 a month 6. shop assistant 7. £600 a month
Question 2. (16 points)
8. his national team 9. a famous footballer 10. up to 11. expense
12. volunteers 13. to use facilities 14. of charge 15. 5,000 pounds
Question 3. (10 points)
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. F
Question 4. (10 points)
1.A 2.C 3. B 4. C 5. B
Typescripts
Part 1:
A: I wonder if you’d mind telling me your full name, please, Miss Sutton.
B: Shirley Sutton.
A: How do you spell Sutton?
B: S-U-T-T-O-N
A: Thank you. Now let me see. Uhmm, you studied English at college, didn’t you?
B: Yes, that’s right. I was at Leeds University.
A: When was that?
B: In 1990.
A: So you graduated about 4 years ago.
B: That’s right.
A: And could you tell me what kind of work experience you’ve had?
B: My last position was as a teacher at Smithfield Secondary School in Leeds.
A: When was that exactly?
B: From 1992 to 1993.
A: uhuh
B: Before that I work for K Mart as a shop assistant. That was from 1990 to 1992. And I’ve been doing
freelance work for the last few months.
A: Well, Ms. Sutton, your qualifications for the job are excellent. Could you tell me what kind of salary you are
expecting?
B: Well, in my last job I was making five hundred pounds a month. I understand that this job position has a
starting salary of around five hundred a month.
A: That’s right.
B: That would be fine with me.
A: And is there anything you’d like to ask about the job?
B: Yes, I’d like to know if the company provides opportunities for further education.
A: Yes. Our employees are allowed to take up to four hours a week at full pay to attend college courses.
B: That’s very generous.
A: Is there anything you’d like to know?
B: No, not at this time.
A: Well, I’ve enjoyed meeting and talking with you. We’ll call you within the week.
B: Thank you. I appreciate the time you’ve given me. Bye.
A: Goodbye.

