ME8- Advanced

Full name:……………………………………………………….Date:………………………………2022
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
TASK 1(20 pts)
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences from 1 to 20.
1: Even in modern times, the ______ of early marriages is still common in Vietnam.
A. practice B. habit C. institution D. tradition
2: Sue spent so much money during her holiday that her bank account is now $5000 ______.
A. in the red B. out of the blue C. in the pink D. over the moon
3: A new computer has been produced, which will ______ all previous models.
A. overdo B. supersede C. excel D. overwhelm
4: Most teenagers go through a rebellious ______ for a few years but they soon grow out of it.
A. stint B. span C. duration D. phase
5: Nobody told Maria to get dinner ready. She did it of her own ______.
A. desire B. accord C. idea D. will
6: After several hours on that road, they became ______ to the fact that they would never reach the hotel by
nightfall.
A. dejected B. resigned C. depressed D. disillusioned
7: He’s a nice guy, always ready to do everybody a good ______.
A. present B. play C. turn D. pleasure
8: The ______ of her family following the divorce was a great shock to the children.
A. break-down B. break-in C. break-up D. break-out
9: I don’t know if Julie is really sick, or she is just ______. She knows clearly that I am expecting her.
A. pulling my leg B. calling it a day
C. putting her back up D. lifting her finger
10: She went on and on about how she admired his work – laid it on a bit ______, if you ask me.
A. sticky B. soft C. sick D. thick
11: Anna is a nervous child and she’s very ______ of strangers.
A. frightened B. petrified C. horrified D. terrified
12: I tried to ______ for my misunderstanding her by sending her a bunch of flowers.
A. make do B. make amends C. make light D. make over
13: The snow-storm is really playing ______ with rush-hour traffic.
A. along B. cat and mouse C. havoc D. trick
14: Only a generation ago, the computer was ______ unknown to most people.
A. credibly B. considerably C. unmistakably D. virtually
15: Journalists received a ______ warning not to go anywhere near the battleship.
A. strict B. firm C. stern D. hard
16: After hours of being questioned, he finally ______ to committing the crime.
A. confided B. intimated C. confessed D. disclosed
17: A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. ______, it will stop burning.
A. Consequently B. Furthermore C. Otherwise D. However
18: ______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to
19: ______ the increasing depletion of the Earth resources, it’s vital to recycle on a wider scale than we do at present.
A. Given B. In spite of C. Irrespective of D. Providing
20: ______the two sisters, Mary is ______.
A. Of – the prettier B. Between – the prettiest C. Of – prettier D. Between – the prettier

TASK 2(10 pts)

In the following passage, there are 10 words which need correction. Find and correct them in your answer sheet.
Years ago, before any of you were born, a wise Frenchman said, “If youth knew; if age could.” We
all know what he meant: that when you are young, you have the power to do anything, but you don’t know
what to do. Then, when you have got old and experience and observation have taught you answers, you are
tired, frightened; you don’t care, you want to be left alone as far as you yourself are safe; you no longer
Line 5 have the capacity or the will to grieve over any wrongs but your own.
So you young men and women in this room tonight, and in thousands of other rooms like this one
about the earth today, have the power to change the world, rid it forever with war and injustice and
suffering, provided you know how, know what to do. And so according to the old Frenchman, since you
can’t know what to do because you are young, then anyone stands here with a head full of white hair,
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Line 10 should be capable to tell you.
But maybe this one is not as old and wise as his white hairs pretend or claim. Because he can’t give
you a glib answer or pattern too. But he can tell you this, because he believes this. Which threatens us today
is fear. Not the atom bomb, nor even the fear of it, because if the bomb fell on Oxford tonight, all it could
do would be to kill us, that is nothing, since in doing this, it will have robbed itself of its only power over
Line 15 us: which is fear of it, the being afraid of it. Our danger is not that. Our danger is the forces in the world
today which are trying to use man’s fear to rob him of his individual, his soul, trying to reduce him to an
unthinking mass by fear and bribery— giving him free food which he has not earned, easy and valueless
money which he has not worked for; the economies or ideologies or political systems, socialist or
democratic, whatever they wish to call them, the tyrants and the politicians, American or European or
Line 20 Asiatic, who would reduce man to one obedient mass for their own aggrandizement and power, or because
they themselves are baffled and afraid, afraid of, or incapable of, believing in man’s capacity for courage
and enduring and sacrifice.
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TASK 3 (10 pts)

Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition or particle to complete the following sentences.
31: The old lady’s savings were considerable as she had put ______ a little money each week.
32: Most of the delegates said they wanted to press ______ with the talks, though it sounded implausible.
33: The fighting which started in the night had petered ______ by morning.
34: I can’t make anything ______ his writing – it’s illegible.
35: It was such a sad film that we were all reduced ______ tears in the end.
36: The loud music brought ______ another one of his headaches.
37: It’s high time Bill got a steady job and settled ______. He’s over thirty now.
38: The prisoner is still ______ large, which caused the public great concern.
39: The couple broke ______, and it looked like they would never be the same again.
40: With the bus arriving late from time to time, I am ______ the impression that the company’s service is
very unprofessional.

TASK 4 (10 pts)

Fill in each gap with the correct form of the words given IN CAPITAL at the end of each line.
41: Rubber bullets are designed to ______ people rather than kill them. CAPACITY
42: A lot of ______ children grow up to struggle in their own lives. ADJUST
43: In Vietnam, those invited to a meal are not ______ ones who pay for it. CUSTOM
44: The football fan club was supposedly ______, so when it joined the campaign POLITICS
to support the Republican candidate, its members went out in protest.
45: Madame Curie was known for her ______ service to the development of SELF
science.
46: Today, demand for zinc - a lightweight, ______ metal favoured in the car and RUST
construction industries - has remained steady.
47: A self-confessed ______, Tony can't remember when he last had a holiday. WORK
48: The loan was controversial as some organizations felt the country had ______ PLACE
priorities.
49: The investigation into the air crash would inevitably ______ blame to certain PORTION
members of the crew.
50: Depression can make a new mother ______ to her baby. RESPOND

READING

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TASK 1 (10 pts)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that BEST fits the blank space in
the following passage.
(1) __________ popular belief, one does not have to be a trained programmer to work online. Of course, there are
plenty of jobs available for people with high-tech computer skills, but the growth of new media has (2) __________ up a
wide range of Internet career opportunities requiring only a minimal level of wide range of Internet career opportunities
requiring only a minimal level of technical (3) __________. Probably one of the most well-known online job
opportunities is the job of Webmaster. However, it is hard to define one basic job description for this position. The
qualifications and responsibilities depend on what tasks a particular organization needs a Webmaster to (4) __________.
To specify the job description of a webmaster, one needs to identify the hardware and software that the website
will manage to run (5) __________. Different types of hardware and software require different skill sets to manage them.
Another key factor is whether the website will be running internally or externally. Finally, the responsibilities of a
webmaster also depend on whether he or she will be working independently, or whether the firm will provide people to
help. All of these factors need to be considered before one can create requiring (6) __________ knowledge of the latest
computer applications. (7) __________, there are also online jobs available for which traditional skills remain in high (8)
__________. Content jobs require excellent writing skills and a good sense of the web as a “new media’.
The term “new media” is difficult to define because it encompasses a (9) __________ growing set of new
technologies and skills. Specifically, it includes websites, email, internet technology, CD-ROM, DVD, streaming audio
and video, interactive multimedia presentations, e-books, digital music, computer illustration, video games, (10)
__________ reality, and computer artistry.
1: A. Apart from B. Contrary to C. Prior to D. In contrast to
2: A. taken B. sped C. set D. opened
3: A. expertise B. master C. efficiency D. excellency
4: A. conduct B. perform C. undergone D. overtake
5: A. on B. over C. in D. with
6: A. built-in B. up-market C. in-service D. in-depth
7: A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Then
8: A. content B. demand C. reference D. requirement
9: A. constantly B. continually C. increasingly D. invariably
10: A. fancy B. imaginative C. illusive D. virtual

TASK 2 (10 pts)