Part 2.
Listen to the recording. Complete the notes below by writing no more than three words in the space provided
PRESENTER: And now for our Mystery Personality of the week and your chance to win one of our fabulous
prizes. Last week’s competition generated a huge response and the first five answers pulled out of the bag will
receive 100 pounds worth of sports clothes vouchers. And if you didn’t win last week, here’s another chance.
And this week’s prize is even bigger. We’re giving ten prize of 250 pounds worth of book, music and clothes
vouchers to mark the first anniversary of the show on the air, so get your pen ready to take down the address
details. Just write the name of the person you think is our Mystery Personality and send it to Mystery Draw at
the address Marcia will give you in just a second. The address will be repeated at the end of the show for those
of you who didn’t get it. And so it’s over to Marcia who will tell you a few tantalizing details about our
mystery person this week.
MARCIA: Thanks, Mike. Well here goes. Our mystery person this week is a very well-known footballer who
plays for a famous club, and has also played for his national team. He is very talented and enormously popular,
especially for the part he played in a famous footballing victory. And two clues: He hasn’t got a famous wife
and e speaks French. If you think you knows who it is, then pop the answer on a postcard and send it to Mystery
Draw, PO Box 5510.
PRESENTER: Thank you, Marcia. Get those pordcards in and make this a bumper anniversity draw. Now, if
you remember, last week on the show we talked to the organizer of a new group set up to help young people up
to the age of 20 to get involved in activities like orse-riding, tennis, scuba diving, cycling or any form of sport
which involves some kind of expense. John Tebbit, the organizer rang us to say that the response to is appeal on
the show was staggering. A large number of people both young and old have offered their survices free as
volunteers. The whole things have been overwhelming. John said they also had numerous offers of help
throughout the country to use acidities free of charge. As if that was not enough, they have received many
donations, including several rather large gifts of more than 5000 pounds! On behalf of John Tebbit and also
those who will benefit from the generous to the trust, I would like to say thank you.
This week we are going to talk to a very unusual athlete indeed. Patrick, who is 20 years of ages, has been
wheelchair-bound for the past five years after a motorcycle accident left him paralysed from the waist down.
This has not stopped this young man from getting out and about. He’s an inspiration to all of us. Patrick has
excelled in archery, beating the best in the field; so much so that he has won sponsorship from leading sport
manufactures which has now enabled him to devote more time to perfecting his skills. So, I would like to
introduce you to Patrick who is going to tell us what this sponsorship means to him.
Part 3:
Reporter: Good evening, and thanks for tuning in. This is News 12 at 6. I’m Christine Bagley. Our top story
tonight takes us to a small island off the coast of Denmark. A team of scientists and researchers from the
University of Virginia in Charlottesville has been visiting the island of Samsø. Samsø has become famous as the
most environmentally-friendly place in the world…
Dr. Franklin: I’m standing here on the beautiful island of Samsø, about 12 miles from the Danish mainland in
the North Sea. I’m surrounded by wind turbines and some very excited scientists. This is simply amazing! We
don’t have any alternative power project on this scale in the United States. This place is years ahead of us.
Reporter: That’s Dr. Albert Franklin of the University of Virginia. He’s here along with a group of researchers
from the university to learn from Samsø’s success in becoming the “greenest place on earth.” These wind
turbines harness the immense power of the weather in this windy, remote island. The wind turns these huge
windmills behind me, and the motion generates electricity. In fact, the turbines create so much electricity that
they supply not only the 4,200 residents of Samsø, but the mainland of Denmark, too. By selling electricity to
Denmark’s power grid, the islanders claim to be carbon negative. Here’s Dr. Franklin again.
Dr. Franklin: Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is a natural gas. However, human activity is releasing more and more
CO2 into the environment than ever before. Too much CO2 is bad because it’s a greenhouse gas. That means
carbon dioxide is responsible for global warming. CO2 is emitted from power stations that burn coal and oil to
make electricity, cars, planes, fertilizers, and even some types of food production. It is possible to reduce the
amount of CO2 you put into the atmosphere—by planting trees, or using renewable energy, for example. These
are called offsets. If a country makes more CO2 than it offsets, it’s called carbon positive. If it offsets more than
it produces, it’s called carbon negative.
Reporter: And Samsø is the most carbon negative area of its size anywhere on the planet. Here are some
numbers. Each American is responsible for about 20 tons of carbon dioxide every year. That’s the highest figure
of any nation. Each Dane produces about 13 tons. Samsø is 140 percent carbon-negative, which means that each
resident actually takes out carbon from the atmosphere. They calculate this by adding up all the green energy
they produce and subtracting the few carbon costs they have from cars and other forms of transportation.
Dr. Franklin: Look at this system here. This is the way humans can live in harmony with nature.
Reporter: Dr. Franklin has brought me to the central furnace. That’s basically a very large oven which burns
straw to heat the homes of Samsø.
Dr. Franklin: Straw is just dried plants, and those plants take CO2 out of the atmosphere. So, straw is carbon-