Read the following passage and fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word.
You know those tales of lost youth that spring (11) __________ actors who are too successful too soon? You will
probably not hear any about Daniel Radcliffe, who (12) __________ up his alter-ego Harry Potter for the fourth boy-
wizard film saga, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, opening Nov. 18 (after its premiere Saturday in New York City).
“If childhood is being surrounded by people who you love being around and being incredibly happy, then I absolutely
have had that,” he says. “It’s (13) __________ a bizarre childhood - strange, but great.”
Radcliffe, now an articulate 16-year-old, has not been arrested, has not warred with his parents over his millions
now tucked away, or thrown hissy fits on the set. What in the name of Macaulay Culkin is going on? “They all know
exactly (14) __________ they’re worth,” “Goblet” director Mike Newell says of Radcliffe and co-stars Emma Watson and
Rupert Grint, “but they have not become impossible.” Radcliffe became a global icon as a 10-year-old when he won a
worldwide casting call to (15) __________ life into the hero from J. K. Rowling’s best-(16) __________ fantasy books.
Despite endless adoration, he seems to be avoiding that notorious fraternity of thespian lads who turn rotten.
In a one-to-one conversation at a London hotel, the 5-foot-7 Radcliffe, without those H.P. spectacles, emerges as
very (17) __________ a boy, but with a showman’s polish that no abracadabra could evoke when he first wielded a magic
(18) __________. He makes small talk before the first question IS popped and, later, in a press conference, works the
room like a professional comedian. He has never been stung by a bad (19) __________ or an unflattering portrait. That is
because he has never read any of his press. His parents, Alan Radcliffe and Marcia Gresham, have provided a magic
carpet ride into puberty by (20) __________ him from both the adulation and the evisceration.

TASK 3 (10 pts)

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the questions followed.
The following excerpt discusses the contributions of Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906), a political
advocate for temperance, education reform, the abolition of slavery, and most famously - women's civil
rights
When Susan B. Anthony, a tireless worker for temperance, was refused the right to speak at an
Line 5 1853 Sons of Temperance convention because she was a woman, she left the meeting and called her own.
A lifetime of accumulated frustration at not being listened to simply because of her gender had come to a
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 head. She and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the Women's State Temperance Association that year, and
delivered a petition containing over 28,000 signatures to the New York State legislature in order to pass a
law limiting the sale of alcohol. The legislature rejected it because most of the signatures were from women
Line 10 and children. Anthony knew that women needed the power to vote in order for their views ever to be taken
seriously by politicians.
Anthony had been introduced in a significant way to the women's suffrage movement in 1851. She
wrote pro-temperance articles for the nation's first woman-owned periodical, the Lily, and became
acquainted with the paper's editor, Amelia Bloomer. Bloomer introduced her to Elizabeth Stanton, and the
Line 15 two women formed a friendship and political alliance that lasted the rest of their lives. From this point on,
Anthony and Stanton worked ceaselessly together in support of women's rights. Anthony lectured, traveled,
and organized conventions on the topic, while Stanton wrote speeches and articles and generated ideas for
the two of them to promote. They collected signatures for a petition to grant women the right to vote and
own property, and in 1860 their work was rewarded in the New York legislature with the Married Women's
Line 20 Property Act, which allowed some women to own property and enter into legal contracts.
Throughout this work, Anthony became widely recognized as the face of the women's rights
movement. She also began to receive unwelcome attention. Male columnists from anti-suffrage papers
mocked her cruelly. She was confronted by armed mobs and received threats of physical harm from those
whose politics were threatened by her own. The prevailing tactic of her opponents was to ridicule her
Line 25 unladylike attempts at insisting that the minds of women and men were no different. Political cartoons from
the day put Anthony and Stanton side by side with George Washington, or showed members of the
women's suffrage movement crossing the Delaware in grandiose fashion, in order to make fun of their
supposed self-importance. (Ironically, of course, modern viewers looking at these cartoons can't figure out
what the joke is. In this century's perception, putting Susan B. Anthony next to a great figure like George
Line 30 Washington seems hardly inappropriate.) Despite all her enemies, though, Anthony had a fair complement
of influential allies in civil rights circles and managed to win the respect and admiration of some, if not a
majority, of the public. With the support of such like-minded folks as Stanton, Bloomer, and Frederick
Douglass (an escaped slave who became a publisher and campaigned vociferously and successfully for the
abolition of slavery), Anthony managed to advocate for women's rights on a larger and larger scale.
Line 35 In 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted, which asserted that all people born in the United
States were citizens and that no legal privileges could be denied to any citizen. Anthony claimed that since
the language of the amendment did not specify gender, it meant that women were citizens and could
therefore legally vote. She registered to vote in New York in 1872. On Election Day, she and fifteen other
women voted in the presidential election. Three weeks later, they were all arrested, and Anthony was
Line 40 brought to trial. The presiding judge opposed women's suffrage. He had written his decision before the trial
began and, refusing to allow Anthony to testify, ordered the jury to find her guilty. She was fined $100 plus
court fees. When she refused to pay, though, the judge did not imprison her, thus denying her the
opportunity to appeal and send the case to a higher court where it might have gotten more national
attention.
Line 45 Before and during the Civil War, Anthony and most of the rest of the women's movement allied
themselves with the abolitionist movement. "All rights for all!" the subtitle of Frederick Douglass's pro-
abolitionist paper, became the unofficial motto of every facet of civil rights work. It was Anthony's hope
that if she used the influence she had created in the women's movement to support black emancipation and
suffrage, the Republican Party would support women's suffrage in return. She was surprised and
Line 50 disappointed when, in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment was adopted to extend the vote specifically to black
men only. It was the first time the word "male" had been written into the constitution, and Anthony felt
abandoned and betrayed by the people she had worked so hard to support. This event spawned some
regrettably racist commentary by Anthony, who bitterly wrote that educated white women would make
better voters than "ignorant" black men.
Despite her disillusionment and disappointment, she and Stanton continued to work for the female
vote, this time without abolitionist support. Together they formed the National Woman Suffrage
Association and later the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Though by the time
of her death in 1906, she had not seen a federal amendment granting women the right to vote, her work was
not in vain. In 1920, one hundred years after Susan B. Anthony's birth, the Nineteenth Amendment finally
gave adult American women the right to vote.
21: The passage provides the most information about Anthony's __________.
A. enduring friendships B. racism
C. ineffectiveness as a speaker D. advocacy for female
suffrage
E. work for temperance