neutral. Now, if you burn straw at a very high temperature, it pollutes very little, and it can heat the houses. But
it gets better. After the straw is burned, you are left with a gray dust called ash. This ash is a great fertilizer, so
farmers spread it on their fields. That way, they don’t need to buy fertilizer—the process of making fertilizer
from oil releases CO2, of course. The ash fertilizer helps the plants grow, and the plants make straw and we’re
back to the furnace. A fully renewable, carbon-neutral cycle of energy production!
Reporter: It’s cold and windy—it’s always windy here, it seems—but everyone’s excited about carbon on this
island. Samsø made this remarkable change to renewable energy as a result of a competition. In 1997, the
Danish government held a competition to find an island with the best plan to become carbon neutral by 2008.
Samsø won the competition, and the rest is history (with a little financial help from the government and the
European Union, of course). But environmentalism has also been good business. The Danish government buys
Samsø’s wind-generated electricity at such a good price that the farmers who swapped crops for turbines are
already making a profit. And that’s not counting the money the islanders save from not buying gasoline, which
is 2 to 3 times more expensive than in the U.S. Did we mention biodiesel?
Dr. Franklin: Biodiesel! Here’s another case where one environmentally-friendly idea creates a whole chain
of green consequences. Take canola, for example. That’s a plant that grows easily here, and also in the U.S. If
you press the canola seeds, you get canola oil, which you can use as biodiesel—so, no gasoline-based diesel.
But after you press the canola seeds, you have a green mash. You can then give this to your cows, which means
you don’t have to buy feed—feed is imported, which means transportation carbon costs. Your cows produce
organic milk and cheese, so you can live off the land.
Reporter: This is what environmentalists call self-sufficiency: Samsø can survive by producing its own energy
and food. It doesn’t need a lot of imports, and fewer imports mean less transportation which damages the
environment by producing carbon dioxide. This all helps Samsø’s carbon budget, which makes Dr. Franklin and
the other Americans here very jealous. On the island on Samsø, Denmark, I’m Christine Bagley for News 12.
Part 4.
Laura-Jane Foley, a twenty-year old student at Cambridge University who sang in the university choir, took part
in Series 5 of the TV program, Faking it. Along with many other members of classical choirs around the
country, Laura-Jane received an email about Faking it! She thought it sounded really exciting, so she phoned
the number in the email. She did not really think that they’d be interested in her. But then, to her surprise,
members of the TV company went to see her, and soon after that, they were filming. From Laura-Jane’s point of
view, the whole thing happened amazingly quickly!
 Twenty-year old Laura was a student at Cambridge University. She had never even been to a rock
concert in her life, so it was going to need a huge transformation to make her into a convincing rock singer. The
program-makers decided that her new identity would be called LJ (the initials of her real name Laura Jane) and
that she would be the lead singer of a band called Rehab.
In order to learn the skills and attitude necessary in just four weeks, Laura Jane went to live with a girl
called Harry, a real rock singer who enjoys living a rock singer’s lifestyle. But the two girls found it difficult to
get along- they were just too different. For Laura-Jane, this was the worst part of the whole experience. She
explained that she and Harry were both strong individuals with strong opinions and so big disagreements were
inevitable. For example, when Harry decided that Laura Jane needed a new, shorter hairstyle, Laura Jane
refused. From Harry’s point of view, Laura-Jane just wasn’t trying. In fact, Harry couldn’t understand why
Laura-Jane had agreed to take part in the program at all if she wasn’t prepared to make changes-she suspected
that Laura-Jane just wanted to be in TV.
As part of her training, Harry took Laura-Jane to rock concerts. For example, on the second day of the
four-week training period, they went to see American rock star Marilyn Manson. Laura-Jane confessed that she
hadn’t really enjoyed the experience at all. She complained that everyone had been dancing around, banging
into each other. She’s found the whole evening dangerous and crazy.
Nikki Lambourne, a singer who has performed with world famous bands such as The Who, was
employed to help Laura-Jane change and develop her style of singing. Laura-Jane got on with Nikki much
better than with Harry, and she also liked the boys in her fake band, Rehab. She commented that they looked
like punks, but were nice and really intelligent. It reminded her that your opinion of someone can’t be based on
what they look like. Unfortunately, because of the problems with her preparation and in particular her bad
relationship with Harry, Laura-Jane was not successful in fooling the judges at the end of the program. After
they had heard three different rock bands, two with genuine female rock singers and the other with Laura-Jane,
they correctly identified Laura –Jane as the “fake”. So in that sense, her training was a failure. And she admits
that, although it was an amazing experience, she would not want to do it again. The rock world just didn’t
appeal to her, although she claims to have bought her first rock CD since the program!
Laura says that the whole experience of taking part in Faking it has made her more confident. However,
it has not changed her views on life-and it certainly has not made her more rebellious. She is still a respectable,
classical music loving girl who sings in a choir-she’s definitely not a rock chick!.
B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Question 1. (20 points)

1.A 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.D

11. B 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. B
[Link] is a strong movement supporting the abolition of the death ________ .
A. penalty B. punishment C. discipline D. condemnation
death penalty= capital punishment = án tử hình
2. The study adds to a growing ________ of evidence that links a lack of sleep with weight gain.
A. body B. form C. hulk D. soul
Body = a large amount of something -> body of evidence (collo)= nhiều bằng chứng
3. It is ________ probable that they are the original bindings of the manuscript.
A. widely B. highly C. utterly D. bitterly
Highly probable(collo)= có khả năng cao là điều gì xảy ra
4. The show was ________ bit as good as I expected.
A. every B. so C. very D. much
every bit as =just as=đúng như
5. The similarities between all three crimes were such that they could not be ________ down to chance.
A. put B. laid C. set D. taken
Put down to sth = quy là, quy cái gì cho cái gì
6. She doesn't mind working overtime because she gets paid ________ .
A. by the hour B. all the hour C. at the hour D. in the hour
By the hour" -> nghĩa là mỗi tiếng, từng giờ; nghĩa khác là (thù lao, lương...) theo giờ.
7. People often complain that children nowadays don't seem to respect their ________ .
A. elderly B. elders C. aged D. age
Elder = an older person, especially one with a respected position in society
8. All statistical analysis must allow for a ________ of error.
A. margin B. border C. frontier D. boundary
margin of error =an extra amount of something, such as time or money, that you allow because there might be a
mistake in your calculations= biên độ sai số
9. It's time to take a rough ________ against obesity.
A. stance B. measure C. legislation D. angle
Take measure agaisnt sth = thực hiện biện pháp để chống lại điều gì
10. The world's first boot camp for teenagers addicted to the Internet may be the ________ of things to come.
A. draft B. formula C. character D. shape
To be the shape of things to come =là dấu hiệu của điều gì sẽ xảy ra và trở nên phổ biến (điềm báo)
11. We believe that the government has a duty ……… its pledges.
A. bear out B. standby C. go back D. count on
stand by one's pledges (>< go back on one's pledges) : giữ lời hứa (>< không giữ lời hứa)
12. Don’t forget to buy a packet of ………. Peas
A. chilled B. frozen C. frosted D. chilly
Frozen -> Frozen food has been preserved by freezing
13. He was so mean that he couldn’t bear to ………. the smallest sum of money for the charity appeal.
A. pay off B. part with C. give in D. let out
A. to part with sth = to give sth to sb else, especially sth that you would prefer to keep: cho ai món gì mà ta yêu
thích.
Ex: I'm reluctant to part with any of the kittens, but we need the money: Chúng tôi lưỡng lự khi phải cho đi bất
kỳ một con mèo con nào, nhưng chúng tôi cần tiền.
B. to pay off (v): trả nợ.
Ex: Rather than hold money on deposit, you should pay off your debts: Thay vì giữ tiền đi gửi thì anh hãy trả
hết nợ của mình đi.
C. give in: đầu hàng.
Ex: I wanted to paint the room blue, my wife wanted yellow. I had to give in: Tôi muốn sơn phòng màu xanh,
vợ tôi muốn màu vàng. Tôi phải đầu hàng thôi. D. to let out (v): phát ra tiếng động gì, kêu gì đó.
Ex: Let out a scream/cry/roar etc - He let out a cry of disbelief.