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22: The passage suggests that the New York State legislature did not accept the petition to limit the sale of alcohol
(paragraph 1) because __________.
A. they did not think that women and children were wise enough to propose legislation
B. it was too politically unpopular to restrict the sale of alcohol
C. they were out of touch with their constituency
D. the opinions of nonvoters were of less interest to elected officials
E. petitions were generally ignored in state governments in those days
23: The discussion of political cartoons featuring Susan B. Anthony (paragraph 3) suggests that Anthony
__________.
A. had a reputation equivalent to that of George Washington during her lifetime
B. grew in importance in the public eye in the decades after her death
C. knew George Washington personally
D. was considered much more important when she was alive than she is today
E. was a failure as a political activist
24: In context, the word "complement" most nearly means __________.
A. praise B. assistance C. contribution
D. dearth E. number
25: In paragraph 3, the passage mainly suggests which of the following about Frederick Douglass?
A. He was interested in more than one political cause.
B. He had little in common with Anthony politically.
C. He cared only about abolition.
D. He thought that black men, but not women, should be allowed to vote.
E. He was an advocate of temperance.
26: The discussion of Anthony's refusal to pay her court fees (paragraph 4) suggests that Anthony was __________.
A. a tightwad who wouldn't let go of money
B. more committed to court reform than to women's rights
C. supportive of civil disobedience as her most effective political tactic
D. a political tactician who tried to attract as much notice to her cause as possible
E. not very well-off financially
27: Anthony probably believed that her support of the abolitionists would have the effect of __________.
A. making the abolition movement much stronger
B. exposing her own hidden racism
C. hurting the Republican Party
D. making politicians pay attention to the views of women
E. furthering the cause of women's suffrage
28: In context, the phrase "in vain" most nearly means __________.
A. conceited B. relating to blood C. for nothing
D. effective E. handy
29: As presented in the passage, Susan B. Anthony's politics most closely coincided with those of __________.
A. Frederick Douglass B. Amelia Bloomer
C. George Washington D. the Sons of Temperance
E. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
30: According to the passage, Anthony most fervently supported __________.
A. abolishing slavery
B. temperance, or restricting the sale of alcohol
C. the Republican Party
D. giving the vote to all women born in the United States
E. an end to female suffering in the United States

WRITING
TASK 1 (5 pts)
Rewrite the sentences, using the word given IN CAPITAL. You can’t change the word under any circumstances.
1:Everybody wants Pauline as an after-dinner speaker. DEMAND
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2:My jewelry has been stolen! OFF
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3:Tom’s presence at parties adds to everyone’s enjoyment. SOUL
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4:He owed his rescue to a passer-by. INDEBTED
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5:They have discovered some interesting new information. LIGHT
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TASK 2 (5 pts)
Complete the following sentences in a way that the second one means exactly the same as the original one.
6:Most people know that becoming an actor is difficult.
 It is common _____________________________________________________
7:The young actress was very nervous before the audition.
 The young actress had butterflies _____________________________________
8:The community spoke enthusiastically about the recently elected mayor.
 The community sang ______________________________________________
9:The new musical has delighted theatre audiences throughout the country.
 The new musical has taken __________________________________________
10:Even now, I still don’t understand why he did it.
 To this __________________________________________________________