Dựa vào tạm dịch ta thấy rằng anh ấy không cho dù một khoản tiền nhỏ nhất nên đáp án chính xác là A. to part
with.
14. A huge crowd ............. in the pouring rain to cheer the president.
A. turned out B. held up C. saw off D. dropped in
Turn out -> If people turn out for an event, they go to be there or to watch
15. We hadn’t ............... for such heavy traffic, and we were delayed.
A. expected B. bargained C. calculated D. supposed
bargain for/on sth =to expect or be prepared for something
16. Beyond all ……………., it was Alice who gave away our secrets
A. fail B. conclusion C. dispute D. contradiction
beyond (all) dispute: chắc chắn, không có gì để bàn cãi hãy nghi ngờ
17. The book says that the revolution was ………….off by the assassination of the state governor.
A. launched B. cropped C. triggered D. prompted.
trigger sth off = to make sth happen suddenly = làm cho cái gì đó xảy ra bất ngờ
Câu này dịch như sau: Quyển sách này nói rằng cuộc cách mạng bị bất ngờ bùng nổ là do vị ám sát của nhân
viên nhà nước.
18. The hijackers have demanded a …………….to be paid for releasing the civilian hostages from the plane
A. currency B. revenue C. deposit D. ransom
Ransom = tiền chuộc
19. Just ………….these proofs for me as I’m in a hurry.
A. run into B. run off C. run over D. run out
run over=-giải thích nhanh //-đâm bằng phương tiện giao thông//-vượt quá giới hạn thời gian
20. She resigned …………. No one forced her to do so.
A. for her own sake B. of her own accord
C. with a will D. on purpose
Of one’s own accord = tự nguyện, tự ý
Question 2 (10 points)
[Link] =chẩn đoán
2. Pourdown= mưa nặng hạt
3. Footsteps-> follow in someone’s footsteps=to do the same thing as someone else, esp. someone in your
family, previously did
4. Addictions = nghiện ngậm
5. insight = cái nhìn sâu sắc
6. deadly= chết người
7. unproductive= không hiệu quả
8. unmanageable = khó điều khiển, không thể quản lý được
9. non-resident= not living in a particular place, especially a country or a place of work
10. Innumerable= vô số

Question 3. (10 points)

1. advance => advanced 6. coding => coded

2. find => found 7. its => their

3. impinging => impinge 8. performances => performers

4. way => a way 9. message => messages

5. as => like 10. to share => to be shared

PART III – READING

Question 1. Read the following passage and choose one of four options A, B, C, or D to answer each
question. (10 points)
 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. D

6. A 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. D
It was once believed that being overweight was healthy, but nowadays few people subscribe to this
viewpoint. While many people are fighting the battle to reduce weight, studies are being conducted concerning
the appetite and how it is controlled by both emotional and biochemical factors. Some of the conclusions of
these studies may give insights into how to deal with weight problems. For example, when several hundred
people were asked about their eating habits in times of stress, 44 percent said they reacted to stressful situations
by eating. Further investigations with both humans and animals indicated that it is not food which relieves
tension but rather the act of chewing.
A test in which subjects were blindfolded showed that obese people have a keener sense of taste and crave
more flavorful food than non-obese people. When deprived of the variety and intensity of tastes, obese people
are not satisfied and consequently eat more to fulfill this need. Blood samples taken from people after they were
shown a picture of food revealed that overweight people reacted with an increase in blood insulin, a chemical
associated with appetite. This did not happen to average-weight people.
In another experiment, results showed that certain people have a specific, biologically induced hunger for
carbohydrates. Eating carbohydrates raise the level of serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain. Enough
serotonin produces a sense of satiation, and hunger for carbohydrates subsides.
Exercise has been recommended as an important part of a weight-loss program. However, it has been found
that mild exercise, such as using the stairs instead of the elevator, is better in the long run than taking on a
strenuous program, such as jogging, which many people find difficult to continue over long periods of time and
which also increases appetite.
(Adapted from Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test by Jolene Gear)

1. “Subscribe to” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. disagree with B. agree with C. object to D. like
subscribe to sth = agree with sth = đồng ý điều gì
2. The word” crave” in bold in paragraph 2, can best be replaced with __________.
A. devour B. absorb C. season D. desire
Crave = desire = khao khát , ước muốn
3. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
[Link] people are tense
[Link] people don’t eat when under stress
[Link] watchers should chew on something inedible when tense
D.56 percent of the population isn’t overweight
 3. Nó có thể được suy ra từ đoạn văn rằng __________.
A. người thừa cân đang căng thẳng
B. người gầy không ăn khi bị căng thẳng
C. những người theo dõi cân nặng nên nhai thứ gì đó không ăn được khi căng thẳng
D.56 phần trăm dân số không thừa cân
Clue: For example, when several hundred people were asked about their eating habits in times of stress, 44
percent said they reacted to stressful situations by eating. Further investigations with both humans and animals
indicated that it is not food which relieves tension but rather the act of chewing.= Ví dụ, khi hàng trăm người
được hỏi về thói quen ăn uống của họ trong thời gian căng thẳng, 44% cho biết họ phản ứng với các tình huống
căng thẳng bằng cách ăn uống. Các cuộc điều tra sâu hơn với cả người và động vật chỉ ra rằng đó không phải là
thức ăn giúp giảm căng thẳng mà là hành động nhai.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
[Link] people don’t enjoy food
B.a variety of foods and strong flavors satisfy heavy people
[Link] people have an abnormal sense of taste
[Link] of food makes people fat
4. Nó có thể được suy ra từ đoạn văn rằng __________.
A. người gầy không thích ăn
B. nhiều loại thực phẩm và hương vị mạnh mẽ làm hài lòng những người nặng cân
C. người thừa cân có cảm giác ngon miệng không bình thường
D. thiếu ăn khiến người ta béo lên
Clue: When deprived of the variety and intensity of tastes, obese people are not satisfied and consequently
eat more to fulfill this need=Khi bị tước đoạt sự đa dạng và cường độ của thị hiếu, những người béo phì không
hài lòng và do đó ăn nhiều hơn để đáp ứng nhu cầu này.
5. According to the passage, insulin __________.
[Link] in the bloodstream when people eat large amounts of food
[Link] be used to lessen the appetite
[Link] a chemical reaction when food is seen
[Link] don’t change in average-weight people who see food
5. Theo đoạn văn, insulin __________.
A. tăng trong máu khi mọi người ăn một lượng lớn thức ăn
B. có thể được sử dụng để giảm bớt sự thèm ăn
C. gây ra phản ứng hóa học khi nhìn thấy thức ăn
D. mức độ không thay đổi ở những người có trọng lượng trung bình nhìn thấy thức ăn
 Clue: Blood samples taken from people after they were shown a picture of food revealed that overweight
people reacted with an increase in blood insulin, a chemical associated with appetite. This did not happen to
average-weight people.= Các mẫu máu được lấy từ những người sau khi họ được xem hình ảnh đồ ăn cho thấy
những người thừa cân phản ứng với sự gia tăng insulin trong máu, một chất hóa học liên quan đến cảm giác
thèm ăn. Điều này đã không xảy ra với những người có trọng lượng trung bình.
6. It can be inferred that for certain people __________.
[Link] carbohydrates eliminates hunger
[Link] biologically induce hunger
[Link] don’t satisfy a hungry person
[Link] subside when serotonin is produced
6. Có thể suy ra rằng đối với một số người __________.
A.ăn carbohydrate giúp loại bỏ cảm giác đói
[Link] gây đói về mặt sinh học
[Link] không làm hài lòng người đói
[Link] giảm dần khi serotonin được sản xuất
Clue: In another experiment, results showed that certain people have a specific, biologically induced hunger for
carbohydrates. Eating carbohydrates raise the level of serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain. Enough
serotonin produces a sense of satiation, and hunger for carbohydrates subsides.= Trong một thí nghiệm khác,
kết quả cho thấy một số người có cảm giác đói carbohydrate cụ thể về mặt sinh học. Ăn carbohydrate làm tăng
mức serotonin, một chất dẫn truyền thần kinh trong não. Đủ serotonin tạo ra cảm giác no và cơn đói
carbohydrate giảm xuống.
7. What can be said about serotonin?
[Link] is a chemical that increases the appetite
[Link] certain people produce it in their brains
[Link] tells the brain when a person is full
[Link] neurotransmits carbohydrates to the brain
7. Có thể nói gì về serotonin?
A. Nó là một chất hóa học làm tăng cảm giác thèm ăn
[Link]ỉ một số người mới tạo ra nó trong não của họ
C. Nó cho não biết khi một người ăn no
D. Nó dẫn truyền carbohydrate đến não
Clue: In another experiment, results showed that certain people have a specific, biologically induced hunger for
carbohydrates. Eating carbohydrates raise the level of serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain. Enough
serotonin produces a sense of satiation, and hunger for carbohydrates subsides.= Trong một thí nghiệm khác,
kết quả cho thấy một số người có cảm giác đói carbohydrate cụ thể về mặt sinh học. Ăn carbohydrate làm tăng
mức serotonin, một chất dẫn truyền thần kinh trong não. Đủ serotonin tạo ra cảm giác no và cơn đói
carbohydrate giảm xuống.
8. The word ‘mild’ in the last paragraph can best be replaced with __________.
A. important B. hardC. heavy D. light
Mild = light = nhẹ
9. In order to lose weight, it would be a good idea for heavy people to __________.
[Link] 3 miles daily and chew on carrot sticks
[Link] up stairs and look at pictures of food
[Link] plenty of chewy carbohydrates
[Link] stressful situations and eat spicy foods
9. Để giảm cân, người nặng nên __________.
A. đi bộ 3 dặm mỗi ngày và nhai que cà rốt
B. đi bộ lên cầu thang và xem ảnh đồ ăn
C. ăn nhiều carbohydrate dai
D. tránh các tình huống căng thẳng và ăn thức ăn cay
10. Which one of the following exercises might be best for an overweight person to engage in daily?
A. 10-mile bicycle rides B. cross- country skiing
C. a long swim D. an evening walk
10. Bài tập nào sau đây có thể tốt nhất cho người thừa cân tham gia hàng ngày?
A. Đi xe đạp 10 dặm B. Trượt tuyết băng đồng
C. bơi dài D. đi dạo buổi tối
Clue: However, it has been found that mild exercise, such as using the stairs instead of the elevator, is better
in the long run than taking on a strenuous program=Tuy nhiên, người ta thấy rằng tập thể dục nhẹ nhàng, chẳng
hạn như sử dụng cầu thang bộ thay vì thang máy, về lâu dài sẽ tốt hơn so với thực hiện một chương trình gắng
sức

Question 2: Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (10 points)

1. considered 2. some 3. no 4. means 5. other

6. in 7. many 8. wish 9. celebrations 10. while

Question 3.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the blanks . ( 10 points)
 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B

6. C 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. A
You will make the interview process easier for the employer if you prepare relevant information about
yourself. Think about how you want to present your (1)____, experiences, education, work style, skills, and
goals. Be prepared to supplement all your answers with examples that support the statements you make. It is
also a good idea to review your resume with a critical eye and (2) ____ areas that an employer might see as
limitations or want further information. Think about how you can answer difficult' questions (3) ____ and
positively, while keeping each answer brief.
An interview gives the employer a (4)_____ to get to know you. While you do want to market yourself
to the employer, answer each question with an honest (5) _____.
Never say anything negative about past experiences, employers, or courses and professors. Always think
of something positive about an experience and talk about that. You should also be (6) ____. If you are
genuinely interested (7) _____ the job, let the interviewer know that.
One of the best ways to show you are keen on a job is to demonstrate that you have researched the
organization prior to the interview. You can also (8) ____ interest by asking questions about the job, the
organization, and its services and products. The best way to impress an employer is to ask questions that build
upon your interview discussion. This shows you are interested and (9) ____ close attention to the interviewer. It
is a good idea to prepare a few questions in advance, but an insightful comment based on your conversation can
make an even stronger statement. At the (10) _____ of an interview, it is appropriate for you to ask when you
may expect to hear; from the employer.
1. A. pressures B. strengths C. practices D. promotions
pressure (n): sức ép; áp lực practice (n): sự thực hành
promotion (n): sự thăng cấp; sự thăng chức strength (n): sức mạnh, điểm mạnh
2. A. hide B. limit C. express D. identify
Hide = che giấu limit = hạn chế
express= bày tỏ, biểu hiện identify = xác định
3. A. accurately B. rightly C. hardly D. sharply
accurately (adv): [một cách] chính xác, đúnghardly (adv): hiếm khi, hầu như không
rightly (adv): phải; đúng sharply (adv): [một cách] rõ nét
4. A. change B. practice C. way D. chance
change (n): sự thay đổi way (n): cách thức
chance (n): cơ hội practice (n): sự thực hành
Ta có cụm “a chance to do sth”: có cơ hội làm gì
5. A. ability B. response C. expression D. respect
Ability = khả năng response = phản hồi
expression = bảy tỏ, thể hiện respect= thể hiện
6. A. enthusiast B. enthusiasm C. enthusiastic D. enthusiastically
enthusiasm (n): sự nhiệt tình enthusiastic (a): đầy nhiệt tình
enthusiast (n): người nhiệt tình enthusiastically (adv): một cách nhiệt tình
Vị trí này ta cần một tính từ, vì phía trước có “be”
7. A. for B. on C. with D. in
Be interested in sth = hứng thứ với cái gì
8. A. appear B. show C. conceal D. cover
show (v): thể hiện, hiển thị appear (v): xuất hiện, dường như
conceal (v): giấu giếm; che đậy cover (v): che, phủ
9. A. spend B. pay C .choose D. During
Pay attention to sth = chú ý đến cái gì
10. A. end [Link] [Link] D. socialize
At the end of sth =cuối cùng
Question 4:
1. Reading the Passage, there are five paragraphs, A-E. Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-E
from the list of headings below. Write the appropriate numbers (I-VI) in boxes 1 – 5 on your answer sheet.

Paragraph Answer

1. Paragraph A vi

2. Paragraph B viii

3. Paragraph C iv

4. Paragraph D ii

5. Paragraph E vii
TELESCOPE TO DETECT ET ON HIS MOBILE
A
Astronomers are planning to build the world’s largest telescope – a machine so powerful it could detect radio
signals from a planet up to 50 light years, or 13.5 billion years from Earth.= Các nhà thiên văn đang có kế hoạch
chế tạo kính thiên văn lớn nhất thế giới - một cỗ máy mạnh đến mức có thể phát hiện tín hiệu vô tuyến từ một
hành tinh cách Trái đất tới 50 năm ánh sáng hoặc 13,5 tỷ năm. The giant radio – telescope is called the Square
Kilometer Array (SKA) and will consist of 3,000 separate radio dishes and other antennae all linked together in
to one huge machine. It will generate 100 times more data than all the information Currently on the Internet and
will need the world’s most powerful supercomputer to analyse the information it collects.
->vi Các kế hoạch cho kính thiên văn lớn nhất thế giới
B
The SKA will work in the similar way to other large radio telescopes such as Australia’s CSLR Parkes radio
telescope, also known as ‘’The Disk’ . The telescope gets its name from the bowl-shaped reflector called a
‘dish’ that is used to collect radio waves from space. The refectory focuses the waves onto an antenna that
changes them into electric signals. From the antenna, the signals are transmitted down into the control room at
the base of the telescope and are picked up by a radio receiver. This receiver makes the signals stronger. The
signals are then analysed by a computer at another location and the information is used to draw a picture of the
source of the radio waves.= Bộ phận tập trung sóng vào một ăng-ten để biến đổi chúng thành tín hiệu điện. Từ
ăng-ten, tín hiệu được truyền xuống phòng điều khiển ở chân kính thiên văn và được thu bởi một máy thu vô
tuyến. Bộ thu này làm cho tín hiệu mạnh hơn. Sau đó, các tín hiệu được phân tích bởi một máy tính ở một vị trí
khác và thông tin được sử dụng để vẽ một bức tranh về nguồn phát sóng vô tuyến.
->viii Thu thập và phân tích sóng vô tuyến
C
Compared to ‘The Dish’, however, SKA will be thousands of times more sensitive. This sensitivity is because
of its size, the larger the dish, or the more dishes there are, the more powerful the radio signal can be, allowing
unknown areas of the universe to be discovered. ‘We know that the universe is incrediblyvast , containing
hundreds of billions of stars’ said Richard Schillzzi, director of the SKA project. ‘However, at present we carl
only see a fraction of what is out there. The SKA will enable us to explore some of its furthest reaches.= Tuy
nhiên, so với ‘The Dish’, SKA sẽ nhạy hơn gấp ngàn lần. Độ nhạy này là do kích thước của nó, đĩa càng lớn
hoặc càng có nhiều đĩa thì tín hiệu vô tuyến càng mạnh, cho phép khám phá các khu vực chưa biết của vũ trụ.
Richard Schillzzi, giám đốc dự án SKA, cho biết: “Chúng tôi biết rằng vũ trụ vô cùng rộng lớn, chứa hàng trăm
tỷ ngôi sao. “Tuy nhiên, hiện tại chúng tôi chỉ nhìn thấy một phần nhỏ những gì ở ngoài đó. SKA sẽ cho phép
chúng tôi khám phá một số vùng xa nhất của nó’ Scientists hope to find alien life intelligent enough to invent
radio. The SKA will be able to detect a mobile phone system within 50 light years of Earth, but will also
probably be able to scan star systems which are much further away, because any advanced life form would have
powerful radio emitters such as radar and radio stations.
->iv Tiềm năng nhìn xa hơn trước đây
D
But looking for the evidence of extra-terrestrial life is just one of many tasks for the SKA. Scientists also hope
that the telescope will help them to understand how the first stars and planets were formed, during a period of
time called ‘first light.= Các nhà khoa học cũng hy vọng rằng kính thiên văn sẽ giúp họ hiểu được cách các ngôi
sao và hành tinh đầu tiên được hình thành, trong khoảng thời gian được gọi là 'ánh sáng đầu tiên'. ‘The SKA is a
bit like a time machine,’ said Phil Diamond, head of the astronomy and space science division of CSIRO the
Australian Government’s research arm. ‘It will gather radiation emitted more than 13 billion years ago, ,
allowing us to get a picture of what the universe looked like then. By choosing the type of radiation we look at,
we can get similar pictures of the universe from any other era we choose – so we can watch how it evolved.
->ii Khám phá nguồn gốc bí mật của vũ trụ
E
More than 20 countries will share the estimated 1.4 billion pounds cost of the project for the telescope. Two
potential sites have been chosen, one in Western Australia and the other in South Africa. Both are in the
southern hemisphere because this will give the instrument a direct line of sight into the heart of the Milky
Way=Hai địa điểm tiềm năng đã được chọn, một ở Tây Úc và một ở Nam Phi. Cả hai đều ở bán cầu nam bởi vì
điều này sẽ cung cấp cho thiết bị một đường ngắm trực tiếp vào trung tâm của Dải Ngân hà. The SKA must be
built on a site completely free of radio interference – with the host country promising it will prevent the
construction of any mobile phone, radio or TV masts for up to 50 years. This means it will have to be built
mainly in a desert-either in the outback of Western Australia or the Karoo of South Africa.
->vii Các cân nhắc về vị trí cho SKA
2. Question 5-10: Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage? (10
points)

6. TRUE 7. TRUE 8. NOT GIVEN 9. FALSE 10. FALSE

PART IV: WRITING (50 points)

Question 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it using the given words. (10pts)
1. It crossed his mind that he might have misunderstood her.
-> Cross your mind" -> Bất chợt hoặc vô tình bạn/điều gì được ai đó nghĩ tới.2. She can’t see the attraction of
spending all day on the beach
2. I can't see the reason why people are attracted to spending all day on the beach.
-> see sense/reason = to be reasonable and have good judgment
3. The house, the gate of which was painted blue, is very beautiful.
-> Mệnh đề quan hệ
4. Is there any possibility that Sally will come to us for Christmas?
->there is any possibility = có khả năng điều gì xảy ra
5. Failure to obey the regulations may lead to (result in) disqualification.
-> lead to= result in = dẫn đến điều gì, dẫn đến kết quả gì
Question 2: Rewrite the following sentences, using the word given in brackets. You must not alter the word
in any way. (10 points)
1. The world press got wind of the story from a government official
->Get wind of = nghe phong phanh cái gì từ đâu
2. The black rhino is threatened with extinction.
Be threatened with extinction = bị đe dọa tuyệt chủng
3. After the scandal, he was asked to hand in his resignation.
-> hand in one’s resignation = từ chức
4. He offers them more money as an incentive to do the job quickly
->An incentive to = something that encourages a person to do something
5. I would sooner you didn’t let anyone know about this for the time being.
-> Loại 2: Would rather/sooner + clause (Mệnh đề)
Đây là loại câu có 2 chủ ngữ, chủ ngữ thứ nhất (S1) khác với chủ ngữ thứ 2 (S2)
Question 3. Paragraph writing: The mark given to these parts is based on the following criteria (30 points)
- Effectively address the topic and task (35% of total mark)
- Be well- organised, well developed with appropriate explaination, display unity and Coherence (30% of
total mark)
- Good use and control of grammatical structures, display consistence facility in the use of language,
appropriate word choice (30% of total mark)
- Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes (5% of total mark)